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Volum e 17 Issue 10

Alouettes’ venture to Molson Stadium a great success B y Pa u l C o n n e r

, , , , M ike P ringle leads Alouettes to victory over Lions a t M olson S ta d iu m

Rebecca Catching

What is the sound of over 16,000 pairs of hands clap p in g at M o lso n S tad iu m ? U n til Sunday, this was one of life’s imponderables.

But after the CFL game between the Montreal Alouettes and the B.C. Lions, Molson Stadium may be able to recapture some o f the former glory it held over a quarter-century ago.

Displaced from their customary home at the Olympic Stadium because of a U2 concert on the sam e day, the A louettes found them ­ selves with the opportunity to test the viability of downtown, outdoor football in Montreal by h o stin g th e ir d iv is io n se m i-fin a l gam e at M cG ill. T he re su lt w as the te a m ’s la rg e st crowd of the season and an atmosphere unheard of at the cavernous Big O. Chants of DE-fence brought normally dor­ mant Alouettes fans to their feet. W hen the BC L io n s’ fie ld g o als lan d ed in the en d -z o n e stands, the crowd cried for the ball to be thrown back — a tradition borrowed from baseball’s Wrigley Field. As the game ended, a chorus of “hey hey hey, good-bye” erupted; for once, it was not drowned out by the rumbling echoes of the Big O. F o rm e r Q u e e n ’s G o ld e n G ael an d A louettes receiver Jock Clim e expressed the feel of the game in terms of university football. “ ‘K ill M c G ill’ w as p ro b ab ly the m ost exciting football event of the year,” said Clime about his playing days at Queen’s. “W e would come down here to Molson Stadium and bring 15 to 20 busloads of screaming purple students with us and the whole idea was to try to have

more fans here than McGill had. That was a lot of fun. This reminded me of that a lot, looking up an d se e in g th e v ery h ig h e n e rg y , fu ll stands.”

S un d ay ’s p lay o ff gam e, w hich finished with a score 45-35 for Montreal over B.C., was o f secondary significance for the A louettes franchise.

M ore im portantly, the event served as a testing ground for the future o f the CFL in C a n ad a’s th ird la rg e st city. It is g en erally agreed that the A louettes cannot survive in Montreal at the Olympic Stadium. With a sea­ son ticket base of 2,800 and poor walk-up totals all year until this last game, the team expects to lose several million dollars this season.

And this loss of cash revenue gave further importance to the game played at McGill. Five hundred surveys w ere passed out during the event for fans to evaluate the venue in compari­ son to the Olympic Stadium. W hile the results o f the questionnaire will not be know n for a few days, it is safe to say that the response will be largely in favour of the downtown site.

The prim ary appeal of M olson Stadium, however, is not its central location. The Big O was designed to host track and field, not foot­ ball. The seats are far away from the action in football and provide no sense of com m unity among the fans. In contrast, Molson Stadium, with its present capacity o f ju st over 19,000, was a venue designed primarily for football. All of the seats are near the field. There are no poor sight lines; the stands are so steep that the last row is not that far from the field.

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could potentially avoid paying the PST which would be applicable if the softw are were pur­ chased at a store in Quebec.

International purchases are another headache for governments. In the Netherlands, for instance, many people buy CD s over the Internet from small foreign companies in tax havens. The CDs are cheaper as these com panies do not charge sales tax. Without actually opening every package that enters the country, customs officials cannot keep up with growing sales over the Net. B ut Revenue C anada plans to take action soon. It set up an advisory committee on electron­ ic commerce last April.

“The overall objective for the Committee is to ensure that Revenue Canada is able to collect appropriate revenues from domestic and interna­ tional electronic commerce activities,” said a rep­ resentative from Revenue Canada. The committee is set to report in the next six weeks.

In the United States, just as there is a large body of citizens against censorship of the Internet, a growing number of people want it to be tax-free as w ell. A c c o rd in g ly , th e H o u se o f Representatives is examining legislation to pre­

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Internet commerce is skyrocketing. The vol­ um e o f elec tro n ic tra n sa c tio n s is in c re asin g roughly ten-fold each year.

Consumers are buying more software, books, CDs and adult content over the Internet than ever before. As time goes on, more products will be available and electronic paym ent system s like smart cards will facilitate consumption. With no paper trail to check, tax authorities are not sure how to keep track of each purchase.

T h e h allm ark o f th e In te rn e t lies in the anonymity of its users. Rather than being identi­ fied by full name, street address and telephone number, net surfers use generic usernames and passwords to get around. This opens up opportu­ nities to exploit tax differences between high-tax and low-tax states, or to dodge taxes completely.

Suppose, for exam ple, that a custom er in Quebec buys software over the Internet from a company in Toronto. The customer downloads it from a server located in Alberta. Which province, if any, has jurisdiction to tax the sale? As Alberta does not have any sales tax, the Quebec resident

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A c c o rd in g to A rth u r C o rd e ll, S p ecial A dvisor on Inform ation Technology Policy at Industry Canada, the complexity of the problems posed by Internet technology may call for radical­ ly new kinds of economic policy.

“W hat is appropriate for the new economy cannot be found in the ways of the old economy.

The new wealth o f nations is in the trillions of digital bits of information pulsing through global networks,” he said.

Accordingly, Cordell proposes a “bit-tax” on all interactive digital transactions. Rather than tax Internet purchases, the underlying flow of infor­ mation itself would be taxed. Digital bits of infor­ m ation are sent back and fo rth by sw itch es.

Governments would simply use existing software as an electronic counter on Internet sw itches.

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Cordell likens his suggestion to a toll-gate

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News

4 November 1997

QPIRG showcases diverse projects for social awareness Outreach program targets activists and students with com m unity conscience and ethical business sense BY jASON SlGURDSON

T he Q uebec P u b lic In te re s t Research Group launched a weeklong public education and outreach c a m p a ig n y esterd ay to raise the profile o f the organization and its mandate of social and environm en­ tal ac tiv ist.

Q PIR G W eek w ill h ig h lig h t the projects o f Q PIR G ’s 12 work­ ing groups. Sara Mayo, QPIRG co­ ordinator, sees this type o f event as essential w hen one considers the organization’s broad mandate.

“I think the general mandate is to raise awareness. Because w e’re so decentralized, there are so many groups that have projects o f their own,” M ayo said. “It’s like saying

‘w hat’s a general week at Q PIRG ’ — [A c tiv is t W eek ] is a w ay to show that this stuff happens all the tim e.”

L e c tu r e s , d is c u s s io n s an d video presentations are only part of the line-up. QPIRG is also looking for people to get involved in com ­ m u n ity se rv ic e p ro je c ts su ch as GirlSpace, which was initiated last year. G irlSpace is a w eekly after­ school program designed sp ecifi­ cally for teenage girls. M ayo sees it’s com m unity outreach aspect as unique.

“I t ’s one o f th e few serv ice o rien ted p ro jects. W e ’re usually more education oriented — like A J u s t C o ffe e , w h o are e d u c a tin g people on fair trade issues related

to the coffee industry,” she stated.

Business project T h e L o c a l, O rg a n ic an d X ffo rd a b le F o o d g ro u p w ill be u sin g Q PIR G W eek as a w ay to invite people to help plan a new organic food store. Russell Unger, a McGill graduate and co-ordinator o f L O A F, needs p eo p le to com e out and help take the project to the next level.

“W e are going to be handing out 300 m arketing surveys to get so m e f e e d b a c k . T h e re a re a lso som e practical issues we need to fig u re out — th in g s like g ettin g commercial fridges, cash registers, know ing where to purchase from,

finding out if we can lease,” Unger said.

Several members o f the group a re ta k in g w o rk s h o p s w ith th e M o n tre a l C o m m u n ity L o an

“We like to distinguish our store from others that market to the average vegetarian instead of to the average student. We want it to feel like going to Metro.”

— Russell Unger, co-ordinator of LOAF’S planned organic food store A ssociation, and U nger is aim ing to h a v e L O A F ’s b u s in e s s p la n com pleted by January. He is certain th a t th e sto re, w h ich w ill lik ely open shop in the M cG ill G hetto, w ill be an ac ce ssib le altern ativ e th a t a llo w s stu d e n ts to sh o p in good conscience.

“W e lik e to d istin g u ish our store from others that market to the average vegetarian instead of to the average student. W e want it to feel like going to M etro,” Unger stated.

“W e w ant people to be able to buy toothpaste w ithout w orrying about the idea [that] animals have drops put into th e ir eyes in the testing stages.”

Here’s your chance to get involved!

Walksafe, in cooperation with SSMU, is launching a safety audit addressing both campus safety and safety y< o >

within the student ghetto.

I f you have concerns or would like to be involved please attend a meeting on

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LOAF is planning to go to stu­ dents during the spring referendum p eriod to obtain start-u p funding for the store, w hich is anticipated to open by September 1998. M ayo feels the project opens up opportu­ nities for people to put their busi­ ness experience to work and devel­ op new skills. “ [LOAF] is looking for people who are interested in the issue for sure, but also people who are look­ ing for business experience, or who w ant to work with the business and marketing aspects,” she stated.

O v e ra ll, M ay o is c o n fid e n t that QPIRG W eek will build on the successes that the organization has already experienced.

“W e’ve done projects this year that are much m ore broad — like alternative frosh. Sure there might only have been 60 or 70 p a rtic i­ pants, b ut the level o f aw areness generated goes a lot further,” Mayo stated. “I think [the year] has been positive so far — it’s hard to m ea­ sure visibility, but I think that there are a lot more people who know of QPIRG and also more who .know it well.”

L O A F w ill b e m e e tin g on Saturday, Novem ber 8 at 3 p.m. in th e Q P IR G o ffic e — 3 6 4 7 U n iversity, 3 rd flo o r . F o r m ore information on Q PIRG Week, call 398-7432.

Future use a possibility Continued from page 1 C lim e e x p re ssed the im p o r­ tance of football-friendly parks for the future of the CFL. “I think that [gam es like this one] are what this league needs,” he said. “It needs sm aller parks that you can fill. If you can fill [a small stadium], it creates so much atmos­ phere.”

For M c G ill’s A th le tic s D epartm ent, the sem i-final m atch in creased the p ro file o f M olson Stadium — a venue which has been in the shadows ever since it played host to field hockey during the ‘76 Olympics. “ [T h e g am e] p u t M o lso n S tad iu m back on th e m a p ,” said M cGill D irector of A thletics Bob Dubeau. “The people that were here today and the hundreds of thousands of people who watched the game on television saw a very good football stadium w here the spectators are close to the field and close to the players.

“I think if you asked ten people now, at least nine would say this is where all the games should be.”

T h e A lo u e tte s a p p e a r to be increasingly interested in the possi­ bility o f using Molson Stadium as th e ir p erm anent hom e. A louettes President Larry Smith was enthusi­ astic about the turn-out and general fan approval of the event. In reality, if the A lo u e tte s w an t to stay in M o n tre a l, m o v in g d o w n to w n is their only option.

The move to McGill, however, will require large sums o f money to perform more permanent repairs to

Molson Stadium. Smith, speaking to a small scram of French newspaper reporters after the game, appeared confident.

“W e will find a way [to finance improvement] if all goes well,” he said, referring to studies the team p la n s to co n d u c t sta rtin g today.

Smith explained that the Alouettes would have two financial options in making the move. A lot of money could be spent to improve the stadi­ um and increase its seating capacity, or less could be spent just to bring the stadium up to m inim um stan­ dards.

In effect, the two options repre­ se n t tw o th o ro u g h ly d iffe re n t philosophies: the former represents a full com m itm ent to keeping the fran ch ise in M o n treal for a long time, whereas the latter suggests the team ow ners are hoping for short term gains.

From M cGill's perspective, the prospects o f having the A louettes play at M olson Stadium are excit­ ing. While talks have not yet begun between the team and the university, it is clear that an agreement would be beneficial for McGill — both in term s of a renovated stadium and possible rent revenue.

Dubeau felt it was premature to d isc u ss an y fu tu re a g re e m e n t between the team and the university but noted that any talks would be on McGill terms.

“It is a McGill facility, McGill will continue to manage the facility, McGill is responsible for the facili­ ty ,” said D ubeau. “M cG ill in the short, medium, and long term has to maintain the facility.”

News

4 November 1997

Debating to first prize B y L a u r a M a c N eil

T he M cG ill D ebating U nion w on a series o f debating to u rn a­ ments at the University o f Toronto and Q ueen’s, qualifying them for the World Debating Championship to be held in Greece over the winter holidays.

M cG ill w on the H art H ouse In v ita tio n a l at th e U n iv ersity o f Toronto the weekend of October 17 to 19, w hen tw o M c G ill te am s debated against each other in the final round of the tournament. Four McGill speakers placed in the tour­ nam ent’s top ten; D anielle M artin and Jam ie Springer won first and seco n d p la c e re sp e c tiv e ly w hile R ap h ael S ch ap iro w on fifth and Jam ie C ow an ca p tu red th e sixth ranking for individual speakers.

T h e fo llo w in g w e e k e n d ,

T he U n io n p a r tic ip a te s in im prom ptu debates w ith only 15 minutes to prepare an argument — for or against — on any given topic.

Members can attend two meetings a w eek, one on M on d ay s o f show debates and the other on Fridays of practice debates in order to prepare fo r u p c o m in g to u rn a m e n ts.

D eb a tin g S ecre tary D ena V arah admits that organizing the debating union is a huge time commitment.

“The union is a club... but also a com petitive team ,” said V arah.

“H alf of everyday is spent on this union.”

SSMU President Tara Newell praised the accomplishments of the D e b a tin g U n io n , c a llin g th e ir aw ards a victory for M cG ill stu ­ dents.

“It’s a matter of school pride,” said Newell. “I’m proud of them.”

Mass demonstration in Quebec City Students, a n ti-p o v e rty activists, unions and w om ­ en's groups mobilized yester­ day in Quebec City for Plan G, the blockade and demon­ stration at the government's Complexe G. Protesters were there to focus attention on recent cutbacks to social pro­ grams made by the Parti Québécois government.

The Tribune w ill provide full coverage in next week's issue.

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OPIRG celebrates one year of alternative currency in Kingston

Team racks up awards in competitions October 24 to 26, M cGill beat the University of Toronto team in the fin a l ro u n d to w in th e Q u e e n ’s U n iv ersity C h a n c e llo r’s C up. In that tournament’s individual speak­ er rankings, Springer was fourth, Schapiro was fifth, and Dena Varah finished eleventh.

M c G ill D e b a tin g U n io n P re sid en t R aphael S chap iro was proud o f the accom plishm ents of the union but also em phasized the team ’s objective to remain accessi­ ble to all levels of debating experi­ ence.

“Anyone who wants to go to a c o m p e titiv e to u rn a m e n t h as an opportunity to go,” said Schapiro.

“T h e re ’s a high em phasis on the tra in in g an d d e v e lo p m e n t o f debaters. M em bers are chosen for tournaments based on their potential skill and commitment to the union.”

Founded in 1880, the M cGill Debating Union is the oldest club at the university and has about 100 members.

Although the D ebating Union w ill be p a rtia lly fu n d e d by the M cG ill A lum ni A sso c ia tio n fo r travelling expenses to the W orld C h a m p io n sh ip s in G re e c e , th e Union is primarily responsible for its own funding — m ost recently earning approximately $1,000 from T hursday night co v er charges at Gert’s.

M c G ill w ill be h o stin g the largest North American high school debating tournam ent N ovem ber 7 and 8 and student ju d g e s for the debates will be needed. Volunteers may receive a letter o f reference from the Dean of Students Rosalie Jukier for judging the high school debates.

The next debating tournament facing the union is at C oncordia U n iv e rs ity on th e w ee k en d o f November 14.

For more information, please call the D ebating U nion a t 3986824.

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HOURS, a program designed to e n c o u r a g e th e e x c h a n g e o f labour for goods via an alternative currency, has ju st passed its first year o f operation in the Kingston community. Although the number o f participants has declined slight­ ly, the project has survived despite the pessimism o f critics.

M ichael C rum m ey, O n tarip P ublic In terest R esearch G roup co -o rd in ato r, ex p lain ed that the project was launched in response to the p erc ep tio n th at K in g sto n was in the m idst o f a cash short­ age.

"T h e re w as no sh o rta g e o f people with skills, only a shortage o f people able to pay th e m ,” he said. " K in g s to n H O U R S " is the p r o g ra m 's a lte r n a tiv e to th e Canadian dollar. Valued at $12, it can be traded for the goods or ser­ vices o f over 250 businesses and in d iv id u a ls . D av e S te e le , a Kingston HOURS volunteer, feels that the program can be an impor­ tant way to protect the K ingston e c o n o m y by p ro m o tin g lo c a l spending.

"It's money for the communi­ ty — it h a s to c ir c u la te h e re .

C anadian m oney can be spent at W alm art, [HOURS] money stays in Kingston," Steele explained.

W hile Crum m ey is sure that HOURS is around to stay, o rg a­ nizers are planning public educa­ tion cam paigns to try to generate h ig h er p articip a tio n rates in the future.

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News

4 November 1997

Sexual assaults connected to one suspect still at large B y E u g e n ia L a m e t

M ontreal U rban C om m unity police now say their investigation has lin k e d sexual a ssau lts c o m ­ m itted in the C oncordia ghetto to o n e m an. T he su sp e c t is s till at large and M ontreal police contin­ ue to search for a m an fitting his physical description.

O n tw o separate occasions, a 180 cm tall m an w ith short brow n h air b etw e en the age o f tw entyfiv e and th irty -fiv e dragged tw o w o m en fro m e le v a to rs in th e ir a p a rtm e n t b u ild in g s to la u n d ry ro o m s w here he assau lted them .

S y lv ie L u c ie r, o f th e M o n tre a l S e x u a l P re v e n tio n C e n tr e th a t f a lls u n d e r th e j u r is d ic tio n o f P o lic e S ta ti o n 2 0 , c o n f ir m e d these attacks and connected them to one suspect.

“It is the sam e m an because he uses th e sam e m e th o d ,” said L u cier. “T hey are not rapes, but to u ches. W e assum e he is a stu ­ d e n t, p o ssib ly fro m u n iv e rs ity , b e c a u s e th e a tta c k s b e g a n in Septem ber and there w ere no sim ­ ilar attacks betw een the m onths of M ay or A ugust.”

T h e r e a r e f iv e b u ild in g s w hich the police are investigating — three on St. M athieu, one on L in c o ln , a n d tw o o n d u F o rt.

T h re e p la in - c lo th e d p o lic e m e n s e a r c h e d o n e o f th e b u ild in g s early this w eek betw een the hours o f 3 p.m . and 12 a.m . for su sp i­ cious persons but did not capture the assailant.

T h e r e is n o c o n n e c tio n b e tw e e n th e s e la u n d r y ro o m attac k s and th e assa u lt o n th ree w o m e n a t th e c o r n e r o f la M o n ta g n e an d de M a iso n n e u v e on O ctober 12. C onstable M arco B a r c a r o lo s u g g e s te d th a t th e m otive for this incident was p o s­ sibly robbery, not sexual assault. “ T h is c o u ld h a v e b e e n an instance o f attem pted robbery, not o f attem pted rape,” he said. “O ne m an cannot rape three girls at the point o f a knife.”

M o st re c e n tly , a y o u n g g irl w a s s e x u a lly a s s a u lt e d on O ctober 14 at 1 p.m . in fro n t o f l ’É c o le F ace , th e sc h o o l ac ro ss the street from the M cG ill c a m ­ p u s o n U n iv e r s it y S tr e e t.

C onstable D enis P errier could not re v e a l m an y d e ta ils du e to fac t th a t th e e ig h t-y e a r o ld g irl is a m inor.

“T his case w as one o f sim ple s e x u a l a s s a u l t , ” s a id P e r r ie r .

“T his w as not a rape.”

W hile the assaulted girl is too young to b en e fit from reso u rces e x i s tin g a t th e u n iv e r s ity a n d

m u n ic ip a l le v e ls , th e re a re o r g a n iz a ­ tio n s a n d s e r v ic e s th a t e x i s t to m a k e w om en feel safe by p ro m o tin g an e n v i­ ronm ent o f zero to l­ e ra n ce fo r sex u al a s s a u lt a n d r a p e .

C h r is tin a G ra v e ly , external co-ordinator of th e S exual A s s a u lt C e n tr e o f M c G ill S t u d e n t s ’ S o c ie ty , e x p la in e d th at th e services are p r o v id e d to m a k e w om en feel safe.

“W om en should use the services they feel they need to be c o m f o r ta b le . T h e se rv ic e s n ee d to be available to create an environm ent o f co m ­ fo rt, o f s e c u rity . It m akes m e feel good ju st to know th e y ’re a r o u n d ,” G ra v e ly stated.

T h e C o n c o rd ia W o m e n ’s C e n tr e C o n tra ry to stereotypes, m o st a ssa u lts offers a course in self- d o n ’t o c c u r in b a ck alleys d e f e n c e ta u g h t by Léveillé, the public relations o ffi­ w om en for w om en offered tw ice cer at the C entre, cannot explain a sem ester on Saturdays. N athalie

th e r e l a t i v e l y lo w le v el o f p a rtic ip a tio n in the course since she b e lie v e s it is im p o r ­ ta n t f o r w o m e n to k n o w ho w to d e fe n d them selves rather than d ep e n d on o th e rs fo r protection. “ T h is c o u rse c o u ld p o s s ib ly sa v e y o u r l i f e , ” L é v e illé s tr e s s e d . “ It is e m p o w e r in g to w o m e n b e c a u s e it m a k e s th e m a b le to p ro tect th em selv es. It allow s w om en to take t h e i r d e f e n c e in to their own hands.”

The S exual A s s a u lt C e n tr e o f M c G ill S tu d e n ts ’ S o c ie ty , S A C O M S S , is an organization that p r o v id e s a C r is is I n te r v e n tio n lin e — w h ic h o p e r a te s d a y and night — and also o ffe rs d if fe r e n t s u p ­ p o r t g ro u p s f o r s u r ­ of sex u al SameerFarooq v iv o r s a s s a u lt a n d h a r a s s ­ m ent, w ith referrals to other support services.

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M cG ill U niversity’s fem inist g ro u p s have created an inde­ pendent, outside body to provide a fo ru m o f c o ­ o p e r a tio n a n d c o m m u n ic a tio n b e t w e e n w o m e n ’s o rg a ­ n iz a ti o n s on cam pus.

T h e W o m e n ’ s C o u n c il has r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s from the m ajor­ ity o f w o m e n student asso cia­ tions, as w ell as th e M c G ill C e n tr e fo r R e se a rc h and T e a c h in g on W o m e n .

A sso ciate D ean of S tu d e n ts R h o n d a A m se l is also involved in the C ouncil.

T h e W o m e n ’ s C o u n cil p re v i­ o u s ly cam e under th e u m b rella o f the F orm a tio n o f w o m e n ’s c o u n c il a t M cG ill W o m e n ’ s U n io n , th e zations at M cG ill. V P E xternal of larg est w o m en ’s organization on cam pus, but becam e independent th e W o m e n ’s U n io n , S a s h a in o rder to b e tte r fu lfil its m an ­ C rittenden, rep resen ts the U nion

in the W o m en ’s C ouncil w hich is in c h a rg e o f p la n n in g a c tiv itie s f o r W o m e n ’s W e e k a n d th e D ecem ber 6 m e m o r i a l w h ic h m a rk s th e d a te f o u r ­ te e n w om en w ere shot at the É c o l e Polytechnique.

“W e w an tecL to f o rm a u n ite d o p in io n a n d a s tro n g e r collective voice of f e m i n is t g r o u p s , ” s a id C ritte n d e n . “ W e t r ie d to h a v e C o u n c il under th e W o m e n ’ s U n io n b u t i f e v e r th e U n io n w as badly o rga­ n iz e d , we d id n ’t w ant the C o u n c il to b e affected.”

W e n d y L ai, d irecto r o f th e W o m e n o f C o l o u r C o l le c tiv e , a w o rk in g g ro u p under th e Q uebec Public I n t e r e s t R e sea rch G ro u p , m a ste rm in d ed and o rg a ­ n iz e d th e f o r m a tio n o f th e C ouncil. Lai initiated the process

o f creating the independent body b y s e n d in g le t t e r s to M c G ill w o m e n ’s a s s o c ia tio n s o v e r th e sum m er. S ara M ayo, Q PIR G co ­ ordinator, gave Lai credit for the organization o f the C ouncil.

“W e n d y L ai o r g a n iz e d th e C o u n cil b ecau se th e re ’s a lo t o f stu ff h ap p en in g , b ut n ot enough com m u n icatio n ,” ______________ said M ayo. “ [A]s past co-ordinator o f the W o m e n ’s U n io n , I k n o w th a t th e r e is a d efinite need for s u c h a f o ru m b e tw e e n th e c a m p u s o r g a n i­ zations.”

M ayo co n ­ tin u e d by p r a is ­ ing the p articip a­ tion o f M c G ill’s — C e n tr e fo r R e se a rc h and ____________ T eaching on W om en, the acad e­ m ic d e p a rtm e n t re sp o n sib le fo r M c G ill’s W o m e n ’s S tu d ies p ro ­ gram. “ W h e n I w as c o - o r d in a to r there w as no com m unication with th e M C R T W ,” a d m itte d M ayo. “ B u t t h a t ’ s e s p e c ia ll y u s e f u l b e c a u s e n o w w e c a n s h a re resources and create a strong rela­ tio n s h ip w ith a c a d e m ic d e p a rt­ m ents.”

W hile student groups such as M c G i l l ’ s W a lk s a f e a n d th e L e s b ia n , G ay , B is e x u a l and T ra n sg e n d er S tu d en ts o f M cG ill h a v e n o t jo i n e d th e W o m e n ’s

C o u n cil, C ritten d e n stressed the inclusive nature o f the Council.

“I f o th e r g ro u p s on cam p u s w an t to be id e n tified w ith fem i­ nist ideals, then they can defin ite­ ly jo in ,” said C rittenden.

M ost recently, the W o m en ’s U n io n s p o n s o r e d a s u c c e s s f u l o p e n -m ik e c o f fe e -h o u s e in th e ______________ b a s e m e n t of T h o m p s o n H o u s e to r a is e fu n d s fo r B reast C a n c e r A w aren ess, p o s­ s ib ly dem on­ s tr a t in g a ren ew ed in te rest on the part o f the M c G ill c o m m u ­ n ity in f e m in is t p e rs p e c tiv e s .

C ritten d en re fu t­ ed r u m o u r s o f apathy w ithin the M c G ill c o m m u ­ nity, instead blam ing inconsistent o rg an izatio n o f the related o rg a­ nizations.

“I d o n ’t think this com m uni­ ty is apathetic, it’s ju st the o rg a­ n iz a tio n a l a s p e c t,” s a id C ritte n d e n . “ T h is c o ffe e -h o u s e w as a success even w ithout m uch advertising.”

T h e W o m e n ’s C o u n cil u lti­ m a te ly h o p e s to ra is e f e m in is t aw a re n ess an d p ro v id e a u n ite d w o m e n ’s fro n t th ro u g h p la n n ed activities.

“[T]here’s a lot of stuff happening, but not enough communication.

[A]s past co-ordinator of the Women’s Union, I know that there is a defi­ nite need for such a forum between the cam­ pus organizations. ”

Sara Mayo, QPIRG co-ordinator

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Yale University faces lawsuit from students over forced residence fees adm inistration over the last month in an attem p t to avoid a law suit.

All offers m ade by Yale have been F o u r O rth o d o x Je w ish s tu ­ rejected, including an offer to pro­ dents have filed suit against Yale vide single sex bathroom s. Lew in U niversity after m onths o f failed feels that the offer made was clear­ negotiations over the university’s ly inadequate. residency requirem ents. “ I f th a t is Y a le ’s E lis h a H ack , Je re m y bottom line — it clearly H ershm an, B atsheva G reer appears to be — there is and L isa F riedm an charge sim p ly no w ay a c c o m ­ that Y ale’s housing policy modation can be reached co n trad icts th e ir relig io u s in this case,” he stated in c o n v ic tio n s a n d d e n ie s a f a x e d r e s p o n s e to them free p ractice o f reli­ Y ale’s offer. gion.

The suit was filed at Y ale re q u ire s u n m a r­ the federal courthouse in ried students under the age N ew Haven, Connecticut o f 21 to liv e in resid en ce

by Lewin, a W ashington f o r th e ir fre s h m a n an d D .C . a tto r n e y w e ll sophom ore years. The resi­ known for his battles for d e n c e s are c o -e d a n d all co m m o n are as, in c lu d in g Contradiction o f religiousfreedom? httpy/pantheon.cis.yale.edu religious freedom in the U .S . S u p re m e C o u rt. w a s h ro o m s . In a d d itio n , D e ta ils c o n c e rn in g the Y a le r e s id e n c e s h a v e no suit were obtained through his law F urther, Y ale L egal C ounsel rules regarding visits by the oppo­ Dorothy Robinson said in an inter­ firm , M iller, C assidy, L arroca & site sex, nor rules regulating sexual view with the Yale D aily N ews that Lewin. activity in the dormitories.

T he su it lists Y ale P resident Yale will probably file a motion to A c c o rd in g to O rth o d o x dism iss m any — if n o t all — o f R ic h a rd L e v in , D ea n o f Y a le Ju d a ism , th e se c o n d itio n s m ake Y ale residences uninhabitable for th e stu d e n ts’ claim s, b u t did n o t C o lle g e R ic h a rd B ro d h e a d an d B etty T ra ch ten b e rg , th e dean o f specify a filing date.

O rthodox Jew s since they violate student affairs, as defendants. The “ T h e y p u t to g e th e r a lo n g the laws of Tzinus, or moral con­ suit states that the students, under string o f im aginative allegations in duct. The Yale Four, as they have an attem pt to find a legal theory,” d u ress, paid fo r room and board becom e known, have been fighting f o r 1 9 9 6 -1 9 9 7 a n d 1 9 9 7 -1 9 9 8 R o b in s o n sa id . “ I d o n ’t th in k the university for the right to live w hile also paying rent to live o ff they’ve succeeded.” o ff campus and to be exem pt from cam pus. The suit seeks restitution N umerous counter-offers have th e m a n d a to ry re s id e n c e fee in fo r the cam pus housing costs, as b e e n p a s s e d b a c k a n d f o rth o rd er to liv e in acco rd an ce w ith w ell as attorney fees and any fur­ b etw een N athan L ew in , co u n sel their religious beliefs. th e r r e lie f th a t th e c o u rt deem s fo r th e s tu d e n ts , a n d th e Y a le Yale University spokesperson just. It also alleges that Y ale’s dis­ crim inatory housing policies v io ­ la te th e A m e ric a n F e d e ra l F a ir H ousing A ct and the United States Constitution.

Thom as Conroy did not return the Tribune's call, but in an interview w ith the N ew H aven R eg ister on O ctober 16, he re-iterated Y ale’s stand that “ [their] residential sys­ tem is an in v a lu ab le p a rt o f th e Yale education.”

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B r ie fs Day-care committee set to campaign After a major adm inistrative hurdle, the day-care Yes com m it­ tee is preparing to launch a cam ­ paign for the upcom ing SSM U referendum period.

T he com m ittee found them ­ se lv e s n ea rly d is q u a lif ie d la st F rid a y w h en S S M U ’s C h ie f Returning Officer claim ed not to h av e rec eiv e d ad e q u ate p a p e r­ work from the group, including a com plete list o f the com m ittees members.

In p ast y ea rs, Y es and No c o m m itte e s w e re re q u ir e d by SSM U regulations to be formed n o la te r th a n te n d a y s b e fo re advanced polling. Last year, how­ ev er, th is b y-law w as am ended an d c o m m itte e s now h av e the flexibility to m obilize up to the day b efo re a referen d u m . T h is option permits the Yes-committee to continue campaigning.

Sky Jo n d a h l, a m em b er o f the Yes committee, expressed her anticipation regarding the upcom­ ing campaign. “ N e x t w e e k , w e w ill b e p u ttin g up p o ste rs and m ak in g an n o u n c e m e n ts in c lassro o m s.

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M cG IL L T R I B U N E Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

— Jean Jacques Rousseau Sara Jean G reen E ditor-in-chief F ra n klin R ubinstein A ssistant E ditor-in-chief

Elizabeth W asserman A ssistant E ditor-in-chief

E d i t o r i a l

Just plain stupid B y P a u l Fu th ey

It causes more deaths than all the muggers, rapists, murderers and rob­ bers combined, yet we hear relatively little of it. A quarter o f these ineedents occur on Saturdays and approximately 90 per cent of all offenders are men. Relegated to six-line blurbs in the city section of a newspaper or near the end of a broadcast or telecast, it doesn’t get the attention it merits. We all condemn this action, yet it happens all the time.

Shocking as it may seem, this sort of thing still occurs all across the country with alarming regularity. Approximately 1.51X) Canadians die per year from motor vehicle accidents that are alcohol related — an average of about four per day. Perhaps the fact that these accidents are so common­ place is the reason that they are hardly mentioned at all.

Since the 1980s, great strides have been made to reduce the instances o f drinking and driving in Canada. Responsibility is now inextricably linked with drinking — television commercials urge people to have desig­ nated drivers, and roadside checks to stop those who have had one too many are making their prescence felt more and more. Unfortunately, the rate of improvement has recently slowed.

Facing mounting outrage from victims’ groups as more lenient sen­ tences are passed, the provinces are now looking into this matter more seri­ ously. Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia are the most prominent in the field a g a in st DUI d riv e rs — even th o u g h N ew B ru n sw ic k and Saskatchewan have the highest per capita rates. About a year ago, Ontario passed its new “three strikes you’re out" law which essentially means a lifetime suspension for a driver caught for the third time under the influ­ ence. .

The law has met with general favour with some annoying exceptions.

One such complaint claims that the penalty for the first offence (a 90 day license suspension) violates the constitutional rights of the driver. But just whose rights are violated when somebody drives under the influence? It is not valid to argue that those who are “barely” over the limit aren’t intoxi­ cated. The vast majority of us view driving as a simple exercise and while some of the time that may be so, alertness and quick reflexes are essential if one is to avoid accidents. Driving is a privilege, not a right. One passes a certain set of pre-detennined standards in order to obtain a license and it’s the driver’s responsibility to respect the rules of the road. When one drives after drinking, putting himself, other drivers and pedestrians at risk, it becomes a public matter that concerns everyone.

Granted, O ntario’s new law may not be perfect, but what law is?

Something is finally being done and hopefully other provinces will follow suit. When 50 to 60 per cent of impaired driving violations involve repeat offenders, it’s obvious people aren’t listening. The existing regulations arc basically worthless — some impaired drivers who kill don’t even serve time in prison while others are freed due to prosecution bungling. One Calgary man was finally pulled off the road after getting his 23rd impaired driving offence. Another in B.C. just received his 14th. We should be a for­ giving society, but the entire idea of clemency in justice assumes that the first time offender has learned his or her lesson. This clearly isn't happen­ ing.

The most frustrating part about all of this is that we all know that drinking and driving is incredibly stupid and irresponsible. We ail know that it’s not worth it. Whether it be through court costs, rehabilitation, lost earnings, or most tragically, loss of life, everybody involved loses. Alcohol slows reaction time; it impairs vision, perception, judgement and decision­ making skills and the ability to coordinate them. Nothing has changed.

Why then, do people still get behind the wheel after they’ve had a few?

Now there’s a question that needs an answer.

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History lowering standards As a graduate o f M cG ill, it is w ith a sense o f deep d isap p o in t­ m e n t th a t I r e a d th e a r ti c le a n n o u n c in g th e H is to r y D ep a rtm en t’s shift from a thesis to co u rse -b a se d M .A . ( T rib u n e , 28 O ctober 1997).

The M c G ill H is to r y D epartm ent is clearly low ering its sta n d ard s an d also p a rtic ip a tin g in an in s id io u s p o litic a l g am e: w h ere C h a ir of H is to r y D epartm ent P rofessor Troy stated th a t “ w e w ere p u ttin g an u n fair b urden on our stu d en ts v is-a-v is oth er N orth A m erican stu d en ts,” w h at he really sh o u ld h av e said w as that the so-called “longevity cases” in the M .A . program w ere sim ply not cost-efficient and that th e D e p a r tm e n t is g o in g to b e c o m e an M .A . f a c to ry fro m now on. Instead, P ro fesso r T roy appears to be doing all students a b ig fav o u r by ta k in g th e ch o ice aw ay from then and m aking sure that they can get a jo b (according to him , “our students are lacking bread th ”).

M y M .A . studies allow ed m e to teach for three and a h alf years, take R ussian language courses for tw o y ears an d to fin ally w rite a th e s is w h ic h I c a n ta k e to th e s u p e r io r u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d b e ac cep ted sim ply on th e b asis o f th e g lo w in g r e v ie w fro m th e

e x t e r n a l e x a m in e r . I a s s u r e P rofessor Troy that neither I nor m y fello w M .A . g ra d u a te s lack b r e a d th , b u t r a th e r th a t it is A m erican M .A .s, cran k ed o u t in f a c to ry a s s e m b ly -lin e fa s h io n , w ho not o nly often lack general culture b ut will also never devel­ op an y th in g rem o tely ap p ro a ch ­ ing good ju d g em en t and com m on s e n s e — tw o v e r y p r a c t i c a l notions stim ulated by the study of history.

W o u ld an M .A . b y c o u rs e pro m o te this too? It could if the c o u r s e s r e q u ir e d h a d a d e q u a te depth and critical range, w hich is w hy I have no problem su p p o rt­ ing this as an option, particularly fo r th o s e in a h u rry to c o lle c t th eir degrees. But why stam p out the rig h t o f g rad u ate stu d en ts to w rite an M .A. by thesis is they so w ish?

A c c o rd in g to th e p la n n in g a n a ly s t f ro m th e U n iv e r s it y P la n n in g O ffic e , c ite d in y o u r in form ative article, there w as no fin an cial m o tiv e fo r th is action.

W e are th e re fo r e le f t w ith th e a b s o lu te ly in c o n s is te n t re a s o n g iv e n by P ro fe s s o r T ro y at th e end o f y o u r article. H e states that “w e are lo o k in g at [this re s tric ­ tio n o f s tu d e n ts ’ o p tio n s ] as a b o ld e x p e rim e n t.” W h at is bold ab o u t co p y in g U .S. u n iv e rsitie s w ith low er and m ore rudim entary

M .A . r e q u ir e m e n ts th a n M cG ill’s? It is sheer hypocrisy to p resen t as an im p ro v em en t w hat is self-evidently im po v erish m en t o f the H istory D epartm ent’s g rad ­ uate program .

I f P ro fesso r T roy w ere seri­ ously concerned about the conse­ quences o f this ill-advised m ove, the departm ent could easily have co n tacted p ast g rad u ates to give the sem blance o f substance to the discussion. H ere is w hat one past Ph.D said w hen the new s reached h im v ia th e in te r n e t: “ M c G ill H istory is going to hell in a handb a sk e t; I am a lm o st te m p te d to return my degree.”

It is iro n ic th a t th e H isto ry D epartm ent m ade th is cu t at the v ery tim e w hen The E co n o m ist, in its s u r v e y o f u n i v e r s i t i e s w o rld -w id e , s u g g e ste d th a t th e future belongs not to those insti­ tu tio n s th a t b lin d ly im itate each o th e r in a co n tin u in g d o w nw ard cu rv e b u t to th o se w ho ca te r to the “different sections o f the m ar­ k e t . ” W h y s h o u ld M c G ill b e reduced to being like the others?

W hy n o t o ffe r a w id er ran g e o f options w hen it costs so little to do so?

— M ilitsa K rivokapich M cG ill B.A. 1988, M .A. 1995

Letter to the Editor

Aung-Thwin needs a double-think A lth o u g h th e c lu m sin e ss o f Sex Sells! ads is an arguably valid ta r g e t f o r c r itic is m , th e s h o r t­ sightedness o f staffer M ila AungT h w in ’s c o lu m n se e m s a m o re critical issue (Tribune, 28 O ctober 1997).

A ung-T hw in equivocates the idea o f prudish censorship w ith a v ery m e a n in g fu l f e m in is t m e s ­ sage; that elem ents o f our cultural ideology are harm ful to w om en.

The problem lies not in the issue o f sex in ad v ertisin g p e r se, b ut ra th e r, in w h o is a c tu a lly p o r ­ tra y e d in th e m a jo rity o f th e se ads. I’m guessing that the point o f S E X S E L L S ! a c tiv ism is ab o u t re c o g n iz in g th e se e m in g ly s y s ­

te m a tic p o rtra y a l o f w o m en as valuable only to the extent o f the sexual appeal o f their body parts.

N o t o n ly h a s A u n g -T h w in m issed this point entirely, but he h a s b e l ittl e d a v e ry im p o r ta n t issu e in the p ro cess. It is iro n ic th a t A u n g -T h w in fo re w a rn s th e dehum anizing effects o f elim inat­ ing im ages o f nu d ity th ro u g h o u t our city. If he really w ants to co n ­ tem plate dehum anization, perhaps he should m ore seriously consider the effects o f m oney-m akers who are w illing to broadcast 6x8 foot statem ents about the lim ited value o f f e m a le e x i s te n c e . A n d th e effect that this constant deprecia­ tio n m u s t h a v e o n w o m e n ’ s capacity to believe in them selves

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as h o lis tic , c re a tiv e , im p o rta n t b e in g s . S u re , sex se lls . R a th e r than accept this fact as harm less, how ever, w e should note that the p r o f its re a p e d b y o b je c tif y in g w om en are not as easily afforded as A u n g -T h w in in s i n u a te s .

Perhaps if A ung-Thw in is looking f o r m a te r ia l to w r ite h is o w n Inappropriate B ehaviour colum n, he sh o u ld fin d a m o re in sid io u s tree upon w hich to pee. I suggest m isogyny, for starters.

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A quiz to appease indignant men who got pissed off last time I w as p le a s a n tly s u r p ris e d w hen I d id n ’t receiv e any d eath threats regarding my last column.

T h e c o m p la in t m o st g u y s h ad , h o w e v e r, w as th a t w om en c o n ­ stantly m ake fun o f m en but get pissed o ff when the joke is turned on them . How untrue, I thought.

B ut then I called a fem ale friend to tell her my next colum n would p o k e fun at w om en, and w aited for her enthusiastic response.

D ead silence.

Is it true that w om en can dish it out but c a n 't take it? Is it true th e y c a n ’t la u g h at t h e ir o w n absurdities? L uckily, I ’ve created the u ltim ate C osm o q u iz to fin d o u t o n c e a n d f o r a ll w h e th e r w om en can laugh at them selves.

So sisters, respond to the Y es-I’ma b s u rd -b u t-I-c a n -la u g h -a b o u t-it

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2. W om en are looking for Sarah Mlynowski a guy who is: a. sensitive. a. I ’m closer to the TV. b. strong and stoic. b. the Sim psons is on. c . s e n s i t i v e . . . n o , c. he thinks I ’m fat. stro n g ...n o ...se n sitiv e ...d e fin ite ly 5. W hile sitting in G ert’s with his s e n s itiv e ...b u t not to o sensitive...w ill he cry in fro n t o f g irlfrien d , R ex sees a sexy, tall, you? He has to be able to cry...but b lo n d sta n d in g n ex t to th e pool tables. His girlfriend: not o ften ...so m etim es...w h at w as a. do esn ’t notice. the question? b. notices and doesn’t care.

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A eulogy for Degrassi High I am deeply disturbed by the f a c t th a t D e g r a s s i H ig h a n d Ju n io r H igh are no longer being rerun on any stations in Canada.

It was form erly on CBC at 4:00 p.m . but now I c a n ’t find it a n y w h e r e . W h e re oh w h e re h a v e m y S p ik e , J o e y , C lu tc h , L is a , B r o n c o , a n d S im o n g o n e? D oes anyone e ls e s h a r e m y d i s ­ tress?

T h e f i r s t tim e CB C decided to quit a ir in g r e r u n s I w as u p s e t, but th e y r e tu r n e d a f te r a b o u t three m onths. It has now b e e n th r e e a n d a h a l f m onths since my last screen­ ing o f this terrific program and I am su ffe rin g fro m se v ere w ith ­ d raw al. I fin d m y se lf se arch in g for fellow fans in order to discuss various episodes. W ho can forget S te p h a n ie K a y e ’s c o n tro v e rs ia l c a m p a ig n f o r c la s s p r e s id e n t, S pike’s pregnancy, L isa’s speech a g a in st g e n d e r b ia s in D eg rassi

I grew up w ith those kids on D egrassi Street and this past sum ­ m e r I m a d e a p ilg r im a g e to D egrassi Street in T oronto — boy oh b o y , I w a s a lm o s t in te a rs .

E a c h tim e I am in T o r o n to I a lw a y s en d up se e in g a fo rm e r D e g r a s s i s ta r. I o f te n w o n d e r w h eth er o r n ot th ey are aw are o f h o w in c r e d ib ly g ro u n d i breaking and infinitely enjoy­ able th eir show w as. I f you think I exaggerate, you ju st d o n ’t understand. How dare they pull this program !

In th e w o rd s o f th e im m o r ta l Z it R e m e d y : “ E v e r y b o d y w a n ts s o m e ­ thing, th ey ’ll never give up!” I refuse, gosh darn it, to let this injustice continue!

school sports, S im o n ’s heav en ly accent, and the Zit R em edy’s first single...1 could go on.

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Erin M acLeod U2 English D e g ra s si w as th e b e s t teen show to hit T V — B everly H ills be dam ned! So gritty, so realistic a n d so C B C . W h o e ls e w o u ld h a v e th e fa s h io n se n se to stic k w ith legw arm ers through to 1989?

QPIRG.

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QPIRG is a student organization that works on social and environmental issues. Our 12 working groups regularly plan events, meet­ ings and actions which cover a wide range of student concerns.

QPIRG Week is about increasing awareness about what we do.

Everyone is welcome!

Events like these happen every week a t QPIRG. You can always call us to see what's going on a t other times. Or visit our web site for all the latest info! vub.mcgill.ca/clubs/qpirg

F o r th o se b le s s e d w ith th e g i f t o f c a b le , tr y w a t c h in g S h o w tim e a t 7 :3 0 p .m . M o n d a y th ro u g h F rid a y. L o n g liv e Jo e y “F f o r P h a rm a cist” Jerem iah.

Submit your rants for the Conch in person (Shatner B-01A) or, for you roving, underground types, by e-mail (tribune@ssmu.mcgill.ca).

Campus and Com m unity Waste M anagem ent (CCWM) will be tabling in the Redpath Library lobby from 10-4. Come to find out ways to recycle and reduce household waste. Interested people are also welcome to CCWM's weekly planning meeting (Mondays, 4:30 at QPIRG).

EarthSave presents Erik Marcus, an environmental and health activist and author. 7:30pm Leacock 26 Come to the QPIRG office between 1:30 and 5pm to find out about QPIRG internships! Sara, the Internship coordinator, will be available to explain both the research internships and the community economic develop­ ment internships organized by QPIRG. Queer S traight Alliance discussion group will be having a potluck. New people always welcome! 6:30pm. call 398-7432 to find out location.

EarthSave will be tabling in the Redpath Library lobby from 10-5. Come to find out more about the effects of diet on the environment and your health.

Canadian M ultina tio na ls and Environmental Disasters: Cambior Inc.'s involvement in a Guyanese mining disaster. A discussion and video presentation on background to the current lawsuit against Cambior. Law Building, 3644 Peel St., Moot Court 7:30pm. girlSpace meeting at 7pm in the QPIRG office. Any women interested in preparing workshops on specific issues for teen-aged girls are welcome to attend.

Criminal Injustice is hosting a video presentation about women in the prison system, followed by a discussion. 7pm in room 107/108 of the Shatner Building (3840 MeTavish) QPIRG Library Open House: Come cheek out our resource centre, full of alternative books ad periodicals. You can borrow items or peruse them in our lounge. 1:30-4:30 in the QPIRG office.

Academic and Community Cooperation for Environmental Sustainable Development (ACCES) presents a Con­ ference on Responsible Research. Students and teachers will discuss ways of making research more commu­ nity oriented. 4:30 in room 260 of the Arts Building.

A Just Coffee is having their bi-monthly planning meeting at 6pm. Call 398-7432 for location. Any interested people are welcome to attend and participate.

The Core Collective introductory meeting for new volunteers at 7pm in the QPIRG office. Come to find out about this group which is building a worker cooperative committed to sustainable urban food systems.

A Just Coffee will be tabling in the Redpath Library lobby from 1-4. Come to find out more about this cam­ paign or buy some fair trade coffee.

QPIRG The Quebec Public Interest Research Group at McGill 3647 University, 3rd Floor 398-7432

Girls aged 12-17 are welcome to drop by the girlSpace a fte r school program. Discussions, activities, movies, etc. Every Friday from 4-6pm, at the YWCA (1355 Réné-Lévesque, Guy Metro).

QPIRG invites everyone to a House (3650 MeTavish St.)

PARTY ! Enjoy good food, music, drink and company. 7pm in Thompson

LOAF organic food store group is having a planning meeting. This week's topic: marketing ideas for the new store. 3pm at the QPIRG office

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Urine good health:Uropathists hail pee as body’s own medicine B y L e s l ie S t o j s ic

M ost people can’t w ait to hit th e b a th ro o m firs t th in g in th e m o rn in g to re lie v e th e m se lv e s.

For those who practice urine ther­ apy, h o w ev er, th a t m o rn in g pee m eans m ore than ju st relief — it m eans breakfast.

A ccording to its proponents, u rin e therapy, or uropathy, is an ancient, n atural form o f intrinsic m edicine. E n th u siasts claim that urine is not only sterile, but rich in u n a b s o rb e d v ita m in s , m in e ra ls and horm ones that the body didn’t pick up the first tim e around.

R ich ard B aim bridge, a fre e ­ lance w riter, is one such enthusi­ ast. “I had been living in P rague for several m onths,” B aim bridge said. “W hen I returned, the effects o f my poor lifestyle and diet had tak en th e ir toll. I w as so sick, I was about to check m yself into a hospital,” Baim bridge had a friend who told him about urine therapy.

H e w as repulsed but “at that point, 1 had nothing to lose. I began to stare into the toilet each m orning, w ondering if I w asn’t pissing it all aw ay.”

U ro p a th y c o n s is ts o f tw o m ethods: the internal application, or drinking o f urine and the exter­ nal application, m eaning rubbing u r in e in to th e s k in a n d h a ir .

S cien tists h av e long been aw are a b o u t th e b e n e f its o f u re a , th e p r in c ip a l b y p r o d u c t o f p r o te in m etabolism in urine, on the skin — hence the brand nam e com m er­

w here tests show ed no trace o f the in g fro m o b e sity an d fa tig u e to cial skin cream U rem ol. c a n c e r a n d th e s y m p to m s o f disease after three m onths o f urine H ard core uropathy advocates AIDS. Bartnett, who runs a natur­ therapy.” encourage extensive external use.

F o r a ll th e c r ie s o f A w eb site on urine therapy q u a c k e r y fro m th e m a in ­ advises: “ [t]he m ost im p o r­ stream, urine therapy is actu­ tant areas that urine should ally more com m on than m ost be ru b b e d o r m a ssa g e d on w o u ld im a g in e .

W hen are the heart, neck, face and T o ro n to p ro p e r ty m a n a g e r f e e t. T h is d o e s n o t m e a n H oney S ilv erb erg w as three how ever, that other areas of m onths old, she caught bron­ the body should be neglect­ chitis from her tw o-year-old ed. Rubbing the entire body brother. e v e ry m o rn in g w ith fre s h “The doctors w ere called urine w ill be a great asset for to the house as I lay on a pil­ the skin. N obody will smell lo w on th e k itc h e n ta b le . I your new lotion.” w as tu r n in g b lu e an d th e y E specially unsettlin g to said they could n ot help and the general public is the idea th a t I w a s d y in g ,” s a id o f drinking one’s ow n urine.

S ilverberg. “T hey left and a A d v o c a te s say it o f f e r s a neighbour on the upper floor m ultitude o f benefits w hich o v e rh e a rd w h a t w as g o in g are irreplaceable by conven­ on. She to ld my m o th e r to tional m edical practices. Its put some urine on a teaspoon greatest gift is said to be that and feed it to me. O f course, it s tre n g th e n s th e im m u n e there w as n o thing to lose at sy ste m a n d r e v ita liz e s th e this point. A fter feeding me body. th e u r in e , it c a u s e d m e to T h e w eb site e x p la in s v o m it as w ell as e x p e l th is that “urine itself is, as said, b la c k m u c o u s fro m e v e ry not a toxic w aste product. It D o n ’t flu s h i t a ll a w a y Rachel Ong opening in my body. T his is does contain m inute particles how my life was saved. The connected w ith possible dis­ doctors w ere asked to retu rn and al health facility in Ruidoso, N ew ease processes in the body. These w ere astonished to find m e alive. m in u te p a rtic le s are m any a n ti­ M e x ico , b eg an p ra c tic in g u rin e th e ra p y h e rs e lf in 1986 w h en a T hey asked my m o th er w hat she bodies, w hich, upon re-ingesting, friend o f hers was cured o f cancer d id b u t she w as too ash am ed to can help the body react to specific say. T hey said ‘w h atev er it w as, o f the liver after drinking the sopathological situations.” you saved your ch ild ’s life.’” called w ater o f life.

In her book, U rine-Therapy: U rine therapy is not specific “I ’ve heard o f so m any cases I t M a y S a v e Y o u r L ife , D r.

B e atric e B a rtn e tt in c lu d es te s ti­ o f to ta l r e m is s io n o f c a n c e r ,” to one culture either. A bibliogra­ B a r tn e tt sa id . “ I a ls o k n o w o f phy on urine therapy on the inter­ m onials o f patients w ho claim to net displays no less than 50 titles have been cured o f ailm ents rang­ c a s e s o f H e p a titis A , B a n d C

in e ig h t la n g u a g e s , in c lu d in g G erm an, Japanese, H indi, Spanish and Russian.

W hat about the fact that urine is a w aste product?

“W hat we call w aste is really a co m p ila tio n o f e n z y m e s, h o r­ m ones, v itam in s, an tib o d ies and p ro te in s th a t w ere n o t ab so rb e d th e firs t tim e a ro u n d ,” B a rtn e tt ex p lain ed . “T o x in s in the body are carried aw ay by the bile into the colon and excreted that w ay.”

T h is , u rin e a d v o c a te s sa y , explains why people in em ergency situations survive for several days on their urine w ithout dying.

Dr. E. M acram alla, a u ro lo ­ g ist in M ontreal, agreed. “W hile urine does contain w aste products, that d o esn ’t necessarily m ean that it is to x ic,” he noted. “H ow ever, th e im m u n e sy stem is s tre n g th ­ e n e d b y im m u n o g lo b in s, w h ich are m ad e o f p ro te in . B u t u rin e does not contain protein.”

M acram alla, like several doc­ to rs ap p ro ach ed by the T ribune, had not previously heard o f urine therapy. He did, how ever, recall a physician in his fam ily who, prac­ tic in g o v e r 5 0 y e a rs ag o , u se d urine as an expectorant foi; cough.

W h at m ak es th e m ira c le o f u r in e th e r a p y so h a r d fo r th e m ainstream to sw allow is the fact th a t u r o p a th i s ts a re u n a b le to e x p la in h o w o r w h y it w o rk s .

B artnett said that further scientific

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Tax-free business on the web to be a thing of the past Continued from page 7 system for the inform ation h ig h ­ way. “You get on a turnpike, and th ro w in som e c h a n g e. B its are automatically counted.”

C o rd e ll e x p la in e d th a t it is unrealistic to advocate a tax-free e n v iro n m e n t o n th e in te r n e t.

“P e o p le w ho are m o st a rd e n tly a g a in s t [ in te rn e t ta x a tio n ] are against government in general.”

David Johnston, former princi­ pal of M cGill and professor at the M cG ill Faculty o f Law, teaches a class on legal issues pertaining to th e in f o rm a tio n te c h n o lo g y .

Johnston agreed that new taxes are necessary.

“W e’ve developed an u nder­ ground economy, and it certainly is m ore difficult collecting tax w ith no single fixed geographical loca­ tion,” he stated.

“W e will have to contend with th e ra p id p a c e o f te c h n o lo g ic a l change, the elusive nature o f infor­ mation and the erosion of interna­ tional borders in designing a m od­ em tax system,” asserted Johnston.

To date, the internet has been a relatively free and accessible net­ w o rk . T h e p ric e th a t co n su m ers will have to pay for the information a g e , an d th e r e a l n a tu re o f th e transform ed econom y that it will bring, will only begin to emerge in

the months to come.

Smart Cards: electronization of cash “Tw o billion sm art cards are expected to be in circulation by the y e a r 2 0 0 0 ,” c la im e d C a th e rin e A lle n an d W illia m B a rr, c o ­ fo u n d e rs o f the S a n ta F e -b a se d Smart Card Forum.

Smart cards are part of a thrust in the financial sector towards elec­ tronic cash (e-cash) m anagem ent, and a cashless society in general.

R o y al B a n k o f C a n a d a an d th e CIBC are part o f an international consortia planning to introduce the cards in the next two years.

Just as cash is used for many different situations, electronic cash will have to be sim ilarly flexible.

Smart cards will theoretically act as p a y m e n t v e h ic le s , a c c e ss k ey s, inform ation m anagers, m arketing tools and customized delivery sys­ tems.

Smart cards would be particu­ larly handy to university students, who could use them for meal plans, building access, com puter access, b orrow ing books, bu y in g books, photocopying, parking, and vend­ ing machines.

S m a rt c a rd s a re a c tu a lly m in ia tu r e c o m p u te r s , w ith a processor chips and memory. They

are described by Allen and Barr as the latest development in “wearable com puting.” They have sophisticat­ ed encry p tio n and au th en ticatio n technology built in to ensure secure transactions.

B u t h o w s e c u re a re th e s e smart cards? This is the m ost deli­ c a te iss u e s u rro u n d in g In te rn e t transactions in general. If a com ­

puter hacker is able to decode the sm art card, he or she could make any num ber o f anonym ous e-cash purchases over the internet.

F o r th is re a s o n , R e v e n u e C a n ad a’s ad v iso ry co m m ittee on electronic com m erce is examining the prospect of smart cards closely.

“Emerging electronic payment system s affect conventional audit

Feds look to capitalize on the surreptitious internet econom y

trails,” stated a report issued by the committee. “They also have impli­ ca tio n s fo r th e d e te rm in a tio n o f where an activity took place.”

S m art cards m ay be com ing soon, but probably not without con­ fusion, new tax leg islatio n and a few scandals.

Michael Bezut '

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4 November, 1997

Some people rejoice Hallowe’en for reasons other than candy A te n th a n n iv e rsa ry is s u p ­ p o s e d to be a tim e to th in k , to reflec t. A nd so did I — b u t this year, I was so caught up studying that I didn’t have the tim e to pre­ pare the big celebration bash I had planned.

S till, I exp ected so m e­ th in g to h a p p e n . W e ll, »« m a y b e n o t a b ig b a n g from the sky, but perhaps a revelation to end all my existential dilemmas. But nothing special really hap­ pened. I slept in, m issed my class, felt sick, hurried to the com ­ puter lab to start my “Does Canada have a fu tu re ?” essay and then I in d u lg e d in ic e cre am . N o th in g special. N othing out o f the o rd i­ nary.

Except that it was.

Y ou see, te n y ea rs ag o , on O c to b e r 30, 1987, I a r r iv e d in Canada.

I know thousands o f people do

it every year and so I ’m ju st a sta­ tistic, a num ber som ew here on the StatsCan website. Nonetheless, it’s nice to be a num ber with a special story.

I cried for w eeks befo re my family left W arsaw. I knew that we

In & O ut Anna Kisielewska w ere g o in g o v e rse a s, re a lly far away, and there would be a chance that we may never com e back, that I m ay never see my grandm other o r m y c o u s in s a g a in . A fte r a ll, even though p ro test rallies w ere o fte n o rg a n iz e d th ro u g h o u t th e 1980s, the Com m unist regim e was still holding its own in Central and Eastern Europe. It was not unusual for defectors to be stripped o f citi­

zenship and never be allowed back to visit their families.

T h en I cried th ro u g h o u t our flight for I was certain that the old, rickety R ussian plane w e were in w ould break dow n and crash into the ocean at any minute.

M y n ex t m em o ry took p lace on the ground. W e were travelling to Ottawa from the M irabel airport chauffeured by my uncle.

I re m e m b e r th a t it w as raining — not very heavi­ ly, it was more o f a drizzle. It m ust have been gray and cloudy, b u t so m e h o w I r e m e m b e r th a t everything around m e, especially the cars, were shiny and bright.

T h e n w e v is ite d M o n tre a l, stayed in O ttaw a for a w eek with my uncle and finally boarded a bus f o r o u r u ltim a te d e s tin a tio n , W innipeg.

B u t b efo re w e head ed w est, something else happened. The day

afte r o u r arriv al w as, o f co u rse, Halloween — my uncle thought it fitting that my younger brother and I enjoy the holiday the w ay other Canadian kids do. So he bought us m asks, tau g h t us to say “I d o n ’t sp e a k E n g lis h ” in c a s e a n y o n e c h a tte d us up a n d to ld us to go door to door and shout “H alloween apples.” M y uncle grew up a long, long tim e ago in M anitoba, back w hen apples w ere w hat k id s got for Halloween and since he was a bachelor and hadn’t had much con­ tact with children, he didn’t realize that tim es had changed.

So there we were, two masked y o u n g s te r s w a lk in g a ro u n d O tta w a ’s w e s t en d s h o u tin g “H allo w een a p p les” q u ick ly fo l­ low ed by “I don’t speak English. I ju s t cam e to C an ad a y esterd ay !”

W e m ust have m ade a lot o f people eith er laugh, cry or w onder w hat o th e r stran g e sto rie s k id s m ig h t think of ju st for candy.

A nd so it happens that every y ea r I asso cia te H allo w een w ith th e an n iv ersary o f m y arriv al in th is c o u n try — b o th re a so n s to rejoice.

It h a s n ’t a lw a y s b e e n ea sy these past ten years, b ut my ow n dilem m as have been due m ore to the usual growing pains of adoles­ cence than anything else. I never re m e m b e r fe e lin g lik e I d id n ’t belong; I’ve never been excluded fro m a n y th in g b ec au se I w a s n ’t bom here; I have never been told to “go back h o m e .” O n the co n ­ tra ry , I ’v e b e c o m e ju s t a n o th e r Canadian with an unpronounceable name.

We hope that Ms. Kisielewska had her fa m ily carefully inspect all H a llo w e’en apples fro m this w eek­ end.

On how to dress for our crazy and unpredictable weather Currently on a whirlwind tour o f North America, El Nino has for­ m ally an n o u n c ed th a t it w ill be cancelling all dates in M ontreal.

Toronto the Good once again figures as the only Canadian stop for the latest great big hype sweep­ ing the continent. In 1995, it was S o n ic Y o u th ; in '9 6 , A u te c h re .

Now it seems that in 1997, warm te m p e ra tu re s w ill be h ea d in g to T .O . exclusively. A nd w e're still waiting for the Tindersticks — who play ed L ee's Palace last T uesday — to book a d ate here fo r early next year. But hey, this w eek bears the N orth A m erican prem iere o f Rockbitch — a band so crazy even Foufounes refuses to present them.

So are the kids still all right?

The In d ia n S um m er at Thanksgiving was welcome indeed, b u t reach in g fo r th at la rg e r d an ­ g lin g ca rro t — the pro m ise o f a

balmy Christm as and a drier New Y ear — a p p e ars .to be all su g ar plum s for M ontrealers nestled in their parkas. And it's only the first week o f November.

Initially, the local scarf indus­ try w as in a panic over El N ino's p o te n tia l h e a tw a v e . T h ey w ere shaking in their Kodiaks, thinking that their only hope was th a t e v e ry o n e w o u ld dress up as cold people for Halloween.

However, it is my understanding that a big a n d sh a g g y b ro w n an d w h ite sc a rf is q u ite fa sh io n a b le these days. A super accessory, it se e m s, th a t h as tra n s c e n d e d its o r ig in a l p la c e in a F e b ru a ry wardrobe. Decorum is out the door.

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F or an a fte rn o o n p ic n ic . T o the beach. A fter sex. A n y th in g goes with your marvelous muffler.

O f c o u rs e , th e in flu x o f scarves could also be the result o f a m an iac k isse r on cam pus g iv in g out hickeys, and I, as usual, have m issed out on the action. Perhaps I'm ju st as bitter as the weather.

I have no tribunal Marc Gilliam T h e d a r k e s t s e a s o n c a n be associated with a lot o f good things th o u g h , e s p e c ia lly th is y e a r.

T h e re 's th e W in te r O ly m p ic s in N agano, the season-ending G rand P rix race falling on the day after D a y lig h t S a v in g s T im e so th a t Villeneuve fans had that extra hour o f rest to better cheer him on, and naturally, many, many presents to be had over the holidays.

R e c e iv in g g ifts as th e y ea r ends does not corrupt the season as so m e w o u ld h a v e y o u b e lie v e .

Well, not as much as El Nino cor­ M eanw hile, all along the P acific coast, inhabitants are living in fear r u p ts th in g s at le a s t. D o you o f the overpowering weather that it Christians out there realize that “El carries. It's awful w hat w e’re doing N ino” actually m eans the C hristto one another. c h ild ? T h e n am e w as c o in ed by It's downright disgusting. And S o u th A m e ric a n s w h o saw th e I'll tell you w hat it's like. It's like onslaught o f to rren tial w inds and that episode o f Sesame Street when rain happen just as Christm astim e ro lled around. So death, d estru c­ th e n e ig h b o u rh o o d w as d iv id e d tion, and misery goes under alo n g th e co lo u r lin e as to w hat nam e should be given to that big the m oniker o f O ur L ord, and shaggy brow n and w hite dog. and people still get blamed M r. H o o p e r an d B o b w a n te d for celebrating Jesus' birth “ B a r k le y ,” w h ile O liv ia an d with quartz watches?

G o rd o n f a v o u r e d “ C h o c o la te It w as w ritte n in th e Bible that G od w ould never L ove.” M aria and Luis w ere both allergic, and refused to participate. flood the earth again. So why do w e w ant to pin this one on Him ? A n d i t ’s a g o o d th in g , b ec au se, T he so lution: L e t’s ju s t buy cell boy, did the fur fly!

M oral of the story is to just put phones and exchange fruitcake and on y o u r h airy , p e t-lik e sc a rv e s, be done with it.

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By Erin M ac L eod T urn your radio dial to 90.3 F M a n d w o n ’t h e a r T o p 4 0 o r H ow ard Stern. Rather, you might hear reggae, m usique actuelle, or a panel discussion on biotechnolo­ gy — the possibilities are endless.

M c G i ll’s C a m p u s C o m m u n ity R adio station, 90.3 FM, has been providing consistently creative yet c o n s ta n tly c h a n g in g p r o g ra m ­ m ing for the past ten years.

H as C K U T changed since, it f ir s t r e c e iv e d its C R T C - s a n c tio n ed FM license on N ovem ber 16th, 1987? Sales and prom otions m anager Louise Burns thinks that the sta tio n has m ade sig n ific a n t progress tow ard creating an iden­ tity for itself over the past decade. “ C a m p u s c o m m u n ity is no lo n g e r a s ta g e th a t p e o p le go through... It is not a launching pad to th e re a l w o rld . It m ay h a v e s ta r t e d o f f th a t w ay b u t h a s b e c o m e c o n s c io u s o f its e lf .

R ealizing that it has an im por­ ta n t ro le w ith in th e m edia s m o rg a s b o rd is im p e ra ­ tive.”

A c c o r d in g to M u sic D ire c to r John Braithw aite, how ever, “ in m a n y w a y s it h a s n ’t ch anged at all; o u r m an d ate is still the sam e. W e are h ere to p ro ­ vide a voice to the voiceless.”

In fac t, th is fo cu s seem s to have had an effect on m ass m edia over the past ten years.

“W e see our effect,” claim ed B raithw aite. “There are m ore spe­ cific sm aller pockets in the indus­ try now. W e react to this and con­ tin u e to search out the in d e p en ­ dent and the lesser-know n.”

S ta tio n M a n a g e r A d ria n H arew o o d add ed th a t “th e m ost im p o rta n t th in g ab o u t C K U T is that it gives people the opportuni­ ty to create w hatever they want. It o ffers p eo p le th e o p p o rtu n ity to use th eir im agination w hereas in the m ainsteam m edia this ability

is discouraged.” CK U T differs in that it allow s for individuals in the com m unity to participate at every level.

“M edia centres are often very r e m o v e d ,” s a id H arew o o d .

“C K U T provides a very intim ate relationship betw een the program ­ m er and the listener, through the exchange o f ideas.”

C K U T is a d iffe ren t ex p e ri­ ence fo r each o f the 300 v o lu n ­ teers w ho help p u t to g e th e r 100 p ro g ram s 24 hours a d ay , seven d a y s a w ee k . E a c h sh o w h as a separate identity, and according to B urns, m any listen e rs are aw are o n ly o f s p e c if ic a s p e c ts o f th e CK U T roster.

“People believe that the sta­ tio n is w h a te v e r th e y lis te n to.

W hen people w alk into the station and see us, they are stunned. It a lw a y s s u r ­ prises

p e o p le that it is a sum total o f all the p arts,” described B urns, w ho add ed th a t “there are a g ro w in g num ber who listen to it all — who like it because [it is different].”

A focus on variety and differ­ ence m akes C K U T so m ew h at im possible to define. This uncategorizable nature is som ething the station’s staff is quite proud of.

“It term s o f the content, you hear a m enu that you cannot hear anyw here else. It is an im portant m odel in this era o f hom ogeniza­ tion. W e attem pt to be challenging radio,” said Harew ood.

C K U T ’s upco m in g b irth d ay celebration is designed to reflect

its identity. Each sh o w w ill p r o ­ vide an n iv ersary p ro g ra m m in g b e t w e e n N o v em b e r 8-15, and on N o v em b er 20 a h u g e b ir th d a y p a r ty e n t itle d “ Ma r c h i n g C a b a r e t M a d n e s s ” w ill sto m p in to C lub Soda. CK U T has c h o s e n to p r o ­ vide no h e a d lin ­ e r, b u t r a th e r a lin e u p as v a rie d as th e s ta tio n itself. T h e only request is that all a c ts in c lu d e the co n cep t o f CKUTDJs attem pt m archmg. “ C ro ss p o llin a ­ tion is w hat we strive f o r as m u c h a s w e striv e fo r d iv e rs ity .” s ta te d B u rn s, y “ E v ery o n e know s m a rc h in g m u s ic . It is international and is supposed to in s p ire p e o p le to m o v e fo r­ ward. W e have invited a big vari­ ety o f people to take a w hack at the idea in am using and entertain­ ing w ays.”

H arew ood sees C K U T ’s role in prom oting a societal “m ove for­ w ard” as a political as w ell as an artistic one.

“A ccess to m edia is a human right. The very fact that all these people w ho w ould not have had

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to provide intim acy between the program m er a n d listener a c ce ss to m ed ia h av e h ad th e se o p p o rtu n itie s o v e r th e p a s t ten y ea rs is vitally im p o rta n t to the com m unity in term s o f building a

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The benefits of pee Continued from page 9 studies need to be done in order to ex p lain the w onders o f th is free a n d r e c y c la b le r e m e d y to th e m e d ica l co m m u n ity . A s fo r the general public, B artnett finds that o p e n - m in d e d n e s s to w a r d s unorthodox-form s o f therapy has grown in recent years.

“W ith a ltern ativ e life sty le s, in c lu d in g m e d ita tio n an d yo g a, people have becom e m ore accept­ ing o f urine therapy. It is a w ay of taking control o f your ow n life,” B artnett stated.

Baim bridge explained uropath y in te rm s o f b e c o m in g m ore sensitive to on e’s body. “N ot only is it h e a lth y , b u t it p ro m o te s a sta te o f g e n e ra l h e a lth . I k now that w hen I put som ething into by body, I ’m going to be drinking it the next day. For exam ple, I used to be a m oderate drinker, but I’ve pretty m uch stopped now . U rine th e r a p y g iv e s y o u a s e n s e o f instant karm a with your body,” he added.

A d o cto r at M cG ill S tu d en t H ealth Services, who preferred to re m a in a n o n y m o u s , c o n c u r re d that the alleged successes o f urine therapy m ay be exam ples o f m ind over matter.

“P a tie n ts w h o p ra c tic e th is are trying to secure personal con­

trol in an overly m edicalized life.

And, in this w ay, having a sense o f security over your lifestyle can actually m ake you more healthy,” she stated.

U ropathy is strongly discour­ a g e d w h ile a p a tie n t is on an y kind o f prescription m edication or recreatio n al drugs. M ixing drugs an d u rin e ca n b e h a z a rd o u s to your health, since the body might b e in g e s tin g h ig h e r d o s e s o f a drug that is m eant to m etabolize at a certain rate.

Proper practice o f urine ther­ apy is m ore com plex than simply ingèsting pee. It is, as B aim bridge describes it, the art o f “striking a balance w ith your ow n body.”

F o r B a rtn e tt, u rin e th e ra p y r e p r e s e n ts m o re th a n p h y s ic a l h ealin g . H er d e sc rip tio n s o f the r itu a l o f u r in e in g e s tio n o fte n sound m ore like religious doctrine than m edical advice.

“S aying ‘th an k y o u ’ to your body b efo re d rin k in g u rin e w ill help you to rea lize th e valu e o f this golden liquid. Y our body pro­ d u ce d it fo r yo u . C e le b ra te life and put the urine into a beautiful w ine glass. A fter all, it is the m ost valuable w ater on earth.”

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A rts&Entertainment lost my shit. Before that I was into tech­ no. Before that, it was hip-hop. Growing up, I’ve listened to everything. Hell, I’ve even liked metal.

What about the composition aspect?

How do you keep up with the trends?

Twist: Right now it’s tough to even find the time. I’m completing a degree in interna­ tio n al b u sin ess and m ark etin g at M cG ill.

Betw een school and three nights o f D Jing, I’m not able to be where I w ant to be most, which is in the studio with D ouble A. W e’re a team, joined at the hip. Once school’s over, w e’re going to start w ork on our first fulllength Dune album. As far as trends go, the ideal situation is to record something as orig­ inal as possible.

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did each of you get introduced to this music?

By Kris Michaud photos by Rachel Ong On your way up the darkened stairwell to Purple Haze, you’re going to pass an open door to their sister club, Velvet. If you sneak a peek inside, you’ll see a slew o f altem akids shakin’ it to Alanis Morisette and other popular radio hits, com pletely oblivious to the cultural revolution that’s happening just above their heads. As an ominous bass boom from the m ysterious upstairs venue shakes th e p la ste r o ff th e c e ilin g , A lan is ch irp s “Isn’t it ironic/ Dontcha think?” for the kids at Velvet. A nd well, yes, it is ironic, actually.

A couple o f years back, P urple H aze was primarily a classic rock club — the kind o f p lace frequented by hard-drinking, hip grinding AC/DC fans. W hen that scene died dow n, they w ent goth and S kinny P uppy ruled the sound system.

Purple Haze still boasts a goth night for the faithful, but evolution stops for no one, and PH ’s Thursday evenings have, over the past few weeks, seen the em ergence of a new clientele; a small but steadily-growing crowd o f the converts and the curious, those who have heard the gospel w hispered in hushed tones from the rooftops and the alleyways o f our cultural wasteland. They are worshippers of the almighty beat, devotees o f a cuttingedge form o f “intelligent” dance music that c o n siste n tly fills en o rm o u s ven u es in its native B ritain w hile rem aining difficult to find throughout m ost o f North America.

The sound is drum & bass, a fascinating and h ab it-fo rm in g w orld o f polyrhythm s, syncopated beats and a throbbing, droning sheet o f liquid bass that hits your cerebellum like a M ack truck, producing a violent, vis­ ceral bliss th at th reaten s to co llap se your every synapse in a collective cry of “more!"

T h ree local D Js have brou g h t th is d ivine sound from across the pond to Montreal, and tw o o f th e m h a v e , in tu rn , su c c e s s fu lly exported their own versions back to the UK. A aro n “D ouble A ” S ieg n er and M c G ill’s own O liver “Twist” Sasse, recording togeth­ e r as D u n e , a re a m o n g th e fe w N o rth A m erican com posers o f drum & bass who have managed to get a foothold on British

soil; their first single, “The B lade” and its eagerly-awaited follow-up, “Pentagon City,” w e re b o th re le a s e d u n d e r L o n d o n ’s Basement records to much success.

A lo n g w ith th e ir frie n d an d p a rtn e r, J o rd a n D a re , th e d u o h a v e se t up T h e Session, a Thursday night show case o f the music that North Americans fear. In the UK, they’d be rocking hundreds o f enraptured lis­ teners every night; here in M ontreal, w e’re fortunate enough to be able to catch their act in a more intimate locale. It can’t last, how­ ever. T he fu tu re is in the w ind and m ajor labels such as Virgin have thrown their m as­ sive e c o n o m ic m u sc le b e h in d d & b in an attempt to channel the Zeitgeist for their own profit. The kids downstairs at Velvet will be grooving to Springheel Jack and Photek soon enough. T h at’s when D ouble A, T w ist and Jordan Dare will be swept away to greener p a s tu re s an d la rg e r v e n u e s, so y o u ’d be advised to catch them at Purple Haze while you’re still able.

The Trib managed to score an interview w ith the “th ree k in g s,” and h e re ’s how it went:

Tell us how you ended up at Purple Haze: Dare: W e w ere ju st playing parties at frien d s’ houses. This dude approached us, and w e got Thursday nights at the Jungle. He was charging $5 plus coat check, w hich is not good, because a lot of people don’t have th a t k in d o f m o n ey . I t ’s $3 h ere at T he Session. The guy was also giving us only $1 from each person — that’s not enough for us to even buy records at the end of the week. It w asn’t doing w ell, but w e stuck it out for three months, and every night the guy would take us back to his office, saying “This is no good. W e really need som ething else going on here.” The last straw was when he sug­ gested w e bring in som e go-go dancers, a fire-eater and som e ju g g lers. W e told him “fuck it,” and we were out o f there. W e shut dow n for 2 m onths and looked fo r a new space. Stef from Purple Haze came down to DNA records and spoke with D ouble A. His offer was cool. W e run the show, he runs the bar. W ord is spreading around, and every week it gets bigger.

Double A: I was in Spain, o f all places, in ‘9 0 -’91. I met this guy from England, a skateboarder. He asked me what I was into. I said “hip-hop.” He was into breakbeat, which I didn’t know about at the time. I went to his place and he had these tapes from London. I was transfixed. Things w ere different then.

“Chipm unks” vocals, everything was all sped up. But I’ll never forget it. One o f the first s o n g s I h e a rd w as J o h n n y L ’s “ S w e e t Harmony.” Couldn’t believe it.

Double A: T here’s no such thing as an original idea.

Twist: W hen you hear a song in a club, y o u ’re alw ays getting influenced on som e level.

D ouble A: Y ou take w h atev er y o u ’re hearing and m ake it yours, and it’s not ju st d&b. If you’re influenced by the m uzak in your elev ato r, w h atev er, you ju s t m ake it your thing. You can tell when that happens.

Do you spin your own beats at the shows?

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T w ist: I w as in T o ro n to fo r a p a rty called Brave New W orld back in ‘9 2 .1 heard a g u y c a lle d D r. N o. an d b a s ic a lly ju s t flipped; it was uphill from there. I started buying records like crazy, started spinning at home. The actual com posing, the beat pro­ gram m ing d idn’t start until around 2 years ago. It didn’t occur to m e at first.

Dare: I got into d&b towards the end of ‘92, when it was pretty much hardcore, you know w hat I’m saying? I was hanging out w ith th e s e D Js in B o s to n , an d th is k id showed up with a tape of illegal pirate radio broadcasts, straig h t out o f L ondon. It w as called Touchdown FM. I heard the tape and

actually having it on vinyl for us to play is around six months. W e’ve already heard the piece so many tim es in the studio, working on it...

Dare: I play it more than these guys do.

Twist: It gives us a lot more satisfaction to hear Jordan play our record, and to hear other people play it.

D o u b le A: T o k n o w th a t so m e o n e th o u g h t en o u g h o f it to p lu n k dow n th eir hard-earned cash for it. The DJ response has been great.

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4 November 1997

Intimacy, music and coffee create a folk music night to remember

By B rian G abor

“One reason I like this place is because I get to sit dow n,” began folk artist Andrew Sweeny, as he took a seat onstage in the Y ellow D oor’s basem ent. “I’m too tall to stand here.”

Indeed, the platform he occu­ pied rose almost a foot towards the already low ceiling. A few dozen s e a ts — m o s tly f ille d — w ere arranged am ong the small room ’s thick pillars and at one end a few p e o p le w e re g a th e re d aro u n d a sizeable table. Silence hung over the room until S w e en y ’s intense g u ita r-p la y in g e x p lo d e d and he began his set.

This sort of thing is a weekly o c c u rre n c e at th e Y ello w D oor.

Every Friday and most Saturdays, the com m unity outreach c e n tre ’s b asem e n t is hom e to a se rie s o f fo lk m u sic sh o w s k now n as the C o ffee-H o u se. T he p a rticip a tin g a r tis ts are fro m all o v e r: the M ontreal folk scene, the ce n tre’s own volunteer pool and the nation­ al and international folk circuits.

The Yellow Door is also offi­

cially the longest-running c o f f e e -h o u s e in N o rth America, having celebrat­ ed its th irtie th b irth d a y last year. Over the course o f its history, the Yellow Door has seen an impres­ siv e c a st o f a rtis ts and w riters on its tiny stage, including Joni M itchell, S ta n R o g e rs , B ru c e C o c k b u rn , M a rg a re t A tw o o d , G o rd o n Lightfoot, Kate and Anna M c G a rr ig le , th e R e v e re n d G ary D a v is , L h a s a D iS e la an d B ob Snider.

The yenue is incredi­ bly in tim a te — its size m akes th a t a lm o st in e v ita b le . It is a lso proudly smoke and alco­ hol-free. which makes the c o n f in e s all th e m o re cosy. In ad d itio n is the “k itc h en ” , a tiny co rn er of the room where guests pour their own coffee or tea for a nominal fee (50 cents) and enjoy a variety

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o f in e x p e n s iv e b a k e d goods. The crowd is quiet and attentive, creating an atm osphere resem bling a perform ance rather than a coffee-house.

Sweeny was the main a c t on th is p a r tic u la r evening. He is a local per­ form er who has appeared at the Yellow Door before and he enjoys the attention he receives onstage there.

“A nother thing I like about this place,” he told the crowd, “is that every­ body listens. Where I usu­ ally play, everyone talks the w hole time. If one of my songs sounds interest­ ing, they’ll be quiet for a m inute, then start talking again.”

Every perform ance at the C offee-h o u se is cap ­ tured by a volunteer w ork­ ing a sound board in a cor­ ner beside the stage; these r e c o rd in g s p la y in th e background in the hreaks before and between acts.

The folk show was originally in te n d e d as a w ee k ly e v e n t b u t proved so popular in the ‘60s that it quickly becam e a nightly in stitu ­ tion. E ventually the coffee-house trend subsided and the shows were cu t back to th e c u rren t tw o -p erw eek sc h ed u le , w h ere th ey still enjoy a h ealth y au d ien ce (w hich in c lu d ed L eo n ard C ohen on one occasion).

On Fridays, an open mike ses­ sion follows the show. Just sign up at the door and you, too, can strum along to your favourite Dylan tune or try out your latest composition.

M aybe you’ll discover a talent you never knew you had. You w ouldn’t be the first person to get your start there.

The Yellow D oor is located at 3 6 2 5 A y lm e r (b etw een P ine a n d Prince Arthur). Friday shows cost $3, S a tu rd a y sh o w s a re u su a lly a ro u n d $5. F or inform ation visit th e Y e llo w D o o r w e b s ite a t www.yellowdoor.mcgill.ca.

Determining the roots and rhythm o f drum and bass Continued from page 13 Twist: W hich is nice, because it gets in te rn atio n a l d istrib u tio n .

You hear o f people in Austria play­ ing your shit.

D o u b le A: I t ’s a U K th in g , 100%. D&b came from dub reggae, hip-hop, acid house, jazz, D etroit tech n o . E v ery th in g p lay s a part.

W hen d&b started, it took the best from every type o f dance music.

Is there an established histo­ ry of the music, or is it murky? Where did it come from and where’s it going?

T w is t: I ’ll te ll y o u w h a t, though. Right now, and I’m talking in the last eight months, this music h as b e e n th e m o st p ro g re s s iv e m u s ic a ro u n d , as fa r as d a n c e music.

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D o u b le A: B u t d & b h as reached a point where you’re get­ ting some of the same problems as house and techno — a lot of it is startine to sound the same. There

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are certain producers out there who are doing stuff that is unbelievable.

Problem is, y o u ’re not gonna see any o f it in the stores for another year. O nly the top guns get their h an d s on it — D Js lik e G ro o v e Rider. It’s a little frustrating.

Tw ist: But w hen you look at the past, how far it’s come... every tim e it sta rts to h o m o g e n ize , to standardize, there’ll be five or six producers out there w ho’ll just take it in to th e ir h ea d s — step it up another level.

What’s your take on Virgin and all the major label inter-

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Dare: I d o n ’t see it as such a bad thing. T hey’re servin’ it up for b e tte r v is ib ility . Y ea h , th e y ’re going to capitalize on it, but if it sends the sound out there to more p eo p le, th a t’s all rig h t w ith me.

Photek’s the mack. He knows what h e’s doing. Roni Size is on a major la b e l s u b s id ia r y . P lu g ’s on In te rsc o p e , b u t h im I ’m n o t too crazy about...or Springheel.

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homework, picked up some o f the m o st a v a n t- g a r d e , p ro g re s s iv e artists out there. T hey’ve even got Daft Punk. But ju st ‘cause y o u ’re on a m ajo r d o e s n ’t m ean g ran d ­ m a’s gonna hear it. W hat th e y ’re doing right now is losing money.

T h e y ’re in v e stin g in th e fu tu re .

T hey’ve pushed it so much, they’re doing a good thing for the music.

T h e y ’re d o in g th is in the h o p es that, three years from now, they’ll b e n e fit fro m h av in g b ee n th e re first.

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4 November 1997

Cinémania a true triomphe o f French spirit

By A m y Sepinwall

Cinémania, the annual French film festival with English subtitles, tr a n s c e n d s th e b le a k n e s s o f N ovem ber and the obstinate folly of language and struggles to bring Montrealers the best of the seventh art.

W ith its eclectic program, the festival’s third edition promises to be as ambitious and entertaining as ever. In cluded in the im p ressiv e line-up o f 21 film s are historical c o m e d ie s lik e B e a u m a r c h a is , L ’Insolent! and R idicule, contem ­ p o ra ry fa rc e s lik e F a lla it p a s ! , im p re s s iv e d ra m a s lik e T o n ka , P o n e tte an d K a n d th e s u r re a l reflections o f C lubbed to D eath...

M oreover, this year, for the first tim e, a Q uébécois film is part o f th e p ro g ra m . T h e c r itic a lly acclaim ed Cosmos, highlighting the v ignettes o f six rising Q uébécois directors, is one o f eight films mak­ ing their North American premiere as part of C iném ania’s line-up.

M aid y T e ite lb a u m , fo u n d e r and director o f Cinémania, explains that the festival has its genesis in

an initiative to introduce a alterna­ tive body o f work to M ontrealers.

“If [these films] didn’t have a venue, they w ould g e t s w a llo w e d ” by th e H o lly w o o d b lo c k b u ste rs w h ic h d o m in a te m a in ­ stream cinemas.

E c h o in g h e r s ta te ­ m e n ts, P ie rre L a m p ro n , president of the Société de développem ent des en tre­ p rise s c u ltu re lle s , sta te s th a t “ th e e n th u s ia s tic response of English-speak­ in g a u d ie n c e s to th e Festival over the past two years confirms the need to offer the public access to film s that [provide] an alternative to th e o v erw h elm in g n u m b e r o f American films screened in Quebec cinemas.” Indeed, with the im pend­ ing descent of colossal mbvieplexes on Saint D enis and the form er Forum, a festival like Teitelbaum ’s will becom e an increasingly vital su rv iv al tool fo r h ig h e r q u ality , small budget films.

Teitelbaum insists that the fes­ tival is not p o litica lly m o tivated

despite its initial appearance in the w a k e o f th e 1995 r e fe re n d u m .

In ste a d , h e r ch o ic e to h ig h lig h t French films responds to a desire to p r e s e n t “ q u a lity film s fo r cinéphiles who appreciate the best o f the second largest film industry in the W estern w orld.” M oreover, M ontrealers have “an attachm ent, an a f f in ity an d a ta s te fo r th e French language” which facilitates th eir appreciation o f the superior films she has selected.

D espite the fact that the out­

reach effort is intended to be effect­ ed on a purely aesthetic level, its supporters in government are quick to politicize the f e s tiv a l. T h u s , S h e ila C opps, M in is te r of C an ad ian H eritag e, h er­ alds Cinémania as “a cel­ ebration o f the linguistic d iv e r s ity th a t m a k e s C a n a d a g r e a t.” P ie r re B o u rq u e , M a y o r o f M ontreal, is also an avid cham pion o f the festival.

“This sharing o f cultural v a lu e s c o n tr ib u te s to fa v o u r in g h a rm o n y betw een the co n stitutive g ro u p s o f th e M o n trea l population.”

N o n e th e le s s , o n e n e e d n o t in fu se the festiv al w ith p o litical significance to recognize its value.

W hat C iném ania ultim ately ce le­ brates is the trem endous talent of its f i l m ’s p a r tic ip a n ts . A s box o ffic e s allo w sp e c ia l e ffe c ts to supersede subtlety and the hollow sounds of explosions to drown out the richness o f well-conceived dia­ lo g u e , fe s tiv a ls lik e C in é m a n ia rem ind us that film can be artful and entertaining at once.

Cinémania runs fro m Monday, Novem ber 3 to Sunday, Novem ber 9, 1997 a t the M axwell Cummings A u d ito r iu m o f th e M o n tr e a l M u se u m o f F in e A r ts , 1 3 7 9 Sherbrooke West. Tickets are $5.00 f o r students and inform ation and p ro g ra m m es are a va ila b le a t the m u seu m , a t h ttp ://w w w . g en e r a ­ tion.net/cinem ania o r by phoning 288-4200.

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Clearing a few things up

b u d g e tin g a n d h e lp fu l h in ts on savin g m oney.

E v e rc le a r’s A r t A lexakis p u lls no punches on the m usic industry

By Ian G rabina

Plum b. L usk. Big W reck. If these bands don’t sound familiar to you, y o u ’re not alone. Bands like these are the anonymous filler that embody the current music glut.

In r e c e n t y e a rs , th e m u sic industry has been inundated w ith thousands o f new recording artists th a t h av e b een sig n e d by lab els larg e and sm all, m ajor and in d e­ pendent. The record industry is cur­ rently operating with the assum p­ tion that any given release will be either a major hit or a m ajor flop.

T his attitu de appears to have fil­ te re d d ow n to th e a rtis ts th e m ­ selves, who, out of a hectic drive to capitalize on their initial success, o fte n r e le a s e m e d io c re se c o n d albums (a syndrome referred to as the “sophom ore slum p”), thereby further polluting the m usic scene and disillusioning their fan base.

T his p roblem is exacerbated by those acts w ho sim ply im itate all th a t p re c e d e d th em , w ith o u t p u ttin g th e ir m ark on th e form .

Com m ercial radio has been trans­ form ed into a w asteland in which stations are forced to play essential­ ly th e sam e so n g ad in fin itu m .

F ro m B r it-P o p to G ru n g e to Alternative to Dance, every popular style has become mundane because people are not willing to take a step in any new directions.

Labels themselves are o f little help. In pursuit o f the next smash hit, companies have a marked ten­ dency to shy away from uncharted territo ry . T h is leads to a g lut o f bands that are carbon-copies o f one another, marked only by their dif­ ferent clothing and hairstyles.

In a recent interview with Art A lex a k is, th e le ad sin g e r o f th e American rock outfit Everclear, the Tribune introduced the issue of the music glut and the sad state of the industry. As someone who got his

start doing A&R w ork for Capitol b e fo re s tra p p in g on th e a x e , Alexakis has been on both sides of the story. H is com m ents provide some insight into the roots of prob­ lems with commercial music.

On the state of the music industry:

will b e h e ld in th e Powell S t u d e n t

In the m ajors, th e y ’re g o nna cut back for sure. It’s one of the basic rules of capitalism, you cannot con­ sume more than you produce.

“T h e re are to o m any b an d s and, yeah, there is going to be a die-off. But I think that’s how you get the bands that stick through it all. A nd I think the bands that are C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 77

“I ’m 35 [years old] and have been working in the industry since 1 was 20 or 21 years old. I started w orking for Big Tim e in the ‘70s and ‘80s. I also worked for SST for a while. I learned a lot about the business from w orking on college ra d io , w ritin g fo r lo c a l p ap e rs.

T here are m ore band s now then ever before. The sad thing is that people w ill sign a band, throw it against the w all and if it sticks it sticks, if it doesn’t, it falls.

“I was just talking to someone today, an older m usic critic, who remembers, as I do, the Pixies, who are now getting all these accolades in the press by som e o f the same p e o p le , th a t I re m e m b e r, w ho point-blank slammed them 10 years ago. I was there. I read it. I rem em ­ ber those records being genius and college radio thinking they w ere genius and the indie press thinking th e y w e re g e n iu s. T h e fu c k in g major labels and everybody else — no o n e p u sh e d th o s e r e c o rd s b ec au se th ey d id n ’t g et it. N ow they get it. Now it’s like 10 years later.”

On the music glut: “There is a glut. W ill there be a die-back? Y eah, there w ill be a die-back w here the industry cuts back. It happens every 15 or 20 years. It happened in the late ‘70s.

Boomed up again and happened in the late ‘80s. Boom ed up again and it’s gonna happen in the late ‘90s.

S e r v ic e s B uild in g a t 3637 Pee! in room 2 0 4 on th e follow ing d a t e s : T uesday, Nov. 11. 12:30-1:30 p .m .

W e d n e sd a y , Nov. 19, 11:30-12:30 p.m .

T hursday, Nov. 27, 12:30-1:30 p .m .

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4 November 1997 album , exhibiting the b and’s con­ sta n tly -ev o lv in g sound. T h ere is some mystery in why the band has included three cover songs on this album, as w ell as a tiresome rendi­ tion o f “W eigh.” This album is a m ust for the die-hard Phish-head, but probably not the best introduc­ tion to this ever-changing band.

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SYR 2: M usikale Pergezichten (Sonic Youth Records)

III (Nettwerk)

T h e g o o d p e o p le o f S o n ic Youth continue to expand the hori­ zons o f deconstructed music, going beyond the lim its of no-wave and d efy in g the clich é s o f free ja z z , rendering the listener soundly baf­ fled and only able to say, “Whoa!

W hat the fuck was that?!” Get the h ead p h o n es on, cran k it up, and co n tin u e th e v o y ag e (m ake sure you’ve already picked up the first in s ta lm e n t of th e s e rie s , P e r s p e c tiv e s M u s ic a le s ) , b u t beware: indie rock it ain’t.

— Dave Albouy

DJ Shadow High Noon EP (Mo Wax)

— Tyler Hargreaves

Moby curious, start with “Prey,” the 22m in u te fin al trac k d ro n e-a-th o n .

There aren’t too many people left who do the m etal thing quite like these guys, and as long as there are dissatisfied teenage boys roam ing the world, Brutal Truth will never have to worry about their niche.

I f th e re are an y h a rd c o re S kinny P u p p y fan s still m o p in g a ro u n d , lo o k in g fo r so m e g o th industrial noise mixed with creepy random samplings, they’d best not look to cEvin K ey’s new pet pro­ ject. D ownload is pure electronica.

Bubbly percussion rem iniscent of late 80s Rubberm aid commercials, m elodic m otives d u lled to b ack ­ ground ambience and a more musi­ cal (if not tonal) approach charac­ terize these tracks. T his constant com edow n groove carries m elan­ c h o lic u n d e rc u rre n ts h in tin g at Skinny’s later, more chaotic work.

One unsettling bit of goth nostalgia surfaces on nearly every “song,” as u n d u la tin g w aves o f sy m p h o n ic noise introduce m ost tracks.

— H arris Newman

Phish Slip Scratch and Pass (Elektra)

I Like to Score: M usic From Films, Vol. 1 (Elektra) H e ’s b ac k ...w e ll, n ot really .

On this release you’ll find, for bet­ ter or worse, all o f M oby’s contri­ butions to cinema, which (thankful­ ly) are almost all electronic com po­ sitions. A lthough this record w ill in cite you to do everything from p u ttin g y o u r h e a d r ig h t on th e speaker (in order to engage fully in th a t tr a n s c e n d e n ta l/m e d ita tiv e am bient experience) to w hipping out your g lo -stick s and vapo-rub and ju s t d o in ’ it, there ju s t is n ’t en o u g h in the w ay o f new stu ff (apart from the absolutely k ick in ’ Jam es B ond them e dem olition) to r e a lly w a r ra n t s h e llin ’ o u t th e bones for this sucka.

Y ou th in k m aybe E le k tra is doing all they can, in light o f the M o b e s te rs ’ ab a n d o n m e n t o f the w h o le “ e l e c tr o n i c a ” s c e n e , to repackage M oby’s oldies in order to make more cash? Nah!

— Erin Kostashok

Correction: In the September 9th issue of the T ribune, it wa!s erroneously reported that the best single of the year was DJ Shadow ’s “M idnight in a Perfect W orld.” In actuality, the best single o f the year is DJ S h a d o w ’s “ H ig h N o o n .” T h e Tribune regrets the error.

— Kris M ichaud

Brutal Truth Sounds o f the A nim al Kingdom (Relapse) W hat needs to be said about Brutal Truth? G rindcore. Yup, no question. If you already know and love them, well then this record is good. W hile sometimes a little the­ a tric a l, A n im al K in g d o m o ffe rs variety in term s o f pace changes and a nifty Sun Ra cover. For the

DISCS OF TH E W EEK P a rt l . . .

Patti Smith Peace and Noise (Arista/BM G ) Barely a year after recording G one A gain, the acclaim ed com e­ b a c k a lb u m th a t b ro k e h er eight year silence, Patti Smith unexpectedly returned to the stu d io w ith lo n g tim e b an d m a tes L en n y K ay e and Jay Lee D aughterly, am ong o th ­ e rs . T h e r e s u lt is e q u a lly u n ex p ected — P a tti’s fin est work since H orses, the debut bomb she dropped on a sleep­ ing record industry more than 22 years ago.

P eace a nd N oise arrives at the tail end o f rock’s “year o f th e w o m a n ,” tw e lv e m onths defin ed by th e co m ­ m e rc ia l s u c c e s s o f th e fo lk d e riv e d sta rs o f L ilith F air and th e ir e x ten d e d kin. At 51, P atti S m ith h a s r e le a s e d an a lb u m s im u lta n e o u s ly d e a th -o b s e s s e d an d b rim m in g w ith v ita lit y , a recording that the current crop o f

singer/songw riters should afford a carefu l listen . P eace a n d N o ise com es as a m uch-needed burst o f p a s s io n a m id s t a s u f f o c a tin g music glut, placing it on the short list o f contenders for rock album o f the year.

Passion is cru cial, but w ith ­ out the songcraft to back it up, it’s useless, and Patti and her collabo­ ra to rs n e v e r d is a p p o in t in th is area. A m ong the reco rd ’s im pec­ ca b le co m p o sitio n s is “ 1959,” a r o u s in g r o c k e r th a t c o n ju re s

— Dave Albouy P hish’s latest release is a sin­ gle-disc live album taken from a sh o w p e rfo rm e d in H a m b u rg , G erm an y in M arch o f th is year.

T h is is th e th ird tim e P h ish has released material w hich attempts to represent the live experience. Slip S c ra tc h an d P ass d eb u ts tw o o f P h is h ’s c o n c e rt a n th e m s w h ich have n ev er been set dow n in the stu d io . “ M ik e ’ s S o n g ” an d “W eekapaug G roove” are, without a d o u b t, th e s ta n d o u ts o f th is im ages o f both the C hinese inva­ sion o f Tibet and the rebel yell of the first generation o f rock ‘n roll, discovering itself, sim ultaneously, h alf a world away.

“W aiting U nderground,” the opening track, respectfully evokes ro ck ’s roots in black gospel. The trac k is ev en a c c e n te d (b u t not a n c h o r e d ) by a s a m p le c u lle d fro m th e S m ith s o n ia n ’s m u sic a rc h iv e s . “ D ea d C ity ” o ffe rs a scathing eulogy to the d ecay ­ in g u rb a n h o le o f D e tr o it, w h ile th e fin a l tra c k , “ L a st C a l l ,” m a n a g e s th e n e a r ­ im p o ssib le ta sk o f le n d in g a sen se o f d ig n ity to th e m ass su icid e o f the H e a v en ’s G ate U FO cult.

T he literary m ovem ent o f th e B e a ts , w h o s e p o e tic e s s e n c e p e r m e a te s P a t t i ’s lyrics, lost two o f its founders th is y e a r. P a tti p a y s trib u te here to both, o fferin g first an e v o c a tiv e r e a d in g o f A lle n G insberg’s “Spell: A Footnote to H ow l,” and later pulling down the m o o n in h o n o u r o f W illia m S. Burroughs w ith “M om ento M ori,” a stu n n in g c re sc e n d o th a t w as, u n b elievably, im provised live in the studio.

Philosopher Kings Famous, Rich and Beautiful (Columbia) The T o ro n to -b a s e d P h ilo so p h er K in g s’ new effo rt is v a rie d m u s ic a lly , b u t f a ils to explore any themes beyond the typ­ ical tales o f “loved and lo st.” A t times they have a Jamiroquai/Tribe Called Quest feel, managing to dis­ play their potential as musicians in F o r n e w c o m e r s to P a t t i 's legacy, H o rse s is reco m m en d ed as an e s s e n tia l firs t p u rc h a s e .

P ea ce a n d N o ise is, h ow ever, a te r r if ic p la c e to c a tc h up w ith P a tti, a w o m an w h o sh a re s the d istin c tio n w ith N eil Y o u n g o f b ein g th e o n ly fifty -so m eth in g s w h o c o n tin u e to p ro d u c e n ew , vital rock ‘n roll to this day. After a lo n g a b se n c e , w e ’re lu ck y to h a v e h e r b a c k in su c h p e r f e c t form.

the last track, “Dinah.” This album is a step up fro m th e ir p rev io u s effort, but it would appear that the P h ilo so p h e r K ings d o n ’t h av e a kingdom quite yet.

— Tyler H argreaves

Gang Green Back and Gacked (Taang!)

A c e le b ra tio n o f sp e e d an d punk rock economy, this six-track EP clocks in at ju st over 12 m in­ utes. Standout track: “Here to Stay” (a ls o th e s h o r te s t so n g on th e a lb u m ), a f u lly - fo r m e d ro ck a n th em so m eh o w cram m ed in to 1:12. Y ou’ll be watching your CD tim er in disbelief, w ondering how th ey ’ll finish in tim e. Verse, ch o ­ rus, cartoon FX percussion fill, and repeat 2X. Last tim e around, Gang G reen co m p le te s th e cy c le w ith tim e to spare, and the final drum fill is replaced by the popping and chugging o f a can o f Bud. D rink up, guys!., you’ve earned it.

— Kris M ichaud

P5K Palimpsest (Derivative) The M ontreal artists formerly known as Pest 5000 follow up last y ear’s Interrabang w ith a co llec­ tio n o f p r e v io u s ly r e le a s e d 7 ” material and a handful o f w hat are, in th is d ay an d a g e , r e q u is ite rem ixes. It would take substantial genetic m odifications to suck the pop out o f Pest, but th eir cast o f assorted famous persons give it the old college try via avant collage, house remodellings and everything in betw een . T he firs t g en eratio n m aterial is fairly representative of Pest’s signature astropop, which on m o re th a n o n e o c c a s io n sk ip s stones across the sea o f cheese, but hardly ever falls in. W hile this disc is a bit o f a tease for the initiated

Continued on page 17 before that. Sam ples from the first W oodstock concert — m essages about loving your brother — con­ f lic t w ith th e c h a o s o f a c h ild scream ing. “Let you get a fucking gun butt to your gut.”

Tw enty-five year old Fearless has done his tim e as a DJ, having d o n e w o rk fo r th e C h e m ic a l B r o th e rs (w h o s e in f lu e n c e

— Kris M ichaud

. . . P a rt 2 Death in Vegas D ead Elvis (Tim e Bom b/BM G ) M ore m u sical sty les th an a CM J com pilation. Death in Vegas ( R ic h a r d F e a r le s s a n d S te v e H ellier) take electronica and mix in equal parts blues, dub, dancehall, rock, breakbeat and am bient techno to provide the listener with healthy dose o f listening pleasure.

H ailing from the U.K., Death in V egas released th eir first sin­ gle, Dirt, a year and h alf ago and actually produced the track a year

appears on D ea d E lvis) and as a resident DJ at a London club.

D eath in V eg as h as b ee n a household name in the U.K. for a few years now. T he fact that the recent N orth A m erican d istrib u ­ tion o f this album reflects the con­ tin e n t’s s lu g g is h n e s s to a c c e p t techno.

— D om M ichaud

Entertainment

4 November 1997 Company Flow

(the only unreleased, unadulterated so n g is a B ig B la c k /D e v o “Frankenstein” reworking), at least it is an in d ic ato r th a t th e ir aw e­ inspiring debut w asn’t a fluke.

W ith th e W u -T a n g ’s p o sse growing daily, you get the feeling that what was once innovative hip hop has gone the w ay o f gangsta rap — com m ercial. W hat do you do w hen the w ell o f in te llig e n t rhym es has been exhausted? You go back to the roots: th e u n d er­ ground.

Just as KRS-One was droppin’ s c ie n c e in N ew Y o r k ’ s u n d e r ­ g ro u n d d u rin g th e e ig h tie s ,

Classic Mellow, Vol. 3 Various Artists (React/Polygram)

Roots of Jazz Funk, Vol. 2 Various Artists (React/EMI)

Continued from Page 15 gonna have careers through it all are bands that are willing to change in their own fashion. Not necessari­ ly with the trends, but against the trends. Like, to give you an exam­ ple, Tom Petty, back in the ‘70s, when he came out and sounded like nothing that was out there. And he was a rock ‘n roll guy. H e w asn’t flashy, he w asn’t fancy; ju st a regu­ la r guy p lay in g ro ck ‘n ro ll and there was an audience for it.”

On the state of radio today:

Classic M ellow is solid. And they don’t let Sinatra in. All these tracks are in technicolour and have b ellb o tto m s on. S tev ie W onder, Sm okey, A retha and Barry W hite turn your mood ring blue.

Roots o f Jazz Funk mixes too many styles. You keep finding flies in your soup. But it’s all good — flies can be kinda tasty. Bop from P h ily Jo e and B ro th e r M cD u ff.

C o ltra n e an d H e rb ie H a n c o c k , modal jazz by Joe Henderson.

Com pany Flow — the Big A pple’s new est spaw n — pro m ise a new age o f urban instruction. Lead by fro n tm a n E l-P , C o m p a n y F low return to the rhym e and refuse to hide their m essage behind a bassheavy backbeat.

And if thought-provoking hip h op is n 't y o u r th in g , y o u can always w ait for another W u-Tang Productions release.

— Dom M ichaud

— Jean-Noel M urphy

“I w as the youngest o f five, so I grew up listening to all that my siblings w ere lis­ tening to: M otown, Smokey R o b in s o n , Ja m e s B ro w n , Otis Redding, the Doors, the B e atles, th e S to n es, B lack Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills Nash an d Y o u n g , th e M o n k e y s, old country and show tunes. I like them the best out o f all o f them. I loved AM radio in the ‘60s — you could turn on the radio and hear the best of all types of music. “ N ow ra d io is so fo r­ m atted, I d o n ’t know if it’s as b ad h e re as it is in th e S tates. A ltern ativ e, th e re ’s A d u lt a lte r n a tiv e , th e r e ’s m odem AC, there’s hot AC... there’s like 85 different for­ m ats. T h e re ’s U rban radio.

th ere’s churban radio. T he reason for that is that, even with the glut, there really isn ’t th at m uch good music out there. I listen to a lot of music. I’m in the process o f start­ ing a m ajor label next year and I get sent tapes all the tim e. I was lucky to find three acts that I want­ ed to sign — it’s pretty fucking dis­ mal.”

On how to survive in the industry: “ [Y ou h av e to] ch an g e from

record to record, ‘cause it gets bor­ in g . W h o w an ts to do th e sam e thing twice? It’s like having sex the sam e w ay every night. So, yeah, keep moving. And do every inter­ v ie w . P lay p a rtie s, p lay c o ffe e ­ houses. Play anything. “ [C apitol] had h o ped to sell 5 0 ,0 0 0 r e c o rd s o f S p a r k le a n d Fade. A fter they heard the record [they didn’t prom ote it at all, but] we pushed it like hell! W e got out on the road and met guys like you and did anything that people threw a t u s. W e d id f a n z in e s , w e d id ev e ry th in g . W e b u ilt up a core following. W e went on the road and sold 100,000 r e c o rd s b e fo re ‘S a n ta M onica’ even came out as a single.

The situation is going to get worse before it gets bet­ te r. T h e re a re g o o d new bands out there. Hopefully, th e s e a c ts w ill so m e h o w m anage to m ake it through the mob at the bottom o f the ladder and clim b above the masses to a place where they can be heard.

F o r an a lte r n a tiv e to commercial radio take a lis­ te n to C K U T 9 0 .3 FM (M cG ill’s radio station), or to C B C -R a d io 9 3 .5 F M ’s B rav e N ew W av es b ro a d ­ cast fro m 12 a.m. to 4 a.m.

M ayb e som eth in g new w ill catch you ear.

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Whereas the 1997 Senate Advisory sub-committee on Educational Equity reported that 15% of incoming students to McGill have children;

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Whereas a new student Daycare Centre could provide a service more reflective of students' lives, be more accessible and afford­ able;

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Whereas the Senate Advisory sub-committee on Educational Equity reported that there is significant need for Daycare ser­ vices on campus among the student population;

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It is proposed that SSMU establish a Part-time Flexible Daycare Centre in the new student Services Building to meet the needs o f student parents.

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Whereas the current university Daycare Centre does not ade­ quately respond to the needs of students;

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DO YO U AGREE? YES G Q N O To campaign for or against a referendum question, you must form an official campaign committee. "Yes" and "No" committees can be formed by SSMU Council, or by submitting a committee petition. Referendum information sheets with detais about how to form a committee are available at the SSMU General Office, 3480 McTavish, 1st Floor. Committee petitions must be submitted no later than Monday, 27 October 1997, at noon.

Sports

4 November 1997

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Redmen earn trip to soccer Nationals with QSSF title T h ird time hopes to be charm a fte r d isa p p o in tin g results

By Franklin Rubinstein

Offered the chance to return to so c c e r’s n atio n al cham p io n sh ip s fo r the th ird consecu tiv e season, th e M c G ill R e d m e n so u n d ly defeated the U niversité du Québec a M o n tréal 3-1 in F riday n ig h t’s Q uebec U niversity Soccer League finals. Now, the R edm en hope to improve upon their past frustrations at soccer’s centre stage.

The Redm en entered the con­ test on a high note following their victory over Concordia — a team w h ich had d e fe a te d th e R edm en tw ice th is year. H aving d efeated the Citadins on two previous occa­ sions, McGill appeared to have the inside track to the Quebec title.

The Redmen began the contest in sp ectacu lar fashion, po stin g a qu ick m arker courtesy o f w inger Rehan Ali. Only two m inutes into th e g a m e , s tr ik e r A n d re w Eisenstark sent a long pass across the field, where Ali deftly received the advance and skilfully struck the ball into the top of the net.

M cG ill continued to ride the c re st o f g ood fo rtu n e w hen fiv e m inutes later, a C itadins forw ard w as r e d - c a rd e d fo r th ro w in g a punch at McConnell.

“I thought he [Citadins player]

fouled m e, so I ju st grabbed him from behind...I think he was really frustrated. He hit m e real hard. I w as ru n n in g in to h im an d he hit me right in m y s te rn u m , ” rem arked M c C o n n e ll, pointing to his chest.

T he sc u f­ fle w as th e d e fin in g play o f th e s h o w ­ dow n.

The ra m ific a tio n w as s u b s ta n ­ tial — UQAM w o u ld be forced to play a m an s h o rt for the rest of the match.

McGill continued to press for m ost of the f ir s t h a lf b u t c a m e up e m p ty , a llo w in g U Q A M to slo w ly gain control o f the play as they began to a p p ly p r e s s u r e to th e M c G ill defence.

“W e have a lack o f m aturity on this team and we have a bunch of young players in their first year.

Sometimes, w hen you have to slow the pace and you have to put the b a ll on th e g ro u n d , th e y d o n ’t

know . T h ey w ere p an ick in g too quickly and the ball was too much in the back and we left too m any s p a c e s ,” n o te d R e d m e n M a rc M ounicot.

The R edm en’s inability to be p a tie n t c o st th em in th e seco n d h a lf. A t th e s e v e n tie th m in u te , M cGill did not clear the zone and

c o n s e q u e n tly r e lin q u is h e d a U Q A M goal to knot the gam e at one apiece.

T h e s c o r e stayed that w ay u n til the eightyf i f t h minute, w h e n M o u n ic o t scored two q u i c k s p e c ta c u ­ lar goals to put th e g a m e away.

T h e m id field er d e s c r ib e d h is g o a ls.

“T h e firs t o n e w as the kind of goal you dream to score in your career. I think the ball was coming and I hit it with the outside of my left foot and it came off perfectly to score the goal.

“T h e seco n d on e w as ju s t a continuation. I was confident and I k n ew th a t w h en I ’m sh o o tin g , I have a good chance to score. W hen

you’re lucky and confident, the ball will go in the top com er.”

M cGill returns to the national championships for the third consec­ utive year. T heir previous results did not meet their expectations, and the Redmen look to prove that they are a legitim ate soccer power.

“W e are no longer going there just happy to have made the nation­ als. I think we realize that we have enough talent to not only go there, but to go there and perform well,” n o te d fo u rth -y e a r v e te ra n P e te r Bryant.

The Redm en finished fourth at last year’s finals after being nation­ ally ranked as high as number two during the regular season. Another inadequate result and the Redm en’s regular season schedule’s credibili­ ty m ust be q u e s tio n e d .

N ev e rth ele ss, the R ed ‘n ’ W hite enter the nationals confident. “ H o p e fu lly w e ’ll g e t th e b o u n ces.” said M cC onnell. L ast year, we really deserved it and we got the bad call in the sem i-final gam e w hen they called a penalty shot. H e called it against me and I have had nightm ares about it. It’s looking good because at Dalhousie, th ey ’ve got turf, so that will be a big advantage for us.”

Basketball Redmen get stuffed at Redbird Classic

By Chris Lander and Ryan M urphy

T he M cGill Redm en last sea­ son w ere a lot like a M ike Tyson match, lots o f bite but little fight.

T he team ’s tenacity w as rarely in question, but their ability to score points and finish out close games in

the clutch was suspect. This season w ill again prove to be a difficult transition as the Redm en lost key faces in Rick Varisco and Pat Inglis while absorbing a litany o f rookies.

T his inexperience w as appar­ ent as the Redmen looked to tune up before the regular season last w eek en d in th e R e d b ird C lassic

Tournament. The team headed into the tournam ent with high hopes to im prove on last year’s 4-16 m ark despite having yet to produce a win in this preseason.

The Redmen wore the mask of defeat as they kicked off the tour­ n am en t w ith a gam e a g a in st th e

to u rn a m e n t. T h e R e d m e n w ere thrashed by 30 points as the Bears cru ised to an easy 85-55 victory behind Darren Sem eniuk’s slashing play and the inside dom ination by tw in to w e rs R y a n D u n k le y an d Nick Hughes.

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f a s h io n a n d b e ly in g th e ir a g e , M cGill sputtered to the finish line as M cM aster began to pour it on.

T he M arau d ers co n tin u ed to spend m ore tim e in the paint and m o n o p o liz e d th e d e f e n s iv e re b o u n d s , as th e y o u t- m u s c le d M cGill 86-51. For M cGill, rookie B rady M urphy p lay ed ex trem ely well and m ade an im pact the size o f a freight train against the best team in the country.

W hile the tournam ent resulted in an 0-3 mark for M cGill, the team is still young and will spend most o f th e se a so n le a r n in g to p la y

The teams:

The women’s team at the U of T are the defending nation­ al champs. The men placed third last season. McGill’s women placed third in the country, while the men had strong individuals but a weaker over­ all team.

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Coming up this week Martlet Hockey vs. St-Laurent, Friday, 7 p.m., McConnell win­ ter arena.

Key actors:

This will be a big event with big names competing. In the Individual Medley, Limpert will face off against U of T freshman and last year’s sec­ ond-ranked high schooler in the coun­ try, Liz Warden. Another key match up will be Lisa Vigini vs. U of T’s Julie Howard, the CIAU’s swimmer of the year. Other names to watch for are: Carol Chiang, Holly McComb, and Sebastian Paddington for McGill, and Simon Eberlie for the U of T. The records:

This is the first regular season event for both teams this year, and the matchup will be a showcase of two of the best teams in the coun­ try in McGill’s only home event of the season.

Redmen Hockey vs. UQTR, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., McConnell Winter arena.

U n iv e r s ity o f N ew B ru n s w ic k Varsity Reds on All H allow ’s Eve. A strong effort by M cG ill’s Hubert Davis, who was named to the tour­ n a m e n t a ll- s ta r te a m , w as n o t enough to stave off a loss as they were edged 67-54.

M cG ill fo llo w ed th e lo ss to UNB w ith yet another dem oraliz­ in g d e f e a t, th is tim e to th e U n iv e r s ity o f A lb e r ta G o ld e n Bears, who were later defeated by UNB in the decisive gam e o f the

g am es, th e R ed m e n fa c e d th e ir b ig g e s t c h a lle n g e in th e ir fin a l game, going up against the presea­ son number one team in the coun­ try , M cM aster. M cG ill cam e out stro n g an d sh o w e d a te n a c io u s defence that stifled M cM aster for a good part of the first half.

B y th e seco n d h a lf, M cG ill was show ing signs o f life as they drew close to the M arauders, com ­ ing within ju st a few points of a tie on several occasions. But in typical

Swimming: Men & Women host Uof T, Saturday, Currie pool.

Martlet Volleyball vs. U of M, Friday 6 p.m. vs. Concordia, Saturday 1 p.m.

Currie Gym Redmen Volleyball vs. Uof M, Friday 8 p.m. vs. Sherbrooke, Sunday 1 p.m.

Currie Gym

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SpOrtS

4 November 1997

Martlets’ wings clipped in soccer

By Sean Cassin

The Laval Rouge et Or defeat­ ed the M cGill Martlets 2-1 in sud­ den death double overtim e to win the Quebec U niversity S occer L eague cham ­ pionship gam e played at Molson Stadium last F rid ay night. D espite the result, both team s advance to the nation­ a ls n e x t w e e k at l ’U niversité de Laval.

Since Laval is the host te a m , it r e c e iv e d an a u to m a tic e n try in to the tournament.

M cGill and Laval w ill be in d if f e r e n t pools; the M artlets will get a chance at revenge only if they both make the finals.

L av al p ressu red th e M a rtle ts e a rly in th e g am e w ith c ris p passing but w ere kept o ff the scoreboard by th e tig h t M c G ill defence.

L aval h ad a sure goal taken away in the 1 7th m in u te w h en a w e ll-p la c e d lo b shot c a u g h t th e M c G ill k ee p er too fa r o u t o f n e t. S w e e p e r S ue B e la ir ca m e b a c k to c le a r th e sh o t at th e M artlets g e t goal line.

A ly so n W a lk e r, playing only her second gam e in n e t fo r th e M a rtle ts d u e to th e in ju ry to D ebra K eitzke, m ade a brilliant diving save on a dangerous breakaway late in the half, and then stopped a header off a com er at the 45 m inute m ark to keep the game scoreless at half time.

T he seco n d h a lf beg an w ith Laval providing constant pressure in the attacking zone. The Rouge et Or whistled a shot just wide o f the net twelve minutes in.

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ed num erous chances b ut neither team could capitalize until the 75th m in u te , w h en M c G ill s tr ik e r R achel B oom gaardt w as tackled, earning the M artlets a free kick.

a h e a d e r to N a tio n a ls O dile D esbois took the free kick and put a shot over the Laval keep­ er’s head to give M cGill a 1-0 lead.

L aval resp o n d ed w ith in c re a se d p re ssu re . O n ly stro n g play by W alker kept the M artlets in the game. “ She pulled through fo r u s,” said Belair. “T hat’s a hard position to play.”

In th e 8 5 th m in u te , L a v a l found their w ay past W alker on a s h o t th a t w as s to p p e d by th e M cGill keeper but trickled through

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T h e tie s e t up o v e r tim e in w hat was shaping up to be a cham­ pionship classic.

In the extra frame, Laval pres­ s u re d e a rly a n d o fte n an d th e a c tio n w as m ark ed by ro u g h play an d h ip ch eck s. L aval nearly scored in the 97th m inute w hen they beat W a lk e r w ith a q u ic k shot, but it was cleared again at the goal line by B elair. W alk er m ade a series o f tough saves to keep the M artlets in the gam e and force a second sudden death overtime.

L aval continued to p ressu re an d beat W alker on a tough shot from inside the 18-yard box. Belair intentional­ ly stopped the ball with h e r h a n d to sa v e th e goal but was penalized, giving L aval a penalty sh o t. L av al sc o re d on the free kick to end the m a ra th o n g am e in th e 111th m in u te an d w in the championship 2-1.

A fte r th e g a m e , M c G ill h e a d c o a c h S y lv ie B e liv e a u w as pleased with her team ’s play and their ability to “sustain them and stop them from attacking.”

Paul Norbo F a c in g a L a v a l team w hich boasts tw o n ational and six p ro v in cial team players, B eliveau focused on the p o sitiv e a sp e c ts o f th e c h a m p i­ onship classic.

“W e proved they’re beatable,” said B eliv eau . “W e had the lead and lost it on a tough goal.

“For nationals w e’ll have our g o a lk e e p e r b a c k a n d A ly so n [W alker] w ill help us by playing her normal position.”

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Football Redmen bow out to Queen’s in semis

By Paul Conner

T he long, strange trip is over for the Redm en. A 10-7 loss to the Q ueen’s G olden Gaels put an end to a d is a p p o in tin g s e a s o n fo r M cG ill’s highest-profile team.

T he gam e w as, in effect, an o ld -sty le d efe n siv e b a ttle in the o ld e st riv alry in C an ad ian fo o t­ ball. Tw o-and-out was the order of th e day as n e ith e r te a m lo o k e d com fortable on the w et grass and in fro n t o f a n atio n al te le v isio n audience.

As expected, strong defence p rev a iled in this gam e. H eading into the contest, Q ueen’s’ defence w as ran k ed th ird in the country; M c G ill’s w as ninth. D esp ite the n u m b e rs , no o n e e x p e c te d th e gam e to be quite as low scoring as it was. In the first half, it appeared as though both teams were unw ill­ ing, or perhaps unable, to attem pt the big play.

Q u e e n ’s q u a r te rb a c k B e a u H ow es, w ho finished the reg u lar s e a s o n se c o n d in to ta l p a s s in g y a r d a g e f o r th e C a n a d ia n In te rc o lle g ia te A th le tic s U nion, had an u n ch a racteristically slow start. On the other side, M cG ill’s D a v id M c K in n o n a p p e a r e d u n c o m fo rta b le th e e n tire g am e, converting only 10 o f 25 attem pts for 79 yards. His longest com ple­ tio n o f o n ly 12 y ard s w as ev en m ore o f an indicator o f the rook­ ie’s lack o f com fort on this day.

D espite a paltry 50 net offen­ sive yards in the first h alf for the Redm en, a 39-yard field goal and a single by G ord H oogenraad gave the visitors a 4-0 lead at half-time.

In the third quarter, the G aels’ offence took over and did every­ thing but blow the gam e open. In a fram e m ark ed by zero o ffen siv e y ard ag e by th e R ed m en and the aw akening o f H ow es for Q ueen’s, the Redm en were lucky to escape w ith a 4-3 lead.

In the final quarter, Q ueen’s finally broke through. W ith under th r e e m in u te s r e m a in in g , th e G aels ran a trick play w hich broke the gam e open. H ow es rolled left, and tossed the ball to his running back. T he back then planted and th rew th e b all do w n field to the te a m ’s top rec eiv e r, C hris G ear, fo r a 2 9 -y ard gain . O n th e n ex t p la y , H o w es fo u n d G ea r in th e end zone fo r the m ajor, and as it turned out, the game.

A lthough M cGill was leading going into the fourth quarter, the d e s e rv in g te am w o n th is g am e.

The Gaels had four tim es as much net offence as M cG ill and showed th a t th e y a re th e te a m w h ic h b elo n g s in th e c o n fe re n c e final.

Both defences played great games; the difference w as M cG ill’s lack o f offensive clout.

Briefs Redmen caught crossborder shopping

p e n a lty m in u te s a n d a p o o r d e fe n s iv e e f f o rt to sc o re fiv e g o a ls d e s p ite a s o lid 41 sto p The M cG ill Redm en contin­ evening by D aniel before 1,000 raving fans at the Bright H ockey u e d th e ir s tr o n g le a g u e p la y C e n tre . T h e w in n in g th e ir Redmen, h o m e -o p e n e r m e a n w h ile , by a 5-3 ta lly w ere held in over th e check as O tta w a G ee th e y s c o re d G ees. V eteran tw o g o a ls G o a lie Ja rro d after m anag­ Daniel lead the in g o n ly a w ay w ith a 31 p a ltr y 30 sa v e e f f o rt as s h o ts . C a rl th e R e d m e n C h a r Ia n d continued their c h ip p e d in undefeated w ith g o a ls . season to stand T h e tr o u n c ­ a t 3 -0 . L u c in g c o n t i n ­ F ournier, u e d a t Y ale B en jam in w h e re th e V e n d a i s , r u le s of M artin D arche, decorum Alexandre w e re le ft at Chapelaine th e d o o r as and D ave G o u rd e a ll R edm en ta ke a d ive Paul Norbo the Bulldogs d o w n e d th e c o n trib u te d to the scoring.

Redm en by a score o f 7-1.

M c G ill’s lo n e b rig h t spot E x h ib itio n p la y , h o w ev e r, ca m e fro m e v e r-s te a d y r ig h t­ h a s n o t b e e n so k in d ; th e w in g e r L u c F o u r n ie r . T h e R edm en had a pair o f losses to declare at C ustom s on the w eek­ Redm en were again soundly outsh o t by a stag g erin g m argin o f en d , lo sin g to th e Iv y -L e a g u e 41-24. p o w er h o u se s o f H a rv a rd an d Y a le . H a rv a rd c a p ita liz e d on

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Fun and games in Nagano Japan Suggestions f o r an im proved W inter O lym pics L ike peanut butter and hem ­ lock, and the D aily and integrity, N agano and the W inter O lym pics w ere tw o p o la rized p h rases that b e fo re th is y e a r w o u ld se ld o m have been m ated in a w ord asso­ ciation gam e. A s unlikely as their m a tc h - m a k in g m ay seem , N a g a n o w ill n o n e th e le s s p la y proud host to the w orld w hen the W in te r O ly m p ic s c o n v e n e in F e b r u a r y o n th e p ic tu r e s q u e , s n o w - s w e p t tu n d r a o f Japan.

O f f e r in g th e W i n te r G a m e s to N agano w as th e O lym pic C om m ittee’s firs t ste p in c h a n g in g th e im a g e o f its c o n te st an d an a tte m p t to im p ro v e th e s lid in g r a tin g s o f p a s t y e a rs . S a d ly it h a s n ’t b e e n th e lo c a tio n o f the g a m e s b u t th e ir c o n te n t w h ic h has caused a decline in populari­ ty. W ith this in m ind, the tim e is rip e to con sid er the in clu sio n o f new events.

T o b e g in w ith , h o w a b o u t m oving the skeet-sh o o tin g co m ­ p e t itio n to th e o p e n in g c e r e ­ m onies? L e t’s face it, anyone can h it a clay disc; you know w here i t ’ s g o in g . B u t d o v e s — n o w th e re’s an unpredictable anim al. I k n o w w h a t y o u ’re th in k i n g , w o n ’t people chain them selves to trees if w e sta rt shooting sm all, d e f e n c e le s s b ir d s ? Y es — an d th a t’s w h ere th e in sp ira tio n fo r o u r n ex t e v e n t co m es. N am e ly , fro st b ite , an e v e n t ta ilo r-m a d e for hearty C anadians, w here com ­ p e tito rs w ill r e c e iv e p o in ts fo r skin tone, chapping and degree o f delirium . G ranted, the A m ericans w o u ld be fa v o u rite s if th ey can

tem pt W alt D isney o u t o f retire­ m en t, b u t w e h av e m o re th a n a few M aritim ers that w ould drink endless gallons o f anti-freeze if it m eant getting on T.V. A n o th e r tre m e n d o u s d is a p ­ p o in tm e n t in r e c e n t g a m e s h as been the figure skating co m p eti­ tions, w hich have featu red m ore sp ills th e n D o lly P arto n in a B cup. It seem s th a t ev e n th e to p skaters tum ble at least tw ice per ro u tin e , so i t ’s tim e so m e th in g

murf's turf Ryan M urphy w a s in tr o d u c e d to g iv e th e m in c e n tiv e to k eep th em on th e ir feet. I propose dry ice, n ot only for the obvious m otivation it p ro ­ v id e s b u t also fo r th e n e a t fo g ­ like effect. O f course, if I m erely co m plained about th eir falls, I ’d be concealing the truth. T he fact o f the m atter is, skaters ju st d o n ’t hustle. M y solution com es in tw o easily p ro nounceab le w ords: U lf S a m u e ls s o n . I t ’s a k n o w n fa c t th a t in life, as w ell as in sports, adversity prom pts g reatness, and w h a t m o re a d v e rsity co u ld y o u a sk fo r th a n h a v in g th e N H L ’s prem ier goon shadow you around th e ice a w a itin g th e sim p lest o f m issteps.

W h ile w e ’re on th e su b je c t o f ice sports, how about Z am boni fighting, an event com bining the artistry o f the m atador w ith four tonnes o f unforgiving steel. Even a r m e d w ith a b l o w to r c h a n d r a tc h e t se t, th e m a ta d o r w o u ld have little hope, but quite frankly, w hen w as the last tim e a m atador

becam e president, w on the N obel P rize or cured cancer?

I f N a g a n o a c c e p ts m y su g ­ g estio n s, th en it seem s only fair th at a gesture should be m ade to a c k n o w le d g e th e ir h o s p ita lity , a n d w h a t b e t t e r w a y th e n to include m edal-granting, culturally -re le v a n t ev e n ts? F o r sta rters, how ab o u t th e S u m o ski ju m p ?

E n g l a n d ’s E d d ie th e E a g l e ’s in c l u s i o n in th e C a lg a r y O ly m p ic s w as te s ta m e n t to th e fact th at anything is possible, and surely a lack o f skill is a g re a te r b a rrie r to o v e r­ com e th e n g r a v it y .

P e rh a p s a n o th e r hom e grow n ev en t co u ld be the K am ikaze pom m el horse, a sport involving the grace o f g ym ­ nastics w ith the navigational skill o f R ay C harles on a moped.

B e fo re you a c c u se m e o f d e m e a n in g th e s p i r i t o f th e g a m e s , it is tim e to r e m e m b e r th a t th e O ly m p ic s a re th e la s t g reat freak show on earth. A fter all, w here else are you apt to see 7 ’5 b asketball players, 4 ’0 g ym ­ n asts, 4 0 0 lbs w eig h t lifte rs, 75 lb s rid e rs an d b e a rd e d G erm a n w om en u nder the sam e roof? No, th e O ly m p ics d erid ed its e lf long before it appeared in this colum n.

F a ste r, stro n g e r an d b ig g e r are no longer ju st inspiring w ords d e s c r ib in g th e P o rn in d u s tr y , th e y ’re term s to tak e to h eart as w e h e a d to w a r d s th e s n o w ­ capped m ounds o f N agano.

Redmen look for strong season play C o n tin u e d from Page 7 9 together.

“Even though the tournam ent results might not reflect it, I think we are really going to be a strong team by the end o f the se a so n ,” s a id M u rp h y , w ho w as n a m e d p la y e r o f th e g am e a g a in s t th e M a ra u d e rs . “W e are d e f in ite ly g o in g th ro u g h a lo t o f g ro w in g pains right now.”

T h e lo s s e s , h o w e v e r, w ere deceiving and not indicative o f sev­ eral factors, including the absence o f v e te r a n p o in t g u a rd M a tt W atson. The intense W atson is the u n d isp u te d c o u rt g e n e ra l o f th e Redmen, and gives them a sense of direction and desire essential to any

winning team.

B ehind the defeats w ere also tre m e n d o u s in d iv id u a l p e r f o r ­ mances by many Redm en players.

Remarkably, forward Hubert Davis has improved his game from a year ago, and when he avoids early foul trouble, he can dom inate a gam e like no other player in the league.

R o o k ies H arry H u n ter, A n d rew Beard and M urphy w ill provide a solid nucleus for years to come and provide M cG ill w ith h ard -n o sed sa v v y a n d g re a t a th le tic is m .

C om m en ted forw ard Jo el B aetz, “W e have a co llec tio n o f strong rookies that have been able to step up in certain situations and have added a lot o f depth to our team..”

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ad d itio n , h ow ever, is th e lo ss o f Varisco, a player whose shot selec­ tion and attitude proved detrim en­ tal to the team throughout much of last season. T he R edm en in stead now have a young team intent on winning, even at the cost of sacri­ fic in g p e rso n a l g lo ry . V e te ra n s such as junior Baetz personify this s e lfle ssn e ss an d are o ne rea so n why M cGill can look forward to an im p ro v ed reco rd in 1998. In the m eantim e, w hat M cG ill needs is patience and opportunities to get together and develop a team identi­ tyA s M u rp h y c la im s, “W e ’re going to be a team that’s going to co n ten d fo r o u r d iv isio n al p la y ­ offs.”

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Athletes o f the Week Redmen Soccer

Martlet Basketball

M arc Mounicot M idfielder

Anne Gildenhuys Forward

M ounicot scored two goals in th e la s t te n m in u te s o f p la y to clinch the Redm en’s 3-1 win over th e U n iv e r s ité du Q u é b e c à M ontréal in the Quebec University S o ccer L eag u e fin als. M o u n ico t w a s a lso n a m e d th e Q u e b e c league’s most valuable player.

Top ten Alouette complaints about playing at Molson stadium 10. C onstant crum bling o f grand­ sta n d s m ad e it d iffic u lt to h ea r snap counts.

9. C o u ld n ’t get Bernard Shapiro to s to p p e s te r in g u s f o r a u t o ­ graphs.

8. T he redw oods grow ing on the 55 yard line.

7. So called “ A stro tu rf’ actually thousands o f intricately-arranged • w eaves.

Gildenhuys led the Martlets in' points in all three o f this weekends m atchups at the R edbird C lassic1 B a s k e tb a ll T o u r n m e n tj G u ild e n h u y ’s e ffo rt e a rn e d h er tournam ent all star honours.

6. A ny tim e an y o n e in Q uebec flushed, show ers w ent icy-cold.

5. Track team insisted on talking loudly w hile doing laps.

4. H aving to m anoeuvre around rez kids passed out on the field.

3. D is tr a c tin g flo w o f a m b u ­ lances carrying injured spectators out o f the stands.

2. Lusty Frat boys kept on trying to run aw ay w ith o u r ch eerlead ­ ers.

1. H ave you ev er been there?

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N on-M cG ill 1) Brazil has won five W orld Cup title s w ith th e ir m o st re c e n t in 1994.

2) The top three F -l drivers this years cham pionship series were: 1. Jacques Villeneuve 2. M ichael S h u m a c h e r 3. H e in z -H a ro ld Frentzen.

3) This years W im bledon singles cham pions w ere M artina H ingis and Pete Sampras.

1) W ho was the first player taken in this year’s NBA draft?

2) N am e three players that have starred in two professional sports.

3) W hat Canadian mogul skier is looking to repeat as cham pion in this year’s winter Olympics?

M cG ill

M cG ill 1) The following fall sports were ranked in the national top 10 at some point this year: m en’s soc­ cer, w o m en ’s x -co u n try , m en ’s fo o tb a ll, w o m e n ’s so c c e r, and m en’s x-country.

2) The following Redm en players had 100+ rushing yards this year: Sean Linden, Craig Borgeson and Dan Pronyk.

3) T he nam e o f the M artlet and Redm en’s rugby home field is Le Ber and it is in Verdun.

1) W hich was the last year a prof e s s io n a l f o o tb a ll g a m e w as played in Molson Stadium? (Hint: th e a n s w e r is in o n e o f th is w eek’s articles.)

2) W ho does M cG ill sw im m ing face off against at their only home meet of the season? (Hint: it’s in this w eek’s section) 3) W hich Redmen soccer players w ere nam ed to the Q uebec AllStar team?

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Briefs Women's rugby drop game to Mac

Redmen rugby advances to division final

O n th e w o m e n ’s s id e , M cG ill lost 27-0 at M acdonald C o l le g e in t h e i r s e m i - f i n a l g a m e . T h e c e n t r e c i ty te a m sta rte d slo w ly an d w ere n ev e r a b le to c a tc h up as th e g a m e progressed. “ W e w e re n ’t as o rg a n iz e d as we could have been,” said a d is a p p o in te d b u t d ip lo m a ti c w in g e r S ta c e y M o rle y . “ T h ey ra n th e b a ll w e ll a n d w e r e strong in the pack. B ut o u r pack cam e back strong later on.”

T h e lo ss p u ts an en d to a difficult season fo r the M artlets, w ho cam e close in m any gam es b u t w ere unable to co n v ert the victories.

In r u g b y a c t i o n , th e R edm en cam e aw ay w ith a slim v ic to ry o v e r c r o s s -to w n riv a l C o n c o rd ia , 12-11 in th e d iv i­ s io n s e m i - f i n a l s . C o n c o r d i a took an early lead and held a 30 m a r g in a t th e h a l f b e f o r e M cG ill cam e b ac k w ith a p air o f late tries. “ T h e f ir s t h a l f w a s a b it shaky, b u t w e brought it to g e th ­ e r , ” s a id te a m p r e s id e n t a n d s c ru m h a l f B r ig h a m J a g g e r . “ W e g o t e x a c t ly w h a t w e expected fro m [C oncordia].”

W hat they saw w as a hard hitting gam e w ith a big em p h a­ sis on defence.

T he win vaults the R edm en to th e Q S S F f i n a l s a g a in s t B ish o p ’s n ext Sunday. T he w in­ ner o f th at m atch w ill travel to V ictoria fo r the national finals.

McGill dominates the squash court at Ryerson M c G ill h a s g o t o f f to a

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The team increased its le a d in th e d iv i­ sion at the second O U A m e e t in T o ro n to .

The team w ent 5 -0 for th e w eekend, c o n tin u in g th e ir surprisingly strong play in this young seaso n .

T h e w e e k e n d ’s resu lts are as fo l­ lows: M c G ill 6 - 0 o ver R yerson M c G ill 6 - 0 o ver T oronto Shot o f the w eek M c G ill w o n on a tie -b re ak e r afte r g o in g 3-3 vs W estern M cG ill w on on a tie-breaker after going 3-3 vs Q ueen's M cG ill 4-2 o v er M cM aster.

Women’s tennis takes a silver in singles In w o m e n ’s te n n is, M cG ill tr a v e lle d to H a m ilto n f o r th e O U A Individual C ham pionships.

T he team did not fare as well as th e y d id th e w ee k b e fo re in the team co m petition, but placed tw o courts in the top five. In sin ­ gles, A gnes S law ska w on a silver m e d a l. In d o u b le s , th e M c G ill d u o o f B e th D ix o n a n d P a m T rafton finished fourth overall.

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Martlets face stiff competition at Redbird Classic

Lacrosse splits weekend In a 1 0 -4 lo s s a g a in s t G uelph, A bigail T annebaum and T ra c e y S in k a m b a e a c h sc o re d tw ic e f o r th e M a r tle ts . In th e co nsolation round, M cG ill w on a b ro n z e m e d a l w ith a 5 -4 o v e r­ tim e victory o v er Brock.

M ic h a l F ire ta llie d tw ic e , in c lu d in g th e w in n in g g o a l.

T annebaum also scored tw ice to cap a fin e seaso n w ith 13 g oals in 10 g am es o v er-all. L isa Bird r o u n d e d o u t th e s c o r in g f o r M cG ill.

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T he M artlets endured sever­ al to u g h lo s s e s th is w e e k e n d g o in g to d e fe a t w ith s c o re s o f 6 7 -5 4 v ersu s th e U n iv e rsity of N ew B r u n s w ic k , 7 2 -6 7 a g in s t M c M a s te r , a n d 6 8 - 4 8 v e r s u s crosstow n rival C oncordia.

In th e lo s s to U N B , th e te a m s w ere tie d 3 2 -3 2 at h a lf­ tim e. A n n e G ild e n h u y s le d the M artlets w ith 28 points. C aroline M alo ad d ed 8 p o in ts an d N ishi R aw at had 7.

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M c G ill tr a i le d 3 1 - 2 6 a t h a l f tim e . G ild e n h u y s led th e team w ith 21 points w hile K aren Shaw had 13 and R aw at had 7.

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What's on

4 November 1997 Tuesday, November 4 T he D epartm ent o f H ispanic S tudies presents Dr. L uisa M aria M arisy M a rtin ez , “ A ce rc a de la Maldita Circunstancia...O El Mito de la Insularidad.”

Today at 4 p.m. in Bronfman 6 01. R e ce p tio n wilT fo llo w in Bronfman 678, all welcome.

Wednesday, November 5 L B G T M ’s B isex u a l G roup meets this evening in the W om en’s U nion (Shatner 423) at 5:30 p.m.

Both men and women are invited to join the friendly discussion.

The McGill University Centre for Developing Area Studies presents a B row n B ag S em in ar S eries on “G lo b a liz a tio n , R e sista n c e and Development,” from 12:30 - 2 p.m. in the Seminar room, 3715 Peel.

Thursday, November 6 McGill Novel Student’s Society has a meeting at 5 p.m. at Thompson House Boardroom, top floor. Novel: Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov.

The McGill Cancer Centre pre­ sents Dr. Martin E. Hemler giving a lecture on “A daptor proteins with fo u r tran sm em b ran e d o m ain s (T M 4S F p ro te in s) link adh esio n receptors (integrins) to intracellular signalling molecules.” Lecture to be given at 11:30 a.m. in the McIntyre M edical Sciences Building, room #903, 3655 Drummond St. Tonight at 6:30 p.m., LBGTM’s W o m y n ’s G roup m eets in th e Women’s Union (Shatner 423). Drop by, say what’s on your mind, etc.

Friday, November 7 Martin Luther King III, son of reknowned civil rights leader, will be speaking at the McGill Faculty of Law, C hancellor Day H all, M oot Court at 2 p.m. Call 844-9515 for info.

Aerobics and Massage-a-thon: F u n d ra ise r fo r th e T eleth o n o f Research Into C hildren’s Diseases (Telethon of Stars) and POTUS. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Shatner rm. 310 beside the ballroom. Aerobics: every hour on the hour, $2. Massage: 1 0 - 1 5 min. $2.

A t 5:3 0 p .m ., L B G T M ’s C om ing O ut G roup m eets in the basement of UTC (3521 University, comer Milton). Don’t be shy to come to come to this group as everyone is in the same situation as you and the group is very friendly.

L B G T M ’s M en’s D iscussion Group meets in the basement of UTC (3521 University, com er Milton) at 7:00 p.m.

LBGTM will be show ing the m ovie “B eau tifu l T h in g ,” a gayth e m ed lo v e sto ry . 8:30 p.m . in Shatner 425. Free admission, coffee and stuff included.

Noon H our Organ Series pre­ senting Erik Reinart on the organ.

W orks by Cage and Bach. 12:15 p.m. at Redpath Hall, free admission.

T he M cG ill S ym phony Orchestra will be performing tonight at 8 p.m . at P o lla c k H all (555 Sherbrooke St. West). Admission is $5.

Saturday, November 8 M a ste rc la ss fe a tu rin g P eter Lloyd on the flute. Today at 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. in the Clara Lichtenstein

Recital Hall. Admission: $25 (com­ plete day) or $15 (one session).

O tta w a T rip !!! V isit the Parliament and do a bit of Sight-see­ ing aro u n d C a n a d a ’s c a p ita l.

S p o n so re d by th e M cG ill International Students’ Network. All are invited! Tickets are on sale in Shatner 303, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Mon. Fri. Only $7!

Monday, November 10 The Faculty of Music presents a le c tu re on M usic fo r P ian o and C om p u ter at 3 p.m . in the C lara Lichtenstein Recital Hall, free admis­ sion.

T he M o n trea l A lte rn a tiv e Budget Group will be meeting on the th ird flo o r o f T h o m p so n H ouse (3650 McTavish) at 7 p.m., The pur­ p ose o f th is m e etin g w ill be to describe the details of the Alternative Federal Budget and provide a forum for discussion and questions. Anyone interested in getting involved in the educational and prom otional cam ­ paign around the 97-98 Alternative Federal Budget is invited to attend.

For more info, please call 282-9681 or 525-3360.

Upcoming and Ongoing

Shabbat on Fri., Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at 4077 Decarie Blvd. for a report by Irw in B lo ck and B arb ara M oser.

Bring a dish and a question on the real history of the Jews. Non mem­ bers $3. Call 484-5033 for info.

Prof. M arie-N athalie LeBlanc (D ep t. of S o cio lo g y and A n th ro p o lo g y , C o n c o rd ia U niversity) w ill be giving a talk, “Fashion and the Politics of Identity: V e rsio n in g W o m an h o o d and Muslimhood in the face of Tradition and M odernity,” (Ivory Coast) on M on. N ov. 17 at 4 :3 0 p.m . in L ea co c k , ro o m 738. C o ffee and cookies will be served beforehand.

M r. B ob W h ite (D ep t, o f A nthropology, M cGill University) will be giving a talk on “La Passion Moderniste: Popular Music and the Will to be Modem in Congo-Zaire,” on Monday, Dec. 1 at 4:3C p.m. in L eacock 738. Coffee and cookies will be served before the lecture.

FR E E M cG ill B e re av e m e n t Support G roups are being offered through the McGill School of Social W ork for adults, children/adolescents, young adults, and family sur­ vivors o f suicide. New groups for 1997 in c lu d e “M o th e rless D aughters” and “Loss of an Adult Child.” Anyone who is experiencing any type of loss including the loss of a family member or friends, contact Estelle Hopmeyer at 398-7067.

The A ccom panim ent Program o f th e S exual A ssa u lt C e n tre o f M cGill Students’ Society can pro­ v ide in fo rm a tio n , su p p o rt and accompaniment services to members of the McGill community who have been sexually harassed or assaulted in a McGill context. For more info, please call 398-2700 (daytim e) or 398-8500 (evenings).

G oing for an HIV test? P eer Health Education is looking for indi­ viduals for an audio broadcast pro­ ject that would be comfortable shar­ ing th eir ex p erien ce. P lease call Darrell at 398-6017.

GAY LINE: Inform ation and h elp fo r le sb ia n s and gay men.

Confidential and free. We can help with a personal crisis or simply help find a bar. 7 - 1 1 p.m., 365 days a year. (514) 866-5090 in Montreal or call us toll free at 1-888-505-1010.

T h e A th e ist, A g n o stic , and S ecu lar H u m an ist S o ciety m eets ev ery T h u rsd ay at 7 :3 0 p.m . in Shatner, rm. 435. Come and discuss issues such as church-state separa­ tion and non-religious ethics in a relaxed and open atmosphere.

The English Speaking Catholic Council is sponsoring the Thirteenth Catholic Community Rally. It will be held in the Ballroom of the Sheraton Centre Hotel on Wed., Nov. 12 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Theme is Celebrating W hat W e A re About! For further info, call ESCC at 937-2301, ext.

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R o ta ra c t C lub w ill h old T oastm asters sessions to im prove and practice public speaking skills.

M eetings are on T uesday at 5:00 p.m . in the Shatner cafeteria. For more information, please call Chi at 256-0745.

The McGill Cancer Centre pre­ sents Dr. Steven A lbelda from the University of Pennsylvania, giving a lecture on “PECAM-1 (CD31): A V a sc u la r C ell M o le c u le w ith Adhesive and Signalling Functions.”

Thurs., Nov. 13 at 11:30 a.m. in the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, room #903. The Centre also presents D r.H am id B and g iv in g a lectu re o n ” T he C B L P ro to -O n co g e n e Product: A N egative R egulator of Tyrosine Kinases,” Nov. 20 at 11:30 a.m. in the same location.

JH U ST (Jews for a H um anist Secular Tradition) invites children ages 4-9 to p a rtic ip a te in o u r HAVERIM (friends) program every second Sunday at C en tre G reene from 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Your child will have fun learning about Jewish holidays and traditions from a secular perspective. Songs, arts & crafts, Hebrew, holiday celebration, sto rie s, gam es, Isra e li d an cin g , snacks. $10 per child. Nov. 16th, and 30th. Call 484-5033.

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LBG TM (L esbian, B isexual, G ay and T ransgender Students of M cGill) are seeking volunteers to facilitate our Womyn’s and Bisexual discussion groups. If you are interest­ ed, please call the LBGTM office at 398-6822 or stop by Shatner 429 in person.

The M cG ill E ating D isorder Unit is a multi-disciplinary unit that includes: in d iv id u al/g ro u p co u n ­ selling, medical assessment, nutrition co n su ltatio n , p sy ch o -ed u catio n al groups and support groups. Call 3983601 for info about fees and appoint­ m ents. Support groups are free of charge to M cGill and non-M cG ill students. Call 398-1050.

T he M cG ill E ating D iso rd er Support Group is open to all students 18 years and up in Montreal. There is no fee and no need to sign up. Show up Thursdays from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Newman Centre, 3484 Peel St. For more information, please call 398-1050.

T he M cG ill E ating D isorder support groups are available to both M cG ill and non-M cG ill students,

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Danielle at 398-6243.

FR E E OF CH A RG E. W e o ffe r a variety o f support groups for stu­ dents with eating disorders as well as body image groups for those who wish to learn about and improve their body image. We also offer support groups for partners and friends of individuals with an eating disorder.

For more inform ation, please call Jessica Schwarz at 398-1050.

T he M aison de Jeu n es de la Côte-des-N eiges is seeking volun­ teers to help youth between the ages of 11 and 18 with their homework (French, English, chemistry, biology, history and especially math). This will be a good opportunity for future teachers and social workers to gain experience. For more inform ation, call Sandra at 342-5235

The Sexual A ssault Centre of M cGill Students’ Society offers a num ber o f free, facilitated support groups open to McGill students and th e w id er M o n treal C om m unity.

Infoline 398-2700, Mon. - Fri. 10:00 - 5:30. H elpline 398-8500, every night 6 :00 - midnight. All calls are confidential. SACOMSS also offers a number of support groups. Call for info.

The McGill Cancer Centre pre­ sents Dr. Hamid Band giving a lec­ ture on “The Cbl Proto-O ncogene Product: A N egative Regulator of T y ro sin e K in ases” on T h u rsd ay , Nov. 20 at 11:30 am in the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, rm. 903, 3655 Drummond St. Come to the M cGill Christian Fellowship. We believe in building meaningful relationships, having fun and having honest and open discus­ sion. Every Friday in the Shatner Cafeteria. 7:00 p.m. Please call Josh at 484-3480 for more information.

Call for support group facilita­ tors. The Sexual Assault Centre of McGill Students’ Society needs men and women interested in facilitating any of the following support groups: men survivors of sexual assault; part­ ners, family and friends of survivors; women survivors of sexual assaults as adults; women survivors of sexual assault as children. Please call 3982700 or 398-8500 ASAP. Non-stu­ dents welcome.

Q u estio n in g y o u r sex u ality ?

Looking for info on LBGT issues?

Q ueer line is a confidential, nonjudgmental peer support and referral p h o n e line w hich runs M ondayFriday 8:00 P.M. - 11:00 p.m. Give us a call at 398-6822. We are here to listen to you.

Free support groups for adults liv in g w ith lo ss. A co n fid e n tia l bimonthly opportunity to meet with others who have experienced loss of re la tio n s h ip s , c a re e r, h e a lth , finances, etc. Please call Estelle or Sandy at 398-7067 B ig R ed H erririg clambake/meeting every Monday a t 5:00 p.m. in the Shatner compound.

All invited. Meeting room number will be posted outside of room B01A or call 932-8448 for more infor­ mation. Bring stuff.

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