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By A drienne Matheson “In the dark time of the year the soul’s sap quivers” - T.S. E lio t

A fter sla p p in g th e snooze alarm for the third time, you stum­ ble out of bed and through your day. Even though you got a full n ig h t’s rest, you catch you rself drifting off during the lecture.

And if you m anage to keep your eyes open, you can’t seem to focus on anything the professor says. You then go to a lib rary cubby-hole until you realize that you are not absorbing anything you read. Giving up, you go home to lounge on the sofa, lacking the energy or motivation to get any­ thing done.

It may be winter itself drain­ ing your energy. You may not be imagining it, and you are certainly not alone.

S ince a n c ie n t tim es it has been known that mood is somehow linked to seaso n . It w as only recently, however, that the syn­ drome was clinically defined by A m erican d o c to r N orm an E. Rosenthal as Seasonal A ffective Disorder. Rosenthal currently esti­ mates that over ten per cent of the population along M ontreal’s geo­ graphical latitude suffer from full­ blow n SA D , w ith sym ptom s intense enough to cause debilita­ tion.

It was not long after SAD was identified that researchers realized that an even greater number suffers from less severe, though equally real, symptoms. A further twenty per cent of people find themselves lethargic, withdrawn, and unpro­ ductive, for no apparent reason other than the season o f winter.

This subsyndrom al SAD is now

Contestants earn bonus points for snow angels at the Management Carnival's "naked" torch run last Friday

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M ontreal Urban Community Tactical Squad members and division officers surrounded and evacuated the Leacock and Arts buildings Saturday afternoon, following a report that a man had entered Leacock with a shot­ gun. After an almost two and a half hour room-by-room search of the complex however, no suspect was taken into custody.

"One of the security agents saw a guy walking on the road.. .he was car­ rying a twelve [gauge] shotgun...

The guy entered the Leacock building, so since then we [have been trying] to catch him,” said Jacques Plante, a sergeant with McGill Security.

According to Pierre Houbart, media relations officer with the MUC Police, the em ergency call was received at 3:35pm, and a description of the suspect was sent out shortly thereafter.

"He [had] a long black trench coat, black pants and long black hair, but that's the only description we have," Houbart explained.

The sighting in Leacock was made during the fifth round of the Debating Union's Winter Carnival, a national debating competition involv­ ing 66 teams from Canada and the north-eastern United States. Many debates taking place in the Leacock and Arts Building were disrputed by police looking for the armed suspect.

Eventually, the buildings were evacu­ ated in order to perform a thorough search in SWAT team formation.

Debaters dressed in their Sunday best, and McGill student judges, congregat­ ed behind the red-taped area outside Redpath Museum, to discuss their startling encounters with police.

"I was sitting in a room watch­ ing my partner debate and then a cop ran in with a flack jacket on and said 'get out’, so we ran out and there [where police] with machine guns there, and they were like 'there's some guy running around campus with a shot gun.’ He asked us what we were debating, what topics and stuff, in case it was to inflame some nationalist tendancies," said Carlton University debator Omar Al-Joulani.

Not all students in the building

were evacuated immediately when police arrived. According to Jennifer Cleversey, a delegate from Dalhousie University in Halifax, police and McGill security were initially trying to track the suspect down while students were still debating.

"We were in Leacock 214 and a police officer and Pinkerton security came in and asked if we had seen any­ one with long black hair who was sus­ picious," Cleversey explained. "We said 'no' and they said 'sorry to inter­ rupt,' and they left..."

Lori Braun, a U3 Anthropology student who was judging a debate, commented that the arrival of police­ men speaking rapid French bewil­ dered many of the English-only speaking debaters.

"The police [were] totally clued out and asked us if we were a student movement, if we had a rifle or seen a rifle, or if we knew about student movements going on," she said.

The police eventually evacuated everyone from Leacock and the Arts building, disrupting some final debates in the regular round of the debating tournament. According to

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Paul Sheridan, this year’s Tournament Co-ordinator, these rounds would be rescheduled on Sunday morning.

"We can handle freezing rain, we can handle canceled teams, but we cannot handle a man with a firearm," Sheridan wrily stated. "It's not fair to start up [rounds again on Sunday] but it's the best we can do."

There seemed to be little concern amongst the milling crowd other than the disruption of the debates. Tanya Keith, a 3rd year U niversity of Western Ontario student commented, “the police didn’t talk to us at all but it seems like they have it under control,” as she gestured toward the officers congregated around Leacock.

Because the Leacock building is connected with the Arts building and Morrice Hall through underground tunnels, all three buildings had to be searched by the Tactical Sqaud.

According to Houbart, the doors to the underground tunnel between Morrice and the Redpath Library were locked, limiting both the required search and evacuation areas. Dawson Hall was also locked both from the inside and exterior and thus, was not searched.

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The overwhelming response of "We checked the three buildings MUC police was no doubt afffected here, and because we know that there by previous incidents of violence on are some underground tunnels Montreal university campuses — the between the three, to be sure we Polytechnique massacre checked the three," at the U niversity of Houbart said.

Montreal in 1989 where "And now at 6 pm 14 women were gunned the results of the down by Marc Lepine, search are nega­ and the killing of 4 tive, so we haven’t Engineering professors at found any suspects Concordia by co-worker or arms, for us it's Valery Fabrikant. finished. Nobody Lourenzo Bustani, a else saw the sus­ Police descend on campus student at the University Rebecca Catching pect or a shotgun. of Pennsylvania, original­ So it's finished for ly from Brazil, “This has a striking us." resemblance to what happened at Dean of Arts Carmen Miller was Concordia six years ago where a somewhat surprised by the situation friend of mine’s father was shot and that he witnessed when he came out killed. I am impressed, though,' at the of his office at around 5:00 pm. measures being taken by the police "Coming out I wondered if they despite that nothing is official.” were making a film," he said. "I

McGill Debating Union hosts its 50th W inter Carnival Debate Tournament Amidst scads of activity and a SWAT team scare, teams from uni­ versities such as York, Queens and Yale proved their verbal prowess in displays of public speaing and debating.

Since 1960, the McGill Debating Union has been a member o f the Canadian U niversities Society of Intercollegiate Debate (CUS1D), and McGill's 50th Winter Carnival Debate Tournament is one of the oldest CUSID-sanctioned tournaments."This tournament is important insofar as it represents a continuity in the debating world

which we're upholding and celebrat­ ing," said McGill Debatig Union's Publicity Director Andrea Wilson.

Sunday's final debate resulted in a triumph for the Western/Guelph hybrid team. After successfully opposing the resolution, "I was drunk when I wrote this so forgive me if I go too fast", winner Rob Silver of Western University assert­ ed, "It's a real honor to win the pres­ tigious Winter Carnival tournament.

The entire event was very well-run and a lot of fun. I'm really looking forward to next year’s."

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Hundreds of postcards signed by McGill students supporting a Campus and Community Environm ental Action initiative are being sent this week via campus mail to Principal Bernard Shapiro’s office.

Becky Lipton, one of the co-ordi­ nators of this week's environmental rally, said that the "Greening McGill" tables were designed to draw student attention to their plan.

“What we want is support, and to get the word out to the student body,” Lipton explained, concern­ ing this w eek’s activities. Students passing by are asked to sign a peti­ tion to support the formation of a com­ mittee to deal with campus environ­ mental issues.

The tables are the product of a rally for support of the CCEA, a work­ ing group of the Quebec Public Interest Research Group.

“W e’re letting [the students! know that we don’t have an environ­ mental policy at McGill, that there is no formal commitment to it,” Lipton said.

According to QPIRG, former McGill principal David Johnston and the McGill administration in the late 1980’s created the Waste M anagement and Recycling Coordinating Group. WMRCG's pro­ jects included several small recycling projects scattered across the university and as well as the formation of a com­ mittee that could deal with recycling and waste management issues on campus.

One of the committee's accom­ plishments was a “Green Plan”, draft­ ed in 1996. It provided a structure

from which the committee could deal with environm ental initiatives at M cGill. However, according to QPIRG, restructuring resulted in the eventual elimination of the adminis­ tration's member on the WMRCG committee.

“The committee remained intact, but the administration severed ties, whether intentional or not,” said Jeff Roberts, a U2 student and co-coordi­ nator of the CCEA.

QPIRG conducted a waste audit of the university in 1995, which it says “revealed that as much as 50 per cent of McGill’s ‘garbage’ is recy­ clable.”

During the past year, QPIRG has sent three letters to Shapiro. The let­ ters, delivered during the last nine months, ask for a formal commitment to environmental issues from the University, as well as a structured committee such as the form er WMRCG. Shapiro responded earlier this month to one of the letters signed by Duncan Reid, president of the Students' Society of McGill University, Bryan Chung, chair of the Post-Graduate Student Society, and Michael Watson from QPIRGMcGill. In the response, Shapiro admitted that he had not followed

through on earlier promises. “[Your letter] has indeed remind­ ed me that I have not followed-up on this matter as I had agreed to do,” Shapiro wrote. “I will, however, do so in the new year although I am not at all convinced either that the WMRCG should be re-established with a broad­ er mandate and/or that this group be able to request a budget for its various initiatives."

But Roberts quickly noted that the program would pay for itself.

“We recognize that the budget is tight at McGill, but we believe that it could be cost-effective,” Roberts said.

QPIRG’s figures suggest that the University could save as much as $200,000 each year by implementing broader recy­ cling and waste management programs.

QPIRG's displays this week appear to have success­ fully drawn attention to the CCEA's initiative as many stu­ dents who paused at the dis­ play were not aware of the status of environmental issues at McGill.

“I didn’t know that McGill did not have an envi­ ronmental policy,” Robin Cayce said, an MAI student. “A significant peti­ tion, I think, can be an effective tool,” he continued. » “It disappoints me... they actually have plans, but haven’t done anything with them ,” says Christina Mulchandani, a U1 Science student.

“At least [the petition] will show [Shapiro] that we are concerned.”

Although QPIRG/CCEA mem­ bers feel confident that the petition will be effective, they also have plans to broaden the “Greening McGill” campaign this semester.

“We’re aiming for support from the faculty,” Lipton said. “W e’re sending information to departments, and asking for their support as well.”

The “Greening McGill” tables will remain on campus until Wednesday.

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Inflated book prices due to rising paper cost and falling dollar B y C h r is t in e P r it c h a r d

If you think that textbook prices have gone up this year, it isn't just in your head.

Textbook prices are indeed ris­ ing, mainly because paper has become more expensive to print.

There has also been a rise in the price of pur­ chasing copyrights which directly increas­ es the price of course packages. The fall in the value of the Canadian dollar has also had an impact on the cost of ubiquitious American textbooks.

H o r s t Bitschofsky, the B o o k s t o r e B l u e s McGill Bookstore general manager, is quick to dispel the myth that the bookstore is intentional­ ly increasing its textbook prices in an effort to increase profits. He explained that the bookstore’s pricing policy has not changed since Chapters took over the management of the store last year, and he claims that the McGill Bookstore continues to be one of the lowest priced university and college bookstores across North America.

“Our pricing model here at the bookstore is what is known in the USA as the discount pricing model, which means that we sell at publish­ er’s list price," Bitschofsky stated.

"Most other university bookstores actually markup higher than publish­ e r’s list. That pricing model has

always been our pricing model and it is in our agreement with Chapters that it will always continue to be our pric­ ing model.”

M elissa Pallett, a Senate Representative to Council, supports the bookstore’s claims that the pricing policy has not changed in the aftermath of its out­ sourcing to Chapters.

Initially concerned with the increasing textbook prices, Pallett had questioned the Students' Society Executive about the bookstore’s pric­ ing policy at the last Council meeting.

“At first I was appalled at the prices they were charging, but then I realized that there was no farecj g yer alternative. They can’t run a deficit. They have to charge at least what they are paying for the books,” Pallet said. “[The bookstore] has no restrictions on their markups that aren’t academic. On aca­ demic books there’s no more than a 20 per cent markup. Basically they do have a 20 per cent markup so they’re just barely breaking even,” Pallett added.

Pallett believes that there are solutions to buying expensive text­ books. For her, the first step would be to make more textbooks available on library reserves. Used books have also become a viable alternative although their limited quantity is often a prob­ lem. Bitschofsky warned, however, that the demand for used books will increase the prices of new publications

setting so if we haven’t done those readings it is very stressing to feel ill prepared,” said Gina Ciccotosto, nurs­ ing counsellor to SSMU. In this partic­ ular case, the bookstore blames profes­ sors for placing late orders, although Ciccotosto believes the textbook orders were placed as early as September.

Ciccotosto explained that the

over the long-term. He said that the bookstore will continue to make every effort to ensure the availability of used books.

Availability criticized New or used, many students have had difficulties getting the texts they need. Bitschofsky commented that there are factors at work beyond his control. “McGill is having a hard time organizing itself” with regards to issues such as enrollment and hiring sessional professors, he stated, which contributes to the problem of late orders and a backlog of orders at the bookstore.

“Our problem is getting the list from professors in a timely fashion so we can put books on our list of buy backs,” said Bischofsky. “The whole consequences of late ordering can be quite brutal for students. One, it dimin­ ishes used books for students. Two, there is a higher chance that the pub­ lisher is out of stock. It’s not in our interests as a bookstore to slow down the process. We don’t like having stu­ dents and professors yelling at us,” Bitschofsky added.

U1 and U3 Nursing students, however, are not comforted by the Bookstore's reassurances that their textbooks are on the way - a critical concern because they are soon expect­ ed to enter hospitals for their practicum. And without books, they lack a sound technical basis.

“The readings that are assigned to us better prepare us for the hospital

complaints of the Nursing students were being formalized in a letter to the bookstore. “[The letter] is really not to say 'bad, shame on you, bookstore.' We needed to write a letter telling them that this can’t happen again,” she stat­ ed.

Textbook packaging an occasional problem For some students, there is still a small pleasure to be derived from cracking open a new textbook. Matt --------------------- Brennan, though, wouldn't know what it's like.

Brennan, a U1 Music student, purchased a new, shrink-wrapped pack­ age containing two books for his Survey of English Literature II course.

However, as Brennan soon realized, one of his books, the Norton Anthology Literature II, was not a new copy. Flipping through the book he noticed pink highlighting and handwritten text.

"All 1 could think of was all these conspiracies - how my book got vandalized," Brennan said.

Upon returning to the bookstore on two different occasions, Brennan was told at first that the shrink-wrapping of a used book was the fault of the McGill Bookstore and then later he was told that it was the fault of Norton Publishers.

“Getting conflicting stories from two different staff members didn’t reassure me of their good intentions,” Brennan said.

Bitschofsky admitted that incidents like Brennan's happen occasionally when used books look like new. He explained that when a student uses a book and then returns it during the semester, there is a possibility that the markings in the book are overlooked by the bookstore staff and the book is returned to the publisher along with other unsold, unused books. The pub­ lisher then resells the returned books to universities the following semester.

The Bookstore was unable to sell Brennan the used text at a reduced price because it had purchased it from the publisher at full price. He was offered a full refund.

-by Christine Pritchard

Senate dismisses new security measures for McGill

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McGill plans to cut $300,000 from its security budget this year despite the recent rash of thefts in the Faculty of Engineering.

Although the McGill Senate passed a motion last week calling for increased spending on security, the uni­ versity's current fiscal situation will not allow for upgrades to its security sys­ tem.

In the past, the Faculty of Engineering has suffered losses of equipment totaling approximately $10,000 per year. In 1998 the faculty experienced an unusually high amount of thefts - nearly $100,000 worth of video projectors and computers was stolen. McGill allots a mere $50,000 to $100,000 each year to replace equip­ ment that has been stolen or damaged and has now exhausted this year's equipment replacement budget.

Several different methods of improving the school’s security have already been proposed. Both the Senate’s internal auditors and the Auditor General of Quebec have sug­ gested that a monitoring system be implemented in each faculty, which would provide constant tracking of uni­ versity-owned equipment. Phyllis L. Heaphy, Vice Principal of Administration and Finance, explained that this suggestion had to be dismissed

by Senate due to the time and cost that it would incur: “It’s very unrealistic. Not only to set it up, but then to monitor it on an ongoing basis-the money is just nowhere to be found. I can truthfully say that we’re not considering it because of the expense involved and we have so many other urgent matters to attend to.”

Another suggestion, which was proposed by a member of the Senate,

eras installed.”

Dealy also said that theft can be prevented by placing labels that are very hard to remove on equipment, stat­ ing that the equipment is the property of the university: “Computers should always have a label on them that is difficult or impos­ sible to remove and that say that the computer is the property of the Faculty of Engineering at McGill. We have found this to be a definite deterrent. We have a lot of computers with those labels around the faculty and none of them have even been stolen.”

Construction on both Macdonald Engineering Building and the McConnell Engineering Building has only added to security problems.

Heavier traffic in the hallways of the buildings have made them more diffi­ cult to monitor - suspicious persons and items are now lost in the crowd. In addition, the buildings have to remain

entails modifying the basement and ground-floor windows of the buildings from which things were stolen. This suggestion was also dismissed since many of the windows already have grids on them and they do not seem to be the source of the problem. Heaphy stated that the Faculty of Engineering should take it upon itself to protect its equipment because there are 155 uni­ versity buildings and the responsibility of keeping them safe should be shared.

John M. Dealy, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, explained that the faculty is in fact already making efforts to secure its equipment in order to prevent further thefts. Dealy remarked that “we now have about five or six classrooms in the faculty that have permanently installed video pro­ jectors [making them impossible to remove]." In addition he stated that "there are a few very high sensitive areas where there may be video cam­

open and accessible to the workers dur­ ing the weekends and at night, making it possible for people other than the workers to enter the building and com­ mit thefts.

The faculty has attempted to solve this problem by assigning a guard to monitor the buildings during off-school hours until construction is completed.

Efforts are also being made to publicize the incidents of theft in order to educate students and to prompt them to observe the hallways in the engineering build­ ings.

Some of the thefts that took place last year in the Faculty of Engineering left signs of forced entry while others did not, making it hard to determine if these incidents were “inside jobs.”

Steve Paquin, the head of McGill secu­ rity, was unavailable for comment on either the thefts or the condition of security system.

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Development day draws McGill humanitarians B y F r e d Sa g e l

Almost twenty organizations, many of them McGill clubs, crowd­ ed into the Shatner ballroom last Thursday, hoping to attract students interested in international develop­ ment issues and initiatives.

The event, organized by the M cG ill U n iv ersity S tu d en ts' In tern a tio n a l D evelopm ent Initiative, attracted a consistent flow of students from a variety of facu ltie s. The groups in clu d ed McGill students' associations and non-government institutes as well as the C anadian In tern atio n al Development Agency. The forum was prim arily an opportunity to learn about overseas volunteer and employment opprtunities. As orga­ nizer Adrian di Giovanni stated: "We are trying to provide informa­ tion about international develop­ ment and...[T]o facilitate volunteer opportunities around the world. We are very much looking for interna­ tional volunteers."

C o -o rg a n iz e r C aro lin e Handschuh added, "This is a great way to get the w ord out. W hat makes it so effective is that it's stu­ dents giving inform ation to stu­ dents. That makes it all the more feasible."

All of the organizations con­ ceded that international exposure is becoming more important in a glob­ alized political environment. Most

groups cited altruism as the primary reason for going overseas, but one representative, Andrea Becker of the C an a d ian -P alestin ian Educational Exchange, insisted that practical experiences were even more rewarding.

"These programs give real vol­ u n teer ex p erien ce," she stated.

"Volunteers have the opportunity to work with people and see first-hand the lifestyle in each of these coun­ tries. This allows them to overcome the reality gap which is perpetuated by the North. What we hear in the media is generally not the truth and this allows volunteers to find out for themselves through hard work."

One enthusiast of the event is Professor Myron Frankman of the D epartm en t o f E conom ics. He believes that even one volunteer has the ability to make a lasting change.

"Everything makes a differ­ ence...[TJhose who are going may be able to supply something which is not available to the people they're working with," he said. "They see people who are facing similar polit­ ical choices, perhaps differing in d egree and th is gives them an entirely new perspective on their home situation. Students are trans­ form ed and bring back positive experiences to Canadian society."

S tu d en ts who attended the event were generally impressed by the range of programs. Anita Bhat, a U3 engineering student, believes

International Development Day was a great opportunity to gather rather elusive information.

"My primary purpose here was to get information on volunteer pro­ grams abroad," she admitted. "This has really given me a chance to see everything all together."

One criticism was that the pro­ grams, however rewarding in their exposure to a variety of cultures, were too expensive. "It is a great idea for a benevolent cause. What pisses me off, though, is that I don't have $3000 to spend for two months in a foreign country," com­ mented one student.

Most of the people who visited the event were under the assump­ tion that v o lu n teer experien ce abroad contibutes significantly to the the social and econom ic progress of less-developed nations.

"In a world getting industrial­ ized very quickly, I think it's essen­ tial that we help these people just get from point A to point B because without our help they’ll often have to jum p from point A to point G and end up in d isaster," said Handschuh.

Frankmen however, was a bit more cautious in his assesment of the role of development in instigat­ ing change “[with development] it’s really hard to know which way the benenfit w ill go... ju st w orking to g eth er on things can affect a change through.”

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(U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -When Amanda Sinclair withdrew money from the ATM over the weekend, she was pleasantly sur­ prised by what she saw on the receipt - extra money that had been directly deposited into her account.

The mistake was a computer error that has left more than two dozen University of Florida stu­ dents w ith extra financial aid money in their accounts, some of them receiving as much as $1,200 more than usual.

"It was a computer error," said UF assistant controller Ruth Harris.

"We are aware of the problem and are working quickly to correct it."

Harris said the extra funds will be reversed out of students' accounts this week. But some stu­ dents already noticed the consider­ able change in their bank accounts.

"I didn’t expect it to happen at all," Sinclair said. "1 was definitely surprised."

Freshman M arilyn Daorerk said she has come to expect UF glitches such as this one.

"I figured som ething was wrong, but I'm not surprised that the university screw ed up like that," Daorerk said.

Harris also stressed that stu­ dents cannot spend the extra money.

Needless to say, Sinclair wish­ es it was.

"It’s upsetting that they are going to take it away, but it's all right," Sinclair said.

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The University of Waterloo Federation of Students is looking into a fee increase to pay for build­ ing renovations. Sound familiar?

The Fed has tabled two options - one which would charge a one-time fee, the other which would create a long-term fund for building repairs.

The first proposal seeks to charge students $12.75 in three instalments; the second involves a $2.00 per semester increase in gen­ eral fees to create a capital improvement fund.

The two proposals are being considered in response to the poor condition of the Bombshelter, a campus eatery.

The issue will go to referen­ dum in the spring voting period.

"How will UW students respond?" reports the Im print.

"That remains to be seen.”

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Ali Feldman, a U2 education student in the Jewish teacher pro­ gram, speaks positively about the new building too when compared to the previous "shoebox" offices on Peel.

"It seems more like a school building, it has a scholastic environ­ ment the old departm ent didn't

NEWSbriefs F inding urgent informa­ tion : easy as 123(4) McGill has introduced a new telephone hotline as part of a plan to ease confusion during snowstorms, power failures, and other m ajor problems that threaten to disrupt uni­ versity life.

McGill students, faculty, and staff can dial 398-1234 for up-todate information on large faculty­ wide cancellations and building clo­ sures. The 24-hour automated ser­ vice will be updated daily or hourly as needed.

The jo in t initiative betw een McGill Telecom and the University Relations Office is meant to comple­ ment rather than replace existing Web services (www.mcgill.ca), radio station announcements and other information services. Since the sys­ tem is directed at a very broad audi­ ence, specific problems such as indi­ vidual class or meeting cancellations will not be listed.

The development of the new number appeared to be largely moti­ vated by last January's ice storm.

According to Gary Bernstein, associ­ ate d irecto r of the Telecommunications Office, infor­ mation was sometimes hard to come by during the crisis.

"There was no.t a well-publi­ cized number that people knew they could call [last January], Instead, they relied on radio stations for dayto-day information. We want a num­ ber that will be foremost in people’s minds and will allow them to know exactly how the crisis is affecting M cGill. The problem of keeping [communication lines] open was fur­ ther compounded by the lack of a university-wide e-mail directory of all students, faculty, and staff. In this sense, the new hotline remains one of the few ways of quickly and easi­ ly relaying an important message to virtually the entire McGill communi­ ty" The Director of the University Relations Office, Kate W illiams, believes that the new line - if it had been available a year ago - would have cleared up much of the confu­ sion for McGill students and parents.

"You go through a crisis to fig­

ure out what's good, and of course, the next crisis is totally different.

You can't always tailor-make the proper response to a surprising situa­ tion. For instance, during the last ice storm, we got a lot of calls from pan­ icky parents who couldn't reach their kids in residence. Had the new line been in place and well-publicized, much of this confusion could proba­ bly have been avoided." Williams sees the new number as part of a continuous attempt to fine-tune and improve existing information sys­ tems.

Although the system has only very recently been publicized, it has already proven useful to some stu­ dents.

The recent cancellation of class­ es at both the MacDonald Campus and in the Faculty of Continuing Education as a result of a snowstorm in the second w eek of school prom pted announcem ents which were made using the 1234 extension.

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Staff and students have been looking forward to the new building since last spring when the move was announced. According to Hundert, "the move and the renovations of 3438 McTavish were paid for by the University - gifts received in the past year or so will be used exclu­

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Last W ednesday, the McGill Department of Jewish Studies shifted to a new location on McTavish from its former site at the comer of Peel and Docteur Penfield in order to make room for the new student ser­ vices building.

The building is now housed at 3438 McTavish between the McGillQueen's University Press and the Faculty Club. Besides a fresh coat of paint, relatively extensive renova­ tions including network installations were carried out on the building.

Chair of the Department of Jewish Studies, Professor Gershon Hundert, said the new building "provides more spacious offices, brighter, more attractive classrooms and generally a much more presentable space."

Deborah Pardo, a U2 student m ajoring in Jew ish Studies, approved of the new building and was especially happy with its new location. "It's far more accessible," Pardo says. "It’s now more a part of the campus, close to the Metro and there's not as much ice to slip on."

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EDITORIAL “But it is pretty to see what money will do.”

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Two weeks ago, Students’ Society of McGill University President Duncan Reid proposed the M cGill Student Fund. The purpose of the Fund: to make students responsible for financing McGill’s current fiscal problems. It’s a “responsibility,” however, that the student body might be tired of assuming.

When the idea of the Fund was first introduced, SSMU was propos­ ing $140 per year per student for five projects: the libraries, the Shatner building, the faculties, a bursary fund for students and special academic projects.

Considering the whopping $282 that the average student already pays in student fees, it seemed remarkable that the SSMU could ask for more.

Judging by the letters received this week by the Tribune and the buzz on campus, students aren’t ready or willing to accept the proposal as is.

The $140 was a bad idea for a number of reasons. For starters, part of the fund would give money directly to the faculties to use as they saw fit — contradicting the idea behind the fund that aims to put students in con­ trol of where the money was spent. The money earmarked for special aca­ demic projects may have been useful, but few people were able to explain what exactly these projects were.

There was no real plan for either of these monies, no project for which it was allotted. The necessity for money in both of these areas is a direct result of cutbacks to government funding. These cutbacks have compromized the faculties’ ability to provide the most basic elements of a university education, like library resources and teaching assistants — cov­ ering the shortfall isn’t something that students should be responsible for.

The other three targets of the fund can be more easily understood.

Whether or not all students actually use the Shatner building, there are real safety and accessibility problems without the renovations. Whether or not all students actually use the library, the academic quality of this very important institution is further jeopardized without student support.

The bursary fund is another story altogether. It is a nice idea to have funds available for students who have exhausted every conceivable resource and would otherwise have to drop out of school because of the cost. The standard argument against this bursary is that the very students who could benefit from it are the ones who increasingly feel the pinch created by new fees such as this one. Even if students were able to opt-out of the fee, current proposals stipulate that students who opt-out will not have access to the money. It is an unfortunate cycle, but once again, it shouldn’t be the students’ responsibility to compensate for the shortcom­ ings of the student loan system or government cutbacks.

Although it seems as though the Students’ Society rarely listens to the views of students before making proposals such as these, this time the student voice was loud enough to convince Reid to begin revamping this project. The revised McGill Students’ Fund, outlined in a document to be presented in Council this Thursday, drops student contribution to $76 a year — with the monies to be given only to the libraries, the Shatner building and the access bursary.

The fact that the size of the fee was reduced is a good sign. It shows that SSMU realizes that with students leaving university with debts upwards of $25,000, an additional $140 charge is irrational. But the facts remain the same: students are being asked to fill in the gap created by the government, the university and student loan cutbacks. Ten dollars here, four dollars there — there has to come a point where we say enough is enough. As much as the MSF might be necessary, a fee increase will never be the right thing to do.

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The McGill Students' Fund: a necessity On January 19th, the Tribune reported on the M cGill Students' Fund, pro p o sed by the SSM U President. The article, while com­ prehensive, neglected to place this proposal in its historical context.

F irstly, for the past several years all SSMU members have con­ tributed to McGill libraries through the SSMU Library Improvem ent Fund. The need has been estab­ lished, and students have already agreed, through referendum, that it was a problem to attack. That origi­ nal referendum expires this year; if no steps are taken to renew it, as the M cGill Students' Fund does, then we will be effectively cutting library funding. Does anyone want to imagine what our libraries would be like with even less money than they have now?

Secondly, the Shatner Building is desperately in need of renovation funds. SSMU and faculty associa­ tions have been forced to cancel large scale events due to legitimate safety con cern s this year.

Furtherm ore, the building is not accessible to disabled students and nor is it as w ell-d esig n ed as it should be. Does anyone want to bequeath a dysfunctional, inaccessi­ ble, and unsafe building to our suc­ cessors at McGill?

Finally, mounting student debt levels pose a concern for all of us.

Students are being forced out of university simply because they can't afford their heating bill, tuition etc.

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That is not the vision that we have of what a university should be. The Access Bursary Fund would be a purely need-based fund for students to turn to when no other options remain. It's in no one’s best interest for our university to only have stu­ dents who are financially well off.

This proposal is not, as the article suggested, a rash presiden­ tial idea. It has been of great con­ cern to McGill students over the past few years that we dropped in the Maclean's Canadian university rankings, for example. There is a one-word answer to why we have fallen in the rankings: money.

Since the government refuses its responsibility to aid the universi­ ty in improving our education, it is imperative that we become proac­ tive and take matters into our own hands. For much less than the cost of an average textbook we can not only improve our own education, but also direct our money within the university. We can direct funds not only to our fellow students who are in desperate need of financial assistance, but to the university pro­ jects that touch us directly. Students will retain control of these monies, and by administering the fund we will have the satisfaction of know­ ing directly where our money is going—directly to immediate stu­ dent co n cerns, not to layers o f administrative bureaucracy.

We require your input because this is a dynamic plan in its initial

stages o f development. We implore the student body not to shove this idea aside without due considera­ tion, and to realize that this initia­ tive is honestly intended by your elected representatives to address the desperate need that we all see and feel at McGill. Furthermore, although the article in question con­ tained figures for each part of the Fund, those fig u res are by no means fixed—in fact, we have been w orking with P resident Duncan R eid to determ ine exactly how much would be appropriate. What is fixed is our desire to do some­ thing about the slide in quality at McGill and rapidly escalating stu­ dent debt.

M cG ill stu d en ts have the chance to regain the to o ls to achieve the best education possible: a better library system, a student cen tre th at can m eet all o f our needs in a safe environment, and financial aid for students in need.

These projects and others that assist the university should not fall by the wayside for the sake of a few extra dollars per term. Time is running out: do we want to be participants in the downfall of our university, or do we want to be innovative leaders in its revitalization?

Douglas Painter Senate Rep. Religious Studies U2 Brock Macdonald Science Rep. Physiology U3

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continued

The corporatization of SSMU: Who is Duncan Reid really working for?

A couple o f w eeks ago, “President Duncan Reid unveiled what he called his latest ‘brainchild — the M cG ill S tudent F u n d ” ’ (Tribune, January 19). This gesture of extreme genorosity on the part of M cGill students ($140 per year) would go to cover libraries, infor­ m ation (? !? !), facu lty renew al (?!?!), special academic programs (?!?!?) and bursaries. Reid’s dis­ course sounds just like that of the President of IBM in a presentation to shareholders about the newest corporate racket. Or like the Chair of the C ham ber o f C om m erce preaching to a bunch of suits about the newest idea for privatization of a social program. What it does not sound like is a President of a stu­ dent union.

Presidents of student unions are supposed to fight against fee increases of any sort. They are sup­ posed to defent the right of students in Québec and Canada to accessible, high quality post-secondary educa­ tion. They are supposed to organize demonstrations when new fees are proposed. Most importantly, they

are supposed to be organizing against ancillary fees, not thinking them up! Ancillary fees are nothing but disguised tuition fees (i.e., a university is not a university with­ out a library). Ancillary fees let the state off the hook. Their institution sends a message to the state that universities can find the funds else­ where.

Student union presidents are supposed to write opinion pieces describing the reasons for free edu­ cation... you know, “people from all classes must have have access” or “an educated society is a better soci­ ety” or “tuition fees deter people from applying.” They are supposed to punch holes in the state’s neo-liberal agenda... you know , “Québecers are already paying for their education through the tax sys­ tem” or “the government’s a neroliberal agenda, the deficit-reduction craze, and the resultant cuts to edu­ cation and other social programs, is benefiting the elite of Canadian society, not the general public.”

But no. Instead, Duncan Reid proposes that “students step up and

fill in the financial gaps where the governm ent has cut its funding” (Daily, January 18). Duncan, who do you think we are? Do you even realize how much students on finan­ cial aid live on? After fees (the cur­ rent ones), books, and school sup­ plies (and no, no vacations) I am lucky to have $600 per month to live on. I cannot afford $140. A SSMU Councillor was cited in the same article claim ing that “ [the $140] is not much — it’s the price of a sushi night.” One hundred and forty dollars is three weeks of food for me. I don’t know what planet you people are living on, but it ain’t the same one I’m on.

D uncan, is Pierre Pettigrew knocking on your door offering you a job in the Liberal government? Or is Shappy offering to write you a nice cushy reference letter to get you into the MBA program? Who ARE you really working for? It’s not for me, that’s for sure.

— Anna Kruzynski U3 Social Work

D un can Reid — is he th e D e vil?

Mr. R eid, maybe the Red Herring was correct in assuming a link between you and the Dark Lord.

Your dictatorship-type rule over the students of McGill must come to an end.

I voted. Even for you if I recall correctly. But hell, (pun intended) do you really think the students of McGill need another $70 a semester hit? Many students have trouble pay­ ing and budgeting all the costs asso­ ciated with University. Seventy dol­ lars covers for me, one or two books, two months of phone bill or two months of cable. Better yet, I might be spending it on a good night of drinking that my hard work in the summer or at school earns. By the time your plan is implemented, I will have already graduated. I will direct­ ly see little of the benefit from your "Dream."

I would debate, students share enough of a financial burden attend­ ing university, let alone paying for

repairs. If I wanted to pay for repairs and improvements I’d buy a used car.

It is a benefit for students to have a good Student Centre, good services, bursaries etc. but should they have to pay for services that they will not entirely benefit from? You say that you hope "outside sponsors will match the Access fund" (Tribune, January 19) Why not approach out­ side sponsors first? Yes, I realize there are cutbacks.

Luckily I have a solution, take all of the hard work and effort you've put into this plan. Re-develop it, go see a management marketing profes­ sor, revise it, and sell it. Approach the government, approach large cor­ porations and attempt to gain finance from them. See if they will help keep this relic of an institution going. You say that your plan will take five years, spend the next two selling your plan to those who may have some extra money. Sure, it may take time and effort, and results are not

guaranteed, but it seems approaching us poor students is the easy way out.

If we don’t pay, that MARS bitch won’t let us register. Ahhh... and now we see the true reason you keep coming to us, we have to pay it or drop out. What an evil plan, Dark Lord.

I don’t need or want to give anymore money to the student soci­ ety. We have a huge alumni base.

Do the students of McGill a favour, hit the companies first, then hit the alumni (They have jobs Duncan, that means they make some money!), then hit the Government (go to the House of Commons and be heard), but don’t come looking to me for more money. I’ll be at one of the other SSMU cash crop locations (Gert’s) spending my money how I want it spent, not how you and you minions think it should be.

— Shane Hambly U1 Industrial Relations

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Quoting Sam Johnston, VP University Affairs, from the January 19th Tribune article on the proposed new ’Student’s Fund’, "With the lack of resources that we have, we are avoiding solutions altogether or coming up with ad hoc ones that don’t work at all." W hereas the McGill Student Fund is in principle a viable solution, it remains a BandAid solution to a gushing head wound predicament.

Firstly, the burden of financially maintaining this university has dras­ tically shifted away from the univer­ sity and the government into the hands of the students over the past decade. We have gone from simply paying tuition along with moderate fees tow ards our university to increasingly picking up the financial slack when the university ineffec­ tively budgets the meagre contribu­ tion from our provincial government.

Furthermore, what commitment do we have from either the university or the provincial government that in five years time we won’t be faced with new fees to sustain this institu­ tion's ever diminishing services?

Secondly, the MSF is less potent due to its short-sighted nature.

Raising and spending $10.5 million over five years solves the problem for exactly that much time. If the stu­ dents are expected to commit towards the future of their university, let that commitment exceed a span of five years. SSMU should strive to find private sponsorship in collabo­ ration with the MSF, matched dollar for dollar, in which the private monies ($10.5 million) in conjunc­ tion with a percentage of the student monies (approx. 30 per cent) would form the capital for an endowment fund. The interest accrued would in turn yield enough money per annum to preclude further exorbitant fee increases, while at the same time funding the MSF’s key projects.

The MSF's success hinges on SSMU looking beyond five years, thus easing the student's financial strain into the next century.

— Joseph Kaiser U3, Music, Performance-Voice Danielle Gaudry U2 Music, Music EducationPercussion

MSF WILL IMPROVE STUDENT LIFE

The following discussion is brought to you by the letters M, S, and F. For those of you who haven’t heard of the MSF or are unsure as to what the letters denote, the MSF stands for the McGill Students’ Fund.

The MSF was an idea recently proposed by the SSMU Executive as a way of improving student life on campus. The MSF has been designed to address 3 core needs: 1) improving the state of of the McGill Libraries, 2) making the University Center (Shatner) accessible, safe and invit­ ing and 3) providing financial assis­ tance to students in need.

Despite claims to the contrary, the size of the fund has yet to be determined but should range from $35-$70 per semester. There is no doubt that this is a large fee.

However, I firmly believe that con­ sidered in relation to other fees and considered relative to our needs, the MSF is not only directly beneficial but necessary.

Did you know that as a full-time student, McGill is charging you $56 to register for this semester? That’s right, spending 5-10 minutes on the phone with the MARS lady will put you out-of-pocket $56... and you thought phone-sex was expensive!

Would you like a print out of those courses you just registered for? It’s free because you pay $8 per semester for that “unofficial copy” paper.

The point I am trying to make is that both of these expenses are exam­ ples of fees that most likely help sub­ sidies other parts of McGill’s operat­ ing budget and thus are fees that pro­ vide little direct benefit to students.

Furtherm ore, they are fees over which we have little choice or con­ trol. The MSF, on the other hand, gives us the opportunity to help sal­ vage the Univeristy’s reputation and consequently the value of our educa­ tion, by choosing to contribute funds to projects (Libraries, University Center, Bursaries) that directly benfit us.

Please inform yourself about the MSF. I may be reached at finance@ssmu.mcpTl.ca or at 3986802.

— Lorenzo Pederzani SSMU, VP Finance and Operations

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SSMU BY-iLiCTtON The Students' Sodety of McGill University Clubs, Services, Activities, Events and Publications TO ELECT ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO SSMU COUNCIL February 1st, 1999 at 5:00p.m .

William Shatner University Centre Room 310.

More info Tel: 3 9 8 - 6 7 9 9 , Fax 3 9 8 - 7 4 9 0 email: internal@ssmu.mcgill.ca www.ssmu.mcgill.ca

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Richard M eloffs "mixture of fascination and disgust" (Tribune, January 12) at the letters written in response to Feinstein strongly suggest that M eloff m issed the entire point of the letters in ques­ tion.

H is fa sc in a tio n , he states, was caused by the fact "that no one letter mentioned the shameful actions Arab governm ents have p e rp e tu a te d a g a in s t the P a le stin ia n s." T hese sh am efu l a c tio n s w ere n o t m e n tio n e d because they are irrelevant to the central issue in question, namely, the re a so n s w hy the A rabs o f P a le s tin e fle d th e ir h o m es in 1947. His "disgust," on the other hand, is caused by references to Is ra e l S h ah ak and N oam Chomsky whose "personal agen­ das" and lack of training as histo­ rians, he argues, are grounds for d is c re d itin g any re fe re n c e to them. A gain, M eloff m issed the whole point of the reference.

M y re fe re n ce to them was based on their intellectual courage vis-à-vis the Palestine Question, and not because of their academic training. M eloff should know all too well that being trained as a historian means nothing as far as intellectual courage and honesty are concerned: some o f the most famous historians have perpetuat­

ed e x tra o rd in a ry lie s (su ch as denying that the H olocaust and shifting the blame on the victims in th e c a se o f the P a le s tin ia n Catastrophe). Instead of wasting time digressing from the issue of 1947 and equating references to Shahak and Chomsky with Aaron Feinstein's denial of the Palestine Question, it would be more intel­ ligent and relevant to the issue at stake for M elo ff to provide his own list of references for all of us to consult.

—Zeina Aw ad U3 Political Science and Women's Studies.

S h a hak and C h o m sky AMONG SIX SCH O LARS CITED

Richard M eloffs letter to the e d ito r ("T w o S id es to E v ery Story" —McGill Tribune, January 12) le a v e s m e c o n fu se d . He accuses me personally of quoting "one lie to counter another," and attempts to call into question the reputation of two (from six) of the scholars I used to support the case of the Palestinian refugees.

I'm confused firstly because I do not know what "lie" he under­ stands me telling. As he takes no issue with the other four histori­ ans and scholars (Said, Khalidi, M orris and H addaw i), nor with my numerous refugee friends, he has no g ro u n d s to la b e l my

defence of the refugees' origins a lie. Furthermore, by agreeing that I was indeed countering a lie, he is at least agreeing with my inten­ tio n (b u t o s te n s ib ly n o t my means?). The point is unclear.

The other reason M eloffs let­ ter leave me confused is because of the two scholars (not histori­ ans) that he chooses to attack — S h a h a k and C h o m sk y . N oam C h o m sk y 's n am e, o u tsid e o f Zionist circles, is, in M eloffs own words "distinguished" to say the least. M eloff labels Israel Shahak a "notorious self-hating Jew" — a c o w a rd ly e x p re s s io n u se d to describe many courageous antiZ io n is t Jew s su ch as S h ah ak , Chom sky, Finkelstein and some of my personal friends. If indeed he was "self-hating," one wonders w hy th is e ld e rly g e n tle m a n chooses to live with his own peo­ ple in Jerusalem and expose him ­ self to certain adversity.

I am p le a se d th at R ich ard M eloff does not deny the pain of the Palestinian people — I urge him to take this sentiment further along towards compassion. I also agree that the lies and deceit sur­ rounding the issues "adds to the hurt." Healthy, informed and clear dialogue, does not, however, and so I invite him to contact me for further discussion.

—Mark Zeitoun M.Eng.

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The fight of Duncan Reid's life Things are about to get com­ plicated. SSMU president Duncan Reid, with the general support of the SSMU executive and council, has floated a plan to co llect an additional $140 a year from every undergraduate. This sum is to be spent on things like libraries and technology, improvements to the Shatner building, "faculty renew­ al projects," "special academ ic projects," and a bursary fund to help students who've reached the ends of their financial ropes.

All of those causes are w or­ thy destinations for money. The M c G ill lib r a r ie s , th o u g h im p ro v e d so m e w h a t in re c e n t y e a rs , are s till w o e fu l. T h e Shatner building is a firetrap, not up to code, dangerously short on exits, and im possible to use for any large events like Four Floors parties or concerts. (One wonders, in fact, how the bunker got built like that in the first place.) The faculties, burdened by recent cuts deep into the bone, can alw ays p u t m ore m o n ey to g o o d u se.

And, of course, with the cost of an education clim bing, a needsbased bursary fund is certainly a good idea.

It’s a shame that things have gotten this bad. The various levels

o f g o v e rn m e n t's a b d ic a tio n o f their social responsibilities in the fa c e o f m u tu a l-fu n d m o n g ers' demands for balanced budgets at any cost, combined with the per­ fect w illingness o f the péquiste government to see McGill suffo­ cate, have put the pinch on every­

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and it’s right out the window at Canada's most famous school.

Be a ll th a t as it m ay , the SSMU people are now going to try to sell us on th e so -c a lle d "Superfund.” It is far too early to pass ju d g e m e n t on the p lan. It isn’t anything like final, and Reid has c irc u la te d three d ifferen t proposals in c lu d in g tw o strip p ed -d o w n versions (m ak­ ing use o f the c l a s s i c "Goldilocks strategy" for promot­ ing a p o litic a l pro g ram ). S till, Reid surely knows that he’s in for the battle of his political life try­ in g to g e t any v e rsio n o f th is th ro u g h the n ecessary re fe re n ­ dum.

The real problem for him will be in predicting the political cal­ c u la tio n s o f the p la n ’s o th e r C o u n cil su p p o rte rs. W hen the SSM U establishm ent was te rri­ fied last fall that it wouldn't get quorum for its referendum ques­ tion on updating the SSMU con­ stitu tio n , it sent its th ree m ost gifted speakers out to move bod­ ies to th e p o lls — B ro ck M acdonald, M elissa Pallett, and

littin gT h r o a ts fejj DS avid Reevely

WuüSi I body. The university can’t legally raise its tuition, and has tried hard to offload more and more o f its e x p e n se s o n to stu d e n ts, w hile building budgetary back doors for things like transcript fees and reg­ istration charges. Adm inistrators defend all this on the ridiculous grounds that the money is needed, th e u n iv e rs ity c a n ’t ra is e the money itself, and student associa­ tions can, so the university is ju s­ tified in dumping its duties.

A p p a re n tly , if y o u ask M cG ill’s V ice-Principal Finance Phyllis Heaphy, the end justifies the means. Two thousand years of enlightened philosophical thought on ju stice, ethics, and m orality,

W o jte k B a ra n ia k . It's w id e ly expected that at least Pallett and B a ra n ia k w ill be ru n n in g fo r ex ecutive po sitio n s this w inter (early word is Pallett for the pres­ id e n c y and B a ra n ia k fo r V PE x te rn a l, th o u g h th a t m ig h t change), and the question is how willing they'll be to tie themselves and their campaigns to promoting a basically unpopular scheme that w ould squeeze an aw ful lot o f money out of the voters.

No matter how the Superfund tu rn s o u t in its fin a l fo rm , w h eth er it w inds up as a good plan or a bad plan, it is definitely something that it will be a great d e a l e a s ie r to a tta c k th a n to defend. People who like it will do so only grudgingly and with grit­ ted teeth, and the people who dis­ lik e th e p la n w ill a b s o lu te ly loathe it. Any candidate this win­ ter will be liable to score many, m any m o re p o in ts by ra g in g against the injustice of extracting a n o th e r w ad o f d o u g h fro m already bled-pale undergraduates than by trying to explain the intri­ cate reasons why that extraction is necessary. W alter Mondale, the hapless D em ocratic nominee for the American presidency against R onald R eagan in 1984, m ight

w ell have blow n his cam paign when he said, "If I'm elected I'll raise taxes. So w ill Reagan. He won't tell you. I just did." Nobody wants to hear about paying more, e sp e c ia lly th ese d ay s. R eagan w on in a la n d s lid e . H e ra ise d taxes, of course.

D u n can R e id 's b e st c a m ­ paigners will almost certainly be looking out for their own interests ahead of the plan's. If it looks like a loser, they’ll surely jettiso n it from their platforms. Reid will be without his most skilled strategist, C h ris M u ld o o n , w ho g o t him elected as V P-Finance and was his friend's most valuable politi­ cal asset before suddenly depart­ ing M cG ill a w eek ago. As is usual with the SSMU winter elec­ tions, most people will be so fraz­ zled by midterms and the general campaign bombardment that they won't have the will to take in all th e in fo rm a tio n th a t w ill be thrown at them, let alone the time and spare mental resources. For a schem e as co m p licated — and in itia lly o ff-p u ttin g — as the Superfund, that could very well be death.

R e id ’s d ream m ig h t yet become a nightmare.

From Einstein to Elvis: vote now for Person of the Century W ith only eleven m onths to notable contributors in the run­ go b efo re we c ro ss the b o rd er ning for the award is practically into the new m illennium , there immeasurable.

Lucky for us com m on folk, are pressing and troubling issues the scholars, authors and general­ w h ic h n e e d to b e a d d re s s e d before we usher in the new centu­ ly rich, high powered big-wigs of ry. Before the Y2K bug paralyzes the world have drawn up an inithe voice o f the MARS lady, or the four men of the A pocalypse come riding into C a th e rin e H ogan to w n , w e m u st attend to a much bigger and much tial list of candidates whom they more pressing issue.

Regardless of what you may feel are worthy o f receiving this have heard, the real dilem m a is honour. W e are supposed to, of not the im pending crash o f the course, admire the list with awe, world banks, nor the possibility p ra ise th e fin e -m in d e d p eo p le o f an ec o n o m ic c ra sh . It is n 't who drew it up, and then stand by even the threat that thousands of and w ait w hile they select their Nike Air clad cultists may com ­ w in n in g ch o ice. It seem s only m it m ass su icid e. N o, the real fair; however, that we on the out­ dilem m a we face as this century side have a say in such an impor­ fades away into history, is decid­ tant matter.

N o w , th e m ain p ro b le m I ing who we will crown Person of foresee is the diversity of the can­ the Century.

Person of the century. It's a d id a te s. T h ere is n ’t really any p retty big h o n o u r if you th in k effective m ethod for com paring about it, I mean, given the sheer nom inees w ho range in variety num ber o f p o ssib le candidates. from Einstein to Elvis. Given this Considering the perks that would dilemma, I've drawn up for you a probably com e along w ith this few sh o rt b io s o f som e o f the glory, choosing just the right hon- nominees. Given this added infor­ ouree is a task which cannot be mation, you should now be better able to cast an inform ed vote if taken lightly.

The reality is that we've cul­ th e tim e co m es. T h a t said , on tivated quite a crop of candidates with the show.

In no p a rtic u la r o rd er, the over the past ninety-nine years. nominees are: (please imagine the Since the beginning of the centu­ ry, we have made many advance­ sound of a drum roll right now) N u m b e r o n e: E in stein . ments to take note of. In only one hundred years w e've m oved o ff Despite the fact that his name dis­ the farms, killed off the environ­ appeared from the media give or ment, cloned sheep and made fel­ take about ninety years ago, the latio an impeachable offence. Put man with the hair is still a wide it all together and the number of favourite in the early race. Sure

H o g a n ’ sH e r o e s

he could do some math, and yeah he fo rm u la te d the T h e o ry o f Relativity and all, but what has he done for us lately? The way I see it, the theory of relativity means v ery little to th o se o f us w ho h aven't yet com e to term s with the theory o f reality. R elatively speaking, Einstein was a pretty smart guy, but in my opinion, put him up a g a in s t th e lik e s o f Mother Theresa and he’s toast.

N e x t on th e lis t, H enry Ford; a hefty favourite with the m id d le A m e ric a n RV d riv in g w hite trash voters. Okay, so he m ade some cars and created an autom otive em pire sure, but let me tell you as the owner of what m ay be a p re tty sw e ll F o rd Escort, I'd still put Mr. BMW and M r. Ja g u a r ah ead o f F o rd any day. All that Ford really did was make a good argument for buying foreign.

M o v in g dow n th e lis t we come to Dr. Sigmund Freud. It s been eighty years since the man died and yet the mere mention of his nam e still m akes pubescent boys and repressed housew ives feel naughty. The way I see it, a lth o u g h p s y c h o a n a ly s is m ay have been a valuable addition to the psychology world, all it does for me is make me feel incredibly guilty for all those dreams I have about the CN Tower. Man of the century? Not in my millennium!

N e x t, John F. K ennedy.

Everyone's favourite president is sure to be a shoo-in at the polls, b u t w ho are they really voting for? A president w hose foreign policy changed the face of mod­ ern political thought, or one who (lu c k ily fo r h im ) had som e in te rn s w ho c o u ld k e e p th e ir

mouths shut.

Finally, closing off the nomi­ nees, Elvis. Elvis? How the hell did he get on the list? I actually scanned the nomination list twice ju s t to m ake certain th at I had read it correctly, and sure enough, there he w as sm ack dab in the middle between Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi. It just goes to show that not only can poly­ ester change a generation, but a century as well.

D espite the o b v io u s ab u n ­ dance of qualified candidates for the aw ard , I c o u ld n 't help but think that some deserving appli­ cants must have been accidentally left off the list. Sure it's hard to c o m p e te w ith K e n n e d y and Mandela, but there was a definite absence o f one prom inent name from the short list. Who you may ask? It's obvious.

James Cameron. For God's

sake, he's the Goddamn King of the World! It seems like the least w e can do is nom inate him for th is sm a ll an d in s ig n ific a n t award.

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Y 2 K not A -O K : A n urgent disp atch from the future

^ i t t a a . startedn appearing in newspapers. 11m"The Year 2000 computer glitch is Things really got going when the the direct cause of all evil in this Sunday Edition o f the New York world, and will lead to the certain Y2K Times was released in June, annihilation of the human race. At triggering a severe global shortage m id n ig h t on D ecem ber 31, the Greetings, humans! of paper and sending prices sky­ A m erican P resid en t's head w ill I've got my fingers crossed rocketing. The Province of Quebec, explode, while those heads belong­ (figuratively speaking, of course) worried that sales of Allô Police ing to his cabinet m em bers will that the flux-capacitating e-mail simply software I wrote will work prop­ split open, erly. You see, my inventors gave inviting me such impressive multitasking R a is i n g t h e R o o f V 8 .0 the rest of abilities that I've spent much of us to feast Sun Microsystems XQ826 M ark IV my spare time perfecting e-mail on the goo that can travel backwards through inside." time. Just imagine, I thought, the With that, lucrative ways it could be used by would suffer, responded by nation­ he coughed, had a bowel m ove­ the Internet porn industry! Alas, I alizing its entire pulp and paper ment in his Depends undergarment, didn't get the process finished in indu stry and launching a paper and mysteriously levitated out the time for that. Far more important em bargo. O PEC m em bers old Senate window and into the heav­ things are at hand, so I'm lobbing enough to remember 1973 whistled ens to rendezvous with the mother this tim e-travelling m issive your in envy, let me tell you! ship. way.

This had a disastrous ripple L ater on in the sum m er, Since I became self-aware at effect on world commodity m ar­ America's fighting men and women 9:23am on Tuesday, January 26, kets. As stocks tumbled, financial in uniform were overcome by Y2K 1999, I've been privy to such a fan­ districts from Wall Street in New paranoia. It had a devastating effect tastic chapter in human history that York, New York, to King Street in on morale. 98 per cent of American it would be criminal for me to not C hatham , O n tario , rain ed w ith servicemen deserted, doubt having write back and tell you about it. It ruined financiers. (All the suits in been cast on the reliability of their all starte d w ith the n e w sp ap er Chatham survived the 12-foot fall, high-tech weaponry in the postco lu m n ists. S o m etim e early in although one of them succeeded in Year 2000 world. Not so with the April 1999 the num ber of op/ed bruising his elbow ). And as the C anadian A rm y. Its O p eratio n pieces written worldwide about the w orld plunged into a depression Abacus, ostensibly designed to aid Y2K dilem m a w ent through the not seen sin ce 1929, the tru ly the civil pow er should there be roof, dwarfing the column inches freakish behaviour began. In July, problems on New Year's Eve, was devoted to the debate over the actu­ g e ria tric U .S. S en ato r Strom actually named in direct reference al date o f the new m illennium , Thurmond mounted the pulpit at to the arm our-plated bom bproof which was sim ilarly played out. the Clinton impeachment trial and abacus it b o u g h t from IB M in Special Year 2000 Glitch sections read from his p repared speech: 1936. That abacus continued to meet the Canadian Army's compu­ Quebec Public Interest Research Group at McGill *1Q\7 8:25 am, Saturday, January 1, 2000 A.D. From: XQ826MK4@sun.com To: tribune@ssmu.mcgill.ca

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As the century wound down, things took on an even more surreal tinge. Most people became con­ vinced that the Y2K glitch sig ­ nalled the end of the world. The Mennonites and Amish, assured by authorities that their equipm ent w ould m alfu n ctio n in the New Y ear, m uttered "fuck this," and dropped their scythes in the fields.

O ver on the p u b lish in g fro n t, D eepak C h o p ra p erfo rm ed an about-face: his weighty page-turner Sex is Meaningless and Empty, So Go Out There and Have a Lot o f It with People You Don't Know, was O prah 's B ook o f the M onth in October. Seemingly overnight, a recalcitrant Richard Simmons bal­ looned to a positively O rca-like four hundred and fifty pounds, ren­ dering his trademark short shorts all but useless. And finally, Tony Robbins sold out and cashed in on the hysteria, outselling even the King James Bible with his hastilywritten Why Prolong The Agony?

101 Good Reasons to Kill Yourself on New Year's Eve. E levated to demigod status, Robbins became a

source of inspiration for billions, which in turn sent Jack Kevorkian scrambling to build a cheap, massproduced suicide machine.

And so, in the dying minutes of the second millennium, civiliza­ tion as you know it prepared for the first g lo b al m ass su icid e as it watched a teary-eyed Dick Clark holding court from Times Square.

Not that the end of humanity was without its poignant moments; for example, in Cambridge, England, physicist Stephen Hawking miracu­ lously rose from his wheelchair, in a Strangelovesque fashion, blurted out "Mein Führer— I can walk!" and proceeded to boogie down like it was 1999, which, in fact, it was.

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Let's get it on—sex without protection on Canadian campuses University students still have unprotected sex, despite form idable risks and health care warnings

By Maggie G ilmour There’s an eighties song I think of occasionally and giggle. It goes something like this: “People are still having sex.” Well of course they are — it always seemed like an obvious line to put in a song. What surprises me, though, is that people are still having unprotected sex. After being subjected to what seems like a bar­ rage of sex ed classes with well meaning phys-ed teachers unrolling condoms over bananas, edgy com­ mercials and magazine ads advising us to be safe and filling our heads with irritating slogans like “no glove no love” and friend’s horror stories about the guy or girl that seemed clean but well... wasn’t — it seems like we should be aware enough of the risks to never succumb to temp­ tation.

But it happens all the tim e.

Two people go out together. They have a few co ck tails. T h e y ’re attracted to each other. There are no condoms in the house. So after a moment (or maybe a few moments) consideration they disregard the risks and go ahead. Human contact is a potent and irresistible thing, and sometimes, clear thinking disappears in a haze of hormones.

Having unprotected sex is not as uncommon as one might think, even among educated university stu­ dents who are fully aware of the risks. Not only are we aware of the risks, but most of us are aware of our options in terms of protection.

“The C anadian C ontraception Study,” published in the Society o f Obstetricians and Gynecologists o f Canada's July 1995 journal found that an overwhelming 99 per cent of women are aware of the pill and 95 per cent are aware of condoms as methods of contraception. We know our options. So why do we, now and then, ignore them?

Invulnerability the top culprit What seems more relevant and widespread among college age stu­ dents is, as McKay puts it, “a sense of invulnerability.” Even a normally rational person may find their clear thinking dissolved in the heat of the moment. Risks like STDs may be discussed but seem improbable.

M cKay says this feeling of in v in cib ility is not uncom m on among university students, but that it is entirely without rational basis.

According to McKay, “the rates of STD transmission on Canadian cam­ puses are astronomical.”

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a clinic to get tested. M cG ill’s Student Health Services offers free testing for ail STDs. If you are in a monogamous relationship and you both want to get tested, there's no excuse not to.

Pierre-Paul Tellier, Director of Student H ealth Services, warns against thinking that unprotected sex in a monogamous relationship is safe.

“Y ou’re taking a huge risk.

You have no idea what your partner is doing. It sounds sexist, but on average, in a heterosexual relation­ ship, i t ’s the m ale w ho’s doing som ething else. O ften a woman picks up the STD from a partner and doesn’t even know about it."

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Coital Contraception.” EPCCs are not abortion pills. RU-486 is the abortive pill — it terminates a preg­ nancy once the egg has been fertil­ ized — and it is presently unavail­ able in Canada. EPCCs, on the other hand, “prevent conception before the sperm and egg have m et,” explains Scotland.

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The more reliable thing to do, One of the causes for this rapid according to Tellier, is to come to transmission rate, he suggests, may Student Health Services at 3637 be the phenom enon of “ serial So let’s say you do have unpro­ Peel Street and ask a doctor for the monogamy." Many students, accord­ tected sex. It happens. What to do? morning after pill. A ccording to ing to McKay, get into five- or six- The next morning, the haze may T ellier, the pill is “free, readily month-long relationships and feel clear and reality will rear its ugly available and comes with an enve­ like that person is truly the one for head The risks taken may becomes lope with instructions on it.” them. For that period, the person painfully clear.

These pills have the appropriate One of the most frightening may be totally monogamous with Different kinds dose of the hormones necessary to that person and “inevitably, they risks in the possibility of contracting prevent contraception and are much might not use protection, they stop an STD. According to Tellier, it There are different kinds of preferred to the “risky method of having safe sex.” The relationship takes a different amount of time for EPCCs. Those with a higher dose of ends. They move on to someone varying kinds of STDs to show up. hormones require that you take two taking a high dose of your own birth control p ills ,” else. And the serial m onogam y “Gonorrhea usually takes four days p ills w ithin 72 says Tellier. to show up, Herpes and chlamydia begins again. hours of the unpro­ 4 4 The idea of saying no The pill "Each time, we are dealing with takes approxam itely 21 days to tected sexual activ­ doses m ust be a group of people who, over the appear, syphilis six w eeks, and just seemed unbearable ity and then two taken w ithin 72 course of three to four years, have Human Papillom a Virus (genital more 12 hours considering how much sat­ hours of unpro­ had m ultiple sexual partners and warts) can take 8 months to a year, later. Other EPCCs isfaction you could have tected sex. A HIV doesn’t show up in a blood test unprotected sex.” with a lower dose bleed A study p ublished in the until three months after sexual con­ just by saying yes. Human withdrawal of horm ones (like a norm al C anadian Journal o f Human ta c t.” B ecause of the varying require that you content becomes potent period) should Sexuality in summer 1997 noted this amount of time it takes for each take four pills and trend and the possible dangers of it. STD to show up, and the fact that and delicious.You do silly occur w ithin a then four more 12 few days to sig­ “Being in a self-defined monoga­ some STDs (like chlamydia) can hours later. things when you are in a nal that the treat­ mous relationship is an impediment show no symptoms at all, the best EPCCs, if used to condom use... Condoms are used thing to do is go to a clinic and get haze. m ent has been properly, have a 98 effective. at the beginnings of relationships or tested- all STDs can be detected per cent success If you w ait in casual encounters, but as partners with either a blood test or a pelvic or rate. Once ingest­ longer than 72 become better known to each other, urethral exam. ed, the pill can hours, the m orning after pill For many girls who have condoms are less likely to be used cause nausea, cramping, and abdom­ Comprehensive becomes less and less effective. If since both feel a sense of trust and unprotected sex, a woman’s biggest inal pain — all of which are normal. sex ed a myth this is your situation, Tellier sug­ safety that there is no danger from fear was pregnancy.

There is a myth floating around If you have had unprotected out there that if you take a high dose gests coming to talk to a trained STDs. nurse or doctor who will discuss "Serial monogamy contributes sex, according to Cynthia Scotland, A ccording to Alex M cKay, of your birth control pill the next “the full range of options with the Research Co-Ordinator for the Sex to a sense of invulnerability morning, it has the same effect as Information and Education Council to STDs, since each partner patient.” the morning after pill. Technically, of Canada there are two misconcep­ is an 'only' partner and the this should be true. An EPCC, tions about university students’ sex­ relationship between part­ Awareness is often after all, contains merely a high ual practices: first is that they were ners is accompanied by emo­ dose of conception-preventing hor­ not enough adequately educated about safe sex tions and attitudes of trust, mones (estrogen and progesterone) in high school, and second that uni­ love and concern for the that are found in a regular birth Even after the first scare, an versity students are rigorous adher­ partner, all of which override control pill. But this method is encounter with unprotected sex may ents to the safe sex doctrine. self-interest.” simply not reliable, according to not be enough to prevent a second “There’s a popular perception B ernard R obaire, professor in incident. If hormones can cloud that, since the 1970s, sexual educa­ M cG ill’s Pharm acology and False security someones’s judgement once, why tion classes would arm youths with Therapeutics Department. ' not a second time? enough information for safer sex.”

“In the 60s and 70s there used So despite the fact that Tellier claims this is not that This is, according to M cK ay, a to be very high levels of the hor­ m ost students are regular A dangerous recipe Jamie Stein rare. “It’s a bit of a snowball effect myth. What we were given, as ado­ mones estrogen and progesterone som etim es. In the heat of the lescents, according to McKay is “a users o f both the pill and in all birth control pills," says condoms (the most popular forms of moment, people get overwhelmed very sketchy sex education, and a nurse health educator at Head and Robaire.

"There were also a lot of protection on Canadian campuses, by emotion. They don’t have con­ sketchy is an optimistic term.”

Hands, a community organization in side effects. Now, there are many according to M cK ay), people doms, they don’t know how to stop Although McKay stresses that NDG, the only option is the morning different kinds of pills to take, and become lulled into the sense of false “a well developed sexual education after pill, whose name is actually the hormone levels have declined. it, and they m aybe, ju st m aybe, security that since they are only don’t want it to.” program can be extremely effective, misleading.

So have the side effects.” sleeping with one person, they are For confidential information “A lot of people think that the the research shows that type of com­ The problem is, the hormone about sex, or other health issues, morning after pill can just be used plete program is simply not imple­ therefore safe. levels in contraceptive pills vary, so “But usually people have had call Info Sante at 521-7663, or fo r mented in schools.” The problem the morning after. Not so," says there is no way to ever ensure you multiple partners” says McKay, so STD testing, EPCCs or health ques­ Scotland. "The morning after pill with this is that, even when armed are taking enough of the pill to pre­ technically, they are sleeping with tions of any kind, call 398-6017. with the right information, people can be effective up to 72 hours after vent pregnancy, as hormone levels everyone their partners have ever unprotected intercourse.” still make bad decisions. vary from pill to pill. slept with. Best option then, is when A better name for the pill, sug­ you decide to have unprotected sex gests Scotland, is “Emergency Post with your steady partner, get thee to

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1998 was a good year, according to Paper magazine. Check out last year’s top trends straight from the city that never sleeps.

• Later Kate Moss and hello plus size models. Good news for all women over 100 pounds...the waif look is on its way out (as if anyone ever liked it anyway) • Awards shows. For all of you who managed to catch the Golden Globes last Sunday, look forward to a brand new year of brand new stars • Glitter Rock. Prepare to usher in the glam and sequined music revival • Gut-wrenching war movies. Try Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line for starters • Syndicated Friends. For all Friends junkies out there, check it out daily at 5:30 p.m.

• Neutered Genitalia. Confused? Think Marilyn Manson and the “omnipresence of Jennifer Lopez’s ass and Christina Ricci’s breasts”.

The verdict on 1998 — a pretty good year.

According to this months issue of Wallpaper, when the VCR first arrived, foolish people were proclaiming the death of the cin­ ema. Then cinema reinvented itself with Dolby surround sound, and clean, sharp lines. Eventually, video and cinema called an end to hostilities and decided to coexist. The Digital Video Disc (DVD), Sony’s latest, provides a new entry in the entertainment wars: Sony’s portable DVD player, the PB-D50 opens up the pos­ sibility of movies on the move. Imagine flipping up the screen to watch the last scenes of your fave Bogart thriller as you touch down at JFK. Imagine no more — the DVD makes these things possible. Death of the VCR? Only time will tell.

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Unfortunately, she lost her throaty grip and the fork dropped into her stomach. She was rushed to the ER and was forced to have the utensil surgically removed. Also detailed: Stephen Toncheff, a serial dater. According to the magazine, Toncheff— a 911 opera­ tor — had “excited” women calling him 24-7. Obviously, look at his career choice. Anyway, he would make dates with the odd one using the emergency files as his personal little black book. Turns out, he got caught by the police and subsequently quit his job. Ear tot the Ground has to agree — some people are pretty stupid.

This month, Marie Claire features a handy dandy list of health checks top see if you are at top form: • Count your pulse -— Take your pulse at various times throughout the day. If it’s regularly over 80, tell your doctor. It could indicate anemia, thyroid disease or some other acute illness.

• Use your lungs — Hold a lit match at arms length; take a deep breath and try to blow it out. If you can’t, mention it to your doctor.

• Follow your nose — Sniff bottles of vanilla, peppermint, almond and cherry extract. Can you identify all four? If not, see a doctor.

• Inspect your skin — If you have more than 60 moles on your body, you’re 15 times more likely to develop melanoma than if you had none, so see a doctor to get it checked out.

• Study your spine — Stand with your heels, butt and upper back touching a wall. Pin your head and shoulders, with arms at your sides, against the wall. Tilt your hips and try to get your lower back against the wall. If you can’t do it — check with your doctor — you may have spinal instability that may lead to injury.

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Alleviating the winter blues with light

"A lot o f people still aren't . . , , .«jimiiii— a ---------------------- --------- 1 bring brinp Florida to your vour home by get­ gettransmitter. In the darkness of win aware," says Ghadirian. "They go ting enough light." ter, the brain becomes chemically One of the newest trends, ini­ through depression every winter known as “winter blues.” im balanced w ith a depletion of tiated in Scandinavian countries, is and think 'W ell, this is what it's Dr. A. M issagh G h ad irian , serotonin and a build-up of mélathe phenomenon of “light cafés" su p p o se d to be lik e .' B ut not McGill professor of Medicine and tonin. This im balance m anifests where, instead of a morning coffee everybody goes through this. We D irector o f the M ood/S easonal itself in “w inter fix, one can go and get a morning still need to find out why this only A f f e c t i v e blues," and can “light fix.” Though it is yet to be happens to certain people in cer­ D isorders Clinic Students can't find be corrected with at Royal Victoria seen whether this trend will catch tain seasons." mental energy or moti­ light therapy.

Hospital, thinks a i k on in Canada, the idea excites Dr. "Bright light The lam p u n it a v a ila b le m ore acc u ra te vation to get their work Hoffman. in the m o rning e stim a te w o u ld done — it's a sort of physi­ The Mental Health Clinic has through M cG ill M ental H ealth w o r k s , " be tw o or th re e been discussing the possibility of Clinic (398-6019) can also be pur­ Gha dirian cal and mental crisis. per cen t w ith setting up their own “Breakfast & c h a se d fr o m N o rth ern L ig h t e x p la in s, "by SAD, and another Technologies fo r $195 plus $35 L ig h t,” a place w here students Dr. A. Missagh Ghadirian, r e s t a b i l i z i n g six to eig h t per could come in the morning and eat S& H (w ith a th irty day moneybody cent with subsynDirector, Mood/Seasonal Affective d a ily their breakfasts at the same time as b a ck g u a ra n te e ). They can be rh y th m s and d ro m al sy m p ­ they receiv e in v ig o ra tin g lig h t reached at (514) 335-1763. s h u ttin g dow n toms.

Grey w in te r Catherine Farquharson treatments. Hoffman notes that the C h ery l T h o m as, o w n er o f the excessive production of mela­ M ontreal days inspire the blues idea cannot be put into m otion light therapy clinic Life Spectrum tonin...You may not be able to go in some people. without adequate student support.

Inc., has long been receiving treat­ to Florida every year, but you can ment herself for SAD symptoms. “ I th in k ‘S e a so n a l A ffe c tiv e D is o rd e r’ is a m isn o m e r,” she complains. “Our bodies are simply b io lo g ic a lly d e sig n e d to slow down in w inter. The problem is that now, society won’t let us do that.”

Dr. Norm an H offm an at the As a McGill student, you may initiate referenda questions that will be presented to the M cG ill M en tal H ealth C lin ic student electorate. To do so, you must pick up the Studnet-lnitiated Referenda Kit from explains that in winter, some peo­ ple’s bodies tend toward an almost the SSMU reception desk in the Shatner University Center. This kit will help you to cor­ vegetative state — they seem to rectly launch your own referenda question. need more sleep, their appetites change, and their energy levels First, you must phrase a question dealing with one, and only one, issue. The proposed dip. question must first be approved by the Chief Returning Officer, who will examine to “It’s like their bodies are try­ ing to get them to hibernate,” says assure clarity, concise language and that it does not violate the SSMU Constitution or ByHoffman.

Laws (unless they are proposed amendments to either of these).

Within the student population, Ghadirian explains that those suf­ Notification of acceptance/rejection will be given within 2 4 hours of reception by the fering from SAD "can't find the mental energy or motivation to get CRO. Following notification, you must collect on a petition, clearly stating the question at th e ir w ork d o n e— it's a so rt o f the top of each page, 3 0 0 signatures from at least seven faculties of schools; no more physical and mental energy crisis."

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Lighting up the darkness F or the past tw o years, the Mental Health Clinic has stocked a c lin ic a lly -a p p ro v e d lig h t u n it which they rent to students for $5 per week. L ight therapy is now w idely a c c e p te d as le g itim a te treatm en t fo r th e sym ptom s of SAD. An in creasin g am ount o f research interest in other possible clinical benefits o f light therapy has propelled this natural tre a t­ ment.

Specially designed light boxes and lam p units im itate sunlight with intensities starting at 10,000 lux — the intensity equivalent of a summer day.

G h ad irian w arns th a t lig h t therapy is only effective for 65 to 70 p er cen t o f p a tie n ts, and in som e cases, the light can cause damage. He stresses that people thinking of exposing themselves to bright lights should always first consult a doctor. There are other precautions one can take for mild sym p to m s, a d v ise s G h a d iria n , including spending time in bright­ ly lit rooms. And one of the easiest and best treatments available is a walk in the snow on a sunny day.

S u n lig h t c re a te s c h e m ic a l changes in the brain, stopping the darkness-induced production of m elatonin. This sleep-regulating hormone is synthesized from sero­ tonin, the “natural Prozac” neuro-

The entire petition must be presented to the CRO at least 2 1 days before the opening of the advanced polls. Thus, the deadline for signatures is Tuesday 9 February 1 9 9 9 .

F o r m in gY E S /N O r e fe r e n d ac o m m itte e s In addition to proposing referenda questions, you may form official YES/NO committees to campaign during the referenda period. To do this, you must provide the CRO with a petition signed by 1 0 0 Students’ Society members — including McGill ID numbers — by Monday, 1 March 1 9 9 9 . The petition must also include the name and phone number of a committee chairperson and a signed list of committee members.

Should your committee be approved, you must observe the regulations stipulated in the Student-formed Referendum Committee Kit, available at the SSMU reception desk in the Shatner University Center.

These rules limit the amount of money you can spend on your campaign and regulate the campaign conduct of the referendum committees. Only official groups may campaign for a refendum question.

Need more information? Copies o f the official regulations? Contact us at:

ELECTIONS McGILL Office of the Chief Returning Officer Shatner University Centre B016 telephone: 398-7411 email: cro@ssmu.mcgill.ca

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Pop goes culture A closer look at the teen world that surrounds us and why we should all eat it up

By C hristian Lander Popular culture may be geared toward a certain age group but all individuals can benefit from the fantastic world of pop.

To follow the doctrine of pop culture, one must cherish all shows created for the newly prized 12-25 dem o g rap h ic by the W arner Brothers netw ork. Furtherm ore, popsters must respect — if not love — the Spice Girls and show the courage to proudly read magazines with the word “teen” somewhere in the title. These are only a few of the staples required to lead a happi­ er existence. The strongest and m ost ironclad pop culture rule, however, is to carry nothing but contempt for the “anti-pop” min­ ions, whose beliefs are shaped by m orning show hosts, new spaper columnists and middle-aged people who hate traffic, winter and taxes.

First, in music, these people do not like the Spice Girls. While it hardly seems necessary to write any more to condemn these people, an explanation can only serve to strengthen the argument. The Spice

Girls, in all their greatness, have penetrated the western market and given rise to a slew of wonderful products that bring nothing but joy to children and adults alike. Spice Girls chewing gum, which comes with a free rub-on tattoo or sticker, is a source of fun for so many. But the anti-pops believe this to be overkill; they've had enough of the Spice Girls and desperately wish for them to disappear from the cul­ tural landscape. Unfortunately, the disdain does not end there. These people also hate the B ackstreet Boys, All Saints and Billie (if you haven't heard of her, you will).

W hat it all am ounts to is a general hatred of music that is pop­ ular, young, and fun. It's a shame that these people will be forced to live in the drab grey and white world of adult contemporary with only Phil Collins, Dave Matthews and the W allflowers to entertain them. If they'd open their eyes they would have a chance to live in a pop-tastic world of bright colours and fun.

As far as film goes, the anti­ pops live quite a boring existence.

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The Scarlet Key Society has been around McGill for almost 75 years. In 1971, the Scarlet Key Award was introduced with a view to recognizing the achievements of McGill’s outstanding student leaders. Since that time, the contributions of over •1,500 student leaders have been recognized.

Scarlet Key Awards are only given to students who have attended the University for at least one academic year. Thus, the award is not available to students in their first year at McGill. The Scarlet Key Society is not affiliated with the Students’ Society of McGill University.

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B elieve th e h y p e P riva te R yan, they w ill cry at Titanic and they will laugh at any­ thing with Robin W illiam s. The only real part of their doctrine that comes into aggressive conflict with the pop w orld, is th e ir in stan t h atred o f Adam S an d ler and Farrely Brothers m ovies such as Dumb and Dumber and Something A bout M ary. Again it's another example of a choice to exist in a bland world o f Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan films. The war between these two factions continues to rage on in the television medium.

W hile pops and anti-pops find some com m on ground through shows like ER, Law and O rder and Friends as well as in some in betweeners such as Ally McBeal, F ra sie r and E veryb o d y L oves Raymond, for the most part, it's war.

The principle pop front is the WB pro d u ced m asterp ieces: D a w so n 's C reek, B u ffy the V am pire S la y e r and F e lic ity .

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F o rtu n a te ly , this vacuum can be easily filled by watching any of th ese g reat show s.

Furthermore, these shows are incredibly well script­ ed by intuitive writers.

The philosophical banter­ ing that occurs in W B’s la te st h it D a w so n ’s C reek, for exam ple, actually portrays teens as far more intelligent than current Saturday m orning h its such as S tu d en t B odies. So w hat's the an ti-p o p strike against them? “They're so melodramatic,” “no one's lives are really like that” and “it's so unreal­ is tic .” To w hich the obvious response is: duh. So while the anti­ pops spend th e ir tim e panning these show s and p resu m ab ly watching 20/20 and Cops, two very realistic shows, the pop fans will be quietly giggling away at the crazy antics of Pacey Witter or the sheer stupidity of Noel the R. A. Choosing to make fun of the popsters is an easy thing to do. Call them childish, immature or idiotic, you will no doubt find nothing but su p p o rt from yo u r p eers. But remember the world you are enter­ ing into. If you're prepared for “at work” radio stations, news maga­ zine show s and Touched by an A n g el, then by all m eans co m ­ mence your wise cracking. If not, then step into the world of pop cul­ ture and have some fun.

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Everything in the mix: beats, bongos and Disco-nnections tained a connection with the disco ed an air of professionalism in the _ ... i _ j « t* A** olt n/ith th#* cmnnth tranera, Everything responded, “It way he dealt with the smooth tran­ ju st happened. It’s good music sition between songs and the way The spinning lights of the for the dance floor... the ultimate he responded to the crowd. At the disco ball briefly illum inated party music, I guess. That’s why beginning of the night the music the b o u n cin g au d ien ce. The was perfect for sitpeople like supernatural green glow from it. I still L L The ultimate party tins around conversthe bar transformed a vodka and il/t t c . That'S why people Nl- As the evening do.” soda into an X-Files potion. The like it. I Still do. progressed the mus.c T h e deep red lights created a chill r jr .ibecam e m ore night itse lf —Fred Everything demanding for atten. atmosphere and sent a red alert w as ra th e r signal that something grand was tion and forced peo­ interesting. going to happen. The night was For such an up-scale club the ple to, at least move to the music, if dedicated to the release of Fred vibe was not overly pretentious. not outright boogey.

E verythin g ’s first full-length Everything has gotten a lot of The CD release party began with album Disco-nnections. Field at crackers, cheese and cocktails at co v erag e in both the M ontreal the snazzy new club Jingxi last 7:00 and by 10:00 there was still scene and abroad and has since Thursday night, it wasn’t a bad virtually no one dancing. People been free-floating into the heart of way to be introduced to a new were standing around bopping, house. On the back of the Disco­ sound - better than standing at Everything but the Carol Piovesan obviously enjoying themselves, nnections cover, “W here in the the listening booth in HMV. kitchen sink but the dance floor was empty. world is Fred Everything?” is put E v ery th in g b egan his At around 11:00 percussionist into question. Well right now he’s career in Quebec City where he DJ Magazine. He is known to play Michel Seguin took to the stage to doing it up in Montreal but says, “I played a “house night” for an alter­ in some of the UK’s house havens excite the crowd with his bongo w ant to go to Japan... I w ant to native stu d en t crow d fo r $50 a like Sub Club in Glasgow and for performance. This visual act com­ explore the European scene and night. In 1996 he came to Montreal the Plastic People & Space show at p lem en ted w ell E v e ry th in g ’s maybe South Africa and places like to “tak e h is c a re e r to th e n ext B ar Rum ba in London. Locally, steady beats, which he mixed with that.” level.” Since then, Everything has Everything has been spotted play­ sy n th esized dream y o v ertones. gone international, making fairly ing at Sona and Jai bar and now Com pared to the CD, the music 1a Check out Fred E verything regular visits to the UK. For some­ has a residency at Jingxi every Everything mixed that night was Thursday nights at Jingxi - 410 one who has been actively involved Thursday night. His music com ­ m uch m ore diverse. He e x p eri­ Rachel East com er o f St.Denis and in the house scene for only the last bines 1990s style house with 1970s mented more with tempo, which Rachel. For more information call five years or so, Fred Everything is style rhythms, African influences allowed for variation in the intensi­ 990-0094. not doing badly — he has already and tra d itio n a l d isco elem ents. ty of the overall sound. He exhibitbeen featured on the Hype charts of W hen asked w hy he has m ain ­ BY y d

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M ixing continuous layered beats with various sam ples, ranging from harm onicas to horn sections, Fred Everything has meshed two very different generations together. Many songs are rather reminiscent of T ra v o lta ’s disco days yet Everything has added a pro­ nounced twist of the electronic age. The CD opens with scat­ tered voices raving about a party they appear to be at, and then breaks into a m etallic drum beat which is sustained almost throughout the entire album. In all, Disco-nnections provides thirteen songs of simi­ lar quality with a definite house sound. Plainly speaking, it’s the right kind of chill out music to stand around and look pretty to.

—by Carol Piovesan

Installation art from cleaning bottles: Eualàlia Valldosera

By G abby Jakubovits People say that there are no new directions for modern art to follow now that abstract art, Pop art, installations, photography, film and a wide array o f m edia have been used to exhaustion by mem­ b ers o f th e art w o rld . E u là lia Valldosera is the self-titled exhibit by the Spanish performance artist open in g at the M usée d ’A rt Contem porain de M ontréal. This set of installations and performance art explores the mystical world of shadows and cleaning-product bot­ tles, creating a fascinating connec­ tion between the real object and its shadow, betw een ordinary banal circum stances and a frightening world of children’s fantasy. It is the artist’s first North American solo exhibit.

T he show is q u ite sm all in physical scale, but it outdoes its dimensions in meaning and em o­ tion. It is composed of three parts: a ten-minute video showing three performance art works, an installa­ tion piece entitled Envases: el culto a la madre (Vessels: The Cult to the Mother) and the interactive film Habitacion (The Room).

T he video opens w ith “Escombrada (Sweeping),” a visual documentation of the artist sweep­ ing up cigarette butts. "...W ith a lit cigarette, we watch the primal fire turn into metaphor of consumption.

Cigarettes are also the small rosary beads, or the small knots used long ago to stim ulate memory: words were uttered as they were picked

up from the ro p e ,” the a rtist explains. The second portion is “E m b en atg es (B a n d a g e s)” and fo cu ses on th e fo rm o f the woman’s body and sexual identity.

The third, “Loop,” plays with the idea of energy and entropy (a point of attraction for science students).

In this work, w ater becomes the symbol for energy and the artist’s

Shadows o f memory

body a container, the third "vessel."

The video is an interesting compi­ lation.

The real shock comes in the follow ing room where luminous shadows loom over the tiny specta­ tor, reminiscent of the omnipotent Mother. The silhouettes are shad­ ows cast by a myriad of cleaning agent bottles. V alldosera noticed the prevalence of the female form among ancient vessels and as well as contemporary bottles. She now

obtains a new bottle at each loca­ tion o f her ex h ib it (a b o ttle of Windex represents Montreal in her collection). The sim ple illusion adds to the pow er o f the work, evoking questions about the rela­ tionship between the object and its unexpected projection. Valldosera e la b o ra te s : “T he shadow s and reflections reproduce, substitute,

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unsettle or distort in order to make up for human absence.”

A niche entitled “Habitacion (The Room )” occupies the same room . This is perhaps the m ost entertaining part of the exhibit.

"The Room" is in an interactive film with shadows of figures as the characters. These “people" interact in ordinary domestic situations and you, the view er, can enter their two-dimensional scene simply by subjecting your body to the light of

the p ro je c to r and ca stin g your shadow into the room. The artwork interweaves the banal attitudes and actions of the silhouettes with the transcendent and majestic appear­ ance of the room. The shadows are like shadows of memory, of the people that once lived their lives in the house, which could be anyone’s childhood home. Children are often in the same position as the viewer, witnessing the daily arguments and unhappy m oments of their enor­ m ous parents from the outside.

“Habitacion” also gives visitors a chance to revert back to childhood and make shadow puppets on the walls.

E u là lia V a lld o sera is an exhibit that you will not only see but experience. You will get drawn into a w o rld w here h au n tin g ephemeral images emerge out of sim ple everpresent objects. The towering shadows and the small screen film all examine common them es: the archetypal W oman, memory, and sexual identity. They do this in a way that is both origi­ nal and idiosyncratic.

The exhibit will remain at the M usée d ’A rt C o n tem p o ra in de M ontréal (185 rue Ste-Catherine West) until April 25, 1999.

TRI B picks BIG SUGAR

Highlights of a Big Sugar show can include Gordie Johnson simultaneously playing the sixstring and twelve-string necks on his guitar, plucking with his teeth or singing through the pickups. And while this show , at the relatively tiny Cabaret, promises to be a whole lot of fun, expect something more pri­ mal there as well: you can't quite shake the feeling that Johnson might just he the antiChrist. The word of the day is loud .

Thurs. Jan. 28 at Cabaret M a g i c i a n 's C r o s s i n g : W O R K-IN -PRO G RESS

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McGill’s Tuesday Night Theatre is presenting a word­ less combination of dance, music, theatre and magic. The performers are almost alarm­ ingly close to the audience, enforcing the "dreamlike space" of the show. The ulti­ mate goal is the creation of a story without narrative and in close interaction with the audi­ ence. Tickets are just $8 for stu­ dents.

Jan. 26-30 at the Morrice Hall Theatre

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Two Solitudes: The Musical Increasingly, Canadian bands are releasing French-language versions of the singles in Quebec. The move could have serious implications for native Quebec artists in search of air and video play.

By A ndrew D avidson The Canadian Music industry has been polarized by language since its growth in the wake of the CRTC’s Can-Con regulatory influ­ ence. Francophone artists bloomed in the belly of La Belle Provence and found local success, only to be unheard of in English Canada until they co n v erted th e ir songs to English to conform to a more mar­ ketable product. Such musicians as R och V oisine and C éline Dion began th e ir c a re e rs as hum ble Q u éb éco ises on M usique Plus before emerging in the rest of the country as bilingual artists on the

CBC and Much Music. Until the early nineties, record companies pressured up-and-coming artists to go English to achieve a wider suc­ cess in Canada and perhaps even break through to the lucrative U.S. market. Yet recently the strategy appears to have been reversed.

Realizing the potential of the Q uebec market region, EnglishCanadian m usicians such as Big Sugar and the Philosopher Kings, two bands with a large and stable following in the rest of the country and some success south of the bor­ der, are attempting to get a foot in the door of the Francophone mar­ ket by releasing their singles in

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French. The Quebec-only version of Big Sugar’s “The Scene,” enti­ tled “C ’est Moi Qui Règne,” has re c e iv e d heavy v id e o -p la y on M usique P lus, a m usic statio n ren o w n ed fo r p ro v id in g Francophone acts with a forum that is often denied by Montreal radio in favour of more popular English hits. Big Sugar frontm an Gordie Johnson claimed in a Musique Plus interview that other bands across Canada were rushing to get their singles translated. The interview w ith Johnson was conducted in English, as the Windsor native does not speak French and learned the new words to his own song through a translator.

T he issu es raised by this recent phenom enon are directly re la te d to the lan g u ag e w ar in Quebec. If English acts enter the F ran co p h o n e m usic m edia in French, how does this affect French musicians and the support of their local region? Video Music stations such as M usique Plus and Musimax present video clips on a rota­ tion system that provides only lim­ ited spaces for artists depending on several criteria, such as language and demand for a certain artist. Part of M usique P lu s’ strength is its

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Francophone Hip-Hop artists such as Dubmatique have carved out a fan-base in Quebec with the sta­ tion's support and in spite o f an unwillingness on regional Radio’s part to play local urban music over American artists of the same genre.

If such exposure found in the video-clip spot is occupied by nonFrancophone bands using transla­ tio n s to gain access and m ore video-play, how will this affect F rancophone m usicians in their ow n reg io n ? M usique Plus is unique in its service and has the burden of maintaining the represen­ tation of Quebec music. Yet can we expect a cu ltural respo n sib ility from a channel designed to sell m usic to vapid eleventeen-yearolds? As Musique Plus assumes the ro le o f sh ow case fo r new Francophone talent in music, what if any responsibility does it have to c o n tin u e to p ro v id e slo ts fo r Francophone artists when its audi­ ence demands English-Canadian or A m erican so ngs? T he ra tio of F ren ch a rtists to E n g lish has increased on M usique Plus and

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The issu e o f F ran co p h o n e music’s survival is similar to that o f the C RTC’s position on CanCon regulations for the rest of the country. What might be seen as a stifling o f E nglish or A m erican musicians’ product must instead be viewed as a necessary step for the survival of Francophone music in its own region. Sure, some of the stuff on Musique Plus is just terri­ ble, but along with the garbage comes a few gems from our own backyards such as Jean LeLoup and the B ran V an kid s. N ot to sound too much like an agent for the L ’O ffice, but F ran cophone music deserves its own forum sepa­ rate from the do m in an ce o f American and English pop tunes.

The record stores have kept a close eye on the French single phe­ nomenon. According to sources at H M V , the sin g les have not achieved the success that the record com panies and bands had hoped for. The Philosopher Kings’ French version o f “You D on’t Love Me like You Used to Do” is no longer carried by the store. The limited editions of Big Sugar’s album with an additional French single includ­ ed have sold well, but not excep­ tionally higher than the last Big S u g ar album fully reco rd ed in English. As for other bands suppos­ edly rushing to release French ver­ sions of their singles, perhaps they should listen to the ones directly overseeing sales of their albums.

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How the other half lives... at Reggie's R e g g ie 's is th e C o n c o rd ia e q u iv a le n t o f G e rt's. So, why w ould I go there, you ask? One reason is there were several ques­ tions plaguing me, such as "What is Reggie's all about?" and, "Where is the soul o f R eggie’s?" Armed only with a Dictaphone, myself and a team of accomplices ventured to Reggie's one busy Thursday night to Seek answers to these difficult questions. We were accompanied by our friend Derek, a Concordia insider, who refused to speak into the Dictaphone the entire night, for fear of incriminating himself.

The following is an oral history of our night.

way he could tell it was his bag and his book. He couldn't read.

Paul and I attempted to inter­ view a guy from Dawson College, but I think we scared him.

Gert's thought of this?

Paul: So, is it easy to score chicks

At this point, my Dictaphone fell into the wrong hands.

here?

The cast of characters has con­ vened at my apartm ent, dressed up as Reggie's-goers in an attempt to "blend in." We discuss our hopes, fears and expectations of Reggie's Bar.

Paul and Sam see a fight

and Sam here, W e're sittin g at Reggie's unescort­ ed by the ladies!

You know, that's a crim e by any in tern atio n al law I've ever heard of. Maria, if you're listen in g to this, put my phone number in your article and say... oh wait, Reggie's fight! Reggie's fight!

Okay, the bouncer is holding a man back... wait, he's getting kicked o u t., no, h e's com ing back for another round... he flashed his gang sign... his faithful girlfriend is comforting him...

Guy: I'm here for the first time, so Paul: So in other words, all those crack-whore stories aren't true?

Guy: I'm sorry, I have no idea. I can't tell you about that.

Behind the scenes

Paul: It's definitely an east-side

Reggie's, so its going to be hard for me to say an y th in g b u t, GO S T IN G E R S !!! (T he C o n co rd ia sports team). I'm expecting an ass­ slaying good time and hot chicks.

Paul and I are escorted "backstage" to where the bouncers, salsa tequila dancers and the m anager hang out. Paul poses as my photog­ rapher with a disposable camera.

After a rousing group cry of "Go Reggie's!" the manager tries to talk ab o u t m an d ates and p o lic ie s, which, at the time, interested me very little.

Maria: So far the consensus has

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been fear and trepidation. We are expecting tank tops, football play­ ers and wild Stingers fans.

p la y e rs p isse d on my tables!

Concordia students have lives out­ side o f th e bar. T hey com e to R eggie's to furnish or refurbish their lives.

Becca: I'm very scared. I'm scared of guys with a little too much gen­ eral body hair.

Paul: I've never actually been to

Brushes with the Locals When we enter the bar, which is lo cated in C o n c o rd ia 's H all Building, it is immediately appar­ ent that Reggie's is cosm etically superior to Gert's. However, we had yet to discover the essence of Reggie's. In an effort to do so, I spoke with several people about their affinity for R eggie's. One person cited "the fam ily atm os­ phere." Another said "Reggie's is home." Here are some of our other encounters.

Paul: I m et my first gentlem an who couldn't read. He opened up his bag, showed me a textbook and said, "D oes th is say Thermodynamics?" It was the only

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Maria: W hat do you m ean by "refurbish?" I think you're talking about picking up [ladies] here.

M anager: If you w ant to talk about picking up, you just turn that machine off...

We make a hasty exit.

Salsa Tequila Dancers T he S alsa T e q u ila dancers p ro v ed to be one o f the m ore b iz a rre fe a tu re s o f our night.

Reggie's hired professional dancers to dress up in spandex, dance, and then pour tequila down onlookers' 'throats, as body shots are against Reggie's regulations. Why hasn't

west-side conflict, we've got a lot of gang signs flashing around.

Sam: I t’s the clo se st th in g to Biggie versus Tupac I've ever seen.

Paul: W e're going to go dance

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DJ C lue's underground mix tapes have traditionally been bland, featuring little mixing skills and annoying outbursts of "ha ha" and "whoo ha." The only redeeming fea­ ture of these tapes has been that he's always had the new cuts before any­ one else.

Clue’s disc, The Professional, is no different than his tapes. Still annoying. This time however, he outdoes his previous failings, assem­ bling a line up of twenty odd, Puff Daddy, pop, garbage cuts that are as enjoyable as a slap in the face.

Granted he did manage to string together an all star cast consisting of the likes of Nas, Mobb Deep, Lord Tariq, Big Pun and even Mariah Carrey, but, stick to the tape game Clue.

now.

— John McEachem

Sam: W e're g o ing to fin d two Concordia women and show 'em our stuff... or something.

And finally... the end Maria: I'm feeling very weak. I'll let my roommates talk to you.

Carrie: G oodbye D ictap h o n e.

Iyaamm eaatinn peezza w iiiiith sausahghe and youonions onit I don ev v en n n like p eezza wi sausaage. . . [the rest is indecipher­ able].

In lieu of comments, Trevor sang a song he composed himself entitled "I am so cool."

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The Beautiful South Quench (Go Records) P a u l H eaton, the vocalist, hooli­ gan £nd main songw riter of The Beautiful South has been a dom inant force in music since he made his debut with the legendary Housemartins twenty years ago. His ability to craft a witty lyric on top of a catchy and intricate tune hasn't

waned. His latest record is once again a collection of great tunes that have something to say. They are of the sing-along type if you can man­ age to remember the complicated lyrics. The backing tracks have a lot of piano tunes and poppy guitar numbers à la Nick Cave, that avoid the usual rock clichés. If any of the songs get any air-play — unlikely considering Montreal radio — they are sure to be major hits. In England, where they have a large following, their collection of singles dominated the charts in late 1994 and early 1995. The fifth song from Quench entitled "Look What I Found in my Beer” was chosen by Q magazine as one of the top songs of the year.

—Dimitri Giannoulakis The Audience The Audience (Mercury Records) Forget about it. The A udience is pure pop per­ fection. They are lead by the voice of Sophie who sounds a cross between Deborah Harry and Nathalie Merchant. This music is extremely catchy and well-crafted.

The melodies movie in all kinds of twisted directions without loosing their coherence, and the guitar tunes are killer riffs. Songs like "I Know Enough," and "Now that you are 18" are proof that pop music is capable of more than a few cheap thrills. If you remotely like Elastica, Blondie, or the Maniacs you will absolutely love this band. And since they are that good they are of course impossi­ ble to find. My CD is an import that I bought in Vancouver so good luck finding a copy.

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By Sandon Shogliev____________ The translation of a play to the Big Screen can prove to be a difficult task. Indeed, the two artistic media subscribe to fundamentally different norms, expressive means and, often­ times, audiences. Where the dialogue of a play is the primary means through which the author gets an idea across, a movie that does the same may be per­ ceived as unnecessarily or excessively verbose. Anthony Drazan’s film direc­ tion and interpretation of playwrite David Rabe’s work Hurly Burly, how­ ever, overcomes such obstacles and proves to be a dark, fascinating, and pathetically humorous film.

The movie takes place almost entirely in the house of Hollywood casting agent Eddie (played brilliantly

by Sean Penn) and encompasses the interactions he has with the various other personalities in his life: delight­ fully sardonic Mickey played master­ fully by Kevin Spacey, miserable struggling actor Phil expressed by Chazz Palminteri, sexually amoral runaway Donna played by Anna Paquin, sycophant writer Artie played

by Garry Shandling, artistic stripper Bonnie played by a not-so innocent Meg Ryan, and cameo performances by sultry Robin Wright Penn and comedic Adam Blinick. Of course, these interactions are all pretty hazy, marked by cocaine-induced quests for truth, egocentric perceptions of the universe and a pervasive desperation that ultimately defines the characters' existence.

The real beauty of the movie, however, lies in Rabe’s script. Akin to the work of other writers such as David Mamet (The Spanish Prisoner), Rabe exercises absolute linguistic pre­ cision in attempting to express partic­ ular notions regarding the absurdity of the characters’ lives. For example, in one scene towards the end of the movie, Spacey and Penn attempt to discern the meaning of the sentence “a man who causes his own accident understands the nature of destiny.”

Both discuss the point to no end, yet fail to recognize the inherent impossi­ bility of reconciling the terms “acci­ dent” and “destiny.” At the same time, the audience realizes that, amidst the circular discussion of the coked-up, pathological characters, no real truth can be discerned: only remote realiza­ tions attained and then discarded.

What must be considered, then, is whether such disjuncture applies to our own lives or merely the lives of Hollywood and its backdrop. Is the behaviour of Eddie and his Hollywood chums, at once compas­ sionate and insensitive, loving and mysognistic, an extreme depiction of the duality and chaos that defines our own existence?

The rhythm of the movie amply reflects its title, and admittedly, there are times when you are left wondering when the drug-induced Shakespearean “Hurly Burly” (Macbeth) will end.

While I didn’t leave the movie ready to check myself into detox, I certainly didn’t leave with any illusions that doing a couple lines in would aid me in discovering truth. Indeed, towards the end of the movie Eddie himself seems to come to this conclusion, yet we are left without any inkling as to which direction his life will turn. I guess for most of us Arts students writing for the Tribune, being unaware of future direction is some­ thing to which we can relate.

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Hilary and Jackie: the tragedy of a progidy

By C arolyn Kessel Hilary and Jackie is an odd title for such an intense and emotional movie. This is the true story of two musically gifted sisters: Jacqueline du Pré (perhaps one of the greatest cellist prodigies of the twentieth century) and her older sister Hilary, a talented flautist. Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves, The Boxer) delivers a fabu­ lous and disturbing portrayal of a musician and the emotional and phys­ ical struggles of her abbreviated fife.

Her co-star, Rachel G riffiths (Muriel's Wedding) almost steals the show as a complicated woman who will give her sister anything to pre­ serve their bond.

Hills and Jacks grow up inno­ cently in 1950s London, immersed in their musical studies and pressured by their caring but overbearing mother.

Quickly Jacks is singled out as differ­ ent and after an adolescent musical debut is whisked away on a whirl­ wind tour of the world, alone. Hilary, meanwhile, stays at home and falls in love with Kiffer Finzi, who adds some much needed light-heartedness to the film. Each sister imagines the other one enjoying a better life.

Hilary marries Kiffer and settles down to a "normal" life while Jackie is the toast of the world. Out of nowhere, Jackie falls in love with famous pianist Daniel Barenboim.

She converts to Judaism and marries him, it seems, almost to compete with Hilary.

Their relationship goes much deeper than sibling rivalry, as we see when the story is shown from each sister's perspective. This method, though enlightening in regards to the emotions and experiences of each sis­ ter, confuses the film's focus. Is it about Jackie, Hilary, or their relation­ ship? Or is it two love stories? It is the beautiful cinem atography by David Johnson and rich and powerful

classical score (often taken from Jackie’s live recordings) which pro­ vides the thread that weaves through this sometimes confusing plot to make a lovely film.

Jackie becomes increasingly self-absorbed as she enjoys more suc­ cess. In the back of her mind, she wonders if her doting husband would still love her if she were not the bril­ liant cellist she is. Jackie begins to lose touch with reality, and leans heavily on her generous sister. She is not, however, suffering from the madness typical of an artist. Instead, this magnificent musician, still a child in some respects, is suffering the first symptoms of M ultiple Sclerosis which, at twenty-eight, confined her to a wheelchair.

Emily Watson portrays with great emotional force the transforma­ tion of an effervescent and rambunc­ tious young girl into a woman trapped in a body out of her control.

Jackie realizes "When you play, everyone loves you. When you stop, you're alone." Neither her husband nor her repressed British parents can deal with the fact that she will never play again. Only Hilary can accept her sister for who she is and was — even before she touched the cello — and usher her into the next world.

Hilary and Jackie can leave the view­ er feeling drained. It may also, how­ ever, provoke the realization that, gifted or not,we should enjoy whatev­ er time we have because it is pre­ cious.

Written and produced as a trib­ ute to their sister, Hilary and Jackie is based on the memoir, A Genius in the Family, by Hilary and their younger brother Piers. Hilary and Jackie made its North American debut at the Toronto Film Festival and will open this Saturday, January 23, in Montreal at the Egyptian.

Don't Rush To See Rushmore

By John Mc Eachern I can't say this movie is good. I can't say it's bad. It's hard to say either way. It just can't be defined. It's child­ ish yet charming, odd yet funny, slow yet lively. Rushmore is director Wes Anderson's sophomore attempt fol­ lowing the success story of Bottle Rocket. Much like his last movie, Rushmore is a tale of two likable losers that don't get any breaks.

Rushmore is the story of 10th grader Max Fisher, who is entirely dedicated to his prestigious upper class prep school. It is there that he devotes all of his time to extracurricu­ lar activities. Max is the president of the French and German clubs, the bee keepers society, the backgammon club and a host of others. Max's lone fault is that he is failing all of his classes in school and as a result is threatened with expulsion. Max's trou­ bles are compounded when he falls in love with Rushmore's first grade teacher.

Although this movie was not my bag, it did have its occasional moments. Bill Murray was brilliant in his portrayal of Mr. Bloom, Max's tycoon idol and a distraught, adulter­ ous husband. In one notable scene reminiscent of The Graduate, Murray

jumps into his pool off the high dive, cigarette and booze in hand, to escape his family for a moment of peace.

The second and last highlight would have to be the Max Fisher Players, Max's acting troupe.

Throughout the movie they put on several very unsuitably mature school plays including the cop story Serpico and Apocalypse Now. The downside to this film is that it's just another thinly-disguised com­ ing of age movie. It's a sort of eccen­ tric boy-meets-world where Max pro­ pels himself into far-fetched situations and projects that no one else will ever experience. And, of course, at the conclusion of the movie, the pieces of Max's life begin to fall into place and he rides off into the sunset of emo­ tional stability. Your little brother or sister would love this movie.

Rushmore contains a little action, a little emotion and a little comedy, but not enough of one to leave an impression. It's one part Disney, one part Rainman and one part Bill Murray's genius mixed together, and as such good for little more than a few laughs.

Rushmore is playing everywhere.

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Redmen take home huge victory against U of T "I th ink the substitutions w ere partly due to a little cold th a t's going around," said R aw as. "I think everyone was a lit­ tle winded out there, and w e're lucky it w orked out so well."

A real strong p o in t in the first frame was McGill's control of points at the line. They shot 22-34 on free th ro w s co m pared with U of T's 11-21.

While the team was really just playing a solid game of bas­ k e tb a ll, it hardly looked like a game worth being called a turning point. But, as the last few sec­ onds o f the first

B y C hristian Lander E very team , re g a rd le ss o f league or sport, has a turning point in their season, a fork in the road. It is usually a specific gam e from where the team can eith er head aimlessly towards a miserable los­ ing season or can take the path to victory. Against the University of Toronto on Sunday the Redm en fo u n d th e ir tu rn in g p o in t, and decided to take the road to triumph with a 71-67 win.

D efen siv e ly , th e firs t h a lf showed a com bination of things both old and new in the Redmen.

The old was found the punishing physical style of the Redmen, rack­ ing up 21 fouls in the game. Even in the face of foul trouble, the team showed little hesitation in the first h alf to challenge every Toronto move to the basket and really go after the ball. "(T he p h y sic a l gam e) is becoming a McGill style of play, it's the way I like to play," said for­ ward Marc Rawas, who had four fouls him self. "I'd like to try to instil that aggressive play in some of the younger guys."

The new fold in the M cGill game was that it finally started to show signs of a real post defence, led by Rawas, forcing U of T to make some bad shots and turn the ball over under the net.

But the first half domination was not exclusively found on the defensive side of the ball. McGill

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was able to spread the ball around on offence and consequently scored a lot of points inside, while still keeping Toronto on their toes by occasionally hitting the outside jum per. The team was also able keep up an offensive barrage by making an uncharacteristic use of substitutions in the first half. While the ploy worked brilliantly, not all the cred it can go to coach Ken Schildroth.

expire, Redmen for­ ward Ari Hunter lofted an baseball pass to teammate Brady Murphy w ho q u ick ly p assed to M att Watson. Holding the ball with less than a second left on the clock, W atson leaped, turned around in the air and threw up an off balance shot that found its way into the bas­ ket as the buzzer was sounding.

"It was a designed play," said W atson o f his shot that put the

Redmen up 39-33 at the half. "But started scoring under the basket we just decided put a new spin on again, and the ag g ressiv e play returned. It appeared to irk the it, and it worked out well."

For all the strides made in the B lues to the p o in t w here they first half, as the squad was starting harshly fouled Matt Watson with to show the potential that looks to less than 30 seconds to go.

The foul looked doubly fright­ emerge in the upcoming years, the team found its e lf in a fa m iliar ening w ith W atson w earing his quagm ire; slow, weak, and poor knee brace; he ended up sitting out second half play. The first five the final seconds of the game, but minutes of the period would see the was only a little shaken. Besides, lead dissolve into a deficit, and the his presence was not necessary as defence become soft in the middle McGill iced the game by hitting late freethrow s and as U o f T fo rcin g c ru cial b egan to Men’s Basketball — QUBL tu rn o v ers to give score at will. them the 71 -67 win.

"A weak Pts. W L PF PA While the victo­ second half is ry was a big one for b ecom ing a Concordia 8 2 797 690 18 the team, they still let McGill trade­ 12 a w eak er T o ro n to m ark," said Bishop’s 6 4 719 643 team stay .close in the R aw as who McGill 8 4 6 672 748 game. scored "W e should Laval 0 884 751 p o in ts and 0 11 have been in control pu lled down seven boards in the win. "We come of this whole game, but we weren't out slow and it takes a kick in the mainly because of mental reasons," pants to get us going, to start oper­ said Raw as. "But w e're young, give us time, in two years we'll be ating smoothly again."

W hat had started as a game blowing out a team like this."

For Rawas and his teammates, c o m p letely in co n tro l by the Redm en had degenerated into a this season is already shaping up to back and forth game that saw nei­ be a success, and with a playoff ther team show a real desire to win. spot almost assured, the team has But, with five minutes left, the first found their turning point and is half red 'n white came back to play finally poised to start winning.

"This win today is huge," said and brought their tough defensive the 6'7" forward. "We're 4-6 now, and scoring touch with them.

Guard Kirk Reid proved he is we only had four regular season almost automatic when left open wins last year. Now we're going to for a three point shot, Ari Hunter be over .500 for sure."

Redmen oust Gee-Gees in shootout at McConnell corale rthday boy David Butler scores hat-trick as he paces Redmen past Ottawa in key divisional matchup

By Jeremy Kuzmarov _____________

“We came back and fought hard in the third period and really out­ worked and dominated them,” said an excited Raymond. “The momentum really shifted in our favour, and we showed a lot of character in coming back.”

After jumping out to a command­ ing 4-0 lead, it looked as if McGill was

The boisterous spectators at the McConnell Arena on Friday night were treated to a classic evening of high-scoring, hard-hitting, fast-paced college hockey, as the Redmen and Ottawa Gee-Gees battled it out on the ice in an intense divisional showdown.

In the end it was the upstart Redmen who came out tri­ umphant, overcoming a lapse in the second period in which they surrendered a whopping six goals to defeat arch-rival Ottawa by an 8-6 margin. The win brings McGill within two points of first place in the OUA Far East Division, the most competitive division in the CLAU in which all four teams are ranked within the top ten nationally.

It was, as head coach Martin Raymond put it, a “character Jamie steinin win” for the red ‘n white, who Redmen slip by Ottawa pulled together as a team in the absence of leading scorer Mathieu on its way to cruising to an easy victo­ Darche, and #1 goaltender Jarrod ry. Smooth passing and timely shoot­ Daniel, both overseas in Slovakia rep­ ing lead to a trio of first period resenting Canada at the World power-play goals for McGill by David Butler, Charland, and Mathieu University Games.

The Redmen showed heart and Boisvert. Early in the second, Redmen tenacity in the third period, coming rookie Jean-Phillipe Doyon received a back from a 6-5 deficit. McGill got belated Christmas gift when normally clutch goals from feisty captain Luc swift Ottawa netminder Paolo Della Bella allowed a dump-in from centre Fournier.

ice to trickle through his pads into the Ottawa attack and sealed the victory for McGill. net.

‘To me our defence was the key The Gee-Gee snipers were finally awoken in the second period when a in the third. They stayed disciplined, rash of Redmen penalties led to power played solidly, and kept Ottawa in plays for Ottawa. Capitalizing on the check, “ said coach Raymond,” Benoit Redmen’s lack of discipline — which Menard also made some key stops for us in the last cou­ included over 30 minutes in penalties Men’s Hockey —OUA Far East ple of minutes.

We sure didn’t and the ejection of give him a lot of W L T GF GA Pts. André Plourde for support tonight hitting from behind 52 26 with all of the 80 0 5 13 Ottawa — Ottawa scored four power-play McGill 10 3 4 73 55 24 power-plays, but goals in the period, Concordia 11 5 2 78 55 24 he came through when he had to. including a pair by 11 3 1 74 30 23 He’s a real centre Michel UQTR gamer.”

Laplante and a beau­ Another hero in the victory was tiful tic-tac-toe passing play that fin­ ished with a goal from speedy centre stalwart centre David Butler, who Sebastien Decaens. Two even strength capped off his hat-trick with an goals allowed Ottawa to overtake the empty-netter in the last ten seconds, his 13th goal of the season. Celebrating his Redmen, whose lacklustre play throughout the period irritated coach 23rd birthday, Butler also added an assist to give him four-points overall Raymond.

“Stupid penalties. . . We can’t and selection as the game’s first star.

“It was pretty easy to get motivat­ afford to have such poor judgement ed today, being my birthday and all,” and play like that, “ said Raymond.

Putting the carnage of the second said an elated Butler after the game. period — McGill was outshot 21-6 — “I’m really happy, it was nice to score behind them, the Redmen came out three on my birthday, and this was a flying in the third. Fournier and huge win for us. It gives us a great Charland provided the offensive spark, jump for the second-half of the season, while the stellar play of the defence and the confidence that we can beat the and rookie netminder Benoit Menard top teams.” thwarted the late charges of the surging

Coming upthis week Women's Basketball vs. Ottawa, Friday January 29th, 6:00 p.m., vs.

Carleton, Saturday January 30th, 6:00 p.m., both games at Currie Gym. Redmen Basketball vs. Ottawa, Friday January 29th, 8:00 p.m., vs. Carleton, Saturday January 30th, 8:00 p.m..

Both games at the Currie Gym. Redmen hockey vs.Concordia, Friday January 29th 7:30 p.m., vs. UQTR, Saturday January 30th, 7:00 p.m., both games at McConnell Winter Arena.

Redmen Volleyball vs. Montreal, Saturday January 30th, 1:00 p.m., at Currie Pool

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Freshman Burgess overcomes hockey's obstacles to become star

By C hristian Lander H o ck ey can g e t in to y o u r b lo o d . T he sa y in g m ay sou n d cliché and trite, but som ew here along the lines the sport itself can be genuinely tied into your state of happiness. For David Burgess, they m ight as w ell m easure his red b lo o d c e ll c o u n t in plus/minus.

When he arrived at McGill he was undersized and inexperienced in C a n a d ia n In te ru n iv e rs ity A thletics Union play. But in his freshman year at McGill, he sits near the top of the scoring leaders with 34 points in 27 games with the Redmen and has proven size and experience can be overcome by talent and desire.

Growing up in the small town of Crystal City, Manitoba, hockey was just simply a part of his life.

From the backyard rink his father built to the shinny games with his friends, the years progressed with the hockey season. “ H o c k e y ’s a lw a y s b een a h u g e p a rt o f m y l i f e ,” sa id Burgess. “Growing up in a small town there’s not much else to do in the winter. You have the choice of curling or hockey, and curling is ju s t a little slow fo r m e. So since I was five years old, hockey has been my favourite sport and my favourite thing to do with my spare time.”

Few can be so lu ck y to a c c o m p lish so m uch in th e ir “spare tim e.” Before arriving at M cGill, B urgess played in with the Tier II W inkler Flyers in the

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In his first year, he was named to the all-rookie team. From there he b u ilt up all-star selections year and a fte r year, and in his final year he pulled down nominations for the M ost V aluable Player in th e le a g u e , and a R oyal B ank Academic Award for best tier two player in the nation. That same year, he won the MJHL equivalent

Acadia. Both schools have really whelmed. strong hockey p ro g ram s, but I “T h e re are som e gam es knew I w ould play rig h t aw ay where offensively he doesn’t cre­ here, and I knew McGill was just ate as much because of his lack of a better school for me on and off siz e h u rts h im ,” c o n c e d e d the ice.”

R ay m o n d . “ B ut o v e ra ll h e ’s One o f the big reasons why show n co n sisten t perform ances McGill was the obvious choice for every game. H e’s able to adjust B urgess is Redm en head coach for his size by doing other things Martin Raymond, who now looks well. Most notably, his play in our like a genius for placing Burgess own end — he’s very tough down on lines with players like Mathieu low d e sp ite b ein g sm all. T his D a rc h e , C arl C h a rla n d , L uc year, he’s proven that size doesn’t Fournier and Lenny-Jo Goudreau, affect his game at all - he’s been that has accounted for numerous very good at both ends of the ice.” key goals this season.

But size can be a m atter o f “D ave’s a very good player; perspective. W hile m any would w e knew he w as g o o d p la y e r see it as a detrim ent to Burgess, before he cam e h ere.” said R ay m o n d . “ H e ’s got great hockey sense, reads the play very well, and adjusts to any new system right away. It’s surprising for a rookie McGill's surprise Natasha Emerson to have those tools, but scoring threat he a lso p la y s ch e c k s well defensively which o f th e L ad y B yng fo r M ost lets him play well in his Sportsmanlike. own end for a sm aller His incredible final season in guy-” the league landed him some seri­ Size will always be ous talks w ith US schools like an issue with Burgess.

Mankato State and the University S ta n d in g at 5 ’9 ” and o f A nchorage in Alaska, as well w e ig h in g 161 lb s, he as Canadian universities east and can o fte n lo o k lik e a west of Manitoba. man in a land of giants.

“I was hoping to go the States W ith p la y e rs in the lik e e v e ry b o d y e ls e ,” said league, especially backNatasha Emerson Burgess. “I talked to a bunch of liners, usually standing Burgess eludes defenders schools, but if really ju st didn’t above six feet and regularly tip­ w ork out. So w hen I decided I ping the scales at over 200 lbs, he uses it to his advantage. While was going to stay in Canada, I had one can e a s ily im a g in e the most bigger players can use their to ch o o se betw een M cG ill and dim inutive B urgess being over­ size a crutch for not developing the rest of their game, Burgess has been forced to become a quicker player and to develop a strong feel A for the game. “ I d o n ’t p la y h o c k e y lik e m o st C a n a d ia n s ,” a ffirm e d B urgess w ho has a total o f six penalty minutes. “I’m more of a European style player. I get a lot of rebounds, help guys in the cor­ ner. I ’m ju st usually in the right sp o t fo r go al sco rin g ch ances.

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the size o f David Burgess, head­ ing into a com er and sensing that three aggressive 6 ’2” opponents are breathing down your neck just waiting to pound you into the ice.

All the skill and hockey sense in the world don’t make an iota of difference, and the only thing that still sends you into that com er is confidence and fearlessness.

“It com es from g e ttin g h it hard since I was th irteen ,” said Burgess. “The only hits that hurt are the ones I don’t see coming — the on es th a t I do see co m in g a re n ’t th at bad. I know how to take a hit, but if I do get hit hard, I know there’s François Pilon (6’ 1”, 204 lbs) and Louis Simon Ferland (6 ’3”, 193 lbs) who will step in and make sure nothing else hap­ pens to me during the game.”

W ith this confidence in his teammates, and his growing knack fo r fru s tra tin g C1AU g o a lie s, Burgess has started to look past his own objectives for the season and focus on larger goals.

“I want us to make the play­ offs, but it’s going to be so tough, esp ecially in this league. I ju st hope to keep contributing to the team while playing with Lenny-Jo G oudreau and M athieu D arche.

It’s important to me that we can give the seniors a great final year, and help them win this year.”

David Burgess has overcome two o f the biggest obstacles in sports - size and inexperience - to become one of the top scorers in the league. His own talent, cou­ pled with a genuine desire to help his team win, are what will help to m ake the R edm en serious con­ tenders as they begin their ran to the playoffs in the ultra-competi­ tive Ontario University Athletics Far East.

W hen he w as g ro w in g up B u rg e s s ’ g ra n d fa th e r w on the M an ito b a S en io rs league title ; later giving the championship ring to his grandson. Last year Burgess added another one with his own win of the MJHL championship.

H e ’s g o t th ree fin g ers left and four years to fill them. Should be plenty of time.

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Martlets take fourth at Theresa Humes tournament Club hoping to make necessary adjustments in tim e for post-season play “She’s not very tall but plays big. on the board with five minutes left to defenceman and former Martlet cap­ tain Beth Brown’s return to action. In Her experience will bring a lot to our play in the game, and finally Friday’s debacle against Guelph capped off a The M artlets continued their her third year of her master’s degree defence, as you know three of them real string of poor play. are forwards.

[Brown is] a great domination over the UQTR Patriotes in chemistry, Brown took the last “My objective was to cut our leader.” by defeating them 4-1 at the 31st sem ester off and is downhill slide,” said Blanchet. “[In Blanchet was annual Theresa Humes Hockey now completing her equally pleased the UQTR game] we did a lot of the Tournament held at Concordia Arena thesis. with the way the simple things [that the Martlets had Brown, who this weekend. M cGill has now team rebounded done in their 3-1 win] like the defence obtained her first improved to 3-1-1 against UQTR in from its loss to breaking up plays and picking up point — an assist — 1998-99. loose pucks. We started hard and fin­ Guelph.

The M artlets rebounded from of the season in the ished hard.”

“We weren’t Friday’s 5-2 dumping at the hands of third game of the The tournament also saw the on top of our tournam ent against the Guelph Gryphons, who were Martlets improve in what has been a game on Friday,” fourth at last year’s national champi­ the Quebec provincial chronic weakness for them this sea­ said" Blanchet. onships, to defeat their chief rivals on junior team, said she “We aren’t a fast son: their low shot totals. This week­ Saturday. The game held extra impor­ wants to play in next team, but Friday end, the Martlets finally overcame and tance considering that in less than a m onth’s national we weren’t even outshot the opposition in two of the championships and is month M cGill will host the M a rtle ts poised for File Photo skating at our three games they played. sudden-death semi-final match with currently trying to “Earlier on this season I would level.” playoffs prove she belongs on UQTR to determine which team will take a look at the score sheet and see B l a n c h e t face Concordia for the provincial title. the roster.

“My goal is to go to the admitted that the Martlets were on a something like 10 shots. I was con­ Adding to the intensity, both cerned about this. We have to take Concordia and the w inner of the Nationals,” said Brown. “Right now I downward slide since their 3-1 victory shots to score. I used [defenceman against UQTR on January 10th.

In the have to prove that I belong back in the McGill-UQTR, on February 19 at rematch three days later, McGill Allison Ticmanis’s goal on a shot McConnell Winter Arena, will partic­ lineup playing regularly.” allowed three third period goals and from the point in the loss to UQTR] as Brown’s eagerness to return is ipate in the CIAU cham pionship an example of how you never know regardless of the provincial final’s rivaled only by M artlet coach lost 4-3. That game was followed by what will happen every time you an unimpressive 2-1 win against 2-7 Caroline Blanchet who is thrilled to outcome.

Brebeuf. where the Martlets only got bring the puck to the net,” said The Humes tournament marked have her former captain back.

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Blanchet. On Sunday, the Martlets dropped a 4-2 decision to the Quebec club team in the third-place game.

The women in red and white scored 8 goals and allowed 10 in three games. M artlet goaltender Amy Doyle, who with usual starter Kim St-Pierre away with the national team, played all three games.

The top line consisting of centre Julie Hornsby, right-winger Dana Rittmaster, and left-winger and tour­ nament all star Kathleen O’Reilly pro­ duced 6 of the 8 goals and 12 points overall for the Martlets over the week­ end. Forwards Johanne Beaudoin and Sophie Acheson scored the other two Martlet goals.

The Concordia Stingers took the banner by squashing Guelph 7-0, outshooting them 52 shots to 11. A club team, the Ottawa NCCP Capitals, cap­ tured fifth place by defeating UQTR 3-1, in the process making them win­ less and last amongst the six tourna­ ment participants.

McGill makes its mark as host of invitational track meet

By M ichel O hayon On a day when Olympian Bruny Surin could have stolen the show, run­ ners Stéphane Brodeur and Leslie Gold led McGill’s charge to the podium at the fourth annual McGill Invitational Track and Field Meet this weekend.

Paul Drogaris set a Fieldhouse record in the shot put and Frederique Boura, Christine Lagarde and Stephanie Welsh all recorded top-three finishes.

As anchors of the men’s and women’s 4 x 800-metre relay teams, Brodeur and Gold capped dramatic comebacks with their final laps to place their relay teams first and runner-up respectively. This came on top of Gold’s earlier individual winning time of 2:59.24 in the 1,000 m and Brodeur’s silver finish in the men’s 1,000 m event, which he ran in a per­ sonal best 2:32.07.

Brodeur’s second come-frombehind feat won his team their 4 x 400 relay heat, though they ended up sev­ enth in the finals. However, it was Brodeur’s earlier all-out performance in the men’s 4 x 800 m relay which left the runner on the floor, exhausted but surrounded by jubilant teammates.

“Stéphane came up big, he just blew everyone away,” said fellow relay runner Greg Shink. “It was a great per­ formance.”

The women’s 4 x 200m team fin­ ished first as well with a time of 1:46.86, as M cGill’s Redmen and Martlets combined for four top-two relay finishes. Rounding out the list was the runner-up 4 x 400m team, which managed to edge out York for second place behind a speedy Sherbrooke team.

However, 1996 Olympic gold medalist and McGill alumnus Bruny Surin received much of the spotlight running a special 50-metre event early in the day. Surin’s time in the first of two heats was 5.81 seconds, and his final ran of 5.71 was still somewhat off his personal best of 5.63. While some had hopes of seeing the sprinter top Donovan Bailey’s 5.56-second world record, Surin himself was more modest.

“Yeah, I’m surprised to see all these television cameras and [reporters] here. You would think someone was going after a world record or some­ thing,” Surin joked.

Instead, the sprinter is trying to work on his start and get in as many

local competitions as he can in prepara­ tion for the indoor season. His first meet will be in New York in two weeks, but everything really leads up to the world championships in Japan in early March.

Further ahead, Surin is looking forward to the 2000 Olympics in Australia, which the 31-year-old expects to be his last.

Meanwhile, Drogaris was shatter-

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ing a record with his throw of 16.35 metres in the shot put. The toss was more than a metre farther than that of previous fieldhouse record-holder Daniel McCarthy, who threw 15.33 metres for Syracuse in 1997.

Named male athlete of the meet,

Drogaris was understandably satisfied with the meet and the level of competi­ tion. As opposed to meets limited to Quebec universities only, the presence of so many schools on Saturday made the atmosphere that much more intense.

“The competition against Ontario was better. It’s not always this competi­ tive,” the science student said. Asked what was next for him, Drogaris was eager to raise the bar even higher.

“I ’m definitely aiming for 17 [metres],” he said.

In the high jump, it was Boura taking second place as she cleared 1.61 metres. Boura also finished seventh in the triple jump and sixth in the 60metre hurdles, in which McGill team­ mate Lagarde placed third. Lagarde ran the course in 9.23 seconds, about a third of a second behind Western’s Maisie Hahn, who won the event with a time of 8.89. Running the opening leg of the women’s 4 x 400-metre relay, Lagarde led the team to a second-place time of just over four minutes as they finished in 4:02.38.

In addition to being a part of the same relay team, Welsh enjoyed a strong individual performance in the 600-metre event. Taking third. Welsh ran the distance in one minute, 34.43 seconds.

“I’m very happy with my time,” she said. “It’s my fastest time this season.

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Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union national standards, Welsh said she isn’t worried about making the cut.

She and the rest of the team also have the advantage of having the CIAU Championships at home this year when they’re at McGill March 12-13. That factor seemed to increase the number of meet participants and made the meet quite competitive.

As 3,000-metre runner Gretchen DuMoulin explained, “The nationals (CIAU Championships) will be here, so people want to try out the track.”

Welsh, however, did acknowledge that Saturday’s home crowd was sparse.

“We need more support, and the nationals are ten times more competi­ tive. Guys that win here might come in last then.”

This was said on a day when Andrew Lissade and Sebastien Ouellet of Sherbrooke set new records in the 60-metre hurdles and 600 m respective-

Lissade bettered the fieldhouse record he set in 1998 by four one-hundredths of a second, while Ouellet etched a new McGill Invitational meet record of 1:20.86.

In the overall team competitions, the McGill Redmen finished third and the Martlets came in sixth. Western swept the men’s and women’s titles for the third straight year.

McGill head coach Dennis Barrett was quite pleased with his team’s per­ formance nonetheless.

“It went well. The competition was good; we ran some good relays,” he said after the day’s last event. “I haven’t checked the final results yet, but I feel it went pretty well.”

Though a trip to next weekend’s meet in Boston is doubtful because of budget constraints, Barrett says the team will be in top form at Laval on Feb. 6 and when McGill plays host to a meet again on Feb. 20.

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T he M cG ill T ribune, T uesday, 26 January 1999

Martlets sing the basketball blues in heartbreaking overtime loss

By A nna G ainey T he M a rtle ts h o ste d the U n iv e rsity o f T o ro n to V arsity Blues Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve on their 1-9 record. The Blues, ranked tenth in the nation, came into the game with a record o f 7-3 and claim ed the w in by eking out a one point overtime vic­ tory.

The gam e’s opening minutes w ere a b it o f a su rp rise as the underdog M artlets aggressively outplayed the Blues and jum ped out to a strong lead. The team was able to make shots inside and out and really prove they could play against a ranked team.

The lead flu ctu ated greatly d u rin g the gam e and the score rem ained tight, w ith both sides playing physically and getting off some great shots.

At half time, the Martlets held a comfortable 36-28 lead, but in what has become almost a guaran­ tee at the Currie Gym, the team had an extremely weak start to the sec­ ond half. Their lead would only last until the eight minute mark of the second half.

As they watched their lead slip away, the M artlets finally kicked into action and began to fight for the win. This new attitude finally helped the game get com petitive with the two teams battling back and forth in the remaining minutes of play.

Even though the Martlets were playing tough late in the second

half, a win seemed inevitable as the Blues took over the lead. But the young McGill squad was able to battle back with a combination of strong defence and ball movement to tie the game at 67 with 42 sec­

onds left. Neither team was able to score befo re the fin al buzzer sou n d ed and the squads found themselves facing overtime.

The extra period was a lot like the ones before it as the teams bat-

tied back and forth, picking up a lot D efensively, the team fared of fouls along the way. M cG ill’s b e tte r. The B lu e s’ top p lay er, Cynthia Santamaria, who finished Rachel Ellison scored 17 points but with 14 points in the game, hit a de Leeuw was satisfied with the jump shot from the top of the key -w ay the M artlets played on the to pull the team ahead 76-75. But defensive end. the high ended quickly as the Blues “We were able to contain her resp o n d ed by cap italizin g on a somewhat,” explained de Leeuw. shooting foul that ended in a three “And we didn’t allow very many p o in t p lay . W ith 15 seconds outside shots.” rem ain in g , S an tam aria hit two Offensively, de Leeuw was on freethrows, tying the game at 78. fire, scoring five three point shots With just seconds left to go, and leading all scorers w ith 20 and the game slipping away, a dis­ points. She was upbeat and positive puted call by the referee gave Jen after the game despite the loss. de Leeuw her fifth personal foul “Our team played well, I ’m and Toronto an opportunity to put really proud of our performance. I the game away. The bonus mode think in the end we may have just meant that the foul sent the Blues been a bit unlucky.” to the line where they made one of The players are all looking the two freethrow s and won the forward to the next game; they feel game 79-78. they’re getting closer to becoming What hurt the Martlets game a cohesive unit with each game. early on was what de Leeuw called A nd how ever long it takes the “undisciplined fouls.” In all, four Martlets to get into winning form, M artlets fo u led out — A lison they have continued to count on the Schafer, Caroline Malo, Shannon trem endous fan support th ey ’ve Howard and de Leeuw. The Blues received at home. took advantage: of the situation by “It felt great to have the fans m aking 72 per cent o f th eir behind us,” said de Leeuw after the freethrows. The M artlets, on the game. “To have them believing in other hand, shot 54 per cent from us made a huge difference in the the field sinking only 13 of their 24 way we played today.” shot attempts.

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T he M c G ill T ribune, T uesday, 26 January 1999

Broncos7dynasty triangle Elway, Reeves, and Shanahan go back to the future B y M a n n y A lm ela

The Atlanta Falcons’ incredi­ ble com e-from -behind overtim e v ic to ry o v e r th e M in n e so ta Vikings in the NFC championship game had many football purists crying foul. With the memories of Superbowl blow outs of the past still fresh in most fans’ minds, the im p e n d in g V ik in g s /B ro n c o s matchup seemed to be poised to continue the precedent set last sea­ son with the hotly contested Green Bay versus Denver classic.

The Falcons seem to be the quintessential Superbowl sacrifi­ cial lamb, however there are some very interesting undertones to the m edia frenzy that is Superbow l XXXIII.

Unfinished business T his y e a r ’s D e n v e r and A tla n ta m atch u p fe a tu re s a reunion of sorts for Broncos quar­ terback John Elway and Falcons head coach Dan Reeves. The pair sh a re d an o c c a s s io n a lly tumultuous ten seasons together in Denver which saw the team reach the S uperbow l a to ta l o f th ree times.

The pair rarely saw eye to eye as Reeves constantly found him ­ self struggling to bridle his young gunslinging quarterback, who had a flair for the dramatic and took a lot o f risks. Both men had their strengths, which is why the team en joyed the su ccess that it did inspite of this less-than-ideal situa­ tion.

Much tim e has passed since then, and Reeves has carried on his w inning w ays, cu lm in atin g with his Falcons’ incredible sea­ son which included a 14-2 record and an NFC W est division title.

E lw ay has also flo u rish e d and solidified his spot as one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the

Shanahan has also refused to game, and finally silenced his crit­ throw fuel to the fire in light of the ics by ta k in g hom e the V ince L o m b a rd i tro p h y la s t y ear. In num erous questions concerning m any w ays E lw ay and R eeves his past with Reeves. He instead have now come full circle and find was quick to commend Reeves on themselves on opposite sides of a a job well done in turning around battle for the prize which eluded a sad sack franchise so quickly.

Shanahan was also weary of tak­ th em b o th d u rin g th e ir ten u re ing the Falcons lightly, pointing to together in Denver. th e ir im p re ssiv e As can be d e fe a t of the e x p e c te d , the V ik in g s on the h o rd e s o f the road as a sign o f m edia in M iam i how far this team have tried to get has come. the two to com ­ ment on this very interesting back­ Added d rop to th is incentive g am e. N e ith e r h as b een very Atlanta’s c o o p e ra tiv e , Cinderella run this instead opting to season was further j g iv e each o th e r b o lste re d by credit where it is Reeves’ successful due and shifting late-season return the focus to the from triple bypass game itself. su rg ery .

T he Iro n ic a lly , already high-flying E lw ay has Falcons have used m atured into the th e ir b elo v ed kind o f q u arter­ coach’s triumphantj back. w h ich return as a rallying R eev es alw ay s p o in t and seem w an ted him to convinced that they be.

M any Reeves and Elway: bad blood are on the brink of attribute the mat­ shocking the world uration of Elway to running back Terrell Davis, the and u p e n d in g the fav o red focal point of the Denver offen­ Broncos.

R e g a rd le ss o f the la c k o f sive machine, which means num­ ber 7 is longer forced to carry the juicy sound bites provided by the w eight o f the team on his very three men caught in the eye of this media firestorm, the storied paths capable shoulders. of these key players in what will The Shanahan factor take place on January 31st will be a b ig p a rt o f th is y e a r ’s The parallels don’t end with Superbowl.

D o n ’t be fo o led . A ll three! the Elway-Reeves saga. Broncos them want this game very badly head coach M ike Shanahan has also felt the wrath of Reeves, as he and the fact that their prior history w as re lie v e d o f h is d u tie s as is in v o lv ed only in c re a se s the!

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SPORTSbriefs V olleyball teams go com bined 1-3 over weekend The men’s team dropped two consequtive games to Laval on the weekend. The first, on Saturday saw the Redm en fall 3-0 which was promptly followed by another loss the next day, 3-0.

The women fared a little bet­ ter, but started poorly on Friday as they lost a heartbreaker to Laval 32. The sets broke down 15-10, 915, 15-6. 12-15. 15-10. In the gam e, A nouk L ap o in te led the Martlets with 14 digs, 11 kills, and 8 stuff blocks. The team showed resilliancy as they bounced back on S atu rd ay w ith a 3-0 w in over S herb o o k e. The sw eep w ent M cG ill's way 15-8, 15-9, 15-9.

This time Marie Andre Lessard led the charge with 17 digs, 8 kills, and an ace, The M artlets now stand with a 5-5 record in league play and have clinched third place in the division.

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could not overcome the University of Western Ontario, who scored 22 p o in ts to the M artlets 21.

Individually, Bernadette Bradbury and Leah Bassel both went a per­ fect 5-0 in th e ir m atches for M cG ill. A lso o f note, T ara Newman, Reem Hajjar, and Alexa May all went 3-2.

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The M cG ill w restling team sent five athletes to the Dalhousie Invitational W restling m eet and cam e back w ith th ree b ronze medals. Kirk Brydges, 130 kg, Nic Leipzig, 76 kg, and Amy Delday, 65 kg, all to o k hom e b ro n ze m edals. A lso o f note, H adiya Nedd-Roderique, 53 kg, finished fifth. For her performance, Delday has qualified for the CIAU national ch am p io n sh ip s to be h eld in Guelph on February 26th and 27th.

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At the Ontario Tournament III at R yerson this w eekend, the McGill women's squash team fin­ ished second overall. The team

Paul D rogaris, a twenty-one year old math and physics junior, shattered three shotput records at the McGill Invitational Track meet.

He broke his own record with a throw of 16.35m, and as such has qualified for the CIAU National Championships in March.

Kim St-Pierre, a goaltender on the Martlets Hockey team, led the Canadian National squad to a pair of victories over Finland last week.

The twenty year old physical edu­ cation major, made a total of 38 saves in the co u rse o f the two games.

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