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Stress : an unneccessary student evil Managing stress is an important part of university experience B y A drienne M atheson An epidemic has taken over the campus. It weighs heavily on the shoulders o f everyone in the library. It makes students in the A lley inhale on cig arettes as though connected to life support, j Nails are being chewed, coffee is being drunk by the pot, sleep is | becoming a distant memory.

The university exp erien ce may som etim es feel less about IOC Vice-president and McGill Chancellor Dick Pound addresses the St. James Literary Society. The subject: the Olympic crisis.

Rebecca Catching book learning and more about learning to survive through stress.

University may be destined to j be stressfu l. A fter all, it was ingrained in you through high school to get good grades so that you could get into university.

University loomed in the distance Salt Lake City in November, about of the preamble and pointed it out B y Paul C onner B y Karen Kelley as the only goal that mattered, your scholarships offered to the son of a to Duncan Reid, SSMU president. and Paul Futhey only ticket to a career and success. member,” explained Pound.

“It crossed my mind that this Som e m istakes can n ot be Pound said that although this Now that you are here, it is under­ Dick Pound, vice-president of was obviously not what council taken back. The Students' Society standable that each midterm can the International Olympic particular charge was unfounded, it had intended,” Reid said before o f M cG ill U niversity's Council Committee, spoke last week to clear led several members of the Salt Lake seem so critically important. the meeting on Thursday.

“I asked had to face that reality at their up the allegations which have grown bid team to start an internal review.

The need for perspective is meeting on Thursday, when the the CRO... if I amended the ques­ On December 10, the bid committee like fireweed since last November. emphasized by all stress manage­ opt out clau se they had voted tion m y self, with the intent o f Pound, originally scheduled to presented the IOC with a list of ment practitioners, including Dr. council, would he still accept the against a week prior appeared once talk to the St. James Literary Society financial inconsistencies. The IOC Michael Spevach. again in the referendum question question, and he said ‘no.’ ” promptly created an ad hoc commis­ about issues in Canadian sport, “People who engage in cata­ The SSM U constitution cur­ to be presented to students later sion with Pound as the chair to look instead explained the steps being strophic forms of cognition will be rently in fo rce states that the next month. taken by the IOC in an attempt to into the issue. more likely to react to stress in an Although SSM U had removed “Executive Committee shall have “By January 24, we were in a right itself. intense fashion,” he explains. This the opt-out clause from the ques­ all the powers of council between “W e're prepared to take our position to recommend action with is what happens when you find tion, they neglected to remove a meetings of Council.” responsibility. We have to take on respect to 13 members,” said Pound.

Given these powers, it was y o u rself thinking: T h ere's too the onus of restoring faith in the way Of the 13, four resigned before the portion of the question's preamble con ceiv able that the Executive we select cities,” Pound said. “We end of January, six others have had much to do, i'll never get it all that contained an entirely upper­ their expulsion recommended pend­ are prepared to clean house.” case notice stating, “Any student Committee could have convened done, I'm going to fail this class, ing an emergency March meeting, The IOC has been under fire an impromptu meeting with only w ill be able to opt-out o f the I'll never get a job. and three are under close investiga­ since last November, when allega­ three executives and amended the M cGill Students' Fund for a full Irregardless o f whether these tion. tions first surfaced regarding impro­ question to comply with the wish­ refund.” thoughts are based in reality, your As a result o f the internal prieties on the part of the Salt Lake The question was handed over es o f C o u n cil, had they had body w ill react until you get investigation, the structure of the City bid committee. enough time before the C R O ’ s to Drew Cormack, the chief return­ worked up into a state of stress and “It would never have been a IOC itself has come under scrutiny. ing officer, on Monday evening. particular issue except for a leak — C ontinued on p ag e 3 Continued on p ag e 2 Cormack spotted the opt-out part Continued on p ag e 16 which turned out to be forged —•in

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T he M cG ill T ribune, T uesday, 16 February 1999

Law students set to challenge constitutionality o f the MSF

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The constitutionality o f the referen d u m q u estio n on the M cG ill Students' Fund w ill be challenged by the Law Students' A ssociation. The L SA passed a motion at an emergency meeting last Wednesday that will send the M SF to the Judicial Board of the Students' Society in the event o f a “yes” vote.

The M SF referendum ques­ tio n w as in itia te d by S S M U Council and will collect $38 from students each sem ester should

stud ents vo te in fav o u r. T he m oney, once co llected , w ill be d istributed betw een three pro­ jects: the Shatner Building reno­ vations, the Library Improvement Fund and a new merit-based bur­ sary.

T h e L S A is su pportin g a challenge o f the fund's constitu­ tionality based on SSM U's consti­ tution which states that “each ref­ erendum question shall deal with one, and only one, issue.”

Dean Taylor, an L SA coun­ cillor, explained during the meet­ ing that the LSA was not against the spirit of the M SF, but felt that

the question was dealing with not one, but three separate issues, and thus violated SSM U 's constitu­ tion.

"These are three great ideas.

I'd like to shake Duncan Reid's hand but it's being done wrong.

It's going to set a real ugly prece­ dent,” Taylor said.

Mario Nigro, president of the L SA , agreed, noting that he felt that the LSA had a good case. "[W e have] strong enough case to argue constitutionally... I think [SSM U 's] C hief Returning O fficer says it's not [three sepa­ rate questions] but there are polit­

ical relationships there...," Nigro explained. "This is not a clear and concise question...[the question] is too confusing for the average student to understand what they are paying for."

A referendum question can be brought to the Judicial Board if any member o f the Society files a case.

Fran çois Tanguay-Renaud, also an LSA councillor, explained to the c o u n c il why the L SA should support the challenge.

"If we as law students are not ready to fight for something like [violating the constitution], then

who is?"

In the end, the L SA had to decide between the good inten­ tions of the fund and their feeling that the question violates the con­ stitution. Only two members o f the L S A c o u n cil opposed the m otion to support a Ju d ic ia l B o a rd ch a lle n g e o f the M S F q u estio n , w h ile tw o oth ers abstained.

"Y o u 're damned if you do, and damned if you don't — that's the problem here," Nigro stated. " If they can't do this right, they shouldn't do it at all."

C o n fu s io n o v e r d e a d lin e s r e n e w s M S F d e b a t e C ontinued from p ag e 1

deadlines com es from a by-law which states that the referendum deadline. question must be subm itted 21 “Tuesday, the ninth at five days before the opening o f o’clock,” was the deadline, accord­ advance polls — that open at 10:00 ing to C orm ack at T h u rsd ay ’ s AM. meeting. He confirmed that this "The stipulation is very clear was the correct date and time on [in the by-law s]." said Reid. " I Friday afternoon. think trying to call an executive However, Reid clearly stated a meeting would have set a danger­ d iffere n t deadline befo re ous precedent."

Thursday’s meeting.

The C RO explained that, “It was hypothetically, he too late [when] would likely have If this w as an exam , we discovered accepted the refer­ [the m istake] w e d id n ' t r e a d t h a t endum question on M onday if the a s p e c t o f things, w e w ou ld even ev e n in g ,” he E x e c u t i v e said, explain­ h a v e failed .

C om m ittee co n ­ Douglas Painter, vened and amended ing the Executive Senate Rep to SSMU the preamble before C o m m itte e ’ s giving it to him at lack of action. five o’clock on Tuesday.

“I was around and that was “All things being equal, it is about it... so there was absolutely most likely that it would have been no way to have an executive meet­ accepted, but given the specifics of ing,” Reid continued. “[Getting the the situation, there might be some executives together] was out of the leeway on either side,” Cormack question, impossible, because the stated. Reid would not comment deadline was ten o ’clock the next on this statement. morning.”

Cormack reported to council The d ifferin g opinions on on the question he had received at

Five hour meeting takes councillors back to beginning the meeting.

“It is understood through reading the text that there will be an opt -out,” Cormack explained.

“Unfortunately, as this was the only question presented by council before the deadline... this is the only... question that will be pre­ sented to the polls...”

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SSM U Douglas Painter, was one o f the most outspoken advocates for having the opt-out clau se removed at last week’s meeting.

He was not, however, upset at the CRO’s interpretation.

“Any m otion that goes through council has to be scruti­ nized with aw areness and with careful, careful reading,” Painter

S c a r le t K e y A w a r d 1 9 9 9 M cG ill has a vibrant and active student body. E a ch year, the S ca rle t K ey So ciety seeks to recognize the achievem ents o f outstanding leaders on this cam pus. Students w ho build and create change. Students who leave their m ark on M cG ill long after they have left.

T h e S carle t K ey S o ciety has been around M cG ill for alm ost 75 years. In 1 971, the S ca rle t K ey Award was introduced with a view to recognizing the achievem ents o f M c G ill’s outstanding student leaders. S in ce that tim e, the contributions o f over 1 ,5 0 0 student leaders have been recognized.

from your peers or anyone that you fe e l is appropriate; list your m ain contribution to M cG ill and tell us how you dem onstrated leadership in the M cG ill com m unity.

B ette r yet, pick up a package and nom inate a friend or a peer who you perceive as a leader at M cG ill. Past w inners include a wide range o f student leaders at M cG ill — artists, athletes, p oliticians, jo u rn alists and many, m any others w ho defy

S ca rle t K ey Awards are only given to students w ho have

categorization. I f you have questions, please d on ’t hesitate to

attended the U niversity for at least one acad em ic year. Thus,

émail or call Cara Cameron, the selection committee coordinator, at: 288-7666 camero_c@lsa.lan.mcgilI.ca.

the award is not available to students in their first year at M cG ill. T h e Scarlet K ey S o ciety is not affiliated w ith the Stud ents’ S o ciety o f M cG ill University.

T h e application procedure is sim ple. P ick up an application package at the S S M U front desk. G et two letters o f referen ce

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told his fellow councillors. "If this was an exam, and we didn’t read that aspect o f things, we would have failed.”

Although the CRO remained adamant that the question could not be changed now that it was in his hands, sev eral co u n cillo rs made the attempt.

Both Jon Feldman, manage­ ment rep to SSM U and Jam es W ishart, sc ien ce rep made attempts to rectify council’s error.

“I believe [the question] may have been presented... incorrectly [to the CRO],” said Wishart.

Council was reminded by the CRO, however, that nothing could now be done to the question itself.

The only choice council had was to either leave the question as is, or rescind it.

Clubs Rep Tam ana K ochar made a motion to rescind it.

“We stayed up for hours to do the right thing at the last council m eeting,” she said. “Why don’t we... send something to referen­ dum that we believe in?” Tellum agreed with Kochar in rescinding the question. "[N o opt-out] is what we wanted... what we voted on last week. I think we can have another referendum period," Tellum said.

Melissa Pallett, however, dis­ agreed and fought to keep the question as is.

“Are we willing to jeopardize the spirit of this motion because of our mistake... risking losing the library, the building, and... helping a lot o f students next year?” she asked council. “[We should] go ahead with this... and campaign for what we believe in as a fund.”

On the issue of possibly losing money to fund Shatner’s renova­ tions, VP Internal Karen Pelley was passionate.

“It’s going to be another year [if we wait]... and the fire depart­ ment [is] going to walk up to our stairs and say, ‘It’s over, I’m lock­ ing up this building immediately,"' P elley said. “I f we want these changes this summer, we are going to have to put a question through tonight."

In the end, a motion to rescind the referendum question as pre­ sented to the CRO was defeated by council by an 11 to 7 vote.

News

T he M c G ill T ribune , T uesday, 16 February 1999

IOC cancels visits

NETW O RK UBC vote to reject CASA misses quorum B y A ndrea V enantius

Rebecca Catching C ontinued from Page 1 Media and the public have raised questions regarding the structure of the committee.

The IOC is run as a completely independent and volunteer body. Its mem bers, totalling near 115 in 1999, each come from a different country; they are not, however, rep­ resentatives o f their country. The difference, Pound explained, means that IOC members are not political­ ly bound to their states. Therefore, when, in 1978, the Canadian gov­ ernment asked Pound to move to cancel the 1980 summer games in Moscow, he was within his rights to decline.

Tem ptation on both sides, Pound explained, has been a prima­ ry concern in ratifying the city selection procedure. In the last 20 years, television and advertising revenues have exploded to stratos­ pheric heights. In 1 976, the Montreal Olympics raised $35 mil­ lion in TV contracts. Two decades later, the Atlanta games took in $ 9 3 5 m illion. Until 1988, the Olympics were a financial burden on a city; a city would choose to host the games based on the international fame that came with them. Starting in Seoul, the games added another dimension — cities could actually turn a profit as the host. The upside is clear — small cities in small countries can now afford to host the world for two weeks. The downside is equally evident. With higher stakes come greater incentives to ensure victory.

Scholarships, money for national athletics programmes, and more have allegedly been offered in the hopes of gamering support.

Pound freely acknowledged that certain members of the IOC had behaved inappropriately, but also stated that blame rests on both sides. An inform al discussion between a bidder and IOC member about their children, for example, could easily lead to a university scholarship offer. Pound also allud­ ed to a “specific campaign” on the part of members of the Salt Lake bidding committee which targeted

certain members o f the IOC who might be more easily tempted than others. “Salt Lake said, ‘we lost in ’ 91. W e’ re not going to lose again,’” Pound explained.

He was adamant in stating that Salt Lake City, despite the contro­ versy, was the deserving recipient.

Their win in 1995 was not surpris­ ing, since they had very nearly been awarded the 1998 games four years earlier. Salt Lake was rated the best bet before the decision was made.

Pound explained that the IOC is now taking steps to remove the temptation for both parties.

“We've cancelled all visits to cities [by members], and by cities to the IOC for the 2006 bids” he said.

Instead, the IOC will rely more heavily on the bid recommenda­ tions provided by the evaluations commission. The commission, until now including IOC members, ath­ letes, economists, and environmen­ talists, studies the relative merit of a short list of cities and reports to back to the IOC. Now, the commit­ tee's report will be the yardstick by which members determine the best host city.

This was also the situation prior to Juan Antonio Samaranch's ascension to president of the IOC. Before 1980, members had to pay their own way to bid cities if they chose to visit. Under Samaranch, the IOC allocated money to cover airfare and per diem for those who wanted to visit.

Pound was careful to point out that increased Olympic revenues in recent games have not translated disproportionately into IOC bud­ gets. All members remain as volun­ teers, with legitimate expenses cov­ ered.

P u b lic debate has decreed otherwise, calling for Samaranch's resig n atio n . Pound used his exploitation o f the structure o f and investigation within the IOC to show that such c a lls w ere unfounded given the results of the current investigation. “[The issue] came up under his watch, and he wants it solved under his watch,” Pound said o f Samaranch.

T he U n iv ersity o f B ritis h Colom bia’ s summer decision to jo in C A S A , the C a n a d ia n A llia n c e of S tu d en t Associations, faces an uncertain future.

U B C ’ s student union, the A lm a M ater S o cie ty , voted to enter C A SA last summer despite the absence o f several key direc­ tors at the council meeting.

“W e felt that we needed a voice in Ottawa o f some kind,” explained AM S President Vivian H offm ann. “W e ju s t had quo­ rum, but th at’ s the way things usually are.”

The Canadian Federation of Students, the primary alternative to C A S A , reported in a press release that since the fa ll, stu­ dents had questioned the AM S's summer decision to join .

The AM S responded to stu­ dent p ressu res la s t m onth by h a v in g a re fe ren d u m on the issu e. T h e m a jo rity o f v oters cast ballots against CA SA mem­ bership, but according to AM S requirements, the results did not a ch iev e the m inim um ten per cent o f the student population.

“T h e y had m ore v o te s to p u ll o u t o f C A S A , bu t th ey didn’t have enough for the legal requ irem en t to co u n t,” stated Martin Simard, communications o f f ic e r at C A S A . “T h a t’ s an upcoming issue for AM S to dis­ cuss.”

“Plans for the future are for the V P External and President o f AM S to take into consideration the re fe ren d u m re s u lts and d e c id e upon w h at a c tio n to t a k e ,” said H o ffm a n n .

“A lthough we didn’ t get quo­ rum, this is initial input we can’t ignore.”

The result o f the student ref­ erendum vote, which was held during the last week o f January, was 1,049 students in favour o f c o n tin u e d m e m b ersh ip w ith CASA and 1,871 opposed to it.

“AM S council clearly does n ot h ave the support o f U B C students on this m ajo r is su e ,” claimed Jon Chandler, the chair o f the cam paign fo r the “N O ” side.

“I think the m ain thing is that AM S didn’t get the mandate that it needed to jo in CAS A ... If they had had forum s, then we probably would not have needed a referendum.”

“W e support whatever is in congruence with our current and perspective members, according to th e ir s p e c if ic b y -la w s ,” responded Simard.

U B C ’ s stu d en ts seem cau g h t in co n fu sio n o v er the whole decision-making process.

“I know about the referen­

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dum but I didn’t pay any atten­ tion or vote. M ost students were ju s t n ot w ell ed u cated on the issue...There has been less pub­ lication since then,” said U BC student Jen n ifer Jon es. “I have heard that AM S joined an asso­ ciation that will help u s ...I am willing to spend a dime to help people.”

Stu d en ts W illa D u p lan tis and M ik a la G ra n te a ls o exp ressed c o n fu s io n o v er whether or not AM S had joined C A SA and if the union was now a part o f CASA. “What do I know about it?

The decision was made when we w ere all not in c la s s e s , in the summer. It was only A M S that decided and not the whole stu­ dent body,” said Duplantis.

“T h e m ain p ro b lem th at people were having with CASA was that they w ere con cern ed w ith c e r ta in is s u e s su ch as tu itio n and d id n ’ t c o n s id e r human rights issues such as gay and lesbian rights, stuff like that, stuff that C FS supports. I think CA SA was more focused on the rig h t sch o o l s tu ff,” exp lain ed Grante.

H o ffm an n su g g ested th at the A M S has sev eral p o ssib le courses o f action to follow ; ref­ erenda on joining C A SA or C FS among them. The decision is left up to the External Commission o f A M S, which will make rec­ ommendations to council.

“I t ’ s really up in the air if we rem ain in C A S A or n o t,” said Chandler.

“M em bers in cou ncil seem to be sticking to their positions regardless o f whatever is going on ,...[H ]o p e fu lly , with more space betw een the referendum and n ow , the m em b ers w ill become more neutral.”

T h e n ew ly -elected trio at the head o f the Q ueen's Alma M a tter S o c ie ty has b een d isI q u a lified fo r ex ceed in g cam | paign expense limits.

T h e tr io , w h ich ran as a p a rty u nd er C o r m a n -M o r iM inns, subm itted a budget o f $ 3 9 2 .7 9 , ju s t under the $ 4 0 0 per team lim it. H ow ever, Neil B u n n , cam p aign m anager fo r } the riv al team o f K rash in sky\G a y -B eltz n er, appealed to the | c h i e f e x e c u tiv e o f f ic e r in c h a r g e o f e le c tio n s th a t the C M M exceed ed the lim its by renting a $95 cell phone.

In a w ritten statem en t o f h is r u lin g , th e C E O sa id , “A lthough the phone was not |ex clu siv e ly for the cam paign, j th e use o f the p hone fo r the cam paign means that it served to g iv e th e C M M tea m an ad v an tag e, s lig h t as it m igh t b e ... I ru le th at a s ig n ific a n t part o f the cost o f the cellular phone is a campaign expense...

[T ]h is puts the C M M team at le a s t fo rty d o lla rs o v er th e ir campaign allowance. “ In a situ a tio n w here an election is over, I see no other o p tio n b u t to d is q u a lify th e CM M team ,” the ruling contin­ ued. “A s su ch , i f th is ru lin g holds, they w ill not take o ffice as th e n e x t e x e c u tiv e o f the Alm a M ater So ciety.”

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News

T he M cG ill T ribune , T uesday, 16 February 1999

SSMU Elections 1999 — W ho you're electing and w hy B y Stephanie Levitz “What do they do?” — it's a common question asked o f stu­ dent politicians on campus, and T ribune news coverage aims to answer this question week in and week out. Given that Students’ S o c ie ty o f M cG ill U n iv ersity elections are just around the cor­ ner, w e're trying to tackle this question in a slightly d ifferent way: What is it exactly that they are supposed to do?

Changes to the SSM U con­ stitution earlier this year resulted in the renaming o f one executive portfolio and a total revamping to two others.

The Tribune presents, cour­ tesy o f the new constitution, the jo b descriptions for the people you will be electing on March 9, 10 and 11.

The President • To be the ch ief o fficer of

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the Society • To ensure the long term integrity o f the Society • To be the spokesperson of the Society • To enforce the Constitution and the By-Laws • To call m eetings and set the Agenda for Council • To co -o rd in a te rela tio n s b etw een the S o c ie ty and the administration of McGill • To ensure communication b etw een the S o c ie ty and the Board o f Governors • To attend meetings o f the University Senate and Board o f Governors • To develop external po li­ c ie s w ith the V ic e P resid en t C om m u nity and G o v ern m en t affairs

Vice President University Affairs • To co-ordinate the activities

o f the Senate Caucus • To ensure communication between Council, student Senators and all student members o f the University committees • T o m aintain rela tio n s between the Society and all levels of government at McGill • To attend meetings o f the University Senate • To co-ordinate Society rep­ resentation on University selection co m m ittees fo r D eans and Directors of Faculties and Schools • T o assum e the ro le o f O m budsperson when the Ombudsperson is not available

VicePresident Clubs and Services This is a new position. This jo b used to fall under the wing of the VP Internal.

• To m anage re la tio n s b etw een the S o c ie ty and its clubs, services and publications

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in the ^trategic strategic ^n r ereas a s of ° f i[)i<evelopment for G r a d u a t e S t u d e n ts and

• To communicate the poli­ cies and procedures, fin an cial and otherwise, to the clubs, ser­ vices and publications • To meet with the officers o f clubs, services and pu blica­ tions to discuss budgets • T o p ro v id e a c tiv itie s , events and support serv ices to enhance the w ell-b ein g o f the clubs, services and publications • T o m ain tain re la tio n s between the Society and indepen­ dent student groups, not includ­ ing faculty associations • T o m anage the use o f Shatner • To co -o rd in a te p h y sica l development o f Shatner

Vice President Community and Government Affairs T h e p o r tfo lio fo rm e rly known as VP External.

• To represent the So ciety and communicate positions and p o licies to external bodies and agencies • To lobby the governments o f C anad a to fu rth er o b je c ts , goals or policies o f the Society • T o d evelop p o lic ie s and in itia tiv e s in the o ff-ca m p u s M cG ill community • To attend meetings o f rele­ vant p r o v in c ia l, n a tio n a l or international student groups

Vice President Communications and Events

Vice President Operations

This is also a new position which used to fall under the VP Internal portfolio as well.

• To promote communication between the society and its mem­ b ersh ip , u tiliz in g a v ariety o f media • To develop and implement a com m unications strategy for the Executive Committee • To assist each individual Society executive in matters of communication • To co-ordinate and oversee the programming o f activities and events

T h is p o rtfo lio used to be nam ed VP F in a n c e and Operations. The Finance part will now be overseen by an appointed treasurer.

• To o v ersee the m an ag e­ ment o f the Society’s operations inside Shatner • To o v ersee the m an ag e­ m ent o f o p e ra tio n s o u tsid e Shatner and off-campus • To manage the Health Plan • To oversee management o f technology within the Society • To provide the Treasurer w ith m on th ly u pd ates on the financial developments and fore­ casts within the operations.

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Civic Stair for McTavish "long overdue" N E W S briefs

By Fred Sagel

D A S BILLING FIXED

A new set of stairs will adorn M cTavish Street com e next September in a bid to make the intersection with Dr. Penfield safer for pedestrians.

Dubbed the "G reat C iv ic Stairway", the stairs will replace the steep comer walkway that currently snakes around the construction site for the new Student S e rv ices Building. It will connect the Dr. Penfield and McTavish side walks by jutting out into McTavish and cutting back in front o f the new Student Services Centre.

The stairway is a joint venture between the city of Montreal and McGill University, and will be con­ structed in place of the current steep corner walkway that currently rounds the new Students' Society building on the western side of McTavish Street. It will be semi­ circular in shape and will be made

Students were double billed for ten to fifteen per cent o f all calls to M cG ill’s Dial-up Access Serv ice, last sem ester, for ser­ v ice dating from Sep tem ber 1 until the end o f N ovem ber. A fee correction was subsequently issued in early January.

According to billing infor­ mation posted on the web. the d o u b le b illin g o cc u re d as a result o f a change in the format o f billing records logged by the DAS computers.

In itia lly , the D A S system

didn’ t charge students enough for their total usage o f the inter­ net access service. When man­ agement realized the error, stu­ dents were charged an ad ju st­ ment for the amount they owed in December.

T h e b illin g in fo rm a tio n posted notes that “Based on sev­ eral reports o f ex cessiv e D AS c h a rg e s ...w e have in itia te d a detailed review.’’

As a resu lt o f the m ixup. students were refunded twice as much in January as they were overcharged, and an appology for the confusion was posted.

6 t s te e p side way has been a problem for years, especially when it's slippery in the winter. It is a danger­ ous place."

Brian Karasik University Planning Office

from a combination of black steel and heavy wood planks, flanked by a large retaining wall. Its addition is expected to reduce injuries current­ ly experienced on the slippery walkway and to alleviate circulation problems.

B rian K arasik o f M cG ill's University Planning Office sees the stairway as a positive response to these problems. “It is a problem of circulation,” said Karasik. ’’This is the only direct connection between the Law and Medical faculties and the rest of the campus. As a result, there's a lot of student traffic. This is the remedy.”

The stairway is expected to resolve the years o f co n flict between McGill and the city as to the state o f McTavish Street. City officials have been extremely con­ cerned about whether the stairs will preserve the aesthetic beauty o f McTavish’s historical buildings and

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No m ore slip & slide down McTavish Mount-Royal. As a result, they are footing most of the bill for the stair­ way, although McGill is still con­ tributing approximately $250,000.

M cT avish w ill rem ain a 'pedestrian-friendly' route and will continue to operate as a one-way street with access to Dr. Penfield.

The construction is expected to par­ alyze activity at the intersection during the summer. It will require the movement of electrical facili­ ties, the m obilization o f large mounds of dirt and the removal of parts of the intersection. McGill has agreed to pay for a portion o f the development but it is the city which has committed to pay for a lion's share of the project.

Students see the new stairs a long overdue addition to the McGill campus. Multiple snow falls and ice buildup have made traversing the walkway a nightmare in previous

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years. U2 Psych ology student Samantha Gross is especially happy with the renovation. She stated: 'It’s a good idea. I think that comer is a disaster area,” said Gross. “I've seen many people slide and fall all over each other. It's a real safety hazard."

U0 Political Science student Fernando Quigua concurs.

"It's a great idea. I've seen too many people wipe out. The dread of fallin g alw ays lin gers in your head."

Karasik is confident that the stairw ay w ill boost safety and reduce congestion on McTavish. “I think that safety is clearly the biggest issue; we'll eliminate the sliding problem... it will also look quite nice."

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E D I T O R IA L “ M o s t fo lk s a re a b o u t a s h ap p y as th e y m a k e up th e ir m in d s to b e .”

— A b ra h a m L in c o ln

W hither good w eather

By Paul C onner It’s too hot. It’s too cold. No, maybe it’s the humidity. Or the sleet. Sometimes, it’s just too dry out. I hate it when the streets are full o f slush. The days, they just seem too short — or is it too long? I forget. Let me check my calendar.

Montrealers are famous for a lot o f things, from bad driving to international cuisine. But above all, we’re the world’s best conversa­ tionalists about the weather. To my knowledge, there are only three days o f the year that everyone in this city likes — two at the end o f September and one around May 23rd. The rest o f the time, it’s just not right.

It’s become a way o f life here in Montreal. I think a lot of people use it as a crutch. Two people, different in all respects, can still talk about how it’s t o o ____ out there. In a city filled with diversity and political... shall we say, tension, worrying about the conditions outside ties us together. The ice storm, for all its hardship, gave us something to talk about for 30 years to come. In social studies, they call it trian­ gulation.

In urban settings, peoples’ relationships with others are, for the most part, superficial. Gesellshaff is the technical term among sociol­ ogy types. O f all the men and women we encounter by on a give day, only a fraction produce meaningful interaction. In North America especially, individuals are shy to open a conversation with strangers on the street. Think o f every time you’ve stood in an elevator staring blankly at the rising numbers, trying to avoid eye contact.

Triangulation is the use o f third party to open dialogue. A dog is the perfect example. When we pass by someone walking a pooch, we are allowed to stop. Babies in carriages have the same effect. When the elevator breaks down, we’ve all got something in common and can start talking. But how often does an elevator really break down when we’re inside?

Now weather, on the other hand, happens every day — well, except those three days I talked about before. But even then, it’s beau­ tiful out and we have something to talk about.

Montrealers — even the recently naturalized — are champions of battle. Each and every one o f us has stories to tell about the way we braved the evil weather to make it to our destination, or how, even when forced in that day, we rose to the occasion and overcame astraphobia the next morning.

Maybe that’s a little melodramatic.

But the city does run in cy cles. My m other chim es in every November about the dreariness, the wetness, and how the days are getting shorter. My best friend’s dog hates January, but that might have more to do with the silly red booties she has to wear outside than the cold. Everyone has their day, the day they can’t stand. Maybe it’s wet snow creeping its way into your collar, or maybe it’s that feeling you'll never not feel sticky when you walk outside in July.

But, like I said before, it’s okay. W e need this. If weather people on TV weren’t shooting those fridge-magnet suns at the map at ran­ dom and messing up our plans day after day, we’d always be stand­ ing, watching the elevator light.

They say the Inuit have 115 words for snow. I wonder how many we have? Something to think about.

But don’t ask me on May 23rd. I sneeze when it’s sunny out.

Michael Bezuhly

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A call for civic respect Disrespectful treatment of fellow citizens undermines the conditions that nourish democratic citizenship and dialogue Dear fellow citizen: Last week I visited the McGill Sports Center and, after putting my belongings inside what appeared to be a free locker, placed upon it the lock I had just rented for the day.

As a first time user of lockers at the fa c ility , I was not aw are that “small” lockers are already rented to students and are therefore not intended for daily use by others. As a result, I unwittingly put my lock on your locker, thereby inconve­ niencing you.

I only discovered what I had done when I returned from my squash game to find my lock and belongings missing and a note from you posted to the locker. This note was nothing short of abusive, vio­ lent and insulting (“Dear Shit for B ra in s” , “lo ser” , “you fucking idiot”). Thank you, at least, for telling me where I could find my clothes.

I have been troubled ever since I received your venomous note. My worry is not related to any sense of personal hurt. Instead, my concern arises from the fact that, although we do not know each other we are not com plete strangers. We are fellow M cGill community members and, more importantly, fellow citizens. We

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have to share a society, whether we like it or not. Verbal violence and abuse represent a special danger in this context, whether it is issued as a response to minor and trivial inconveniences (as in this case) or whether it occurs in response to deeper and more profound dis­ agreements (e.g. disputes about m oral, relig io u s, and p o litica l beliefs). Insulting and disrespectful treatment of fellow citizens is obvi­ ously deeply corrosive of the con­ ditions for mutual respect and it thereby undermines the conditions that nourish democratic citizenship and dialogue. Perhaps you already understand and agree with these ideas. In that case, I am simply reminding you of their importance and pointing out that you betrayed them in the case at hand. I hereby request an apology; but before you decide whether or not to honor my request I want to emphasize my reason for making it. I am not ask­ ing you to alleviate any personal hurt you have caused me. I am ask­ ing for reassurance that a flagrant and menacing display of disrespect by a fellow citizen was the result merely of a fleeting, temporary and misguided fit o f anger which he now regrets and will seek to avoid in the future. I look forward to

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Q P IR G FLYER CROSSES THE LINE I receiv ed a fly er from Q PIRG , on the SSM U 's plan to sign an exclusivity deal with CocaCola. Although I understand why people are againts large corpora­ tions, I believe that this flyer has gone a little overboard.

On the front o f the flyer, it says, "(,..)In the past Coke has been known to deal with some pretty shady characters...and this tenden­ cy continues to this day."

On the reverse, it then pro­ ceeds to list three of Coca Cola's 'crimes', followed by, "Coca-Cola FUCK O FF!!!" in extra large font, then "W E don't want your money or shitty product."

I think this is the most childish and undiplomatic way one could retaliate against corporatism. This

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L a c k o f G r e e n P lan SHORTSIGHTED I was some what dismayed and rather shocked to discover that McGill University has not imple­ mented a coherent green plan espe­ cially with regards to its waste cre­ ation. This gives the impression that McGill doesn’t care about how much waste it generates and that money is more important. The end results is greater resource use, as there is less recycling and less reuse and further impacts on the environment not to mention the impacts of disposing of the waste.

This seems to me a little short­ sighted.

On d iscovering this fact I could not help but com pare M cG ill’ s response to my home sch o o l’ s response in A ustralia.

W hile nowhere near the perfect model of environmental responsi­ bility, my university in Australia has recently embarked on a waste reduction program. It has imple­ mented comprehensive recycling programs. For example there is a green o ffic e program which attempts to reduce, reuse and recy­ cle office product. For example ink cartridges are now refilled, instead of ju st discarded, and all photo­ copying machines are set to double sided default photocopying reduc­ ing paper usage. Also a large verti­ ca l com posting unit has been in stalled w hich now handles approximately half of the universi­ ty ’s food waste from residences and cafeterias and has been so suc­ cessful it is being expanded to han­ dle all of the compostible waste on campus. Why is this being done?

Because the university has discov­

ered that overall it is cost-effective, i.e . it reduces the u n iv ersity ’ s spending, and because it is com­ mitted to the belief that university’s must be environmentally responsi­ ble.

So where does this leave M cG ill? W ith ill feelin g and despair among the acad em ics, administration and students who do care about the environment and the impact their workplace, or place of study, has on the environment. It leaves M cGill with greater costs than otherwise would be the case.

It leaves M cG ill with a negative image for prospective students and employees and the community. It leaves McGill with only one place to go: a form al, committed and comprehensive implemented Green Plan.

-David Knights Visiting Student Engineering

W h at S t y l e ?

After remaining quiet since Septem ber, I feel com pelled to write about the horrendous column written by Maria Simpson. First of all, her reviews of night spots in Montreal are extremely inadequate.

She writes about how her and her friends go to a new place and get drunk. You could actually recycle her column and ju st sw itch the names of the bars/clubs.

What actually amazes me is that her column has continued to be published after all these months.

Don't your editors see the crap that is written?

Case in point — this week's column revieiwing Bar des Pins.

She spends 3/4 of the article talk­ ing about an intramural hockey team. W ho cares? Go write for sports. Is this a good place to drink or a spot to pick up washed-up hockey players? There must be somebody else out there capable enough to con tribu te decent reviews of Montreal hang outs.

-M aria Chacharone U3, Education Ms. Simpson responds: I f Ms. Chacharone has ever looked to my column fo r someplace “cool" to hang out, she has been sadly mis­ guided. To reiterate the mandate I set forth in my very first column, I am not cool. The places l go are not cool. I f you are cool, my column is notfo r you.

Ms. Chacharone, if you’re look­ ing fo r “decent reviews o f Montreal hang outs” as opposed to my “hor­ rendous” ones, read the Hour or Mirror and drink your fill o f preten­ tious recommendations. However, I invite you to make a difference. Show me a good night on the town. Show me som ep lace c o o l you believ e deserves attention, and I ’ll write about my cool night with you. I can be reached at the Tribune.

The Tribune w elcom es letters to th e editor. D rop your submissions o ff to our offices in th e basem en t o f Shatner (B-01A) or send th e m to us by e-m ail: tribune@ ssm u.m cgill.ca

Ask Vic Vittles

Deadline: Friday, 4:30pm

sure the toilet lid is left up for them at As a proud owner of six Siberian have different comfort thresholds all times.

Huskies and a sledding enthusiast though, don’t they?

Murph: Now Vic, I’ve also heard Vic: Yeah, you’re right. Some (well, the huskies I own, the enthusiast I just rent on Sundays), there has cats and dogs are bred for cold weath­ that the dryness of winter can be very always been one man whose learned er climates and ain’t bothered by a lit­ difficult on an animal’s coat. What can you do to make sure they keep their counsel I’ve considered indispensible. tle jack frost nipping at their nut sacks. sheen?

Other breeds, especially those with That individual is the world Vic: Okay, I get asked this a lot. reknowned Vic Vittles, vet to the New short hair, ain’t so adaptable.

What you want to do is strap them to Murph: Like chihuahuas.

Jersey elite, and a close personal pal. the hood of your car and You’re not likely take them to the car wash to ever find a at least once a month. greater friend to God damn if that won’t the animal world, leave them gleaming like A F a r t f r o m th e P u lp it so when I heard a glass eye. If you insist that Vic had Ryan Murphy on personally giving your come up to North mutt a bath, make sure to to do a little hunt­ do it at a friend’ s or a ing, I decided to neighbour’s place- because that is Vic: Exactly.

Winter can be an pick his brain about some of my vet­ extremely miserable time for them, to some messy shit. Believe you me, you erinary concerns. which I say, if you can’t take the cold, don’t need the trouble.

Murph: V ic, wih winter still Murph: I know a lot of pet own­ looming over us, what sort of precau­ maybe you shouldn’t have immigrat­ ers are tempted to buy doggie vests. ed, heh Chi Chi?! tions should we be taking to ensure Murph: What sort of roles do What’s your opinion on that? our pets are kept warm?

Vic: I’m not really qualified to Vic: When it comes to insulation health and age play in determining talk about this, so let’s consult the there’ s one thing to keep in mind; their tolerance to the cold?

Vic: A hell of a lot. How should I experts. most cats and dogs are better equiped Sparky of East Illinois wrote me to deal with cold weather than we put this? It kinda works in the same saying “If you put me in one of those way that you gauge alcohol tolerance. humans are. Remember, they were bom with fur coats, unlike most of the You know, like how you should never prissy fly-boy sweaters I’ll personally broads I know who had to skin an old make an explicit pass at a dame who’s pee on every date you bring home.” I had less than four cocktails, or who think that pretty much speaks for itself. geezer to get theirs.

And I think the same may be said Murph: But clearly, not all ani­ knows your name or address. for Vic Vittles, animal luminary, and Murph: If you have a breed like mals like the cold.

Vic: Good thing they didn’t have my Huskies who like to spend a lot of parton saint of all things four-legged. to sleep with my ex wife! I’m kidding time outdoors, how can you help them honey — the alimony’s in the mail. this winter?

V ic: Here’ s what you should Ah, alimony, the screwing you get for know; animals who spend time out­ the screwing you got.

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And just because Coke has dealt with some "shady characters", it does not n ecessa rily make the drink bad. Furthermore, by printing FUCK OFF, then distributing this printed material, it shows just how well, we have learnt our manners.

We may not want to be tied to a company that has 'shady' dealings, but I do not believe that we want a reputation for being rude and offensive either.

The flyer listed three facts, one being that Coca-Cola branch appeared in Nazi Germany that "sold G erm an made C oke to Germans during W W II and the Holocaust. In fact, after the USA, Nazi Germ any was the second biggest consumer of Coke (...) up until the end o f the w ar." If, because o f this fact, we should refuse to sign a contract with Coke, then following this flyer's logic, it would be prefectly justifiable to discriminate against all contempo­ rary Germans. How much sense does that make? Coke makes most of its drinks at local branches, and

continued I doubt that Coke did not set up a special local branch in German to sponsor the H olocaust.The way this has been phrased makes it sound like Coke sponsored the Holocaust. Perhaps the creator of this flyer might also like to know that an Olympics game also took place during the Nazi rule, so per­ haps we should also boycott the O lym pics today. B efo re telling Coke to fuck o ff, the fly er describes Coke as "a corporation that has such a murky past, present and future." Why are we so unforgivingly condemning?

I am not writing in defence of Coke, but I would much appreciate it if flyers, published and distrib­ uted by a university body, did NOT try to play with my, and other stu­ dents', emotions in order to try to get my support on such a serious issue. I am capable of being criti­ cal and given the facts, I can figure out for m y self w hether I want Coke to go away or not.

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SSMU no "m oney pit" Society fees for undergrads at McGill actually lower than those at other Canadian institutions I am impressed by the effort Paran Thamagurkar obviously put in to h is in v e stig a tio n o f the SSM U's finances (Duncan, where does my money go? — Tribune, February 9th ). U nfortunately, however, he falls far short o f his objective to find out "where the money goes" because he is look­ ing for a black hole that simply d o esn 't e x is t. E v ery d o llar is acco u n ted fo r in the p u b licly available and published budgets/ financial statements, and while it may not be easy to understand the SSM U 's finances at first glance for those with limited experience in such matters, the use o f stu­ dents' money is completely trans­ parent. There is really no mystery; I believe that any rational individ­ ual, upon proper investigation, would realize that the SSM U is by no means a "money pit".

While we all know how sur­ prising our M cGill fee print-outs can look, the SSM U membership fee is actually low er than most student association fees across C anad a. T h e a v era g e M c G ill undergraduate contributes approx­ imately $25 per semester to the Students' S o ciety 's operations, which is truly dwarfed by some of the fees you can see elsewhere in C anad a. W e a cco m p lish this despite the fact that McGill assists us less than many other universi­ ties assist their student associa­ tions.

There are reasons why SSM U can provide what it does for less than most other Canadian student associations do. Most importantly, we consistently strive to provide students with the best possible representation and services for the absolute lowest cost. This is not

just a philosophy, it is a reality. In a basic comparative examination, tw o exam p les b ear th is out: Firstly, a recent national survey show ed that S S M U e x e c s àre pretty much the lowest paid full­ tim e student e x e cs in Canada.

Student leaders across the country re ce iv e stipends up to double those that we do. (And no, we d on't get free b eer at G e rt's !)

S e co n d ly , to help m in im ize ad m in istratio n co sts we have comparatively few staff. It would be re a lly u sefu l to have the researchers, assistants, and com­ munication experts that our col­ leagues have, but we believe the responsible approach is the cheap one. While our aim to maximize the impact of every dollar makes our challenges more difficult, so be it. If Mr. Thamagurkar or any­ one else can find a way to squeeze a more out of the budget without harming the services we provide to students, we'd love to hear it.

Finally, one might ask how the M cGill Students' Fund, from which these questions arose, fits into this context. It must be made completely clear that not a penny o f the Fund will go into the opera­ tions of the SSM U; it is not some kind of shady cash grab. The M SF will not in any way increase the o p era tio n a l fin a n ce s o f the S S M U , but it w ill n o tice a b ly increase resources available to students at McGill. I believe these additional resources, with ongoing cost containm ent at tjie SSM U , are what M cG ill students need most.

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SSMU Council's great m istake Duncan Reid's dream still alive as Council makes biggest error in years Like a dark phoenix rising from its own smouldering wreckage, the McGill Students’ Fund has acquired new life. About two weeks ago, SSMU Council had a catty four-anda-half-hour debate on whether or not the controversial MSF scheme should include a global opt-out clause or not. In the end, Council's opinion, which it re-evaluated and confirmed in a second vote, was that including an opt-out clause would, if the plan were passed at referendum, enable individual stu­ dents to shirk their responsibilities as members of the McGill commu­ nity. Council made a grand and stu­ pid mistake, however, in not paying attention to its own procedures, and unwittingly voted to pass on to the Chief Returning Officer a question that still included an opt-out. They then spent another two hours last week trying and failing to find a way to undo their error.

The MSF plan is bad to begin with. This mess is evidence of something politicians have known for centuries: badness expands to consume everything with which it comes in contact. Only two people have come out relatively clean, hav­ ing clung tenaciously (and loudly) to principle while just about everybody around them was sacrificing justice to convenience. Those two are Clubs rep Tamana Kochar and Religious

Studies Senator Douglas Painter.

Remember them.

The logic behind expunging the opt-out clause was, essentially, that democracy carries with it certain

the opt-out. You can figure out how it went.

Two weeks ago, Council took a principled decision to remove the opt-out, over the objections of most o f the executive and the people cur­ rently gunning for their jo b s . A ll o f those people have a personal stake in getting the M SF passed, and all o f whom recognized how much harder selling the plan will be if people do not see the possibility of bailing out of it. Last week, Council decided against the only thing it could have done to solve the mess honourably: withdrawing the question and trying again with a special referendum period in April. This solution, cham­ pioned in a doomed effort by presi­ dential candidate Kochar, would not have been ideal, but would have been the best thing going.

Unfortunately, Council chose to abandon the guns it manned two weeks ago, and went for practical advantage over principle.

By the time any issue gets as far as an actual referendum, its pas­ sage is almost a foregone conclu­ sion— the people who actually vote tend either to be supporters of the initiative in question or people who assume that the folks who put the question on the ballot know what

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obligations — some students might not want to pay for library improve­ ment, for instance, but membership in the M cGill community should require everybody to participate in initiatives that a democratic majority o f that community deems worth­ while. That is, people should not be able to opt out of contributing to the fund, yet reap the b enefits o f improved libraries and capital spending on the Shatner building.

Although Council voted to strike the guarantee of an opt-out from the actual question, it forgot to remove references to it in the pagelong preamble. And the only person who could possibly have arranged to fix the mistake before the deadline for changes on February 8 (Duncan Reid, that is, by leaning hard on the SSM U executive committee and then leaning hard on C h ief Returning Officer Drew Cormack) is the person most in favour of having

they are doing. People who are opposed to the initiative, for the most part, throw their hands up in despair weeks before the polls open "Students will be able to opt out of the fee" is a magic phrase for captur­ ing the votes of the benignly unin­ formed, because it allows them to cast votes without real responsibili­ ty The SSMU councillors know that. They also know that there are very few people on campus who are lock, stock, and barrel behind all three components of the MSF. Most Law and M edicine students, for instance, never go into the Shatner building, and there are untold thou­ sands of others who will never miss Four Floors parties. A lot of people have a lot o f different reasons for opposing the access bursary fund, from harsh right-wing ideas about survival of the economically fittest to harsh left-wing ideas about gov­ ernmental responsibility for educa­ tion funding. And a lot of other peo­ ple — Management students in par­ ticular, for some reason — do not feel that they will ben efit from increased library funding. The optout clause will get those people vot­ ing in favour of the plan anyway.

A major selling point for the plan, which VP-Extemal Jeff Feiner has harped on at length, is the mes­ sage it will allegedly send about M cG ill students caring about

M cG ill. That is nonsense — the message it will send is that we care so the government does not have to — but even if it were not, the new version of the plan will bungle the delivery. Historically, election and referendum turnouts at McGill are high when the races and issues are contentious. With an opt-out, the MSF is no longer so; turnout will be low. At the same time, it will be im possible to predict how many people voting in favour of the plan will turn around and opt out of it in September. Council has been assum­ ing that the opt-out rates will be similar to those for the health plan, around ten per cent. This is a ridicu­ lous assumption, in that opting out of the health plan is a complicated and shadowy process, and opting out has direct consequences. Opting out o f the M SF will mean signing a form at the SSM U desk, and will have no impact at all on people who do not need bursaries. It is clear that opt-out rates will be much higher for the MSF, but nobody can predict by how much.

So the revenues will be unpre­ dictable and the "message" question­ able. The plan has been gutted of whatever moral strength it ever had.

And the SSMU people are going to have to sell it, opt-out included, even though the plan is in a form that a majority of them vehemently condemned just two weeks ago.

Grown-ups say the darndest things There are some things you just shouldn’t say. Which is why, in these sensitive times, it’s something of a relief to watch a hot-button conflict defuse itself, as was the case in Washington recently when a munici­ pal aide used the word ‘niggardly’ and was thought to have said some­ thing entirely different. It quickly turned into a whopper of an issue — some perspicacious writer at the Economist wrote an excellent piece on the imbroglio — but luckily, clearer heads prevailed, the misun­ derstanding was nipped in the bud, and the aide wasn’t sent packing.

But all this is mere comic relief compared to the spectre of famous people saying really dumb things, and meaning it. It’s become a cliché now for major sports figures (read: Marge Schott, and now, Bobby Hull) to sling mud on their faces by declar­ ing that Adolf Hitler was a bad man

with some good ideas. Even more mystifying is why they’d even ven­ ture an opinion on the subject, given that they specialize in baseball and hockey and don’t know any more about German political ideology than, say, a guy named Phil eating corn chips on his couch in Boise, Idaho.

So the Hitler solecism is played out; that much is obvious. Not to worry! People in the pub­ lic eye will always find new ways to make them­ selves look silly. Glen Hoddle, former head coach o f the English national soccer team, was clearly out of his league when he suggested that handicapped people were simply paying for sins committed in previous lives. Turns out he’s been spoon-fed a new-agey eye-for-an-eye spiritualism by his

personal ‘soul coach’, or somesuch.

He should have stuck to soccer. And speaking of things British, there’s the inimitable Prince Charles, who must have been sinning a hell of a lot this time around because he once said he wanted to be reincarnated as a tam­ pon. A few years ago he also opined that modem architecture had ruined London’s skyline more than the Blitz ever did. To be honest, I sort of agree

with Prince Charles on that — but you’d at least expect him to have the sense not to announce it in an address to a roomful of prominent British architects.

Canadian politicians, too, say the zaniest things, and the risible admonitions coming out of the PQ — on money and ethnics and shortages of white babies, et cetera — have already been well documented. Not to be outdone, though, last week the Reform party’s official critic for cul­ ture called for the removal of Lolita

from the Parliamentary Library in Ottawa, no doubt because he heard it bore a vague resemblance to child pom. No matter that the Reformer has never read Lolita, let alone even heard of Nabokov (despite teaching English for six years); all those gooey-fisted Humbert Humbert types out there in British Columbia don’t need any more encouragement.

And then there’s the televange­ lists.

Take the Reverend B illy Graham, who once meticulously calcu­ lated the volume of heaven to be exactly 1500 cubic miles.

Bizarre. But the prize for disturbing originality has to go to the Reverend Jerry Falwell and the National Liberty Journal for the out­ ing o f controversial Teletubbies frontman Tinky Winky, whose magic purse, purple skin, and triangular antennae seem a little too fruity for Falwell’s tastes. We’ll have to wait and see whether this first generation of Teletubbies viewers grows up to be gay, or liberal, or both. My guess is just that they’ll be really, really weird, much in the same way that I got really fucked up by Polkaroo.

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Now, if there’s a point to all this, it’s that the media, and the pub­ lic, are always ready to jump all over major figures the instant they say something spectacularly stupid or outrageously offensive. But there’s one guy in our midst who has defied convention and always managed to escape real lasting criticism : our Prime Minister. Jean Chrétien, the affable petit gars from Shawinigan, has shrugged his way through a veri­ table minefield of gaffes and fauxpas, and has always emerged unscathed. Think about it. On chok­ ing a protester: “He was in my way.”

On pepper spray: “It’s something I put on my plate” and “Would you rather the Mounties have used base­ ball bats?” On Ottawa vis-a-vis Quebec: “It’s not a general store.” On his no-show at King Hussein’s funer­ al: “I was not to stop to wait for him to die.” The mind boggles. Chrétien’s director of communications, Peter Donolo, and his right-hand-man, Eddie Goldberg, must cringe every time the guy steps in front of a cam­ era. Until now, they’ ve done a remarkable job polishing his image, but with this latest flare-up about the funeral in Jordan, it appears that Chrétien’s really starting to lose it.

A fter bungling a string o f lame excuses and ham-handedly shifting the blame to his travel agents in the Army, he peevishly held up a sign in the House o f Commons that read “I’M SORRY.” Not funny, Jean.

Lyle Stewart at the Hour quite rightly asserts that “Chrétien should go for far more profound reasons than just being a tactless boor in his diplomacy, or lack thereof.” But first we should learn to pay attention every time the Right Honourable ‘old pro’ opens his mouth, instead of thinking, aww, how cute. Personally, I find him embarrassing.

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April is cancer aw aren ess m onth — the d affod il is a sym bol o f h o p e in the fa ce o f the disease

F a s h io n r e a l l y d o e s c a r e : U s in g th e ru n w a y to w o rk to w a rd s a c u re fo r c a n c e r

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Aeterna.

lthough giving local Montreal students a chance to play a part in the fight against cancer has been an easy task for members of Next Generation, the road that fies ahead in research against the disease remains uncer­ tain.

For the past five years, Next Generation, the youth com­ ponent o f the Israel Cancer Research Fund, (IC R F) has worked to raise funds to help scientists in both Israel and Montreal continue their search for a cure for cancer. The ICRF, which was established in 1975, originally chose Israeli scientists because their country had the highest number of researchers per capita.

“I guess they figured that their research dollar would go further in Israel,” explained U3 psychology student and Next Generation fashion show public relations manager Doree Levine.

Besides helping the ICRF with a yearly fundraising gala, Next Generation members are currently organizing their fifth annual fashion show, aptly entitled Memoria in Aeterna — eternal memory for all those touched by the disease.

According to co-producer and McGill Arts student Samara Berlach, this is the reason why most people are motivated to get involved in the organization. “Every person in the show has been affected by cancer.”

The annual fashion show was established five years ago

by Berlach and then high school peers Lee Poulin, a student at Dawson College and Jon Gordon, a U1 Psychology student and current coordinator and co-producer o f M em oria in

“We went to high school together and all worked on the fashion show,” Gordon explained. “Now it’s been taken to a different level — we’ve been doing it without professional supervision.”

Historically, show coordinators looked to the profession­ al community for assistance when organizing the perfor­ mance. After five years of “word-of-mouth,” the show is now completely student-run.

“In the past, we used professional choreographers, but we now use the talent found in our own cast — ten out of 14 scenes were done by our dancers,” said Gordon.

The show relies completely on the generosity of local business for lighting, music and costumes. Big-name design­ ers include Parasuco, Diesel and Miss Sixty. Gaining support for the cause was a relatively easy task, as Gordon explained.

“We go up to stores, it’s great advertising for them and it’s hard to resist a charity event.”

Preceding the two March 9 shows will be a silent auc­ tion with items donated from companies such as airlines, sports teams and designers. The purpose of the auction is to replace what would be advertising revenue from a handbook.

In order to differentiate themselves from the ICRF gala pro­ ject, Next Generation members had to approach prospects in an innovative manner.

“People see the donated packages and make bids on paper,” explained Levine. “After the show, we go through the papers and the item goes to the highest bidder. [The silent auction] is a big fund-raiser.”

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With the performance date less than one month away, the entire cast and crew of the fashion show is comprised of over 80 people, and organizers expect that this number will grow in the next few weeks.

“It’s not a static organization, it’s always changing,” stated Berlach. “Just last week a girl I know from LaSalle College donated an outfit that she designed. Even if you’re not a dancer or a m odel, you can still get involved.

Everyone’s talents are needed. It’s hard to turn people away from a charity fund-raiser.”

Personal gratification aside, Gordon reflected on the meaning of the fashion show’s goal.

“It’s basically a team effort. Everyone is in the organiza­ tion for one common goal. Everyone works together to make the show as profitable as possible.

“Students are so busy...but people have made new friends. It’s not an easy project, when we started in August, March was another lifetime away.”

The common goal of supporting cancer research, howev­ er, does lie in the cooperation and generosity of the many people involved.

“It’s all about ‘I’ll scratch your back if you’ll scratch mine,’” quipped Levine.

Memoria in Aeterna will take place on March 9 at Shaar Hashomayim, 450 Kensington Ave. Student tickets cost $18 and shows begin at 7 and 9:30 p.m. For more information or to volunteer your services, contact Caryl at 481-2723.

Bell tolls for veteran operators over controversial move Structural changes to telecommunications mogul leave workers hanging B y M a n n y A lm ela

Recent events at Bell Canada have sparked debate about the morality of downsizing in the age of technology. The corporation's deci­ sion to turn over management of 2,400 of their telephone operators to Excell, an Arizona-based telecom­ munication company, has not only put workers in a state of limbo but has also struck a sensitive chord with Canadians across the country.

The fact that downsizing occurs in a rapidly-changing society comes as no shock, but to have such a pow­ erful and reputable national icon suc­ cumb to the pressures of the global

economy has been a severe reality check regarding the future of Canadian business.

As history professor and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study o f Canada Desmond Morton sees it, Bell is merely fol­ lowing in the footsteps of many other Canadian corporations.

"Adjusting workforces in light of technological change has been a North American constant for 200 years and has both encouraged and challenged the labour movement," he explained.

There is, however, an undeni­ able and inevitable coldness that accompanies industrial innovation; a

coldness that wears away at the ethi­ cal component of how the business world functions.

"The only real answer to these recurrent human tragedies," contin­ ued Morton, "is a labour movement that transcends national boundaries as well as those of ethnicity, religion, gender and all other differences that so many humans rank ahead of the common interests of working peo­ ple."

Lost in the rubble Left behind in the wreckage of this corporate decision are the work­ ers — people who have been over­

looked in such situations as when the bottom line is of primary focus.

Claire Ste-M arie is one such casualty. With 33 years of service under her belt, she is on the cusp of her retirement. She had been offered several early retirement packages and came extremely close to hanging up her headset for good in October.

Ste-Marie ultimately opted not to retire and hoped to work for Bell for another three to five years. The recent company cutbacks, however, have thrown a wrench into her plans.

She says she can't help but to regret not leaving the corporation when she had the chance.

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accept their offer," Ste-Marie reflect­ ed. "I would do so in a second. Sure, we've been hearing the same rumours for five years now, but I was never made aware that what has happened was even a remote possi­ bility. Something tells me that this decision was not reached overnight and they knew this was on the hori­ zon and did not tell me. For that, I will never forgive them.

Ste-Marie and her co-workers, however, are not alone. In search of answers which Bell appears unable to provide, the union has truly become their sole source of informa­ tion.

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Union sole source o f info Continued from page 77 The union is not without its critics. Lise Côté, who retired three years ago after 25 years at Bell, is very skeptical of her for­ mer union's merits.

"I have no faith in them and never did trust them all through my career at Bell. I always had the impression they had a second agenda and I never expected much from them," she stated.

Despite her anger, she is quick to point out that the recent events have presented the union with an opportunity to prove its worth by coming to the rescue of the workers they represent.

"They definitely owe us all a great deal and this is a tremendous opportunity to show all of us non­ believers that they are there for us."

Ste-Marie has complete faith in the union. "I am totally behind [the union]," she said. "They have done all they can in this difficult Workers p rotest Bell's m an agem en t turnover R e b e c c a C a tc h in g situation and I know they are still The affected workers don't have past." doing their best for all of us." to battle alone. After being denied Bell's image has taken a further support from the federal govern­ beating amidst allegations concern­ Union support ment, the provincial government has ing the peculiar timing of the sale. voiced its support of the operators’ The announcing of the March 31st The reality for those affected is cause. Quebec Labour M inister deadline for the sale of their opera­ that the union is pretty much all Diane Lemieux is currently explor­ tors followed on the heels of the paythey've got. Union officiais are fully ing the possibility o f blocking the equity settlem ent which was to aware of the unfavourable impres­ sale o f the operators to E x cell. include these operators, who are 97 sion some employees have of them. According to Charron, any hopes per cent female.

They are, however, quick to reassure which Bell may have had about this "[The women are] definitely a the workers of their intentions and situation going unnoticed were factor which has to be considered," goals. dashed along time ago. admited Charron. "It isn't the only “We are really doing all we can "I don’t think that [Bell] expect­ reason but to think that the pay equi­ right now,” explained Union Vice- ed this kind of response to their deci­ ty ruling is purely coincidental president and Negotiator Francine sion," she said. "The way they will would be naive."

Charron. "There are many measures deal with this situation may prove to The one certainty in the mess is currently being taken and the sup­ be a public relations disaster as the that this battle is far from over. The port we've received from the general media is following their every move rapidly-approaching March deadline public and the business community very closely." may prove to be meaningless as the is just astounding." operators in question could find The key points with which themselves no longer working for Company ties Charron and the union are most con­ Bell. Charron urges the workers to cerned are the proposed pay-cuts, stay positive and not give up.

A testimony of the type of loy­ the stripping of all benefits, as well "It is crucial for [the operators] as issues surrounding seniority once alty among the operators is former to keep the faith and to not stop the move is complete to Excell. The Bell employee Côté, who has not believing. The importance o f our forgotten about her past days at the reduction in salary — a drastic 40 company and sympathizes with the fight goes beyond the 2400 workers per cent — has not gone over well we represent. The future of labour in plight of the operators. with either the workers or the union. this country could be at stake."

"I'm very sad for them because “If we are unable to block the sale of our workers,” said Charron, they don't deserve what’s happening "we hope to ensure that some type of to them," she said. "Those girls are benefits package and seniority can like family to me and I think about them all the time." be retained."

Côté reflected on her begin­ If the union isn't succesful in doing so, Charron fears what it could nings at Bell and shook her head at S e v e n is s u e s mean for the future of industries on a what has become o f the company she proudly worked for for so many global scale. le ft to g e t y o u r years.

"By refusing to allow employ­ "When I started there back in ees to have union representation it is b u t t in g e a r a n d like regressing back to the days of the early 70s, there was something special about working at Bell," she sweat-shops and the consequences of w r ite fo r recalled. "We were all proud to be that could be lethal."

Ste-Marie is not prepared to go there and felt fortunate about being a F e a tu re s c all part of the company. quietly either.

"We were the backbone of what "We've worked too hard for all 3 9 8 -6 7 8 9 a n d Bell was all about and we are a huge that we have today,” affirmed SteMarie. "All the strikes and negotia­ reason why they are so successful a s k fo r M a g g ie tions we've been through over the today. I understand that technology years are too important to us. We is constantly changing, but that is no o r R e n é e reason to turn your back on the won't go down without a fight."

Ear to the G round A brief look at the latest patterns, trends and developments

Tunes for the terminally cheap New York's Bible of what's hip and what ain't, Paper magazine, has finally gotten with the program that any remotely larcenous uni­ versity student with a modicum o f technical talent has been following for at least months, maybe years. Pirated commercial music, from underground websites in MP3 format, is now the best and easiest way to put together your own dubs in this post-mix-tape age. The com­ pression ratios are miraculous (a 630-megabyte CD down to 2 4 m egabytes o f actual data, Paper reports), the sound quality high and the prices non-existent. If you can pony up $400 for a CD burner (and about three dollars for a CD slug), you can even make your own discs. If you're prepared just to listen to the pirated music when you're within earshot o f your computer, you can screw your favourite artists out of their royalties for free.

Drama in the digital advertising world Here's the scenario Wired magazine pre­ sents: Mars Incorporated turned down the product-placement rights to a certain 1984 movie starring an animatronic muppet with a face like a friendly turd and a spaceship that looked like a Christmas ornament. Hershey took the bait and got its Reese's Pieces strewn around the set like confetti at a parade. Now, with the famous movie about to be re-cut and put in a new digital television format, the advertising rights are up for grabs again, because it'd be child's play to replace one candy with another, both on the screen and in the sound tracks. Not only that, but the film can be rearranged so as to make it friendlier not only to product placers, but also to potential adver­ tisers on the TV showing. More ominously, not only can existing place­ ments be changed, but new ones can be put in. Like just what brand of cigarettes was Bogey smoking in Casablanca , anyway?

Tracking Europe's peerage For the first time in more than fifty years, a brand-new edition of the German Almanach de G otha has been published, reports the Atlantic Monthly. Aficionados o f British cul­ ture (or followers o f the surprising career of Doonesbury's Zonker Harris) will be familiar with Debrett's Peerage, which traces hundreds o f generations o f inbreeding among nobility.

The Almanach was last printed in 1944, the year before the Red Army overran the city where it was published. Apparently the new­ found Marxist ideals were somewhat incom­ patible with the painstaking recording o f which overdressed twerp married which other overdressed twerp when. But, now that the red star has set over eastern Europe, the world is once again safe for people who want to make their livings tracking such useless minutiae. Almost makes you want to start a revolution, doesn't it?

Rest in peace, American Basketball League Seems like the block wasn't big enough for two women's basketball leagues, any more than it's ever been big enough for two men's leagues to compete for the same sports audience. Jan e reports that this fall, the American Basketball League quietly folded into bankruptcy, unable to compete with the bigger, stronger, glitzier, and better-sponsored WNBA. Part of the trou­ ble seems to have been that the A BL actually treated its workers like human beings, provid­ ing things like health benefits and retirement plans, while the W NBA has much more in common with men's basketball in the United States. And the biggest tragedy of all, of course, is that we might soon be subject to yet another female McCarthy with an extravagantly extended career doing nothing but looking pretty on the Entertainment Tonight beat: Jenny McCarthy's sister Joanne played for the ABL's Chicago Condors.

— compiled by David Reevely

TheMcGillTribune, Tuesday, 16 February1999

Instinct may still be the best bet for loving your long-distance relationship

By Paul C ornett And fare thee weel, my only Luve!

And fare thee weel, a while!

And I will come again, my Luve, Tho'it were ten thousand mile!

— Robert Bums Two hundred years after these famous words were written, thanks to the global village in which we now live, Bums' hyperbolic boast o f covering "ten thousand mile" in

the name o f his flam boy an t "L u v e" has becom e a re a listic endeavour that can easily be bereft of the poet's passion.

Long-distance relationships are becoming increasingly com ­ mon as means o f communication make the world a smaller place. A packed M cG ill B o ok sto re café present to listen to Stephen Blake, author o f L ov in g Your L on gDistance Relationship and partner in a long-distance relationship, tes­ tified last Friday that many people are in such a predicam ent and would very much appreciate the rediscovery o f poetic ardour in

these challenging romances.

Blake's book, although essen­ tially not much more than his own personal experience, reminds fel­ low sufferers of what it feels like to be in such a situation. Much of what he shared during the presen­ tation o f his book struck a familiar cord; we were able to sympathize with each other. Unfortunately, the answers that he provided to "lov­ ing" long-distance relationships were wisdom anybody could get over a cup o f c o ffe e w ith an estranged friend. The introduction o f his book, from which B lak e read, reminded us of the dynamics o f having to say good-bye. I can't speak for everyone there, but the whole introduction reeked with gratuitous emotionalism.

"I start crying as the airplane moves away from the terminal.

Wiping away a tear, I recall what a wonderful time that I have ju st spent with my girlfriend. The pic­ ture is so vivid that I can feel her

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in my arms, hear her whisper in my ear, and taste her lips tenderly pressed against mine. My heart fills with the em otions that we share when we are together...laughing, talking, mak­ ing love."

The problem with introducing his acquired wisdom with these words is that B lak e discloses a degree o f em otio n alism and rom anticism that he appears to deem synonymous with personal and relational depth.

Advice no more than common knowledge D iscussing different topics such as communication, "losing romantic feelings for your partner" and "trusting your partner when they are away," Blake "confides" in the reader information that is practically common knowledge and very lacking in profundity.

One of his recourses to rekin­ dling the fire of romance over the phone is all too co m ica l.

"Som etim es, all it takes to feel romantic again is to talk dirty on the phone. Why not? If you cannot see your partner, you may as well talk about what you are going to do when you w ill see them .

Although you risk being frustrated fo r the ev en in g , I have found naughty conversations to be fun and helpful in curing those long­ distance blues."

Blake's penultimate chapter is en titled "L o n g -D ista n ce S e x ".

Unfortunately, for the amusement o f the reader, the entire chapter is one sentence: "Sorry, there is no such thing." It's like one of those useless filler songs that artists put in th eir album s to give us the impression that they’ve put more work into it then they actually have. The only outcome from this chapter is the rem inder that he

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Child porn ruling fails to address victim s D espite th e legal system's recent tren d towards championing the rights of the vulnerable over freedom of expression, th e BC Supreme Court decided to go with the former and declare the possession of child pornogra­ phy legal. Two McGill experts respond to what they feel is the inadequacy of the recent BC decision.

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id en tifiab le m inorities was not protected by freedom o f expres­ sion.

"T h e trend is that when Parliament wants to protect vul­ nerable groups, courts are more len ien t concerning attem pts to lim it free s p e e c h .” D esb ien s explained that Section 1 o f the C onstitution can be pulled out under these circu m stan ces and used as a tool when there is a greater social good at stake.

“The protection o f children, as vulnerable members of society, is a very important value in our society that is likely to supersede free sp eech [in the c o u r ts ].”

Desbiens feels that this recent rul-

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re people who keep erotic p ictu res o f ch ild ren in their own home necessari­ ly com m itting sexual o ffen ces against children? Will a law out­ law ing p o sse ssio n o f ch ild pornography actually lim it the production of child pornography?

The recent ruling by BC Supreme Court Judge Duncan Shaw did anything but resolve these con­ tentious issues. If nothing else, his d ecision shows that w e're still struggling to balance individual and co lle ctiv e rights under the law. in e v ita b ly Th e co n tro v ersia l ru ling focuses on the struck down a provision o f the accused, and Criminal Code that made it illegal never the chil­ to own material depicting sexual dren who are activity involving people under involved in the age of 18. John Robin Sharpe, negatively a British Columbia resident who effected by had material of his deemed “child the material. pornography” and confiscated by Van Praagh customs officials, challenged the believes that it law on the grounds that it violated is a serious his freedom o f expression. The cause for con­ decision raises another question: cern that is “simple possession” of pornog­ “there is no raphy a matter of private expres­ Joh n Robin S harpe argu ed that collecting child porn was a form o f "private expression real discus­ sion, or is the ownership itself part sion of the o f a larger industry that must be sociological evidence showing the falls on the state to prove that the ing is likely to be overturned in stopped, even at the expense o f law it imposes is reasonable.” harm such material does to chil­ the Supreme Court because it fails freedom of expression?

Freedom o f ex p ressio n is dren.” to recognize recent judicial trends.

M c G ill co n stitu tio n a l law "The judge was more con­ important to any free and democ­ professor and free speech special­ ratic society and isn't something to cerned that the law might capture Political ist Je a n -F ra n ç o is G au d reau ltbe taken lig h tly . D esb ien s too many people under its provi­ culture Desbiens points out that freedom explained that this fact makes the sions who don’t deserve it, than o f expression can often come into job o f the law-maker and the judi­ with the children affected.”

The tendency to curtail free­ conflict with society’s other ideals cial system even more important.

Desbiens also touched upon dom o f expression in favour o f and goals. The scope of protection this problem of “over breadth” protecting vulnerable groups or u n d e r that was central to the decision. m in o rities says a lo t a b o u t.

Section 2 Over breadth refers to criminal C anadian p o litica l cu ltu re — Vie are not a society th a t venerates indi­ (b) o f the laws with provisions that capture something which is more about Charter of too many people whom the law is vidual rights to the extent th a t they do south o f peace, order, and good govern­ Ri ght s not aiming at. Justice Shaw, in his ment, rather than the “pursuit o f a n d the border. Canada values the state as a positive ruling, stated that “first and fore­ happiness” as in the United States.

Freedoms most, the invasion of freedom of "W e are not a so ciety that is broad, force th a t can advance im po rtant objectives, expression and personal privacy is venerates individual rights to the but lim it­ even a t the expense o f individual freedoms. profound. The prohibition extends extent that they do south o f the ed by to all persons including those who border. Canada values the state as Section 1 — Jean-François Gaudreault-Desbiens, a positive force that can advance make no harmful use of pornogra­ — the phy.” Shaw felt that Section 163 a r e a professor o f constitutional law important objectives, even at the (4) went too far beyond its pur­ expense o f individual freedoms," wh i c h pose by criminalizing expression en su res "Withdrawing certain materi­ Desbiens stated. that is not harmful. Justice Shaw Shauna V an P raagh , a that rights guaranteed elsewhere al from public discourse is a seri­ felt that there “may be collectors Children and the Law specialist in are not seen as ab so lu te. ous thing." D esbiens, however, of pornography... [who do so] According to Desbiens, "it forces points out that this hasn't kept McGill's Law faculty feels that the with no harmful intent.” He also courts to balance rights enjoyed in judges from making tough choices case itself is problematic because cited studies based in catharsis society with pressing and substan­ — the recent trend in Canadian of the way constitutional criminal theory that show that “sexually cases are structured. The focus of tial legislative o b je ctiv e s” like explicit pornography is used to case law has been to condemn cer­ stopping the child porn industry. tain types of speech that are seen the case begins with the rights of relieve pent-up sexual aggression Section 1 states that “The rights in to be “anti-egalitarian or have as the accused, and this structures the of otherwise potential aggressors.” debate in such a way that "the the Charter are su bject to such Van Praagh disagrees with their aim to cause prejudice to cer­ focus o f analysis is strictly on limitations as can be demonstrably the judge's logic. She felt that tain groups.” Desbiens cited some justified in a free and democratic recen t cases lik e the infam ous whether the law itself protected such a decision sends out the the rights o f the accused enough," society.” Thus, when a law is seen wrong signals in our society. To Keegstra case in which material says Van Praagh. T he case as restricting a freedom, "the onus that was proven to vilify certain

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her, not criminalizing ownership o f child pornography "almost amounts to saying it is okay to view children in these inappropri­ ate and harmful situations.”

Desbiens and Van Praagh both agree that this decision, fails to recognize the interconnected­ ness o f the child porn trade.

Producer and consumer, they feel, are both part of the same industry which should be stopped.

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Stress M anagem ent

Crying us a river

Learning to cope during mid-terms Continued from page 1 anxiety. You may even become unable to concentrate or study.

Spevach advises people to identify the thoughts which may underlie their stress. "[T ]h e thoughts are generated by the anx­ ious em otion that w e're exp erien cin g, and they often are irra­ tional, but when sub­ je c te d to rational scrutiny they can be clarified."

The life o f a student may be inevitably filled with a variety o f both exter­ nal and internal stres­ sors. There are, how­ ever, certain simple things you can do to make your body and mind b etter able to handle potentially stressful situations.

but these only overstimulate an already frazzled nervous system.

Two and a half cups of coffee per day actually doubles the adrenaline in your bloodstream . L ikew ise, even though people say they smoke

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instantly calm your mind.

Lavender fields Stud ies o f aro­ matherapy have connect­ ed lavender with stress reduction. The scent apparently in creases alpha waves in the brain, triggering relaxation and reducing anxiety. Bum a lavender candle on your desk or sleep with a lavender sachet in your pillow.

Herbal healing

G in sen g, ginkgo biloba, St. Johns Wort, and kava are all aimed at people su fferin g from stress. G inseng stim u­ lates physical and mental energy; St John's Wort relieves mild depression • K eep y ou r p e r­ and anxiety; ginkgo bilo­ spective ba improves memory and co n cen tration .

Kava W hen you feel reportedly im proves mood, relieves anxiety, stressed, things tend to Cut down on caffein e to relax W en -L ee S o o take on a falsely mag­ promotes relaxation, and nified importance. Step back from to help them cope with stress, the heightens mental awareness and the situation and ask yourself if it memory. smoking itself contributes to the is worth getting upset over. For One o f the m ost im portant symptoms from which they seek instance, keep in mind that an 'F' things you learn in university may w ill drop your CGPA a be the identification o f your mere one-tenth of a point. response to stress and the ways in which you can manage it.

Spevach notes that this task • Positive self-talk may become harder for people outside the university world of set deadlines.

Your body reacts to the "The life of a student is thoughts in your head. If mpler in the sense that the your thoughts are paranoid identification of stress and its and worrying, your body resolution is much clearer," will react in a stressful way. explains Spevach. If you learn Positive thinking can calm how to cope with stress at this your body and enable your time when your stressors are mind to stay focused. easy to identify, you will be Choose a mantra like "Do better equipped to handle the what I can and let go of the less identifiable stressors of rest" instead of "I'm such a life beyond university. loser, I'm going to fail."

Instead of fretting about your failure to grasp connec• Belly breathing tionist theories of cognition, sit back, breathe in deeply your C onstricted shallow lavender cand le, sip your breathing can often co n ­ camomile tea, and tell your­ tribute to and result from self: "Just take things as they stress. By consciously tak­ com e. I can ch oose to be ing long deep breaths, you Meditate to alleviate stress W en L ee S o o happy. Th at's not a reality can reduce this tension. yet— let it go.”

Breathing from the belly rather relief.

Your health and grades will than from high in the chest pro­ thank you for it.

Nix the noise motes naturally deep breaths.

• Cut dow n on carbs A balanced diet is important to all aspects of health, but in stress management, lim iting carbohy­ drates is most important. Food like cookies, ice cream and pasta make your blood sugar shoot up and down, signalling the adrenal glands to produce stress hormones.

• Cut out stim ulants Study sessio n s may seem impossible without a coffee in one hand and a cigarette in the other,

If you ever sit beside someone in the library with a scratchy pen or a walkman playing, you know how anxious background n oise can make you. Studies show that the noisier an environment, the higher the levels of stress hormones in its inhabitants. So, turn off the TV and radio when studying, and invest in some earplugs for the library.

• Choose Cam om ile Sin ce you are trying to cut down on c o ffe e , why not try camomile tea instead. Camomile relax es your nerv es, and can

Some McGill Resources: • McGill Nightline — 398-6246 • McGill Counselling Service — 398-3601 • McGill Mental Health — 398-6019

hasn't had much to say in the first place.

There was a period of ques­ tions after Blake completed his presentation. Som e interesting questions came-up, such as "how do you deal with reacquaintance after not seeing the person for so long?" To this, Blake answered: "the best thing about that is to expect [the difficu lties o f reac­

exp lain ed how to bring more meaning to relationships where faces fade and good memories fail to remind us to hang-on. With his suggestions of "naughty conversa­ tions" and his final conclusion too simply persevere, I was left with an aggravated and disappointed aftertaste. I certainly didn't love my long-distance relationship any more than before I read the book.

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Don't try to solve all the problems o f the relationship in the first ten minutes that you're back together, 'cause it usually never works."

Somewhat useful but not really Upon re fle c tio n , how ever, Blake's book did have some posi­ tive qualities. He certainly has a good idea o f what it means to be separated from a loved one for a long period of time. Also, the feel­ ings he shares in his book con­ cerning the dynamics o f distance bear witness for his three relation­ ships o f the like. To be critical again, Blake's personal anecdotes definitely ring as sincere, but sin­ ce rely su p erficia l as he didn't

don't think I could've done much b etter. B u t, w hile everyone is marching into the whirlwind o f technological progress that makes these problematic long-distance relationships actually possible, Blake would certainly agree with me that there remains the need to see beyond the mundane nature of e-mails and daily phone calls in order to finally return to a content­ ed state o f closeness. Blake's sug­ gestion of perseverance is proba­ bly the only real answer, but it hardly deserves a book in order to be explained.

Clarification: last week's article "Missing Montrealers" (February 9, Issue 18) erro­ neously identified the frosh Drivesafe program as a SSMU initiated program. In reality it is Walksafe that pioneered the program. The T r i b u n e regrets the error.

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O h , to b e a fly o n th e W a ll in Jeff's w o rld Exhibit showcases Canadian photographer Jeff Wall's elaborate methods and fascinating results as s e p a ra te fro m s o c ie t y . A s tu d e n t o f a rt h is t o r y , a painter, and a cinem atographer A th r e e - m e te r t a l l nud e o f " s t i l l - l i f e im a g e s " he has g ra y -h a ire d w om an stan d in g p ro u d ly in th e m id d le o f a tw enty years o f ex p erien ce to his cred it. He understands the p u b lic lib r a r y , dead R u ssia n soldiers talking to one another long jo u rn ey photography has tak en fro m a new in the hills o f A fg h a n is ta n , Waits challenge was to cre- te c h n o lo g y to a a h o u se k e ep - QtB Q n atu ral photographic leg itim a te art one w hich is now dom­ e r e x i t i n g a with unnatural means. inated by the phorecen tly ste r­ to jo u r n a lis tic tr a ­ il iz e d h o te l dition. The goal o f the photog­ r o o m : th e s e a re a m o n g th e rap h er was to ca p tu re a ctu a l p h o to g r a p h s th a t re n o w n e d e v e n ts w ith e x a c t n e s s and C a n a d ia n p h o to g ra p h e r J e f f W all displays in his first ever artistry. Certain photographers h a v e a lr e a d y m a s te r e d th a t s o lo e x h i b it in Q u e b e c .

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W all's work is n o t as a b s t r a c t an d sh a d o w y as E u l a l i a V alld o sera's in s t a l l a t i o n a rt ( a ls o on e x h i b i ­ tio n now at th e m u s e u m ), but both fo cu s on the im p o r ta n c e of J e f f Wall's labour-intensive "volunteer" lig h t and m ood.

W all b elieves we e ffe c t, lik e M argaret B o u rk eare h elio tro p ic b ein g s, drawn to light, and that is one o f the W h it e , so W a ll d e c id e d to rea so n s he m ounts his so m e­ b re a k the b o u n d a ries o f th at tra d itio n and te a s e h is au d i­ tim es giant works (cidachrom e en ce by creatin g a sem b lan ce b a c k - l i t t r a n s p a r e n c ie s ) on ligh t b oxes, like those current­ o f reality. He does not carry a ly used fo r urban a d v e r tis e ­ cam era with him but instead is in sp ire d by e ith e r e v e n ts he m ents. T hese boxes m im ic the m esm erizing glow o f the c in e ­ has w itn e sse d , th in g s he has ma screen and crea te an aura heard about, or his own im agi­ n a tio n . He o ft e n sp e n d s that is im p o ssib le to re cre a te m o n th s r e c o n s t r u c t in g h is when his im ages are reprinted id e a s w ith p e rfo rm e rs . W a ll on paper. d e sig n s th e s e t, c h o o s e s the P h iloso p h ical, baby -faced , am ateur actors, instructs them and confid ent, W all is w illing a b o u t h is v is io n and th e n to unveil some o f the mystery le a v es the re st to w ork it s e lf s u rro u n d in g h is w o rk and te ch n iq u e s, but d e c la re s that out naturally until, after weeks som e o f it is "p e rso n a l," and o f shooting, he spots that one d e c isiv e m om ent that he was retreats to the role o f the artist

dow n h o u se as a s e t fo r the d ro p in s h e l t e r . T h e r e he painted the k itch en , w alls and flo o r in gray, so he would not have to wonder how the values w o u ld t r a n s la t e o n to f il m .

T hen he hired a man fo r two m onths to com e and mop the f lo o r f o r tw o h o u rs e v e ry night. Every night W all would take hundreds o f photographs u n til the man a c h ie v e d such a b so rp tio n in the ta sk th at it lo o k ed n atu ral, and W a ll got h is p h o to g r a p h . G o in g to a s h e lte r in h is n e ig h b o rh o o d and taking pictures seem s like th e e a s ie r w ay to do it , bu t W a l l ’s c h a l­ le n g e w as to crea te a natural p h o to g r a p h ic w ith u n n a tu ra l m e a n s .

I r o n i c a l l y , th e run-down house is now a d ropin shelter.

W a l l ’ s exhibit does not r iv a l th e m a r­ k e tin g e x tra v a ­ g a n z a o f th e M o n e t e x h ib it , h o w e v e r h e is in sp ired by the m a s te r s , e s p e ­ c i a ll y G oya, V e la s q u e z and M anet, invoking th e ir c o m p o s i­ tio n , s c a le , and s u b je c t m a tter.

H e, h o w e v e r , w o rk s w ith m o d ern t e c h ­ n o lo g y and incorporates digital techniques, is s u e s W a ll d e a ls w ith is which he feels m akes the p ic­ s o c ia l a c tiv is m . P h o to s lik e ture m ore hand-m ade b ecau se “ C i t i z e n , 1 9 9 6 , ” r e c e n t ly it requires him to put it togeth­ a c q u ire d by th e M u s e e , and er piece by p iece. No artwork “V o lu n te e r, 1 9 9 6 ” are b la c k is "old" in his opinion, because and w h ite e x a m p le s o f th is it affects us in the present, and highly interpretive them e. becom es part o f our contem po­ The s to r y b e h in d “ V o lu n te e r ” is in d ic a tiv e o f rary experience. W all is situat­ in g h im s e lf in a tra d itio n o f W a ll 's in t e r e s t i n g a r t i s t i c process. “V o lu n teer” is a p ic­ a rtw o rk w ith o u t r a d ic a lly ture o f a tired man mopping a breaking the norm: it is d iffer­ ent, modern, and yet acceptable f lo o r a t n ig h t in an em p ty drop-in shelter, who is suppos­ for fam ily viewing. ed ly a v o lu n te er. A p p aren tly J e f f W a ll’s P ictu res 1990W a ll's studio near V an co u v er 1 9 9 8 runs until A p ril 25th at is lo cated near many o f these

looking for.

F iv e sections in the m use­ um are devoted to W all, many f i l l e d w ith h u g e im a g e s , though not because W all feels b ig g e r is b e tte r. In s te a d he m akes " lif e s c a le " im ag es so th a t a th a w in g o c to p u s is a b o u t th e s iz e o f a th a w in g octopus. T h is tech n ique helps him ach iev e his goal o f crea t­ ing an in tim a cy b etw ee n the v iew er and the im ag e. T h e se room s a re n o t a rra n g e d ch ro n o lo g ica lly but accord ing to them e, such as an "absence o f o c c u r r e n c e " ro o m and a p a n o ra m a ro o m . O n e o f th e

sh elters and he b ecam e fa s c i­ nated by what inspires people to volunteer. W all rented a run

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Director John Frankenheimer creates a stylish yet gritty world of dis­ tinctly European intrigue and shady characters.

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The theatre is at 840 Cherrier, near Sherbrooke Metro. Call 525-5584 for information.

Thursday to Saturday at 8:30, Sunday at 7:30.

L e s I d io t s For those who speak Danish or read French, this film won the Louve d’or at the New Cinema and New Media Festival this fall. We had to include this linguistic chal­ lenge just because of the premise: “Living in a large house as their base. ‘The Idiots,’ a group of young people, share one interest idiocy.” Isn’t Scandinavian cinema wonderful? At Cinéma Parallèle (3682 StLaurent), call 843-6001 for information.

Starts Friday, for a one week run, at 5:25.

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tional world.

The centre o f this world is “Are you saved?”

Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte), “No.” the s h e r iff o f L a w fo rd , New “But, then you’ll go to Hell.”

H am pshire. W ade tries u nsuc­ “Yes. Wade and I and Mom cessfully to gain custody o f his and D ad. W e ’ ll all be th ere daughter, solve a murder mystery, together.” marry his girlfriend Margie Fogg In this b r ie f co n v e rsa tio n (Sissy Spacek), and take care o f between brother and sister lies the his alcoholic, violently abusive central theme o f Paul Schrader’s fa th e r, G len (Ja m e s C ob u rn ). new film, Affliction', family mis­ Throughout these effo rts he is ery. The m isery that can ex ist afflicted with a painful, and rather betw een fa th e r and d aughter, h eav y -h an d ed ly sy m b o lic , father and son, husband and wife, toothache. Nearly everything that brother and brother, cou ld p o ssib ly re a lly as many tjjftMj:\\on’lS n o t 0 Z a n y COm- g o w rong in co m b in a tio n s o f e d f i n th A th ee tt rr aa dd itio itio nn 0o.fthese circum c unhappy relatio n '* stances does. By ships that you can H O U SS P a r t y a n d n O U S 6 th e end o f film, fathom . L ik e r/ic

S w eet H e r e a ft e r

Party 2: The Pyjama Jam.

this is the kind o f film that, even if it was artistically brilliant, would be impossible to enjoy viewing.

T h is is not to say that A fflic tio n is as good as A tom Egoyan’s celebrated work. Both are ad ap tatio n s o f n o v els by R u ssell B anks. Both are set in snowy, econom ically depressed small towns and deal with death, family secrets, and ugly legal pro­ ceedings. But Affliction lacks the su b tlety and beauty w hich E g o y an b rin g s to The S w eet Hereafter. Schrader, the author of Taxi D riv er and R ag in g B u ll, o ffe r s a blu nt and in cre d ib ly harsh interpretation of Banks’ fic-

wade is destroyed by the forces that sur­ round him and by his own w ea k n e ssë s. N o, Affliction is not a zany comedy in the tradition o f House Party and House Party 2: The Pyjama Jam .

W h ile A fflic tio n co n ta in s

strong performances, particularly from N o lte and C ob u rn , it encounters many o f the difficul­ ties typical of films adapted from serious literature. M ajor charac­ ters, such as S p a c e k ’ s M argie who has hundreds o f pages to develop in the novel, are shorn down to the p oin t w here the m o tiv es behind th e ir a ctio n s b eco m e in c o m p re h e n sib le .

Schrader deals unimaginatively

with the novel’s non-linear struc­ ture; flashbacks of childhood are predictably shot in grainy homemovie film and Wade’s visions of what could have occurred during the murder are all in “less real” b lack and w hite. W orst o f all, S ch rad er uses W ad e’ s brother Rolfe (Willem Dafoe) as the nar­ rator at the beginning and end of the film to tie up all the loose ends o f the plot in big, clumsy voice-overs. Not only that, Rolfe g oes on to ex p la in the e x a c t moral message o f the film, just in case the audience was foolhardy enough to make their own judge­

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Today According to the Prissteens' very helpful website, the band "represent[s] the long overdue backlash ag ain st riot grrrl dogma and whiney alternative rock." Dogma?

Ah hell, sign me up. At Jailhouse Rock, for cheap.

Thursday L o cal hip-hoppers Shades of Culture, whom loyal MusiquePlus view ers w ill n o tice have been nominated for some bushleague Quebec music award in the "hip-hop" category along with a bunch of rubes you've never heard o f, are at C afé Cam pus with A rchiteks, O verproof and Complys. $8.50.

Robert Michaels, at Club Soda.

Tuesday Us pop purists would love to see Sugar Ray and their prettyboy lead singer crash and burn, (as opposed to flying, eh?), but the release of their ludicrously catchy "Every Morning" is an affront to the cynic in all of us. $25.50 for a ticket, however, is a much-needed creatine shot to the old bastard.

They co-headline with Everlast, whose one single I have nothing good to say about, and are sup­ ported by som ething ca lle d 2 Skinnee J's. At Metropolis.

NEXT WEEK

Saturday Punk m ayhem with BigW ig, Douglas, and one surprise band to be announced. M aybe it's the Ramones! At Rainbow for $8 at the door or at Underworld.

Black Sun Eclipse at Jailhouse.

So wait, if the sun is black to begin w ith, then an eclip se is going to... aw shucks, I've never understood this scientific mumbojumbo.

I lo st a lot o f re sp ect for Grim skunk when I saw th eir sh itty old van parked on my street. Then I had a good laugh when I saw the thing being towed during the last round o f N azi snow removal. Hopefully they'll find a legal spot on Ste-Catherine, when they play the Metropolis... or maybe they have a tour bus now. $10 in advance or $12 at the door.

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F o r you m isery ju n k ie s , is p la y in g a t the E g y p tiam . A lso, H ap piness ir playing at Parc all month.

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Woebegone, at le Swimming.

Sat., February 27 S e p te m b e r 1 9 9 9 a t a tu itio n o f

me.” The film-makers never stop h o ld in g the a u d ie n c e ’ s hand.

D espite n o v elist Paul A u ster’ s reported belief that “the combina­ tion o f R ussell Banks and Paul Schrad er in an a rtistic con text proves the existence of God,” this a rtis tic co m b in atio n produces on ly a m e d io cre v isio n o f a ruined man. The Sweet H ereafter is available in video stores every­ where; I suggest you rent it.

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ment as to its meaning.

The exact moral message of the film is th at “th o se who endured domestic abuse as ch il­ dren either become abusive them­ selves or emotionally crippled.”

This is a valid message, and Nolte presents it well in his weary, self­ destructive portrayal o f W ade.

However, the message becomes ineffective once it is stuffed down your throat for two hours. When Wade finally succumbs to his vio­ lent nature and hurts his daughter, his father, who w itnesses this, tells him “you handled that like a real man” and “you’re ju st like

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Sat., March 6 Sultura, with Biohazard and One Minute Silence. At Metropolis, $24.50.

Sun., March 7 - Don Caballero, with P.W. Long's Reelfoot. At Jailhouse, $8.

Lock the door and turn o ff the lights! It's Tom Cochrane, with Emm Gryner, at Cabaret. $22.50 will presumably keep out the rab­ ble.

Tue., March 9 - Guess who's presenting Sebadoh, with The In Out? It's 9 9 .9 FM The B uzz!

Kudos again to Montreal radio for stepping to the plate. At Cabaret, $16.

Wed., M arch 10 - Rufus Wainwright, with Imogen Heap.

At T h éâtre O lym pia, $ 1 9 .5 0 .

Tickets went on sale Friday.

F ri., March 12 - Smog, with Molasses. At Jailhouse, $8.

Sat., March 2 0 - Wide Mouth Mason. At Cabaret, $10.

Wed., March 2 4 - Eve 6, with The Flys. At Cabaret, $12.50.

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These are blunted tim es Céline Dion to Method Man in 5 degrees

This column is dedicated to the id ea th a t, throu gh o n e ’ s friends, family and connections, it’s possible to get just about any­ one on the phone. No one, the saying goes, is m ore than six d eg ree s away from anyone else. In the sor­ did and incestu­ ous world of the music industry, p lottin g so m e­ one’ s chart can p rod u ce in te r ­ esting results.

o f both Dion's Christmas cash-in T h e s e a r e S p e c ia l T im es and K e lly ’ s double-album bomb R. M ust have b een a tr ic k they p ick ed up fro m M o n ica and Brandy.

freak L L thought he detected a dis. This sparked a minor feud in hip-hop circle s, culm inating in “ 2nd R ound K .O .” from the debut C an-I-B us. Compared to Tupac and B ig g ie , this rivalry was a snore.

The wrap-up

A ngel” w asn’t p r o o f enough of R. Kelly's

S in c e I started doing

C o n n e c tio n s , I ’ ve fie ld e d many com ­ plaints concern­ ing the lack o f Can-Con in the co lu m n . W hen I re c ie v e d a request to link Québécoise song­ bird C éline Dion and W u-Tang Clansman Method Man, I jumped at the chance to bridge the two s o litu d e s (th e C anad ian and American music industries).

Having already worked with Barbra Streisand, the B ee Gees and B e a tle s pro d u cer G eo rg e M artin, Céline Dion found her­ self well-placed on the Rolodexes o f several o f the most important nam es in the A dult Contemporary crowd. 1998 was the year she made inroads into the universe o f urban music. A rid ic u lo u sly -h u g e duet ( “ I ’ m Y ou r A n g el” ) with sacch arine balladeer R. Kelly sold millions

manding a guest spot ju st about anyw here he p le a se s. C ase in point: the all-star jam “4 ,3 ,2 ,1 ” on L L C o o l J ’ s P h e n o m e n o n , which brought together Redman,

overlong, self-indulgent explo­ ration o f her new ly-discovered sexuality. It yielded one semi-hit, “G ot T il I t ’ s G o n e ,” that b o r­ rowed most o f its laid-back class in the form o f guest-rapper

willingness to work with anyone, we need only go back to 1995 to find Kelly recording the touching trib u te “Y o u A re Not A lo n e ” w ith a p o st-c h ild -s e x -s c a n d a l Michael Jackson.

T h e o nly o th er frie n d Michael had at this difficult time was his sister, Janet, who did him a big favour by risking her thenexploding career to save his on the very expensive and very for­ gettable “Scream.” You can find both songs in the bargain bin on Jack so n ’s double-album career re tro s p e c tiv e / fille r sh o w ca se

H IS to ry : P a st, P r e s e n t an d Future, B ook 1. Four years later, the world still awaits B ook 2.

Janet’s next release was the career-low The Velvet R ope, an

A founding member o f A T rib e Called Quest, QTip is one o f the w orld’ s m o st re sp e c te d rap p ers.

Tip, however, has little to show in the way o f “tha B e n ja m in s ” w hen com p ared with, say, B u sta R hym es, who appeared on “The Scenario,” the gripping final track on T rib e ’ s g ro u n d b reak in g 1991 L P The

1 .These Are Special Times or R. (Celine Dion and R. Kelly) 2. HIStory (R. Kelly and Michael and Janet Jackson) 3 . T he V elv et R o p e (Ja n e t Jackson and Q-Tip) 4. The Low -End Theory (Q -Tip and Busta Rhymes) 5. P henom enon (Bu sta Rhymes and Method Man)

Method Man, Busta and LL. C anibus would have made five, but his bit was deleted from the m aster tapes after con trol-

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Children o f the W ind sobering but inspirational S!88*aa0::,B**M SS,*ss^^

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time they gave me a huge bag­ gage to carry. But I could not C hildren o f the Wind is an carry it for long. I fell down. And international exhibit of children’s it was dropped. They beat me art on display now at the McCord w ith no m ercy , w ith no sto p ­ Museum (conveniently located ping.” across the street from M cG ill).

Sen sitiv e topics are put to The collection includes paintings, paper as the children talk openly drawings, writing, photography about issues they are forced to and video from l would like to study an d get an deal w ith children o f over ev ery day. nine countries — education. I would like to see m y K y e y u n e the overall effect parents. I don't like living alone. R o n a l d

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cu ra to r, has mixed children’s art from develop­ ing co u n tries with Canada and the comparisons are p o w erfu l. T h e w orks are divided into four sections desig­ nated by topics which range from “This is me” to “I remember, I remember”. Mark, a 10-year-old student from Canada shares his h ap p iest m em ory, “My firs t g o a l” ; A noar, stre e t kid from Bangladesh paints a picture o f a time when he was scared: “This is me. I am crying under a tree. One

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demie facing his v illage: “We have AIDS. It is a disease with no cure. It is killing many people and it has no cure. It is killing young ones too. Some o f us are orphans because AIDS is killing our parents.”

Yet, the wonderful part o f the ex h ib it is view ing how all the traged y and sad n ess has not crushed the spirit o f life in these children. Many o f the children’s

works depict hope and aspirations beyond their present conditions.

A group p o rtra it done by B a n g la d esh i stree t ch ild ren includes quotes about the ch il­ d ren ’ s thoughts and fe e lin g s : “When I grow up, I will go back to my village and look after my p aren ts.” C hristine Q. Herrera paints a self-portrait and the four­ teen -year-old student from the Philippines shares her dreams of stardom: “I want to becom e an actress.”

C h ild ren o f the Wind is a so b erin g e x p e rie n c e , but the strength that these children dis­ play is inspirational. Linda Dale has picked an effective medium to get across an important mes­ sage: that children are our future and it is our responsibility to pro­ tect the most valuable resource we have. I encourage all to take some time and visit this eye open­ ing display to gain a better appre­ ciation o f our own life and of the daily struggles others face — it only ta k es one lo o k at N ica ra g u a ’ s th irteen y ear old E rw in g ’ s picture “The world I love” to understand.

Emerdale and once again the audi­

Swedish goddess, the woman of my dreams, who fulfils my every desire, the most beautiful woman in pop music is standing very close, clad in black leather pants and a black tank-top. As if this isn ’ t enough entertainment, she grabs the microphone and starts singing in her gentle, bittersweet, seductive way “Marvel H ill”: “too good to be true / too good to ignore/ I don’ t need this / I need so much more / it’ s too much to ask for.”

Exactly how I feel. The sound is powerful and tight and at times does more justice to the songs than the production of Tore “D octor” Johansson. Nina’s voice carries the melodies pretty well except on a number o f occa­ sions when it lacks conviction.

For example, her interpretation o f “Sing and Tired” and “Explode” is a tad timid. The same could be said about the guitar-playing o f Peter Johansson who at times looks like he is too busy looking like Pete Townsend to play effectiv ely .

Everything is forgiven and forgotten when they play their mega hit “Love Fool.” At this point hundreds (or is it millions?) are waving their arms and singing in unison “Love me / love me /say that you’ll love me.” This is followed by another gem “Carnival” which is from their first album

ence is singing along with Nina “Come on and love me NOW.” Just when they begin to get the audience grooving and body-slamming they slow things down by playing a series of relatively mellow songs such as “Hanging Around” which quiets even the Swedes in the crowd.

Things get heated again with the smart and quick “My Favorite Game” but alas it is too late in the concert.

Faster songs i k e Daddy’ s Car” should have been included in the set.

Their performance underscored their maturi­ ty as musi­ cians. The chord pro­ gressions and the structure of the songs haven’t changed since their Emerdale in 1994, but the presenta­ tion and the tone is more intricate and serious. The compositions still have a jingle-jangle melodic base but the rest is more sophisticated and experimental. The emphasis is no longer on sounding retro, kitschy, and cutesy. They have also lost the heavy-metalesque flavour that was present in The First Band on the Moon (1996) without losing their edge. Through trip-hop they have found a quasi original sound.

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Last Friday, on a cramped stage in the middle o f the expan­ siv e L e Sw im m in g, Ron Hawkins fronted h is la te s t band, the ska and D ix ie la n d jazz-influenced Rusty N a ils, in its firs t M ontreal show. The N a ils have h ith erto been lim ited to club shows in Toronto and o cc a s io n a l p e rfo r­ m an ces in cam pus pubs around southern O n tario and p oin ts west.

Montreal fans o f Hawkins's early-’90s work with the Lowest o f the Low waited a long time for a disappointing show. The sixpiece band, including an extreme­ ly stylish and multitalented sax player in Chris Plock, had a lot of fun on stage, but their enthusiasm seemed to lead them to overpower the brilliant lyrics upon which all

o f Hawkins's musical successes have been based. The problem was compounded by the band's reliance on songs from the Rusty Nails’ new CD, Greasing the Star M achin e, which nobody in the crowd o f ex-patriate Torontonians could have heard before the show.

A handful o f tunes from the Low and H aw kin s's p o st-L o w solo release, like "Eat the R ich," and

"M o te l 3 0 " — in tro ­ duced, wryly, as a song he wrote "with a little band I was in a few y ears ago ca lle d Bootsauce" — did make it into the show , but only as ex cep tio n s to the rule o f ja z z ed -u p b ig -g u ita r ro ck . The m ournful poetry o f g reat H aw kins songs like "Su b v ersiv es," or "The Tame, The Wild, The Halfbom and You" was missing entirely; if the N ails had tried to play them, they probably would have buried them under a heap of power chords.

G reasing the Star Machine, however, has appropriately toneddown versions of the material and showcases the Rusty Nails' talents more effectively than their con­ cert did. Die-hard Hawkins fans can take heart.

- By David Reevely

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u n iv e r s ity is s u e of M a c le a n ’s m agazine w arn s p r o s p e c tiv e stu d e n ts a b o u t th e d e c a y in g s ta te o f M c G ill’ s “ lib ra rie s.”

B u t even w orse than th e torn ru g s, o v e r­ flo w in g t o ile ts , and m ild e w e d to m e s o f M c L e n n a n -R e d p a th are the p erils facin g students trying to find a s im p le , w e llcooked, b a la n c e d meal served by pleas­ ant s t a ff in san itary surroundings on cam ­ pus. Although M cG ill cafeterias may play a useful role in supply­ ing p atients to lo c a l c a r d i o lo g is t s , th ey fall far short o f their obligation to provide the M cG ill communi­ ty w ith p a la ta b le basic sustenance. The student union b u ild ­ ing cafeteria and its Aisland o f civilization in a sea o f Salisbury steak satellites o f culinary ineptitude in the basem ents o f m elts included a cheddar, sundried tomato, shallot, and basil th e A rts b u ild in g , B u r n s id e m e lt, and a M o n te r a y ja c k , H all, and R edpath lib rary are c h ip o tle , co ria n d er, and corn generally shabby and poorly lit. m e lt. P r ic e s are r e a s o n a b le , B ut do not despair, dear reader, around $ 6 fo r a m ain co u rse fo r th is w ee k w e b rin g you three on-cam pus eatin g e sta b lish ­ m e n ts th a t deserve both our p ra is e and y ou r patronage. In no p articu lar order, they are:

The Thompson House Dining Room A lth o u g h , t e c h n i c a l ly , Thompson House is the domain o f graduate students and other pedants, there is alm ost never anyone at the door to en fo rce the house rules. Far from being intim idating, Thom pson House is actually one o f the more w el­ coming havens on campus, with leath er ch a irs, ornate w ooden panelling, current magazines, a pool table, board games, cheap drinks at the bar and an e x cel­ lent restaurant in the basem ent — with no stained ce ilin g s or s u rly p o r te r s , it is hard to b elie v e that Thom pson House is M cG ill property at all. The downstairs bistro serves lunch on w eekdays from 1 1 :3 0 until 2:00pm and its diverse menu is truly outstanding. Every day a different soup, two main cours­ es, and a hot sandwich melt are o ff e r e d . L a s t w e e k ’ s m enu included such in n o v ativ e fare as C a ju n G u m b o , c a r r o t and black bean soup, gnocchi marinara, K ash m iri ch ick en curry, and B a n g k o k c h ic k e n . T h e

th e sta n d a rd c a f e t e r ia f a r e .

Although the café is open from 9:00am to 4:30pm , if you don’t arriv e by lunch tim e you w ill find very little left besides c o f­ fee and pop. The sand w iches, w h ic h are s e r v e d on s lic e d bread , b a g u e tte s, or in pitas with toppings including cap icollo, mortadella, hot salam i, tuna, Howard Anglin & M ich ael H ooper b r ie , to fu , f a l a f e l and s h is h ta o u k , s e ll ou t quickly as do the hearty calzones, lasagne, spanakopita, and less for ju st soup or a sand­ empanadas, and moussaka. The wich, which is only fractionally s a n d w ic h e s are a ll a ro u n d more than the sub-par burgers $ 2 .7 5 and the more substantial and frie s served h a lf a b lo c k m eals are betw een $ 2 .5 0 and aw ay at th e stu d e n t u n io n $ 3 .2 5 . T h e c a f é a ls o o f f e r s b u ild in g . Y o u a ls o h av e the opportunity to round out your m u ffin s , c o o k ie s , c r o is s a n ts , m eal w ith a p in t o f lo c a l or and a p p le tu rn o v e rs w h ich im p o rte d b e e r o r a g la s s o f ran g e in p ric e fro m $ 1 .0 0 to $ 1 .5 0 . C offee, tea, and pop are ÿ t jÿ u g h M cG ill cafeterias all only $ 0 .7 5 w ith d iscou n ts on th e h o t b e v e r a g e s i f you m a y p la y a u s e fu l ro le in bring your own mug. The decor supplying patients to local is e c le c tic and the atm osphere cardiologists, they fa ll fa r b o h em ia n , w ith a m ixtu re o f short o f their obligation to tables, chairs, sofas and patrons who, for the most part, resem ­ provide the m cGill commu­ ble extras from “L a st Y e a r at n ity w ith p a la ta b le basic M arienbad.”

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green salad (Thursday), and z in g e r w in g s , h om e-m ad e f r ie s , and salad (M onday). Every day th e re are a ls o e x c e lle n t co ld sa la d s such as a rtic h o k e and b la c k o liv e , ta b o u lleh and hummous, and rice salad with tuna ($ 2 .7 5 e a c h ). A lso a v a ila b le are th ic k w ed g es o f h o m e-m a d e p iz z a fo r $ 2 . 7 5 , th e b e s t o f w h ic h is th e c h ic k e n fajita pizza — you real­ ly have to try this phe­ n o m e n a l p iz z a w ith generous strips o f m ari­ nated ch ick en , v eg eta­ bles and a rich, creamy c h e e s e s a u c e . O th e r topp ings a v a ila b le are p la in ch eese, a ll d ress ed , and sp in a ch .

T h e re is an e x te n s iv e s a n d w ic h b a r w ith a gen erou s ra n g e of b re a d s and to p p in g s and a wide selection o f m u ffin s , c o o k ie s , M ik e C o lw e ll c h o c o la te b a r s , and tainly appears fresher, h ealthi­ ice cream sandwiches. er, and more carefully prepared The T h o m p so n H ou se than that available at any other Dining R oom is lo c a te d in the M cG ill c a fe te r ia . T h e reason b a sem en t o f T hom pson H ou se fo r th is is th at th e M c In ty re at 3650 M cTavish (betw een Dr. c a f e t e r ia is run d ir e c t ly by P e n fie ld an d P in e A ve.). The M c G ill and is not co n tra cted out to the minions o f malnutri­ A rchitecture C afe is lo ca ted in basem en t of th e tion who (mis)m anage the other th e M acd o n a ld -H a rrin g to n b u ild ­ M c G ill e a t e r i e s . T h e d a ily in g . T h e M c In ty r e M e d ic a l lunch special, at $ 4.25 includes C afeteria is lo ca ted on the fifth a different main course, a salad, and either a bun, Italian bread, f l o o r o f the M cIntyre M ed ical building. or chips. L ast w eek ’ s sp ecials included souvlaki, rice , G reek s a la d , and s p a n a k o p ita (W e d n e s d a y ), a M e x ic a n lasagne with to rtilla chips and

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Poking out the eyes o f politics: Halls o f Power not shabby but needs clipping.

I ’ ve never w ritten a play.

Timothy S. Fitzsimmons on the other hand has not only written Halls o f Power but has also direct­ ed and performed in it. I saw the play and also gabbed with Fitzsim m ons about the see-saw process of play writing.

Lights and a flurry of excite­ ment! In strid es the P resident (Fitzsimmons) fol­ lowed by the three people who man­ age his life , Red ( R a y m o n d îÊM èSÊkïÊ Zilberberg), White ( G r e t a Papageorgiu) and Blue (Alana Jackler). It seems the President has gotten himself into hot water concerning some errant unethical business transactions and now his power team trio is on dam­ age control. Add two high strung, m isch ieviou s children Jim m y (Jam es Sp earin g ) and R egina (Sarah Richardson), not to mention a semi- sour marriage to his wife Victoria (Shaune Sylvester) and the situation becomes complex, leav­ ing Red, White and Blue scram­ bling to m aintain an “ocean o f calm” facade.

“Undercover” information and political jargon zipped between Red, White and Blue faster than I

could keep track of, as the team molds the inside information the m edia w ill eventu ally re ciev e.

Meanwhile, the President reherses his various speeches, which are diligently typed out by the silent figure of his secretary (Stephanie Morley). As the hour of judgement creeps closer, the tension onstage rises and the ending is morbidly amusing (of course I ’m not going

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to give it aw ay!) I w ill say it in vo lves a m in i-telev isio n set though. When I spoke to Fitzsimmons he explained, “it’s not an epic ending....I wanted to spoof the idea of Greek tragedy because everyone in Greek tragedy is busy poking their eyes and doing this grandiose and noble thing. I was just playing with convention”.

The beginning o f the play, with its fast-paced atmosphere and witty dialogue, carries the produc­ tion, but about only h a lf way, where momentum starts to flag, particularly during Red’s long con­ fession to White about his failed marriage. The same could be said

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up up up up up up is Ani Difranco’s 12th solo effort released under her own label, Righteous Babe Records.

Singer/songwriter Difranco evolves from punk-folkie to funk-folkie, as is evident in strong tracks like “Virtue” and “Angel Food.” Most of the album is infused with funk and includes experimentation with feedback and vocal distortion.

However, “Know Now Then,” as well as a few other tracks, tend to drown in the overuse o f these effects. Ani’s up(x6) also features several minimalist, acoustic tracks with yodel-ish vocals, like “Everest” and “Coming Away With It.” As usual, her lyrics start where the personal and political meet Ani is best known for her live performances, and in up(x6) she succeeds in bringing a spontaneous, live feel to the studio. Accompanying her on this album are bassist John Mercer, drummer Andy Stochansky and Julie Wolf on keys and backup vocals. Ani Difranco’s talent is undeni­ able, and with up(x6) she maintains her reputation as one of the most noteworthy women in the industry.

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to you and the words are becomming all blurred... you have to be very vigilant not to lose perspec­ tive. I need time to get away from it and have people look it over. I might work on a trilogy, having three plays in a dramatic cycle... there’s always that possibilty.”

Halls of Power is playing at M cG ill’s P la y e r ’s T heatre Feb. 1 Oth-13th, 17th-20th.

3480 MacTavish. 3rd Floor. Call 3986813 to r e serv e tickets. T icket prices: $6 students, $10 adults.

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for a large portion of the middle of the play— the technical, milea-minute political exchanges need clipping. However, the “partner in crim e” dynam ics between the President and Blue provide chutz­ pah. B lu e’s comments suggest that there is something sinister beneath the conservative gray suit efficiency. I think this trait could have been played up even more.

The end of the play arrives not with goose-bumpy sur­ prise but illicits a satircal chuckle.

S in ce this is Fitzsim m ons’ scriptorial and d irecto rial debut, I prodded him on why he decided to write on the political The President an d his minions world. Fitzsimmons replied, “ I was always interested in politics nally was not going to cast myself and fascinated by the way people but then I spoke to my assistant talk. I wanted to try and dramatize director and we felt that I could do political discourse. I was thinking it. During the rehersal process it to m yself, ‘can we make it [the play] entertaining using this specif­ was immensly difficult to direct ically located jargon... can we do and act because I didn’t have a direct o b jectiv e eye. Stephanie it? Can the front page of The Globe and M ail be made funny?’”. He M’orley... became quite crucial to the process, polishing the work and continued, saying “the [political] taking it to the next le v e l.” events that have been going on south of here have been too funny Well then! Writing, directing, act­ ing. I asked Fitzsimmons what the not to satirize.”

How many eyes, hands and next step for this script would be. limbs does one need to write, direct “Right now I am so close to it., it’s and act in a production? “I origi­ like having a piece of paper in front of your face and it’s getting closer

“No Limit Records new release” are five words that repeat about every five days it seems. It would be easy to classify Made Man as another assembly line album from .the New Orleans-based label. But, considering that Silkk is

family, this album is different.

The disc features the usual soldiers in Fiend, Mystikal.

Master P, Mia X, Mr. Servon, et al, but Mya and Jay-Z add some unfamiliar mainstream celebrity to the guests.

Unfortunately, No Limit and mainstream go together about as well as DMX and sensitivity training. Jay-Z’s smooth, professional style is lost on the quantity of quality produc­ tion of Beats by the Pound. While normally that would be a damning indictment against the record, it’s how No Limit thrives. They have an unwritten rule that every album must be at least 70 minutes and 18 tracks. The fans gel used to this assem­ bly line beats and grow to love them.

As if that wasn’t enough to create total polarity over the love/hate nature of the label, Silkk the Shocker is to the untrained ear one of the most frustrating rappers to listen to. He intention­ ally rhymes off beat to his own rhythm which can easily become annoying to anyone accustomed to the old style of rapping in tempo.

With all that out of the way, for those who love No Limit this record is one of the classics. A good mix of infectious hooks, repetitive beats, and tributes to his dead brother. Silkk’s style is the most original in rap and Made Man exhibits it perfectly.

So if you like, sorry, love No Limit then this album is a must buy, but if you hate it then don’t expect to be con­ verted. For those of you on the fence, be careful, search out a friend with some No Limit records or else this album could quickly be returned from whence it came.

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Redmen look like 3/4 of a contender on weekend McGill disposes of Ryerson, loses to Queen's because of one bad half

By C hristian Lander In d efeatin g the R yerso n R am s 7 5 - 6 6 F rid ay n ig h t, the McGill Redmen clinched a spot in the Q S S F p la y o ffs to be held March 4 at either Concordia or Bishop's.

This game started with the Redmen playing uncharacteristi­ cally high-energy basketball that led to a lot o f scoring and Ram turnovers. So much so that the opponents were forced to call a time out barely three minutes into the game.

"We were mad from the four straight losses," said guard Kirk Reid who scored 25 points on the night. "W e wanted to com e out strong and take charge o f this game."

W hatever the coach said to the Rams during the timeout must have registered because the team stormed back to take the lead after som e qu ick b a sk ets o ff o f turnovers. The run was so bad that the Redmen, drained o f that early in ten sity , w ere forced into an timeout just after the five-minute mark. Unfortunately, coach Ken Schildroth didn't have the right words as the Redmen kept strug­ gling to score.

Looking for a spark to begin a run of their own, Reid created a spectacular play just before mid­ way o f the first. The freshm an guard received the ball on the left side o f the basket and started to drive the b a se lin e ag ain st the Ryerson defender. Then, as his sco rin g w indow clo se d , he switched hands, sliced though two opponents, and threw the ball underhanded to the basket for two points and the foul.

"I was going to the basket wide open,” said Reid after the game. "Then they closed that side of the net, I had no choice but to switch hands and just threw it up.

I was lucky that it happened to go in, I didn't even know w ere it went when I shot it."

The phenomenal play started the Redmen on a run that would only com e to an end w ith the buzzer as they finished out the first with a 33-30 lead.

As the second h a lf started, M cG ill kept up the great play.

They had apparently overcome the problems of the early part of the season as they w ere p assing extremely well and kept the post fouls to a minimum.

"W e moved our feet under the b ask ets," said center M ark Rawas of the great post play. "We practiced playing a hard but clean post defence. W e really worked harder this week and it showed out there tonight."

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M artlets lose in V-ball playoffs

doesn't show up nearly as often as the University needs it to.

Against the Golden Gaels, the Redmen started the half with truly sloppy play: fouls, turnovers, no rebounding and no scoring touch.

Nineteen points at the half from this team that scored 75 the night

By T he Minh Luong before.

"W e didn't com e out o f the The M cG ill M artlets' gru­ gates well tonight," Reid pointed elling volleyball season came to an out after the game. "W e lacked end this weekend after falling to the U n iv ersité de M ontreal intensity."

The first half was basically | Carabins in three sets 15-10, 15-6, summed up by the Red and White | 15-12 in Friday's sudden-death Quebec semifinal. struggling against Queen's text­ Fans from both schools book style of play that lulled the packed the U o f M 's C EPSU M crowd to sleep. But even with the poor play, they never let the game j gymnasium to witness the battle i betw een two nationally ranked get out of reach as they were able teams. Montreal (7-5) and McGill to stay in it with aggressive bas­ j (6-6) were ranked 7th and 8th in ketball. ' the nation respectively heading But two minutes into the sec­ j into the weekend's action. The ond half, first year forward Nick Martlets had entered the playoffs Edkins was assessed a technical on somewhat of a hot streak after fou l that ju s t about k illed the handing the fifth-ranked Laval McGill momentum. Behind Brady Rouge et Or their only loss of the Murphy, however, the team was season last weekend. Improving T ach E m erson Kieran drives th e lane for two able to pull themselves back into j steadily throughout the year, the to be clutch as he came in late in the game with outside shooting j Martlets were confident about their E ven though M cG ill was I chances against their cross-town the second to score twelve points and quick cuts to the basket. dominating the inside game and rivals, but were in tough against a The Redmen were looking to and grab six rebounds. playing an outstanding game from get b ack in the gam e when a I Montreal team that was on top of "Fresh legs," said Rawas in behind the three point arc, they its game.

Queen's player put up a shot from offering an explanation for his couldn't pull away from the Rams, "Either team could have won," success off the bench. "I just was the comer mark o f the key and the m ainly because they struggled said M cG ill coach R ach el put in ait the right time, I felt good ref called Redman Ari Hunter for with R yerson point guard B en Beliveau. "Both teams played well, out there. But we really stayed in a foul. The call was questionable Gorham, who scored 23 points, Montreal played very wee experi­ at best, and Hunter was slow to this game because we protected eight of which came on two rare ence and that helped them." get up. The ref interpreted this as Backed by the power hitting 5 insubordination and whistled for a o f M arie-A ndree Lessard and Men's Basketball — QUBL technical foul. solid play up front of Kim Barrette "I didn't say anything to him," and Anouk Lapointe, McGill was Pts. PA PF L W G affirmed Hunter after the game. able to build a 9-6 lead in the first "He called me for a foul. I was on set. Montreal ultimately shifted the 24 1090 1193 5 12 17 x -B is h o p 's tide, using some impressive ball my way down so I just sat on the movement and aggressive spiking 22 1173 ground.

I couldn't believe it, I did­ 1269 5 11 16 x - C o n c o rd ia to eventually take the set 15-10. n't say a thing and he decided to 10 11 1065 1184 5 16 Montreal clearly dominated x - M cG ill give me a technical. I don't want the second set. Some spectacular to say anything about the officiat­ 2 16 1141 1333 1 17 Laval digs from the home side effectiveing tonight, I'll just plead the fifth on that."

Continued on page 25 x - denotes clinched playoff berth Even in the face o f these offi­ the ball, made good hard passes cia ls, the Redmen were able to four-point plays. But this night his claw out a brief lead before losing and d idn't try to do anything weakness was fouls, and with only Coming up this week it in the final seconds for the 59fancy.

3:46 left in the game he picked up 58 Queen’s victory.

"W ell, except for K irk," he number five and had to leave the The split record o f the week­ QSSF Women's Hockey Semi-Final: smiled. game. end is deceivin g.

The Redmen The 75-66 win was a big vic­ Martlets vs. UQTRl, Friday February "When Gorham fouled out, it played three halves o f basketball 19th, 8:00 p.m. at McConnell Winter made a real difference since he tory in any context, but here it also assured the Redmen a spot in in which they looked like a con­ was the only one who was scor­ Arena tender, but it was the one in which ing," elaborated Reid. "Last time the Q SSF playoffs. they played like a junior school "It fe e ls g reat to clin c h a we played them we couldn't stop Redmen Basketball vs. Bishop's, team that c o s t them a p e rfe ct p lay o ff spot," said Reid with a him, and tonight we did a better Friday, February 19th, 8:00 p.m. vs. weekend.

With four meaningless smile. "We're turning the program jo b , but his fou lin g out really Laval, Saturday, February 20th, 8:00 games left, the Redmen have two around, and now we want to go helped us." weeks to work out the kinks in p.m. Both games at Currie Gym. into the p la y o ffs w ith som e W ithout Gorham the Rams their game before they take on the momentum." lacked a lot o f scoring touch, but The Ryerson game brought second place team in the Q SSF for McGill Track & Field "All Comers" they still m anaged to keep up out a McGill team that had a bal­ a single game elimination playoff Meet, Saturday, February 20th, 10:30 p ressu re at both ends. The Redmen, however, were just too anced offence, an aggressive but to try and reach the finals. a.m. to 6:00p.m. clean defence, and an essential strong as they made clutch free intensity. If this team showed up throws, played solid, mistake-free defence, and got great help off the every night, the Redmen could go into the p la y o ffs. bench in the form of Rawas. After deep U nfortunately, this incarnation sitting out the first half, he proved

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TheMcGillTribune, Tuesday, 16 February1999

Redm en hockey team left out in the cold Playoff hopes quashed prematurely with two games left after disappointingweekend split

By Jeremy Kuzmarov It was a disheartening end to a p la y o ff march w hich began so many months ago with so much promise.

With a stable corps of return­ ing veterans and a highly-touted ro o kie cla ss, big things were expected o f the Redmen this sea­ son. They were hoping to challenge for the vaunted OUA Far East title.

The Redmen's lofty ambitions cam e to a screech in g halt on Valentine's weekend as they split a two-game series they desperately needed to sweep. While saving face with a 5-2 victory over U of T on Saturday, McGill's devastating 7-2 loss to Guelph on Friday was crip­ pling in the end. A rch -riv al Ottawa's 1-0 victory over Toronto on Sunday was the final blow , m athem atically elim inating the Redmen from playoff contention despite an impressive 12-8-4 regu­ lar season record.

"It's very frustrating," said a dejected Redmen goaltender Jarrod D an iel, who played in his last Redmen home game on Saturday.

"The division is so strong that we knew someone was going to be unlucky. It's unfortunate it has to be us."

McGill came into the weekend on a highnote, having decisively defeated arch-rival Ottawa 4-2 on Wednesday to put an end to their four-game losing skid, and keep their fading playoff aspirations alive.

The bottom fell out, however, in their crucial Friday-night match­ up with Guelph. From start to fin­ ish, M cG ill had one o f its worst performances o f the season. The Redmen were noticeably out o f

sync, and lacked any sort of spark or intensity.

The Gryphons capitalized on the Redmen's lethargy and anemic special teams play by scoring a ridiculous three short-handed goals early on, two of which occurred on the same penalty in the first two minutes of the game.

"T h o se three short-handed goals just killed us," said a shell­ shocked Raymond after the game.

"We just came out flat," added a distraught captain Luc Fournier, ejected in the third period for hit­ ting from behind. "T h ere's no excuse for it, and no reason to come out playing like that in such an important game."

The Gryphons, in first place in the OUA M id -E ast D ivision despite a mediocre 7-10-5 record, continued their special team domi­ nation, notching two power-play goals in the second and third peri­ ods. A dditional even strength m arkers by forw ards Ryan Hennessey and Shawn Holloway rounded the score off to 7-2, with McGill getting goals from Matthieu Boisvert and David Gourde.

The Redmen did manage to turn it up a notch at various inter­ vals, and ended up outshooting G uelph by a 4 3 -3 0 m argin.

Nevertheless, the Red ’n White had trouble solving Guelph goalie Chris Short, and couldn't get the bounces needed to get them back in the game.

"It was do or die and we didn't get the jo b d one," said coach Raymond. "There was so much pressure on us coming in; we were anxious and it showed in our tenu­ ous play. Guelph on the other hand had no pressure and came out fly­ ing."

"It was a big win for our club, McGill was jittery with the puck and we took advantage," added G ryphons head co ach M artin Muylaert. "We had the luck on our side too, everything we shot seemed to go into the net."

Redmen beat U of T The Redmen bounced back from the Guelph d ebacle on Saturday, dominating the Varsity Blues from Toronto in their last home game of the season. After an early U o f T goal, defencem an François Pilon opened the Redmen floodgates with a blast to the topcorner. But on this night, rookie dynamo David Burgess was the

too late."

The victory was bittersweet for the graduating seniors on the Redmen, notably for goaltender Daniel and Fournier, who will not be back next year. While happy to have emerged victorious in their final regular season home game, the pain o f missing the playoffs looms large. .

"It's nice to go out on a win­ ning note; it's been a great four years," said a nostalgic D aniel, who's been a stalw art for the Redmen all year between the pipes, and stopped 29 shots on Saturday.

"Missing the playoffs, however, is really disappointing."

"It's not the way you want to finish your career, " added the grit­ ty Fournier who tallied one assist in his McConnell Arena finale. "We just haven't been playing well as we could have. It's a real le t­ down."

W hile th eir p la y o ff fate is sealed, the Redmen still have two games left remaining in its sched­ ule, next Friday at U Q TR, and Saturday at Concordia. The Red 'n White will no doubt be looking to finish off their season on a positive note.

"We've still got our pride left, it'd be nice to finish off with two road wins," said coach Raymond.

"We've still got to be proud of all that we accomplished this season.

After all, we've got a good record, and we've been top 10 for much of the year. The guys worked hard and showed improvement through­ out. We've learned a lot especially from the past few weeks, it's too bad we won't get a chance to put that learning into use in the play­ offs."

scoring hero for the Red 'n' White, emerging from a three game slump to notch a pair o f goals and an assist.

Burgess was sparked by his two new linemates, Drew Reid and David Butler, as the trio meshed very well together. The three com­ bined for a beautiful power-play tic-tac-toe effort in the second peri­ od, finished off on a one-timer by B u rgess from the slot, which proved to be the winner.

"We showed up to play today, it was a totally different atmos­ phere," commented Burgess, who's team leading stats include 21 goals and 40 points on the season. "The pucks finally started going in, but unfortunately it's a couple of games

Future is now for basketball M artlets McGill's playoff hopes dashed following crushing 73-39 loss against Queen's

By A lain Bourcier

The failure to keep that intensity eventually led to a The Martlets basketball team difficult and long night for has been showing a lot of promise the Martlets. Queen's lit up in recent games, winning three of the scoreboard with strong its last four. Saturd ay's 7 9 -3 9 shooting from outside led by defeat against the Queen's Golden their fifth year guard Gaels was especially difficult to Stephanie Glancey. Glancey swallow after a promising 74-64 was dialing long distance all win over Ryerson the night before. night, by going 6 for 13 from M artlets head coach L isen three point range, and finish­ Moore noted that the team seemed ing the game with 23 points. to be out-m uscled against the "I was really feelin g aggressive Queen's team. good tonight," said Glancey.

"W e ju st w eren't physical "The team did a great job get­ enough," said Moore. "Being phys­ ting me open looks and it was ica l would have allow ed us to just one of those nights when maintain a strong defensive pres­ everything went our way." ence against their outside shoot­ Meanwhile, the Martlets ing." were struggling to establish A strong team collaboration any kind of momentum after was the key to victory on Friday; the first quarter. The same on Saturday, the M artlets had a players who worked together to golden opportunity to match up produce excellent results against well against a strong Queen's team. Ryerson were having d ifficu lty Success against the Golden Gaels responding to Queens aggressive would require the team to play as a man-to-man defence. unit which they managed to do well Coach Moore was clearly dis­ in the first quarter of the contest. appointed with the e ffo rt and

would have liked to have seen the Martlets do better job playing fun­ damental defence.

"We knew that Glancey was a threat, and that we needed more focus mentally, said Moore. "We didn't play well — it was just a bad

performance."

The R yerson game saw a balanced attack with double digit contributions from Jennifer de Leeuw, C arolin e M alo, and C o lette A nderes. On Saturday, de Leeuw had trouble finding a support­ ing cast to go along with her 11 points. The Queen's loss could be attributed to several, back to basic fac­ tors, but definitely not this teams youth.

"When you're young you've got to work hard," said third year forward M alo. "W e don't like using our youth as an excuse."

Basic movement, box out, rebounding, reversing the ball and team play are the hallmarks of any successful basketball team, and the Martlets have the potential to play at a higher level. Individual play instead o f team effo rt is uncharacteristic for this team, and

de Leeuw reinforced the coach's thoughts about the game.

"T h ere was no focu s on defence and we could not start our offence," added de Leeuw. "We are not moving enough at both ends of the court."

The Martlets will have start moving this week in preparation for a showdown against Bishop's Friday night. Unfortunately for de Leeuw and co., their slim playoff hopes came to an end this week­ end.

McGill does have four games left on their plate to dish out some o f the elements that allowed the team to taste v icto ry before Saturday's loss.

The slow start at the beginning of the year will haunt this team, but the road to a successful season next year will have to begin the next time they step on the court.

TheMcGillTribune, Tuesday, 16 February 1999

S P O R T S briefs W e ls h g u id e s t r a c k t e a m H b il l e r a n d W e ls h n a m e d TO STELLAR PERFORMANCE AT H A t HLETES OF THE WEEK Y ork At the York Open Track Meet on February 13th, the McGill team brought home four golds, six silvers and a bronze medal.

Leading the way was Stephanie Welsh, who won golds in the 600m and the 4x800m relay with team m ates E lain e Penny, Carly M oher and L eslie Gold.

W elsh also won a silver in the 4x200m relay with Lisa Kearney, Christine Legard and Kate Neligan.

Paul Drogaris took home another gold in the shotput, as did the 4x 8 0 0 m relay team o f Jam es Roundell, Stéphane Brodeur, Yoshuke Hayashi, and Ben Lebeau.

Silver medals were also won by Lebeau in the 600m, Elaine Penny in the 1000m , and Hayashi and Roundell ran a dead heat for the 1000m.

The 4x400m men's relay team of Greg Shink, Eric Choy, George Amphamis, and Ben 'dsebois also brought home the liver. The lone bronze cam e from W omen's 4x 4 0 0 m relay team o f Legard, N eligan, A llison C revier, and Gretchen Dumoulin. D rogaris, M cG ill's 4x 200m , and 4x 800m relay teams have all qualified for National Championships at McGill March 12-15.

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Sunday at Ottawa Shield Tournament McGill's Farhad Riahi finished tops among the red and white and tenth overall out of forty seven competitors. Also placing high in the epée was Patrick Keating who finished 20th. In wom­ en's epée Michelle Kellam finished an im pressive fourth out o f 25 oppenents. Now the team will gear up for its next event at the epée D'Or at the Université du Montréal on February 27th.

TWO WRESTLERS QUALIFY FOR N a t io n a l s

At the OUA Championships at York over this weekend McGill fin­ ished eighth out o f ten teams.

Leading the way were Laura Speltz who finished fourth in the Senior Solo Dance and Shannon Keith who also finished fourth but in the Novice Short dance. Other top fin­ ishers include Kinsley Wilson in the Senior "A" Singles, and the team of Jessica McNeely, Jen Roper, and Sheryl Peterson in the Open Set Pattern. Finally, in the Precision category, the team placed fifth.

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Andrew B ille r, a third year Economics student, has been named McGill-Adidas male Athlete of the W eek. The St. Bruno, Q uebec, native earned the title by winning a gold and a silver in the two slalom races this weekend at Le Relais in Quebec City.

Stephanie Welsh, a fourth year education student from Montreal, was named female athlete of the week for her performance at the York meet this weekend. The 23year-old track star won two golds in the 600m and the 4x800 relay, and a silver in the 4x200 over the week­ end

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On Wednesday, the Martlets played St. Laurent College to a 0-0 tie. Going into the game, McGill was in third place, one point behind St. Laurent. The contest was a big one and none played bigger than Kim St-Pierre who stopped 30 shots for her third shutout in four games.

On Friday, the Martlets won 1-0 over John Abbott College to move into sole possession of second place on the strength of a Sarah Lomas goal at 11:11 o f the 3rd period.

Amey Doyle made twelve saves for the shutout and helped give the team a 7-4-3 record and a spot in the Q SSF sem i-fin als against UQTR to be played this Friday at 8:00 p.m. at the McConnell Winter Arena. The winner of that match will be guaranteed of a place at the National Championships and will face Concordia in the league finals.

At the AUAA Championships in H alifax on February 13th, McGill qualified two wrestlers for the national championships. Nick Leipzig w ill be heading to the nationals on the strength of his gold in the 72 kg cla ss. And K irk Brydges will be joining him thanks to his silver medal in the 130kg heavyweight class. His showing was all the more impressive consid­ ering that he weighs in at the mini­ mum of 90kg. Joining the men will be the already qualified women Amy Delday 65kg, Michelle Laratta 70kg and Hadiya Nedd-Roderique 53kg. All will participate in the National Championships in Guelph on February 26-27.

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Last weekend at Le Relais in Quebec City, the Quebec University Alpine Circuit held their event of the season. McGill made a strong showing as Suzanne Owen won bronze in the slalom on both Saturday and Sunday. On the Saturday, McGill's Jennifer Buckley finished second and took home the silver in the same race. On the men's side Andrew Biller won Gold on Sunday and a Silv er on Saturday.

M ontreal beats McGill Continued from page 23 ly neutralized the M cGill attack, and Montreal came away with a 15-6 victory.

A fter the Carabins built an early 4-1 lead in the third set, a weary Martlets squad dug deep to score eight straight points. While nailing some well placed shots, M cG ill also took advantage o f some erratic hitting from Montreal to take a 9-4 lead.

However, this night ultimately belonged to the Carabins. After being down 9-6, Montreal won a point on a spectacular rally that saw the ball pass over the net at least a dozen times.

Despite some hard-nosed play from the M artlets, they were unable to come up with another big string of points to stave off elimi­ nation. B oosted by the home crowd, Montreal eventually came away with the match after a 15-12 win.

"Our passing was good, and I'd say our defenses were even, but I think they were hitting harder," noted Beliveau. "They had more variation in th eir o ffen se , our attack was too simple at the end."

McGill was looking to avenge their elimination to the same team in last year's playoffs. The two teams had met each other several times before during the regular season and in tournaments, with Montreal winning the season series 7-1.

"We felt we could beat them; our level of play is very similar. It just seemed that the big play was­ n't there for us tod ay," said Lapointe. "We had some momen­ tum early on, but we weren't able to get it back after losing that first game."

After losing several key play­ ers during the o ff-sea so n , this year's edition of the Martlets were going through some noticeable growing pains at the start of the year. As a result, the team made the n ecessary adjustm ents to become competitive against top teams like Montreal and Laval.

"We've played very well since C h ristm a s,” said L ap oin te.

"There's a good team chemistry, and we have a group we have a lot of confidence in. We can't be upset with what we accomplished this season, but obviously we wanted to end on a high note."

With a strong starting six and a bench full of solid, young play­ ers, the Martlets are looking to assert themselves as contenders in the tough Quebec conference next season.

"T h ere's no com parison between this team and the one at the beginning o f the year," said Beliveau. "I'm very impressed with the progression of the team from where we were to where we fin­ ished. M ontreal is losing some players after this season, so we'll have a better fight next year."

Maple Leaf Garden* farewell a quirky, emotional affair

By C hris Selley Leave it to two drunken goons to leave the lasting impression from the last night at Maple Leaf Gardens.

What Leaf brass probably hoped would be a tear-jerking tribute to the grand old dame — something like the Montreal Forum's closing cere­ monies — instead turned into a quirky, fun, and occasionally emo­ tional evening. But the best moment, besides Mats Sundin's somewhat bizarre embrace of a visibly shocked Red Homer and Paul Morris' impas­ sioned and brilliant farewell, was the marvelous back-and-forth between Tie Domi, the heart and soul of the current Leafs, and Dave "Tiger" Williams, the NHL's all-time penalty minutes leader.

"Look," said Domi, giggling and spinning W illiam s around.

"B illy Harris signed his collar!"

Williams, obviously smashed — still drinking, in fact — commented that the current Leafs might play for fifty years if they continued to refuse to hit anyone. This was great stuff, the stuff the Gardens of the recent era was made of. How about Tom Connors belting out "The Hockey Song" and stompin' a piece of ply­ wood to sm ithereens? Or Eddie Shack dancing onto the ice in his trademark cowboy hat?

This was what made the closing ceremonies such fun to watch. There was a perfect balance between heart­ felt applause — for players like Eddie Shack, Darryl Sittler and an absent Dave Keon — and downright silliness. A perfect balance between superstars — Borje Salming, Doug Gilmour — and total nobodies: Frank Boimistruck, Slava Duris, and so on.

This is where the comparisons to the Forum fall apart. Hanging in the rafters of the Molson Centre are names like Morenz, Richard (twice), Beliveau, Lafleur and Plante: supers­ tars, by any definition. The Leafs

have come close to a superstar three times in this writer's lifetime: with Borje Salming, who patrolled the blueline in the darkest period of Leaf futility, with Doug Gilmour, who had only two seasons of brilliance before tailing off and being traded, and with Curtis Joseph, who is in only his first season in the blue and white.

The Leafs have always been a lunch-pail gang, banging, crashing and grinding. The 1993 and 1994 playoff runs, despite Gilmour's bril­ liance, were exem plified by the M ike Folignos, the Mike Krushelnyskis, the Mark Osbornes and the B ill Bergs. Nobody will remember those players in fifteen years, and likewise few remembered those in the parade of anonymity that took their seats in the Gardens.

The complex web of attachment Leafs have to their players great, mediocre and downright terrible, was done amazing justice both by the Gardens staff and by Hockey Night in Canada's coverage. Who besides Ron MacLean could have pulled off that ridiculous ringmas­ ter's costume? Nobody. That's why he's the best sports broadcaster in Canada. He understands why more fans own Domi, Berg and Manderville sweaters than Sundin, Larry Murphy and Felix Potvin put together.

The game, o f course, was a write-off. It's too bad that a team having a surprising and exciting sea­ son couldn't pull o ff one for the Gipper, so to speak. But strangely, it seems appropriate. It's been so long since the Leafs had a dominating team for more than a year or two, winning this game would have seemed like a giant set-up for fail­ ure. Fifteen years ago, maybe the team could have pulled it off.

Yaremchuk, to Frycer, to Root, he scores!

TheMcGillTribune, Wednesday, 2 September1998

Alouettes m ake McGill hom e for 1999 C FL season Team president Larry Smith comes to terms with McGill's Bob Dubeau on one-year stadium agreement

By Manny A lmela

order to ensure our team’s success in this city,” said Smith. “Staying The Is have been dotted and downtown was our top priority T s have been cro ssed . The and M r. D ubeau and the M o n treal A lo u ette s w ill once University want to upgrade their again ca ll M c G ill’ s M olson facilities.”

Stadium their home this season.

Anyone who remembers the A lo u ettes P resid en t Larry state o f Molson Stadium’s locker Sm ith and M cG ill D ire cto r o f rooms and stands only two years Athletics Bob Dubeau ironed out ago would not reco gn ize them the one-year agreement which will today. L ast y ear’ s arrangement see the Als play one exhibition with the Alouettes saw upwards of game, nine home games and one $400,000 invested in restoring the possible playoff game at McGill ageing stadium. this year.

“Our deal this year is very As in the 1998 agreement, the similar to what we worked out in team will only have access to the 1998,” said Dubeau. “We will see fa cility on game days and w ill more investment put in to further co n tin u e to p ra c tice at the upgrade the stadium and its facili­ Olympic Stadium on a daily basis. ties.”

Smith, himself a McGill grad­ The decision as to how this uate with a degree in law, was y e a r’ s in vestm en t, w hich will very pleased with the deal. apparently be less than last year’s “The agreement is extremely total, will be spent is a joint ven­ fair for both parties,” said the for­ ture according to Dubeau. mer CFL commissioner. “We are “We work clo sely with the very happy to continue our affilia­ Alouettes when we narrow down tion with M cGill.” w hat w ill be top p rio rity this The Alouettes have been fly­ year,” said Dubeau. ing high since moving downtown The upcoming changes are all away from the crumbling confines but decided and will be completed o f Olympic Stadium. Attendance before the Alouettes kick o ff the has nearly doubled from 9,623 to 1999 season.

Alouettes' tans happy to return to Molson Stadium for an other y ear 16,147 as a result of the move and “At the top o f the list for this the Als were one o f the city’s most season are the scoreboard, lockeThe relationship opment was M olson B rew eries’ talked-about entertainment options rooms, and the seats on the north regaining o f the Alouettes’ spon­ last summer. Smith and the Als are side o f the stadium,” said Dubeau.

According to Smith, M cG ill’s sorship rights. The fact that the encouraged by their rags-to-riches “W e s till have som e things to negotiations with the C FL team Als had been involved with Labatt turnaround but aren’t taking any­ finalize that is where the bulk of have gone very smoothly and con­ up until last season was awkward thing for granted. work will be done.” tinue to improve. considering that the stadium bears “We have made some terrific “The fact that we are doing the Molson name. strides recently but we know there this on a year-to-year basis allows “M o ls o n ’ s new th ree-y ea r is still a lot o f work to be done in us to get to know each other from agreem en t with the A lo u ettes should only make everyone’s lives a n eg o tia tio n standpoint,” he easier,” said Dubeau. said. “It’ s get­ Dubeau’s main project is to ting easier each get the Redmen football schedule tim e we work finalized for next season so that he together.” can let the Alouettes know when the stadium will be available. The Dubeau is also sa tisfie d d ifficu lty , how ever, is that the with his work­ Carleton Ravens are on the brink ing relationship o f folding their football program. with Smith and “W e are in a real state o f the Alouettes. lim bo righ t n o w ,” exp lain ed “W e get Dubeau. “Our schedule will have along extreme­ to be co m p letely revam ped if [Carleton] decides to shut down ly w e ll,” said their program.”

D u b e a u . “ [M c G ill] is Th e hopes o f the R av en s ready to reach a remaining on board next year took longer-term a serious blow late last week as a agreement and referen d u m q u estio n on team it should come funding put to Carleton students in due time, but was defeated by a count of 1,624 w e’ re in no to 845. There is still a possibility hurry.” that an eleventh-hour ruling could salv age the fo o tb a ll season in Another Chris Armstrong tries to elu de Ti-Cats d efen d er Carleton.

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interest which the Alouettes’ home games have sparked on campus has just been incredible,” beamed Dubeau. “W e are very proud to see M cG ill affiliated with some­ thing so positive for the city.”

Smith also prides himself on what his club’s downtown success has meant to Montreal.

“This truly is a win-win situa­ tion for everyone involved,” con­ cluded Smith. “The university as well as the city are reaping the benefits o f the Alouettes’ resur­ gence and the downtown area gets energized whenever we play at home. It really is an ideal situa­ tion.”

W ith the agreem en t now reached, Smith can now focus on fin a liz in g his 1 9 9 9 ro ster and looking ahead to starting the sea­ son. He took care o f an integral piece o f next season’s puzzle by inking veteran quarterback Tracy Ham to a contract extension.

“Ham made it clear that he wanted to fin ish his ca reer in Montreal,” said Smith. “He enjoys playing here and was not ready to walk away from the game ju s t yet.”

The Ham signing is a step in the righ t d ire ctio n . H ow ever, Smith and the Als are not out of the woods yet, with the uncertain future of 1998 CFL Most Valuable Player, Mike Pringle — their most pressing concern.

“We have a few decisions left to m ake b efo re the season is underway,” said Smith. “We will be ready.”

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WHAT’S on T u e sd a y , 1 6 F e b r u a r y

M cG ill University Chamber Orchestra - Haydn: Symphony No 104 (London) and A yal Adler: Voyages (premiere). Pollack Hall, 8pm. $5.

Political Science Lecture - K. Subrahm anyam w ill speak on Nuclear India and the world order.

Leacock 232, 6pm.

W e d n e sd a y , 1 7 F e b r u a r y M cGill Symphony Orchestra and Choirs - Iwan Edwards, con­ ductor. Haydn: The Creation.

Frédérique Vézina, soprano; Bjorn Kuhn, tenor; O livier Laquerre, bass. St Jean-B ap tiste Church, Rachel Street, corner Drolet (M: M o n t-R o y al), 8pm. $ 2 0 ( $12 seniors and students).

Langue et litérature française - Thom as P avel, U niversity o f Chicago, speaks on How romance became the novel: The history of a genre. M acdonald-H arrington Bldg., rm. G 10, 5pm.

Social Studies of Medicine On dying twice: Culture and inten­ sive care p ractice. M cIntyre M edical Sciences Bldg, Francis Seminar Room (409), 4:30pm.

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Cancer Centre Seminar - Dr Marika Sarfati, Dept of Medicine, University of Montreal. "CD47 in the regu lation o f the immune response". MacMed 903, 11:30am.

Master's Recital - Catherine Meunier, percussion; Marie-Claude B reto n , french horn; Rom ano D iN illo , B en R eim er, Shawn Mativetsky and Jordan Newman, percussion. Pollack Hall, 8pm.

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Poetry Reading - Producer and MC Ilo na Di S c la fa n i, readers Brendan Gluckman, Naila Belvett, Sonja Skarstedt, Pascual Delgado, and Debbie Young. The Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer, 7:30pm. $5.

Nursing R esearch Colloquium Series, Robin Cohen, on Q uality o f life research in patients and family caregivers in palliative care. Wilson Hall, rm.

110, 4pm.

F riday , 1 9 F e b r u a r y P o litics o f P reju dice - The refugee research project presents Marlene Jennings, MP for NDGLachine, "Refugees, Immigrants and the Politics of Prejudice." 5th flo o r sem inar room , New Chancellor Day Hall, 12pm.

N oon-H our Organ R e cita l Series - Original compositions and im provisation by Jan Jarczy k .

Redpath H all, 12: 15pm. Free admission.

Auditions - United Theatre U ni's "B a re fo o t in the P ark."

E rsk ine and A m erican United Church, 3407 Musée, 6pm.

M cG ill Baroque Orchestra Hank Knox, director. Works by R am eau, L u lly , Telem ann and Vivaldi. Redpath Hall, 8pm. $5.

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Auditions - United Theatre U ni's "B a re fo o t in the Park."

E rsk in e and A m erican United Church, 3407 Musée, 1pm.

MSO / M cGill Series - John Z irb el, french horn; Eugene Plawutsky, piano. Works by Ries and Tippett. Pollack Hall, 8pm. $10 ($8 students and seniors).

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V olunteers wanted - Spend one hour a week with an elderly from your community and see what a difference you can make. Call us at: C .R .A .I.C . E lisa b eth or Lorena, 273-6588.

Sometimes we forget to ask Why? - Call for submissions! A

new publication regarding the role of science in society as well as the role o f society in science. Due: Feb 18th. For more info, email

please _ask_why @ hotmail, com.

Entrance exams - Students get practice run on entrance tests at free Kaplan "Test Drive." Practice tests for the G M A T, L S A T , MCAT, GRE and DAT under "vir­ tu al" con d ition s from 7 - 2 8 February 1999. To reserve a seat, call 1-800-KAP-TEST. S e lf-d e fe n ce - C ourse for women offered by the Montreal A ssault Prevention C entre.

Appropriate for all ages and physi­ cal abilities. Taught by a woman.

No simulated attacks with a padded aggressor. Sundays, 7 & 14 March 1999, 9:30am -4:30pm . $75/person. Information: 284-1212.

A ttention Young Adults M cG ill Centre for L o ss and Bereavement is offering support groups free of charge for anyone who is experiencing the loss of of a family member or friend. Please call 398-7067.

Domestic Violence - M cGill Domestic Violence Clinic offers a treatment group for men who abuse their partners or for whom the issue of violence in relationships is of concern to them. The group meets weekly on Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm. Services are offered on a sliding-scale fee basis. For more info, please contact Laura Johnston or Dong Kim at 398-2686.

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Women's Support Group - A facilitated group for women who are or who have been in abusive relationships. Meetings are infor­ mal, confidential and free of cost.

The place is safe and secure. For more information, please contact H eather H olm es at the M cG ill Domestic Violence Clinic — 3982686.

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