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McGill h o s ts Terry Fox By Elizabeth Z alman T h is p a st S u n d a y , the T erry F o x R un c e le b r a te d its 2 0 th a n n iv e r sa r y a c r o s s C anada and the rest o f the w orld, as yo u n g and o ld alik e ran to raise m o n e y and aw are n e ss for cancer research. T he ch a o s began at 10:30 am in front o f the A rts B u ild in g , w ith a sm all but dedicated c ro w d o f 5 0 0 enthu siasts. T h e Run not on ly co n siste d o f running, but a lso a llo w ed for p eo p le to w alk, jo g , or b ik e as w e ll. T h e route w en t around M cG ill cam p u s, out o f the M cT a v ish G ates and back in at Dr. P en field . T here w ere 3 op tion s, 1K, 5K , or 10K. M cG ill w as g iv e n the hon our o f h ostin g the R un this year b e c a u se o f the in stitu tion ’s c o m m itm e n t to c a n c er resea rch M c G ill is g iv e n a p p r o x im a te ly C $ 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 - $ 7 0 0 ,0 0 0 per year from the T erry F o x F ou n d ation in o r d e r to a d v a n c e c a n c e r r e s e a r c h . T h e S t u d e n t s ’ S o c i e t y o f M c G i ll U n iv e r s i t y

sh ouldered the organizational resp on sib ilities for the run, and opted to g o w ith a carnival atm o sp h ere, rep le te w ith b an d s and a c tiv i ties. Jerem y Farrell, the V ic e P resid en t o f th e C o m m u n it y G o v e r n m e n t at S S M U enthu sed that, "The neatest thing to rem em ber is that although the initial idea w a s a run, n o w it’s b ig g e r than that, and there is d e fi n ite ly m o r e a w a r e n e s s as to w h a t’s g o in g on." O ne stu d e n t p a r tic ip a n t, Sarah G reenberg, had this to say about her exp eri e n c e: "I f e e l that w h e n I h ear a sto ry lik e that, it’s the least I can do. W hat an inspira tion!" add ed participant Sarah G reenberg.

T e rry Fox's jo u rn e y T h e o f f ic ia l T erry F o x R un started in 1981, but its in cep tion dates back to 1977. It w as then that Terry F o x , a y o u n g 18 year-old

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Q u e s tio n s r eg a r d in g th e e f fic ie n c y o f M c G ill secu rity arose around ca m p u s o n c e again , after a fan fare o f v a n d a lism se t o n e ten t at th e O p en A ir P ub a fla m e , and le ft another d estroyed in le s s than a w eek . A fire w a s lit underneath the O A P bar, e v e n tu a lly e n g u lfin g th e ten t in fla m e s at 5 :0 0 a.m . on Su nd ay, S ep tem b er 3. M cG ill security arrived on the sc e n e at 5 :3 0 and put out the fire, but not b efore o n e quarter o f the tent had burned d ow n and m elted. F iv e d ays later, on F riday, S ep tem ber 8, the O A P ’s m anagem en t arrived at their spot in the central area o f cam pus in the m orning to fin d that the DJ tent had b een fo r ce fu lly c o lla p sed the night before. B rian K err, a g e n e ra l m an ager for the O A P r e p re se n tin g the A rts U n d ergrad u ate S o c ie ty , v o ic e d the d isa p p o in tm e n t fe lt by the m an agin g sta ff after the tw o in cid en ts. "W e had a v e r y g o o d fir st w e ek ," he sa id "Then th e se c o n d w e e k , first d a y , w e c o m e in and fin d our tents burnt d ow n. That takes a lo t o f air out o f you . It w a s d ifficu lt for m e to say, ‘O kay I w ant to set up tables

n o w ’. It r ea lly d isa p p o in te d m e." H e then a d d ed , "The se c o n d tim e i t ’s our la st d ay, and all w e w an t to d o is to fin ish o f f w ith a bang. A n d w h at happens? A n oth er accident. W e Spent th e first hour ju st tryin g to raise the tent and p rovid in g a support for it."

A m a tte r o f se curity John ny B o isv e rt, a te ch n icia n w ork in g in th e D e p a r tm en t o f M e c h a n ic a l E n gin eerin g, w h o has p la y ed an a ctiv e role in the setup and adm inisterin g o f equip m ent fo r the O A P fo r the p ast six y ea rs, c la im s that req u ests w ere m ade to M cG ill security about taking extra precau tion s, but that th ese requests w ere ignored. "A ll through the six y ea rs there have b een little bits o f vandalism ," he explain ed . "It c o m e s at nigh t tim e, w h en th in gs are very quiet, e sp e c ia lly w h en you h ave tents stand in g d u rin g th e fir st tw o w e e k s o f s c h o o l. [M cG ill secu rity] sh o u ld h ave so m e p e o p le around that area to m ak e sure that n oth in g happens.

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S t u d e n t p a r e n t s at M c G i l l m ay r e c e iv e so m e h elp o n c e a n ew d a y c a r e p r o je c t is fin a lly im p le m e n te d o n c a m p u s . T h e p r o je c t c o u ld b e g in as early as fall 2 0 0 1 , b u t is s t ill p e n d in g fo r m a l a p p r o v a l b y th e M in is tè r e d e la F a m ille et de l ’E n fa n ce , a g o v e r n m ental o r g a n iza tio n that p r o v id e s Q u e b e c f a m ilie s w ith a ffo r d a b le ch ild ca re so lu tio n s. T h e p r o p o s e d s e r v ic e w o u ld r e s id e in th e n e w W i ll i a m a n d M ary B ro w n stu d e n t s e r v ic e s b u ild in g and w o u ld serv e ap p roxi m a t e ly 2 5 c h ild r e n . T h e c e n tr e w o u ld run under a su b sid iz e d $5 a d a y p r o g r a m , a n d p r o v id e s o m e r e lie f to the n e e d fo r ch ild ca r e at M c G ill U n iv e r sity . T h e dem an d for ch ild ca re w a s d isc o v e r e d in a su rv e y co n d u cte d in O cto b er 1 9 9 7 , w h ic h r e v e a le d that, o f the 6 0 0 0 M cG ill stu d en ts p o lle d , 501 o f th o s e q u e s t io n e d had ch ild ren , and that out o f th ese 5 0 1 , 3 6 0 stu d e n t-p a r e n ts w e re u n d e r th e a g e o f t w e n t y . S in c e then, attem p ts h a v e b e e n m ad e to im p le m e n t a s e r v ic e th a t w o u ld p r o v id e s t u d e n t p a r e n ts w it h a c o n v e n ie n t c a m p u s -w id e d a y ca re centre. S tu d e n ts ’ S o c ie t y o f M c G ill U n iv e r s ity P r e s id e n t W o jte k B a r a n ia k a d m its that su ch a p ro je c t has b een p la g u ed by a num ber o f d iffic u ltie s, su ch as the d isc o n tin u ity that o c c u r s w ith th e turn around o f p rev io u s stu dent a d m in

istration s, as w e ll as the sw e e p in g r e fo r m o f g o v e r n m e n t d a y c a r e s u b s id y p r o g r a m s . I n s te a d o f d ir e c tly in j e c t in g m o n e y in to c h ild c a r e c e n tr e s , a m o r e s tr u c tu red p rogram w a s im p le m e n te d to a v o id in e ffic ie n t sp en d in g. A p rev io u s p rop osal b ased on the form er su b sid y sy s te m le v ie d $ 3 per stu d e n t and c o u ld h a v e started the cen tre earlier on . But, under the r ev ise d term s o f g o v e rn m e n t s u b s id y p l a n s , th e c e n t r e r e q u ir e s a m o r e s u b s ta n tia l in crea se o f stu dent fe e s. In order to a v o id fe e h ik es, as w e ll as p rovin cial g o v ern m en t red ta p e , th e S S M U d e c id e d to o u t sou rce the program to the M cG ill C o m m u n ity C h ild c a r e C e n tr e (M C C C ), w h ic h cu r re n tly runs a d e sig n a te d $5 a day program , the “ C e n tr e d e la P e t i t e E n f a n c e ” . B araniak b e lie v e s that coop eration w it h th e M C C C w o u ld r e d u c e so m e o f the stress that c o m e s w ith starting a n e w fa c ility . “ W h e n [th e M C C C ] a p p lie s fo r p e r m its, th e y ’re n o t a p p ly in g f o r b r a n d n e w s p o t s . . . T h e y ’ re actu ally e x p a n d in g their fa c ilitie s, w h e r e a s w e ’d h a v e to start up a brand n e w d aycare.”

M C C C accessibility T h e M C C C , w h ic h c a te r s m o s t ly to f a c u lt y m e m b e r s an d u n iv ersity e m p lo y e e s, can h elp as e x p a n sio n lic e n s e s are m ore lik e ly to b e g r a n te d th a n l i c e n s e s fo r c o m p le te ly n e w cen tres.

N Q U I N T ilS FO R S A C O M S S

This fa ll we are looking f o r dedicated, caring volunteers f o r th re e branches o f th e Sexual Assault Centre

CRISIS INTERVENTION - telephone help-line (women only) ACCOMPANIMENT TEAM - accompaniment and information on McGill’s sexual harassment procedures (women and men)

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facilitated informal group discussions about issues surrounding sexual assault (women and men)

No sp ecific experience necessary—we provide training. W e a re looking f o r dedicated people who are willing to jo in our support system f o r survivors o f sexual assault (including harassment). You do n ot need to be a M c £ ill S tu d e n t to volunteer. I f you are open-minded, a good [listener, and you care about sexual assault a t McGill and beyond, please come to one o f our inform a tion sessions to fin d ouf how you can volunteer. W e have a ta ble a t A c tiv itie s N ig h t as welll

INFORMATION SESSIONS September 12,14, or 19 or 1:30 - 2:30 pm new stu d e n t services building, around th e corner fro m M ental H ealth

O lg a A m o r i m , f i n a n c i a l a d m in is tr a to r fo r th e M C C C , b e l ie v e s S S M U ’ s p r o p o s e d p r o gram w o u ld aid in s a tis fy in g the e v e r -in cr e a sin g dem an d for c h ild ca re. T h e M C C C i t s e l f h a s b e e n flo o d e d by d em an d s from u n iv er sity p erso n n el, stu d en ts, and e v e n lo c a l p o p u la tio n , and s o grea t is th e d e m a n d th a t , e v e n w i t h a c a p a city o f 106, parents h a v e c o n tr ib u te d 'to a w a itin g lis t o f o v e r 2 0 0 a d d itio n a l n a m e s . A m o r im ad m its that the crea tio n o f the new c h i ld c a r e c e n t r e w i l l n o t c o m e w ith o u t s o m e m in o r a d m in is tr a tiv e g r o w in g pains. A lth o u g h th ere m a y o n ly b e 2 5 o p e n in g s, the n ew daycare c e n tre m ay actu a lly be ab le to a c c o m m o d a te m o r e , e x p la in s A m o r im . “W e ’re h o p in g for p a r t-tim e h a lf d ay program s, so w ith 2 5 sp a ce s, w e c o u ld actu a lly care for d ou b le th e n u m b e r o f c h ild r e n . P a r e n ts c o u ld s ig n up th e ir c h ild r e n fo r m o r n in g s or a f t e r n o o n s a n d w e c o u ld h elp m ore fa m ilie s .“ W h ile th e M C C C ’ s i n v o l v e m e n t m a y s p e e d up th e p r o c e s s and en su re that n e c essa ry fo r m a li tie s are d ea lt w ith , there w ill still be several hu rd les to clear up w ith the p r o v in c ia l g o v e rn m en t b efore th e d a y c a r e fa c ilit y c a n b e c o m p le te d . A c c o r d in g to in fo r m a tio n r e le a s e d b y th e M in is t è r e d e la F a m ille et d e l ’E n fa n ce, o n e m ajor o b sta c le is that the d o w n to w n area is n o t a r e s id e n t ia l s e c t o r a n d , t h e r e fo r e , h a s n o n e e d fo r su c h s e r v ic e s . T h is b e lie f r e s tr ic ts the w illin g n e s s o f the m in istry to su b s i d i z e o p e r a t i o n s in M c G i l l ’ s d o w n to w n lo c a tio n . A se c o n d c o m p lic a tio n is that the m in istry ’s s u b s id iz e d d a y c a r e p r o g r a m h as e x h a u sted its b u d get for th is fisc a l year, and w ill not b e in a p o sitio n to grant an y form al lic e n s e s until A p ril 2 0 0 1 . T h e “ C e n t r e d e la P e t i t e E n fa n c e ” d a y c a r e e s ta b lis h m e n ts p rovid e h e a v ily -s u b sid iz e d a fford a b le s e r v ic e s , w h o s e o v e r w h e lm in g p o p u l a r i t y c o m b i n e d w it h p r o v in c ia l b u d g e t c u tb a c k s h a v e b e e n th e c a u se fo r th e m in istr y ’s d e p le ted c a sh r eserv es.

Accessing th e p ro g ra m B e g in n in g S e p te m b e r 2 0 0 0 , th e $ 5 p e r d a y p r o g r a m w i l l b e a v a i la b le fo r a ll c h ild r e n fr o m birth until k in d erg a rten , and w ill p r o v id e up to 10 h ou rs o f e d u c a tion per d ay, as w e ll as o n e m eal and tw o s n a c k s. C h ild r e n w h o s e p a r e n ts are r e c ip i e n t s o f s o c i a l w e lfa r e w ill b e e n title d to c o m p le te ly free ch ild ca r e for a m a x i m um o f 23 h ou rs per w e ek . T o b e n e f i t f r o m t h is p la n , p a r e n ts m u st c o n ta c t a r e g is te r e d c e n tr e a n d m e e t c e r ta in c r ite r ia fo r a d m issio n . S p a ce is lim ited . P e n d in g a p p r o v a l fr o m th e m in istr y , th e site fo r th e d aycare cen tre w ill rem ain reserved at the B r o w n b u ild in g . O n c e in sp e c te d , m a x im u m o c c u p a n c y w i l l b e d e te r m in e d and proper c h ild /tea ch er ratios esta b lish ed .

NETWORK Briefs

A lb e r t a g r a d s tu d e n ts f o r m l o b b y g r o u p Graduate students in Alberta have banded together in order to lobby the provincial government to change its policies, especially towards tuition. "Some of the things that have happened in Alberta have squeezed graduate students at both ends," University of Calgary Graduate Students' Association President Viola Cassis told the Gauntlet. "While we only compose 11 percent of the [campus] population, we compose 20 percent of the food bank clientele.” The Alberta Graduate Council will represent 10,000 students, or 98 percent of the province's graduate students. -with files from the Gauntlet (U o f Calgary)

O n t a r io m e d s tu d e n ts o ffe re d m o r e s p a c e s , fre e t u it io n A little good news for prospective applicants to Ontario’s five medical schools: the Ontario government is expanding enrollment by 40 positions and is offering extra money towards tuition for those who decide to practice in under-serviced regions of the province. The move to expand enrollment comes on the heels of a rec ommendation from a government health care panel, which found that the Ontario health care system was short 1,000 doctors. The expansion will help alleviate the increasing demands placed on Ontario’s physicians. ”[P]hysician practice patterns are changing such that more doctors work part-time or take time for raising families," Kingston General Hospital resident Dr. Michael Feldman told the Queen’s Journal. A new project called the Tuition Grant Program and Location Incentive Funds will provide students with $10,000 for each year of undergraduate medical training; in exchange, graduates will work in an approved under-serviced area for the same number of years they receive the grant. -with files from the Journal (Queen's U)

S ecu rity u n a w a re Continued From Page 7 " A fter th e fir st in c id e n t, w e ask ed them to k eep a better e y e on t h in g s , b u t s t ill a n o th e r te n t g o t to p p le d o v e r," h e c o n tin u e d . "It s e e m s l ik e y o u a s k th e m to d o som eth in g and they d o n ’t do it." K err e x p r e s s e d c o n c e r n o v e r the fact that security w a s unaw are o f the in c id en ts until in fo rm ed by O A P m anagers. "[In this case] security guards w e re 3 0 m in u te s late o n th e first o ccu rren ce, and d id n ’t e v e n k n ow about the se c o n d occu rren ce until w e told them the n ext m orning. So o b v i o u s l y th e y w e r e n o t a r o u n d and n o t b e in g v e ry h e lp fu l. O b v io u s ly th e y c a n ’t b e e v e r y w h ere at all tim es, but o n e w o u ld th in k in th a t [c e n tr a l] a rea th e r e w o u ld p ro b a b ly b e m ore se c u r ity as th e y w o u ld h a v e to p a s s by it a n y t im e t h e y m a d e a p a t r o l. I th in k s e c u r it y s h o u l d m a k e a greater effort to m ake its p resen ce felt." J a c q u e s S z tu k e , a s s o c ia te d i r e c t o r o f th e D e p a r t m e n t o f H um an R eso u rc es, h o w ev er, c la i m s th a t h e w a s u n in f o r m e d about any app eals to step up se c u rity. "I’m n o t a w a r e o f a n y su c h request," he asserted. "M aybe they d id m a k e r e c o m m e n d a t io n s b u t I ’m n ot p e r s o n a lly a w a re o f an y r ecom m en d ation s they m ight have m ade."

S z tu k e p o in ts to th e la c k o f m anp ow er as a cau se for the lapse in s e c u r ity ’s a ttem p ts to m o n ito r the ground s o f the d ow n to w n cam pus. "W e in te n d to im p r o v e an d in crease contact w ith student a sso c ia tio n s w h en there are e v e n ts on c a m p u s , s o a s to w o r k b e t t e r together," he exp lain ed . "H ow ever, w e do not h ave an u n lim ited bud g e t. W e h a v e a f ix e d a m o u n t o f r eso u r ce s, and i f there are sp ec ia l ev en ts I think a lot can be d on e by ju st collab oratin g w ith the student a ss o c ia tio n s and b etter co o rd in a t in g o u r e f f o r t s a n d b e in g m o r e a w a r e o f w h a t’s g o in g o n e ith e r side. I think w e can h elp each other m o r e th a n [ w e ’ v e d o n e ] in th e past." Y e t, r e g a r d le s s o f w h er e r esp on sib ility for security lie s, Kene x p r e s s e d h is c o n fu s io n o v e r the se n s e le ss vandalism . "F or s o m e r e a s o n , s tu d e n ts to d a y lik e to c a u s e d a m a g e ," h e said, "They lik e to break rules, see i f they can get aw ay w ith stu ff, and I fin d that very d isap p oin tin g par ticu larly w h en it’s b e in g aim ed at so m e th in g [lik e] O A P w h er e y o u h ave nin e m anagers w o rk in g their a sse s o f f to m ak e sure that e v er y o n e has a g o o d tim e. I d o n ’t under sta n d w h y s o m e o n e e l s e w o u ld w an t to rain the b est party during the first tw o w e ek s o f sc h o o l. W hy w o u ld an yon e w an t to stop that?"

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th e p r o p o s e d c h a n g e s are d e b it cards fu n ction in g in the sam e vein as m a n y o th er u n iv e r s itie s w h er e rez students, a sid e from u sin g their o w n c a fe te r ia s c a n u s e c a fe te r ia s c u r r e n t ly n o t c o v e r e d b y m e a l plans. "I th in k e s p e c i a l l y th a t ch a n g es [that a llo w rez kids to use m e a l p la n s in c a m p u s c a fe te r ia s] are a v e r y p o s itiv e n o te . W e ju s t

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h o s p it a l s e c to r s are th e o n ly m ajor se c to r s o f th e e c o n o m y still

n e c e s s i t a t e s s o m e r a t io n in g , a r a n k in g o f th e im p o r ta n c e o f

under s o c ia lis t control."

m e d ic a l p r o c e d u r e s , th e p e o p le w h o r e c e iv e th e m , and the e x ten t o f coverage. " H ealth is a g o o d th in g , b u t

d iffe r e n t a p p r o a c h e s to b o th th e

S a b a and W a s c h ly c ia -L e is

n o t th e o n ly g o o d th in g in life ,"

p r o b le m o f h e a l t h c a r e a n d th e

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F o ru m s o n h e a lth c a r e are r a rely c o m p le te w ith o u t th e p ri v a t e —v e r s u s —p u b l i c —p r o v i s i o n

o f s o c i a l j u s t ic e , a c o n c e p t th at

sio n s on h ealth care r a tion in g.

q u e s t io n . C o f f e y s p o k e o n th e n e c e s s i t y o f p a r a lle l h e a lth c a r e

g u a r a n t e e s a b a s i c b u n d le o f n e c e s s itie s fo r a ll, and o f a w o e fu lly in a d eq u a te and u n d erfu n d ed h e a lth ca re s y s te m th at d o e s n ot

"O rdinary p e o p le su ch as you and m e are b e tte r o f f le ttin g e x p e rts m ak e su ch d e c is io n s . T h e a v e r a g e p e r so n o n th e street c a n

s y s t e m s th a t c o u p le a u n iv e r s a l h ea lth ca re sy s te m w ith the o p tio n

m e e t th is g o a l. W a s c h ly c ia - L e is s p o k e p a s s io n a t e ly o f C a n a d ia n

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v a lu e s and p r in c ip le s. "I c o m e to y o u as a d e fe n d e r o f m e d i c i n e . [C a n a d ia n h e a lt h c a r e ]... is th e m o st c o s t e ffe c tiv e sy s te m for d e liv e r y o f h ea lth care

n ot m a k e c o m p le x d e c is io n s and w e are b e tte r o f f le ttin g e x p e r ts m ak e d e c is io n s - I think that th is

E x p a n d in g fu r th e r , C o f f e y

tr e a tm e n t are l e g a l l y p r e v e n te d

in th e w o r ld . In fa c t it is th e b est.

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in g th e s y s t e m . F o r g o o d n e s s sa k e, let's n ot s a c r ific e so m e th in g that is so im p ortan t to th e v a lu e s

m a tio n w o u ld b e p u b lic and c o n

care, w e're in th e dark a g e s. It is the righ t o f the in d iv id u a l to pay fo r lif e s a v in g tr e a tm e n t. O f

o f C an a d ia n s," s a id W a s c h ly c ia -

p le c a n and sh o u ld c o n tr ib u te to su ch d ebates." sa id P atten . "W hen

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this," sh e later added.

e x c lu s iv ity . " W h e n it c o m e s to h e a l t h

m a n a g e m e n t fo r o v e r 2 0 y e a rs n o w , w it h a u t o m a t i c c o n t r a c t ren ew al until this year. " E a r lie r t h is s u m m e r M U S an d S S M U g o t th e m e s s a g e that th e y w e r e n ’t g o in g to b e ru n n in g the cafeterias anym ore and the uni v e r s ity ju s t r e fu s e d to r e n e w th e c o n tr a ct. W e o n ly h eard a b o u t it tw o m onth s ago. A pparently it has b e e n plan ned b y the U n iv ersity for a year. T h is results in the lo ss o f a m in im u m o f $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 a y e a r fo r S S M U a n d th e s t u d e n t s ," s a id S S M U V P O p e r a t i o n s K e v in M cP hee. A s th e c o n t r a c t s h a v e b e e n r e n e w e d o n a e n tir e ly v o lu n ta r y b a s is n o a g r e e m e n t e x is t s t y in g M cG ill ad m in istration to r en ew a l, th e r efo r e p r e c lu d in g g r o u n d s fo r le g a l a c tio n b y th e stu d e n t s o c i eties. "W e d o n ’t h ave a con tract so w e d o n ’t h a v e an y le g a l grou n d s. W e w o u ld try to fight this but w e d o n ’t r eally h a v e m u ch o f a p o s i tion," ex p la in ed M cP h ee. A m id st the p o litica l qu agm ire o f w h eth er c a m p u s c a fe te r ia s are better su ited w ith student m an age m en t or u n iv e r sity ad m in istra tio n is the q u estion o f w h ic h op tion w ill result in the m ore e ffic ie n t and c o st e ffe c tiv e result. M cP h e e e x p la in ed that th is in itia l m o tio n b y M c G ill ad m in istration is a sp ringb oard to the creation o f an in tegrated cam p u s-w id e cafeteria system . A m o n g

w o u ld h ave preferred i f the un iver s itie s had c o n su lte d us first," said M cP h ee. Student op in io n s on the matter h o w ev e r are split b etw een the prac tic a lity o f w e ll m a n a g e d , c o n v e n ie n t c a m p u s c a f e t e r ia s a n d th e pride that c o m e s from student run cafeterias. "O n c a m p u s f o o d is o v e r priced for the m ost. W h o m anages the cafeterias d o e sn ’t really bother m e-T h is all dep en d s on h o w m uch it c o sts. I f y o u are a llo w e d to u se so m e th in g lik e a d e b it card on a m eal per m eal b asis 1 w ou ld not be averse to it. That w o u ld be the lo g ical thing to do. T hat’s w h y I d o n ’t think M cG ill w o u ld d o it," said U1 A rts student R afael R ivera-L eon. "It is im portant that [the c a fe teria] e m p lo y s stu d e n ts - I th in k that stu d en ts sh o u ld be g iv e n the opportunity to w ork o n cam pus and it sh ou ld be run by students - there is a c er ta in ch arm to stu d e n t run c a fs," sa id E rik F ra n co , U 2 A rts student. S tories o f sw ee p in g reform s o f M c G ill c a f e t e r ia s , a n d 3 -m o n th p la n s th at g u a r a n te e fo o d c o u r ts, are fairly c o m m o n p la ce both from s t u d e n t s o c i e t i e s a n d M c G i ll adm instration lea v in g , lea v in g u se fu ln e ss to stu d en ts the o n ly yard

a t t it u d e i s th e p r o b le m w e are fa cin g ," sa id P atten. F u rtherm ore, P atten s u g g e s t ed a d e m o c r a tic p r o c e s s in d e c i s i o n s o f h e a lt h c a r e r a t io n in g ,

d e c r ie d th e la c k o f r e s o u r c e s as p r e d ic a t in g a c li m a t e in w h ic h in d iv id u a ls that c a n pay for better

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it i s i m p o s s i b l e to s a t i s f y th e h ea lth n e e d s o f e v e r y s in g le p e r so n . A n e f fe c tiv e ap p roach , then,

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te sta b le . " V ie w s o f th e o rd in ary p e o

p e o p l e d is a g r e e it j u s t s e e m s a m u c h m o r e l e g it im a te a p p ro a c h to s o lv e a p r o b le m , b e c a u se there

t i e r e d , in f a c t it w i l l b e m u c h m ore than tw o tier ed , bu t I don't r e a lly s e e a p r o b le m w ith that,"

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G ore calls fo r tu itio n ta x cu t a t rally B y V ie n a H o w e T h e D a il y F r ee P res s ( B o s t o n U . ) ________ (U -W IR E ) BO STO N D e m o c r a tic p r e sid e n tia l c a n d i d a te A1 G o r e a n d r u n n in g m a te S e n . J o s e p h L ie b e r m a n (D C o n n .) m a d e a c a m p a ig n sto p in B o sto n W ed n esd ay a fte r a n n o u n c i n g a p la n f o r c o l l e g e tu itio n tax c u ts at an e a rlier e v e n t in M a in e . S ta n d in g in fron t o f an a u d i ence of 5 ,0 0 0 p e o p le at C h r is t o p h e r C o lu m b u s P a r k in th e N o r th E n d , G o r e a c k n o w l

e d g e d th e stu d e n ts in th e c r o w d b y c a llin g o u t th e n a m e s o f v a r i o u s a rea s c h o o ls , in c lu d in g B o s to n U n iv e r sity . " E very y o u n g p e r so n in th is c o u n tr y w h o g o e s to c o l l e g e — w h o w a n t s to g o to c o l l e g e — o u g h t to b e a b le to , r eg a r d less o f f a m ily in c o m e . T h a t's g o o d fo r ou r country," G o re said . T h e cu rren t v ic e -p r e s id e n t s a id m a k in g c o ll e g e tu itio n " m o s tly " ta x d e d u c t i b l e w o u ld g iv e m id d le c la s s fa m ilie s b e tter a c c e s s to a c o lle g e e d u c a tio n . "W e've o v e r r e lie d o n stu d en t loan s," G o re sa id . " Y o u n g p e o p le g r a d u a te to d a y w ith th e e q u iv a

McGill Best Buddies D edicated students are paired up w ith m e n ta lly d isabled in d ivid u a ls in th e co m m u n ity. You get to g e th e r a couple o f tim es a m o n th fo r coffee, a m ovie — be a frie n d to th e m . Tw ice a sem ester there's group o utings as w e ll as rap sessions fo r th e students.

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le n t o f a h o m e m o r tg a g e w ith o u t a h o m e , s o th e y g o h o m e . W e n e e d m o r e g r a n ts a n d s c h o l a r sh ip s and tax breaks." Joh n B r u n s w ic k , a B o s to n U n iv e r s it y School of M a n a g e m e n t s e n io r , w e l c o m e d th e v ic e p r e sid e n t's p r o p o sa l. "I lik e th e fa c t th at it is o p e n in g up an o p p o rtu n ity fo r p e o p le w h o are g o in g to c o lle g e ," h e said. "I f e e l h e r e p r e s e n t s m y i n t e r e s t s m u c h b e t t e r th a n th e o th e r g u y ," s a id R y a n W ild e r , a H arvard U n iv e r s ity fr esh m a n . C o lle g e o f A rts an d S c ie n c e s e n io r K r istin U s z a k w a s le s s o p tim istic . "I t h in k it c o u l d b e b e t t e r th a n th e H o p e S c h o l a r s h i p w e h a v e n o w , b u t I d o n o t th in k it w ill im p a c t th e p e o p le w h o n e e d it m o s t ," s h e s a id r e f e r r i n g to th o s e in lo w e r in c o m e b ra ck ets. S e n . E d w ard K en n e d y (D M a s s .) a t t e n d e d th e r a lly , h e ld n e x t to t h e R o s e K e n n e d y G a r d e n , a s d id B o s t o n M a y o r T h o m a s M e n in o an d se v e r a l c ity c o u n c ilo r s . G o r e c r e d it e d s o m e o f h i s s u c c e s s in t h e N e w H a m p sh ire and Io w a p rim a ries to K e n n e d y 's c a m p a ig n a p p e a r a n c e s. K e n n e d y a n tic ip a te s c o ll e g e s tu d e n ts w i l l h a v e an im p o r ta n t r o le in th e u p c o m in g e le c tio n . "I t h i n k w h e n t h e y s t u d y th e se is s u e s an d g e t in to th e su b s ta n c e o f th e m , th a t th e y w ill u n q u e s tio n a b ly g iv e th eir su p p ort fo r V ic e - P r e s id e n t A1 G o re," h e said . N o t e v e r y o n e a t t h e r a ll y o ffe r e d th eir su p p ort. D u r in g h is s p e e c h , th e v ic e p r e sid e n t w a s in te r r u p te d b y p r o t e s t e r s w h o a c c u s e d h im o f b e in g a "a c o r p o rate p u n d it." T h e y w e r e q u ic k ly d r o w n e d o u t b y su p p o r te r s w h o sh o u te d b a c k , "G o, A l. G o." G o r e s a id th e c r o w d r e p r e se n te d A m e r ic a 's d iv e r s ity . " L e t's h e a r it f o r th e F ir s t A m e n d m e n t . L e t's h e r e it fo r freed o m o f s p e e c h ," G ore r e s p o n d e d . H is s u p p o r t e r s f o l lo w e d w ith c h e er s. G o r e w ill b e c a m p a ig n in g T h u r s d a y in N e w Y o r k a n d is th e n e x p e c t e d to c o n tin u e o n to W a sh in g to n , D .C .

Privacy con cern s force n a m e ta g s o u t o f SFU d orm s B y Jo h n K e n n e d y T h e P e a k (S i m o n F r a s e r U . ) (U -W IR E ) BURNABY, B r itish C o lu m b ia - In w h a t s o m e c o n s id e r a m o v e a g a in s t th e S im o n F ra ser U n iv e r s ity r e s i d e n c e c o m m u n ity , n a m e ta g s are n o lo n g e r a l lo w e d to b e p la c e d o n d orm r o o m d o o r s, T im R io r d a n , an SFU C r im in o lo g y g r a d u a te stu d e n t s p e c i a l i z i n g in p r iv a c y p r o t e c t io n , h a d in i t ia t e d th e m o v e to r e m o v e n a m e ta g s w h e n h e d is covered th e y v io la te d th e F r e e d o m O f I n fo r m a tio n an d P ro te ctio n O f P r iv a c y A c t b y d is c lo s in g p e r s o n a l in fo r m a tio n a b o u t stu d en ts. A ll S F U r e s id e n ts s ig n a le a s e a g r e e m e n t at the b e g in n in g o f th e term , part o f w h ic h g u a ra n te e s that th e F O I/P O P A c t w ill be u p h e ld o n th eir b e h a lf. R io r d a n , a m e m b e r o f th e S im o n F r a s e r S tu d e n ts ' S o c i e t y e x e c u t i v e , s a y s h e r a is e d th e n a m e -ta g is s u e w h e n h e w a s a p p ro a c h e d b y a fe m a le S F U r es id e n c e stu d e n t w h o h ad r e c e n tly b e e n s e x u a lly a ssa u lte d b y a m a le resid en t. A c c o r d i n g to R io r d a n , th e f e m a le s tu d e n t a p p r o a c h e d h im b e c a u s e sh e w a s afraid that h a v in g h er n a m e o n h er d o o r w o u ld a llo w her a ttack er to k n o w w h er e sh e liv e d . "I b e l ie v e th a t w o m e n w h o liv e in [r e sid e n c e ] h a v e a righ t to b e fr e e fro m s e x u a l v io le n c e a n d /o r th e th r e a t o f s e x u a l v i o l e n c e , " R i o r d a n s a i d . "I a l s o b e lie v e th e R e s id e n c e O f f ic e sh o u ld h o n o r its w ritten c o m m it m e n ts to resid en ts." T h e l e a s e a g r e e m e n t s ta te s th a t, " [T h e ] F reed om of I n f o r m a t io n a n d P r o t e c t i o n O f P r i v a c y A c t p r o h i b it [ s i c ] th e R e s id e n c e O ffic e fro m p r o v id in g a n y in f o r m a t io n c o n c e r n i n g its r e s id e n t s to an in t e r e s t e d th ir d party." O n A p r il 2 9 , 2 0 0 0 , R io rd a n su b m itte d a lette r o f c o m p la in t to

th e O ffic e o f th e In fo rm a tio n and P r iv a c y C o m m is s io n e r fo r B ritish C o lu m b ia w h ic h w a s a ls o se n t to th e R e s id e n c e O ffic e . C r a ig N e e la n d s , S F U 's A c c e s s to I n fo r m a tio n a n d P r iv a c y A r c h i v is t w h o u p h o ld s th e p r o v i s i o n s o f th e A c t , s a y s th a t o n c e th e o v e r s ig h t w a s b r o u g h t to h is a tte n tio n , a c tio n s w e r e im m e d ia te ly ta k en to f ix the situ a tio n . In t h e f i r s t w e e k o f M a y 2 0 0 0 , a ll n a m e ta g s w e r e r e m o v e d fr o m r e s id e n c e d o o r s . R e s id e n ts w e r e to ld that th e n a m e ta g s w o u ld b e retu rn ed o n ly i f an e x p l i c i t r e q u e s t to h a v e th e m p o s te d w a s m ad e. In a lette r to R io r d a n , C h ris M c G r a th , a s s is ta n t d ir e c to r o f R e s i d e n c e L i f e e x p l a i n e d th a t th e r e w a s n o in te n tio n a l b r e a c h o f th e A c t a n d p o i n t e d o u t th e b e n e fits o f n a m e ta g s. " [N a m e ta g s] w e r e in te n d e d to p r o v id e ou r c o m m u n ity m e m b e r s w ith a s im p le t o o l th a t a llo w s th em to b e g in e sta b lish in g c o m m u n ity n e tw o r k s w ith in th e r e s id e n c e c o m m u n ity ." Sarah M eer, a se c o n d -y e a r s tu d e n t l i v i n g in r e s id e n c e s a id th e a c t io n s ta k e n b y R io r d a n w e r e e x c e s s iv e . " W h il e i t ' s h i s r i g h t to c h o o s e n o t to h a v e h is n a m e d is p l a y e d o u t s i d e h i s r o o m , i f it ap p ea rs that th e v a st m a jo rity o f stu d e n ts fin d it a c o n v e n ie n c e to h a v e t h e ir n a m e s o n t h e d o o r , th e n h e s h o u ld j u s t r e m o v e h is o w n in s te a d o f in c o n v e n ie n c in g th e rest o f th e resid en ts." W h ile the n o -n a m e tag p o l i c y sh o u ld a p p ly to all u n iv e r sitie s in th e p r o v in c e , th e p o l i c y d o e s n o t s e e m to b e c a t c h i n g o n . R e s id e n c e room s at th e U n iv e r s it y o f B r itis h C o lu m b ia , an d M c G ill U n iv e r s ity , s till p o s t n a m e ta g s.

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(U -W IR E ) S O U T H B E N D , Ind. - T o so m e students, the S A T s are part o f the c o lle g e p rocess, but th is is no lo n g e r th e c a s e for stu d e n ts a p p ly in g to 2 8 5 a c c r e d ite d A m erican c o lle g e s and u n iversities w h o h a v e e lim in a te d stan d ard ized testin g requirem ents. S u c h u n iv e r s it ie s in c lu d e In d ia n a S ta te U n iv e r s ity , W a y n e State U n iversity, C ity U n iv ersity o f N e w Y o r k , M id d le b u r y C o l l e g e and D ic k in so n C o lleg e . S ix y e a r s a g o , D ic k in s o n c h o s e to m a k e S A T s c o r e s a n op tion al part o f the app lication . " D ick in son has a lw a y s d o w n p la y e d S A T s. W e 'v e a lw a y s s e e n th o s e 'A' stu d e n ts in h ig h s c h o o l w h o have test an xiety and don't test w e ll, and w e te ll them that it's ok,"

said K risty L each , a sso cia te direc to r o f a d m is s io n s at D ic k in s o n . "They lik e that and it m akes them m ore interested in D ickinson ." S tu d e n ts h a v e th e o p tio n to s u b m i t t h e ir s c o r e s w h e n t h e y apply to D ick in so n . S o m e students w h o d id n o t su b m it th e ir s c o r e s h ave had the opportunity to attend s c h o o ls o th e r w ise u n a c c e ssib le to them . "Had w e had their S A T score a n d o n l y b e i n g in th e 9 0 0 s , it w o u ld h a v e p r o b a b ly je o p a r d iz e d the d e c isio n . T h ey w o u ld probably b e o n the w aitin g list," L each said. For r a n k in g p u rp o ses, D ic k in s o n o n ly r e p o r ts th e S A T scores subm itted to the institution. B e c a u s e o f th is d is c r e p a n c y b e tw e en the rep orted avera g e stu d e n t S A T s c o r e , D ic k in s o n w a s dropped from "highly c o m p e titiv e ” to " le ss c o m p e tit iv e " in c o l l e g e

r a n k in g m a g a z in e s a fte r its fir st y ear w ith th is p o lic y . S in c e th en , h o w e v e r , D ic k in s o n h a s r eg a in e d its p la c e a m o n g " h igh ly c o m p e ti tive" c o lle g e s. E v e n th ou gh D ic k in so n m an aged to rem ain am on g ranked c o l l e g e s , N o t r e D a m e a n d S a in t M ary's w ill n ot be le a n in g in th is d ir e c tio n an y tim e s o o n b e c a u s e , a c c o r d in g to b o th s c h o o ls , S A T s are a g o o d indicator o f h o w a stu dent w ill perform during freshm an year. "If y ou m ake it optional, w ho's g o in g to su bm it it? O f c o u rse, the o n e s w h o sc o r e d high ," sa id B o b M u n d y, director o f internal opera tion s in the N otre D a m e undergrad uate a d m issio n s o ffic e . "I don't see any p ie c e o f the a p p lica tio n drop p in g, and the high er the S A T score, the m ore lik ely y o u are to d o w e ll here."

"This is the o n ly typ e o f stan d ard ized in fo rm a tio n a c o m m itte e w o u ld have on a student, and I h on e stly don't think m any sc h o o ls are g o in g aw ay from the S A T option," sa y s M ary Pat N o la n , d ir ec to r o f a d m issio n s at Sain t M ary’s. L each agrees that m o st sc h o o ls can n ot elim in ate th ese standardized exam s. "At b ig g e r u n iv e r s itie s , th e y n e e d S A T s c o r e s b e c a u s e o f th e s h e e r q u a n tity o f a p p lic a tio n s . I don't think it w o u ld w ork at anoth er institution," he said. "It's a g o o d id e a to h ave S A T s a s a sta n d a r d b e c a u s e e v e r y o n e c o m e s from different schools," said K athy B ek h it, a sop h om ore sc ien ce p re-p rofession al major. T h e N o tr e D a m e a d m is s io n s o f f i c e d o e s fin d a c o n n e c t io n b e tw e en sc o res and aca d em ic su c c ess.

"W e lo o k at 2 0 0 students w h o have scored 1 5 0 0 or a b o v e and 2 0 0 stu d e n ts w h o are a b o v e 1 2 0 0 . W h e n fr e s h m a n g r a d e s a re f i n is h e d , th ere are m o r e 3 .8 s in the f i r s t g r o u p th a n in th e s e c o n d group," said M undy. B o th N o tr e D a m e an d S a in t M ary's stress that sc o res are o n ly a part o f the p rocess. "W e don't e v e n h ave a form ula fo r a c c e p tin g — it’s n o t e v e n that scien tific," N olan said. A n o th e r c o n sid e r a tio n is that stu d e n ts o f d iffe r e n t c u ltu ra l and lin g u istic backgroun ds m ay h ave a p r o b le m w it h o n e s ta n d a r d A m erican exam su ch as the SA T . "I g r e w u p w it h t w o l a n g u a g e s , an d m y p a r e n ts c o u ld n 't h a v e taught m e E n g lish as w e ll as your parents co u ld . E v e n stu ff lik e th a t a f f e c t e d m e o n th e S A T ," B ekhit said.

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The good folks d ow n at M c G ill Libraries claim they w a n t to offer the best services possible, but that is cle a rly not the case w hen it comes to the Birks Reading Room. T hey have co m e u n d e r som e undeserved c ritic is m ; m ost recently, a rum ou r that the Reading Room w o u ld close later this year. T his ru m o u r is false. O n th e o th e r h an d, the fa c t th a t M c G ill Libraries is d oing its best to lim it the services offered at Birks is very true. By d o in g so, they lim it the Reading Room's usefulness to students. The Birks R eading Room s till exists la rg e ly because o f a 1 9 4 9 a g re e m e n t b e tw e e n M c G ill U n iv e rs ity and th e th re e M c G ill-a ffilia te d th eo log ica l colleges. This legally b in d in g agree m en t ca lls fo r a "re ad in g room " w ith in Birks. This agreem ent offers p ro te c tio n th a t som e o th e r sm all lib ra ry services have missed, such as the Physical Education Reading Room that was closed this past sum m er and merged w ith the Education Library. In 1996, a proposal was m ade to close the Birks Reading Room and send its c o lle ctio n s over to M cLennan Library. The logic was that each a d d itio n a l lib ra ry strains an already lim ite d b u d g e t; m o n e y spent on e xtra a d m in is tra tio n and p erson ne l costs incurred at Birks co u ld instead go tow ards new books and ce ntralize d services that w o u ld benefit all M c G ill students rather than just those at the Reading Room. The university then chose to hon ou r the 1949 agreem ent — but, the Birks Library fa cilitie s w e n t from a fu ll lib ra ry w ith fu ll services to a "reading room " w ith lim ite d services. It w e n t from tw o floors to one; its reference, research and serial co lle ction s w ere relocated to the M cLennan stacks and o n ly 2 0 ,0 0 0 v o l umes rem ained fo r the undergraduate program s taught at Birks. In 1997 a new agreement called fo r reserve services to be c u t at Birks w h ic h c a lle d fo r all reserves to be transferred to Redpath Library. This agreem ent has been challenged this year because o n ly n ow has M c G ill Libraries chosen to enforce this p o licy. U nder this enforcem ent, there w o u ld still be a paid atten dant — no m oney is saved. Books w ill still be checked o ut as usual. If M c G ill Libraries had its w ay, it w o u ld get rid o f the Birks Reading Room so th a t the m oney co u ld go to lib ra ry projects that w o u ld benefit the entire M c G ill co m m u n ity. T he ore tically, this is a fa ir p h ilo so p h y because it tries to secure the greatest good fo r the greatest n um ber o f people. Yet, the rea lity is that no m o n e y is b e in g saved b y e n d in g th e Birks reserve se rvices. Instead, e n fo rc in g th is p o lic y w ill o n ly in c o n v e n ie n c e Birks lib ra ry users. In this u nique case, M c G ill Libraries is legally bound to offer services. C utting a service like reserves neither saves m oney nor provides resources that b en efit other students. Instead o f trying to lim it these services, M c G ill Libraries should make the best use o f a u nique o p p o rtu n ity by m aintain in g the services they offered under the same co n d itio n s as last year rather than c u ttin g the services availab le to people at Birks.

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out that the students in this b u ild in g are un able to break their lea se

In tr u th , th e r e are m a n y p l a c e s through out the M cG ill g h e tto that are in far w o rse co n d itio n and are b ein g so ld to u n su sp ectin g students in n e e d o f h o u s i n g . T h e f a c t rem a in s that 3 4 4 0 D u roch er is an a p artm en t b u ild in g w h ic h is p r i v a te ly o w n e d and o p era ted . O n ly n o w , it h a p p en s to h o u se 6 0 first year stu d en ts o n b e h a lf o f M c G ill r e sid e n c e s. It is in su ch c o n d itio n b eca u se the ow n ers have b een irre sp o n sib le and h ave let the bu ild in g deteriorate o v er the last 2 0 years. If y o u w a n t to th r o w b la m e s o m e w h ere, g iv e it to scum b ag landlords w h o h ave b e e n screw in g o v er stu dents by chargin g exorbitant prices for sub-par apartm ents. S o w h y t h e n a r e M c G i ll R e s id e n c e s p u ttin g th e se stu d en ts in h otels and apartm ents? W e ll, as it is, th e e n r o llm e n t from o u t-o fp rovin ce first year students is w ay up. C urrently, M cG ill has a p o licy that guarantees h o u sin g to all first y e a r s tu d e n ts . S o , th e r e w a s an ov erb o o k in g o f students w h o co u ld n o t fit in tra d itio n a l r e s id e n c e or the already e x istin g M O R E operat e d apartm ents. T h is is a sy m p to m that is h ittin g hard at e v e r y other u n iv e r s it y a n d c o l l e g e in N o r th A m e r ic a . G u e lp h U n iv e r s it y , in o r d e r to t e m p o r a r i ly s o l v e th e h o u sin g shortage, has put the firsty e a r stu d en ts in ten ts o n ca m p u s. M cG ill put their First-year students in 5 -s ta r h o t e l s u n t il th e n e w ly r e n te d M O R E a p a r tm e n ts w e r e clea n ed and furnished. L astly, Mr. G ilderdale pointed

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fr a m e s th e e x p e r i e n c e th a t s tu d e n ts n o t o r ig in a lly fr o m M o n tr e a l w i l l h a v e h ere.

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B e in g p e o p le o f k e e n o b s e r v a tio n and

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n iz e th at w h e n a p e r so n o r g r o u p b e c o m e s

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p o l i t i c a l l y p r o b l e m a t ic , t h o s e in p o w e r

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w h o h a d b e e n e n j o y in g a c r u is e ta ilo r e d

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r o u n d e d up a n d fo r c e d to retu rn to th e ir

tu r ies d u n g e o n s and p r iso n s and in tim id a

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y o u r c o ll e a g u e s are c u r r e n tly m a k in g

sh ip . T h e p o lic e d id n o t p r e v a r ic a te a b ou t

tio n h a v e d o n e th e trick . B u t to d a y ’s le a d

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ito rs. T h e p r o b le m w a s th eir sh e e r w o r ld

in te r n a tio n a l m e d ia is le s s an d le s s w illin g

t r a v e llin g g a y n e s s . S o b a c k to th e b o a t,

to to le r a te t h e s e d a te d m o d e s o f d e a lin g w ith d iffe r e n c e , d is s e n t, an d in su r r e c tio n .

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D e a r M r. M ilto n :

a h a l f b e f o r e b e i n g e s c o r t e d h o m e to R angoon.

th e y sa id , M r. M ilto n , b a c k to th e b oat.

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to e n v i s i o n , a s I a m , a c li e n t l is t a m ile

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fr ie n d ly w a y s o f q u e llin g p o s s ib le tro u b le.

m e e tin g in Q u e b e c C ity in A p r il, 2 0 0 1 to

id e a fo r A ir C a n a d a e x p l ic i t , le t m e r e m in d y o u o f a fa m ilia r s c e n a r io c lo s e r

A n d w h a t is e m e r g in g a s a p a la ta b le a lter

e n g a g e in n e g o t i a t i o n s r e g a r d i n g w h a t

n a tiv e to th e o ld w a y s ? C o n fin in g d i s s i

m a y b e c o m e th e F r e e T r a d e A r e a o f th e

to h o m e : a g r o u p o f h u n g r y , e x h a u s t e d ,

d e n t s a n d u p s ta r ts to v e h i c l e s o f tr a n s

w o u ld -b e r e fu g e e s a r riv e o n th e c o a s t o f

p o r ta tio n , o f c o u r s e . V e s s e l s d e s ig n e d to m o v e p e o p l e fr o m o n e p la c e to a n o th e r

A m e r ic a s . T h e a b s e n c e o f p r o te ste r s fr o m t h is s u m m it w o u ld r e n d e r th e m e e t i n g s in fin ite ly m o r e p le a s a n t an d e ffic ie n t. T h e

lin e . A n id e a h a s o c c u r r e d to m e th a t I

C an ad a. S e n d in g th e m b a c k w h e n c e th e y c a m e is im p o s s ib le , fo r th e m ig ra n ts are in

th in k m a y h e lp y o u in th at e n d e a v o u r , and

a la m e n ta b le sta te o f h e a lth a s it i s , and

th e e x c it a b le an d o v e r s e n s it iv e v o tin g

w o u ld l i k e l y p a y a h e f t y f e e fo r y o u to

I c o n s id e r it a m o d e s t a c t o f c it iz e n s h ip

h e a v e n o n ly k n o w s w h a t th eir g o v e r n m e n t

p u b lic b e c a u s e t h e y ’re in h e r e n tly lim in a l

r a is e t h e e d i t o r i a l b o a r d o f th e M c G i ll

fo r m e to sh are th is id e a w ith y o u .

w o u ld d o to th e m i f th e y w e r e to return.

s p a c e s . C a r s , s h ip s , tr a in s , a n d - s a y it

B u t ta k in g th e m in w o u ld r a ise all so r ts o f

D a i l y t o a f e w t h o u s a n d f e e t , a n d t h is w o u ld a ls o s o l v e , in th e s h o r t te r m , th e

o b v io u s p o lit ic a l tr o u b le at h o m e . A

w ith m e , M r. M ilto n - p la n e s c a n all se r v e th e p u r p o s e o f C r e a t iv e C o n ta in m e n t

c o n t e n t io u s p r o b le m o f o f f i c e s p a c e fo r

S e p te m b e r ,

tr ic k y situ a tio n , to b e su re. S o w h a t d o e s

s p le n d id ly .

th e D a ily . T h e lis t o f p o s s ib le c a n d id a te s

B u r m e s e o p p o s it io n le a d e r a n d N o b e l

ou r g o v e r n m e n t d o in ord er to b u y s o m e

P e a c e la u r e a te A u n g S a n S u u K y i w a s e s c o r te d b a c k to R a n g o o n a fter a n in e -d a y

tim e to th in k ? It le a v e s th em o n th e b o a t,

Y o u h a v e th e r e s o u r c e s to b e at th e

ers, n u r se s, stu d e n ts, a c tiv is ts . F lig h ts fo r

o f c o u r s e . O r i f th e ir s is to o r ic k e ty , th e

v a n g u a r d o f th is e x c it in g and p o te n tia lly

B u z z H a r g r o v e a lo n e c o u ld m a k e y o u m il

s ta n d o ff w ith B u r m e s e p o lic e in th e su b urb o f D a la . S u u K y i, w h o w a s d e m o c r a ti c a lly e le c t e d le a d e r o f B u rm a e ig h t y e a r s

g o v e r n m e n t g r a c io u s ly flo a ts o u t a b etter o n e . O n c e th e m ig r a n t s s c r a m b l e o n t o

l u c r a t i v e in t e r n a t io n a l tr e n d . A b a n d o n c o m m e r c ia l f l ig h t s - th e s c h e d u le s , th e

lio n s.

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lu g g a g e , th e c ra n k y to u r ists - w h a t a fr u it

C le a r ly , th ere h a s n e v e r b e e n a m ore

a g o but w h o s e v ic to r y th e u n e le c te d g e n

start c h u r n in g - s o th e th e y are k e p t on

le s s h e a d a c h e ! S o lic it ch arters fr o m p o w

e x c it in g tim e fo r y o u r a ir lin e th an th is era

e ra ls w h o ru le th e n a tio n h a v e r e fu se d to

w a te r w h i l e th e d e c i s i o n m a k e r s p a tc h

e r fu l C a n a d ia n s . R o u n d u p th e t r o u b le

o f d r a w b r id g e p o lit ic s in C a n a d a . G e t in

r e c o g n iz e , w a s tr y in g to le a v e th e c a p ita l in ord er to m e e t w ith su p p o rte rs in a rural

to g e th e r a plan .

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T h e N ew Face o f TV McGill Je ff H e a to n has ste p p e d in to take o ve r th e d u b , b u t can T V M survive ? B y Shirlee Engel I c a n ’ t h e lp b u t c h u c k l e to m y s e lf at the irony o f the fact that th e n e w h e a d o f T V M c G ill, th e cam pus te le v isio n station, is a little u n e a sy ab ou t ta lk in g in to th e m ic o f m y tin y S o n y ta p e r e c o r d e r . M ayb e it’s b ecau se he has never b e e n form ally (as he puts it) inter v ie w e d b e fo r e . Or p erh ap s it is a hint o f n erv o u sn ess about h o w h e is to transform a c o u p le o f cam eras, a h a lf-ta k en -a p a rt c o m p u te r, p ap erc arp eted ro o m o n the 4th flo o r o f th e S h atn er b u ild in g and a b o u t 3 stu d en t v o lu n te e r s in to a th riv in g T V production club. B u t fo r J e f f H e a to n , a U 3 E c o n o m i c s m a jo r a n d fo r m e r M c G ill r esid en ce a d visor, there i s noth in g m ore e x citin g than the id ea o f em b ark in g o n a stu dent a d v e n ture that is slig h tly sh y o f b e c o m -

and e d itin g w h at e v e n tu a lly aired as 5-m in u te segm en ts. A s a cam pus n e w s rep orter tw o y e a r s a g o , sh e co v er ed stories ranging from even ts and g a m es to charities and p lays. “W hat w e did really depend ed u p o n w h o w a s in v o lv e d ,” sa y s B row n. “W e w ere o n ly a llo w ed to play our tape w ith in M cG ill b u ild in g s, w h ich b a sic a lly cam e d o w n to a c o u p le o f T V s around Shatner.” B row n b e c a m e in v o lv e d w ith T V M in her s e c o n d y ea r th rou gh frien d N ic o la D o y le , w h o h ea d ed th e c lu b w ith K a r e n Z y la k la s t year. B oth are n o w M cG ill alum ni. T h is is w h e r e H e a to n c o m e s in. H e sa y s that he w a s ask ed last year i f he c o u ld take o v e r b eca u se m o st p e o p le w e re le a v in g an d , d e s p it e h is la c k o f e x p e r i e n c e , j u m p e d at th e o p p o r t u n i t y . H e a c k n o w le d g e s th a t T V M i s n o w p la g u e d b y a s e r ie s o f p a u c itie s : e x p e r tise , fu n d in g , p e o p le , e q u ip

T V M - o w n e d v id e o c a m e r a flo a t am on g th ose w h o h ave c o n n ectio n s to the clu b but it is n ow h ere to b e foun d in the o ffic e . T h e o n ly thing th a t s h e d s lig h t o n th e k in d s o f a c tiv ities that take p la c e there are a com puter and tw o sm all reel-to-reel e d itin g u n its and the fe w c ro o k ed filin g c a b in e ts that lin e the w a lls.

w h ere he has b e e n teach in g H eaton h o w to ed it sin c e the b eg in n in g o f the sc h o o l year. H e c o n c e d e s that a lt h o u g h a p p e a r a n c e o f th e T V M /M o v ie-M a k in g C lub o ffic e is u n i m p r e s s i v e , th e e q u i p m e n t sh ou ld n o n eth eless su ffic e b ecau se he w ill do h is w ork at hom e. “ [T V M i s ] m a k in g n e w s s h o w s , n o t Star W a rs or T ita n ic , a n d th a t [ e q u ip m e n t ] i s a ll y o u n eed for a n e w s sh ow . It is g o in g to d o th e tr ic k ,” s a y s F r ie d m a n . “ I think that b efore an y o n e b u y s m ore e q u ip m e n t, T V M c G ill s h o u ld s h o w th a t t h e y a r e s e r io u s a n d w ork in g hard.” W h en ask ed about the ex p e ct e d d u r a t io n o f t h e T V M a n d M o v i e - M a k i n g C lu b ‘m e r g e r ’ , F rie d m a n s e e s a m o r e lo n g -te r m c o m m itm e n t b e tw e e n th e tw o . “I th in k it sh o u ld c o n tin u e b e c a u s e o n c e th in gs start ro llin g and p eo p le start lik in g their jo b s w e can share

" I th in k t h a t b e fo re a n y o n e buys m o re e q u ip m e n t, TV M c G ill s h o u ld s h o w th a t th e y a re serio u s a n d w o rk

in c lu d e a w e e k lo n g T V M fe stiv a l in w h ic h sh o r t s e g m e n ts w i l l b e te le v is e d in c la s se s b efo re the le c tu r e b e g i n s , a r o u n d th e S h a tn e r

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b u ild in g an d e v e n at G e r t’s. T h e c o n t e n t w o u ld i n c l u d e a v i d e o already m ad e abou t F rosh and the t w o f o o t b a l l g a m e s , n a m e ly Q u e en s v s. M c G ill. P u m p ed w ith sc h o o l spirit, H eaton c o u ld be seen l a s t w e e k in a n i m p r e s s i v e k i l t b e in g p ie -fa c e d b y a M c G ill fo o t b a ll p la y e r in le c t u r e h a l l s , h is sh tick for Saturday’s gam e. It w as not, h o w ev e r, to a d v ertise T V M ’s p resen ce at the even t.

in g h a r d ." ■ H id a i F rie d m a n

in g B la ir W itc h b u t w h ic h m a y n o n e th e le s s b e c o m in g to lec tu r e hall near you . A t t h is p o i n t , e v e n H e a t o n h im se lf is w illin g to adm it that is a g r o s s e x a g g e r a tio n . W ith a ll b u t about o n e o f the T V M sta ff gradu ated, he is step p in g in to head w hat h as e s s e n tia lly b e e n r ed u c ed to a gr a ssr o o ts o r g a n iza tio n w ith a bit o f equipm ent. “W e ’re sta r tin g p retty m u c h fr o m g r o u n d z e r o h e r e ,” s a y s H eaton , w h o has liv e d at G ardener H a ll for th e p ast 3 y ea rs. “I h a v e n e v e r b een in v o lv e d b e fo r e ...b u t I h a v e a lw a y s k n o w n it e x is t e d . I g u e s s th a t’s th e b ig g e s t p r o b le m th ey ran in to [in the p ast], g e ttin g the exp osu re it n eed s to be w hat it s h o u ld b e .” A p r e s s in g q u e s tio n is w h a t e x a c tly has T V M d o n e in the past other than produ ce cam p u s broad c a sts that n e v e r se e m to b e , w e ll, broadcasted. A c c o r d in g to L a u r a B r o w n , U 3 E n g l i s h m a jo r a n d th e o n ly T V M v e ter a n arou n d to le n d her e x p e r t is e th is y e a r , th e c lu b h a s a c tu a lly p ro d u ced a lo t o f tape in th e past. T h e o n ly p rob lem is, no o n e really k n o w s w h ere to fin d it. “W e w e re all d e fin ite ly in e x p e r ie n c ed ,” sa y s B row n. “T h e on e th in g a b o u t it is th at n o o n e h a s h e a r d o f it, a n d w ith t h o s e w h o h ave, I think that there is a gen eral ly n eg a tiv e v ie w o f it.” A s a sports reporter, B row n sa y s that sh e spent b e tw e e n 10 and 12 h o u rs a w e e k r e s e a r c h in g , in te r v ie w in g , ta p in g

B rin g in g th e plans to life

m ent, and exposu re. H o w e v e r , im a g e s o f w h at T V M c o u ld b e th is y e a r are n o t e n ou gh to get the clu b o f f to a start. In addition to p roblem s o f v isib ility on cam pus, T V M , a m em b er o f the S S M U , has stru ggled to prove its e lf to th e e x e c u t iv e o f th e S tu d e n t’s S o c i e t y a s a s u c c e s s f u l c lu b at

p e r s o n n e l . .. e d i t i n g T V i s q u ite sim p le, but ed itin g m o v ie s is an art. D o in g b oth w ill a c tu a lly im p r o v e

M cG ill. “It’s a tricky thing b e c a u se in the past w e h a v e in v e ste d a lo t o f m o n e y [in T V M ], a lw a y s in th e hop e that they w o u ld produ ce g o o d [b r o a d c a sts ] w ith i t ,” s a y s C h ris G r a t t o , S S M U V P C lu b s a n d S e r v ic es. “B ut it n ever really m ate rialized. T h is year w e really w an ted to b rin g in s o m e o n e w h o k n e w a l o t a b o u t t h is s o r t o f t h in g . S o th ere’s Jeff, not so m u ch in v o lv e d in T V M c G ill b e f o r e , a n d th e n th ere’s H idai w h o m ade a m o v ie .”

B e s i d e s s k il l s , T V M n e e d a c o m p r e h e n siv e plan as to w h at to produce and h o w to gain exp osu re o n ca m p u s. F ried m an sa y s th is is H ea to n ’s resp on sib ility, for he c o n siders h im se lf m ore o f a ‘tech n ical con su ltan t’ for the club. Past T V M sh o w s in clu d ed 30m in u te n e w s c a s ts, fea tu res on the a th le te s o f th e w e e k , sp o rts c lip s and w h at b e c a m e k n o w n as “talkb ack M c G ill,” a foru m w h ere stu d e n t s v o i c e d t h e ir o p i n i o n s o n p o litica l issu es w ith in the u n iversi ty. In the lo n g term , H eaton w ants to bu ild a g o o d foun dation o f w ork and ex p erien ce on w h ich T V M v o l u n te e r s c a n p r o d u c e q u a lity p r o gram m ing for years to com e. “I d o n ’t think it’s fair for m e to dictate w h at our p lan s are for the year,” sa y s H eaton , add ing that he d o e s h ave m any o f h is o w n ideas. “I think that i f w e have 10 p eo p le e x c ite d abou t m a k in g a la te-n ig h t Letterm an kind o f sh o w , there’s no r ea so n fo r m e to sa y ‘to u g h lu c k for y o u , w e ’re d oin g sp orts’. H e a to n ’ s sh o r t-te r m g o a ls

W a it a s e c ...d id so m e o n e say m o vie? L a te la st year SSM U ap p roach ed H id ai F ried m an , h ead o f the M cG ill M o v ie -M a k in g C lub, to jo in forces w ith T V M for 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 . T h is stunt sq u e ez e d the tw o c lu b s in to r o o m 4 1 7 in S h a tn e r , w h ic h is c u r r e n tly a m u d d le o f paper w ith a tiny w in d o w letting in a s tr e a m o f l i g h t . R u m o r s o f a

p e o p le ’s sk ills.”

W h a t w ill th e y air?

T h e sc e n e e lic its a p alp ab le doubt a s to w h e t h e r a T V s t a t io n a n d m o v ie m a k in g c r e w c a n a c tu a lly c o e x ist in the tiny sp ace. H o w e v e r , F r ie d m a n , w h o fou n d ed his clu b last year, d o e s not fo r e se e this as a p rob lem . “W e ’re g o in g to k eep them apart but w ork togeth er,” he sa y s o f T V M and the M o v ie - M a k in g C lu b , w h ic h j u s t fin is h e d film in g a fea tu re that he sa y s is the b ig g e st student produc tion ev er m ade. “In term s o f e x p e r ie n c e , th e p e o p le at T V M c G ill d o n ’t h ave it. W e h ave a lo t o f p e o p le w h o d o, so w e can h e lp them w ith th a t.. .1 can help th em .” F riedm an has a fu lly equip ped d ig ita l v id e o - e d it in g s u ite in h is apartm ent, w h ere the p ost-p rod u c tio n o f th e f ilm ta k e s p la c e an d

In te r m s o f fin a n c e s , G ratto s a y s th a t t h e c lu b w i l l h a v e to a p p ly f o r f u n d i n g th r o u g h th e F in a n c ia l A ffa ir s C o m m itte e , and depen d in g on the proposal, w ill be a llo tte d a su m o f m o n e y . H ea to n s u g g e s t s th a t a m e m b e r s h ip f e e m ay b e c o m e n ecessa ry to fund the c lu b ’s a c tiv itie s . A lis t o f v o lu n teers generated o n A c tiv itie s N ig h t s h o u ld add a fe w m o r e n a m e s to the staff. H ea to n sa y s that a lth o u g h he is lack in g in exp ertise, h e can apply h is s tr e n g th s to th e jo b . “T h a t’s w hat I bring to the ta b le .. .en ergy to m a k e it h a p p e n ,” h e s a y s . “ A n d d edication . If you g e t som eth in g in your m ind that you w ant to do than y o u ’re g o in g to d o it. I’m not inter e s t e d in a n y t i t l e s o r r e s u m e im p ressiv e m aterial. It’s ju st so m e thing c o o l to d o .” G r a tto h o p e s th a t j o i n i n g f o r c e s w it h t h e M o v ie - M a k in g C lu b w ill g iv e T V M a t e c h n ic a l b oost. H e is p le a se d w ith the notion o f th e t w o e x e c u t i v e s w o r k in g togeth er on their projects. “J e ff d o e s h a v e a lo t o f ener g y , ” s a y s G r a tto . “ I f a n y o n e is g o i n g to g e t a n y t h in g d o n e i t ’ s g o i n g to b e J e f f , s o I ’ m h a p p y a b o u t t h a t ...a n d th e n I ’m h a p p y that H idai has the tech n ical sk ills. I think it’s a g o o d com b in ation and I h o p e to se e so m e th in g g o o d c o m e out o f it.”

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"Yeah ok, M om , I’ll get a job." It w a s so e a s y to s a y a fe w w e ek s ago. But n ow th ose fam ous w ord s e c h o through you r m ind as you scan your ph one bill, w hich you have just pulled o f f the top o f a p ile c o n ta in in g y o u r c a b le , ren t, and tuition b ills. O h, and th e n t h e r e ’ s th o s e p a n ts y o u b o u g h t o n s a le la s t w eek. The numbers just keep adding up. But as m uch as you want to join the w ork fo rce, y o u ju st c a n ’t h elp but w ish you could opt for the la is se z -fa ir e approach to handling your finances. A t M cG ill, the m odel o f th e ty p ic a l stu d e n t b e c o m e s o b s o le t e . B y virtu e o f b e in g from o u t s id e Q u e b e c , m a n y m ay h a v e an au tom atic d isa d vantage in the job market, even w ith in th e A n g lo p h o n e in s t it u t io n th e y a tte n d : th e y d o n ’ t speak French. "I speak a little bit. I can definitely get by, but I’m not flu en t," s a y s T u n d e B e n a k , a U 2 In du strial R e la tio n s stu d en t. L ik e scores o f her academ ic counterparts, she says that she cannot afford to go through this year w ithou t w orking. She recently handed in a work-study a p p lic a tio n form and is h o p in g to find em ploym ent right away if she is accepted. "I think [F rench-sp eak ing stu dents] have a huge advantage, esp e cially outside M cGill," she says. Indeed, although M cG ill is an E n g lis h - s p e a k in g e s ta b lis h m e n t, m o s t o n -c a m p u s e m p lo y m e n t r e q u ir e s b i l in g u a l i s m . T h is is because many are service-sector jobs that necessitate face-to-face interac tion w ith c lie n ts, sev era l o f w h om

are bilingual or solely French speak ing. G reg g B la ch fo rd , D ir ec to r o f the M c G ill C areer and P la c em e n t S e r v ic e ( C A P S ) , a g r e e s th a t an in a b ility to sp eak F rench preven ts m any stu dents from q u a lify in g for

c e r ta in o n - c a m p u s p o s it i o n s . H o w e v e r , h e w arn s that th e term ‘non-French speaking’ calls for elab oration. "W hen y o u say A n g lo p h o n e students, you have to talk about the d e g r e e s o f F ren ch th at o n e m ig h t h ave. A nd i f y o u say A n g lo p h o n e n o n -F ren ch -sp ea k in g , p eriod , then that’s much more difficult," he says. "There are certain jo b s w h ere you c a n g e t b y w ith a lo w e r l e v e l o f French. W hen you go in for an inter v i e w y o u w i l l b e te s t e d on t h a t ...e m p lo y e r s t h e m s e lv e s w ill decide if your level is high enough." B lach ford notes that th ese le v els can often fluctuate significantly, but that an ability to at least carry on a conversation is vital.

"There is a w h ole gradation o f acceptab ility o f a secon d langu age, but even in areas where they m ainly se r v e A n g lo p h o n e s , i f th e y h a v e F r e n c h -s p e a k in g c u s to m e r s , th e y w ill e x p e c t to be ap p roach ed and served in French. The part-time jobs that are a v a ila b le n o r m a lly req u ire tw o la n guages." Blachford says that he has som e suggestions fo r s tu d e n ts w h o are h a v in g trou b le fin d in g p a r t-tim e w o r k . F o r in s t a n c e , h e s a y s th at ap p lyin g ev ery w h ere is not alw ays a good idea. " K e e p in g your options open has a price to pay and that price, I think, is a lesser chance o f g e ttin g hired," sa y s Blachford. "People d on ’t w a n t to h ir e s o m e o n e th at w ill do a n y th in g . They want to hire people w h o w ill do the job that t h e y ’re o f f e r in g . I t ’ s about narrow ing so m e tim e s an d th a t c a n be scary to students." A ls o , he says, e m p h a s iz in g o th e r s k ills th at are v ita l fo r a p o s itio n can m ak e you stan d ou t m ore in th e e m p lo y e r ’s eyes. "If [an em ployer] likes you and y o u ’re very g o o d in other w a y s, a low er lev el o f French is acceptable if it is c o m p e n s a te d by m an y o th e r great and w onderful skills. So it’s a balancing act and each em ployer w ill m ake that decision." A s far as p a r t-tim e w o r k on cam p u s, B lach ford has so m e great s u g g e s tio n s fo r sea rch str a te g ie s. T hey g o m uch further than m erely scann in g the C A P S w eb site, w hich he warns is not sufficient. "If y o u w a n t to g e t a j o b at M cG ill, the b e st w ay to do it is to m eet and talk to professors, teaching

assistants, clerical and administrative p e o p le . M o s t p a r t-tim e j o b s at M cG ill are reached through network in g or con tact m aking. I ju st think th at is a v e r y im p o r ta n t p o in t to make." C A P S is also a great resource. W ith career advisors, databases and w o r k s h o p s , stu d e n ts ca n r e c e iv e coaching on everything from writing e ffe c tiv e C V s to sellin g th em selves to an em ployer during an interview. B la c h fo r d s a y s th at a lth o u g h speaking French is im perative in the s e r v ic e s e c to r , th e r e are s o m e E n g lis h i n s t it u t io n s o u t s id e o f M c G ill su ch as s c h o o ls , h o sp ita ls and universities that m ay accept nonFrench speaking students. A lthough the ability to get by in French is often a n ecessity for many part-tim e jo b s, it d o e sn ’t m ean that A n glo students should drop that last e le c t i v e an d p ic k up a la n g u a g e c o u r s e . H o w e v e r , r e j e c t in g th e notion o f learning altogether w ill be d e tr im e n ta l. B la c h fo r d s a y s th a t m aking an effort to m eet m inim um s ta n d a r d s c a n b e th e d if f e r e n c e betw een su ccess and failure. "I’d like to say [the best w ay to get a job] w ould be to learn French. But I know that in the M cG ill en vi ronment it’s not easy to pick up even a le v e l th at m ig h t be r eq u ire d to w ork at a dépanneur fo r in stan ce...b u t anything that you can d o to help im prove your co n v ersa tional skills could be just enough." Y ou d o n ’t need to g o out and buy th e la test e d itio n o f a F rench d ic t io n a r y or a n y t h in g , b u t it couldn’t hurt to w ork on your speak in g s k i l l s . U s e th e c it y to y o u r advantage and open your ears. And w h ile y o u ’re at it, w ork on your net w orking skills, rev up your C V and get out there.

For more information on jobs at McGill visit the CAPS website at www.mcgill.ca/stuserv/caps

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S in ce U C O is an a lco h o l-fr ee cam pus, the Interfratem ity C ou n cil fo llo w s ca m p u s p o lic ie s b e fo r e each fraternity chapter's p o licie s. "I'm su r e e v e r y f r a te r n ity 's n a tio n a ls r e c o m m e n d it. T h e y 'r e not a llo w ed to have alcoh ol here so it shouldn't e v e n b e an issue," said IFC A d v iso r Dr. Jim W atson. T h e A lp h a Tau O m ega n ation al p o l i c y g i v e s it s c h a p te r s th e

w e h a v e had o c c a s io n a l p ro b lem s lik e injuries and property dam age. A t l e a s t th e r e h a v e n 't b e e n a n y deaths," said K eith G ilchrist, e x e c u tiv e d ir e c to r o f A lp h a K a p p a

f o r th e S t u d y o f th e C o l l e g e F ratern ity h as rep o rted a m ark ed drop in overall fraternity m em b er sh ip d u e to p r o b le m s lik e th o s e m en tion ed by G ilchrist.

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A p p roxim ately a quarter o f the 6 6 n a tio n a l fr a te r n itie s w i l l n o t a llo w a lc o h o l o n th e ir p r e m is e s , w ith m ore fratern ities p la n n in g to "go dry" in the near future. O ne n ew U n iv ersity o f Central

h o l - f r e e o r n o t. I f th e c h a p t e r

M an y fraternity exp erts q u e s

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tio n h o w e lim in a t io n o f a lc o h o l w ill be reinforced. "W e can't control 9 ,0 0 0 liv e s. S tu d e n ts w i l l b e d r in k in g ," sa id T o m G o o d a le , E x e c u tiv e D irector

O k la h o m a fr a te r n ity , S ig m a N u , b egan its chapter last fall and has agreed to b e an a lco h o l-free h ou se,

their d u es are higher," said A d am M artin, A lp h a Tau O m ega m em ber

in c lu d in g p arties w ith no a lc o h o l in v o lv ed . "The g o a l is for all S ig m a N u ch ap ters in th e U .S . to be dry by 2002," said S c o tt M itc h e ll, S ig m a N u m em ber. "It ta k e s lo n g e r fo r s o m e o f the older chapters to b e c o m e c o m p l e t e l y d ry b e c a u s e th e y w o u ld have to adopt new p olicies."

d u es are cheaper. "Our chapter has a d iscoun t on our d u es b eca u se w e g o by the p o l icy . T h e O U chapter is not dry so

and IFC president. W h e n a sk ed ab ou t the A C A C IA sta n ce on b e c o m in g a lc o h o lfr e e , P r e s id e n t K urt J o n e s s a id , "I'm n o t g o i n g to c o m m e n t o n that." N a tio n a l fr a te r n itie s at o th e r s c h o o ls su c h as P h i D e lta T h e ta and A lp h a K appa L am bd a plan to b e c o m e a lco h o l-free b y 2 0 0 1 .

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Life a n d tim e s o f a s e x c o lu m n ist By Rhea W

ong

Ever wonder how a PolySci major ends up opening an insect viewing farm in the West Indies? Or why an HBSc may land you in the editor’s seat at a sassy New York-based magazine fo r thirty something yuppies? Well, we do. These days, a university degree may establish as much certainty o f your intended career as your kindergarten average. This year the Trib will feature various pro fessionals who landed their gigs through a little twist of fate inde pendent o f their academ ic endeavours - and lived to tell. We begin this week with a sala cious occupation that makes Dear Abby look all the less scan dalous. F o r g e t C a r r ie B r a d s h a w o f T h e life o f a

Sex and the City.

real s e x c o lu m n is t h a s little g lo r y , g la m o u r o r c lo s e t s fu ll o f J im m y C h o o s. W e b s it e s e x c o lu m n is t G ir l F r id a y N ig h t p u lle d up a c h a ir , h u n k ered d o w n and sh a red a little p ie c e o f h er heart fo r th e T rib. A s a U 2 p o litic a l s c ie n c e m a j o r a t M c G i l l , G ir l F r i d a y (w h o c h o s e n ot to r e v e a l h er real n a m e ) , c o n s i d e r s h e r p a r t - t im e jo b as ju s t a jo b . N o w ild p a rties, o r g ie s o r la s c iv io u s p r o p o s itio n s litter h er d o o r ste p . "To te ll y o u th e truth, w r itin g a s e x c o lu m n is p retty d u ll. Y o u e n d u p w it h a l o t o f t h e s a m e so r ts o f q u e s t io n s a b o u t v a n illa s e x . In fa c t, I've b e e n w r itin g fo r a w h ile an d I'm sc r a p in g th e b o t to m o f th e barrel a s far a s c o n te n t is c o n c e r n e d ," s h e s a y s . " B u t r e a lly , at th e e n d o f th e d a y , I j u s t g o h o m e , w ith lo ts o f r ea d in g to b e d o n e lik e e v e r y o n e e lse."

G e t t in g s ta r t e d G ir l F r id a y ’s n a is s a n c e a s a s e x c o lu m n i s t w a s a s e r e n d ip i to u s e v e n t. "I've a lw a y s b e e n in te r e ste d in w r i t i n g . A n d , I g u e s s y o u c o u ld sa y I've a lw a y s b e e n in ter e s t e d in s e x t o o . A n y w a y , a fr ie n d o f m in e w a s w o r k in g o n th is w e b s it e a n d t h e y n e e d e d a c o l u m n i s t . I h a p p e n e d to n e e d s o m e m o n e y , so w e w o r k e d o u t a d e a l . N o t to m e n t i o n , t h e id e a w a s s o w a c k y th at it a p p e a le d to m e i m m e d i a t e l y . N o w , I w r ite th is w e e k ly S e x T ip o f th e W e e k that g o e s o u t to 1 0 ,0 0 0 p e o p le ." G irl F rid a y g o e s o n to further d e s c r ib e c o lu m n w r i t in g a s an e s s e n tia lly m u n d a n e task . " W h at u s u a lly h a p p e n s is th at arou n d S u n d a y n ig h t, I fin a l l y s i t d o w n to w r i t e w h a t I 'v e

d r e a d e d a ll w e e k lo n g . I s it an d b rain storm and fin a lly sp it s o m e th in g o u t w h ic h s p ic e s up m arried s e x life . U s in g m y p o w e r s o f w it

in te r io r s , p lia b le s e a tb e lt r e s tr a in ts a n d th e th r e a t o f d i s c o v e r y , it's h ard n o t to s e e y o u r c a r as a m o b ile d en o f d e b a u c h

a n d r h e t o r i c , 1 tr y to p r o d u c e s o m e th in g a m u s in g , i f n o t in fo r

ery.

m a t iv e . I f I c a n p r o d u c e s o m e t h in g b e t w e e n J u d g e J u d y a n d T o m R o b b in s in an y g iv e n w e e k , I'm a h a p p y ca m p er.

a u t o m o t iv e a m o u r , it i s a l w a y s im p o r ta n t to k e e p o n e t h in g in m ind: D a r k n e ss is y o u r n e w b e st frien d .

T o m i x u p y o u r r e c ip e f o r

" R e a lly th e m o s t in te r e stin g

F ir st, it is v e r y im p o r ta n t to

p a rt o f m y w o r k is r e c e i v i n g e m a il fr o m m y rea d ers. T h r o u g h th e p o w e r o f th e In te r n e t's a n o n y m it y , p e o p l e s e n d m e th e c r a z ie s t , m o s t d e t a ile d s t o r ie s a b o u t th e ir s e x l i v e s . O n s o m e l e v e l , I'm g la d I c o u ld h e lp o u t,

se t the right m o o d fo r y o u r n ig h t o f B e n z b o in k in g . G irl F rid a y is a lw a y s a h u g e fa n o f m u s ic an d w o u ld e n c o u r a g e a ll o f y o u w o u ld -b e D o n Ju an s an d Ju an itas to m a k e a m ix o f y o u r fa v o r it e

b u t th e r e is s u c h a th in g a s to o m u c h in form ation ."

N o e x p e r ie n c e r e q u ir e d A f t e r y e a r s o f w r i t in g t h e S e x T ip o f the W e e k , G irl F rid ay e x p l a i n s h o w s h e m a n a g e s to k e e p th e n e w s fr esh e v e r y w e e k . W ith an In ternet c o n n e c tio n an d a lo t o f v e ry e n e r g e tic fr ie n d s, G irl F r i d a y is a b l e to c o n t i n u e to churn o u t th e w e e k ly tips. "It's n o t e a s y to k e e p th in k in g o f th in g s . I m e a n , th e r e are o n ly so m a n y o r if ic e s a n d so m a n y th in g s y o u c a n d o to a p e r so n , righ t? A ls o , y o u n e e d to b e s e n s itiv e to th e fa c t that th e read e rsh ip is th e a v e r a g e J o e o r Jane w h o p r o b a b ly d o e sn 't h a v e a c c e s s to v a r io u s s e x paraph ernalia." sh e s a y s , "I b a s e a lo t o f w h a t I w rite a b o u t on m o v ie s , or w h a t m y fr ie n d s t e ll me th e y do. U n fo r tu n a te ly , d u e to m y h e c tic sc h e d u le , th ere isn't a lo t o f tim e fo r m e to d o e m p ir ic a l resea r ch , i f y o u k n o w w h a t I m ean." G ir l F r i d a y w a s g r a c i o u s e n o u g h to v io la te c o p y r ig h t la w s and sh are a s e x tip o f th e w e ek :

L o v e in t h e B a c k s e a t A r ec en t e p is o d e in th e b a c k o f a C a d i l l a c g o t G ir l F r i d a y N ig h t to th in k in g ab ou t th e v a r i o u s m o d e s o f v e h ic u la r lo v e . G iv e n the o b v io u s sp a c e lim ita tio n s p o s e d b y a b a c k s e a t, th ere are e n d le s s p o s s ib ilitie s fo r cra m p ed and c lo se -q u a r te r e d se x . C o u p le d w ith s w e a t-s lic k lea th er

tu n e s . A s w e a ll k n o w , w e c a n n e v e r c o u n t o n th e ra d io to se t the righ t to n e . P ic k so m e th in g s e n ti m e n ta l fo r th e b o th o f y o u . O th e r w is e , p ic k s o n g s w h ic h c o n v e y th e r ig h t s e n t im e n t b e it d r e a m y o r ju s t d o w n r ig h t n a sty . S o , a fte r a n ig h t o f w i n i n g and d in in g , in v ite y o u r h o n e y o n a little d riv e. A g a in , a b it o f le g w o r k w ill h a v e to b e d o n e h ere to m a k e s u r e t h a t t h e w e a t h e r is lo v e ly . L o v e m a k in g c a n b e d ras t ic a lly im p r o v e d b y tw in k lin g stars. O n c e y o u 'v e p u lle d u p to a r e m o te , s a fe s p o t, (p e r h a p s a lo c a l lo v e r 's la n e ? ) sta r t y o u r se d u c tio n . R e a c h o v e r a n d m a k e o u t lik e te e n a g e r s . R e m e m b e r w h a t it w a s o n c e l ik e to d a r e a F r e n c h k is s o r a l it t le f o n d le . I f y o u 're a b s o lu te ly fr is k y , roll o v e r a n d r e c lin e y o u r se a t. A fte r a ll, th o s e se a ts w eren 't m a d e to s le e p in. B y th is p o in t, y o u sh o u ld b e c o n s id e r in g th e gran d fin a le fa ir l y s o o n a s th e b o y s in b lu e d o h a v e a t e n d e n c y to m a k e ra th er q u ic k a n d in o p p o r tu n e a p p e a r a n c e s . A q u ic k ie is m a d e e s p e c ia lly e a s y i f o n e o f y o u is w e a r in g a skirt. A s s u m in g th a t y o u h a v e a ll th e tim e in th e w o r ld (p a r k e d in y o u r g a r a g e , p e r h a p s ? ) f e e l fr e e to carry o n in th e b a c k sea t. B in d y o u r h o n e y up w ith th e se a tb e lts, b e c a u s e it is a lw a y s a g o o d id e a to b u c k le u p fo r s a f e t y . R e p la y the in fa m o u s L e o an d K ate sc e n e in T ita n ic , c o m p le te w ith f o g g e d w in d o w s . M a k e th a t u p h o ls te r y k n o w w h o 's b o s s . C h e c k o u t G ir l f r i d a y a t

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R ein forcem en t is an issu e w ith the U n iversity o f O klahom a's D elta T a u D e l t a f r a t e r n i t y , w h ic h cla im ed to have g o n e dry this su m m er. T h e fraternity is under in v e s tig a tio n after a p le d g e w a s h o s p i ta liz ed w ith a lc o h o l p o iso n in g on A u gu st 25. T h e fraternity p laced its e lf on so c ia l probation and w ill fa c e fur ther co n se q u en ce s. T he im p lem e n tation o f a parental advisory board

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is b ein g considered . "There w ill still be d rin k in g,” said G erardo G o n z a le z , the dean o f the S c h o o l o f E du cation at Indiana U n iversity. "But th ey [fraternities]

R e se a r c h s h o w s th e m ajority o f fraternities in the U .S . that have b e c o m e a lco h o l-free h ave obtained their intended results. "The scholarship fu n d in g g o e s u p , th e m e m b e r sh ip g o e s up, th e in c id e n ts o f a b u se to prop erty g o d ow n , and the insu ran ce prem iu m s g o dow n," said Jon W illia m so n , the e x e c u t i v e v i c e p r e s id e n t a t th e N o r th A m e r ic a n I n te r fr a te r n ity C on feren ce.

M e m b e r s h ip By A m y W esterman D aily T exan (U. T exas-A ustin)______ (U -W I R E ) A U S T I N , T e x a s W hen a policy banning alcohol at the Phi Delta Theta house was implement ed last January, members were skepti cal the changes would be for the bet ter. "W hen it fir st h a p p e n e d , w e thought the sky was falling," said Tim M cH ale, president o f U n iversity o f Texas' Phi D elta Theta chapter. "We really thought it would kill rush." But sin c e the p o lic y w ent into effe c t Jan. 15, 2000, insurance rates for the fraternity have dropped from $250 per m ember to $100 per mem-

ber, and m em b ersh ip has in crease, changes that M cHale, a history senior, credits to the fraternity's decision to go dry. "It's opening it up to a different breed o f young men who, for whatever reason, wouldn't rush or tend not to rush," McHale said. Phi Delta Theta is one o f five fra ternities on the UT campus that have adopted variations o f dry p olicy for reasons ranging from a desire to return to original chapter values like friend ship and service to the attraction o f lo w e r in su r a n c e r a tes, sa id B rian Perry, the Interfraternity Council advi sor. "It is more expensive to insure a

u p , in s u r a n c e d o w n fraternity than a nuclear power plant, basically," Perry said jokingly, adding that a fraternity can go dry to limit its liability and take advantage o f poten tially lower insurance costs. D e lta S ig m a P hi, Phi G am m a Delta, Sigm a Nu, Theta Chi and Phi Delta Theta are either currently dry or plan to g o dry w ith in the next few years, as mandated by their national h e a d q u a r ter s, P erry sa id . T h e Interfraternity C ou n cil o v e rsee s 26 chapters at the University o f Texas. James Vick, vice president for the O ffice o f Student A ffairs, said deci sions to go dry aren't necessarily curealls for alcohol abuse during fraternity events.

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"The positive effect may be that the abuse o f alcohol in the fraternity h ou se m ay be reduced," V ic k said. "But on the other hand, they may end up drinking at off-cam pus sites, and that raises problems o f transportation and abuse o f alcoh ol at other lo c a tions." Due to a growing concern about the dangers o f drinking and driving, some fraternities have sought to adopt am ended alcohol p o licies instead o f supporting a strict ban on alcohol at fraternity house events. "We [S ig m a N u chapters] fe lt there was more o f a risk to hold events o ff cam pus sm aller chapters couldn't afford buses or vouchers to transport

p eo p le safely," said Chris C o llie , a p sy c h o lo g y /lib e r a l arts honors and business foundations junior and Sigma Nu executive. Due to previous Sigm a Nu poli cy, UT's chapter this semester will be alcohol-free, C ollie said, adding that he expects events with alcohol at the house to be permitted in the future. Phi Gamma Delta will also allow alcohol i f the chapter follow s certain guidelines, which include sponsoring a lc o h o l in form ation sem in ars w ith h igh atten dan ce and G P A req u ire m ents, said M ich ael A n derson, Phi Gamma D elta president. In addition, every tw o years the chapter must re apply to allow alcohol, he said.

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C o n tin u e d fro m Page 1 high sch ool student, w as diagn osed w it h b o n e c a n c e r , s p e c i f i c a l l y osteo g en ic sarcom a, in his right leg. T he leg w as subsequently amputat e d r ig h t b e lo w th e k n e e . F o x ’ s fa m ily w a s c o n c er n e d b e c a u se he w a s a star b a sk e tb a ll p la y er, o n e w ith h ig h e n e r g y an d a p o s it iv e m entality. Their worry w a s that the lo ss o f h is leg w ou ld cau se Terry to m o p e w ith se lf-p ity . Instead, sur prising them all, he requested all the m a te r ia l a v a i la b le o n l i f e a fte r a m p u tation . H e w a n ted to k n o w w hat w ou ld be p ossible. A fter b e in g relea sed from the hospital, F o x w as so m o v ed b y the su ffe r in g o f oth er c a n c er p atien ts that he resolved to raise internation al c a n c er a w a r en ess. H o w ? H e d ecid ed to run across Canada. But first, F o x h ad to relearn w a lk in g and running, - an app reciab le task w ith an artificial leg. H e trained for 18 m onths. On April 12th, 1980, F o x c o m m en ced h is journey at the A tlantic O cean at S t. John’s in N ew fou ndlan d, running 4 2 k ilom e ters per day for 143 d ays straight. H e preferred to run in the serenity o f the m orning, and w as em otion al ly o v erw h elm e d by the g en ero sity o f C anadians everyw here w h o sup p o r te d h im . H o w e v e r , on S ep tem ber 1st, near T hunder B ay, O n ta r io , F o x 's c a n c e r r e la p s e d , spreading this tim e to his lungs. H e w as forced to abandon his run, and d ied m onths later on June 28, 1981, at th e ten d er a g e o f 2 2 . H is d is t a n c e in t h o s e s h o r t 5 m o n th s to ta led a w h o p p in g 5 ,3 7 3 k ilo m e ters. A fter F o x ’s death, the annual Terry F o x R un w a s started b y the Canadian C ancer S ociety. T oday it is run by the Terry F ox Foundation, an in d ep en d en t trust. It is run at m o r e than 5 ,0 0 0 s ite s in C an ad a and 4 6 0 international sites coverin g o ver 5 0 countries w orldw ide. Terry Fox's determ ination has resulted in C $ 2 5 0 m illio n raised for research, treatment and cancer aw areness. F ox w as a vociferou s dreamer, w h o p r a c tic ed w h at h e p reach ed : "H ow m any p e o p le d o so m e th in g th ey really b e lie v e in? I ju st w ish p eop le w o u ld realize that anything is p o ssib le i f you try. D ream s are m ade i f p eo p le try." T h e Terry F ox R u n h a s , in t w e n ty s h o r t y e a r s , b e c o m e an in tern a tio n a l u n ify in g and rallying even t against a deadly foe.

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D o y o u e v e r g e t th e f e e lin g th a t s o m e t h i n g b ig i s g o i n g o n around y o u , but y o u ju s t c a n ’t put you r fin g e r o n it? D o the w ord s "Firew all" and "G igabyte" put you on the d e fe n siv e ? A re y o u o v e r w h e lm e d at the p ace o f te c h n o lo g ical ch a n g e? S e r io u s ly , are y o u a te c h n o p h ob e? A s so m e o n e b e tw e e n th e a g e s o f 19 and 2 3 , y o u are on the c u sp o f the N -G e n e ra tio n (N stan d s for n e t). Y o u r 1 0 -y e a r -o ld s is te r , h o w e v e r , is th e h e a r t o f th e N G e n . S h e w a tc h e s r o u g h ly 3 h ou rs le s s t e le v is io n p er w e ek than y o u d id w h e n y o u w e r e 10, w h ic h is abou t 160 hou rs le s s per y e a r. M o r e o v e r , m a k in g c e r ta in s o c io - e c o n o m ic a ss u m p tio n s, a

large portion o f that free tim e she w i l l d e v o t e to " p la y in g o n th e c o m p u t e r ,” o r " p la y in g o n th e In te r n e t.” D u r in g th is tim e , by d e fa u lt, sh e w ill a c c lim a tiz e h er s e l f to all the quirks and quarks o f th e w orld w id e w eb: firie-tu n in g sea rch in g s k ills , d e v e lo p in g infor.m ation a n a ly sis s k ills, in v e stig a t in g n e w s o f t w a r e to d o w n lo a d , r e a d in g , w r itin g — b a s ic a lly g e t tin g sm arter. Y o u r g r a n d m o t h e r , o n th e o th e r h a n d , is far r e m o v e d fro m the N -G e n . S h e can still r em em b er w h ere sh e w a s w h en sh e g a z ed u p o n her first b a llp o in t pen. B u t h e y , l e t ’ s a s s u m e th a t y o u r g r a n d m o t h e r is a h e p c a t , a n d s h e ’ s m a n a g e d to m a s te r w o r d p r o c e ssin g and can e v e n se n d you e -m a il. N o w l e t ’ s p e r fo r m a q u ic k ex p erim en t. W e sit grandm a and gran d d au gh ter d o w n at tw o c o m p u te r s, a n d w e a s s ig n to th e m a r e la t iv e ly s im p le ta sk in v o lv in g th e I n t e r n e t : j o i n th e N a p s t e r c o m m u n ity , d o w n lo a d ten so n g s, b u rn t h e m o n t o a C D , a n d fo r g o o d m e a s u r e , c r e a te an a lb u m c o v e r w ith a so n g list. N o d ou bt, grandm a h as a b et ter c h a n c e o f h ittin g a h o le in o n e o n the par 3 than c o m p le tin g this task . Y o u little siste r , h o w e v e r , w ill lik e ly b e a b le to fu m b le her w a y t h o u g h it in a r e s p e c t a b l e am ou n t o f tim e. W hy? B e ca u se you r g e n -N siste r has b e e n r a ised o n th e net, a n d s h e h a s i n t e r n a l i z e d it .

G r a n d m a ’ s a g g r a v a t in g q u e r ie s (h o w d o I fin d that U R L add ress? w h a t f i le fo ld e r sh o u ld I sa v e it u n der? w h y is p o r n o g r a p h y p o p p in g up on m y sc r ee n ? ) are in tu itiv e and o b v io u s to y o u r little s is t e r . I f s h e d o e s n ’ t k n o w th e a n sw e r stra ig h t u p , s h e ’ll sh u ffle to it so o n en o u g h . A n d o n c e sh e h as m a n a g ed to c o m p le te the task , s h e ’ll rem em b er and s h e ’ll be that m u ch faster n e x t tim e. H er learn in g curve is e x p o n e n tia l. G ran dm a’s is oh so lin ear. S o w h e r e d o e s th a t l e a v e you? L i k e e v e r y o n e e l s e o n th e c u sp o f the N -G e n e ra tio n y o u can g o b oth w ays. If y o u are lik e y o u r little s is ter, th en sk ip to the* n e x t a r tic le , a n d t u n e b a c k in n e x t w e e k b e c a u se y o u are already en th ralled by the p o w er o f n e w m ed ia. B u t i f y o u ’re lik e g r a n d m a , and th in g s c o n tin u e the w a y th e y are, y o u ’ll be le ft p la y in g F rogger o n y o u r A ta r i. Y o u m ig h t e v e n try to j u s t if y y o u r ig n o r a n c e by la u g h in g sc o r n fu lly at th e " g eek s" . B u t d o n ’t k id y o u r s e lf — e v e r y th in g and e v e r y o n e that y o u th in k is c o o l a lr e a d y h a s a w e b s ite . S o m e o f y o u m a y f e e l th a t t e c h n o l o g y a n d c o m p u t e r s s e r v e to c lu t t e r a n d c o m p l ic a t e l i f e , o b s c u r in g r ea l a n d n a tu ra l b eau ty in fa v o u r o f an in sip id v ir tual w o rld . T h a t’s y o u r p re ro g a tiv e and it has v a lid ity . H o w e v e r , u n t il c o m p u t e r c h ip s in t e g r a t e t h e m s e l v e s in to our brains (as m y S y m p a tic o te c h n i c ia n s w e a r s t h e y w i l l b y th e y e a r 2 0 7 5 ) , s i l i c o n e c h i p s , th e In te r n e t an d all its im p lic a t io n s are h ere to sta y . S o , b e a r in g in m in d th e fa c t th at y o u are n o t a g r a n d m o th e r , a n d th a t y o u w i l l l ik e l y b e a r o u n d fo r a n o th e r 5 0 years, m a y b e y o u o u g h t to c o n s id er ca tch in g up o n lo s t k n o w le d g e n o w , r a th e r th a n r is k a c lo u d y , frustrating future in an in c r e a sin g ly n etw o rk ed w orld . T h u s , th e T r ib u n e p r e s e n t s the in c e p tio n o f D IG IT A L C U L T U R E . W e w ill b e in v e s tig a tin g te c h n o lo g y and the w e b for all o f its c o o le s t a p p lic a tio n s and hard w are and cu ltu re. B ut, y o u c a n ’t run until y o u w alk . S o , to d a y w e le a r n a b o u t s o m e b a s ic c o m p o n en ts o f a com p u ter.

T h e Ce ntra l Processing U n it (C P U ) T h is is the brain o f you r c o m puter. C P U p erfo rm a n ce is m o st ly d e p e n d e n t o n its c lo c k s p e e d ( a n a l o g o u s to R P M in a c a r ) C lo c k sp ee d is m ea su red in m e g a hertz, w ith 1 M H z e q u a lin g 1 m il lio n in str u c tio n s run in a se c o n d . T here are tw o m ain m anu factu rers o f C P U s - In te l and A M D . I n te l’s p e r fo r m a n c e p r o d u c ts are P e n tiu m c h ip s . T h e P e n tiu m III c h ip is currently the m o st pop ular

H a rd D riv e : T h is is a p h y s ic a l sto r a g e sp a ce fo r e v e r y th in g - p rogram s, d o c u m e n ts, M P 3 ’s - an y th in g you s a v e r e m a in s o n th e H ard D r iv e w h e n th e c o m p u te r is turned o ff. A c c o r d in g ly , it is w is e to b u y a large hard d rive. 4 0 G ig a b y te s is a h u g e d r iv e , 2 G B is to o sm a ll. A im for at lea st 10G b (th is can be c o s t l y in a la p to p ) e s p e c ia l l y i f y o u d o w n lo a d a lot o f a u d io and v id e o f ile s , b e c a u se th e y can add up.

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p e r fo r m a n c e c h ip , and runs a n y w h er e from 5 5 0 M H z to 8 3 3 M H z (a lth o u g h Intel has r ec en tly in tro d u ced a 1G H z or 1 0 0 0 M H z c h ip ). A M D ’ s p e r f o r m a n c e c h ip is c a lle d "A thlon", w h ic h a ls o runs at c o m p a r a b le c lo c k s p e e d s (A M D h a s a ls o r e le a s e d a 1G H z c h ip ). G e n e r a lly sp e a k in g , m o st PHI and A th lo n C P U s are p o w e r fu l e n o u g h to e a s i ly h a n d le s p r e a d s h e e t, p r e s e n ta tio n , and d a ta b a se p r o g r a m s. S o , i f y o u r i n t e n t i o n s a r e l i m i t e d to t h e s e a fo r em e n tio n e d a c tiv itie s, c o n s id er a PII or a PII C e ler o n (b a sic a lly a sc a le d d o w n P II). H o w e v e r , if y o u are a g a m e r (ie : p la y v id e o g a m e s), plan o n u sin g a scan n er, d ig ita l cam era or d ab b le in graph i c s p r o d u c t i o n , g e t th e P H I or A th lo n .

R a n d o m Access M e m o ry (R A M ) R A M i s s e c o n d to C P U in d e te r m in in g th e s p e e d at w h ic h you r sy ste m op erates. R A M is a p h y sic a l storage sp a ce. T h e C P U tr a n sfe r s p r o g r a m s an d in fo r m a tio n to R A M fo r q u ic k and e a sy a c c e s s . F or e x a m p le , w h e n y o u o p e n a d o c u m e n t in M ic r o s o f t W ord , all o f the n e c e s sa r y in fo r m a t io n is tr a n s fe r r e d fr o m th e hard d rive (m ore on that later) to the R A M . If you run out o f R A M (le t’s say y o u ’re r u n n in g N e tsc a p e , W ord and d o w n lo a d in g on N ap ster) then y o u r C P U trans f e r s p r o g r a m s b a c k to th e h ard d rive. T h is s lo w s d o w n you r s y s te m . T h u s, a lw a y s h a v e at le a s t 6 4 M e g a b y te s o f R A M , and try to up grad e to 1 2 8 M B or m ore.

I n fo r m a tio n on C D s and D V D s is burned o n to the d isc s by la sers. T h e sp ee d at w h ic h a d rive reads a d isc is co m p a red to the l x stan dard ( 1 5 0 K ilo b y te s /s e c o n d ). It is a d v isa b le to g e t a C D -R O M th a t r e a d s at 2 4 x a n d fa s te r . I f y o u w an t to burn file s lik e M P 3 ’s o n to C D ’s, th e n y o u w ill n e e d a C D -R (R = w r ita b le ). C D -R s u su a lly w ork b e tw e e n 2 x and 8x. If y o u w an t to u se a C D lik e a flo p p y d is k , b u r n in g th e n r e b u r n in g file s , you need a C D -R W (r e w r it a b le ) . W hen you buy a C D -R W , y o u w ill s e e s p e c s lik e th is : 2 4 x / 4 x / 2 x . T h is in d ic a t e s that the d rive reads at 2 4 x , w rites at 4 x a n d r e - w r it e s at 2 x . T h e fa s te r th e s p e e d s , th e b e tte r . H o w e v e r , i f y o u ’ re b u r n in g at a n yth in g a b o v e 4 x , y o u w ill n eed a C D d rive w ith an am p le b u ffer, or n e e d to p u rch ase so ftw a re (eg:

A d a p t e c ’s E a sy C D c r e a to r ). I f y o u d o n ’t, th en you r C D bu rn ing w i l l r e s u l t in a l o t o f c o a s t e r s (b a s ic a lly , an 8x burner w ill burn in fo o n to th e C D faster than your com p u ter can p r o v id e in form ation to th e d r iv e - t h i s r e s u l t s in a fa u lty burn). I f y o u plan o n burn in g from o n e C D to another, then it is a d v isa b le to g e t a b oth a C D R O M and a C D -R (or R W ).

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B y Jo s é L o u r e n ç o ____________ D a m n it. I w a n ted to sa y that th e b e st t h in g a b o u t th is m o v i e w a s th e free c o f fe e and m u ffin s th e y g iv e to th e p r e ss p e o p le w h e n y o u w a lk in to th e sc r e e n in g , b u t th en I ’d b e l y in g . A n d w e a ll k n o w w h a t h a p p e n s to lia rs, d o n ’t w e ? T h e y b u m . S o I m ig h t as w e ll g e t o n w ith it. T h e b e s t th in g a b o u t th e m o v ie w a s , o h I d o n ’t k n o w , th e cin em a to g r a p h y . D o n ’ t a v e r t y o u r e y e s lik e th a t. Y es, I sa id it . " C in e m a to g r a p h y ." T h e a c t in g an d p lo t in th is e n g r o s s in g sto ry a r e r e m a r k a b le , b u t t h e s m a r t m o n e y is o n th e sh o ts. T h e d ir e c tor, S a n to sh S iv a n , h a s p ro d u ce d a b e a u tifu l film th at y o u s h o u ld w a tc h j u s t to s e e it. Y o u s h o u ld g o o u t and b u y c o p ie s o f th e film o n c e t h e y ’ re a v a i la b le a n d lin e y o u r liv in g r o o m w ith m o n ito r s that c o n sta n tly p la y T h e T errorist. Y o u r fr ie n d s w ill b e a little w e ir d ed o u t at first, I k n o w . G iv e th em tim e . A fte r th e y sit d o w n and w a tc h fo r a little w h ile , th eir e y e s w i l l lo o k l ik e t h o s e o f c o u n tr y v ir g in s w h e n th e y first s e e th e b ig c it y . E x c e p t w it h o u t th e s u b s e q u e n t d e s c e n t in to p r o s titu tio n . K e e p a n e y e o u t fo r a n y s c e n e in v o lv in g w a te r - i t ’ s a c o n s ta n t th e m e in th e m o v ie and it’s c o n sta n tly g o r g e o u s. T h ere’s a g o o d reason w h y the film lo o k s s o pretty - S a n to sh S iv a n is a w e ll-k n o w n p r o fe s s io n a l c in e m a t o g r a p h e r fr o m I n d ia w h o h a s w o n n in e n a tio n a l a w a rd s (lik e O sc a r s, b u t n o p o m p ) and h as w o rk ed on u p w a r d s o f fo r ty f ilm s . T h e T e r r o r ist m a r k s h is fe a tu r e film d ir e c to r ia l d e b u t, a n d it p r o v e s that h e h a s n ’t ju s t b e e n slo u c h in g b e h in d B o l l y w o o d c a m e r a s fo r

th e p a st c o u p le o f d e c a d e s. H e c o w r o te th e scrip t, e d ite d , d ir ec ted , a n d h a n d - p ic k e d th e u n k n o w n an d a m ateu r a cto rs that p o p u la te th e p ic tu r e. S iv a n fe lt that u s in g n o n - p r o f e s s i o n a l a c t o r s w o u ld le n d an e le m e n t o f r ea lity to the f ilm . It w a s a g a m b le , a s u s in g n o n -p r o fe ssio n a l actors a ls o o c c a s io n a lly le n d s an e le m e n t o f "sucking" to a film ; h o w e v e r , h is g a m b le p aid o ff. P articu larly so in the c a s e o f A y e s h a D harkar. D harkar, a r e la tiv e n e w c o m e r to the Indian film in d u stry, p la y s M a lli, th e terrorist that y o u k n o w f r o m s u c h f i l m t i t l e s a s The Terrorist. H er in d esc r ib a b ly d e e p a n d l u m i n o u s e y e s a r e p u t to w o r k in p o r t r a y i n g t h e s o u l s e a r c h i n g t a k i n g p l a c e in t h e m in d o f a v io le n t, c o n fu s e d , and u ltim a te ly s e n s it iv e g ir l. A n d S iv a n m a k e s sure th at y o u k n o w it. H is u s e o f fa c ia l c lo s e -u p s g e ts a little tirin g around the m id -p o in t o f th e m o v ie ; th ree quarters o f the w a y th r o u g h , I f e lt 1 in tim a te ly k n e w e v e r y p o re on D h a rk a r’s fa c e; and du rin g the fin a l sc e n e I w a s so s ic k o f lo o k in g at h er I le ft th e th e a t e r a n d d i d n ’ t f i n d o u t h o w it e n d e d . O o p s. T h e bu rn in g th in g. O k a y , I d id n ’t le a v e . A t f i r s t g l a n c e , th e p l o t is sim p le e n o u g h . A 1 9 -y e a r -o ld girl fig h tin g fo r a p a r a m ilita r y g ro u p in th e I n d ia n j u n g l e is s e l e c t e d fr o m a grou p o f o th er su c h c a n d i d a te s to a ss a ssin a te an in d iv id u a l referred to o n ly as "the V IP". (M e an d m y fr ie n d D a v e c a lle d e a c h o th er "the VIP" fo r th e rest o f the d a y ) . T h e c o m p le x it y o f th e m o v ie k ic k s in fro m M a lli’s in ter n a l s t r u g g l e a s t h e d a te o f th e a s s a s s i n a t io n a p p r o a c h e s . T h e m is s io n is a su ic id e -b o m b in g . S h e h a s k ille d b e fo r e , so it is u n d e r sto o d that sh e is c a p a b le o f m ur der; in fa c t, th e o p e n in g sc e n e o f

the m o v ie s h o w s M a lli u n flin c h in g ly e x e c u te a traitor b e fo r e w e h ear her sp ea k a w ord . T h e rub is th a t a ll o f h e r k i l li n g h a s ta k e n p la c e in th e c o m p a n y o f her ju n g le -b a s e d terrorist g r o u p . A s sh e jo u r n e y s to th e site o f th e a s s a s s i n a tio n , sh e e n c o u n te r s se v e r a l p e o p le w ith sto r ies, o b se r v a tio n s, and e m o tio n s that stir th o u g h ts in h er m in d that run c o u n te r to her r e v o l u t i o n a r i ly - r e f i n e d " p e r fe c t b o m b " m e n ta lity . W h e r e a s sh e o n c e a c c e p te d h er le a d e r ’ s p r o m is e th a t th e m u r d e r o f th e V IP w o u ld b rin g her great hon or, sh e b e g in s to m e d ita te o n o th e r o u tc o m e s . W h ile th e m a in th e m e in the m o v i e is p o w e r f u l a n d in t e n s e , th e r e i s n o s h o r t a g e o f c o m i c r elief. A b o y , c o d e n a m e d L o tu s, b e fr ie n d s M a lli d u rin g h er ju n g le e x o d u s an d a cts th e p e r fe c t y o u n g s a g e w h o k n o w s e v e r y le a f, lizard, and lan d m in e o n the jo u r n e y . H is b e s t s c e n e is w h e n h e tries to d istract a so ld ie r fr o m s e e in g M a lli b y o ffe r in g h im a c a n o f 1 9 9 6 A t la n t a O ly m p ic s s p e c i a l e d itio n C o k e . A ls o n o te w o r th y is th e o l d m a n w h o h o u s e s M a ll i w h e n sh e a r r iv e s in th e c it y . In a d d itio n to th e lo d g in g s , h e o ffe r s sp o t-o n a d v ic e a b ou t life through s e e d m e ta p h o r s . I w i s h h e w a s o n e o f m y g ran d p a’s frien d s. T h e T errorist w a s in sp ired by th e a s s a s s in a t io n o f G a n d h i. A s S i v a n i n t e n d e d to d o w h e n h e p e n n e d th e sto r y , h e e x p lo r e s w h a t it w o u ld tak e fo r s o m e o n e to d e c id e n o t to g o th r o u g h w ith a p la n n ed k illin g . H e h as created a ch aracter se a r c h in g fo r h er se n s e o f s e l f and w h at the fu ll im p lic a tio n s o f her a c tio n s are. I f y o u ’re g a m e , it’s w orth ta k in g a p e e k at th is su b tle an d su b title d p ie c e o f w ork.

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T he sh o w m ay h ave b een c a lle d The Great Houdini, but the title "O edipus w ith Kippas" w ou ld h a v e b e e n m o re a c cu ra te . T h e Y id d is h T h e a tr e's p r o d u c tio n (in Y id d ish w ith F ren ch and E n g lish su per-titles) attem pted to introduce n ew parts o f the great m agician to the a u d ien ce , but fa ile d to r ea lize th a t h is s k ill a s an i ll u s io n i s t i s w h a t m a k e s h im a c o m p e l l i n g character, not h is relation sh ip w ith his m other. P re se n te d w ith n o d isa p p ea r in g eleph ants, the au d ien ce braced it s e lf fo r a fe s tiv a l o f g u ilt, j e a l o u sy , and w o e . T here w e re plenty o f all three as the sh o w concen trat e d on the hardships yo u n g H oudini f a c e d to b e c o m e a h o u s e h o l d nam e. T h e first hardship is poverty, w h ic h he s o lv e s b y tak in g m o n e y fr o m h i s m o t h e r a n d g o i n g to E nglan d to seek his fam e. H e s u c c e e d s , b u t h is o th e r p r o b le m is h is m oth er, a p rob lem

exacerb ated by the fact that Harry m a r r ie s a C a t h o l i c g ir l n a m e d B e s s . T h e ir r e l a t io n s h ip s e e m s d o o m e d ; d e s p ite a jo k e a b o u t Harry's "m agic wand", and the cre ative u se o f a pair o f h an dcuffs, his m oth er sin g s a so n g c a lle d "Turn H er Into a Jew." I n d e e d , th e r e s t o f H a r r y 's s o n g s are v a r io u s a n g s t - r id d e n nu m bers abou t lo v in g h is m other, lo v in g h is w ife , lo sin g h is m other as h e cries at her grave tw o years after sh e d ies, and lo sin g h is w ife w h o w a s tired o f p u ttin g up w ith h im . T o k e e p th e a u d ie n c e fro m b e c o m in g en tirely depressed , there w e r e a ls o s o n g s in th e A n d r e w S is te r s /C a b a r e t v e in w h ic h w e r e very w e lc o m e and c le v er ly don e. T h e great H oud in i w a s actual ly k illed by a c o u p le o f M cG ill stu d e n ts (h e r e sh o w n as stu d e n t reporters), w h o pu nched him in the stom ach w h en h e w a s not e x p e c t in g it, lea d in g to h is d e m ise from app en dicitis fiv e days later. There,

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TRIBpicks This Week Tuesday, September 19th, 2000 B jork’s m o v ie Dancer in the Dark w ill open the International N e w C in em a & N e w M ed ia festival next m onth ( h ttp ://w w w .fcm m .co m ). U ntil then you can get her new album Selmasongs, in sto r e s to d a y . I f B jo r k ’ s n ot y o u r c u p o f te a , M ad on n a’s Music is also availab le.

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"C 'est q u o i q u 'tu fais d 'e n vie? J'b a ise ." M é n a g e -à -tro is o f m usic, im a g e a n d s o u n d fra m e tw iste d tale B y Sa r a C o r n e t t

O n a recen t W ed n esd a y e v e n i n g , Marianne Vague, a F ren ch -C a n a d ia n p r o d u ctio n h e ld at the M o n u m e n t N a tio n a l o n StL au ren t, w a s a p le a sa n t su rp rise. N o t o n ly w a s it q u ite h u m o r o u s, but it a lso e v o k e d d e e p e m o tio n s, e x p ressin g the search for p ea ce all s o u l s s e e k in t h i s w o r ld o f t e n bleak. T h e co m fo rta b le chairs, sm all setting and b ox -sh a p ed room creat ed a w arm and intim ate e ffe c t per fe c t fo r sm a ll s ta g e p r o d u c tio n s . T h o u g h there w a s p u rp osefu l b a l a n c e a n d s y m m e t r y w i t h i n th e stage décor, it su stain ed a realistic lo o k a n d e v e n g a v e an u n c a n n y se n se o f fam iliarity to the aud ien ce. T h e p l o t m o v e d at a g o o d p a c e . T h e r h y th m o f th e p la y r e s p e c te d th e a u d ie n c e 's n e e d to a b sorb th e m e a n in g s w ith in e a c h sc e n e w h ile m a in ta in in g their fu ll attention. T he b eg in n in g is c o n fu s in g , b u t a s th e p lo t u n f o ld s , w e b e g a n to p i e c e t h in g s t o g e th e r .

R ica rd o , In grid and M arian n e are th e m a in c h a r a c te r s o f th e f i v e actor p la y . M arian n e is an in te lli g e n t but rather s e lfis h artist, w h o u s e s p e o p le to fe e d the c re a tiv ity sh e craves to prod u ce her art. She g o e s b a c k and fo rth b e tw e e n her tw o lo v er s, Ingrid and R icardo, not hesitatin g to d isp o se o f them w h en she w an ts to m o v e on. Ingrid, w h o y e a r n s to l o v e a n d to b e l o v e d , se e k s a deeper m ean in g to life than m e d icin e sch o o l. M arianne's touch and w ild streak sw e e p her o f f her f e e t . R ic a r d o f a l l s in l o v e w ith M a r ia n n e a n d s h o w e r s h er w ith g o o d lovin '. N o t w an tin g to let g o o f e ith e r o f her lo v e r s , M arian n e d e c id e s to in tr o d u c e R ic a rd o and Ingrid to on e another, urging them to b e c o m e friends. T heir friendship s o o n e v o l v e s in t o a " m é n a g e à trois." M arian n e b e c o m e s je a lo u s w h en Ingrid and R icardo d e c id e to g e t m a r ried a fter s h e 's le f t th e m high and dry. S o sh e c a lls R icardo b ack to her and he an sw ers her call, le a v in g In grid b rok en and a lo n e . Ingrid se e m s cursed to never find a

lo v e that w ill be faithful to her. T he a u d ie n c e r e la t e s a ll t o o w e l l to I n g r id 's l o n e l i n e s s a n d l o n g in g . In terestin gly, o n e b e g in s to se e that e a ch character has its o w n lo n e li n ess and share o f sorrow . T here is no on e victim . M u sic is u sed th rou gh ou t the play: so m e m om en ts it’s rock, other tim e s it is a sad or g lo o m y b a c k ground m u sic (tw o actors p la y the v io lin an d c e l l o at th e b e g in n in g and end o f the p lay). D ifferen t sin gular sou nd s are u sed to em p h a size a m o tif, th e m o st im p o ra n t b e in g the ocean . T h e im a g es and sou nd s seem to exp ress a desire to be car ried forth in the c o o l, liv in g w a v e s w h e th e r it is to fo r g e t, to be led a w a y , to fin d c le a n s in g or to be r o ck ed to sle e p b y m o th er o c ea n . T h e prod u ction 's last p erform an ce is S ep tem ber 3 0 and it is worth s e e in g. B e warned: the m any e x p lic it s c e n e s w ill s h o c k c o n s e r v a tiv e ty p e s. H o w e v e r , th e p la y is so lid and the actors ex ce lle n t.

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It w a s a w et Thursday e v en in g and I w a s running behind sch ed u le. I w a s o n m y w a y to se e a D o n ald M a r g u lie s p la y c a lle d C o lle c t e d S to r ies. M a rg u lie s is a N e w Y ork p la y w r ig h t w h o is p e r h a p s b e s t k n o w n for h is P u litz e r P r iz e -w in n in g D in n e r w it h F r ie n d s . A p p a ren tly , h e ’s in c re d ib ly p o p u la r — s o m u c h s o th a t C o l l e c t e d S to r ies is b e in g sta g e d in E n g lish A N D in French th is season , at tw o d iffe r e n t M o n tr e a l th e a tr e s. T h e p l a y ’ s le a d in g la d y , a c tr e s s U ta H agen , b oasts a resum e c h o c k -fu ll o f B r o a d w a y r o le s and h as th ree T o n y A w ard s in c lu d in g a life tim e a c h ie v e m e n t a w ard . A t th e p o in t w h en I arrived, h ow ever, I had no id ea I w as about to w itn e ss su ch a p r e s tig io u s p r o d u c tio n , n or d id I h a v e a n y c lu e s p e r ta in in g to th e g e n r e o r c o n t e n t o f th e p e r f o r m ance. A ll I k n ew is that I w a s try in g to s e e a p lay c a lle d C o lle c te d S tories and I w a s ten b leed in g m in utes late. Stupid M etro system . W h e n I f i n a l l y g o t to th e S a id y e B r o n fm a n C e n tr e fo r th e P e r f o r m i n g A r t s , th e p la y h a d already started. I w a s too late. A s I turned back tow ards the door, h o w e v e r , I w a s in te r c e p te d b y a very fr ie n d ly Front o f H o u se M anager. B e fo r e y o u c o u ld sa y la tk e s , m y hand w a s v ig o r o u s ly p u m p ed , I w as g iv e n a program and w h isk ed to the base o f a stairw ell to w ait for the late call.

T h e players S e c o n d s later, I w a s sittin g in a c o m f y red c h a ir w a tc h in g U ta H agen on stage. E x c ep t right n o w s h e w a s R u th S t e i n e r , f a m o u s a u th o r /p r o fe s s o r , tr y in g to c o p e w i t h an o v e r - n e r v o u s s t u d e n t , p la y ed by L orca S im on s. S ix s c e n e s and se v e r a l hou rs later, I k n ew e x a c tly w h y a p h oto o f M s. H agen ’s h ead o c cu p ies near

ly the entire program cover. Inside, there is a cra z y lis t o f s tu ff s h e ’s d on e in her life. C h eck this out: she m a d e h e r B r o a d w a y d e b u t in C h e k o v ’s T he S e a G ull in 1938 and has b e e n p u llin g m ajor r o le s ev er s in c e , in c lu d in g s e v e r a l stin ts as B la n c h e D u B o is in A S tr e e tc a r N a m e d D e s ir e . T h a t’s o v e r 6 0 years o f e x p e rien ce on stage. Egad! T o b e tr u e t o th e a d a g e though, and not ju d g e a b ook by its co v er, (or an actress b y her creden tia ls), U ta H a g en m ad e the cu t as an a c te r ss that even in g r e g a r d le s s o f her h isto ry. H a g e n ’s R u t h S te in e r w a s e n d e a r in g , t o u g h , fo ib le -r id den, dyn am ic — in short, to u c h in g ly hu m an. S h e charm ed the pants o f f the p la y -g o e r s , and g o t a h u g e sta n d in g o v a tio n in return. I th in k that the pro gram plan n ers w e re a little m ean , b e c a u s e th e o th e r a c tr e s s , L o r c a S im o n s , d e se r v e s a lm o st as m u ch c r e d it, a n d s h e b a r e ly g e t s a n y . S i m o n s i s a tr u e c o - s t a r — b o th w o m e n h a v e trying ro le s that they carry o f f w ith m erit. S im o n s h an d le s stu d en t/w riter L isa M o rriso n w ith m eticu lo u s attention to detail. A t tim es the w a y that this m an ifests it s e lf is n e g a tiv e in an im m ed ia te sen se. L isa is flat-out an n oyin g for the first h a lf o f the play. B ut th o se sa m e m a n n erism s that m ay e v o k e e x a s p e r a tio n are th e t h in g s th at p r o v e S im o n s ’ a b ilitie s . T h e dem and s o f the p lot m ean that she m u st try to grate n e r v e s, and sh e d o e s it very w ell.

W h e n t w o a c t r e s s e s w it h im p ressiv e C V s w ork w ith a direc tor w h o is ju s t as e s te e m e d , it is s o m e tim e s d if f ic u lt to d e te r m in e w h ere g o o d a ctin g en d s and g o o d d ir e c t in g b e g i n s , o r v i c e v e r s a . P rob ably, in th is c a se , the product is m o r e o f a c o lla b o r a tiv e e ffo r t than an in d iv id u a l’s a c h ie v e m e n t. T h is i s m a d e e v e n m o r e l i k e l y g iv en that director W illia m Carden (w h o is a lso an actor) has w orked w i t h U t a H a g e n in t h e p a s t. W h e th e r C a rd en w a s th e d r iv in g

f o r c e o f C o l l e c t i v e S t o r i e s , or m e r e ly o n e o f se v e r a l m an d atory in gred ien ts m ay not be clear. It is sa fe to say, h ow ever, that the c o m b in e d w o r k o f b o th a c tr e sse s and the director m ake the produ ction as slic k as it is. A n d it is, m ostly. B u t n o t to ta lly . S o m e o f the b lo c k in g s e e m e d rather stilte d or, b y tu r n s, u n n a tu r a l. T h e r e w e r e au sp iciou s m om en ts w h en the sp ell o f the play, for the m o st part bin d in g , w a s b r o k e n —p a u s e s s lig h tly t o o l o n g , a w k w a r d p a th s ta k e n a r o u n d fu r n itu r e to r e a c h a p r e determ in ed sp ot on stage, the to o o b v io u s han dling o f certain props. A lth o u g h both w o m e n w ere qu ick to p ick up the p ace after such b oo-

b o o s, th ey did harm the flu id ity o f th e p e r fo r m a n c e . A g a in , w h e th e r this is an actor's fla w or a director's fla w is tricky to say.

A n d n o w , o n w ith o u r sto ry... C o l l e c t i v e S t o r i e s is a ta le a b o u t g e n e r a tio n d is p a r itie s as m uch as it is about the construction p r o c e s s o f f ic t io n s . A b r e a th le s s student, L isa, b e g in s w ork in g w ith her m e n to r, R u th . L is a is e n th u s ia s tic but brash; she is s e lf - c o n s c i o u s , u n r u ly , a n d pai nful ly a w k w a r d . In th e fir s t sc e n e , L is a ’s g o a l, apart fr o m b e c o m in g a w r ite r , i s to fo r m a clos enes s w ith R u th by b e c o m in g her a s s is ta n t. I f th e r e w a s n ’ t the rest o f the play lo o m in g , fo r esh a d o w in g h e r s u c c e s s in th is a r e n a , it w o u ld b e e a sy to b e lie v e that sh e m ig h t f a i l - c a l m , d e v il-m a y -c a r e Ruth se e m s to b e her p olar o p p o site. O f cou rse, in the rom antic w ay o f s o m e y o u n g h o p e fu ls , L is a is persistent and therein lie s her su c c e s s . S h e g e ts the a ssista n c y , and s lo w ly , th rou gh th ree y e a r s, L isa and R u th b o n d , d e s p ite a r a d ica l d iffe r e n c e o f a g e , d isp o sitio n and b a c k g r o u n d . L i s a , c lu m s y a n d u n r e fin e d at th e o u ts e t, b e c o m e s R u th ’s protégé. P erh ap s p r e d icta b ly , th is is a step p in g o f f poin t for m any issu es in the se c o n d h a lf o f the p lay. For i n s t a n c e , to w h a t e x t e n t d o w e

appropriate the v o ic e s o f th ose w e lo v e the m ost? D o e s te llin g a story alleviate the n eed to w rite about it? D o the ev en ts o f a life entirely c o n tain th e d e fin itio n o f a s e lf? A n d p erh a p s m o st p r e s s in g ly , d o e s e x p o sin g your true s e l f to another person to the exten t that it ch an ges th e ir l if e m e a n th at th o s e th in g s y o u h a v e s h a r e d a r e in p a r t n o lon ger your ow n ? T here is certain ly room for the m o th e r -d a u g h te r /te a c h e r -s tu d e n t r e l a t i o n s h i p t h in g to r in g w it h c lic h é . T h is p r o d u c tio n is b y no m ea n s d e v o id o f the od d scrap o f sap p in ess. B ut lik e su sh i, the stage i s a ll a b o u t p r e s e n t a t i o n . I f M a r g u lie s ’ c o m p lic a te d and d o g m atic script so m e tim e s deteriorates in to a p u k e -w o r th y m o m e n t, it is a lso a c o m e b a c k artist. Just w h en the b ile starts to w e ll, h e ’ll drop in so m e h u m o u r , or a g e n u in e ly th ou gh t-p rovok in g q u estion , and b y the tim e y o u ’v e fin ish e d d ig e stin g t h o s e , h e ’s o n to s o m e th in g e ls e . H e n c e , h is w o r k is s a v e d fr o m redundancy. A l m o s t as im p o r ta n t a s th e interpersonal dram ae and q u estion s o f v o ic e is the M anhattan setting o f C o lle c t e d S to r ie s . A s I h e a d for h o m e after the p la y , I think about the title. A rgu ab ly, eq u a lly im p or tant as the con ten t o f a c o lle c tio n is th e l o c u s w h e r e it is c o l l e c t e d . T h ro u g h the s ix -y e a r p r o g r e ssio n o n s t a g e , th e s e t n e v e r r e a l l y c h a n g e s—a lw a y s, through the w in d o w s o f Ruth S teiner's apartm ent, are v is ib le r o w s o f a g e le s s G reen w ich V illa g e to w n h ou ses. E ven ts u n fold in the liv e s por tr a y e d , e m o tio n s b o th c r e e p and p a c e the se t, and m e a n w h ile , the c o u c h is the sam e. T here is a sen se that in M anhattan, stories w ill hap p en w h eth er th ey are reco rd ed or not. Perhaps it is the hardy aura o f p lace that endures through the play (and in d ee d , o n e f e e ls , in r ea lity ) th a t e a s e s th e tr a u m a o f th e poign an t c o n c lu sio n , and le a v e s m e fe e lin g tranquil and p e n siv e rather than upset.

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S o w h o ’s fr y in g u p th e h ip s h it h o t e n o u g h to s e r v e u p an in d ia n su m m e r to c o ld - b lo o d e d c itiz e n s c o n tin e n t-w id e ? N o t e v e r y o n e , a s th is su rfa c e sc a n o f la te su m m e r rap r e le a s e s w ill

fu c k c o m e s in to h is h e a d .’ A n d h e ’ll b e th e fir s t to te ll a n y o n e w h o c a re s that th e sh it that v is its h is h ea d is a lw a y s d iffe re n t. H is n e w a lb u m , Matthew ,

sh o w - b u t in an in d u stry w h ere m o n e y ’ s o fte n th e m o s t p r o lific e m c e e , t h is n e w s i s n ’t e x a c t l y g o i n g to f o c u s a n y o n e ’ s w i n d s h ie ld . T h e in f o th a t is g u a r a n t e e d to d e a l o u t t o o t h y r o y a l flu s h e s to th e m o s t p o k e r -fa c e d h e a d s o n c a m p u s in d ic a te s o p ti m i s t i c t r e n d s in t h e h ip h o p w o r ld . A v i t a l w a v e o f h i g h ly c o n s c i o u s , a r t is t ic , s o u lf u l rap c r e w s is su rg in g to tsu n a m i-siz e d p ro p o rtio n s ju s t o v e r th e h o r izo n . O n c e lis te n e r s p o u r th e se v o la tile

pu t o u t le s s than 6 m o n th s after h is m a jo r l a b e l r e l e a s e , Black Elvis/Lost in Space, i s h a r d e r ,

Classicrapshit from Jurassic so u n d is c o m in g from . H a rd n e w - s c h o o l h ip -h o p f a n s m ig h t f i n d th e a lb u m to o so ft an d r o o tsy , b u t to m e th is is w h a t m a k e s th e b a n d r o ck . F u n k y , s o lid , d a n c e a b le b r e a k s an d c o n s c io u s , p o e tic ly r ic s are th e h a llm a rk o f th is a lb u m . T h e m e q u artet ta lk a b o u t h o w lo n g t h e y ’ v e b e e n t r y in g to b r e a k th r o u g h to a w id e a u d ie n c e , th e b u lls h it fa ç a d e o f H o lly w o o d g la m o u r life , the n e e d to eat y o u r h u m b le p ie in a g litte r y h ig h -p r o

s o u n d s th r o u g h th e ir h e a d p h o n e s, th e r e ’s n o w a y th e y ’ll b e a b l e t o s t o p t h e p o s i t i v e ra p f lo w s fr o m g iv in g th e ir c e r e b ru m s a p rop er c le a n in g . W h o k n o w s h o w lo n g i t ’ ll b e b e fo r e th e h u g e m u ltin a tio n a l c o n g lo m e r a te s w ith reco rd c o m p a n y d iv is io n s s tic k a b u n c h o f g e e k y a n a ly s ts o n r a p ’s m o st d e d ic a t e d c r e w s , t r y in g to turn th eir se c r e ts in to m ath e q u a tio n s? L u c k ily fo r u s, it m a y ju s t ta k e a

file in d u stry, fa m ily tr o u b le s, and th e y e v e n e n c o u r a g e m c ’ s w h o are j u s t c o m in g u p . B e s t o f a ll, th e y r o u n d a ll o f t h is o f f w ith a to m ic a e s th e tic r h y m in g a b ili tie s , e ith e r ta k in g sep a ra te turns o n th e m ik e o r r h y m in g in har m o n y : “take fo u r m c ’s and m ak e

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Guest-lovers De LaSoul The only difference is that De La decided to showcase a wide range of guest mc’s, many of who are pretty mainstream hip hop names. It’s ironic to think that more than a decade after the release o f 3 Feet High and Rising, an album that got dissed by mainstream gangsta heads for having too much flower to its power, the Soul’s now releasing an album that features some fig ures who probably w ould’ve heaped more Crap on that bygone pile. Add the LP’s title to the equation, and it would seem that the group’s changed their defini tion of hip hop pretty drastically. Sorry: not that simple. AOI is a three-volum e album, o f which Mosaic Thump (hence all the guests) is only the first vol ume. Not only that, but the Soul’s still flying on the same lyrical wingtip they always have. They brew conundrums that demand diligence from even the

en o u g h . E x e c u tiv e p ro d u cer an d m e: K o o l K eith . N o m u s ic a l sa m p le s. T h is g u y ’s an auteur, p r o d u cin g to t a lly u n iq u e , d a r k , s p a c e y , s o m e tim e s j a z z y b ea ts that m ak e th e p e r fe c t v e h ic le fo r h is c o m p le te ly a u to n o m o u s , s e lf-in v e n t e d flo w . H e d o e s n ’t rh y m e w ord s w h e n y o u e x p e c t h im to, su d d en ly sh ifts in to o v e rd riv e and sp its o u t a lin e in d o u b le tim e b e fo r e r e v e r tin g b a c k to c u t tim e , an d o f t e n m a k e s n o s e n s e in a r e d e e m in g ly a e sth e tic w a y . T h is c o u ld s o u n d lik e a r e c ip e fo r aural s e x i f h e c o u ld fin d a n y o n e e ls e o n h is w a v e le n g t h , b u t a l a s .. .m a stu rb a tio n it is.

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industry. Art Official Intelligence is the name of De La Soul’s new album, a title that sends the same sort of message as J5’s quality control.

I g u e s s i f a g r o u p “grad u ated f r o m th e U - n - I V e r s i t y , ” th e n th e y h a v e th e r ig h t to a p p o in t t h e m s e l v e s o f f i c i a t o r s o f th e

nerdiest rhyme interpreters, pos sess deep tri-eye vision, and steer their unorthodox lazy flow with the meditative command of an old ship navigator who says ‘yar’ to everything. And the three m c’s (Pasdnuos, D ave, and M aseo) work w ell with their guests, sacrificing no lyrical autonomy while at the same time expanding the scope o f their

product. That’s what a crossover is, and if you know Buhloone Mind State (De La’s 3rd album), you know that crossing over doesn’t mean double crossing. This album sw ings to more main stream, often r&b-influenced new school beats than previous efforts (it isn’t remotely difficult to picture many of these tracks being played by a top 40 or mainstream hip hop dj). That doesn’t preclude most o f the beats from retaining the intelli gence and funky diversity typi cally expected by fans o f the Soul. And AOI might just exe cute its crossover tactics with enough power to act as a sort of crossroads, or intersection between the many stylistic schools in hip hop. The last element worthy of note concerns chronics. De La comes down hard on the green in this album, calling it the “ghost writer.” In an aggressive moment o f “Set the M ood,” Pasdnuos says to a would-be rapper: “Yo whole plan is bland / Understand that you must be smokin’ pounds of weed out of a pipe / And mis took your munchies / For being hungry for the m ic.” That doesn’t keep me from being hun gry to bum a spliff before I listen to this dope album.

" E d e f f t ic ? " Sticking to the analogy that De La’s crossover represents a crossroads in hip hop, W yclef J e a n ’s crossover attempt in Ecleffiic is like a forty-car pileup, the result o f an attempt to bring too many cheesy influ ences to the table. There’s one amusing part to the disc, and that’s a song with Kenny Rogers singing “The Gambler” as a refrain. Stupid, unimaginative track titles include “Something about Mary” and “Wish you were Here” (yes, this one does steal (whoops! I meant sample) pretty much the whole original Pink Floyd song). C lef is a good producer though. The production on his tracks is as shiny as the top of Mr. Clean’s head. And taking advantage o f the fact that his name can sound a bit like one of the trendier terms in digital music-making nowadays does not help: I was annoyed before even opening the CD wrapper.

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g r e w to th e p o in t w h e r e h e s u p p o r te d s e v e r a l o f h i s t o r y ’ s m o s t ta le n te d . H e r u b b ed e lb o w s w ith m a n y o f P a r is ’ m o st f a m o u s a r t is t s , a n d in t r o d u c e d to th e w o r ld n u m e r o u s m o r e , h e lp in g to m a k e th e m fa m o u s . W ith h is w i f e , t h is p o w e r fu l m an a c h ie v e d c e le b r it y s t a tu s b y “ la u n c h in g a n e w a r tis tic p o l i c y in F r a n c e . ” H i s n a m e w a s P a u l G u illa u m e . A lt h o u g h

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y o u ’ve m ayb e n ev er heard o f h im , or th e M u sée de l ’ O r a n g e r ie , p r o p e r h o m m a g e m u s t b e p a i d to t h o s e i n s t r u m e n t a l in a s s e m b l i n g a n a r t e x h ib it s o in c r e d ib le it h a s a ttr a c te d r e c o r d - b r e a k in g n u m b e r s o f v i s i t o r s in J a p a n , C a n a d a , U S , a n d w i l l g o o n to A u s t r a li a a f t e r M o n t r e a l . It is s o v a lu a b le th a t it h a s n e v e r b e f o r e b e e n o n to u r . L a b e lle d by so m e th e “ g r e a te st c o lle c tio n of

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R ed m en v a n q u ish Q u e e n 's t o s ta k e claim a t t o p s p o t in d iv isio n O ffe n ce com es alive in second s tra ig h t v ic to ry B y Je r e m y K u z m a r o v T h e s i g h t o f th e Q u e e n ’s c olou rs on the o p p o sin g sid e lin e is en ou gh to gam er a little extra m oti vation for m em b ers o f the R edm en f o o t b a l l te a m - e s p e c i a l l y w h e n they're at h om e. W h ile C o n c o r d ia -M c G ill is a rivalry, it p ales in com parison to the an im osity felt b etw een the tw o o ld e s t f o e s in C a n a d ia n U n iv e r s it y footb all, w h o first m et in 1884. W ith a b o is t e r o u s c r o w d o n h a n d at M o ls o n s t a d iu m o n Saturday, the R ed m en w ere ab le to p a r la y t h e ir s u r p lu s z e a l in t o a reso u n d in g 3 0 -1 5 v icto r y o v e r the G o ld en G aels to im prove to 2 -0 on the season . T h e k e y fo r M c G ill w a s th e r e s u r g e n c e o f a n o f f e n c e th a t s h o w e d s o m e rust in th e o p e n in g g a m e v ic to r y a g a in st th e S tin g e r s last w eek . Quarterback Josh Som m erfeldt dem onstrated p recisely w h y he has b een b illed as a potential leagu e allstar w ith a standout perform ance in le a d in g the R ed' n W h ite ch a rg es. T h e th ir d y e a r v e te r a n w h o w a s pu lled late in the ga m e last w eek in favour o f P hilipp e C ou illard passed for 2 7 5 yards, and ran for 7 2 m ore inclu ding tw o rushing touchd ow n s. "Last w e e k w a s disappointing, but th is w e e k the o ffe n c e p u lled it to g e th e r w h ic h w e n e e d e d ," sa id S o m m e r f e l d t , w h o o p e n e d th e gam e's scorin g w ith an im p ressiv e 2 0 yard to u ch d ow n run after e lu d in g a s a c k in t h e f i r s t q u a r te r . "E verybody w a s o n the sa m e p a g e an d th e sa m e w a v e le n g th to d a y . W e h a d a g r e a t w e e k p r a c tic in g . W h e n e v e r y b o d y o n o ffe n c e d o e s t h e ir j o b th e q u a r te r b a c k l o o k s good." O n c e a g a in M c G ill sa v e d its b est football for the seco n d half. A fte r S o m m e r fe ld t's o p e n in g m a jo r , th e R e d m e n le t u p th e ir

guard and d isp la y e d s o m e slo p p i n e s s o n b o th s i d e s o f th e b a l l . M c G ill’s o v e r -a n x io u s n e s s m a n i fe s te d it s e lf in a rash o f p e n a ltie s in c lu d in g se v e r a l c o s tly o ff-s id e s . T h e G old en G a els w ere able to cap ita lize and countered w ith tw o rush in g tou ch d ow n s to take a 14-7 half

to put the gam e out o f reach. " T h at w a s a g r e a t ru n b y H offm an n w h o ’s a real g o o d p lay e r,” said C o a ch B a illie p u ffin g on h i s t r a d it io n a l p o s t - g a m e c ig a r w h ile sa v o u r in g h is fin a l regu lars e a s o n v ic t o r y a g a in s t Q u e e n 's . "Josh w a s a lso great for u s o ffe n

ReceiverJeff Derman lays out for the first down tim e lead. T h e lead q u ick ly d is s o lv e d in th e s e c o n d h a lf, h o w e v e r , a s th e R edm en cam e out w ith so m e inspir in g p la y . R e c e iv e r B e n W e a r in g tie d u p th e g a m e w ith a b e a u tifu l d iv in g ca tch in the e n d -z o n e from 3 2 yards out. A fte r that, the M c G ill ground gam e k ic k e d i t in t o gear. Sophom ore fu llb a c k N ic k H offm an n led the w a y w ith a sp ec ta c u la r 5 6 y a r d ru n in w h ic h h e p o w e r e d h i s w a y t h r o u g h th e Q u e e n 's f r o n t - l i n e a n d b r o k e n u m e r o u s t a c k le s b e f o r e f i n a l ly b e in g hau led d ow n . H e later scored o n a short run as did Som m erfeld t

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siv e ly . W e stank up the jo in t in the fir st h a lf an d m a d e s o m e m e n ta l m ista k e s, but w e p u lle d o u r se lv e s to g e th e r an d c a m e up w ith a b ig win." N o t to b e o v e r l o o k e d in M cG ill's victo ry w a s the d om in at in g perform ance o f its d efen ce. Q u e e n 's q u a r te r b a c k D a rren C assid y w a s sw arm ed by red shirts all afternoon, and threw for ju st 5 6 y a rd s. H e w a s a ls o sa c k e d s e v e n tim es, in clu d in g tw o a p iece by lin e m e n R a n d y C h e v r ie r a n d S t e v e Y o u n g , a n d l in e b a c k e r S t e v e C o lw ell. M cG ill's secondary led by last w e e k 's h ero L o r is L u c c h e tta a lso d id a b a n g - u p j o b s h u t t in g dow n G o ld e n - G a e l s ' A l l C a n a d ia n Jam es M cL ean w h o had just o n e ca tch . L u cch etta n ab bed anoth er p ick , his fourth o f the year, an d c a m e up w ith a co u p le o f h u ge hits. "Loris w a s great once a g a in . O ur d e fe n c e is c o m p le te t h is y e a r ," b e a m e d C h evrier w h o led the R e d m e n w ith s e v e n t a c k le s . " W e 'v e g o t h e a r t. E v e r y g u y lo v e s to play football a n d w a n ts to b e o n th e f i e l d c r e a t in g turn overs. It fe e ls so g o o d to beat Q ueen's. Its the o ld e st rivalry a n d w e o w e d th e m

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from tw o years ago." E m otion s aside, M cG ill’s v ic to r y w a s h u g e fr o m a p r a c t ic a l standpoint. O ff to its b est start sin c e 1994 w h en th ey w e n t to th e c o n fe re n c e f i n a l s , th e R e d m e n a re in g o o d sh ape to secu re h o m e -fie ld ad van tage for the p la y o ffs i f they con tin u e in the direction they are headed. M cG ill, w h ich is tied for first w ith O ttaw a and L aval, w ill n eed to retain its f o c u s as it p rep a res for cru cial d iv is io n m a tch -u p s on the r o a d a g a i n s t C o n c o r d ia a n d B ish o p ’s in the next tw o w eek s. "I'll put it th is w a y . W e 'll be t o u g h to b e a t i f w e c o n t in u e to im prove," said C oach B a illie. "The k e y for u s w ill b e to sta y h ea lth y a n d d i s c i p l i n e d , a n d to g e t o u r back-u ps ready for gam e situations i f they're fo r ce d to play. W e m ust b e lie v e w e h ave to get better, and w e m ust keep w ork in g hard as the com p etition w ill on ly get stronger." G a m e n otes: A ll in th e F a m ily : - If Q ueen's r u n n in g b a c k W y a tt H a rtley w a s av o id in g the left sid e on Saturday, it’s b eca u se he didn't w ant to g e t hit b y h is b ig brother, M c G ill d e fe n s i v e b a c k S tr a c h a n H a r tle y . T h e y o u n g e r H a r tle y w a s o n e o f th e lo n e b r ig h t s p o t s o n th e G o ld e n G a e ls o f f e n c e a s h e le d th e tea m w ith 128 yards on 16 carries and a touchd ow n . K ic k in g G a m e I m p r o v e d M c G i ll ' s s p e c i a l te a m s ' l o o k e d g reatly im p r o v ed a gain st Q ueen 's. A sid e from an o p en in g kick-return f u m b le b y B e n W e a r in g , th e R ed m en ex ecu ted m uch better than they did against C oncordia. K icker A nand P illai b ooted a n ice 3 7 yard field g oal late in the third quarter to e r a se m e m o r ie s o f h is p ertu rb in g m is s e s fro m 12 and 2 4 ya rd s out last w eek . H o m e c o m in g fo r S h e a h a n - A f a m ilia r f a c e w a s p a t r o llin g th e G o ld e n G a e ls s id e lin e s on Saturday. F orm er C on cord ia H ead C o a c h Pat S h ea h a n w a s th ere for h is s e c o n d g a m e at th e Q u e e n 's h elm after rep lacing the retired B ob H o w e s. Sheahan still has so m e R ed and W hite in his b lo o d as he w as a v ita l m e m b e r o f C o a c h B a illie 's sta ff in the fabled 1987 V an ier Cup year. Sheahan w a s im p ressed w ith the current M cG ill squad. "O ur g u y s w e r e r e a d y b u t M c G ill m a d e s o m e g r e a t p la y s," said Sheahan w h o w as at C on cordia fo r 11 y e a r s . " W e a r in g a n d S om m erfeldt p layed very w ell." In ju r y Bug: S e n io r D e fe n s iv e B a c k G reg S h in k , w h o l e d th e t e a m w it h n in e t a c k l e s in c lu d in g o n e for a lo s s last w e e k a g a in s t C o n c o r d ia , le f t th e g a m e early on w ith a strained m u scle in h is leg . H is status for n ext w e ek is up in the air.

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An o d e t o th e u n iv ersity life B y Jam es Em p r in g h a m " E xcuse m e, but c a n y o u tell m e h o w I g e t to S te. C atherine?" I t ’ s o f f i c i a l . A n o th e r M c G illQ u e e n ’ s f o o t b a l l g a m e in th e b o o k s, and Su per S e x e is still the p la c e to be. O r s o y o u ’d th in k , i f y o u ’ d b e e n sta n d in g o u ts id e o f M o ls o n Stad u m on Satu rd ay, as hu nd reds o f Q u e e n ’ s s tu d e n ts m a d e th e ir w a y on to the street and in search o f M on treal’s fin e st cultural o ffer in g s. L o o k b e y o n d the storied past th e se tw o team s share on the field , a n d ' y o u ’ ll fin d th a t th e a n n u a l M c G i ll - Q u e e n ’ s f o o t b a l l g a m e , a ffe c tio n a te ly k n o w n in K in g sto n as "Kill M cG ill," has b e c o m e m ore than ju s t a sp o r tin g c o n te s t. I t’s b e c o m e a s h o w c a s e o f u n iv e r sity cu ltu re. F or w h at tw o s c h o o ls are m ore differen t, y e t m ore c o m p le te ly su r e o f th e ir o w n s u p e r io r ity than M cG ill and Q u e e n ’s? T h e y e a r ly m e e tin g b e tw e e n th e tw o te a m s h as b e c o m e s o m e

th in g o f m o d e r n d a y f o lk lo r e . H u d d le d in th e d a m p and s o g g y se a o f um b rellas on Saturday, you n e e d o n l y to h a v e s m i l e d at an a lu m n u s fr o m e it h e r s c h o o l to ev o k e a m em ory from years g o n e by. Y o u m ig h t h a v e h e a r d a b o u t th e y ea r Q u e e n ’s sen t m o r e th a n f o r t y b u s s e s to M o n tr ea l for the m e etin g . Or y o u m ig h t h a v e h e a r d a b o u t th e y ea r w h e n o n e b u s w a s fo r c e d to p u ll o f f th e r o a d 2 8 tim e s th a n k s to a particu larly sp irited "b reakfast k egger." W h ile it w as appar e n t to t h o s e in

C an adian u n iversity sports, dating back to 1884. W h a t a ls o b e c a m e im m e d i a te ly a p p a re n t to th o s e in a tte n d a n ce o n S atu rd ay is that th e r e ’s

a tten d a n ce o n M0re beer, more beer, more beer! S a tu r d a y th a t t h is m ore separating the stu d en ts from y e a r ’s c o n v o y w a s n o t n e a r ly as M cG ill and Q u e e n ’s than tw o and b i g , it w a s e a s y to c o n j u r e u p a h a lf h o u rs o f h ig h w a y . T h e g ran d iose v isio n s o f past m e etin g s c r o w d w a s d iv id e d in to tw o f a c in w h a t is th e o l d e s t r iv a lr y in tio n s fr o m th e o n set. A p p r o x im a te ly tw e n ty p e r ce n t o f th e c r o w d w a s m a d e up o f lo u d , o b n o x io u s fa n s w h o ’d m a d e th e

trek fro m K in g sto n e a rlier in th e m o r n in g . A r m e d w ith s u f f ic ie n t c o n v ic t io n an d m o r e c h e e r s than th e a v e r a g e M c G ill s tu d e n t h a s h e a r d in a l i f e t i m e , th e G o ld e n G ael su p p o r te r s w e re c le a r ly h a v in g a g o o d tim e . T h e other e ig h ty p ercent of th e crow d , s e e m e d c o n t e n t to w atch the afo rem en t io n e d t w e n t y p e r c en t m ake fo o ls o f t h e m s e l v e s . O r at le a s t th a t w a s th e M c G ill p e r sp e c tiv e . Is it that M c G ill stu dents are to o w o rld ly to g e t c a u g h t up in their sc h o o l, or do t h e y j u s t l a c k th e s p ir i t o f t h e i r K t o w n c o m p a t r io t s ? E ither w a y , the large M c G ill c o n tin g e n t ap p eared to b e m o r e a m u s e d w it h th e Q u e e n ’ s r e v e le r s th an th e g a m e at tim e s . T h o u g h as th e g a m e w e n t o n (and the beers w en t d o w n ), the R ed m en supporters g o t in c re a sin g ly lou d er and the verbal barbs started to fly . W h ile c h a n ts o f "drag q u e e n ’ s,"

fr o m th e R e d m e n fa n s q u i c k ly d e g e n e ra te d in to c r ie s o f, " K in gston su ck s!" th e y w e r e m et w it h th e e q u a l l y s a d Q u e e n ’ s resp o n se, "Kill M cG ill." T h e gam e s ta y e d c lo s e fo r th e m o st part o f th ree q u arters, bu t M c G ill p u lle d a w a y in t h e f o u r t h , a n d th e Q u e e n ’ s c r o w d e v e n t u a lly g r e w quieter. A fte r the g a m e w a s o v e r the o n ly th in g that had d e fin itely b een d e c id e d w a s that th is year's gam e h a d g o n e to t h e R e d m e n . T h e M c G ill su p p o rte rs h it th e c ity to c eleb ra te their 3 0 -1 5 v ic to r y o v e r their K in gston n e m e sis. A s for the Q u e e n ’ s f a n s ... w e ll th e y had p la n n ed on c e le b r a tin g r eg a r d less o f th e o u tc o m e . Saturday w a s the 1 7 8 t h t im e th a t M c G i l l a n d Q u e e n ’ s h a d g o t t e n t o g e t h e r to e n j o y a f o o t b a l l g a m e . A s I sa t alo n e am idst a p ile o f p la stic cups and se a g u lls after the gam e, I real iz e d that the g a m e w a s m ore than a s h a r in g o f u n i v e r s i t y c u l t u r e . Icam e to a realization: in the spirit o f th e w e e k e n d , th e g a m e s w e r e m ore than a sh arin g o f u n iv er sity culture. In the sp irit o f the entire w e e k e n d , it w a s a c e le b r a tio n o f the u n iversity life.

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C o n co r d ia P layers to W atch M c G ill w i l l n e e d to c o n ta in e x p lo s iv e S tin g e r s ’ b ack Jean M ichel Paquette w ho racked up 119 yards on 15 carries the last tim e th e tw o t e a m s ’ m e t. Quarterback Jon K ronem eyer is also an adept signal caller, and he has several deep threats to throw to including Brad Rem us w h o led C oncordia with six catches for 98 yards tw o w eek s ago. D efen sively, the Stingers are led by all-star d efen sive end W ayne Dunn.

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Mathieu Darche was known as a player with a knack for scoring big goals during his illustrious career with the Redmen. Now vying for a spot with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Darche scored the first home goal in the teams’ history. The 6-foot-1, 225 pound left winger accomplished that feat at 12:48 of the first period in Columbus’ 4-2 pre-season victory over the Nashville Predators at home on Sunday. Darche is hoping to become the second member of his family to reach the top tier of the professional ranks, as his older brother J.P currently competes for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. The last McGill player to suit up for an NHL team in the regular season was Reggie Sinclair with the Boston Bruins in the 1940s.

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"I fin a lly got it, m y first g oal in tw o years!" s a id a ' l a u g h in g G a s p a r r in i a f t e r th e gam e. M u c h o f th e la ter p a r t o f th e f i r s t h a l f u n fold ed slo w ly but the R ed m en w e re still o n e s t e p a h e a d o f t h e ir o p p o n e n ts. T he n ex t real p ie c e o f fir st h a lf e x c ite m e n t occu rred in in ju r y t im e w h en H a r d in g a n d r o o k i e K yle G raham co m b in ed to p r o d u c e o n e s o l i d sh ot fo llo w e d by a w e ll attem p ted b ic y c le k ic k fly in g w id e o f the right goalp ost. T h e s e c o n d h a lf b egan on a sligh tly d if f e r e n t n o te a s U Q T R to o k to th e a tta ck and a lm o s t h a lv e d th e R e d m e n le a d w it h a header ju st o ver the bar in the 2nd m inute cour tesy o f forw ard D an ick P elletier. S om e im pres Redmen off on the right foot in 2000 s iv e and p a s s io n a te team . m o m e n ts f o llo w e d as ta c k le s g o t S e c o n d h a lf a ction w a s lim it rougher and M cG ill d efenders saw ed, though, w ith the b est opportuni their w ork load increasing. O ff-th ety app earing in injury tim e w ith a ball pu sh in g and sh o v in g m ade the s o lid G a sp a r r in i-e sq u e h e a d e r b y ga m e m ore entertaining but en d ed V a r s i t y v e t e r a n J u s t in S t u d e n t in an a d d itio n a l p e n a lty fo r e a c h

s a v e d n i c e l y b y th e U Q T R keeper. T he r e lie f w a s e v id e n t at th e fin a l w h istle , fa n s and p layers a l ik e h u r r y in g o ff t o w a r d s th e w a r m th o f the in d o o rs. A 2 -0 score m eant a so lid shutout v ic tory for the R ed m en and a se c o n d w in in as m any regular se a so n gam es. A n ew b u zz su r round ed the lo ck er room after the gam e. "This y e a r ’s team is a b e tte r g r o u p o f g u y s , m o r e u n i f i e d th a n la s t year, both on and o f f the field ," c o m m e n te d S c o tt John ston after the gam e. H is str ik in g partner fo r m u c h o f th e g a m e , M athieu H arding, poin ted out w hat m any noticed . "There is s till ro o m fo r i m p r o v e m e n t , w e n e e d m o r e p r a c t ic e in o r d e r to r e g a in p l a y o f f s h a p e , o u r m u s c le s are hurting from this one." C oach Pat R aim on d o Patrjck Fok s e e m e d c o n fid e n t a b o u t his tea m ’s ab ility, "W e did w hat w e had to do, w e g o t the sh utou t and w o n a n o th er h o m e o p e n e r , w e h a v e n ’t lo st o n e sin c e 1981." T h e team se e m e d to be b e n e fitin g both from their r o o k ie s and

n e w ly -fit players. N o ta b ly , d efen d er K y le G raham se e m e d to c o m p le m ent the lin eu p w e ll, balan cing o f f the e x p e r ie n c e h eld by G in o L alli a n d G a e ta n o Z u l l o . "I w a s s u r prised to get the start today," said a th r ille d G rah am w h o is cu rren tly p la y in g w ith a torn anterior cru ci ate lig a m e n t in h is k n ee and m ust have surgery at a later point. T h e team w ill also be look in g tow ards the e x p e rien ce and stab ili ty o f L alli w h o p layed yet another t i r e le s s a n d f l a w l e s s e n c o u n te r , w ith the e x c e p tio n o f a fe w earlys e a so n errors te stin g and p r o v in g the ability o f his fe llo w defenders. M any o f the p layers sp ok e o f the great ch em istry that has already d e v e lo p ed w ith in the squad. In fact, sev era l p layers w e re in v o lv e d in a M on treal su m m er le a g u e , k e e p in g the V arsity spirit a liv e throughout th e v a c a tio n . G u y A n a b a -A n a b a , b ack from a sh ort v a c a tio n in h is n a t i v e C a m e r o o n , o n c e a g a in sh o w e d h is ability to create g old en op p ortu n ities for both h im se lf and h is team m ates. H e su m m ed up the g e n e r a l f e e lin g e x u d in g fro m th e lock er room . "I th in k w e ’ll d o b e tte r th is year than last year, w e ’re a co m p et itiv e team". T h e R e d m e n p la y th e ir n e x t h o m e g a m e o n F r id a y a g a i n s t U Q A M at 8 :3 0 p m in w h at C oach R aim on d o fe e ls is a h u g e test.

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O n a c h i ll y n ig h t at M o ls o n stad iu m , the M c G ill M artlets s o c cer team w a s anyth in g but c o ld as th ey p u lle d through in their h om e o p e n e r a g a in st th e U n iv e r s ité du Q u éb ec à T rois R iv ièr es P atriotes, for their se c o n d w in o f th is you n g season . T h e w in e x t e n d e d t h e ir u n b e a t e n s t r e a k to s i x g a m e s . T he gam e, w h ich e a sily c o u ld have' b een m u ch h ig h er sc o r in g fo r the M cG ill squad en d ed as a 3 -0 w in , w ith g o a l s c o m in g fr o m A m b e r A lle n , L aura N e w c o m b e and S o p h i e L a b r o m , a ll in th e la t e stages o f the gam e. “T h is w a s a grea t w in fo r u s an d h o p e f u lly w e c a n k e e p th is pace up for the rest o f the se a so n ,” sa id th ird y ea r H e a d c o a c h M arc M o u n ic o t r e g a r d in g h is t e a m ’ s efforts. A lin eu p w h ich w a s m arred by a c o u p le o f k ey injuries, cam e out fir in g in th e e a r ly s t a g e s o f th e gam e. T h e M artlets p ress w a s e v i dent from the get g o as they set the p ace o f the gam e early and kept the ball in the U Q T R h a lf o f the field , lo o k in g for the early score. T h a t early score did not c o m e thou gh, as th e U Q T R P a tr io te s u s e d te n o f th eir e le v e n p la y e r s as d e fe n d e r s and u tilized the o ffsid e trap e f fe c t iv e ly to k e e p th e M a r tle ts fro m tu r n in g a n y o f th e ir m a n y g o o d ch an ces into goals. T h e con tin u ou s M c G ill p ress c o n tin u e d to be the them e o f the first half. R o o k ie forw ard A m b er A lle n

s u r e ly m a d e h er p r e s e n c e f e lt q u ick ly in the first h a lf as she u sed a c o u p le o f grea t b a ll se t-u p s b y A s h le y G e n tr y to h e r a d v a n ta g e B o th tim e s , h o w e v e r , her efforts w ere stym ied b y th e U Q T R k e e p e r . T h e M a r tle ts g a v e th e

se t-u p h e r te a m m a te s fir s t h an d . H er m o r e a tta c k in g s e c o n d h a lf p o s it io n w a s c o m p e n s a t e d fo r a m ore d e fe n s iv e se c o n d h a lf by

P atriotes a great deal o f trou b le in the first h alf, but w ere not able to cap i t a li z e o n a n y o f th e ir qu ality ch ances. “ It m ay ju st be our first h o m e g a m e jitter s, but w e had a lot o f trou b le p u ttin g th e b a ll in th e n e t , ” s a id S c r a s e . “W e s h o u ld h a v e d e f i n ite ly s c o r e d at le a s t a c o u p le o f t im e s in th e first h alf.” C o a c h M o u n ic o t s p o k e a b o u t th e p r o b le m s th e M a r tle ts h ad p u ttin g th e b a ll in th e net in the first h a lf.‘It is to u g h to p la y a g a in st a tea m w h o s e g a m e plan i s to o n l y d e f e n d a n d p la y th e g a m e in th e ir o w n 3 5 ya rd lin e , w e h ad to sta y f o c u s e d on The Martlets gave it everything they had vs. UQTR w h at w e n eed ed to d o .” T h e s e c o n d h a lf G entry. started m uch like the first, w ith the M artlets p ick in g up w h ere they left “ O u r g a m e p la n d id n o t o ff, lo o k in g e v e n m ore eager to get c h a n g e m u c h at t h e h a l f , I d id that first g o a l. A slig h t c h a n g e o f thou gh try to start to push up as a str a te g y c o u ld b e d e te c te d as s w e e p e r to tr y a n d c r e a t e s o m e S cra se, w h o p la y s d e fe n se from a m o r e l i f e up fr o n t a n d g e t u s a s w e e p e r p o s itio n , ap p ea red to b e g o a l,” rem arked Scrase. pu sh in g up m ore and attem pting to S c r a s e ’s e ffo r ts w e r e a lm o st

r e w a r d e d a b o u t f if t e e n m in u te s in to the h a lf w ith a b eau tifu l rush up the m id d le, w ith o n ly the g o a l k e e p e r to b ea t, S c r a s e ’s sh o t w a s saved quite im p ressiv ely . T h e r eb o u n d b y R a c h e l B oom gaard t, p la y in g the o th e r fo r w a r d p o s it io n , w a s w id e right. “ I th in k th at in th e se c o n d h a lf they natural ly started to g e t tired and m ay h ave lo st so m e c o n c e n t r a t io n ,” s a id c o a c h M o u n ic o t o f h is o p p o nents. A hard c o llis io n b y C a r ly D e a n w it h th e U Q T R g o a lk e e p e r o n a sco rin g attem pt g a v e the M c G ill s id e y e t an oth er g r e a t o p p o r t u n it y o n a f r e e k ic k . T h e s h o t th ou gh , o f f the p o w erfu l fo o t o f S cra se w as b l o c k e d b y th e U Q T R k e e p e r w h o , in her o w n right, w a s h avin g a m ag n ificen t gam e. In the 8 1 st m inute o f th e g a m e J u lia S c r a s e w o r k e d her m a g ic d o w n the right sid e lin e, u sin g a Patrick Fok b e a u tifu l m o v e to sh a k e o f f h e r m ark er, d r a w in g th e tig h t P a trio t d e fe n s e to w a r d s her and p layin g a p recise ball dow n the m id d le to A m b er A llen . A llen , this tim e m ade no m istake about it as sh e drilled the ball past the k e e p er for the first M artlet g o a l o f the night. “It w as all about patience. W e

k e p t d o in g w h a t w e d o b e s t and ju st stayed patient, w e g o t the score in th e e n d , ” c o a c h M o u n i c o t e x c l a i m e d c o n c e r n in g h is s i d e ’ s lo n g aw aited goal. T he barrage did not stop there. T h e M artlets co n tin u ed to press for a n o t h e r s c o r e , s t a r t in g to ta k e strikes from further aw ay, trying to ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th e P a t r io t e s ’ sh a k en c o n fid e n c e . T h e p a y -o ff cam e q u ick ly. In the 84th m inute o f the g a m e, Laura N e w c o m b e w ou ld put a crsip V éron iq u e V aillancourt p a s s in to th e p a c k o f th e n e t to m ake the score 2 -0 m altreats. A final g oal in injury tim e by M id fie ld e r S o p h ie L ab rom m ad e the fin al score 3 -0 for the su rging M cG ill M artlets. A g a m e w h ic h d id n o t la c k a n y o f f e n s e b y th e M a r tle ts d id la c k s o m e f i n i s h in g t o u c h e s o n g o ld e n o p p o r tu n itie s. A sh a red o p in io n b y the p layers and co a ch es w a s th a t th e s i d e s h o u l d h a v e scored so m e additional goals. “N o w that w e g o t through the fir st h o m e g a m e w e c a n c o n c e n tr a te m o r e o n p la y i n g m o r e o u r sty le and dictating it early in future g a m e s , ” o f f e r e d c a p t a in J u lia Scrase. H e a d c o a c h M u n ic o t a ls o p o in te d ou t that a better fin ish in g a b ility sh o u ld b e p r e se n ted in the g a m es to com e. “W e n eed to get u sed to p lay in g to g e th e r , a n d p la y in g b e tte r togeth er. There is d e fin itely a lot o f w ork to d o .”

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The M ontreal Expos: Let th e m lea v e S o m e o f m y e a r lie st m e m o r ie s are o f g o in g to O lym p ic Stadium w ith m y father to w atch the E xp os play. I ca n ’t rem em ber the ex a ct g a m es that I w ent to, but I can rem em b er that they u sed to ca ll A1 O liv er "S coop ." A1 O liv e r le ft th e tea m w h e n I w a s three years old. T hat’s h o w b ig o f a fan I w as. S in ce then, I have con tin u ed to be on e o f the m ost lo y a l fans that the E xp os h ave had. In high sc h o o l, I tried to g o to at least 15 g a m es a year, and I w as not m aking m uch m on ey. B u t it w as fun back in 1992 and 1993 w h en w e had great team s and u sed to com p ete w ith the N ation al L eagu e p o w erh ou ses. O f course, everyth in g ch an ged in 1994. N e e d le ss

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to say, that w a s the year that the E xp os had the best team in baseb all, o n ly to h ave the ch an ce at a W orld Series stolen from them due to a w ork stop page. E very sin g le , d ie-h ard E x p o s fan cried that year. O ur b est ch an ce w as flu sh ed d ow n the toilet. S in ce then, the team has had nothing but ow n er sh ip problem s. First cam e C laude B rochu and h is in fa m o u s fire sa le s, and n o w the se c r e tiv e Jeffrey L oria sa y s the E x p o s are in im m in en t danger o f lea v in g the c ity . C o u p le this w ith a p eren n ially lo sin g team and you get a form ula for failure at O lym p ic Stadium . G a z e tte c o lu m n is t s an d r a d io s h o w h o s ts are adam ant that g iv e n the right situation, b aseb all cou ld su cc e ed in M ontreal. I f w e get a d ow n tow n stadium , th ey say, the E x p o s w ill o n c e again flou rish and the p eo p le in M ontreal w ill be supportive. N o w , n o o n e w ou ld be happier than m e to se e the E x p o s stay in to w n g iv en the right circu m stan ces, but i f w e lo o k at w hat is actually happening, that p o ssib ili

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ty se e m s m ore and m ore rem ote. L oria has r ec en tly s o ld the lan d w h e r e th e E x p o s w ere g o in g to b u ild their n e w d o w n to w n stad iu m . In add ition , L oria has refunded m on ey to the fans w h o bou ght seat lic e n se s for Labatt Park. M y poin t is this: w e, as E x p o s fans, have b een on a y o - y o fo r far to o lo n g . O n e m in u te , th e tea m is g o in g to be sa v ed and the n ext m inute the team is in grave danger. A ll o f this has ca u sed the m ost d ifficu lt th in g fo r a sp orts fr a n c h ise to d eal w ith — apath y. P e o p le are tired o f this roller coaster ride and ju st w ant a d e c is io n to be m ad e o n e w a y or another. S in ce no d e c is io n s are e v e r m a d e, M o n trea lers h a v e sto p p e d caring. T h is is e vid en t in the crow d s o f under 10,0 0 0 for alm ost every gam e. It is as i f you m eet a girl and she te lls y o u that she m ight be m o v in g oversea s in a fe w m onths. It is proba b ly r eally im portant for y o u to k n ow that. A fte r all, sh ou ld you get attached k n o w in g that your heart cou ld b e broken? T he E xp os are tellin g us that they m ight be lea v in g tow n in a year or tw o. S o do w e really w ant to get attached to them ? T h e m ore th in g s sta y th e sa m e, th e le s s p e o p le care i f the E xp os skip tow n . T he O lym p ic Stadium is a death trap w ith a n ew p ie c e o f con crete fa llin g every year. T he team is g o in g now h ere w ith a p itch in g sta ff as thin as an 11 y ear o ld g y m n a st. A n d there is n o a ssu r a n c e that th e E x p o s are e v e n g o in g to sta y in M o n tr e a l. It’s a m a z in g that e v e n 6 ,0 0 0 p e o p le are g o in g to the gam es. A t this point, I w ou ld rather w atch liv e K orean H orse Jum ping. S o let them leave. Put us out o f our m isery. Mr. L oria, do all E x p o s fans a favour and ju st tell u s that you're go in g . A t least then w e can get o f f o f the roller coaster. A fter all, i f you ride a roller c o a ster fo r too lo n g , you're g o in g to lo se your lunch.

The McGill men’s tennis team came through with a 52 victory against Brock over the weekend. Jeff Rosenblatt, Steve Walker and A1 Gersch were singles winners, while the doubles combinations of Walker and Doni LaFalame and Leor Pomerance and Stefan Coolican were also victorious. In Women’s action. The Martlets swept Queen’s 7-0. Winning in singles were Ariana Zohrabian, Sandra Sewing, Camille Houke, Hélène Becker, and Katie Larkin. The dou bles tandems of Ghazal and Sewing, Zohrabian and Allison Orgarek, and Becker and Samantha Amdui ky were also triumphant.

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