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Uncertainty clouds Principal selection process John Sciascia M c G ill’s next Principal must equally ensure the future financial stability and academic quality o f the institution, according to M c G ill’s Chancellor Richard Pound. Thus far, the search for a candidate to fill the job has been plagued with delays and questions concerning what type o f experi­ ence and background the new leader w ill need to bring to the table.

Pound, w ho is also the Chairm an of the Principal Selection C om m ittee, noted that the original deadline for a decision was December 2001, but pointed out that there are significant rea­ sons for delay. “ There’s no set profile for the job. W e’re basically looking for G o d on a g o o d day,” Pound remarked, although he did point out that there are specific job cri­ teria that have been agreed upon. “ T h e candidate should be an aca­ demic, one w ho can branch out to the public and private sectors.”

Pound responded to further delays in the selection process by referring to the size o f the Selection C om m ittee and the magnitude o f the responsibility they have been entrusted with. “ It’s a big committee, and a decision is being reached on a very im portant position ,” explained Pound. “ It’s like the old proverb goes: the tailor can measure seven times, but he can only cut once.”

Principal Bernard Shapiro believed it w ould be important for

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Dick Irvin, legendary Montreal sportscaster, performed the puck drop at last Saturday’s McGill v. Concordia Corey Cup game__________________

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Redmen dump UQTR; sell out McConnell Mark Kerr A t times last Saturday it was difficult to tell that a hockey game was taking place. T h e M cConnell Arena was a packed house, dom i­ nated by a very colourful and ram­ bunctious Management Carnival crowd.

The Concordia Stingers, unfortunately, ruined the party for the 1200 mostly partisan fans.

Com ing o ff a humiliating 8-5 loss the previous Sunday to the Redmen, the Stingers bounced back with a sound 3-1 win over the perennial rivals in the 15th annual Corey Cup game. Concordia goaltender Philippe O zga made 42 stops, w hile teammates Luc Messier, Chris Page, and Edin Burazerovic each had a goal.

Rookie Bruno Lemire scored on the power play with eighteen

seconds remaining in the game to ruin the shutout for Ozga.

M cG ill rebounded the next night to defeat the Université de Quebec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes by a score o f 5-4. W in ger Joel Bergeron, with two goals and a pair o f assists, notched the winner in the latter part o f the final frame to give the homeside its first win against

to 1, you expect a few more goals.”

H ad the Redmen been able to

the Patriotes in nine tries.

W h ile the Sunday game was a high scoring and wide-open affair, the game on Saturday was charac­ terized by tight checking and great goaltending. O n his part, Ozga appeared completely different than the previous match against M cG ill in which he was pulled after two periods. For M cG ill coach Martin Raymond, Ozga was the difference

quential. “ There were some things that we -did not do on the power play.

But your best penalty killer is going to be your goaltender,” explained Raymond in reference to the spec­ tacular play o f Ozga during the

on this night. “ T h e offense played good tonight,” said Raymond after the loss. “W hen you outshoot a team 2

capitalize on a few more o f their power plays, the outcome would have been drastically different. The second best team in the Ontario University Association with the man advantage managed to score only one powerplay goal, and that marker was ultimately inconse­

penalty kills.

Concordia quieted the boister­ ous crowd early in the first period when Luc Messier was able to beat starting goaltender Murray Cobb.

M cG ill continued to attack despite falling behind early. The team had fourteen shots to

Concordia’s four, with Greg LeBlanc having the best chance in the dying moments o f the first peri­ od only to miss the open net.

Some o f the M cG ill players admitted that the large crowd was a bit unnerving at the beginning o f the game. “ For sure we know that we worked hard but not always in a good way,” said assistant captain David Bahl. “W e might have been too pumped up.”

T h e game settled somewhat in the second with the Stingers con­ tent to play a typical road game, which meant waiting for the scor­ ing chances to come to them.

T h e patience o f the Stingers paid o ff late in the period in the form o f their second goal o f the game. Burazerovic came o f the side­ boards and threw a weak wrist shot on goal. Cobb was caught by

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Tuition policy will be major concern continued from PAGE 1 the incom ing principal to be an academic, but allowed room for the possibility o f candidates with other kinds o f experience to be selected.

However, in terms o f the uni­ versity’s tuition fees, Pound believed that they w ill swell in the future.

have for that kind o f role.”

A b ove all else,

“A t some point they w ill go

w ill need a diverse array o f

Shapiro emphasized that M c G ill’s next Principal

up,” predicted Pound, w ho under­

attributes to successfully

that [an academic background], because it’s not the case that no other background wouldn’t be as

scored his opinion on the matter. “ I don’t care where the univer­ sity’s funds come from , as long as w e can make sure that we’re get­

exciting or relevant to the job .”

guide the University.

“A lo t o f different needs and talents m ight be relevant in the fixture. I

ting a first-class education.”

“ I wouldn’t be so rigid about

In response to concerns that a candidate w ith ou t plished academic

an accom ­ background

w ou ld be considered, Pound responded openly. “ W e w ill go with the person who can do the job best.”

Fundraising has been

important source o f revenue for the University recently, and Pound expressed the critical need for a w ell-rounded

and

co-ordinated

tion where a student w ould gradu­

lenging road for whoever takes over the role.”

ate from university with a $20,000 debt via analogy.

W ith a final decision expected by February, the announcem ent

come at least a m onth later

loan costs?’ Certainly a similar

than was originally antici­ pated.

Principal to maintain this signifi­ cant form o f financial support.

of

“ O n e o f the things that sets us apart from other universities is our

Shapiro shared a similar point view, citin g the lack o f

Pound heads the Principal Selection Committee

because the government has not provided the sufficient funding for

According to Students’ Society o f M c G ill U niversity President Jeremy Farrell, the deci­

us to

sion has been postponed for too

continue to

‘deliver the

goods’. Th at means for us to con­

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tinue to attract the best faculty and students.”

W h en asked i f he w ould con­

“ T h e new Principal needs to become acquainted with the aca­ demic environm ent,” commented Farrell, w h o also felt that the

ability to fundraise,” said Pound,

suffiecient fu n din g to the University as problem that needs to be resolved.

which he underscored as a key necessity given that M c G ill

“ I ’ve long had the unpopular v ie w that tuition fees should

denied any interest for the job.

receives approximately 50% less funding than other Canadian uni­ versities.”

increase,” related Shapiro. “ It’s not because I want them to increase on principle, but

“ I ’m not a scholar; I haven’t traveled down that road which I think is something you have to

sider him self a candidate for the next

Principal,

Pound

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Selection Com m ittee is trying to forego the opportunity for a tran­ sition term fo r M c G ill’s next leader. “ I think it’s time that we know w ho the Principal is going to be.”

A The Campus Life Fund was created in 2001 to support the initiatives of the members of the Students’ Society of McGilbllffiversity. Financial assistance is provided to clubs, services, inde­ pendent student groups, and departmental asso­ ciations! for the purpose of (but nc^Ptimited to) projects, events, conferences, publications and productions of an academic or social nature. The fund also recognizes the contribution of athletic programs (Tier-Ill) to the McGill community and shall, where applicable, offer financial assistance to such endeavours. ' JR Pick-up your kit at the SSMU front tdesk and all requests should be addressed to Kathleen in Mor orrison, SSMU Treasurer

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Mike Catherall Worried about the loom ing threat o f tuition hikes? Confused by the role o f the Ombudsperson?

Recognizing the need to answer student questions, the Students’ Society o f M cG ill University (S S M U ) has organized an open forum to discuss matters o f student concern.

Last year’s O pen Council m eeting saw an attendance o f roughly 80 students who offered suggestions for university improve­ ments. W ith the imminent release o f ‘Voicing O ur Vision,’ SSM U has addressed the cohcerns.

concerns o f M cG ill students raised at the Open Council meetings. “ T h e paper which ensued from the open forum last year received such a high degree o f cir^culation among the Senate and

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Hear their tales of woe and past experiences, as we preview the ulti­ mate festival of excess. Hear from MUS president Dan Park about what the MUS is doing to prepare for anything that may come up

Voicing our vision

Originally tackled by Clara Peron, last year’s S S M U V P University Affairs, 'Voicing Our Vision is a report compiled to address the growing needs and

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Board o f Directors that its poten­ tial as a strong student voice is enormous,” Bilec said.

W hen students asked for an increase in the budget for the library, the university decided to get the ball rolling. A t suggestions for an increase in student intern ships, the university expanded CAPS services and created more internship opportunities at M cG ill. Specifically, the university was able to gain a great deal o f feedback about the-priori ties o f the student body.

First years, exasperated at the overwhelming nature o f their first year experience, were fundamental in the development in an increase o f funding into the First Year Program, making Discovei M cG ill into a hill day o f frosh and activity to ease those into navigating the bureaucracy o f the big school.

Booths will be set up on the Wednesday to fill out surveys and o f course there will be the forum on February 6 at 4pm in the Buchman Council Room.

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Students upset over online lectures failure Carly Johnson______________ The In form ation and C om m unication Centre’s (IC C ) new online lectures program crashed during exam week, leaving thousands o f students in 24 classes without important study material.

N o w the student pioneers o f the original online lectures pro­ gram are calling IC C to account for what they feel is the premature implementation o f an unsound, under-tested system.

Students w h o accessed the IC C website on Decem ber 7 were greeted with a message saying ‘we are experiencing technical difficul­ ties.’

By D ecem ber 11 is was reported the system had crashed, and all lecture inform ation lost.

Jason Parente, Chair o f the Faculty o f Science Com puter Task Force, whose members developed the original online lectures pro­ gram three years ago, said he is frustrated with the performance o f the new IC C system. " I still feel that their system is undertested. T h ey’ve had a lot o f

problems last semester. A lot o f their lectures were unrecorded, and they had hardware failures just before final exams. " John R oston, D irector o f IC C , did not deny that the system has faced serious stumbling blocks in its first semester. “ Unfortunately, there were a number o f software and hardware failures that caused some individ­ ual lectures to be missed or to be recorded at low levels or with background noise. There were also problems accessing the recordingson the W eb site at various times.

A couple o f professors refused to wear a m icrophone preventing proper recording,” he said.

“Just before exams, there was a hardware failure and then a hack­ er caused a catastrophic system

T h e price o f post-secondary education w ill rise again next year for out-of-province students. T h e provincial government has official­ ly announced a fee increase o f roughly $5 per credit for the Fall 2002 semester.

Quebec universities were fore­ warned o f the fee increases in a m em orandum issued by the Quebec M inistry o f Education last November. " I w ould like to inform you o f changes that could be im plem ent­ ed ...in the 2002-2003 university year," the document read. "T h e out-of-province fees w ill increase from $73 to $78.14 per credit.

T h e tuition freeze for in-province students w ill be renewed in 20022003."

Tuition fees have been frozen fo r in-province students since 1994. In the meantime, out-of­ province fees have been increasing steadily since their implementa­ tion in 1997. In the Fall 2001 semester, tuition fees were raised by five dollars per credit. A n increase o f nine dollars per credit occurred in the previous year.

Lately, much has arisen con­ cerning the tuition freeze for in­ province students.

"M o n ey has to com e from somewhere for universities to keep class sizes sm all.. .and compete for students and stay on the cutting edge o f research and classroom technology," said C on cordia University Rector Frederick L ow y in a recent Gazette article.

W h en inform ed o f the possi­ ble increase, out-of-province stu­ dents displayed a variety o f reac­ tions.

run by students, for students, for the past three years. It is affiliated with the SUS and is funded by stu­ dent dollars provided from the 21st-century fund.

T h e second, intended to be an expanded version o f the first, is run by M cG ill via the IC C .

Floston explained the origin o f the IC C program. “ T h e University took a long­ term view and decided that the IC C should establish a permanent system that w ould serve all facul­ ties,” he said. “ T h e objective was also to cre­ ate a more efficient new system that w ould be fully automated to m inim ize on goin g labour costs when it was expanded to many

failure requiring restoration from backup that did not exist. W e sin­ cerely regret the serious disruption caused to students.”

M c G ill currently has tw o online lectures programs being run

more lecture theatres.”

T h e primary complaint o f the computer task force is that the IC C system is not perform ing as well as it should, though its fund­ ing exceeds that o f the task force.

"O u r project cost us (includ­

by tw o separate bodies. T h e first is the low -bu dget brainchild o f

ing a new server this summer,) $3,500 or less. T h e recording tech­

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nology is free, the programs are free, the machines for recordings are extremely old — functional, but o ld — and in terms o f human resources, none o f us get a cent, w e’re all volunteers. Flow much IC C spends, I don’t know, but I ’m sure it’s a lot more than we spend."

tend to do projects aim ed at Science students,” he said.

"It seems to be running quite well right now. But i f tom orrow there w hole thing is down., we’re not going to be happy because we know there’s no reason for it to be so. W e ’ve been doing it for two

Roston said he does not have exact figures for the cost o f the I C C system, but noted that stu­ dents are not paying any supple­ mental fees for the IC C system. “ W e did not track the labour cost for development, testing and implementation, but this was done entirely by existing IC C staff on the University payroll, not with student funds or via the informa­ tion and technology fee.”

W h ile Parente acknowledged

years and we don’t have the same resources they do so w h y can’t they do it?” said Parente. “ You’ve got to have that really good system in the end. Otherwise it’s just a waste o f resources."

Roston foresees a more effi­ cient future for the IC C program, though he offers no guarantees. “ W e can certainly understand that the task force has expressed concern that further problems will crop up this term. Obviously, we

the potential o f the IC C sytem to reach more students, he said his main concern is that future tech­ nology failures w ill prevent stu­ dents’ needs’ being met.

"In some ways it probably even makes sense, that the whole thing is organized by IC C or some other party at M cG ill, because we

cannot guarantee that they won't, but w e do know that recovery will much faster than was possible last term,” he said. “As far as we know, all lectures are now available and the system is at last running as

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"Obviously, I don’t want to pay more," said U1 Philosophy student James Renihan, who hails from Toronto, Ontario. "But I don’t think I can get angry just because one provincial [govern­ ment] is trying to make sure its hom e students can go to school cheaply."

M att Davies, a U 2 English student from W indsor, Ontario, had a different point o f view.

"It’s discouraging to out-ofprovince students w ho are already paying much m ore than in­ province students.

O u t-o f­ province students and in-province students should be treated equally."

O th er out-of-provin ce stu­ dents have asked what is being done to address the issue o f rising out-of-province fees. Currently, the Students’ Society o f M c G ill University (S S M U ) is pursuing tw o courses o f action regarding the situation.

A fte r Q u ebec’s provincial court rejected SSM U ls appeal against Differential Tuition Fees in Novem ber, S S M U has been con­ sidering appealing to the Supreme Court.

D an ielle Lanteigne, the SSM U V ic e President of C o m m u n ity and G overnm ent, explained that legal advice is being considered although funds for a potential court appeal are still being sought.

"W e have the opportunity to appeal to the Supreme Court at any time now. W e are looking at our options because it is a lot o f m oney to spend [in a potential court case]."

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No hero — just a life saver Philip Trippenbach______________ Yonatan Petel doesn’t believe in heroes. "[There are] a lot o f people I look up to, but I wouldn’t call them m y heroes," said Petel. "Heroes do things we can’t do. I don’t think o f fighting cougars or polar bears.

Before M yrtle Beach, I didn’t think o f rescuing anyone, either."

Nevertheless, performing a res­ cue is exactly what Petel and his father, Shaul, did. O n July 27, 1997, Petel was near the ocean at M yrtle Beach, South Carolina.

H earing bystanders shout that someone was drowning, Petel called his father and ran into the rough waves.

12-year-old Rebecca and her father Harvey M iller had been over­ come by the waves and undertow and were drowning. Reaching the girl first, Petel took her on his back and swam through the waves towards shore. Petel handed the girl to his father, who took her to land.

T h e two then went to rescue the girl’s father, by now floating and unconscious. T h ey pulled the man ashore with the help o f a flotation device thrown by a bystander.

By this time a small crowd had gathered. [Yonatan] Petel was about to begin C P R on the father when lifeguards arrived and took over.

The girl and her father were rushed to hospital for treatment, but her father could not be saved. A

week later the body o f the girl’s cousin, who had also been over­ powered by the ocean, washed up on shore.

For their courage in perform­ ing the rescue, Petel and his father were awarded the Medal o f Bravery

status as an official hero’ awkward, saying he is Very uncomfortable’ about being recognized. His actions don’t fall under his own definition o f ‘heroic.’

"W e were there. W e saw that somebody needed help. W e helped

Adjudication panel selected for Israel Shamir lecture

Cold Beverage Agreement reached with Pepsi

A group o f four panelists has been selected by the Students’ Society o f M cG ill University to deliberate on the nature and con­

Pepsi has reached an exclusivi­ ty agreement for the supply o f bev­ erages to the University Centre w ith the Students’ Society o f

by the Governor-General last December 6. T h e Medal o f Bravery

as best we could," says Petel. "It’s just what I had to do. I f you think, hesitate — how far out is she, can I make it — that’s not the way you can make that decision."

Petel’s story may also have

tent o f the SPHR-sponsored Israel Shamir lecture held last semester.

T h e lecture, which was titled Israel: The Racist State inspired much concern on the part o f M c G ill’s Jewish C om m unity group

M c G ill University (S S M U ). “ Pretty much across the board I believe we went with the better offer,” said S S M U V P Operations Raoul Gebert.

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more to it than is obvious at first.

His presence at the beach with his father on that afternoon in 1997 was quite a coincidence. T h e camp­ ing trip had originally been planned for further up the coast, closer to Montreal. Petel and his father had already checked out on the day the rescue happened, but it was a fast day (the 17th o f Tamuz in the Jewish calendar) and they had stayed on.

"I didn’t want to leave right away," says Petel. "W e could have left half an hour earlier, and [the rescue] wouldn’t have happened.

I ’ve often asked m yself what brought me to Myrtle Beach."

As for the medal itself? Petel’s trophy shelf, covered in hockey prizes, has zero vacancy. T h e medal is locked in a drawer. "I know where it is," says Petel. The real prize, though, is the deed itself. " I f she considers me a hero, it would be more personal— not for show."

H illel, and led to a series o f heated discussions at S S M U council meetings regarding whether the inflammatory content o f the pres­ entation was appropriate.

According to S S M U President Jeremy Farrell, the panel members who were chosen to deliberate on the matter include representatives

bidder based on their pricing and commission requests, along with their offers for employment bene­ fits, quota requirements, and pro­ motional activity.

Gebert underscored that the

Petel discusses his new honour is awarded for acts o f bravery in hazardous circumstances; 31 other decorations for bravery were also awarded that night.

Self-effacing and amiable, Petel studies Physics at M cG ill and is president o f the Montreal chapter o f Hillel. H e has mixed feelings about the honour.

"There’s something strange about receiving the medal," he says.

"It happened in 1997. N o w I receive a letter saying I ’m Yoni Petel, M .B. It’s a bit o f an identity change."

Since the honour, Petel is o ffi­ cially allowed to place the letters ‘M .B .’ after his name, but finds his

from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, M c G ill’s Faculty o f Law and the Education Section o f the Q uebec Hum an Rights Commission. “ T h e panel is very sweeping and just. I ’m happy with the deci­ sion,” said Farrell, although the council is still waiting for the S P H R to submit a taped version o f the lecture. “ T h e y have to respect the wishes o f the council and hand the tape over.”

A its Undergraduate

The Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) and the Science Undergraduate Society (SUS), in conjunction with the Student Affairs Office of the Faculties of Arts and Science, are looking for dedicated U2 students to become peer advisors.

Responsibilities include helping fellow students in decision making, explaining drop/add procedures, referrals to other campus resources, and more. Volunteers accepted to the program are expected to make a commitment of at least one academic year, and will receive a letter of recommendation from the Faculty attesting to the services provided.

Applicants must: ■ have a minimum CGPA of 3.00 or above (special cases to be considered individually) ■ be in U2 (second year of a three year program, or second/third year of a four year program) at the time of application ■ have an ability to listen, to respond in a non-judgmental manner, to be compassionate, and to be interested in others ■ be prepared to commit to a minimum of two hours/week for the academic year 20022003 (Sept. - Nov. and Jan. - Mar.) ■ to attend training sessions during the month of March 2002 (volunteers will be trained by an advisor from the Student Affairs Office of the Faculties of Arts and Science). The training ses­ sions will take place on two alternate Saturdays, March 16 & 23, 2002, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

It is not necessary for applicants to have prior experience, however, relevant skills would be an asset. If you have any questions, please contact Nathan Naidoo, A US VP Academic, at ausaca@mail.mcgill.ca or at 398-1993, or Colette Ward, SUS VP Academic at academic@sus.mcgill.ca, or at 398-6979.

Applications and position descriptions can be picked up from an envelope posted in the lobby of Dawson Hall as of January 21, 2002. Completed applications (and related documents) must be submitted to Dawson Hall, Room 110, in a sealed envelope labelled "Peer Advising" by February 22, 2002. All applicants will be contacted for an interview during the week of March 4, 2002.

ferent contract from what was originally proposed a few years ago. It’s a lot smaller, since the only beverage rights that we have left is in the Student Centre and in Sadie’s, located in Stuart Bio,” said Gebert. “ There’s simply no com ­ parison.”

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How Qualifications required: would you like to be a McG«^e«ityPeer Advisor?

rest o f the campus is tied to agree­ ments with Coca-Cola, and that this was a factor in the ultimate decision. “ T h e C B A agreement that we have now is going to be a very d if­

In the meantime, Lanteigne believes that an alliance with La F E U Q w ould help address the concerns o f out-of-province stu­ dents. La F E U Q , the Quebec Federation o f University Students, is a group that lobbies students’ interests to the provincial govern­ ment.

"La F E U Q is the best group for putting pressure on the govern­

they usually go to La F E U Q ."

Currently, however, only fran­ cophone universities sit on La F E U Q ’s council. " I f more Anglophone institu­ tions were members o f La F E U Q they w ou ld bring these issues [such as out-of-province fees] to the table," Lanteigne said.

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Letters Withholding videotape?

“I ’m a private dancer, a dancer f o r money. I ’ll do what you want me to do. ”

— Tina Turner

Dancing Molson babes embarrassing James Empringham_________________ A n even cursory glance towards cam pus is enough to reveal a n u m ­ ber o f the contradictions w hich thrive w ithin the university co m m u n i­ ty T h e student diet— com posed o f steady doses o f study and party, plus equal parts personal satisfaction an d self-loathing— is a study in contrasts, and w ould seem to constitute w hat is otherwise know n as the “well ro u n d ed ” university experience.

Take the recent events on Lower Field, organized by the Students’ Society o f M cG ill U niversity (SSM U ), for example. W hile less inclined students attended the first week o f classes, other m em bers o f the next generation o f doctors and lawyers sought a different form o f m ind expansion inside the Sno A ir Pub tem porarily constructed to house cheap beer, loud m usic and well intentioned socializing.

U nfortunately, another recent SSM U -sponsored event on campus provided a less progressive example o f the low culture w hich is th o u ght to balance o u t the strictly academic p o rtion o f university. In fact, to refer to the six w om en dancing on raised M olson platform s while sporting spandex M olson jum psuits at the January 11 Four Floors p arty as less progressive, m ay be akin to calling m any at the party “less sober.”

At the end of last semester, a motion was presented that SSMU council be presented the videotape of the Shamir lecture and be required to watch it, if for no other reason but to educate ourselves about the issue we've been discussing for weeks now.

At that point, it was made clear by a gallery member that obtaining the video o f this event would be extremely difficult; one reason being that the second half o f the lecture was missing because (a) the battery on the camera ran out, and (b) the camera man ran out o f video tape.

This camera evidently used a strange technology that employed forty-five

T h o u g h SSM U sponsored events have rarely been attended by those seeking haut-culture, the decision to feature the dancing M olson babes, w hich ultim ately rests w ith V P C om m unications and Events Brian Ker and his cronies, succeeded in tu rn in g back established levels o f sensitivity and respect at M cGill m any years over.

T h e event in question, as has already been alluded to, consisted o f the six female M olson employees w ho were responsible for “w orking” the third floor o f Shatner at the m ost recent Four Floors party.

Stationed u p o n raised platform s adorned w ith various incarnations o f the M olson logo, the employees, all busty young w om en do n n in g tight M olson clothing, shook their booties for the fair sized crowd in atten ­ dance.

T h e scene w ould norm ally have been laughable and even mildly entertaining if it was n o t so plainly em barrassing to b oth males and females w ho were in attendance.

T h a t those at SSM U adm itted to doling o u t $3500 o f students’ m oney to cover the com bination o f the cost o f the dancers and the cost o f th e light show w hich accom panied them is only m ore embarrassing.

In credit to Ker, the venture m ay som ehow have been financially successful. T h e sexist and discrim inatory nature o f the six dancing babes, however, cannot be justified by any such logic. Beyond the exploitative nature o f the spectacle im m ediately in question, the deci­ sion by SSM U to feature the dancers also perhaps raises troubling ques­ tions about university involvem ent w ith certain corporations, although m ost w ould concede that M cGill sold o u t to M olson a long tim e ago.

In short, in a university environm ent w hich is m eant to foster com passion and sensitivity, there is little place for dancing M olson babes.

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When SPHR first approached the Finance Committee last semester with a budget proposal includ­ ing the Israel Shamir lecture, it was welcomed as another SPHR event, aimed at putting forward the Palestinian view on the Middle East conflict. Based on the description of the event that was given, it was decided to allocate funding to the event. SPHR had already received very substantial funding ($2300) from SSMU through their general club subsidy. Therefore, additional funding was to come from the Campus Life Fund for this event. However, the original the description of the event that had led to the Finance Committee's original decision was put into question. The Finance Committee gathered some information and asked SPHR to come to a meeting to clear up the situ­ ation. SPHR did not show up for that meeting with the Finance Committee and never got back to anyone to explain why no one showed up. So the Committee decided to suspend the funding, cit­ ing a number of reasons: 1) SPHR did not show up to the scheduled meeting to help clear up these issues.

2) An inflammatory advertisement had already been taken out that did not merit funding.

3) There were some concerns regarding the legitimacy of Israel Shamir's credentials and his past history.

These factors along with the controversy that has surrounded the event meant that the Finance Committee could no longer deem this event to be a clear benefit to campus life (the fundamental requirement of the Campus Life Fund). Thus, the decision was taken not to fund the event.

Since the event took place there have been allegations of discrimination in posters for the event, the title of the lecture ("Israel: The Racist State"), and remarks made by Mr. Shamir. Was the Shamir lecture discriminatory? This has yet to be decided. However, if the Israel Shamir event is deemed to have been discriminatory under the auspices of SPHR, then SPHR must be held account­ able. All SSMU clubs are accountable for their actions (and by extension, their guests actions).

Thus, by the SSMU constitution, we can neither tolerate nor promote discrimination by an SSMU club.

However, in the meantime while investigating the situation, certain misinformed statements have made their way into the campus press: 1) Revoking SPHR's status has never been discussed at SSMU Council and could not be done with­ out giving SPHR proper notice to come to Council.

2) No policy to censor clubs has been presented at SSMU Council. SSMU Council has never had any intentions of censoring clubs or their speakers, nor to abridge any individual's right to freedom of I speech.

As it stands, SSMU Council is waiting for SPHR to provide the full tape of the lecture. Until this issue is resolved, we encourage students to formulate their own opinions and to voice them to their stu­ dent representatives. In the meantime, we urge everyone to make sure that what they say is wellinformed and that they are not spreading rumours that only complicate an already difficult situa­ tion.

SSMU Council If you have any questions or concerns please contact Martin Doe, VP Clubs & Services at cs@ssmu.mcailbca

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James Empringham

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Photo Editors Patrick Fok Jenny George

Now that that’s been said, how many people would like SSMU to get back to dealing with issues perti­ nent to all o f McGill students and leave the rest of the tensions derived from another continent to our neighbouring university? G etting down to business this year might seem a little more doubtful as the headlines persist in the student papers, but perhaps could make for interesting elections near the end of the semester.

In order to clarify the present situation, the SSMU Council would like to recount, to date, actions taken regarding the Israel Shamir event.

S p o r t s E d it o r

Mark Kerr Sarah Wright

reading Shamir’s "C.V." and ends with Shamir's answer to my com­ ments.

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minute video tapes and batteries that expire upon being plugged into a standard wall-socket. Ironically, it was in fact the latter half o f the pres­ entation where Shamir strayed from his prepared comments and answered questions from the crowd.

His tangential and round about answers did in fact contain some odd allegations and fallacies, the extent of which have been published ad nauseum in The Tribune and The Daily since the event took place. Unless a full tape, audio or video, can be obtained for outsourcing to any party that the SSMU selects without the input o f SPHR, Hillel or other interested parties, there is no point in seeking an opinion about the con­ tent. The run time of this presenta­ tion approaches one and a half hours, and starts with Mr. Abu-Safia

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How to manipulate human casualty without really trying

“The first atrocity, the first war crime committed in any war o f aggression by the aggressors is against the truth. ” -Michael Parenti The news media, they say, lost the war in Vietnam. "For the first time in history," writes Robert Elegant, "the outcome o f a war was determined not on the battlefield, but on the printed page, and above all, on the television screen.”

Now, you may be wondering how a seemingly harmless group o f journalists could be so unpatriotic as to sabotage an entire war by themselves. This is because, partic­ ularly after the Tet Offensive in 1968, it was one o f the first times in history that the horror and human casualty o f war abroad was visible on the evening news in living rooms all over America. For reactionaries, this amounted to an American news media that sought to reflect "hostil­ ity to established power.”

History tells us just how per­ suasive media coverage o f violence can be. W hen a face is attached to tragedy and loss o f life so graphic it makes our stomachs churn, it is

reporters for repeatedly telling its from what was supposed to be “the largest crime scene in the FBI’s listeners that Israel/Palestine was in a period o f “relative quiet” during forensic history,” with no reports o f the three week period prior to the “mass graves,” and curiously, not a January 9 violence on the Gaza word to say about it.

Similarly, the leader o f a strip. More specifically, Morning Edition anchor Bob Edwards Spanish forensic team that did not referred to “a time o f comparative find one mass grave, publicly dis­ quiet,” correspondent Linda missed the media hype over “mass Gradstein spoke o f “the relative graves” as being part o f “the calm o f the past few weeks,” and machinery o f war \propaganda.” other N P R reports have mentioned The few graves that were unearthed the “ recent calm” (1/5/02) or the contained at most a dozen to two “fragile period o f quiet” (1/7/02). dozen casualties, and in some cases For N PR , what constitutes a reason to believe that the victims period o f calm, is “O nly one Israeli were Serbs. Two dozen bodies is [being] killed in those three weeks.” two dozen bodies too many, but are W hat N P R found trivial, however, evidence o f civil war, not genocide, is that in the period discussed, at and offer little justification for a least 26 Palestinians were killed by mass scale bombing operation with occupation forces; this is more than heavy civilian casualties. one person a day. “Are we to con­ This one-sided war propagan­ clude,” FAIR asked its readers, “that da targeted the Serbs for demonizathe killing o f Palestinians is not vio­ tion, because they were the largest lence?” ethnic group, and most opposed to O f course not. But what we the breakup o f Yugoslavia, which can deduce, is that N P R is either was the only country in Eastern consciously or unconsciously Europe that would not dismantle manipulating public opinion to its welfare state and public sector serve interests o f the US’s main ally economy. It was also the only one ern aims. in the Middle East. not to beg for entrance into N A T O .

In the summer o f 1999, for I f the media did lose the war in.

It was therefore in the interest o f the instance, you may have noticed that Vietnam, it’s a pretty safe bet that developed world for Yugoslavia to journalistic reports o f “mass graves” they will not be pulling us out o f break up into a cluster o f small, containing anywhere from 10,000 weak, dependent, free market prin­ Afghanistan. But what these 60’s to 500,000 ethnic Albanians critics don’t see, and what the cipalities. Some call it humanitari­ slaughtered by the Serbs, seemed to Vietnam era taught us, is that — an imperialism. fizzle out. This is mainly because, media or no media— human resist­ On the other side o f the coin, when the FBI entered the former ance is strong. It would do war FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Yugoslavia at that time to conduct opponents well to remember that Reporting) has recently issued an an official body count, they didn’t now. action alert condemning National find them.

Public Radio (N P R ) analysts and The FBI returned home in July

human instinct to either mobilize against the perpetrator or question the logistics o f combat altogether.

Over thirty years after Vietnam, it appears that the conservative media has learned this lesson. _ To illustrate, in a much publi­ cized case (among independent presses) an internal memo that was leaked last October from the daily in Panama City, Florida, warned its editors: "D O N O T USE photos on Page 1A showing civilian casualties from the U.S. war on Afghanistan.

Our sister paper ... has done so and received hundreds and hundreds o f threatening e-mails... D O N O T USE wire stories which lead with civilian casualties from the US war on Afghanistan. They should be mentioned further down in the story. I f the story needs rewriting to play down the civilian casualties, D O IT." In the past few years as well, global violence has been both played up and played down by the American media in order to steer the general populace towards west­

Beamsville: where everybody knows your name

I remember the first day the city made me sad. Sad in a way that millions o f people are sad every day, but in a way that I had not experi­ enced before. Sad in a way that, because o f things I cannot control, I can never fully understand.

That day was m y first encounter with blatant, raging, full­ blown bigotry, anti-Semitism to be exact. I was not the victim, I was only a witness. I felt like an audi­ ence member o f a live television show, a show with horrible subject matter, a show written and directed to inflict deliberate stabbing pain upon another.

I was not alone in the audi­ ence. Others stood, staring with disbelief.

But the disbelief was tainted with perverse interest.

Similar to the violence in the media, this scene sucked people in like a vacuum. It was like a car acci­ dent from which you cannot wrench your eyes or a horror movie that lures you to watch the goriest scenes, even if only through the slits o f your fingers as you shield your eyes. Neither atrocity nor reality

can dominate the omnipotent forces o f fascination and entertain­ ment.

N o one intervened in the episode I witnessed.

It was as though the scene existed behind the glass barrier o f a T V screen.

When the event ceased with the same arbitrary abruptness with which it commenced, everyone resumed from where they had left off. The executives with their brief­ cases, students with tbeir friends, lone strangers with only themselves, went on with their business.

In my world, time froze. This wasn’t television, it was reality and even though the passers-by could walk away and forget about it, the victim would be forever scarred.

Additionally, she had to explain to her young son that evil exists in the world. I watched her crouch down and put his chubby cheeks between her hands to explain to him that “the bad man was wrong.” “ Don’t listen to him,” she said. Her hands were shaking.

I watched as she hugged her son so tightly that the breath was knocked from his lungs.

H e didn’t seem to mind.

As I watched them walk away hand in hand, the boy’s backpack bobbing up and down on his shoul­ ders, I didn’t know what to do with myself. H ow is one supposed to react? Are ‘isms’ , like racism, sex­ ism, and anti-Semitism, something that the urban dweller becomes accustomed to? Is this city so big that we cannot help each other? Is this city so big that we have achieved sufficient detachment

from our neighbours and fellow cit­ izens that apathy and indifference are the norm?

On a different yet similar note, my hometown o f Beamsville also makes me sad. It’s the sadness that cuts deeply when a dream bubble is burst or when a romanticized vision is tainted by reality. It’s a sadness that corrodes the comfort that is supposed to accompany my trips home.

Each time I visit, Beamsville gets bigger. There are stores I ’ve never seen and people I don’t know.

On each visit, I see subdivisions being constructed on the prime farmland, with more in the plan­ ning stages. Reflecting supply and demand, Beamsville’s comfortable population o f 5000 is increasing daily.

Beamsville is still a small town in comparison with Montreal, but its population is on the rise.

Families are flocking to the whole­ some atmosphere, commuters are tempted by the central location, tourists are enticed by the country bed and breakfasts and the rep­ utable, local wineries. All this adds up to Beamsville being less and less welcoming to me. The fact that my family and friends are there is Beamsville’s saving grace for me.

When I was younger and living in Beamsville, I desperately wanted the town to expand. I wanted pop­ ulation growth to spur community development and the construction o f more entertainment facilities, more stores and more variety.

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true, however, I have changed my mind. Now, I want Beamsville to remain quaint and cozy. I want it to console me when I feel lost and disillusioned in the city. I want it to be like the timeless picture I have painted o f it in my head.

I am sad when I go home and see the farms that are threatened by encroaching homes. When I walk into the grocery store, which has a monopoly o f Beamsville’s grocery market, I am disappointed that I longer know each cashier and stockperson by name. I am disheartened each time I order pizza and the man on the phone doesn’t automatically know that I want a small with extra cheese and extra sauce like he used to.

Things change.

People change. Places change, too. But this doesn’t stop my system from being jolted each time I run into someone on a Beamsville sidewalk who fails to return my smile. Don’t they know that it is a friendly town?

What can I do to preserve the Beamsville I know and love?

The ways that Montreal and Beamsville make me sad are related to their size. They are both too big and too small in their respective ways. Does this render me a sizediscriminator?

A m I prejudiced towards proportionally challenged places? W hat is the perfect size?

These questions don’t lead to a def­ inite answer, however, they lead to an interesting conclusion.

Contrary to the consolations o f others, size matters.

LGttGFS continued from PAGE 6 I am writing in response to a recent letter by John Good, in which he attacks Natalie Polzer on the basis o f a lack o f professional­ ism that he claims she displayed in recent comments to a Tribune reporter.

Here is an account o f some actions that I consider “unprofes­ sional.”

1) To fail to treat col­ leagues such as Dr. (not Ms., Dr.) Polzer with enough respect to learn and use their correct titles, as Mr. Good did in his letter.

2) To inform a potential grad student, as Dean Levy did when Dr. Polzer approached him for support with her Master’s degree, that what she needs is “not a Master’s degree. You need a husband.” 4) To put some­ one in the position o f working for a full month without pay and with­ out any guarantee o f a contract, as FRS did to Dr. Polzer in the fall o f 2000. 5) To fire a lecturer without cause less than a week before the start o f term, leaving a teaching vacancy in the most important course in the faculty.

I was enrolled in Methods o f Studying Religion, which Professor Polzer was supposed to teach, and I can assure you, I did not feel that this action was professional.

During the two years that I was a student at the Faculty o f Religious Studies prior to Natalie Polzer’s termination, she proved to be a diligent and fascinating profes­ sor, a challenging lecturer and marker, and an interested, informed and involved counselor.

She could not have fulfilled her role as teacher and advisor in a more professional manner.

From this profession she was forcibly ejected.

W hat does that say about profes­ sionalism? W h y should she remain bound by its rules? These ques­ tions are almost irrelevant, howev­ er, as, contrary to Mr. G ood’s clear­ ly uninformed opinion, Dr. Polzer has maintained her professional stance.

Mr. Good quotes Dr. Polzer's attempt to explain the very unpro­ fessional behaviour o f another indi­ vidual as an instance o f her “ lack o f professionalism.” H e should exam­ ine the facts more carefully.

Because her termination was not related to her professional perform­ ance, it must have been personally or politically motivated.

Dr. Polzer’s explanation that her rising influence in the FRS was a threat (personal, political, or academic) to Dean Levy is one explanation for his otherwise baffling behaviour.

W hether Mr. G ood finds this explanation plausible or not is not the point; clearly, Dr. Polzer does.

She was asked to give an opinion on this subject, and by responding candidly, she did so the most pro­ fessional manner possible.

Bronwen Jones, U3 English Literature & Religious Studies

The M cGill Tribune, Tuesday, January 22, 2002

Campus zeal contends with popular apathy Natalie Fletcher In this two-part series, the ques­ tion explored w ill be how todays M c G ill constitutes a forum fo r p o lit­ ical expression. This firs t part focuses on the Conservative, New Democratic and Independent posi­ tions.

University as a social institu­ tion has always been a seedbed o f political revolution, where stu­ dents enlightened by inspiring the­ ories o f equality, liberty and com ­ m unity have manifested their views on government and striven to engender positive changes.

In the 1950s, Am erican stu­ dents violently contested the state, challenging its atrocious m ilitary methods. As far back as early Japan, as Confucianism began to lose its prestige as a state ideology, disappointed young scholars rebelled against an overly strict regime. Similarly in contemporary

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times, Cam bridge students revolt­ ed against the British State’s class system by secretly adopting Russian Com m unist ideology. In short, historical examples o f uni­ versity political activism abound.

In its own right, M cG ill is hom e to a variety o f political views, encapsulated most specifi­ cally by its major political clubs that adhere to Canada’s principal parties, and yet, the political spirit on campus seems much less zeal­ ous than in other eras. Driven by such concepts as individual rights, governm ent reform and fiscal responsibility, Progressive Conservative M c G ill objectives include aiding in the recruiting and the election o f members for the P C party o f Canada, prom ot­ ing the form ation o f policies, and fostering discussion, by featuring “an impressive list o f speakers,” that range from M Ps to form er Prime M inister and current p^pty leader Joe Clark.

Chris M ontgom ery, a U 3 stu­

Psychology Department Seeking Undergraduates for Study We seek full-time undergraduates for a daily diary study on the activities you participate in and how happy they make you. Participation involves an initial session where you fill out several questionnaires. Participants then complete a very brief questionnaire, several times a day for seven days, about their activi­ ties, mood and how they deal with the events of their day. Compensation is $50. Contact: Dr. Koestner’s lab, Psychology Department, McGill U„ 398-8219.

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H. Noel Fieldhouse Award Call for Nominations Faculty of Arts Teaching Award

H. Noel Fieldhouse Award For Distinguished Teaching Any student, alumni, or m em ber o f the academ ic sta ff may subm it a nomination. Nomination form s are available on the web at www.mcgill.ca/arts or in the Dean’s Secretariat, Faculty o f Arts, Room 303, or from departmental chairs. For further information, please consult the web at www. mcaill. ca larts or call 398-4216.

Sen d nominations to Susan Sharpe, Dawson Hall, 303 Deadline: Friday, February 22, 2002

dent in A n atom y and C ell B iology and the club’s president, believes what distinguishes the P C party is “the range o f diversity o f its m em ­ bers, in regards to background and political beliefs,” an open-m inded­ ness that is perhaps at the root o f what P C M c G ills deems as its “ healthy com petition” with other campus p olitical groups.

M o n tg o m ery affirm s that as a forum for political expression, “the university setting brings smart, young minds together in one place to allow for discussion o f numer­ ous issues.”

Interestingly, w hen asked about a favoured political quote, he cites Richard N ixon ’s former Secretary o f State H en ry Kissinger, perhaps revelatory o f his view on club interaction: “ W h en I think o f student p ol­ itics, I yearn for the simplicity o f the M id d le East.”

Conversely, on the farthest left o f the scale is N D P M cG ill, which considers itself unique because it is

the only major leftward political party.

“As the political spectrum nar­ rows, as it has been doing in recent years, having a strong voice on the left to stand in opposition to the many and m ultiplying voices on the right, is becom ing more im portan t,” states co-President W illy B lom m e, a U 2 student m ajorin g in Ph ilosoph y and Political Science.

N D P M c G ill believes it con­ tributes positively to university life by “trying to improve the [politi­ cal] awareness and knowledge o f M c G ill students,” through lectures on social dem ocratic issues, protests, like last year’s G8 meeting in Montreal and discussions like the M unicipal Debate with the SUS in the fall.

For Blom m e, university is conducive to political growth as it is where individuals “are supposed to be developing their minds,” by applying and standing for their respective beliefs. University also

confronts students w ith con ­ tentious p olitical issues that require some political awareness, like ever-swelling tuition fees and corporatization, as epitom ized by the recent C o ld Beverage Agreement.

Faced with these situations, the positive B lom m e shares a favourite quote by Tom m y Douglas: “ Courage m y friends, it's not too late to make a better w orld.”

Yet, this kind o f constructive optimism does not seem to be exchanged between M c G ill’s polit­ ical groups, for though Blom m e maintains that at such events as Activities N ight, the N D P ’s rela­ tions with the other parties are “perfectly amiable,” otherwise the club has little contact with them.

Th is lack o f interaction is exactly what distresses Chris Flavelie. A fourth year Political Science student, he founded the Independent Political Students’

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Man, I wanna feel like a woman Bridges threw me through a bit o f a loop when I revealed m y cross­ dressing virginity. “ See, all I can see you as is a gorgeous, dead-ringer for C indy

Somehow drunker on N e w Year’s m orning than I had been the previous night, I stood in m y Los A ngeles kitchen studying the wom en in the pictures on our refrigerator door. I realized that these were not just stylish gals in plastic and fake fur, but m y father and his partner dressed up to paint the tow n red/pink/purple at a recent A ID S benefit.

Imagine m y internal struggle when I discovered that, at 42, m y dad glams it up as a woman, better than m y m om often does. W h ile I tried to pretend I was horrified, inside I felt slightly liberated as the part o f me fascinated with cross­ dressing screamed, “ Look, I could put that old man to shame with a little bit o f blush and a lethal pair

C ra w ford ,” he said. “ Th ose eyes...the dim ples...oh I w ould love to do that!”

Bridges has done countless C in dy’s, Tinas and L iz Taylor’s, and w ith his average customer being six-feet-tall and 200 lbs. and thrity years old, he has a lot o f w ork to do to make them look good.

Although he gave D ad a bit o f a go-go dancer look, Bridges usu­ ally does not work with gay guys, not­ ing that they usual­ ly only com e in for big crazy parties or

every man’s makeup kit. “ M ost guys want to either be a tramp or a M orm on librarian,” he said. “ T h e hottest item in the boutique is a short skirt, which most o f the men can pull o ff because they have good legs and no cellulite, so it’s flattering. Th en they’ll usually wear a big sweater to camouflage broad shoulders or a not-so-slim waist. It seems that everyone now wants either platinum blon de or jet black Vegas showgirl hair, breasts the size o f m y head and six-inch platform

m aking the average guy into a glamour gal. O ne major mistake made by an amateur ‘M iss T h a n g ’ is that most are a size 14 but buy a size 12. Bridges also

the ‘thing’ itself, as the definition o f fem ininity; I find it creepy.”

I asked the beauty authority w hy many straight wom en don’t like cross-dressing. “ M a n y w om en m ay feel insulted by it, like it’s demeaning and they are being shown in a bad light.

But really, cross-dressers really have w om en on such a pedestal. T h e y adore them .”

Bridges claims that tolerance o f cross-dressers is im proving with the younger generation. “ It used to be that someone in drag at a bar was usually jobless and w ould sell drugs and sex and you w ould say ‘watch your wal­ let.’”

N o w , however, people are accepting and even em bracing drag queens, such as RuPaul, who played a major role in exposing the public to the art o f drag. There still is a lot o f headway the gender com m unity has to make.

I f ever in L A and feeling

stocking but after age 45 they usu­ ally aren’t so turned on by it.”

told me that you don’t want to wear a necklace that will call attention to the Adam ’s apple, or a dress that emphasizes a beer belly.

It’s fairly expensive to be a hot

adventurous, pay Bridges a visit. I have already given m y vo w to appear as the supermodel with her notorious mole. I ’ll be escorted by the beauty-aiithority himself, who often looks like W ynonna Judd dressed up.

N o w to all you closeted bone-

married for up to 40 years, and according to Bridges, are hetero­ sexual males.

There exists a major differ­ ence between drag queens and cross-dressers. G ay guys are usual­

O u r in terview was briefly interrupted when a nervous airline employee wandered into the bou­ tique. H e claimed to be the owner o f only one w ig, a little black bob, and was looking for something a

momma: a w ig alone can cost from $70 to $150 US. But i f you do it right, a 40-year-old can look better than a 25-year-old woman.

Alth ough the ‘girls’ o f m y fam ily en joy cross-dressing

smugglers out there, stop hoarding your girlfriend’s tube tops and get your own look— there are millions o f men with the same secret thrill out there and you don’t need to be a friend o f D orothy’s; hell, maybe

ly the drag queens, wearing crazy makeup and outrageous clothing while heteros have believable out­ fits and want to be accepted as women.

I was shown transformation pictures o f football coaches, pri­

little more exciting, when he asked how to deal with his face (I swear to G od, this man looked like a father o f four and probably was).

H e told us that because o f his lifestyle he couldn’t pluck his eye­

intensely, the butchest o f our dys­ functional clan, m y mother, has real issues with the literal “ ladies man.”

She told me, “ It’s taking the worst parts [o f being a wom an], the most torturous...the makeup, the stockings...and making them

even Y O U R dad likes to put on mother’s silky negligee every once and a while. Hugs and Kisses -C IN D Y

been w orking alone. Eventually it was revealed that he had been to see a transformation specialist, Jim Bridges, self-proclaimed “ beauty authority.” I decided that this lit­ tle T .I.T . (T w in k In Training) needed to go pay Uncle Jimmy a visit.

Bridges has w orked on Broadway, in H o lly w o o d , for Revlon, with Jackie O ., Sophia Loren, Farrah Fawcett, Lena H orne and hundreds o f genderbenders. H e ’s a short man with sandy hair, plenty o f confidence and a great sense o f humor.

A fte r our introduction,

vate school headmasters, physi­ cists, army and navy men, sports broadcasters, mechanics and countless truck drivers, w h o

face, I was sure that he had not

create breasts! So multi-purpose!

So fabulous! A n d then he booked him for a 6 P M makeover and sold him a tube o f beard-concealer, which he stressed as a necessity for

shoes.”

Bridges is an expert at

H allow een.

The m ajority of Bridges’ clientele consists o f straight men, ranging from 18 to 89 years old.

Roughly 35 to 40 percent o f these are m arried men with wives w ho are aware o f their husbands’ curiosity.

A lot o f the men have even been

o f heels!”

However, knowing m y dad and the wrinkled terrain o f his

apparently drive M ack trucks and wear M .A .C . make-up on the side.

Bridges claims it takes only about 45 minutes for a makeover and 15 for the average ‘Jane’ to get dressed. M o st m en have been crossing since they were children, and Bridges had a few theories on w hy men like to dress up. “ O n e client had two sisters and said that as kids they got all the attention. Some others see it as a sexual thing, get in drag and masturbate. Eight out o f ten men walk out o f the dressing room erect after putting on a garter or

brows extensively.

Bridges, always the business­ man, showed us how just a little invisible surgical adhesive can lift the eyebrows and also be used to

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Snake penis with snake wine? Politely refusing unappetizing meals became as much a part o f m y summer sojourn through Southeast Asia as staring peace­ fully into the serene smiles o f giant Buddhas, and marveling at the stunning landscapes and rice paddies that stretched into the horizon.

I spent 6 weeks in Vietnam research­ ing on the healthcare system in an inter­ national development seminar sponsored

by W o rld U niversity Services o f Canada. M y field visits included a guided N ik e factory tour. Visited by scores o f foreigners and politi­ cians every year, this m odel factory boasted a clean and safe working environment, complete with employee benefits (education programs) and good pay (the average N ik e factory worker in Vietnam reportedly earns 50% more than the average doctor).

M y response swayed between applause and suspicion; whether the other N ik e factories throughout V ietn am feature similar conditions remains an unanswered question.

Vestiges o f the W ar remain through­ out Vietnam , especially in the tourism

narrow, w in d y rivers afforded me a glimpse o f the V iet C on g army’s secret wartime hideouts.

A fter the seminar, I found m yself in Cambodia, gazing into the sunrise from the ancient Khm er ruins o f Angkor.

Exploring these majestic temples, nestled deep in the jungle, stirred amazement for the profound beauty and com plexity o f the intricate stone carvings.

I journeyed next to N orth ern Thailand, a haven for adventure-lovers.

A fte r elephant trekking through the thick jungle, frolicking in hot springs and cliff-diving into gorgeous waterfalls, I crossed the border to Laos, the last hid­ den paradise on earth. Life moved slow­ ly in pace with the gentle flow o f the M ekon g River; I knew it was time to relax and prepare to leave the wonders o f Asia.

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Building a forum for political spirit continued from PAGE 9 Association in the fall o f 2001 in response to what he deems as the insufficient political discussion op p ortu n ity at M c G ill. A t its weekly roundtable-like meetings, IP S A unites a dozen political enthusiasts w ho either “already know what they’re talking about and like talking about it, or w ho maybe don’t know as much, but want to com e out and learn more,” regarding anything from the Israeli/Palestinian conflict to media censorship.

Thou gh M c G ill’s centre-left inclination is palpable w ith in IPSA, Flavelle stresses the diversity o f the members’ views, stating there are no hardcore Marxists, realists or capitalists; “no ‘isms’ .

“This is what I think, and I don’t have to back it up with refer­ ences to any sort o f paradigm.”

Th ou gh delicate issues like the role o f US foreign policy in the

Septem ber 11th attacks spark some tension as political contro­ versy invariably does, overall IP S A aims to m inim ize clashes by negat­ in g the “ I ’m -right-and-you’rew rong” attitude. In selecting its slogan, IP S A is considering such lines as “ Big Brother hates it when you think for yourself,” in order to express the idea that it is far better to discuss issues than to blindly accept the status quo.

W h ile Flavelle praises M c G ill’s Political Science pro­ gram, outside the classroom, he is unimpressed by the student body’s apathetic political character, com ­ paring a sedate M c G ill to the agi­ tator that is Concordia, and assert­ ing that there is far too little polit­ ical interest in a school that arguably houses some o f the coun­ try’s smartest individuals.

Otherwise said, i f students are pas­ sionate, it’s not about politics.

For Flavelle, M c G ill “not only could be, but should be” an effec­

tual forum for political expression, because i f “someone’s gonna be challenging [political realities], it’ll be at universities.”

So w h y the lack o f political passion? Campus is constantly hum m ing w ith eclectic student activity, yet respective political club members seem alone, and autonomous, in their quest to understand, discuss, and improve the international, national and local state o f affairs.

In examining this reality, the Alliance and Liberal positions will further delineate the situation in the ensuing article, while an analy­ sis o f club interaction and student b o d y in volvem en t w ill help account for M c G ill’s ambiguous political spirit.

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DJ Egon: Spreading the deep funk gospel Dan Zacks

Breakestra, Stones Throw has a ros­ ter o f releases critically lauded and more importantly, massively respect­ ed by vinyl fiends.

The record-hunting soul behind Stones Throw is Eothen Alapatt, aka DJ Egon, and The Funky 16 Corners— a meticu­ lously researched compilation o f deep funk— is the culmination o f his passion. The record brings to attention the influential music o f American funk artists that, if not for the efforts o f Egon, would have remained forgot­ ten in dusty warehouses or in the collections o f the musi­ cians themselves.

The Tribune spoke with Egon about Funky 16, funk music, and his upcoming Montreal appearence.

Trib: One gets the impression that The Funky 16 Corners was a

Hiphop heads and connoisseurs o f funk rarities rightly hold L A label Stones Throw in high regard. Home to the likes o f Peanut Butter Wolf, Madlib, Quasimoto, Yesterdays N ew Quintet and the inimitable

real labour o f love.

Egon: Yah, it was one o f those things. I started it when I was still in college. I was going to school in Nashville which is kind o f central for the Southeast, about as central as you can get for the Southeast part o f the United States, so you’re about a hop, skip and a jump away from the East coast or the Midwest, wherever you want to go. So I used to take trips all the time. Whenever I had a free weekend, I ’d get in a car with a couple o f friends and we’d just go to

a city and try to turn up what we could.

So over the years I was turning up more than records, I was turning up people I never thought I would meet, talk to, or have anything to do with, and that ended up fuelling the fire to get this compilation together.

Trib: H ow many years have you been working on it?

Egon: I f you count the first per­ son I contacted, probably about a good two and a half, three, maybe three and a half years. I can’t even remember the first time I went to N ew Orleans to try and find Ernie and the Topnotes. [ The Funky 16 Corners] was a licence deal— this is not just putting out a record. N ot one track on there wasn’t licensed.

So it was a matter o f tracking these guys down.

Trib: The licensing o f every track on a funk compilation is not always the norm?

Egon: That has to change, does­ n’t it? It’s one o f those things where the music’s great— I mean I love funk music, I love the anonymous funk music, I love the funk music that’s recorded by people like James Brown that is completely document­ ed— but truthfully, i f you’re not going to be going the whole way and really trying to get a hold o f the artists and getting their stories and figuring out who the personnel was and talking about the intertwining nature o f funk music (because a lot o f these musicians recorded with

each other), if you’re not going to get into that then hey man, you’re only kind o f hitting half the battle.

Some people think that the dancefloor is the most important aspect, but to me, the stories o f the musicians are equally important.

Trib: After three years and all your research, has your sense o f the funk changed?

Egon: It’s one o f those things where I ’ve found myself appreciating different aspects o f the guys that I ’ve tracked down.

A t first you’re just trying to fig­ ure out about one record, or in the case o f some o f these guys maybe there was a small label that released a very small quantity o f records, but as you get into it you figure out which guys kept the candle burning, which ones are still doing music, what they thought about funk, what they thought about the environment that bred funk music. It kind o f informs your take on the whole thing.

You get these stories, you get these influences, and they all come together and you’re like, you know what— it all makes sense. So I think there was. a lot o f education going on.

Trib: The track by the Co-Real Artists is getting some serious rota­ tion. [‘W hat About You (In the W orld Today)’ by the Co-Real Artists is a rap, predating the genre by at leat ten years, over an insane 2+ minute break— ed.]. What can you tell us about it?

Egon: What happened there, it was the funniest thing in the world.

I was at the weekly that we do in Los Angeles, it’s called the Rootdown, and Mixmaster Wolf, who’s the lead singer from Breakestra, often drops down to do a DJ set.

One o f the nights I happened to be there really early. I was just stand­ ing by the side o f the stage and saw this older black dude— probably forty-five or fifty-five— chilling and looking at least twenty years older than everybody else in the club. He’s also holding two 45s and so I walked up to him and I was like "H ey what’s going on?" and he’s like " I’m W o lf’s Dad; he asked me to bring down a couple o f these old 45s that I played on and that his grandmother put out on her label." And so I ’m like "Ah man, let me hear this" and so I grab one o f the 45s and in between one o f the DJ sets I just put it on and lis­ tened to it through the headphones and I was like "O h my goodness!"

The first thing I did, 1 went over to Munyungo— W o lf’s dad— and I said "H ey man, do you have any extra copies o f this?” and he said he had a couple. So I hooked it up and got a couple copies o f the record, worked out the licence and there you are: proto rap track that directly relates to the Breakestra.

Trib: Is a sequel to Funky 16 planned?

Egon: It’s one o f those things where I ’ve met so many people and

Please see EGON, page 13

Business Be Good—if you like power dynamics Eric Warwaruk O nly an hour and a half long,

The Business o f Strangers, a Big Kahuna-like film and first-time product o f writer-director Patrick.

Stettner, seems fit more for a special on H B O than a feature release. So what’s it got? It’s got power dynam­ ics! It’s got power dynamics! And it’s g o t... pow er... uh, dynamics.

The film, as you may gather, is about power dynamics: the dynam­ ics, that is, between two types o f businesswomen. T h e first type, played by ol’Stockard, is an older, trailblazing, sacrificed-everythingfor-a-career and just-pro moted-toC E O businesswoman. The second, played by Julia Stiles, represents the younger grrrrl generation: a genera­ tion, as the movie would have us believe, that sports various tattoos, always shows the bellybutton, is overtly aggressive, watches pornos to see how the male views the female, and visibly challenges the domination o f the patriarchy. The plot, as it is about power dynamics between two set-in-stone characters, is thus quite simple. Example: S C R E E N W R IT E R (preferably grotesque, hunchbacked, located in some godforsaken underground rathole, with copious amounts o f drool spilling out the side o f the mouth): Sssee, Master, thessse plassstic, woman figurinesss?

T h e y ’re programmed and itching to go! Just pressss thisss button and watch the drama unfold, ssssee!?

B W A H -H A -H A !

That is, just as all writers laugh in the B W A H -H A -H A fashion, riot, I repeat, N O T in the TE E -H E E -H E E fash­ ion (reserved exclusively for people who drink their tea with their pinkies out), or the standard H A -H A -H A fash­ ion (reserved for people named Steve or Sally), or even in the H E E -H E E -H O O fashion (vocal exercises only, unless you are a freak), the golden rule for such films where the characters are drawn out to such exacting proportions is that they do not merely drive the plot, but Are the plot.

And the plot? Stockard Channing/Julie Styron cor­ porate executive gets the feel­ A B+ film, but not sufficiently emotionlly ing, after the president o f the manipulative to compete with H a rd b a ll small software company at which she works calls a sud­ up late to the business presentation den meeting while she is away to do because o f a late flight; nonetheless, a business presentation, that she because the presentation did not go may get fired. She thus meets with a well, Julie fires her. Grrl Paula tells headhunter (male, slick, and greasy) her off: first power-move. Later, to prepare to find another job, and Julie finds out she has not been then makes one last presentation to fired, but in fact promoted to C EO . a business. Julia Stiles/Paula W hile having celebratory drink in Murphy is her assistant, who shows hotel lounge, she sees Paula tell

courting male to fuck off. Julie is impressed, and also regrets her rash decision; she goes to apolo­ gise. Paula is not immediately swayed by Julie’s apology, thus continuing the power moves between her and Julie. They bond over drinks, swimming, and sauna, because they’re both career women facing the day-to-day shit o f the patriarchy; but it is clear younger grrrl Paula both resents and wants the power o f the older Julie, as she challenges her at every opportunity. Th at same night, they party at hotel lounge, and headhunter shows up, where Paula recognises him as person who raped her friend when she was in Boston at a fiat party. Paula dares Julie to help her exact revenge on headhunter.

The inevitable ending for a character-plot movie is thus set up: the characters view themselves and their lives differently, as a result o f their bonding after a traumatic/thrilling experience.

Sort o f like a film John Hughes

( Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Breakfast Club) would make i f he was a woman struggling to replace the "a" with "y."

And, for this reason, it makes an okay film. The story’s length is exactly as it should be, the product is crisp and concise, and as a result, does not pretend to be something it

is not. The strength o f such a film depends mostly on how realistically the dynamics between characters are portrayed, or how compelling they are: and in this regard the film shows its quality.

Stockard Channing ably por­ trays the anxieties o f the older busi­ nesswoman, her fear o f Paula’s youth balanced with her experience and her ambition along with the knowledge o f the sacrifices she has made to get to the position she now occupies. Her body exemplifies her from-the-bottom character: a short and stocky physique that is con­ trolled through dieting, exercise and good clothes to cover up the physi­ cal inadequacies.’ Styles’ depiction o f the younger grrl generation? She’s suitably young, thin, jumpy, pretty and bitchy. W hich o f course, as the audience thus learns, is just her tac­ tic to hide an insecure centre, as H ollyw ood seems to think all mid­ dle-class, younger-than-25 people have. Are they right? Nah. In that nutty nutshell, The Business o f Strangers is an adequate little film with good writing that depicts the subtle power maneuvers between two very aptly acted female characters. I give Patrick Stettner a B+ for a job well done, but not so good a job at manipulating my emotions so that 1 spontaneously cry, as all good movies, such as Hardball, should do.

T h e M c G ill T r ib u n e , T u e s d a y , J a n u a ry 2 2 , 2 0 0 2

Various M ondo Soca

Various M ondo Soukous M ondo M elodia

Maybe it was m y sister’s com­ pulsive viewing, reviewing, and re­ reviewing o f Disney’s The Little M erm aid (and various musical spinoffs: Sebastian the Crab Sings Caribbean Favourites) that ruined calypso music for me. O r m y own early fascination w ith Harry Belafonte. Regardless, this music requires a certain vapid, feel-good carnival atmosphere in order not to be dreadfully irritating. Calypso, the politically- and socially-charged music o f Trinidad and Tobago, is represented on M ondo Soca by tracks from Lord Kitchener and Lord Pretender. T h e rest is mainly soca, an up-tempo calypso fused with Indian rhythms invented by the 6’4" Lord Shorty, with marked­ ly less cerebral lyrics (although, mercifully, ‘H o t H o t H o t’ doesn’t appear here), and a sprinkling o f more recent (and politically radical) rapso from Brother Resistance.

Steel drums and synthesizers: I sup­ pose there’s not much more effi­ cient escape music for a Montreal winter.

Mondo Soukous, a less saccha­

rine offering from the M ondo label, samples from the dom i­ nant names in Central African dance music.

This collection delivers tracks from the impor­ tant players in soukous history, notably Franco and Papa Wemba. The rhythm is the famil­ iar Cuban rumba, appropriated by (or invented by, depending on your musicological viewpoint) Central African dance musicians. The tra­ ditional soukous form slow-boils: a placid introduction gives way to a faster dance beat, but chord changes are kept simple (the always laid-back I to IV ), and a loose, improvisational sound pervades.

The technically adept guitar work and lack o f synthesizers make the instrumental work on this Mondo release much more palatable than Soca. Still, we have here two exam­ ples o f what makes ‘world’ music so embarrassingly homogeneous: mass-market, entry-level, easilyaccessible and unchallenging com­ pilations o f once virile musical forms.

-M a tt Frassica P O IN T b y CORNELIUS

Cornelius

Point Matador Records "So, the only C D that we got this week is some Japanese-Pop. Anybody want it? Anybody?" the fearless A & E editor asked the assembled scribes. N o t one o f the three o f us sitting there shrieked in delight, and I decided to take a risk and try out the disc. There’s no way that it could be worse than sea

urchin sushi (to me, it tastes like metal and looks like it was squeezed from a tube). Point, by Cornelius, is much easier to stomach than that pasty roll. In fact, this C D is a tasty sensation o f mellow lounge-listen­ ing tracks that evoke visions o f tropical beaches and luscious forests. To spice things up a bit there is some electro-hard rock, as well as a few catchy pop songs with lyrics in both English and Japanese.

I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked this C D — it’s stayed in m y rotation all week long.

Point's main draw is that the songs are really well-written and catchy— I find myself nodding m y head and tapping my foot as I listen.

K eigo Oyam ada took his recording name from a character in Planet o f the Apes. But Cornelius is not monkeying around with Point, his second album to be released in N o rth America. Fantasma, his debut album, was a high-energy romp; a cut and paste job o f the nuggets o f pop music mined from sources as varied as the Beach Boys and M y Bloody Valentine. Point is a much more atmospheric and organic album. T h e use o f samples and electronic effects is much more reserved and mainly used to high­ light the work o f the band on most o f the album. O ne track segues into another with the singing o f tropical birds, gradually manipulated into a human whistle, then joined in the melody by an acoustic guitar. The sounds o f nature are a reoccurring theme: breaking waves and the sounds o f dusk are both heard.

D on ’t let the genre of Japanese-Pop scare. It does not matter that I can only understand a fraction o f the lyrics: music is the universal language, and this album speaks right to me. It is too good to care what he is singing. So, try something new, and no matter what it is, it has to be better than that sea urchin.

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Hollywood wins; readers lose The Count of Monte Cristo is a study in unfaithfulness acclaimed L.A. T h e acting o f Dagmara Dominczyk, who plays Mercedes, Dantes’ fiancée, is also excellent.

Caveziel’s portrayal o f Dantes and the Count, however, is disap­ pointing. His Dantes is portrayed very much the same as his character in Angel Eyes, a man who always

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This cinematisation o f Count o f Monte Cristo— the famous novel

written by Dumas about revenge and justice— is not meant for those who have read the book. I f you loved the novel you will almost def­ initely be disappointed by the film.

T h e protagonist, Edm ond Dantes, played by James Caviezel f Frequency, Angel Eyes), spends many years in prison and encoun­ ters a fellow prisoner, a priest, who teaches him everything he knows, including the location o f a leg­ endary treasure trove. T h e priest’s death is Dantes’ ticket to freedom and to wealth. Dantes re-emerges Just read the damn book into society as the Count o f Monte Cristo to wreak revenge upon those appears lost and puzzled. As the who framed him. The premise thus Count, he was never able to convey far is the same as the novel’s but as the accurate streetsmarts and intel­ the plot thickens the differences ligence that the real character had increase and ruin the movie. acquired in jail. Cavieziel lacked Perhaps the biggest distinction that oomph that was necessary to between the novel and the movie is portray both Dantes and T h e the movie’s violence. In the novel, Count. A better choice would have T h e Count’s revenge is more cold been Jude Law, as he has dispayed and calculated. In the film, he sim­ the ability o f portraying both the ply ends up fighting and killing nice guy and the deceiving guy in many o f his enemies. T h e most dis­ the same movie. That ability to por­ appointing difference is that the tray two different characters is miss­ novel does not end happily but ing in Caveziel.

H o llyw o o d offers one beyond T h e movie is enjoyable for cheesy. those who haven’t read the novel. It T h e acting o f the secondary flows, the dialogue is varied and characters is excellent. Guy Pearce most o f the acting is first-rate. Just (Memento) who plays Fernand, the steer clear from the film i f you’ve man who betrays Dantes, is very read and loved the novel because convincing. H e portrays the deceit­ the movie is a very shallow inter­ ful and cunning Fernand just as pretation. well as he portrayed the character o f

-Scott Medvin

Egon brings rare 45s to Quartier Latin continued from PAGE 12 assembled so much good music that I have to get it out some how. I ’m working now with Peanut Butter W o lf to try to start a subsidiary o f Stones Throw that I can use to reis­ sue a lot o f this great music. I ’m not sure if it’s going to be a compilation that comes next, but for sure there’s a lot o f great stuff that I ’ve really been doing a lot o f homework into and I ’m really trying hard to get a year’s worth o f releases planed, unre­ leased albums and things like that.

Trib: So what can we expect to hear in Saturday night’s set?

Egon: The most recent trip I took was to Alabama and I got a couple great records that I ’ve been really playing to death— really up­ tempo stuff. The most recent record I’ve been playing out is probably one o f the top records o f my collection.

It’s the Universouls— I think that’s the coolest name ever— and the

songs called ‘N ew Generation’ and it’s just this fucking really drony, morose, super-heavy heavy fucking funk sound and the vocals are about the new generation and how you’ve got to learn to love your brother.

W ith these huge drums and such a great message it’s just a great track.

So it’s going to be a mixture o f the up-tempo stuff that I play and then the occasional venture into the morose, sad stuff.

Trib: It’s important to mix it up...

Egon: Oh sure! You can’t dance forever. Sometimes you’ve got to take a little break and just groove for a while. Me, I don’t dance I just bob my head and I can bob my head fast or slow, it doesn’t make a difference!

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Gabor Szilasi discusses the art of photography Cary Whelan "As a human being, as an artist, as a photographer, I am very involved in the photograph. I am a nosy, curious person."

Gabor Szilasi, the Hungarianborn, world-renowned photogra­ pher, based in Montreal since the 1950’s, depicts life, in its many forms, from the sacred to the every­ day.

Szilasi visited M cG ill this past Thursday, sharing his work with the Religious Studies course Canadian Church History.

Joan Murray, a foremost art expert, said o f Szilasi that he is "com m itted to making people aware of their environm ents.

Relationships are his subjects, either through portraits or photographs o f interiors, settings which for Szilasi mirror the soul."

In similar praise, John Bentley Mays commented, "at the time o f his arrival in 1957, Szilasi had nei­ ther French nor English, but he did have a camera, and with it translat­ ed his reflections on suffering, pleas­ ures and life’s passages into com­ pelling photographic images."

A nd in her own praise o f Szilasi’s amazing work, one student in the class attempted to take a pic­ ture o f one o f Szilasi’s photographs projected on the screen for the slide projector. She used a flash and as a teacher, Szilasi sadly informed her that her photograph would not come out, but encouraged her to try again without a flash.

Szilasi commented that he sim­ ply likes to photograph what he finds enjoyable and compelling.

W hen he began photography in Hungary, he chose his family and friends as his first subjects; his fam­ ily and friends having fun and living their lives.

"I just wanted to photo­ graph what pleased me," he said.

C om pletely self-taught, Szilasi continued his art in Montreal after fleeing the Hungarian Revolution. One o f the last photographs he took in Hungary was o f a couple on a motorbike. The bike is leaving the frame and the couple seems to be escaping to freedom; much like the artist. Szilasi explained to us that in his infancy as photographer, he did not see the real significance in this photograph. The heads o f the people are slightly cut o ff which represent­ ed, for him, an almost missed freedom.

As his work devel­ oped, Szilasi recognized that his "three main interests in photography are people, interiors and architecture. The latter two are closely related to the first in that they are made by humans and tend to serve as space in which to live and work.

For me to find a subject interesting to photograph there has to be some trace o f human pres­ ence."

Szilasi explained that he does not particularly like photographing landscapes because he likes to see a trace o f human presence. Whether that be a phone line running through the country or even a painting on a rock in the forest, for Szilasi, there has to be an element o f human life.

Szilasi "wants to point out peo­ ple’s situations." It is for this reason that a good portion o f his work is devoted to portraits and interiors, the former showing the person and the latter showing how the person lives. A n d in this documenting o f human life, Szilasi likes to see him­ self in interaction with the subject, having a relationship with his sub­ ject.

H e is not sure i f he sees his work as behaving as a narrative.

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But then again it is 125th o f a sec­ ond; it is time and history. H e does see himself as documenting life, but not in the classical documentary sense, which for him is simply mat­ ter-of-fact, but rather as social doc­ umentary, "not only showing some­ thing, but implying change. " In his photography, Szilasi prefers to use natural light. In the one case o f a photograph o f a woman, Madame Tremblay, in her home, there was not enough avail­ able natural light; therefore he needed to provide light. In this case he used a light source above her head. She was standing next to her mantelpiece, upon which stood a picture o f her as a younger woman.

Because o f the light reflecting o ff the glass front o f the picture frame, in Szilasi’s photograph the picture is washed out and appears to be fading away; as if her youth is fading away.

"It is the thing about photogra­ phy, that even with a 4x5 camera where you see everything, there still

she would craft her body into the prototype o f the American sexappeal standard. Even short-term Prim e M inister K im Cam pbell would make the oh-so-Hollywoodesque move to L.A. and pair up with a hip American lad nearly half her age. But now, wearing a maple leaf on your backpack is cool, even when you’re not Canadian.

Canadian "culture" is being reex­ amined and revamped for its mer­ its, and this shift in Canadian sen­ sibility is most visible in those films that are coming out o f the country.

T h e focus o f the film Un

Crâbe dans la Tête (Soft-Shell M an) is essentially Canadian-—and this is not merely because the majority o f the film takes place in Montreal.

Rather, the film explores a trait that is distinctly Canadian: the fear o f being judged by others and the desire to please everyone. Here in Canada, like the "soft shell man,", we foster the cult o f the "softie.".

A lex (D avid La H aye) is our wounded H am let— a deep-sea photographer who is a hopeless romantic, and helpless in the face

is surprise. I don’t want to have total control over the people," he said, "In photography, every situation determines its own composi­ tion ... M ost o f us who make images, we make sense o f composi­ tion. I just set up the camera and see what happens. Sometimes, I make horrible mistakes."

Obviously, sometimes he doesn’t.

o f interpersonal attachments. Alex’s hubris is his yearning to have the best o f both worlds. Alex wants love from everybody while remain­ ing emotionally invincible, so that he can continue living in his dream-world o f escape clauses. At the centre o f this introspective, often-satirical film lies a universal question: when must we face the

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C ritically acclaimed at the T oron to International Film Festival, Un Crâbe dans la Tête is mysterious while funny, making clever use o f the metaphor o f hav­ ing a crab gnawing away at one’s conscience. A t times, however, the film takes this metaphor a bit too far. In between scenes, there is often a reoccurring, quick visual frame o f an actual crab crawling on what seems to be brain tissue.

(Note: A reminder that this film is Canadian and most likely low budget, thus, I would not be sur­ prised i f this "crab crawling on brain" segment was cut and pasted out from some dated N ational Geographic documentary.) T h e cfab-in-brain metaphor is over­ exhausted by the end o f the film.

H o w many times must the director remind his viewer that the crabbrain segment is suggestive o f the internal conflict within Alex’s psy­ che? W ith the final scene display­ ing Alex literally pulling a crab out o f his hat, the film hits its lowest note, suffering from a highly con­ trived idea that should have remained abstract and up to the viewer for further interpretation.

W hether or not this final scene may have been a desperate attempt to take a postmodernist edge, it is detrimental to the otherwise bal­ anced pace o f the film.

Follow ing A lex around the city, director/cinematographer André Turpin successfully captures the raw but charming energy o f downtown Montreal with his lens.

It is the complexity and simultane­ ous fragility o f Alex’s character, however, that holds the audience’s attention throughout the film.

A fter a near-death experience where Alex is mysteriously drawn to the bottom o f the ocean, he returns to Montreal where he must re-examine his life philosophy and his relationships.

Previous forms o f instant grat­ ification (women, sex, drugs) are now much more complicated than they used to be. Alex tells a woman that he loves her on the first date and soon after finds himself strand­ ed on a concrete doorstep.

Humour splits from the seams o f the script when Alex realizes that he has lost his "touch" with women, and is soon after confront­ ed by his gay agent who confesses to him that he has always believed Alex to be gay. Clearly, Alex’s lais­ sez-faire attitude toward others is slowly eroding his sense o f self: a series o f tests are challenging his identity and Alex must determine who the people are in his life who truly know him. That being said, does Alex even know himself? (aaah, cliché..) Unable to escape to another photography destination, Alex must remain in Montreal so that he can tackle his conflicts and develop a more honest sense o f self that is both resilient and fully selfaware.

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Stingers dash Martlets' playoff hopes McGill must regroup after tough loss against Concordia Stingers David Schipper Dave McCormick It was just one game. N o w it is time for the Martlets to bear down and face the challenges ahead.

In the confines o f the minis­ cule Concordia gym at Loyola cam­ pus, the M c G ill M artlets were defeated 87-57 by the Stingers on Sunday afternoon. It seemed that the M cG ill players were a fraction o f a step behind their counterparts, making poor passing decisions, being out-rebounded by a two-toone margin, and having difficulty controlling the ball.

Kristina Steinfort finished with 18 points and 8 rebounds for the Stingers, and it seemed like she scored much more, as she made sev­ eral easy baskets under the hoop during the game. M arie-Pier Veilleux added 15 points, five rebounds, and seven assists for Concordia in the one-sided affair.

T h e jubilant Concordia players spoke confidently after the game.

“This was just an ordinary day at the office,” Veilleux intoned. “ W e have the capacity to be the best. N ob od y can beat us i f we don’t beat ourselves.”

T h e Stingers needed to put in a good effort after being routed by the Bishops Gaiters earlier in the week.

“ W e ran our offense well, with good discipline,” Steinfort asserted.

“There were no lapses in focus, and we kept our intensity up all the way through. It feels good to come o ff our last loss with a strong w in.”

The game began, innocuously enough, with the two teams trading baskets. Then, with the score tied at eight, the Stingers went on an 8-0 run, and the Martlets were forced to play catch-up the rest o f the way.

First-year guard Kelly-Rae Kenyon had a great game for M cG ill, scoring 21 points, and chipping in defensively with four rebounds on both sides o f the court and three steals. Kenyon also shot 67 percent from the field, making some difficult jump shots. Maude Vallières, on her part, added 14 points for her team.

“W e don’t know what hap­ pened today on the court,” Kenyon said. “ W e had two weeks o f really good play. W e now have to pick up the intensity in practice. Everyone has to be on the same page.”

T h e score was 42-26 at the midway point o f the game. A t the beginning o f the second half, the Martlets succumbed to a 16-2 run and the teams merely traded baskets for the rest o f the game. It did not help matters that the Martlets were in foul trouble 9 minutes into the second half. “ W e didn’t do the little things

right,” Vallières explained. “W e did­ n’t come at the ball and we made too many bad decisions. There was a lack of communication.

Defending the weak side was a problem. W e should have doubled up to force turnovers. The bottom line is we were not ready to play and they

ago and will be unable to play for the remainder o f the season. Rookie forward Isabelle Teolis, showing her grit, played the game with a tapedup broken hand and blocked a shot with it at one point.

were.”

As always, Martlets coach Lisen M oore was resilient when confronted with a challenge. “ Everyone is disap­ pointed, the coach and the players,” M oore declared.

“W e got beat by a team with more heart and con­ viction to the task. W e have to address some concerns.

Rebounding and transitions need to be stressed. Our young players need to be more used to playing in a small gym. W e got beat a little bit in the half-court situation. This w ill only make us better. This team is going to respond. T h ey are w illin g and want to be good.”

T h e Martlets have been faced with several dips in the new year. It was revealed during the week that first-year forward Alisen Salusbury tore her A C L during the game against Laval two weekends

attitude,” M oore exclaimed.

Stingers coach Keith Pruden was satisfied by his team’s effort on Sunday.

“W e played with intensity and defense,” Pruden said. “It was a big win. W e played hard and execut­ ed our game plan, but with 23 turnovers we need to improve our decision­ making.

O ur players have to learn not to get frustrated.

Getting frustrat­ ed is not a good mistake. W e need more consistency on defense. Th ey got some easy stuff. M c G ill is fast, too fast for everybody, but hal f - c o ur t defense is not their strength.”

T h e

Fortunately, Teolis is not dis­ couraged and her coach was adament that the bandage has had no affect on her psyche. “ She has 100 percent the right

Martlets are now 3-3 in the QSSF and 12-10 overall.

Their next home game is Sunday against the Laval Rouge et O r where they w ill be looking to redeem themselves.

Redmen escape with two victories Fifth-ranked roundballers survive scares against inferior competition Neil Schnurbach The M cG ill Redmen basket­ ball team entered this week looking for a couple o f easy wins against the Quebec conference bottom feeders, the Bishop’s Gaiters and the Concordia Stingers.

W h ile the Redmen did manage to win both games, the wins did not come as easily as expected with two six point victories. M cG ill, ranked fifth in Canada, vanquished Bishop’s 77-71 on Thursday and defeated Concordia 92-86 on Sunday.

These unimpressive and unin­ spired victories came at the heels o f M cG ill basketball’s biggest win in years, a 100-88 win over then fourth ranked Laval last Saturday. “ I definitely think that there was a bit o f a letdown after the Laval game,” said Redmen head coach N evio Marzinotto. “ But I guess it is better to win ugly than to lose ugly.”

W hile the coach makes a good

point, the win against the Stingers on Sunday afternoon was much uglier and much closer than anyone would have liked.

Earlier in the season, the Redmen dom inated the Stingers in every facet o f play in an 82-59 victory. The game, i f not for a remarkable 48-25 rebounding edge, would have gotten away from the Red n W hite.

M cG ill’s main catalyst on the glass was third year guard/forw ard Frederic Bernard.

T h e Laval native

Leading the way in point pro­ duction for the Redmen was

Marcario scored 17.

Others in double figures were Kirk Reid and super-sub Andrew Bier with eleven points apiece.

Bishop's game close O n Thursday night the Redmen played host to the Bishop’s Gaiters in what has become the cus­ tomary huge crowd at D onald Love Com petition Hall.

T h ird year guard D om enico Marcario came up big for the Redmen when they need­ ed him most.

For most o f the game, M arcario, the Quebec league’s leading

grabbed a career Denburk Reid guards David Suzuki—not the environmentalist scorer, was held in check. high 16 rebounds -----------------------------------------------------------------------------In fact, midway through and added ten points to his total.

Denburk Reid who had 24 points. the second half, Marcario had only Bernard is the leading rebounder in Fifth year forward Joel Sherbino managed three points in the entire the Quebec conference. added 18 points, while Domenico contest to that point.

But after Bishop’s guard David Suzuki stole the ball on an inbounds pass and hit a lay-up, the Gaiters were within one point at 57-56 with only 5:15 remaining in the game. Marcario, sensing this is when his team needed him most, overlooked his earlier shooting woes and lined up for a three-pointer on M cG ill’s next trip down the floor.

T h e Dominator nailed the shot to put M cG ill up 60-56. H e stole the ball from Suzuki on Bishop’s ensu­ ing possession and hit a lay-up to bring the Redmen lead to 62-56.

A fter that, the Redmen never looked back. “ It was irritating that I started the second half with pretty much no points,” said Marcario, an allConference shooting guard. “ The same thing pretty much happened in the Laval game.

But I knew eventually my shots were going to fall, so I had to keep on shooting. I have confidence .in myself, and the shots dropped at the right time.”

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The M cG ill Martlets hockey team is currently enjoying its most successful season in history. Last year, goalie Kim St-Pierre — the current netminder for Canada’s National team — left her mark as she backstopped the Martlets to a silver medal at the National cham­ pionship. O ne year later, Am ey Doyle, St-Pierre's former room ­ mate, has already shattered StPierre’s Mardet single-season win record. The Trib recently had a chance to sit down with Am ey to ask her about books, pucks and Kim. T R IB : H o w do you feel about the way things have gone this

teacher. I still really want to stay involved with the Martlets some­ how.

T R IB : D o you plan on con­ tinuing your hockey career beyond McGill?

A D : I have been asked to try out for La Cheyenne o f the Womens’ Hockey League. I want to keep playing.

T R IB : D o you have any diffi­ culty balancing hockey, school and

out to join the work force. It’s a

year?

A D : I ’m happy with our team's play and m y own as well. W e’ve had a successful first half. W e seemed to lose focus a little in January because we were used to w in­ ning. N o w we’ve refocused and 'are ready for the second half. W e’re a good team and no one has hit the panic but­ ton just yet.

T R IB : W hat have you worked the most on to improve your play?

A D : M ostly rebound control. I ’ve learned a lot playing alongside K im for three years. I ’ve tried to match her level o f intensity.

She’s a great player and has been a big help. She’s helped me with the mental side o f the game as well. I trained really hard last year mostly in preparation for this one.

T R IB : D o you feel a lot o f pressure on your shoulders to win A D : W ell, I came into the sea­ son replacing one o f the best goaltenders in the world but coach Peter Smith has shown that he has a lot o f confidence in me as well as the rest o f the team, which makes me more at ease. I still speak to K im and she’s the best possible goalie coach I could have.

T R IB : Seeing how this is your last year as a Martlet, what are your plans for next year?

A D : I ’m applying to Grad school here at M cG ill in Sports Psychology. I would like to be a

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prior to that.

T R IB : D id you have any hockey idols growing up?

A D : W ell, I ’m a big Leafs fan, much to the dismay o f the locals here, I love Cujo [Curtis Joseph].

T R IB : Is that why you wear his number 31?

A D : N o , that’s just a coinci­ dence.

T R IB : Back to the Martlets now. H o w far do you think this

work?

A D : The level o f the sports program has increased in recent years so I ’ve done all three from the beginning. It just takes some get­ ting used to. It has given me good management skills for when I go

tough workload but I ’m not alone.

All m y teammates are on the same boat. I ’ve learned how to work with deadlines.

T R IB : H ow often do you have practices and work?

A D : W e have practices four times a week. I work at the Sports medicine clinic for about five hours a week. I also teach badminton and tennis and I work at the arena. All in all, I work about 15-17 hours a week.

T R IB : H ow long have you been playing hockey?

A D : I started playing in Grade 7. I played ringuette for two years

at the right time for Marcario who ended the game with a team high 21 points.

All-star point guard D enburk Reid added 17 points and four assists for the Red n W hite.

Immediately after halftime, Burkie brought the crowd to its feet.

W ith 17:10 to go in the game, the 5’7” Reid drove one on four against much bigger Bishop’s defenders. H e eluded them magnificently and then finished with a beautiful reverse lay-in which brought the score to 37-28 for the

team can go?

A D : W e have tons o f potential but it is a step-by-step process. W e are an unbelievable team when we’re at our best. W e deserve our number 1 ranking in Quebec.

W e’ve worked really hard. W e still have a long way to go.

T R IB : W h o would you say is your team's M V P this year?

AD: Probably Sophie [Acheson], She’s been phenome­ nal. She broke the Martlet record for career goals this season and is leading the team with 21. Our first line has been great. There all in the top ten in points in the country, I think.

T R IB : H ow about coach Smith?

A D : H e’s a great coach. H e’s a done wonderful job developing this program in recent years. H e also recruits very well. H e has shown us an effective style o f play that everyone has bought into. H e emphasizes a lot on o ff­ ice training, which has helped us

Redmen.

Another key contributor for the Redmen against the Gaiters was the low post play o f Brent “ Bam-Bam” Prowse who had nine points and four

on the ice.

T R IB : D o all you girls get along? W h o are you the closest with?

A D : W e had ten rookies last

m y body around.”

T h e weekend victories bring M cG ill’s record to a per­ fect 6-0 in conference play and

rebounds o f f the bench.

Prowse was a presence inside whenever he was in the ball game and was also stellar defensively. After the game, however, Prowse was quite modest about his perform ­ ance. “ I guess m y role was somewhat important,” said the 26 year-old Master’s student from Edmonton. “ But it was really m y teammates who did all the work. I just helped in any way I could by banging

14-2 overall. M cG ill is one game ahead o f second place Laval going into their show­ down on Sunday at Love Com petition Hall. This game

year so we’ve grown together.

W ere a tight knit group. Outside o f the arena, I ’m mostly with Paula Mailloux and Sarah Lomas. W e get along great.

T R IB : This is your last season with the Martlets. W hat will you miss most next year?

A D : Probably the team atmos­ phere. I ’ve made friendships that’ll last a lifetime. I ’ll also miss coming to the rink. It’s something I look forward to in the morning. I always have a smile on my face when I ’m lacing up my skates. I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to play for M cGill.

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T h e shots did indeed fall

is an important one for both sides since the division winner gets a first round bye in the conference playoffs. “ It is important for us to win the division,” said Prowse.

“A team like Bishop’s could upset somebody in the play­ offs. Th ey could be a dark horse team. It would definitely be beneficial not to have to | play them.”

Piece o f Szita Bishop’s forward Jeff Szita was a (bad boy against M cG ill.

H e was (assessed a technical foul for hanging on I to the rim early in the first half after a (missed slam-dunk. Let’s hope that the I next time the Gaiters are in town he Iw on ’t be such a Szita disturber.

It’s disco... it’s good I guess with increased success (comes an increased fan base.

The I Redmen now have their own superfan.

I A young gentleman came to the game I dressed in a red sequin shirt with red I sequin pants and wore a beige leisure (suit. Disco man, as he will now be I referred to, was almost like M cG ill’s (mascot, getting the crowd going. H e |also jumped onto the floor when the (M c G ill cheerleaders were performing, |much to the crowd’s delight.

Bernard in foul trouble Fred Bernard had one o f his worst |games o f the season against Bishop’s, (managing only six points and four (rebounds. Bernard, however, played (on ly 22 minutes as he was in foul trou(ble throughout most o f the contest.

O n the injury front Hidesh Bhardwaj is the latest |member o f the Redmen walking Iwounded. After hitting a long two (poin ter against Bishop’s, Bhardwaj |stepped on the foot o f a Gaiters player (during his follow through. Bhardwa |went down in a heap with what looker (to be a very serious injury. Following (the game, however, it was discovered (that Bhardwaj only suffered a sprained I ankle and w ill be sidelined for a couple I o f weeks.

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(T h e Montreal television news show did |a feature on coach N evio Marzinotto (and interviewed Frederic Bernard anc (Denburk Reid for the program. Let’ (hope their new found celebrity status (doesn’t go to their heads.

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Clinging to the minuscule lead with h alf a game to play, the Redmen ran into penalty trouble.

As Ozga was the night before, Vaillancourt was M c G ill’s best penalty killer, robbing several Patriotes during a two man advantage.

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As the teams came back on the ice for the third, Luc Vaillancourt assumed netminding duties, a change meant to shake the team up, according to Raymond.

“I hated to do that to Cobb because he has played well for us all season,” said the coach. “ But I felt the momentum slipping away.”

The change did not make much o f a difference as Concordia’s Page added an insurance marker before Lemire’s eighth o f the year.

Despite not being able to mount any serious comeback, Raymond was happy with the strong effort his team put in over the final twenty minutes.

The team did not have much time to wallow , in its collective sorrows as the schedule saw them back at McConnell Arena less than twenty-four hours later.

“The boys took a little longer to bounce back [than Chad Blundy throws his weight around usual],” said team captain David Burgess after Sundays gloved down an errant M cG ill clear­ game. “W e knew we had to come to ing attempt and sent a shot along the rink and put it behind us the ice. Vaillancourt reacted late, though.” giving up his fourth goal o f the Burgess, being the captain o f game. the team, was true to his word. The Burgess once again led the centre contributed two assists in the troops back.

T h e fourth year first thirty minutes o f the game to Commerce major started the win­ put M cG ill out in front by a score o f ning play by digging the puck up to

winger Greg Leblanc who passed it over to Bergeron. Bergeron made no mistake by blasting a slap shot o ff the post and past goalie Eric Dejardins.

After the game, Burgess praised the play o f his linemates this year and in previous seasons in helping him join M cG ill’s two hundredpoint club. “ I have played with great wingers my whole career that have been able to score,” said Burgess who before Sunday’s game had 123 assists in 130 contests. “ I have been consistent over my four years with the same output,” Burgess went on to add.

T h e win over the Patriotes came at an important time, just as the O U A Far East Division is tight­ ening up.

“All the teams in our division had won this weekend except for us and them (U Q T R ),” said Raymond with U Q T R losing to Ottawa 5-4 last Saturday. “ In order to stay in the heat, we needed to win.”

Burgess was quick to point out that the team avoided the result o f the last game versus U Q T R , a game that M cG ill tied 4-4 despite holding the lead.

“W e let down and let them come back. It was mentioned in the dressing room that we owed them for the early game.”

The Redmen will be looking to get their second win o f the season against the third ranked team in the country this Friday when they travel to Trois-Rivieres. T h e game gets under way at 8:00 p.m.

Both M cG ill track and field teams w in tourney The men and women track and field teams both w on the Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or Challenge the past weekend.

O n the wom en's side, the Martlets recorded 125 points, 31 points ahead o f the team from Sherbrooke. Besides the three gold medal performance o f M cG ill Athlete o f the Week Sarah AliKhan, Dawn Creighton and Carly M oher both won gold medals in the triple jump and 1500m, respec­ tively.

O n the men's draw, the Redmen finished 1.5 points ahead o f Sherbrooke. The team won the 4X800m relay gold.

T h e track and field team resumes competition this Saturday when M cG ill hosts a meet at Thomlinson Fieldhouse.

W om en's volleyball sweeps weekend matches T h e Martlet volleyball team continued its strong play over the weekend by beating both Sherbrooke Vert-et-O r and Universite'de Montreal in straight sets.

Against Sherbrooke on Friday, the Marlets were led by setter

Shauna Forster, who had 33 assists that led to kills. She went on to add 6 kills o f her own.

O n Saturday, W endy Whelan ralied the team with 10 kills and 3 stuffed blocks.

'The team moved into a three way tie for first place with a 6-5 record. W ith only four games left to play, the Martlets could finish anywhere from first to last.

M en's volleyball snaps the infamous streak The Redmen volleyball team won its first league game o f the sea­ son with a 3-2 hard fought victory over Sherbrooke last Friday. Jon Faucher had 12 kills, 13 stuffed blocks, and 5 digs.

Things returned to normal the following Sunday when the team dropped three straight sets to l'Université de Montreal.

Tribune Pool Tournament An event o f great significance on the realm o f athletics has been revived— well more created than revived anyway. T h e Tribune will hold its no holds barred editorial pool tournament this month.

Top pundits have forecasted Jean Mathews and Vince Lun to emerge as the likely leaders.

Wildcard entries will be Mark “ Sharky” Kerr, Peter “the Kove” Koven and Dan “ Loser” Zacks.

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Sound the bell; school's in suckers Hockey Martlets score a resounding 7-0 victory over UQTR David McCormick Although unfortunate, the low attendance at the M cG ill Martlets hockey game last Friday is not sur­ prising. N o one likes to watch a blowout.

This was the case last Friday as M cG ill defeated the université de Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes 70. M cG ill dominated on ail fronts against the Patriotes, showing supe­ rior size, skill and mental tough­ ness.

After the game, Martlets head coach Peter Smith expressed his pleasure with his team’s perform­ ance.

“W e wanted to go out there and play a fast paced, intense game, and I think we did that,” said Smith. “ U Q T R has a much short­

er bench than us so we wanted to be able to wear them out by not allow­ ing the pace o f the game to slow down.”

M cG ill established themselves as a physical presence early in the game, executing strong forecheck­ ing and muscling the U Q T R women o ff the puck. T h e M cG ill centres were able to physically con­ trol the front o f their opponents net, creating confusion, which led to some early goal scoring opportu­ nities.

Six minutes into the game, w inger Sophie Acheson barely missed a wraparound with the U Q T R defense distracted due to havoc in the crease. Although this type o f physical play resulted in an early trip to the penalty box for M artlet Cindy-Anne Carufel,

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M cG ill’s penalty killing line was effective in denying the Patriotes any openings.

T h e floodgates opened nine minutes into the first period when left-winger Katherine Safka intercepted a pass at centre ice and broke away from the Patriotes defense. Safka’s quick double fake ended with the puck in the net and the U Q T R goalie on her stomach. A minute later, M cG ill’s Paula Mailloux one timed a puck into the net o ff a cross by centre Sarah Lomas.

The solid goaltending o f M cG ill’s Am ey Doyle prevent­ ed the Patriotes offense from getting on the board.

The Martlets’ continued pressure in front o f the U Q T R crease paid o f f late in the period when team captain Anna Cooper was able to bury a loose puck in front o f the net.

T h e M artlets’ success continued into the second period, led by the strong checking o f defenders Allison Ticmanis and Anna Cooper. Five minutes into the period, centre Audrey Hadd scored a shorthanded goal on a breakaway.

The frustrations of the Patriotes became apparent near the end o f the period as play became rougher.

The anger boiled over when M cG ill’s Sophie Acheson and U Q T R forward Melanie Corbeil participated in a scrap at the end o f the period.

T h e third period gave rise to sloppy play on both sides o f the ice, with several penalties being given to both teams. Martlet centre Audrey Hadd scored her second goal o f the game with ten minutes to go and M elanie Riendeau furthered M c G ill’s lead by scoring the Martlets’ third breakaway goal o f the game.

M c G ill’s Véronique Lapierre finished the scoring against U Q T R with one minute remaining in the game.

Team captain Anna Cooper echoed her coach’s sentiments after the game. “ This win comes at a very good time in our season, and I think we’re on our way up from here,” said Cooper.

T h e Martlets have a key divi­ sional match-up this Wednesday when they take on the Concordia Stingers at M cConnell Arena at 7 p.m.

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Jean Mathews T h e origins o f badminton date back to the game o f battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece, India and China. Since then it has made its way up the lad­ der o f sports commercialization much like the famed snail in Nero’s paradoxes. It climbs up two rungs, slips down one rung, then climbs up two rungs again and so on and so forth.

The question Nero asked was this: i f the ladder has ten rungs, does the snail ever reach the tenth rung? I f you slowly churn that out in you head, you might come to the paradox that after ten climb-drop repetitions, our snail is at the ninth rung, where it can no longer climb up two rungs.

This is not to say that bad­ minton has ever made it to the ninth rung o f the fame and glory o f the sports world. The analogy serves merely to convey a sense o f Nero’s limitless pity for both the snail and badminton, for both must live with the knowledge that no matter how hard they try, they will never get anywhere.

and Université de Laval teams that feature many players who train with the Canadian Olym pic program.

M y badminton experience has defined the many ways in which I Raquet Sports: Badminton's best have let M cG ill change me.

Com ing to North America from A llow me now to compare the India, I knew that badminton was many racquet sports I have played, not on the list o f popular sports, and explain why I think badminton and I was not expecting to find a really does rule this particular niche team at M cGill. That the team in the sports biosphere. found me on the first day o f school (in the form o f a guy walking down university street carrying a badminton racquet) and led to my playing badminton for M cG ill, is telling o f the oppor­ tunities that M cG ill afforded me to create tiny familiar homes for myself, in a city with culture that was largely alien to mine.

M cG ill badminton, last year a Level 1 varsity sport with full funding that now receives Looks like his shuttlecock is a bit too short limited funding as a Level 3 Table tennis, to start with, is sport, has featured an eclectic blend fun, but unless you are at the inter­ o f styles that are both international national level o f competition, how and Canadian.

M any o f the ath­ many times have you broken a letes on the team have represented sweat playing the game? their own countries in the junior Tennis requires mountains o f national circuits. strength and endurance, but how This year the team witnessed often do soft drop shots and beauti­ the entry o f Canadian junior ful displays o f calm, slow graceful national champion Sabrina Lee. She control appear on the tennis court? has enjoyed positive results in the It's becoming, more now than ever, four ( o f six) tournaments that a power game, where big serves and M cG ill has taken part in so far. As a powerful ground-strokes dominate team the toughest com petition over finesse and control. comes from Université de Montréal

Squash is a great mix o f power and elegance, an opportunity to bring out the beauty, and a chance to see the beast. But where does one appreciate team play in squash?

W here can you see the magic o f cooperation and mutual under­ standing in a doubles match? All this applies for racket-ball as well, where the ball is larger and the rules are slightly different.

N o w we come to bad­ minton, where you can see the raw power in a crosscourt smash, that elusive soft and subtle touch that make for the best net shots (which are drop shots at the net).

A nd here we also see the endurance and strategy required for singles, as well as the blinding racquet speed and lightning quick foot speed needed for dou­ bles and mixed doubles games.

T o top it all off, it’s a hell o f a lot o f fun.

tern from best o f three games o f 15 points each, to a best o f five games o f 7 points each. The idea was that the smaller games would add more sizzle to the game.

T h e change, however, was much like reading the recipe for zucchini bread that calls for the mix to be placed in the oven at 200 degrees for one hour, and then put­ ting it in for thirty minutes at 400 degrees. That is to say, you end up with a foul smell, smoke, a useless product and possibly a burning kitchen.

The complaints from coaches in Europe have been that the change in scoring requires a tremen dous amount o f concentration from the players for a few points and before they can even get into the game, it is over.

T h e bickering from the coach­ es w ill soon subside. But complaints will arise again the next time a huge change 1$ made to the sport to satis fy the vehicles o f commercializa tion. That cry too will die out.

In the end, however, the sport o f badminton that finally does reach the tenth rung o f that ladder might be completely different from what I know it to be. But the wheels o f the money train are turning and badminton must hop on sans excess baggage lest it be left standing on the tracks.

T h e future and badminton Steps are also being taken by the International Badminton Federation (o f which Canada was a founding member in 1934) to make the game more exciting, in an effort to attract T V sponsors.

A recent attempt to popularize the game has caused a controversy in the badminton world. The deci­ sion was to change the scoring sys

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-------------------------- not in the least in the pages o f the M cG ill Tribune, for the status o f the reno­ vated M cConnell Arena.

Intercollegiate players and fans have expressed sincere disappoint­ ment over the changes that did not live up to expectations. Am ong a myriad o f flaws, including cluttered hallways and shower-rooms, frail glass on the ice, and an ill-designed press box, the most aggravating is a Zamboni door which makes hordes o f noise and takes what seems like eons o f time to close.

Dubeau, who oversaw the ren­ ovation project, concedes that he was far from enamoured with the results o f the renovations, which were stipulated in the Fall o f 1999.

"Frankly, I was not happy, all kinds o f things went wrong with the initial design," said Dubeau from his office in late December. "There were many errors — the press box shouldn’t have been built where it is, for example, the entrance railings were ill-placed, there were concrete walls blocking views, the plumbing was o ff in the locker-rooms. The subcontractor hired to do the glass was poor in workmanship and late in his delivery, and that caused problems too."

Dubeau placed the blame for the flaws squarely on the shoulders o f architect Brian Burrows, and the Alena construction company who Dubeau believes were inexperienced in the design o f arenas. The crew had been hired through an opensystem bid, a standard practice at McGill.

"It’s been an ongoing situation

with the contractors ever since we ran into problems. W e’ve been try­ ing to get them to make up for some o f their mistakes," said Dubeau.

"The one thing I learned from this process is to make sure the architect hired is someone with experience in arena design and construction.”

One aspect that the Tribune has been particularly critical o f is the contraction o f seating in the new building.

Dubeau feels, however, that once all the glitches have been worked out, M cConnell will be a very cozy and intimate atmosphere in which to watch the Red ’n’ W hite challenge their foes for supremacy in the Quebec conference.

"O ne thing we’re happy about is the standing room area. I f pressed, I think we can pack about 1,500 people to watch a game, and realis­ tically that’s a good amount for us," said Dubeau. "All the seats now have good views, and watching a game in that atmosphere would be a fantastic experience. The walkway up top is a great addition as we wanted, and you don’t have to walk along the glass and block every­ body’s view to get to your seat."

Dubeau is quick to point out that other changes have met expec­ tations.

"Th e scoreboard, which Royal Bank funded, is great. The dressing rooms are 300 percent better now.

T h e mezzanine area is a big improvement, and there’s room now to increase our revenue by selling more drinks and fo o d ,” said Dubeau. “ The weight room has been a big boost to the varsity teams, and both the Redmen and Martlets have expressed their delight with the new building."

Redmen coach M artin Raymond, a former all-Canadian at M cGill, feels that the renovations have been a big boost to his promis­ ing club.

“O n a daily basis we use this arena which has been a tremendous aspect o f the renovations,” said Raymond.

“Visiting teams come in and are impressed with the facility. The renovations were not 100 percent initially, but the necessary steps were taken,” he added. “A lot o f the negative comments about the arena have had to do with aesthetics, but that’s all subjective, and doesn’t affect me from behind the bench.”

Some o f the problems o f the new arena were also unavoidable.

The crammed hallways, for exam­ ple, could not be amended because o f space constraints.

"W e had to work with the space we had," said Dubeau. "W e didn’t want to blow up the old building and start from scratch. It would have cost us too much, and would have cost us a season o f hock­ ey. O ur teams would have had nowhere to play. The only alterna­ tive would have been outside entrances to the dressing rooms, but that really isn’t feasible."

Dubeau is highly optimistic that with the changes being imple­ mented this season to correct the flaws o f the original renovation, the McConnell Arena will be in fine form by the end o f the season.

"W e’re spending $20,000 to fix the fabled Zamboni door which was a design fault," said Dubeau. "W e’re also putting in a dehumidifying sys­ tem to improve the ice-quality for $65,000. W e’ve already fixed the pressure problem in the dressing rooms, and installed new showerheads. W e’re spending $100,000 on landscaping outside the arena, and putting in a canopy outside for $25,000 to help alleviate the prob­ lem o f leaks, and the fogging it sometimes creates."

Dubeau also expressed plans to invest $10,000 to improve the press-box, and $70,000 next year to

buy a new Zamboni to replace the current antiquated model which is nearly 20 years old. Other changes are in the process include installing windows, painting o f the hallways, repairing the boards, revamping o f the flooring, and replacing the ugly w ood railings with aluminum sides.

"W ith all the intramural play­ ers we have, we could really use a second arena," said Dubeau. "But I think with all the cash being invest­ ed, we’re going to have a great facil­ ity once everything’s in place."

A large portion o f the money for the second phase o f renovations will be coming from donors such as the M cConnell Foundation, which

provided $3.4 million for the initial project. The balance has been raised through the athletics’ budget, the university, and alumni donations.

"Th e M cConnell Foundation has been extremely generous in their donations," said Dubeau. "They’ve indicated their happiness with the overall facility. W e’ve received noth­ ing but support and good words from the arena which bears the McConnell name."

Because o f a pending meeting o f company executives at the end o f the month, the Alena construction company declined immediate com­ ment on the matter.

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