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Dying of heartache? Well sniffle, and wallow in your mucus if you like. But as Medea will teach you; dying is nothing. The question is: would you kill? If yes, step into the McGill Players’ Theatre anytime over the next week. Gone are its gaudy red cinema seats, and by the ingenious use o f sack-cloth it’s been converted into an amphitheatre — the set for the first cold-blooded-child-killingmother in Greek mythology.

Euripides wrote Medea 2500 years ago, and when I sat down to watch the preview last Monday I expected carnage, ancient-worldstyle, remembering that all come­ dies end in marriage and all tragedies in death. But as a play, this epic is much more subtle than that, and strangely modern in the way it’s been realized. There is no onstage violence and you’re more likely to be holding your head in thought rather than clutching your stomach on the way out.

Briefly the story is this: Jason, o f the famous Jason and the Argonauts, is getting married to the King o f Corinth’s daughter. Medea, his current wife who saved him and helped him gain the golden fleece, feels betrayed. Jason claims that his marriage is to advance Medea’s and their children’s fortunes (a likely story!). But Medea curses the Royal house and is sentenced to exile.

Carrying out her revenge on her last day in Corinth, Medea pre­ tends to believe Jason and then kills the King and the bride, and their children just to spite him.

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Q P IR G g e ts lif e lin e Referendum on fees w ill not be b ro u g h t to SSM U table Jean Mathews and Clif Mark The Tuesday 9am deadline for Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Council docu­ ments has passed, and although the motion for referendum asking stu­ dents whether they wanted to keep paying three dollars per semester towards the Quebec Public Interest Research Group has been submitted, it is not going to be put forth for elec­ tion.

Ian Fichtenbaum and Alex Ouimet-Storrs, the Engineering rep­ resentatives to SSMU council, initial­ ly brought the motion for referen­ dum. They both felt that fees which went towards student groups needed to undergo regular review. Since it had been 14 years since the last

review of the QPIRG fees, they thought that it was time to ask the students again if they wanted to keep paying the fees.

However, the issue is not so clear-cut. QPIRG is an independent student group that has a letter of agreement with the university to col­ lect fees for them. Vice-President Clubs and Services Martin Doe explained that the referendum was extra-judicial and that there were bet­ ter ways to fix the problem of review­ ing the fees.

“QPIRG has its own constitu­ tion, and to effect change in their group through SSMU is contradicto­ ry. If a referendum was passed through SSMU, it would not be binding to QPIRG, although it would have symbolic value,” he said.

“In that sense it would be some­ what futile if the goal was to ask stu­ dents about QPIRG fees.”

Last Thursday saw the appear­ ance of representatives from QPIRG at the council meeting o f the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS). Fichtenbaum said that after the meeting, Ouimet-Storrs had announced that he would decline from signing the referendum docu­ ments. Fichtenbaum then decided that he would not put forth the refer­ endum to SSMU alone.

“After meeting with the repre­ sentatives from QPIRG, Alex decided to withdraw by not signing the motion. I felt that without his sup­ port, I could not in good conscience pursue the motion. If it was brought up in council, then I would support

it, but I won’t put the motion forth,” said Fichtenbaum.

For his part, Ouimet-Storrs said that in light of new facts that he had learnt after talking to the representa­ tives from QPIRG, he had decided that there were better ways to approach the problem internally, through the QPIRG constitution.

“Except for Ian, all three of the other councilors that originally sup­ ported the motion, decided not to sign [the motion]. My reason was that since QPIRG is not within [SSMU’s] jurisdiction, the referen­ dum is not binding. I didn’t know that before. In my opinion, the best way to do this is by having a referen­ dum on the issue through the QPIRG constitution. But councilors shouldn’t be doing that. It is a student cause.”

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T h e G r e e n g h e t to is b a c k Claire Stockwell A day in the life of an environ­ mentally conscious McGill student often involves remembering to bring the reusable bag to Provigo or one’s own mug to the Shatner cafe­ teria, but this past Sunday, sleeping bags and other heat conserving items were added to the list.

With the aim o f raising aware­ ness about the state o f the environ­ mental policy at McGill, pressuring

the Senate to pass the principles of the policy and to have some good clean fun, the tents went up Sunday afternoon to kick off the second environmental policy campout.

Work on the policy began in the spring o f 1999, with a motion by then Senator Sam Johnston to the Senate Committee on Physical Development (SCPD) leading to the establishment of the Environmental Policy Workgroup (EPW). The workgroup is com­

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In November 2000, the EPW, which would later become the Subcommittee on the Environment (SCE), presented the SCPD with a draft policy consisting o f a policy statement, seven principles, twelve recommendations and a list o f implications. The SCPD approved a slightly edited version o f the state­ ment and six o f the principles. On April 18, 2001 the Senate passed the statement but not the principles with the note that “these princi­ ples... were submitted to Senate together with the three-paragraph Environmental Policy [Statement] but will be re-visited by the SCPD in Fall 2 001.”

According to Spencer Mann of Students for Environmental Policy, this re-evaluation o f the principles has not taken place.

“The principles are stuck in limbo. They have not been revisit­ ed at the SCPD level and further­ more they have already been approved by the SCPD to be passed on to Senate. So the next step, and the only way to get these principles out o f limbo, is to see them addressed on the Senate floor.”

The Students for Enviro­ nmental Policy hope that they will be able to speak at the next Senate meeting this Wednesday. They have also organized a rally outside the Leacock building (where the Senate is meeting) as the crescendo to the campout.

There is currently no timetable set for the renewed presentation of the principles to the Senate. The SCPD prefers to wait until the results o f the campus wide environ­ mental audit covering issues from

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In the meantime, students have been camping out in the newly constructed Green Ghetto on lower campus since Sunday night.

During the day the Green Ghetto will act as an information center on policy issues whilst at night the tent village turns into ‘one gigantic eco­ logical slumber party.’ Concordia’s People’s Potato will be serving vegan delights.

Last year, a similar campout preceded the Policy Statement being passed by the Senate. This year, organizers hope the camp-out will show the students’ support for the policy and their desire to have the principles passed.

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continued from PAGE 1 The bylaws of the QPIRG con­ stitution allow for a referendum to be brought to the Board of Governors if a petition for the issue with signatures from five percent of the membership which consists of all members of SSMU and the Post-Graduate Students’ Society is submitted to them. This corresponds to roughly 1200 students.

After such a petition, the Board of Governors is obligated to run a ref­ erendum on whether members should keep paying fees. If the No vote is passed with 50 percent plus one majority, this will result in a nul­ lification of QPIRG membership fees.

Another option available is to have council vote by simple majority to mandate Doe (who is a non-voting member of the QPIRG Board), to propose a referendum within the QPIRG constitution. If such a refer­ endum is passed in the QPIRG Board by two-thirds majority, it will be put to vote.

“I would propose such a referedum to QPIRG only if council instructed me to do so. I think it would be more productive if it was QPIRG-initiated through students,” said Doe. Onyango Oloo, representative of QPIRG, announced that the ques­ tion of QPIRG fees would be addressed in the Board meeting this Thursday.

“Students have a right to ask these questions. We are not scared

point o f the policy.

“The passing o f the six princi­ ples would symbolize long term commitment to the environment by the entire McGill community.”

Also in the works is a confer­ ence for staff, faculty and students on M cGill’s Environment being planned by the SCE. Though a date for the conference has yet to be finalized (likely mid-March), organizers, Chong among them see it as “another positive in tackling environmental issues at McGill.”

To send comments or sugges­ tions concerning environmental issues at McGill email the SCE at normand.lague@mcgill.ca or drop by the Green Ghetto.

The Green Ghetto is up until Thursday morning. The rally is at 2pm Wednesday in fron t o f the Leacock Building. More information on M cG ill’s Environmental Policy can be found at www.mcgill.ca/enviro-policy.

s ta y about a referendum, as we are a trans­ parent organization. But it is my per­ sonal opinion that if we were to go to referendum, we shall be affirmed and supported,” he said.

Morty Yalovsky, VP Admin­ istration and Finance, encouraged students to use their rights as mem­ bers of QPIRG and supported the idea of addressing the issue internally instead of through the SSMU. “As I understand it, QPIRG ref­ erendums are handled by the SSMU. I won't comment on the status of the students who made the request, but I would remind them that while they are members of the SSMU, they are also members of QPIRG and as members of QPIRG they could bring these and other concerns up with QPIRG's Board. The how and why of a QPIRG referendum, as well as the procedure for QPIRG dissolu­ tion, are clearly set out in the QPIRG By-laws contained in their Constitution.”

When asked if he would pursue the issue of QPIRG fees, Fichtenbaum announced that he had not made up his mind on the matter, adding that the issue was not yet resolved.

“In the course of debating this motion, a lot of students were unhap­ py that it was 14 years without gener­ al review of the QPIRG fees. I think it is not right, especially for a student group with political goals. If not reg­ ularly, then at least from time to time, and I think now is the time, I don’t know if I’ll drop the issue, because it is very relevant.”

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Jean Mathews W ith the mobilization o f troops in the Kashmir border, nationalism has broken through the bridge o f blood, religion and culture that link Indians and Pakistanis in the sub-continent.

However, at McGill, this bridge seems to have withstood the cries o f patriotism.

Sharad Goel, president o f the M cGill Indo-Pakistani Student Association (MIPSA) and a student from India, said that this was main­ ly due to the distance that separat­ ed Indians and Pakistanis who have come to McGill from the atmos­ phere o f hostility in the subconti­ nent.

“I know the crowd here; there’s no such thing as religious conflict.

We get a third person point o f view and that allows us to look at things more objectively. All my room­ mates are Pakistani, and we dont talk about issues back home’ Ali Mubin, Vice-President Internal o f the Pakistani Student Association (PSA), echoed similar sentiments stressing that education was a key factor in the good rela­ tions between students from the sub-continent studying at McGill.

“There is never any hostility here at McGill because the Indian and Pakistani students that come here are well-educated. It all comes down to education. Back in Pakistan, and Pm sure this is the case in India as well— the news­ papers try to get the masses into a fighting spirit by twisting the news and adding lies to it. Over here, we get a more objective

view of the crisis” Political Science professor Samuel Noumoff had a few theo­ ries as to why there was peace between Indian and Pakistani stu­ dents, while the same didn’t exist between Israeli and Palestinian stu­ dents.

“There are roughly the same similarities between both the IndoPakistani and the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts. Both o f them have a duration o f over half a century, and in both cases there is a deep sense o f national pride.”

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“But there are also many dif­ ferences between the two conflicts, and that has a great deal to do with why relations between Indians and Pakistanis may not be as hostile as relations between Israelis and Palestinians.”

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national identities and Palestinians do not have that sense o f national identity. Also, in the India-Pakistan case, both countries have nuclear weapons that are operational, but there’s a preponderance o f military power on the Israeli side and not the Palestinian. There’s no capacity for Palestine to feel that they have any choice in the fight against Israeli domination. There’s a large disproportionality in the use of military power by Israel,” said Noumoff.

“I did an experiment where I took pictures o f Indians and Pakistanis. I had twenty photos and I shuffled them and asked friends who were Indians and Pakistanis to tell the difference. Only one o f my friends who was an artist could tell the difference. In some ways, this conflict between Indians and Pakistanis is a civil war, and the cul­ tural religious, and other ties that link Indians and Pakistanis togeth­ er go a long way towards prevent­ ing hostility between them at M cGill.”

Tariq Siddiqui, Vice-President Administration o f MIPSA, stressed that the bonds o f friendship between most Indians and Pakistanis at M cGill were too strong to be broken by the conflict in the subcontinent.

“Everyone here is upset about the situation, but that doesn’t mean there’s hostility. These guys are my friends, and it’s hard to let some­ thing happening so far away ruin my friendships here. Even though it is my country [India], it should­ n’t affect my relationship with Pakistanis at M cGill.”

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bring Pakistanis and Indians together. We realize that we cele­ brated the same festivals and observed the same religious holi­ days and there was no need for a separation between students from the two countries. Both o f my roommates are Pakistani and good friends o f mine from my first year at upper residence, and the present situation has not affected us in any way.”

Sheher Iqbal, Vice-President Finance o f PSA, added that efforts were being made to ensure that relations between Indians and Pakistanis remained warm.

“We have many joint ventures with MIPSA and we’re trying to build bridges between students of the two countries. We don’t expect relations between Indians and Pakistanis at McGill to get hostile.

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p o s t in g Tell your friends you have worms, and they’ll likely look at you a bit funny.

A ndrea G ran t rhey’re also part of the growing num­ ber of McGill students with vermicomposters.

Greening McGill is currently distributing bins of these food scrap­ eating red wriggler worms to inter­ ested students. The vermicomposters are an easy way for students to cut down the amount of garbage they generate.

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Esther Berube is in charge of the project.

“We focus mostly on vermicomposting since it can be done indoors and does not require a back­ yard with exposed soil. Most stu­ dents live in apartments, so the accel­ erated degradation process due to the worms in a vermicomposter is ideal for them,” said Berube.

Vermicomposting works by using worms and microorganisms to turn food waste into a black, earthysmelling, nutrient-rich soil.

“The compost generated is of a higher quality than regular compost, since the worms shed worm castings that contain more nutrients for

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Pour les bourses de doctorat_______________________ • un curriculum vitæ; • un projet de thèse (500 mots); • un relevé de notes et une copie du diplôme de maîtrise ou un document officiel attestant que les exigences du programme de 2e cycle ont été respectées; • une lettre de recommandation de la directrice ou du directeur du mémoire de maîtrise.

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Composting in general is an important form o f recycling.

According to the Composting Council of Canada, approximately 50 percent of the total waste stream could be composted.

“Composting not only helps to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills, it produces a valuable soil amendment which can improve the texture and fertility of the soil.”

This is not the only composting project on campus. John Engler and Spencer Mann, two U1 Environment students, have success­ fully established composting in the kitchen o f the Douglas Hall Residence cafeteria this year.

“This year Greening McGill was approached by Enjeu, an NGO that was starting pilot composting projects at five schools in Montreal.

Spencer and I decided we were really into the whole thing and agreed to spearhead the project at McGill,” said Engler.

The project is now well underway “At the start of this semester, we started collecting all the compostable waste from the kitchen. The com­ post is kept in three big composting bins on the east side of Douglas Hall.

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Now it’s frozen, but it’s going to compost in the summer on site and the finished compost will be given to grounds-keeping or any students who want some,” added Engler.

M cGill’s Macdonald campus also has its share of composting endeavours. According to David Wand of Macdonald’s facilities man­ agement, this is the third year that they have been picking up compost from the two campus residences.

“It’s picked up twice a week with a tractor, dumped [in a com­ posting pile] near the orchard, and the bins are washed,” said Wand.

After it degrades, the compost is used as fertilizer in campus gardens, as well as in growing vegetables for the Mac Market.

Such a large project requires sig­ nificant organization by student vol­ unteers. Gabriel Vizcayno Soto is the Environmental Rep for the Laird Hall Residence.

“I look for volunteers for each floor to help me out composting since it is a big residence with almost 300 students, and it would be impossible for me to do it myself,” explained Soto.

According to Professor Suzelle Barrington of the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, they are launching a fundraising campaign for an experi­

mental project to compost the solid portion of dairy manure after it has been de-watered.

“We want to compost leaves and landscaping materials, and stu­ dents want to add waste from the cafeteria,” Barrington added.

Contact Esther Berube at eberub@po-box.mcgill.ca to obtain your own vermicomposter. Or you can take your compostable materials to the Urban Ecology Centre at 3516 du Parc.

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ENVIRONEWS McGill: The Green Ghetto

Feb 10-13, lower campus Come campout in lower field to raise awareness about the envi­ ronmental policy and help get it passed.

Montreal: Workshop

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Carly Johnson Voicing our Vision, the position paper which airs students’ concerns about McGill, is in its nearing com­ pletion and is set to be released at the end of March. Testimony from 300 students has been collected in an attempt to focus student concerns on everything from library service to stu­ dent representation on tenured com­ mittees.

The position paper is an initia­ tive o f Jennifer Bilec, Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) VP University Affairs. She said that organizers of the event allowed extra time this year to gather a wider range of student opinion.

“It was expanded to a three day event this year,” she said. “Monday and Tuesday the [University Affairs] committee members and I walked around taking videotape testimony from students. We just walked around campus with one of us in a Mardet suit, and we got a lot of responses that way.”

The first Voicing our Vision paper was prepared by then-VP University Affairs Clara Peron, and cited eight recommendations including increased funding for libraries and scholarship funds, and a ‘University 10 T program for first-year students.

Bilec said last year’s recommen­ dations were well-received and she hoped that the new suggestions will receive a similar response.

“I really commend the universi­

ty on the way they’ve responded to student recommendations. Specifi— cally, last year, the University 101 idea was not implemented, but that generated a lot of discussion about first-year students. More money was given to the first-year office. The University does pay attention to what students have to say.”

Bilec said that recent changes in the economy and in McGill adminis­ trative structre have made the voicing of opinions even more pressing.

“It’s absolutely essential. There’s never been a time like this in recent

history, in terms of looking at not only a new principal, but huge gov­ ernment cutbacks, in terms of a cli­ mate with economy going the way it is — it’s become so vital to make rec­ ommendations and to try to find solutions.”

In addition to the videotape tes­ timony, around 30 students registered their grievances at a two-hour open forum in the Shatner building on

Wednesday. Complaints ranged from teacher inaccessibility to inadequate library service.

One student pointed to the delay in posting exam results, some of which were not up on the internet until January 22 this year.

“I know that for some people in science waiting till after the second semester starts to get your first semes­ ter marks can be a bit scary because you don’t know if you actually passed,” she said.

“There’s no excuse for that — especially if it’s a scantron exam.”

Another was upset over the restricted library access, even during exam weeks.

“I think it’s important to have a 24-hour study space all year, not just for finals.

And it’s not a modern way to do it, to kick people out in the cold,” he said, refer­ ring to the McLennan library’s policy of evacuating students for 15 minutes before the restricted study time.

Despite the concerns, Bilec said the response from the students surveyed has been over­ whelmingly positive.

“I’m really proud to see that most studnets enjoy their time at McGill. Overall a lot of responses we got we’re along the lines of, ‘I’ve real­ ly enjoyed my time at McGill -— there was this one thing that was a problem, but overall I’m very satis­ fied.’”

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Several hundred students, alumni, and staff packed into the MacDonald campus’ Centennial Ballroom to attend Sir William M. Macdonald's birthday party last Thursday.

Lured in by the promise of cake and tales o f adventure from Canadian adventurer Bruce Kirkby, the ballroom fdled quickly to cele­ brate the event.

Sir Macdonald, the founder of Macdonald campus and a primary benefactor to McGill University, would have been 191 years old on February 10. Although the pipers were not there this year, there were plenty o f regulars who came out to see the Founder's Day celebrations.

A five-piece brass quintet led

by Brian Sann welcomed in the speakers and guests. Marcel Couture, the, chairman o f the event introduced Lillian Stewart, the president of the Macdonald Foundation.

Stewart explained how Macdonald's legendary generosity continues to this day, with the pro­ grams at the Macdonald campus, which are directed primarily toward food and agricul­ ture, now being advocat­ ed towards developing nations, to improve envi­ ronmental concerns and increase employment opportuni­ ties.

"W ith fifty percent o f the world's population being still rural, there are enormous issues to be addressed... the vision o f Sir William Macdonald was to improve the lives of rural people through agriculture, human nutrition and health," said Stewart.

Campus Staff Member Peter Knox then presented the Gold Keys to students with outstanding extracurricular involvement. Robin Stewart, a Gold Key recipient, then addressed the crowd and his fellow clansmen by welcoming in the guest speaker Bruce Kirkby, whose exploits have included trips to Everest, treks along the Blue Nile Gorge, not to mention a forty day expedition across the Empty Quarter o f the Arabian Desert on camel.

Stewart made a humorous comparison between his own out­ door experience and the adventures o f Kirkby by comparing a walk in a mall to a walk in space. But more importantly, he drew comparisons between the Adventurer and the Benefactor.

"Both Kirkby and Macdonald have chosen a pathway for them­ selves, worked hard at achieving it, and made a success o f themselves,” Stewart said.

“Both men have made an effort to share their enjoyment of the environment and have shown an interest in the education of young people... They are self-made men trying to improve the lot of their fellow man, particularly the

young.

Clean-shaven, with his long hair pulled back in a neat ponytail, he politely introduced himself and began to recount his harrowing expedition across the Arabian Desert.

"You can do everything, every­ thing within grasp... the world is your oyster, or your prison" began this youthful 34 year old Calgarian, who quit his first desk job after six months, realizing that he was spending more time looking out the window than at his computer.

Doesn't everyone? But not every­ one packs up and moves to the Yukon to guide rafting expeditions, and spends their summers in Central America.

"It was a huge cut in pay," he confessed, but guiding sea kayak trips off the Caribbean coast in

Belize seemed to compensate for the loss. In the end, he was paid seven thousand dollars, and imme­ diately he spent $6995.00 o f that on a mountaineering course.

"I invested in myself" was Kirkby’s financial motto. From there it was Everest. It was on the snow-covered mountain that Kirkby and two friends hatched the idea to cross a desert, attracted to the idea of leading an expedition somewhere warm, and flat.

Kirkby did some research, and stumbled across 'Arabian Sands' by Wilfred Thesinger, recounting his journey across the Empty Quarter, the world's largest sand desert.

Kirkby began preparations but had three obstacles to overcome first. First, he had to find modern day camels with the endurance to partake in such a trek. Secondly, he had to find Bedouin who were acquainted enough with life with­ out land-cruisers, A/C and cell phones willing to guide them. And third, he needed the permission of the government.

BBC had struggled for nine years to get access to the desert in Saudi Arabia. Kirkby met a few sul­ tans, shook a hand here, met a prince there, and one year and two weeks later he was ready to go.

Whatever he said, it seemed to work.

They had 30 days o f training where they learned the complexities o f camel riding and desert life. They met their three Bedouin guides.

One was a master rider, the other a camel doctor/poet and the other a master tracker, and father of seven­ teen children. Along with two

friends from Calgary, their party would be six.

Striving for authenticity in their travels, the adventurers learned to survive off 300 pounds of sand encrusted and beetle infest­ ed camel jerky for forty days, along with water held in the skin o f inverted goats, nearly hairless and brown. They survived, yet without The Waseda Oregon Programs take North American and international students managing to develop an apprecia­ to the prestigious Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan for academic programs of tion for the Bedouin delicacies of Japanese language and comparative US-Japan Societies study: • Waseda Oregon Summer Japanese Program eyeball or glandular organ.

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They also bite, kick, try to throw _______________ _ you from their back, and | S n a i l - S e x : H o w d o t h e y d o it? attempt to escape every readiness to mate.”

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Research conducted by Dr. After his first Chase has uncovered the real reason Valentine’s Day is upon us, and day of riding he for dart shooting in snails, and the once again love is in the air. In a quiet was certain that truth is much more sinister than pre­ third floor laboratory of the Stewart he would never viously thought.

Biology building, garden snails Helix walk again. But | The answer lies in Darwin’s the­ aspersa are courting__ in slowKirkby held on, ory of sexual selection. Basically, motion. The snails belong to Dr. Ron and eventually snails want to reproduce as much as Chase, who has spent the past 30 possible. Snails that have a way of they were on ' years using these organisms as sub­ ensuring that their sperm, rather than their way for a j jects for his study of neurobiology, another’s, is used to fertilize eggs will thousand-kilo­ behaviour and evolution. therefore sire more offspring. This is meter journey Snail reproduction is a curious known as sperm competition. across the tale. Snails are hermaphrodites, but The love dart is a tool of male desert. although individu­ manipulation.

He cited the als contain both Received sperm is greatest challenge of the forty-day male and female moved to a storage journey as the heat: with tempera­ sex organs, they do area within the tures between 45 and 50 degrees. J not self-fertilize. female reproductive His thermometer eventually broke The two to six system where it is when it was 52 degrees in the shade. hour marathon used to fertilize eggs After being stung by a scorpion, session that is snail over a period of Kirkby made the amazing discovery copulation is actu­ months or years. that he could distract himself from ally an exchange of However, many the discomfort o f riding a camel by sperm between sperm fail to reach two individuals, focusing on his leg, and popping a the safety of the stor­ combined with handful o f painkillers. age area and are plenty of rubbing, However his slides proved the instead digested in biting and ‘eyebreathtaking beauty of the desert, great numbers en stalk’ waving. and it was at night that he said he route. Research con­ was overwhelmed with a sense o f j Individuals use the ducted by a graduate received sperm to serenity, with thousands o f stars in a student of Dr. Chase fertilize their own sky untouched by light pollution revealed that of the eggs — a process and a stillness in which you could millions of sperm received by a snail, that is necessary to maintain genetic hear beetles crawl and hobbled only 0.025 percent actually survive. diversity in the population. camels shuffle.

Love darts contain mucus that tem­ What makes some snail species A camel will attempt to escape porarily contracts a part of the female particularly interesting to Dr. Chase if you do not bind its legs together. reproductive system in a way that is their use of ‘love darts’ during cop­ And it will not touch the sulfurous allows a greater number of sperm to ulation. About one third of snail springs unless you lead it to water reach the storage area and survive; In species manufacture hard, sharp darts and make it drink. But despite its | short, ‘he shoots__ she stores.’ which they ‘fire’ at the object of their incorrigibility, Kirkby nevertheless According to Dr. Chase, being affections (i.e. other snails). grew affectionate towards his camel hit with a love dart may increase the “The love dart phenomenon has 'Sand Dancer', and even confessed survival of sperm, but fortunately for been documented in the literature as to a stolen kiss in a moment o f pas­ some snails it is not essential for cop­ far back as the mid-17th century,” ulation. “Poor shooting is common­ sion. noted Dr. Chase. “Love dart snails place— one third of all love darts On the fortieth day o f their were known to the ancient Greeks, either fail to penetrate the skin or journey, the adventurers led their and it wouldn’t be surprising to find they miss the target completely”. camels onto a six-lane highway, and that they influenced the creation of Being hit with a love dart may made their way through the city to the cupid myth”. sound cute and comical, but for the the water o f the Persian Gulf. They Dr. Chase became intrigued recipient there may be costs. Love counted to six in Arabic, and waded with snails’ ‘love darts.’ darts are the equivalent of being into the water, and their journey “It was incorrectly believed that stabbed with a hypodermic needle. was ended. these darts were a nuptial gift of cal­ Evidence from mating trials conduct­ Kirkby has since written a cium — a major constituent of snail ed in the Chase lab indicates that book about his experiences titled shells— from one snail to another. snails try to avoid being hit with love Sand Dance: By Camel Across the Like a bunch of flowers or a box of darts. Copulating snails are common­ Great Arabian Southern Desert. chocolates in humans,” explained Dr. ly seen jostling, in an attempt to hit The Founder's Day celebra­ Chase. “Another belief was that the but not be hit. But, all is fair in love tions concluded with the cutting of dart was intended to arouse the and war. receiver and indicate the shooters the cake, lunch and a song.

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M ark Kerr Canadian fans of the Super Bowl were treated to an excellent game two Sundays ago as the New England Patriots knocked off the St. Louis Rams.

Too bad that for much of the game, viewers could not follow the play.

The system o f signal substitution was blamed for the technical difficul­ ties o f the broadcast. The Global Television network bought the rights to broadcast simultaneously the championship football game in Canada. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) allows for television networks to substitute the local cable signal over the sig­ nal of the original, distant broadcaster. The effect is to allow Canadian broadcasters a chance to sell their own advertising.

Unfortunately for the Canadian viewers, the technical aspects o f the substitution were incorrect, leading the Toronto Star to characterize the cov­ erage as a butchering. Furthermore, year after year there have been com­ plaints that Canadians cannot view the American commercials, a big attrac­ tion of Super Bowl Sunday. The problems prompted one radio commenta­ tor on the Team 990 to question the existence o f signal substitution in the digital age.

Signal substitutions are warranted for a variety of reasons. The ability to buy American programming and make profits off of it is vital for ensur­ ing a thriving Canadian broadcasting industry. Canadian companies such as Global, and to a lesser extent CTV, have flourished by re-broadcasting shows in the Canadian market. The boost has meant that jobs for Canadians have been created in the broadcasting sector.

A strong domestic broadcasting industry also benefits Canadian culture because money from advertising goes to develop Canadian artistic talent.

With content regulations requiring on average 60 percent o f broadcasting to be Canadian, the ad revenue from picking up American programming has helped to fund Canadian programming to meet that quota. While sports broadcasting and news programs are relatively cheap to produce, dramas are not, and the added revenue from American broadcasting serves to offset the cost.

The existence of Canadian programs on television offers viewers a greater choice. Despite what think tanks like Friser Institute might argue, supporters o f Canadian content regulations are not anti-American elites looking-to convert the masses. Most people that support Canadian culture, through programs such as quotas, want people to at least have the opportu­ nity to select between the American and Canadian programming. The task of offering Canadian content should not fall solely on the shoulders o f the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; the private networks should be respon­ sible, and regulations that guarantee advertising revenue aid that objective.

Finally, any o f the companies that advertised on Fox’s Super Bowl cov­ erage could have bought advertising on the Canadian network, and many did. Viewers got to see the commercial, although a shortened version, of Britney Spears pitching soft drinks. For the commercials that did not get shown in Canada during the Super Bowl, there are websites that screen the best o f what Madison Avenue has to offer.

The profits generated through the broadcasting of American program­ ming, in a backhanded way, fund the Canada’s domestic television industry.

Signal substitution, despite experiencing technical difficulties as evidenced during the Super Bowl, is highly beneficial. However, investing in Canadian programming'has been continually on the decrease, especially by the Aspers.

In 1997, the network spent 18 percent of its ad revenue on Canadian pro­ gramming, while C TV devoted 33 percent. In the face of Canadian televi­ sion networks’ declining support o f original Canadian television, a strong message must be sent that the privileges o f signal substitution must be in part reinvested in Canadian broadcasting.

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The M cGill Tribune recognizes the existence o f a small but vibrant Greek community at McGill, and especially the recognition o f our philanthropic efforts. Ms. Bergen touches on a few o f the structural problems that face fraternities and sororities at McGill, namely the anti-Greek/ anti-American senti­ ment o f Canadians, and that the Greek scene does not play a 'pivotal role in the social life o f McGill stu­ dents. However, Ms. Bergen miss­ es to point out a few fundamental hurdles that limit the size o f our community at McGill.

One point that could have been stressed more is the physical location o f McGill which is a half corfimuter /half destination school.

Usually commuter schools, such fis UBC, have a strong Greek pres­ ence, but since the commute is to the downtown core, McGill com­ muters are looking less for a home away from home and instead prefer to hang out at the vibrant cafés, restaurants, and shopping centres that encompass our campus. As a destination school, McGill has a terrible rate o f alumni retention, and without alumni support we are left in a very fragile state, as can be seen by the percentage o f McGill chapters, who do not own their chapter homes.

Secondly, I would like to point out that the financial burdens of being a member o f a Fraternity are not overly cumbersome, and in fact have allowed myself and many oth­ ers particular financial advantages.

By living within the confines o f my Chapter House, my rent and dues combined roughly equal $330 per month.

Secondly, [sic] many fraterni­ ties and sororities have extensive scholarship programs organized by our Alumni, o f which the members in my chapter can apply for any of four different prizes.

My third point is that Ms. Bergen is too shallow in her attempt to depict the benefits of joining a fraternity or sorority and sticks solely to the reason o f the close friendships that are made. In fact there is much more to be gained by joining a fraternity or sorority than developing a very close group o f friends, however it is the diversity o f age, maturity, and ethnic origin that truly makes these

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w w w . b u s i n e s s . h u m b e r c . o n . friendships special. Moreover, each chapter facilitates the development o f leadership and organizational skills, and essentially prepares its members for the post-university world.

Finally, I would like to men­ tion that members o f the Greek Community are in the direct scope o f students as they often take on student leadership positions. The list includes myself, but also three other members o f the SSM U Council, the President o f the EUS, and many others. Why do Greeks so rapidly get involved? Perhaps its because the involvement mentality is what drove these people to become Greeks in the first place, or perhaps it’s because they became motivated by more senior members in their respective chapters.

Whatever it is, Greeks do attempt to make their presence felt, and if it is attained through philanthropic efforts, then that is fine, but I hope that someday we will be recognized beyond the "Toga-party" and "Buying Friends" stereotypes which so wrongly portray w'hat it means to be Greek.

Brian Ker VP- Communication and Events Past-President, Phi Delta Theta

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QPIRG referendum The McGill Tribune's characteri­ zation of a motion for a QPIRG ref­ erendum as dragging a "Third party" into the long running SPHR-Hillel is highly inaccurate in its reporting of the intent and genesis of the motion.

The QPIRG referendum really doesn't have much to do with the SPHR controversy. The decision to go foward [sic] with a motion for ref­ erendum came mostly because of an entirely separate disatisfaction [sic] from many students (from many fac­ ulties) because of 1) the lack of pub­ licity about the QPIRG opt-out (rel­ ative to the MSF opt-out) and lack of publicity about QPIRG itself and 2) The lack o f renewability of the QPIRG fees (14 years since last refer­ endum). No one who is putting this motion foward [sic] wants to make this in anyway part of the whole SPHR episode and the Tribune's attempts to conflate the two events can only be described as a case of a fallacy of post hoc ergo procter hoc.

Moreover, while you flatter myself [sic] and my fellow engineer­ ing rep with the appellation of sena­ tors, it behoves [sic] me to report that we are, rather, councillors on the SSMU council and not senators.

Ian Fichtenbaum Engineering Rep to SSMU please see LETTERS, cont on page 7

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Though I spent most o f Sunday recovering from a Saturday night hangover, I kept my eye on the Super Bowl between power naps. Overall, I was shocked at the amount o f footage shown from September 11. It seems that the Super Bowl has become a somber event o f remembrance and is less about football than it ever has been.

I hope I’m not going to sound too insensitive when I ask how America expects to recover from their recent iS tragedy and move forward if they & keep insisting on looking back­ x j ward. Ô T he Superbowl is supposed to be a celebration o f athletics, not a funeral. Why not show a small (Ü montage paying tribute to the lives ammm lost in the World Trade Center dis­ LU aster during the pre-game show and leave it at that? The constant refer­ ences to September 11 throughout the pre-game show, the game itself, and the post-game commentary made me want to turn o ff my T V or at least lazily throw a shoe at the screen. It’s time for America to start rebuilding itself and stop relying on stock footage o f civilians fleeing the burning buildings. I find it truly disturbing that I am no longer

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My favourite band, U 2, played the halftime show o f the game.

While I feel like a traitor criticizing the world’s biggest and best act, I’m sad to say that even U2 is relying on the same old tricks. For the bil­ lionth time this year, as they played ‘Where the Streets Have No Name1 a giant banner was unfurled behind the band listing the names o f those who lost their lives in the tragedy.

Bono sounded incredible as always, but somehow his running victory laps around the giant heart-shaped stage to this dismal display seemed inappropriate and worn-out. I actu­ ally read an article after September 11 in the New York Times begging, "Hey Bono, just sing."

I agree: we’ve heard enough about terrorism and how you feel about it. W hile your idea about dropping the third-world debt is prolific and powerful, it’s also get­ ting a little tired. W hen I see Bono, The Edge, Adam and Larry take the stage, I expect them to celebrate the life left in America (and around the world) and do their job: entertain, sing, and stop whining. Take people away from the sadness, don’t add to it.

I feel that if America continues to show World Trade Centerfootage, the images will become so over-used that it won’t be long before Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer have written a schmaltzy American script about the “heroes who rose from the ashes o f the disaster”. They might even throw in a Twin Towers love trian­ gle so the audience doesn’t lose interest between plane crashes.

After all, since the introduction o f the biased propaganda film Black H aw k Down, T he Learning Channel has been showing twice as many documentaries about US troops in Mogadishu.

We don’t have to wait long for September 11 to become commer­ cialized and have everyone cash in on the tragedy in their own way.

Tune into the Superbowl for the Patriots vs. the Rams, not to see bad character actors reading the Declaration o f Independence in Presidential garb to a backdrop o f smoke billowing from Tower Two. W hen will America begin to look forward? How much longer are they going to abstain from writing original scripts and keep cashing in on grief? When will they stop using disaster as a crutch to boost ratings?

I think that Valentine's Day is the stupidest holiday ever. Yes, I am bitter and resentful but I am con­ vinced that even if I wasn't single, I would still hate it. I am also con­ vinced that Craig David is looking at me in all of his music videos because he is secretly in love with me (although I guess it's not a secret anymore).

The way I see it, every day is Valentine's Day: couples abound everywhere, showing off their sup­ posed 'happiness'.

Nowhere is sacred. Those capitalist pigs just cre­ ated this 'special' day so that they could sell some cards, flowers and chocolate. Well, I say nuts to them and all o f the suckers who buy into it. Except for the chocolate, I really wouldn't mind someone buying me chocolate (hint, hint).

While all of the couples cele­ brate their 'love' I would like all of us single people to celebrate our 'chosen' lifestyle. Here are some rea­ sons why it's great to be single: -You doesn't need to answer to no one, no one I tells you!

-You have refused to settle for some loser, and are waiting for the right person who will give you the respect you DESERVE! -You develop great friendships with other single friends while get­ ting to know yourself (very inti­ mately, on occasion!)

and forgetting the past, then we have neither pro­ gressed nor healed at all - WM and we will make the same mistakes again! As Kurtz says in Apocalypse Now, ‘you must make a friend o f hor­ ror, because if you don’t then horror is an enemy and to be truly feared’.

Moreover, who are any o f us to tell another person when their grieving period has come to an end?

We all have a funda­ mental responsibility to face history, not bury it away. In this A D D age in which Erica would have us believe that five months is some­ how long enough for an experience to be forgotten and buried, I fear that such short-term memory will ultimately be our end. And, Erica, just because names on silk at the Super Bowl didn’t resonate for you, at least have some sense o f global awareness and realize that five months for you is not the same for the fami­ lies o f those names on the banner. W ho amongst us remembers Ronny Seikaly?

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C e le b r a t in g V - D a y w i t h B a b y D u c k -You won't gain tons o f weight from chocolate your boyfriend buys you. This does not apply to me, as I very generously supply myself with my milk-chocolatey friend.

-You don't have to spend money on other people! Be selfish and take yourself out to fancy din­ ners! Buy yourself drinks and take advantage of yourself, you lush!

-You can do whatever you want whenever you want with whoever you want.

-You are not 'tying yourself down' to anyone. You are a free spirit who can discover the world of men, so that when you do meet that special someone, you'll know it's right.

Alright. Now that we have established the joys of.being single, let's look at all o f the options for having a great Valentine's Day. -Call or email your exes and leave scary messages!! Legality schmegality is what I say to restrain­ ing orders.

-If you are into deluding your­ self, get a single male friend and pre­ tend you are a couple. Show up all of the other couples by proposing to each other at every stop.

-You can just ignore that Valentine's Day exists at all and go about your daily business.

-Gather your single girl friends and celebrate all of the joys of being single. You can dress up really sexy, drink martinis and hit the town. If you prefer a low-key night, you can have a Sex and the City marathon.

I.ec them mourn*Erica, let them mourn. W hat is 20, 30, even 4 0 minutes o f your time next to the infi­ nite damage that has been done. When I say ‘infinite, I don’t mean that compara­ tively or even quantitatively.

I simply mean that for somebody somewhere there is a substantial loss and the least we can do is let them mourn.

T he rapidity with which we desire to be done with history is dangerous.

If we don’t honour history, especially our history, then we debase the value o f everyone and everything by reducing human experi­ ence, for better or worse, to a ticker tape 30-second C N N highlight.

Erica’s commentary is the perfect example. There is a fine balance between moving on with life and leaving behind pain. But if in the course o f healing we are not allowed to face our trauma and move through it, and the only way to move forward is by fragmenting, isolating

Or you could watch all six hours of BBC's masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and what’s-her-face.

-You can send yourself a bou­ quet o f flowers and boxes of gour­ met chocolate from a secret admirer.

Be very careful who you tell. It can be quite embarrassing when you are revealed as a fraud: I speak from experience.

You don't have to be in a rela­ tionship to have a happy Valentine's Day. I say this although I know I'll end up crying because the only Valentine I receive will be from my mother. Just kidding. My girl­ friends, a special friend named Baby Duck and I will be hitting the town hard this year. So, consider this my Valentine's day present to you my single friends (couples can rot in Hell) and have a great day and an even better night.

QPIRG referendum question continued from PAGE 6 Judging by the headline o f the article "Third party dragged into SPHR-Hillel Dispute," there exists a profound misunderstanding concerning the reasons behind the proposed referendum. The quest for a new referendum on the Q PIRG fee has nothing to do with politics, free speech, or punish­ ment for certain views. While it is true that many people have their own motivations for anti-QPIRG resistance, this referendum con­ cerns unjust fees. Is it not reason­ able to propose that students should not have to pay $6 per year to a useless organization that they never heard of? The Q PIRG lead­ ership must face the eventuality o f a referendum.

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Q PIRG, a large, wellentrenched, establishment money machine, should have little diffi­ culty rallying its activist members to save the lucrative fee.

Therefore, Q PIR G supporters should have absolutely nothing to be afraid o f and should be encour­ aging this referendum. To oppose the referendum is to hide behind a fourteen-year-old decision due to a profound fear o f the will o f the people.

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Chasing Amy (1997) Boy meets girl. Boy likes girl.

Girl likes girls.

Ouch. In his most ‘mature’ work to date, director Kevin Smith presents us with a touching and often hilarious take on what hap­ pens when love doesn’t exactly work out the way it’s supposed to.

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Starring Ben Affleck as a comic book illustrator and Joey Lauren Adams as his lesbian love interest, look for several scene-stealing appearances courtesy o f one Jason Lee and the idiotically brilliant stoner duo o f Jay and Silent Bob. Snooch to the booch!

Le Fabuleux Destin D ’Amélie Poulain (2001) Coming seemingly out o f nowhere, this is the film that cap­ tured everybody’s hearts last year with its simple tale o f a young girl who sets out to discover true love and help the people around her along the way. It’s quirky, funny and often so sugary sweet you’ll swear you feel the cavities forming in your mouth. Actress Audrey Tautou will leave you giggling and smiling as the adorably goofy Amélie. While originally presented in French, it is also subtided in English.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo +Juliet (1996) While most people are split

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Collyn A hart__________________ “This is a time of abstinence, reflection, and above all, a time of sincere penitence.” ( Chocolat, 2001) I do not believe I was the only person who finished watching last year’s taste-good movie Chocolat desperately in need of a chocolate fix. Having spouted chocolate as an aphrodisiac, and the ability of hot chocolate to determine true love, Chocolat taught most o f its audience the lesson that, yes, chocolate is a necessity in life.

Every year, Valentine’s Day brings new meaning to the impor­ tance of this sweet substance, as peo­ ple around the world rush out to pick up boxes of the little delicacies as gifts for loved ones.

I on the other hand, have never had a “loved one” on Valentine’s Day, and prospects for this year are not looking much better. Luckily, this city boasts a variety o f chocolate shops widely ranging in quality and price, and for most McGill students, they are located all within a stone’s throw of the downtown campus. $$$$$ Teuscher (located corner de l’Montagne and d’Maisonneuve) This is the Chanel of chocolate shops, and if you have a knack for designer anything, chocolate includ­ ed, this is the place to go. Flown in weekly from Zurich, Switzerland, the chocolates here are heralded

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It is a bit pricey, but justifiably so. At $15/100g. Teuscher special­ izes in its truffle assortment. (I rec­ ommend the champagne truffle— absolutely to die for.) Boxes come in heart shapes and regular, and range in price from $22 to the sky’s the limit. If you want the best, this is where you will have to go. $$$$ Deskalides Chocolats Belges (Eaton Centre) Although they do not have as wide assortment as some chocolate shops, the quality of Deskalides is world-class.

Imported from Belgium, the truffles here are totally out of this world, (the knock-yourhead-back, roll-your-eyes kind of good) and not quite as expensive as one might expect.

Prices range from $1- $1.50 for individual pieces, and $10-$70 for boxes. The regular boxes remind me of being in Europe, but my favorite thing about this shop was the heartshaped box, actually made out of chocolate. (What more can one ask for?)

L/CIUW $$$$ Godiva (Food Court below Simons) A standard place to go for gc assortment and decent quality, Godiva often has my business around the Holidays, and might have it for Valentine’s Day as well.

The chocolates here are made in Belgium, and are o f traditionally

50/50 on Hollywood pretty boy Leonardo DiCaprio, you' cannot deny his rock solid peformance in this modern day remake o f Shakespeare’s classic romance gone terribly wrong. Starring alongside Claire Danes, the movie’s got killer sets, bizarro costumes and beautfiul cinematography courtesy o f slick director Baz Luhrman. While you’re probably wondering how a melancholic and depressing movie like this made the list, it’s just one more reason to believe that love truly does suck.

Ghost (1990) To all those who have not seen this movie yet, be fore­ warned: along with your popcorn and snacks, be sure to bring along an industrial-size box o f Kleenex because this one will leave every­ one in attendance absolutely bawling their eyes out, guys included. The movie also offers viewers the chance to watch Patrick Swayze in all his late 80s

e high quality, but you will pay the price.

Individual pieces range from $.55 for tiny little “half-hearts” to $2.16 for truffles. A two-piece box goes for $4, but the more elaborate ones can set you back as much as $85. I like the way the Godiva boxes are presented, either gold (the stan­ dard) or classy velvet (heart shaped for V-Day), but I still think a box the size o f my coffee table is a little cheesy. $$ Laura Secord (Eaton Centre) If you are on a tight-wad budg­ et, and really do not care too much for the highest quality, this place is great. Most of the chocolates here are made in either Toronto or Chicago, and are priced to sell.

Individual pieces range from 25 cents to $1.25 for and boxes from $10-$70. Some of the boxes here are a bit tacky, but it is what is inside that counts. There is an excellent assortment of different varieties of chocolate, and most importantly, the employees walk around with trays o f samples. Note to guys: the 4-foot long box is N O T romantic.

When all is said and done, as any true romantic would agree, it is not the chocolate that you buy, but who you share it with. So go out, and buy a box for a friend, and maybe, just maybe, Valentine’s Day will live up to its name for everyone this year.

glory (mullet...check!) as the man who comes back from the dead to tell his girlfriend he really did love her. For comic relief, check out W hoopi Goldberg as the shady Miss Cleo-ish psychic in a role that earned her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

There’s Something About Mary (1998) While probably not the first choice on everyone’s romantic movie list, the Farrelly brothers have left their mark on the joys of romance, resulting in arguably one o f the funni­ est movies o f the 90s.

Starring Ben Stiller as the hapless loser and Cameron Diaz as his unattainable love interest, the movie is a perfect choice for anyone who never really managed to get the girl/boy o f their dreams. Featuring a moronic showcase o f retards, projectile semen, handicapped pizza boys and a dorky love story. Any resem­ blance to the lives o f real people is purely coincidence.

Annie Hall (1977) If you have ever found your­ self in the difficult situation o f hav­ ing to talk to that gorgeous guy/gal in one o f your classes, only to find yourself mumbling, babbling and making a complete ass o f yourself (haven’t we all?), this one’s right up your alley. Let the incomparable Woody Allen show you the ropes on love, sex and all things in between in his finest flick, which took home the Oscar for Best Picture. Often imitated but never duplicated, Annie H all singlehandedly set the bar for all other romantic comedies to follow.

W hen Harry M et Sally (1989) If you have ever struggled with the problem o f finding the right person to love or worse, ever had thoughts o f dating your best friend who just happens to be o f the opposite sex, look no further.

Starring the great Billy Crystal alongside the cute-as-all-hell Meg Ryan, this is a movie that practical­ ly everyone can appreciate. This is the ideal romantic comedy, filled with all the love, laughs and gushy moments you can possibly handle.

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Little candy hearts, bouquets o f roses, heart-shaped cards express­ ing tooth-achingly sweet admis­ sions o f love — singles out there run for your lives, Valentine’s Day is back with a vengeance.

There is a common goal among couples and singles, or at least those singles who have not locked themselves up in their rooms. That goal is to score, prefer­ ably with someone special. So how can chances be secured for those in the chase?

First and foremost, find a date; that is unless you’re a narcissistic type who’d rather take care o f your own needs. But whatever floats your boat, there are a few things which romantics worldwide have consistently used to help turn up the heat on February 14.

Aphrodisiacs, substances that arouse desire, have been around since before recorded history. They have taken the form o f everything from bananas to the deadly Spanish fly. Modern science, however, has proven that for the most part, tradi­ tional aphrodisiacs do nothing to assist in improving the mood. Most common aphrodisiacs are either ingested or rubbed on important parts o f the body, and more often than not these substances do more harm than good.

Aphrodisiacs first appeared in ancient Greece, the word ‘aphro­ disiac’ being derived from the name o f the Greek goddess o f beauty and love, Aphrodite.

Aphrodite was created when Zeus killed Uranus, the first ruler of the heavens, in a battle o f the gods.

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Aphrodite drifted ashore in a giant Generally, in order to have a shell, hence the reason that seafood, decent sex life, it is important to eat and especially oysters, have been well. considered erotic foods.

Oysters are also considered an aphrodisiac because o f their uncanny resemblance to a cer­ tain part o f the female anatomy. In fact, dur­ ing medieval times, anything phalliclooking and edible, as in bananas, carrots and celery, were con­ sidered virility boost­ ers for men. Similarly, women were encour­ O y s te rs a re s lip p e ry w hen wet aged to eat anything soft and moist, such as oysters, fresh Vegetables, fruits, whole grains peaches and tomatoes. and lean meats contain many o f the In Africa, rhinos were hunted vitamins and minerals that increase and their horns ground into a pow­ virility. The Greeks weren’t com­ der.

Natives o f North America pletely off by considering oysters as would do the same to deer antlers. an aphrodisiac, since they contain No wonder in modern society we zinc, which helps enhance blood use the term “horny” to describe the flow in a man. sex-starved.

Chocolate, although not There are also instances where always the healthiest thing in a per­ aphrodisiacs were made from dead­ son’s diet, contains a chemical ly ingredients. In the case o f the called phenylethylamine, or PEA. Spanish fly, scientifically known as PEA is a natural form on the stimu­ the Mediterranean Cantharis bee­ lant amphetamine, which is the tle, it was dried out and ground up. chemical in the blood which The insect is actually nothing but a increases when a person is in love urinary tract irritant that increases (or lust, if you’re not ready for the blood flow to the penis. If anything Big “L” just yet). This may be the it causes more harm than good, see­ reason why chocolate is such a pop­ ing as how it is poisonous and ular gift on Valentine’s Day, let potentially deadly. Scientists have alone why so many women would found that most aphrodisiacs for­ take chocolate over sex time and merly used were o f little help, if any. again.

Therefore, in order to assist all Remember when buttering up o f you romantics out there looking your significant other that it’s not for a good time, let’s consider the only his or her appetite that needs term aphrodisiac’ as anything that special consideration. It is impor­ can add extra excitement to love- tant to appeal to all five senses.

I never thought I would be the type o f girl to turn an embar­ rassingly bright shade o f pink when handed a Valentine from the current object o f my romanticallyflavoured and sensual day dreams.

Once a hopeless skeptic, I have now become the embodi­ ment o f the romance heroine: queen o f the sighs, goddess o f the giggles and head cheerleader for the unique wonder that is my beau. I was gushing, I was glow­ ing, I was gallivanting; and all this because my hasty boy hadn’t both­ ered to read his card’s poem, laden with double entendres, which he casually gave me to fulfill his Valentine duties.

Inevitably, I soon discovered his card was nothing more than a rushed purchase, and, hurt, I accused him o f laziness and machismo, which I realize isn’t too original, but I was humiliated.

choice, it certainly doesn’t do any­ thing whatsoever for performance.

Also, cigarette smoking can narrow blood vessels, imparing blood flow in both sexes, leading to one dry, limp night o f... uh... passion.

As for drugs, any legal medica­ tion that ‘may cause drowsiness’ is not something to take on Valentine’s Day. Illicit drugs are good to avoid also; they’re called “downers” for a reason. Marijuana, on the other hand, increases bloodlevels o f PEA, but can also ruin the mood if it causes paranoia in you or your partner.

If you’re looking for a good time this Thursday, as in an evening spent having great sex, forego the champagne and steak.

Instead, throw (not literally) a salad, oysters, chocolate, and diet cola your date’s way, and you’re practically guaran­ teed some action.

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Charm your valentine by using candles, scented, if possible, like hot cinnamon buns. It has been scientifically proven that men respond well to that particular smell.

Use music — anything that puts you both in the mood.

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Either way, especially in a long-term relationship, sometimes the act o f love requires a little effort to make it extra special. Just as there are substances that boost desire, there are also sub­ stances that can stunt sexual arous­ al. Many people have experienced first-hand the effect o f too much alcohol in a potentially romantic situation.

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F a ls e F a c e s , T ru e H e a r t s Daniel Isaak Episode 5 "The Party, Part 2"

[Last week, Michelle and Sara were going to the party while Benjamin, experiencing ambivalent feelings, was getting M ichael drunk.

What will happen when M ichelle and Sara enter the party?)

The party is reaching a feverish pitch. People are dancing in the liv­ ing room to kitsch 80s music. People are sprawled on the stairs; people are lining the hallways, in deep conversa­ tion or deep necking. M ichelle and Sara open the door and enter. A large drunk guy, stumbling, pushes past them and slips down the stairs to end in a collapsed heap at the bottom. He raises a weak fist and voices a barely audible hurrah.

SARA ( wryly over the music); Wow...right on time.

M ICH ELLE ( taking another long sip o f the vodka); I’d say... this vodka is getting LOW! Time for a re-fill...

They bend their way through.the crowd. Sara suddenly spots Benjamin, who is at his natty best: by him self and leaning against the w all with his hands in his pockets.

SARA: Hey! There’s that guy I was telling you about...

M ICHELLE {trying to focus her eyes): Looks familiar...go get him, Tiger! GRRR!

with the vodka bottle in her right

give you your kiss!

hand and the flask in the left.

When drunk, she becomes a shrilly and flirt)' girl.

M ichael straddles the chair, still unsure o f his ability to stand up straight.

M ICHAEL ( murmuring): You

M IC H ELLE {chirping): What? Is this YOURS? Oh, I’m SO SO R R Y ... I thought it was M IN E ...

M ICH AEL {slowly): What?

What the hell are you...talking about?

M ICHELLE {gesturing to the bottle): Isn’t this your vodka?

Wait— this ISN ’T your booze?

MICHAEL (still not register­ ing): Booze! G IV E ...m e, some of that...

remember m e...?

Michelle goes over and offers her flask.

M ICHELLE (in mock whis­ per): Don’t tell ANYONE 1 took this, alt right?

MICHAEL (sensing an oppor­ tunity): Only if you give me a kiss, byoo-ti-ful lady...

M ichael lazily shows his perfect white teeth while gazing at M ichelle with bedroom eyes. Michelle, not recognizing M ichael except in the sense that he is rather good-looking, acts faux-insulted.

MICHELLE: I NEVER! To be treated in SUCH a manner unbefitting a gentleman...!

M IC H A EL:...That’s cut I’m not a gentleman...

Meanwhile, Benjamin is scan­ ning the crowd fo r Michelle while Sara stands beside him. She is a little drunk, but only insomuch as her

M ichelle gives Sara a push, per­ haps a little too hard. Sara stumbles into Benjamin.

BENJAMIN (surprised): Hey! Oh...Sara! How are you doing...?

SARA {gingerly pushing herself o ff o f him ): Sorry! Okay, I guess...how are, uh, you?

BENJAMIN (looking o ff in the distance); I've been better...you by yourself...?

SARA: No— I brought a, uh, good friend o f mine...

Sara turns around to gesture at Michelle, who is gone. There is an awkward pause.

SARA {blurting): Her name is Michelle.. . {another pau se)...She— wears glasses!

Sara inwardly knocks her head against the wall. Benjamin nods his head and looks confused.

BENJAMIN {after a moment): Huh. Do you want a drink or...something?

SARA {a little too suddenly): Why? You trying to get me drunk?

'BEN JA M IN {hands up): Woah!

Michelle makes her way to the kitchen, where it seems most o f the alcohol has collected itself She spots a half-full bottle o f vodka, and after a quick survey o f the people, refills her vodka flask with a wobbly hand, with h a lf the vodka spilling past the opening. Michael, up until now qui­ etly ensconced on a cheap kitchen chair with his head slumped by the sink, picks up his pounding head and, after a moment, registers M ichelle’s presence with a dull shock.

MICHAEL {drunk as a skunk): H eyf...YO U ... there...

Michelle, startled, spins around

more tempestuous self comes forth.

SARA {gesturing at the scene): So...this is what happens when frat boys attack, huh?

BENJAM IN (distracted): What? Oh— this isn’t a frat boy party.

SARA: Just kidding, Benjy. So how come you aren’t drinking?

Benjamin gives a strange, quick look at Sara.

BENJAMIN: I don’t drink.

SARA What? How am I going to drink you under the table?

BENJAMIN: 1 dunno. ..listen, I got to, uhm...find somebody, okay? Have fun, all right?

Benjamin bails out on Sara. She rolls her eyes.

SARA (to herself): What the

Unprepared, Benjamin enters the kitchen and sees the two together.

A jolt goes through his body, and he freezes in place. M ichelle playfully comes close to M ichael’s fin e chiseled face, pretending to study it, although readying to plant a kiss. M ichael shivers in anticipation.

M ICH ELLE (breathily):...I don’t think so...

M ichelle comes a little closer, so that her mouth is mere centimetres from M ichael’s.

M IC H A EL:...cuz.,.1 saved you in Psychology class...’member?

The question? Professor Roberts?

M IC H ELLE (with a jerk): Professor Roberts?

M ichelle stiddenly jumps back, and runs a faltering hand across her face. She rubs her eyes with the heel of her hand and tries to shake away her fogginess.

MICHELLE: W hy...did you have to say that— name...?

Michael is bewildered by the sudden change in her behavior. He rises and stands, swaying on his tall legs.

M ICHAEL (stuttering): ...D id ...d id I say... something wrong...?

Michelle takes a couple more backward steps, opens her mouth to say something then closes it abruptly.

She strides out o f the kitchen, brush­ ing past Benjamin. In that instant, their eyes meet: Michelle’s hurt eyes with Benjam ins quizzical ones.

M ichelle then ducks her head and is enveloped in the partying crowd. She finds Sara dancing surprisingly well by herself in the living room while a couple o f partygoers attempt some stumbling moves around her.

MICHELLE: Sara! Let’s go!

SARA (grinding her ass gangstabitch style): But I’m having fun! Just like Electric Circus!

M IC H ELLE (leaving); Let’s GO! SARA (shrugging her shoulders at the two boys): W ell...it’s been a slice— Ciao!

They leave. In the kitchen, M ichael looks at Benjamin with a statement o f drunken incomprehen­ sion. Benjamin shrugs his shoulders, and moves to offer some words o f con­ solation, but M ichael rebuffs him without a word, and leaves Benjamin alone to mull the situation in his mind.

BENJAM IN (to himself) :... H mm... interesting... M ichael mentions Professor Roberts, and Michelle freaks out! I wonder if I can play this new card...and win...

fuck did I come to this party for...?

Back to M ichelle and Michael.

Michael, throwing a ll caution to the wind, devours M ichelle with his eyes.

MICHAEL: I could look at you all day...

M IC H ELLE (flirting): Oh really...?

M ICHAEL:...and all night...

M IC H ELLE (laughs): You keep talking like that— and l won’t

[Next week: what scheme does Benjamin have up his sleevel What will happen when M ichelle finally meets Professor Roberts— alone? Will she confess her obsession? Vote at www.mcfilltribune.com and tune in next week!]

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Too hot for the sauna

Hooray, it is almost Valentine's Day! I eagerly anticipate the candle­ lit dinner and cliché roses my imag­ inary boyfriend will predictably be giving me this week.

Damn. Alone again.

More boys and girls probably swim in the loneliness o f this depressing day than those that cele­ brate it, materialistically expressing their love by means of a cheesy twodollar card, sickeningly sweet teddy bears and fattening chocolates.

Last year, I celebrated February 14 as Arizona Statehood Day, don­ ning red and gold, colours from the flag that flies in Phoenix, home to thousands o f gay American men (Desert Desserts).

But ignoring the official day of love is hardly satisfying, and people treat you like the bitter wretch that you are, giving you looks like they have a bad taste in their mouth from consuming an entire bag of chalky conversation hearts. Still, what's the point o f taking part in a day that makes you feel worse than almost any other day o f the year?

Forget Valentine’s Day. It’s been exploited by the big wigs.

W ith its hetero roots and fat cherubs, it has little appeal for any­ one with taste, i.e. us gays. I’ve re­ baptized this holiday, tailor-made just for the boys.

Do not listen to the bragging bitches around you, recanting their romantic evenings with their sweet boyfriends. Do not sit on your ass and mope about, wear black, per­ forming diagnostics on your mantool.

Get up, get out there and I will tell you the perfect place to get a Valentine quickie.

But first, this reinvented cele­ bration needs its own frontman.

Hell, if the church can make a patron saint out of any Judy, Diana or Mary, I can too.

So I have selected the once ambiguously gay George Michael, former lead singer o f WHAM, to be the new patron saint for my own vision of V-Day. Mr. Michael was tossed back into the papers four years ago when he was caught get­ ting freaky in a public bathroom stall. Oh George — the humilia­ tion of it all.

But George is not the only one who gets his groove on in the com­ pany o f strangers. Millions o f gay men engage in similar encounters in saunas, rest stops and steam rooms worldwide.

I won’t play the innocent card on this one. I am in no way proud o f it, but in an effort to give a peek into the gay community, I am will­ ing to further compromise what is left o f my reputation. Yes, in my wilder days, even I was a habitue of this scandalous scene.

So this Valentine’s Day, I pro­ pose a new tradition for those of you lacking a permanent honey; pay tribute to ‘Saint’ Michael and pay a visit to your local steam room

to cruise for your own tasty Valentine’s treat, sans annoying wrappers and extra calories.

Now be warned— there is nothing quite as horrifying as squinting through the steam to find out your partner— heavy petting one finds a 5’2 ”, 260 pound, bald­ ing friend o f your father.

But don’t think for a moment that this tiled playground is teem­ ing with circus freaks, many of these public pleasers are wellequipped hunks just doing it for the anonymity and cheap thrill.

And I will tell you just how to join them!

An anonymous rendezvous goes something like this: after a sweaty workout, some men choose to shower. At my old gym there would be scandalous holes in the curtains o f the separate stalls.

Other men would not even bother to close the door, and would look around predatorily. One show­ ers off the silky sweat coating and grabs a skimpy towel (or for some of the more frank participants, no cover at all) and heads to the sauna.

There, with legs lazily spread apart and hands strategically placed, one strikes some inviting pose, usually with the lips slightly parted or with a ‘hungry’ look in his eyes.

A wandering gaze is necessary to scope out potential partners and to give their equipment noticeable attention. Perhaps one will let their towel slip or casually move their hands to give the potential an eye­ ful. Then, with the coast clear, or if more want to get involved, chaos ensues.

Tongues meet, legs flail, and the air is filled with muffled moans and the slapping noises o f wet skin.

Being caught is not an option as this act IS illegal in most coun­ tries. W hile there is passive acknowledgement that such inde­ cent behaviour occurs, little can be done on the gym’s behalf short of installing cameras.

They can, however, assign staff to perform random checks, ensur­ ing the tools are staying out o f the tool sheds. This sometimes necessi­ tates a designated lookout to give a subtle signal if there is eminent danger of being discovered.

The good thing about these passionate trysts is they can be impersonal and require little cleanup or preparation. The bad thing was the feeling o f guilt that I was bombarded with afterward.

While I have sworn off such activity, Thursday I will be sporting my red and white with a toothy grin, thinking o f the busy saunas on Ste. Catherine’s and across the world, getting their share o f V-Day fun.

Even if ephemeral, it is a good way to make friends, get some and find a Valentine. Do not honor St. Valentine, who was so lame he ended up getting beaten to death with clubs and beheaded.

If you don’t plan on spending July 22 honoring Mary Magdalene, patron saint o f sinners, or June 2 for Saint Elmo, patron saint of sailors, you at least gotta have faith in George Michael, our new patron saint o f lewd behaviour.

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Daycare - The daycare opened in September as promised. It's been a tough time, because the government of Quebec has stalled the process for awarding full-time licenses for now. We have managed however, to attract almost twenty kids on a 3.5h per day basis until the full license come in.

Cold Beverages - After the administration has pushed an exclusivity deal with Coke, students are now guaranteed to keep having a choice on campus. We have signed with Pepsi for a term of five years, maintaining a maximum possible support to our events and student groups through free product provided by Pepsi.

Financial Ethics Research Funding of Student Activities - One of my priorities in this year's budget has been to eliminate as much "spending Committee: behind closed doors" as possible and increase the funding to clubs, services and special projects drastically. Hence, Exec, Chryssi Tsounaparias, Rachel de Lorie, and Committee budgets are down. Meanwhile Clubs, Services and Special Projects increased their share Julia Finkelstein, Ahmad Khurram, Adam Administration, from 120,000$ to 160,000$ in direct subsidies.

Lukofsky, David Mitchell Activism Fund - The idea was to provide an emphasis on extra funding to activist campus groups who promote causes that the SSMU agrees with.

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Scott Robertson, Manager Greening SSMU - New recycling bins, including proper labeling have been purchased. Ink cartridges can now be refilled at Sadie's. A furniture exchange Kelly Shone, Assistant Manager programme on campus to prevent waste of perfectly good equipment is in the workings. Now I'm tackling the wasteful use of Styrofoam in the cafete rias.

Accounting Staff: Renovations - The new Sadie's, the Caferama and Student Lounge are done. Last touches were applied to the daycare space and Gert's. However, there Controller: Susan Murphy Accounts Payable: Connie Locuratolo still remains a large portion of renovations to be done: Sprinklers, bathrooms, a coat check, a new lobby, and expanding the 4th Floor. I'll try to get Accounts R eceivable: Blaise D'Souza those projects started this year, so that things can get moving over the summer.

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University Affairs Committee: (1) Expanded "Voicing our Vision" open forum into 3 day event to consult students, (2) Continuing to write a "Survival Guide to McGill" for to be put on web, (3) McGill in the Millennium: a wine & cheese forum, in March to bring together students, professors, & administrators, (4) Aiding VP U.A. with a proposal to standardize cred­ it weighting criteria, (5) Creation and collection of 200 surveys for feedback about McGill - ongoing Library Improvement Fund Committee: (1) Restructured manner in which proposals and consultation occurs in order to increase feedback, (2) Meeting with the Director of Libraries regarding the donation of $1 Million to the libraries, (3) Writing a summary pamphlet to explain allocations of donations over the last years Student Equity Work Group: (1) Creation of working group to aid the VP U.A. and S.E.C. (2) Creation of an anti-dis­ crimination policy for the SSMU, (3) Organization of a panel discussion "Racism in the 21st Century" and a "Day of Diversity" to promote tolerance and anti-discrimiation, (4) In process of creating a pamphlet outlining students rights and responsibilities Senate Caucus: (1) Involved in the long-term strategic planning for McGill, (2) Currently re-writing "Voicing our Vision" - a student position paper (3) Working on different projects with administration: interdisciplinary degrees, graduation locale, discrimination policy, teaching and learning, changes to improve students' rights and responsibilities Personal Projects: (1) Established McGill Academic Round Table: for VP Academics of all student faculties in SSMU By-Laws, (2) Continuing to exam­ ine role technology(i.e. exams on-line) plays in teaching & learning and how to expand, (3) Continue projects instigated by previous VP U.A: Course Evaluations, Internship Task Force, (4) To activate the role of VP U.A. as a student ombudsperson, (5) Organizing an Internation Student Forum with La FEUQ. Thanks to all who have helped out. No worries - and have a great end of year!

C O N S T IT U T IO N A L D U T IE S • To coordinate the activities of the Senate Caucus; • To ensure communication between Council, student Senators, and all student members of University committees; • To maintain relations between the Society and all levels of government at McGill University (Departmental, Faculty, and Senate); • To attend meetings of the University Senate; « To attend, or to appoint and advise student representatives to commit-

tees and subcommittees of Senate and the Committee on the Coordination of Student Services (CCSS); • To coordinate Society representation on University selection commit­ tees for Deans and Directors of Faculties and Schools; • To assume the role of Ombudsperson when the Ombudsperson is not available; » To reside in the Montreal area throughout the term of office.

WHO I WORK WITH Academic Research Commissioner: Amanda Beattie Student Equity Commissioner: Daniel Friedlaender Senate Caucus: Basel Abul-Saraf, Joseph Ayas, Michelle Dean, Jeremy Farrell, Julia Finkelstein, Andres Friedman, Amit Grover, Jeff Meyers, Anne-Marie Naccarato, Gabriel Rebick, Aii Shivji, Rajeet Singh Saluja University Affairs Committee: Dan Kapuleto (chair), Faisal Budhani, Shaheed Merani, Hafiza Pirani, Lakhbir Sandhu, Mark Rintoul, Melanie Yugo, Nick Linardopoulos, Naomi Woods, Nick Peters, Mitch Miller, Lindsay Mendoza Student Equity Work Group: Shuba Krishnan, Sam Goffman, Safiya Karim Library Improvement Fund: Nick Peters, Naomi Woods, Amanda Beattie

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Clubs Representatives: c s @ s s m u .m c g ill.c a 3 9 8 -8 9 4 4 Miguel Bernal-Castiilero, Brianna Hersey, Ahmed Abu Safia Student Involvement - Increasing student involvement and raising awareness of services on campus was a high priority this year. Resource cards were distributed to incoming students through Frosh to make sure they knew where to go for help Clubs & Services Committee: from their first days on campus. A big publicity push made sure that Activities Nights in the fall and winter were excep­ Nick Buccelii (chair), Liz Wright tionally well attended. CultureFest proved to be a success in highlighting diversity on campus, and a new tradition was cre­ Vanessa Lang, Miguel Bernai-Castillero, ated with CultureFloors, the first inter-cultural Shatner party. The ever-popular Mini-Courses shifted into my portfolid Tanya Sermer, Claire Owen smoothly and have been slowly expanding throughout the year. The website, handbook, and front desk are now better able to help students get in touch with their club of choice. Next year's handbook will be the ultimate source for club informa­ Activities Day Coordinator: tion from valuable information collected throughout the year. Finally, the process of starting a club was reworked and facil­ Farah Ghasemi itated this year, resulting in over 40 new clubs.

CultureFest Coordinators: Supporting Clubs - Over the summer, the SSMU Communications Centre was created to provide audiovisual equipment to Emily Liang, Maria Aii, Orna Even-Hen clubs and services. A listserv was also established to better communicate with clubs and waste less paper. This has helped to catalyze inter-club cooper­ ation. Later this year, a free new car was acquired for DriveSafe. Further, many collective agreements were completed to help save clubs' money on every­ Mini-Courses Coordinators: thing from photocopies to pizza. All this has meant more resources for better events with less $. Finally, some long, hard hours were spent supporting Amelia Burke, Aiko Pletch the Sexual Assault Centre (SACOMSS) in their referendum for continued student funding.

The Shatner Building - This has been a year of great improvements in the building. Renovations continued over the summer to see the new Council Student Involvement Coordinators: Room added on the 2nd floor thanks to a generous donation. Sadie's Tabagie moved downstairs next to the new Gert's. CafeRama moved into the 1st Gurpreet Brar, lac Vong floor; and the new Student Lounge has just opened up. The building is quite busy and offers more services than ever before. To minimize the effects of Treasurer: renovations on clubs until the last phase of construction is completed, temporary office space and bookable rooms were secured for club use in the base­ Kathleen Morrison ment. With hard work and some help from students (i.e. you) we will be able to complete the last phase of renovations over the coming summer and will have a dashingly renovated building for next September.

Offices & Services Manager: Ongoing Projects - (1) Clubs Open Meeting on Feb. 12th (2)On-line room bookings (3) Preparations for building renovations (4) Making some key addi­ Olga Patrizi tions to the SSMU Communications Centre Administrative Assistant: Cindy Picard

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• Assist students in starting new clubs • Maintain relations between the Society and independent student groups (e.g. QPIRG, CKUT, Legal Info Clinic, McGill Daily, SOAR, etc.)

• Manage the use and physical development of the William Shatner University Centre in conjunction with the General Manager

• Be the supporting link between the SSMU and its clubs, services, and publications (SSMU currently disburses over $160,000 of direct funding and over $400,000 in indirect support to over 150 student groups) • Provide activities, events, and support services to enhance the well­ being of the Society's clubs, services, and publications (e.g. Activities Nights, CultureFest, Club Executive Leadership

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C&G Committee: Rachel Teich (Chair), Matylda Community We began in September with the Tenants' Rights Clinic, where volunteers from the McGill Legal Information Clinic helped students Gawor, Alex Ouimet-Storrs, with questions about leases or problems with their landlords. The Municipal elections provided a valuable forum for promoting stu­ Ewa Krajewska, John Salloum, dent issues - and finally, after years of pressure from student groups, the Mayor of Montreal lowered the transit rate for students. Adrian Liang We also worked with Eco-Quartier early in the year to create helpful pamphlets about recycling and garbage collection in the McGill ghetto and plateau residential areas - a project the committee intends to continue with this spring. Finally, the SSMU Volunteerism Volunteerism Coordinators: project is well underway. Look for bulletin boards and displays in the Shatner building this term, helping students find interesting Michelle Lee Jones, Shirin Hossain, Shirin Ghafurian and rewarding volunteer opportunities in the Montreal community.

Government This year, we have had to pressure the Provincial government to keep their commitments to funding education, and we have been S a f e t y C o m m is s io n e r ; working with other student organizations for improvements to the quality and accessibility of post-secondary education. The Canadian Alliance of Student Vincent Escanlar Associations, our federal lobbying organization, continues to push government to provide more funding for education, and to improve the programs (like student loan programs and Millennium Scholarships), to make them more reflective of the actual needs of students. Given the difficulty of the economic situation this year, Political Research Officer: our biggest task has been to assert the importance of post-secondary education, and to protect students from potential cuts to education funding. During CASA Christelle Chesneau Awareness Week students from across the country added their thumbprints to a giant banner, which will be presented to the Federal Government to remind them that "Education Builds a Nation" In March, we will be meeting with MPs, Cabinet Ministers, and other important education stakeholders to push for real changes to Canada s post-secondary edu cation system Provincially we are fighting to maintain accessibility to education. Threats to accessibility include differential tuition for out-of-province students, increasing tuition for internation al students and the threat of lifting the tuition freeze for Quebec students. In November, Quebec Liberal MNA and post-secondary education critic Jacques Chagnon came to SSMU to discuss these issues and his thoughts about the future of universities in Quebec. The Committee is currently investigating SSMU's options for provincial representation, and will tackle the project of rewriting and updating SSMU's policies on things like tuition, government funding, and accessibility to education.

C O N S T IT U T IO N A L D U T IE S • To represent the Society and communicate positions and policies taken by the Society to external bodies and agencies; • To lobby the governments of Canada (federal, provincial and local) to further the objects, goals or policies of the Society; • To develop policies and initiatives in the off-campus McGill community;

• To communicate to Council any external issues which may affect McGill University or its stu­ dents; • To attend meetings of relevant provincial, national or international student groups; • To develop external policies with the President.

WHO I WORK WITH | Presidential Affairs Committee: Chair: Mathew Howatt Ting Ting Ho, Glenn Allan, Marty Teltsher, David Borrins, Peter Munene By-Law Committee: Rachel DeLorie, Ian Fitchenbaum, Damien Liddle, Borris Savoie Doyer, Micheal Hashizume, Jean-Frederick Menard, Pierre-Olivier Savoie Council Staff:

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Francaphone Commissioner: Louis-Chartes Roy Faculty Relations Commissioner: Annie Sabourin International Commissioner: Miguel Bernal-Castiltero Board of Governors: Chris Gratto Accreditation: Co-Chair: Alex Ouimet Stores Ahmed Abu Safia, Anne-Marie Naccarato, Kathleen Morrison, Andrew Pickford, Christelle Chesneau, Guy Brisebois, SSMU Executive Marketing Manager: Paul Slachta General Manager: Guy Brisebois

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Here we are one-month back form winter break. I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and that school is going well. The executive in keeping with tradition has prepared a brief report of what is going on in the SSMU. If anything interests you or if you have any questions, comments or concerns, as always please get in touch with us.

I know that I do not need to tell anyone that this year has proven to be like no other. Despite the many divergences that have taken place this year, I believe that the SSMU is still on the right track. Projects like computers in Shatner, a SSMU communications equipment center, comment cards and more discussion at council have been realized and have received mostly positive feedback. The Society and its services are being used more than ever, an indication that SSMU is in fact becoming more relevant to students. The new Gert's is back on top as one of the hottest spots in Montreal. The list of accomplishments that this year will be credited with is staggering. This is truly a fortunate time to be a member of the SSMU and for this all current students owe a grate deal of thanks to many volunteers not just from this year but also from many years past.

Accessible and friendly are two words that an organization like SSMU must strive to have attributed to it. I think great leaps have been many in this area and in part I must thank our tremendously dedicated and skillful staff for this. Without these people none of the changes implemented over the past few years would have been possible and most certainly our Society would be a very different place.

The Shatner Center is becoming one of the most popular hangouts on campus. The opening of the new SSMU lounge is one reason for this but it is only one small step in a bigger plan to finish revitalizing the building. In the upcoming months you will be asked to increase your support of the Society on a temporary basis so that the final phase of the renovation plans can be completed. If this is successful then in September students will come back and find a totally renovated Students' Center that will truly have no equal in the country. The plans include more bathrooms, meeting rooms, club offices, more lighting and an extension of the center stairway to the fourth floor. Although students are using their Students' Society more now then ever before there are still many McGillers out there who do not take advantage of the SSMU. Get involved, use the building or simply send us your comments. SSMU is here for you! . . . . . . _ On a personal note my time as president is almost up, I must say it has been a tough job but in all, it has been a phenomenal experience. I wanted to take this opportunity to tell all the students of McGill that as a McGill student you are a part of a great Society and for letting me be at the head of the Society this year I want to thank you! To all the people that helped me get here; I haven't forgotten the hard work and sacrifices that you've endured for me. Thank you!

C O N S T IT U T IO N A L D U T IE S To be the chief officer of the Society; To ensure the long term integrity of the Society; To be the spokesperson for the Society in a manner not inconsistent with policies set out by Council; • To enforce the Constitution and By-laws of the Society; • To chair and coordinate the activities of the Executive Committee; • To call meetings and set the agenda for Council • To co-ordinate relations between the Society and the administration of McGill University;

• To co-ordinate Society representation on University selection committees for senior administrators and University representatives; • To ensure communication between the Society and the Board of Governors; • To attend meetings of the University Senate and Board of Governors; • To Develop external policies with the Vice President Community and Government Affairs; • To reside in the Montreal area throughout the term in office.

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David Schanzle The Vagina Monologues, most recently put on by the group 8000 Nerves as part o f the V-Day College Campaign at Concordia to promote the end o f violence against women, has become a cultural phenomenon in its own right, threatening to drown in its own hype in becoming a cliché. Yet supporters o f the show continue to find ways to make it relevant.

Eve Ensler’s distillation o f hun­ dreds o f interviews conducted with all manner o f women on the subject o f their vaginas works best when it strives for the feel o f a free-form conversation, like an uninhibited version o f The View, and less well when she puts on her activist hat.

There’s nothing inherently wrong about personalizing the plight of repressed women around the world, but the monologues derived from these experiences are generic and indistinguishable from any newspaper headline. We get no palpable feel for the culture or the norms or any specific people that could draw us in; these pieces bring too much baggage to the stage, leav­ ing a great deal unsaid.

Perhaps the best piece in the entire repertoire comes the closest to pinpointing what the show is really about. A seventy-two year old woman (brilliantly performed by Sadie Mahmood), describes the

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intense shame she experienced when a surprising advance made her get wet “down there” in a date’s brand new car soaking the seat. Everyone laughs as she tells the funny story, but you look in her eyes and real­ ize that she’s not joking, there’s pain in her face as she mentally counts the lost years o f sexual well-being. Her sense o f shame is lifted as she essentially tells the story to herself. In this one piece, Mahmood captures the joy, shame, excitement and sadness that comes with sexual discovery, a mixed bag o f emotions that is expressed equally well in an over­ flowing collection o f anecdotes, overheard stories and experiences on the subject o f first menstrua­ tions.

The stories express the joy of having achieved womanhood and the fears o f a changing body at the same time in such a way that keeps you on your toes. Both o f these pieces have the complexity to exist as plays o f their own.

The real heart o f the play, though, lies in the in the bigger audience-grabbers, a series of cele­ bratory monologues and angry rants on the subjects o f pubic hair, tampons, douche, language and the wide variety o f female orgasmic moans. These pieces play more like stand-up comedy routines, but they

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So much energy is put into these pieces that they transcend their thoroughly mainstream origins— they don’t bring up anything really original, but these ladies sure say it like they mean it.

When women and little girls are asked what their vaginas would say, the result is thoroughly silly, but silly in an insightful, informa­ tive way, and this is where Eve Ensler is most comfortable as a writer and reporter. She takes these small statements and combines them into a larger informative view.

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text. Rape is wrong under any con­ text but lacking any understanding o f why it happens reduces the nar­ rative to the same monotone abstractness. As a result the amount o f material in the Vagina Monologues relating to violence against women is limited, despite the claims on the poster. One gets the feeling that performers flaunt the play’s activist roots in an effort to make it seem more profound than it really is.

In one monologue (per­ formed well by Yetide Badaki) a woman tells a story o f being raped by her father’s friend, an action that resulted in the father shooting and permanently impairing the man during the act. These details are told almost as an afterthought as

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The Vagina Monologues doesn’t really challenge its audience or cross any taboo lines that haven’t already been crossed in the last thirty years, but it serves as an interesting focal point for the joys and frustrations o f womanhood.

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continued from PAGE 1 But the actors hit the mark and has decided to do the play in the it’s neither exaggerated nor under­ done. Some parts, such as the first round. dialogue with Jason (played by Max “It’s easy,” she said modestly, “once you realize that the characters Woertendyke) sound so natural can’t face all the audience at the you’ll probably find yourself nod­ same time.” The audience com­ ding mentally as if listening to real pletely encircles the stage, the char­ conversation.

Bur the star o f the show is Katy acters pass between and around the seats, and walk around facing all Pederson, who plays Medea. She sides naturally— as you might do has many long soliloquies, parts when pacing a room talking or lost appropriately dramatic and others in thought. This, and the viewer’s sounding ordinary and everydaycloseness to the stage, makes the like to our ears. The words and act­ action dramatic, intimate, and even ing go so well together that Medea’s haunting, as in the last scene, after feelings look real and not acted.

Medea has killed her children and You will believe— and perhaps the you can smell the paraffin o f the only fault of the play is that, by comparison, Pederson sometimes altar candles she lights. shows up the weaknesses in the Although it’s an ancient play, other players. It’s important that something new has been created.

Medea is so convincing because the On the stage we see teddy bears, and sewn into the tunics are the play is unusual in its dominating heroine and large sleeves and pock­ number o f female ets o f business roles; one o f the jackets— continu­ reasons why ing the trend of Grace chose this showing old plays particularly play. in new ways.

So, what do Most obvious is we make o f a play the way the lines where a sexually o f the chorus have slighted woman been pre-recorded kills the King, and are then her husband’s played during the new bride and play; on their her own children own, or with the for revenge, and voices o f other then gets away characters, or unpunished? overlapping in a P o s t-th e -o rig iway that’s almost nal-Medea, postunintelligible. This ^ c ^ass‘c ta*e °f tragedy Vagina Monologues, multiplies their role, and as they act mutely on the post-revolutionary feminism, and stage and you gaze at their vacant again post-M edea, we approach eyes, you must work and interpret such plays with a catalogue o f ideas. whether or not they are in harmony True, in words and deeds Medea with the words, themselves, or the rebels violently against her gender role, but it would be a lie to try and characters onstage. box Medea in this way. As Pederson Yet even if these subtleties escape you, it still comes down to herself pointed out, in the ancient acting. There are few stage props world “nobody would have cheered and throughout the play there are for her” and Euripides simply only ever two actors on stage— usu­ dehumanizes her. The play is also ally Medea having it out with some­ about betrayal and love and a for­ one else. W ith mythical and tragic eigner who has lost her home. And heroes, you expect all their words to whether or not we sympathize with be prophetic, profound and tragic, Medea, the production succeeds in and there certainly is plenty of making us react to all these things. doom and gloom.

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, February 12, 2002

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Raquel Kirsch It’s easy to forget the power of live music. Between the astronomi­ cal ticket prices and the bad seats that make you feel like you are in another time zone, sometimes con­ certs just don’t seem worth the effort.

Then the music fairy leaves a gift under your pillow: two major acts at an intimate venue for less than the price o f a CD. And it was under this pretext that Staggered Crossing and Big Sugar rocked Club Soda last weekend.

Staggered set the mood o f the

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As the show went on, their act turned into more o f a musical, with frontman Julian Taylor making sour faces to the sad lyrics and swerving his hips when he sang the words “shake your thing.” Despite his attempt at the Broadway perform­ ance, too many slower songs led to a restless audience.

While I hoped they would not (for clichés sake), Big Sugar’s lead singer and double-neck guitar play­ er Gordie Johnson opened their set wailing “Brothers and Sisters are you Ready,” the title track from

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Andrew Mangal The dream was about to come true. For weeks it had been adver­ tised on both radio and television that the legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti was coming to Montreal to perform at the Molson Centre.

Everyone was decked out in their best clothes for this very special and limited performance to cele­ brate the 40th anniversary o f Pavarotti’s debut. His powerful voice would soon fill the arena and bring to life the beauteous sounds o f ‘A ddio, fiorito asil!’ from M adama Butterfly, ‘Vesti la guibba’ from I Pagliacci and many o f the other most famous arias.

T he Molson Centre had undergone a major transformation for this concert. No longer a hock­ ey rink, it had morphed into a vast theatre o f 14,000 seats (all o f which would soon be occupied). Thick black velvet curtains were suspended from the ceil­ ing to hide the ‘rawness’ o f the arena and to dampen any outside noise. A huge and exten­ sive lighting grid hung from the ceiling over the large stage that was built to accommodate the full orchestra, and Pavarotti, o f course.

Pespite their best efforts to convert the T h is o n e ’s arena into an “intimate concert hall,” the sound was terri­ ble. The thick black curtains did their job well enough; they blocked all outside noise, but also sucked the sound out o f the orchestra.

Because o f this, the orchestra had to be miked and spewed out o f a mixer along with Pavarotti. The acoustics were so bad that, for all anyone knew, they could have been playing a C D and Pavarotti might have been lip-syncing to it à la Milli Vannilli. Though this was a major disappointment it was prob­ ably the only thing that made the experience less enjoyable.

Pavarotti, on the other hand, delivered an exceptional perform­ ance. As soon as he stepped onto the stage he was greeted by uproar­ ious applause. Song after song, he performed a variety o f oratorios and arias as the audience sat and listened in awe. As a tenor myself,

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But that was about the only predictable thing about the evening.

They managed to get the right mix o f slower songs in with the beats that made the audience dance like no one was watching. (Note to person who was dancing like he was at a rave: you cannot do that and think you will get away with it. I am watching for you, and I will one day step on your toes repeatedly.

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Throughout the performance, Johnson’s two-and-a-half hour self­ revelry was evident. W ith every chord, his long black hair became ever more matted and stuck to his face. Changing guitars up to three times a song, he was not shy to show his musical prowess, going Hendrix-style while playing the

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ance for the listener because it stimulates a variety o f senses.

However, this involvement was not present in the Molson Centre. Perhaps an alternative would have been to have two per­ formances o f the concert at Place des Arts where the halls are designed for such events. This lack o f acoustics also added to another questionable point: the ticket prices.

The tickets for this concert ranged from $55, which were way up in the nosebleed section, to an appalling $350 on the floor. The justification o f such outrageous ticket prices was that promoter Tibor Rudas (the Lou Pearlman of the opera world) wanted to cele­ brate Pavarotti’s 40 years in opera and decided to have a very limited series o f concerts. Given the quali­ ty o f the performance, it was unreasonable to charge such an outrageously high price.

Despite the formalities o f venues and ticket prices, the concert was fulfilling musically and the positive aspects clearly outweighed the negative ones. The reper­ toire was appropriately cho­ sen; there was a mix o f wellknown songs and some songs that were not as popular.

This was good as the audi­ ence was introduced to some new pieces, and was able to expand their musical minds.

Pavarotti also rotated with fo r th e p o sse in th e b a c k ...

Remigio so that one singer She added grace and warmth to the did not dominate the stage for an stage through her smooth and hour, which was effective as it pre­ angelic voice. She also joined vented monotony and it also gave the singers a chance to recover and Pavarotti on many occasions throughout the night to perform prepare themselves for the next duets from La Boheme and The song. Furthermore, the lengths o f Merry Widow. Together they the songs were just right; they thrilled the crowd with their satis­ weren’t too short, but at the same fying harmonies and gave a stellar time were not excessively long.

This was practical as it maintained performance. the listener’s attention.

Even though the performanc­ Overall, this concert was very es o f both Pavarotti and Remigio were strong, there were certain well executed and was a success in weak points. The first and greatest spite o f certain disappointments.

Pavarotti shined in all o f his glory drawback was the venue and the sound that it produced. Usually a and lived up to his reputation concert hall has a certain amount while Carmela Remigio made a o f reverberation. This has two mark for herself that will not wear effects on the listener— it provides off easily. Luciano Pavarotti defi­ nitely met and exceeded the expec­ a fuller and more natural sound, and the listener is able to become tations o f his devoted audience. completely involved in the music, even feeling the vibrations in their body. This enhances the perform­ my teacher always uses Luciano Pavarotti as a reference point to help me with my technique. He always talks o f how Pavarotti’s stomach would pulse as he gave support to his sound. He explains that support is a main factor in achieving a well-defined voice. As Pavarotti sang, I could see him physically using his diaphragm to support his sound and because of this he was capable o f belting ,out high As and C ’s with great ease.

Seeing Pavarotti perform was defi­ nitely a humbling and encouraging experience.

Although the concert was titled “An evening with Pavarotti,” he did not take all o f the glory. In fact, he shared the spotlight with a dynamic soprano, Carmela Remigio. She performed works by Cilea, Verdi, Puccini and Léhar.

varied. And if you could turn your eyes away from Johnson’s violently white, studded suit you would notice why. The band members make Sugar a genre-classifiers nightmare. There was a guitar play­ er and bass player, both heavily influenced by reggae, and a har­ monica player who was a noticeable

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relic from a 1950s sock-hop.

Playing rock, reggae, blues and everything in between, it’s hard to describe their style to those unfa­ miliar.

Aside from the regular blues, they put out some great cover tunes. Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Let Me Roll It” and B T O ’s “Ride” (with a reggae rhythm, no less) only confirmed their authenticity as a group that can truly adapt to any sound.

Canadian national anthem.

At the end o f Sugar’s tireless two-hour set, the audience was still howling for more. And the band humbly obliged to perform the encore, which went on for another half an hour. At the end, Johnson sang a slow ballad and proclaimed he’ll “be cornin’ back for love.” For the sake o f the super-fans, and my friend that he valiantly attempted to pick up the entire night, I hope that’s true.

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Martin Posen

Listening Hands Bare Bones Music Martin Posen doesn’t so much play a guitar as attack it.

His acoustic guitar splutters, guffaws, croons, whistles, and gallops through this, his second, selfreleased work. The eleven original compositions on this album make

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Erik W arw aru k One Day is a collaboratively written, produced, directed and per­ formed film by the seven core mem­ bers of the 0 2 Film Crew. The 0 2 Film Crew is a group of inner-city teenagers who had participated in a year-long film course sponsored by 0 2 Art Inc.’s Oxygen for Creativity Program.

Led by volunteer artists Joshua Dorsey, a Montreal-based writer, producer and film director with a degree in philosophy from Harvard University, and Tara McVicar, a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, the project was designed to provoke the teenagers to take responsibility for their own experiences and ideas by giving them expression in images, sound, and action. The story itself is a depiction of these seven teenagers in the inner city o f Montreal through the course of one day: from the time they begin preparing for the last high-school dance, to the aroused series of events that pits their hopes for the future against addiction, family dysfunction and violence.

Filmed entirely in digital video, it is a marvel. One Day is a prime example of what can be done with nothing more than a couple of video cameras, a cast of people with no prior acting experience but a lot of commitment and a need for selfexpression, and a bare-bones knack for piecing together events logically.

The result is a plausible, coherent, and ultimately moving narrative.

The actors in the film are real teenagers; but moreso, they have the ability to convey their interiority and authenticity through real dialogue and real interactions. The film has all the genuine vivacity of sitting down with your friends after a wild and adventurous night and narrating the events. Stylistically, the film has the appearance of a simple home video, but with informed and smart camera angles as well as quick jump cuts, the digital experience of the film tran­ scends its limitations and spurs the film motif of “show, don’t tell.”

For example, although the film seems to be nothing more than a ‘follow the teenagers around and see what they do’ kind of plot, the magic of the film comes through the unfeigned interactions and power plays among the characters. For instance, we see the five girls go to the store and try on dresses while the two boys interact with each other during a game of basketball— and at the same time, each character grows in the viewer’s mind as a distinct and interesting individual. As the day progresses, the group goes out to drink before the high school dance, but eventually gets side-tracked as a car full of known gang members cir­

use o f ten alternate tunings that allow Posen to make specific his angle o f harangue for each song. A brilliant kaleidoscope o f acoustic notes results from such tactical maneuvering. Each composition is instrumental, with evident influ­ ence from country, folk, and bluegrass to jazz (particularly in the chord voicings) and rock (the track ‘Django Townshend’ drastically demonstrates his eclectic bricolage: the track fuses the distinctive guitar styles o f an unlikely pair o f monu­ mental figures in music history, Django Reinhardt and Pete

Townshend). The result is a catchy pastiche that can be rollicking and fast-paced (‘Passing Lane,’ ‘Sans Souci’) or gentle and meandering (‘Listening Hands,’ ‘Oroborous’).

This album showcases the subtly textured compositions o f one guitar virtuoso.

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o n t r e a l culates around the neighbourhood, looking for trouble, and thus setting up the inevitable climax. In addi­ tion, there are numerous scenes that individually stand out in memory.

For instance, “Timmy,” the lonely drug-addicted gang-member who wants out and who seems to want to change his life, when he tries to enter his old school, from which he has been expelled. When he tries to enter the school, he is pushed out by a school employee, and finally berat­ ed by the school principal because he should know better. Or when “Lori,” the lowest girl on the hierar­ chical scale of friends, is able to score some beer after the ‘cooler’ girls are unable to do so.

Sincere and straight to the point, these characters have no agen­ da to portray, since all they are por­ traying are “themselves.” The home video graininess and amateur acting only adds to the feeling one gets that he is watching a covert experience, an almost voyeuristic insight that touches the reflexive buttons in the viewer. It is surprising to know that you are conscious that the film has been deliberately thought up before­ hand, and yet you still revel in its authenticity, i f you enjoyed the Dégrossi legacy of Canadian televi­ sion, but felt it could be even more basic and gritty, then One Day is a film I highly recommend.

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Grazing in the Trash Volume 2 Soul Fire Records The Soul Fire boys like their funk rough. Rough like it sounds on 45s thirty years old and recorded in somebody’s garage on a cheap four-track. This is raw and dirty funk, sweaty with wild drum breaks, crazed brass and guitar showdowns.

But Soul Fire doesn’t reissue this classic funk, they make it new.

To honour the spirit o f rarity, every vinyl release is a one-time pressing o f 1500 seven-inches. To maintain the rough aesthetic, a four-track Teac records every track. And while the musicians may not be dead or forgotten to obscurity, they are tight and spot-on and keep the funk sounding real. Mere revivalism or genuine funk resurgence?

Irrelevant. Grazing in the Trash— a comp o f Soul Fire’s recent and already unavailable 45s— proves the label is getting the formula right and producing varied funk with devastating grooves. The CD burns with future classics and is necessary for those with even a passing inter­ est in the genre, www.soulfirere-

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Baby Mammoth

Seven Up Pork Though released last April, the eighth Baby Mammoth LP has only now found its way into the Trib office. A bit late, yes, but still one blissful listen.

Lush, textured instrumentation and well-crafted songs further ensconce this UK pro­ duction duo as one o f the great pur­ veyors o f downtempo. Too intelli­ gent and varied for background music, Seven Up deserves active lis­ tening, preferably with a big sub­ woofer and a bigger fatty.

Absolutely worthy o f purchase:

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-Dan Zacks Music From and Inspired by the Movie S.P.I. T.

It will be publicly screened on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 5:00 p.m ., Cinematheque Québécoise.

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comes in a folded piece o f photo­ copied paper. You also have to love the names o f some o f the artists fea­ tured on this soundtrack; Things Better Left Unsaid and Shitloads of Fuck All are probably my two favorites. (Note: rumor has it a Tribune A&E Editor was not hard­ core enough to cut it as the bass player in Shitloads o f Fuck All.) Another thing you gotta love is songs called ‘Scabies’ or ‘Johnny Fucker.’ I guess that in your face is just a way o f life.

When I looked at the spiked hair on the cover and the 24 tracks on the album, I figured that I was in for high speed guitar thrashing, drum pounding two minute long tracks. I was surprised when I saw that the album was more than an hour long. I’m no expert on punk, but from what my ears (bleed) hear, there are some songs on this album that are pretty hardcore— inaudible scratchy vocals and more bpms than most types o f dance music. Some songs are pretty catchy; I can imag­ ine a room bouncing up and down to the Ripcordz ‘You are Not Alone’ or the Generatorz ‘Weekend Warriors.’ (Notice the overzealous use o f the letter Z. Is that a punk thing?) But most o f the album is just way to fast and WAY to loud for me to handle.

Roach, the star of S.P.I. T, gets two tracks that I think are audio excerpts straight from the movie. In the first he sounds pretty intoxicat­ ed as he rants about the war zone he lives in. The second clip is pretty funny as Roach describes a car acci­ dent he was just involved in. I have not seen the movie yet, but this clip tipped the scales towards me check­ ing it out. If you liked the music in the movie, than get this CD. It’s only $6. Plus, you’ll be supporting the local punk scene.

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g ro te s q u e V alentines Day

David Schanzle Herb List’s photographs blur the line between artificial and natu­ ral in a way that can be either comic or grotesque. He made un-posed throwaway moments look like a

seem inspired by expressionist art and intrigue of location that has long been the provenance o f German artists. He didn’t merely want to capture the feel o f a loca­ tion, but to use it, to transform the location or object itself into some­ thing more challenging or alien.

With all the pictures divided into five theme rooms, titled

Fotographia Metaphisica, Eros, Ruins and Fragments , Portraits, and Moments, the

work of sculpture, yet even when his subjects are posed they still look entirely natural in their background as if List snuck up and captured them in a particularly symmetric position. In one picture o f a nude man, the eye thinks at first that it is seeing an actual human in a formal pose, but upon closer inspection you discover it to be merely a recre­ ation o f Renaissance Sculpture.

Other photographs inspire the same reaction but in a different way.

In the photograph ‘Grotesque Figure in the Park o f the Palazzo Orsini,’ one is first greeted by the angry face o f a large stone sculp­ ture, but looking more closely reveals a shepherd boy and his sheep inside and in front o f it, using it like any other habitat.

In the latest exhibit at the Montreal Museum o f Fine Arts, 228 photographs from his entire career are divided into five dis­ tinct themes, yet this juxtaposi­ tion o f exotic forms and mun­ dane activity can be found throughout his work.

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exhibit has the feel o f a gradual discovery into the worldyiew of someone else.

Out o f these sub­ exhibits, the best is probably Portraits, which presents candid shots of 50’s celebrities and artists. Picasso and other artists are photographed in their studios, among their productions so they become part o f the landscape of their own creations.

In M etaphisica, List created some startling images with man­ nequins and a few costumes, mak­ ing some images that look haunting and nightmarish.

In ‘Eternal Prayer,’ he dressed two rows of

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skeletons in traditional cloth­ ing and arrayed them like a singing choir, their absent faces somehow sinister.

“Tracks in the Snow” takes a normal snow-paved road and makes, it look like an alien landscape. He continues this theme in “Poromania Ritual,” in which a series of dark faces steeped in shadows that are nevertheless full of the joy of laughter. His meta­ physical pictures force the viewer to dwell on the image for a moment, because List doesn’t make the subjects obvious, preferring to let us see the real meaning in the corners o f the frame.

Many o f the pictures in the Eros room were kept from the public until more than a decade after Herb List died because they revealed his homosexuality, yet these images, mostly o f young Greek men frolicking at the beach, seem tame if not inconsequential today. In a few pictures he uses dark shadow to make the male figure prominantly look like a piece of Greek sculpture. Other images show List’s obvious enjoyment of young men in warm climates. They play together in the sun and regard each other in intimate terms, yet any homosexuality in these pictures is there by implication.

The Moments Sub-Exhibit, on the other hand, features several pictures cap­ turing street life in Europe and in the coffee plantations of South America, where few people socialize or walk through eerily empty landscapes, as if too large a human presence would destroy the perfectly straight shadows.

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R e d m e n r e e lin g a f t e r c o n s e c u t iv e lo s s e s M cG ill needs w in o r Concordia loss to clinch playoff berth M a rk Kerr A week ago, a berth in the playoffs appeared to be a definite possibility for the McGill Redmen hockey team. Just a few short days later, the picture is not so clear.

Last Wednesday night, the Redmen had a chance to clinch a playoff spot and in the process elim­ inate Concordia.

The Stingers fought hard for their playoff lives, however, and defeated the Redmen by a score o f 4-1.

Captain David Burgess was the only player to put the puck past Concordia goalie Philipe Ozga.

"They were playing with a sense o f urgency," said M cGill winger Joel Bergeron. "We lacked intensity and we did not do the lit­ tle things to win. When they are added up, they are huge for the out­ come."

"We’ve been playing good hockey lately," said Redmen head coach Martin Raymond despite the team’s three game losing streak.

"Unfortunately, we have been hit­ ting some hot goalies."

"We’re not panicking,” explained Burgess when asked when asked to comment on team’s recent struggles. "We realize that we only need one point to get to the play­ offs."

The game on Wednesday night saw Ozga continue his dominance over the Redmen. The man that backstopped the Stingers to the Corey Cup victory a month ago made 35 saves for another win over

the cross-town rivals.

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reason for concern despite what he tentatively calls a slump.

"We’re just going to continue working hard," said Raymond.

"We got into a stretch in the middle o f the season, so this stretch is not an easy."

The boys in Red n’ White returned to action last Saturday night looking to knock o ff the Ottawa Gee-Gees on the road to slip into the playoffs.

Once again, however, goaltending was the story as the Gee-Gees’ Jordan Watt turned aside 24 shots in the 20 victory.

Watt improved his third best goals against average in Canadian university hockey to 2.21.

The Gee-Gees, a team heading in the opposite direction o f the Redmen, clinched first place in the Quebec Student Sport Federation (QSSF) conference for the first time since the 19931994 season. Ottawa dethroned the reigning national champions Université de Quebec à Trois-Rivieres Patriotes T h is is the typ e of e x tra e ffo rt J o e l B e rg e ro n ta lk e d from the perennial posi­ tion atop the QSSF conference.

For their part, the Stingers Questions left unanswered remained in the hunt with a 5-3 win over the Gee-Gees Sunday The recent slide is puzzling, afternoon. The third and final especially in light o f the Redmen’s playoff position is currently held by early season success, even at one McGill, who remain three points point stringing together eight wins up on the Stingers. in nine matches.

For Raymond, there is little "We’re now playing teams who

know us better and can predict more o f what we are going to do," said Burgess in reference to the familiarity that comes with playing a conference team four times a year.

"There is a lot closer checking, tighter battles."

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But as Burgess points out, the Redmen defence has in recent games been equal to that o f the competition. In Saturday’s game, Luc Vaillancourt matched the play o f counterpart Watt, making 34 stops and allowing only one goal.

The Gee-Gees second marker came 11 seconds remaining with

Vaillancourt on the bench for an extra attacker.

The lack o f wins in the past week would seem to point to an offensive lapse. For Raymond, it is not due to a lack of opportunities.

"Right now we are getting the chances. We are going to continue in the right direction.

"We’ve been trying some dif­ ferent line combinations and keep things fresh and creative," answered Raymond when asked what was being done specifically to wake up the offence. "As long as the players keep creating chances, we are going to continue supporting them."

"I don’t think we need to change our system this late in the season," added Bergeron. "That would be pushing the panic but­ ton."

Burgess, McGill’s leading scor­ er, seemed excited to get back on the ice and end the dubious streak.

"Any team wants to get some wins in before the playoffs," said Burgess. "We’re psyched to win some games this weekend."

To make it to the big dance, McGill will have to overcome some stiff competition when it meets the Gee-Gees Friday night and the sec­ ond place UQTR Patriotes Saturday night to wrap up the regu­ lar season.

Both games are at McConnell Arena, with the puck drop at 7:30PM on Friday and a 7:00PM start on Saturday.

M a rle t h o ckey te a m steam ro lls to w in s M cG ill now in a tig h t three w ay battle in playoff positioning G eorge H adjis High scoring affairs were the order o f the weekend, for the McGill Martlets hockey team.

The sixth ranked M cG ill Martlets won a shoot out last Friday at McConnell Arena 11-6 against conference rivals Ottawa Gee-Gees.

The Martlets scored on 11 o f their 25 shots, giving them an astonishing scoring percentage o f 44 percent.

"Our offence did a great job o f finding the back o f the net today," said head coach Peter Smith. "It was a sloppy game. At times we looked really sharp, at others, we were a little weak."

Sophie Acheson led the way, adding to her single-season Martlet scoring record with two tallies and

an assist.

In action on Saturday, the Martlets trounced the last place Carleton Ravens by a score 8-0.

The playoff potential was sim­ ple coming into the weekend.

Two wins would assure home-ice advantage for the first round o f the Quebec Student Sport Federation (QSSF) playoffs.

Besides the playoffs, a couple o f losses by Concordia and the Martlets would win the con­ ference.

While McGill completed its end

o f the mission by winning, Concordia won its games over the weekend to clinch the division and

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a bye in the first round.

Coach Smith saw winning home ice priveleges as an added benefit to making the Patrick Fok playoffs.

"We would much rather play in the friendly confines o f M cConnell Arena, especially with our home crowd, but we’ll play wherever we have to in order to move on," said Smith.

Birds clipped early on The first period saw the home side start o ff slow. The Gee-Gees opened the scoring early and could have increased

their lead on many occasions, had it not been for goaltender Amey Doyle holding the fort.

Despite being outshot 18-5 in the first, the Martlets managed to tie it up on a nice passing play ini­ tiated by rookie Audrey Hadd.

Hadd placed the puck right on the stick o f the aforementioned Acheson who flipped the puck right under the crossbar.

The Martlets seemed to carry the momentum over to the second period, scoring 31 seconds into the frame. Véronique Lapierre showed that there is no harm in putting the puck on net as it hit a couple o f skates on the way to the net before finding the twine. The goal gave McGill its first lead o f the match.

Only three minutes later, Melanie Riendeau scored from behind the Ottawa goal, banking it Please see HOCKEY, page 22

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In order to win a playoff spot Martlets have to finish in third place. With four more regu­ lar season games to play, each point is crucial as the team is currendy tied with Bishops.

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The Martlets, finishing first for the first-time ever will get a playoff bye and then host win­ ner o f the Montreal-Sherbrooke semifinal in a best-of-three final. The winner will advance to CIS National Championships.

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With a combined score o f 441.3 points, McGill now sits in second place behind Laval. In order to qualify for the Canadian Championship in Vancouver, swimmers must satisfy the CIS time standards. This year, McGill will be sending 22 people to compete in the nationals.

The Redmen have had a rough season, but they are responsible for providing McGill with it’s first ever quartet o f nationally ranked teams, by managing to shortly enter the top ten earlier in the season.

S p o r t s B r ie f s Redmen volleyball team finishes rough regular season

added 11 kills, three digs, and three stuffed blocks.

The team dropped Sunday’s match to Unversité de Montréal 3-0, but it did not figure in the standings.

Laval uncharacteristically missed the QSSF playoffs but will receive a place at the national championship because the team is hosting.

Only one win separated the first

The Redmen volleyball team wrapped up the regular season over the weekend. The team lost to Sherbrooke Vert et Or last Friday night 3-1 (25-11, 21-25, 25-19, 2521). John Fauchier had a strong game with 13 kills, eight stuffed blocks, and five digs.

In the game on Sunday, McGill lost to the Laval Rouge-et-Or 31 (23-35, 25-21, 25-20, 25-17).

Kyle Pushkarenko had nine kills, one stuffed block, and seven digs. Fauchier compiled 13 kills, six stuffed blocks and one dig.

Despite having a 115 record in the tough Quebec Conference, S w im m e r H e a th e r B e ll is M cG ill's a th le te of the w eek M cGill had a 8-19 record overall, due to strong performances in several tour­ place Martlets from the last place finisher. naments.

In guiding her team to a 25-16 overall record, Rachél Beliveau Martlet volleyball finishes first became the coach with the most despite weekend losses wins over all sports at McGill.

The McGill women’s volleyball Redmen basketball continues roll team lost to Sherbrooke last Friday night by a score of 3-2 (28-26, 13The fifth ranked McGill basket­ 25, 15-25, 25-21, 15-12).

Liz Jamieson had 12 kills, 13 digs, and ball team had a successful week, win­ ning 73-68 over the Bishop’s Gaiters four stuffed blocks. Wendy Whelan

last Thursday and triumphing 82-76 over the Concordia Stingers last Saturday.

In the game versus Bishop’s, Kirk Reid had 18 points despite breaking his nose and Domenico Marcario was top scorer, with 24 points. McGill shot 62 percent from the field, led by the 3-for-3 shooting o f Denbruk Reid from beyond the arch.

Against Concordia on Saturday, Marcario once again led the Redmen with 25 points. Denburk Reid had 17 points while Kirk Reid had 14 points.

The two wins moved the team to 10-1 in the reg­ ular season. McGill plays a big game against the sixth ranked Laval Rouge-et-Or on Thursday at Love Competition Hall at 8PM. Martlet basketball falls to 3-8 on season In last Thursday’s game versus the Bishop’s Gaiters, McGill was leading at the half, but couldn’t pull off a win as Bishop’s regained the lead in the second half and never looked back. In losing 66-55, Maude Vailleres amassing 23 while Cheeka Mitchell chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds.

The Martlets were unable to come up with a win as Concordia also had their way the team in a 7052 decision. McGill will face the

Rouge-et-Or this Thursday at Love Competition Hall at 6 pm.

Track and field getting a lot o f love at St. Valentine’s meet At the St. Valentine's Invitational meet in Boston last weekend, the McGill track and field team traveled home with 29 person­ al bests. Sarah Ali-Khan broke the McGill record in the 1000m event with a time o f 2:48.50. which gave

her the number one spot in the nation and a gold medal. Dawn Creighton won the silver medal in triple jump with a best distance ofj 11.87m, the second best result in Canada. Carly Moher, Daniel Lennox and Ryan Beaton all had personal bests in the 1000m, one of the toughest and most populous1 events in track. The team will host an open meet at the Tomlinson Fieldhouse this Saturday.

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The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, February 12, 2002_____

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K e r r y C r e g a n sw im s to a s ilv e r fin is h in th e 2 0 0 m IM with a tim e of 2 : 2 5 . 3 3 . C r e g a n e a rn e d a trip to th e C IS N a tio n a ls by e a rn in g two o th e r s ilv e rs an d a b ro n ze la s t w e e ke n d a t Q S S F fin a ls.

J a m e s Em pringham As members o f the Engineering faculty, Ryan Tomicic and Alexandre Pichette know the value o f a good formula.

As members o f the McGill Redmen swim team, together they in fact constitute the main compo­ nent o f an extremely successful for­ mula.

The two swimming engineers led the McGill Redmen to their sec­ ond consecutive conference title at the Quebec university champi­ onship this past weekend by each winning an astonishing three gold medals.

Tomicic, a civil engineering sophomore, won the 50m and 100m freestyles in 24.16 and 52.13 seconds, respectively.

Pichette. an electrical engineer­ ing senior, who also earned a silver medal in the 200m backstroke, won the 50m and 100m backstrokes in 26.51 and 56.90, respectively.

The team's coach, Francois Laurin, who was also named Quebec Student Sport Federation Coach o f the Year, was content with his team's performance.

"We couldn't have expected any better performance from Ryan.

These were his best times all year.

"And Alexandre has been in heavy training recently because he's preparing for the Commonwealth Games trials to be held in March," said the coach o f his two best per­ formers.

It was as members o f the win­ ning 4X 100m relay (3:27.77) which also included J. Desjardins and Patrick Byam, that Tomicic and Pichette completed their golden hat trick.

Another strong performer was Sylvain Lemieux who won five medals, two silver medals (200m IM , 400m IM) and three bronzes (200m fly, 4X 100m free, 4X200m free).

In total, the McGill men won the meet with 308 points, followed

by Laval (266), the Univesity of Montreal (233), U Q T R (38), Sherbrooke (28), Bishop's (27) and Concordia (6).

The team's performance is even more impressive considering that national qualifiers David Allard, Doug M cCarthy and Nicolas Martin all were unable to compete due to injury.

"Dave and Nicolas will be back to compete in nationals," explained Laurin. "Their presence at this meet would have resulted in probably another 100 points for us, but we felt confident with the swimmers we had competing in their place."

The conference championship is decided by combining 50 percent o f the points accumulated at the meet in mention, with 25 per cent o f the points scored in the first two Quebec Cup competitions. The McGill men won all three regular season meets, outpointing Laval by a 210-136 margin in the first event hosted by Laval on October 20th, and by winning the second one,

again hosted by Laval, 159-134 last November 17.

H e ath er Bell breaks O lym p ian L im p ert's sch ool record First year swimmer Heather Bell, an 18-year-old student from the beautiful Barrie, Ontario set a McGill record en route to capturing two gold medals, one silver and a bronze.

"I knew that I'd eventually achieve that time," she said after­ wards.

Coach Laurin spoke in awe of Bell afterwards. "She likes to swim, and she'll try any race. Heather's been having a great year."

Her time o f 2:36.11 in the 200m breaststroke broke the school mark previously held by Canadian Olympian Marianne Limpert. Bell also won the 100m breaststroke in 1:12.79, swam leadoff on the sec­ ond-place 4X200m freestyle relay and was third in the 800m free style.

On the importance o f the meet, Bell explained that, "each member o f team sets individual goals and then we together set team goals.

Nationals is the biggest meet o f the year, but Quebec finals are ' very important because the entire team is competing together, whereas not everyone qualifies at nationals."

In team results, Laval was first in the weekend's meet with 408 points, securing them the confer­ ence title with a three meet score o f 306, besting McGill that had 264

points and third place finisher Montreal with 128 points.

"O ur women's team is not weak at all, but Laval is exceptional­ ly strong this year," commented Laurin.

Michelle Laprade, in her first year with the team, was the only other individual gold medallist for McGill, winning the 50m breast in 33.56. She was second in the 100m breast and anchored the 4X 100m freestyle relay that placed second.

Afterwards, Laprade comment­ ed on the team aspect o f an individ­ ual sport.

"When you're swimming it's obviously an individual sport, but having the team behind you makes it so much easier."

Laprade, like Pichette. is not only training for university nationals but for Commonwealth trials as well.

"I don't know who I'll be com­ peting against in Vancouver, so it's hard to know what to expect, but a win in the 50m breast would be great for myself and the team."

The Martlet's 4X50m freestyle relay team, com­ posed of Christina Hassell, captain Carolyn M cCabe, Janice Tijssen and Genevieve Grégoire, won gold in a M cGill record time o f 1:49.10.

Kerry Cregan of Pointe Claire, Que., won three silvers (200m IM, 200m

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4X200m freestyle relay) and third in the 400m IM.

N ext S to p — V an co u ver After the encouraging results last weekend, McGill's swim te; now prepares to travel to Vancouv for the Candian Interuniversil Sport championships from Februai 22-24. McGill has qualified a teai record 22 swimmers for the chamy onships. The high number meat that the group's hopes are high.

"Both our men and women at capable o f top five finishes, définit ly," said Laurin.

The coach speaks candidl however, when the subject o f national championship arises.

"Considering that University o f British Columbia team is half filled with national tear members, there's UBC and the there's everyone else.”

D a ve V e rn o n sta rts in the 2 0 0 m IM fin a l.

M a rtle ts e n d re g u la r s e a s o n in s e c o n d p la c e continued from PAGE 20 o ff Gee-Gees goalie Nikki Klein.

After that, the floodgates openned up as Sarah Lomas, Cindy-Anne Carufel, Sophie Acheson and Katherine Safka all lit the lamp for the Martlets. The flurry o f six goals came over 12 minutes. The 7-1 lead was all McGill would need.

Ottawa's saving grace came when McGill ran into penalty prob­ lems. The visitors scored with two

goals 32 seconds apart by Elizabeth Depratto.

Despite the lopsided scoring, both sides had 14 shots on net in the second.

"There were a couple o f inter­ esting calls and the penalties slowed us down in the latter stages o f the period," coach Smith said. "We’re big and aggressive so we expect to spend some time in the box."

Martlets drive the nail in coffin The Martlets came out flying again in the third with two goals on redirections, first by Véronique Lapierre then by Melissa-Anne Berthiaume.

The Gee-Gees answered, how­ ever, with two markers o f their own, both which Amey Doyle likely wished she could have back. The contest turned into a slugfest in the

closing minutes as two Gee-Gees needed help getting off the ice due to injuries.

McGill got a great boost from the play o f the superb rookie duo of Katherine Safka and Audrey Hadd who each had three points (2-1-3).

Amey Doyle had an o ff night, allowing 6 goals, although she was pelted with 45 shots.

Coach Smith showed faith in his netminder after the game, and

he felt that it was no cause for co cern as the playoffs approach.

"Were not in the least worriec Amey’s a money goalie. We ca: count on her in pressure situations She’ll be ready for the challenges u| ahead."

T he challenge will com February 15 when the Gee-Gee will have a chance to exact revenge The sudden death playoff gam< goes 7pm at McConnell Arena.

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, February 12, 2002

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Last week, the Tribune ran part le o f Dan Coté Rosen's interview ith M cGill football alumni Randy hevrier and Ben Wearing. Chevrier, ter a brilliant career as a defensive ckle with the Redmen that included ch highlights as winning OQIFC iokie o f the Year honours in 1997 id the J.P. Metras Trophy in 2001 as e nations top collegiate down linean, Randy was selected by the cksonville Jaguars in the NFL Draft st spring, and was a late training mp cut who quickly found a new ime in Dallas.

Chevrier was picked up by incinnati before Week 12 and quickfound a spot in the lineup, as the im ’s starting long-snapper. Wearing, i All Canadian slotback while at kGill, was taken in third round o f styear’s CFL draft by Winnipeg, and mained on that team’s practice squad r the 2001 season.

TR IB: Ben, how were the fans Winnipeg?

BW: Well, since we had such a •eat season, the fans were behind us ght from the beginning, and we >ld out all season long. We would :aw about 28 000 fans a game, and lere was always a good, loud atmoslere on game days.

TR IB: After both being veteran iptains at McGill, you both found

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Now in her fourth year on the lartlets volleyball team, Liz imieson is finally within reach of ne o f her ultimate goals: the lationals.

The six-footer from lalifax, now in her second season as ;am captain, is confident that the am can qualify to travel to Laval >r the jÿlarch 7-10 Canadian iteruniversity Sport (CIS) champinships.

Despite suffering a minor setack earlier in the year when she roke one of her fingers, Jamieson’s ompetitive spirit enabled her to eep playing.

"First semester was tough, ecause I couldn’t play front," she aid. Moving from the front line to fiddle blocker, she has continued he excellent play that initially aught the eye of her coach, Rachele Seliveau, four years ago at a tourna­ ient in Halifax.

As a star athlete for the Halifax .akers, Jamieson was active in a varity o f sports.

"I enjoyed playing basketball, occer and track, but I was soon >ored with them. Volleyball was lways there, and I never get tired of t." Although she loved Halifax, amieson wanted to go away for uni'ersity, and having applied to only Dalhousie and McGill, the choice vas obvious.

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yourselves in the unenviable position o f being rookies again. How did that affect your seasons and what were you subjected to as a result?

BW: We had a rookie show, in which we did a skit o f the Weakest Link, making fun o f some veterans.

And at all the meals during training camp we would have to sing. I was the only rookie who knew all the words to O Canada. I know, I know, who would have guessed that? I also delivered a classy cover o f Stand By Me. RC: We had a rookie show too, and there are some pranksters in the locker room, but it is more o f a busi­ ness than anything else.

TR IB: Ben, would you say that the level o f dress going to games is better in Winnipeg than it was at McGill?

BC: No, it’s about the same.

There are obviously more opportu­ nities to dress up, and you have more access, I guess, but it’s about the same.

TR IB : What was your trans­ portation like on road trips?

RC: In Dallas we would drive right up to the tarmac and board our plane. In Cincinnati we meet at the stadium and take buses to the air­ port. We always charter planes. I think that’s one of my favourite parts o f playing, going to the games with the guys on the planes. For games, our travelling party is about 150

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In her first year on the team, she was voted Rookie of the Year, fol­ lowed by Most Improved Player dur­ ing her second year, and then Most Spirited Player last year. She’s been there for the team’s ups and downs, and remarked that, "the chemistry has changed since my first year on the team. We’ve become a better unit, and more like a family. I think teamwork has been a big factor in our improvement in the last few years."

The team has expanded from an original core o f mainly Quebec play­ ers when she first arrived on the team, to a group that is much more representative o f the entire country, including players . from Ontario, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.

Asked about the team’s goal at the beginning o f the season, Jamieson replied that, "We wanted to be on TV, meaning that we want­ ed to reach the Nationals. I think the prospects are pretty good right now. The nationals have been loom­ ing since the beginning o f the sea­ son, and not having made it that far before, it’s definitely a big goal."

Jamieson credits much o f her improvement in the past four years to coach Beliveau.

"She’s really helped my techni­ cal game. She took me from some­ one who had potential athletic abili­ ty and some technique to the level that I’m playing at now. She’s got a

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BW: We fly commercial flights, and I would say our travelling party is about 50 people.

TR IB : What are some of the ways in which these guys spend their | huge contracts?

RC: Well, I’m trying to be very careful right now, because who knows how long it will last, but some guys go out and drop thou­ sands on the bling bling, they drive the biggest SUV’s on the market, you see them pulling up in Ferraris, L iz J a m ie s o n s la m s th e b a ll, se t by v e te ra n S h a u n a F o rs te r (7 ) Dodge Vipers, it’s pretty cool.

(Randy and his girlfriend Tania pur­ chased a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, and W h a t ’s O n A r o u n d C a m p u s he reports that he is very happy with his purchase).

TR IB : Future plans?

RC: Well, I’m going to Toronto T ra c k an d Field M a rtle t H o c k e y for a week to train with ex-Redmen Friday, February 15 Friday February 15 Matt Nichol and Samir Chahine, Tomlinson Fieldhouse McConnnell W inter Arena 7:15 and then back here for a couple Open Meet all day Playoff game versus Ottawa Geeweeks, then to Florida for NFL Gees Europe training camp, then I’m R ed m en and M artlet most likely off to play for Barcelona B asketb all R e d m e n H o ckey o f N FL Europe, and then to Thursday, February 14 Saturday February 16 Cincinnati’s camp. I wish I had a Love Competition Hall McConnell W inter Arena longer off season but I love what I’m Women: 6PM vs. Larval Rouge-et7:30PM versus Ottawa Gee-Gees doing and getting paid so I can’t Or complain.

Men: 8PM vs. Laval Rouge-et-Or Sunday February 17 BW: Right now I am running McConnell W inter Arena with speed guru Dennis Barrett, R ed m an and M artlet 2:00PM versus U Q T R Patriotes training hard and getting ready for B a d m in to n next season with Winnipeg.

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Coming from a sports oriented family, Jamieson has always known about competition. Liz and her twin sister Mary often played on the same basketball and volleyball teams, before Mary concentrated her efforts on basketball. Her other sisters, Lucy and Cathy, have both had strong showings in rowing and bas­ ketball respectively. Thankfully, she had encouraging parents who were always there for the girls.

Jamieson’s strong skills were on display at the 2001 Canada Games, where she switched from a wooden floor to sand.

"I had a great time at the Games.

Probably the coolest moment was when a bunch of kids came up to us, thinking that we were famous, and asked for our auto­ graphs."

When asked about where she sees herself in the future, she is con­ fident that volleyball will play a major role.

"I can definitely see myself play­ ing it in the future. I’ve always wanted to make the National team, and I think it would be a lot o f fun.

Right now I’m working on my mas­ ters, and I’ll graduate this year, but I don’t think my education is fin­ ished."

If all goes as planned, there will be more than just youngsters asking for her autograph in the near future.

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