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Music mavericks return after (finally) conquering America Pe te r K o ven

“FUCK. THE. SYSTEM. FUCK. THE. SYSTEM. FUCK. THE. SYSTEM.” The impromptu chant echoed through the 5000-plus crowd at CEPSUM, with every arm raised in angry defiance, in what would be considered prototypical crap at most metal concerts, but somehow totally appropriate for the tri­ umphantly returning kings of politically relevant madness.

And what a long, strange road it has been for System of a Down and its Armenian-American band members, singer Serj Tankian, gui­ tarist Damn Malakian bassist Shavo Odadjian and drummer John Dolmayan.

Their eponymous debut LP, released in 1998, a bizarre combi­ nation of amphetamine-induced screaming, captivating harmonics, lyrical weirdness and outrageously potent politics, went completely ignored by the popular press, but struck a chord with no particular target audience, a strange mix of nu-metalheads, college kids and assorted intellectuals (Atom Egoyan and Noam Chomsky are apparently big fans).

As word spread through con­ stant word-of-mouth (including an interview conducted by yours truly in the Tribune back in ’99) and intense touring, the album gradual­ ly approached gold status, and System carved out a nice niche audience for themselves before Please see SYSTEM page 14

Performers light up the night at the Lights Festival on Friday, February 22

M a r t le t H o c k e y e lim in a t e d in d o u b le O T “It’s not how we wanted it to end.”

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McGill’s top line shut down For the first time in two years, the McGill Martlets hockey team will not win a medal at the nation­ al championship.

Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux’s goal 34 seconds into the second overtime period gave the Concordia Stingers a 3-2 victory two weeks ago over the Martlets.

With the win, Concordia secured the Quebec Student Sport Federation (QSSF) division cham­ pionship and the lone Quebec entry at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport champi­ onship in Regina.

The Martlets won’t compete in the tournament where they won bronze last year and silver in 2000.

“A loss is a loss, but we showed some real character,” said an upset head coach Peter Smith.

Although Concordia swept the best-of-three final, both games were tight fought battles. In the end, it was the inability of McGill’s top line to score that gave the Stingers the advantage.

“Defensively Concordia played strong against us and I think that is what made the differ­ ence,” said goaltender Amey Doyle who played her last game as a Martlet. “They knew what they had to do against us and they did • » it.

Sophie Acheson, Sarah Lomas and Paula Mailloux combined to score 68 goals over the regular sea­ son; in three playoff games, the line had no tallies.

Despite the tight checking of the Stingers, the Martlets showed

some signs early in the second game of the series of breaking the offensive slump. Audrey Hadd’s goal at 13:06 of the first period gave McGill its first lead of the conference finals. The Martlets were defeated in the first game of the series by a score of 2-0.

The Stingers came out flying in the second frame, looking to tie the score. They did just that 1:42 into the period. W ith Allison Ticmanis and Suzy Fujuki in the penalty box, the Stingers patiently backed up McGill’s defence.

Suzanne Kaye of Concordia finally pulled the trigger, roofing a rebound over a screened Doyle.

Concordia took the lead before the period expired. Winger Kendra MacDonald carried the puck deep into the McGill zone.

From a sharp angle, she threw a shot on net that somehow squeezed through Doyle. The goal

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McGill fought back from a 21 deficit late in the third period to send the game to overtime. At 14:04 of the final frame, CindyAnne Carufel beat Stingers’ goalie Jessica Anderson on the glove side.

It was an opportune goal, as the hopes of further post-season action seemed to be fading fast for McGill.

The first 10 minutes of sud­ den death overtime were emotion­ ally draining for both the Concordia and McGill fans at McConnell Arena. Netminders, Doyle and Anderson made huge saves. It was a hard fought game for the offence on both sides as McGill finished with eight shots on goal in the first overtime period while Concordia had seven.

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2News The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, March 6, 2002

McGill student acclaimed to Alliance's National Council M ike C a th e ra ll

David Anber, President of the Canadian Alliance Party of, McGill, has been acclaimed to the National Council of the Alliance Party. The most rightwing of Canada’s federal parties, the Alliance has invited Anber into its ranks despite his seemingly incon­ gruous profile.

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The 21 year-old U2 Political Science major points out that the McGill campus is known for its strong left wing leanings and that Montreal is not renowned for its traditional support for the party.

“I’m Jewish, I’m living in an English quarter, surrounded by students and French-Canadians.

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“What I have specifically to offer is that I can speak with stu­ dents, and help to shape Alliance policy toward the centre of issues pertinent to students...there is nothing students need less than a

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high tax burden when they are just starting out.. » Three delegates were chosen in each province. The Alliance had an open party to participate, which was open to everyone at a riding level. Three peo­ ple applied for the three positions, and Anber was one of them. He is now one of the team of 34 on the National Council.

In addition to his role in the McGill Alliance, Anber has always been active in many other Aclubs.

Having now seen how decisions are made and having been a part of a decision making process, he. is keen to jump into the big world of politics.

Anber will be the youngest national executive out of any of the parties. But it appears that the once stodgy Alliance may be look­ ing to broaden its horizons by tak­ ing on the opinions and input of less traditional sources.

“We have an image of being extreme hard right conservatives, but we’re not. We are about fiscal conservatism and democratic pop­ ulism. We are a party that is listen­ ing to Canadians,” Anber said.

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After doing his homework, and working hard, David Anber now has a chance to be a part of the team that he believes will bet­ ter service Canada’s future.

“There is so much this party has to offer,” he said.

Although he plans to practice law in the future, Anber is making Canadian political change his top priority.

“I will have no other choice than to run for Prime Minister if things do not change.”

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McGill has a vibrant and active student body. Each year, the Scarlet Key Society seeks to recognize the achievements of outstanding lead­ ers on this campus. Students who build and create change. Students who leave their mark on McGill long after they have left.

The Scarlet Key Society has been around McGill for almost 75 years.

In 1971, the Scarlet Key Award was introduced with a view to recog­ nizing the achievements of McGill’s outstanding student leaders. Since that time, the contributions of over 1,500 student leaders have been recognized.

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

The application procedure is simple. Pick up an application package at the SSMU front desk. Get two letters of reference

from your peers or anyone that you feel is appropriate; list your main contribution to McGill and tell us how you demonstrated leadership in the McGill community.

Better yet, pick up a package and nominate a friend or a peer who you perceive as a leader at McGill. Past winners include a wide range of student leaders at McGill - artists, athletes, politicians, journalists and many, many others who defy categorization. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to email the scarlet key society at scarlet_key@hotmail.com.

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Upcoming events The McGill branch of Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF) will sponsor a documentary presentation about volunteer missions abroad, in the Frank Dawson Adams Auditorium mext Thursday.

The documentary, “A Drop in the Ocean,” chronicles the travels of Quebec MD Dr. Picard, who worked with MSF in Liberia. The presentadon will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Picard and filmmaker Lise Ethier.

Free drinks will be provided.

Donations will also gladly be accepted in support of MSF initia­ tives.

The presenation will be held on March 7 at 7pm. For more information, contact MSF at msfmcgill@hotmail.com

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Global teacher shortage guaranteeing jobs for B.Ed students R yan H ic k s

A growing teacher shortage across the country will help Education students graduating in the next few years find work, but the sit­ uation is posing real risks to the total supply of teachers available.

“Education students shouldn’t have a problem getting jobs once they graduate from McGill,” said McGill Director of Student Teaching Spencer Boudreau, who explained that in Quebec, the English system is suffer­ ing from even more of a shortage than that of the French system. A February 2001 report by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) explains the severity of the situation.

“An average of 9,000 Ontario teachers are eligible to retire every year over the next five years. On the other hand, approximately 6,000 teachers are graduating every year, [leading to] a potential shortfall of 3,000 teachers a year or 15,000 teachers by 2006,” the report states.

“In Ontario, they aren’t calling it a shortage anymore, they’re calling it a crisis,” said Professor Boudreau.

He added that while the global pic­

ture shows a significant shortage, the crisis lies in the secondary school sub­ ject areas of Math and Science.

What is causing this unprece­ dented situation? Competition from other English-speaking countries such as the US, the UK and Australia are offering Canadian graduates lucrative hiring incentives to lure them to their countries.

Professor Boudreau also noted that teaching is not the best-paid pro­ fession and therefore graduates with Math and Science degrees will tend to use their degree for a more highpaying job.

“If you look at what’s happening now, there are always the same cycli­ cal problems,” says Nili Isaacs, a third year Education student. “Across the country, provinces like B.C., Alberta, Ontario and Quebec are in constant dispute with teachers’ unions,” said Isaacs, who highlighted the negative publicity this has created.

“Teaching isn’t always portrayed in the best light. In Ontario, the gov­ ernment constantly said that teachers don’t spend enough time in the class­ room and that the work they do out­ side the classroom doesn’t count.

How would you like it if your boss

criticized your job performance in front of the media?”

In response to the teacher short­ age, Boudreau spoke of how McGill has taken on a variety of initiatives.

“They are constantly at universi­ ty and education fairs. They have developed the concurrent B.Sc./B.Ed program to attract Math and Science people into education and help relieve the shortage in those subject areas,” said Boudreau, who also explained that the dual degree pro­ gram consists of 150 credits whereas a single B.Ed. or B.Sc. program con­ sists of 120 credits each.

Are governments helping? Not that much. In Québec, the govern­ ment has admission quotas for all the Faculties of Education. Universities cannot admit more than the quota because they won’t get any more funding other than for the number of students that have reached that quota.

One reason behind this, accord­ ing to Prof. Boudreau is that the Québec government does not want to pay to train teachers who will go on to other parts of the country once they’ve graduated. According to the Toronto board, the Ontario govern-

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Can scientists increase human life span? Dr. Siegfried Hekimi, a professor of genetics in the depart­ ment of biology at McGill, is one of the most qualified people to answer the question.

Hekimi has been studying the genetics of aging for eight years. In 1995, he discovered a category of genes which affect the physiological rate of Caenorhabditis elegans (the fancy pants name for a species of nematode worm). This finding established that aging is regulated by specific genes, which the Hekimi lab refers to as ‘clock’ genes. More incredible is the fact that the worms’ life span can be extended by mutat­ ing these genes.

“We can now genetically increase life span in C. elegans by up to five times” explained Dr. Hekimi.

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“Naturally, findings like this capture the imagination of the public.”

Since Dr. Hekimi published his first paper on this subject in 1995 there has been almost continuous coverage by the world media, includ­ ing prestigious newspapers such as The New York Times. The following year, Hekimi’s research appeared on the front cover of Time Magazine.

Since then, research into the genetics of aging has increased dramatically.

By Dr. Hekimi’s estimates, the num­ ber of university labs conducting research in this field has increased from three to approximately 30.

Several new, private companies have also been created.

“People are expecting science to do something to increase life span in humans,” said Dr. Hekimi.

Science is unlikely to produce a magic potion of immortality just yet, however. To create a mutant worm that can live up to five times as long

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Looking for thé key to longevity breathe and die at a slower rate than normal worms. This is how they manage to live for so long.

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“Clock genes control the rate of living,” explained Dr. Hekimi. To put this into human terms, you may live longer, but you’re unlikely ever to play a game of football or run to catch the bus like your non-mutated friends. It would seem that you can’t have your cake and eat it too.

Hekimi and his team of twenty are currently research­ ing whether it is possible to decouple the rate of living from increased life span, so that you can have one without the other.

The implications of Dr. Hekimi’s research are far-reach­ ing. With increasing age comes an increasing susceptibility to age-relat­ ed diseases. Extending human life span through genetic research might manifest itself by raising the age at which people suffer (and ultimately die) from fatal diseases such as can­ cer. Despite all the positive interest in his research, Dr. Hekimi has also experienced the flipside of the coin.

“People have many misconcep­ tions about science, particularly genetics research. They consider that working in genetics is immoral and that scientists are only interested in

the financial gains that could result from the sale of a life-extending drug to the rich,” he said.

“This is ridiculous. Even if we could produce this drug, more money would be made by selling it cheaply to the world; than expen­ sively to the rich.”

Ultimately Dr. Hekimi envis­ ages his research leading to increases in human life span, but in ways that are less dramatic. One possible appli­ cation of Hekimi’s research is the development of methods to increase the life span of specific cells.

For example if heart tissue could be made more resistant to age, this might arrest the development of car­ diovascular disease. Ideas like this may transpire through further devel­ opment of this technology, but for now they remain futuristic concepts.

So, if science cannot prevent aging in humans just yet, what exact­ ly can we do to extend our lives?

“Live healthy,” offered Dr. Hekimi “Follow good nutrition, don’t work too hard and don’t smoke. This is the best advice you can follow.”

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T h e S tu d e n ts' Society o f M cG ill U niversity is financed w ith stu d e n t m oney. As such, m o st financial d o cu m en ts are pu b lic, a n d sh o u ld be accessible a n d o p en to all stu d en ts. For th e p ast tw o weeks, th e M cG ill T rib u n e has a tte m p te d to o b tain financial d o c u m e n ta tio n . U n fo rtu n ately , w h a t sh o u ld have b een a sim ple request d egenerated in to a p ap er trail, re q u irin g m an y p h o n e calls a n d visits to the S S M U office.

A p p a re n t discrepancies in finances allo tted by th e V P O p e ra tio n s a n d th e F inance C o m m itte e were, in fact, results o f m isc o m m u n ic a tio n a n d sloppy officew ork. F or exam ple, th e b u d gets for In ter-F acu lty F our Floors su p p lied by th e V P O p e ra tio sn a n d th e S S M U acco u n tin g d e p a rtm e n t show ed a difference o f $ 1 4 ,0 0 0 . T h e a c co u n tin g d e p a rtm e n t's bud g et, p rin te d o n M arch 4 show ed a p ro fit o f $ 1 5 ,1 0 0 w hile a copy p rin te d o n ly tw o weeks p rio r b y V P O p e ratio n s R aoul G e b ert displayed a p ro fit o f $ 2 9 ,1 0 0 .

T h o u g h this co u ld ap p ear sketchy, th e $ 1 4 ,0 0 0 ad ju st­ m e n t was, in fact, m ad e a n d passed by C o u n cil in th e m id d le o f January. W hy, th e n , d id it take over a m o n th to m ake th e sim p le change? T h o u g h w e ascribe n o deceptive in te n t to this act, th e fact rem ains th a t th ere was n o co m m u n ic a tio n o f this change from V P O p e ratio n s to the professional ad m in istrativ e acco u n tin g d e p a rtm e n t o f S S M U .

T h is is n o w ay to ru n a m u lti-m illio n dollar o p eratio n .

It w o u ld be a sim ple m a tte r to m ake d o cu m en ts accessible to stu d en ts o n lin e, yet on ly a h an d fu l o f d o cu m en ts are now available th ro u g h th e S S M U w ebsite.

Finally, th e re q u irem en t th a t all requests for d o cu m en ts be cleared th ro u g h V P O p e ratio n s R aoul G e b ert disallows free inqu iries in to th e state o f S S M U 's books.

T ran sparency a n d acco u n tab ility require an in d e p e n d e n t so u rc e o f fin a n c ia l in fo rm a tio n . T h o u g h th e F in a n ce C o m m itte e sh o u ld p erfo rm this w a tc h d o g role, th e close p er­ sonal re latio n sh ip b etw een G e b ert a n d S S M U T reasurer K ath leen M o rriso n , along w ith C o u n cil's unw illingness to s c ru tin iz e S S M U 's fin a n c ia l sta te m e n ts, gives th e V P O p e ratio n s a n d th e F inance C o m m itte e carte blanche.

S tu d en ts sh o u ld be able to see w here th e ir m o n e y goes.

W ith in th e c u rre n t system , this is very difficult. W e suggest th a t clear, detailed, a n d c u rre n t financial d o cu m en ts be p o st­ ed for all stu d en ts to read. Also, o n b e h a lf o f M cG ill stu d en ts, w e urge S S M U C o u n cillo rs to m ake com prehensive a n d vigi­ lan t reviews o f all F inance C o m m itte e proposals. T h e free flow o f tim ely a n d useful in fo rm a tio n is th e best w ay to ensure an efficient a n d acco u n tab le stu d e n t g o v ernm ent. In lig h t o f the u p co m in g S S M U election, candidates sh o u ld n o t sim ply pay lip service to pledges o f ac co u n tab ility th a t are o ften m ade a n d rarely fulfilled.

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A ri a n d Erica a re in love, in w a r a n d o n o u r p a g e s that I am a better arguer than you are. It is relevant to note, however, that you are in your 5th year of university, and I think that stands for itself.

Ari: Concerning your sexual practices, I find it incredible that you have time to argue considering iS the amount of "work" you seem to always have on your "plate" shall 32 we say. As for my extended term of employment at McGill, let’s just o Ara: First of all, Erica, say that the path to Enlightenment 0 you’re a vegetarian so you takes many forms. By the way <c can never win. Second, I Erica, have you found a program mo mmm know what you did with my yet? v . roommate last summer — Erica: Yes, Ari, I have found a U J and it wasn’t pretty. What satisfying niche in sociology, and now! let’s say that I’m thankful my path Erica: You’re just an to enlightenment does not end at idiot: I’m not a vegetarian Place Milton watching the booty and sexual practices have go by the front window. ZING! nothing to do with the fact Ari: There’s no need to bring

the family into this debate. And how dare you tread upon the hal­ lowed ground of chez Solange. I’m going to tell Nic you don’t like his sausages.

Erica: I won’t even dignify that with a response.

Ari: That is because you have no dignity, as first year demon­ strated, eh?

Erica: Moving on (which, as I’ve been told, is something you’re incapable of doing, anyway), do you have any words of justification for Rhea to consider amending her statements? I think our readers agree with her: I support this oper­ ation and you, like the fish that’s attached to the shark, are just along for the ride.

Ari: We have readers?

Erica: Touche.

Ari: Maybe we should join

forces and turn our mirth upon the great Editor-in-Chiefi Enough of her oppression, I will not stand for this tag team take down any longer. If you’re reading this Rhea, tread lightly...

Erica: A chilling vision of things to com e...I’m so sorry for all this, and I guess I’m partly to blame for thinking I could some­ how transform Ari into a civilized man. To all his friends (you know who you are, the three of you): you understand the futility.

Ari: She’s right - if you’ve ever seen me eat it’s a bloody trav­ esty, but no more than that scare­ crow haircut of yours, Erica: "If I only had a brain" eh Baby G, you know how it goes, sing it with me, just like Patty sang to you every night.

Erica: When you attack the

haircut, you’ve gone too far. I will unleash a hell so power­ ful you’ll be screaming for your Momma, who most likely, is off boozing it up with mine.

Ari: Just remember to light a match for the love of God! Erica: And that about does it. Tune in next time for more fun-filled antics, and please, somebody, give him a bib!

Ari: Yah, I’m good with that. Just got to end with an invocation to my man Ronny Seikley.

Erica: Hey Ronny - see you at the beach.

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Erica: This week, Ari and I are responding to a friendly Valentine we received from our lovely editor, Rhea, a few weeks ago. Apparently, Rhea thinks that I am the ultimate victor in my weekly battle o f wits with Ari. I ’m glad Rhea realizes that I am truly the brains behind this operation.

"Sluts','"w hores" a n d "b itch e s" - e x p la in e d boyfriend with no apparent guilt.

According to Salt ’n Pepa, "the dif­ ference between a hooker and a ho ain’t nothing but a fee". Men are not exempt from any of these cat­ egories, by the way (they just belong under the man-whore sub­ set, which includes gigolos and he" You can call me a tramp i f you sluts). want to, but I remember the punk "Bitch" (a.k.a. beatch, who just humped and dumped you. " bizatch, snatch): I often use these terms in a loving manner -Salt ’n Pepa 1993 amongst my girlfriends. Using it on straight men promises noth­ Christina Ricci: Slut. ing but hilarity. In all seriousness, I Christina Aguilera: Whore. Andie am offended that ‘bitch’ is not McDowell: Raging bitch. Why am considered enough of a swearword I so quick to give these derogatory to be censored off of television, but labels to my fellow females? Are asshole is. Blasted patriarchy! they just terms created by ‘the That’s why we (women) should man’ to divide and conquer the reclaim the word for ourselves and female sex? Perhaps, but some­ change its meaning. I say we times no other words will suffice. change it to mean "pretty lady".

Besides, my definitions of the The above definitions are terms are slightly different than not all encompassing nor are they those of old man Oxford. Let’s legally binding. Let’s face facts: I’ve have us a looksy shall we? dressed like a skank (still do, if the "Slut" (a.k.a. sloot, tramp, occasion permits), bumped and slizzut): any girl who is grinded at Gert's (please forgive thinner/prettier/more talented at a me, I was a freshman.. .okay-, last younger age than me. Any girl week) and engaged in my share of who dates or talks to any guy I incriminating behaviour. have a crush on, used to have a However, what I have not done crush on, or think is moderately (nor will ever do) is let a man get attractive... between a friend and me. I think "Whore" (a.k.a. ho, skank, that girls who sell themselves out two-penny whore): One step up for a guy are the true whores. (This from a slut— sluts are funny while can mean a number of things— whores are dirty. For example, a changing personality, ditching slut is someone who wears racy friends, cheating with friend’s thongs to school and lets them boyfriend, etc). Let me give you an show. A whore is someone who example from real life (and by ‘real wears no underwear to school and life’, I mean the critically lets it show like she’s Sharon Stone. acclaimed daytime masterpiece Whores give it up with no discre­ Passions: tion and lack sexual ethics. Whores Charity and Miguel have are fun to talk about from a dis­ what is best described as ‘true love’. tance, but beware of becoming However, Charity’s cousin Kay friends with a ‘ho— they will try wants to get up on top of Miguel. and get with your crush, your ex­ So, Kay got a book of evil spells boyfriend or your current and froze Charity in an ice block

and created a zombie that looked like Charity who she hoped would help her get Miguel. Kay is a grade "A" whore. (But I guess it makes sense that Kay feels no remorse for her actions; I mean she did sell her soul to Hecuba after all...).

So my pretty ladies, we must stick together and fight the Kays of the world. How can we do this you ask? Well, if we were to take Passions as a microcosm of society, we (like Charity) must have sex with our own Mi eu el in order to

come into our full powers of ‘the Good’. Hmmm, that doesn’t really make too much sense...and I think it’s a tad sexist. Well, whatev­ er.

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Majoring in eroticism: students by day, dancers by night David Sax

Jen massages and caresses her client as he lies on the bench in front of her. She is wearing an attractive and revealing piece of lingerie and her client is unclothed.

Jen is an erotic masseuse,’ a role she plays for male clients that contact her though a personal ad. Depending on what she is paid, Jen is willing to per­ form any act that falls, ‘within the Bill Clinton definition of sex.’

Hours earlier and a world apart, Jen can be found in the library, working towards the com­ pletion of her doctoral degree at a Montreal university. This is the dual life that Jen leads, in the vast erotic trade of Montreal in order to subsidize her degree.

Jen is not alone. A small number of female university stu­ dents find themselves seeking out work in a variety of erotic busi­ nesses to fund their education. A walk along Ste. Catherine Street or a look in the back of numerous newspapers will reveal that the sex industry is still thriving in Montreal. In a city known for its many strip clubs and escort agen­

cies, the ‘sinful’ side of Montreal acts as a magnet for those in need of and willing to do the work.

But these students shatter the traditional image of the sex worker as a helpless victim of the street.

While some women in the flesh trade have few future prospects, this group of educated women take a different approach to the work they do. “[My work environment] is a cultural space that you enter. It broadens the ground of how peo­ ple regard you and how you regard them.”

Jen entered the business while she was an undergraduate. She was initially drawn to the idea of sex work by a high-class escort she met in Europe. However, like most others in the business it was a need for money that eventually led her to take out an advertisement in the Montreal Mirror.

The same is the case for Michelle and Lisa, both McGill students who worked summer jobs in Toronto and Montreal strip clubs, respectively.

“I was waitressing at a bar in Toronto, and it wasn’t enough money,” says Michelle. “I had always seen the ads in the paper for

jobs in the strip clubs, and I just walked in one day and applied.”

Technical merit: 9.8; artistical merit Michelle would make an aver­ age of $30 an hour serving drinks to customers in the club. No nudity or sexual activity was

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In Montreal over the summer, Lisa was in need of cash and short of well-paying work.

Answering an ad for a ‘hostess’ at a popular downtown strip club, the U2 Arts student went in for an interview more for the sake of curiosity than anything else.

“The description of the job is what sold me mainly, it seemed like easy money.”

Lisa’s work required her to socialize with VIP cus­ tomers in order to encourage them to spend more on alco­ hol. She was asked to dress sexy, flirt, and dance with the clients, but had no obligations when it came to sex. She was paid up to $400 a night and given open bar privileges.

“On some nights I would get really [drunk] and that could lead to some funny business with the clients, but it was never serious.”

Unlike others in the — industry who may feel trapped due to circumstances, these edu­ cated women feel they are in a less compromising position than some of their co-workers.

“A lot of the girls who danced at the club were either [Eastern European or Asian] immigrants or mothers with kids,” says Michelle, “It became a trap for a lot of them.

Once they entered the business making money became too easy and they stayed on instead of fin­ ishing school.”

These were also pressures that Jen felt over the course of her work.

“Because I had complete con­ trol over the clients I worked on and the money was great, it was hard to quit. I eventually got out because a relationship with a client became serious and I found a [real job], but I came back due to the money a few years later.”

Lisa’s reasons for quitting her job were closely linked to her intel­ lectual background. There was a period when she was exposed to the seedy underbelly of Montreal nightlife, and the business became

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‘too shady’ for her.

“Being educated it’s hard to do stupid stuff all the time. Plus there was no intellectual challenge at all.”

As Lisa saw the girls she worked with fall victim to tempta­ tion too often, she left the club, though not with many regrets.

“It is empowering in some ways. I felt like I was pulling one over [the male clients].”

Certainly the added sense of confidence that resulted from their experiences in the industry is a benefit that will stick with these women. A major factor is self­ esteem, according to Michelle.

“You understand why guys think [women] are beautiful, and you feel more comfortable [about yourself].”

This sentiment was echoed by McGill Women’s Union member Kim Kilhofner, who agreed that while the empowerment is posi­ tive, it is certainly not a universal experience for all women.

“A lot of this work is danger­ ous. I would like to see sex work decriminalized, to clarify the laws in order to protect women.”

The two worlds that Jen, Michelle and Lisa experienced could not have been more differ­ ent. One represented the highest values of society; the embodiment of intellectual application and per­ sonal dedication. The other was seen by some as morally repugnant and by others as a lifestyle of deca­ dence.

Nevertheless, the erotic indus­ try in Montreal is big business, and will always hold the opportunity for young women to make easy money. These women managed to balance both worlds for a brief period of time, gaining insight into an environment that most students only see as a passing glance of neqn and nudity while walking down Ste. Catherine’s Street.

Last week, we got a glimpse o f Benjamins life— and o f his determi­ nation to get Michelle through Sara and Professor Roberts. What lengths will he go to in order to dig up the dirt on the Professor?And how will the meeting between Michelle and the Professor go?

Benjamin is walking down the hall o f

Gordon University towards Professor Roberts’office. He walks by the Professor’s door: it is closed He checks the timetable taped on the door and notes that the Professor will be in his office in a halfhour.

BENJAMIN (muttering to himself): What the hell am I doing here? I don’t know what I’m doing, that’s what! Focus, Benjamin, focus...the Professor isn’t here...won’t be here for another half-hour...it’s now or never...is the door locked...?

Making sure no-one is watching, he Continued on page 9

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F ig h t in g a w a r o f o u r o w n This situation applies not only to the plight of my country, but also to a challenge more personal to me.

Ideally, responsible gay, lesbian, bisexual or transvestite people should be fighting a parallel war of their own: on terrorism within their community, inflicted by their own kind.

High alcoholism, suicide, drug, and AIDS rates come not only from insecurity and lack of acceptance from the straight community, but also from within gay society.

Internalized homophobia generates a contemptuous disrespect for other gays that shortens the homosexual’s life expectancy and decreases their quality of life. Gay, lesbian and bisexual youth are four times more likely than heterosexual students to commit suicide, according to a recent article published by the

With my ruby slippers AWOL, I now rely on clicking frantically around on the Internet for cheap air­ plane tickets to take me back to L.A. for vacation. Since 9/11, I’ve man­ aged to milk three separate airfares out of my parents. But each time I ‘click to confirm,’ I silendy wish that my flight could come with a guaran­ tee o f‘terrorists sold separately.’

Before Sept. 11, it was not the foreign attacks but the internal ter­ rorism that frightened us the most.

Now it has become a war on two fronts: protecting ourselves from the outside while struggling to remain stable within. For many, a threat from a neighbour is more destructive than any intimidation from the exte-

Massachusetts Department of Education. Many turn to drugs when struggling to accept their sexu­ al identity, or when trying to deal with their own family’s acceptance of their orientation.

Somehow, within the gay com­ munity one out of every three gays and lesbians struggle daily with a “chemical dependency” (Pride Institute). The gay social scene is stereotypically viewed as centred on a risky, sinful party scene. With speed as a drug of choice, use of drugs or alcohol impairs judgment and removes inhibitions, leading to risky behaviour and the possibility of unsafe sex. But even sober, many gays choose to have sex without a condom, or will have sex unprotect­ ed, knowing they could possibly be transmitting an STD. This risky behaviour stems from a lack of respect for ourselves and for each

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In an uphill fight for rights in a straight society, it would help to be able to turn to the gay community as a safe-haven from rejection, discrim­ ination, and close-mindedness.

Unfortunately, many within the community fail to support their peers who are in need of that encour­ agement.

Respect for other gays should be not only in what we say, but also what we do. Simply protecting our­ selves is one of the most important ways of demonstrating a mutual respect. A major way that HIV is spread is through a practice known as barebacking; when two men have anal sex without a condom. This type of behaviour is extremely dan­ gerous in all relationships; anony­ mous, short, and long-term. Those young men who struggle with their sexuality are more likely to neglect latex during anal sex, says the Boston Young Gay Men’s Study, conducted between 1992 and 1994.

Andrew Sullivan, the former editor-in-chief of a very conservative weekly publication in Washington was exposed a few years ago as being a homosexual hypocrite. Sullivan had used terms like “lunatic AIDS activism,” fought the claim that HIV infection rates were on the rise again, and had referred to San Francisco as a place “‘frozen in time’ where Village People look-alikes predomi­ nate, and sex is still central to the culture.”

Although some might agree with his observations, it’s difficult to accept these beliefs when they come from a gay man who is HIV-positive himself. Sullivan contracted the virus from having unprotected oral sex, had a sex screen name on America Online and advertised on an Internet site for barebacking.

To find out more about bare­ backing, I read a few testimonials from a study published in February 2000. Some men claimed that being in a long-term relationship overrode the need for a condom. Others claimed to have felt an initial con­ nection strong enough to justify trusting them even when they had known the person for only a short time. Some used the excuse that con­ tracting HIV was an inevitability

and didn’t see a point in trying to prevent it. The most frightening story I read quoted a man who said he had unsafe sex “because [he] felt very lonely and very sad, really need­ ed affection, and allowed [him] self to open [him] self up so much so that [he] just went beyond [his] bound­ aries and limitations.”

I can’t stand the arrogance some gay men put on when talking about other gays, simply to mask their own insecurities. I once dated a man who ignorantly suffocated me with what I call ‘gay cannibalism.’ We would sit at dinner while he droned on and on about the ‘queens in West Hollywood,’ he would talk in an ultra-high voice and flop his wrists around to be mock-effeminate as I sat across from him, silent, dreaming of sliding under the table to hide.

When I called him on his inter­ nalized homophobia, he went crazy.

It was probably the beginning of the end for us. (Amen.) Being confident about one’s identity can help keep you out of depression, away from alcoholism, substance abuse and keep you proud of who you are. Why should I be proud? Because I do what I want to do despite the mil­ lions of people who hate my kind; I wear what I want to wear, talk how I want to talk, dance and live the way I want to in the face of others’ judg­ ment and condemnation.

Internalized homophobia is killing us. Maybe it is not obvious at first glance, but trying to navigate through a straight world with an unsupportive and often destructive gay community pushes us towards extinction and farther from progress.

Never will gays be able to free them­ selves of depressive lifestyles if we can't purge our own feelings of selfhate.

Millions in the US may be nerv­ ous of international terrorists and falling planes, but what they truly fear thrives amongst them. The Oklahoma City Bomber, Unabomber and anthrax mailer(s): these are the people that terrify Americans, those who are Americans themselves. As a community, we won’t be taking off anywhere until we can get our own ‘terrorists’ to check their baggage at the door.

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False Faces, True Hearts BENJAMIN: Damn! Why is every­ one at this university so damn dis­ trustful?

With another glance in the hallway, he takes out a credit cardfrom his pocket and begins jiggling the lock with a practiced hand. After a moment, there is an audible click.

BENJAMIN (triumphantly turning the knob)'. Bingo! I'm in!

He quickly enters the office and closes it shut behind him, then takes a moment and looks around the office.

BENJAMIN: Where to start...?

There must be something here!

Benjamin goes over to the desk and begins rummaging through the draw­ ers. He sees the picture o f Jenny and takes it carefidly out o f the drawer.

BENJAMIN (to himself): Hello!

Who’s this? Kid looks like she’s six or seven! I wonder if she’s related to the Professor in some way? His daughter, maybe? Why isn't the picture on his desk then...?

Easing back in the Professors leather chair, he notices the ottoman. With a sigh, he moves it and then plops his leg upon the ottoman and strokes his chin, gazing at the picture.

BENJAMIN: Man, this girl looks eerie...looks like...she looks...I don’t know—familiar! Why is that?

He sits up in his chair and in frustra­ tion runs his hand through his hair.

BENJAMIN: It’s right on the tip of my tongue! (takes a look at the clock) But I don't have time! I have to go!

Benjamin puts the picture precisely back where hefound it, and after clos­ ing the drawers, makes his way to the door; with one last sweeping glance, he opens the door a notch. A slice o f yellow enters the dark office as he listens for possible traffic; then he opens it wider and sticks his head out. After ensuring no-one is outside, he slips through the opening and locks the door, then shuts it—and makes good his escape. Not a second too soon: suddenly the Professor and Michelle turn the comer, deep in conversation. Benjamin walks by, slid­ ing past their notice, as Michelle is intent on the Professor. The Professor limps up to his door, takes out his key, and unlocks the door. Opening it, he ushers Michelle inside.

PROF. ROBERT? (making way to chair): Hold on.. .this will just take a minute.

He slowly descends into the chair, and then by habit moves his wounded leg to the ottoman. He notices it not in its usual place, and his brow furrows momentarily, until Michelle breaks his concentration.

MICHELLE: Thank you again for seeing me, Professor; I’m just having a problem with the term paper com­ ing up, and I don’t know what to do it on...

Michelleflips her hair coquettishly and leansforward in her chair.

PROF. ROBERTS (sliding the ottoman to its rightful place): That's quite all right, Michelle...that’s my job.

He eases his kg on the ottoman and then gives a long sigh.

MICHELLE (hesitantly): If...you don’t mind me asking, sir: does it hurt?

PROF. ROBERTS: What? My leg?

Oh...well. Not really; it is just weak, that’s all; 1 should be giving my lec­ tures sitting down, but I simply have to pace while I give my lectures.

Force of habit, course...

Professor Roberrs voice drifts off as he lapses absentmindedly into his now-familiar curious stare at Michelle. Michelle feels caught between discomfort and pleasure at being the object of the stare.

MICHELLE (breaking in gently): Urn... Professor Roberts... ?

PROE ROBERTS (startled out o f his reverie): What? Oh, yes...you have a question...about your term paper!

Well—is there any area of psycholo­ gy that we have covered thus far that interests you?

MICHELLE (a knowing smile): Well...I’m particularly interested in the... sex... relat ionsh ips between, um...older men an3 younger women...

PROF. ROBERTS: Hm m ...l see where you’re driving at.. .sort of like why old millionaires and Playboy bunnies get married—that sort of thing? The gold-digger mentality?

Michelle squirms in her chair, rhen decides to be more bold.

MICHELLE: Ahem! No—more specifically, whar makes older men—for example, you—an object of sexual attraction to, um...girls...who are younger...like, um—me, for instance...

PROF. ROBERTS (putting hisfinger on his chin, deep in thought): I would­ n’t really use that example for a paper—seems more sociological and functionalist than what would serve as a psychological study...

MICHELLE (flustered): What do you mean...?

PROF. ROBERTS: Well, for instance, we have to put aside from the monetary advantages ot the love relationship with an older man, and the inherent perceived security, and access the Oedipal aspects that are going on— although 1 don’t really subscribe to Freud myself. For exam­ ple, sexual attraction is a normal aspect of everyday life— in fact, and speaking strictly theoretically, there could plausibly be some part of my mind that finds you sexually attrac­ tive, and vice-versa, to which desire 1 unconsciously repress, and which desire manifests itself in a more socially acceptable fashion, such as a platonic friendly relationship...fol­ low me...?

MICHELLE (getting breathless, she rum a hand tightly down her chest): Uh-huh...

PROF. ROBERTS (staring off in the distance): The trick, of course, is to locate the neurotic source of the sex­ ual attraction...for instance, would you find me attractive because I typ­ ify a father figure that becomes ide­ alized because he is lost? Or do you become a figure of sexual attraction to me because of some unresolved sexual conflict within myself towards, for instance, some youthful character in my past that has becomeidealized? Now, that would be a paper I would be interested in read­ ing...

[Ooh.. .sssss! It’s starting to get hot in the office...what happens between Michelle and the Professor? Plus: what does Benjamin fin d out from Sam about Michelle? Vote on www.megilltribune.com/

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P R E S ID E N T Martin Doe

P R E S ID E N T Raoul Gebert

P R E S ID E N T Hussein Nanji

P R E S ID E N T Dan Park

P R E S ID E N T Alykhan Sunderji

L'AÉUM existe a cause des étudiants et L'AÉUM devrait servir aux étudiants! We need strong representation on OUR Students' Society.

As your VP Clubs & Services I have helped redirect SSMU's focus back towards students, but much more needs to be accomplished. 1-Comprehensive Environmental, Discrimination and Tuition policies for McGill and SSMU. 2-Increased stu­ dent space and services in Shatner. 3-More support to clubs, services, and student initia­ tives at large. 4-Better provincial representa­ tion to put forward students' demands to the Government. This and more is what I will put forward with INTEGRITY. Vote for Martin Doe and make it happen!

My experience as VP Operations has shown me that the student movement at McGill is deeply divided a fact, which the powers that be have exploited to instate excessive tuition and decrease services. We must come together and push the issue that unites us all: reviving our university's commitment to excellence and accessibility. Donc, il faut que l'AÉUM s'in­ vestisse dans tous les groupes étudiants du campus. Créeons une comité francophone, and let us provide prayer space for our Muslim students if McGill does not fulfill its responsibility to do so. Vote Raoul - uniting for a new start at SSMU!

As President, I'm staying an extra year to serve you.

Currently the SSMU Speaker, I have also been President of McGill Residences (IRC) and frosh coordinator. L'AÉUM prend plus d'ampleur et je veux continuer à travailler sur ses points faibles. I will voice student demands and stand up to the administration.

Someone must take a stand on rising tuition fees. I will communicate with you. I will be VISIBLE. Mandatory executive classroom speeches will help achieve transparency. Add to the services offered: a used bookstore, online course evaluations and influential speaker series. Je serai là pour vous. Hussein Nanji, President.

SSMU is YOUR organization and as your President, I will represent the views of all McGill students with dedica­ tion and integrity. As a fac­ ulty association President, I found myself questioning SSMU. I asked myself, "What does SSMU do for me?" This is NOT acceptable! SSMU has the potential to offer many services that can enhance your university experience. Through website improvements, increased computer technology and better accessibility to SSMU executives, I will achieve this potential. Your voice will be heard! I have the experience, leadership and enthusiasm to make SSMU YOUR organization. Vote PARK for PREZ! Votez PARK pour Président!

When I walk around cam­ pus I see the telltale signs of an executive that is far out of touch from the stu­ dents. Why do we pay McGill and the government for Health Care and still have to wait over an hour to see a doctor. Just because we are students does not mean we should be cheated. I will make the changes McGill students want and unlike past presi­ dents, I will always want to hear what the students have to say. I am not knee deep in McGill politics so I have nothing to lose. I get the job done.

VP O P E R A T I O N S

VP O P E R A T I O N S

VP O P E R A T I O N S

VP CLUBS & S E R VI CE S

VP CLUBS & S E R VI CE S

Rod DeCastro

Kathleen Morrison

Seth Offenbach

Rachel De Lorie

What I see before me is an opportunity to make Operations more inclusive of student viewpoints while improving the management of the Society by holding Executives accountable, bettering the budgeting process, enhancing services and establishing priorities, goals, and vision.

I have the enthusiasm, experience and peo­ ple skills necessary to work with those within the sphere of Operations and, most impor­ tantly, to work with students to ensure that the fees you and I pay are respected and employed in the best way possible. I have ideas that ca* make a difference. I want the job of VP Operations, not the title.

As your SSMU Treasurer this year I have gained the knowledge and experience not only to be a committed VP Operations but also a leader capable of dealing with all issues concerning student life. The Society needs to put more focus back onto its students. This can be realized through expanded and more visible student fee opt-outs, increased financial support of clubs and services, greater emphasis on Gert's and Sadie's as providers of student jobs, and lobbying for the preservation of independent campus food services. Above all, I am dedicated to increasing the trans­ parency of SSMU's finances. Vote Kathleen!

The VP Operations portfolio demands an individual with ideas, organization and experience. As VP Finance of the Arts Undergraduate Society, I used these skills to revamp the AUS budget and increase Special Projects funding. Next year my focus will be: BUDGET: streamline the budget process, solicit the concerns of council in the planning phase, and hold an open forum to discuss the budget. HEALTH PLAN: make our health plan more responsive and user friendly. ATHLETICS: increase Campus Life funding to athletics. For a caring and responsible voice, vote Seth for VP Operations.

My name is Rachel De Lorie and I am running for VP Clubs and Services. In my years at McGill, I have been involved in many clubs and services including being an executive on Drivesafe. I recognize the varied needs of clubs and services and am dedicated to fulfilling these through; increasing resources available, improving communication and offering more support. I will serve the needs of the clubs and services of SSMU. As you can see, I am No BS All CS. Mon experience veut dire que je peux vous mieux servir. Vote RD 4 CS.

VP C O M M U N IC A T IO N S & EVENTS

VP C O M M U N IC A T IO N S & EVENTS

VP C O M M U N IC A T IO N S & EVENTS

VP C O M M U N IC A T IO N S & EVENTS

Naeem Datoo

Rivka El-Faks

As SSMU Communications Commissioner and Computer Science President, I have experience improving the communica­ tions of the SSMU and organizing large events on campus. My goals include _________________creating an SSMU listserv, improving student feedback via online forums, bringing back the BFT, extending Snow AP, and increasing the effec­ tiveness of the SSMU Postering Service. Le vice-président de Communications et Évèntments doit ammener les étudiants plus proche à l'AEUM. Je suis motivé à rendre l'AEUM plus amusante et accessible pour tout le monde!

Questions? Ideas? Email me at naeemdatoo@hotmail.com or check out www.naeemdatoo.com to find out why you should vote for DATOO!

Hey! I'm Rivka (U1 Industrial Relations) and I'm running for VP Communications and Events. My goal is to make SSMU events the wildest and most creative around.

I definitely feel that it's important to cater to Froshies, but I'll make sure that returning students (that'd be you!) aren't forgotten! What do YOU want to see happen? It's all about improving two-way communications. Although I'm new to the whole SSMU thing, this can be to your advantage. Improving communications between our clubs and us is a priority, so that we can take advantage of all that McGill has to offer.

VP C O M M U N IT Y & G O V ER N M E N T

V P C O M M U N IT Y & G O V ER N M E N T

Louis-Charles Roy

Nick Vikander

Louis-who? Perhaps you As a bilingual Montrealer, I don't know me, but I am have what's needed for this currently your Francophone position. I have experience Commissioner for the in the community, having SSMU, and I have past worked on the City election experience as this year's campaign and coached Snow-AP Coordinator and Little League baseball. I've as VP External for my brought enthusiasm and a CEGEP. Collaboration ________________ progressive voice to the between SSMU, la FEUQ, SUS this year, where I ran a and CASA is extremely important, so vote LC volunteer placement program, organized a for C&G! municipal election debate and arranged a Vous voulez quelqu'un avec de ('experi­ visit by David Suzuki. Je m'engage à créer ence...Votez pour moi. Je suis le des liens entre l'AEUM et les groupes commu­ Commissaire Francophone pour I 'AEUM, je nautaires qui travaillent pour l'équité sociale, fut un des organisateurs pour le Snow-AP, et et je mettrai l’accent sur la campagne élec­ j'ai aussi été VP externe au CÉGEP. Je base torale provinciale qui s'annonce bientôt. ma campagne principalement sur une plus Votez pour l'expérience et le dynamisme, grande collaboration entre I 'AEUM, la FEUQ, votez Nick Vikander. et CASA. Votez-LC pour C&G!

ARTS SENATOR | Alexander I Campbell

My name is Alexander Campbell; I am a U1 eco­ nomics major. McGill is at a cross roads right now and we as students have a duty to ensure that the Faculty of Arts does not lose any standing in the University.

Arts is the largest faculty and yet it seems the'most neglected. Yes I am for the student initiatives like the environmental policy, but in addition, my goal is to make sure that a major component of the cultural heart of McGill does not go unnoticed. I pledge to fight policies that sacrifice Arts for other more profitable faculties.

ARTS SEN A TO R Daniel Friedlaender

Do you think that there are problems with the Faculty of Arts? Do you want your degree to be worth as much as it is now? Do you want your voice heard? These are important issues facing Arts students as the University continues to ignore our plight. What you need is a strong voice, someone willing to stand up for you, stand up to the administra­ tion if needed. I believe that I have the prop­ er skills and experience to properly represent Arts students and improve our Faculty above and beyond its present condition. For my whole platform, please visit www.geocities.com/yourartssenator/

Ian Matthews

Qasim Virjee

SSMU is in need of fresh, new ideas, and I have the experience and innovation to make them happen! I endeavour to make the SSMU website more userfriendly and completely bilingual. My involvement in ________________ running the Arts Frosh pro­ gram will result in a revital­ ized and successful SSMU Frosh program. I commit to encouraging McGill spirit through rewarding students who attend Athletics games. If elected your VP Communications and Events, I pledge to work my hardest to make sure that SSMU is more relevant to you! For a creative, knowledgeable, and dedi­ cated approach to SSMU, visit www.ianmatthews.info and VOTE IAN MATTHEWS!

Over the past four years at McGill I have had the opportunity to lead a frosh group for both Arts and SSMU, spin tunes at the Open Air Pub/SNOWAP and help organize events for the Religious Studies ________________ Undergraduate Society.

Though, I have probably spent more time and sweat promoting www. set-theory'•corn's eclectica parties and Disc-Jockeying in various places - Like Ottawa and East Africa! Basically, through the years that I have been in Montreal I have constantly wished that the SSMU executive actually embraced the city's nightlife and cul­ ture more. This is my plan and I hope you can help me.

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Nikhil Angra

Ali Shivji

Analyse this! What if Nik­ hil brought to the Board of Governors (BOG) education (MBA, B. Engineering (pur­ suing) and Management qualifications) and experi­ ence from 4 continents of our planet? What if Nik-hil fought rising tuition, sought improved equity policies and rallied for quality education and scholar­ ships? What if Nik-hil sought transparency and devoted time (BOG + 3 courses each semester) to listen to you? Wouldn't you vote for this determined, dynamic and deserving colleague?

It is McGill that shapes us and it is your voice that defines McGill. I will ensure that YOU are heard LOUD AND CLEAR. Vote for Nik-hil!

The Board of Governors is one of the highest decision making bodies at McGill, dealing with all financial matters and university gov­ ernance. As one of your Student Senators(01-02), EUS representative to SSMU(00-02), and Chairman of the University Affairs Committee(OO-Ol). I have seen first hand and will continue to fight for issues such as: residences, financial aid, quality of teaching, libraries and international student fees. As the student representative to the Board of Governors, I will represent and ver­ balize student opinions to McGill administra­ tion and ensure that they are held account­ able to students. FOR EXPERIENCE AND FOR LEADERSHIP, VOTE ALI SHIVJI.

ARTS SENATOR

ARTS SENATOR

Joshua Gedacht

My name is Joshua Gedacht, and I'm a U1 Student running for Arts Senator. I've been very active with groups including Amnesty International, the McGill Daily, NDP McGill, and GRASP (Grassroots | Association for Student Power), and believe these experiences give me the knowledge and experience to be an effective, progressive voice on McGill's highest academic body. I would fight wholeheartedly for drastically improved library facilities, for increased fund­ ing to the Arts Faculty, for a non-corporate bookstore and for passage of a real environ­ mental policy. I also vigorously support the principles outlined in the Progressive Student Platform. Please vote, March 11-13!

Nick Peters

Nick Peters - Vision, Voice and Leadership for Arts stu­ dents in the McGill Senate.

Nick's commitment to improving university life appears in his work as a member of the SSMU University Affairs Committee and Library Improvement Fund Subcommittee, the Faculty of Arts Committee and Committee on Student Affairs. His work as Vice President Finance for a major student political organization on campus, and as Vice President Youth for the Westmount VilleMarie federal riding association demonstrate a proven track-record representing his fellow students. Driven by integrity and innovation, Nick is dedicated to improving the vibrancy and diversity of the McGill Community.

Sherrydene Phillips

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I have had the unique experience of serving as a club executive for two years as well as working as a member of the SSMU front desk staff. I believe that both my position as President of McGill Caribbean Students' Society and front desk receptionist have given me valuable insight as to why some SSMU policies with respect to clubs and services work, as well as why some need to be changed. These changes however VP N made IV E R IT Y Awho F F has A IRbeen S can onlyUbe bySsomeone on both sides of the fence.

Give your studentFred initiated clubs and services Sagel the advantage. As an Arts Senator and a Vote Sherrydene Phillips. member of eight university committees, I bring the most experience of any candidate to this position.

What do I want to do?

Initiate Research Opportunities Program, fight for environmental poli­ cy and push for an internI ship coordinator to make CAPS work better for students. I am committed to continuing to work towards improving the first-year experi­ ence as well as advocating against tuition increases in the coming year. Avec Fred, vous serez bien représentes. Vote Sagel for experi­ ence, innovation and strong representation.

D E N T IS T R Y SEN ATO R

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ARTS SENATOR Rebecca R. Roy

Hello fellow Arts students!

Currently, I am an assistant to the University Affairs Portfolio, where I am work­ ing on expanding SSMU's public relations. In highschool I was class treasurer, so I have always been ________________ involved in student govern­ ment. Participation is critical because students need a connection to their university government. As an Arts Senator I will be that mediator between you the stu­ dents and the government of McGill University and will always be willing to listen to your ideas. One of my goals is the creation of an exit survey so incoming students can see undergraduate achievements.

MANAGEMENT SENATOR Alex Grigoriev

MANAGEMENT SENATOR Chances are you're looking for a senator with experi­ ence and dedication, some­ one with many good ideas who is willing to put in the time and energy required to do the job right and to make our lives as students ________________ better. As a past treasurer for my high school student council, class president of my graduation class and student rep. on a CEGEP commit­ tee, my experience is definitely an asset for representing our faculty on Senate. My involvement as a researcher on FERC (a com­ mittee of VP Operations at SSMU) and as an advertising rep. for the 2001-2002 SSMU Agenda made

ENGINEERING SENATOR

ENGINEERING SENATOR

Nabeel Ai-Kady

S C IE N C E S E N A T O R Ahmed Abu Safia

Ian Fichtenbaum

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Vivian Choy

Crossroads ... it is the title of a pop diva's film but more importantly, where W itf McGill University now stands. As a U1 Environment/Sociology stu­ dent and a member of the Faculty of Science Committee, I have shared experiences and concerns of the Science pro­ gram with the faculty since last September.

My objectivity provides strength in question posing, answer searching, and would make convictions of students known to Senate. A strong voice must guide McGill down paths of tuition fees, improving programs, and the projection for the institution itself. It is a challenge and one I consider with the utmost honor.

Vivian

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second year at McGill, doing Joint Honors in Economics and Finance. We are facing important challenges in our university that will affect us all. Increasing tuition fees, deteriorating qual­ ity of education such as over crowded calssrooms, in adequate teaching assistance and advising, and lack of effective student repre­ sentation in the decision making process are but examples of such challenges. Due to my involvement in studernt activities and experi­ ence while working with student clubs, I feel capable and determined to deal with such issues to the greatest extent of students

ENGINEERING SENATOR Alex

Coming off my campaign Ouimet-Storrs for mayor of Montreal and I am a U2 Chem Eng stu­ my year as SSMU council's dent who wants to become I engineering representative, the engineering student's II feel prepared to take the voice in Senate. Why vote I initiative to bring engineerfor Alex? Because I have I ing issues to the table. As experience in student poli­ I senator, I would advocate a tics as the EUS Rep to I student voice in the hiring SSMU, which gave me I of new professors and push knowledge of how student for 4 month co-op and summer job programs politics work at McGill. If elected I would in engineering. keep on working on a Senate project that will Beyond that, I am known for a sense of create a joint B.Eng and B.Com degree. I humour, an interest in history and municipal other projects in mind, such as a subsi­ politics and my trademark briefcase, which I have dized work term for engineers, the creation can be seen with as I walk through the halls of a job contact database for McGill and also of FDA each day. creating a sound campus wide environmen­ Remember Ian Fichtenbaum on election day. tal policy. With our new

I have been a club presi­ dent and an SSMU Councillor, in the past year. *-^ÆÊÊ 1 have been in contact with | I J R many students and I believe that I have gained the experience necessary to represent undergraduate students on Senate. I am capable of relaying students’ concerns and debating issues. I will work for an anti-dis­ crimination policy, a decent environmental policy and more student representation on the University's governing bodies such its Board of Governors and the Senate. If you want your voice to be heard and wish to have a representative that will consult students regularly, Vote for Ahmed Abu Safia.

McGill is entering a phase of long-term planning - the Faculty of Law needs to enhance its role in the University community as a whole. The first step is hav­ ing a Senator who will keep you informed and allow you to have a say in the process. Your opinions will be incorporated into any stance I take, and I will post weekly updates in the Quid about the major issues being debated in the Senate and its commit­ tees to facilitate the flow of information.

From academic integrity to budgetary alloca­ tions, your voice will be heard, count on it!

| Wassim Moukahhal

Adam Lukofsky

Although some of you might not know about the Senate, it affects all of us through academic policies, libraries, bookstore and most impor­ tantly by giving us rights of a student. If you elect me as a representative to Senate, my job would be to represent YOUR interests at the Senate meetings. The reason you should elect me is because of my organizational and communication skills, an active personality as well as understanding the interests of Management Students. For three years I have been actively involved and served for you on MUS, through both appointed and elected positions.

Vote Alex!

Are you tired of attending ineffective lectures? Are you fed up of using facilities that need visible improve­ ments? Are you satisfied with an increase in tuition despite all this? I am not satisfied. I believe that teaching standards at McGill should be improved. I believe that every student governing body should do its best to fight tuition increase. I believe that we should all be pushing for more student coops to fulfill those who find their passion in work rather than research.

Equipped with a sincere desire to make a change, and an eagerness to represent the student body, I

MANAGEMENT SENATOR

S C IE N C E S E N A T O R Nicholas Knowland

I love Jesus Christ. My name is Nicholas Knowland.

I am proud to go to McGill.

We are the best university in all of Canada. We're also at a unique point in the hisI tory of this University. " McGill is at this moment, redetermining it's identity. The identity which will determine the reputation, and perform­ ance of this university for us, and for all those students who will follow us. My plea to my fellow students is that they would care enough to voice their opinion and vote.

Because there is nothing more powerful then a group of determined individuals who cpre.

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Newhouse-Ameille

Hi, I'm Nick Newhouse, and I would like to be your Management Senator. My main ideas are: visibility (yes, there IS a senate), accessibility (voice your concerns when you want), and diversity (student represen­ tation that reflects the faculty).

Any questions or comments?

MANAGEMENT SENATOR Geoffrey Pelsise

After three years and diverse involvement at the faculty and university lev­ els, I have the necessary experience to represent Management students to Senate, its subcommittees, and faculty council. Senate is the highest academic body at McGill, and we need strong presence at that level. Being bilingual, approachable, dedicated, and responsible makes me the perfect candidate for the position.

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MEDICINE SENATOR

Kasim AM Tirmizey

Faiz Ahmad I have previous experience as Science Senator

The Representative (2000-2001) to Senate requires an Issues: individual with Lack of policy on passion, dedi­ Discrimination and cation, an Harassment open-mind, and knowledge Lack of an Environmental Policy of issues effecting students. As your EUS Blood Drive coordina­ Student Progress and Heigtened Focus tor and as a member of Engineers Without Borders, I have addressed issues such as : PROFESSORS NEGLECTING TEACHING over research, ACA­ DEMIC ADVISING, Professors not fulfilling promises in course outlines and not holding/coming to office hours, ONLINE COURSE

S C IE N C E S E N A T O R Robert Toews

If you want a strong, deci­ sive, no bull kinda guy to represent you on academic issues, I’m the guy for Senate Caucus. When was the last time you heard about the issues being dis­ cussed on McGill's Senate?

My mission will be to bring the issues to you. With me as your repre­ sentative you will now be a part of the deci­ sion making process in a truly democratic way. My qualifications include: Varsity Rowing Coach, Physiology Undergraduate Student Society Representative, Member of Science Undergraduate Society General Council, and the Faculty of Science Council.

Vote Rob Toews for Senate Caucus.

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M U S IC S E N A Gabriel Rebick

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For a second term as Music Senator I hope to continue bring a well informed, assertive, and articulate voice to senate of behalf of the undergraduate students of the music faculty

C K U T Anne S. Rousselot

Hi, my name is Anne and I hope to represent the stu­ dent body on the CKUT (McGill Radio) Board of Directors. At the moment, enrich the although it is affiliated with radio waves of McGill, CKUT is a very sep­ CKUT with our arate entity from the stu­ student voices dents that support it as a in the larger part of their annual fees. With the help of Montréal community. CKUT is my past experience in both radio and leader­ our campus radio station. It's about the mass dissemination ship positions, I would like to strengthen the connection between CKUT and its listeners. I of ideas, just like our universi­ am very enthusiastic about representing you ty. The greatest similarity next year and making the music and the between McGill campus and students come together!

CKUT is that every time you tune in, it's a different story, a different voice, a different idea.

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It’s a sunny Monday morning in February, and Eric San, aka DJ Kid Koala, has agreed to meet for an interview over brunch. He walks in, slightly dissheveled, carrying a very heavy looking Ninja Tune record bag. San quickly settles in, skims the menu and swiftly places his order in French. Almost instantly, a breakfast special and glass of extremely thick orange juice arrive, complete with a neon pink straw suspended in the middle. And so we begin.

Many people say that it is Kid Koala’s positivity and humbleness, not to mention his unmatched skill on the turntables, that sets him apart from the rest of the over-saturated DJing faction. The ChineseCanadian San grew up in Vancouver, and began DJing at age 13 on his sis­ ter s hi-fi with some flexidiscs.

During those rebellious teenage years, San’s life was forever trans­ formed after hearing De La Soul’s ‘Three Feet High and Rising,’ Coldcut’s ‘My Telephone,’ and work

by Hank Shocklee of the Bomb Squad.

“When I was young, I played the piano, and every piece had to be played exactly how it was 300 years ago. But then I heard Coldcut’s work with their use of random telephone related samples, and the work of Bomb Squad, where they muted the tracks and messed around with the pitch controls. All of a sudden, an air raid siren had the same value as a drum, and it totally altered my way of thinking.”

Several years later, a 17-year-old San came to McGill University to study education, lived in residence at

„ 11 1 L . J McConnell, and had an otherwise typical life at McGill. That was until 1993, when Bullfrog was formed as a jam band with San on the turntables.

Nine years and over a thousand shows later, San is still with Bullfrog.

After finishing university, San was faced with a difficult choice: continue searching for jobs as a sub­ stitute teacher, or pursue his music career. A decision was made in favour of the latter, which didn’t sur­ prise anyone, considering that Bullfrog had already attained moder­ ate success. Well, it didn’t surprise anyone except for his mom.

“It took the efforts of me, my dad and my sister to convince her that I would be fine. My dad always encouraged me to do what I was good at, because he said it was better that than a world full of people doing what they’re not good at.”

Now, several years and two shows later, Mrs. San is Kid Koala’s number one fan, has all his albums framed (still in their shrink wrap, no less), and all his newspaper and magazine articles clipped out.

Keeping up with Kid Koala’s rigorous touring schedule (San is only home about 2 months of every year), he has just recently wrapped up a tour with Lovage, another side project of the Lou Pearlman of underground hip hop, Dan “the Automator” Nakamura (see Gorillaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Deltron 3030). San has always inad­ vertently been a part of these proj­ ects, whether making a guest appear­ ance as himself or as such characters as Skiznod the Boy Wonder, out to save the world in the 31st century with cohorts Deltron Zero (Del tha Funkee Homosapien) and The

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Kid Koala details his current projects, including touring with

and other assorted characters from the first comic book. Flipping through about 100 pages of the book, I catch a glimpse of a Palm Pilot flying through the air and some turnstiles at Berri-UQAM metro sta­ tion.

Equally as dramatic, the third project San is working on is with Monkmus, director of the ‘Fender Bender’ video from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. San is cur­ rently in the process of making several instrumental sound­ tracks to accompany Monkmus’ short films, and taking the whole shebang on tour. He enthuses Kid Koala on the one and two...and three about the Wurlitzer piano that he has just Bullfrog, making comic books, creat­ purchased for the soundtracks. ing entire film scores, and working “This thing is huge, like five, six on a follow-up to Carpal Tunnel octaves,” he says, stretching out his Syndrome for Ninja Tune. As you arms to give an approximation. San, read this, San is on the first tour of who studied piano up to Grade 8, 2002 with his funk/jazz/hip-hop says that his compositions on the outfit, Bullfrog, in support of A piano won’t be anything elaborate, Little Ropeadope Record. The only along the lines of Suzuki level album is an amalgamation of the EPs piano. “Ennio Morricone is not an and other releases by Bullfrog accu­ aspiration at the moment,” he mulated over the years. laughs.

Simultaneously, he is working on a Just when you thought Kid 300-page comic book to be inked in Koala didn’t already have enough September 2002. projects on his plate, he is also work­ “I’m by no means good at draw­ ing on the follow-up to the critically ing,” San insists modestly, “but it’s acclaimed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. something I like to do when I’m not While most people would feel pres­ making music.” Rather than being sured to outdo or match their first the pseudo-autobiographical comic release, San feels no pressure to make book that accompanies Carpal this next album, but is targeting a Tunnel Syndrome, this tome is in 2003 release date. colour and is about a robot coming “Ninja Tune has always been to terms with his ‘robot-ness’ and very supportive of what I do,” he failing in love with a human girl. says. In the past, the label hasn’t “I can’t disclose the girl’s profes­ given him any time constraints on sion,” declares San mysteriously, a sly his recording. “Carpal was recorded grin creeping across his face. “But over a span of 4 years, although the there will be cameos by all the usual actual recording only took about 8 suspects,” he adds. These usual sus­ months in total,” he explains. The pects being the Nufons, Negatron, new Ninja Tune release will be com­

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parable to Scratchcratchratchatch and Scratchappyland in the sense that it will be done in one mood, and creat­ ed with only two turntables and a 4track.

“If you listen to Carpal closely, you can hear the different moods that I was in, and even the seasons that I recorded each track,” he muses.

The breakfast nook is filling up with the lunch crowd, and sitting there for almost 2 hours, the waitress serving us is getting a bit miffed. She places the bills on the table, and stomps away, signaling the end of the brunch interview.

Six days later, Kid Koala is in Guelph’s downtown district playing at Trasheteria’s, Bullfrog’s first and only Canadian date on their two month-long tour. On this brisk Sunday night, the dark and dingy club is filled with a crowd of guys sporting hockey jerseys and plaid shirts, with a spattering of mullets here and there. Midway through the space, a soundboard teeters precari­ ously on a grungy table, and the miniscule stage is dimly lit and awk­ wardly positioned beside the bath­ room. The stage is cluttered with Bullfrog’s equipment: miscellaneous percussion instruments, a guitar, a bass, microphones, and speakers.

Amidst the mess is Kid Koala, unob­ trusively spinning records on his three 1200s. Halfway through the concert, Kid Koala previews some of his new material. With samples that make the audience smile from ear to ear, Eric finishes up an Olympic Gold-worthy set with enough flair and accuracy to make Michelle Kwan cringe. San is greeted with overwhelming applause and hearty cheering. The wunderkind smiles to himself briefly, waves a hand dismiss­ ing it as if it were nothing, and goes back to work.

their second record Toxicity, which was to be released on September 11, 2001.

Yes, Sept. 11. The album not only was released on this date, but went on to attain the dubious hon­ our of being the top-selling record in America for that week. The album, an incredibly intense and focused look at American life and everything that this entails, ended up making System the ultimate band of the moment in those incredibly turbulent times. Toxicity was rightly heralded by everyone .that matters as the album of the year, and System became the true musical embodiment of the postSept. 11 America.

System’s two Montreal shows

last weekend were thus among the most anticipated of the year, and anyone familiar with the power of this band live knew that they would not disappoint.

The opener was, of course, ‘Prison Song,’ a stunning look at America’s drug policy. The audience exploded in a rage of anger and vio­ lence as Tankian hit the stunning midsection of the piece, screaming “All research and successful drug policy show that treatment should be increased (scream). And law enforcement decreased, while abol­ ishing MANDATORY— M INI­ M UM -SENTEN CES (scream).”

It’s hard to determine whether the audience really comprehended the significance of such lines as “utiliz­ ing drugs to pay for secret wars around the world/ drugs are now

your global policy/ now you police the globe,” or whether they just thought it was cool that Tankian was singing about drugs, but the sentiment remained nonetheless.

The show continued, hitting all the high notes from both albums. The crowd went pre­ dictably nuts for the hits (‘Chop Sueyf and ‘Toxicity,’) but the dedi­ cated in attendance clearly derived just as much joy from the lesserknown but equally great numbers (War?, ‘Jet Pilot,’ and ‘Bounce,’ among them).

System closed the perform­ ance, as they probably must, with P.L.U.C.K’ (Politically Lying, Unholy Cowardly Killers), their ultimate political statement and reason for existence, a condemnaPlease see ENCORE, page 15

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D e s p ite b u z z S t o r y t e l l i n g d o e s n o t o v e r w h e l m Solondz’s press notes, "There is no narrative connection between the two, so I don't advise looking for I arrived one.” i half an hour The first story, entitled Fiction, early to the pre­ takes place on the campus of a small miere screening college sometime during the mid­ of Storytelling, eighties. It examines the relation­ I screenwriter and ships of young undergraduate Vi director Todd (Selma Blair) with Cerebral PalsyS o l o n d z ’ s afflicted classmate and boyfriend ( H a p p in e s s , Marcus (Leo Fitzpatrick) and cre­ Welcome to the ative writing professor Mr. Scott Dollhouse) latest cinematic effort. (Robert Wisdom). The three inter­ Slouched in my seat at the AMC act in a small, round-table style cre­ Forum, I watched with growing ative writing class. interest as other moviegoers gradu­ Mr. Scott, a Pulitzer Prize win­ ally occupied the theatres empty ning author clearly employed below seats; I was starting to think that the his abilities, is harsh but fair in his desperate looking teenage-or-mid- verbal assessment of Marcus’ flimsy, dle-age crowd who show up for an juvenile story about a teenage boy early show at a multiplex on a with CP. Vi’s failure to defend Thursday might easily be mistaken Marcus’ story in class hurts an for extras from a Todd Solondz already hurting relationship, and movie. results in Marcus breaking up with The film is made up of two Vi over the phone that evening. To separate stories, and according to ease the pain, Vi goes out “to get John Gosset

laid or something,” and runs into Mr. Scott at a local bar. The ensuing encounter provides the fodder for Vi’s next short story, which Mr. Scott and the rest of the creative writing class aptly criticize.

"In the first section, both Vi and Marcus exploit themselves and others in the stories they tell," Solondz states. "And Mr. Scott can be seen as an object of exploitation, someone to be exploited. But in fact, Mr. Scott does not lend himself to being exploited or is not willing to be exploited. He turns the tables, so that it is finally not clear who is being exploited, and who is doing the exploiting."

Non-Fiction, the second part of the film, follows fledgling law school drop-out-cum-documentary filmmaker Toby Oxman (Paul Giamatti) as he attempts to come to terms with his own adolescent bag­ gage by making a documentary on the American high school student.

The documentary’s focus soon

becomes a troubled high school sen­ ior named Scooby Livingston (Mark Webber) and his quintessential^ suburban family. Solondz’s strength in portraying resonating suburban characters in complex relationships is particularly evidenced here.

Media buzz has surrounded a third storyline, cut entirely from the film in postproduction, which sup­ posedly featured James Van Der Beek of Dawson’s Creek fame as “a closeted high school jock who becomes involved in a very explicit gay sex scene.” The story, which also starred Heather Matarazzo and Emanuelle Chriqui, was removed following initial test screenings.

Some reports claim the film was cut at the producers’ request to pare the movie down from two-and-a-half to one-and-a-half hours, while others assert that Van Der Beek personally requested the scene’s removal.

Solondz’s oeuvre undoubtedly owes much to so-called “under­ ground comics” in terms of imagery,

plot, and narrative style, particularly the genre pioneered by the infamous R. Crumb (Mr. Natural, Fritz the Cat) in the late 1960s.

Underground comics characteristi­ cally feature bizarre, sometimes grotesque imagery often coupled with painful, neurotic honesty.

Audience members in the know will be quick to point out that Solondz throws in a reference to under­ ground comics during the scene in “Non-Fiction” where Scooby is get­ ting grilled by his high-school’s guidance counsellor (Xander Berkeley). Not so incidentally, one of today’s most acclaimed under­ ground cartoonists, Daniel Clowes (Eightball, Ghost World), designed and illustrated the poster for Solondz’s previous film, Happiness.

Todd Solondz’s films are like blood sausages; either you like them or you don’t. At least the resonating characters and novel storylines of this movie won’t make you lose your appetite.

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where Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine swore off masturbation and then bet on it. In the case of Although Michaek Lehmann’s Seinfeld, however, the characters 40 Days and 40 Nights is restricted were already established; we knew to those over 17, one imagines that their foibles, their relationships its target audience is at least two with each other, and their back­ years younger and has the interest grounds. By taking all this for (but not the courage) to watch granted, 40 Days seems like real porn. a cruelly protracted sitcom Lehmann (The Truth about with its punny dialogue Cats and Dogs) alludes to the film’s and stock characters; the faults when he describes it as zany roommate, the “America’s first sex comedy with­ moronic co-workers, the out the sex” since the film fails in dysfunctional parents, etc. both respects. Not only does it The film needs no “canned contain incredible amounts of sex, laughter” because its dou­ it is terribly unfunny. Such a dis­ ble-entendres are overly play of adults behaving so tireself-conscious. Take the somely childish about sex would scene where a co-worker wring the pleasure from even the describes Matt ending his most desperate voyeur and this abstinence “on the stroke of film is no exception. midnight,” and then shows The story had some P°ten- The movie's bad; save your money for ‘net porn us exactly which strokes he tial. Matt Sullivan, played by Josh means by pretending to mas­ Hartnett (Black Hawk Down), can Like the celibate Matt, the turbate his finger while explaining, not get over his break-up with producers have thought about “Stroke? Do you get it? The stroke Nicole, and during sex with other nothing but sex. The dialogues are of midnight.” women he experiences anxiety Josh Hartnett’s acting is ama­ full of it, there is scant characteriza­ attacks where ceilings cave in. His tion and scenes unconnected with teurish. From his anxiety attacks to brother, a priest, counsels him in the main action are introduced in a his orgasms, everything is farcically the confessional, and there he hits vain attempt at humour. Such is the exaggerated, and the cast is unable upon the idea of taking a vow of case when Matt, cracking under the to convince us that they feel natural celibacy for 40 days and 40 nights strain of his vow, decides to go in the role of sex-obsessed people. (the duration of Lent). His home for dinner and we meet his The only good performance is that nymphomaniac roommate and co­ parents. His father has just had a of Shannyn Sossamon (A Knight’s workers set up an Internet betting hip operation and during the scene Tale) who plays Erica, and by com­ pool to see how long he lasts, while he runs through an impressive list parison seems like a normal person. legions of temptresses try to seduce I imagine that the producers of sexual positions he can still carry him and bring about his downfall. out simply so that we can enjoy justify their movie by pretending In the middle of his abstinence he watching Matt being tortured. And that the 40 Days is avant-garde. falls in love with Erica, a witty, then that’s it-—the parents disap­ With its openness about casual sex, beautiful Internet porn-censor, and pear and are never seen or heard of swearing and nudity (at least female the film’s dénouement is the classic: again. All we know of the other nudity) presented in a way that is will-he-won’t-he sleep with her? characters are their names and not smutty, it appears to be offering While the film’s plot is no occupations and no one, not even sex as an ordinary topic for more sophisticated than the average Matt, develops during the movie. humour. By bringing in the priest romantic comedy, its subject-matter From start to finish, Matt remains and Lent it appears to flout religion, lends itself naturally to humour. the docile, virile hunk who is barely and it introduces novel concepts Outside the high-school biology “the immaculate intelligent enough to explain why like classroom, nobody talks about sex all 40 days must be completed even orgasm”æwhere Matt brings Erica ■ matter-of-factly, and so we enter the after he’s finally over his ex-girl­ to climax with only the petals of a cinema predisposed to laugh, blushflower. In reality, this confusion of friend. ingly or not. Unfortunately, instead The idea could have worked, as ideas only shows the film’s lack of of something of substance, we are illustrated by a Seinfeld episode direction. In its brashness the film’s greeted with a crude and obvious brand of toilet humour that is more tiresome than funny. Hence scenes of mistakenly taken Viagra, gigantic erections poking through trousers, the boss caught masturbating in the toilet cubicle, and even the sexstarved priest’s covert relationship with a nun.

greatest pretence is that topics like church and sex are still taboo, while not realising that because they aren’t anymore, poking fun at them is no longer interesting. Despite its dis­

play of breasts, bottoms and cruci­ fixes, the film is no more titillating than one would be about a highschooler who gives up smoking for Lent.

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tion of the mass genocide of Armenians in the early 20th Century. “The plan was mastered and called Genocide/ took all the children and then we died/ the few that remained were never found/ all in a system, Down” Tankian barely whispered, before leaving the stage too overcome with emotion at his own words to even acknowledge the screaming crowd.

Instead of an encore, the audi­ ence is left with John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ playing over the PA, seemingly telling those assembled what our world could be, or per­ haps could have been had we done things right. Instead, we have America as it is, and thus all the rea­ son we need for System of a Down’s existence.

Man, what a night.

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Having lost the first game of the best of three series 2-0 at TroisRivières the previous Wednesday, the Redmen needed the win on Saturday to extend the series to a third game.

The story of the contest was McGill's inability to capitalize on their power play chances. The Redmen struggled with the man advantage and were able to convert only one of eight chances.

The scoring was opened by Patriote Jean-Philipe Glaude at 6:36 of the first period with a slap shot from the blue line.

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The McGill Redmen suffered a disappointing 2-1 loss to arch rivals Université de Quebec à TroisRivières Patriotes last Saturday night at McConnell Arena. The win allowed the Pats to sweep the Red n White two games straight in their Quebec Student Sport Federation (QSSF) Far East semifi­ nal series.

“The boys gave it everything they had,” said McGill head coach Martin Raymond after the game.

“But we couldn’t get the puck in their end and score.”

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The Patriotes drew two penalties before the first period was out, but the Redmen were unable to get on the board.

McGill’s scor­ ing travails can be partly explained by a formidable group of UQTR defenders, who played a smart game by tying up the McGill for­ wards, preventing the Redmen from getting any real chances.

McGill’s power play woes con­ tinued in the second period.

UQTR was penalized five times yet the Redmen were held in check.

The lack of overpowering size for McGill came into play six min­ utes into the period, when centre Jean-Philippe Pare was able to dom­ inate the crease and slide a loose puck past Vallaincourt.

McGill rebounded to close the gap to one at 10:11 of the period.

Defenceman Adam Shell s slap shot deflected off a UQTR stick and found the net, keeping McGill’s hopes alive.

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The majority of McGill’s offensive efforts came from the combination of team captain David Burgess and winger Greg Leblanc.

The tandem led a number of fastpaced attacks in the second and third periods. Burgess had a great

opportunity to flip the puck in amidst confusion in the crease area in the latter part of the third, but UQTR’s Éric Desjardins displayed acrobatic agility by diving across the crease and stopping the puck just short of the goal line.

As the game wore on, both teams fell into a defensive mode.

After outshooting the Patriotes 1914 in the first period, the Redmen only created four scoring chances to UQTR’s five in the third period.

The teams played to a stalemate in the third and last year's national champions left town with the victo­

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Raymond attributed his team’s loss, in part, to the Redmen’s inabil­ ity to get the puck out of their own zone.

“We struggled a lot in our own end and had trouble dumping the puck in. Their guys were camping out at the blue line and gave our defence a lot of trouble.”

While after the game the team was u n d e r s ta n d a b l y upset by the playoff loss, there are many reasons why the sea­ son should be con­ sidered a success.

The team dealt capably with the loss of last season’s lead­ ing scorer Greg Davis, who left the Redmen to play pro­ fessionally in the United States.

Rookie forwards Greg Leblanc, Doug Orr and Bruno Lemire all proved capable of shouldering their share of the offen­ sive load, and veterans Dave Burgess and David Bahl were con­ sistently the team’s best performers as they were counted on to be.

Coach Raymond must work to improve his team’s power play and defence for next year, but with almost all of the 2002 squad return­ ing, there is legitimate reason for optimism concerning next year’s season.

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A record twenty-one of McGill’s swimmers flew across the country to Vancouver, B.C., for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport final championship and came home with some of the best results of the year.

The men took home the fifth place spot as the top QSSF finisher with 224 points and the women came eighth with a total of 198 points.

For the second year in a row, the QSSF men’s title went to McGill, despite the number of injuries sustained by four of the team’s top swimmers. Former CIS medallist David Allard was among those just coming off the injury list with a broken wrist along with Doug McCarthy who would have been the 22nd name on the McGill

CIS roster.

Alexandre Pichette earned AllCanadian status after winning two silver medals in the 50m backstroke

just 0.14 seconds behind the win­ ner and in the 100m backstroke with a time of 56.17 seconds.

The bulk of the men’s success was led by the relay team. The 4x100m freestyle relay team made up of Allard, Ryan Tomicic, Erik

Shessler, and Pichette won bronze.

The 4x100m medley relay team of Pichette, Allard, Sylvain Lemieux and Ryan Tomicic.

On the women’s side, freshman Michelle Laprade was the only McGill medallist who won bronze in the 50m breaststroke. Many top ten results were tallied the 11 female swimmers McGill qualified for the nationals. Others reach­ ing the finals included Genevieve Grégoire, who was seventh in the 50m backstroke and Heather Bell, who was fourth in the 50m breaststroke, fifth in the 100m breast­ stroke and seventh in the 200m breaststroke.

The McGill contingent sent to the Nationals was the largest in school history and 18 top ten fin­ ishes was also a record.

—Tribune staff

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The Zamboni doors had bare­ ly closed to begin the second over­ time before Lebreux snapped the puck between the legs of Doyle.

The wet ice impeded McGill from clearing the zone, creating several lose pucks that the Maroon ‘n Gold eventually capitalized on.

Doyle, the final year Physical Education student, expressed dis­ appointment in the fact that only one of the top ten ranked teams in the country advanced to nationals.

“Both teams deserve to be there. Unfortunately, Concordia got the one goal.”

been here,” claimed Doyle. “The depth has been much greater than it has been in the past.”

The depth Doyle talked about was a combination of veterans and several star rookies. Martlets Doyle, Ticmanis and Acheson were named to the first all-star team for the QSSF, while Anna Cooper and Mailloux were second team all­ stars.

Rookies Katherine Safka and Audrey Hadd contributed offen­ sively by scoring 36 and 33 points respectively.

The Martlets, despite the strong play of the year past, will be looking to improve some areas over

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Time for Evaluation Although the team did not reach nationals, the coach and play­ ers could find reasons to be opti­ mistic.

“The season was a huge suc­ cess,” said Smith. “A lot of people wrote us off because of personnel changes. We were competitive though. You have to . give the Mardets a lot of credit.”

The Martlets put together their best regular season in school history with 24 wins. All of that was done despite the loss of all-stars Julie Hornsby, Dana Rittmaster and Canadian Olympic team mem­ ber, Kim St-Pierre.

“It was definitely the most suc­ cessful season in the five years I’ve

the off-season.

“Next year is a promising year for sure,” declared Doyle who will work with the team in an off ice role. “Recruiting will help fill out some holes. A few defensive players are required.”

The loss of steady defenceman Anna Cooper, according to Doyle, will hurt the team. The graduating all-star goaltender will be replaced by another all-star when Kim StPierre returns to McGill.

Beyond that there should not be many changes.

“You are going to look the dressing room next year and it's going to be many of same faces,” said Doyle.And those faces will be looking to return to the CIS cham­ pionship.

Do you agree that the Students’ Society of McGill University collect a capital Improvement Fee of $25 per semester per student for a span of 5 years, $10 of which will be used for Athletics and $15 of which will be used for the (William Shatner) University Centre?

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Considérant que l’A s s o c ia tio n é tu d ian te perço it p ré se n te m e n t 3 0 $ en fra is par s e m e s tre p a r é tu d ian t d a n s le but d ’a m é lio re r le s im m o b ilisa tio n s sp o rtiv e s et d e co n stru ire le pavillion W illiam a n d M ary Brow n; Considérant que c e s fra is ne se ro n t p lu s p e r ç u s en tant q u e tel, la réso lutio n p ro p o sé e e n traîn e rait u n e réductio n d e 5 $ d e s frais d e s é tu d ian ts.

Acceptez-vous que l’Association étudiante de l’université McGill perçoive des frais d’amélioration des immobilisations, de 25$ par semestre par étudiant sur une durée de 5 ans, dont 10$ iront au développement des installations sportives et 15$ iront au Centre Universitaire (William Shatner)?

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Neil Schnurbach W hile m ost people take reading week as vacation tim e, the seventh ranked M cG ill R edm en basketball team w orked hard over the break.

O n Friday, they easily defeated the Bishop's G aiters 76-61 to advance to the Q u eb ec S tu d e n t S port Federation finals where they dropped their opening game 86-59 to the fifth ranked Laval Rouge-et-Or. T h e R edm en are now one loss away from playoff elim ination in the best-of-three finals. I f they w in their rem aining games, they will advance to th e C anadian Interuniversity Sport nationals in Halifax.

Good start for hoopsters D onald Love C om petition Hall was the site o f M cG ill's 76-61 tri­ um ph over Bishop's in the sudden death Q SSF semi-finals.

It was a gam e in w hich the R edm en never trailed and controlled from start to finish.

Q SSF player o f th e year L'om enico M arcario led the way for th ; R edm en w ith 21 points, while sec­ ond team Q SSF all-star Fred Bernard had 19 points and five rebounds.

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"T h ey were physical w ith B urky [point guard D en b u rk Reid] and I th in k th at was part o f their strategy.

But Burky was able to stay focused w hich was crucial for us."

First team Q SSF all-star Reid was indeed able to stay calm and m anaged to score 15 points for the Red n W hite.

T he game started o ff on a posi­ tive note for M cG ill, w ith the Redm en ju m p in g o u t to a 31-19 lead w ith four m inutes rem aining in the first half.

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in the second half. T here were a lot o f positives th at we can take from this game."

"It was a big w in," added M arcario, a first team Q SSF all-star.

"We stuck together in the second half.

A fter M cG ill's triu m p h on Friday, the stage was set for a battle o f two nationally ranked teams in the QSSF finals. C om ing into the series, Laval had w on three out o f five m eet­ ings w ith the Redm en on the season betw een the tw o evenly m atched teams.

B ut Sunday's game was anything b u t even.

T h e R edm en ju m p ed o u t to a 10-5 lead b u t were outplayed the rest o f the way as Laval w on decisively 8659.

T h e tone was set early on when Reid picked up three questionable fouls early in the contest. H e left the game w ith the R edm en trailing 15-14 w ith 13 m inutes rem aining in the half. By the tim e he returned, the R edm en were dow n 49-30.

"I certainly d o n 't th in k the offici­ ating helped us out," said M arzinotto.

"Burky picked up two soft fouls and w hen we lost Burky we lost our flow. " Point guard H idesh Bhardwaj did an adm irable job filling in for Reid.

B ut Reid controls the flow o f M cG ill's offence and they were out o f sorts w ith o u t him .

"I'm n o t really sure w hat those fouls were," said Reid. "I was going after the ball and they m ade the calls.

ity"I felt good all day," said Bernard w ho was also nam ed Q SSF defensive player o f the year. "T he key was a three-pointer I h it to start the game.

It forced them to guard me closely and I was able to attack the rim all day."

Bishop's w ent on a 12-4 run to close o u t the h alf to make the score 35-31. But the Redm en were able to pull away in the second h alf th in k s to an early 17-4 ru n o f their own.

"It was a little b it o f a Jekyll and H yde act by o ur squad," explained M arzinotto. "We folded a bit at the end o f the first h a lf and let ther t back into the game. B ut we closed tl e deal

Andrew Bier reaching for the stars T hey were com ing in w ith no th in g to lose, so all o f the pressure was on us.

B ut we came away from it pretty well."

N o th in g I can do about it."

It is very hard to blam e a 27p o in t loss solely on the officiating.

Laval stepped up and played a brilliant gam e against the Redmen.

First team QSSF all-star Charles Fortier scored 31 points converting on 12 o f his 19 shots from the field including five o f six three-pointers.

Second team all-star M arc-A ntoine H o rth added 16 points.

"Fortier played extremely well," said M arzinotto. "T hat was the best I've seen Laval play all season. B ut we were brutal. W e were soft and I d o n 't th in k th at the effort was there. " M cG ill d id a tte m p t to p u t together a com eback in the second half. T hey pulled to w ithin 11 points w ith 13 m inutes rem aining. B ut every tim e it looked like M cG ill w ould m ake a charge, Fortier had a response.

H e h it two straight threes after the M cG ill charge to give Laval a decisive 17 p o in t advantage.

T h e R edm en got their best effort from senior guard/forw ard Kirk Reid.

T h e second team all-star m anaged 15 points. Fred Bernard added 13, while M arcario was held to eight.

G am e tw o o f the exciting Q SSF final takes place on W ednesday M arch 6 at 7:00 P M at Love C om petition Hall. W in or lose, it will be the final hom e game for the Redm en.

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M a r t l e t v o ll e y b a ll o u t o f p la y o f f s

The women o f McGill’s vol­ leyball team failed to make it to nationals, losing in the QSSF final 2-1 against the Sherbrooke Vertet-Or. The loss was an upset con­ sidering the fact that the Martlets were ranked fifth in the country going into the postseason.

In the deciding game in the best-of-three final, Wendy Whelan had 13 kills, 11 digs, and four stuffed blocks. Liz Jamieson completed a strong year with 12 kills, 20 digs, and three stuffed blocks. t In the individual awards that were announced on Feb. 24, Shauna Forster was named the ■MVP for the Quebec conference, while McGill coach Rachel i

Beliveau took home coach of the year honours. Forster follows in the footsteps of current teammate Wendy Whelan who received the same honour in 1997-98. Forster, a finalist for CIS player of the year, will find out if she won today.

Coach of the year will also be announced, with McGill's head coach standing as a finalist.

M a r t l e t b a ile r s l o s e s e m i - f i n a l , h a v e b e s t s e a s o n i n fiv e y e a r s

Three days after recording a thrilling 65-62 overtime win over the Bishop’s Gaiters, the Martlet Basketball season came to a close as the team dropped their Quebec Conference semi-final match-up versus the Concordia Stingers 6045 last Wednesday, February 27th. The team came out flat, falling behind the Stingers 30-16 after the first half action. Veteran guard Cheeka Mitchell played well in defeat, recording 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

Forward Sarah Gagne also had a strong performance registering 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Unfortunately, conference scoring leader Maude Vallieres only man­ aged 6 points for the Martlets, but it was Vailliere’s 21 point per­ formance in the Bishops game that got die Martlets to the play­ off round to begin with.

The Martlets suffered from a slew o f injuries this season, play­ ing without forward presence Shannon Howard for the last stretch of the season being one instance. The team also suffered from its relative inexperience, too often committing mental errors in key points of games. Led by Quebec rookie of the year KellyRae Kenyon, the team featured many promising first year players, however, meaning that there is a good chance that they will be able to improve upon their best season in five years, next year.

ABOVE: The McGill Martlet hockey team cheer on their former goal keeper, Kim St-Pierre as Team Canada played the U.S. in the Molson Centre last December. St-Pierre will come back to McGill next season with an Olympic gold medal to commermerate her season away from Montreal with the Canadian National Team.

L E F T : C h e e k a M itchell ta k e s a shot in leading h er te am into the playoffs, only to be defeated by C o n co rd ia . photo by Karen Hawa RIGHT: L e a g u e MVP Shau n a F o rste r se ts for a kill in their playoff g a m e ag ain st Sh e rb ro o k e. M artlets lost 2-1.

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MARCH 8 (ADVANCED POLLS,) 11, 12, 13, 2002 Whereas the Students’ Society of McGill University was a founding member of la FEUQ in 1989; Whereas the pro-sovereignty mandate, which caused SSMU to withdraw from la FEUQ in 1994,

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has been renounced by that organization; W hereas SSMU has no formal representation to the Quebec government, and is concerned about that government’s commitment to quality post-secondary education; W hereas la FEUQ represents 15 student associations and over 120 000 students, making it the largest and most recognized student representative organization in the province; Do you agree th a t th e SSMU base fee be increased by $ 2 .5 0 per student per sem ester for a period of five (5) years to a llo w SSMU to be come a m em ber of la Fédération étudiante u niversitaire du Québec (FEUQ) for a period of five (5) years?

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The best hockey player of all time. The ambassador of Canadian culture. The Great One. He’s Wayne Gretzky, and if it weren’t for him, cities like Anaheim, Phoenix, and Miami would not be able to enjoy the entertainment of pro hockey.

So, were you not taken aback by the fact that the most recogniza­ ble face in this country was cast aside by journalists faster than a U.S. defenceman under Canadian forecheck?

The truth of the matter is that it is Gretzky who helped Americans appreciate the beloved Canadian pastime and their way of saying thanks was to publically demoralize him and his speech in the American media after Canada’s game against the Czech Republic in the third game of the Olympic tournament.

To the journalist's sensational­ ist eye, Gretzky’s comments in which he insinuated unfair treat­ ment towards the Canadian team at the hands of the international hockey community made him appear pissed at the world, or at least the hockey portion of it. This same type of writing can turn a John Rocker into a hero for over­ coming the abuse of a Mets fans by merely pitching a save.

ESPN.corn's E.J. Hradek questioned Gretzky's ego criticizing his hiring of Pat Quinn instead of the seemingly more popular Scotty Bowman, going as far as to call him

the “Great Whine” and “Whine Gretzky.”

Other sportswriters like David Hyde were bolder, taking cheap shots at Gretzky’s native land stat­ ing that “nobody knows Canada enough to hate anything except its Februaries.” What he didn't men­ tion was that this was one of the most pleasant Februaries we’ve experienced in years. Perhaps some of these writers were suffering from post-Skategate syndrome and chose to exaggerate a non-story.

The Great One’s objective was clear all along and along with 31 million Canucks, I applaud him for his candour and frankness concern­ ing his team’s potential. As execu­ tive director of Team Canada, he found himself in a lose-lose situa­ tion, because nothing less than a gold medal would have been accepted by a hockey-starved nation which hadn't won gold in men’s hockey since the early stages of the baby boom when only six teams were in the NHL. Whining? Hardly. Tirade? Not even.

While it may seem all too easy in retrospect to applaud Gretzky's comments, their content is praise­ worthy apart from any post-hoc result. Like his signature •passes from behind the net, Canada’s most famous icon craftily set his team up to win the most coveted gold medal at the Winter Olympics, by shifting the media focus from the team's performance to his comments.

We’11 never know the extent to which Gretzky’s uncharacteristic ranting words affected his team, but we are aware of Team Canada's golden success a result which every­ body but Herb Brooks, who blamed a more difficult schedule for the United States' loss, accepted classfully.

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