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March Madness Tournament Neil Schnurbach Boys and girls it is that time of year that college basketball fans the world over look forward to: March Madness. If you are a huge hoops fan, you have been scrutinizing the teams to determine who will win it all this year. But if you are just a casual fan who wants to donate money to charity while fdling out a bracket, I have some tips for you.

The first rule is that there is a certain amount of luck involved in picking the bracket. I watch about 100 college basketball games a year, but once every 10 years a possessed chimpanzee will outscore me in a college basketball pool. So if my advice doesn’t work, don’t say that I didn’t warn you.

The second rule is that a No. 16 seed has never beat a No. 1 seed.

It will happen eventually, but don’t bet on it happening this year unless you want to lose your money.

Now on to the nuts and bolts of this year’s tournament.

EAST Schnurb’s pick for the final four: Maryland Maryland, No. 1 seed in the east, had a tremendous year, knocking off ACC powerhouse Duke to capture the ACC regular season tide. They lost in the ACC semi-finals to North Carolina State, but the Terrapins still have enough talent to advance to the Final Four.

Guard Juan Dixon with a 19.1 points a game average is one of the most talented players in the coun­ try, and he has proven his mettle in big games. Forward Lonny Baxter Please see GUIDE, page 25

From left: Alisha Ruiss, Tadzio Smith-Jamiolkowski, Jordan G asparik and Grant Wardlow belt it out in the McGill Savoy Society’s The Gondoliers

Gondoliers glide through opening night Rhea Wong It is “in a contemplative fash­ ion,” “to help unhappy common­ ers” that “I am a [critic] grave and serious” to applaud McGill Savoy Society’s The Gondoliers. “But, bless my heart, consider my position” that after Thursday’s triumphant opening night, I emerged with “a pair o f sparkling eyes” to proclaim The Gondoliers a success.

From the canals of Venice to the court of Barataria, this year’s Savoyards coast on a rollicking ride of song, dance and impish humour.

The story begins with the gon­

doliers of Venice wooing and wed­ ding the lovely flowergirls of the canals. Amid the couples are young gondolier brothers Marco and Giuseppe who are in love with Tessa and Gianetta, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess o f Plaza Toro arrive on the shores of Venice with their daughter Casilda who was married, as an infant, to the King o f Barataria.

Unbeknowest to her parents, she is in love with the lowly attendant Luiz. Enter the Grand Inquisitor Don Alhambra, who informs the Duke and family that the husbandto-be was given to a gondolier to raise. Unfortunately, the gondolier

died before telling anyone which son was actually the prince, Marco or Giuseppe. After many fits of jeal­ ousy, musical numbers and roman­ tic twists later, it is disclosed that Luiz is actually the King, therefore married to Casilda while Marco and Giuseppe are free to return to their lives with their wives. And, in clas­ sic Gilbert and Sullivan fashion, everyone lives happily ever after.

The ensemble numbers with the Gondolieri and the Contadine (flowergirls) were an absolute delight. Playful choreography and enthusiastic vocals from the ensem­ ble were the absolute highlight of the show. Most notably, the elabo­

rately staged and intricate opening chorus of ‘List and Learn’ featured caboose-shaking men in tights dancing with girls in whirling skirts providing a visual smorgasbord.

Though Savoy always presents the very best theatrical performanc­ es that McGill has to offer, Shannon Cohen as Casilda was par­ ticularly outstanding. Other stars to watch are the very talented Jordan Gasparik as Tessa and Tadzio Smith-Jamiolkowski as Giuseppe.

Luiz (Jonathan Davis) and Don Alhambra (Eric Simpson) also pro­ vided hilarious slapstick and comic levity.

Please see GONDOLIERS, page 18

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The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, March 12, 2002

New Bush climate plan fuels world-wide controversy Andrea Grant

U.S. President George Bush’s newly introduced Global Climate Change Initiative has sparked inter­ national criticism.

Following Bush’s refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol by cutting greenhouse gas emissions by five percent below 1990 levels by 2012, the U.S. will follow this alternative path in effort to fight global climate change.

The Kyoto Protocol is an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which has an overall goal "to stabilize greenhouse gases at a level that would prevent dangerous [human-caused] interference with the global climate system." Since the United States is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, responsible for roughly a quarter of the global total, its backing out of the deal caused great concern about

whether ratification would still be an effective tool to combat global climate change.

A Greenpeace report on the ratification situation outlined the seriousness of the American stance.

"The US is seen as abandoning its moral, political and legal responsi­ bility to work internationally to address the most pressing interna­ tional environmental problem of the 21st century global climate change."

In response to this internation­ al disapproval, the U.S. chief nego­ tiator reiterated that "the U.S. is not in the business o f signing-up to agreement it knows it cannot fulfill.

We don’t make promises we can’t keep."

President Bush expressed his concern about the economic impact of environmental safety.

"Complying with those man­ dates would have a negative eco­ nomic impact with layoffs of work­ ers and price increases for con­ sumers."

Bush’s Global Climate Change

Initiative reflects this concern about greenhouse gas emissions cuts hurt­ ing the American economy. It puts the economy first and foremost, with climate change technologies following suit.

"My approach recognizes that economic growth is the solution, not the problem," said Bush.

"Affluent societies are the ones that demand, and can afford, the most environmental protection.”

The legislation links green­ house gas emissions to American GDP. "My administration is com­ mitted to cutting our nation's greenhouse gas intensity - how much we emit per unit of econom­ ic activity - by 18 percent over the next 10 years," claimed Bush. This reduction would avoid "more than 500 million metric tons of green­ house gas emissions [in the next

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Current projections point to an increase of 39 percent above 1990 levels by 2012. "While the Bush proposals may reduce this to around 33 percent, this was still a very substantial increase in absolute emissions," they said.

This is in stark contrast to the 7percent reduction of emissions that the U.S. initially agreed to under the Kyoto Protocol.

Japan and other industrialized countries, including the E.U. and Russia, intend to ratify the protocol in June. Canada is still undecided on whether it will ratify or not.

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decade], the equivalent of taking 70 million cars off the road."

Critics argued that basing the plan on greenhouse gas "intensity" rather than emissions will have lit­ tle impact. According to European Union Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom in a joint state­ ment with Environment Minister Jaume Matas of Spain, greenhouse gas emissions intensity in relation to GDP have been falling in the U.S. “The Bush plan is based on a prolongation o f this trend, thereby in effect foreseeing little more than continuation on a 'business-asusual' path."

Despite the fact that EU offi­ cials welcome Bush’s plan as an effort to curtail domestic green­ house gas emissions, they point out that it is unlikely to yield a net

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"We want to inform the McGill public about what MSF does," said Thuraisingham. "We especially want to better inform students who would like to volun­ teer for the MSF at some point."

The film offered a detailed per­ spective on Africa, set with beauti­ ful jungles and beaches, interesting markets and people, and showed their lifestyles and their poverty.

Taking place mostly in the town of Harper near the border of the Ivory Coast, the documentary was shot under strict military sur­ veillance. Liberian cities were in the process of being raided by rebels, and the town rested uneasily under the constant threat of evacuation.

But Picard fastidiously carried out her physician’s duties using a makeshift third world hospital without proper modern equipment.

The film follows Picard’s expe­ rience in Liberia, and the everyday trials and tribulations of acting as a doctor in a small African village, to her return to Quebec where she meets her family after being away for a year. But she now feels like a tourist in her own country.

“Over there I learned how to appreciate the important things.”

Picard says in the film.

"It was mindblowing, not just because of the work involved, but because of the psychological impact on the person [Picard]", comment­ ed Thuraisingham.

A Drop in the Ocean gives us a closer look at the doctors who have decided to sell their houses, close their practices, and leave their friends and families in Canada to travel to foreign, war ravaged coun­ tries to do what they can to make a difference. Like the title of the film suggests, they know that their con­ tributions are small in the greater scheme o f things, and that they need to get at the root o f the prob­ lems there.

But all the same, doctors like Picard are doing the best they can to treat the sick in a country where violence and disease are a daily part o f life. A display of photographs taken by MSF workers in Angola will be featured at the McGill book­ store later this month. For more information on the McGill MSF chapter, please send e-mails to: msfmcgill@hotmail.com.

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, March 12, 2002

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T h is week, M c G ill students vote for new executives. 1 he following are the unaudited budgets o f the execu­ tives o f the Students' Society o f M c G ill University for 2001-2002.

These num bers represent how m uch the executives were budgeted from annually collected undergradu­ ate student fees, not the actual am ount spent. T h e variances under different budget lines reflect the spe­ cific duties involved with different portfolios.

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C a rly Jo h n so n Halfway through the presiden­ tial candidates’ debate last Wednesday, Red Herring Editor-inChief D. J. Waletzky asked the aspir­ ing SSMU leaders what they would be wearing to his (imaginary) cos­ tume party.

"Saran wrap," said Hussein Nanji. "Because I would be a very transparent president."

The comment may win the award for worst pun of the evening, but it was a novel spin on one of the most banal and clichéd buzzwords in a banal and cliche-ridden debate.

The promises were every bit as earth shattering as last year. Dan Park wants "to make SSMU your organization." Martin Doe says the cornerstone of his platform is to "address student concerns." Every one claims to be the man who will

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"make it happen."

Strip away the feel-good rheto­ ric, and you may be left with little more than a couple of outlandish ideas (laptop jacks in the Shatner cafeteria was one) and a dose of petty political ambition. But the big issues of tuition, privatization, and envi­ ronmental policy did thankfully emerge, and the ability of each can­ didate to address these with some attempt at a concrete solution, dis­ tinguished the five hopefuls.

The Candidates This year’s race has two SSMU executives, two SSMU familiars, and one irate outsider contending for the post of Sultan of SSMU. Martin Doe (VP Clubs and Services) and Raoul Gebert (VP Operations) are the most experienced within the SSMU framework. Hussein Nanji (SSMU Speaker) has his ‘energy,’ to

T h e C a n d id a t e s Raoul Gebert

Background: U3 Joint Honors in Political Science and Sociology; Hamburg, Germany, current SSMU Vice-President of Operations What would be your top three priorities in office?

To democratize, to diversify, and tackle tuition.

If you could compare yourself and your opponents to animals, which animals would they be?

I would be a lion (see the Tribune’s SSMU December report card).

Hussein would be a chameleon because he blended in with what­ ever question is asked. Martin would be a goat so that DJ Waletzky can check him into the Red Herring. Dan Park would be an owl because of his managerial insight, or maybe its his glass­ es. Alykhan Sunderji would be the proverbial rhino in a porcelain store with regard to sensitive questions.

Why should we vote for you, in ten words or less?

There is a need for profound change in SSMU. What is your favorite quote?

“Courage my friends, it’s not too late to build a better world.”

-Tom Douglas

Hussein Nanji Background: U3 Marketing student from Calgary; cur­ rent SSMU speaker.

Why should we votefor you, in 10 words or less? I am ener getic, understanding and proactive.

What would be your top three priorities in office?

1.Creating an Environmental Commissioner with a voting

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sell and Dan Park (MUS President) his ‘dedication.’

All four were kept on their toes by an insult-slinging upstart named Alykhan Sunderji. A U1 student whose secret weapon is “that I won’t shut up until I’m heard, a’ight?’ he was merciless with the leaders who “only represent five percent of stu­ dents.’

"I’ll be here at least another two years, which means I have actual incentive to change," he said. "I’m not doing this to pad my c.v. or to get into Law school. I’m not kneedeep in McGill politics like these guys."

Hardly discouraged by his out­ sider status, he used his ignorance of SSMU machinations as a main sell­ ing point.

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President’s Council? Ninety-five percent of students have no idea what the President’s Council does for them. Thank you for asking."

Nanji and Park, who lack Doe’s and Gebert’s executive experience, but also lack Sunderji’s arrogance, were both reticent to offer up much of an opinion on anything. Several questions were centered on the would-be President’s willingness to support activist initiatives — endors­ ing a student strike, or protesting with students against international tuition hikes.

"It depends on the situation," was Nanji’s evasive reply. "I think most students are against interna­ tional fees’ rising."

He reiterated the need to "listen to the issues, then understand the issues, then take action on the issues," with no indication of what form that action might take.

Park was highly conciliatory.

"We’re here to learn, and the admin­ istration does recognize that," he said. He turned down the idea of protesting because "it may not be the ideals of all students on campus."

Martin Doe had the answer of a practiced politician.

"I think we have to work with the administration, but we also have to take to the streets when necessary.

If it’s that much of a problem, stu­ dents themselves will rise up," he said. Doe repeatedly referred to the role of the President as that of a “mediator”.

Raoul Gebert had by far the most decisive answer of the night.

"It is out of the SSMU presi­ dent’s jurisdiction to rise up," he said. "The only issue where I can see this happening is with complete pri­ vatization, which I would be willing to fight for. Students are firmly committed to public education."

Alykhan Sunderji Background: U1 Industrial Relations student. President of the Vancouver Foundation at age 16; no SSMU experience.

Why should we vote for you, in 10 words or less? I know how to get the job done.

What would be your top three priorities in office?

1.To go through the SSMU books and make sure that our money is being used as efficiently as pos sible. If it is, there should be no reason for tuition hikes.

2.Improve student health care. The health centre now is inadequate for the number of students at McGill —I mean, there are students sitting on the floors. We pay three times for health care —we pay the federal government, we pay the provincial government, and we pay McGill. But you can get served in less time at that decrepit old [Royal Victoria] hospital than here.

3. Increase communication between SSMU and the students. That means talking to students on campus, putting up posters, letting students know about the nomination process.

I f you could compare yourself and your opponents to animals, which animals would they be? Weasels. They’re all weasels.

Except Raoul Gebert, but he’s like an elephant, because he’s not moving quickly to change anything. I would be a black sheep. I may be a long shot, but I appeal to a lot of people who wouldn’t normally vote. And you can’t count our the voice of the majority of students.

Favorite quotation? "When you take away the right to say ‘fuck,’ you take away the right to say ‘fuck the government.’"

Martin Doe Background: Current VP SSMU Community & Events, U3 Science Why should we vote for you, in 10 words or less?

I will address McGill students’ concerns.

What would be your top three priorities in office?

1. Address policies relating to tuition discrimination and the environmental policy.

2. I want to promote clubs and services, athletics and student initiatives.

3 .1 want to bring a different attitude to SSMU, after working with over 130 student groups on cam­ pus.

I f you had to qualify yourself, and everyone else runningfor president as animals, what would these ani­ mals be? I would be an owl, because I am usually very calm. I can turn my head in all directions to see what is going on around me. Alykhan would be a dog, because he has lots of energy and lots of bark. I’m waiting to see if he has bite as well. Raoul would be a dolphin because he is very wise and resourceful and I respect that about him.

Dan Park is a cat, because he has lots of personality. Hussein, I think, is a monkey, just because he is such a fun guy.

What are the three new ideas that you wish to bring with you to SSMU? Firstly, I want to tackle policy issues within SSMU. We should set a stance and SSMU should be an example for others to follow. Secondly, I want to address the room book­ ings situation by dedicating the space in the basement B-09 as student space. I will consult with the students and clubs to find out what they want the space for. I also want to address the issue of Muslim prayer space. Lastly, I want to bring a new attitude- I will be the first to say sorry when I’m wrong.

Favorite quotation? A good friend once said to me when I was upset, “So what are you going to do about it? Sit there and wait for everything to get better?” I found that motivational.

Dan Park seat on SSMU Background: U3 Management student; from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 2. Implementing a Used Bookstore in the Shatner build­ Why should we vote for you, in 10 words ot less? ing Fantastic experience; active role in University; representing students' interests.

3. Getting course évalutations published online, which What would be your top three priorities in office? has been in the works for years, but never happened.

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Deal with the communication issue. Last year, as a faculty president, I didn't even know what SSMU did.

With the new Minerva system we will be able to finally That has to be changed. do this.

2. Improve the SSMU website — some content needs to be altered, and much more needs to be displayed.

I f you could compare yourself and your opponents to ani­ 3. Continue renovations to the Shatner Building. For example, I'm looking at getting laptop jacks in the mals, which animals would they be?

Shatner Cafeteria.

Alykhan would be a hyena, because he’s loud and he I f you could compare yourselfand your opponents to animals, what animals what they be? doesn’t stop speaking. Dan Park would be a mouse, because he’s very quiet. Raoul would be a parrot because I would be a polar bear, because I'm not aggressive, but I'm protective of my cubs, and I personify the North (McGill). Hussein is he talks a lot. And Martin would be a pussycat, because a deer because he's all over the place, but he’s friendly. Raoul is an eagle because he is territorial and knows what he wants and knows what he believes. Martin Doe is a golden retriever because he's friendly. Alykhan I don't know at all, so I can't comment. he’s just a nice guy.

Favorite quotation? If you want something badly What is your favorite quote?

Success is one per cent inspiration, and 99 per cent hard work. enough, in the end you will always get it"

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, March 12, 2002

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Rachel De Lorie: ACCLAIMED

Background: U3 Joint honors Economics and History student; former Arts senator.

Apart from the fact that you have no opponents, why should we votefor you, in ten words or less?

I am experienced, dedicated, and committed to the port­ folio.

What would he your top three priorities in o ff cel 1. Expand the Research Opportunities Program, which has been started but will take longer to bring to completion.

2. Get the Environmental Policy passed —there’s enough involvement that it could be passed next year.

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Work with the Career and Placement Service (CAPS) to improve the internship task force across the university. There are other things as well, like the anti-discrimination policy, that I would like to get through, but those would be my top three.

How do you feel about your acclamation? Like I said in the debate, I don’t think it’s a loss of legitimacy for the portfolio. I’ve been involved in student politics for the past three years, and I definitely have the experience for the position. Acclamations do reflect some student apathy, but some races are pretty competitive.

Favorite quotation? "Reason is the sow and tortuous method by which those who do not know the truth discover it" (Blaise Pascal)

Background: Fourth-year Political Science student hailing from Boston. Former Arts representative to SSMU; sat on SUS and AUS councils.

Apart from the fact that you have no opponents, why should we vote for you, in ten words or less?

I have the experience, dedication, determination to improve Clubs and Services.

What would be your top three priorities in o ff ce?

1. Increase the resources available to Clubs and Services, especially technological equipment.

2. Improve communication through open meetings, and by having a physical, printed calendar of events.

3. Increase support to clubs. There is a very high turnover of club lead­ ers, and it’s important to ensure that the information keeps getting through.

How do you feel about your acclamation? It’s a tough situation, because an acclamation usually does delegitimize your right to a position. But at least there was some interest, even if [opponent Sherrydene Phillips] did withdraw late in the race. I don’t think it’s such an indication of student apathy, either there are many ways for students to get involved in SSMU, not just through leadership positions.

Favourite quotation? Be the change you wish t see in the world (Mahatma Gandhi)

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Jo hn S c ia s c ia A debate featuring three dis­ tinct candidate platforms took place last Wednesday night as part of the electoral race for the position of SSMU Vice-President Oper­ ations.

Arts Undergraduate Society VP Finance Seth Offenbach, cur­ rent SSMU Treasurer Kathleen Morrison, and Political Science and Economics student Rod DeCastro each promoted unique and differ­ entiable executive visions.

DeCastro listed his goals, which include bolstering the SSMU’s bursary endowment fund by doubling the current approxi­ mate holdings of $500,000 by mov­ ing the funds to Financial Aid. "By doing this, [the Financial Aid Office] would match the figure dollar-for-dollar," said DeCastro, whose plans also include a full-year McGill Student Fund opt-out. He also called for further development of space within the University Center and making the building open to students seven days per week, as well as forging closer ties with faculty associations.

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Kathleen Morrison and Seth Offenbach are answering some tough questions

Morrison’s platform focused on the need for more careful spend­ ing with regard to SSMU-sponsored events.

"Lower overhead costs for our events are needed to reduce fiscal waste," explained Morrison, who

referred to the $20,000 loss incurred by last year’s Frosh pro­ gram.

She also maintained that active measures must be taken to prevent further takeovers of student-run food services by the University, and

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also stressed her goal for hav­ ing more students present at SSMU open meetings.

"Students should have a strong presence at these meet­ ings rather than having them host a ridiculous display of planted questions," Morrison contended.

Offenbach argued for a more open budget process through an open forum, improved web access, and a mid-term report on the Society’s financial affairs. He also claimed to be in favor of a strong environmental policy for the University Center, and furthermore promised increased funding to University athletics teams, which would include non-var­ sity teams.

Ultimately, all three can------ didates pledged to create a more student-inclusive budget­ planning process.

Morrison expressed her will to change the "top-down" budget approach taken with clubs and other SSMU-sponsored groups, while Offenbach

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"You need to be a team player because you can’t do everything on your own," said DeCastro, who felt that greater participation from clubs is necessary in the audit process.

"I’ll screw up, but you’ll be there to call me on it," De Castro jokingly added.

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Kathleen Morrison Background: U3 Management, SSMU treasurer What would beyour top three priorities in offce?

1. I want to create more communication between cafeterias so they can work together and represent themselves to the university—also so that they can better serve students in such things as vegan and kosher alternatives.

2. I want to continue making important SSMU docu­ ments available online. I want SSMU "open forums" to be truly open forums, not shows with planted questions and planned answers. I suggest that there be a session for dis­ cussion of the budget, and not a watered down version.

3. I haven’t always been in the SSMU political realm; this is my first year of involvement, so I have the unique posi­ tion of being able to understand insiders and outsiders.

Because of this, I am interested in more actively promot­ ing the Campus Life Fund.

Favorite quote: "The times they are a-changin'" (Bob Dylan)

Rod Decastro Background: From Penticton, British Columbia, U2 Political Science and Economics student What would beyour top three priorities in office?

1. Implement a full-year MSF opt-out pro­ gram, which would only require the correc­ tion of a minor software problem, since the system is currently only designed to deal with opt-outs on a semesterly basis.

2. Ensure an extra $500,000 to the Financial Aid fund through an account transfer of SSMU's funds to the Financial Aid Office. This would double the current amount of funds to $1,000,000.

3. Strengthen cooperation with faculty associations. This could be done, for example, through such initiatives as SSMU's possible use of Copy EUS, as opposed to Minolta.

What’s your favorite quotation?

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” -Lord Alfred Tennyson

Seth Offenbach Background: from New York City. U1 History student; cur­ rent AUS VP Finance.

What would be your top three pri­ orities in office?

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Maintain transparency through open forums and online posting of fianncial documents; 2. Work with the McGill Students’ Environmental Council (MSEC) for a stronger environmental policy in the Shatner building.

3. Create a user-friendly health plan — one where you don’t have to go off campus to opt-out of the $144 stu­ dent health coverage.

Favorite joke or quote? "What’s done can’t be undone."

(Stephen King)

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C a n d id a te A n a ly s is : VP C o m m u n ity & G o v e rn m e n t

Concrete action vs. ideas that excite J a m e s G ro h sg a l Voters in the election for SSMU VP Community and Go­ vernment may choose between the grassroots activism of Nick Vikander and the subtler approach of Louis-Charles Roy. The VP C&G will negotiate with the provincial government to prevent tuition increases for inter­ national and out-of-province stu­ dents. Both candidates would press the issue during expected Fall 2002 provincial elections, but they plan different approaches, in particular ,with regard to membership in fed­ eral and provincial student lobby groups.

Roy, who was Francophone Commissioner this year, also helped organize Snow AP / Winter Carnival. Before attending McGill, Roy also initiated and organized the Forum des Associations Etudiantes Collegières du Québec, FEUQ’s CEGEP counterpart.

Like current VP C&G Danielle Lanteigne, Roy wants SSMU to stay in the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations and supports membership in the Fédération des Etudiantes Universitaires du Québec (FEUQ).

He argues against federal or provin­ cial membership in the Canadian Federation of Students "The Canadian Federation of Students or CFSQ is only for Concordia and graduate students at McGill, so it’s not representative, but FEUQ is," said Roy. "[Joining FEUQ] will strengthen our posi­ tion for lobbying, and also strength­ en the lobbying position of other Quebec universities... If we join, I’m pretty sure la FEUQ will accept our opposition to differential tuition fees."

Roy plans to influence next year’s provincial elections.

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"I want to create a provincial election task force... composed of different people with different views ... to bring a platform of demands to the candidates... so they can make promises to ... work with us after the elections," said Roy. "We’ll be working with FEUQ, even if the referendum doesn't pass."

Roy proposes year-round Tenant Clinics for students leasing apartments, a volunteer fair in Shatner to encourage McGill stu­ dents to work in the community, and efforts to involve "the nine-tofiver francophone students who go to school and then go back home" in campus activities.

He plans to ask the Société des Transports du Communauté Urbain de Montréal to give reduced tariffs to part-time students and students over 25. He also wants to reexamine campus security, specifi­ cally the role of Walksafe and the possibility of putting blue security phones in the McGill Ghetto.

Vikander, also a bilingual Quebec native, was VP External of the Science Undergraduate Society and a member of the Red and White Ball Committee this year, but he has less SSMU experience than Roy. Active in politics, Vikander ran as an NDP candidate in the 2001 federal election. He is running for SSMU with similarminded candidates on the Progressive slate.

Vikander, who thinks he will vote against the FEUQ referendum question, wants to re-evaulate McGill’s association memberships within "a broad time frame so we can actually have inputs" from all campus groups. He is particularly interested in CFS’s dedication to social issues, although he acknowl­ edges that CFS student fees are sev­ eral times higher than CASA’s.

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"One of the main things for this position is lobbying the govern­ ment for money,” said Vikander. "[T]he lobbying that’s being done now should continue. [I] t’s also important to put public pressure on them to fully fund education. The government responds to public pressure, and the strength in stu­ dent movements is their numbers."

Vikander’s campaign focused on participatory democracy and social justice rather than specific platform proposals.

"The role of companies on campus ... is an issue of social jus­ tice," said Vikander. "We also have to look at ... environmentalism ... economic inequality ... and global­ ization. Ultimately these things do affect us. As to which ones to pick, it’s important to stay as representa­ tive and as consultative as possible, so it’s not just an executive picking these issues and pushing them."

Vikander believes politics belong in the C&G portfolio.

"This is a political position," said Vikander. "SSMU traditionally hasn’t talked about these kinds of social justice ideas... [but] I don’t see a problem having a political vision ... on any of the positions...

If we can’t take stands ... then you end up just managing the Students’ Society, and I think that’s a terrible shame, because the student govern-

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The Faculty of Arts is looking for a Valedictorian to address their fellow graduates at the June 17, 2002 Convocation ceremony.

Please pick up a nomination kit from the AUS office.

T h e d e a d l in e is M a r c h 1 8 th , 20 0 2. ment has so much power to do so many good things."

Vikander’s support among activists and interested observers who share his social commitments will give him a boost, especially given the similarities between him and opponents of 2000’s failed Cold Beverage Agreement referen­ dum.

However, Roy’s experience in SMMU gives him more name recognition. Given that both candi­ dates are bilingual, neither Roy nor Vikander believes that votes will follow linguistic lines.

Vikander has vague plans to find the "ideas that excite people, while. Roy’s less ideologically charged platform suggests a meas­ ured and pragmatic approach to

student government.

"The question in this election will be about mobilization against concrete action, and I’m the con­ crete action guy," said Roy. Roy has more experience with­ in SSMU and FEUQ, and already has contacts within the provincial government. Vikander’s experience with bottom-up political manifesta­ tions could offer a new approach to SSMU’s negotiation with the gov­ ernment.

Voters have a choice between the politically neutral Roy, who ran on quality of life proposals and the left-wing Vikander, who has pro­ moted his ideological worldview in lieu of specific policy objectives.

C a n d id a t e s Louis-Charles Roy

Nick Vikander

Background: Elementary school president, Highschool President, Cégep VP External, current SSMU francophone coordinator, Political Science Honours U2

Background: Montreal, U3, Joint Honors Math/Physics VP External SUS. last year ran for NDP. this year on Physics departmental council, last year Math on math department council.

What would your top three priorities in office be?

1) Improved cooperation with La FEUQ and CASA, even if the ref­ erendum fails—especially given the upcoming provincial elections.

2) Formation of an election task force group to bring different groups on campus together to bring platforms to the government, and to act as a watchdog.

3) Hold the tenants' rights clinic twice a year—one in March would be good for frosh students moving out of rez.

Why should we vote for you, in ten words or less?

Because we'll all have a great time together next year.

What would be your top three priorities in office?

1. Student democracy within SSMU 2. Renewed push for government funding 3. Social justice issues

Why we should votefor you in ten words or less: "Because I'm a good guy" Prior experience: Elementary school president, High school president, Cégep VP external, current SSMU francophone coordinator I f you and your opponent were animals, which animals would you be?

He would be a "power frog" because French people are frogs... His opponent would be Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys (but he’s a great guy) Favourite quotation: “It ain’t over til its over.” Yoggi Berra)

I f you could compare yourselfand your opponents to animals, which animals would they be and why? Maybe a giraffe, because it's slightly ridiculous, but you can take That with a grain of salt. It's only slightly ridiculous, not completely. As for [LouisCharles Roy], I hear he calls himself a powerful frog, but I'm not going to say that.. either a platypus or a groundhog, either one of the two."

Favourite quotation: Vikander could not remember his favourite quote by AA Milne.

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J a m e s E m p rin g h am It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment. Was it when Ian Matthews suggested an event in which students wear a green or red light on their person to notify oth­ ers of their ‘status’? Or perhaps it was at the sight of Naeem Datoo’s wiry frame flailing across the floor in an inspired rendition of “the Worm”? Still others may suggest that it was when it became clear that audience whispering would not permit SSMU outsider Qasim Virjee equal opportunity to be heard?

Regardless of which precise moment it was when the last sem­ blance of integrity associated with the Communications and Events portfolio was obliterated, what was obvious to those in atten­ dance — cndidates friends, and the media — was that whichever of the Vice Presidential hopefuls emerges victorious to assume the title from current VP Communications and Events Brian Ker, will be faced with the ultimate in up-hill battles; engen­ dering school spirit at McGill University. And besides, what role did integrity ever play in knowing how to throw a good party?

Though it’s true that student elections rarely amount to more than celebrated popularity contests, but that doesn’t mean that the

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intentions of those involved aren’t well meaning. And you’re not going tell me that you didn’t have a good time at the last SSMU event you attended. Outdoor Air Pub? Saw you there. Four Floors? You were beside me in line. The Frosh Concert? All right, didn’t see you at that one, but know that you missed

Datoo wants to bring back the BFT party which was once a staple on the student calendar before the plug was pulled on the event two years ago. "Three words," Datoo chimed to the audience, "BFT!" Datoo also forwarded the excellent idea of a McGill street party in the Ghetto, but as to how he planned

a great Kardinal show.

So exactly what new opportu­ nities to consume Molson Dry do this year’s candidates promise?

to secure clearance from the city for it, he was not clear.

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"My current involvement with SSMU has shown me that the SSMU events calendar is already maximized," he informed the crowd. Matthews should be given credit for such a sensible ommision.

When asked about more cul­ ture based activities, Matthews drew applause from the crowd for suggesting that SSMU frosh should include a tour of Montreal’s gay village as it would be a “good experience for people from small towns who’ve never .been exposed to one.”

For his part Virjee, proposed nary a new event, but instead chose to focus upon improved promo­ tion of events, whatever they may be. "The student body needs a web­ site dedicated to promoting SSMU events. Increased com m unication is the key to increasing atten­ dance at school events."

Easily though the two best new ideas presented by the candidates focused on boosting school spirit

and belonged to Datoo and Matthews. Datoo’s proposal of a ‘SSMU hype team’ to prowl the campus on foot and in the SSMU Chrysler PT Cruiser on days lead­ ing up to an event to psych up the student body seems plausible.

Matthews idea of working with McGill Athletics to cross promote SSMU events with McGill sporting events by giving tickets purchased at a McGill Athletics event the abil­ ity to be used at a SSMU event is also a great idea, with real potential.

So how does the final scorecard on the VP Communications and Events hopefuls read? Give the experience edge to Datoo and Matthews because they’ve been involved with a considerable num­ ber of SSMU endeavors already, the edge in new ideas to Datoo, and Matthews who managed to present a somewhat coherent vision, and the promoting edge to all three can­ didates but with Virjee being the most focused on the Communications aspect of the portfolio.

So to recap: SSMU debates promote cynicism, engendering a small town brand of school spirit in a big city is difficult, and the Open Air Pub can’t open soon enough.

See you there.

C a n d id a t e s Ian Matthews

Naeem Datoo Qasim Virjee

Background: U3 Religious Studies, No prior positions but organized events for the Religious Studies Undergraduate society Why should we vote for you in ten words or less?

I can help students enjoy their life at McGill in Montreal.

What are the three mai policies/issues o f your campaign?

There is no open channel of communication between students and their government, and I want to change this by the implementation of a web-based communi­ cation site that would vastly improve upon the current SSMU web site.

To get students to know one another, irrespective of their program or year at McGill.

To help students feel at home in Montreal, through McGill events off-campus.

Favourite quotation?

“The face of a child can say it all. Especially the mouth part of the face.”

Jack Handey I f you had to qualify yourself, and everyone else running for VP-Communication and Events as animals, what would these animals be?

Naeem Datoo would be a fox, purely based on appear­ ances. Ian Matthews would be a dingo because I saw him eat a baby once. Myself, I see as a monkey. The reason is that I am humorous and playful. Come see me be playful at Eclectica tonight at Blue Dog (395 8 St. Laurent), for an old school electronica shindig.

Background: SSMU Communications Commissioner, CSUS President Why should we votefor you, in ten words or less? I’m experienced, motivated, responsible, and I love to have fun.

What would be your top three priorities in office?

1. Making Frosh a success. This year there were a lot of problems with the concert not being filled, and money being lost. I want to make sure that doesn’t happen again.

2. Forming an integrated marketing and communications plan for SSMU. It’s a whole process - it means advertising, getting posters up two weeks in advance, including the website address on advertisements, and afterwards, 3. Getting feedback from workers and from the people who attended.

Favorite quotation? “Expect nothing; be ready for everything,” and also “Don’t let school get in the way of your education” (Mark Twain).

I f you could compare yourselfand your opponents to animals, what animals would they be?

Qasim would be a zebra because he reminds me of Africa. Ian would be a cardinal because I’ve heard he’s from St. Louis. I would be a jaguar because they are cool.

Background: Arts Undergraduate Society VP Internal What are the key points o f your platform?

1. To increase school spirit through more attendance at athletic events. This will cre­ ate an incentive for students to attend McGill sporting events so that they can "jump the line" at other SSMU events such as Four Floors and SnoAPAthletics and SSPF have been receptive to the idea.This would be beneficial to everyone because money from athletic events would go into a pool—the entire program could be improved with higher attendance.

2. The construction of a bilingual SSMU website, making it equally accessible to francophone and anglophone students.

What’s your favorite quote?

“Do onto others as they would do onto you” —The Bible I f you could compare yourself and your opponents to animals, what animals would they be?

I would be a penguin in a frenzy, because I want to break the ice. Qasim would be a fish, and Naeem would be an emu.

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“I f one does not k n o w to w hich p art one is sailing, no w in d is favorable. ” — Seneca

FEUQ is not the answer John Sciascia

I just want to extend my deep­ est admiration to Brody Brown for his thoughtful, compassionate, insightful, and utterly profound article "Fighting a war of our own."

These are the kinds of thoughts and feelings that should be expressed above all others. Brody had the integrity not to offend his opposi­ tion, while still conveying his beliefs in a concise, straight for­ ward, and unsarcastic manner. I have never before felt such appreci­ ation for a job well done, and to know that McGill students will

read, absorb, and react to his views makes me extremely happy.

Homosexuals in society get the stig­ ma of being trite and unintellectu­ al, only able to think about shop­ ping, boys, and Britney Spears.

Although I LOVE all three of these things, and am definitely not afraid to admit it, it is nice to see a public gay voice speaking above the stereo­ typical noise of society and reveal­ ing the side of "gay life" which truly embodies "us" as a group but is rarely acknowledged. We are who we are, and despite the ridicule and

condemnation coming from sec­ tions of heterosexual, and often homosexual society, I have faith that amazing individuals like Brody Brown will continue to break through the restraints of a small minded world and spread the seeds of a greater acceptance and, ulti­ mately, equality.

Thanks again Brody.

“FU CK FE U Q .” The fence on McGill campus Lower Field Michael Belcher sports a simple spray-painted message for students to consider as U0 Arts they head to the polls this week to decide if they want their stu­ dent union to join La Fédération des Étudiantes Universitaires du Québec (FEUQ). La F E U Q is the largest and most active stu­ dent lobby group in the province, but will membership in the organization prove beneficial to all McGill students? N ot likely.

McGill’s international and out-of-province students face a T H E common dilemma of soaring tuition fees with each passing year, and their plight has no end in sight. This problem represents the key reason why the Students’ Society of McGill University k a -r <L) »-. x. & (SSMU) has considered joining La FEU Q, although the lobby T R I B organization’s ability to address those problems appears to be non-existent. This is because o f McGill’s markedly unique nature vis-a-vis the 15 post-secondary institutions that form La FEUQ. For starters, it is the University, and not the provincial gov­ ernment, which controls McGill’s international student fees.

Therefore, we should not expect La F E U Q to lobby the provin­ cial government for lower international student fees at McGill | A l l M c G i l l T r i b u n e E d i t o r -i n - C h i e f a p p l i ­ when an ultimate decision on the m atter rests exclusively in the l c a t i o n s S H O U L D IN C L U D E L E T T E R O F IN T E N T hands of our own administration. FE U Q President Andrée A N D C V TO S S M U F R O N T D E S K BY M A R C H Mayer-Périard has also stated that the lobby group’s goals are 13, 4 :3 0 pm member-based, and consequently cannot form an official stance on the subject unless McGill were to join its membership.

Mayer-Périard’s claim is understandable, but at the same time A LL O T H E R AVAILABLE P O S I­ adds further uncertainty to La FE U Q ’s potential role in repre­ T IO N S ! senting the interests of M cGill’s international student com m uni­ ty.

N e w s E d it o r McGill’s out-of-province students have their tuition fees set A l l a p p l ic a t io n s f o r e d it o ­ a s s is t a n t N e w s E d it o r s by the provincial government, but in a m anner that discriminates r ia l B O A R D S H O U L D BE against them because they are not Québec residents. In fact, F e a t u r e s E d it o r s ADDRESSED TO R H EA W O N G , Québec is the only province that exercises this discriminatory E n t e r t a in m e n t E d it o r s practice and by doing so arguably violates a key section o f the E d i t o r -i n - C h i e f , b y 4 : 3 0 p m S p o r t s E d it o r Canadian Constitution. However, membership in La FE U Q o n M o n d a y , M a r c h 18 t o A s s is t a n t S p o r t s E d it o r s does not represent an effective or appropriate venue to pursue this line of reasoning given the legal complexity o f the argument.

P h o t o E d it o r s t h e T r ib u n e o f f ic e , A more rational approach would be to take the m atter to the O n -L i n e E d i t o r s S h a t n e r r o o m 110.

Supreme C ourt of Canada, which was an option seriously con­ P r o d u c t io n M a n a g e r sidered by SSMU earlier this semester, but was eventually aban­ L a y o u t E d it o r s doned due to a cited lack of sufficient funding for legal costs.

A l l a p p l ic a t io n s s h o u l d S c i e n c e E d it o r O ther concerns about joining La F E U Q include its previous IN C L U D E A L E T T E R O F IN T E N T , C a m p u s E d it o r legacy o f pro-separatist endorsement as well as the need to explore alternative lobbying options. Ultimately, the argument A C V A N D A P O R T F O L I O W IT H that the organization will not equally benefit all McGill students must take precedence. W hile La F E U Q is an accomplished lobby organization that has played a key role in garnering a tuition freeze for Quebec resident students throughout the province, it is a dubious and untested shield for the interests of our internation­ al and out-of-province students.

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Unreal city, Under the brown fog o f a winter dawn, A crowdflowed over London Bridge, so many, I had not thought death had undone so many.

—T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland When you walk a few blocks south of Ground Zero, towards the water, you hit a boardwalk near Battery Park. Along the way, you’ll encounter a picturesque view of The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Lately, no one is around there because all of the local busi­ nesses have closed. Forgetting I was alone on the street in New York, I sat down on a bench to collect my thoughts.

Earlier, I had been pacing

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around the destruction site with a notebook. “People watching,” I call it; my most favorite pastime under any other circumstance.

That day, I had set out to see if there was anything resonant in onlookers’ (mostly tourists these days) reactions to the site.

However, I couldn’t write any­ thing that my shaking pen didn’t render illegible. I gained no insight. There is nothing left to feel at Ground Zero, besides sick.

My nausea calmed itself as I stared out at the harbour. Many people come to Ground Zero seek­ ing the closure that their nature demands, I thought to myself.

Upon arrival, however, it becomes clear that such closure will not be gracing us for a very, very long time.

As the media has gone from profiling countless victims/heroes, to stories about ‘pet rescue mis­ sions,’ one may doubt that there are many personal accounts of these tragic events left to record.

But a few hours later, when I went to see a friend working at a restaurant/bar in the West Village, I learned otherwise.

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T h e l Kale Glover

WÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ I’ve developed a nasty habit.

I fall asleep during the open­ ing scenes of any and all movies that I try to watch. Regardless of the time of day, the volume of the film or the quality of the plot, my eyes are physically unable to remain open, yet I love movies.

I think that part of the prob­ lem is that epic durations have become commonplace. Movies have morphed into sagas that stretch on beyond their welcome.

We seem to have reached a point where quantity determines quality.

The problem doesn’t stop at movies. Lectures wear thin as coherence is sacrificed to the restrictions of time. Telephone conversations can’t be ended, pro­ fessional sporting seasons extend beyond reasonable limits, com­ plaining exceeds acceptable lengths. I find that the present is plagued by seconds the length of minutes, minutes equivalent to hours. Summer seems to be the only time where the minutes can­ not go slow enough.

I find myself perpetually wait­ ing for time to speed up. At the same time as this time meltdown, I feel like there’s not enough time in the day to accomplish all the things

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Adrienne is a struggling free­ lance writer who pays her bills bartending. The last time I saw the NYC skyline intact was from the window of her shared one bed­ room apartment in Chinatown, last August. Her living quarters are on the fifth floor of a building with neither an elevator nor air condi­ tioning. In the summer, the heat is hellish.

That day, Adrienne had fin­ ished writing a story. As her stories are notoriously way too long, she gave it to me to edit for length. I read through it at the bar while she served customers. She had written about her experience on September 11.

Near the end of her manu­ script, I was taken aback by a shocking twist in her style. She had moved from a struggle to compre­ hend what happened that day to a tone of bitter resentment. Not for terrorists, but at the media.

In the first-person accounts that flooded the editorials in the days and weeks following the disas­ ter, written by “renowned authors who already have book contracts and salaries that stem solely from

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that are required or desired. When I look back on my day, my week, a whole semester, I wonder, how the time went so fast. Where did the time go? It passes so slowly while I’m in the midst of it, but in retro­ spect, I feel like it unfolds in the blink of an eye.

Time is measured so precisely, regarded with such authority, revered as absolute wisdom and essential to our social functioning.

How can something so exact be experienced so subjectively?

The calendar and the clock have become the Gods of the Western world. They rule with smug power. They define our lives from an inanimate oblivion. We are fundamentally shaped by these objects. How did the clock become all powerful? It is merely an arbi­ trary symbol. Arbitrary and unquestioned. Kind of like the Queen.

Part of the smugness arises from our definition of time. It is a collection of specific, organized intervals that is so critical to our lives that its elimination would lead to pure chaos. Try to imagine a world in which the clock did not exist. Time would still pass, but the counting would stop. The meas­ urement would stop, but the world would still turn. Even a minor alteration in the system of chronol­ ogy would render us confused and useless. In light of this, we contin­ ue to bow down to the idols of time.

How do we feel time? Is it built into our genes? I have inter­ nalized the 60-minute hour and the 24-hour day so deeply that I have developed a reliable mental

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writing,” she did not recognize her own experience in downtown New York that day.

This is largely because many of these writers reside in wealthy uptown neighbourhoods. As a result, the experience of New Yorkers on that infamous day was shaped by editorials concerned with how residents of the Upper East Side were coping. Adrienne was not impressed by their anec­ dotes, as one writer quoted a friend who declared, “If this is the end of the world, I’m not using light may­ onnaise.” At this, my friend snidely commented that the waves of dust-covered workers walking up her street, “probably ate full-fat mayo and tuna sandwiches every day”.

Another writer for The Times recounts September 12 as follows: “We decided to leave around six. I felt foolish, if conned by fear, as we got on to the West Side Highway, our normal escape route from the city.”

To this, Adrienne responded “if a person has a house in the Hamptons or is able to take a fer­ ryboat away from the island, he or

she will process terror differently from those of us who have no choice but to reside near the site of destruction...Many New Yorkers who live and work in the city feel stuck. For us, there is no easy way off the island.”

After the tragedy, Adrienne and her boyfriend pondered buy­ ing a canoe or a raft so that they could escape Manhattan in an emergency.

Eventually, seeing her own experience as a New Yorker ren­ dered invisible by the media, lead her to wonder, “Perhaps I survived on September 11 because I did not have a profession of influence. The heroes were working that day. I, by contrast, was inside an apartment, in a neighborhood that is never likely to become a target. Only the air parcels I share with those who are important are of risk to me”.

This last page of this story gave me the sudden urge to com­ fort my friend and buy her an ice cream. End of the world or not, neither of us would care whether the treat was low-fat.

forms into an evening stroll in the park. High speed dubbing trans­ forms into slow motion. I can feel the difference as I roll past the “Welcome to Beamsville” sign or as soon as my train pulls into Montreal’s Central Station. The change is subtle but undeniable.

On my last trip home I real­ ized that it’s the meander, the stroll, and the slow motion that I crave. My interpretation of time relies on a small town clock. My

current city life can’t speed that up.

Time just feels better for me in the country. It’s at my own comfort level. While the pulsing rhythm of the city tempts me and sucks me in at times, I am still seeking glimpses of small town time within the urban rush. They do exist, if you know where to look. Eve learned that while city time can slow down, on rare occasions, country time can’t speed up.

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alarm clock. My body is set to wake up at the same time every morning. This internal clock is dis­ tinct from my biological clock that ticks away time on a long-term scale. One’s micro, the other macro. They are timing two differ­ ent types of time.

Time feels different in the city than it does in the country. Time slows down whenever I return to my small hometown. The high energy movement of the city trans­

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Is there an interest in this deposit? Students mark X next to don't care' Dan Ehrenfeld

Coming back from reading week to the cold routine of the winter semester, it seemed like a cyclone of neon flyers and enlarged pictures of smiling and ambitious faces had descended upon the university in our absence. The SSMU election cam­ paigns are coming to a close, and all those eager candidates worked fervently this past week to attract your attention.

But after hearing countless pitches and seeing various posters, for some, the names, positions and four-word slogans tend to jumble together into one big mental mess; "I stand for students," "(add name here) is your man," "I'm working for you," etc. Many find they are disinterested in the whole process and begin to wonder as to its rele­ vance, facing the seemingly inter­ changeable catch phrases.

"I can distinguish between [the candidates]," says U2 student Jessica Murray, "just because I know a lot of them. " SSMU elections appear to a number of students to be devoid of any specific plans of action or gen­ eral platforms by the office seekers that allow voters to differentiate one from another. It is this alleged

non-existence of contrast amongst candidates that could turn off some potential voters. McGill stu­

compared to the other Anglophone University of Montreal, Concordia.

Grant Smedley and Jean Collin gather information for the SSMU elections - voting continues through Friday

dent and QPIRG External Coordinator James Yap accuses the elections of merely being a popu­ larity contest, especially when

"At Concordia, they have platforms; people come together and form a common front. At McGill they advance themselves.

C IH R r e le a s e s g u id e lin e s o n Rebecca Foster

The goal of many medical sci­ entists is to find a cure for an ill­ ness. But how does one justify such research when faced with morallydriven opposition?

A perfect example is stem cell research, which offers the possibili­ ty of cures for many different ail­ ments, while generating an inter­ national controversy.

Stem cells are relatively rare, as they only appear in humans during early stages of fetal development, in the umbilical cord, and as adults in such regions as bone marrow, neuronal tissue, and other areas where new cells are needed to replace old ones but because stem cells hold such medical potential and are so scarce in the adult pop­ ulation, the debate is over where and how one acquires these cells.

The cells are considered spe­ cial in that they have the ability to reproduce for indefinite periods and can give rise to any specific cell when raised under the right condi­ tions. These newly formed special­ ized cells can be transplanted into

W ith no clearly stated platform, the election becomes a measure of how many friends they have or

individuals who require healthy tis­ sue.

Stem cells can be acquired by a variety of methods including using cells from aborted fetuses, unused embryos from fertility clinics, and cloning human embryos. All three methods require the termination of the fetus/embryo. However one method is less controversial as it requires the acquisition of adult stem cells. Research on the topic is plagued with moral questions sur­ rounding the harvesting tech­ niques used. Jessica CrawfordGrey, a U2 International Development student has yet to make up her mind on this debate.

“I change my mind on the subject with every article I read.”

Crawford-Grey is not alone; this subject has left many wonder­ ing where they stand on this issue.

Due to the cells’ ability, they may be able to help in the treat­ ment of a multitude of disorders including Type I diabetes, Alzheimer’s, cancer and arthritis.

There is even the possibility of forming an entire organ from a sin­ gle stem cell. Such options could vastly help reduce the waiting lists

for organ transplants.

Last Monday, Canada joined the ranks of countries with pro­ posed guidelines that would govern the use of stem cells in research.

The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), a non-govern­ mental but influential body, chose to tread in the middle ground. Its proposed regulations would allow public funding to go to research that utilizes stem cells from embryos and aborted fetuses, as well as adult stem cells. However, Canadian researchers would not be allowed to clone embryos solely for the purpose of research.

The Canadian Government has other input on this topic in the form of guidelines proposed by the Commons’ own health committee.

These recommendations are closer to the proposed American laws, as they are stricter than those handeddown by the CIHR. The proposed Canadian guidelines lie in the middle ground between the very liberal guidelines proposed by Great Britain and the restrictive ones proposed by the United States. Great Britain has decided to allow scientists to clone

how many witty posters they put up," he argues.

The comparison is an interest­ ing one when one considers

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Concordia's voter turnout com­ pared to that of McGill. McGill's turnout has been as high as 23 per­ cent in the past year. Concordia, conversely, has peaked at approxi­ mately 13 percent, even amid a much-publicized and infamous campaign to oust the standing stu­ dent union government, which was widely accused by the school's administration and many students of not representing the interests of its constituents.

SSMU C hief Returning Officer Marvin Liebman suggests that student apathy may not be as severe as others claim, if one looks to voter turnout as an indicator.

"Relatively it’s high, compared to other universities... [This is so, in recent voting,] because of the issues, such as the CBA (Cold Beverage Agreement), and one person being disqualified in the last election, which generated a lot of publicity."

This year, the questions of accreditation and of joining la Fédération des Etudiants Universitaires du Québec (FEUQ) are being put to a referendum cou­ pled with the election polling. The McGill Students’ Society hopes that these issues will also be able to produce student interest, which Please see ELECTION, page 13

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human embryos for stem cell research, while the United States have decided to only publicly fund research using existing cell lines (adult stem cells) not embryos, for research.

The debate surround­ ing these regulations is based on fetal and embry­ onic rights. The idea of using potential humans for research has many up in arms. Under the CIH R guidelines, the couple from whom the unused embryos are obtained must give their con­ sent in order for them to be used in stem cell research. This gives the general population partial control over the number of embryos avail­ able.

Margaret Somerville, Director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics, and Law is against the use of embryos for stem cell research.

“The acceptance of the use of human embryos may possibly reduce the value of new human life to that of a commercial product,” she said.

The less controversial harvest­

ing of stem cells lies with adult stem cells. They can be obtained through procedure that will not harm the donor. In the body, they replenish cell supplies that normal­ ly wear out due to a variety of rea­ sons including age and use.

There is a possibility that not all types of tissue could be replaced by this means, though new discov­ eries may prove this theory wrong.

Somerville is in agreement with the use of adult stem cells. She believes that further research into their pos­ sible uses should have been perPlease see STEM CELL, page 12

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C a n J e w is h

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Norman Rawin's N o t Q u it e M a in s t r e a m delights with established authors Josh Scheinert

Twenty-five dollars says that the majority of readers have never heard of Yaacov Zipper, Tom Wayman, Claire Rothman or Cary Fagan. They are Canadian-Jewish authors, and they are not your most-widely read novelists. So for those reasons, author and editor Norman Rawin has put together an anthology of short stories by Canadian-Jewish authors with the attempt of bringing them into the mainstream cleverly titled N ot Quite Mainstream— quaint, isn’t it?

Despite their lack of interna­ tional fame à la Judy Blume, none of these writers are struggling; they are very established within their circles. The anthology also includes writers like Mordecai Richler who have established themselves on an international scale. But when asked why he decided to make this anthology, Rawin said that the anthology gives a chance to expose a genre of writers who have a message to share with the masses. As “the Canadian literary establishment is so dominated by Anglo-Protestant values and aesthetics” there is little room for other traditions.

“Tradition is its own little world in a way—not part of the Canadian mainstream,” he said.

Since this is a collection of works by Jewish authors, one would assume that all of the stories have a Jewish meaning, or mes­ sage. In fact, this is not true. The earlier stories in the collection do bring with them immigrants’ tales and are in fact, translations from the original Yiddish. Chava Rosenfarb’s story ‘The Greenhorn’ and ‘T hat First M orning’ by

Yaacov Zipper (a page of this story in the original Yiddish can be found in the collection) are littered with sediments of the ‘Old Country’. But, not all the stories have an obvious Jewish tone.

As the book pro­ gresses, the Jewish content that was so blatant is now more hidden. After reading particular stories, like Kenneth Shermans’ ‘Fuller Brush,’ you can find yourself searching through the pages to find anything remote­ ly Jewish aside from the author.

Rawin points out an explana­ tion.

“It can be repre­ sentative of what has become of CanadianJewish communities.”

Meaning assimi­ lated. That Canadian Jewry has established itself into the main­ stream of Canadian culture is strongly hinted at in the book. The later stories that look to reach into a Jewish theme are situ­ ated in the past. Whether this is unfortunate or not is irrelevant.

What matters is that it is true, at least if one judges by this collec­ tion.

“Many writers who want to explore their Jewishness and Judaism in general have to go back to the past,” notes Rawin. “A lot of new writers like Chava Rosenfarb are going back into the Yiddish stories.”

Whether or not writers have chosen to write on Jewish themes or have gone back to the past, the content of N ot Quite Mainstream

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is very enjoyable. The stories range in topic from a young boy’s sum­ mer job as a catalogue salesman in ‘Fuller Brush’ to the ever-pertinent tale of a girl in school who does

Canadian academics that found that there was no market in Canada for academics (so much for thinking McGill was going to get you somewhere).

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not quite fit in and the friendship she forms with another classmate in ‘A Minor Incident’ by Robyn Sarah.

Rawin, also a contributing author to the collection particular­ ly likes two of the stories. An aca­ demic himself (Rawin is presently the chair of Canadian Jewish Studies at Concordia) ‘Lives of the M ind Slaves’ by M att Cohen proves especially worthwhile as it deals with the wasted lives of

Zelinger’ by Rochl Korn is his other favourite. At 20 pages, it is one of the longer stories in the anthology, and deals with people fleeing the Nazi onslaught.

As to why Rawin chose an anthology of short stories, as opposed to essays or poems: he felt they were more fun to read. “[The short story] seems to be a place of true experiment and freedom from the conventional demands of the novel and poetry.”

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Not Quite Mainstream brings welcomed diversity to Canadian literature. If multiculturalism and diversity are the great strengths of Canadian demographics, the peo­ ple will value Not Quite Mainstream for its contri­ butions to Canadian diversity and for its attem pt to showcase Jewish writers— not Jewish stories as one is led to believe.

And this is the book’s greatest fault. While it markets itself as an anthology of Jewish short stories, that is simply no the case. The cover of the book reads “Not Quite M ainstream —C anadian Jewish Short Stories,” it should read “Short Stories

by Canadian Jews that may or may not have any­ thing Jewish to them.”

M isrep resen tatio n aside, the collection should be a model for other ethnic groups, not just Jews. It can serve as a documentation of history. In this case, the documentation is of Canadian Jewry from the 1920’s onward, providing a glimpse into the generations that have estab­ lished themselves here: how they did it, the struggle that ensued and the end result.

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formed before the guidelines were issued.

Maureen McTeer, an author and lawyer who specializes in med­ ical law, is one of the main oppo­ nents to the new legislation. She has commented on the possibility that these new guidelines would send the Canadian research down a “slippery slope.”

“We are now saying that these are only embryos,” McTeer told CBC Newsworld.

For McTeer, all embryos have a right to life and should not be used for scientific experiments.

McTeer has even raised analogies to Nazi Germany, saying that the arguments for the use of embryos in this research are similar to those justifying the use of the Jewish population for the Nazi experi­ ments. Somerville hesitates to draw such emotionally loaded analogies.

“Current scientists do not have evil intentions,” she said.

“Stem cell research could possibly save thousands of lives.”

This debate is one without a simple answer. When dealing with such ethically burdened questions

as the fate of a human embryo, one must start to wonder at what point does science stop being science and start being a question of morals and ethics. In the time it takes for the law to catch up with the cur­ rent technology, it will be obsolete, or its’ effects will already be out of the ethicist’s or lawyer’s control.

“Science time is faster than ethics and law time,” noted Somerville.

By May of this year, the legis­ lation surrounding the use of stem cells in research should be present­ ed to Parliament. The question is whether the government will fol­ low the CIHR regulations or heed the advice of its’ own health com­ mittee that proposed more tightly regulated laws.

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Daniel Isaak Episode 8 "In the Office— Part 2"

Michelle is throwing the Professor the hints, although he is not biting. How fa r w ill she go? A nd what does Benjamin fin d out from Sara?

Michelle and Professor Roberts are still in the office. Meanwhile, Benjamin, having just finished suc­ cessfully snooping through the Professors office— where he found the picture o f Jenny— has unexpect­ edly caught sight o f Sara studying in a library o f Gordon University. He decides to fin d out more about Michelle and her crush on the Professor.

be kidding me...Michael and Michelle...?

Back to the Professor’s office.

After ten minutes o f a Freudian solil­ oquy from Professor Roberts in an attempt to help Michelle with her research topic, Michelle has grown both hot and impatient. She cannot take it any longer, and decides spon­ taneously to take matters into her own hands. She interrupts the Professor.

MICHELLE: Excuse me, Professor...but I want to ask a question that is a little...offtopic. ..

PROFESSOR (stops his narrative): What? Oh, please go ahead.

the day, alter the day, after '" - V .

H e a rts caught around my leg...and my daughter and I...the water was beginning to creep up, first our knees, then our waists, then our chests...my daughter...was only seven at die time...she was a smart girl...tried to get my seat-belt off...But then the plane suddenly shifted...we were dragged under­ water...! got free...but I lost my grip on my litde girl...

MICHELLE (puts her hand to her mouth): Oh my god.

PROFESSOR: I lost my little girl.

Now, I have a leg that is almost useless...but what is a useless kg, in comparison to a useless soul, a useless life? I would cut oft' all the limbs of my body, if by doing so, my little girl would come back to me...

MICHELLE (after a moment, slowly): What about.. .your wife?

BENJAMIN (coming up from behind Sara): Hey, good-look­ ing... whatcha doing?

The professors mouth begins to twitch as he tries valiantly from making a scene.

Benjamin sits down next to Sara and smiles broadly Sara gives Benjamin a withering look and turns back to her studies.

SARA (sarcastically): Nothing you

PROFESSOR: She left me soon after. She couldn’t stand the grief...couldn’t stand to be with me, and the memories...wanted it all to go away, in order to make the pain go away...so she went away. 1 barely noticed, however.

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push their plans through. The posi­ tions that candidates do end up tak­ ing on issues often tend to be very similar at the end of the day (lower tuition, better communication with students, capable representation).

Some students feel pressed to find reasons other than campaign pledges to make their final deci­ sions. Andrea Dillon, a U2 Arts stu­ dent, acknowledges that she will "tend to vote for people [she] knows."

Others were not even sure if they would vote at all.

"If I feel that I have the infor­ mation to make an informed choice, I'd vote," said Karyn Fish, U2 Psychology student, "but I don't think I do right now. [Those run­ ning] are only different in their gim­ micks. I think most people don't know what's going on since a lot of candidates put up signs to get your attention but don't really say any­ thing."

Current SSMU President Jeremy Farrell sees the uniformity of positions as a sign of well-researched

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solutions to evident predicaments.

"The issues are meshed togeth­ er because there's a better way to do things and the candidates see the way to go. " And as for insinuations that voters are simply choosing between different personalities and not stances on issues, Farrell gives more credit to those whom he represents, affirming that he has "more faith in McGill students than that."

What is clear is that the stu­ dents elected to the SSMU by tomorrow will be responsible for representing you, the student body, to the administration, the various levels of government and other rele­ vant organizations for one year.

Such a responsibility, indubitably, cannot be taken lightly.

Moreover, with over $40,000 of student fees being directed to pay for the costs of the election and ref­ erendum, it is apparent that each student has an obligation to express their choices by voting. Apathy is one thing, but abstention from something you already paid for is quite another matter.

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would be interested in.

Michelle stands up from her BENJAMIN: What do you mean?

Most students come to reveals the underlying patterns in Michelle goes up to the Professor SARA: Well, it’s just boring ol’me chair and begins to pace nervously, Montreal and never take the organization and representation of playing with the buttons on her and tenderly lays a hand on his sitting here. opportunity to enjoy the finer space..... integrates art into urban shoulder. He lets out a soul-rattling BENJAMIN: What...? You’re not shirt. things this city has to offer. I’m not environment," writes Pierre sigh. boring—1 want to talk to you! ndry, Curator at the museum. talking about the raspberry begr at I’m so, so MICHELLE: I just wanted to ask MICHELLE: That’s why I’m here!

Brutopia or the tasty sandwiches at Also showcased is Francois SARA: How come you gave me the you a question...chat has been on sorry.. .Timothy... I wish there was Santropol. I’m talking abêtit art.

LaéÉlsè, whose art "effects on how cold shoulder at the party last week my mind...ever since I started something I could do...to make Montreal ,,fs known for its wjj experience perception...uses the pain go away... vout class-— then? artistic diversity; its clubs, its cafes fragments and superimposes histo­ She begins to caress his shoulder, BENJAMIN: Listen...parties and PROFESSOR (interrupts): Oh, and its museums. Place-des-Afts is ry and art", Curator Real Lussier drinking...just ain’t my thing, all you don’t have to continue: I know and then moves to embrace him. He the staple in this cultural cornu­ vyrote. allows her, and she twines her thin right? I know 1 look like the kind what you are talking about. copia as it is host to the" cities Lastly ifc.the permanent show­ of guy who parties hard...but I MICHELLE (looking up): You arms around his shoulders. They opera’s, plays and exhibitions; case with the Collection Frac des remain still in each other's arms for do... ? don’t.

Whereas one would u Pays de ?â Loire. Here is exhibited SARA: So why were you at the PROFESSOR: You want to know what seems like forever, as she feels have to give up a,kidney to experi­ lft ‘artists from different genera­ about my leg, don’t you? Why 1 him about to weep, but does not. party? ence one of these (or-Write iH ^rB r tions in France using mediums Then, she semes his head draw away BENJAMIN (quickly): Okay...lis­ have a limp leg?

Tribune’s A&E section), the mi. h as photogi iphy, p ........ . md ten: I'll level with you, all right? MICHELLE (at a loss for words): from his shoulder, and his eyes bore Contemporary Art Museum offers lllc q # into hers. He tentatively brings a There was a reason... that I wanted Uh— a free evening to for your viewing’ 'T he art is beautiful and it was The professor interrupts her thumb up to her cheek and strokes it, to talk to you last week... pleasure. The bpnus; free coat a wonderful way to spend the after­ SARA: Aha! I knew it! Do you again, and his eyes drift o ff into light, hesitant. noon. AJrhotigh free Wednesday check!

PROFESSOR (w ith a cracking think I’m stupid to Fall lor your memory as he begins to speak.

Behind door number one is nights .from 6-9pm, with the only PROFESSOR: It happened a long voice): You look so much like slippery tongue? Do you really? the temporary show. This month English tours being at 6:30 pm.

BENJAMIN: Well, why did you time ago for me, although I sup­ her... Jenny... features two Québécois artists: You can see the exhibit at the pose it wouldn’t be a long time to show up at the party then?

Melvin Charney and Francois Museum of Contemporary Art, SARA (she stares in his eyes): My anyone else.. .1 was in a plane acci­ Next w eek: the heart-rend­ Laçasse. which is located at Place-des-Arts friend Michelle wanted to go, and dent, about ten years ago. My ing finale!

Melvin Charney, a native on Bleury and Ste. Catherine.

I didn’t want her to get taken young daughter was.. .accompany­ Montrealer "brings together the ing me. We were going to visit my advantage of by players like you.

—Elissa Marcus realms of art and architechture and ■Mi BENJ AMIN (turns red and begins parents in England...just my to bluster): What...? Are you say­ daughter and I. The flight was ing...that I’m interested in— going smoothly... the take-off was | gggggggg&gf fine...but at the landing, some­ what’s her name—“Michelle”...?

SARA (with an arched eyebrow): thing went terribly, terribly THE BEATTY MEMORIAL LECTURES COMMITTEE PRESENTS Do you think you’re the first guy wrong...

The professor gets up slowly to hit on me in order to get to the, quote unquote, "better-looking from his chair and goes to the win­ dow, gazing out o f it listlessly. friend?" s ir BENJAMIN (puts up his hands): I PROFESSOR: The plane landed FORMER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: NATURE keep doing this with you for some funny and skidded off the runway, sliding into a nearby swamp. It was reason...

SARA (with a snort): And what’s utter chaos...people screaming and crying, suitcases flying every­ that? Ü1HAT TO B E BENJAMIN (gestures to his hands): where, lights flickering...the hor­ Putting up my hands in this classic rible shriek of the engines...the "stop" fashion! It’s wearing kinda flames from where the wings were thin, so listen— the reason I talked torn off—but the worst was to to you was not to hit on you in come. The plane began to get order to get to Michelle...but to sucked under.. .people in the front TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002, 6:00 P.M. make sure she goes to the party— of the plane, who were trapped by Fieldhouse Auditorium, for my friend...(he hesitates, then their seatbelts, were slowly Leacock Building, Room 132 spits out the name)... Michael, who drowned in their seats. Their terri­ The public is welcome. No tickets required. fied cries for help...you can’t for­ likes Michelle...

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D IS C O V E R E D W M c G ill

elections m c g ill P R E S ID E N T Martin Doe

P R E S ID E N T

P R E S ID E N T

Raoul Gebert

Hussein Nanji

P R E S ID E N T Dan Park

P R E S ID E N T Alykhan Sunderji

L 'A ÉU M existe a ca u se d e s étu d ia n ts et L 'A É U M devrait se rv ir a u x étudiants! W e need stro n g re presentation on O U R S t u d e n t s ' Society.

A s y o u r V P C lu b s & S e rv ic e s I h a v e helped redirect S S M U 's fo cu s b a c k tow a rd s stud ents, bu t m u c h m ore n e e d s to be accom plished. 1 -C o m p re h e n siv e Environm en ta l, Discrim ina tio n and Tuition policies fo r McGill and S S M U . 2 -In c re a se d stu ­ d ent sp a ce a n d s e rv ic e s in Shatner. 3 -M o re su p p o rt to d u b s , services, and stu d e n t initia­ tives at large. 4 -B e tte r provincial re p re se n ta ­ tion to pu t forw ard s tu d e n ts ' d e m a n d s to the G o vernm en t. T h is a nd m o re is w hat I will put forw ard with IN T E G R IT Y . Vote fo r M artin D oe and m a k e it happen!

M y e xperien ce a s V P O p e ra tion s h a s sh o w n m e that the stud e nt m o ve m e nt at McGill is deeply divide d a fact, w hich the pow e rs tha t be h a v e exploited to instate e xc e ssiv e tuition a n d d e cre a se services. We m u s t co m e toge th e r and p u sh the issu e tha t u nite s u s all: re viving o u r u n iv e rsity 's com m itm e n t to excellence and accessibility. D on c, il fau t qu e l'A É U M s 'in ­ v e st is se d a n s to u s le s g ro u p e s é tudia nts du c a m p u s. C ré e o n s u n e com ité francophone, and let u s provide p ra ye r sp a ce for o u r M u slim s tu d e n ts if McGill d o e s not fulfill its re sp onsibility to do so. Vote Raoul - uniting fo r a new sta rt at S S M U !

A s President, I 'm sta yin g an extra ye a r to se rv e you.

C urre n tly the S S M U Speaker, I ha v e a lso been President of McGill R e sid e nce s ( IR C ) and frosh coordinator. L 'A E U M prend plus d 'a m p le u r et je ve u x con tinue r à travailler su r s e s p oints faibles. I will voice stu d e n t d e m a n d s and sta n d up to the adm inistration.

S o m e o n e m u st tak e a sta nd o n rising tuition fees. I will com m u n ica te with you. I will be V IS IB L E . M a n d a to ry e xe cutive cla ssro o m sp e e c h e s will help achieve transparency. A dd to the s e rv ic e s offered : a u se d bookstore, online co u rse e v a lu a tio n s and influential sp e a k e r se rie s. Je se ra i là p o u r v o u s. H u sse in Nanji, President.

S S M U is Y O U R o rga niza tion and a s y o u r President, I will rep re se n t the v ie w s o f all McGill s tu d e n ts with ded ica­ tion and integrity. A s a fac­ ulty a ssociatio n President, I found m y se lf q u estioning S S M U . I a sk e d m yself, "W h a t d o e s S S M U do for m e ? " T h is is N O T acceptable! S S M U h a s the potential to offer m a n y se rv ice s tha t can e n h a n c e y o u r u n ive rsity experience. T h ro u g h w ebsite im p rov e m e n ts, increased co m puter te ch n o lo gy and better a ccessibility to S S M U e xecutives, I will achieve th is potential. Y our voice will be heard! I ha v e the experience, lead ership and e n th u sia sm to m a k e S S M U Y O U R orga niza tion. Vote P A R K for PREZ !

V otez P A R K p o u r Président!

W h e n I w alk a ro u n d c a m ­ p u s I se e the telltale s ig n s o f an executive that is far o u t o f touch from the stu ­ dents. W h y d o w e pay McGill and the g o v e rn m e n t for Health C a re and still ha ve to w ait o v e r an h our to se e a doctor. Just bec a u se w e are stu d e n ts d o e s not m e a n we sh o u ld be cheated. I will m a k e the c h a n g e s McGill s tu d e n ts w ant and unlike p a st p re si­ dents, I will a lw a ys w ant to h e a r w h a t the stu d e n ts h a v e to say. I a m not kn ee deep in McGill politics s o I h a v e nothing to lose. I get the jo b done.

VP O P E R A T IO N S

VP O P E R A T IO N S

VP O P E R A T IO N S

VP CLUBS & S E R V IC E S

VP CLUBS & SER V IC E S

Rod DeCastro

Seth Offenbach

Kathleen Morrison

Rachel De Lorie

Sherrydene Phillips

W h a t I se e before m e is an opp ortunity to m ake O p e ra tion s m ore inclusive o f stu d e n t vie w p oin ts while im p ro v in g the m a n a ge m e n t o f the S o cie ty by holding Exe cu tive s accountable, bettering the bud ge ting ' process, e n h a n c in g se rvice s and e sta blishing priorities, goals, a nd vision. [ ha v e the e n th u sia sm , experience a nd p e o ­ ple skills n e c e ssa ry to w ork with th o se within the sp h e re o f O p e ra tion s and, m o st im p o r­ tantly, to w o rk w ith stu d e n ts to e n s u re that the fees you and I p a y are respected and em p loyed in the b est w a y possible. I ha ve id eas that can m a k e a difference. I w ant the jo b o f V P O perations, not the title.

A s y o u r S S M U T reasurer this y e a r I have ga in e d the kn ow le d ge and experience not o n ly to be a com m itted V P O p e ra tion s but a lso a leader capable of dealing with all is su e s concerning stu d e n t life. T he S ocie ty ne e d s to put m ore focus ba c k onto its stud e nts. T h is can be realized th ro u g h e xp a nd e d a nd m ore visible stu d e n t fee opt-outs, increased financial su p p o rt o f clu b s and se rvice s, gre a te r e m p h a sis on G e rt's and S a d ie 's a s p ro v id e rs o f stud e nt jo b s, and lobbying for the pre se rva tion of ind e pe nde n t c a m p u s food service s. A bove all, I a m dedicated to incre asing the tra n s ­ p a re n cy o f S S M U 's finances. Vote Kathleen!

T h e V P O p e ra tion s portfolio d e m a n d s an individual with ideas, o rga niza tion and experience. A s V P Finance of the A rts U nd e rgra d uate Society, I use d th e se skills to re v am p the A U S bud ge t and incre ase Special Projects funding. N ext ye a r m y focus will be: BU D G ET : stre a m line the bu d ge t process, solicit the co n ce rn s o f council in the pla nning p ha se , and hold an open foru m to d isc u ss the budget. H EA LT H PLAN: m a k e o u r health plan m ore re sp o n sive and u se r friendly. A T H L E T IC S : incre ase C a m p u s Life fu n d in g to athletics. For a caring and re sp o n sib le voice, vote S e t h fo r V P O perations.

M y n a m e is Rachel D e Lorie a nd I a m run n in g for VP C lu b s and Se rv ice s. In m y y e a rs at McGill, I ha v e been involved in m a n y clubs and se rv ice s including being an executive o n Drivesafe. I recogn ize the varied nee d s o f clu b s and se rv ice s and a m dedicated to fulfilling th e se th ro u gh ; incre asing re so u rc e s available, im proving co m m unica tion and offering m o re support. I will se rv e the nee d s o f the clu b s and se rv ice s o f S S M U . A s y o u can see, I a m N o B S All C S. M on e xperience v e u t dire qu e je p e u x v o u s m ie ux servir. Vote R D 4 C S.

VP C O M M U N IC A T IO N S & E V E N TS Naeem Datoo

VP C O M M U N IC A T IO N S & E V E N TS Rivka El-Faks

VP C O M M U N IC A T IO N S & E V E N TS Ian Matthews

VP C O M M U N IC A T IO N S & E V E N TS Qasim Virjee

A s S S M U C o m m u n ica tio n s C o m m iss io n e r and C o m p u te r Scie n ce President, I ha v e experience im p ro v in g the co m m u n ic a ­ tio n s o f the S S M U and o rga n izin g large e v e n ts on ca m pus. M y g o a ls include creating an S S M U listserv, im proving stu d e n t feedback via online foru m s, brin ging back the BFT, extendin g S n o w AP, and increasing the effec­ tiv e n e ss of the S S M U Postering Se rvice . Le v ic e-p résid ent d e C o m m u n ica tio n s et Évèntm e n ts doit a m m e n e r les étudia nts p lu s proche à l'A EU M . Je s u is m otivé à re ndre l'A E U M plus a m u sa n te et accessible p o u r tout le m onde!

Q u e s t io n s ? Id e a s ? Em ail m e at na e e m d a to o @ h o tm a il.c o m o r ch eck out w w w .naeem datoo.com to find out w h y you sh o u ld vote for DATOO!

H ey! I 'm R ivka (U1 In d u stria l R elations) and I'm ru n n in g fo r VP C o m m u n ica tio n s and Events. M y goal is to m ake S S M U e v e n ts the w ildest and m o st creative a round.

I definitely feel that it's im portant to cater to Fro shie s, but I'll m a k e su re that returning stu d e n ts (that'd be you!) a re n 't forgotten! W h a t do Y O U w ant to see h a p p e n ? It 's all a b out im p rovin g tw o-w a y com m unica tions. A lth o u gh I 'm new to the w hole S S M U thing, th is can be to y o u r a d va n ta ge . Im p ro v in g com m u n ica tio n s betw een o u r clubs a nd u s is a priority, so tha t w e can take a d v a n ta g e of all that McGill h a s to offer.

S S M U is in need o f fresh, new ideas, and I ha v e the e xperience and innovation to m ake the m happen! I e n d e a v o u r to m a k e the S S M U w ebsite m ore u se rfriendly and com pletely bilingual. M y in volve m e nt in ru n n in g the A rts Fro sh pro­ gra m will re sult in a revital­ ized and su cc e ssfu l S S M U Fro sh program . I com m it to e n c o u ra gin g McGill spirit th ro u gh rew arding s tu d e n ts w ho attend Athletics g a m e s. If elected y o u r V P C o m m u n ica tio n s and E vents, I pledge to w o rk m y h a rd e st to m ake su re tha t S S M U is m ore relevant to you! For a creative, kn ow ledgeable, and dedi­ cated a p p roa ch to S S M U , visit w w w .ianm atthew s.info and V O T E IA N M A T T H E W S!

O v e r the past fo u r y e a rs at McGill I ha ve had the opp ortunity to lead a frosh g ro u p for both A rts and S S M U , sp in tun e s at the O pen A ir P u b / S N O W A P and help orga n ize e v e n ts for the Religiou s S tu d ie s U n d e rg ra d u ate Society.

T h o u g h , I ha ve probably sp e n t m o re tim e and sw eat prom oting w w w .se t-the ory.com 's eclectica parties and D isc-Jocke ying in v a rio u s places - Like Ottaw a a nd E a st Africa! Basically, th ro u gh the y e a rs that I ha v e been in M ontreal I ha ve co n sta n tly w ished that-the S S M U executive actually e m braced the city 's nightlife and cu l­ ture m ore. T h is is m y plan and I h o p e you can help me.

A s an A rts S e n a to r and a m e m b e r o f e ight university com m ittees, I bring the m o st experien ce o f a n y cand idate to th is position.

W ha t do I w ant to d o ?

Initiate Research O pp ortunities Program , fight for e nvironm enta l poli­ cy and p u sh for an intern­ sh ip coo rd ina tor to m a k e C A P S w ork better for stud ents. I a m com m itted to con tinuing to w ork to w a rd s im proving the first-y e ar exp e ri­ ence a s well a s a dvoca ting a g a in st tuition in c re ase s in the co m in g year. A ve c Fred, v o u s se re z bien représentes. Vote S a g e l for exp e ri­ ence, inn ovation and stro n g representation.

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VP C O M M U N IT Y & GOVERNM ENT Louis-Charles Roy

VP C O M M U N IT Y & GOVERNM ENT Nick Vikander

Nikhil Angra

AM Shivji

L o u is -w h o ? P e rh a p s you d o n 't kn ow me, but I am cu rrently y o u r Francophone C o m m iss io n e r for the S S M U , and I ha v e past experience a s th is y e a r 's S n o w -A P C oord in a tor and a s V P External for m y CEGEP. C ollaboration betw een S S M U , la FEUQ , and C A S A is extrem ely im portant, s o vote LC fo r C&G! V o u s v o u le z q u e lq u 'u n a v e c d e l'e xpe rience...Votez p o u r moi. Je s u is le C o m m issa ire Fra n c op h on e p o u r l'A E U M , je fut un d e s o rg a n isa te u rs p o u r le Snow -A P , et j'a i a u ssi été V P extern e au CÉGEP. Je base m a c a m p a g n e p rin cip alem ent s u r u n e plus gra n d e collaboration entre I 'A E U M , la FEUQ, et C A S A . V ote z-L C p o u r C&G!

A s a bilingual M ontrealer, I ha v e w h a t's needed fo r this position. I ha ve experience in the com m unity, ha vin g w orked on the City election c a m p a ign and coached Little L e ag u e baseball. I'v e b ro u gh t e n th u sia sm and a p ro g re ssiv e voice to the S U S th is year, w here I ran a vo lu n te e r placem ent progra m , orga nize d a m unicipal election deb ate and a rra nge d a visit b y D a vid Su zu k i. Je m 'e n g a g e à créer d e s liens entre l'A E U M et les g ro u p e s c o m m u ­ na u taire s qui travaillent p o u r l'équité sociale, et je m ettrai l'accent s u r la c a m p a g n e élec­ torale provinciale qui s 'a n n o n c e bientôt.

Votez p o u r l'expé rie nce et le d y n am ism e , vote z Nick Vikander.

A n a ly se this! W h a t if Nik­ hil brou gh t to the Board of G o v e rn o rs (B O G ) education (M B A , B. Engin e e rin g (p ur­ s u in g ) and M a n a ge m e n t qualifications) and e xp e ri­ ence from 4 con tine nts of o u r p la ne t? W h a t if Nik-hil fo u gh t rising tuition, so u g h t im proved equity policies and rallied for quality education a n d sch o la r­ s h ip s ? W h a t if Nik-hil s o u g h t tra n sp a re n cy and devoted tim e (B O G + 3 c o u rs e s each se m e ste r) to listen to y o u ? W o u ld n 't you vote for th is determ ined, d y n a m ic and d e se rvin g colle a gu e ?

I t is McGill tha t s h a p e s u s a nd it is y o u r voice that de fine s McGill. I will e n su re that Y O U are heard L O U D A N D C LE A R . Vote fo r Nik-hil!

T h e Board o f G o v e rn o rs is o n e o f the h ig h e st decision m a k in g bod ie s at McGill, dealing with all financial m atters and un ive rsity g o v ­ ernance. A s o n e o f y o u r S tu d e n t S e n a to r s (0 1 -0 2 ), E U S representative to S S M U ( 0 0 - 0 2 ) , and C h a irm a n o f the U niversity A ffairs C om m ittee(O O -O l). I ha ve seen first hand and will con tinue to fight for issu e s su ch a s: residences, financial aid, quality of teaching, libraries and international stud ent fees. A s the stu d e n t representative to the Board o f G ov e rn o rs, I will represent a nd v e r­ balize stu d e n t o p in io n s to McGill a d m in istra ­ tion and e n su re that th e y are held acc ou n t­ able to stud ents. F O R E X P E R IE N C E A N D F O R L E A D E R S H IP , V O T E A L i S H IV J I.

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Alexander Campbell M y na m e is A le xa n d e r C am pbell; I a m a U l ecom no m ics major. McGill is at a c r o s s ro a d s right now and w e a s stu d e n ts h a v e a duty to e n su re that the Faculty o f A rts d o e s not lose a n y sta n d in g in the University.

A rts is the la rge st faculty a nd ye t it se e m s the m o st neglected. Y es I a m for the stud e nt initiatives like the e nvironm enta l policy, but in addition, m y goal is to m a k e su re that a m a jor c o m p o n e n t o f the cultural heart of McGill d o e s not g o unnoticed. I ple dge to fight policies tha t sacrifice A rts for other m ore profitable faculties.

Daniel Friedlaender D o yo u th in k that there are p ro b le m s with the Faculty o f A r t s ? D o yo u w ant y o u r d e gre e to be w orth a s m uch a s it is n o w ? D o yo u w ant y o u r voice h e a rd ? T h e se are im porta nt is su e s facing A rts s tu d e n ts a s the U nive rsity co n tin u e s to ignore o u r plight. W h a t you need is a stro n g voice, so m e o n e w illing to sta n d up for you, sta nd up to the a d m in istra ­ tion if needed. I believe that I have the prop­ e r skills and expe rien ce to properly represent A rts s tu d e n ts and im prove o u r Faculty above and be yond its p re se nt condition. For m y w hole platform, please visit w w w .geocities.com /yourartssenator/

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Joshua Gedacht M y na m e is Joshua Gedacht, and I 'm a U1 S tu d e n t ru n n in g for A rts Senator.

I'v e been ve ry active w ith g r o u p s including A m n e sty International, the McGill Daily, N D P McGill, and G R A S P (G ra ssro o ts A ssocia tion for S tu d e n t Pow er), and believe the se e xp e rie n ce s give m e the kn ow le d ge and expe rien ce to be an effective, p ro gre ssiv e voice on M cG ill's h ig h e st a ca d e m ic body. I w ould fight w holeh eartedly for drastically im prove d library facilities, fo r incre ase d fund ­ ing to the A rts Faculty, fo r a non-corporate boo k sto re and for p a s sa g e o f a real e n v iro n ­ m ental policy. I a lso v ig o ro u sly su p p o rt the principles outlined in the P ro g re ssiv e S tu d e n t Platform. Please vote, M arch 11-13 !

Nick Peters Nick Peters - V ision, Voice and L ead ership for A rts s tu ­ de n ts in the McGill Senate.

N ic k 's com m itm e n t to im p ro v in g university life a p p e a rs in h is w ork a s a m e m b e r o f the S S M U U niversity A ffairs C om m ittee and Library Im p ro v e m e n t Fund Su b c om m itte e , the Faculty o f A rts C om m ittee and C om m ittee on S tu d e n t Affairs. H is w ork a s Vice President Finance for a m a jo r stud ent political o rga niza tion on ca m p u s, a nd a s Vice Pre side nt Youth for the W e stm o u n t VilleM arie federal riding a ssociatio n dem onstrate a prove n track-record representing h is fellow stud ents. D riven b y integrity and innovation, N ick is dedicated to im p ro v in g the vib ra ncy and dive rsity o f the McGill C om m u nity.

I ha ve had the unique experien ce o f se rv in g a s a club executive for tw o ye a rs a s well a s w orkin g a s a m e m b e r o f the S S M U front d e s k staff. I believe that both m y position a s President o f McGill C a ribbea n S t u d e n t s ' S o c ie ty and front d e sk receptionist have give n m e valuable insig ht a s to w h y s o m e S S M U policies with respect to clubs and se rv ice s w ork, a s well a s w h y s o m e need to be ch anged. T h e se c h a n g e s how ever can o nly be m a d e by so m e o n e w h o h a s been on both sid e s of the fence.

G ive y o u r stu d e n t initiated clu b s a n d se rv ice s the advantage.

Vote S h e rry d e n e Phillips.

VP U N IV E R S IT Y A F F A IR S Fred Sagel

Haissam Dahan No Pensketch S u bm itted

ARTS SENATOR Rebecca R. Roy Hello fellow A rts stud ents!

Currently, I a m an a ssista n t to the U n iversity A ffairs Portfolio, w here I a m w o rk­ ing on e x p a n d in g S S M U 's public relations. In h ighschool I w a s c la ss treasurer, s o I h a v e a lw a ys been involved in stu d e n t g o v e r n ­ m ent. Participation is critical bec a u se stu d e n ts need a connection to their un ive rsity go vernm ent. A s an A rts S e n a to r I will be that m ed iator betw een you the s tu ­ de n ts a n d the g o v e rn m e n t o f McGill U n iversity and will a lw a ys be w illing to listen to y o u r ideas. O n e o f m y g o a ls is the creation o f an exit s u rv e y s o incom ing stu d e n ts can see u n d e rgra d u a te achievem ents.

MANAGEMENT SENATOR Alex Grigoriev

MANAGEMENT SENATOR Adam Lukofsky

A lth o u gh s o m e of y o u m ight C h a n c e s are y o u 're looking not kn ow a b out the Senate, fo r a s e n a t o r with e xp e ri­ it affects all o f u s th ro u gh e nce and dedication, s o m e ­ a ca d em ic policies, libraries, o n e with m a n y go o d id e as b ook store and m o st im p or­ w h o is w illing to put in the tan tly by givin g u s righ ts of tim e a n d e n e rg y required to a student. If yo u elect m e d o the jo b right a n d to a s a representative to m a k e o u r lives a s stu d e n ts Se n a te , m y job w ould be to better. A s a p a st tre a su re r represent Y O U R inte re sts at fo r m y high school stu d e n t the S e n a te m eetings. T he re a so n you should council, c la ss p re side nt o f m y graduation elect m e is be c a u se o f m y orga niza tiona l and c la ss a n d stu d e n t rep. on a C E G E P co m m it­ com m unica tion skills, a n active pe rsonality a s tee, m y e xperience is definitely an a ss e t for well a s u n d e rsta n d in g the inte re sts of re pre se nting o u r faculty o n Se na te . M y M a n a g e m e n t Stu d e n ts. For three y e a rs I inv o lv e m e n t a s a re se a rc h e r on F E R C (a c o m ­ ha v e been actively involved and se rve d for m ittee o f V P O p e ra tion s at S S M U ) a n d a s an you on M U S , th ro u g h both appointed and a d v e rtisin g rep. for the 2 0 0 1 -2 0 0 2 S S M U elected positions.

A g e n d a m ade Vote Alex!

ENGINEERING SENATOR Nabeel Al-Kady

ENGINEERING SENATOR C o m in g off m y ca m p a ign fo r m a y o r o f M ontreal and m y y e a r a s S S M U cou ncil's e n gin e e rin g representative, I feel prepared to tak e the initiative to bring e n gin e e r­ ing is su e s to the table. A s senator, I w ould a dv o ca te a stu d e n t voice in the h irin g o f new p ro fe sso rs and p u sh for 4 m o nth co-op and s u m m e r jo b p ro g ra m s in e ngineering.

Be yo n d that, I a m k n o w n for a se n se of hum our, an interest in h isto ry and m unicipal politics and m y tra d e m a rk briefcase, w hich I can be se e n with a s I w alk th ro u gh the halls o f F D A each day.

R e m e m b e r Ia n Fichte nb au m on election day.

SCIENCE SENATOR

SCIENCE SENATOR

I h a v e been a club p re si­ dent and a n S S M U Councillor, in the p a st year. " tr I ha ve been in contact with 4 | Jim H i m a n y stu d e n ts and I believe that I ha ve ga ine d the experience n e c e ssa ry to represent un d e rgra d u a te I stu d e n ts on Se n a te . I am cap ab le o f relaying stu d e n ts’ co n ce rn s and d eb ating issu e s. I will w ork for an a n ti-d is­ crim ination policy, a decent environm e ntal policy and m ore stu d e n t repre se ntation on the U n iv e rsity 's go v e rn in g bod ie s su ch its B oa rd o f G o v e rn o rs and the Se nate . If you w ant y o u r voice to be heard and w ish to ha ve a representative that will con sult stu d e n ts regularly, Vote for A h m e d A bu Safia.

Lynne Chlala

|Vivian Choy C r o ss ro a d s ... it is the title o f a p op d iv a 's film but m ore im portantly, w here McGill U n ive rsity now sta nds. A s a U1 E n v iro n m e n t/ S o cio lo gy s tu ­ dent and a m e m b e r o f the Faculty o f Scie nce Com m ittee, I ha v e sh are d e xp e rie n ce s and co n ce rn s o f the Scie n ce p ro ­ g ra m with the faculty since last Septem ber.

M y objectivity p rovid e s stre n gth in que stion posing , a n sw e r se arc h in g, a nd w ould m ake con viction s o f s tu d e n ts kn o w n to Se n a te . A stro n g voice m u st gu id e McGill dow n p a th s o f tuition fees, im p rovin g p ro g ra m s, and the projection for the institution itself. It is a challe nge and o n e I c o n sid e r w ith the u tm ost honor.

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Jeffrey Meyers

McGill is entering a p h a se of T h e 1 9 9 0 s fu n d in g crisis lon g-term planning - the and the a cc o m p a n yin g roll­ Faculty o f Law ne e d s to back o f the public se ctor e nha nce its role in the h a s altered the face o f U n iversity c o m m u n ity a s a p o st-se c o n d a ry education. w hole. T he first ste p is h a v ­ Led by la rge institutions ing a S e n a to r w h o will keep su ch a s McGill, C a nad ia n you inform ed and allow you u n ive rsitie s ha v e turned to to ha v e a s a y in the the private se cto r for s o lu ­ process. Y our o p in io n s will be incorporated tions. C o n c e rn s related to the im pact o f pri­ into a n y sta nce I take, a nd I will po st w eekly vate funding on the a ca d e m ic integrity o f uni up d ate s in the Q uid a b o u t the m a jor issu e s v e rsitie s are well docum e nte d. T h e le ss fre­ being debated in the S e n a te a nd its co m m it­ q u e ntly d isc u sse d d im e n sio n o f privatization tees to facilitate the flow o f inform ation. is its im pact o n stud e nts. To hig h ligh t the se From academ ic integrity to b u d g e ta ry alloca­ con ce rns, I sp o n so re d a m otion calling for tions, y o u r voice will be heard, cou n t on it! the creation o f a specialized Prin cip al's A d H oc Com m ittee. T he m otion p a sse d , g a m e r ­ ing stro n g su p p o rt a m o n g the m ajority of S e n a to rs. T h e ne w ly e sta b lish e d com m ittee m eets

CKUT Michael Zackon N o Pensketch S u bm itte d

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MANAGEMENT SENATOR Nicolas Newhouse-Ameiile

D e a r Friends, M y n a m e is W a ssim M o u k ah h al, and th is is m y se co n d y e a r at McGill, doing Joint H o n o rs in E con om ic s a nd Finance. W e are facing im porta nt ch alle n g e s in o u r un ive rsity tha t will affect us all. In c re a sin g tuition fees, de teriorating q u a l­ ity o f e ducation su c h a s o v e r crow ded c a lssro o m s, in ad e q u a te te aching a ssista n c e and a d v isin g , and lack o f effective stu d e n t re pre ­ se nta tion in th e de cision m a k in g p ro c e ss are but e x a m p le s o f su c h ch alle nge s. D u e to m y inv o lv e m e n t in s tu d e m t activities and e xp e ri­ e nce w hile w o rkin g w ith stu d e n t d u b s , I feel cap ab le a n d dete rm ine d to deal with such is su e s to th e g re a te st extent o f s tu d e n ts

Hi, I 'm Nick N ew house, and I w ould like to be y o u r M a n a g e m e n t Senator. M y m ain id eas are: visibility (yes, there I S a senate), accessibility (voice y o u r co n ce rn s w hen y o u w ant), and d iversity (stu d e n t re p ­ rese ntation that reflects the faculty). A n y q u e stio n s o r c o m m e n t s? G et at m e

ENGINEERING SENATOR

ENGINEERING SENATOR

Ian Fichtenbaum

A re you tired o f attending ineffective le c tu re s? A re yo u fed up o f u sin g facilities tha t need visible im p ro v e ­ m e n t s ? A re yo u satisfied with an incre ase in tuition £ despite all t h is ? I a m not satisfied. I believe that teaching sta n d a rd s at McGill sh o u ld be im proved. I believe that e very stu d e n t g o v e rn in g bod y sh o u ld do its b est to fight tuition increase. I believe that w e sh o u ld all be p u sh in g for m ore stu d e n t c o o p s to fulfill th o se w h o find their p a ssio n in w ork ra ther tha n research.

Equipped with a sincere desire to m a k e a ch ang e, and an e a g e rn e ss to re p re se nt the stu d e n t body, I

Ahmed Abu Safia

MANAGEMENT SENATOR

Kasim Ali Tirmizey Ouimet-Storrs I a m a U 2 C h e m E n g s tu ­ de n t w ho w a n ts to becom e the e n gin e e rin g s t u d e n t 's voice in Se n a te . W h y vote for A le x ? B e c a u se I have e xperience in stu d e n t poli­ tics a s the E U S R ep to S S M U , w hich g a v e m e kn ow le dge o f how stud e nt w ork at McGill. If elected I w ould keep o n w o rkin g on a S e n a te project tha t will create a joint B.E n g and B.C o m degree. I have oth e r projects in m ind, su ch a s a s u b s i­ dized w ork te rm for e ngin e e rs, the creation o f a jo b contact d a tab a se for McGill and a lso creating a so u n d c a m p u s w ide e n v iro n m e n ­ tal policy. W ith o u r new

SCIENCE SENATOR Nicholas Knowland love J e s u s Christ. M y n a m e is N ich o las Know land. [ a m proud to g o to McGill.

W e are the b e st unive rsity in all o f C a nad a . W e 're a lso at a unique point in the h is ­ tory o f t h is University.

McGill is at th is m om ent, rede te rm ining it's identity. T h e identity w hich will d e te rm ine the reputation, a n d p e rfo rm ­ a n ce o f th is un ive rsity for us, and fo r all t h o se s tu d e n ts w h o will follow us. M y plea to m y fellow s tu d e n ts is that th e y w ould care e n o u g h to v oice their opinion a nd vote.

B e c a u se th e re is nothing m ore pow erful then a g ro u p o f dete rm ine d ind ivid uals w h o care.

Angela Chu N o Pe nsketch S u bm itte d

T he Representa tive to S e n a te requires an individ­ ual with p a ssio n, ded ica­ tion, a n op en-m in d , and kn ow led ge o f is su e s effect­ ing stud ents. A s y o u r E U S Blood D rive co o rd in a tor and a s a m e m b e r o f E n gin e e rs W ithout B orders, I have a d d re sse d is su e s s u c h a s : P R O F E S S O R S N E G L E C T IN G T E A C H IN G ov e r re search, A C A D E M IC A D V IS IN G , Pro fe sso rs not fulfilling p ro m ise s in co u rse outlines and not holding/com ing to office hours, O N L IN E C O U R S E E V A L U A T IO N S , credit policy for inte rnsh ips, E X A M S C H E D U L IN G , late final g ra d e reporting, E N V IR O N M E N T A L POLICY, international tuition hikes, and M O R E C A R E E R R E L A T E D C U R R IC U L U M . I will a ccom plish m y g o a ls by R E P R E S E N T IN G Y O U R V IE W S , find­ ing solutions, and building c o n se n s u s w ithin the S e n a te caucus.

SCIENCE SENATOR Robert Toews If you w ant a stro n g, deci­ sive, no bull kinda g u y to rep re se n t you on academ ic issu e s, I ’m the g u y for S e n a te C aucus. W h e n w as the last tim e yo u heard a b out the is su e s being d is ­ cu sse d on M cGill’s S e n a te ?

M y m issio n will be to bring the is su e s to you. W ith m e a s y o u r repre­ se n ta tive y o u will now be a part o f the deci­ sio n m a k in g p rocess in a truly dem ocratic way. M y qualifications include: V arsity R ow ing C oach, P h y sio lo gy U nd erg ra d uate S tu d e n t S o cie ty R epresentative, M e m b e r of S cie n ce U nd erg ra d uate S o cie ty General C ouncil, and the Faculty o f Scie n ce Council.

Vote R ob Toew s for S e n a te C aucus.

Mora Judd

MANAGEMENT SENATOR Geoffrey Pelsise After th re e y e a rs and div e rse inv o lv e m e n t at the faculty a n d un ive rsity le v ­ els, I ha v e the n e c e ssa ry experien ce to represent M a n a g e m e n t stu d e n ts to Se n a te , its su bcom m ittees, a nd faculty council. S e n a te is the h ig h e st academ ic b o d y a t McGill, a n d w e need stro n g pre se n ce at tha t level. Being bilingual, approach ab le, dedicated, and re sp onsible m a k e s m e the perfect cand idate fo r the position.

MEDICINE SENATOR Faiz Ahmad I ha ve p re v io u s experience a s Scie n ce S e n a to r

(2000-2001)

Iss u e s: Lack o f policy on Discrim ina tio n and H a ra ssm e n t Lack o f an En v iro n m e n ta l Policy S tu d e n t P ro g re ss and H eigtened F ocus

MUSIC SENATOR Gabriel Rebick For a se co n d term a s M u sic S e n a to r I h o p e to con tinue bring a well inform ed, a ssertive, a n d articulate voice to se n a te o f beha lf o f the u n d e rgra d u a te stu d e n ts | o f the m u sic faculty

Anne S. Rousselot

I t 's tim e for u s to sta rt tu n - | Hi, m y n a m e is A n n e a n d I ing in a n d enrich the radio h o p e to re p re se n t th e s t u ­ w a v e s o f C K U T w ith o u r d e n t b o d y o n the C K U T stu d e n t v o ic e s in th e la rge r I (M cG ill R a d io ) B o a rd o f M ontréal com m unity. C K U T D irectors. A t th e m om ent, I is o u r c a m p u s radio sta a lth o u g h it is affiliated with ! tion. I t 's a b o u t th e m a s s McGill, C K U T is a v e r y s e p ­ I d isse m in a tio n o f id eas, ju st * arate entity from th e s t u ­ * like o u r university. T h e d e n ts tha t su p p o rt it a s a g re a te st sim ila rity betw een McGill c a m p u s part o f th e ir a n n u a l fees. W ith the h elp of a n d C K U T is tha t e v e ry tim e y o u t u n e in, it's m y p a st exp e rien ce in both radio a n d lea d er­ a different story, a different voice, a differ­ sh ip p o sitio n s, I w ould like to stre n g th e n the e n t idea. I p ro p o se a la rg e r e x c h a n g e con nection betw een C K U T a n d its listeners. I be tw e e n C K U T a n d the McGill stu d e n t body, a m v e ry e n th u sia stic a b o u t re p re se n tin g y o u to s p re a d the w ord a b o u t C K U T a n d bring n e xt y e a r a n d m a k in g th e m u s ic a n d the the c u rre n t political a n d a rtistic u n d e rc u r­ s tu d e n ts c o m e together! re n ts from o u r c a m p u s to the w a v e s o f the

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N o t a ll p e n is e s a r e c a p it a lis t a t T h e S e x S h o w Lea Jacobson

At first I was taken aback.

Here I was at a sex exhibit largely geared to the expression of female sexuality on International Womens day, and in the very centre of the exhibition room was none other than a large penis.

Artistically speaking, that is.

In reality, the penis was just a very phallic artwork. And like everything else at The Lotus Eaters’ Gallery last Friday night, it had to be viewed in context.

Take, for example, the work occupying one end of the gallery, “Orgasm dinner party” by McGill student Stacy May Fowles. With funding from SSMU (believe it or not), Fowles wined and dined ten women in exchange for the right to tape record their intimate experi­ ences with orgasms. Selected quota­ tions, depicting everything from fabulous orgasms “that lasted for an hour and a half” to tips for nonorgasmic women, were individually fragmented and ornamented, almost gift-wrapped.

Meanwhile, on the opposite

wall a woman waits for the phone to ring. So ardently, in fact, that she engages in oral sex with the receiver. The three-part series is dominated by empty space and elicits feelings of loneliness.

Crossing to the other side, a multi-media painting is displayed with a clear caption across its cen­ tre reading “You are beautiful.”

When I got the opportunity to speak with a friend of the artist— since I spent much of the night bumming about a pack’s worth of cigarettes, I had the opportunity to speak to lots of people—she informed me that the acceptance of this particular piece was the most controversial. It seems that the woman in the painting was not ‘sexual’ enough.

It ultimately was accepted, I would gather, because somebody got hit over the head with some common sense, and realized that indirect statements involving sex­ ual beauty do not always involve penis-shaped signifiers.

Other images include a multi-media installation entitled “LE T HER BLEED.” In the

Speaking of phallic.

words of the creator, this fur-bear­ ing statue asks “How many men have had the experience of seeing or touching menstrual blood?

How many girls have accepted their menstrual functioning and just let themselves bleed?”

And then you get it. There’s a penis in the middle for sure, but it is almost entirely surrounded by a brand of female sexuality that is not to be reckoned with. While the phallus represents dominance over others, it is surely conquered.

Created by four women and two men, the message of The Obelisk is to illustrate the link between sex and consumerism. It’s voice is not stern, but pleading: capitalists need to recognize the adverse implications of using sex as a sell­ ing strategy. When the erect penis is encircled by women’s sex, it is no longer oppressive. Hey, it’s intercourse embodied! It’s the all­ engulfing powers of the vagina!

Intercourse as intrinsically empowering to women!

(Perhaps I am reading too much into this.)

Other exhibits are more

ambiguous. Further down the gallery are paintings based on Polaroid photographs of a woman masturbating in four frames. In the one frame, this woman has magical­ ly grown a penis and is worshipping her new toy with admiration. The final frame depicts the woman per­ forming oral sex for a male partner.

Interesting. A male, voyeuristic take on this piece would encompass the woman’s masturbation as “for the camera,” her cock as penis envy, and the blow job as the grand cul­ mination. While at the same time, a woman may view the masturbation as self-empowerment, a necessary prerequisite to her concluding union with another.

As for the penis bit, this comes up in the Orgasm Dinner Party dis­ cussion as well. One woman’s words describe her dreams of possessing a penis. Better yet, that she would use this tool to “fuck beautiful women.”

And this is empowering? Sure.

Androgyny is not “penis envy.”

When we remove ourselves from a hierarchical setting, the truth is no longer taboo.

M c G ill D r a m a F e s tiv a l: G o tt a L u v C o t t a L u v M c G ill Ric Lambo

The great satirist Max Beerbohm once wrote: ‘How many charming talents have been spoiled by the desire to do "important" work.’ The success of Michal Zilberman’s Gotta Love McGill may be due to the way she avoided the pitfall "importance" and wrote boldly atop her first draft that her aim was simply to “entertain a McGill audience.” The special attention paid to that audience and the consideration of truths of McGill life, make this comedy— the McGill Drama Festival’s open­ ing play—much more than just the wonderful insider’s joke that it is.

Like real McGill life, the play has no serious plot. Rather, we are presented with the behaviour and anxieties of five McGill stereotypes as graduation days approaches.

There is the brilliant druggie (Craig), the computer nerd (Sam), the jock/player (Dave), the highmaintenance slut (Diedre), and the artsy-intellectual (Leah). Although Dave and Diedre’s love story runs through the play, the chief humour comes from the characters’ dysfunc­ tional relationships with each other, and the opinions we hear in their soliloquies.

Obviously the caricatures are famous inside and outside of McGill and we recognise them eas­ ily. Diedre is the product of her dys­ functional parents and claims to be using every guy she sleeps with.

Naturally, she hates Leah, who due to parental pressure is hysterically concerned with going to Harvard

The second play of the evening and hates Dierdre back. While they are friendly in company, they hap­ was Jason Maghonys Teresa, which pily backstab in private. Meanwhile showed great promise with its Dave uses all his cunning to get remarkable first two scenes. The Diedre, and boozes and smokes play opens with an apology by Liam with his friend Craig. Sam, the for betraying his partner Jen. Liam annoying computer nerd, remains is a writer who has fallen in love throughout the annoying computer with Teresa, a twenty-year-old uni­ versity student. The drama rises nerd.

The play is completely differ­ impressively as Jen “makes a scene” ent from the Hollywood teen com­ wanting to know how long, how edy because it draws on material they met, and the appeal— particular to McGill. For example, ’’young.. .Softer? Tighter?’ Closing the tortuous process of using the scene, Jen’s final action is to MARS, the outrageous prices of demand that Liam introduce Teresa course texts in the McGill book­ to her at dinner the following shop, the administration’s complete evening.

The dinner scene is equally disinterest in the individual stu­ dent, and above all, the completely absorbing and witty, full of cutting exhausted conversation topics you remarks by Jen. But it has a surpris­ hear on campus. It’s difficult to say ing conclusion; Jen also falls in love why but the play will give you the with Teresa, and lures her in the feeling that you’ve heard those dia­ same way that Teresa lured Liam. At logues before, but at the same time - the close of these two scenes we are they are full of wit, as when Craig, interested in each character and tired of hearing about Dave’s love curious about their situation and how it will develop. problems, exclaims: Unfortunately, as the story "Complain, complain, com­ plain! Man, why don’t you just continues it becomes increasingly melodramatic. Teresa dumps Liam grow a vagina."

Occasionally the comedy laps­ and becomes Jen’s lover. Jen betrays es into humour that is consistent Teresa and gets back together with with the caricatures, but not quite Liam. Again Liam falls in love with typical of McGill. There is, for Teresa and lets Jen go. Soon after­ example, the scene where Dave wards Jen and Teresa fall in love picks on Sam in typical jock versus once more and resume their previ­ nerd fashion. But it’s difficult to ous relationship. The cycle almost criticise a comedy that made the repeats itself one more time, before audience laugh so heartily, and after Liam finally marries somebody wiping away tears of laughter, we completely different and the play breathe a sigh of gratitude. Finally, ends.

Nevertheless, the play remains out of all the important artwork produced by McGill students, we interesting because of its highly have a piece which deals overtly intelligent characters and their dia­ logue. The way in which the charac­ with what it is to be at McGill.

ters use words to hide and express their true feelings is alternately seri­ ous, witty, cutting and cliche, and brings out their feelings of love and hatred towards each other. Through her speech we watch Teresa mature and become equal to the sharp con­ versation of Liam and Jen, and then eventually become a writer herself.

The role of the creative artist is always interesting and is well played

by Erik Fjeltsted, but perhaps the evening’s best performance was that of Maggie MacWhirter who plays Jen— a chic and demure woman. In her stares, flushes, and general car­ riage, as well as haircut and outfits,

the persona is recognizable and impressively realized.

Just like the characters, the plays themes are serious and mature. The portrayal of lesbian­ ism, the question of sex in love and even the swearing is unfamiliarly sincere. One imagines that life after graduation will be something like that, and in that way the play is an interesting contrast to the evening’s first performance— Gotta Luv McGill.

Check back for further coverage o f the McGill Drama Festival next week. God bless the Player’s Theatre!

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Sometimes, being a journalist has its perks. With the wonderful Montreal High Lights Festival, the only real winter contribution to the city’s incredible annualfestival circuit impending, we o f the Tribune attempted to indulge in it in the most, ehm, appropriate way. Needless to say, when we received an invitation to the Oland Beer Institute’s "Bières du Monde" exhibit, a beer-and-cheese tasting event in which we were given the opportunity "to discover the beers o f the world and the secrets o f the Belgian beer-serving ritual, " we knew what to do. The following document attempts to compile our notes during this most hazy afternoon.

5:05: Naturally, we’re fashionably late after trekking out west of Lionel-Groulx. Thoughts running through our heads as we ring the stately oak doors of the Oland Beer Institute: What does one wear to a beer-and-cheese party? Are we real­ ly getting in for free (it’s $65 other­ wise!)? Why is there a bistro in an industrial-wasteland-part of town?

5:10: We get a welcoming speech from the CEO of the festival. Nice guy. (Note: he sure knows which events to take part in) 5:13: We learn that The Oland Beer Institute is a real bona fide beer

ch e e se : a school. That’s right. Forget getting a university education, kids. Here, bar owners and servers can learn the fine art of beer and the beer-serving ritual. We’re about to get a taste of it.

5:16: First lecture (wow! with PowerPoint slides and everything!): Interior decorating. We’re informed that the pub in which we’re sitting is recreated in full Belgian bistro style. That means dark wood every­ where and mirrors on the wall. The mirrors are to create an illusion of space; pubs are typically small and cramped since there are just so many of them (kind of like Starbucks here). However, one who has actually visited a Belgian pub informs me that it looks nothing like this.

5:20: Ah chemistry... Never under­ estimate the chemical complexity of your favourite concoction. Beer is made up of more than just alcohol.

In fact, a whole 90 percent of what you’re drinking is actually water.

But not just your of St. Laurent tap water, of course. The water’s used in making these beers are "vraiment spéciale." A whole seven litres of water go into every litre of beer.

Briefly, we also have malt (for the ‘body and soul’ of the beer, and most importandy, alcohol content), hops (to give it that manly bitter­ ness and to keep it from going bad.

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Note: we’re figuring that since ‘Levure’ catalyzes beer, it must mean "yeast". I f not, please disregard above information.

5:35: Beer practicum: We find out that The Belgian Beer serving ritual is actually just a glorified way of saying: clean those glasses. You

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6:30: Jenny’s phone number in Vancouver: 604-XXX-XXXX {Note: Withheld). Call her Tuesday.

6:50: Pete’s notes: "I’m drunk, and I can’t feel anything anymore.

Jenny’s laughing, and Siu-Min’s face has gone bright red. I think the bar­ tender’s trying to hit on her, too."

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Served in a can— the release of oxy­ gen allows the release of taste.

Called "The Cream of Manchester" or something. Head is so good, it can be served with an ice cream scoop, proclaims the poster on the wall.

6:45: Now we’re onto Bass—still in the UK. Only made in Burton, England. Most popular ale in Britain, apparently. It tastes like cherry, goes fabulously with that 4year-old cheddar. And crackers.

Time to consume more bread and crackers.

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dunk the glass into a sink of soapy water and scrub them on a prickly sponge, then proceed to the next sink to rinse in icy cold water (be sure to dip it in at just the right angle though). To fill the glass, let the tap run for a bit to get rid of the foamy stuff, then fill’er up. Scrape off any extra head with a little knife.

And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. The Belgian Beer serv­ ing ritual demystified right before your eyes! Funny, never seen them do anything this sanitary at Gert’s.

5:50: Now we get to the good part.

The drinking.. .We start with Stella Artois. Started in Leuven, Belgium.

They have special glasses for it that keep in the aroma or something. It’s a wine-type glass and mind you hold it the right way! Coupled with the glorious Cantonnier de Warwick cheese and were really giving class to beer now. Beer and cheese is indeed a "beautiful mar­ riage!" (Note: that’s the one point our presenter decided to translate for us.)

6:00: Hoegaarden: Less clear than Stella Artois. German, obviously, but actually from a Belgian village?

Once again, something was lost in the translation. 5 percent alcohol, 45 percent barley (blé). Never mind the manly glass it’s served in, it’s really one of those ‘girly’ beers. You can taste the orange peel and it "smells like Christmas’ remarks our photographer Jenny.

6:45: These explanatory Power Point slides are getting awfully blur­ ry. The beer still tastes great but I’m afraid we can’t tell you much about them anymore... nonsense (Note notes are becoming quickly illegible.)

7:00: Now we’re at Leffe Blonde and Brune. This beer was originally made in a monastery. There’s noth­ ing like getting inebriated with a beverage that has a picture of a monastery on the bottle...burp The (Note: trails off.)

7:10: Siu-Min gets cut off.

7:15: Last beer... back to Germany for this one.

"Belle-VieKreik"(AWe: i) It’s red, and, uh, yeah. This IS cherry. And we’ve all become bumbling idiots...

The Oland Beer Institute, locat ed at 3601 St. Jacques (west o f Atwater) is a truly wonderfulplace to indulge in alcohol, and we heartily endorse all o f you to head down there and check it out. And you Solin-area people have no excuse to miss out.

They need your business. And Gert’s does not (or maybe they do, but at least you’re getting cleaner glasses here).

6:20: Boddington Pub Ale: It’s a flat, effervescent beer. Very cloudy.

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The simple but effective set did not distract from the action itself. The oversized thrones of the court of Barataria rendered the normal-sized Marco and Giuseppe munchkin-sized. Also, the very colourful costumes of the cast made for vivid Technicolor pieces.

And, of course, with any Savoy production, expect the quirky and unexpected. This year’s lyrics include references to SSMU fees, reading the McGill Tribune and cross-dressing old ladies (J. Kelly

Nestruck).

The first act was slow in gelling that can be attributed to opening night jitters. However, by the second act, the orchestra was more comfortable under the fine direction of Katy McLoughlin and the cast had reached its pace and found its energy. By the final scene, the cast was practically skip­ ping its way joyously through the songs.

And, in the end, everyone lived happily ever after.

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have a turn of fate, then give the last push their all (cf. Remember the Titans, The Mighty Ducks to name Canada took a silver and a two Disney classics). But what bronze in curling a couple of weeks saves this Men With Brooms from joining the vapid ‘sports flick’ genre ago at the Olympics.

If you don’t have a TV, or read is the presence of plot and character the newspaper, this may come as development off the ice.

Paul Gross’s character, the win­ news. I know because I had an hour and a half to kill in an espres­ some but slightly haunted Chris so bar in Petite Italie, where I Cutter, makes quick work patching absorbed (more or less against my up three relationships in 105 min­ will) the only hour and a half of utes, while also conducting his team to glory over the American curling I’ve ever witnessed.

As it happened, that rather interloper. After having walked arduous introduction to the sport away from the sport that was his was utterly unnecessary for the passion (curling, of course!), he appreciation of Canada’s newest apparently also jilted his fiancée, contribution to the rarified world left his best friend hanging, and of curling movies— Men With broke off relations with his father.

Brooms. The rules of curling (or Molly Parker’s character tries to bocce on ice) shoulder their way, sort out her desire for Cutter from only somewhat awkwardly and competition with her more success­ from the very beginning, into dia­ ful sister, his ex. That ex-fiancée, solipsistic satisfaction logue at regular intervals— "that whose shot’s impossible!" "The largest Michelle Nolden handles ably and piece of stone closest to the button without contempt, settles the lin­ gering trauma of her father’s death wins" and the like.

Men With Brooms is the direc­ through her spite for Cutter.

The other team members lead torial debut of Paul Gross (Due South) and follows the reunification less convoluted, but no more easily of a once-proud curling team, ten maneuvered, lives. James Allodi’s years after their retirement. The wry mortician wages a daily movie adheres to the expected pat­ pitched battle against his frigid tern: heroes start cocky, fall behind, wife. Jane Spidell, playing the wife

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A topic that I have covered many times is Montreal’s conspicu­ ous lack of 7" sources. Sure Underworld and Sound Central are gold mines for insane Japanese old school HC and Primitive carries anything and everything collectable but where is the 2-year-old used pop, the 4-year-old twee, the 8year-old sub-grunge? The net result of my frustrations was a cred­ it card, a little time and the Internet. Much to my surprise, I was able to find ‘bins’ of 50 cent 45s to hunt through and hence, these 6 singles.

Starlet D iary and H erself 7" (Parasol) These guys have been making some sort of noise with their new record. Unfortunately it wasn’t 50 cents, so I picked up this single from 3 years back (same label) for the aforementioned sale price.

Starlet plays out of Sweden making up part of the new acoustic school which gather much interest after the success of Norway’s Kings of Convenience. Sounds stem from Simon and Garfunkel slightly altered for lightness of thought.

The instrumentation is heavier on the A-side, like I would imagine for most of their tracks, with ample percussion and piano added to picked acoustic guitar. Easily lik-

Mirah’s most orchestrated work to date features military snare drums, a woodwind section, biting strings and, best of all, timpani.

The entire 7" is given a classic Western film feeling, the a side with a huge bizarre indieHollywood feel while the b-side follows a balladeer’s style of the same tune. The production is amazing, putting the accent on Mirah’s unique dramatic ability.

The film nature of the song only increases that value while somehow avoiding any insincerity that one might expect from a song loosely based on a Western-style tale of ‘lawless heartbreak.’ This is a must listen for Beach Boys orchestration fans.

T he Summer Suns She U nderstands 7" (House of Wax/Bus Stop) As far as I can tell, 1994 was a great year for Australia. Everybody had a feel good guitar pop band.

Distortion pedals weren’t required unlike the American counterparts.

Every track got overdubbed hand claps and la-la back up vocals dur­ ing the chorus. No more than three chords were required for a good time. People were so happy that they called their band The Summer Suns and wrote songs strictly about relationships.

Beatnik Filmstars Blue N oise Ep 7" (Happy Go Lucky) Beatnik Filmstars are Bristol’s well-established group of electronic twee pioneers that have been grac­

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of Jed Rees, takes every possible opportunity to conceive with him a child. Peter Outerbridge, who pulls off the look and attitude of "the Dude" from The Big Lebowski, non-chalants his way through cyclopean creditors with hired girl­ friend Polly Shannon. While grap­ pling with their individual issues, the team overcomes poor fitness and the resentment left over from the circumstances of the team’s decade-old dispersal.

The film seems to be at great pains at all points to introduce innovative characters: a female astronaut, an alcoholic singlemom/physical therapist, a prosti­ tute with a heart of gold— oh, wait, that last one is still a banal cliché.

Leslie Nielsen plays Gross’s father, an eccentric curling coach who grows hallucinogenic mushrooms.

He’s undaunted by the drug’s ille­ gality, but draconian in his enforce­ ment of curling rules, with a fanat­ ic soldier’s devotion to honour.

Gross takes issue with his father’s drug habit, but unflinchingly cheats at the game.

If what keeps the fatal moniker ‘sports movie’ off Men with Brooms is its character and relationship development, neither do those ele­ ments outfit it as a romantic comeing pop international compilations for some time now. This EP falls somewhere in between Pavement and Add N to X circa its release date of ’97. Swatches of slight bleeps, analogue synth noise fall over stickly guitar rock with lazed lead and bits of classic falsetto backup vocals round it all out.

This is not what one would exactly consider groundbreaking but, in 5 year retrospect, definitely trend set­ ting.

Yeah Yeah Yeah U ncommon man 7" (Direct Hit) I wouldn’t have bought this if I had seen the cover. I guess that’s what makes mail order fun.

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dy. Yes, emotive moments shame­ lessly manipulate, but the timbre of realistic humour required of a romantic comedy doesn’t carry throughout. Instead, there are moments of wacky satire that smack of Nielsen’s previous work (Spy Hard, The Naked Gun). What we’re left with is a comedy sampler, a taste of the athletic, romantic, and satiric flavours in turn.

The acting is uniformly com­ petent (besides a hammy lummox of a shylock—I guess there isn’t a huge pool of lumbering Oliviers coming off that perfect role as a morbidly obese Macbeth), with Jane Spidell, Molly Parker, and James Allodi turning in splendid performances. Paul Gross and pho­ tography director Thom Best set up some interesting shots: a burning curling stone sliding down the ice, a huge red ball bounding down a gray heap of rock. Otherwise, Gross proves a capable metteur-enscène with a sensible, pragmatic approach to narrative and handy use of the Tragically Hip sound­ track.

Even if I weren’t the gigantic curling maven I am, I’d find this film worthwhile. It’s unabashedly Canadian (a herd of beavers wan-

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Suspend your disbe­ lief. You’re watching a romantic comedy starring Leslie Nielsen for chrissake), and the final match-up pits the hometown team against the incumbent from Butte, Montana.

It’s witty and well-put-together.

Yes, the Canadian government put money towards this entertaining (some might say Americanized) comedy rather than highbrow material (like, say, Jane Bunnett’s Buena Vista ripoff, Ritmo+Soul).

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greg macpherson band Good Times Coming Back Again G7 Welcoming Committee

small letters are kyoot. greg, for any of those who do not hail from Winnipeg and/or do not adhere to the principles of parecon (participatory economics) that the anarchy-leaning g7 welcoming committee label propounds— which basically means the boss cleans the shitter while the janitor leans back in the boss’s chair while presumably making high-powered decisions in cantonese through a head-set—has become a fixture in the Canadian indie scene, and has been fawned upon by the critics for sticking to his working-man ethics, his bruce springsteen-like voice, and his honest, soul-baring musicality. recorded at toronto’s chemical sound with the help of some of his g7 committee label-mates— the weakerthans drummer jason tait and jason sutton— greg has made an above-average album, although it’d be an injustice to compare him to the ‘steen: he sounds more like gord downie of the hip trying to sing his abstract poetry using that lead singer from lives voice after a three-year—but not a four-year— cigarette-smoking binge, in terms

of style, the songs range from hard power-pop cake with an experi­ mental icing-layer of synthsizers and loop-‘n-effect hooks such as numbers’ and ‘6$ all day’ (kudos to writer-Tait), to the awe-inspir­ ing masterful melancholy of ‘remote control,’ to the meditative rock-blue-worker puncher ‘slowstroke,’ to the expert album opener and closer, ‘good times’ and the simply perfect ‘heatwave.’ greg has an uncanny ability to paint a verbal scene with his lyrics, delivered with his catching throaty voice and complemented with a keen grasp of song structure, but despite this acclamation, the goal of most artists is to put their finger on some kind of universal pulse: and greg, throughout the album, seems to be missing it by mere mil­ limetres— until he finds it, and pushes full on it with ‘heatwave.’

This song is, beyond a doubt, flaw­ less. with just his voice and a classi­ cal guitar, greg not merely shows you, but brings you to a dark room at night where a person lies full on the back, feeling the heat of sum­ mer and that sublime mystery of Heideggerian "Being”— that exis­ tentialist rip-offer of Hegel— where beauty lies in straining one’s ear to hear the faintest dwindling of meaning, juxtaposed to the sim­ ple melodic-aural picture of the guitar trying with all its might to keep that meaning from disappear­ ing. join me as I smack my lips and cry out in a parodic-french-chef accent, "C’est Bon!" —Eric Warwaruk

than for outstanding individual abilities (with the exception, per­ haps, of John Lennon’s lyricism), the Beatles are a landmark band without one standout member (how many other bands have no one front man, and for how many bands do you know all the mem­ bers’ names?). No guitarist of the cali­ bre of a Hendrix, for instance, no Freddy Mercuryesque singer. This is good news for a musical remake enterprise: the new renditions can highlight different aspects of the origi­ nal songs, thanks to a poignant voice, or divine guitar arrangements. There is potential for innovation, yet innovation with respect for the original, which could be the gold­ en rule of any remake.

Nevertheless, taking on such a colossal musical landmark as the Beades a priori seems quite risky.

Two remarkable Beatles renditions in particular are there to remind us, however, that it can be done: Michael Jackson’s ‘Come Together,’ and Joe Cocker’s ‘With A Little Help From My Friends.’

These antecedents sparked my curiosity. As I contemplated the star-studded cast of the soundtrack (Ben Harper, Sarah Maclachlan, Sheryl Crow, The Wallflowers...), I hoped to find another couple of gems that would prove that the original is not always unsurpass­ able.

W ithout being truly disap­ pointing, the album does not leave a lasting impression on the listener.

There are some catastrophes, like the destruction of ‘Revolution’ by Grandaddy, and a slew of pointless tracks that add nothing and defeat the purpose of re-recording wellknown tracks (Ben Folds, having gotten rid of the "Five" in their

Various OST: i am sam (music from and inspired by the motion picture) BMG This soundtrack takes on the audacious-yet-not-entirely-original idea of covering a series of Beatles classics with an eclectic array of today’s artists. Recognized more as the remarkable ensemble they were

name, could have also gotten rid of their contribution to this sound­ track, with ‘Golden Slumbers’).

O ut of the 17 tracks on the album, there are some satisfying moments: Rufus Wainright triumphs along­ side Sean Lennon on ‘Across the Universe,’ Ben Harper captures the ethereal laziness of ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ and, in spite of the excessive use of horns and trumpets, manages to make us feel both his own presence and that of the original Fab Four on that song. Quite a feat indeed.

The biggest disappoint­ ment must have come from Eddie Vedder, who so incred­ ibly amplified Dylan’s ‘Masters of War,’ and here does not seem to strike a sen­ sitive chord with his rendition of ‘You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away.’

All in all, this compilation constitutes more of a noteworthy depiction of today’s pop-rock musical landscape than it is an indispensable item in any Beatles collection.

—Nicolas Newhouse-Ameille Nine Inch Nails A nd A ll That Could Have Been (DVD) Nothing/Interscope

How I’ve waited for the day when I could cast my infinite col­ lection of NIN bootlegs into the closet forever in favor of the real thing. The disc (released jointly

with a live CD) attempts to cap­ ture the sonic brilliance of N IN ’s unreal Fragility 2.0 tour. Instead of "spending all the money to make it look like a Bon Jovi pay-per-view," in the words of Trent, they pur­ chased a bunch ofXLl digital cam­ eras and shot the concert from all over the place (beside the stage, above it, in the pit) to make the viewer really feel like they were there.

And the footage itself is enough to bring a joyous tear to the eye of anyone who has followed this band through the years. All the great elements are here: superintense renditions of Pretty Hate Machine-txz. electro-pop classics like ‘Terrible Lie’ and ‘Sin?’ Check.

A tear-jerking oration of ‘Hurt?’

Check. The ‘March of the Fuckheads’ coda inserted into ‘March of the Pigs?’ Check. A hyper-incendiary version of ‘Gave Up’ that makes me want to whip that X-rated Broken video out of retirement and go nuts? Check.

And of course the centrepiece, per­ formances of ‘La Mer,’ ‘The Great Below,’ and ‘The Mark Has Been Made’ set to gorgeous background video screens directed by the remarkable Bill Viola (he does a commentary track on it as well).

And finally, for the real obses­ sives among us, a secret menu (found through hitting "7" on your remote at the 11:20 mark of disc 2) which provides access to ‘Reptile,’ ‘The Day the World Went Away,’ the Fragile commer­ cials, and the famous footage of Marilyn Manson with Trent onstage at Madison Square Garden. All in all an amazing release, the first music DVD to fully explore its features, and a vast improvement on Trent’s 1997 video documentary Closure.

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The McGill Savoy Society strikes again with a full scale Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta and a three-week run at Moyse Hall. Right on!

Check out www.savoy.ca for lots more bitchin’ info. And check out our review (on Page I, duh).

McGill Drama Festival @ Player’s Theatre: To March 16, 8PM There’s still time to see ever}' play in this year’s MDF, which of course you should do! Gotta Luv M cGill and Teresa will be performed on the 15th, Sheila and Minnie McGee will be performed on the 13th and 16th, and The Centrifuges and Two Girls, Three Guys will be performed tonight and the 14th.

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, March 12, 2002

D ia lo g u e ( s ) Jennifer Liao

Despite the fact that my father and sister were both educated as painters, my knowledge of fine art has always been, shall we say, limit­ ed at best.

So I went into Dialogue(s), a new exhibit of 12 paintings at the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montreal, a blank slate, ready to take on the world of modern-day art.

Dialogue(s) has been set up in a very straightforward manner: Three artists, four paintings apiece, with each artists’ paintings mounted in one of three interconnected rooms, one artwork per wall. Perhaps the structure is meant to help an aver­ age Jane like myself attempt to understand the pieces a little better.

Cribbing right from the explana­ tion printed on a wall, Dialogue(s) is an exploration of "certain specific characteristics of current abstract painting," which sounds as nifty as all get out, until I tried to apply it to my viewing experience. I realized immediately that as much as I enjoy looking at abstract art, I had never

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me. I stood close to the wall and examined the very brushstrokes on the canvasses, as other people seemed to be doing, and was very impressed by the polish of the final product, especially the definition of those lines. I bet Boisseau had a really great ruler.

The final artist, David Urban, produced the works that I found the most difficult to assess. I don’t think I ever came close to making a connection with his pieces, which were characterized in particular by the way the paint was applied.

Urban seems to have used some sponges, a few small dribblings, and some large, random strokes. Long tubes that looped occasionally were the most defined images in the paintings. Beyond these details, I’m not sure I have much to say about "Lost," "Here is the Man," "Descending Figure," and "Early Minor." All apologies to those who expected me to stop the art world in its tracks.

So there you have it. A final thought: Go see Dialogue(s).

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experimenting with different ways to provide services. For instance, the establishment of more family clinics and health education for the detection of problems before they develop into more expensive problems; or experimenting with different ways of payment to doc­ tors and nurses for greater efficien­ cy, effectiveness, and reduction of abuse. But privatization is not the answer. Privatizing even some medical services would be a much more inefficient way to correct the so-called ‘problems’ of the health system. It would be like amputat­ ing the arm of a person because of a sliver in his hand! We must think positive changes that will truly benefit all Canadians.

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A friend of mine is in the hos­ pital right now. Some people say he is just a brother jacked-up on cocaine and expensive whiskey; but I like to describe him as full of "vim and vigour." And he is not just vigorous— he’s got so much soul, that I am amazed he doesn’t fly up to heaven like an angel.

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attempted to analyze it. Knowing turn, split in two, and so on." The dered if I should really be interpret­ that I was supposed to reach a place canvas featured a whole mass of the ing this man’s art in such a pedestri­ that "is not real or virtual, but pure­ shapes, some of them going off in an fashion, but let’s be honest: those ly an intellectual construction" different directions, inviting com­ peanuts are just waiting to be inter­ somewhere in the "inter­ preted. weaving between [the physi­ The most striking element of the paint­ cal] plane and perspectivist space" was a tad intimidat­ ings of Lise Boisseau ing, but nothing ventured, was how three-dimen­ nothing gained, right? sional the images Michael Daigneault’s seemed. Each of her works were marked by many four pieces, "Damier pastel colours and the recur­ no. 17,” "Damier no.

18," "Damier no. 19," ring use of a small defined shape I would compare to a and "Damier no. 20," peanut.

The way these while not exactly peanuts were organized on identical, faithfully the canvasses, I couldn’t help used the same ele­ thinking of them as bricks. ments within a differ­ Living bricks. Living bricks ent colour scheme. In of different colours, invad­ every picture, the par­ ing the pastel surfaces... tial frame of a cube The titles didn’t ultimately jumped out at me end up reflecting my inter­ amidst an explosion of pretation, but were interest­ paint splashes and ing to think about nonethe­ lines, with many Just waiting to be interpreted less. The most fitting one, in __________ abrupt straight edges my opinion, was "chacune giving the illusion of d’elles, à son tour, se divisera en parisons to larvae splitting them­ dimension. What seemed at first deux, et ainsi de suite," which trans­ selves under a microscope. As I glance to be rather generic actually lates roughly to "each of them, in walked to the next room, I won­ turned out to be very interesting to

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JAMES: I’m doin like CRAP, that’s how! I can’t SHAKE my funky ASS, mutha-trucka! And I was put on, whatchacallit— a waiting list?

What kind of health system is this?!

ME: Well, it’s not TH E best, cer­ tainly, Mr. Brown, compared to Sweden; but compared to the US (15th in world), people with can­ cer, for example, have a better sta­ tistical chance of surviving in our system here in Canada (7th), even with the top-notch facilities the US has— JAMES: CANADA? What the hell am I doing here?! NO wonder I’m so confused: a black brother— actually WOKE UP IN A HOSPI­ TAL! I’m not sayin the waiting list is BAD— I can’t BELIEVE I’m on one at ALL! Glad to be here— but what the hell you talkin about, "cancer"? I ain’t got no CANCER! Heh! ME: The point is that 40 percent of the population of the US has no health coverage to even get treated for cancer. But did you know they’re planning to so-called "reform" the health care system here in Canada?

JAMES: No shit? Canada has one o’ the most funky-assed health­ care system in the world! Why you dudes— UH!— wanna go a’changin it?

ME: It looks like a complex situa­ tion, but really it isn’t. The federal government essentially is not hold­ ing up its end of the bargain in its transfer payments to the provinces for "whatever reasons," (i.e. easy way to pay off debt and show a surplus so it looks like conservative fiscal policies are working) so the provinces— some of them albeit opportunistic and anti-federalist (i.e. Quebec and Alberta)— have to shoulder most of the cost of health care. Consequently, we are hearing cries that health-care costs are spiraling out of control, or that these costs have tripled in the last ten years— when really overall health care costs have remained the same. All that has changed is the pot has grown smaller. If the federal government brought up transfer payments to what they were in the past, we wouldn’t have a lackey like Roy Romanow going across the country "asking" Canadians what their health-care "values" are.

JAMES: Sounds like— O O uhhuooO OW !— Papa don’t want no MESS! UH! ME: Yep: "Papas" such as the Liberal party, some doctors like those in the Canadian Medical Association, certain private entrepeneurs, and in general those of the right-wing inclination—want to privatize all ready-insured prac­ tices in order to make some cash or to avoid paying for your health.

But the opportunity only exists because there is a governmental lack of commitment to upholding the Canada Health Act— an act which came into being as recently as 1984 in order to strengthen Canada’s commitment to a federal social health program by eliminat­ ing extra-billing and extra charges for all ready insured health prac­

tices! That’s only little more than 15 years ago. Big changes in such a small time, I’d say...

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For instance, the federal govern­ ment is actually interested in pur­ suing anti-tobacco legislation— because they have to pay the expense of people’s lung cancer!

JAMES: I can’t tell you how much I can’t STAND smoking! Ruins the voice! UH! Can’tstandit!

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JAMES (jumps out o f bed in his cast): Then what the hell are you folks DOIN? Gonna sit around and wait for my ass to FUNK YOU UP!? Get on the good, foot— Speak up and SAVE your FUNKY Health-Care System!! First: Cuz it’s Hell W ithout It— and Two— UH! You can DO IT! It’s TIME— for the BIG PAYBACK!

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Cagers end most successful season in two decades with a loss Neil Schnurbach

A sombre atmosphere filled the McGill Redmen locker room after the team's 75-62 loss to the Laval Rouge-et-Or in the Quebec Student Sport Federation finals.

The tears in the eyes of the McGill players showed just how much getting to the National championships meant to them.

"Our players have to realize that the playoffs are the next season," said McGill head coach and QSSF coach of the year Nevio Marzinotto. "We have to get over that next hump. There are a lot of guys crying in that locker room. The players can't forget how they feel now and they have to channel the impor­ tance of playoff games into exe­ cution."

"At least we went out work­ ing hard and leaving our hearts on the court," said graduating centre Brent Prowse. "Hopefully the guys will get to the next step next year."

The Redmen nearly got to that step this year with the game a much closer affair than the final score would indicate.

With less than four min­ utes to play second team QSSF all-star Fred Bernard had just hit a free throw to pull McGill to within two, 64-62. McGill then picked up the intensity on defence and forced the shot clock down on Laval's next pos­ session.

With the shot clock wind­ ing down and Rouge-et-Or point guard Dominique Soucy standing nearly at centre court, he hoisted up a prayer which was answered for three points.

That took away any momentum that the Redmen had gained.

From the stands it looked clear that the shot clock had run out, but the record McGill crowd of 1,285 at Love Competition Hall made it impossible to hear the buzzer indi­ cating the violation.

"I thought the ball was in his [Soucy's] hands when the shot clock ran out," said Marzinotto.

"But we can't dwell on that. It was a close call but we were only down five and still had time to win the game. We can't forget that we turned the ball over in our next pos­ session as well."

Indeed, the Redmen were

thrown off by the long three and turned the ball over many times in the last four minutes as Laval went on a decisive 11-0 Laval run.

McGill did not lose this game because of a lack of intensity. First team QSSF all-star point guard Denburk Reid was especially effec­ tive counting 20 points in the affair.

tioned Soucy hit a three-pointer for Laval to start the half to give the vis­ itors their biggest lead 42-33.

But instead of folding, McGill picked up its game and went on a 9-0 run to tie the game.

From there the second half was mostly a see-saw affair. The Rougeet-Or would take a five or seven

points a game. He chipped in with 29 in this affair and also added a team high 11 rebounds.

"Charles Fortier did not have a very good season by his standards," said Marzinotto. "But when it was crunch time, he showed what a focused young man he is and stepped up his game. He was phe­ nomenal."

This game was the last contest for three McGill players. Joel Sherbino, who trans­ ferred to McGill after four years at Bishop's, scored two points in his CIS finale. Veteran McGill forward Andrew Bier also played his last game in what was an injury plagued career at McGill. The ever resilient Bier managed two points as well.

Brent Prowse scored four points in his final game.

"My McGill expe­ rience was fantastic," said Prowse. "This was the best team that I've ever been on. The team was great and it was good fun.”

Exciting start to game

QSSF most valuable player Domenico Marcario chipped in with 12 points. Forward Pat Kieran also had a nice game with eight points and four rebounds off the bench.

Second half begins well

McGill was especially focused coming out of the locker room to start the second half. The aforemen­

point lead and McGill would claw their way back into the game.

But it seemed as if every time McGill tied the game or took a lead, Laval had an answer in Charles Fortier.

Fortier, the QSSF's most valu­ able player of last year may have been disappointed that he did not win the award this time around. He played like an MVP in the entire series, averaging an astounding 30

Both the Redmen and the Rouge-et-Or came to play in this game and this was easi­ ly seen in the first sever­ al minutes of the ball game.

Laval's inside game was working well which was evidence by Marc-Antoine Horth's 11 first half points.

But McGill played some heads up, alert basketball. With Laval leading by three points with 14 minutes left in the half, Denburk Reid noticed that David Brownrigg guarding him had left his feet, Burkie launched up a shot and drew a foul. He converted all three free throws to tie the score.

Reid's back-up point guard Hidesh Bhardwaj almost copied Reid by drawing a foul shortly thereafter and converting.

The problem for McGill was outside shooting. The Rouge-et-Or

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Former McGill Redmen foot­ ball star Ben Wearing was among the record crowd at Lovi Competition Hall on Wednesdaevening. Wearing, now with thi Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League was seen cheering the Red ’n White on.

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Second team QSSF all-star Frederic Bernard had to leave the court with four minutes left in the first half. He was hit lightly but was bleeding slightly. The infa­ mous blood rule forced him off the court. Bernard returned to tallyseven points and seven rebounds in the affair.

Technical Time

Both McGill and Laval coach­ es had problems with the referee­ ing.

In the first half, McGill coach Nevio Marzinotto was hit with a technical foul for arguing with the officials. Laval coach Jacques Paiment returned the favour in the second half picking up a technical of his own. shot 47 percent from three point range while McGill was only suc­ cessful on 24 percent of their treys.

Marcario struggled mightily going one for eight from the arc.

End of a great season

McGill had a great team this year. The Redmen were ranked nationally for the first time since the 1978-79 season and had a 21-6 record overall. It is unfortunate that only one team can make the CIS nationals from the Quebec confer­ ence, since McGill and Laval are both top teams in the country.

Next year promises to be a good one for the Redmen.

Returning players include Marcario, Denburk and Kirk Reid and Fred Bernard. Look for this team to make another great run at the nationals.

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The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, March 12, 2002

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For years, the McGill alpine ski team has nicknamed itself "The Vultures." Team members note that traditionally, the team’s racers are predatory by nature: they hover around the tail end of the pack and sail into the top ten when competi­ tors from other teams fall.

Although the team still clings to their history when they jokingly claim to, "attack from the back," looking at their results clearly indi­ cates that they are shedding their old reputation. As team that increas­ ingly finishes with strong results, their nickname is losing its rele­ vance. Vying for first place overall on the Quebec University Alpine Skiing Circuit, they do not need to prey on the weaknesses of other racers any­ more.

Led by cap­ tain Brianne Law, the ski team has carved itself a posi­ tion as one of the most competitive teams on the circuit. With four of the five races completed, the ski team is second only to the Université de Montréal team in the overall standings. With a minor gap of slightly over 300 points differentiat­ ing between the two teams, they both lead the next closest competi­ tor, UQAM, by a significant 1000

points.

Following their first place fin­ ishes among the women competitors in 2000 and 2001, the female squad sits comfortably in gold medal posi­ tion for this season. With Brianne Law’s three bronze medals, Jessie Behan’s two third place finishes, and Lise-Marie Acton’s reserved spot atop the podium, the women’s team brings home more hardware than any other on the circuit.

Overcoming a lack of veteran leadership, the men’s team has still produced some strong results. With the Norwegian "Fast Man", Joachim

H rasky, who sits seventh overall after three meets, and four other racers consistently finishing among the 20 fastest competitors, the men demon­ strate an increased depth and inten­ sity.

Following a strong performance at Mont Sutton just before reading week, the men climbed the overall standings. On February 16, six McGill racers finished in the top 21,

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three of which were among the top ten fastest competitors.

Despite inconsistent perform­ ances and occasional difficulties fin­ ishing their runs, the men’s team occupies third place in the overall standings. Tabulating official results (that only include the first three races), the men’s team trail second place Laval by a mere 92 points, and could easily slip into the silver medal spot by the final event.

Although the 2003 ski team will likely continue to refer to itself as "The Vultures," the nickname’s validity is continually diminishing.

McGill won’t need to feast upon the fail­ ures of other racers anym o r e .

Instead, pre­ dictions of indulging in c e le b ra to ry beverages and com m em o­ rating the gold medals they’re taking home are in store.

M cGill’s final stand­ ings will be d eterm in e d at the Quebec University Alpine Skiing Circuit Finals being held at Mt. Garceau this upcoming weekend. If the team can follow suit to their pre­ vious meets, the likelihood of clinching the top overall position is high. The goal is gold. And the team looks forward to driving back to Montreal this Sunday with a couple banners marking their victories.

Tribune March Madness Pool 2002

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The deadline for entry is Thursday March 14 at noon.

The winner will be treated to lunch on the sports editors.

Sarah Wright

There wasn’t a person in the crowd who didn’t feel the energy.

There wasn’t a person in the crowd who wasn’t smiling. There wasn’t a person in the crowd who didn’t feel Canadian. Or at least that is how it appeared last Saturday at the Molson Centre.

Three days ago, I would have turned up my nose at that corny description.

On Saturday night, prior to the opening face-off of the much anticipated Leaf-Hab game, Olympic fever was back in full force. Not only were eight Canadian speed skat­ ing medalists hon­ oured during the pre­ game show with incredible enthusiasm, but Pat Quin, head coach of Team Canada, got a stand­ ing ovation from a Hab-loving and typically Leaf-hating crowd.

At an event deemed one of the oldest and best rivalries in sport, the competitiveness was replaced with not just acknowledging, but cele­ brating, the commonality that the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs share: Canada.

The usual Canadien fan fair at the Keg Was replaced with Canadian fan fair on Saturday night.

In the wake of September 11, it is no longer just Americans who have started showcasing their patri­ otism. The bug seems to have spread like brush fire. More countries and many more people are increasing their nationalistic fervour. And one of the most prominent ways to demonstrate this as of late has been through sports.

At the recent Winter Olympics, the U.S. more than doubled its pre­ vious medal total, and Canada came home with 17, their best ever result.

The E Center, the home of Olympic hockey for the duration of the

games, was apparently so inundated with flags that limitations were put on how many could be brought into the arena during games.

Supporting national athletes has become the most popular way to show national pride. And why not?

It’s a way of showing pride in a pos­ itive manner. The romantic in me would like to believe that sport is just about healthy competition and the athletes. The realist in me would acknowledge that political agendas still exist in amateur and profession-* al sport. But, if only for a night, there was no evidence of anything else but good, clean hockey. A breath of fresh air if you ask me.

And am I included in this batch of revived nationalists? For sure.

How many of you are paying a bit more attention to Canadian sport now? How many of you saved or cut out pictures printed in the subse­ quent days of the men’s and women’s Olympic hockey? And there seems to be a surplus of columns recently that have argued how great the country is now that the Canadian hockey teams have won gold medals, damn it.

Our country isn’t bigger, badder or better now that we’re the Olympic hockey champions, not in the literal sense at least. But what better to bring Canadians together than the thing that in some parts of the world, is the only recognizable symbol of our country?

I would even go as far as to say that this feeling of nationalism has rejuventated a love for sport, that for the most part, has been dying a slow death the past few years. The flame has been lit, but can it last? It’s entirely possible, if only we could get a Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup.

PHOTO: Sarah AliKhan competes in a meet held earlier in the year at Tomlinson Field House.

With a gold and silver medal at Nationals last week, Ali-Khan acheived All-Canadian status.

See brief on page 26.

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, March 12, 2002

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and point guard Steve Blake provide Dixon with some much needed support.

First round upsets: St. John’s over Wisconsin, Southern Illinois over Texas Tech.

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Oklahoma State.

The Indiana Hoosiers have always been chokers come tourna­ ment time. This year will not be any different. They face a tough Utah team led by coach Rick Majerus. Utah has a huge front court with three big men measuring over 6’9" tall. Guard Nick Jacobsen (13.2 PPG) leads a slow paced methodical attack that should lull

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early on. The St. John’s Red Storm did not have their best year but are usually tough in the tournament.

The Red Storm are led by Marcus Hatten who averaged 19.9 points a game. His skills should be sufficient enough to allow St. John’s to win one round.

The Southern Illinois Salukis will also knock off head coach Bobby Knight’s Texas Tech Red Raiders. The controversial Knight has led the Texas Tech program back to respectability, but his team has pulled a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde act throughout the year. Knight coached teams have also struggled in the tournament in recent years.

The Salukis, lead by guard Kent Williams, will also have the benefit of home court advantage since the first round game will be played in Chicago.

If anyone is looking for a big second round upset, North Carolina State has the potential to knock-off second seeded

posed to be one of the best teams in the country going into the regular season. They were ranked No. 2 in the pre-season polls. Illinois strug­ gled somewhat early in the season giving them No. 4 seed in the Midwest.

But Illinois has peaked at the right time, winning nine of their k(st 10 games. Big Ten player of the year Frank Williams had another banner season averaging 15.4 points a game. He is complemented

by Brian Cook, a big man who can shoot from the outside.

First round upsets: Western Kentucky over Stanford, Boston College over Texas The Western Kentucky Hillhoppers had a tremendous reg­ ular season and were more than slightly miffed at getting only a No. 9 seed. The team ranked in the top 20 nationally throughout the year and thought that they deserved a

stretch and barely managed to com­ pile a 20-win season. But BC has the great equalizer in guard Troy Bell who averaged 21.4 points a game and is probably one of the top 5 players in the nation. He will win them one round.

If you are looking for a second round upset, a team from the ACC, my favourite conference, Wake Forest will take out Oregon from the Pac-10.

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Choi, a setter and a libero, excelled in the dig department. His average of 2.96 digs a set was good for a third place ranking in both the Quebec conference and the entire nation.

In other news, power hitter Eric Lebreron of Laval University was named most outstanding player for the conference.

Two Redmen volleyball all­ stars

The McGill Redmen volleyball had two players recognised as Quebec Student Sport Federation all-stars, a first in school history.

Jonathan Faucher, a middle blocker on the Redmen, earned first team status, while Brian Choi was named to the second all-star team.

Faucher, a chemical engineering student, was king of the stuffed blocks. In 54 sets, he amassed 91 stuffed blocks, earning him second place in the country for the category.

The middle blocker proved he was not one-dimensional, averaging over

Leblanc named OUA East rookie of the year

Redmen hockey player Greg Leblanc was named the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) East rookie of the year. Playing on the

top line for most of the season, Leblanc averaged a point a game over 32 matches. For his efforts, Leblanc was also named to the con­ ference all-rookie team. The prod­ uct of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League had five power play goals, second on McGill in that cat­ egory.

In other award news, veterans David Burgess and David Bahl were both named OUA Eastern Conference first team all-stars.

Burgess, the fifth-year centre from Crystal City, Man., was nominated for the Randy Gregg award for the second consecutive year. The trophy goes to the university hockey player

that best combines academics and community service.

Bahl, the third highest scoring defenceman in school history, had 23 points in 24 regular season matches.

Ali-Khan brings home the gold and silver

At the Canadian Interuniversity Sport track and field championship held last weekend in Sherbrooke, McGill brought home four medals.

1he womens team placed ninth out of 20 teams while the men were at the back of the pack coming in 17th out of 21 teams.

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Ali-Khan led the medal charge winning the gold in the 1500m \ a time of 4:22.82; she took sec nd place in the 1000m, crossing the ie in a time of 2:49.75.

An impressive performance \ .is registered by Dawn Creighton in , triple jump. She won the si r medal, jumping a distance -.<1 11.95m, .24m off of gold med: iist Yoiessa Lawrince of the Universir of Toronto.

The fourth medal for Me* .ill came in the mens 4x800m re ay.

Yohsuke Hayashi anchored the u i that ran a time of 7:42.27. Hay ii was joined by three other seni Ryan Beaton, Daniel Lennox ; ul Benoit Lebeau.

Other notable finishes on women's side came from Sa i Millar who finished 10th in 600m. Another 10th place finish registered by pole vaulter Christ Lagarde. Carly Mohcr was 13th in both the 1500m and the high jut On the men's side, Hayashi \ sixth in the 600m. In the 4x4 10 men's relay, he along with Sa Geukjian, Jason Katz and Bei Lebeau came in seventh.

Rick Derwantz was 14th in high jump.

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McGill skier to place in the med v last weekend at the meer at Cam Fortune. On both Saturday an Sunday, Acton won the silver in i slalom event.

Brianne Law placed sixth Saturday, and she finished sevei on Sunday. Teammate Jess Beh was seventh on Saturday, a improved on that result Sunday w a fifth place finish. Kveta Safa had a ninth place finish on Saturd and skiied into sixth place on i second day. Liserl Woods cruised an 11th place finish on Saturday a eight on Sunday.

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Owen finished 13th on Saturd arid 18th on Sunday.

The QSSF championship go this weekend at Mont Garceau in 1 Donat, Que. Honours continue to roll in for Martlet volleyball

Shauna Forster was named the Canadian In ter university Sport (CIS) All-Canadian first team whe.

Shauna Forster received a hon­ ourable mention for the same tean Martlet Anne Robitaille w named to the All-Canadian rook , squad. The freshman topped McGill players with 29 serving act and she was third on the team with 57 stuffed blocks.

McGill Athletes of the Week

Track stars Sarah Ali-Khan and Yohsuke Hayashi were named tl athletes of the week for the peril : ending March 11 th.

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Eighteen-year-old swimming phenomenon Heather Bell makes a splash at McGil James Empringham

Under ordinary circumstances, the reply would have been, well...ordinary. But as 18-year-old McGill swimmer and Science major Heather Bell formulated a number of polite responses to the queries o f a complete stranger, something about a response to the customary "any future plans?" stuck out in comparison to her other rejoinders.

"I don’t really have any," mused Bell. "I’ve taken a general year this year at McGill, and I still haven’t decided what I’d like to do."

O f course Bell's doubt, that most common of student ailments, is to be excused. It’s only that Bell’s swimming exploits confirm a char­ acter unaccustomed to indecision.

A product of Barrie, Ontario, a mid-size hub located a little less than an hour up Highway 400 from Toronto, Bell raced to com­ plete a five-year high school pro­ gram in four years. After choosing McGill for its academics over the University of British Columbia, the dominant swim force in Canada, and the University of Toronto, her parents' alma matter, she found herself a rookie on a McGill swim team that has improved upon its performance steadily over the past number of seasons.

"British Columbia has an excellent swim team, but I got the feeling that it’s a team composed of individuals. McGill’s team is much

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In her first sea­ son with the McGill swim team, Bell could also have been excused for requiring a transi­ tory period to the rigours of universi­ ty competition, such as daily 6 a.m. practices usually consisting of 4500m swims.

Rather than easing her way into the new situation, Bell blew out of the starting blocks and by season’s end had established herself as a premier swim­ mer on a team which sent a school record 21 swim. mers to the nation­ al championships in Vancouver over reading week.

At nationals, Bell succeeded in making the finals in three events.

However, it was her double gold medal performance at measure, Bell won a silver and the provincial championships, bronze medal at the provincials as including a breathtaking 200m well.

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very talented team. Facing the California Golden Bears, a team that has struggled in the Pac-10 recently after getting off to a scorching start, helps their chances of advancing. Penn, led by forward Ugonna Onyekwe (17.6 PPG), should win in a close game.

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In a sport which is predi­ cated solely on the all mighty "times," Bell's success this past season cannot be considered a complete sur­ prise.

McGill swimming head coach Francois Laurin explains.

"I knew of her swim times before she came to McGill so I knew what Heather was capable of. But as a swimmer it took her less than a semester to reach a com­ fort level on the team that it takes most swimmers two years to achieve."

Despite being a relative youngster on the team, Bell has been swimming practically her entire life. In Barrie, Bell was a vertiable pool regular,

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WEST Schnurb’s pick for the Final Four: Oklahoma The Oklahoma Sooners are one of those teams that are peaking at the right time. They just heat the No. 1 ranked team in the country, Kansas, for the Big 12 title.

Oklahoma is easily the best No. 2 seed in the tournament and could have captured No. 1 seed if the Cincinnati Bearcats did not tri­ umph in the Conference USA championship. The West is the toughest bracket to pick with teams like Pac-10 champion Arizona and Big Ten champion Ohio State in the field. Gonzaga could also be a surprise once again.

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"Teaching swimming lessons is something I definitely miss doing at McGill," says Bell, who lists teach­ ing as something she might like to pursue in the future.

For the time being, however, she is content to enjoy life in Montreal, something the jaded observer might suggest is more ful­ filling than life for an 18-year-old in Barrie.

"Because we practice 10 times a week during the season, Saturday is really the only night when I can go out. There are times when we can show up a bit tired for practice, but rarely."

Bell says that her objective for next season is to win a medal at Nationals and help her team improve its overall performance.

"How Heather will improve, time will tell," comments coach Laurin. "She knows about herself, and she knows how to make adjust­ ments. I have no clue what her lim­ its are, but it's very exciting to think about what she can accomplish in her career at McGill."

When finally asked about her potential as a swimmer, Bell feels confident that she can improve upon her already impressive per­ formances next season. In fact, she's sure of it.

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In my opinion though, the Sooners have too much depth. Led by Hollis Price (16.7 PPG) and Aaron McGhee (15.2 PPG) they should have just enough to win the bracket.

First round upsets: Mississippi over UCLA, Missouri over Miami (FL), Hawaii over Xavier.

The Mississippi Runnin Rebels have a good team but are very beatable. But they draw the UCLA Bruins who have truly been struggling as of late. Forward Justin Reed (14.6 PPG, 6.7 RPG) should lead the Rebels past the Bruins.

The Missouri Tigers are one of those teams that have the special player who can win them a round or two. Kareem Rush is one of the top-10 players in the country averaging 20.1 points a game.

Missouri has a high scor­ ing attack and will force Miami into playing a runand-gun style which will force turnovers. Guard Clarence Gilbert (17.1 PPG) should help lead the Tigers to victory.

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great year led by Yugoslavian sensa­ tion Pedrag Savovic (19.7 PPG).

They should win one round before getting eliminated by Oklahoma.

West regional Finals prediction: Oklahoma 67 Ohio State 66 Final Four predictions: Maryland 81 Illinois 73 Duke 92 Oklahoma 75 Finals prediction: Duke 85 Maryland 81 There you have it. My pick is the hated Duke Blue Devils. The madness begins on Thursday, so keep your eyes glued to the televi­ sion for the best and most exciting post-season tournament in sports.

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