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Catching rays, catching up or catching air: McGill students spent Reading Week on vacation, in the library or on the slopes. Either way, the break was too short and exams aren’t a long way off.

S tu d e n ts s trik e to d a y J a m e s G ro h sg a l

Students opposed to a US-led war against Iraq will attempt to block entrances to campus today as part of a general strike that was passed by a Students’ Society General Assembly on February 20.

This afternoon, student groups in Montreal will also march to Concordia and demonstrate against the Canadian military.

In what may turn out to be the largest student demonstrations held in concert since the Vietnam War, university, college and high school students in the United States, Canada and around the world are holding strikes and walkouts to highlight the diversion of govern­ ment funds from education to mili­ tary spending, and to protest the consequences of military action on Iraqi civilians.

However, many students arriv­ ing at the Roddick Gates this morn­ ing may be surprised to find picket lines and demonstrations, because

only three school days have elapsed since 200 McGill undergraduates voted with minimal opposition to mandate SSMU to support the international day of action. Most classes will go on as usual, and the Shatner building will remain open.

“We are not going to compro­ mise other fuctions of the SSMU for the strike even if a motion was passed,” said SSMU President Martin Doe. Election debates are occuring this evening as scheduled.

Organizers of the strike agreed not to use physical coercion against students who are not participating, said SSMU Vice-President Community and Government Nick Vikander.

“No one will be physically pre­ vented from attending class. This will be stressed to participants on Wednesday, and the organizers have told me they feel this way,” he said.

But according to Meredith Warren of McGill’s chapter of Montreal Students Against War, “it’s See STRIKE TODAY, page 2

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Goaltender Kim St-Pierre has been the story in most games for the McGill hockey Martlets this season, but another hero emerged Friday night.

Freshman Brittany Privée scored the game-winning goal at 12:19 of the third period and added an insurance marker five minutes later, pacing McGill to a 4-2 victo­ ry over the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

The Martlets, ranked No. 2 in Canada, captured the Quebec Student Sports Federation champi­ onship, sweeping the Gee-Gees in the best-of-three final. McGill won the series opener 5-0 the previous Sunday. McGill last won the Quebec women’s hockey champi­ onship in the 1984-85 season.

With the win, McGill advances to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport final, which

opens Thursday in Regina.

The victory did not come easy, according to head coach Peter Smith.

“It was a tough game to play,” said Smith, who was presented with the QSSF Coach of the Year award in the ceremony following the game. “I thought most of the pres­ sure was on us.”

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Strike and protest today against Iraq war Continued from page 1 up to the individuals.

“As a strike committee we agreed we will not use force to block people, but we can’t control every­ one who’s going to be there,” she said. “If people are determined to go to class, then there’s no way to stop them, but we’ll do our best to per­ suade them not to go.”

Kate Williams, the director of the University Relations Office, said that while “one or two extra security people” will be on campus, Principal Heather Munroe-Blum believes that non-violent students “are perfectly welcome to express their views.”

While SSMU has asked McGill professors to respect the strike, fac­ ulties are carrying on classes as usual, although some professors plan to alter their teaching plans and may allow deferrals on tests. Professors in the Faculty of Religious Studies appear to be the most supportive of the strike, while officials in the Faculty of Medicine and elsewhere

said classes would go on as usual.

In addition to activity on the McGill campus, at 2:30 this after­ noon, protestors will assemble at the Roddick Gates and walk to Concordia University’s Henry F. Hall Building, where they will meet with students from Concordia, l’Université de Montréal, l’Université du Québec à Montréal and Quebec CEGEPs. Then they will demonstrate in front of the Canadian Forces recruitment centre on Ste-Catherine and Bishop streets.

Unlike the protest against the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas in October 2002, which was not a strike, SSMU was required by the wording of the General Assembly resolution to advertise today’s protest as a ‘student strike’.

(For full General Assembly story, see following page). Also, SSMU’s par­ ticipation in the FTAA protest was approved by SSMU Council on the condition that SSMU oppose only the inclusion of education in trade

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agreements, and not the FTAA itself. The February General Assembly resolution endorses the March 5 North American Student Strike against war, which was planned at the Iraq Pan-Canadian Student Anti-War Conference held at the University of Toronto in January.

McGill Students Against War and Racism and the other activist groups that combined their efforts to stage the strike are now using the legitimacy imparted by SSMU to criticize the US and Canadian gov­ ernments’ foreign policies. They cite the American military’s stockpile of nuclear weapons, the potential for instability in the event that Saddam Hussein is ousted, and the belief that US military action against Iraq is motivated by a thirst for oil.

Warren believes that the strike’s connection to SSMU will protect protestors.

“SSMU’s endorsement allows more students to participate because they feel they have the student union representing their interests,” said Warren. “If for some reason they get in trouble, they have a high­ er authority on their side.”

A resolution passed by Council in December called for a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis, but fell short of condemning the war out­ right because, after long debate, councillors excised the divisive lan­ guage that might have compromised the resolution’s constitutionality.

The SSMU constitution bars Council from taking official stances on divisive political issues. The General Assembly resolution skirts the constitution’s divisive language prohibition by condemning war indirectly—it makes SSMU endorse the conclusions of the Toronto anti­ war conference, but does not articu­ late an explicit political position.

According to Martin Doe, SSMU should support the demon­ strations, but only to draw attention to education funding shortfalls.

“Education is not the focus of the media, or the most important issue in the eyes of the government,” said Doe. “Iraq has attracted focus away from education. This is the only reason that legitimizes a posi­ tion by the SSMU as a students’ society to take a position against diverting money away from educa­ tion to national defence.”

A U S lo s e s ch a n ce to ca m p aig n fo r its co n stitu tio n ch a n g e re fe re n d u m K im D 'S o u z a

The Arts Undergraduate Society Council yesterday evening lost quorum before considering whether or not to form ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ committees for their constitu­ tional amendment referendum question. This means that AUS can­ not campaign either for or against the amendments.

Arts Repre­ sentative to SSMU Council Seth Offenbach called quorum after AUS President Rachel Telch proposed a motion which Offenbach cl­ aimed was “ask­ ing permission to contravene the by-laws.” Telch had asked Coun­ cil to endorse ruling of Chief Returning Off­ icer Nicholas Yeo, according to which AUS would not be bound by article 10.5 of the by­ laws, which require AUS to publish the questions 18 days before polling, a deadline which AUS has already missed. Telch said they missed the deadline because Reading Week fell almost immediately after Council approved the question, a sequence of events which Telch called “a com­ edy of errors.”

Offenbach and History Representative to AUS Council Matthew Fletcher said, “tonight there will be an official letter to the CRO asking him to remove the con­ stitution referendum question from consideration because it is in viola­ tion of article 10.5 of the constitu­ tion.”

Telch said after the meeting that AUS is now unable to cam­ paign on the constitution referen­ dum. The AUS may encourage stu­ dents to vote, but they have no budget to advertise the referendum.

Prior to the vote, Telch said that she hoped that Council would not strike a ‘No’ committee.

Opponents of constitutional change no longer have an opportunity to form such a committee, as they have

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missed the 21-day prior deadline to form a committee by petition; some, however, have expressed intentions to campaign despite this.

Telch said before the meeting she did not think that the absence of a ‘No’ committee would impede the democratic process or inhibit open debate on the referendum, arguing that, since Council decisions are reached by voting, “democracy has

spoken.”

The referendum question was originally proposed by Telch and was approved, with modifications, to the proposed amendments for the spring election period by an emer­ gency session of AUS Council on Feb 18. Telch said that, after discus­ sion, Council approved changes to proposed articles 16.5 and 7.3 of the constitution. She urged support for the referendum, saying, “As the con­ stitution is the text that governs every and all actions of AUS, the amendments seek to erase all exist­ ing ambiguities... and enable AUS to act more efficiently and effective!y-” Offenbach said that proposed article 16.5.T stands out as the “most dangerous” amendment, because it “gives AUS incredible power to tax students with little limit.” Section 16.5.1 reads, “If quo­ rum is not met in the case of a feerenewal referendum, the fee will be levied for an additional academic year if at least two-thirds of the votes cast are in favour of the renewal. ” Offenbach had proposed an alternative so that a referendum question that does not meet quorum would fail, but may be brought to referendum again the following year.

“The definition of the word quorum is: ‘the number of members required to be present for business to be legally transacted.’ In our opinion, this amendment would essentially eliminate the need for quorum when giving out student fees,” Offenbach said.

Some also oppose the proposed change to section 7.2(b) that would mandate Arts Representatives to SSMU Council to “be bound by the prevailing views of Council at SSMU Council meetings”, rather than “be guided by the views of Council.” Arts Representative to Council Nadir Nurmohamed said that, while AUS Council often expects him to be merely a gobetween for AUS to SSMU, he believes that, as a councillor, he is responsible to his constituents and not to Arts Council.

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G eneral A ssem bly votes to su p p o rt stu d en t strike K a te R h o d e s

A Students’ Society General Assembly voted on February 20 to support today’s student strike against the US war in Iraq. Strike opponents anticipate this motion will be overturned by tomorrow night’s SSMU Council, as Society officials say it is in violation of SSMU’s constitution.

President Martin Doe said that the resolution violates SSMU’s con­ stitution because general assemblies do not have power of the purse.

“A general assembly cannot pass a motion that effects the budg­ et or delegates funds,” said Doe. “General assemblies serve as a poli­ cy-making body, while the SSMU Executive is mandated to allocate and budget funds.”

The General Assembly resolu­ tion called for SSMU to advertise the strike with posters, and strike organizers have expected SSMU to cover the cost of equipment rental for the protest and march.

However, Doe said the strike can­ not receive funding from SSMU unless the Finance Committee approves an application by organiz­ ers for money from the Campus Life Fund.

Eric van Eyken, U1 Political Science, attempted several parlia­ mentary actions to stop or delay the General Assembly’s vote, and now says he also considered petitioning the SSMU Judicial Board to rule the motion out of order.

“I spoke with Student Advocacy on February 28, as soon as it opened, and with the assistance of an advocate, spoke with the [Judicial Board] Chief Justice [Hugo Maureira], He told me that to file the paperwork and get a pre­ liminary hearing would take at least a month, and the strike was hap­ pening the following Wednesday,”

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said van Eyken.

He then contacted Doe and SSMU speakers Andrew Bryan and Peter Harrison, who advised that, while only an act of Council could overturn the motion, Doe would not call an emergency session because “it is likely that people would picket anyway and the motion will probably get over­ turned at Council,” van Eyken said.

Bryan did not rule any parts of the motion out of order at the gen­ eral assembly. He therefore felt it inappropriate to reverse his inter­ pretation of the motion later, given the likelihood Council will find it unconstitutional, according to Doe. General Assembly debate cen­ tred around the appropriateness of formal political positions in univer­ sity student societies.

Third-year English Literature major Liz Airton said she supported SSMU taking a side.

“I think that it’s important that in an academic community, where intellect and free speech are impor­ tant, organizations representing stu­ dents should not have a neutral stance. I don’t think it’s controver­

sial that war is bad.”

Smaranda Graydithre, U3 Computer Engineering, concurred that “SSMU should take political positions on national and interna­ tional issues.”

Jen Jalbert, U2 Music, said that she is not against the war “but it’s not within SSMU’s mandate or precedent to pass [this motion].”

“If this resolution goes through, it’s a slippery slope and difficult to place a line on what SSMU should and should not do,” said Arts Representative to Council Nadir Nurmohamed, who voted against SSMU taking a formal posi­ tion on the war in a December Council motion.

McGill Students Against War and Racism activist Meredith Warren said war is a student issue.

“Taking an anti-war position is the direction students want SSMU to take,” she said.

Though the General Assembly met quorum with exactly 200 attendees, many felt an overwhelm­ ingly one-minded minority did not accurately represent the undergrad­ uate body of approximately 17,000.

“SSMU is being hijacked. We need to postpone this vote because there are only 200 people here and this is not representative. We need to find out how every single indi­ vidual student feels before we can decide this on their behalf,” said SSMU presidential candidate Alex

Kemeny in an attempted filibuster.

Doe said that, though the speakers did announce the General Assembly with neutral advertise­ ments, students in favour of the motion mobilized with propaganda posters misinterpreted to be from SSMU. “People didn’t know you could come here to vote no’ today, and, though this motion is time sensi­ tive, this behaviour is not demo­ cratic,” Kemeny told the assembly.

Those in attendance included one Medicine student, 94 Arts, 47 Science, 22 Engineering, 19 Management, seven Music and three Law students.

Vice-President Community and Government Nick Vikander believes the assembly was represen­ tative of student opinion.

“Students are concerned about war with Iraq and statistics show that most people in Quebec oppose this war. ... Actions taken as a strike does represent the sentiment on campus,” he said.

On February 20, the General Assembly passed this motion Whereas the SSMU Council resolved on Dec 5th 2002: "B1FRT: the Students' Society of McGill University commits to supporting members of Bie McGiH community working towards a peaceful and democratic resolution to the current situation in Iraq.

BlfRT: ttie Students' Society of McGill University commits to sending delegetels) to the Pan-Canadian Student Anti-War conference being held at the University of Toronto from Tuesday, January 30th to Sunday February 2nd 2003” Whereas the Pan-Canadian Student Anti-War Conference officially adopted March 5th 2003 as the' Nafional Day of Student Strike and Action in opposition to Canadian participabon in a war against Iraq, Whereas many McGill students have begun actively working to include McGill University in the March 5th national day of strike and action against wai cm Iraq, Be it resolved that the SSMU participate in and endorse the March 5tb North American Student Strike against war on Iraq, Be it resolved that the SSMU caBs on all its members to participate in the student strike on March 5th, by not attending classes and by taking part m picket Imes at the entrances to the McGi# downtown campus, Be it resolved that the SSMU will inform and mobilité its member for the March 5th Student Strke using all available means, including but not limited to mass postering, e-mailing and information tables, Be It resolved that the SSMU will contact professorial and staff associations well in advance of March 5th to formally request that they respect student picket lines on March 5th, Be it resolved that the SSMU wiB contact afl McGiH professors and lecturers as soon as possible to request that they respect the March 5th Student Strike by cancelling classes and exams on that day, Be it resolved that the SSMU win provide fuB support and cooperation to the student groups organizing the March 5th Student Strike.

Hersey acclaimed as VP C&G M a rk S w ard

Students’ Society Equity Commissioner Brianna Hersey was acclaimed as vice-president com­ munity and government for 20032004, as no other candidate entered the race before the February 20 deadline. She will suc­ ceed Nick Vikander, who is not running for a second term in the SSMU Executive.

Hersey, a third-year Political Science and Womens’ Studies stu­ dent, says that her “involvement in SSMU and the community, and... strong interest in issues related to government affairs” make the C&G portfolio something she wanted to pursue.

She is “disappointed that [she] couldn’t show her stuff” in an elec­ tion campagin, but Hersey consid­ ers her acclamation to be a “won­ derful gift.

“I was fully prepared to run an absolutely stellar campaign,” she said.

Although Vikander says that he “[doesn’t] want anyone to be acclaimed, so that students can have a choice,” he is “pleased to see

that [his replacement] will be Brianna... she is qualified, eager, and enthusiastic.”

SSMU President Martin Doe hopes to see few acclamations this year. “I would hope there is a race for every position. I believe the race... is an important opportunity for students to be exposed to cam­ Hersey hopes to bring community pus issues. When students elect involvement into her portfolio.

“That aspect hasn’t taken the officials, they influence policy,” he forefront,” she said, because gov­ said.

Doe was acclaimed to the posi­ ernment affairs have been more in tion of SSMU representative to the focus of past executives.

She also hopes to press the Senate and Board of Governors for University to adopt socially respon­ 2003-2004.

Hersey is the only candidate to sible policies for its endowment be acclaimed for an executive posi­ fund’s investments.

Hersey expects to face similar tion this year. In 2002, VicePresident University Affairs Fred issues that have come up this year Sagel and Vice-President Clubs and and before during her year in Services Rachel De Lorie were also office. With the Fédération étudi­ ante universitaire du Québec, acclaimed.

Having spent this year work­ Hersey will work to increase fund­ ing in the SSMU office, Hersey will ing for students and fight differen­ have an easy transition into her new tial tuition; she will also need to position. She has already sat down “sort out SSMU’s relationship with with Vikander, and will continue to [the Canadian Alliance of Students according to be in contact with him to assure Associations],” Vikander, something that Hersey that she will be prepared for her agrees will be a key issue during her new position.

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McGill prof argues against gay marriage N o f u s s f o r M U S Y o u n g d efends heterosexual w e d lo ck before H o u se com m ittee M a rk S w ard

Professor Katherine Young, of McGill’s Faculty of Religious Studies, argues that there is an anthropological necessity to pre­ serve marriage as a strictly hetero­ sexual institution, in contrast to queer activists, who demand that Canadian law change to allow same-sex marriages. Young and her research partner Paul Nathanson presented their arguments before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights in Ottawa on February 20.

“From our study of all world religions, such as Judaism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity and the world views of small scale societies, we conclude that [marriage] is a cultur­ ally approved, opposite-sex rela­ tionship intended to encourage the births and rearing of children at least to the extent necessary for the preservation and well-being of soci­ ety,” said Young, a professor of comparative religion and compara­ tive ethics with a specialization in Asian religions. Humans are gov­ erned more by culture than by nature, and culture must foster het­ erosexuality to ensure the survival of society, she argues.

Nathanson, who is gay, was careful to emphasize that he and Young do not see homosexuality as inherently wrong, nor do they con­ done hostility towards queer peo­

ple. They argue that same-sex cou­ the basis for legitimizing relation­ ples should be given the legal and ships and for guaranteeing the civil economic benefits of common-law rights of adults entering a relation­ relationships, but that heterosexual ship,” and that without this legiti­ bonding should be actively promot­ macy, same-sex couples are ed by sustaining traditional cultural deprived of a basic human right that is only accorded to married norms.

Young and Nathanson stressed heterosexuals.

Young is no stranger to debate the needs of children in their report, arguing that every child about this issue at McGill. In 2001, needs a parent of either sex to it was announced that she and become a well-adjusted adult. They Professor Margaret Somerville were also pointed out that, once the def­ to testify before attorneys from gay inition of marriage is changed to marriage cases in three provinces, include same-sex couples, the door sparking a controversy that led to may be opened for other types of what the two professors called “a unconventional marriage, such as protest campaign, bordering on polyamory, relationships involving harassment,” that was initiated by the McGill School of Social Work’s more than two people.

Montreal Unitarian minister Project Interaction. Professors Shari Reverend Meg Roberts presented Brotman and William Ryan, for Project the opposing viewpoint to the com­ spokespeople mittee, arguing that gay couples Interaction, did not condone the need to have the same recognition harassment of Professors Somerville and Young, but argued that “when in society as straight ones.

“In many discussions around academics support discriminatory marriage, there's the assumption positions in the political domain, that marriage should be only those opposed have an obligation to between the union of one man and speak out.”

The recent testimony made by one woman... because it’s the tradi­ tional form of marriage. I would Young and Nathanson has sparked want us to consider that traditions some debate on campus, and Queer are customs that exist within certain McGill members plan to present a times for certain lengths in certain brief to the Commons justice and societies. ... They do not remain the human rights committee when it same over time, but adapt and comes to Montreal on April 29. On change according to our changing February 20, the justice and human understanding of our world,” she rights committee was given funding to travel around the country to said.

Roberts told the committee solicit Canadians’ opinions on that “society... has made marriage same-sex marriage.

Doe acclaimed as BoG rep J e n n if e r J e tt

Rebecca Roy withdrew from the race for Senate and Board of Governors representative this week, leaving remaining candidate Martin Doe acclaimed to the posi­ tion.

As SSMU president, Doe held a Senate seat and sat as an observ­ er on the Board this year.

“I think he would be better able to carry out the position than I would, considering he has one more year of experience than I do,” said Roy, U 1 Political Science and Economics. “It would be

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pointless to run against someone who I feel would be best suited for the job.”

Roy currently serves as an Arts Senator.

“I will definitely keep active within the [student] government,” she said, “and maybe I’ll run again next year.”

The Board of Governors rep­ resentative votes on behalf of undergraduate students at SSMU Council and serves on the University Senate-Board Caucus.

Doe was interested in staying involved in student government after his presidential term.

“This was a way that I could do that without stepping on the toes of whoever succeeds me as president,” he said.

One goal Doe will pursue next year is the development of a comprehensive policy regarding ethical investment by the University.

“There [have] been numerous issues brought up on a case-by­ case basis,” he said, “whether it be clothing and sweatshops or invest­ ment in companies that deal with Burma, or whether it be with tobacco companies.”

Acclamations abound in Bronfman J u stin R e n a rd

communication is its only solution.

She said, “People don’t see a lot of the work we do, but if it is trans­ parent, they will be interested.”

VP external candidate François Tardif and Nath both said that they would have liked to see a debate and a campaign longer than two days.

“There wouldn’t be this marathon of presentations in two days; people do get annoyed,” said Tardif.

Historically MUS has not held

In the faculty where prestige and ambition are thought to be pre­ requisites for entry, the Bronfman building saw scant traces of either this week with the beginning of the Management Undergraduate Society election campaigns.

Campaigning began Monday morning, but the MUS still accept­ ed nomination forms until 5:30 pm on Tuesday to encourage more peo­ ple to run. By Tuesday evening, out of the 10 MUS executive positions, five students were acclaimed, and only two candidates fought for the presi­ dency. Nathan Chan and Abbas Fazal, the only candidates for Management Senator, were also acclaimed.

“The MUS did an incredible job this year, but what could be improved upon is getting stu­ dents more in­ volved,” said MUS presidential cand­ idate Sanjeev Nath.

JENNY GEORGE Laurent WielMUS CRO Andrew Rose is left with few votes to count. gusz, an acclaimed ___ candidate for vicedebates and has always given only president finance and operations, three days for campaigning. which was also an acclaimed posi­ However, in light of the strug­ tion last year, said, “A lot less stu­ gle for better awareness, MUS has dents got involved this year overall. recently restructured to enhance its Certain clubs had to push to get performance in coming years, by participation.” diffusing the responsibilities of the Wielgusz supports his fellow vice-president clubs and services acclaimed candidates and men­ into other positions, specifically the tioned that, because many of them U2 class president, and adding a are highly qualified, others did not new position, called vice-president wish to compete. This was the case information technology. for acclaimed vice-president inter­ Allport said that the new posi­ nal candidate Laurence Renault. tions allow more job opportunities Renault explained that her two and more consistency with skills. good friends were considering run­ But even the VP IT position ning against her, but instead passed attracted the attention of only one for her sake. She said, “It is a posi­ student. tion with a lot of work so maybe it Clarisse Mussi, the U2 class scares people.” president, said many in Wielgusz was surprised, how­ Management refuse to sacrifice ever, that of all the acclaimed posi­ their studies for student politics. tions, the VP internal was among “There’s been more competi­ them. tion academically, so people aren’t “This position is usually the willing to give up the 40 hours a most popular. You get involved in week it takes.” events like Carnival and Ftosh—a Voting will occur today from lot of people normally want to do 4:00 to 6:00 pm and continue that,” he said. tomorrow from 10:00 am to 6:00 But according to Nath, MUS pm. lucked out with its acclaimed can­ didates.

M a n a g e m e n t C a n d id a te s He said, “I’m very excited about the people acclaimed. I think President: Sanjeev Nath, Melissa that, because they didn’t run against Robotham anyone, they will work harder to Vice-President External: Taryn prove that they deserved it.”

Barker, Allison Stewart, François Current MUS President Trip Tardif Allport was not as enthusiastic. He Vice-President Communications: said, “with [seven] positions being Aisha Al-Khabyyr, Adriana Braczek, acclaimed, motivation might be a Pierre Megarbane factor and the president has to be U2 Class President: Lindsay Biggar, aware of that.”

Philippe Charette, Warren Salzman Current VP Clubs and Representative to SSMU: Claire Services, and MUS presidential Alexander, Faisal Darras, Harsh candidate Melissa Robotham agrees Rajamani that involvement is a problem and

The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, March 5, 2003

News 5

B u d g e t b lu e s : F e d e r a l a n d p r o v in c ia l f u n d in g s h o r t While federal budget increases loans, Quebec schools say they need $375-million Jennifer Jett The federal budget earmarked more money for student loans and scholarships but did not augment federal transfers for education.

Disappointed student repre­ sentatives and university adminis­ trators are now waiting to see if the upcoming provincial budget will increase financial support for post­ secondary education in Quebec, which provincial educators say needs $375-million to remain com­ petitive with other Canadian uni­ versities.

However, the provincial and federal focus on job creation, which emphasizes research in medicine and high technology, may not ben­ efit undergraduate education or academic disciplines outside the sci­ ences.

Finance Minister John Manley presented the federal budget, to the House of Commons on February 18.

“I don’t know how much stu­ dent groups could have expected to get out of this federal budget simply because of the nature of the health­ care debate, which has taken priori­ ty over any other social issue,” Students’ Society President Martin Doe said. “Nonetheless, there were some important investments in education.”

The budget amended the Canada Student Loans Program, increasing the in-study income exemption from $600 to $1,700.

This change will enable students to earn more money without facing a decrease in student loans.

“That is a significant benefit to students in terms of the idea that you now have options for actually trying to finance your entire educa­ tion,” Doe said.

The Canada Graduate Scholarships will eventually provide 4,000 new scholarships for graduate students, 60 per cent of which will go to students in the humanities and social sciences.

“When fully in place, they will support 2,000 masters and 2,000 doctoral students every year,” Manley said in his budget speech.

The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation also received a $ 12-million endowment for Aboriginal student scholarships. " SSMU Vice-President Community and Government Nick Vikander said the most substantial education initiative in the budget was the increase in funding for the indirect costs of research. Last year, the federal government granted universities $200-million to cover the costs of heating, electricity and building maintenance. The new budget increased that grant to

$225-million and made it a perma­ nent fixture.

A number of the education policies presented in the federal budget reflected the lobbying efforts of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, which repre­ sents 21 Canadian universities, including McGill. Doe said CASA’s high success rate may indicate that the organization should be more ambitious. “ T h e r e ’s a b i g g a p i n fu n d in g w ith

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While CASA lobbies for the federal government, la Federation étudiant(e) universitaire du Québec is McGill’s provincial lobby group.

FEUQ successfully lobbied for a tuition freeze for Quebec students in 1995, but out-of-province and international students were exclud­ ed from the ban on tuition hikes.

The Quebec government has claimed that the tuition freeze hin­

ders their ability to finance post­ secondary education.

Education funding remains largely the responsibility of the provinces, said Real Del Degan, director of academic management at McGill. Because tuition in Quebec is lower than in other provinces, he said, the universities need more provincial government grants.

“There’s a big gap in funding in comparison with other Canadian universities,” said Kate Williams, director of the University Relations Office. “The extra money for the indirect costs of research and so on [is] not going to fix the basic prob­ lem.”

Quebec universities encoun­ tered significant cuts in education funding throughout the 1990s.

Following the 2000 Quebec Youth Summit, the provincial government pledged an additional $300-million over three years to help Quebec universities catch up. With this ‘Phase I reinvestment’ coming to a close, however, Quebec universities are still behind their out-ofprovince counterparts, Vikander noted.

The provincial government and Quebec universities “are com­ ing to realize that there is still a question of a lack of funding,” he said. “All these questions that con­

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Del Degan served as a member of the CREPUQ-MEQ committee.

“All of these issues—libraries, student services, the whole gamut of activities at the University—suf­ fer from the fact that universities in general don’t have that extra amount of money,” he said. “The students can certainly feel the [impact] and the University feels it, too.”

Del Degan said that, once healthcare needs have been addressed, the government may be able to focus on education funding.

“We’ve just got to make sure that both federal and provincial governments know that higher edu­ cation is important,” he said.

“There’s a return attached to it, so it’s an investment rather than a sim­ ple expenditure.”

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I was walking around Avenida Central, the main shopping area of Panama City, and I bought a pair of jeans for $1.99 US; in Montreal, a comparable pair would cost $40.00 Canadian or more. This is one facet of globalization: cheap goods made in labour-rich countries like China, sold at a fraction of their cost to Western consumers, shipped here into Panama’s free trade zone for dis­ tribution at even lower transporta­ tion costs.

Most of the clothes, shoes, accessories and electronics that flood Panama City arrive from the Colon Free Trade Zone in the city of Coldn on the Atlantic side of the isthmus.

The CFZ has been referred to as an island of wealth in a sea of poverty’. Indeed, billions of dollars flow in and out of the walled com­ pound annually, generating eight per cent of Panama’s gross domestic product. Yet Colon is in shambles: violence is rampant, unemployment is approximately 37 per cent and standards of living are below all urban averages of the country.

Even though contractual obli­ gations with the Panamanian gov­ ernment stipulate that the CFZ should provide employment and overall benefits to the Coldn area, no such benefits have arrived.

Much to the dismay of the mayor’s office, “85 per cent of the employ­ ment generated is offered to wo'rkers

and professionals from Panama City in order to avoid the costs of train­ ing people from Coldn... and in order to pay political bills.”

CEMIS, the company in charge of extending the free trade zone into an area of partly man­ groves and forest, has been charged with corrupting the legislative process in order to have this project passed into law. Consequently, the Inter-American Development Bank has stopped its financial contribu­ tion to the project pending further investigation. This is another facet of globalization: staggering inequal­ ity driven by purely economic incentives, ignorance of social goals and a highly corrupt game of poli­ tics.

Outside the free-trade zone, many other multinational corpora­ tions operate in Panama. One of the biggest MNCs is Nestlé, which pro­ duces most of the milk and tomato

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products on the Panamanian mar­ ket. We visited their cheese-packing and milk-evaporating facilities in the city of Nata. (Uli Locher, our Sociology professor, was definitely thrilled to take us there since all the other years he petitioned for the stu­ dents to visit the plant, his requests were denied.)

The facilities are impeccably clean, and all of the workers wear uniforms. The technology is highly advanced (no pictures were allowed during the visit), especially the milk storage system, which prevents con­ tamination. Most striking is that every activity in the factory is done with economic competition in mind, to the extent that if the top of a milk-can produced in Spain costs a hundredth of a cent less than one made in another country, the facto­ ry would buy Spanish lids. Similarly, most of the cheese came from New Zealand.

Workers here are just as expendable as the goods they make— their jobs are not stable and often they must renegotiate their

fill, and none of us felt very safe walking around the sugar-process­ ing ovens with our flip-flops on.

The factory has none of the vertical integration of Nestlé, and switches around its investments from shrimp to rice when the ‘mancha blanca (white sleeve) disease hits shrimp production, and from sugar to methyl alcohol when the United States drops its sugar quota even further. (The US only allows sugar imports for political reasons; it can produce enough for its domestic market). Hence, globalization affects even the national factories, forcing them either to become com­ petitive or find another niche for their productive capacities.

So, is globalization good or bad? Obviously, it has its costs and benefits, depending on the way a national government chooses to implement its development strategy and on the good faith of developed countries to transfer technology and capital where it is needed the most.

Above all, globalization is inevitable. Even in the small village

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contracts every month. Unlike in the CFZ, however, workers at Nestlé’s Natà factory come from the surrounding towns, which assists local development. Another facet of globalization is that the intense competition that renders products cheaper for consumers costs workers job security and social services.

Our class also visited a national factory, CALESA, which produces shrimp, sugar, rice and animal feed, among a gamut of other products.

Although it is successfid, this facto­ ry, in stark contrast with Nestlé, is very much integrated into the national political scene. Most telling, four of Panama’s past presi­ dents came from the family that owns CALESA. Furthermore, the factory cannot fire its workers near­ ly as easily as Nestlé can, due to stringent government regulations; consequently, most of the workers are over 50 years old. The safety conditions in the factory are dread-

of Achiote, with 400 people living at the border of a national park, there is nothing that will convince them that subsistence agriculture is better than the depreciating coffee cash crop they’re growing. Their houses of cinder blocks and tin and are barely standing, but, rest assured, they have a functional television inside, where they huddle every evening to watch soap operas or American comedy series. The young people of Achiote are blasting Britney Spears and drinking CocaCola, along with the indigenous youths of Kuna Yala and others all over Panama and around the globe.

Consequently, whether globaliza­ tion is good or bad, one must first understand that there is no going back; there is no way to demolish the global capitalist structure that permeates all human societies and cultures. One can only work within the current system, and this system is called ‘globalization’.

The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, March 5, 2003

News 7

N e W s B r le F s SSMU responds to Pitchergate allegations The Students’ Society Judicial Board received a formal respon­ dent’s submission from SSMU Monday that rebuts charges of cred­ it card abuse, secrecy and executive misconduct by Society officials.

The Judicial Board will next meet with petitioner Rod DeCastro and the SSMU Executive in a pre­ liminarily conference, according to Judicial Board Chief Justice Hugo Maureira. T he trial date will then be announced and intervenors will be invited to participate in the pro­ ceedings.

“This is a lengthy process and it may be mid-March before I am prepared to announce a trial date and issue an invitation to inter­ venors,” said Maureira.

DeCastro filed a petition against the SSMU in mid-February because he said he witnessed VicePresident Operations Kathleen Morrison charge four pitchers of beer to her SSMU credit card on January 15, an action DeCastro says violated SSMU by-laws. Morrison defends her purchase as a legal, bud­ geted action, as she says she bought the beer for Mini-Course volunteers in payment for their services on Activities Night. DeCastro is also demanding access to all executive credit card receipts, information he says he has been denied by SSMU s current Executive, but which he feels is within his rights to obtain.

DeCastro is a candidate for SSMU VP operations.

-—Kate Rhodes

Anti-queer graffiti T he door to the Queer McGill club office in the Shatner building was defaced with derogatory graffiti during Reading Week and a vandal attempted to break into the office, according to Queer McGill Administrator Markella Georgiadis.

During the first weekend of Reading Week, Queer McGill members discovered the word

“Fags” written on their door and noticed signs of an attempted bur­ glary.

“Someone clearly tried to break in—there were crowbar marks, especially around the locks,” said Georgiadis. “Fm pretty sure they’d have trashed our office if they’d been able to get in.”

Students’ Society VicePresident Clubs and Services Rachel De Lorie said that this was the first time vandals in Shatner have target­ ed a particular group this year.

De Lorie added that security has been stepped up in response to vandalism that damaged fire equip­ ment.

“We’ve changed our security system by adding two cameras and increasing the quality of security monitors. But if we were to have the type of security needed to prevent this sort of vandalism, it would be an outrageous cost,” she said.

The incident in Shatner was the second reported act of antiqueer vandalism at McGill in February. Earlier in the month, someone wrote “Die homo” on the whiteboard of a student in resi­ dences.

“All is not merry on the McGill campus. There’s definitely still homophobia. We need to bring more queer positivity to this cam­ pus,” said Georgiadis.

To promote a better atmos­ phere, Queer McGill is organizing Pride Weeks, which will include poetry readings, a Career and Placement Services workshop on queer people in the workforce, and parties featuring sex toys and make­ up, in addition to the Homo Hop. The first event, a guerilla theatre presentation, will take place on Monday.

—James Grohsgal Senate/FERC Acclamations

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OK,” said Fotuhi. He said the posters were for a party at Cours Mont Royal and an upcoming opera, although the only two words on those posters were ‘Speed’ and ‘Saeed’. Fotuhi's website urges sup­ porters to “start your engines!”

However, “The posters made for the parties said ‘Saeed Presents’ this party and this opera,” he said.

“Initially my intention was to gain attention—to get people talk­ ing,” said Fotuhi. When asked what people would talk about after they — Mark Sward saw these posters, he said, “The problem is that no one was paying Postering violations alleged; attention to posters on campus.

Kemeny seeks Initially 1 wanted to promote these Fotuhi’s disqualification two parties. ... After the huge Campaigners for McGill Hillel response for the posters ... I decid­ president and SSMU presidential ed I would run.” candidate Alex Kemeny filed a brief Fotuhi used similar fonts to with Chief Returning Officer Sarah print the word ‘Saeed’ on his pre­ Huggins yesterday requesting that campaign posters and his campaign Saeed Fotuhi be disqualified from posters. the race for president because of “If there was similarity campaign violations. [between the fonts] I think that’s In February, Fotuhi told why I didn’t do it [use the same Huggins that his "Speed Speed fontj,” he said.

Saeed" posters, which he began Kemeny also alleges that posting in January, were part of a posters for today's general strike psychology project, or a party pro­ against a war on Iraq were deliber­ motion, and unrelated to a poten­ ately placed over posters advertising tial campaign. his candidacy. Kemeny contended Fotuhi is confident that nodi- that candidates not affiliated with ing will come of the Kemeny cam­ the progressive platform appeared paign’s request to the CRO. to be covered up more frequently.

“Before I printed my posters, I Rod DeCastro, a candidate for sent a copy of it to Sarah Huggins vice-president operations, said yes­ to get the OK and she did give the terday that he saw Jesse Rosenfeld,

his opponent in the race, tearing down DeCastro campaign posters, and “confronted him.” DeCastro declined to comment further.

Rosenfeld said he was moving a strike poster that had been placed over posters for both DeCastro and Rosenfeld.

“I was just removing the one covering mine and his. I wasn’t tear­ ing his down,” he said.

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Top, a Fotuhi campaign poster; below, a “Speed Speed Saeed" poster_________________

Also, two posters supporting the accreditation of SSMU were found taped together; Huggins has said that conjoined posters violate the by-laws' prohibition of posters that are larger than 8.5 by 11 inch­ es. Members of the accreditation ‘Yes’ committe could not be reached at press time.

—James Grohsgal

M c G ill Dear Colleagues, The current term of Dean Ratna Ghosh, Faculty of Education, will come to an end on June 30, 2003. Therefore, and in accordance with the Statues of the University, an Advisory Committee has been struck to advise the Principal on the selection of a Dean of the Faculty of Education. The composition of the Committee, which I chair, is as follows: Senate Representatives: Professor Nicholas de Takacsy Professor Linda Snell Professor Yvonne Steinert Professor Lydia White

Faculty Representatives: Professor Robert Bracewell Professor Catherine Le Maistre Professor Hélène Perrault Professor Alenoush Saroyan

Board of Governors Representatives: Ms. Lydia Martone Mr. Ian McLachlin

PGSS Representative: Ms. Krystyna Zaluski

SSMU Representatives: Ms. Annie Sabourin

Secretary: Mrs. Mary Shaw

Given that the current Dean has indicated that she is not seeking renewal, I now invite any interested person to apply for, or to submit in writing, the names of possible candidates for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Education. These applications or nominations will be more useful if accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae. I would also like to invite any general comments that you believe are important for the Committee to consider in its deliberation. All correspondence will be treated seriously and in the strictest confidence.

Responses to this letter should be forwarded to me, or to the secretary of the Advisory Committee, Mrs. Mary Shaw, by email or in writing, to: Secretariat, James Administration Building, Room 608 (e-mail: mary.shaw@mcgill.ca). The review of candidates w ill be starting March 14 and w ill continue until the position is filled.

Cordially, Luc Vinet

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The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, March 5, 2003

Opinion

Editorial

EDI T ORI AL “Technology is a w ay o f organizing the universe so that man doesn’t have to experience it.”

—M ax Frisch

T h e p la g u e o f t h e P o w e r P o in t p r o f s S co tt R. M edvin______________________________ ____________________

When I first arrived at McGill, not a single one of my professors used a computer to assist in delivering the lecture. Today, all but one will PowerPoint their way through an hour of class. Sometimes I wonder if the slides on the overhead projector are supposed to help the professor, rather than the students in the class.

In the five years that I have been here at McGill, I have seen the rise of technology as an aid— or impediment— to the learning process.

PowerPoint presentations have become standard in many classes, and WebCT has become a popular tool used by professors to keep in touch with their students.

Unfortunately, it is hard to tell whether these technological innova­ tions help or hinder the education process. Some PowerPoint presenta­ tions are thorough and self-explanatory; they outline the main points of a lecture clearly, and proceed in a logical order that helps students to remember key facts and theories. Professors fill in the blanks between slides with their own knowledge.

More than often, however, these slide presentations are nonlinear and lacking in pertinent information. Sometimes these are a half-assed version of a professor’s lecture notes, sloppily compiled and written out in their own personal shorthand. In these cases, who is the PowerPoint supposed to help?

Is it the professor who needs them projected behind him so that he is able to remember what he is to talk about next? I’ve seen lectures recit­ ed verbatim from the overhead projector, with no illustration or clarifi­ cation beyond what the sparse slides provide. Now instead of listening to a badly done lecture, we are treated to the computerized version.

This inevitably leads to the substitution of technology for the atten­ dance of classes. If a student misses a class, the professor’s lecture notes are often available at the library or on WebCT. When students stop going to class because they know that the notes are available, there is a problem.

Why sit through a class when all the relevant information is only a trip to McLennan or a login away? Should we pay thousands of dollars per semester for this?

It is possible to go through an entire course and not know what your professor looks like. Faculty-student interaction has changed from faceto-face discussion to computerized responses. How is one to know his or her professors when their interaction is over the semi-anonymous inter­ net?

Without a professor and a class of peers to immediately comment on your thoughts, the learning dialogue of a group is reduced to replying to each individual message. The learning process has ceased to be collabora­ tive; rather it is each person trying to one-up the next, proving how smart they are compared to the last guy. How can true intellectual discussion really flourish over the internet?

We live in an age where technological knowledge expands exponen­ tially like a recursive virus; each year there are new gadgets and toys that no one could have fathomed existing. Ten years ago, who would have thought that today everyone would have an email address, and that an individual could connect to the internet on a device smaller than a paper­ back novel?

The technology is here to stay, but in order to truly use it, standards must be agreed upon. Technology should not be a crutch for professors and students to lean on. Professors and students must not slip into the trap of doing what is easiest, and should try their hardest to uphold the tenets of academia in the face of technology.

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The title of your February 18th newsbrief “Anti-war assembly could impose SSMU action” was a bull’s-eye. The SSMU General Assembly of February 20th was an assembly of anti-war activists, not a democratic general assembly repre­ senting the students of SSMU. Approximately 210 individuals decided that SSMU should encour­ age students, by all means neces­ sary, to participate in a strike against war. The cause is noble, the strike is noble, SSMU’s involve­ ment is not. The resolution will unfortunately not help to stop a war, but will serve to create an uncomfortable atmosphere where those who disagree with SSMU feel alienated or intimidated. We need a SSMU that will remain above these issues and not divide its student body when we need it most. If indi­ vidual students or clubs wish to protest and strike (for or against) they can and should, and SSMU should continue to support them all. But SSMU should not take positions.

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Does spending hours on spe­ cial interest debate and holding large gatherings to preach to the converted make one side’s argu­ ment more valid than the other on a divisive issue? Obviously there are some that feel that this is time well spent, and resources properly allotted. The fact of the matter is, stifling a debate by pushing the will of one side through political channels will not make the oppo­ sition go away.

I have been at McGill for seven years. It never ceases to amaze me that the organization that has the potential of making the greatest impact finds a reason to push their responsibility aside to entertain the passions of the idealistic and divisive, and squan­ der opportunities and obligations to improve life for all of the stu­ dents that pay the stipends of the executive. Many worthy causes have been brought to the floor in the inappropriate forum. While the Red Cross was being ques­

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tioned about gay rights, classes became engorged. While we debated about policy on the Middle East and Myanmar, the student housing shortage was ignored. Which future problems can be averted today by properly addressing them now?

Let SSMU become relevant again by allowing the channels of debate to remain open by staying neutral, and focusing on matters that can truly impact on students.

The energy crisis which will start to hit students hard as lease renewals are issued, the continuing housing shortage, tuition, SSMU buildings and making SSMU a beacon of student unity are but of few crucial issues. If it sounds like a far fetch, that is only because we are so accustomed to SSMU being sidetracked that we cannot con­ ceive of a student government accomplishing something that will unite us and provide tangible results other than increased stu­ dent fees and a sink-hole of SSMU debt.

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|M ~ ojoshw»' R e a d i n g W e e k a n d H o m e l a n d joshwlner S e c u r i t y : B a t t l i n g t h e m i s n o m e r s It could happen as you’re sit­ ting down to your morning cereal.

You might be singing in the shower, or maybe you’ll be on your way to work or school, or stumbling out of Gert’s. No one knows. But it will happen. It’s simply a question of when.

No, I don’t refer to the loom­ ing war with Iraq. I allude to anoth­ er equally foregone conclusion—an impending terrorist attack. This might seem alarmist to some, but realistically it is nothing more than a statement of fact. If you’re oblivi­ ous to the threat, asserting the inevitability of future terrorism is fear-mongering. If you ruefully accept the threat, it’s truth-mongering.

But, no matter how severely logical you are, it’s tough not to catch Code Orange fever. Fear is beyond reason and even the coldly rational can get swept up in the hys­ teria. To me this suggests that Tom Ridge and his ilk are losing the war on terrorism, that Homeland Security is a misnomer, an uphill undertaking at best—because we inevitably feel insecure. Another attack will happen someday, and surely more than once. That is the reality.

And so any actions taken in the name of security can seem bitterly futile. Having your schoolbag or purse rummaged through when entering a sporting venue, taking your shoes off at airport security, things that never used to happen, only engender a false security. If a

zealous terrorist is bent on blowing up a basketball game, he could just as easily put a bomb in his under­ pants and leave his bag at home.

All this pseudo security is an attempt to make people feel safe in an inherently unsafe environment.

The potential for terrorism is sim­ ply too broad for total prevention.

All that can really be done, when you get right down to it, is to wait passively by as the tenseness ratchets up and then react to evil’s innova­ tion. There is no object to focus on, no definite problem to solve, no final goal on the horizon, just an indeterminate anxiety of what might be. The world is terrified and does not know what it fears, which is the worst kind of fear.

In a way, then, counterterror­ ism is counterproductive: It adver­ tises that protective measures are being taken when ultimately no amount of action can ever be suffi­ cient. It makes us feel less secure by shoving this fact in our faces. Sure, things are being done to make us safer, but at root we are vulnerable.

When people feel like they have no control, they will avoid pas­ sivity at all costs and secure peace of mind by ducking and covering or purchasing duct tape and plastic wrap. As an aside here, and in the realm of coincidence, according to The Washington Post, almost half the duct tape sold in the US comes from a company whose founder gave more than $100,000 to the Republicans in 2000. Makes sense.

Tom Ridge heard that duct tape could be used for anything and

decided to put it to work fundrais­ ing.

But back to my original line of negativity: the ominous and frus­ trating fact is that, in the end, we are at the mercy of madmen. This is deeply disheartening, but not to worry.

There is a way we can win.

We’ll win if we can cope with all our anxiety and still maintain a free society. The best way to defeat terror is by not letting it manipulate us. If the threat of violence can steal a part of our way of life, then ter­ rorism becomes an effective tool to

control us. And if our reaction is to lose faith in democracy, or to hedge freedom, we’re proving to would-be terrorists that violence is a usable mechanism of authority, and this will only endorse further violence.

If an Osama tape comes out on A1 Jazeera and we start ducking and covering and hibernating in plasticwrap caves, then terrorism is effec­ tive.

But we don’t have to hole-up and stop living. We can keep invok­ ing our right to travel anywhere freely. Keep flying in planes. We can make good use of our right to free

speech, free association, and free­ dom of religion. Keep expressing yourselves in speech, writing, and art. We can continue to go to sport­ ing events and political rallies. We can keep our faith in an open socie­ ty based on trust and believe in the justice of our judicial system; we can keep educating ourselves; we can combat racism, racial profiling, and all forms of prejudice. We can keep on voting in democratic elec­ tions. And we can shout for peace in the face of violence. We must and we will because it’s what we all stand for.

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What’s a print junkie to do? A quick glance in any news store reveals shelf upon shelf of newspa­ pers clamouring for attention.

Time-pressed students must be selective in choosing from among the puddles of ink offered in every direction.

The Globe and Mail remains the best choice for daily news, although this proud paper has stumbled noticeably in recent years. International coverage has declined markedly, as The Globe has decided to close several of its foreign bureaus. In its place, the paper has offered smirking colum­ nists and interminable reports of Liberal party wrangling.

The Saturday edition of The Globe remains strong, but the weekday editions are now clogged with entire sections that can be promptly consigned to the recy­ cling box. The Sports section remains dreadful, with feeble hock­ ey writers and boring pieces about unknown Ontario equestrians.

Finally, The Globe's ‘perspective’ campaign is not only lousy market­ ing, it imparts a smarmy air that ill-befits a paper traditionally known for its quiet smartness.

As for The National Post, the paper’s lunatic propaganda has pre­

dictably reduced it to near-bank­ rupt irrelevancy. Aside from Mark Steyn’s scorching foreign affairs columns, there’s litde reason to pay much attention to The Pest.

Closer to home, The Montreal Gazette mixes in bare-bones Montreal news with its usual fare of weather articles and minivan reviews. Occasionally, good world news stories pop up. Holding the Gazoo together are its political car­

and international affairs (Canadian news, not surprisingly, is largely absent). If you’re feeling less ambi­ tious, check out Le Journal de Montréal to brush up on your jouai and to hear the latest about propane explosions in Laval or incest in Jonquière.

Bitter disappointment awaits those who expect anything from Montreal’s weekly papers. Despite billing themselves as scrappy and

Gravenor and Sashas sex column.

On campus, both major pub­ lications are worth a look.

However, both campus papers suf­ fer from too many writers who seem incapable of avoiding the first person. The result is not just bad writing; it is monstrously irritating writing. The TV-watching adven­ tures of these wacky college kids just does not cut it as passable jour­ nalism. (Of course, the same could

The average student has to delve into a multitude of so-so publications to get to one worthy of their attention. toons, great comics and a sports section that is hands-down the best in Canada. The paper generally is worth buying only on Sunday, when little else is available.

Le Devoir is an astonishingly intelligent publication despite its low circulation. Though perhaps dipping too exclusively from tbe left, the paper offers a thorough and original perspective on Quebec

oh-so-alternative political voices, a quick peruse through The Mirror or The Hour reveals they are little more than boring and degenerate cash cows for whatever corporate entity owns them these days. Real local news has been pared back to barely a page and their overview of the city’s arts scene is unsubstantial and cliquish. The only thing worth reading is The Mirrors Kristian

be said of those offering scattered rants under the cover of a preten­ tious French column title...)

Though students often have neither the time nor money for a subscription, magazines are easily borrowed and offer a more leveled current events perspective. In Canada, though, the pickings are woefully slim.

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Another cold mid-semester day, trying not to wipe-out on the way to school, being late for class and having to sit on the wet, muddy floor, only to find out you did horribly on your midterm.

Wouldn’t it be nice to come home to a warm, furry friend instead of an underheated apartment?

According to the Centre for Disease Control’s National Centre for Infectious Diseases, the health benefits of owning a pet include lowered blood pressure, cholesterol levels and triglyceride levels, as well as increased opportunities for exercise and outdoor activities.

The Centre also reported that pets can reduce feelings of loneliness and anxiety, while building a sense of empathy.

“People perceive pets as

important, supportive parts of their lives and significant cardio­ vascular and behavioural benefits are associated with those percep­ tions,” comments Karen Allen, a researcher at the State University of New York in Buffalo.

Professor Blaine D itto, of McGill’s Psychology department, refers to Allen’s study in his Health Psychology course.

“Studies such as these note that there is some actual empirical support for the idea that caring for a pet is a significant stress reducer both in psychological and physio­ logical terms,” he says.

Some students have put this theory to the test. Danielle Jepson, a U1 Education student, is the proud new owner of two kittens from the SPCA. “Gremlin and Alexandria are a lot of fun to be distracted by, and

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Loveable kitten or cost-effective hamster? Either way, pets reduce stress. are definitely a relaxing use of time,” she shares. “It’s nice to have them around to make me laugh every once in while.”

Indeed, adopting a pet is an attractive option for a lot of stu­ dents, as it is a way to instill both a sense of charity and therapy into everyday life.

Owning a pet, however, may entail more care than some are willing to give. The expense of pets only begins with their purchase.

The costs of vaccinations, food,

litter and the occasional trip to the vet add up.

“I think I’m going to have to get a job because of those cats, though,” Jepson confirms.

Cost is only one of the many factors to consider when thinking about getting a pet. At times, it can be more of a stress causer than a stress reducer. Pardon the clichéed excuse, but what happens when the dog really does eat your term paper?

“My roommate has lost her

best of Canadian publications.

Stories are well-researched and the writing top-notch. The range of topics is impressive; a recent issue featured stories on the politics of water, the commercialization of Sesame Street as well as crack Canadian fiction.

Notwithstanding its vanguard counter-culture role, Vancouverbased Adbusters has failed to fulfill the promise of its early issues. The publication has eschewed more sophisticated political and eco­ nomic discussions, becoming instead a playground for secondrate artists. Nevertheless, Adbusters remains an essential front-line challenge to market-based social values.

Beyond our borders, The Economist remains the best weekly summary of world events. The magazine’s far-flung news resources and its detached British bite make it nearly essential reading. A quick warning— The Economist's fero­ ciously reactionary views on the environment and George W. Bush make it just as irritating as it is out­ standing.

Looking to the Excited States, that country’s strong journalistic traditions continue to be reflected in The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly. Both offer top-notch political writing and enough cul­ ture tidbits to fake your way through any artsy-type cocktail party. As for Harper’s, that darling of ivory-tower types, don’t waste your money. Aside from the essays of Lewis Lapham, this magazine See WHAT’S A STUDENT, page 12 malaria medication because our cat keeps knocking it off the table,” says Yvonne Pelling, a U1 Philosophy student. “And, I wake up in the middle of the night to the sounds of pens rolling around.”

For those not yet quite willing to get involved in a long-term rela­ tionship with a serious compan­ ion, smaller animals can present a better option and are equally fun.

Ellen Widdup, a U1 Russian stu­ dent, recently got a hamster and gives it rave reviews.

“My hamster is hilarious and always puts a smile on my face,” she exclaims.

Smaller pets, like rodents, require less care, space and overall attention, making them a conven­ ient option for student life.

A recent survey conducted by Allen among pet owners conclud­ ed that 91 per cent of them feel “very close” to their pets and almost as many said that they con­ sider them family. In short, pets can be great stress relievers, improving overall health, while always available for evening cud­ dles. Just remember to keep that malaria medication out of reach.

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“I got this one when I punched my brother in the face and cut my knuckle on his glasses,” says my friend Bolo. We are supposed to be going over material for an upcoming midterm, but we’ve gotten distract­ ed.

Instead of reviewing the appar­ ent retrograde motion of Mars, Bolo is telling me about all the violence to which he has subjected his brothers, and the scars he has acquired as a result.

Each story begins with “My brother was being a jackass when...” is followed by a brief description of stereotypical adolescent male vio­ lence, and ends with “and now I have this scar.” I sit mesmerized as

are women. As the female brain has allocated several areas for speech and language, it would make sense that women express themselves verbally when upset.

The Peases believe that testos­ terone is the “hormone of success, achievement and competitiveness”.

Studies have shown that a man’s testosterone levels are elevated after a game of football or other aggres­ sive sports. Though a woman does have testosterone in low amounts, the level does not compare to that possessed by a man. Perhaps it is the lack of this aggressive chemical that keeps most women from throwing rakes at one another.

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each story becomes more and more ridiculous. “And then there was the that a man’s pain threshold is nine time I broke Brad’s leg with a times that of a woman’s is but a myth, according to McGill rake...”

My most exciting scar, sadly, is Psychology professor Jeffrey Mogil, a line on my left forearm that was studies have also shown that women acquired during an incident with a are not only more sensitive to pain, tray of Pillsbury cookies. I’ve only but also suffer pain in more forms been involved in two or three physi­ than men.

“While not every test finds a cal fights, all with my sister, that difference in pain thresholds, when never went beyond squealing and a significant difference is found, it is slapping at the air. Our fights were always the woman who is more sen­ verbal, a battle of wits replete with sitive,” asserts Mogil, whose research sharp one-liners, and settled neatly studies focus on pain sensitivity. with rejoinders like, “I’ve spit on “This lowered pain threshold something in your room and I’m extends beyond the laboratory,” he not telling you what!”

It’s generally accepted that explains. “Women frequendy suffer women lean toward harsh verbal from more pain-related afflictions attacks. Is this the case, or do we than men, such as migraines and confine ourselves to these gender other forms of cramps and pain.”

Though all these differences roles? Is it possible that women are support the Peases’ theories, there just as capable of violence—and men just as capable of catty are anomalies. Alison Herr and insults—but stick with the forms of Amber Adams, both U0 Arts stu­ dents, claim that while they’ve wit­ abuse they feel they’re best at?

I was forced to turn to the Self nessed their share of fights, they Help section of Chapters to gain were different than expectations.

“I can only remember two actu­ insight into this topic. According to al fights from high school, and both Barbara and Allan Pease, authors of were all-girls,” says Adams. “I saw Why Men Don’t Listen and Women one of them—this girl’s picture had Cant Read Maps, gender behaviour just been in the paper, and all her can be traced back to differences in friends got jealous and started brain structure. While the male attacking her in the hall.

No one got brain has only a few small areas punched, but there was a lot of devoted to communication and lan­ scratching, and hair was flying all guage, almost one third of the female brain is dedicated to these over the place.”

Herr also can’t remember any tasks. This could explain why a physical confrontation between the woman is generally more capable of boys from her school. “Sure, they carrying on a conversation while performing other activities, and why were always shoving each other in a vast majority of language teachers See THE CRYING GAME, page 17

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A R IA N E M A L A W S K I uncovers the m adness behind the notorious British Check When looking around campus these days, one might think that there has been something of a Burberry Invasion. Perhaps it’s a rem­ nant of the British invasion, just like the Spice Girls were. The Burberry check—or plaid, if you please— that graces the necklines of many McGill students, all began in the 1920s. Back then, it was only used for the lining of Burberry’s ultra-chic military trench coats; not until the 60s did the lovely check branch out to umbrellas and scarves.

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When a new chief executive took hold of the fashion house’s reigns in 1997, the company underwent an overhaul, a revamping for the 21st century, some might say. The concept was to take the check and proliferate it across the world, to make sure that every man and woman in reach of a cosmo­ politan city would port it with a smile.

Today, this check with a new and improved identi­ ty is the envy of the fashion conscious, from J.Lo and the everyday Joe Shmo, to New York socialites and the Queen Mum. In order for this explosion to have occurred, the company had to come up with some­ thing hipper than your everyday, run-of-the-mill, $300 cashmere scarves.

They hired the young, iiber-hip Christopher Bailey from London as their new head designer. His mission was to take 19th century tradition and infuse it with enough “millennial glamour to keep customers coming back for more.” He exploited the check as much as possible, while reinterpreting it for a new look. With the new Check, the company seemed to say, “Why stop here? Let’s put this plaid on everything! Vive la révolution Burberry!”

Looking around their flagship store in New York, it’s clear they weren’t kidding. From skateboards and dog coats to bikinis and stilettos, the check has spawned and adhered itself to every surface in sight.

“Recently, Burberry has been bringing in every­ body; the collection caters to young and old,” observes Vibi Patel, the Burberry specialist at Holt Renfrew on Sherbrooke Street. “I think people like the check because they want to show that it’s Burberry. It’s like when you wear a Chanel scarf with the name all over it, you want people to notice.” She describes the new collection as boasting a “rocky, punky English look”.

Will McGill students succumb to the temptation of the plaid, the allure of the check?

The McGill fashion scene has not been immune to the Burberry trend. Some go for the classic scarf, others choose more adventurous items such as shoes, hats or bags. Still others risk their fashion consciences by wearing fakes, items that bear the check, but, to the trained eye, reveal themselves as counterfeits.

“It’s a nice look, but completely unoriginal, and therefore I would never wear it,” commented Leah Cathorne, a U2 Arts student.

Another student recalled his negative memories associated with the check. “I have really bad feelings towards plaid, it reminds me of suburbia yuppiness’ and Jesuit high school uni­ forms.” Still others, like David, a U1 Science student, had no idea what Burberry was. Once the notorious plaid was described to him, he said, “I think it’s ugly and really expensive. My roommate has a Burberry scarf, but to be fair, his grandmother gave it to him for Christmas.”

Two passersby were decked in Burberry paraphernalia. The appeal of the label, they said, was that “it’s classic and goes with everything. Also, it’s got an air of elegance and sophistication.”

One thing is for sure, the Burberry look has certainly changed.

What happened to the good old days when the only people who wanted to wear Burberry were middle-aged, socialite housewives, when New York and London were the only cities you could find the ever so sought-after Check? It was a sign of your utter un-hipness simply that you would wear plaid in public, outside the borders of Scotland, after that brief stint in the early 90s when it was considered cool.

Regardless, Burberry’s popularity is still on the rise.

Have they put a permanent spell on us all, or is this just a brief fad to be logged into the fashion history books? Either way, there is no denying it, there is something intoxicating about the simple check that keeps customers of all ages— Vogues firmly clutched in hand—coming back for more.

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N a e e m D a to o

J o h n D o y le

S a e e d F o tu h i

N ae e m D a too (P resid ent) Le Président d e l'A É U M doit bien com m uniqer, écouter, et diriger. A s y o u r current Vice President c o m m u n ica ­ tio n s and Events, I ha ve d e m onstrate d th e se skills, resulting in the im p le m e n ­ tation o f a stro n g c o m m u n i­ ca tions infrastructure and the im p ro v e m e n t of the quality and su c c e ss of e v e n ts on ca m pus.

M y p la n s are to: (1 ) Fight in c re ase s in tuition and unregulated ancillary fees, (2 ) D e m a n d ethical in ve stm e nt w ithin the University, (3 ) Find so lu tio n s to the stu d e n t h o u sin g problem Montreal. I s tro n g ly su p p o rt both the Accreditation and S h a tn e r B uilding R e novation Fee Referenda. Please visit w w w .naeem datoo.com to find out m ore a b out w h y you sh o u ld vote for DATOO!

M y na m e is John Doyle, I am a third y e a r Education stu d e n t ru n n in g for pre side nt o f the S S M U . I a m pre se ntly pre side nt of La Fondation Q u é b é coise du Rein, I ha ve been president of A c c e ss McGill and stu d e n t repre se ntative to the B O G at D a w so n College.

I w ould try to ge t the s tu d e n ts to be m ore active w ithin McGill by ge tting them the inform ation the y need to m a k e an u nb ia se d a nd inform ed de cision on a n y issu e that w ould con ce rn the m at McGill. Finally, I fully su p p o rt accreditation for the S S M U , stu d e n ts w ould finally ha ve pow e r w ithin McGill, for a new sta rt at S S M U !

Fotuhi, Saeed for President.

With his extensive United Nations experience, Saeed feels confident that he can lead S S M U into a new era.

Saeed feels that presently there is a m urderous sense of apathy around cam pus that has demeaned cam pus life to sim ply cam pus night-life.

Saeed believes in: democratizing S S M U facilities, having a cooperative vs. corporate mentality, freezing fees, increasing w ork-study opportuni­ ties, having a 24-hour library throughout the year, offering free French courses (run by French McGill students to create more jobs, and promote Anglo-French interaction), better examination facilities, and making S S M U information more accessible (with walking S S M U Info-Guides). www.VoteSaeed.com serai là pour

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I ha v e a nd will con tinue to w ork for w hat is in o u r best interest. It is tim e for a stu d e n t-ru n D E P A N N E U R in up p e r residence.

B U R S A R IE S m u st be m ore v isible a n d accessible.

C L U B S need m o re help and few er headach es. T h is year, I ’v e fought for a n sw e rs and results, con testing w asteful sp e n d in g like the Plasm a T V w hile fighting for freedom o f inform ation.

I ’ve been a stro n g su p p o rte r of athletics and the inclusion o f s tu d e n t input at all levels.

Now, I w ant to take m y efforts one step further. I ha v e the leadership, vision, and, m o st im portantly, the experien ce to m a k e it happen.

V P C O M M U N IT Y & GO VERNM ENT

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B r ia n n a H e r s e y

T h e S S M U h a s reached a point w he re it s e e m s that profit m axim iza tion is the sta n d a rd operating principle. T h is n e e d s to ch ang e : T here is an urge n t need to place m ore e m p h a s is on protection of stu d e n t cafeterias, a p roper d a yca re syste m , and d e ve lopm e nt of stud entrun co-ops. T h e S S M U a lso ne e d s to develop open co n sulta tions and general a sse m b lie s on the bud ge t a nd finances. S t o p corporate rule at the S S M U ! I a m a stro n g su p p o rte r of the P ro g re ssive S tu d e n t Platform. If y o u w ant to s e e a V P O p e ra tion s next ye a r that w o n 't use their position to launch into the H o u se of C o m m o n s, vote J E S S E !

" S S M U d o e s n ’t care. W h y sh o u ld w e ?" B e c a u se W E are S S M U ! A s V P C lu b s and Se rv ice s, I will reclaim S S M U for stud ents. T h ro u g h de term ination and co m m it­ m ent, I kn ow w e can sh ap e S S M U and clu b s and se rv ice s into w hat stu d e n ts w ant it to be. A s an executive on W alksafe, a m e m b e r of se ve ral oth e r clubs, a n d a s a fellow student, I ’v e w itne sse d the triu m p h s a nd le tdow ns o f S S M U in clu b s and services.

C om m u nica tion, sincerity, flexibility, and accountability are essential. A id ez-m oi, à v o u s aider. Vote M a m m a M ia - I ’ll take care o f y o u r clu b s and services.

O v e r the last three ye a rs, I ha v e had the opp ortunity to w o rk with v a rio u s clu b s and services. S e rv in g a s the Pre side nt of the A U S , S M Y L E , and a s y o u r current C lu b s & S e rv ice s R epre se nta tive to S S M U , I ha v e been w orkin g tow a rd s a m ore div e rse c a m p u s life. I have re cognized the v a rio u s ne e d s o f C lu b s & S e rv ic e s fo r m ore visibility and com m u n ica tio n s betw een s tu d e n ts and different g r o u p s on ca m p u s. I W IL L M A K E S U R E that all clubs a nd se rv ice s are satisfied w ith se rv ice s in S h a tn e r building a nd on c a m ­ p u s with the b e st a ccessibility to their VP. Vote Ram i H ourani for C & S.

A s a dynam ic, resourceful, and versatile individual, I have the skills to m ake the m ost of this portfolio. While at McGill I have played m any roles: S S M U Equity Com missioner, S S I^ X o u n c i l Clubs & S e r v i e ^ " R e p resenta | ^i| §a a ïc a l Frosh Coordinator* W om en's Union Executive, and an a c tis^ §| jlim e e r within the community. Mon b*jt est d'am éliorer nos liens avec différents&jfoSpes de lobby étudiant, et de mettre l^ q É jÉ ySw r une plus grande collabora­ tion a v ^ 4 p N | r o u p e s com m unautaires. I value each ofÿërtun ity given to me. V ous pouvez com pter su r moi.

Votez pour un leadership réceptif et efficace.

Votez B R IA N N A HERSEY. Fresh Ideas. Proven Leadership.

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K im b e r le y Z e ll U nive rsity life sh o u ld be a blast - and will be with m e a s y o u r VP! I ha v e m a n y new and inventive ideas, and I w ant y o u r input too, |to g e t stu d e n ts m ore excited and m ore involved.

I 'm experien ced in p lanning m a n y parties and events, including S .A .L .S .A (curren tly V P E ve n ts), SM Y L E , and International Four Floors. A lo n g with m ain taining v e n u e s for com m unication, [including the w ebsite, I w ould m a k e m yse lf available for s u g g e s tio n s and con cerns. W ha t Y O U need is an o u t-go in g, resp onsible Executive w h o is prepared to live n-up the party and c a m p u s life all-around - and that Exec is me, K.Z.

M a rk K u p fe rt A s an individual w ell-versed in the w orld o f re sp onsib ili­ ty and action, I will be a gre a t cand idate for the financial ethics research a d v iso r position. l a m both dedicated to fig£jS§j§Jy ethical cone m otivate d fcrtfnerse m yse^f % i ^ i h this field in a tangible, w orkin g way, 3 ê ? u i s trè s inte re sse au idees e t iq u ^ ^ f » W c ie r e s et je serai un très bon r e p r é s e n t a n t pour les etudia nts de M c G i l l . ^ ^ A r k for FERC.

ARTS SEN ATO R N ic k P e te r s N ic k 's Proven Track-Record a s y o u r A rts S e n a to r re pre ­ se n ts V ision, Voice & Leadership. H is V ision for a R enew ed A rts Faculty is being im plem ented a s new sp a c e s to learn and stu d y are built, new faculty are hired and a ca d e m ic life is enriched. Nick h a s been a stro n g Voice in the Se na te , w orkin g ha rd with the a dm inistration to re pre se nt y o u r interests, p ro p o se a Fair E xa m Policy, im plem ent online co u rse e v a lu a tio n s and im prove libraries. N ic k 's L e ad e rship in building c o n se n s u s a nd se e kin g re su lts will con tinue to se rv e you. Y our vote to Re-Elect N ick is a vote to e n su re dedication and resu lts - w w w .nickpeters.ca

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N a th a n C h a n T h e p o s itio n o f a S e n a to r r e q u ir e s a hig h level o f c o m ­ m itm e n t t h a t I'm re a d y to in v e s t.

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D E N T IS T R Y S E N A T O R Z iy a d E lta g i W h y a m I ru n n in g for se nate for the Faculty of D e n tistry ? I s it due to m y stro n g de sire to be im plicated in one of the sm a lle st de p artm e n ts and m a k e its voice sta nd out lo u d ? O r is m y m otivation in striving to perfect m y o ra tory skills m y ke y d riving fo rc e ? O r is it the p le a sure of m eeting different people, learning new th in g s a nd integrating e ve ryth in g beneficial in a llow ing the D e n tistry Faculty to continue be ing o n e o f the re a so n s behind M cG ill's p re stig e ? P e rha ps all th e se re a so n s com e into play; in a n y case, that se a t h a s m y n a m e w ritten on it!

M a r tin D o e A s y o u r S S M U President th is year, I ha ve learned the in s a n d o u ts o f the McGill B oa rd o f G o v e rn o rs and fo u gh t for the is su e s that affect stu d e n ts: reasonable international tu|&!|% acq uiring r ^ i ^ i ^ ^ l e n c e space, ^ g f l ^ w f h g the M c ^ l ^ r ^ S ë ï reflect the n eed s o f stud ents. Niè$~yèar, I will continue to w o rk on diversifyin g the B o G 's c o m p o s i t e % # e S s i n g stud ent r e p r e s f ^ S ^ n , ethical in vestm ent of the end o w m e n t fund, increasing stu d e n t aid, and m a k in g su re O U R priorities a s stu d e n ts are included in the up c o m in g capital fundraising ca m pa ign. W e ha ve o nly one representative to the BoG. M a ke y o u r vote cou nt and vote for M artin Doe.

Be in g a ha rdw orkin g Environm e n ta l Scie n ce / S o cio lo gy student, m y e xperien ce s p a n s into the re a lm s o f Se n a te and S S M U Council th is year, and the Faculty o f Science C om m itte e for the past tw o ye a rs. W ith pe rse ve ra nce a nd dedication, I intend to con tinue p ro g re ss in a d v isin g and U n d e rg ra d u ate re se a rch opp ortunities with the A dm inistration, brin ging stu d e n ts and p ro fe sso rs close r together. U sin g stre n gth s o f q u e stion p o sin g and a n sw e r se arching, I will be dow n-to-e arth. A v e c tout m on attention, j'écouterai. I will be here for you.

T h e m otto o f McGill sta te s, " B y w ork, all t h in g s incre ase and grow ." V IV for d evelopm ent, for determ ination, for V P UA.

A b b a s Fazal A s the M a n a ge m e n t Senator, I will w o rk to ga th ­ er stu d e n t opinion on w hat c h a n g e s y o u w ould like to se e m ade w ithin S S M U , via periodic m a s s e -m ail su rv e ys. A d d r e s s i ^ | h e s e co n ce rns in t f ^ S ^ ÿ b e will be p r i o r i t v j ^ ^ s m e of the t h ij j g t J l^ n a s s e s s and de ve lop include: Im prôVjfîg d u r library facilities (ra n k e d an unacceptable 9th a m o n g st C a n ad ia n M edical-D octoral u n iv e rsi­ ties in lajtefct M à d e a n s su rv e y), incre asing Financial accountability w ithin S S M U , and creatinçpbdditional 1st ye a r reside nce places.

I hope to h e a r from yo u with a n y con cerns y o u m a y have and I look forw ard to re pre se nting yo u in the S S M U Senate.

D E N T IS T R Y S E N A T O R M a r ie - A lic e M a n d .c h In m y se n io r y e a r I w a s a m e m b e r o f the S tu d e n t Council at B ré b e uf C egep. I a lso actively participate in the B ré b e uf debating tourn am e nt. I enjoy stud ent contact and look forw ard to re pre se nting the variety of ideas, s u g g e s tio n s and view points o f the dental faculty and ke e p ing the c h a n n e ls o f co m m u n ica tio n s stro n g and fruitful. I will take to heart m y co m m itm ent to th is position o f resp onsibility a n d trust.

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S S M U is the stu d e n t voice to the a dm inistration and gov e rn m e n t, ru n s the S h a tn e r building, a nd funds the clu b s a nd services. T he jo b o f a stu d e n t union is to prom ote the general stud ent interest including keeping McGill an open e nvironm ent in w hich S S M U e n c o u ra g e s dialogue. T h is can only be done if S S M U fo c u se s on its m andate, not divisive external politics. I will fight for the fu n d in g McGill d e se rv e s from the g o v e rn m e n t In ord e r to keep y o u r tuition low a nd the va lue o f a McGill d egree high. A s president of the la rge st club I h a v e the needed organizational experien ce to a ccom plish this.

R u th C h e n Sincerity. Experience.

D eterm ination. T h e se are the qualities that I present to you, m y fellow A rts stud ents. I d o not p rom ise you an e n d le ss list of im possib le im p ro v e m e n ts if you vote for me. I can o nly give yo u w hat experience h a s tau gh t m e s o far. C urren tly in U 2 PoliSci and ID S , I ha v e sa t on executive cou ncils of both academ ic and social a sso c ia tio n s (P S S A , M A N A B A ) at McGill. W ith th e se skills, I can bring to the S e n a te a balanced a pproach of educational a nd c o m m u n ity a sp e cts that is m o st beneficial to A rts stud ents. So , G O TO T H E B O O T H , A N D V O T E F O R RUTH!

E N G IN E E R IN G S E N A T O R P h ilip C a r p e n te r Hi, a s a U3 M ech Eng student, I ha v e se e n a n u m b e r o f is su e s a rise in m y c la sse s and tim e here at McGill. I ha v e seen bad p rofe ssors, p ro fe sso rs w ho d isre ga rd s tu d e n ts ' rights and I think that McGill I E n gin e e rin g can m ake significant im provem ents. I w ould like to help m a k e th o se im p rove m e n ts b y voicing stu d e n ts co n ce rn s at senate, d eveloping a better e n gin e e rin g alum ni netw ork to help stu d e n ts ga in job contacts.

A s E U S President th is I w orked closely with th is y e a r 's S e n a to rs a nd w ould like to con tinue the g o o d w ork that they started, s u c h a s e n su rin g the industrial practicum p a s s e s th ro u g h Senate.

A l e x a n d e r C a s s is W ith a long h istory of o rga n izin g events, the m ost recent o f w hich is the C o u rs M o n t-R o ya l Penthouse Party, I a m qualified for the position o f V.P. C o m m u n ic a tio n s and Events. In m y platform, I propose, a m o n g other th in gs, m o re live events.

Nam ely, m ore live h ip -h o p a n d live rock sh o w s. Also, w e need m ore benefit e v e n ts for c a u s e s deem ed w o rth y b y the stud ent body. I a m open to s u g g e s tio n s and will listen to yo u r id eas on w hich e v e n ts you w ant to se e take place at McGill. Vote m e fo r a re a so n to get involved in S S M U .

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I A s a Don, I'v e been close t( I stu d e n ts ' co n ce rn s and [r ig h ts . Sim ilarly, m y ■ experience on F YC C and the ■ C o m m u n ity and ■ G o v e rn m e n t C om m ittee has I e xp o se d m e to is su e s of 1 stu d e n t governance1 [ T h r o u g h th is contact I'v e fam iliarized m y se lf with s o m e vital is su e s that con cern u s stu d e n ts and find S e n a te the ch annel to a d d re s s them In Senate, I will p re ss for un d e rgra d u a te resea rch opportunities, e n su re p a s sa g e of a co m p re h e n siv e discrim in ation policy, widen the sco p e o f a ca d em ic a d v isin g p ro g ra m s an< p ush for an e xa m policy tha t resp ects academ ic n e e d s and religious obligations. Foi stro n g and com m itted ad v o ca c y of th e se issu e s, V O T E E W A F O R SE N A T E !

E N G IN E E R IN G S E N A T O R N a fa y A l- A la m C h o u d h u ry I sh a k e m y head with a dis heartened sm ile w hen people a s k me, "W h a t does the S e n a te d o a n y w a y s ?"

A s senator, I w ant to m ake su re tha t stu d e n ts get M O R E R E P R E S E N T A T IO N and a re inform ed on the issu e s. I m ea n, really, hov could a n y th in g else m atter if o n e isn 't in fo rm e d ?? Tuition is high, facilities need im p ro v e m e n ts— c h a n g e s M U S T be m ade. A n p ro fe sso rs h a v e to be held m o re accountable if s tu d e n ts ju stly bring up c a se s a ga in st them . M y "chill o u t " policy m e a n s you can approa ch m e a nytim e, anyw here. I will brin the S e n a te to the people w ith the utm ost esteem .

N a fay C houdhu ry.

V o t i n g w ill t a k e p l a c e M a r c h 11, 12 fo r all e le c te d p o s itio n s a n d R e fe r e n d u m Q u estio n Voting for Referendum Questions w ill also take place on March 13, and 14.

E N G IN E E R IN G SEN ATO R

LA W S E N A T O R

E N G IN E E R IN G SEN ATOR

R o b e rt K o z a k

M ic h a e l H a z a n

A m e r K a tta n

I a n F ic h te n b a u m Hi, m y n a m e is Ian Fichtenb au m a n d y o u m a y h a v e se e n m e a ro u n d either in class, in the ne w sp a p e rs o r ju s t w alking a round. In the past, I'v e represented E n gin e e rin g on the S S M U council and ran for M a y o r of Montreal.

A lth o u gh I a m run n in g for election, I have no platform to offer or p ro m ise s to m ake. I ha ve only to s a y that, if elected, I will do the jo b and put m y gre a te st effort and com m itm e n t to represent En gin e e rin g on the McGill S e n a te with the kn ow led ge a nd experien ce tha t I have. Y our a ca de m ic n e e d s d e se rve nothing less.

I a m run n in g for e n gin e e r­ ing se n a to r be c a u se I believe in an idea. I believe w e can h a v e better learning e n vironm e nts. I believe we can im prove the s ta n d a rd s o f education. I believe in im proving the curriculum . I will strive to a ccom plish this by lob bying for m ore re source s, a cq uiring m ore info sta tio n s and better a cc e ss to re se a rch facilities. S tu d e n ts ha v e the right to participate in all o f the U n iv e rsity 's activities and re so u rc e s and this can be a ccom plishe d w ithout h a v in g to incre ase the burde n on the student. M y goal is to help provid e the opp ortunity fo r s tu ­ d e nts to e n g a g e in all a sp e cts of

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BUYYOUNG Calling all g u n -frie n d ly gays, M/llRlGAH

don't tell me they don't save lives

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an award for my marksmanship.

But is our gun culture a safe one?

When they say: “Guns kill”, “In 1996, handguns were used you say: “Guns save lives”. When to murder two people in New they say: “The purpose of a gun is to Zealand, 15 in Japan, 30 in Great kill”, you say: “The purpose of a Britain, 106 in Canada, 211 in gun is to protect”. When they say: Germany and 9,390 in the United “They should take away all the States,” notes the website guns”, you say: “Bad guys first”.

Goodsforguns. org.

When they say: “Do you really have Although the concept of fight­ a gun?” you say: “O f course, don’t ing violence with violence is not a you:?” foreign one, is it the right one?

— The Pink Pistols Would Matthew Shepard be alive “Glossary o f Terms” today if he had had a gun? Would Rosa Parks have been hailed a hero­ When I say guns, you say yeah! ine if she had pistol-whipped the Guns—Yeah! Guns—Yeah! What’s crap out of that bus driver? If vic­ more American than apple pie or a tims respond to their attackers with sleek and sexy handgun, slavery and guns, what will the attackers retali­ segregation? Some Canadians ate with next? Nuclear warheads? blanch when I light-heartedly refer The Pink Pistols is an organiza­ to my grandfather’s fatal self-inflict­ tion “targeted at protecting the ed gun wound, perhaps because firearm rights of the ‘alternative sex­ they didn’t grow up with violent, uality’ communities”. politically-incorrect playground Besides meeting monthly for games like Cowboys and Indians. target practice, the organization also Historically, us Americans are a “rates candidates for public office.” violent people, eager to drop The Pistols’ website is a goldmine bombs, fire off missiles and beat the for gun aficionados and also heathen into submission when they includes a great gallery of scarystart getting sassy. In fact, I’m no looking queers toting guns. My per­ stranger to the gun life myself. I’ve sonal fave is the propaganda poster packed some serious heat in my that reads “[s]peak the language camp days, back on the rifle range understood by all intruders: 00 where I could be found in head­ Buck. Your family deserves eloquent phones and protective eyewear fir­ defence.” ing off rounds into a distant target.

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accompanied by a picture of a frightening, possessed-looking woman gripping a rifle (phallic sym­ bolism maybe). Perhaps the Pink Pistols have overlooked the fact that “[a] gun kept in the home is 22 times more likely to kill a family member or a friend than it is to be used against an intruder,” as Goodsforguns.org also emphasizes.

“Armed gays don’t get bashed,” the Pistols promise, but do they earn any respect?

“Armed gays don’t get bashed,” the Pistols promise, but do they earn any respect? Does intolerance change to acceptance with scare tac­ tics or is the threat of a gun-happy gay a greater risk to society than a non-violent gay?

While the Pink Pistols do not have quite the clout of the Boy Scouts of America, they’re definitely bigger than your mother’s bridge club. With 37 chapters in 28 states, including six in California, the web­ site details how to “Break Barriers and Build Bridges within the Community” in order to set up

one’s own local chapter. If you’re curious as to how to start your own gay/gun group, check out the site www.pinkpistols.org. You’ll find instructions regarding “How to Start a ‘Pink’-Positive Shooting Group” and not only can you print off a life membership card, but you can order yourself a Pink Pistols mouse pad! (My birthday is just around the corner).

At one point, the chapter list­ ings even included Montreal but that local branch has disappeared from the website. Could there not have been enough support in Monty? Doesn’t everyone still have their firearms and flamethrowers from when the separation move­ ment was hot in the 70s?

Like most radical groups, the Pink Pistols attempt to mobilize a boycott against their opposition.

The Pistols cite organizations that “have lent monetary, grassroots or some other type of direct support to anti-gun organizations” and encour­ age gun-friendly gays in boycotting these “anti-gun bigots”.

Be aware that if you wish to align yourself with these pistolpackers, you’ll not only be boy­ cotting corporate giants like AT&T and AOL/Time-Warner, but you’ll also be against Ben&Jerry’s, Danone Yogurt, Disney, HBO, Hallmark

Cards, MTV, Netscape, Starbucks, Kenneth Cole, Hard Rock Café and, of course, Mulligan’s Golf Center—keep that last one in mind for future trips to Michigan. Cuddle up with your Colt 45 Peacemaker and say no to Chunky Monkey, fruit-on-the-bottom euphoria, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Carrie and Samantha, TRL, the Bear Lug dress shoe and that steaming, grande, skim caramel macchiato.

For a growing organization like the Pistols, I was surprised by their weak public relations. I sent three emails to various chapters inquiring about their upcoming meetings. All were left unanswered, and the phone number on the first press release from not long ago is out of service. Most of the websites for the chapters are not even set up.

And I have so many questions!

Is there a Pink Pistols cheering squad? Do they wear pretty uni­ forms? Could I get a holster encrusted with Bulgari diamonds?

With this lack of communication, I see the future formation of a new group: the Purple Pocketknives.

Mess with us and we ll cut you! To my sadly misled Pink Pistols: forget your freedom to bear arms and exer­ cise your freedom of speech; it’s bound to attract much more of the right kind of attention.

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Continued from page 12 the hallways, but they were only joking around. The only fight I ever saw was between two girls. They had never liked each other, and I guess they just snapped one day. It was great—while one was squealing and flailing her arms around, the other just punched her in the face.”

While these differences could

capable of physically abusing one another but, over time, it has bdcome ingrained in our minds that men and women have different ten­ dencies,” Staggenborg notes. “As these tendencies become stronger over time, we become less inclined to stray from them.” Staggenborg also believes that, even when women display physical violence, it is written off as an anomaly or is

M c G ill Chers collègues, Le mandat de l’actuelle doyenne de la faculté des sciences de l’éducation, Mme Ratna Ghosh, expirera le 30 juin 2003- Conformément aux Statuts de l’Université, un comité consultatif a été mise sur pied pour conseiller la principale sur le choix d’un doyen de la faculté des sciences de l’éducation. Ce comité, que je préside, se compose ainsi: Représentants du Sénate : Professeur N icholas de Takacsy Professeur Lynda Snell Professeur Y vonne Steinert Professeur Lydia W hite

R eprésentants du corps enseignant : Professeur Robert B racew ell Professeur Catherine Le Maistre Professeur H élène Perrault Professeur A lenoush Saroyan

R eprésentants du Conseil des gouverneurs : R eprésentant de l ’A ssociation des M m e Lydia Martone d iplôm és de M cGill : M. Ian McLachlin Ms. Krystyna Zaluski Représentants de l’AEIJM : M me A nnie Sabourin

ASHLEY HUTCHESON

You girls are mean, I’m uninviting you to my birthday party. So there! partially explain the disparity between male and female hostility, they are not strong enough to stand on their own. Professor Suzanne Staggenborg, of McGill’s Sociology department, discounts this theory and insists that the disparity is mere­ ly a result of social conditioning.

She believes that men and women are capable, physically and emotion­ ally, of the same kinds of abuse.

“Women and men have defi­ nitely been socialized in terms of physical violence. [They] are equally

simply ignored.

As evidence from both sides is convincing, hasty conclusions are difficult. While I don’t know if every difference between the sexes can be reduced to a neurological level, I’m not sure I want to join the Self Help Section school of thought that men are from Mars and women are from Venus.

I’m also not prepared to con­ cede my right to squeal “You can’t fight me, I’m a girl!” whenever faced with the possibility of a rumble.

Secrétaire : Mme Mary Shaw

Étant donné que la doyenne en poste a fait savoir quelle ne voulait pas être reconduite dans son man­ dat, j’invite toute personne à postuler ou à soumettre par écrit les noms d’éventuels candidats au poste de doyen de la faculté des sciences de l’éducation. Ces candidatures ou mises en candidature seront d’autant plus utiles quelles seront accompagnées d’un curriculum vitae détaillé. Je vous invite également à adresser toutes les remarques qui à votre avis, aideront le comité dans ses délibérations. Tout échange de correspondance sera traité avec le plus grand sérieux et en toute discrétion.

Veuillezadresserles réponsesàcettelettreà moi-même, ouàlasecrétaireducomité consultatif, MmeMaryShaw, par courriel oupar courrierà :Secrétariat, pavillonJames del’administration, bureau608(courriel : mary.shaw@mcgill.ca). Gétudedes candidatures débuterale 14 mars et sepoursuivrajusqu’aupourvoi duposte.

Veuillezrecevoirmessalutations lesplus cordiales.

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Y e s , h i s s t a r is r i s i n g , l a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n Local boy Sam Roberts performs for his hom e crowd, ready to rock the world G re g M cK e n n a _______________________

On Saturday night, Sam Roberts and his band, recently cata­ pulted to a level of national recog­ nition thanks to two Juno nomina­ tions, rocked a sold-out crowd at Club Soda, filling the venue with the driving sound of alternative rock.

Since the end of January, Roberts has been touring across Canada, promoting his latest album, The Inhuman Condition.

Though travelling is one of his loves, and though Southern Ontario is oh-so beautiful at this time of year, the native of Pointe Claire, Quebec, was thrilled to be playing in his hometown.

“It’s great to be home!” shout­ ed Roberts to an excited audience after his first song.

With a scruffy beard and long, shaggy hair, he belted out the lyrics

and slammed on his guitar through­ out the entire concert.

Accompanied by two other guitars, a keyboard, bass and drums, the sound was rich and layered and the musicians were lively and raucous.

They danced around the stage with their long locks banging to the rhythm of the drums and, at the end of one song, guitarist Dave Nugent dove into the crowd and surfed his way across the stage.

Roberts, who has been writing music since he was 14, also com­ poses the lyrics to all his songs, some witty and insightful, others ridiculous and funny. And personal politics, as always in rock bands, is evident. In the song “Canadian Dream”, Roberts belts out the cho­ rus: “S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M is here to stay!”

Beyond politics, Roberts is interested in many other activities.

Growing up, he was a talented hockey player, destined to lead

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Canada to glory. He also competed in and won ironman triathlons in the off-season. He is an accom­ plished violinist and was once a Hawaiian Tropics swimsuit model.

Now immersed in the popular music scene, he is once again excelling and achieving what others could only dream. Up this year for two Junos, Roberts is finding him­ self among the ranks of great Canadian artists.

His song “Brother Down”, was nominated for Single of the Year, as were works by Céline Dion, Our Lady Peace, Blue Rodeo and Avril Lavigne. He was also nominated for New Artist of the Year alongside sensations like Lavigne, Shawn Desman, K-OS and Sarah Slean.

With his tour now heading south to the United States, Roberts is expanding onto the international scene. The success of his first album has put the wind in his sail and if he continues to release more great hits,

GREG MCKENNA

Sam Roberts wails at his Saturday night show at Club Soda. he has the potential to cause a hur­ ricane to blow up behind him.

Having stopped back home for a

night, the Montreal boy is now ready to rock the world.

P la n e t Sm ashers th rill

ad vanced m ixo lo g y e x c ita b le young crow d up listening to his brother DJ G re g M cK e n n a neighbourhood parties, practicing on his turntables whenever they lay At Salle L’X, Montreal’s own DJ Craze is like a mad scien­ idle. When Craze finally got his tist, dissecting parts of each track own set of tables, he proved to be Planet Smashers played at the final show in Stomp Records’ concert and reconnecting them in an unstoppable force, winning an series promoting their newest com­ Frankenstein-like creations that are unprecedented three consecutive pilation, All Skanadian Club 4, on given life with the flick of his wrist. DMC world titles, numerous team February 22. The previous three From the second his fingers competitions and shows—held at Le Swimming, fea­ countless other turing Bedouin Soundclash, honours.

In General Rudie and King Kong between competi­ Girio— were well attended by a tions, Craze has large Montreal ska crowd and fea­ released a handful tured on CBC television’s Play. The of LPs and remix­ final all-ages show, however, was es, including the dominated by a younger, teenage critically acclaim- | punk crowd. ed mix CD United The Heatskores, from south­ DJs o f America Vol ern Ontario, were likely the closest 16: The Nexxthing to what the all-ages crowd Sound. To the hoped to see. Unfortunately, the delight of his com­ band had the daunting task of Craze MCSM00TH.C0M petition, being the opening act for the Planet retired from com­ Threepeat DMC champion Craze receiving adoration Smashers. They played from a wide peting after variety of genres, including hard­ winning his third DMC title in touch the turntables, the crowd is 2000, in order to focus more ener­ core, emo, punk and ska. The bass under his complete control, danc­ gy on the production and perform­ player’s wild stage antics and moshing with the lead singer inspired a ing with furious energy as his beats ance aspects of his music. Craze has rise in intensity. When the room since toured the world over, per­ few concert-goers to push and shove. They started to go all out seems like it will explode, Craze forming sets in Australia, Japan and seamlessly drops the beat down to South Africa. All this before the age when the bass player began to spasm on the floor while continu­ some slow dub, before returning to of 23. ing to play after a fantastic collision mach speed. At times the room will After a set of dark, tweaked with the drum set and the guitar be going wild, and Craze just takes grooves and machine-gun-speed player during the band’s final song. a step back from the tables and sips freestyles by MK Ultra with Mat Toronto’s Nightshiff next sere­ on a beer, watching the crowd the Alien on the Tables, DJ Craze naded the rudies with the sweet romp with a huge smile across his entered the booth at Exit Nightclub sounds of light jazz ska. As an eightface, before easing his way back a little after one o’clock, late in the piece band, with four horns and a into his creations. evening of February 17. Opening tam-tam player, they grooved from In the world of turntablism, up the set with his signature drum horn solo to shout chorus with a DJ Craze is a legend. Originally from Miami, Florida, Craze grew See CRAZE, page 20 fine-tuning developed over years of

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“We just go out there and have stupid Smasher fun,” said guitar player and vocalist Matt Collyer before the show. “In a small venue like this, with a smaller crowd, we are more in control. There’s less pressure and we can play the crowd.”

And play the crowd, or rather in it, they did. During one song, saxophonist Leon Kingstone ven­ tured out into the crowd, where he pushed his way through the dense mass of punksters, playing a bril­ liant solo that went uninterrupted until a crowd-surfer’s foot hit him “We just go out in the face. Unscathed, though a lit­ there to have stupid tle dazed, he returned to the stage shaking his head and laughing. smasher fun.”

The Planet Smashers, — Matt Collyer Nightshfit and Heatskore all appear Planet Smashers guitarist on the All Skanadian Club 4 compi­ lation, alongside 18 other ska bands from across Canada, exhibiting the a bright yellow anti-war placard. variety and strength of the Trumpet player Max Rubino Canadian ska scene.

“The current ska scene is unbe­ acknowledged the protester and, to the crowd’s delight, echoed the lievably diverse and is made up of anti-war sentiment of the protest incredibly talented and vibrant artists, who all have their own that occurred earlier that day.

“Not to get political or any­ unique interpretation of the genre,’ thing, but a lot of you guys were said DJ Skip, who played with King out there this afternoon standing Kong Girio at their show.

As more bands appear on the up for what you believe in,” said Rubino. “We believe there should scene and the number of followers be peace in the world among all slowly increases, there is much to brothers and sisters. Keep fucking anticipate from Canadian ska.

Perhaps, with more all-ages ska screaming!”

Finally, the Planet Smasher’s shows, the younger following will took to the stage. With their own learn to respect the genre, and real­ style of two-tone ska, they played a ize body-surfing at a ska show is great set and had some crazy stage absolutely ridiculous. antics of their own.

playing together. This, however, went unnoticed by most of the high-school student crowd, who skanked with no rhythm, insisted on moshing through the melodious sounds of jazz, and crowd-surfed to trumpet solos. Unfortunately for the true ska fans, the venue did not allow much room to dance and show these youngsters much of the true ska style.

During their set, politics found their way into the show as one teen danced through the crowd holding

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I d o n a te d m y s e lf to th e Joseph A rth u r A rm y, s e e k in g R e d e m p tio n C h r is W hibbs_________________________

There are certain people who go to concerts and try to make out what kind of guitars are being played, what fingerings, what amps, what effects-pedals are being used. I term these people ‘tech-heads’.

They know what’s going on, how it’s working, if it’s not working, all that junk, and nod along knowing-

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I am not a tech-head. I don’t know how anything works and, although I may be curious, I do not have a dying need to decipher the mystique that is the concert per­ formance. This warning is central to this review of Joseph Arthur, since he is, with the help of what I term the ‘magic pedals’, a one-man band.

Even my considerable height cannot help me unearth what these magic pedals are or how they work exactly, but essentially, what those pedals weave is pure magic, since a Joseph Arthur concert is indeed an amazing, cathartic experience to behold.

I’ll try to explain it as best as I

can: Joseph Arthur hits his guitar, creating a backing beat; he hits the magic pedals, and this records the beat and loops it over and over again; he then plays a chord, hits the magic pedals, records and loops; he plays the song over the backing music or creates more backing music... ad infinitum. He records and loops not only a beat, but also an entire chord structure, or his own voice in a pseudo-chorus, or even, to many laughs from the audience, his own voice through the body of the guitar. It seems both highly chaotic and highly struc­ tured at the same time. My friend, who had never been to a Joseph Arthur concert (or indeed heard of him) was slack-jawed about two songs into the concert and by the end, declared the entire thing “phe­ nomenal”.

Yet, the crux of Joseph Arthur is that, even though he has his tech­ nological gadgetry mastered, his simple ‘man and a guitar’ songs are also incredibly moving. The prime example, and highlight of the con­ cert, was “I Donated Myself to the Mexican Army”, where his soaring falsetto undulated among the echo­

ing guitar for what seemed like hours; the song deservedly got the loudest and longest applause of the evening.

Currently flogging his fourth and most current CD, Redemption’s Son, Joseph Arthur has actually been around since 1997. The album that put him on the map was Come to Where I’m From, which was Entertainment Weekly’s album of the year in 2000 (if that is indeed an honour).

Produced by O Brother Where Art Thou? mastermind T-Bone Burnett, the songs tend to be a lit­ tle dramatic (“I feel like putting a gun in my mouth/and blowing up the ocean”), but the orchestration and intricacies of the songs show a large artistic vibrancy that is also seen in the album art. Joseph Arthur draws all of it, and his guitar has also been elaborately decorated by his art. He was even nominated for a Grammy for the artwork of his (great) EP, Vacancy.

At the end of his first set, you could tell he had the audience in the palm of his hand by the scary silence that accompanied his guitar tuning. You could have heard a pin

drop. For a perma­ nent keepsake of the live Joseph Arthur experience, you could pick up his live CD, Live from the Gypsy Tea Room, or plunk down the cash for the recording of the concert you were at. He apparently sold live concert UNIVERSALMUSIC.COM recordings all around Arthur, the one-man band, enjoying a quiet moment Europe with much success and has started it on his we were the first ones to sell record­ North American stops as well, ings of our concerts... but we despite some other people emulat­ were.” Buying his CDs really does­ n’t do justice to Joseph Arthur, and ing the practice. if you want to fully experience what To his competitors, Joseph this vibrant, original artist has to Arthur joked at the end of the con­ cert (which included an ultra-rare offer, check him out live... and pro­ two encores), “I don’t want to say ceed to join the rest of his fans.

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“With just over a billion peo­ ple, each born of a rich tapestry of different beliefs all jostling for space within this amazing land, India is a land of dramatic contrasts.”

Between hunter and protector, urbanity and wildlife, man and tiger, the IMAX movie India: Kingdom o f the Tiger is itself a land of dramatic contrasts.

A 40-minute feature-length IMAX film, India: Kingdom o f the Tiger, tries to capture the paradoxes of India’s relationship with the great Bengal tiger and those of a man named Jim Corbett. Born in India in 1875 to British parents, he grew up hunting in the jungle at a very young age in order to support his family.

As a result, Corbett became known as one of the best hunters in India, and his specialty was maneating tigers. Corbett’s courage and stamina were legendary. Moving in pursuit of man-eaters, he walked on foot for days or weeks, often eating nothing for days on end. When hunting, he could freeze in mid­ stride for any amount of time, just like an animal. He once cornered two predators by tricking them with his perfect imitations of animal calls.

It was for his legendary fame that he was called back to India in 1910 to catch and kill a tiger that had maimed a young woman named Shanta in front of her sister Jaya, who survived. With Jaya’s help,

Corbett does ‘bag’ the tiger, but his feelings on that are somewhat mixed. He is relieved and happy to have brought peace back to the vil­ lage and to Jaya, but he regrets the loss of such a magnificent creature.

India and the tiger have an intricately linked history. There was a time when Bengal tigers measur­ ing up to 10 feet in length and weighing 500 pounds would roam the Indian jungle freely. Today, there are less than 3,000 of these

“India, o f all the places I’ve been, pres­ ents the most diverse range o f visual oppor­ tunities.”

— Bruce Neibaur Director India; Kingdom of the Tiger

magnificent creatures left in the wild. In addition, there is a war god­ dess in Hindu tradition called Durga, who is known to ride into battle on the back of a tiger. This is why India is known as the Kingdom of the Tiger. However, as India’s population began to grow, the peo­ ple began to encroach on the terri­ tory of the tigers and, when the two met, death was almost inevitable.

Eventually, hunting tigers became relatively easy, and it became a part of a young, rich Indian boy’s rite of passage to shoot down a Bengal

tiger. Hunters also killed the tigers for their body parts.

Corbett, who was so personally linked with the jungles of India and the tiger itself, eventually turned his back on being the best tiger hunter around and became one of the best tiger conservationists around. He started hunting them with a camera, instead of a rifle, and tried to spread the word about why it is important that tigers not go extinct. He visited schools in the hope of raising aware­ ness of the tiger’s life. Now, there is actually a species of Indo-Chinese tiger named after him: Panthera tigris corbetti, and India’s first wildlife conservation park was called Corbett National Park in his honour.

Perhaps the best thing about this film is the cinematography.

India is arguably the most cinematographically beautiful country in the world, with its rich history and religious traditions making the people, the streets and the architec­ ture so colourful and intricate.

There is no better format to show India off than on the IMAX screen.

As director Bruce Neibaur says, “India, of all the places I’ve been, presents the most diverse range of visual opportunities. It’s almost unbelievable. In fact, after my first pre-production visit, I was over­ whelmed with thoughts of not what to put into the film, but what we would have to leave out... Indian culture is vibrant, colourful, and exhilarating —and best suited to be See INDIA, page 21

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H iw a y F r e e k e r a s t r a n g e t r i p w o r t h t a k i n g than four different monikers and incarnations. The Bob Dylan Project is one of these, a group that sticks strictly to covers of the famous song­ writer.

“We do this one song, “Thief on a Cross”, that he only ever played once. We have a live show from New Orleans in 1981, and it’s on there,” states Southam. “He’s ne-ver record­ ed it. We’ve just made it into some­ thing completely different; it doesn’t sound anything like his version.”

From the sacred tunes of the revered wordsmith to the 80s big party atmosphere of Fantasia and the mellowed-out late 70s groove of Estrada, Hiway Freeker’s members are an ambidextrous bunch.

Keyboardist Mark Hoeppner has 12 years of classical instruction, while Southam studied musical theatre in New York City. Guitarist Paul Malin knows his jambands well, as proven by the posters that decorate their StAntoine Street loft: Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead are prominent,

Scott R. Medvin The members of Hiway Freeker are on a mission. Besides their indi­ vidual goals, and those that they hold collectively as a band, these musicians want to build a local jamband scene from the ground up.

Having spent time playing in bands based in Edmonton, Winnipeg and New York City, the five performing members of Hiway Freeker want to see the best aspects of all of these cities transferred right here to Montreal.

“There should be a jamband venue in this city; a weekly fucking gig,” laments Serena Southam, the alluringly beautiful vocalist. “They even have one in Ottawa.”

Despite the goal, don’t think that Hiway Freeker has built a genrespecific box around themselves.

Rather, they are one of the most schizophrenic bands around, playing shows of different styles with no less

Frank Zappa is perched there and three extremely rare Phish posters grace the wall. All of these styles, as well as a few more, are brought together to form the Freeker’s selfdescribed sound: smooth, varied, sexy and improvisational.

Unfortunately, the Freeker seemed to forsake the musical jambalaya on their first recorded effort, the meUow, yet still appealing, Shark.

The songwriting of ghost band member Jared Shore is featured prominently, as is Southam’s gor­ geous voice. Legendary pedal- steel player Buddy Guy of the New Riders of the Purple Sage even puts in an appearance on a track. However, the CD does not capture the sound of the band live, when Malin’s shred­ ding guitar solos propel jams ever upward to new heights.

“It was more about getting good songs, and I think it’s good for that as an album,” says Malin. “You can take one of the songs and listen to it as a nice tune. But as an album, I

don’t think it really flows.”

But by comparison, the live show flows like a river towards the sea, and the Freeker wants to add to that flow by bringing the seamless set phenomenon to Montreal, hopefully to stay. During a seamless set show, the two (or more) bands on the line­ up take turns playing sets, rather than one opening up the show and another headlining. After the first band finishes their first set, they slowly morph into the second band, often without missing a beat.

Sound confusing? Malin ex­ plains it as best he can: “So their gui­ tar player comes up, and their drum­ mer comes up, and then the key­ board player comes up, and maybe our keyboard player goes down, our drummer goes down off the stage and the bass players switch. And it can happen in any combination.”

“It’s more exciting the more people are there on stage at one time,” Southam adds.

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Fans of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining will recall vividly the moments in which a deranged Jack Torrance escapes from the pantry of the Overlook Hotel and goes after his wife and child with an axe.

Having cornered them in the haunt­ ed Room 217, Torrance proceeds to hack the door down, and the scene culminates in one of the most famous movie-stills ever—Jack Nicholson’s manic face peering through a hole in the door scream­ ing the words, “Here’s Johnny!”

As always with Kubrick, horror is mixed in with dark humour (Lolita, Dr. Strangelove) and, as true Kubrick lovers will know, Nicholson’s great line is actually a parody of 70s talk-show host Johnny Carson’s famous intro, “Heee-yer’s Johnny.” Therefore, it’s rather fitting that former Mcgill stu­ dent David Uloth’s The Shine, a par­ ody of The Shining and a small trib­ ute to the late Kubrick, should also mix humour in with horror and take a dig at the small screen.

The Shine is a brilliant twominute long spoof commercial for a fake cleaning product Hertex, which puts an unusual slant on the run-of-the-mill cleaning ad. At the start of the film, we see Danielle (Jade Roy) in front of a bathroom mirror repeating the word “redrum” over and over again. Suddenly the word appears in blood on the wall behind, its true meaning apparent in the mirror’s reflection, as the hor­ ror sequence begins. Danielle reach­ es for the Hertex and begins to wipe the blood off the wall, only to dis­ cover a rotting fungus of a corpse in the bath-tub. The scene intensifies as her father begins to axe his way through the door, promising to kill her if the bathroom isn’t cleaned up in time.

Uloth’s movie premiered at last year’s Just For Laughs Comedia Film Festival and played on March 1 at the Cinémathèque Québécoise as part of this year’s Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. David’s brother Geoffrey also has a film, Evergon, in the same festival and it shares a cer­ tain kinship with his brother’s work

in its tragicomic portrayal of evil commercialism. In fact, its hero’s last line goes: “A friend once told me that capitalism is the world’s greatest pyramid system; if you’re at the top of the pyramid you’re raking it in... but if you’re at the bottom ...”

Rather eerily, the hero never finish­ es his sentence, but we get a good idea of what he means from his story.

The film presents one week in the life of a young down-and-outer, Francis Evergon (Adrian Bishop).

He is unemployed, broke, about to be evicted and has recently lost his girlfriend. His one talent is for drawing and, in vain, he dreams of becoming a professional comic artist. There is a brief change in his fortunes when he runs into his old friend Clyde (David Uloth) and hooks up with a new girl. Francis grows something of an attitude, goes to the gym, plays a prank on his ex’s new boyfriend and shaves his head bald to give himself a new look. However, by the end of the week this all dissolves. He gets into a fight in a bar, loses his girlfriend, doesn’t get the comic artist job and has to take the hopeless offer of a position as a receptionist.

The general quality of the film is excellent. It appears well-shot, with good acting and there is the interesting and cynical voice of the hero’s interior monologue running throughout the film. But even though Evergon makes such good witticisms as, “It occurs to me that none of the women society condi­ tions me to find attractive, will ever find me attractive,” we’re probably a little too familiar with the self-pity­ ing hero (think Dawson) and his cynicism occasionally comes across as a bit tiresome. Nevertheless, the film has the great redeeming quality of deviating from the usual Hollywood ending; the hero doesn’t win the lottery or achieve earthshattering success, but rather has to take the somewhat mean but realis­ tic opportunities that come along.

The final film by the Uloth brothers to appear at the Rendez­ vous is David’s Sick o f the View, a look at transsexuality. Todd (Steven Speekmeester) loses his girlfriend after she finds some other woman’s

India's choice: The lady or the Bengal tiger Continued from page 19 shown on a giant screen.”

It’s a beautiful thing to be able to show people, especially kids, what India and the tiger are all about. Unfortunately for those of us in the slightly older crowd, however, 40 minutes does not leave a lot of time for speculation. The narration is slightly simplistic, giving a little history, a little biography and a little wildlife biology all in one. However, the last line of the film is somewhat suspect on a broader ethical level.

Corbett hoped that one day the tiger could “not only survive, but thrive, and one day reclaim India as the Kingdom of the Tiger.”

That’s all well and good, but

what about Shanta and all the other people who were killed by man-eat­ ing tigers? Is India big enough for the people and the tigers? If the filmmakers wanted to delve into the question of who should be saved, man or beast, they would need a lot more than 40 minutes.

The film’s simplicity is part of its charm though, and what makes it perfect for a class trip. It is visual­ ly stunning, but altogether too short. Even the kids sitting behind me realized they hadn’t finished their popcorn. That’s okay, though, because I heard them express the most important reaction a movie like this could want: the elusive and appreciative “Cool!”

lingerie in his laundry bag.

Immediately afterwards, Todd moves out of her apartment and into a new one. One day he gets a new roommate, Michelle, whom he never meets, but who cleans up the place and leaves him charming let­ ters and answering-machine mes­ sages. In fact, we never see Todd and Michelle together until the final scene in which Todd’s girlfriend, having forgiven him, waits at his place for him to arrive from work.

To everyone’s surprise, in comes ‘Michelle’, who turns out to be Todd dressed as a woman and his transvestite alter-ego.

Despite the shock of Todd’s secret, this film also has moments of comic relief, provided by Tino (Jerry Sprio), Todd’s co-worker, who tries to give advice to the estranged lovers. There are also some subtle and clever touches in the film that hint at Todd’s sexuality, but only occur to us in retrospect. For exam­ ple, the incident in which a bounc­ er bars Todd from entering a strip club and the way Michelle’s voice on the answering machine sounds sus­ piciously like Todd’s.

Just as Kubrick was able to be interesting and candid about shock­ ing things like paedophilia and nuclear war in Lolita and Dr Strangelove, on a smaller scale, these

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deals with widely encountered aspects of our age— the talented but jobless person, the transsexual— they are perfect for this year’s festi­ val.

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“Having listened to what we played [during] the first show these past few days, I wanna get this out to as many people in the world as possible,” Peter X says excitedly. “I want them to say: ‘Hey, there’s something going on in Montreal.’

We’re looking forward to the domi­ nation of people’s ears.”

A hefty goal, but one that is not so far off if the Parkside Jones crew has its way. They have taken a break from their normal projects and have devoted all their creative and organizational energies towards Moondata Productions, their pro­ duction company, and its first proj­ ect: a series of nights of Live Improvised Ambience and Beats.

Guitarist Matt Lederman, trumpet player Ryhna Thompson and bassist Peter X are the core of both Parkside Jones and Moondata Productions. They are the minds behind an eclectic series of musical evenings being held at O Patro Vys, a new performance space on Mount Royal above trendy franconightspot Bily Kun. Beginning at the end of January and ending this Saturday with two complete and different bands on stage playing together, the Live Improvised Ambience and

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Strictly improvisational music is like cooking without a recipe: if you know what you want it to taste like and you have the proper ingre­ dients, then throwing everything in the pot together should give you the taste you seek. Slight variations in the measures only serve to alter the flavour a little.

Montreal’s music community has all the fixings to cook up a tasty musical stew. “We started by doing a little brainstorming, and we thought of people that we could or would like to involve in the proj­ ect,” says Thompson as she describes the selection process. “We started at that point, and then we started to conceptualize themes for the nights, and where people would fit in well, or what would make a good ambient night, or what would make a good electronic night.

“There’s such a pool of musi­ cians in Montreal to choose from; there’re many more that we’d like to include if we do this again. Some of them are people that I’ve played with, some of them are people that Matt’s played with, some of them Peter has played with in other proj­ ects and others are people we’ve become friends with just because of the community.”

Fate steps in to prove that all this talk of community is more than just lip-service when Krista Muir, of Leiderhosen Lucil, sees our group and runs across St-Laurent to our spot in Second Cup. “See, commu­ nity,” Thompson laughs. All three stress this as one of the local scene’s strengths. The diversity, openmindedness and originality of this city’s bands are also mentioned numerous times.

And the weaknesses? “People complain about it because they’re trying to help their own scene out,' There’s not a lot of places to play,” Lederman says, and the rest of the group nod in agreement. “That’s why its cool that O Patro Vys came up as a place to have the show. They were interested in having a Parkside Jones show, so I said, ‘How about four different shows?’ And they were like, ‘Let’s do it!’

“We really want to emphasize out appreciation for the people at O Patro Vys for taking the chance with this,” Lederman states.

“They’ve been so supportive of the concept.” The performance space is undecorated, save a few felt curtains covering up empty space on the wall. Even the taps at the bar were indistinguishable, though when pulled poured forth fine Quebec microbrews. The room was nothing more than a wide hallway; red lights hung from the sky and candlelight shone off the tables, illuminating the faces of the small crowd on the first night of the series.

This small group of spectators was quite musically inclined. “It was all musicians in the crowd,” explains Thompson. “I went out a few times in the last few weeks, and I’d run into musicians that I’ve met during my time in Montreal, and they’d say, ‘I was at your show, and it was great!’ If the musicians who were watching like it, then there is potential for this thing to go on to include more people, and to become something that’s really hap­ pening in Montreal.”

It would be quite an accom­ plishment for more musicians to be added. The first, Beat-themed night included the three core members of Parkside Jones, as well as their drummer, Jason Gray. Lederman, Thompson and Peter X have played at all the shows; Gray skipped the

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Ambience-themed night, which took place two weeks ago. Other members of the collaborations have included DJ P-Love on turntables, saxophonist Leon Kingstone of the Planet Smashers, Alexis O ’Hara, Marcus Paquin and Black Market, the guitarist and DJ of Dr. Noh, respectively, as well as members of the Electronic Humans Guild, the Bell Orchestre, Pigeon-hole and Ark of Infinity.

This week’s performance has no theme; rather, as Lederman describes it, it is going to be “a mad­ ness of bands playing”. Parkside Jones has a common link with Ark of Infinity, DJ Mossman’s dub-reg­ gae collective, and it is Thompson on the trumpet. Both bands will be throwing down hard, and no one really knows how things will turn out.

“I love the Ark of Infinity,” says Lederman. “Hopefully they’ll bring all the horns, and they got two drummers, and we got a drum­ mer. Maybe we’ll work it so that the first set we’ll play some Parksidethemed stuff, some instrumentals that we have, but we’ll get some musicians from the Ark. “Maybe we’ll add one musician at a time until it morphs into A rk...” Thompson excitedly cuts off the guitarist, who quickly returns the favour. “...W ith us playing. I don’t mind sitting out or playing percussion. But I want to play those tunes. It can just be a three-hour dance party if both bands really get going.”

This series of evenings is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But Moondata Productions has a solu­ tion to this, and a way to spread the music made each evening way beyond the walls of O Patro Vys. “The first show we recorded pretty much with a minidisc at the (sound)board, a mic in the room and mixed it together and spent two days making it sound as good as possible,” Lederman clarifies the technicalities. “This week we may be going hog-wild and multi-track­ ing the whole thing, which would mean more work mixing but better results.” These recordings have been sold at all of the events, and might be distributed further if demand is there.

It seems as if it might be. The size of the crowds has expanded exponentially with each passing week and musicians from all genres of the local music scene have expressed interest. Perhaps there will be another series, maybe Moondata Productions will official­ ly release the recordings of each evening. There’s even the possibility that new bands will spring up from the seeds planted at these collabora­ tions. “I think the goals keep evolv­ ing,” says Thompson. “We started off with one goal, and as we achieved that goal we’ve learned things and discovered that we can do this too, and if there’s actually interest in what we’re doing, we can take this further...”

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SWIMMING

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R e d m e n c a p t u r e b r o n z e , w o m e n f in is h s ix t h M c G ill C IS S w im R e s u lt s

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McGill swimmers posted the university's best results at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship in Victoria since 1972.

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McGill swim team head coach François Laurin might think about seeking employment at Jo-Jo’s Psychic Hotline.

“The men are aiming for third place at nationals and the women would like sixth place,” said Laurin before McGill headed to Victoria for the Canadian Interuniversity champi­ onship.

Laurin was right on the mark, as McGill captured three gold, two silver and three bronze medals.

Several athletes also broke records in the process, with the highlight being Michelle Laprade’s new McGill record in the 50-metre breaststroke that was previously set by Olympian Marianne Limpert in 1997. Laprade improved on the time by three-lOths of a second.

“All year she was ranked No. 1 in the [50-m breaststroke] event,” said Laurin of Laprade. “So we were hoping that she would be able to do it because it was pretty clear she would get it from her times [this season].”

Laurin confidently knew where his team would be once nationals were all said and done.

“All year I planned that we would finish third for the men and sixth with the women. I planned that the team would come up to this level; it was just a matter of them believing in it.”

Not since 1972, when the McGill men took home the gold, has the swim team posted such impressive results. What’s more, the CIS swim competition has essentially become a race for third place because the University of British Columbia and the University of Calgary are training grounds for the Canadian national swim team, carrying the majority of its members for several years. McGill currently only has one athlete training for the national time trials.

Both of McGill’s squads won the Quebec Student Sports Federation championship, beating long-time rival l’Université Laval. McGill qualified 18 swimmers, including 11 women and

seven men for nationals.

Alexandre Pichette led the Redmen to their third-place finish out of 25 teams with winning times in the 50-metre and 100-m backstroke races (25.41 and 54.67 seconds, respective­ ly), snapping his own McGill records of 25.65 and 54.92.

Pichette also anchored the 4xl00-m freestyle relay to a sec­ ond place finish, in a McGill record of 3:24.08, along with team captain David Allard, Ryan Tomicic and Doug McCarthy.

Tomicic also earned a pair of bronze medals. He swam a McGill-record time of 22.98 seconds in the 50-m freestyle, breaking the mark of 23.16 seconds set by Craig Hutchison in 1995. He won four gold medals at the QSSF championships.

Strong McGill individual performances were anything but few and far between As team captain Carolyn McCabe noted, the team’s strength lies in its depth, which is the best way to accumulate points at meets. “[The athletes] knew what they were supposed to be doing,” said Laurin. “After a world record was broken on the first day, it was clear why we were there, and everything was well put together; people really believed where we were going.

We were just hungry.”

According to McCabe, all the right pieces came together at the most opportune time.

“It just felt right this year, it all fit together better for some reason.”

The attitude Laurin enforced with his athletes was to think big, and then, think bigger.

“If you want to reach new limits, you have to open your­ self up and push yourself higher. And that’s what we did,” Laurin said.

The ‘think bigger’ attitude does not end with the CIS championship. The off-season is long, and the McGill swim team members will be spending it in a variety of ways tailored to the specific resources available to them. For some this will mean daily pool time, for others, very little swimming.

Athlete

Event

Place

Final Time

Ryan Tomicic

200m Freestyle

11

1:53.11

Geneviève Grégoire

50m Backstroke

7

30.27

Alexandre Pichette Doug McCarthy

50m Backstroke 50m Backstroke

1 4

25.41 26.23

Michelle Laprade Heather Bell

100m Backstroke 100m Backstroke

4 5

1:11.42 1:13.09

David Alard Alexandre Boulanger

100m Backstroke 100m Backstroke

9 11

1:04.35 1:04.81

Carolyn McCabe

100m Butterfly

8

1:04.13

Kerry Cregan

400m IM

15

5:06.55

Alexandre Boulanger Sylvain Lemieux

400m IM 400-mIM

9 10

4:27.75 4:28.35

Women's Relay TeamA 400-mFreestyle Women’s Relay TeamA 400-m Medley Men's Relay TeamA 400m Freestyle

7 6 2

3:55.46 4:20.15 3:24.08

Geneviève Grégoire

100m Backstroke

8

1:05.28

Alexandre Pichette Doug McCarthy

100m Backstroke 100-mBackstroke

1 6

54.67 57.23

Carolyn McCabe Michelle Laprade

50m Butterfly 50m Backstroke

5 16

28.56 29.34

Heather Bell Kerry Cregan

200m Breaststroke 200m Breaststroke

8 15

2:40.56 2:41.23

Alexandre Boulanger David Allard

20Om Breaststroke 200-m Breaststroke

7 8

2:19.54 2:19.83

Geneviève Grégoire Carolyn McCabe Janice Tijssen

50m Freestyle 50-mFreestyle 50m Freestyle

6 9 13

26.73 26.79 27.15

Ryan Tomicic Alexandre Pichette

50m Freestyle 50m Freestyle

3 6

22.98 23.24

Sylvain Lemieux

200m Butterfly

12

2:05.84

Women’s Relay TeamA 800-mFreestyle Men’s Relay TeamA 800m Freestyle

9 3

8:36.13 7:35.66

Catherine Schaefer Jessica Warren

800m Freestyle 800-m Freestyle

22 26

9:35.26 9:45.10

Michelle Laprade Heather Bell

50m Breaststroke 50-mBreaststroke

1 8

32.51 34.13

David Allard

50m Breaststroke

16

30.22

Doug McCarthy

200m Backstroke

12

2:05.94

Carolyn McCabe Janice Tijssen Kristina Hassell

100m Freestyle 100m Freestyle 100-mFreestyle

10 13 15

57.85 58.39 59.15

Alexandre Pichette Ryan Tomicic

100-mFreestyle 100m Freestyle

7 9

50.55 50.52

Sylvain Lemieux David Allard Alexandre Boulanger

200m IM 200-mIM 200m IM

7 8 11

2:06.90 2:08.60 2:08.28

“The most important thing is for us to be at our top fit­ ness when we come back in the fall,” said McCabe, citing that the momentum her team has is difficult to maintain over such a long period of time.

With the loss of Pichette, Allard and Laprade to gradua­ tion, the McGill swim team has some holes to fill next season.

The bases were loaded and so was I M ich a e l M ah o n ey

It was a picturesque scene.

The sun glistened on the dewsoaked July grass and, as we pulled up to the park, you could already smell the franks on the grill. We were fresh off a victory the previous night and had high hopes for the final day of the 28th Annual Greenfield Park Softball

Tournament.

Our record sat at a modest 11, and a victory could have cata­ pulted us into the semi-finals. It was not to be. My team, the Cubs, faltered, yet the true spirit of beerleague softball was renewed once more.

Immediately following the loss, the team gathered at our pitcher’s house for an early after­

noon BBQ, complete with several two-fours. As the effects of sun and sauce grew clearer on the players’ faces, no one seemed to care that we had a consolation game slated for later that afternoon.

Drunk Ball

We made it back to the dia­ mond for the game, despite our own best drinking efforts. The

game heated up in the middle innings, and I found myself at the dish with the bases loaded. My concentration was fierce, and I managed a base-clearing double, pushing the Cubs into the lead. As I rounded first, the cheers from the bench filled my ears. I pulled up at second and flashed them a smile. I can’t remember who won that See JOCKEY, page 25

24Sports PROFILE

The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, March 5, 2003 T.K. W0 0

R e d m a n g o e s th e d is t a n c e fo r t h e te a m C a itlin M. B u c k le y

Its Monday, and Timothy Keith Woo, orT.K., as he likes to be called, is at the first track and field practice of the week. It’s one of the hard, technical days, and he is required to lift weights as part of his rigorous regime once practice is over. With the stress of this workout running through his mind, Woo grabs a pole and prepares to practice his recently discovered passion: vaulting. He sprints the length, inserts the pole into the ground, and up he goes... to fall, unfortunately, far, far away from the protective mat.

Welcome to the world of T.K. Woo. The picture painted is not meant to imply that Woo is a hope­ less pole-vaulter. Rather, it serves as an example of his commitment and constant desire to do better. His fiveyear career in the McGill track and field program is characterized by dedication, respect and a sense of camaraderie that Woo may other­ wise have lacked.

As a 24-year-old Master’s stu­ dent in Biomechanics, the Montreal native chose to attend McGill because of his deep family history here: his great aunt was one of the first Chinese woman to graduate from the school. In his first year, he met Dennis Barrett, the track and field team’s head coach, and was per­ suaded to go for the team.

“I’d never been on a track team before,” says Woo. “I was a skier, I did moguls and racing. But I knew I was getting tired of it, so when Dennis asked me to be on his team, I figured I’d give it a try.”

So Woo attempted the high jump and, though he admits that he doesn’t like running, he began to train in sprints to improve his jump­ ing skills. Five years later, Woo’s typ­ ical meet consists of an array of events, from the 60-m sprint, to the pole vault, to the 4x200-m relay.

Woo views his multi-sport com­

petitiveness as an asset to the team, regardless of the individual nature of the sport.

“You really need to do what’s best for the team sometimes, and since we aren’t a really big team, it’s a little easier to root for each other and be happy when we do well,” Woo explains. “With some meets, work­ ing together to beat teams like Sherbrooke or Laval is more impor­ tant than our own personal victo• » nes.

This is a clear reference to McGill’s slim loss last year to rival Sherbrooke in the Quebec Student Sports Federation championships.

“We lost by only two points last year and, if someone had just placed sixth in an extra event to bump out a Sherbrooke athlete, we would’ve

“In his first year, T.K. didn’t really understand why I had to be so hard on them.

By the second year, however, he had matured and was able to see why I needed to be that way.”

—Dennis Barrett Track and field head coach won the championship. It’s times like those that we need to root for each other,” notes Woo. As team captain, his role in the collective effort is very important.

However, he has proven himself will­ ing to tackle the challenge, and coach Barrett is quick to attest to the athlete’s commitment.

“In his first year, T.K. didn’t really understand why I had to be so hard on them. By the second year, however, he had matured and was able to see why I needed to be that

way,” says Barrett. “As a result, T.K. has been able to take what he’s learned and be a great leader for the team. Influence goes on, and T.K. plays a large role in that.”

Woo’s unselfish attitude reflects the same ideas that Barrett men­ tions.

“Sometimes rookies can get intimidated by the coaches, and I think it really helps them to have a veteran member to go to,” says Woo. “I’ve been through what they’re doing, and I think they feel comfort­ able coming to me for advice. I’m glad to be there to do that.”

And when the time in the sea­ son came for Woo to concentrate on himself, the Redmen as a unit came first, once again. With the QSSF championships last Saturday, Woo saw his last opportunity to qualify for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship. However, after competing in events such as the high jump (where he placed second) and the long jump to gain team points, a pulled hamstring prevented Woo from competing in his key event.

Though he qualified to compete two seasons ago in the triple jump, where he placed 10th, his final personal goal for the season had been to com­ pete at nationals for a second time.

“The highest I have vaulted is 4.20 m and, in order to qualify for nationals, I need to vault 4.31 m.

That’s very realistic for me. Then, I want to beat the McGill record: 4.61 m,” Woo explains a few days before the meet. “In my career, I’ve accom­ plished all of the other goals I’ve set for myself, and I don’t see why I can’t do this.”

Unfortunately, Woo’s eligibility ended with this season, so his goal will remain unaccomplished in his tenure as a McGill athlete. So, what’s next?

“I’m going to help coach next year. I’ve known for a while that I wanted to stay involved, and this is a great opportunity to do it,” Woo says.

JENNY GEORGE

T.K. Woo prepares intensely to hopefully find the mat after his pole vault.

Barrett has faith in Woo’s abili­ ties beyond McGill athletics. “T.K. can take it as far as he wants to. He’s already made a lot of improvement in his speed and, with a little more development, he can go places.”

For a respectful, mature and confident McGill athlete, there is still much to accomplish and, though it will have to wait until he joins another team, Woo, in the meantime, will surely not forget all

he’s done to get to where he is. As for beating the 4. 61 m? We’ll have to see how that goes but, with Woo’s attitude, it doesn’t seem like an impossible accomplishment.

Tofind out how Woo and the rest o f the team did at the QSSF Championship, see James Scarfone’s article recapping the meet on page 25 .

SCOREBOARD (February 1 7 to March 2 ) A L P IN E S K IIN G :

QSSF Cup Meet #4 at Mont Ste-Anne March 1

3. J.P Zyromski, Montreal, 88.48 25. Fraser McKay, McGill, 95.16 B A S K E T B A L L (W ):

W OM EN:

1. Lise Marie Acton, Ottawa, 91.71 seconds 2. Michou Beaulieu, Bishop's, 94.28 3. Lesley White, McGill, 94.39 16. Meg McCourt, McGill, 101.56 24. Jess Arshinoff, McGill, 108.86

February 22 McGill won 58-52 vs. Bishop's

M EN:

February 22 McGill won 93-84 vs. Bishop's

1. Nicolas Zyromski, McGill, 89.46 seconds 2. Daniel Gagnaird, UQAM, 89.84 3. Guillaume Gariety, UQAM 90.83 14. Chris Owen, McGill, 93.63 35. Dave Nagy, McGill 98.26 March 2

M EN:

1. Nicolas Zyromski, McGill, 87.33 seconds 2. Daniel Gagnaird, UQAM, 88.47

GAME 1: February 19 McGill lost 2-3 vs. Ottawa GAME 2: February 21 McGill lost 2-3 (20T) at Ottawa

H O C K E Y (W ):

CIS national championships at Victoria February 21 to 23

S W IM M IN G

B A S K E T B A L L (M ):

F I G U R E S K A T I N G (W ) :

OUA Championships March 1 to 2 at London Individual McGill Highlights:

W OM EN:

1. Lise Marie Acton, Ottawa, 89.41 seconds 2. Karlyn Morton, McGill, 90.41 3. Lesley White, McGill, 91.42 13. Meg McCourt, McGill, 101.51

5. Sheena Manning & Maria Komourdjian Senior Silver Solo: 6. Mona Hoy Bronze Rhythm: 6. Mona Hoy, Sheena Manning, Arina Rodrigues, Sarah Duff Gold Solo Dance: 6. Sheena Manning

Dance Variation: 5. Jenny Becker & Sarah Duff Gold Open Program: 5. Arina Rodrigues Gold Similar Pairs: 5. Becky Rich & Laura Oxley Senior Silver Similar Dance:

QSSF sudden-death semifinal February 21 McGill won 7-0 vs. UQTR

W OM EN:

QSSF best-of-three final series GAME 1: February 23 McGill won 5-0 vs. Ottawa GAME 2: February 28 McGill won 4-2 at Ottawa

6 . M c G i ll , 2 3 3

H O C K E Y (M ):

OUA Far East best-of-three semifinal series

1. UBC, 666.5 points 2. Calgary, 616.5 3. Laval, 327 4. Dalhousie, 300.5 5. Toronto, 266 GOLD: Michelle Laprade, 50-m breaststroke M EN:

1. UBC, 618.5 points 2. Calgary, 428 3. McGill, 312

The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, March 5, 2003

Jockey investigates beersoaked world of softball Continued from page 23 game but winning was never the point of playing anyway.

Last summer was my first expe­ rience playing for a beer-league softball team. I didn’t know much about the league, but I was coaxed into playing by a good friend of mine. I then met a cast of characters who quickly helped me to define the essence of beer leagues.

Smalltown summer recreational athlete stereotypes are in good health judging by many of my teammates.

O ur first baseman Ted (authors note: I have changed the names of the individuals portrayed in this article to protect their priva­ cy and my spot on the 2003 Cubs) was an overweight man in his early 30s. Ted smelled like a walking hockey bag, and I once overheard a teammate refer to him as a “Washed-up Christmas ham”. Ted’s intentions were always good, but at times his nonstop chatter drove me insane.

Our third baseman Jack was an energized man in his early forties.

Jack resembled a recovering hippy, but his sparkling diamond earrings brightened his appearance. Jack was married with two kids, but saw more green than any of the ball fields we played on in his heyday .

Our pitcher Steve had a unique outlook on tobacco use during a ball game. I must confess to enjoy­ ing a chew when I play ball. The smell of the ballpark always revolves around leather, grass, and little Copenhagen. You have to realize that in beer-league softball, the innings can last quite long and, consequently, many pitches are thrown. Steve would stroll off the field drenched in sweat searching for his cigarettes. When he found them, two were smoked before he got close to the on-deck circle. I thought I was in the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates’ dugout.

GOLD: Alexandre Pichette, 100m backstroke, 50-m backstroke SILVER; 4 X 100 freestyle relay (David Allard, Ryan Tomicic, Doug McCarthy, Alex Pichette) BRONZE: 4 X 200 freestyle relay (Dave Allard, Ryan Tomicic, Alex Boulanger, Sylvain Lemieux) TRACK & FIELD: February 28 to March 1 QSSF championship meet Sherbrooke WOMEN: 1. McGill (178 pts) 2. Sherbrooke (124) 3 . 1-aval (8) 4. Montreal (7) MEN: 1. Sherbrooke (123.5 pts) 2. McGill (83.5) 3. Laval (75) 4. UQAM (14)

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O ur shortstop Chris was a hulking man in his late 20s. Despite his pre-pitch routine of bat-twirling and something that resembled a tribal dance, this 290-lb behemoth rarely reached the outfield. He wore an unflattering pair of bright gold tear-away pants and an undersized hat that hopelessly clung to the top of his size-eight head. His painfully bad baseball outfit did have one redeeming quality: watching that pair of pants patrol the territory between second and third was a thing of beauty.

The playoffs went relatively well for the Cubs. Overall, the sea­ son was judged a success. We over­ came our tournament losses to fin­ ish in the top four. Because of our impressive league placing, talk of entering a more challenging league ensued. I assumed that Jack would get in touch with everyone some­ time around March. I was wrong.

The emails started in October and have not subsided.

I have been requested to pay $95 in advance and $225 in total for this more competitive league. I have been called cheap and several other names for failing to do so, obscenities which I cannot repeat. A direct excerpt from one of the emails reads: “ It is like pulling teeth when it comes to money. Warren is having a baby and is only a sub. He is, however, sending in a $50 deposit and $45 for the uniform.

Team player.”

I want to tell these guys to take it easy, take it for what it is: beerleague softball. I want to tell them to remember that final game of the Greenfield Park tournament. Then I realized: these guys will always try to relive their glory days. No matter how much fun they have, the com­ petition is what keeps some coming back for more.

Will I play this year? Only time and the state of my bar tab will tell.

IflACK AND HOD

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QSSF CHAMPIONSHIP

McGill poised for CIS championship J a m e s S c a r fo n e

University of Windsor will wel­ come the top Canadian university track and field athletes March 13-15, including several of McGill’s brightest stars.

Led by four-time All-Canadian Sarah Ali-Kahn, the Martlets won their fifth Quebec title in nine years at Sherbrooke last weekend. Ali-Kahn captured five medals—four gold and one silver—at the two-day meet.

The New Zealander took top spot in the 600m, 1000 m, and 1500m, as well as anchoring the win­ ning 4x800-m relay. The winning relay team included Nicole Portley, Lindsay Lessard and Leslie Marcotte.

Pordey took home individual hard­ ware as well, earning a victory in the 3000 m in a time of 10:21.50.

Overall, the Mardets netted a total score of 178 points in winning just less than half of the 17 events.

The women also won nine silver medals and 11 bronze medals.

Sherbrooke placed second overall, with 124 points, followed by Laval and Montréal.

Dawn Creighton and Véronique Foley were the Martlets’ other gold medalists, winning the triple jump and high jump, respectively.

Looking towards the future without Ali-Kahn, it appears as though McGill does not need to worry, as 18-year-old Hannah Moffat of St. John’s, Newfoundland, put forth a solid effort over the weekend and was voted rookie of the year.

Moffat ran the opening leg of the winning 4x200-m relay.

The Redmen also merit praise thanks to a second overall finish.

Sherbrooke paced the male teams with 123.5 points, followed by McGill with 83.5 points and Laval with 75. Daniel Lennox of Oakville, Ontario, led the Redmen with his 1000 m victory timed at 2:32.74, and he also ran a leg of the winning

McGill's relay teams had some of the most consistent performances this year.

4x800-m relay along with veterans Ben Brisbois and Greg Campbell, and rookie Marty Fox. Ryan Beaton brought home the gold in the 1500 m, winning in less than four minutes.

T.K. Woo won the silver medal in the high jump and placed sixth in the long jump.

In total, the Redmen won three gold medals, three silver medals, and eight bronze medals.

McGill will send 12 women and five men to the nationals in Windsor.

Ali-Kahn, Creighton, Portley, Foley, Lessard, Marcotte, Moffat, Ashley Shumate, Vanessa Horobjowsky, Ashley Loftus, Andrea Chynoweth and Genevieve Jenkins will represent the Martlets.

Beaton, Lennox, Fox, Jeff

McCabe and Sasha Geukjian will go for the Redmen.

Head coach Dennis Barrett was honoured with his 11th coach of the year award to go along with his team’s remarkable performances.

“I don’t pay much attention to that stuff,” said Barrett about his dis­ tinction. “It’s more about winning the [Quebec] title than anything else, so I never put much stock into winning the award.

“I anticipated that we’d win the women’s title, and that we had a good crack at the men’s title as well,” con­ tinued Barrett. “We dominate in the distance events and match up well in every other category; it’s just a matter of winning the dogfight.”

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Government's have-it-both-ways approach leaves 70 per cent of am ateur athletes living below the poverty line Vancouver to explore the city’s bid economy.

Despite these possible ulterior site. Furthermore, Henderson said that he would not use his influence to motives, some might say that the rea­ help Canadian politicians in and sons aren’t important; the bottom around Athens leading up to the line is that our athletes will receive increased funding regardless of the 2004 summer Games.

Coincidentally, just hours after controversy. However, to most peo­ Henderson went on record with his ple, government intentions still mat­ comments, Prime Minister Jean ter and, regrettably, it appears that Chrétien reversed the wording of the the budget planners’ sentiment is that budget, and Canadian amateur ath­ amateur sport is not important to this letes will now get the extra money country. Even more troubling, how­ regardless of the success of ever, is that the additional $5-million this year is a mere pittance in the Vancouver’s bid.

Although Manley and Chretien grand scheme of things.

Another issue the government managed to avert a crisis within the should be looking at is the standard Canadian sports community, the gov­ ernment still continues to provide of living of its competitive athletes. only the bare minimum for athletics. Aside from the lucky few who play in Even more disturbing, their behav­ marquee sports and receive sponsor­ iour speaks volumes about the atti­ ship, most athletes are struggling to tude that Canadians (and their politi­ get by. A recent ad campaign by the cians) have toward our amateur ath­ volunteer organization See You In letes—we want large output with Athens claims that 70 per cent of Canadian athletes are living below minimum input.

O f course, the budget flip-flop the poverty line. This assertion is not was probably made out of political surprising, given that athletes receive expediency, in order to ensure our a monthly stipend of just $1,100 if elected officials get preferential treat­ they are ranked in the top 16 in the ment in Athens. Additionally, giving athletes money without strings attached will likely result in the IOC looking more favourably on Canada’s commitment to sport, thereby increasing the likelihood that Vancouver will be selected as the 2010 host, and thus helping Canada’s

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When the February 18 federal budget came down, the Liberal gov­ ernment almost made an egregious error that would have affected every­ one who participates in or cares about amateur sport.

The series of events that began with the first announcement of new spending programs unfolded like this: an additional $ 10-million over two years, Finance Minister John Manley declared for Canadas elite amateur athletes. One pretty big con­ dition was that the money will be awarded only if Vancouver hosts the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

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Freshman impresses for ski team The McGill alpine ski team traveled to Mont Ste-Anne March 1 to 2 for two slalom races. McGill rookie Nicolas Zyromski captured gold in both races, earning him McGill athlete of the week honours for the period ending March 2.

Zyromski, a 19-year-old Agriculture major, took top spot in a combined time of 89.46 seconds in Saturday’s race, followed by Daniel Gagnaird of UQAM (89.84). Guillaume Gariety of UQAM placed third (90.83).

Other McGill finishers includ­ ed Chris Owen in 14th (93.63) and Dave Nagy in 35th (98.26).

On Sunday, Zyromski won in a time of 87.33 seconds, edging Daniel Gagnaird of UQAM (88.47) and JP Zyromski, Nicholas’ brother of Université de Montréal (88.48) .

McGill’s Fraser McKay fin­ ished 25th (95-16), while team­ mate Nagy came 29th (95.5).

In women’s action, Lise Marie Acton, who skied for McGill before transferring to the University of Ottawa, took Saturdays race in a combined time of 91.71 seconds.

Michou Beaulieu of Bishop’s was second with a time of 94.28 sec­ onds.

McGill’s Lesley White took the bronze in a time of 94.39. McGill racers Meg McCourt (101.56) and Jess Arshinoff ( 108.86) placed 16th and 24th, respectively.

In snowy conditions that ham­ pered visibility Sunday, Acton again took first place, with a time of 89.41 seconds. McGill’s Kaylyn Morton (90.41) and White (91.42) raced to silver and bronze respec­

world, and nothing if they aren’t in the upper echelon.

The Canadian sport lobby was asking for an additional $75-million on top of its standing $75-million budget, to put toward all levels of sport this year, from recreational to Olympic-calibre athletics. They claim that $ 150-million would amount to about 1 per cent of the government’s healthcare budget, and would put Canada in line with typically strong Olympic countries like the United States and Australia.

Instead, the government chose to give Sport Canada only $14 mil­ lion more this year. The government ignored high-performance athletes for the most part, giving them only the aforementioned $5-million. The small government contribution is fur­ ther evidence of Canada’s have-itboth-ways approach towards amateur sport. We want our athletes to bring home the gold, but we don’t want our tax dollars supporting them. We exalt our medal-winners during the Olympics, but forget about them for the next three years. We go to any

length and cost to attract the Olympics or Commonwealth Games, but a lack of funding denies our ath­ letes the chance to emerge victorious in our own backyard.

The result of this under-funding is clear: Canada cannot compete in the overall medal count. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Australia gar­ nered 58 medals to Canada’s 14. If Canada wants to host the 2010 games and derive the same sense of national pride that the Australians did, then athletes need the money to do so.

While the Liberal government’s additional funding for amateur ath­ letes is a good first step, it doesn’t resolve the many roadblocks facing athletes who want to compete inter­ nationally for Canada.

Mark Lowry, executive director of sport for the Canadian Olympic Committee, says, “that’s just the real­ ity of our country. Athletes have suc­ ceeded despite the system, not because of it.”

Let’s hope that reality changes in time for 2010.

tively. McCourt finished 13th for McGill, with a time of 101.51.

The next race for the team is the Quebec Student Sports F ederation championships at Mont St. François, March 14-15.

the Bishop’s Gaiters in the final gante of the season on February 22.

The Redmen beat the Gaiters 93-84. Denburk Reid was McGill’s top scorer with 20 points.

Teammate Frederic Bernard chipped in 18 points. Philippe Miguel, the QSSF most valuable player, led Bishop’s with 19 points.

The Redmen finished with an 11-15 record overall, including a 411 record in the QSSF, good for fourth-place in the conference.

Domenico Marcario, Denburk Reid and Bernard were named to the QSSF second all-star team.

The Martlets defeated the Gaiters 58-52, with Maude Vallières scoring 17 points.

The Martlets finished with an 8-27 record overall, including a 213 fourth-place finish in the QSSF. Vallières and teammate Sarah Gagné were named to the QSSF second all-star team.

Full of filths for McGill figure skating

The McGill figure skating squad participated in the OUA Championships March 1 to 2 at London, Ontario.

In the dance variation catego­ ry, the duo of Jenny Becker and Sarah Duff placed fifth out of 10 competitors.

Arina Rodrigues came fifth in the gold open program, out of 10 competitors. Becky Rich and Laura Oxley had a similar finish in the gold similar pairs division, out of 10 skaters.

Fifth place was also the result for the duo of Sheena Manning and Maria Komourdjian in the senior silver similar dance.

Mona Hoy placed sixth out of 10 skaters in the senior silver solo.

The combination o f Hoy, Manning, Rodrigues and Duff were sixth in the bronze rhythm catego­

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Manning was sixth in the gold solo dance; Debra Kleinman, Hoy, Rich and Oxley placed seventh in the pairs fours; Kleinman was eighth in the gold short program; Safarik held down ninth in the sen­ ior bronze free skate.

Kristina Kainen and Melissa Zaffin came 10th in the intermedi­ ate similar pairs; Deborah Rubin and Michelle Jean had a similar result in the intermediate pairs dance.

In the junior silver free skate, Kainen place 10th.

Bailers finish on high note

Despite struggles through much of the season, the McGill Redmen and Martlets basketball teams finished strong by defeating

Redmen swept from playoffs

The Ottawa Gee-Gees upset the McGill hockey Redmen, sweep­ ing the OUA Far East semifinal 20. The Redmen, ranked No. 7 at the outset of the playoffs, dropped both games by identical 3-2 scores.

“We felt that we had a fairly strong season,” said McGill head coach Martin Raymond. “We played two tight games, but we did­ n’t play as well as we thought we could.”

Gee-Gees Steve Simoes scored the game-winning goal in both games. In the first match at McConnell Arena on February 19, McGill fought back from two onegoal deficits before Simoes scored at 14:49 of the third period.

In game two, McGill scored two power-play goals but lost in double overtime. The Redmen did not have a lead the entire series.

McGill finished the season with an overall record of 19-10-2.

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P la y o ff s w e e p m a k e s f u tu r e lo o k g o ld e n Continued from page 1 The Martlets coach praised the hard work of the Gee-Gees in the opening frame.

“They played terrific in the first. They out-skated us. I told the players in the room that that was the best I had seen [the Gee-Gees] play all year.”

McGill weathered the Ottawa attack and went into the second period trailing by only a goal.

After the first intermission, the Martlets came out and played their best period of the game. McGill cycled the puck down low much better, with the top line of Sophie Acheson, Katherine Safka and Véronique Sanfaçon creating sever­ al good scoring opportunities.

The Red ‘n’ White tied the game on the power play at 3:26 of the middle frame. Senior rearguard Allison Ticmanis drifted a shot from the point that eluded GeeGees goaltender Heather Huggins.

Justine Keyserlingk assisted on Ticmanis’ first goal of the playoffs.

McGill took its first lead of the game 10 minutes later on a goal by Sanfaçon. The rookie wired a wrist shot from the top of the circle and cleanly beat Huggins low on the blocker side. Privée added an assist to go with her two goals.

Ottawa came out storming in the third period, looking for the equalizer. Freshman Lisa Sgoifo tied the score at 6:14 of the period, slip­ ping the puck under St-Pierre off a wild goal-mouth scramble.

Privée quieted the boisterous Ottawa crowd six minutes later with the game-winning goal. The

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Physical Education student put a nifty backhand shot on Huggins.

The rookie netminder got a piece of the puck before it rolled across the line.

The champagne went on ice with 2:42 remaining. Privée inter­ cepted an Ottawa clearing attempt and picked the top corner, setting off a mad celebration on the McGill bench.

Smith was not surprised by the strength of the Ottawa club. The Gee-Gees, despite finishing 10 points behind Concordia in the regular season standings, knocked off the Stingers in the sudden-death QSSF semifinal.

“Ottawa’s a real hotbed for women’s hockey,” said Smith.

“They have good coaching.

“I think it’s great. I expect they will be just as strong next year.”

Martlets captain Sarah Lomas had mixed feelings about having to face the Gee-Gees this year.

“It’s nice for a change, but I would have liked to finish my career beating Concordia,” admit­ presents a challenge, but, when ted the fifth-year Kinesiology stu­ opponents are not throwing much dent. offence her way, she finds other ways to keep in the game.

The path to victory “When I don’t get too many Going into Friday’s battle, St- shots, I just like to go out and play Pierre had shut down opposing the puck, just to stay involved in teams for over 210 straight min­ the game, just to stay a bit warmer,” utes. The Martlets had romped the explained the netminder, who was competition, winning last Friday’s just named league MVP for the sec­ sudden-death playoff game against ond time in her career. “Skating l’Université du Québec a Trois- back and forth, that’s the way I like Rivières, 7-0. They followed it up to play.” with another shutout against St-Pierre even picked up an Ottawa in the first game of the assist on Keyserlingk’s breakaway series. goal in the first Ottawa playoff St-Pierre said each new game game. It was St-Pierre’s fourth point

this season, a new McGill goaltend­ ing record.

Keyserlingk was named first star and received the game puck after the first win against the GeeGees. She tallied two goals, first splitting the defence up the middle after the pretty pass from St-Pierre and then, with 10 seconds remain­ ing in the game, on a breakaway created by another beautiful pass, this time from winger Cindy Anne Carufel. Paula Mailloux, Audrey Hadd and Sarah Lomas rounded out the scoring with a goal apiece.

The Martlets spread the scor­ ing around in the UQTR game.

Mailloux had two goals, while Peggy Donohue, Lomas, Privée and Safka all chipped in with a goal.

Véronique Lapierre picked up four points in the outing, with a goal and three assists.

Coming off these three big playoff victories, the Martlets appear poised to take their winning streak to the National Championships this week.

“I’ve never seen us on this high before,” Keyserlingk said after McGill’s first win against Ottawa.

“It’s great... We’re on this great confidence high.”

CIS CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

A ll- s ta r p a c k e d t e a m s e t s o u t f o r Q u e e n C ity M ark K e r r

The rush for gold begins Thursday for the McGill hockey Martlets.

According to head coach Peter Smith, McGill has an excellent opportunity to come home from Regina as national champions, a dis­ tinction that has eluded the team in three previous appearances.

“I like our chances,” said Smith after Friday’s win over Ottawa to cap­ ture the Quebec Student Sports Federation tide. “We have a lot of depth. And to win the big games, you must have goaltending, something we definitely have.”

Kim St-Pierre was instrumental in McGill’s two previous medal per­ formances at the CIS Championship.

The best showing for the Martlets came in 2000, when they won the sil­ ver medal. Despite the fact that McGill did not capture the gold, StPierre was the tournament MVP and named to the championship all-star team.

The last time the Mardets com­ peted on the national stage in 2001, they won the bronze medal. Entering the tournament ranked sixth in the

country, the Martlets once again rode the strong goaltending of St-Pierre to the bronze medal game, where they defeated the Concordia Stingers 1-0 in a shootout. Captain Dana Rittmaster, in the last game of her career, scored the only goal.

McGill, unlike previous years, must be considered an early favourite entering the tournament. The Martlets are ranked No. 2 in the country, behind the defending cham­ pion Alberta Pandas. Alberta won the Canada West conference once again this year behind the solid goaltending of Robyn Rittmaster, the sister of the former McGill captain. Pandas Danielle Bourgeois and Kristen Hagg were the top scorers in Canadian women’s university hockey.

As host of the tournament, the Regina Cougars received an automat­ ic entry. However, No. 4—ranked Regina challenged Alberta in the Canada West final, making them a difficult opponent as well for McGill.

Rounding out the Alberta West entries is No. 7-ranked Lethbridge.

The conference is rewarded an extra entry because Alberta is the reigning national champion.

In the Ontario University Athletics conference, the Toronto

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Five of the six McGill QSSF first and second team all-stars pose before taking off for the National Championships in Regina on Tuesday. From left to right: Allison Ticmanis (first team), Audrey Hadd (second team), Kim St-Pierre (first team), Sophie Acheson (second team), and Peggy Donohue (second team).

Katherine Safka (first team) is not shown here.

Other McGill QSSF awards include coach of the year Peter Smith, rookie of the year Véronique Sanfaçon and MVP St-Pierre.

Varsity Blues beat the defending OUA champion Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 1-0. Elise Acheson, the sister to McGill’s all-star Sophie Acheson, scored the winning goal in

the final.

With at least six teams in strong contention for the national title, the tournament will be wide open, according to Smith.

“I firmly believe that it’s not the best team that wins [at national championships], it’s the team that does the best in those particular games.”

Should McGill and Toronto meet, it will be a battle of the two best goaltenders in women’s universi­ ty hockey. Toronto’s Alison Houston had eight shutouts, compared with St-Pierre’s 11.

Having a netminder with a stun­ ning 0.40 goals-against average should give the Martlets the extra confindence needed to take the risks playoff victories usually require.

“We can take more chances offensively,” said Véronique Sanfaçon. “She’s always there in case we make a mistake.”

In two non-conference match­ ups this year, McGill defeated the Varsity Blues both times, 1-0 in November, and 3-1 in January.

Saint Mary’s rounds out the sixteam lineup. Lindsay Taylor and Kerrie Boyle finished third and fourth in scoring in Canada, respec­ tively.

Check out our website at: www.mcgilltribune.com for updates on the Martlets in Regina over the weekend.

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