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W ednesday, October 16, 2002

GM's contract causes SSMU Council flare-up P resid en t D o e d e fe n d s B riseb o is' status as co n su ltan t J a m e s G rohsgal

NATHAN LEBIODA Tragically Hip front man Gord Downle crooned to a crowd of three thousand Friday night at Place des Arts.

Tonal Ecstasy is back, baby!

IN S ID E Science debates the A+ Mews Le Quebecker

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M ichael Liew There is something divine about two voices singing in perfect harmony. Put 17 voices together and you have... ecstasy. Th e oppor­ tunity to experience such musical bliss presented itself last Tuesday at the M cG ill Bookstore, where Tonal Ecstasy held its first public per­ formance of the year.

M cG ill is home to three of only four amateur university a cap­ pella groups in Canada. Tonal

Ecstasy (“T X ”) is made up of M cG ill students from Canada and the U .S., of all years and faculties.

O n ly three members are actually in the Faculty of Music, while the group boasts a surprising number of Science kids.

Tuesdays set included a few favourites as well as new arrange­ ments. Brody Brown kicked things off with a soulful rendition of Stevie W onder’s “Superstition.”

Sacha Mediné followed with Bobby See ECSTASY, page 14

Students’ Society of M cG ill University President Martin Doe defended contract negotiations with S S M U General Manager G u y Brisebois at a Council meeting on Thursday, after Law Senator Jeff Roberts chided the SSM U Executive for concealing the appar­ ent contradiction between Brisebois’ interim status as a con­ sultant and the constitutional requirement that the general man­ ager be a full-time employee.

Roberts characterized the S S M U Executive’s actions as “deceitful or incompetent” because Council was not informed that an interim agreement signed this August changed Brisebois’ relation­ ship with S S M U from employee to consultant. Th e interim agreement expired on September 30, and S S M U executives hope to put a new contract, with the consultant lan­ guage intact, before Council soon.

Doe asserted that the S S M U Executive Committee acted proper­ ly in renegotiating the contract to provide tax benefits for the General Manager and financial savings for SSM U. Parties investigating the issue questioned whether the terms of an interim agreement contravened the S S M U constitution’s requirement that the General Manager be a full­ time employee, and asked if the Executive bypassed Council by re­ engaging Brisebois with an interim agreement that may contradict the

job description imposed by S S M U by-laws. Doe pointed out that the presence of Brisebois at Council proved that he remains with the Students’ Society in the same capac­ ity.

Summer business conducted by the S S M U Executive on behalf of Council must be reported to Councilors when the body recon­ venes in the fall term, but the issue was not brought to Council’s atten­ tion until the second meeting when Vice-President Clubs and Services Rachel DeLorie responded to Roberts’ question. DeLorie claimed none of the executives at the meet­ ing knew about Brisebois’ contract and told Roberts to defer the ques­ tion to the next session of Council, when Doe and V P Operations Kathleen Morrison, who were absent from the September 16 meeting, would be in attendance.

Doe acknowledged that he did not adequately inform Councilors about events that transpired over the summer.

“I ’m willing to concede Jeff Roberts’ concern that Council was not consulted,” said Doe. “Th e rea­ son w hy I didn’t consult was because the contract was structured in such a way that if no agreement was reached he’d return to his old contract. A n y deviations in pay, benefits, any other form, he’d have to reimburse the Society or the Society would have to reimburse him .”

O n June 30, Brisebois termiSee SSMU GM, page 2

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The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 16, 2002

M cG ill w in s F o rce s Gene building added to TechSquare Maxim Lewkowski M cG ill graduate Naomi Diane Lear and McGill-based program Th e Puppet Project both won firstplace awards at the fourth annual Forces Avenir gala at the Marché Bonsecours ballroom in O ld Montreal last Thursday night. iFunded by the Government of [Québec, the City of Montréal and a of government and private t initiative outstanding work throughout Selected finalists were awarded grants for local and international service projects of their own design.

Th e students attending the gala have excelled in social commitment and academic achievement. Their projects ranged from a drug-abuse prevention initiative to internation­ al student-exchange facilitation programs to work on pollution-free engines. A grand jury’ selected win­ ners in nine categories.

Lear, a 2002 M cG ill Psychology graduate, was awarded first-prize in the undergraduate Personality category for her out­ standing involvement in research projects for the prevention of depression, A ID S , child abuse and sexual assault. Th e Puppet Project, which uses theatrical puppetry to promote awareness and critical thinking on social issues, was declared the winner in the Arts and Culture category.

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event, an award-presenter and rep­ resentative of La Presse urged todays students never again to allow their generation to be called egocentric.

Hosted by local radio celebrity Gregory Charles, the Forces Avenir gala was attended by such public figures as Quebec’s LieutenantGovernor Lise Th ib a u lt and Minister of Education Sylvain Simard.

MAXIMLEWKOWSKI Lear won a personality award.

Researchers and graduate stu­ dents currently squeezed into tight quarters will soon be moving into a spacious new building devoted to genomics and proteomics, the study of genes and proteins.

Construction of the $31.6-mil­ lion Montreal Genomics and Proteomics Centre and Jamson T .N .

Wong Laboratories for Bone and Periodontal Research (M G P C ) will be completed in the next few weeks.

Located on Dr. Penfield Ave. west of University St., the M G P C will provide 100,000 square feet of research space for five groups who will move in before the end of the year: the Montreal Genome Centre, the Montreal Proteomics Centre, the Génome Québec Expertise Centre, the Bone Research Centre and bio­ business incubators.

The six-story M G P C completes M c G ill’s “TechSquare,” which includes four other buildings: the Wong Material Sciences Building, the Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building, the Rutherford Physics Building and the Lome M .

Trottier Information Technology Building, which is currently under construction.

The M G P C is the creation of Dr. Thomas Hudson, M G P C direc­ tor and founder of the Montreal Genome Centre. Hudson believed genomics and proteomics researchers could work more effectively in a shared space.

“Both [genomics and pro­ teomics are] characterized by need­ ing large equipment,” said Hudson, who teaches in the departments of Human Genetics and Medicine at M cGill. “We need well-ventilated, well-serviced areas for big equip­ ment. There was no space that exist­ ed that could serve just the needs of equipment.”

Montreal Genome Centre proj­ ects are currently conducted in seven locations.

“It’s very ineffective to be doing science when your people working

on the same projects are spread over distance,” Hudson said, “so there was a massive need for space.”

There have been few problems with construction of the Centre.

“I ’m very pleased with how much it’s been on time, on schedule and on cost,” Hudson said.

The M G P C will be the only building on campus committed entirely to one area of research.

Dr. John Bergeron, Director of Proteomics at the Montreal Proteomics Centre, is among those who will research at the M G P C . He described genomics and proteomics as related but distinct disciplines.

tiple sclerosis.

Researchers at the Bone Research Centre will study the devel­ opment of bones and heart tissue and the incidence of bone disease such as osteoporosis.

Th e M GPC will satisfy Hudson’s desire for “a resource close to University campus where some of the innovation could be commercial­ ized.” Th e Centre will contain five ‘bio-business incubators,’ independ­ ent units that apply research findings to commerce. Hudson believes the M G P C will attract more researchers to Montreal.

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“Th e genome is the entire repertoire of all the genes that are present in any organism,” said Bergeron, who is Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. "The proteome is the entire repertoire of proteins that are expressed by the genes in any organ­ ism."

The Cell Map Project will be one major initiative of the Proteomics Centre.

“We isolate organelles from var­ ious cells and tissues and characterize the proteins that are found in those organelles,” Bergeron said, “and then try to relate those findings to specif­ ic problems in health and disease.”

The study of genomics also has applications in the treatment and prevention of diseases, Hudson said, including asthma, diabetes and mul­

Fuks estimates that between 30 and 40 graduate students will participate in research at the M G P C . The crossdisciplinary research draws faculty and students from, among others, Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Dentistry, Medicine and Anatomy and Cell Biology.

Th e M G P C was funded by sev­ eral organizations including Génome Quebec, Genome Canada, Canada Economic Development, the M cGill University Health Centre, and the Donner Canadian Foundation. Over the next five years, these sponsors will donate a combined $100 mil­ lion for building construction and operations as well as research equip­ ment. “The University itself did not have to pay for the construction of the building,” said Fuks.

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nated his three-year contract two years before it was due to expire because he wanted the tax benefits of being a consultant. He also received compensation for unused vacation and sick days provided by the old contract. Doe said the Executive Committee sought to accommodate Brisebois’ request for more favourable terms.

“This summer G u y terminated himself, essentially quitting... We had no intention of removing him ,” said Doe. “We said O K , we’ll look into it. We began to entertain the possibility, at which point we con­ sulted the lawyer to see if this can work. Then we came up with an interim agreement that set up a framework for negotiations... [that were] supposed to be completed at the end of September so we could get a contract and put this issue behind us.”

Critics like former S S M U V P Operations candidate Rod

DeCastro cited both financial and constitutional concerns.

“A consultative relationship allows for the invoicing not only of billable hours but also of the per­ sonal costs associated with the job — driving to and from work, food, and other expenses,” said DeCastro.

“Th a t the General Manager already receives a food and car allowance is apparently not enough.”

Doe said that retaining Brisebois as a consultant rather than an employee will save S S M U money on fringe benefits.

“It would in fact be beneficial for the S S M U , as we’d not have to pay him more $3000 in benefits,” said Doe. “As a consultant, he wouldn’t be entitled to the benefits like health and dental insurance and an RRSP. Also, he’d even be paying a certain amount of rent for his office.”

DeCastro insists that the S S M U Executive overstepped its constitutional authority and mud­ dled the definition of ‘employee.’

“T h e Society’s own Constitution and by-laws do not allow for [a change in the General Manager’s contract],” said DeCastro. “By-Law 1-8, Article 7.1.9 reads, ‘Th e General Manager shall be a full-time employee of the Corporation.’ Also, that [since] the General Manager’s contract has, by his own action been terminated, the current situation inherently amounts to a rehiring. Article 2.2 of By-Law 1-3 states that “Th e Executive Committee... shall not select or remove the General Manager without the participation of C ouncil.” Therefore, the Executive is and has been acting outside of its jurisdiction.”

While Brisebois wants to be called a consultant’ for tax purpos­ es, Doe says the reality is that Brisebois still works full-time for SSM U. “Is G u y a full-time employee as defined by the Québec government or as someone who works 40 to 50 hours a week in this building? [The latter is] what I would interpret as the Constitution’s definition,” he said.

The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 16, 2002

Medical students gather to protest Bill Mark Sward Hundreds of M cG ill Medical students turned out Thursday after­ noon at Théâtre Maisonneuve to protest Quebec’s proposed Bill 114, legislation intended to reduce doc­ tor shortages in the rural regions of the province.

Students attended a general meeting of the Federation of Medical Residents of Quebec (F R M Q ) and the Federation of Medical Students’ Societies of Quebec (F A É M Q ), filling the the­ atre with approximately 1800 stu­ dents and residents. According to M cG ill Medical Students’ Society President Scott Owen, the main goal of the meeting was to demand that Health Minister François Legault include them in negotia­ tions that had previously been held only with only Quebec’s more sen­ ior doctors.

If Bill 114 becomes law, it would essentially require that cer­ tain doctors, particularly young ones with less experience, spend time working in understaffed rural hospitals away from their urban

home bases; the Bill also calls for doctors to provide services in addi­ tion to their normally assigned duties as specialists or general prac­ titioners, including emergencyroom shifts.

Students are particularly affect­ ed by this proposal because it would include “grandfather and orphan” clauses, allowing senior doctors to be exempt from certain rules.

“This places the greatest bur­ den on younger doctors,” argues Owen, “who haven’t even been included in negotiations.”

Medical residents from the Montreal area hope that their atten­ dance at the meeting will have spe­ cial influence on Minister Legault, as a large number of them took the day off from class as a “study day.”

As explained by Owen, this is a nor­ mal practice in which residents take time off from their medical duties to enrich their knowledge, but can cause disruptions if many residents take the same day off.

Although medical students from outside Quebec are free to leave the province after they gradu­ ate, many of them are upset by Bill

114 as well. According to Legault’s proposal, out-of-province and inter­ national students would sign a con­ tract agreeing either to leave the province immediately or to spend four years working in rural hospi­ tals, with a fine of $300,000 for those who break the contract.

Karen Dallas, a first-year med­ ical student from Minnesota, expressed interest in staying in Quebec, but not if Bill 114 passes.

“I would go to a rural hospital for a year or two, [but] not four,” she said, arguing that Quebec is driving possible doctors away from a province that has a major short­ age.

Other students agree that this proposed solution would solve nothing. “We don’t think the approach will solve the problem— it will worsen it,” said Hani Sinno, president of the current first-year class of Medical students at M cGill.

Although it is yet to be seen what will eventually become of Bill 114, students and residents alike hope that their voices will be heard by the health minister before legislation is passed.

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Petition, perform ances for Native culture J a c o b W o lp e r t Th e M c G ill First People’s House held its inaugural Culture Day and Powwow on the Friday before Thanksgiving weekend. Th e day-long event on the lower-cam­ pus field beside Burnside Hall was intended to showcase the songs, dances and customs of Aboriginal people in the Montreal area. It also served as an opportunity to raise awareness about a circulating peti­ tion to adopt a Native Studies pro­ gram in the Faculty of Arts.

A number of Native-oriented groups, ranging from arts and crafts vendors to social support organiza­ tions, attended the event as well.

One such organization, the Native Friendship Centre, offers an array of social, cultural and health pro­ grams to urban Native youth in the Montreal area.

“There’s a distinct lack of sup­ port services for Native youth... our organization tries to meet this need,” said Lynn Bourque, coordi­ nator of the Centre’s Diabetes Prevention Program.

Representatives from the M cC o rd Museum of Canadian History were on hand to demon­ strate various Native artifacts from the museum’s collection, including Guatemalan rain instruments, chil­ dren’s toys and Inuit clothing made from seal skin. Elsewhere, booths selling a variety of handmade cloth­ ing, handbags and jewelry were popular draws, as was the table giv­ ing out free samples of deer meat.

Aside from the cultural dis­ plays, the gathering was also an opportunity for the First People’s House to draw the attention of the M c G ill com m unity towards a recently-created Native Studies petition. Prior to the start of the event, the petition, which calls for

the creation of a Native Studies major at M cG ill, had amassed over one thousand signatures.

Ellen Gabriel, director of the First People’s House, was confident that this figure would increase as a result of the exposure provided by the Culture Day. “We’re hopeful that [the pro­ posed program] is something of interest to the entire student body of M cG ill” said Gabriel.

For a program to be adopted by the Faculty, it must first pass a Senate committee, and be approved by the Provost and the full Senate.

As sunshine finally broke through the clouds at around 1pm, the Powwow was officially under­ way. Elder John Cree welcomed the audience to the festivities, and explained that the purpose of the event was to bring people together “as one” in acknowledgement and appreciation of nature and the joy of living, and to “give thanks to the Creator for everything received in the past year.” Speaking in Mohawk, Cree reiterated this mes­ sage to “Mother Earth and the Creator,” after which he turned the microphone over to the performers.

Th e opening act, a female duo from the Northwest Territories, gave a demonstration in the tradi­ tional Inuit art of throat singing.

Th e presentation took the form of a friendly competition, in which the women attempted to best each other in endurance and skill.

Next, a Mohawk song and dance group billing themselves as “T h e Fabulous Thunderhawks” took the stage. Dressed in tradition­ al regalia, the group, consisting of men and women of varying ages, danced to the beat of a drummer and chanter for the better part of an hour.

As narrated by the group leader

prior to each song, the performanc­ es ranged from an Iroquois dance signifying the movement of the sun in the sky, to the “Alligator Rock,” a form of defense against the deadly reptile. Audience participation was thoroughly encouraged, and what the volunteers lacked in initiative, they made up in enthusiasm once onstage.

Before his departure, Cree

thanked the attendees for showing their interest in and support for “the uniqueness of Native culture.”

He also asked that audience mem­ bers take time to acknowledge their own uniqueness. “You can’t learn to respect and appreciate others with­ out first respecting and appreciating yourself,” said Cree.

Th e event seemed to deliver, as promised, a “demonstration of]

what the Aboriginal community has to share,” according to Gabriel. As she emphasized in her closing remarks, “though you may not always be aware of us, there is a strong Native presence on cam­ pus... Hopefully, this event has given you a taste of the vibrancy of Native culture.”

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cGill University Bookstore is pleased to host a signing by Professor Granatstein on Wednesday,

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The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 16, 2002

Science profs, students at odds over A+ S u e H an Despite widespread student opposition to the addition of an A+ letter grade, the Faculty of Science has continued to explore its imple­ mentation this year. This debate becomes increasingly significant as, starting this term, percentages will no longer appear alongside letter grades on University transcripts.

A resolution was passed at the

February 12 Science Faculty meet­ ing, recommending that M cG ill University institute the letter grade of A+. Th e A+ would range from 93 to 100 on the numeric scale of marks, and be assigned a grade point of 4.0 to maintain the current G P A scale.

"The A+ would simply be a designator of exceptional perform­ ance beyond the A," said Dean of Science Professor Alan Shaver. The current grading scheme allocates the

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grade of A to students with marks between 85 and 100. Th e general consensus among Science professors is that an additional letter grade is needed to better distinguish the out­ standing students at the high end of academic achievement. The parti­ tioning of letter grades below the A (from A - to D ) spans over small intervals of every five marks.

“Th e gap between 85 [and] 100... lumps everyone together, putting some students who are applying for scholarships and admission to graduate school at a possible disadvantage,” added Shaver.

Th e decision to change the grade’s value may make M cG ill more consistent with universities in Quebec and Ontario that employ A+ letter marks. Unlike M cG ill’s proposed grading system, however, most of the same universities oper­ ate on a 4.3 G P A scale. Despite this, many graduate and professional school admissions offices recalculate applicants’ GPAs with their own evaluation systems.

A poll conducted last year con­ firmed that an overwhelming majority of science students opposed the implementation of A+ into the grading scheme. “Th e [A+ letter grade] would not benefit the

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majority of students,” said Science Undergraduate Society (SU S) President Josh Vorstenbosch. One cause of concern is that although a M cG ill G P A of 4.0 pertains to all grades 85 and above, having an A+ in the grading scale would mean a possible decrease of the A students’ GPAs from 4.0 to around 3.8 when they apply to postgraduate studies or medical schools outside of M cGill. This would constitute a sig­ nificant setback for the high achiev­ ers with marks that qualify for an A but not an A+.

“I don’t know if that’s legiti­ mate information for me to take into account,” commented Science Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs M orton J. Mendelson. “But we can’t decide what we are going to do on the basis that some students are applying to some programs that might take the A+ in some particular way... We can’t start looking into all of that.”

Given that percentage grades will not be printed on transcripts this term, “the professors felt that it was particularly important to distin­ guish the students within this broad range [of 85 to 100],” said Mendelson. He noted that essential­ ly, the A+ would appear on tran­ scripts to mark the achievement of

It took four and a half hours, an amendment and countless com­ ments for the Students’ Society of M cG ill University to pass its oper­ ating budget for 2002-03 last Thursday night. It gives less money to general administration and mis­ cellaneous activities, like food and travel. Th e budget also provides $5000 for a speaker series and $2000 for environmental upgrades.

Th e only area of controversy surrounded the plasma television issue. Clubs Representative Raoul Gebert, V P Operations in 20012002, came with an amendment to kill a proposal to buy an $8000 plasma television. Eventually he and S S M U President M artin Doe compromised by placing an addi­ tional $6400 into the Clubs subsi­ dies. In exchange, Council will dis­ cuss buying the T V at the October 24 Council meeting. Should Council decide to buy it, they will have to finance the purchase over a five to six year period, with pay­ ments of approximately $1600 starting this year.

Doe and Vice-President Communications & Events Naeem Datoo argued in favour of the plas­ ma television, claiming it will be the most successful way for S S M U to communicate w ith students.

Doe and Datoo hope that at the next Council meeting, Councilors will realize the television idea is worthwhile for this year and the future, enabling them to purchase it within the coming weeks.

the student within this range, which was previously shown through numerical grades.

A resolution recommending the adoption of A+ was passed by the Academic Committee of the Faculty of Science in 2001. A t the Faculty meeting of Feburary 2002, SUS Vice-President Communications Colette Ward voiced the dismay of the vast major­ ity of science students, opposing the implementation of an A+. Despite the efforts, the motion carried with 32 votes for A+ and 18 against.

Dean Shaver concluded that the res­ olution would be passed on to the Academic Policy and Planning Committee (AP P C) for discussion.

If approved by the A P P C , the reso­ lution will have to be approved by the Senate before it can be estab­ lished in the University.

“As it stands right now, it is still an issue within the Science Faculty, [but at this stage] there is not much that we can do about it any more,” said Vorstenbosch. “We have two Science student represen­ tatives in the Senate who will vote strongly against the resolution...

We will also encourage other stu­ dent senators from other faculties do the same as well.”

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PD A, b lo o d p ro te st R a s h id a P ir b h a i As the Students’ Society of M cG ill University blood drive con­ tinued last week, Queer M cG ill continued its decade-long cam­ paign to eliminate language in H EM A -Q u é b e c’s donor question­ naire that bars gay men from giving

ask heterosexuals about their xual habits. Also, the questions pe etuate the stereotype that A ID S r ,i gay disease."

Th e questionnaire asks j >rential male donors if they have b i I sex with a man since 1977. It they answer "yes," they are banned trom giving blood anywhere in Canada or the United States.

JENNYGEORGE Queer McGill held a “Kiss on” to promote homosexual awareness. blood.

A t an information table lit­ tered with pamphlets and contra­ ceptives set up in the Shatner Building lobby, Queer M cG ill rep­ resentatives said that the questions don’t filter out high-risk heterosex­ uals and may encourage gay and bisexual men to lie.

Queer M cG ill Administrator Markclla Georgiadis argued rhar .ill healthy people should be able to give blood.

"At a time when the need for blood is so great, H EM A-Q uébec is screening out good donors," said Geordiadis. "They’re not keeping the blood supply safe if they don’t

Queer M cG ill Political Coordinator Brad Gayrm i said that the questionnaire "ta gets a sexual orientation, not a sexual practice."

A representative from H E M A Québec explained that the i cision to decline homosexual mal blood donors was advised by lealth Canada on the basis that st; stically, H I V and A ID S occur fre quently in this group.

Because Canada at the United States share a blood supply, both Health Canada and he US Food and D ru g Adm ini (ration would have to agree to change the questionnaire.

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Three hundred scholars gathered at the Faculty o f Religions Pluralism, Religion and Public Policy conference, held October 9 to October 11. The conference provoked scholarly discussion about reli­ rions role in political and social life, as well as in shaping laws, medicine and science. Among the questions: Does society function on religious based morality? Can there be any consensus in a pluralist society about the common good? Can notions such as ‘the dignity o f the human person or ‘equality ofpersons’ or ‘human rights’guide public welfare? What role should religion play in determining the .ontent o f these notions? The conference attracted speakers such as form er Reform Party Leader Preston Manning, Prince E l Flassan bin Talal o f Jordan, Liberal MP and M cGill Professor o f Law Irwin Cotier and Supreme Court C hiefJustice Beverley McLachlin. Tribune staffers Kate Rhodes, Jam es Grohsgal, L om e K otler and N adia Sulistiono reported on the conference’s highlights.

R e l i g i o n in C a n a d a Th e first discussion included speakers Manning, Paul Reed, a senior social scientist or Statistics Canada, and Claude Ryan, a etired journalist and politician. M anning ;ave a brief speech which he began with a juote from the band U 2 : “Religion is what’s eft after God leaves.”

“For millions of Canadians, ‘things spirtual’— including many of the core elements )f historic Christianity— continue to occupy i significant place in their personal lives and herefore should not be excluded from public >olicy considerations,” said Manning. “ [Canada] need[s] guidelines on how to >ring faith perspectives to bear on public pol­ P o lit ic s & R e l i g i o n a f t e r S e p t e m b e r 11 Th e panel discussion featured Prince El dassan bin Talal of Jordan, Professor Coder nd Father Richard John Neuhaus, president if the Institute on Religion and Public Life, a ion-partisan inter-religious research and eduation institute in New York City.

Hassan described his fears in a postieptember 11 world.

"Th e effect of 9/11 was clearly the medUing or merging of the war against terror rith a firming of the relationship between the Jnited States and Israel. Th e war against teror [seems to be tied with] a war against all ountries in the area."

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Manning then cited an Ipsos-Reid and Globe and M ail poll that found 67 per cent of Canadians believe religion to be important in their daily lives.

“We can’t understand who we are with­ out religious roots and heritage, we can’t understand our history,” he told the audi­ ence. He concluded that religious groups should separate themselves from the ‘interest group’ label and refrain from attacking other faith groups to influence public policy.

Reed explained his belief that the discus­ sion topics and “the very subject [of the con­ ference] is significant of a deep social change.

There needs to be more in the recipe of pub­ lic policy than the current separation of

church and state.” He said the “omnipresence of religious belief frames our perspective and understanding of the world.”

Reed also stated that social “norms of possessive individualism [are making] religion increasingly personal and custom-made.” He cited polls that illustrated that “religious beliefs are [the highest occurring characteris­ tic] for Canadians to contribute to the com­ mon good and help others.”

Ryan argued, “Religion is the source of Canadian political society [and] religion makes people better. In spite of all that has been said of the death of God, Canadians still believe in God. “Believers and nonbeliev-

Jordanian territory to attack Israel, and the possibility of a pre-emptive strike in response, he described the situation as "living between, forgive a rather feeble pun, Iraq and a hard place."

W ith respect to Arab fundamentalism, Hassan described three fears: "Fear of the other, fear of the folks back home and fear of peace." He prescribed a grassroots solution, "not to preach democracy to countries with­ out the background, but rather to involve the people... I would like to see a conversation to splinter groups, saying you do not have a monopoly of judgment... [There must be] a return to a commitment to building a centrist platform. Th e time has come to recognize that when [some Arabs] want to equate Zionism to racism, we have to remember we are all racist. We all want to hate."

Cotier thinks religion has a key role in the protection of human rights.

“W e must go beyond 9/11... to ask ourselves two fundamental questions, ‘W hat is it we have learned?’ and ‘W hat is it we can do?”’ Th e lessons he saw were fourfold: “Th e danger of teaching con­ tempt and hate for others is that it spawns human rights violations because of the crimes of indifference, con­ spiracies of silence... Th e best form of peace building is the [prevention] of conflict to Professor Jean begin w ith... [And] the duty of humanitarian intervention.” H e sees the fundamental principles of religion as being the core of human rights. “Th e best testimo­ nial we can make...is the dynamic role that religion can play in promotion and protec­ tion of human rights.”

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M c G ill Professor Emeritus Charles Taylor spoke to the conception that pluralis­ tic societies have many sources of power by exploring a concept of political identity based on shared norms and the exclusion of “out” Canada’s experience of the freedom of religroups. ion is a particularly rich one," she said.

H e argued that as “national change “We have all come to understand that accompanies democratic change,” likewise here were religions in this societies must “renegotiate ountry before either of political identity with cur­ hese traditions took root rent actors.” Where changes nd that the people that in moral public life lead to ave become part of the the objectivism of value, Canadian mosaic have introTaylor said that the monouced innumerable other logical thinking of both sec­ aith perspectives,” said ularism and moralism pres­ dcLachlin. She added that, ents political dangers. The even more critically, we limiting “A or B ” construc­ ave come to a fuller appretion offered by both iation of the intrinsic conKantian and utilitarian lection between respecting philosophies cannot accom­ eligious conscience and modate the possibility that ttending to the inherent moral dilemmas have many lignity of all persons.” correct answers, he said.

Respondent Jean Taylor described a “conspir­ fethke Elshstain said there is acy of Western philosophy n “incoherence of respectand law [that makes it] ng religious faith but keepNADIASULISTIONO impossible to argue” ques­ ng it to yourself, such as in tions of morality in public Chief Justice McLachlin public argument.” life.

M cLachin concluded Gregory Baum, emeritus professor of hat finding a place for religion in society Theological Ethics and Sociology of Religion has been a thread running through the fabat M cGill's Faculty of Religious Studies, ic of the Canadian legal system and political responded with an account of how the listory,” as it is important to the developCatholic Church increased its role in activism nent of balanced and representative legislaand public policy in response to the Vatican's :ion. - NS silence during W orld War II. - JG Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of .anada Beverley McLachlin spoke about reliious tolerance and freedom of spiritual xpression to a crowd in Redpath Hall.

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& H u m a n D ig n ity Th is discussion attracted Thérèse Leroux, director of ethics at the Canadian Institute o f Health Research ( C I H R ), Professor Margaret Somerville, founding director of the M cG ill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law, and Tristram Engelhardt, professor of philosophy at Rice University.

Each had different attitudes towards the topic.

Leroux regarded the ethical guidelines that C I H R follows before granting govern­ ment funding as evidence that human digni­ ty is being protected in Canada.

Somerville asserted that modern medi­ cine lacks ethical standards.

“Should we just let the market decode what [medical] technologies to use? O r should we as a society draw lines that should not be crossed?” W hile she believes that it is unlikely to find agreement on these lines, she stressed that, “ [We] cannot do ethics by majority rule." She addressed the questions of whether to use stem cell embryos and aged

ers are on an equal plane in political society as they all have the same needs...,” Ryan assert­ ed. “Issues of right and wrong arise whenever individuals are together, as soon as life in soci­ ety exists." H e explained, "Religion is the safeguard of moral values,” and that it is essential to have “commonly accepted moral values for society to function.”

Ryan concluded that when views are expressed “not in the spirit of protest and domination, [and if] people listen to the ideas of others... then will churches most effec­ tively contribute to make the world better.” - KR

Neuhaus believes there is a solution in what he calls “Real Pluralism.” “ [It is the] false plu­ ralism, false international­ ism that gets young rockstars singing ‘We are the world’. We are not the world. We are not the world and the world isn’t us... Real Pluralism is not pretending our differ­ NADIA SULISTIONO ences make no difference.

Th a t is a lie. It is learning Bethke Elshtain how to engage one anoth­ er without compromising differences, in a bond of civility... What matters for the future of the world is credibly speaking repre­ sentatives of Koranic, devout, practicing, on the ground of Islam. Dialogue with this Islam today is non-existent.” - L K invalid patients for medical research. “It mer­ its noting that the issues are being played out with the very oldest and very youngest of society. It is normal to test ethics at the mar­ gins, now it is at the margins of life. H o w a society is judged is how it treats its weakest members. W hat ethical tone we hand down to the next generation, I propose, will play a major role in future ethical tone.”

Engelhardt questioned society’s reliance on the secular notions of human rights and human dignity.

“Orthodox Christianity recognizes the whole goal of Christianity is to cure the soul.

It is a recognition to clear our hearts, then you will see God. Nothing else will do. Truth isn’t a 'what,' it’s a 'w ho'... I suspect faith in human rights, human dignity is like the N A S D A Q in 1999. It’s due for a correction.

Hum an dignity will have to do all the work that moral systems did in the past," a process Engelhardt likens to overfilling a balloon. "I have come simply to be a spoil... [P]hilosophers can’t help you understand. You will never understand in secular terms w hy the human body is sacred." - L K

C o n c lu s io n Iain Benson discussed the purpose of the conference.

“It is to raise a discussion with some of the leaders in Canada about the relations between different groups in Canadian society and how those groups could co-exist with their differing beliefs. We expressly wanted to include issues of religion which are expressly bracketed out from the role of public policy through a faulty understanding of what we mean by the secular... It is extremely important for an academy to connect with practitioners. We no longer have an ivory tower in Canada.”

There are plans for a future conference on related subjects at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. - LK

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It is the stuff of movies: the crazed, enigmatic serial killer, the eerie tarot card taunts, the mysterious white truck and the covert police investi­ gation. Th e tale of the Beltway Sniper has all the elements of a Hollywood thriller, and that is the precise reason we are so engrossed by it, guiltily devouring every disturbing detail.

Since October 2, the sniper has been the chilling subject of national discourse, both in Canada and the United States. Shackles of fear have trapped the American people in a state of panic as the fatality figure climbs almost daily. Nine dead and two injured in twelve days and virtually no answers as to when he may strike again or when the killing spree will end.

Th e American public is crying out against this unidentified, erratic and irrational killer targeting random individuals, and with good reason.

But what of the known, consistent and systemic killers that wound millions annually?

Fundamental flaws in our justice and health care systems, our existing social structures and our environmental policies cost lives and harm citi­ zens daily. Yet, these stories hardly generate such strong visceral reactions.

Instead, these problems in our society seem to have been reduced to the status of white noise, confined to the distant background of our daily lives, as they don’t quench our collective thirst for fantasy in our news.

We are enchanted by fantasy, captivated by the worlds of cinema and television, where problems are due to exciting internal or interpersonal conflict or clear-cut questions of good versus evil. Th e y are rarely attribut­ able to deep-rooted political or social problems— such issues are reserved for those officials we elect every so often to debate in some room in Ottawa — and thus imply that our own problems can be solved through simplistic means instead of through fundamental re-evaluation and reform of busi­ ness, policy and social institutions.

It is a tragedy that nine people have been killed by the sniper, but what of the countless number of faceless victims that have suffered due to inher­ ent societal flaws? Yes, nine people have been killed, but what of the nine youth that die everyday from firearm accidents in the United States?

W hile a fierce campaign for the apprehension of one murderer rages, numerous other silent killers go unnoticed.

But there is some good that can emerge from these tragedies. Th e Columbine killings of 1999 sparked some debate on the issue of gun con­ trol, but perhaps this current string of events will act as a catalyst for some desperately needed dialogue about the reform of gun control laws in the US. It has already brought the issue to prominence as candidates in the upcoming Maryland state election have scrambled to address it in their platforms.

But a campaigner is not to be taken seriously and stubborn historical precedence, combined with the efforts of the National Rifle Association (N R A ) and the gun industry, has prevented a national ballistic identifica­ tion system from being implemented in the U S , which would allow law enforcement officials to trace weapons used in crime more effectively.

Opponents to such a project have denounced it for fear that it would lead to a national gun registry database, and some— namely an Illinois chapter of the N R A — have gone so far as to allege that the sniper killings are part of an anti-gun conspiracy.

W h y are lax gun control laws regarded as a pristine pillar of societal freedom that need to be so firmly defended, to the point where such con­ spiracy theories have materialized? Th e encouragement of discussion on the issue of gun control should be applauded, though it’s unfortunate that it takes misfortune to bring about progressive action. Perhaps it’s time we began taking preemptive action and examined other forces that wound our people, re-evaluating our political and social policies, before another great tragedy strikes.

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We came, we saw, we left, we came back again and now it’s midterms. It was Thanksgiving barely a few days ago and we all went home to Flin Flon, Montpellier, Laval or wherever.

N o w that it is Tuesday morning, we are left with the question: where do we feel most comfortable?

Is it where we leave our stuffed animals, comic books and turkey dinners? O r is it this rambunctious designer-clad public-fountainadorned French-English concoction that we call Montréal? D o we live here or are we just passing through?

Tim e flies in the city, when you are surrounded by so much lan­ guage, so much colour, so much madness. I remember an incident that happened on m y second week­ end of living in m y apartment in

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J O S H W IL N E R Listen: America is commercializing 9/11. Flags, trinkets, key chains, F D N Y t-shirts, baseball caps, even Osama bin Laden (Assama bin W ip in ’?) toilet paper— it’s all being sold by opportunistic ven­ dors who have set up shop at ground zero.

A n d they are by no means alone.

T h e N Y Post reported last m onth that an enterprising N ew Jersey consultant, Edward Fine, w ho gained notoriety when a photographer caught him trudg­ ing out o f a cloud o f dust, is now charging $911 per tw o -h o u r interview. Fine maintains that this is justified because the inter­ views take time away from his business. H e neglected to men­ tion that he likes making money.

A h ... G o d bless America— T h e Land o f O p p o rtu n ity — where dreams come true and even tragedy sells.

There are those w ho argue that profiting from the events of September 11 is imm oral, that the actions o f people like Edward Fine are crass and insensitive, that his $911 fee is nothing short of blood money.

It’s easy to get all caught up in and emotional about this issue.

After all, such a horrible event can provoke visceral responses in peo­ ple, responses that can be more powerful than reason. But let’s not get our panties in a knot here.

Let’s examine this situation.

W e cannot sincerely reproach Fine and the ground zero peddlers

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the Latin Quarter. I walked into the Sherbrooke metro station, and inside the entire platform had been graffitied with a mosaic of ‘mon­ sters eating ducks screaming Sesame Street letters at Panda Bears spout­ ing Chaucer’ to a couple of little kids sitting sage comme une image on a bench. Tw o hours later, the janitors were in the midst of the cleanup. Th e next morning, it was all gone.

You could have the most extreme incident in this city and the next day it would be totally forgot­ ten. You could have nuclear war at Berri around one-ish and it would all be cleaned up for the evening commuters. So we turn a blind eye and continue our comings and goings to our respective rhapsodies in blue.

Now, if you delve beneath the surface, the city becomes even stranger. I was strolling down M ilton one night and by chance I glanced something odd down a side alley. W hen I peered into the rabbit hole, what did I see? Twenty police vans and S W A T officers talking about gardening. I walked up to them and asked about the health of my rhododendrons. W hat did they

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say? “Eu hh ... rien se passe ici.” Just like kids caught with their hands in the cookie jar. “T ’est pas au concert de Celine?” “Q u ’est-ce tu veux dire que t’aime pas Celine!” “O n y va les boys.” “C ’est la guerre!” Th e n they all rushed off elsewhere in the city and it never made the papers.

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O ne Saturday night, near G u y Concordia, I saw: Frat boys scream­ ing “W hazzup,” old ladies with Chihuahuas named Gustave loung­ ing in cafés, three Spanish girls in short shorts singing La Cocaracha and then falling down rolling around and laughing hysterically, enough neon lights to make me go blind and a crazy homeless guy who tried to rob me with a banana while screaming, “It’s for beer honest!”

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without reproaching m any oth­ ers, too. There are others who continue to cushion their wallets w ith tears. W h a t about those who sell books, C D ’s, art? Are the profits from these nobler because they are more socially ‘legitimate’ forms o f expression? Is selling a sign that reads: “Special Issue U S A Permit N o . 91101 Terrorist H u n tin g Permit. N o Bag Lim it.

Tagging N o t Required” lewd, and selling a book on 9/11 morally acceptable?

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A n d sure, M r. Fine’s fee is a little m orbid, but w ouldn’t you be a lit/ tie morbid if you lived through what he did? T h e point is, he reacted as he felt was appropriate, as the enterprising Am erican businessman that he is.

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terror becomes undemocratic or in any way un-Am erican, then terrorism becomes an effective tool o f manipulation. T h a t is pre­ cisely w hy the U S A , and many other countries for that matter, w ill not negotiate w ith terrorists.

I f they did, the payoffs to terror­ ism would become much more attractive.

In the face o f such threats, the U .S . policy is to bunker itself in isolationism. Recoil into the H o m eland. Staunchly protect America and the American way of life.

In principle, commercialism, freedom, democracy, market val­ ues, equality, am bition, con­ sumerism, and justice are what make T h e American Dream pos­ sible.

I f Americans curb their per­ vasive commercial values because people are worried about dishon­ ouring the dead, then the terror­ ists responsible for 9/11 have suc­ ceeded in stealing a distinguish­ ing aspect of the American men­ tality and culture— the drive to take advantage o f a market. After all, there is obviously a market for 9/11 souvenirs; if people didn’t want them, then they w ouldn’t buy them. But they do, and the entrepreneurs that keenly per­ ceived this and responded to it are giving the best memorial honour to the victims they can.

After all, who doesn’t want to wipe their ass w ith bin Laden?

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O ne night, three consecutive blocks.

There are so many moments of stark intimacy and beauty that whiz on by in this city. I saw a flock of 200 pigeons form a halo around an old man’s head. I saw, in broad day­ light, a man ride a unicycle as he simultaneously juggled bowling pins through Parc Lafontaine, because well, that’s how he got his exercise. A n d the couples! I saw couples on display everywhere.

Young and old (often together) holding hands, kissing, hugging, staring into each other’s eyes, telling amusing anecdotes and laughing just because. I love living in a city where love is not a cutesy tepid pas­ time but a genuine honest state of being.

So here I sit on a bench in Parc Devonshire as it starts to get cold and the kids have gone home for dinner and the leaves are starting to change colours. I think back to the

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parks in other cities that I have sat in. I think of that park in Quito after the soccer match, where there was no grass, only crumbling con­ crete play-structures, which the kids shared with the stray dogs. Th ey had so much fun (but absolutely never after dark). O r that park in New York C ity with the ten foottall fence, which they locked after dark. There was only one couple sit­ ting (and not kissing) in it.

I think of all the parks that I can stroll through in Montréal and see so many wonderful things with­ out fear of attack. I think of walk­ ing down Prince Arthur, des Pins, Ste-Catherines late at night in one of the safest cities in the world. I think of all this and I say thankyou. I thank G od for giving me the chance to live in a place where we can experience so much wonder and madness, but I always pray that we have the compassion and toler­ ance to live with it.

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Russell Seidle Corporate ethics: in the past, this notion was fairly limited in scope. Environmental initiatives, community activities and programs falling under the broad auspices of employee well-being’ were the cor­ nerstones of most corporations’ efforts in this regard.

But with revelations of corrup­ tion at Enron and W o rld C o m , many are rethinking what it means for a profit-making organization to call itself ethical. A t the very least, it implies a sense of duty to carry out business affairs openly and honest­ ly. But can corporations effectively police themselves, or is it now time for more stringent regulation?

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Issues in Business Ethics, Joseph R. Desjardins and John J. M cC all speak of normative ethics as applied to business. Th e concept entails evaluating corporate practices “by appealing to standards or norms independent of custom.”

Corporate conduct cannot be con­ sidered ethical simply because it adheres to prevailing modes of behaviour. T h e question then becomes, how widespread is the malfeasance of the recent past? And what can be done to prevent anoth­ er disaster like Enron?

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Perhaps no scandal more aptly illustrates the problem of ethics in business than the misfortune faced

by Martha Stewart. Stewart, lifestyle maven and C E O of Martha Stewart Omnimedia, is current­ ly under investigation by the US Justice Department for possible insider trading. Last year, Stewart sold nearly 4000 shares in Im C lone Systems— whose erstwhile C E O is a close friend of Stewart’s— one day before the Food and D rug Administration announced that it would not approve a new colon cancer drug developed by the company.

Th e timing of her sale and her close relationship with Im Clone’s C E O have led many to question the fortuitous nature of the trade. News that a Merrill Lynch brokerage assistant has pled guilty in the affair, possibly in return for testimony implicat­ ing Stewart, has led to further public cynicism and calls for tougher punishment of whitecollar crime.

Ultimately, there are broader implications for busi­ ness and society. It is not an exag­ geration to say that free market functioning is at stake here.

Investors make capital allocation decisions based on what they believe to be complete and impar­ tial information: audited financial statements, shareholder reports and other formal company communica­ tions.

Th e idea of a free and (mostly) rational market is that money flows to those entities that make the best use of it, as measured by returns generated through operations.

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T h e system breaks down, though, when companies are able to misrepresent financial results over extended periods. Th e former controller of W orldC om recently pled guilty to fraud charges for his role in the firm’s seven billion-dol­ lar accounting scandal. Enron’s woes have been public knowledge for some time now, but just as wor­ risome is their auditor’s complicit role in the scheme. H o w can

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Th e danger, of course, is that all corporations get tarred with the same broad brush. Th e vast majority of public companies undoubtedly operate according to prescribed and accepted rules of conduct. But the few unfor­ tunate exceptions come to be seen as the rule. While the bell cannot be un-rung, future dam­ age can certainly be mitigated.

Th e time has come for more careful scrutiny.

“Ethics are in the spodight right now, but companies may soon go back to solely profitmaximizing behaviour in the future,” says Dave Purewal, a M cG ill M B A 1 student.

Some argue that more strict government regulation is the only solution; others cau­ tion against the imposition of restraints that w ill constrict companies’ competitiveness and, with it, our wealth and standard of living.

Corporations, and even whole industries, can take the lead by adopting different initiatives to enhance the importance of ethical conduct in their organizations. One such initiative proposed is better, more formalized and more widely communicated codes of ethics.

Ethics training to help employees act ethically can also be very helpful when properly con­ ducted, says Diane Girard, ethics consultant and a lecturer of Business Ethics at M cG ill.

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Now, more than ever, ethics is good business. Companies that thrive in the future will not be those that react after a scandal breaks, but those that have meas­ ures in place to prevent such deba­ cles from arising in the first place.

C E O s and other executives should take note.

“Once you do anything that creates doubt, you undermine your ability as a leader,” according to Michael R. Rion, principal of Resources for Ethics and Management, a business ethics consulting firm.

Having said that, the govern­ ment itself must examine new ways to legislate compliance across all sectors of the economy.

“Th e only way to ensure less corporate crime in the future is to reinvigorate regulatory bodies, which must be endowed with suffi­ cient power to truly punish,” argues Kristin Nelson, a Master’s student in Political Science at M cGill.

Other stakeholders can play a central role in enforcing ethical conduct. Society can set a higher standard by advocating complete transparency and legality in corpo­ rate statements. By withholding funds from corporations whose integrity is suspicious, the public can send a clear message that noth­ ing less than the complete, unadul­ terated truth is acceptable. In the final analysis, the interests of investors and of corporations are best served by well-functioning capital markets based on full and honest disclosure.

Teachers and parents: get over it. It's not, like, slang, anymore C arly Hoffman_______________________ We had a vote. It was between the situation in Israel, the separation of Quebec from Canada, or ‘Like’ and ‘Whatever’.

‘Like’ and ‘Whatever’ won.

We needed a break from war and political debate, and language was the next available topic.

So, let’s talk about this evolu­ tion, characterized by these two mighty words. In every sentence, they are there. W ith every conversa­ tion, they grow stronger. And if this were a documentary, there would be a dramatic musical interlude. Right about here.

M any people say ‘like’ and ‘whatever’ to fill in conversational gaps. Scott Mclean, an electrical engineering student at M cG ill, veri­

fies this. “ [These words] make the English language flow better,” he explains. “To us, it would sound weird if people weren’t using those words.”

English Literature major Noelle Duncan strongly agrees, using a friend as an example. “ [She] talks really slowly... she doesn’t use ‘like’ or ‘um’... and it makes me uncomfortable,” she reveals. “We’ve talked about it. I find that when she’s telling a story, I will finish her sentences for her.

[These words] give a natural rhythm to our sentences.”

W e’ve started, however, to apply new meaning to these fillers.

‘Whatever’, as a word, seems to mean “who cares?” Th e meaning changes though, when used in other contexts. Duncan describes the

word as a “punctuation,” used to express annoyance or simply when one “doesn’t want to give a long answer.”

Dr. Charles Boberg, a linguist at M cG ill, confirms this concept. In fact, he unveiled some information that might be helpful to all you guys in situations where girlfriends are being difficult: “People today often say ‘what­ ever!’ to indicate annoyance or impatience; as such, ‘whatever’ has social significance,” he asserts.

So guys, take a lesson from Dr. Boberg: don’t get angry when you ask your girlfriend, “W hat’s wrong?” and she says, “Whatever.” Don’t fight it, just apologize— she’s actual­ ly saying something.

Regardless, we all understand the term ‘whatever’. Mclean was right when he said these were “new-

age words.” We’ve taken one small remark, and blasted it past the boundaries of its previous meaning.

‘Like’ and ‘whatever’, are not slang, they are a force to be reck­ oned with. In fact, they seem to facilitate daily dialogues. Daniel Morris, a Cultural Studies graduate at M cG ill, compared the word ‘like’ to modern day similes.

“If you step back from the dic­ tionary use of the word, you are using Tike’ as a simile,” he explains.

“W hen I say, ‘it’s, like, four o’clock’, it could be three fifty-six. It could be any time of day. But to me, it’s ‘like’ four o’clock. You’ll know what I’m talking about, and we have this mutually understood idea of what four o’clock is.”

These words are important because they create such mutual understanding, which is the whole

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Boberg informs us that ‘like’ or ‘whatever’ are important on an even deeper level than communicative language. “ [Their use is the way our gen­ eration] symbolizes its identity, sig­ naling the separation between itself and the previous generation,” he states. “When we insert them into our sentences, we are saying: T belong to this generation.’”

There you have it. O u r parents had Elvis Presley, a man who revolu­ tionized music, and we have: Tike’ and ‘whatever’ W ho needs hip gyra­ tions? Eat your heart out, Elvis.

George Orwell, in Thinking Through the Essay, insisted “the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.”

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Firstly, they spend inordinate amounts of time floating in con­ tainers the size of a Rez room.

Secondly, they’re antisocial. Th e awkward smile an American throws on when the portal is opened between their ship and a Russian shuttle tells all. A n interview with neuroscientist Roberta Bondar, the first female Canadian in space, however, is enough incentive to overcome any wariness about this group. For a fleeting half-hour in Arts 110, sat one of the most inter­ esting of ophthalmologists.

But let’s rewind in Bondar’s life, back to the little girl living in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Growing up, she had an interest in model rockets. After high school, she worked her way through a BSc in Zoology and Agriculture, a Masters in experimental pathology and a P hD in neurobiology; but that’s not all, after having completed a break­ neck amount of honourary degrees, she studied neuro-ophthalmology at Tufts. This led to a brief drift into the subject of educational motiva­ tion, an elusive force in any student career.

During Bondar’s first year at university, she contracted the mumps. She was immediately quar­ antined, not even allowed to use the school telephone. As she sat in her quarantine room, she thought about the two weeks of school she’d missed. She gazed out the window onto the campus, longingly want­ ing to get back in on the action. As it so happened, one of her teachers whose class she had been missing was walking by. Bondar banged on the window in a desperate attempt to gain her teacher’s attention.

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From then on, this was Bondar’s teacher of choice.

She also stressed the need for women to have same-sex mentors to look up to in their respective fields. This, coupled with her stance concerning male astronauts nowa­ days— not mentioning any names— and her feelings towards the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (N A S A ), allows for a slight hint at a fight for women’s rights.

In 1983, Bondar was chosen among a frightening number of other scientists to enter space. Her lack of surprise was due to the fact that the other final nominees were 19 men, all of debatable credentials.

In 1992, she was shot into space on the IM L -1 mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery.

Bondar’s one issue with the space shuttles designed by N A S A was the structural plan, which she explained, “is entirely more difficult for women to deal with than men.”

A t this point in the interview, she hauled her limber 50-something year old self onto a desk to imitate the movements necessary to pull oneself out of the top of a shuttle.

Th e exit portal consisted of a blowhole-esque circle at the top. Men have an easier time pulling them­ selves out of the top because their weight is all in the shoulder region.

Women, on the other hand, who carry their weight in the hip region, are immediately faced with a prob­ lem. It was an interesting demon­ stration and promoted further dis­ course on the topic of female exclu­ sion in space travel.

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Upon arriving back from the mission, Bondar was excited to find that she was taller than a sister who had been her exact height her whole life. Such a physical feat mirrors her mental philosophy: reaching and growing further beyond the assumed maximum.

Bondar’s speech was inspira­ tional. Today, as she constantly pushes herself to attempt new expe­ riences, she can be found breaking sound barriers, flying, hot air bal­ looning, target shooting and para­ chuting. We should feel lucky to have her as a Canadian. Perhaps not Donovan Bailey-lucky nor Ben Johnson-lucky; not that they are bad guys to have around, it’s that they just can’t fly like Roberta can.

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“In solving problems, we become creative,” she said. “A n d you really have to be creative to be in the space program.”

O ne audience member asked how people go to the bathroom in space.

“In vacuum, and very careful­ ly,” Bondar responded. “There have to be more women in engi­ neering, because going to the bathroom in space is really hard w ork.”

She also talked about her incredible change of perspective in 1992, when she spent nine days in space. Mountains, for instance, look less daunting from a shuttle window. Hurricanes look as still as paintings.

“T h e [natural] world doesn’t respect boundaries,” she said. “It does things all the time.”

W hen asked what she felt the most incredible thing about going to space was, Bondar responded that it was coming back and seeing her mother again. She explained that one could feel very alone and isolated from the world while in space.

“T h e most magnificent thing for me was to be separated from [the world] and then coming back to it,” she said.

Th e isolation she felt was also her greatest sacrifice o f going into space, she told her audience. “N o snow, no maple leaves. Th a t was the sacrifice,” she said.

Th e audience responded very favourably to Bondar’s speech.

“It was a great opportunity to be able to meet one of m y child­ hood role models,” commented Adrienne Liang, a U 2 Political Science student. “It was unreal, really.”

Sam Goffman D r. Roberta Bondar, the first Canadian woman in space, gave a talk in Pollack H a ll last Wednesday. She touched on many themes, including her own experi­ ences, the space program and the value o f education.

T o begin, she emphasized the importance of being knowledge­ able on a variety of topics.

“W e’re not going to get any better as a society until we can judge the issues,” she said. “You must, you must, you must, throughout your whole life, main­ tain [a wide range of] interests.”

Bondar also stressed the importance o f m oving forward after making mistakes. She high­ lighted her point by using the example o f the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s decision to con­ tinue the shuttle program after the Challenger disaster in 1986.

“W hen the shuttle launched again, it carried the idea of the future,” she said. Th is proved a compelling example, as the bene­ fits o f the space program, especial­ ly in the long run, she noted, are tremendous and essential to the progression of mankind’s under­ standing of the universe.

Bondar talked also about the experience of living in space. “Th e human body is so fragile,” she explained. “There are many things that challenge us as a life form to get into space. If you lose your scissors, you die, because you can’t get into the cans [of food],” she said.

Yet Bondar emphasized that the challenge of space travel is b e n e fic ia l.

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Tabloids never tell readers that their material is true, creating a loophole for the justification of glorified fic­ tion and sensationalized truths.

Readers know that a fiction novel is simply a story; the genius behind tabloid journalism is that the undis­ cerning reader will consume the fic­ tional aspects of a story because of the format in which it is presented.

It looks like a newspaper, so the underlying, subconscious assump­ tion is that it abides by the same maxims of objectivity and truth.

This may be wishful thinking, but it does reassure readers by giving justification to their insatiable appetites for gossip. This begs the question: What is the psychological motivation behind writing and reading tabloid journalism? And what exactly is it about Bigfoot that lures us in?

“It’s supermarket checkout news focusing on sex, violence and celebrity in a rather far-out manner.

It has totally improbable stories and it’s hard to say whether they’re ethi­ cal or not. If the readers have any intelligence, they will know that they are made up,” asserts Marianne Stenbaek, a professor of M cG ill’s English department. She does note, however, that not all the stories are creative inventions. “Some [stories] are correct; [tabloids] have broken big stories.”

Monique Girard-Solomita, a Consumer Reporter for Le Journal de Montréal, uses less abrasive terms to describe the medium. “ [Tabloids] are slightly less intellectual: the articles are shorter because of the format and they get straight to the point.”

In fact, Girard-Solomita believes that it is harder for a jour­ nalist to write tabloid articles because of the constraints placed upon them by the layout.

“Journalists must be precise and choose their words carefully.”

N ot all regard tabloid journal-

Slang evolves Continued from page 8 But these words are not lazy.

Th e y are simply efficient, and used exclusively in conversation. Mclean says he would never incorporate ‘like’ or ‘whatever’ into an essay, because it’s not accepted by profes­ sors. “ [In formal essays], you are supposed to use formal English,” he asserts.

And we all know how to do it.

So when we use these words, it doesn’t mean we don’t have the abil­ ity to use larger, more complicated words elsewhere. O u r thoughts are still the same, still cultivated by reading and writing.

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“Tabloid journalism: where academic credentials usually are regarded as being only a little less necessary for advancement and suc­ cess than breathing,” claims Michael Rust of Insight Magazine.

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Tabloid journalists realize their immense power.

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It has been said that the reason tabloids are so successful is because they aren’t usually held accountable for what they do.

“Tabloid influence has gone up simply because today not only do tabloids have the power to inject almost any rumour into the nation­ al conversation, they receive very little criticism for doing so,” states Rust.

Th e gen­ eral population usually regards tabloids as more o f a nuisance than anything, and critique of the ethical issues behind the indus­ try rarely leak into public discourse.

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sor, but to consult and advise about possible legal repercussions,” admits Girard-Solomita.

Sneaky?

Perhaps— but it is what keeps the industry going.

Both tabloid journalists and mainstream journalists will begin stories from tips, but Stenbaek is quick to distinguish between the two categories.

“Tabloids pay for their tips and are money oriented,” she notes.

This may be a cause for con­ cern as associating monetary value with information can lead to its invention and distortion in order to earn a quick buck, and oftentimes, they are big bucks. False tips can be blamed on the source of the infor­ mation, so journalists and publica­ tions remove themselves from the responsibility.

Tabloid journalists are quick to justify their twist on news and account for their brand of investiga­ tive journalism, which have been said to border on inappropriate pry­ ing and invasion of privacy. “[Tabloids] are competing with radio and television,” explains Girard-Solomita, “which turns their focus to more in-depth enquiries.”

For example, Le Journal did a follow-up story on a car pile-up that occurred on a Montreal highway several weeks ago that resulted in one death. Motorists were surveyed to see if excessive speed was per­ ceived to be the cause of the inci­ dent. Girard-Solomita believes it is such “concise follow-up stories” that inform the public in a more com­ prehensive way, setting tabloids apart from other forms of media.

“Le Journal de Montréal doesn’t want to present to the reader some­ thing that they have already seen on television or heard elsewhere, but to make it ‘our news’,” she explains.

N o t everybody buys such rationalizations. It has been said that tabloid journalism exploits the public’s desire for over-the-top entertainment. “ [It is] sensationalistic, frequendy exploitive and usually galva­ nizing journalism,” pronounces Rust.

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and intensify the woes of drunken­ ness and idleness. This variety of journalism seemed to abide by the slogan “short words and shorter sen­ tences,” in order to communicate with its target audience of young, working-class citizens.

Since then, tabloid journalism has evolved into a multimillion-dollar industry. Today, the National Enquirer, the world’s most wellknown tabloid, sells over two mil­ lion copies per week in the United States alone. The New York Times pales in comparison, selling a mere 3.9 million copies per month. Here in Quebec, Le Journal de Montréal sells more than 350,000 copies

tion and the power that the media possesses to shape the pages of history by deciding which repre­ sentations of our culture will live on, whether correct or not.

“It’s aggressive journalism: dig­ ging things up about people, com­ promising photographs, this [part] is not ethical,” observed Stenbaek.

Journalists will often deny the tendency to use various manipula­ tive reporting techniques in order to distort the truth, a claim often made against the tabloid industry. “[Our] journalists are very cau­ tious of what is printed and keep in mind that they cannot accuse peo­ ple of things that are not true,” says Girard-Solomita of her publication.

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Tabloids’ impact on society often goes unquestioned.

Generally speaking, it is only those who are direcdy affected by them that are forced to take legal action. High profile cases include those of Carol Burnett, Howard Stern and Jennifer Aniston, all of whom were granted injunctions to enforce their rights to privacy. These cases haven’t deterred the industry from aggressive reporting, they can try and find ways of going around the law.

Le Journal de Montréal admits it has run into its share of legal problems.

“One of the first things that [journalists] learn at Le Journal de Montréal is to consult the lawyers employed by Le Journal-, not to cen-

‘like’ and ‘whatever’. Yet ‘whatever’ queen Reese Witherspoon still absolved her sorority friend from murder in the final dramatic court scene with a striking lateral thought process. A truly startling revelation for a budding lawyer, and it was completely unhindered by using ‘like’ and ‘whatever’ on a regular basis.

Conversationally, it’s really just a matter of convenience. W hen asked if he could eliminate ‘like’ or ‘whatever’ from his spoken vocabu­ lary, Morris replies in the affirma­ tive.

“I could eliminate any word, but I ’m not sure for what purpose.

I’m not sure why anyone would want to,” he says So if we all under­ stand each other, why change?

Perhaps the answer lies in the dynamic, ever-evolving nature of

the English language. “ [If] Shakespeare was around, we wouldn’t know what the hell he was saying,” Mclean affirms.

“Languages change... and that’s basically what’s happening.”

Duncan concurs.

“I think our vocabulary depletes every day,” she says.

And Dr. Boberg agrees that our speech is in flux, although he does­ n’t see it as a negative metamorpho­ sis. “ [Nothing can] stop language from changing, regardless of what anyone thinks or says about it,” he explains. “There’s no sense in wor­ rying about it.”

So there you have it. O u r lan­ guage is changing.

D o we care?

“N o ,” says Morris. “I ’ve got bigger fish to fry.”

Boyfriends, beware: “whatever' can mean more than you think.

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L’Escogriffe is a club at St. Denis and M t. Royal, and on October 8, Yannick Rieu graced the venue with his presence.

A n omnipresent force in the Montreal jazz scene, Rieu works under many guises. His tendency to experiment with diverse forms gives him a chameleonic quality.

T h e foliage that he climbed into on this night could be considered a genetically mutated sapling of an ever-changing world of jazz trees.

His “Non-Acoustic Project, Phase I I ” combined electronic samples, keys, electronic sax, sax, drums and a trumpet.

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The movement towards newer, more complicated and seemingly more frenzied jazz was embodied first in the bebop gener­ ation and then in the development of free jazz. Bebop, played master­ fully by men such as Charlie Parker and D izzy Gillespie, was a genre that eventually became accepted among a wide audience.

T h e free jazz movement was criti­ cized in a more extreme fashion. It allowed musicians to freewheel though music, rejecting traditional synchronized chord changes.

T h e watershed album of this genre was Free Ja zz by Ornette Coleman. A t first examination, its sound resembles that o f a pack of elephants enjoying a private tor­ ture party in the centre of the jun­ gle. Debate rages on as to the validity of this music. Regardless, its followers are many and dedicat­ ed. Is there a pattern in this seem­ ing w hirlwind o f sound, or is it a form for self-indulgent looseminded pseudo-artists?

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T h e sound could be described as synthetic or superficial. Th e freefloating electronica was brought back down to earth by the drum ­ mer. His use of the rim reinforced the concrete crash allowing a sigh o f relief from the crowd. T h e bassist seemed to follow the lead, plowing into the rhythm, creating an even deeper groove. A writhing orgy of ambivalence arose from the opposing electronic and conven­ tional instruments. Disoriented, I sat, muttering, “bullshit or the future?”

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Eventually, Rieu replaced his electronic sax with a beat-up alto.

An intricate jungle rhythm swathed the track with more con­ fusion. Rieu and the trumpeter began a duet that nagged at the nerves like a nunchuk to the back of the neck, leaving me frustrated and annoyed. W h at was remark­ able about this though, was the intention with which these musi­ cians embarked upon their disor­ ganization. T h e keyboard induced this same feeling, never really reaching a full melody and never playing what one w ould have thought to be a predictable note.

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Notes seemed to get sucked into a vacuum o f nonsensical ambiguity.

T h e last song unwrapped with a rhythm that resembled a mix between “M ojo Rising” and the song that they play in TM N T I I when Shredder attacks. T h e drums greeted the trum pet w ith an intense simmering, not unlike the opening o f “A Love Supreme” by John Coltrane. T h e trum pet writhed in its own melancholy, putting the crowd into a slump and refusing to take them out o f it.

It was torture at its greatest. Th e apparent wanton qualities o f the music were all premeditated. Rieu and his band had fed their sound into the tributaries of a higher plane o f emotion and o f jazz.

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The Tribune's annual Tragically Hip review; this time by an unbiased American Scott R. M edvin Growing up as I did in the backwoods of Florida’s substantial suburbia, I had never even heard of the Tragically H ip until I came to Montreal. Once here, however, I heard about their powerful perform­ ances from friends who assured me “That if you like Phish, you’ll like the H ip!” High ticket prices, a feel­ ing of apprehension towards large indoor concerts and m y musical snobbery prevented me from check­ ing them out for myself until I got lucky Friday night and wound up with a seat in row G of Place des Arts’ Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. Right here is a review of a night’s enter­ tainment: an American’s unbiased and honest look at the performance of a band as Canadian as Bruce Springsteen is American.

I arrived in the beautiful hall mere minutes before showtime.

After kindly asking the squatters who had settled in m y seat to relo­ cate, I exàmined the electrically excited crowd. Shrieks pierced the silence coming over the house speak­ ers in between each track of pre­ show music, a futile attempt to coax the band onstage before they were ready. When the lights did go down the crowd immediately got up, end­ ing any semblance to what could be regarded as the status quo in this fancy theatre usually reserved for

symphonies and plays.

Sure enough, this was not haute couture, but straight-up rock ‘n’ roll, accompanied by all the spectacle that arena rock has to offer. The stage was set up with a considerable light rig that was used to great effect throughout the two-hour show.

Partway through the set the black backdrop lit up to reveal a starry sky, which remained for the rest of the show. These aspects of a stadium show translated well to a small room, and the incredible acoustics allowed the audience to actually hear what was being said during some of Gord Downie’s ranting sprees, which were kept to a minimum.

As the show began, m y first thought was that the rest of the band was merely a backing group for Downie, the amazingly energetic showman. His inner rock star emerged at various moments, danc­ ing back and forth across the stage, posing and writhing in ecstasy.

One of the most entertaining moments of the evening came as Downie exhibited the microphone humping capabilities of such famed sensual rock stars as Steven Tyler and M ick Jagger. One more comparison is in order, and that is of Downie to Jim Morrison, the Lizard King him­ self. As Downie recited his poetry at various points in the evening and slinked around the front of the stage, I could not help but be reminded of The Doors’ vocalist: a

man whose stage presence was so intense that he was arrested on stage on more than one occasion. Downie kept his pants on, but still exhibited the sexuality and dark, brooding poetics that Morrison exemplified.

I realized that though Downie was the face of the H ip, the band was more than just some guys play­ ing instruments. Th e band tore through its set: solid power rock that comes from one set of drums and a bunch of guitars. A few serious instrumental solos occurred, but more often the night’s ‘jams’ involved Downie’s lyrical expression and conversations with the audi­ ence. It is rare to see an audience as in tune with the performance as is the H ip ’s. Looking around me it seemed like everybody knew the words and, as they danced, took pleasure in belting these lyrics out.

After the show, lines grew at the merch table where an overwhelming number of people purchased ugly $125 H ip hockey jerseys as a way of showing their dedication to their favourite band.

I ’m a cynic as well as an American, but in this case it didn’t matter. As much as I wanted to be able to say that the H ip weren’t all that great, after the show I was unable to. I had a great fuckin’ time!

The only song that they played that I had ever heard before was “Poets,” which was accompanied by not-onthe-single guitar solos and a steady

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but what I do know is that this show is in serious contention for m y offi­ cial “Best Show By A Band I ’ve Never Seen Before” award for the year. Pretty good for a band that I never really wanted to see in the first place.

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Alex Sabbag “Were like, a veritable pas­ tiche of jazzy colours,” giggles Gods o f Taste’s lead guitarist Richard W hite. “You’re not actual­ ly gonna quote that are you?” I tell him not to stress. “It’s strictly off the record,” I assure him . He thanks me for m y discretion and gets up to join the rest of the band for their sound check. I quickly take advantage of this moment to discretely slip out of La Sala Rosa two Sundays ago, intentionally avoiding the agonizing wait that always occurs before a big show.

M y belly filled w ith tuna, raisins and about a half dozen pierogies that m y roommate made me, I saunter back into the venue a few hours later and quietly make m y way to a table at the front. Th e crowd erupts into cheers as the band takes the stage, only adding more pressure to the already anx­ ious group of musicians. Having played close to 50 gigs in their short 18-m onth existence, the Montreal-based quintet waste no time getting into the groove. Th e first few songs of the opening set, all written by keyboardist Kate Wyatt, certainly manage to set the mood for the show. Although each tune is unique in its melodic and rhythmical structure, they are all linked with the same energy, an indescribable yet delicate balance of tight and smooth.

Th e hour-long set ends with another exceptional tune written

by Wyatt, entitled “Japonisme.” In this song, Wyatt drops a heavy, Asian-style groove on Rhodes while W hite, the guitarist, doubles the high-pitched line in a slightly altered meter. A true virtuoso on the skins, drummer Greg Ritchie busts in fearlessly with a chunky beat, holding things together as each player takes their turn to let loose with an improvised solo. Th e

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song steadily builds into an intense crescendo and calmly winds back down for Adrian Vedady’s dark, but slick, bass solo. Once again, the groove kicks back in as alto sax­ ophonist Andrew Schinasi reinten­ sifies things on stage with some high-energy squeaks and squeals.

Th e second set quickly solidi­ fied m y impression of the first one.

Although it’s true that the first set was technically enjoyable, Gods of Taste passionately hammered through the next six songs of the evening, displaying considerably more confidence and style. Each member is clearly feeling more comfortable; it certainly shows in their solos. Th e ir final tune o f the night— not including the sacred and oh-so cherished encore— may well have been m y favorite. Again written by Kate Wyatt, “Epiphany” began powerfully and builds upon itself into thick layers, all of which are held tightly together by the very distinct drum style of Greg Ritchie.

A ll heavily versed and educat­ ed in traditional jazz, the members of Gods of Taste are constantly testing the conventions and struc­ tures of the genre. As W hite puts it, “W e’re really trying to stay away from neo-traditional jazz forms, like, say, Branford Marsalis you know? W e’re really into messing around with fucked up time signa­ tures.”

W ith the exception of Ritchie, who still needs three credits to complete his undergrad (which he’ll have finished by December if he can pass bee-keeping this semes­ ter), the remaining four members of the band have already graduated in music. Split between the Concordia and M cG ill music fac­ ulties, the quintet all met through school, friends, gigs and the incredibly tight-nit com m unity which surrounds the Montreal jazz scene. Wyatt explains that the band

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was actually formed last minute for one of Vedady’s gigs. After the show they all decided that they dug the groove and should keep playing together. Before they knew it, songs, recording sessions and weekly gigs we’re flowing like pints of Guinness on St. Paddy’s day.

H aving just recorded their first full-length album and current­ ly preparing for a tour of the East Coast and Ontario in the next month, Gods of Taste are really excited to finally feel their wheels spinning in motion. Recorded with

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This is the kind of book that leaves an indecipherable mark on a chang­ ing personality so that the rereading of it becomes strikingly similar to revisiting an old diary entry.

But the translation of imag­ ined realities to actual facial expres­ sions, scenarios and textures on the big screen is a feat that most greet with a sour anticipation of failure.

Here, however, the flower power rings true, the credits inspiring a tip of the hat to the production team for smartly selecting sections of the book that favour the film genre.

Th e topic, if reducible to a coherent phrase, is the confound­ ing, ambivalent, depleting but vital phenomenon that is the motherdaughter relationship. Michelle Pfeiffer is at the pinnacle of alluring beauty in her most sadistic role as Ingrid, a covertly heartbroken mother, whose artistic demons pre­ vent her from even momentarily overcoming her egocentrism to notice the effects of her hyperbolic character on her adulating daughter Asrrid,.played by fresh-faced Alison

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the Montreal-based sinistresound label, their self-titled debut is cer­ tainly worth a listen.

Vedady points out: “W e’re hoping that the album opens some doors. A t heart, we’re a perform­ ance band, we love playing live shows. Th e C D , although we had great fun recording it, is something we need for publicity.”

Th e ir current tour is some­ thing that the whole band has been looking forward to, as they set out to spread good music, make some dough and explore the Maritimes.

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Embarrassed by her unrequited feelings for an average man, Ingrid’s dramatic edge pushes her to extremes, landing her in jail for first-degree murder, while incarcer­ ating Astrid in a series of pitiable foster homes where coming of age involves gun wounds, suicide and endless flirtations with the tawdry, the gothic and the desperate.

“This is the price of belonging to you,” avows Astrid, whose occa­ sional bouts of faith in the future are tainted by dictatorial motherly letters and wayward prison visits.

Yes, Hollywood manages to denounce itself occasionally— Pfeiffer’s mane remains perfectly highlighted despite months of grat­ ing jail life— but the intensity of the novel’s 400 pages is radiantly reflected in scenes that would have otherwise been unbelievable, thanks to sincere interpretations by the chiefly female cast. Ill-fated and unduly intelligent, Astrid leads the kind of life an ordinary teenage girl avoids like the plague, yet Lohman’s genuineness intercepts every threat of doomed pessimism by highlight­ ing the hopeful. Robin W right Penn and Renée Zellweger add individualistic fragrance as the tem­ porary mothers of Astrid, who takes chunks of them with her into every new chapter of existence minus mom.

T h e cinematography offers illusions of warmth tapestried over the disarming background of Pfeiffer’s frosty blue eyes, and pep­

Ritchie, a native N ew Brunswicker, was certainly excited to be amongst his kin, absorbing the distinct stench of dried cod, and even get­ ting to spend Thanksgiving dinner with his folks in Halifax. Aside from performances in Moncton, Sheddyack and Halifax (to name just a few), Gods of Taste will be hosting a jazz workshop in a Fredericton, N ew Brunswick high school.

O n the rise and ready to explode, Gods of Taste is a Montreal band not to forget and not to miss. If you can’t make any of their upcoming tour dates, keep your ears to the pavement, they’ll be back in M o-tow n soon enough and will surely be ready to light shit up as they did last Sunday night at La Sala Rosa.

As m y good friend Kuba used to say, “It’s always nice to support local talent. But fuck, it’s even nicer to have local talent support­ ing you!” So, feed your addiction to good music and check these hip cats out.

For tour dates, bios and other information, check out www.g >dsoftaste.moonfruit.com. Th e band can also be reached through t cir group e-mail address at godsoftaste@hotmail.com.

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First person narratives always reveal more insight, perceptiveness and colour than any young woman can muster spontaneously in the midst of her life experiences, but the film’s adaptation of narrative is topnotch. Astrid’s articulate solilo­ quies are believable because they unveil the true reflectiveness of the artistically-minded, who philoso­ phizes passionately until questions breed an answer, and that answer is to question— interrogate, ponder, ruminate... until it becomes possi­ ble to let go. “Where does a mother end and a daughter begin?” asks the movie’s slogan. A t 18, Astrid has finally unveiled the explanation, and is left with the riddle of loving and hating, admiring and disdain­ ing, the image of a mother that is invariably her own reflection.

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Gambling, Gods and LSD is a :inematic exploration of the things hat people search for to make hemselves whole, whether it be eligion, drugs, hedonism or the oad to recovery. Established indetendent director Peter Mettler talks :o real people about their lives and :he way they live them and exami­ nes a number of profound themes: :xpanding perception, the craving or security and the joy that can be :ound in life. He begins in his îometown of Toronto and sets out :o the other side of the world, stopting in the American Southwest, Switzerland and India. He meets an istounding array of people on his ourney, people whom the viewer ;et to know and feel for, whatever heir eclectic situation may be.

Mettler clarified, “Th is film s... about the breaking down of rategories, of prejudices. Ultimately he film is about the people who vatch it.” Anyone who sees this ilm will probably feel something Efferent and take from it different ispects to infuse into their own life.

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is a movie that shows what drugs, as well as a number of other reality­ changing lifestyles and beliefs, can do for a person. I myself have always argued that a person can gain an intimate knowledge of him ­ self through the use of psychedelically sacramental drugs such as LS D , and that doing these psyche­ delic drugs can change a person for­ ever.

Mettler takes this to another level to show how powerful religion can be. Th e film’s second main scene is of a revival at the Toronto Airpo rt Christian Fellowship Church. As rock music plays, an older woman twirls around madly, looking like a barefoot hippie girl dancing at a Grateful Dead concert.

People lend their voices to the praise, and their closeness to God causes them to fall to the ground. A woman steps before the crowd and describes her hallucinatory visions of a warrior Jesus; hands are laid upon her and she falls to the floor in a heap of worship.

People are as happy and high as from a mighty drug: this drug is called faith and love and truth, a drug more powerful than P CP and more intense than D M T . W ith footage of an airplane streaking

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“Bollywood/Hollywood has nothing to do with immigrant angst,” says Mehta. “Canada is a country of immigrants, of people who are very comfortable with their identities as Canadians. Th e ir ties to their original homelands add, if anything, more spice to their exis­ tence.”

There is no way this movie is going to sink into the comfortably cultish oblivion of repertory the­

— Deepa Mehta Director, Bollywood/Hollywood atres alone. Th is movie is going to be big. My Big Fat Greek Wedding big. A n d neither Greek Wedding nor Hollywood/Bollywood could have been done without the influence of ‘O u r Hom e and Native Land.’

W hen a family immigrates to America, they are welcome, as long as they assimilate and become American. W hen a family im m i­ grates to Canada, however, especial­ ly to Toronto (the setting of Bollywood/Hollywood), not only is the family welcome, but their cus­ toms, religions and traditions are, too. Walk from one end of Toronto

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In the American Southwest, red-rock canyons and tumbleweeds are portrayed in a time-lapse that gives the feeling of sped-up evolu­ tion happening before your eyes.

Th e camera sits in a car that flies around the curvy mountain roads, hurtling the viewer around corners at breakneck speed before stopping to show a valley, mountains in the background, a storm ever-so-slowly rolling in over the horizon. This scene is less abstract than the first nature scene: the psychedelic glim­ mer has disappeared, to be replaced by the artificial glow of Las Vegas’ lights.

Most of the Vegas footage is shown as if it was shot from one of the city’s many million security cameras. Th e “eye-in-the-sky” sees all, and shows the throngs of people that flock to Sin C ity in search of pleasure. A n interview with a man who studies and practices erotic electro-stimulation reveals that “the human being is a pleasure seeking machine that always wants to be

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A n d it looks like we’re starting vith curry to alter the taste of the rinematic status quo. N orth \merican audiences are screaming :or something that they haven’t seen jefore— and crossing cultures >eems to be just what everyone is ooking for. Forget the teen genre, he Julia Roberts vehicles and the land-held cameras. It’s all about culture, right now. A n d Canada is

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W hether dis­ cussing the intrica­ cies of deep heroin addiction or inter­ viewing Albert Hoffm an, the revered chemist who accidentally Gambling, Gods discovered L S D in Cinema Festival Switzerland almost --------------------------60 years ago, Mettler refuses to pass judgement on the lifestyles and choices o f his subjects. H e opts instead to present the story unbi­ ased, allowing the viewer to make judgements on an individual basis.

A n d everyone who sees this movie will take something away from it. This is a beautiful movie, not only visually, but thematically, and in the way in which Mettler approaches his project. Some moments are heart-wrenching, while others bring out a smile or a laugh. Regardless of your emotion­ al response, this movie will appeal to your intellect, to the part of you that is always searching, always try­ ing to transcend itself.

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to the other and you’ll feel like you just went around the world. Little Portugal, Little India, Chinatown— it’s all there, and it’s very authentic. So when Mehta decided to mix the traditional shiny appeal of Hollywood with the traditional musicality of Bollywood, the key catalyst that successfully causes a reac­ tion is our own beloved H ollyw ood N orth. W ithout Canada’s sense of satire and self-depreciation, the elements of this movie would never have worked.

A n d does she ever mix ele­ ments. Mehta basically takes every cliché she can find, cuts them down and succeeds beyond any of them in their East own right. She starts with the classic plotline of a man who has to pay a woman to pose as his fiancée and ends up falling in love with her

(Pretty Woman, While You Were Sleeping). Th e n she adds in the struggle between homeland and new land (East is East, Monsoon Wedding, Double Happiness) and the energetic musical numbers essential to any Bollywood film.

She also has the classic characters: the prostitute with attitude, the Indian mother whose life revolves around proper society (and there­ fore her son marrying a ‘nice Indian girl’), the rebellious teenager, the tough matriarch who ends up on the lovers’ side, and of course, the drag queen chauffeur, Rocky.

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and LSD is playing as part of New yourself high, be it dancing till exhaustion amidst the flashing lights of a rave, experimenting with drugs trying to open the “Doors of Perception” or praying to whichev­ er higher spirit you invoke, Gamblers, Gods and LSD will show you that your search is not futile, and that there are many ways to get high. I strongly recommend this movie to everyone. Like ingesting Christ in Com m union or dropping that first hit of L S D , this movie may change the very essence of your being.

Th e final showing of Gambling Gods and LSD is on Friday at 2 pm at Cinéma du Parc. Please go!

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which may tip off the audience to the Indian method of emotional manipulation, song and dance. This movie is riddled with bad similes, like “You look so beautiful togeth­ er— like Rama and Sita, Charles and D i,” and “W hen poet­ ry is simple it’s as reward­ ing as surfing the N et.”

These are reminders that we, the audience, are not supposed to take this movie too seriously, either.

Th is movie is perfect no matter who you hate— Hollyw ood or Bollywood— or even if you love them both. Mehta succeeds in piercing the TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPHER hot air balloon of the two meets West in Bollywood/Hollywood. filmmaking giants, and leaves us with a hilarious, import Bollywood to Hollywood; calculated mess we can enjoy from any point of view. Starting with she has mashed them together, in turn making this an essentially Bollywood/Hollywood, we can all Canadian film. blame Canada for the phenomenon Mehta does this by taking the that’s about to break out in film. one thing Bollywood and Hollywood have in common and parodying it: melodrama. In the very first scene, a boy is at his Bollywood/Hollywood father’s deathbed, crying as his father chokes out his last words: Wrirten/directed by Deepa Mehta “Now, m y son, you hold the base­ ball bat of life...,” pulling the satiri­ Starring Rahul Khanna and Lisa cal heartstrings of Hollywood’s key Ray moneymaker— emotional manipu­ lation. Later in the film, bouncy Opening October 25, 2002 at musical numbers pop up sponta­ Cinéma du Parc neously, with captions like “Sue-ji’s song: I am Simply Sweet and Salty,” Rating * * * 1/2 out * * * * a sacrilege to Bollywood films.

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Th e group then treated the Bookstore gathering with some Chantal Kreviazuk, Cosby doo­ wop, and a medley of Madonna tunes. Tonal Ecstasy was back, with their usual dose of pep, fun and warm-hearted cheesiness.

Since its inception in 1998, T X ’s wide repertoire has explored many genres, and T X President Meg Snell aims to take the group even further.

“Last year, we were ninety per cent pop music,” the U 2 Music and Chemistry student explains. “Th a t’s fun, but what we did TTuesdavl was.

Pop songs are easier to arrange, but avoiding that trap shouldn’t prove too difficult with talented arrangers in the group like tenor Kurt Sampson, a Jazz Trombone

a great example of everything we can do. It was jazz, it was folk, a lit­ tle motown, a little rap, a little pop— I hope we get to build on that.”

"It's Sandler's head-turning performance and Anderson's unfailingly extraordinary direction that make this movie such a standout.

'Punch-Drunk Love' is not only one of the edgiest romantic comedies ever made, it's a romantic comedy on the edge: on the edge of being a comedy, on the edge of being romantic, on the edge of sanity and on the edge - the leading one - of American movies them selves" U

Geoff Pevere, The Toronto Star

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most critics missed in Adam Sandler.

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Sandler can act, beautifully.

an extraordinary experience."

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c a p p e l l a Performance student from Prince Edward Island.

Auditions to fill the spots of graduated members were held in early September. When looking for new people, the group is most interested in the voice and level of ear training. Solo and blending qualities and arranging abilities also factor in, but are secondary. “When four or five people got into the group, they couldn’t even read music,” says Snell. W hat results is a collection of different styles, ideas and backgrounds. Th e final ingredi­ ent? “Fun,” exclaims Snell. “Fun, fun, fun above everything.”

Tonal Ecstasy has hosted the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarter-finals at M cG ill for the past two years, drawing university groups from all over New England. Last year, they won best beat boxer and runner-up best soloist.

n e e d Th e group enjoyed the experi­ ence but it was demanding in terms of time and energy. “It was so much fun but we wanted to take a break and really focus on getting back to campus stuff,” says Snell, who would like to do more performanc­ es at the Bookstore as well as S S M U events and benefit gigs in the com­ munity at large.

Tonal Ecstasy’s second record­ ing is aiming to be ready at the end of November. It features tracks from their current repertoire and selections from previous years. If last Tuesday’s performance was any bit of a sneak preview, the disc promises to be a must-have. Their final concert is also scheduled for the end of November.

Check out TX on the web: ssmu.mcgill.ca/acappella/TX.htm. Email: tonalecstasy@hotmail.com.

The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 16, 2002

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Flash-forward to 2002. Rez is a thing of the past, as is the name Stairwell and former guitar player Justin Pope, who left the group over the summer. In his place, next to third-year students Erik Lind and Micah Shapiro, is second-year Mike Libis. Today, the band is known as Throwback and on Saturday, October 5, Throwback threw it down at the Yellow D oor on Aylmer Street.

In this dimly-lit and intimate venue, Throwbacks energy was high and their chemistry unmistakable.

W ith Libis and Lind sharing guitar duties and Shapiro taking up the daunting task of percussion, the group has taken what they started with Stairwell and improved upon an already solid sound that infuses folk, rock, pop and a touch of hiphop.

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melodic voices and light-hearted sound. Lind’s song-writing skills are well honed and his lyrics are pas­ sionate, as is his singing. He creates a nice tone for the band with his smooth rhythm guitar and is a born front-man.

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exciting as his hands are a blur when playing, his hair is often dishevelled and his trademarked attention deficit disorder leaves him cracking jokes and asking, “So what song are we playing now?” It is as if Shapiro, and the rest of Throwback has sim­ ply stumbled upon each other at the Yellow Door and have decided to pick up their instruments and play.

Throwback’s strongest feature however, and undoubtedly the most

H i s h a i r is o f t e n d is h e v e lle d a n d h is t r a d e m a r k e d a t t e n t io n d e f ic it d is o r d e r le a v e s h i m c r a c k in g jo k e s a n d a s k in g , “ S o w h a t s o n g a r e w e p l a y in g n o w ? ” audience to the show. “It’s like a high school reunion in here,” he said in between songs.

Libis’ solos were solid and offered an electric sound to the acoustic set. Given more time with the band, this aspect of Libis’ con­ tributions will only get sweeter.

Shapiro’s percussive versatility is outstanding and allows the band to take their music to many differ­ ent levels and to seamlessly mix gen­ res. Shapiro, who focuses his atten­ tion on a large djembe, also mixes in a snare, symbols and his incredible beat-boxing talent which was high­ lighted in his “Pita-Pit” beat-box solo. Shapiro’s stage presence is

rehearsed, is their fantastic vocal arrangements. Libis and Shapiro— both members of a capella group Tonal Ecstasy— offer comforting backup singing to Lind’s buttery vocals. In unison, the group builds to magical musical moments show­ casing their obvious singing abili­ ties. A t the rare moments when the music lags, Throwback’s masterful harmonies pick up the slack and keep the music constantly fresh.

Th e group’s vocal arrangements alone are reason enough to go see this band.

A t the start of the second set Throwback gelled perfectly. Th e crowd was warm and begging for

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more, and the band was eager to please. After a short intermission, the trio brought even more energy to an already electrified room.

Th e humoristic highlight of the night came when the band played a monstrous medley that fea­ tured Lynard Skynard’s “Sweet Hom e Alabama;” “Nothin’ but a G Th a n g” by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg; Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ la Vida Loca;” the theme song of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air; T L C ’s “Shoop;” “Things Th a t Make You G o H m m m ” by C + C Music Factory; and unidentified songs by Ace of Base and the Spice Girls. This tricky jigsaw puzzle of music further gained the favour of a room that was already enthralled by the perform­ ance.

Throwback sticks mosdy with their originals, but the few covers they do perform are outstanding, especially when they cover Dispatch’s “Elias,” which showcased Shapiro and Lipis’ first class vocal ability. Th e song was preceded by a powerful, albeit impromptu drum solo by Shapiro that filled the room with pounding thumps and bumps that highlighted Shapiro’s incredible rhythm and unabashed sense of the moment.

Th e group finished strong, receiving a warm reception from the old and new Throwback fans in the audience. Stairwell is a thing of the past; Throwback has arrived.

All is fair in love and war at the ballet Dove K on d a -Fole y A t the opening of Les Grands Ballet Canadiens production of Gloria, the curtain rose to reveal a sparsely decorated set. Th e only ornament was an oddly mottled brown floor which sloped upward towards the back of the stage. It was from behind this ornament that the dancers made their entrance; march­ ing solemnly up from somewhere behind, and then over the top to the dance floor, they filed in quietly.

At this point the performance looked as though it was going to be much more like modern dance than ballet, which is always a possibility with Les Grands Ballets. As the music started, and the dancers began to glide smoothly across the stage, it became obvious that Gloria was going to be contemporary, while still maintaining the classical tradition.

Their costumes left both little, and a lot to the imagination. Although they were only uni tards of brown for the men and blue for the women, they were far from obvious represen­ tations of any particular dress.

The set was barren and the cos­ tumes were not nearly as beautiful as the often overdone wardrobe of Les Grands Ballets, but the rich music and lithe dancing more than com­ pensated for the physical bleakness.

A t some points the dancers seemed to be using moves from Le Cirque du Soleil as opposed to Sir Kenneth M acM illan’s own design. Th e y moved slowly and twisted around in

four benches along each side, and the choir were soft, far from distract­ ways only ballerinas can, while all ing, and the sound was more of even the benches themselves were of the time staying perfectly in sync simple construction and plain wood. instruments than voices. W hile with the music and each other.

Again, as in Gloria, the there were no As the audience had been dancers came out on stage to main characters instructed not to clap, the time no music. In this perform­ in Gloria, there between numbers was oddly quiet. ance, the men had on busi­ The ballerinas simply ran to their was a soloist in ness suits, and the women new positions, or off the wore simple dresses. stage. As strange as it may Although it was start­ seem, clapping probably ing suspiciously like Gloria, would have taken some­ it soon became obvious that thing away from the ballet the two were far from the as a whole. Everything same. Noces featured an about Gloria, except for intense dance scene in the music and dance, was which the music almost quiet or empty feeling. It completely stopped and the was almost uncomfort­ women danced towards the able, the way everything men, shaking their androgy­ was so vacant, but with­ nous hips and stomping on out that, the sensation of the ground in perfect uni­ youth lost in war would son. It was at the same time have been much harder to very modern and very classi­ understand. cal.

Knowing what the LES GRAND BALLET CANADIENS Th e ways in which ballet is about brings it to they were coordinating was an entirely new level of A new twist on ballet: grace and poise meet modernity. reminiscent of classics such beauty.

Sir Kenneth as Coppelia or Swan Lake dance the choir. Stephanie Brill, the sopra­ MacMillan created Gloria after numbers, but the actual steps would no soloist from the Choire du World War I, frustrated with the rarely have been seen in traditional Studio de Musique Ancienne de carnage and hatred of war in gener­ Montréal, was remarkable. As she ballet. When the men got off of the al. The empty set flawlessly fits one benches and joined the women in sang, the dancers seemed to come to into the mindset of a war zone, and dance, the air felt alive with the pas­ life. anything else but the dancers’ plain sion of their movements.

Th e second performance of the costumes would have seemed ridicu­ This particular ballet was dis­ night, Noces, is currently in its world lous for portraying the dead and covered by Gradimir Pankov, who premier and is set to music by dying men and women of war. has said about the two together, “I ’ve Stravinski. Although it was similarly Th e music for Gloria was writ­ selected these works for the grandeur performed and took place after only ten by Francis Poulenc, and unlike a 30-minute intermission, it seemed of their music and the purity of their most ballets, it had a choir. While performance. They are on a higher like an entirely different ballet. The that may seem surprising, it fit the level— they touch the soul.” piece amazingly well. Th e words of stage was completely bare except for *s »

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Although technologically innovative in its approach, Th e D igital M ix has its share of short­ comings. T h e tweaked sounds come across as a m ind-num bing m onotony of digital debris and electronic rubble. M any of the vocal sections and hooks are unnecessary and in fact further detract from the music.

T h is isn’t to say that the album doesn’t have its highpoints as well. I loved the complete mind-fucks created by the evil riffs and hard-hitting beats fea­ tured in tracks such as “Snizl” and "’H o ld back.” Th e blissful and hypnotic soundscapes o f “6 space” beautifully complemented m y view overlooking the city in the early m orning hours.

In its entirety, The D igital M ix lacks the diversity and exoti­ cism to keep the listener’s atten­ tion for more than a short period of time. After a while the beats drone on, and the head starts to ache. Although pleasurable in small doses, listening to this C D straight through repeatedly would be the musical equivalent to Chinese water torture.

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Th e atmosphere of celebration surrounding Noces was in stark con­ trast with the slow and sad dance of Gloria, but the two fit extraordinari­ ly well together. Celebration can be seen as a way of staving off death or attempting to ignore sadness, and that sentiment was well felt after the war torn scenes of Gloria. Th e aus­ tere backdrop of the celebratory dance kept the audience from for­ getting the true point of the whole ballet. While Gloria and Noces are in fact two separate performances, one without the other would not have made such a powerful impres­ sion upon the audience.

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Redmen's 100th season promises to be a great one M ichael Kwiatkowski Th e centennial season of men’s basketball at M cG ill will be cele­ brated by some familiar faces.

W ith the Redmen opening their 100th season this Friday on home court against the Acadia Axemen, the starting lineup will feature the same five guys from last season when the team was a stand­ out of the Quebec Student Sports Federation (Q S S F ) conference.

M c G ill finished tied atop the league standings with Laval, only to end up second after going 2-3 in head-to-head games against the Rouge-et-Or. Am ong the starting five are last year’s Q SSF player of the year and second-team All-Canadian Domenico Marcario, as well as team M V P and the league’s most outstanding defensive player Frederick Bernard.

Last year’s coaching staff, led

by Q SSF coach of the year Nevio Marzinotto, is also back. Assisting Marzinotto are Bernie Rosanelli and David King.

Expectations for the season Commenting upon his team’s prospects, assistant coach Rosanelli was optimistic.

“We want to win our league and we want to go to the nation­ als,” he said. “It’s been one of our goals for the past three years. We have a good nucleus of guys who

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Departing players w ill be missed Th e Redmen lost three seniors to graduation last year. Joel Sherbino, whose outside shooting will be missed; Andrew Brie, whose post play was a weapon in the Redmen’s arsenal; and Brent Prowse, whose sheer size was a great advantage to the team.

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As a spindly 19 year-old adoles­ cent hailing from Stoney Creek, Ontario, Anand Pillai arrived at M cG ill in 1999 as a recruit of the legendary Redmen football coach Charlie Bailie. Equipped with a ton of potential, a healthy dose of talent and little experience, Pillai won the rights to the Redmen’s placekicking and punting duties within the first week of training camp and hasn’t looked back since.

N ow in his fourth season as a Redman, the veteran Pillai has established himself as one of the surest things in Canadian university football. This season in particular, however, Pillai has stood out from the crowd. He has made 14 of 17 field goals or an impressive 82.7 per cent of his attempts. He is perfect on seven of seven attempts from 30 yards and in. He is also a perfect 25 for 25 in point after attempts, is sec­ ond in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (C IS ) scoring and leads the Quebec Intercollegiate Football Conference in punting with a strong 38.6 yard punting average.

Returning players to pick up slack Despite the losses, the nucleus of the team is back. Joining Marcario and Bernard are key play­ ers Denburk Reid, who averaged over 16 points a game last year, and Kirk Reid, who averaged over 14 points per game. Th e expectation is that Kieran can help out Bernard on the boards. Bernard averaged a league-best eight rebounds per game last year.

“Th e best thing about this group is that there isn’t one guy that is going to stand out, that we need night in, night out. There are guys that will step up on different occasions,” said Rosanelli of M cG ill’s balanced attack. M cG ill does not have to rely on Marcario’s league-leading 19 plus points per game alone.

Last year, M cG ill’s main neme­ sis was Laval, battling the Redmen for the top spot in the QSSF. Laval swept M cG ill in the best-of-three league championship series.

M cGill-Laval meetings prom­ ise to be must-see events once again this year as both teams battle for first place. Th e Rouge-et-Or comes to Love Competition Hall for the first time on November 30. Mark the date on your calendar.

Rookies look promising Th e team has added a few new players to the mix. Th e coaches were looking to enlist players to boost the undersized Redmen.

“There is not much you can do about that [but] hopefully our quickness can make up for our lack in size,” said Rosanelli about his team’s stature.

A few players were brought in to help the team with its size prob­ lem. It may take some time for these rookies to adjust to the game.

For now, the coaches emphasize defence and rebounding as areas that need the most work. M cG ill’s ability to move the ball quickly up court will definitely be the key to success in the upcoming season.

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among the tallest players on the team, each listed as 6’6. Patrick Kieran, at 6’6, is the tallest return­ ing player from last year.

have been here for the past three to four years.”

Considering the fact that the team was ranked as high as fifth in the nation last season, the chances o f going to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (C IS ) finals seem well within reach for the team.

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There are even rumblings in the football ranks that Pillai is a legiti­ mate candidate for possible A llCanadian honours at the end of the season, the most distinguished indi­ vidual accolade a player can receive.

Still, in a game ruled by behe­ moth linemen and pretty boy passers, Pillai is really, after all, the kicker.

“I still get a hard time from some of the guys but not too often anymore,” Pillai says. “I don’t really care too much about what people think of me in general. I realize that I ’m a specialist, a special person, and I may be the kicker, but you still have to respect me.”

Pillai is as quick to credit those around him for his success as he is to defend his place within the game.

“Whenever I ’ve not done m y job on the field, m y teammates and coaches have always been support­ ive,” he said. O ff the field, partying with the boys has been m y favourite part of university, we hang out all » year.

Still, the well-spoken Pillai, who is affectionately known as ‘Pineapple’ to his teammates (the

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approximate English translation of his first name in French), considers himself first and foremost as a foot­ ball player and as a kicker secondarily‘

“I don’t associate with kickers on other teams,” he confides.

Bestowed with a poise that translates off the field into his every­ day dealings, Pillai rarely appears the slightest bit uptight onfield, even in the most pressure-packed kicking situations.

Teammate and friend Mike Mahoney clearly remembers a game with serious playoff implications against the Bishop’s Gaiters during the 1999 season. He and Pillai were rookies and ‘Pineapple’ was called upon in the fourth quarter to make a 37-yard kick that would ultimate­ ly decide the outcome of the game and season.

“Every guy on the sideline was down on their knees just praying that Anand would make the field goal. We were so nervous, but he looked so cool and relaxed on the field,” the standout middle line­ backer relates.

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good, securing a playoff berth for the Redmen, and not to mention All-Conference honours for Pillai in his first season of C IS football.

Pillai admits, however, that while he may appear reserved on the field, he is prone to an attack of nerves like everyone else.

“I was scared senseless for that opportunity,” he says. “I remember jogging out onto the field and being stopped by John Macdonald and Randy Chevrier on m y way to attempt the game-winning field goal.”

So just what words of encour­ agement did the two veteran A llCanadian linemen, both of whom have gone on to play professional football, have to offer the rookie?

“Th e y grabbed me by my jer­ sey and told me that I ’d better make the field goal or else I’d be in trou­ ble,” Pillai says, now able to gener­ ate a slightly nervous laugh to accompany his story of the incident.

It is a credit to Pillai that his obvious sense of self-confidence never nearly approaches the point of arrogance.

“H e gets along well with every­

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one on the team,” Mahoney says.

He’s a pretty confident guy, and we bug him a little, but he’s got a good sense of humour as well.”

Pillais mother Carmela agrees.

“Anand strives to be first in every­ thing, but we’ve taught him that no matter what, you have to respect other people. H e is a caring individ­ ual. I can’t really say anything nega­ tive about him .”

Currently enrolled in the Faculty of Education, Pillais profes­ sors during his first two years at M cG ill no doubt took a slightly more critical approach to evaluating his performance than his proud mom. Having come to M cG ill to study Science, Pillai transferred into Computer Science for a short while, before concluding that his strengths lay in teaching.

“I enjoy working with kids, he says. “I ’m looking forward to when I can do m y teaching stages in Montreal.”

After M cG ill, Pillai has his sights set on law school somewhere in the United States perhaps, though pursuing a professional See GOLDEN FOOT, page 18

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McGill goaltender Luc Vaillancourt recorded his second career shut-out last weekend. onship game with high hopes of beating rival Concordia. M cG ill, however, did not have as solid a game as they had Saturday.

Th e Redmen were shaky in the first period. Th e team fell into penal­ ty trouble and gave up three goals to the Stingers. Defenceman David Lizotte scored for M cG ill in the opening frame.

Th e game cleaned up in the sec­ ond period as fewer penalties were called. Centre David Burgess scored to cut Concordias lead to one goal.

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would come, as the team sqaundered a great opportunity in the third peri­ od when they were awarded a twoman advantage. Th e chance to tie the game passed as Concordia defended its territory well. M cG ill had only one goal on 11 power play chances.

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spoke optimistically about the upcoming season.

“Th e team played hard but, unfortunately, had a bizarre and undisciplined first period,” said Raymond of the game versus Concordia. “Th e boys had good intentions and some penalties were questionable.”

Season opener this Saturday So where does the team stand for the opener against the Ottawa Gee Gees this Saturday at 7pm?

Looking at the number of veterans and promising rookies on the team, this could be a good year at the M cConnell Arena.

Key players to look out for this season are right winger turned defenceman Chad Blundy and cen­ tre Burgess. Burgess was 11 th in the national scoring race last year with 40 points in 24 games. His offensive prowess is key to the M cG ill attack.

Burgess is also closing in on the record for career assists at M cG ill, currently held by his own coach.

Burgess needs five to tie Raymond and six to surpass him after this weekend’s play.

Blundy is playing a defensive position, something he has never done before. He is being called on to drop back because the team is short three defencemen due to injuries with only one planning to return next week. His pre-season perform­ ance has showed he fits the position well and Raymond is pleased.

W ith players and coaches enthusiastic for the season opener, defenceman Lizotte urged perspec­ tive despite last weekend’s win over Ottawa. “It will not be the same game,” he said of the rematch this Saturday against Ottawa. “Th a t one was lucky for us. It was a good game though and we do not know what is going to happen next, but the team is definitely ready.”

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Concordia tacked on an insur­ ance marker to beat M cG ill 4-2.

Burgess and Lizotte were named all-stars of the tournament for M cG ill.

Th e loss in the tournament final left coach Raymond feeling a little disappointed, but after the match he

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Catherine K ra m a rc zu k Th e M cG ill Redmen hockey team played its last pre-season games at the M c G ill Invitational Tournament last weekend at M cConnell Arena. Th e Redmen defeated the Ottawa Gee Gees 6-0 before dropping the championship game 4-2 against the division rival Concordia Stingers.

Th e Redmen enter their 127th y'ear of existence with head coach Martin Raymond leading the team for an eighth consecutive campaign.

Considering the Redmen line up is not set for the season, every player had something to play for.

The opening match against Ottawa was a game of few penalties and tight checking on both sides. Th e glory of he game went to fouth-year veteran goalie Luc Vaillancourt. He shut-out he Gee Gees with his teammates providing plenty of support in the form of six goals.

It was Vaillancourt’s second career shut-out at M cG ill.

Th e goaltender, however, was aot sitting at the end of the rink the whole game with nothing to do.

“There were shots the whole ;ame and no real breaks for anyone,” >aid Vaillancourt, as he and his defence were busy for much of the game.

Three players scored for M cG ill n the opening game of the tourna­ ment. Left wing Paul Theriault pot­ ted the first goal of the game and tdded a second one in the third periid. Rookie Michael Kosiuk also cored two goals, with his first goal inassisted. Th e other scorer of the game was left wing Joel Bergeron, with goals in the second and third periods.

“It is a linemans game and we win and play as a team,” said 3ergeron who was quick to spread he praise around. “If we keep on ceding off of each other like we did hen we should have a successful sea» ;on.

O n to the finals W ith the Gee Gees vanquished o the consolation game, the Red tnd W hite entered the champi-

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Th e Martlets’ luck was reversed when they took on the Gaels.

Rookie left-winger Savannah DeVarney opened the scoring for M cG ill in the sixth minute of play.

“She has amazing speed and is

Sarah W right Even if the M cG ill Martlets field hockey team doesn’t win in the playoffs, the victory over Queens Golden Gaels might bring them just as much joy. Th e Martlets hosted the Gaels in their second match Friday and won 2-1 in an intense and very close game.

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McGill’s field hockey team looks to clinch its first playoff berth since 1997.

“Th e y just wanted it more,” said M cG ill coach Beth Robertson of her players, who haven’t beat Queens for two years. “Th e y really played with their hearts on their sleeves. ” Th e win over Queens came ifter a disappointing draw against the Carleton Ravens earlier in the day. Captain Leah Remington tied die game in the 38th minute of the second half after trailing for most of the game. Several bouts of bad luck were working against the Martlets as they tried to score the go-ahead goal.

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Queens answered DeVarney’s goal just before the half, but that was all they could muster against rookie netminder Kathleen Dempster from Castlegar, B .C .

Robertson couldn’t be happier with what she has seen from the first-year goalie.

“She is beyond what I could have expected. She is playing out­ standingly. She has stood on her head several games to keep us com­ petitive,” she said.

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exchange student, Stefanie Hoerstke, who found the backboard for the go-ahead goal.

Hoerstke has only played in a M cG ill uniform three times and in those games, the Martlets have come away with two ties and a win. Th a t is not a coincidence, according to Robertson.

“She is a very smart player and a dominant force on the offence.

Her presence at the centre half posi­ tion on the field helps us a lot to cre­ ate more scoring opportunities.”

T h e m omentum shift For the past few seasons, the Martlets have struggled to be com­ petitive in the Far East division of Ontario University Athletics (O U A ), falling short of the playoffs since 1997. There is no feeder sys­ tem for field hockey, as it is not offered at C EG EP . M cG ill often relies on imports from Ontario, British Columbia and the United States.

Last season, they allowed 33 goals in 12 games, while only man­ aging to score nine. Despite missing the playoffs— coming third out of three teams in their division— they finished the season with two solid performances against traditional powerhouses Waterloo and Toronto.

M c G ill has carried that momentum into the 2002 season.

Robertson says she can pinpoint the turning point in her team’s season.

“Since we tied against Guelph [on October 5], we have played with confidence and a positive attitude.

O u r mental approach to the game is so important. Before [the tie against Guelph], they were walking onto the field thinking they were going to lose, and when you think that way, chances are you w ill.”

W ith an improved attitude and a high level of fitness, the Martlets should be able to run with any team for the full 70 minutes, according to Robertson.

Th e cross-over games in London this weekend will deter­ mine the final standings. Should the Martlets post a win, they will finish in sixth place overall in the O U A , good enough for a spot in the play­ offs.

career in football is also not out of the question. Given the Canadian content rules in the Canadian Football League, a young man with a strong foot from Stoney Creek, (a suburb of Hamilton), will always have an opportunity to test his skills in a tryout.

“M y D ad (A ru n ) is a huge Hamilton Tiger-Cats fan, and so am

I,” he says.

Carmela entertains the possibil­ ity of her son playing professionally, but feels that whatever happens, the experience of playing university football has already helped him in many ways. “I ’ve seen a big change in him since he’s gone to M cG ill,” she says. “He’s become a man in my eyes.”

Whatever Pillai decides to do after university he is decided upon playing one more season for the Redmen and enjoying his time in Montreal in the mean time.

If every man has his vice, there is no doubt what his is.

“Gert’s has always done it for me,” Pillai says. “Pretty much wher­ ever there’s good hip hon and R

I ’ll be there, having a great time.”

“I ’d be lying if I said I haven’ seen him up on some various speak er or table-dancing. Anand definite ly likes to have a good time tha way,” says Mahoney.

“I ’m a person with m y owr identity,” Pillai concludes whet asked to describe himself. “I do m; own thing most of the time. Playing football at M cG ill has been almost ; perfect experience and coming her

is certainly the best choice I ’ve eve made.”

If the Redmen can continu their stellar play of late, which ha helped them to compile a 5-1 regu lar season record to this point, an( reach the Vanier C u p in lat November, it’s certain that Pillai wi play a major role in determinin their fate. W ith the C IS champi onship being played in Toronto, short 40-minute drive from Stone Creek, Pillai will surely have a larg cheering section there to suppôt him. A n d if he gets the opportunit to attempt a game-winning field goa in the big game, he may be nervous he may appear calm, but res assured, he most certainly wil believe in his ability to succeed.

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Can you throw a curve ball? I can't. But it looks good, doesn't it?

Sarah W right If you are a sports fan, you most likely either watch highlights at night, read the sports section of a newspaper in the morning or check the C N N S I or ESP N websites at east once a day. If you fall into the :ategory of a big sports fan, all of these mediums surely get a daily visit.

Now, sports nuts know why Deion Sanders is an idiot; can tell /ou that Mike Weir has never won a major (he slipped up on his closest :hance at the 2000 P G A champi­ onships after being paired with Tiger n the final round); and appreciate the significance of a flying octopus.

Sports fans come in all shapes ind sizes. Some know very little

about a particular area, while others know everything possible. O f all those sports fans who file into a foot­ ball stadium on a Sunday afternoon or who pack themselves into the Molson, sorry, the Bell Centre, dur­ ing hockey season, how many have had a taste of the competition they’re about to watch?

I ’ve played competitive hockey for six years, and I can’t get enough of watching it. O n the other hand, I’ve never played a game of tennis in m y life, but you can bet I will sched­ ule m y day around a Williams sisters final.

I admire a 130 mph serve from Pete Sampras because it is a feat I will never come close to accomplish­ ing. I appreciate A1 Maclnnis’s booming slap shots because I know how difficult they are to execute.

So here’s the question of the day: Does m y ability to relate to a sport or an athlete enhance my enjoyment and understanding of the game? Moreover, am I a better fan for having been a participant?

Th e world has far more pro sports fans than pro sports athletes.

A n d there’s a reason for that: Were

Soccer teams strong over weekend M ark K e rr In soccer action over the week:nd, the Redmen defeated sherbrooke Vert-et-Or 2-0 Friday light. Th e men followed that up vith a 3-1 defeat over Laval Rougeit-O r Sunday afternoon.

M cG ill maintains second spot n the Quebec Student Sports ’ederation (Q SSF) after the perfect veekend. Th e team is three points ip on Université du Québec à Trois Livières (U Q T R ) who sit in third dace.

Also on Sunday, the Redmen >eat Lac-St. Louis, an under-18 Quebec all-star team, 3-0 in an exhilition game.

O n the women’s side, the Vlartlets split a pair of weekend ;ames. M cG ill opened the weekend vith a 3-1 win over Sherbrooke, but iropped Sunday’s match versus tndefeated Laval 2-1.

Th e Martlets currently hold lown second place in the QSSF, one joint up on Université de Montréal.

The Martlets meet the Carabins this iunday, when playoff implications vill undoubtedly play a factor.

Redmen sharp Friday night’s game at Molson itadium saw the Redmen shut out he Vert-et-Or. Defence has been a itrength all year for the team. M cG ill las allowed only eight goals against n as many regular season match ups, jne less than Montréal.

Dustin Diedricksen was the teeper of the record for M cGill.

Phillip Lazure scored the w inting marker with Jonathan Warin jutting the other goal past the Sherbrooke goalie.

M cG ill continued to roll Sunday afternoon. Th e team made :he trip to Ste-Foy, Quebec to defeat

Laval 3-1. Alex Scott scored twice for M cG ill, while Mathieu Flarding added a single.

Both of the league victories came against winless teams.

In the exhibition game versus the Quebec all-stars, Can Kadirgan scored two goals including the win­ ner, while Safraz Merali added a third, to win the game 3-0.

Th e big match-up is this Sunday when M cG ill plays Montréal, the first place team in the QSSF. Th e Redmen, currently six points behind the division leader, will look to close ground on the Carabins.

Maloney leads the Mardets once again Th e story of Friday’s win over Sherbrooke was Alana Maloney.

Maloney scored two goals, including the game winner. Megan O ’Reilly added the insurance goal.

Th e loss on Sunday was a heart breaker. Martlet Sue Dockeray opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Laval, the first place team in the QSSF, showed its strength by battling back to tie the score. Two minutes after that, the Rouge-et-Or took the lead for good.

M cGill moved to 6-2-2 on the season.

Appreciation for professional sports and their athletes comes from understanding the commitment they have given to reach that level. A par­ ticipant understands that better than anyone else.

W hat participants have over non-participants is that they can relate in a greater way to the game, match or competition they are watching. Th e y can do this because at some point in their lives, they’ve picked up a baseball bat or they’ve raced their buddy home from school in record time.

A fine line separates a fan who has participated and one who has only ever observed. Th a t line, how­ ever, is an important one. I can listen

just not all good enough. Even though I gave up my dreams long ago of making the W N B A with my imposing 5 T stature, I ’ve still played the game and I know what it feels like to sink a basket. It’s the sporting world outside the one that is spon­ sored and televised in which the majority of us have participated. But I digress.

Appreciation and admiration of sport are two very different things.

It’s easy to admire professional ath­ letes when they are packaged, publi­ cized and priced. Th e sort of enter­ tainment that comes from venerat­ ing your favourite athlete, however, is only temporary because record set­ ters and breakers come and go.

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to a violinist and understand thaï the musician is playing a beautiful s ng But I have no idea how difficult t i: to play that particular piece of m isi< in comparison to others because I’v« never tried it.

A division is created between the musicians in the audience anc the people like me, who have verj little musical experience. Similarly only a hockey player can understanc that Henderson’s dance around the Soviet defencemen in 1972 was poetry.

Th e thrill of observation is exhilirating. Th e spirit of the game is addictive.

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C O R R E C T IO N In last week’s Martlets soccer picture, Bonnie Walsh was identi­ fied incorrectly. Th e Tribune regrets the error.

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