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Tuesday, October 22, 2002

Male birth control: Behold the contraceptive revolution M irynne O'Connor

The invention of a female birth control pill strongly influ­ enced the societal trend towards female empowerment. With the ability to control their own fertility, women became free to pursue vir­ tually any path of life they chose.

Now, presumably free from unplanned pregnancies, women are more self-sufficient and better able to plan their careers.

But not all women can take the pill. Oral contraceptives for women produce many potentially serious side effects, namely blood clots and increased risk of stroke. Women who smoke heavily cannot use the pill either, as smoking increases the chances of heart attack or stroke.

So sometimes the choice comes down to your nicotine or your birth control, which includes side effects of weight gain, mood swings and morning sickness. Yet male controlled contraceptive methods, such as a condom or withdrawal, are not as effective in preventing pregnancy as the female pill. For the female who no longer wants to, or cannot, take the pill,

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A new form of birth control presently being researched is the male birth control pill. Although it is not yet available in pill form, it promises to be on the market in about five years. Right now, experi­ ments are being conducted involv­ ing weekly injections of testos­ terone enanthate (TE), a synthetic hormone. Scientists are also devel­ oping an injection that would only be needed once a month, which combines TE and depot-medrox­ yprogesterone acetate (DMPA), which is already being used in female hormone injections, namely Depo-Provera.

The point of these synthetic hormones is to lower the male sperm count to a point where sperm production is at an insuffi­ cient level for pregnancy. Whereas the female pill had to find a way to stop one egg from being produced once a month, the male pill has to stop 1,000 sperm from being pro­ duced every minute. In addition, it is harder to find a reversible infertil­ ity method for males than it is for females. TE injections take up to three months to begin working and

semen analysis must occur on a reg­ ular basis as well. O f the 66 men who participated in a research proj­ ect conducted by Edinburgh University in Scotland and China, all returned to normal sperm levels 16 weeks after their last injection.

As for side effects, there are surprisingly few, and they parallel those experienced by women on birth control. Mood swings, weight gain, increased appetite and acne were the most commonly reported side effects. Positive side effects include reduced risk of prostate and testicular cancer. It may also help with male pattern baldness.

Research is now focusing on providing male birth control meth­ ods that are less time consuming for the patient. At present, one needs to undergo sperm analysis, receive weekly shots and wait three months for the medication to take effect— requirements which do not make such methods very appealing to the majority of the male population.

Also at issue is how marketable male birth control methods will be.

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Winning streak hits six for Redmen football “When Concordia beat Laval [October 12], I challenged the players: ‘You’re in first place, its yours to lose. You have to control the play and win the next two weeks. If you do that you’re in first place,’” said McGill head coach Chuck McMann after the game.

The Redmen met one half of their coach’s challenge last weekend with a solid game on both sides of the ball. Slotback Steve Céolin led the way with six receptions for 128 yards and two touchdown catches.

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The McGill Redmen football team continues to prove that it deserves its first place standing in the Quebec Intercollegiate Football Conference.

The Red ’n’ White handedly defeated the visiting Mount Allison Mounties 39-2 Saturday at Percival Molson Stadium. The win main­ tains McGills two-point lead over the Laval Rouge-et-Or as they enter the final week of the regular season.

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the league in receiving yardage entering Saturday’s game, made three catches for 71 yards with one touchdown.

Despite playing in wet, cold conditions for much of the game, McGill’s offence was on, marking 568 total net yards to Mount Allison’s 99.

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tures this morning, we [the receivers] were a little bit con­ cerned about passing,” Céolin said.

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The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, October 22, 2002

Concordia and McGill executives protest "cool down" moratorium were distributing information about the Free Trade Area of the Americas’ October 31 meeting in the mezzanine of the Henry F. Hall Building on de Maisonneuve.

University regulations imposed on September 18 by the Board of Governors prohibit ‘tabling,’ that is, students disseminating informa­ tion from tables, Concordia Dean of Students Dr. Donald L. Boisvert and several campus security guards approached Engler’s table and asked him to desist.

A student who identified him­ self as Dave was working at the table with Engler.

“We were passing out fliers and around 3:15 pm, the Dean of Students and several campus securi­ ty officers came and warned us to leave. Now, there were about 30 to 40 students around so they weren’t going to make a scene. They asked

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Hundreds of students protest­ ed the suspension of Concordia Students’ Union (CSU) VicePresident Communications Yves Engler at noon Thursday, after Montreal police detained him for violating the university’s ban on student political activism on Wednesday night.

Engler was told by police not to enter campus grounds for 24 hours, effective immediately, and the university charged him with trespassing. Had he obeyed, Engler would have missed his Politics of the Middle East midterm at 1:15 pm that day, but the noontime rally culminated in hundreds of protest­ ers escorting him to his exam.

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Molly Alexander, a political science and community and public affairs double major, said Engler had been passing out information for several days.

“Yves handed out fliers and pamphlets all week, but they only decided to act Wednesday... He has been very visible and active in defy­ ing the ban on tabling.”

Engler collapsed the table at around 6:15 that evening and returned to the CSU office to study for his midterm. At around 7:15,

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CSU receptionist Tiffany Caracossis said, “By the time cam­ pus security showed up, the office was completely empty. It was like they were waiting to prevent mak­ ing a scene.”

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In a matter of moments, as Engler described it, 12 Montreal police officers arrived at his office, handcuffed him and escorted him through the building to the ground floor. While there were about 10 bystanders present, students did not try to interrupt the arrest, though several shouted, “Shame, shame.”

Engler was met by 19 police riot vans at the main Hall entrance on de Maisonneuve. He was detained for approximately 15 min­ utes, and “driven around the block, just to get away and then released a block away,” according to Concordia Public Relations spokesperson Chris Mota.

Police never formally charged Engler with a crime.

Chris Martin, one of the protest organizers, was waiting out­ side the classroom where Engler was taking his exam on Thursday afternoon. He explained the reasons behind the student outcry.

“I was working with Yves at the FTAA table. The issue here is free speech, and the right to free expres­ sion on university grounds where the future leaders of our nation are learning, training, expressing them­ selves. There is some grounds for a short-term moratorium on some issues, but it’s obviously been pushed to an extreme... After [last night], we decided that it would be a very good idea to protest this because he was told, although we’re not sure [whether] he was given an injunction or not, that he was not allowed back on campus for 24 hours. And of course, as everyone knows now he has an exam today, which he’s sitting now. Since then, we’ve heard a rumour that he may be arrested right after his exam... All over a simple freedom of expres­ sion.”

Protest co-organizer Shrir Pasternak, also a Concordia stu­ dent, explained, “There were three objectives of today’s protest. One, to get Yves to his exam. Two, to get the tabling reinstated. Three, to show that this is one event in a long campaign against the moratorium, to stop the Rector’s fast track authority.”

Another student protester described the scene as an opportu­ nity to watch “the administration eating shit.”

Students’ Society of McGill University Vice-President Community and Government Affairs Nick Vikander attended the protest.

“Students were speaking through megaphones, some had placards, and there was a lot of See CSU VP, page 6

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, October 22, 2002

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McGill and U21 : Commercializing education M c G ill c r e s t to a p p e a r o n d ip lo m a s fo r o n lin e d e g r e e s fro m T h o m s o n L e a r n in g C o r p Matt S au n d e rs

Students and faculty are trying to expose McGill University's con­ tribution of its crest and its money to a for-profit online university scheduled to begin offering classes in Asia early next year.

In September 1997, McGill became a founding member of Universitas 21, an international consortium of 17 research-intensive universities in Canada, the US, UK, Australia and the Pacific Rim. Since its establishment, the goals of Universitas 21 have been to facili­ tate staff and student exchanges between member universities; to provide a framework for interna­ tional collaboration on research; and to attempt to capitalize on the global commercialization of higher education. It was in pursuit of this last goal that Universitas 21 part­ nered with Thomson Learning, a division of the US-based Thomson Corporation, to set up a private online university known as U21 Global. U21 Global later changed its named to Universitas Global.

Offering Masters degrees in business and information technolo­ gy, Universitas Global will initially target the markets in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. It will later attempt to attract students in Africa, China and Latin America.

The online university is hoping to draw students by offering a multijurisdictionai degree with the ‘brand’ value of each of its mem­ bers.

McGill’s contribution of $500,000 US to the $50-million operation represents the minimum investment for each participating university. The University of Melbourne and the University of Glasgow, Universitas Global's pri­ mary backers, each gave over 30 times what McGill and the University of British Columbia, the other participating Canadian uni­ versity, have invested. Although the predicted global demand for online education is high, the industry has seen limited success to date.

Morty Yalovsky, McGill’s vicepresident administration and

finance, is not overly confident about the economic success of the project.

“I don’t believe that many of the universities who entered into the consortium expect great finan­ cial returns from their investment,” Yalovsky conceded. “What we hope to acquire from our participation is knowledge and experience in this emerging area where many of the initial players— including universi­ ties as well as private corpora­ tions— did not succeed for a variety of reasons.”

Students’ Society of McGill University President Martin Doe questioned the ethics of using pub­ lic funding in this potentially risky for-profit venture.

“Given that this is public

have direct control over these core academic tasks, the University has licensed U21 Global to use its name and logo on the degrees and certifi­ cates it issues.

Quality assurance will be the exclusive responsibility of U21 Pedagogica, a wholly-owned sub­ sidiary of Universitas 21, on which McGill will be represented.

“McGill is part of the U21 Pedagogica team which is vetting the courses and programs,” Yalovsky explained. “Professor Alex Whitmore of the Faculty of Management is our representative."

Participating universities, including McGill and Melbourne, appear to prefer that management and busi­ ness professors represent them on U21 Pedagogica Board.

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money, whether it should be allowed to be used in private ven­ tures is an issue unto itself.

Furthermore, I don’t believe that this venture is sure to be a success.

We might wind up losing this money on a project that was ques­ tionable to begin with,” he said.

In addition to financial con­ cerns, questions have also been raised regarding Universitas Global’s ability to maintain the aca­ demic standards upheld by McGill and the other partner institutions.

Under the terms of the agreement, Thomson Learning will be respon­ sible for course design, testing and assessment. WTiiie McGill will not

Doe says the structure of the quality-assurance system raises grave doubts. “[Tjhere are overlapping mem­ bers on the respective boards of U21 Equity [the profit-sharing par­ ties involved in Universitas Global] and U21 Pedagogica,” Doe said. “[This] creates a large conflict of interest that needs to be dealt with.”

The Academic Standards Council of U 21 Pedagogica, which approves all curricula, is made up of 13 individuals. Three of them have no academic background or quality assurance expertise, three are vicechancellors, and seven are profes­ sors appointed by the Pedagogica

Board of Directors.

In a statement released follow­ ing their annual conference this summer, the Universitas 21 Student Network expressed their concerns.

“We believe that U21 Pedagogica is in danger of becom­ ing a vice chancellors/presidents club. This is a concern because it is campus VCs and presidents who have put the most into this ven­ ture— and thus have the most to lose from it.”

With Universitas Global’s abil­ ity to use McGill’s name and logo, Doe seemed slightly apprehensive about how the venture might affect the value of a McGill degree. “[W]hat concerns me is if, because of the equity agreement between the universities and Thomson Learning Corp., we lose control over the awarding of our degrees, tying our principal’s hands to prevent the devaluation of a

McGill degree.”

It was over these issues that the University of Toronto, another founding member of Universitas 21, elected to drop out of the con­ sortium rather than join the online venture. The University of Michigan, University of Edinburgh, and Peking University all also chose not to be included in Universitas Global.

The decision to participate in Universitas Global was made by McGill’s upper administration without any significant input from staff and students. Ralph Harris, vice president of communications of the McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT), explained that the teachers union has not even been adequately informed about McGill’s involve­ ment.

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Carman Miller is leaving his post as Dean of Arts after his term expires, and a successor will be cho­ sen before the end of the academic year.

“I have enjoyed serving as Dean during the last almost eight years. It was and is a privilege to serve [the Faculty of Arts],” said Miller.

Miller said he is leaving the Faculty of Arts with “real momen­ tum,” citing the new Arts building being planned and the hiring of 50 professors this year.

The Advisory Committee, chaired by Provost and VicePrincipal (Academic) Dr. Luc

Vinet, will select the new dean. The committee includes three student representatives: Arts Undergraduate Society President Rachel Telch, for­ mer Students’ Society of McGill University Vice-President Academic Jen Bilec and Brian Sarwer-Foner from the PostGraduate Students’ Society.

Before setting criteria for selec­ tion of the new dean, the commit­ tee plans on reviewing the current state of the Faculty of Arts. This should conclude between late November and early December.

The committee will then decide on certain characteristics for which they will look in a future dean, and will begin soliciting applications.

The committee hopes to have made a decision before the end of

the academic year. Unlike the selec­ tion for a new principal, that hit many road blocks last year, forcing Principal Shapiro to stay on for an extra five months, the Faculty of Arts is hoping it won’t share the same fate.

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The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, October 22, 2002

MUHC has super obstacles for superhospital Je re m y Dietz

In November 1998, the McGill University Health Centre announced it would construct a superhospital on the site of an old railway yard by 2004, condensing five of the city’s hospitals into one.

Four years later, the plan to amalga­ mate the existing five hospitals of the McGill University Health

yard, situated between NotreDame-de-Grâce and Westmount.

While the MUHC currently spans five different sites, since July 1998, management of resources and expertise has been integrated.

Its status as Canada's largest con­ centration of medical and health­ care researchers is supported by the statistics: the MUHC educates an estimated 2,500 healthcare profes­ sionals, attracts over 500

her of the MUHC Development Corporation, emphasized this issue when he addressed the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal. "[E]ach of the MUHC's facili­ ties has been upgraded and renovat­ ed, and continues to be modified, so that we can provide the best care we can under the circumstances,” he noted. “We are operating a 21st century business in buildings whose design goes back in some

million dollars was spent upgrading the ventilation systems in the hos­ pital before it reopened four months later. In a span of six months prior to the closure, two patients previously operated on in these rooms were diagnosed with fungus-related infections. One patient has since died.

Superhospital supporters say the merger will make treatment more convenient for patients. With

optimism, there exists sizeable pub­ lic opposition to the project. NDG and Westmount citizens have expressed concerns that the new building will greatly alter their resi­ dential environment. Area residents have been quite vocal in their con­ demnation of the planned con­ struction of a 22-storey tower in their two-storey residential neigh­ bourhood. They have also raised concerns about enhanced traffic in

PHOTOSMAXLEWKOWSKY/DESIGNNATHANLEBI0DA The MUHC has merged the management of McGill's hospitals, but a new building is years away.

Centre (MUHC) has been delayed by public opposition, toxic soil and lack of government money.

The proposed Glen Project would place Montreal General, Royal Victoria, Montreal Neurological, Montreal Children's and Montreal Chest Institute hos­ pitals under one roof. The Glen site was purchased by the Quebec gov­ ernment in 2001 and is located on a former Canadian Pacific railway

researchers from around the world, and treats nearly one million patients every year.

Despite its successes, the MUHC hospital network faces problems. While the MUHC was only implemented in 1997, its buildings are extremely outdated with the Montreal General, designed in the 1940s, being the newest.

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cases to Queen Victoria's Jubilee."

O'Brien said the now-archaic building plans foresaw neither increases in patient numbers nor heavier and more sophisticated equipment.

There is also evidence that old buildings may make patients ill.

Royal Victoria Hospital was forced to close its main block of operating rooms last February, due to the presence of airborne mould. One

M c G ill The Department of Jewish Studies Call for Subm issions:

B L A C H E R AND G L A S R O T FA M ILIES M EM O RIAL AW ARD FO R H O LO C A U S T R E S E A R C H Established by Mr. and Mrs. Josef Glasrot, survivors of the Holocaust and residents of Montreal. Open to any McGill student, the award will be pre­ sented for excellence in research in Holocaust and related studies, and par­ ticularly on the history of the Ghettos in Warsaw and Kovno [Kaunas]. The award is administered by the Department of Jewish Studies in cooperation with the Jewish Community Foundation. Presentation of the Blacher and Glasrot Families Memorial Award will take place at the Closing Exercises of the Department of Jewish Studies, in June 2003. The value of the Blacher and Glasrot Families Memorial Award is $1000.

• The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students at McGill University.

• Students must submit 2 typed copies of their essays.

• Essays can be based on primary or secondary materials.

• Essay submissions must reach the Department of Jewish Studies Office, 3438 McTavish Street, by April 28,2003.

• Essays must be accompanied by full contact information.

the current configuration of MUHC hospitals, patients and healthcare staff must travel between five separate locations. This leads to longer waiting times and accessibil­ ity issues. It is hoped that at the superhospital, waiting times will be reduced as shared equipment and resources will increase efficiency.

Similarly, the cooperation of physi­ cians and other healthcare workers would lead to improved multidisci­ plinary care.

The Glen site would also be more accessible; it stands between two major highways and is con­ nected to the Vendôme transport hub.

The new hospital would be equipped with innovative ventila­ tion systems to ensure that last year's mould scare does not repeat itself. Infection control would be further augmented through the new design, which would ensure separate traffic areas for patients, guests, supplies and refuse. The Glen Project's design allows for an accommodation of state-of-the-art medical equipment, and planners have anticipated changes in health­ care with a flexible design that can support a great deal of weight.

Financial considerations favour new construction over reno­ vation, as it would cost nearly $1billion to bring the existing facili­ ties up to minimum standards.

Even then, these renovations would make limited changes and patients and staff would still have to pilot the five existing sites. According to current projections, the Glen proj­ ect will cost $ 1.2-billion dollars.

Dr. Nicholas Steinmetz, the director of strategy and planning for the McGill University Hospital Centre, assured skeptics that the superhospital will have about as many beds as the five current hos­ pitals together. He insists, however, that the emphasis of the project is not the number of beds, but rather on “providing a service to meet the population's needs,” which would be achieved with improvements in technology and planning.

Despite superhospital backers’

the area and plan to start a door-todoor petition opposing the project.

Further opposition has been made public by a recently conduct­ ed poll. The Coalition of Physicians for Social Justice opposes the Glen Project and sponsored a CROP poll of 959 Quebecers, half of whom live in Montreal. More than 90 per cent thought that home care, long term care and free access to health services should be prioritized. In addition to this, only 32 per cent thought it somewhat or very important to build two new super­ hospitals (the other being affiliated with le Université de Montréal).

Sheila Moore, the communica­ tions director at the MUHC, responded in the Gazette by saying that “polls can be used to say many things.” She went on to stress that what Quebeckers really want is “modern healthcare in modern facilities” so as to provide them with the best health care available.

She also expressed her skepticism about the wording of the poll.

Public objection has also been linked to the location of the super­ hospital. Critics point to the diesel fuel and pollutants that contami­ nate the Glen site will require a multi-million dollar clean-up.

Steinmetz insists, however, that “this is done in many parts of Montreal all the time and is not a problem.”

Although the provincial gov­ ernment has supported the project to date, Quebec is cringing at the $ 1.2-billion price tag. Sheila Moore said the two sides remain $200-million apart.

This foot-dragging has left many Glen Project backers puzzled. “ [Negotiations are making slow progress, but at least they're still moving,” said Steinmetz. This undoubtedly will push back the completion date from 2006 to 2007. In an attempt to appease governmental concerns of over­ spending, Donald Wells, chairman of the steering committee oversee­ ing the project, has suggested that the superhospital should now be built in phases.

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, October 22, 2002

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SSMU GM defends title Rare books get climate control K ate Rhodes

Guy Brisebois, General Manager of the Students’ Society of McGill University, spoke about his employment contract negotiations, which may change his job title from SSMU General Manager to Consultant. While students attend­ ing last week’s Council meeting voiced speculation about potential foul play, Brisebois insists the con­ cerns are meritless.

Brisebois dispelled rumours that his job description will change, saying the differences are “just the tide and way of payment.”

“I will still be a full-time employee,” he said. A full-time employee equates a minimum of 35 hours of work a week, “and I have never just done 35 hours a week.

It’s more like 50 or 60,” he said.

“I’m doing the work and I enjoy the work... I have never stopped my usual duties through the contract negotiation period.”

Brisebois described his job as versatile.

“My role is to deal with all the University [administration] and all the students, so that students have a way to be in touch with the admin­ istration, and [through SSMU], a voice in the University,” he said.

“When I first came to this job, we used to have a Director of SSMU, [a similar job], I was approached by a headhunter to take this job. So when I first started, I was a consultant. That is in the cur­ rent job description. At that time, the economy was slow, so I said, okay, I’ll do this for a couple of years, and here I am ten years later.”

He added that he hopes to be with the University for many years to come.

Brisebois is unsure why specu­ lation over his contract negotiations exists at all. “I don’t know, I have no clue.” “[Sitting in Council on October 9], it felt a bit uncomfort­ able because my role, my salary and contract, were being discussed in a very public way and all contract negotiations were done in private.

It is my feeling that someone on the inside tipped them off to discuss it at Council,” Brisebois said.

He would not comment on the changes or details of the pending contract.

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has not been proactive in distrib­ uting information about the organization,” explained Harris.

“No effort has been put forth to promote or to criticize the proj.» ect.

Harris explained that within the MAUT executive and council, issues surrounding academic stan­ dards and McGill’s commitment to the venture had been raised but that their concerns were never offi­ cially addressed.

The University has been equally negligent in disseminating information to the SSMU. “The majority of the informa-

“The contract is still in negoti­ ation, it is all confidential. There was no issue as both parties [Brisebois and SSMU] will benefit.

I can’t talk about it because it is confidential.” He would not com­ ment about the ways in which either party will benefit.

The proposed contract is cur­ rently undergoing legal review.

“The contract is with legal aid, we are waiting for their approval,” he said.

Once the contract is “approved by the entire student executive,” President Martin Doe and VicePresident Operations Kathleen Morrison will sign or decline it.

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In addition to normal annual improvements like buying new books, subscribing to more jour­ nals and upgrading computers in the McLennan-Redpath Library, McGill Libraries has installed a cli­ mate control system in the Rare

Waluzyniec feels that McLennan needs more study space for students.

“This building just needs more room,” she said. Waluzyniec added that it would be a great help if students showed active support for the planned improvements, as they will benefit greatly from them.

“The library is the power plant of the University,” he said.

“Without it, we’d all be in the dark.”

Peters pointed out that many services offered at the library, most notably the 24-hour study space in Redpath available during final exams, owe their existence directly to SSMU donations. He expressed

“In many ways, the library belongs to the students,” remarked Groen. “They often spend a good deal of the day in the library.”

Arts Senator Nick Peters, who was previously a member of the SSM U Library Improvement Fund Committee, said that both students and administration should support improvements to the library.

aggravation towards the adminis­ tration’s unwillingness to fund these services that he considers vital.

“If students have to pay to keep the lights on and a security guard posted for a 24-h> "'’ace, something has to be re-exan».. by the administration,” said Peters.

KATERHODES SSMU GM Guy Brisebois

The contract negotiations began over the summer, according to Brisebois. A new contract “was a thing that we discussed a couple of times in the past. I never had the time to pursue it. It was during the summer that I didn’t have so many projects to worry about, renova­ tions, or anything else, so I had time to concentrate on the issue.”

He said it was not brought up at the first Council meeting with all other summer business, “probably because we’re just in the process of making these changes and dis­ cussing the arrangements. Nothing was yet permanent, but the con­ tract dealings were done behind closed doors, anyway... I have no control over what goes on the agen­ da.”

Brisebois found the newspaper coverage surprising.

“I don’t understand why the article was covered at all because contract negotiations were confi­ dential.” Such negotiations are kept confidential because “that’s how it is written in the by-laws and it’s not public.”

Books Division of McLennan, and plans to install such devices throughout the entire building.

The library’s plans to build a 24-hour “Information Café” in the Redpath photocopy room and to add two floors to McLennan, how­ ever, may be hindered due to financial considerations.

“So much of this hinges upon getting sufficient funds,” said Hanna Waluzyniec, acting associ­ ate director of services and sys­ tems. “[The problem] is purely funding at this stage.”

Waluzyniec stressed, however, that the library is serious about its plans to build a seventh and eighth floor on top of McLennan.

“It’s definitely a priority, no J doubt about it,” she said.

Frances Groen, the tion that I receive is through scan­ Trenholme director of libraries, is ning the press releases that are put optimistic about McLennan’s out by U21 Global, what I am future funding. able to extract from peripheral “I’m always very hopeful,” she information brought up at other said. “We’re always expecting to do committee meetings within the well through donations.”

University, and what information The planned improvements, the other U21 Student Network which do not yet have a concrete share from what they have been timetable, are expected to be com­ able to dig up,” Doe explained. pleted in the next few years. Many With U21 Global set to open its virtual doors in just a few view the projects as essential to the functioning of the library. months, many questions sur­ Groen said that atmospheric rounding the project remain renovation in the Rare Books unanswered. More information Department on the fourth floor of should be made available when McLennan was critical.

Principal Shapiro and other archi­ “Books printed on paper with tects of the deal return from the high acidic content become brit­ Universitas 21 conferences they tle,” she said. For this reason, the are attending in Australia and renovation was vital for the preser­ Singapore. Shapiro is returning to vation of much of the collection.

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CSU VP Engler detained by police for leafleting Continued from page 2

“Students were speaking through megaphones, some had placards, and there was a lot of media. After about 20 minutes, everyone went up to the mezzanine area for an informal press confer­ ence at which Yves and Sabine [Friesinger, CSU President] spoke.

It was to talk about everything that’s been happening here and there was a lot of media and people asking questions,” explained Vikander. “One student in the crowd yelled, ‘You don’t represent me” [at the student executive] but when he was asked to come up to the mic and explain himself, he refused. We were told that there were police outside, and though I didn’t see them, in the basement as well.”

After the press conference, Engler was escorted to his exam by approximately 100 protesters.

“The prof at the midterm let Yves in, just kinda looked at us all and said, ‘Okay, we have a midterm to write,”’ said Vikander.

A group of students remained outside the classroom until the exam was over, feeling their pres­ ence would protect Engler from the threat of being arrested. After the hour-long exam, Engler emerged and was escorted by crowds to the CSU office on the sixth floor. The administration contacted Friesinger, and arranged a 2:30 pm meeting of the CSU executive, the student representatives of the Board of Governors, the Dean of Students and Concordia University Rector Fredrick H. Lowie.

Under overcast skies, campus security locked down Bishop’s Court, Concordia’s elegant stone administration building. From behind a wrought-iron gate, a secu­ rity guard told students they were not allowed to enter.

“We cannot tell you any­ thing,” he said.

The student leaders arrived at 3:00 and were admitted into the building. At 4:00, the meeting was adjourned to reconvene at 9:00 am Friday. That morning, not enough students arrived to hold a produc­ tive discussion, and the meeting was rescheduled for later that after­ noon.

After the morning secession, Boisvert said everyone wanted “normalcy.”

“Students and the administra­ tion alike would like to see an end to the cool down period and have a successful return to normalcy.” he stated. “That is something we both

want. The issue remains how to do this effectively with the current Board of Governors rulings.”

Vikander wanted to show that SSMU supported Engler.

“It’s problematic when a stu­ dent leader is leafleting for an issue and he is arrested. I have been net­ working with Yves for several months. He’s someone I know, so the need to respond was immedi­ ate. So I got some people together to go down and show some sup­ port.”

Six McGill students went to the afternoon protest with Vikander, including VP Operations Kathleen Morrison, VP University Affairs Fred Sagel and VP*18

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Communications and Events Naeem Datoo. Vikander was noti­ fied of the event by an e-mail from the Canadian Federation of Students, of which Concordia is a member, but SSMU is not.

After riots at the Hall Building on September 9 that prevented for­ mer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from speak­ ing to his supporters, the Concordia Board of Governors banned all tabling and distribution of political materials on September 18. This moratorium, known as ‘the cool-down period’ makes it a violation of university regulations to have information booths or to stage political rallies on campus.

This decision has been met with outrage from many students, who feel that their freedom of expression has been violated.

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That other sovereignty thing N D P leadership hopeful Blaikie talks with the Ja m e s Em pringham

Elected to parliament in 1979, New Democratic Party (NDP) mainstay Bill Blaikie has been in Ottawa long enough to have devel­ oped a unique perspective on federal politics. So when the burly figure with the big handshake from the rid­ ing of Winnipeg-Transcona claims to have been “anti-globalization before there was even such a thing as ‘anti-globalization,’” you can believe that he’s telling the truth.

Speaking at McGill this past Wednesday afternoon on behalf of NDP McGill, Blaikie took the time to discuss NDP policy, in addition to advancing his own platform as he prepares his run for the NDP leader­ ship at the party’s convention in January. And while the macro-topic of globalization was on the minds of many in attendance, as evidenced by a vigorous question and answer peri­ od, Blaikie was more interested in discussing the effect that strengthen­ ing Canadian economic linkages with the United States have had upon the federal decision-making process.

In a speech entitled, “The Other Sovereignty Debate: Free Trade and Canadian Independence,” and in an interview with the Tribune beforehand, Blaikie spoke candidly about what he calls the present fed­ eral government’s inability to make autonomous policy.

Using the example of a possible war against Iraq, he said: “What strikes me as odd is that we’re not discussing whether or not we should go to war with Iraq because so many people are saying we don’t have a choice. That should be the debate then, the sovereignty we’ve lost.”

Blaikie’s argument goes that international agreements, the same

ones that he’s argued against for much of his career, have tied the hands of the Canadian government to protect Canadian companies from global, though specifically American, ownership.

In Blaikie’s eyes, economic inte­ gration has led to political integra­ tion, creating a downwards spiral effect to the point where important Canadian decisions are being made outside of Canadian borders.

He recalled ‘a time’, most likely one before free trade, when “Canada

JENNYGEORGE Bill Blaikie is optimistic.

was a haven for draft-dodgers, when our PM was being grabbed by the scruff of his neck for criticizing American policy. Canada at that time had a lot more political free­ dom than our current PM seems to feel he has over a potential war with Iraq.”

Another example of a reduction in Canadian autonomy Blaikie refer­ enced was the current debate sur­ rounding the decriminalization of marijuana in Canada.

“Americans have made noise about not wanting decriminalization in Canada,” responded Blaikie, shrugging when asked for his

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thoughts on the issue. “I can tell you that NDP policy is for the decrimi­ nalization.”

Blaikie, who declared his leader­ ship intentions in June, the first of 5 NDP leadership candidates to do so, is a legitimate candidate to assume party leader status in January. If elected leader, he says he would gov­ ern the party according to its roots.

“The NDP is the last best left wing party in the western world. We will maintain a market-critical stance.”

On the NDP’s role in Parliament, his views are definitive.

“I’m an NDP’er so I’ve given up my aspirations for control of the House long ago,” Blaikie laughed. “If we had a sizeable number of MP’s in office, however, serious attention would have to be paid to us.”

Recent speeches made by Liberal leadership hopeful Paul Martin about relaxing the current conventions of party discipline don’t excite Blaikie either.

“I believe that Parliament can work effectively so it’s a bit of a diversion I think. The real democrat­ ic deficit in this country is on issues of sovereignty.”

Finally, when asked about the his party’s response to the emerging ‘new Left’ movement, characterized by the forces behind recent antiFTAA and WTO protests, and whether or not the NDP should embrace more aggressive protest tac­ tics, Blaikie would not be rebuffed.

“We are in a situation where, through international agreements, the rights of the powerful are being enshrined and the rights of the poor are being forgotten. But when the causes of 50,000 peaceful protestors in Seattle are being ignored because the media has focused upon the six violent protestors, I say that the six guys are a problem.”

SUS Finance by-elections Lo m e Kotler

The Science Undergraduate Society (SUS) will be holding byelections for the position of VicePresident Finance on October 24 and 25. Former VP Finance Jason Parente, who was acclaimed last year, resigned due to time con­ straints, and Ben Banihashemi became interim VP Finance. SUS President Josh Vorstenbosch said Parente's departure was a big loss.

"Jason's awesome. He did a really good job over the summer... got us on our feet. He knows the way the system works.

Unfortunately we can't sort of push him back in," Vorstenbosch said.

Students running include Richard Friedlander, Margaret Redpath and Ben Banihashemi.

Candidate Nina Resetkova dropped out of the race.

The campaign will last from October 21 to 23, and will include a meet-the-candidates session on October 22 (time and location to be announced, most likely at Gert's between 6-7 pm). The polling sta­ tions will be located in the base­ ment of Burnside Hall, the North Lobby of Stewart Biology (second

floor), Bishop Mountain Hall (at dinner), Royal Victoria College (at lunch), and in the lobby of the Frank Dawson Adams building.

During an interview, candidate Richard Friedlander expressed why he thinks he would make an effec­ tive candidate.

“I have really good time-man­ agement skills as well as very strong organizational skills,” he said.

“Coupled with skills from financial management of various organisa­ tions, I believe I can make a smooth transition”.

He feels that SUS could be improved as “a much higher level of organisation is needed” to run the society effectively.

Friedhander belives he can meet the time commitment as well.

Margaret Redpath, also a can­ didate, feels she will also meet the time commitment.

“I am good with budgeting time, so I won't have to worry about missing meetings because of homework,” she asserted. “In high school I was on two councils, one of which I was on the executive. I organized and ran meetings, and gained experience. I am also good with math software like Microsoft Excel.”

JENNYGEORGE Candidate Maragaret Redpath

RAQUELKIRSCH Candidate Richard Friedlander

Neither Friedhander nor Redpath was here in the spring to run during the 2002 election.

Ben Banihashemi could not be reached for an interview. As noted above, he is interim VP Finance of the SUS.

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, October 22, 2002

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What's our public education got to do with it?

A s F T Â Â p ro te s t n e a rs , S e n a t e p a s s e s w e a k v e r s io n o f s t u d e n t a m n e s t y re s o lu tio n Molly M arra

Students can't walk onto cam­ pus these days without noticing the posters on every bulletin board, the stickers on desks, chairs and bath­ room doors, and the flashing red letters on the screen outside the Shatner building— all of them call­ ing on McGill students to take action in the anti-Free Trade Area of the Americas march and protest on October 31.

The McGill Senate, respond­ ing to pressure from students and

faculty, passed a resolution Wednesday that will encourage but won’t force professors to grant aca­ demic amnesty to students who miss exams and labs to participate in the FTAA strike.

Students’ Society of McGill University Vice-President Univers­ ity Affairs Fred Sagel said the motion wasn’t as strong has he would have liked. “It’s a weaker motion, but it’s a far stronger state­ ment than not passing anything at all.”

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Coke targeted in Global Day of Protest N atalie F letch er

The Coca-Cola Corporation was under an unflattering spot­ light on October 17, the Global Day of Protest against the beverage producer, which faced renewed accusations of medical apartheid

by US-based human rights organi­ zation Health GAP (Global Access Project).

“Corporations such as CocaCola continue to flout the most fundamental need among HIV positive workers in the developing world: the urgent need for access to affordable, life-extending HIV treatment and care,” say Health GAP representatives, whose cam­ paigns against “policies of neglect and avarice” include reforming of US and world trade policies and the pressuring of pharmaceutical companies for drug accessibility.

The McGill International Health Initiative (MIH1) shared in the activist zeal by organizing a student petition, to be sent to Coca-Cola Chief Executive Officer Douglas N. Daft.

“We are participating in an act of solidarity,” said Faiz Ahmad, coordinator of MIHI, who feels the 300 signatures they accumulat­ ed show a positive response from McGill students. “T he more signa­ tures that get sent to Daft, the more Coke sees to what extent universities are aware [of the issue] and demanding a change.”

O f the 40 bottling plants in Africa, which employ an estimated 100,000 people, only eight fully cover their employees’ medical care, including treatment with anti-retroviral drugs.

Since September, Coke has agreed to pay 50 per cent of drug costs, meaning 40 per cent is to be shouldered by plants themselves, and 10 per cent by the employees.

Ahmad and the dozen stu­ dents involved in the prorcst feel that as Africa’s largest private-sec­ tor employer, Coca-Cola should be paying the full costs of treatment for workers, their spouses and chil­ dren, by using generic drugs, a cost-effective, equally potent alter­ native. Ahmad estimates Coke

would only have to shell out $5million to cover treatment expens­ es, a minute percentage of their $620-million net revenue in Africa alone.

“Western policies contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS,” said Ahmad. “Multinational Corpor­ ations [MNCs] have the responsi­ bility to [help] because they have the funds to do so.”

Though MNCs fund aware­ ness-building’ and HIV counseling in developing countries, such pre­ ventative measures do not address the pressing issue. By extending medical access to a mere 34 per cent of employees, protesters claim Coca-Cola neglects the estimated 25 per cent of infected African workers.

Programs implemented in Africa by organizations like UNAIDS have demonstrated the private sector’s potential for con­ structive action. So when Coke partnered with UNAIDS in June 2001, the company attracted a great deal of positive publicity, giv­ ing HIV/AIDS victims unprece­ dented hope.

“Coca-Cola is completely committed to the future of the African continent, its economy, people, communities and health,” states Alexander B. Cummings, President of Coca-Cola Africa Group, on Coke’s website. “We will do all that we can to enable Africans to reach their full poten­ tial.”

Yet, indications to the con­ trary leave many organizations dubious.

“Leadership involves personal commitment and concrete actions,” states Health CAP, citing an excerpt of the 55th United Natioas General Assembly state­ ment of commitment on HIV/AIDS. The solution, according to MIHI, lies in pressure groups, whose collective influence can pro­ voke a more constructive reaction from Coke representatives.

“Students have to start doing their part,” said Ahmad, who will continue to hold petitions on cam­ pus during the next few months.

unity and Government Affairs Nick Vikander said the resolution was a “positive step,” and now that the issue has been recognized as valid, it will be up to professors’ good judgment whether or not to let their students miss labs and make up assignments. Provost and acting Principal Luc Vinet has sent a memo to deans informing them of the Senate decision.

Associate Dean of Arts and economics professor Chris Ragan, who spoke to the Tribune about education and the FTAA, said that “if [students] choose to miss an exam, then I think they should bear the consequences— the same conse­ quences that any student would face if they chose to miss an exam for any number of equally ‘good’ causes.”

Since the beginning of the school year, students groups like SSMU and the Quebec Public Interest Research Group have been conducting an awareness campaign that seeks to mobilize students by addressing the potential threat the FTAA poses to public education at McGill. Across Canada, teachers’ unions and student activist groups have pressured the Canadian gov­ ernment not to put public educa­ tion on the table during the FTAA negotiations. They fear that under the FTAA, like in the 1995 General Agreement on Trade in Services, Canada’s subsidization of post-sec­ ondary education is threatened by agreements that seek to eliminate government subsidies entirely. It is argued that the end of subsidies would allow individual countries to benefit from competitive advan­

tage, but many believe such an agreement would introduce pri­ vate, for-profit universities into Canada.

In light of these concerns, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance John Manley has assured Canadians that their social programs, including educa­ tion and healthcare, will be protect­ ed under the FTAA and future trade agreements.

But a recent public statement from Sergio Marchi, the Canadian Ambassador to the World Trade Organization has raised student doubts.

“Education is now an industry and Canada needs to approach the international marketplace for edu­ cational purposes with a similar discipline and commitment that we bring to other sectors,” Marchi was quoted as saying.

Vikander said that comparing the positions of John Manley and Sergio Marchi “makes you wonder what [the government’s] position [on education] really is.”

Ragan stressed that public education is not threatened here because Canada has strong negoti­ ating powers and realizes that edu­ cation and health care are not ‘nor­ mal’ goods and services to be trad­ ed. However, he does anticipate disagreements over the Canadian cultural industry.

“If Canada can claim maga­ zines as culture, then the United States can claim cars as culture,” said Ragan. “The Canadian culture industry is more in danger than public education in Canada.”

But the spectre of privatization

looms over the $1-trillion world­ wide education market, despite short-run promises that education will not be subject to negotiation.

Vikander said that only five countries, including Canada, have not put education on the table dur­ ing free trade discussions and plan­ ning sessions. With this in mind, Vikander and others promoting student action feel that the public education system could be at risk if people don't take a more careful look at long term consequences.

Ragan thinks that the students striking against the FTAA, while misguided, will cause politicians to think more carefully about their decisions.

“No one protest matters, but as a whole it does have a cumulative effect,” Ragan said. “A politician would have to be an idiot to ignore [voter] issues. This doesn’t mean he has to agree with their points, [but] even if the protestor’s concerns are ‘wrong’, they are, at same time, worries and concerns...

[A]ntiFTAA activists feel freer trade impoverishes people in the devel­ oping world, but they are wrong.

Free trade doesn’t mean it will ben­ efit everyone, but freer trade is asso­ ciated with higher living stan­ dards.”

Those who disagree with this point of view, and those who fear that Ambassador Marchi's senti­ ments will guide Canada at the Quito negotiations, will meet to protest the FTAA at the Roddick Gates on Thursday, October 31 at 2:30 pm, along with thousands of students and activists demonstrat­ ing across the Americas.

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An ode to Montreal

“A n d n obody has ev er tau ght you h o w to live on

I just wanted to write to thank Le Quebecker for that beautiful article on Montreal. I am leaving this city after seven very happy years to start that thing we call a career.

He managed to highlight every­ thing I am going to miss about this crazy, wonderful city (yep, even the crazy panhandlers). Thank you, Jeremy Morris! I’ll be looking for­ ward to future articles by you at the Tribune online.

th e street/ A n d n o w y ou f i n d o u t y o u ’re g on n a h a v e to g et u sed to it. ” — B o b D ylan, c. 1965

Leave us poor students alone Sco tt R. Medvin

I have been bothered, interrupted and annoyed by people who do not belong at McGill. I’m referring to the large presence of panhandlers that spend more time on campus than your average 15-credit student.

Now I feel fortunate for all that I have. I realize that I have a pretty good position in life. I’ve had the opportunity to come from my home so far away from Montreal. I go to McGill University, a “prestigious” institu­ tion of higher learning, where I learn to be more accepting and humanitar­ ian.

But sometimes I’ve felt like I don’t quite have enough. When the end of the month comes along and I’m eating Cup-O-Noodles, I know that I could have budgeted a little bit better, leaving enough in my coffers to pur­ chase a real meal. And contrary to some omnipresent stereotypes, even though I’m American, I’m not rich.

I’m tired of people soliciting money from me while I’m at school and obviously busy. I have more loans than most of my Canadian (or American) friends here in Montreal: hey, international student fees have to help some­ one, right?

I look upon these fees as my payments into the social welfare system.

I don’t pay taxes in Canada, and neither do my parents, so it seems fair that some of my tuition dollars are redistributed for a greater good.

What bothers me are the small handful of people who prey upon the generosity of students. Campus panhandlers try to bring out the feelings of guilt that may reside in our hearts: guilt over being born into a happy fam­ ily, guilt over being able to better ourselves through education, guilt over having money to spend on a Friday night.

When I walk down Ste-Catherine, or St-Laurent I expect to be asked for money. I am well aware of the social ills in our society, and that people sometimes do fall through the cracks in our social safety net. And my heart does go out to those people who truly need help. Montreal has a number of physically and mentally handicapped people who are unable to fully care from themselves, as well as abused and runaway youths who are forced to fend for themselves at a young age. These are the people who my change goes to. People who are indiscriminate in asking for, or receiving, assistance.

But when I sit in the Caférama in the Shatner Building, or in the quiet room of the library, or in the late summer sun of OAP, I do not expect to be propositioned.

You’ve almost definitely heard this pitch before: “Any spare change for food, not alcohol?” spoken by the man with the grey pony tail and the black jacket. “God bless,” is his retort, whether you give him some money or not.

I’ve watched “Mr. God Bless” walk up to every person in these places, asking each one for some help, despite whatever he is interrupting. When I am studying in a McGill-owned building, there is no excuse for anyone to ask me for money. I am here to learn, not to fill your coffee cup with my change. When I am eating lunch, it’s because I’m hungry; it’s not right that you should do your best to make me feel guilty that I have a plate in front of me.

I’ve found that students as a whole do not have a great amount of expendable income, and what they do have is as good as spent. But there is always some change mixed with the lint in the bottom of our pockets, and that is what “Mr. God Bless” counts on— those spare quarters and dimes— and the fact that we probably don’t even realize where they end up.

When you give that insignificant change to “Mr. God Bless” or to others who, like him, panhandle their living from students, then you are perpetuating their existence here at McGill. If the well of student generosity dries up, then they will have to go somewhere else and bother another group of people. Until then, we’ll just have to deal with the persistent annoyances. th e

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The Tribune did a good job of covering most of the Pluralism, Religion and Public Policy Conference, but both keynote Beatty lectures were conspicuous by their absence.

The first evening, William Galston, a former advisor to Bill Clinton, made a thoughtful and thorough case for a pluralism in which the state is not conceived as all-powerful, because the authority of families, religious groups and other social groups exists prior to the sovereignty of the state and must be recognized. The secular state must respect “the sphere of the intellect and spirit, which is at or near the heart of what makes us human.” “Democracy, but within its realm” was his prescription for liberal society.

Richard John Neuhaus’ lec­ ture, “Liberal Democracy and Acts of Faith,” on the second night of the conference was truly remark­

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Pandering to the left The Editorial of October 16, 2002 [“The Sniper and social change”] was rubbish. All you were doing was catering to your target audience— the Loony Left. The sta­ tistic given (nine youths die every­ day from firearms accidents) seems arbitrary. There is no support given for it and it falls flat on its face. Also the 2nd Amendment and case-law is called “stubborn historical prece­ dence.”

It would make for a better paper if you followed the lead of The Washington Post instead of The New York Times. The Post offers rational criticism and is willing to look at an issue from both aspects. The Times, on the other hand, has let its edito­ rial policy influence reporting, which is supposed to be completely unbiased.

Kartikeya Sinha U1 Joint Honours Economics & Finance able. Neuhaus is well known as a public commentator on civil rights and the anti-war movement, as a leading US intellectual, as the edi­ tor of the journal ‘First Things’ and as the author of several influential books including ‘The Naked Public Square.’ He pointed out that Liberalism has changed an awful lot since the days when he was involved in activism, along with the likes of Martin Luther King Jr., when Liberalism fought to give a voice to the weakest and most oppressed in society, whereas today the religious voice is kept out of the public sphere in the name of Liberalism. Neuhaus proclaimed, “What we are contending for is the soul of Liberalism.

I think it is worth contending for.” The Liberal Democratic experiment, as we know it, began in America, with the significant words “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are creat­ ed equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalien­ able Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

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The Board of Governors con­ tinues its divestitures from South Africa to protest the condnuing apartheid.

The Students’ Society wants to ban automobiles from lower campus, or at least install stop signs to protect pedestrians.

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Chrétiens legacy Democracy must be based on the truth about the human person.

Situating himself in the light of the Catholic Church’s social teaching, Neuhaus observed that the truth about the person cannot be separat­ ed from God. Only in aspiring to moral and spiritual greatness can human freedom be fully realized and only in this context does any right to the “pursuit of happiness” make any sense.

Liberal Democracy cannot, without being false to itself, exclude acts of faith, because it is itself founded on an act of faith. Like many of the other delegates, Father Neuhaus showed that religion does indeed have a place in the public sphere in Liberal Democracy, but he went further than any other del­ egate dared to go: by speaking about Liberal Democracy in a Catholic Christian voice, he demonstrated that acts of faith do have a place in the public square precisely by making an act of faith in the public square.

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Op/Ed 9

Opinion E d ito ria l

How to shoot down a Fighter Ace I love Billy Bishop. I love the idea of a Canadian fighter ace. I love the idea o f a man who was dashing and debonair in a white scarf flying by the seat of his pants, fearlessly engaging dreaded Teutonic fighter aces. On top of this, a fighter ace has the sheer thrill of buzzing low, and scaring the piss out of French farmers in mid-siesta.

O f course, you never forget to do a barrel roll for the pretty daughters, who pledge their undying love to you. Seventy-two kills in a few short years when the life expectancy o f the average pilot was two weeks, and he was Canadian.

Now what is wrong with this picture? In any other country the man would be an acclaimed hero. If he was Italian, Mussolini would

have had an entire historical 15 th century suburb o f Rome bulldozed, and erected a monument of such sheer grandeur that it could be seen by at least as far away as, say, Fiji. If he was Russian, Krushchev would have enlisted the entire people of Georgia in an intricate patriotic flag-waving ceremony extolling the honour of “Comrade Bishopski” (can’t say Bishop, a reminder of that decadent opium o f the people).

O r if he was American, there would be a national holiday cele­ brated every year involving a marching band as long as Texas and the cook-off of a giant apple pie in the shape o f a Sopwith Camel Biplane.

In Canada, what does the man get— a play. Yes a play, a fine one at that, but a public display o f emo­ tion that can only be seen at the NAC by Adrienne Clarkson and a select few. Billy Bishop is scarcely taught in schools, and when he is, he receives the same allotted space as the founding of the PEI potato

board. Sample text: “. . . [Pjotatoes are an important source of nutri­ tion. Billy Bishop was a fighter pilot. He killed a lot o f Germans.

As he was not featured in a Heritage Moment or a Molson beer ad, he is a figure o f minor importance in Canadian history. Now returning to the mighty Irish Solanum T ub erosu m ...” The man was a hero, he risked his life in the First World War, as did thousands of other Canadians. Our own grandfa­ thers did the same in the Second World War. These people believed in Canada as being something more than what Voltaire called, “Quelques arpents de neige,” and were prepared to die so that we, their grandchildren, could enjoy this idea.

There is a new book out by historian Bereton Greenhous enti­ tled The M aking o f Billy Bishop. In his book, Greenhous claims that Bishop fabricated most of his victo­ ries and that he was better at self­ promotion than actual fighting. I

do believe that Greenhous deserves a government grant and the Order o f Canada for his work. It doesn’t matter that there is 75 years worth o f evidence to the contrary and that every other historian in the country believes he has fondness for PCP, but Greenhous is determined to destroy another Canadian icon.

This is not a unique case of defrauding Canadiana as a matter o f fact, it is a point in case among Canadians. W e hate heroes. We are a nation o f tall poppies, meaning that those who grow too tall, and obstruct the light of others have got to be chopped down. People say, “I used to like Alanis Morrissette/Nelly Furtado/Céline Dion but now I just find her screechy.” W hat changed? Nothing, she only became popular and Canadians feel obliged to enact a scene reminiscent o f a Shirley Jackson short story.

Conrad Black may have been the most pretentious overblown cad ever to own a newspaper in Canada,

but he had some interesting things to say about the Canadian psyche.

So the man wanted to have crum­ pets with ancient obsolete fossils otherwise known as nobility; let him, but he was right in that Canada would never accept a man like him. He was larger than life, full of brash ideas, full of arrogant opinions and probably the only decent opposition Jean Chrétien has ever faced. He was definitely a tall poppy.

Can Canadians accept people who are innovative, free thinking, independent, and unafraid to rise in the poppies? Are we prepared as a nation to rise beyond the vacuous terms o f “middle power” and “soft diplomacy”? Canada is going to have to think beyond trade, mili­ tary and immigration dependence on the US, to survive in the 21st Century. Canada and Canadians must rise up as a determined voices in the global world. We must stop killing our heroes.

The meaning of your dreams

Dreams fascinate me. They really do. This may be due to the fact that I rarely dream (or at least seldom remember them when I do), and when I do, it ends up being more o f a nightmare involving frightening images o f Michael Jacksons face and Christmas elves. I attribute my lack of dreaming to the fact that my mind doesn’t get enough exercise. Much like a mem­ ber o f the Canadian Reserves, my brain is only called upon for duty a few times a year (midterms and finals), spending the rest of its days “at ease.”

My lazy brain aside, dreams are one o f those neat cerebral functions that people just love talking about, which brings me to my next point.

W hat bothers me about the dreaming process is the way we, as humans, feel the need to attach deeper meaning to our dreams. We can’t be satisfied and just appreciate the fact that we get to take mini trips to the magical land of R.E.M . as our bodies rest. No, we have to make things complicated by search­ ing for complex underlying mes­ sages in dreams. Contrary to popu­ lar belief, I don’t think there are hid­ den significances to every dream.

Rather, I like to think of dreams simply as trippy representations of our everyday lives.

Extensive thought on the mat­ ter has led me to conclude that peo­ ple (and just about everyone is guilty o f this) tend to attach mean­ ings and significances to dreams in

order to avoid facing less than inspiring truths about their lives.

Perhaps dreams are not the com­ plex, multi-layered subliminal mes­ sages we like to think they are but rather straightforward, what-yousee-is-what-you-get mental FYIs. And although I’m no expert in how the mind works (my area of specialty is actually nuclear physics), I have given this quite a bit of thought. I have opted to pitch tra­ ditional dream analyses out the win­ dow in favour of my own interpre­ tations, using a few of the most popular dreams people experience.

Anna’s interpretation: Much like the Canadian prairies, you are in the midst of a serious drought, though what you crave isn’t water, but physical contact. Your pro­ longed lack o f action has propelled you to temporarily lose your mind and fantasize about hooking up with someone you would normally consider out o f the question.

Unfortunately, no one is going to organize a benefit concert to get you some play, so it’s all up to you.

Storm the bars, call a friend, or make like Bob Villa and “do it your­ self.” Just resolve the problem ASAP before you spend one more

awkward night getting dream-play from comedian Bobcat Goldthwait.

I therefore conclude that dreams for the most part are really just our subconscious trying to hammer home a thought or idea that we are registering or don’t want to face, which makes sense since most dreams are disturbing or puz­ zling.

So if you dream about being chased, quit dodging the student loans department and pay up.

If you dream about falling, get checked for vertigo and avoid drinking on roof tops. And if you dream about a uniform-clad Matt

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Anna’s interpretation: Your teeth are rotting. Your lack o f floss­ ing and tendency to substitute gum (or worse, the half-assed rubbing of your finger across your front teeth) for brushing will soon catch up with you. Do yourself a favour, put that McGill Health coverage plan to good use and go see a dentist before you’re the first o f your friends by 30 to incorporate Super Poli-Grip into your night-time regimen.

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Under the knife: Society's quest for perfection At the root of plastic surgery is the desire to improve or secure one's self-esteem Laura Rudy Would you like a face, thigh or butt lift? How about a breast aug­ mentation or reduction? Don’t for­ get a neck-lift, liposuction, tummy tuck, nose surgery or calf implants while you’re at it. If you are dissat­ isfied with any aspect o f your phys­ ical appearance, technology is now here to rescue you from distress.

The number of plastic surger­ ies being performed has sky-rocket­ ed in recent years. Millions o f sur­ geries are being performed yearly in Canada, approximately triple the figure of a decade ago. But why would someone voluntarily choose to undergo such an expensive and physically painful procedure?

The word ‘plastic’ derives from the ancient Greek word plastikos, which means to give form or to mold. The first plastic surgeries took place over 4 ,0 0 0 years ago for treatm ent o f facial injuries.

Progress in the field was at a stand­ still until the 19th century, when developments in plastic surgery proliferated due to advancements in the scientific field.

Originally, plastic surgery was conducted to repair injury.

Nowadays, the surgery corrects more than just noticeable wounds.

It is seen as a cure-all for deeper issues, namely lack o f self-esteem.

In a society that worships perfec­ tion and beauty, plastic surgery can be seen as a remedy for aesthetic woes.

“Looks are not the only factor in the development o f self-esteem,” according to Vicki Stark, a Montreal-based psychotherapist.

“There is a lot o f emphasis in today’s culture on having perfect looks. In my opinion, it is a mis­ conception when people relate physical perfection to happiness.”

Yet, the popularity o f plastic surgery has soared in recent years.

A wide cross-section o f celebri­ ties have confessed to altering some aspect o f their appearance through cosmetic surgery. Cher has report­ edly undergone breast enlarge­ ment, face-lift and liposuction sur­ geries. Her nose, stomach and pos­ terior have also been surgically altered.

Drew Barrymore, Courtney Cox, Madonna, Demi M oore and Michelle Pfeiffer, among a plethora o f other celebri­ ties, have also all corrected at least one undesirable feature.

Changing ideals o f beauty The average American woman is 5’4 ” and 142 pounds. On the other hand, models are usually about 5 ’9 ” and 110 pounds.

“The media portrays unrealis­ tic ideals o f perfection, which few

women can obtain without resort­ ing to surgery or starving them­ selves,” observes Stark.

Throughout the centuries, var­ ious cultures have adopted diverse ideals o f beauty. During the 1950s, Marilyn Monroe’s curves were con­ sidered beautiful. Today, in North America, thin is in.

For hundreds of years, Chinese women bound their feet in order to stunt foot growth. This physically painful procedure was executed because small feet were considered beautiful. In Elizabethan times, women wore corsets which caused broken ribs and difficulties breath­ ing, all for a desirable, curvy sil­ houette. They also plucked their hairline to create a fashionably high forehead. Presently, plastic surgery seems to be another cultural by­ product that has emerged in order to shape appearances to conform to prevailing ideals o f beauty.

“Advertising and the media glamourize looking beautiful as the paramount duty of people every­ where. From make-up to designer clothing to botox injections, people are becoming more and more obsessed with retaining a youthful physique through every means of deception possible,” states David Shefner, a U 2 Management stu­ dent.

Under the knife There exist two forms of plas­ tic surgery. The first type is cosmet­ ic surgery, which is carried out in order to improve aesthetic appear­ ance.

“Among males aged 18 to 2 5 , rhinoplasty (reshaping one’s nose) followed by gynecomastia (remov­ ing excess male breast tissue) are the most popular forms o f cosmet­ ic surgery,” affirms Dr. Hugh A. McLean, a plastic surgeon from Mississauga, O ntario. “O n the other hand, females undergo lipo­ suction, as well as breast reduction and augmentation most frequent­ ly-” The second type o f surgery is reconstructive, which corrects dis­ figurements resulting from acci­ dents, tumours or disease.

Function and normal appearance can be restored to a damaged body part and can greatly increase selfconfidence.

A magical cure-all?

There are a multitude o f rea­ sons to seek both cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.

Professor Donald Taylor, of McGill’s psychology department, explains the varying motivations.

“Functional reasons might include better movement and agili­ ty. Models and actors desire

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increased aesthetic appeal.

Meanwhile, psychological reasons might be an impetus in the hopes o f curing other ills, such as low self­ esteem, or in order to render a bet­ ter quality of life,” he explains.

“People believe it will bolster self­ esteem and attractiveness.”

Physical shortcomings can also be eradicated through surgery.

People are motivated to seek out plastic surgery if they are trou­ bled by a defect that they believe others will notice, adds McLean.

resort to plastic surgery in attempts to resolve their problems. Major upheavals and tumult, such as death, divorce or lifestyle change, can fuel much insecurity.

“These patients are seeking a solution which cannot be satisfied by altering one’s appearance.

Counselling is the necessary course o f action,” asserts Stark. “However, plastic surgery is an optimal idea for kids who have been bullied or ridiculed by a salient imperfection.

But, for those who see a minor flaw

“As a result, perceived level o f attractiveness may decline,” McLean explains. “In addition, sur­ gery may correct a functional prob­ lem. For example, large breasts may aggravate neck, shoulder and back pain and cause shoulder grooving from bra straps. Surgery will allevi­ ate these issues.”

But buyers beware. Most patients feel a form o f depression after surgery. Usually this relatively m inor unhappiness dissipates quickly. But for a select few, depres­ sion lingers. During the few days following surgery, the patient is usually bruised and swollen, which may lead to low self-worth and feel­ ings of unattractiveness. W ith ade­ quate support, the unhappiness lifts and the person is able to enjoy their new look. And enjoy they have, as the industry boasts a repeat customer rate of 33 per cent.

Patients who are in crisis may

as a disaster which needs repair are headed for trouble.”

Into the future Historically, cosmetic surgery was viewed solely as a woman’s domain. Nevertheless, men now constitute 14 per cent o f all cos­ metic surgery patients, opting for pectoral muscle implants and calf implants among a host o f other requests, such as tummy tucks and face-lifts.

“There is a tendency to view plastic surgery as a women’s field,” confirms Taylor. “Today, with

women’s changing roles in society and females entering traditionally male-dominated fields, there is an upsurge in the number of men who seek the surgery for aesthetic rea­ sons.”

Plastic surgery, however, does not cater to the throngs o f physi­ cally unsatisfied individuals in diverse social classes. Due to the hefty price tag, the procedure is reserved for the elite.

“The price o f the various sur­ geries ranges from $ 2 0 0 0 upwards to $ 6 5 0 0 ,” asserts Dr. Jorge Schwarz, a Montreal plastic sur­ geon. Breast reduction is covered under health insurance in Canada, however, if the problem hinders normal functioning and produces discomfort.

Plastic surgery is coming out of the closet and standing proud.

Celebrities are no longer ashamed of having succumbed to the allure o f surgically altering one’s guise.

“Currently, plastic surgery is more of an option for people,” says Stark. “Actors and models freely discuss their surgeries and boast of the benefits. The surgery has thus become more acceptable.”

According to the American Society o f Plastic Surgeons, there exist two categories o f candidates for plastic surgery. The first batch includes those who exhibit a strong, vibrant self-concept but who are troubled by a physical characteristic. The second group consists o f those whose self-esteem has dwindled because of a physical defect or cosmetic flaw. The latter’s self-worth will take time to rebuild after surgery as one adjusts to the changes, the Society notes.

In Western culture, where youth and beauty are increasingly valued commodities, the lengths to which certain members of the pub­ lic are willing to resort are gradual­ ly becoming more drastic. Plastic surgery is useful in curing mild insecurity and in ceasing ridicule about an undesirable physical fea­ ture. Stark warns consumers about entering such procedures with false hopes o f emotional salvation.

“Cosmetic surgery is not a magical answer to life’s dilemmas and will not always result in huge increments in self-esteem,” declares Stark.

Cost of various plastic surgery procedures Liposuction: Rhinoplasty: Tummy tuck: Face-lift: Breast augmentation: Breast reduction is covered

$ 2 5 0 0 to $ 5 0 0 0 (per area) $ 2 5 0 0 to $5000 $5000 $8000 $ 4 5 0 0 to $ 6 5 0 0 by most health insurance plans.

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, October 22, 2002

Features 11

Cruise ships or white water rafts?

E c o to u ris m re v o lu tio n iz e s w o rld tra v e l b y o ffe rin g a u th e n tic , e n v iro n m e n t-frie n d ly to u rs Christine Bartlett Given the choice, which would you take: a weekend cruise or a two day journey down a rushing river?

A bus tour through the countryside or a hike to the top of a mountain?

While a cruise may sound romantic and a tour may sound relaxing, the truth is that more and more people are choosing to get a little closer to nature and a little further away from ‘high class’ tourism.

This shift was not brought about by any international or envi­ ronmental organization. No specif­ ic event can be identified as its beginning. It may be deemed, in part, a consumer’s revolution.

Slowly, aided by warnings o f impending environmental crises, people have started to realize that nature is finite and has been taken for granted for too long. They have begun to opt for roughing it rather than bathing in luxury while on vacation.

The International Ecotourism Society defines ecotourism as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and sustains the well-being of local peo­ ple.”

Anyone other than an environ­ mentalist or a ‘local’ person might wonder how this impacts them per­ sonally. The answer? Thanks to the encouragement of ecotourism all

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over the world, it is becoming increasingly easy to see spectacular sights like rainforests, rivers and tribal villages. People can even feel good knowing they are traveling in a way that is not only environmen­ tally friendly, but also economically and socio-culturally beneficial.

In Third World countries, for­ est and fields are constantly being bulldozed to create new hotels and resorts for tourists. Cultures are being victimized by the ignorance o f visitors. Artifacts are being stolen and vandalized.

Dwayne Hounsell, of Aboriginal Tourism Team Canada, points out that Canada has suffered a similar fate. Pictures o f indige­ nous peoples, as well as their falsely reproduced handicrafts, have been exploited to attract many visitors to Canada. The indigenous people themselves receive nothing in return, while other Canadians are making enormous profit from a cul­ ture that is not their own.

“O ur cultures are not for sale,” Hounsel stresses in response.

In a letter to mark the 23rd World Day o f Tourism, September 27, Pope John Paul II expressed that he, too, is concerned about the dan­ gers o f mass tourism.

“Tourism turns culture, reli­ gious ceremonies and ethnic festivi­ ties into consumer goods,” he avowed.

The goals o f ecotourism extend far beyond ecological conservation, which is merely one o f the many components o f the phenomenon.

Another primary objective is to encourage the full participation of local people in the tourism industry in their area. Small, local businesses are to be supported and nothing is to be undertaken in an area without the consent o f local communities.

Most ecotourism businesses are run by locals that grew up in the area where they now lead tours.

They understand the needs of the culture, as well as the needs o f the land. The local people aim to offer tourists not only a good time, but an enriching and authentic experi­ ence.

Accusations against the mass tourism industry include trying to impose structure on unique and intricate cultures in order to turn them into appetizing, consumable products for the public.

Residents o f tourist destina­

tions have complained about feel­ ing like second-rate citizens in their own countries. Third World coun­ tries have been told to forfeit their current forms of sustainable exis­ tence to opt for modern ones, often with disastrous results because they aren’t used to the new styles of life and don’t have the resources to modernize.

Ecotourism thus seems like a viable solution, eliminating much o f the destruction o f local landscape and practices to accommodate visi­ tors that are associated with mass tourism.

Canada is an ideal spot for eco­ tourism. Boasting more uninhabit­ ed land than any other country, the possibilities for enjoying wilderness and nature are endless. Rivers, lakes, oceans and waterfalls, moun­ tains, valleys, prairies and tundra— Canada is home to them all. W ith the advent o f ecotourism, these areas are becoming more and more easy to reach and enjoy. Thanks to great scenery and easy nature travel in Canada, ecotourism has man­ aged to win a larger share of the country’s tourism industry than all other forms of tourism combined.

Developing countries such as Pakistan, Kenya, Armenia, Laos and Peru have all established organ­ izations to promote the growth of ecotourism.

A recent study by the World Tourism Organization revealed that people are willing to spend more money on ecotourism than on reg­ ular tourism because o f the overall quality and authenticity o f the tours. For some countries, this means economic salvation; people are willing to inject more money into the economy, yet they don’t expect nor want to see that money spent on new hotels and fancy resorts.

Recognizing the benefits of ecotourism on an international scale, the United Nations declared 2 0 0 2 the International Year o f Ecotourism. Over 132 countries were represented at the Summit Conference, held in Quebec City on May 2 2 , 2 0 0 2 . Governments and international agencies, as well as the private sector, all offered insights to encourage and imple­ ment ecotourism worldwide.

As wonderful as ecotourism may sound, there are still skeptics. “[Ecotourism] is just a trendy

word for tourism,” believes Leora W ise, a U 3 student in Latin American Studies, who can’t see anything that distinguishes the two.

Holly Fugler, a UO Arts stu­ dent, recounts her experience on an eco-tour in Mexico.

“The idea was,” she said, “that we’d get as close as possible by driv­ ing the motorboat right into the land or foliage where [the birds] were resting. None of us could fig­ ure out the ecological aspect of the

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Despite some opposition, eco­ tourism does promote the enrich­ ment, rather than destruction, of cultures, communities and environ­ ments.

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Features 13

Male contraceptive challenges tradition Continued from page 1 Survey on Men’s Role in Preventing Pregnancy found that 7 2 per cent o f men and 73 per cent o f women think that men should play more of role in using birth control meth­ ods. Two-thirds o f the men sur­ veyed said that they would use a male birth control pill if it became available.

Chris Cotty, a U 2 computer science student, is among them.

“Birth control has negative and positive effects for both males and females. It is not right for one person to have to bear all o f the responsibility,” he asserts.

However, only certain situa­ tions seem to call for male birth control use. Some believe that a committed, monogamous relation­ ship would have the most need for this form of birth control. A male U1 student in Microbiology and Immunology who chose to remain anonymous, felt other situations would not necessarily demand such methods.

“A one-night stand calls only for a condom . A relationship requires trust as one moves from STD prevention to birth control methods,” he states.

Another concern for men is the responsibility that comes with being entrusted to provide birth control. Pregnancy affects the female body, with no physical effects for the male. W ill the absence o f direct consequence therefore make it harder for the male to remember to take his pill at the same time every day? Can females trust males to ensure they

do not get pregnant?

The Kaiser Family Foundation Survey found that 7 8 per cent o f men and 7 9 per cent o f women believe that women have the great­ est influence on the decision to have a child. T h at being said, would males treat the responsibility o f birth control with respect, given that the repercussions may not

and it is not as terrifying,” he says.

“Being scared [of becoming preg­ nant] helps you remember to take your pill everyday.”

Despite such concerns, Chris Gill, a UO History major, still emphasizes the importance o f both partners being involved in the birth control process.

“Both people need to be aware

ities o f birth control, may feel increased levels o f intimacy know­ ing that they are both concerned with the risk o f pregnancy. The annoyance o f having to remember to take a pill once a day may lessen when there is another person who has to remember as well.

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directly aifect them?

Dan Freidman, a U 3 civil engineering student, believes men may not treat the responsibility seriously enough.

“If I was a girl, I wouldn’t trust a guy because a guy may not be as concerned about the consequences

o f the responsibilities. W ith one person taking the pill, the responsi­ bility falls only on them. It is better for both to be on the pill and there­ fore double your chances at pre­ venting pregnancy,” he maintains.

Both partners in a relation­ ship, when sharing the responsibil­

ing projects on male birth control methods. Dr. Hugh Clark of the McGill Reproductive Centre notes, “There are many research projects on male methods o f birth control.”

H e described the funding process as a competitive one, in which applications for projects are

sent to the Canadian Institute o f Health Research. T he Institute then provides funding for approved projects in the form o f grants.

Although the public is inter­ ested in male methods o f birth con­ trol, many drug companies are not.

Susan Benoff o f the New York School o f Medicine explains their indifferent attitude.

“Drug companies don’t see the male as having an active role in family planning,” she notes.

Providing birth control pills for men challenges many societal notions o f reproductive responsi­ bility. Many drug companies are unwilling to challenge the status quo with a controversial product.

They cite the difficulty and danger­ ous nature o f causing temporary male infertility as a reason for per­ ceived lack o f interest. Research for a male method o f birth control is also expensive and time consum­ ing, which has resulted in lower levels o f interest in the research community.

The Kaiser studies do indicate that the majority o f men do want to play a bigger role in birth con­ trol, however, and so the question o f whether they should be provided an inexpensive and convenient way to do so is still being debated.

Funding for female methods o f birth control is not hard to come by, and many forms have been developed. Thus, advocates argue that the same considerations should be extended to male birth control, for sexism o f any kind has no place in today’s progressive soci­ ety.

Black & Blue—too hot to handle

It was hot. It was sweaty. It was big. It was black and it was blue.

After having a taste of the party last year, I knew I had to go back for sec­ onds. The Bad Boy Club o f Montreal (BBCM , bbcm.org) puts on the Black & Blue Festival once a year, and has raised over one million dollars since its inception— the most money ever given away by a Montreal non-profit organization to AIDS groups. This year’s theme, “H um anité,” reflected Black & Blue’s mission towards the values o f humanity, including freedom, equality, diversity, tolerance and peace.

Unable to attend the sportsevents, screenings, parties or muse­ um exhibits during the festival because Mommy Dearest was in town, I kicked the honey out so I could attend the art auction at Cabaret Mado.

Kat C oric, the stunningly attractive director of the prevention program and special events coordi­

nator at the B BC M , was the founder and curator o f the sixth annual art exposition. The expo “Full Pressure” was named as suchbecause a selection o f artists had to create their art during an hour and a half.

“Financially speaking, [the auc­ tion] wasn’t that good because not that many people bought [art]. But that doesn’t really matter because as a production, it was the best one we ever did,” Coric noted.

O f the profits made, 7 0 per cent was given to the BBCM , while only 3 0 per cent went back to the artists. Items auctioned included headpieces, works by the fabulous Sheena Hershey and renowned “grafitti pioneer” Z'flon, jewellery, and a wild picture of auctioneer Mado. The hottest had to be the laser print by John McRae, showing eight male faces in ecstasy. The first bidder jacked the price up to $1000.

Get me the name o f that man!

Most of the artists have allowed Coric to place the unsold pieces in the BBCM Permanent Collection, leaving open the future possibility of forming a giant exhibit and trav­ eling art show.

“We have artists from all over the world— gay, straight, bi— and we’re celebrating humanity, diversi­ ty, and the human spirit,” explains

Coric. “Hopefully, one day we won’t have to ask [about someone’s sexuality]. .. It’s the year 2002! W hy do we have to care so much?”

After having a refreshing splash of culture, I ran home to prepare for the main event. Remembering that there was a significant population of raver-folk at the main event last year, I had to decide on my look. It was a total fashion emergency when I decided to wear last year’s outfit, down to the clunky platforms. With dashes o f black and blue on my lower lids, I threw some blue streaks in my hair, a big silver cuff on my wrist, and three rings on the fin­ gers— one with a cross, because honey, I needed a little bit o’ Jesus to help me stay up through the night.

We hopped off the metro into a 90-mile line of eager-beavers pining to get in. While my friend waited to enter, I sashayed right in to catch the Human League, who tore things up. Hopped-up on caffeine pills and half a botde o f wine, I ran down a hallway of blue lights, got frisked by very efficient security guards and skipped into the stadium.

Glowsticks— ornamenting ears and waving in the air— dotted the sea of hard-bodied men and hot mommas.

Because B& B was so over­ whelming, I decided it would be easier to break it down into the

senses it stimulated.

Sound— Basically I felt like the music was in me. It was so intense, so moving (am I sure I wasn’t on anything?). I felt manipulated by the DJs, but in the best way possi­ ble. Every lyric and beat felt like it mattered, and I danced as if my life depended on it. One line I remem­ ber the most: “When the music starts to play, I’m insatiable.” And I was. Even when I thought my feet were broken and I wanted to vomit all over the dance floor I was so tired, like a masochist, I begged for more.

Smell— Okay, so it smelled like any other club-event, with a touch o f Vicks’ Vapo Rub. Sight— Visually, B & B was almost too much to handle. It was incomparable to any other event I’ve ever attended, and honey, I’ve been around! The costumes were ingen­ ious and exotic, from the drag queens draped in white sheets and suspended over the crowd with sparking crowns, to the enchanting waltz between funk-tastic white ball gowns and vinyl tuxedos— every choreographed movement was dead-on. The visuals on giant screens, the sweeping strobe lights o f every colour, all added to the enormity and energy of the event.

Touch— B& B was a giant love-

fest. Hell, with my feet about to break off and my body about to implode, all I wanted was to be touched. I was wowed by the fact that no lines were drawn between straight and gay. Unlike other par­ ties, like the mosdy male Military Ball, this event was a mixed guy-gal thang. And even though there were close to 16,000 people, you felt such a connection, sharing the same incredible experience.

At 7:35 am on Monday morn­ ing, I stepped out o f the metro, greeted by the retina-burning sun­ light and a cold blast of wind. It was a cruel reminder that I was back in the real world, feeling like Alice just getting back from Wonderland.

Returning to the bump ’n grind of school seemed less than appealing.

And right then, freeing myself from sweat-soaked clothes and too-tight boots to crawl into the tub was the only thing that could satisfy my black and blue body. Standing alone on de Maisonneuve, I knew I wasn’t about to chase that White Rabbit back to Wonderland. It was time to kick off my dancing shoes and slide into bed.

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arts&entertainment The M cGill Tribune, T u e s d a y , O c t o b e r 2 2 , 2 0 0 2

The band came back a decade later

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Award-winning McGill Jazz Band of 1992 returns home to celebrate

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L au ren Consky_________________ Ten years after their last tour, the Cork Jazz Festival McGill Reunion Band was brought back together for an alumni jam at Pollack Hall on October 12. The concert benefited the Jazz Scholarship Fund o f McGill University. The 18-piece big-band ensemble last played together in 1992, when they did a tour of England, Ireland and France, and recorded their album Popping the Cork. They then split up and start­ ed their own careers as professional musicians. Although a physically disparate group (with some mem­ bers living as far away as Paris), they came together under the auspice and direction of Gordon Foote last Saturday night. No one would have ever guessed that they had started rehearsing for the first time only the evening before.

The concert was laid-back and enjoyable. Their sounds ranged from happy hotel lounge music to energetic and absorbing Africaninspired conga rhythm music— a.k.a hard bop beats reminiscent of A rt Blakely. It was apparent that the band was having even more fun than the audience— a raw energy that emanated from the sheer excitement of being able to play together after so many years. Each set featured classic jazz standards such as “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “Night in Tunisia.”

Although the first ballad, “Until I Met You,” sounded like a warm-up piece, the band got pro­ gressively riled up, to the point of flaunting their talents with incredi­ ble solos and jazz improvisations.

The pianist, Robin Chemtov, laid-

extreme feat, which left him very red in the face.

Unfortunately, the band’s forte did not lie in their ability to play together in big-band swing songs such as “You Took Advantage of Me.” Perhaps it was hard for these

years and now tours with her sextet at formidable venues. Joel Miller, a tenor saxophonist, released his first C D , F in d A Way (Page Music), in 1996, has gained a reputation on the Canadian jazz scene with C B C ’s Ja z z Beat, and was hailed as “John Coltrane at his most wistful” by the Globe a n d M ail.

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The 1992 McGill Jazz Band, armed and ready for a bar mitzvah. off o f the keys, preferring a style akin to Count Basie-—sparse and restrained. Brian O ’Kane really struck a note with the audience with his trumpet improv during “Ellington Medley,” and Jocelyn C outure’s trum pet solo during “Harlem Nocturne” was nothing less than amazing. He was obvious­ ly provoked by his friends in the band to perform. They seemed as impressed as the audience with his

pros to read the sheet music note for note during the slow songs and restrain themselves from fully utiliz­ ing their talents. After all, some of the band members were asked to play in front o f Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa that same night, and turned it down to play with their old bandmates.

Alto and soprano saxophonist Christine Jennsen has been on the international jazz scene for several

Despite going on to larger individual successes, however, the band has not grown apart; they shared inside jokes onstage between songs, which added an endearing quality to the performance. The funniest moment came when direc­ tor Gordon Foote asked, “W ho wants to play the solo in the next song, ‘Cherokee?’”— a question that was reminiscent to the highschool band mentality. Four raised their hands. T he most salient moment was when Kevin Dean, a professor in the music department, joined his former student O ’Kane in a ‘just friends’ trumpet duet, which included a ‘cat-and-mouse’ interplay between the two.

The intimate concert ended with a standing ovation. Friends and family had reveled in the opportunity to see this band play together once again.

“These guys played at my wed­ ding!” commented friend of the band and fellow student, Danny Lalonde. Indeed, the band came back, and hopefully will rejoin once again in ten years— this time for their twenty-year reunion.

Greg MacPherson does Winnipeg proud Amy G ajaria Winnipeg isn’t the likeliest of cities to spawn a musical revolu­ tion. In recent years, however, the amount o f talent flowing out o f that frozen city smack dab in the middle of Canada has astounded indie kids and music critics alike.

For the past five years,’ Peg City label G 7 Welcoming Committee Records has been releasing great music from Winnipeg and else­ where. Recently added to their cat­ alogue o f bands, from the Weakerthans to Propaghandi, was Springsteen-esque singer/songwriter Greg M acPherson, who brought his unique blend o f yearn­ ing ballads and rocking anthems to Casa Del Popolo on October 7.

Backed by members of Montreal two-piece Animaltown (who also opened the show), MacPherson proved that his com ­ manding performance opening for the Weakerthans on September 7 was no fluke. Showcasing material from his new album G ood Times C om ing A gain, the singer was clear-

ly at ease in the intimate venue.

Unassuming until he gets in front of a m icrophone, MacPherson manages to embody all the elements o f a rock star with none o f the glitz or glamour.

Dressed down, he is the unlikeliest o f performers, devoid o f ego or self-praise. In fact, he even gets a little sheepish when letting us know that there are hoodies and C D ’s for sale after the show; he goes so far as to apologize for the CD s $ 15 price tag. It doesn’t m at­ ter, though, he lets his music speak for itself.

And speak it does. From the first m om ent o f opening song “Slow Stroke,” MacPherson makes songs that seem good on record turn into little pieces o f jangly rock perfection. “Good Times,” the lead track to his new C D , showcases his distinctive and powerful voice amidst a rollicking background, and “Numbers” has him getting downright playful and silly.

It’s his loud songs that really blow you away, wondering how on earth it is that this performer has not secured himself magazine cov-

ers and talk show spots alike. (“I wouldn’t mind being on the cover of R olling Stone,” he admits with a grin.) And it’s those rock songs that show off the best side o f his music— lyrics that speak to the poetic soul in even the most aggressive and muscle-laden.

There’s also the sensitive side to him. The one that croons, “You won’t call me later, I’m just a remote co n tro l,” (“Remote Control”) or “I want to fall asleep somewhere warm and not afraid,” (“Concrete”). It’s the same side that creates haunting, introspective melodies and reduces the feel of the show from stadium-rock-big to intimate-comfy-small. Though it’s not the feeling you usually want to get from a concert, sometimes I want lullabies like the shimmering “The Apartments” to put me to sleep and the beautiful two-part harmony from another song to go on forever.

The concert alone was good enough to blow even a casual observer away. M acPherson is nothing if not a solidly charismatic performer. He is a man who owns

the microphone and who sells his songs through powerful intensity.

O n top o f all that though, he is also someone who likes to listen to the requests o f fans.

Tacked onto the end o f the show was a five-song encore played to a group o f people around the stage. “You want to hear more? I guess I can play more,” he grinned.

The encore began with a bang, delivering the same piece o f angsty spoken word poetry that made the Weakerthans’ crowd stand up and pay attention back in September.

He also proceeded to take requests from the audience who, as he showed off more sensitive songs, sat themselves down around the edge of the stage until the (real) end o f the concert.

Even for a girl sold on the power o f the W innipeg music scene, this was a definite reminder o f the talent o f that city’s musi­ cians. Any fan o f good music would do well to check M acPherson out; after all, it’s always nice to say “I knew that guy w h en ... .”

in s a n ity w it h Andre L egasp i___________ On the night of October 12, at a little venue called Foufounes Electrique, the music scene in Montreal got a kick in the ass. Or, as Andrew W.K. showed on his CD cover, a brick in the face. But if a brick in the face were all that it took to pump up a crowd like the Michigan native did, we’d be living in a city of pretty ugly people.

Opening up for Canadian indie rocker Danko Jones, Andrew W .K , at least in Montreal that night, was the main act. Literally launching his body onto the stage and into “It’s Time To Party,” W.K. prepared the crowd for his last show of the tour. As he finished the open­ er, he began clapping his hands like a three year-old on Prozac.

On stage, the classically trained pianist is a walking contradiction.

Toting an oily mane that hasn’t seen the likes of shampoo for years, you’d think you’d be watching some arro­ gant hardcore rocker using the same dirty white undershirt, jeans and sneakers from the beginning of the tour. Fortunately, Andrew W.K. loves his fans. Impressing us with moves straight out of Riverdance and Planet o f the Apes, W.K. flailed, shimmied and kicked while periodi­ cally mashing some mean keyboard interludes.

After busting through “She Is Beautiful” and “We Want Fun,” some ballsy folk in the front row ventured on stage. Rather than run­ ning to a roadie or security guard, W.K. put his arm around the fan and shoved the microphone in his face. Every so often, another fan would come up. Eventually the stage was dangerously full of con­ cert-goers. While some of us were cringing in the face of unavoidable disaster, Andrew W.K. picked up a pre-pubescent weirdo in white cov­ eralls and prepared him for the pig­ gyback-ride of his life. The nowfrightened fan was suddenly held upside down with his legs around W .K ’s neck and his head next to his ass. With surprising strength and agility, W.K. began spinning in place, sending the fan into a dizzy­ ing helicopter-like trip. Inches from the drum-kit and guitarist, he was finally let down and into the arms of the oh-so friendly security staff.

It’s a bit unfair to write a review for a concert like this. An Andrew W.K. concert is a unique experience.

Some call him cheesy, others call him gimmicky, but the bottom line is, if you want to have fun and want to see a man devoted to seeing that through to his fans, you definitely won’t be disappointed with Andrew W.K. As he left the stage after the closing “Party Hard,” he howled, “Thank you for giving me a reason to live!” No, Andrew, thank you: for giving us a reason to flail our arms and stomp like a gorilla.

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, October 22, 2002

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Ihowtime at the Apollo—with a white girl from Connecticut aunchy does not necessarily mean funny, as proven by Urban Comedy Show >ophie Guité On Sunday October 6, at the dedley Theatre on St-Denis, I was firing next to Deanna Carter and he asked me, “Did I shave my legs or this?” I told her I wasn’t sure as he was wearing pants, and then I urned my attention back to the rand-up comic on stage, who pre­ ceded to inform his unsuspecting udience that the origin of his inusually large, protruding ears was n incident involving an 18 year-old irlfriend with heavy thighs.

The proud owner of this tasteess and uninspired joke is Mark Trinidad, the third of five comedians lerforming in the Urban Comedy how. He delivered a set of vulgar nd often horrifyingly offensive oral ex jokes that were unimpressive at lest.

The headline for the flier reads: Raw, uncensored, no-holds barred :omedy straight from the streets of TYC.” You might say that I was earned, but I am not easily offended

by a joke. A good, dirty joke can be hilarious when the dirty part is a vehicle for a punch line; but when it’s just dirty, there’s no joke.

While the show purports to be from New York, only two of the five comedians— Romy Rome and J.P. Justice— were actually from New York. Most of the comedians— and their jokes— hailed from the Caribbean. Will Sylvince, the master of ceremonies, immigrated directly to Canada from Haiti, and both Justice and Trinidad did the same from Trinidad and Tobago.

Each of these three comedians delivered lengthy sets for which one often had to have extensive and inti­ mate knowledge o f Haitian or Trinidadian cultural nuances. The result was the same mediocre Jamaican joke repeated three times, and a culturally-specific style of humour that is not universally recog­ nizable in a diverse city like Montreal.

The audience was extremely eclectic, and although the comedians

self-consciously qualified or avoided jokes relating to skin colour, a few of them consistently insulted other minorities, sometimes quite harshly.

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To give credit where credit is due, though his delivery was slightly monotonous, what Rome lacked in

was a major sponsor o f the night.

Furtherm ore, and most im por­ tantly, there were drink specials and even free drinks. One free drink before 12:30, two beers for $ 6 .5 0 and, as previously men­ tioned, extremely hot bartenders.

By 1:30, the club was packed, Je s s e A n d re w s but there was still room on the Wednesdays suck. Smack dab dance floor. T he DJs rotated l the middle o f the week, with the throughout the night and the guy eekend both too far behind and beside them, the one at all hip-hop )o far off, they usually illicit shows who just stands besides the epression in one form or another, DJ and nods his head up and nd if not depression, then most down, was still going at 2 :3 0 . ertainly boredom. Yes, there is a It was funny watching people, :ason why Wednesdays are including myself, try and dance to iwn to most as ‘Hump Day.’ the hip-hop being spun.

Jnfortunately, many o f us may Sometimes I think it just looks ot be getting ^ w r o n g , but I hat the nickremind myself it I c o u l d n ’t f i g u r e o u t w h a t a b i g b l a c k d o t o f ame implies. isn’t. People go you’re not, V e l c r o w a s d o i n g o n a p i c t u r e o f a r o b o t . D i d t h e out to have fun, ten you and be part o f lould consid- p r o m o t e r t h i n k t h a t r o b o t ’s w o r e V e l c r o ? N o . I something larger Tokyo Bar’s f i g u r e d i t m u s t h a v e s o m e t h i n g t o d o w i t h g e t ­ than themselves. ip-hop and Hip-hop encom­ reaks night on t i n g s t u p i d l y h i g h . V e l c r o , I s u p p o s e d , w o u l d passes so m any Wednesdays as f e e l p r e t t y c o o l i f y o u w e r e h i g h . different styles of good place to _________________ ^ u music, and there­ heck your fore so many dif­ ead and your attitude at the door. ferent styles o f dance. Nobody at doing on a robot, then they’d Tokyo would not be the first Tokyo on Wednesday seemed to probably wonder about the night lace I would turn to for straighand hopefully co m e .” George’s care what you were wearing or p hip-hop or electro and breaks, how you were dancing. logic worked on me. o many Montrealers, it’s known As Lauryn Hill so eloquently Upon entering Tokyo, aside ir its Top 4 0 music on the weekput it, “Hip-hop started out in the from the great music, I noticed nds and extrem ely h ot barheart, but now everybody’s trying several things that differed from înders. Though the latter was to chart.” And though the second the usual weekend scene. First, rue on Wednesday, the music and part o f that statement may be true, there was no dress code. Sneakers, cene were completely different the fact remains that hip-hop is an hats, sweatpants and even school om those o f the weekend. The im portant and powerful music bags were allowed inside. Paulo ip-hop was some o f the best I’ve that gets you out o f your chair and Branco, the club’s new co-owner, ver heard spun in a Montreal club dancing. It continues to speak to told me that the club was trying to utside o f Sona, with resident DJs an eclectic audience and unites change the scene and said, “Many iteady B ,’ ‘Johnny Jungle’ and people from all walks o f life. o f us don’t really believe in the idea uest ‘DJ Blast.’ All o f them Check out Tokyo on Wednesdays. o f a dress-code.” Cheers to that ocked the house. T he scene at If anything, it will allay your bore­ idea, Paulo. Sneakers are the best okyo was so chill and unpretendom on Hump Day and bring things to dance in, hands down. ous that I would recommend it some colour to your face.

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Besides the fact that the music in between sets was deafening, the M C was yelling too loudly into his microphone, the comedians one-byone wore out their welcome in the 25 minutes that they were on stage and the lack of ventilation didn’t help as a steadily thickening blanket of stagnant cigarette smoke threat­ ened to asphyxiate the entire audi­ ence, the show was quite good. But the talent of comedians like J.P. Justice and, to a lesser degree, Romy Rome, was overshadowed by the lewd jokes and toilet humour of the other comedians that, in a threehour show, got very old, very fast.

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Gettin' wet with that E le c tric S w e a t M oon ey Suzuki p roves th a t rock 'n ' roll is alive and kicking M arisa B erry W hen the Mooney Suzuki come busting out onstage wearing their black clothes and rock ‘n roll attitudes, it’s unlikely that the crowd foresees the mayhem that will soon be unleashed upon them.

These four young bucks out o f New York City create such a ruckus in their live performances that a trail o f not only broken hearts, but sometimes limbs, is left in its wake.

Sammy James Jr., Graham Tyler, Michael Bangs and Augie Wilson are the current manifesta­ tion of the band that came together in late 1996 when guitarist Tyler responded to a “Musicians Wanted” ad posted by vocalist/rhythm gui­ tarist James in a downtown record store. The band belts out sweat-

soaked 60s garage rock, reminiscent o f the likes o f the M C 5 and gospelmod outfit the MakeUp. The Mooney rock ‘n’ roll phi­ losophy is one founded on the importance o f performance as an art in and o f itself. As to the catalyst o f their artistic vision surfacing, Tyler remembers being consistently let down by the live shows he went to that were played by bands he otherwise liked. According to him, motivation came in the form o f “a combination o f pure ego, and a hatred o f things that are not quite up to par and are receiving more than their fair degree of attention.”

He and James decided that what was necessary in rock shows was something more, something that had already been seen in star groups like The W ho and KISS,

where a concert is not just a playlist but a real showpiece for the audi­ ence. The enthusiastic reactions of crowds to which they began playing helped advance their mission.

Graham posits, “If you treat people as being stupid and bored then they will be stupid and bored.”

The frequently passive rela­ tionship between performer and observer was shattered as the Moony’s crazy stage antics pro­ voked people to rock out or even just smile a lot. The prospect of blowing people’s minds was enough for the Mooney, and long before entering a studio to record their self-titled 1999 EP and their debut LP People Get Ready in 2 0 0 0 , the band’s live shows were something of a legend all along the East Coast of the US.

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At their show on October 14 at Cabaret, the band rocked and shocked the crowd as they belted out such beautifully simple 60sinspired tunes as “Oh Sweet Susannah” and “In a Young Man’s Mind” off their most recent LP, Electric Sweat. The show was a fren­ zy of hair tossing, knee slides and behind-the-head guitar playing— the masses were overjoyed when both James and Tyler lept onto the speakers on either side of the stage and clambered onto the balconies, all the while working some serious guitar battling, as drummer Wilson stood up on his drum kit to pound out the beats from on high. Tyler more than once worked the folks up by jumping down into the crowd to conduct some close contact music therapy with those at the very front.

Vying with the balcony hijinx for the throne of the concert’s climax, James descended into the mob where Tyler got up on his shoulders and milked his guitar for all its worth as they perused the throng of chirruping fans— a two-headed, rock ‘n’ roll monster.

Although they seem invincible as they scale the walls of unfamiliar venues, their frolicking has landed them in a sick bed more than once.

Tyler recalls having broken a leg falling from a speaker, and once busting up a couple of ribs slipping on the tricky sound gear; both times he just kept on kicking out the jams until the end o f the show, courtesy of some heavy-duty adren­ aline rushing. When asked how they prepare for their highly acro­ batic show, they reveal that there is a method to their madness. Yoga, kung-fu stretches and chiropractics are all a part of the regime, not to mention a newly recruited bass player who is also a licensed masseuse, and thus pays his initia­ tion dues in massages.

If this all sounds a little New Age to you, don’t be fooled; the Mooney Suzuki definitely wear the sunglasses and black turtlenecks in this house, but the side effects of the relentless touring and live per­ formances that are their appeal are certainly more than taxing. Touring for over a year while playing at least one show a day makes for an emo­ tional rollercoaster that tests the stuff the Mooney are made of.

According to Tyler, this inten sive performing “destroys you phys ically, mentally and emotionally and rips a band completely apart.

He adds, however, the wise word spoken by Winston Churchill: “I you’re going through hell, keej going.” That said, the band’s lineu] has had a high turnover rate sine its inception, having included in it ranks members of T he Mould Peaches and The Strokes, amongs others.

W ith stylishness in many way the basis of their public image, am being former art school students the Mooney Suzuki can tell us thing or two about aesthetics W hen asked which is more valu able— style or substance— Wilsoi and Tyler simultaneously respom with the former..

“It’s better to look good thaï to feel good,” says Tyler, explainin that it is the magic of rock ‘n’ ro that allows a technically lackin group of musicians to create a leg endary band, à la The Stooges According to Mooney theory, styl can be cultivated to a level where i is so fundamental that it transcend substance, to become iiber-sub stance. Not the ideology that musi critics might endorse, but after on encounter with the Mooney Suzui on stage, many may slip into som stovepipe slacks and switch over t the other side.

The Mooney’s critical combi nation of catchy tunes and pleasant ly riotous shows have garnere them a devoted crowd of fans wh tend to bring their friends alonj and as such, the band’s popularit has grown. Where do they believ that their charm lies? “Our pet formances make people want t smile,” says W ilson simply Comparing their performance styl to James Brown’s legendary cap caprices, Tyler says that what the do is “a serious art form, but we d not take ourselves too seriously.”

At a time when rap-rock band like Limp Bizkit are throwing ou all sorts of negative violent energy the Mooney Suzuki delight in mak ing everybody feel alright. Say Tyler, “We can be unapologeticall masculine and male, without bein rape-rock.” Anyone who wants t rock and roll with the Moonies cai do so without fear of contradiction

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, October 22, 2002

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The H o u s e o f Yes delivers on many levels lulie P e te rs Ricardo Lam bo The House o f Yes by Wendy dacLeod, playing at the Players Theatre, presents the story of the -’ascals; a cold, exclusive and yet righteningly intimate Pennsylvanan family, of vhom the audince quickly and i g h t f u 11y >ecomes wary.

The audince is welcomed nto the Pascals’ lome through n intimate set lesign and dim, iut detailed, i g h t i n g . lowever big the ouse may be in heory, it is porrayed as small nd closed-off. 'here is a vague tnpression that ; is somewhat iolated and, broughout the lay it seems as if : is hard to get away from the house, et despite this, all of the family lembers seem to belong in the ouse together and appear glad, at :rst, to be there for Thanksgiving weekend.

At the start of the play, the tain character, Marty, has just rought his new fiancee home to his îother, brother and twin sister, ickie O. It also happens to be the weekend of a terrible storm, omious foreshadowing to be certain, b start with, as his sisters name weals, the Pascals, though especialr Jackie (played by Missy Altro), ave a strange obsession with the Kennedy family; their fame, their lamour, and especially the JFK

assassination.

This becomes apparent in the scene where Jackie O. dons a Hallowe’en outfit resembling the one Jackie Onassis wore on the day that JFK was shot. She picks up a gun loaded with blanks and re­ enacts the scene of the assassination

with her brother, using it as a prel­ ude to sex. “You be him... and I’ll be her,” she coos seductively.

From the very first scene we see that Jackie is just a little more excit­ ed than a sister whose brother is coming home should be— and more than a little disappointed that he’s brought his new fiancée with him.

Clearly, the relationship between the twins is more than just filial. Once Jackie O. spills the beans about their incestuous relationship, however, we begin to understand that it is also about a lot more than just illicit sex.

Despite the apparent horror of their crime, Wendy MacLeod and Director Kelly Nestruck are not sim­ ply trying to shock and disgust the

audience, but are trying to show that Jackie and Marty need each other, that they belong to each other, and that there is only a thin and blurry line between loving your twin and loving yourself.

“It's like fucking a mirror!” shouts a shocked Anthony (played by K. Grant Spurling) upon the discovery of the incest. But what does he mean exactly? Are Jackie O. and Marty sick and twisted indi­ viduals or are they genuinely trying to deal with a sick and twisted world?

That's left for the audience to decide, and ‘provocative’ is probably the best word to describe the play.

As Nestruck summarizes: “MacLeod’s satire is aimed at many targets: the shel­ tered upper class, American permis­ siveness, materialistic excess, Pennsylvania and— perhaps most shocking for Canadian audiences— donut shops.” He has taken a cheeky and lighthearted perspective o f the Pascals’ story and, without preach­ ing, he opens to the audience the issue of the subjectivity o f some of society’s taboos.

Anthony, Marty’s brother, is a key character in the play. He is at once sweet, innocent, naïve and creepy. At first, he seems only a little strange, and when he's with his fam­ ily he seems like the normal one, watching football and hanging out.

But in truth, Anthony only does these things because he thinks they

Ifou will not be S w ept A w a y 'any Horovitz The island fantasy has long een a favourite motif in popular ulture. From L ord o f the Flies and nlligans Island to the more recent od-awful Survivor television series, copie have always been fascinated y the idea of a small group of peole being forced to live with each ther, and only each other, over long eriods of time. Society relishes matching what makes people tick, nd there’s nothing like isolation to take someone do things they would ot normally do.

Swept Away, the latest endeavor y director Guy Ritchie (Snatch, 000), is a remake of an old movie dth the same name that puts two eople alone on— what else?— a eserted island. After being taken on cruise of the Mediterranean by her usband, Amber (Madonna), a very nhappy and snobbish woman, gets >st at sea on a small raft with the isherman, Giuseppe (Adriano iianni), who is also one of the ship’s rew. Eventually they find land but, o their disappointment, it isn’t the lainland.

All the first half-hour of the

film does is establish that Giuseppe and Amber hate each other. From the start, Amber continuously tor­ tures him, by insulting him, barking orders, and even giving him the ridiculous nickname “Pepi.”

Considering Madonna is such a diva, you’d think she would be bet­ ter at acting like a rich snob, but the opening act is definitely the movie’s low point. It’s not that it’s irrelevant to the plot; it’s just that it is really boring, and Amber is so unbeliev­ ably cruel to Giuseppe that it is unreal. None of the other guests are at all entertaining, though the kitchen crew is mildly amusing.

Thankfully, the movie gets a bit more interesting once Giuseppe and Amber are stranded on the island.

While Amber realizes how useless she is, Pepi manages to find a washed-up bottle on the shore, which he uses to collect water from a small waterfall. As a trained fisher­ man, he is able to catch food while Amber starves. He feels no sympa­ thy for her, thinking that she deserves to starve after all she has put him through.

W hat Madonna lacked in real­ istically portraying a rich bitch, she makes up for by playing desperation

well. She pleads with Pepi for food, and he agrees, provided that she does his bidding, including washing his clothes and calling him “Master.” Once Pepi establishes that he is the dominant figure on the island, Amber is forced to do what he says, or starve. Soon, just as expected, they end up falling in love, and once again the movie hits a slump. Their relationship becomes a sickly sweet thing that is just too sentimental. Considering their really horrible start, it’s a bit unrealistic that these two should fall so deeply in love, but despite this, they find a bottle of alcohol, get drunk, play charades and fall happily into each other’s arms.

In the end, Amber and Giuseppe get rescued and bitter real­ ity asserts itself again when Amber goes back to her husband after hav­ ing fallen for the servant-boy.

Unfortunately, the film ends abrupt­ ly at this point and there is no prop­ er emotional closure. Overall, this movie really isn’t worth the price of admission. It has its moments, but the beginning was really annoying and the ending unsatisfactory, so don’t expect to be swept away.

are the things that normal people do. If Anthony really was normal, he wouldn't belong in that house with the rest of them, but Anthony, more than any other family member, seems to need to be there.

As we discover later, he dropped out o f Princeton after only two months to come home and take care o f his sister. In truth, the outside world is too frightening, and he, like his siblings, returns to the womb­ like interior of the Pascal home where he feels safe and comfortable.

Marty is the main character of the play. However, it’s as unclear to the audience as it is to Marty whether or not he wants to be with Jackie. Jackie has been manipulating him practically since birth, and Marty is never sure which relation­ ship he feels comfortable with despite being aware of which one is dictated as being ‘normal’. Dan

Jeannote, who plays Marty, clearly displays the tension he feels in the choice between a normal life with Lesly, his fiancee (played by Keith Johnson), and abnormal life in the company of his sister..

The whole play is full of deli­ cious contradictions. A satirical play can go so horribly wrong if the deli­ cate balance between comedy and tragedy is thrown off. The audience needs to see the reality of the charac­ ters. They need to be likeable despite being horrible. And they are; they’re so despicable, they’re charming.

MacLeod knows that the only way to ease her audience into a subject as taboo as incest is to shove it in their faces and make them laugh.

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Turkish delight leads Redmen to playoffs Ed Gliicksman The Redmen soccer team took four of a possible six points this weekend thanks to a couple of key goals by Turkish forward Can Kadirgan. McGill beat Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM ) 10 Friday night at Percival Molson Stadium. The team followed that up with a 1-1 draw against Université de M ontréal Sunday afternoon. Kadirgan scored both of McGill’s goals over the weekend.

W ith only two games remain­ ing, McGill has now secured its place in the Quebec Student Sports Federation (QSSF) playoffs.

Kadirgan scored McGill’s only goal Friday night in the win over UQ AM . The Turkish striker’s first tally of the season was all the defen­ sively sound Redmen needed to defeat their opponent.

Veteran Gino Lalli returned to the line up for the home team, suc­ cessfully playing the entire second half.

“Gino is back and we are play­ ing solid both up front and on defence,” said co-captain Mathieu Harding. “The score line under­ states what was going on out there, but we certainly aren’t complain• » mg.

Despite accounting for nearly a third o f his team’s offence this sea­ son, rookie Fernando Daluiso failed to further his goal-scoring

achievements this past weekend.

Daluiso played the second half of Friday’s game with Head Coach Adam M ar opting to start Kadirgan, Harding and secondyear biology major Safraz Merali up front.

McGill’s 6 -1 -3 record main­ tains their second place position in the QSSF standings. M ontréal leads the division with 2 4 points, three ahead of the Redmen. The Red ‘n’ W hite have now fallen to seventh in the national rankings, with the University o f Alberta cur­ rently occupying top spot.

Kadirgan’s goal on Friday came just 15 minutes into the encounter, early enough to ensure that the home team could relax offensively and concentrate on their (until recently) wandering defence.

Midfielder Kyle Graham’s pass from the left side found the 6 T , 185-pound civil engineering major, who quickly pivoted and halfvolleyed the ball past the UQAM keeper.

“I am certainly very happy to get that goal, especially since it helped us win this game,” com­ mented a smiling Kadirgan after the game. “I’m feeling fitter all the time and finally the results are starting to show.”

Mar was equally happy with the third-year forward.

“That’s Can’s [Kadirgan] first o f the season but it couldn’t have come at a better time for us,” Mar

said. “He seems to get progressively better.”

The game settled down again after Kadirgan’s strike, with McGill having much of the ball control.

“W e had a bit o f a shaky end to our first half but we came back strong and finished our game off perfectly,” said Graham o f his team’s strategy. Graham failed to

occasion to display his talent. The visiting team’s best chance came late in the first half when Diedricksen, a fan favourite, dove to tip a header off the crossbar and over the net.

“O ur defence was sharp tonight. I was especially happy with the way my sweepers handled their task,” said the dreadlocked envi-

ININAZAGMMKIMULd The Redmen play their last regular season home game this Friday.

convert several chances late in the match but remained one of his side’s top performers.

The UQ AM offence lacked potency but still provided Redmen keeper Dustin Diedricksen the rare

ronmental science major, pleased to have recorded a shutout despite having to endure the near-freezing temperature.

Lalli played the second half, anchoring his team’s defence. The

newly-shaved electrical engineerin masters student is now in his sixt competitive season at McGill.

“It felt good to be back on tf field this evening. I’ve been waitir all summer to get rid of this han string problem and now finally can play at my full potential,” tl 25 year-old Lalli said. “I honest think we have the momentum o our side to win this league. We a ready.”

Redmen tie 1-1 with top ranked U de M On Sunday afternoon, tl Redmen made the difficult tr across Mount Royal to play riv Montréal. Despite trailing at tl half due to a questionably awards penalty kick, the visitors foug. back and equalized just 15 minut from the end of the game, on again courtesy of Kadirgan. Tl weekend’s heroics from the Turki: striker have ensured that McG has a fair chance o f playing tl QSSF semi-finals on home tc with Concordia as its likely opp nent.

The Redmen play their la regular season home game tf Friday at 9 pm against third pla Université du Québec à Troi Rivières. The QSSF playoffs ta place the following weekend, jt one week before the Nation Championship, hosted by tl University of Alberta.

Young volleyball team exceeds expectations Jam ie Hull The McGill Martlets entered this past weekend’s 12th annual Invitational Volleyball Tournament with a lot of questions hanging over their heads. Now at least some of them can be answered.

After three preliminary games, the Martlets made it to the finals on Sunday against Université de Montréal. McGill finished in second after a tough 3-2 loss to the Carabins.

“I had no expectations for the team before this weekend,” Head Coach Rachèle Béliveau said. “I was­ n’t going to look at the outcome, I just wanted to have my players enjoy themselves and to improve.”

With an early season injury forcing star power hitter and captain Elizabeth Jamieson out with a back injury, the Martlets lacked experi­ ence as five first-year students played.

Yet, the theme of the tourna­ ment turned out to be the determi­ nation and passion of the young Martlets team.

McGill opened the tournament Friday with poise, disposing of John Abbott College 3-0. This early win provided the team with confidence

KRISTEN MALLORY

A McGill player goes up for the block in weekend action. and lifted the players’ spirits, proving that they could not only play with­ out their captain, but that they could win.

As Friday evening rolled around, however, it seemed as though the Martlets had hit a road­ block on the path to victory. The Dalhousie Tigers easily defeated McGill by a score of 3-0.

Saturday’s midday match had the Martlets facing the tough Ottawa Gee Gees. The Martlets succeeded in defeating the Gee Gees 3-1, after having the night to rebound from the loss to Dalhousie.

The win gave McGill second place after the first round, out of six teams. McGill faced the formidable foes from Halifax in the semifinals.

In what may have been the strongest match of the tournament for the young squad, the Martlets prevailed against the Tigers 3-2 (2521), (19-25), (25-18), (22-25), (1512).

“This was a good test for our squad,” Béliveau said when asked about how she readied her squad for the rematch. “We improved defen­ sively, played very tough and used the afternoon yesterday to prepare ourselves mentally.”

W ith the win, the Martlets moved into the finals of the Invitational against Montréal, a feat that had not been accomplished since 1997.

The final match opened with an exchange of leads, with the Carabins prevailing 25-17. The Martlets came roaring back to take an early lead in the second set, with the help of a strong service from setter Erin Mackenzie. The clutch smashes and digs of Julie Heroux and Christine Borisov secured a 25-22 set win.

Montreal opened the third set of the match with an early lead.

Though the Martlet squad provided a fight, in the end it was not enough, as the Carabins claimed the set 2522.

Facing defeat in the fourth set,

McGill turned up the heat and pi vailed 25-21.

The tournament came down one final set, in which the Carabi proved to be too experienced for t young Martlet squad, winning 1 11.

“The finals could have be better from both sides,” coa Béliveau said. “It was a slow, lo game, yet that’s what you have expect early in the season. The tea is not near its peak physical cone tion yet.”

The tournament conclud with the naming of the all-star teai Martlets Heroux and Borisov, filli in for captain Jamieson, received a star recognition. Over the weeken Heroux had 51 kills, 49 digs, thi stuffed blocks, two aces and a 2 J passing ratio out of three. Boris accumulated 46 kills, 10 digs, fo stuffed blocks and four aces.

“I was very impressed with t play of Christine,” Béliveau sai “Before the tournament, she had started a game, and she comes in ai is named an all-star. That says som thing about her character.”

McGill’s next match will interesting, as the team vis Montréal for a rematch October 2

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Pascale returns after short break to score winner \ndrew Hennigar It took 84 minutes and four nissed breakaways before the soccer dartlets finally put a ball past the jpposing Université du Quebec à dontréal (U Q A M ) Citadins goalender. Toni Pascales lone marker ;ave McGill the 1-0 win and put hem a step doser to locking up sec>nd place in the Quebec Student «port Federation (QSSF) soccer tandings.

From the opening kick-off the Lome side took to the offensive, iominating the play. In the first five ninutes, Alanna Maloney was whisled offside twice as she looked to be eaded for a goal. The calls were ontroversial, as the referee was arced to begin the game without ne o f his assistants on the sideline, he questionable calls continued ven once the third official arrived.

Maloney’s chances were not the nly ones squandered in the first alf. Twice, Nicole Shepherd sent ascale in alone and twice, Pascale 'as turned away from point blank

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“I was a little frustrated,” ascale said. “Their keeper made )m e unbelievable saves and got me little rattled.”

Recognizing this frustration, lead Coach Marc Mounicot pulled ascale from the game midway trough the first half to allow her to focus.

“W hen I came out the coaches tld me that I would be going back l, but that I needed to relax and ut those misses behind m e,” the T striker said. “It was good to be tie to settle down and concentrate n getting it right when I went back » L. The Martlets came close to :oring nine minutes before half me when the Citadins keeper misindled a shot by rookie Mary IcEwan. The ball was cleared off le line just in time by UQ AM lidfielder Edith Bélanger.

The second half opened with more o f the same: McGill dominat­ ing the play but unable to finish.

M cEw an blew three chances, Shepherd was turned away at the goal mouth and Sue Dockeray hit the crossbar on a 35-yard free kick.

The UQ AM keeper, unfortunately misidentified on the team roster, stood on her head to keep the score sheet clean.

“Their keeper was the story ton igh t,” com m ented Shepherd after the game. “She kept them in the game until the end. We were a little inconsistent tonight because, with all the injuries we’ve had, the line-up has rarely been the same two games in a row. W ith different play­ ers available you have to adjust your game plan.”

Just six minutes from time, the rejuvenated Pascale took an alterna­ tive route to the goal, sidestepping the UQ A M goalie and shooting into an open net for the game win­ ner.

That goal moved Pascale into a tie for second in team goal-scoring with Shepherd. Both have found the back o f the net five times this season. T he two players trail Maloney’s Canadian Interuniversity Sport leading total o f 12.

In a frustrating game, M ounicot was quick to point out the positives.

“There’s no question we should have scored a lot more goals tonight,” he admitted. “W hat I was happy with is that the girls showed character and fought hard to get a win under trying circumstances.”

In total, the Martlets misfired or were denied on at least eight legitimate scoring opportunities.

Looking toward the playoffs, which begin on November 1, the team maintains a quiet confidence regarding its performance.

M ounicot noted that veteran lead­ ership has helped the younger play­ ers realize what it takes to win.

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leaders,” said McEwan, a native o f Trail, British Columbia. “They have a positive attitude that helps us to believe in ourselves and realize that we have the ability to win.”

Among those leaders is co-captain Catherine Lumsden. Despite nursing a slight tear in her quadricep, Lumsden continues to play hard.

“There are a few o f us who are playing with small injuries now,” she said. “But this is the time you have to play hard. Toni’s goal tonight was the biggest goal so far this season in terms o f the team’s psyche. Digging deep to get a win

like this is positive for the future.”

W ith some players still out of the line-up, both Mounicot and Shepherd noted that the best per­ formances are yet to come. The coach maintains that after securing a playoff berth, the im portant games are still the last two o f the league season.

“Laval [is] still the team to beat,” M ounicot said. “They think that this is the year they can get by us to Nationals, but we still haven’t peaked.”

The team looks to be closer to the summit with a win last Sunday against the Université de Montréal

Carabins. Meghan O ’Reilly got the game winning goal, while rookie forward Neena Gupta scored the insurance marker with six minutes left in the game. The Martlets now have a 7 -1 -2 record, fighting it out with M ontréal, now one point ahead of them in the standings.

Friday’s offensive miscues will hopefully be behind the Martlets, while they can reel off their shut­ out win next week, as fans will enjoy another entertaining match against the second worst team in the league, Université du Québec à TroisRivières.

GROUNDTHE HORN (formerly known as Sports Briefs) 100-plus-point semifinal win Rookie winger Tess Kelly had a onference playoff and McGill earn record by scoring an impresive 10 tries on Sunday, to lead her earn to a 10 5 -0 win over Bishop’s, ess Young scored four tries from er wing, while sophomore Leighinn Barlow touched rhe ball down tree times. Single tries went to :rum -half Jocelyn Barrieau and .ndrea Young. Stephanie l.ynam ave her team 10 points by com leting five converts.

Hoping to get even a little bir f com petition this weekend gainst the Concordia Stingers, the Martlets will host the conference nais. fed men rugby head to semifinals just like their female counrerarts, the Rcdmen rugby players tent undefeated this season with n 8 -0 record. A hard-fought win ver Bishop’s Gaitors secured the tie as the best in Quebec.

McGill led at the half 11-5, only to fall behind the Gaitors 2 2 2 1 . W ith three minutes left in the game, Cibby Pulikkaseril turned the tables and blocked a Bishop’s kick, which was returned for a try by scrum half C onor Finucane.

T he go-ahead try put the Redmen up 2 8 -2 2 to win the game.

This Sunday, McGill will host Sherbrooke in the Quebec Student Sports Federation semifinals at Rutherford Park, at 2 pm.

Welcome back Kim St-Pierre In her first regular season game back in a McGill jersey, Olympic gold medalist Kim St-Pierre allowed no goals, while her team­ mates ran up the scored against Université du Q uébec à TroisRivières, winning 10-0.

Véronique Sansfaçon scored a hat-trick, veteran Sophie Acheson had two goals, while singles went to Sarah Lomas, C indy Carufel, Ashleigh C ranston, Alison

Ticmanis and Katherine Safka. The Martlets host Carleton this Sunday at 1: 30.

Tennis Martlets see improve­ ments f i l e McGill Martlets played through the night on Saturday in their Invitational Tournament. As a team, they lost to Western and Waterloo, 7 -0 and 5 -2 , respectively.

As team captain Andrea Drager said o f the M artlets matchup with Western, “they were just too good.”

She was not, however, discour­ aged by the final result.

“Compared to last year, we are much stronger. We got a couple more really strong players who have helped us to improve as a whole.”

This season, the tennis team beat M cM aster, Q ueen’s and Toronto. T he losses last weekend effectively ended the Martlet’s sea­ son, narrowly. A win would have secured a spot in the finals.

JENNY GEORGE

McGill Invitational Tournament was a good starting point for the young team.

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The McGill Tribune, Tuesday, October 22, 2002

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in a battle of the goalies, McGill gets the win C ath erin e K ram arczu k Last Saturdays matchup fea­ turing the hockey Redmen against the Ottawa Gee Gee’s proved that the pre-season really does mean nothing. Once the first puck is dropped in league play, it’s a com ­ pletely different game. McGill nar­ rowly defeated the Gee Gees 3 -2 in their regular season home opener at M cConnell Arena, on the heels o f a 6 -0 blow-out win versus the same Ottawa team just one week ago.

T he Red ‘n W hite’s play, how­ ever, was not typical o f pre-season games. They were on fire, as the game was characterized by forechecking, quick passing and fast, ambitious play. It had every element that a hockey game should have, including challenging words and rivalry.

T h e Gee Gee’s goalie had something to prove in Saturday’s game. Jordan W att threw his two cents at M cGill goalie Luc Vaillancourt after allowing six goals against in the exhibition Invatational Tournament.

“Last week, after the game, as we went through the line shaking hands, the goalie told me yeah you got a zero, that is fine because it is just an exhibition game but do not expect that next week,”’ said Vaillancourt. “So I took that seri­ ously and also as a personal chal­ lenge. At every practice I focused really hard on making sure that this game would be successful.”

The efforts o f Vaillancourt and his teammates paid off.

The meeting o f the two teams was not an easy win for McGill, as there were many scuffles after the whistle. McGill took the lead in the first period with a goal from centre and captain David Burgess on a power play. Second-year winger Doug O rr put in another in the sec­ ond period making the score 2 -0 McGill.

Ottawa responded late in the second with a goal, causing the ten­ sion between the two teams to com e to a head.

Afterwards, O rr noted the mood o f that mom ent. “T he inten­ sity o f the game really picked up [after the Gee Gees scored their first goal]. They checked us a lot and we responded to it.”

If the game appeared chippy in the second, it became even more heated in the third.

Ottawa was showing an aggres­ sive side in its play that did not come out in last week’s game.

“Ottawa is not a patient team.

They put on a lot o f pressure and there [were] always good shots.

They kept on coming at me strong in the third,” said Vaillancourt, who showed a strong glove throughout the game.

M cGill C oach M artin Raym ond was impressed with Vaillancourt’s reaction to the Gee Gee’s hard play. “You cannot have a good game without a good goalie and Vaillancourt played a hell o f a game and, despite a few errors on our part, the team really pulled it together.”

M cG ill’s lead was strength­ ened in the third period as centre

Bruno Lemire quickly put one in to make the score 3-1 for McGill.

The Gee Gee’s were not ready to hit the 4 0 West Highway, how­ ever, before adding another goal in the third. Nevertheless, the contest belonged to the Redmen, as McGill won their season opener by a score o f 3 -2.

“This was a revenge game from Ottaw a’s standpoint because we won 6 -0 last week against them ,” commented Lemire. “During [the] pre-season we are trying to study each other and not show our moves; but this time we did and so did they because it is a league game.

Luc [Vaillancourt] really gave them a challenge and there was always a scrap after the whistle, making for a really good game.”

W ith Ottawa sent away once again defeated by McGill, what do you think the Gee Gee goalie has to say now to Vaillancourt and the Redmen? Probably not much.

T he team looks solid and should contend this season. Once again, a big question will be whether a line other than that cen­ tred by captain and standout Burgess will contribute offensively.

W ith the emergence o f players like O rr and Lemire, however, there is reason to believe this year’s Redmen will feature two effective scoring lines. In goal, Vaillancourt will once again split duties with fellow veter­ an Murray Cobb. T he next game for the Red n’ W hite is this Friday against perennial rival U Q T R in Trois-Rivières at 8 :0 0 pm.

McGill team record for most in a sin gle season, previously held by th< 1973 squad.

Later in the first half, Pillai sei the new McGill record for the mosi points in a single season. The fourthyear kicker currently sits at 80 pointSj

Continued from page 1 how well our passing game went,” said running back Nick Hoffman. “It is a strong part of our team. Josh [Sommerfeldt] played a great game.”

The fifth-year quarterback com­

Redmen powerhouse running back Nick Hoffman ploughs through a Mountie and leaves several more in his wake._____________________________________ six better than the previous mari established by Glenn Miller in 1984 While the boys on offenc racked up 22 first half points, thei defensive comrades shut down th Mount Allison attack. The Mountie recorded a paltry 40 yards in the firs 30 minutes.

Throughout the game Mounties quarterback Gary Wage came under heavy pressure. Wage

pleted 17 of 26 passes for 369 yards, three touchdowns and one intercep­ tion.

One for the record books Up 8-0 after an eight-yard TD run by Danny Tai and an Anand Pillai single, Sommerfeldt hit Céolin for a 36-yard T D at 10:48 in the sec­ ond quarter. That TD broke the

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...wins 6 in a row Basketball squads search for right formula in pre-season :ried to develop a quicker, more nobile attack in the second half to no ivail. He was hit hard in the fourth quarter and had to be helped off the reld.

In total, McGill recorded three acks, two by rush end Stephen foung and the other by Justin vlanzano. Middle linebacker Mike vlahoney, who nearly had two inter:eptions in the first half, recorded 10 ackles, seven of which were solo.

With the end of the game drawng near, it appeared as though dcGill would record its third hutout of the season. The bid was uined at 12:56 of the fourth quarter /hen the home side conceded a 4 8ard safety. Mark Irvins punt was irought out of the end zone by eturner Andrew Cook. Cook was orced back and eventually tackled by Tad Canfield.

Things got ugly at the end of the ame. After Pillai kicked a field goal o round out the scoring, a pushing latch ensued with Pillai eventually icking back at a Mount Allison play­

er.

“They played physical,” said McMann o f his players. “They backed away from a lot of the stuff going on [at the end of the game].

There wasn’t much retaliation, which I was pleased about.”

The end is in sight McGill wraps up its season this Saturday with a game versus the Bishops Gaiters, a team they beat 482 7 on September 21. For McMann, it will provide an opportunity to get things right before the playoffs.

“That’s what we are trying to do,” McMann answered when asked if the team is looking to perfect its play during the final part of the year.

“We changed some things, and it makes [things] a little more interest­ ing for them [the players].”

“We are having a great season so far. Hopefully it’s going to last for the rest of the season and we end up the year November 2 4 ,” said co-captain Céolin, with the goal of a Vanier Cup berth driving the team’s play.

SCORING SUMMARY Mount Allison 2 at McGill 3 9 First Quarter M cG ill— T D

DannyTai 8-yard run

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Third Quarter McGill — T D Steve Céolin 1 1-yard pass from Josh Sommerfeldt (con­ vert Anand Pillai) 15:00

Fourth Quarter McGill — T D Patrick Lanctôt 15-yard pass from Josh Sommerfeldt (convert Anand Pillai) 8:06 Mount. Allison — SAEE'IY on a botched missed field goal return from the endzone 12:56 McGill — FG Anand Pillai 25 yards 14:56

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As one of the smaller teams in the league (no one is over 6 ’6 ”), speed and agility will be keys to its success.

Rebounding will also need work in order to compete against the tallet teams in the league.

In Saturday’s game against the Calgary Dinos, the Redmen showed some of the skills that led to last year’s impressive season. It wasn’t

eastern US over the next three weeks. Team cohesion, however, will be no such problem for the Redmen.

enough, however, to produce a win as the Dinos prevailed 93-87.

After an impressive start, with Denburk Reid lighting up the board, McGill took a 30 -1 8 lead halfway through the first half. Reid would finish the game with a team high 23 points.

The home team’s defence, how­ ever, began to break down as Calgary took a 4 7 -4 6 halftime lead.

The Redmen quickly regained the lead early in the second half, only to see it disappear a few min­ utes later due in large part to Calgary’s John Riad. Riad led all scorers with 30 points.

With five minutes left in the game the action was end-to-end, with Riad and Reid leading the way for their respective teams. In the end, McGill’s sloppy defensive effort cost them the game.

Coach Marzinotto was clearly upset with his team’s weak defence.

“When you score that many points, you need some defence.

There’s no way you should lose when you score 87 points,” he said.

The Redmen will head to Ottawa this weekend. The team will also compete in W aterloo and Washington, D .C . before the regular season starts.

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McGill — SIN G LE Anand Pillai 73-yard punt 5:51 McGill — T D Steve Céolin 36-yard pass from Josh Sommerfeldt (con­ vert Anand Pillai) 10:48 M cG ill— T D Nick Hoffmann 11-yard run (convert Anand Pillai) 13:27

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Halfway through first semester, with winter approaching all too | quickly, it’s time to bring the basket­ balls indoors and onto the hardwood floor for another season of university roundball.

The McGill Redmen and Martlets hit the court at McGill for { their first tournament this season, ready to prove that they can play with anyone.

This weekend marked the annual McGill Redbird Basketball Classic, drawing teams from Queen’s University, University of Toronto, University o f Calgary, University of New Brunswick and Acadia University. The three-day tourney is one o f many exhibition events before the regular season gets under way at the end o f November.

W hile both the men and women are striving for a spot in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championship in March of 2 0 0 3 , they will be taking different roads.

utes it to a lack of maturity and experience, something that will come with time.

“The teams we’ve been playing are older and more unified, but we’ll improve,” said the head coach.

Cohesiveness might be an issue for the Martlets as they play in sev­ eral other pre-season tournaments in Sudbury, Kingston and the north­

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M artlet head coach Lisen Moore believes that the team has been in a rebuilding mode for the past few seasons. This year, she feels that there will be results, even though there are still a lot of first and [ second year players on the team.

“W e’re making strides with each passing week and game, and it takes time to put it together,” Moore said. | “The ability is there this year, but were not always communicating.”

The Martlets had a tough time on Saturday afternoon against the UN B Varsity Reds.

McGill’s starting five consisted o f Marie-Pierre Brunet, CIS all­ rookie team member Kelly Rae Kenyon, Sarah Gagné, Alisen Salusbury and Quebec Student Sports Federation (QSSF) all-star Maude Vallières.

Three-pointers or a lack thereof, played a crucial role in the game.

U N B scored a third o f its points from outside the arc, while the Martlets could only manage to sink three in a 66 -5 5 UN B victory.

McGill was still within striking distance at the half, down only 3830, but could not tie the score, even with a strong performance by Kenyon. She scored six o f her 11 points to start the second half in the first two minutes, but U N B ’s threepointers proved too much for the young Martlet squad to overcome.

Despite the loss, Coach Moore was excited about the team’s prospects. “This team will be playing Laval for the conference title— it’s ours to win.”

Kenyon agreed that the team is aiming for the QSSF finals, noting that there’s a lot of potential in the dressing room.

“W e still have to improve our teamwork and defence, but we’ve got way more talent this year.”

Moore noted that the first two games have been difficult but attrib­

High scores prove great potential The Redmen are loaded with veterans who know what it takes to win after finishing atop the QSSF division the past two seasons.

Unfortunately, Laval beat McGill in the QSSF finals, which should pro­ vide the Redmen with plenty of incentive to win this season.

Head Coach Nevio Marzinotto said that the seniors on his team will be the key to making it to the CIS finals.

“Seniors will take you as far as they should. For us, we’ll live and die with our starting five,” said Marzinotto.

The starters include Kirk Reid, Denburk Reid, Frederic Bernard, Pat Kieran and last year’s QSSF Player of the Year Dom enico Marcario.

Marcario also became the first McGill basketball All-Canadian since 1976, leading a Redmen team that ranked in the top 10 nationally for much of last year.

Marzinotto stated that in order for the team to get past Laval, it will have to use its assets advantageously.

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