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P U B L I S H E D BY T H E S T U D E N T S ' S O C I E T Y O F M C G I L L U N I V E R S I T Y
H o m e to w n H er o es M cG ill b a n d s tic k s a r o u n d c a m p u s B E N L E M IE U X
sa y s
P ro v ille ,
e n c o u ra g e Y ou o fte n o u t o n
U S a n d
e n ts b e y o n d
O n
a
h e a r a b o u t M c G ill b a n d s h e a d i n g
p ro g ra m .
t e c h n i c i a n s — in t h e
c a m p u s a n d
T h ro w b a c k
d iffe re n t a n d
fa v o u rite s H e ro e s a n d c a m p u s -o rie n te d S ittin g a fte r
th e ir
a n c e ,
a s
s m o k in '
g u ita ris t
J e re m y
s e e
a
sa y s
th e y
s o m e
P o p o lo
p e rfo rm
a n d
b a s s is t
a n
fro m
p la y
m o re
a n d
y o u 'l l
M c G ill, a n d
i t 's
a ro u n d
c ity ,"
o f H e ro e s a n d
d e s p ite
a m o n g
re s o u n d in g
s tu d e n ts ,
g e a re d
th e
a
M c G ill
V illa in s m a i n
m u s ic a l
" P ro b a b ly is
to
h a v e
a n d
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c h a rts
re s o u rc e s
o n e
fin d
o f
a
th e
s p a c e
a re
n o t
th in g s
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o f a
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w e
it w a s
in
w ith
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it
it
th e
fo r s o m e
w e
g o t,"
in to
h a v e
s ta tio n s ,
b a n d
fu rth e r.
T h e
V illa in s
th a t
m a d e
a n d
ra d io
a t C K U T
a n d
o f
a n d
c o v e ra g e
"It
s ty lin g s
S tro k e s
o v e rto n e s
la s t J u n e
Z e a la n d ,
n e e d
p u t
m a k e
o f th e ir o w n .
th e
A n d
T h e
H e ro e s
b u z z
b y
th e re .
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th e s ta rt
d e fin ite ly
th e
n o
to p
b u t
id e a 3 0
it
o f
w a s n 't
re a s o n .”
a
c o lle c tiv is t m e n
ta lity m i n u s t h a t o b n o x i o u s " fig h t t h e
fo r
to g e th e r,”
D iv is io n ,
q u ite
c a m p u s
If i n
tu d e ,
h a rd e s t
to
b e in g
a n d
if t h e y
g ru n g e -ro c k
m o o d y
M e g a rb a n e .
it g o t
fu rth e r
re c o rd in g
e v e n tu a lly
fa v o u rite s
a n d
N e w
c o u ld
a n d
m o d e m
re le a s e d
in
a
th a t."
th e
s u rp ris e d
e x p la in s
h o w
b a n d s
Jo y
s ta rte d
in te re s t
fa v o u ra b ly to w a r d s th e m .
b a n d s
S m ith s
c o u ld
fa c ilitie s — s tu d io s
la b e l, th e y
o n
b u z z e d -o u t
C a n a d ia n
m e m b e rs
th a t
th e
M c G ill
s u b s id iz in g
M u s ic fa c u lty . S o
m ille n n iu m
p re tty
e v e n t lik e O A P
b a n d s
d o n 't
n e w
id e n tify th e m s e lv e s
o f M c G ill m u s ic .
o u t to
re tu rn s
by
h a v e
M c G ill
B le n d in g o f
P ro v ille . T h e
ta in
d e l
s o m e
m o re
M o n d a y
"T h ey
s m a ll r e c o rd
M c G ill
p la y in g . th e
a
o u t
m u c h
M e g a rb a n e
im m e d ia te ly
lo t o f g r e a t
s h a m e
to
e d
h av e.
n o te ,
in te rv ie w
C a sa
s u p p o rte rs
"Y ou g o
re fre s h in g
a n
P ie rre
P ro v ille
h u g e
fo r
re s t o f th e
V a n d e rp a rk
V illa n s h a v e a
a p p ro a c h
d o w n
in to t h e
a n d
th a t
a rts
C a n a d a to u rs , e x p a n d in g th e ir ta l
th e
c o n tin e n t, a s
a d d in g
th e
p o w e r" a tti
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fo r m ore
w w w .h e r o e s a n d v illa in s .c o m
inform ation.
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M c G ill in v ite d in to
h e r
v ie w
P rin c ip a l
H e a th e r
re p o rte rs fro m o ffic e
w ith
la s t
th e
th re e
w e e k
s tu d e n ts
o f
fo r
th e
h e r
p a p e rs
s e c o n d
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in te r sc h o o l
S p e a k in g
in
M u n ro e -B lu m
E n g lis h
h a llm a rk
p rin c ip a l p o rt fo r in a tin g
is s u e
a ls o
g ra d u a te
fo r
h e r
fe e s
a d v is in g
to
tio n
th e h a s
p a rt
a n d
lo n g s ta n d in g
T h e s u p
tu itio n , e lim
re v a m p in g
th e
u n i
c ritic iz e d
th a t
to
r e c e n t c la im s
th e
s u p p o rt th e ir w o rk
in fa m o u s
a s
e v e n , a t tim e s , to
re s p o n d e d
p ro fe s s o rs to
b e e n
a d m in is tra w ith in
th e
a d v o c a te d
tie d
to
p o litic a lly
fo r
fe a s ib le
M o st
fo u n d
to
th e y
u n fre e z e
tu itio n
w a s
o u r
th e
a id .
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th a t
b y
O n e , y o u
w a n t,
w o u l d n 't
w e
th a t c o m e s
in to
p re d ic ta b le f e e fra m e w o rk :
c a n
if
th e
d o
a n d
o f
is
a b o u t p a rtic i
th a t
I
g o t
g o v e rn m e n t
s a id
a s
th a t
a n d
I
th a t
tw o
u n iv e rs ity
tw o ,
n o t
W h a t
G o v e rn o rs]
tu itio n
th a t,
e s c a la tio n
th e
g ro u p s
c a re
th e
m a k e
th a t
re a s o n a b le .
B o a rd
e v e n
to m o rro w
c o n
c e rta in ly
b o a rd .
s tu d e n t
t h e y 'r e
[th e
is
ju s t
th e
fa c t
I t 's
o n
a b o u t q u a lity , t h e y a n d
in
H o w
la s t y e a r?
s tu d e n ts
to
in c re a s e d
a id .
s tu d e n t
g e ttin g ta lk in g
c a re
p a tio n ,
c u t
o f
p a rtic u la rly
u n fo rtu n a te
in in
s y s te m fin a n c ia l
s tu d e n t s trik e
g o v e rn m e n t h e lp fu l
a
in c re a s e d
u n d e rg ra d u a te s ,
th in g s : h a s
s tu d e n ts — a n d
o f
fa ile d
u n i v e r s i t y 's
a d m in is tra tio n .
h e r
o f
s y s te m .
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Heroes and Villains bassist Jeremy Proville-proponent of a unified McGill music front.
it
F re n c h ,
s o m e th in g
u n d e rg ra d u a te
M u n ro e -B lu m , w h o in a c c e s s ib le
lim ite d
p o s t-s e c o n d a ry
h a s b e c o m e
d is c u s s e d
in c re a s in g
v e r s i t y 's
a n d
a d d r e s s e d
u n d e rfu n d in g , w h ic h
o n
tu itio n
te x t o f th e
y e a r.
a
Y o u 'v e
M u n ro e -B lu m c a m p u s
h ig h
e v e ry
a s
o u g h t to tu itio n
w e
y o u
s tu d e n t h a v e
a
e s c a la tio n
w o u ld
p u t
3 0
b u re a u c ra c y .
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TRIBUNE
P r in c ip a l H M B
c o m
m
sa ys ta s k fo rc e
it t e d
a d v a n c e d , a
o f e v e ry
u s
b o th
to
p o rtin g
n e w
g ro w
d o lla r
q u a lity
s tu d e n ts
in
in to
a n d
s tu d e n t d o
a id , a n d
w h a t w e
th a t w o u ld
c a n 't
d o
n o w
a llo w
o n
m a jo r
th in k
s u p
n e e d .
S o
d o
y o u
s o m e w a y
is
s h a re
th e re
u s
E v en
lo b b y
w ith in
in
th e
s tu d e n t
b o d y
fo r
o n
o f
L et
g ro w in g
th e
p a rt o f th e
- t h a t
fu n d in g .
g ro u p s
o f
m e
a
h u g e
b o th
B u t
Q u e b e c
w h e n
e v e n
a n d
fe e l
b o d ie s
th a t
fe e s
s tu d e n t
tin g
b u d g e t— a
is r e a s o n a b l e n e s s
th a t s tu d e n ts tu itio n
in c re a s in g
a re
fe e s.
re -re g u la te d
O tta w a
c e rn s
d iffe re n tly .
I th in k
I w a s
th o u g h
I
o f
c e rn in g
t h e r e 's
s tu d e n t,
o n
n o th in g
b e n e fite d
in t h a t a p p r o a c h . . .
g o in g
I h o p e
tu itio n
th e
w h e re b e e n
to
th e y
g e t in
b e
B u t I d o n 't
fro n t o f th e
w ill g e t
m u s t
o n e
p la n
th a t th e re w o u ld
a n d
y e a r
o u t
tie d
to
e v e ry
th e
w ill t h e n
b e
to
in
a
in
s tu
in a
p la n a n d
I to o k
a llo c a tio n
to
p o s itio n
a s a n
ru n
s y s te m ,
w e 'r e
b u t
o n
ta rg e t
o f 2 0 0 6 .
to
I t 's o u r
re c o m m e n d a tio n s
th e
n o tio n
th e
r e p o r t w ill c o m e
a n d
a d v is in g ?
e n d
m a jo r o n
L ife
p o litic ia n s th e
o n
fo r th e
o r fo u r
...
S tu d e n t
c h a n g e
T a sk fo rc e ,
th re e
th e
th e
o n
th re e
th a t
th e re
e s
a s
ic e ,
o f
b e g in
th e
re a s o n s
n o w
o n
th e
m o d e llin g
c o m e
r e v e n u e s - a n d
w e ll t o
b e.
a s
U n iv e rs itie s
e n d
a d m in is tra tio n
T a sk fo rc e
a n d
w h a t e le m e n ts
tu tio n a l
o p tim is tic
in
th in k
A s s o c ia te
is
s o
th a t
m i g h t . ..
d iffe re n t w a y s h a rd
h e
o f 2 0 0 6 ,
to
re s p o n d
o f
a t th in k in g
o f a d v is in g
M o rto n P ro v o st
th e
e ls e
m o n e y
u n til w e a c tu a l
m o d e l
a p p ro a c h in g
b e
d e fin e d
d e fin e d
a t th e
in to
g e t n e w h a s
a d v is in g .
a b o u t w h a t s u its
o u g h t to b e
P ro v o st a n d
p u t m o re
a b o u t w h a t th e
w h a t s h o u ld
w e 'l l d o
A lre a d y in g ]
is w o r k in g
le v e l a n d
h a v in g
o u t o f s o m e w h e re
h a v e
T h e
fo r
T a sk fo rc e
w a y s th a t w e
a d v i s i n g — it h a s t o
to
s c a le - a n d
M c G ill
a t th e
fa c u lty
m u c h
L et it.
th e
n o w
to p u t
it .
p o in ts
a b le to
a
a s
w h ic h
v e ry
th e
tw o
a
m o n
to
th e
c o n te x t
w e 'r e
b o a rd
in o n
a
b ig a
p le a s
o u r
s ile n t
firs t
p h a s e
o f
d is c u s s io n ,
o u r
o f
T h e re
a re
lo ts
w o rk in g
fo u r th in g s to
I h a v e
m e c h a n is m s
a
o n
a
fo r
n u m b e r
in p u ts ,
H o w
o f
d o
d o
th e y
to
it
is
q u ite
is
a n
S o
to w n
e n d
I 'd
lik e t o
b ig
u n iv e rs ity ,
a n d
I
d e m ic
p la n , to
k n o w
c o m
d e m ic
p ro g ra m s,
g e t u p
g e t th e ir
s tu d e n ts
s tu d e n ts
th e
a n d
o r fo u r y e a rs c o m m u n ity
b a s is , to
sa y
n o th in g
c o m m u n i t y . I t 's t h e
a re in
c o m in g
ru n n in g
w e w a n t to a g o .
o f
o f o u r
w ay.
g e t th e ir g ra d u a te
a
b e B u t
it is
ro u g h ly
1 8 0 ,0 0 0
a n d
h a v e th e ir
b u t w e ’r e a
a h e a d
p e o p le
a lu m n i a n d
b iq q e s t c h a lle n q e ,
in
p e o
I w o u ld
say,
o n
b u ild in g
tio n
a n
b e e n
y o u r
a c c o m p lis h
te rm .
in
p a s t th a t y o u
W h a t
y o u r tim e w is h
y o u
is
th r e e
o n e
th in g
re m a in in g h a d
d o n e
y e a rs ,
a lm o s t
y o u
h e re , a n d
h a lfw a y
w o u ld o n e
lik e
th in g
in
to th e
a n d
c o u ld
th e
m o n th s , T ow n
b u re a u c ra c y ,
H a lls
to
a
I 'm
fu tu re ,
g o o d - l
m o n th s
I w o u ld
w o u ld
e a rlie r.
h a v e
o u r
a c a
c a rd
fro m
im p le m e n ta tio n s ta y
th e
th a t th is
o f
c o u rse
a d m in is tra
I g u e s s th e
w h e n
a
m e
to
w a y
a n d
d o u b le
s ta rt
w h e n
I d id ,
th a t
in p u t
in s te a d
lik e d
to
h a v e
m e e t
th a t tim e ,
o f
I w o u ld
h a v e
a p p o in te d
to
g re a t.
I th in k
w o u ld
I w a s
n e u tra l
w a n te d
w o rth
h a v e
th in g s
d o n 't t h i n k t h e y
o u t in
b e e n
I w o u ld
in
re p o rt
a n d
so
b e tw e e n
h a v e
n e e d e d
m o n th s '
Q u e b e c
o f o u r a c a
le g a c y .
p o s itiv e , s o
b e e n
s ix
1 2
th e
re c o m m e n d a tio n s ,
M c G ill f o r t h e
u n iv e rs ity
a n d
a
q u a lity
in t h e
p a rtic ip a tio n in
m o n e y
a n d
im p le m e n ta tio n
p ro g re ss
s e e
o ffic e to j u s t g o
h a d
th a t
th e
o f a n d
I c a n 't s a y
h a v e
M c G ill e x p e r i e n c e s
s e e
to
h a v e
N o t b e c a u s e
p a rtic ip a tio n
q u a lity
c o n trib u te d
I to o k
s o
to
lik e
o p tim is t a n d
w h e n
b e g a n .
d iffe re n tly ?
b e tte r
fix e d .
m e a n s
th e
T a sk fo rc e
p o s s ib le . I h a d
b e c a u s e fo r
I 'd
a b o u t th a t w o u ld
p e o p le ,
P rin c ip a l
a
a
lik e t o
d e c re a s e d
w ill h a v e I 'm
i t ’s
h a n d ic a p s
g ro w
P r i n c i p a l 's
c h a lle n g e ,
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p rin c ip a l.
b e e n
g e t th e
w e
a re
g e t o u r fu n d in g
e n v i r o n m e n t f i x e d . I 'd
a
w h o
to
b e c a u s e
th a t
a re
Y o u 'v e
lo v e
b u t
b u t w e 'r e
th re e
o u t in t h e
a d d itio n
ra n d o m
I w o u ld
p ro fe s m a k e
a
th e y
n o t w h e re
in
w ith
I try t o
in
p e o p le d o
b a s is ;
fo ra ,
p ro b le m s
h o w
m e e tin g
re g u la r
W e
p la c e ,
"Did I m ention w e are und erfu n ded ?"
m a n y
th o s e .
fix in g
q u ic k ly ,
w e re
b e
try in g
p ro fe s s o rs ju s t
o f
a t
s tu
e v e ry
in s ti
[fu n d ra is
w h ic h
o r
o f
w o n 't
d e p a rtm e n ts
q u ic k ly , h o w
d a ily
in t h e
fix in g w e
I m e e t w ith
w e
o f se rv
d iffe re n t
d iffe re n c e
f a m i l i e s s e t t l e d ? W e ’r e o f w h e re
s e rv ic e s .
o f
a re
th a n
a
a re
to
s e rv ic
e le m e n ts
lo t
k n o w
e v e ry o n e .
th ro u g h
o f th e
in
a
n u m b e r
th e re
w e 'r e
th re e
o n
m o n th .
h a lls , a n d .. .
d o w n
n e e d
n e e d
fo c u s
I m e e t w ith
S o
c o m e s
o r th re e
p e rs o n a lly
th in k
c o n
e f f e c tiv e ly , w e 'r e
a n d
a
e s p e c ia lly
th e re
w e
d o
p ro fe s s o rs
tw o
c o n
m o n e y .
R a th e r
m a k e
so rs.
th e
th e
d if f e r e n t k in d
a re
th a t w o u ld
o n
it
m a k e
o f v ie w ,
fin d
th in k to
P ro fe sso rs
th e re
b o d y .
to
y o u
a s s tu d e n ts
m e
O n e ,
l e v e l . I 'm
s o m e th in g .
c a m p a ig n ...
d o
I th in k
fa c ilitie s s ta r te d
M e n d e ls o n c a n
o f
r e s p o n d s
b u t it s t i l l c o s t s
o r fo u r m a jo r
o u t th e
th a t. O n e
o ffe re d
ta p e ?
u n d e rfu n d in g .
n o tio n
fro n t o f th e
g ro w th
s tu d e n t
to
fo rw a rd
b u d g e ta ry
b e
y e a r
h e r e 's
fo rw a rd .
b e
T a sk fo rc e
p ro m is e
W
in to
w o u ld
c o m e
h a v e
w e
a n d th e y
d o n e .
re c o m m e n d a tio n s . S o
to
th e
re c o m m e n d a tio n s
th a t
w o u ld
w ith
a d v is in g ,
h a s
W e 'r e b rin g
o f
o f
is
in to
changes
I
re a llo c a tio n
p ro fe s s o rs , re d
A g a in , I
th in g , w o rk in g
p la tfo rm
w e ll
a d m in is tra tio n
d e n t
Y o u 'r e
a
re v e n u e s
H o w
w e
d e n t a id ,
L e a rn in g
a re a .
s tre a m lin in g
e c o n o m ie s
a d v i s i n g
m a k e
a d v is in g
a
a d v is in g
n e w
s o m e o n e
th e
b o th
T h e y ju s t n e e d
e v e r im a g in e
o n
h a v in g in to
b e
th a t
b o d y
d e s ir e - th a t
p e o p le
s tu d e n t sa y
tu itio n
o f
th a t
o n
t h e r e 's
a id .
I th in k th e r e
n o tio n
s u p p o r t
th in k
th e m
o f v ie w .
a g a in s t
s tu d e n t
I
le v e ls
e x e c u tiv e
p o in ts
lo b b ie d
is
re c o g n itio n
w ith
e ffe c tiv e
d iffe re n t
fro m
is
u n d e rfu n d in g .
a n d
g iv e
th e r e
a d d r e s s in g
tu itio n ?
I th in k th e re
th in k
o n
g ift
i t 'l l
c re a te
u n fre e z in g
t o
r e p o r t w ill r e c o m m e n d
Continued from cover c e n ts
b y V L A D IM IR E R E M IN
b u t
if I
o f
s ix
s ta rte d
s ta rt th a t th e
th e
m o m e n t
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L ib e rtie s
In te rn a tio n a l
d e b a te s
a n d
m e a t-fre e
S t u d e n t s ' S o c i e t y 's A n i m a l W e e k
o n
M e a to u t
film
c a m p u s .
D ay
s c re e n in g s
S c h e d u le d
y e s te rd a y ,
w ill
L ib e rtie s C lu b
a
s e rie s
e n c o u ra g e
w ill
to
c o in c id e
F a rm
o f
le c tu re s ,
o n
s tu d e n ts
to
d ie t a n d
d a iry -a lte rn a tiv e A n im a l
its
W e b
p u s h in g
R e fo rm
s ite
fo r g re a te r
p ro d u c ts . T h e
a s
M o v e m e n t,
th e
a v a ila b ility
e v e n t is o r g a n i z e d
" w o r l d 's
w h ic h
o f
d e s c rib e s
la rg e s t g r a s s r o o ts
m e a t-
a n n u a lly
a n d
to
c o n s id e r th e
b y th e
M e a to u t
D ay
d ie t e d u c a tio n
le a d
W h ile th e to
w e e k
to
liv e s .
b e c o m e
v e g e ta ria n
"T h e tic e
o f
lo o k
g o al
is t o
a n im a l
A n im a l
a re
h o n e s tly
fo r a a llo w
s tu d e n ts
d a y
"W e
s tu d e n ts
h a v e
a
fa c u lty
to
p le d g e
to
r e q u ir e n o n - h u m a n a n im a ls —th a t m e a n s U g g s , p h o
tim e
s a id
trie d
a t v e g e ta ria n is m
e c o lo g ic a l,
a n d
o r w e e k .
c o n s u m p tio n ,"
L ib e rtie s .
s p e c tiv e s :
a s k in g
J e s s e
to
a n d
p h ilo s o p h ic a l,
to
re fle c t o n
G u tm a n ,
p ro v id e
a
v e g a n is m h e a lth ,
s e t
p ra c
fo u n d e r
o f
fro m
th e
e v e n ts
o f
a n d
a n im a ls ] —a n d a s s e s s h o w e s s e n t ia l t h e y a re . If it's o n ly
th a t
d iffe re n t p e r
s p iritu a l
to g ra p h s , fu rs, Je llo , fle s h a n d p r o d u c t s th a t te s t to n
p e rs o n
f o r c o n v e n ie n c e o r lu x u r y , I w o u ld
r e c o n s id e r th e
ta ria n is m
fo r
A n a to m y
a n d
fo r
a
le a rn in g
a b o u t
"a d v o c a c y S S M U
g ro u p
c lu b
s tu d e n ts
v e g a n
a s
fo r
s ta tu s
g ro u p
a y e a r a g o
a s a
a n d
v e g e ta ria n
c h o ic e s ,
th e
v o ic e le s s ."
A n im a l
e a rlie r
th is
y e a r
a n d
n o w
w a y to
m a k e
a n d
to
a c t
L ib e rtie s c o u n ts
p ro m o te a s
F o u n d e r o f A n im a l L ib e r tie s
a n
re c e iv e d
a ro u n d
7 0
M e a to u t,
c a m p a ig n ."
is
D ay,
d e v o te d
to
a ls o
k n o w n
p ro m o tin g
th e
a s
th e
b e n e fits
G re a t o f
a
o n e
a n
im p o rta n t a s p e c t to
t h a t w a s n 't s t r o n g l y
p re s id e n t
c lu b s
a n d
p r e s e n t,"
s e rv ic e s .
s a id
"I t h i n k
d is c o u rs e
L e o n i t 's
o n
p u b lic iz e d in v ite d
it, b u t
a
w e
c o u ld
s a id
p e o p le
o ff e a c h
M o n ro e "
n o t re s p o n d e d .
w o u ld
b e
A c c o rd in g
H e a th e r
J e s s ic a
it w o u l d
lo t o f
fe e d
h a s
I d e fin ite ly
b r o a d c a s t e -m a il,
c a m p u s .
P rin c ip a l
b u t s h e
w e e k ,"
If a
o n
try
V on
o u t v e g e R ey n ,
in te re s tin g
w e re
try in g
o th e r a n d
to to
U 1 try
it
d o
it
it w o u l d
b e
a n d
th e re th e
a re
se v e ra l
q u a lity
o f life
c o n s i d e r a ll t h e a n im a ls -th a t
p ro d u c ts th e y
a r e ,"
th a t h e
te s t
s a id .
re c o n s id e r th e
p a rts
m e a n s
w a n to n
c h a n g e s
o f y o u r
U ggs,
[o n
" I f i t 's
s m a ll
s tu d e n ts
c a n
o f a n im a ls . d a ily
life t h a t
p h o to g ra p h s ,
a n im a ls ]— a n d o n ly
a s s e s s
fo r c o n v e n ie n c e
c r u e lty ."
re q u ire
fu rs,
o r
J e llo , h o w lu x u
■
c a m p u s ,
M w o tia , S S M U
im p o rta n t fo r
o r
o f tim e .
s a id
im p ro v e
ry , I w o u l d it a d d s
a b o u t
c h o ic e s ."
re c e n t S S M U
v e g e ta ria n ,
d a y
tim e ,
"I w o u l d
e s s e n tia l
”l th in k
M e a to u t
to
n o n -h u m a n fle s h
m e m b e rs .
In te rn a tio n a l A m e ric a n
th e
b e
p e rio d
s a m e
L ib e rtie s
h e a rd a
h ig h ly
a
e a s ie r ."
—J e s s e G u t m a n fo u n d e d
to
in
C e l l B io l o g y . "I t h i n k
G u tm a n
w a n t o n cru e lty ."
a l.” G u tm a n
sh o rt
a t th e
n o t b e e n
p le d g e
o f th e ir fo o d
m e n tio n e d
A n im a l
"I h a d n ' t
"I w o u ld c o n s id e r all th e p a rts o f y o u r d a ily life th a t O rg a n iz e rs
h a s
G u tm a n ,
B lu m
im p lic a tio n s
it w a s
v ic e -
s tu d e n ts
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V is ta
s e t
t o
ta k e
o v e r
in
T h is
M a y
is
n o t
TRACI JOHNSON DANIEL AMIN In
M ay,
n e w e r
b e
b u t
W h ile
th a t
th e
m o v e
D r. th e
to
L a u ra
V is ta
p ro je c t,
s a id
re a s o n s
b e h in d
o n
h o w
to
to
c la s s e s
th e n ,
th e
to
th a t
it
c a n
H a rp p m a n y
h a d
fu rio u s ,”
s h e
s a id ,
th re e
h e ”l
" a n d
o f
a re
th e
b ility
s w itc h
te c h n o lo g y ,
re lia b ility , s ta b ility
th a t
V is ta
"W e
c a n
h a d
a n d
o u tg ro w n
fu ll
it
th e
fu n c tio n s
b a s ic
w ith
U O P h y s io lo g y
m a k e
tim e ,"
th o s e
a s
te c h n ic a l
W in e r
w h o
a s
m o re
w e ll
to
h a v e th a t
s u p p o rt,
a v a ila b le
"It
s ite ,
m o re
th e
th a n
n e w
s a id
fe s s o rs
th a t
a lm o s t
th a t
a fte r
to
b e
th e y
" T h e r e ’s
h a d
to ld
to
s w itc h
to
t h e r e 's
a lw a y s
t h a t d o n 't w o r k
a s
tw o
a t
s y s te m s
c a u s e d
s o m e
O n e
s o m e
w e ll.
a
th is
in
it,
o u s
a re
s io n
tro u b le
b e
b e e n
"I
le s s
w h ic h
a n d
th a t th is a
c o n s id e re d
w a s
n e c e s s a ry .
c o m p le te ly
a
th e m o re
y e a r
p ro fe s s o rs
im p re s s e d
w ith
h a v e th e
n e w
a d ju s t
b e e n
e s
te c h
w e re
" V is ta
p ro fe sso r,
is
n e w
a n d
u s e fu l
a s
s a id .
u s in g u s in g
it. A l s o ,
u s in g
u s in g
W e b C T
V is ta ,
s w itc h in g
s o
h a rd I
s o m e C E
b e tw e e n
to
te rro ris t
o f th e
T h e
fle d
a
it; y o u
f e s te r ,"
a p a th y
o f o th e r
a
S o v ie t in v a
to
u s e
"I
A fg h a n
a n d
e v e r
te rrito ry a
th e s e
is in
u s e d
to
o n
a
th e
n e tw o rk
o f
o f Is la m
fa r re m o v e d
o f
u n d e rm in e
fro m
to
s e e
1 ,5 0 0 -y e a r s - o ld ...
a
s ta tu e
th a t b y
w a s
th e s e
" O n e
th e
a
to
w ro n g
a re
s p o k e
s itu a tio n
in
n e w
d o u b le -d ig it
p ic k u p
in
tra d e
H e in
a s
s a id
ru ra l
a n d
s till
n e w
w h a t 's
T h ey
c o u n t r y 's
th e
a re a s,
re lia n c e
o n
th re a te n
d e m o c ra tic
d is e n g a g e to o
n e w
S ta te
a ls o
p ro g re ss.
th e
th e
w a y
p e o p le
...
c u rre n t
c u ltiv a tio n
s e n d in g
e x p lo d e d
th e
w ro u g h t
"If w e
tra
c u ltu re .
th e
s o m e d a y . ’"
o f e le c tric ity
a
b e c o m e
u n d e rs ta n d
a t y o u
a n d
o f
p o p p y
a n d s ta te
o ffic ia ls in t h e
p ro g ra m ,
y o u n g ra d i
to
c o u n try ?
c itin g
ra te
s h o rta g e s
th e
g o
a m b a s s a d o r
d e s tru c tio n
T a lib a n ,
c o n tro l
in s titu tio n a liz in g
d itio n a l A fg h a n c rie d
ta k e
s trik e
e v id e n c e
g o
fa ile d
in te rn a tio n a l
te ll t h e
th is
a b o u t
g ro w th
c o n flic t o r
o f te r r o r is m ."
y o u
in
e d u c a tio n
"n o
o f b e f o r e ."
to
a n d
S a m a d ,
a
th a t
to
'D o
b rie fly
o f
le s s o n
to
A fg h a n is ta n to
g ro u n d
T h e
tra in
a
n e e d
le a v e
n o te d
A fg h a n is ta n ,
o rg a n iz a tio n ,
re ly in g
to
p ip e lin e
o rg a n iz a tio n s w a s a
a c c o rd in g
o n
w h o
a rm s.
h e a rd
g o
o f e x tre m
c o u n trie s
c o n tro llin g
th a t,
"I
e n tra n c e
c o u n t r y 's
s a id .
D e p a rtm e n t a n d
1 0
h is
ru le
a s s is
im p o rta n t
n o t
a llo w e d
to
th e
h e
" tra in in g
tw o
in c lu d e d
o u ts id e
th a t
a n
c o u n try
d o
S a m a d
th e
tra u m a tic
fo llo w e d
to
a tta c k s
H e
th o u s a n d s
e v e
h e lp
A fg h a n is ta n
ty ra n n ic a l
little
to
s ta te .
e a rly , w e
m e s s a g e ,"
fig h t te r r o r is m o p p o r tu n itie s ."
a re
h e
s a id .
is t o
g iv e
■
ju s t
s o m e
h a v e
th e
th e
o f p e o
c o u rs
a n d
y o u
a re
"W h en
in i
a tta c k s A fg h a n
in te rn a tio n a l c o m m u n ity .
g o in g
e x tre m is ts
to
s a id
n e ig h b o u rin g
fro m
T h a t
V is ta
a n d
m u ltila te ra l
u n d e r
S a m a d
fo r th e
a
th e
A fg h a n is ta n .
te rro ris t
ta n c e .
is ts
w o u ld
is
C E ,"
"It w a s
V is ta ,
n o t
to
o u r c u ltu r e ."
1 1 ,2 0 0 1 , th e
m is fo rtu n e s
s a id .
I t 's
th e
w ith
o n
cal fo rm
W e b C T
h e
o f
d e s tro y
T a lib a n
1 9 9 0 s ,
h a d
U 1
fro m
a
e x ile .
w ith
1 9 7 9 .
A m o n g
a g re e d .
o n
I r a q ,"
h e a rt to
su ffe re d
g o in g
h a v e
V is ta
n e ig h
re fe rrin g
s c u lp tu re s th a t o n c e
o f th e
a n d
s ta te ,
in te rfa c e
to
w e re
k e e p
n o lo g y .
a n d
I t ’s
in
th e
m o n e y , a id
s a id
"I
p le
c o n fu s e
u p ris in g s
fru s
V is ta ,"
b o th ,
d iffe re n t
s to p p e d O th e r
u s e
P a ra m e s w a ra n
is
lik e
P h y s io lo g y .
U n til
y e a rs o f R e d A rm y o c c u p a tio n , p o p u la r
g ro u p
E n g in e e rin g ,
w a s
p ro d
is
P a ra m e s w a ra n ,
"T h e
ra re
" V is ta
n e w
n e g a tiv e .
s im u lta n e
s y s te m s
re a lly U O
th a t
E le c tric a l
c h a n g e
tw o
th e
n o t
9 /1 1
th a t
m ilita n ts ,
u s e r - f r ie n d ly ."
b e tw e e n
s ig n ific a n t
d o n 't
K a rtik
u p g r a d e s ,"
th a t
a lo n g
in
b e g a n
n e w
c o n fu s in g .
C h e n ,
c la s s e s
c o n s ta n t
d iffe re n c e
o f th e
th e
...
y e a rs
d e c a d e s
d e ta ile d
to
is
th e
w a n te d
S e p te m b e r
a s k in g
w a r-to rn
re tu rn e d
A fg h a n s o n
e x te n s iv e
g e n e ra lly
s a id
a n d
P e g g y
p ro g ra m . a
u s e
th is ." th e
b e e n
h a v e
tra tin g
fa c u lty
d is p u te d
h a d
s y s te m s
a
th e
h a s
M a n y
u c t."
c o n f u s io n ."
p o litic a l s c ie n c e
W in e r
th e
c o n s id e re d
is s u e s
R u n n in g
o n c e
to
w ith
s y s te m
b u t
c h a n g e d
a s s im ila te
s a id , a d d in g
w a s
c o n f u
W in e r s a id . " A n y tim e t h e r e 's
c h a n g e
s h e
a
c a s e
s o m e
to
c h a n g in g
p ro g ra m .
b e e n
w o rk in g
" T h e r e 's
ju s t u s in g
fe a tu re s ,
re a c tio n
to
b a c k g ro u n d .
th e
2 0
c o u n try
a n d
to
its
a n d
in
s a id ,
p o s t-c o n flic t s ta te , y o u
fo llo w in g
in s tru c to rs .
S tu d e n t
I th in k
[T h e te c h n ic ia n s ]
th a t th e re
c h a n g e
h a v e
in te re s t.
re p e a te d ly
H o w e v e r,
h a v e
c o m fo rta b le
c o m p lic a te d
s io n ,"
C E
h a v e
m y
lo t o f g o o d
s tu p id .
re a lly
th a t
p ro
a
h a v e i t 's
n o t
s e rv ic e .
p ro fe s s o rs
b e c o m e
o n ly
a n d
s tu
h a lf t h e
u s in g
th e y
6 0 0
n o tio n
s o m e
re c e n tly
n e w
d u lle d
t h a t it h a s
u s e
V is ta .
c o m p la in e d
m o re
a lm o s t 1 6 ,0 0 0
w e re
to
B u t
in
a b o u t th e
t h a t re a lly
W e b C T
in s tru c to rs
u s in g
th a t
s w itc h e d
C E ,
4 5 0
w ith
in t o t a l
W in e r
M c G i l l 's
s o ftw a re
c o u rs e s , d e n ts
to
o w n
o p e ra tio n .
a
s a id .
c o n tin u e d
its
S a m a d
s a id . A c c o rd in g
h a s
B u d d h a
"T h ey
o n
tia tiv e ."
o f a s s ig n
s a id
n o t
w ith
C lu b
S a m a d
im m e n s e
o rig in s o f te rro ris t
h is c o u n tr y
" A fg h a n is ta n
o f
ta k e
h e
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b o u r.
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a d v is in g
to
b e n e fits
[p ro fe sso rs]
S a id e m a n
e -m a il.
C o m m u n ic a tio n
s id e
a n y th in g
c o m m u n ic a tio n
H u s s a in ,
m o re
c a lls sa v e
P r o f e s s o r R ic h a rd
u p
I h a v e tim e
a n
q u ic k to
s a id . " E -m a il p r o v id e s a
n o t fru s tra te d
h e
in
a ls o
f o r th e m ) ."
a v a ila b le a n d s a id
c o n s id e ra te
s tu d e n ts ' r e q u e s ts fo r e x te n s io n s
m y
p ro b le m s .
in fo rm a tio n ,
fin d
th e
'H i S a n d y ! '
n a m e
P ro fe sso r S te p h e n
n o te s
th e
th e
se n s e .
e -m a il a ffo rd s .
p h o n e
e a s ie r to
E n g in e e rin g
is in
"I f e e l
p ro fe sso r
d ra fts , o v e rly
o n ly
m a n y
it i s f a r
a sk e d
C h e m ic a l
d is r e s p e c tf u l." o n ly
g e t
th a t I c a n
u n d e rv a lu e
n o t
p rit-s tu d e n ts
th in g -s in c e
w h e n
it
s e t o f g u id e lin e s fo r
fe m a le
I g e t s tu d e n ts a
a d v a n ta g e s
to
s o
I g e t
a n d
m e
fo rm a t-P D F a n
n o t
re c o rd
d a y
it a ll.
"I h a v e
m a n y
"I t e n d
c o n v e r s a tio n s ," S a id e m a n
o f fu n n y
p e rso n ,
d if f e r e n t e x p e c ta tio n s ,"
d o
H y d e s a id
k in d
in t h e i r c o m m u n i c a t i o n . T h e y w e r e
p h o n e
n o te s -P o litic a l S c ie n c e
e n title m e n t
p .m .
re s p e c tfu l
a
e -m a il
in
f a c e , o b v io u s ly .”
s a id .
b a d , rig h t?
th a t m o s t s tu d e n ts a re
h o u rs
F eb . 21
th a t
H y d e
i s n 't
L a s t-m in u te
in
a
b u t
ALL
g o o d
h e r c la s s , a lo n g
th in g
d riv e s
H y d e
s a id
a ll
Ij u s t fin d
fe rre d
p ro fe sso rs
e -m a ils
d ire c t,
" S tu d e n ts a re
is S a n d r a
w h ic h j u s t
fo r le c tu re
b e
a m o u n t o f e - m a il I g e t," s a id
o b n o x io u s it t o
c o m m o n
n a m e
fo r
a n d
e -m a il.
" I 'v e m o s t
h a s
E - m a il c a n 't
b y th e
tw o
H y d e re a d
s tu d e n ts '
s e n d in g
a n d
m y e -m a il
e - m a il."
S o w h e n a b o u t
s p e n d
c o n v e n ie n t
q u ic k ly
a n d
" I 'm j u s t o v e r w h e l m e d
a n d
I d o n 't c h e c k
P ro fe sso rs e m p h a s iz e d is
o r
is c o m m o n
m o r n i n g ? ' I s a i d , 'B e c a u s e
n in e ." E -m a il
e -m a il
e rr o n
h a v e
"M o st I le ft t h e
b y
a t th e ir d is p o s a l
h a v e
a a
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CAMPUS
C a m p u s
c r u m b l i n g
a w a y ?
M illio n s n e e d e d fo r m a in te n a n c e , an d it s h o w s K A Y V O N A FSH A RI T h o se S p o rts
w h o
C o m p le x
tra s h
c a n s
c a tc h
w a te r
o r
th e
th e
S u c h
M c G ill
a re
g y m . o f
la rg e r
a g e
a n d
te c tu ra l
lim ite d th e y
to a re
p ro b le m
A s
d o n e to
a t
p re s e rv e
a n d
a rc h i
le n g e .
h a s
a n d
C u rre n tly ,
d e fe rre d
re n e w in g
b e c o m e
m o re
m a in te n a n c e
a
th e
o n ly
in
n e x t fiv e
$ 5 0 -m illio n
m a in te n a n c e
A c c o rd in g
to
A d m in is tra tio n Y a lo v s k y , t h e
ro a d s,
s e rv ic e s . th e
fo r
T h is
b o th
s n o w
th e
s h o rtfa lls
im p o s e d
te n a n c e
a t
u p o n
M c G ill
c u r r e n t s itu a tio n "O u r
to
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c o n tin u e
to
d o
fu n d s
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th is
b u ild in g s o n
1 5 0
is
th e
re s id e n tia l c a m p u s e s ,"
" A p p ro x im a te ly
o w n e r
b u ild in g s u s e d
o n e
d e n t
to
p u rp o s e s
o n s a id .
o f o u r s p a c e
c a n
to
p a rt,
b e
in
e x te rn a l,
th is
n o t d u e
fu n d in g , m o n e y ; o rity
le m s w ith s y s te m
in te rn a "W e
w ith
th a t o f
s a id
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a c ro ss
th is
is
a
n e g lig e n c e , i s n 't
m a in te n a n c e
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c o m p a re d
to
b u t
[to ]
a d v is in g
o r
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c a n
th a t
to
th a t
ly f o r
M c G ill
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in c re a s e d "T h e
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w ith
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th e
s itu a tio n .
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o f
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tu itio n
to
th e
th a t
th e
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re p a ire d
d o w n
s a id
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h e
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ro u g h ly
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b e e n
a s p e c ts
o f
o u r
n a tu re
o f
n o t
fo r
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a
s h u t
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re d o
th e
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$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 jo b ."
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s e c o n d
d ra in ,” v ic tim
w ith
a b n o rm a lly fo r
T h o s e
a n y
r o o f ."
to
th e
le a k
o f
o n
T h is is w h at $3-m illion in A thletics C e n tre reno vatio ns b uys.
m a y
a ls o
in
le a k
th e i s n 't
s ta ir w e ll,"
m is
fro m
c ity
h a s
w e t w in
fla s h
e le m e n ts
th a t fa c ilitie s
u n a d d re s s e d "T h e
"T h e
in c re d ib ly
p e rio d s
F o u c h e r
[g y m ]
o rig in a te s
s a id .
a n
tw o
re a s o n
le a k
h e
m a n y
in g .
th e
th e
i n d o o r tra c k .
ro o f
o n e
o f
in s id e
b la m e d
w in te r
o f
s e rie s
c o u ld
a re a
s a id ,
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a
th e
e a s ily .
s h o w e r
m o n th ,"
th e
a
th a t th e it
a t c a u s e
re p a ir re q u ire s th a t w e
th e
w a rm
is
b ro k e n
m e a n t
w e ll p ro b
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g y m ]
m a jo r c h a lle n g e s w h e n a ll
is
s a id .
m a n a g e r
h a v e
le a k
a re
s o m e
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[a t
fu n d in g
im p o s e d
a n d
p ro p e rly
b e c a u s e ... e v e r y
s h e
fa c ilitie s
le a k
H e
fu n d in g .
s u ffic ie n t th e
b e s t
r e p e a te d
m a in te n a n c e
la c k
Q u e b e c
is th e
le a k s ,"
th e
te r
p r o f e s s o r s ."
h a d
D e p a rtm e n t,
e n o u g h m a jo r p ri
w e 'v e ,
A th le tic s
re c o g
H o w e v e r,
T h e re
w h e n
Itz k o w itz ,
S o c ie ty v ic e -p re s i
c a m p u s .
to
...
n o t
b e
U 2 m a in
n o rm a l,
w ill
o u r s y s te m
"T h e c e rta in ly
g y m
g y m 's
th a t o u r fa c ilitie s
h a s
a s s is ta n t
w a lls ." s e n ti
a re
th e y
A c c o rd in g
p ip e s
d o
u s ."
s tu d e n t
lin e
"I t h i n k
fa c t
is
o u r h a d
m a k e
th a t
B u t
F o u c h e r,
th a t th e
p ro b le m s
“1 th in k
th a t
s a id .
u n c le a r w h e n
fix e d .
d e a l t w ith .
a d m in is tra to rs .
n iz e d
fo r a c a
Y a lo v s k y
th ird
o f
h ig h e s t
i t 's
b e
V a n e s s a
m a in ta in e d ;
p ro g ra m s
a v a ila b le .to
m a in ta in e d ,"
s a id
d iffic u lt ta s k .
e n s u re
" M c G ill b u i l d i n g s a r e w e ll
h a v e
R o b in s o n
m o s t
m e n t s e e m s u n iv e rs ity
w e
g y m ,
w ill
o p tim is tic
th e
o f fu n d in g .
re s e a rc h
a ll w e
m a in
s u p p o rt
to
m e e t th e
to
th e
to
a n d
a n d
s ta n d a r d s ,"
c o n tin u e
la c k
c h o ic e s
te a c h in g
w ith
a is
m is s io n ,
m a k e
o u r
to
te n a n c e
c o n
a ttrib u te d
le a k s
K in e s io lo g y , s a id
th e
th e
b u ild in g
a n d
p rio rity
a c a d e m ic
a n d
s a id .
e m p lo y e e
A s s o c ia te
a c k n o w le d g e d
h e
A s fo r th e
C o m m u n ic a tio n s
R o b in s o n
m a in te n a n c e
re m o v a l
S p re a d in g
m a n y
u n iv e rs ity
a n d o u r
fa c ili
g ro u n d s ,
is a
"T h e
fo r
c a m p u s e s ,
a ro u n d
m o re th a n d e m ic
b u d g e t
$ 2 3 -m illio n .
M a c d o n a ld
tra d e s ,
c a m p u s
is
M o rty
a d m in is tr a tiv e .,
c u s to d ia l
m o n e y
b o th
a n n u a l
a n d
in c lu d in g g e n e ra l
■F in a n c e
e x p e n d itu re s
d o w n to w n
a n d
a n d
m a in te n a n c e
in c lu d e s
V ic e -P rin c ip a l
s io n ,"
a n d
b u ilt s in c e
a n d
A rts U n d e r g r a d u a t e
m e n ts .
tie s
J e n n ife r
o n
re q u ire
Y a lo v s k y
V ic e -P rin c ip a l
h a s
$ 1 7 5 -m illio n
c o s ts . O v e r t h e
m o s t c ritic a l
c h a l
u n iv e rs ity
th a n
y e a r s , it w ill s p e n d
M c G ill
m a jo r
1 9 5 0 ,
th e
tio n a l
M a in ta in in g
to
b e e n
1 9 7 0 ,"
o f
M c G ill.
re s o u rc e s
h a s
p e r c e n t
s tra in ts
le g a c y ?
fa c ilitie s
th e
a t
d e te rio ra te
M c G ill, w h a t is b e i n g u n i v e r s i t y 's ,
to
e x it.
a t
p rio r
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B o th
c e ilin g ,
lo c a te d
h a rd ly
m a in te n a n c e
b u ild in g s
b u c k e ts
le a k
c o n s tru c te d
o n ly
n o tic e d
R a th e r,
a
M c G ill
th e
e m e rg e n c y
le a k s
e m b le m a tic
th e
a s
fro m
s ig n ific a n t a n
th e
h a v e
u s e d
d rip p in g
o n e
d e fe rre d
m a y
b e in g
d o o r to
th e
fre q u e n t
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p h ila n th ro p ic
p le a s e d
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in
to
o rg a n iz a tio n
a n n o u n c e
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T h e
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th e
p ro g ra m
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of
th e
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Of Iraq and comic books MOHAMMAD MIRALY H
eroes-from Gilgamesh to Dirty Harryhave always been important to human societies. But this weekend's third anniver sary of the invasion of Iraq got me thinking about the concept of heroism in today's society. In terms of the war, those whom we were meant to look up to seem to have failed us. Established authority structures, having manipulated the pub lic trust, are no longer the heroic bastions of eth ical and physical protection they once were. All of which brings us, naturally, to comic books. But before dismissing this as glib conjecture on a serious topic, hear me out. Comic super hero,es, distinguished by their immortality, were once messianic figures who resolved society's problems and traumas. This was the ideal that gave birth to Superman in the 1930s, the era leading up to Second World War, with its own real super-villains. However, by the 1960s, which saw the advent of Spiderman, this veneer had begun to crack. The emotional and intellectual freedom of that era allowed individuals to ques tion agents of authority-like a government that enforced conscription-and whether they really needed someone else to solve their problems. Contrasting with the messianism of Superman, Spiderman represented the need to take responsibility for one's own failures, which, as Spiderman came to understand, are a result of one's own actions. This conceptualization is indicative of a burgeoning, yet eternal hope that we can overcome our own traumas, not through the intervention of a mighty and perfect Superman but rather with the inner, agonized strength of an imperfectly human Peter Parker. Superman was a model of perfection for an unquestioning society that sought solace in the concept of a saviour, one who would restore both the physical and ethical balance of the
world. For that generation, the Allies represented the forces of Good, who, like Superman, had to prevail against the Evil that seemed about to overrun the planet. Though the rhetoric seems not to have changed in our times, the innocence that but tressed it has gone. Disenchanted, we shuffle off the manteau of the distressed damsel and no longer look to Uncle Sam to save us or our ideals. Rather, we are more certain of our own power to effect change. In a society like this, there is little room for an omnipotent Superman who swoops down to save the day. The essential appeal of that ideal was its vicarious empowerment. The essence of our present times, on the other hand, is actual empowerment: We have if, we know it and we don't want others to fight our battles. This is the spirit that Spiderman embodies: Recognizing his own hand in his troubles, he sets out alone to restore himself to the ethical pantheon that is the province of the innocent. Spiderman thus represents our own fallibili ty and, more importantly, our perseverance in spite of it. As a society, we have been through the trauma of a proverbial adolescence. We no longer pine virginally for Prince Charming to res cue us, but rather accept responsibility for our actions and seek rectitude on our own merits. Instead, like Peter Parker donning the mask of Spiderman, we transform ourselves into powerful and capable beings in charge of our own des tinies. Assuming that mask, then, is not an escape into a false reality, but is rather a recognition of the true, inner nobility that inspires our greatest actions. If this Iraqi quagmire is to ever be fixed, we’re going to need to find our collective comic book collection and start reading up on the Webbed Wonder. ■
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ark McGowan, a performance "artist" based in London, is pissing off environment-loving Britons and Thames Water corporation execs alike with his latest project. McGowan plans to leave six taps running around London for a year, to protest private con trol of water in the United Kingdom. His endeavour is expected to waste 100-mil lion litres of water .during the throes of what has been a prolonged drought in southern England. Thames Water has, not surprisingly, labelled the stunt irresponsi ble and threatened legal action. It should be noted that McGowan attempted a similar stunt at a south London gallery last year, but was pres sured to turn the taps off after only one month and 800,000 litres of water sent down the drain. This was, in part, a reac tion to multiple instances of gallery patrons taking it upon themselves to turn the taps off, so this time, he's brilliantly decided to keep the taps' locations a secret. Now, in the past, I've been accused of not "getting" art, and I've basically had a standing indifference toward it. But the more I think about it, the more I realize that the problem is not with me, but rather with "art" itself. I’m not talking about a fancy Monet or the Mona Lisa here. Instead, I mean that cryptic garbage, stuff without substan tive value or meaning: stuff I've only attempted to decipher at exhibit openings that I've gone to because of the free hors d'oeuvres and booze. The problem is that the defence for artistic freedom has gotten to the point where a man can film himself drinking his own urine while wearing women's stock ings (see Brus, Gunter), call it art and have a flock of supporters who will defend such a claim. People think this is somehow significant, and I'm just left scratching my head.
Artist: a synonym for stupid I'm down with freedom of expres sion. Just don't leave the water running and try to convince me that it's anything more than running water or that it’s not wasteful. I have been known to forget to turn the faucet off after brushing my teeth, but you don't see me adding artist to my résumé. Maybe these people are so com pletely devoid of personality that they feel the need to cultivate eccentricities, and it just so happens that they unleash their idiosyncrasies on a canvas (or in the bath room). Is it too much to ask, though, that they avoid puffery and not call them selves artists? I'm convinced that the peo ple who produce this type of "art" are, as a rule, more pretentious than they are artistic. McGowan was quoted by the BBC as saying, ”1 understand we are in a drought. But I am an artist so I'm not actu ally wasting water for nothing." The audac ity of this statement aside, I'm still unclear on the value of McGowan's work. After all, this is a man who rolled a monkey nut across London using his nose to take a stand against student debt. How will he choose to make a difference next? By incinerating thousands of pancakes in a famine-stricken country to protest Aunt Jemima's monopoly over the pre-made mix market? How wonderfully profound! The only solace I can take from the situation is how flummoxed this must make poor lefties, who are torn by the dilemma that McGowan has presented. Do they support some (quite possibly mentally defective) artist who is making one of their much-loved political state ments? Or do they protest his protest, and stand up for their darling environment? Or, more intriguingly, do they sponta neously combust as their morals pull them both ways? If they did, that would be perform ance art that even I'd pay to see. ■
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ith the recent passage of a South Dakota law banning most forms of abortion, the debate over the practice, its tenor already escalated by President Bush's Supreme Court picks, has reached fever pitch. But lurking behind this debate is another policy that is increasing the number of teens looking to abort—America's $270-million, taxpayer-funded abstinence-only sex education program. The advocates of abstinence-only "sex education" claim that real sex ed only encourages teen pregnancy and the spread of venereal disease. And.school boards around the United States are taking this to heart, PBS reported that at Lubbock (Texas) High School, if a student asks a teacher about sex, the teacher is required to answer that "Abstinence is the only way to prevent STDs and teen pregnancy.' If they don't, they're in danger of losing their job." This is not the path to preventing teenage pregnancy; it's a path that fails to provide teens with the information they need to make informed choices. It's not surprising, then, that America, the only wealthy nation to implement an absti nence-only program, has the highest incidence of teen preg nancy in the developed world. Representative Henry Waxman's (D-CA) investigation of
America's abstinence-only curriculum found that the federal government is funding programs that peddle lies about con traceptives and reinforce gender stereotypes. Waxman reports that one program suggests that that, "Men need little to no preparation for sex, while women need hours of emo tional and mental preparation." Another work of staggering genius presents a story about a knight who saves a princess from a dragon. When the knight arrives, the princess advises him to kill the dragon with a noose orpoison. This works, but leaves the knight "feeling ashamed." He then runs off with the village maiden after making sure that "she knows nothing about nooses or poison." The moral? "Occasional suggestions and assistance may be alright, but too much will lessen a man's confidence or turn him away from the princess." Growing up in Houston, I had my sex education session in fifth grade, before money started pouring into these absti nence programs. It essentially consisted of a (now-rebel) nurse illustrating on a diagram of the female reproductive sys tem how fetuses are produced, and that condoms were an effective means of birth control. Afterward, we walked out of class, slightly the wiser. I don't remember saying to myself "Gee, now that I know how it's done, I've gotta go try out my
skills.” What the opponents of comprehensive sex education fail to realize is that giving kids the knowledge to appreciate their sexuality doesn't make them salacious perverts who will try to impregnate the first girl who moves. I'm not criticizing the val ues of those who preach abstinence, but it's ridiculous to assert that real sexual education encourages sexual behav iour. Sex education gives teens the tools to make the right choices about their sexuality and, if they so choose, to devel op happy and fulfilling sex lives. Spending $270-million to shield kids from valuable infor mation is asinine. The government shouldn't be giving voice to a futile policy crafted by the religious right, a policy that is adding to the ranks of teenage mothers. If the religious right is truly opposed to abortion, then the prudent course of action is not to attempt to stop teens from having sex, but to give them the information to prevent pregnancy from hap pening. A government ad campaign preaches "Truth" as the anti drug, and so it is for teenage pregnancy. It's time to stop deluding ourselves and America's children. It's time to start speaking truth about sex to teens. ■
the mcgill tribune ] 21.3.06 | opinion
I M c G ill T rib u n e Vol. 25, Issue 25 E d fto r - in - C h ie f
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Putting the fun back in underfunding ttention students, we have a news flash: McGill is underfunded! After a careful read ing of many of Principal Heather MunroeBlum's remarks and speeches over the past three years, as well as her answers to students' ques tions at her Town Halls, this is the take-home message. Lack of maintenance? You can thank underfunding for that. Ancillary fees too high? Underfunding. No advisers? Grotesque underfunding. The Principal could probably save some time by just sending a robot to the town halls pre programmed with the answer. Of course, that wouldn't make for very nice photo-ops. Really, anytime anyone asks anything about classes, advising, maintenance, it all comes down in some way to money—the federal and provincial governments just aren't giving enough of it to uni versities in general and McGill in particular. According to the administration, classes are too large because McGill can't afford to hire more professors. Even if we could, though, it wouldn't matter because there presently isn’t anywhere to put them. But forget about new buildings-we don't have the money, and there are some leaks in the existing buildings that we would prefer to fix first. Students, please just step around the buck ets on the floor on the way to your next advising appointment. What’s that? You couldn't get an appoint ment? Sorry. We know those are hard to come by, but listen, there’s no budget for them at the moment. Oh, and we apologize to the Muslim community for making you pray in the snow, but again it comes down to space. If only we weren't so underfunded! But let's be realistic. Telling us that we don't get as much money as we should is all well and good, but it's not really an acceptable answer to pressing questions. Think about what would hap pen if students tried to live by the Principal’s example. What if you wake up one morning and real ize you've forgotten to do a paper. You go to the professor to tell him it will be late, -and he asks why. Well, you say, your parents grotesquely underfund your education. You can’t afford the paper and ink for your printer, or for that matter the Internet access to do the research. This is all fine, though, because you've ignored your elec tricity bill for the third month in a row and HydroQuébec has finally cut you off, so it's not like you
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with the government, but when the gym floods because those leaky pipes burst into torrents of water, are they going to say, "There's nothing we could do-we're underfunded?" If the Principal is supposed to be setting an example for students, then she might want to come up with some new answers to our ques tions, and maybe even-if it’s not asking too much—some new solutions to our problems. Shouldn't our principal stop complaining about something she can't change and start improving on what she can? Otherwise, students could get the wrong idea. Late for an exam? Your clock was underfund ed. Boyfriend dumped you? The relationship was underfunded. Girlfriend pregnant? Birth control was underfunded. The McGill Tribune is a racist, sexist, offensive tabloid? Don't blame us. We're underfunded. ■
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ADTYPESETER Rieh Choe Chad Ronalds
can boot up your computer to do any word pro cessing. Your prof doesn't grant you an extension. Depressed, you leave campus to try and find a cheap lunch. It's all you can afford because you're so underfunded, and Chartwells wants eight bucks for a turkey sandwich. You walk home dejectedly-a bunch of your friends are coming up to party that weekend, but you're so underfunded you can only afford a studio apartment, and there's no room for them to stay. You haven't bro ken it to them yet, though, so you hope they won't find the ground too cold to sleep on. With any luck, they'll understand the situation-you're just too underfunded. Clearly, this is ridiculous. Your professor would tell you to stop coming up with excuses, and we should do the same to the admin. This is not to say that they don't have a legitimate beef
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BEN LEM IEU X s 2005's eagerly awaited Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge o f the Sith approached its theatrical release, Jeff Tweiten of Seattle pitched a camp outside his local cinema on Jan. 1 , deciding to stake his claim on the first seat in the theatre on the May 19 release date. Tweiten pointed to a resounding lack of ritual in our soci ety as one of the prime motivating factors behind his life decision. Things certainly ain't the way they used to be. Tweiten loved that Star Wars took place in a time of nobility and clear-cut moral boundaries, when people knew how to celebrate, bask in the interconnectedness of the universe, and most importantly, how to settle their differences prop erly. They fought to the death. The fact that people in the so-called "civi lized" world don't duel anymore is a historically unparalleled tragedy. Indeed, duelling has been marred not only by social unacceptability, but also by six to 12 months in jail and a $500 fine in Canada. Failure to recognize duelling as a legiti mate institution is on par with saying that women aren’t persons. It's that backwards and preposter
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ous a mentality. Yet the practice was employed-and quite effectively-for centuries in England, France and Russia to settle matters of land, property, charac ter defamation and cheating at cards or dice. Renowned duel enthusiasts included legendary Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (shot dead by his wife's admirer Baron Georges d'Anthès in 1837) and the baddest-ass mofo of them all, General Andrew Jackson, who smoked Charles Dickinson in 1806 for disputing with him over a horse race. In stark contrast, problem-solving today is inefficient and offers no sense of satisfaction. Hypothetical situation: Some bloke with an over inflated ego has been doing the nasty with your girlfriend. You could take the "high road" and have an animated conversation with your significant other about how this is unacceptable and an insult to your intelligence and values and blah blah blah. But let's face it, dialogue isn’t going to stop this cat from laying out your missus. On the other hand, you tell this miscreant you’ll see him at dawn at the foot of Mount Royal and proceed to drive a rapier through his heart, there will be three positive and inevitable out
comes. First, he won't screw your girlfriend again. Second, you'll make it clear that you're not one to be cuckolded. Third, other poontang-hungry vul tures won’t be looking towards your lady friend for loving unless they have an insatiable death wish. Another case in point. Of late, McGill Daily staffers have feuded with Shatner University Centre security staff over the building's afterhours policy. Dailyites have spoken out against the security staff's breach of their freedom of the press and the sanctity of their refrigerator. But while this story didn't attract much attention, wouldn't it be hot campus news if Jesse Rosenfeld popped a cap in a security guard's ass while madly hollering, "Back off! Get your own sandwich!"? So many people nowadays complain about administrative red tape and bills getting bottled up in parliament: essentially, they grumble that basic social processes are moving too slowly. Dueling will get our society back on its feet. With its clear problem-solving potential and ideal parsimony, dueling teaches us that all of our troubles can indeed be solved as they were meant to be: the Jedi way. ■
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DARK HUMOU R — FUN W I T H V O I C E M A I L
L e tte rs t o th e e d ito r he couldn't post enough signs in a very uncool way (I can only imagine his reaction when he doesn't get his prom ised millions from the government!). Last year, I was pleasantly surprised by Roz Freeman and Adam Corner's videos, as both were creative efforts to garner votes. However, the only reason I saw these videos .is because I had class in Leacock 132. I realize that it's less efficient for candidates to campaign in buildings where the classroom size isn't 600 people. But I don't think it's unreasonable to ask candidates not to post signs in buildings that they never visit. If all the campaigning is going to take place in Leacock, then we might as well call it the "Arts and Science Freshman and Sophomore Students' Society of McGill University."
Max's mea culpa
It has been brought to my atten tion that when I was telephoned by one of your reporters the night when I origi nally sent you my response to your can didate questionnaire, and he asked me to answer "additional questions," I apparently misunderstood these to be follow-up questions. Apparently, these were the "trivia questions" I thought I was not presented an opportunity to answer ("Trib has no clue, part deux," Letters, 13.3.06). I would like to apologize to your news team for this misunderstanding and mistake. The rest of my letter, how ever, still stands. This was in no way intended to mislead the public, and was just one part of my letter. Again, to the news team I am sorry, and openly admit my misunderstanding and the mistake it caused. I only hope the Tribune can see fit, now, to withdraw their accusa tions about me.
Mike Hudgin U2 Finance Down with C h e
"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary... these procedures are an archaic bourgeois detail. This is a revolution! And a revolu tionary must become a cold killing machine motivated by pure hate." So said Che Guevara, a terrorist and the crony of a dictator, a man who person ally sentenced at least 2,000 Cubans to death. The vast majority of these men and women were not fat cats associat ed with Batista—they were peasants fighting against the confiscation of their land and the debasement of their churches. But who cares about them, right? In her article "Che Guevara: the man, the image, the legend (13.3.06)," Jennifer Bartoli takes issue with the commercialization of Che's message and ideals rather than denounce the insidious practice of celebrating a truly unpleasant person in pop culture. I, for one, am sick to death of the glamorization of murderers. The same fools who wear "Bush is a war criminal" t-shirts also don ”Che" shirts. If wearing Stalin (who killed some 28 million) on
Max Silverman Incoming VP External Down with election signs
I was overwhelmed by the cheap and often thoughtless signs put up by candidates wishing to be elected to SSMU. Although I strongly encourage voter awareness and subsequent voter turnout, I think the way that most candi dates go about it is ridiculous. First of all, many of the signs were flat-out thoughtless—do you really think we, as voters^care about how you were the VP of your respective faculty and how you plan to fight for student rights? Tell us something we don't already know! And, as if the Bronfman building and Leacock weren't ugly enough as it is, why don't you all just throw up a cou ple hundred more of your signs—this way, I really won't be able to turn a cor ner without seeing "Leon" or "Gill." The second reason why I'm against this excessive sign-posting is because it's a cop-out for students. I only saw one person campaigning in my building, and he was whining to our council that
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a t-shirt is comparable to wearing Hitler gear, then Che stuff is comparable to having Mussolini or Pinochet gear. Luckily, most university students have preserved the handful of brain cells necessary to omit Hitler/Mussolini from their wardrobe. When, I wonder, will people realize that Che was quite simply a bad man, a man responsible for imprisoning Cuba in an (ongoing) brutal totalitarian dicta torship? His idealism and rhetoric does not excuse the blood on his hands. If we, as students, truly wish to denounce oppression and tyranny, we must learn to consign Che and his ilk to the rubbish bin of history.
Male Voice #1 : Hi, this is GRASPé. Are you fucking kidding us? Female Voice #1 : No on the fucking GA? Fuck you. Male Voice #2: Fuck you. Male Voice #3: Fuck you. Male Voice #4: Fuck you. Female Voice #2: Fuck you. Female Voice #3: Fuck you. Male Voice #5: Fuck you. Female Voice #4: Fuck you. Male Voice # 6 : Fuck you. . Male Voice #1 : Have a nice day!
Andrew Mason Law II U p with French
Speaking as someone who believes that a solid command of the French language is a necessary asset for executives to adequately serve and communicate with the entire student population, as well as to be taken seri ously in dealing with the provincial gov ernment and within la FEUQ, your arti cle on the SSMU debates ("Aspiring execs square off," 13.3.06) was not on the whole very helpful. In fact, its lack of distinction regarding the candidates' command of the French language (i.e. "Both candidates are bilingual," "Both speak French") was misleading. Those of us who attended the debate know that not a single executive candidate had a level of French beyond the simply functional. Certainly none displayed a mastery of the language equivalent to their generally skillful use of English. Quite aside from what this means for SSMU's standing in the eyes of francophone students and its ability to effectively articulate its policies to Québec and la FEUQ, it would be a service to all students if next year you provided a more nuanced description of the candidates' knowledge of French.
Thank you, GRASPé. As always, you've managed to frame the issue in a persuasive and thought-provoking manner. And no, we weren't fucking kidding you. Have a nice day!
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KIMBERLY FALDETTA ired of pathetic evenings spent at home eating peanut butter off of a spoon, you decide to go a courtin' to shake things up. But first dates and blind dates, always run the risk of uncomfortable silences, awkward pauses and causing offence to your dinner mate upon announcing your dislike for felines (“But I have a cat. She's an excellent judge of character*) The solution to your problems, or at least your social short comings, lies in a kicky Plateau hotspot that combines seventies kitsch with a Swiss staple, Fonduementaie serves, almost exclusively, Fondue. Like going to L'Entrecôte where thinly-pounded steak, is the only thing on die menu, you know that with the intense focus on one type of fare, odds are they'll get it right. The food is delivered fairly quickly and once it arrives, dinner becomes an activity. Scintillating conver sation takes the back burner as diners focus on the pre cision of their dipping, trying not to lose their speared hunks of bread and meat in the fondue pot, Fonduementaie is an excellent venue for group, but ask for the comer table on the first floor because the other tables are too tong and not good for large groups. The table d'hote is probably die best bet for any first time Fonduementaie customer. Although it’s lightly more expensive, the Mentale prix-fixe offers the widest selection of both cheese and meat fondues. Each prix-fixe begins with a delectable salad of baby greens with sesame oil dressing to wake up the gastronomical senses. The meal then deviates from the norm and enters the infrequently explored world of fondues. A pot for each of the dishes arrives with bubbling melt ed cheese and warm cubes of bread for dipping. The cheeses range from traditional Swiss and blue, to the highly recommend Québécoise with, Oka cheese. Following die appetizer cheese fondue is either oil or vegetable broth. Hunks of bread are replaçai by more complex dippabies-jike wild boar and deer-tbat showcase the bright flavours of the various fondues, sudi as the wild mushroom. The main course also comes with a tasty twice-baked potato filled with cheese. To most, the pièce de resistance is the Final course: dessert A piping hot pot of molten chocolate, sevred with a plate of fresh fruit is present ed. Its aromas are not only comfort ing but mouth watering; a true delight to the senses. Although your stomach wit be full and weii-satisfied, it is dfficult to imagine how anyone could not cap their experience with any thing other than this final delight
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The Landmark Trial
In te llig e n t D e s ig n G od E v o lu tio n B r ia n A lt e r s Tomlinson Chair in Science Education and Director of the Evolution Education Research Centre, Faculty of Science Prof, Alters served a s the only Expert Witness from Canada in the U.S. federal court ca se on Intelligent Design Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 7 p.m. Room 132 (Fieldhouse Auditorium), Leacock Building, 855 Sherbrooke Street West Information: 514.398-3218 The public is welcome. Admission is free. RSC - University lectures on taboo topics aim to critically examine some thorny questions o f national concern that have not received the attention they deserve and have not been fully explained to the public and policy makers.
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he means by which to preserve regional culture and the French language in Quebec have been an extremely con tentious political issue, especially in the past half-century, Most heated political debate in the province since the Lévesque era has revolved around this very topic. Controversial matter such as the separation question, language laws and immigration policy is intrinsically related to Quebec's desire to preserve its French heritage. Lately, this desire has become far more fervent and divisive. In 1995, in his infamous referendum concession speech, thenPremier Jacques Parizeau declared that the vote to separate from Canada was narrowly lost due to "money and the ethnic vote." In 2002, Premier Bernard Landry spoke out forcefully
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against the side-effects of globalization, specifically with regards to foreign television broadcasting taking over Quebec airwaves, asserting, "If the entire world wants to look only at Dallas and Dynasty in Texan English, that won't be a plus for mankind, in spite of the quality of those products." All normative judgments on those programs aside, this statement is perfectly analogous to the stance which Quebec has taken on external affairs of late. Protection and preservation of Francophone culture thus far has meant that Quebec remains static, shutting out as many exterior sources as possible, while the rest of the world moves forward. Many have alleged that Quebec has sought to maintain the official language by unfairly tweaking its immigration policy to favour the rapid entry of French-speakers from abroad into the province. Despite the insistence to the contrary by ardently polit ical pure laine Quebeckers, the proportion of Quebec inhabitants whose mother tongue is French has dropped by less than two per cent in over 50 years. The major development, however, is that Allophones, as of 1996, have overtaken Anglos as the sec ond largest contingent. Quebeckers therefore started to worry that a new wave of migrants would dilute the Francophone population—fallaciously so, as a meagre minority of immigrants lodge anywhere but in the already diluted Montreal—so Quebec tightened its immigra tion policy. In present day Quebec City, a vast majority of immi grants come from Central or Western Europe, with one in every seven people arriving in Quebec City from abroad coming from France, In Montreal, the largest growing immigrant groups are Haitians and Vietnamese, both former French colonies where residual traces of the language remain. Notre langue officielle Beyond the gatekeeping function of Quebec immigration lies Bill 101, the ultimate weapon in French Canadian selfpreservation. Passed in the summer of 1977, the Bill, titled the Charte de la Langue Française, not only proclaimed French as the official language of Quebec, but required that road and business signs to be printed exclusively in French, that workplace affairs province-wide take place in French only and demanded that provincial government agencies deal with corporations and the Canadian government, again, in French only. The last stipulation of Bill 101, and as well later discuss, the most devastating, required that all Quebeckers be educated in French unless already enrolled in the English school system or a parent had exclusively attended English school and resided in Quebec before the Bill was passed (as a personal side note: this writer's mother had to dig up phone bills from 1975 and mail them to the government in order for her son to be able to attend English high school), Rather amusingly, Bill 101 had to be redrafted in 1982 when the Federal government found that it violated several arti
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cles of the Canadian Charter of Rights. Thanks to bills 8 6 and 22 English Quebeckers can now benefit from bilingual business (just so long as the French lettering is twice as large) and have access to health and social services in their own language. The misfreducation of étudiants Québécois The major problems stemming from Bill 101, however, are to do with its impact upon the education system in Quebec Pushing all Quebec students—Francophones, Anglophones and Allophones alike—into the French education system may well be good for French culture, but ultimately detrimental to the liveli hood of French Canadians. Families who use French at home will send their children off to French school, providing them with a unilingual education and upbringing. On the other hand, children who speak English or a third language at home and receive for mal instruction in French from first grade onward become the bilingual Anglophones and trilingual immigrants who will appeal to the job market of tomorrow. "There has been discussion over the past few years regard ing what's the most efficient way to impart the knowledge of English to areas of Quebec which are heavily Francophone," says Claude Bélanger, a professor of Quebec and Canadian history at Marianopolis College. "In part, that's not related to whether they're going to have [language] immersion or not, it seems to be more connected to who teaches them. It seems to be very difficult to attract competent English teachers in some of the areas of Quebec. So, if your teacher is not supremely competent in the second language, you can well imagine that the students in the class are not going to profit from it a great deal." Although studies conducted in the late 1980s had observed that the economic situation had improved for French Canadian Continued on next page
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a n e m p ty m e ta p h o r ? Canada’s claim under critical examination JAMES Y O U N G "We're a cultural mosaic, not a melting pot like the United States." It is the dogma every Canadian has been spoon-fed all through school. Canada takes pride in being a great proponent of its approach to a pluralist and tolerant form of multiculturalism—but is our smugness justified? "The metaphor has some validity in regards to constitution al, legal, symbolic and government arrangements," says Morton Weinfeld, a professor with the department of sociol ogy and Director of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Program. Canada's official adoption of multiculturalism in 1971 put it on a firm path in recognizing its diverse ethnic communities. Weinfeld, however, is cautious about using metaphors. "[They] are less useful in describing actual conditions," he says. The lack of official multiculturalism in the United States does not prevent it from being a popular idea within America's political and academic institutions. Calling America a "melting pot" can trivialize America's incredible diversity. The United States' two largest minorities, its Hispanic and African-American communities, have both maintained unique identities and form an integral part of American society. Canada's unique history may have contributed to its self-imposed keenness to adopt a stronger form of multicul turalism than typically found in other countries, suggests
Weinfeld. "The fact that Canada has historically had to wres tle with the dualism of the two founding European coloniz ers, the English and the French, and also had early recogni tion of aboriginal peoples helped pave the way for multicul turalism," he notes. Skeptics of Canada's multicultural credentials often claim Canada's official endorsement of multiculturalism is merely cosmetic. "My sense of my heritage has little to do with superficial things such as food, dance or music," says author Neil Bissoondath. He claims Canada's focus on mul ticulturalism is nothing more than a bunch of festivals with "traditional music, traditional dancing, traditional food at dis tinctly untraditional prices." There are undeniable limits to Canada's tolerance. In 2005 Ontario's Premiere Dalton McGuinty blocked attempts by the Muslim and Jewish community to establish arbitration between members of their religions under reli gious law. Muslims and Jews are encouraged to keep tradi tional food and traditional dance but not traditional justice. Examples like this could be used to argue Canada's multi culturalism is only skin deep. Weinfeld disagrees. "This is not a realistic critique. There are limits to all rights as there are in any liberal democracy and multiculturalism is no exception," he says. "The challenge is to try to find a workable and fair accom modation of values." The mosaic and melting pot are not perfect metaphors
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Nothing says diversity like different-coloured hands.
Continued from previous page workers post-101-with increases in average salary and proportion of Quebec businesses owned and administrated by Francophones-the nineties kicked off quite differently. A study of earnings among Quebec males in 1990 observed that an earnings disadvantage among unilingual Francophones rose to eight to nine per cent when compared to the average (up from five to seven per cent a decade earlier) while the salaries of bilingual Francophone men remained equal to that of Anglophones. Additionally, Quebec-born bilin gual Anglophones displayed salaries approximately seven per cent higher than average. On an anecdotal level, as an employee of a downtown CD retail store, I have received calls at work from retailers in rural Quebec asking me to spell "Coldplay." Jonathan Gervais, a fellow downtown retail worker who moved to Montreal from the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in 2002, says that his bro ken English was sufficient to earn him 96 per cent in his high school English class. "I have improved since I've been [in Montreal], but back home it was like I was bilingual," says Gervais with a chuckle. Right now, Quebec must appraise what is more valuable: the relative sanctity of its culture or the economic livelihood of its people. As long as the Education regulations set out by Bill 101 remain in place, a fully bilingual province reamins out of reach. What seems more logical is to go the way of Alberta or New Brunswick, with stronger language immersion programs to produce a fluently bilingual population and supplement the curriculum with teachings of Quebec's history and culture-beyond the rushed and heavily biased Grade 10 Ministry of Education requirement. What we need is to treat both our national languages with equal importance... and no half-sizing. ■
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It’s a rare occurrence for a band to come out of the wood Tribune: I heard that, at one point, you work with a great first full-length that also happens to be concep guys were writing songs that you weren't actual tually fascinating. But Protest the Hero, a five-piece from Whitby, ly able to play. Ontario, has done just that with its latest release, the elaborate Walker: That’s in relation to Kezia. A lot of ly melodic and seriously rocking Kezia. The most impressive part? the songs, when we started writing them, we They wrote and recorded most of it over the last few years of wrote them beyond our capability, so that we high school. could aspire to that level of musicianship. By the Protest the Hero grew from the seeds of punk laid down by time we got there, we were ready to record it, politically-driven bands like Propaganda, but the band has and we were ready to tour on it, and so on. It's grown and evolved sonically and thematically since the release about constant improvement on your craft. of their first 7”, Search for the Truth, in 2002. They've been writ ing songs inspired by such highbrow cultural influences as Tribune: Kezia is such an awesome album. Fyodor Dostoevsky for years, as evidenced by tracks like "I'm Where did the idea come from? Dmitri Karamazov and the World is My Father" from their EP A Walker: The concept comes from a lot of Calculated Use Of Sound, but it's on Kezia that everything con different places. Some of the literature that ceptually comes together. we're influenced by, and some of the situations Kezia is an album set up as a series of vignettes, slowly that we've been forced into in relation to the weaving the story of the title character's execution. Through band, are sort of where that emanates from. COURTESY JAMIE MILLIGAN deeply descriptive, almost theatrical lyrics, the story is told from [We wrote the songs in character] to exemplify Protest the Hero disguised as regular guys. the point of view of first the prison priest, then the gunman, and the different points of view, and the different finally Kezia herself. The accompanying music is complex and opinions on the stuff we're dealing with, within the band. ten to? crashing, incorporating the hyperactive guitar riffs of post-hard Walker: We listen to a lot of different stuff. In the van it core, the rough-edged churn of metal and the sort of pedantic Tribune: Do you ever worry about the concept of Kezia tends to be a lot of grind. Sometimes we like to listen to punk, melody arrangements and creative song structures that give being lost when you're playing the songs live, with older stuff? a bit of California shit. When I get in a really theatrical mood, I mathcore its name. Between this textured wall of sound and Walker: Well, we don't really play old songs anymore. In like Andrew Lloyd Webber stuff, and in particular I'm a really big lyrics that only get more intriguing under careful scrutiny—which America, where we've been for about two months now, we fan of Jeff Buckley and Damien Rice. ... We're all over the map is actually possible, since lead vocalist Rody Walker sings a lot haven't been playing any old stuff. We've been playing the new here. We try to bring in our different influences to really give more coherently than other frontmen of his approximate genre— stuff constantly, so it's all in relation to the concept. However, some diversity to the music. it is the sort of album that not only rewards but actually demands when we play Canada, we do play some of the older stuff. We repeated listens. Tribune: How have your audiences been? just sort of mix it in. ... We don't put on an overly dramatic rep The Tribune apologizes for almost causing Walker to get in resentation of the concept live, though we have considered it. Walker: The fanbase is obviously more concentrated in the a car accident during this interview. areas we've focused on. In Toronto, our fanbase is great; the kids Tribune: I find that really interesting about Protest the there are phenomenal. The East Coast is pretty good for us, the Tribune: So, what's it like growing up in Whitby? Hero—your songs and the topics you're dealing with are so dra West Coast is a little sketchy, the United States is really sketchy. Walker: It's pretty much like growing up in any other sub matic, almost theatrical, but you just look like regular guys. Over the past two months touring in the States... There isn't urb. There's not a whole lot to do, other than drinking, drugs and Walker: I think that element is kind of written into the con really much of a fan base here, but at every show there's at least rock and roll. So, that's mostly what we did. cept—that's the idea of the duality, the dual nature of the band one or two kids singing along. ■ and everything therein. We do have that, I dçn’t know, deeper Tribune: How old were you when you started the band? artistic side to us, but at the end of the day we're all just a bunch Let's show how unsketchy Montreal can be: Protest the Hero Walker: We got together pretty young—not seriously, but we of fucking goofs who want to get drunk. play El Salon (4388 St-Laurent) on Thursday with The Bled, Since were about 1 2 -years-old when we started writing our own By Man and As Cities Burn. Doors open at 8 p.m. Call 284-0122 music. It was nothing, you know, good or significant, but it was Tribune: You're pretty hard to categorize—what do you lis for tickets and other information.
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W h a t e v e r h a p p e n e d t o p re d ic ta b ility ? hroughout the history of television, quality programming with obvious life lessons has had a prominent place in primetime. Shows like Who's the Boss, Family Ties, Growing Pains and, to a lesser extent, The Fresh Prince o f BelAir were all there to help guide parents and children alike through the tough years of adolescence. Episodes dealing with controversial topics such as drugs, dating and peer pres sure helped children all over the United States and Canada make the right choices during their teenage years. The epitome of this family-friendly programming, how ever, was Full House. Each episode taught young viewers how to solve the different social and domestic quandaries of adolescence, all in a tidy 22 minutes. What else could scare straight budding alcoholic Kimmy Gibier other than a stern but loving speech from patriarch Danny Tanner? However, while Miller-Boyett productions taught moral lessons to TGIF devotees everywhere, certain members of the cast some how missed the memo. I am baffled as to how several actors on what many consider the greatest family-values show ever managed to screw up their own lives so badly. Where should I start? Dave Coulier, better known as Joey Gladstone, played Danny's best friend, Why Danny’s best friend lived in his house is questionable, but for now I
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will stick to the point. Coulier has been involved in some shady dealings since the show stopped airing. When Coulier played in a charity hockey tournament several years ago—he was quite the hockey star on the show—he was allegedly seen stealing the money destined for charity. He also claims to be the filthy bastard mentioned in Alanis Morisette’s song "You Oughta Know," in which she screams that her lover cheated and broke her heart. I guess with Alanis no longer supporting him, and his career in a downward spiral, stealing the charity money was inevitable. Other cast members aren't necessarily "screwed up" per se, but definitely do not live up to the high moral stan dards set by the show. Comedian Bob Saget, best remem bered as neat-freak Danny Tanner, has recently earned him self guest-starring roles in a movie and television show. Saget stole the show in The Aristocrats with his account of the socalled dirtiest joke ever, not something anyone would ever expect from the dad who loved to hug. He also recently guest-starred on an episode of Entourage, playing himself. On the show he was seen hanging out at a bordello being coddled by multiple employees all while hitting the bong. Is this really the same man who set our moral compasses due north?
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As for the daughters, Candace Cameron, or DJ, seems to be doing all right, except for the fact that she married the wrong Bure brother. Jodie Sweetin, who played Stephanie, obviously lived in her big sister's shadow. The last time we checked, she recovering from a crystal meth addiction. We wish her the best of luck in getting out of the gutter. Finally, there are the Olsen twins. While they are unde niably the most successful of the bunch, they are also prob ably the most fucked up, although Sweetin might have something to say about that. I'm no expert on telling them apart, although I did have their poster in my room in Rez— one of them was anorexic and the other was on cocaine. Or maybe both of them were both. I’m not really sure. But since they are worth several billion dollars, they're entitled to a getout-of-jail free card. It's somewhat ironic that this so-called perfect family ended up with so many problems. As McGill students pre pare to raise their children, we should take a careful look at who exactly is teaching us our values. If the Full House cast ended up so off track, then no one is safe from the evils of drugs and alcohol. But when worse comes to worse, we can blame our problems, or Management Carnival, on Danny and the gang. ■
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TESSA B LA N C H FIELD In an attempt to escape the barrage of green this St. Patrick's Day, I escaped into the epicentre of francopho ne pop culture, and it was a blast. Theatre Plaza (6505 St-Hubert), with its classic yet eclectic ambiance, proved to be the perfect venue for Polémil Bazar’s energetic instrumentation and spellbinding stage presence. The six-member musical family has been hard at work for the past six years, travelling back and forth from Montreal try ing to establish a loyal fan base. On Friday, lead vocalist Hugo Fleury couldn't stop smiling as he realized that they had finally arrived in Montreal. "Tonight we really felt that the people were with us. There was a strong energy in the place, back and forth between us and the audience. To make the people come to us, and to understand our way and our music and our lyrics... it was fabulous.”
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Featuring the accordion, guitar, violin, upright bass, saxophone and clarinet, Polémil Bazar created a seamtess fusion of rock and folk, flavoured with a mix of unex pected influences. Their magnetic chemistry and jovial dancing ensured that every set of eyes in the theatre was fixated on the stage. Violinist and sole female performer Josianne Laberge was especially captivating, and one of the favourites among the mass of bobbing heads. Her vocals on "L'homme tonneau” proved to be one of the best turns of the night. The band performed an extended encore and just couldn't help themselves from returning to the stage numerous times. Incorporating twist, big band and other far-flung elements into the melodic mélange, songs like "Culturé, bien élevé” and "On efface tout” inspired crowdsurfing and cheering from the audience. As Fleury clarifies, their sound "is not calculated—we put out what we like and it ends up being Polémil Bazar." ■
Film. Montreal Human Rights Film FestivalCinema Beaubien—2396 Beaubien E —March 24-26 For the first installment of what will hopefully become a Montreal institution, Images Interculturelles has collected some of the most unflinching documentaries and original films about human rights made in the past couple of years. Among the selected works is Az Pase Borghe, an Iranian film-the title means "behind the burka” in Farsi-abouTwomen in a particularly strict area of the country where a restric tive leather mask is part of the mandatory dress. Also, Des m angues pour Charlotte, a documentary following a mother's fight for justice in Uganda after rebels abducted 139 kids-including her daughter-from a boarding school, and Shipbreakers, Michael Kot's gritty film about the dangerous and desperate circumstances faced by migrant workers charged with the task of painstakingly dismantling the steel skeletons of old ships in India. Other films deal with child trafficking in Albania, volatile checkpoints in the Gaza Strip, homelessness in New York and the worldwide spread of AIDS. These things won't go awayjust because you don't know about them, so go inform yourself. Check ffdpm .com for showtimes and more information. Comedy. The Comedy Playoffs—Club Soda—1225 St-Laurent—March 24 Now that you're feeling jaded and hopeless about the things people do to each other, you're probably going to need some cheering up. The Amar Nath Grover Foundation's Comedy Playoffs should do the trick—it's funny, and proceeds go to juvenile diabetes research. Hooray! It also promises the potential for some nice, healthy aggression towards everyone's favourite city to make fun of: Comics from Toronto will compete with featured Montrealers for the title of "Funniest City.” It might get bloody: bring an umbrella. Shows are at 7 and 10 p.m. Call 216-1010 for tickets and more information-the $25 admission also gets you into the afterparty at Orchid (3556 St-Laurent), DJed by Playboy s 50th Anniversary Playmate, Colleen Shannon. Giggity!
VLADIMIR EREMIN Polémil Bazar: making the accordion seem like a reasonable instrument to play since 1999.
Art, V odka/Tequila-U Q A M Design Centre—1440 Sanguinet—through April 16 This show has less to do with hard liquor than its name might suggest—probably a good thing, because those two pack nasty hangovers. Vodka/Tequila is the product of inter continental collaboration between a group of graphic artists, three living in Russia and the fourth in Mexico. The ensuing dialogue takes the form of posters, varied in style and pur pose but reflecting, as a whole, how the cultural and political backgrounds of the artists' respective countries shape both the style and the message of their work. So, slam down a couple of shots and go check it out. Uh, maybe not in that order. (Please Drink Responsibly.) Open Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Admission is free. Call 987-3395 for more information. Music. Lez Zeppelin—Club Soda—1225 StLaurent-March 25 There's probably some sort of incisive social com mentary I should be making here about the sexual pol itics of four attractive young ladies covering the blazing guitar solos and balls-out cock rock of Led Zeppelin. The fact is, however, that it's mostly just awesome. At last, a concert at which one can yell "Stairway!" without getting beaten up in an alley after the show. Call 908-9090 for tickets and other information.
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Octo Productions, a bilingual multidisciplinary company recently formed in Montreal, is announcing its arrival in the Montreal theatre com munity with True West, a blistering play by Pulitzer-winning playwright Sam Shepard. The play is the compa ny's first project as well as director Brian Wright's theatrical debut, and though this inexperience is apprecia ble, they're off to a good start. The play pits two long-estranged brothers against each other in their vacationing mother's house. As the responsible brother, Austin works hard at attaining his professional goals in the movie business, while his brother Lee, a rough-and-tumble thief, comes charging in from wan dering the desert, looking for a new neighbourhood to comb. It is a typi cal "Cain and Abel relationship of love, hate, jealousy and an insane competition,” as the program puts it, but as the play progresses it becomes steadily more difficult to tell which brother is Cain and which is Abel. * As Lee explains to his screen writer brother Austin, "There's a dif ference between a movie and a film." There is also a difference in the the atre world between a genuine, force ful script—the rarity containing that extra something special—and the mostly uninspiring attempts that crowd around it. The script for True l/Kesffalls in the former category, and for the most part, it's a great produc tion. Vincent LeClerc and Marc Marans, who play brothers Austin and Lee, respectively, are perfectly Honey, stop playing in your food. attuned to each other.
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D A V ID BLYE The Redmen hockey team has not had a season this fine since right after the Second World War. So maybe it is no coincidence that this year—when each player is sporting a t-shirt with a slogan taken from Band of Brothers, the famous company of the 101st Airborne division in WWII—the Redmen have played their best hockey since 1946. And unlike 60 years ago, this time there's a national championship tour nament for the Redmen to play in, where they can attempt to prove their superiority at Canadian university hockey. The Redmen earned a spot in the University Cup for the first time since the tour nament’s founding in 1962 by winning the Ontario University Athletics Eastern Conference. The Redmen head in to the tourney seeded fourth, one spot behind the Lakehead University Thunderwolves, who beat the Redmen in the OUA championship. The fourth place seeding puts McGill in an interesting group. Joining the Redmen are a pair of golden teams, with the top-ranked University of Alberta Golden Bears and the sixth-seeded Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. Oh, and Alberta is also the defending gold medallist from one year ago. The other group consists of Lakehead, the second-seeded Acadia Axemen, and the fifthseeded Canada West runners up from the University of Saskatchewan. Redmen focus solely on Laurier McGill has already had tremendous suc cess against Laurier this season, beating the Hawks 13-4 in a non-conference game at McConnell Arena in October, and then defeat ing them 5-0 in a game that counted in Waterloo back on Nov. 18. But Laurier has improved since then, and defeated Redmen rival UQTR to earn the OUA's third national championship birth. Redmen Head Coach Martin Raymond, though, is quite aware of that, and doesn't want to get caught up in discus sions of seeding, choosing instead to focus on his opponent. "Once the puck is dropped [being seeded
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Further, the Bears entire team is made up of former Canadian Hockey League players. Of their five top defenceman, only one is under 6'2", 215 lbs, yet they all move the puck extremely well. Three of them will lace up their skates in the American Hockey League next sea son. These facts, along with Alberta's home-ice advantage-they are 104-3-3 in conference and playoff action in the last six years-could make McGill nervous. But captain Pierre-Antoine Pacquet isn't fazed by Alberta's legendary sta tus. "Alberta is a myth, you keep hearing about these guys," he said. "I've never played them; I have only seen them on TV from the previous year's national championships and watching throughout the years. As much as they are big and good, we try not to focus on them; we try to focus on our team. When we play solid together I'm sure we can beat any of those guys, even Alberta." Bob Stauffer, University of Alberta's com munications officer and broadcast director, as well as the host of drive show "Total Sports" on Team 1260, Edmonton provided his analysis of the Redmen's chances. "McGill has proven to be rock solid in goal," he said. "They may not have quite the depth up front of other teams. In general though, the rule of thumb is that you go as far as your goalie takes you. In a short tournament like this, any one can win." Too long a layoff? McGill will play its first game in about two weeks when it hits the ice on Thursday. Mar. 23. Although none the teams will have played in that same time period, McGill has struggled after long layoffs, with both losses this year coming after breaks. "That has been a concern for us this year because we have had two layoffs before the two games we lost," Raymond said. "So we are doing a scrimmage against some senior and alumni players. We are trying to put the thought of game-like situations to make sure guys are in game mode."
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At least one tylontreal team can win a cup. "Whenever we had a long break we didn't perform as well in the next game," Pacquet added. "We are going to go through our whole pregame routine [for the exhibition game] and hopefully, we can try to prevent having a slow start next game." Not all doom and gloom While the competition will be tough, McGill is definitely up to the challenge. The team, which possessed the strongest defence in the country, is led by OUA player of the year Mathieu Poitras in goal and a strong defensive corps. Also, the potent Redmen offence will be aided with the return of forward Doug Orr. Orr missed the final eight games of the season and the entire OUA playoff with an injury and should be well rested. The team is also hopeful that injured defenceman Yan Turcotte will play. With the team back to full strength and looking to make amends for the Queen's Cup loss to Lakehead, McGill has to be considered one the tournament's favourites. Add to that a chance to play on national television and McGill should have all the motivation it needs to win the war on ice. ■ -A d d itio n a l reporting by Adam Myers
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M a k in g s u r e A t h le t ic s k e e p s u p t h e p a c e or the past few years, the SSMU executive committee has suffered so much turmoil that it was unable to focus its attention on a very important aspect of stu dent life: sports. In my first three years, I never saw one of our student leaders on the ice or field during a big game, and I feel their lack of enthusiasm further contributed to the general apa thy that surrounded the Redmen and Martlets. So you can imagine just how surprised I was on the night of the season-opening McGill-Concordia football game to see the SSMU execs there, led by President Adam Conter and VicePresident Communications and Events Roz Freeman, who spent the entire game down on the field, hyping up the stu dents. Well, this might just be one isolated incident, I cynical ly thought. After three years of nothing from the SSMU exec, I worried that they were simply playing up that game but would stop caring for the rest of the season. Fortunately, I was wrong. This year's exec was nothing short of a mira cle for McGill sports. They sent e-mails. They got on the microphone between periods and made us proud to be fans of the teams. They proved that students will actually show up to these games if their leaders made them sound
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Athletics deserves some credit, too. Conter has cultivated a great working relationship.with Athletics, and it needs to be maintained by both sides following his departure so these important ties aren't lost. Athletics also needs to better advertise its student season ticket packages-as the deal that currently exists is really good-and possibly tie in some free food and BEvERages with purchase. Still, even though Donny-Clark may be lacking in the obvious school spirit department, I'm optimistic. The situa tion can be rectified, at least somewhat, by Conter imbuing Donny-Clark with the importance of athletics during the transition period. Also, Donny-Clark has a very capable exec team, including Gill Prendergast, who will be taking over Freeman's C&E post. She needs to make sure that the level of SSMU promotion for athletics doesn't wane. So Aaron, Gill and the entire 2006-07 SSMU exec, along with McGill Athletics' higher-ups, I put it to you. Your predecessors have given you a better foundation than you ever could have hoped for. Students are informed and are showing up, and McGill sporting events are once again a cool place to be. Now, you need to not only keep us there, but bring even more of us out. Here's hoping you're up to the task. ■
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There is not a lot that stays constant with in a university sports program. Turnover rate is high as athletes graduate and coaches move on, often leading to good seasons followed by rebuilding years. One man, however, is defying the odds with his stay at McGill. Head Coach Martin Raymond has been a fixture in the Redmen hockey program since 1987 and is a firsthand witness to the growth and maturation of a pro gram on the cusp of its first ever national cham pionship. Raymond played for the McGill team for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. The swift shooting centre, who served as captain in his final season with the team, twice amassed over 70 points in a season and currently sits third alltime in points scored among Redmen players. But while Raymond's playing days are long over, they certainly have contributed to his abil ity to coach the team. "As a coach you tap on your experience, and I have my experience as a student-athlete at McGill," he says. "Things have changed a lit tle bit, but the principle has remained pretty much the same. Student athletes are academi cally under so much pressure and time con straints. So that has remained and we always try to make sure we don't tax our players too much in terms of practice and training and whatever we want to do as a team. We try to provide them with an environment that will be con ducive to being successful and doing well.'’ This year's Redmen team has certainly responded well to Raymond's coaching tech niques. The team is currently in Edmonton preparing for Thursday's national championship opening round-robin game against Wilfred Laurier University. And not surprisingly, the play ers respect Raymond for what he accomplished as a player, but also for where he has led them as their coach. "He has a lot of credibility," says captain Pierre-Antoine Paquet. "Not only was he a play er, but he was an amazing player. He was the team captain, so he brings a lot of leadership. When [Coach Raymond] tells you something,, you know he has played the game and under stands it really well so you listen to him. He's got that knowledge of the game that we respect so much." Goaltender Mathieu Poitras echoed those sentiments. “He's so passionate and he wants to win every game," Poitras says. "He gives us his pas sion of the game and it's good for our team." Learning from the past
The knowledge and experience of being a player and—for the past 11 years—coach for the Redmen has given Raymond a lot of insight into the hockey program, which has improved dras tically since his rookie season in 1987. Raymond, however, is quick to point out that it was the work of his predecessors that really helped build the program "I think things have really changed from my playing days," Raymond says. "The support of the hockey program has been greatly improved and because of it we have been able to attract a lot more good athletes and we have a lot more depth than we used to. The arena, the lounge, the dressing room, weight room, the equipment has certainly been improved quite dramatically. I think it's very exciting and encouraging to have been allowed to be apart of the improvement and progression of the pro gram." Getting the support and the resources to be competitive is only half the battle for any program. The hockey team has been particular ly competitive the past two seasons, and has had several other fine campaigns during
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MOHIT ARORA t's a peculiar thing, March Madness. The first two rounds are so overwhelming, with 32 upsets and near-upsets around the clock, that the experience becomes observing this big mass of hysteria as a whole, rather than specific games. When the dust settles after that first weekend, we know that we enjoyed what we saw, yet nobody can remember a single result without having to hook ourselves up to the life support we call our bracket sheets. It's like that episode of Family Guy when two people get into a fight at a bar and turn into a giant ball of fury that rolls over Quagmire, prompting him to ask, "Whoa! Did Ijust get laid?" Then, when the tourney reaches the Sweet Sixteen, a calm washes over us all and things come into focus. The contenders are separated from the pre tenders, teams that pulled early-round upsets become true Cinderellas and we can finally follow the tournament in real time. In this moment of clarity, we remember what we love about college basketball: Hating Duke! Ignoring the fact that this involves hating 20-year old students playing bas ketball as a hobby rather than professionally, I suppose it's fair to put Duke in the Yankee-class of sports teams. They're always good, and rooting for them takes about as much imagination as hoping Wal-Mart can outsell the local general store. The difference in college sports, though, is that the field is so large that no one team can be as dominant as in professional sports. Duke, for example, only has three national championships to its credit. There’s room for multiple super powers in college basketball, but only Duke gets bashed for some reason. So if I am slightly bothered by this, despite no affiliation or strong feelings towards any NCAA team, then it has to really offend the University of Connecticut. No other team has mirrored Duke's dominance in the last two decades like Connecticut. Duke has three championships, and UConn has two. Both are in the tournament nearly every year as a high seed. You can practically reserve a spot in the Sweet Sixteen for only two teams every year: Duke and UConn. Yet, only Duke gets the respect of being hated by the world, while UConn inspires no strong feelings of any kind. As damaging as hate can be, it isn't near ly as bad as complete indifference. You have to care about something to hate it, and basketball fans just don't care about UConn. And it's not like UConn Head Coach Jim Calhoun doesn't work hard at being hated. While Duke players are out there not being illegally recruited, not getting arrested and not being given any free passes because of their talent (those bas tards!), UConn hit the trifecta just this year! First, a UConn recruit rescinded an oral commitment to a Big East rival. Then, two Huskies were arrested for stealing laptop computers. One player, a little-used backup, was suspended for the whole year, while the other-starting point guard Marcus Williams-returned to the team after 11 games. But while Calhoun's out there stealing players from other teams and letting criminals play if they're good, all Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski has to do is make a mildly irritating credit card commercial, and he raises the ire of basketball fans everywhere. Frankly, it's unfair to Coach Calhoun and his entire program. So please join me in recognizing the jerk that he is, and start cheering for his team's failure. He deserves at least that much. ■
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Athletic competition is the best way to settle a score between any two competing groups. That's why each year Faculty of Science rivals turn to hockey to determine bragging rights. In that spirit, Anatomy and Physiology hockey teams faced off at McConnell Arena on Thursday afternoon, as students and staff alike took time off from researching biological pathways and histological tissues to have a little fun and promote sport. The game was a mismatch right from the start, with the Anatomists taking an early lead and not looking back. They would go onto win the game 25-2, in a dominat ing performance. Led by goalie Dane Chatwal and U3 students Mark Schwindt, Michael Bybelezer and Tribune sports writer Adam Parent, along with U1 students Chris Reid and Patrick Turmel, Anatomy showed Physiology which was the superior depart ment, at least when judged on the ice. The game had a surprisingly high number of players for a Thursday after noon, when most Science students tend to be at the library or in class. Anatomy profes sors Louis Hermo—who had been hyping up the game since last semester—and Craig Mandato took the ice along with Professor Alvin Shrier, who suited up for the physiol ogy team. Both teams also featured many veteran players who were pumped up after experiencing the Anatomy-Physiology rival ry in previous years. The turnout was exceptional in the stands as well, with
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an effective way to mingle with professors many students supporting both sides. Aided by pizza and beer, the crowd went in each department, much like a wine and cheese. After the game, both teams were home happy. "On the Anatomy side the turnout was rewarded with pizza and beer for their hard great," said Giovanni Scalia, Anatomy VP work, while professors stuck around to athletics. "The professors were really into it. spend time with students. Afterward, the We had an MVP award. People in the party moved to Coaster's restaurant, where stands brought their own t-shirts. It was our professors took back a few more cold ones with their students. best turnout ever." After dusting off the Physiology team The game was also supported by politicos from the scientific community, so easily, the Anatomy department is look with candidates in the upcoming Science ing for some stiffer competition. Scalia has Undergraduate Society elections for both informed me that he is trying to organize Anatomy and Physiology attending the the first ever inter-departmental science hockey tournament. The other faculties, game. "What's interesting about the game though, should be worried. After a win like and about Anatomy specifically is that it this, Anatomy should be considered the seems as though they are recruiting to the Alberta of the tournament. ■ program based on hockey abilitiy," said Science Senator Jesse Pasternak who played for the Anatomy team. "I think that it's important that every body who can get involved with extra curricular school activities, such as the hockey game, make it a priority. This just adds support to the fact that students have such a broad university life outside the academic realm. These types of activities support the newfound emphasis that the administration is putting on w wm m m m m » - ■ m in i .......................... student life." COURTESY OF MACSS.SUS.McGILL.CA This game, although taken seriously, has become Some of us actually have classes on Thursday.
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Rugby all-star selected to represent her country McGill rugby star Julianne Zussman was called up for a tryout with the Canadian under-19 national team in Victoria, BC earlier this month. Zussman started in a two-game exhibition series against England's U-19 side. England won the opener 27-5 on March 2 in Duncan, B.C., but Canada turned the tables with a surprising 20-13 triumph on March 5 in Shawnigan Lake, BC. Zussman started her first international contest at fullback but stepped in briefly at fly-half. In the second game, she started at outside centre, made several breakaway runs with blinding speed and assisted on the Canada's second try, scored by team captain Ashley Patzer. In a third game, a tough 25-24 loss against a BC selects team on March 7, Zussman started at full-back and scored the second try. McGill cleans up Quebec ski awards Nicolas Zyromski has captured his second Quebec university alpine ski title in three years. Zyromski scored a perfect 1,200 points over the season, winning seven of 10 races. As a result of his title, Zyromski now qualifies to represent Team Canada for a second time at the World University Games, which will be held in Turin, Italy in 2007. He previously competed for Canada at the 2005 Games in Austria. Zyromski was joined on the Quebec conference allstar team by Anthony Albers, who finished fifth in the league scoring race and garnered the leagues' rookie-ofthe-year honours. On the women's side, McGill took three of five spots on the first all-conference team as well as rookieof-the-year honours. Megan Kidston finished second in the overall scor ing race, missing first place by a combined time of less than three seconds over her final two races. Kidston was named rookie of the year and made the all-conference squad along with McGill teammates Marie-Claude Deschambault and Kaylyn Morton.
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