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Last Thursday, 74 lockers in the basement of the Leacock Building were vandalized. A still unknown per­ son or persons cut the locks and rifled through the contents of the lockers most likely between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. As of Friday evening, some students had reported missing items, mostly of little value.

Arts Undergraduate Society VicePresident Communications Phil Holdsworth was in the AUS office when the vandalism occurred, but was un­ aware of it at the time. Fie only found out later when a student approached him asking why his lock had been cut.

It was then that Floldsworth checked the lockers and realized that there was more than just one lock that had

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After speaking with AUS Presi­ dent R.J. Kelford, all of the members of AUS Executive were called and told to report to the office. McGill Security was also called but the AUS Executive found them to be very unhelpful.

"We were looking to them for help, and when we explained the situation all they had to say was'Yeah, that is bad.'They didn't offer any sup­ port or guidance," said Kay Turner, AUS VP external.

Kelford also had problems with security. Fie said that he found se­ curity rude in dealing with the situa­ tion. According to Kelford, they didn't show up for 20 minutes after the first call was placed and left before any See SECUR ITY on page 6

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A proposed reorganization of the Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art is in the works and may end up closing the service desk permanently.

Janine Schmidt, the Trenholme Director of Libraries, issued a docu­ ment in May 2006 to McGill librarians that presented a plan to "close the service point of the library and leave the collection part unattended," ac­ cording to Marilyn Berger, the head li­ brarian at Blackader-Lauterman. "She's not clear on whether the study sec­ tion will stay open or not,"she said.

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Blackader sits two floors above Redpath and serves students in Ar­ chitecture, Art History and Commu­ nication Studies and Urban Planning.

According to the library's website, the staff answers roughly 10,000 refer­ ence questions every year. It goes on to note that over the years "the library staff [have] authored or collaborated on a number of specialized publica­ tions designed to improve access to material in the library and the archi­ tectural archives.”

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Students' Society Vice-President External Max Silverman is looking to make some noise on campus with his latest initiative, the SSMU Flying Squad.The group, which is still in its early stages of planning, plans to make it easier to mobilize students for issues that require sup­ port. According to Silverman, this may range from campus protests to educating the student body on a number of issues to be decided at a later date.

Drawing from his experience during the 2005 student strike, Silverman is proposing the squad be modelled on the strike unions in order to facilitate the mobilization of SSMU in a more timely manner. The new initiative had a table at Activities Night, where those supporting the idea of a mobilization committee asked stu­ dents to attend their first meeting the following week.

Roughly thirty students attended the meeting late Wednesday evening in the Shatner building. Silverman took a passive role in the first meeting and said he was eager to listen to others.

"I don't want it to be Max Silverman's Flying Squad," he said.

Attendees attempted to flesh out the club's mandate and voiced their opinions of how the Flying Squad should be structured, what posi­ tions should be created and how the group would operate.

Several different ideas were put forward concerning the group's structure: becoming a loose network of activists who meet on a need basis; the creation and maintenance of a mod­ erated student list: servfor mass emails; and the assignment of permanent publicity coordina­ tors.

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Flying Squad would have is that of organiza­ tion. The members of the Flying Squad would be allowed to mobilize on campaigns within the SSMU mandate which SSMU doesn't have means to mobilize for. Flowever, this also may mean that council has purview over the squad and can veto causes adopted by the squad.

SSMU President Aaron Donny-Clark, who chaired the council meeting, felt that council­ lors reacted positively.

"The issue of the Flying Squad came up during Max's report," he said. "There were a few questions about it from council, notably on the procedure," he said. "It seemed to be quite well received."

Flowever, not all councillors were as sup­ portive.

One SSMU councillor, who wished to re­ main anonymous, disagreed with Donny-Clark's impression of events.

"I've been talking to a few people, and councillors are concerned about the level of autonomy, but overall think it is a good idea.

We're in favour of a mobilizing body, but these kinds of decisions on issues should be made by elected bodies.”

The councillor also added that these con­ cerns were brought up during council, but not heavily.

"We're going to wait and see how it goes before taking any further action,"the councillor said.

The issue of autonomy was also raised dur­ ing the initial Wednesday meeting. Arts coun­ cillor Rachel Abs explained there that she was confident that SSMU would be on the same page as the Flying Squad and would not quash any of their initiatives. Silverman added that if a protest was blocked by SSMU, students can still act outside of the group and participate regard­ less of their affiliation. ■ LUKAS BERGMARK

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The Students' Society has developed a new service to provide resources for drug and alcohol education as well as activism on drug policy.

SSMU's Harm Reduction Centre aims pri­ marily at ensuring the safe use of drugs and alcohol among McGill students, said Floh HeraVega, vice president clubs and services. This will include hard drugs, such as heroine and crack cocaine, as well as marijuana and alcohol.

HRC is based on the premise that"if people are going to do something, one should give them the tools to do so safely," Herra-Vega said.

According to Herra-Vega, the new service will make information available to students about what is dangerous, such as the reuse of needles, or smoking marijuana while on certain medications. The HRC will also provide resourc­ es for people with drug abuse problems, such as a help line and possibly counseling.

"We neither condone drug use nor con­ demn it,"said Eric Rumi, the interim president of the HRC,"we're non-judgmental."

Harm reductionists say that the preventive approach, which attempts to dissuade people from using drugs, is ineffective and has negative

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■ "For all the people who choose to use [drugs] anyhow, they're left with no access to information about the safe use of drugs, no in­ formation about the manufacture of drugs to ensure they are pure and safe," SAID SOMEONE. Although Rumi acknowledges that pre­ ventive measures work with some people, he says harm reduction completely rejects that ap­ proach.

"We wouldn't go out and say'this is danger­ ous, don't do it" Instead, Rumi said, they would explain to McGill students and Montreal youths how to reduce the harms associated with the use of drugs, "should they choose to use them."

However, some students don't agree with the HRC's approach to the issue.

Charles de Lannoy, U3 Physics, said that the use of heroine and crack cocaine should not under any circumstances be considered "safe."

They are extremely addictive and destructive to the body, he said.

"Their claim of being neutral towards drug use is kind of disingenuous," de Lannoy said. "If [the HRC] is not discouraging the use of hard drugs and it's showing students the 'safe'way to use them, they are implying that the use of this

kind of drug is acceptable and legitimate," he said. "They're really not that neutral."

The HRC has a policy agenda, which it will promote within the framework of the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP).

"There'll be chapters [of CSSDP] opening in different parts of the country. . . we will be the leading chapter," Rumi said.

While the HRC advocates the legalization of marijuana, its policy position on hard drugs is still being developed.. Harm Reduction sees the ramifications of prohibitive drug policies as the cause of much of the harm associated with drug use, Rumi said.

"A lot [of harm reductionists] favour shift­ ing Canada's drug policy from enforcement to [a situation in which the] health care sector would regulate drug use,” he said. "One of the big mis­ conceptions surrounding heroine addiction is that it renders you incapable of running your life. If heroine were available and prescribed by a doctor, [addicts] wouldn't be in a desperate situation where they need to commit crimes," Rumi said. "If they didn't have to worry about where [to get] their heroine, they would have tim e. . . to look after their well being."

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u s e rs alone will reduce the number of Canadian drug users.

"Studies show heroine and marijuana use has increased, despite the hundreds of millions the government spends every year on drug en­ forcement," he said.

The HRC plans on working with the North American Opiate Medical Initiative, which does studies in the use of prescription heroine to help addicts get off the drug.

Jennifer Robinson, associate vice principal of communications at McGill, said that there is no concern that the HRC will have a lasting effect on McGill's image. While the Administra­ tion "would not tolerate the promotion of drug use," she said there is no evidence that the HRC does so and any suggestion that it does is spec­ ulation.

In two months, SSMU Council will decide whether to grant the HRC full-fledged service status. It was given interim service status in the meantime, because it would not receive the money and resources it requires without service status.

Over the next two months, the HRC "will have to show [it is] doing the work of a service," Herra-Vega said."It's a trial period."»

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Ants in tenants' pants Héma-Québec not afraid to head west C r a w ly in f e s t a t io n M ahak J ain

Ant poison was applied to Greenbriar apartments last Wednesday after three weeks of ant infestations. The Student Housing Office decided to apply ant poison to every room of the residence, one of two apartment-style dor­ mitories McGill University offers students. The decision came three weeks after a student first reported an ant infestation.

Since move-in day on Aug. 26, Greenbriar residents have slept, studied and eaten along­ side an infestation of small, fiery red pharaoh ants. As students have started to stock their kitchen cabinets with food, ants have stocked their kitchens, bathrooms and even their beds.

"There were at least 15 to 20 ants in my bed when I got into bed one night,"said Megan Rusciano, Uo Arts. Rusciano reported the problem immediately to the Student Housing Office who sent an exterminator within three days.The ants disappeared for a day or two but then relocated to her desk.

Rusciano spoke to the Greenbriar superin­ tendent who gave her Ant-B-Gon, a poison. This specialized ant bait is supposed to eliminate the ant colony in seven days, but the Student Hous­ ing Office reported this would take at least five weeks.

Rusciano, along with other residents facing similar problems, said the Ant-B-Gon helps, but doesn't eliminate all the ants. Drops of sticky ant bait and dead a nts now cover their countertops, while ants continue to roam their rooms.

A frustrated Daphna Harel, U1 Math, com­ plained to the Student Housing Office last Mon­ day that her right to live in a safe and healthy environment was being infringed upon.

"This is my home," Harel told the Tribune.

"As a tenant of the apartment I have a right not to live in an apartment with pests and vermin. I pay good money for this apartment."

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Two days after her complaint, Student Housing Office Services Coordinator Monique Mercier sent notices to all residents informing them someone would be applying Ant-B-Gon in every room. Mercier, who joined the Student Housing Office Administration in January, said Solin Hall had the same problem last year.

Mercier learned about the ant infestation this summer, but thought past administrators had solved the problem. Superintendent Mil­ iaire Lafleur said the ants have been in Green­ briar for two or three years, but the infestation occurred this year.

Mercier suspected from the description of the ants that they are pharaoh ants. She said pharaoh ants don't pose a health risk, but ac­ cording to Pest Control Canada they can "trans­ mit over a dozen pathogens." They can infect foods with dangerous diseases including ty­ phoid and polio.

Mercier said that a majority of students had reported the ant problem, however, Lafleur said only four or five apartments had a problem vyith the pests. Maintenance checks are supposed to be done every year in the apartments, in part to assure that ant problems do not persist, said Mercier. But Lafleur said only cleaning is done.

"It's supposed to be the student who comes for the inspection of the apartment. They are the ones who should check the problems and if there is a problem, the students should let us know," Lafleur said.

Mercier is intent upon taking care of the ant problem as soon as possible. The Student Housing Office sent an exterminator to elimi­ nate ants in specific rooms, but the extermina­ tor does not kill the nests. She decided she will personally administer the application of the ant poison.

"We are taking care of it and we will contin­ ue to take care of it. The students are our clients — our first priority," Mercier said. ■

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V incciT sui Although Héma-Québec is not returning to the downtown campus until at least next semester, the blood agency did not hesitate to hold a blood drive at Macdonald campus last Tuesday. The event was fairly quiet as no pro­ testing groups were present, allowing HémaQuébec to reach its target of 70 donors with ease.

Karyn Tang, president of the Dietetics and Human Nutrition Undergraduate Society, which was hosting the event, had no trouble getting the organization to hold a blood drive at Mac. "Actually, [Héma-Québec] contacted me," she said, "they let me know when they wanted to come in and all I had to do was put up post­ ers and help them set up."

As reported in a recent issue of the Tri­ b u n e , Héma-Québec is hesitant to return to the main campus due to protests held last January by radical sexual rights group Second Cumming. The demonstrations, which were against Héma-Québec's policy that prevents men who have had sex with other men from donating blood, ultimately caused the blood collection agency to close their donor clinic several hours early.

Another group that has held a strong stance against Héma-Québec's MSM blood donation policy— albeit with less controversial protesting techniques— is Queer McGill. Not only have they consistently pushed the agency to change their policies, last year the student service also passed a policy calling on SSMU to bar Héma-Québec from the Shatner building.

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Queer McGill, said that by holding the blood drives in the student centre, the Students'Soci­ ety was breaking its own constitution by indi­ rectly allowing discrimination of homosexuals.

Still, he added that his group supports the idea of blood drives, and is only concerned with Héma-Québec being in the Shatner building because it is SSMU property.

"We're not against [Héma-Québec] being at Mac,"Alfaro said,"if McGill administration and Héma-Québec can come to an agreement, we're okay with them being at other locations on campus."

Members of Rainbow Mac, the Macdon­ ald campus branch of Queer McGill, agree with their downtown counterparts in saying that blood collection is a worthy cause and that the current policies are discriminating.

"I guess as a population group, there is a slightly higher incidence of AIDS [among ho­ mosexuals], but that's not to say that all gay people have HIV/AIDS, especially since there are other minority groups that have high inci­ dences of that," said former president Jonathan di Tomasso.

However, unlike Queer McGill, Rainbow Mac is not planning to take action against the agency.

"I think in general, Joé [Desjardins, the cur­ rent president] will probably be more active than I am, but I still have to say its not one of our priorities,” said di Tomasso.

Héma-Québec will be returning to Mac­ donald campus in the spring semester spon­ sored by other groups on campus. Represen­ tatives from the agency declined the Tribune's requests for comment. ■

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Berger explained that Schmidt's reorgani­ zation proposal was put on hold until the fall semester since many tey parties would not be present during the summer.

"At the urging of Julie Cumming, the Chair of the Special Libraries Advisory Committee, the proper procedure [including student repre­ sentation] had to be followed by bringing this to the Special Libraries Advisory Committee and the Senate Committee on Libraries," she said. "So. when this was presented at the end of May there was no way that any action could be taken, because of summer with faculty away and students not in attendance."

Schmidt emphasized that no decisions had been finalized yet.

"It is difficult to summarize what is a com­ plex proposal in a couple of sentences," she said."We are really looking to provide improved services to our users."

However, the proposal has met resistance at many levels.

"V\/hy she's doing this we don't know,” Berg­ er said. "A task force has been appointed with representation from all three faculties that are served, because opposition was made known and we hope that they can change things.

We're supposed to meet regularly over the next 6 months and hopefully will come up with an alternative."

Jennifer Bartoli, editor of the Art History Students' Association journal, C a n va s , said she favours the search for alternatives to closing the service portion of the library.

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"Students' needs are important," she said. here support their library, like no other genera­ "AHSA is fighting to keep the Blackader li­ "You're paying for these libraries and for the tion has. I've been at McGill a long time, and this brary alive," she said.

AHSA's graduate student counterpart, the access to information. Libraries are very much generation of students is amazing because of Art History and Communication Studies Gradu­ a part of students' quality of life. And students their involvement."* ate Students'Association, is also involved in the library issue.

"The position of [AHCS-GSA] corresponds with the Department of Art History and Com­ munication Studies position,” said Jessica Santone, an Art History PhD student and AHCSGSA's vice-president. "We are, on the whole, discontent with the current plans to close or decrease the availability of staff services in Blackader-Lauterman library."

Santone said that AHCS-GSA had surveyed art history graduate students on the issue. She acknowledged the small sample size, but said that students were more interested in "im­ provements to the study space, resources and staffing than a cessation of these services."

Pressed on the specifics of the plan, Schmidt said the printed materials would not be moved from their present location. How­ ever, she said that in the digital age the McGill library system would have to adapt.

"The kinds of library services we provide in an online era with a huge array of online infor­ mation resources are dramatically different and we need to organize our services accordingly,” she said. "What is being proposed is really a change in the reporting lines and organization structure.There is much to discuss and the pro­ cess of discussion has only just begun."

JAMES G0T0WIEC Berger was hopeful that student concerns would be considered throughout the process. This could be one of th e last photos ever taken of th e Blackader-Lauterm an service desk.

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Recycling docum entary to raise awareness Film aims to get students involved on campus Kayvon A fshari McGill alumni Jodie Martinson and Em­ manuel Cappellin, both Arts 2006 graduates, worked over the summer to prepare a 30-min­ ute documentary on the state of recycling at McGill that will premiere in the Lev Bukhman room thisThursday.The film also seeks to deter­ mine who is responsible for what they describe as McGill's failures with respect to recycling and to propose long term solutions for individuals and for the administration.

The two environmentalist-filmmakers see a gap between knowledge and action at Mc­ Gill.

"McGill as an institution has all sorts of experts on things like recycling and environ­ mental issues in general," Martinson said. "So why is it then, with so much expertise, that we have this disconnect between what we know and what we do on our campus? So while lots of people could talk to you about the importance of recycling... in actual fact we have a recycling system that is not doing that well."

"There are all sorts of communication and ad­ ministrative problems. And then, there isjust a lack of vision from up high at McGill. We don't have anyone saying that it'svery important that we become an environmental leader in our community."

The filmmakers pointed to the lack of proper marking at recycling stations as an ex­ ample of part of the problem. By not labeling slots for paper, cans and bottles at some re­ cycling stations, individuals accidentally end up improperly recycling, perhaps by putting a juice box in the paper stream, which contami­ nates the recyclables.

"[McGill] pays a company to dispose of its waste. It's about thirty-five dollars per ton to dispose of waste in Montreal. The cost of disposing of waste in Toronto is much greater than that. So inToronto ifyou recycle and divert a ton of waste into recycling, even if you don't get any money from your recycling, you save more money. Take that same amount of work, that same amount of effort, that same amount of energy, and you're only save half as much in Montreal," he said.

Echoing the filmmakers concerns, Adela Maciejewski, Sustainable McGill Project Coun­ sel Member, said that there is a lack of com-

"McGill as an institution has all sorts of experts on things like recycling and environmental issues in general. So why is it then with so much expertise that we have this disconnect between what we know and what we do on our campus?"

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Martinson and Cappellin's documentary presents a multi-factor analysis of the failure which takes many reasons into account as op­ posed to pointing the finger at one individual or office.

"Perhaps it's a lack of funding, perhaps a lack of user awareness, perhaps it's a structural problem with McGill administration and a big disconnect between people that run the envi­ ronment office and the people that actually do waste management at McGill," Martinson said.

According to the Sustainable McGill Proj­ ect, of 57 recycling bins sampled only 18 of them had no contamination whatsoever.

Manager of the Department of Environ­ mental Health and Safety Wayne Wood said that in many ways an institution's recycling is a reflection of the services available by the mu­ nicipality.

"In terms of financial incentives for recy­ cling, they are less in Montreal than in most other municipalities,"said Wood.

Wood pointed to the low cost of disposing waste in Montreal as part of lack of incentives.

munication between the department of En­ vironmental Health and Safety and building services.

"I think that a lot of the problems we have are, at least in part, due to the fact that it's not altogether clear who's responsible," said Ma­ ciejewski. ^Environmental Health and Safety is responsible for bringing about bins and moni­ toring how well the system works, whereas facilities is actually responsible for the system itself. But from our perspective, it seems that there is not enough communication between the two."

Martinson said that the issue is complex and comprehensive and stems from within all of us.

"I think that a lot of students make simple arguments like 'the administration needs to pick this up' and 'why aren't they doing more on this?'And we do think that the administra­ tion needs to take a much more active role in providing leadership for everyone at McGill on sustainability issues. But we're also exploring this divide that happens among all of us be­ tween knowing better and not doing enough," Martinson said.

For Cappellin, the best solution is to get students involved, which will ultimately force the administration to make changes as well.

"The ultimate aim of this documentary is to target students and tell students to get in­ volved," Cappellin said, "and if that involvement and awareness is increased and if our knowl­ edge is put to action, Ithink that that ultimately changes the way that the administration con­ ducts itself because it puts a great pressure on it."

Martinson expressed her hope that the documentary would at least serve as a move in the right direction.

"We all have a role to play in these sorts of things on campus. We all just need to do a lot better. Recycling is not going to solve all of our problems, but it's certainly a good first step." ■ The documentary will premiere on Thursday September 2 8 th at 7 :0 0 p.m. in th e Lev B u k h m a n Room.'’

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M a h a rish i M a h e sh Y ogi, fo u n d e r A c c o rd in g to th is lin e o f :he "G lo b a l In itia tiv e to S tre n g th e n V lo th e r T o n g u e s in o rd e r to R e-en- th o u g h t, th e First N a tio n s la n g u a g e s o f th e GCWP, also expre sse d his b e ­ ive n th e N a tu ra l Law o f th e Land." w ill b rin g pe a ce to all o f C anada, lie f in th e im p o rta n c e o f in d ig e n o u s lang u a g e s.

This in itia tiv e w as s ta rte d t o restore e v e n th o s e w h o d o n o t u n d e rs ta n d "W h e n c h ild re n in th e sc h o o ls th e m o th e r la n g u a g e s o f th e w o rld . th e p ro g ra m m in g .

"T h e la n g u a g e ju s t n e e d s to be are n o t ta u g h t in ' th e ir m o th e r O rgartizers h o p e to h e lp th e First N a­ tio n s p e o p le re c o n n e c t m o d e rn life p re s e n t in th e w o rld . T h e First N a­ to n g u e , it creates stress a n d stra in in w ith th e ir o rig in s a n d b rin g p e a ce to tio n s la n g u a g e s c o n ta in th e so u n d s th e b ra in a n d g re a tly w e a ke n s th e ir o f n a tu ra l law . W h e n a la n g u a g e is fu ll d e v e lo p m e n t, w h ic h th e n leads all o f C anada.

T h e G CW P is a n o n -p ro fit o rg a ­ lost, o u r c o n n e c tio n to N a tu ra l Law to m istake s a n d s u ffe rin g in life."

E ve ntually, th e GCW P p la n s to n iz a tio n th a t p ro m o te s w o rld pe ace is lost."

T h e ra d io s ta tio n w ill reach w o rk w ith in all o f C anada a n d has th ro u g h N a tu ra l La w w h ic h , a c c o rd ng to C o llrin , is th e u n ifie d fie ld o f a ro u n d 8 0 p e r c e n t o f th e First Na­ a lre a d y b e g u n d iscu ssio n s w ith fo u r la w th a t g o v e rn s th e e n tire universe. tio n s in th e area, a ro u n d 10,000 p e o ­ o th e r reserves in Q u e b e c, O n ta rio ple, th ro u g h th e s in g le s ta tio n s a n d a n d B ritish C o lu m b ia . ■ This la w is e xpre sse d firs t in s o u n d a n d s tru c tu re s th e to p o g ra p h y o f th e land , in c lu d in g rivers, lakes, m o u n ­ ta in s a n d valleys. Fie w e n t o n to ex­ p la in th a t th ro u g h th e b ro a d c a s t o f th e m o th e r la n g u a g e s o f th e e a rth , th e e n tire w o rld b e c o m e s m o re c o n ­ n e c te d a n d h a rm o n io u s .

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W ith th e U n ite d S ta te s 'fo re ig n p o licy , e n g a g e m e n t in Iraq a n d A f­ g h a n is ta n a n d w a r o n te rro ris m m a k in g in te rn a tio n a l h e a d lin e s daily, C anada's ro le in th e w a r o n te rro r has re ce iv e d less scru tin y. To fill th e v o id as w e ll as to c o m b a t th e n e g a tiv e v ie w s o f Islam , th e M u s lim S tu d e n ts A ss o cia tio n o rg a n iz e d a c o n fe re n c e last W e d n e s d a y n ig h t e n title d "C ana­ da a n d th e W ar o n Terror."

P rofessor Y akov M. R abkin o f U n ive rsité d e M o n tré a l a n d Profes­ so r R achad A n to n iu s o f U n ive rsité d u Q u é b e c à M o n tré a l sp o ke o f th e "Isla m o -fa cism " m essa g e p u s h e d by th e m e d ia a n d g o v e rn m e n t. T h e y w e re p a rtic u la rly critica l o f w h a t th e y p e rc e iv e d as a c h a n g in g d isc o u rse in p o litic s.

"T h e re is an im p a c t o n th e dis­ co u rs e o f th e W ar o n T e rro r o n o u r ev­ e ry d a y life," said R abkin, w h o re c e n tly p u b lis h e d A T h re a t fro m W ith in : A C en­ tu ry o f J e w is h O p p o s itio n to Z io n is m .

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"T o d a y yo u can say s tu ff a b o u t Islam a n d M u slim s y o u c o u ld n o t d re a m a b o u t sa ying before."

T h e w ar, w h ic h R abkin d e s c rib e d as a w a r o n values," is b e in g fo u g h t a lo n g e th n ic a n d re lig io u s lines, w ith n o e ffo rt m a d e to u n d e rs ta n d ra tio ­ nal a rg u m e n ts fo r Islam ic anger.

"T h e re is n o p o in t in a rg u in g w ith th o s e w h o d o n o t a c c e p t reason.

T h a t's th e m essage th e P op e gave.

T ha t's th e m essage y o u h e a r fro m o u r g o v e rn m e n t," R abkin said.

A n to n iu s a d m itte d th a t a l­ th o u g h th e re w as a sm a ll s e c u rity risk to C anada, it d id n o t le g itim iz e th e w a rs c u rre n tly b e in g fo u g h t. T h e real cause o f th e A fg h a n is ta n a n d th e Iraq w ar, h e said, w as "th e o il gam e."

Like R abkin, A n to n iu s w a rn e d C an adian s a g a in st th e c h a n g in g p o ­ litica l d ia lo g u e .

"You see a n g e r as h a tre d , yo u e x p la in it w ith re lig io n a n d y o u le g iti­ m ize th e discourse,” A n to n iu s said.

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"T h e re are a lo t o f h u m a n rig h ts issues b e in g v io la te d a t th e m o m e n t th a t w e n e e d to b e a w a re of,"she said.

"W e h a ve a lo t o f p e o p le h e re w h o are a g a in s t th e w a r a n d I d o n 't see w h y o u r g o v e rn m e n t is m a k in g d e c i­ sions w ith o u t se e in g w h a t th e .p u b lic thinks."

She said th e m e d ia has in flu ­ e n c e d th e w a y C an adian s v ie w M u s­ lim s a n d b e lie ve s th a t C anada's im a g e as w e ll as th a t o f M cG ill as a to le ra n t a n d m u ltic u ltu ra l s o c ie ty m ig h t b e in da n g e r. "[M cG ill is] w e lc o m in g a lo t o f M u s lim s tu d e n ts fro m a ro u n d th e w o rld ," Eid said. "A t th e sa m e tim e , it's d e n y in g th e m a p raye r space. T hat's o n e w a y o f d e n y in g p e o p le h e re th e ir rig h ts in a c o u n try th a t's c o n s id e re d m u ltie th n ic .”

F e llo w o rg a n iz e r a n d M cG ill p ro ­ fessor E hab L o ta y e f ag ree d.

"T h e re is n o tim e like n o w to try a n d g e t p e o p le a w a re o f h o w th e w o rd te rro ris m is b e in g used as a to o l o f o p p re ssio n ," L o ta y e f said. "T h in g s have c h a n g e d o v e r th e p a st fiv e years— have c h a n g e d fo r th e w orse."

S tu d e n t re a ctio n s t o th e e v e n t w e re m ixed .

"I fe lt like th is to p ic re ally s h o w e d m e m o re a b o u t d iffe re n t v ie w s o n th e W a r o n Terror," said L a w re n ce H ua ng, U2 P hysiology. H e a d m itte d th a t m o s t M cG ill s tu d e n ts seem a p a th e tic to in te rn a tio n a l events, b u t a d d e d , "It's g iv e n m e m o re aw areness. W h e n c o n fro n te d w ith s o m e b o d y w h o has d iffe re n t o p in io n s th a n I d o , I can say s o m e th in g now ."

O th e r stu d e n ts, w h o ch o se to re­ m a in a n o n y m o u s , w e re d is a p p o in te d th a t th e le ctu re s w e re o n e -s id e d , a n d p o in te d o u t th a t th e e v e n t w as a d ­ v e rtis e d as C anada's p la c e in th e W ar o n Terror, a n d n o t as a c ritic is m o f c u r­ re n t p o lic y . ■

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"U n fo rtu n a te ly , m y b e s t ro u tin e w as h a lf o f a c a rtw h e e l, s p in n in g a ro u n d o n th e g ro u n d a n d e n d in g in a se d u c ­ tiv e p o s itio n fa c in g th e crow d."

T h e re a c tio n o f th e c ro w d seem to e n c o u ra g e m o re a n tics fro m M arty.

"T h e y ch e e re d a n d se e m e d to like it, so I c o n s id e r it p re tty success­ ful. I also d o little -s tu p id th in g s like m o c k o p p o s in g players, a n d w ig g le m y b u m in th e fa ce o f g o o d lo o k in g girls,"said Petroff.

A h a n d fu l o f na m e s w e re b e in g c o n s id e re d fo r th e m a s c o t su ch as B yrdm an , M ac, C a p ta in Red, Pedro, a n d Ace, to n a m e a fe w . By p o p u la r v o te o f th e s tu d e n t b o d y, th e m a sc o t w as o ffic ia lly d u b b e d M a rty d u rin g h a lf-tim e o f a fo o tb a ll g a m e .

"A p ip e r led us o n to th e fie ld a n d th e y o ffic ia lly n a m e d th e m as­ c o t M a rty, a t w h ic h p o in t I d id a little d a n c e th e n w a lk e d b a ck o ff th e field," P e tro ff said.

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T h e E xe cutive d id fin d o u t th a t th e re are n o ca m e ra s in th e b a se­ m e n t o f Leacock, p re v e n tin g a n y p o ssib le id e n tific a tio n o f th e c u lp rit.

T he re used to be a ca m e ra o u ts id e th e AUS o ffic e d o o r, b u t it w as re­ m o v e d several years ago.

"W e c a m p e d o u t in th e h a llw a y u n til th e b u ild in g c lo s e d to m ake sure n o th in g else g o t taken," K elford said.

K elford w as c o n c e rn e d w ith w h a t to d o w ith all o f th e s tu d e n ts ' b e lo n g in g s th a t w e re n o w le ft in o p e n lockers. A d e c is io n w as m a d e to b a g e v e ry th in g in d iv id u a lly ac­ c o rd in g to th e lo c k e r n u m b e r a n d ke e p it lo c k e d u p in a c o n fe re n c e ro o m in th e AUS lo u n g e .

"T h e re w a s n 't a n y p re c e d e n t fo r th is, so w e fin a lly fig u re d th a t all lia b ilitie s aside, lo c k in g u p s tu d e n ts ' b e lo n g in g s w o u ld b e in th e b e st in te re s t o f th e s tu d e n ts . If w e d id n 't, th e ir possessions w o u ld b e le ft o p e n to o p p o rtu n is ts ,'K e lfo rd said.

So far, all o f th e s tu d e n ts have b e e n - g ra te fu l fo r th e a c tio n s AUS has ta ke n . M o s t s tu d e n ts have b e e n lu c k y a n d h a d all o f th e ir b e lo n g ­ in g s re tu rn e d to th e m . H o w e ve r, a fe w ha d g y m b a gs s to le n a n d o n e s tu d e n t re p o rte d a d ig ita l ca m e ra m issing . T h e AUS is s e llin g c o m b in a ­ tio n locks a t c o s t a t SNAX in Le acock so s tu d e n ts ca n im m e d ia te ly use th e lockers ag a in . A fe w s tu d e n ts have re q u e s te d a re fu n d o n th e ir lockers

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N o n e o f th e s tu d e n ts ' b e lo n g ­ in g s are c o v e re d u n d e r AUS in s u r­ a n ce o r M cG ill insu ra n ce . T h e o n ly tim e M cG ill is re s p o n s ib le fo r th e ft in th e Le aco ck B u ild in g is C hristm a s D ay be ca u se it is th e o n ly d a y th a t access to th e b u ild in g is c o m p le te ly re stricte d . S tu d e n ts w ill h a ve to rely o n a n y p e rso n a l o r fa m ily in su ra n ce p o lic ie s to c la im th e ir losses: Lack o f s e c u rity in th e Le aco ck B u ild in g is a n issue th a t b u ild in g d i­ re c to r P rofessor M ic h a e l Bisson has ad d re sse d in his a n n u a l re p o rts fo r several years. He has m a d e m u ltip le re c o m m e n d a tio n s th a t m o re se cu­ rity ca m e ra s s h o u ld be in p la c e in th e Le aco ck b u ild in g , e s p e c ia lly be ca u se it is su ch a h ig h tra ffic area.

T h e re are n o s e c u rity ca m e ra s a t th e th ird flo o r e n tra n c e to th e b u ild in g , w h ic h c o u ld have a llo w e d th e c u lp rit to va n d a lize th e lockers a n d leave th e b u ild in g w ith o u t e ve r b e in g c a u g h t o n ta p e .T h e th ird flo o r d o o rs also e x it o n to a p u b lic s tre e t m a k in g it easy fo r a n y o n e to m a ke a q u ic k g e ta w a y.

A p o lic e re p o rt w ill b e file d th is w e e k w h e n all s tu d e n ts have c la im e d th e ir b e lo n g in g s .

M cG ill S e c u rity w a s n o t a va il­ a b le fo r c o m m e n t a t press tim e . ■ I f y o u r lo c k e r w a s b ro k e n in to , p le a s e re p o rt it to th e AU S office , Lea­ c o c k B - i 2, to p ic k u p a n y b e lo n g in g s t h a t w e re le ft a n d file a re p o rt i f a n y ­ th in g w a s ta ke n.

W h a t is red a n d w h ite a n d w ears a kilt? It is n o n e o th e r th a n M cG ill's b e ­ lo ve d m ascot, M a rty th e M a rtle t, w h o th is m o n th tu rn s one.

M a rty m a d e his d e b u t d u rin g th e 2005 H o m e c o m in g g a m e , w h e re he w as p re se n te d to th e M cG ill A th ­ letics D e p a rtm e n t b y th e S tu d e n t O r­ g a n iz a tio n fo r A lu m n i R elations.

SOAR u n v e ile d th e n e w ly d e ­ sig n e d m a sc o t in h o p e s o f incre a sin g sc h o o l s p irit w ith in th e M cG ill c o m ­ m u n ity . T h e g ro u p u n d e rto o k th e re­ s p o n s ib ility o f th e c re a tio n o f a sch o o l m a sco t, w h ic h w a s fin a n c e d b y p ro fits m a d e th ro u g h th e sale o f e xa m care packages. A c c o rd in g to Laura R o b in ­ son, P reside nt o f SOAR, th e m a sc o t p ro je c t w as so le ly an in itia tiv e o f th e SOAR g ro u p .

"It w as s tu d e n t in itia te d . It w as n o t a n y th in g d o n e b y th e a d m in is tra ­ tio n o f M cG ill," R o b in so n said. "SOAR to o k it u p o n its e lf in o rd e r to m a xi­ m ize s tu d e n t experie nce ."

T he d e sig n o f th e m a s c o t w as th e re su lt o f a call p u t o u t b y SOAR to th e s tu d e n t b o d y. A c c o rd in g to R ob in son , o n ly o n e s u b m issio n w as received.

M a rty re prese nts b o th th e m en's te a m , th e R ed m e n, a n d th e w o m e n 's te a m , th e M a rtle ts. T h e m a rtle t, a m y th ic a l b ird th a t flies fo re v e r b e ­ cause it has n o fe e t, w as th e basis fo r th e c o s tu m e . M a rty's b rig h t red p lu m ­ ag e a n d red, w h ite a n d g re e n p la id k ilt refer to th e R ed m e n, w h ic h p o in ts to th e a n c ie n t C elts' red hair.

O n e o f th e m e n in th e s u it is J e ff P etroff, w h o is p a rt o f th e H yp e Team a t M cG ill. T he te a m d e v o te s its tim e to p ro m o tin g g a m e s a n d e x c itin g th e c ro w d d u rin g s p o rt a n d c a m p u s events. In M arty's shoes, P etroff's jo b is to a m u s e a n d c h e e r-u p th e c ro w d .

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it looks. W ith all th e d a n c in g a n d h ig h fives, it can g e t e x tre m e ly h o t. P etroff said it g e ts so h o t th a t his c lo th e s a fte r th e g a m e s are as if th e y w e re d re n c h e d in a tu b o f w ater.

M a rty is n o t w e ll k n o w n a ro u n d M cG ill. Sara El H ajou i, U i O rg a n ism a l B iology, A n th ro p o lo g y a n d Social S tudies o n M e d ic in e , d id n o t k n o w w h o M a rty w as o r e ven w h a t he was, b u t she w as e x c ite d by th e idea th a t M cG ill g o t a m ascot.

"W ow , th a t's sad! T h e sc h o o l has b e e n ru n n in g fo r so lo n g a n d n o m as­ co t!"

A n o th e r M cG ill ve te ra n believes th a t M a rty is to o h id d e n fro m th e c a m p u s a n d is n o t as w e ll k n o w n , as h e s h o u ld be.

"I d o n 't k n o w w h o M a rty is. A m a s c o t is fu n . It's an id e n tity th in g . A p rid e th in g , a p a rt o f M cG ill. H e s h o u ld b e kn o w n ," said o n e s tu d e n t.

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Baha'i s tu d e n ts jo in e d to g e th e r to raise a w a ren ess a n d p ro m o te a m e s­ sage o f p e a ce to th e c a m p u s c o m m u n ity o n T h u rs d a y fo r th e firs t In te rn a tio n a l Peace Day. T h is is th e firs t tim e th a t th e Baha'i o rg a n iz a tio n has p la n n e d an e v e n t like this.

Tara N akhjava ni, ch a irp e rs o n o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n a n d a Baha'i fo llo w e r, b e ­ lieves th a t th is e v e n t ha d a p o s itiv e e ffe c t o n stu d e n ts.

"If w e tra n s fo rm th e h e a rts o f th e in d iv id u a ls , th e n th e w h o le w ill b e n e fit a n d p e a ce w ill b e achieved," she said.

A lth o u g h th is w as th e firs t In te rn a tio n a l Peace D ay a t M cG ill, it is n o t th e firs t tim e th a t th.e o rg a n iz a tio n has s o u g h t to b e c o m e m o re vis ib le o n M cG ill ca m p u s. P revious e v e n ts h a ve in c lu d e d speakers a n d w o rk s h o p s to e d u c a te _and cre a te d isc u ss io n a b o u t its m is s io n .T h is tim e , h o w e ve r, th e o rg a n iz a tio n o p te d to share a d iffe re n t e v e n t w ith th e M cG ill c o m m u n ity .

In te rn a tio n a l Peace D ay a im e d t o c o n n e c t w ith th e s tu d e n ts a n d fa c u lty in an in te ra c tiv e s e ttin g b y e m p h a s iz in g th e m essage o f p e a ce in th e m id s t o f th e ch a o s a n d w a r in th e w o rld . S tu d e n ts c o u ld sign a m essa g e o f pe a ce o n th e Baha'i b a n n e r a n d e n jo y cu pcakes.

T h e Bahai'i fa ith is an in d e p e n d e n t w o rld re lig io n th a t b e g a n in Iran in 1844. Today, it is k n o w n as th e se co n d m o s t SPREAD [??] re lig io n in th e w o rld w ith a b o u t 6 m illio n fo llo w e rs . T h e te a c h in g s o f th e Baha'i are ba sed o n th e be liefs o f th e u n ity o f m a n k in d , one's re la tio n s h ip to th e e n v iro n m e n t, in d i­ vid u a ls a n d s o c ie ty as w e ll as its in s titu tio n s , all o f w h ic h are based u p o n th e u n d e rs ta n d in g o f G od's w ill a n d p u rp o se .

T h e A ss o cia tio n fo r Baha'i S tu d ie s a t M cG ill U n iv e rs ity w as fo u n d e d in 1975 a n d c u rre n tly has a b o u t 85 m e m b e rs . T h e re are a p p ro x im a te ly 30 Baha'i s tu d e n ts a t M cG ill a n d 10 professors in d iffe re n t fa cu ltie s. T h e m issio n o f th e a s so c ia tio n is to p ro m o te th e s tu d y o f th e Baha'i te a c h in g s a n d h o w th e y re­ la te to s o c ie ty to d a y th ro u g h lectures, s tu d e n t w o rk s h o p s , re g u la r p ra ye r a n d in te r-fa ith d e v o tio n m e e tin g s . T h e ir h o p e s fo r th e n e a r fu tu re are to e x p a n d a n d c o lla b o ra te w ith o th e r re lig io u s g ro u p s o n ca m p u s.

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h e H ou se o f C o m m o n s re tu rn e d fro m s u m m e r recess last M o n d a y . I d o n 't k n o w a b o u t y o u b u t I m iss recess. It's fu n to leave y o u r w o rk a t y o u r d e sk a n d ru n o u ts id e to th e p la y g ro u n d a n d p la y g a m e s like h id e -a n d -se e k.

B u t I d o n 't th in k th a t MPs a p p re c ia te recess o r h id e -a n d -s e e k ; n o w th a t recess is over, th e y 're "it."

T h e m e d ia w a n ts to ta lk a b o u t th e D a w ­ so n s h o o tin g , w h ic h has b e e n all o v e r th e ne w s lately.

A t firs t I w as su rp rise d b y h o w m u c h Ca­ n a d ia n s across th e c o u n try w e re a ffe c te d b y th e s h o o tin g . I g re w u p 30 m in u te s o u ts id e o f D e tro it. I c o u ld tu rn o n m y T V a n d w a tc h a n e w m u rd e r o n th e n e w s e v e ry n ig h t. So w h a t if D a w s o n C o lle g e w a s p u m p e d fu ll o f b u lle t holes? M a n y D e tro it sc h o o ls are fu ll o f b u lle t holes. W h a t m akes D a w s o n so special? It's Ca­ n a d ia n , th a t's w h a t.

I re m e m b e r th e C o lu m b in e m assacre. I w a s in ju n io r h ig h a t th e tim e a n d it se e m e d like e v e ry b o y I k n e w w as obsessed w ith it a n d all o f its accessories like g u n s, tre n c h co a ts an d b o m b s . I ca n im a g in e th e sam e ju n io r h ig h b o ys to d a y p la y in g Super Dawson Massacreju s t like K im ve e r G ill p la y e d Super Columbine Mas­ sacre.

S h o u ld w e b e scared th a t a fe w years fro m n o w th e re w ill b e a n o th e r sc h o o l s h o o tin g ?

Lots o f jo u rn a lis ts a n d p o litic ia n s th in k so, a n d th e y all w a n t to ta lk a b o u t it— e x c e p t P rim e M in is te r S te p h e n H arper.

W h e n asked a b o u t w h a t his g o v e rn m e n t p la n n e d to d o o n g u n c o n tro l, H a rp e r d u c k e d th e issue. "Frankly," h e said, "I th in k it's n o t a day fo r a d isc u ss io n o f po licie s. I can o n ly n o te th a t o b v io u s ly th e c u rre n t law s d id n o t p re v e n t th is in c id e n t, a n d as a g o v e rn m e n t w e are se e kin g m o re e ffe c tiv e law s fo r th e future ."

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typ e s. O b v io u s ly I w as w ro n g . A s m a rt p o litic ia n w o u ld have said s o m e th in g m o re s y m p a th e tic w h ile still b lo w in g o ff re p o rte rs 'q u e s tio n s .

Last M o n d a y , S tevie trie d to s o u n d m o re s’uave a n d s o p h is tic a te d . He m a d e s o m e p o in ts a b o u t th in g s u n re la te d to th e D a w s o n s h o o t­ ings, like c rim in a l se ntences. B u t K im ve e r G ill n e ve r m a d e it to trial. S tevie also p o in te d o u t th a t C an adian g u n law s d id n o t s to p th e kille r fro m g e ttin g a w e a p o n a n d ca lle d th is fa ilu re "n o t a c ce p ta b le .” I th in k th e w o rd h e w as lo o k ­ in g fo r w as "u n a c ce p ta b le ." H e ig n o re d th e issue e v e ry o n e w a n ts h im to ta lk a b o u t— g u n c o n ­ tro l.

T h e press likes to c o m p a re th e D a w so n s h o o tin g s to th e École Polytechnique m assacre o f 1989, w h ic h s p u rre d th e g u n c o n tro l m o v e ­ m e n t a n d led to th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f th e g u n re gistry. H a rp e r w a s in th e proce ss o f g e ttin g rid o f th e re g is try w h e n th e s h o o tin g s o c cu rre d .

N o w th e press w a n ts to k n o w w h a t he's g o in g to d o . H a rp e r likes to p o in t to th e s h o o tin g as p ro o f th a t th e re g is try d id n 't w o rk , b u t o n e sc h o o l s h o o tin g is n o t e n o u g h to p ro v e th a t.

R ig h t n o w th e d e b a te a b o u t th e g u n regis­ try is g o in g n o w h e re . In fa ct, it a p p e a rs to have v e ry little to d o w ith th e s h o o tin g . G ill used a re g iste re d g u n to kill p e o p le . Anyone can use a re g iste re d g u n to kill p e o p le — e v e n m e n ta lly sta b le p e o p le w h o a re n 't so cial rejects. It's tim e fo r H a rp e r to s tô p d a n c in g a ro u n d th e q u e s ­ tio n s a n d te ll us w h a t he is g o in g to d o a b o u t g u n c o n tro l.

O n m y last flig h t to C anada, th e g u y s ittin g n e x t to m e to ld m e h o w C a n a d ia n citie s w e re g e ttin g m o re v io le n t be ca u se p e o p le w e re g e t­ tin g used to th e idea o f m u rd e r. S urely you d o n 't w a n t C an ada to tu rn in to th e U n ite d States, w h e re th e N a tio n a l Rifle A s s o c ia tio n has m o re p o w e r th a n m a n y p o litic ia n s a n d th e p u b lic d o e s n 't e v e n b lin k w h e n s o m e o n e is sh o t. Tell M r. H a rp e r th a t g u n s n e e d t o b e c o n tro lle d . ■

P o p e B e n n y XVI! W as it so m e re lic o f y o u r fo rm e r u n iv e rs ity p ro fe ss o rsh ip s th a t d e m a n d e d y o u use fu ll q u o ta tio n s w h e n c itin g sources? D id y o u also o ffe r fo o tn o te s o r a n ice h a n d o u t a b o u t h o w M a n u e l II w a s o n th e v e rg e o f lo sin g his e m p ire to M u slim s w h e n h e said M u h a m m a d b ro u g h t o n ly evil? I read m o s t o f y o u r sp e e ch , a n d I ag re e w ith y o u a b o u t G o d n o t b e in g plea sed b y b lo o d — it's to u g h fo r a n y m a jo r re lig io n to d isa g re e w ith th a t a n d n o t lo o k like so m e kille r c u lt— b u t it's easy t o sk irt th e issue w h e n th e y can h o m e in o n y o u r in su lts to w a rd s th e ir re lig io n 's fo u n d e r.

I g e t w h a t y o u 're try in g to d o , a n d fra n k ly y o u su rp rise d m e w ith a lo t o f w h a t y o u 'v e d o n e so far: stu d ie s re g a rd in g c o n d o m use in th e fa ce o f AIDS, th e ro le o f w o m e n in C a th o lic is m a n d th e sta n ce o n d ip lo m a c y a n d p e a ce fu l c o n d u c t. It's all g o o d , a g re e a b le stu ff, a n d it d o e s n 't m a tte r w h o s e m o u th it o rig in a lly ca m e o u t of. I d o n 't d o u b t s o m e p e o p le a g re e w ith th e b e n e v o le n t B yzantine, a n d ha d it b e e n a n y o th e r h ig h -ra n k in g re lig io u s o ffic ia l w h o q u o te d h im , I w o u ld say th e y 're e n title d to th e ir o p in io n . It's like th o s e crazies o u t th e re s e ttin g e ffig ie s o f y o u a fla m e in th e s tre e t— th e y 're e n title d to p ra c tic e th e ir re lig io n h o w e v e r th e y w a n t so lo n g as n o b o d y g e ts h u rt. It c e rta in ly is n 't re p re s e n ta tiv e o f M u h a m m a d 's m essage o r th e re lig io n he fo u n d e d a h d y o u 'v e a g re e d , sa ying s im ila r th in g s yo u rs e lf.

B u t g e ttin g b a ck to o rig in s, d o e s n 't b e in g P op e also m a ke y o u "V ica r o f C hrist," w h ic h — in o rig in a l L a tin — m akes y o u G od's lie u te n a n t. So a c c o rd in g to C a th o lic is m , y o u 're a b o u t as clo se to G od as a n y m o rta l ge ts. Y o u r w o rd is th e o ffic ia l stance. Y ou te ll C a th o lic s h o w to b e h a v e a n d y o u r prede ce sso rs g o t h u n d re d s o f

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th o u s a n d s o f crusa ders to d o th e ve ry s o rt o f s w o rd -o r-s c rip tu re c o n v e rtin g y o u c o n d e m n to d a y . W h ile Islam is d e c e n tra liz e d a n d its fo llo w e rs 'a c tio n s are u n re p re s e n ta tiv e o f th e c o re re lig io n th e y w o rs h ip , y o u ore C a th o licism .

T h e re are perks to th is ce n tra liz a tio n , to b e sure. W h a t o th e r C a th o lics say a b o u t Jesus, th e B ible o r a n y o f th a t stu ff, y o u g e t to g o o v e r w ith a b ig red m a rk e r to m ake th e re lig io n 's m essa g e clear. Y ou g e t to g ra d e th e th e s e s o f C hrist's s tu d e n ts w h ile y o u 're P op e a n d all th e o th e r re lig io n s a c c o rd y o u th e re s p e c t y o u r m a n y years o f th e o lo g ic a l s tu d y deserve.

Y ou 're th e firs t g ù y to c o m e to an yon e's m in d w h e n s o m e b o d y says "C atholic."

For n o t-s o -c e n tra liz e d re lig io n s like Islam , th a t isn 't a lw a y s .th e case. W ith its m a n y strains, - sects a n d th e o -p o litic a l leaders, n o n -M u s lim s are h a rd -p re ss e d to n a m e a n y b o d y fro m w h o m th e y can b e su re to g e t th e "rig h t" a n s w e r w h e n th e y w a n t to k n o w th e re lig io n 's sta n ce o n a n y issue.

P arad oxica lly, it's also w h y d e c e n tra liz e d re lig io n s g e t so m u c h leew a y.

B e n e d ict, y o u h a ve to be in fin ite ly m o re ca re fu l a b o u t w h a t y o u say, re gardless o f w h o said it first. E specially sin ce w h a t is said, if m is c o n s tru e d , can lead t o re lig io u s p e rs e c u tio n . T o a c h ie v e th e g o a l o f g re a te r d ia lo g u e b e tw e e n C h ris tia n ity a n d Islam , y o u m u s t sh ed th e le ctu re r's ro b e w h ic h has tra d itio n a lly b e e n th e prie st's role. You s h o u ld n o t sp e a k less like a p o litic ia n , as T u rkish p rim e m in is te r R e c e p T a yyip E rd o g a n w a n ts , b u t more like on e . T h e o p e n in g o f a d ia lo g u e b e tw e e n tw o m a jo r re lig io n s is like th e o p e n in g o f d ip lo m a tic ties, p a rtic u la rly w h e n b o th lay c la im t o G od's k in g d o m . A fte r all, M a n u e l also said "W h o e v e r w o u ld lead s o m e o n e to fa ith n e e d s th e a b ility to sp eak w e ll a n d to reason p rope rly." ■

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re m e m b e r w h a t a ta u n t it u sed to b e to b e to ld th a t yo u th ro w like a g irl. A g irl obviously c a n 't th ro w v e ry w e ll. O f co u rs e w e all n o w realize th a t, as a g irl, it s h o u ld be a c o m ­ p lim e n t to b e to ld th a t y o u th ro w like a g irl. H o w te rrib ly a n ti­ fe m in is t to th in k o th e rw is e , rig h t?

A lo n g w ith th is re a s o n in g c a m e a w a v e o f o th e r recla­ m a tio n s — a proce ss o f re c o d in g all th a t is d e e m e d "w o m e n 's' w o rk "a s n o th in g less th a n su p e rb .

A n d so a 'm u rm u r o f c lic k in g s ta rte d t o sp re a d across th e c o u n try , as k n ittin g n e e d le s fre n z ie d a t S titch 'n 'B itc h p a r­ ties. W o m e n to o k u p k n ittin g as a re tu rn to th e ir ro o ts an d e n jo y e d th e a tte n d a n t fu z z y fe e lin g th e y g o t fro m k n o w in g th a t, w o v e n in to th e ir w o o lie s , w a s th e ir o w n p e rso n a l fo rm o f fe m in is m . W h ile I h o p e n e ve r to k n it a lin e in m y life, I u n ­ d e rs ta n d th e fe m in is t a g e n d a .

Y et a re c e n t a lte rc a tio n m a d e m e realize h o w d e e p ly e m ­ b e d d e d o u r m a le -fe m a le re la tio n s b e c o m e d u rin g th e tim e o f ju n g le g y m s a n d fru it ro ll-u p s — lo n g b e fo re c o m p le x fe m i­ n is t q u e s tio n s arise a m id s t socks a n d scarves.

O u t a t L o u n g e , a frie n d a n d I w e re in th e w a s h ro o m ;

b a n g in g o n th e d o o r in a m o s t ru d e a n d c o n tin u o u s fa sh io n w as s o m e g u y o u ts id e . I o p e n e d it, to ld h im w e 'd be a b o u t 30 m o re se con ds, asked h im to ca lm h im s e lf a n d s h u t it ag ain.

H e c o n tin u e d , a n d u p o n e x itin g , I re la yed m y d isd a in fo r th e w h o le s itu a tio n .

A n d th e n he p u s h e d m e; lite ra lly sh o ve d m e.

I w a s n 't q u ite su re w h a t to th in k . H ere I w as, a g irl, in heels a n d a dress, a t a lo u n g e , a n d I'd ju s t b e e n pu she d?! By a guy?!

It w a s n 't m e re ly th e fa c t th a t I ha d b e e n p h y s ic a lly ac­ c o s te d b y s o m e o n e th a t b o th e re d m e; it w a s m y sta tu s as a .girl th a t ha d b e e n p u s h e d b y a gu y. I use th e te rm "g irl" b e ­ ca use th e o n ly th o u g h t in m y m in d a t th e tim e w a s th e allto o -fa m ilia r line, "Boys c a n 't h it girls." It's p ro b a b ly as in g ra in e d in m y c o lle c tiv e c h ild h o o d m e m o ry b a n k as "T hat's m y s h o v e l!"a n d ,"It's m y tu rn !"S o w h a t w as so v e x in g a b o u t it n o w ?

It is su ch an empty exp re ssio n . W h y c a n 't b o ys h it girls?

W h y is it o k a y fo r b o ys to h it boys, b u t n o t o k a y fo r b o ys to h it girls? In a p e rfe c t w o rld , n o o n e w o u ld h it a n yo n e . B u t in a p e rfe c t w o rld , re lig io u s g ro u p s w o u ld n 't n e e d p a m p h le ts p o r­

tra y in g th e p e rfe c t w o rld as m a d e u p o f ra in b o w s a n d s u n n y picn ics; th e y also w o u ld n 't rin g m y d o o rb e ll a t d in n e rtim e .

T h e e x p re ssio n "Boys c a n 't h it girls" se em s to e n g e n d e r a v ie w th a t fe m a le s are, o n an a b s o lu te level, c o m p le te ly in fe ­ rio r a n d in c a p a b le o f d e fe n d in g th e m se lv e s. O f co u rs e I real­ ize d o m e s tic v io le n c e a n d ra pe a b o u n d , a n d th e y 're n o th in g s h o rt o f re v o ltin g . B ut w h y is it so m u c h less re v o ltin g w h e n b o ys o r m e n h u rt e a ch o th e r? T h e e x p re ssio n "Boys c a n 't h it girls" co n n o te s , in an a u to m a tic w ay, th a t th e re is s o m e th in g m o re o k a y a b o u t b o ys h ittin g e a ch o th e r th a n th e re is a b o u t b o ys h ittin g girls.

I c a n 't a c c e p t it b e in g e v e n th e s lig h te s t b it o f "okay," be ca u se s o m e b o ys are c le a rly still d e fy in g th e p o p u la r p la y­ g ro u n d rules a n d h ittin g girls in th e g ro w n -u p s 's a n d b o x .

Perhaps it w a s an a c t o f e n lig h te n e d , fe m in is t a g g re s­ sion , a n d h e fig u re d ,"If I can h it a boy, w h y n o t a girl?"

H ad he said th a t, I th in k I m ig h t h a ve to ld h im h e ha d a v a lid p o in t. Because, if y o u 're o f th e m in d s e t to e n te r th e rin g in th e firs t place, yo u 're g o in g to s te p u p a n d d a n ce ; a va gina's n o t g o in g to s to p yo u . ■

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T h e F lyin g S qu ad d o e s n o t.

T h e m a n d a te o f th e HRC— th e b ra in c h ild o f V ice -P re sid e n t C lu b s a n d S ervices Floh H erra V e g a — is e d u c a tio n a b o u t d ru g s a n d a lc o h o l a n d a c tiv is m o n d ru g p o lic y . T h e HRC p la n s to ta k e a re a lis tic a p p ro a c h to w a rd s d ru g use, w h ic h is re ­ fre s h in g . It is tim e th a t d ru g e d u c a tio n to o k a p a g e fro m sex e d u c a tio n a n d w e n t b e y o n d "ju s t say no".

P re a ch in g a b s tin e n c e fro m d ru g use is all w e ll a n d g o o d , b u t it ig n o re s th e fa c t th a t m a n y p e o p le w ill u se — a n d a b u s e — d ru g s a n d a lc o h o l re g a rd ­ less o f h o w m a n y tim e s th e y are to ld th a t it is b a d fo r th e m . T h is is e s p e c ia lly tru e d u rin g u n iv e rs ity , a tim e w h e n m a n y p e o p le e x p e rim e n t w ith dru g s.

T h is n a tu ra l te n d e n c y to e x p e rim e n t, to g e th ­ e r w ith th e lack o f k n o w le d g e th a t m a n y s tu d e n ts h a ve a b o u t d ru g s , m e a n s th a t th e re is p o te n tia l fo r th e HRC to d o a lo t o f g o o d b y te a c h in g p e o p le h o w to m in im iz e th e h a rm th e y d o t o th e m s e lv e s

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w ith th e ir d ru g use. A d d itio n a lly , th e HRC has a rea­ s o n a b ly cle a r m a n d a te . W h ile th e g ra n tin g o f "in ­ te rim se rvic e sta tu s " is an o d d m o ve , th e c o n c e p t has b e e n w e ll th o u g h t o u t a n d m o s t im p o rta n tly , th e b e n e fits o f th e HRC to s tu d e n ts are clear.

A t th e o p p o s ite e n d o f th e s p e c tru m is th e Fly­ in g S quad, w h ic h is an e x c e lle n t e x a m p le o f h o w n o t to s ta rt a n e w s tu d e n t g ro u p . T his in itia tiv e is th e s u m m e r b ra in c h ild o f VP E xterna l M a x S ilverm an. T h e F lyin g S quad's m issio n , w h ic h a d m itte d ly is still b e in g fin e -tu n e d , is to o rg a n iz e s tu d e n ts a ro u n d v a rio u s causes, w h ic h w o u ld b e c h o s e n b y th e F lyin g S q u a d w ith n o in p u t fro m SSMU. T h e F lyin g S qu ad w o u ld n o t b e d e d ic a te d to a n y o n e p a rtic u la r cause. S u p p o s e d ly , it w o u ld a llo w fo r q u ic k e r a n d m o re e ffe c tiv e o rg a n iz in g o f a c tio n s o n issues o f in te re s t to s tu d e n ts . H o w e ve r, th e F lyin g S q u a d is b a sica lly an u m b re lla o rg a n iz a ­ tio n a n d it w o u ld s im p ly b e c re a tin g a n o th e r leve l o f b u re a u cra c y, d im in is h in g its e ffe ctive n e ss .

C u rre n tly , if SSM U C o u n c il w a n ts to o rg a n iz e s tu d e n t o p p o s itio n o r s u p p o rt fo r a p a rtic u la r cause, it can pass a m o tio n c re a tin g a c o m m itte e , a n d g iv e th e c o m m itte e m o n e y to c a rry o u t its m issio n . W h a t is u n c le a r is h o w th e F lyin g S qu ad w ill im p ro v e o n th is process. Its b u d g e t w ill still b e c o n tro lle d b y C o u n c il a n d its a c tio n s w ill lik e ly n e e d u ltim a te a p p ro v a l fro m C o u n cil.

H o w ca n an u m b re lla g ro u p w h ic h has to

m e e t a n d m a k e its d e c is io n s d e m o c ra tic a lly a n d w h o s e m e m b e rs m a y n o t h a ve a n y in te re s t in p a rtic u la r issues p o s s ib ly a c t fa ste r th a n a fo c u s e d g ro u p m a d e u p o f p e o p le d e d ic a te d to a cause?

E ffe ctively, th e F lyin g S q u ? d serves as a d u ­ p lic a te th e w o rk o f th e G ra ssroo ts A s s o c ia tio n fo r S tu d e n t P o w e r (GRASPé)— a g e n e ra lis t a c tiv ­ ist g ro u p — -e xce p t th a t it lacks GRASPe's a b ility to a c t in a n e x p e d ie n t m a n n e r. In fa c t, a ro u n d h a lf o f th o s e w h o to o k p a rt in last w e e k's firs t m e e tin g o f th e F lyin g S q u a d w e re m e m b e rs o f GRASPé, fu r­ th e r a d d in g to th e q u e s tio n o f w h y th e re is a n e e d fo r th e F lyin g S qu ad.

In a d d itio n , th e id e a th a t th e F ly in g S qu ad c o u ld ta k e u p a n y ca use it ch o o se s, is tro u b lin g .

T h e F lying S qu ad, as a w in g o f SSMU, w o u ld le n d an a ir o f c re d ib ility to causes th a t m a y b e o f n o in ­ te re s t t o th e v a s t m a jo rity o f th e s tu d e n t p o p u la ­ tio n . A lth o u g h SSM U C o u n c il w o u ld s u p p o s e d ly h a ve a v e to o v e r th e F lyin g S quad's a c tio n s, w h a t g o o d w o u ld th a t v e to d o if th e F lyin g S qu ad ha d a lre a d y ta k e n a c tio n ?

S ilv e rm a n s h o u ld ta k e a p a g e fro m H erra V e­ ga's b o o k a n d re -e x a m in e w h a t he is d o in g w ith th e fu n d s SSMU a llo c a te s to h im . H e m u s t m ake su re th a t th is m o n e y is b e in g p u t to a use th a t w ill p ro v id e a s u b s ta n tia l b e n e fit to th e s tu d e n t b o d y, a n d th is is o n e te s t w e fe e l th e F lyin g S q u a d w ill n o t pass. ■

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sta tu e o f th e V irg in M a ry m y s te rio u s ly c ry in g b lo o d is a m ira c le .T h e US h o c k e y te a m b e a t­ in g th e S oviets in th e 1980 W in te r O ly m p ic s is a m iracle.

A d d in g tw o m o re bla d e s to a razor is n o t a fu c k in g m iracle . It's ju s t te rrib le a d v e rtis in g a n d basic a rith m e tic : 3 + 2 = s tu p id idea.

I a m re fe rrin g , o f course, to G illette's re ce n t "M ira cle o f F usion"ad c a m p a ig n .T h e te le v is io n c o m ­ m ercials b e g a n w ith th e 2 0 0 6 S up er B ow l w h e n th e c o m p a n y p a id $ 6 -m illio n fo r tw o sp ots, d is h in g g u t th e ir a b s u rd ly h y p e rb o lic m essage.

As w e all k n o w b y n o w , th e va rio u s G ille tte Fusion te le v is io n ads all ta k e p la ce in s o m e ee rig u n d e rg ro u n d .la b o ra to ry w h e re a fe w scie n tists h u d d le d a ro u n d a n e w in v e n tio n fin a lly m a n a g e to p u t th e te s t tu b e in to th e a p p ro p ria te ca p su le a n d ... VOILA, th e m ira c le is b o rn !

A t first, I th o u g h t th a t th e m ira c u lo u s c re a tio n w a s a n e w cu re fo r ca n ce r or, say, a re v o lu tio n a ry

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m e d ic in e fo r m a k in g d o g s p e e o u t o f th e ir anuses.

B ut no, it w as in fa c t s o m e th in g m u c h m o re fa rc i­ ca lly triv ia l a n d w o rth le s s th a n e v e n th a t.

A fte r th is re a liza tio n , I d e c id e d th a t I w o u ld stick w ith th e razor th a t I a lre a d y o w n e d — a M ache T u rb o — also u n fo rtu n a te ly p ro d u c e d b y G ille tte .

T h a t w as th e case u n til last W e d n e sd a y w h e n a large o ra n g e , tru c k , n o t u n lik e an e n o rm o u s evil p u m p ­ kin, s h o w e d u p o n M cTavish. Beside th e tru c k w as a ta b le w h e re tw o w o m e n w e re p ro v id in g a n e a rly en d le ss s u p p ly o f G ille tte Fusion razors fo r free! . N o tw o w o rd s in th e E ng lish la n g u a g e have as m u c h re so n a n c e a m o n g c o lle g e stu d e n ts, e x c e p t fo r p e rh a p s tits a n d ass. O b v io u s ly th e fre e b ie w as a p p e a lin g e n o u g h to b re a k th ro u g h m y in tra c ta b il­ ity a n d I a c c e p te d th e o ffe r w ith a c e rta in d e g re e o f s u s p ic io n — th e y ha d fin a lly g o tte n to m e.

N ow , in th e pa st six years I've p ro b a b ly trim m e d m y w h isk e rs 1,000 tim e s . T h u s I th in k I k n o w w h a t I'm ta lk in g a b o u t w h e n I say th a t o th e r th a n th e

b lin d in g ly o ra n g e a n d b lu e N e w Y ork Knicks th e m e o f th is m o s t re c e n t shave, th e re w a s a b s o lu te ly n o th in g d is tin g u is h a b le a b o u t it, le t a lo n e m ira c u ­ lous. H ad th e ra zor h o ve re d in th e air, a u to m a tic a lly sc ra p in g m y face, th e n p e rh a p s re fe rrin g to it as a m ira c le w o u ld b e a p p ro p ria te . H ad th e c re a tio n s o m e h o w g iv e n m e m y v e ry last shave, c a u sin g m y facial h a ir to n e ve r g ro w ag ain, th e n m a y b e G ille tte c o u ld e q u a te it w ith w a lk in g o n w ater.

U n fo rtu n a te ly it d ro w n e d in a sea o f its o w n u n fu lfille d prom ises.

I'm ju s t a re g u la r i8 -to -4 9 -y e a r-o ld A m e ric a n m a le w ith a d is p o s a b le in c o m e w h o is sick a n d tire d o f a n n o y in g a d v e rtis in g th a t is e n tire ly laced w ith ab su rd h y p e rb o le .

W h e n I c h o o s e m y n e x t razor, I'll c h e c k b e h in d th e re g iste r w ith Jesus, M u h a m m a d , M oses an d D a vid Koresh a n d o p t fo r th e ra zor th a t isn't s u p ­ p o s e d ly an a c t o f G od. ■

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The hawnbook, again

T he o th e r day, a fte r c o m p le tin g m y w e e k ly re a d in g o f T h e T rib un e's S ept. 19 issue, I w as s ta rtle d to fin d th a t o n e o f o u r c a m p u s n e w sp a p e rs h a d d e v o te d an e n tire p a g e to an a d v e rtis e m e n t fo r Royal D u tc h Shell, p e rh a p s o n e o f th e m o re n o to rio u s o il c o m p a n ie s fo r its re co rd o f p o llu tio n a n d fla g ra n t d isre g a rd fo r h u m a n rig h ts . T h e m o s t w id e ly re p o rte d a n d n o to rio u s o f Shell's p a st a c tio n s to o k p la c e a t its o p e ra tio n s in th e N ig e r D elta.

For d e ca d e s th e la n d o f th e O g o n i p e o p le has b e e n d e va s ta te d . O il sp ills h a ve re n ­ d e re d m u c h o f th e ir d rin k in g w a te r in a c ­ ce ssib le as w e ll as d e p le tin g th e O g o n i o f th e ir fis h stocks. Gas fla rin g has c o n trib ­ u te d to a s ta g g e rin g ra te o f b ro n c h ia l in ­ fe c tio n s a n d a s th m a a m o n g s t th e p o p u ­ la tio n . P e tro le u m h y d ro c a rb o n s are c o n ­ s is te n tly fo u n d th ro u g h o u t th e area.T h is is all w h ile m a n y O g o n i are liv in g w ith o u t ru n n in g w a te r o r e le c tric ity . W h e n p e a c e ­ fu l o p p o s itio n , lead b y Ken S aro-W iw a, w as o rg a n iz e d to d e m a n d c o m p e n s a ­ tio n a n d a c le a n -u p o f th e ir p o llu te d h o m e la n d th e O g o n i w e re m assacred b y th e N ig e ria n m ilita ry , W h o w e re asked b y S hell to re m e d y th e s itu a tio n . S aro-W iw a a n d se ven o th e rs w e re e x e c u te d a fte r a m o c k -tria l fo r th e so le reason th a t th e y ha d h e lp e d to o rg a n iz e a fe w h u n d re d th o u s a n d o f th e ir fe llo w O g o n i to p e a c e ­ fu lly p ro te s t th e d a m a g e th a t S hell ha d w ro u g h t o n th e ir h o m e la n d . I a m b a ffle d a n d a n g e re d b y th e fa c t th a t SSMU is ac­ c e p tin g m o n e y fro m a c o m p a n y as in ­ sid io u s a n d cru e l as Royal D u tc h Shell. If w e are g o in g to bre a k a w a y fro m M o ls o n fo r th e ir tie s to th e R e p u b lica n Party, th a n w e m u s t su re ly e n d o u r re la tio n s h ip w ith a c o rp o ra tio n th a t has b r o u g h t n o th in g b u t m is e ry to th o u s a n d s o f in d iv id u a ls .

A n d p e o p le g o t u p s e t o v e r Playboy... in ­ cre d ib le .

As E q u ity C o m m is s io n e r o f th e SSMU, I w a s o n e o f th e p e o p le w h o g o t to lo o k a t th e o rig in a l ve rsio n o f th e S tu ­ d e n t H a n d b o o k a fte r it w a s re called. T he c o n te n t w as c le a rly in v io la tio n o f th e Eq­ u ity Policy, s o m e th in g th e Tribune d e n ie d in its n a rro w -m in d e d e d ito ria l o n th e s u b je c t ("T he e rro r o f SSMU's h a n d b o o k w ays" 9.12.06). T h e p u rp o s e o f th e E qu i­ ty P o licy o f th e SSMU is to p ro m o te an a n ti-o p p re s s iv e e n v iro n m e n t. T h e c o n ­ te n t o f th e o rig in a l h a n d b o o k w a s to ta lly h e te ro n o rm a tiv e , a n d w o u ld have b e e n o ffe n s iv e to w o m e n , fra n c o p h o n e s , a n d su rviv o rs o f sexual assault, to n a m e ju s t a few . R e -d o in g th e h a n d b o o k w a s n o t an issue o f b e in g u p tig h t, a n d it w a s n 't an issue o f c e n s o rin g s o m e o n e 's w o rk .

It w as a b o u t m a k in g su re n o b o d y in th e s tu d e n t b o d y fe lt a lie n a te d o r m a rg in a l­ ized b y th e c o n te n t o f a p u b lic a tio n o f th e S tu d e n ts 'S o c ie ty .th a t is s u p p o s e d to re p re s e n t th e m .

— E lio t Perrin U3 H is to ry

O'Farrell rules!

T ha n ks fo r th e g re a t p ie c e re c e n tly o n D e re k O 'Farrell o f th e ro w in g te a m ("From flye rs to a fly in g finish", 12.9.06).

Y ou r a rtic le fa ile d to m e n tio n h o w D erek has o v e rc o m e a tra g ic y o u th , raised a p o o r m is g u id e d Leafs fan. I'm p ro u d to re p o rt th a t his years a t M cG ill h a ve in ­ c u lc a te d h im in to th e C u lt o f th e C a n a ­ dien s.

Anyway, the family is very proud of him, but we had a great chuckle with the "Needed: Sperm donors"ad that ran right under his photo! Wouldn't it be great if the company sponsored the rowing team? Then again, guess the swim team would be more appropriate.

— R ick M o ffa t a.k.a. D erek's U n c le R ick C JAD 8 0 0 S po rts Voice o f th e M o n tre a l C a n a d ie n s & M o n tre a l A lo u e tte s

— B ro n w y n D o b c h u k -L a n d U2 In te rn a tio n a l D e v e lo p m e n t S tu die s SSM U E q u ity C o m m is s io n e r

Bad Tribune, bad!

I w a s o ffe n d e d b y Ben L e m ieu x's c lu m s ily -w ritte n o p in io n p ie c e "P roud to b e a m a n a g a in " (12.09.06 ), b u t I in itia lly d ism iss e d it as ju s t p o o rly w ritte n . B ut a fte r I read Ben's c o n d e s c e n d in g a n d o b ­ n o x io u s re p ly to th e le tte rs o f c o m p la in t ("19-09-06), I fe e l I n e e d to p o in t o u t a fe w th in g s . First o f all, a lth o u g h o n ly tw o le tte rs w e re p rin te d , I'm sure th a t m o re th a n tw o p e o p le w e re o ffe n d e d b y y o u r piece. So m a y b e th e p ro b le m isn 't th a t w eY e ju s t to o s tu p id to g e t his "h u m o u r", m a y b e th e p ro b le m is th a t it w as m o re c o n fu s in g th a n fu n n y . For o n e th in g "m a s c u lin is m " o r "m a s cu lism " as a m o v e m e n t a lre a d y exists a n d is ba sically a b o u t e v e ry th in g he w ro te in his piece, so fo rg iv e m e if I d id n 't g e t th e jo k e rig h t aw ay. A lso, his w o rd s , "a rb itra rily c o m ­ b in in g la u n d ry load s as e c o n o m ic a l a n d p ro d u c tiv e , are fa irly lace d w ith iro n y a n d sarcasm ."? H o u s e w o rk is th e b u lk o f w o m ­ en's h u g e a m o u n t o f u n p a id la b o u r. T h a t h e w o u ld w rite su ch a lig h t-h e a rte d ar­ tic le a b o u t su ch im p o rta n t issues sh o w s h o w ig n o ra n t h e is a b o u t th e o p p re s s io n o f w o m e n in th e firs t place. I u n d e rs ta n d th a t h e d id n 't m e a n a n y real h a rm , an d his a rtic le a lo n e d id n 't a c tu a lly o ffe n d m e all th a t m u c h , b u t c o n s id e rin g th a t, last year's a n tic s o f B ra n d o n C h u d le ig h , p ic tu re s o f b a re fo o t g irls o n th e ir knees, th is k in d o f tasteless se xist "h u m o u r" is b e g in n in g to b e th e usual a t th e Tribune.

T h a t th e Tribune seem s to th in k o ffe n s iv e m e a n s fu n n y is ju s t lazy a n d p a th e tic , as is y o u r h a b it o f b lo w in g o ff th e p e o p le y o u o ffe n d , a n d I d o n 't th in k I s h o u ld have to w o rry a b o u t b e in g h u m ilia te d e v e ry tim e I o p e n m y o w n s c h o o l paper.

s p o in te d o u t b y A n d re w C o y n e in th e N a tio n a l Post o n S e p te m b e r 23rd, a p ­ p ro x im a te ly 7,000 o f th e 15,000 C anadians e v a c u a te d fro m L e b a n o n have sin c e re tu rn e d .

T h e c o s t o f th e e v a c u a tio n , a ro u n d $ 8 5 -m illio n , w ill n o t b e p ic k e d u p b y th e e va cu e e s b u t ra th e r b y taxpayers.

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It is clear that current laws do not reflect the view held by many that Canadian citizenship is a reciprocal, materialand moral connection. It is painfully problematic that the benefits o f Cana­ dian citizenship are extended to those with no real ties to this country.

Since 1977, thanks to Prime Minster Pierre Trudeau, Canadian citizens no longer automati­ cally forfeit their citizenship if they acquire citi­ zenship in a foreign country. The concept of dual citizenship is now somehow accepted as an in­ alienable right. Obvious problems exist, however, when someone who has lived outside of Canada for the majority of their life has the same rights as someone who has loyally and permanently resid­ ed in Canada. Some may never intend to return but do not renounce their citizenship because they know it may be useful. Canadian citizenship should not be "useful" and should be viewed in­ stead as a bond that ties all those that care about Canada to a common goal and ideology.

S im p le ph ysica l s e p a ra tio n fro m C an ada is c o m p o u n d e d b y th e fa c t th a t th e m o s t ba sic d u ty th a t u n ite s re s id e n t c itiz e n s — p a y in g ta xe s— is a v o id e d b y m a n y n o n -re s id e n t citizens. As o f 1998 n o n -re s id e n ts citiz e n s w e re n o t re q u ire d to pa y taxe s to th e C a n a d ia n g o v e rn m e n t if th e ir e a rn ­ in g s o rig in a te d in a fo re ig n c o u n try . T his m ean s th a t c itiz e n s h ip has b e e n d e g ra d e d to a ty p e o f a b s tra c t la b e l th a t o n e can s u m m o n a t a n y tim e

despite the lack o f any real connections. A person living outside Canada for their entire adult life, holding citizenship and paying taxes to a foreign country, and at the same tim e being able to ap­ peal to the Canadian government and vote in Canadian elections (Sec. 3, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms) is unacceptable. It is repre­ sentation w ithout taxation and is insulting to the average citizen, who does pay taxes.

It is clearly written within the citizenship laws that becoming a Canadian citizen entails a "sub­ stantial connection to Canada"and a "knowledge o f Canada". Following this it makes sense that if such criteria are no longer fulfilled, one's true citi­ zenship must be questioned.This is not to argue that citizenship should necessitate weekly tests and grading mechanisms, rather that citizenship should not be accepted as a lifelong right with no reciprocal responsibilities.

At the most basic level being a Canadian citizen requires meeting tw o criteria: residing in Canada and paying tax to the Canadian govern­ ment. The interpretation o f these criteria— for how long one is permitted to leave Canada and how much tax should be paid by temporary non­ residents— is subject to debate.

However, citizenship is synonymous with responsibility. The services o f the Canadian gov­ ernment should only be allotted to those who provide a service for Canada in return.

M a n y C an adian s re g a rd c itiz e n s h ip as a g ift a n d see g o v e rn m e n t s p e n d in g as a m e a n s o f re fle c tin g th e C a n a d ia n ideal. W ith th is in m in d o n e m u s t ask h o w m u c h o f th e $ 8 5 -m illio n g iv e n a w a y b y C a n a d ia n citiz e n s d u rin g th e Le banese e v a c u a tio n w as g iv e n t o C a n a d ia n citizens. ■

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P o u tin e m a y b e a Q u e b e c d e lic a c y a n d e x tre m e ly d e lic io u s , b u t u n fo rtu n a te ­ ly, th e frie s -c h e e s e -g ra v y a s p e c t o f p o u ­ tin e rriatces it an a rte ry -c lo g g in g snack.

D e s p ite th e s e h e a lth c o n se q u e n ce s, th is C a n a d ia n d ish a c tu a lly has an in te re s tin g s to ry b e h in d it.

T h e re are several u n c o n firm e d cla im s a b o u t th e o rig in s o f p o u tin e , all o f w h ic h d a te b e tw e e n th e 1950s to th e 1970s. T he firs t o n e is tra c e d b a ck to th e ye a r 1957 in W a rw ick , Q u e b e c . O w n e r o f L u tin Q ui Rit re s ta u ra n t (tra n sla te d : T h e L a u g h in g Elf), F erna nd La C han ce c la im e d th a t, o n e day, a p a rtic u la rily o d d ta k e -o u t c u s to m e r asked fo r frie s a n d ch e e se in th e sam e bag. La C han ce w a rn e d th e c u s to m e r th a t it w o u ld m a ke a b ig m ess, b u t th e c u s to m e r p a id h im n o re g a rd a n d th a n k ­ fu lly so. T h e n e w ly c re a te d d ish w as c h ris te n e d "p o u tin e ," w h ic h is sla n g fo r m ess. LaC hance's o rig in a l ve rsio n d id n o t c o n ta in gravy, b u t h e cla im s to have

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A fe w years past, one's c o m ­ m a n d o f th e French la n g u a g e ha d to b e fa irly d e ft to su rviv e in Q u e ­ b e c fo r v e ry lo n g . M cG ill stu d e n ts, fo r th e firs t w e e ks a fte r a rriv in g in M o n tre a l, w o u ld n e e d to a ssidu­ o u s ly c o m m it d o ze n s o f key p h ra s­ es to m e m o ry in o rd e r to o b ta in e v e ry d a y h o u s e h o ld ite m s, fro m m ilk to lig h t b u lb s.

H o w e v e r,in re c e n ttim e s , M o n ­ tre a l re ta ilers have pu ssie d o u t o n us, m a n y s e lf-re s p e c tin g b u sin e ss­ m e n d e m a n d in g th e ir s ta ff b e flu ­ e n tly b ilin g u a l. M a n y a y o u n g , s tu ­ d io u s m ig ra n t has d rifte d th ro u g h M o n tre a l - o r e v e n s o jo u rn e d he re fo r an e x te n d e d p e rio d o f tim e - w ith o u t le a rn in g a s in g le w o rd o f F re n ch .T h is is sh a m e fu l. A n d fo r th e sake o f m u ltic u ltu ra lis m u p o n w h ic h th is c ity w a s fo u n d e d (w ell, p e rh a p s n o t fo u n d e d , b u t th e fu r tra d e a n d p ro s e ly tiz in g re a lly d o e s n o th in g to a d va n ce m y a rg u m e n t here), th e Tribune has ta k e n u p th e ta sk o f te a c h in g y o u n g M cG illia n s all th e French th e y 'll e v e r n e e d to k n o w in o rd e r to cu rse a p p ro p ri­ a te ly w h e n s o m e b a d s h it g o e s d o w n (o r to g e t in to a d a m n g o o d b a rfig h t).

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c h a n g e d th e re c ip e in 1964, w h e n h e real­ ized th a t g ra v y m e lte d th e cheese.

Jean-P aul Roy also c la im e d th e in ­ v e n tio n o f P o u tin e in 1964. In his re sta u ­ ra n t, R oy le J u c e p (1050 b lvd . St. Jo sep h, D ru m m o n d v ille , Q u e b e c ), R oy u sed to se rve p o ta to e s w ith a sp ecial sauce. T he m ix tu re w as ca lle d "p atate-sauce.” Fie also s o ld sm all b a gs o f ch e e se cu rd , w h ic h p e o p le w o u ld a d d t o th e ir m a in dish . Roy n o tic e d p e o p le m ix in g th e ch e e s e cu rd s w ith h is "p a ta te -s a u c e "d e lic a c y , a n d so m e o f th e re s ta u ra n t re g u la rs s u g g e s te d a d d ­ in g th e ch e e se d ire c tly to th e "p a ta te sauce." S oo n after, "fro m a g e -p a ta te -s a u c e " a p p e a re d o n th e re sta u ra n t's m e n u . In th e R oy ve rsio n o f th e p o u tin e story, th e dish's n a m e w as in flu e n c e d b y his g ra n d m o th e r, w h o w o u ld call a n y m ix tu re sh e p re p a re d a "p o u d in g ” (p u d d in g ). A fte r a w h ile , th e w o rd b e g a n to s o u n d like "P o u tin e " a n d u sed to d e s c rib e to his "fro m a g e -p a ta te sauce" d e lica cy.

■ N o w , w h e n fe a s tin g o n P o u tin e , yo u n o lo n g e r n e e d to fe e l g u ilty a b o u t its h e a rt-a tta c k -o n -a -p la te status; b la m e y o u r c ra v in g s o n th e s e tw o m e n , in ste a d ! So g o ah ead , e n jo y y o u r c a rb fiestas.

It's m o n s ie u r R oy e t m o n s ie u r F ernand's fa u lt it is so d e licio u s, n o t yo urs. ■

En français: "T a bernac!"

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English e q u ivalen t: "Fuck!"

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m a h rd .

English eq u ivalen t: Eat shit.

En français: "T rou d u c u l" P ronunciation: T ro o d u ku.

English eq u ivalen t: A sshole.

En français: "H o stie !"

P ronunciation: U s-ty B ackground: T h e w o rd its e lf d e ­

En français: "Je t'e m m e rd e " P ronunciation: Je uh ta h n -m e h r-

n o te s a c o m m u n io n w afer. Flardly a n y o n e uses th e te rm in a re lig io u s c o n te x t a n ym o re .

English e q u ivalen t: "Fuck!"

duh.

English eq u iv a le n t: I s h it o n yo u .

En français: "J'm 'en calisse."

P ronunciation: J'm a h n k a w -le e -

En français: "C ib o ire !"

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th e c o m m u n io n w a fe rs are stored.

English e q u ivalen t: "Fuck!"

En français: "S'ti q u e j'v a is te n i­ qu e r, fils d e p u te !"

P ronunciation: Let's n o t e ven b o th e r.

English e q u ivalen t: D a m n a m I g o n n a fu c k y o u up, y o u so n o f a w h o re . T h e n y o u ju s t le t th e p u n c h e s fly. N ote:"S 'ti,"a s it is c o m ­ m o n ly p ro n o u n c e d , is a c o n tra c ­ tio n o f "Flostie."

T he se te rm s can b e used in c o m ­ b in a tio n , e n d le ss su cce ssion , in fa ct, b y s im p ly a d d in g th e French p re p o s itio n "de" in b e tw e e n each w o rd .

En français: "F lostie d e ta b e rn a c d e calisse d e m a rd e d 'e n c u lé d e ta m è re !"

P ronunciation: Let's n o t e ven b o th e r.

B ackground: Basically a b u n c h o f b a d s h it ta c k e d o n b a c k -to -b a c k a n d a "yo m a m a "a t th e en d .

English e q u iv a le n t: I th in k y o u g e t th e p o in t.

En français: "M ais s o rts -to i d o n c le d o ig t d u cu l, fé n é a n t!"

P ronunciation: T his is a n o th e r h a rd o n e . Play it b y ear.

English eq u iv a le n t: Basically, it m e a n s "G e t o ff y o u r lazy ass a n d d o s o m e th in g !" L ite ra lly tra n sla te d , it reads: "Take y o u r th u m b o u t o f y o u r ass, y o u lazy ba sta rd !" ■

En français: "M a n g e d 'la m a rd e !"

P ronunciation: M a h n -je d u h lah

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Even th e m o s t p a rtic u la r pe rso n alw a ys has a t least o n e th in g to m a r­ ve l a t w h e n th e y th in k o f th e French: fo o d . F rench fo o d is o n e o f th e o ld e st, p ro u d e s t a n d m o s t re g u la te d g a s tro n o m ic a l tra d itio n s in th e w o rld .T h is is n o t to say th a t In d ia n ,T h a i, S pa nish o r a n y o f th e o th e r tra d itio n s are la ck in g in s o m e w ay, b u t th e y w e re n o t in s ti­ tu tio n a liz e d as e a rly as th e French. For e x a m p le , ju s t c h e c k o u t L'Express (3927 Rue S t-D enis). If y o u e v e r e n d u p e a t­ in g th e re , y o u w ill see w h y it is k n o w n s im p ly as "th e In s titu tio n "; m irro re d w o o d e n w alls, sm a ll ta b le s, w a ite rs in

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T h e p o in t re m ains: g o o d French fo o d is g o o d . T h e re cip e s are alw ays tasty, ra re ly s tra n g e o r o d d a n d are p ro b a b ly o ld e r th a n y o u b y a g o o d 4 0 years, m in im u m .

O n e o f th e o ld e s t re cip e s y o u w ill fin d is C oq au V in .T h e re are h u n d re d s o f d iffe re n t ve rsio n s o u t th e re , a n d th is o n e is o n th e tra d itio n a l side.

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- P reheat th e o v e n to 275 d e g re e s F. - C u t th e coq in to larg e pieces. C u t th e b a c o n in to sm all ch u n k s, re m o v ­ in g th e fa t. M in c e th e ga rlic.

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-W a rm th e c o g n a c in a sm a ll sa u ce ­ pa n . L ig h t th e c o g n a c a n d flambez le coq (p o u r o n th e b u rn in g co g n a c).

-W h e n th e fla m e s d ie n a tu ra lly, p o u r in th e red w in e . C o v e r th e p o t a n d b rin g to a bo il. _-Place th e c o v e re d p o t in th e o v e n fo r a b o u t an h o u r fo r a 2kg bird . A d d se ven m in u te s fo r e a ch a d d itio n a l V2 kilo. ■

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I have a d irty little secret: I've ne ver be en to a frosh event. I've also ne ver a tte n d e d a M cG ill sp orts gam e, jo in e d a c lu b o r e ven be en in sid e a u n iv e rs ity rez. No, I'm n o t a h e rm it, o r even anti-social. I'm a M ontrealer.

O ne o f th o s e co o l b u t elusive p e o p le yo u m e e t in o n e o f y o u r classes th e n ne ver seem to e n c o u n te r again.

I've d o n e m y best to g o to school w ith o u t ever h a vin g to a c tu ­ ally a tte n d . I to o k p rid e o n m a kin g a sch e d u le w ith o u t breaks in o rd e r to ensure th e least a m o u n t o f tim e sp e n t o n ca m p us. I've also shied aw ay fro m a fte r-sch o o l a c tivitie s th a t w o u ld force m e to b e d o w n to w n o n c e th e sun has set. It so und s bizarre, b u t fo r m e — a n d m a n y o th e r M o n tre a l­ ers— u n iv e rs ity is n o t h o m e . It is th e e x te n sio n o f th a t te d io u s h ig h schoo l e x p e rie n ce w h o se c o m p le tio n w e all a n xio u s ly aw a ited .

I u n d e rsta n d th e frosh im ­ p u lse — w ell, kin d o f; b e e r b o n g s at io a.m . still seem in co m p re h e n sib le , b y a n y stre tch o f m y im a g in a tio n . But m o v in g he re fro m T o ro n to o r B oston o r Los A ng eles m u s t be te rrify in g . A nd w h a t b e tte r w a y to m ake n e w frie n d s th a n b o n d in g o v e r th e fa c t th a t you're o f legal d rin k in g age?

But I've b e en there, d o n e th a t. I k n o w w h e re th e g o o d bars are, an d w h o m akes th e be st 4 a.m. pizza (the sp in ach slice fro m D any's o n d e la M o n ta g n e g e ts m y vo te , in case any­ one's curious.)

H aving g ro w n u p in th is w o n d e r­ fu l c ity th a t m a n y o f yo u a re ju s t c o m ­ ing to discover, I clea rly have a d iffe r­ e n t kind o f re la tio n sh ip w ith M cG ill an d th e u n iv e rs ity experie nce . I live at h o m e , as d o m o s t o f m y friend s. The m a jo rity o f us have k n o w n each o th e r since h ig h school, o fte n elem en ta ry.

It's a hard shell to break o u t of, and o n e m o s t o f us fin d unnecessary to leave. A n d th e re in lies th e p ro b le m , f'm c o m fo rta b le , p ro b a b ly to o c o m ­ fo rta b le . There is n o m o tiv a tio n to seek o u t a n y th in g new , w h ic h ex­ plains w h y I fre q u e n t th e sam e th re e bars e very w e e ke n d .

U nive rsity sh o u ld b e a b o u t fin d ­ ing yourself, g ro w in g u p — o r a t least th a t's w h a t th e y say o n TV. W e're m iss­ ing o u t o n th e 'c o lle g e "e x p e rie n c e . D o w e w a n t to lo o k back an d re m e m b e r all th e b rillia n t w ays w e a vo id e d hav­ in g to a c tu a lly ta ke p a rt in a n yth in g M cG ill related? If so, I'm pa yin g w a y to o m u c h fo r tu itio n .

I k n o w th is isn't fo r everyone .

There are th o s e crazy M cG ill M o n tre ­ alers w h o are c h u g g in g d o w n Boréale w ith th e rest o f th e froshies. You d o n 't have to read this. B ut fo r all o f th e M ontre a le rs w h o g e t a little queasy a t th e idea o f “g e ttin g in v o lv e d ' - g o explore. I k n o w m y W est Island frie n d s ba lk a t th e idea o f h a vin g to c o m e in to th e c ity o n a w e e ke n d , as d o m y fe llo w C o te -S t-L u c-H a m p ste a d -M o n treal W est bu ddies. B ut tru s t m e, you w o n 't m e lt. Pick o u t an u n su s p e c tin g fo re ig n e r an d im press th e m w ith y o u r k n o w le d g e o f bars an d restaurants th a t are lo ca te d - gasp - o n a stre et besides S t-Laurent an d rue Crescent.

Take a d va n ta g e o f th e clu b s a n d ac­ tiv itie s M cG ill offers. Eat a sam osa if n o th in g else. B ut ab o ve all, ju s t g o g e t o u t there. ■

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D u rin g a d ru n k e n n ig h t o u t o n th e to w n , n o o n e th in k s to q u e s tio n th e p o litic a l a f­ filia tio n o f his o r h e r fa v o u rite stre e t. E n jo y in g th e bars o n S tD enis? Y ou m ig h t b e p ro m o t­ in g a m ilita ry re g im e . W a lkin g a lo n g S tanley? You c o u ld b e a p o te n tia l c o lo n iz in g bastard.

Like th e c ity itself, M o n tre ­ al's stre e ts h a ve a c o m p lic a te d h is to ry o f p o litic s , e v o lu tio n s a n d crisis. To sa tisfy th e n a tu ra l c u rio s ity o f th o s e in te re s te d in M o n tre a l's past, he re are th e o rig in s o f th e na m e s o f so m e fa m o u s M o n tre a l rues: RUE PEEL: N a m e d a fte r th e in fa m o u s R o b e rt Peel (17881850), fo rm e r E ng lish P rim e M in iste r. In 1846, Peel in s tig a t­ e d a la w th a t re p e a le d d u es o n all cereals, a m e a su re th a t ha d g re a t e c o n o m ic c o n s e q u e n c e s in C anada. Peel Flakes, an yon e?

RUE S A IN T E -C A T H E ­ R IN E: N o o n e k n o w s th e tru e o rig in o f th e na m e . H ow e ver, h isto ria n s c la im th a t th e stre e t u n d e rw e n t a n a m e c h a n g e , as w e ll as a sex ch a n g e . B efore 1817, Rue S a in te -C a th e rin e w as

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c o n s titu e n ts o rig in a lly n a m e d Rue S aintJacques.

A T W A T E R A V E N U E A l­ th o u g h th is s tre e t w a s o n c e d e s c rip tiv e ly title d P ipe Track A ve n u e , it is n o w n a m e d a fte r E d w in A tw a te r (1808-1884), p re s id e n t o f th e h ig h -p ro file M o n tre a l A q u e d u c t C o m m is ­ sion.

R U E d e B L E U R Y T his q u a in t H ttle s tre e t pa st A v e n u e d u Parc w as fo rm e rly k n o w n as Rue Saint-P ierre. It w a s o n c e a p a rt o f J e a n -C le m e n t d e Bleury's c h a rm in g fa rm . A w w .

R U E d e la M O N T A G N E : D a tin g b a ck to 1761, th is s tre e t used to b e an o ld "In d ia n ” ro ad le a d in g to th e m o u n ta in .

T h o u g h t g e o g ra p h ic na m e s w e re p o litic a lly n e u tra l? N o t if th e ir o rig in s are p o litic a lly in ­ co rre ct.

A V E N U E d e P IN S : H o m e to th e M cG ill g y m , th is ro a d w as n a m e d a fte r a s p e c ific p in e tree , w h ic h , d u e to th e c o n s tru c tio n o f b u ild in g s a n d roads, p ro b ­ a b ly n o lo n g e r exists.

RUE S A IN T -D E N IS : O p e n e d a ro u n d 1818, th is stre e t w a s n a m e d a fte r th e h a n d s o m e

D e n is -B e n ja m in V iger, b a rris te rs p u b lic is t a n d p o litic ia n o f M o n ­ trea l. A p p a re n tly , he w a s also a c a p ta in in th e W a r o f 1812.

M C G IL L C O LL E G E A V E ­ N U E : A lw a ys s u s p e c te d M cG ill o f b e in g a to ta lita ria n re gim e?

P erhaps y o u 're rig h t. O n c e ca lle d S a in te -M o n iq u e S treet, th e avenue's n a m e w as u s u rp e d a n d a lte re d b y th e Royal In sti­ tu tio n fo r th e A d v a n c e m e n t o f Le arn in g .

R U E M cT A V IS H : I alw ays th o u g h t th a t S h a tn e r w as h a u n te d !" T h e stre et's n a m e ­ sake, th e h o n o u ra b le S im o n M cTavish (1750-1804), w a s a so ca lle d "boss" o f th e w e ll k n o w n g ro c e ry ch a in , th e N o rth w e s t C o m p a n y. A w e a lth y p ro p ri­ eto r, M cTavish d ie d b e fo re c o m p le tin g th e c o n s tru c tio n o f his lo rd ly re sid e n ce a t th e fo o t o f th e m o u n ta in . La te r on , th e h o u s e w a s n ic k n a m e d "M cTavish's H a u n te d Castle."

R U E S T A N L E Y : Yes, th a t's rig h t, th is stre e t is c h ris te n e d a fte r th e c h a rm in g Lo rd S tanley (1799-1869), E ng lish sta te s m a n a n d M in is te r o f C o lo n ie s u n d e r Sir R o b e rt Peel. ■

M o n tre a l is a p o litic a lly c h a rg e d c ity in a p o litic a lly c h a rg e d p ro v in c e ; e v e n th e m o s t in s u la te d M cG ill g h e tto re s id e n t k n o w s th a t. W h e n p u t to th e task, it is a g o o d b e t th a t m o s t s tu d e n ts c o u ld also te ll y o u a b it a b o u t Q ue b e c's b e e f w ith C anada, C anada's b e e f w ith Q u e b e c , a n d d o a h a lf-d e c e n t im p re s ­ sio n o f Jean C h re tie n (h in t: as y o u 're ta lk in g , m o v e y o u r m o u th like y o u are, in fa ct, c h e w in g b e e f). S ecession, Bill 101, T h e Q u ie t R e v o lu tio n ... th e s e are im ­ p o rta n t, b u t ra th e r th o ro u g h ly c o v e re d s u b je c ts in p o litic a l sc ie n ce classes a n d th e C a n a d ia n m e d ia (If th e y are n o t, g o a h e a d a n d c h e c k o u t th e Q u e b e c Buzz­ w o rd s c h a rt b e lo w ).

W h ile C a n a d ia n s tu d e n ts k n o w th e h is to ry a n d th e g rip e , d o th e y re ally k n o w th e basics? It is ra th e r s h o c k in g to d is c o v e r th a t th e m a jo rity o f u n d e rg ra d ­ uates p ro b a b ly c o u ld n o t e v e n n a m e th e p a rtie s in Q u e b e c p ro v in c ia l p o litic s, m u c h less w h o th e ir loca l re p re s e n ta tiv e is. For sh a m e ! H ere is an o v e rv ie w o f th e m a jo r p a rtie s c u rre n tly o n th e Q u e b e c p o litic sc e n e .T h e re are th re e ; fe e l fre e to jo in o n e a t y o u r leisure.

N o te : To e v e ry M o n tre a le r w h o fin d s th e m s e lv e s c o n s ta n tly sh a kin g th e ir fis t a t o th e r s tu d e n ts ' p o litic a l ig ­ n o ra n c e o n c a m p u s, p e rh a p s th is w ill h e lp . Or, a t least p ro v id e m o re c o n te n t to fu e l h a rd e r fis t- sh a kin g , a n d to use in c o n ju n c tio n w ith s o m e F rench p ro fa n ity if y o u are fe e lin g e s p e c ia lly b e llig e re n t (see S w e a rin g C h a rt in S tu d e n t L ivin g fo r ideas).

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T he s h in y b ro c h u re s in th e W e lc o m e F ra n c o p h o n e s are "less lik e ly to g e t in v o lv e d C e n tre m a y ro m a n tic iz e s tu d e n t life, b u t th e y o n cam pus," asserts S o p h ie Z h a n g , fo rm e r c a n n o t e x a g g e ra te th is fa ct: M cG ill is a u n iq u e p re s id e n t o f th e Resue de s E tu d ia n ts F ranco­ in s titu tio n . As an in te rn a tio n a lly re n o w n e d , p h o n e s, n o w k n o w n as th e C e n tre de s E tu d i­ E nglish u n iv e rs ity lo c a te d in th e c e n tre o f a an ts F ra n c o p h o n e s (CEF). "T h e fra n c o p h o n e F re n c h -s p e a kin g p ro vin c e , m o s t M cG ill s tu ­ c o m m u n ity is v e ry se lf-c o n ta in e d ," agrees d e n ts c o m e in c o n ta c t w ith a to n g u e th a t Jessica (last n a m e w ith h e ld ), U3 C ivil E ng i­ th e y d o n o t u n d e rs ta n d e v e ry day, w h e th e r n e e rin g . "I've m a d e a fe w E n g lish -s p e a kin g it b e French, A ra b ic o r Japanese. W h ile th is frie n d s a t M cG ill, b u t n o t m a n y ."B re tt be lieves causes o c ca s io n a l c o n fu s io n , m o s t M cG ill th a t is b e ca u se "a lo t o f F re n c h -s p e a kin g s tu ­ s tu d e n ts e n jo y th e e x p o s u re th e y g e t to d if­ d e n ts are M o n tre a l-b a s e d , a n d so o fte n th e y fe re n t la ng uag es. w ill n o t live in [c a m p u s ] re sid e n ce ; th e y w ill C u ltu ra l d iv e rs ity a n d a m u ltilin g u a l h a ve frie n d s th a t th e y have m a d e a t CEGEP. s tu d e n try aside, M cG ill re m a in s an E nglish Because o f th a t, th e y are m o re so cia lly selfu n iv e rs ity . A lth o u g h o n ly 6 0 p e r c e n t o f th e su fficie n t." sch o o l's p o p u la tio n cla im s E nglish as th e ir na ­ S ince M o n tre a le rs are m o re "s e lf-su ffi­ tiv e to n g u e , it is easy to be o n c a m p u s fo r an cient," th e CEF has b e c o m e less fo c u s e d o n e n tire d a y w ith o u t u tte rin g a w o rd in a n y la n ­ social e v e n ts a n d m o re in te re s te d in service. g u a g e o th e r th a n E nglish. In a p ro v in c e w h e re "O u r m e m b e rs w a n t us to be m o re like a re­ o v e r 8 0 p e r c e n t o f re sid e n ts sp e a k French, so u rc e th a n a social club," Z h a n g says. "T he M cG ill's p re fe re n c e fo r E nglish is a w e lc o m in g lo w tu rn o u t w as d is a p p o in tin g fo r a lo t o f o n e fo r a n u m b e r o f s tu d e n ts w h o s e French [social] events." is, shall w e say, m o in s q u e p a rfa it.

Instea d o f h o ld in g pa rtie s, th e CEF aim s B u t M cG ill s tu d e n ts w h o g re w u p sp eak­ to h e lp M cG ill's fra n c o p h o n e p o p u la tio n in g French have a ra d ica lly d iffe re n t e x p e ri­ exercise rig h ts as s tu d e n ts w h o re p re se n t ence. a m in o rity g ro u p . Pasqale D e q u e n , fo rm e r R e p re s e n tin g o n ly 20 p e r c e n t o f M cG ill's Treasurer o f th e Resue, a d d s th a t "w e w a n t to s tu d e n t b o d y , fra n c o p h o n e s tu d e n ts o fte n in te g ra te fra n c o p h o n e s tu d e n ts [in to M cG ill] fe e l in tim id a te d u p o n e n te rin g a p re d o m i­ to th e b e s t o f o u r a b ility .... M cG ill is a fo re ig n n a n tly E n g lish -s p e a kin g u n iv e rs ity . "T h e la n ­ e n v iro n m e n t fo r e v e ry o n e w h o c o m e s in. g u a g e b a rrie r is c e rta in ly s o m e th in g th a t p re ­ W h y n o t cre a te a g ro u p o r s o c ie ty th a t m akes v e n ts a lo t o f fra n c o p h o n e s tu d e n ts fro m g e t­ p e o p le fe e l m o re c o m fo rta b le w h e re th e y t in g in v o lv e d o n cam pus," says W e n d y B rett, are?"

A ssista n t to F ra n c o p h o n e S tu d e n ts in th e B u t are M cG ill's n a tiv e F rench speakers First Year O ffice . Y et is M cG ill's p re d o m in a n t in te re s te d in in te g ra tio n ? D a v id -M a rc N e w ­ use o f E nglish th e o n ly o b s ta c le th a t fra n c o ­ m a n , F ra n c o p h o n e C o m m is s io n e r to th e p h o n e s tu d e n ts e n c o u n te r?

S tu d e n ts 'S o c ie ty , cla im s th a t m a n y in c o m in g Partly. In a d d itio n to th e o b v io u s la n ­ s tu d e n ts fro m M o n tre a l p e rce iv e M cG ill as a g u a g e issue, M cG ill's fra n c o p h o n e s tu d e n ts ^ "b u b b le ," b e ca u se it is is o la te d fro m th e u rb a n Rachel M elnik

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In d e e d , g e ttin g o u t o f th e M cG ill "b u b ­ ble," ra th e r th a n g e ttin g in to it, a p p e a rs to b e a la rg e c o n c e rn fo r M cG ill's F re n c h -s p e a kin g s tu d e n ts . A le x a n d re d e Lo rim ie r, E d ito r-In C h ie f o f Le D é lit, M cG ill's o n ly French n e w s p a ­ per, cla im s th a t his readers are m a in ly in te re s t­ ed in loca l M o n tre a l c u ltu re ra th e r th a n issues re la tin g to M cG ill a d m in is tra tio n . "M o s t o f o u r readers also read th e D a ily a n d th e T rib un e.

T h e y k n o w th e y ca n g e t th e ir n e w s ...a b o u t w h a t's g o in g o n c a m p u s via o th e r p u b lic a tio n s ." Le D élit's la rg e st s e c tio n is cu ltu re .

As th e v o ic e o f th e M cG ill fra n c o p h o n e c o m m u n ity , Le D é lit p rin ts o n ly 6 ,0 0 0 co p ie s p e r w e e k, w h ile th e M c G ill D a ily p u b lis h e s 11,000. T h e y also re ce ive less m o n e y . "W e share th e fu n d in g w ith th e D aily... tw o -th ird s o f th e b u d g e t g o e s to th e D a ily , o n e th ird g o e s to us," d e L o rim ie r says. H o w e ve r, d e L o rim ie r d o e s n o t a p p e a r to be p h a se d b y his pa per's s m a lle r b u d g e t a n d re a d e rsh ip . "W e h a ve a sm a lle r re a d e rsh ip , fo r sure. W e're a m u c h sm a lle r c o m m u n ity ."

S m all as it is, th e c o m m u n ity is c e rta in ly d is tin c t. L o rim ie r cla im s th a t Le D é lit re p re se nts a "d iffe re n t p e rs p e c tiv e " fro m th e D a ily.

Le D é lit's a n g le , o n p o litic s especia lly, is "d if­ fe re n t fro m an E n g lish -s p e a kin g n e w sp a p e r.

W e h a ve b o th F ed eralist a n d S o v e re ig n tis t p e o p le o n o u r sta ff" Le D é lit, in e ffe c t, re p re se n ts p o litic s in a w a y th a t is m o re re le v a n t to fra n c o p h o n e stu d e n ts.

M cG ill's F rench-spea kers m a y b e a m i n o rity , b u t th is d o e s alw a ys m e a n th a t th e y are u n re p re s e n te d , c u ltu ra lly , p o litic a lly o r o th e rw is e . "I w o u ld n 't call th e [fra n c o p h o n e s tu d e n ts ] a m in o rity p o p u la tio n ," asserts B rett. "T h e w o rd m in o rity im p lie s a sense o f p e rs e c u tio n , a n d I d o n 't ne cessarily fe e l th a t th a t is th e case here." ■ _________

o ffic ia l tra n s la tio n o f its n a m e ; it is re­ fe rre d to as th e A D Q e v e n in th e E nglish m e d ia . This fis c a lly rig h t-o f-c e n te r p a rty w as fo u n d e d in 1994 b y fo rm e r m e m ­ bers o f th e Parti Liberal d u Q u e b e c (d o n 't fre t, w e ll g e t to th e m so o n ) fo l­ lo w in g th e d e fe a t o f th e C h a rlo tte to w n a cco rd . A D Q m e m b e rs are th e co n se r­ v a tiv e h o ts h o ts in th e Q u e b e c p o litic a l fo o d ch a in , th o u g h c o n s id e ra b ly less H a rp -y a n d m o re M u lro n e y -y , in a m a n ­ n e r o f sp e a k in g . If y o u s h o u ld c h a n c e to m e e t a n A D Q -e r o n e day, y o u can call h im /h e r an a d é q u is te , w h ic h is a n ick­ n a m e d e riv e d fro m th e French p ro n u n ­ c ia tio n o f th e initials.

T h e c u rre n t le a d e r o f th e A D Q p a ck is a m a n n a m e d M a rio D u m o n t; w h o w as an E co n o m ics m a jo r a t C o n c o rd ia U n iv e rs ity b a c k in th e day, b u t d o n 't h o ld th a t a g a in s t h im . T he se c o n s e rv a ­ tiv e cats w e re associa te d w ith Q u e b e c s o v e rie g n ty d u rin g th e 1995 re fe re n ­ d u m , a n d are c u rre n tly p u s h in g fo r Q u e b e c to a d o p t its o w n c o n s titu tio n a n d c o lle c t fe d e ra l taxes. A lth o u g h D u ­ m o n t m a y h a ve a d o p te d th e n ic k n a m e '77 c u l (a fre n c h te rm o f e n d e a rm e n t fo r a c h ild ), d o n 't b e fo o le d : he has c la im e d th a t his p a rty w o u ld b e w illin g to break fe d e ra l law s, if necessary, to e n su re th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e p ro vin ce 's h y d ro ­ e le c tric ca p a c ity. T h e lesson? H e m a y seem c u te as a b u tto n , b u t d o n 't m ess w ith M ario .

N ext, c o m e s th e g o o d o l' P a r ti L ib é r a l d u Q u é b e c , o r th e Q u e b e c Libe ral Party. T h e p a rty w as fo u n d e d in 1867 fro m th e re m a in s o f T h e Parti C a­ n a d ie n , w h ic h in c lu d e d th e b o ys th a t s u p p o rte d th e 1837 L o w e r C anada Re­ b e llio n , th o u g h th e y also sto le s o m e o f th e ir style fro m Les ro uge s, w h o w e re a n o th e r L o w e r C an a d a -b a se d g ro u p .

T h e y are, n o t su rp risin g ly, Q ue b e c's m a jo r le ft-fro m -c e n te r p a rty. H ow e ver, th e y h a ve n o t a c tu a lly b e e n a ffilia te d w ith th e fe d e ra l Libe ral P arty since 1955.

S n a k e s o n a P la n e ? C h re tie n o n a s c o o te r!

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T h e Q u e b e c A c t - A British P arlia m e ntary act passed in 1774 th a t tra n sfe rre d c o n tro l o f th e te r­ rito ry th a t w o u ld c o m e to b e k n o w n as Q u e b e c fro m th e French to th e English. It also h e lp e d to s o lid ify th e lo y a lty o f C anadians to th e British, as th e re w as w o rry th e y m ig h t side w ith th e A m e ri­ cans d u rin g th e re vo lu tio n .

M a u r ic e D u p le s s is - Leader o f th e U n io n N a tio ­ n a le p a rty to w a rd s th e m id d le o f th e 2 0 th ce n tu ry .

U n d e r his c o m m a n d , th e p a rty b ro ke th e liberal s tra n g le h o ld o n Q u e b e c p o litic s fo r th e first tim e since th e 1800s. H e is also fa m o u s fo r th e P adlock Law, w h ic h w as n o to rio u s fo r lim itin g free sp eech

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This p a rty's h o t b u tto n is th a t th e y s u p p o rt Q u e b e c fe d e ra lism (Q u e b e c re m a in in g w ith in th e C a n a d ia n c o n fe d e ra tio n ), a n d it is th e o n ly o n e o f th e th re e m a jo r p a rtie s th a t d o e s so.

L e B lo c Q u é b é c o is T h e he a d h o n c h o o f th is p a rty sin c e 2003 - a n d c u rre n t (B Q ) — A fe d e r a l p a r t y , b e lie v e i t Q u e b e c p re m ie r - is a m a n n a m e d Jean C harest. o r n o t.

S o m e Q u e b e c Liberals are c ritic a l o f C ha rest be^ cause o f th e p a rty's re c e n t a d o p tio n o f m o re F o u n d e d : 1990 b y future PQ leader Lucien Bouchard, fis c a lly c o n s e rv a tiv e po licie s. H e is a fo rm e r fe d e ra l P rogressive C o n se rva tive , a n d m a n y C u r r e n t L e a d e r: Gilles Duceppe. b e lie v e th e F ed eralist m o v e m e n t is th e re su lt o f th e d ire c t in flu e n c e o f th o s e id e ­ F a c ts : The BQ is theonly federal political party represented in the Cana­ als. But, m o re sig n ific a n t th a n a n y o f th is dian House o f Commons that is active in only one province. Also, o f the 1 e c o n o m ic h o o p la h , is th e co n tro v e rsy sur­ four political parties in the House o f Commons, the BQ is the only party, ro u n d in g C harest's real nam e: is it Jean, that is mathematically unable to form a majority government. o r John? His response: "W h e n yo u 'll have cu rle d hair like m e, yo u 'll d e c id e w h a t m y W h o a r e o u r lo c a l M c G ill R e p s? first na m e is."

ADQ: Nathalie Beaupré A n d , o f co urse, y o u c a n 't ta lk Q u e ­ Liberal Party: Jacques Chagnon b e c p o litic s w ith o u t la c rè m e d e la c rè m e PQ: Denise Laroche o f Q u e b e c pa rtie s: P a r ti Q u é b é c o is (PQ).

F o u n d e d in 1968, th e s e g u y s m e a n business: U s e fu l U R L s: T h e y m a ke u p Q u e b e c 's m a in s o v e re ig n tis t The ADQ: w w w .a d q .q c .c a a n d so cial d e m o c ra tic p a rty. T h e p a rty h e ad is The Quebec Liberal Party: w w w .p lq .o rg th e m e d ia -a d o re d p o s te r b o y A n d ré Boisclair, w h o The PQ: w w w .p q .o rg c a m e to p o w e r in 2 0 0 5 .T h is H a rva rd a lu m n u s - w h o The Bloc: w w w .b lo c q u e b e c o is .o n a c tu a lly a tte n d e d le ctu re s b y th e c u rre n t L ib e ra l-le a d e r­ s h ip c o n te n d e r M ic h a e l Ig n a tie ff d u rin g his tim e th e re - w a s th e firs t o p e n ly g a y p e rso n in N o rth A m e ric a to lead a m a jo r p o litic a l p a rty. G o, Boisclair! U n fo rtu n a te ly , th o u g h , a n d to th e h o rro r o f m a n y PQ s u p p o rte rs , in th e m id s t o f his 20 05 c a m p a ig n he p u b lic ly a d m itte d to h a v­ in g used c o c a in e w h ile h e w a s c a b in e t m in is te r in th e 1990s. Luckily, h e w as still e le c te d PQ le a d e r d e s p ite th e scandal. Phew .

W h ile m a n y p e o p le m a ke th e m ista ke o f th in k in g th a t th e PQ a n d th e B loc (see b e lo w ) are th e sa m e pa rty, th e y s u rp ris in g ly are n o t. T h e y are, h o w e ve r, p o litic a l a llie s ... s o v e re ig n ty associates, if y o u w ill.T h e y o fte n s u p ­ p o rt e a ch o th e r d u rin g e le c tio n s , a n d share b o th ca n d id a te s a n d th e m a ­ jo r ity o f th e ir m e m b e rs . T h e o ffic ia l PQ W e b site e v e n has a lin k to th e B loc o n th e ir m a in m e n u . W h a t is th e real d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n th e tw o ? T h e B loc is a fe d e ra l p a rty, w h ile th e PQ is p ro v in c ia l. M ake n o m istake , th o u g h , th e Parti Q u é b é c o is is n o t th e p ro v in c ia l w in g o f th e Bloc. A t th e e n d o f th e day, th e y are still se p a ra te pa rtie s. ■

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J o a n n a R e z n ic k As informative - and enthralling - as student textbooks are, in order to be a truly knowledgeable student in Montreal, it is important to read the city newspapers (no, the Tribune doesn't count). Although McGill is situated in the heart of one o f the most socially and politically active cities in Canada, many students are unaware o f what happens beyond the campus gates. Montreal is a diverse city and produces four equally diverse papers - try picking one up.

As th e o n ly E n g lis h -la n g u a g e d a ily n e w s p a p e r in city, th e Montreal Gazette has a larg e a n d d e v o te d reade rship. It is o n e o f th e o ld e s t n e w s ­ pa pers in N o rth A m e ric a a n d a c tu a lly b e g a n in th e la te 1700s as Le Ga­ zette, a F re n c h -la n g u a g e n e w sp a p e r. Le Gazette e v o lv e d in to a b ilin g u a l paper, b u t b y th e ea rly 19th c e n tu ry , th e p a p e r d e c id e d to p re s e n t th e ne w s so le ly in E nglish. Today, T h e Gazette is th e p rim a ry p a p e r fo r M o n ­ treal's A n g lo p h o n e c o m m u n ity . A lth o u g h it te n d s to se p a ra te its e lf fro m th e Bloc Q u é b é c o is a n d m a n y o f its pa st c o n trib u te rs -- su ch as W illia m Jo h n s o n a n d Paul W ells - are associa te d w ith th e C o n se rva tive pa rty, th e G a ze tte re m a in s a p o litic a lly n e u tra l p u b lic a tio n .

T he na m e , Le Devoir, tra n sla te s to "T h e D u ty " in English. LeDevoir is a F re n c h -la n g u a g e , in d e p e n d e n tly o w n e d n e w s p a p e r w ith a d e e p ly ro o te d a n d h ig h ly co n tro v e rs ia l history. H e n ri Bourassa, a p o litic a l fig u re o f th e e a rly 2 0 th c e n tu ry w h o w as a s tro n g a d v o c a te fo r fra n c o p h o n e righ ts, fo u n d e d Le Devoir in 1910. T h ro u g h o u t its existe nce , th e p a p e r has b e e n clo s e ly a sso cia te d w ith Q u e b e c s o v e re ig n ty a n d N a tio n a lism .

A lth o u g h it is a h ig h ly in te lle c tu a l ne w sp a p e r, Le Devoir has a re la tiv e ly sm all re a d e rs h ip in c o m p a ris o n to o th e r M o n tre a l n e w sp a p e rs a n d c o n ­ tin u e s to s tru g g le to stay afloat.

La Presse is a French-language newspaper with a broad readership aimed at the middle-class bilingual and francophone populations.

La Presse and Le Devoir are pitted against one another politically due to the fact that La Presse has published many articles opposing Quebec sovereignty. Praised for its aestethics, the publication won a number of Canadian National Newspaper awards for their in-depth international coverage of news in Niger and Afghanistan.

Le Jo u rn a l de M o n tre a l is the youngest French-language daily tabloid with the widest circulation and largest readership. This tabloid paper is a major competitor for La Presse because o f its simplicity and lack of political affiliation.Interestingly, these tw o papers are also his­ torically intertwined: LeJournal deMontreal was started during a strike at La Presse and the tw o papers have competed for readership ever since.

Respected political figures such as René Lévesque and Robert Bourassa have contributed columns to the publication. ■ ___

■i a n d ig n o rin g th e basic ju d ic ia l c o n c e p t o f p re ­ su m e d in n o ce n ce .

T h e Q u ie t R e v o lu tio n - A p e rio d in th e 1960s w h e re Q u e b e c u n d e rw e n t radical social ch a n g e ch a ra cte riz e d b y th e ra p id s h u n n in g o f re li­ g io n , c re a tio n o f th e w e lfa re state a n d th e rise o f Q ue bec's id e n tity as se parate fro m th e rest o f Canada. Essentially, th is w as th e b e g in n in g o f separatism .

R e n e L e v e s q u e - F o u n d e r o f th e Parti Q u é b é ­ cois. H e also sp earhea ded Bill 101, th e b e g in n in g

o f Quebec language laws that forbade any busi­ ness to "put up exterior commercial signs" in English. His party was also responsible for the first Referendum in 1980 that failed with a vote of 6 0 per cent opposing separation.

FLQ - T he F ro n t L ib e ra tio n d e Q uebec, a te rro r­ ist g ro u p fo u n d e d b y th re e Q u e b e c separatists in th e ea rly 1960s. A c tiv e fo r m o s t o f th e de cade, th e y w e re re sp o n sib le fo r ov e r 20 0 v io le n t acts in s u p p o rt o f Q u e b e c in d e p e n d e n c e an d a n ti-E n g ­ lish se n tim e n ts . M cG ill U n ive rsity w as ta rg e te d m o re th a n o n c e d u rin g th e group 's existence.

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The g ro u p 's tw o d e fin in g acts d u rin g th e sixties a n d se ven ties w e re th e b o m b in g o f th e M o n tre ­ al S tock Exchange, seriously in ju rin g 27 p e o p le , a n d th e Black O c to b e r Crisis. :

s u p p o rt fo r th e FLQ m ig h t break o u t in to civil u n ­ rest, th e v io le n t acts c o m m itte d d u rin g th is p e ­ rio d a c tu a lly lo st th e g ro u p a s ig n ific a n t a m o u n t o f s u p p o rt fro m th e Q u e b e c p e o p le .

B la c k O c to b e r - A p e rio d o f tim e in 1970 w h e n P rim e M in is te r T rude au b rie fly e n a c te d th e w a r m easures a ct in re a ctio n to th e k id n a p p in g o f th e B ritish Trade C o m m is s io n e r Jam es Cross an d th e M in is te r o f L a b o u r Pierre La porte . The La b o u r M in is te r w as e v e n tu a lly fo u n d m u rd e re d in th e tru n k o f a car, b u t Jam es Cross w as re tu rn e d safe­ ly a fte r 6 0 days. A lth o u g h m a n y th o u g h t th a t th e

M e e c h L a k e /C h a r lo tte to w n A c c o rd - T w o d iffe re n t sets o f accords to th e c o n s titu tio n p ro ­ po sed in 1987 an d 1992, re spectively. B oth d e s ig ­ n a te d Q u e b e c as a u n iq u e c u ltu re w ith in C an­ ada, b u t b o th accords w e re v o te d o u t. T he first b y a pa nel o f prem iers, an d th e se co n d th ro u g h a re fe re n d u m in w h ic h C anada v o te d "n o" b y a slim 4.3 p o in ts. ■

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C rystal C h a n The newest and most highly anticipated show from NBC's fall lineup premiered Monday night. Heroes enacts everybody's dream fantasy - to wake up in the morning and discover an amazing superpower. Along the lines of a tele­ vised X-Men, the show follows nine characters around the globe who find themselves in just that situation. From teleportation to indestructability, these characters seem to embody every "what if?'' curiosity that we secretly have. The mystery of the show revolves around the use of the new superpowers and how these interna­ tional and strikingly diverse characters - from a white-collarTokyo businessman to aTexan highschool cheerleader - finally meet. Also keeping viewers on their toes is the question o f whether or not the superpowered characters will ac­ tually all form, as expected, into a superhero squad out to fight for global truth and justice.

What about the ever-present possibility of a bad apple spoiling in the bunch? This is all part of the "journey of discovery" that creatorTim Kring describes as the experience o f the show.

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stars o f the new show, Greg Grunberg of Alias fame and Masi Oka, a digital effects maven- (of such movies as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) -turned-actor.

What superpower didyou want as a kid?

Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman): My su­ perpower was given to my imaginary friend. I always dreamt o f invisibility - 1 had this imagi­ nary friend that no one else could see - that was the really cool thing for me. Right now on the show I get to read people's minds, which is incredibly cool. I'm learning throughout shoot­ ing and sort of becoming this character that it at times can be sad and really enlightening at the same time. You don't always want to hear everyone's thoughts! The way Tim is writing this character and all these characters is in a really personal way - what would actually happen if you woke up and you had that superpower. It wouldn't necessarilyjust be an incredible thing.

It would also be something very difficult to deal with and at times... it's just so interesting to play and it constantly surprises me, makes me relate it to my everyday life, and hopefully everyone else will as well.

Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura): When I was a kid, a superpower I would have wanted is probably the Midas Touch - the ability to turn

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anything into gold. Because my allowance was, I think, about a quarter every week, and that wasn't enough at the arcade to play more than one game, so I just had to be really good at the arcade or have rich parents. But If I had the Midas touch I could have just picked up a stone and it would've turned gold. I could've played a lot of arcade games!

Tim Kring (creator): Well right now I wish I could be in four places at once! But no, I was never really one o f those people w ho were re­ ally fascinated by or fantasized about having superpowers. Although when I really started thinking about that for the show, I sort o f de­ cided that flight would be the best one to have.

It just seems like it would be the coolest.

Tim, where didyou get the germ for the idea for this series?

TK: The germ for this idea came about a year ago. I was supposed to develop a show for NBC and I became fascinated with this new idea o f the paradigm o f a serialized large-ensemble show. That was something very interesting to me. And I started thinking about what would make an interesting version of that show. Then I happened to see tw o movies back-to-back, in tw o consecutive days and they sort of melded together in my mind - one was The Incredibles,

and the other was The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman. I just started to blend those tw o in my mind over the next few days because I loved both o f these movies.

I then mixed the idea of people that had super­ powers who were trying to struggle with their everyday lives with these sort o f Kaufmanesque characters - the highly hyper-real anonymous kind of characters - people that you would pass on the street and never think twice about. And in my mind those tw o things started to come together. That was sort o f the genesis where that idea came.

If there's been one criticism of the pilot, it's that it lacks a little bit ofjoy. And aside from Masi's character, no one's reallyparticularly excited to be discovering these abilities. Is that something that we're going to see more of as the series evolves that they come to accept theirpowers?

TK: Yes exactly. Heroes was actually cre­ ated for just that reason. I was very interested in the idea of what would really happen if you or I woke up and something this extraordinary happened. The ability to read thoughts, or if you sensed you could fly but weren't quite sure how one would really react to it. Well the truth is that there wouldn't be great enthusiasm. All of us would find it kind of burdensome... we'd go

G re g G ru n b e rg tu rn s to p c o p w ith his n e w fo u n d te le p a th ic a b ilitie s ; t h e c a s t o f Heroes e x p e rie n c e s t h e tr a n s fo r m a tio n fro m Z e r o -to -H e r o .

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I like it on top o n tre a l is re n o w n e d fo r d o in g a lo t o f th in g s v e ry w e ll - festivals, live m u sic, s m o k e d m e a t, p o u tin e - b u t s o m e tim e s th e th in g s it d o e s b a d ly are o v e rlo o k e d .

S pe cifica lly, pizza. T h e re is n o g re a t pizza in M o n tre a l. I k n o w pizza isn 't a M o n tre a l sp e cia lty, like s m o k e d m e a t, b u t o n e m ig h t e x p e c t a t least a fe w places to sn eak in a n d c o rn e r th e m a rke t. I'm n o t ta lk in g a b o u t a rtic h o k e a n d g o a t ch eese pizza fro m P ino o r Bice; g o u rm e t pizza d o e s n 't c o u n t. I'm ta lk in g a b o u t ch e a p , b y -th e -s lic e pizza w ith n o to p p in g s fa n c ie r th a n s o m e p e p p e ro n i o r v e g g ie s .T h e g o o d , ch eap , c lo g -y o u r-a rte ries pizza w ith h o m e m a d e cru st, to m a to sa uce a n d m ozzarella cheese.

R ig h t n o w , y o u 're p ro b a b ly th in k in g o f all th e tim e s y o u 'v e h a d 9 9 -c e n t pizza o n y o u r w a y h o m e fro m V ol o r B ifteck. It w as d e lic io u s a t th e tim e , a n d th e re fo re y o u are th in k in g th a t I c o u ld n 't b e m o re w ro n g . B u t d ru n k e n -lo v e o f M o n tre a l pizza d o e s n 't c o u n t, be ca u se w e all k n o w th a t d ru n k e n ju d g m e n t o fte n o v e rla p s bad, o r a t least q u e s tio n a b le , ju d g m e n t. O f co u rs e it ta s te d in c re d ib le -ju s t like th a t g u y lo o k e d h o t . .. u n til y o u see h im w h e n y o u 're s o b e r a n d g e t a little d o se o f reality.

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There just isn't a comparable wake up call for the pizza. If you think back on all your time at McGill (which I realize may only be a few weeks for some), have you ever eaten pizza totally sober and thought that it was actually great?

Now, I am not very picky when it comes to pizza. In gen­ eral, I agree with that bumper sticker that says something like "sex is like pizza, when it's good, it's really good and when it's bad, it's still good."Or something like that. However, in my four years here I have found that a lot o f pizza is actually bad, and the rest o f it is okay at best. Obviously I haven't been to every pizza place downtown - I'm not a freak - but I have been to a lot of them and I think one of the things I find most bizarre is the pepperoni. Why is it huge, hidden under the cheese, and why does it taste like bologna? The first time I ever or­ dered pepperoni pizza in Montreal, I called back to say that they'd gotten the order wrong. I couldn't imagine that a pizza place would have a bologna pizza, but that was clearly what my brother and I had gotten. They assured us that we had re­ ceived pepperoni and had no idea what I was talking about regarding the bologna situation. I assumed it was a freak ac-

D o ve K o n d a - F oley cident and that the language barrier (and not my vagueness) was the reason they didn't understand what I meant by "real" pepperoni. I soon learned, however, that this soft, flavorless meat-pulp is the standard for pepperoni in this city.

I mentioned that I thought Montreal pizza was generally pretty bad to some friends this past week and about half of them disagreed w ith me. After thinking about this for a while, I decided that there are three reasons a person would really believe that pizza here is good.The first is that they have only really ever had it while under the influence when, let's be hon­ est, everything tastes good.The second, that after having lived here for a couple o f years, many people start to adjust to the standard and therefore their entire perspective changes- what was once mediocre is now pretty damn good.The last is that they have no sense and just enjoy really shitty pizza.

So if you think that I'm wrong, you have three options: go to the place you're thinking o f that has such great pizza, eat it sober, think back to the best pizza you've ever had in your life, and then compare that to what you've been eating lately or, admit that you like terrible pizza. ■

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to th e d o c to r, o r w e 'd g o to th e sh rink. M o s t o f us w o u ld n o t e m b ra c e it as s o m e tin g th a t w as w a n te d . B ut as th e s e ch a ra cte rs c o n tin u e to a c c e p t th e s e p o w e rs a n d g ro w in th e ir use o f th e s e a b ilitie s th e y th e n can p u ll th e m in to th e ir n o rm a l lives. T h e ir lives have o b v io u s ly all o f th e up s a n d d o w n s a n d tra va ils o f n o rm a l life. As it g o e s on , w e w ill see th e m g a in an a c c e p ta n c e a n d it w ill b e less b u rd e n ­ s o m e to th e m .

m iere . It's ju s t o n e o f th o s e sh o w s th a t I've b e e n in c re d ­ ib ly fo rtu n a te to b e a p a rt of, there's b e e n a fe w o f th e m , I m e a n F e lic ity ha d a g re a t b u zz a b o u t it w h e n it sta rte d to o , a n d o f co u rs e A tia s a n d Lost. H o p e fu lly I'm ju s t really, re ally lu ck y! ■ C a tc h H eroes o n N B C M o n d a y s -a t g p .m . The s h o w a ls o a irs o n G lo b a l a n d C H s ta tio n s .

Greg, h o w do es y o u r c h a ra c te r M a t t fe e l a b o u t k e e p in g his p o w e r a se cre t? Is it h a r d fo r h im to keep h is p o w e rs se cre t \ fro m h is w ife a n d frie n d s ?

GG: W ell a t first, like all th e o th e r ch ara cters, it's rig h t a t th e v e ry genesis, rig h t w h e n h e w a ke s up . S u d d e n ly he's h e a rin g vo ices. To te ll a n yo n e , e s p e c ia lly his w ife , o p e n s a can o f w o rm s - p e o p le w ill th in k yo u 're crazy!

W h a t I love, is th a t it’s n o t ju s t so s im p le to ju s t te ll p e o ­ ple. P eo ple w o n 't b e lie v e yo u , th e y 'll th in k y o u 're nuts.

A rid w h e n m y c h a ra c te r firs t co m e s across it he ca n 't e v e n c o n tro l it, h e d o e s n 't e v e n k n o w it him se lf.

W h e n I read th e sc rip t, it's ju s t so m u c h m o re c o m ­ p le x th a n y o u w o u ld th in k a tfir s t- 'o h I can read s o m e o n e else's m in d - g re a t!'It's ju s t so g re a t to read th e s c rip t a n d d is c o v e r h o w b e st to use th e s e p o w e rs a n d deal w ith th e m in e v e ry d a y life. It's g o in g to b e a c o n s ta n t s tru g g le fo r m y c h a ra c te r to reveal it... b u t I'm lo o k in g fo rw a rd to th e p a rts w h e re m y c h a ra c te r is g e ttin g e x c ite d a b o u t his p o w e rs . I've a lre a d y s h o t a little b it w h e re I'm u sin g it to sa tisfy m y w ife - m y a b ility to read h e r m in d . You can ta ke th a t as fa r as y o u w a n t - w e d id !

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T h e a tre . C oil! a n d Brazen, u n til O ct. 7 , W e d n e sd a y-S a tu rd a y a t 8 p.m ., S a tu rd a y-S u n d a y a t 2 p.m .; M a in lin e T h e a tre (3997 S t-L aurent). S ixth A v e n u e Players a n d A n g ry B a d g e r T h e a tre p re s e n t tw o o rig in a l o n e -a c t plays fro m tw o M o n tre a l F rin ge Fest fa vo u rite s, A a ro n G e o rg e a n d C a itlin M u rp h y . T h e firs t is C oil!, a b o u t tw o w re c k e d lives w h o e m b a rk o h an a d v e n tu re to steal a larg e stash o f m e ta l c o il w h ic h c o u ld -fo r m ys te rio u s reasons- p o te n tia lly tu rn th e ir lives a ro u n d fo r th e b e tte r. T he se co n d is Brazen, a c o m e d y a b o u t a s p u n k y p re -te e n w h o acts o u t fo r th e p ro te c tio n o f all th a t is m ys te rio u s a n d b e a u tifu l. T ickets are $ 10 . Call (514 ) 726 4635 fo r m o re in fo rm a tio n .

F e stiva l. H arvest, th e M o n tre a l .GLBT In te rn a tio n a l T h e a tre Festival, S ept. 20 -O c t. 1; va rio u s ve n u e s. This is th e th ird in s ta llm e n t o f M o n tre a l's a n n u a l gay, lesb ia n, bi-sexual an d tra n s g e n d e r th e a tre fest. F iftee n d iffe re n t sh o w s w ill b e sta g e d a ro u n d to w n , m o s t o f th e m a t T h é â tre S te -C a th e rin e .T h e plays have tra v e lle d fro m as fa r as E n g la n d a n d H aw a ii a n d in c lu d e th e m u sic a l S ha m e less a n d th e c o m e d y -d ra m a Biss-O us. All sh o w s are in E nglish, s o m e are b ilin g u a l. V isit w w w .v illa g e s c e n e .c o m /F e s tiv a l 2006 .h tm l fo r m o re in fo rm a tio n .

G reg, g iv e n th a t y o u seem to h a v e g o o d ru n s o n series w h e re y o u d o n 't a p p e a r in th e p ilo t y e t - in th e L o st p ilo t y o u w e re g o b b le d u p b y a m o n s te r - is th is a g o o d o m e n fo r th e s h o w , th a t y o u 're n o t in th e p ilo t?

GG: I re a lly d o th in k it is. I w a s jo k in g a b o u t th a t b u t yo u re ally h a ve to g o a n d ru n w ith y o u r tra c k re cord. A fte r w a tc h in g th e p ilo t th a t's g o in g to a ir it's so sa tisfyin g th a t y o u re ally s p e n d q u a lity tim e w ith Masi's, Peter's a n d Ali's ch ara cter. To try a n d sq u e e ze all o f th e s e ch a ra cte rs in to th e p ilo t a n d g iv e th e m e n o u g h tim e to really g e t to k n o w th e m , to re la te to th e m , a n d e n jo y th e m , it's ju s t to o h a rd to d o .T im a n d I h a d a talk, a n d th e y w e re g o in g to try to p e p p e r m y c h a ra c te r a n d Le ona rd's c h a ra c te r HEROESMEDIA.COM fo r th e p ilo t, b u t it ju s t d id n 't d o it ju s tic e . T h e w a y th a t It's a b ird ! It's a p la n e ! M a s i O k a flie s o n s c re e n w ith I'm in tro d u c e d in th e se co n d e p is o d e is ju s t so fa n ta s tic. Heroes.

I'm ju s t really, re a lly h a p p y, a n d I'm so e x c ite d fo r th e p re ­

L ite ra tu re . H illa ry R o d h a m C lin to n : P o la riz in g F irst L a d y b o o k la u n ch , S ept. 27 a t 7:30 p.m .; G e lb e r C o n fe re n c e C e n tre (5151 C ô té S teC a th e rin e Road). M cG ill H is to ry professor, a n d a u th o r o f H illa ry R o d h a m C lin to n : P o la riz in g F irst L a d y G ilT ro y w ill b e sp e a k in g a b o u t his n e w e s t b o o k w ith a u to g ra p h s a n d a re c e p tio n to fo llo w . His b o o k p ro m ise s to o ffe r n e w v ie w s o f H illary's p o s itio n in p o litic s a n d th e A m e ric a n psych e. T his p ro fe ss o r has b e e n n a m e d o n e o f A m erica's to p 15 y o u n g h isto ria n s; he w ill c h a lle n g e a n d in fo rm .

D o o rs w ill o p e n h a lf an h o u r b e fo re th e talk. T icke ts are ju s t $5 fo r s tu d e n ts w ith an ID. Call ( 514 ) 345 - 6416 fo r tic k e ts a n d m o re in fo rm a tio n .

Film . C h ild re n o f M e n , o p e n s S ept. 29 . T his h a rd b o ile d sci-fi film is th e la te st fo ra y fro m A lfo n s o C ua ron , th e d ire c to r o f v e ry d ive rse m o v ie s su ch as Y tu m a r n a ta m b ié n a n d H a rry P o tte r: The P rison er o fA z k a b a n . Set in th e ye a r 2027 , th e d ile m n a o f th e h u m a n race is its in a b ility to p ro cre a te . C live O w e n c o m e s to th e rescue b y d is c o v e rin g o n e last p re g n a n t w o m a n . His jo b as a g o v e rn m e n t a g e n t is to safely b rin g h e r to an in s titu tio n a l ha ve n w h e re she can re sto re th e h u m a n race. T h e ch a ra cte rs ta ke a jo u rn e y th ro u g h th e m aze o f fu tu ris tic E n g la n d , a d e p ra v e d a n d d e c a y in g b a c k d ro p fo r civ il a n d g lo b a l w ar.

M ic h a e l C aine a n d J u lia n n e M o o re co-star.

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W e ll b e fo re S h o u t O u t O u t O u t O u t e v e n s te p p e d o n sta g e T h u rs d a y n ig h t, th e ir p re se n ce w a s fe lt a m o n g th e c ro w d . Flocks o f c o lle g e kids g a th e re d o u ts id e th e v e n u e a n d la te r fille d th e m o d e ra te ly sized La T u lip e to th e b rim . T h e leve l o f e x c ite m e n t w as p a lp a b le , s e ttin g th e b a r o f e x ­ p e c ta tio n fo r th e e v e n in g v e ry h ig h .

L q c k ily fo r th e a u d ie n c e , SO O O O as w e ll as frie n d s H o ly Fuck, m a n a g e d to fo llo w th ro u g h s w im m in g ly .

M o n tr e a l. th re e -p ie c e L a nd o f Talk o p e n e d th e n ig h t w ith E liza b e th P ow ell's s tro n g b u t s w e e t vo ca ls a n d a s o lid in s tru m e n ta l b a c k in g . T h e ir se t w a s n 't sp e cta c u la r, b u t c o n s id e r­ in g th e s ty lis tic d iffe re n c e s b e tw e e n Land o fT a lk a n d th e h e a d lin e rs, th e y d id a c o m m e n d a b le jo b w a rm in g u p th e c ro w d .

T h e area s u rro u n d in g th e sta g e b e c a m e d e n s e w ith fa n s as E d m o n ­ to n 's S h o u t O u t O u t O u t O u t asse m ­ b le d its b a rra g e o f e q u ip m e n t. S uch c o m p le x ity is w a rra n te d w h e n o n e c o n s id e rs it's re s p o n s ib le fo r s u p p o rt­ in g th e fo u r bassists a n d tw o d ru m ­ m e rs th a t c o m p ris e th e re n o w n e d e le c tro -ro c k g ro u p . SO O O O w as g re e te d w ith th e a u d ie n c e 's e n th u s i­ a s tic a p p la u s e - p o s s ib ly in re sp o n se to th e fla s h in g b lo c k le tte rs o n sta g e

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c o m m a n d in g : "SHOUT." T h e b a n d k e p t th e e n e rg y leve l h ig h a n d th e a u d ie n c e e n th ra lle d .

"W h e n w e p la y m u s ic w e 're t o ­ ta lly in to it a n d if th e c ro w d is in to it to o , th e re is th a t c o n n e c tio n ... It's a w a y s tro n g e r ru sh w h e n th e c ro w d is. fe e lin g th a t sa m e th in g th a t yo u 're fe e lin g o n stage ,"says N ik K ozub, fro n t m a n o f SO O O O . D a n c in g b ro k e o u t a lm o s t im m e d ia te ly b u t fo r th o s e to o tim id t o le t lo o s e ,-v ig o ro u s c la p p in g a n d h e ad n o d d in g c o m m e n c e d .

"W e w a n t t o h a ve a d a n c e p a rty e v e ry n ig h t a n d th a t's w h y w e 're p la y - in g th e m u s ic th a t w e play," e x p la in s K ozub. "U s u a lly e v e n in th e places w h e re p e o p le a re n 't d a n c in g , a fte r­ w a rd s th e y 're to ta lly in to i t . ... I gu ess s o m e p e o p le h a ve a d iffe re n t w a y o f s h o w in g it th a n others."

T h e b a n d h a m m e re d th ro u g h th e ir set, th e ir tw o d ru m m e rs p o u n d ­ in g o u t b e a ts s im u lta n e o u s ly as th e re m a in in g m e m b e rs a lte rn a te d b e ­ tw e e n bass, s y n th s a n d a m y ria d o f o th e r e le c tro e q u ip m e n t. S o n g s su ch as "D u d e You Feel Electrical," fro m th e ir a lb u m N o t S a y in g /J u s t S a y in g , h ig h lig h te d th e s h o w ; th e s e e m ­ in g ly s im p le d a n c e b e a ts m a s k in g th e s o m e w h a t g rim lyrics a b o u t d e b t a n d m is fo rtu n e .

"T h e re are so n g s o n th e re co rd th a t are s p e c ific a lly a b o u t g o in g o u t

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to c lu b s a n d d a n c in g t o fo rg e t a b o u t th e s h itty a s p e c ts life," K o z u b clarifies.

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N o t o n ly d id th e c ro w d s h o w to d a n ce ; w e 'v e b e e n up , th e y dressed up . W o m e n w o re te a c h in g s w in g fo r years. fla p p e rs, co rse ts a n d fe a th e rs in th e ir T h e firs t tim e I sa w b u r­ hair. M e n d o n n e d tu x e d o s a n d fe d o ­ le sq u e it w a s so m u c h ras. For M a d e m o is e lle , “It w as like a fu n ; I k n e w w e ha d to d re a m . P e o p le re s p e c te d th e s h o w s ta rt it in Q uebec."

T h e a rt o f b u rle s q u e a n d b e c a m e a pa f t o f it." n o w h o ld s a sp ecial p la ce N o t e v e ry o n e e m b ra c e s th e re tro -c h ic style a n d M a d e m o is e lle in M a d e m o ise lle 's he art. w ill c e rta in ly n o t tu rn s o m e o n e a w a y "It's re ally special, it's n o t fo r w e a rin g jean s. H ow e ve r, she d o es like th e s trip c lu b s o n p o in t o u t th a t b u rle s q u e is th e p e r­ S te -C a th e rin e 's— it's d if­ fe c t o c ca s io n fo r "th o s e sexy dresses fe re n t. You ca n have th e sh a p e th a t y o u have; it is th a t are ju s t a b it to o sexy."

D e s p ite th e s w a n k a p pea ran ces, e v e n su g g e s te d th a t yo u M a d e m o is e lle c h e e k ily a d m its th a t d o n 't h a ve to b e p e rfe c t. th is is n o t an in te lle c tu a l sh o w . H er Y o u r p e rs o n a lity sh o w s g o a l is to h e lp p e o p le fo rg e t a b o u t th ro u g h , a n d if y o u d o a th e ir w o rrie s fo r tw o h o u rs a n d to g o o d jo b th e p e o p le lo ve leave th e th e a te r h a p p y .T ro u p e m e m ­ you." A n d th e re is n o rea­ bers d o n o t ta ke th e m s e lv e s seriously, son n o t to lo ve M lle . O u i PATRICIACHICA "W e are n o t C irq u e d u Soleil." B u t th e y O u i E ncore a n d h e r posse One-1,000,Two-1,000... there we go. are th e p io n e e rs o f Q u e b e c b u rle s q u e o f p ro v o c a tiv e players. ■ a n d th e re tro -c u ltu re e m b e d d e d in th e s h o w is p re v a le n t in M a d e m o i­ To te ase y o u rs e lf ws/f,w w w .b lu e lig h tb u rle s q u e .c o m a n d dress to im pre ss o n selle's a n d B lue Eyes' lifestyle . "It's n o t Th ursd ay, Sept. 2 8 th a t La Tulipe. D o o rs o p e n a t 7 3 0 , s h o w s ta rts a t 8 3 0 . ju s t th e fiftie s ; I like th e tw e n tie s a n d M U S IC

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Big e n o u g h to a c c o m m o d a te little m o re th a n 20 p e o p le a t o n e tim e , th is tin y h u b has b e e n s ittin g q u ie tly o n th e c o rn e r o f Ste. P lu b e rt a n d D u lu th since 1997. U p o n e n te rin g th is g e m , o n e is in s ta n tly c a p tiv a te d by all th e A f­ rican a rtw o rk a d o rn in g th e in te rio r - m asks, p a in tin g s, a n d p o stca rd s b ro u g h t b a ck b y C h a rp e n tie r th a t p a in t a p o r­ tra it o f a d is ta n t a n d c o lo u rfu l w o rld . He has a p re d ile c tio n to w a rd s s tra w hats, w h ic h he th in k s re fle c t a u n iq u e island c u ltu re ; th e w alls are d a zzlin g w ith va rio u s styles o f stra w hats. A fe w can e ven b e seen m o d e lle d b y so m e h a p p y c u sto m e rs w h o have had a b it to o m u c h to d rin k. T his A f­ rican a tm o s p h e re is fu rth e r in te n s ifie d b y th e b a c k g ro u n d c h a n t o f local A frica n m usic.

T h e m e n u , a m o c k -u p o f a tra v e l p a m p h le t, in tro d u c ­ es so m e in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e island, so th a t d in e rs can e n te rta in th e m s e lv e s w ith fa cts a b o u t th e v o lc a n ic island w h ile w a itin g fo r th e ir fo o d to arrive. Fact g le a n e d fro m th e m e n u : Le P ito n d e Fournaise is in fa c t th e ta lle s t a n d m o s t a c tive v o lc a n o o n th e island w ith an a ltitu d e o f 263 m etres.

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As the rest o f my party slowly arrived with more vin to this BYOW establishment, we dined and drank to an open­ er of lima beans soaked in basil and olive oil. Most of us chose the testing menu, which includes tw o entrées, one main course, a dessert and coffee or tea. Each time one o f us had a question about the item we were consuming, Charpentier came around and showed us the exotic veg­ etable. "I'll let you smell something,"he muttered and came around five minutes later with a Kafir lime, which is used in the chicken, swordfish and red snapper dishes. While some

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A lth o u g h m a n y dish es ta ste d a n d se e m e d ra th e r o r­ din a ry, such as th e w a te r cress so u p (it re sem b le s a re g u la r sp in a ch so u p ) a n d th e v e g e ta ria n dish (a m ix e d v e g e ta b le p la te th a t y o u can easily re p ro d u c e in y o u r o w n k itc h ­ en), th e ir sp e c ia lty se a fo o d (o c to p u s a n d shark) is n o t to b e m issed. I ta s te d all th e p la tte rs a ro u n d th e ta b le . T he sh rim p , po rk, red s n a p p e r - w ith a dash o f le m o n grass a ro m a - a n d shark cari, d e s p ite b e in g s lig h tly to o salty, w e re in d e e d tru e to th e local's e x o tic claim .

T he fo o d c e rta in ly d o es have a d is c e rn a b le In d ia n /A frican to u c h , n o ta b ly in th e s o ft te x tu re o f th e m e a t a n d rice a n d th e e g g p la n t/to m a to /le m o n d ip s th a t re se m b le th o s e fo u n d in In d ia n restaurants. U n like th e tra d itio n a l R é u nion cu isin e, th e re sta u ra n t fo o d , in flu e n c e d b y o th e r c u ltu re s such as Indian , is m o re s o ft a n d s lig h tly sp icie r As fo r dessert, th e c h o c o la te cake w ith w h ip p e d cream o n to p , c h o c o la te s y ru p a n d fru it o n th e side is a p ­ p ro p ria te ly n a m e d le P ito n des N eiges, a n o th e r v o lc a n ic p e ak o n th e island. . W h e n asked h o w th is p a rtic u la r island sets its e lf a p a rt fro m o th e r C re ole cu ltu re s, C h a rp e n tie r re p lie d ,"in te rm s o f fo o d , it re sem b le s th a t o f M a rtin iq u e v e ry m u c h , b u t each island c u ltu re is alw ays u n iq u e . T he p e o p le are d iffe re n t in th e w a y th e y act. I used to have a R éu n io n chef, w h o a c te d v e ry d iffe re n tly th a n th e M a rtin iq u e c h e f w e have rig h t now ."

C h a rp e n tie r a n d M a tte h a ve n 't re tu rn e d to th e island since C h a rp e n tie r's six-year so jo u rn , be cau se a irlin e tic k e ts p ric e o u t a ro u n d $2,000, w ith itin e ra rie s h o p p in g th ro u g h va rio u s citie s in th e m o s t c irc u m lo c u te d w ay. In case yo u d o n 't have th a t k in d .o f tra v e l cash a t y o u r disposal, y o u can alw ays e x p e rie n c e a p ie c e o f th e island rig h t in th e Plateau a n d e ven b rin g y o u r o w n w in e . ■ S cale o f io Fo o d : 7 In te rio r d e c o r: 8 B a th ro o m : 8 S ervice: 8,5

M o tô rh e a d . Kiss o f D e a th . It's tim e to d u s t o ff th e c o w b o y b o o ts a n d iro n cross b e lt b u c k le a n d c u t a ru g to th e 19th a lb u m b y th e UK's o rig in a l b e e r-d rin k e rs a n d h e ll-ra ise rs.T h o u g h m ark­ e d ly M o tô rh e a d , as p e r th e a b u n d a n c e o f a m m u n itio n a d o rn in g th e c o v e r to th e p lo d d in g bass a n d b o u rb o n -d re n c h e d vo cals o f fro n t m a n L e m m y K ilm ister, Kiss o f D e a th is a p re tty sta n d a rd sp e e d /th ra s h m e ta l o ffe rin g . P h ilip C a m p b e ll's g u ita r p la y in g is fie rce , b u t q u ic k ly falls in to a m o n o to n y ch a ra cte riz e d b y re p e titiv e a n d n o t-q u ite -c a tc h y -e n o u g h riffs. The alb u m 's be st track, "G o d Was N ever O n Y our Side," fe a tu rin g g la m -ro c k d a rlin g C.C. D eVille, is a slow , p o w e r-b a lla d y d e n u n c ia tio n o f re lig io n in fa v o u r o f rea­ so n .T h e tra c k su cce eds in s h iftin g th e to n e o f th e a lb u m a n d g iv in g a re n e w e d e n e rg y to th e n e x t c o u p le tracks - an e n e rg y th a t, o n c e ag ain, is d e ra ile d b y its o w n speedy, ste a d y sam eness. E xce p tio n a l a m id s t th e a lb u m 's la tte r half, h o w ­ ever, is "C hristine," an o d e to e v e ry b le a c h e d -d e n im h e a vy m e ta l c h ic k sa in tly e n o u g h to e v e r slee p w ith d u d e s as g n a rly as th e b lokes fro m M o tô rh e a d . The so n g a chieve s th a t level o f lyrical m e ta l d e c a d e n c e th a t b o rd e rs o n tra n s c e n ­ d e n c e — "She m o ve s like a ra ttle sn a ke m a d e o u t o f ra zo rb la d e s/T h a t g irl ca n 't h e lp it, ju s t th e w a y she's m ade." A ll in all, a m e d io c re o u tin g fro m a n o th e r a n ti­ q u a te d m e ta l in s titu tio n . File th is o n e s o m e w h e re b e tw e e n Iron M aiden's V irtu a l XI a n d all th a t p o st-O zz y S a b b a th yo u n e ve r liste n to.

— J o h n S em le y

Lives O f M a n y . U n til W e La y This To Rest. Five guys, d e e p stares, roses, bla ck sp lo tc h e s a n d an in te n s e h a ircu t.T h is M a n i­ to b a n g ro u p w as fo rm e d th re e ye a r a g o and, a fte r s e lf-p ro d u c ­ in g a n d re le asing tw o d e m o Ep's, Lives O f M a n y w as n a m e d th e w in n e r o f th e Class o f 2005 P la tin u m A w a rd . Lives O f M any's d e b u t a lb u m U n til W e L a y This To Rest is a n e u tra l m ix o f o fte n re p e a te d so u n d s a n d sim ila r vo ca l va ria tio n s. T he firs t so n g o n th e a lb u m , "T he Past W ill Be Buried," im m e d ia te ly p ro m p ts o n e to re co n sid e r w h e th e r lis te n in g to th e e n tire a lb u m in o n e s ittin g (or e v e n several) is a g o o d idea. F o rtu n a te ly, th is te p id e m o -p u n k e ffo rt sh ow s so m e im p ro v e m e n t a n d e v e n tu a lly, th e c o n fu s ­ ing, p o in tle s s lyrics m a rg in a lly im p ro v e in q u a lity as th e last so n g rolls a ro u n d .

N o te w o rth y tu n e s are "C o rdo va M ines(PAR T IV )"a n d "M y S to m a c h a n d K idneys Rebelled." U n til W e L a y This To Rest is a re a so n a b le e ffo rt o n th e p a rt o f a s p irin g m u sic w rite rs a n d p e rfo rm e rs . H ow e ver, so lid lyrical c o n te n t is se rio u sly la ckin g a n d m akes o n e w o n d e r a b o u t a g ro u p 's sta y in g p o w e r, e s p e c ia lly o n e w h o s e in s tru m e n ta l s e g m e n ts d o n o th in g to d is tin g u is h th e m s e lv e s fro m m o s t p o p p u n k an d e m o b a n d s o u t there. A ll in all, th is is a d e b u ta n t's a lb u m , th e k in d yo u fin d fo r sale a t a c o n c e rt w h e re th e re are as m a n y o p e n in g b a n d s as th e re are sp ectators. As so o n as th e b e e r is g o n e , th e fu n is g o n e to o , 'cause th e m u sic a in 't g o n n a h o ld it to g e th e r. G o o d tr y fe llo w s, see y o u n e x t tim e ... m ayb e.

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M ike V a l l o To say the Redmen were slumping head­ ing into this weekend's contest with Mount Alli­ son University would be a gross understatement.

Going into Saturday's clash with the Mounties, McGill hadn't tasted victory since Sept. 24,2005, a whole 364 days earlier.

Despite rainy conditions at Molson Stadium, quarterback Matt Connell led the charge, tossing five touchdown passes in front o f just 1,441 fans, defeating Mt. Allison in a convincing 45-14 win.

Coming off last week's tough loss to topranked Laval, a game in which the Redmen domi­ nated at times, the Red n' White were keen on fi­ nally getting their first win o f the season.

"I think they felt good last week and lost,” said Head Coach Chuck McMann. "But a win's a whole lot more fun."

O ffe n c e le d b y d o m in a n t C o n n e ll The Redmen opened the game sluggishly, failing to score in their first tw o possessions. But with 5:11 left to play in the first quarter, Connell hit slotback Greg Hetherington for a 24-yard touch­ down pass.

However, the Mounties would come right back on the following possession, putting together a six play, 70-yard drive, capped o ff by a four-yard touchdown run by running backTJ. Williams.

On Mt. Allison's next possession, however, McGill forced a vital turnover as quarterback Kelly Hughes' first down pass was tipped by defensive ênd Jean-Benoit Breton into the hands of his linemate Luke Van Ruyven.

It would prove to be the turning point, as the Redmen would never look back, scoring 35 unan­ swered points and taking complete control o f the game.

McGill once again relied on their passing game to carry the offence, with five o f the team's six touchdowns resulting from Connell's aerial at­ tack. Connell's five passing touchdowns tied the Quebec University Football League record for most in a game. The pivot also added a tw o yard touchdown run to cap off a superb individual per­ formance.

"We knew we could-throw the football," Mc­ Mann said. "We just took advantage of what they

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Freshman wide receiver Charles-Antoine Sinotte led the team with five catches for 137 yards and the first tw o touchdowns of his college career.

Meanwhile, Hetherington added 85 yards on seven receptions with tw o TDs of his own. Slotback Erik Galas rounded out the scoring with three recep­ tions for 58 yards and one major. Connell finished the day completing 17 o f his 26 attempts for 289 yards, putting him over the 1,000 yard mark for the season after only three games.

For the first time this year, McGill fielded some semblance o f a balanced attack, running the ball 32 times for 149 yards. Running backs Michael Samman and Alex Bussandri split the majority of the production, combining for 98 yards on 17 carries.

"We're just rolling, we're taking what defenses are giving us on the passing game and were going with it," Connell said. "Today we also showed we can start running the ball, so hopefully everything comes together and w ell be looking good on of­ fence.”

D e fe n c e h o ld s u p its e n d Even the defence, which has struggled to be consistent this year, frustrated the Mounties of­ fence, coming up with key turnovers throughout the match up.The D generated three interceptions and a fumble while recording a pair o f sacks.

"Putting pressure on the quarterback on the weak side is always really good," said linebacker Jean-Nicolas Carrière. "It really opens up the play and allows the rest of the defensive line to get more penetration."

Penalties slowed up both teams in the second half as the Mounties committed 15 infractions for a total of 125 yards. Not to be outdone, the Redmen chipped in with 18 penalties o f their own for 146 yards.

“We had a lot o f penalties today,"Carrière said.

"If we wouldn't have had those penalties I think we could have wiped that 14 off the board that they

got.”

The Redmen will have to be more disciplined next week when they travel to l'Université de Mon­ tréal (1-2), who began the season ranked third in the country. Connell and Co. will be looking for their second win of the year. Hopefully, it won't take another 364 days. ■

T H I R D M A N IN

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o quote the First Amendment to the Bill o f Rights:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establish­ ment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging thefreedomofspeëch, or ofthepress; or theright ofthe people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress ofgrievances.

As a Canadian citizen, I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on the United States' Constitution, nor am I going to pretend that I could name an amendment in the Bill of Rights before looking it up on Wikipedia. I'm not even a law major; in fact I only recently learned that a brown paper bag isn't an adequate disguise for an open bottle of vodka.

Nonetheless, it seems to me that the recent trial and sentencing o f Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams for con­ tem pt of court is a ridiculous abuse of the spirit of the First Amendment, seriously threatening investigative journalism as we know it.

Now I will admit that I'm slightly biased, being in the posi­ tion of a quasi-journalist. That being said, the fact that FainaruWada and Williams have been sentenced to 18 months in jail

(the duration of the current grand jury), while steroid dealer Victor Conte— the "mastermifid" behind the Bay Area Labo­ ratory Co-operative (BALCO) scandal— received only four months, is a serious breach of the basic principle o f fairness.

Not to mention the fact that a certain large-domed perjurer walks free.

But the more pressing issue is that o f freedom, or more specifically, freedom o f the press. Fainaru-Wada and Williams were the co-authors o f a series o f San Francisco Chronicle .ar­ ticles detailing the pervasiveness of steroids in professional sports, and later, the co-authors of the groundbreaking Game of Shadows that exposed Barry Bonds, Marion Jones, Jason Giambi and Tim Montgomery as users o f performance-en­ hancing drugs.

Unfortunately for Fainaru-Wada and Williams, the most convincing material found in the book was information from classified federal grand jury testimonies, which the authors re­ ceived from an unnamed source. Months afterthe publication of the book, the US government decided to investigate who leaked these supposedly confidential testimonies.The tw o re­

porters refused to name their confidential source— who had unquestionably violated US law by revealing grand jury testi­ mony— and now they will pay the price for their silence.

Now I understand this is no Watergate, but journalists need to have the freedom to report on injustices committed against the public. Would "DeepThroat" have informed Wood­ ward and Bernstein of the Watergate scandal if a situation similar to the BALCO debacle occurred beforehand? Is this case, which is not a matter of national security, nor a breach o f safety, really worth pursuing?

If nothing else, this trial has ignited a debate over the role of media in our society, a debate that will hopefully be re­ solved by the passing of a proposed national shield law which is currently before the US Senate. But Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams did a service by revealing the corrupt nature of pro sports and forcing the owners to clean up the major leagues. President Bush even commended the reporters on their work over dinner at the White House earlier this year.

Now, they have become martyrs for their cause, while the real criminals walk free. ■

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C ory Sterling On Saturday, Sept. 29, the McCord Museum will be host­ ing the "Sports and Diversity Symposium: Marking the 60th anniversary o f Jackie Robinson's breakthrough in sports," a vital conference on sports and diversity in Canada. Presented by the Association o f Canadian Studies (ACS), the goal o f this one day event is to raise awareness o f the evolving face of Canadian sports and to highlight the impact that sports has on the diverse ethnicities and minorities in Canada.

In commemoration o f the 60th anniversary o f Jackie Robinson's joining the Montreal Royals baseball team— be­ ginning the process o f breaking Major League Baseball's colour barrier— the Association o f Canadian Studies and McCord Museum have joined forces to educate the pub­ lic about the evolution o f sports in Canada. The event will feature many prominent guests and lecturers whose back­ grounds range from politics to academics to newspaper and television reporters.

The symposium will tackle four major issues, all pertain­ ing to Canadian sports. The guest speakers will discuss the impact o f Jackie Robinson on sports in Canada, the role of ethnicity, culture and the origins o f sports in Canada, the representation o f minorities in sports in Canada and finally how the representation of minorities in sports can be used to unite communities and foster tolerance amongst youth.

Professor Jack Jedwab teaches CANS 303: Sports in Canada at McGill and serves as the executive director for the ACS. He believes that minorities in Canada are at a particular disadvantage in the Canadian athletic scene.

"The under-representation o f minorities is a function o f the dominant sports in Canada like hockey, which is very much tied to Canadian and European cultures," Jedwab said.

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"It's important for sports marketers to stimulate interest in hockey amongst this changing demographic or redirect at­ tention to soccer, which is dominant amongst these com­ munities in the country."

There's evidence to back up the professor's claim. A re­ cent survey done by the Solutions Research Group revealed that hockey is not the most popular sport in many o f the more recently arrived Canadian communities. In addition, more Canadians watched the 2006 FIFA World Cup final than game seven o f the Stanley Cup finals, even though it fea­ tured a Canadian team.

The Solutions Group also found that amongst visible minorities, basketball was the most popular sport, followed closely by soccer. These findings are made all the more rel­ evant because the same study expects Canada's visible mi­ nority population will grow by over 70 per cent in the next 10 7ears, while the rest o f the population will grow by only three per cent. It is becoming increasingly obvious that the face of Canadian sports is rapidly evolving.

"Hockey's continued supremacy in Canada is by no means guaranteed,"Jedwab said.

Speakers are set to include Montreal Gazette sports col­ umnist Jack Todd, Montreal Canadiens radio play-by-play man Rick Moffat and former triathlete and Senior Policy Ad­ viser o f the Department of Canadian Heritage Joanne Kay. ■ The S p o rts a n d D iv e rs ity S y m p o s iu m : M a rk in g th e 6 0 th a n ­ n iv e rs a ry o f J a c k ie R ob inson 's b re a k th ro u g h in s p o rts w ill b e ta k ­ in g p la c e a t M c C o rd M u s e u m o n S a tu rd a y, Sept. 29, fro m 8:30 a m to 4 3 0 p m . Tickets a re $25 fo r s tu d e n ts a n d $50 fo r g e n e ra l a d ­ m is s io n . F o r in fo r m a tio n re g a rd in g th e s y m p o s iu m v is it h ttp // www.acs-aec.ca/English/index.htm o r c o n ta c t M a rie -P a s c a l D e s ja rd in s a t m p .d e sja rd in s @ a cs -a e s.c a o r (514) 92 5-3 099

F U R T H E R R E V IE W

Does the NHL really need a pre-season?

The NHL pre-season isn't a hotbed of competitive juices. Nor should it be used as a barometer for how one's favourite team will fare in the upcoming season— more often than not, the best exhibition teams are the worst squads during the real games and viceversa. Pre-season hockey is really about tw o things: 1) Guys who attem pt to make an NHL club, which if they do, will mean riding the bench for 75 games, and 2) The small town fans. And it's for reason number tw o that the NHL pre-season is an important event on the September calendar.

Hockey is unique in that it is a rural sport— the greatest players o f all time are mostly from the smaller towns around the larger metropolitan areas. We fans in Toron­ to, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa are spoiled as we get to see these hockey titans play live at our whim. But the heart and soul o f hockey is in Canada's more isolated regions— see the CBC's an­ nual Hockey Day in Canada. Last week, the Pittsburgh Penguins played the Philadelphia Flyers in Moncton, NB, just days after Sidney Crosby's Cole Harbour friends and family got to see him in Halifax. A week before that, the Phoenix Coyotes— the former Winnipeg Jets— made thgir return to the city that once adored them. And earlier in the year, the CBC's Hockeyville contest winner, Salmon River, NS, was awarded the opportunity to host an NHL pre-season tilt.

That's what the pre-season is for! So the people of Moncton can watch the game they love at the highest level possible; so the people o f Cole Harbour can watch their na­ tive son dominate; and so the kids o f Salmon River can see their heroes live— an experi­ ence that we urbanites take for granted.

— Aaron SigaI

S H O O T I N G O U T T H E L IG H T S

MSNBC.COM I can see why the pre-season was once necessary. I'm sure that back in the days o f the Original Six, guys like Maurice Richard and Bobby Hull would show up to training camp overweight, out of shape and having not laced up a pair of skates in months. But like parachute pants and the tele­ gram, there comes a time when certain innovations become obsolete.

Today's NHLer never really leaves the ice or falls out of shape. On the contrary, the summer is now a time for players to hone their skills and be­ come faster or more powerful for the coming season.

Nonetheless, most NHL teams feature an eight game pre-season schedule crammed into a span o f tw o weeks. Teams cite the need to evalu­ ate talent and build team chemistry as reasons for the lengthy yet com­ pressed schedule.

Of course, these claims are not at all in line with reality. The Montreal Canadiens for example, took 54 players into training camp this year with all but tw o or three roster spots already locked up. Now, while the goals of building team chemistry and evaluating talent are noble ones, they cer­ tainly aren't best accomplished with 54 bodies running around.

What's actually taking place here is a cash grab..The Canadiens, for one, charge full admission rates to their most fanatical devotees— because really, who else is watching this stuff— to attend games which pit disinter­ ested stars against scrubs. Absolutely nothing is on the line for 90 per cent o f the players on the ice, while hardcores in the stands just get shafted again.

— Charlie Blore

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wouldn't be fair to say that the National Hockey League has failed in every way possible at marketing its product. It is true, however, that the National Football League is the gold standard. After all, the NFL has a $33-billion per year television deal and the NHL has a $70-million deal. If the NHL has a mar­ keting department— which is doubtful judging by the above numbers and the ads the league produced— they should all go home and read a little fairy tale called The Emperor's New

Clothes.

In the fable, the emperor parades through town wearing special cloth that only the most intelligent people can see. Of course, the emperor is actually buck-naked and no one can see the material. Nonetheless, everyone marvels at the emperor's magnificent robes for fear of being seen as dumb. This can be applied to the NFL. The all-mighty NFL has convinced people that it is vastly superior to the NHL, when in fact it is not inher­ ently greater than other leagues at all. People get caught up in something the NHL and the other leagues lack: hype.

The NFL has won this battle through understanding that all sports are essentially similar. They all have their hardcore au­ dience. The trick is tapping into the causal fan. And the casual sports fan doesn't watch football because it is fundamentally better than hockey; rather, they watch because they want to be entertained and find something beyond the game that in­ terests them.Through accepting that sports are now sports and entertainment, the NFL has managed to change a typical game into a show. Monday Night Football is in the same category as C.S.I, American Idol or whatever else is competing for televi­ sion audiences. If you turn on NBC's Football Night in America on Sunday night, the first thing played is the theme song, fol­ lowed by credits listing who is producing the game— it's never actual football. For the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys aren't playing the Washington Redskins; rather we are watching Bill Parcells, Terrell Owens,Terrell Owens'first home game, the historic Redskins-Cowboys rivalry, and so on.

In other words, there is the game and then there is the mystique around the game. The characters such as Owens, the rivalries and the rewed-up fans all draw in television audi­ ences. The NHL just doesn't have characters or hype unless it is something blatantly obvious— such as Bertuzzi's first game in Colorado. If Calgary is playing Atlanta we hear more about the teams and the standings instead of the Dion Phaneuf-llya Kov­ alchuk match-up. There has to be anger, storylines and hype for the NHL to compete.

The NFL, obviously, has certain advantages.such as teams only playing once a week, the larger amount of players and its ease to televise. The NHL, however, can seize upon its own at­ tributes. For one, the players can literally fight each other and do anything stopping short of bringing a knife or gun onto the ' ice— the NHL is the ultimate gladiator sport and, therefore, perfect for rivalries. Second, some teams like the NFL's Oakland Raiders, have a mystique surrounding their fans and stadium, and the teams could easily be marketed like that in the NHL— the Philadelphia Flyers are mean, Edmonton's fans are noisy, Florida has a bunch of grumpy old men.

This leads to a more important, all-encompassing point that die-hard fans are probably turning over in their minds right now. Why should anyone care that the NFL has billions o f dollars more than the NHL and is eminently more successful in every possible way? After all, we Canadians still like hockey— ratings have never been higher.The answer is that we shouldn't care if the NFL is bigger than the NHL. But as fans, we can't help ourselves; watching a flamboyant Chad Johnson is ju st more fun than watching a muzzled Darcy Tucker. ■

CNNSI.COM Would you rather watch the Big E or the Big Tuna?

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M a tt C hesser The wind was howling Saturday afternoon at Forbes Field, conspiring with the McMaster Marauders to blow away McGill's chance at an undefeated season. Two unanswered overtime goals, including a hat-trick marker for the Ma­ rauder's Matt Morgan, left the Redmen on the wrong side o f a 10-8 score.

With the game on the line in overtime, the Redmen looked flat allowing McMaster's Blair Plewman to stand unchecked at the side o f the net and easily blast a top corner shot past goal­ keeper PJ. Baisley's shoulder. The loss dropped McGill back into the middle o f the pack, with three games away from home remaining. The Redmen had won five straight games coming into the match-up against the Marauders.

"We played mediocre lacrosse today," said Head Coach Timothy Murdoch. "I think that,

o f f M c M a s te r unfortunately, we hadn't really come across any talented teams until today. We were out­ played."

Perhaps coincidentally, the Redmen seemed to play strongest with the w ind at their backs, storming to a 3-1 lead in the first quar­ ter and out-shooting the Marauders 7-1 in the third quarter. McGill staked an early lead due to strong play from Nick Moreau, who scored the first tw o goals. However, the Marauders had tied the game at four by halftime.

V ic to ry g o n e w ith th e w in d The Redmen were dominant in the third quarter, making Marauder's goaltender Will McDermott look like a man in front o f a firing squad. In fact, McGill had already taken five shots on net before the Marauders managed their only shot o f the quarter. McGill's strong play was highlighted w ith an amazing indi­

vidual effort by Moreau, who left the defence choking on his dust before wiring a top corner shot past McDermott from 12 yards out.

McMaster managed to climb back into the game in the fourth quarter, but the Red­ men appeared to clinch their sixth straight win after Jacob Safarik fired home his second goal o f the game with the man-advantage. But just over one minute later, McMaster's Matt Morgan stepped out-from behind the net and tied the game w ith only 1:45 left to play. In the extra frames, it was Marauder domination as they out-shot the home team 4-1. The result was in­ evitable.

Still o p tim is tic Although the overtime loss was tough to swallow, there were several bright spots for the Redmen— Safarik notched four points, Moreau registered a hat-trick and Jimmy Daruwalla had

a strong tw o point effort.

"I think, as a team, we .have some funda­ mental things we need to work on," said Daru­ walla. "Our transition, from defence to offence, was weak."

Midfielders Arthur Phillips and Scott Bailey also had goals in the losing effort, but accord­ ing to Coach Murdoch, the player o f the game was sparingly-used midfielder Donner Carr.

Despite being extremely sick, Carr won every face-off he took, in a truly gutsy effort by the freshman from Rhode Island.

The team now heads out on the road to take on Queen's and Laurier before returning home for a tournament on Thanksgiving week­ end. While an undefeated season is no longer in the cards, the Redmen must not let the loss put them down if they hope to compete for the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association championship. ■

W O M E N 'S S O C C E R — M A R T L E T S 5 , C O N C O R D I A 0

Martlets too strong for Stingers D o m in a t in g

p e r fo r m a n c e

J o h n D in g l e After a disappointing Saturday, the McGill Martlets were certainly not lacking in motivation for their clash w ith Concordia on Sunday. A draw against Laval denied McGill its bid for a per­ fect season and the cross-town rivals were the prefect targets on which to vent.

The Martlets took out their frustrations from the previous day with a comprehensive 5-0 away victory over the Stingers, outclassing their opposition all over the field. It was a game played in extremely w indy conditions, with gusts so strong they blew over one o f the nets during the pre-game warm-ups. On this day, however, neither the weather nor the Stingers were able to do much to stop McGill from sending out an emphatic state­ ment to their rivals.

“We're playing Montreal in a couple o f weekends and they're always big rivals o f ours so it was good to keep winning and play­ ing well to get ready for that," said Martlet player o f the game Sarah Chmielewski. "We wanted to score a lot of goals to prove a point and show that we're going to be at the top o f the league this year".

Both teams struggled to adapt to the wind in the opening minutes, but McGill quickly settled and began to dominate the game. Though Chmielewski was the only Martlet to score in the first half, it was clear that McGill was simply in a different class.

Her goal in the 30th minute was a clear reward for the Martlets' superior play.

M a rtle ts e ru p t in second h a lf A more attacking formation and the advantage o f having the wind behind them spurred the Martlets to an even greater result in the second frame. Substitute Marie-Jasmine Parsi scored a pair of goals w ithin tw o minutes of each other, beginning in

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the 66th minute. Chmielewski netted her second of the game and Dylan Saunders capped o ff the McGill scoring in the 89th minute.

In addition to this offensive explosion, the Martlet defence rebounded from conceding its first goal o f the season against Laval with a stifling performance. By the final whistle, McGill had amassed 17 shots while allowing Concordia just four.

"I'm satisfied because I think the girls followed the game plan,” said Head Coach Marc Mounicot. "Conditions were very dif­ ficult to play in with the high winds but I think we imposed our style. We played along the ground and through the midfield".

M a rtle t rookies seize c h a n c e to im press McGill's dominance provided Mounicot with a chance to give playing time to some of his new recruits and the rookies did not disappoint. Diaper dandies Parsi and Saunders led the charge for the Martlets, scoring three o f McGill's four goals in the second half.

"The first year players came out and did what they had to do," said captain Shari Fraser. "They were composed. It's hard to do when there are so many returning vets coming back and they may not get that much time. But when they do and they can produce, it's a very good sign."

The Martlets will look to maintain their undefeated record next weekend as they face Bishop's and UQAM, while building momentum for a critical home and home series against Univer­ sité de Montréal on Oct. 5 and 8. Though much tougher games lie ahead for McGill, Sunday's dominating performance by the Martlets, both young and old, suggests that the team is more than ready for the challenge. Results like Sunday's will go far in McGill's efforts to win a fourth straight Quebec conference title and that elusive CIS crown. ■

VLADIMIR EREMIN

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ON DECK R e d m e n Ice H o c k e y — M c G ill vs. UQTR; W e d n e s d a y , 7 p .m ., C ô te S t.-L u c A re n a

: It's ju s t a s h o rt M e tro rid e to C ô te St.-Luc, a n d tru s t us, th is g a m e w ill be w o rth th e trip . T he p o w e rh o u s e R e d m e n lo ck h o rn s w ith p e re n n ia l CIS su p e r-s q u a d UQTR. This te a m fro m Trois Rivières has alw ays g iv e n th e M cG ill h o c k e y m e n fits - last year, in w h a t w as a rg u a b ly M cG ill's g re a te s t season, th e R e d m e n fin a lly d e 1fe a te d th e P atrio te s in p o st-se a so n play. E xp e ct a q u ic k -p a c e d a n d ha rd h ittin g g a m e . G o o d o l'tim e ho ckey.

M a rtle ts S o c c e r— M c G ill vs. B ish o p 's; F riday, 6 p .m ., M o ls o n S ta d iu m

i T h e M a rtle ts have y e t to lose th is season a n d d o n 't e x p e c t th e j stre ak to bre a k a g a in st th e G aiters. A lth o u g h a t tim e s th e y have s tru g g le d , th e Red 'n 'W h ite h a ve s h o w n th e ir p e d ig re e as tru e n a tio n a l c o n te n d e rs fo r th e c h a m p io n s h ip a t th e e n d o f th e year. It's alw a ys a fu n n ig h t a t M o ls o n S ta d iu m w h e n th e M a rt­ lets ta ke th e p itc h a n d h a m m e r an o p p o n e n t.

U ltim a te F ris b e e — M c G ill In v ita tio n a l C o -e d T o u rn a m e n t; S a tu rd a y, a ll d a y , L o w e r F ie ld

Frisbee's n o t ju s t fo r T a m -ta m h ip p ie s a n d L o w e r Field m a in ­ stays a n y m o re .T h e R e d m e n a n d M a rtle ts w ill th ro w th e ir discs u p a g a in s t s o m e o f th e to p fris b e e ta le n t in th e CIS in an a t­ te m p t to c a p tu re th e h o m e U ltim a te Frisbee tro p h y . C h e ck o u t U ltim a te Frisbee a n d see h o w c o m p e titio n has m u ta te d y e t a n o th e r leisure a c tivity.

N C A A F o o tb a ll— N o. 1 O h io S ta te a t n o . 14 Io w a ; S a tu rd a y, 8 p.m ., ABC

W h ile th is m a y n o t se em like a b a rn b u rn e r o f a g a m e , th is c o u ld ; b e O h io State's last c h a n c e to b e k n o c k e d o ff its p e rch a to p ' D ivisio n 1-A. S h o u ld th e B uckeyes w in th is m a tc h , th e y 'll o n ly ; have to g e t b y lo n g tim e rivals M ic h ig a n to p u n c h th e ir tic k e t to th e BCS N a tio n a l C h a m p io n s h ip g a m e a t th e e n d o f th e season. H ow e ve r, Io w a w o u ld lo ve n o th in g m o re th a n to p la y j s p o ile r fo r an o ld Big Ten rival.

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BOX SCORE S a tu rd a y , S e p t. 2 3 ,2 0 0 6 M c G ill R e d m e n 4 5 vs. M o u n t A llis o n M o u n tie s 14 M o ls o n S ta d iu m

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F lyh a lf A d ria n T h o ro g o o d a n d w in g e r Kyle B u ckle y each sco re d trie s as M cG ill b la n k e d Bishop's 15-0 in m en's ru g b y a t L e n n o xville . T h e v ic to ry e x te n d e d M cG ill's w in stre ak to fo u r a n d a t th e h a lfw a y m a rk in th e season, th e R e d m e n h a ve b e a t­ e n e v e ry te a m in th e Q u e b e c U n iv e rs ity R u g b y League. T h e R e d m e n also g o t fiv e p o in ts fro m M a tt d e G raff, w h o kicked o n e p e n a lty g o a l a n d a d d e d a co n ve rsio n .

M a rtle ts ru n to c ro s s -c o u n try v ic to r y

S co rin g S u m m a ry: First Q u a rte r 09 :4 9 M CG ILL - G .H e th e rin g to n 24 yd pass fro m M a tt C o n n e ll (R o b e rt E euw es kick) 1330 M TA - T. W illia m s 4 y d ru n (E. C risp kick) S e c o n d Q u a rte r 02:47 MCGILL - C harles S in o tte 39 y d pass fro m M a tt C o n n e ll (R o b e rt E euw es kick)

09:08 M CG ILL - M a tt C o n n e ll 2 y d ru n (R o b e rt E euw es kick) 14:12 M C G ILL - G .H e th e rin g to n 8 y d pass fro m M a tt C o n n e ll (R o b e rt E euw es kick) T h ird Q u a rte r 04 35 M CG ILL - C ha rles S in o tte 45 y d pass fro m M a tt C o n n e ll (R o b e rt E euw es kick) 06:42 M CG ILL - Erik G alas 12 y d pass fro m M a tt C o n n e ll (R o b e rt E euw es kick) 12:42 M TA - G. Ross 9 y d pass fro m K. H u g h e s (E. C risp kick) F o u rth Q u a rte r 13:05 M C G ILL - R o b e rt E euw es 17 y d fie ld g o a l Score b y Q u a rte rs

Le ft w in g e r C harles G a u th ie r sco re d a h a t-tric k a n d a d d e d an assist as M cG ill c ru s h e d C a rle to n 9-2 in th e ir m en's h o c k e y p re-sea son o p e n e r a t M c C o n n e ll A rena . M c ­ G ill, th e d e fe n d in g Q U A East c h a m p io n s , h e ld a 45-16 e d g e in sh o ts o n n e t, in c lu d in g a 14-4 m a rg in in th e firs t p e rio d .

G a u th ie r w as o n e o f se ven m a rksm e n fo r M cG ill, w h o also g o t a s h o rth a n d e d g o a l fro m S h a w n S h e w c h u k a n d ta llie s fro m Ken M o rin , M a rko K ovacevic, M a th ie u Leclerc, C hris C h u rc h illS m ith a n d G u illa u m e D em ers. A ll-C a n a d ia n g o a lte n d e r M a ­ th ie u Poitras m a d e 14 saves fo r th e w in .

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18 NET YARDS RUSHING........ . 186 NETYARDS PASSING.........

150 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS..... .... 336

22 149 332 481

T h e last g a m e o f th e N H L p re-sea son is an a b s o lu te d o o z y . I A lth o u g h th e N H L has b u tc h e re d th is rivalry, th e Red W in g s SACK OF THE WEEK a n d Leafs h a ve lo n g b e e n tra d itio n a l foes, o n ly e c lip s e d b y th e H abs-Leafs h a tre d . D e tro it m ake s its firs t a p p e a ra n c e a t th e j This w ee k's w in n e r: A le x R od rigue z, th ird b a se m a n fo r th e ACC in tw o years a n d th e te a m s w o n 't fa ce e a ch o th e r in th e I I N e w Y ork Yankees re g u la r season a t all. B o th te a m s w ill use th is in te n s e g a m e to j S o m e g u ys g e t it, o th e rs d o n 't. A n d A -R od has n e v e r g o ts p rin g b o a rd in to a fa st s ta rt fo r th e season. | te n it.

R o d rig u e z w as g rille d in th is w e e k's e d itio n o f S p o rts Illu s­ tra te d , w h ic h e x p o s e d h im as an a rro g a n t, se lf-c e n tre d , a lm o s t ! Barry B o n d s-e s q u e c h a ra c te r N e ve r has a c lu b h o u s e so p u b lic ly A re y o u th e n e x t K o rn h e is e r, J a n d th o ro u g h ly h u n g o n e o f it's o w n to dry, as th e Yankees have d o n e w ith th e ir th ird ba sem an . Y et h e seem s o b liv io u s to w h y he W ilb o n , S im m o n s o r R o m e ? j has b e e n ta rg e te d .

O v e r th e years A -R od has re ce iv e d his share o f press b o th I p o s itiv e a n d n e g a tive . W rite rs hail h im as o n e o f— if n o t th e — I g re a te s t ta le n t to p la y th e g a m e , w h ile th e p u b lic has re serve d P r o b a b l y n o t , b u t h e y , w e 'r e j a sp ecial b ra n d o f h a te fo r h im . It's a h a te so v itrio lic th a t it has n o t ESPN! j le ft R o d rig u e z s c ra tc h in g his h e ad as to w h y p e o p le d e sp ise h im ! so m u c h .

In th e s to ry A -R od is q u o te d as sa ying "W h e n p e o p le w rite I [b a d th in g s ] a b o u t m e, I d o n 't k n o w if it's [because] I'm g o o d C o m e to o u r w e e k ly sp o rts j lo o k in g , I'm biracial, I m a ke th e m o s t m o n e y , I p la y o n th e m o s t w rite r 's m e e t i n g . j p o p u la r team ..."

Iro n ica lly, th e q u e s tio n p e rfe c tly e n ca p su la te s th e answ er. ' His s ta te m e n t be lie s his a rro g a n t c e le b rity pe rso n a , w h ic h seem s to a ssum e th a t if p e o p le d o n 't like h im it m u s t b e b e W e d n e s d a y s a t 5 p .m . in t h e j cause th e y 're je a lo u s, ig n o ra n t o r b o th . R o d rig u e z is th e foca l ; p o in t fo r so m u c h h a te be ca u se h e is th e g o ld e n boy. H e is th e T r i b u n e o ffic e ( S h a t n e r 1 1 0 ) j p o s te r-c h ild fo r s ta rd o m , s o m e o n e w h o s e e m in g ly has it all an d o r c o n ta c t us a t ! y e t ca n 't s to p w h in in g .

O h, a n d A lex, I'm sure I'm n o t th e firs t p e rso n to p o in t th is sp o rts@ m c g illtrib u n e .c o m .

I o u t to y o u b u t y o u r te a m m a te D e re k Je te r is g o o d -lo o k in g , b iI racial, ta le n te d a n d also a Yankee, y e t m a n a g e s to b e o n e o f th e m o s t re s p e c te d players in baseball. So y o u d o th e m a th .

M cG ill fin is h e d firs t o f 13 w o m e n 's te a m s to w in th e 32nd a n n u a l W e ste rn In te rn a tio n a l c ro s s -c o u n try m e e t in L o n d o n , O n tE ls p e th M c G re g o r w a s M cG ill's to p p e rfo rm e r,fin is h in g th e co u rs e in fifth p la c e w ith a tim e o f 18:51. O th e r M a rtle ts in th e s c o rin g w e re Lauren W h y te (e ig h th , 18:57), S te p h a n ie M a g ra th (n in th , 18:57), D e e n ie Q u in n (15th, 1930) a n d Jessica W arren (26th, i9 :5 6 ).T h e fiv e s c o rin g p o s itio n s g a ve th e M a rtle ts a m e e t b e st 56 p o in ts . G uel p h w a s s e c o n d w ith 61, fo llo w e d b y W in d s o r w ith 94. O n th e m en's side, M cG ill e n d e d u p sixth o f 15.team s.

M a rtle ts tie N C A A s q u a d

R ookie G o a lte n d e r C h a rlin e L a b o n té tu rn e d aside 34 sh ots in h e r M cG ill d e b u t as th e M a rtle ts sk a te d to a 3-3 o v e rtim e tie a g a in s t St. L a w re n ce U n ive rsity, th e No. 4 -ra n k e d N C AA w o m ­ en's h o c k e y te a m . M a rtle ts c e n tre C h ris tin e H a rtn o ll tie d th e g a m e a t 18:49 o f th e th ird p e rio d , ju s t as L a b o n té w as sk a tin g to th e b e n c h fo r an extra attacker. T h e M a rtle ts, w h o are n o w 0-1-1 in p re-sea son play, also g o t g o a ls fro m ro o k ie C a th e rin e W ard a n d Vanessa D a v id so n in w h a t m u s t b e c o n s id e re d a m assive b o o s t fo r th e p ro g ra m .

L acrosse M a rtle ts e m b a rra s s M c M a s te r

M id fie ld e r C laire M a tu ro sco re d a h a t-tric k as M cG ill, m a sh e d M c M a s te r 10-2 in th e ir s e a s o n -o p e n in g O U A w o m e n 's lacrosse m a tc h -u p . It m a rke d th e firs t tim e in te a m h is to ry th a t th e M a rtle ts ha d d e fe a te d th e M araud ers, a tra d itio n a l lacrosse p o w e rh o u s e . T e a m m a te s A le xa n d ra Kirshner, R osie M a d d e n , M arissa La ped is a n d J a c q u e lin e M ille tte e a ch c o n trib u te d a p a ir o f g o a ls en ro u te to th e v ic to ry .

BOX SCORE S un d a y , S e p t. 2 4 ,2 0 0 6 M c G ill M a rtle ts 5 vs. C o n c o rd ia S tin g e rs 0 Ed M e a g h e r S ta d iu m

S co rin g S u m m a ry FIRST HALF: 1. McGILL: Sarah C h m ie le w s k i (E loise V andal), 30:00 SECOND HALF: 2. M cG ILL: M arie -Ja sm in e Parsi (C aroline P elletier), 65:00 3. M cG ILL: M a rie -Ja sm in e Parsi (Sarah C h m ie le w sk i), 68:00 4. M cG ILL: D yla n S aunders (C aroline P elletier), 80:00 5. M cG ILL: Sarah C h m ie le w s k i (C aroline P elletier), 85:00 GOALKEEPERS: McGILL: V icto ria V illalba (start, W, 5-1-2 o verall, 72:00, oGA, 2 saves, shared SHO) C h ris tin a W o ro n o w s k i (18:00, oGA, 0 saves, shared SHO) CONCORDIA: Jessica D avis (L, 90:00,5 GA, 8 saves) SHOTS O N NET BY: M cG ILL: 13 CON U:2 CORNER KICKS BY: M cG ILL: 5 CON U: 0 GAME MVPs: M cG ILL: Sarah C h m ie le w s k i CONCORDIA: Erika G e e rts o n

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