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"Damn it, Janet! Where did my pants go?"The cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show tears up the stage at Cinema Imperial. The interactive cult classic invites audience members to throw dry toast, dress up and sing along.

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The interactive screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on All Hallows' Eve is a Montreal institution. Each year, legions of cross-dressing, toast and squirt-gun toting transsexual aficionados line up outside the Corona, Rialto or Imperial cinema to watch a modernized and augment­ ed version of one of the world's most popular adult films.

A raunchy, lascivious costume contest— hosted every year

by Montreal's most notorious drag queen, Plastik Patrick— kicks off the evening, followed by a screening of the film accompanied by an onstage, fully costumed, simultane­ ous re-enactment of every scene, song and dance num­ ber. During the performance, "The Voice"— an offstage cast member with a microphone— adds lewd, rapid-fire, n between-the-lines commentary and audience members are encouraged to fling water, toilet paper rolls, rice and toast across rows of other spectators.

Montreal Event Producer Phil Spurrell, who has been coordinating these screenings for the past nine years, says that the Halloween edition of RHPS is not only an inimi­ table theatrical experience, but provides a healthy envi­

ronment for people to momentarily relinquish their inhibi­ tions."! think its success as a phenomenon is that it allows people to do things they otherwise wouldn't be allowed to do in a normal film experience,"he explains."In a normal cineplex, you can't throw stuff around at your neighbours.

[This production] gives you license to do what you fanta­ size about, not even to mention the sexual overtones. Its underlying philosophy is: Don't dream it, be it!"

For those of you unfamiliar with the source mate­ rial, RHPS is a campy, most likely acid-influenced musical production that was adapted to the screen by actor/ composer Richard O'Brien at the behest of 20 th Century Fox. This B-movie homage is a twisted chronicle about a countryside flat tire leading to a night of unparalleled de­ bauchery and loss of innocence set against a backdrop of lingerie, sexual ambiguity and 1970 s glam-rock. The film boasted big-ticket names such as Tim Curry, Meat Loaf and Susan Sarandon but initially seemed unable to get off the ground. Due to an inability to market the film success­ fully, the 1 9 7 5 production saw a financially discouraging See RHPS on page 15

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Students will vote next week on whether they wish to remain members of la Fédération Etudi­ ante Universitaire du Québec, a provincial student lobby group.

But the question that will be put to voters and the process leading to its placement on the ballot has been challenged by former Stu­ dents' Society executive Eric van Eyken.

The question was added to the fall referendum ballot during a special meeting of the Students' Society Council on Oct. 5 .

The proposed question was sent out to SSMU Council on Oct. 2, and three days later was both presented and adopted. The question was later amended by the chief returning officer in ac­ cordance with SSMU Constitution and then ratified by Council.

Van Eyken, who was FEUQ secretary general last summer, disputed the democratic nature of the meeting that proposed and adopted the question. In his petitioner's application, he ar­ gued that Council did not follow the spirit of the SSMU Constitu­ tion when it adjourned for less than 15 minutes before reconven­ ing to pass the referendum ques­ tion.

“It was immediate,"Van Eyken said. TTiere were two to three minutes between when Council adjourned and reconvened on Oct. 5 ' He also claimed that besides the SSMU executives, no one de­ bated the issue.

"It was completely a formal­ ity. [Council] didn't have enough

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time to consider and discuss the proposal before reconvening."

But SSMU President Aaron Donny-Clark refuted the claim.

"We formally recessed for 15 minutes. There was good discus­ sion of the motion during the meeting. I actually motioned that we take a week between the two meetings," he said. "It was Coun­ cil that decided, fully within its own rights, to [reconvene] on the same night."

SSMU Vice-President Exter­ nal Max Silverman agreed with Donny-Clark. He said a council member suggested that the issue be considered on the same eve­ ning.

Van Eyken's challenge must be heard by the SSMU Judicial Board, which is made up of McGill law students and rules on wheth­ er the actions of Council, clubs or services respect the SSMU Consti­ tution. This year's J-Board justices have yet to be chosen by the Nominating Committee of the Society.

Van Eyken also argued in the petition that the referendum question is biased, lengthy and unclear.

"The preamble does not contain facts, but merely argu­ ments advanced by SSMU for termination of its affiliation with the FEUQ." But SSMU VP Clubs and Ser­ vices Floh Herra-Vega said that the question is quite straightfor­ ward.

"We do not believe it is un­ clear at all. It is worded to dem­ onstrate why the referendum is

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After crunching the numbers throughout September, most faculty associations and the Students' Societyhave reported surpluses for their frosh week activities, primarily due to an increase in sponsorship revenues. While the fac­ ulty associations and the SSMU assert that their froshes are not budgeted to make profit, most have gone beyond just breaking even.

The Arts Undergraduate Society has re­ corded a $3,000 surplus from this year's frosh.

While registration fees have stayed constant, increased emphasis on both in-kind sponsor­ ship (the donation of manufactured products or services) and financial sponsorship have made the event more lucrative for the AUS over the past few years.

Last year, they incurred a similarly large surplus from frosh, which was mostly due to sponsorship and ad­ vertising.

AUS Vice-President Finance Ross Margulies said that this money is slated to go directly back into ini­ tiatives for students. He cited the 'Arts identity Initiative' which in­ cludes projects like improving the Arts Lounge and investing in the new AUS Theatre Society.

"The AUS is very interested in making more opportunities for Arts students to get involved," Margulies said.

The Engineering Undergradu­ ate Society's frosh was similarly suc­ cessful, boasting a $2,400 surplus.

This increased profit, up from last year's $1,500 was incurred without having to raise froshees' registration fees.

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f in a n c ia l p r o b le m s d e s p it e e x t r a more sponsorship," said EUS VP Internal Lesley Wake.

While sponsorship revenues were part of the surplus, a drastic increase in registration was also a factor. Previously, the EUS frosh ran differ­ ently than other faculty froshes by charging per event instead of just one registration fee. Since this was changed in 2003 , frosh numbers have doubled to about 400 people.

However, it is unlikely that engineering stu­ dents will be able to directly benefit from this surplus. The EUS is working through financial difficulties after the Company used to produce their student handPook last year declared bank­ ruptcy while owing the EUS $18 ,000 .

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"We weren't alone— the owner of the com­ pany stole about half a million dollars from dif­ ferent Canadian universities when he declared bankruptcy,"Wake said. "The EUS is having bud­ get issues."

Wake also pointed to the loss of their caf­ eteria five years ago, which used to bring in an­ nual revenues of about $50 ,000 , as a cause of the financial problems.The.EUS is working with a skeleton budget right now in order to accom­ modate for this enormous financial challenge, and thus are not considering any specific initia­ tives to put their frosh surplus towards.

For this year's SSMU frosh, there was a surplus of about $3,000 — again mostly due to

sponsorship initiatives, which accounted for approximately 23 per cent of their revenues.

SSMU Sponsorship Manager Farah Qasemi has solicited sponsorship for the past three years and was particularly successful this year. Over the summer, she solicited $65 ,000 , reaching in four months the target goal for all of last year.

Approximately $29,000 of this was used for this year's SSMU frosh.

"You don't want frosh to make money or lose money. Any surplus we make would ideally be reinvested back into other events that spe­ cifically target first year students," said SSMU VP Communications and Events Gill Prendergast.

In comparison to the AUS, EUS and SSMU, the Science Undergraduate Society has pulled in a more modest surplus, the details of which are not available right now.

"I think [the surplus] will be a couple hundred dollars. Some of our sponsor's cheques haven't come in yet," said SUS VP Internal Genevieve Friesen.

Friesen stressed that the goal of the SUS budget is to break even, which is aided by the SUS executive not receiving any honorariums or sti­ pends - unlike SSMU. While events like Science Carnival and Academia Week generally run deficits (which are paid for through student fees), SUS frosh has usually broken even on its own and also didn't increase fees this year.

"I'd much ratherofferthefroshees a really great time during their frosh than to save the money for activities during the year,” Friesen said.

The Management Undergradu­ ate Society and the Music Under­ graduate Student's Association also run froshes fortheirfaculties, but could

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Opponents of Canada's participation in the Afghanistan conflict organized a transnational protest on Saturday. Canada Action Day, orga­ nized by various organizations including Block the Empire, Les Artistes Pour La Paiz, Echec à la guerre, Quebec Solidaire and the New Demo­ cratic Party drew several hundred Montrealers into the streets to make their cause known.

The event initially divided into two pro­ tests, one led by Echec à la guerre on Peel street and the other by Block the Empire on rue Ste-Catherine. The cry for an end to Canadian militarism in Afghanistan lasted throughout the afternoon as the two groups marched through downtown Montreal and later joined together.

Since the beginning of the Afghanistan conflict, more than 2,000 military personnel have been sent to the region along with $300 million spent on reconstruction. Despite the substantial commitment, casualties are mount­ ing. Two more Canadian soldiers were killed this past Tuesday, increasing the total number of dead Canadian soldiers to 39, as well as one diplomat. The rising death toll has some Cana­ dians calling for an end to their country's for­ eign involvement.

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However there are those that disagree ing rate. Where's the end to this madness?

Afghanistan is a farce and another step in the with Harper's reasoning. wrong direction - we need to get ourselves There is no criteria for completion, no criteria Political science Professor Rex Brynen out of there immediately," said Aaron Lakoff, a for success. Instead of sending more troops, we questioned the logic of Canada Action Day's need to send more money for reconstruction member of Block the Empire, an organization demands, stating that its incoherence will mean concerned with Canada's involvement in Af­ efforts."

Other protesters agreed with Blaiki, claim­ that it "will have no effect at all'on Canada's in­ ghanistan and its imperialist tendencies. "We're volvement in the region. ing that the time has come for Canadians to trying to bring a deeper, more radical message.

"Should Canada not engage in UN-sanc­ We're trying to get people to see that this con­ leave Afghans to return to normality.

"It's been one dictatorship after another," tioned peace operations in Afghanistan at the flict and tension did not start after 9/11, but request of its democratic govern­ instead started the moment we got our­ " T h e p u p p e t ' d e m o c r a t i c ' r e g i m e s e t u p i n ment, as the Canada Action Day selves involved in foreign soil."

Concordia Political Science Profes­ A f g h a n i s t a n i s a f a r c e a n d a n o t h e r s t e p i n calls for? The logic of this implies sor James Devine said that the circum­ t h e w r o n g d i r e c t i o n - w e n e e d t o g e t o u r ­ that Canada should get out of the peace support operations busi­ stances in Afghanistan are impeding the s e lv e s o u t o f t h e r e im m e d ia te ly ." ness altogether, which would be Canadian troops'broad objectives.

— A a r o n L a k o ff, a very negative thing for interna­ "The [Canadian forces in Afghani­ B lo c k t h e E m p ir e tional peace." stan] are doing two things with varying Brynen added that although degrees of success: providing security there have been implementation and doing some rebuilding,"he said. "Nei­ problems, Canada's general goals in Afghani­ said protester and former Concordia student ther one of those are particularly easy tasks stan are legitimate.

Yves Engler. "What we need to do is get our under those conditions."

"We're conducting security operations at NDP General Director Rebecca Blaiki pro­ military personnel out of there and let the [Af­ the request of both the United Nations and the ghan] people live their lives." tested the poor planning on the part of the Prime Minister Stephen Harper has insist­ democratically elected government of Afghan­ Canadian government, saying that they lack an istan. I think vital questions can be raised about ed that Canada's lasting presence in the region exit strategy. how Canada and other NATO countries are is a necessity and that its strengthened military "Our government needs to disentangle doing this and what should be done differently effort has "raised Canada's leadership role, once itself from this mess in Afghanistan. Canadian but the overall principle of supporting a strug­ soldiers are coming home in funeral caskets, in­ again, in the United Nations and in the world gling democracy is certainly a sound one" ■ nocent Afghan civilians are dying at an alarm­ community."

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P u lit z e r p r iz e w in n e r s p e a k s o u t o n U S p o lic y H e rs h d e liv e r s d o o m s d a y m e s s a g e w it h T raci J ohnson American journalist Seymour Hersh brought his biting wit to Montreal on Thurs­ day, interlacing a doomsday message on the future of the free world with colourful comedic phrasings. Hersh, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War and broke the story on prisoner mistreatment at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, spoke in a lecture sponsored by Media@McGill.

In recent years, the freelance journalist has delivered some of his biggest scoops not in print, but at public speaking engagements, which he claims are not held to the same fact­ checking standards as publications. A career in­ vestigative reporter, Hersh has spent more than 30 years working in the underbelly of Washing­ ton politics, and as such has the inside sources to back up his most controversial stories.

On Thursday, Hersh peppered his speech with anecdotes that began with lines like "Last time I saw Mrs. Clinton..." and "On September 12, 2001 a four-star general called me..." Yet for all the name-dropping and one-line jokes, the tone of Hersh's lecture was quite grim. He spec­ ulated that 2007 would be a terrifying year even if Democrats manage to take control of the US Congress in the upcoming election, citing the ongoing conflicts in Lebanon— a "tinderbox" — Palestine, Iraq, Iran and North Korea.

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"What did [Bush] do about it? Nada, noth­ in the back selling uppers," he said before stat­ administration. "I didn't write i t ... they'd all get ing," Hersh said. "He did not ask for an investi­ 10 years in prison." ing that he thinks US President George W. Bush gation... They began to prosecute a couple of Hersh relayed another story that he has "is probably going to do Iran." little kids." never written about. He pointed out that US Hersh also contextualized the Bush As the war in Iraq continues, Hersh said administration's foreign policy decisions, de­ Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld admit­ he sees no reason to expect rationality from scribing the rise of a Neoconservative "cult" ted on national television to briefing President Washington or a change in policy. He charac­ after 9/11 and the subsequent equivalent of Bush on the mistreatment of prisoners at Abu terized Bush as a "rebel with a bedtime" before Ghraib between four and five months before a political rollover by both the US Congress Sept. 11 and as "King George II" today. Later he and mainstream press. For most of the politi­ the pictures became public. described the President as a "to­ cal science junkies in attendance tally radical president unwilling at the Mount Royal Centre, the to learn from his mistakes and journalist's words reinforced in­ unwilling to adjust any position formation they had heard before. based on reality."

However, Hersh did offer one McGill students who at­ chilling account from Iraq that tended the lecture expressed has not been reported in the their admiration for Hersh's abil­ mainstream media. ity to support his strong rheto­ "After Abu Ghraib, I got a ric. lot of stuff from people," he said, "I find he can appeal to the going on to describe pictures reactionary anti-Bush, but he taken by Iraqi children in the fall can back it up and will answer of 2004 , which depict US forces, questions," said Julia Betts, U3 following orders to shoot at run­ History. ning targets, opening fire on a Others found it relevant soccer game. The incident was that US citizens were criticizing recorded in the day's death tallies the Bush administration on an as the killing of "30 insurgents." international stage.

"Do I write that story and "It's from the inside out they all get sent for murder?"

American criticism which is reHersh asked the audience, em­ LINDA BOURENNANi freshing," said Emily Shaytu, Uo phasizing that blame for the BA & Sc. ■ bloodletting in Iraq lies with the Hersh took the heavy burden of attacking President Bush,

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Corporate influence on campus has recently come under fire after a policy passed at the last General Assem­ bly requiring that the Students'Society "oppose increasing negative corporate influences on campus." The motion, proposed by Grassroots Association for Student Power, op­ poses the presence of corporations on campus, claiming that it threatens academic freedom. But what is corporate influence and how does it affect the McGill community?

GRASPé argued that corporate influences such as market forces go against the public spirit of the university.

Their argument stems from the idea that because corpo­ rations would only invest into sources for potential profit, they can dictate the development of the university.

The GA motion also created a'decorporatization com­ mittee'independent from both GRASPé and SSMU. "In practical terms, we think the motion that was ad­ opted could be used by SSMU to get rid of advertisements in the Shatner building, to actively denounce the funding of the University by corporations and to establish studentrun cafeterias and cafes on campus," said GRASPé spokes­ person Philôme La France.

"Corporations directly fund McGill, and since their foremost interest is to increase their profits, they will only invest in profitable sectors," La France said in reference to Petro-Canada's $1- million donation creating scholarships for science, management and engineering students. As an environment student, La France often feels that his fac­ ulty lacks funding because there isn't as much potential for profits for corporations that could potentially donate funds.

"It is more profitable for instance, for the oil industry to fund engineering than to fund environmental studies, especially if they can actually decide what kind of research is going to be done," La France said.

However, it is possible for environmental organiza­

tions to get non-corporate support. The Yale School of For­ estry and Environmental Studies received a $4 .8 -million gift from the Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund in May 2006 .

"Even if [a corporation] was interested in giving money to the McGill School of Environment, I'd be very afraid of where this money would go," La France said.

Associate Vice-Principal Communications Jennifer Robinson also acknowledged that not all corporations would have McGill's best interests in mind.

"Any corporation would want to gain benefits from donating to McGill and I can't accurately speakto their mo­ tivation,"she said."However, McGill has a specific approach to any corporate donation. We have principles and guide­ lines for donations that stem from our need to protect aca­ demic freedom."

McGill's administration has implemented such guide­ lines in an effort to maintain academic freedom and pro­ tect university integrity to ensure that corporate donations have McGill's interests in mind.

"Above all we want to ensure that McGill's reputa­ tion remains untarnished," Robinson said. "For example, we have rejected contributions from the tobacco industry to protect the integrity and quality of this university."

Robinson added that there are numerous benefits that McGill gains from associating with corporations that have McGill's interests in mind.

"Partnering with the private sector allows you to do things you wouldn't be able to do otherwise,"she said.

GRASPé has taken issue not only with corporate in­ fluence through funding, but also with several members of the Board of Governors, some of whom have corporate backgrounds.

Robinson disagreed, claiming that although numer­ ous members of the Board have corporate backgrounds, they do not have purely corporate goals in mind.

"I don't think that most of the members of the Board of Governors are members of major corporations," she said.

Gary Pekeles, for example, works as director of the Northern and Native Child Health Program.

"Though many have corporate backgrounds, they are also McGill alumni and highly active members of their communities through their volunteer work and devotion to not-for-profit organizations," Robinson said.

Nevertheless, there are numerous members on the Board that do have corporate backgrounds such as Mi­ chael Richards, director of Intertape Polymer Group Inc. and Novamerican Steel Inc. as well as a number of private companies. GRASPé fears that Board members with back­ grounds like this will make decisions that benefit them­ selves rather than the academic community.

Advertisements are also a source of concern for many students because of their perceived detraction from an academic and scholarly atmosphere.

"I come to school to study and be part of an intellec­ tual community," La France said. "The mission of a universi­ ty is to act as a place of education, debate and experience for students, not as a place for students to be incited to consume this or that product."

Robinson agreed with La France, saying that it is very, difficult, if not impossible, for any corporation to advertise in any McGill building.

"The postings on campus should be limited to student and university affairs and they should be there to facilitate communication," Robinson said. "The building managers or the designated porters should police their responsible building and ensure that it lives up to McGill's policy."

Ideally, McGill would be able to retain the funding from corporations without the influence, but it's hard to get money for nothing. ■

FY C C CA N D ID A TES & R EFER EN D U M CO M M ITTEES electS | t i

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PRESIDENT MARKUS PRINZ

PRESIDENT ANDREW LING

VP ACADEMIC MAYA KOCZOROWSKI

The First Year Committee on Council needs to have an increased profile on campus.

It needs to be known as a resource for first-year students. In leading FYCC I can say that I have years of service on student bodies and work related leadership positions that give me an edge. As we no doubt all had to scramble to get a foothold on University life It should always be our aim to make this transition smoother. At McGill, as a top University, we should make our Froshies have a top first-year experience to match this too.

Make your voice heard

Elected to represent 45,000 students as Niagara School Board’s Student Trustee, Andrew is smart, friendly, and responsible! But instead of sounding pompous by listing that he’s friendly and represented 45,000 students (and raised $15,000 for the United Way), he’ll tell you his life story: Hailing from the hometown of Alexisonfire, Andrew is a hcore gangsta who loves showing off his Dance Dance Revolution skillz while rocking out to J-Timberlake. When he’s not tearing it up on the 2-by-2 dance floor, he can be found using his black belt karate skills kicking serious arse at La Senza’s Boxing Day

I’m Maya Kaczorowski, of Hamilton. However, in the last 2 months, McGill has become my home, and I would like you to feel the same way.

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As VP Academic of FYCC, I would ensure that the current academic situation is the one which McGill students are satisfied with and be willin to take action to improve it I necessary. I will not stop until you get what you want. After all, it is your school.

Like an umbrella, a brain works best when it’s open.

If you want success, vote for the best.

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VP INTERNAL* ALEXANDRA BROWN

VP ACADEMIC CATY ENDERS

I am eager to serve as Vice President Academic on the First Year Committee of Council. I understand that the position is one of substantial responsibility, requiring commitment, leadership ability, and enthusiasm. For four years, I sat on my hii school’s student-faculty Senate, and for two of those years chaired the Senate’s Communications committee have had extensive experience working within the confines of student government, pressing through tedious bureaucracy, working for students’ rights and representation, and examining ways of improving the academic experience. I look forward to continuing to do so for the next generation of McGill first-years, VP EXTERNAL

y My name is Yuriy Vilner and I wish to represent you by becoming your VP of Communications. An effective communicator by today’s standards possesses strong rhetoric and overcomes language barriers. I recently completed well over two thousand randomized studies working as a bilingual data collector for a leading market research firm. I am fluent in my native Russian, intermediate level Spanish, and am all too familiar with language barriers. I believe that there is endless room for innovation given the flexibility of the English language and the development of new methods.

My campaign Yours truly (and I mean that), focuses on diversity and Barbara innovation. Thank you.

Greetings fellow first years!

My name is Barbara Dourley and I am running for the position of your FYCC VP Communications. I know how easy it is to feel lost in the “hustle and bustle’ of everyday McGill life.

Therefore, I want to ensure that every single first year student is continuously updated on events and information that concern us, especially for off-campus students.

I am very approachable and I pledge ail of my dedication, energy and passion to this position and all of you awesome first years!

My name is Alexandra Brown, The position is currently not I’m a U1 first-year in BASc, filled. Those wishing to apply and I am running for VP should direct their inquiries to Internal of the First year SSMU Council.

Committee of Council. I feel that I have a lot to bring to this years Council as VP Internal because I have experience In planning and organizing social events and have connections with SSPN, the events committee for SSMU and with IRC. I would like to try and include all first years, especially students not in residences because i feel that the McGill community could all get to So save your tick for me, and know each other better wider-reaching even Niagara Falls won’t through social events. stand in our way.

DUDE, you think a lil bit of rain’s gonna stop me? Think again, in case you didn’t know, I’m Zaid Naveed and I’m running for VP of Finance.

Although tackling 400 tonnes of water is child’s play, being the VP of Finance is quite a tough job, but hey, I’m the only one who can do it right?

You think so too? Vote 4 me, cuz there's no waterfall that I can’t swim up with ease, not only am I qualified, innovative and a sharp-dresser, but I can guarantee you that OUR money is in good hands.

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Whereas the SSMU has faced difficulties in pursuing a constructive relationship with the FEUQ since its rejoining in 2002; Whereas the SSMU left the FEUQ in 1996 due to the FEUQ’s pursuit of a separatist agenda using McGill students' money - despite an agreement to the contrary; Whereas 2005-2006 saw the FEUQ's relationship with the SSMU hit an all-time low due to a refusal of the FEUQ’s executive to adhere to motions passed by the congress at the FEUQ, a refusal to submit documents on time to the membership, a lack of respect at the table for the FEUQ's own membership, and a failure to warn its membership about or respond to a raise in tuition fees for out-of-province and international students; Whereas at the beginning of the 2006-2007 year a mutual pledge was taken by both SSMU and FEUQ executive committee members to act in good faith, honesty, and transparency in order to avoid the problems experienced in 2005-2006; Whereas a meeting held on the 27th of September without the SSMU executives’ knowledge constituted a grave violation of this relationship of trust, as well as the principle of local sovereignty; Whereas local sovereignty is a central principle of the FEUQ’s constitution and development plan: Whereas this the protection of local sovereignty has been a central theme of the SSMU’s external politics, in line with our principles of respect, democracy, and accountability towards students’ associations; Whereas students currently pay $2.50 per semester for their membership in the FEUQ; Be it resolved that the SSMU Immediately terminate its membership In the FEUQ, and accordingly ling! that the SSMU base fee be permanently reduced by 5$ per year ($2.50 per semester), t S as of Winter 2007.

The Quebec Federation of University Students (FEUQ) is composed of 17 student associations, including McGill, and over 140 000 students.

For more than 15 years, its mission has been to defend the rights and interests of students before, during and after their studies. FEUQ is the ONLY student lobby group consulted by the provincial government on university education matters. FEUQ also works at the federal and international levels on issues such as university financing, research, accessibility, quality and international students rights.

Costing $2.50/semester, FEUQ is the most effective student organization for the price. Vote NO to separation from FEUQ!

Y E S COM M ITTEE Since 2002 our student bo< has contributed almost $H 000 a year to FEUQ, and for what? The 2005 student strike was headed for success until FEUQ’s late-entry and co-opting of the negotiations.

FEUQ says they won the tuition freeze, but for whom? Last year FEUQ told SSMU to '’celebrate" a significant raise in out-of-province and international tuition.

This year, FEUQ has plotted to keep spending students' money regardless of our best interests, breaking our by-laws and their constitution. Are we getting our $100,000's worth? FEUQ vs. fact, we think not. Vote YES to get the FEUQ off our campus.

FYCC & Referendum Committees Debate will be held TONIGHT (Tues. Oct. 31st) at 7 p.m. in the Lev Bukhman Council Room (2nd floor Shatner)

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h a p p e n in g now ,” H e rra -V e g a said . 'If

to sw a y s tu d e n t o pinion ."

A t its last m e e tin g , S S M U C o u n ­ cil d id fo rm a y e s c o m m itte e to c a m ­

C o u n c il d id n 't h a v e a p o s itio n o n th e

p a ig n o n th e issue, in c lu d in g A rts

M e m b e rs o f C o u n c il d id

m atter, th e re w o u ld n 't b e a referen­

R e p re se n ta tiv e to SSM U R a ch e l Ab s.

a p p e a r to b e d is tra u g h t o v e r th e a p ­

d u m o n it. T h e fin a l te x t o f th e q u e s ­ tio n w a s a lso a g re e d u p o n w ith th e

"Th is is n o t a b o u t Eric v a n Eyken b e in g a n id io t. T h is is n o t a b o u t o n e

peal.

Continued from COVER

CRO." S ilv e rm a n d id n o t a g re e w ith th e c o n te n ­ tio n th a t th e re fe re n d u m q u e s tio n

w as

u n u s u a lly

b ia se d .

'It's a fu n n y q u e s tio n to a n s w e r b e c a u s e I th in k a n y q u e s tio n is in h e re n tly s o m e w h a t biased," he

h isto ry,"S ilve rm an said. not

"As far as I'm c o n c e r n e d , n o n e o f th e ir p o in ts w ill h o ld u p

"As it stan d s now, SSM U Council will m anip ulate th e voters b ecau se upon reading the q uestio n th e y will have no realistic cho ice but to vo te in favou r of term inating th e SSMU's affiliation w ith la FEUQ." — Eric van Eyken

a t t h e J-B o a rd , e x c e p t for th e ir p o in t th a t th e J u d i­ c ia l Board w ill h a v e ju r is ­ diction," D o n n y -C la r k said.

V a n E y k e n h a s file d 'm ise e n d em eu re', a fo rm a l n o tic e d e m a n d in g th a t SSM U e x e cu tiv e s a p p o in t a Ju d ic ia l B oard b e fo re

said . “It is b ia se d , yes, b u t

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th e

fall

c h o ic e to d ress h e r u p as a w re stle r or

A lli M a c Isaac T h a n k s to U N ICEF's M c G ill c h a p ­ ter, a n u m b e r o f professo rs o n c a m ­ p u s are d re ssin g u p as fairies, w re s­ tlers, p ira te s a n d ra p p e rs in efforts to raise m o n e y for e d u c a tio n .

T h e group 's n e w fu n d raiser, "Dare to Wear," c h a lle n g e s c la sse s to d o n a te o n e d o lla r p e r stu d e n t, a n d if th a t g o a l is m et, th e ir professo rs are o b lig a te d to w e a r a H a llo w e e n c o s ­ tu m e for a n e n tire lecture.

U N IC E F P re sid e n t G ra c e K im sees th e p ro g ra m as a b etter a lte rn a tive to th e w e ll-k n o w n trick -o r-tre a tin g m e th o d o f c o lle c tin g m o n e y, b u t th e "oran ge p e o p le boxes" w ill c o n tin u e to b e u se d in c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e

it's th e n a tu re o f a re fe re n d u m th a t th e q u e s tio n c a n h a v e s o m e o p in io n

m e e tin g . It's a b o u t s y s te m ic p ro b ­

re fe re n d u m . If th e y fail to d o so, th e y

le m s w ith in FEUQ," s h e said . "I th in k

in it, to s o m e extent."

V a n Eyken's a d v o c a te Jo s h u a K rane a d d e d th a t th e q u e s tio n w a s

th e re are o b v io u s , in h e re n tly g o o d th in g s a b o u t b e in g in a n e ffe ctive o rg a n iz a tio n , b u t I d o n 't n e c e s s a rily th in k th a t F E U Q h a s re c e n tly b e e n so.

ru n th e risk o f le g a l a ctio n . "[SSMU] is c le a rly h e sita n t to a p ­ p o in t a J-B o a rd th a t c a n c o n d e m n t h e m for h a v in g a cte d w rongly," Va n

"Dare to W e a r really e n g a g e s th e stu d e n ts in a w a y th a t is different,"she said. "W e w a n te d to k e e p th e a sso ­ c ia tio n w ith H a llo w e e n b u t c o m e u p

E yke n said.

B ut D o n n y -C la r k m a d e

w ith a d iffe re n t structure."

m a n ip u la tiv e in nature.

"As it sta n d s no w , SSM U C o u n c il

[SSM U has] lots o f p ro s p e c ts o n th e

w ill m a n ip u la te th e v o te rs b e c a u s e u p o n re a d in g th e q u e s tio n th e y w ill h a v e n o re a listic c h o ic e b u t to v o te in fa v o u r o f te rm in a tin g th e SSM U 's af­

p ro v in c ia l le ve l w ith o th e r- sc h o o ls th a t are n o t a lig n e d w ith FEU Q , or e v e n if th e y are, w h o still w a n t to w o rk w ith us. I d o n 't th in k in a n y w a y

filia tio n w ith la FEU Q ,"he said.

th a t [le a v in g FEU Q ] is S SM U le a v in g

V a n E yke n a rg u e d th a t th e q u e s ­ tio n d o e s n o t e n c o u ra g e d e b a te b y

p ro v in c ia l lobb ying."

Both A b s a n d S ilv e rm a n c ite d SSM U 's h ig h ly su c c e ssfu l lo b b y in g

b o th sid es.

"If t h e SSM U C o u n c il is so s tro n g ­ ly o p p o s e d to its c o n tin u e d a ffilia tio n w ith th e FEU Q ,"the a p p lic a tio n states, "it s h o u ld h a v e fo rm e d a c a m p a ig n

at th e fe d e ral level last y e a r as a rg u ­ m e n t for th e m e rits o f w o rk in g in d e ­ p e n d e n tly o f la FEU Q. "W e e n d e d u p d o in g m o re at

a ssu r­

a n c e s th a t a Board w ill b e fo rm e d .

"That w ill b e h a p p e n in g as so o n as p o ssib le , p r o b a b ly w ith in th e n ext

n e w p ro g ra m .

B e c a u se th is is th e first ye ar U N I­ C E F is h o ld in g th e e ve n t, th e o rg a n i­ z a tio n is a im in g to p u b lic iz e th e e v e n t as m u c h as p o s s ib le for fu tu re years.

week." ■

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To see the complete referendum question, please refer to the ad on the opposite page.

"W e've re ce ive d h e lp fro m U N I­ C E F Q u e b e c as well," K im said.

W h ile th e re h a ve b e e n p ro b le m s o rg a n iz in g th is p ro g ra m at th e u n iv e r­ sity level, K im a n d o th e r o rg a n iz e rs re­ m a in h o p e fu l th a t it w ill b e a su cce ss.

S h e n o te d th a t class s c h e d u lin g o n b o th M o n d a y a n d T u e s d a y h as b e e n d ifficu lt a n d th a t p rofessor a v a ila b ility p re se n te d c h a lle n g e s .

Corrections: In last week's article about Lucien Bouchard's speech, w e mis­ spelled Professor Richard Schultz's last nam e. In Sports, A n n ik Babnski was not credited for her M cGill Hall of Fame photo.

"Som e p ro b le m s w e 've e n c o u n ­ te re d w ith professors are th a t th e y th in k th a t it's a g re a t id ea, h o w e v e r th e y h a v e o th e r c o m m itm e n ts a n d feel

u n co m fo rta b le

d re ssin g

up.

S o m e see it as a h assle or are s im p ly w o rrie d a b o u t th e ir reputation."

P a rtic ip a tin g profs, ho w e ve r, are e m b ra c in g th e c h a lle n g e w ith e n t h u ­ siasm . E n g lish Professor M yrn a W yatt S e lk irk is g iv in g h e r s tu d e n ts th e

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ra p p e r 50 C e n t for th e cau se .

"I th in k th e D a re to W e a r U N IC E F c a m p a ig n is a n im a g in a tiv e , fu n w a y to raise m oney," sh e said.

T w o p rofessors h a ve d e c id e d to d ress as e a ch o th e r for th e day.

"I w ill b e g o in g as o n e o f th e re n o w n e d p rofessors o f h isto lo g y in o u r d e p a rtm e n t, Dr. C a rlo s M o ­ rales a n d h e in tu rn w ill g o as m e, th e a n a to m y professor. W e te a c h th e s a m e stu d e n ts b u t in d iffe re n t years.

H e te a c h e s th e m in U1 a n d I fo llo w in U2. W e are p re p a rin g a skit to e n te r­ ta in th e stu d e n ts b y p la y in g o p p o site roles," said A n a to m y Professor Lo u is H e rm o .

H isto ry Professor G e o rg e T o m b s is also p a rtic ip a tin g in th e c h a lle n g e a n d h a s p la n s to d re ss u p as e ith e r a s c h o o lg irl or a fairy. In total, c lo se to 15 p rofessors w ill p a rticip a te in th e p ro ­ g ra m a n d d ress u p o n e ith e r M o n d a y o r Tu e sd a y.

S tu d e n t re a ctio n to th e p ro g ra m h as b e e n p o sitive. Boxes h a v e b e e n c irc u la tin g th ro u g h o u t le ctu re halls o ve r th e p a st w e e k a n d h a v e b e e n w e ll re ce ive d .

C a th e rin e N a d e a u , U 2 In tern a ­ tio n a l D e v e lo p m e n t Stu d ie s, su p p o rts th e c h a lle n g e . S h e in d ic a te d th a t her C a n a d ia n fo re ig n p o lic y professo r w ill a lso b e d o n n in g a co stu m e .

"I th in k th a t th e c a m p a ig n for U N IC E F is a b e tte r a p p ro a c h th a n th e o ra n g e boxes. T h is w a y te a ch e rs a n d stu d e n ts are in v o lv e d a n d I th in k th e y'll b e a b le to raise m o re m o n e y th is way."

K im a g re e d th a t th e a p p ro a c h w o u ld h e lp raise m o re m o n e y , sa y in g th at th e

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for th is ty p e o f th in g — a n d retreats to To ro n to for th e w e e k e n d . O n h e r w a y h o m e fro m th e train statio n , sh e infects

th e b a se o f M o u n t Royal e v e ry S u n d a y . T h is u n im a g in a b le p eril is o f a n evil m o st p rim e a n d p o se s a th re a t to th e h u m a n

a n d L u c y Liu's fa llib ility as a re p re se nth tae­ ta x i-d riv e r a n d tw o m e n s h e m e t

a n g u a g e is a p o w e rfu l th in g . T h e w o rd s it in c lu d e s a n d th o se it m isse s are im ­ p o rta n t to w h ic h id e a s w e c a n o r c a n ­

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th e m a n /w o m a n b in a ry ? J-c a n n o t e xpress in w o rd s h o w it feels to b e u n a b le to id e n tify w ith a p ro n o u n . W h a t a m I s u p p o s e d to d o ?

n o t express. For e x a m p le , th e E n g lish la nW­ h a t are o th e rs s u p p o s e d to d o ? S o m e tim e s g u a g e u ses th e g e n d e r m o d ifie rs "him" an it d is ju s t e a sie r to p re te n d , to fit in, to p ro j­ e c t a n im a g e o f a c e rta in g e n d e r. If I c h o o se "her,""she" a n d "he,""man" a n d "wom an." W h a t a b o u t th o se in b e tw e e n ? W ith o u t p ro n o u n s to b e m y se lf a n d a d o p t a lo o k th a t is s o m e ­ w h e re in b e tw e e n , p e o p le w ill s o m e tim e s to d e s c rib e th e s e p e o p le , can th e y exist?

w is a itin g in lin e (hey, she's o n va ca tio n ). tiv e o f th e A sia n race. I'd like to tak e th T h a t n ig h t, in h e r little p in k b e d in o p p o rtu n ity to a le rt re ad e rs to a se rio u s h e r little p in k ro o m , sh e d ie s. S h e p ro ­ issu e th a t is p la g u in g so cie ty to d ay. No, it's n o t th e C o n s e rv a tiv e s in office. N or c e e d s to in fe ct h e r fam ily, w h o jo in her.

T h u s , fro m o n e z o m b ie in M o ntreal, w e is it th e d irty, d irty h ip p ie s th a t sw arm

race's v e ry e x iste n ce : T h e c o n s ta n t a n d

h a ve six z o m b ie s in To ro n to , w h ile th e in itial z o m b ie c o n tin u e s to rack u p kills.

T h is fo rm o f e x p o n e n tia l g ro w th is u n ­ s to p p a b le , e ve n w ith th e m o st p re p are d

T h e c o n c e p t o f th e la ck o f a w o rd p re ­

ju s t a ssig n a p ro n o u n — o ften after a n aw k­

u n w a v e rin g th re a t o f z o m b ie m e n a ce .

c o lu m n ists lu n a t ics a n th ro p o lo g is ts at

v e n tin g an id e a is p e rh a p s m o st fa m o u s ly d e a lt w ith in G e o rg e O rw ell's 7984. In O r­ w ell's frig h te n in g to ta lita ria n s o c ie ty w h e re

For years, th e s e cre a tu re s h a ve tak e n re fu g e in c a v e s a n d b a se m e n ts, slo w ly g ro w in g in stre n g th a n d n u m b e r,

h an d . A fter that, it is o n ly a m atte r o f w e e ks b efo re w e're b a rric a d in g o u r­ se lve s in th e u p p e r flo o rs o f L e a co ck w ith rifles a n d n o n -p e r is h a b le food , p ra y in g for h e lp to c o m e .

Big B rother ru les all, k n o w s all a n d c h a n g e s

w a rd stare a n d s o m e h e m m in g a n d h a w in g .

S o m e tim e s p e o p le w ill ju s t a v o id u sin g p ro ­ n o u n s in a s e n te n c e to refer to m e. T h is g e ts a w kw ard for th e speaker, for th e listeners a n d

th e p a st as th e p re se n t req uires, th e la n ­

for m e. B e in g in th e m id d le m ak e s e v e ry o n e

b u ild in g u p a fe ro c io u s a n d u n fe e lin g a rm y h e ll-b e n t o n w o rld c o n q u e s t.T h e ir

g u a g e o f N e w s p e a k is slo w ly ta k in g over.

N e w s p e a k seeks to s im p lify la n g u a g e to th e

feel a w kw ard la rg e ly b e c a u s e m o st d o n o t k n o w h o w to d e sc rib e it.

tim e to a tta ck is n ig h , th e a p p ro a c h in g h o lid a y g iv in g th e ir le g io n o f u n d e a d

A n d it w ill. O h yes, h e lp w ill c o m e .

I'm sure e v e n our tin -p o t m ilita ry has

p o in t w h e re th e fe w e st p o ssib le w o rd s are in e x iste n ce . T h e g o a l o f th is s im p lific a tio n is to e lim in a te n o t ju s t w o rds, b u t id e a s fro m th e v e rn a c u la r a n d th e m in d s o f th e p e o p le ; if th e w o rd to e xp re ss lib e rty d o e sn 't exist, n e i­

O n e a n sw e r c o u ld b e u s in g s c ie n c e -ficion's g e n d e r n e u tral p ro n o u n s "sie" a n d "hir," th e ir su c c e sso rs "zie" a n d "zir" or K ate B o rn stein's "zie" a n d "hir."These are c o m b in a tio n s o f ty p ica l m a le a n d fe m a le p ro n o u n s, w h ic h

w arriors a g o ld e n o p p o rtu n ity to w a lk th e streets u n d e te c te d . A .z o m b ie w ar w ill so o n b e u p o n us.

It starts w ith o n e . It take s ju s t o n e w a lk in g c o rp s e to tak e a b ite o u t o f a

s o m e sort o f a z o m b ie c o n t in g e n c y p lan . B ut for m o st o f th e w o rld , it w ill be to o late.

A n o th e r e x a m p le , if y o u please.

T h e re are 1,812,723 p e o p le in th e c ity o f

th e r c a n th e idea.

few o f y o u h a v e lik e ly e v e r h eard of— u n le ss

p asse rb y, p e rh a p s s o m e o n e w h o c o n ­

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T h e se are n o t ju s t th e c ra z y th o u g h ts o f a p a ra n o id a u th o r lo o k in g to sell a s e n s a tio n ­ a list b o o k. For e x a m p le , w h a t is it c a lle d w h e n a m a rrie d w o m a n take s a lo ver in th e sa m e

you're p a rticu la rly w e ll ve rse d in th e in te rs e x e d /in te rg e n d e r lin g o .. C le arly, th e y h a ve n o t c a u g h t o n a n d th e d is a g re e m e n t w ith in th e in te rs e x e d /in te rg e n d e r c o m m u n it y itself o v e r w h ic h se t to u se is n o t h e lp in g th e se

fu se d said c o rp s e w ith N ic o le R itch ie a n d m a d e th e m ista k e o f se e k in g an a u ­ to g ra p h .T h ro u g h th e e x c h a n g e o f saliva (or a n y o th e r b o d ily flu id ), th is Simple Life

c e n su s. Let's b e e x tra o rd in a rily g e n e ro u s

w a y as a m arrie d m a n takes a m istre ss? You d o n 't k n o w a n d j d o n 't e ith e r e ith e r (sug ar m a m a is n o t th e s a m e th in g ). In fact, I don 't

p ro n o u n s to g a in b road a c c e p ta n c e .

L a n g u a g e is s o m e th in g m o st p e o p le

fan w ill in fe ct tw o m o re p e o p le before th e d a y is th ro u g h . O v e rn ig h t, th e se th re e p e o p le w ill d ie a n e x cru c ia tin g

a n d say th a t 10 p e r c e n t o f th e p o p u la ­ tio n m a n a g e s to e v a d e th e g ro w in g z o m b ie tid e. T h a t w o u ld le a ve 181,272.3 p e o p le in M o ntreal. N ow , I h e a r yo u say, "J, that's a lot o f p e o p le left. W e can w o rk to g e th e r in n u m b e rs a n d win." D o

h e a r a b o u t th a t h a p p e n in g to o m u c h . I'm su re it d oes, b u t th e m a n is o ften d e sc rib e d as a lover, a w o rd th a t has c o m p le te ly differ­ e n t c o n n o ta tio n s from m istress. W h y can 't a m a rrie d w o m a n h a v e a m istre ss? Y ou have

tak e for g ra n te d . It's p re tty e a s y to tak e for

d e a th , o n ly to rise th e n e x t m o rn in g —

g ra n te d if y o u fit in to o n e o f th o se n e a tly c h e c k e d -o ff boxes, b u t for th o se o f us w h o don't, it is a c o n s ta n t foe. It's s o m e th in g th a t co n stra in s us, th a t sto p s us fro m b e in g w h o le .

g ra v e ly c h a n g e d . T h is c y c le w ill c o n tin ­ u e w ith b ite v ic tim s e ith e r k n o w in g ly or o b liv io u s ly ta k in g th e ir prey.

H e re is h o w th a t m ig h t w o rk out:

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I d on 't th in k it's a n y c o in c id e n c e th a t th e re is n o c o rre s p o n d in g w ord.

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o f g e n e ra lly a c c e p te d w o rd s s e e m s to c o r­

d e stin e (or n o t so c la n d e stin e ) affairs, c o m e s in to c o n ta c t w ith a z o m b ie a n d is in fe cte d . S h e d e c id e s n o t to m e n tio n it to m e — b e c a u s e if sh e d id , I'm p re p are d

c a n sav e yo u rse lve s. G e t a rm e d , g e t in ­

relate w ith th e lack o f a g e n e ra lly -a c c e p te d ideas, y o u can 't h e lp b u t w o n d e r w h ic h w a y th e c a u sa tio n a rro w is really g o in g . ■

th e m a th . D o y o u re ally b e lie v e th a t y o u a n d h a lf o f y o u r e c o n cla ss c a n tak e o u t 1,631,450.7 w a lk in g d e a d ?

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fo rm e d a n d g e t o u t o f th e cities. A im for th e h e a d a n d sh o o t to kill— it's o u r o n ly hope. ■

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e e n is b y n o m e a n s a g e -s p e c ific ! Far fro m fo rc in g u n w illin g

w e ll-p la c e d b lo w h as falle n sh o rt. W h a t are y o u s p e n d in g

(so m e m ig h t sa y m o re) a n d I d o n 't m in d g iv in g it o u t to th e kid s w h o c o m e b y m y h o u se d re sse d u p in th e ir c u te little

p e o p le to p u t o n a c o stu m e , All H allo w s' Eve offers e v e ry o n e th e u ltim a te fo ru m for se lf-e x p re ssio n a n d c re a tiv ity — a sp e cts o f th e h u m a n c o n d itio n th a t sh o u ld n 't s im p ly b e je ttis o n e d

th a t h a rd -e a rn e d in h e rita n c e o n ? Big p la stic p u m p k in s , h u g e w itch hats, g lo w in th e d a rk sk e le to n s a n d s illy strin g . C e r­

outfits, s h y ly p ro ffe rin g th e ir b u ck e ts to b e fille d w ith m in i M ars bars. B ut p e o p le , p le a s e .T h e tim e for d re ssin g u p is lo n g past. O n c e you're w ith in strikin g d is ta n c e o f le g a l d rin k in g a g e , it's tim e to ke e p th e c o s tu m e s in th e sto rag e clo se t.

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o n c e o n e ca n le g a lly s ip o n C o u rv o isie r. M o re im p o rta n tly, yo u're n e g le c tin g th e c o u n tle s s o th e r g lo rio u s a sp e c ts o f O ct.

31, s u c h as c a rv in g p u m p k in s , s p ra y in g s illy strin g , d e filin g cars w ith s h a v in g c re a m a n d s o c ia lly -a c c e p ta b le v a n d a lis m .

W h ile it is tru e th a t w o m e n use H a llo w e e n less as a rea­

ta in ly sta p le s o f th e m o d e rn stu d e n t's h o m e . A fter H a llo w e e n is over, d o y o u k e e p t h e m for n e x t y e a r? N o! Y ou th ro w th e m o ut, b e c a u s e there's n o s p a c e to ke e p th e m . A ll th a t p lastic h a d to c o m e fro m s o m e w h e re y o u k n o w — fro m o u r p re cio u s s u p p ly o f oil. You , sir, h a te th e e n v iro n m e n t.

so n to w e a r a c o s tu m e a n d m o re as an e x cu s e to dress se xie r

Kayvon snaps back: P e rh a p s ydu.'ve n e v e r se e n m y estate, w h ic h is g u a rd e d b y tw o ill te m p e re d d o b e rm a n s . T ru st m e; m y fro n t d o o r is w ell p ro te cte d fro m a tta cks o f 12 -y e a r-o ld kid s w ith rolls o f to ile t paper. A s for th e s o -c a lle d "enviro n­

th is o n e a rb itra ry w e e k e n d , I h a v e to c o m e u p w ith s o m e c re ­

th a n th e y n o rm a lly w o u ld w ith o u t so cia l re p e rcu ssio n s, th e c o s tu m e in d u s try h as c e rta in ly p ro v id e d th e m w ith p le n ty o f g a rm e n t o p tio n s. T h e m o d e rn w o m a n c a n o p t for a n y th in g fro m th e tra d itio n a l fu ll-le n g th , n o n -re v e a lin g w itc h ro b e to

a tive c o s tu m e to h a ve th a t p riv ile g e , lest I b e o stra cize d a n d im m e d ia te ly la b e le d u n c o o l a n d u n c o o l p e o p le d o n 't g e t p h o n e n u m b e rs. Plus there's th a t w h o le o th e r issu e o f girls

th e o n e -p ie c e se xy n u n v ê te m e n t. Sacrilicious.

Finally, let's n o t fo rg e t th a t H a llo w e e n is th e s e c o n d m o st p ro fita b le h o lid a y for retailers. You, sir, h ate ca p ita lis m .

in to fo o d for o rp h a n s. Y ou d o n 't h a ve a n y th in g a g a in s t O liv e r g e ttin g a little m o re o n h is d in n e r plate, d o y o u ? H a llo w e e n

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c re a m a n d e g g s next tim e th e y e n d u p o n y o u r fro n t d oo r!

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o p p o rtu n ity to d o n h o b o rags a n d b e g for c h o c o la te . Th at's w h y H a llo w e e n is b o th th e sp o o k ie st a n d g re a te st n ig h t o f th e year. ■

o n H a llo w e e n is a b a c k w a rd s a n d o u td a te d tra d itio n . O n a n y o th e r W e e ke n d o f th e y e a r I c o u ld g o o u t for a n ig h t o f d a n c ­ in g at a c lu b like a n o rm a l g u y in te re ste d in g e ttin g lo a d e d th e n g e ttin g th a t girl's p h o n e n u m b e r. N o t o n H a llo w e e n ! O n

ment," all o f th e p la stic g e ts re u se d o n Nov. 1 b y tu rn in g it

is th e o n e n ig h t o f th e y e a r th a t n o t o n ly p ro v id e s h im w ith ra tio n s— th a n k s to m y w a ste fu l e x p e n d itu re s — b u t a lso th e

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th e q u e stio n 10 m in u te s after th e m e e tin g in w h ic h it w a s b ro u g h t up, th e re b y d e p riv in g c o u n c illo rs o f th e tw o w e e ks th e y s h o u ld h a v e h a d to d isc u ss

S tu d e n ts s h o u ld n o t let SSM U g e t a w a y w ith th is c h ild is h , in a p p ro p ria te b e h a vio u r. W e s h o u ld v o te n o o n th is re fe re n d u m q u e stio n , n o t b e ­

th e y w o u ld have to a sk th e q u e s tio n a n y w a y (FEU Q req uires all m e m b e rs to vo te o n re n e w in g th e ir m e m b e rs h ip e v e ry fiv e years). T h e y h a v e cite d is­ sue s w ith FEU Q 's se p a ra tist p o licie s, "secret m e e t­ ings" to u n d e rm in e lo cal so v e re ig n ty a n d b a sic re la tio n sh ip issues. F E U Q is cu rre n tly th e o n ly form o f re p re se n ta tio n — fe d e ral or p ro v in c ia l— th a t M c­

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c o u n c il th a t w a s c a u g h t o ff g ua rd .

T h e q u e stio n itself is a lso b ia se d to w ard th e y e s side. In ste a d o f a sk in g us w h e th e r o r n o t w e b e lie v e F E U Q is a w o rth y o rg a n iz a tio n th a t p ro ­ m o te s s tu d e n t interests, it asks w h e th e r w e w a n t a n extra $5 a y e a r in o u r p o cke ts. W h o co u ld n 't u se

c a u s e w e w a n t to stay in FEU Q, b u t b e c a u s e w e n e e d a p ro p e r d e b a te o n th e issu e. W e w a n t to b e in fo rm e d vo te rs a n d d e c id e o n a c o u rs e o f a c ­ tio n th a t ju d g e s FE U Q o n its m e rits rath e r th a n a m e e tin g . If SSM U is so c o n c e rn e d w ith c a m p u s d e ­ m o cra cy, th e y s h o u ld b e a b le to p u t u p w ith th e ir p e rso n a l issu e s w ith FE U Q for a little w h ile to g ive stu d e n ts tim e to d e c id e for th e m s e lv e s w h e th e r FE U Q is really as b a d as th e y say. ■

a n d fu e lle d b y p e tty p e rso n a l p ro b le m s b e tw e e n m e m b e rs o f th e SSM U a n d FEU Q e x e cu tive s. C o n ­ sid e rin g th e h ig h tu rn o v e r o f s tu d e n t e x e cu tive s, th is year's p ro b le m s m a y n o t e ve n b e a n issu e next y e a r w h e n th e re are e n tire ly new . te a m s o n b o th sides. But th is re fe re n d u m , if passe d, c o u ld h a ve s e ­

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th e issu e w ith stu d e n ts a n d w ith fa c u lty co u n c ils.

T h e q u e stio n w a s e sse n tia lly ru b b e r-s ta m p e d b y a

o u t o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n h as b e e n b o th sp a rke d

Charlie Blore Aaron Sigal

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th e a lte rn a tive s a n d th e ir p la n s for th e future. " T h e y d o n 't a lw a ys g e t a lo n g w ith m e"isn 't a g o o d e n o u g h e x cu se to h o ld a re fe re n d u m a n d FEUQ's s u p p o s e d d isre g a rd for th e d e m o c ra tic p ro ce ss is n o reason for SSM U to ig n o re it as w ell.

c o n s id e re d carefully.

SSM U 's ru sh e d d e c is io n to a tte m p t to p ull

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FE U Q w ill w o rk b e h in d th e sc e n e s to o rch e strate a victo ry. H o w ever, SSM U ca n w o rk as w e ll to e d u ­ cate stu d e n ts o n FEU Q 's fa ilin g s a n d tell us a b o u t

next. D o n n y -C la rk m e re ly p a id lip se rv ice to this

G ill s tu d e n ts h a ve a n d so th e q u e s tio n stu d e n ts are v o tin g o n is an im p o rta n t o n e th a t s h o u ld be

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th e issue. SSM U e x e cu tiv e s c la im th a t if th e y w ait,

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T h is q u e s tio n sh o u ld n 't e v e n b e o n th e b a l­ lot th is fall. T h e re is n o v a lid reason w h y w e can't w a it un til th e p re v io u s ly s c h e d u le d re fe re n d u m on

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tiv e s a b o u t th e o rg a n izatio n 's e ffe ctiv e n e ss m a y h a ve m erit. But th e p o in t is th a t th o s e m erits, a lo n g w ith th e d e trim e n ts o f FEU Q m e m b e rs h ip a n d th e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f le a v in g , s h o u ld b e d e b a te d

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o p e n ly. T h e s im p le fa ct is th a t th e y haven 't been .

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L e t t e r s to t h e e d it o r The truth about John Lennon

Out with FEUQ!

b e g re a t if m e n k n e w h o w to b e fathers, so th a t w o m e n w o u ld

S a y w h a t yo u w ill a b o u t Jo h n Len no n's p o litica l a ffilia tio n s

n o t h a v e to g e t fo u r jo b s a n d h a ve tim e for th e ir k id s ? I a m

T h e FE U Q re fe re n d u m is th e latest issu e c re a tin g b u zz in

or th e U.S. v. Jo h n L e n n o n , b u t I'm afraid I can 't let th e state ­

o f c o u rse n o t a g a in s t w o rk in g , b u t h a v in g b e e n in a situ a tio n

Le a co ck , d u rin g cla ss c h a n g e s a n d in th e c a m p u s m e d ia . FE U Q

m e n t "e ve ryo n e kn o w s th a t Paul w a s th e real g e n iu s o f th e B e atle s"sta n d w ith o u t a c h a lle n g e ("John L e n n o n w a s a pussy," 24.10.06). T h e real g e n iu s o f th e B eatles w a s th e b a la n c e b e ­ tw e e n L e n n o n a n d M cC a rtn e y. N e ith e r p a rticu la rly s u c c e e d e d w ith o u t th e o th e r a n d u ltim a te ly, Paul's so lo care er w a s th e

w h e re m y m o th e r w o rk e d o ften a n d m y fath e r h a d zero par­ e n tin g skills, I h o n e s tly th in k it's n o t a b a d idea.

"To in ve st in, for e x a m p le , e m p lo y m e n t o p p o rtu n itie s for m o th e rs w o u ld d o m o re to m a k e th e m self-sufficient." H o n estly,

is th e lo b b y g ro u p th a t is s u p p o s e d to re p re se n t M c G ill u n ­ d e rg ra d s to th e Q u e b e c g o v e rn m e n t, th e p e o p le th a t re g u late o u r tu itio n , a n d it is se rio u sly b roken . T h is is a g ro u p th at u sed M c G ill s tu d e n t m o n e y to fu n d th e se p e ra tist c a u s e d u rin g th e

th is re m in d s m e o f C h ris Rock's "it d o n 't m ak e it a g o o d fu c k in g

1995 re fe re n d u m after a ssu rin g SSM U it w o u ld not.

m o re in sip id .

idea", itta ke s tw o to h a v e a k id a n d it s h o u ld ta k e tw o to raise th e m .

FE U Q h as a lso c o n s is te n tly ig n o re d th e issu e s o f o u t-o f-

Let's tak e a look: Jet is a ro cke r a b o u t h is d o g , Band

G ra n te d , I don 't k n o w a n y th in g a b o u t her, I ju s t se e m to th in k

p ro v in c e a n d in te rn a tio n a l s tu d e n ts in Q u e b e c w h ile fo cu s in g

on the Run is five m in u te s to o lo n g (and it's o n ly fiv e m in ­ utes lo n g ), Live and Let Die is a b o u t 50 s e c o n d s o f s in g in g

h e r a rticle h ad a b ia s to it. I a m for m arria g e , b u t I'm n o t a g a in s t

o n th e in -Q u e b e c tu itio n freeze. Last year, n o t o n ly d id FE U Q c o n d o n e tu itio n in cre ase s for n o n -re s id e n ts o f Q u e b e c, b u t c la im e d a v ic to ry in th e process, te llin g us to b e h a p p y w ith w h a t w e g ot. If th is is a su cce ss, I c a n n o t e v e n im a g in e w h a t th e ir F E U Q in g failu re s m u st b e like. M cG ill stu d e n ts h a ve b e e n

a g a in st tw o m in u te s o f fa u x -d ra m a tic c la s sic a lly -in sp ire d in stru m e n ta ls th at g o n o w h e re a n d Maybe I'm Amazed is a tired, w a te re d -d o w n v e rsio n o f Let It Be a n d Hey Jude

p e o p le w h o th in k it's n o tfo rth e m .lre s p e c tth a t(d iffe re n ts tro k e s for d iffe re n t folks, after all), b u t c o n s id e rin g th e rid ic u lo u s th in g s s h e says, I can 't h e lp b u t w o n d e r w h e th e r h e r p a re n ts m arried .

A n d b y th e w ay, n o t e v e ry o n e w a n ts a m illio n -d o lla r w e d d in g

th a t ju s t h a p p e n s to sh a re its n a m e w ith a Lo n e sta r so n g th at

stra ig h t o u t o f Vogue a n d General Hospital. G iv e m e a break.

it's Lou Reed, n o t Jo h n L e n n o n o r Paul M cC a rtn e y.

— Byron Tau U2 History

a sk in g F E U Q to fig h t for all s tu d e n ts in Q u e b e c , n o t ju s t th o se

—Jessie Vaillancourt Concordia U2 Communications

g o t p la y e d a lot at m id d le s c h o o l d a n c e s. Len no n's p o st-B e a tle s care e r h a d th e re d e e m in g v irtu e o f re le a sin g so lid rock n u m ­ bers like Nobody Told Me a n d Instart Karma. N e ve r m in d th a t if an yon e's so lo care er is s u s p ic io u s ly m e d ic o re c o m p a re d to th e ir g ro u n d b re a k in g o u tp u t as a m e m b e r o f a fa m o u s g ro u p ,

The man-o-centric maleocracy strikes again?

H o o ra y for Ben L e m ie u x for w ritin g a n o th e r m is o g y n is tic

fro m Q u e b e c .

U n fo rtu n a te ly for us, FE U Q refuses to c h a n g e . T h e y c la im e d reform w o u ld b e a b ig p a rt o f th e ir g o a ls th is year, fi­ n a lly p u ttin g all s tu d e n ts first, b u t w e h a v e n o th in g to s h o w for it. O n to p o f this, F E U Q w a s c a u g h t re d -h a n d e d w o rk in g

a rticle ("Quit trip p in 'in class,"24.10.06). I w a s so a n g ry th a t o n c e

to u n d e rm in e o u r re fe re n d u m p ro ce ss a n d lo cal so ve re ig n ty.

I fin is h e d re a d in g it I p ro m p tly b u rn e d th e a rticle , th re w th e a sh e s d o w n th e to ile t a n d flu sh e d . In his a rticle , h e c la im s th at

T h e y d id n 't th in k th a t M c G ill stu d e n ts w e re s m a rt e n o u g h to m a k e th e d e c is io n a b o u t FE U Q o n th e ir o w n . T h e y w e re g o in g

The trouble with SSMU

e v e ry o n e w h o ca rrie s w a te r b o ttle s w ith th e m is p ro b a b ly trip p in 'o n E.

I d o n 't u s u a lly p a y m u c h a tte n tio n to th e p o litic k in g o n c a m p u s , b u t I've fo u n d th is p a rticu la r y e a r to b e rid ic u lo u s, from G A d e b a c le s to th e n a m e -c a llin g re g a rd in g F E U Q -S S M U

If he w o u ld a c tu a lly lo o k a ro u n d him self, it's m o stly girls w h o w a lk a ro u n d w ith w a te r b o ttle s— girls w h o , in ste ad o f p a rticip a tin g in th e a lle g e d fu n h e talks a b o u t, are to o b u sy

to try to co n tro l o u r c o u n c il, n e w sp a p e rs a n d fa c u lty a s s o c ia ­ tio n s. In tru e FE U Q fa sh io n , th e y faile d at th is like th e y have faile d in te rn a tio n a l a n d o u t-o f-p ro v in c e stu d e n ts.

FE U Q h as b e e n a p ro b le m for M cG ill's stu d e n ts. Eve ry tim e w e h a ve raised th e s e issu es, FE U Q h as refused to a c c e p t

reiations. P e o p le s h o u ld start to b e h a v e , g o v e rn a n d a c t in stu ­

try in g to c o n fo rm to a m a le -p ro p a g a te d v ie w o f b e a u ty a n d th u s n o t c o n s u m in g e n o u g h sugar. H e n c e th e thirst.

tu re th a t a c c o m m o d a te s its m e m b e rs, F E U Q w a n ts to re m a in

d e n ts' b e st in te re sts rather th a n in d u lg in g in c h ild is h an tics.

SSM U , p le ase g ro w up.

— Estelle Hjertaas U2 History & Political Science

In a d d itio n , his d iss o f Ja n e A u ste n is c le a rly a n a tte m p t to d is c re d it h e r as a w o m a n , o n e w h o b roke in to a m a le -d o m i­ n a te d fie ld w ith g re a t results. T h is a rticle is n o t a b o u t trip p in ' o n E, b u t a b o u t his d is d a in for th o se w h o are trip p in o n th e real

Marriage isn't so great after all

E - Estro gen. It d o e sn 't m atte r w h a t h e w rites, h o w sarca stic or

I a g re e a n d d isa g re e w ith a fe w o f E liza b e th Perle's p o in ts

iro n ic it is o r th a t his a rticle s are o ften fu n n y a n d s o m e tim e s d o

("W hy 'w e do,"' 2 4 .10.06). H o w ca n s h e p o s s ib ly sa y th at a civil o r re lig io u s m a rria g e isn't "real?" I k n o w p e o p le w h o h a ve b e e n m a rrie d for 50 years; is th a t n o t re a l?

S h e m u s t a lso b e a g a in st " s k ill-b u ild in g for fathers." W o u ld n 't it

h a v e a p o in t. I w ill a lw a ys hate h im , b e c a u s e if I d id n 't sp e n d m y d a y s h a tin g his w ritin g , I w o u ld a c tu a lly h a v e to g e t a life.

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a n o ld boys' c lu b e n tre n c h e d in its w ays, re fu sin g to fig h t for p e o p le n o t in th e ir c liq u e .

S h o u ld w e c o n tin u e to g iv e a h u n d re d th o u s a n d d o lla rs a y e a r to a g ro u p th a t d o e sn 't re p re se n t u s ? O f c o u rs e not.

S h o u ld w e c o n tin u e to w a ste tim e a n d e n e rg y o n th is g ro u p ?

C e rta in ly not. S h o u ld w e g e t o u t o f la FE U Q now , a n d sav e $5 a y e a r? Yes.

— Adrian Angus U3 History & Political Science Arts Senator

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■ (E o n w h e n y o u w a k e up am vou F b e d th e next d a y !75u|m iqht see som e hair io f f t n e face of y o u r lay.) .W e allllo ve h o llo w 's eve, f j j f e t h e h o lid a y of sin, jb u ^n a s a n y o n e sto p pe d S B t f f s e e w h a t's w ith in ? ^ ■ M i T h e politics of fear, fS m a p sy ch b e h in d scare, j K l y & ru th th a t lies de ep o fâ vm ch n o n e are aw are.

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J® tfianju$f a ^allomeenarrijetpes re m

The horny werewolf, sexy vampire, inte

I'll get you my pretty! And your little boyfriend too!

H e r s h rie k in g h ig h la u g h a n d p o in te d h a t c o n tin u e to

tu n a te v ic tim s o f g e n d e re d o p p re ssio n . To th is day, th e y h a ve b e e n w ritte n o ff b y s o cie ty a n d c h a ra c te r­ ized as u n w a n te d m e m b e rs , all in a n effort to ke e p

illicit fear in th e m o st c o u ra g e o u s o f us, e v e n th o u g h th e

w o m a n d o w n . Fear is th e g re a te st ta ctic in isolatio n ,

c la s sic film The Wizard ofO z w a s first sc re e n e d m o re th a n 65 ye ars a g o . O f co u rse , I'm ta lk in g a b o u t the w ic k e d w itch . C a s t a s id e as a n a b n o rm a l fe m a le w ith su p e rp o w e rs, w e h a ve o n ly th e sh a ck le s o f p a tria rc h y to b la m e for h e r w o rld w id e re p u tatio n as a h e ll raiser a n d e v il s p e llb in d e r. For ce n tu rie s,

a n d no w o m a n is feared m o re th a n th e w itch .

R ick i G u r w it z

W h e n w o m e n fin a lly re ce iv e d th e rig h t to v o te in th e late 19 20s, th e ir su ffra g e w a s h a rd ly w e ll re ce ive d . Is it a c o in c id e n c e , th e n , th a t th a t th e v illa in o u s a n d p o w ­

sh e h a s b e e n m isca st, m is u n d e rsto o d a n d m isre p re se n te d in

e rfu l w ick e d W itc h o f th e W e st a p p e a re d in a m o v ie film e d so o n after th is b re a k th ro u g h in g e n d e r e q u a lity ? I th in k

ch aracte r, a n d it is tim e to se t th e re co rd stra ig h t a b o u t th e o rig in a l M iss w h o b roke d o w n g e n d e r barriers.

tio n fro m s o cie ty w a rn e d w o m e n n o t to b e c o m e to o

It all b e g a n c e n tu rie s a g o d u rin g th e S a le m W itc h Tri­ als. A g ro u p o f w o m e n re c o g n iz e d for th e ir stre n g th , h e a l­ in g p o w e rs a n d m ystica l e n e rg y p re se n te d a se rio u s threat to a s o cie ty w h e re m e n re ig n e d a n d w o m e n w a sh e d th e ir clo th e s. D e fy in g th e s e co n stru c ts o f so cia l order, th e e a rly

stro n g ; less th e y b efall th e s a m e fate o f p a ria h -h o o d .

W h y d o w e call stro n g , b o ld a n d th ic k -sk in n e d w o m e n "w itches" w h e n su c c e ssfu l m e n e m b o d y th e s a m e q u a litie s ? T h e se fe m a le s are trailblazers, e x h ib it­ in g s tre n g th a n d c h a ra c te r e q u a l to m e n , a n d ye t w e

fe m in ists w e re "w itchy" b e c a u s e th e y offered se rv ice s th a t

are ta u g h t to fear th e m . T h e syste m o f p a tria rc h y a n d

m e n c o u ld not, s y m b o lic a lly s p e a k in g o u t a g a in s t p a triarch a l d o m in a tio n .

th e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f o p p re ss io n are still v e ry m u c h at w o rk a n d th e w itc h still suffers. T h e tim e h a s c o m e to free th e w ic k e d w itch , so th a t w ick e d b e c o m e s s y n o n y ­

T h e ir efforts w e re n o t re w a rd e d bu t, in ste ad , u se d a g a in st th e m . S h u n n e d as o u tc a sts w h o s e s p e c ia l p o w e rs w e re "evil' a n d "wicked," th e se w o m e n b e c a m e th e un fo r­

not. H e r g re e n skin, e v il in te n tio n s a n d e x -c o m m u n ic a -

m o u s w ith c o o l a n d h e r h ig h -p it c h e d la u g h is w h a t w e h e a r w h e n h e r re d e m p tio n h a s c o m e ! ■

ftlm w o lf Unleashing our inner animals, rrrrawr!

Hood: m a n y critics read 'the w o lf in th e

T h e y huff, th e y p u ff a n d th e ir y e l­ lo w e y e s stare at u s fro m s o m e w h e re in t h q d a rk : th e w o lf is n o t a n a n im a l to

b e d ' as a n a lle g o ry for a m a n try in g to trick a y o u n g g irl o u t o f h e r virg in ity.

O n e c o u ld a lso a rg u e , how ever, th a t th e w e re w o lf is a fu n d a m e n ta lly

b e ta k e n lig h tly, e v e n w ith in o u r m o st

fe m in in e fig u re . W h e n g irls g o th ro u g h

world." B oth film s a lso m a n ip u l : :e th e a ll-t o o -c o m m o n h o rro r g e n re im rg e o f w o m e n w h o c a n n o t - o u t o f nec e ssity for th e ir live s - g iv e in to th e ir ap etites: Ginger Snaps d e p ic ts stro ng, e m ale ch a ra c te rs g iv in g in to n a tu ra l f e lin g s

b e lo v e d b e d tim e stories. T h e y are th e

p u b e rty — like

like h u n g e r for fo o d or se x u a l de

e p ito m e o f th e p rim itiv e , b lo o d th irs ty a n d feral c re a tu re lu rk in g w ith in th e d e e p fo rest o u ts id e o f o u r h o m e s — a n d in s id e o u r s u b c o n s c io u s .

p a rts— th e y, too, fa c e m o n stro u s h a irg ro w th in u n e x p e c te d p la ce s, s u c h as o n th e ir faces. M o reo ver, as th e tale

E lizabeth P erle

T h e w e re w o lf (the . fu sio n o f th e d o m e s tic a te d p e rso n a n d p rim a l, w ild a n im a l) is o ften in te rp re te d a s a s y m b o l for th e n a tu ra l p ro ce sse s o f h u m a n g ro w th : d u rin g p u b e rty , e v e ry m a n a n d . w o m e n fa c e s e x tre m e p h ysic a l a n d p s y c h o lo g ic a l tra n sfo rm a tio n s. A te e n ­ a g e boy, for exafinpfe, w ilt s u d d e n ly fin d

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M a n o r w o m a n , th e w erev 'Olf is g e n e ra lly th e p e rso n yo u 'd least rpect: a re sp e cta b le , k in d a n d s o c ia l: •• p e rso n th a t se e m s a lm o st to o g o o 1 to b e

g o e s, th e "w e re w o lf tra n sfo rm a tio n " o c c u rs o n ly o n c e a m o n th (w h e n th e

tru e . Take, for e x a m p le , M ic h a e

m o o n is full), m u c h like a n o th e r w e ll-

a s Teen Wolf o r e v e n S e th G re e r

k n o w n fe m a le p r o c e s s ...

In fact, th e fe m a le "w e re w o lf"se e m s to h a v e b e c o m e a rath e r p o p u la r m o v ie fig u re a s o f late; Ginger Snaps a n d its re ce n t s e q u e l Ginger Snaps: Unleashed are tw o sa lie n t e x a m p le s .T h e film 's star,

h is face g ro w in g h a ir as h é d e g in s to

E m ily Perkins, e x p la in s th e s ig n ific a n c e

d e v e le f) b o th se xu al a n d a g g re ss iv e im ­

o f th e fe m a le "stalking w erew olf": "It

p u lse s; s o m e h isto ria n s e v e n c la im th a t th e w o rd "wolf" itself, w a s o n c e tfsed as a s la n g te rm for "horny, male." A n d

e x p o se s th e fact th a t te e n a g e s e x u a l­ ity a n d th e fe m a le b o d y is c o n s tru c te d fro m th e o u tsid e , s o m e th in g that's im ­

ju s t lo o k a t th e fa b le erf Little Red Riding

p o se d o n th e b o d y fro m th e e x te rn al

J. Fox

n o ld s c h o o l Buffy e p is o d e s . B ut w h e a full m o o n c o m e s a ro u n d , a n in n e r : n im a l e x p lo d e s o u t o f th a t s e e m in g fla w less exterior. W h e th e r a sexu al, s rial or e v e n D a rw in ia n c o m m e n t, the Ne re w o lf is o n e o f th e m o st p o p u 1 H a llo w e e n fig u re s s im p ly b e c a u se w h ile it frig h te n s us, w e a lso fin d or : .elves s tra n g e ly a ttra cte d to th e im age after all, le ttin g lo o se o u r in h ib itio i and ru n n in g w ild o n c e a m o n th i s , ire tty te m p tin g id e a . ■

31.10.06 • Halloween Special Feature* 2 COVER POEM BY E LIZA B ETH PER LE

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urface inpolitical forms ctual monster and femi-witch revealed tch rev< D racula Women, caoi sucking sc M

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T h e last th in g m o st p e o p le w a n t t h e i j m ate to d o in b e d is su c k b lo o d o u t o f t h e in j n e ck, b u t Dracula's n e e d to im b ib e his victim 's b lo o d h as m a d e h im a h ig h ly sexu al figure.

Dracula, p u b lis h e d b y Bram S to ke r in 1897, w as

sm and neckfiaby oh baby' the, p re se n t (risin g from th e grave). P u b lish e d in th e 19 th ce n tu ry, th e book's su p e rn a tu ra l v illa in c o u ld a lso b e a c o n tra d ic to ry s y m b o l o f th e s o u l-d ra in in g p o te n tia l o f m o d e rn ity a n d ca p ita lism .

A n o th e r m ista k e in th e p o p u la r c o n c e p tio n o f th e story is th e idea th a t th e fe m a le v ic tim is p assive. In th e bo o k, o n e o f th e fe m a le leads, M in a, w a s far fro m p a ssive a n d a c tu a lly h e lp a d fig h t D ra c u la to w ard th e eftd o f th e B e v e l. A c c o rd in g to M o rg an , M fha w a s re p re se n tativ

n o t ju s t a story a b o u t sexuality. To d ay, th o u g h , D ra c u la se e m s to b e ju s t that: h e is m o re often re p re se n te d as a sexu al te m p ta tio n th a n as a n evil b e in g o u t to steal y o u r so ul, in a m a n n e r o f

tu r m o f-th e -c e q tu r y "new w q ^ p a n ^ s s h e w a s s o m e w h a t if iÜ P d S s y i Ové a n o s e x u a lly o p e n th a n th e sto ic V ic t ^ p lf w M m a n . T h e u se o f a p a ssive v ic t f n in m o d e rn .re p ro d u ctio n s re m o v e s a n y sta te m e n t th at S toker w as try irig to m a k e a b o y t w o m e n 's ro lls .

s p e a k in g . In th e real story, th is w a s s im p ly n o t th e case.

W h a t e x a c tly h a ve w e re ta in e d a b o u t th e m y th ? N o t its h isto rica l s ig ­ n ific a n c e o r s o c io -e c o n o m ic im p lic a tio n s , b u t its sexu ality. Sex in V icto ria n s o c ie S w a s e x tr e m e ly re p re sse d a n d g e n e ra lly n o t a n a c c e p ta b le s u b je c t

A c c o rd in g to M c G ill E n g lish Professor M o ­ n iq u e M o rg an , m o d e rn in te rp re te rs h a v e "ap­

for e v e ry d a y c o n v e rs a tio n . T h e e x c h a n g e o f b lo o d , w a s "a c le v e r w a y to

p ro p ria te d h im to se rv e o th e r p u rp o se s.” D racu la,

d is p la i s o r t e o f th e se anxieties,” says M o rg a n . Even th o u g h s o c ie ty w as

sh e says, h as b e e n e q u a te d m o re w ith c e le b rity th a n a n y th in g else, a n d critics c o n tin u e to d is p u te his tru e s ig n ific a n c e . In th e no vel, D ra cu la re m a in s a c h a ra c te r o f m ystery. H e m ay, for e x a m p le , b e a

b e c o n jin g ffiorfe o p e n a b o u t sex d u e to th e c o n tin u in g d isc o v e rie s m a d e b y scie n tists, th e re w e re still m a n y ta b o o s th a t c o u ld b e e x p re sse d o n ly th ro u g h c le v e r c o v e r up s, like D ra cu la . T h is th e m e is p ro b a b ly th e o n ly o n e still re le v a n t:to d a y , b e c a u s e o u r s o c ie ty still re p re sse s c e rta in sexu al tab o o s. »

s y m b o l o f a re p re sse d p a st c o m in g b a c k to h a u n t

Frankenstein Dr. Margaret Somerville spills the dirt M

eghn a

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A n e ig h t-fo o t tall g re e n cre a tu re w ith a scre w tw iste d th ro u g h h is n e ck, w a ltz in g o u t o f a la b o ra to ry a n d in to th e real w o rld w o u ld terrify a n y o n e , n o t ju s t th e to w n s p e o p le in M a ry S h e lle y's novel, Frankenstein, lo th e e a rly 1800s, M a ry S h e lle y p u b lis h e d Franken­ stein as a horro r sto ry a n d it b e c a m e a c ry o f w a rn in g in re sp o n se to th e in d u stria l re v o lu tio n ra p id ly c h a n g in g th e w o rld a ro u n d her.

A n d so th e sto ry g o e s .. .V icto r Fran k e n stein , a scie n tist p re d is­ p o se d to R o m a n tic ism , g e n e ra te s a cre a tu re th a t is p re su m e d to b e a n e vil m o nster. Yet, d e sp ite his h id e o u s a p p e a ra n c e , th e cre atu re p o sse sse s a b e a u tifu l so u l. H e n o t o n ly p e rfo rm s g o o d d e e d s for h is to w n s p e o p le , b u t a lso b e c o m e s a b rillia n t sch o lar, m a ste rin g F re n ch a n d re a d in g M ilto n a n d C h a u ce r.

m ig h t h a v e b e e n w a rn in g th e p o w e rs o f th e tim e th a t th e y cre a te d a la te n t m o n s te r— o n e th a t w ill a v e n g e th e m for its cru e l e x p lo ita tio n .

H ow ever, e v e n o u ts id e th e sc e n a rio o f th e in d u stria l re v o lu ­ tio n , th e sto ry is u n se ttlin g ly fam ilia r: a c h a ra c te r is b u llie d b e c a u s e o f his u n u s u a l a p p e a ra n c e a n d , as a result, h e o r sh e strikes back.

S h e lle y's u n c a n n ily fo re b o d in g n o ve l s e e m s like th e p lo t o f a horror story, b u t u n fo rtu n ate ly, all to o o fte n h its c lo se to h o m e . T h o s e w h o feel v ic tim iz e d a n d iso late d w ith in th e ir so cie tie s, for e x a m p le , c o m m o n ly in itia te s c h o o l sh o o tin g s.

T h e m y th o f Fra n k e n ste in a lso w a rn s a g a in s t th e d a n ­ g e rs o f ta k in g s c ie n c e to e x tre m e a n d a m o ra l lim its. In h e r re ce n tly p u b lis h e d b o o k, The Ethical Imagination, Dr. M arg aret S o m e rv ille ,

cla ss ca p ita lists a b o u t th e ir p ro le ta ria t c o u n te rp a rts. Ju st like Fran ­ kenstein's cre atu re , th o se p o o r p e o p le w e re m o re in te llig e n t a n d p e rce p tiv e th a n c o m m o n ly p e rce ive d .

fo u n d e r o f th e M c G ill C e n tre for M e d ic in e E th ics a n d Law, a d d re s s ­ es th is v e ry issue. S o m e rv ille in sists th a t b efo re ta k in g a stan d for or a g a in s t a n y s c ie n tific b re a k th ro u g h s, "we h a v e to n a m e th e m o nster. W e n e e d to re v is it o u r c o lle c tiv e myths." S o c ie tie s g e n e ra lly cre a te m yth s, s u c h

S o le ly b e c a u s e o f h is a p p e a ra n c e , Frankenstein's s o -c a lle d 'm o n ste r' is s h u n n e d b y so cie ty. H u rt a n d a n g ry, h e lash e s o u t

as Fran k e n stein as a p s y c h o ­ lo g ica l re fle ctio n o f th e ir

a g a in s t his creator's fa m ily a n d frie n ds. M o rg a n b e lie v e s th at his re b e llio n a d d re sse s “th e a n x ie ty a b o u t [the] re v o lu tio n a t th e time."

C a p ita lis ts o f th e In d u stria l R e v o lu tio n o ften m istre a te d th e ir w o rk ­ ers w ith o u t b e in g h e ld a c c o u n ta b le for th e ir m is c o nWd u c t. S h e lle y

sh a re d m o rals. T h e fact th a t Fra n k e n ste in is still a m o n g us to d a y is p ro o f o f o n e s u c h c o lle c tiv e m yth . ■

A c c o rd in g to E n g lis h Professor M o n iq u e M o rg a n , S h e lle y p o in ts to th e a rro g a n t m is ju d g m e n ts m a d e b y w e a lth y, m id d le -

The McGill Tribune

4 • Halloween Special Feature *31.10.06

Ija iig fitji or n ice? O n j^altottieen, jjo n can tafcejjonr pirfc Ancient archetypes resurface in contemporary female costumes a n d "tran scendence." In o th e r w o rds, w o m e n are often p e rce iv e d as g o o d o r bad , b la c k o r w h ite a n d n o t really

R a c h e l M eln ik H a llo w e e n , a.k.a "W h o re -o -w e e n ," is a h o lid a y k n o w n for its tra d itio n a l ja c k -o lan tern s, c a n d y c o rn a n d s lu tty fe m a le c o s ­ tu m e s. T h in k a b o u t y o u r fav o u rite m a s q u e r­ a d e a tte m p t. P e rh a p s it w a s th e d e v il th at y o u r g irlfrie n d d re sse d u p as last H a llo w e e n , c o m p le te w ith little red h o rns, a s e q u in e d tail

a n y th in g in b e tw e e n .

T h is is a sw e e p in g o ve rg e n e ra liz a tio n , b u t c o n s id e r s o m e p o p u la r fe m a le c o s tu m e ch o ic e s. T h e se , u s u a lly se xu a lize d , im a g e s o f a w itch , v a m p ire , g yp sy, p rin c e s s a n d a n g e l c e rta in ly u n d e rlin e a c o m m o n "good girl" v e rsu s "bad girl" d ic h o to m y ; s o c ie ty p e rcie v e s w o m e n as e ith e r a n e x c lu s iv e ly " S n o w W h ite "o r" C ru e lla D e v ille " f ig u r e .

a n d a s h a rp lo o k in g p itch fo rk m e a n t to c a u se

O f co u rse , d re ssin g u p like a Victoria's S e cre t “A n g e l" is

s o m e (p e rh a p s n o t q u ite u n so licite d ) h a rm . O r

all in g o o d fun , b u t th e re is a reason w h y V irg in ia W o o lf so d e sp e ra te ly w a n te d to "k ill" th e " A n g e l in th e H o u se .'T h e se

m a y b e it w a s th e C a th o lic s c h o o lg irl o u tfit y o u o n c e s h o w c a s e d o n th e 31st, c o m p rise d o f a p laid m in iskirt, la c y k n e e -h ig h s to c k in g s a n d a C r u c if ix ’p e n d a n t h u n g in a v e ry stra te g ic p lace . "The T a ve rn W e n c h is m y p e r­ so n a l favourite," says O lg a B ly u m in , U3 P o litical S cie n ce .

"It's b o th h id e o u s /a n d /s lu t t y !"

T h e re is a w id e va rie ty o f sh a m e le s s d is g u is e s to w e a r (or rath e r n o t w ear), b u t th e y all h a ve o n e th in g in c o m m o n : H o w e v e r h a rm le ss th e y m a y se e m , th e s e c o stu m e s c o n tin u e to reflect a n c ie n t a rc h e ­ ty p e s im p o s e d u p o n w o m e n in a p a triarch a l so ­ ciety.

fe m a le a rc h e typ e s o f e x tre m e p u rity a n d e x tre m e f ie n d ­ ish n e ss c o n tin u e to reflect s o m e in g ra in e d , m a le -in v e n te d fe ar o f fe m in in e pow er. In th e ir stud y, The Madwoman in

the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth Century Lit­ erary Imagination, S a n d ra G ilb e rt a n d S u sa n G u b a r a ssert th a t "m ale a n xie tie s a b o u t fe m a le a u to n o m y p ro b a b ly g o as d e e p as e ve ryo n e 's m o th e r-d o m in a te d in fan cy, p atriar­ c h a l texts h a ve tra d itio n a lly s u g g e s te d t h a t J b r e v e ry g lo w in g p o rtra it o f s u b m is s iv e w o m e n e n s h rin e d in d o m e stic ity, th e re exists an e q u a lly im p o rta n t n e g a ­ tiv e im a g e th a t e m b o d ie s th e s a c rile g io u s fie n d is h -

O n th e surface , th e n u m b e r o f m ask s a p ­

n e s s fT h e co n tra st o f th e "w o m a n e n s h rin e d in d o m e s tic ­

p ears e n d le ss, b u t in reality, H a llo w e e n c o s ­ tu m e s b o il d o w n to tw o rather s im p le v e r­ sio n s o f fe m in in ity . R e g ard le ss o f h e r c h o s e n faça d e , o n H a llo w e e n , a w o m a n b e c o m e s a v a ria tio n o f tw o m a le -o r ie n te d im a g e s; her c o s tu m e e m u la te s e ith e r an a n g e l o r a

V icto ria n ideal. R ecall y o u r frie n d th e F r e n c h -m a id o r y o u r ro o m m a te th e se x y d e v il a t th e H a llo w e e n b a sh y o u at­ te n d e d last w e e k e n d . C e rta in ly , th e s e c o stu m e s, d e sp ite th e ir p layfuln e ss, re m in d us o f th e ir d ark e r b a c k g ro u n d s.

M cG ill E n g lish Professor B e rke le y Kaite, w h o s e area o f

ity" w ith th e "sacrile g io u s fie n d " is n o t s im p ly a n o u t-d a te d ,

m onster.

T h e se tw o d ia m e tric a lly

e x p e rtise is fe m in ist c u ltu ra l stu d ie s, a sse rts th a t a p erfect

o pposed re p re se n tatio n s h a v e existed, h isto rica lly, in a lm o st e v e ry so cie ty. In her e x a m in a tio n o f th e q u e s ­

w itc h c o stu m e is an a rc h e ty p e o f all th a t w e feel a b o u t w om en." In o th e r w o rds, re m e m b e r th e w itc h tria ls? Back in S a le m a n d e lse w h e re d u rin g th e 17th ce n tu ry, w o m e n w e re feared to b e o v e rly p o w e rfu l, s u b v e rsiv e a n d u lti­

tio n "Is F e m a le to M a le

m ately, s a ta n ic fig u re s. Still, K aite in sists th a t “th o se im a g e s

e x a m p le o f th is is th e p o p u la r im a g e o f th e w itch . "The

as N ature is to C u ltu re ?"

h a ve b e c o m e q u ite d ilu te d o ve r tim e . N o o n e take s it se ri­

C o lu m b ia U n ive rsity a n th ro p o lo g is t . S h e rry O rn e ry o b se rv e s th a t w om en e v e ry w h e re have been p er­

o u s ly a n y m o re . But it d o e s h e a rk e n b a c k to a n c ie n t fears a b o u t w o m e n a n d th e ir a cc e s s S o ju s t h o w n e g a tiv e are c h o ic e s ? K aite b e lie v e s th a t "necessarily" h a rm fu l. W h e n it

to power." th e se c o stu m e th e y are n o t c o m e s to

c e iv e d w ith a ty p e

th e s e co stu m e s, sh e in sists "there is

o f " sym b o lic a m ­ biguity," in w h ic h th e y are b o th im a g e s of

a lw a y s a n iro n ic im pulse." Iron y or not, th e s e c o stu m e s are d e riv e d fro m q u ite fie n d is h o rig in s, no p u n in te n d e d . ■

" s u b v e r s io n ”

T f ie jftaUouieen co stu m e re s o lu tio n orncïdrà

r v

to fin d th e m o st d is tu rb in g or o b s c u re c o s tu m e im a g in a b le .

O n e M c G ill s tu d e n t a p p e a re d at th e S tu d e n ts'S o c ie ty 's H a l­

c o m p e n s a te for h a v in g p u b ic hair.

W h e n w e h it m id d le ag e , th e c o s tu m e e x p e c ta tio n s

Stores h a v e run o u t o f V la d im ir P utin co stu m e s.

W h e n y o u w e re 'y o u n g , u n le ss y o u h ad "creative" p a r­

lo w e e n party, Fo u r Flo ors H a u n te d , b e a rin g se ve ra l b o o ks a n d a lo n g w h ite rope, c la im in g to b e "m en tal floss." A first-

skyro cke t a n d p e o p le g e t d e sp e rate . A d u lt w o m e n te n d to u se H a llo w e e n as a n e x cu se to w e a r as little as p o s­

e n ts or w a tc h e d to o m u c h te le v isio n , th e re w e re tw o sta n d a rd H a llo w e e n c o s tu m e o p tio n s: th e h e ro ic a n d th e frig h te n in g . For g u ys, th e h e ro ic ty p ic a lly m e a n t b e in g a p o w e r ra n g e r or s o m e h y b rid S p id e rm a n -w ith -a B a tm o -

y e a r S c ie n c e s tu d e n t w o re a c o lle c tio n o f p o st-its. O n e read "C arly is n o w single" a n d a n o th e r read "M ax h as jo in e d th e No Wheelchairs Allowed Group." A lth o u g h d re s sin g as th e Facebook N e w sfe e d is c e rta in ly o rig in a l, it m a y b e a b it c o n ­

sib le , e v e n in M o n tre a l w h e re la te -O c to b e r sn o w fa lls are n o rm a l. Plus, w h e n y o u re a ch a ce rta in age, re v e a lin g g e t-

b ile -a n d -S u p e r m a n -c a p e th a t h ad th e p o w e r to take over

fu s in g to th e a verag e, in e b ria te d u n iv e rsity stud e n t.

So w h y th e sh ift in c o s tu m e c h o ic e as w e a g e ? T h e a n ­

w ith co tto n ta ils h a v e th e rig h t idea; H a llo w e e n is s u p p o s e d

R iv a G o l d

th e w o rld at a m o m e n t's n o tice . For girls, h e ro ic c o stu m e s te n d e d to tak e th e fo rm o f a D is n e y P rincess, a S p ic e G irl or a n O lse n tw in (even M a ry-K a te O lse n can't p u ll o ff th at look a n ym o re ). T h e frig h te n in g g e t-u p s in c lu d e d w itch e s, v a m ­

sw e r to th is q u e s tio n ca n b e fo u n d b y lo o k in g at th e d e ep e r, id e n tity -fo rm in g so cia l in te ra c tio n s th a t all h u m a n s e x p e ri­ e n c e as th e y g ro w in to th e ir a d u lt roles. H o w e ve r, for th e

u p s b e g th e q u e stio n : are w e s u p p o s e d to id o liz e or fear th e slu tty b u n n y ? Frankly, 4 5 -y e a r-o ld s in tig h t w h ite leo tard s to b e scary.

A n d th is is o n ly th e b e g in n in g . A g e n tle m a n w ith a c o m b o v e r th a t sc re a m e d "I u se Ju st For M en" w as sp o t­ te d d re sse d as a stin g ra y th is w e e k. T o o so on , o ld m an . To o

p ires a n d su b stitu te teach ers.

A s te e n a g e rs, m o re e x tra v a g a n t c o stu m e s re p la ce th e

sake o f brevity, th is shift c a n a lso b e e x p la in e d q u ite sim p ly : T h e o ld e r w e get, th e h a rd e r it is to g e t a re a ctio n to o u r c o s ­

soon .

If o u r c o stu m e s are th is n e c e s s a rily c o m p le x in u n iv e r­

k id d ie -lig h t c o s tu m e s trick -o r-tre a te rs w ore. E x a m p le s in ­

tu m e s. As g ra m m a r s c h o o l h e ro e s a n d h e ro in e s, e lic itin g a re sp o n se w a s as e a sy as "trick-or-treat." H o w ever, to day, it is a

sity, o n e c a n o n ly im a g in e h o w m u c h m o re cre a tive o u r H a l­

c lu d e “th e liv in g p la n e crash," H e rp e s a n d “Kofi A n n a n g o in g s w im s u it sho p p in g ." A n d o n c e y o u g e t to co lle g e , H a llo w ­ e e n c o stu m e s ju s t g e t e v e n m o re bizarre.

O ld e r stu d e n ts to d a y se e m to b e in s o m e sort o f race

b it m o re d ifficu lt to g e t th e g o o d s — in th e fo rm o f p e e r a d ­ m ira tio n — from o thers. Th u s, u n iv e rsity stu d e n ts are fo rced to fin d in c re a s in g ly m o re c o m p le x a n d w itty c o s tu m e s to

lo w e e n g e t-u p s w ill h a ve to b e w h e n w e ca n n o lo n g e r c lin g to o u r "student" status: p re p are to b ra ce y o u rse lv e s for th e lo o k o n y o u r fu tu re ch ild re n 's face s as y o u e x p la in to th e m w h y y o u are d re sse d as T h e N e w P o rn o g ra p h e rs. ■

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J essica S hapiro

H ave y o u fo u n d y o u rs e lf in a style p lig h t for th e d u ra tio n o f th is city's d o w n p o u r? Features p re s­ e n ts s o m e ra in y -d a y fa sh io n tips, so y o u n e v e r have

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re m in isc in g a b o u t th e g o o d o ld d ays w h e n th e h ig h lig h t o f y o u r fall w as to d r e s s jjp a n d c o lle c t y o u r w e igh t's e q u iv a le n t in c a n d y ? H ere are so m e s o n g s to set th e m o o d , w h e th e r y o u are a m a s s in g c a n d y o r e n jo y in g

Simply creepy: "Dark S id e o f th e Moon," P ink Flo yd “I Put a Sp e ll O n You," S cre a m in g Ja y H aw k in s "M en In Black,"W ill S m ith "This Is H allow een," T h e N ig h tm a re Before C h ristm a s

s o n g s are ca te g o riz e d for y o u r liste n ­ in g pleasure.

"Brain Stew ,"G reen D a y “Love P o tio n #9,"Th e S e arch e rs

Monsters/monstrosities:

The afterlife:

"B o og ie Monster," G n a rls B arkley

" H ig h w a y to H e ll," A C /D C "G o in g Under," E v a n e s c e n c e “Helena," M y C h e m ic a l R o m a n c e

" B e e tle ju ice M ain them e," D a n n y Elfm an “Th rille r,"M ich ae l Ja ckso n "Su p er Freak," R ick Ja m e s

tio n to y o u r rain attire, b u t sca rv e s h a ve prov­ e n to b e a h a n d y rain g u a rd for m a n y p e o p le

"Adam s Family", t h e m e so n g

a m o re m a tu re c o s tu m e party. T h e

"M onster Mash," B o b b y "Boris" P icket "H ow Bizarre," O M C "Purp le P e o p le Eater,"Sheb W o o le y "W erew o lves o f London," W arren Zevon

4. S c a rv e s : T h is so u n d s like a n o d d a d d i­

to feel u n d e r th e w e a th e r aq a in .

1 . Raincoat: I'm not ta lk in g a b o u t th e co ats

I know . W h ile p ro te ctin g o u r p re cio u s n e cks

th at z ip th e m s e lv e s u p in to a bag, or th o se fro m M EC th a t lo o k as if th e y are m a d e for treks th ro u g h th e C o sta R ican rainforests. W h e n I say rain co at, I m e a n a fu lly -lin e d , d o u b le -b re a s te d tre n ch co at, fro m a p la c e like U rb a n O utfitters,

fro m th e co ld , w e t w in d , scarve s also se e m to p ro v id e useful c o v e ra g e for o u r hair! W h e n ru n n in g fro m L e a co ck to Shatn er, o r w h a t­ e v e r sh o rt d ista n ce yo u m a y b e a tte m p tj ing, th e s c a rf can save y o u r h a ir fro m g e t-

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fa s h io n a b le ja c k e ts w ill k e e p y o u dry, w a rm a n d stylish so y o u d on 't h a ve to cry a b o u t b e in g w et, w h e n M o ntreal d e c id e s to c ry o n you.

2 . Umbrella: W e all lo ve th o se u m b re lla s th a t sh rin k to th e size o f y o u r forearm w h e n clo se d a n d a lw a ys c o m e

5 . iPod with happy music: T h e last a cc e s s o ry th at I w ill s u g g e s t is th is — a n iPod or a n y m u s ic d e v ic e w ith

in h a n d y w h e n w e're c a u g h t in a lig h t drizzle. But o n th o se

th e m o st u p b e a t tu n e s y o u have. W a lk in g to class in th e

d a ys (m u c h like th e o n e s w e've b e e n e x p e rie n c in g re­ cen tly) w h e n th e rain is c o m in g d o w n as hard as rocks an d b e in g sw e p t u n d e r a n d u p th o se little c o lla p s a b le c o n ­ trap tio n s, w e are in n e e d o f b ig g e r a n d be tte r protectors.

It's tim e to g e t a real u m b re lla a n d w h ile you're at it, d on't

p o u rin g rain is e n o u g h to sp ark m in o r d e p re ssio n in e ve n th e h a p p ie st o f p e o p le . W a k in g u p m o rn in g after m o rn in g to th e s a m e g re y sky m a y e ve n b e fatal for so m e . O n e o f th e b est w a ys

b e sh y to p ic k o n e w ith an e n d e a rin g d e s ig n .T h e cu te r it is,

to c o n q u e r th is b a d m o o d is to

th e tre n d ie r you'll lo o k " w a lk in 'in th e rain."

Angry women you don't want to mess with: "Black M a g ic W om an," S an ta n a "Evil W om an," ELO

Ghostly encounters:

"W itch y W o m an ,"E a g le s "You're th e D e v il In D isg u ise ,"Elvis Pre­ sle y

"Ghostbusters," th e m e so n g "G h o st R iders in th e Sky," J o h n n y C a sh

"Maneater," N e lly Fu rtad o "Maneater," D a ryl H all a n d Jo h n O a te s

"Haunted," E v a n e sc e n c e

tin g w et if yo u h o ld it a b o v e y o u o r w ra p it a ro u n d y o u r head. A lth o u g h it so u n d s like a s illy g estu re, if d o n e p ro p e rly it ca n lo o k q u ite e le g a n t, w h ile a llo w in g y o u r 'do to last th e day.

3 . Rain Boots: Rain b o o ts are o n e a c ­ c e sso ry yo u w on't h a v e a n y tro u b le fin d in g

listen to s o m e ch e e rfu l m u sic o n y o u r w a y to w h e re v e r yo u are g o in g . T h e iPod is a m o d ish a cc e s s o ry in a n y kin d o f w eath er,

n o w a d a ys. C o lo u rfu l rain b o o ts in a n as­

b u t p a rticu la rly h e lp fu l in th e rain.

so rtm e n t o f p atte rn s are b e in g so ld a lm o st e ve ryw h e re . A t first, th e y w e re a tad o b n o x ­

Listen to a little "D ream s b e d ream s" b y Ja c k J o h n so n a n d th e m o rn in g s w o n 't b e so harsh o n o u r h o p e fu l souls. ■

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Halloween Trick-or-Treating gone very very wrong A dam S mith A s kids, m o st o f us lo ve d H a llo w e e n . Sure,

o n e m e a s ly lo llip o p o r o n e o f th o se m in i boxes

s im ila rly w h o le s o m e sn a ck . W e c o u ld u n d o u b t­

o n e s w h e re all th e y h a d w a s sp a rse c h a n g e

o f tw o C h ic le ts, for e x am p le ), b u t s o m e w e re ju s t d o w n r ig h t terrib le.

e d ly h a v e o b ta in e d th e s e th in g s at h o m e had

for th o se little o ra n g e U N IC E F b o x e s th a t so

w e a sk e d o u r p arents; w h y d id a n y o n e th in k

m a n y o f us u se d to carry. As n ic e as it w a s that

th a t w e w o u ld a c tu a lly g o o u t ro a m in g th e streets lo o k in g for t h e m ?

T h e s a m e g o e s for b o th raisin s a n d p e a ­ nuts. D o n 't g e t m e w ro n g , I'm n o t k n o c k in g

th e y w e re ta k in g a n in te re st in Africa's starv in g c h ild re n , w h a t a b o u t th e poor, c a n d y -sta rv e d y o u n g s te rs o f N o rth A m e ric a ? A t least se a w e e d c o u ld b e th ro w n o r fo rc e -fe d to a y o u n g e r s ib ­

g o t to g o rg e o u rse lv e s silly o n c a n d y th a t w as

For starters, th e re w e re th e p e o p le w h o g a v e o u t H a llo w e e n -th e m e d p e n cils, erasers a n d o th e r s c h o o l p a ra p h e rn a lia , w h ic h (un less e d ib le ) w e re n o w h e re n e ar as g o o d as can d y.

T h e n th e re w e re th e p e o p le — at th e risk o f

G lo sse tte , b u t u n le ss c o a te d in c h o c o la te n e i­

lin g — b o th o u t o f sp ite a n d for th e ir a m u s in g

rid ic u lo u sly b a d for us.

b e in g la b e lle d a n A n ti-D e n tite , I s u s p e c t th at

th e r p e a n u ts n o r raisin s c o u n t as H a llo w e e n

reactio n s.

M o st a d u lts w e re g o o d sp o rts a n d p laye d a lo n g . W h e n th e w e e o n e s c a m e to th e d o o r all d re sse d up, ran g th e b e ll a n d y e lle d "trick o r treat!" th e y w o u ld o b lig e b y d o lin g o u t th e

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can d y.

to o th b ru s h e s a n d /o r floss. I realise th a t th e c a n d y w as rid ic u lo u s ly b a d for o u r teeth , b u t d id th e y n o t th in k o u r p a re n ts a lre a d y k n e w th a t?

S e s a m e s n a p s w e re a lso pretty bad , b u t th e re s h o u ld b e a law a g a in s t p a ssin g o ff th o se d is g u s tin g se a w e e d cra ck e rs as a"treat."Perhaps

N o w th a t w e're all m a tu re p e o p le , s o m e o f us m a y b e h a n d in g o u t o u r o w n c a n d y th is e v e ­ n in g . Let's all try to re m e m b e r h o w m u c h th e se c ra p p y "treats" su c k e d a n d d o o u r b est to c re ­

S o m e p e o p le tried to sp are o u r te e th b y

a n e v e n m o re o d d rew ard w a s Salte e n s: T ric k -

ate s o m e w o rk for C a n a d a 's se v e re ly u n d e rp a id

h a n d in g o u t h e a lth ie r treats. It w a s a lw ays a p a in in th e n e c k to g o th ro u g h th e w h o le "Trick

or-tre ate rs d o n o t w a n d e r a ro u n d w ith a n ic e

d e n tists b y h a n d in g o u t all sorts o f d e lic io u s , far from n u tritio u s c a n d y w h e n th o s e little c o w ­

th o se fu n k y c o stu m e s w e re fun, b u t let's n o t kid o u rse lv e s: T h e h o lid a y w a s all a b o u t th e can d y.

T ric k -o r-tre a tin g w a s o n e o f th e h ig h lig h ts o f th e y e a r b e c a u s e it w a s a b o u t th e o n ly tim e w e

c a n d y ..S o m e h o u se s w e re m o re g e n e ro u s th a n o th ers; h o w g re a t w a s it to s tu m b le across s o m e b o d y g iv in g a w a y k in g -s iz e d M ars bars, b a g s o f c h ip s o r a d o z e n m in i c h o c o la te bars at

o r treat!" rig m a ro le o n ly to b e h a n d e d an a p p le ,

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th a t w o u ld also b e really fru stratin g. Th e y're b o th ju s t s u c h d iffer­ e n t e x p e rie n c e s th a t I can 't really im a g in e o n e w ith o u t th e other, to b e ho nest.

and w e 've c e rta in ly g o tte n past all th a t e g o stu ff o f s u b m ittin g an idea a n d h a v in g it s h o t d o w n a n d b e in g all b u m m e d out.

T: How has having your music featured on such tele­ vision and movie soundtracks as The O.C. or Wicker Park helped the band?

NH: I th in k it's d e fin ite ly h e lp e d th e b a n d ; in fact it's really a

T: What about everything shared in your songs with your fans and the rest of the world: can this sometimes feel inva­ sive, or is it more of a cathartic experience?

N H: I'd say it's a little m o re c a ­ t h a r t ic ...a n d th a n kfu lly, w e d on 't

breath o f fresh air. There's s u c h a stro n g h o ld th a t ra d io statio n s a n d m u s ic te le v is io n h a v e here in th e 'States o v e r th e c o n te n t a n d w h a t th e y're p la y in g a n d a lot o f tim e s it's really hard to fin d a n y statio n s th a t are b e in g v e ry p ro a ctiv e a b o u t p la y in g n e w m u sic. Th at's s o m e th in g th a t The O.C. a n d a lot o f m u s ic s u p e r­ viso rs h a v e b e e n really g o o d a b o u t o ve r th e years: fin d in g n e w b a n d s a n d p la y in g a lot o f n e w m u sic. In s o m e w a ys te le v isio n is th e n e w radio.

h a ve le g io n s o f c ra z y fan s m a k in g it a w k w a rd a n d stran g e . Ben's lyr­ ics are d e fin ite ly pretty p e rso n a l a n d h e p u ts h im s e lf o u t th e re in a lot o f w a ys w h ic h s u b je c t h im to h a rsh e r critic ism at tim e s, b u t also

NH: W e g re w u p lis te n in g to th e Beatles a n d w e're fan s o f all th e first b a n d s in th o se tim e s th a t w e re so o n to b e m a k in g really g re a t records. W e're a lso fan s o f a lot o f c o n te m p o ra ry b a n d s a n d

h ig h e r praise a t tim e s. I'm a lw ays really p ro u d o f h im a n d e v e ry th in g

for us. It's g re a t to listen to, for in stan ce , th e n e w T V o n th e R ad io

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T: Who are your favourite bands and are there any sort of common sources of inspiration for Death Cab for Cutie?

T: You mentioned that you don't really have any crazy fans; what about crazy experiences? What's the craziest thing that's ever happened on tour?

Death Cab For Cutie plays Metropolis this Wednesday, Nov. i. Call (514) 844-3500 for tickets and more information.

N H : It's s u c h a c ra z y life, so w e d o n 't really g o into th e s p e ­ cific s o f th o se ty p e s o f th in g s b e c a u s e th e y c a n b e s o ...w e ird .

W e've c e rta in ly h a d o u r fair sh a re o f th in g s th a t h a v e b e e n c ra z y o ve r th e years, b u t I g u e ss th is lifestyle so rt o f c o m e s w ith th at te rritory; y o u k in d o f h a n d le it w ith s trid e .T h a n k fu lly w e're a b a n d th a t h as a really stro n g se n se o f h u m o u r a b o u t life a n d e v e ry ­ th in g , so w e're a b le to lo o k at e a c h o th e r m o st o f th e tim e , la u g h it o ff a n d h a v e a g o o d tim e w ith it. It tu rn s in to a re ally fu n m e m o ­ ry rather th a n s o m e th in g that's ju s t lik e ,'H o ly m acke re l, w h a t are w e d o in g o u t h e re ?'

its Plans to u r to M o n treal th is w e e k.

Tribune: The band is nearing its 10 th anniversary and yet any sort of artistic process is always very personal; do you ever feel self-conscious sharing new ideas with the rest of the group?

T: Is there any facet of the entire music process that you prefer? For instance, brainstorming as a group versus performing?

NH: It's kin d o f a b a la n c e b e tw e e n th e tw o. I co u ld n 't im a g ­ in e b e in g in a b a n d th a t w as o n ly re co rd in g in th e s tu d io ; th at

N ic k H arm e r: There's really n o p ro b le m at all. For m e p e r­

w o u ld b e re ally fru stra tin g w ith o u t th e live c o m p o n e n t. By c o n ­

so nally, there's ju s t th is stro n g d e sire to s u b m it id e a s a n d share

trast, if y o u w e re a lw a ys p la y in g o n th e road a n d n e v e r re co rd in g ,

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(L-R): Harmer, Gibbard, Jason McGerrr and Chris Walla.

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a n d g u a rd ia n s h ip o ve r his y o u n g e r brother. W h o o p e e . W it­ ness a lso th e a s to u n d in g su c c e s s o f Fran k M cC o u rt, a s lig h tly

b a n a l as a su b je c t. N o r c a n o n e fau lt a w rite r for c h o o s in g to w rite a b o u t him self. Proust a n d m a n y o th e r g re a t n o ve lists

m o re re m a rk a b le c h a ra c te r w h o w o n th e P ulitze r Prize a n d a a jo g ra tu ito u s, w h ile a n tic ip a tin g its d e m is e is still, u n fo rtu nm ate ly,r m o v ie a d a p ta tio n w ith Angela's Ashes. N ow , w h ile I have to a d m it th a t I d id fin d his w o rk in te re stin g a n d th a t not ju s t p re m a tu re . T h o u g h I lo n g for th e d a y w h e n w rite rs w ill q u it a n y o n e ca n p a in t s u c h a v iv id p o rtra it o f a n im p o v e rfsh e d Irish w a stin g e v e ry b o d y's tim e re h a s h in g th e life th e y 'v e a lre a d y

h a ve d o n e so, in c lu d in g o n e o f m y p e rso n a l favou rite s, H e n ry

re ve a le d e x te n siv e ly in th e ir s e m i-a u to b io g r a p h ic a l fic tio n a n d g e t b a c k to th e m o re d ifficu lt b u s in e s s o f cre a tin g art, I have

c h ild h o o d , I a lso h a v e to q u e s tio n M cC o u rt's w is d o m in fo l­ lo w in g it w ith n o t o n e , b u t tw o se q u e ls, th e m o st re ce n t o f w h ic h , Teacher Man, w as p u b lis h e d last year. Even M cC o u rt's b ro th e r M a la ch y d e c id e d to g e t in o n th e g a m e , p u b lis h in g

e are livin g , as a n y b o d y w h o fre q u e n ts C h a p te rs or

Amazon.com ca n tell yo u , in th e a g e o f th e m e m ­

oir. In d e e d , a n n o u n c in g its a d v e n t is a lre a d y w h o lly

a c c e p te d th e fact th a t I a m in for a lo n g a n d s e e m in g ly in te r­ m in a b le w ait.

T h e m o st re ce n t e v id e n c e o f th e m e m o ir's c o n tin u in g p o p u la rity is Jo n a th a n Franzen's The Discomfort Zone, a b o o k

se ve ral a tro c io u s v o lu m e s o f his o w n .

Let m e n o t g iv e th e im p re ssio n , h o w ever, th a t in o rd e r

M iller, u n o rth o d o x th o u g h h e m a y be.

H o w ever, w h a t th e se w riters h a ve in s u c h a b u n d a n c e a n d w h a t o u r c o n te m p o ra ry J o h n n y -c o m e -la t e ly m e m o iris t lacks, is, to p u t it b lu n tly, a ttitu d e . M ore pre cise ly, th e y la ck a n o rig i­ nal a ttitu d e . W h a t I m e a n is p e rh a p s b e st e x p re sse d b y Proust him self, w h o said "the real v o y a g e o f d is c o v e ry co n sists n o t in s e e k in g n e w la n d s b u t in se e in g w ith n e w eyes." D e s p ite th e n a u s e a tin g o v e ru se o f th is q u o ta tio n , it su m s u p th e p u rp o se o f art p re tty w e ll.T h e d e ta ils th e m s e lv e s m e a n n o th in g ; it is th e lig h t in w h ic h th e se d e ta ils are p re se n te d th a t m atters. A s re­

to w rite s o m e th in g w o rth w h ile a n a u th o r m u s t h a ve live d an e x tra o rd in a ry life, or e v e n w rite a b o u t e x tra o rd in a ry th in g s.

In d e e d , s o m e o f th e m o st in te re stin g w riters lived th e m o st b o rin g lives. Take Kafka, for e x a m p le , w h o s e p ro fe ssio n a l c a ­ reer w a s d e v o te d to th e g lo ry o f w o rk e rs 'a c c id e n t in su ra n ce ,

m a rk a b ly as Franzen, Eg g e rs, etc., are a b le to p re se n t th e ir o w n d im in u tiv e sagas, th e y fail to s h o w m e a n y th in g tru ly u n iq u e .

I w a lk a w a y fro m th e ir b o o ks w ith o u t a n e w o r d iffe re n t p e r­

w h o at least h ad th e d e c e n c y to w rite a m a jo r w o rk o f fictio n

o r Proust. T h e v e rita b le k in g — or q u e e n , d e p e n d in g o n one's u s a g e — o f a u to b io g ra p h ic a l fictio n , se e m s to h a v e s p e n t

w riters w h o m I a d m ire , th e tim e h as c o m e to tu rn o u r a tte n ­ tio n a w a y fro m o u r so rd id se lve s a n d b a c k to th e co lo u rfu l a n d

b efo re c h o o s in g to in flict his h u m d ru m e x iste n c e o n th e re a d ­ in g p u b lic , E g g e rs b u rst o n to th e s c e n e w ith n o th in g m o re th a n th e d is tin c tio n o f h a v in g p a re n ts w h o d ie d o f c a n c e r

m u c h o f h is life in b e d (alone, th a t is). A n d if o n e is to b e g in e x to llin g th e v irtu e s o f Proust, o r in n u m e ra b le o th e r e m in e n t novelists, it is hard to th e n e xp re ss d is m a y at th e c h o ic e o f th e

c ra z y w o rld in w h ic h w e are p riv ile g e d to b e livin g . G ra n te d ,

I h a v e n o t a n d d o n o t in te n d to read, h a v in g a lre a d y w a ste d e n o u g h o f m y tim e re a d in g s im ila r w o rks b y s im ila r autho rs.

D a v e Eggers, for e x a m p le , b e c a m e th e d a rlin g o f th e literary w o rld a fe w ye ars b a c k after th e p u b lic a tio n o f his m e m o ir, A Heartbreaking Work o f Staggering Genius, w h ic h , th o u g h a d ­ m itte d ly w e ll w ritte n , is a lso h ig h ly fo rg e tta b le . U n like Franzen,

sp e ctive . D e s p ite th e m a g n ific e n c e o f m a n y a u to b io g ra p h ic a l

th is m a y n o t in tro d u ce n e w e ye s either, b u t in th e ir a b se n c e , I c o u ld sure u se s o m e n e w lan d s. ■

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M U SIC

P r e v ie w s

D w e e z il r ip p e d m y f le s h Son of Zappa, your electric guitar daddy T h e d ress c o d e for last Tu e sda y's . Z a p p a Plays Z a p p a s h o w a t M e tro p o ­ lis ra n g e d from t o o -tig h t H a rle y le a th ­ ers to E d d ie B au er w in d b re a k e rs to

b e c h e a p e n e d b y th is tour. A fter all, D w e e z il is try in g to a u c tio n o ff a p ric e ­ less guitar, g iv e n to his fa th e r b y Jim i H e n d rix , ju s t to m a k e a b u ck . W ell, ask a n y m e m b e r o f last T u e sd a y's a u d i­ e n c e a n d th e y w ill tell y o u th a t Z a p p a

A n y V e g e tab le " a n d Bozzio's re n d i­ tio n s o f "Tryin' to G ro w a C h in " a n d "Punky's W h ip s" d u rin g th e s o -c a lle d "teen a n g s t p o rtio n o f th e program ."

T h e m u s ic s p a n n e d Zap p a 's e n tire 3 0 year, th re e -s c o re a lb u m career, ra n g ­

c o n s e rv a tiv e b u s in e s s -c a s u a l to Iron

Plays Z a p p a w as n o t ju s t s o m e c h e a p

M a id e n T-sh irts. If ro ck 'n' roll, a s it is o ften q u ip p e d , is n o th in g m o re th a n fa sh io n , th e n it is a p p a re n t th a t th e

b a stard iza tio n . D w eezil's guitar, w h ile p e rh a p s n o t a S trato caste r w ith a w h a m m y bar, w a s p la y e d w ith s u c h

in g from e a rly ic o n o c la s tic Mothers o f Invention tu n e s ("W ho A re th e Brain

e x tre m e ly h ip m e m b e rs o f th is a u d i­ e n c e d id not g e t th e m e m o . N e v e r­

fe ro c io u s

John S

em ley

Z a p p o lo g ic a l

d y n a m is m

Police?", "M ore T ro u b le Eve ry Day") to hits fro m th e R o xy-e ra se v e n tie s b a n d ("C h e e p n is," "Ad va n ce Ro m a n ce," "In ca Roads") to fie n d is h ly co m p o se d in stru ­ m e n tal p ie c e s (m o st n o ta b ly B ozzio a n d

theless, th e fan s at th e s o ld -o u t s h o w m a d e it q u ite clear th at th e m u s ic o f th e late Frank Z a p p a (1940-1993) is far from b e in g o u t o f style.

The

fittin g ­

ly eponym ous Zappa Plays Zappa

b a n d is fro n te d b y D w e e z il Z a p p a , th e o ld e s t o f Frank

F ilm . Little Children, o p e n s N ov. 3. K ate W in sle t a n d P atrick W ilso n star in th e film re n d itio n o f th e T o m Perrota n o ve l a b o u t su b u rb ia a n d a n g s ty a d u lth o o d . S m a ll to w n h o m e m a k e rs S arah a n d Brad ig n o re th e ir c h ild re n a n d start a c tin g like kid s th e m s e lv e s as th e y

e n g a g e in a n e x p lic it sexu al re la tio n sh ip in a d e sp e ra te a tte m p t to c lin g to a n d recre ate th e ir y o u th of, for o n e , b ise x u al a n d a c a d e m ic fre e d o m , a n d for th e other, p r o m k in g a n d jo c k -h o o d . O th e r c h a ra cte rs in th e c o m m u ­ n ity w a n d e r in a n d o u t o f th e story, all e q u a lly c o m ic a l-w h ile -s a d . Je n n ife r C o n ­ n e lly co -s ta rs as W ilson's c o n d e s c e n d in g ly b e a u tifu l w ife. A s tim u la tin g a n d th o u g h t-p r o v o k in g film .

T h e a tre . 'Till We Meet Again, O ct. 26 - Nov. 12, W e d n e s d a y -S a tu rd a y

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at 8 p.m . a n d m a tin e e s; D.B. C la rk e T h e a tre (1455 M a is o n n e u v e 0 .).

F o llo w in g last year's to u r a n d a la u d e d ru n a t O ttaw a's W ar M u s e ­ u m , 'Till We Meet Again fin a lly m a k e s its w a y to M o n treal. T h e m u s i­

cal w a s o n e o f th e to p 10 p ro d u c tio n s o f 2005, a c c o rd in g to Gazette th e a tre c ritic M att Radz. D a v id La n g lo is' s h o w is a 19 4 0 s s p e c ta c le th a t fo llo w s th e rise o f a v a rie ty s h o w a n d all th e n e w sp a p e r, s o c ie ty a n d m u s i­ cal p a rticip a n ts th a t tak e p a rt in it. It a lso p a ra lle ls th e sto ry o f a S e c o n d W o rld W a r lie u te n a n t o ve rse as w h o m ak e s his w a y u p th e m ilita ry la d d e r a n d fin a lly

Vai's tra d in g so lo s o n "The B lack Page"Parts p n e a n d tw o).

T h e cro w d w as in te n se , w ith p e o p le

take s p art in th e N o rm a n d y in v a sio n .T ic k e ts are $15 for stu d e n ts. C a ll (514) 23 15 0 8 4 for ticke ts a n d m o re in fo rm atio n .

s in g in g a lo n g a n d jo in in g in a u d ie n c e p a rticip a tio n (an e le ­

new est, a lb u m The Crane Wife o n O ct. 3, T h e D e ce m b e ris ts ' M o n ­ treal s h o w is su re to p lease. H a ilin g fro m O re g o n , th e in d ie -ro c k b a n d is k n o w n for its lyrical a n d in te re stin g m e lo d ie s a n d in stru ­ m e n ta tio n (re: a cc o rd io n , s ta n d -u p d o u b le bass, etc.) as w e ll as th e p o e tic n ar­

m e n t d is tin c t to Frank Zap p a 's live sh o w s

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CO M PILED BY C R Y S T A L C H A N

M u sic . The Decemberists, Nov. 5 a t 8 p.m .; M e tro p o lis (59 S te C a th e rin e 0 .). O n to u r after th e h o t-o ff-th e -p re s s release o f th e ir

ratives in m o st o f th e ir so n g s. W e a r y o u r fa v o u rite n a u tic a l-th e m e d o u tfit a n d

w h ic h D w e e z il rather

rock o u t as fro n tm a n C o lin M eloy's s e d u c tiv e v o ic e sin g s y o u m o d e rn sailo r ch a n ts. T ic k e ts are $19.75. C a ll (514) 8 4 4 -3 5 0 0 for ticke ts a n d m o re in fo rm atio n .

Zap p a 's tw o so n s

d u b io u s ly d o n n e d ).

It w a s a re g u la r freak o ut. T h e re w a s also

a n d a p ro d ig io u s g u ita rist in his o w n rig h t (he w as p la y in g so lo s o n

a re m a rk a b le n u m ­ b e r o f y o u n g p e o p le in th e a u d ie n c e , a d e m o g ra p h ic th at

his father's a lb u m s

m u s ic c l u b . it

The Zappa family—bringing a legacy into the 21 st century.

w h e n h e w a s o n ly 15). H o w ever, th e

th a t y o u c o u ld in d e e d b e lie v e it m a y

real c e n tre p ie c e s o f th e b a n d , d e ­ sp ite D w eezil's so lid v o c a l efforts a n d ü b e r-p ro fic ie n t g u ita r p la y in g , are th e

h a v e w a n te d to kill y o u r m a m a . Yes, it w a s c o n c e p tu a l c o n tin u ity a b o u n d , w ith th e b a n d e ffo rtle ssly n a v ig a tin g

th re e fo rm e r m e m b e rs o f Z ap p a's

c la s sic Z a p p a c o m p o s itio n s like "The To rtu re N e v e r Stops,""Echidna's A rt (of y o u )" a n d "R eg yp tian Strut" (w h ich tri­

e v e r-c h a n g in g to u rin g g ro u p s: S teve Vai (on stu n t guitar), T e rry "Ted" Bozzio (on v o c a ls a n d m o n ste r d ru m s) a n d o n e o f th e fu n k ie st m e n to e ve r g ra ce

u m p h a n tly clo se d th e sh o w ) w ith all th e skill th a t o n e w o u ld e x p e c t fro m a b a n d c a rry in g th e n a m e Z a p p a .

Z a p p a Jr. relishes, as

h e h o p e d th a t th is a p tly -title d "Tour D e Frank" w o u ld su c c e e d in e x p o sin g th e m u s ic o f Frank Z a p p a to a y o u n g ­ er g e n e ra tio n .

At th e e n d o f th e sh o w , D w e e z il a n d co„ v is ib ly o v e rw h e lm e d b y th e re sp o n siv e n e ss o f th e cro w d , p ro m ­ ised th e y w o u ld return to M o ntreal.

W h e n th e y d o th e y w ill b e w e lc o m e d

a stag e, N a p o le o n M u rp h y Brock (on vo cals, sax, flu te a n d le ad d a n c in g ).

A n y o n e fa m ilia r w ith Frank Zap p a 's e x te n siv e m u s ica l c a ta lo g u e

E x ce p tio n a l a m o n g s t th e m a ­ terial p e rfo rm e d d u rin g th e th ree h o u r a n d s o m e -o d d m in u te s set

w ith o p e n a rm s as it se e m s that, e s­ p e c ia lly in th e e y e s o f M ontrealers, th e m u s ic o f Frank Z a p p a , in a rg u a b ly th e m o st p rolific, e c le c tic a n d in n o v a ­

m a y w o rry th a t all th e d e n s ity a n d

w e re c la s sic Z a p p a sta g e routines,

tiv e m u s ic ia n o f his g e n e ra tio n , is still

m o n stro u s

in c lu d in g a Flo a n d E d d ie -e ra "Call

th e cru x o f th e p ro ve rb ial b iscu it. ■

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R H P S s t ill d r a w s a c r o w d Seventies musical boasts panty-clad kickline continued from cover th e a trica l release, b u t several re p ­ e rto ry c in e m a s a cro ss the. U n ite d State s— p rin c ip a lly in N e w Y ork C ity

tio n for a g o o d p o rtio n o f th e ir a d u lt lives. P hil Lem aistre, w h o h as b e e n p la y in g th e d e m e n te d , tra n sse xu a l d o c to r F ra n k -N -F u rte r for th e past

th e kick line. O n e , tw o, t h r e e ... b o o m , there's a ball. He's e ve ry w h e re ; he's all o v e r th e p lace . He's c le a rly e m b a r­ rassed. E v e ry b o d y w a s aw are. But th e

fo ur o f h is e ig h t ye ars w ith RHPS, says

g u y th a t p la y e d T h e V o ice .sta rts m a k ­

a n d Los A n g e le s — h a v in g o b se rv e d

th a t th e a tm o s p h e re b a c k s ta g e is also

in g c o m m e n ts , in c o rp o ra tin g th a t in

th e sho w 's s ta g g e rin g

in c o m p a ra b le .

th e call back."

m o n e ta ry su c c e s s o n B ro ad w a y a n d in L o n d o n , d e c id e d to ru n th e film as a m id n ig h t m o vie .

"Look a ro u n d yo u , w h o w o u ld n 't w a n t to ke e p c o m in g b a ck ?! T h e re are p e o p le in p a n tie s all a ro u n d yo u,

"Le g e n d h as it, th is w h o le p h e ­ n o m e n o n b e g a n in N e w Y ork in late

for heaven's sak e !"h e e x c la im s ju s t b e ­ fore th e sho w 's S a tu rd a y e v e n in g p e r­

But b e y o n d th e n e g lig e e s , th e c a n d id fo rm a t o f th e e ve n in g 's p ro ­ c e e d in g s , th e e n d le s s layers o f m a k e ­ u p a n d th e u n a s s a ila b le fun in v o lv e d

1975, e a r ly '76 w h e n at o n e s c re e n in g ju s t o n e g u y starte d y e llin g in su lts at th e screen," re co u n ts Spurrell.'Tt c o u ld h a ve b e e n 'slut,' it c o u ld h a ve b e e n 'asshole'; d e fin ite ly o n e o f th e tw o.

fo rm a n ce . S lid in g in to a m o re e a rn e st

S h a w n a O 'F la h e rty, w h o has p laye d

to n e , L e m a istre adds,"It's a c o o l fa m ily vib e . E v e ry o n e kn o w s e v e ry o n e else.

A n d w e're all attra cte d to th e tab o o, s n e a k in g - o u t - f r o m - y o u r - p a r e n t s a n d -d o in g -s o m e th in g -w r o n g kin d o f a se n sa tio n th is s h o w has."

T h e C r im in o lo g is t for th e past th re e years, hin ts at a m o re fu n d a m e n ta l e x p la n a tio n for Rocky's 30 ye ars o f c in e m a su cce ss. "I th in k it's th e sexual e n e rg y - th e stran g e , in n o c e n t sexu al te n s io n th a t w e all kin d o f re m e m b e r

T h e RHPS d re ssin g ro o m p r e -p ro ­

from o u r first time," s h e notes. "We

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A n d n ig h t after n ig h t, o th e r p e o p le in t h e a u d ie n c e starte d y e llin g a n d it ju s t g re w a n d grew . N o w y o u w ill see th a t there's a c o m e b a c k to e v e ry s in g le lin e in th e m o vie . A n d th e a m a z in g t h in g is th a t it e v o lv e s o ve r tim e , fro m re fe re n cin g N ix o n to to d a y Bush. A n d it a d a p ts c u ltu ra lly too, th e e x p e rie n c e w o u ld o f co u rs e b e d iffer­ e n t in a Ja p a n e s e sh o w in g , let's say.”

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FILM R e v ie w s Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars — Living Like a Refugee. S u ffice it to say, th e sp irit o f h u m a n su ffe rin g a n d re silie n c e lo o m s larg e o n th is a lb u m .

O r g y , o n a n is m a n d o r g a s m Shortbusjust keeps coming and coming

T h e A ll Stars are a g ro u p o f m u s ic ia n s a ss e m b le d in th e d e so la tio n o f a G u in e a n re fu g e e c a m p (no,

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th e n a m e isn't ju s t W y cle f-s ty le b rava d o ) a n d o n th is a lb u m , th e y d o n 't let y o u fo rg e t it. L iv in g Like a R e fu g e e rolls th ro u g h A frican rh y th m s o f th e L a d ysm ith B lack M a m b a z o ilk, W a ile rs in flu e n c e d re g g a e a n d b lu e s y g u ita r riffs.T h e results so u n d , at tim e s, w h o lly e x u lta n t.T h e s o n g s o n th is a lb u m are, n o t s u rp risin g ly, fairly to p ica l, e c h o in g th e tra u m a s o f th e g ro u p m e m b e rs th e m s e lv e s ("Big Lesson") th e larg er p lig h t o f Sierra L e o n e a n re fu g e e s ("M onkey W ork","Living Like A Refugee") a n d th e p ro ce ss o f g ro w in g a n d re b u ild in g in th e w a k e o f h a rro w in g e x p e rie n c e s ("Let W e D o W e Own", " C o m p lim e n ts For T h e Peace"). T h o u g h th is a lb u m d raw s fro m v a rio u s m u s ica l roots, tracks te n d to ru n in to e a ch other, a id e d b y th e m o n o to n o u s b ass lin e s th a t te n d to p e rv a d e re g g a e -in fu s e d m u sic. In th e e n d , L iv in g Like a R e fu g e e is a n u p b e a t a lb u m a n d a triu m p h a n t te s ta m e n t o f th e h u m a n sp irit a n d , w ell, that's p ro b a b ly th e point.

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the Angry Inch — p ro v id e s a m u c h -

plot, risin g a ctio n , c lim a x a n d d e ­

ro m a n tic

n o u e m e n t d o n o t fo cu s o n th e tip o f

sex a n d p o rn o g ra p h y.

In th e m a jo rity o f m a in stre a m

a m an's p e n is. T h e ch a ra c te rs se arch for release in p h ysic a l p le a su re s - a l­

fille d w ith se xu al e x p lo ra tio n a n d ex­ p ressio n . T h e film 's ca tc h p h ra se says it best: "You h a ve to g e t o n to g e t off."

Shortbus is a n e s c a p e fro m th e a v e ra g e p o rtrayal o f se x in c in e m a .

film s, sex is e n s h ro u d e d b y m ystery.

th o u g h sexu al g ra tifica tio n a lo n e isn't

O n c e c lo th in g h as b e e n e le g a n tly d isc a rd e d o n th e floor, lo vers d is a p ­ p e a r u n d e r sh e e ts a n d in to cars w h ile c a m e ra s g lid e a cro ss n a ke d , hairless,

e n o u g h to satiate th e v o id in th e ir e m o tio n a l relation s. T h e o p e n in g s c e n e p e rfe ctly c o n v e y s th a t c u m m in g isn't a lw a ys th e e c sta tic release

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Boo Hoo - Boo Hoo. W h e n I to o k m y first listen o f Boo Hoo, I w a s e x p e c tin g to h e a r th e L o ve ly Fe a th ­

in a la te n ig h t fa n ta sy lo u n g e ca lle d Shortbus, w h e re yo u ca n m e e t a n d

se xu al e n v iro n m e n t for th e c h a ra cte rs to e s c a p e th e ir p e r­ so n a l p ro b le m s. A m in o r lim ita tio n o f

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a d rag q u e e n to th e m a yo r

stu ck firm ly .to th e ir v in t a g e -c la d backs. D e sp ite a p p a re n t m e d io c rity , s o m e th in g a b o u t th is reco rd stu c k w ith m e a n d p e ste re d m e to listen further. A l­

d e lv e in to th e c o m ­ C ity. H ere, th e p le xitie s o f th e seri­ characters "I'd ask if it was good for you... but you don't look terribly happy, do you?1 o u s issu e s it to u c h e s fin d fre e d o m u p o n , like d e p re ssio n , s u ic id e a n d ho w ever, d e p ic ts real s e x .T h e p atro ns to e xp re ss a n d e x p lo re th e ir sexuality. a b u se . Shortbus1 g re a te st a c h ie v e o f th e c lu b e x p lo re a v a rie ty o f sexu al T h is t h e m e often m ate ria lize s in th e m e n t is its fresh p o rtra yal o f sexuality. p ractice s, in c lu d in g in te r-g e n e ra tio n ­ fo rm o f a g ia n t o rgy. As Ju stin (d e le c ­

— John Semley

t h o u g h tracks lik e " G e rm a n " a n d "The Last R id e "e asily fa d e in to o b scu rity, th e re are a fe w w o rth y g e m s to b e d isc o v e re d here. In s o n g s s u c h as "Am erica" a n d "D isap p earer,"th e b a n d se e m s to fin d its rh y th m ." O h No,"a Foo F ig h te rs -e s q u e n u m b e r, a lso sh o w c a s e s s o m e im p re ssiv e v o c a l turn s, h o p e fu lly an in d ic a tio n o f w h e re B oo H o o is h e a d e d in th e future. T h e ke y to e n jo y in g th is a lb u m is to a v o id ta k in g th e b a n d to o seriou sly. T h e m u te d v o c a ls a n d o v e rp o w e rin g b y -

c u se s o n th e u to p ia w ith in th e c lu b , it d oe sn 't h a ve tim e to

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ta b ly p o rtra ye d b y M a n h a tta n perfo r­ m a n c e artist Ju stin Bond), th e sexy m a ître -d o f th e clu b , ush e rs th e n e w ­

al relation s, g ro u p sex, S&M , sex w o rk a n d m a stu rb a tio n . S op hia's q u e s t also h ig h lig h ts a n a sp e c t o ften ig n o re d in

Shortbus is an in s p irin g a n d e n jo y a b le film . It offers a n a lte rn a te sex ual fa n ta sy to th e o n e s p o p u la riz e d

th e -b o o k in stru m e n ta ls m a k e th is an e a sy m istake, b u t w ith lyrics like "All m y

b ie S o p h ia in to th e sce n e , he q u ip s,

m o re c o n v e n tio n a l, H o lly w o o d sex

b y a rc h e typ a l film a n d p o rn . If y o u

frie n d s are liars/A II th e ir p a n ts are o n fire," it's hard to b e lie v e th a t th e b a n d isn't h a v in g a b it o f fu n w ith th e ir a u d ie n c e . In all fairn ess, th is is o n ly Boo Hoo's first a lb u m a n d if th e b a n d c h o o se s to c o n tin u e in th e v e in o f th e ir m o st su cce ssfu l tracks, th e y m ig h t m a n a g e to e s c a p e th e im p e n d in g d o o m th a t th e "next big

"it's like th e sixties, o n ly w ith less hope." W ith Shortbus, Jo h n C a m e ro n M itch e ll— b est k n o w n for his w o rk

sce n e s: th e fe m a le o rg a sm .

A lth o u g h Shortbus p o rtrays sex g ra p h ic a lly , th e film is a far c ry from

d e sire a sexu al c in e m a tic e x p e rie n c e

th in g " la b e l carrie s w ith it.

Boo Hoo plays live with Kill the Lights Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Main Hall (5390 St-Laurent) at 9 p.m.

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T h e M cG ill d e fe n ce w re a ke d h a v o c o n a G a ite rs o ffe n ce th a t

q u a rte r w h e n C o n n e ll c a p p e d a th re e play, 4 7-ya rd d riv e b y f in d ­

s e e m e d to h a ve tro u b le a d ju s tin g to th e w e t co n d itio n s, lim itin g it to ju s t 168 n et yard s a n d fo rce d six tu rn o v e rs— fo ur fu m b le s

th e g a m e w ith 21 c o m p le tio n s o n 38 a tte m p ts for 19 2 yard s a n d tw o in te rce p tio n s. In d o in g so, h e b e c a m e th e first M c G ill q u a r­ te rb a c k to th ro w for o v e r 2,0 0 0 y a rd s in o n e se aso n .

th e C IS, w ith 898 yards.

"A lot of people thought we were going to take this game lightly because we were already in the playoffs,"Connell said."But we knew that we needed to show the league that we deserved to be there, so we came out firing. Having the momentum going into the playoffs is something we really wanted."

Even worse for Bishop's was the play of its quarterbacks. Jesse Andrews and Joel Lefebvre, combined for an atrocious four com­ pletions on 16 attempts for just 19 yards. Perhaps the most telling stat of all though, is that the offence as a whole only managed eight first downs in the game to go with their six turnovers.

Defence pulls off rare feat

M c G ill w ill h it th e road to tak e o n th e to p -ra n k e d Laval R o u g e et O r n e x t S a tu rd a y in th e Q U F L s e m i-fin a ls. In th e ir o n ly

a n d tw o in te rce p tio n s.

"I th o u g h t th e d e fe n ce ste p p e d u p a n d p ro b a b ly p laye d th e ir b e st g a m e o f th e season," said H e a d C o a c h C h u c k M cM an n .

"W e've b e e n v e ry s u s p e c t a g a in s t th e run th is year, b u t I th o u g h t th e y d id a s u p e r jo b today. T h e y w e re v e ry a g g re ssiv e , a n d I w as h a p p y for th e m to h a v e s u c h a b ig g a m e g o in g into th e p la y ­

in g Eric G a la s in th e e n d z o n e fro m 2 0 y a rd s o ut. C o n n e ll fin ish e d

offs."

Rain makes for sloppy affair

T h e sh u to u t w a s th e first p itc h e d b y th e M cG ill d e fe n ce

p o u re d d o w n all m o rn in g a n d in to th e a fte rn oo n . Pools o f w ater w e re e s p e c ia lly v is ib le a ro u n d th e h a sh m a rk s a n d p laye d a big role in tu rn in g th e g a m e in to a s lo p p y affair as Bishop's a n d M cG ill

s in ce th e 20 0 2 c o n fe re n c e se m i-fin a l, w h ic h c o in c id e n tly also h a p p e n e d to b e a g a in s t th e G aiters. Star ru sh -e n d J e a n -N ic o la s C a rriè re led b y e x a m p le , ra ckin g u p fiv e so lo tackles, fo u r assisted, a fo rced fu m b le a n d a re co v e ry later in th e g a m e . Safe ty A n th o n y

c o m b in e d to p u n t th e ball 24 tim e s.

Lu kca led th e s e c o n d a ry m e a n w h ile , p ic k in g u p five tackle s an d

C o n d itio n s for th e 1 p.m . g a m e w e re h a rsh after h e a v y rain

As for th e G aiters, th e y fail to q u a lify for th e playo ffs for th e fo u rth -s tra ig h t y e a r a n d w ill h a ve tro u b le fin d in g p o sitive s in th is loss. L e a d in g ru sh e r Ja m all Lee w a s h e ld to o n ly 95 yard s b y th e R e d m e n d e fe n ce , a far c ry fro m th e 279 yard s h e reg istered in Bishop's w e e k o n e v ic to ry o ve r M cG ill. N o n e th e le ss, Lee still fin ­ ish e d th e se a so n as th e to p ru n n in g b a c k in Q u e b e c a n d th ird in

m e e tin g th is se aso n , M cG ill to o k a lead in to h a lftim e o n ly to fin d th e m s e lv e s o n th e sh o rt e n d o f a 4 3 -27 score after 6 0 m in u te s.

T h e R e d m e n w ill n e e d to b rin g a m o re c o m p le te effort th is tim e a ro u n d if th e y h o p e to e n d th e ir fiv e -y e a r lo sin g streak a g a in st th e R o u g e et O r a n d a d v a n c e to th e fin als for th e first tim e s in ce th e y w o n th e co n fe re n c e c h a m p io n s h ip in 20 0 2. ■

STEVEN AHERN Quarterback Matt Connell displays his versatility, rushing and throwing for touchdowns in McGill's regular season finale.

T H IR D M AN IN

'Heroes live forever'... or at least they should P a u l S chw artzm an

C a n a d ie n s w e re so m e d io c re that, for th e fan s, m a k in g th e

th e re ce n t past, h a d b e e n la u d in g o v e r T h e o w h ile c o v e rtly s ta s h in g a w a y th e ir n u m b e r 33 je rs e y in fa v o u r o f o n e w ith n u m b e r 60.

playoffs w a s ce le b ra te d as e q u iv a le n t to w in n in g th e S ta n le y T h e first is a g ro u p o f u n a tta c h e d , p rim a d o n n a m illio n a ire p laye rs w h o p la y for th e n a m e o n th e b a c k o f th e je rs eCyu p , as th e te a m h ad m isse d th e p o st-se a so n in th e p re vi­ o u s th re e years. T h a n k s to T h e o d o re , ho w e ve r, Les G lo rie u x rather th a n th e o n e o n th e front. T h e s e c o n d p ro d u c t o f th e

T h e k in d o f tre a tm e n t th a t T h e o d o re re ce ive d d oe sn 't o n ly o c c u r in M o n t r e a l-it is a n e p id e m ic . O ile rs fan s are m ad at C h ris P ro n g e r for g o in g to A n a h e im , y e t th e y n e v e r sto p

syste m is e v e n m o re tro u b lin g . A s p layers fly in a n d o u t o f

to th in k th a t w ith o u t h im , E d m o n to n m ig h t h a ve m a d e a n

h e n e w era o f free a g e n c y a n d h ig h p la ye r tu rn o v e r in all p ro fe ssio n a l sp o rts to d a y has p ro d u c e d tw o n a sty b y p ro d u c ts, o n e a n tic ip a te d a n d o n e v e ry a cc id e n ta l.

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fra n ch ise s, fan s ca n no lo n g e r c o n n e c t w ith th e ir ath letes, le a v in g o n ly a m ass o f c y n ic a l a n d fic k le o b se rve rs. A lth o u g h w e c o m p la in o f a la ck o f lo ya lty to a c ity a n d te a m from to d ay's players, it is a b su rd h o w tre a so n o u s w e h yp o c ritic a l fan s often b e c o m e .

Ju st o ve r a w e e k a g o , Jo sé T h e o d o re skated o n to th e ice a t th e Bell C e n tre o n ly to b e g re e te d b y a c h o ru s o f b o o s fro m th e M o n tre al “faithful." H o w c o u ld C a n a d ie n s fan s for­ g e t Th e o d o re 's a c h ie v e m e n ts a n d b rillia n c e for th e b leu, b la n c et ro u g e ? A fter all, it w a s o n ly fo ur se a so n s a g o th a t he s in g le -h a n d e d ly to o k a p a th e tic h o c k e y te a m in to th e p la y ­ offs a n d a b s o lu te ly c a rrie d th e e ig h th se e d e d C a n a d ie n s to an u p s e t o v e r th e h e a v ily fav o u re d Boston Bruins.

In 20 0 2, th e C a n a d ie n s to p p o in t-g e tte r d u rin g th e re g ­ u lar se a so n w a s Y a n ic P e rre ault (he m a n a g e d a w h o p p in g

56 p o in ts) a n d th e ir to p d e fe n se m a n w a s th e m u c h d e rid e d P atrice B rise b o is— h a rd ly a n e m b a rra s sm e n t o f riches. T h e

m a n a g e d to d e fe a t th e B ruin s in six g a m e s, d e sp ite b e in g o u t-s h o t an a s to u n d in g 2 12 -14 2 in th e series. A t season's e n d , T h e o d o re w a s rig h tfu lly a w a rd e d b o th th e V e zin a a n d H art tro p h ie s as th e NHL's b e st g o a lte n d e r a n d m o st v a lu a b le p la ye r resp e ctive ly.

e a rly exit in th e 2 0 0 6 N H L playoffs in ste ad o f a d a z z lin g ru n to th e S ta n le y C u p Finals. S im ila rly, Red S o x fan s h a ve p la y e d tu rn co a t w ith N o m a r G a rcia p a rra d e sp ite h is c o n s is te n t s u c ­ c e ss b o th o n th e fie ld a n d at th e p late for th e fra n ch ise .

After a sub-par 20 0 3 season, however, many critics and fans fickly described Theo as''a one year wonder."Yet in 20 04, “No Way José" did it again, leading the Canadiens to yet an­ other upset over the hated Bruins before losing to the even­ tual Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning.

At that time, when the Canadiens had nothing to cele­ brate but their past,Theodore held the fabled torch, thrown from failing hands. Habs fans began to believe again. As the the lastest in a string of legendary Montreal goaltenders, Theodore deserved a better welcome home. The unappre­ ciative fans in the Bell Centre were the same ones who, in

Many players do pour their heart and soul into a team, but once they leave, we turn on them. Just because a fan's once beloved hero now wears the jersey of an opposing team, doesn't mean he should be forgotten. José Theodore brought Montreal to its feet on a nightly basis by stealing games the Canadiens deserved to lose; Chris Pronger led Edmonton to the brink of the promised land; No-mah's play convinced the Red Sox that the curse could be reversed. Any true fan would relish these moments, yet most unfortunate­ ly and hypocritically, we choose derision over appreciation; buffoonery over nostalgia. ■

The McGill Tribune

18 • Sports • 31.10.06

P R O F IL E — B A S E B A L L FR O M T H E C H E A P SE A T S

T o m a s e t t a p o w e r s R e d b ir d s Pitcher a vital cog in championship run A aron S igal T h e S u lta n o f Sw at. T h e G re a t B a m b in o . T h e C o lo s s u s

C le arly, To m a se tta is y o u r p ro to typ ica l fiv e -to o l player.

N o t o n ly d o e s he fire b a ll fro m th e ru b b e r a n d c h ip irrd e fe n siv e ly b u t h e is a lso a d e v a sta tin g hitter at th e plate. W h e n

o f C lo u t. A ll m o n ik e rs o f th e ic o n ic b a llp la y e r G e o rg e H e r­

h e p itch e s, th e R e d b ird s b re ak fro m b a se b a ll c o n v e n tio n s

m a n "Babe" Ruth, all e c h o th e h o m e run s m a s h in g a b ility o f

a n d h a v e h im hit rath e r th a n a p p o in tin g a d e sig n a te d h it­

b aseball's o rig in a l silve r slu g g e r. H o w ever, less fa m o u sly, th e K in g o f B ase b all b e g a n his storied care er as a p itc h e r for th e B o sto n Red Sox. In th is tra d itio n , it w o u ld se e m as t h o u g h th e M c G ill R e d b ird s b a se b a ll te a m h as fo u n d th e ir ve rita b le

ter. Even w h e n he isn't th e day's starter, T o m a se tta is o ften in se rte d in t o th e lin e -u p for his b a ttin g p row ess. In a d d i­ tio n to th e m a ssiv e h o m e run he h it in th e c h a m p io n s h ip m a tc h , h e led th e Q u e b e c c o n fe re n c e in h ittin g w ith an

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in th e c h a m p io n s h ip g a m e — h e h a d to w in in style. W ith a fastb all in th e m id -8 o s a n d a b e n d in g c u rv e b a ll,T o m a s e tta re co rd e d a d is p u te d n o -h itte r (zero hits a c c o rd in g to M cG ill s c o rin g ; a o n e hitter a c c o rd in g to o fficial s c o rin g ) in th e title m a tch . S e e m in g ly je a lo u s o f th e p itc h in g half's su c c e ss o n th e m o u n d , Tom asetta's h ittin g h a lf g o t in o n th e a ctio n as w e ll as h e b e lte d th e g a m e 's tw o -r u n g a m e -w in n in g sh o t in a n 8 -0 rom p.

"I'm a p o w e r p la ye r o n th e m o u n d a n d at th e plate," T o m a se tta said . "I c a n p re tty m u c h strike o u t e n o u g h g u y s e v e n th o u g h o n th e d o w n s id e I'm a b it w ild so m e tim e s, b u t th a t c o m e s h a n d -in -h a n d w ith b e in g a p o w e r pitcher.

A n d at th e plate, I'm all p o w e r w ith th a t as w ell.”

Used in different situations Born a n d raised in M o n tre a l o n th e W e st Islan d a n d a tte n d in g Lo yo la H ig h S c h o o l a n d M a ria n o p o lis C E G E P ,T o ­ m ase tta g re w u p p la y in g b a se b a ll, re a c h in g th e C a n a d ia n B ase b all A c a d e m y — th e h ig h e s t level a v a ila b le in Q u e b e c .

U n til h e w a s re cru ite d b y a n a ssistan t c o a c h at M cG ill an d started p la y in g in his s e c o n d year, T o m a se tta h a d n e v e r

c o a c h at th e C B A saw his p o w e rfu l arm th a t T o m a se tta to o k u p p itc h in g o n a re g u la r basis. T h is tim e as a fie ld p la ye r a llo w e d T o m a se tta to d e v e lo p th e hit­

Team mentality comes first

Tomasetta has managed to carry over this drive for ex­ cellence into the classroom at McGill as well.The third year marketing student is attempting to get his business degree in addition to any baseball opportunities that might pres­ ent themselves.

"Within baseball, I'd love to go to Italy next year to play. I've really been looking into that as much as possible," Tomasetta said. "But outside of baseball, I'm into school— I love what I'm doing here in marketing and I'd love to do advertising or market research."

Both Tomasetta and Coach D'Alessandro are quick to point out, however, that despite the pitcher's success, base­ ball remains the consumate team game and Tomasetta is very reliant on the championship squad behind him.

"It's a great team,"Tomasetta said. "Those guys saved that game for me. Even in the first few plays of the game, one guy just crushed the ball and our left fielder made a great play for me. They really played outstanding behind me.

"I won the championship with my summer league team and that was fun and a great experience. But this was so different with these guys," he added. "You feel so happy for the guy next to you.

We're all friends and we all want each other to do well. There's no jealousy like on some other teams."

A n o -h itte r, e v e n a d isp u te d o n e , is a p h e n o m e n a l o c c u rre n c e in a n y g a m e , re g a rd le ss o f th e

tin g skills a n d ve rsa tility th a t m a k e h im so v a lu a b le to th e R edb irds.

"Last y e a r w a s his first y e a r o n th e te a m a n d h e p laye d a little first b ase a n d D H -e d w h e n h e d id n 't pitch,"

m a g n itu d e . S u c h a d o m in a n t p er­ fo rm a n c e in th e c h a m p io n s h ip is u n p re c e d e n te d . If th e re w a s o n e

said H e ad C o a c h E rn ie D 'A lessan dro. "I

p laye r o n th e M c G ill R e d b ird s w h o

k n o w th a t h e w a s a c a tc h e r in h is s u m ­

w o u ld h a v e h ad a s h o t at s u c h a

m e r ball w h e n h e w a s y o u n g e r. So he c a u g h t th e o d d g a m e for us b e c a u s e th e starter can 't ca tch e v e ry g a m e . He e v e n c a u g h t in g a m e s after h e p itc h e d

T o m a se tta . U n d o u b te d ly , th e 20 0 6 M cG ill R e d b ird s are a s p e c ia l te a m d riv e n b y th is s p e c ia l player. ■

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"He led o u r co n fe re n ce ' in h ittin g a n d w o n th e silve r s lu g g e r award," D 'A le ssa n d ro said. "He's ju s t a s m a rt kid. He kn o w s w h a t his a b ilitie s are a n d th is tra n sla te s w e ll to h it­ tin g . He's so hard o n h im s e lf - h e h it .450 a n d is still s u p e rhard o n h im se lf. A lth o u g h it d o e sn 't m a k e se n se , it really

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th e m o m e n t th e ir s u m m e r b reak e n d e d . T h e y o p e n e d th e se a ­

Regardless of how the professional analysts are dissecting the Ducks' and Sabres' early dominance, I am taking a much shallower vi approach. I am convinced the secret is not what's in their hearts; it's what's on the outside that counts. Yes, I'm referring to their new uni­ forms— unfortunately including that garish Sabres logo that resei bles some kind of mutant hedgehog.

S e a rc h in g for e v id e n c e to b a c k u p m y cla im , I h it th e b o o ks (or, m o re accu rate ly, sp o rts refe re n ce W e b sites) to fin d o u t h o w te a m fro m th e fo u r m a jo r sp o rts h a ve fared sin ce 20 0 1 in th e ir first y e a r o f w e a rin g th e ir n e w togs.

Before I reveal m y e x tre m e ly u n sc ie n tific fin d in g s , I h a v e to cla rify s o m e s c re e n in g criteria. T e a m s w ith n e w attire b e c a u s e o f e x p a n sio n o r re lo ca tio n w e re in a d m iss ib le , b e c a u s e it m e a n t th e p layers h ad n e v e r k n o w n th e o ld a p p a re l in th a t city. A lso, if a fra n c h ise a d d e d an extra strip e o n th e left a rm o f its p ra c tic e je rs e y o r c h a n g e d its s e c o n d ­ a ry c o lo u r from in d ig o to n a v y b lue, th is d id n o t c o u n t. Even a n o ve l

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a lte rn a te je rs e y w o u ld n o t b e e lig ib le . I w a s lo o k in g for c lu b s that, in th e e u p h e m is tic c la p tra p o f sp o rts m arke tin g , h a d fu lly "rebranded."

G e n e ra lly, a c o m p le te ly n e w c o lo u r s c h e m e , u n ifo rm a n d at least an u p d a te d lo g o w e re n e c e s s a ry to m e rit in c lu s io n .

T h e results o f th is re vie w w e re q u ite su rp risin g . O f co u rse , I had no real p re te n sio n s th a t a n o v e rh a u le d lo o k c o u ld e x p la in su cce ss. Yet o f th e 12 s q u a d s w h o s e lo o ks w e re re m a d e , e ig h t o f th e m im p ro v e d th e ir w in -lo s s reco rd a n d fiv e o f th o se p ro g re sse d b y 18 g a m e s or m ore. O n e o f th e m , th e A n a h e im A n g e ls o f 20 02, w e n t o n to w in th e W o rld S e rie s !T h e s in g le b ig g e s t re g u la r se aso n g a in e rs w e re th e 2 0 0 3 04 D e n v e r N u g g e ts, w h o ju m p e d fro m 17 w in s to 43 th e n e x t seaso n.

Ju st o n e te a m , th e 2 0 0 4 T o ro n to B lu e Jays, had a p re cip ito u s d e clin e , as th e '04 Jays d ro p p e d 19 w in s b e lo w th e ir 20 0 3 c a m p a ig n a n d p lu m ­ m e te d to last p la c e in th e A L East w ith th e ir b r a n d -s p a n k in ' n e w un is.

Now, I know what any critical reader is thinking: The reason for § the improved performance is because a franchise's new image is in­ tended to coincide with its move up the standings. The thinking goes | like this: a team is lousy, it gets some high draft picks, shows a bit of | promise and presto! The (usually new) management latches on and tries to boost the club's profile and merchandise sales by revamping their look. But what about a crummy team, unable to sell jerseys and devoid of stars, which is looking at refurbishing their appearance to generate some interest?The 2 0 0 3 -0 4 Phoenix Coyotes would fall into this category. Their performance tumbled by nine wins after scrap­ ping the awkward, two-dimensional techni-coloured coyote in favour of the current burgundy and white howling canine.

H o w ca n tin k e rin g w ith th e te a m c o lo u rs a n d lo g o a c tu a lly b reed

COURTESY MCGILL ATHLETICS

s u c c e s s ? W ell, d e sp ite b e in g ju s t a m a rk e tin g p lo y in th e e y e s o f th e fro n t o ffice, it m a y h a v e s o m e p o sitiv e effects o n th e players. P h y sic a lly m o d ify in g o ld je rs e y s m a y m e a n re -c u ttin g its sh a p e or c h a n g ­

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in g th e m ate ria l, a n d th e p laye rs m a y e n jo y th e co m fo rt, as G e o i 1 C o sta n z a le a rn e d for o n e g lo rio u s, c o tto n -in flu e n c e d Y an k e e s g a m e .

T h e re m a y b e a p s y c h o lo g ic a l im p a c t, too, e s p e c ia lly for p ro fe ssio n a l a th le te s— w h o are n o to rio u sly su p e rstitio u s. G e ttin g a fresh lo o k can d e -s tig m a tiz e a te a m w ith a lo sin g a ttitu d e , as it m e a n s se v e rin g ties w ith p re v io u s se a so n s o f futility. T e a m s at th e to p o f th e sta n d in g s, or o n e s w ith w in n in g pasts, te n d to ke e p th e statu s q u o . I d o n 't e x p e c t J fra n c h is e s w ith le g a c ie s — th e Y an ke e s, Packers a n d C a n a d ie n s c o m e I to m in d — to ever h a v e e x tre m e m ake overs.

S o a m I se rio u sly s u g g e s tin g th a t n e w u n ifo rm s c a n im p a c t a team 's re su lts? C o u ld th is syste m re ally p re d ict se a so n o u tc o m e s ? j W ell, o n ly five ye ars o f d ata m ak e s th a t c la im a little p re m a tu re . H o w ­ ever, tw o facts re m a in clear: First, th e S ab re s a n d the ir"B u ffaslu g " lo g o are th e to ast o f th e East, w h ile th e D u ck s lead in th e W est. S e co n d , th e last tim e a te a m c a lle d th e D u ck s sp o rte d n e w u n ifo rm s, th e y rod e th a t m o m e n tu m all th e w a y to th e g o ld m e d a l. U n fo rtu n ate ly, th o se (M ig h ty) D u ck s w e re p la y in g a g a in s t Ice la n d a n d th e result w a s— w ith a p o lo g ie s to th e 10 -y e a r-o ld v e rsio n o f y o u — scrip te d . U n til today's D u ck s b rin g b a c k C o a c h B o m b a y (w h ich is e v e n less lik e ly g iv e n D is­ ney's re ce n t sale o f th e team ), I'll h o ld o ff o n th e p re d ictiv e p o w e r of th e "new look, n e w attitude" th e o ry. Still, o n th e o ff-c h a n c e th a t this th e o ry d o e s w ork, I d o h o p e s o m e p e o p le fro m title -s ta rv e d clu b s, like

CLARICE CONNORS Martlets disturb former teammate Kim St. Pierre with a strong cycle in a 4-2 win over the Montreal Axion.

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R e d m e n r e t u r n to r u g b y f in a ls McGill mauls hapless Vert et Or Display of killer instinct

A dam S mith

T h e R e d m e n s e e m e d to b e re in v ig o ra te d b y C o a c h T h e ru g b y R e d m e n c ru is e d to v ic to ry o n S u n d a y

M cC affe ry's w o rds, sta rtin g th e s e c o n d h a lf in m u c h th e

a t M o lso n S ta d iu m , b e a tin g u p S h e rb ro o k e 4 4 -0 in th e ir

s a m e w a y th e y starte d th e first. A s w a s th e c a se all after­

s e m i-fin a l p la y o ff co n te st. M c G ill, t h e to p -s e e d e d te a m in th e c o n fe re n ce , d o m in a te d S h e rb ro o k e b o th o ffe n ­ siv e ly a n d d e fe n siv e ly all a fte rn o o n .

M c G ill c a m e o u t q u ick ly , a tta c k in g th e V e rt et O r

n o o n , th e V e rt et O r c o u ld n o t s to p th e o n s la u g h t a n d th e in e v ita b le try c a m e ju s t 10 m in u te s after th e restart.

W ith th e g a m e w e ll in h a n d , M c G ill starte d to take o ff its starters to p re se rv e th e m for n e x t w eek's co n fe r­

rig h t fro m th e kickoff. T h e sq u ad 's e a rly p re ssu re paid

e n c e fin al. T h is h a d little effect o n th e R ed'n 'W h ite's m o ­

d iv id e n d s as it w a s re w a rd e d w ith a p e n a lty g o a l after

m e n tu m th o u g h , as t h e y ke p t ro llin g o v e r S h e rb ro o k e e v e n w ith th e sub s. T h e M cG ill fo rw ard s w e re stro n g e r a n d th e b a cks w e re q u ic k e r; th e re w a s little th e V ert et O r c o u ld d o to sto p th e m , e s p e c ia lly as th e g a m e w o re o n a n d th e y g re w tired a n d b e a te n up.

o n ly 10 m in u te s. T h e R e d m e n w e n t rig h t b a c k o n a ttack after th e restart a n d w e re a b le to g rin d th e ir w a y in for th e ir first try ju s t fiv e m in u te s later.

"It's always the plan to get off to a quick start," said Head Coach Sean McCaffery. "We have a good track re­ cord against [Sherbrooke], We know their strengths and weaknesses."

T h e Red 'n 'W h ite w e re c le a rly fire d u p a n d th re w th e m s e lv e s a t S h e rb ro o k e w ith g usto . T h e y h a rrie d th e V e rt e t O r c o n s ta n tly o n d e fe n c e a n d b roke ta c k le after ta ck le o n o ffe n c e .T h is te n a c ity e a rn e d th e m a n o th e r try in th e 25th m in u te . T h e R edm en's d riv e stalle d d e e p in

T h is fa tig u e w o u ld fu rth e r co st S h e rb ro o k e as M c­ G ill sco re d tw o tries in q u ic k s u c c e s sio n in th e 69th a n d 71st m in u te s. Both c a m e o ff lo n g ru n s w h e re th e V e rt et O r h a d se ve ral o p p o rtu n itie s to m a k e tackle s b u t w ere s im p ly u n a b le to s to p th e R e d m e n carriers. M c G ill th e n ru b b e d salt in to th e V e rt et Or's w o u n d s ju s t before th e fin al w h is tle w ith o n e last try, ru n n in g th e score u p to 44-0 .

th e S h e rb ro o k e e n d after th e V e rt e t O r re co ve re d th e ball from a lin e o u t, b u t th e R e d m e n w e re q u ic k ly o n th e

B a ttle o f M o n tre a l in la st g a m e

o p p o s itio n , m a n a g in g to b lo c k th e c le a rin g k ick a n d

M cG ill's w in e a rn e d th e m a b e rth in th e fin a ls next w e e k at M o lso n S ta d iu m , w h e re th e y w ill face C o n c o r­ d ia for th e Q u e b e c title. T h e R e d m e n w ill b e lo o k in g to

to u c h it d o w n in th e e n d z o n e for th e m ajor.

M cG ill's 17 -0 le ad m a y h a ve led th e m to b e c o m e s o m e w h a t c o m p la c e n t for th e rest o f th e h a lf.T h e y w ere still th e s h a rp e r te a m , b u t w e re u n a b le to tu rn th a t a d ­ v a n ta g e in to m o re p o in ts b efo re h a lftim e .

a v e n g e last year's s tu n n in g loss to th e S tin g e rs. W ith no C IS C h a m p io n s h ip in m en's ru gb y, th is w ill b e th e ir fin al c h a n c e for g lo ry in th e '06 seaso n.

"W e lost s o m e fo cu s a n d tu rn e d o ff a bit," M cC a ffe ry

"I e x p e c t th e fin al to b e a c lo se gam e," M cC a ffe ry

said . "Th e g u y s starte d to p la y in d iv id u a lly in ste ad o f as a te a m . I talke d to th e p laye rs a b o u t it."

said. "We're fairly c o n fid e n t; it's a h o m e g a m e . W e'll have th e cro w d b e h in d us." ■

ADAMSMITH Nothing went right for Sherbrooke, with both plays ending in McGill tries.

M EN 'S S O C C E R — L A V A L 1, R ED M EN 0

W O M EN 'S S O C C E R — M A R T LET S 1, L A V A L 0

M c G ill f a lls t o L a v a l Loss costs Red 'n' White home field

M a r t le t s t a k e t o p s p o t Stalwart defence key to victory

C harlie B lore

m ak e no m istake, c ru s h in g a p o w e rfu l h e a d e r

J ohn D ingle

o ff th e tu rf a n d into th e to p c o rn e r fro m five A lth o u g h th e y h a d to w a it a lm o s t a w e e k for it to a c tu a lly h a p p e n , th e M artlets fin a lly g o t a c h a n c e to p ro v e th e y w e re th e b e st w o m e n 's

Sometimes scoreboards lie. For instance, a casual fan who saw i -o shining above Mol­ son Stadium on Thursday night might have thought that the Redmen had just lost a tight contest to Laval. The scoreboard didn't tell the whole story.

y a rd s out.

"Our first h a lf w as n o t o u r b est b y far," S ch o e fie ld said. "It w asn 't o u r best g a m e o ffe n ­ sively. W e w eren't c o m m u n ic a tin g ; w e n e e d to talk m o re o u t there."

M cG ill g o a lte n d e r O liv ie r B o ulva stood o n his h e a d all g a m e lo n g , s to p p in g 10 sho ts o n ta rg e t in c lu d in g a breakaw ay. But n o t eve n Boulva's so lid p lay w o u ld b e e n o u g h as th e rest o f th e R e d m e n w e re th o ro u g h ly d o m in a te d

McGill squanders chances in second half Both te a m s stru g g le d to fin d th e ir stride e a rly in th e s e c o n d fram e. Laval w o u ld a g a in b e th e first to th re a te n w h e n in th e 66th m in ­ ute, d e fe n d e r Jo ë l Falard eau se n t a w ell p lace d

from b e g in n in g to end .

cro ss in to m id fie ld e r A kili Z e tch i w h o p u t a

re g u la r se a so n a to p th e Q U S L s ta n d in g s.

"We're very disappointed," said midfielder James Schoefield. "We really wanted to win this game because it had a lot of repercussions on the playoff.

g o o d h e ad to th e ball, fo rcin g B o ulava to m ak e ye t a n o th e r o u ts ta n d in g save.

a b rillia n t d e fe n siv e p e rfo rm a n c e to e a rn a 1-0

w a s g o in g to b re a k th e d e a d lo c k .

B oth te a m s b e g a n to lo o k a little m o re d a n g e ro u s after th e break, w ith a se rie s o f

s o c c e r te a m in Q u e b e c . O rig in a lly s c h e d u le d

c lo s e o ffsid e d e c is io n s g o in g a g a in s t Laval in t h e o p e n in g m in u te s . M c G ill a lso p ic k e d u p its p a c e e a rly a n d fin a lly b ro k e th ro u g h in th e

to b e p la y e d th e p re v io u s Friday, T h u rs d a y

63rd m in u te w ith a b e a u tifu l g o a l b y su b stitu te

n ig h t's g a m e b e tw e e n M c G ill a n d Laval w a s

M a rie -J a s m in e Parsi. M id fie ld e r E lo ise V a n d a l

a m u c h a n tic ip a te d m a t c h -u p b e tw e e n tw o te a m s ra n k e d a m o n g th e to p fiv e in C a n a d a .

A s if th a t w e re n 't m o tiv a tio n e n o u g h , th e re­

p ic k e d o u t Parsi's ru n w ith a n ic e ly w e ig h te d cross, w h ic h Parsi c o n tro lle d w e ll w ith h e r c h e s t b efo re v o lle y in g a p o w e rfu l s h o t past

su lt o f th e g a m e w o u ld g o a lo n g w a y to d e ­

th e Laval keeper.

te rm in in g w h ic h o f th e t e a m s w o u ld fin is h th e

That goal would be all the McGill defence would require. The back four looked coordi­ nated and strong, keeping the Laval attackers easily at bay. Time and again, if one McGill de­ fender was beaten, a second would be there to snuff out the threat.

"We didn't let their strikers get anything on net," Parsi said. "We were running and pres­ suring them up front so much also. Magalie Kolker and Carolyne Pelletier were working hard as usual. We just didn't let them get any­ thing at all, defence or forward."

M c G ill se iz e d th e o p p o rtu n ity , tu rn in g in

"W e have to p lay h a rd e r a n d w in th e 5 0 50 b a lls;-w e w eren't d o in g th at today. We. ju s t

T h in g s fin a lly started to c o m e to g e th e r for M cG ill after m id fie ld e r D a n ie l Jo n e s an d striker Elias G e d a m u w e re su b stitu te d in. Jo n e s w o u ld a c c o u n t for o n e o f M cG ill's few sco rin g

v ic to ry o v e r th e v is itin g R o u g e et O r in fro n t o f ju s t a h a n d fu l o f fan s w h o b ra v e d th e ic y c o n ­ d itio n s at M o lso n S ta d iu m . T h e M artlets' d e ­

have to p la y hard er a n d w a n t it more."

c h a n c e s o f th e g a m e m id w a y th ro u g h th e s e c ­

M cG ill g o t all th e y c o u ld h a n d le in th e first 45 m in u te s o f th is co n te st. T h e R e d m e n s im p ly co u ld n 't co n ta in Laval's su p e rio r aerial p la y a n d a ccu ra te lo n g balls. T h e d ifficu ltie s

o n d half, th u m p in g a lo o se ball from ju s t o u t­ s id e th e five yard b o x rig h t in to R o u g e et O r g o a lte n d e r Francis R iel-R ob erge's chest.

H e artb re ak c a m e to th e R e d m e n ju s t

Fraser fro m a n a n k le in ju ry , c o m p le t e ly sh u t d o w n a d a n g e ro u s Laval a tta c k th a t c a m e in to

started in th e 12 th m in u te w h e n a Laval co rn e r fo u n d strik e rT h ie rry Z u m m o -P a ttin ie z all a lo n e n e a r th e far post, o n ly to se e th e ball skip ju s t

b efore fu ll-tim e . W ith u n d e r a m in u te to play, G e d a m u h e a d e d a co rn e r past R ie l-R o b e rg e o n ly to have th e g o a l calle d o ff o n an offsides

tw o o r th re e g irls— like Fraser p la y in g o n o n e

T h e v ic to ry o v e r Laval p u t th e M artlets

le g — b e in g stro n g all o v e r th e fie ld . A n n a G r u -

fo u r p o in ts cle a r o f th e ir rivals at th e to p o f

o ve r his fo ot before b e in g cle a re d fro m h arm s

call. D e sp ite a s e e m in g ly e n d le ss in ju ry -tim e

e n d in g , K a th ryn A c to n a n d M o ra g M itc h e ll-

w a y b y M cG ill d e fe n d e r D o m in ik D esb ois.

Laval kn o ck e d o n th e d o o r a g a in o n 39 m in u te s w h e n striker D a vid C h a p d e la in e M ille r ju m p e d o n a lo n g ball from th e m id fie ld w h ic h h ad sailed o ve r th e M cG ill d e fe n ce for a

p erio d , it w as as c lo se as M cG ill w o u ld get.

"It w as a frustratin g gam e,"said S ch o e fie ld .

"We fo u g h t a little h a rd e r in th e s e c o n d a n d h ad a g o al ca lle d b a c k so it's d is a p p o in tin g for

C a rv a lh o all sh o w e d g re a t p o ise . T h e b a c k lin e

th e s ta n d in g s w ith ju s t t w o ‘g a m e s left to play.

M c G ill w o u ld g o o n to b lo w o u t L'U niversité

breakaw ay. M ille r trie d to c h ip it o ve r a c ro u c h ­

W ith th e loss, M c G ill fell in to a tie w ith

in g B o u lava b u t th e g o a lie w a s e q u a l to th e task, g e ttin g ju s t e n o u g h o f th e ball to se n d it w ide.

Laval for s e c o n d p la c e in th e Q S S F b u t m a n ­ a g e d to b o u n c e b a c k th e next n ig h t for a 2 -0 w in o v e r C o n c o rd ia . W ith Laval also w in n in g its

The Rouge et Or would finally break through on one of their six corners of the game. Alex Lévesque-Tremblay delivered yet another perfect long ball from the corner and this time defender Michel Mana-Nga would

s e c o n d m a tch o f th e w e e ke n d , th e R e d m e n

fore th e a b s e n t p laye rs a rriv e d a t th e half. M c­

w ill p la y th e R o u g e et O r a g a in , th is tim e in th e first ro u n d o f th e playoffs. M c G ill w ill sure ly be lo o k in g for re trib u tio n w h e n th e tw o cla sh o n

G ill d o m in a te d p o s s e s sio n a n d p re sse d Laval all o v e r th e fie ld in th e e a rly g o in g b u t still fa ile d to c re a te m a n y q u a lit y s c o rin g c h a n c e s.

Frid ay n ig h t. ■

A t h a lftim e , n e ith e r s id e w a s lo o k in g a s if it

sure."

fe n ce , b o o ste d b y th e re turn o f c a p ta in S h a ri

T h u rsd a y 's c o n te s t a v e ra g in g a C IS b e st 3.9 g o a ls p e r g a m e .

"I th in k d e fe n siv e ly w e a re there,” said H e ad C o a c h M arc M o u n ic o t. "T o n ig h t I saw

w a s a m a z in g a n d th e k e e p e r w a s also."

Failure to take advantage early

Ready for post-season drive

d u Q u é b e c à M o n tré a l 6 -0 t h e fo llo w in g n ig h t to c lin c h h o m e fie ld a d v a n ta g e th ro u g h o u t t h e p layo ffs a n d e x te n d th e team 's u n b e a te n

T h e g a m e b e g a n w ith Laval m is s in g s e v ­

stre ak to 23 g a m e s . L o o k in g fo rw ard to th e

eral k e y p la ye rs w h o w e re a b s e n t d u e to c o n ­ flic tin g a c a d e m ic o b lig a tio n s , in c lu d in g to p fo rw a rd C a ro lin e V a illa n c o u rt, b u t M c G ill w a s

p o st se a so n , th e M a rtle ts are c o n fid e n t a n d b e lie v e th a t th e y h a v e still ye t to re a ch th e ir

u n a b le to tak e a d v a n ta g e o f th e situ a tio n b e ­

full p o te n tial.

"We're very confident," Fraser said. "We know we can still play a lot better than this and since we're number one playing the way we are now, we feel that we are not only the best team in this league right now but maybe even across Canada." ■

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