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T h e e ig h t m o tio n s fro m th e Fall G A , w h ic h fa ile d to m e e t q u o r u m , w ill b e jo in e d b y n e w p r o ­ p o sals c a llin g o n S S M U to c o n d e m n th e b o m b in g s o f e d u c a tio n a l in s titu tio n s in G aza, fo r th e r e d u c tio n o f b o ttle d w a te r use o n c a m p u s , a n d fo r G A re fo rm .

In th e m o s t c o n tro v e rs ia l m o tio n , S o lid a rity fo r P a le s tin ia n H u m a n R ights, a jo in t M c G ill-C o n c o rd ia g ro u p , is c a llin g o n S S M U to c o n d e m n th e b o m b in g o f e d u c a tio n in s titu tio n s in G a z a , a n d to e n c o u ra g e P rin c ip a l H e a th e r M u n r o e -B lu m a n d th e C a n a d ia n g o v e r n m e n t to d o th e s a m e . SPHR says th e m o tio n w a s a d ir e c t re s p o n s e to re q u e s ts fr o m u n iv e rs ity s tu d e n ts in G aza w h o h a v e a s ke d fo r m o tio n s o f so li­

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"W é are n o t c a llin g fo r S S M U to m a k e a p o liti­ cal s ta te m e n t a b o u t th e w a r b e tw e e n Israel a n d Pal­ e s tin e , n o r are w e as k in g S S M U to ta k e sides." said SPHR V ic e -P re s id e n t M e m b e r s h ip a n d D e v e lo p m e n t K h a le d K te ily in a n e m a il to th e T rib u n e . "W e are s im p ly c a llin g fo r S S M U — a n d th e s tu d e n t b o d y a t la rg e — to re c o g n iz e th a t w ith o u t th e b asic h u m a n r ig h t to e d u c a tio n , n o real p ro g re ss w ill e v e r b e m a d e a n d th a t th r o u g h th e d e s tru c tio n a n d d a m a g e o f s c h o o ls a n d u n iv e rs itie s , Israel is in frin g in g u p o n th e G a z a n c iv ilia n s 'b a s ic h u m a n rights."

W h ile h e b e lie v e s th a t th e m o tio n w ill pass if th e G A is tr u ly re p re s e n ta tiv e o f th e o v e ra ll s tu d e n t b o d y , K te ily a c k n o w le d g e s th a t th e m o tio n has al­ re a d y a ro u s e d c o n tro v e rs y o n c a m p u s .

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For M c G ill res earc h ers, o n th e o th e r h a n d , th e b u d g e t w a s "c o n fu s in g a n d d is h e a rte n in g ." A lo n g w ith fu n d in g cu ts to th e C a n a d ia n In s titu te s o f H e a lth R esearch, G e n o m e C a n a d a , a n o t-fo r -p r o fit a g e n c y th a t p a rtia lly fu n d s th e M c G ill U n iv e rs ity a n d G é n o m e Q u e b e c In n o v a tio n C e n tre , w a s sh u t o u t o f th e b u d g e t. A c c o rd in g to Ken D e w a r, p ro je c t le a d e r a n d d ire c to r o f th e In n o v a tio n C e n tre , th e c h a n g e s w e r e u n e x p e c te d .

"Is th e w r itin g o n th e w all? M a y b e th e g o v e rn ­ m e n t d o e s n 't w a n t to s u p p o rt th is k in d o f scien ce, a n d w e 're in to s o m e s lo w d e clin e," h e said. "T h e w a y w e lo o k a t it is [th a t] a system th a t w a s a lre a d y u n ­ d e r fu n d e d is n o w e v e n w o rse .”

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" U n fo rtu n a te ly , th e re a re s tu d e n ts th a t v ie w th e m o tio n a s a c o n d n a tio n o f Israel o r its rig h t to e x ist, a n d th is m is u n d e r s t a n d in g h a s sp a r c r itic is m o f th e re s o lu tio n . W e a re c o n d e m n in g Israel's a c tio n s , a n d e m o re s p e c ific a lly , its a c t io n s w ith re g a rd s to in s titu tio n s o f h ig h e r le a rr a n d th e P a le s tin ia n s ' rig h t to e d u c a tio n ," K te ily sa id . " T h e p u rp o s e o f m o tio n is n o t to q u e s tio n Israel's rig h t to e x ist o r to p o la riz e th e stuc body."

T h e m o tio n h a s a lre a d y p ro v e d d iv is iv e o n c a m p u s . Z a c h N e w b u i Ü 2 M id d le E a ste rn s tu d ie s , sta rte d a F a c e b o o k g ro u p c a lle d "SSM U : \

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"I fe e l v e r y s t ro n g ly th a t M c G ill n e e d s to b e a p o s itiv e e n v iro n m e n t staff, s tu d e n ts, a n d f a c u lt y . . . a n d th a t it's im p o rt a n t th a t w e d o n o t iso a n d m a r g in a liz e th o s e in o u r m id st," N e w b u rg h said .

In a d d itio n , a c o m p la in t has b e e n file d w ith SSM U's J u d icial Boarc c h a lle n g e th e m o tio n . N o fu r th e r d e ta ils w e r e a v a ila b le w h e n th e T rib i w e n t to press.

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"W e've b e e n w o rk in g w ith , o r at le a st ta lk in g w ith , th e M c G ill Su st; a b ilit y d ire c to r a n d M c G ill a d m in is t r a t io n in te rm s o f g e ttin g th e p o c h a n g e s to re d u c e th e c o n s u m p t io n o f b o ttle d w a t e r .. . B ut, a s is th e n a t o f M c G ill, t h in g s m o v e k in d o f s lo w ly so w e w a n te d to re a lly g e t th e w o u t a b o u t th is issu e , a n d m a k e su re th a t th e s tu d e n t b o d y w a s re a lly aw o f it," s h e sa id . "T h e b e st w a y to d o th a t is th ro u g h o u r s tu d e n t u n io n , i [s p e c ific a lly ] th ro u g h th e G A m o tio n s."

W h ile H o ltb y is c o n fid e n t th a t T A P th irst's m o tio n w ill p a ss if th e re a c h e s q u o ru m , s h e a c k n o w le d g e d th a t S S M U w ill fa c e n u m e r o u s ci le n g e s w ith re g a rd s to th e a d m in is t r a t io n a n d th e d iffic u lt y o f te rm in â t e x c lu s iv it y c o n tra c ts , c it in g last ye ar's b o y c o tt o f M c G ill F o o d S e rv ic e s as e x a m p le . H o ltb y sa id th a t e v e n if th e m o tio n d o e s n o t p a ss, T A P t h ir s t 1 c o n t in u e to p u rs u e its m a n d a te o f d is s e m in a t in g in fo rm a tio n o n th e is; o f b o ttle d w ater.

T h e th ird n e w m o tio n a d d re s s e s th e s tru c tu re o f G A s th e m s e lv e s . Si m itte d b y th e G A c o m m itte e , th e m o tio n r e c o m m e n d s th a t th e Le g isla t C o u n c il s u b m it a re fe re n d u m q u e s tio n to re w rite th e G A s e c tio n o f th e G s titu tio n . La st c h a n g e d in fa ll 20 0 7, th e c u rre n t G A s y ste m h a s p ro v e d pr< le m a tic fo r SSM U , e s p e c ia lly a fte r th e Fall G A fa ile d to m e e t q u o ru m b o tf th e e v e n t a n d in an o n lin e vo te . " T h e real p ro b le m w ith w h a t's in th e c o n s titu tio n rig h t n o w is th a t a lo t o f d e ta ils . Id e a lly , th e c o n s titu tio n w o u ld se t th e b ro a d p a ra m e t o f w h a t's s u p p o s e d to h a p p e n , a n d th e n th e b y la w s w o u ld fill in th e re S S M U P re s id e n t K a y T u r n e r s a id ." T h e id e a w ith th e m o tio n th a t's b e in g p s e n te d is to re a lly fo c u s it b a c k o n h a v in g it b e a d e m o c ra t ic fo ru m th a t c b e c a lle d w h e n th e s tu d e n ts h a v e s p e c ific is su e s th a t th e y w a n t to d is c i

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T u rn e r s a id th a t w h ile th e id e a b e h in d th e 2 0 0 7 re w ritin g , w h s o u g h t to m a k e G A s m o re d e m o c ra tic a n d a llo w m o re s tu d e n ts to e x p n th e ir th o u g h ts , w a s la u d a b le . H o w e v e r, s h e sa id th e p r o b le m s w ith th e n sy ste m o n ly b e c a m e e v id e n t last fall, w h e n it w a s to o la te to d o a n y th i to re m e d y th e m .

B ased o n th e s tu d e n t re a c tio n s th a t th e y h a v e s e e n , T u rn e r a n d Spe; e r o f C o u n c il J o rd a n O w e n s a re c o n fid e n t th a t th e u p c o m in g G A w ill rea q u o r u m . W h ile b o th also a g re e t h a t th is su rg e o f in te re s t can b e c re d it la rg e ly to th e c o n tro v e rs ia l n a tu re o f s o m e o f th e m o tio n s , O w e n s believ th a t th is c o n tro v e rs y w ill h a v e a la rg e im p a c t o n h e r ro le as sp eak er.

"M y ro le w ill c e r t a in ly b e m o re c h a lle n g in g g iv e n th e fa c t th a t pe p ie a re g o in g to b e q u ite p a s s io n a te a b o u t s o m e o f th e to p ic s o f d e b a i O w e n s s a id . "I t h in k m a in t a in in g o rd e r is s o m e th in g th a t w ill b e m o re c fic u lt a t th is G A th e n it h a s b e e n in th e past." ■

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T h e b u d g e t c u t d o e s n 't a ffe c t G e n o m e C anada's c u rre n t r o u n d o f research ajects. N e v e rth e le s s , G e n o m e C a n a d a P re s id e n t M a rtin G o d b o u t to ld th e C th a t a lack o f fu n d in g "e ffe c tiv e ly stalls a n y n e w res earc h in itia tiv e s .”

G e n o m e C an a d a's B o ard o f D ire c to rs , h o w e v e r, c o n tra d ic te d th e ir p res int's c o m m e n ts o n e d a y later. O n Friday, th e y re le a s e d a s ta te m e n t, a v a ila b le th e ir w e b s ite , la u d in g th e fe d e ra l b u d g e t.

M c G ill P rin c ip a l H e a th e r M u n r o e -B lu m , w h o has b e e n in v o lv e d in e ffo rts s h a p e th e fe d e ra l b u d g e t fo r m o n th s , e x p re s s e d h e r o v e ra ll s a tis fa c tio n w ith ; b u d g e t, c a llin g th e $2 b illio n in v e s tm e n t in e d u c a tio n a l in fra s tru c tu re "v ery pressive."

W h ile it re m a in s to b e s e e n h o w m u c h o f .th a t fe d e ra l in fra s tru c tu re fu n d 3 w ill b e s p e n t a t M c G ill, M u n r o e -B lu m said th a t th e r e is a lre a d y a lo n g list o f fe rre d m a in te n a n c e p ro je c ts fo r w h ic h th e m o n e y c o u ld b e u s ed . " [T h e u n iv e rs ity has] a v e ry s ig n ific a n t n u m b e r o f p ro je c ts th a t a re w h a t s g o v e rn m e n t's c a llin g s h o v e l-re a d y — th a t is, p ro je c ts th a t w o u ld b e re a d y g o . W e h a v e p ro je c ts re a d y to g o o n th e o rd e r o f h u n d re d s o f m illio n s o f liars,"she said.

B u t p ro fes so r R o b in B o a d w a y , a n e c o n o m is t a t Q u e e n 's U n iv e rs ity in îg s to n , O n ta rio , w a s less e n th u s e d w ith th e b u d g e t's p ro v isio n s fo r p o s t-s e c d a ry e d u c a tio n . A lth o u g h h e th in k s th e in fra s tru c tu re s p e n d in g w ill b e p u t g o o d use, B o a d w a y said t h a t th e b u d g e t d o e s n 't ad d ress th e la rg e r p ro b le m in c re a s in g fe d e ra l fu n d in g fo r u n iv e rs itie s .

"T here's n o q u e s tio n th a t u n iv e rs itie s ca n use in fra s tru c tu re , b u t it's n o t as 3h a p rio rity ite m as o p e r a tin g fu n d s w o u ld be," h e said. "It s e e m s to m e th a t n d iv id u a l u n iv e rs itie s v ie w in fra s tru c tu re as a h ig h p rio rity , th e n it s h o u ld b e ) to th e m to d e c id e w h a t p a rt o f o p e r a tin g fu n d s th e y s h o u ld d e v o te to in fra u c tu re as o p p o s in g to h u m a n c a p ita l o r . . . a n y o th e r k in d o f e x p e n d itu re s ."

U n d e r C an a d a's c o n s titu tio n , p o s t-s e c o n d a ry e d u c a tio n fu n d in g is a ic tly p ro v in c ia l re s p o n s ib ility . T h e fe d e ra l g o v e r n m e n t g e ts a ro u n d th is in lu m b e r o f w ays, h o w e v e r, in p a rt b y g r a n tin g fu n d s to p ro v in c e s to b e u sed o a d ly fo r e d u c a tio n th r o u g h g r a n tin g co u n cils. T h e s e fu n d s w e r e c u t in th e id g e t, w h ic h B o a d w a y c ite d as a m is ta k e . " C u ttin g b a c k o n th e g r a n tin g a g e n c ie s w as a s te p in w r o n g d ire c tio n , b e use g ra n tin g a g e n c y fu n d in g fo r research is a n im p o r ta n t so u rc e o f o p e r a tg fu n d s fo r u n iversities," B o a d w a y said. ■

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T h e C ity o f M o n tr e a l a n d t h e M o n tr e a l P o lice D e ­ p a r tm e n t a re c u rre n tly r e v ie w in g a p ro p o s a l p u t fo r­ w a rd b y M o n tre a l's p o lic e u n io n th a t w o u ld m a k e it ille g a l to in s u lt a p o lic e o ffic er.

If in s titu te d , th e b y -la w w o u ld g iv e p o lic e o ffi­ cers th e p o w e r to fin e c itiz e n s w h o m a k e "in ju rio u s slurs" to w a r d s a m e m b e r o f th e p o lic e fo rc e . T h e e x a c t w o r d in g o f th e b y -la w is still b e in g fo r m u la te d , a n d has n o t y e t b e e n p re s e n te d to th e c ity co u n c il.

T h e p ro p o s a l has d r a w n th e ire o f s o m e a c a d e m ­ ics w h o c la im th a t th e C a n a d ia n C h a rte r o f R ig h ts a n d F re e d o m s p ro te c ts in s u ltin g a n d o ffe n s iv e la n g u a g e I as lo n g as it isn't h a te s p e e c h a n d d o e s n 't th r e a te n b o d ily h a rm .

"An in s u lt is v e ry s u b je c tiv e . W h a t s o u n d s p e r ­ fe c tly fin e to o n e p e rs o n ca n b e in s u ltin g to th e next," said M c G ill la w p ro fe s s o r R o n a ld Sklar. "I th in k th a t in ­ sults a re a p a rt o f fr e e d o m o f s p e e c h . In s u lts a re n o t c rim in a l, a n d I th in k th a t a b a n o n in s u lts v io la te s Sec­ tio n 2 b o f th e C harter."

S e c tio n 2 b o f th e C a n a d ia n C h a r te r o f R ig h ts a n d F re e d o m s s ta te s t h a t e v e r y o n e has th e rig h t to " fre e d o m o f th o u g h t, b e lie f, o p in io n , a n d expression ."

S klar c la im s th a t sin ce m a n y in s u lts "h a v e c o n te n t J a n d ex p res s a n o p in io n " th e y a re p r o te c te d u n d e r th e I C h a rte r.

C h ie f In s p e c to r Paul C h a b lo , D ire c to r o f C o m ­ m u n ic a tio n s fo r th e M o n tr e a l P o lice D e p a r tm e n t, said th a t la w y e rs w e r e w o r k in g o n a d a p tin g th e b y -la w fr o m e x is tin g in s tan c es in o th e r Q u e b e c m u n ic ip a li­ tie s, such as Q u e b e c C ity a n d S h e rb ro o k e .

"A s im ila r b y -la w a lre a d y exists in 6 3 d iffe re n t to w n s o r cities in Q u e b e c , so it's n o t s o m e th in g th a t w e 'v e in v e n te d — it ju s t d o e s n 't c u rre n tly ex ist in M o n tre a l," C h a b lo said. "In s o m e s itu a tio n s , w e th in k I it w o u ld b e a p ra c tic a l to o l to e q u ip o u r o ffic e rs w ith , as lo n g as it d o e s n 't h in d e r fr e e d o m o f e x p re s s io n — w h ic h it w o n 't b e c a u s e o u r la w y e rs a re w o r k in g to e n ­ su re th a t it d o esn't."

C h a b lo in s iste d th a t th e b y -la w w o u ld b e used in " e x tre m e cases o n ly " a n d th a t p o lic e o ffic e rs c o u ld b e tr u s te d to ex e rc is e c o m m o n se n se w h e n assessing

w h e th e r a n in s u lt d e s e rv e d a fin e .

M c G ill la w s tu d e n t a n d S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty C o u n ­ c illo r A le x a n d re S h e e e x p re s s e d c o n c e rn a b o u t re ly ­ in g o n th e ju d g m e n t o f a n in d iv id u a l o ffic er.

"I th in k th a t it's o v e rre a c h in g to g iv e p o lic e o ffi­ cers th e p o w e r to g iv e a fin e fo r s o m e o n e ex p re s s in g a n o p in io n o r b e in g vocal," h e said. "It d o e s g iv e a lo t o f d is c re tio n to p o lic e o ffic ers, a n d w h ile I'm h o p e fu l th a t th e y w o u ld b e a b le to d is c e rn w h e n th e re 's a seri­ o u s th r e a t to th e ir in te g rity , it's a p r o b le m a tic res tric­ tio n o n fr e e d o m o f expression ."

"I th in k it's a m is ta k e . I th in k th e p o lic e n e e d to h a v e a th ic k e r skin," a g re e d Sklar. "I d o n 't th in k th a t th e y 're e n title d to g r e a te r p ro te c tio n fro m w o rd s th a t b o th e r th e m th a n th e o r d in a r y citizen."

T h e a n ti-in s u lt m e a s u re c o m e s s h o rtly a fte r a n ­ o th e r b y -la w , w h ic h w o u ld m a k e w e a rin g a m a s k a t a p ro te s t ille g a l, p assed firs t r e a d in g in c ity c o u n c il last w e e k . A c c o rd in g to C h a b lo , th e b y -la w w o u ld p re v e n t p ro te s te rs fro m c o n c e a lin g th e ir fac es a t d e m o n s tra ­ tio n s u n le ss it w a s "a ro u n d -3 0 d e g re e s C elsius o u t­ side," o r if s o m e o n e w a s w e a rin g a m a s k d e p ic tin g a p o litic a l fig u re . B o th o f th e s e e x c e p tio n s w o u ld b e re v o k e d if p o lic e o ffic e rs b e lie v e d th a t a p ro te s t h a d th e p o te n tia l to tu r n v io le n t.

C h a b lo c ite d th e a n n u a l m a rc h a g a in s t p o lic e b r u ta lity a n d th e r io tin g d u rin g last year's N H L p la y ­ offs as e x a m p le s o f v io le n t p ro te s ts w h e r e d e m o n ­ s tra to rs u s ed m asks to c o n c e a l th e ir id e n tity w h ile c o m m ittin g crim es .

"E v ery ye ar, th e r e a re p e o p le [a t th e s e riots] w ith m asks a n d scarves c o v e rin g th e ir faces t h a t th r o w rocks a n d c a u se d a m a g e w ith sticks," C h a b lo said.

"You d o n 't n e e d to b e w e a rin g a ski m a s k in M a y . So th e o b je c tiv e o f th e p ro p o s e d b y -la w is v e ry s im p le : it is to b e a p p lie d in c e rta in cases th a t h a v e th e p o te n ­ tia l fo r v io le n c e a n d , a t th e s a m e tim e , to e n c o u ra g e p a ssive p ro te s tin g ."

H o w e v e r S klar e x p re s s e d c o n c e rn th a t b a n n in g m asks ta k e s a w a y a c itize n s ' rig h t to p rivacy. " I t h in k t h a t y o u h a v e a r ig h t o f p riv a c y , a n d if y o u w a n t to re m a in in c o g n ito , as lo n g as y o u 're n o t c o n ­ c e a lin g y o u r id e n tity fo r th e p u rp o s e o f c o m m ittin g a c rim e , th e n y o u h a v e a rig h t to h id e y o u r face," he said. ■

XCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

jh e tto Shul rabbi discusses conflict in Gaza

Hundert says McGill should think about issue with "sense of complexity" Leibish Hundert, 37, is the rabbi for the Ghetto Shul, a stu•nt-run syna g og ue provid ing weekly services a n d classes for wish students at M cG ill a n d aro u n d M ontreal. Hundert, who ew up in M ontreal, is also a graduate student a t Concordia udying for a Master's in Religion, focussing on post-m odernism id Jew ish studies. H e recently offered his perspective on M cG ill udents' h and ling o f the G a z a conflict.

y o u r o p in io n , h a v e M cG ill's Jew ish s tu d e n ts b e e n u n ite d d e a lin g w ith th is issue?

It se em s to m e th a t th e re 's n o t re a lly such a u n ifie d fro n t, îe r e a re re a lly a lo t o f d iffe re n t o p in io n s . T h e re are g ro u p s : Je w s w h o w ill sid e w ith Israel n o m a tte r w h a t, a n d th e re e g ro u p s o f Je w s w h o w ill s id e a g a in s t Israel n o m a tte r w h a t lu g h s ], T h o s e g ro u p s , to m e , a re th e le ast in te re s tin g , b e lu s e th e y h a v e th e ir m in d s a lre a d y m a d e up. A n d th e n th e re e p e o p le in b e tw e e n . I th in k th a t w h a t is s h a re d b y a lo t o f ;ws o n c a m p u s — th o u g h n o t e v e ry Jew , b e c a u s e th e r e are le h a rd -lin e le ft w in g e rs — is th e ir distress a b o u t a w id e r issue, av in g to d o w ith th e le g itim a c y o f th e s ta te. I th in k p e o p le i d it d is tre s s in g th a t a fe w w e e k s a g o , th e r e w a s a b u rn in g f a n Israeli fla g b y s o m e M c G ill s tu d e n ts n e a r St. C a th e rin e tre e t. It's o n e th in g to q u e s tio n , to p ro te s t. A n d it's a n o th e r > c o m p le te ly d e le g itim iz e .

0 is th e re a so rt o f p o la riz a tio n a m o n g Jew s a t M cG ill?

T h e re's a b lu rrin g o f th o s e issues a m o n g s t Jew s. P e o p le 'h o s ta rt q u e s tio n in g s o m e tim e s g e t lu m p e d in to a b la ck id - w h it e s itu a tio n : e ith e r th e y 'r e fo r Israel in g e n e ra l o r g a in s t Israel in g e n e ra l. It's c le a r w h e n e v e r a n y o n e g ives th e im e re s p o n s e to all d iffe re n t ty p e s o f q u e s tio n s — w h e n e v e r îe re 's a lack o f n u a n c e — t h a t th e re 's a lack o f c ritic a l th in k ­

in g g o in g o n , a n d it's ju s t a p r e c o n c e iv e d n o tio n ju s t g e ttin g re c y c le d . T h e re's a p o la riz a tio n g o in g o n , a n d I th in k a t M c G ill, as a n e d u c a tio n a l in s titu tio n , w h a t s h o u ld b e s triv e d fo r is a sense o f c o m p le x ity . If th e re 's a n y th in g th a t a u n iv e rs ity sh o u ld b e a b o u t, it's d is s e c tin g a n d u n d e rs ta n d in g .. . th e d iffic u lty o f th e s itu a tio n . W h e n [th at's] m issin g , th e n it b e c o m e s scary, b e ­ c a u s e th e n it's u n d e r m in in g th e w h o le p u rp o s e o f b e in g s tu ­ d e n ts , o f b e in g th o u g h tfu l p e o p le . W e h a v e a re s p o n s ib ility to b e th in k in g p e o p le , n o t to ju s t m e lt a w a y in to m o tto s a n d s lo g an s a n d p a rty lines.

W h a t a re y o u r th o u g h ts a b o u t th e u p c o m in g S SM U G e n ­ era l A ssem bly, in w h ic h th e S o c ie ty fo r P a le s tin ia n H u m a n R ights in tro d u c e d a m o tio n to c o n d e m n Israel's b o m b in g o f Gaza's e d u c a tio n a l in s titu tio n s ?

M c G ill is a u n iv e rs ity o f 2 0 ,0 0 0 s tu d e n ts . In g e n e ra l, it's a p r o b le m fo r a fe w h u n d re d p e o p le to s p e a k fo r te n s o f t h o u ­ sands. If it's p o s s ib le fo r a fe w p e o p le to b e lo u d a n d p a s s io n ­ a te a n d g e t in to a ro o m a n d raise th e ir h a n d s , it d o e s n 't s e e m fa ir to m e fo r th e m to h a v e p o litic a l sw ay. ... [SPHR] is ta k in g a n issue t h a t is v e ry clo se to th e h e a r t o f e v e ry o n e , b e c a u s e e v e ry o n e 's a s tu d e n t. T h e y 're ta k in g a n issue th a t e v e ry o n e w ill a g re e w ith , th a t is ea s y to rally b e h in d — th a t p e o p le s h o u ld h a v e a r ig h t to e d u c a tio n — a n d u s in g it to tu r n a c o n ­ flic t in to s o m e th in g th a t has a c le a r rig h t a n d w ro n g . In re a l­ ity, in th is c o n flic t b e tw e e n th e Israelis a n d H a m a s , th e r e a re a lo t o f c o m p le x issues, a n d th e y are b e in g s k irte d th r o u g h th is k in d o f a s e tu p .

H o w w o u ld y o u d e s c rib e th e c u rre n t s ta te o f discourse re ­ g a rd in g G aza a t M cG ill?

It c o m e s d o w n to th e m a jo r ity o f th e s o u n d y o u h e a r

c o m p a re d w ith th e m a jo r ity o f th e p e o p le . T h e p e o p le y o u h e a r th e lo u d e s t a re th e p e o p le w h o th in k th e y 'v e g o t it all fig ­ u re d o u t. It's a b la c k -a n d -w h ite w o rld fo r th e m , a n d th e r e fo r e th e y ca n y e ll a b o u t it. T h e p e o ­ p le w h o see m o r e c o m p le x ­ ity a re less v o c ife ro u s a b o u t it.

It's v e ry im p o r ta n t [fo r th o s e p e o p le to v o ic e th e ir o p in io n s ].

I ju s t re c e n tly s a w in t h e C a n a ­ d ia n Je w is h N e w s a p o ll o f C a­ n a d ia n s r e g a rd in g th e c o n flic t in G a za . F ifty -o n e p e r c e n t o f EMUNAHHOMA C a n a d ia n s w e r e u n d e c id e d , 13 p e r c e n t s id e d w ith H am as, H u n d e r t sees th e G aza a n d 36 p e r c e n t s id e d w ith Israel. c o n flic t in sh ad es o f g ray. . . . I th in k it re a lly is im p o r ta n t th a t th e u n d e c id e d — th e p e o p le w h o se e th e n u a n c e a n d th e d iffic u lty w ith in th e c o n flic t— e n g a g e in th e discussion .

It's h a rd to b e " p a s s io n a te ly unsure,"'... b u t it's im p o r ta n t to b e p a s s io n a te a b o u t h o n e s ty , a n d a b o u t in te lle c tu a l, critical th o u g h t. T h e re fo re , a c o n d e m n a tio n — o n a n y issue, re a lly — b r o u g h t a b o u t b y a fe w p e o p le w h o a re ta k in g a c o m p le x issue a n d tu r n in g it in to a b la c k -a n d -w h ite issue b y c h o o s in g h o t b u tto n to p ic s , a n d g e ttin g th e v o te th r o u g h , se e m s d is­ h o n e s t to m e . W h e n y o u ta k e a n o a th in c o u rt, y o u te ll " th e tr u th , th e w h o le tr u th , a n d n o th in g b u t th e tru th ." H e re , I th in k w h a t's m issin g is t h e w h o le tr u th . ■ — C o m piled b y Jaco b Kanter

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M c G ill b e c a m e a little g r e e n e r last w e e k w h e n s tu d e n ts fle w in fro m across th e c o u n try to p a rtic ip a te in "A w ake," th e fifth a n n u a l M c G ill B usiness C o n fe re n c e o n S u s ta in a b ility . T h e e v e n t, h o s te d b y th e M a n a g e m e n t U n d e r g r a d u a te S o c iety , s o u g h t to h ig h lig h t th e g re e n re v o lu tio n b o th in C a n a d a a n d in th e business w o rld .

"T h e y are n o lo n g e r s e p a ra te — business, e n v ir o n m e n t, o r social issues. T h e y 're all in te r tw in e d to g e th e r," said S im o n C h a u v e tte , c o -c h a ir o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n c o m m itte e fo r th e e v e n t. "W e w a n t to s h o w th a t it's p o s s ib le fo r businesses to d o g o o d , as o p p o s e d to p o llu tin g o r ca u s in g social p ro b le m s ."

T h e first k e y n o te s p e a k e r w a s S te v e n G u ilb e a u lt, a c o ­ fo u n d e r o f th e e c o lo g ic a l lo b b y g ro u p É q u ite rre a n d a fo r m e r s p o k e s p e rs o n fo r G re e n p e a c e . G u ilb e a u lt s p o k e a b o u t g lo b a l w a r m in g , s u s ta in a b ility in Q u e b e c , a n d c a rb o n e m is s io n re ­ d u c tio n .

"In C a n a d a , th e n u m b e r o n e s e c to r re s p o n s ib le fo r a lm o s t h a lf o f th e in c reas e in C anada's g r e e n h o u s e gas em iss io n s since 1 9 9 0 [is gas a n d o il p r o d u c t io n ] .. . [a n d a b o u t] fiv e c o m ­ p a n ie s th a t are o p e ra tin g in th e A lb e rta ta r sands [are d o in g m o s t o f th e d a m a g e ]," h e said.

A c c o rd in g to th e U N In te r g o v e rn m e n ta l P an el o n C lim a te C h an g e's m o s t re c e n t m a jo r re p o rt, p u b lis h e d in N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 , a v e ra g e w o rld te m p e r a tu re s o v e r th e n e x t 10 0 ye ars c o u ld rise b e tw e e n 1.1 a n d 6 .4 d e g re e s C elsius, le a d in g to an in c re a s e in sea levels o f 18 to 5 9 c e n tim e tre s . O th e r scien tists, su ch as P rofessor N ils -A x el M o rn e r, th e re c e n tly re tire d d ire c ­ to r o f th e p a le o g e o p h y s ic s a n d g e o d y n a m ic s d e p a r tm e n t a t S to c k h o lm U n iv e rs ity a n d critic o f th e g lo b a l w a r m in g th e o ry , a rg u e th a t IPCC res earc h is s tro n g ly b ia s e d , a n d th a t m a n y sea le v e l m e a s u re m e n ts s h o w n o lo n g te r m rising tre n d . " T h e re a re s o m e p e o p le w h o w o u ld te ll us [th a t c lim a te c h a n g e ] is re a lly c o m p lic a te d ... a n d c o m p a n ie s d o n 't w a n t to ac t, a n d g o v e rn m e n ts d o n 't w a n t to ac t, a n d th e r e fo r e w e s h o u ld ju s t a d a p t to c lim a te c h a n g e . A n d o b v io u s ly , w e w ill n e e d to a d a p t . ... B ut if th e o n ly th in g w e d o is tr y a n d a d a p t to c lim a te c h a n g e , [w e w o n 't] a tta c k th e ro o t o f th e p ro b le m ," G u ilb e a u lt said.

G u ilb e a u lt a d v o c a te s a c a rb o n ta x o r a c a p -a n d -tr a d e sys­

te m to re d u c e c a rb o n e m is s io n s — s o m e th in g h e b e lie v e s w ill b e n e fit Q uebec.

"It's g o in g to b e c o m in g o n us re ­ a lly fas t, a n d w e are so n o t p re p a re d in C a n a d a b e c a u s e th e g o v e r n m e n t is s im p ly n o t in te re s te d ," h e said.

U n d e r a c a p -a n d -tr a d e system , c o m p a n ie s w o u ld b e g iv e n c a rb o n em is s io n q u o ta s , a n d th e n c o u ld o n ly e x c e e d th o s e q u o ta s b y b u y in g u n u s e d p o rtio n s o f o th e r c o m p a n ie s ' q u o ta s .

T h e s e c o n d k e y n o te sp eak er, R o b e rt D. W ee se , v ic e -p re s id e n t g o v ­ e r n m e n t a n d e x te rn a l re la tio n s fo r G e n e ra l Electric's C a n a d ia n d iv is io n , s p o k e a b o u t h o w GE's n e w " e c o m a g in a tio n " in itia tiv e is m a k in g e n v ir o n ­ m e n ta l s u s ta in a b ility p ro fita b le . " [E c o m a g in a tio n ] is a v e ry im ­ p o r ta n t b u siness in itia tiv e o f GE, c o m m ittin g us to d e v e lo p n e w e n v i­ r o n m e n ta lly frie n d ly e n e rg y e ffic ie n t S te v e n G u ilb e a u lt g a v e p ro d u c ts , in c re a s in g th e sale o f th o s e p ro d u c ts , [a n d ] h e lp in g o u r c u s to m ­ ers b o th b e re s p o n s ib le e n v ir o n m e n ta lly a n d sa ve m o n e y th r o u g h e n e r g y e ffic ie n c y /'W e e s e said.

T h e p ro je c t calls fo r GE to in c re a s e research a n d d e v e lo p ­ m e n t fu n d in g to $1.5 b illio n , re d u c e g re e n h o u s e gas em iss io n s b y o n e p e r c e n t, rea ch $25 b illio n in re v e n u e fro m e c o m a g i­ n a tio n p ro d u c ts , p r o d u c e an a n n u a l re p o rt, a n d re d u c e w a te r u s a g e b y 2 0 p e r c e n t, all b y th e y e a r 2012.

"G ree n is g re e n , a n d w e d o n 't m a k e a n y a p o lo g ie s fo r th a t. W e 're n o t in o n th is b e c a u s e it's a re s p o n s ib le th in g to do," W e e s e said. "I m e a n , it's g o o d fo r th e e n v ir o n m e n t, it is a re s p o n s ib le th in g to d o , b u t w e w o u ld n 't d o it as a c o m p a n y if w e c o u ld n 't m a k e m o n e y o u t o f it."

S o m e sceptics, lik e M ic h a e l S u m m e rv ille , a U 2 fin a n c e s tu d e n t a t M c G ill, c ritic iz e GE fo r n o t ta k in g e n o u g h re s p o n s i­ b ility fo r th e ir pa st d a m a g e s to th e e n v ir o n m e n t, lik e d u m p in g

ADAM SCOTTI th e firs t k e y n o te ad d ress a t th e "A w ake" c o n fe re n c e . th e c h e m ic a l p o ly c h lo rin a te d b ip h e n y l in N e w York's H u d s o n R iver o v e r th e c o u rse o f 3 0 y e ars b e g in n in g in th e 1940s. "[GE is] o n ly fo o tin g a b o u t 10 p e r c e n t o f th e bill, a n d th e ta x p a y e rs g e t d u m p e d o n b e c a u s e th e y h a v e to p a y fo r th e rest o f th e $ 4 0 0 m illion," h e said. "Just o w n u p to it, th a t's all I w an t."

T h e c o n fe re n c e also fe a tu r e d se veral w o rk s h o p s a n d s e m in a rs g iv e n b y s p eak ers such as D a v id Lank, d ire c to r o f th e D o b s o n C e n tre fo r E n tre p re n e u ria l S tu d ie s, w h o s p o k e a b o u t th e social im p a c t th a t th e scarcity o f fres h w a te r s u p ­ plies w ill h a v e as th e d e m a n d fo r w a te r c o n tin u e s to in c reas e d ra m a tic a lly . O th e r sp eak ers in c lu d e d Ja n ic e N o ro n h a , fro m th e firm P ric e w a te rh o u s e C o o p e rs , D a n n y L o u re n ç o , o w n e r o f R ien à C acher, M c G ill m a n a g e m e n t Professor Louis C h a u v in , a n d P ie rre -L u c V é z in a -L a b e lle , an e n tr e p r e n e u r in th e fie ld o f s u s ta in a b le c o -o p e ra tiv e s .B

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Rental board sets guidelines Law suit th re a t Regié announces rent increase suggestions derails plans J ames G ilman Last w e e k th e p ro v in c ia l re n ta l b o a rd (R é g ie d u L o d g e m e n t) re le a s e d its s u g g e s tio n s fo r re n t a d ju s t­ m e n ts in 2 0 0 9 .

Each year, th e b o a rd issues a se t o f s u g g e s te d in ­ creases fo r re n t in d iffe re n t d w e llin g s b a s e d o n h o w th e y a re h e a te d . T h e g u id e lin e s a re n 't m a n d a to ry , a n d are m e a n t to p ro v id e la n d lo rd s a n d te n a n ts w ith a n a p p ro x i­ m a tio n o f w h a t an a p p r o p r ia te re n t in c re a s e w o u ld be.

T h e b o a rd 's re c o m m e n d a tio n s v a ry b e tw e e n 0 .6 p e r c e n t fo r a p a r tm e n ts in w h ic h h e a tin g isn't in c lu d e d in th e re n t, to a m o re s u b s ta n tia l 5.1 p e r c e n t in c re a s e fo r a p a r t­ m e n ts h e a te d b y oil. T h e b o a rd also re c o m m e n d e d a 0 .8 p e r c e n t in c re a s e fo r a p a r tm e n ts h e a te d w ith e le c tric ity .

T h e b o a rd 's g u id e lin e s h a v e b e e n a p o in t o f d is p u te in pa st years, a n d th e d e b a te o v e r th e g u id e lin e s t h e m ­ se lve s— a n d w h e th e r o r n o t th e y o u g h t to b e m a n d a to ­ ry — is c o n tin u in g th is year.

V ario u s la n d lo rd s ' o rg a n iz a tio n s h a v e c o m p la in e d th a t th e s u g g e s te d increases a re n o t h ig h e n o u g h , a n d s o m e e v e n p u b lis h s e p a ra te , h ig h e r s u g g e s tio n s .

H an s B ro u ille tte , a m e d ia r e p re s e n ta tiv e fo r C O R PIQ , a g ro u p th a t d e fe n d s o w n e rs ' in te rests , said th a t it's d iffi­ c u lt to e x p e c t la n d lo rd s to c o n tin u e to in v e s t in p r o p e r ty if th e y c a n n o t in c reas e re n t to k e e p p a c e w ith th e ra te o f g e n e ra l in fla tio n .

"It's c o m m o n sense to h a v e re n t in creases th a t w o u ld m a tc h a t le ast th e in fla tio n ra te in Q u e b e c , w h ic h w a s 2.1 p e r c e n t in 2008," h e said. "If y o u fo llo w th e rules o f th e R ég ie d u L o g e m e n t . .. h o w ca n y o u p re s e rv e th e q u a lity o f y o u r d w e llin g s ... a n d m a k e a liv in g w ith in c o m e s th a t a re lo w e r e v e r y y e a r c o m p a re d to th e g e n e ra l in fla tio n ra te ? T h a t's u n a c c e p ta b le ."

T h e g u id e lin e s d o in c lu d e p ro v is io n s s u g g e s tin g in ­ creases fo r m a jo r re p a ir w o rk . Y et o w n e rs ' g ro u p s c la im

th e s e a re n o t h ig h e n o u g h , a n d , if th e s u g g e s te d re n t in c reas es w e r e m a d e o b lig a to ry , th e y w o u ld b a n k r u p t la n d lo rd s .

H o w e v e r, m a n y o rg a n iz a tio n s re p re s e n tin g te n a n ts h a v e c la im e d th a t th e p r o b le m w ith th e b o a rd 's s u g g e s ­ tio n s is th a t th e y 'r e n o t a lw a y s re s p e c te d . S o m e g ro u p s h a v e c a lle d fo r th e g u id e lin e s to b e m a n d a to ry .

Fran çois S aillan t, c o -o rd in a to r o f th e h o u s in g lo b b y g ro u p FRAPRU, said th a t n o t o n ly w ill re n t in c reas es h u r t te n a n ts liv in g in o il-h e a te d a p a r tm e n ts , b u t o th e rs w ill also su ffe r b e c a u s e o w n e rs ra re ly re s p e c t th e g u id e lin e s .

"T h e p r o b le m is n o t w ith th e rates, th e p r o b le m is th a t th e rates d o n 't a p p ly in reality," h e said. "T h e ra te is o n ly a s u g g e s tio n b y th e re n ta l b o a rd to th e la n d lo rd s a n d te n a n ts to say w h a t k in d o f in c re a s e ca n b e a c c e p t­ a b le . B u t in re a lity , th e s e rates d o n 't apply."

A c c o rd in g to S a illa n t, a FRAPRU s tu d y has s h o w n th a t a lth o u g h th e b o a rd 's s u g g e s te d ra te in c reas es h a v e to ta lle d 11 p e r c e n t o v e r th e last 10 years, th e a c tu a l rise in re n t rate s has b e e n 29.5 p e r c e n t in th e M o n tr e a l are a.

A s p o k e s m a n fo r th e R ég ie, J e a n -P ie rre LeBlanc, stressed th a t th e ir g o a l is to p r o m o te c o n c ilia tio n b e ­ tw e e n la n d lo rd s a n d te n a n ts , a n d to h e lp th e m fin d a fa ir in c reas e in re n t. T h e b o a rd th e r e fo r e d o e s n 't ta k e a p o s i­ tio n o n w h e th e r its a n n u a l g u id e lin e s s h o u ld b e m a n d a ­ to r y o r n o t.

"T h e R ég ie is a c o u r t— a tr ib u n a l— so it fo llo w s th e law," h e e x p la in e d . "If th e la w is c h a n g e d , th e R ég ie w ill h a v e to c h a n g e [w ith it]."

LeB lanc r e c o m m e n d e d th a t te n a n ts v is it th e re n ta l b o a rd 's w e b s ite to see w h a t th e in c reas es s h o u ld b e fo r th e ir d w e llin g .

"A lo t o f te n a n ts d o n 't k n o w th a t th e y can refu s e an in c reas e, a n d it's im p o r ta n t to lo o k a t th e la w a n d tr y to b e as w e ll in fo rm e d as y o u can," h e said. ■

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o b ta in e d m o re th a n th e re q u is ite n u m b e r o f s ig n atu re s to a p p ly fo r a c c re d ita tio n . If 35 p e r c e n t o f p o te n tia l m e m b e rs sign u n io n cards, A M U S E w o u ld b e re q u ire d to h o ld a re fe re n d u m to a p p ro v e u n io n iz a tio n .

If 50 p e r c e n t o f p o te n tia l m e m b e rs sign cards, th e u n io n w o u ld b e c e rti­ fie d a u to m a tic a lly .

T h e M cG ill a d m in is tra tio n s u p p lie d a list o f re le v a n t e m p lo y e e s to th e P ublic S erv ice A llia n ce o f C a n a d a , A M U SE's u m b re lla o rg a n iz a tio n . But, s h o rtly a fte r th e u n io n file d fo r a c c re d ita tio n , th e ad m in is tra tio n 's le g al co u n se l s e n t a le tte r to th e L a b o u r B oard, c h a lle n g in g th e ir a p p lic a tio n .

F e arin g a p o te n tia lly co stly le g al b a ttle , A M U S E d e c id e d to w ith d r a w th e ir b id last w e e k .

"W e c o u ld s p e n d th o u s a n d s o f d o llars o n law yer's fees a n d fig h t [th e a d m in is tra tio n ] fo r m o n th s a n d m o n th s a n d m o n th s , a n d m a y b e lose this fight," said A M U S E o rg a n iz e r a n d T rib u n e c o lu m n is t M a x S ilv e rm a n . "O r w e c o u ld w ith d r a w o u r a p p lic a tio n , [an d ] use th o s e th o u s a n d s o f dollars o f law yer's fees to h ire m o re p e o p le to fig h t th e c a m p a ig n a n d g e t m o re p e o p le to sign cards."

In th e ir le tte r to th e L a b o u r B oard, M cG ill's le g al co u n se l c h a lle n g e d th e union's p ro p o s e d m e m b e rs h ip : A M U S E s o u g h t to u n io n iz e casu ally e m p lo y e d s tu d en ts . A cc o rd in g to M cG ill, casual s tu d e n ts are n o t a v a lid a n d s e p a ra te c a te g o ry o f M c G ill e m p lo y e e s .

A M U S E fo r m e d in S e p te m b e r a n d b e g a n try in g to u n io n iz e M cG ill's n o n -a c a d e m ic u n d e rg ra d u a te e m p lo y e e s , in c lu d in g lib rary, a th le tic c o m ­ plex, b o o k s to re , resid en ce, a n d s o m e w o rk -s tu d y w o rke rs . T h e union's m a in o b je c tiv e s are to secure s ta n d a rd ize d p a y scales a n d g u a ra n te e d w o rk co n tra cts .

T h e b id has b e e n w ith d r a w n fo r th e tim e b e in g , b u t A M U S E is still p u rs u in g u n io n iz a tio n .

"T h e re a re n 't an y fu r th e r m e e tin g s o r issues p e n d in g ," said D e p u ty Provost (S tu d e n t Life a n d L e arn in g ) M o rto n M e n d e ls o n in an e m a il to th e T rib u n e . "W e alw a ys seek w ays to m a k e su re o u r la b o u r rela tio n s are as fre e fro m c o m p lic a tio n as possible a n d , as e m p lo y e rs , w e b e lie v e w e tre a t p e o p le fairly." ■

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E. D allaire discusses girls' ed u c atio n in Kenya

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E liz a b e th D a lla ire , a n a m b a s s a d o r fo r U N IC E F a n d w ife o f S e n a to r Lt. G e n e ra l R o m e o D a lla ire , s p o k e in L e aco ck 232 last M o n d a y a b o u t g irls 'e d u c a tio n in K enya. D a lla ire d iscussed p ro b le m s o f e q u a lity a n d access to e d u c a tio n th a t fa c e girls fr o m s e m i-n o m a d ic a n d n o m a d ic trib e s in K enya.

D a lla ire has b e e n v o lu n te e r in g fo r U N IC E F sin ce 19 85 a n d has b e c o m e a k e y s p o k e s p e rs o n fo r ch ild ren 's n e e d s in d e v e l­ o p in g areas. In h e r le c tu re , D a lla ire d e s c rib e d th e U N IC E F p r o ­ g ra m th a t sp o n so rs girls' e d u c a tio n in K enya, a n d p re s e n te d a slid e s h o w o f im a g e s fro m h e r tra v e ls to th e A fric a n n a tio n .

T h e p ro g ra m se lec ts girls fr o m , s e m i-n o m a d ic trib e s o f th e N o rth E astern p ro v in c e o f K enya, n e a r th e c ity o f M a n d e ra , a n d sp o n so rs th e ir h ig h sc h o o l e d u c a tio n in N a iro b i.

"T h e girls t h a t w e s p o n s o r c o m e fro m th e N o rth E astern c o u n try w h e r e it's ve ry, v e r y p rim itiv e . For th e m to c o m e to N a iro b i is a c u ltu re shock," D a lla ire said. "T h e y h a v e to b e th e ty p e o f p e rs o n th a t is r e a d y to le a v e h o m e . T h e y also m u s t h a v e v e ry g o o d m a rk s in th e ir p r im a r y schools, a n d th e a b ility to a d ju s t to a n e w e n v iro n m e n t."

T h e U N IC E F s p o n s o rs h ip p ro g ra m focu sses o n s e m i-n o ­ m a d ic trib e s in th e n o rth e a s te rn re g io n o f K enya b e c a u s e o f th e h e ig h te n e d in a c c e s s ib ility to p r o p e r e d u c a tio n fa c ilitie s in th e a re a . As h e rd ers, th e n o m a d ic p e o p le s a re m o b ile a n d liv e fa r fr o m c ity c e n te rs , m a k in g it d iffic u lt fo r th e m to a tte n d sc h o o l o n a re g u la r basis.

"T h e y m iss sc h o o l a lo t b e c a u s e th e y a re a w a y to h e lp .

T h e y a re a w a y fro m th e v illa g e — a b o u t 3 0 k ilo m e tre s n o r th o f M a n d e ra ," said D a lla ire . "T h e y g o to sc h o o l m a y b e o n a v e ra g e o n e o r tw o d a ys a w e e k , a n d th a t w o u ld b e a t th e m o s t. M a n y ca n b e 14 y e ars o ld a n d a re still in g ra d e o n e o r g r a d e tw o ."

T o e m p h a s iz e th e g e o g r a p h ic a l d is a d v a n ta g e s th a t fa c e

th e n o m a d ic p e o p le s , D a lla ire p o in te d o u t t h a t d u e to th e re c e n t c o n flic t, th e e d u c a tio n ra te in D a rfu r has a c tu a lly in ­ cre a s e d , as e v e r y b o d y is c o n c e n tra te d in r e fu g e e c a m p s .

K evin M a rk l, c o -p re s id e n t o f U N IC E F M c G ill, p ro v id e d s o m e in s ig h t in to d iffe re n t U N IC E F p ro g ra m s d ire c tly a im e d a t p ro v id in g p r im a r y e d u c a tio n to a rid a n d s e m i-a rid c o m ­ m u n itie s in K enya.

"U N IC E F has o th e r p ro g ra m s th a t m a k e an e ffo r t to h a v e a sc h o o l a n d a bus th a t fo llo w th e trib e s a ro u n d , ra th e r th a n h a v in g th e n o m a d trib e s c o m e to th e m ," M a rk l said.

A c c o rd in g to D a lla ire , it is m u c h m o re c o m m o n fo r boys to a tte n d sc h o o l th a n fo r girls. M a n y o f th e b a rrie rs to fe m a le e d u c a tio n re la te to c u ltu ra l a ttitu d e s , se xu a l v io le n c e , lo w s e lf-e s te e m , la ck o f g e n d e r -a p p r o p r ia te la trin e s in schools, a n d p o v e rty . S p o n s o rin g o ld e r girls to g o to h ig h sc h o o l in b ig cities lik e N a iro b i p ro v id e s a n in c e n tiv e fo r th e y o u n g e r girls to s ta y in s c h o o l. " W h e n th e y g o b a c k to th e v illa g e s , th e y o u n g o n e s lo o k a t th e o ld e r girls a n d a re so p ro u d o f th e m . T h e y a re ro le m o d e ls fo r th e little o n e s to g o to sc h o o l, to a c h ie v e , to b e successful, a n d [to ] e v e n tu a lly h a v e th e s a m e o p p o rtu n ity ," said D a lla ire .

S o m e s tu d e n ts , h o w e v e r b e lie v e d D allaire's p ro g ra m w o u ld n o t c re a te a la s tin g s o lu tio n . B ria n n a T a lo n , U1 b io ­ m e d ic a l sciences, said th a t w h ile th e p ro g ra m d is cu s se d b y D a lla ire w a s w e ll in te n tio n e d , it d id n 't a d d re s s th e ro o t p r o b ­ le m c o n c e rn in g g ir ls 'e d u c a tio n in K enya.

"I w o u ld say th a t th is is w o n d e rfu l fo r c e rta in girls w h o h a v e th e o p p o r tu n ity to a p p ly . It s e em s to d e p e n d a lo t o n th e e n v ir o n m e n ta l s itu a tio n th a t th e y 'r e liv in g in ,"Talon said.

"For a n y p ro b le m , y o u n e e d to ta r g e t th e ro o t a n d g o o u t ­ ADAMSCOTTI s id e th e s p e c tru m — y o u ju s t c a n 't p ic k o u t c e rta in girls, b u t E liz a b e th D a lla ire , a n a m b a s s a d o r fo r U NICEF, a n d w ife o f Lt. p e rh a p s th e s e girls w h o a re e d u c a te d w ill g o b a c k a n d m a k e a G e n e ra l R o m e o D a lla ire , s p o k e in L eaco ck 2 3 2 last M o n d a y . d iffe re n c e in th e ir villag e." ■

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R es earc h ers a t t h e U n iv e rs ity o f M o n tr e a l p u b lis h e d a s tu d y o n th e p re s e n c e o f p re s c rip tio n d ru g s in th e St. L a w re n c e riv e r last M o n d a y .

"T h e c u rre n t te c h n o lo g y u sed in th e w a s te w a te r t r e a tm e n t p la n t is g o o d fo r re m o v in g s u s p e n d e d so lids a n d p h o s p h o ru s , w h ic h it w as d e s ig n e d for," said U n iv e rs ity o f M o n tr e a l P rofessor o f e n v ir o n m e n ta l C h e m is try S é b a s tie n S au vé, th e s u p e rv is o r o f th e stu d y, in a n e m a il to th e T rib u n e . "B ut sin ce th e r e is n o d is in fe c tio n tr e a tm e n t w h a ts o e v e r th e w a s te w a te r tr e a tm e n t p la n t is u n a b le to c o p e w ith e m e r g in g c o n ­ ta m in a n ts su ch as p h a rm a c e u tic a ls ."

"For m a n y d ru g s , th e c o n c e n tra tio n s in th e tr e a te d e fflu e n ts re ­ le a s e d in to th e riv e r a re n e a rly id e n tic a l to th a t in th e ra w s e w a g e c o m ­ in g in to th e s e w a g e tr e a tm e n t p lant," S a u v é said.

O f th e fiv e d ru g s th e y te s te d for, th e c h o le s te ro l-re d u c in g m e d i­ c a tio n b e z a fib ra te a n d th e h y p e rte n s io n m e d ic a tio n e n a la p ril w e re fo u n d in t h e w a te r le a v in g th e p la n t. C h e m o th e r a p y m e d ic a tio n s m e th o tr e x a te a n d c y c lo p h o s p h a m id e w e r e tra c e d in th e w a te r e n te r ­ in g t h e p la n t. S a u v é su sp e cts th a t th e c h e m o th e r a p y m e d ic in e s , w h ic h a re d e s ig n e d to kill all cells a n d a re e x c re te d b y h u m a n s w ith o n ly a 10 to 2 0 p e r c e n t c h a n g e to th e ir o rig in a l p o te n c y , a re also p re s e n t in th e tr e a te d w a te r. P re s e n t d e te c tio n m e th o d s a re to o w e a k to tra c e th e lo w c o n c e n tra tio n s t h a t S a u v é e x p e c ts a re in t h e tr e a te d w a te r.

T h e fo u r m e d ic in e s fo u n d jo in a r a p id ly g r o w in g list o f p h a r m a ­ c e u tic a ls d is c o v e re d in th e St. L a w re n c e R iver. In th e last fiv e years, S au vé's la b has also te s te d fo r six c o m m o n a n tib io tic s , 10 a n tid e p re s s a n ts , a n d e ig h t e s tro g e n ic c o m p o u n d s , fin d in g th a t o n ly 15 to 3 0 p e r c e n t o f th e m a re re m o v e d in th e tr e a tm e n t process. T h e e s tro g e n levels in th e w a te r e x itin g th e p la n t m e a s u re d 5 0 tim e s th e le v e l a t w h ic h fish h a v e b e e n fo u n d to fe m in iz e .

G a rc ia Ac A ra c e li, a U o f M P h D c h e m is try s tu d e n t a n d th e m a in a u th o r o f th e stu d y , is n o w b e g in n in g to e x a m in e th e e ffe c ts o f th e p h a rm a c e u tic a ls o n th e river's m a rin e life. " T h e n e x t s te p is to fin d o u t h o w it a ffe c ts p e o p le," A ra c e li said.

U o f M s c ien tists a re n o t t h e o n ly o n e s w o r r ie d a b o u t M o n tre a l's s e w a g e system s. M o n tr e a l re c e iv e d a n F o n t h e la te s t S ie rra L e g al D e ­ fe n c e F u n d s e w a g e re p o rt, w h ic h c ite d th e city's a n n u a l d is c h a rg e o f 9 0 0 b illio n litres o f s e w a g e in to th e St. L a w re n c e R iver as m o r e th a n

tw ic e th e a v e ra g e o f all 22 c itie s s u rv e y e d . It also r e p o rte d t h a t s e w a g e rec eiv es m in im a l filtra tio n fo r o rg a n ic m a te r ia l a n d s u s p e n d e d solids w h e n c o m p a r e d to o th e r cities.

H o w e v e r, a c c o rd in g to M o n tr e a l w a s te w a te r tr e a tm e n t p la n t d i­ re c to r R ich ard F o n ta in e , t h e c ity is a w a re o f th e p ro b le m s a n d has a s o lu tio n .

"In [th e U o f M ] stu d y, fo u r o r fiv e p ro d u c ts w e r e lo o k e d a t. W e lo o k e d a t o v e r 10," F o n ta in e said, re fe rrin g to o n g o in g tes ts a t th e p la n t w h ic h s tu d y levels o f c o m m o n p h a rm a c e u tic a ls su ch as ib u p ro fe n a n d a s p rin in th e ir tr e a te d w a te r. "At th is p o in t, th o u g h , all o f th e m a re tra c e a m o u n ts ."

Plans fo r m e a s u r e m e n t o f th e d ru g s fo u n d b y th e U o f M s tu d ie s a re in process.

T h e tes ts h a v e b e e n a c c e le ra te d sin ce 2 0 0 5 in o rd e r to d e te r m in e w h ic h d is in fe c tio n te c h n o lo g y w o u ld b e s t b e s u ite d to M o n tre a l's w a s te w a te r. Last A u g u s t, th e c ity a n n o u n c e d a $ 2 0 0 m illio n o z o n a tio n u p g r a d e to b e c o m p le te d w ith in fiv e years, w h ic h F o n ta in e b e lie v e s w ill e lim in a te b e tw e e n 7 0 to 8 0 p e r c e n t o f all p h a rm a c e u tic a ls . T h e co sts w ill b e s h a re d b y th e p ro v in c ia l a n d fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n ts .

C o m m o n ly u s ed to tr e a t d r in k in g w a te r, o z o n a tio n o f w a s te w a te r is o n ly e m p lo y e d b y a fe w cities in N o r th A m e ric a , such as In d ia n a p o lis .

M o n tr e a l has th e la rg e s t w a s te w a te r tr e a tm e n t p la n t in th e A m e ric a s , m a k in g th is u p g r a d e a h ig h ly in n o v a tiv e a n d u n te s te d p ro je c t.

A ra c e li has h ig h h o p e s fo r th e o z o n a tio n s o lu tio n . "W e 're tr y in g d iffe re n t p ro c e d u re s w h ic h tr y to ta k e a w a y t h e p h a rm a c e u tic a l e le ­ m ents," h e said. "For e x a m p le , w e 're tr y in g to w o r k w ith o z o n a tio n .

W e 'v e b e e n a b le to ta k e s o m e [p h a rm a c e u tic a ls ] o u t, b u t th e r e a re s o m e th a t a re still p re s e n t. B u t th e w a s te w a te r tr e a tm e n t p la n t can w o r k w ith o z o n a tio n ."

T h e U o f M res earc h ers a n d F o n ta in e a g re e t h a t in c re a s e d p h a r m a ­ c e u tic a l c o n s u m p tio n is to b la m e fo r th e rise in w a te r levels, a n d th a t w a s te w a te r tr e a tm e n t has n o t w o rs e n e d . R a th e r it h a s n 't b e e n a b le to k e e p u p . T h e s tu d y w a s c o n d u c te d in d ir e c t re s p o n s e to th e IM S H e a lth G lo b a l S erv ice s re p o rt o f a d o u b lin g in w o r ld d ru g c o n s u m p tio n fro m 1 9 9 9 to 2 0 0 6 .

"T h e a m o u n t o f p h a rm a c e u tic a l p ro d u c ts u s ed is o n th e in c reas e, a tr e n d th a t w e 're s e e in g m o s tly in N o r th A m e ric a n cities," F o n ta in e said. "Five y e ars a g o , p h a rm a c e u tic a ls w e r e n o t re a lly a p re o c c u p a tio n b e c a u s e it's a n e m e r g in g , n e w p ro b le m ." ■

News Briefs Café Supreme lease nears completion A fte r a lm o s t 10 m o n th s o f in te rn a l w r a n ­ g lin g , th e S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty has p re s e n te d a fin a l le ase p ro p o s a l to C a fé S u p re m e . T h e le ase has u n d e r g o n e e x te n s iv e re w rite s u n d e r th r e e s e p a ra te e x e c u tiv e s a n d t w o d if­ fe r e n t la w y e rs sin ce A p ril 2 0 0 8 , w h e n SSM U's L e g is la tiv e C o u n c il v o te d 13-12 to a c c e p t C afé S u p re m e 's b id fo r ro o m 103 in th e S h a tn e r B u ild in g . R o o m 103 is c u rre n tly o c c u p ie d b y C a fé ra m a , a c o rp o ra te c o ffe e a n d sn ack sh o p . " T h e le a s e as it w a s w h e n it w a s le ft by [fo rm e r S S M U V ic e -P re s id e n t F in a n c e a n d O p ­ e ra tio n s ] Im a d B arake, w a s n 't w h a t [his suc­ cessor] T o b ias S ilv e rs te in w a n te d ," S S M U Pres­ id e n t K ay T u rn e r said. "So w e w e n t th r o u g h a n d b a s ic a lly c h a n g e d th e w h o le th in g , a n d th e n w e c h a n g e d la w y e rs a n d c h a n g e d th e e n tir e le ase a g a in . So w e 'v e g o n e th r o u g h th r e e d iffe re n t ve rsio n s o f th is le a s e to g e t it to a p o in t w h e r e e v e r y o n e is s a tis fie d w ith it."

T h e process has b e e n h a m p e r e d b y a la ck o f c o n tin u ity a m o n g th e e x e c u tiv e s a n d la w y e rs w o r k in g o n t h e lease. T u rn e r w as fo rc e d to ta k e th e le a d o n th e le ase process in D e c e m b e r w h e n S ilv e rs te in re s ig n e d fro m t h e V P F in a n c e p o s itio n . A n d w h e n S SM U d e c id e d to c h a n g e le g a l c o u n s e l last N o v e m ­ ber, re p la c in g la w y e r J o h n F e ld m a n w h o h a d re p re s e n te d S S M U sin ce 1972, t h e e x is tin g p ro p o s a l w a s s c ra p p e d a n d c o m p le te ly re ­ w r itte n .

"W e 're h o p e fu l th a t w e 'll b e a b le to g e t th e le ase s ig n e d th is w e e k a n d fin a lly b e d o n e w ith th is process," T u rn e r said. "At th a t p o in t w e ’ll g iv e [C a fé ra m a ] n o tic e th a t th e y h a v e to b e o u t o f th e s p a c e in 31 days."

C a fé S u p re m e w a s o rig in a lly s c h e d u le d to o p e n in J a n u a ry 2 0 0 9 a fte r w in n in g a c o n ­ tro v e rs ia l b id d in g p ro c ess fo r a th r e e -y e a r le a s e last A p ril. T h re e s tu d e n t g ro u p s a n d th r e e o th e r c o m m e rc ia l in itia tiv e s also s u b ­ m itte d b id s fo r th e sp ace, c re a tin g e x te n s iv e d e b a te o v e r th e fu tu r e o f s tu d e n t-r u n fo o d se rvices in t h e S h a tn e r B u ild in g .

— M att Chesser

The McGill Tribune

6* News • 03.02.09

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A c h ild re la te d to a p o w e rfu l H a m a s le a d e r k ille d b y Israel d u r in g th e re c e n t G a z a c o n flic t u n d e rw e n t life -s a v in g s u rg e ry th is p a st w e e k e n d a t th e W o lfso n M e d ic a l C e n tre n e a r Tel A v iv.

T h e s ix -y e a r -o ld bo y, A b d u lla h S ia m , w a s b r o u g h t to Israel la st T u e s d a y for h e a rt s u rg e ry b y th e h u m a n ita r ia n p ro je c t S a v e a C h ild 's H e a rt, w h ic h h a s a c h a p te r at M c G ill. H e is a re la tiv e o f S a id S ia m , w h o w a s a to p H a m a s fig u re o fte n d e s c rib e d a s th e g ro u p 's in te rio r m in is te r b e fo re h e w a s k ille d o n J a n u a ry 15 in a n Israe li a irstrik e .

S ia m w a s b e lie v e d to h a v e b e e n a c ru c ia l p la y e r in H a m a s '2 0 0 7 v io le n t ta k e o v e r o f G a z a , w h e n it o u s te d its s e c u la r riv a l p a rty Fatah . " S ix -y e a r-o ld A b d u lla h S ia m w a s o p e ra te d o n T h u rs d a y , J a n u a r y 29, 2 0 0 9 — th e o p e ra tio n w a s v e ry su cce ssfu l," sa id Dr. L io r S a s s o n , d ir e c ­ to r o f th e C a rd io th o ra c ic D e p a rtm e n t a n d h e a d o f th e P e d ia tric C a r d ia c S u rg e ry U n it a t W o lfso n . " A b d u lla h re c o v e re d v e ry q u ic k ly . H e is n o w fe e l­ in g b e tte r a n d s m ilin g ; h e is o u t o f th e P e d ia t­ ric E m e rg e n c y In te n s iv e C a re , a n d is n o w in th e C h ild re n 's W ard."

S a v e a C h ild 's H e a rt w a s fo u n d e d in 19 9 5, a im in g to im p ro v e p e d ia tric c a r d ia c c a re fo r c h ild re n fro m d e v e lo p in g c o u n trie s a n d c o n flic t

zo n es . S h irle e H a re l, th e o rg a n is a tio n 's y o u th le a d e rs h ip d ire c to r, c a m e to M c G ill last w e e k as p a rt o f a c a m p u s to u r v is itin g a n u m b e r o f sch o o ls in C a n a d a a n d th e U n ite d S tates. H arel, a M c G ill a lu m n a (B .E d.'os), e x p la in e d S av e a C hild's H e a rt o b je c tiv e s .

"W e b rin g c h ild re n fro m d e v e lo p in g c o u n ­ trie s to d o h e a r t s u rg e ry fo r th e m in Israel," she said. "A nd w e d o m e d ic a l m issions to tra in d o c ­ to rs a n d nurses, so th a t th e s e c o u n trie s can e v e n tu a lly b e c o m e in d e p e n d e n t o n th e ir ow n."

T h e o rg a n iz a tio n has tr e a te d m o re th a n 2 ,0 0 0 c h ild re n sin ce its in c e p tio n , a lm o s t h a lf o f w h o m h a v e b e e n P a le s tin ia n c h ild re n .

"W e h a v e a . . . c lin ic o n T u esd ays w h e r e c h il­ d re n c o m e fr o m G a z a a n d th e W e s t B an k fo r a fre e c lin ic a t th e W o lfs o n M e d ic a l C enter," H arel said. " T h e re h a v e b e e n c h ild re n c o m in g to th a t clin ic th r o u g h o u t all th e h a rd e s t tim e s in th e Is ra e li-P a le s tin ia n c o n flic t, e v e n d u r in g th e in ti­ fa d a , a n d c o n tin u e d th r o u g h th e [re c e n t G aza] co nflict."

A lth o u g h it is u s u a lly im p o s s ib le fo r Pal­ e s tin ia n s fr o m G aza to cross in to Israel, th e re a re s o m e e x c e p tio n s fo r p a tie n ts w ith serious m e d ic a l c o n d itio n s w h o n e e d s o p h is tic a te d tr e a tm e n t. T h e ch ild's re la tio n s h ip to S iam w as u n k n o w n w h e n h e w a s first b r o u g h t in fo r tr e a t­ m e n t.

M cG ill's S ave a C h ild 's H e a rt c lu b w a s fo u n d ­ e d last y e a r b y U 2 p h y s io lo g y s tu d e n t A lexis S te in b e rg . A lth o u g h y o u n g , th e c lu b has p u t o n a n u m b e r o f e v e n ts to raise m o n e y fo r th e c h a r­ ity a n d has a n a m b itio u s g o a l o f raising $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 d o lla rs b y th e e n d o f n e x t year, a n d im p re s s e d H a re l w h ile sh e w a s h e re .

"I've b e e n re a lly p ro u d o f M c G ill as a M c G ill a lu m n i [sic], a n d re a lly ju s t im p re s s e d w ith all o f th e a m a z in g w o r k th a t th e y 're d o in g ," sh e said, re fe rrin g to b o th th e S ave a C hild's H e a rt c lu b a n d to H ille l M c G ill, w h ic h sh e said has b e e n v e ry s u p p o rtiv e o f th e m .

S te in b e rg , w h o first fo u n d o u t a b o u t S ave a C hild's H e a rt o n a g r o u p to u r to Israel, said sh e th o u g h t th a t th e o rg a n iz a tio n 's w o r k d u rin g th e G a z a c o n flic t w a s g re a t.

"O n e o f th e th in g s th a t I lo v e a b o u t th e o r­ g a n is a tio n is th a t t h e y ta k e kid s fro m all races a n d e th n ic itie s a n d d o n 't d is c rim in a te ," S te in ­ b e rg said.

"O u r jo b , as d o c to rs a n d as a c h a rity , is to h e lp a n y o n e w h o n e e d s h e lp a n d m a k e su re th e c h ild re n re tu rn h o m e he alth y ," Sasson said. "W e sa ve th e lives o f c h ild re n re g a rd le s s o f th e ir o ri­ g in , re lig io n , c o lo u r o f th e skin o r fin a n c ia l s itu ­ a tio n . If th e s id e e ffe c t o f th is is n a rro w in g th e g a p s b e tw e e n th e p e o p le a n d m a k in g th is w o rld a b e tte r p la ce , th e n th is is g r e a t." ■

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In d e p e n d e n t m a g a z in e e d ito r L a rry S m ith o f Sm ith M a g a ­ zin e has re c e n tly b e c o m e e m b r o ile d in a c o n flic t w ith M c G ill o v e r th e u n iv ers ity's Six W o rd s a d v e rtis in g c a m p a ig n , w h ic h h e cla im s u n fa irly uses his m a g a z in e 's s ix -w o rd m e m o ir c o n ­ c e p t.

A c c o rd in g to M c G ill E x e c u tiv e H e a d o f P u b lic A ffairs V a u g h a n D o w ie , th e u n iv e rs ity b e g a n th e Six W o rd s c a m p a ig n th is fall a fte r b e in g in s p ire d b y a le g e n d a r y s ix -w o rd s to ry w r it­ te n b y E rnest H e m in g w a y : "For sale: b a b y sh oes, n e v e r w orn."

T h e id e a h a d re c e n tly b e e n used b y b o th Wired a n d Sm ith M agazine, a n d se ve ra l m e m b e rs o f th e M c G ill a d m in is tra tio n th o u g h t th e id e a m ig h t le n d its e lf w e ll to th e u n iv e rs ity 's n e w a d v e rtis in g c a m p a ig n in T o ro n to .

"A fter th a t w e s ta rte d ta lk in g to o u r a g e n c y , O g ilv y , a n d th e y a d v is e d us th a t th is w o u ld b e a g o o d r o u te to go," D o w ie said.

T h e c a m p a ig n uses s ix -w o rd d e s c rip tio n s o f six n o ta b le M c G ill professors a n d s tu d e n ts to p r o m o te th e u n iv e rs ity .

P rofessor D a n ie l L e v itin , w h o w o r k e d w ith ro ck b a n d s b e fo re c o m in g to M c G ill to s tu d y m usic's e ffe c ts o n th e b ra in , ch o s e "S id e A — P ro d u c er. S id e B— N e u ro s c ie n tis t" as his six w o rd s .

L a w s tu d e n t E lo g e B u tera , a s u rv iv o r o f th e R w a n d a n g e n o ­ c id e d u rin g th e m id -1 9 9 0 s , c h o s e " R w a n d a n s u rv iv o r b e c o m e s h u m a n rig h ts w arrior."

O g ilv y la u n c h e d a w e b s ite to p r o m o te th e c a m p a ig n , s ix w o rd s .m c g ill.c a , a lo n g w ith a d v e rtis e m e n ts in n e w s p a p e rs a n d lig h t p ro je c tio n s o n th e sides o f b u ild in g s in T o ro n to . T h e c a m p a ig n ta r g e te d T o ro n to b e c a u s e o f its h ig h c o n c e n tra ­ tio n o f p ro s p e c tiv e M c G ill s tu d e n ts a n d a lu m n i— m o re M c G ill g ra d u a te s liv e in T o ro n to th a n in a n y c ity e x c e p t M o n tre a l.

Sm ith's d is p u te w ith M c G ill b e c a m e p u b lic w h e n Sm ith's fr ie n d a n d N a tio n a l Post r e p o rte r Ben K a p la n c o n ta c te d S m ith a fte r s e e in g th e a d v e rtis in g c a m p a ig n . W h e n h e h e a rd a b o u t t h e c a m p a ig n , S m ith said h e fe lt th a t M c G ill w a s u s in g his m a g a z in e 's c o n c e p t o f a s ix -w o rd s to ry w ith o u t a ttr ib u tin g th e id e a to h im . T h e c o n c e p t o f a s ix -w o rd s to ry has g ro w n in c reas­ in g ly p o p u la r in re c e n t years. BlackBook M ag a zin e p u b lis h e d s ix -w o rd sto ries s u b m itte d b y fa m o u s a u th o rs in 2 0 0 4 , a n d

Wired m a g a z in e ran a s im ila r p ie c e in 2 0 0 6 .

It w a s o n ly a fte r th is th a t Sm ith m a g a z in e as ke d its re a d ­ ers to s u b m it s ix -w o rd m e m o irs . A c c o rd in g to S m ith , h o w e v e r, th e r e is a n im p o r ta n t d is tin c tio n b e tw e e n stories a n d m e m ­ oirs. " D iffe re n t p la ce s h a d d o n e s ix -w o rd p ro je c ts , b u t n o o n e h a d d o n e a s ix -w o rd m e m o ir p ro je ct," S m ith said.

O n O c to b e r 25, 2 0 0 8 , S m ith s e n t a n e m a il to M c G ill in re s p o n s e to w h a t h e la te r c a lle d th e " to ta l r ip -o ff" o f his id e a.

T h a t e m a il w a s r e d ire c te d to D o w ie , w h o r e s p o n d e d to Sm ith's e m a il m o re th a n tw o w e e k s la te r o n N o v e m b e r 13. In his e m a il to S m ith , D o w ie w ro te : "O n e th in g in y o u r e m a il p u z z le d us — y o u say th a t Sm ith M ag a zin e has 'tr a d e m a r k e d ' s ix -w o rd m e m o irs . W h e n w e s ta rte d th in k in g a b o u t u s in g th e s ix -w o rd c o n c e p t fo r th is c a m p a ig n , w e a s ke d o u r a d a g e n c y , O g ilv y , to in v e s tig a te if th e r e w e r e a n y tr a d e m a rk s o r c o p y rig h t issues th a t w e n e e d e d to co n s id e r. T h e y fe lt th a t it w a s im p o s s ib le to tr a d e m a r k s o m e th in g th a t w a s a g e n e ric fo rm (lik e a tte m p tin g to tr a d e m a r k h a ik u ), b u t d id in v es tig ate ."

A c c o rd in g to D o w ie , O g ilv y 's in v e s tig a tio n re v e a le d th a t S m ith h a d a tte m p te d to tr a d e m a r k th e s ix -w o rd m e m o ir c o n ­ c e p t in th e U n ite d S tate s in e a rly 2 0 0 8 , b u t th a t his a p p lic a ­ tio n w a s re je c te d b y th e U n ite d S tate s P a te n t a n d T ra d e m a rk O ffic e . S m ith c a lle d D o w ie a b o u t his c o n c e rn s th e s a m e d a y D o w ie s e n t th e e m a il.

"I s p o k e to M r. S m ith o n N o v e m b e r 13 w h e n h e fin a lly c o n ta c te d m e , a n d as a re s u lt o f th a t c o n v e rs a tio n , w e a g re e d th a t w e 'd [g iv e h im re c o g n itio n o n th e site]," D o w ie said in an in te r v ie w w ith th e T rib u n e .

O g ilv y th e n a d d e d a s h o rt c re d it to S m ith a t th e b o tto m o f s ix w o rd s .m c g ill.c a , s ta tin g th a t "Sm ith m a g a zin e re c e n tly p o p u la riz e d " th e s ix -w o rd s to ry c o n c e p t.

S m ith d id n o t c o n ta c t D o w ie a g a in u n til C h ris tm a s Eve, w h e n h e c a lle d D o w ie a n d a s ke d fo r a lin k to Sm ith M agazine's o n th e s ix w o rd s .m c g ill.c a w e b site.

"I to ld h im it w o u ld b e b e st to h a v e th a t c o n v e rs a tio n s o m e tim e in th e N e w Year, b e c a u s e it w a s C h ris t m a s E ve a t six o'clock," D o w ie said .

In a n in te r v ie w w ith th e T rib u n e o n T h u rs d a y , S m ith said th a t a lth o u g h h e d id n 't h a v e a tr a d e m a r k w h e n h e firs t c o n ­

ta c te d M c G ill, his s ix -w o rd m e m o ir id e a is n o w tr a d e m a r k e d in th e U .S .T o D o w ie 's k n o w le d g e , h o w e v e r, S m ith d o e s n o t h a v e a n y such tr a d e m a r k .

A c c o rd in g to M c G ill p ro fes so r P ie rre -E m m a n u e l M o yse , w h o s tu d ies in te lle c tu a l p r o p e r ty law , tra d e m a rk s ca n o n ly b e g r a n te d to p ro d u c ts , n o t ideas. W h ile S m ith has p u b lis h e d tw o b o o k s b a s e d o n th e s ix -w o rd m e m o ir id e a , a s ix -w o rd m e m o ir its e lf is n o t a p ro d u c t.

"T h e id e a its e lf o f s o m e th in g — o f a s h o w fo rm a t, a T V fo r m a t, w h a te v e r — it's n o t p r o te c ta b le u n less it is fix e d o r e x p re s s e d in w o rd s . A s c rip t w o u ld b e p ro te c te d . B u t n o t th e id e a itself," M o y s e said.

M c G ill is n o t a lo n e in d o u b tin g th e v a lid ity o f Sm ith's a t­ te m p ts to tr a d e m a r k his id e a . In a le tte r to th e e d ito r p u b lis h e d y e s te rd a y in th e N a tio n a l Post, T o ro n to jo u rn a lis t N o a h Richler, son o f th e fa m e d C a n a d ia n n o v e lis t M o rd e c a i R ichler, m o c k e d S m ith's a tte m p t to tr a d e m a r k his id e a . R ich ler c ite d H e m in g ­ w ay 's le g e n d a r y o rig in a l s to ry a n d w ro te : "B e at th a t, Larry— o r m a y b e p ro v id e a lin k to H e m in g w a y 's h o m e p a g e ? " W h ile m a n y o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n s th a t h a v e c re a te d sixw o r d p ro je c ts h a v e c re d ite d S m ith a n d p o s te d links to his w e b s ite , o th e rs h a v e fa ile d to m e n tio n h im a t all. In a c o lu m n title d "S ix-w o rd s m e m o irs : s h o rt, s w e e t a n d tic k lin g fu n n y b o n e s " p u b lis h e d in th e G a z e tte o n M a rc h 2 5 ,2 0 0 8 , c o lu m n is t D o n M a r tin w r o te s ix -w o rd m e m o irs fo r C a n a d ia n s p o litic ia n s w ith o u t e v e r m e n tio n in g S m ith .

D o w ie said th a t M c G ill is p la n n in g o n g iv in g S m ith his lin k a n y w a y , b u t th a t it w ill ta k e a fe w w e e k s .

"P e o p le a t M c G ill h a v e h a d e m a il e x c h a n g e s w ith h im w h e r e he's as ke d fo r th e lin k a n d w e said w e 'd g iv e h im th e lin k, [b u t] th a t it w o u ld ta k e a c o u p le o f w e e k s to g e t th e lin k up," D o w ie said. "A nd th e rea so n it w o u ld ta k e a c o u p le o f w e e k s to g e t th e lin k u p is th a t r ig h t n o w o u r site is h o u s e d w ith o u r a g e n c y , O g ilv y , b u t it w ill b e m ig ra te d o v e r to M c G ill in th e n e x t c o u p le o f w eeks."

For S m ith , h o w e v e r, th e issue is less a b o u t tr a d e m a r k la w th a n it is a b o u t M c G ill fa ilin g to c re d it h im .

"This isn't s o m e r a n d o m 1 7 -y e a r-o ld b lo g g e r w h o fo r g o t to m e n tio n us— it's M cG ill," h e said. ■

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INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

Looking at th e Cuba Fidel Castro has b u ilt Fifty years after the revolution, Cubans reflect on the state of the nation A

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J a n u a ry i, 2 0 0 9 , m a rk e d th e 5 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f Fidel C as­ tro's re v o lu tio n in C u b a .T h in k in g w e m ig h t w itn e s s s o m e th in g h is to ric, m y fa m ily a n d I tr e k k e d d o w n to H a v a n a , e x p e c tin g to fin d a h o lid a y w ith a se n se o f im p a s s io n e d re v o lu tio n .

O u r g u id e J o h a n n , w h o d e c lin e d to g iv e his last n a m e , to ld us o n o u r firs t d a y in th e c ity th a t th e b a tte re d o ld C h ev ys a n d th e s k e le to n s o f lu x u ry h o te ls w e r e re m a in s o f th e fo r m e r c a p ita lis t so ciety.

"E v e ry th in g is a m u s e u m h e re , b e c a u s e e v e r y th in g in C u b a is old," h e said.

To u n d e rs ta n d w h y C u b a a d o p te d th e fo rm o f g o v e r n ­ m e n t th a t it d id , th e r e g im e th a t e x is te d p rio r to C as tro c o m ­ in g to p o w e r in th e r e v o lu tio n m u s t b e u n d e rs to o d .

M c G ill h is to ry P rofessor C a th e rin e L e G ra n d , w h o s p e c ia l­ izes in L a tin A m e ric a n h is to ry, d e s c rib e d th e B atista g o v e r n ­ m e n t.

"T h e g o v e r n m e n t b e fo re C as tro w a s a d ic ta to rs h ip u n d e r B atista w ith a n e n o rm o u s a m o u n t o f fo re ig n in v e s tm e n t in sugar, in fra s tru c tu re , m in in g , a n d so on," L e G ra n d said.

Batista's C u b a w a s a n e x tr e m e ly c o rr u p t c a p ita lis t so ciety, a n d C u b a w a s in m a n y w a y s m a rk e tin g its e lf as a p la y g ro u n d fo r u p p e r-c la s s A m e ric a n s .

L e G ra n d a d d e d th a t th e c o rru p tio n fu e le d d is s a tis fa c tio n a m o n g s t t h e is lan d n a tio n 's in h a b ita n ts .

"T h e re w a s re a lly a fe e lin g a m o n g th e p e o p le th a t th e r e h a d to b e s o m e s o rt o f m a jo r c h a n g e so th a t th e g o v e r n m e n t c o u ld b e m o re a u to n o m o u s [fro m fo re ig n in flu e n c e s ] in d e te r ­ m in in g s o m e th in g s ," s h e said.

The streets of Havana S tray d o g s w a n d e r th e e m p ty stre ets, g iv in g th e c ity a fe e lin g o f d e s o la tio n , w h ic h is c u rio u s g iv e n its p o p u la tio n o f 2.2 m illio n p e o p le . J o h a n n to ld us, h a lf jo k in g ly , "T h e d o g s are

m o re fr e e th a n u s ."

Ju lio, a n e m b a s s y d riv e r in H a v a n a w h o also d e c lin e d to g iv e his last n a m e fo r fe a r o f rep ris al, to ld m e th a t life in C u b a to d a y is v e r y c o m p lic a te d .

"P e o p le liv e h e re fo r fiv e ye ars a n d still d o n 't u n d e rs ta n d th e system ."

E very C u b a n is g u a r a n te e d fre e h e a lth c a re a n d e d u c a ­ tio n , b u t th e p ric e o f th e ir p u b lic g o o d s is fr e e d o m . C u b a n s are s e g re g a te d fro m th e w o r ld in a lm o s t e v e r y im a g in a b le w ay : n o In te r n e t, n o in te rn a tio n a l calls, n o tra v e llin g , n o te le v is io n , a n d n o o u ts id e n e w s .

In C u b a , th e r e a re tw o c u rre n cie s: th e C u b a n p e s o (C UP) a n d th e c o n v e rtib le p e s o (C U C ). T h e tw o c u rre n c ie s a re h o w th e s ta te d e fin e s tw o r e g im e ty p e s in C u b a: c o m m u n is m a n d s ta te c o n tro lle d c a p ita lis m .

F e lip e G a rc ia -A n d ra d e , a U o p o litic a l s c ien ce a n d e c o ­ n o m ic s s tu d e n t a t M c G ill, liv e d in C u b a fo r n in e y e a r s .

"T h e C u b a n p e s o is w h a t C u b a n e m p lo y e e s — so e v e ry ­ o n e , b e c a u s e e v e ry o n e w o rk s fo r th e s ta te — a re p a id w ith ," h e said. " W h a t is o f real w o r th is th e c o n v e rtib le — o n e c o n v e rtib le p e s o is e q u a l to a b o u t 2 6 C u b a n pesos. T h e a v e ra g e sa la ry is 5 0 0 C U P p e r m o n th ."

J u lio said th a t his sa la ry w o rk s o u t to a b o u t 2 0 C U C (26 C a n a d ia n d o lla rs ) a m o n th .

"T h e g o v e r n m e n t p ro v id e s th e p e o p le w ith e n o u g h fo r tw o w eeks," h e said.

L e G ra n d re a s o n e d th a t"C a s tro 's a lw a y s said t h a t y o u c a n 't h a v e so cia lism w ith o u t plenty."

For th e last tw o w e e k s o f e a c h m o n th , th e C u b a n s h a v e to fe n d fo r th e m s e lv e s .

"T h e C u b a n s are v e ry c re a tiv e . E v e ry d a y is a n e w c h a l­ lenge," J u lio said.

In th is rep re ssive so ciety, th e p e o p le h a v e le a rn e d to w o rk a ro u n d t h e s y ste m a n d d e v e lo p se c re t to o ls fo r su rv iv a l.

"T h e ta x i d riv e r w ill tr y to g e t tw o o r th r e e d o lla rs fro m tip s a day," J u lio e x p la in e d . "T h e local m e r c h a n t w ill k n o c k o ff h a lf a p o u n d o n a sack o f p o ta to es ."

This m a y n o t s e e m lik e a lo t, b u t G a rc ia -A n d ra d e a d d e d th a t e v e ry sm all g a in c o u n ts .

"It all a d d s u p . A t th e e n d o f th e m o n th , th e c o o k has 2 0 k ilo g ra m s o f m e a t th a t h e sells."

T h e b e s t k in d s o f jo b s a re th e o n e s w h ic h a llo w C u b an s fr e q u e n t c o n ta c t w ith fo re ig n e rs a n d ea sy access to c o n . v e r tib le pesos.

"A w a itre s s m a k e s m o re th a n a d o c to r/'J u lio said."A tax i d riv e r— th a t's a g o o d job."

W h e re , th e n , d o e s th e in c e n tiv e to w o r k lie? W h y are th e r e so m a n y d o c to rs in C u b a w h e n o n e c o u ld ju s t as easily b e a to u r g u id e o r a w aitress? A c c o rd in g to th e 2 0 0 3 World D evelopm ent Report, C u b a b o a s te d a ra tio o f a b o u t o n e d o c to r to e v e ry 150 fa m ilie s in 20 01 . G a rc ia -A n d ra d e to ld m e th a t b e c a u s e e v e r y th in g is so acce ssib le, th e C u b a n s h a ve n o th in g to lose.

"T h e m o tiv e s to g o in to h ig h e r e d u c a tio n [are] th a t it's fre e , it's b e tte r th a n n o th in g , a n d e d u c a tio n is a lw a y s a g o o d th in g ,"G a rc ia -A n d ra d e said.

PHOTOS COURTESYOFALISON BAILEY, AME­ LIA BAILEY, MANDY BAILEY ANDWIKIMEDIA

Looking to the future T h e m o s t p ro m is in g c h a n c e fo r im p r o v e m e n t lies in re ­ s to rin g C uba's e c o n o m ic re la tio n s h ip w ith th e U n ite d S tates.

G a rc ia -A n d ra d e said th a t u n fo rtu n a te ly , re la tio n s b e tw e e n th e U.S. a n d C u b a h a v e re m a in e d s ta g n a n t fo r h a lf a c e n tu ry .

"It's g o in g to ta k e a lo n g tim e [for re la tio n s to im p ro v e ], a n d I'm ta lk in g a b o u t p o s s ib ly th e n e x t 10 years," G a rc ia -A n ­ d ra d e .

F u rth e rm o re , w ith m o re p res sin g issues to d e a l w ith , n o r­ m a liz in g re la tio n s w ith C u b a w ill lik e ly n o t b e a p rio rity fo r th e n e w a d m in is tra tio n .

T h e re is s o m e ca u se fo r o p tim is m , h o w e v e r. L e G ra n d said th a t it is still q u ite v a g u e if U.S. P re s id e n t B arack O b a m a w ill tr y to tra n s fo rm U.S. re la tio n s w ith C u b a . " W h a t I'v e re a d is th a t O b a m a w as n o t th in k in g o f liftin g th e e m b a rg o , w h ic h has b e e n in e x is te n c e fo r d e c a d e s , b u t th a t h e w a s g o in g to m a k e it ea sie r fo r C u b a n s to se n d ba ck m o n e y o r c lo th e s , [a n d ] also to visit."

G a rc ia -A n d ra d o e x p la in e d th a t w ith tw o n e w le a d e rs a t th e h e a d o f th e n e g o tia tin g c o u n trie s , th is m ig h t m e a n n e w p o licie s a n d a w illin g n e s s to c h a n g e . " O b a m a , th r o u g h o u t his c a m p a ig n , has said h e w o u ld b e w illin g to ta k e a m o re m o d e r a te stand," h e said. "F idel C astro's b ro th e r, Raul, is k n o w n to b e n o t as c h a ris m a tic a n d m u c h m o re p ra g m a tic , m u c h m o re o f a re a lis t."

T h e C u b a n s c a n n o t a ffo rd to w a it a ro u n d fo r such e x p e c ­ ta tio n s to b e fu lfille d .

"T h e y m a y th in k th a t s o m e th in g g o o d w ill c o m e fro m O b a m a , b u t, u n til th e n , th e y d o n 't th in k a b o u t it as a s o lu tio n to th e ir p ro b le m s ," G a rc ia -A n d ra d e said. "T h e y th in k o f th e ir o w n skills a n d a b ilitie s to g e t b y e v e r y d ay. It d o e s n 't m a k e a d iffe re n c e to th e m ."

O v e ra ll, th e a v e ra g e C u b a n w e m e t d id n 't s e e m e n tire ly u n h a p p y . A lth o u g h m a n y o f w h a t C a n a d ia n s c o n s id e r basic n e cessities a re m issing fro m th e ir lives, Ju lio a ffirm e d th a t th e r e is a sense o f c o m p a trio tis m w h e n o n e w a n d e rs th e stre e ts o f H a v a n a .

"Y o u're n o t rich, y o u 're p o o r. B u t a t le a s t y o u live," h e said.

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W e w e r e n 't a lo n e . It lo o k e d lik e a s c e n e fr o m a n a p o c a ly p tic s c ie n c e fic tio n m o v ie , w ith a n e n tir e c ity b e in g e v a c u a te d d u e to a n im m in e n t t h r e a t fr o m a m e te o r , a d in o ­ sau r, a m o n s te r , o r g lo b a l w a r m in g . A lo n g w it h th r o n g s o f O b a m a fa n s , I c r o w d e d in to d e s e r te d h ig h w a y tu n n e ls a n d m a d e m y w a y t o t h e N a tio n a l M a ll. T h e r e , I p r e p a r e d to s ta n d a n d w a it fo r e ig h t h o u rs .

H o w I fe e l a b o u t t h a t d a y 's e v e n ts is s u m m e d u p b y m y e x p e r ie n c e a t t h e c o n ­ c e s s io n s ta n d . F o r s o m e lu d ic ro u s re a s o n , n o o n e h a d in fo r m e d t h e c o n c e s s io n s ta ff t h a t t w o m illio n p e o p le w e r e c o m in g to t h e M a ll t h a t d a y . A s t h e n ig h t tu r n e d in to m o r n in g , fo u r c o n c e s s io n s ta ff s e rv e d a lin e o f th o u s a n d s . I s to o d in lin e w ith a f r ie n d fo r t h r e e h o u rs , o n ly to le a v e h u n g r y b e c a u s e t h e in a u g u r a tio n fe s tiv itie s w e r e s ta r tin g .

I fe e l th e s a m e s o rt o f d is a p p o in tm e n t a b o u t th e s p e e c h P re s id e n t O b a m a g a v e .

I s to o d in t h e c o ld fo r e ig h t h o u rs w it h a h e a t p a c k t h a t d id n 't w o r k , a n d all I w a n te d w a s m y c u p o f w a r m h o p e . It n e v e r c a m e .

O b a m a h a s a lw a y s g iv e n g r e a t s p e e c h ­ e s — o f t h a t th e r e is n o d o u b t . B u t his in ­ a u g u r a tio n s p e e c h w a s la c k lu s tre , a n d h e s q u a n d e r e d a g a r g a n tu a n o p p o r t u n it y . A n e n o r m o u s a m o u n t o f n e w s p a p e r c o lu m n s p a c e has a lre a d y b e e n d e v o te d to th e te x t's d ry n e s s , so I'll fo c u s o n th e m is s e d o p p o r t u n it y . As p a r t o f a c o h o r t t h a t w a s r e c e n tly d u b b e d " T h e D u m b e s t G e n e r a ­ tio n ," I w a n te d O b a m a to in s p ire t h e y o u th o f his n a tio n .

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th e in itia l b u z z b e h in d O b a m a 's c a n d id a c y , a n d A m e ric a n y o u th g o t h im in to t h e W h ite H o u s e . W h y d id n 't h e r e c ip ro c a te ? W h e r e w a s t h e lin e fo r th o s e w h o w e n t fr o m d o o r to d o o r to d o o r? T h o s e w h o fu n d r a is e d ?

T h o s e w h o p h o n e b a n k e d ? W h e r e w a s th e q u o te fo r a g e n e r a tio n th ir s tin g fo r a n e x ­ c u s e to b e c o m e in v o lv e d in p o litic s ?

O b a m a 's s p e e c h h a d n o c a ll to e x c e l­ le n c e fo r y o u th , a n d fa ile d to c o n v e y to th e m t h e b e n e fits o f w o r k in g h a rd a n d s tr iv in g fo r h ig h e r e d u c a tio n . F u r th e r m o r e , h e m is s e d t h e c h a n c e to c o n v in c e t h e b e s t a n d b r ig h te s t o f t h e v ir tu e s o f p u b lic s e r­ v ic e . H e d id n 't b e s e e c h us t o e m p lo y o u r b e s t q u a litie s fo r t h e p r o m o tio n o f d e m o c ­ ra c y a b r o a d a n d t h e in n o v a tiv e s p ir it o f th e fr e e w o r ld a t h o m e . I e x p e c te d a m e s s a g e fo r m y g e n e r a tio n , a n d I le ft w a n tin g .

I c a n o n ly im a g in e th e ro a r o f th e c ro w d if O b a m a h a d s a id , "To t h e y o u th in th is c o u n tr y , I h e a r y o u r v o ic e s . I s h a re y o u r d re a m s , a n d I s h a re y o u r h o p e s . A n d t h e t im e fo r th o s e h o p e s to b e fu lfille d is n o w . C h a n g e w ill o n ly c o m e if t h e y o u n g ­ e s t a m o n g us w ill d r iv e us fo r w a r d , to p u r ­ su e e x c e lle n c e in e d u c a tio n , in te g r ity in s e rv ic e , a n d a c c o u n ta b ility in g o v e r n m e n t.

L e t us fin d s a tis fa c tio n in o u r e ffo r ts a n d , if o n ly b y o u r e n e r g y , b y o u r v e r y w ill, w e w ill h e a l th is c o u n tr y . L e t us w a lk t o g e t h e r to in v e n t a n d c r e a te , t o d e s ig n a n d im a g in e , to in n o v a te a n d p u rs u e . L e t us m a k e f r e e ­ d o m rin g , n o t o n ly in o u r la n d , b u t ac ro ss th e w o r ld — n o t o n ly fr o m c o a s t to c o a s t, b u t fr o m o c e a n , t o o c e a n , to o c e a n , to o c e a n !"

T h e M ille n ia ls d e s e r v e d b e tte r . T h e U.S. C o n g re s s r e c e n tly p a s s e d a n $ 8 i9 - b illio n s tim u lu s b ill, a n d to d a y 's y o u th w ill b e s h o u ld e rin g t h e lo a d o f c u r r e n t d e fic its fo r d e c a d e s to c o m e . A m e ric a n y o u th fa c e th e p r o s p e c t o f y e a rs o f d e b t th a n k s to " ta r ­ g e te d s tim u lu s ," b u t w it h o u t t h e o n e th in g t h e y n e e d m o s t: ta r g e t e d in s p ir a tio n . ■

y n ic is m is o n e o f t h e sins fo r w h ic h o n e a to n e s o n Y o m K ip p u r, a t le a s t in R e fo rm J u d a is m . I'm a lw a y s a b it a n x io u s w h e n I g e t to t h a t p o in t in H ig h H o lid a y s e rv ic e s , b u t I re a s s u re m y s e lf b y t h in k in g t h a t th e re a l s in n e rs b e in g c a lle d o u t a r e th o s e w h o , th r o u g h d e lib ­ e r a te a c tio n s a n d w o rd s , in s p ire c y n ic is m .

H o w c a n I b e h e ld re s p o n s ib le fo r c o m ­ in g to lo g ic a l c o n c lu s io n s b y o b s e r v in g t h e le a d e rs o f o u r tim e ? T h e re a l p r o b le m m u s t b e w ith th e m .

T h a t's w h y O b a m a m a n ia b o th e r s m e : I ju s t c a n 't g e t e x c ite d a b o u t B a ra c k O b a m a . I'm o ld e n o u g h to r e m e m b e r a t le a s t s o m e o f t h e C lin to n a d m in is tr a tio n .

I r e m e m b e r h im b o m b in g Ira q , a tta c k ­ in g S e rb ia (tw ic e ), p u r s u in g t r a d e a g r e e ­ m e n ts t h a t e n s h r in e d p o v e r ty all o v e r t h e d e v e lo p in g w o r ld a n d i n m u c h o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , a n d a b a n d o n in g h e a lt h ­ c a re (w h ile le a v in g a th e n -r e s p e c ta b le H illa r y C lin to n h a n g in g o u t to d ry ) w h e n th e is su e b e c a m e c o n te n tio u s .

B a ra c k O b a m a has a lre a d y s h o w n his in te n tio n to fo llo w t h e s a m e p a th as e v e r y o th e r m o d e r n D e m o c r a tic p re s i­ d e n t: p r o v id in g p e tty so cia l re fo r m in e x ­ c h a n g e fo r a n e o -lib e r a l e c o n o m ic a g e n ­ d a a n d an im p e r ia lis t a p p r o a c h to fo r ­ e ig n p o lic y . In his firs t fe w d a y s in o ffic e , O b a m a b o m b e d P a k is ta n a n d a d o p te d th e s a m e p o s itio n o n th e G a z a crisis as G e o r g e W . B ush.

I k n o w , I k n o w , O b a m a a ls o p le d g e d t o c lo s e th e d e te n t io n p ris o n a t G u a n ta n ­ a m o B ay a n d b a n to r tu r e . B u t has h e sa id w h a t's g o in g to h a p p e n t o th e p ris o n e rs ?

N o p e . A n d to r t u r e w a s ille g a l in t h e firs t p la c e . I d o n 't s e e h o w ille g a lly d e ta in in g a n d t o r tu r in g p e o p le in s id e th e U.S. is a n y b e tt e r th a n ille g a lly d e ta in in g a n d to r tu r in g t h e m in a n ille g itim a te ly o c c u ­ p ie d p o r tio n o f C u b a . T h e la tte r a lm o s t s e e m s m o r e a p p r o p r ia te .

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T h e s u p p o s e d ly p r o -la b o u r O b a m ; a lso t r u m p e t e d his s u p p o r t o f t h e Em p lo y e e F re e C h o ic e A c t d u r in g his c a m p a ig n , b u t h e has s in c e b a c k e d o ff the issue. R u m o u r h a s it t h a t it's o n th e b a c k b u rn e r, a t le a s t u n til a fte r th e 2 0 1 0 m id te r m e le c tio n s .

I'd lo v e to b e lie v e t h a t e v e r y th in ç w ill b e b e tte r u n d e r O b a m a . A n d I dc th in k t h a t he's m o r e o p e n to so cia l p ro g ress th a n a n y o th e r p r e s id e n t in re c e n h is to ry . If th e so cia l m o v e m e n ts o f A m e r ica w e r e p r e p a r e d to m o b iliz e o n a m a s sive sc ale , th e s e w o u ld b e e x c itin g tim e s B u t t h a t w o n 't h a p p e n . O b a m a m a n ia ha: d e fla te d t h e a n g e r t h a t m a d e so m a n y A m e ric a n s re c o n s id e r t h e n a tu r e o f e m p ire , m o b iliz e a g a in s t t h e w a r in Ira q , anc o p p o s e jo b -k illin g a n d p o v e r ty -e n s h r in ­ in g fr e e t r a d e a g re e m e n ts .

S o fo r g iv e m e if m y e y e s d id n 't w e l u p o n in a u g u r a tio n d a y .

W h e n y o u ta k e t h e g e n o c id a l b lo c k a d e o f Ira q in to c o n s id e r a tio n , Bill C lin to n k ille d m o r e in n o c e n t p e o p le th a n G e o rg * W . B u sh . S ta tis tic a lly , m o r e P a le s tin ia n s d ie u n d e r t h e s u p p o s e d ly le ft-w in g L a­ b o u r g o v e r n m e n ts o f Is ra el th a n u n d e r t h e s u p p o s e d ly r ig h t-w in g L ik u d g o v e r n ­ m e n ts . A n d th e (fo r m e rly ) s e lf-d e c la re c so cia l d e m o c r a ts o f t h e P a rti Q u é b é c o is d id m o r e d a m a g e to t h e w e lfa r e s ta te in Q u e b e c th a n th e ir L ib e ra l p re d e c e s s o rs .

Y e t C lin to n is A m e ric a 's r e tir e d s ta te s ­ m a n d u jo u r , L a b o u r p a r ty m e m b e r s a re c a lle d "d o ves" b y th e m e d ia , a n d m a n y p ro g re s s iv e Q u e b e c k e r s v o te fo r t h e PQ t im e a n d t im e a g a in . M e a n w h ile , O b a m a has s u rr o u n d e d h im s e lf w ith C lin to n ia n a d v is o rs , fo llo w e d in Bush's fo r e ig n p o lic y fo o ts te p s , a n d d e m o b iliz e d so cia l m o v e ­ m e n ts ac ro ss A m e ric a (n o w e v e r y o n e is s ittin g b a c k a n d w a itin g fo r " c h a n g e th e y c a n b e lie v e in").

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s k in g A m e ric a n s to d e s c rib e th e ir n a tio n a l c u is in e y ie ld s p r e d ic ta b le re s u lts a n d e v e n m o r e p r e d ic ta b le o b je c tio n s . A p p le p ie is n 't a classic A m e ric a n d is h , b u t r a th e r a v a r ia tio n o n a 1 4 th -c e n tu r y E n g lis h p a s try . H o t d o g s a n d h a m b u r g e rs a re b a s e d o n G e r m a n d is h e s o f d iffe r e n t n a m e s . A n d p iz z a , th o u g h d iffe r e n t fr o m its n a m e s a k e in Ita ly , is still Ita lia n . H o w e v e r, fo o d s lik e o n io n rin g s a n d T w in k ie s ca n c la im a u n iq u e ly A m e ric a n h e rita g e . G iv e n A m e ric a 's h is­ to ry , it's n o s u rp ris e t h a t its c o o k b o o k is fille d w ith fr ie d a n d a r tific ia lly d e riv e d fo o d s tu ffs . A n d g iv e n A m e ric a 's c o o k b o o k , it's n o s u rp ris e t h a t th e U.S. has t h e h ig h e s t p e r c e n ta g e o f o v e r w e ig h t c itiz e n s in t h e w o r ld .

T h a t b e in g said, I u n d e r s ta n d w h y s o m e th in g lik e th e B ac o n E x p lo s io n c a n t e m p t A m e ric a n s 'h e a r ts a n d s to m a c h s , a lth o u g h I d o n 't s u p p o r t it. F o r th o s e w h o d o n 't k n o w , th e B ac o n E x p lo s io n is t h e c a rn iv o re 's je lly r o ll. It's a s h e ll o f u n ­ c o o k e d b a c o n , fille d w ith b o th s a u s a g e a n d c o o k e d b a c o n , th a t's s la th e re d w ith b a r b e q u e s a u c e a n d s m o k e d . M a n y p e o p le h a v e c r e a te d v a r ia tio n s o f th e d is h — m o s t n o ta b ly a

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I th in k b a r b e q u e s a u c e a n d b a c o n a re d e lic io u s , e s p e ­ c ia lly to g e th e r . B u t I w o u ld n e v e r c o m b in e b a c o n a n d Ita lia n s a u s a g e in to o n e g ig a n tic m e a t-r o ll— th e y 'r e fa r to o d e lic io u s o n th e ir o w n . It s e e m s d is re s p e c tfu l to th e a n im a ls , a n d to th e p r o d u c t th e y 'v e b e c o m e , to c o m b in e t h e m w ith m in im a l in n o v a tio n a n d fo r m a x im u m g lu tto n y . T h e B a c o n E x p lo s io n d is g u s ts m e , b u t n o t b e c a u s e th e in g r e d ie n ts a r e n 't ta s ty . I d is lik e it b e c a u s e it's th e re s u lt o f a n a p p r o a c h to fo o d th a t has n o th in g to d o w ith e a tin g , a n d e v e r y th in g to d o w ith e c o n o m ic s .

C r e a tin g n o v e lty fo o d s is a p r o fita b le b u s in es s. As a re s u lt, a u th e n tic a lly A m e ric a n c u is in e s e e m s to h a v e b e e n c r e a te d o n a d a re . L u c k ily fo r b o th d is c e rn in g g a s tro m in is ts a n d h a g g is e n th u s ia s ts , o n ly th e S co ts riv a l us in th is re g a rd .

A m e ric a n s d o n 't tr e a t fo o d lik e f o o d — w e tr e a t it lik e a to y .

It's m a n ip u la te d to th e m o s t e n te r ta in in g e n d , n o t th e m o s t p a la ta b le o r n u tr itio u s . W h a t o th e r e x p la n a tio n is t h e r e fo r

O r b itz b e v e ra g e s , S lim Jim s, a n d b a c o n -in fu s e d te q u ila ? Ju st c o n s id e r th e re a s o n in g u s e d b y t h e s o ft d r in k in d u s try : "F ru it ju ic e ta s te s g o o d , b u t it c o m e s fr o m fr u it. T h a t's e x p e n s iv e .

In s te a d , le t's c re a te a fr u it ju ic e -lik e b e v e r a g e fr o m s o m e ­ th in g c h e a p e r. L ik e c o rn s y ru p . F a n ta s tic ! O r a n g e s o d a it is!"

R e c e n tly , fa irg o e rs h a v e b e e n in tr o d u c e d to d e e p -fr ie d C o c a -C o la . W h o th e h e ll w a n ts to d e e p -fr y a b e v e ra g e ? For w h o m a re e le p h a n t ears, fu n n e l c a k e , a n d m in i d o u g h n u ts n o t e n o u g h ? A n d h o w is th is p o s s ib ly a n im p r o v e m e n t o n r e g u la r C o ke ? I s u p p o s e th e s a m e c o u ld b e sa id a b o u t s o m e ­ th in g lik e p o u tin e , th e d iffe re n c e b e in g t h a t p o u tin e is an o b v io u s im p r o v e m e n t o n fre n c h fries.

T h e s e fo o d s m a r ry h ig h -c la s s excess w ith lo w -c la s s c o o k ­ in g m e th o d s to c r e a te fa re t h a t is, p a ra d o x ic a lly , b o th lavish a n d p e d e s tr ia n . E d ib le fu n is a lu x u ry n o w a v a ila b le to all o f us, b u t th e B ac o n E x p lo s io n a n d d e e p -fr ie d C o k e a r e n 't re a l fo o d s . R a th e r, th e y 'r e th e re s u lt o f a n e n tir e n a tio n p la y in g w ith th e ir fo o d to o b e s ity -in d u c in g e n d s . T h a t's t h e h a llm a r k o f tr u ly A m e ric a n c u is in e . ■

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o m e tim e s , y o u s h o u ld ju s t k e e p a b a d id e a to y o u rs e lf. T h a t's c e rta in ly th e case w ith o n e o f th is T h u rs d a y 's G e n e ra l A s s e m b ly m o tio n s , w h ic h calls u p o n th e S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty to p u b lic ly c o n d e m n th e b o m b in g o f e d u c a ­ tio n a l in s titu tio n s in th e G a z a strip .

T h e e v e n ts o f th e last tw o m o n th s in G aza h a v e b e e n u n s p e a k a b ly tra g ic , a n d th e Is ra e l-P a le s tin ia n c o n flic t is o n e o f th e g re a t c a la m itie s o f o u r tim e . B ut s u b m ittin g d iv is iv e G A m o tio n s is a p a th e tic to k e n o f s y m p a th y o r s o lid a rity .

A lo n g w ith SSM U's c o n d e m n a tio n , th e m o tio n "ca 11[s] o n th e g o v e r n m e n t o f C a n a d a a n d M c G ill U n iv e rs ity 's P rin c ip a l H e a th e r M u n r o e -B lu m to .. . c o n d e m n th e b o m b in g s " — as if th e s e d e m a n d s w ill h a v e a n y e ffe c t.

GAs, fla w e d as t h e y m a y b e , s h o u ld b e u s ed to ad d re s s issues th a t S S M U ca n a c tu a lly a c t o n . A m u c h -n e e d e d m o tio n fo r G A re fo rm is also o n th e a g e n d a th is T h u rs d a y , b u t it risks b e in g s u b m e r g e d in t h e w a k e o f G aza h y s te ria . U n d e r SSM U's b y -law s, th e L e g is la tiv e C o u n c il is fo r b id d e n fro m " ta k jin g ] a p o s itio n o n e x te rn a l p o litic a l issues th a t a re d e e m e d to b e e x tr e m e ly d iv is iv e a m o n g s tu d e n ts a t M c G ill."G A p a rtic ip a n ts s h o u ld fo llo w th a t le a d a n d d e d ic a te th e ir e ffo rts to c o n s tru c tiv e m o tio n s .

E ven if all th e s e c o n d e m n a tio n s a re issued, w h a t h e lp a re th e y to th o s e s u ffe rin g in G aza? W e 're su re b o th H a m a s a n d th e Israeli g o v e r n m e n t a re h o ld ­ in g th e ir b re a th , w a itin g fo r S S M U a n d M u n r o e -B lu m to w e ig h in o n th e c o n ­ flic t. As fo r th e res o lu tio n 's fin a l c la u s e — to " u n d e rta k e p u b lic in itia tiv e fs ]" o f c o n d e m n a tio n a n d s u p p o r t fo r e d u c a tio n in G a z a — it lacks a n y m e a n in g fu l p la n fo r im p le m e n ta tio n . W ith o u t sp ecifics, such m o tio n s a re ju s t m o re le g isla­ tiv e d e b ris , a p p ro v e d a n d th e n fo r g o tte n . D o n 't b e lie v e us? T ry n a m in g ju s t th r e e G A m o tio n s fr o m 2 0 0 7 -0 8 .

O f co u rse, th e m o tio n is e ffe c tiv e a t d o in g o n e th in g : a lie n a tin g M c G ill s tu d e n ts . T h e p r e a m b le is fille d w ith p re c is e ly th e ty p e o f rh e to ric th a t c re ates u n n e c e s s a ry c o n flic t o n c a m p u s . It has a lre a d y d r a w n c ritic is m fo r p o te n tia lly v io la tin g SSM U 's C o n s titu tio n b y m a rg in a liz in g a m in o r ity o f s tu d e n ts . A n d c o n s titu tio n a lity as id e , a n y o n e w h o has o p e n e d a n e w s p a p e r, tu r n e d o n a te le v is io n , o r c o n v e rs e d in a ca fé k n o w s h o w d iv is iv e th is issue ca n b e . A s s e m ­ b lin g h u n d re d s o f p a rtis a n s a t a p u b lic fo r u m isn't g o in g to fo s te r c o n s tru c tiv e d ia lo g u e — it's a s u re -fire re c ip e fo r a s h o u tin g m a tc h (o r w o rs e ).

A n d th e m o s t g a llin g p a rt o f th e m o tio n ? A lo n g w ith a n g e r in g s tu d e n ts a n d w a s tin g e v e ry o n e 's tim e , it's a fa c ile w a y fo r p e o p le to p r e te n d th e y 're m a k in g a d iffe re n c e . S tu d e n ts w h o a re c o n c e rn e d a b o u t re c e n t e v e n ts in G aza s h o u ld tr y a c tu a lly h e lp in g s o m e o n e — say, b y v o lu n te e r in g o r fu n d ra is in g fo r re lie f p ro g ra m s — in s te a d o f c lo g g in g u p G As w ith s e lf-rig h te o u s rh e to ric . ■

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In th e a rtic le "A lg e ria n b e g in s fo u r th y e a r in M o n tr e a l c h u rc h " (2 0 .0 1 .0 9 ), th e C o m m itte e to S u p p o rt A b d e lk a d e r B e la o u n i w a s m is id e n tifie d as "B e lao u n i's c la im a n t c o m m itte e ," a n d Ja re d W ill w a s m is ta k e n ly d e s c rib e d as a c o m m itte e m e m b e r. F u rth e rm o re , B e la o u n i is a p p ly in g fo r p e rm a n e n t re s id e n c e o n h u m a n ita r ia n g ro u n d s , n o t r e fu g e e sta tu s. T w o q u o ta tio n s w e r e also m is a ttr ib u te d to W ill: th e firs t in c o rre c tly s ta te d th a t B e la o u n i w as re fu s e d r e fu g e e sta tu s b e c a u s e "A lg e ria w a s ta k e n o ff th e list o f c o u n trie s C a n a d a re c o g n iz e s re fu g e e s fro m ," a n d th e s e c o n d s ta te d th a t B e la o u n i "w as also p re v io u s ly re fu s e d r e fu g e e sta tu s b e c a u s e 'h e d id n o t h a v e a jo b o ffe r o r b io lo g ic a l fa m ily in C anada.'" B o th o f th e s e q u o ta tio n s w e re in erro r.

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h e M o n tr e a l p o lic e d e p a r tm e n t has a s ke d th e c ity to c o n s id e r tw o b y -la w p ro p o s als : o n e th a t w o u ld m a k e it ille g a l to in s u lt a p o lic e o ffic er, a n d a n o th e r th a t w o u ld fo rb id p ro te s to rs fro m w e a rin g m asks (w ith a fe w e x c e p tio n s ). In b o th cases, th e p o lic e d e p a r tm e n t says it's tr y in g to p ro v id e o ffic ers w ith to o ls to p r o te c t th e m s e lv e s a n d p r e v e n t v io le n c e . U n fo r tu n a te ly , b o th b y -la w s a re m is g u id e d a n d g iv e o ffic e rs to o m u c h d is c re tio n a ry a u th o rity .

A c c o rd in g to le g a l e x p e rts , th e a n ti-in s u lts b y -la w m a y v io la te th e C a n a d ia n C h a rte r o f R ig h ts a n d F re e d o m s . A fte r all, w h a t c o n s titu te s an insult? D o d o u g h n u t-r e la te d jo k e s q u a lify ? W h a t a b o u t s in g in g a lo n g to N.W.A.'s 1 9 8 8 p ro te s t ra p h it, "Fuck th a P o lic e ? "T h e p o lic e c la im th e y 'll o n ly a p p ly th e b y -la w in " e x tre m e " cases in v o lv in g "in ju rio u s slurs," b u t u ltim a te ly it's a m a tte r o f s u b je c tiv e ju d g m e n t — a n d h o w im p a r tia l can o ffic e rs b e a fte r th e y 'v e b e e n in s u lted ?

M a n y M o n tre a le rs h a v e le g itim a te g rie v a n c e s w ith th e p o lic e — es­ p e c ia lly a fte r th e s h o o tin g o f F re d d y V illa n u e v a last A u g u s t— a n d th e y s h o u ld b e fre e to ex p res s th e m s e lv e s u s in g p o in te d la n g u a g e . W e re a l­ ize t h a t p o lic e w o r k is o fte n u n p le a s a n t, b u t th e re 's n o rea so n fo r o ffic ers to b e a ffo rd e d a p r o te c tio n th a t o r d in a r y c itize n s w o u ld n e v e r rec eiv e.

T h e m a s k b y -la w o v e rre a c h e s in a s im ila r m a n n e r. T h e p o lic e d e ­ p a r tm e n t is tr y in g to c u rb v io le n c e a t p ro te s ts b y ta r g e tin g m a s k e d in s tig a to rs . W e s u p p o r t th is g o a l, b u t th e p o lic e s h o u ld b e g o in g a fte r th e s e p e o p le fo r b e in g in s tig a to rs , n o t fo r w e a rin g m asks.

A lth o u g h th e b y -la w has s o m e e x e m p tio n s — fo r w in te r c lo th in g a n d m asks o f p o litic a l fig u re s — th e y ca n b e o v e rru le d w h e n e v e r o ffi­ cers b e lie v e a p ro te s t c o u ld tu r n v io le n t. M a n y p ro te s to rs c o u ld h a v e p e rfe c tly le g itim a te rea so n s fo r w e a rin g m asks: to a v o id b e in g id e n ti­ fie d b y e m p lo y e rs o r jo u rn a lis ts , fo r e x a m p le . This b y -la w tr a m p le s o n th e ir rig h ts , w h ile d o in g little to a c tu a lly d is c o u ra g e v io le n c e . M a s k o r n o m ask, s o m e p e o p le a re ju s t o u t fo r a fig h t.

There's a rea so n th a t in s u ltin g s o m e o n e o r c o v e rin g y o u r fa c e a t a d e m o n s tra tio n isn't p u n is h a b le u n d e r C an a d a's C rim in a l C o d e : th e y 're n o t c rim e s . S im ila r b y -la w s m a y h a v e b e e n e n a c te d b y o th e r Q u e b e c m u n ic ip a litie s , b u t M o n tr e a l s h o u ld n 't e m u la te th e ir p o o r ju d g m e n t. For b e tte r o r fo r w o rs e , a lib e ra l d e m o c ra c y tru s ts its c itize n s to say a n d w e a r w h a t th e y w a n t. It m a y s e e m g lib , b u t w e c a n 't h e lp re c a llin g a lin e fro m O rs o n W elles's Touch o f Evil: "A p o lic e m a n 's jo b is o n ly ea s y in a p o lic e state." ■

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n last w eek's O ff th e B oard, Tori C ra w fo rd n o te d th a t "th e w o rld ca n 't b e in h a b ite d solely b y d o c ­ tors, law yers, tea ch e rs, b u s in es sp e o p le , a n d aca­ d em ics" ("Skill (in th e tra d e s ) s h o u ld b e respected," 27.01.09). B ut m y o w n p riv a te w o rld is in h a b ite d so lely b y p e o p le w h o ye a rn to w o rk in th e s e p ro fes­ sions. T h e d e e p e r yo u d e lv e in to m y w o rld — in to th e A rts B uilding, w h e re th e cu ltu ral stu d ies m ajors a n d c o m m u n ic a tio n stu d ies m in o rs res id e— th e m o re c o n c e n tra te d w ith ac a d e m ic s it b e co m e s. A t first g la n ce , that's okay. T h e discourse flo w s fre e ly a t h ig h levels, as b rillia n t m in d s o f th e n e x t g e n ­ e ra tio n e n g a g e w ith ea ch o th e r, a n d p e o p le w ith PhDs m e d ia te discussions b e tw e e n p e o p le w h o w ill o n e d a y e n d u p w ith PhDs, so th e y to o can o n e d a y m e d ia te discussions. W h e n yo u 're e m b a rk in g o n a jo u rn e y to g e t a B achelor's d e g re e , it's all q u ite e x h ila ra tin g . B ut b y th e tim e th a t d ip lo m a is in sight, it's all q u ite tire s o m e .

A ca d e m ic s — y o u r professors a n d th e p e o p le w h o w rite th e h u n d re d s o f p a g es yo u rea d each w e e k — are ju s t a little to o full o f th e m s e lv e s . G ra n t­ ed , so are d o c to rs a n d la w y ers b u t, in a sense, th e y h a v e a rig h t to feel th a t w ay. T h e y 're w o rk in g w ith p e o p le , h e a lin g th e m , a n d m e d ia tin g th e d is p u tes th a t w e in v e n t fo r ourselves. A cadem ics? T h e y 're sittin g back, w a tc h in g it all u n fo ld , w ritin g a b o u t it, a n d e x p e c tin g professors a ro u n d th e w o rld to c o n ­ v in c e 20 -y e a r-o ld s th a t th e s e o p in io n s are w o rth

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B ut m o s t o f th e m a re n 't w o r th rea d in g . A ca­ d e m ic s are w illin g to ju m p d o w n society's th ro a t, c o n s ta n tly d ia g n o s in g y e t a n o th e r p ro b le m th a t w e 're fo rce d to live w ith . O f course, th e y discuss th e s e p ro b le m s in th e m o s t ro u n d a b o u t a n d o b ­ tu se w ays possible. A n d , w o rs t o f all, th e y n e v e r p res crib e a v ia b le so lu tio n o r tr e a tm e n t. S o lu tio n s d o exist, b u t th e ills th a t p la g u e to d a y's so ciety are so vo la tile a n d fle e tin g th a t a so lu tio n o fte n isn't v ia b le (or necessary) b y th e tim e th e p a p e r is a c tu ­ ally p u b lis h e d . A n d th e stra n g es t th in g a b o u t this?

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O n e p a p e r I re c e n tly read fo r a c o m m u n ic a ­ tio n stud ies class c ritiq u e d th e use o f "diaspora" to d e scrib e m o d e rn "m u ltic u ltu ra l" cities. B ut here's h o w th e p a p e r e n d e d :" l h a v e w o rk e d h e re w ith th e e v o c a tiv e la n g u a g e o f dia sp o ra , a lth o u g h it is possi­ b le th a t d u e to th e va g arie s o f fa s h io n in a c a d e m ia , its 'c u rre n c y 'w ill c h a n g e to m o rr o w (b u t th e n , m o s t likely, c h a n g e back!). In a n y c a s e ..." Is th e re a p o in t in re a d in g (or, fo r th a t m a tte r, w ritin g ) s o m e th in g th a t w ill b e o b s o le te b e fo re it's p u b lish e d ?

In s tea d o f p res crib in g a so lu tio n to th e p ro b ­ le m th a t th e y ju s t s p e n t 3 0 p a g e s w h in in g a b o u t, ac ad e m ic s ty p ic a lly e n d th e ir essays w ith s o m e v a ria tio n o f th e fo llo w in g : "W e m u s t n o w th in k d if­ fe re n tly a b o u t [in s ert w o rd o r id e a here]." So w e d o n 't k n o w w h a t th e p ro b le m w ill b e to m o rro w ,

b u t w e k n o w th e re w ill b e a p ro b le m .

A lo n g w ith th e n e v e r-e n d in g stre am o f u n ­ sa tisfa cto ry conclusions, th e v o lu m e o f in te rn al c o n tra d ic tio n s is s ta g g e rin g . I've h ad te a c h in g as­ sistants te ll m e , "G o a h e a d , e n d a s e n te n c e w ith a p re p o s itio n . That's a stu p id ru le anyw ay." I've also h a d TAs d e d u c t p o in ts fro m p a p ers fo r d o in g th e sam e. T h e s a m e g o e s fo r passive sen ten c es a n d p ro n o u n s . B ut th e m o s t e g re g io u s c o n tra d ic tio n lies b e tw e e n ac ad e m ic s' o w n w ritin g styles an d w h a t th e y d e m a n d fro m th e ir stud ents.

T h e be st professor I've e v e r h ad a t M c G ill o n c e said, "A g o o d essay tak es its re a d e r b y th e h a n d an d clearly leads h im fro m s e n te n c e to s e n ten c e, an d fro m p a ra g ra p h to pa ra g rap h ."Ja cq u es D e rrid a d id m a n y th in g s , b u t h e n e v e r le d readers b y th e h a n d fro m s e n te n c e to s e n ten c e. H e ran o ff a h e a d , a n d le ft y o u d iv in g fo r his co attails. W h e n I to o k a "Po­ etics o f th e Im a g e " course, m y professor h a n d e d o u t a "D e rrid a p rim e r" w ith m o re c a rto o n s th a n w o rd s — as o p p o s e d to p a g es w ith D errida's o w n w o rd s o n th e m .

Is th a t th e p o in t o f g ra d u a te school? To sp en d seven m o re years in a university, p a y in g h u n d re d s o f th o u s a n d s o f dollars, ju s t to e a rn th e rig h t to w r ite in a n u n c le a r m a n n e r? Excuse m e if th is c a m e o ff as b itte r, w h in y , o r ro u n d a b o u t. I've b e e n im ­ m e rs e d in a c a d e m ia fo r fo u r years— it's a b o u t tim e I c a m e u p fo r s o m e air. ■

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c o u ld n 't im a g in e a w o r s e t im e t o e n d a lo n g - t e r m r e la ­ tio n s h ip in M o n tr e a l th a n in e a r ly J a n u a ry . It's p r o b a b ly h a p p e n e d to m o r e th a n a fe w o f us, in s o m e g u t - w r e n c h ­ in g in c a r n a tio n o r a n o th e r . O u r lit t le c lu b c a n jo in o u r h a lffr o z e n m itts a r o u n d t h e b o n fir e , u n ite d u n d e r o n e s im p le c re d o : w in t e r b re a k -u p s fu c k in g su ck.

It h a p p e n e d to m e a f e w w e e k s a g o , a fte r a m o n th s lo n g s p ira l o f d e p r e s s io n a n d m is g u id e d s a rc a s m le d to a v e r b a l g r u d g e m a tc h o n a n ic y p o rc h . M y w o rd s , m is g u id e d b y s e lf-lo a th in g a n d c h e a p c h a r d o n n a y , b it in to m y (fre s h ly ) e x -g ir lfr ie n d lik e M ik e T y so n 's c a n in e s in to E v a n d e r H oly^ fie ld 's e a r. It w a s a n u n fa ir, d is g u s tin g , b o r d e r lin e - in h u m a n e c h e a p s h o t— n o th in g I'm to o p r o u d o f.

I r e a d ily ta k e th e b la m e . I'd p e r p e t u a t e d t h a t a g e -o ld Iris h s te r e o ty p e : fla r e d n o s trils , in c o n s id e r a te , a n d d e fe n e s ­ tr a tin g a n y a n d all ta k e r s w it h p u re , lin g u is tic b ile . T h e t y p e ­ w r ite r in m y h e a d h a d c la c k e d u p b r u ta l m a c h in e g u n in s u lts w ith n o re g a r d fo r p r e s e n t c o m p a n y , fe e lin g s , o r d e c e n c y .

S h e w a s h a lf-Ir is h , b u t s h e d id n 't s h a re m y fie rc e , a n tid o ta l Iris h s e n s e o f fo r g iv e n e s s . I w a s s h it o u t o f lu c k .

W e all t r y t o b e p o s itiv e . W e t h in k t h a t m a y b e it w a s m e a n t to b e . M a y b e o u r u n iv e r s ity -a g e d b io lo g ic a l p r e r o g ­ a tiv e s w e r e b lu r r e d b y lu s t. H o r m o n e s . G e n e tic s . S c ie n c e p u llin g its u s u a l, ir r e fu ta b le , fa c t-b a s e d b u lls h it.

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I s a t a r o u n d . I w o r e s c a rv e s a n d b la n k e ts a r o u n d m y a p a r t m e n t , lo o k in g lik e a cross b e tw e e n a S o v ie t g r a n d ­ m o t h e r a n d N ic k N o lte 's m u g s h o t. I a te p la in slices o f b re a d a n d C o rn P o p s o u t o f a d ir t y b o w l. I h o s te d K e v in S m ith m o v ie -m a r a th o n s fo r o n e . I'm e n tit le d , rig h t?

I g o t o u t o f m y h e a d b y h it t in g t h e g y m a n d g e ttin g m y p a le ass in to s h a p e . W a s I g o in g to g e t r ip p e d lik e th e G o v e r n a to r ? S h it y e a h ! H e ll, I'll b r in g m y c o u rs e p a c k ! A n d s e v e n c a n s o f R ed B ull! I'm g o in g t o m a k e t h e e llip tic a l m y b itc h ! E a t it, fa k e ta n C o s m o -r e a d in g g irl to m y le ft! S u c k it, g o ld -c h a in e d s te r o id m o n k e y s !

A n d lo o k o u t to m o r r o w ! I'm g o in g to a p u n k s h o w o n St. D e n is , w h e r e I'll m o s h t h e s h it o u t o f s o m e la n k y 1 5 -y e a ro ld s ! T o N O F X s o n g s ! In F re n c h !

S e rio u s ly . E n o u g h o f th is w a llo w in g g a r b a g e . T h is g irly , Sex a n d the C /ty -s ty le , T o b le r o n e -s c a r fin g " th e r a p e u tic " b u lls h it w a s g e tt in g m e n o w h e r e fa s t. So in s te a d , I d e c id e d I w a s g o in g to g o p la c e s . I w a s g o in g to liv e in t h e n o w a n d f o r g e t t h e p a s t. "It's a b e a u tifu l d a y !" I n e v e r k n e w B ono's ly rics c o u ld a c tu a lly b e r e le v a n t!

In s te a d , I t o o k a 5 0 - m in u t e s h o w e r a n d c rie d in to a p il­ lo w a fte r s e e in g a r e c e n t F a c e b o o k p ic tu r e o f m y e x , c u d ­ d lin g o n a c o u c h w it h s o m e s m irk y , s q u a r e -ja w e d , Ja ck J o h n s o n lo o k -a lik e a s s h o le .

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The prerequisites for Middle East peace

Arrogance and the American way

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h e s itu a tio n re m a in s te n s e a n d u n c e r­ ta in a fte r Israel a n d H a m a s h a v e d e c la re d s e p a ra te ceas efires , w ith e a c h s id e c la im ­ in g " v ic to ry " o v e r th e o th e r. A lth o u g h Israel has w ith d r a w n its tro o p s fro m G a z a , th e P a le s tin ­ ians a n d Israelis h a v e y e t to b r e a th e a sigh o f re lie f sin ce th e lik e lih o o d o f v io le n c e e r u p tin g a t a n y m o m e n t re m a in s v e ry h ig h . T h o u s a n d s o f civilian s h a v e b e e n w o u n d e d a n d k ille d in th e p a s t th r e e w e e k s (a th ird o f th e m c h ild re n ), a n d th e h u m a n ita r ia n s itu a tio n in G a z a is a c o m p le te d is a s te r w ith v e ry little fo o d o r m e d i­ cal a id re a c h in g th e P alestin ian s.

T h e m o s t o b v io u s fa c to r h ig h lig h te d b y th e G aza crisis is th a t it's s im p ly im p o s s ib le to p u rs u e p e a c e th r o u g h v io le n c e . Israel a n d H a m a s ' c o n tin u e d refusal to a c q u ie s c e to a n y s o rt o f U N -b ro k e re d c e a s e fire d u rin g th e w e e k s o f in te n s e fig h tin g has s ta lle d w h a t little is le ft o f th e p e a c e process. N e v e rth e le s s , th e fa ilu re to re a c h a v ia b le re s o lu tio n c a n n o t a n d s h o u ld n o t b e e x p la in e d s o lely b y fo c u s s in g o n Israel a n d H am as's fa ilu re to re a c h a n a g re e m e n t.

A b o v e all else, th e G aza crisis b la ta n tly re ­ ve als th e in a b ility o f th e ru lin g A ra b re g im e s to c o m e to g e th e r a n d b rin g a b o u t la s tin g p e a c e a n d a s o lu tio n to th e P a le s tin ia n -ls ra e li c o n flic t, w h ic h has la s te d six d e c a d e s . T h e n u m e ro u s m e e tin g s th a t h a v e b e e n h e ld b y th e d iffe re n t A ra b c o u n trie s h a v e y e t to le a d to a n y v ia b le re s o lu tio n . Such m e e tin g s , w h ic h w e r e m e a n t to d ire c tly ad d re s s th e c o n flic t in G a za , h a v e b e e n e ith e r p o s tp o n e d o r c a n c e lle d th r o u g h ­ o u t th e d u r a tio n o f t h e crisis d u e to th e in a b il­ ity o f th e A ra b le a d e rs to a rriv e a t a n y s o rt o f co nsensus.

T h e d is a g re e m e n ts a m o n g A ra b le a d e rs a re n u m e ro u s . For in s ta n c e , th e y d is a g re e o v e r h o w a id s h o u ld b e s e n t in to G a z a (S au d i A ra ­ b ia has p le d g e d $1 b illio n ). T h e re a re c o n te n ­ tio u s issues c o n c e rn in g th e a p p ro a c h w h ic h s h o u ld b e a d o p te d to w a rd s Israel, w ith Syria a n d Q a ta r fa v o u rin g a fir m e r a p p ro a c h , w h ile E g y p t a n d S a u d i A ra b ia p re fe r a m o r e m o d e r ­ a te s ta n c e a n d ac cu s e Ira n o f b e in g im p lic a te d

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t h e d a y b e fo re , b u t n o t m u c h b e tte r . S till, it w a s p a lp a b le D ay s p a s s e d , s o m e b e tte r th a n o th e rs . I in c o r p o r a te d m o n in to m y d a ily r o u tin e . S a w m o r e fr ie n d s . S ta r te d a b a n d . Re re a d o ld S a lin g e r a n d V o n n e g u t n o v e ls . C o o k e d V ie tn a m e s e d is h e s w it h f u n n y n a m e s .

T h a t w a s a w e e k a g o , a n d th a t's life .

W h a t m o r e is th e r e to say? W e 're u n iv e r s ity s tu d e n t; te e n s a n d 2 0 -s o m e th in g s . W e b r e a k u p , m a k e u p , a n d b re a d o w n . W e fu c k w ith , a n d ju s t p la in fu c k , e a c h o th e r. W i h a rd ly k n o w e a c h o th e r, m u c h less o u rs e lv e s . W e m a k e m is ta k e s , fa il te s ts , d r in k , s m o k e , a n d s n o r t to o m u c h (o r to< little ).

W e a ls o m e e t a m a z in g fr ie n d s , r e c o n n e c t w it h o k o n e s , w a x p h ilo s o p h ic a l, w a x h ig h , w a x lo w . W e b e c o m i e n tr e n c h e d in b e a u tifu l m e m o r ie s t h a t n o o n e e ls e in th i w o r ld ca n d e s c r ib e o r r e p lic a te o r o p in e a b o u t in s o m e s e lf in d u lg e n t e s s a y lik e th is o n e .

B r e a k -u p s s u c k — b u t n o t fo re v e r.

To a n y o n e g o in g t h r o u g h t h e s a m e t h in g , e ith e r rig h n o w , to n ig h t, to m o r r o w , in a w e e k , o r in a d e c a d e : I h o p * y o u c a n a g r e e w it h th is c o m p le te s tr a n g e r . G iv e it tim e . It' c o ld o u ts id e , b u t o u r h e a r ts a r e w a r m . H a v e a b e e r, m a k e ; s n o w m a n , e n jo y y o u rs e lf. I'm g o in g to th e g y m . ■

in th e c o n flic t.

T h e s e d is a g re e m e n ts ex ist n o t o n ly b e ­ tw e e n th e A ra b c o u n trie s , b u t also w ith in th e m . T h r o u g h o u t th e A ra b w o rld , m illio n s o f p e o p le h a v e ra llie d in th e s tre e ts as a w a y o f c a llin g o n A ra b le a d e rs to ta k e a firm e r, a n d u ltim a te ly m o re u n ifie d , s ta n c e to w a rd s Israel.

W h e n lo o k in g a t A ra b d is u n ity , it's also e s s e n ­ tia l to c o n s id e r th e s h a rp d iv id e th a t exists w ith in th e P a le s tin ia n p o p u la tio n , b e tw e e n th o s e w h o s u p p o r t th e m o d e r a te fa c tio n Fatah a n d th o s e w h o s u p p o r t H a m a s . If o n e looks c a re fu lly a t th e s tru c tu re o f A ra b so cie ties , o n e n o tic e s a n o b v io u s d is c o n n e c t b e tw e e n th e w ill o f th e p o p u la tio n a n d th e a c tio n s o f th e g o v e r n m e n ts th a t c la im to re p re s e n t th e m .

F u n d a m e n ta lly , all o f th e s e a n ta g o n is m s p a ra ly z e a n y fo r m o f A ra b d ip lo m a c y a n d p r e v e n t th e e m e r g e n c e o f a re s o lu tio n to th e A ra b -ls ra e li c o n flic t. T h e s itu a tio n fo r th e Pal­ e s tin ia n s is fu r th e r e x a c e rb a te d b y th e ru lin g A ra b e lite s ' in a b ility to fo rm a u n ifie d fr o n t to o p p o s e Israel. D u rin g th e w e e k s o f in te n s e fig h tin g , A ra b L e a g u e S e c re ta ry -G e n e ra l A m r M o u s s a said, "T h e re is a v e ry sad a n d d is tu r b ­ in g A ra b sp lit. This is n o t w h a t w e n e e d to a d ­ dress th e d is a s te r in G aza."

If th e A ra b le a d e rs w e r e to se t th e ir d if­ fe re n c e s as id e , t h e re g io n w o u ld u n d e r g o a m a jo r c h a n g e . A n y fo rm o f A ra b u n ity w o u ld im m e n s e ly b e n e fit th e P a le s tin ia n s b y p r o ­ v id in g th e m a so lid b a s e o f s u p p o r t o n w h ic h th e y ca n le a n w h e n th e y fa c e a n y s o rt o f Israeli th r e a t, b e it e c o n o m ic o r m ilita ry . A ra b u n ity w o u ld also c o n s tra in Israel's a g g re s s io n in th e o c c u p ie d P a le s tin ia n te rrito rie s b y p la c in g a fir m c h e c k o n its a b ility to a c t in th e re g io n .

Finally, A ra b u n ity w o u ld e n a b le th e A ra b le a d ­ ers to p ro v id e b o th th e P a le s tin ia n s a n d th e Is­ raelis w ith a m e a n in g fu l, e ffe c tiv e , a n d la s tin g s o lu tio n to th is c o n flic t w h ic h has p la g u e d th e re g io n fo r fa r to o lo n g . ■ Sarah G h ab rial is a U2 po litical scien ce stu­ dent.

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B u t la st T u e s d a y , I le ft d is a p p o in te d a n d e n r a g e d . O n e ca n u n d e r s ta n d t h a t th e r e w o u ld b e d is c u s s io n o r d is a g r e e m e n t in a class title d " T h e C o n s e r v a tiv e M o v e ­ m e n t in N o r th A m e ric a ," b u t t h a t d a y's g u e s t le c tu r e r le ft m a n y s tu d e n ts w ith a s o u r im p re s s io n o f c o n s e rv a tiv e v a lu e s .

I lik e to th in k o f m y s e lf as a n o p e n m in d e d in d iv id u a l. I e n jo y e x p lo r in g c o n s e rv a tiv e id e a s d e s p ite m y p o litic a l a c tiv is m fo r t h e le ft. It's u n fo r tu n a te to m e e t p e o p le in t h e m o d e r n e ra t h a t w ill n o t a c k n o w le d g e o r g iv e c r e d it to th e o th e r s id e o f t h e a r g u m e n t. Last T u e s d a y , I m e t a m a n w h o I h a v e h a d n ig h tm a r e s a b o u t — a n a r r o w -m in d e d , ru d e , a n d p o ­ litic a lly in c o r r e c t c o n s e rv a tiv e .

T h e le c tu r e s ta r te d w ith t h e n o tio n o f A m e ric a n e x c e p tio n a l ism : t h e id e a th a t A m e ric a is s p e c ia l in a n u m b e r o f w a y s , t h a t it's t h e "a rs e n a l o f d e m o c ra c y ," th e "la s t b e s t h o p e o f m a n k in d ," th e " h o m e o f th e fr e e a n d la n d o f t h e b ra v e " — all g o o d o ld p a tr io tic m e s s a g e s s u p p o r te d a n d d e fe n d e d b y c o n s e rv a tiv e s . I h a v e n o p r o b le m a d m it t in g t h a t t h e U.S. has re la tiv e p o w e r o v e r th e g lo b a l a re n a , b u t to a r g u e t h a t t h e y h a v e a b s o lu te p o w e r is a n ig n o r a n t a n d s e lf-c e n tr e d s ta te ­ m e n t. Let's n o t fo r g e t t h a t th e U.S. uses its p r im a r y s ta tu s in s o ft a n d h a rd p o w e r m a n ip u la tiv e ly , to c o n tro l th e ir p o s itio n o n th e in te r n a tio n a l s ta g e . A c c o rd in g to th is m a n , a n d m a n y o th e rs b e fo r e h im , A m e ric a is "a m o d e l fo r o th e rs w h o w ill­ in g ly im ita te A m e ric a n la n g u a g e , c u ltu r e , [a n d ] p o litic a l s tru c tu re s ." H o w e v e r , I d is ­ a g r e e t h a t p e o p le s a n d n a tio n s a r o u n d th e w o r ld w illin g ly a c c e p t th e A m e ric a n c u ltu r e t h a t is b e in g fo rc e d d o w n th e ir th ro a ts .

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t h a t "A m e ric a is s p ir itu a l, in s e v e ra l sens es. Its c itiz e n s h a v e b e e n w illin g to g( to w a r fo r t h e sa k e o f d e m o c r a tic id e a s T h is t y p e o f s ta te m e n t in fu r ia te s m e , a it's a fa ls e e x c u s e fo r w a r in t h e n a m e o A m e ric a 's " c o m m itm e n t to d e m o c r a tk ideals." T h is a r g u m e n t c a n o n ly fo o l th< d u m b a n d u n in fo r m e d . A n y o n e w h o i e d u c a te d in th e s e m a tte r s w o u ld kn ow t h a t h u m a n rig h ts a n d d e m o c r a c y art n o t a lw a y s r e s p e c te d in th e d e p lo y m e n o f A m e ric a n fo r e ig n p o lic y .

T h e p u n c h lin e s d id n o t e n d th e r e a n d h e re 's o n e o f m y fa v o u rite s : "A m e ri ca is e x p a n s io n is t, p r o d u c in g a n e m p ire n o t b y m ilita r y c o n q u e s t, b u t b y [th e 'm is s io n a ry ' p o w e r o f its c u ltu re ." Are y o u s e rio u s ? W e all re a d th e n e w s . The U.S. fle x e s its m ilita r y m ig h t w h e n e v e ' it c a n , e s p e c ia lly in its c u r r e n t im p e r ia c o n q u e s t o f t h e M id d le East. I d o n 't th in l t h a t th e p e o p le o f Ira q w o u ld a g re e th a t h e y w illin g ly a c c e p te d A m e ric a n cul tu r e , o r A m e ric a 's d is a s tro u s a tte m p t: to re p la c e th e ir p o litic a l s tr u c tu r e , w h e r s o ld ie rs o c c u p y t h e ir s tre e ts a n d kil th e ir f a m ily m e m b e r s b y t h e h u n d re d s N o r w o u ld t h e y b u y t h e lu d ic ro u s a rg u m e n t t h a t t h e Ira q w a r h a s b e e n fo u g h t o n a " s p iritu a l" p r e m is e fo r th e sa k e ol d e m o c r a c y . T h e U.S. has p u s h e d its id e als o n a c u ltu r e t h a t h a s le a r n e d to h a te th e m fo r d o in g so. A n y o n e w h o m a k e s ex cu s es , o r s p o u ts a n y r h e to r ic t h a t trie s to ju s tify t h e d e v a s ta tio n t h a t th e U.S has c a u s e d in th e M id d le E ast, has b e e n h id in g u n d e r a ro c k fo r th e p a s t d e c a d e o r is in c o m p le te d e n ia l. I s u g g e s t th a t th e s e p e o p le p u ll t h e ir h e a d s o u t o f th e ir b o o k s , b u y p la n e tic k e ts to d e s tin a tio n s o u ts id e o f N o r th A m e ric a , a n d le a rn s o m e th in g u s e fu l. ■ D a n a i Reynolds is a U2 p o litica l sc i­ en ce a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l studies student.

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orto Alegre is a gaucho g atew ay to Brazil

Vleat, beaches, and scalding tea make for a vacation you'll never forget Jac o b K anter T h o u g h it lacks in te rn a tio n a l p re s tig e c o m p a re d to Sao a u lo a n d Rio d e Ja n e iro , P o rto A le g re , in all o f its G a u c h o lory, has a lo t to o ffe r th e a v e ra g e to u ris t. T h e io th -la r g e s t c ity l Brazil, P o rto A le g re is th e c a p ita l o f Rio G ra n d e d o Sul— th e o u n try 's s o u th e rn m o s t s ta te — a n d b y e x te n s io n , th e c a p ita l f s o u th e rn Brazil's d is tin c tiv e c u ltu re .

G e ttin g to P o rto A le g re isn't d iffic u lt; th e r e a re m u ltip le ig h ts o u t o f R io a n d Sao P au lo e v e ry d a y. A t firs t g la n c e , th e r e la y n o t b e m u c h d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n P o rto A le g re a n d w h ic h v e r c ity y o u fle w o u t of. H o w e v e r, th e r e a re m a n y th in g s th a t o u can d o in Rio G ra n d e d o Sul th a t y o u c a n 't d o a n y w h e re Ise in Brazil, o r e v e n a n y w h e r e else in th e w o rld .

O n ly in s o u th e rn Brazil ca n y o u in d u lg e y o u r c a rn iv o aus sid e so c o m p le te ly . A t a n a u th e n tic G a u c h o churrascaria, n e n d les s p ro c ess io n o f m e a t w ill b e b r o u g h t to y o u r ta b le ir o u g h o u t th e n ig h t. You'll h a v e to say, "nâo, o b rig a d o " m u lp le tim e s to th e w a ite rs . Chim arrâo, a p ip in g h o t te a th a t yo u rin k th r o u g h a m e ta l s tra w o u t o f a w o o d e n c u p — e v e n w h e n i e w e a th e r is h o tte r th a n th e te a — is also a G a u c h o s ta p le , m d d u e to th e state's p ro x im ity to U ru g u a y a n d A rg e n tin a , o u 'll h e a r o n e o f th e m o s t b e a u tifu l a n d u n iq u e v a ria tio n s o f ne P o rtu g u e s e ac c e n t.

B ut P o rto A leg re 's a ttra c tio n s g o b e y o n d th e c u lin a ry a n d n g u is tic . M a k e su re to v isit F a rro u p ilh a P ark o n a S u n d a y fo r ne Brique da Redençâo— a w e e k ly fa ir fe a tu rin g local crafts, n tiq u e s , a n d fo o d . A lso w o r th c h e c k in g o u t is th e n e a rly 150e a r-o ld d o w n to w n p u b lic m a rk e t. P o rto A le g re isn't la c k in g n a r t e ith e r: th e Rio G ra n d e d o Sul M u s e u m o f A rt (M A R G S ) aatures a n u m b e r o f e x h ib its s h o w c a s in g classical S o u th e rn

a r tw o r k , a n d th e Ib e re C a m a rg o M u s e u m , o v e rlo o k in g th e G u a ib a River, g iv es th e G u g g e n h e im 's a rc h ite c tu re a ru n fo r its m oney.

If y o u h a v e th e tim e , m o n e y , a n d n a v ig a tio n a l skills, it's w o r th g e ttin g o u t o f th e c ity to e x p lo re th e o th e r re g io n s o f Rio G ra n d e d o Sul. G ra m a d o a n d C a n e la , fe a tu r in g a b r e a th ­ ta k in g w a te r fa ll a t C arac o l Park, a re tw o h o u rs to th e n o rth b y car; o n th e w ay , y o u 'll b e m e s m e riz e d b y th e h o rte n s ia flo w e rs th a t sp ill o v e r o n to th e road s. If y o u n e e d a v a c a tio n d e s tin a ­ tio n o v e r C h ris tm a s , c o n s id e r G ra m a d o , as th e c ity hosts an e x tr a v a g a n t c e le b ra tio n e v e ry D e c e m b e r.

Rio G ra n d e d o Sul also o ffers q u ite a v a rie ty o f b e a c h e s .

Torres, less th a n th r e e h o u rs u p th e co ast, fe a tu re s ro c k y cliffs th a t le a d d o w n to a s a n d y sh o re. C a p a o d a C a n o a , 45 m in u te s s o u th o fT o rre s , has n o cliffs b u t is o v e rru n w ith p e o p le in b e ­ tw e e n C h ris tm a s a n d N e w Year's.

If y o u 're lo a d e d : P o rto A le g re has a S h e ra to n H o te l w h e r e ro o m s co st a b o u t $330. A lso c o n s id e r v is itin g o n e o f th e city's u p p e r-s c a le m alls, lik e th e n e w ly -o p e n e d B a rra S h o p p in g Sul. If y o u 're th e r e d u rin g th e season, ta k e in a g a m e a t o n e o f P o rto A leg re 's tw o A -S erie s so ccer te a m s : G rê m io (if y o u like b lu e ) a n d In te rn a c io n a l (if y o u lik e red ).

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A o n e -d o lla r p u rc h a s e costs m o re th a n o n e d o lla r. First, th e re 's G ST a n d ’ST, w h ic h a d d u p to ro u g h ly 12.5 ce n ts. A n d if y o u r in c o m e is h ig h e n o u g h h a t y o u h a v e to p a y in c o m e ta x , y o u w o u ld h a v e h a d to m a k e $1.07 to g e t 1 .00 a fte r t a x * R everse th a t, a n d b y n o t s p e n d in g it's ea sy to "earn" s o m e ;xtra cash y o u w o u ld h a v e lost th r o u g h ta x e s — k e e p in g a n e x tra $ 1 ,0 0 0 a e a r results in a n e x tra $1 ,07 0 in th e lo n g ru n . U n fo rtu n a te ly , s p e n d in g less s th e key.

• A n e x tra -la rg e c u p o f c o ffe e a t T im H o rto n 's costs $1.65, a n d g e ttin g o n e e v e ry d a y fo r a y e a r results in a to ta l o f $ 6 0 2 .2 5 — a s s u m in g yo u w a lk to g e t it a n d d o n 't h a v e to p a y fo r gas o r re p la c in g s to le n bikes.

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• As if w e h a v e n 't h e a rd e n o u g h a b o u t th e evils o f s m o k in g , q u ittin g a p a c k -a -d a y h a b it saves b e tw e e n $ 2 ,9 2 0 a n d $ 4 ,3 8 0 , d e p e n d in g o n th e b ra n d . If th a t's to o m u c h , c u ttin g d o w n to a p a c k a w e e k saves b e tw e e n a n d $ 2 ,5 0 4 a n d $3,756 a year.

O th e r w a y s to save in c lu d e c h a n g in g b a n k a c c o u n ts to o n e w ith lo w e r :ran s ac tio n fees, tu r n in g th e lig h ts o ff a n d th e h e a t d o w n , ta k in g th e bus in ­ stead o f a ta x i w h e n g o in g o u t, se a lin g w in d o w s a g a in s t th e c o ld in w in te r, js in g S k y p e in s te a d o f a p h o n e w h e n p o s sib le, a n d b u y in g in -s e a s o n fr u it and v e g e ta b le s . ■ ‘ A s s u m in g y o u file as a Q u e b e c re s id e n t a n d m a k e a b o u t $1 5,0 00 , w h ic h m e a n s y o u p a y ro u g h ly $1,033 in tax .

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F EATURES Q u a l i t y , p r e c i s i o n , a n d p x p p r t i s p r u l p in t h i r d - w a v p c a / p s B ernard Rudny To m o s t c o lle g e s tu d e n ts , it p r o b a b ly looks lik e a b o n g . B ut th e e la b o r a te glass c o n tra p tio n I'm lo o k in g a t is c a lle d a v a c u u m p o t, a n d it's u s ed to m a k e c o ffe e . It's also im p re s s iv e as hell to w a tc h . T h e p o t has tw o c h a m b e rs : y o u p u t g ro u n d c o ffe e in th e to p o n e a n d w a te r in th e b o tto m . W h e n th e p o t is h e a te d , th e w a te r is fo rc e d in to th e to p c h a m b e r, w h e r e it m in g le s w ith th e c o ffe e g ro u n d s . O n its w a y u p , th e w a te r c re ates a v a c u u m in th e lo w e r c h a m b e r, a n d th e c o ffe e is su cke d b a c k d o w n (th r o u g h a filte r) o n c e y o u r e m o v e th e h e a t.

T h e m a n o p e r a tin g th is c o n tra p tio n is A n th o n y B e n d a . In c o n v e rs a tio n , he's fr ie n d ly a n d re la x e d (I n e v e r o n c e d o u b te d th a t he's fro m B.C.). B e h in d th e c o u n te r a t his café, h o w e v e r, B e n d a a s su m es a z e n -lik e fo cu s. E very d rin k s e rv e d a t C afé M y r ia d e is b r e w e d to o rd e r, fo llo w in g e x c ru c ia t­ in g ly p re c is e g u id e lin e s .

B e n d a a n d his ca fé are p a rt o f w h a t s o m e p e o p le call th e "th ird w a v e " o f c o ffe e . G ra n te d , fe w o f th o s e p e o p le c o u ld a c tu a lly te ll y o u w h a t th e first o r se co n d w a v e s o f c o ffe e w e re , b u t th a t's b e s id e th e p o in t. W h a t th e y 'r e re fe rrin g to is a n e w b re e d o f c o ffe e sh op, w h e r e th e a tte n tio n to c u lin a ry d e ta il rivals th a t o f re s ta u ra n ts w h e r e ja c k e ts a re re q u ire d . C o ffe e is b e c o m in g th e n e w w in e (o r sc o tch , o r c ra ft b e e r), a n d b a ristas like B e n d a a re a t th e m o v e m e n t's c u ttin g e d g e .

Accuracy and precision A t M y ria d e , w h ic h o p e n e d n e a r C o n c o rd ia th is p a s t O c to b e r, y o u can h a v e y o u r c o ffe e b r e w e d a h a lf-d o z e n d iffe re n t w a y s — a n d th at's b e fo re m ilk a n d s u g a r e v e n e n te r th e e q u a tio n .

A b o a rd o n th e w a ll lists all th e c o ffe es c u rre n tly a v a ila b le , a n d w h ile p le n ty o f cafés sell d iffe re n t v a rie tie s o f b e a n s , fe w ca n te ll y o u a b o u t th e ir ro as t d a te o r g ro w in g a ltitu d e a n d season. In th ir d -w a v e cafés, th a t's re q u ire d k n o w le d g e .

M y r ia d e rec eiv es fre s h ly -ro a s te d b e a n s e v e ry w e e k , c a re o f V a n c o u v e r's 4 9 th P arallel C o ffe e R oasters, a n d B en d a can e v e n te ll y o u w h a t fa rm s o m e o f th e b e a n s c o m e fro m .

This le v e l o f ob s es sio n is e n d e m ic to th e th ird w a v e . S c o tt Rao, B enda's b u siness p a rtn e r, w r o te th e b o o k o n c o ffe e — lite ra l­ ly. A serial c o ffe e e n tr e p r e n e u r w h o hails fr o m N e w York, R ao is th e a u th o r o f The Professional Barista's H andbook. It's r a p id ly b e c o m in g a s ta n d a rd re fe re n c e in th e in d u s try . Rao's sc ie n tific a p p ro a c h to c o ffe e is o b v io u s w h e n y o u th u m b th r o u g h th e b o o k : it's fille d w ith te m p e r a tu r e ch a rts , p H an alyses, a n d m a th e m a tic a l fo r ­ m ulas.

T h e h a n d b o o k w as b o rn o u t o f fru s tra tio n . "Basically, th e c o ffe e in d u s try rea lly d id n 't h a v e a n y k in d o f p ra c tic a l, fa c tu a l refe re n ce ," R ao says. " T h e re h a v e b e e n flu ffy b o o k s w r itte n a b o u t c o ffe e , b u t n o th in g a p ro fe s s io n a l w o u ld e v e r use a n d im p ro v e th e ir c o ffe e w ith . A n d I w a s a lw a y s fru s tra te d b y th a t. I h a d th e tim e , a n d [said] 'I'm g o in g to d o s o m e res earc h , d o s o m e e x p e r i­ m e n ts , a g g r e g a te w h a t I k n o w , a n d w r ite th e book.'"

B e n d a a n d R ao m a y e v e n b e o n th e c u ttin g e d g e o f th e c u ttin g e d g e . T h e y 're b o th s lig h tly u n c o m fo r ta b le w ith M y ria d e b e in g c a lle d a th ir d -w a v e ca fé. A p p a r e n tly th e te r m carries s o m e b a g g a g e in th e c o ffe e c o m m u n ity — it's lik e c a llin g s o m e o n e w h o a tte n d s p o e try re a d in g s a b e a tn ik . R ao says to o m a n y th ir d -w a v e b a ristas a re d o g m a tic in th e ir c h o ic e o f te c h n iq u e s a n d e q u ip ­ m e n t a n d d o n 't e v a lu a te th e m e m p iric a lly .

W h e n B e n d a w a s p re p a rin g th e v a c u u m p o t, h e tim e d th e b re w in g process w ith a s to p w a tc h . I as ke d h im a b o u t th is fa n a ti­ cal d e g r e e o f p re c is io n . "A lo t o f b a ristas re je c t th e id e a o f using th e r m o m e te r s to h e a t m ilk , o r u s in g a v o lu m e tric m a c h in e to m a k e espresso in th e s a m e v o lu m e e v e r y tim e ," h e says. "You w o u ld n 't ask a c a rp e n te r to b u ild s o m e th in g b y ey e. It's th e s a m e k in d o f id e a fo r me."

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O n e S u n d a y m o rn in g , I h a d th e o p p o r tu n ity to o b s e rv e a c o ffe e ta s tin g M y ria d e . T h e c o n c e p t is s im ila r to a w in e ta s tin g : R ao passed a ro u n d cu p s o f c o ff b re w e d in d iffe re n t w a y s — in c lu d in g Fren ch press, d r ip filte r, a n d v a c u u m p o t— ai in v ite d (o r s o m e tim e s im p e lle d ) ta s te rs to d e s c rib e w h a t th e y w e re e x p e rie n c in g T h e ta s tin g d r e w ro u g h ly a d o z e n p e o p le , w h o w e re m o s tly n e w to th e cl n a ry c o ffe e w o rld . T h e y s ta rte d th r o w in g o u t th e w o rd s yo u 'd e x p e c t to h e a r ai w in e ta s tin g : "c itru sy,""caram el,"an d "h in ts o f cherry." B u t th e s im ila ritie s o n ly g o far: I d o u b t a n y o n e a t a w in e ta s tin g w o u ld s u g g e s t th a t th e ir c h a rd o n n a y "tast lik e steak." N o r w o u ld th e y w e a r s w e a tp a n ts .

T h a t's p a rt o f th ir d -w a v e co ffee's a p p e a l: g o u r m e t b e v e ra g e s w ith p o p u l prices. "C o ffe e is th e fo o d ie b a rg a in o f th e c e n tu ry," says Rao. "R ig h t n o w , y o u c. g e t th e w o rld 's fin e s t c o ffe e fo r a c o m p le te ly a ffo rd a b le p ric e, w h e re a s an e x tra o ri n a ry b o ttle o f w in e , y o u c a n 't afford." P e o p le ca n still discuss fla v o u r c la rity a n d boi a t a c o ffe e ta s tin g fo r less th a n th e p ric e o f a n a p p e tiz e r.

S o m e o f th e ta s te rs o n S u n d a y d id n 't s e e m to g e t it, b u t o th e rs e x p e r ie n a c u lin a ry e p ip h a n ie s . T h a t s lu d g e o n y o u r to n g u e ? It's c a lle d s e d im e n t. W ith o u t c o a tin g y o u r to n g u e , a s h o t o f esp resso w o u ld b e u n b e a ra b ly b itte r. A n d th a t slig a c id ity ? It's ty p ic a l o f K en y an c o ffe e b e an s , d u e to th e soil a n d c lim a te w h e r e th e y g ro w n .

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W h ile th e ta s te rs a t M y r ia d e a re still g e ttin g to k n o w c o ffe e , Jean-Françc L e d u c is m a d ly in lo v e w ith it. T h e p r o o f o f his p a ssion is a c h ic esp resso b a r in M il E nd n a m e d C a ffé in G a m b a , w h ic h h e a b a n d o n e d a le g a l c a re e r to o p e n .

Yes, a le g a l ca reer. A M o n tr e a l n a tiv e , L e d u c a tte n d e d la w sc h o o l a t th e U nivr s ity o f M o n tr e a l ("I fo u n d it re a lly b o rin g ," h e says), w o rk e d as a la w y e r fo r th e lnt< n a tio n a l D e v e lo p m e n t L a w O r g a n iz a tio n in R o m e ("T h a t w as also b o rin g . I'm n o t : o ffic e person."), a n d th e n re tu rn e d to jo in a p riv a te firm a n d te a c h a t th e U n iversi o f S h e rb ro o k e . But, a t th e rip e o ld a g e o f 26, L e d u c le ft his jo b a n d s ta rte d w o rk ir fo r m in im u m w a g e in a n Ita lia n -s ty le café. "26 is ju s t w a y to o e a rly to b e u n h a p i in life," h e says. So L e d u c set o u t o n a m ission: to b rin g h ig h q u a lity espresso M o n tre a l.

C a ffé in G a m b a o p e n e d in th e fall o f 2 0 0 7 . T h e s h o p has a s tro n g Ita lia n infl e n c e — L e d u c d o e s n 't s e rv e filte re d c o ffe e , ju s t es p res so — b u t it's also tie d u p in tl th ir d -w a v e m o v e m e n t. A lo n g w ith b e a n s fro m C h ic a g o -b a s e d In te llig e n ts ia Coffe th e fla g s h ip th ir d -w a v e roaster, y o u 'll fin d esp resso b le n d s fro m S e a ttle , V an co u v i Kansas, a n d C a lifo rn ia . L e d u c, as y o u m a y h a v e g u e s s e d , likes to k e e p his o p tio i open.

A lth o u g h h e lo v es th e th ir d -w a v e fo cu s o n q u a lity , L e d u c q u e s tio n s th e N o r A m e ric a n a p p ro a c h to c o ffe e . "T h e w h o le S tarb u cks th in g th a t s ta rte d 2 0 ,2 5 yea a g o w a s g re a t fo r espresso, b e c a u s e it in tro d u c e d esp resso to m asses o f p e o p le ,"! says. "B ut u n fo rtu n a te ly , it b e c a m e A m e ric a n iz e d in te rm s o f v o lu m e — th e ir d rin a re h u g e . You n e e d to p u ll a tr ip le -s h o t in to a litre o f m ilk if y o u w a n t to ta s te tl coffee."

T h e la rg e s t size a t S ta rb u c k s is a v e n ti (Ita lia n fo r " tw e n ty " ), w h ic h h o ld s : o u n c e s o f c o ffe e . B ut e v e n a ta ll— tw o sizes d o w n th e sc ale— h o ld s 12 o u n c e s , co r

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sa red w ith n in e o u n c e s fo r a tr a d itio n a l Ita lia n c a ffé la tte .

S ta rb u c k s -s iz in g has m a d e a n in d e lib le m a rk . W ith m a n y c u s to m e rs e x p e c tn g la rg e r b e v e ra g e s , d o u b le -s h o ts o f espresso h a v e b e c o m e th e n o rm a t th ir d w a v e cafés. L e d u c isn't w illin g to a b a n d o n tr a d itio n , th o u g h . "T here's a lo t o f g o o d a b o u t th e th ird w a v e , a n d y e t w e still h a v e to fo cu s o n w h a t has b e e n d o n e his­ to ric a lly in esp resso a n d c o ffe e m a kin g ," h e says. "At s o m e p o in t, w e 're g o in g to la v e to call th e s e la rg e, tr ip le -s h o t la tte s s o m e th in g [o th e r] th a n la tte s — b e c a u s e th e y 're not."

Under the microscope L e d u c d e s c rib e s C affé in G a m b a 's a p p ro a c h to c o ffe e as "a little m o re s p o n ­ ta n e o u s " th a n M y ria d e 's , th o u g h h e ad d s, "w e d id o u r h o m e w o r k as w ell." B u t if L e d u c is a s tu d e n t, D a n K eh n is o n e o f co ffee's m a d scien tists.

R e m e m b e r y o u r frie n d b a c k in h ig h sc h o o l w h o c o u ld list e v e ry re c o rd in g th a t B rian Eno e v e r m a d e ? K eh n is lik e th a t, o n ly w ith espresso. A s o ftw a re e n g i­ n e e r fr o m N o rth C a ro lin a , he's also th e fo u n d e r o f H o m e -B a ris ta .c o m — o n e o f th e la rg e s t o n lin e c o ffe e c o m m u n itie s .

Kehn's e n th u s ia s m is c o n ta g io u s . L is te n in g to h im s p eak , I re a liz e th a t h e has p ro b a b ly p u t m o re tim e a n d e ffo r t in to s tu d y in g c o ffe e th a n I h a v e p u t in to m y u n d e r g r a d u a te d e g r e e — a n d I'm je a lo u s . B e n d a , Leduc, a n d R ao are p ro fes sio n al b aristas, b u t K ehn has b r o u g h t th e th ird w a v e in to his k itc h e n .

H o m e -B a ris ta .c o m d ra w s s e ve ra l th o u s a n d visito rs e v e ry d a y. It's th e s e c o n d la rg e s t c o ffe e w e b s ite a ro u n d , a n d K ehn has a p a rtic u la r a u d ie n c e : "M y site is ta r g e te d to w a r d s — in fa c t, it says o n W ik ip e d ia — 'espresso fa n a tic s .'T h a t's w h a t it says, a n d th ere 's a lo t o f tr u th in that."

It m a y e v e n b e a n u n d e r s ta te m e n t. In 2 0 0 7 , K ehn a n d se ve ra l H o m e -B a rris ta . c o m te a m m e m b e rs w a n te d to c o m p a re a h a lf-d o z e n d iffe re n t c o ffe e g rin d e rs .

T h e y ran th e m a c h in e s th r o u g h th e ir paces, a n d d id a series o f ta s te tests. B ut e v e n th a t w a s n 't e n o u g h .

Jo h n W eiss, o n e o f th e te a m m e m b e rs , to o k th in g s o n e s te p fu rth e r. A p r o ­ fesso r a t th e S o u th D a k o ta S ch ool o f M in e s a n d T e c h n o lo g y , W eiss b o o k e d tim e w ith an e le c tro n m ic ro s c o p e to c o m p a r e c o ffe e g ro u n d s p ro d u c e d b y th e d iffe re n t g rin d e rs . T h e results re v e a le d s o m e th in g a b o u t a b im o d a l p a rtic le d is tr ib u tio n — I d id n 't c a tch th e d e ta ils , b e c a u s e I w a s to o b u s y im a g in in g w h a t w o u ld h a v e h a p ­ p e n e d if W eiss h a d access to a w in d tu n n e l o r a p a rtic le a c c e le ra to r. In th e w id e r w o rld , W eiss is k n o w n fo r h a v in g w o rk e d o n th e H u b b le S p a ce T e le s c o p e . B ut in th e c o ffe e w o rld , he's th e in v e n to r o f th e W eiss D is trib u tio n T e c h n iq u e fo r e lim in a t­ in g c lu m p s in c o ffe e .

U ltim a te ly , fo r K eh n a n d his fe llo w a fic io n a d o s , it's all a b o u t m a k in g a g o o d c u p o f c o ffe e . H e sees th e th ir d -w a v e m o v e m e n t as a re b e llio n "a g a in s t th e c o r­ p o ra te h o m o g e n iz a tio n , s ta n d a rd iz a tio n , d u m b in g -d o w n o f w h a t th e c o n s u m e r s h o u ld ex p ec t." A n d th e re w a rd fo r all o f his efforts?

"T h e ric h e s t k in g in th e w o rld is n o t h a v in g a b e tte r c o ffe e th a n m e today," h e says. ■

Bernard R udny Espresso has unm istakably Italian origins. The sm all-but-strong coffee is a d aily tradition in Europe, a n d it's often com b ined with m ilk to m ake classic drinks like the cappuccino. Five o f the m ost p o p ular traditional Italian coffee recipes are listed below.

While m a n y third-w ave cafés m ake their nam es by inventing new drink recipes, these five drinks are still at the core o f a n y barista's repertoire (I've also thrown in one A m erican m onstrosity for g o o d m easure). G o forth, a n d drink.

Espresso: Espresso serves as th e b a se fo r all classic Ita l­ ia n c o ffe e recip es, b u t it's also c o n s u m e d o n its o w n . Espresso sh o ts a re "p u lle d " in 25 to 3 0 secon ds, u s in g a m a c h in e th a t fo rces h o t w a te r th r o u g h c o ffe e g ro u n d s u n d e r h ig h p ressure, p r o d u c in g a c o n c e n tra te d 1-1.5 o u n c e c u p o f c o ffe e . S in g le ­ sh o ts o f esp resso a re tr a d itio n a lly s e rv e d in Ita ly, b u t d o u b le ­ sh ots a re th e n o rm in m a n y N o rth A m e ric a n cafés.

Macchiato: T a k e n fro m th e Ita lia n w o r d fo r "stained," th e m a c c h ia to is a s h o t o f espresso w ith a sm all a m o u n t o f s te a m e d m ilk a n d fo a m o n to p . A c a fé ca n o fte n b e ju d g e d b y its fo a m : la rg e -b u b b le d fo a m is a lw a y s a b a d sign, w h ile g o o d b a ristas p re p a re d rin k s w ith n e a r-liq u id "m icro fo a m ."

Allongé: S o m e tim e s M o n tre a le rs can b e a p a in . In th e rest o f th e w o rld , a n a llo n g é is a s h o t o f es p res so th a t's p u lle d lo n g e r th a n usual. B u t in M o n tre a l, a llo n g é is s y n o n y m o u s w ith A m e ric a n o — a d rin k th a t's m a d e b y p u llin g a d o u b le s h o t o f esp resso in to a n e q u a l a m o u n t o f h o t w a te r. A c c o rd in g to a w e ll-k n o w n (b u t a p o c ry p h a l) story, th e A m e ric a n o g o t its n a m e w h e n Ita lia n b a ris ta s h a d to w a te r d o w n es p res so fo r A m e ric a n s , w h o w e r e a c c u s to m e d to le s s -c o n c e n tra te d filte r c o ffe e .

Café M yriade is located at 1432 M ackay street, a n d Caffé in G a m b a is located at 5263 Parc Avenue. As for the b im od al distribution o f coffee grounds, you can team m ore ab ou t it a t w w w .Hom e-Barrista.com .

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Cappuccino: T h e classic Ita lia n b re a k fa s t c o ffe e , a c a p ­ p u c c in o is 4-5 to 5.5 o u n c e s a n d m a d e u p o f e q u a l p a rts (fro m to p to b o tto m ) m ic ro fo a m , s te a m e d m ilk , a n d espresso. T h e d rin k is also th e s u b je c t o f a n o n g o in g d e b a te : th ir d -w a v e b a ristas ty p ic a lly use d e n s e r fo a m so th e y ca n c re a te d e sig n s in th e to p o f th e c u p (d u b b e d " la tte a rt"). H o w e v e r, tr a d itio n a l Ita lia n b a ristas tr a d itio n a lly use s lig h tly lig h te r fo a m , to d is tin ­ g u is h c a p p u c c in o s fro m lattes.

Caffé Latte: T h e classic la tte re c ip e calls fo r o n e p a rt esp resso (tra d itio n a lly a 3 o u n c e d o u b le s h o t) a n d tw o p a rts s te a m e d m ilk , to p p e d w ith s o m e m ic ro fo a m . Ita lia n baristas s e rve th e d rin k in a glass, b u t m o s t th ir d -w a v e sh o p s use b o w l­ s h a p e d c e ra m ic cu ps so th e y can s h o w o ff th e ir la tte a rt.

Red Eye: R a th e r th a n a tr a d itio n a l Ita lia n re c ip e , th e red e y e is a n e x a m p le o f p u re A m e ric a n excess. It's a s h o t o f e s p re s ­ so p u lle d in to a c u p o f (ty p ic a lly d a rk -ro a s te d ) filte r c o ffe e .

C afés o ffe r th e d rin k u n d e r m a n y d iffe re n t n a m e s — in c lu d in g th e h a m m e rh e a d , h ig h te s t, a n d s h o t in th e d a rk — b u t it's n o t so m u c h a c u lin a ry d e lig h t as a c a ffe in e d e liv e ry sy ste m . ■

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"It's in e v ita b le th a t g lo b a liz a tio n is o c c u rrin g . W e w a n t p e o p le to re a liz e th a t th e y s h o u ld ju s t ta k e it fo r w h a t it is. It w o rk s , it's b e a u tifu l," says Li. "It's v e ry c u ltu ra lly d iv e rs e a n d th e r e w ill b e s o m e th in g fo r e v e r y o n e in th e au d ie n c e ."

F o llo w in g such a successful e v e n t, th e e x e c u tiv e s w a n t to m a k e S y n esth A S IA a n a n n u a l o c c u rre n c e . T h e y in te n d o n d e le g a tin g p o s itio n s to th o s e w h o w o u ld lik e to b e c o m e m o re in v o lv e d . T h a t w ill b e necessary, as th e girls d e s ire to e x p a n d th e size o f th e ir p r o d u c tio n . This is h a rd to im a g in e fo r th e a tte n d e e s , all in c o n se n su s th a t th e d iv erse c h o re o g ra p h y , e n th ra llin g m u s ic , c o n fid e n t m o d e ls , a n d a to u c h in g s h o rt m o v ie a b o u t th e c h ild re n o f A IC c o u ld n 't g e t

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In a d d itio n to M o n tr e a l-b a s e d d e s ig n e rs , artists, m u s ic ian s , a n d d a n ce rs , o th e r A s ia n -in flu e n c e d c lu b s a t M c G ill also c o n trib u te d to th e sh o w .

"A b ig g o a l fo r us w a s to g e t o u ts id e o f th e M c G ill b u b b le ," says V an essa Li, a c o -e x e c u tiv e o f S yn esth A S IA .

T h e e v e n t s ta rte d w ith th e g o a l o f p r o m o tin g s tu d e n t a w a re n e s s o f A IC . W h ile it w a s a s tru g g le fo r th e girls to c o n v in c e c e rta in c o m p a n ie s th a t th e y w e r e p ro fes sio n als ,

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Tasmania: a heart-shaped island adventure Head south of Australia's mainland for a unique experience S h e a S in n o t t T a s m a n ia lies a m id t h e r o u g h seas o f th e Bass S trait a n d is tu c k e d b e n e a th th e m a in la n d o f A u s tra lia . W ith a p o p u la tio n o f a r o u n d 500,000 a n d a sm all g e o g ra p h ic a l size, it's tin y c o m p a r e d to its m a s s iv e s ib lin g u p n o rth . Yet Tassie's (as it's n ic k n a m e d ) d iffe re n c e s fro m th e m a in la n d g o

a ro u n d w ith o u t o n e — y o u 'll e x p e rie n c e th e is lan d in a m o re a u th e n tic w ay .

S ta rt y o u r tr ip o ff in H o b a rt, t h e island 's c a p ita l. R e n t b ik es a n d c ru is e a ro u n d , b u y lo c al p r o d u c e a n d cra fts a t S a la m a n c a M a r k e t (h e ld e v e r y S a tu rd a y ), a n d b e su re to e a t fish a n d c h ip s a t o n e o f th e h a rb o u r's flo a tin g -d o c k v e n d o rs .

b e y o n d size a n d g e o g r a p h ic is o la tio n ; th e island's u n iq u e c h a rm is e v id e n t as so o n as y o u a rriv e a n d e n c o m p a s s e s m u c h m o re th a n its ic o n ic a n im a l, th e T a s m a n ia n D e v il. A m a jo r c o m p o n e n t o f T asm ania's a p p e a l is its p e o p le — a fte r n o tim e o n th e is lan d , y o u 'll re a liz e ju s t h o w k in d a n d g iv in g

V is it th e T a s m a n ia n M u s e u m a n d A rt G a lle ry to le a rn a b o u t th e state's d a rk h is to ry as a p e n a l c o lo n y a n d as a site o f p a rtic u la rly b ru ta l A b o rig in a l p e rs e c u tio n .

B efo re h e a d in g n o rth , ta k e a tr ip s o u th to K e tte rin g a n d fe rry o v e r to b e a u tifu l B ru n y Is lan d . T h is 50 k ilo m e tre lo n g s a n c tu a ry o f v e r d a n t fo re s ts a n d g o rg e o u s b e a c h e s is w e ll

m o s t T a s m a n ia n s are .T a s s ie suits th e laid b a ck, o u td o o rs y set a n d so is o fte n n e g le c te d b y th e h o rd e s o f b a c k p a c k e rs th a t s w a rm th e b u s y to u ris t c e n tre s o f th e m a in la n d 's e a st co ast.

B ut th e state's la n d s c a p e , c u ltu re , a n d p e o p le le a v e a la s tin g im p re s s io n o n tra v e lle rs w h o v e n tu r e o ff th e m a in la n d to e x p lo r e th e m a n y d e lig h ts th is little is lan d has to o ffer.

w o r th th e d e to u r. To g e t a b e tte r lo o k a t w ild life , g o o n th e B ru n y Is lan d e c o -to u r ($100 A U ) a n d e n jo y th e c o m p a n y o f seals, d o lp h in s , a n d p e lic a n s .

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To g e t to T a s m a n ia , tra v e lle rs ca n e ith e r fly o r ta k e a fe rry . F lig h ts fro m th e m a in la n d a re u s u a lly in e x p e n s iv e , a t a b o u t $100 A u s tra lia n ro u n d -tr ip , a n d fre q u e n t: V irg in Blue, T ig e r A irw a y s , a n d J e ts ta r fly re g u la rly . O n th e o th e r h a n d , a r o u g h 11-h o u r tr ip o n th e Spirit o f Tasm ania fe rry is co s tly (a b o u t $150 A U o n e -w a y ). O n c e y o u g e t th e r e , y o u 'll n o tic e th a t m a in la n d e rs jo k e th a tT a s s ie is 20 y e ars b e h in d th e rest o f A u s tra lia , a n d th o u g h th is has w e ig h tie r im p lic a tio n s th a n its lim ite d tr a n s p o r ta tio n , busses ru n in fr e q u e n tly a n d it is n o to rio u s ly d iffic u lt to g e t a ro u n d th e is lan d w ith o u t a car. B ut, if y o u h a v e e n o u g h tim e a n d p a tie n c e , tr y g e ttin g

e a s t c o a s t a n d s to p as m u c h as p o s s ib le a lo n g th e w a y ; th e F rie n d ly B ea ch e s are v e ry frie n d ly in d e e d , a n d th e Bay o f Fires fa r th e r n o r th has a m a z in g w a lk s a n d g r e a t v ie w s .

O n th e w ild , w e s te rn h a lf o f th e is lan d , fin d o u t w h y 20 p e r c e n t o fT a s s ie — a n a re a c o v e rin g 1.38 m illio n h e c ta re s — is a d e s ig n a te d W o rld H e r ita g e A re a . S ta rt b y h ik in g a t C ra d le M o u n ta in a n d if p o s sib le, c h a lle n g e y o u rs e lf to th e O v e rla n d T rack, a six-d a y, 65 k ilo m e tre h ik e fro m th e b a s e o f C ra d le M o u n ta in to L a ke St. C lair. T h e r e m o te w e s t c o a s t is also k n o w n fo r its s u rfin g — ju s t w a tc h o u t fo r th e b ig w a v e s a n d

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C h ic a g o has s o m e th in g to b e p ro u d o f o th e r th a n B arack O b a m a : it's also h o m e to a la rg e L a tin o p o p u la tio n w h o s e n a tiv e c u is in e has b e c o m e a c ity s ta p le fro m s tre e t v e n d o rs to fin e re s ta u ra n ts . As a C h ic a g o n a tiv e , m y s ta n d a rd s w e r e h ig h w h e n I d e c id e d to lo o k fo r M e x ic a n fo o d in M o n tre a l.

N o th in g c o m p a re s to w a lk in g in to a carniceria w ith c h illilin e d w a lls a n d b o x e s o f s te a m in g c o rn to rtilla s .

U n fo r tu n a te ly , in M o n tr e a l y o u 're o fte n lu c k y if y o u can fin d p a c k a g e d "M e x ic a n se asoning." G iv e n p a s t e x p e rie n c e s w ith o v e rp ric e d T e x -M e x in O ld M o n tre a l, th e search fo r a b o v e -a v e r a g e M e x ic a n fo o d s e e m e d fru itle s s . B u t w ith th e w e a th e r a p p r o a c h in g a rc tic te m p e r a tu re s , I w a s d e te r m in e d to fin d a fe w re s ta u ra n ts w h o w o u ld tr a d e ru n n y g u a c a m o le , b a g g e d c h ip s, a n d flo u r to rtilla s fo r th e real th in g a n d m a y b e e v e n h a v e s o m e d e c e n t m o le .

V a lla rta 1 3 2 7 St. C a th e rin e East T u e s d ay-F rid ay: 1 1 :30 a .m . - 11 p.m .

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C anadians d o th e ir little turn s on th e c a tw a lk Montrealers hit the runway for Canada's Next Top Model auditions C arolyn G régoire

A n o p e n c a s tin g call fo r se as o n th r e e o f Canada's Next Top M odel a t Les C o u rs M o n t-R o y a l o n J a n u a ry 22 a ttr a c te d flocks o f lo n g -le g g e d , s h in y -h a ire d girls, all e a g e r fo r th e c h a n c e to g e t a w e ll-h e e le d fo o t in th e d o o r o f th e e x c lu s iv e m o d e llin g w o rld . M o n tr e a l w as th e fo u r th s to p in a w h ir lw in d fiv e -c ity to u r w h ic h in c lu d e d E d m o n to n , H a lifa x , V a n c o u v e r, a n d T o ­ ro n to . O v e r 4 ,0 0 0 w o m e n h a v e a p p lie d fo r CN TM o n lin e o r b y m a il, a n d th o u s a n d s m o r e h a v e a u d itio n e d .

"T h ere's lo ts o f girls [a t t h e M o n tr e a l c a s tin g ca ll]. F ren ch girls h a v e a lo t o f style, w h ic h is re a lly w o n d e rfu l," says E lm e r O ls e n , C an a d a's to p m o d e llin g a g e n t, w h o is also in c h a rg e o f th is season's CN TM c a s tin g . " T h e y te n d to o v e r -tw e e z e th e ir e y e b ro w s fo r w h a t I'm lo o k in g for. B u t e y e b ro w s g ro w , th a n k g o o d n e s s . W e 're g o in g to fin d a girl!"

A fa s h io n in d u s try p o w e rh o u s e , O ls e n has b e e n in s tru ­ m e n ta l in g u id in g a n d m a n a g in g a n u m b e r o f C an a d a's m o s t successful a n d g lo b a lly -r e c o g n iz e d fac es in th e in d u s try , in ­ c lu d in g s u p ersta rs D a ria W e rb o w y , A la n a Z im m e r , A m a n d a L a in e, a n d T a r a G ill. O ls e n g r e e te d e a c h o f th e a s p irin g m o d e ls p e rs o n a lly , g iv in g e a c h a o n c e -o v e r as th e y m a d e th e ir w a y d o w n th e b r ig h tly lit ru n w a y . " W h a t w e 're lo o k in g fo r is a g irl t h a t ca n w e a r d e s ig n e r c lo th e s , w h o 's ta ll, has b ro a d s h o u ld e rs , n a rro w hips, s k in n y legs, a lo n g n e c k , fla t ears, fu ll lips a n d has t h e look,"says O ls e n .

"O n c e th a t is all th e re , w e c a n d e fin ite ly m o ld h e r in to b e in g a to p m o d el."

A s p in o ff o f th e h it series Am erica's Next Top M odel, CN TM has q u ic k ly b e c o m e a n a tio n a l h it. S ea so n o n e w a s h o s te d b y C a n a d ia n s u p e r m o d e l Tricia H eife r, w h o w as c ritic iz e d fo r b e in g b o rin g a n d fla t. H e ife r w a s re p la c e d in se as o n tw o b y Jay M a n u e l, C a n a d ia n m a k e -u p a rtis t a n d A N TM p h o to s h o o t d ire c to r, w h o w ill g o o n to h o s t s e as o n th r e e . T h e w in n e r o f th is se as o n w ill re c e iv e a m o d e llin g c o n tra c t w ith E lm e r O ls e n M o d e l M a n a g e m e n t, a $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 c o n tra c t w ith P ro c te r & G a m ­ b le (w h ic h in c lu d e s th e b ra n d s O lay , P a n te n e , a n d C o v e rG irl),

F ro m le ft: D u ro c h e r, O ls e n , a n d B a u m .

a n d a n e d ito r ia l s p re a d in FASHIO N M ag a zine.

A c c o rd in g to O ls e n , th e m o s t im p o r ta n t th in g fo r a m o d e l is to h a v e th e r ig h t b o d y . "S h e has to b e a b le to w e a r d e s ig n e r c lo th e s ___ If a g irl d o e s n 't h a v e th a t, sh e'll n e v e r g e t h e r fo o t in th e d o o r. N u m b e r tw o , sh e has to h a v e th e rig h t fa c e , th e rig h t a n g le s , th e rig h t p ro file . A n d o n c e sh e has th o s e tw o th in g s , she's in to b e a s u p e rs ta r a n d to h a v e a p e rs o n a lity . To w a lk in to a ro o m a n d e v e ry o n e 's lik e 'w o w ,'th e y w a n t to s p e n d th e d a y w ith her, t h e y w a n t to p a y b ig b u c k s to h a v e h e r re p re s e n t th e ir c lie n ts a n d sell th e ir p ro d u c ts."

In th e s h o w , 10 a s p irin g m o d e ls liv e a n d w o r k to g e th e r , le a rn in g th e ro p e s o f th e m o d e llin g w o r ld u n d e r th e w a tc h fu l e y e o f T V c a m e ra s . W ith c o m p e titio n so s te e p , th in g s can g e t c a tty a n d te n s io n s ru n h ig h . Each e p is o d e is c e n tre d a ro u n d a p h o to s h o o t a n d a sp e c ia l c h a lle n g e m e a n t to s im u la te a c e rta in a s p e c t o f th e m o d e llin g in d u s try . T h e ju d g e s p a n e l a n d a sp e c ia l g u e s t ju d g e c r itiq u e th e girls' p h o to s a n d th e ir p e rfo rm a n c e s in e a c h c h a lle n g e . O n e c o n te s ta n t is d e c la re d th e w in n e r o f th e w e e k , w h ile a n o th e r is e lim in a te d fro m th e c o m p e titio n .

H o p e fu ls a t th e c a s tin g call v ie w th e s h o w as a c h a n c e to g a in v is ib ility a n d ju m p s ta r t th e ir m o d e llin g ca reers , ra th e r th a n m e r e ly a n o p p o r tu n ity to g e t th e ir 15 m in u te s o f re a lity T V fa m e .

"I'm tr y in g re a lly h a rd to g e t e x p e rie n c e . You re a lly n e e d to b e se en in p ic tu re s , in p laces, o n co vers , so I t h o u g h t [CNTM] w a s a re a lly g r e a t c h a n c e fo r m e to g e t s o m e visibility," says 2 2 -y e a r o ld M o n tr e a le r L a u re n B a u m , w h o ju s t g r a d u a te d fro m U n iv e rs ity o f M o n tr e a l w ith a B ac h elo r's d e g r e e in P o litic a l Sci­ ence.

B a u m s ta rte d m o d e llin g w h e n a fr ie n d p r o m is e d to q u it s m o k in g if sh e w e n t to a m o d e llin g a g e n c y . A lth o u g h h e r fr ie n d d id n 't q u it, B a u m la u g h s t h a t a t le a s t sh e g o t o u t th e r e in th e m o d e llin g w o rld .

"It's v e ry c o m p e titiv e , so it's h a rd . B ut th e m o r e y o u try, th e b e tte r it is, so th a t's w h y I'm h e re . I'm tr y in g o n e m o r e tim e," says B au m .

S ta n d in g a t a m o d e s t s '7 " (b u t c la im in g to b e 5 '9 " o n h e r m o d e llin g c a rd ), B a u m cites c o n c e rn s th a t h e r h e ig h t m a y b e a h in d ra n c e to h e r m o d e llin g c a re e r. "I'm th e s h o rte s t o f th e g r o u p w h e n I'm w ith m o d els ," says B a u m , w h o s e fa v o u r ite m o d e l is th e n o to rio u s ly p e tite K a te M o ss.

R o n d a D u ro c h e r, a 2 1 -y e a r-o ld M o n tr e a l n a tiv e w h o s tu d ­ ies fa s h io n d e s ig n a n d s ta rte d m o d e llin g th r e e y e ars a g o b e ­ lie ve s t h a t sh e d e s e rv e s to b e o n Ca n ad a 's Next Top M odel b e ­ c a u s e o f h e r u n iq u e lo o k .

"I'm n o t y o u r ty p ic a l m o d e l o r w h a t e v e r y o n e w o u ld s te ­ r e o ty p e as b e in g a m o d e l," says D u ro c h e r. "I'm k in d a a n a lte r ­ n a tiv e g irl, so I n e v e r re a lly w a n te d to b e a m o d e l b e c a u s e I

NIKI HYDE A n a s p irin g m o d e l s tru ts h e r s tu ff fo r E lm e r O lsen . th o u g h t th a t y o u h a d to h a v e th a t s n o b b y a ttitu d e to g o a lo n g w ith it. B ut a lo t o f p e o p le in fa s h io n d e s ig n to ld m e th a t I s h o u ld ta k e u p m o d e llin g b e c a u s e I h a v e th e fa c e fo r it."

B o th D u ro c h e r a n d B a u m w e r e a ttr a c te d to CN TM b e ­ c a u s e o f th e e x p o s u re it w o u ld g iv e th e m in th e e lu s iv e m o d ­ e llin g w o rld .

"I fig u re d , w h y n o t ju s t tr y it o u t? " says D u ro c h e r. "E ven if I d o n 't w in o r w h a te v e r, a t le a s t if I g e t in , p e o p le w ill se e m y face."

E xa ct a irin g d a te a n d lo c a tio n fo r th e th ird se as o n o f C a n ­ ada's Next Top M od el a re still to b e d e te r m in e d , b u t fa n s ca n e x p e c t to c a tc h th e s h o w o n C T V th is s u m m e r. ■

POP RHETORIC

Where the wild things will be Jacob Kanter o m e o f o u r cu ltu re 's fin e s t w o rk s a re v e rs io n s o f b o o k s a lre a d y w r itte n , s o n g s a lre a d y s u n g , a n d film s a lre a d y m a d e . C o n s id e r th is n u g g e t o f in fo r m a tio n fro m th e c in e m a tic re a lm : s e v e n o f t h e to p 10 ra te d m o v ie s o n IM DB a re b a s e d o n a n o v e l o r s h o rt story.

A n d w h y s h o u ld n 't th e y be? O rig in a lity is a q u a l­ ity th a t's b e c o m in g in c re a s in g ly scarce as tim e g o e s o n , as m o re a n d m o re id e as e m e r g e fr o m w rite rs ' m in d s a n d b e g in to flo a t a ro u n d in th e e th e r. If a d a p ta tio n s h a v e p ro v ­ e n to b e successful, w h y n o t ru n w ith it? G o a h e a d , H o lly ­ w o o d . S o o n y o u 'll re m a k e Little W omen fo r th e te n th tim e .

But, lik e e v e r y th in g , a lin e m u s t b e d ra w n in th e sa n d . I a m all fo r re m ix in g a n d r e m a k in g c u ltu re , b u t c e rta in w o rk s s h o u ld n e v e r b e a d a p te d in to film . I re a liz e th a t in m o s t in s ta n c e s , th is is a selfish a n d s u b je c tiv e a s s e rtio n . A fte r all, w h o a m I to d e c la re th e B ea tles ' H elp ! (th e m o v ie , n o t th e a lb u m w h ic h w a s re le a s e d a m o n th a fte r th e m o v ie as its o ffic ia l s o u n d tra c k ) u n -r e p e a ta b le ? T h a t m o v ie m a y h o ld a c e rta in p la c e in m y h e a rt, b u t I d o u b t t h a t it o c c u p ie s th a t s a m e p la c e fo r m a n y o th e r p e o p le . H o p e fu lly , h o w ­ ev er, th e r e a re s o m e m o v ie s th a t w e ca n all a g re e s h o u ld n e v e r b e to u c h e d . For in s ta n c e , I th in k it's p r e tty sa fe to say th a t The G odfather s h o u ld re m a in in Francis Ford C o p p o la 's

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film o g r a p h y a n d n o o n e else's.

B u t w ill it? It a p p e a rs H o lly w o o d w ill n e v e r b e a b le to k e e p its h a n d s o ff o f th e u n to u c h a b le . T im B u rto n a n d J o h n n y D e p p — tw o a rtis ts w h o m I g re a tly a d m ir e — p ro v e d th is w ith 20 05 's Ch arlie a n d the Ch ocolate Factory, a n d H o lly w o o d is d o in g it o n c e a g a in w ith th e u p c o m in g a d a p ta tio n o f Where the Wild Things Are, to b e re le a s e d th is O c to b e r.

M a u r ic e S en d a k 's classic 19 63 c h ild re n 's b o o k is u n ­ th in k a b ly b e in g m a d e in to a film b y S p ik e J o n z e — a n o th e r d ire c to r w h o m I g re a tly a d m ire . R e g a rd le s s o f w h e th e r S e n d a k s p a rk e d th e a d a p ta tio n p ro c ess h im s e lf o r a p ­ p ro a c h e d J o n z e a b o u t ta k in g o n th e p ro je c t, a n d re g a r d ­ less o f w h e th e r th e fin a l p r o d u c t rec e iv e s his b le s s in g (all o f w h ic h h a v e o c c u re d ), th e film w ill n e v e r re c e iv e m y a p p ro v a l. N o t th a t it n e e d s it— w h e n all is said a n d d o n e , S e n d a k a n d J o n z e w ill ta k e th e ir m o n e y a n d th e ir p o s itiv e re v ie w s to th e b a n k .

T h o u g h W a r n e r Bros, w ill s o o n clo se th e b o o k o n y e t a n o th e r su ccessful film a d a p ta tio n , I c a n 't h e lp b u t th in k o f th e th o u s a n d s o f c h ild re n w h o w o n 't b e a b le to c lo s e Where the Wild Things A re w ith th e s a m e fe e lin g o f a c c o m p lis h ­ m e n t a n d fu lfillm e n t as I o n c e d id . For th e s e c h ild re n , Wild

Things w ill s o o n b e th e ir fa v o u r ite m o v ie w h e n it o th e rw is e w o u ld h a v e b e e n th e ir fa v o u r ite b o o k .T ra g ic a lly , th e y 'll lose a g o ld e n o p p o r tu n ity to le a rn h o w to re a d a n d th e ir p a r­ e n ts w ill s im u lta n e o u s ly b e ta k e n o u t o f t h e p ic tu re . I can still r e m e m b e r h o w , fo r a s p lit s e c o n d , m y m o th e r w o u ld b e c o m e M a x as sh e re a d his th r e a t to his o w n m o th e r, "I'll e a t y o u u p !" T h e h o le s in t h e n a rr a tiv e — th e b o o k c o n ta in s 5 8 p a g e s , m o s t o f w h ic h c o n ta in n o w o rd s — w ill b e fille d in b y Jonze's id e a s a n d vis io n , a n d as w o n d r o u s as t h e y m a y b e , th e y still w o n 't c o m p a r e to th o s e o f th e re a d e r's o w n im a g in a tio n . M a x's fa c e w o n 't b e a s im p lis tic d r a w in g o n to w h ic h v ie w e rs ca n p r o je c t th e ir o w n se lve s— it w ill b e th e fa c e o f M a x R ecords, w h o w as c h o s e n o u t o f th o u s a n d s o f b o y s w h o a u d itio n e d to p o r tr a y th e c h a ra c te r th e y h a d d r e a m e d a b o u t b e c o m in g fo r years.

Kids n o w s p e n d m u c h m o re tim e in fr o n t o f th e T V a n d c o m p u te r th a n th e y d o b e h in d a b o o k . E ven as LCDs g r a d u a lly to o k o v e r fo r p a p e r, I a lw a y s a s s u m e d th a t th e r e w e r e s o m e are as th a t film d a re d n o t tresp ass. B ut o n c e a g a in , H o lly w o o d is d e filin g sa cred g r o u n d to tu r n a g u a r ­ a n te e d p ro fit. T rag ica lly, kid s w ill c h a n n e l th e ir in n e r M a x w h e n th e y flo c k to th e m o v ie th e a tr e s th is O c to b e r: th e y 'll e a t it u p . ■

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T h e in c re a s in g p o p u la r ity o f in d ie m u s ic is d u e in rt to th e e x p lo s io n o f m u s ic b lo g s . A lth o u g h M o n tre a l's lin e a c tiv ity la g s fa r b e h in d its m u s ic a l c lo u t, b lo g s lik e id the G ram ophone, c re a te d b y M c G ill a lu m n u s S ea n M iaels a re ta k in g d e fin ite s trid e s to w a r d s c r e a tin g a local ;b p re s e n c e .

W h ile a t M c G ill p u rs u in g his d e g r e e in E n g lish c u l•al stu d ie s , M ic h a e ls w r o te m o s tly in p r in t m e d ia , fo r :al m a g a z in e s a n d n e w s p a p e rs . H e e x p e r im e n te d b rie fly th b lo g g in g d u r in g his tim e a t M c G ill b u t a b a n d o n e d it o rtly a fte r. It w a s o n ly in 2 0 0 3 , a fte r w h a t M ic h a e ls calls 3 "m u sic b lo g r e v o lu tio n " th a t h e b e g a n to p o s t a g a in . A t e tim e , Fluxblog w a s s te a d ily g a in in g n o tic e fo r p o s tin g n g s w ith s h o rt w r itte n a tta c h m e n ts . T h is c h a n g e in th e ig g in g fo r m a t s e e m e d to M ic h e a ls lik e a n in n o v a tiv e iy to g o b e y o n d th e ty p ic a l m u s ic re v ie w , a n d it e n a b le d n to c o m b in e his lo v e o f m u s ic w ith his w o r k in fic tio n . " T ra d itio n a lly it has b e e n th e r e s p o n s ib ility o f m u s ic jrn a lis ts to d e s c rib e th e m u s ic in fa irly c o n c re te term s," /s M ic h a e ls . "O n th e In te r n e t y o u d o n 't h a v e to d o th a t; ere is n o n e e d fo r m e to say th is is a n ic e q u ie t fo lk so ng, ite a d w e g e t to a d d re s s h o w w e re la te to s o n g o n a c e re ­

b ra l le v e l, o n a n a rra tiv e level."

M ic h a e ls p a ire d u p w ith D a n B e irn e , a C o n c o rd ia g r a d ­ u a te w ith a th e a tr e b a c k g ro u n d , to c re a te th e ir o w n m u s ic b lo g S a id the G ra m o ph on e. W h ile th e y d iffe r in th e ir a c a ­ d e m ic ro o ts, b o th sh a re a lo v e o f m u s ic a n d c re a tiv e w r it ­ in g . T h is m u tu a l in te re s t a llo w e d th e m to s e p a ra te t h e m ­ selves fr o m th e c ro w d o f s e lf-a p p o in te d In te r n e t m u s ic c o ­ g n o s c e n ti b y in te g r a tin g n a rr a tiv e in to th e ir p o s ts, w h ic h v a r y fr o m th e a n e c d o ta l to t h e s u rre a l. M ic h a e ls c laim s t h a t th is "a s p e c t o f lite ra rin e s s " tie s S a id the G ra m o p h o n e c lo s e r to p r in t s e n s ib ilitie s th a n th e te m p e s tu o u s w o r ld o f b lo g g in g .

W h ile S a id the G ra m o p h o n e m a y b e g a in in g g r o u n d in th e o n lin e c o m m u n ity , M ic h a e ls a n d B e irn e a re q u ic k to p o in t o u t th a t th e site has n o d e s ire to b e c o m e a c o m p r e ­ h e n s iv e c ritic a l g u id e ." I'm m o r e in te re s te d in ta lk in g a b o u t t h e id e a s s u rr o u n d in g m u s ic ra th e r th a n w h a t is g o o d o r b a d . I th in k th a t's w h y I o n ly p o s t th in g s I like" says B eirn e .

S a id the G ra m o p h o n e re c e n tly jo in e d fo rc e s w ith b lo g g e r s Catbirdseat, Chrom eow aves, Fluxblog, a n d Large H earted Boy to fo r m th e M B V m u s ic c o lle c tiv e . T h e e ffo r t w a s s p e a r h e a d e d b y N e w Y o rk -b a s e d R yan "C a tb ird " o f Catbirdseat. A c c o rd in g to M ic h a e ls , C a tb ird a p p r o a c h e d h im sa y in g , "I d o n 't k n o w w h a t th is te a m u p w ill b e , b u t w e h a v e to d o s o m e th in g to e n s u re t h a t th is w h o le w o r ld d o e s n 't pass us by, [w e h a v e to ] m a k e o u r v o ic e s h e a rd in all th is s h u fflin g ."

M B V fe a tu re s o rig in a l m u ltim e d ia a n d w r itte n c o n te n t t h a t is u n iq u e to th e site. M ic h a e ls c la im s th e im p e tu s fo r s ta rtin g th e site s p ru n g o u t o f fru s ­ tr a tio n w ith ty p ic a l o n lin e c o m m e n tin g . "W e 're h o p ­ in g th a t M B V b e c o m e s a h a v e n fo r s o m e o f th e s e d is cu s sio n s a b o u t m u s ic th a t g o e s a b it d e e p e r th a n 'th a t sucks,' o r 'th a t g irl is h o t' a n d in to s o m e re a lly in te re s tin g m u s ic NIKI HYDE issues," says M ic h a e ls . ■

ic h a e ls a n d B e irn e a re rid in g th e n e w w a v e o f m u s ic jo u r n a lis m .

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W h e n p e o p le th in k o f g r a p h ic n o v e ls , th e y te n d to t h in k o f c o m ic b o o k s fu ll o f fla s h y h e ro e s a n d v illa in s p o r tr a y e d in in tric a te d e ta il a n d v iv id c o lo u r, lik e F ra n k M ille r's Sin C ity o r A la n M o o re 's W atchm en. B u t C a n a d ia n a rtis t a n d a u th o r K e rry B yrne's n e w g ra p h ic n o v e l Lillian The Leg en d c o u ld n 't p o s s ib ly d e v ia te fu r th e r fr o m th is s te re o ty p e .

T h e n o v e l is b a s e d o n th e t r u e — o r a t le a s t m o s tly t r u e — s to ry o f L illian A ilin g , a R ussian im m ig r a n t tr y in g to m a k e h e r w a y fro m Ellis Is la n d th r o u g h C a n a d a a n d b a c k h o m e to Russia d u r in g th e 1920s b y fo llo w in g th e T e le g ra p h T rail. O n e o f th e h ig h lig h ts o f th e g ra p h ic n o v e l is t h e v a r ie ty o f d iffe r e n t la n d s c a p e s , r a n g in g fro m te x tile fa c to rie s in N e w Y o rk C ity, to t h e b a rre n la n d o f th e Y u k o n .

T h e d ra w in g s a lso ra n g e in scale fro m d o ts o n a m a p to c lo s e -u p s o f a pe rs o n 's fa c e , w h ic h p re v e n ts th e r e p e titio n o f th e s a m e s o rt o f illu s tra tio n s o v e r a n d o ver.

W h ile im a g e s a re c le a rly a t th e fo r e fr o n t o f a n y g ra p h ic n o v e l, th e te x t p la ys a n e q u a lly im p o r ta n t ro le . U n fo r tu n a te ly , B yrne's s to ­ r y te llin g is sp arse . T h e re a d e r is fo rc e d to re ly h e a v ily o n th e im a g e s to p u t th e s to ry to g e th e r . W h ile th is is tr u e o f m a n y g r a p h ic n o v els , th e b e s t o n e s te n d to u tiliz e s tro n g d ic tio n to re in fo rc e th e ir im a g e s .

T h e a b s e n c e o f te x t in Lillian The Legend ca n b e fru s tra tin g , as th e o fte n s p lo tc h y , h ig h ly c o n c e n tra te d b la c k -a n d -w h ite im a g e s ca n b e d iffic u lt to fu lly d e c ip h e r. A fu r th e r p r o b le m is t h a t th e s to ry its e lf is q u ite c h o p p y a n d fr a g m e n te d . T h e t im e lin e is u n c le a r, b lu rrin g th e lin e b e tw e e n th e c a u s e o f th e p ro ta g o n is t's a c tio n s a n d th e e ffe c ts t h a t la te r o ccu r. It is n o t a lw a y s e v id e n t h o w o r w h y a n e le m e n t o f th e s to ry is h a p p e n in g , w h ic h a g a in c o u ld b e a ttr ib u te d to th e la ck o f s u p p o r tin g te x t.

T h e s to ry o f L illia n A ilin g 's jo u r n e y is b e tte r s u ite d fo r a n o v e l th a n a g ra p h ic n o v e l, as it fe e ls as th o u g h m a n y d e ta ils a n d in te re s t­ in g p lo t p o in ts a re le ft o u t. Th is c o u ld b e b e c a u s e th e a c tu a l d e ta ils o f h e r jo u r n e y a re s p e c u la tiv e a n d la rg e ly u n k n o w n , b u t if th a t's th e case, th e n p e rh a p s t h e s to ry is n o t a r e lia b le u n d e r ta k in g fo r a n y m e d iu m , as a n y re te llin g w o u ld re ly to o m u c h o n m y th a n d a m b i­ g u ity . O v e ra ll, th e re a d e r m a y fin d th e m s e lv e s d is s a tis fie d , as th e s to ry o fte n d o e s n o t d e liv e r w h a t it p ro m is e s . T h is m a y e x p la in w h y g ra p h ic n o v e ls p r in te d b y s m a ll p u s lis h in g h o u s e s su ch as B yrne's e ffo r t a re n o t g iv e n m u c h a tte n tio n in th e lite ra ry w o rld . ■

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.iving la vie en rose at the Centaur Theatre Jew musical drama explores the life and loves of chanteuse Édith Piaf Sam M

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Piaf: Love Co nq u ers A ll is a o n e -w o m a n m u s iI d r a m a w r itte n b y R o g e r P eace. M o n tr e a l n a tiv e lo m i E m m e rs o n stars as E d ith P ia f a n d is also th e re c to r, p ro d u c e r, a n d se t d e s ig n e r o f th e s h o w , te play's tw o a c ts a re s tru c tu re d a r o u n d tw o o f af's ro m a n c e s , th e firs t w ith b o x e r M a rc e l C e rd a n id th e s e c o n d w ith s in g e r T h e o S a ra p o . T h e first t ta k e s p la c e in a 1 9 4 9 h o te l r o o m a t th e W a ld o r f ;to ria , w h e r e P ia f rec alls im p o r ta n t m o m e n ts in ;r life le a d in g u p to C erd a n 's d e a th , w h ile th e secid a c t ta k e s p la c e in 1961 a t Piaf's Paris a p a r tm e n t, h e re sh e discusses t h e d iffic u lt y e a rs o f m o r p h in e id ic tio n a n d lo n e lin e s s th a t fo llo w e d M a rce l's ;a th .

E m m e rs o n firs t p la y e d th e ro le u n d e r Peace's re c tio n in T o ro n to in 1993. In 2005, sh e d e c id e d to u t t o g e th e r h e r o w n v e rs io n o f Love C o nquers All, i d p e rfo r m e d it a t th e T o r o n to F rin g e F e stiv al to 'e a t c ritic a l a c c la im . T h e s h o w has sin ce p la y e d in e w Y o rk, C h a rle s to n , a n d M a n ila .

T h e s e t is s im p le b u t e le g a n t. "It's a b la n k c a n 3S fo r h e r [P ia f] to p a in t h e r m a n y e m o tio n s a n d o rie s on," e x p la in s E m m e rs o n . M o s t o f th e fu r n iire in h e r h o te l r o o m a n d a p a r tm e n t is w h ite w ith h im s ic a l b la c k a c c e n ts . T h e o c c a s io n a l re d p ie c e <e th e te le p h o n e a n d u m b re lla in Piaf's ro o m in ie W a ld o r f A s to ria b e a r a s trik in g c o n tra s t to th e th e r w is e m o n o c h r o m a tic c o lo u r s c h e m e .

As a p e rfo rm e r, E m m e rs o n b rin g s P ia f to life in h e r p a s s io n a te p o rtra y a l o f a w o m a n w h o w a s h u n g ry fo r m u s ic a n d m e n . T h e a u d ie n c e fe e ls as if th e y 'r e h a v in g c o ffe e w ith P ia f as sh e rec alls h e r fo n d e s t as w e ll as m o s t tr o u b lin g m e m o rie s . Y ou'll w a n t to c e le b ra te w ith h e r w h e n sh e ta lk s a b o u t th e h u g e a p p la u s e a fte r h e r firs t s ta g e p e rfo r m a n c e in Paris, a n d g r ie v e w ith h e r w h e n sh e loses M a rc e l.

T h o u g h E m m e rs o n c o n v e y s Piaf's p e rs o n a lity , sh e d o e s n 't tr y to im ita te h e r. T h e s a m e a im a p p lie s to p e r fo r m in g Piaf's so n g s. " H e r v o ic e w a s u n iq u e ," says E m m e rs o n . "I d o n 't tr y to m im ic it a t all. I ju s t tr y to c o n v e y a se n s e o f h e r m u s ic a n d style."

E m m e rs o n 's v o ic e is u n iq u e a n d c h a r m in g in its o w n rig h t. A c c o m p a n ie d b y s e n s u o u s p ia n o m e lo d ie s , E m m e rs o n sings w ith p a s s io n , re c re a tin g th e s im p le b e a u ty t h a t c h a ra c te riz e s Piaf's m u sic.

As E m m e rs o n 's P ia f s ta te s in A c t T w o , "T h e so n g s h a v e to b e s im p le , b u t th e p o e tr y strong ," Piaf's s o n g s te ll s to ries t h a t p e o p le ca n re la te to , b u t t h e y a re also p o ig n a n t. In th e u n fo r g e tta b le "N o n , Je N e R e g re tte Rien," w h ic h E m m e rs o n p e r­ fo rm s a t t h e e n d o f th e s h o w , P ia f s ta te s t h a t sh e re g re ts n o th in g fr o m h e r p a st. In m a n y w a y s , th e so n g is in d ic a tiv e o f t h e w a y P ia f liv e d , a n d it is a n a p p ro a c h t h a t m a n y p e o p le ca n id e n tify w it h — th a t a life w it h o u t p a s s io n is n o t w o r th liv in g .»

Piaf: L o v e C o n q u e rs A ll p la ys a t the C entau r Theatre (453 St. Francois-Xavier) until February 8 .

LARRY AUERBACH E m m e rs o n sin gs sous le c ie l d e P aris in h e r ro le as É d ith P iaf.

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Facial h a ir w a s o u t in fu ll fo rc e last F rid a y a t La Sala Ros­ sa's s e c o n d a n n u a l M o u s ta c h e P arty, a w o n d e r fu lly a b s u rd c e le b ra tio n o f th e a n a c h ro n is tic u p p e r lip acce sso ry k n o w n as th e m o u s ta c h e . B o th th e m u s ic ia n s a n d m e m b e rs o f th e c ro w d p r o u d ly d o n n e d n e a rly a ll-c o n c e iv a b le v a ria tio n s o f th e m o u s ta c h e , fro m th e "w a lru s" to th e "h a n d le b a r" to th e "Hitler."

N e e d le s s to say, c o m p e titio n w a s s te e p fo r th e b e s t real a n d b e s t fa k e m o u s ta c h e p rizes . L ead v o c a lis t o fT h e U n s e ttle rs Ben B ran d e s to o k th e s ta g e ro c k in g a tig h tly -c u r le d a n d u p tu r n e d S a lv a d o r D a li-s ty le sta ch e , c o m p lim e n tin g th e a u d ie n c e o n th e ir " u p p e r lip a c c o u tre m e n ts " a n d tu r n in g Sala Rossa in to a s a lo o n fo r a n ig h t o f 19 th c e n tu r y n o s ta lg ia .

M o n tre a l-b a s e d a rtis tic fu n k trio O K g ira ffe , a g ro u p w h o d e s c rib e s th e m s e lv e s a s " u rb a n g y p s y s o u l," o rg a n iz e d th e e v e ­ n in g a n d p e rfo rm e d s o n g s fro m t h e ir re c e n tly re le a se d se lftitle d d e b u t to a n e n t h u s ia s tic cro w d . D o n n in g m o u s ta c h e s , o f c o u rs e , t h e g ro u p b e g a n w ith th e c a tc h y s in g le " H e a v e n O n ly K n o w s" a n d c o n c lu d e d w ith t h e e n c h a n t in g m e lo d y o f "O ld T o w n ," a c c o m p a n ie d b y B ra n d e s o n th e b a b y p ia n o .T h e s e in c r e d ib le liv e p e rfo rm e rs w e re h in d e re d o n ly b y v o c a lis t Rosa S m e d le y 's la rg e fu rr y m o u s ta c h e , w h ic h fo rc e d h e r to sto p a n d tu rn u p th e m ic b e c a u s e it w a s in fr in g in g o n h e r a b ility to p ro je c t c le a rly . T h e trio fe a tu re d a n in s tru m e n ta l ro ta tio n o f v o c a ls, u p rig h t b a ss, g u ita r, d ru m s , tru m p e t, a n d a c c o rd io n .

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m u s ic a l in flu e n c e s , d ra w in g o n fu n k , fo lk , a n d h ip -h o p . H a v in g p la y e d w ith s u c h a cts a s M a rk B e ru b e a n d th e P a trio tic Few , T h e W in k s , a n d W in te r G lo v e s , O K g ira ffe h a s b e e n g a rn e rin g q u ite a b u z z a c ro s s C a n a d a a n d is a d e fin ite b a n d to lo o k o u t fo r in 20 0 9 . In k e e p in g w ith th e n o n s e n s ic a l m o o d o f th e n ig h t, s o m e o n e in a g ira ffe s u it a n d a g irl s p o rtin g a fe d o ra a n d g ia n t red m o u s t a c h e d a n c e d a cro s s t h e sta g e .

F o llo w in g O K g ira ffe w e re T h e U n se ttle rs, a n in e -p ie c e c a b a re t fo lk b a n d c o m p le te w ith a h o rn s e c tio n , a c c o rd io n , c la rin e t, b a ss fo o t o rg a n , k e y b o a rd , tra sh c a n d ru m s , g u itar, a n d b a c k u p v o c a ls. T h e ir p e r fo rm a n c e p ro v e d th a t th e a tte n ­ tio n t h e y 'v e b e e n r e c e iv in g in th e M o n tre a l m u s ic s c e n e is w e ll d e s e r v e d . T h e ir o u t s t a n d in g p e r fo rm a n c e d is p la y e d a u n iq u e ­ ly K le z m e r-e s q u e , a n tiq u a te d s o u n d th at's u n lik e a n y th in g e lse o u t th e re to d a y . W ith in m in u te s o f t a k in g th e s ta g e w ith th e ir fa s t-p a c e d , p o lk a -in f lu e n c e d s o n g "Jerom e," th e c ro w d w a s o n t h e ir fe e t a n d d a n c in g . T h e U n se ttle rs h a v e a p p e a re d at P o p M o n tre a l, th e F r in g e Fe stiv a l, a n d m y ria d v e n u e s a ll o v e r th e city, p r o v in g to M o n tre a le rs th a t th e s e t ro u b a d o u rs a re b e st e x p e rie n c e d live .

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NIKI HYDE B ad U n c le is o n e b ad ass o n th e a c c o rd ia n .

S te v e B ro c c o li— re c o g n iz a b le b y h is h a n d le b a r m o u s ta c h e a n d sa fa ri h a t— a n d B ad U n cle , w h o g o t th e c ro w d d a n c in g w ith h is u p -t e m p o B e ir u t -in flu e n c e d a c c o rd io n ja m s . T h e e n -

NIKI HYD T h is c o u p le show s th a t th e y 're c u t o u t fo r t h e o c c a is io n . tire lin e u p h a d a K le z m e r in flu e n c e , w h ic h k e p t th e a u d ie n c e ’ e n e r g y le v e l h ig h a n d c o m p le m e n t e d th e s t e a m p u n k th e m o f th e e v e n in g .

T h e e v e n t o w e s its s e c o n d y e a r o f s u c c e s s to b o th th s tre n g th o f th e lin e u p a n d th e a m u s e m e n t th a t c o m e s fron g e t t in g to w e a r s u c h a n in h e re n t ly s illy fo rm o f fa c ia l h a i J u d g in g fro m h o w m u c h fu n th e cro w d w a s h a v in g , p e r h a p th e o ld E n g lis h p ro v e rb , "A m a n w ith o u t a m o u s ta c h e is like c u p o f te a w ith o u t sugar," still a p p lie s in 2 0 0 9 . M o u s ta c h e d o o th e rw ise , O K g ira ffe a n d T h e U n se ttle rs a re tw o p r o g r e s s if M o n tre a l b a n d s to k e e p a n e a r o u t for. ■

THEATRE

Murder mystery at the Mainline Real Inspector Hound satirizes the whodunit B rahna S iegelberg The Real Inspector H o u n d is a T o m S to p p a rd o n e -a c t la m p o o n th a t sa tirizes th e w h o d u n it B ritish m u rd e r h o u s e m y s te ry . T h e c e n tra l g e n iu s o f S to p p a rd 's 1961 p la y lies in its m e ta -th e a tr ic a lity , a d e v ic e in w h ic h th e r e is a p la y w ith in -th e -p la y , u sed b y m a n y p la y w rig h ts to c o m m e n t o n th e m e d iu m o f th e a tr e itself.

T h e p la y o p e n s w ith tw o th e a tr e critics, M o o n a n d B ird o o t, w h o a re s ittin g a m o n g s t th e a u d ie n c e w a itin g to w a tc h a play. T h ro u g h th e use o f th is te c h n iq u e , S to p p a rd b lu rs th e lin e b e tw e e n a u d ie n c e a n d a c to r, a n d m o r e es­ s e n tia lly , a r t a n d life. T h e p la y -w ith in -th e -p la y , " M u r d e r a t M u ld o o n M a n n e r," b e g in s w ith th e a p p e a ra n c e o f th e a r­ c h e ty p a l o ld h o u s e k e e p e r. M u c h to th e a m u s e m e n t o f th e a u d ie n c e , sh e c lean s e v e ry in c h o f th e ro o m , b u t m a n a g e s to m iss th e d e a d b o d y ly in g o n th e flo o r. In a d d itio n to th e shrill m a id , th e p la y o ffers a s le w o f s to c k c h a ra c te rs a n d s c en a rio s tr u e to th e m u r d e r m y s te ry c o n v e n tio n — th e is o la te d m a n o r, th e h a n d s o m e s tra n g e r, th e b e a u tifu l lady, th e s h a d y v is itin g re la tiv e , a n d th e in e ffe c tu a l d e te c tiv e .

The Real Inspector H o u n d is a h ila rio u s s p o o f o f itself.

W h e n th e m a id tu rn s o n th e rad io , th e re 's a n a n n o u n c e ­ m e n t th a t" a m a n w e a rin g a d a rk is h s u it w ith a lig h tis h sh irt is o n th e loose." T h e m a n m a tc h in g th is d e s c rip tio n th e n ru n s th r o u g h th e ro o m . T h e p la y is h ig h ly s e lf-re fle c tiv e , as it n o t o n ly m o c k s th e v a rio u s clich és o f th e m u rd e r m y s­

te ry , b u t c o n s ta n tly refe rs to its e lf as a play. T h e e x c h a n g e s b e tw e e n th e c h a ra c te rs a re c o n s c io u s ly o v e ra c te d , a n d th e a c c e n ts s o u n d m o re B ritish th a n th e Q u ee n 's.

M e a n w h ile , th e critics in th e "real" w o r ld o f th e p la y are fu ll o f p r e te n tio u s c ritiq u e s , n o tin g th e play's "élan" a n d "éclat," c a llin g it " th e s tu ff o f life itself," a n d p r o c e e d ­ in g to o v e r -in te lle c tu a liz e e v e ry s m a ll n o n -a c tio n . A fte r o n e sc en e , B ird b o o t w rite s , " W ith in th e a u s te re fr a m e w o r k o f w h a t is se en to b e o n o n e le v e l a c o u n tr y -h o u s e w e e k ­ e n d , th e a u th o r has g iv e n us— yes, I w ill g o so fa r— h e has g iv e n us th e h u m a n c o n d itio n ." M o o n c o n c lu d e s th a t th e c e n tra l q u e s tio n o f th e p la y is, " W h e re is G od?" S to p p a rd d e m o n s tra te s th e w a y th a t o b s e rv e rs o f a p la y te n d to im ­ p o s e th e ir o w n , o fte n o v e rly c o m p le x , m e a n in g s . T h o u g h th e p la y is m o s tly n o ta b le fo r its c o m ic , if a b s u rd is t v a lu e , S to p p a rd a p tly c ritiq u e s th e tru is m s o f th e a tr e fro m w ith in th e m e d iu m itself.

T h e in tim a te a tm o s p h e r e o f th e M a in lin e T h e a tre h e lp s p o s itio n th e a u d ie n c e as p a rt o f th e a c tio n , a n d a d ­ v a n c e s S to p p a rd 's g o a l o f c o m p lic a tin g th e re la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n a r t a n d re a lity , s u b je c t a n d v ie w e r. T h e ta le n te d a c to rs d o an im p e c c a b le jo b o f re la y in g th e s e th e m e s w ith a p t c o m e d ic tim in g a n d h ig h ly p ro fe s s io n a l a c tin g ch o p s.

T h o u g h th is p la y m a y le a v e y o u s c ra tc h in g y o u r h e a d , it is -c e r ta in ly an e n te r ta in in g e x p e rie n c e . ■ T h e R eal In s p e c to r H o u n d plays until February 74 at M ain lin e Theatre (3997 St. Laurent).

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GOOD Feb 16- 22 T u e sd a y: M u sic . K irs te n P rice. This T u e sd a y, T h e G re e n R o o m w il p la y h o s t to th e s o u lfu l A m e ric a n s in g e r K irsten Price. T h e ve n u e 's size a lm o s t p u ts th e a u d ie n c e rig h t o n s ta g e w ith th e artis t. Be su re tc ta k e th e c h a n c e to c a tc h a n in tim a te v o c a lis t a t a n e v e n m o re in tim a te s e ttin g .

W e d n e s d a y : M u s ic . L y k k e Li. B re a k o u t S w e d is h s in g e r Ly kke L w ill b e p la y in g a lo n g s id e W ild b ird s a n d P e a c e d ru m a t C lu b S o d a this W e d n e s d a y . S e e in g as she's w e ll o n h e r w a y to b e c o m in g a n in te r n a tio n a l s e n s a tio n , n o w w o u ld b e a g o o d tim e to see h e r b e fo re the v e n u e size a n d tic k e t sales sk y ro c k e t.

T h u rs d a y : M u sic . F irst You G e t T h e S u g a r + G u e s ts . First You G el T h e S u g a r w ill b e p la y in g a lo n g s id e R evised E d itio n a n d A m o s Jo an n id e s a t th e J u p ite r R o o m . T h e h o m e to w n g r o u p b le n d to g e th e r e le m e n ts o f fo lk rock, fu n k , a n d p o p to c re a te a u n iq u e ly s w e e t s o u n d tc sa tisfy y o u r in d ie p a lle t.

Friday: Film . He's Ju st N o t T h a t In to Y ou. W a tc h th e p o p u la i s e lf-im p ro v e m e n t b o o k c o m e to life w ith K en K wapis's H o lly w o o d ad a p ta tio n . U n lik e th e b o o k , th e film fe a tu re s a cast o f b ig -n a m e star; in c lu d in g B en A ffle c k , J e n n ife r A n is to n , D r e w B a rry m o re , a n d Scarleti J o h a n s s o n . G o o d lu c k fin d in g a film th is y e a r th a t b e tte r fits th e title "chick flick."

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CD Reviews Loch Lomond. T ru m p ets F o r P a p e r C h il­ d re n . P o rtla n d , O r e g o n -b a s e d n in e -m e m ­ b e r c h a m b e r -fo lk e n s e m b le Loch L o m o n d has ju s t re le a s e d th e ir fiv e -tr a c k EP, Trum­ pets For Paper Children. A lth o u g h th e y m a y h a v e s lip p e d u n d e r th e m u s ic al ra d a r o f th e M o n tr e a l in d ie scene, th e g r o u p has b e e n g a rn e r in g a tte n tio n a n d a c c la im sin ce th e y to u r e d w ith T h e D e c e m b ris ts in 2 0 0 8 . L ik e S u fja n S tev en s , th e b a n d possesses a g re a t d e a l o f fo lk a p p e a l, w ith a rich, n a tu ra l s o u n d th a t pays tr ib u te to th e b a n d 's ro o ts in th e Pacific N o r th ­ w e s t. As y o u w o u ld e x p e c t fro m a g r o u p w h o s e d e b u t a lb u m is title d When We Were M ountains, th e ir m u s ic possesses a w o n d e r ­ fu l c a m p fire -s o n g q u a lity . Loch L o m o n d 's e c le c tic s o u n d results fro m th e w id e ra n g e o f m u s ic ia n s a n d in s tru m e n ts in v o lv e d .

V io la , m a n d o lin , g u ita r, a n d a c c o rd io n a re a m o n g th o s e in s tru ­ m e n ts th a t can b e h e a rd o n th e EP. T h e in tro tra c k "V irg in M o u n ta in s ," w h ic h s o u n d s lik e it w o u ld b e b e s t a p p re c ia te d in a fo re s t o r o n a m o u n ta in , sets th e to n e fo r th e res t o f Trumpets For Paper Children. A b e a u tifu l v io la in tro in "All Y o u r F rien d s A re S m ilin g " o p e n s u p a c h o ru s o f vo ice s w h ic h d is p la ys th e b a n d 's c h a ra c te ris tic a lly o rc h e s tra l fe e l. Like th e b a n d 's n a m e s u g g e s ts — Loch L o m o n d is a la rg e S co ttish la k e — th e ir so n g s d is p la y a S co ttish in flu e n c e . This o n lin e -o n ly EP w ill le a v e y o u w a n tin g to h e a r m o re o f Loch L o m o n d 's u n ­ usual fo lk -ro c k b le n d .

— Carolyn Grégoire Bruce Springsteen. W o rk ing o n a D re a m . C o lu m b ia R e co rd s. T h e 2 4 th a lb u m fr o m ro ck g o d B ruce S p rin g s te e n , W orking on a Dream , is a t o n c e c o m p le x a n d , a d m itte d ly , a b it d is a p o in tin g .

To b e g in , it is o p tim is tic . S p rin g s te e n has d o n e o p tim is tic b e fo re — see Lucky Town a n d Flum an Touch— a n d th e re s u lt is a b o u t th e sa m e : E S tre e t B and o r n o t, it ju s t d o e s n 't s o u n d as g o o d as his o th e r so ngs. C o m b in e d w ith th e c o n tin u in g p o p -flu ff s o u n d p re v a le n t in M a g ic m e a n s th a t th e a lb u m w ill p ro v e d is a p p o in tin g to a n y ­ o n e w h o 's b e e n c o u n tin g d o w n to th e release.

T h e a lb u m is also ra th e r u n in s p irin g . " T o m o rro w N e v e r K n o w s" is th e e x a c t a n tith e s is to "B orn to Run." It's sleep y, c a lm , a n d c o n te n te d — a n d has, fo r s o m e re a s o n , a fe m a le c h o ru s s ig h ­ in g in th e b a c k g ro u n d fo r p a rt o f it.

T h e a lb u m is also th e E S tree t's firs t sans D a n n y F e d eric i, w h o d ie d in A p ril o f last y e a r a n d w h o "T h e Last C a rn iv a l" seem s to b e a th in ly v e ile d tr ib u te to . F re d e ric i le ave s s o m e th in g m iss­ in g fro m th a t S p rin g s te e n s o u n d . T h e fin a l tra c k , "T h e W restler," is w ith o u t q u e s tio n th e h ig h lig h t o f th e a lb u m . It a ls o — d e s e rv e d ­ ly— w o n a G o ld e n G lo b e , a n d is a lo t clo se r to classic S p rin g s te e n th a n a n y th in g e lse o n th e a lb u m (th o u g h I'm still n o t su re h o w a o n e -le g g e d d o g m a k e s it's w a y d o w n th e s tre e t).

D is a p p o in tm e n ts asid e, th e a lb u m has a c o m p le x m o n ta g e o f s o u n d , w h ic h m a k e s a se co n d lis ten is a r e q u ire m e n t. M a n y o f th e tracks, p a rtic u la rly "Q u e e n o f th e S u p e rm a rk e t" (w h ic h d ro p s a to k e n f-b o m b ) a n d "This Life," h a v e a c h e e ry b u t in te re s tin g s o u n d th a t v e rg e s o n a w a ll o f o v e r-p ro d u c e d n o is e u n til a fte r a fe w replays, w h e n th e fu ll im p a c t sta rts to c o m e th ro u g h .

N o t his b e st, b u t n o t his w o rs t, Working on a D ream is w o r th a re p la y if y o u 're a d ie -h a r d fa n , b u t n o t th e p la c e to s ta rt if y o u d o n 't c o n s id e r th e E S tre e t B and its o w n re lig io n .

— Carolyn Yates T on ig h t. Franz Ferdinand. F ran z F e rd i­ n a n d o n c e c la im e d th a t th e ir g o a l w as to b e m o re fa m o u s th a n th e a rc h b is h ­ M fcn r ^N Z o p a fte r w h ic h th e ir b a n d w as n a m e d . fERDINAND W h e th e r o r n o t th e y 'v e a c h ie v e d th e ir g o a l is d e b a ta b le , y e t o n e th in g is sure: th e ir success has b e e n d w in d lin g in th e last fo u r y e ars sin ce th e ir s o p h o m o re re le a s e C o u ld Have It So M uch Better.

W ith th e re le a s e o f Tonight: Franz Ferdi­ nand, th e q u e s tio n is, w ill th e y b e a b le to recover?

F ro m tra c k n u m b e r o n e , th e a lb u m 's first s in g le e n title d "U l­ ysses", all signs p o in t to yes. T h e so n g sta rts o u t s o ft w ith s o m e fa in t bass a n d vo cals, b u t q u ic k ly b u ild s a n d la u n c h e s in to a r h y th m ic a n d m e m o r a b le ch o ru s. T h e so n g flu c tu a te s ; d r o p p in g in a n d o u t o f s tro n g g ro o v e s c o n tra s te d w ith m o m e n ts o f n e a r­ silen c e. D e s p ite th e s tre n g th o f "Ulysses", it is o v e rs h a d o w e d b y w h a t is lik e ly to b e c o m e th e se c o n d s in g le , e n title d "Lucid D ream s". H e re , F ran z F e rd in a n d has re tu r n e d to th e so u n d o f th e ir a c c la im e d s e lf-title d d e b u t. T h e s o n g s o u n d s lik e a n u n o r th o d o x y e t s u rp ris in g ly a p t p a irin g o f A rtie M o n k e y s a n d Q u e e n s o f T h e S to n e A g e ; th o u g h it has F ran z F e rd in a n d w r itte n all o v e r it.

W h ile th e so n g s o n Tonight: Franz Ferdinand s e e m to use th e s a m e o ld fo rm u la a g a in a n d a g a in , th a t is e x a c tly w h a t fan s e x p e c t a n d w a n t to h e ar. It's th e s o u n d th a t m a d e th e m fa m o u s in 2 0 0 4 , a n d it's a lo n g -o v e rd u e re tu rn to fo r m fo r th e p rid e o f S co ttish in d ie rock.

— Kyle Carpenter

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Through the eye of the camera Film and anthropology collide at FIFEQ P a m e l a F il l io n T h e M o n tr e a l e d itio n o f th e sixth a n n u a l In te rn a tio n a l E th n o g ra p h ic Film F estival o f Q u e b e c to o k p la c e J a n u a ry 30 to F e b ru a ry i . T h e fe s tiv a l, w h ic h is d iv id e d in to to p ic a l sec­ tio n s , o p e n e d a t C o n c o rd ia w ith th e firs t tw o : 'In te r p r e tin g B e a u ty 'a n d 'M o n tre a l's M u s ic a l S u b c u ltu re .'

T h e firs t film w a s Hillside Beauties, a s h o rt film fo llo w in g th r e e y o u n g B razilians w h o liv e in th e Favellas, d e p ic tin g im ­ a g e s o f th e g irls 'h o m e s , fa m ilie s , a n d d a y -to -d a y a c tiv itie s . In N othing to Lose, d ire c to r R o b e rt Y. C h a n g fo llo w s a n a c tiv is t g r o u p in N e w Y ork C ity fig h tin g d is c rim in a tio n a g a in s t o b e s e p e o p le .

Day One: Dedicated to a life of Rock!

Montreal's Rockabilly Community on the Screen N e x t u p w a s Rockabilly 514. O fte n , a n th ro p o lo g y is th o u g h t o f as lim ite d to th e s tu d y o f v e ry d iffe re n t c u l­ tu re s , b e y o n d y o u r o w n c o u n try lin es a n d re m o v e d se veral o c e a n o ver. H o w e v e r, a n th ro p o lo g ic a l w o r k is o fte n d o n e w ith in one's c u ltu re . For th e p a s t th r e e years, P atric ia C hica has fo llo w e d in d iv id u a ls fro m h e r h o m e to w n o f M o n tre a l's ro c k a b illy s u b c u ltu re a n d p r o d u c e d th e v e ry in te re s tin g a n d e n te r ta in in g film Rockabilly 514. R o c k a b illy is s o m e tim e s re ­ fe rre d to as a w a y o f life, o r a sty le fo cu sse d o n re tro c lo th in g a n d m u s ic fro m th e 1950s. In Rockabilly 574, P atric ia a n d h e r te a m fo llo w e d th e lives o f R ed H o t a n d B lu e F estival o r g a ­ n iz e r N a th a lie L a v e rg n e , m u s ic ia n B lo o d s h o t Bill, B lu e L ig h t B u rle s q u e c re a to rs M a d e m o is e lle O u i O u i E n c o re a n d M is te r B lue Eyes, v in ta g e c lo th in g e x p e r t S o n y a T o p o ln is k y , v in ta g e ca r lo v e r G u illa u m e O z o u x , a n d ro c k a b illy b a n d T h e C o c k ­ ro ac h es . O n e o f th e film 's s tre n g th s is th a t th e p e o p le a ro u n d w h ic h th e s to ry re v o lv e s a re b o th fa m ilia r a n d u n iq u e in th e ir o w n rig h t.

After the screenings, the a udience was privy to a question a n d answ er period with a ll three o f the directors. The Tribune h a d the opportunity to speak with director Patricia Chica.

Tribune: H o w d o e s th e M o n tr e a l ro c k a b illy c o m m u n ity fe e l a b o u t Rockabilly 5 14 I Patricia Chica: T h e re w a s a g re a t sense o f a n tic ip a tio n a ro u n d th e film , e s p e c ia lly sin ce it to o k s o m e tim e fo r th e p ro d u c tio n a s p e c t. I th in k m o s tly th a t th e y a re p ro u d o f th e film , a b o u t h a v in g a film a b o u t th e m a n d w h a t th e y a re p a s­ s io n a te a b o u t. S ince th e film has c o m e o u t, h o w e v e r, n e w b a n d s h a v e c o m e o n to th e sc en e a n d p e o p le w o n d e r w h y th e s e b a n d s a re n o t in c lu d e d o r w h y c e rta in p e o p le a re n o t in c lu d e d . S o m e p e o p le b e c o m e v e ry p r o te c tiv e a b o u t th e film b e c a u s e th e y fe e l th is is th e ir m o v ie as w e ll. I th in k th is is a v e ry g o o d th in g t h a t th e y fe e l c o n n e c te d to th e film .

Tribune: W h a t d id y o u h a v e in m in d w h e n y o u b e g a n th e p ro je c t in te rm s o f film in g a life s ty le a n d /o r a s u b c u l­ ture?

Patricia Chica: E v e ry o n e has a d iffe re n t o p in io n o n ro c k a b illy . For s o m e p e o p le it is a h a rd c o re w a y o f life, such as th e 'purists'. O th e rs ju s t lo v e ro c k a b illy m u s ic a n d dress v in ­ ta g e fo r sh o w s. I see it as a s p e c tru m in a sense. S o m e tim e s , I v is u a liz e it also as tw o c a te g o rie s , th e s u b c u ltu re w h e r e ro c k a b illy is a w a y o f life a n d a to p p rio rity a n d in te re s t. T h e n , th e r e is th e la rg e r c o m m u n ity , w h e r e ro c k a b illy is an in te re s t b u t n o t th e m a in fo cu s. I th in k th e r e a re d iffe re n t le vels a n d fo r th e film w e w e re m o re in te re s te d in th e 'p u ris ts 's in c e th e y a re m o re e x tre m e .

Tribune: W as th e r e a n y res ista n ce to th e film fro m th e c o m m u n ity ?

Patricia Chica: A t first, p e o p le w e r e h e s ita n t o f us a n d a little a fra id b u t w ith tim e th e y b e g a n to u n d e rs ta n d th e a im s o f th e p r o je c t a n d re a liz e d w e w e r e n o t tr y in g to tu r n th e ir lives in to a 're a lity s h o w ' ty p e o f p r o d u c tio n . S o m e p urists w e r e a fra id o f th e film c o n trib u tin g to s o m e k in d o f e x p lo ­ sive g r o w th in th e c o m m u n ity a n d th e ir s u b c u ltu re b e c o m ­ in g s o m e k in d o f tr e n d . M y p e rs o n a l o p in io n is th a t if y o u are d e d ic a te d a n d c o m m itte d to s o m e th in g e v e n if it b e c o m e s a tr e n d , in a c o u p le o f y e ars th is tr e n d w ill pass a n d th e d e d i­ c a te d o n e s w ill re m a in . In a se n se , th e d o c u m e n ta r y sh ow s th e s u b c u ltu re a t o n e p o in t in tim e .

Day Two: Ethnography as a democratic medium.

McGill professor talks visual anthropology O n d a y tw o last S a tu rd a y , d a n c in g a n d rh y th m w e r e o n th e m e n u d u rin g th e "R y th m e s U rb a in s " p o r tio n o f th e

fe s tiv a l. T h re e e th n o g r a p h ic film s w e r e s c re e n e d , in c lu d in g a Q u é b é c o is film e n title d C o m m e à Cuba. A fa r cry fr o m a G rie rs o n ia n social d o c u m e n ta ry , th e im a g e s a n d s o u n d s o f C o m m e à C u b a w e r e tie d to g e th e r w ith th e a u d io o f tr a d i­ tio n a l C u b a n m u sic.

N e x t u p w as B ritish film Tem porary Insanity, a p ie c e o n th e J a m a ic a n d a n c e h a ll c u ltu re in N e w York. T h e film fo cu ss­ es o n o n e o f th e J a m a ic a n d a n c e h a ll s c e n e s 'm a in p ro m o te rs , S k e rrit B w o y, a n d his v ie w o f th e s u b c u ltu re as w e ll as th e c o n tra s t b e tw e e n his e c c e n tric d a n c e h a ll p e rs o n a a n d his "o u t o f t h e d a n c e h all" self.

Respect Your Necklaces, s h o t as p a rt o f a P h D p ro je c t b y M c G ill P rofessor A le x a n d rin e B o u d re a u lt-F o u rn ie r, fin is h e d u p th e e v e n in g w ith th e s to ry o f a sm all g r o u p o f A fro -C u b a n h ip -h o p artis ts a n d ac tivists in S a n tia g o . T h o u g h th e film is s e t in a n e x o tic p la c e , n o n e o f its in h a b ita n ts a re e x o tic iz e d .

T h e y o u n g m e n o f S e n tie m e n to R a p e ro a n d G1-2K e x p la in to B o u d re a u lt-F o u rn ie r h o w h ip -h o p is a s u b c u ltu re th a t p ro m o te s p e a c e . T h e y a im to p r o m o te th e g e n r e w ith in th e c o m m u n ity o f S a n tia g o th r o u g h a d v o c a tin g h ip -h o p as a p ro je c t o f u n d e rs ta n d in g one's h is to ry, one's p la c e w ith in th e w o rld , a n d one's fu tu re .

The Tribune cau g h t up with Professor Boudreault-Fournier to discuss the cam era as "l/eye" a n d the role o f ethnographic film m aking.

Tribune: W h a t visio n d id y o u in itia lly h a v e w h e n y o u p ic k e d u p th e c a m e ra ? D id y o u fin d y o u r v is io n w a s rea lise d o r d id it e v o lv e in to s o m e th in g d iffe re n t?

Boudreault-Fournier: You a lw a y s h a v e a d iffe re n t v i­ sion a n d o b je c tiv e in m in d w h e n y o u use a c a m e ra . S o m e ­ tim e s , y o u d o n 't e v e n k n o w w h y y o u s h o o t s o m e th in g . It b e c o m e s in s tin c tiv e ; y o u h a v e th e in s tin c t th a t a to p ic o r a s c e n e m ig h t b e in te re s tin g v is u a lly a n d c o n te x tu a lly . W h e n I b e g a n in visu al a n th ro p o lo g y , I w a s u s in g t h e c a m e ra as a n 'e y e 'to o b s e rv e th in g s in "real" life. I w a n te d to g e t u s e d to th e c a m e ra also, w h ic h is a to o l w e h a v e to le a rn fro m a n d e x ­ p e r im e n t w ith . W h e n I p ro d u c e d m y first a u d io -v is u a l p r o d ­ ucts, I re a liz e d h o w m u c h o f w h a t is c o m m u n ic a te d th r o u g h v id e o is a c o n s tru c tio n ; m a in ly a p r o d u c t o f th e e d itin g su ite.

It is th e p r o d u c e r w h o g iv es th e m e a n in g to h is /h e r fo o ta g e .

By ju x ta p o s in g tw o [p ie ce s o f] fo o ta g e to g e th e r , y o u g iv e a sense th a t w a s n o t th e r e b e fo re . It is a c o n s tru c tio n . T h is re ­ a lly s u rp ris e d m e a t first b u t it also p u s h e d m e to le a rn m o re a b o u t th e c a m e ra a n d th e process o f e d itin g .

W h e n I w a s in th e fie ld in C u b a fo r m y P hD , I w a n te d to use th e c a m e ra so w h a t I w o u ld p r o d u c e w o u ld b e u s e fu l to th e p e o p le I w a s w o r k in g w ith . As I w as w o r k in g w ith a g r o u p o f ra p p e rs w h o d id n o t h a v e th e te c h n o lo g ic a l m e a n s to c re ­ a te a u d io -v is u a l p ro d u c ts , w e b e g a n to p r o d u c e v id e o -c lip s a n d a d v e rtis e m e n ts to g e th e r . This w a s a n a m a z in g process b e c a u s e as th e y w e r e p r o d u c in g a u d io -v is u a l p ro d u c ts th a t w e r e u s efu l to th e m , I w a s le a rn in g a b o u t h o w th e y w a n te d to b e re p re s e n te d v is u a lly a n d h o w th e y im a g in e d t h e m ­ selves visu a lly. So th e use o f th e c a m e ra b e c a m e a c o lla b o ra ­ tiv e a n d le a rn in g process fo r e v e r y b o d y in v o lv e d , w h ic h w as a m a z in g ly in te re s tin g to m e . T h e v is io n w e a d o p t w h e n w e use a c a m e ra is p e rs o n a l a n d h ig h ly c o n te x tu a l. In m y case, th e c a m e ra b e c a m e a to o l to c re a te links w ith th e p e o p le I w as w o r k in g w ith a n d to c re a te a s p ace w h e r e w e c o u ld w o r k to g e th e r a n d a t th e s a m e tim e le a rn fro m e a c h o th e r.

Tribune: W h a t a re y o u r th o u g h ts o n th e re le v a n c e o f visu a l a n th ro p o lo g y a n d th e e th n o g r a p h ic film ?

Boudreault-Fournier: V isu al a n th ro p o lo g y is a b ra n c h o f a n th ro p o lo g y th a t is c h a n g in g a n d g r o w in g v e ry fas t. This is m a in ly d u e to a m o re ea s y access to v id e o te c h n o lo g y a n d film b y s tu d e n ts a n d a n th ro p o lo g is ts in g e n e ra l. It is ea sie r to p r o d u c e film s to d a y , th a n k s to th e v id e o te c h n o lo g y , th a n it w a s in th e tim e o f [p r o m in a n t a n th ro p o lo g is ts ] M e a d , o f A sch, w ith th e film te c h n o lo g y . M a n y s tu d e n ts a re in c re a s ­ in g ly m o r e in te re s te d in visu a l a n th ro p o lo g y . T h e o n ly p r o b ­ le m is th a t th e r e a re v e ry fe w o p p o rtu n itie s , I b e lie v e , o ffe re d to s tu d e n ts in M o n tr e a l to d e v e lo p th e ir u n d e rs ta n d in g a n d e x p e rtis e in th e visu a l, w h ic h is u n fo r tu n a te .

Film s a re m o re ac ce ssib le to th e 'g r a n d p u b lic 'w h ic h in ­ clu d e s p e o p le w h o a re n o t d ire c tly in v o lv e d in th e d is c ip lin e o f a n th ro p o lo g y . F o rtu n a te ly , o r u n fo rtu n a te ly , d e p e n d in g o n y o u r p e rs p e c tiv e , m o r e p e o p le w a tc h film s th a n re a d a c a ­ d e m ic te x ts . So m o r e p e o p le ca n k n o w a b o u t w h a t is g o in g o n in a n th ro p o lo g y w ith th e visual.

If y o u m isse d th e fe s tiv a l th is year, b e su re to c h e c k o u t th e s e film s o n D V D as w e ll as FIFE Q in 20 10 fo r a fa s c in a tin g e x p lo ra tio n o f visu a l a n th ro p o lo g y . ■

S ports HOCKEY— REDMEN 4, UQTR 3

M cG ill beats UQTR fo r th e first tim e this year

Redmen get in a festive mood, escape with dramatic overtime victory S teven H o ffer T h e R e d m e n h o c k e y te a m c e le b ra te d its 132nd b ir th d a y o n S a tu rd a y n ig h t w ith a 4 -3 o v e r tim e v ic to ry , u p s e ttin g th e th ir d -r a n k e d U Q T R P a trio te s a t M c C o n n e ll A re n a . L e o n a rd V e rrilli h a m m e re d in a p o w e r -p la y g o a l fr o m th e p o in t w ith 43 se c o n d s r e m a in in g in th e e x tra session to s e c u re M c G ill's fifth v ic to ry in as m a n y g a m e s .

"W e k n e w it w asn't g o in g to be easy," said M cG ill H ead Coach M a rtin R aym ond. "[The Patriotes] are a g o o d te a m and th e y fo u g h t hard, an d so it was a g o o d test for ou r d e fe n c e to be able to try and shut th e m dow n."

T h e g a m e was p re c e d e d by a cere m o n ia l fa c e o ff per­ fo rm e d by Los A ngeles Kings Assistant Coach Jam ie K om pon in h o n o u r o f th e team 's b irthd ay. K om p on, w h o is orig in ally fro m T h u n d e r Bay, O ntario , is a fo rm e r M cG ill ca p ta in and coach.

C e n tre G u illa u m e D o u c e t o p e n e d th e s c o rin g th r e e m in ­ u tes in to th e firs t p e rio d w ith a b a c k h a n d e d b re a k a w a y g o a l th a t e lu d e d U Q T R n e tm in d e r J e a n -C h ris to p h e B la n c h a rd , w h o m a d e 4 3 saves.

"I had speed on th e [d e fe n c e m a n ], a nd he was flat-footed," said D o u cet."S o I k n e w rig h t a w ay th a t I could o u t-s k a te him."

T h e rem a in d e r o f th e first period played o u t like th e early rounds o f a h e a v y w e ig h t fig h t, w ith b o th te a m s fe e lin g o u t th e ir o p p o n e n t and anxiously a w a itin g th e o p p o rtu n ity to strike.

T h o s e c h a n c e s c a m e in th e s e c o n d p e rio d w h e n D o u c e t c a p ita liz e d o n a fr ie n d ly r e b o u n d to ta lly his s e c o n d g o a l o f th e e v e n in g , g iv in g h im n in e m a rk e rs o n t h e se as o n . U Q T R re ­ s p o n d e d b y tu r n in g u p th e o ffe n s iv e p re s s u re a n d c h a lle n g in g th e R e d m e n d e fe n c e in o r d e r to fig h t th e ir w a y b a c k in to th e g a m e . T h e last 10 m in u te s o f th e s e c o n d p e rio d p ro v e d to b e th e to u g h e s t te s t fo r th e M c G ill d e fe n c e a n d R e d m e n g o a lte n d e r K evin D esfosses, w h o m a d e 22 saves o n th e e v e n in g , as th e P a trio te s s to rm e d b a c k w ith tw o g o a ls to le v e l th e score a t 2-2.

U QTR's Eric B e a u d in ta llie d th e P a trio te s ' firs t g o a l a fte r M c G ill lo s t a fa c e o ff in its o w n e n d , a n d N ic o la s C a u o e tte fo l­ lo w e d w ith th e e q u a liz e r fiv e m in u te s la te r o n a o n e -o n -o n e b re a k a w a y . M c G ill s tru g g le d to k e e p t h e p u c k o u t o f its o w n e n d d u r in g th e la tte r h a lf o f th e p e rio d as th e P a trio te s g a in e d m o m e n tu m a n d b e g a n to c o n tro l th e p a c e o f th e g a m e .

"I th o u g h t w e p la y e d w ith fire a lo t a n d to o k to o m a n y c h an c es,"sa id R a y m o n d r e g a rd in g t h e s e c o n d p e rio d ." W e g o t a w a y fro m p la y in g s im p le h o c ke y, w h ic h is o u r m o tto . A n d so in th a t re s p e c t, w e g a v e th e m a c h a n c e to g e t b a c k in th e ga m e."

M c G ill re c la im e d th e le a d a t th e e n d o f th e s e c o n d p e rio d o n a g o a l fro m d e fe n c e m a n Y an T u rc o tte , w ith o n ly 35 se co n d s

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M cG ill's Francis V e rr a u lt-P a u l (le ft) trie s t o m a n e u v e r a ro u n d a P a trio te o n S a tu rd a y n ig h t. H e fin is h e d w ith tw o assists. re m a in in g .

T h e R e d m e n c o u ld n 't e x te n d th e ir o n e -g o a l le a d , d e ­ s p ite e n jo y in g a o n e -m a n a d v a n ta g e fo r m o s t o f t h e first fiv e m in u te s o f th e th ir d p e rio d . B u t th e y m a n a g e d to h o ld o ff th e U Q T R a tta c k b y k e e p in g th e a c tio n in th e P a trio te s ' e n d , a n d o u t-s h o o tin g th e m 15-8 in th e p e rio d .

Ju st w h e n it s e e m e d th a t all h a d b e e n said a n d d o n e , U Q TR's E tie n n e B e lla v a n c e M a r tin m a d e th e m o s t o f a tim e ly fa c e o ff in th e M c G ill z o n e , fo rc in g a s h o t p a s t D esfosses to e v e n th e score w ith 9 0 s e c o n d s re m a in in g . B ut w h ile m a n y y o u n g te a m s c o m e in to th e o v e r tim e p e rio d d e fla te d a fte r such a d is h e a r te n in g e n d in g to r e g u la tio n play, R a y m o n d ral­ lie d his tro o p s a n d c a lle d a c ritic a l tim e o u t w h e n a p o w e r-p la y o p p o r tu n ity p re s e n te d its e lf to w a r d th e e n d o f th e o v e r tim e p e rio d . T h e tim e o u t p ro v e d in v a lu a b le w h e n V e rilli n e tte d th e g a m e w in n e r w ith ju s t 43 se c o n d s re m a in in g in o v e rtim e .

"It's to u g h w h e n y o u a re o n e m in u te a n d 2 0 second: a w a y fro m th e w in," said M o rin . "B ut w e k n e w th a t w e h a d the m o m e n tu m , a n d h a d o u tw o r k e d th e m all g a m e , so it ju s t to o l s o m e tim e fo r th e b o a rd to g o o u r way."

"It w a s a g o o d te s t fo r us to se e w h e r e w e a re at," said Ray m o n d . "W e g o t a n o p p o r tu n ity to p la y a to p -1 0 te a m a n d b e a th e m , to s h o w t h a t w e s h o u ld b e in th e to p 10 to o w ith o u r i; w ins."

R a y m o n d m a y g e t his b ir th d a y w is h , as his R e d m e n ar< o n e o f th e h o tte s t te a m s in C a n a d a . In a d d itio n to th e ir fiv e g a m e w in n in g stre ak, M c G ill has w o n 10 o f its last 12 g a m e s T h e R e d m e n , n o w 15-7-2, w ill ta k e th e ir w in n in g w a y s o n the ro a d to T ro is -R iviè re s fo r a r e m a tc h a g a in s t th e P a trio te s th i; F rid a y n ig h t a t 7 p .m ., b e fo re r e tu rn in g to M o n tr e a l fo r a roac g a m e a g a in s t C o n c o rd ia a t 3 p .m . o n S u n d a y . ■

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as t m o n th , fo r th e firs t tim e in m y life I a g re e d w ith M ik e M ilb u ry . K e e p in m in d th a t th is is a m a n w h o m a n a g e d to kill h o c k e y o n L o n g Is la n d b y tr a d in g a w a y R o b e rto L u o n g o , Z d e n o C h a ra , O lli J o k in e n , W a d e R e d d e n , a n d T o d d B e rtu z z i fo r little o r n o th in g in re tu rn .

T h is is a m a n w h o re c e n tly u s ed th e te r m "p a n s ific a tio n " in a n a p o p le c tic fit to in s u lt a n o th e r h o c k e y a n a ly s t w h o s u g g e s te d th a t th e ro le o f fig h tin g in h o c k e y s h o u ld b e d is cu s se d . B u t w h ile " M a d M ik e " m a y b e a n in e p t g e n e ra l m a n a g e r a n d a b lo w h a r d , h e w a s a b s o lu te ly rig h t to insist th a t his fo r m e r c o a c h , a n d c u rre n t H ockey N ig ht in C a n a d a c o lle a g u e , D o n C h e rry , s h o u ld b e in d u c te d in to th e H o c k ­ e y H a ll o f F a m e im m e d ia te ly .

D o n C h e rry is s y n o n y m o u s w ith C a n a d ia n h o c ke y.

A t th is p o in t th e tw o a re in s e p a ra b le , w h e th e r y o u lik e it o r n o t. C h e rry is b ras h , lo u d -m o u th e d , c o n tro v e rs ia l, a n d a ta d x e n o p h o b ic , b u t h e is also a n a tio n a l tre a s u re . In a 2 0 0 4 CBC te le v is io n series, C a n a d ia n v o te d C h e rry as th e " s e v e n th -g re a te s t C a n a d ia n " o f all t im e — o n e s p o t a h e a d o f Sir J o h n A . M a c d o n a ld , a n d tw o n o tc h e s a b o v e th e in ­ v e n to r o f th e te le p h o n e , A le x a n d e r G ra h a m B ell (w h o w as S c o ttis h , b u t th a t's b e s id e th e p o in t).

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n a tio n a l te le v is io n s h o w in w h ic h p re s e n te rs re g u la rly ta lk to o ff-c a m e ra p ro d u c e rs w h ile th e y 'r e o n th e a ir (S a m p le d ia lo g u e : C h e rry — "W h a t's n e xt? " R on M a c L e a n — "D o w e h a v e tim e to s h o w th e c lip o f Richards's g o a l? .. . O k a y th e r e it is, y o u 'v e g o t 3 0 se co n d s, D on.") P ers o n ally, I c a n 't s ta n d C h e rry h a lf o f t h e tim e , as he's th e e p ito m e o f th e tr a d itio n -b o u n d d in o s a u rs w h o h a v e p r e v e n te d c h a n g e in th e N H L . B u t I still c a n 't ta k e m y ey es o ff o f th e T V w h e n ­ e v e r he's o n th e sc reen .

W h e n I m o v e d to C a n a d a a t t h e a g e o f e ig h t, m y first e x p o s u re to C a n a d ia n h o c k e y w a s o n e o f D o n C h erry's d e lig h tfu l o ld Rock'em Sock'em h o c k e y v id e o s . I h a d p re v i­ o u s ly w a tc h e d tw o o f th e th r e e M ighty D ucks m o v ie s , a n d m a r v e le d a t th e tr ip le -d e k e a n d th e fo r m id a b le p o w e r o f th e Ic e la n d ic n a tio n a l h o c k e y te a m . B ut Rock'em Sock'em 8 s ta rte d a lo v e a ffa ir th a t has la s te d to t h e p re s e n t day.

T h e t a p e w a s a m ix o f th e p re v io u s year's g re a te s t plays, a n d it g a v e e q u a l b illin g to g r e a t g o a ls a n d saves, b u t it w a s th e h its a n d fig h ts th a t s to le th e sh o w . U s u a lly s h o w n o v e r h o rre n d o u s ly g e n e ric te c h n o o r s o ft-ro c k m u s ic th a t s o u n d e d lik e it c a m e s tra ig h t fr o m th e C asio k e y b o a rd s o f y o u r y o u th , a n d fe a tu r in g in s ig h tfu l c o m m e n ta r y su ch as "O n c e y o u g e t in to th e tr o lle y trac ks, lo o k o u t!" fr o m C h e r­

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ry, th e m o n ta g e o f p h y s ic a lity w a s a b ig rea so n w h y m y d re a m s o f b e in g a p ro fe s s io n a l so ccer p la y e r fe ll q u ic k ly b y th e w a y s id e .

M y s to ry isn't u n iq u e : C h e rry has fu e le d th is c o u n try 's p a ssio n fo r h o c k e y fo r d e c a d e s . H e is la rg e r th a n th e g a m e , a n d a r g u a b ly m o re re s p o n s ib le th a n a n y in d iv id u a l p la y e r fo r t h e c o n tin u e d g r o w th o f h o c k e y in C a n a d a . In a n a g e o f p o litic a l co rre c tn e s s , C h e rry is b ru ta lly , a n d re fre s h in g ­ ly, h o n e s t. In a c o u n tr y th a t c o n s ta n tly u n d e rv a lu e s itself, he's a lo u d a n d p ro u d p a tr io t. A n d in a g a m e th a t sp eaks to o u r lo v e o f v io le n c e , he's a p ro u d p a re n t p ro c la im in g his lo v e fo r h o c k e y , w a rts a n d all.

So g iv e D o n his d u e . It's b e e n n e a rly 2 9 y e ars sin ce h e last p a c e d b e h in d a b e n c h , a n d he's b e e n in a CBC b o o th e v e r since. H e's b e e n ta lk in g to C a n a d ia n s a b o u t h o c k e y fo r th e la tte r th ir d o f th e NHL's e x is te n c e . A fu ll-fle d g e d in ­ d u c tio n as a b u ild e r a n d a m b a s s a d o r o f th e g a m e , n o t a m e m b e r o f th e m e d ia (w h o g e ts th e re c o g n itio n fro m th e p u b lic , b u t n o t a p la q u e in s id e th e H o c k e y H all o f F a m e), is w h a t C h e rry d e s e rv e s . A n d th e n y o u c a n g e t s ta rte d o n a n in te ra c tiv e d is p la y th a t's b e e n lo n g o v e r d u e fo r years: a tr ib u te to C h e rry 's d is tin c tiv e fa s h io n th r o u g h o u t his ye ars as a b ro a d c a s te r. ■

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BASKETBALL— REDMEN 86, UQAM 78

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For th e first tw o -th ir d s o f th e season, it s e e m e d lik e e v e ry tim e th e M c G ill R e d m e n b a s k e tb a ll te a m w o u ld ta k e a s te p fo rw a rd in th e QSSF, a s te p b a c k w a rd w o u ld fo llo w . C o m in g in to last w e e k e n d , M c G ill h a d w o n th e firs t le g in th r e e o f th e ir fiv e b a c k -to -b a c k series a g a in s t Q u e b e c o p p o n e n ts , b u t h a d n e v e r w o n th e s e c o n d g a m e . T h a t d u b io u s h a b it c a m e to a cra s h ­ in g h a lt o n S a tu rd a y n ig h t, as th e R e d m e n s q u e a k e d o u t a 8 6 -7 8 v ic to ry o v e r th e U Q A M C ita d in s a t C E P S U M o n th e C ita d in s ' d o w n to w n c a m p u s .

T h e R e d m e n b e n e fite d fro m a d a y o f rest b e tw e e n th e ir tw o g a m e s a g a in s t U Q A M — M c G ill b e a t th e C ita d in s 6 6 -6 2 a t h o m e o n T h u rs d a y n ig h t b e fo re h e a d in g to U Q A M 's S p o rt C e n tre o n S a tu rd a y n ig h t. T h e F rid a y d a y o ff w a s th e ir first th is season.

"It's a h u g e w in fo r us," said M c G ill H e a d C o ac h C raig N o rm a n . "W e 'v e h a d a to u g h tim e in th e c o n fe re n c e w in n in g b a c k -to -b a c k g a m e s . It's to u g h c o m in g b a c k fo r a s e c o n d g a m e , b u t th e d a y o ff h e lp e d tre m e n d o u s ly . O u r g u y s w e r e a b it m o re fo cu sse d , a n d o u r b e n c h p la ye rs w e r e tr e m e n d o u s . W e c u t d o w n th e s ta rte rs 'm in u te s a b it, a n d th e b e n c h g u y s re a lly re s p o n d e d ."

M cG ill's S ean A n th o n y a n d P aw el H e rra — b o th o f w h o m h a v e u s u ally b e e n o n th e flo o r fo r th e o p e n in g t ip — b e g a n S a tu rd a y n ig h t o n th e b e n c h .

A n d th o u g h h e s ta rte d , fo r w a r d M ic h a e l W h ite p la y e d o n ly 13 m in u te s d u e to a sore b a ck. This season, th o s e th r e e p la ye rs h a v e c o m b in e d to a v e ra g e 3 0 p o in ts a n d 19 re b o u n d s a g a m e , b u t th e trio m a n a g e d o n ly 19 p o in ts a n d 12 re b o u n d s (W h ite g r a b b e d n in e o f th e m ) o n S a tu rd a y n ig h t.

N ic h o la s N is h ik a w a , w h o s ta rte d in th e fr o n tc o u r t a lo n g s id e W h ite , m a y h a v e e m e r g e d as N o rm a n 's m o s t ta le n te d fre s h m a n w ith his p e rfo r­ m a n c e o n S a tu rd a y n ig h t. T h e firs t-y e a r fo r w a r d m a d e all th r e e o f his fie ld g o a ls e n ro u te to n o tc h in g e ig h t p o in ts , se ve n re b o u n d s , a n d fiv e assists.

W ith 35 m in u te s o f p la y in g tim e in a clo se g a m e , h e has e a rn e d N o rm a n 's tru s t.

"N is h ik a w a w a s u n b e lie v a b le ," said N o rm a n . "T h e p o is e h e s h o w e d , a n d th e w a y h e passes th e b a ll, is u n b e lie v a b le fo r a firs t-y e a r kid. H e w as a h u g e , h u g e p a rt, c o n s id e rin g M ic h a e l W h ite w as d o w n w ith a n injury."

M a tt T h o rn h ill c a rrie d th e R e d m e n w ith 2 8 p o in ts , s h o o tin g 11 fo r 18 fro m th e fie ld . His p e rfo r m a n c e w a s e le c tric e n o u g h to w in o v e r a n u m b e r o f U Q A M fa n s w h o asked fo r his a u to g r a p h a fte r th e g a m e .

"W e w e r e k in d o f s tru g g lin g la tely , so w e k n e w th is w e e k e n d w as g o in g to b e big," said T h o rn h ill. "W e lost tw o clo se o n e s to [U Q A M ] last tim e , so w e h a d to m a k e u p fo r th a t. W e d id n 't w a n t to c o m e o u t w ith a n y th in g less th a n tw o w in s th is w e e k e n d . .. . [U Q A M ] fig h ts h a rd , so w e h a d to m a tc h th e ir in te n s ity , a n d w e d id th a t to n ig h t. T h a t's h o w w e w on."

T h e se c o n d h a lf w a s in te n s e , to say th e least. For o v e r 13 m in u te s — fro m th e m id d le o f th e th ird q u a r te r u n til th e e n d o f th e fo u r th — n e ith e r te a m h e ld a tw o -p o s s e s s io n le a d . U Q A M w as w in n in g th e b a ttle o f th e b o a rd s a n d w a s g e ttin g ea sy p u tb a c k s th r o u g h o u t, b u t M c G ill r e m e d ie d th a t p r o b le m as th e fo u r th q u a r te r w o r e on.

"W e m a d e a c o n c e rte d e ffo r t to g e t d o w n lo w e r a n d tr y to g ra b e v e ry lo o s e r e b o u n d b e c a u s e , fo r m o s t o f th e g a m e , th e y w e re o u t-r e b o u n d in g us," said T h o rn h ill. "T hat's w h a t d id it. T h e y w e r e g e ttin g m o s t o f th e ir p o in ts o ff se c o n d ch an c es, so o n c e w e b o x e d o u t a n d g o t d o w n a b it lo w e r, w e w e re a b le to s to p th e m ."

"A g a in st U Q A M , if y o u d o n 't r e b o u n d th e b a s k e tb a ll, th e n y o u 're d o n e , b e c a u s e th e y 're so te n a c io u s o n th e glass a n d th e y g e t ea sy p u tb a c k s ,"s a id N o rm a n . "W e m a n a g e d to fig h t th e m to o th a n d nail d o w n th e s tre tc h , a n d it m a d e a h u g e d iffe re n c e . T h e w a y w e c h a n g e d d e fe n c e s also h e lp e d , a n d th e g u y s w e r e u n b e lie v a b le e x e c u tin g th e m ."

W ith six m in u te s re m a in in g , th e R e d m e n tra ile d 6 8 -6 5 . B ut th e y a l­ lo w e d U Q A M o n ly a s in g le fre e th r o w o v e r th e n e x t fiv e m in u te s , a n d b u ilt u p a fiv e -p o in t le a d . T h e C ita d in s 'O liv ie r H u d o n b r o u g h t th e c ro w d to its fe e t w ith a th r e e -p o in te r to b re a k th e d r y sp ell, b u t A n th o n y h it a c o ld ­ b lo o d e d th r e e o f his o w n se co n d s later. U Q A M clo se d to w ith in tw o o n c e m o re o n a p u tb a c k b y G re g o ry S a in t-A m a n d — w h o fin is h e d w ith 15 p o in ts a n d a te a m -h ig h e ig h t r e b o u n d s — b u t tw o te c h n ic a l fo u ls b y th e C ita d in s in th e fin a l m in u te p u t th e g a m e o u t o f rea ch .

T h e te a m s w e r e a lm o s t d e a d e v e n s ta tistic ally, e x c e p t fo r fo u l s h o o t­ in g , w h ic h is w h e r e th e R e d m e n m a y h a v e w o n th e g a m e . T h e y s h o t 18 fo r 2 9 fro m th e c h a rity s trip e — in c lu d in g 15 a tte m p ts in th e last fiv e m in u te s o f th e g a m e — w h ile U Q A M h a d o n ly 13 fre e th ro w s fo r th e e n tir e g a m e , a n d h it 10. M c G ill le a d in g sc o rer M o u s ta fa El Z a n a ty ta llie d 2 0 p o in ts , a n d S o u le y m a n e D ia g n e le d th e C ita d in s w ith 22.

T h e tw o w in s th is w e e k e n d v a u lt th e R e d m e n in to th e th ic k o f th e QSSF p la y o ff race. O n ly tw o p o in ts — a s in g le w in — s e p a ra te all fiv e te a m s .

T h e R e d m e n (5-7) a re tie d w ith Bishop's fo r fo u r th p lace, w h ic h is th e last p la y o ff sp o t.

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BASKETBALL— MARTLETS 80, UQAM 67

VOLLEYBALL— MARTLETS 3, SHERBROOKE 1

Him-Lazarenko injured in marquee win

Martlets tune up for playoffs

M cG ill on cusp o f playoffs Irwin kills Vert et Or Jacob K anter

T h e M cG ill w om en's b asketball season has been a roller coaster ride o f ups and dow n s, so w h y should o n e g a m e be an y different?

T h e M a r tle ts all b u t s e c u re d th e m s e lv e s a p la y ­ o ff s p o t w ith a n 8 0 -6 7 v ic to r y o v e r th e U Q A M C ita ­ d in s o n S a tu rd a y n ig h t a t U Q A M 's S p o rt C e n tre . B ut th e te a m a ls o s u ffe re d a c ru s h in g b lo w , as fre s h m a n fo r w a r d A n n e th H im -L a z a re n k o , M c G ill's le a d in g sc o rer a n d r e b o u n d e r, to re h e r a n te r io r c ru c ia te lig a ­ m e n t in th e fo u r th q u a r te r a n d w ill m iss th e r e m a in ­ d e r o f th e season.

"A n n e th is o b v io u s ly a b ig p a rt o f o u r te a m /'s a id M c G ill H e a d C o a c h R yan T h o rn e . "She's o n e o f th e b e s t p o s t p la y e rs in th e le a g u e rig h t n o w . A n y tim e y o u h a v e s o m e th in g lik e th a t h a p p e n to y o u r te a m , it's a lw a y s d iffic u lt. B u t I th in k w e 'll w o r k w e ll w ith e a c h o th e r.T h e g o o d th in g a b o u t th e te a m rig h t n o w is th a t th e y 'r e a g o o d , c lo s e -k n it g ro u p . It ju s t g ives a n o p p o r tu n ity fo r o th e r p la y e rs w h o h a v e n 't h a d as m u c h p la y in g tim e to g e t o u t th e r e a n d h e lp us."

W ith e ig h t and a h alf m in u tes re m a in in g and M cG ill c o m fo rta b ly lea d in g 6 9 -4 9 , H im -L azaren ko fell to th e g ro u n d w h ile g o in g for an offensive re­ b o u n d , and g o t ta n g le d up w ith tw o o th e r play­ ers. T h e cro w d fell silent as she cried o u t in pain for several m inutes, an d w as e v e n tu a lly carried o ff on a stretcher.

"It w a s e x tr e m e ly u p s e ttin g th a t sh e g o t injured," said fo r w a r d Elise L e p in e , w h o fin is h e d w ith 11 p o in ts a n d s e v e n re b o u n d s . "A n n e th is such a h u g e p a rt o f o u r te a m . She's o u r le a d in g scorer, she's h u g e o n th e b o a rd s e v e ry g a m e , she's a re a lly s tro n g p la ye r. N o t o n ly w ill m y ro le e x p a n d , b u t e v e r y o n e w h o step s o n th e c o u r t w ill n o w h a v e a n e x p a n d e d role."

M cG ill had a to u g h tim e fo llo w in g th e injury, an d U Q A M to o k a d v a n ta g e o f H im -Lazarenko's a b ­ sence by g o in g on a 15-3 run ov e r th e n ext six m in ­ utes. But th e M a rtle ts n ever le t th e ir lead d ip b e lo w e ig h t points, and closed th e g a m e o u t on an 8 -3 run o f th e ir o w n .

"It's alw ays hard to stay focussed on th e g a m e w h e n s o m eo n e gets injured," said Lepine. "And I th in k w e did let up a lo t m o re th a n w e should have.

But w e k ep t it to g e th e r,.k n o w in g th a t w e ju s t had to push th ro u g h th e last e ig h t and a h alf m inutes."

T h e M a r tle ts g o t a w a y w ith le ttin g u p th a n k s to a s e c o n d q u a r te r in w h ic h th e y o u ts c o re d th e C ita d in s 2 9 -8 , a fte r b e in g o u ts c o re d 24-17 in th e first.

H im -L a z a re n k o , L e p in e , a n d S te p h a n ie B e rg e ro n — w h o le d th e M a r tle ts w ith 2 4 p o in ts w h ile h ittin g fo u r o f n in e th r e e -p o in te r s — c o m b in e d to sc o re 27 p o in ts in th e s e c o n d p e rio d , g iv in g M c G ill a 4 6 -3 2 le a d g o in g in to h a lftim e .

"W e ju s t s ta rte d to e x p o s e th e ir d e fe n c e , ra th e r th a n tr y in g to ju s t ru n o u r plays," said L e p in e . "W e w e r e fin d in g th e o p e n p e o p le a n d ru n n in g , d e fin ite ­ ly. B ut o u r d e fe n c e w a s b ig also. In o u r m a n -to -m a n d e fe n c e , w e h a d to b e a w a re o f th e s h o o te rs . A n d o n c e w e s ta rte d s w itc h in g o n th e screen s, t h a t w as re a lly b ig fo r us."

U Q A M h it th r e e o f s e v e n th r e e -p o in te rs in th e firs t h a lf, b u t m a d e o n ly tw o o f 2 0 a tte m p ts th e rest o f th e w a y . Jessica B ib e a u -C o te le d th e C ita d in s w ith 18 p o in ts , b u t s h o t o n ly 5-13 fr o m th e fie ld .

N a th ifa W e e k e s o n c e a g a in le d th e M a r tle ts o n th e flo o r, d is h in g o u t n in e assists, as w e ll as sco rin g 16 p o in ts a n d g ra b b in g fiv e re b o u n d s . U Q A M h a d 23 m o re sh ots th a n M c G ill, b u t th e M a r t le t s '51.0 s h o o t­ in g p e rc e n ta g e w a s e n o u g h to m a k e u p fo r th e ir 22 tu rn o v e rs (a n d U Q A M 's 22 o ffe n s iv e re b o u n d s ).

T h e w in c a m e o n th e h e els o f a 6 6 -6 0 w in a g a in s t th e C ita d in s a t L o v e H all o n T h u rs d a y n ig h t, a n d w as th e M a r tle ts 'fo u r th v ic to r y in th e ir p a s t fiv e g a m e s .

"These tw o w ins a llo w us to k n o w th a t w e can b e a t som e g o o d teams," said Th o rn e. "[U Q A M ] was ranked e ig h th earlier in th e season, so this gives us som e m o re confidence."

In fo u r th p la c e w ith a 5-7 re c o rd , th e M a r tle ts are o n th e cu sp o f m a k in g th e QSSF p la y o ffs a fte r m iss­ in g th e m last y e a r fo r th e firs t tim e d u r in g T h o rn e 's te n u r e as h e a d co a c h . To k n o c k o u t th e M a rtle ts , fifth -p la c e C o n c o rd ia m u s t w in its last six g a m e s , w h ic h is fo u r m o r e w in s th a n its c u rre n t to ta l.

"W e n e v e r w a n t to m iss th e p la y o ffs a g a in ,"s a id T h o rn e . "W e p u t o u rs e lv e s in a v e r y g o o d p o s itio n to m a k e th e p la yo ffs . .. . B ut e v e r y d a y, w e still h a v e to ta k e c a re o f b u s in es s a n d b e a t e v e r y o n e o u t th e re .

A fte r g o a l n u m b e r o n e , w h ic h is to g e t in to th e p la y ­ offs, o u r n e x t g o a l is o b v io u s ly to g e t a w in in th e playoffs."

M c G ill has th e w e e k o ff b e fo re re s u m in g p la y a g a in s t Laval o n F e b ru a ry 13 a t 6 p .m . a t Love H all. ■

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M a t t C h esser K elsey Irw in 's c a le n d a r m a y h a v e b e e n tu r n e d to th e w r o n g p a g e o n S unday a fte r n o o n , as th e M c G ill M a r tle ts ' th ir d -y e a r m id d le tu r n e d in a p la y o ff-c a lib re p e rfo r m a n c e a w e e k to o ea rly.

Irw in d o m in a te d th e th ir d a n d fo u r th sets o f a m e a n in g le s s re g u la r se as o r fin a le , s c o rin g th r e e o f th e m a tch 's last fo u r p o in ts to le ad th e M a r tle ts to a 3-1 w ir o v e r th e S h e rb ro o k e V e rt e t O r. T h e M a r tle ts h a d a lre a d y s e c u re d th e th ir d seec in th e QSSF a fte r th e fo u r th -p la c e V e rt e t O r w e r e m a th e m a tic a lly e lim in a te d £ w e e k ago.

"T h e [fin e -tu n in g ] isn't p e rfe c t, b u t w e p la y e d fa irly w ell," sa id M c G ill H eac C o a c h R a c h è le B é liv e a u . " O b v io u s ly [Irw in ] w a s a h u g e rea so n w h y w e w o n . H to o k h e r a little w h ile to g e t in th e g a m e , b u t o n c e s h e g o t s ta rte d y o u c o u ld n '1 s to p her."

Irw in h a lte d a s ix -p o in t S h e rb ro o k e ra lly in t h e fo u r th set, b re a k in g o p e r a 21-21 tie w ith tw o s tra ig h t kills o ff o f n ic e sets b y A m é lie T ro ttie r-P ic a rd , w h e fin is h e d w ith a g a m e -h ig h 3 4 assists. Irw in th e n s e n t th e V e r t e t O r in to th e o ff se as o n in a s im ila r m a n n e r, s p ik in g a laser fr o m a T ro ttie r-P ic a rd se t in to th e b a c k ro w o ff to w in th e fin a l g a m e 25-21.

T h r e e -tim e A ll-C a n a d ia n p o w e r h itte r J e n n ife r T h o m s o n also tu r n e d in £ s tro n g p e rfo rm a n c e , c o n trib u tin g 12 kills a lo n g w ith a g a m e -h ig h 2 6 d ig s , as die lib e ro S arah H o w e ll, w h o d o m in a te d d e fe n s iv e ly a n d fin is h e d w ith 19 digs.

"Last tim e w e p la y e d S h e rb ro o k e it w a s a b it o f a flo p , so it w a s g o o d to c o m e o u t a n d p la y w e ll a t h o m e in o u r last re g u la r se as o n g a m e," said Irw in . "T h ere a re n 't a n y g a m e s in o u r d iv is io n w h e r e y o u ca n a ffo rd to sit b a c k a n d c o u n t on an ea s y w in."

T h e fo u r -te a m Q u e b e c d iv is io n is a rg u a b ly th e m o s t c o m p e titiv e in C a n a d a T h e U n iv e rs ity o f M o n tr e a l C a ra b in s le a d th e w a y w ith a 20-1 re c o rd , a n d a re th e to p -r a n k e d te a m in th e c o u n try . Laval a n d M c G ill a re ra n k e d 1 0 th a n d 11th in th e n a tio n , re s p e c tiv e ly .

"O u r d iv is io n is v e ry tig h t, w e 're ju s t a c o u p le o f w in s a b o v e S h e rb ro o k e anc Laval is ju s t o n e w in b e tte r th a n us,"said B é liv e a u . "I w o u ld say th a t all o f [th e fo u r te a m s in Q u e b e c ] a re a m o n g th e to p 15 te a m s in C anada."

D e s p ite p o s tin g a re s p e c ta b le 10-11 re c o rd , S h e rb ro o k e w ill h a v e to w a tc h fro m h o m e as th e M a r tle ts (13-8) ta k e o n th e Laval R o u g e e t O r (14-7) in t h e QSSF s e m i-fin a l. M c G ill a n d Laval sp lit th e ir se as o n series th is year, e a c h w in n in g tw o g a m e s . T h e w in n e r o f th e b e s t-o f-th r e e series w ill a d v a n c e to fa c e th e C a ra b in s in th e Q SSF Final. B o th th e C a ra b in s a n d th e ir o p p o n e n ts w ill g e t a s p o t in th e CIS W o m e n 's V o lle y b a ll C h a m p io n s h ip , to b e h e ld a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f N e w B ru n sw ic k fro m F e b ru a ry 2 6 -2 8 .

"W e're g o in g to really have to be aggressive against Laval," said Béliveau.

"You have to really a ttack th e m , because th e y 're a g o o d offensive te a m and if you sit back, th e n th e y 'll pick you ap art. If w e attack th e m , th e n h o p e fu lly th e y w o n 't be a b le to a tta c k us."

T h e M a r tle ts b e g in th e ir q u e s t fo r a n a tio n a l c h a m p io n s h ip o n T h u rs d a y in Q u e b e c C ity, as th e y kick o ff th e b e s t-o f-th r e e Q SSF s e m i-fin a l a g a in s t Laval a t 7 p .m . G a m e tw o o f th e series w ill b e h e ld o n S a tu rd a y a t L ove H all a t 6 p .m ., a n d , if n ecessary, Laval w ill h o s t g a m e th r e e o n S u n d a y a t 2 p .m . ■

JOHN KELSEY T o m lin s o n F ie ld h o u s e w a s th e s ite o f th e 14 th a n n u a l M c G ill T e a m C h a lle n g e tra c k a n d fie ld m e e t o v e r th e w e e k e n d . F o u r M c G ill a th le te s m e d a lle d o v e r t h e c o u rs e o f t h e t w o - d a y e v e n t: Z a ria S to ffm a n w o n g o ld in th e w o m e n 's 6 0 m e tr e h u rd le s , Lucas L a fo u rc a d e w o n s ilv e r in th e m en's in d o o r p e n ta th lo n , A la n n a B a ttis to n w o n s ilv e r in th e w o m e n 's in d o o r p e n ta th lo n , a n d M a x im e B e a u m o n t-C o rte a u w o n b ro n z e in th e m en's p o le v a u lt. O v e ra ll, th e M a r tle ts fin is h e d n in th , a n d th e R e d m e n fin is h e d te n th .

S h e rb ro o k e 's S arah S ch a e rli g o e s u p fo r a s p ik e as M cG ill's K aiva M a te u s (1 4 ) a n d J e n n ife r T h o m s o n (7) a t te m p t a b lo c k . T h o m s o n fin is h e d w ith 2 6 dig s.

Ordre du jour de L'Assemblée Générale Association Étudiante de l'Université McGill le 5 février 16h00- à la cafétéria du Shatner

Agenda for the General Assembly Students' Society of McGill University February 5th, 4pm - Shatner Cafeteria Students must bring their McGill IDs.

Les étudiants doivent apporter leur identification McGill.

1.0 Call to order 2.0 Adoption of the Agenda 3.0 Announcements 4.0 Report of the Executive Committee 5.0 Old Business 5.1 Motion Re: Student Services 5.2 Motion Re: Catered House Party 5.3 Motion Re: SSMU Support for the Association of McGill Undergraduate Student Employees (AMUSE) 5.4 Motion Re: Military Recruitment 5.5 Motion Re: Administrators Identified as Star Wars Characters 5.6 Motion Re: Military Research 5.7 Motion re: No Pants Fridays 6.0 New Business 6.1 Motion Re: Bottle Water Use On Campus 6.2 Motion Re: SSMU condemnation of bombings of education institutions in Gaza 6.3 Motion Re: GA Reform 7.0 Adjournment

MOTIONS OF THE REGULAR GENERAL ASSEMBLY WINTER 2009 Motion Re: Student Services* Motion Re: Catered House Party** Motion Re: SSMU Support for the Association of McGill Undergraduate Students Employees (AMUSE)** Motion Re: Military Recruitment at McGill University** Motion Re: Administrators to be identified as Star Wars characters** Motion Re: Military Research at McGill** Motion Re: No Pants Fridays**

1 .0 2 .0 3 .0 4 .0

O u v e rtu re d e l'a s s e m b lé e A d o p tio n d e l'o rd re du jo u r A nnonces R a p p o rt du c o m ité e x é c u tif

5 .0 A ffa ire s Passées 5 .1 M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t: Services a lim e n ta ire s 5 .2 M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t: F ê te chez la p rin c ip a le , rep as com pris 5 .3 M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t: S o u tie n à l'A sso ciatio n des É tu d ian ts e m p lo y é s à M c G ill 5.4 Motion Concernant: Recrutement militaire à l'Université McGill 5 .5 M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t: La d é s ig n a tio n des a d m in is tra te u rs d 'a p rè s les p e rs o n n a g e s d e Star Wars 5 .6 M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t: La rec h e rc h e m ilita ire à M c G ill 5 .7 M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t: Les v e n d re d is sans p a n ta lo n 6 .0 N o u v e l o rd re 6 .1 M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t: l'usage d 'e a u en b o u te ille sur le cam pus 6 .2 M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t: l'A É U M c o n d a m n e le b o m b a rd e m e n t des é ta b lis s e m e n ts d 'e n s e ig n e m e n t d e Gaza 6 .3 M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t: la ré fo rm e des AG 7 .0 A jo u r n e m e n t

M O T IO N S DE L'ASSEMBLÉE GÉNÉRALE RÉGULIÈRE L'HIVER 2009 M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t : Services a lim e n ta ire s * M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t : F ê te chez ia p rin c ip a le , rep as c o m p ris ** M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t : S o u tie n à l'A s s o c iatio n des É tu d ia n ts e m p lo y é s à M c G ill* * M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t : La d é s ig n a tio n des a d m in is tra te u rs d 'a p rè s les p ersonn ages d e Star W ars** M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t : R e c ru te m e n t m ilita ire à l'U n iv e rs ité M c G ill* *

‘ these motions are from the Winter 2008 GA, please go www.ssmu.mcgill.ca/GA to read motions in full * ‘ these motions are from the Fall 2008 GA, please go www.ssmu.mcgill.ca/GA to read motions in full

M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t : La re c h e rc h e m ilita ire à M c G ill* *

Motion Re: Bottled Water Use on campus

M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t : L'U sage d 'e a u en B o u te ille sur le C am pus

B e it fu r th e r re s o lv e d t h a t S S M U lo b b y M c G ill a d m in is tr a tio n to fo llo w s u it a n d e lim in a te th e sa le a n d d is tr ib u tio n o f b o ttle d w a t e r o n th e M c G ill c a m p u s ; a n d B e it y e t fu r t h e r re s o lv e d t h a t S S M U d is tr ib u te in fo r m a tio n to all clu b s a n d se rvic es, a n d to th e s tu d e n t b o d y o n issues p e rta in in g to b o ttle d w a te r ; a n d Be it y e t fu r t h e r re s o lv e d t h a t S S M U p r o m o te t h e s u s ta in a b le a lte r n a tiv e o f a lre a d y r e a d ily a v a ila b le ta p w a te r , a n d o th e r s u s ta in a b le m e th o d s o f w a t e r d is tr ib u tio n such as w a t e r c o o le rs , re -u s a b le glasses, e tc .

Motion Re: SSMU condemnation of bombings of education institutions in Gaza

Motion Concernant : Les vendredis sans pantalon** * ces motions (d'Hiver 2008 AG) sont disponibles sur www.ssmu.mcgill.ca/GA ** ces motions (d'automne 2008 AG) sont disponibles sur www.ssmu.mcgill.ca/GA

Il est résolu q u e l'A É U M fasse des progrès vers l'é lim in a tio n de la d istrib u tio n e t de la v e n te d e l'eau en b o u te ille dans le b â tim e n t de l'Association É tu d ia n te ; Il est aussi résolu q u e l'A É U M fasse pression sur l'a d m in is tra tio n de M cG ill p o u r fa ire de m ê m e e t é lim in e r la v e n te e t la d istrib u tio n de l'eau en b o u te ille sur le cam pus ; Il est é g a le m e n t résolu q u e l'A É U M distrib u e des in fo rm a tio n s à tous les clubs e t services ainsi q u 'à l'e n s e m b le des étu d ia n ts co n c e rn a n t les p ro b lè m e s liés à l'eau en b o u te ille e t II est e n fin résolu que l'A É U M e n c o u ra g e la c o n s o m m a tio n d 'e a u du ro b in e t e t l'u tilisatio n de m oyens de d is trib u tio n d 'e a u é c ologiq ue, te lle s que les fo n ta in e s à eau e t les verres réutilisables, etc.

Be it re s o lv e d t h a t th e S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty o f M c G ill U n iv e rs ity c o n d e m n th e b o m b in g o f th e e d u c a tio n a l in s titu tio n s in G a z a , in c lu d in g th e Is la m ic U n iv e rs ity in G aza c ity a n d th e U N R W A ru n schools; a n d Be it fu r th e r re s o lv e d t h a t th e S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty o f M c G ill U n iv e rs ity issues a p u b lic s ta te m e n t o f c o n d e m n a tio n im m e d ia te ly a n d call o n th e g o v e r n m e n t o f C a n a d a a n d M c G ill U n iv e rs ity 's P rin c ip a l H e a th e r M u n r o e -B lu m to a ls o c o n d e m n th e b o m b in g s ; • a n d Be it fu r t h e r re s o lv e d t h a t th e S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty o f M c G ill U n iv e rs ity , u n d e r ta k e p u b lic in itia tiv e to c o n d e m n th e b o m b in g a n d s u p p o rt th e rig h t to e d u c a tio n o f P a le s tin ia n s tu d e n ts , a n d t h a t such in itia tiv e s m a y in c lu d e : c a m p a ig n s , e d u c a tio n a l le c tu re se rie s , fo ru m s a n d /o r fu n d ra is in g in itia tiv e s to s u p p o rt s tu d e n ts in G a za .

Motion Re: GA Reform Be it re s o lv e d t h a t th is b o d y re c o m m e n d s t h a t th e S S M U le g is la tiv e c o u n cil p u t fo r w a r d a r e fe r e n d a q u e s tio n to r e -w r ite th e G A s e c tio n o f th e c o n s titu tio n to m a k e S S M U g e n e ra l a s s e m b lie s a n a d h o c r a th e r th a n a b i­ an nual body. “ Q uorum f o r a re g u la r o r special general assem bly is one hun d re d (100) m em bers o f the association fr o a t lea st fo u r d iffe re n t fa c u ltie s o r schools. Q ua lifie d Q uorum f o r th is general assem bly sh all be 3 9 7 students, o r 2% o f th e und e rg rad u a te p o p u la tio n o f McGill.

Questions o r com m ents re ga rd ing this agenda m a y be d ire cte d to pres(3)ssmu.mcgill.ca, 514-3986801 w w w .ssm u.m cgill.ca/G A

M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t : l'A É U M c o n d a m n e le b o m b a rd e m e n t des é ta b lis s e m e n ts d 'e n s e ig n e m e n t d e G aza Il est résolu q u e l'A ssociation É tu d ia n te de l'U n iv e rs ité M cG ill c o n d a m n e le b o m b a rd e m e n t des éta b lis s e m e n ts d 'e n s e ig n e m e n t de G aza, d o n t l'u n iv e rs ité islam ique de la ville de Gaza e t les écoles gérées par U N R W A ; Il est aussi résolu q u e l'Association É tu d ia n te de l'U n iv e rs ité M cG ill é m e tte im m é d ia te m e n t une d é c la ra tio n pu b liq u e de c o n d a m n a tio n e t ap p e lle le g o u v e rn e m e n t canadien e t la rectrice de l'U n iv e rs ité M cG ill H e a th e r M u n ro e Blum à c o n d a m n e r le b o m b a rd e m e n t ; 11 est aussi résolu que l'Association É tu d ia n te de l'U n iv e rs ité M cG ill e n tre p re n n e des in itiatives publiq ues p our c o n d a m n e r le b o m b a rd e m e n t e t s o u te n ir le d ro it à l'éd u catio n des élèves e t é tu d ia n ts p alestiniens, avec des in itia tives telles que: des co nférences, des fo ru m s e t/o u des collectes de fonds p o u r so u te n ir les é tu d ia n ts de Gaza.

M o tio n C o n c e rn a n t : La R é fo rm e des AG Il est résolu q u e c e t org a n is m e re c o m m a n d e la p ré s e n ta tio n par le conseil lég islatif de l'A É U M d 'u n e q u estio n de ré fé re n d u m visant à réécrire la section de la c o n s titu tio n c o n c e rn a n t les AG afin q u e celles-ci so ien t convoq uées de façon ad hoc p lu tô t q u e d eux fois par an.

* Le quorum p o u r une assemblée gén é ra l régu liè re ou spéciale est de cent (100) m em bres de l'A ssociation p ro v e n a n t d 'a u m oins q ua tre (4) fa c u lté s ou écoles différentes. Le quorum q u a lifié est deux p o u rc e n t (2%) des m em bres de l'association - 397.

Toute question d e v ra it ê tre envoyée aux présentateurs de l'AÉUM à pres@ssmu.mcgill.ca - 514-

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