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T h e c ro w d , w h ic h e x c e e d e d th e flo o r's fire c o d e c a p a c ity , t re s tle s s ly th ro u g h tw o h o u rs o f o ld b u s in e s s b e fo re v o tin g in d e fin it e ly p o s tp o n e th e G a z a m o tio n .

A c c o rd in g to S SM U S p e a k e r Jo rd a n O w e n s , th e im p lic a >ns o f th e p o s tp o n e m e n t a re u n c e rta in , a s SSM U 's B y -la w s ) n o t s p e c ify w h e th e r a p o s tp o n e d m o tio n c a n b e d is c u s s e d fu tu re G A s. O w e n s s a id th a t if th e m o tio n w a s re s u b m itte d , ie w o u ld refer it to SSM U 's J u d ic ia l B o ard .

U3 m a n a g e m e n t s tu d e n t K h a le d K te ily, th e m o tio n 's a u or, o p e n e d d e b a te o n th e G a z a m o tio n w ith a s p e e c h c a llin g r s tu d e n ts to u n ite b e h in d a c o m m o n h u m a n it a r ia n g o a l, t h e r th a n b e d iv id e d b y th e p o litic a l is s u e s s u r r o u n d in g th e a e li-P a le s t in ia n c o n flic t.

"Let u s n o t m a k e p o litic s o u t o f h u m a n rights," K te ily id, a s h e e x p la in e d th e m o tio n to th e G A . "W e are n o t a sk g SSM U to ta k e a s ta n c e o n th e in c r e d ib ly c o m p le x c o n flic t îtw e e n Israel a n d P a le s tin e — w e a re a s k in g SSM U to ta k e a a n c e o n th e b a s ic rig h t to e d u c a t io n th a t w e a ll hold."

T h e first o p p o s in g sp e a k e r, U3 e n v ir o n m e n t s tu d e n t K yle ailey, c a lle d fo r a m o tio n a g a in s t th e c o n s id e ra tio n o f th e je s t io n , w h ic h w o u ld h a v e d e c la re d th a t th e G a z a m o tio n n't a n a p p ro p ria te t o p ic fo r d is c u s s io n a t a G A . S u c h a m o ­ on re q u ire s a t w o -t h ird s m a jo r it y to pass.

S tu d e n ts raise th e ir p la c a rd s to v o te o n SSM U 's c o n tro v e rsia l m o tio n 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 a l in s titu tio n s in G a z a in T h u rs d a y 's G e n e ra l A sse m b ly .

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P a c k e d c a f e te r ia e x c e e d s fire c o d e lim ita tio n : M o t i o n t o b a n b o t t l e d w a t e r in S h a t n e r p a s s e s b y a l a r g e m a r g i n C o n tin u e d fro m C O V E R O f th e s tu d e n ts in a tte n d a n c e , 4 53 o b je c te d to th e G a z a m o tio n — ju s t 2 0 v o te s sh o rt o f a t w o -t h ird s m a jo rity . To g e t a n a c c u ra te t a lly o f th e vo te s, O w e n s c a lle d fo r a d iv is io n , w h ic h re q u ire d th o s e v o tin g to p h y s ic a lly s e p a ra te in to " y e s " a n d " n o " g ro u p s a n d s ta n d o n o p p o s ite s id e s o f th e ro o m . W h e n th a t still d id n 't p r o d u c e a d e fin it iv e d e c is io n , S S M U c o u n c illo r s c o l­ le c te d b a llo ts fro m e a c h s id e a n d p e rfo rm e d a m a n u a l c o u n t.

S e v e ra l m in u te s later, C o r e y O m e r, a fir s t-y e a r la w s tu ­ d e n t, m o v e d to p o s tp o n e th e G a z a m o tio n in d e f in it e ly — a p r o c e d u ra l m o tio n th a t re q u ire d o n ly m a jo r it y s u p p o rt.

"I t h in k th a t th is is su e is e x tr e m e ly d ivisiv e ," O m e r sa id . "I d o n 't t h in k th a t it's a n is su e th a t n e e d s to b e ta lk e d a b o u t at a G A , a n d S S M U isn 't th e o rg a n iz a t io n to d is c u s s it. T h e w o rd ­ in g o f th e a c tu a l p ro p o s a l w a s e x tr e m e ly b ia s e d , a n d th e fa c ts w e re q u e s tio n a b le a t best."

SSM U c o u n c illo r s a g a in c o lle c te d v o te rs' b a llo ts , a n d th e m o tio n to p o s tp o n e p a s s e d b y a v o te o f 436 to 236.

"It was a disappointment to watch students make every possible attempt to limit, stifle, and altogether avoid a debate on such an important topic," said Kteily in an email to the Tri­ bune. "It was clear that there were students present who did not want to debate the merits of the resolution, who were not willing to amend the resolution such that it satisfied the majority of the student population present, and who were not willing to take the time to understand the points made by the opposing side."

Despite the lack of debate and the adversarial attitude of many GA participants, Turner defended the decision to allow the Gaza motion to be considered at a GA. "I think that the GA is the correct forum for any issue that the students want to discuss," she said. "It's not the role of the Executive to decide what can and cannot be discussed at a GA. It's up to the students to make that decision."

M o st s tu d e n ts le ft th e ro o m s h o r t ly a fte r O w e n s a n ­ n o u n c e d th e re s u lts o f th e v o te o n th e G a z a m o tio n , c a u s in g th e G A to lo s e q u a lifie d q u o r u m w h e n a tt e n d a n c e d ro p p e d b e lo w 39 6 stu d e n ts. T h e G A w a s t h e n a d jo u r n e d a fte r d r o p ­

p in g to le ss th a n 50 stu d e n ts. T h e fin a l m o tio n o n th e a g d a — to a p p ro v e a p le b is c ite th a t w o u ld re d e fin e se v e ra l re q u ire m e n ts in th e S S M U C o n s t it u t io n — w a s n o t vo te d b u t w ill b e p la c e d o n th e w in te r re fe re n d u m b a llo t in me fie d fo rm .

T h e o n ly o th e r n e w m o tio n d e b a te d p r io r to th e G p ro p o s a l w a s a c a ll fo r S SM U to b a n th e sa le o f b o ttle d w 1 in th e S h a tn e r b u ild in g . It p a s s e d b y a la rg e m a rg in .

S tu d e n ts a ls o v o te d o n six m o tio n s c a rrie d o v e r fro m p v io u s G A s, p a s s in g fo u r a n d d e fe a tin g tw o . M o tio n s th a t q u ir e S S M U to e n s u r e th e a u t o n o m y o f s t u d e n t -r u n servie lo b b y P rin c ip a l H e a th e r M u n r o e -B lu m to h o ld a h o u s e pa fo r M c G ill u n d e rg ra d u a te s , o p p o s e M c G ill in v o lv e m e n t in ■ d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e r m o b a r ic w e a p o n s , a n d h o ld a "N o Pa F rid a y " o n c e p e r m o n th a ll p a s s e d . S tu d e n ts v o te d a g a in : m o tio n th a t w o u ld h a v e b a n n e d m ilita r y re c ru itm e n t o r p i lic it y in th e S h a tn e r B u ild in g , a n d a p ro p o s a l to h a v e SSI L e g is la tiv e C o u n c il re fe r to M u n ro e -B lu m a n d D e p u t y P ro v (S tu d e n t Life a n d L e a rn in g ) M o rto n M e n d e ls o n a s " E m p e M u n r o e -B lu m " a n d " D a rth M e n d e lso n ." ■

SPECIAL INTERVIEW

M a s i s p e a k s o u t o n M c G ill's e c o n o m i c f u t u r e P ro v o st d iscu sses u n d erfu n d in g , th e fed eral b u d g e t, an d M U N A CA A fte r the first m eeting o f his n ew task force, the Provost's A d ­ m in istra tive Task Force on D ealing w ith Econom ic U ncertainty, M cG ill Provost A n th o n y M asi sat d o w n w ith representatives from the Tribune, the M cG ill Daily, a n d Le D é lit to discuss h o w the u n i­ versity w ill w ea th er the cu rre n t e conom ic storm .

R e s p o n d in g to th e e c o n o m ic c ris is W e d e c id e d th a t th e b ig g e s t p r o b le m is u n c e rta in ty : if w e k n e w t o d a y w h a t th e tru e im p lic a t io n s o f th e fe d e ra l b u d g e t w e re , o r w h a t th e p r o v in c ia l b u d g e t is g o in g to b e , w e'd b e in a b e tte r p o s itio n to re s p o n d to th e c ir c u m s ta n c e s . B u t th e u n c e r t a in t y is d r iv in g u s in m a n y d iffe re n t d ire c tio n s .

W e d o n 't h a v e a h u g e e n d o w m e n t , b u t w e h a v e o n e . A n d to th e e x te n t w h ic h it is a ffe c te d b y th e e c o n o m ic d o w n tu rn , it w ill a ffe ct o u r a b ilit y to p u t m o n e y in to th e o p e ra tin g b u d g e t.

W e d o n 't k n o w w h a t th a t's g o in g to d o to stu d e n ts.

A v o id in g " d ra c o n ia n " b u d g e t c u ts a t M c G ill Y ou c a n n o t e x p e c t to h a v e d e s ig n e d a s tra te g ic p la n n in g p ro c e ss, e s ta b lis h e d a c a d e m ic p rio ritie s , a n d th e n say, "Even t h o u g h it's a p rio rity, w e're g o in g to c u t it."

W e k n o w w e m a d e m is ta k e s . N o t b e c a u s e o f m a lic io u s in te n t, b u t m is ta k e s w e re m a d e in t h e 19 9 0 s b y d o in g e x a c tly th a t: a n u n d iffe r e n tia te d , h o riz o n ta l c u t— e v e r y b o d y s h a re s in th e p a in — m e a n t th a t w e c u t t h in g s th a t re a lly h u rt u s . ... W h a t w e're lo o k in g a t is p ro te c tin g th o s e t h in g s th a t re a lly m e a n th e u n iv e r s it y w ill fu n c tio n a t a n a p p ro p ria t e le v e l. S o o u r p r io ri­ tie s h a v e to b e p ro te c te d . O u r lib r a rie s a n d in fra stru c tu re h a v e to b e p ro te c te d . A n d th o s e a re a s w h e re w e a lr e a d y a re s e rio u s in te rn a tio n a l c o m p e tito rs to b e a m o n g th e b e st in th e w o rld , w e h a v e to re in fo rce .

W e re in fo rc e th o s e re se a rc h a re a s b e c a u s e th e y 're tie d to o u r t e a c h in g p ro g ra m s . W e a ttra c t s tu d e n ts h e re b e c a u s e o f o u r in te rn a tio n a l re p u ta tio n . If w e b e g in to fall in o u r re p u ta ­ tio n , if w e b e g in to fa ll in th e in v e s tm e n ts in th o s e s tra te g ic a re as, w e b e c o m e le ss a ttra c tiv e to h ig h -q u a lit y stu d e n ts. So th e y 're a ll tie d to g e th e r.

G o v e r n m e n t fu n d in g v e r s u s tu itio n re v e n u e I d o n 't fa v o u r o n e o r t h e o th e r— I k n o w th a t b o th a re im ­ p o rta n t. Th e re 's n o ju r is d ic t io n in t h e w o rld , rig h t no w , th a t ru n s w o r ld -c la s s u n iv e rs itie s o n ly o n th e b a s is o f e ith e r tu itio n fe e s o r c o n t r ib u t io n s fro m th e s t a t e .. .. I d o t h in k th a t it's im ­ p o s s ib le fo r u s to c o n t in u e b e in g a w o r ld -c la s s u n iv e r s it y in a p r o v in c e th a t re s tricts t u itio n g ro w th a n d h a s c a p s o n th e c o n t r ib u t io n s th a t it m a k e s. Y ou c a n d o it e ith e r w a y — I d o n 't re a lly care . G e t m e a lo t m o re m o n e y fro m th e p r o v in c ia l g o v ­ e rn m e n t, a n d I d o n 't h a v e to c h a rg e t u itio n a n y h ig h e r th a n it is. Or, fre e u p th e tu itio n .

I th in k , in g e n e ra l, o u r t u it io n is to o lo w fo r th e q u a lit y o f t h e e d u c a tio n w e w a n t to p ro v id e , a n d th e e x p e c ta tio n s o f o u r s tu d e n ts. E v e ry th in g w e d o c o sts m o n e y — th e re is n o fre e lu n c h . So y o u h a v e to t h in k a b o u t th a t. If y o u d o n 't w a n t to p a y

tuition, what [else] don't you want?

M o v in g to w a rd s a n e e d -b lin d a d m is ­ s io n s p o lic y W h a t th e p r in c ip a l h a s s a id fo r th e la st fiv e y e a rs is, "W e d o n 't w a n t M c G ill to b e a p la c e w h e re p e o p le a re tu rn e d a w ay, o r p e o p le w a lk a w a y fro m u s a fte r w e 've a c c e p te d th e m , b e ­ c a u s e th e y can 't affo rd to c o m e here." S o th a t's w h y, if w e d id ra is e t u it io n fees, w e're c o m m it ­ te d to p u t tin g 30 c e n ts o n e v e ry d o l la r ... in to a d d it io n a l s tu d e n t a id , p a r t ic u la r ly f in a n c ia l a id . It w ill h e lp u s in e c o n o m ic d iv e rs ity , [and] h e lp u s in a c c e s s fo r u n d e r p r iv ile g e d p o p u la ­ tio n s o f v a rio u s k in d s .

When you're underfunded and you have low tuition, the most difficult thing to do is pro­ vide student aid, because where's the money supposed to come from? ... Increased tuition, strangely from many students' point of view, might actually help us get [to a need-blind admission policy], rather than hurt us. And if low tuition really was the most important vari­ able for gaining access to university, why does Quebec have among the lowest, rather than among the highest, [rates of] enrolment at universities?

NIKIHYI M cG ill P ro vo st A n th o n y M asi sa t d o w n w ith s tu d e n t m e d ia o n T h u rs d a y d is c u s s M cG ill's re sp o n se to th e e c o n o m ic crisis.

T h e fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t's n e w $ 2 -b illio n u n iv e r s ity in fra s tru c tu re fu n d

It's mostly for repair, renovation, and maintenance— not for new buildings. We've got projects for both because we undertook a major survey of all of the deferred maintenance: Jim Nicell, the associate vice-principal for university services, has done a spectacular job in laying out what McGill's true de­ ferred maintenance needs are.

Other infrastructure projects, we think, will be much more appealing to students. We've got plans to do renovations in all the science labs, plans to do renovations in engineering labs, and those will be tied to both research and deferred mainte­ nance, and hopefully the federal infrastructure money. So all of those things come together, and we do things that are vis­ ible and important to you.

In c re a s in g in te rn a tio n a l tu itio n fees

We're in a peculiar situation, because we have a very unique configuration in Quebec universities, given the large number of international students that we have. It took [the provincial government] a long time to recognize that McGill was actually providing a subsidy to the rest of the Quebec sys­ tem because of those international students.... We asked for them to consider whether or not there was a benefit to let­ ting the local universities that attracted international students keep more of those revenues. [Editor's n ote: W hen in te rn a tio n a l

o r o u t-o f-provin ce students p a y th e ir tu itio n , M cG ill o n ly kee the a m o u n t e q u iva len t to Quebec tu itio n fees. The rest is collet ed, a n d then redistributed, by the p ro v in c ia l governm ent.]

T h e y c a m e b a c k w ith a p ro p o s a l th a t w ill se e , o v e r tl n e x t six y e a rs, [tu itio n fo r law , e n g in e e r in g , m a n a g e m e n t, ar sc ie n c e ] m o v e d fro m in te rn a tio n a l s tu d e n ts b e in g to ta lly re u la te d .. . to re -re g u la te d , in w h ic h th e y w ill c u t th e s u b s ii th e y g iv e us, b u t a llo w us to k e e p a b ig g e r s h a re o f th e tu itio to c o m p le t e ly d e -r e g u la t e d , w h e re w e w ill b e a b le to chare in te rn a tio n a l s tu d e n ts t h e g o in g m a rk e t ra te fo r a n in te rn tio n a l e d u c a t io n in C a n a d a .

A n d th at's w h e re w e 'v e p e g g e d it. W e w a n t to b e c o r p e titiv e w ith th e U n iv e r s ity o f To ro n to , th e U n iv e r s it y o f Br ish C o lu m b ia , [and] th e U n iv e r s ity o f A lb e rta , in te rm s o f w h t h e y c h a rg e fo r in te rn a tio n a l s tu d e n ts. W e're n o t p e g g in g ou s e lv e s to b e a t th e to p , b u t w e're n o t g o in g to b e at th e b o tto a n y lo n g e r, in te rm s o f th o s e t u it io n fees.

P re p a rin g fo r a p o s s ib le strik e b y M U N A C A

In the event of a strike, we have prepared. Every unit, fai ulty, department, and administration and support staff un has prepared contingency plans that respect the law, and th; will allow the university to keep operating. People are nc obliged to cross a picket line. We're basically going to run th university with or without them.

— C om piled by B ernard Rudr,

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T h e u n iv e rs ity 's f u n d in g s h o rta g e is o n ly p a r t ia lly e x p la in e d b y th e la c k o f g o v e rn m e n t in v e s tm e n t in p o s t -s e c o n d a r y e d u c a tio n . G o v e r n ­ m e n t fu n d s a c c o u n t fo r 69.5 p e r c e n t o f t h e re v e n u e o f Q u e b e c u n iv e r s i­ tie s o n a v e r a g e — th e h ig h e s t o f a n y o th e r p ro v in c e . A d d itio n a lly , Q u e ­ b e c c u rre n tly s p e n d s th e h ig h e s t p e r c e n ta g e o f G D P o n e d u c a tio n w h e n c o m p a re d to th e o th e r p r o v in c e s — b e tw e e n s e v e n a n d e ig h t p e r c e n t o f | Q u e b e c 's G D P. A c c o rd in g to S ta tistic s C a n a d a , t u itio n fees c u rre n tly a c c o u n t for o n ly 9.3 p e r c e n t o f Q u e b e c 's u n iv e r s it y re v e n u e c o m p a re d to th e n a t io n ­ al a v e ra g e w h ic h sits a t 20 .8 p e r c e n t — a s itu a tio n th e p r in c ip a l w o u ld lik e to se e c h a n g e d b y " re -re g u la tin g " th e t u itio n fra m e w o rk , a n d g iv in g g re a te r a u t o n o m y to M c G ill's B o a rd o f G o v e rn o rs . " W h e n y o u 're u n d e r fu n d e d a n d y o u h a v e lo w tu itio n , th e m o st d if­ fic u lt th in g to d o is p r o v id e s tu d e n t a id , b e c a u s e w h e re 's th e m o n e y s u p ­ p o s e d to c o m e fro m ?" e x p la in e d P ro vo st A n th o n y M a si, d u r in g a re ce n t in te rv ie w w ith M c G ill's s tu d e n t n e w s p a p e rs . "If lo w t u itio n re a lly w a s th e m o st im p o r t a n t v a r ia b le fo r g a in in g a c c e s s to u n iv e rs ity , w h y d o e s Q u e ­ b e c h a v e a m o n g th e lo w e st, ra th e r th a n a m o n g th e h ig h e s t, [rates o f] e n r o lm e n t at u n iv e rs itie s ?"

In 2 0 0 4 , a s tu d y re le a s e d b y th e M o n tre a l E c o n o m ic In s titu te re ­ p o rte d th a t tu itio n le v e ls d o n o t s ig n if ic a n t ly a ffe ct e n ro lm e n t rates in C a n a d a . Q u e b e c e n ro lm e n t rates sit n e a r th e C a n a d ia n m e d ia n , d e s p ite th e fa c t th a t t h e p r o v in c e h a s th e lo w e st t u it io n rates in C a n a d a .

T h e stu d y, h o w e v e r, h a s b e e n c ritic iz e d fo r n o t ta k in g in to a c c o u n t th e s o c io -e c o n o m ic b a c k g r o u n d s o f th e s tu d e n ts fillin g le c tu re h a lls. By ig n o r in g th is m e a s u re , th e s tu d y fa ils to d is p r o v e t h e n o tio n th a t tu itio n in c re a s e s a ffe ct s tu d e n ts th a t c o m e fro m th e lo w e st s o c io -e c o n o m ic

McGill Law Journal editor Ellen Morgan, who in­ troduced Saul along with Dean of Law Nicholas Kasirer, explained the crux of Saul's argument in his recent book, A Fair C ountry, in her opening remarks.

"In the study of history, politics, or law, we do our­ selves a disservice when we speak of only two found­ ing nations, the French and the English," Morgan said.

"Mr. Saul calls on us to recognize Canada as a Métis nation, heavily influenced by the traditions of First Na­ tions."

Saul, a McGill alumnus, spoke in both French and English to an audience that included Quebec Court of Appeal Chief Justice Michel Robert. His lecture fo­ cussed on determining the source of the Canadian government's legal right to govern the country. Saul argued that this right originates from the treaties colo­ nial and Canadian governments have signed with Ab­ originals over hundreds of years. According to Saul, all Canadians, regardless of whether they're eighth gen­ eration or became citizens last week, can trace their legitimacy as citizens back to these treaties.

"Who are the treaty people?" Saul asked. "We are.

We're the treaty people."

Because legal systems are based on a nation­ state's legitimacy, Saul argued, countries around the world look back to certain events in their history to find the source of that legitimacy. He cited France's commemoration of the French Revolution as an ex­ ample of such an event.

"The way we built our nation-state was through the treaties. You can put a really ugly picture on it, you can put a pretty picture on it, or you can just simply look at it and say, 'That's what happened,"' Saul said.

Saul argued that Canadians who fail to recognize the treaties as the source of the country's right to exist and think of themselves as "treaty people" limit them­ selves to a temporary, colonial mindset.

"That's the essence of a colonial mind, is wanting to be from somewhere else," Saul said. "And the sign of it is [that] you're unable to think of yourself in a way where you can trace your right to be here back to something that matters."

A c c o r d in g to S a u l, C a n a d ia n id e a s a b o u t m u lt ic u ltu ra lis m w e re n o t s im p ly p u lle d o u t o f P ie rre Tru d e a u 's b a c k p o c k e t in th e 19 70 s, b u t c a n in s te a d b e tra ce d

b a c k to A b o r ig in a l id e a s . He c a lle d th e n o tio n th a t C a n a d a is a s t r ic t ly B ritis h a n d F re n c h sta te a f ic tio n o f th e 19 th c e n tu ry . S a u l a rg u e d th a t th e s e id e a s o f m u lt ic u lt u ra lis m (th o u g h h e n o te d th a t h e d id n o t lik e th e te rm ) m a d e C a n a d a f u n d a m e n ta lly d iffe re n t th a n th e U n ite d S ta te s o r E u ro p e .

"H e re w e are, a n o n -m o n o lit h ic n a tio n -s ta te , b u ilt in t h e 19 th c e n t u r y at a t im e w h e n a ll th e rest o f th e W e st w a s o b s e s s e d b y th e le g a l id e a , th e le g a l o b lig a ­ tio n s o f a m o n o lit h ic n a tio n -s ta te w h ic h w o u ld re m o v e co m p le x itie s," h e said .

In Saul's way of thinking, the unresolved conflicts over treaties between Aboriginals and the Canadian government are holding back young Aboriginals. Be­ cause they devote their lives to fighting over treaties in court, Aboriginals can't participate in Canada's wider political discourse.

"One of the reasons that the minister of health is an Inuit today ... is that the fundamental political question of the Inuit was settled," Saul said. "Once it was settled, it became possible for some of the leaders to say,'I want to do something else.'" ■

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Judith Côté, architecte paysagiste, veut améliorer les milieux de vie par une meilleure gestion de l’environnement.

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D e s p ite w h a t h a s b e e n c a lle d a s y s te m ic p r o b le m o f u n d e r f u n d in g at C a n a d a 's u n iv e rs itie s , th e re h a s b e e n s tro n g g ro w th in c a p ita l s p e n d ­ in g in t h e la st d e c a d e . A c c o r d in g to a 2 0 0 8 re p o rt b y th e A s s o c ia tio n o f U n iv e rs itie s a n d C o lle g e s o f C a n a d a (A U C C ), m a jo r in c re a s e s in lo n g -te rm ; p ro je c ts w e re fin a n c e d b y a c o m b in a t io n o f " g o v e rn m e n t g ra n ts, p riv a te f u n d ra is in g , a n d , in s o m e p ro v in c e s , in c re a s in g re lia n c e o n b o rro w in g ."

To e x p la in th is tre n d o f h a v e -n o t s p e n d in g a m o n g C a n a d ia n u n iv e r ­ sitie s, A le x U sher, d ire c to r o f th e E d u c a tio n a l P o lic y In s titu te o f C a n a d a , a rg u e s th a t u n iv e rs itie s n e e d to b e tte r g a u g e th e g a p b e tw e e n w h a t u n i­ v e rs itie s w a n t a n d w h a t t h e y n e e d .

T h e e x te n t o f m is m a n a g e d u n iv e r s it y s p e n d in g is p e r h a p s b e st ( sh o w n b y th e U n iv e r s ity o f Q u e b e c at M o n tre a l's o v e rp r ic e d c o n s tr u c ­ tio n p ro je c ts, w h ic h h a v e b r o u g h t U Q A M 's to ta l d e b t to $ 6 5 0 m illio n .

N e v e rth e le ss , C a n a d a 's tw o -le v e l c o m m it m e n t to its u n iv e rs itie s a p ­ p e a rs to b e a p a tc h y re la t io n s h ip a t b e st. A lt h o u g h fe d e ra l in v e s tm e n ts in p o s t -s e c o n d a r y e d u c a t io n h a v e d o u b le d fro m $ 1.2 b illio n in 19 9 6 -9 7 to $ 2 .4 b illio n in 2 0 0 6 -0 7 , to ta l c o m b in e d fu n d in g h a s n o t re c o v e re d o n a p e r s tu d e n t b a sis. It fe ll fro m $ 17 ,9 0 0 in 19 8 0 -8 1 to ju s t $ 9 ,9 0 0 in 2 0 0 6 07.

W h ile th e p r o v in c ia l g o v e r n m e n t re m a in s th e p r im a ry s o u rc e o f re v e n u e fo r C a n a d ia n u n iv e rs itie s , a c a d e m ic in s titu tio n s h a v e a ls o b e e n in c r e a s in g ly v o c a l in t h e ir re q u e s ts fo r m o re fe d e ra l s u p p o rt. T h e s e re ­ q u e s ts w e re m o st re c e n tly a n s w e re d b y a $ 2 b illio n r e -in v e s t m e n t in in ­ fra stru c tu re b y th e H a rp e r g o v e rn m e n t.

A s fo r th e u n iv e rs ity 's p riv a te b a n k a c c o u n ts , M c G ill h a s o n e o f th e h ig h e s t p e r s tu d e n t e n d o w m e n t s in C a n a d a — v a lu e d at $32 ,75 7— o f w h ic h o n ly fo u r to fiv e p e r c e n t c a n a c t u a lly b e sp e n t. By c o m p a ris o n , th e la rg e s t e n d o w m e n t fu n d in th e U.S., a t P rin c e to n , to ta ls $ 1.9 m illio n p e r s tu d e n t.

H o w e v e r, c ritic s w a rn th a t s im p ly c o m p a r in g C a n a d a w ith t h e U.S. u n d e r v a lu e s o u r u n iv e rs itie s a n d m is s e s a m o re p ra c tic a l fra m e w o rk for re s o lv in g th e f u n d in g d ile m m a . ■

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H e a r i n g in K a z e m i c iv il s u i t p o s t p o n e d S t e p h a n H a c h e m i s e e k s j u s t i c e f o r h i s m o t h e r ' s 2 0 0 3 d e a t h in Ira n E m m a Q uail Montrealer Stephan Hachemi is filing a civil lawsuit against the Iranian government with the Quebec high court, demanding compensation for the arrest, detention, torture, and death of his mother, Zahra Kazemi. The preliminary hear­ ing of the case, previously scheduled for this week, has been postponed until May. K a z e m i w a s a 5 4 -y e a r -o ld p h o t o jo u r n a lis t fro m M o n tre a l w ith b o th C a n a d ia n a n d Ira n ia n c itiz e n s h ip . O n J u n e 23 20 0 3 s h e w a s a rre ste d w h ile ta k in g p h o to g ra p h s o u t s id e th e Evin P riso n in T e h ra n , Iran d u r in g s t u d e n t -le d p ro te sts. S h e w a s la te r ta k e n in to c u s t o d y a n d in te rro g a te d b y p o lic e , p r o s e c u ­ to rs, a n d in t e llig e n c e o ffic ia ls.

Kazemi was then admitted to a hospital, where she died a few days later. Iran's official news agency claimed that Kazemi suffered a stroke during her interrogation, and died in hospi­ tal. However, Shahram Azam, a former staff doctor in Iran's De­ fense Ministry, unearthed evidence that contradicts that claim.

Azam claimed to have examined Kazemi's body four days after her death, finding evidence of violent rape and torture, includ­ ing broken fingers and abdominal bruising.

In S e p te m b e r 20 0 3, M o h a m m e d R eza A g h d a m A h m a d i, a n Ira n ia n In te llig e n c e M in is try a g e n t, w a s c h a rg e d w ith "se m ip re m e d ita te d m u rd e r" in th e k illin g o f Z a h ra K a z e m i. A fte r tw o tria ls in J u ly 20 0 4 , th e s e c o n d o f w h ic h w a s c lo s e d to o b s e r v ­ ers, th e Ira n ia n c o u rt a c q u itte d A h m a d i o f a ll c h a rg e s .

With the sole defendant acquitted and the case closed, Iran's judiciary declared Kazemi's death an accident. Said Mortazavi, Tehran's Chief Prosecutor who ordered Kazemi's arrest and was present when she was interrogated, has never been questioned in court.

Since Kazemi's death, Hachemi has been determined to collect damages and seek justice. Finding compensation or a fair hearing from the Iranian court is difficult, according to Ma­ thieu Bouchard, one of Hachemi's lawyers.

"Our opinion, and it's basedon expert evidence that we've filed in the case, is that there would be no expectation of jus­

tice in Iran, because in Iran it's a very, very political case. And of course, the authorities, we think, are not interested in com­ pensating the family," he said. "They certainly haven't shown any signs so far of remorse, or demonstrated in anyway, shape or form that they would look at a request for compensation in a favorable manner, or that we would obtain a fair hearing before an Iranian court."

Part of the problem, Bouchard explained, is the corrupt Iranian judicial system.

"The evidence is to the effect that Iranian courts, in gen­ eral, are controlled by the same elements that are responsible for the arrest, the torture and the death of Zahra Kazemi in this case," he said.

Fo r th e s e re a so n s, H a c h e m i h a s n o t file d a n y c la im s in Iran, re a s o n in g th a t s u c h a c tio n is p o in tle s s . S in c e J u n e 20 0 6 , H a c h e m i h a s b e e n w o rk in g w ith h is tw o la w y e rs to la u n c h a c iv il la w s u it a g a in s t th e Ira n ia n g o v e r n m e n t fro m th e s u p e rio r c o u rt o f Q u e b e c .

During the first hearing of the case, Iran will invoke the State Immunity Act. Hachemi's other lawyer, Kurt Johnson, ex­ plained the policy of State Immunity.

"The obstacle that we're facing is a doctrine of interna­ tional law that applies around the world known as 'state im­ munity,' which basically provides that the courts of one state will not sit in judgment of another," Johnson said.

To counter Iran's motion, Hachemi's lawyers have argued that the State Immunity Act is incompatible with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Also, they have claimed that the Canadian Bill of Rights guarantees Canadians the right to a fair hearing in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice in any proceedings.

The Canadian Center for International Justice will repre­ sent Hachemi's position by providing insight into the issue of state immunity. The legal coordinator of CCIJ, Matt Eisenbrandt, described the organization's role in the judicial pro­ ceedings.

"We're an organization that works with people who are survivors of torture, or families of people, like Zahra Kazemi,

COURTESYOFTHEMONEYTIMES.COM who were victims of abuse," Eisenbrandt said. "One area in pai ticular that we've been working on is the issue of state imnu nity. Since that is one of the critical areas of the Kazemi casf we can be helpful to the court in bringing in our own perspec tive and expertise on the issue."

Bouchard remarked that this case has had a significar impact on the relations between Iran and Canada.

"All Canadian-lranian relations to this day are frozen be cause of the Kazemi affair," he said. ■

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Yves Gerard, Montreal's director of snow removal, expressed regret for the incidents and noted that the city had not had a similar fatality since the winter of 20 0 5.

"It is n o t v e r y o fte n th a t w e h a v e a c c id e n ts like th is, a n d w e s h o u ld h o p e f u lly n e v e r h a v e a ccid e n ts," G e ra rd s a id . " D u rin g th e s n o w re m o v a l o p e ra tio n w e h a v e a b o u t 2 ,0 0 0 p ie c e s o f e q u ip m e n t w o rk in g o n th e stre e ts .. . so e v e ry o n e s h o u ld b e v e r y c a re fu l, e s p e c ia lly th e p e d e s tria n s a n d a ls o th e d riv e rs w h o a re w o rkin g ."

G e ra rd a lso p o in te d o u t th a t a ll s n o w re m o v a l e m ­ p lo y e e s , o f w h ic h r o u g h ly 50 p e r c e n t a re o u ts id e c o n ­ tra cto rs a n d 50 p e r c e n t a re c it y e m p lo y e e s , m u s f c o m ­

S n o w re m o v a l is n o s m a ll ta s k fo r M o n tre a l, a n d d u r in g th e b itte r c o ld o f w in te r its e ffe c tiv e n e s s c a n o fte n b e c o m e a fru s tra tin g , c o n t e n t io u s issu e . T h e c ity u se s m u ltip le m e th o d s o f d is p o s a l, in c lu d in g 13 s n o w d u m p s , 16 se w e r c h u te s , a n d o n e q u a r r y to re m o v e a n a v e ra g e o f 13.5 m illio n c u b ic m e te rs o f s n o w a n n u a lly .

In a d d it io n , c o n tro v e rs y h a s re c e n tly s u rr o u n d e d a s n o w p lo w o p e ra to r w h o w a s c a u g h t d r in k in g o n th e jo b . A c c o r d in g to th e G a z e tte , th e w o rk e r w a s im m e d i­ a te ly s u s p e n d e d w ith o u t p ay, a n d w ill lik e ly b e fire d .

"P e rso n a lly , I a m te rrifie d o f th e y e llo w m e c h a n ic a l m o n s te r p lo w s th a t b a rre l d o w n th e s id e w a lk s w ith no re g a rd fo r h u m a n life ,"said G a b e K ra vitz, U 2 M id d le E a st­ e rn s tu d ie s a n d a n th ro p o lo g y . "B e in g fro m M in n e s o ta , I

w eek.

D o w se tt Jo h n sto n re ce ive d $321,471 in se ve ra n ce p a y w h e n - sh e left th e u n iv e rsity in S e p te m b e r 20 07. T h e d e ta ils o f th e se ve ra n ce p a cka g e , how ever, are c o n fid e n tia l u n d e r Q u e b e c's Bill 95 • "I w a s re a lly surprised," said S tu d e n ts 'S o c ie ty V ice -P re s id e n t U n ive rsity Af­ fairs N a d ya W ilk in so n . "That's a lot o f m o n e y to b e p a id for a y e a r a n d a h a lf o f w o rk at M cGill."

In a c c o rd a n c e w ith Q u e b e c's Bill 95, a c a d e m ic a d m in istra to rs' se ve ra n ce pay, a n d salaries, are d isclo se d to th e p u b lic. If, how ever, an a d m in istrato r's c o n ­

t h in k th a t t h e c it y o f M o n tre a l c o u ld b e m o re e ffic ie n t

tract in c lu d e s a c o n fid e n tia lity cla u se , th e sp e cifics o f th e se ve ra n ce p a c k a g e are ke p t co n fid e n tia l.

M cG ill E xecu tive H e ad o f P u b lic Affairs V a u g h a n D o w ie e x p la in e d th at a n u m b e r o f factors c o m p rise a se ve ra n ce settlem en t.

"Initial e m p lo y m e n t co n tract, legal a n d e m p lo y m e n t co n v e n tio n s in force at th e tim e , a n d th e d e g re e to w h ic h a n in d iv id u a l is g iv in g u p jo b se cu rity or a n e x istin g care er to c o m e [to M cG ill are so m e o f th e se factors]," h e said in an e -m a il to th e T rib u n e .

M cG ill h ire d D o w se tt Jo h n sto n , th e a rch ite ct o f Maclean's p e re n n ia l u n iv e r­ sity ra n k in g s a n d an a w a rd -w in n in g jo u rn a list, in F e b ru a ry 2006. S h e w as h ired

in its s n o w re m o v a l o p e ra tio n s , b a s e d o n th e s im ila r a m o u n ts o f s n o w fa ll b e tw e e n th e tw o regions."

To a v o id is su e s s u c h a s D u d le y 's , a p p ro p ria te s ig ­ n a g e in d ic a te s w h e n a n d w h e re v e h ic le o w n e rs a re p e rm itte d to p a rk b a s e d o n s n o w re m o v a l p a tte rn s a n d

a p p o in t e d "sn o w czar," to ld C T V N e w s th a t p lo w o p ­

to s p e a rh e a d th e C a p ita l C a m p a ig n — M cG ill's a m b itio u s fu n d ra is in g in itia tive la u n c h e d in O c to b e r 20 07. H ow ever, D o w se tt Jo h n sto n left th e u n iv e rsity b e ­ fore th e la u n c h in S e p te m b e r. M cG ill, b o u n d b y D o w se tt John ston's c o n fid e n ti­ a lity a g re e m e n t, co u ld n 't d isc lo se th e d e ta ils su rro u n d in g h e r d e p artu re .

P rin cip a l H e ath e r M u n ro e -B lu m said at M o n d ay's B oard o f G o ve rn o rs'

p o lic ie s . D e s p ite th e s e s ig n s , a n a v e ra g e o f 3 0 ,0 0 0 cars

e ra to rs' la c k o f s le e p a n d d o u b le s h ifts w e re p o s s ib le c a u s e s o f a c c id e n ts . H e a d d e d th a t th e c it y w o u ld so o n im p le m e n t n e w sa fe ty re g u la tio n s to e n s u r e th a t s n o w re m o v a l e m p lo y e e s a re n 't o v e rw o rk e d . U n d e r Q u e b e c

a re to w e d e a c h y e a r d u r in g s n o w re m o v a l o p e ra tio n s a c c o rd in g to th e c ity 's w e b s ite . ■

m e e tin g th a t M cG ill p a ys se n io r a d m in istra to rs a cc o rd in g to w h a t th e m arket d e m a n d s . S h e also said th a t M cG ill h a s a n d w o u ld a lw a ys "h o n o u r co n tractu a l o b lig a tio n s ." »

p le te a m a n d a t o r y s a fe ty c o u rs e fo c u s s in g o n p ro p e r o p e ra tin g p ro c e d u re .

T h e c it y is in v e s tig a tin g m e a s u re s th a t w o u ld im ­ p ro v e sa fe ty a n d d e c re a s e th e p o s s ib ility o f m o re a c c i­ d e n ts. C it y C o u n c illo r L u is M ira n d a , M o n tre a l's re c e n tly

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T h e S t u d e n ts 'S o c ie t y h a s a w id e ra n g e o f b u s in e s s v e n tu r e s th a t th e a v e ra g e s tu ­

n u rs e ry a d d itio n s ) a re u se d b y g ra d u a te s tu ­ d e n ts, o n e six th b y p ro fe sso rs, a n d o n e six th b y u n d e rg ra d u a te s . A n d fo r t h e s e 33 sp o ts,

d e n t k n o w s v e r y little a b o u t. I've sat o n SSM U 's O p e r a t io n s C o m m itte e , so y o u c o u ld s a y I k n o w a t h in g o r tw o a b o u t a t h in g o r tw o . S SM U ru n s a d a y c a re , G ert's, th e ill-n a m e d H a v e n Books, S S M U m in i-c o u rs e s , a n d S ad ie's C o rn e r (o n ce

th e re is a 2 5 0 -p e r s o n w a itin g list. T h a t m e a n s u n d e rg ra d u a te s w ith n u r s e r y -a g e c h ild re n c a n a p p ly to b e o n th e w a it in g list, a n d th e ir c h ild w ill p r o b a b ly re c e iv e a sp o t th re e y e a rs la te r— ju s t in t im e for g ra d u a tio n (or g ra d u a te

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in g m a c h in e s ). T h e s o c ie ty a ls o re n ts a d s p a c e to Z o o m M e d ia a n d flo o rs p a c e in th e S h a tn e r B u ild in g to a v a r ie t y o f b u s in e s s e s a n d g ro u p s.

Let's sta rt w ith G e rt's. La st y e a r w a s th e b e st y e a r fo r t h e b a r in re c e n t m e m o r y : it lo st r o u g h ly $ 9 ,0 0 0 . L o o k in g b a c k ju s t a b it fu r­ th er, w e s e e lo sse s a s h ig h a s $ 10 0 ,0 0 0 . Fo r a d a r k u n d e r g r o u n d c a v e rn , G e rt's is d o in g q u ite w e ll. B u t in th e g lo r y d a y s, b e fo re th e b a r w a s m o v e d d o w n s ta irs, s tu d e n ts u s e d to lin e u p o n T h u r s d a y n ig h ts to g e t in . G e rt's h a d w in d o w s a n d a s m o k in g s e c tio n , a n d SSM U 's b a r w a s th e p r id e o f c a m p u s . It m a d e m o n e y a n d s tu ­ d e n ts lo v e d it. T h e t ro u b le c a m e w h e n s o m e o v e r -a m b it io u s SSM U E x e c u tiv e s d is c a r d e d a fo rm u la th a t w o rk e d , a n d trie d to tu rn G e rt's in to a n ig h tc lu b .

T h e re h a v e b e e n a fe w re c e n t s u c c e sse s: ja z z n ig h ts , g r o u p e v e n ts , a n d n e w p r o m o tio n s lik e th e U.S. in a u g u r a t io n s p e c ia l. B u t SSM U is w o rk in g w ith a b ro k e n fo rm u la . O n c e th e c u r ­ re n t le a s e ru n s o u t, a S S M U e x e c u tiv e w ith a b o ld a n d d a rin g v is io n c o u ld c o n s id e r m o v in g th e b a r b a c k u p s ta irs . M e a n w h ile , I w o u ld re ­ a lly e n jo y m o re liv e m u s ic in G e rt's. T h e b a r still fe e ls m o re w e lc o m in g th a n th e rest o f S h a tn e r, b u t th a t d o e s n 't s a y a w h o le lot.

T h e S S M U D a y c a re is a n e n ig m a to m a n y s tu d e n ts. S o m e o f t h e m n o tic e th e fe e o n M in e rv a , w h ile o th e rs se e t h e k id s o n a ro p e a ro u n d c a m p u s , b u t v e r y fe w s tu d e n ts a c t u ­ a lly u s e th e s e rv ic e . A lso , o n ly a b o u t o n e th ird o f th e d a y c a re s p a c e s (33 s p o ts e x c lu d in g n e w

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o p e ra tio n th a t a c t u a lly m a k e s m o n e y . It's h e a v ­ ily s u b s id iz e d b y th e g o v e rn m e n t, to th e tu n e o f $ 2 1 a d a y p e r e n ro lle d c h ild . U n d e rg ra d u a te fe e s a m o u n t to a b o u t $3 a d a y p e r c h ild , a n d th e p a re n ts p a y $ 7 a d a y p e r c h ild — a g o o d d e a l fo r th o s e in n e e d .

And, of course, Haven Books should be addressed. Rumour has it they're doing well in terms of reaching their annual projections.

These annual projections, however, involve massive losses.The profit margins on the booksales are incredibly low, which is good for stu­ dents shopping there, but terrible for business.

I've seen revenue reports where Haven made less than $ 9 0 in weekly sales— that's the price of a single textbook. Apparently professors are starting to come around and use Haven, so hopefully they'll be able to tap into McGill's projected $13 million per year market for new textbooks. But in the meantime, Haven needs to start selling other products. The Manage­ ment Undergraduate Society makes a killing selling its "Bronfman High" clothing— perhaps SSMU should take some business advice from management students.

Businesses work on timelines of years, not months. SSMU executives need to look past their terms of office and the McGill commu­ nity's immediate crises, and plan for the future of the society. Just because SSMU is funded by student fees doesn't mean it should be willing to lose money on its business ventures. ■

h e n I w a s a y o u n g a n d im p r e s s io n ­ a b le fre s h m a n , a m a n a g e m e n t g ra d u a te g a v e m e s o m e in v a lu a b le a d v ic e : "D o n 't b e a jerk." O ld e r, w ise r, a n d m u c h b e tte r d re s se d th a n a n y o f u s fre s h ­ m e n , h is w o rd s o f w is d o m s tu c k w ith m e . O f co u rs e , h e la te r c o n t r ib u t e d to th e im p o v e r ­ is h m e n t o f c h ild w o rk e rs in d e v e lo p in g n a ­ tio n s (I je s t — so rt o f). B ut, lo o k in g b a c k o n

o u t in a m a s s iv e (an d h u rtfu l) c h a in lette B u t I w o u ld fin d n o re fu g e in p e tty revenge E v e ry th in g c h a n g e d s u d d e n ly for m i

it, th a t w a s p r o b a b ly o n e o f th e m o s t im p o r ­ ta n t le s s o n s I le a rn e d a t M c G ill.

A d m itte d ly , it w a s p re tty fu n to b e a m is a n t h ro p is t in first ye ar. W h e n I w a s in re s­ id e n c e , I w a s th e first to la u g h a lo u d w h e n p e o p le s lip p e d o n t h e ir w a y d o w n t h e ic y m o u n t a in in w in te r, e s p e c ia lly if t h e ir fall in v o lv e d s p illin g t h in g s (or fly in g cru tc h e s).

T h e re w a s a c a fe te ria w o rk e r a t th e R o ya l V ic to ria C o lle g e w h o o n ly s m ile d w h e n h e d e liv e re d th e lin e , "W e're o u t o f p a n in i."

A n d w h e n a frie n d o f m in e u rin a te d o n th e to o th b ru s h o f h e r g r u m p y e x -r o o m m a te ,

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s h e g lo w e d fo r a b o u t a w e e k . B u t th e s e th r ills w e re s h o r t -liv e d .

F e b ru a ry is o n e o f th e c o ld e s t m o n th s in M o n tre a l— a n d I'm n o t ju s t ta lk in g w e a th ­ er. M id te rm s a re k ic k in g in , th e flu is g o in g a ro u n d , a n d th e t a b le s a t P re sse C a fé a re a l­ w a y s fu ll. T h e re 's a g e n e r a lly m o p e y c lim a te th is t im e o f y e a r: th e n u m b e r o f p e o p le d e s p e ra te ly t a g g in g t h e ir frie n d s in "25 fa cts a b o u t m e" F a c e b o o k n o te s te s tifie s to th e c u rre n t e p id e m ic o f lo n e lin e s s .

As for me, I spent most of a winter nursing a broken heart and a dead parrot, drowning my sorrows in bad poetry and Sophie Kinsella novels. Convinced that no­ body cared about my ever-so-textbook woes, I took to solitary activities and find­ ing an emo profile picture. I wrote up lists of all the grammatical errors my enemies had ever made, and dreamed of sending them

A n o ld frie n d o f m in e g o t m e a b o x of "La: S u p p e r B re a th M ints." S h e b o u g h t th e m be c a u s e s h e t h o u g h t th a t, as a re lig io u s stuc ies s tu d e n t w ith a n a p p e tite for iro n y, I'd b d e lig h t e d to in g e s t th e m . A n d I w as. Th b re a th m in ts d id n 't c h a n g e e v e ry th in g , br

fe e lin g lik e p a rt o f th e w o rld . T h e y a lso g a v m e s o m e t h in g a p p ro p ria te to p u t n e x t t th e " a ttra ctiv e p rie sts" c a le n d a r th a t w a s si t in g o n m y d e s k (an o ld e r g ift fro m a n e ve o ld e r frie n d ).

A t th e risk o f m o ra liz in g , I t h in k w e h a v a lo t m o re p o w e r to a ffe ct e a c h o th e r's w el b e in g th a n w e re a lize . W h e th e r it's s a v in g lo n e ly c o m m u te r a s p o t in c la ss, o r s a v in g ro o m m a te s o m e s p a c e in th e la u n d r y m ; c h in e , th e s m a ll t h in g s c a n re a lly a d d uf B e tw e e n w o rk , fa ile d re la tio n s h ip s , a n d il n e ss, it's e a s y to s h u t p e o p le o u t. B ut a q u ic lo o k a ro u n d re v e a ls th a t th e re a re p le n ty c c y n ic a l a n d ja d e d p e o p le o u t th e re , b la stin G lo ria G a y n o r o n t h e ir iP o d s w h ile p reten c in g n o t to c a re h o w o th e rs tre a t th e m .

A s a g ro u p o f w e ll-e d u c a te d , yo u n ç a n d re s o u rc e fu l p e o p le , y o u w o u ld h o p th a t M c G ill s tu d e n ts w o u ld c a re le ss a b o i t h e s e triv ia l in te ra c tio n s . B ut m o st o f u s d c a r e — a lot. P e o p le y ie ld in c r e d ib le p o w e o v e r e a c h o th e r, if o n ly in h o w w e respon> to t h e c ra z y o ld m a n a t S e c o n d C u p w h ju s t w a n ts to ta lk a b o u t N ie tz s ch e . It's tim to u se th a t p o w e r re s p o n s ib ly , in s te a d 0 w a s tin g o u r m o ra l e n e r g y o n p o in tle s s G e n e ra l A s s e m b ly m o tio n s "for t h e b e tte rm e n o f h u m a n ity." If n o th in g e lse , b e in g n ic e ca m a k e y o u fe e l s m u g e n o u g h to c o n q u e y o u r o w n w in te r b lu e s — a n d n o t h in g feel b e tte r th a n m o ra l s m u g n e s s . ■

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p o lit ic a l d is c o u r s e .

D e m o c r a c ie s o p e ra t e u n d e r t h e p r in c ip le t h a t e v e r y o n e h a s a n e q u a l rig h t to r e p re s e n t a t io n in g o v e r n m e n t . T h e y f u n c t io n p r o p e r ly w h e n th e v o ic e s in th e le g is la t u r e a re r e p ­ re s e n ta tiv e o f t h e p o p u la t io n b e in g g o v e rn e d .

D ire c t d e m o c r a c y is ( iro n ic a lly ) u n d e m o c r a t ic b e c a u s e it a llo w s a s m a ll m in o r it y to h ija c k t h e p o lit ic a l p ro c e s s , a s is c o n s is t e n t ly d e m o n s t r a t e d b y S S M U G A s. C o n t r a r y to w h a t s o m e m a y say, G A s a re n 't r e p re s e n t a t iv e o f M c G ill's s tu d e n t b o d y . T h e y 'r e r e p re s e n t a t iv e o f a s e lf -s e le c t in g d e m o g r a p h ­ ic, k n o w n a s " p e o p le w h o a c t u a lly b o th e r to g o to G A s ." T h is la r g e ly h o m o g e n o u s g r o u p h a s t u rn e d t h e G A in to a fo ru m fo r r a d ic a ls w h o g e t o ff o n b le e d in g fo r o t h e r p e o p le .

U n fo rtu n a te ly , t h e s e p e o p le a re so u n c o m p r o m is in g a n d s e lf -r ig h t e o u s th a t t h e y fe e l ju s t if ie d in t e llin g th e rest o f u s h o w w e s h o u ld fe e l. In d o in g so, t h e y a p p e a l to o u r e m o ­ tio n s ra th e r t h a n o u r m in d s . I w o u ld n e v e r p r e s u m e to k n o w t h e p r o p e r w a y to re s o lv e g lo b a l a n d d o m e s t ic c o n flic ts w ith d e c a d e s o f c o m p le x h is t o r ic a l c o n te x t. A n d I w o u ld never b e a r r o g a n t o r d o g m a t ic e n o u g h to im p o s e m y o w n b ia s e d (a n d p o t e n t ia lly m is g u id e d ) b e lie fs a s b in d in g la w o n a n u n r e c e p t iv e p u b lic . T h e 7 0 0 s e lf -s e le c t in g p e o p le w h o s h o w u p a t th e G A (a n d it's u s u a lly c lo s e r to 10 0 ) a re a n o n -r e p r e s e n t a t iv e

m in o r it y th a t p la y s th e d ic t a t o r fo r a c o m m u n it y o f 2 0 ,0 0 0 .

I te n d to b e v e r y lib e r a l, b u t I'm n o t a ra d ic a l. T h is isn 't a re s u lt o f m y in a b ilit y to f e e l— it's a re s u lt o f m y a b ilit y to t h in k . R a d ic a l id e a s , b y t h e ir n a tu re , a re u n p a la t a b le to th e g e n e ra l p u b lic . T o o m a n y p e o p le w it h in t h e c o n f in e s o f a c ­ a d e m ia te n d to fo rg e t th a t. A fte r g r a d u a t in g , s t u d e n t s w ill e n c o u n t e r fa r m o re re s is ta n c e to o u r id e a s th a n w e e n c o u n ­ te r w ith in S S M U o r fro m t h e M c G ill a d m in is t r a t io n . Im p o s in g r a d ic a l b e lie fs o n th e rest o f th e p o p u la t io n , w h ic h in c lu d e s m o d e ra te s a n d c o n s e r v a t iv e s , c re a te s a b a c k la s h t h a t u lt i­ m a t e ly s lo w s d o w n t h e p a c e o f p ro g re s s . T o c re a te m e a n in g ­ fu l c h a n g e in a d e m o c r a c y , w e m u s t firs t c o n v in c e a m a jo r it y o f p e o p le th a t c h a n g e is n e c e s s a ry .

M y c o n c e r n s g o w e ll b e y o n d m y d is lik e o f m o s t G A m o ­ tio n s . U n lik e m o s t s tu d e n ts , I h a v e p r io r e x p e r ie n c e w ith d ir e c t d e m o c r a c y . M y h o m e t o w n o f L o n g m e a d o w , M a s s a ­ c h u s e tts , s till h a s a n a n n u a l, o p e n to w n m e e t in g w h e r e all r e s id e n ts o f v o t in g a g e a re in v ite d to t h e h ig h s c h o o l g y m to s lu g it o u t w ith c o lo u r e d in d e x c a rd s . In S outh Park, w h e n e v e r s o m e t h in g b a d h a p p e n s , a ll o f th e to w n 's c it iz e n s s w a r m th e m a y o r a n d m in d le s s ly s h o u t " R a b b le r a b b le ra b b le !" to a v o id d o in g a n y t h in g p r o d u c t iv e . T h e s h o w (for o n c e ) isn 't e n g a g ­ in g in h y p e r b o lic e x a g g e r a t io n — th a t's d ir e c t d e m o c r a c y in a c t io n . A fte r s e e in g a d r u n k e n lu n a t ic s u c c e s s f u lly a r g u e th a t s c h o o ls a re a w a ste o f L o n g m e a d o w ta x p a y e rs ' m o n e y , I'm

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A r g u in g th a t d ir e c t d e m o c r a c y is a r e s p o n s ib le fo rn o f g o v e r n m e n t re q u ire s a s t a r t lin g ly n a ïv e u n d e rs ta n d in c o f h o w t h e p o lit ic a l p ro c e s s a c t u a lly w o rk s. A r o u n d 15,00c p e o p le liv e in L o n g m e a d o w . If d ir e c t d e m o c r a c y is u n w o rk a b le in m y h o m e t o w n , w ith a n a lm o s t e x c lu s iv e ly w h ite , m id d le -c la s s p o p u la t io n , w h y o n E a rth w o u ld it w o rk fo r SSM U w h ic h re p re s e n ts 2 0 ,0 0 0 s t u d e n t s fro m fa r m o re d iverse b a c k g ro u n d s?

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pie cluttering up the legislative process. I don't tell a plumbe how to do his job because he'd constantly have to stop anc tell me I'm a meddling idiot. It's no different when idealist; try to be politicians. I realize that politics affect everyone, and that a ruling body of one is a dangerous proposition. I'm cer­ tainly not advocating fascism. But I sincerely believe th a t rep­ resentative democracy strikes the best balance between toe many legislators and too few. A politician won't make exactly the same choices that I would, but I have the ability to vote for the people who will best represent my interests and, more importantly, devote all of their time to dealing with comple> issues. There's nothing wrong with this system. It's t h e only efficient way to govern large populations democratically.

So I hope McGill students smarten up and get rid o f GAs Because unlike masturbation, politics isn't for everyone. ■

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C lo s in g t h e b o o k o n G A s e a rs s h o u ld n e v e r b e s h e d n e e d le s s ­ ly, b u t t h e y w e re a t la s t T h u rs d a y 's

n o h a p p y m e d iu m b e tw e e n a p a th y a n d d e m a g o g u e r y fo r G A s.

G e n e r a l A s s e m b ly . W h e n d e b a te o n a m o tio n to c o n d e m n th e b o m b in g o f e d u c a t io n a l in s t it u t io n s in G a z a w a s s u s p e n d e d in d e fin it e ly , t h e ro o m w a s o v e r c o m e w ith e m o tio n . S o m e s tu d e n ts r e jo ic e d in t h e ir p e r c e iv e d v ic to ry , w h ile o th e rs w e p t b e c a u s e o f t h e ir p e r c e iv e d d e fe a t.

T h e s e s h o r t c o m in g s a re s y s te m ic .

First, t h e b a s ic p r e m is e o f d ir e c t d e m o c ­ ra c y is n o n s e n s e . A s s e m b lin g 7 0 0 s tu d e n t p a r t is a n s in a ro o m a n d a s k in g t h e m to re a c h a c o n s e n s u s isn 't a re c ip e fo r c o n ­ s t ru c t iv e p o lic y m a k in g . S S M U m ig h t a s w e ll m a k e d e c is io n s b y s tra w p o ll a t OAP. T h e G A p ro c e s s is a ls o fa r le ss d e m o ­ c ra tic a n d e g a lit a r ia n t h a n its s u p p o rt e rs c la im . L a st T h u r s d a y 's e v e n ts s h o w e d th a t

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B ut t h e tru th is th a t e v e ry o n e 's a lo s e r at th e G A .

W h e t h e r th e G a z a m o tio n p a s s e d o r fa ile d , w h e t h e r it w a s d e b a t e d o r n ot, s tu d e n ts h a d n o t h in g to g a in . E v e ry ye ar, G A s d e v o u r a n in o r d in a t e a m o u n t o f tim e , m o n e y , a n d n e w s p rin t, b u t t h e y n e v e r a c c o m p lis h a n y th in g . It's a b o u t t im e th e S t u d e n t s 'S o c ie t y (a n d M c G ill s t u d e n t s in g e n e ra l) fa c e d th e fa c ts, a n d p u t th e G A to rest.

U n til re c e n tly , th e G A 's b ig g e s t p r o b ­ le m w a s ( p u rp o rte d ly ) lo w t u r n o u t o n t h e p a rt o f s tu d e n ts . B u t la s t T h u rs d a y 's e x e rc is e in m o b o c r a c y s h o w e d th a t in ­ c re a s e d in v o lv e m e n t w a sn 't a n im p r o v e ­ m e n t. W h e n a c o n t r o v e r s ia l m o tio n is o n t h e a g e n d a , t h e G A r a p id ly d e v o lv e s in to a s h o u t in g m a tc h . O t h e rw is e , s tu d e n ts a re s im p ly u n in t e re s t e d . E ith e r w a y, n o t h ­ in g s ig n if ic a n t w ill b e a c h ie v e d — th e re 's

a h a n d fu l o f w e ll-c o n n e c t e d p e o p le (w h o u n d e r s t a n d R o b e rt's R u les) c a n e ffe c t iv e ­ ly r a ilro a d t h e a s s e m b ly . T h e re 's n o t h in g w ro n g w ith le t t in g s t u d e n t s w ith p o lit ic a l e x p e r t is e re p re s e n t la rg e r g r o u p s — b u t isn 't th a t w h a t C o u n c il is fo r?

It's s a d to s e e so m a n y s tu d e n ts p u t so m u c h e ffo rt in to s u c h a f u t ile e x e rc is e in g o v e r n a n c e . T h e d e b a t e o v e r G a z a is b e tte r c o n t in u e d in o t h e r fo ru m s , s u c h a s c lu b -s p o n s o r e d e v e n ts o r t h e c a m p u s m e d ia . A s fo r s t u d e n t s w h o w a n t to in f lu ­ e n c e S S M U p o lic y , t h e y s h o u ld s u b m it re fe re n d u m q u e s tio n s , v o te in e le c t io n s , a n d lo b b y t h e ir c o u n c illo r s . It 's a b o u t t im e S S M U la id its m o s t in e ffe c tiv e g o v e r n in g b o d y to rest. T h e re a re m a n y t h in g s in th e w o rld w o rth s h e d d in g te a rs o ve r, b u t th e G A isn 't o n e o f t h e m . ■

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usually leave the Tribune's opinion pages feeling enlight­ ened or enriched by the material I have just absorbed in the newspaper. But last Tuesday, I left disappointed and enraged. This was because I had just finished reading Danai Reynolds'absurd and vapid bombast against the supposed evil empire of the United States of America in her article "Ar­ rogance and the American way."

Reynolds was writing in response to a lecture she at­ tended, at which "a narrow-minded, rude, and politically in­ correct conservative"guest lecturer"left many students with a sour impression of conservative values." Why? Reynolds la­ ments that "It's unfortunate to meet people in the modern era that will not acknowledge or give credit to the other side of the argument." A keen point, which left me all the more disappointed that Reynolds didn't hold herself to the same standard in the rest of her piece.

In the interest of doing justice to Reynolds' dazzling prose, it's necessary to present it verbatim. She writes, "The lecture started with the notion of American exceptionalism: the idea that America is special in a number of ways, that it's the'arsenal of democracy,'the'last best hope of mankind,' the 'home of the free and the land of the brave,'— all good old patriotic messages supported and defended by conser­ vatives. I have no problem admitting that the U.S. has rela­

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willing to go to war for the sake of democratic ideas.'This type of statement infuriates me, as it's a false excuse for war in the name of America's 'commitment to democratic ideals.'This argument can only fool the dumb and uninformed.

Anyone who is educated in these matters would know that human rights and democracy are not always respected in the deployment of American foreign policy."

Gosh, I'm really sorry to put you through that again, but it's for a good cause. Surely we can all see what's going on here: saying that "[America's] citizens have been willing to go to war for the sake of democratic ideas" isn't the same thing as denying that"human rights and democracy are not always respected in the deployment of American foreign policy." I haven't studied logical fallacies since high school, but I be­ lieve this one falls under the category of "putting words in someone's mouth." Not sure if that's a formal or informal fal­ lacy. Either way, I think it's kind of lame.

It's regrettable that Reynolds eschewed any resemblance of nuance in her rather puerile and myopic tirade. Moreover, it's unfortunate that critics of American foreign policy feel the need to reduce its defenders to a bizarre caricature. ■

tive power over the global arena, but to argue that they have absolute power is an ignorant and self-centered statement."

I hope the Tribune's readers won't think it condescend­ ing for me to point out that the aforementioned is hardly a coherent thought in any conventional sense of the word.

How is "the idea that America is special in a number of ways" at all tantamount to "[arguing] that they have absolute power?" Of course America is special in a number of ways.

That the richest and most powerful country the world has ever seen freely elects its leaders, and holds them account­ able to the law, is one of the greatest achievements of man­ kind.The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, I hope all will readily admit, is also one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind. If you want to mutter something about George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, go ahead. But I will not permit you to substitute the exception for the rule.

Nobody argues that America's specialness entitles it to "absolute power"— a murky concept that, as with all other claims in the article, goes undefined and unsubstantiated by Reynolds. Am I wrong to assume that this level of nuance need not be considered beyond the wit of a U2 political sci­ ence student?

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Birzeit University, in the occupied West Bank, has undertaken an initiative known as the "right to education campaign." Its main purpose is to reveal to the international com­ munity the numerous human rights violations, with respect to the right of education, which Palestinians incur on a daily basis. Due to the : latest humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the ac­ companying destruction of education insti­ tutions, Palestinian students have asked the world for support. Support by simply recogniz ing their plight, condemning the human rights Î infringements, and above all, acknowledging their right to an education— a distress call from students to fellow students.

While students at the University ofToronto and the University of New Brunswick have sup­ ported this motion, at McGill it sparked strong opposition on the grounds that it contains divi­ sive language and statements that are inflam matory to the state of Israel. However, these ac­ cusations were baseless and I highly doubt that the members of the opposition devoted a few minutes of their time to reading the motion in full. Instead, they dedicated days in order to rally students under false pretenses against the motion. Unfortunately, these actions are filled with misinformation, coupled with a deep re­ sistance to understanding and conciliation.

McGill and SSMU have long been at the forefront of humanitarianism, from the Viet­ nam War to the war in Iraq. Despite criticisms of appropriateness, the SSMU is a suitable forum to promote dialogue amongst students for a motion that should be viewed as cohesive, in­ stead of divisive, for it calls for the promotion of human rights. But when it came to one of the most flagrant injustices of our time, we chose to not to acknowledge our fellow students' calls and were passive about the continued de­ humanization of the Palestinian people.

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W h ile th e c o u rt p r o c e e d in g s a g a in s t th e m a re ju s t b e g in n in g , th e c h a rg e s h a v e le d to a g re a te r d e b a te a b o u t p o ly g a m o u s c o m ­ m u n itie s a n d th e ir a lle g e d c o n n e c tio n to ille g a l im m ig ra tio n , h u m a n tra ffic k in g , a n d se x u a l e x p lo ita tio n . In s u ffic ie n t e d u c a tio n is p re v e n tin g a c tio n a n d im p ro v e m e n t in th e c o m m u n it y — a p ro b le m w h ic h is c o m ­ p o u n d e d b y m u rk y le g a l w a te rs.

"The question is whether or not [Blackmore will] succeed in convincing a court that the prosecution should fail because the section of the Criminal Code in question— section 29 3— stands in violation of his rights [under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]," says Angela Campbell, a professor at the Fac­ ulty of Law at McGill who has conducted research on and in Bountiful. "This is going to go on for a long, long time."

In v e s tig a tio n s a n d re c o m m e n d a tio n s B o u n tifu l is a ru ral c o m m u n it y lo c a te d c lo s e to A lb e rta a n d th e A m e ric a n b o rd e r. It is h o m e to a n e s tim a te d 1,0 0 0 to 1,5 0 0 m e m b e rs o f th e F u n d a m e n ta lis t C h u rc h o f Je s u s C h ris t o f L a tte r-D a y S a in ts (FLD S), a b re a k a w a y se ct o f th e o r ig i­ n a l M o rm o n C h u rc h , w h ic h b e lie v e s in , a m o n g o th e r th in g s , p o ly g a m y . W h ile a m u c h -p u b lic iz e d ra id la st s p rin g o n th e F u n d a m e n ta lis t ra n c h in E ld o ra d o ,T e x a s , s h o w c a s e d im a g e s o f a w a lle d a n d g a te d c o m m u n it y , B o u n tifu l is le ss g u a rd e d .

T h e c o m m u n it y — w h ic h B la c k m o re n a m e d — is th e h u b fo r a la rg e r c o m m u n it y o f p o ly g a m is ts , s o m e o f w h o m liv e in th e n e a rb y to w n s o f C re sto n , C r a n b ro o k , E ric k s o n , C a n y o n , a n d Y ah k.

In v e s tig a tio n s in to a lle g e d c rim in a l a c t iv ity in B o u n tifu l b e g a n in th e late 19 8 0 s. In 19 9 1, th e R C M P r e c o m m e n d e d th a t B.C.'s th e n -a tt o r n e y g e n e ra l C o lin G a b e lm a n la y c h a rg e s . H o w e v e r, G a b e lm a n re c e iv e d se ve ra l le g a l o p in io n s s u g ­ g e s tin g th a t th e p o ly g a m y la w m ig h t n o t w ith s ta n d a c h a lle n g e b y th e C a n a ­ d ia n C h a rt e r o f R ig h ts a n d F re e d o m s o n th e g ro u n d s o f re lig io n . A s a re sult, he n e v e r a p p ro v e d th e c h a rg e s . In 20 0 5, W a lly O p p a l, th e c u rre n t a tto rn e y g e n e ra l, w a s a p p o in te d . H e state d th a t th e s itu a tio n in B o u n tifu l w a s " in to le ra b le " a n d a p p o in te d a se rie s o f s p e c ia l p ro s e c u to rs to re v is it th e issu e . A fte r re je c tin g th e re c o m m e n d a tio n s o f th e first tw o, O p p a l a p p o in te d a th ird s p e c ia l p ro se cu to r, w h o a sk e d th e R C M P to b e g in an in v e s tig a tio n in Ju n e o f last year. T h e re su lts o f th a t in v e s tig a tio n le d to th e c u rre n t a lle g a tio n s .

th e a lle g e d se x u a l e x p lo ita tio n o r a b u s e w ith in th e c o m m u n ity . " T h e c o m m o n p re se n ta tio n o f p o ly g a m y , e s p e c ia lly in F L D S g ro u p s , is th a w o m e n a re k in d o f c o n tro lle d , a n d n o t g iv e n a n y c h o ic e a b o u t m a rria g e ; th e h a v e n o o p tio n b u t to m a r ry in to a c o m m u n it y th at's v e r y s h e lte re d .. . a n d th e t h e y a re n o t e d u cate d ," sa y s C a m p b e ll. "I've a lw a y s w o n d e r e d ... if th ere's e v d e n c e th a t th e s e p ra c tic e s a re g o in g on."

C a m p b e ll h a s re s e a rc h e d th e g o v e rn m e n t's re a so n s for u s in g th e c h a rg e 0 p o ly g a m y in s te a d o f o n e o f th e o th e r p o s s ib le c h a rg e s th a t m e m b e rs o f B o u n t fu l m ig h t face , s u c h a s c h ild a b u s e , s e x u a l e x p lo ita tio n , fo rc ib le c o n fin e m e n t, 0 se x w ith s o m e o n e u n d e r th e a g e o f c o n s e n t— c h a rg e s th a t w o u ld n o t b e s u b je c to a C h a rte r c h a lle n g e . " T h e b o tto m lin e is th a t th e state, e v e n a fte r d o in g in v e s tig a tio n s o n severe o c c a s io n s o v e r m a n y ye a rs, h a s n o t b e e n a b le to c o m e u p w ith e v id e n c e as to in d e p e n d e n t h a rm s a p a rt fro m p o ly g a m y . T h e y h a v e n 't b e e n a b le to p ro v e a ssa u o r e x p lo ita tio n ," says C a m p b e ll.

O n e p ro b le m w ith fin d in g w itn e ss e s fo r h e ftie r c h a rg e s is th e v a r ia b le im p re ss io n s th a t v is ito rs g e t o f th e c o m m u n it y — im p re s s io n s w h ic h d e p e n d o w h o t h e y see, w h a t t h e y see, a n d w h e n t h e y v isit. T h e re su lts fro m fir s t-h a n in te rv ie w s w ith c o m m u n it y m e m b e rs a re a lso q u e s tio n a b le . " T h e y [talk] o c c a s io n a lly , b u t th e y 're a ls o to ld t h e y c a n lie in th e n a m e o f th Lo rd , a n d so t h e y c a n lie to yo u ,"sa ys D a p h n e B ra m h a m , a u th o r o f The Secret Live

o f Saints, w h ic h d is c u s s e s th e s itu a tio n in B o u n tifu l.

T h e re su lt is a p ro s e c u tio n b a se d o n s e c tio n 29 3, w h ic h re q u ire s le ss e v d e n ce .

T h e p e o p le , th e p la c e , a n d th e p a tte rn s D e s p ite th e p o s s ib ility fo r c o n flic tin g im p re s s io n s o f th e c o m m u n ity , th e n a re s o m e c o n tin u itie s b e tw e e n d iffe re n t a cc o u n ts .

T h e F L D S b e lie v e th a t m e n n e e d th re e w iv e s to g e t in to h e a v e n . W o m e n c a r o n ly g e t in w ith th e g u id a n c e o f a m a n . T h e m a rria g e s are d e te r m in e d b y eith e r th e B is h o p o r P ro p h e t, w h o re c e iv e s a re v e la tio n a b o u t w h o s h o u ld g e t m arrie: fro m G o d . " T h e y re a lly d o n 't h a v e m u c h c h o ic e in th e matter," sa y s B ra m h a m .

D u rin g h e r re se a rch , C a m p b e ll o b s e rv e d a d iffe re n t in te rp re ta tio n o f m ar riag e . " [T h e w o m e n ] a re v e r y m u c h in v o lv e d in th e c h o ic e o f w h o t h e y m arry," say: C a m p b e ll.

W h e th e r o r n o t th e m a r ria g e s a re c o n s e n tu a l, t h e y still o c c u r w h e n g irls are q u ite y o u n g — fre q u e n tly b e fo re th e y fin is h h ig h sc h o o l. " T h e y k e e p th e g irls in lin e b y m a r ry in g th e m o ff y o u n g , a n d th e y d o n 't get to fin is h h ig h s c h o o l u n til afte r th e y h a v e k id s, a n d n o t v e r y m a n y o f th e m g e t to

P ro b le m s w ith th e p o ly g a m y law S e c tio n 293 o f th e C a n a d ia n C r im in a l C o d e p r o h ib its p o ly g a m y . It w a s o r ig i­ n a lly e n a c te d to p re v e n t A m e ric a n M o rm o n s a n d e x -M o rm o n s fro m im m ig ra t in g to C a n a d a a fte r th e M o rm o n C h u rc h b a n n e d p o ly g a m y in 18 9 0 , b u t h a sn 't b e e n u se d in litig a tio n fo r o v e r h a lf a c e n tu ry .

T h e e v id e n c e n e e d e d to file a p o ly g a m y c h a rg e is sca n t: s o m e o n e s a y in g th e y h a v e m u ltip le s p o u s e s is e n o u g h . In th e c a s e o f B o u n tifu l, a fte r o n e m a r­ riag e , a n y a d d it io n a l w iv e s a re re c o g n iz e d in a re lig io u s c e re m o n y , b u t n o t b y th e

S tu d e n ts p la y b a s k e tb a ll at B o u n tifu l E le m e n ta r y -S e c o n d a r y S ch o o l last year. T h e ratio o f g irls to b o ys in cre a se s in e a c h g ra d e a s b o y s le a ve sch o o l to g o to w o rk in c o m m u n ity c o m p a n ie s .

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"T h e y 're to ld fro m th e tim e th e y 're little , little g irls th a t th e y m u s t g iv e th e m s e lv e s to t h e ir h u s b a n d s m in d , b o d y, a n d so u l. A ll g irls are t a u g h t th a t th e y 're so w e a k -m in d e d th a t th e y m u s t a lw a y s h a v e a m a n te llin g th e m w h a t to d o , b e c a u s e w o m e n can 't d e c id e fo r t h e m s e lv e s w h a t is best."

B ut w o m e n a re n o t th e o n ly o n e s a lle g e d ly fa c in g e x p lo ita tio n . T h e n a tu re o f p o ly g a m y , a s it is p ra c tic e d in B o u n tifu l, m e a n s th a t, b e c a u s e s o m e m e n h a v e m u ltip le w iv e s, s o m e m e n h a v e n o n e . G e ttin g p u s h e d o u t o f th e c o m m u n it y for

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I th e o u ts id e w o rld , m a n y o p t to s ta y in th e c o m m u n ity .

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After ordering the destruction of a press used to print the Nauvoo Expositor, a news­ paper that criticized him as a polygamist and a theocrat, Smith turns himself in to stand trial, and is killed by a mob in Carthage, Il­ linois. A succession crisis follows Smith's death, with the contenders divided over their position on polygamy. Brigham Young, one of the church's main leaders and a po­ lygamist, wins the struggle.

b e e n t a u g h t a ll y o u r life th a t p e o p le o n th e o u ts id e w o rld are evil," says ham . "And o n c e y o u le a v e th e c o m m u n it y y o u b e c o m e a n a p o s ta te a n d I s h u n n e d a n d y o u can 't g o back."

E s c a p in g th ro u g h e d u c a tio n |o u n t if u l h a s tw o s c h o o ls : th e B o u n tifu l E le m e n t a r y -S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l, i is a tte n d e d b y O le r's fo llo w e rs, a n d M o rm o n H ills S c h o o l, w h ic h is a tte n d I B la ckm o re 's fo llo w e rs. O rig in a lly , all s tu d e n ts w e n t to B o u n tifu l E le m e n ta c o n d a ry S ch o o l. B u t th e c o m m u n it y s p lit in 2 0 0 2 fo llo w in g B la ck m o re 's e x J iu n ic a t io n fro m th e F L D S b y W a rre n Jeffs, P ro p h e t o f th e FLO S . B la ckm o re 's In t s n o w a tte n d cla ss in a c o n v e rte d b a rn . F o llo w e rs o f O le r, w h o is h im s e lf fw e r o f Jeffs, c o n t in u e to a tte n d th e o r ig in a l s c h o o l.

Jlackmore claims to be a true Mormon, following the revelations of Josmith (the founder of the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day t)," says Bramham. "He believes that the FLDS strayed from the fundamen[a ch s c h o o l h a s r o u g h ly 12 5 s tu d e n ts a n d b o th a re in d e p e n d e n t, w h ic h th a t th e y g e t 50 p e r c e n t o f th e ir fu n d in g fro m th e g o v e rn m e n t b u t are

;d to te a c h m a te ria l s u c h as re lig io n , w h ic h w o u ld n o t b e a llo w e d in p u b lic >ls. |T h e c h ild re n in th e in d e p e n d e n t s c h o o l in th e B o u n tifu l c o m m u n it y are b y th e p r o v in c ia l g o v e rn m e n t, a n d t h e y w e re te a c h in g ra cism a n d p o ly g rhich o f c o u rs e rig h t n o w is a g a in s t th e la w in C a n a d a ," sa y s A u d re y V a n c e , [air o f th e C r e s t o n -b a s e d g ro u p , A lte rin g D e s tin y T h r o u g h E d u c a tio n , altering D e s tin y T h r o u g h E d u c a tio n se e k s to g iv e y o u n g re s id e n ts o f B o u n c h a n c e at a d iffe re n t life th ro u g h e d u c a tio n . It b e g a n se v e ra l y e a rs a g o as !r-w ritin g in itia tiv e in te n d e d to p re ssu re th e B.C. m in is te r o f e d u c a tio n in to a c tio n in B o u n tifu l, a n d w h ile it h a s s h r u n k fro m o v e r 30 m e m b e rs d o w n th e c o m m u n it y s u p p o rt is still stro n g .

W e d e c id e d th a t o u r m a in g o a l w a s to w rite all th e s e le tte rs to th e m in is te r |u c a tio n s a y in g th a t if B.C. ta x p a y e rs a re fu n d in g th e s e sc h o o ls , th e s e s tu s h o u ld b e g e ttin g [a] g ra d e 12 [e du catio n ]," says A u d re y V a n c e , c o -c h a ir o f !n g D e s tin y T h ro u g h E d u c a tio n . "W e h a v e a v e r y d e d ic a te d g ro u p a n d w e lo ts o f p e o p le th a t s u p p o rt it." iin c e V a n ce 's le tte r-w ritin g c a m p a ig n a n d th e R C M P in v e s tig a tio n in 20 0 4 , ;m ore's s c h o o l h a s im p ro v e d : it is n o w o p e n to c e rtifie d te a c h e rs fro m o u t the B o u n tifu l c o m m u n ity , t h o u g h th e F L D S s c h o o l re m a in s c lo s e d . U n til th e it im p ro v e m e n ts , B o u n tifu l h a d g o n e 10 y e a rs w ith o u t a h ig h s c h o o l g r a d u 'h e first cla ss g ra d u a te d last y e a r a n d in c lu d e d a b o u t 10 stu d e n ts.

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Known as "Pioneer Day," the Mormons arrive in Utah's Great Salt Lake Val­ ley— the location of their (next) New Zion, according to Young.

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Smith's revelation concerning polygamy is finally revealed to the public and all members of the church. It sparks outrage across the country, and contributes to the U.S. Army's "Utah War" five years later.

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The U.S. Congress passes the Edmunds Act, which makes polygamy a felony, dis­ incorporates the LDS, and authorizes the seizure of church assets.

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After receiving his own revelation two weeks earlier, the new church President Wilford Woodruff renounces polygamy.

The practice continues covertly, however, and many polygamist Mormons relocate to Canada or Mexico.

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The town of Short Creek, Arizona, (now called Colorado City) is incorporated. It soon becomes a Mecca for Mormon fundamentalists, who refuse to renounce polygamy and, eventually, the head­ quarters of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

The church leadership issues a second manifesto, following from Woodruff's, that excommunicates any Mormons who practice polygamy.

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T h o u g h Li is n o t a n a rtis t o n e w o u ld a s s o c ia te w ith th e u m p in g " d a n c e m o v e m e n t, h e r p e r fo rm a n c e d e m o n s t ra t th a t h e r m u s ic a l c a p a b ilit ie s lie o u t s id e th e in d ie n ic h e in ich she's b e e n re c e iv e d e n th u s ia s tic a lly . Li last p e rfo rm e d o n tre a l w ith El P e rro D e l M a r at La T u lip e last ye ar. T h e er v e n u e th is t im e a ro u n d is te s ta m e n t to Li's p o p u la r ity ich h a s in c re a s e d a t a fre n e tic p a c e . She's b e e n to u rin g r ld w id e f o r a little o v e r a y e a r now , a n d h a s o n ly ju s t b e g u n N o rth A m e r ic a n le g th a t w ill ta k e h e r all th e w a y to th e a c h e lla m u s ic fe s tiv a l in A p ril.

A r r iv in g in M o n tre a l, Li w a s b e g in n in g to s h o w th e w e a r 1 te a r o f a n e w a rtis t o n h e r first m a jo r to ur. B ut lu c k ily for th e a d d e d ra w n e ss in h e r v o ic e s u its h e r n e w m a te ria l.

"It ta k e s a lo t o u t o f m e to perfo rm ," Li a d m its in a n e m a il th e T r ib u n e . "It's v e r y d r a in in g , b u t th e n a g a in th e s ta g e is o a m u c h m o re g u a rd e d p la c e th a n real life."

Li a p o lo g iz e d for s o u n d in g h o a rs e o n s ta g e , c o m p a r in g rs e lf to ra p w u n d e r k in d LiT W a y n e a n d th e n la u n c h in g o a n im p r e s s iv e ly a c c u ra te c o v e r o f "A M illi." O f h e r m u s ic a l tes, Li sa y s th a t s h e is o fte n a ttra c te d to m u s ic o n o p p o s ite d s o f th e e m o tio n a l s p e c tru m . " E ith e r I w a n t to d o a b o o -

c a lly a n d p h y s ic a lly — is a c o n v e n t io n s h e to ys w ith . H e r s o n g s o fte n e n g a g e in a d a n c e o f t h e s e v e n v e ils, a t t im e s la y in g h e r e ffe rv e s c e n t v o ic e b a re o n ly to m a s k it a g a in , b y d is t o r t in g it th ro u g h a b ro k e n m e g a p h o n e , a s s h e d id fo r" B re a k in g It Up." A c c o rd in g to Li, h e r s o n g s a re v e r y p riv a te a n d a u t o ­ b io g ra p h ic a l. B ut w h a t a llo w s Li to s e p a ra te h e rs e lf fro m th e le g io n s o f v is c e ra lly h o n e s t, p r e tty s in g e r-s o n g w rit e rs o u t th e re is h e r m u s ic a l in g e n u ity . H a ilin g fro m th e s a m e lo c a le th a t fa c ilita te d th e r e v a m p in g o f 9 0 s p o p star R o b y n in to a n e le c t r o -p o p ico n , Li d o e s n 't s h y a w a y fro m c ru n c h y , a ss e rtiv e p e rc u ss io n .

"I w e n t in to th e s t u d io w ith s o m e s o n g s a n d fo llo w e d m y g u t fe e lin g , a n d m y g u t d o n 't lik e fu ll d ru m kits," sa y s Li. "P lus B jo rn [Y ttlin g o f Peter, B jo rn a n d Jo h n w h o p ro d u c e d h e r a lb u m ] h a s s o m e g re a t rh y th m skills." Li h a s h a d th e o p ­ p o r t u n it y to c o lla b o ra te w ith m a n y o f in d ie 's fin e s t, in c lu d in g S w e d is h p r o d u c e r K le e ru p a s w e ll as K a n y e W e st a n d S a n to g o ld fo r th e c o lla b o ra tiv e p r o je c t N .A .S .A .

Li p la n s to g o fo r a m o re d o o -w o p s o u n d in h e r fu tu re w o rk . A lt h o u g h w ith A m y W in e h o u s e s e e m in g ly o n a n e n d ­ less v a c a t io n /d e t o x in th e C a r ib b e a n , th e re is a v a c a n c y in n e w -w a v e d o o -w o p , a n d Li s h o u ld b e in n o h u rry to ju m p g e n re s . Li's fin a l s o n g at S o d a w a s th e d e v a s t a t in g ly v u ln e r ­ a b le "To n ig h t," w h ic h p a ire d Li's fa lte rin g v o ic e w ith s p a rse s y n th a n d e p ic d ru m s . T h e t in y S w e d e h a d th e c ro w d s ile n c e d a n d still in ra p t fa s c in a tio n , e v is c e ra tin g h e r a u d ie n c e w ith h e r b ra n d o f m ig h t y m e la n c h o ly . J u d g in g b y t h e ir face s, th e y w e re h a p p y v ic tim s . ■

h a k e o r b re a k d o w n a n d cry. N in a S im o n e a n d Lil W a y n e it fo r m e ! I c a n 't s ta n d lis t e n in g to m u s ic if th e p e rfo rm e r )'t m e a n it. It's life a n d d e a th ! B ut life in v o lv e s fu n a s well," ays.

H e r liv e s h o w re fle cte d t h e s e d u a lis t ic t e n d e n c ie s . O p e n w ith th e m id -t e m p o "L ittle Bit," Li w a s s u b m e r g e d in d a rk ss o n a re la tiv e ly e m p t y sta g e , h e r p la in t iv e v o ic e — w h ic h o w e d s ig n s o f th e illn e s s th a t c a u s e d h e r to c a n c e l m u c h o f r p re ss fo r t h e g ig — e c h o e d th ro u g h t h e s p e llb o u n d c ro w d , ich la u n c h e d in to a ro a r a s s h e w a s jo in e d o n s ta g e b y h e r e k in g b a n d a n d p ro c e e d e d to p e rfo rm th e lo n e ly d is c o o f e r y b o d y b u t Me." Li is u lt im a te ly a so lo a rtist, a n d s h ie s a w a y fro m d e fin in g r m u s ic a l e n d e a v o rs a s o v e rly c o lle c tiv e . "It's n o t so m u c h a p r o je c t b u t ra th e r m e a s a h u m a n b e in g t r y in g to m a k e m e th in g m e a n in g fu l o u t o f m y life. It is a s o lo w o rk, b u t to t it o u t to th e p e o p le th e w a y I w a n t it, I n e e d to c o lla b o ra te ith s o m e p e o p le . It is m y so u l, h e a rt, m in d o n th e line," says P e rh a p s Li's g re a te st a sse t is th e c o n tra s t b e tw e e n th e tro v e rt c o n v e y e d in h e r ly ric s a n d h e r c o m m a n d in g s ta g e e s e n c e . E v e r th e in g é n u e , Li's s trik in g p r e ttin e s s — b o th v o ­

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Je s s ic a S im p s o n is n o t th e o n ly p e rso n fa c in g a " w e ig h t b a ttle "— a ll o f N o rth A m e ric a is. It h a s o n ly b e e n in th e p a s t fe w y e a rs th a t w e 've re a lly c o m e to re a liz e th e s c a le o f th e p r o b le m a n d th e fu tu r e is su e s it w ill c a u s e fo r b o th in d iv id u a ls a n d h e a lth c a re sy ste m s . T h e w e ig h t lo ss in d u s tr y is h u g e — a lm o s t e v e ry o th e r a d v e rt is e m e n t

T h is c e r t a in ly isn 't th e first t im e th a t a fa d in g c e le b ­ rity h a s b e c o m e th e fo cu s o f u n s o lic ite d a tte n tio n ju s t b e ­ c a u s e o f a fe w n e w p o u n d s . J e n n ife r L o ve H e w itt fa c e d a b a rra g e o f m e d ia c o v e ra g e la st y e a r w h e n s o m e u n fla tte r­ in g p ic tu re s e m e rg e d o f h e r in a b ik in i. T h e re c e n t S im p s o n d e b a c le is n o th in g m o re t h a n a re p e a t o f th e e x a c t s a m e

p r o m o te s th e n e w e st w a y to "b u rn fat fast!" S o fo r p e o p le s ittin g o n t h e ir c o u c h e s w a tc h in g T M Z a n d e a tin g th e ir s u p p e r o f p iz z a a n d ice c re a m , S im p so n 's w e ig h t g a in is a w e lc o m e re p rie v e fro m th e c o n s ta n t b a rra g e o f s t ic k -th in c e le b r itie s a n d w e ig h t -lo s s s u c c e s s sto rie s.

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a n d u rg e d th e t a b lo id s to le a v e h e r a lo n e , th e a m o u n t o f : a tte n tio n a n y w e ig h t g a in c a n g e n e ra te is a lre a d y clear. To s o m e o n e s t r u g g lin g w ith a n o re x ia o r b u lim ia , th is s itu a ­ tio n o n ly re in fo rc e s a p e r c e p tio n o f th e s o c ie ta l " d a n g e is" o f g e ttin g fat. Iro n ic a lly , it w a s d u r in g N a tio n a l E a tin g D is o rd e r A w a re n e s s W e e k th a t a lm o s t e v e ry A m e r ic a n ta b lo id d e d ic a t e d a s p o t o n t h e ir fro n t c o v e r to S im p s o n .

W h e n S im p s o n s ta rte d d r e a m in g a b o u t b e c o m in g a c e le b rity , s h e lik e ly n e v e r im a g in e d th a t s o m e t h in g so s u p e rfic ia l w o u ld g e t e v e ry o n e ta lk in g a b o u t her. If a p o p star's w e ig h t g a in is th e m o st im p o rt a n t c u ltu ra l e v e n t th e m e d ia c a n fin d to co ve r, w e're in a sa d s itu a tio n . B ut w h ile th e m e d ia n e e d s to s to p g iv in g p e o p le a n e x c u s e fo r th e ir

s itu a tio n , a n d o n c e a g a in , p e o p le e v e ry w h e re a re h u n g r ily a w a itin g th e n e x t p ic tu re s a n d th e la te st n e w s in w h a t o n e ta b lo id te rm e d "the Je s s ic a S im p s o n w e ig h t deb ate."

t in u e t h e ir u n h e a lt h y life sty le s, b u t u n fo rtu n a te ly th is is w h a t S im p s o n h a s p r o v id e d . In o u r c u ltu re o f c e le b r it y w o rs h ip , p e o p le n o w t h in k to t h e m s e lv e s "H ey, I g a in e d

u n h e a lt h y b o d ie s , it's a ls o u p to t h e s e p e o p le th e m s e lv t-s to p u t d o w n t h e ir b a g o f c h ip s , te a r t h e ir e y e s a w a y fro m P e re z H ilto n , a n d g o to th e g y m . ■

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a t th e c e n tre o f th e m e d ia 's a tte n tio n . She's trie d th e p o p star care er, t h e re a lity s h o w w ith h e r n e w b o y -b a n d h u s b a n d , a fe w d is a s tr o u s a c tin g a tte m p ts , a n d m o st re ­ c e n tly , th e s w itc h fro m p o p m u s ic to c o u n try . A ll o f th is e ffo rt n o w s e e m s f u t ile — a ll s h e n e e d e d to d o w a s g a in 15 p o u n d s .

For th e p a st tw o w e e k s, e n d le s s b lo g s , m a g a z in e s , a n d n e w s p a p e rs h a v e b e e n o b s e s s in g o v e r S im p so n 's w e ig h t.

O t h e r c e le b r itie s , in c lu d in g H e id i K lu m , K im K a rd a s h ia n a n d S im p so n 's e x -h u s b a n d N ic k L a c h e y h a v e s p o k e n o u t in h e r d e fe n c e . E ve n U.S. P re s id e n t B a ra c k O b a m a m e n ­

a re c e r t a in ly a c c e p t a b le fo r a h e a lth y p e rso n lik e S im p s o n , t h e y a re n o t fo r a p e rso n w h o is b o rd e rlin e , if n o t a lre a d y , o v e rw e ig h t.

T h e flu rry o f m e d ia a tte n tio n o n S im p s o n is a lso d a n g e r o u s for th o s e w h o fa ll o n th e o p p o s ite e n d o f th e

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Inspired by a quote from Montreal legend Leonard Cohen, "In Montreal spring is like an autopsy. Everyone wants to see inside the frozen mammoth,"four young Montrealers created an eponymous art blog last October in anticipation of the long winter ahead of them. The product, Inside the Frozen M a m ­ m oth, echoes Cohen's sentiment in focussing on, but not limit­ ing itself to, the visual arts in Montreal. For the blog's founders, Julien Ceccaldi, Kit Malo, Sean Michaels, and Amy Johnson, art has become a means of warding off Seasonal Affective Dis­ order and metaphorically escaping the desolate wintery hell that is Montreal to enter the frozen mammoth.

"There's something mythical about winter here, and the experience people have living in this bizarre world where summer is so crazy and festive and fun, and then in winter, you have to seek out, you have to look for the joy. I think that most of us Montrealers can really relate to that," says Malo, Frozen M a m m o th co-founder and Art Pop coordinator.

A packed crowd of artists and art aficionados were seek­ ing out the joy last Friday night at the Frozen Mammoth launch party at II Motore, hosted by the four bloggers. The evening

istence," says Michaels, co-founder of the popular music blc

kicked off with a series of short animated films by local film­ makers, followed by performances from Tune-Yards, Shapes and Sizes, Nut Brown, and DJ Khiasma. "[The bands] are all mostly friends ... It's basically people we know who we thought it would be really fun to get togeth­ er, so it was just a really good opportunity to get more aware­ ness about the blog out there," says Malo.

Josh Hawley, aka Nut Brown, started off the evening en­ ergetically with his dynamic techno-infused one-man show.

Up next was quirky indie-blues ensemble Shapes and Sizes, whose lead singer Caila Thompson-Hannant showcased her beautifully jazzy voice, which at times is reminiscent of The Velvet Underground's Maureen Tucker. Experimental solo act Tune-Yards then took the stage and got the crowd dancing and clapping along with her up-tempo ukulele-accompanied song "News."

Inside the Frozen M a m m o th features interviews with local artists, and postings in diverse categories such as dance, meta, illustration, installation, photography, and street art. The ob­ jective is to raise awareness of the visual arts and local artists.

"It's been going great. The first challenge was just to make a website that's locally based, and the idea behind ours is to feel like we're of Montreal. I think we've done a really good job at starting to make ourselves relevant and justifying our ex­

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Malo credits Michaels with coming up with the conce of the blog. "It wasn't something I ever wanted to do becau I never actually wanted to blog ... I don't believe in the Inte net/'jokes Malo. "He approached all of us with the idea kind randomly, and it just felt really right because of the combin tion of people, and because I feel like it's something missir in a lot of the weeklies. In the papers, I don't think there's si ficient coverage of the arts, visually speaking specifically."

According to Michaels, the blog's target audience is sir ply people who are curious about art in Montreal, and tl group is seeking to discuss art in an accessible and non-th oretical forum.

"Part of the challenge for me, in terms of the blog, is promote an understanding of art in a greater context than ju painting and drawing," says Malo.

For these four bloggers, and for the enthusiastic crow at II Motore, art and music have become a way of finding an maintaining joy despite the winter gloom outside and a fora lifestyle of hibernation.

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Overt analogies aside, this is a show that tells of very real people who create for themselves worlds that— at least to others— are very unreal. The quaint yet quiet set design is only interrupted by a massive circle in the cen­ tre. The held-back sets are an apt illustration of how small reality can be when compared to the fantastic creations of the play's focus, Leopold, played exu­ berantly by Cory Lipman.

We watch as Leopold returns from the dead through his sister's mind to show us why he did what he did, why he's so free, and why he's a "coyote."

The relationship between the siblings is fascinating to watch as writer and director Anna Trowbridge uses her obvious skill to move effortlessly from reality to fantasy and present to past. Leo's overcharged imagination is best understood by his sister Priscilla, heart-wrenchingly portrayed by Alexandra Montagnese.This understanding partly comes from the fact that she may be suffering from a minor version of her brother's mental state, a tricky line that Montagnese manages to draw well.

Adding depth and often humor to an already polished script are two supporting characters, played by Joel Burford and Marlee Rubel, who ap­ pear as parents, flirts, psychiatrists and clowns that you wouldn't want at any birthday party. The play's lighting is also phenomenally done and contrib­ utes greatly to the experience as a whole. The unassuming way light some­ times follows, and sometimes leads characters into different time pieces and mood shifts gives flow to a play that is heavy in dialogue.

This flow was broken only twice when at the start Priscilla lingered for what seemed a moment too long in silence and later when the two support­ ing characters become so rambunctious that the spotlight is drawn away from the Priscilla/Leo exchange. However, these are small bumps on a pretty smooth track. Near the end is a scene where Priscilla gives us a tour of num­ bers—-those things that cannot be right or wrong. She dreams of a place where you can write the perfect composition, which could be as"right"as 2 + 2 = 4 . This is a place where her brother's golden mind can soar. Yet it eventu­ ally becomes poignantly clear that such a place can exist only in his mind.

The play not only displays how real imagined mountains can be, but also the kind of relationships, environments, and genetics that force some to climb so high that the only option is jumping off. For this reason, it is A One M an Show for all of us. ■ A One Man Show For My Brother plays February 12-14 a t 8 p.m. a n d Febrary 14 a t 2 p.m. a t Player's Theatre (3 rd flo o r Shatner).

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la y in g a t L e s S a in ts f o r t h e v e r y first t i m e h e V irg in s talk a b o u t th e ir lo v e o f N e w Y ork, d isco , a n d s e x s h o p s Kyle C arpenter

"We were really spoiled .. .We were like, 'Wow this is how it is?

I don't understand why people complain a lot,'and then a year later we're like, 'Oh, I get it'— but it's progressing and it's fun."

T h e V ir g in s s to p p e d in M o n tre a l to p la y at Les S a in ts last e e k o n t h e ir first U.S. h e a d lin in g to u r. R e c e n tly b a c k fro m E u pe, th e y 'll b e m o v in g th ro u g h B o sto n b e fo re f in a lly re a c h in g

W h ile u n d e n ia b ly a ro ck a lb u m , T h e V irg in s ' s e lf-title d d e b u t fe a tu re s s o m e u n lik e ly in flu e n c e s . "W e've b e e n lis te n in g

e ir h o m e to w n o f N e w Y o rk o n F e b ru a ry 13. D is c u s s in g th e ur, o p e n in g fo r Patti S m ith , a n d th e b a n d 's d is c o in flu e n c e , u ita ris t W a d e O a te s s o u n d s m u c h o ld e r th a n h e a p p e a rs , h ic h c o m e s a s no s u rp ris e c o n s id e r in g th a t h e o fte n s p o rts a s h y ja c k e t s a n d b r ig h t b a s e b a ll c a p s in p h o to s . O a te s w a s

to a lo t o f N ile R o d g e rs p r o d u c t io n [ s ] ...H e d id a lo t o f D u ra n D u ra n , a n d D a v id B o w ie 's "Let's D a n c e ." T h e u n o r th o d o x d is c o a n d f u n k s o u n d s c e r t a in ly c o m e th ro u g h o n th e a lb u m , e s p e ­ c ia lly w ith s o n g s lik e "Te e n Lo ve rs" a n d th e b r e a k o u t h it "R ich Girls," w h ic h w a s n u m b e r 65 o n Rolling Stone's list o f th e 10 0

u ic k to p ro v e th a t h e d o e sn 't ta k e h im s e lf to o s e rio u s ly .

T h e V ir g in s fo rm e d th ro u g h a g ro u p o f m u tu a l frie n d s M a n h a tta n . W h ile N e w Y o rk h a s a lw a y s b e e n a h o tp o t for m e rg in g ro c k b a n d s , it's n o t a s e a s y a s it lo o k s to b e c o m e s u c ssful th e re .

"T h e t h in g a b o u t b e in g a b a n d fro m N e w Y o rk is th a t y o u a v e to c o m m it to it," sa y s O a te s. "There's n o w h e re to p ra c tic e , ru m m e rs are im p o s s ib le to fin d , a n d it's h a rd to g e t g ig s — e n u e s] d o n 't w a n t y o u p la y in g to o m u c h in th e c ity, y o u can 't

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la y P ia n o s o n e n ig h t a n d M e rc u ry L o u n g e th e n e x t, t h e y k in d f fro w n u p o n it. It's e a s y to sta rt in N e w Y o rk, it's h a rd to b e a a n d fro m N e w York."

H o w e v e r, th e y re c e iv e d a m o n u m e n t a l c a re e r ju m p -s t a r t , o r t h e ir t h ir d -e v e r g ig , T h e V ir g in s o p e n e d fo r Patti S m ith a n d o n ic Y o u th at a n e v e n t in Paris. "W e h a d n 't p la y e d a n y s h o w s et, w e h a d ju s t b e e n p a s s in g a ro u n d d e m o s . It w a s a lm o s t lik e u r first b o o k e d sh o w , a n d w e w e re ju s t te rrified," sa y s O a te s.

With such a diverse musical background, Oates expressed a fear of limiting himself to one particular style by taking on one of the overwhelming variety of genre titles. "We always call ourselves a rock'n' roll band, and we do that because we do every genre, obviously not every single one. If you call your­ selves a rock'n'roll band ...You can be disco, you can do new wave, you can do country, you can do all that stuff if you'rejust a rock'n'roll band."

The Virgins like to bring elements of change and spon­ taneity into both their music and their live shows. "We're al­ ways changing the arrangements of a song ...By the time that album came out we had been playing those songs totally differently," says Oates. "If you're going to listen to the CD at home, you're going to want to see the band, so we try to be as much of a band as possible, not just rehearsing. We just like to make our live show a little more spontaneous."

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r o d u c t io n o f N e v e r t h e S in n e r C rystal C han It's unusual for a mystery to be able to keep you on he edge of your seat when you already know the endng. But Tuesday Night Café Theatre's deft production f the fast-paced, award-winning Never the Sinner tells story that is anything but usual.

N a th a n L e o p o ld a n d R ic h a rd Loeb's s e n s a tio n a l 'c rim e o f th e c e n tu ry " a n d s u b s e q u e n t tria l h a s in ­ t rig u e d th e c o lle c tiv e c o n s c io u s n e s s fo r a lm o s t a c e n ­ tu ry . T h e ir 19 2 4 "th rill" m u rd e r o f 1 4 -y e a r -o ld B o b b y F ra n k s h a s b e e n th e s u b je c t o f se v e ra l p la y s , film s , a n d o v e r 50 b o o ks. J o h n Lo g a n 's ta k e is a n e s p e c ia lly e n g a g in g o n e for a y o u n g e r g e n e ra tio n . C o m p o s e d m a in ly fro m a s trin g o f e x tr e m e ly s h o rt sce n e s, th e p lay, e s p e c ia lly th e first a ct, h a s a d e c id e d ly c in e m a t ic a e s th e tic — it's n o t s u r p r is in g L o g a n w e n t o n to b e ­ c o m e a sc re e n w rite r, w ith h is la te st p r o d u c t io n b e in g T im B u rto n 's 20 0 7 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber o f Fleet Street. T h is n o n lin e a r, f ilm ic s ty le a llo w s L o g a n to to u c h o n a ll th e p o p u la r h y p o th e s e s fo r L e o p o ld a n d Loeb's s e e m in g ly m o tiv e le s s c rim e , as w e ll a s th e p o p u la r im p lic a tio n s , w ith o u t s im p lif y in g th e c rim e in to o n e b ig c a u s e a n d e ffe ct. In fact, th e p la y 's fre s h ­ n e ss s te m s fro m its re fu sa l to stic k m e re ly to th e "w h y th e c rim e ?" fo rm a t th a t h a s fa s c in a te d p r io r a d a p to rs o f th e L e o p o ld a n d L e o b sto ry. L o g a n s h ifts th e c e n tra l q u e s tio n to " w h y th e s e n te n c e ?" w h ic h d o e s ju s t ic e to th e im p o rt a n t le g a l p r e c e d e n t fro m p u n itiv e to re h a b ilita tiv e a s o c ia l ra th e r th a n in d iv id u a l L o g a n tu rn s a m irro r o n to th e it b a c k to th e a u d ie n c e .

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Director Stephanie Shum stays true to Logan's vi­ sion. The apt use of blackouts and inventive lighting changes keep the space evolving rapidly from scene to scene without getting confusing or sloppy. Music helps to keep the play flowing, especially in a perfect transi­ tion from live to recorded music. The play could have easily been staged as a stereotype, but a well-balanced approach avoided pigeonholing the production into just a dark homosexual romance, courtroom drama, or historical-political metaphor for the rise of Nazism. It also avoids spelling out an answer to the killers' mo­ tive.

The production cleverly incorporates the audience in several ways, inviting them to make connections

b e tw e e n t h e m s e lv e s a n d th e k ille rs. T h e s e in c lu d e p o ­ s itio n in g th e a u d ie n c e in th e c o u rtro o m a n d h a v in g th e a cto rs a d d re s s th e a u d ie n c e . O t h e r illu m in a t in g d i­ re c to ria l c h o ic e s in c lu d e d a s y m b o lic g e s tu re w ith th e d e fe n c e la w y e r w ip in g u p a s p ill th a t h a d b e e n th e v ic ­ tim 's b lo o d in th e p r e v io u s sc e n e , a n d th e t ra n s fo rm a ­ tio n o f a t a b le fro m c o u rtro o m d e s k to g a llo w s . T h e u se

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o f b la c k lig h t in th e m u rd e r sc e n e , o n t h e o th e r h a n d , s e e m e d a little to o CSI fo r th e p e rio d s e ttin g .

S tro n g a c t in g k e p t th e p la y flu id , s ta rtin g w ith s u p p o r t in g a c to rs K ate S k e tch le y , R a c h e l B e n ja m in , a n d F ra n c o is M a c d o n a ld , w h o p la y d o z e n s o f c h a r a c ­ te rs b e tw e e n t h e m w ith th e p r im a r y ta sk s o f m o v in g th e p lo t a lo n g ; th e trio m a n a g e s to m a k e th e o b v io u s d e v ic e a p p e a r n a tu ra l. P ro s e cu to r C r o w e (G le n P a n n e ll) w a s s t r o n g ly p la y e d n o t a s ig n o ra n t, b u t m o ra l, le n d in g c o m p le x it y to th e c a p ita l p u n is h m e n t d e b a te .

J u lie n N a g g a r h a s th e u n e n v ia b le ta s k o f b r in g in g to life th e f a m o u s la w y e r C la r e n c e D a rro w , w h o w o u ld la te r d e fe n d J o h n S c o p e s' le g a l rig h t to te a c h e v o lu ­ tio n in a g r o u n d b r e a k in g case . N a g g a r's ta k e is g e n ­ tle r th a n m ig h t b e n e e d e d fro m a m a n w h o m o v e d a ju d g e " p ro n e to h a n g " to te ars, b u t it's c o n s is te n t a n d t h o u g h tfu l.

It's th e tw o e n ig m a s th e m s e lv e s , L e o p o ld (A n d re w R o b e rt M a rtin ) a n d L o e b (P e te r Farrell), w h o c a r ry th e sh o w . A s t h e p la y fo c u s s e s in c r e a s in g ly o n th e p s y c h e s o f th e tw o o v e r -p r iv ile g e d a n d o v e re d u c a te d c o lle g e s tu d e n t s -t u r n e d -m u r d e r e r s , M a rtin a n d F a rre ll re s p o n d a d e p t ly to p o rtra y in g tw o h ig h ly c o n t r a d ic t o r y p e rs o n ­ a litie s. A s t h e s c rip t d e m a n d s th a t t h e y b e c o ld ly in ­ te lle c tu a l, p a s s io n a t e ly s e x u a l, g la m o ro u s , a n d sca re d fro m o n e s c e n e to th e next, th e a cto rs e m b ra c e th e se c h a n g e s w ith o u t ty p e c a s t in g t h e ir c h a ra c te rs . L o o k o u t for d e ta ils lik e th e p e rfe c t s n e e r o n th e u s u a lly sh y L e o ­ p o ld 's fa c e a t th e b e g in n in g o f th e tria l o r th e n e rv o u s fid g e t in g o f t h e o th e rw is e b r a v a d o -e n t h u s e d Lo eb .

S u c h d e ta ils h in t a t p e r s o n a litie s b e y o n d th e la b e ls w e h e a r th e s u p p o r t in g a c to rs c o n s ta n t ly s h o u t o u t as n e w s p a p e r re p o rte rs.

A lt h o u g h Never the Sinner is b a s e d o n a re a l-life tria l for w h ic h w e a lre a d y k n o w th e v e rd ic t, th ere's still a tw is t e n d in g .■ N e v e r th e S in n e r plays February n-14 a t the Tuesday N ig h t Cafe the atre (M orrice Flail).

Le Silence de Lorna, w ritte n a n d d ire c te d b y J e a n -P ie r re a n d Lu c D a rd e n n e , h a s b e e n r e c e iv in g s ig n ific a n t re c o g n itio n s in c e its d e b u t last A u g u s t. T h e film w o n B est S c r e e n p la y a t th e C a n n e s F ilm F e s tiv a l a n d w as n o m in a t e d fo r th e C a n n e s G o ld e n P a lm a w a rd . In a d d it io n , A rta D o b ro s h i w a s n o m in a te d in th e b e st a c tre s s c a te g o ry a t th e E u ro p e a n F ilm A w a rd s.

Le Silence de Lorna te lls th e s to ry o f L o rn a a n d h e r iover, S o k o l, tw o A l­ b a n ia n e m ig r a n t s in B e lg iu m w h o w a n t to le a v e th e ir m o n o to n o u s jo b s b e ­ h in d a n d o p e n a s n a c k bar. T h e y n e e d tw o t h in g s — m o n e y a n d p e r m a n e n t re s id e n t s ta tu s — so th e y d e v is e a c o m p lic a te d a n d fr a u d u le n t im m ig ra t io n p la n a lo n g w ith C la u d y th e ju n k ie , A n d re i th e c ig a re tte s m u g g le r, a n d F a b io th e tax i d riv e r a n d a s p ir in g g a n g b o ss.

T h e a c t in g is p h e n o m e n a l, r e n d e rin g th e fa r-fe tc h e d , a lb e it c le v e r s c h e m e , im p re s s iv e ly real. P la y e d b y D o b ro s h i, Lo rn a is a c a p t iv a t in g c h a r ­ acte r. A s th e o n ly fe m a le c h a ra c te r w ith a n y c o n s e q u e n c e , o u r a tte n tio n re ­ v o lv e s e n tire ly a ro u n d her. T h e a u d ie n c e s y m p a th iz e s w ith h e r as s h e d e a ls w ith C la u d y 's d ru g a d d ic t io n , w a tc h e s in a m a z e m e n t as s h e a tte m p ts to fo o l th e p o lic e , a n d th e n p itie s h e r w h e n s h e b e c o m e s d e lu s io n a l a n d im a g ­ in e s a p r e g n a n c y .

T h e film is s lo w -m o v in g a t first, a llo w in g th e v ie w e r to g e t to k n o w th e c h a ra c te rs a n d t h e ir v a rio u s re la tio n s h ip s w ith Lo rn a . T o w a rd s th e e n d , a n d a lm o s t u n b e lie v a b ly , th e d ra m a p ic k s u p as th e a u d ie n c e is le d o n a b u m p y rid e o f o u t la n d is h tw ists. H o w e v e r, th e fin a l s c e n e is c o n fu s in g a n d u n s a t is ­ fy in g , le a v in g m u c h to b e d e c id e d b y t h e v ie w e r.

T h e D a rd e n n e b ro th e rs, a w e ll-k n o w n B e lg ia n film m a k in g pair, d o a n e x c e p tio n a l jo b , fro m t h e ir s c re e n p la y to t h e ir d ire c tio n . A s d ire c to rs, th e y m a k e im p o rt a n t d e c is io n s th a t a d d in te re s tin g d im e n s io n s to th e film .

T h e re is a n o ta b le la c k o f m u s ic , w h ic h a d d s e le m e n ts o f re a lity a n d ra w ­ n e ss. C o s t u m in g , o r la c k th e re o f, a lso p la y s a n im p o rt a n t ro le. F in e to u c h e s , lik e th e in te n tio n a l re p e titio n o f Lorn â's o u tfits, m a k e th e film fe e l lik e a d o c u m e n ta ry .

T h e c in e m a t o g r a p h y le n d s a g rittin e s s to th e film w ith its c lo s e -u p sh o ts c u ttin g o ff b o th th e to p s a n d b o tto m s o f face s. T h e re a re c e rta in s c e n e s th a t are e x tr e m e ly p e rso n a l, le a v in g th e v ie w e r fe e lin g to o c lo s e fo r c o m fo rt. .

Le Silence de Lorna a llo w s th e re a lity o f th e im m ig r a n t s 's to r ie s to c o m e a liv e ; th e p a th s to t h e ir d re a m s s t u d d e d w ith in te n s e s c h e m e s o f b e a tin g s, fa lse m a rria g e s , a n d m u rd e r. T h e s m a ll c a s t is a b le to b r in g th is c o m p e llin g s to ry to life w ith re m a rk a b le ta le n t. T h e D a rd e n n e b ro th e rs d o a n e x tr a o rd i­ n a ry jo b m a k in g th e a u d ie n c e b e lie v e w h o le -h e a r t e d ly in Lorna's s tru g g le b e tw e e n d o in g w h a t s h e fe e ls is m o ra lly rig h t a n d k e e p in g s ile n t in o rd e r to liv e h e r d re a m . ■

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16 •Arts & Entertainment *10.02.09 ART

C o lo u r fo r th e sa k e o f co lo u r M C A M e x h ib itio n p re s e n ts T o u s ig n a n t's o u e v re o f m o d e rn is t w o rk s C arolyn G régoire T h e M o n tre a l C o n t e m p o r a r y A rt M u s e u m is c u rre n tly p r e ­ s e n tin g a re tro s p e c tiv e o f th e w o rk s o f C la u d e T o u s ig n a n t, a C a n a d ia n a b s tra c tio n is t p a in te r a n d le a d in g fig u re in th e w o rld o f m o d e rn a rt. Claude Tousignant, A Retrospective — th e la rg e st e x h ib it io n d e v o te d to a s in g le a rtis t e v e r d is p la y e d a t th e m u ­

nitely one of the highlights of the exhibition.

Tousignant was born in Montreal in 1932 , where he has lived and worked all his life. He attended the School of Art and

a s a n o b je c t in its o w n rig h t. A c c o rd in g to th e a rt c ritic Ja m C a m p b e ll, T o u s ig n a n t's w o rk s stre ss th e fu ll a u t o n o m y o f thj p a in tin g s , a s t h e ir fre e d o m fro m re fe re n ts s tre n g th e n s th e o b je c th o o d . E s s e n tia lly , th e w o rk s a c h ie v e in d e p e n d e n c e t h e ir o w n a e s th e tic b e in g s .

T o u s ig n a n t's w o rk w a s e x h ib ite d a t t h e M u s e u m o f M oi

s e u m — c o v e rs th e artist's p r o lific care e r, w h ic h s p a n n e d o v e r 50 y e a rs a n d p r o d u c e d o v e r 9 0 w o rks, in c lu d in g d ra w in g s , p a in t in g s a n d s c u lp tu re s .

L a id o u t c h r o n o lo g ic a lly , th e e x h ib it io n ta k e s u p six o f th e e ig h t g a lle rie s p lu s th e a tr iu m . It p re se n ts a s u r v e y o f w o rk s fro m h is fa m o u s se rie s Monochrome orange, Transformateurs

e rn A rt in N e w Y o rk in 19 6 5 , a n d a re tro s p e c tiv e o f h is wor!

chromatiques, Gongs, Accélérateurs chromatiques, Diptyques circulaires, Polychromes a n d Monochromes.T h e g a lle r y d e v o te d to T o u s ig n a n t's m o st re c e n t Monochromes s e rie s fe a tu re s la rg e

w a s d is p la y e d a t M A C M in 19 73. O v e r 30 y e a rs later, t h e n e ’ e x h ib it io n h o n o u r s a n a rtis t th a t w a s re v o lu t io n a r y in b rin in g a b s tra c t a rt to th e m a in s tre a m a n d h a s le ft h is c o lo u rfi m a r k o n n o t o n ly c o n t e m p o r a r y C a n a d ia n a rt, b u t m o d e rn a in a b r o a d e r se n se .

T o u s ig n a n t's s ty le is c e r t a in ly n o t fo r e v e ry o n e , h o w e v e It's e s s e n t ia lly th e v is u a l e q u iv a le n t o f m e t a p h y s ic s — a b s tra c s im p le a t first g la n c e b u t in fin it e ly c o m p le x u p o n fu rth e r r e |

s q u a re a n d re c ta n g u la r p a n e ls p a in te d in s in g le c o lo u rs — th e e p it o m e o f a b s tra c t, n o n -re p re s e n t a t io n a l a rt. H is s trik in g use o f s h a p e a n d c o lo u r c o m e s to th e fo re fro n t, a s th e p a in tin g is s im p ly a c h ro m a t ic sp a c e . A c e n tre p ie c e o f o n e o f th e g a l­ le r y ro o m s w a s a w o rk c o m p ris e d o f tw o la rg e red p a n e ls in ­ te rs e c te d b y a b la c k h o riz o n ta l p a n e l, w h ic h is s trik in g a g a in s t

fle c tio n , a n d o fte n d iffic u lt to fin d m e a n in g in . H o w e v e r, th e x h ib it io n is e x tr e m e ly t h o ro u g h a n d w e ll e x e c u te d , p re se n t| in g a h o lis tic e x p e rie n c e w h ic h a llo w s th e v ie w e r to w itn e s: h is in c r e d ib le e v o lu tio n a s a m o d e rn a rtist, fro m th e 19 5 0 s ti

th e s ta rk w h ite o f th e g a lle r y w a lls.

H is n o n -re p re s e n ta tio n a l o u e v re e n c o m p a s s e s a ra n g e o f m o d e rn is t style s, a b o v e a ll d is p la y in g a c o m m it m e n t to a b s tra c tio n . O n e o f h is m o st fa m o u s w o rk s — a n d o n e m o re a c c e s s ib le fo r t h e m o d e rn a rt a m a t e u r — is th e la te 19 6 0 s s e ­ rie s Gongs, w h ic h is c o m p o s e d o f c ir c u la r a n d s q u a re p a n e ls w ith c o n c e n t ric rin g s o f flu o re s c e n t c o lo u r. W ith a la rg e m u l­ t ic o lo u re d h o o p s u s p e n d e d fro m t h e c e ilin g a t its c e n tre , th e im p re s s iv e t h r e e -p ie c e h a n g in g v is u a l d is p la y " H o m m a g e à B a rn e tt N e w m a n " (19 6 7 -19 6 8 ) is im p o s s ib le to m iss, a n d d e fi-

D e s ig n a t t h e M o n tre a l M u s e u m o f F in e A rt, a n d w a s in s p ire b y th e a v a n t-g a r d e a n d B a u h a u s s t y le s .T o u s ig n a n t re fu s e d th| n o tio n o f a rt a s a n im ita tio n o f n a tu re to a d o p t a s tric tly "art f< art's sake" m e n ta lity . In h is w o rks, th e o b je c t is t h e p a in t in g i self, a s it p o s s e s se s n o e x te rn a l re fe re n ts. T o u s ig n a n t's w o rk ra d ic a l in th a t it fo rce s v ie w e rs to q u e s tio n t h e ir e x is tin g d e n it io n o f a rt, a s w e ll a s t h e ir a s s u m p t io n s a b o u t th e p a in tin '

to d a y . ■

MACM.ORG M a ste rp ie c e or a rc h e r y t a r g e t? Y o u b e th e ju d g e .

T o u s ig n a n t: A R e tro sp e c tiv e is on display until April 26 a l the M ontreal Museum o f Contemporary A rt (185 St. Catherine W.)I Admission is $4 for students, and free on Wednesday eveningJ from 6 to 9 p.m.

FILM

D o n 't b u t t o n you r eyes S e lic k 's

C a r o l i n e is a w o r k o f

art at ev ery m o m e n t C arolyn Y ates D ire c te d b y H e n r y S e lic k

(The Nightmare Before Christmas) a n d b a s e d o n

th e b e s t -s e llin g c h ild re n 's n o v e l b y N e il G a im a n , Coraline is a fa ir y t a le n ig h t ­ m a re th a t p ro m is e s to d e lig h t a n d c h ill a u d ie n c e s b e y o n d w h a t's s u g g e s te d b y its " G " ra tin g .

W h ile e x p lo rin g h e r n e w h o u s e o n a ra in y d ay, C o r a lin e (v o ic e d b y D a ­ ko ta F a n n in g ) fin d s a d o o r h id d e n b e h in d th e w a llp a p e r. S h e o p e n s it to fin d a w o rld th a t is e x a c tly lik e th e o n e s h e left, b u t m u c h , m u c h b etter. T h e n e ig h b o u r s a re frie n d lie r, th e g a rd e n is p re ttie r, a n d h e r n e w p a re n ts are n ic e r— e x c e p t th a t t h e y h a v e la rg e , b la c k b u tto n s in s te a d o f e y e s. F e e lin g n e g le c te d a n d b o re d , C o r a lin e lo v e s th e t im e s h e s p e n d s w ith h e r "other" p a re n ts (v o ic e d b y Teri H a tc h e r a n d Jo h n H o d g m a n ) in a w o rld w h ic h is th a t m u c h b e tte r th a n h e r o w n — u n til th e y sta rt t r y in g to s e w b u tto n s in to h e r e y e s a n d k e e p h e r fo re ve r. It th e n b e c o m e s u p to h e r to b e re s o u rc e fu l a n d d e te r m in e d e n o u g h to e sc a p e .

The film is paced slightly slower than the eponymous novel. While it takes a while to get lost in Coraline's world, the transition is more than wel­ come. As the pace starts to pick up the less-than-phenomenal opening is quickly forgotten. Watching aspects of both the boring real world and the fantastical, and later terrifying, "other" world unfold is an experience in itself.

The viewing is enhanced by the suspension of disbelief made possible by the cinematographical style.

Coraline is th e first s t o p -m o t io n fe a tu re film s h o t in s te re o s c o p ic 3D. In m o re w a y s t h a n o n e , it's a w o rk o f a rt. To b e g in w ith , e v e ry s in g le ite m in th e film w a s c re a te d b y h a n d , fro m th e 50 0 d o g s w h ic h fill th e "oth er" w o rld t h e ­ atre to th e m in ia t u r e c lo t h in g k n itte d o n s e w in g n e e d le s to a h u g e g a rd e n o f lit -u p flo w e rs. T h e fa c t th a t t h e y w e re a ls o c re a te d e x p e rtly in a m a n n e r th a t o n ly e n h a n c e s th e s e n s a tio n o f fa n ta s y a n d w o n d e r is ju s t a n a d d e d b o n u s to th e le v e l o f s h e e r s k ill in e v e ry sh o t. A n d u n lik e m o v ie s w h e re 3 D is u se d to m a k e a u d ie n c e s ju m p , in Coraline it is c ra ftily e m p lo y e d to e n h a n c e th e ft/orld th a t is a lr e a d y o n -s c r e e n .T h o u g h c le a rly n o tic e a b le , it is u n o b tru s iv e .

Though billed as a children's movie, Coraline has an appeal which tran­ scends age to reach a wider audience. While anyone trying hard enough could make several Freudian references, they would be missing the point— Coraline is neither deeply philosophical nor deeply fluffy, and is best treated as an adventure or even horror film. From its delightful story to its impres­ sive level of detail, Coraline is one movie that only gets better with a second look— or even a third. ■

M c G ill R e s e a rc h - I m p r o v in g o u r w o r ld o n e d is c o v e r y a t a tim e

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E X H I B I T I O N

C o m e e x p lo re 2 4 R e se a rch D is p la y s b y o u r to p in v e s tig a to r s a n d t h e ir re s e a rc h te a m s : A g ric u ltu r e a n d E n v iro n m e n ta l S c ie n c e s , A rts , D e n tis try , E d u c a tio n , E ngi n e e rin g , Law , M a n a g e m e n t, M e d ic in e , M usic, R e lig io u s S tu d ie s , a n d S c ie n c e .

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M c G ill's s e a s o n e n d s o n a d i s a p p o i n t i n g n o t e M a rtlets g e t s w e p t o u t o f Q S S F sem ifin al, b u t a re h o p e fu l for n e x t y e a r M att C hesser

After losing a marathon match on Thursday night, the McGill Martlets lacked the energy to muster a Saturday after­ noon comeback.

T w o d a y s a fte r p u s h in g th e L a v a l R o u g e et O r to th e lim it in a 3 -2 lo ss th a t la ste d a n in c r e d ib le tw o h o u rs a n d 35 m in u te s , th e M a rtle ts w e re e lim in a t e d fro m th e Q S S F b e s t-o f-th re e s e m ifin a l w ith a 3 -1 lo ss a t Lo ve H all. S a tu rd a y 's m a tc h b e g a n w ith tw o c o m p e t it iv e sets, c o n t in u in g th e b a c k -a n d -fo rth style o f T h u rs d a y 's g a m e , b u t th e M a rtle ts fell fla t in th e th ird a n d a llo w e d La va l to w in b y set sc o re s o f 2 7 -25 , 2 3 -2 5 , 2 5 -16 , a n d 2 5 -2 0 .

"I thought we fought hard tonight," said McGill Head Coach Rachèle Béliveau. "As we were getting further behind, I think we felt the pressure of our backs being up against the wall and we started to look really tense. It's tough to stay loose

w h e n y o u k n o w y o u d o n 't h a v e a n y m o re c h a n c e s if y o u lo se th e gam e."

Although the series will go down as a 2 -0 sweep, the first

seven sets of the series were thrilling seesaw contests, as the teams traded points on rallies that were as exhausting for the fans as they were for the players. Thursday night's match was especially close, as none of the five sets were decided by more than six points. The Rouge et Or won by set scores of 2 2 -2 5 , 2 5 -2 3 ,2 5 -2 0 ,2 7 -2 9 and 15 -9 . " T h a t w a s th e lo n g e s t g a m e I've e v e r b e e n in v o lv e d in," sa id B é liv e a u . " P re v io u s ly I h a d b e e n in m a tc h e s th a t h a d la s t­ e d a ro u n d tw o h o u rs a n d 2 2 m in u te s , so [T h u rs d a y 's g a m e ] w a s a fu ll 13 m in u te s lo n g e r, a n d 13 m in u te s is q u ite a s ig n if i­ c a n t a m o u n t o f tim e in a v o lle y b a ll gam e."

T h e R o u g e e t O r w e re le d b y t h ir d -y e a r p o w e r h itte r M a ­ r ie -C h r is t in e M o n d o r, w h o n o tc h e d a n in c r e d ib le 23 kills, six a ce s, a n d 2 2 d ig s to o v e rw h e lm th e M a rtle ts. M id d le b lo c k e r K e ls e y Irw in w a s o n c e a g a in t h e M a rtle ts m o s t e ffe c tiv e player, ra c k in g u p a 2 0 -p o in t n ig h t th a t in c lu d e d 15 k ills.

S a tu rd a y 's d o -o r -d ie re m a tc h fo r th e M a rtle ts p ic k e d u p w h e re th e tw o te a m s le ft o ff o n T h u rs d a y , as th e s q u a d s tra d ­ e d m o m e n tu m a n d k ills in tw o le n g t h y se ts to sta rt th e g a m e .

M c G ill b u ilt a 17 -11 le a d e a rly in th e first set, b u t th e re s ilie n t R o u g e e t O r c la w e d t h e ir w a y b a c k in to th e g a m e w ith a f iv e p o in t ru n . A fte r s q u a n d e r in g tw o s e t -p o in t o p p o rt u n itie s , th e M a rtle ts f in a lly h a n d e d th e first se t to L a va l w h e n p o w e r h itte r J e n n ife r T h o m s o n 's a tte m p t a t a k ill w e n t o u t o f b o u n d s , c a p ­ p in g an in c o n s is te n t o p e n in g fra m e .

Unforced errors in the second set by the Rouge et Or, and some excellent defence by the Martlets, allowed McGill to tie the match at 1 -1 . A service fault by Laval— one of three in the second set by the Rouge et Or— gave McGill a 2 5 -2 3 victory that evened the score.

M id w a y th ro u g h th e th ird set, h o w e v e r, t h e M a rtle t s q u a d th a t h a d f o u g h t so v a lia n t ly fo r th e s e v e n p r e v io u s se ts s e e m e d a b s e n t. W ith th e se t d e a d lo c k e d a t 1 1 -1 1 , L a va l s c o re d 11 o f th e n e x t 12 p o in ts to ta k e a c o m m a n d in g 2 2 -1 2 le a d in th e set, a n d p u t th e M a rtle ts o n th e b r in k o f e lim in a tio n .

"I think the problem in the third set was just nerves," said Thomson. "We were starting to realize how close everything was going and I think we maybe pushed too hard, and tensed up a little bit too much. We're a young team, so [the lapses] are hard to get out of sometimes."

NIKI HYDE A m y G r a h a m (left) a n d th e M a rtle ts c o u ld n 't b lo c k th e R o u g e e t Or's q u e s t to m a k e th e Q S S F fin al.

D e s p ite a la te c h a rg e to c lo s e th e g a p o n th e s c o re b o a rd , th e M a rtle ts lo o k e d d is p irit e d in th e fo u rth set, w h ic h t h e y lo st 2 5 -2 0 to e n d th e ir s e a s o n a n d s e n d L a va l o n to fa c e th e n u m ­ b e r -o n e ra n k e d U n iv e r s ity o f M o n tre a l C a r a b in s in th e Q S S F fin a l. B o th th e C a r a b in s a n d th e R o u g e et O r a u t o m a t ic a lly

NIKI HYDE T h e R o u g e et O r g o t th e last la u g h o n S a tu rd a y n ig h t. q u a lif y fo r a s p o t in th e C IS 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 r s ity o f N e w B ru n s w ic k fro m F e b ru a ry 2 6 -2 8 .

T h o m s o n — M c G ill's o n ly s e n io r— w a s th e b e st o f th e M a r­ tle ts in th e loss, fin is h in g w ith 11 k ills, fiv e d ig s , a n d tw o b lo ck s.

S e c o n d -y e a r se tte r A m é lie T ro ttie r-P ic a rd a ls o h a d a n o te w o r­ th y p e rfo rm a n c e , fin is h in g w ith a re m a rk a b le 68 a ss is ts in th e t w o -g a m e se rie s.

D e s p ite th e d is a p p o in t in g loss, b o th p la y e rs a n d c o a c h e s s e e m to b e o p t im is t ic a b o u t th e fu tu r e o f M c G ill v o lle y b a ll.

T h e M a rtle ts h a v e e ig h t fre s h m e n a n d th re e s o p h o m o re s o n t h e ir ro ste r th is s e a s o n , a n d B é liv e a u b e lie v e s th o s e p la y e rs w ill b e n e fit fro m t h e in te n s e s e rie s a g a in s t La va l.

"W e p la y e d a lo t o f h ig h -le v e l v o lle y b a ll, b u t w e're v e ry y o u n g a n d w e're n o t c o n s is te n t," sh e s a id . "O n ce w e sta rt to b e c o n s is te n t, a n d o n c e w e g a in s o m e m a tu rity , th e n w e w ill b e a m u c h m o re d a n g e r o u s team ."

U n lik e m o st o p p o n e n ts th a t M c G ill fa c e d th is ye ar, th e M a rtle ts w ill n o t lo s e a s in g le p la y e r to g r a d u a tio n . Ju st m o ­ m e n ts a fte r lo s in g to La va l, s o m e o f th e p la y e rs w e re a lre a d y t h in k in g a b o u t th e 2 0 10 C IS N a tio n a l C h a m p io n s h ip t o u r n a ­ m e n t.

"I d e fin it e ly t h in k th a t n e x t y e a r is th e y e a r [we're g o in g to c o n te n d f o r a N a tio n a l title]," sa id T h o m s o n . "W e're g o in g to b e so m u c h s tro n g e r a n d m o re m a tu re , a n d a lo t o f o th e r te a m s a re lo s in g k e y p la y e rs — e s p e c ia lly th e t e a m s in o u r d iv is io n . So w e're g o in g to g o fo r n u m b e r o n e n e x t year." ■

THIRD M AN IN

B e c k s t u r n s h is b a c k a v id B e c k h a m , p e r h a p s th e w o rld 's m o s t fa m o u s s o c c e r p la ye r, s ig n e d a f iv e -y e a r $ 2 5 0 m illio n c o n ­

b y p o o r p e r fo rm a n c e o n th e p itc h . B e c k h a m m a n a g e d o n ly fiv e g o a ls in 30 g a m e s , h is 2 0 0 7 s e a s o n w a s c u t sh o rt

tra c t w ith th e Los A n g e le s G a la x y o n J u ly 11, 20 0 7.

T h e fo rm e r c a p t a in o f E n g la n d 's n a tio n a l te a m , w h o h a d p r e v io u s ly p la y e d fo r s u c h sto rie d fra n c h is e s as M a n ­

b y a k n e e in ju ry , a n d h e fa ile d to le a d th e G a la x y to th e p la y o ffs in e ith e r o f h is tw o c a m p a ig n s . D u r in g th e p a st M LS o ff-s e a s o n , th e G a la x y lo a n e d B e c k h a m to A .C . M ila n , a n A -S e rie s Ita lia n c lu b , so h e c o u ld tra in in tim e for th e u p c o m in g 2 0 10 W o rld C u p . B ut th e G a la x y d id n 't c o u n t o n B e c k h a m e n jo y in g h is t im e in Ita ly so m u c h , h e h a s e x ­ p r e ss e d s e rio u s in te re s t in n e g o t ia t in g a p e r m a n e n t tra n s ­ fe r to M ila n .

If (or w h e n ) B e c k h a m tra n sfe rs to A .C . M ila n — a ll th a t

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c h e s te r U n ite d a n d R eal M a d rid , w a s a la rg e r -t h a n -life fig u re w h o s e c u r v in g fre e k ic k s h a d s p a w n e d a m o v ie e n ­ title d Bend it Like Beckham a n d w o rld w id e fa m e . B u t e v e n in a c a re e r fille d w ith tw ists a n d tu rn s, h is m o v e to N o rth A m e ric a 's M a jo r L e a g u e S o c c e r c a m e a s a s u rp ris e to th e s p o rts w o rld . M a n y fa n s w o n d e r e d w h y h e w o u ld g iv e u p th e p re s tig e a n d h ig h -le v e l c o m p e t it io n o f E u ro p e a n c lu b

is n e c e s s a ry is fo r M ila n to p o n y u p e n o u g h c a s h to m e e t

s o c c e r fo r th e s u b -p a r M LS. B e c k h a m 's a n s w e r w a s th a t h e w a n te d to r e v o lu t io n ­ ize s o c c e r in N o rth A m e ric a ." P o te n tia lly , in th e [U.S.], s o cc e r c o u ld b e a s b ig as it is e v e ry w h e re e ls e a ro u n d th e w orld,"

th e G a la x y 's d e m a n d s — h e w ill b e r e m e m b e re d in N o rth A m e r ic a a s n o t h in g m o re th a n a s e ll-o u t . I u n d e rs ta n d h is ra tio n a le : E u ro p e a n le a g u e s h a v e b e tte r c o m p e titio n , m o re p re stig e , a n d h u g e fa n b a se s. H e h a s b e e n p la y in g

s a id B e c k h a m a fte r h e w a s in tro d u c e d to th e G a la x y . B e ck ­ h a m p ro m is e d h e w o u ld "be a p a rt o f th a t fo r th e n e x t fiv e ye ars" a n d th a t h e " w o u ld n 't b e d o in g th is if I d id n 't th in k I c o u ld m a k e a d iffe re n ce ." U p o n B e ck h a m 's e n tra n c e in to th e A m e r ic a n s p o rts re a lm , s o c c e r je r s e y sa le s h it a n a llt im e h ig h a n d th e m a in s tre a m m e d ia s e e m e d to w a tc h B e c k h a m 's e v e ry m o v e .

H o w e v e r, h is s tin t w ith th e G a la x y w a s o v e rs h a d o w e d

s u p e r b s o c c e r fo r M ila n , s c o r in g tw o g o a ls in fo u r g a m e s , a n d h a s im p re s s e d te a m m a te s a n d c o a c h e s a lik e . H o w ­ ever, B e c k h a m c o m m it t e d to th e p r o je c t o f re v ita liz in g s o c c e r in N o rth A m e ric a , a n d b y le a v in g e a rly h e w ill g u a r ­ a n te e th e p ro je c t's fa ilu re . B e c k h a m w e n t to M LS w h ile still in h is p rim e , a n d h e w e n t w ith a s p e c ific g o a l: to ta k e N o rth A m e r ic a n s o c c e r to th e n e x t le v e l. W ith h is d e p a r ­ tu re , B e c k h a m is t u r n in g h is b a c k o n th e G a la x y , M LS, a n d

J o n R u b e n s t e in

his promise to North America.

However, this turn of events isn't entirely surpris­ ing. It is improbable, if not impossible, for one player to revolutionize any sport to the degree that Beckham was expected to. Even if Beckham plays out his contract with the Galaxy, we can't expect the league to make immedi­ ate strides. The team concept is arguably more important to soccer than to any other sport— one player can't domi­ nate an entire league, let alone an entire continent. In order for MLS to really gain momentum, the league must develop soccer-specific stadiums instead of having teams play in half-empty football stadiums. It's also going to take a concerted effort to develop soccer at a grassroots level and to employ more effective marketing strategies, which would increase interest in "the beautiful game."

MLS will always be a pale imitation of its European counterparts because the best players in MLS almost al­ ways bolt across the Atlantic. Thus, MLS needs to some­ how convince its young stars that carrying a second-rate league to prominence is more enticing than playing in front of sold-out stadiums in the biggest cities in Europe.

Though that may seem like an impossible goal, trying to get one player to take the league to the next level was no more realistic. ■

The McGill Tribune

18 « Sports « 10.02.09

PROFILE— SEAN ANTHONY

A n t h o n y m a t u r e s i n t o s u p e r s t a r a t M cG ill V a n c o u v e r n a tiv e e y e s fu tu re w ith P h ilip p in e B a sk e tb a ll A sso cia tio n K a il a n L e u n g E le v e n y e a rs a g o , S e a n A n th o n y w a s c ro u c h e d o n a sta rt­ in g b lo c k o f a w e ll-w o rn tra c k in V a n c o u v e r, w a it in g fo r th e c ra c k o f th e s ta rtin g g u n .

"I h a d to n s o f e n e r g y [as a kid]," A n th o n y re c a lle d . "M y m o m h a d to d o s o m e t h in g a b o u t th a t, so s h e m a d e m e run."

Fast fo rw a rd to 2 0 0 9 , a n d t h e s a m e e n e rg e tic k id sits b e n e a th th e n a m e p la te o f h is lo c k e r in th e M c G ill R e d m e n b a s k e tb a ll team 's c h a n g in g ro o m , d is c u s s in g th e g a m e -t a p e c o m p ila t io n s h e m u s t s e n d to o ffic ia ls fro m th e P h ilip p in e B a s­ k e tb a ll A s s o c ia tio n in le ss th a n a m o n th . S e v e n t h -g r a d e tra c k is a d is ta n t m e m o ry .

A 6 -fo o t-4 , 2 0 0 -p o u n d fo rw a rd o u t o f St. G e o rg e 's H ig h S c h o o l in V a n c o u v e r, A n th o n y h a s b e e n th e fa c e o f M c G ill b a s ­ k e tb a ll fo r a b o u t a s lo n g a s m o st c u rre n t M c G ill s tu d e n ts ca n re m e m b e r. H o w e v e r, it w o u ld h a v e b e e n d iffic u lt to p re d ic t th is t y p e o f fu tu re s u c c e s s fo r t h e la n k y a d o le s c e n t r u n n in g w ith a s m a ll tra c k c lu b a d e c a d e a g o .

"B efore e ig h th g ra d e I d id n 't g o to a s c h o o l th a t h a d

p r e v io u s ly c o a c h e d a t th e R o ya l M ilit a ry C o lle g e in K in g sto n , O n ta rio . In h is first ye ar, A n th o n y b e n e fite d u n d e r th e tu te la g e o f fo rm e r M c G ill stars D e n b u r k R e id a n d D e re k A rm s tro n g , b u t s tru g g le d to c o p e w ith t h e r e b u ild in g p ro c e s s o v e r th e n e x t tw o s e a s o n s . D u r in g t h e c o u rs e o f h is c o lle g ia t e care er, A n ­ t h o n y h a s s e e n h is fa ir s h a re o f p la y e rs le a v e th e te a m afte r o n ly o n e year.

"It w a s a b ig c h a n g e c o m in g fro m a [h ig h s c h o o l p ro g ra m ] w h e re y o u w o u ld lo s e m a y b e tw o o r th re e g a m e s all year," re ­ c a lle d A n th o n y ." T h e re w e re n in e ro o k ie s [on th e te a m ] d u r in g m y first y e a r [at M c G ill]. I'm t h e o n ly o n e left."

Bill M a c A rth u r jo in e d M c G ill's c o a c h in g sta ff a s a n a s ­ s ista n t c o a c h d u r in g A n th o n y 's fre s h m a n c a m p a ig n , a n d h a s ta k e n n o te o f th e sta r fo rw a rd 's d e v e lo p m e n t b o th o n a n d o ff th e c o u rt.

"It's a t o u g h s tru g g le fo r a n y k id p la y in g in t h e ir first year," M a c A rth u r sa id . "S ea n h a d to a d a p t to a n e w c u ltu re [an d a n e w s e ttin g ]. B u t [we] c o u ld se e th e c h a n g e s b y h is th ird year.

T h e c o a c h in g sta ff h a s ta lk e d a b o u t th is m a n y tim e s . W e're v e r y p ro u d o f t h e w a y S e an 's m atu red."

In h is fifth a n d fin a l y e a r o f e lig ib ility , A n th o n y is th e u n ­

a n y so rt o f s p o rts [program ]," s a id A n th o n y . "In e ig h th g ra d e I m o v e d to St. G e o rg e 's — a t o p a th le t ic s c h o o l— trie d o u t for th e b a s k e tb a ll te a m , m a d e it, a n d ju s t s ta rte d p layin g ."

S u c c e s s c a m e q u ic k ly fo r A n th o n y w h o , b y h is s e n io r year, w a s b e in g p u rs u e d b y a w id e ra n g e o f C a n a d ia n u n iv e rs itie s .

M a tt D a v ie s , a n a s s is ta n t u n d e r fo rm e r R e d m e n H e a d C o a c h N e v io M a rz in o tto , n o tic e d A n th o n y at th e a n n u a l H S B C B a s­

q u e s tio n e d e ld e r s ta te s m a n o n th e te a m , th e o n ly p la y e r to h a v e w itn e s s e d all o f th e u p s a n d d o w n s o f th e N o rm a n era.

W h ile th e o th e r m e m b e rs o f A n th o n y 's re c ru itin g c la s s h a v e d is a p p e a re d , h e b e lie v e s th a t th e g ro u p o f a th le te s w h o c o m ­ m itte d to th e p r o g ra m a fte r h is s e c o n d y e a r h a s a n o p p o r t u ­

k e tb a ll C la s s ic a n d o ffe re d h im a re c ru itm e n t p a c k a g e . W h e n A n th o n y e x p re s s e d in te re st, M c G ill a c te d q u ic k ly to m a k e su re

g o t M ik e [W h ite] a n d P a w e l [H erra] fo r a n o th e r tw o years," s a id A n th o n y ." R o o k ie s lik e G re g [G a u se ] a n d N ic k [N ish ik a w a ], th e y 're ju s t so ta le n te d a n d d o n 't e v e n k n o w t h e ir p o te n tia l ye t. P e o p le ta lk a b o u t h o w w e're lo s in g m e , M o o se [E l-Z a n a ty ] a n d [Eric] G a la s .. . b u t it's ju s t a c h a n c e fo r [o th e r p la y e rs] to c o m e o u t o f th e ir s h e lls a n d d o m in a te ."

If a n y M c G ill p la y e r c a n s p e a k w ith a u t h o r ity o n h o w

h e w o u ld n 't g e t a w ay. " C o a ch M a rz in o tto fle w in fro m M o n tre a l to d o w o rk o u ts w ith m e a n d w a tc h m e play," s a id A n th o n y . "H e to o k m y m o m o u t fo r lu n c h a n d d in n e r b e c a u s e h e k n e w th a t [it w a s im p o r ­ tan t] to g e t h e r a p p ro va l."

From co a st to co ast B ut im m e d ia t e ly a fte r r e c e iv in g a c o m m it m e n t fro m A n ­ th o n y , M c G ill's b a s k e tb a ll p r o g ra m u n d e rw e n t a c o m p le te o v e rh a u l. M a rz in o tto w a s re p la c e d b y C r a ig N o rm a n , w h o

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n it y to e a rn n a tio n a l a tte n tio n fo r M c G ill b a s k e tb a ll.

"W e've g o t M a tt [T h o r n h ill] fo r a n o th e r tw o y e a rs, w e 've

to d o m in a te g a m e s , it’s A n th o n y . T h e V a n c o u v e r n a tiv e h a s s h o w c a s e d h is a b ilit y a s a n e lite d e fe n s iv e s to p p e r fro m h is first g a m e w ith th e Red 'n' W h ite , b u t h a s a ls o m a d e m a jo r s trid e s in h is o ffe n siv e g a m e e a c h se a s o n . A n th o n y is c u rre n tly fifth in th e Q u e b e c le a g u e in s c o r in g w ith a n a v e ra g e o f 15.1

p o in ts p e r g a m e , a n d h is 7.8 re b o u n d s p e r g a m e is s e c o n d b e st in th e c o n fe re n c e , a n d 19 th in th e n a tio n . H e w ill lik e ly m o v e in to six th p la c e o n M c G ill's a ll-t im e s c o r in g list b y th e e n d o f th is y e a r— a n a m a z in g fe at c o n s id e r in g t h e fiv e p o in ts p e r g a m e A n th o n y a v e ra g e d d u r in g h is first y e a r w ith t h e R e d ­ m e n in 2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 4 .

"S e a n h a s [g ive n ] a n a ll-s t a r p e r fo rm a n c e th is season," sa id M a c A rth u r. "He's a c a p ta in . H e le a d s [b y e x a m p le ] o n th e c o u rt. He's a h e ll o f a n ath lete."

B re a k in g th ro u g h T h is ye ar, w ith m a r q u e e w in s o v e r th e n s e c o n d -r a n k e d O tta w a U n iv e rsity , C o n c o rd ia , a n d th e U n iv e r s ity o f V ir g in ia — M c G ill's first w in a g a in s t a n N C A A D iv is io n I o p p o n e n t in 23 y e a rs — A n th o n y a n d t h e R e d m e n h a v e c le a rly ta k e n s te p s in th e rig h t d ire c tio n .

B u t A n th o n y k n o w s th a t th e R e d m e n c a n 't rest o n th e ir la u re ls . H e n e e d s to p la y th e b e st b a s k e tb a ll o f h is c a r e e r in th e c o m in g w e e k s a s th e R e d m e n lo o k to fin is h th e s e a s o n stro n g a n d h o n e in o n a p la y o ff b e rth . H o w e v e r, h is o w n b a s k e tb a ll c a re e r w o n 't e n d w ith M c G ill's s e a s o n . A n th o n y w ill p u r s u e a p ro fe s s io n a l c a re e r in th e P h ilip p in e s B a s k e tb a ll A s s o c ia tio n s o o n a fte r g ra d u a tio n . L u c k ily fo r A n th o n y , w h o s e m o th e r h a ils fro m th e P h ilip p in e s , c u ltu re s h o c k w ill n o t b e a n issu e . " W h e n I w a s a k id , I'd s p e n d a ll m y s u m m e rs in th e P h ilip ­ pines," sa id A n th o n y ." l a ls o h a n g o u t w ith t h e F ilip in o s h e re , so [a d a p tin g to] th e c u ltu re w o n 't b e d ifficu lt."

W h ile th e c u ltu re m a y b e fa m ilia r, A n th o n y u n d e rs ta n d s th a t p la y in g p r o fe s s io n a lly w ill ta k e s o m e g e t t in g u se d to. In a le a g u e fu ll o f h ig h -le v e l lo c a l p la y e rs a n d N C A A im p o rts , A n ­ t h o n y w ill h a v e to u s e e v e r y t h in g he's le a rn e d in V a n c o u v e r a n d M o n tre a l to s u c c e e d .

"It's a n o th e r ste p . If I've le a rn e d a n y th in g , it's th a t y o u ca n n e v e r settle," re m a rk e d A n th o n y . " O n c e y o u t h in k y o u 're a t th e to p o f y o u r g a m e , there's a lw a y s a n o th e r le v e l to g e t to. A lot o f it [c o m e s d o w n to] h a rd work."

O n c e a g a in , th e k id fro m B.C. fin d s h im s e lf p o is e d a t th e s ta rtin g b lo c k s, re a d y to s p rin t to w a rd s th e re a liz a tio n o f a d re a m . T h is tim e , t h o u g h , th e fin is h lin e isn 't e v e n in s ig h t. A n d th at's ju s t fin e w ith h im . ■

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t im e s in t h e fir s t p e rio d ," s a id S m it h . " G iv e C o n c o r d ia c r e d ­ it — t h e y b a t t le d , t h e y p la y e d t h e g a m e t h a t t h e y n e e d e d to p la y a g a in s t u s. . .. In t h e fir s t tw o p e r io d s in p a r t ic u la r ,

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M c G ill a n d C o n c o r d ia w ill a lw a y s b e r iv a ls b u t, a s o f la te , c a llin g t h e m e q u a ls w o u ld b e g iv in g t h e S t in g e r s to o m u c h c r e d it . C o m in g in t o S a t u r d a y n ig h t 's g a m e a t M c C o ­ n n e ll A r e n a , t h e M a r t le t s h a d o u t s c o r e d t h e ir fe llo w M o n ­ t r e a le r s 4 1 -1 o v e r f o u r g a m e s , a n d t h r e e M a r t le t s e a c h h a d m o re p o in t s in 12 Q u e b e c le a g u e g a m e s t h a n t h e e n t ir e S t in g e r s te a m c o m b in e d . M c G ill's 7 -0 w in d id n 't c o m e a s a s u r p r is e .

E v e n t h o u g h t h e o u t c o m e w a s n e v e r in d o u b t , M c G ill H e a d C o a c h P e te r S m it h w a s s t ill a b le to f in d s o m e a re a s t h a t n e e d e d im p r o v e m e n t .

"W e 're a p u c k -p o s s e s s io n t e a m , a n d e v e n t h o u g h w e g o t a lo t o f s h o ts , w e t u r n e d o v e r t h e p u c k w a y to o m a n y

it w a s a b a ttle . W e h a d to s c r a p fo r e v e r y in ch ."

T h e w in w a s M c G ill's 13 th o f t h e s e a s o n a n d 4 2 n d in a

F re sh m a n fo rw a rd M a rie -A n d r é e L e d e rc -A u g e r , w h o a ssiste d o n B ettez's se c o n d g o a l, g a v e D o y o n -L e s s a r d a to u g h tim e .

a b r e a k a w a y in t h e s e c o n d p e r io d , a n d P e ro ff a d d e d a n o t h ­ e r g o a l w ith a m in u t e r e m a in in g to c lo s e o u t t h e s c o r in g .

D e f e n d e r C a t h e r in e W a rd r o u t in e ly b r o k e d o w n t h e S t in g ­ e rs' d e fe n c e e n ro u te to g r a b b in g tw o a s s is t s , to b r in g h e r

ro w a g a in s t C a n a d ia n o p p o n e n t s , d a t in g b a c k to D e c e m ­ b e r 2 0 0 7 . G o a lt e n d e r C h a r lin e L a b o n t é m a d e 17 s a v e s — t h e h ig h e s t t o ta l in h e r p r e v io u s fiv e g a m e s — to e a rn h e r 5 0 th c a r e e r s h u t o u t a s a M a rtle t.

"It's t h e f ir s t t im e in m y life t h a t I've g o t t e n to 50 [on a s in g le te am ]," s a id L a b o n t é . "B u t I d o n 't d e s e r v e a ll o f th e

s e a s o n to ta l to 1 4 — t h e m o s t o f a ll M c G ill d e fe n d e r s .

C o n c o r d ia n e t m in d e r A u d r e y D o y o n -L e s s a r d m a d e 47 s a v e s a n d f in is h e d w ith a n .8 70 s a v e p e r c e n t a g e . " T h e s c o r e is n 't r e a lly in d ic a t iv e o f t h e k in d o f g a m e it w as," s a id L a b o n t é . "It w a s C o n c o r d ia 's b e s t g a m e a g a in s t

c r e d it fo r th a t. I p la y fo r a n a w e s o m e t e a m , a n d I d o n 't fa c e

u s t h is y e a r, a n d [ D o y o n -L e s s a r d ] w a s a m a z in g , e s p e c ia lly

to o m a n y s h o ts a g a m e . T h a t ju s t s h o w s h o w s t r o n g o u r te a m is d e fe n s iv e ly ."

L a b o n t é is a s e f f e c t iv e a s s h e is m o d e s t . In 10 g a m e s p la y e d , s h e h a s s t o p p e d 14 8 s h o t s a n d a llo w e d o n ly fo u r g o a ls — g o o d fo r a n o t h e r w o r ld ly .974 s a v e p e r c e n t a g e . B u t s h e w a s c h a lle n g e d b y t h e S t in g e r s w h o in t h e t h ir d p e ­ r io d fo rc e d h e r to m a k e a s p r a w lin g s a v e w ith h e r le g — o n

in t h e fir s t p e r io d . S h e k e p t t h e m in t h e g a m e ."

T h o u g h D o y o n -L e s s a r d k e p t C o n c o r d ia in t h e g a m e , h e r f e llo w S t in g e r s e v e n t u a lly t o o k t h e m s e lv e s o u t o f it.

T h e v is it o r s t r ie d to r o u g h u p t h e M a rt le t s fo r m u c h o f th e

a s h o t t h a t w a s t h r e e fe e t o ff t h e ice .

"I'm a g o a lie , so [ m a k in g t o u g h s a v e s] is w h a t I w ant," s a id L a b o n t é . " S o m e t im e s I w is h I w a s t h e o t h e r g o a lie , g e t ­ t in g 50 s h o t s a g a m e . I g e t a lit t le je a lo u s . B u t I o b v io u s ly w a n t to p la y fo r t h is te a m ."

M c G ill's o ffe n c e m a d e s u re t h a t L a b o n t é d id n 't h a v e to

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T a r d if f o v e r t h e n e x t tw o p e r io d s , n e t t in g a h a t t r ic k to b r in g h e r s e a s o n t o ta l to 2 0 g o a ls . R e b e c c a M a r t in d a le s c o r e d o n

g a m e , a n d t h e t h ir d p e r io d s a w a n u m b e r o f s c u f f le s b r e a k o u t. B u t t h e re fe re e s le t t h e t e a m s p la y fo r t h e m o s t p a rt, a s o n ly s ix p e n a lt ie s w e re h a n d e d o u t in t h e fir s t tw o p e ­ rio d s .

A s a lo s s b e c a m e m o re p a lp a b le , t h e S t in g e r s ' f r u s ­ t r a tio n w a s m o u n t e d . S t in g e r fo r w a r d D o n n a R in g r o s e r e c e iv e d a 1 0 -m in u t e m is c o n d u c t fo r t h r o w in g h e r g lo v e m id w a y t h r o u g h t h e f in a l p e r io d . " T h is te a m is h ig h ly m o t iv a t e d to d o w e ll e v e r y t im e

s w e a t. F r e s h m a n d e f e n d e r S t a c ie T a r d if f g o t t h in g s g o in g e a r ly fo r t h e M a rtle ts , a s s is t in g o n M c G ill's f ir s t g o a l— s c o r e d b y fo r w a r d J o r d a n n a P e ro ff— a n d s c o r in g t h e s e c ­ o n d , b o th in t h e fir s t p e r io d . " T h e w h o le te a m c o lle c t iv e ly p la y e d w ell," s a id T a rd iff,

t h e y s te p o n t h e ice," s a id S m it h . "It w a s 6 -0 in t h e t h ird ,

w h o b r o u g h t h e r s e a s o n t o ta l to s ix p o in t s o n S a t u r d a y . " W h e n I g e t t h e s u p p o r t fro m o t h e r p la y e r s , a n d g e t t h e p a s s b a c k o n [d e fe n c e ], I c a n m a k e t h e s h o t. S o th e re fo re , it's t h e w h o le c o n t r ib u t io n o f t h e t e a m . B u t I d o t h in k I

g a m e s o n S u n d a y w ith a 3 -1 v ic t o r y o n t h e ro a d a g a in s t t h e O ttaw a G e e G e e s. L a b o n té m a d e 29 saves, as th e G e e G e e s g a v e M c G ill its c lo s e s t g a m e s in c e N o v e m b e r 1.

T h e t o p -r a n k e d M a rtle ts c o n t in u e p la y in t h e n a tio n 's c a p it a l t h is w e e k e n d a g a in s t O t t a w a o n S a t u r d a y a t 2 p .m ., a n d a g a in s t C a r le t o n o n S u n d a y a t 1 p .m . ■

m o v e d t h e p u c k p r e tt y w e ll to da y."

F o rw a rd A n n -S o p h ie B e tte z t o o k t h e s c o r in g lo a d fro m

a n d t h e y w e re s till g o in g h a rd . .. . W e 'v e p r e a c h e d a ll y e a r t h a t w e 're n o t p la y in g to s c o r e b o a r d . W e 're p la y in g to d o t h e r ig h t th in g ."

T h e M a rt le t s e x t e n d e d t h e ir w in n in g s t r e a k to 43

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PROFILE— SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING

M a rtle ts In -sy n c N ation als g o sw im m in g ly K aylea H owarth While watching a synchronized swimming performance, onlookers only see only what's above the surface. But underneath each perfectly exe­ cuted lift, beautiful leg position, and well-timed arm movement, swimmers work vigorously to keep themselves in position without ever touching the bottom of the pool.

Similarly, the McGill community only sees what's going on above the water when the synchro team comes back from nationals every year boast­ ing first-place trophies and team awards. Underlying the team's success is the incredible dedication of its 27 members and three coaches who have overcome financial, physical, and personal obstacles to put McGill at the top of the league.

"Because it's all student-run, we all have our hands in," said Michelle Mill, who competes for McGill as part of a trio. "We really work hard and we all have to work together to get it. It's a different sense of pride to be a part of it."

The team competes in the Canadian University Synchronized Swim­ ming League, which holds competition at both the novice and competi­ tive levels. Competitors can perform individually or in teams of up to eight.

Each routine combines elements of swimming, dance, and gymnastics, and is judged based on technical skill and artistry.

"Part of synchro is to make it look easy," explained Mill. "You're smiling and it looks fun, but you're actually dying. Because it's a sport that's judged, you don't get points for scoring a goal. So you have to make it look techni­ cally difficult but at the same time artistic."

Being part of a club team at McGill involves much more commitment than just coming to practice. Under coaches Lynn Macrae, Cassandra Bilogan, and Vanessa Foucher, several team members take on the responsibili­ ties of fundraising, managing meets, and promoting the club.

Whereas many teams work hard to perform well at a competition, Syn­ chro needs to work hard just to get to a competition. Operating without direct funding from McGill Athletics, the team depends heavily on fundrais­ ers and donations, and members pay a $270 team fee.

Yet the team finds its greatest challenge not in mastering complex rou­ tines or in developing creative choreography, but in finding a place to prac­ tice these skills. Athletics was only able to grant three hours of pool time per week at the Memorial Pool facility this year— and that number was cut in half a month ago, due to scheduling changes in the winter semester. The team dealt with the adversity by working around the pool schedule and fundraising to purchase time at another pool in the Montreal area.

"It's frustrating because we're a good club, and we would need the ad­ ditional pool time," said Marie-Pierre Guertin, who competes in a solo rou­ tine. "Even compared to other clubs, we're probably one of the clubs that practices the least."

Macrae attributes the team's continued success, in spite of limited practice time, to the collective talent of its members.

"That's just the natural talent that is coming in. We're lucky that we have the talented athletes," explained Macrae. "We have these challenges, obstacles to overcome and they do overcome them because of their dedi­ cation."

Working together both in and out of the pool, the team's success is truly a collaborative effort.

"They are really naturally talented and they have a lot of experience.

We'll normally make things up all together and they'll come in with ideas," said Bilogan of her team members.

Starting in September, every hour of practice is put toward prepar­ ing the complex routines that the team performs at three competitions throughout the year. The team hosts a half-invitational meet at Memorial Pool each November (the Martlets won the team routine this year) in addi­ tion to competing at CUSSL national qualifiers (where they finished third)

and CUSSL nationals in the winter semester each year.

This year's nationals were held last Saturday at the University of Toronto. McGill's competitive team finished second while the novice team took first place.

Supported by high-scoring duets and solos, McGill Synchro was granted the top overall university award.

It certainly isn't the first time McGill has received this recognition. The CUSSL has awarded McGill the John Drake Trophy for the top competitive team four times over the past six years. McGill Athletics also recognized the team's overwhelming dedication by granting it the best club team award at the Varsity

Gala last April.

But while members put a lot into McGill Synchro, they get much more out of it than just membership on a team.

"It just keeps you anchored and I think that's im­ portant at McGill," said Guertin. "Just to have some­ thing and be included at McGill. Lots of students are in and out, but at least you made the most of your McGill years."

To wrap up the season, the team will be perform­ ing all of their competition routines at a Watershow in Memorial Pool this Friday from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. Tickets are $2 for students and $3 for non-students. ■

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