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S tu d e n ts w h o c o m m u te b e tw e e n M cG ill's d o w n Dwn c a m p u s a n d its M a c d o n a ld c a m p u s in S te -A n n e ie -B e lle v u e h a v e fo u n d th e m s e lv e s le ft in th e d u s t a t i e 6 9 0 S h e rb ro o k e S tre e t W s h u ttle sto p . D e m a n d jr in te r-c a m p u s tr a n s p o r ta tio n has o u ts trip p e d th e a p a c ity o f th e c u rre n t s h u ttle b u s p ro g ra m , le a d in g □ o v e rc ro w d in g a n d lo n g d elays. "[O n ] a lm o s t e v e ry a fte r n o o n b u s th a t I ta k e h e re a re to o m a n y p e o p le ," said c o m m u te r G il T a n snan, U i a g ric u ltu re . "I u s u a lly g e t th e r e 20 m in u te s le fo re a n d th e r e a re a lre a d y 50 p e o p le , so I e n d u p nissing th e bus."

T h e 4 8 se a t s h u ttle b u s p ro v id e d b y M c G ill S tu le n t S erv ice s runs e v e ry 4 5 m in u te s fr o m 7:00 a .m . to in 5 p .m . W h ile th e s h u ttle fre q u e n c y has e x p a n d e d ro m tw o d a ily trip s to 16 o v e r th e p a s t fiv e years, th e ie m a n d has o u tg r o w n th e service's c a p a b ilitie s .

M a c d o n a ld c a m p u s s tu d e n ts h a v e m a d e a te m p ts to b ro a c h th e issue. T h e y h a v e c o n ta c te d th e y ia c d o n a ld C a m p u s S tu d e n t S o c ie ty a n d a d m in is tra ­ t e s e rv ic e s — w ith lim ite d success.

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th e a d m in is tr a tio n to ask s tu d e n ts w h a t a s p e c ts o f s tu d e n t life th e y w o u ld lik e to im p ro v e , a n d th e r e is an o v e r w h e lm in g re s p o n s e th a t th e r e h a v e to b e m o re s h u ttle buses a t p e a k h o u rs b e c a u s e 10 to 20 s tu d e n ts a re b e in g le ft b e h in d ," said E m ily M c G ill, p re s id e n t o f th e M C SS. "It has b e c o m e such a n issue b e c a u s e s tu d e n ts a re s o m e tim e s a n h o u r a n d a h a lf la te fo r class a n d y e t th e sc h o o l has r e p e a te d ly re ­ fu s e d to a d d buses a t p e a k hours."

A c c o rd in g to M s. M c G ill, s tu d e n ts le a v e M a c ­ d o n a ld c a m p u s e a c h y e a r in fa v o u r o f d e p a r tm e n ts lo c a te d d o w n to w n . S h u ttle b u s im p r o v e m e n ts m ig h t m itig a te th is sh ift.

M u c h o f th e o v e rc ro w d in g is a re s u lt o f s tu d e n ts w h o liv e d o w n to w n u s in g th e s h u ttle as a c o m m u te r to o l, w h e n th e s e rv ic e is m e a n t fo r s tu d e n ts c o m m u t­ in g b e tw e e n classes o n th e t w o c a m p u s e s . W h ile M s.

M c G ill a n d T a n s m a n a g re e th a t th is m a y h a v e b e e n a n issue in th e past, b o th p o in t o u t th a t b u s d riv ­ ers c o n s is te n tly c h e c k fo r s h u ttle stickers o n M c G ill ID ca rd s a n d th a t th e p r im a ry issue re m a in s o n e o f unm et dem and.

Dr. D a v id Lew is, as s o c ia te d e a n o f S tu d e n t A ffairs

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W il l J e n n in g s M c G ill's G lo b a l F o o d S e c u rity C o n fe re n c e b e g a n last W e d n e s d a y in th e M o u n t-R o y a l C e n tre b a llro o m w ith a p u b lic e c tu re th a t in c lu d e d a s p e e c h b y Dr. K a n a y o N w a n z e , th e v ic e p re s id e n t o f th e In te r n a tio n a l F u n d fo r A g ric u ltu ra l D e v e lo p ­ m e n t.

A c c o rd in g to th e m issio n s ta te m e n t o n th e w e b s ite , th e c o n fe re n c e a im s to " b rin g to g e th e r le a d in g in te rn a tio n a l e x ­ p e rts in a g ric u ltu re , fo o d a n d n u tr itio n p o licy , a n d d e v e lo p ­

in g fo o d stocks a n d rising prices."

H ig h p ro file a tte n d e e s in c lu d e d th e K e n y a n H ig h C o m ­ m is s io n e r to C a n a d a , H e r E x c e lle n c y J u d ith M b u la B a h e m u k a , a n d fo r m e r C a n a d ia n P rim e M in is te r Jo e C lark.

T h e p u b lic le c tu re k ic k e d o ff a th r e e d a y c o n fe re n c e h o s t­ e d b y M c G ill.w h ic h a im e d to "g e t th e b a ll ro llin g " o n d e b a te a b o u t th e c u rre n t w o rld fo o d crisis.

"T h e w o rld is e n te r in g a n e w era o f c o n c e rn s a b o u t g lo b a l fo o d s e c u r ity ... w h e th e r y o u call it a 'fo o d p ric e crisis,'or a 'fo o d

c ris is ,'th e y a re b o th lin k e d to d ire c o n s e q u e n c e s , p a rtic u la rly fo r ru ral p o p u la tio n s o f th e w o r ld ... p e o p le w h o o n c e b o u g h t b a g s o f rice, n o w b u y h a ndfuls," h e said.

N w a n z e p o in te d to so cial p ro b le m s lin k e d to fo o d scar­ city, w a r n in g th a t t h e w o rld w a s in d a n g e r o f" w ip in g o u t" p r e ­ v io u s p o v e r ty a lle v ia tio n a c h ie v e m e n ts in u n d e r -d e v e lo p e d c o u n trie s .

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B loc Q u é b é c o is le a d e r G ille s D u c e p p e a n d N e w D e m o ­ c ra tic P a rty le a d e r J a ck L a y to n le t th e a rtis ts ta k e c e n tre s ta g e la s t T u e s d a y w h e n th e y a p p e a re d a t C lu b S oda. T h e c o n c e rt— A rtis ts A g a in s t th e C u ts — w a s h e ld to p ro te s t th e C o n s e rv a ­ tiv e g o v e rn m e n t's re c e n t $45 m illio n c u t to C a n a d ia n a rts p r o ­ g ra m s.

T h e tr e n d y c lu b w a s an u n lik e ly s to p o n th e c a m p a ig n tra il. L a y to n 's c a m p a ig n b u s — p a rk e d o u ts id e th e c lu b o n St. L a u re n t— s to o d in s h a rp c o n tra s t to th e sex b o u tiq u e s a n d n ig h t c lu b s in th e d is tric t.

In s id e C lu b S oda, th e c ro w d o f c o n c e rtg o e rs w a v e d th e ir F le u r-d e -L y s fla g s as D u c e p p e w a v e d b a c k fr o m h is b a lc o n y seat. L a y to n jo in e d D u c e p p e o n th e b a lc o n y , w h e re th e y e m ­ b ra c e d fo r th e ca m e ra s. C h a ra c te ris tic a lly , L a y to n ro lle d u p his sleeves a n d u n d id th e b u tto n s o f h is s h irt b e fo re s ittin g d o w n t o e n jo y th e s h o w . H e c a u g h t th e c ro w d o ff-g u a rd p a r t o f th e w a y th r o u g h , h o w e v e r, s h o w in g his lo v e o f ro c k a n d ro ll b y d is ­ p la y in g th e d e v il's h o rn h a n d g e s tu re .

A lth o u g h m a n y in th e c ro w d re a c te d to th e p o litic ia n s a n d th e ir e n to u ra g e , it a p p e a re d o th e rs a m o n g th e m w e re o b liv io u s to th e ir p re se n ce .

"I'm ju s t h e re fo r th e sh o w ," sa id o n e c o n c e rtg o e r. "I d id n 't k n o w a ll th e s e s u its w o u ld b e here."

T h e c ro w d w a s an e c le c tic m ix o f y o u n g a n d o ld . T h e a u ­ d ie n c e , h o w e v e r, w a s u n ite d b y a g e n u in e c o n c e rn fo r th e Ca­ n a d ia n a rts scene.

B efo re th e s h o w b e g a n , a m u ltim e d ia p re s e n ta tio n fe a ­ tu re d im a g e s o f a rtis ts h o ld in g u p s ig n s w ith s lo g a n s su ch as "V iv e la c u ltu re ," "A rtis te e n E xile,""Are y o u a fra id o f o u r v o ice s ? " a n d "F aites l'a rt pas la g u e rre ."

P ro g ra m s c u t b y P rim e M in is te r S te ve n H a rp e r's g o v e rn ­ ADAM SCOT New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton greets supporters last Tuesday at Club Soda. m e n t in c lu d e th e $4.7 m illio n P ro m A rt p ro g ra m , w h ic h h e lp e d C a n a d ia n a rtis ts tra v e l to p r o m o te th e ir w o rk , a n d th e n in e k n o w n fr a n c o p h o n e s in g e r/s o n g w rite r. m a n tra e c h o e d b y m a n y o f th e p e rfo rm e rs . m illio n d o lla r T ra d e R o u te s p ro g ra m , w h ic h p r o m o te d th e e x ­ "T h e m o s t b e a u tifu l th in g h e re to n ig h t is a rtis tic s o lid a r­ T h e n ig h t w a s h o s te d b y a c to r V in c e n t G ra to n a n d fee p o r t o f C a n a d ia n m u s ic a n d film . ity," M o ffa tt sa id n e a r th e s ta rt o f h e r set. tu re d p e rfo rm a n c e s b y K ark w a , M es A ïe u x , M ic h e l R ivard, L o t "[It's lik e th e a u d ie n c e is] c a u g h t b e tw e e n tw o s h o w s , th e M o ffa tt d e d ic a te d h e r firs t s o n g to " th e d a n c e rs , p h o to g ­ ise Forestier, El M o to r, a n d T h o m a s H e ilm a n . N o t o n ly w a s th p o litic a l fa n fa re o n o n e s id e a n d th e real s h o w o n th e o th e r," ra p h e rs , p o e ts , a n d a ll th e a rtis ts w h o w ill b e h u r t b y th e cuts." e v e n t w e ll a tte n d e d b y th e p o litic a l c o m m u n ity , b u t a ls o b said a s e c o n d c o n c e rtg o e r.

In a d d itio n , a u b iq u ito u s a n ti-w a r s la n t w a s ta k e n b y th e m a n y in flu e n tia l fig u re s in th e a rtis tic w o rld . ■ T h e firs t p e r fo r m e r o f th e n ig h t w a s A ria n e M o ffa tt, a w e lla rtis ts th r o u g h o u t th e e v e n in g . "B rin g o u r tr o o p s h o m e " w a s a

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fo r th e F a c u lty o f A g ric u ltu re a n d E n v iro n ­ m e n ta l S cie n ce s a g re e d .

"W e d o h a v e s tu d e n ts th a t use [th e b u s ] as a c o m m u te r v e h ic le ra th e r th a n fo r its in te n d e d p u rp o s e ," L e w is said. "T h e in te n t is to fa c ilita te m o v e m e n t o f s tu ­ d e n ts w h o are ta k in g co u rs e s o n b o th c a m p u se s."

D e s p ite th e s h o rtc o m in g s o f th e s h u ttle sys te m , m o s t s tu d e n ts d o n o t c o n ­ s id e r p u b lic tra n s p o rta tio n as an a lte rn a ­ tiv e . R a th e r th a n fo llo w th e r o u n d a b o u t p u b lic r o u te th a t can ta k e o v e r a n h o u r a n d a h a lf, s tu d e n ts e le c t to w a it u n til th e n e x t b u s a rrive s.

T h e MCSS h a d s u g g e s te d is s u in g u n iq u e b u s passes to s tu d e n ts ta k in g co u rs e s o n b o th th e M a c d o n a ld c a m p u s a n d d o w n to w n c a m p u s in o rd e r to g iv e p r io r ity to s tu d e n ts a tte m p tin g to c o m ­ m u te fo r le c tu re s . T h is in itia tiv e , h o w e v e r,

w a s q u ic k ly re b u ffe d . A c c o rd in g to Lew is it w o u ld ha ve b e e n an a d m in is tra tiv e n ig h tm a re .

As a la s t re s o rt, th e MCSS p la n s tc discu ss th e p o s s ib ility o f c o n ta c tin g th e M o n tre a l T ra n s it C o rp o ra tio n in o rd e r to c re a te a m o re d ir e c t ro u te w ith a d is ­ c o u n te d s tu d e n t ra te . C re a tiv e s o lu tio n s aside, M a c d o n a ld c a m p u s c o m m u te rs a g re e th a t th e a d m in is tra tio n s h o u ld s im ­ p ly a d d m o re b u se s d u r in g p e a k h o u rs.

W ith th e w in te r m o n th s ra p id ly a p ­ p ro a c h in g , th e MCSS w ill h a v e to w o rk w ith th e M a c d o n a ld a d m in is tra tio n to d e v e lo p a s o lu tio n .

M s. M c G ill also m e n tio n e d th a t s tu ­ d e n ts w o u ld lik e to see th e s h u ttle s e rv ic e e x p a n d in to th e w e e k e n d .

Dr. C h a n d ra M a d ra m o o to o , d e a n o f th e fa c u lty o f a g ric u ltu ra l a n d e n v iro n ­ m e n ta l sciences, w as u n a v a ila b le fo r c o m ­ m e n t as he has re q u e s te d rid e rs h ip d a ta in o rd e r to fu r th e r in v e s tig a te th e is s u e .»

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>restigiou s speakers inaugurate co n feren ce ' o u n d c a l l s M c G i l l a l e a d e r in s o l v i n g " p r o b l e m s t h a t a f f e c t t h e w o r l d " n tin u e d fr o m COVER d M c G ill ta k e th o s e p ro b le m s .

S tu d e n t R e n e e C a rte r, U 3 so cial w o rk , b e lie v e s th a t M c G ill ilre a d y w o r k in g h a rd to h ig h lig h t th e p ro b le m .

"I c a m e b e c a u se it is an issue th a t has b e e n d is cu s s e d in m y o f m y classes a t s ch o o l," she said.

fo o d s in c re a s e d r a m a tic a lly o v e r th e p a s t t w o years.

M a n y sp e a k e rs c o n fe s s e d to h a v e b e e n ta k e n a b a c k by th e r a p id ity o f th e g lo b a l fo o d crisis— t h e 2 0 0 7 U n ite d N a tio n s H u m a n D e v e lo p m e n t R e p o rt m e n tio n s fo o d s h o rta g e s as a

This v ie w w a s e c h o e d b y M c G ill C h a n c e llo r R ich ard P o u n d , 10 in tro d u c e d th e le c tu re .

"M c G ill c o n tin u e s to b e a le a d e r... [in ] fin d in g s o lu tio n s to ; p ro b le m s th a t a ffe c t th e w o rld ," P o u n d said.

S pe a kers a lso p o in te d o u t th a t C a n a d a is in n o w a y im jn e fr o m th e fo o d crisis. M a n y across th e c o u n try , in c lu d in g jd e n ts , a re fa m ilia r w ith th is , h a v in g seen p rice s fo r s ta p le

c u rs o ry p r o b le m .

H o w e v e r, w ith fo o d rio ts in H a iti a n d t h e P h ilip p in e s th is s u m m e r, th e p u b lic le c tu re in d ic a te d th a t th e fo o d crisis is a p res sin g c o n c e rn .

As a sign o f M c G ill's c o m m itm e n t to m in im iz in g its c a rb o n fo o tp r in t, p ro d u c e s e rv e d a t th e c o n fe re n c e c a m e fro m s u p p li­ ers w ith in a 1 6 0 -k ilo m e tr e ra d iu s o f th e sc h o o l. F u rth e rm o re , d is p o s a b le p a c k a g in g a n d im p o r te d o ff-s e a s o n ite m s w e r e

n o t used.

Dr. C h a n d ra M a d r a m o o to o , d e a n o f th e fa c u lty o f a g ric u l­ tu ra l a n d e n v ir o n m e n ta l sc ien ces a n d th e c o n fe re n c e 's p rim a ­ ry o rg a n iz e r, d e s c rib e d b o th th e p u b lic le c tu re a n d c o n fe re n c e as re m a rk a b le a c h ie v e m e n ts .

"I w o u ld call it a s p e c ta c u la r success as a n u n d e r s ta te ­ m e n t," M a d r a m o o to o said. "I th in k if y o u as ke d [a n y o n e ] th e re , th e y w o u ld te s tify to th e fa c t th a t th e y g o t m o r e fr o m th is c o n fe re n c e th a n th e y e v e r th o u g h t th a t th e y c o u ld h a v e a t th e s ta rt a n d th a t's th e s a m e fo r m e , too." ■

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P u ttin g t o g e t h e r t h e w o rld 's la rg e s t jig s a w p u z z le is n o e a s y fe a t. La st w e e k , 15 ,0 0 0 c itiz e n s fr o m th e s o u th e r n G e r m a n to w n o f R a v e n s b u rg p u t t o g e t h e r a j i g ­ s a w p u z z le c o n s is tin g o f 1 , 14 1,8 0 0 p ie c e s . "W e r e a lly lik e p u z z lin g ," R a v e n s b u rg r e s id e n t S o n ja H a u s s n e r sa id a t th e e v e n t. In p r e p a r a ­ tio n , 4 ,0 0 0 s m a lle r r e c ta n g le s w ith 252 p ie c e s e a c h w e r e p u t t o g e t h ­ er. T h e s e s m a lle r re c ta n g le s w e r e t h e n u s e d t o c o m p le te t h e 6 5 - f o o t b y 9 8 - fo o t m o n s tr o s ity . H e in ric h H u n te lm a n n , a s p o k e s m a n fo r R a v e n s b u r g e r A G p u t it b e s t: "W e tr ie d a n d w e s u c c e e d e d ."

W h ile th e C a n a d ia n a n d A m e ric a n e le c tio n c a m p a ig n s h a v e h a d s o m e u g ly m o m e n ts th is y e a r, th e y 'r e n o th in g c o m p a re d to a ra ce in B a n g k o k , T h a ila n d .

T h ira s a k S ita n o n t, th e c a m p a ig n m a n a g e r fo r B a n g k o k g u b e r n a t o ­ ria l c a n d id a te L e e n a J a n g ja n y a , d r o w n e d re c e n tly w h ile b a th in g in a c ity c a n a l to d e m o n s tr a te th e le v e l o f f i lt h in th e w a te r in an e ff o r t t o w in v o te s . A c a m p a ig n s ta ffe r m is to o k h is v e ry re a l c rie s fo r h e lp as ju s t a n o th e r a s p e c t o f th e p u b lic ity s tu n t. J a n g ja n y a has s in c e s u s p e n d e d h e r c a m p a ig n .

C a n d y k in g C a d b u r y has a n ­ n o u n c e d t h e re c a ll o f 11 ty p e s o f c h o c o la te in p a rts o f A sia a n d th e P a c ific a f t e r ’ it w a s n o tifie d t h a t t h e ir B e ijin g fa c to r y w a s d is ­ t r ib u t in g c h o c o la te la c e d w ith m e la m in e — a c h e m ic a l d e r iv a tiv e o f c y a n id e . O v e r th e p a s t m o n th s , v a r io u s d a ir y p r o d u c ts c o n ta in in g m e la m in e in C h in a h a v e s ic k e n e d c lo s e to 5 4 ,0 0 0 c h ild r e n — w ith fo u r d e a th s .

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N e w s B rie fs M c G ill T o rie s p r o m o t e Q P IR G , R a d io C K U T o p t - o u t s C o n s e rv a tiv e M c G ill s e n t a c le a r m e s s a g e to th e a p p r o x im a te ­ ly 350 p e o p le o n t h e ir L is tS e rv m a ilin g lis t la s t w e e k : o p t - o u t o f fe e s p a id to C K U T ra d io a n d th e Q u e b e c P u b lic In te r e s t R e se a rc h G ro u p .

S p e c ific a lly , C o n s e r v a tiv e M c G ill's m a s s e m a il to o k is s u e w ith Q P IR G 's c a m p a ig n s a g a in s t fr e e tr a d e , t h e ir o p p o s itio n to th e g e n t r if ic a t io n o f v a rio u s M o n tre a l n e ig h b o u r h o o d s , a n d t h e ir fu n d in g o f" c o n tr o v e r s ia l c a u s e s "s u c h as th e S c h o o l S c h m o o l c a m p a ig n . In a d d it io n , th e y p u t u p p o s te rs t h a t d e s c r ib e d Q PIR G as a " ra d ic a l le f t is t in te r e s t g ro u p ."

"W e a re v is c e r a lly o p p o s e d t o QPIR G ," s a id T im M a k , p r e s id e n t o f C o n s e r v a tiv e M c G ill, a U 3 p o lit ic a l s c ie n c e a n d g e o g r a p h y s tu ­ d e n t, a n d a c o lu m n is t fo r th e T r ib u n e . " O u r id e a s a re so c o n tr a r y to th e ir s t h a t it's k in d o f c ru c ia l fo r us t o s p e a k o u t a t th is tim e , w h ile it's p o s s ib le to d e p r iv e [Q P IR G ] o f s o m e o f t h e ir fu n d in g ."

Q PIR G p ro v id e s a v a r ie ty o f s e rv ic e s t o M c G ill s tu d e n ts in c lu d ­ in g R a d ic a l F ro sh , a tw o - d a y e v e n t t h a t se e ks t o p r o v id e a " p o lit i­ c a lly p r o g re s s iv e " a lt e r n a t iv e t o th e S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty F ro sh . T h e y a ls o c u r r e n tly s p o n s o r 15 " w o r k in g g ro u p s ," w h ic h in c lu d e G re e n ­ in g M c G ill a n d th e M c G ill G lo b a l A ID S C o a litio n .

A lth o u g h Q PIR G re c e iv e s g o v e r n m e n t f u n d in g , t h e y re ly m a in ly o n s tu d e n t fe e s to o p e r a te . " It w a s d e s ig n e d t o b e a s tu d e n t ru n o r g a n iz a tio n ," s a id L e ila P o u rta v a f, in te r n a l c o o r d in a t o r o f Q PIR G a n d a 2001 M c G ill a lu m ­ na. "A liv e ly c a m p u s [s h o u ld ] h a v e a lo t o f v o ic e s w it h a v a r ie ty o f o p in io n s ."

P o u r ta v a f d o e s n o t b e lie v e t h a t QPIRG is in fin a n c ia l d a n g e r — la s t y e a r C o n s e r v a tiv e M c G ill h a d a p p r o x im a te ly 30 m e m b e rs . T h e n u m b e r o f m e m b e rs th is y e a r w a s n o t a v a ila b le a t p re s s tim e .

T h is is n o t th e fir s t tim e C o n s e r v a tiv e M c G ill h a s ta k e n is s u e w ith Q PIR G . U n d e r la s t y e a r's le a d e r s h ip , t h e y s e n t a s im ila r e m a il s ta tin g t h a t th e Q PIR G fe e w a s g o in g t o p a y fo r " h ip p ie s t o s k ip c la ss a n d p r o te s t," a n d d e s c r ib e d Q PIR G m e m b e rs as " d re a d lo c k e d a n d u n k e m p t."

"A t le a s t th is y e a r th e y 'r e a tta c k in g us w it h a p o lit ic a l a g e n d a ," s a id P o u rta v a f. "T h is I c a n re s p e c t."

— Greg Osadec

Students run for Parliament M R c a n d id a t e s h a il f r o m H arpeet G rew al T hese days, M o n tre a l s tu d e n ts a re n o t ju s t v o t­ in g — s tu d e n ts fr o m th e U n iv e rs ity o f M o n tre a l, C o n ­ c o rd ia , a n d M c G ill a re ru n n in g in th e u p c o m in g fe d e ra l e le c tio n .T y re ll A le x a n d e r, a 29-y e a r-o ld M c G ill g ra d u a te s tu d e n t is th e G re e n P a rty c a n d id a te in th e M o n tre a l c o n s titu e n c y o f M o n t-R o y a l.

A fo r m e r m e m b e r o f th e L ib e ra l Party, A le x a n d e r b e c a m e th e c a n d id a te a fte r ra isin g his h a n d a t a m e e t­ in g in th e rid in g .

"I'v e g o tte n q u ite a fe w p o s itiv e re sp o n se s fro m m a n y M c G ill s tu d e n ts ,"T y re ll said, th o u g h he n o te d th a t M c G ill is n o t in th e rid in g .

A le x a n d e r b e liv e s th a t th e G re e n P a rty m a y g a in as m a n y as fiv e seats a cross C anada.

"A t th e v e ry le a st, w e a re c e rta in ly g o in g to se n d a v e ry s tro n g m e s s a g e to O tta w a ," h e said.

M c G ill G re e n P a rty P re s id e n t D a n a i R e yn o ld s e x ­ p re sse d p rid e th a t a M c G ill s tu d e n t w as a G reen c a n ­ d id a te .

"W e c o m m e n d h im th o r o u g h ly — it's rare to fin d as m a n y c o m m itte d p e o p le as th e re a re in th e G reen Party," R e yn o ld s said.

A lth o u g h w in n in g seats in P a rlia m e n t m a y b e an u p h ill b a ttle , th e G re e n P a rty is g r o w in g o n a n d o f f c a m ­ pus. T h e M c G ill G re e n Party, fo u n d e d ju s t t w o years ago, has seen a s ig n ific a n t e x p a n s io n w ith in th e la s t year.

"O u r g o a l th is y e a r w a s to fo r m a fu ll e x e c u tiv e a n d h a v e a t le a st 10 to 15 p e o p le a tte n d in g m e e tin g s ," said R e yn o ld s. "W e 've a c h ie v e d th a t, a n d h a ve a ro u n d 300 m e m b e rs ."

In th e p a s t th e G re e n P a rty has fa c e d c ritic is m fo r b e in g o n e d im e n s io n a l, b u t R e yn o ld s e x p la in s th a t th e ir p la tfo rm s tre tc h e s b e y o n d e n v iro n m e n ta l issues, an d th a t th e y v o ic e th e ir p la tfo rm d ire c tly o n th e ir w e b s ite . "[G re e n P a rty] p o lic ie s to u c h o n e v e ry th in g fro m [th e ] e c o n o m y to e n v iro n m e n t to so cia l aspects," said R eynolds.

M c G ill, C o n c o r d i

A lso C o n c o rd ia U n iv e rs ity has a s tu d e n t com a in g th is e le c tio n season. 25 y e a r-o ld m a ste rs s tu d D a n ie l Q u in n is e m b a rk in g o n his th ir d fe d e ra l e le c l c a m p a ig n , r u n n in g as a N e w D e m o c ra t in th e Libe h e ld rid in g o f Lac-S t-Louis. Fie ran u n s u cc e ss fu l c; p a ig n s fo r th e N D P in b o th th e 2004 a n d 2006 fe d i e le c tio n s .

Q u in n fe e ls his ag e has in s p ire d y o u n g people a c tiv e ly e n g a g e in p o litic s .

"M y c o m m itm e n t has h e lp e d m a n y y o u n g pe o rea lize th a t p o litic s is re le v a n t to all o f us, especi s ince th e d e c is io n s th a t are m a d e b y to d a y 's e le c re p re s e n ta tiv é s w ill a ffe c t us fo r th e re st o f o u r liv Q u in n said.

O n e o f Q u ip n 's m a in p la tfo r m issues is to a d d r th e issue o f c lim a te c h a n g e , w h ic h h e fe e ls n e e d s m e d ia te a c tio n .

"W e are p ro p o s in g th e im p le m e n ta tio n o f a cl a n d -tra d e s yste m , w h ic h w o u ld fo rc e b ig p o llu te rs pay, a n d a llo w th e g o v e rn m e n t, o n b e h a lf o f th e p e o f to in v e s t in s o lu tio n s ," h e said.

F our U n iv e rs ity o f M o n tre a l s tu d e n ts are also ri n in g in th e e le c tio n . N in e te e n -y e a r-o ld b io c h e m is s tu d e n t A le x a n d re A m iriz ia is ru n n in g in th e O u tre m c e le c to ra l d is tr ic t fo r th e C a n a d ia n A c tio n P arty. Al tw o M o n tre a l s tu d e n ts are ru n n in g u n d e r th e N DP b; ner: 20 y e a r-o ld p h ilo s o p h y s tu d e n t M a x im e H éroux-I g a u lt, w h o is c o m p e tin g in th e V a u d re u il-S o u la n g e s r in g , in M o n té ré g ie , a n d 25 y e a r-o ld la w s tu d e n t C yntl Roy, ru n n in g in A lfre d -P e lla n rid in g , in Laval. R o u n d i o u t M o n tre a l's c o n tin g e n t is G a b rie l A rs e n a u lt, a y e a r-o ld p h ilo s o p h y a n d p o litic a l scie n c e s tu d e n t ri n in g fo r th e L ib e ra l P arty in th e M o n té ré g ie rid in g C h a m b ly -B o rd u a s .

As m ig h t b e e x p e c te d o f a y o u n g c a n d id a te , Q u i said th a t it is im p e ra tiv e th a t s tu d e n ts v o te .

"B e lie v e in th e c o u n try , b e lie v e in C a n a d ia i Q u in n said. "V o te fo r c h a n g e a n d d o n 't le t th e m te ll y it c a n 't b e d o n e ." ■

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Zo-chair Clark discu sses global food supplies o r m e r p r im e m in is t e r e m p h a s iz e s n e e d t o p u t a f a c e o n t h e c r is is T h e o M eyer For a m a n w h o le ft th e P rim e M in is te r's O ffic e n e a rly th re e ca d e s a g o , Joe C la rk is a s to n is h in g ly a c tiv e in b o th C ana­ an a n d in te rn a tio n a l p o litic s . A m e m b e r o f th e M c G ill fa c:y s in c e 2006, as w e ll as a m e m b e r o f th e G lo b a l L e a d e rs h ip u n d a tio n , C la rk c o -c h a ire d la s t w e e k's M c G ill C o n fe re n c e o n o b a l F o o d S e c u rity w ith M c G ill C h a n c e llo r R ich a rd P o u n d . ie T rib u n e re c e n tly sat d o w n w ith th e fo r m e r p rim e m in is te r d iscu ss his ro le in th e c o n fe re n c e a n d h is th o u g h ts o n th e o b a l fo o d crisis.

C la rk b e g a n b y re fe rrin g to a re m a rk a b o u t th e n e e d to it a fa c e o n th e fo o d crisis m a d e b y Dr. K a n a yo N w a n z e , v ic e e s id e n t o f th e In te rn a tio n a l F u n d fo r A g ric u ltu ra l D e v e lo p e n t, in his le c tu re th a t o p e n e d th e c o n fe re n c e W e d n e s d a y g h t.

"W h a t y o u 're s e e in g [in th e m e d ia ] is a series o f u n c o n ic te d e v e n ts — y o u see a fo o d r io t in H a iti, y o u see lo n g lin e >s in P akistan o r in S ierra L eone, y o u h e a r a b o u t fo o d s h o rt­ ies in th e fo o d b a n k s in M o n tre a l o r in T o ro n to o r e ls e w h e re , i t it's h a rd to b rin g th o s e to g e th e r," C la rk e x p la in e d . "A n d >me o f th e su cce ssfu l in itia tiv e s th a t h a v e d e a lt w ith in te rn a )n a l a c tio n h a ve fo u n d a w a y, in e ffe c t, to s y m b o liz e a crisis s o m e th in g th a t can be a d d re s s e d in a fa irly s tra ig h tfo rw a rd ay."

C la rk c ite d th e e x a m p le o f c lim a te c h a n g e as a crisis th a t, h ile fa r fro m s o lv e d , is s o m e th in g th a t p e o p le are a t le a st va re o f.

"T h is s o u n d s a lm o s t in c id e n ta l to s o lv in g a p ro b le m , b u t >u h a v e to fra m e a p ro b le m t o g e t p e o p le to s o lv e it, a n d I lin k [Dr. N w anze 's] c o m m e n t a b o u t fin d in g a fa c e fo r fo o d ic u r ity is [c ru c ia l to th a t]," h e said.

C la rk s in g le d o u t th e g lo b a l fo o d crisis as a tra n s c e n d e n t sue lin k e d to th e o th e r d e s tru c tiv e p ro b le m s o f th e d e v e lo p ig w o rld . " P ro d u c tio n is d o w n , p o p u la tio n s a re u p — th e fig u re s I lin k I saw w e re 70 m illio n n e w m o u th s to fe e d a y e a r w ith H a tiv e ly s ta tic p ro d u c tio n ," C la rk said. "O f all o f th e fa c to rs îa t d riv e p e o p le w h o liv e o n th e e d g e o f v io le n c e o r d e s p a ir v e r th a t e d g e , n o t b e in g a b le t o fe e d y o u r c h ild [is o n e o f th e re a te st]."

C la rk c re d ite d P ro fe sso r C h a n d ra M a d ra m o o to o , M c G ill ea n o f th e fa c u lty o f a g ric u ltu ra l a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l sciences, fith c re a tin g a v is io n a ry c o n fe re n c e th a t b r o u g h t to g e th e r e x ­ e rts fr o m a ll o v e r th e w o rld . " [M a d ra m o o to o ], lik e so m a n y o f th e p e o p le w h o te a c h t M c G ill, is in tim a te ly in v o lv e d in th e p u b lic p o lic y p rocess,

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so h e re c o g n iz e s th e n e e d to m a tc h le a rn in g a n d a c tio n ," C la rk said.

H e e m p h a s iz e d th a t m a n y e x p e rts in s p e c ific fie ld s a t th e c o n fe re n c e h a d n e v e r m e t o r c o n s id e re d c o l­ la b o ra tin g o n th e p ro b le m o f fo o d s e c u rity b e fo re .

"T h e re a re s o m e p e o p le w h o k n o w a lo t a b o u t th e s e issues h e re . S o m e o f th e m h a v e b e e n to g e th e r b e fo re , s o m e o f th e m h a v e n 't. I w a s p re s e n t la st n ig h t w ith a glass o f w in e in m y h a n d a t th e firs t m e e tin g o f p e o p le w ith re l­ e v a n t e x p e rtis e fr o m d iffe r ­ e n t p a rts o f th e w o r ld — s o m e fr o m C anada, w h o 'd n e v e r k n o w n o n e a n o th e r b e fo re ," C la rk said.

C la rk p ra is e d M c G ill as u n iq u e ly p o s itio n e d to h o s t su ch a c o n fe re n c e a n d e n e r­ g iz e a C a n a d ia n a n d in te rn a ­ tio n a l re sp o n s e to th e crisis.

ADAM SCOTTI " [T ]h e c o n v e n in g p o w e r Former Prime Minister Joe Clark at the Conference on Global Food Security. o f M c G ill as a s e rio u s p la c e in an a ttra c tiv e c ity w h e re a n d b a c k g ro u n d , a lo t o f th e m re q u ire o rd in a ry s kills o f m a k ­ p e o p le lik e to c o m e to ta lk a b o u t th in g s , it's a v e ry real p a r t o f in g s o m e th in g h a p p e n ," h e said.

M c G ill's s tre n g th ," C la rk said. "A n d w h e n it's m a rrie d to a real C la rk e m p h a s iz e d th a t th e la ck o f c a p ita l to fin a n c e re la ­ issue d riv e n b y a real e x p e rt lik e M a d ra m o o to o a n d his c o l­ tiv e ly s im p le p ro je c ts lik e b u ild in g ro a d s a n d irrig a tio n sys­ le a g u e s , th a t [g e n e ra te s tre m e n d o u s re su lts]." te m s is, in m a n y w ays, a r o o t cause o f fo o d s h o rta g e s .

W h ile m o s t c o n fe re n c e a tte n d e e s w e re a c a d e m ic s o r re p ­ "A p ro b le m th a t y o u re a lly h a v e to see to u n d e rs ta n d is re s e n ta tiv e s o f v a rio u s d o m e s tic a n d in te rn a tio n a l o rg a n iz a ­ th e in fra s tru c tu re p ro b le m o n th e g ro u n d in s o m e o f th e s e tio n s , C la rk p ra is e d M a d ra m o o to o 's in c lu s io n o f N ico la s C ar­ places," C la rk said. "T h e re a so n so m u c h th a t g e ts g ro w n in th e p e n tie r o f M o n tre a l's S un Y o u th O rg a n iz a tio n , a lo c a l g ro u p d e v e lo p in g w o rld is n 't use d is th a t y o u c a n 't g e t it fr o m w h e re th a t p ro v id e s fo o d to M o n tre a l's n e e d y . W h ile m a n y a s p e c ts o f it's g r o w n to w h e re it's n e e d e d . th e crisis re q u ire th e a tte n tio n o f e x p e rts , C la rk to ld th e s to ry "Y ou see, b u ild in g a ro a d m ig h t n o t s o u n d lik e h e lp in g o f a v is it h e m a d e to v is it a C a n a d ia n a id p r o je c t in T a n za n ia as fo o d s e c u rity , it m a y s o u n d lik e a d iffe r e n t issue. B u t it is n 't a p rim e m in is te r to illu s tra te th e p o in t th a t th is is n o t a lw a y s th e d iffe r e n t issue. A n d p a r t o f th e c h a lle n g e , I th in k , o f th e p r o ­ case. O f a ll th e p e o p le h e m e t in th e a id g ro u p , th e o n e m o s t cess th a t w e h o p e to b e g in h e re . . . is to ta k e p e o p le w h o c ru c ia l to th e p r o je c t w a s a n A lb e rta n m a n w h o fix e d b ro k e n k n o w s o m e o f th e s e s p e c ific issues a n d t o g e t th e m w o rk in g m a c h in e ry w ith b in d e r tw in e . to g e th e r." ■ " [W jh ile m a n y o f th e s e issues re q u ire e x tra o rd in a ry skills

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Food Security C on ference d e e m e d a su ccess V l a d r a m o o t o o c it e s " d e c l i n e in i n v e s t m e n t " a s a f a c t o r in c r is is N ancy Pham K ey e x p e rts a n d re p re s e n ta tiv e s fr o m a ro u n d th e w o rld la th e re d in M cG ill's N e w R e sid e n ce b a llro o m la s t T h u rs d a y a n d rid a y fo r th e M c G ill C o n fe re n c e o n G lo b a l F o o d S e c u rity . A cale m ics , re p re s e n ta tiv e s fr o m th e fo o d in d u s try , g o v e rn m e n ts , in d n o n -g o v e rn m e n ta l o rg a n iz a tio n s c a m e to M o n tre a l to d e 'e lo p p o te n tia l s o lu tio n s to a fo o d crisis n o w c o n s id e re d to be >f "e m e rg e n c y p ro p o rtio n s " b y th e U n ite d N a tio n s .

S p a n n in g th re e days, th e le c tu re s a n d p a n e l d is cu s s io n s vere d iv id e d in to th e m a tic sessions la s tin g a p p ro x im a te ly h re e h o u rs each. A p re s e n ta tio n e n title d "V o ice s fr o m th e :ie ld " k ic k e d o ff th e c o n fe re n c e , w h e re ke y sp e a ke rs to u c h e d >n h o w th e crisis h a d m a d e an im p a c t o n fo o d a c c e s s ib ility .

The s p e a ke rs w e re fr o m d iv e rs e lo c a le s su ch as H a iti, In d ia , Ethiopia, M o ro c c o , a n d C h in a .

T h e m o r n in g c o n c lu d e d w ith an o p e n d is c u s s io n , fo lo w e d b y a c a te re d lu n c h p u t to g e th e r b y M c G ill's s c h o o l o f fie te tic s a n d h u m a n n u tr itio n . T h e m e n u u n d e rlin e d th e im ­ p o rta n c e o f fo o d tra n s p o rta tio n c o sts a n d th u s fe a tu re d o n ly re s h p ro d u c e fr o m w ith in a 160- k ilo m e tre ra d iu s.

"T h e W o rld F o o d S itu a tio n " le c tu re o n T h u rs d a y a fte rn o o n /vas c o -c h a ire d b y th e d e p a r tm e n t o f a g ric u ltu ra l e c o n o m ic s ' A n w e e r N a se e m a n d th e d e p a r tm e n t o f e n v iro n m e n ta l a n d a g ric u ltu ra l s c ie n c e s 'C a ro lin e B eg g . In a d d itio n to p re s e n tin g th e fa c ts a n d fig u re s o n w o rld fo o d s u p p ly , th e ta lk p in p o in te d th e r o o t causes o f th e g lo b a l p ro b le m . " It has n o t b e e n ju s t fo o d p rice s th a t h a v e risen," N a se e m

said. "[A ] th re e fo ld in c re a s e in th e p rice s o f o il a n d m e ta l m a y h a ve h a d an u n d e rly in g im p a c t o n th e p rice s o f fo o d as w e ll."

N a se e m d is cu s s e d th e id e a o f " fo o d in fla tio n :" in w h ic h a p e rc e n ta g e o f p e o p le in A sia a n d s o u th e rn A fric a liv in g u n d e r th e p o v e rty lin e a re fo rc e d to c u t b a c k o n fo o d e x p e n d itu re s . " It d o e s n 't s e e m to b e su ch a h u g e p r o b le m w h e n a fa m ­ ily is s p e n d in g m a y b e 15 p e r c e n t o f th e ir in c o m e o n fo o d , b u t w h e n y o u h a ve a p e o p le w h o are s p e n d in g r o u g h ly 60 to 75 p e r c e n t o n s ta p le p ro d u c ts , th e in fla tio n a r y p rice s m a y p o s e a s e rio u s p ro b le m ," N a se e m said.

Dr. R o b e rt Z e ig le r o f th e In te rn a tio n a l Rice R esearch In s ti­ tu te a ls o c o m m e n te d o n th e d ire s itu a tio n fa c in g th e d e v e lo p ­ in g w o rld .

A c c o rd in g to Z e ig le r, th e G re e n R e v o lu tio n — a p e rio d o f g re a t tra n s fo rm a tio n in a g ric u ltu ra l p ra c tic e s — a n d th e n a ­ s c e n t re sp o n s e to th e c u rre n t crisis h a ve m a n y c o ro lla rie s . " It w a s in te rn a tio n a l p a rtn e rs h ip s th a t d ro v e th e G re e n R e v o lu tio n in th e se ve n tie s," Z e ig le r said. "T h e tra n s fo rm a tio n w a s a d ir e c t re s u lt o f in te rn a tio n a l p h ila n th ro p y , n o t g o v e rn ­ m e n ta l p o lic ie s . T h o s e s tra te g ie s b lo s s o m e d in to re su lts th a t la s te d th r o u g h o u t th e d e c a d e s — w ith w e ll o v e r 30 years o f s te a d y re d u c tio n s in fo o d prices."

A t th e e n d o f th e firs t day, "T h e In te rn a tio n a l R e sp o n se " se ssio n c o a le s c e d in p u t fr o m e v e ry o n e in v o lv e d — w ith a p a n e l o f in te rn a tio n a l a g e n c ie s fo r m u la tin g s tra te g ie s to h e lp in c re a s e th e a c c e s s ib ility o f fo o d in d e v e lo p in g n a tio n s .

"O u r o rg a n iz a tio n is n o t in th e b u s in e ss o f p r o v id in g m o n e y o r g ra n ts ," sa id th e O rg a n iz a tio n fo r E c o n o m ic C o ­ o p e ra tio n a n d D e v e lo p m e n t's Ken A sh. "W e o ffe r e c o n o m ic

in fo rm a tio n a n d e d u c a tio n , w h ic h w e h o p e can b ro a d e n th e u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e tre n d s th a t h a v e a ttr ib u te d t o th e p r o b ­ lem ."

"In d e v e lo p in g c o u n trie s , it seem s n e c e ss a ry t o p ro v id e s h o rt-te rm s u p p o rt to m a k e s u re th a t in p u t is a v a ila b le fo r th e n e x t c ro p season, b u t th is c o u ld s e t u p a tre n d th a t is h a rd to sto p ," A sh said. "G o v e rn m e n ts n e e d to p la c e less e m p h a s is o n th e e ffic ie n c y o f im p o r t a n d e x p o r t re s tric tio n s a n d m o re fo c u s o n im p r o v in g th e le v e ls o f p u rc h a s in g p o w e r in a c o u n try .T h is is an in c o m e p ro b le m , a fte r all."

D ean o f a g ric u ltu ra l a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l sciences C h a n d ra M a d ra m o o to o , th e p rim a ry o rg a n iz e r o f th e c o n fe re n c e , d e ­ s c rib e d th e e v e n t a g re a t success.

"T h e m a in a c c o m p lis h m e n t th a t c a m e o u t o f th e c o n fe r­ e n c e is th a t w e w e re a b le to c o m e u p w ith s o m e c o n c lu s io n s th a t I d o n 't th in k w e re o th e rw is e a rtic u la te d v e ry w e ll b e fo re in a n y o th e r fo ru m s th a t w e re h e ld in te rn a tio n a lly ," M a d ra m o o t­ o o said. "O n e is th e d a ta a n d in fo rm a tio n , s p e c ific a lly th e d a ta th a t s h o w e d v e ry c le a rly th e d e c lin e in in v e s tm e n t in a g ric u l­ tu re , p a rtic u la rly in th e c o u n trie s th a t are a ffe c te d b y fo o d se­ c u rity a n d h a d fo o d crisis p ro b le m s ."

A c c o rd in g to M a d ra m o o to o , th e d a ta d e p ic ts a d a n g e r­ o u s s itu a tio n fo r th e c o u n trie s in crisis.

"W h e n y o u lo o k a t th a t d e c lin e in in v e s tm e n t, it w a s fa ir ­ ly c le a r fr o m th e d a ta th a t th e re w a s n o w a y th e s e c o u n trie s w o u ld e v e r b e a b le to p ro d u c e e n o u g h fo o d w ith th e ir g r o w ­ in g p o p u la tio n s as w e ll. " *

— Additional reporting by Thomas Quail

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Nobel laureate lauds clickers McGill prof urges C a rl W ie m a n d is c u s s e s s c ie n c e e d u c a t io n p a ten t reform Ia n B r o w n If y o u 'v e h a d a class in L e aco ck 132 re c e n tly th e r e is a g o o d c h a n c e y o u h a v e u sed M cG ill's n a s c e n t s tu d e n t re s p o n s e sy ste m o f in te ra c tiv e clickers. In tro d u c e d last year, th e s y ste m e n c o u ra g e s s tu d e n ts to in te ra c t w ith th e p ro fes so r b y a n s w e rin g q u e s tio n s p la c e d o n th e o v e rh e a d using h a n d h e ld d e vic es. A d d re s s in g a c ro w d in th e F ran k D a w s o n A d a m s A u d ito riu m last W e d n e s d a y , N o b e l P riz e -w in n in g p h y sic ist C arl W ie m a n su rp rised M c G ill s tu d e n ts b y la u d in g th is r e v o lu tio n a ry g a d g e t as th e n e w e s t c o rn e rs to n e o f sc ien ce e d u c a tio n .

A p ro fes so r a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f B ritish C o lu m b ia , W ie m a n 's list o f a c c o la d e s in c lu d e s th e L o re n tz m e d a l a n d a n a p p o in tm e n t to th e U n ite d S tates N a tio n a l A c a d e m y o f E d u c a tio n . T h e a c a d e m y , le d b y a c o lle c tio n o f p re s tig io u s scholars, u n d e rta k e s p ro je c ts a tte m p tin g to im p ro v e A m e ric a n e d u c a tio n fo r fu tu r e g e n e ra tio n s .

W ie m a n 's m a in fo cu s w a s th e m e a n s b y w h ic h s tu ­ d e n ts ca n re ta in a n d process in fo r m a tio n like a n e x p e rt, ra th e r th a n a n o v ic e . H e b e lie v e s clickers m a y b e th e key.

"If clickers [are us ed ] to re a lly e n h a n c e c o m m u n i­ c a tio n a n d e n g a g e s tu d e n ts to s u p p o r t th e ir le a rn in g , th e n th e y can b e re a lly tra n s fo rm a tiv e , a n d th e class­ ro o m b e c o m e s a to ta lly d iffe re n t e x p e rie n c e fo r th e s tu ­ d e n ts a n d th e p ro fe s s o r,"W ie m a n said.

M c G ill P rofessor B rian A lters, a n e x p e r t in sc ien ce e d u c a tio n , a rra n g e d fo r W ie m a n to c o m e to th e u n iv e r­

sity a n d d e s c rib e d h im as b o th a serio u s sc ie n tis t a n d e d u c a to r. " G e n e ra lly p e o p le in s c ien ce e d u c a tio n are e d u c a ­ to rs w h o lo o k a t h o w to te a c h s c ien ce b e tte r, a n d th e n th e r e are scien tists w h o ju s t d o th e ir scien ce, o f co u rse.

A n d he's a c o m b in a tio n o f b oth," A lters said.

S tu d e n ts h a v e m ix e d fe e lin g s r e g a rd in g th e clic k ­ ers. S o m e fe e l th e d e v ic e s are u sed as a d m in is tra tiv e to o ls ra th e r th a n as te a c h in g aids.

"I a lw a y s h a te d th e [e x p le tiv e d e le te d ] clickers in m y b io lo g y class b e c a u s e th e y w e r e used ju s t fo r a tte n ­ d a n c e " said U 2 s tu d e n t M iria m H e n n in g H arris.

A c c o rd in g to W ie m a n , fo r click ers to w o r k in u n ­ d e rg ra d u a te s e ttin g s , tw o c e n tra l issues m u s t b e a d ­ d ressed: th e e n g a g e m e n t o f th e s tu d e n ts , a n d e ffe c ­ tiv e fe e d b a c k (n e c e s s ita tin g b o th a s p e e d y a n d c le a r re s p o n s e to th e p r o b le m p re s e n te d ). H o w e v e r, it w as th e e n g a g e m e n t fa c e t th a t m a d e an im p re s s io n o n o n e s tu d e n t in th e a u d ie n c e .

A c c o rd in g to th e re s e a rc h d o n e b y W ie m a n a n d his c o lle a g u e s , h o w e v e r, fig u re s in d ic a te th a t th e p re s e n c e o f clickers d u rin g a le c tu re , if u sed p ro p e rly , ca n raise fa c t r e te n tio n rates b y u p to six tim e s c o m p a re d w ith th a t o f a n o rm a l le c tu re .

"T h e n e x t s te p th a t w e are p u rs u in g is re a lly h o w to c h a n g e in s titu tio n s so th is b e c o m e s n o t ju s t a n e x ­ p e rim e n ta l d e m o n s tra tio n , b u t th e n o rm in e v e ry class­ ro o m ," W ie m a n said. ■

— Additional reporting by Theo Meyer

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Professor Carl Wieman demonstrates a point during his lecture last Wednesday.

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T rip Ya ng M c G ill la w P rofessor R ich ard G o ld c a lle d fo r less ag g re s s iv e p a te n tir a n d a m o re c o lla b o ra tiv e e ffo r t in th e b io te c h n o lo g y a n d h e a lth ca re i d u s trie s in a c o n fe re n c e h e ld last w e e k in L o n d o n , E n g la n d . G o ld a n d f res earc h g ro u p w a r n e d th a t a p a te n tin g s u rfe it, d u r in g e a rly sta g es o f r search , w o u ld su p p ress in n o v a tio n a n d lim it b io te c h n o lo g y 's p o te n tia l ad d ress th e w o rld 's h u n g e r p ro b le m s .

G o ld , th e c h a ir o f th e In te rn a tio n a l E x p e rt G ro u p o n B io te c h n o lo g y , I n o v a tio n a n d In te lle c tu a l P ro p e rty , c ritic iz e d th e o ld business m o d e l o f tf b io te c h n o lo g y in d u s try . "[T h e o ld m o d e l fa ile d ] to d e liv e r o n its p o te n tia l to ad d ress disea: a n d h u n g e r in b o th d e v e lo p in g a n d in d u s tria liz e d nations," G o ld to ld t f F in a n cial T im es .

B io te c h n o lo g y res earc h o ffers n e w po ssib ilities: n e w d ru g s th a t low: u s a g e o f p e s tic id e s in crop s, a n d g e n e tic a lly m o d ifie d rice th a t w o u ld ii c re ase n u tritio n a l levels. P a te n t w a rs b e tw e e n c o rp o ra tio n s , h o w e v e r, ai "b lo c k in g n e g o tia tio n s th a t c o u ld h a v e b e n e fite d b o th sides, as w e ll as th la rg e r p u b lic .,"G o ld said to F ie rc e B io te c h , th e b io te c h in d u s try 's d a ily m o ri tor.

A case s tu d y o f p h a rm a c e u tic a l firm M y ria d G e n e tic s s u p p o rts G o ld c la im th a t less c o lla b o ra tio n h u rts in d u s try . M y ria d a c q u ire d th e U.S. pa e n ts fo r b re a s t c a n c e r s c re e n in g , a n d w h ile M y ria d w as th e so le p ro v id e r c b re a s t c a n c e r s c re e n in g in th e U.S., c o llap ses in n e g o tia tio n s p re v e n te d th c o m p a n y fro m c o n d u c tin g b u siness in th e C a n a d ia n a n d E u ro p e a n m a kets.

"In E u ro p e , th e r e w as p u b lic s e n tim e n t a g a in s t th e id e a o f sc reen in p a te n ts . T h e y fe lt it w a s m o r e o f a d is c o v e ry th a n a n in v e n tio n ," said A: sistan t P rofessor T a n ia B u b e la , w h o has w o rk e d w ith G o ld a n d is p a rt o f th sc h o o l o f p u b lic h e a lth a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f A lb e rta .

"In C a n a d a , M y ria d 's n o n -c o lla b o ra tiv e a p p ro a c h w ith C a n a d ia n h e a lt o ffic ials lost th e m C a n a d ia n m a rk e t share," B u b e la said. " M y ria d h it a sto n w a ll b e c a u s e th e y d id n o t u n d e rs ta n d C a n a d ia n p o litic s — a business m ode th a t w o rk s in th e U n ite d S tate s d o e s n o t n e ces sa rily w o r k in C a n a d a . Lack c c o m m u n ic a tio n w ith O n ta rio 's D e p a r tm e n t o f H e a lth d id n 't help."

W h e n a s ke d to c o m p a r e th e s e p ro b le m s to o th e r in d u s try m o d e l: G o ld p o in te d to th e in fo r m a tio n te c h n o lo g y sector.

"T h e IT in d u s try d o e s it b e tte r b e c a u s e IT e n c o u n te r e d th e lim ita tio n o f th e o ld b u siness m o d e l sooner," G o ld to ld th e F in a n cial Tim es.

B ec au s e th e IT in d u s try o ffers services th a t a re n o t p ro p rie ta ry , th e n is less a g ita tio n o v e r w h o is re c e iv in g w h ic h p a te n ts . A n e x a m p le is IBN w h ic h fr e q u e n tly licenses o u t in te lle c tu a l p ro p e rty .

W h ile G o ld 's g r o u p d id n o t o p p o s e issuin g p a te n ts to p r o te c t discover ies a n d e n c o u ra g e res earc h , it a rg u e s th a t re fo rm is necessary. Its re c o m m e n d a tio n s in c lu d e g o v e r n m e n ta l e n c o u r a g e m e n t o f in n o v a tio n th r o u g l h e a lth a n d e n v ir o n m e n ta l re g u la tio n s a n d ta x rules, a n d fo r c o rp o ra tio n s tr b e m o re tr a n s p a re n t o f p a te n t h o ld in g s .

M c G ill A ss ista n t P rofessor T in a Piper, a sp e c ia lis t in in te lle c tu a l p ro p e r ty in th e fa c u lty o f law , c o m m e n te d o n th e s h a p e th a t such re fo rm coul< ta k e .

"W e n e e d to p re s e rv e c o n tro l o v e r c e rta in p a rts o f business, lik e hir in g a g e n c ie s to m o n ito r c o rp o ra te b e h a v io u r. G o v e r n m e n t in te r v e n tio n tc e n fo rc e p ro v is io n s o n p a te n t h o ld e rs in c e rta in c irc u m s ta n c e s c o u ld also b< do n e," P ip e r said.

G o ld w a s u n a v a ila b le fo r c o m m e n t a t th e tim e th e T rib u n e w e n t tc press. ■

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University o f W indsor faculty strike drags on S t u d e n t p r e s id e n t G o o c h A l is o n B a il e y Classes w e r e c a n c e lle d last w e e k a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f W in d ­ sor d u e to a fa c u lty strik e th a t s ta rte d o n S e p te m b e r 1 7 . N e g o ­ tia tio n s to e s ta b lis h a n e w c o lle c tiv e b a rg a in in g a g re e m e n t b e tw e e n th e u n iv ers ity's a d m in is tra tio n a n d th e W in d s o r U n i­ v e rs ity F a c u lty A s s o c ia tio n w e r e d e a d lo c k e d o n W e d n e s d a y a fte r a fin a l o ffe r fro m th e a d m in is tra tio n .

A la n W ild e m a n , p re s id e n t o f th e U n iv e rs ity o f W in d s o r, c a lle d W e d n e s d a y th e s a d d e s t d a y o f h is a c a d e m ic career.

W U F A is s e e k in g m e d ia n w a g e s fo r all o f its m e m b e rs . A c­ c o rd in g to W U F A P re s id e n t B rian B ro w n , th e p a y o f sessional in s tru c to rs , w h o m a k e u p 4 0 p e r c e n t o f WUFA's m e m b e rs h ip , is a p a rtic u la r p ro b le m .

"O u r sessional in s tru c to rs a re c u rre n tly o n e o f th e lo w e s t p a id in th e p ro v in c e . A n in c reas e in th e ir sa lary o f 28 p e r c e n t w o u ld o n ly p u t th e m in th e m id d le [o f th e p ro v in ce ]," B ro w n said. "[C u rre n tly ] th e m a x im u m th e y ca n m a k e is $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 in an

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a c a d e m ic year."

As m u c h as th e q u a lity o f e d u c a tio n is v a lu e d b y W ild e ­ m a n , th e u n iv e rs ity is still " c h a lle n g e d to m e e t th e fin a n c ia l e x p e c ta tio n s o f all o f o u r p e o p le."

W ild e m a n c la im e d th a t th e u n iv e rs ity m u s t c re a te a b u d ­ g e t th a t w ill m o s t b e n e fit th e s tu d e n ts w h ile re s p e c tin g th e fu n d s a v a ila b le .

To th a t e n d th e u n iv ers ity's a d m in is tra tio n has p ro p o s e d a 10 p e r c e n t in c re a s e in th e sa la ry o f sessional in s tru cto rs.

B ro w n u n d e rs ta n d s th a t th e a d m in is tra tio n has c e rta in fiscal restrain ts.

"W e a re w illin g to discuss a w a y to m a n a g e th e b u d g e t," h e said.

A lth o u g h classes h a v e b e e n c a n c e lle d fo r n e a rly tw o w e e k s , th e s tu d e n ts a t W in d s o r a re fa r fro m p le a s e d . U n iv e r­ s ity o f W in d s o r S tu d e n t A s s o c ia tio n P re s id e n t T iffa n y G o o c h v o ic e d s tu d e n ts 'c o n c e rn s o v e r th e m a tte r. F ru s tra te d s tu d e n ts jo in e d th e p ic k e t lin es o n T u esday.

"S tu d e n ts ju s t d o n 't ha ve tim e to w a it fo r e ith e r s id e tc b re a k ,"G o o c h said. "W e c are a b o u t o u r e d u c a tio n a n d th is isn'1 a v a c a tio n fo r us."

In a d d itio n , W U FA is n o t s a tis fie d w ith th e w a y th e a d m in ­ is tra tio n has d e a lt w ith th e p u b lic a n d th e m e d ia . " It is e x tre m e ly d is a p p o in tin g th a t th e a d m in is tra tio n w e n t p u b lic w ith th e ir b e s t o ffe r a n d th a t th e y c h o se to d o it u s in g p u b lic fu n d s in a n e w sp a p e r," B ro w n said, re fe rrin g to an a rtic le p u b lis h e d in th e W in d s o r Star. "T h e y are tr y in g to tu rn th e m e d ia a g a in s t th e A s s o c ia tio n u s in g p u b lic fu n d s."

B o th sides w a n t to g o b a c k to w o rk , b u t n e ith e r s id e w ill g iv e an in c h . T h e a d m in is tra tio n a n d th e fa c u lty a s s o c ia tio n are a c c u s in g th e o th e r o f n o t c o o p e ra tin g .

W ild e m a n e x p e c ts n e g o tia tio n s to re su m e so o n , b u t c o u ld n o t g iv e a p re cis e d a te . G o o c h a d d e d th a t th e s itu a tio n is p la y in g o u t lik e an o v e r-b lo w n g a m e o f c a t a n d m o u s e . " It is n o w a p o w e r s tro k e , th e y are b o th w a itin g fo r th e o th e r s id e to m a k e a m o v e ,"G o o c h said. ■

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F o llo w in g th e e x a m p le s e t b y E uro p e a n itie s such as Paris, B e rlin a n d C o p e n h a g e n , he c ity o f M o n tre a l is la u n c h in g BIXI, a p u b lic ic y c le re n ta l p ro g ra m . T h e c o n c e p t is q u ite m p le : y o u re n t a b ic y c le , rid e t o y o u r d e s tia tio n a n d th e n leave it a t a n o th e r s ta tio n .

It is th e s e c o n d c ity in N o rth A m e ric a , a fte r W a s h in g to n D.C., to d e v e lo p th e syste m .

M a y o r o f M o n tre a l G e ra ld T re m b la y p re ­ s e n te d th e p r o je c t to M o n tre a le rs d u rin g la st M o n d a y 's Car Free Day. T h e s ys te m has b e e n p u t in p la c e to re d u c e tra ffic a n d a lso m a k e g re e n e r a n d c h e a p e r tr a n s p o rta tio n m o re ac­ ce ssib le .

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M a n y M c G ill s tu d e n ts sh a re M a y o r T re m ­ b la y's e n th u s ia s m . B rig itte W itt, U 2 p o litic a l science, b e lie v e s th a t BIXI is a g o o d idea.

"B e ca u se th e re is so m u c h b ic y c le th e f t in M o n tre a l . . . it is a m u c h b e tte r idea to use th e c ity 's [b ic y c le ] th a n to rid e w ith y o u r o w n ," she said.

In a d d itio n , W itt la u d e d C o p e n h a g e n 's p ro g ra m . ^ " If a b ic y c le g e ts s to ­ le n it is fo u n d q u ite ea sily b e c a u se o f th e re c o g n is a b ility o f th e re n ta l p r o ­ g ra m ," sh e said.

W itt a d d e d th a t M o n ­ tre a l is th e p e rfe c t c ity fo r a p r o je c t lik e BIXI beca u se o f its in trin s ic b ic y c le c u l­ tu re . C u rre n tly , 25,000 c y c lis ts rid e each w e e k o n th e b ic y c le la n e a lo n g M a is o n n e u v e S tre e t, a n d th e c ity has p la n s to b u ild o th e r lanes.

D a rre n B ecker, press c o n s u lta n t o f th e M o n ­ tre a l E xe c u tiv e C o m m it­ te e , said th a t th is p ro je c t s ta rte d m o re th a n a y e a r a g o w h e n M a y o r T re m ­ b la y g o t b a c k fro m th e o p e n in g c e re m o n y o f V e lib , th e P arisian b ic y c le

re n ta l s yste m .

"T h e re sp o n s e fr o m M o n tre a le rs has b e e n tre m e n d o u s so far, w ith m a n y y e a rly s u b s c rip tio n s a lre a d y sold," B ecker said. "Also, th e w h o le sys te m is e n v iro n m e n ta lly fr ie n d ly as th e b ic yc le s , m a n u fa c tu re d in Q u e b e c , are [m a d e o f] re c y c la b le a lu m in u m , a n d th e b ik e p a rk in g s ta tio n s are s o la r-p o w e re d ."

S ta tio n n e m e n t d e M o n tre a l, w h ic h o p e r­ ates th e c ity 's p u b lic p a rk in g s yste m , is fu n d ­ in g th e la u n c h o f th e $15 m illio n p ro g ra m .

B ecker a d d e d th a t h e b e lie v e s BIXI w ill be s e lf-s u ffic ie n t in a fe w ye a rs th a n k s to m e m ­ b e rs h ip fees.

T h e P arisian V e lib p ro g ra m , la u n c h e d in J u ly 2007, has b e e n a m assive success w ith a p p ro x im a te ly 90,000 re n ta ls a w e e k . Elena B unel, a P arisian M c G ill s tu d e n t agrees th a t th e sys te m is v e ry p o p u la r a n d th a t p e o p le o f all ages use it. She a d d e d , h o w e v e r, th a t V e lib has in s o m e re sp e c ts b e e n a v ic tim o f its o w n success.

"A lo t o f b ic y c le s are n o w e ith e r b ro k e n o r s im p ly in b a d c o n d itio n d u e to th e h ig h n u m b e r o f users," she said.

In th e n e x t fe w w eeks, a b o u t 40 b ic yc le s w ill b e a v a ila b le fo r a fre e tria l, a n d 2,400 w ill be in s e rv ic e b y th e s p rin g o f 2009. BIXI w ill o ffe r d a ily , m o n th ly a n d a n n u a l m e m b e rs h ip s fo r $ 5, $28, a n d $78 re s p e c tiv e ly , w ith usage fees o n to p o f h a t, a lth o u g h th e f ir t h a lf-h o u r o f e v e ry tip w ill b e fre e o f c h a rg e . M o re in ­ fo r m a tio n is a v a ila b le o n th e o ffic ia l w e b s ite : w w w .b ix i.c a . ■

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A to Zs Running a Student Organization W e d n e sd a y , O cto b er 8 , 5 :3 0 -7 :3 0 p m A r e y o u n e w t o a p o s it i o n o f l e a d e r s h i p o r i n v o l v e d in a c lu b o r s e r v i c e ? L e a r n t h e b a s i c s fr o m t h e P r o s a n d m a k e y o u r M c G ill o r g a n i z i n g r id e a lo t s m o o t h e r !

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T h e s e c h a lk n o te s a ls o in fo rm e d p a sse rsb y t h a t a w o rld w it h o u t ca rs w o u ld h a v e s a fe r s tre e ts a n d f it t e r p e o p le . N o o n e d o u b ts t h a t o u r c u r r e n t c a r c u ltu r e ca n h a v e h a r m fu l c o n s e q u e n c e s , b u t m a n y o f th o s e w h o n o w c o m p la in a b o u t c a r c u l­ tu r e h a v e b e e n e n jo y in g its fr u its s in c e th e y w e re b o rn .

T h e in v e n tio n a n d m ass p r o d u c tio n o f cars w a s in te g ra l to c re a tin g th e s ta n ­ d a rd o f liv in g th a t w e c u r r e n tly e n jo y in C a n a d a . C ars a llo w e d fo r th e fo r m a ­ tio n o f s u b u rb s , w h e re fa m ilie s c a n ra ise th e ir c h ild r e n a w a y fr o m th e o v e rc r o w d ­ in g , c rim e , a n d p o llu t io n ty p ic a l o f m a n y u rb a n c e n tre s . T h a n k s t o cars, p e o p le c a n d is p e rs e th e m s e lv e s a c ro s s w id e r are a s b u t s till e n g a g e in th e s a m e a c tiv itie s . C ar c u ltu r e is re s p o n s ib le fo r th e f r o n t la w n s a n d b a c k y a rd s th a t m a n y M c G ill s tu d e n ts w e re lu c k y e n o u g h to g r o w u p w ith .

A lo n g w ith p e rs o n a l g re e n sp a ce , th e use o f cars has fa c ilita te d th e rise o f s u p e rm a rk e ts a n d o ffic e p a rks , a n d g iv e n us re a d y access to d is ta n t re c re a tio n a l a c ­ tiv itie s . Cars h a v e g iv e n us m o re p e rs o n a l fr e e d o m : w e h a v e m o re tim e fo r o u rs e lv e s n o w th a t w e s p e n d less tim e in tr a n s it.

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p o r tu n itie s . P e o p le h a v e h ig h e r s ta n d a rd s o f liv in g w h e n th e y c h o o s e t o u se a car.

S o m e p e o p le a rg u e th a t p u b lic tr a n ­ s it is a s u ita b le a lte rn a tiv e to cars, a n d t h a t it p ro v id e s m a n y o f th e s a m e b e n ­ e fits . F o r d e n s e ly p a c k e d u rb a n a reas, I a g re e t h a t p u b lic tr a n s it is a p re fe ra b le m o d e o f tr a n s p o r ta tio n . It's c o n v e n ie n t a n d h e lp s us re d u c e p o llu t io n . In s u b u rb s , h o w e v e r, p u b lic tr a n s it p ro v id e s fe w o f th e s e p e rk s . It's im p r a c tic a l t o h a v e b u s s e rv ic e s or, e v e n w o rs e , tra in s r u n n in g th r o u g h th e s u b u rb s . S u b u rb s , b y d e s ig n , a re la rg e , e x p a n s iv e a re a s w ith lo w p o p u ­ la tio n d e n s itie s . T h e n u m b e r o f b u s e s o r tr a in s n e e d e d to m a tc h th e b e n e fits p r o ­ v id e d b y c a rs w o u ld b e g a r g a n tu a n . E ven if w e o v e rlo o k th is , p u b lic tr a n s it p ro je c ts in th e s u b u rb s o fte n le a d to e m p ty b u s e s a n d e n o r m o u s c o s ts . T h e y w o u ld a ls o ru in th e s u b u rb s — p u b lic tr a n s it is lo u d e r, la rg e r, a n d m o re d is r u p tiv e th a n th e a v e r­ a g e car.

In s te a d o f a tta c k in g c a r c u ltu r e a n d d e n o u n c in g th e s e v e h ic le s a lto g e th e r , p e rh a p s w e s h o u ld c o n s id e r p o s itiv e c a rb a s e d s o lu tio n s . In th e p a s t, I've w r itte n a b o u t in n o v a tio n s lik e th e Z E N N (Z e ro E m is s io n , N o N o ise ) e le c tr ic car, a n d th e v e x in g s e rie s o f r e g u la tio n s in p la c e th a t p r e v e n t th e ir u se o n C a n a d ia n ro a d s. If im p le m e n te d o n a la rg e e n o u g h scale, s o lu tio n s lik e ZE N N c o u ld a d d re s s a n u m ­ b e r o f th e issu e s th a t c a r c ritic s h a v e . A fte r a ll, m a n y o f us g r e w u p e n jo y in g th e b e n ­ e fits o f ca rs a n d th e s u b u rb s th e y s u p p o rt.

W h y s h o u ld w e d e n y th e s e a d v a n ta g e s to fu tu r e g e n e ra tio n s ? In s te a d o f in s tin c tu a lly c o n d e m n in g th is te c h n o lo g y b e c a u s e o f n e g a tiv e s id e e ffe c ts , w e s h o u ld fo c u s o n in n o v a tio n s t h a t re d u c e th e h a r m fu l e ffe c ts o f ca rs w h ile c o n tin u in g to p r o ­ v id e th e ir b e n e fits . ■

u s t t o k e e p 'e m g u e s s in g I k n o w , I k n o w . It's rid ic u lo u s . A n d w e ird . W h a t a m I d o in g w r itin g fo r th e T ri­ bune?

I'll e x p la in th e iro n y to m y y o u n g e r re a d e rs .T h re e ye a rs a g o , o n e o f th e T rib u n e 's e d ito rs w ro te a y e a r-lo n g c o lu m n u n d e r th e p s e u d ­ o n y m o f "B ra n d o n C h u d le ig h " w h ic h e s p o u s e d th e v irtu e s o f m a c h is m o , se xu a l v io le n c e , o b ­ je c tific a tio n , a n d th e lesser in te lle c tu a l s ta tu s o f w o m e n . T h e T rib u n e is a p u b lic a tio n o f th e S tu d e n ts 'S o c ie ty , so I— as a n e o p h y te c a m p u s p o litic o — tr ie d to use th e a lle g e d a c c o u n ta b il­ ity m e a s u re s o f th a t re la tio n s h ip . I d e m a n d e d th a t th e T rib u n e s to p p r in tin g c o n te n t th a t m a d e m a n y SSMU m e m b e rs fe e l unsafe, h a ­ rassed, a n d o p p re s s e d . T h e T rib u n e re fu s e d to ta k e re s p o n s ib ility a n d a p o lo g iz e fo r th e ir a c tio n s . In s te a d , th e y h id b e h in d th e s h ro u d o f " e d ito ria l in d e p e n d e n c e " a n d c o n tin u e d to rid ic u le a n d in s u lt M c G ill s tu d e n ts .

A t e le c tio n tim e , w h ile r u n n in g fo r SSMU v ic e -p re s id e n t e x te rn a l, I in fo rm e d th e T rib u n e th a t u n til th e y s ta rte d to a c t lik e a real n e w s ­ p a p e r, I w o u ld n 't tre a t th e m as o n e . I e v e n re ­ fu s e d to re s p o n d to th e ir q u e s tio n s . O f co u rse , I p ro m is e d th a t th is w o u ld c h a n g e o n c e th e y s ta rte d a c tin g m o re p ro fe s s io n a lly .

Fast fo r w a rd th re e years. T h re e T rib u n e e d ito ria l b o a rd s h a ve c o m e a n d g o n e , all o f w h o m to o k s e rio u s ly th e ta s k o f p ro d u c ­ in g M cG ill's d e fa c to c e n tr e -r ig h t n e w s p a p e r.

A n d w h ile th e T rib u n e a n d I in h a b it o p p o s ite sid e s o f th e p o litic a l s p e c tru m , I've g a in e d an e n o rm o u s a m o u n t o f re s p e c t fo r th e ir d e d i­ c a te d (a n d o v e rw o rk e d ) w rite rs a n d e d ito rs .

So, w h e n a ske d if I w o u ld b e th e to k e n le ftis t o n th e o p in io n p a g e , I ju m p e d a t th e o p p o r ­ tu n ity .

T o k e n is m a n d h u m a n p ro g res s T h a t's h o w th is c o lu m n w a s b o rn . Its t it le — H is to ria M e A b s o lv e ra — in d ic a te s w h a t

I p la n to d o in th is b iw e e k ly space. T h e nam * c o m e s fr o m Fidel C astro's firs t p u b lic address la te r p u b lis h e d as his firs t b o o k . It tra n s la te s tc " h is to ry w ill a b s o lv e m e,” a n d m e a n s th a t w hil< th e a c tio n s a n d p o s itio n s o f m a n y fo rw a rd lo o k in g p e o p le are d e s c rib e d as ra d ica l, frin g e insane, a n d (th e s e days) te r r o ris t-s u p p o r tin g h is to ry has v in d ic a te d th e m . O n issues ra n g in ç fr o m g lo b a l w a rm in g to a n ti-S e m itis m , fe m i n is m to g a y rig h ts , a n d fiv e -d a y w o rk w e e k : to ba n s o n c h ild la b o u r, th e "L e ft" (fo r la ck o a b e tte r te rm ) has a lw a y s b e e n th e v a n g u a rc o f h u m a n p ro g re s s. A n d it has a lw a ys beer th e "d ig n ifie d ," "p ro p e r," a n d "m o d e ra te " (i.e re a c tio n a ry ) e le m e n ts o f o u r s o c ie ty w h o have s to o d in th e w a y, u s in g b ig o try , m is in fo rm a tio n , a n d c h a ra c te r a s sa s sin a tio n to p re v e n t a n y real p ro g re s s.

I w ill b e b o ld . I w ill b e in te llig e n t. I w il m a k e lu d ic ro u s ly b ro a d -s w e e p in g a s s e rtio n s A n d I w ill e n te rta in . In s h o rt, u s in g re a so n , ra tio n a lity , p ra g m a tis m , a n d ( o f co u rs e ) w it a n d c h a rm , I w ill d e m o n s tra te th a t— fo r la c k o f a b e tte r c lic h é — th e L e ft has a lw a ys b e e n rig h t.

C o m in g o u t s w in g in g F idel C a stro is c u rr e n tly d y in g . For all w e k n o w , h e ’s a lre a d y d e a d . W ill h is to ry a b s o lv e h im ? ’ O u r W e s te rn e d u c a tio n s a n d s u p p o s ­ e d ly fre e m e d ia te ll us th a t C a stro w ill be "a c ­ c u ra te ly " re m e m b e re d as a d e s p o t, a ty ra n t, a h o m o p h o b e , a n d a m e g a lo m a n ia c . B u t fo r th e m a jo r ity o f th e w o rld 's c itiz e n s , C a stro w ill be re m e m b e re d fo r his s te a d fa s t d e d ic a tio n to h u m a n lib e ra tio n , to m e e tin g th e b a s ic n e ce s­ sitie s o f life, a n d to fig h tin g in ju s tic e w h e re v e r it arises.

M y frie n d s , I leave y o u w ith th is w o n d e rfu l o v e r-g e n e ra liz a tio n , to b e e x p lo re d in d e p th in m y n e x t c o lu m n : F idel C a stro has b r o u g h t m o re o b je c tiv e g o o d to th e w o rld th a n a n y o th e r f ig ­ u re o f th e 20th c e n tu ry , liv in g o r d e a d . ■

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a n y p e o p le h a v e p o la riz in g o p in io n s a b o u t th in g s th e y c a n 't c h a n g e . W h e th e r it's p o litic s , g lo b a l w a rm ­ in g , o r o th e r p e o p le s 'a c tio n s , th e m asses e x p re s s th e ir v ie w s w ith in e ffe c tiv e w h in in g a n d p e tty ra n ts. I, a lte rn a te ly , d o n o t. I h a v e a b o n e to p ic k w ith tw ilig h t, w h ic h s h o u ld b e o b v io u s th a n k s to m y la s t c o lu m n . S o m e m ig h t e v e n say th a t I h a v e a p e rs o n a l v e n d e tta a g a in s t tw ilig h t. T w ilig h t is th e tim e w h e n p re d a to rs p ro w l th e la n d , s u n lig h t p la ys d ir ty tric k s , a n d a lc o h o lic s p irits tu r n o n th e ir c o n s u m e rs . For th e s e reasons, a n d m o re , I h a ve d e v is e d a p la n fo r r e m o v in g t w ilig h t fr o m o u r c o lle c tiv e c o n s c io u s n e s s . I'm d o in g th is fo r th e g re a te r g o o d . T w ilig h t is a s in is te r a n d c o n fu s in g tim e o f d a y th a t's d a n g e ro u s to e v e ry o n e — n o t ju s t y o u n g w o m e n — a n d T ri­ b u n e re a d e rs n e e d to u n d e rs ta n d th is .

I ha ve n o p a tie n c e fo r tw ilig h t, a n d it c o m e s tw ic e a day.

I d id n 't k n o w th a t u n til re c e n tly b e c a u se , lik e m o s t o f th e c iv i­ liz e d w o rld , I s le e p th r o u g h o n e o f th e tw o tw ilig h ts . S c ie n ­ tific a lly s p e a k in g , t w ilig h t is th e p o in t a t w h ic h th e su n is n o m o re th a n six d e g re e s b e lo w th e h o riz o n , s h e d d in g a te p id lig h t o v e r th e c ity . T h e fir s t t w ilig h t is a lr ig h t. It's n o t b o th e r ­ s o m e , a t th e v e ry least. T h e s e c o n d tw ilig h t, h o w e v e r, is lik e an o ra l h e rp e s o u tb re a k . It's g o in g t o c o m e , a n d y o u k n o w it's g o in g to c o m e , b u t s till y o u w is h it w o u ld n 't. W ith th e d a rk e n ­

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W h y d a n g e r? T w ilig h t is th e o n ly tim e o f d a y w h e n s u n ­ glasses lo o k s illy. B u t if y o u ta k e th e m o f f a n d tu r n th e c o rn e r, y o u 're b lin d e d b y th e sun's g la re fo r th re e s te p s a n d fa ll in to a h o le . D o n 't la u g h — if y o u 're w a lk in g o n D u ro c h e r, it c o u ld e a s ily h a p p e n .

M o s t tr a ffic a c c id e n ts h a p p e n a t tw ilig h t, p r o b a b ly d u e to th e b lin d n e s s in d u c e d b y a la c k o f s u n g la sse s, b u t a lso b e c a u s e s o m e d riv e rs tu r n th e ir h e a d lig h ts o n w h ile o th e rs d o n 't, c o n fu s in g e v e ry o n e . P a v e m e n t, th e A m e ric a n in d ie ro c k p h e n o m e n o n , n a m e d th e ir la s t a lb u m Terror Twilight fo r th is v e ry re a so n .

T h e te r r o r is n 't lim ite d to th e s tre e ts . M o s t p re d a to rs le a v e th e ir c o m fy n e s ts a n d d e n s a t tw ilig h t, so th e y ca n d o th e ir m a u lin g b e fo re House c o m e s o n . T ro u t, th e fe ro c io u s fre s h w a te r b e a s t, rises to th e w a te r's s u rfa c e a n d fe a sts o n u n s u s p e c tin g in s e c ts . R a cco o n s a n d o th e r h a iry m a m m a ls r o o t a ro u n d in th e tra s h b in s o n M o n t R oyal, r ip p in g th in ly w ra p p e d re fu s e to s h re d s w ith th e ir ra z o r-s h a rp cla w s. I as­ s u m e th a t g o a ts a re a lso h u n g r y a t tw ilig h t, a n d g o a ts are te r r ify in g s im p ly b e c a u s e th e y h a v e h o riz o n ta l p u p ils . H u n g ry a n im a ls p ro w l a b o u t w h ile d riv e rs w e a v e in a n d o u t o f tr a ffic

w ith th e s u n in th e ir eyes. T h a t m a y s o u n d in c re d ib ly h a z a rd ­ ous, b u t it's n o t e v e n th e w o rs t p a rt.

T w ilig h t is a ls o c o n d u c iv e to a d a n g e ro u s in d o le n c e , b e ­ cause it's to o e a rly to s ta rt d r in k in g b u t to o la te to d o a n y ­ th in g else. D u rin g th e w itc h in g h o u r, th e re 's n o th in g to d o b u t r e fle c t o n th e d a y 's a c tio n s . T h is m a k e s m o s t p e o p le a n g ry o r d e p re s s e d , le a d in g to h e a v ie r d r in k in g w h e n th e tim e is rig h t, a n d e v e n w o rs e h a n g o v e rs th e n e x t day.

So here's m y p la n : le t's g e t rid o f tw ilig h t. I p ro p o s e a M o n tre a l- w id e siesta [une pause-dodo, if y o u w ill) w h e n th e s u n has set, b u t is less th a n s e ve n d e g re e s b e lo w th e h o riz o n .

A lte rn a tiv e ly , w e c o u ld s to p o u r c lo ck s a n d w a tc h e s a t t w i­ lig h t a n d re s ta rt th e m o n c e tr u e d a y o r n ig h t has ta k e n over.

D u rin g th is s to p p e d tim e , p e o p le c o u ld d o w h a te v e r th e y w a n t— re a d a b o o k , h a v e a snack, o r ta k e a n a p . C lo c k tim e is a c o n s tru c tio n o f th e m o d e rn w o rld a n y w a y , so r e m o v in g a s n ip p e t is n o m o re a rb itr a r y th a n s e g m e n tin g tim e in th e firs t place.

S tu d e n ts o f M c G ill, c itiz e n s o f M o n tre a l, a n d T rib u n e re a d ­ ers: if y o u s h a re m y h a tre d o f tw ilig h t, d o s o m e th in g a b o u t it.

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Support students7 Risking lives for right to choose chastity's sake t th e Fall G e n e ra l A s s e m b ly n e x t T uesday, th e S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty w ill c o n s id e r a m o tio n to " n o t a llo w m ilita r y p u b lic ity o r r e c r u itm e n t in th e S h a tn e r B u ild in g , o r th r o u g h a n y o th e r space, e v e n t o r p u b lic a ­ tio n o f th e so cie ty," as w e ll as to "a c tiv e ly o p p o s e th e p re se n c e o f m ilita r y p u b lic ity o f re c r u itm e n t o n th e d o w n to w n M c G ill c a m p u s," in c lu d in g th e re m o v a l o f p o s te rs a n d flye rs . T h e m o tio n , a u th o re d b y w e ll- k n o w n GRASPé m e m b e r C le ve H ig g in s , p u ts fo r w a rd se ve ra l re a so n s fo r a c tiv e ly o p p o s in g m ilita r y re c ru itm e n t. A fe w o f th e m h a ve m e r it b u t, as a w h o le , th e m o tio n d o e s n 't m a k e a c o m p e llin g case a g a in s t m ilita r y r e c r u itm e n t a t M c G ill.

T h e c ru x o f H ig g in s 's m o tio n is s im p le : "in re c e n t years th e fe d e ra l g o v ­ e r n m e n t has b e e n in c re a s in g m ilita r y fu n d in g , w h ile calls fo r re in v e s tm e n t in p o s t-s e c o n d a ry e d u c a tio n h a ve b e e n ig n o re d ." T h is m a y b e tru e , b u t fu n d in g e d u c a tio n is a p ro v in c ia l, ra th e r th a n fe d e ra l, re s p o n s ib ility . F u n d ­ in g fo r p o s t-s e c o n d a ry e d u c a tio n is n 't lin k e d to m ilita r y s p e n d in g a n y m o re th a n it is to h e a lth ca re s p e n d in g . To say th a t "[fe w e r] s tu d e n ts re c ru ite d is a s te p to w a rd s less fu n d in g fo r w a r a n d m o re fu n d in g fo r e d u c a tio n " is e ith e r p o litic a lly n a ïve o r d e lib e ra te ly m is le a d in g .

T h e m o tio n also c ite s C anada's e x p a n d e d m ilita r y ro le in A fg h a n is ta n , a n d th e re s u ltin g in c re a s e in c a su a ltie s , as a re a so n t o o p p o s e re c ru itm e n t.

W h a te v e r th e m e rits o f C anada's in v o lv e m e n t in A fg h a n is ta n , o p p o s itio n to a s in g le m ilita r y o p e ra tio n d o e s n 't n e c e s s ita te o p p o s itio n to th e m ilita r y as a w h o le . R e a d in g a m ilita r y p o s te r d o e s n 't m e a n y o u 're g o in g to s h ip o u t to A fg h a n is ta n . T h e re a re m a n y n o n - c o m b a t ro le s in th e m ilita ry , in c lu d in g d is a s te r re sp o n se , c a d e t in s tru c tio n , a n d n o n -c o m m is s io n e d te c h n ic a l a n d e n g in e e rin g w o rk . C anada's in v o lv e m e n t in A fg h a n is ta n m a y b e p e rc e iv e d as a m is ta k e , b u t jo in in g th e m ilita r y is s till a le g itim a te a n d h o n o u ra b le c a re e r c h o ic e .

F in a lly, H ig g in s 's m o tio n a ccuses th e C a n a d ia n m ilita r y o f u s in g p re d a ­ to r y r e c r u itm e n t ta c tic s b y ta r g e tin g s tu d e n ts s tr u g g lin g to p a y th e ir t u ­ itio n . B u t m ilita r y e n lis tm e n t in C a n a d a is s till a c o n s c io u s c a re e r c h o ic e , n o t a fin a n c ia l la st re s o rt. S tu d e n ts ca n a lw a ys fin d n o n - m ilita ry e m p lo y m e n t a n d use fin a n c ia l a id to p a y fo r th e ir p o s t-s e c o n d a ry e d u c a tio n .

M c G ill s tu d e n ts a re s m a rt e n o u g h to m a k e th e ir o w n c a re e r d e c i­ sions, a n d th e y d e s e rv e to k n o w a b o u t a ll o f th e o p tio n s a v a ila b le to th e m .

H ig g in s 's m o tio n is m o s tly b lu s te r. T h a t's w h y th e T rib u n e , w h ic h has ru n m ilita r y r e c ru itm e n t ads in th e p a st, o p p o s e s it. There's n o re a so n to b e lie v e th a t "[fe w e r] s tu d e n ts re c ru ite d is a s te p to w a rd s less d e a th a n d in ju r y in A fg h a n is ta n ." S tu d e n ts w h o o p p o s e C anada's in v o lv e m e n t in A fg h a n is ta n s h o u ld a c t th r o u g h a n e ffe c tiv e c h a n n e l— th e u p c o m in g fe d e ra l e le c tio n — ra th e r th a n im p ra c tic a l a n d p o o r ly re a s o n e d G e n e ra l A s s e m b ly m o tio n s . ■

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h e y say G o d w o rk s in m y s te rio u s w ays, b u t th is is rid ic u lo u s . Last w e e k , tw o C a th o lic s c h o o l b o a rd s in A lb e rta d e c id e d n o t to v a c c in a te fe m a le s tu d e n ts a g a in s t h u m a n p a p illo m a v iru s . HPV is th e p rim a ry c a u se o f c e rv ic a l ca n ce r, w h ic h is th e fift h d e a d lie s t c a n c e r a m o n g w o m e n .

R e c e n tly d e v e lo p e d v a c c in e s p r o te c t a g a in s t r o u g h ly 70 p e r c e n t o f c e rv i­ cal c a n ce rs.

A lb e rta is la u n c h in g a p ro v in c e - w id e HPV v a c c in a tio n p ro g ra m fo r fift h g ra d e g irls th is N o v e m b e r. It ’s o n e o f th e la s t p ro v in c e s to d o so, a n d e a rly v a c c in a tio n is th e k e y to p re v e n tin g in fe c tio n . H o w e v e r, th e b o a rd s o f th e C a lg a ry C a th o lic S c h o o l D is tric t a n d th e St. T h o m a s A q u in a s R om an C a th o lic S c h o o l D iv is io n b o th v o te d to b a n th e HPV v a c c in e . S im ila r bans w e re d e b a te d , a n d in o n e case in s titu te d , b y several O n ta rio C a th o lic s c h o o l b o a rd s in 2007.

So w h y th e b ig fuss? B ecause HPV is s e x u a lly tra n s m itte d . CCSD C h a ir­ w o m a n M a rg a re t B e lc o u rt ju s tifie d th e d e c is io n b y a p p e a lin g to a h ig h e r p o w e r: "T h e b is h o p fe lt th a t [H PV v a c c in a tio n ] w as a m o ra l issue a n d th a t it m ig h t m a k e th e s c h o o ls a p p e a r to be c o n d o n in g p re -m a rita l sex."

T h is a r g u m e n t is, o f c o u rs e , n o n s e n s e . S ayin g th a t HPV v a c c in a tio n s e n c o u ra g e s tu d e n ts t o h a v e p re -m a rita l sex is lik e s a y in g th a t te ta n u s s h o ts e n c o u ra g e th e m to s te p o n ru s ty nails. T his is an issue o f h e a lth , n o t m o ra l­ ity. P o s t-m a rita l sex d o e s n 't o ffe r a n y s p e cia l p r o te c tio n a g a in s t HPV, a n d e q u a tin g s e x u a lly tr a n s m itte d in fe c tio n s w ith d iv in e r e tr ib u tio n is a v ie w b e s t le ft in th e d a rk ages.

B u t th is s o rt o f r h e to ric is ty p ic a l o f C a lg a ry 's B is h o p Fred H e n ry, w h o g a in e d n o to r ie ty in 2003 b y s u g g e s tin g th a t C a n a d ia n P rim e M in is te r Jean C h ré tie n w o u ld g o to h e ll fo r s u p p o rtin g s a m e -se x m a rria g e . U n fo r tu n a te ­ ly, th is tim e th e c o n s e q u e n c e s w o n 't b e d e la y e d u n til th e h e re a fte r.

M o re th a n 46,000 s tu d e n ts are e n ro lle d in th e tw o A lb e rta s c h o o l d is ­ tr ic ts th a t b a n n e d th e HPV v a c c in e . T h a t m e a n s r o u g h ly 23,000 g irls w ill be p u t a t risk, u n le ss th e ir p a re n ts ta k e th e m to a c lin ic a n d p a y $450 fo r th e v a c c in a tio n . T hese s c h o o l d is tric ts are u n n e c e s s a rily e n d a n g e rin g lives a n d s e ttin g a tr o u b lin g p re c e d e n t o f u n d e r m in in g p u b lic h e a lth p ro g ra m s , all b a se d o n a m e d ie v a l c o n c e p tio n o f m e d ic in e a n d m o ra lity .

It's a w a rp e d u n d e rs ta n d in g o f C h ris tia n ity th a t sees in c re a s in g c e r­ v ic a l c a n c e r ra te s as d o in g G od's w o rk . As A lb e rta H e a lth M in is te r Ron L ie p e rt p u t it, "C a th o lic s c h o o l tru s te e s a n d Fred H e n ry n e e d to a n s w e r to th e p a re n ts as to w h y th e y m a d e th is d e c is io n to p u t y o u n g g irls a t risk."

W e c o u ld n 't a g re e m o re . T h e T rib u n e a ls o a p p la u d s th e o th e r 14 C a th o lic s c h o o l b o a rd s in A lb e rta th a t d id n 't b a n th e v a c c in e . W e h o p e th e ir c o u n ­ te rp a rts w ill see th e lig h t, a n d s ta r t lo o k in g a fte r th e ir s tu d e n ts . ■

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n d e rg ra d u a te s e m p lo y e d a t M c G ill are th e o n ly g r o u p o f w o rk e rs o n c a m p u s w it h o u t s o m e s o rt o f re p re s e n ta tiv e a sso ­ c ia tio n . W h ile u n d e rg ra d u a te s h a v e a s tu d e n ts ' s o c ie ty , th e re is n o o r g a n iz a tio n in p la c e th a t a d v o c a te s fo r o u r n e e d s as e m p lo y e e s o f th e u n iv e rs ity . T h e n e w A s s o c ia tio n o f M c G ill U n d e r­ g r a d u a te S tu d e n t E m p lo y e e s w a s c re a te d t o fill th is g a p .

A s in g le u n d e r g ra d u a te s tu d e n t has lit tle b a r g a in in g p o w e r w ith M c G ill. As a re s u lt, a lm o s t a ll u n d e rg ra d u a te s h a v e "ca s u a l" e m p lo y m e n t s ta tu s , a n d fe w o f th e m h a v e w r itte n c o n tra c ts o r jo b d e s c rip tio n s . T h e re a re n o p a y scales a n d n o s tru c tu re s in p la c e to d e a l w ith g rie v a n c e s fa irly .

As a re s u lt, u n d e rg ra d u a te s la c k th e b a sic r ig h ts a n d s e c u ritie s th a t o th e r c a m p u s w o rk ­ ers e n jo y . For e x a m p le , an u n d e r g ra d u a te m ig h t b e r e p rim a n d e d fo r n o t c o m p le tin g a ta s k th e y d id n 't k n o w w a s e x p e c te d o f th e m , fe e l o b lig e d to a c c e p t w o rk a t a lo w e r w a g e th a n a n o th e r s tu d e n t d o in g th e sa m e jo b , o r b e te r m in a te d w ith o u t n o tic e fo r h a v in g v o ic e d a c o m p la in t.

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S h o u ld a n e r ro r o c c u r in p a y ro ll a n d th e s tu d e n t n o t b e p a id c o rre c tly , th e y w o u ld b e le ft to d e a l w ith th e M c G ill b u re a u c ra c y o n th e ir o w n . A n d re se a rc h a s s is ta n ts w o rk in g fo r th e ir re s p e c te d p ro fe s s o rs re g u la rly h a v e t o n e g o tia te th e ir sala­ rie s a n d th e ir w o rk in g c o n d itio n s w ith th e sa m e p e rs o n w h o (th e y h o p e ) w ill la te r w r ite th e m an a c a d e m ic le tte r o f r e c o m m e n d a tio n .

S tu d e n ts , fa c u lty , a n d th e a d m in is tra tio n a ll s ta n d to b e n e fit fr o m A M USE. O ffe rin g s tu ­ d e n ts jo b s e c u rity , c re a tin g s tru c tu re s to re s o lv e p o te n tia l p ro b le m s , a n d e s ta b lis h in g m in im u m e m p lo y m e n t s ta n d a rd s w ill p r o v id e s ta b ility a n d p r o te c t e m p lo y e rs a n d e m p lo y e e s a lik e .

T h e im m e d ia te b e n e fit o f fo r m in g AM USE is th a t u n d e rg ra d u a te w o rk e rs w ill h a v e a d e m ­ o c ra tic o rg a n iz a tio n s p e a k in g fo r th e m . T h e m e m b e rs th e m s e lv e s w ill h a v e th e o p p o r tu n it y to v o te o n th e ir p rio ritie s a n d c o n c e rn s . B ecause o f th is , it is im p o s s ib le to say n o w w h a t th e s p e ­ c ific g o a ls o f th e a s s o c ia tio n w ill be, o th e r th a n to re fle c t its m e m b e rs h ip 's v is io n .

In n e g o tia tio n s , A M U S E h o p e s to m a in ta in , n o t d is ru p t, p o s itiv e e x is tin g w o rk re la tio n s h ip s ,

a n d to b e re s p o n s iv e to th e d iv e rs e n e e d s a n d w o r k in g c o n d itio n s o f u n d e rg ra d u a te s . T h is as­ s o c ia tio n w ill b e as g o o d as its m e m b e rs m a k e it, a n d d e m o c ra c y is a p o w e rfu l to o l. W e b e lie v e th a t u n d e rg ra d u a te s d e s e rv e th e o p p o r tu n it y to s p e a k fo r th e m s e lv e s , a n d d e s e rv e to b e h e a rd .

A M U S E o ffe rs a w a y to m a k e ta n g ib le im ­ p ro v e m e n ts t o u n d e rg ra d u a te s tu d e n t life . B u t th e a s s o c ia tio n is s till in th e e a rlie s t o f sta g e s.

R ig h t n o w , th e ta s k is t o fo r m th e a s s o c ia tio n a n d h a v e it re c o g n iz e d b y M c G ill a n d th e p r o ­ v in c ia l g o v e rn m e n t. To h o ld a re fe re n d u m o n w h e th e r to le g a lly e s ta b lis h A M U S E, o rg a n iz e rs m u s t fir s t s u b m it c o m p le te d A p p lic a tio n C ards o f 35 to 50 p e r c e n t o f e lig ib le m e m b e rs to th e Q u e b e c L a b o u r B oa rd . W ith o u t an o ffic ia l lis t o f e m p lo y e d u n d e rg ra d u a te s , o r c e n tra liz e d in fo r ­ m a tio n a b o u t h o w m a n y o f us w o r k in a g iv e n d e p a r tm e n t, th is is a c h a lle n g in g r e q u ire m e n t to m e e t. If y o u 'd lik e to h e lp th e p ro ce s s b y s ig n in g u p , o r in a n y o th e r w a y, p le a s e le t us k n o w . V is it o u r w e b s ite a t w w w .a m u s e -a e p c e m .c a , e m a il us a t a m u s e .a e p c e m @ g m a il.c o m , o r c a ll us a t 514797-M U SE . ■

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Letters to the editor Setting the record straight on Walksafe In th e S e p te m b e r 16 issue o f th e T rib u n e , I w ro te a le t­ te r r e p o rtin g o n a W a lk sa fe s h ift th e n ig h t b e fo re . T h o se w o rd s w e re w r itte n in th e h e a t o f th e m o m e n t, a n d I n o w re g re t th e m . W alksafe has a s tr ic t c o n fid e n tia lity p o lic y , a n d a lth o u g h n o id e n tify in g in fo rm a tio n w a s p re s e n t in th e le t­ ter, it c o u ld n o n e th e le s s g iv e th e w ro n g im p re s s io n a b o u t W alksafe. W alksafe d o e s n o t d is c lo s e th e d e ta ils o f its w a lks to th e p u b lic . I re g re t a n y c o n fu s io n I m a y h a ve c a u se d a n d w o u ld lik e to e m p h a s iz e th a t m y le tte r has re s u lte d in m y s u s p e n s io n fr o m a c tiv e se rvice .

— M ic h a e l S h o rtt S e c o n d y e a r m a s te r's p o litic a l scie n ce W a lk sa fe v o lu n te e r a n d fo r m e r e x e c u tiv e

The Green Party makes McGill Security see red T h e a fte rn o o n o f M o n d a y , S e p te m b e r 22 w a s b e a u ti­ fu l a n d c ris p , a n d m a n y s tu d e n ts p a sse d b y th e h a n d fu l o f b o o th s set u p o n c a m p u s d u r in g In te rn a tio n a l C ar Free Day. T h e e v e n t w a s p u t o n b y G re e n in g M c G ill, a n d m a n y "g re e n " c a m p u s c lu b s set u p b o o th s to s u p p o rt th e cause.

H o w e v e r, th e re w a s m u c h c o n fu s io n o n c a m p u s d u e to th e p re se n c e o f th e M c G ill G re e n P arty. T h e M c G ill G reen P arty s e t u p th e ir d e s ig n a te d b o o th , b u t M c G ill S e c u rity w as w a tc h in g fr o m a fa r a n d d is c u s s in g w h e th e r o r n o t th e M c G ill G reen P a rty s h o u ld h a ve b e e n a llo w e d o n c a m p u s d u r in g In te rn a tio n a l Car Free Day. T h e M c G ill c a m p u s is a p riv a te ly o w n e d space, a n d it is th e re fo re ille g a l to canvass fo r p e r­ s o n a l p o litic a l a g e n d a s in s id e th e u n iv e rs ity 's g a te s . M c G ill S e c u rity d e c id e d to tr y to s h u t d o w n th e M c G ill G re e n P arty b o o th a lto g e th e r.

B e n ja m in R a n kin , th e fo u n d e r a n d c u rr e n t v ic e -p re s i­ d e n t c o m m u n ic a tio n s fo r th e M c G ill G re e n P arty, w a s o u t­ ra g e d . In a re c e n t in te rv ie w h e sa id : "I w a s w a lk in g th r o u g h c a m p u s a n d sa w s e c u rity ta k in g d o w n th e b o o th . I w as s h o ck e d . I k n e w th is w a s n 't r ig h t b e c a u se w e a re a w e ll-lik e d a n d r e p u ta b le c lu b a t M cG ill." T h a n k fu lly , h e w a s a b le to c o n ­ ta c t SSMU a n d k e e p th e b o o th a flo a t th r o u g h o u t th e re st o f th e e v e n t.

T h e M c G ill G re e n P a rty is in d e e d a ffilia te d w ith th e G re e n P a rty o f C a n a d a . H o w e v e r, it is firs t a n d fo re m o s t a c a m p u s c lu b . M c G ill S e c u rity tr ie d to k ic k us o u t b e ca u se w e w e re b e in g " to o p o litic a l." H o w e v e r, w e a re a le g itim a te ly re c o g n iz e d a n d re g is te re d c a m p u s c lu b th a t re ce iv e s a n n u a l fu n d in g fro m SSMU. F u rth e rm o re , G re e n in g M c G ill h a d c o n ­ ta c te d th e M c G ill G re e n P a rty w e e ks in a d v a n c e to c o n firm th e ir a tte n d a n c e . W h a t has h a p p e n e d to fre e s p e e ch o n c a m ­ p u s, a n d o u r r ig h t t o b e a b le t o v o ic e o u r o p in io n s a n d s ta n d u p fo r w h a t w e b e lie v e in? T h e s tu d e n t b o d y a t M c G ill has th e r ig h t to k n o w w h a t e ach C a n a d ia n p o litic a l p a r ty s ta n d s fo r. H o w e v e r, o u r m a in p u rp o s e th a t d a y w a s to r e c ru it m e m ­ b e rs fo r o u r w e e k ly m e e tin g s , n o t to p u s h s tu d e n ts to v o te G re e n in th e n e x t e le c tio n . H o p e fu lly M c G ill w ill th in k tw ic e in th e fu tu r e b e fo re tr y in g to m u z z le th e c lu b s th a t p re a ch s u s ta in a b ility a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l v a lu e s o n c a m p u s .

— D a n a i R e yn o ld s U 2 p o litic a l s c ie n c e a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l s tu d ie s M c G ill G re e n P a rty P re s id e n t

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in v o lv e d a t M c G ill. O p in io n c o lu m n s (lik e RJ K e lfo rd 's la te s t anti-S S M U d is c o u rs e ) e n c o u ra g e s tu d e n ts to g e t in v o lv e d , h a ve s c h o o l s p irit, fig h t th e M c G ill a d m in is tra tio n , jo in a c lu b , o r v o te in a s tu d e n t e le c tio n . In te rv ie w e e s re p e a te d ly h a rp o n s tu d e n t a p a th y as a m a jo r c a m p u s p ro b le m .

W h a t c o m p le te b u lls h it. If a n y th in g , M c G ill s tu d e n ts a re n 't a p a th e tic e n o u g h . A fte r th re e ye a rs a t th is in s titu tio n , I've c o m e to th e c o n c lu s io n th a t w e th e s tu d e n ts are in an a b u s iv e re la tio n s h ip , a n d th e a b u s e rs are th e M c G ill a d m in ­ is tra tio n a n d SSMU. I c o u ld g o o n , fo r fa r to o lo n g a c tu a lly , a b o u t th is a b u se , b u t I th in k m o s t s tu d e n ts h a v e firs th a n d k n o w le d g e . In s te a d , I'll tr y to c o n v in c e M c G ill s tu d e n ts to d o w h a t a n y b o d y s h o u ld d o in an a b u s iv e re la tio n s h ip : b re a k u p . M c G ill is fa r to o b ro k e n t o fix , so d r o p it lik e a b a g o f d ir t. A n d th e b e s t w a y to d o th a t is to b e c o m e e v e n m o re a p a th e tic . D o n 't v o te in s tu d e n t e le c tio n s , d o n 't g o to GAs, ta k e th e M c G ill n a m e o ff e v e ry c lu b , d o n 't b u y M c G ill m e r­ c h a n d is e , d o n 't g o see o u r s h itty fo o tb a ll te a m , d o n 't b ra g to y o u r frie n d s th a t y o u "g o to M cG ill." (I a in 't a d v e rtis in g fo r free.) Fuck M c G ill h o m e c o m in g a n d g o g e t tra s h e d a t B ifte c k in s te a d .

T h e c o n s ta n t a b u s e o f s tu d e n ts is m a d e p o s s ib le o n ly b y o u r m a s o c h is tic in te ra c tio n w ith th e a b u s iv e p a rtie s . If w e c u t th e a d m in is tra tio n a n d SSMU o u t o f o u r lives, tw o g re a t th in g s w ill h a p p e n . First, th e re w ill be fe w e r c h a n ce s to g e t a b u s e d . S e c o n d , th e s e in s titu tio n s w ill b re a k d o w n . W ith o u t th e s u p p o rt o f th e s tu d e n ts , th is s c h o o l w ill d is s o lv e a n d m e lt in to o b liv io n . A fte r th re e a b u s iv e years, I'll b e th e firs t to g e t liq u o re d u p in c e le b ra tio n .

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M e g h n a M a r ja d i T h e a v e ra g e M o n tre a l re s id e n t p ro d u c e s 541 k ilo g ra m s o f re ­ s id u a l w a s te e a c h year, a n d th e g re a te r M o n tre a l a rea p ro d u c e s o n e m illio n to n n e s . S e v e n ty -e ig h t p e r c e n t o f th is w a s te is e lim in a te d , ra th e r th a n re c o v e re d fo r fu tu r e use, a n d 80 p e r c e n t o f e lim in a te d w a s te is s e n t to la n d fills .

L a n d fill sp a ce o n th e is la n d o f M o n tre a l Is b e c o m m in g scarce a n d th e c ity has n o t b e e n a b le to m e e t th e p ro v in c ia l g o a l m a n d a t­ in g c itie s to d iv e r t 60 p e r c e n t o f w a s te fr o m la n d fills . T h is A p ril, in a n a tte m p t to a d d re ss th e c ity 's o v e ra b u n d a n c e o f tra s h , th e c ity o f M o n tre a l d ra fte d a 16-p a g e d o c u m e n t p re a c h in g th e v a lu e o f th e th re e R s.The re p o rt's c o v e r d e p ic ts a h a n d h o ld in g a tin y g re e n can o v e r th e w o rd s "Less is m o re ."

T h e d o c u m e n t, title d "M o n tre a l's D ra ft M a s te r P lan fo r th e M a n a g e m e n t o f R e sid u a l M a te ria ls fo r 2008-2012," e x p la in s th e c ity 's g o a l to re d u c e w a s te a n d a d o p t m o re s u s ta in a b le w a s te m a n a g e m e n t m e a su re s. L is tin g 49 m e a su re s in 10 areas o f fo c u s , th e r e p o rt calls f o r n e w in fra s tru c tu re , b e tte r e d u c a tio n , a n d b e tte r p o lic ie s as w e ll as a fu n d in g s c h e m e o f a p p ro x im a te ly $273 m illio n o v e r 10 years.

O f th is c o st, $204 m illio n w ill b e d e d ic a te d to c o lle c tin g o r­ g a n ic m a te ria ls . N e w fa c ilitie s , in c lu d in g e ig h t n e w 'e c o c e n tre s ' w h ic h w ill b e u se d fo r h o u s e h o ld h a z a rd o u s w a s te a n d o rg a n ic w a ste , w ill c o s t $160 m illio n . By im p le m e n tin g th is p la n , M o n tre a l h o p e s to m e e — o r e v e n s u rp a s s — th e 2008 p ro v in c ia l g o a l b y 2012, a n d to a v o id o v e rfillin g la n d fills t h a t are c lo s e t o e x p ire d . B u t is th is a d e q u a te in fra s tru c tu re ?

Getting away from landfills Graphic by Niki Hyde

D iv e rtin g w a s te fr o m la n d fills is e n v iro n m e n ta lly a n d e c o ­ n o m ic a lly im p o r ta n t. L a n d fill c o sts a re in c re a s in g b e c a u se o f sp a ce c o n c e rn s a n d tra n s p o rtio n costs. T h e tr u t h is th a t la n d fill sites are fin ite a n d d e fin ite ly n o t s u sta in a b le .

"T h e c o s t o f la n d fills k e e p g o in g u p b e c a u s e r ig h t n o w th e re a re n o m o re la n d fill sites o n th e is la n d o f M o n tre a l. T h e St. M ic h e l

g o e s u p b e c a u se o f th e c o s t o f tr a n s p o rt a n d o f th e la n d fill its e lf rises," says C o u n c illo r S te ve E rd e lyi o f C o te St. Luc. A lth o u g h la n d fill costs in Q u e b e c are in c re a s in g , Dr. S uzelle B a rrin g to n , P hd, p ro fe s s o r o f n a tu ra l re s o u rc e scie n ce s a t M c G ill, says th is is n 't n e c e s s a rily a b a d th in g .

"As a m a tte r o f fa c t, [la n d fill c o sts] are n o t h ig h e n o u g h in Q u e ­ bec," sh e b e lie v e s. "In O n ta rio th e y 're q u ite a b it h ig h e r. In Q u e b e c th e y 're n o t h ig h e n o u g h , a n d m o s t o f th e la n d fills are n o t th a t w e ll b u ilt. F irst o f all, I th in k th a t th e g o v e rn m e n t s h o u ld e n fo rc e s tric te r la w s o n la n d fills a n d a lso ta x th e c o s t o f la n d fillin g ."

B a rrin g to n a ls o d o e s n o t b e lie v e th a t th e m a jo r ity o f ta x m o n e y s h o u ld g o to th e la n d fill o p e ra to rs ."! th in k th a t th e y s h o u ld g e t th e ir n o rm a l p r o fit, b u t I th in k t h a t th e g o v e rn m e n t s h o u ld ta x la n d fill c o sts so th a t p e o p le g o to m o re s u s ta in a b le s o lu tio n s , lik e s o rtin g th e ir fo o d w a ste , s o rtin g th e ir re c y c la b le m a te ria ls , b e c a u se w e 're a ll p a y in g fo r it,"s h e says.

Organic waste collection As n o n -o rg a n ic la n d fills ru n o u t, o rg a n ic w a s te c o lle c tio n are b e c o m in g m o re im p o r ta n t. A m a jo r fo c u s o f th e c ity is c o lle c tin g o rg a n ic w a s te fo r c o m p o s t, a n d b y d o in g so, k e e p in g it o u t o f la n d ­ fills . T h e c o n c e p t is n o th in g n e w : N e w B ru n s w ic k a n d O n ta rio a l­ re a d y h a v e w o rk in g system s. T w o ye a rs a g o E rd e lyi w o n d e re d w h y M o n tre a l w a s b e h in d :" ! asked, w h y n o t M o n tre a l? " h e says.

B a rrin g to n ag re e s w ith E rd e ly i a n d says th a t M o n tre a l lags b e h in d o th e r p ro v in c e s in re c o v e rin g w a s te b y re c y c lin g a n d c o m ­ p o s tin g . She th in k s s im p lic ity is th e k e y w h e n d e s ig n in g a sys te m fo r M o n tre a l.

"I th in k th a t o n e o f th e s o lu tio n s is to d e s ig n s yste m s th a t m a k e s it v e ry easy fo r p e o p le t o re cy c le , e s p e c ia lly th e ir fo o d w a ste," says B a rrin g to n . She praises th e J e a n n e M a n c e n e ig h b o u r ­ h o o d s c h o o l c o m p o s tin g s ys te m fo r its a c c e s s ib ility , e x p la in in g th a t m a n y p e o p le w a lk b y it o n th e w a y to a n d fr o m th e ir w o rk places.

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w h e re a la w pa sse d in th e la te n in e tie s p ro h ib its re s id e n ts fr o m p u ttin g o r­ g a n ic w a s te in to th e ir g a rb a g e . "T h e re 's a so cia l tu r n o v e r th e re . B ecause o f th is la w p e o p le a re th in k in g m o re g re e n , as o p p o s e d to h e re w h e re p e o p le h a ve n o p re ss u re t o d o it," sh e e x p la in s . T h e M a ritim e p ro g ra m has b e e n so s u cc e ss fu l th a t m o s t c itie s d o n o t h a ve e n o u g h sp a ce fo r a ll th e o rg a n ic w a s te th e y c o lle c t.

"T h e b ig issue in th e M a ritim e s is th a t a lth o u g h th e y 're c o lle c tin g all th is o rg a n ic w a s te a n d fo o d w a ste , th e y d o n 't h a v e th e c o m p o s tin g c a p a c ity fo r it.

B ut, m in d y o u , y o u h a v e to s ta rt s o m e w h e re , rig h t? You c a n 't ju s t b u ild a v e ry e x p e n s iv e c e n tre a n d h a ve n o fo o d w a s te to p u t in to it,"sa ys B a rrin g to n .

M o n tre a l, b e in g a re la tiv e ly la rg e c ity , w o u ld re q u ire a v a s t in fra s tru c tu re to h a n d le th e p o p u la tio n 's o rg a n ic w a ste . A lo n g w ith th e fa c ilitie s , a d d itio n a l la b o u r w o u ld b e n e e d e d .

"L e t's say th e c ity o f M o n tre a l, fo r th re e m illio n p e o p le , w a s ju s t to c o lle c t th e o rg a n ic p o r tio n o f y o u r g a rb a g e , a n d d o t h e firs t p a r t o f th e c o m p o s tin g ; y o u 're lo o k in g a t 12 k ilo m e tre s o f tre n c h e s th a t a re 12 fe e t w id e a n d e ig h t fe e t h ig h . T h e in fra s tru c tu re fo r c o m p o s tin g is h u g e , p lu s o n to p o f th a t y o u h a ve to b u y b u lk in g a g e n t,"s a y s B a rrin g to n .

Cote St. Luc A lth o u g h m o s t o f M o n tre a l is n o t u p t o p a r w ith th e re st o f C a n a d a w h e n it c o m e s to c o m p o s tin g , s o m e m u n ic ip a litie s a re m o v in g fo rw a rd a n d h o p e to p u s h g re a te r M o n tre a l to d o th e sam e.

A th re e -s tre a m w a s te p ro d u c in g s ys te m is b e in g in tro d u c e d in C o te St. Luc, w h ic h , w ith 31,395 re s id e n ts , is th e th ir d la rg e s t m u n ic ip a lity o n th e is la n d o f M o n tre a l. T h e p ro g ra m w ill b e im p le m e n te d in th re e sta g e s. T h e firs t is a p ilo t p ro g ra m in v o lv in g 500 h o m e s , w h ic h s ta rte d la s t S e p te m b e r.

R e sid e n ts o f th e 500 h o m e s w e re g iv e n a fre e 46.5- litr e b ro w n c o m p o s tin g b in , a lo n g w ith a 7.5-L b in fo r th e k itc h e n , an e d u c a tio n DVD, a n d o th e r p a m ­ p h le ts . C o u n c illo rs a ls o w e n t d o o r to d o o r to d is cu s s th e p ro g ra m w ith re si­ d e n ts , w h o w e re u n c e rta in a t firs t.

"A t firs t w e h a d a lo t o f re s id e n ts w h o w e re a b it a p p re h e n s iv e a n d w h o d id n 't u n d e rs ta n d th e p ro g ra m . In o rd e r to a lle v ia te th a t, w e a c tu a lly w e n t d o o r to d o o r t o e a ch a n d e v e ry o n e o f th e 500 h o m e s a n d e x p la in e d th e p r o ­ g ra m ," says E rd e lyi, w h o m e n tio n e d b in size a n d a v a ila b ility o f c o m p o s ta b le b a g s w e re p ro b le m s in th e p ro g ra m 's im p le m e n ta tio n .

T h e re w a s a lso s o m e c o n fu s io n re g a rd in g w h a t c o u ld a n d c o u ld n o t be p u t in to th e c o m p o s t. In o rd e r to p re v e n t in c o rre c t ite m s fro m b e in g p u t in c o m p o s t b in s, th e c ity 's e n v iro n m e n ta l w a s te te c h n ic ia n c h e c k e d b in s fo r th e firs t fo u r w eeks. " If s o m e o n e p u ts in s o m e th in g th a t is n o n -c o m p o s ta b le , th e n it ca n b a ­ s ic a lly c o n ta m in a te th e p r o d u c t fo r e v e ry o n e . A t th e tr e a tm e n t s ite th e re is s o m e s o rt o f s iftin g d e v ic e th a t is s u p p o s e d to g e t m o s t o f th e re je c ts o u t, b u t a t th e s am e tim e w e w a n t t o m a k e s u re w h a t w e se n d is o f g o o d q u a lity ,"

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D e s p ite t h e la c k o f s u p p o r t fr o m th e c ity o f M o n tre a l a n d th e in itia l c o n ­ ce rn s o f re s id e n ts , th e p ro g ra m a c h ie v e d a h ig h e r p a r tic ip a tio n ra te th a n e x ­ p e c te d .

"W e w e re h o p in g , b e fo re w e s ta rte d , t o g e t 60 p e r c e n t [p a r tic ip a tio n ] a n d w h e n w e h it o v e r 80 p e r c e n t w e w e re v e ry , v e ry h a p p y . W e re a c h e d a d iv e rs io n ra te o f o v e r 50 p e r c e n t; in o th e r w o rd s , o v e r 50 p e r c e n t o f th e o rg a n ic w a s te p ro d u c e d b y re s id e n ts in th e p ilo t area w a s b e in g c o m p o s te d as o p p o s e d to g o in g to th e la n d fill, w h e re a s b e fo re o u r d iv e rs io n ra te fo r o r­ g a n ic w a s te w a s a t th re e p e r ce n t."

C u rre n tly , th e p ro g ra m is h a lfw a y th r o u g h th e s e c o n d phase, w h ic h w ill in c lu d e 5,000 h o m e s . D o o r- to - d o o r o u tre a c h w ill c o n tin u e u n til O c to b e r 20, th e d a te o f th e firs t o rg a n ic w a s te p ic k -u p .

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Montreal needs to step up C o te St. Luc b e g a n th e ir p ilo t p ro g ra m w ith o u t M o n tre a l's fin a n c ia l s u p ­ p o r t. E ven th o u g h c o m p o s t c o lle c tio n is s u p p o s e d to b e th e re s p o n s ib ility o f th e A g g lo m e ra tio n o f M o n tre a l, E rd e lyi says th e m u n ic ip a lity d e c id e d t o g o a h e a d w ith th e ir p ro g ra m .

"F o r th e case o f th e p ilo t w e b a s ic a lly said, 'w e c a n 't w a it fo r M o n tre a l, b e c a u se if w e w e re to w a it, it w o u ld b e y e a rs .'A n d w e fe lt th e tim e to a c t w as n o w , w h ic h is w h y w e to o k th e in itia tiv e in th e firs t p la c e . W e're h o p in g th a t M o n tre a l w ill re s p e c t th e re s p o n s ib ility , a n d th e y s h o u ld ha ve fr o m th e b e ­ g in n in g a n d fin d us a p e rm a n e n t tr e a tm e n t site, so th a t w e h a v e s o m e w h e re w e c a n ta k e o u r o rg a n ic w a s te a n d in s u re t h a t it is c o m p o s te d c o rre c tly . T h e n w e ca n g iv e it b a c k t o th e re sid e n ts."

E rd e lyi h o p e s t h a t th e re st o f M o n tre a l can fo llo w C o te St. Luc's e x a m p le , a n d stresses th a t th e p ro g ra m is s im p le a n d fe a s ib le o n c e in tro d u c e d . O n J u n e 9, a lo n g w ith o th e r C o te St. Luc c o u n c illo rs , he p re s e n te d re c o m m e n d a ­ tio n s o n c ity w id e o rg a n ic w a s te c o lle c tio n t o th e T ra n s p o rt a n d E n v iro n m e n ­ ta l C o m m is s io n o f th e A g g lo m e ra tio n o f M o n tre a l. H e e x p la in s th a t M o n tre a l is re a d y fo r, a n d in n e e d o f, an o rg a n ic w a s te c o lle c tio n p ro g ra m .

"R e s id e n ts o f C o te St. Luc h a v e p ro v e d th a t M o n tre a le rs th r o u g h o u t th e is la n d a re re a d y a n d w illin g to p a rtic ip a te in th is p ro g ra m . It's v e ry easy o n c e re s id e n ts g e t u se d to i t ... L ike a n y n e w p ro g ra m , it ta k e s tim e fo r p e o p le to g e t use d to it, b u t o n c e th e y d o , ju s t lik e re c y c lin g firs t s ta rte d w ith b lu e bins, o n c e p e o p le g e t u se d to it, it b e c o m e s a p a r t o f d a ily life a n d I can te ll y o u p e rs o n a lly w h e n I tra v e l s o m e tim e s a n d I c a n n o t c o m p o s t, it b e c o m e s h ard to a d a p t," E rd e ly i says. ■

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R e g u la tio n s re g a rd in g e -w a s te , h o w e v e r, w ill b e d iffic u lt to m ake, b e c a u s e th e c a te g o rie s a re n o t b la c k a n d w h ite .

"It's o n e o f th o s e th in g s w h e re ... it's n o t s tr ic tly re g u ­ la te d . It's c o m p lic a te d , m a k in g a re g u la tio n . A t w h a t p o in t d o y o u d e c la re a m a te ria l n e e d s to b e tre a te d as h a z a rd ­ ous? It d e p e n d s o n w h a t's in it a n d its c o n c e n tra tio n . A t th is

te manage p o in t, it's o n e o f th o s e th in g s th a t a re h ig h ly re c o m m e n d e d fo r c itiz e n s a n d fo r in s titu tio n s : th a t th e y d is p o s e o f th e ir e -w a s te u s in g g o o d m e th o d s ," says W a yn e W o o d , fo r m e r M c G ill W a ste M a n a g e m e n t d ire c to r.

M o n tre a l h o p e s to use s o m e o f its n e w ly p ro p o s e d e c o c e n tre s to c o lle c t h o u s e h o ld h a z a rd o u s w a ste . M c G ill, b e in g a m a jo r re se a rch in s titu tio n , d e a ls w ith d is p o s a l o f h a z a rd o u s w a s te e v e ry d a y . T h e M c G ill W a ste M a n a g e m e n t D e p a rtm e n t d e a ls w ith th e th re e le g a lly re g u la te d ty p e s o f h a z a rd o u s w a s te c h e m ic a l: b io m e d ic a l, ra d io a c tiv e , a n d e -w a s te . Each ty p e o f w a s te is d e a lt w ith d iffe re n tly . W o o d e x p la in s th a t p ro p e r d is p o s a l, sa fe ty, a n d o v e ra ll w a s te re ­ d u c tio n a re m a jo r g o a ls fo r th e d e p a rtm e n t.

H a za rd o u s w a s te is s e n t t o c e rtifie d tr e a tm e n t c e n tre s in g o o d le g a l s ta n d in g , b u t W o o d says th a t p a p e rw o rk is n 't good enough.

"W e d o n 't a c c e p t th a t ju s t b e c a u se th e y h a v e a c e r tifi­ c a te w e 're o k w ith th e m , so w e a u d it th e m a n d m a k e su re th a t w e 're c o n te n t w ith w h a t th e y 're d o in g w ith o u r w a s te

b e c a u se u ltim a te ly w e w a n t to m a k e s u re it's d is p o s e d o f p r-o p e rly .T h e last th in g a n y o n e w o u ld w a n t t o d o is pass th e w a s te o n to s o m e b o d y w h o 's n o t q u a lifie d to h a n d le it," says W o o d .

T h e d e p a r tm e n t h o p e s to w o rk w ith re se a rche rs to re d u c e g e n e ra te d w a ste . W o o d e x p la in s th a t in th e p a s t h a z a rd o u s c h e m ic a ls h a v e b e e n re p la c e d b y b e tte r a lte r­ n a tiv e s , b u t n e w h a z a rd o u s c h e m ic a ls a lw a ys c o m e in to th e p ic tu re .

"O u r a im w o u ld b e to n o t ju s t ta k e th e w a s te th a t's h a n d e d t o us a n d h a n d le it w e ll b u t to re d u c e th a t source," says W o o d . "T h e c h a lle n g e fo r us is th a t th e fo c u s o f re ­ se a rch is o n g e ttin g re s u lts a n d g e n e ra tin g g o o d research, a n d [re s e a rc h e rs] are n o t a lw a y s a w a re o f w h a t g o e s o n b e h in d th e scenes a n d w h a t's in v o lv e d in d is p o s in g o f th e w a ste . P erhaps if th e y w e re th e y w o u ld h a v e m o re in c e n ­ tiv e to tr y t o d o th in g s to re d u c e o r g e n e ra te s a fe r w a ste , b u t th a t's m o re o f o u r jo b , t o d o th a t. W e d o n 't e x p e c t th e re se a rche rs to b e e x tre m e ly fo c u s s e d o n w h a t w e do." ■

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— Charles Carfinkle S e n d u s p is s e d o ff , h ila r io u s , o r s h a w a r m a - b a s e d s u b m is s io n s o n a n y t o p i c fr o m O v e r h e a r d - a t- M c G ill- s t y le eaves­ d r o p p in g t o s m o k in g le g is la t io n t o c a t l i t ­ te r . E m a il fe a tu r e s @ m c g illtr ib u n e .c o m m a x . t o o w o r d s u b m is s io n s ( u n le s s y o u 'r e fu n n y ) w it h y o u r n a m e , e m a il a n d p h o n e n u m b e r .

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Bhastrika Pranayama— Blower Pranayama (promotes

Last w e e k 's M in d fu n k d is cu s s e d th e p o te n tia l b e n e fits o f y o g a a n d m e d ita tio n in "T h e A rt o f D o in g N o th in g ." N o w it's tim e to s ta rt p ra c tic in g in o rd e r t o fin d b a la n c e a n d s ta y stre ss-fre e .

You w ill n e e d c o m fo r ta b le c lo th in g a n d it's a ls o h e lp fu l to h a ve a y o g a m a t.

S o m e y o g a exercises a re easy a n d ca n b e s e lf-ta u g h t, w h ile s o m e , s u ch as th e sudarshan kriya, a s p e cia l te c h n iq u e c re a te d b y th e A r t o f L iv in g F o u n d a tio n , are o n ly ta u g h t b y s p e c ific s tu d io s .

S in ce te c h n iq u e s are so v a rie d , th e b e s t p la c e to s ta rt y o g a a n d m e d ita tio n is b y ta k in g classes. H o w e v e r, th e fo llo w in g exce rcise s ca n e a s ily b e d o n e a t h o m e .

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Raise a rm s to s h o u ld e r h e ig h t w ith o n e in fr o n t a n d o n e b e ­ h in d (p a ra lle l to y o u r legs).

R each s id e w a y s a n d fo rw a rd o v e r y o u r fr o n t le g , k e e p in g y o u r s h o u ld e rs s tra ig h t a n d p e rp e n d ic u la r to th e flo o r. Y o u r fr o n t h a n d s h o u ld be to u c h in g th e flo o r b y y o u r h e e l; y o u r b a c k h a n d s h o u ld s till b e h e ld s tra ig h t. See th e im a g e o n th e r ig h t fo r a n e x a m p le .

T u rn y o u r h e a d to fa c e y o u r u p ra is e d h a n d , a n d h o ld .

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S it c o m fo r ta b ly w ith y o u r le g s cro s s e d . S tre tc h y o u r hea d , n e c k , a n d b a c k a n d p u t y o u r h a n d s in y o u r lap.

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N o te : th is e x e rc is e ca n b e d o n e a t a slo w , m o d e ra te , o r h ig h sp e e d .

O th e rw is e h e a lth y in d iv id u a ls s h o u ld b e g in a t a s lo w s p e e d a n d g ra d u a lly in c re a s e t o m o d e ra te a n d th e n h ig h . M a n y y o g a s tu d i­ os o ffe r Pranayama tra in in g . C h e ck o u t th e A m a lia s tu d io lo c a te d a t 1974 d e M a is o n n e u v e W e st. ■

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Pop Montreal hits the streets this week with sets by bands from around the world. Here's a taste of some groups who will take the stage.

n n Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few R enée S u t t o n A fte r y e a rs o f c o m p o s in g in d e p e n d e n tly , p ia n is t a n d s in g e r/s o n g w r ite r M a rk B e ru b e has s p e n t th e b e tte r p a r t o f th is y e a r w o r k in g w ith fo u r o th e r m u s ic ia n s , p la y in g to g e th e r u n d e r th e b a n d n a m e M a rk B e ru b e a n d th e P a trio tic Few . As th e y p re p a re to p la y a t P op M o n tre a l, B e ru b e se e m s v e ry s a tis fie d w ith th e g ro u p 's in n o v a tiv e n e w s o u n d s . B o rn in s m a ll-to w n M a n ito b a , B e ru b e has b e e n a w o r ld tr a v e lle r fr o m a v e ry y o u n g a g e . C o n s ta n tly o n th e m o v e a ro u n d th e w o rld , fr o m M a n i­ to b a to S o u th A fric a , B e ru b e possesses a w o rld lin e s s th a t g r e a tly c o n tr ib u te s to h is u n iq u e m u s ic a l ta le n ts . M o n tre a le rs h a v e p ra is e d h is w o r k fo r a lo n g tim e n o w ; h e is n o t o n ly a re s p e c te d p ia n is t, b u t a ta le n te d s o n g w rite r. H is ly ric s are fa irly e n ig m a tic , a n d h e d o e s n 't te n d t o w r ite a b o u t h im s e lf in a n y o v e rt w a y. "F o r th e m o s t p a r t I te ll s to rie s , a n d t r y to p u t th e m to g e th e r in a w a y t h a t s o u n d s k in d o f p o e tic ," h e says.

T h e p ie c in g to g e th e r o f th e P a trio tic F e w la s t y e a r w a s e s s e n tia lly B e ru b e 's d o in g , b u t d e s p ite b e in g th e fr o n tm a n , he n e v e r ceases t o e x p re s s g re a t fo n d n e s s fo r th e b a n d m e m b e rs . U lti is c o n fid e n t th a t th e y h a v e a b r ig h t fu tu r e a h e a d . " W o rk in g w ith th e s e g u y s has b e e n v e ry r e w a rd in g , a n d w e 're a ll in th is fo r t h e lo n g h a u l," h e said.

A c c o m p a n y in g B e ru b e 's p r o m in e n t p ia n o m e lo d ie s , th e Pa­ tr io t ic F e w use th e ir in s tr u m e n ts to c ra ft e x c e p tio n a l h a rm o n ie s w h e re in d iv id u a l tu n e s in te r tw in e in a s o o th in g m a n n e r. T h e b a n d has a fo lk s y e d g e , a n d th e ir s ty le is u n c o n v e n tio n a l. T h e P a trio tic F e w has n o g u ita r p la y e r, b u t is in s te a d c o m p ris e d o f ju s t bass, d ru m s , c e llo a n d a c c o rd io n .

"I w o u ld te n d t o c a ll us a k in d o f'm o d e r n fo lk 'b a n d " , says B er­ u b e . "O u r p a r tic u la r c h o ic e s in in s tr u m e n ts ta k e us o u t o f a m o re tr a d itio n a l fo lk c a te g o ry . T h e re a re a ls o g e n e ra lly fiv e v o c a ls g o in g o n , a n d w e e a c h a d d o u r o w n d is tin c t h a rm o n y in th e so n g s."

T h e g r o u p w a s e c s ta tic to b e s e le c te d to p la y a t P o p M o n tre a l.

T h e ir s h o w is s c h e d u le d fo r O c to b e r 2 a t Le C a g ib i, a n d th e tim in g c o u ld n o t b e b e tte r, as th e y h a v e ju s t re le a s e d a n e w a lb u m , What the Boat Gave the River. B e ru b e sees th e u p c o m in g s h o w as a g re a t w a y t o in tro d u c e h is n e w a lb u m to th e p u b lic a n d is c o n fid e n t th a t it w ill b e w e ll re c e iv e d b y h is fa n s . J u d g in g fr o m his re c e n t W e s te rn C a n a d ia n M u s ic A w a rd s n o m in a tio n , th is a s s u m p tio n is n o t u n ­ fo u n d e d . S till, B e ru b e lo o k s b e y o n d w h a t is p ro d u c e d in th e s tu d io a n d e m p h a s iz e s th e im p o r ta n c e o f liv e p e rfo rm a n c e . T h e g r o u p s tr o n g ly b e lie v e s th a t th e ir tu n e s in te n s ify a t th e s ig h t o f a g o o d a u d ie n c e .

"W e d o n 't g e t to o fa n c y o n s ta g e , so it's e s s e n tia lly ju s t a b o u t th e b a n d a n d o u r m u sic," says B e ru b e . " B u t w e d e fin ite ly d o o u r b e s t to b e e n te r ta in in g a n d s h o w e v e ry o n e a g re a t tim e ." ■

Mark Berube and the Patriotic Fewplay October 7 at 9 :3 0 p.m. at Le Cagibi (5 4 9 0 St. Laurent).

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B la ck K id s a re o n e o f th e m o re p r o m in e n t a n d p r o m is in g o f th e n u m e ro u s s y n th re v iv a l h ip s te r - p o p b a n d s th a t h a v e e m e rg e d o v e r th e p a s t fe w years. S u rp ris in g ly , u n lik e th e ir c o m p a tr io ts M G M T a n d T V o n th e R a d io , th e y a re n o t p a r t o f th e B ro o k ly n sce n e . A lth o u g h th e s e " K id s "h a il fr o m J a c k s o n v ille , F lo rid a , th e ir d a n c e -frie n d ly m u s ic b e a rs lit tle e v id e n c e o f th e ir S o u th e rn ro o ts .

T h e b a n d w a s p lu c k e d o u t o f re la tiv e o b ­ s c u rity w h e n th e h ip s te r b lo g g e r ite s (B ro o k ­ ly n V e g a n , S te re o g u m , e t al.) c ro w n e d th e m a b a n d to w a tc h . T h e y s o o n m a d e th e ir LP Wiz­ ard ofAhhs a v a ila b le fo r fre e o n lin e d o w n lo a d , a m o v e th a t d r u m m e r K e v in S n o w says w a s in ­ te g ra l to t h e ir success. "G iv in g it a w a y w a s v e ry c ru c ia l. W e d e c id e d th a t fr o m th e b e g in n in g , to ju s t g e t th e m u s ic o u t th e re ."

As a re s u lt, th e K id s' s ta r a s c e n d e d a t th e e x p o n e n tia l ra te th a t o n ly In te r n e t m ic r o -c e ­ le b r ity c a n . T h e ir o n lin e success a ffo rd s th e m th e a b ility to c h a m p io n illic it s ite s lik e M u x -

ta p e a n d P a n d o ra , th e firs t o f w h ic h w a s ju s t re c e n tly s h u t d o w n b y th e RIAA. "W e v e ry m u c h s u p p o r t th e id e a o f s h a rin g m u s ic ," S n o w n o te s . "T h a t's p a r t o f o u r s to ry : w e re c o rd e d o u r firs t d e m o s a n d h a d th e m a v a ila b le fo r fre e d o w n ­ lo a d o n o u r M y S p a c e p a g e a n d th a t w a s re a lly s ig n ific a n t fo r us. O th e rw is e , if w e h a d tr ie d to sell o u r m u s ic as a n u n k n o w n b a n d , w e m a y h a v e s o ld c o p ie s to o u r m o th e rs a n d frie n d s b u t th a t's a b o u t it."

A fte r th e success o f th e ir o n lin e LP a n d a s m a ll to u r in th e UK, B la ck K ids p a ire d u p to t o u r th e U n ite d S ta te s w ith C u t C o p y. D u rin g th is t o u r th e y re le a se d th e ir m a jo r la b e l d e b u t Partie Traumatic, w h ic h s h o w s an im p re s s iv e m a tu ra tio n o v e r th e ir LP. "W e p u r p o s e fu lly p u t lim ita tio n s o n o u rs e lv e s . W e fin d it e n jo y a b le to w o r k w ith in th a t v e in o f th e s tr u c tu r e d p o p s o n g . W e 're n o t re a lly s e ttin g o u t to re ­ w r ite th e ru le s a n d b e e x p e rim e n ta l, if y o u w ill," says S no w .

W h ile B lack K ids m a y n o t b e s e ttin g o u t t o w r ite th e n e x t g re a t p ro g re s s iv e ro c k o p u s , th e ir w o r k w ith in th e p o p fo r m a t is e n jo y a b le , w ith th e o c c a s io n a l p le a s a n t s u rp ris e th a t b e lie s th e te c h n iq u e b e h in d th e s e s e e m in g ly e ffo rtle s s s o n g s . W ith th e e c o n o m y g o in g tits -u p , a n d w ith e le c tio n s a n d th e e v e r-in c re a s ­ in g th r e a t o f w in te r lo o m in g a h e a d , B lack K id s' a b ility to e v o k e th e "e s c a p is m in g o in g o u t t o a d is c o o r d a n c e c lu b , fo r g e t tin g a b o u t e v e ry th in g " s o u n d s p r e tty a p p e a lin g . ■ Black Kids play October 4 at 77:00 p.m. at Just for Laughs Theatre (2 m St. Lau

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Two Hours Traffic L aura T indal Two Hours Traffic is a band a long tim e in the making. At six years old, lead singer Liam Corcoran and guitarist/keyboardist Alec O'Hanley were already working on their musical skills together.

"Yeah, there's some video footage o f us playing 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' together," O'Hanley reminisces. "And I took piano lessons w ith him from his aunt." But it wasn't until they caught the eye o f our generation's Canadian indie-rock king, Joel Plaskett, that the little band from Prince Edward Island became the indie powerhouse that it is now.

"He produced our full-length debut and then the Isolator EP, and then Little Jabs, and we'll probably be working w ith him in December on the new record as well, if all goes according to plan," says O'Hanley.

"He's a good fella, and we don't mind having a long tim e producer. It worked pretty well for the Beatles."

Like Plaskett's music, Two Hours Traffic has a humble, acoustic sound blended w ith upbeat, simple-pleasure fun to produce a youthful Canadiana. They sound like all your good memories o f high school, just slightly less awkward and immature. A lthough Corcoran and O'Hanley plus bassist Andrew MacDonald and drum m er Derek Ellis were just out o f their teenage years when they w rote the album, their sound is years older. Their most recent release, Little Jags, is a finalist for the Polaris REMITHERIRAULT Music Prize this year, up against other Canadian bands like The Weakerthans, Kathleen Edwards and Plants and Animals. "We're pretty excited about the whole shebang," O'Hanley says o f the nomination.

But the Polaris isn't the only thing Two Hours Traffic is getting excited about; the band has their sights set on the party that is Pop Montreal. "We actually played Barfly last year for Pop Montreal, and it was a hoot."

This year the band is playing w ith other East Coast groups including Mardeen,The Danks,and Smothered in Hugs. Along w ith these other Canadian indie rockers, the bands make up the label collective Collagen Rock Records, a well-balanced taster o f the Maritime music scene. "You'd be remiss to miss those other bands,"touts O'Hanley. "They'll blow you out o f the water.''* Two Hours Traffic p la y O ctober 2 a t 12:30 a.m . at Barfly (4062 St. Laurent).

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They're fast, gritty, and have one o f the most ec­ centric names in rock today.

You Say Party! We Say Die! will be making their highly anticipated second annual appearance at Pop M ontre­ al 2008. You can catch them at La Tulipe on Wednesday, October 1.

You Say Party! We Say Die! (often w ritten YSP! WSD!) is a five-piece, fe­ male-fronted dance-punk band from Abbotsford, B.C. They recently released their first remix album, Rem ik's sinkanostove .co.uk Cube, which followed 2007's Lose A ll Tim e. Like a mar­ riage o f Tokyo Police Club and Metric, their style o f upbeat, catchy hooks fused w ith grainy indie rock is appealing for those w ho can't decide if they feel like dancing or rocking out. No matter where your preference lies, you'll still feel the need to see them in the flesh.

YSP! WSD! has come a long way from playing in churches and band mem­ bers' kitchens. Last year the band signed to Toronto's Paper Bag Records and joined the likes o f FemBots, Controller.Controller, and Montreal's own Tokyo Po­ lice Club. The band has toured all across Canada, and was featured at Canuck concert staples like Toronto's North By Northeast and o f course, Pop Montreal.

While the group has been scheduled to to u r in the United States in the past, they have run into some trouble w ith their visas and it looks like they w ill be spending most o f their tim e north o f the border for now.

YSP! WSD! has released a video for their single "Dow ntow n Mayors Good­ night, Alley Kids Rule!"from Lose A ll Tim e which can be found on their MySpace page. If you're looking for something a little more artistic and w ith a higher production value, you should check out their acclaimed macabre music video for the single "Monster" which was directed by Sean Wainsteim (who has also worked w ith Tokyo Police Club and Wintersleep). Another notable video is their strange interpretation o f the song "O pportunity" which was shot in Glasgow, Scotland, creating an eerie, historical setting.

The band w ill be doing three shows in Quebec after their performance at Pop Montreal before heading o u t East to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. After that, they are travelling right back across the country to play through Ontario on their way home to the West Coast. If you miss them at Pop Montreal, you will definitely w ant to catch them while you can. They say party, we say fuck ye s!*

After w inning the 2008 Juno award for "Best New Canadian Band", Halifax's Wintersleep w on't be hitting their vernal equinox any tim e in the near future. The band, however, is hardly as "new" as the award suggests. Under the label o f Nova Scotia's Dependent Music, Wintersleep released their maiden album W intersleep and their untitled, follow -up album between the years o f 2003 and 2005. However, it wasn't until the 2007 release o f W elcome to the Night's Sky that Wintersleep began to emerge from the un­ derbelly o f the Canadian music scene to gain more widespread notoriety.

Mike Bigelow, the band's current bassist, attributes the WINTERSLEEP.COM0 third album's success partially to the creative genius o f its producer, Tony Doogan, w ho is well known for his af­ filiation w ith both Belle and Sebastian and M ogw ai.'Tony pushed the band to strive to make the best album possible," notes Bigelow.

The band spent a gruelling 21-day stint in the studio pum ping out hits like "W eighty Ghost," which Bigelow suggests carries clout on a more global scale.

"It doesn't sound as typically East Coast as the first tw o albums,"says Bigelow."I walked around listening to it on my headphones and it sounded like an album not made by my friends, but like a professionally made record, produced by professionals."

It is this appeal to a broader spectrum o f listeners and the im portance Win­ tersleep places on touring that have lent them such longevity. "You have to hop in the bus!"exclaims Bigelow. "That's the only way bands that we know and love have become so successful." Having toured in Europe, Canada, and the United States, and signed w ith Japan's Imperial Records, the members o f Wintersleep definitely practice w hat they preach. The band is also extremely enthusiastic about playing festivals like South By South West and Pop Montreal, which offer both the exposure o f their own band and other indie bands.

Bigelow, who has previously played Pop Montreal w ith both Wintersleep and Holy Fuck, is keen for this year's performance. "People in Montreal seem more open to seeing acts that they have never heard o f before," says Bigelow.

"It's nice to see a city embrace such a cultural thing, coming from Nova Scotia where you don't get that as much". ■

You Say Party! We S ay D ie !p la y s October 1 at 11:00 p.m . at La Tulipe (4530 Pap­ ineau).

W intersleep p lays O cto b ers at 11:00 p.m . at Le N atio n al (1220 St. Catherine).

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POP RHETORIC

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E ntourage— the acclaimed HBO series portraying the life of Vincent Chase, an actor trying to make it big in Hollywood along w ith his three best friends— just kicked o ff its fifth season to mixed reviews from its fans.

The fifth season begins w ith Vince trying to cope w ith the repercussions o f his faltering career after dis­ appointing viewers at the Cannes Film Festival w ith the train-wreck o f a film that was M edillin. We see him with a long beard in Mexico, attem pting to escape from the realities o f his current life in Hollywood.

While it seemed like this first episode would lay the foundation for smoother roads ahead— as Entourage gets most o f its dramatic nuance from the shift between Vince making a successful movie to making a complete flo p — the follow ing tw o episodes are even less eventful. Most o f the show's appeal— for most male viewers anyway— lay in the self-indulgent behavior o f Vince and his posse: the decadent parties, the countless chicks in bikinis, the overflow o f drugs and drink, and the matching Mazarattis. In these episodes however, there is little partying, only a few bikini-clad women, and the only reference to alco­

hol is when Vince's brother befriends a bottle o f Johnny Walker after a break-up. Vince goes from Hollywood hot stuff to bankrupt nobody, desperate enough to sing at a sweet sixteen. To the average Entourage fan, the most entertaining mom ent o f the season so far is when Ari (Vince's manic Hollywood agent) drag races the red Fer­ rari his wife bought for him, challenging a black Porsche.

So what does this say about contemporary social val­ ues? Why is it that when Vince and the crew are no longer prancing about Rodeo Drive in a giant yellow Hummer, the show is suddenly boring? And why does the show seem to regain its old appeal only when a parade o f lux­ ury vehicles makes a cameo? For the so-called "male Sex and the City" audience praise seems largely dependent on the level of its display o f material wealth.

Speaking o f Sex an d the City— the hit shpw that oc­ cupied the Sunday night slot on HBO before Entourage— the DVD for Sex an d the City: the M ovie was just released on September 23 w ith a huge number o f sales. Not to mention that the movie— a long awaited installment to the six-season hit show— grossed over $100 m illion in the

box office this summer. And though hordes o f women awaited the movie's release w ith baited breath, it turned out to be nothing more than an endless parade o f unaf­ fordable outfits and cheesy lines such as "New York is the place to find love."Wining and dining, shopping— maybe.

But real love you only find if you enjoy the neurotic type.

In an age when the economy has plummeted to a new low, it seems ludicrous and insensitive to feature so-called "everyday" women displaying such unattain­ able lifestyles. The show may have had its place in the boom o f the Clinton administration, but today it just feels wrong. As for Entourage, is Vince's fall to bankruptcy and consequent desperation an allegory for the changes we are experiencing in the world? Or does the fact that Ari's car race was a highlight for viewers, and that Sex an d the City was one o f the highest grossing films o f the summer perhaps indicate that people want to see their fantasies projected on screen, today, more than ever? Perhaps it does. But that doesn't mean that I don't want to trade in the Hummer for a Hybrid or Carrie's Manolo Blahniks for $500 well-spent. ■

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Broken Social Scener Jason Collett hits Petit Campus, and long-time mel­ ancholy rocker Nick Cave darkens the stage at Metropolis.

Friday: Next big Canadian indie band Hey! Rosetta work it out at Gym nase, while the band w ith the biggest buzz, Ratatat, play their electro show for a sold-out crowd at Club Soda. Don't miss out on experimental artist-musi cian Chad VanGaalen at the Ukrainian Federation, in one o f his rare live per­ formances. Classic crooner Burt Bacharach puts his moves on the crowd at St. Jean Baptiste church. What Montreal needs now is Burt, sweet Burt.

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C arolyn G régoire A blend o f new Canadian indie bands and new artistic technologies will be sure to stimulate both the visual and auditory palates o f this year's Pop Montreal concert-goers. More integrated w ith the bands than ever before, Art Pop 2008 boasts an impressive line­ up which includes interactive live-drawing face-offs, a Japanese performance artist interpreting the music o f Duchess Says, and live laser tagging events with artists projecting virtual graffiti onto buildings on the corner o f St. Laurent and St. Viateur.

Art Pop coordinators Julien Ceccaldi and Kit Malo are bringing their vision o f exploring new interactive technologies and alternative spaces to life w ith a dif­ ferent event each evening, in conjunction w ith Pop's live musical performances. The duo studied anima­ tion together at Concordia before collaborating this year to organize Art Pop, infusing the event w ith their own distinctly avant-garde and energetic flavor.

"I asked Julien to do some stuff w ith me because I liked his aesthetic and his energy... the interesting thing about having artists run Art Pop is that you can have a sense o f artistic collaboration. The creative en­ ergies we have are something we can use in different formats," says Malo.

One o f those formats will be on display nightly from October 1-5 at Le Divan Orange, where LopArt Duo software (created in Montreal) will project onto a screen a sort o f digital canvas featuring tw o artists' interpretations o f the music and the crowd. Ceccaldi and Malo will be the first artists to perform live on Oc­ tober 1.

"One o f the things that we really wanted to bring to the Art Pop segment o f Pop Montreal is a way to connect in a really direct way w ith the music...and we thought it would be much more dynamic and interest­ ing to create a segment that had live interactions. We

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wanted to create really responsive works... so that's why we're looking to new technology, to interactive pieces to complement the environment o f the festi­ val, organically coming out o f the festival as opposed to being adjacent to it," say Ceccaldi and Malo.

Another must-see event is Japanese performance artist Tomoko Takahashi's (commonly known as AntiCool) collaboration w ith Montreal-based dance-punk band Duchess Says. After hanging out w ith the band for the past few weeks, the artist will turn the group's five-piece performance into her own live perfor­ mance, "Lone Orchestra."

The weekend's festivities w ill culminate w ith Pop Matters, a party put on by Art Matters and Pop Mon­ treal on October 4 - the perfect oppurtunity to check out the interactive projects o f musician-artist teams and rub elbows w ith emerging artists.

According to Malo, the experimentation and bor­ der-crossing o f Art Pop is one o f the best things about the events, making the visual arts more exciting and accessible to a generally more music-focused milieu.

"There's an energy and a playfulness about Pop Mon­ treal that you w ouldn't always get in the gallery set­ ting...and so what we've created in the end is this sort o f non-narrative narrative about going to see the shows," says Malo.

From large-scale digital canvases at Le Divan Orange to an exhibition o f comics and pop posters

by Jack Dylan, artists, musicians, and creative types are invited to explore art in a new light through the integration o f popular music and contemporary art.

Drawing was never so much fun. ■ For further details on the events and artists feautred in Art Pop 2008, log on to www.popmontreal.com/ art/en.

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J oshua Rosenblatt For all you film buffs and music lovers, here's some news that's sure to make getting through the school week a little easier. Film Pop, the hugely popular film festival counterpart of Pop Montreal Musical, will be launched on October 1 and run through October 5. Heralded as the place "where movies and music make out in the dark," Film Pop is any­ thing but your average film fest. Think o f it as the love child o f music and independent cinema.This tim e around, the festival is gearing up to prove just how far it can push the envelope on style and presentation.

Now entering its fifth year, Film Pop is joining forces w ith Cinema du Parc to bring audiences an original series o f musically charged docu­ mentaries. Also on the schedule are tw o feature films and one multimedia event.

This year's stellar lineup includes an homage to electronic music pioneer Robert Moog (Moog - October 1 at 9 p.m.), an intimate look at contemporary singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur (Joseph Arthur: You Are Free - October 2 at 9 p.m.), a close-up on the rock movement inspired by everyone's favorite teenage wizard Harry Potter (We Are W izards - October 4 at 3 p.m.), and much more. Also keep an eye out for W ild Com bination: A Portrait o f Arthur Russel on October 4, a film that prom­ ises to be a moving tribute to the late musician and composer. Coming to the big screen on October 3 at 9 p.m. is D ied Young, Stayed Pretty, a film that examines North American society through the colorful lens o f poster art. You can catch these documentary films— and others— at Cinema du Parc throughout Pop Montreal weekend.

In addition, be sure not to miss The D ark Side o fO z at Cinema du Parc on October 3 at 930 p.m.. The synchronicity between the classic movie The W izard o fO z and Pink Floyd's D ark Side o f the M oon makes for an unparalleled psychedelic film experience, definitely w orth a watch for those o f you who never got high and tried it in high school.

And, w ith an alternative soundtrack remixed by DJ XL5, the film will undoubtedly blow your m ind.■ For m ore inform ation on the festival, a com plete list o f the entries, as w ell as a detailed description o f a ll the film s an d showtim es, check out the official Film Pop website at http://w ww .popm ontreal.com /film /en.

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W illiam Robinson Joe Schwarcz, celebrated McGill professor and bringer o f science to the layman world, has published a new work o f scientific nonfiction.

His last was the bestseller An Apple a D ay, which discussed the benefits o f and misconceptions around everyday foods. In light o f that book's success, it is no surprise that his most recent work, Brain Fuel, sticks to the same w inning formula.

Brain Fuel is a playlist o f factual tidbits dealing w ith historical chemistry. The book is divided into a half-dozen or so themes ranging from "Potions from the past" all the way to "Just amazing." While some of the text is amazing, the book as a whole is not.

Each factoid begins w ith a silly question, the phrasing o f which often engenders boredom or a des­ perate urge to skip to the next question. For instance, in the section dubbed "To your health,"the fifth factoid begins, "Why is denatonium benzoate added to some cleaning agents?" Perhaps some readers will have a bent on cleanliness, but, for those who don't, sen­ tences like this one can seem somewhat dulling. What comes after the token question, however, is often far from mind numbing.

Offering a good scientific perspective concerning everyday questions is clearly w hat Dr. Schwarcz does best. With recent "scares" like the traces o f Bisphenol A in food packaging, one wonders how dangerous ev­ eryday items really are. The doctor sets this fear and many others aside as he skilfully delivers proper sci­

entific interpretations o f scientific studies, as opposed to alarmist media interpretations attem pting to sell newspapers.

Interesting as it may be, the debunking o f the Bisphenol A scare happens at least twice in the book, and it's not the only instance o f repetition. It is infre­ quent, but simple editing could have taken care of it.

The lack o f proofreading doesn't stop there: glaring typos exist. And at least one question on kosher and table salt contradicts itself.

Of his 199 inquiries, very few will help you do bet­ ter at Jeopardy. The information is somewhat more pragmatic in that it will allow you to re-interpret your diet and impress your friends. Make sure to read it with people around; some o f the facts will make you want to spread the knowledge so badly that you m ight scare people o ff the bus. The level o f depth offered (as well as chemical jargon) is well above game show material, but nonetheless accessible to even the most unscien­ tifically trained brains.

The book is quite the repository of knowledge, but at times it feels like a suppository— unpleasant, but probably good for you. Half o f what's in there is really w orth reading.

The question is whether readers are w illing to put up w ith the book's useless additives before getting to the nutritious facts that will make them rethink their world. ■

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The blueprint for the Canadian dream doesn't usually involve a curling rink in the Northwest Territories, or include stops in hockey hotbeds like W hitley Bay, England and Cincin­ nati, Ohio. But for McGill alumnus Mike Babcock, an atypical road has been the best route to success.

Babcock's unconventional journey culminated last June when he captured the Stanley Cup as head coach o f the De­ tro it Red Wings. The 45-year-old is only the second McGill graduate to capture Lord Stanley's mug, after NHL Hall of Famer Lester Patrick did so in both 1928 and 1933. He is also the first coach to capture a CIS championship, a World Junior Championship, a Senior Men's World Championship, and a Stanley Cup. "It wasn't necessarily the most straightforward route to the Stanley Cup," said Babcock. "But I was taking baby steps all along, and if I hadn't done that I w ouldn't have lasted in [the NHL]. It was a progression— I was lucky in that I had good fortune almost everywhere I went, but I also built on my suc­ cess at every level."

McGill in mind After brief stints w ith the University o f Saskatchewan Huskies and the Kelowna Wings o f the WHL, McGill Redmen Head Coach Ken Tyler began to heavily recruit Babcock.

"I remember that Coach Tyler got [Hockey Night in Cana­ da announcer] Dick Irvin, a McGill University graduate, to call me," said Babcock. "Going to school at McGill just seemed like it would be a different life experience and Montreal seemed like a great city."

Babcock excelled on the ice in his four years at McGill, being named twice to the Quebec Conference All-Star Team, and also winning the Dr. Bobby Bell Bowl asTeam MVP in 19858 6 . He graduated as the second highest-scoring defenceman in school history w ith 107 points in 146 career games. Babcock also had his first foray into coaching at McGill, taking the reins o f the McGill professors'team as a way to help pay his tuition fees.

It was o ff the ice, however, while earning a bachelor's de­ gree in physical education, that Babcock says McGill changed him the most.

"I had always been a fairly good student, but I was a lazy student before I came to McGill," Babcock said. "It wasn't until I met all my roommates, who were so academically driven, that I started to really take school seriously. That's what stands out about McGill the most— you're surrounded by overachievers who constantly challenge you to be a better student and a better person."

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Chiefs. During his six-year tenure in Spokane, the Chiefs amassed a 224-179-29 record and Babcock earned the WHL's Coach o f the Year award twice.

"The Spokane jo b gave me a chance to coach Team Can­ ada at the World Junior Championship Tournament, where I won gold, and then to coach in the American Hockey League for Cincinnati, so I had a run o f great fortune leading all the way back to Lethbridge."

After tw o years as the Head Coach o f the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks in the AHL, Bryan Murray— a fellow McGill graduate who was then the general manager o f the Anaheim Mighty Ducks— called w ith an offer to coach in the NHL. Bab­ cock was only 39 years old.

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Born in a small tow n Babcock was born in Manitouwadge, Ont., the second o f Mike and Gail Babcock's four children. The family led a no­ madic existence for the first 12 years o f Babcock's life, moving frequently as mining jobs became available for Mike Sr. It was in Tungsten, a mining townsite in the Northwest Territories, that Babcock learned to skate on a two-sheet curling rink open to public skating for tw o and a half months every year.

Tungsten, which had a summer population o f approximately 160 people, did not have a hockey rink.

Just after Babcock's 12th birthday his family moved to Saskatoon— the city that the Red Wings' coach continues to call home every summer. In Saskatoon, Babcock excelled as an offensive defenceman in the local minor hockey program, before playing for the town's Western Hockey League team— the Saskatoon Blades— as a 17-year-old.

"I guess like any other kid I just started playing hockey, loved it, and thought I was going to play in the NHL," said Babcock. "And I didn't find out until later that I wasn't good enough to be a pro."

Babcock would show signs o f his future no-nonsense de­ meanor as an 18-year old in the Blades'training camp by fig h t­ ing future NHL enforcer Dave Brown three times. Brown, a 6's", 220-pound behemoth who would go on to earn 1789 penalty minutes in 729 NHL games, dwarfed Babcock, who was gener­ ously listed at 6 'V'and 175 pounds. "[Brown] had been pounding on everyone, and I just de­ cided that when he came looking for me I would be ready," said Babcock. "So we had a pretty good bout that w ent my way the first time, and he didn't like that so he came looking for me tw o more times. Unfortunately for me, he won those last tw o rounds."

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In his first full season w ith Anaheim, Babcock led the Mighty Ducks to the 2003 Stanley Cup Final, where they lost in seven games to the New Jersey Devils. Babcock believes that the loss made his eventual Stanley Cup win in Detroit— where he was named head coach in July 2005— even sweeter.

"When I didn't win w ith the Ducks it was a blow, but I thought to myself, 'You haven't earned it,"' said Babcock. "To lose in the seventh game o f the Stanley Cup Final is tough, don't get me wrong, but I'd only been coaching in the NHL for a little over a year.

"Since I've been in Detroit we've won more games than any other team in the league, and so I think we earned our Stanley Cup over the three-year period leading up to our win."

With a newly-signed three-year contract extension worth approximately $4.5 million and a team that returns all the key pieces from last year's Stanley Cup w in— plus recently ac­ quired superstar winger Marian Hossa— Babcock can afford to indulge in some measure o f reflection.

"I'm blessed to have a great wife and a great family," said Babcock. "I always say the measure o f me as a man w on't be how many Stanley Cups I w in— it'll be the fam ily I raise and the impact my wife and I have in fighting children's cancer or as a spokesman for the Jeffrey Thomas Hayden Foundation, [an organization that raises money and awareness about pe­ diatric brain tumours]."

And what o f the "lucky McGill tie" that had a 4-1 record in last season's playoffs?

"That's something my good friend [McGill Athletics Com­ munication Officer] Earl Zukerman asked me to wear," said Babcock. "I'm not a big believer in superstition— the tie did well because we have incredibly skilled players here in De­ troit. Having said that, I'm very proud to be a McGill gradu­ ate. I'm happy to wear the tie if it helps McGill get just a little more recognition. Anywhere the school wants me to be, I'll be there."

With his remarkably successful track record, Babcock has earned the right to be wherever he wants to be. ■

After graduating in 1987, Babcock accepted a teaching jo b at Northumberland Community College in England, and upon arriving was offered a position as player-coach o f the British Hockey League's Whitley Warriors. In his only season w ith the Warriors, the McGill graduate scored a remarkable 132 points in 36 games.

Babcock planned to remain in Britain and pursue a career in teaching, but while visiting his family in Saskatoon a job posting for a men's hockey coach at Red Deer College caught his eye.

"I wanted to go to the Calgary Stampede at the time, so I figured if I applied for the jo b then that would be a free way to go and see the Stampede," said Babcock. "So on the way to Calgary I stopped at Red Deer and had an interview."

"I remember sitting in the car outside Red Deer College and thinking,'O h my God, I'm going to get this job.'That was a little scary, because I was having a great tim e in England, and suddenly I had an offer for a 'real'job. It was something I probably would have envisioned myself doing at age 30, but there I was as a 25-year-old kid w ith an op­ portunity far too good to turn down."

Babcock spent three years as the head coach at Red Deer College, and led the team to a Provincial Championship in 1989.

He then spent tw o years in the WHL as the coach o f Moose Jaw Warriors, but was fired after a dispute w ith the team's board o f gov­ ernors in 1993.

Faced w ith limited opportunities, Bab­ cock accepted a jo b as head coach o f the University o f Lethbridge Pronghorns— a men's hockey program that had never qualified for the playoffs, but had a nucleus o f young players that had shown promise the season before he arrived. In Babcock's first season at the helm, the Pronghorns amassed a 34-11-3 record and captured their first-ever National Championship. "[W inning Nationals] was an unbeliev­ able feeling for me," said Babcock. "It wasn't like I hadn't had success w ith some real good teams before then, but I had never won the big game in the end."

Less than tw o weeks after w inning the Canadian university title, Babcock accepted Babcock has never been an assistant coach at any level. a jo b as head coach o f the WHL's Spokane

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SOCCER— MARTLETS 1, LAVAL 1

Martlets put themselves in an early hole F ir st h a lf o f h o m e - a n d - h o m e Sam H unter After salvaging the first game o f a homeand-home series against sixth-ranked Laval with a i- i draw, the Martlets are feeling the pressure to get a win on the road.

Martlet Head Coach Marc Mounicot under­ lined the importance o f the home-and-home se­ ries after the game.

"I told [the team] that we need to take four points against Laval in tw o games,"said Mounicot, who was visibly frustrated w ith his team's overall level o f play throughout the game. "I am not sat­ isfied w ith the result, I am not satisfied w ith the manner [in which we played], and I am not satis­ fied w ith the intensity. We didn't win today so that means we need to win in Laval next weekend, but we have to play a much different game than to ­ night, that's for sure. If we don't win at Laval [next Friday], then we have to forget about finishing in the top two."

The Martlets opened the scoring in the 30th minute when senior midfielder Carolyne Pelletier

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After that point, the game was marked by the Martlets' missed opportunities. Their lack of experience exposed itself in turnovers and sloppy plays at both ends of the field.

"Sometimes we get nervous," said Kolker, who was held scoreless for the first tim e in five games. "In the last 30 yards we need to capitalize [on our chances]."

Though the Martlets were disappointed to miss out on three points in the standings at home against the Rouge et Or, the game was tightly contested and could have gone either way. The offensive chances were almost even as McGill countered Laval's 7-5 edge in shots on net with an overwhelming 7-0 advantage in corner kicks.

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The brightest spots in the line-up for McGill, apart from Huot, were rookie defend­ er Katherine Green, who garnered player of the game honours, and Pelletier, who played in only her third game of the season due to an ongoing recovery from a hand injury. Her plastic cast did not appear to slow her down as she dominated play in the midfield.

If the Martlets hope to achieve their stated goal o f finishing in first or second in the Quebec conference they need to start taking points from their top competitors: Montreal, Sherbrooke and Laval. McGill is currently tied for fifth in the standings with UQAM. The Martlets' next game is against the Rouge et Or in Quebec City on October 3 at 1:30 p.m. ■

MLB PLAYOFFS PREVIEW

Road to the Fall Classic MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES When Philadelphia is pitching Pitcher Cole Hamels will take the mound for Philadelphia in Game 1. His relative inexperi­ ence will be balanced out by fellow starter Jamie Moyer, in his 22nd season in the majors. The Phillies'bullpen is as solid as anyone's right now, with J.C. Romero and Brad Lidge— who is 41 for 41 in save opportunities— pitching the eighth and ninth innings, respectively. The Brewers will counter w ith LF Ryan Braun and iB Prince Fielder, both o f whom hit big homeruns down the stretch to send Milwaukee to its first postseason since 1982. But the Brewers scored a pe­ destrian 750 runs this season— only the seventh most in the National League.

When Milwaukee is pitching C.C. Sabathia joined Milwaukee at the beginning o f July, and has since sported a 1.65 ERA, garnering NL Cy Young talk in the process. But fellow P Ben Sheets has been battling arm problems throughout September, and Sabathia may not be able to pitch in Game 1, having pitched the Brewers into the playoffs on Sunday. The Brewers' bullpen is somewhat o f a li­ ability, w ith P Salomon Torres floundering over the last few weeks. The Phillies led the majors in homeruns, w ith 1B Ryan Howard and 2B Chase Utley providing the most pop. Howard has a penchant for coming up w ith a big hit when the Phillies need it, and they will need plenty against Sabathia.

Philadelphia will look to rebound after being swept by the Rockies in the first round last season, while the Brewers are just happy to be in the playoffs. The Phillies are deeper and more talented than Milwaukee, and the experience of last year's defeat will propel the Phillies into the next round.

Prediction: Phillies in 5

CHICAGO WHITE SOX/MINNESOTA TWINS VS. TAMPA BAY RAYS When Tampa is pitching Tampa's pitching— the Rays gave up the second-fewest runs in the AL— is solely respon­ sible for the Rays being the feel-good story o f 2008. Pitchers Scott Kazmir, James Shields, and Matt Garza will pose a formidable threat to either Chicago or Minnesota. But the bullpen has been the Rays' key to success— J.P. Howell held the leads while Troy Percival got the saves.

The White Sox and Twins have scored about the same number of runs, but the White Sox use the long ball, while the Twins use small ball— speed and base hits. Chicago sluggers 1B Paul Konerko and RF Jermaine Dye carry the South Siders, while the centrepiece o f the Twins' line-up is Canadian iB Justin Morneau. But either team will struggle to score against the Rays' dominant pitching staff.

When Chicago/Minnesota is pitching The White Sox and Twins'pitching staffs have posted similar results in 2008. Often brilliant, but sometimes ineffective, the starters and bullpens o f both teams have taken their respec­ tive fan bases on a rollercoaster ride this season. But the closers, Minnesota's Joe Nathan, and Chicago's Bobby Jenks, have been the linchpins o f their their respective staffs. Young phenom 3B Evan Longoria is Tampa's offensive leader. Batting is not this team's strength, though, as they are collectively hitting only .260 this season. The middle o f the infield— SS Jason Bartlett and 2B Akinori Iwamura— leads the Rays in batting average.

When the Tribune w ent to press, Tampa Bay's opponent was yet to be determined. But any team that escapes from this series will crash the American League Championship Series, as none o f these teams were in playoff discussions at the beginning o f the season. The Rays have the strongest pitching o f the three, and that advantage will see them through to the second round.

Prediction: Rays in 5

BOSTON RED SOX VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM When L.A. is pitching Pitchers John Lackey, Ervin Santana, and Joe Saunders have a stellar 3.57 combined ERA. While Santana remains untested against the former World Series champions, Lackey and Saunders have each gone 2-0 against the Red Sox this season. The Angels'dominant bullpen propelled them to a 61-28 record in games decided by one or tw o runs, led by closer Francisco Rodriguez, who set a major league record w ith 62 saves. For Boston, 2B Dustin Pedroia and 3B Kevin Youkilis will continue to dominate at the plate, and midseason pickup LF Jason Bay has admirably filled the void left by Manny Ramirez, batting .298 since joining Boston. If DH David Ortiz can regain his playoff spark, and if 3B Mike Lowell and CF J.D. Drew return to the lineup healthy, Boston will hold a slight advantage at the plate.

When Boston is pitching Pitcher Josh Beckett's status is uncertain heading into the playoffs, and lefty Jon Les­ ter will likely start Game 1— that sets Lester up to pitch a possible Game 4 at Fenway Park, where he threw a no-hitter earlier this season, went 11-1 and amassed a 2.49 ERA. P Daisuke Matsuzaka has gone 18-2 w ith a 2.80 ERA this season. The Red Sox pitching will be offset by a lethal Angels lineup, led by RF Vladimir Guerrero and mid-season pickup iB MarkTeixeira.

Since Teixeira joined the squad in July, Guerrero's batting average has climbed from .276 to .363, while Teixeira is hitting .356 in an Angels uniform. With Guerrero batting fourth behind Teixeira, these tw o sluggers have the skill to do to the Red Sox w hat Ortiz and Ramirez did to the Angels last year: sweep them out o f the playoffs.

L.A. dominated Boston this season, going 8-1 and w inning eight straight after an initial loss at Fenway. The Angels are the best road team in the majors, which could neutralize the Red Sox nation's influence. The Fenway faithful will have to put on the performance o f a life­ tim e to slow this team down.

Prediction: Angels in 4

LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS. CHICAGO CUBS When Chicago is pitching The front o f the Cubs' starting rotation has been solid throughout the season. Pitchers Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, and midseason acquisition Rich Harden have combined for a 3.22 ERA.The bullpen is Chicago's only real weakness, as middle relief has been hard to come by for much o f the season, but RPs Carlos Marmol and Kerry Wood should be able to hold a lead. The Dodgers'season turned around LF Manny Ramirez, whose OPS in Dodger blue is an unconscionable 1.232, joined the team. But the rest o f the line-up, outside o f RF Andre Ethier, is a liability— the Dodgers have scored the fourth fewest runs in the National League.

When L.A. is pitching Derek Lowe, Boston's 2004 hero and the Dodgers' Game 1 starter, brings much needed postseason experience to this pitching staff, because Chad Billingsley and Hiroki Kuroda have never pitched in October. The Dodgers' bullpen is about as unreliable as the Cubs', but closer Takashi Saito has been slightly more effective than Wood in 2008.The Cubs'line-up scored the most runs o f the eight playoff teams, and is strong from top to bottom . LF Alfonso Soriano, iB Derrek Lee, and 3B Aramis Ramirez supply the power, and utility man Mark DeRosa had 87 RBI at the bottom o f the order this season.

The Cubs are arguably the deepest and most talented team in the playoffs, and while the Dodgers may possess the hottest hitter in baseball right now, the Cubs'run-producers should be able to neutralize him. Chicago also has 100 years o f history on their side. This could actu­ ally be the year.

Prediction: Cubs in 4

22 • Sports • 30.09.08

The McGill Tribune

SOCCER— REDMEN 2, LAVAL 0

McGill pushes past third-ranked Laval Y o u n g

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Kailan L eung Rookies Yohann Capolungo and Michael Stein both notched goals as McGill blanked the visiting Laval Rouge et Or 2-o at Molson Stadium on Friday night.

Laval came into the game as the heavy favourite— ranked third in the country— but as the stadium lights illuminated a persistent drizzle over the field, the Redmen controlled the pitch w ith a combination o f speed, savvy, and superior skill.

The small but spirited contingent o f McGill fans did not have to wait long for something to cheer about, as Capolungo opened up the scoring w ith a rocket to the bottom left o f the Laval net just 20 minutes into regulation.

"I didn't think," said Capolungo, a freshman midfielder from Vallon, France. "I just saw the ball, kicked, and [hoped] it went in. I don't do anything special. I try my best, and do what I can to help the team win."

McGill's youth— six freshmen played in Friday's game— was responsible for the team's on-field creativity and energy, but the squad's inexperience led to the occasional mental lapse. In the game's first 15 minutes the Redmen struggled to control the ball, could not make any meaningful runs, gave up balls in the air, and allowed Laval to move freely up the sidelines. The defence picked up midway through the first half, however. Better defensive positioning led to more takeaways and chances to counterattack.

Laval had a number o f scoring opportunities in the first half, but could only muster one decent shot on target— a strike from just outside the box that landed right in the hands o f senior goalkeeper Olivier Boulva, who tallied the clean sheet w ith five saves.

"It's im portant that the [younger players] understand that the season goes by so quickly," said Boulva. "We've got twelve games, and six at home ... if we win those six [home] games we're in a good place in the standings and can aim for first.

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McGill's confidence and co­ hesiveness were apparent from the start o f the second half. The continuing rain appeared to have a dampening effect on the spirit o f the Rouge et Or, as the Redmen controlled the passing game in the centre o f the field and limited the effectiveness of Laval's forwards.

Although McGill dom inat­ ed possession in the second half, a few communication errors led to some golden opportunities for the opposition. Laval inex­ plicably failed to connect on a point blank header, and could not make anything o f several loose balls on the ground in­ side the McGill penalty box. The Redmen also had their share of difficulties finding the back of the net, failing to capitalize on a three-on-three opportunity midway through the second half and conceding consecutive corner kicks as a result.

With seven minutes left in regulation, freshman forward Stein took a deflection o ff o f a McGill corner and plowed a shot past Laval goalkeeper Vincent Cournoyer, effectively seal­ ing the win for the home team. Stein's late goal clearly took all the remaining fight out o f the opposition, and McGill was able to give some o f their rookies more playing tim e in the dying minutes.

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With continued practice, veteran leadership, and the maturation o f some already stellar freshmen, the Redmen— now tied for first in the Quebec conference at 3-0-2— look to be well positioned to make a run at the league championship this year. The title chase continues when McGill completes a home-and-home series against Laval in Quebec City on Friday at 330 p.m. ■

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Agenda for the General Assembly Students’ Society of McGill University October 7th 2pm - Three Bares Park

O rdre du jour de L ’Assemblée Général Association Etudiante de l’Université McGill le 7 Octobre 14h00- Three Bares Park

S tu d e n ts m u s t b r in g th e ir M c G ill ID s.

L e s é tu d ia n ts d o iv e n t a p p o r te r le u r id e n tifia n t M c G ill.

1.0 Call to order 2.0 Adoption o f the Agenda 3.0 Announcements 4.0 Report o f the Executive Committee 5.0 Old Business 5.1 Motion Re: Clubs and Services 5.2 Motion Re: Student Services 6.0 New Business 6.1 Motion Re: Catered House Party 6.2 Motion Re: SSMU Support for the Association of McGill Undergraduate Student Employees (AMUSE) 6.3 Motion Re: Military Recruitment 6.4 Motion Re: Administrators Identified as Star Wars Characters 6.5 Motion Re: Military Research 6.6 Motion re: No Pants Fridays 7.0 Adjournment

1.0 Appel à l ’ordre 2.0 Adoption de l’ordre du jour 3.0 Annonces 4.0 Rapport du comité exécutif 5.0 Ancien ordre 5.1 Motion Concernant: Priorités de l ’AEUM 5.2 Motion Concernant: Services alimentaires 6.0 Nouvel ordre 6.1 Motion Concernant: Fête chez la principale, repas compris 6.2 Motion Concernant: Soutien à l ’Association des Etudiants Employés à McGill 6.3 Motion Concernant: Recrutement militaire à l’Université McGill 6.4 Motion Concernant: La désignation des administrateurs d’après les personnages de Star Wars 6.5 Motion Concernant: La recherche militaire à McGill 6.6 Motion Concernant: Les vendredis sans pantalon 7.0 Ajournement

Motions of the Regular General Assembly

Motions de l ’assemblée général régulière

F a ll 2 0 0 8 M otion Re: Clubs and Services** M otion Re: Student Services**

A u to m n e 200 8 M otion Concernant : Priorités de l’AÉUM** M otion C o n ce r n a n t : S erv ices alim en ta ires* *

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

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M otion Concernant : Fête chez la principale, repas compris Be it resolved that the Students’ Society of McGill University lobby the principal of the University to host a catered house party open to all McGill undergraduates as a fundraiser for student groups.

Soit-il résolu que l’Association Étudiante de l’Université McGill fasse pression sur la principale de l ’Université pour organiser une fête (repas compris) ouverte à tous les étudiants qui serve de collecte de fonds pour tous les associations étudiantes.

M otion Re: SSMU Support for the Association o f McGill Undergraduate Students Employees (AM USE)

M otion Concernant : Soutien à l ’Association des Étudiants Employés à M cGill

Be it resolved that the SSMU officially support the creation o f the Association o f McGill Undergraduate Student Employees; Be it further resolved that the SSMU offer its full logistical and organizational support to the campaign in non-fmancial ways and within the bounds o f the law.

Soit-il résolu que l ’AEUM soutienne officiellement la création de l’Association des Étudiants Èmployés à McGill, Soit-il résolu que l’AÉUM offre son soutien logistique et organisationnel à la campagne par des moyens non-financiers et dans les limites de la loi.

M otion Re: Catered House Party

M otion Re: M ilitary Recruitm ent at M cGill University

M otion Concernant : La désignation des administrateurs d ’après les personnages de Star Wars

Be it resolved that SSMU not allow military publicity or recruitment in the Shatner Building, or through any other space, event or publication o f the society, Be it further resolved that the SSMU actively oppose the presence of military publicity of recruitment on the downtown McGill campus.

Soit-il résolu que dans tous les rapports du conseil, les noms des personnes suivantes soient remplacés : Heather Munroe Blum sera désormais reconnue sous le nom d ’ « Emperor Munroe Blum ». Morton Mendelson sera désormais reconnu sous le nom de « Darth Mendelson ».

M otion Re: Administrators to be identified as Star Wars characters

M otion Concernant : Recrutem ent m ilitaire à l’Université McGill

Be it resolved that in all council reports, names o f the following people be replace: Heath Munroe Blum shall hereby be known as “Emperor Monroe Blum” Morton Mendelson shall hereby be known as “Darth Mendelson”

M otion Re: M ilitary Research at M cGill Be it resolved that the SSMU oppose any McGill involvement in the development o f thermobaric weapons, Be it further resolved that the SSMU support the implementation o f a policy for public transparency and ethical evaluation of all research at McGill funded by, or done in collaboration with a Military agency.

M otion Re: No Pants Fridays Be it resolved that every 3rd Friday o f the month become a McGill wide holiday known as “No Pants Friday,” where students may not be persecuted for a lack o f pants.

*Quorumfor a regular or special general assembly is one hundred (100) members of the association fro at least four differentfaculties or schools. Qualified Quorumfor this general assembly shall be 397 students, or 2% of the undergraduate population of McGill.

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Soit-il résolu que l’AÉUM cesse d ’autoriser la publicité ou le recrutement militaire dans le bâtiment Shatner, ou à travers quelconque espace, évènement ou publication de l’Association, Soit-il aussi résolu que l’AÉUM s’oppose activement à la présence de publicité militaire ou de recrutement militaire dans le campus du centre-ville de McGill.

Motion Concernant : La recherche m ilitaire à McGill Soit-il résolu que l’AÉUM cesse d ’autoriseç la publicité ou le recrutement militaire dans le bâtiment Shatner, ou à travers quelconque espace, évènement ou publication de l’Association, Soit-il aussi résolu que l ’AÉUM s’oppose activement à la présence de publicité militaire ou de recrutement militaire dans le campus du centre-ville de McGill.

M otion Concernant : Les vendredis sans pantalon Soit-il résolu que chaque troisième vendredi du mois devienne un jour de congé à McGill, durant lequel les étudiants ne peuvent pas être persécutés pour absence de pantalon.

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