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Volume 8 Issue 18

G r a d u a t e s e c e s s io n v o t e t o p r o c e e d BY SU ZY C O STO M RHONDA YARIN

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At their Council Meeting on Febru ary 1, the Post Graduate Students’ Society(PGSS)voted to hold a mailballot referendum on the question o f continued graduate student member ship in the Students’ Society o f McGill University (SSMU). The referendum, to be conducted between February 21 and March 14, will ask graduate students, who are currently members o f SSMU, whether they want “the University to terminate graduate studentmembership in SSMU and stop collecting SSMU fees from graduate students.” The relationship between the PGSS and SSMU has been continuously strained in recent years. Two years ago, a graduate student referendum which gave the PGSS a “mandate to negotiate for autonomy from SSMU” was held, a sort of ‘sovereignty asso

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ciation’ arrangement. Despite subse quent negotiations and student refer endums, the issue has not been re solved to either group’s satisfaction. The upcoming referendum is the latest attempt by PGSS to deal with the prob lem. Interviews with SSMU President Nancy Côté, and PGSS President Lee Iverson revealed highly contrasting interpretations o f the issue at hand. To begin with, Iverson argued that the PGSS was “dragged into” the SSMU against its wishes. Côté, however, stated that “if one looked at the records from that time, there existed no min utes from Council or Senate meetings where graduate concern [of joining SSMU] was expressed.” Furthermore, Côté is not convinced that the ongoing PGSS dissatisfaction described by Iverson is shared by the majority o f graduate students. This is the reason she gives for the SSM U’s reluctance to grant the PGSS its inde

o f s p e n d in g BY SARAH JOHNSON Despite a loss o f $8,000, the Arts and Science Undergraduates Society (A SU S)’s financial report for Nuclear Winter Week was ratified by council members last Wednesday. The handwritten report, which was presented to the council by Winter W eek co-ordinator P.J. Murphy, noted that $7,000 of the total loss had previ ously been guaranteed by the council to finance guest speakers, resulting in aremaining loss o f $ 1 , 0 0 0 that had not been expected. Specific expenses include $160 on cab fare for speakers, $ 1 0 0 on unex plained photocopies at Copieville, $1750 on newspaper ads, $160 on a movie camera rental and videos, and $ 1 0 0 on approximately ten movies. “There was a serious problem with spillage all week” commented ASUS President Jeremy Boal, in reference to the amount o f beer that was consumed without payment, or else given away by workers at the events. He attributes this to the low number o f ASUS coun cil members working at events. “Eve rybody thinks someone else is going to do it, so there were a lot o f people working who weren’t ASUS, and everybody who worked was drunk. There was one roadie who took 18 beers.” Boal says that the amount o f money that was lost due to spillage cannot be estimated.

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“Our job isn’t to make a profit,” asserts Boal. He argues that the ASUS Council is elected to make decisions for constituents and that activities are planned to please them. Boal says that every faculty has a week-long winter carnival which attracts attention to the faculty and which is more effective than randomly held events. He ex plains that Nuclear Winter Week was scheduled to take place one week be fore S.S.M .U.’s Snowtime Winter Carnival because that was when the most ballroom dates were available. According to Boal, Nuclear Winter Week was planned on a “floating budget, meaning that w e have faith in our programme co-ordinators. There were very loose guidelines.” Refer ring to the council’s agreement to underwrite speakers, Boal says “We knew we wouldn’t be making a profit. You’re taking a gamble. W e’d never have any speakers if we had to worry about making a profit.” Co-ordinator P.J. Murphy claims that events were planned to represent the interests o f all students. “We could have Kraft dinner wrestling every night, but not everyone would be interested. Our speakers were serious. It was something which we thought many students would enjoy and benefit from.” He admits that low attendance may have been a problem, saying that he had been hoping for around 400 students for both speakers, while the average turnout was about250. Murphy

pendence from SSMU. She declares that that the PGSS “has never had a mandate to withdraw from SSMU.” Iverson considers SSM U’s motives to be purely monetary. Put simply, if au tonomy is achieved, graduate students will no longer be required to pay S SM U fees, according to Iverson. The issue o f money is in fact one of the main reasons why the PGSS wants autonomy from the SSMU. Presently, all McGill students pay the same SSMU fees, regardless o f whether they are graduate or undergraduate students. However, according to Iverson, a sur vey conducted two years ago proved that graduate students as a group did not use SSMU facilities and services to the same extent that undergraduate students did. Still, today, Iverson feels that gradu ate students are paying a “dispropor tionate amount” o f SSMU fees when compared to the benefits they gain. While they collectively pay an esti-

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s p illin g thinks that a reason for the poor turnout may be that the new pub Annie’s is now attracting the ballroom crowd. Still, he feels that the speakers were appreciated by those who came. “Just because they didn’t attract thousands doesn’t mean they weren’t a success.” Boal does not think that the atten dance was unsatisfactory. “I was hop ing that people would turn out and they did, and that made me happy. 400 people was P.J.’sprediction, notmine.” He does think that lack o f promotion may have had an impact, and that he would not again plan an event so close to the beginning o f the semester. In B oal’s opinion, the loss o f $8,000 is not unduly serious. Each arts and science student pays a ten dollar fee to the ASUS, giving the society an an nual budget o f $120,000. Says Boal, “We received $22,000 for program ming at the beginning o f the year and we haven’t spent nearly that much yet.” The budget presented to the Council did not include a full breakdown of expenditures and revenues for most events. Ticket prices and beer prices were not listed. Boal explains that everyone on the council knows what the breakdown is, adding that figures for the beer have not yet been worked out The report will be available for ref erence purposes for next year’s ASUS council.

mated $120,000 each year to SSMU, Iverson claims that graduate students use only $40,000 worth o f services. When questioned about the survey. Côté had a very different conclusion, stating that the “PGSS pays for what they use.” Iverson also contends that the SSMU and the PGSS do not share the same political concerns, and therefore, that autonomy is necessary for PGSS. He explains that many organizations who wish to gain information on student opinion atMcGill will go to the SSMU. In this way, the PGSS’s views, often substantially different from those of the SSMU, are “overlooked and com pletely disregarded.” Côté points out, however, that the PGSS is represented on the SSMU Council and therefore can take part in

the policy making process. Nonethe less, with only three seats on Council, Iverson argues that the PGSS is sub jected to the “tyranny o f the majority.” The other societies on the council represent undergraduate student con cerns. The bottom line is that Côté would like the PGSS to remain within the SSMU. She foresees a restructuring o f the SSMU Council which would in crease PGSS representation there. At the same time, however, Iverson be lieves that raising the level o f PGSS representation is “not enough.” The S SMU must recognize the “democratic right” o f graduate students to decide forthemselves whetherornot the PGSS will remain part of the larger SSMU. The forthcoming referendum will put the question directly to the students.

E n g in e e r s to v o te o n BY LINDA MILLER A referendum on the future o f the banned Plumbers’ Pot will be held in March, according to EUS President Peter Bissegger. The referendum could result in a decision to take the Pot underground. On November 17th, Dean o f Engi neering Pierre Belanger banned the publication and distribution o f the Plumbers' Pot on campus. At the time. Dean Belanger claimed that the Pot was “in bad taste,” and that he was “sick and tired o f the roller coaster ride.” Many other Canadian engineering papers similar in format to the Pot have ceased publication as well, due to pressure from the national organiza tion to “clean up engineering’s im age.” The Plumbers’ Pot, for those not familiar with it, was the subject of some intense debate during its exis tence. Much attention was brought to it from various groups at McGill, espe cially the Women’s Union, which decried the paper as “sexist and misogynistic.” The Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) has resolved to leave it up to the students to decide the future o f the controversial paper. Some have seen the Pot as a source of bad public ity for the engineers, and they are now in the process o f questioning whether or not they want the paper to return. Peter Bissegger, President of the EUS, feels that the Pot has overshadowed the good doings of the engineers; “W e’d be doing these great things for charity, but then the Pot issue would

come out and everything good would go down the drain.” This will be Bissegger’s last term in office, and he feels from past experience that the Pot’s format needs serious reconsid eration. He also believes that many graduating engineering students hold the same opinion. There will be three choices pre sented to the engineers at the referen dum; to continue the publication, to discontinue the publication and have the funds redirected into the EUS, or to create a new publication without an emphasis on gender-based humour. However, if the referendum does pass EUS Council, the Pot will go underground and its format will carry on, with a whole new dimension: there will be no censorship, and it will be published independently of McGill, with no EUS funds alloted towards it. Bissegger says he will probably vote against the Pot’s reinstatement in the upcoming referendum, which will also include a vote on the new EUS consti tution. A new paper would be the best alternative, in his opinion: “We don’t mind being perceived as rowdy engi neers, cheering the football team, we kind o f like that, but we don’t like to be considered sexists.” Engineering students will examine both the good and the bad aspects o f the Plumbers' Pot and a decision will be rendered based on the outcome of the referendum along with the new EUS constitution. According to Phil Watts, editor of

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BY SHANNON ALDINGER Montreal’sBlackTheatreWorkshop (BTW) recently cancelled their sched uled production of Desperate Angel, a play inspired by the shooting death o f Anthony Griffin at the hands of MUC Police. The play was scheduled to open Feb. 9 at the McGill Players’ Theatre. “It’s a complicated issue. The whole thing got really out of proportion so we decided to cancel it,” says playwright and McGill graduate Kalunga Lima. BTW cancelled the play due to script problems and potential legal difficul ties. Lima’s final draftof the script was not what BTW had expected the sto ryline to be. “When I told people I was writing the play, I think they expected a play based on police brutality versus the

poor victimized black society - the whole stereotypical racism scene. But I wrote the play from a different per spective. I didn’t write it from the po lice’s view - whether or not racism is involved isn’t for me to decide, the courts are doing that right now.” “I took the the view of a teenager who finds living in the street better than living at home. From there, my play questions why there is such a high rate o f crime among black youth, ” says Lima. “The play is not based on the An thony Griffin incident, it’s simply inspired by his tragedy,” explains the playwright. But according to Elizabeth Armony, General Manager o f BTW, “The fact that the script wasn’t going right brought other problems into focus:

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there was the possibility of legal prob lems and we were advised that it wasn’t the best time to perform it. We had to take into account the sensitivities of others. The case concerning Allan Gosset has been appealed and An thony Griffin’s mother was worried about that implication.” Armony would not comment on who had advised the group not to perform the play. When asked to comment on rumours that the group had received threats from an anonymous caller, she claimed, “No, this is news to me. I hadn’t heard that at all.” Griffin was a nineteen year-old unarmed Black teenager who was shot to death on Nov. 11, 1987 by Con stable Allan Gosset. Griffin had taken a cab but was unable to pay the fare when he arrived

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a few wipe-outs along the way. It was found that shorter engineers made better trikers. While the trikers triked, a van followed them playing music to keep them rockin’. The Trike-a-thon proved to be a resounding •Si success. g Future plans for the PPO a include a food drive during .5 Easter, during which they will collect only chocolate products for children. The engi■g neering students also plan to erect a toll booth on a Mon tréal street, with proceeds going to charity.

On Sunday, February 5, there were engineers riding tricycles through the busy streets o f Montréal. Hadmidterm stress finally gotten to them? Maybe, but this Sunday’s tri cycle trek was conducted for purely philanthropic reasons. The engineers o f McGill were raising money to help in the fight againstCerebral Palsy. As usual, the Plumber’s Philharmonic Or chestra (PPO) organized the engineering fund raiser. Triking for cerebral palsy. Other PPO campaigns have If you are interested in included a 40 Beer Club (other making a donation to the fight against ing Week. One o f the events was a w ise known as a Beer-a-thon) to raise Cerebral Palsy, contact the Cerebral tricycle derby through an obstacle money to fight Cerebral Palsy, renova Palsy Association o f Québec, Inc. at course. Since most o f the students had tion of shelters for battered women, (514)374-8860 or write to .-Cerebral had experience riding tricycles, the and the Engineering Blood Drive. In Palsy Association o f Québec, Inc., 1415 Trike-a-thon was a popular fundrais charge o f all o f these events were S anto rue Jarry Est., Bureau 200, Montréal, ing idea. The trikes were reinforced for Manna, a third year engineering stu PQ H3E 1A7 adult weights, although there were still dent and senator, and Guy LaFond, a second year engineering student. Last Friday, the PPO had a table in the Union Building to collect money. However, most o f the money raised before the Trike-a-thon took place was made by parents and friends of trikers. Before the door-to-door collection began, over $3000 had already been raised. They started at 11 A.M. on Nominations are now being called for the Scarlet Sunday from the Roddick Gates and Key Award which distinguishes those students who cycled around downtown, each engi deserve recognition for their contributions to McGill neer peddling about 300 meters. The remaining engineers approached pas aside from academic achievement. Excellence in lead sers-by, asked for and usually received ership, effort, and ability to motivate and involve donations. Later, they boarded a bus others will be especially considered. Any student and travelled to a Holiday Inn in Point Claire, and then onto a Sears ware exhibiting such qualities while maintaining academic house in St. Laurent, collecting money commitments may be nominated for the receipt of this from suburbanites. honour. Manna was sure to point out that the PPO was not riding tricycles just to Students or persons wishing to nominate a student create an image for themselves: they may pick up application kits at the Students' Society act outlandishly because they want to draw attention to their causes. When General Office, 3480 McTavish Street, Room 105. asked why the PPO had been given Upon completion, application forms may be re such an appellation, Manna could not

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wants to deal with the violence, they must look at their own lives and get their kids off the streets,” says Lima. “Being Black myself, I think I’m entitled to show this play. It isn’t enough to bring the incident to court. We (the Black community) must help ourselves,” Lima stresses. Lima predicts that BTW probably willnotproducetheplayata later date, but that he’d like to see it produced by another company. “As the writer, the play belongs to me and I can go to another company to have it produced. BTW is funded by the government in order to provide cultural entertainment to the Black community and you can’t bite the hand that feeds you. While BTW is respon sible to the government, I’m respon sible only to myself. I have no qualms about going somewhere else to have it produced,” says Lima.

at his destination. He was then taken into police custody. When he identi fied him self under a false name, he was arrested. A computer search found that Griffin had a previous police rec ord that included several entries. As Gosset took Griffin from the car, Grif fin attempted to run and Gosset shot him in the back of the head. Although Gosset claimed the shoot ing was an accident, he was charged with manslaughter. He was acquitted last February but remains fired from the MUC force. The whole incident aroused great tension in Montreal’s Black commu nity. “I was disappointed by the whole situation because the community stood up against the police and ignored the fact that many Anthony Griffins still exist on the street just awaiting the same tragedy. If the Black community

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ANEEQ makes last-ditch attempt Show your face, Paul to burn McGill To the Editor

"We must train our Social-Democratic practical workers to become political leaders, able to guide all the manifes tations o f this universal struggle, able at the right lime to 'dictate a positive program o f action' for the discontented students.” - V.l. Lenin, What Is to B e Done?

ANEEQ, the Association nationale dq étudiantes et étudiants du Québec, is holding â conference on the theme “Universities to meet our needs” at Concordia University this weekend. Ordinarily, 1 would say, “So what? All I need is another contrived discussion from a bunch o f so-called activists pretending lo represent my interests.” This confer ence is different. ANEEQ - o f which McGill is not a member - represents mainly French CEGEPs. For the past few years, they have been hammering away at Education Minister Claude Ryan to “make Québec post-secondary education more acces sible.” This would be all well and good if thetr position had been thought out beforehand: ANEEQ doesn't seem to understand that making university education “more accessible” (i.e. cheap, with elaborate loans and bursaries pro grammes) is irrelevant when the universities arc criminally underfunded in the first place. If McGill declines much further, due to underfunding and neglect, the Québec government couldn’t give places away. ANEEQ has the cart before the horse. But o f course, underfunding per se has never been much o f a problem for most members o f ANEEQ: the under funding which has plagued McGill, Concordia and Bishop’s has barely touched other universities in the province. Colour me a reactionary if you want, but ANEEQ has taken a decidedly “it’s not our problem” stance on the issue o f underfunding for tod long. So why has ANEEQ changed its tune all of a sudden? T h e answer is quite obvious. While ANEEQ, with misplaced visions o f a return to the Paris upheavals of 1968, was calling for students to take to the streets to petulantly yell the equivalent of “Ryan, you shitheadl”, McGill, along with other universities, was quietly pressuring the Québec government to change the university financing formula. Both SSMU and the McGill Administration were making reasonable, constructive proposals, culminating in the creation o f a new Québec student organization, FEQ/QFS, and an illuminating proposal entitled Vers un financement équitable des universités québécoises. What did all of ANEEQ’s screaming and self-styled revolutionary action result in? Not much, but I wouldn’t want to step in it. So ANEEQhas suddenly become interested in the issues that really matters to Québec students: underfunding. ANEEQ’s llth-hour conversion represents an underhanded attempt to sabotage the new Quebec Federation o f Students (FEQ/QFS), and should be exposed for the cheap attempt to pull the wool over students’ eyes that it is. Where was ANEEQ five years ago when Québec universities, particularly McGill, were getting really screwed?

-Paul Michell

D e fe n d in g To the Editor W e would like to respond to the re marks made by Farhad Karim in “Com ment: Problems with Dawson Hall” in the issue o f January 31. Regarding course change week, Mr. Karim was incorrect in his description o f the procedures used. Students who were one day late, could withdraw from and add courses automatically. Those who had valid reasons for not handing cards in on time, could appeal foraDrop/Add. The fact that this appeal could take a few days would not result in their being unable to add a course. The same was true for students arriv ing after Monday. They would all have to make a formal appeal: however, those who had valid excuses could be given a Drop/Add, while others would probably receive a W/Add. One o f the major causes o f diffi culty at this time is the belief that one can - indeed should - ‘shop around’ until the very last minute. This pro duces ahugerushof students in Dawson Hall on the last two days: 1250 ap peared on Thursday and over 2000 on Friday. It also results in another wave after the weekend of those who did not succeed in finding an academic ad viser by the deadline. Moving the Drop period to the middle o f the term would solve little here: most students drop ping courses also want to add others.

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And no matter where you set the dead line, there will always be those who have difficulty meeting it. It should be added that professors have been urg ing a shorter, rather than longer course change period, because o f the disrup tion it causes in the classroom. The Drop/Add deadline is also linked to the production o f class rolls, transcripts and the final examination schedule. It is all too easy, and no doubt satis fying, to blame the faceless monster ‘bureaucracy’ for the fact that som e thing one wanted has not been ac cepted without question. If you don’t like the news, you can at least attack the messenger. However, the regula tions which the staff at Dawson Hall enforce are not o f their creation. They arise from policies passed by the Fac ulties concerned, in a process in which both academic staff and students par ticipate. Sel f-govemment creates rules that become binding on the commu nity as a whole. In an office that must serve over 8 , 0 0 0 students in facilities which are, by necessity rather than choice, cramped and uncomfortable, it is not surprising that at peek periods the atmosphere can be somewhat strained. The staff in the ‘front line’ are expected to deal with student in quiries and requests as quickly as possible, while checking for possible problems. This is unavoidable in an

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I wish to protest a certain column by a man who’s afraid to show his real face, instead hiding behind the m askof Pat Sajak, who’s probably lots better looking (and that says something!). I am speaking o f course, o f Paul Horwitz, news editor, column writer and blasphemer o f a model American. How dare you insult a man who is much funnier then your deceased grand mother and probably better looking, though never having seen your face I don’t know. To insult devoted fans who stay up till twelve thirty just to hear a top ten list is to show that you have never had ten original ideas in your life. It seems hypocritical to first crack Dan Quayle jokes and then, in the same column, to libelously assault the David Letterman show for lack of humour and literary skill. Also, I wish to thank you for pointing out that B arbara Bush is “gruesome and horrify ing”. At least she isn’t afraid to have her picture in the newspapers. And “speaking of loose morals”: whose morals are we talking about here some frustrated game show host wan nabe. Perhaps the time spent blasting NBC (the same network that brought us Star Trek) for showing “soft pom ”

might have been better spent writing his column, then watching stupid shows like Nightingales. As regards to Mr. Horwitz’s first paragraph, why does he tell us that January is indoor month on the 31st? Perhaps because it took him that long to realize? Next year, when he uses this same article again, we suggest it be printed in an earlier issue, so that the readers can absorb Mr. Horwitz’s comments of the month before it is over. Anyone who writes such trashy articles, cannot expect to ever make $ 10 000 in his life time. It is also my duty to inform you that a copy o f this column has been sent to The Late Night with David Letterman show, for his consideration and rebuttal.

Erin “Stormtrooper” Berry U1 Arts Derek “Derrick” Webster U1 Arts Philippe “Fast Eddie” Richards U1 Arts Don “Not the Weatherman” McGowan U1 Arts Alex “Phallix” Usher U1 Arts Rob “Gary Powers”Winters U1 Arts ed note: It took six o f you to write this ?

B a n D is n e y la n d To the Editor I must protest “The Disneyland Tapes” o f January 31st. If the Trib is the students’ paper, then why are we subjected to boring trash? I feel safe speaking for those who bothered to read it. Horwitz we don’t need your advice on kinky sex in January, and even if we did, it would be redundant; i.e. wake up and smell the coffee, you published on the 31st! Secondly, the only farce around now is your Pat Sajak fetish. And thirdly, speaking of nosedives within today’s “diseased cesspool” of popular culture(e.g. your article, “Nightingales”) didn’t your first ar ticle claim that this could be a good thing? Judging from your own column misleading and unfair to a staff which cares about students and works hard on their behalf.

Martin Petter Associate Dean Faculty of Arts RogerRigelhof Associate Dean (Student Affairs) Faculty of Science

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(which is crumbling already) it seems proper that you defend today’s popu lar culture that is “devoid of both quality and conscience”. So why do you at tack David Letterman? Chopping at your foundations isn’t wise, especially if (in this case) you must be funny to prove the point! It is true that Letterman has stag nated of late, but at the moment you are playing the sucker to his insurance salesman, so I wouldn’t talk about farces - or loose morals, for that mat ter. Please don’t write another, it pains many students (though it gives others hope that they can have unimaginative trash published, too). Derek W ebster

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Error: In the article “Losses predicted for ASUS Winter Week”, it was mis takenly reported that both sched uled speakers during Nuclear Winter Week were moved toGert’s due to low turn-out. In fact, neither speaker was moved. It was the Comedy night which was relocated to Gert’s. The Tribune regrets the error.

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W ITH PAUL HORW ITZ I tell you, I barely have time to breathe these days. It’s bad enough that NBC (the network with the moral clout o f Bill Cosby) scheduled its inter estingly ethics-free Full Exposure: the Sex Tapes Scandal right before mid terms, but now I find myself forced to spend all my time answering my vol umes o f intensely, um, up close and personal fan mail. Let me just make these brief replies while I have the time: Derek, Derek, stop trying so hard. I’ll be your Valentine. And Alex: I ’m glad to see that the events o f Sexual Assault Awareness Week didn’t pre vent you from taking the macho nick name o f “Phallix”. But it seems some how inappropriate; try “dickhead” instead. This Is the Postmodern Dept: It

seems that old cultural icons never die, they only come back and do terrible guest appearances with new cultural icons. Imagine my surprise last Sun day when I turned on the television to watch -hey, it’s my job! - Day by Day, a show whose declared intention is to stretch the boundaries o f mediocrity, and found that a posse o f members of the Brady Bunch were guest starring. Those of us still receiving medical treatment after watching AVery Brady Christmas were not amused. I hear the Bradys are also doing an episode of The Struggle for Democracy (“Hey Alice! Does the polity have the right to overthrow the sovereign in a national emergency?”) The trend was in evi dence elsewhere, as AIf -like I said, it’s my job- spent an episode believing that Elvis Presley was not only alive, but living next door. Please, fellas! One fat, unamusing nonhuman at a time, if you don’t mind. If we don’t stop this alarming exhumation trend soon, imagine what might be next- Jim Morrison might show up again for a cameo on Head o f the Class, and then...prime time anarchy. My personal physician has advised me to say at least one nice thing a week, and those damn Canadian-con tent people have been on my tail again, so let’s try to get these nasty kind

D ia lo g u e s tr u g g le o n BY M OIRA MACDONALD Language is considered by most people to be a means of communica tion, but the current Québec language debate seems to have been about any thing but communication, degenerat ing into one big shouting match. That is, until Angelo Nikolakakis came along with the idea for Dialogue Québec. Dialogue Québec came to fruition yesterday morning in room 232 o f the Leacock building, where a large and multi-opinionated audience had come to listen to and speak about the diverse views surrounding the section 178 issue. A seven-member panel was as sembled at the front, including McGill political theory professor Charles Taylor; former Alliance Québec presi dent Erik Meldoff; columnist Lysiane Gagnon o f La Presse; Jean Dorion of the Société Saint Jean-Baptiste; and the forum’s organizer, McGill politi ca l sc ie n c e student A n g elo Nikolakakis. The three-hour forum consisted of introductory speeches made by each panel member, an inter-panel discus sion and finally a question period for members o f the Dialogue audience. There was a roughly equal split in the use o f English and French during the discussion. Most panel members, although gen erallyrecognizing many o f the damag ing effects o f the recent language debate, felt optimistic about the future. Richard French, a Liberal member and former cabinet minister, sensed “a fundamental generosity o f spirit” in

nesses out of the way in one fell swoop: one o f the odds-on favourites for con cert o f the year is sure to be Bruce Cockbum’s upcoming show at the Théâtre St.-Denis. Bruce always gives consummate performances, and his new album, Big Circumstance, has some great material. Pawn your Tif fany albums if you absolutely must, but buy this record and go see the concert. Now back to our regularly scheduled sarcasm.

P.S: Spillage? Spillage? Sounds more like fucking Niagara Falls to me.

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la n g u a g e the Québec social milieu, where there was likely more linguistic tolerance than in political circles. Although he characterized Québec as “a distinct society with distinct problems” , he added that in Québec, “we have the means to live together and we will live together.” Lysiane Gagnon tried to piece together the fears o f both anglo phones and francophones regarding 178, noting that where francophones see French being made into a mere “façade” for the bilingualism inside commercial operations, anglophones see the new law as requiring English to be hidden “from daylight”, since only French can be displayed on external commericial signs. Gagnon appeared to favour a more multicultural society and said that most francophones be lieved in B ill 101 as a “kind o f protec tion” for French language and culture, although they did not mind the occas sional bilingual or even non-French unilingual sign. Jean Dorion, however, stated that he did not believe that bilin gualism was possible in Québec. The main issues raised concerned individual rights, the fate o f non-Eng lish minorities in Québec and whether the language debate is obscuring other important issues in Québec, such as the fate o f the homeless, university funding and Québec’s loss o f demo graphic weight in Canada. Charles Taylor thought that the rights question was the principle question in the 178 debate, typifying the law as “a raging bull with no peripheral vision”. Erik Meldoff was also concerned about rights, saying that the Québec govern ment’s invocation o f the notwithstand

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fM e m B e rs H ip f o r One parting remark: the February Harper's Index notes that 32% o f the episodes o f Gilligan's Island were about the castaways’ attempts to get off the island. This brings up yet again a question which still manages to drive me to the brink o f insanity in my more philosophical, reflective moments: if the Professor could build anything, up to and including a particle accelerator, on a tropical island, then why couldn’t he patch a hole in a goddamned boat? Has anybody conducted any research into the subject? Enquiring minds want to know. Next week: How to spot the politi cally correct student.

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This past week was Sexual Assualt Awareness Week at McGill. Or ganized by the Coalition Against Sexual Assualt, an independent oncampus group, the events aimed to raise consciousness about rape- and dispel a few myths. Rape is not

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On January 2, as part o f the Sexual Assault Awareness Week, a discussion was held on children and incest. Among the attendees was a therapist and friends ofincestvictims. Following the screening o f The Circle o f Healing, a film about the problem o f incest in a small comm unity, a discussion ensued. The following is the upshot of this discussion. Incest is a problem that transgresses every social class, every racial and economic group. No segment o f the

main obstacle to the healing process. Many women who begin therapy for other reasons do not acknowledge their abuse until therapy is in progress, suddenly “remembering” their sexual violation. Until the silence o f the vic tim is broken, the struggle with the psychological manifestations o f incest continues. The healing cannot begin. One o f the few hopes that therapists hold out for lessening the prevalence o f incest is education, primarily sex education for the young. Greater aware ness on the part of children enables them to recognize sexual assault when it occurs, and not mistake it for a

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“normal” parent-child relationship. Many young victims are prompted by films and discussions to come forward andrecount their own experiences with incest. Addressing the trauma o f an abused child early may help forestall later and longer-lasting problems in adulthood. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts o f therapists, social workers and sup port groups, the silence o f the abused remains largely unbreached, and the tragedy o f incest continues.

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population is spared. The sexual abuse o f a child by a family member destroys the childhood o f countless individu als: at least one in five women has been the victim o f incest (estimates for men are lower: one in ten). Because incest burdens the victim with feelings of fear, guilt and confusion, the vast majority o f cases go unreported. Incest may be the most undisclosed form o f sexual abuse. Incest is a complicated crime, in volving a distorted relationship be tween adult and child, and the subse quent betrayal o f the trust that nor mally exists within the family unit. The trauma o f incest extends far be yond the preliminary disturbance of the voyeurism, exhibitionism, fon dling, intercourse, oral-genital or anal contact by the adult. Threatened into secrecy or reluctant to disrupt the family by exposing the abuser, the child will carry the secret into adulthood, devel oping feelings o f depression, low self esteem and abandonment. Males in particular are often drawn into a selfperpetuating cycle in which the abused becomes the abuser : in one therapy group o f offenders 95% had them selves been victimized as children. The suppression o f the incest memo ries by an abused individual, is the

about sex, it is about violence. It can happen to any woman, what ever her age, race, economic class, physical appearance, etc. No woman, no matter how she dresses or acts, deserves to be raped. Yet there are seven rapes reported each

Do the police have the right to withold information that creates po tentially unsafe conditions for women? According to the woman, speaking at the “Politics o f Rape” forum last Thursday evening, they certainly do not. The woman, who did not reveal her name to the audience, believes that inadequate action by the Metropolitan o f Toronto Police Farce preceding her rape not only allowed it to occur, but also demonstrated that the Police Force’s approach to the crime o f rape is both insufficient and sexist. The woman was raped two years ago in Toronto. Her rape was the fifth o f a series o f attacks with similar surrounding circumstances in her area. The police knew that the rape victims had similar physical attributes, and that they all lived in second or third floor apartments with balconies in the Church-Wellesley area. The rapes had been committed on the same day of successive months. During the investigation the woman asked the Police why she had not been alerted that there was a rapist known to be in the area. The reply was simply that it was “not a police procedure.” Furthermore, they said, “women would become hysterical.” The woman mentioned that the police expressed the concern that the rapist might flee the area if a warning were issued. Following this exchange, the woman decided to warn women herself o f the rapist (since he had not yet been ar rested). She printed 2000 posters and held a community meeting to explain the danger women were in. Although invited, along with the media, the police declined to attend, claiming security concerns at a Dolly Parton concert

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were pressing their supply o f available officers that evening. The rapist was arrested three days later, probably, said the woman, due to pressure from the media. The woman has sued various mem bers o f the Metropolitan o f Toronto Police, alleging negligence in conduct ing the investigation. She is basing her suit on what she considers Charter of Rights violations, in the opinion that the police “placed the value of the criminal investigation above their duty to the public”, namely women. Thursday night, however, she as serted that the negligent treatment o f this case by the police comes from an insufficient approach to the crime of rape itself. There were 1100 reported rapes in Montreal last year, she said, adding that for each o f these there were probably ten more that went unre ported. Statistics like this for any one crime, she concluded, are “stagger ing”. Yet judging by the magnitude of rape, she continued, relatively little is being done by the police about it. If

any other crime happened four times a day, like rape, it would almost cer tainly receive special attention. But for all the police “squads” set up to deal with specific crimes, the rape problem fails to earn even this effort by the po lice. The woman went on to explain the problems she encountered as a rape victim dealing with the judicial sys tem, comprised almost completely of men. She described the series of “inter rogations” lasting up to seven hours each, as well as calls from the police in the middle of the night repeating ques tions they had “forgotten to write down”. The whole treatment, she concluded, was “totally insensitive.” However, the majority o f the feel ings she related to the audience were without doubt directed toward the police in their treatment of the crime itself. It is true, she said, that since it is men who rape, the crime is minimalized, and since the judicial system is still dominated by men, it is hard to make a judge believe that police treat ment o f rape is sexist.

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One night, a woman walking home along University is abducted by a group of men in a van. Another woman returns home to find her assailant waiting in her apartment lobby. In 1989, a paradox exists. By day the Women’s Movement forges bravely ahead while at night, it hur ries quietly along dark streets. The Coalition against Sexual Assault is working to prevent such occurances. In conjunction with Sexual Aware ness Week, students organized the Candlelight march and the WalkSafe-Network. The Candelight march which took place on January 31 was attended by over 50 women who walked through the McGill ghetto to protest the unsafe conditions faced by women walking at night. There was a general feeling of warmth, dare I say sisterhood, dur ing the march- no it wasn’t from the candles. The neighbourhood was alerted to the group’s approach by their chants of “Women unite! Take

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-Stay Aware: Try to focus on your assailant’s weak points. There may be different times during the assault when the assailant is less in control, not keeping an eye on you, etc. -Try different tactics: both physical and verbal. Negotiate, con, kick, lie, yell. Keep the assailant aware that you are not going to make it easy for him to assault you. -When the agressor is someone you know, state how you feel. This reaffirms your own conviction of not wanting to be coerced. It also makes it more difficult for a man to imagine that women enjoy such abuse. Expressing your feelings is especially important when you have an ongoing relationship with the man.

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She ci ted, as an example, the naivety of some of the women who attended the first Network meeting: they had the popular misconception that noth ing could ever happen to them. And yet there were seven reported rapes in the ghetto in 1987. Police esti mate that only 1 out very 10 rapes is reported. Theoretically, the numberof rapes in the ghetto could be as high as seventy. Each Walk Home group will be led by two volunteers, one male and one female. At the end of the eve ning the male leader will walk the female leader home. Volunteers are therefore needed from both sexes. Students interested in volunteering can expect to commit one hour to walk students home, and should call the Women’s Union at 398-6823. The hours are as follows: Monday to Thursday 9:00pm and 10:45pm groups leave from the McLennan library. The Daily is also walking stu dents home to MontRoyal: Monday to Friday at 1:00 am in the Union Building

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You do not want your submission to be interpreted as a positive response. -When the assailant is a stranger, try to memorize as much around you as you can. Pay particular at tention to what the aggressor looks like, since you will have to describe him to police. - Women who use physical re sistance during an attack are less likely to be depressed afterwards. Remembering this during the as sault can give you the conviction and confidence to resist the rapist.

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back the night! ” and “No means No! Yes means Yes! Wherever we go, however we dress!” The women were encouraged by cheering and applause as they made their way down the street. However, several threatening gestures came from windows (high above and out of reach), which put a chill on the oth erwise balmy night. The march was, in part, a means of publicizing the recently formed Walk-Safe-Network. The main goals of the Network are to provide an escort service for McGill stu dents walking home at night. “It’s to increase the safety, confi dence and freedom of McGill stu dents, primarily women because they constitute the majority of sexual assault victims,” said Shelley Krieger who organized the Network along with Lisa Shizgal and Karen Finley. The group also encourages the students to ‘network’: to get to know other students in their area and organize to walk home with them. “To say that we have come a long way is very foolish,” said Krieger.

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who fought back. This important study shows that if a woman uses a series of strategies- from yelling and screaming to conning and negoti ating to using physical force- her chances of avoiding the assault increase significantly.

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B u t I BY NICHOLAS VASIL You love him. He loves you. He rapes you. You love him, still and...maybe you trust him, though you’re no longer sure. He loves you, too, you think. He rapes you, again. This violation of the trust inherent in a relationship between a man and a woman may be the most loathsome aspect of the crime-date rape. A human being throws himself on his significant other, expecting satiation without consideration for her own desires. Her hope for a loving union may be shattered, forever. But statistics show that this is indeed not always the case. Women do continue to see their lover/rapist on a regular basis. And sometimes, they are raped again and again. Does it have to do with the fact that most date rapes seem to occur on university campuses, where stu dents are still sexually immature? Maybe, though probably not. And why do most date rapes, by far the most prevalent form of rape, go un reported? Well, after all, he is your boy

friend or your date. And you really like him. Besides,you wouldn’tfeel right to denounce him as a criminal. And you can’t blame him if he has urges, can you? Blame him. Don’t be left blaming yourself the day after he rapes you. Blame him and oppose him with all your dignity. He is responsible for his actions, for his ‘urges’. You don’t have to submit to his pawing and unflagging coaxing, as the thought “he needs it; he can’t help himself’ lingers in the back of your mind. What right has he to demand that you relinquish your body for the satisfaction of his drunken desires? None, though... The Right to a Woman’s Body: the notion is stamped into some men’s minds, not on an everyday, ‘talking in the Union ca f level, but at the more unconscious level of their sexual fantasies about the op posite sex. And if indeed a man is possessed by this primitive belief to such an extent that it overpowers him in his state of arousal, he may rape...you. It is not the date rapist, but rather

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C ase S tu d y : CASE: The survivor o f a sexual assault, a form er drug addict, left the scene o f the rape and went di rectly to a nearby police station. She was sure that prompt action would lead to the arrest o f her rapist. She was cut and bruised and had a clear description o f the rapist and his car. The police began filing the report but stopped when they noticed traces o f her form er addiction- tracks on her arms . It was useless to pur sue the case, they suggested sympa thetically. She would have no credi bility in court. Herform er addiction defined her as “loose" and there fore deserving o f assault.

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ve yo u is idea which he holds, that women icounter in rape. And it is this idea hich we must all strive to eradiite. There is also the notion which ists in the possible date-rapist’s ind: however strongly a woman ay resist sexual advances, deep >wnshe really wants it. This idea is blatantly unfounded that to attribe it to an ape would be an insult to e animal world. Yet, however crude, it is still an pedient, which some men, who caught by the ‘unquenchable’ roes of their lust and erection, will le to condone their vile act, thus tabling them to continue on their nwavering course toward orgasmte release from their ‘biological’ all and chain. However, it is less the belief that a Oman’s ‘no’ means ‘yes’ than the tier disregard for her desires, be tey to have sex or not, which drives man rape her. It does not occur to im that she does not want to have x. Rather, he knows only that he esires it and acts accordingly. Again, we, women and men alike, lust work to discredit this belief. As

a woman, one should never, how ever persistent the date-rapist is in demanding sex, give in. For by ac ceding to the act, one is conforming to the man’s sexist prototype of woman and helping him to confirm that all women are indeed like it. As men who have more respect for their own sex, rapists’ behaviour will most likely be influenced by other men. Rape is an act of coer cion; men coercing women and men coercing men. The latter implies that a man’s social surroundings, his peers and family, are significant in driving him to the act of rape. Therefore, by cleansing the air around us of these noxious beliefs that women always want sex when men do and that their desires to not have sex are unimportant and are to be disregarded, a different type of social pressure may arise: a benign pressure to respect women and their wishes. So if you hear a sexist comment from a male friend or chance upon a situation which to you looks like rape, step in andclear the air. That is, if you are willing to assert your humanity, instead of pride.

Success is a relative term. If you define it as large frat contingent and a slightly smaller feminist contin gent exchanging words for a few hours without noticably attacking the issue, than the debate “Do Fraternities Perpetuate a Negative Attitude Towards Women?" was a thriving success. Many, however, found last Monday night’s dis cussion frustrating because it failed to address the is sues. A major problem was the structure. The word ‘negative’ was never de fined, therefore there was no direct ‘allegation’ for the fraternities to respond to. Because the event launched Sexual Assualt Awareness Week, many fraternity members came with the impression that a ‘negative’ attitude meant a poten tially sexually violent one. However several women present obviously defined it as ‘sexist’. Because the format of the discussion followed a set speaking order instead of a direct

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response to each direct question, these two perspectives managed to co-exist oblivious to each other for the entire hour and a half. Regardless of the reason, frater nity members turned up because, as one Sigma Chi member put it, they “felt attacked”. During the discus sion, though, no one directly ‘ac cused’ fraternities of perpetuating anything in particular; therefore each

A Frat party poster member defended himself against a perceived attack, never an overt one. Overcompensation was the rule. Charities were mentioned frequently. When the fraternities asked for concrete evidence of this ambigu-

I.F .C . s u g g e s tio n s Many of the suggestions listed be low will not adversely change your parties and social occasions. In fact, you may already have a number of them in effect. It is important to note though, that they all contribute to reduce risks. 1) Insist on proof of age at the door. 2) Have controlledaccess to the event Only let people enter from prescribed entrances. 3) Inspect the premises toensure safety for those who are intoxicated. For details, see the inspection proce dure included in this booklet. 4) Provide security policies for al cohol related events. 5) Forbid all advertisements pro moting illegal or reckless behavior. 6) Set serving rules concerning patrons and sales. -no service to rude, rowdy or intoxi cated patrons. -no pitchers, doubles, double rounds, or extra large drinks. -no all-you-can drink admission tickets, no drinking contests, etc.. 7) Train servers and security to deal with situations that can possibly occur. -Teach them to identify individuals who are intoxicated. -Teach servers how to avoid serving people who arc intoxicated. 8) Establish house rules concern ing patrons who are served past the point of intoxication. 9) Provide and encourage a desig-

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nated driver program. 10) Set up internal enforcement policies and practices. Have penal ties for not abiding by established rules and hold to them. 1 l)Be aware of university and stu dent society alcohol policies as well as city regulations. Adhere to them as they apply. Ignorance is no ex cuse. In conclusion, establishing, main taining and promoting these policies will also improve the perception that both students and the public may hold for your organization. These ideas are not presented as possible reactions once an unfortunate event occurs.

ous ‘negative’ behaviour, points such as the ‘Little Sister’ programseen as condescending- and a poster showing two naked women and a clothed man, were raised. Mention of the poster was met by cries of “That wasn’t us. I’ll bet the frat that put up that poster isn’t here today.” This raises the question of who exactly each fraternity member was representing. Himself? His frat? All frats? The resolution itself lumped all frats together, but each member stressed he was arguing his personal opinion. Massive gen eralizations came from all sides, blocking the way for communication between individuals. Although the actual question was not ad dressed, the discussion yielded some interest ing information. So how safe are fraternity par ties? What precautions are taken against their getting out of hand? Ian Palm, president of Inter- Fra ternity Council, read the ‘guide lines for safer parties’ (see left) which the council has recently is sued to each fraternity. He stressed, however, that IFC has the power only to suggest, not to enforce. Security is provided by members of the fraternity only, though some argued that this is not enough to make the security comparable to that of Gert’s or any other bar. Although the potential dangers of any party with cheap alcohol are evident to most, there were still those who protested that frat parties were ‘not that bad’ and those who could not see the need for added precautions. Overall, although the discussion neatly evaded the issue, the high turnout proved that many are at least willing to talk about the poten tial problems...instead of denying their existence.

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to the tastelessness of infidelity. The Murder o f Susan Parr makes its mark as it confronts its audience with current political and social apprehensions. Fen-

While the play succeeds on a cerebral level, it lacks emotional impact. It fails to convincingly draw the audience into the un happiness of the character’s lives. This failure prevents The Mur der o f Susan Parr from completely coming together, and possessing the energy to encourage an audi ence to feel and contemplate the gravity of the situation. Fen nario’s play is worthy of atten tion, as he cleverly combines our charged political climate with the intrigue and suspense of a mys tery. Centaur Theatre’s production o f David Fennario’s The Murder of Susan Parr runs until March 19, at 453 St. Francois-Xavier. For tickets and info, call288-3161.

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If you do not already have a best friend, this movie will send you plowing through the city streets in search of one. Prefera bly someone with screaming red hair, a belly laugh, and remarks filled with acidic honesty, like a certain Disneyesque comedienne we have all come to know and love. Beaches, Paramount’s new movie starringBette Midler (fresh from her role as Georgette the poodle in the cartoon flick Oliver) and Barbara Her shey, has heart warming written all over it in big block letters. In case you miss the visuals, Midler performs several ballads which could pull tears out of concrete. Macho audience members are relatively safe until the ending, however, because Beaches spends most of its time tracing the ups and downs of friendship before it moves into full scale human tragedy. C.C. Bloom (Midler) and Hilary Whitney (Hershey) meet at

the age of eight on Atlantic City’s boardwalk, under which the re bellious C.C. is sneaking a smoke. Each is fascinated with the idea of discovering her exact opposite, and the two communicate through letters until they meet agai n post college. The childhood sequence of the film relies on painfully obvious clichés: poor-little-rich-girl finds solace in wise-cracking Bronx kid who spends her time making dramatic faces in the mirror. Fortunately, strong performances rescue it. A casting director has finally found a child who actually looks like she might feasibly grow into the adult character. The young C.C. has the hair, nose, and voice (in speech and song) of Midler...as well as the wisecracks. In fact what rescues the entire movie from cliché burial ground is the razor-sharp humour. All the great lines belong, naturally, to Midler. When she first takes Hilary to her scummy N.Y.C. apartment, they must step over Madge the drunk who sleeps,

clutching her liquor bottle, on the doorstep. H ilary : “Is she dead?” C.C.: “Naaah. If she was dead she’d drop the bottle.” Similarly Midler’s flourishing actress’ ego is a source of amuse ment. C.C.: “Enough about me. Let’s talk about you. How do you feel about me?” Midler definitely upstages Hershey for much of the movie, which is a natural result of their characterization. While Midler raucously pursuesfame andmugs for any available camera, the demure Hershey abandons a le gal career for a society marriage. She becomes the sort of woman who, while travelling on an airplane, sweetly excuses herself to her husband, saunters down the aisle as admirers stare, locks herself into the washroom ... and bawls her eyes out. Midler lets her mascara run all over face and looks like shit, confident her

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The M c G ill Tribune, T u e sd a y Fe b ru a ry 7, 1989

B Y SARAH JO H N SO N

A Gilbert and Sullivan oper etta is schmaltzy, no doubt about it, but, if the production is well done, it’s good schmaltz, imbued with enough wit and catchy mel ody to charm even the most hard ened cynic. Badly done schmaltz

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couldn’t charm a marshmallow. Happily, McGill’s Savoy Society, under the direction of Sheila James, avoids this danger in its presentation ofthe Mika do, which is performed with accomplished and blithe conviction. Mikado is a self-mocking Victo rian melodrama with a Japanese

O p e r a fo r (m o s t) O p e ra p h o b e s B Y G A L L A G H E R M AC KAY

La Bohème is a wonderful in troduction into the occasionally threatening world of opera. The story is classic - the turbulent love of impoverished Paris art ists. The music is beautiful to all but the most confirmed operaphobe. The performances are, without exception, excellent, and the sets are exquisite. The opera is surpri si ngly funny, as well as poignant. For example, to heat their garrett, the two young ‘artistes’are forced to bum the playwrights’ latest “master piece”, which they do while hav ing the sort of discussion which would not be out of place in any dark, trendy, angst-ridden café on St-Laurent. While there are moments that may stir a familiar chord in many students, one is forced to sus pend disbelief for the story itself. Within two acts, Mimi and Rudolfo manage to meet, fall in love, and make the decision to move in together. Although the libretto is somewhat hokey in actual content, (“I am the poet, you are the poetry”, “I simply embroider roses - but my roses have no fragrance”), the emotion behind the music and perform ances elevates these near clichés to the art it is. As Mimi, Diana Sauviero is su perb. She has a voice with mar vellous range and power. Her characterization, somewhat slow in forming, is, in fact, downright awkward in the first act. But by the time she dies, Sauviero has created a very moving portrayal. Peter Kelen, as Rudolfo is not the sterotypical opera hero. In fact he israther slight, and seems exceptionally plagued by weak ness. He does have an impressive

voice, but seems the weakest link in the otherwise united cast. The performances of Marcello and Musetta, the secondary lov ers in the the opera, were emotive and flamboyant. Their climax comes early in the play, when after a long separation (she dumped him) they have a nasty, funny quarrel that ends in their reunion. The scene is made dou bly exciting by the presence of over thirty chorus members. This scene is an exquisite romanticisation of life in the quartier Latin of Paris at the turn of the century. The sets are beautifully made and designed. There are three distinct backdrops: the loft, a café, and a dawn street. The advan tage of a forum such as Place des Arts is a budget that allows for such technical excellence. For example during the entire third act, snow falls continuously from the rafters, yet within the span of a ten minute intermission, nary a flake remains. The only possible criticism of the visual appearance of this production is that it’s too perfect to support the leaps of belief required by the story. Puccini’s La Bohème is a great introduction to opera. Because of the small, even intimate story, it is easy to transpose your experi ence as a playgoer to the begin nings of empathy for opera in general. Puccini’s music is not as incredibly intimidating as Verdi’s or Wagner’s. In conjunction with performances that were not only musically, but dramatically re warding, this is a worthwhile way to pass the time. Opéra deMontréal’s production o f Puccini’s La Bohème has its final shows on Feb. 8 & 11 at Place des Arts. Call 525-5000 for info.

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of his plans, the ridiculous pom imposing air. He exploits it thor bent. It tells the tale of Nanki-Poo oughly: the scenes in which he is posity of his character providing (Michael McAuley), a travelling paired with the (rather short) a welcome contrast to the general minstrel andhis struggle tomarry ^ Whiting are extremely his true love Yum-Yum .S» funny to watch. (Marilyn Arsenault) 8 Probably the greatdespite seemingly in ^ est vocal talent of the surmountable odds. § production belongs to McAuley is well suited ojj; Louise Guyot who porto the part of the hero, trays Katisha, a vision with an appropriately of horrible evil in pur smooth tenor voice. His 's suit of Nanki-Poo. speaking voice is | Guyot’s powerful conrather like that of the u tralto rolls out like martian in Bugs molasses, rich, smooth Bunny (“Run, run for and dark and serious. your lives!”) but it There is no cotton works capitally in the candy sweetness here. context of a melo As Katisha, Guyot drama. Arsenault’s seethes with malevo strong soprano and lence, replete with all appealing tongue-inappropriate facial con cheek sweetness per tortions. fectly fulfill the re The orchestra, under quirements of her role the direction of Kelly as ingenue. Rice, provides a pol The high point of R o x a n n e M a r a n g e r ( le f t ) a n d L o u i s e G u y o t: ished accompaniment. this production, S a v o y S o c i e t y c h a r m s t h e m a r s h m a ll o w s . The chorus is equally though, is its charac strong, although there is at times goodness and decency of Nankiter actors. Sanders Whiting’s areal problem with enuciation on Poo. uninhibited performance as KoAs Pooh-Bah, an aristocrat of the part of all the performers Ko, the jumped-up Lord High Exe which can make it very difficult exceedingly refined pedigree, cutioner who tries desperately Pierre Loriea gives a strong sup to follow the action. This minor and unsuccessfully to be a real criticism aside, the Savoy Soci porting performance. His villain is an unmitigated delight. He capers about the stage in joy stature,combined with his reso ety’s production of Mikado is tip top. ful anticipation of the fulfillment nant bass give him properly

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PROGRAMMING NETWORK POSITIONS: (Extended Deadline: 4:30p.m.. Friday. February 10th.1989) CHAIRPERSON - ACTIVITIES NIGHT COMMITTEE The student holding this position will assemble a committee to organize Activities Night. The Students' Society annual "Meet the Clubs" function will be held in September 1989. Communication with dub presidents must be made during the summer months. CHAIRPERSON ■ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE This committee will organize activities such as day-time entertainment, con tests, games and tournaments as well as events that do not fall under the purview of the other Network committees. Emphasis will be placed on participa tory, day-time and alternative forms ol entertainment. CHAIRPERSON - CONCERTS COMMITTEE The Concerts Committee will organize concerts, dances and comedy shows. Particular attention must be paid to the Canadian and Montreal rock music scenes. The Chairperson of the Concerts Committee should be prepared to attend the entertainment conference sponsored by the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities in June 1989. CHAIRPERSON ■PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEE This Network committee will bring to McGill events such as classical concerts, dance performances (ballet, modern, jazz) and the theatre. CHAIRPERSON • SPEAKERS COMMITTEE The student holding this position will familiarize him or herself with guest speakers currently on the university lecturecircuit and, with the assistanceofthe Speakers Committee, organize McGill's speakers programme for the 1989/90 year (including Welcome Week and Winter Carnival) CHAIRPERSON • WELCOME W EEK The Chairperson of Welcome Week will chair a large committee of events coordinators. He or she will ensure that all activities planned for Welcome Week are properly organized and encourage maximum participation by McGill stu dents, especially those students at McGill for the first time. Welcome Week will take place during the first two weeks of September 1989. The Chairperson should be prepared to attend the COCA entertainment conference in June 1989. CHAIRPERSON - WINTER CARNIVAL The student holding this position will be in charge of the week-long Carnival festivities in January 1990. As with Welcome Week, the Carnival Chairperson will direct a large committee of event coordinators and volunteers. The Chair person should be prepared to attend the COCA entertainment conference in June 1989. NETWORK OFFICE MANAGER The Office Manager of the Network shall act as secretary at Network meetings and shall provide the proper adminstrative back up to the committee chairper sons. He or she shall ensure that committee chairpersons are aware of and follow Students' Society, University and government regulations concerning room bookings, liquor licences, audio-visual equipment, room capacity maxi mums, etc... The Office Manager shall also be responsible for the ordering of office, promotion and other supplies.

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Well, everybody else has a col umn... The last album by “the voice”, rock legend Roy Orbison was re leased this past week. He had an ethereal croon which made dark, lonely nights darker and lonelier, prowling the depths of love and the pits of human existence. He was a straight-ahead musician, without a plastic image or scream ing teeny-boppers. My earliest memories of the man are from the age of seven or eight, my father playing his scratchy old albums on our ques tionable turntable. I thought the guy was “neat.” My father would lament that Roy had never at tracted the mass following of the Beatles, or his little-talent Sun Records ex-compatriate, Elvis. In the late seventies and early eight ies, Orbison wandered North

America, playing to his faithful in small venues, still wowingthem by hitting all the notes on classics like It’s Over. So please, tell me, why he is only now the focus of swelling attention by the ever fickle mu sic-buying public? People who had never heard of Orbison before his untimely death are now “fans.” As much as his posthumous suc cess is a function of his music, it is a result of the “bandwagon ef fect.” This phenomenon occurs every sports season when non fans suddenly and mysteriously develop an affection for an under dog team based 2000 miles away (i.e. the Minnesota Twins). It is sad. I find it sad for Roy, who languished beneath the schlock of eighties radio for most of the decade. Even his spot in the tremendous Traveling Wilburys went primarily unnoticed by the public until he died. Just goes to show... ya dunno whatcha got, ’til

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it’s gone. Mystery Girl showcases Orbison’s voice, backed up by some nifty songwriting by names like Costello and Bono. I re spect the ‘roots movement’ in rock for the admiration they have shown the man in black, as is evident from the smoky, surreal video-concert, Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black & White Night, during which Bruce Springsteen stares at Orbison with boyish glee. Every so often, some musical phrase on the new album triggers the memories of those days in my basement when I discovered Roy was more than simply “neat.” During my childhood, I learned all the words to his songs. They ran eerily and continuously through my head after I’dlearned he had died. I dreaded the forth coming glut of his songs on the radio where before there had been none. Must be my distaste for hypocrisy.

... more sea and white sands C o n tin u e d f r o m p a g e 1 0 husband will hug her anyway. So for much of the movie, we like C.C. and dislike Hilary. But just in the nick of time black and white melts into grey. C.C. runs out on her fiancé and leaves Hi lary to explain. While Hilary is having her baby, C.C. faints in the delivery room, leaving the expectant mother huffing and puffing alone, while her friend steals the doctor’s attention. We begin to realize the strength it

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over their careers. Made by All Girl Productions, the movie paints a world in which her “best friend ship’ is the greatest relationship of a woman’s life. Men are nice, necessary, and harmless, but they are kept on the fringes. If there is one area where Beaches suffers from its stereotypes, it is in this treatment of the male characters. Not one of them is fleshed out one-quarter as much as the fe males, but judging from the pro duction company’s name, this was its intention. This movie is ever so subtly feminist; hopefully not to the extent that men cannot empathize. Basically, Beaches is Terms o f E n dearm en t crossed with Desperately Seeking S usan , with a few extra clichés thrown in for oomph. Director Garry Marshall spent ten years directing Happy Days, so a bit of sitcom technique was bound to rub off. Bette Midler stars as his eighties’Fonzie, none the worse for wear after the years and the sex change. Beaches is at Famous Players’ Loews Theatre.

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HOW TO APPLY: "General Application" forms are available in the Students' Society General Office, University Centre, Room 105,3480 McTavish Street and at Sadie's II in the Engineering Building and at Sadie's III in Chancellor Day Hall. All applicants may expect to have a written response to their application by the end of March. Completed applications must be submitted to Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, Students' Society General Office, University Centre, Room 105, NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1989.

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The McGill Tribune, Tuesday February 7, 1989

P o o l: t h e P u r s u i t o f b o t h P r i n c e s a n d P a u p e r s BY ION VALASKAKIS As any one of Gertrudes’ loyal pa trons can attest, McGill’s student pub is a divided polity. This becomes read ily apparent when one makes the trek from the tables to the Pizza queue on the daily (or thrice daily) pilgrimage to the Mecca of student nutrition. Al though there are no border guards or checkpoints, one can distinctly sense the beakoning of a new world: the nebulous universe of pool. The south westernmost part of Ger trudes ’ stands quite apart from our fair student pub, as it’s inhabitants, snub bing the ritualistic hobknobbing that occurs only a few steps away, choose instead to spend their lunch breaks (or school year) knocking around multi coloured porcelain balls on a rectagular sea of green felt. Inconcievable isn’t it? Eschew on the rite of lunch time banter and gossip for the simple, seemingly soporific pleasures of the sport of street urching and urban ref use. Ah, but what a game!

Pool, or billards, as it is properly known, is a game whose multifacet edness is second only to that of it’s practictioners.Thiscenturies-oldgame attracts, seduces and captivates such a diversified following that therein lies the salience of studying the Gery’s pool subculture. Pool in life as well as the microcosm that is McGill reunites under under it’s wood and felt um brella tge extremes of the socio-eco nomic strata, cutting a wide swath through class conflict and class imper meability. A quick glance at Gertrude’s Pool patrons will reveal that the tables are home to both the dregs abd para gons of McGill society. Both the lower and upper-ends of the social loops meet and, amidst the clanking of balls, form tight friendships and a seeming confraternity of sorts. This adhoc social grouping comes repleat with it’s own rules of conduct, codes and regulations that serve the dual purpose of unifying socially all those who ascribe to Gert’s pool et-

iqutte. Joining the many conventions that permeate playing on the tables is the

next six shots. Equally pretentious is the required shuffle around the table with a “I planned that” look etched on

requisite need for acquiring the look of a seasoned pool player, capturing the style if not the substance of the consumate pool professional. One of the mannerisms that betray advanced par ticipants is the ability to scrutinize at great length the lay of the game all the while pretending to be lining up your

your face after a particularily bad shot. But why choose to live and partici pate in this bizarre sub-culture? Mainly, because it forges links of friendship that are just as strong as in any other clique. With the coming of night, Gert’s usually affable atmosphere is disrupted

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R e d m e n do th e v illa g e BY NICK LEONARDOS The McGill Redmen hockey team seemingly scored at will over the weekend. Friday night they hosted the Royal Military College Redmen, and proceeded to pound them into the ice, shutting themout 15-0. Playing against Queen's on Saturday, the jury was still out until the third period, when McGill scored six times to hand the Gaels a 105 verdict. Queen’s came out hitting hard, and maintained their level of intensity throughout the scoreless first period. It seemed the Redmen needed a little waking up; perhaps they thought Queen’s would be as paper thin on defence as RMC hadbeen. The wakeup call was delivered by third-year win ger Marc Lajeunesse who battled with a Queen’s player as time ran out in the first period. It didn’t take the Redmen long to re spond. Third-year lcgendTim Iannone scored on the power-play at the 0:17 mark of the second period. Less than a minute later, defenceman Martin Ray mond scored a breakaway goal, find ing some daylight between goalie Doug Kane’s pads to make it 2-0. After goals by Bryan Larkin and Stéphane Marcoux, McGill had a 4-1 lead at 7:24 of the second, and things were looking rosy. But the picture darkened quickly as Queen’s got goals from Paul Quinet and Rob Mayea less than a minute apart, both coming with less than two minutes remaining in the period. So the teams hit the locker rooms with the score 4-3 McGill. As they have done so often this season, the Redmen simply came out in the third and laid down the law. Centre Mike Teolis took a beautiful feed from Ian none 15 seconds into the third to make it 5-3. Second year winger Paul Grech scored his 18th of the season on the power-play; he would add his 19th later. Mario DcBenedictis, Iannone, and Marc Lajeunesse rounded out the third period scoring avalanche. The DeBenedictis goal was a thing of beauty. He set up in the left slot, took a pretty pass from Larkin from the

right point and one-timed a 15 footerin between Kane’s right pad and the post. Talk about threading the needle. That goal was the team’s fifth power-play goal of the game, tying a school rec ord. The power-play has been the Redmen’s best friend all year and it was again on Saturday night, as they scored on 5 of 8 opportunities. The game’s stars were Iannone, de fenceman Alain Cusson, Raymond, and Grech. Iannone had a 2-4-6 night, capping off a 12 point weekend. He is now 2 points short of the all-time McGill scoring record of 218 points,

by the sudden invaision of a barbaric horde of non-regulars. This sudden influx of new, foreign players and the dawning of the weekend transforms Gertrudes into a locale where blaring music, pulsating lights and the con stant chatter of pool afficianados per meate the room. In this scenario the stakes are raised, the distractions amplified. This is no place for the neophyte pool player. Playing on Sat urday night is like starring in a broadway play, the horizontal stage stand ing in mute testimony to the porcelain repartee that your pool game becomes. Pool is at once the most socially interactive and the most isolationist of games. On weekends, your play be comes a play for all the world to watch, however, reduced to it’s simplist form it is a mastering of your co-ordination. The next time you happen across thatsection of Gert’s, where both Kings and thieves take part in the game they love, recall that it is not only a game being played but a sub-culture of the student milieu.

held by Mark Reade. Cusson assisted on three goals against Queen’s and now holds the all-time record for points in a season by a McGill defenceman in league play with 41. Their record now stands at 17-4-2, clinching at least a second place finish in the East Division. Any hopes of first place would depend on a Trois-Rivi ères loss before the grand finale, the final regular season game on February 17th, when we host UQTR. Mark it on your calendar. These two teams have played three times this season, and two have gone into overtime.

by T rib une Sports staff

When Pal Sheahan left last year to coach for the Concordia Stingers, the Redmen began their search for a new offensive football co-ordinator. As of late last week the choice has been made: former Redman, Ray Lalonde. A wide recicver for McGill in the early 80’s, Lalonde comes to McGill after two years of coaching at Penn state. During his last year at McGill, Lalonde served under Sheahan as his assistant, making him aptly suited for

the position. Tribune Sports writer Dean Gemmell, a friend of the new coach, described him as "a talented individ ual who made the most of his skills as a Redman.” Thc 26yearold is presently finish ing off his masters in sports admini stration as he enters his two year tenure in the co-ordinating position. In addition to his responsibilities as offensive co-ordinator, Lalonde is in chargeof recruitment for the Redmen.

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sp o rts sh o rts BY MIKE MARTIN Redmen B asketball : Last Friday, the Redmen basketball team hosted the Ryerson. Expecting to blow out the 012 Rams, the Redmen came away with an 82-67 win as Patrick Arsenault led the way with 17 points and 9 rebounds. David Steiner added 16 (14 in the second half), and Perry Douglas 14 points. Jamie Simon chipped in with 9 points and 9 rebounds. From the start the game was close, but McGill took a slim 37-31 at the half, and would not allow the inexperienced Rams to take the lead. It was the Redmen’s last home game. They finish with games at Queen’s, Ryerson, andConcordiaover the next two weeks with arecordis 15-

8 overall, and 11-4 in league play. Playoff action takes place Friday Feb. 24 and Saturday Feb. 25. In January, the Redmen have won seven of nine games, including wins againstToronto, ranked #7 in the nation at the time. Three of the four losses have come against Concordia, who has only lost twice, to Carleton and Toronto. The Redmen should place for the Ontario University Athletic Association East Playoff Tournament if Bishops and Carelton finish withmore league losses. A second place seed would giveMcGill a home court advantage on Friday, Feb. 24, and if victorious would put them up against the winner of Concor dia and someone for the league cham pionship.

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The McGill Tribune, Tuesday February 7 , 1989

E r g o w h a t ? F u n d r a is in g w it h th e M .U .R .C . BY RUARI NICHOLSON For most, the concept of having a crew regatta in the Currie Cym is a little eyebrow-raising, but for the sixth year in a row the McGill University Rowing Club is sponsoring this fund raising event. Picture 20 rowing ma chines working in strenuous sync, each mounted by a massive backed young rower, and you get the idea. This is a sport for the healthy, and not

for the sports writer known to have the oddcigarette. Supervised by the McGill Rowing Club, the Ergometer Regatta is popular among McGill students. The event, which took place last Saturday, brought competition from Montréal universities androwing clubs. S aid director of publicity for the event, Brad Crombie, “We went to surround ing clubs and health centers in order to bring in a wide ranging group of people. The idea is not only to raise money but

to raise awareness of the sport in gen eral”, a notion echoed by the organizer of the event, McGill rower, Greg Ste venson. “Hopefully thiseventhasmade people at McGill and in Montréal more supportive of what the Crew team is trying to do.” What the crew team is trying to do is to become one of the best teams in On tario and Québec. With more and more people joining the team and the recent acquisition of the David Johnson, a

boat named for our good president, there is a revitalization occurring in the team. This, however, takes a lot of money. “We made 9 1/2 thousand last year, but we’re pushing for 20 thou sand this year,” says Crombie. Ergometer racing is presented in the club’s newsletter as “an excellent means to improve an individual’s conditioning while avoiding the high impact stress and injuries often associ

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ated with jogging, running and areobics.” Whew. It is recommended that all competitors consult their phy sician before participating in such an event. I ’ll say. The Ergometer regatta was once again a huge success, raising well over $1000. There were over 50 competi tors this year, up from last year. The crew team isn’tfinished,however. Says Crombie with a smile,’! have some more fund-raising ideas in mind.”

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M anagem ent M e d e c ln e (incl. Nursing a n d P & OT) Music Religious Studies S c ie n c e

DEADLINE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1989 AT 16H30

CANDIDATES QUALIFICATIONS AND NOMINATING PROCEDURES: E X E C U T IV E President - m ay b e a m e m b er o f th e McGill Students' So ciety in g o o d standing with th e University e x c e p t: i) partial students taking less th a n th ree courses. ii) students registered In th e Faculty o f G rad u a te Studies a n d R esearch w ho a re non-resident students or full m em bers o f th e te a c h in g staff. Nominations must b e signed b y a t least 100 m em b ers o f th e McGill Students' So ciety alo n g with their y e a r a n d faculty. Vice-Presidents, Internal, External, F in an ce & University Affairs - s a m e q u alifica tions a s for President. Nominations must b e signed by a t least 100 m em b ers o f th e McGill Students' So ciety alo n g with their y ea r a n d faculty.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS C a n d id a te s must b e m em bers o f th e McGill Students' So ciety a n d must b e registered a t McGill University a s full-time students in g o o d standing following th e normal load o f co u rses per y ear. Nominations must b e signed by a t le a st 75 m em bers o f th e McGill Students' So ciety a lo n g with their y e a r an d faculty.

SENATE C a n d id a te s must b e m em b ers o f th e McGill Students' Society an d : 1. b e students in g o o d standing w ho a re registered full-time for a d e g r e e or diplom a a n d h a v e satisfied conditions for prom otion In their previous y ea r of studies.

2. b e students in g o o d standing w ho h a v e satisfied conditions for prom otion in th e previous y e a r o f studies a n d w ho a re registered in a d e g r e e or diplom a pro g ra m m e, b u t w ho a re perm itted by Faculty to u nd ertake a limited p rogram m e.

3. b e students in g o o d standing w ho a re registered full-time or in a limited p ro g ram m e for a d e g r e e or diplom a, a n d w ho a re rep ea tin g a y e a r for reasons o th er th a n a c a d e m ic failure. Nominations must b e signed b y a t le a st 5 0 m em bers o f th e Students' So ciety w ho a r e In th e s a m e facu lty a s th e p ro sp ectiv e c a n d id a te to g e th e r with their y ea r a n d faculty, or by 25% o f th e stud ent enrollm ent in th e facu lty to g e th e r with their y ea r a n d faculty, w h ich ev er is th e lesser o f th e two. •CANDIDATES MAY RUN FOR ONE POSITION IN EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES PROVIDED SEPARATE NOMINATION PAPERS HAVE BEEN HANDED IN FOR EACH POSITION. A TYPED PEN SKETCH OF 100 WORDS OR LESS AND A PHOTO OF THE NOMINEE MUST BE HANDED IN WITH THE NOMINATION.

Official Nomination Forms are available from the Students' Society G eneral Office, Room 105, University Centre - Joanna Wedge, Chief Reluming Officer 4

ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE STUDENTS' SOCIETY GENERAL OFFICE IN THE UNIVERSITY CENTRE BY 16H 30 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1989 C /O LESLIE COPELAND, OPERATIONS SECRETARY.

ALL CANDIDATES AND POTENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO MEET WITH THE CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER FOR THE PURPOSE OF FAMILIARIZATION WITH THE ELECTION REGULATIONS. FEB. 21 1 4 :0 0 - 1 5 :0 0 B0 9 / 1 0 OR ANY WED. 1 5 :0 0 - 1 6 :0 0 ROOM 4 2 3 . Ji

Sports

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday February 7,1989

M a r t le t s o v e r L a d y S t in g e r s by Ruari Nicholson

The Martlets played great basket ball on Friday as they overcame a for midable point deficit to beat the Con cordia Lady Stingers 54-50. Plagued by fouls in the first half and pressured by some fine shooting by Concordia’s Sharon St. Croix (17 points for the game), the Martlets found themselves down33-27 at the half. The Concordia team made agoodjobof slowing down the play to make the play go their way. After'a halftime “chat” with coach Chris Hunter, the Martlets came out determined to turn the Concordia tide around. Unfortunately, the Lady Sting ers had different ideas and by the 12:45 mark they had pulled to a 41-31 lead. After some great inside play by Julie Rosseau, the Granby, Quebec native,

the team closed to 43-39 at the 10:13 mark. A critical part of the next 6 minutes was Beth Armstrong of Cornwall, On tario, who controlled the tempo and direction of McGill’s attack, doing to Concordia what it had successfully achieved in the first half.

a time out the Lady Stingers came out strong but it was too little too late and the Martlets rode comfortably to vic tory. The high scorers were Rousseau with 17 points and the fantatic Fasone with 16. Corrie Stephan from Regina, Saskatchewan had a successful game as she got 10 rebounds.

At 6:36, the Martlets, with good free-throw shooting from Leah Haymen, the January Molson Cup “player of the month”, tied the score at 46-46. At this point all hell broke loose as the Martlets went on a scoring ram page. Rousseau, who played an out standing game both against Concordia and Bishops, came out at 3:49 and quickly put away 2 baskets. Fasone, who was lightning up and down the court, made two excellent steals. After

On Sunday the Martlets traveled to the Lady Gaiters, who had beaten them the previous week 67-49. This time, however, it was McGill’s turn to do damage as the Martlets went ahead 6045. Fasonehad 17 points and Rousseau had 11 points and 6 rebounds in this important win. The Martlets now go into first place after slipping into second with their January 29th loss against the Lady Gaiters.

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GET INVOLVE APPLICATIONS ARE CALLED FOR THE FOLLOWING INTERNALAFFAIRS POSITIONS:

BLOOD DRIVE - CHAIRPERSON

The annual McGill Blood Drive, sponsored by the Students' Society, will be held for five days in either September or October 1989 in the University Centre Ballroom. The Chairperson must choose a committee to oversee publicity, entertainment, door prizes, clinic volunteers, etc. ..The Chairperson is responsible for organizing and supervising the McGill Blood Drive in cooperation with the Canadian Red Cross. Applicants must be available to plan Blood Drive '89 during the summer.

CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER

STUDENT DIRECTORY - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The Students' Society may be publishing a Student Directory in the fall of 1989. The Editor would oversee all aspects of the publication including the organization of authorization release cards to be signed during the September registration period, establishing a budget and calling for printed quotes from various publishing companies. He or she would also decide on other relevant information to be included in the Directory. The Editor would have to be in the Montreal area over the summer.

STUDENT HANDBOOK - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The Chief Returning Officer (CRO) of the Students' Society elections, by-elections and referenda during the 1989/90 school year. He or she will appoint a Deputy CRO through the normal application process as well as district returning officer (DRO's) to supervise each poll. The CRO will be paid basic minimum wage plus 25% only on election days for campus-wide elections. Only individual applications will be accepted.

The Student Handbook will be given to every student at McGill during registration in September 1989. This book will include introductory material about McGill, Montreal, the Students' Society and other campus groups with particular attention paid to helping new students orient themselves to McGill and Montreal. The Editor must be in the Montreal area over the summer.

McGILL FIESTA - CHAIRPERSON

COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL

Each year the international and multi-cultural student groups at McGill celebrate their cultures and heritages during McGill Fiesta. Exhibitions, cultural shows, an international buffet and a closing dance are all part of the festivities. We need a well-organized individual who can work with a variety of student groups to help McGill's international students share their culture with other McGill students.

The Food & Beverage Committee is responsible for reviewing policy and for recommend ing and/or acting on suggestions and/or complaints made regarding the service provided to students.

McGILL TRIBUNE - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

JUDICIAL BOARD - 5 Members

The McGill Tribune is published weekly by the Students’ Society. The Tribune is a tabloid sized newspaper with the purpose of informing the members of the Students' Society about campus issues, events and activities. The Editor-in-Chief shall appoint and supervise a large student staff of writers, editors, photographers and production people. Applicants must be in Montreal during the last two weeks of August to prepare for the first issue during registration week in September.

OLD McGILL - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

FOOD & BEVERAGE COMMITTEE - 2 Students-at-Large

The Judicial Board of the Students' Society acts as the final authority on the interpretation of the Constitution and By-Laws as well as acts of Students' Council and any group recognized by Council. These five positions are open to law students who, during the 1989/90academic year, will be in third or fourth year or pursuing a graduate degree in law. Only individual applications will be accepted for each position.

SOUTHERN AFRICA COMMITTEE - COORDINATOR

Old McGill is the hard-cover, 368 page yearbook covering the entire school year. It win include photographs of all McGill graduates of that year as well as other relevant material as the Editor sees fit. The Editor shall appoint and supervise a large staff including writers, photographers, section editors and layout people. Applicants must be willing to attend a 3-day workshop in August.

The Southern Africa Committee was established by Students' Council to provide mem bers of the Students' Society and the University community with information pertaining to the situation in Southern Africa. The Coordinator shall be responsible for overseeing the activities of the committee and shall act as the official spokesperson of the committee.

SECOND HAND TEXTBOOK SALE - COORDINATOR

The Trbune Publications Board is responsible for managing and controlling the finances and legal affairs of the McGill Tribune and for guaranteeing that the objectives of the Tribune are met.

The Students' Society will sponsor a second hand textbook sale in September 1989 and possibly January 1990. The Coordinator must organize all aspects of the sale which include publicity and finding student staff. (The Students' Society encourages applications from individuals representing particular campus groups which could have group members act as volunteers.) The Coordinator must be in the Montreal area for at least a part of the summer to organize this event. Any proceeds realized by the sale will go to a charity agreed upon by the Coordinator and Students' Council.

NOTE:

All of the above positions are considered voluntary and are re sponsible to Students' Council. In the past, some of the positions have received honoraria. However, the exact amounts must first be approved by Students’ Council. Except as noted above, joint applications will be accepted from not more than two (2) students for any one (1) position. All applications will be treated confidentially and will be reviewed by the Students' Society Nominating Committee. The best quali fied candidates will likely be interviewed by the committee.

TRIBUNE PUBLICATIONS BOARD - 2 Students-at-Large

UNIVERSITY CENTRE COMMITTEE -1 Student-at-Large

The University Centre Committee is responsible for establishing long term plans for the upkeep, renovation and improvement of the University Centre.

HOW TO APPLY:

"General Application" forms are available in the Students' Soci ety General Office, University Centre, Room 105, 3480 McTavish Street; at Sadies II in the Engineering Building and at Sadie's III in Chancellor Day Hall. All applicants may expect to have a written response to their applications by the end of March. Completed applications must be submitted to Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, Students' Society General Office, Univer sity Centre, Room 105 NO LATER THAN 4:30P.M., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1989.

Amanda Kalhok Chairperson Nominating Committee