The McGill Tribune Vol. 8 Issue 5

October 4,1988

issue 5

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T h e M c G ill T rib u n e

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday October 4 ,1988

W hat’s on “ W H A T ’S ON” IS C O U R T E S Y O F T H E IN T E R -G R O U P L IA ISO N .

TU E S D A Y , O C TO B E R 4TH .

Faculty o f Religious Studies. Birks L ectu res: H O PE IN A DA N GERO US W O R LD . Prof. Jurgen Moltmann, Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Tubingen, “Possible Nuclear Catastrophe: Where is God?”.

Convocation Hall, Montreal Diocesan Theological College, 3473 University, 4:00 p.m.

W om en’s Union: Discussion, “Women and Self-Image: Our Image of Our­ selves.” Union 4 2 3 ,4 :3 0 p.m. All women welcome. For information call 398-6823.

Red H erring (Humour Magazine.): Meeting, Union 3 2 0 ,6 :0 0 -8 :0 0 p.m.

G roupe de Discussion Femmes Homo­ sexuelles. Tous les Mardis, 19:00-22:00 hrs. Le Centre des Femmes du Plateau Mont-Royal, 5149 B en i, Metro Laurier, Sortie Est. Renseignements: 273-7412, 526-5477 (1 1 :0 0 -1 4 :0 0 ) Folk Music Society: Meets every Tuesday at The Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer, 7:3 0 p.m. (19:30). Informal gatherings, bring voices, guitars, etc.

For information call 284-7828.

Save the Child ren: Meeting, Royal Victoria College, West Wing, 7:3 0 p.m.

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Academie Planning & Policy Committee

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Sub-Committee on New and Revised Courses & Programmes Sub-Committee on Review of Existing Programmes Sub-Committee on Planning and Priorities University Admissions & Scholarship Committee Bookstore Committee

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Committee on Physical Developement Space Allocation Committee Committee on Student University Records Working Group

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CCSS Subcommittee: Health Services Advisory Board Timetabling and Student Records Committee Sub-Committee on Sessional Dates Sub- Committee on Timetabling

OTHER Advisory Committee to Nominate a Dean of Admissions Advisory Committee to Nominate a Dean of Law

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS OCTOBER 7th.

WANT TO APPLY? Further information on the University Affairs Committees may be obtained by contacting Marfa Battaglia, Vice-President (University Affairs) 398-6797.

NOTE: HOW TO APPLY: "General Application" forms are available in the Students' Society General Office, Union 105, 3480 McTavish Street; at Sadies II in the Engineering Building and in Chancellor Day Hall at the SAO and LSA offices. All applicants may expect to have a written response to their applications by the end of October.

Completed applications must be submitted to Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, Students’ Society General Office Universitv Centre, Room 105 NO LATER THAN 4:30P.M., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH,1988.

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Faculty o f Religious Studies. B irks L ectu res: H O PE IN A DA N GERO US W O R LD . Prof. Jurgen Moltmann, Professor o f Systematic Theology, University of Tubingen, “The Ecological Crisis: Peace with Nature?”. Convoca­ tion Hall, Montreal Diocesan Theologi­ cal College, 3473 University, 8:00 p.m.

L e Départem ent de langue et littéra­ ture françaises de l’ Université M cGill organise un Colloque international sur L E M O Y EN FRA N Ç A IS “ Du M anuscript à l’imprimé” . Sous les auspices de la Société des Etudes Médiévales du Québec et de la revue L e M oyen Français. Pavillon Peterson, 3460, me McTavish. Renseignements: Prof, G. Di Stefano, 378-6892.

W E D N E S D A Y , O C T O B E R 5T H .

Uhuru Na U faham u: Activities Meeting, Union 425/426,4:00-5:30 p.m.

M cGill Curling C lub: Can you Curl?

Whether you can or not, come to the club’s first meeting in Union 310 at 4:30 p.m. Free instructional sessions are slated forO ctober 11,12 and 14th. Call Patrick Rioux at 933-3156 or Brian Athaide at 848-0658.

NDP M cG ill: General Meeting, including Executive elections. Union 3 0 2 ,4 :3 0 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Development and Peace: Meeting, Union B 1 0 ,4:30-5:30 p.m. All W el­ come.

E ntrepreneu r’s C lub: This all new club has it's second meeting in Bronfman 426 at 6:0 0 p.m. Se ctio n s for executive positions will be held. Come and see one of M cGill’s fastest growing clubs.

University Press C lub: Book Launch­ ing, 1240 Drummond, 6:3 0 p.m. This book is by a World W ar II Canadian P.R. representative.

M cG ill Film Society: The M an Who Knew Too M uch U.K. 1934 (84 min.)

Dir: A. Hitchcock. FDA Auditorium, 8:00 p.m., FREE. M cGill Law Stu dent’s Association: “PaityLaw ’89" at Rockefellers, 2022A

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Stanley St. (com er o f de Maisonneuve), 9:00 p.m. “Big B ash!". Tickets $3.00 at Sadies IH (Chancellor Day Hall); $4.00 at the door. B eer $1.50; Shooters 3 for $5. For information call 398-6966.

M cGill Choral Society R ehearsal. 7:30 in the Strathcona Music Bldg. Men in room C304 and women in room C 3 10.

M cG ill legal aid clinic at 1:00 pm.

Legal aid is seeking direct funding through a student initiated referendum.

Students interested in helping out meet at 3480 McTavish (union building) in room 302.

Off-Cam pus Listings: M ichael Dukakis Rally and Open House. Webster Hall, 4615 de Maison­ neuve at Lansdowne. Sponsored by Am ericans in C anada fo r Dukakis and Dem ocrats Abroad. Absentee voter forms, light music and snacks; short speeches. For information call 288-3896.

TH U R S D A Y , O C TO B E R 6TH .

Etude de la B ible francophone, avec duscussions, atmosphère très relaxe.

Union 410 à 12:00. Amenez votre “lunch”. Organisé par le M cGill C hristian Fellowship.

Centre for Developing Area Studies Sem inar Series: His Excellency Joseph Tomusange, Ugandan High Commis­ sioner, “Recent Changes in Uganda”.

3715 Peel St., Room 1 0 0 ,1 2 :3 0 p.m.

W om en’s Union and Tools for Peace are co-sponsoring the film Women in the Nicaraguan Revolution (25 min.). Union 4 2 3 ,3 :3 0 p.m. All are welcome. For information call 398-6823.

Presbyterian-U nited Church Chaplaincy: Bible Study at Newman Centre, 3484 Peel St. 4:30 p.m. For information call Rev. Roberta Clare at 398-4104. “ M en in Fem inism ” : First Meeting, Union 4 1 0 ,8 :0 0 p.m. Discussion on pornography, sexuality, rape,.... All are welcome, men and women.

M cG ill Film Society: The W ild One U.S.A 1954 (74 min.) D: L. Benedick; with Marlon Brando. FDA Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.

F R ID A Y , O C T O B E R 7 TH .

M cG ill Film Society: The Party U.S.A. 1968 (98 min.) Dir: B . Edwards; with Peter Sellers. Leacock 1 3 2 ,8 :0 0 p.m.

S A TU R D A Y , O C TO B E R 8TH .

C arribean Student’s Society: Concor­ dia Sports Weekend at Concordia University-Loyola, 10:00 a.m .-4:00 p.m.

M cG ill Film Society: The Untouchables U.S.A. 1987 (120 min.) Dir: B . de Palma; with Sean Connery. Leacock 132, 8:00 p.m.

Off-Cam pus Listings: Festival International de musique actuelle de Victoriaville. Wayne Horowitz et J. A. Deane. Un tout nouveau concert mi-accoustique mi-électronique à l ’église Sainte-Victoire. Renseigne­ ments: contacter Geneviève Duquette à l ’alliance Culturelle St.-Laurent, 2818366.

S U N D A Y O C TO B E R 9TH .

C arribean Student’s Society: Concor­ dia Sports Weekend at Concordia University-Loyola, 10:00 a.m .-4:00 p.m.

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Blood drive drips short

by Robert Steiner P ro b le m s at la s t w e e k ’ s B lo o d D riv e w o u ld h ave to be “ exam in e d and co rrecte d ” b efo re another donor c lin ic com es to M c G ill, a M o n treal R e d C ro ss o ffic ia l to ld The Tribune in a phone in te rv ie w S a tu rd a y.

‘E v e ry d ay o f th is y e a r’ s d riv e , the re su lts w e re lo w e r th an w e had e x ­ pected them to b e ,” D r. F ra n c in e D e c a ry , lo c a l m e d ical d ire c to r o f tra n sfu sio n s e rv ic e s , e xp la in e d , add­ in g th at cam p us b lood d riv e s here w o u ld lik e ly co n tin u e . “ P erh ap s it w as a m arketin g p ro b ­ le m .”

L a s t w e e k ’ s d riv e ra ise d about 1,9 6 5 p in ts o f b lo o d , le ss than tw o th ird s o f its 30 0 0 p in t g o a l. D u rin g la s t y e a r’ s Septem ber c lin ic , stud ents ra ise d 2 ,1 5 3 p in ts. O v e r 2 ,2 0 0 p in ts w ere ra ise d at M c G ill d u rin g the 1985 A ID S sca re .

B lo o d -d riv e co o rd in ato rs blam ed a “ fear-o f-the-b ig -need le fa c to r" and lo n g w a its fo r th is y e a r’ s re co rd -lo w tu rn out. “ T h e m ain p ro b lem here is that p eo p le h ave to lin e up to g iv e b lo o d , o rg a n ize r R en ee Y ard le y sa id F r i­ d a y , re fe rrin g to donors w ho had been to ld th ey w o u ld h ave to w a it as long as one h o u r b efo re gettin g a bed.

‘I k n o w o f at le a st 15 p eople w h o , ju s t to d ay, w o uld n ’ t com e to the c lin ic

he sa id .

Y a rd le y e xp lain e d the b ack-u p s o ccu r w hen R ed C ro ss n u rse s clo se three beds fo r lu n ch and s ix fo r d in n e r, at tim es w hen m o st stud ents w ish to g iv e b lo o d .

P e ak-tim e donors on M o n d ay and T u e sd a y had to w a it fo r one o f s ix open beds. T h re e m ore beds w ere broug ht in on W ed n esd ay and T h u rsd a y . B y F r i­ d a y , fifte e n beds fille d one h a lf o f the U n io n b a llro o m .

R ed C ro ss o ffic ia l S y lv ia Q u in n said h e r ag ency co u ld no t accom m odate m ore beds than th at.

“ W e need 85 0 u n its o f blood d a ily in th is c ity ,” sh e sa id . “ I f w e o n ly exp e ct to get a ce rtain am ount o f th at at any one c lin ic , then w e c a n ’ t send a ll o u r n u rses th e re .”

Q u in n said student o rg an izers w ere n o t to b lam e fo r the b lood d riv e ’ s sh o rtco m in g s. “ T h e re w as g reat p u b lic ity fo r th is e ffo rt and the tw o w om en in charge o f it d id an outstanding jo b , but yo u need a c e rta in s p irit fo r these th in g s,” sh e e xp la in e d .

M ed icin e and En g in eerin g students p i an to sports o r tw o m ore B lood d rives in the secon d sem ester.

Legal aid seeks referendum

by Shannon Aldinger T h e M c G ill L e g a l A id C lin ic is seek­ in g d ire c t stud ent fu n d in g through a stu d en t-in itiated referendum due to the S S M U (S tu d e n ts’ S e rv ic e s o f M c G ill U n iv e rs ity ) Jo in t M anag em ent C o m ­ m itte e ’ s (JM C ) M a y recom m end ation to c u t the C lin ic ’ s 19 89 -90 budget b y fifty p e rcen t. T h e C lin ic c u rre n tly re c e iv e s $ 2 0 ,1 2 5 in d ire c tly fro m the stud ents through S S M U . “ T h e p resen t am ount w e ’re re c e iv ­ in g is in s u ffic ie n t. It ju s t do esn’ t f ill the needs w e h ave n o w , n e v e r m in d fu lfillin g o ur p lan s fo r the fu tu re ,” sa ys C lin ic d ire cto r A n n ette L e fe b v re .

In M a y , JM C recom m ended that the L e g a l A id C lin ic ’ s budget be cu t in h a lf to the e q u iva le n t o f tw o D ire c to rs’ s a la rie s. H a vin g alread y h ire d fo u r D ire c to rs, the D ire c to rs protested the cu ts u n til, e v e n tu a lly , JM C agreed to p a y the C lin ic fu ll fun d in g fo r 1988-89 and h a lf th is am ount fo r 1 9 89 -90 .

W ith th is c u t, JM C also reco m ­ m ended se ve ra l p o lic y chang es fo r the

becau se th e y ’ d heard about the lin e ­ u p s.”

Y ard le y ’ s p a rtn e r, D onna D o i, w as s im ila rly fru strate d . “ I t ’ s d ep ressin g fo r people to s it h e re fo r an h o u r and w atch o th er people g iv in g b lo o d ,” sa id D o i.

S o m e s tu d e n ts , lik e M a rty Jo h n sto n , w ho represented P h i S ig m a K a p p a at the c lin ic o n F ra t D a y , d id n ’ t m in d the w a it. “ It m akes m e fe e l sp ontaneous,'

photo by Paul Stanley

C lin ic : to h ire o n ly tw o D ire c to rs, to fu n d -ra ise in the M o n tré a l co m m unity and to chang e the m andate to se rve o n ly M c G ill stud ents.

T h e L e g a l A id C lin ic is u n sa tisfie d w ith both the budget and the p o lic y recom m end ations and fe e ls its o n ly a lte rn a tiv e is to se ek d ire c t student fu n d in g through a referen d u m .

T h e referen d u m , i f p asse d , w o u ld re q u ire stud ents to p ay an ad d itio n al am ount along w ith th e ir re g u la r stu­ dent fe e s. O th er stud ent o rg an izatio n s, m ost n o tab ly The M cGill Daily and C K U T R a d io M c G ill, are su b sid ize d d ire c tly through “ referendum fund ing .”

T h e e xtra am ount is s t ill un d ecid ed ,

Council keeps donuts after all

by Paul Michell S S M U C o u n c il m et T u e sd a y e v e ­ n in g to d iscu ss se v e ra l ite m s o f in te re st to stu d en ts, am ong them the studentin itia te d referen d u m on le g a l aid and the S S M U budget o v e rv ie w fo r 19888 9 . A lso d isc u sse d w as the n o m in atio n o f C o u n c il re p re se n ta tive s to head v a rio u s S S M U co m m ittees and ap­ p ro v a l b y C o u n c il o f exp en d itu res and ap p ro p riatio n s m ade b y the E x e c u tiv e C o m m ittee o ve r the su m m er.

T u e d a y w as the fir s t d ay th at the three new C lu b s R e p s, to C o u n c il, fre sh fro m th e ir e le c to ra l v ic to rie s , p a rtic i­ pated in the b u sin ess o f S S M U C o u n ­ c il. Ia n P a lm , F re y a K o d a r and C h ris T ro m p p lunged headlong in to the w o n d e rfu l w o rld o f stud ent p o litic s .

K o d a r in p a rtic u la r w as v e ry adam ant that S S M U sh o u ld n o t be fu n d in g any en tertain m en t budget fo r a m eeting b etw een the S S M U e xe cu tiv e and the v a rio u s fa c u lty a s so c ia tio n s , and sh o u ld n ’ t even be p a yin g fo r donuts and c o ffe e at C o u n c il m eetin g s. G re a t am ounts o f debate resu lted and K o d a r’ s p ro p o sal w as vo ted d o w n , so m any h u n g ry c o u n c illo rs w ere re lie v e d and w ill co n tin u e to sn ack on je lly - ro lls and ap p le ju ic e at b i-w e e k ly C o u n c il m eetin g s. “ W o u ld anyone sh o w up i f there w e re n ’ t an y d o n u ts?” asked an S S M U e xe cu tive m em ber w ho c le a rly p refered an o n ym ity.

In ad d itio n to the d iscu ssin g m o ra l­ ity of eatin g S S M U d o n u ts, T h re e

e xe cu tive reports w ere presented, c la ri­ fy in g S S M U ’ s p o sitio n on a num ber o f im p o rtant issu e s. V P U n iv e rs ity A f­ fa irs M a ria B a tta g lia ’ s rep o rt d e lin iated the new p ro ced u res fo r se c u rity g uards on c a ll. F o r th ose o f yo u w ho lam e n t the chang e fro m “ W e e b le s” to co n sid e ra b ly yo u n g er B antes se cu rity g u ard s, B a tta g lia assu red c o u n c il that the d e cisio n not to ren ew the p re vio u s co n tract w as a fin a n c ia l rath e r than aesth etic d e cisio n . “ B a rn e s w as ju s t ch e a p e r," sa id B a tta g lia . T h e C o m m issio n a ire s h ave no t lo st th e ir jo b s , sh e ad ded , but h ave m e re ly been tran sfered to o th er co n ­ tra ct lo c a tio n s.

V P In te rn a l A m an d a K a lh o k re ­ p orted th at the to tal c o st fo r the ren o ­ v a tio n s to the U n iv e rs ity C e n tre B a ll­ room am ounted to m ore th an $ 4 8 ,0 0 0 , but had noted that the m ake o ver w o u ld enab le S S M U to m o re th an m ake up the co sts through ad d itio n al re n ta ls o f the fa c ility to o u tsid e g ro u p s, p a rticu ­ la r ly d u rin g the slo w su m m er m onths.

T h e new sound system is a p a rtic u la rly w elco m e ad d itio n to the B a llro o m .

K a lh o k also noted that a rep o rt on the sa ta n ic a lly hot and h u m id co n d itio n s in the U n iv e rs ity C e n tre basem ent, p a rtic u la rly in the Tribune o ffic e , w as bein g d ra fte d , and that a so lu tio n to the v e n tila tio n p ro b lem w a s im m im en t.

T h e re h as been sp e cu latio n (w ild ly in a ccu ra te ru m o u rs, o f c o u rse ) th at the m o n so o n -like w ea th er co n d itio n s are a d ve rse ly a ffe ctin g the sa n ity oiT rib-

une e d ito ria l s ta ff.

T h e e xe cu tiv e rep o rted a ll e xp en d i­ tures approved o ve r the su m m er, w h ich m ust in tu rm be passed b y C o u n c il p ro p e r. C lu b s R e p . Ia n P a lm asked w h at w o u ld happen i f , as the m oney h as alre ad y been spent in m o st c a se s.

C o u n c il fa ile d to ap prove an y o f the e xp e n d itu re s. V P M a ria B a tta g lia re ­ p lie d th at C o u n c il co u ld e ith e r re c e iv e o r re fe r b a ck to co m m ittee any d e c i­ sio n o f the e xe cu tiv e co m m ittee.

T h e budget p ro p o sal fo r the up­ co m in g acad em ic y e a r w as bu t fo r­ w ard b y re ce n tly -re sig n e d S S M U V P F in a n c e T it i N g u ye n , w ho w as pleased to announce th at fu n d in g to clu b s had no t been cu t u n le ss th ere w as an o b v i­ ous reaso n o r e lse a p a rtic u la r c lu b had req u ested le ss fu n d in g th an the p re v i­ ous y e a r. T h e S S M U fund s m ost o f the stud ent o rg an izatio n s on cam p us.

C o u n c il debated w h eth er to vo ice its su p p o rt fo r the recen tly-an n o u n ced stu d en t-in itiate d referend u m on L e g a l A id fu n d in g . W h ile L e g a l A id does n o tn eed S S M U C o u n c il’ s p e rm issio n to go ahead w ith the p la n , E x e c u tiv e D ire c to r A n n ette L e fe v b re w anted to ensure th at c o u n c illo rs w ere w e ll in ­ form ed on the reaso n s fo r the d e cisio n .

C o u n c il debated v a rio u s w a y s th at the L e g a l A id C lin ic co u ld ra ise m o ney, b u t w a s u n ab le to fin d a so lu tio n , and d ecid ed to w ith h o ld its “ b le ssin g ” u n til a p re lim in a ry budget and an e xa ct w o rd in g o f the referend u m question w ere m ade a v a ila b le .

It w as also n e ce ssa ry to nom inate c o u n c illo rs fo r p o sitio n s w h ic h had been vacated a fte r the C lu b R e p s, e le c ­ tio n in M arch w as d e clared in v a lid .

A ls o , no m in atio n s to rep lace outgoing V P Fin a n ce T it i N g uyen w ere declared open. O n the w h o le , the n o m in atio n s w ere a ted io us p ro cess o f c o u n c ilo rs n o m in atin g each o th er fo r the v a rio u s p o sitio n s and then “ re lu c ta n tly but g ra c e fu lly ” d e clin in g to accep t the n o m in atio n s. T h e re su lt is th at there are v e ry fe w nom inees fo r any o f the p o sitio n s. F o r e xa m p le , o n ly tw o n o m in atio n s h ave been re ce ive d fo r the p o sitio n o f V P F in a n c e , w h ic h c a rrie s w ith it a la rg e am ount o f p o w er and re sp o n sib ility . N o m in a tio n s re ­ m ain o pen, h o w e ve r, u n til the n e xt C o u n c il m eetin g . T h e p o sitio n s are o n ly open to S S M U C o u n c illo rs .

S S M U C o u n c il m eetings are held e v e ry tw o w e e k s. W e ’ l l keep yo u

bu t $ 1 .2 5 p e r sem ester is c u rre n tly b e in g d is c u s s e d . A c c o rd in g to L e fe b v re , th is am ount w o u ld a llo w the C lin ic a budget o f a p p ro xim a te ly $5 0 0 0 0 . “ T h e am ount w e need to operate p ro p e rly ,” she sa y s.

B o th S S M U and the L e g a l A id C lin ic h ave suggested o th er p o ssib le alte rn a­ tiv e s to the C lin ic ’ s fin a n c ia l fu tu re .

S S M U V P U n iv e rs ity A ffa irs M a ria B a tta g lia p ro p o se d a jo in t g ro u p e ffo rt to fu n d -ra ise am ongst M o n tré a l g o v­ ernm ent o ffic ia ls . O th e r c o u n c il su g ­ g estio n s h ave in clu d e d : req u estin g fu n d s fro m Stu d en t S e rv ic e s , fu n d ­ ra isin g through M o n tre a l la w firm s , req u esting a m in im u m charg e fro m c lie n ts o r any co m b in atio n o f th ese.

L e fe b v re rejected a ll these sugg estio ns fo r v a rio u s reaso n s. “ T h e C lin ic can n o t, b y la w , charge c lie n ts , govern m en t fu n d s w o u ld take ye a rs to pass and any co m b in atio n o f fun d -raisin g w ould req u ire another fu ll­ tim e d ire c to r in charg e o f sim p ly fu n d ­ ra is in g ,” she e x p la in s. “ A ls o , the co m b in atio n o f reso u rces w o u ld n e ve r w o rk . W ith any o f these co m b in atio n s, the C lin ic w o u ld n e v e r kn o w fro m y e a r to y e a r ho w o u r fin a n ce s stan d .” “ A ll the a lte rn a tiv e s had a n eg ative com ponent, but the referendum seem ed to be the best so lu tio n ,” she co n clu d e s.

T o attem pt a referen d u m , an y group m ust firs t c o lle c t 5 0 0 stud ent sig n a ­ tu re s, h ave its o ffic ia l ‘q u estio n ’ ap­ p ro ved b y the C h ie f R e tu rn in g O ffic e r (C R O ), su b m it its co n stitu tio n to the Senate C o n stitu tio n C o m m ittee and o b tain a le tte r o f agreem ent fro m the u n iv e rs ity co n cern in g the c o lle ctio n o f fu n d s.

T o d ate, the C lin ic has d rafted a co n stitu tio n and o ffic ia l q u estio n . It is c u rre n tly se ekin g S S M U ‘ ap p ro val’ . “ W e d o n’ t fo rm a lly re q u ire S S M U a p p ro va l, but w e do w an t it . A lth o u g h w e w an t o u r ind ép en d an ce, w e w ill a lso need S S M U support in the fu tu re - e s p e c ia lly co n cern in g o ffic e sp a ce ,” sa y s L e fe b v re .

O ffic e sp ace w ill be an issu e .

L e fe b v re sa ys th at the C lin ic w an ts to re m a in a cce ssib le to its c lie n ts and d e scrib e s its p resen t settin g (bottom flo o r o f the S tu d e n ts’ S o c ie ty B u ild ­ in g ) as “ id e a l” .

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Big Ben, the little guy In case it passed you by, the ‘Ben Johnson incident’ was la­ belled tragic ’ across Canada. To me, the greatest tragedy occured after the confirmation o f Johnson’s steroid use, when in one sweeping motion, an entire country dropped its hero from the glorious heights o f stardom to the unrelenting depths o f shame. It seems we live in a country o f pessimists; cynics who are prepared to point fingers and criticise our heroes the instant trouble occurs.

An enlightening parallel exists between the fate o f Johnson and the loss o f another great Canadian sports hero, Wayne Gretzky. Following the press conference which announced Gretzky’s trade, Canadians were united in condemning the Great One’ for “selling out.” Similarly, few questioned if Johnson knowingly indulged in stanozolol.

Subsequently, a pattern has developed. As more information surfaced, it became apparent it was Peter Pocklington, lord o f the Edmonton Oilers and owner o f Gretzky, who sold out one o f Canada’s greatest natural resources. According to reports over the last seven days, it seems Johnson’s bosses were the masterminds behind the steroid plot.

Unfortuantely, these athletes, whom children like me admire so intensely, are simply commodities in the hands o f often ma­ nipulative owners. Several people were in a position to them­ selves become rich and famous thanks to Johnson’s incredible athletic prowess. It would come as no surprise if it were re­ vealed the sprinter had been used by men like Dr. Jamie Astaphan and agent Larry Heidebrecht.

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October 11th: S tu d e n ts’ C o u n c il m eetin g .

November 9th,10th,11th: O n the h ee ls o f the U .S ., the S S M U e le ctio n / re fe re n d a p e rio d w ill take p la c e .

November 21st: A n e ve n t m uch fu r­ th er ahead but w h ic h re q u ire s atten­ tio n n o w - the fe d e ra l e le c tio n has fin a lly been se t fo r th is d ate. T h e S tu ­ d e n ts’ S o c ie ty w ill be d istrib u tin g the C an ad ian Stud ent V o te r G u id e and settin g up booths w h e re stud ents can re g iste r as p ro xy v o te rs. W atch fo r these!

T h is has been a b rie f o u tlin e , bu t it sh o uld in d ica te w h a t the S tu d e n ts’ S o c ie ty is up to in the im m ed iate fu ­ tu re. R em em b er, yo urstu d en trep s need y o u r in p u t - m ake y o u r o p in io n s kn o w n ! A n y student rep to S tu d e n ts’ C o u n c il, S e n a te , o r the B o a rd o f G o v ­ ern o rs can e a s ily be reached v ia the S tu d e n ts’ S o c ie ty G e n e ra l O ffic e .

W e ’re lo o kin g fo rw ard to h earin g fro m yo u !

October 12th: N e xt Senate m eetin g .

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T h e firs t Senate m eeting o f the y e a r to o k p la ce on Septem ber 2 8 th , w ith m any item s o f in tere st to students being d iscu sse d . Y o u r student Senate reps th is y e a r are o ff to a great sta rt, a rtic u ­ la tin g stud ent v ie w s at Senate m ost im p re ssiv e ly !

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The McGill Tribune, Tuesday October 4 ,1988

Senate gets down to business

by Trib News Staff T h is p a st W e d n e sd ay, the U n iv e r­ s ity Senate m et to d e al w ith a w id e rang e o f issu e s, ran g in g fro m C o n tin u ­ in g E d u ca tio n to W o m e n s’ S tu d ie s, at its firs t m eetin g o f the acad em ic y e a r.

T h e Senate is the bod y w h ic h d e als p ri­ m a rily w ith a d m in istra tive and aca­ d e m ic m atters w ith in the U n iv e rs ity , and h as an elab o rate and sp ra w lin g co m m ittee system w h ic h d e als w ith a m in d -b o g g lin g am ount o f m a te ria l.

T h e re is a Senate C o m m ittee on ju s t about e ve ry fa ce t o f U n iv e rs ity lif e , and althoug h stud ent rep resen ta­ tio n e x is ts on m any co m m itte e s, the Senate is d e fin ite ly an a d m in istra tive ra th e r th an a stud ent b o d y. V a rio u s co m m ittees m ake th e ir rep o rts to the Senate as a w h o le , so th at m uch o f the w o rk o f the bod y is a c tu a lly done in co m m ittee (m u ch lik e the H o u se o f C o m m o n s) and the Senate its e lf se rve s o n ly to ap prove o r d isap p ro ve o f the reco m m end atio ns m ade b y the com ­ m itte es.

O ne o f the m ost p o w e rfu l co m m it­ tees o f the Sen ate is the A cad e m ic P o lic y and P lan n in g C o m m ittee, w h ich ap p ro ves the co ntent o f e v e ry co u rse in the U n iv e rs ity (w o w !) and s im ila rly e xa m in e s the stru ctu re o f program req u irem en ts and e ven o f the fa c u ltie s and sch o o ls th e m se lve s. I f there e ve r w as a su p erco m m itte e, th is is it . T h e rep o rts m ade b y the A ca d e m ic P o lic y and P la n n in g C o m m ittee are len g th y and d e ta ile d , as w as the one p resented at W ed n esd ay’ s m eetin g .

A m o n g st the p ro p o sals m ade b y the co m m ittee w e re se ve ra l new program s fo r A rts and S c ie n c e stu d en ts. A new m in o rp ro g ram in Fre n ch C anad a Stu d ­ ie s and a B io rg a n ic O p tio n fo r C h em ­

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T h e C om m ittee on C o n tin u in g E d u ­ ca tio n reported to S e n ate , n o ting “ an e xp lo sio n o f in te re st in C o n tin u in g E d u c a tio n ” and p ro p o sing a sp e c ific m andate fo r the C e n tre w h ic h operates the p ro g ram . It w a s hoped th at the m andate w o u ld h elp to fo cu s and d i­ re c t the C e n tre ’ s a c tiv itie s .

A m o n g st the m ore o b scu re o f the com m ittees is the U n iv e rs ity A d m is­ sio n s A p p e als C o m m itte e , w h ic h is w h e re ap p lica n ts w h o w ere o rig in a lly turned dow n b y the A d m issio n s D e ­ p artm en t m ust d ire c t th e ir p lea s fo r “ ed u catio n al cle m e n cy ” i f th e ir at­ tem pts to appeal to the p a rtic u la r D ep artm ent w h ic h th ey w ish to e n ro ll in are turned d o w n . T h e fin a l stage o f ap peal is w ith th is co m m ittee, w h ic h acts as a Su prem e C o u rt o f A d m is­ sio n s. T h e co m m ittee is no p u sh o v e r o n ly 30 % o f ap p eals w ere ap p ro ved .

T h e Senate a lso co n sid ered n ew reg u la tio n s fo r S a b b a tic le a v e fo r a ca­ d e m ic s ta ff. T h e U n iv e rs ity ’ s P ro fe s­ so rs go on sa b b a tica l in o rd er to re in ­ v ig o ra te th em selves and to keep in touch w ith recent developm ents in th e ir p a rtic u la r fie ld s o f en d eavo u r, o r so

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C a y a , w h o w as reassig n ed to the p o st o f c h ie f A rc h iv is t at M c G ill as o f y e ste rd a y , sa id the M cC o rd ’ s recen t $ 2 0 m illio n M cC o n n e ll Fo u n d atio n end ow m ent w a s slo tted fo r the co n ­ stru ctio n o f a n ew w in g fo r the m u­ seum . “ W h at re m a in s u n settled is the m oney fo r the o p eratio ns bu d g et,” he sa id . H e denied h is departure w as re ­ lated to an y in te rn a l d isp u te o v e r the $ 2 0 m illio n k itty .

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Y o u th . I t ’sp lo w in g through the piresen t, se arch in g fra n tic a lly ahead f o r the fu tu re , lo o k in g in sid e to fin d out w ho yo u are , lo o k in g o u tsid e to see i f w h o yo u are fits in w ith e ve ryb o d y e lse .

O ld A g e . T h in g s are m o vin g slo w e r, but the trees are s t ill g reen . C rin k ly sk in and a su dd en, u n e xp la in a b le a f­ fin ity fo r piolyes te r does tran sfo rm yo u in to a new pierson. T h e e ld e rly s t ill w an t to get up and d ance to good m u sic , bu t th e ir id e a o f good m u sic is C o le P o rte r, n o t the K in k s .

T h e fru stra tio n th ey exp e rie n ce w hen th e ir o p in io n s are ig n o red is as re a l as o u rs, too . H a ve yo u e ve r sat a the fa m ily d in n e r ta b le , liste n in g to G rand m a te ll G ran d p a to s it up straig h t, and found y o u r veg etab les m u ch m ore in tere stin g than e ith e r o f them ? T h e y w o u ld p ro b ab ly ap p reciate m ore out o f yo u than “ P a ss the sa lt. ” So m etim es w hat th e y ’re w a itin g fo r is a little encourag em ent, a sig n that yo u th in k th ey are n o t b o rin g becau se th ey are set

O u r co m m u n ity’ s e ld e rly are an e x ­ pand ing re so u rce . T h e averag e life e x ­ p e ctan cy in N o rth A m e ric a is n in e ty , and in 25 ye a rs 2 5 % o f the p o p u latio n w ill be o ve r 6 5 . Q u eb e c’ s e ld e rly p o p u latio n is g ro w in g e s p e c ia lly fa st becau se o u r d em o g rap hic g ro w th rate is n e g a tiv e . C le a rly th is is no t an age group w e can push a sid e . W e m ust co n cen trate on them N O W , p lan n in g fo r the fu tu re b efo re it is on top o f u s.

P la n n in g m eans liste n in g to th e ir c o u n c il and b eing aw are o f th e ir p rob­ le m s. F o r e xa m p le , h o w does an e ld ­ e rly perso n liv in g on a Fixed incom e cope w ith in fla tio n ? H o w does an in ­ cap acitated m an o r w om an liv in g alone reach the peanut b u tter o n the top sh e lf o r an sw e r the telep ho n e? W h at hap­ pens to som eone w ho m ust take d a ily m ed icatio n b u thas m em ory problem s?

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Im a g in e ho w d iffic u lt it m ust b e , th en, fo r an ag ing p erson w h o , w h ile fin d in g it p h y s ic a lly im p o ssib le to keep up w ith the h e c tic co sm o p o litan p ace on the stre e ts, does n o t w ish to sim p ly g iv e up the in d ep en d en ce, the fre e ­ dom , and the rig h t to ven tu re out o f the house w h ic h is- o r sh o u ld be- e v e ry hum an b e in g ’ s fu n d am en tal r ig h t S a d ly , there are fe w o f u s w ho can deny th at w e h a v e , on o c ca sio n , sig h ed

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T h e Y e llo w D o o r E ld e rly P ro je c t, founded b y stud ents six te e n y e a rs ago, w as e stab lish e d in an attem pt to m eet the g ro w in g needs o f M o n tre a l’ s e ld ­ e rly co n tin g en t . T o d a y , it rem a in s

dependent on the en erg y o f stud ents, w ho co m p rise tw o th ird s o f the 2 0 0 v o lu n te e rs, fo r its su cce ss.

O ne o f the m ost v ita l se rv ic e s the vo lu n te e rs p ro vid e is a p rogram o f w h at Y e llo w D o o r d ire c to r E d M c K ­ in le y c a lls “ frie n d ly v is itin g .” T h e y are sen t o ut to p ay in fo rm a l, n e ig h ­ b o u rly v is its to aging M o n trea le rs w ho a re , fo r one reaso n o r ano th er, “ so ­ c ia lly iso lated ” . T h e ir frie n d s m ay have d ie d , th e ir c h ild re n m o ved a w a y , o r th ey m ay h ave re c e n tly im m ig rated to M o n tre a l, le a vin g both fa m ilia r face s

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P ro je c t w a s a lso se tu p to d e la y in s titu ­ tio n a liza tio n b y h elp in g the ag ing m ain ta in a c e rta in degree o f ind epen d­ e n ce . M o st e ld e rly p eople “ fe a r and dread that so c ia l w o rke rs w ill com e in and d e clare them in cap a b le o f h an ­ d lin g th e ir o w n a ffa irs ,” sa y s M c K in ­ le y .

H e co n sid e rs M c G ill stud ents an in ­ v a lu a b le h e lp .” T h e y are the cream o f the cro p o f o u r v o lu n te e rs,” althoug h there is a lw a y s a need fo r m ore o f th em . T h e Y e llo w D o o r E ld e rly P ro j­ e ct h elp s at le a st fo u r hundred pieople a y e a r, and th is n um b er w ill in cre a se if th e ir vo lu n te e r lis t e n la rg e s. T h e need is th ere. E ld e rly pieople w h o h ave b en efitted fro m the h e lp o f stud ent vo lu n te e rs in the p ast alm o st in v a ri­ a b ly req u est to be v isite d b y a stud ent tim e a fte r tim e . A n d m ore o fte n than n o t, the stud ents b e n e fit ju s t as m u ch fro m th e ir in vo lve m e n t w ith pieople w ho h ave a lo t to o ffe r and ju stn e e d the ch an ce . T a lk about b rid g in g the gen­ e ratio n gap. I f yo u w o u ld lik e to get in v o lv e d in o r sim p ly fin d o ut m ore about th e ir vo lu n te e r p ro g ram s, g iv e them a c a ll a t---------------- .

A Grandmother’s letter; digging up the past Mary Steiner fle d to Canada from Hitler’s Europe in 1939. Exceptforone brother, h er husband and a son, her entire fam ily p erished in the war. In August, 1988, she returned to h er Austrian and Hungarian homes with h er two grandsons.

F o r my grandsons: T h is is the end o f the day o f Y o m K ip p u r. I spent m uch o f the tim e at the synagogue. T h e re w ere v e ry few people there that I kn o w - and no fa m ily - so I sa t alo ne in b o d y, bu t together in m in d , so u l and h e a rt w ith a ll m y lo ve d o nes, p ast and p resen t.

M y thoughts fo cu ssed on o u r trip , R o b ! It seem s as i f the c irc le h ad clo sed - re tu rn in g to m y ch ild h o o d to w ns and “ lif e ” w ith m y tw o ad u lt g ran d so n s. I am d e ep ly g ra te fu l fo r h a vin g been ab le to do th is. G ra te fu l no t o n ly fo r the h is to ric a l m eaning o f it a ll, bu t to be together w ith yo u .

E x p e rie n c in g tog etherness o f su ch an und istu rb ed k in d as th is w a s , sh ar­ in g sad and hap py e ve n ts, y o u r eag er­ n e ss to get to k n o w the h isto ry o f m y and m y fa m ily ’ s life - y o u r ro o ts, p a rtly - fo rg ed an in d e stru ctib le lin k in the c h a in o f o u r b elo n g ing to each o th er.

I h ave thought a g reat d e al about it today and I have d e rive d m uch strength and p le a su re fro m the w o rld I co u ld cre ate around m e - w ith o u t even m y fa m ily ’ s p h y s ic a l n earn ess at m y sid e .

A g reat d eal w as sa id b y the sp eak­ ers about the h o lo cau st. It brought b ack to m y m in d th ep ictu res atM auth ausen.

I w a s sho cked w hen y o u firs t sa id yo u w an ted to go th ere. N o w it g ive s m e peace o f m in d th a tl w en t w ith y o u . W e co u ld no t sh are e v e ry th in g , u n le ss w e exp e rie n ce d e ve ryth in g tog ether. W e co u ld no t und erstand each other if w e co u ld no t sp eak on the sam e d eno m i­ nato r to each o th er. S o , th at w as rig h t too.

Y o u h ave seen the h isto ry o f m an­ k in d , o f n atio n s and o f the le w is h people and o f o u r fa m ily - as som e m em b ers o f o u r fa m ily h ave no t re ­ turned fro m th ere. I am su re yo u h ave d raw n m u ch fro m a ll th is , m u ch to

th in k ab o ut, m uch th at w ill re in fo rce y o u r e xistin g p rin c ip le s o f rig h teo u s liv in g . It sh a ll re in fo rc e y o u r hop e­ fu lly , n e v e r ceasin g w ill to w o rk fo r a b etter w o rld - so that w h a t happened in the p ast w ill n e ve r happen ag ain .

L e t the hap p y even ts o f o u r trip be rem em bered w ith eq u al keen n ess. Y ou are young and yo u sh o u ld e n jo y life .

W e canno t change fa cts and w e canno t liv e in the p a st. W e h ave to le a rn fro m the p a st, lo o k fo rw a rd , liv e co n stru c­ tiv e ly - bu t w e m ust N E V E R F O R ­ G ET. In c o n clu sio n , a thought o f g ratitud e to G ran d p a, w ho b y h is lo v e fo r u s , b y h is w o rk and fo re sig h t, m ade it p o s­ sib le fo r u s to go on th is u n fo rg e ttab le jo u rn e y .

Forever your loving Grandma.

Vancouver, Sept. 2 1 ,1 9 8 8 .

D an a n d l step b y h e r, h o ld h e r hand, an d , as she steps b ack in to the ta ll g ra ss, w e k is s the stones b e fo re she s a y s ,” O .K .” , and tu rn s around .

T h e n w e le a v e .

O ne la s t photo o f the p lace - fro m the road yo u w o u ld n ’ t kn o w any cem e­ te ry had e ve r been there - then w e le a v e .

A t le a st w hen she la y s pebbles on h e r m o th er’ s g rave in H u n g a ry , three d ays la te r the tom bstones are s till stand­ in g . A n d w e see the B u d ap e st S y n a ­ gogue w h e re h e r c o u sin s’ nam es are h o les in a ru sty p laq u e . A n d w e see M au th au sen , w h e re h e r aunts d ied - 1 a lw a y s thought those p lace s w ere fu r­ th er a w a y fro m tow ns and fie ld s .

G ran d m a do esn’ t c ry o n ce. A n d b e­ cau se sh e d o e sn ’ t c r y , D a n a n d lc a n ’ t

B a c k hom e in T o ro n to , I re a lize d ho w deep in to the sh ad o w w e had stepped.

V o ic e s fo rty ye a rs o ld m ust have been scream in g at G ran d m a fro m the w a lls o f b u ild in g s that to D an and I w ere ju s t o ld h o u ses. T h e y m u st h ave been p o in tin g at e ve ry th in g she w o re and ate and sm e lle d and askin g w h y she had the rig h t. T h e y m ust have tugged at h e r F re n c h d ress and sp at on the tw o grandsons snapping K o n ic a s at e ve ry th in g .

A n d late at n ig h t, w hen D an and I w ere o u t, th ey m ust h a v e w o ken G ran d m a up to beg h e r fo r h e lp .

H o w co u ld anyone sp eak o r c ry

c ry . S o w e w atch h e r eyes each d a y , exp ectin g a p ie ce o f te ar to creep dow n som etim e.

B u t she is e ith e r stro n g er o r m ore

p u r.

I am in o u r synag o g ue, in T o ro n to , w ith M om and D ad and D an . A ll alo ne.

M y p rayerb o o k i s open on the w rong page. A n d w h e n th ey a ll stand up fo r so m eth in g , I am lo o k in g at a m a rk on

F o r my grandmother:

tire d th an D an and I had thought.

E a c h d ay w e m ove deeper in to the m a ssiv e sh ad o w . In V ie n n a , som e s p irit seem s to sp eak to G ran d m a fro m the p a rk w here the G estap o headq uar­ ters used to b e. In B u d a p e st, it ’ s a scream o ut o f a b ro ken T a lm u d T o ra h .

I am try in g to im a g in e h er as she de­ scrib e d h e rs e lf in the le tte r I re ce ive d

enough.

Sh e in tro d u ces u s to the earth . “ T h is is m y fa th e r’ s g ra v e , yo u r g reat-g ran d fath er.” “ T h e tw o sla b s b a ck there are w here h is p aren ts are b u rie d .”

“ Y o u a r e old, F a th e r W illia m ,” th e youn g m a n said , “ A n d y o u r h a ir h as b eco m e v e ry w h ite; A n d y et you in cessan tly sta n d on y o u r h ead D o you th in k , a t y o u r ag e, it is r ig h t? ” -L e w is C a r r o ll, fro m Alice in Wonderland._____________

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I m issed G ran d m a’ s phone c a ll to ­ n ig h t.

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Few people know how to be old.

ye ste rd a y .

Sh e is a lo n e , sittin g in a V a n co u ve r syn ag o g u e, le ttin g a ll the Y om K ip p u r H e b rew p ass through h er ears w ith no e ffo rt to sw a llo w it.

G ran d m a’ s p rayerb o o k is open on the w ro n g page.

B e ca u se a ll she sees is a b la c k and w h ile photograph o f the stum p o f her fa th e r’ s tom bstone in E a ste rn A u stria .

H e r gran d so n s and la s t frie n d from th at p la c e are th ere too. H e rr Sch m id t is d ow n a fe w y a rd s , b y the ro ad w ith h is ta x i en g in e ru n n in g . T r y as w e do, D a n and I c a n ’ t h id e o u r fa ce s w e ll

ag ain st th a t.

H o w co u ld D an and I m iss that?

I t ’ s n o w the n ig h t b e fo re Y om K ip ­

-Francois, Duc de la Rochefoucauld.

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Not enough roofs over graying heads b y H e a th e r M itc h e ll F o r m o s tM c G ill stud ents, the annual se arch fo r ho using is a h arro w in g exp e­ rie n c e , but fo r som e o f M o n tre a l’ s e ld ­ e r ly , fin d in g adequate h o u sin g can be a re a l tria l.

U n lik e stu d en ts, w ho are fre q u e n tly su b sid ize d b y the govern m en t o r th e ir p a re n ts, the e ld e rly m ust liv e on th e ir p en sio n s alo n e . W o m en , w ho co m p rise the m a jo rity o f th is age g ro u p , fin d th em selves in the w o rst situ a tio n . B e ­ cau se m an y o f these w om en h ave n ever w o rke d o u tsid e o f the hom e, th ey re ­ c e iv e o n ly a govern m en t p en sio n p lu s in co m e se cu rity w h ic h is s im ila r to the c o st o f liv in g in d e x . A ll o f th is am ounts to a p p ro xim a te ly $6 0 0 p e r m onth o r $ 7 2 0 0 p e r y e a r. S ix ty - fiv e p er ce n t o f M o n tre a l’ s e ld e rly liv e on th is inco m e a lo n e . T h is p u ts them w e ll b e lo w the p o ve rty lin e .

M o n e y , o r the la c k o f it , is no t the so le co n stra in t p laced on the e ld e rly in th e ir

se arch fo r h o u sin g ; w h e re th ey are ab le to liv e a lso depends on th e ir p h y sic a l co n d itio n . So m e, p a rtic u la rly franco p ho nes and th ose o f So u th ern Eu ro p ean d e scen t, liv e w ith th e ir fa m ilie s. .P o o rfa m ilie s, h o w e ver, often can n o t support ap erso n w ith p h y s ic a l d iffic u ltie s n o r one w ith o u t a c o n trib ­ utin g in co m e , at hom e and th u s, the e ld e rly person m us t seek ho using e lse ­ w h e re.

A ssu m in g that the person is autono­ m ous there are a few a lte rn a tive s. H a lf­ w a y houses , g e n e ra lly su b sid ize d b y p riv a te groups su ch as the S a lv a tio n A rm y , are one o p tio n . So are ro o m ing h o u ses, though o v e r the p ast ten ye a rs these h ave g ra d u a lly been re p lace d b y bou tiq u es and lu x u ry ap artm ents.

So m e co m m u n ities su ch as P o in te C la ire , h ire stud ents to p e rfo rm odd jo b s lik e h o u se w o rk , w in d o w w ash in g and lan d scap in g fo r those e ld e rly w ho co n tin u e to liv e in th e ir hom es. “ I t ’ s to

h elp o ld e r p eople sta y in th e ir h o uses fo r as long as p o ssib le ,” sa id A n d rew H a w k e , one su ch w o rk e r. T h o se le s s ab le to care fo r th em selves can tu rn to fo ste r hom es in w h ich the ho st fa m ily p ro vid e s the n e ce s­ sa ry a ssista n ce .

N u rsin g hom es are another so u rce o f ho using fo r the e ld e rly bu t th is is no t a fe a sib le c h o ice fo r a ll becau se o f the co st and w a itin g p e rio d in v o lv e d . T h e re are tw o typ e s o f n u rsin g hom es - p u b lic and p riv a te .

P u b lic n u rsin g hom es are p rim a rily fund ed b y the g o vern m en t. T h e u se r is expected to p ay the sum o f h is/h e rm o n th ly p en sio n m in u s $ 1 1 5 .

P riv a te n u rsin g hom es h ave lo n g e r w a itin g lis t s and are m u ch m o re e xp e n siv e .T h e G riffith -M c C o n n e ll R e s i­ dence in W estm o u nt is one e xa m p le .

Th o u g h it is a p riv a te n o n -p ro fit o rg a n i­ za tio n sp onsored b y the U n i ted C h u rch o f C an ad a, the n u rsin g hom e charg es re s i­ dents b etw een $7 65 an d $ 2 3 0 0 p e r m onth depending on the typ e o f ca re d ie perso n n eed s. In a d d itio n , som e resid en ts can e x ­ p e ct a one y e a r w a it b e fo re being ad m it­ ted. T h is is p a rtic u la rly d isco u ra g in g to those w ho se h e a lth is ra p id ly d e te rio ra t­ in g , sin ce ad m issio n to the re sid en ce se ctio n re q u ire s re la tiv e autonom y on the p a rt o f the in d iv id u a l.

N u rsin g hom es are v e ry lo n e ly p la ce s fo r so m e, acco rd in g to one stud ent w ho vo lu n teered at a hom e as p a rt o f a h ig h sch o o l p ro je c t, “ In o u r s o c ie ty , w h e re w e w an t to sta y yo u n g , w e are scared o f o ld p eo p le. I t ’s a ‘ m e’ g e n eratio n , w h ere 50 is o v e r the h ill. W h en y o u e n te rfth e n u rsin g hom e) it ’ s re a lly w e ird b ecau se w e d o n’ t see th at m an y e ld e rly on the street o r at sch o o l. P e o p le ju s t s it th ere and it sm e lls lik e a h o sp ita l. B u t I ’v e a lw a y s been in terested in ta lk in g to o ld p eo p le be­ cau se th ey h ave a lo t to s a y . I t ’s n ic e fo r them to see p e o p le. V is ito rs are a lw a y s a b ig e v e n t.”

C a n a d a ’ s n e g a tive g ro w th rate m eans that in the fu tu re there w ill be a g reater am ount o f e ld e rly w ith fe w e r w o rkin g p eople to support th em . W ith the e x ­ pected g ro w th o f the p o rtio n o f so c ie ty that is re tire d , the se a rch fo r adequate ho usin g fo r the e ld e rly w ill o n ly becom e a m ore d esperate o n e. T h is is a p ro b lem that w e , the fu tu re o f so c ie ty , m ust face tod ay.

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by Kim Farley H e belo n g s in a so ftly lit p a rlo u r w ith ateacu p m h is h an d . T a ll and th in , w ith a sh o ck o f w h ite h a ir and tw in k ly b lu e e y e s, P ro fe sso r G eo rg e Jo hnsto n sp eaks w ith a gentle d ire ctn e ss that d raw s yo u in and h o ld s y o u . “ N o b o d y exp ects to be as o ld as w e su d d en ly d isco v e r w e are” .

H is w o rd s are fra n k and catch the co n fu sio n e ld e rly p eo p le fe e l w hen one m o rn in g they open th e ir eyes and

1 9 5 8 , he e sta b lish e s a rap p o rt w ith st dents th at h u rd le s the g en eratio n g a p . I does no t ‘ le c tu re ’ . H e e x p la in s , ca re f no t to le t h im s e lf get in the w a y o f y o th o ug h ts, c a re fu l not to le t te ach in g h i

re a liz e that th e y are o ld . It's a cru sh in g re a liza tio n fo r m a n y , so m ething th ey w ish th ey co u ld ro ll o v e r and th in k about to m o rro w . B u t it is lif e , and it w on’t go aw a y and le a v e yo u a lo n e .

G eo rg e Jo hnsto n is not som eone to lie around in b e d , try in g to sh u t o u tth e w o rld d rift b a ck to the g lo ry d a ys o f y o u th . A fte r se v e n ty -fiv e y e a rs h is life is as e ve n tfu l as it w a s h a lf a ce n tu ry ag o . H is e xp e rie n ce s h ave le ft h irn w ith som e va lu a b le in sig h ts, p ar­ tic u la rly in to the in tricate re latio n sh ip s the young and the o ld te n ta tive ly forge w ith each o th e r. So m etim es both groups le t th e ir m isco n ce p tio n s b lo ck the w ay betw een th e m ,so n e ith c rla k e s : a step in to the com m on ground. “ T h e re ’s a com m on c lic h é that the o ld are w is e . T h a t is n ’ t a lw a y s the case because m any people exp e rie n ce life w ith o u t re fle c tin g on it . I f yo u h aven ’ t re fle cte d yo u h ave no m ore to sa y than a m id d le aged p e rso n ” .

Jo h n sto n is som eone w ho h asp ackcd h is w h o le life w ith both exp e rie n ce and re fle ctio n . A p ro fesso r in M c G ill's F a c u lty o f R e lig io u s S tu d ie s sin ce :

P ro fe s s o r G e o rg e Jo h n sto n

in to p re a ch in g . H e w ill n e v e r exp crien c the m ost fru stra tin g th in g fo r an c ld e rl p e rso n : bein g ig n o red . Y o u th w ill n evt nod th e ir heads b la n k ly and stare at p o in t ab ove h is head w h ile he’ s speak in g , w a itin g fo r h im to fin is h and w is l in g h e 'd h u rry up .

W h at is h is se cre t fo r re la tin g to th yo u n g er g e n eratio n ? S im p le . “ I h av a lw a y s fo und th at i f y o u treat y o u n

Inside a home: A seg

by André Costopougos

-T.S. Eliot, from J . A lfred P ru frock.

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L ife within the walls of a home for the elderly is something few university students have ever seen, and it is often a bit of a mystery for us.

I had the opportunity to work in one home as a volunteer and then as a security guard. These roles allowed me to observe life in the home from unique perspectives, both very different from that of the occa­ sional visitor.

Because there are long waiting lists for homes, the people usually accepted are those who are incapacitated in some way by a chronic disease or handicap, physical or mental. Many o f them are confined either to a wheel chair or a bed. The endless care and attention required stretch the workers in a

home to the limit and often, volunteers from local citizens ’ groups have to be called in for long hours to alleviate the work load.

When I walked into a home for the first time as a volunteer, I immediately noticed (and this has been with me since) the way in which all activity stopped. The small group o f volunteers became the center of every­ one’ s attention. The coordinator of the home assigned each of us to a ‘Triend”, whom we were to visit about two times a week for a few hours. It was a bit of a shock for a bunch of high school kids to be suddenly confronted with twenty elderly men and women, most o f them confined to wheel chairs, staring at us with such intensity. More than half the original group of volunteers did not make it for a second visit to their “friends”.

The presence of visitors severely dis turbs the life of the home. It was only wher I returned to the home as a security guard Iasi summer that I was able to fade into the background and see their daily lives unfold It seemed as though the residents had seperated themselves into four distinct groups.

The most active o f these groups was composed mainly of the women who were confined neither to a wheel chair nor to bed.

In the morning, they would invariably sit out under the veranda and start talking, pausing briefly to greet the employees as they ar­ rived. There was a great deal o f laughing and talking about the men in the home, and of course, the latest ‘news’ (gossip) could eas­ ily be heard.

In the afternoon they would usually take

In the company of Samaritans

•grandfather's people as frie n d s . they resp o n d ," a l though le ackn o w led g es th at "th e re are a lw a y s in d iv id u a ls at a n y age w h o a rc d e a f to w hat y o u ’re try in g to sa y ” . Jo h n sto n is p e rfe ctly w illin g to d isp en se a d v ic e , but

needs people to sh are w ith h im , as m uch as a w ith ered o ld m an in a w h e e lch a ir.

H is strateg y fo rre m a in in g as in d e ­ pendent as p o ssib le is to stay as a c tiv e and u se fu l as he c a n , because “ w hen yo u le t y o u rs e lf get p a ssiv e and d e­ pendent, y o u d ie ". I t ’ s b lu n t, b ecau se it ’ s tru e.

A devo ut C h ris tia n , Jo h n sto n docs n o tre a lly fc a rd c a th m u c h a n d spends litt le tim e w o rryin g about h is o w n .

D u rin g a fifty y e a r ca re e r as a m in iste r h e has co m fo rted enough p eople w ith “ sh iftin g sands under th e ir feet” to h ave g ro w n accustom ed to d e alin g

photo by Paul Stanley

p re fe rs to do it on a req u est b a sis o n ly .

I t ’ s sa fe r th at w a y ."

H e h as the m anner o f a doting g ran d ­ fa th e r, eag er to liste n as w e ll as to teach .

W e are a ll in a le arn in g p ro ce ss. T h e young h ave so m uch to g ive because they are u s u a lly the ones m akin g the d is c o v ­ e rie s . T h e y need to sh are w ith u s .”

Y o u su d d en ly re a liz e that he has said ‘ u s’ . D e sp ite h is s e lf s u ffic ie n c y , he s t ill

w ith lo ss . D y in g is in e v ita b le , it is life that absorbs h im . ‘T o keep y o u rse lf going y o u need h e a lth , m ental c le a r­ n e ss, and à u se fu l jo b w h e re y o u are not d isp la cin g a young p erso n” . It seem s a stra ig h tfo rw a rd fo rm u la , yet c e rta in p eople m ake it lcx>k e a sie r to fo llo w than it is .

T h e p ro fe sso r is on h is feet n o w , sm ilin g w a rm ly as he u sh e rs yo u out.

H e h as a c la ss w a itin g . It fe e ls lik e y o u ’ v e had a good ta lk w ith a frie n d , and d eveloped a fe w in sig h ts o f y o u r o w n . A co n ve rsa tio n w ith an e ld e rly person docs not h ave to m ean nodding and sm ilin g in a n e ly w h ile yo u plan w hen yo u can n e xt ch e ck y o u r w atch w ith o u t being too o b vio u s. Y o u m ay m ake the su rp risin g d isco v e ry th at, excep t fo r the w h ite h a ir and w rin k le s , yo u h ave a lo t in com m on w ith som e­ one o ld . A n d yo u h ave m u ch to sa y to each o th er.

b y M a rk F re e m a n T h e G o o d Shep herd C e n tre has an open doo r p o lic y fo r v is ito rs . It is a ce n tre fo r the p u b lic and as a token ges­ tu re , the doo r is le ft open a ll d a y , e ve ry d a y . B u t th ose w h o w o rk h e re , and those w ho v is it , w o u ld p re fe r th at c a ll it be c a lle d a ‘ ho m e’ . A fte r p a yin g a v is it th ere la s t F rid a y afte rn o o n , I co n cu r th at it is in d eed a p la ce to c a ll hom e.

T h e fir s t se n satio n one fe e ls upon en­ te rin g the p re m ise s is th at o f w arm th ; hum an w a rm th . T h is is no t a p lace fille d w ith e ld e rly gloom and a lie n a ­ tio n . F a ce s h ere ra d ia te , a ffirm a greater s p irit w ith in and sa y ‘ y e s ’ ; sa y ‘ w e l­ co m e’ .

E sta b lish e d in 1 9 6 7 , the G o o d Sh ep ­ h erd C e n tre began as a hom e fo r poor, E n g lish -sp e a k in g , C a th o lic se n io r c it i­ zen s in the S t.-H e n ri are a. It p ro vid e d , and s t ill p ro v id e s, a d a ily ho t lu n ch fo r v is ito rs , as w e ll as a ho st o f a c tiv itie s ran g in g fro m bus trip s to the Lau re n tia n s , to d isc u ssio n s, to lin e -d a n cin g , a ll o f w h ic h c o st the p a rticip a n t o n ly a m eagre u se r fe e . T h e hot

m o vin g in to a fo ste r hom e. Sh e has been co m in g to the C e n tre fo r tw enty-one y e a rs n o w , som etim es as o ften as fo u r tim es a w e e k . “ I t ’ s m y hom e aw ay fro m h o m e,” she sa y s. “ I t ’ s w h at keep s m e g o in g .”

B u t fu rth e r chang es to the stru ctu re o f th is and o ther su ch centres are n ecessary so p eo p le lik e M a y can co n tin u e to en ­ jo y th em . T h e re sim p ly is n ’ t enough fu n d in g p ro vid e d and la c k o f m oney h arm s everyo n e in v o lv e d in these p ro ­ g ram s. “ I lo v e w h at I ’ m doing h e re ,” sa ys C a th y B o is c la ir , the F rie n d ly V is itin g C o -o rd in a to r at the c e n tre ,” B u t the re ­ a lity is that m o ney a lw a y s com es out to be the m ain issu e . I w o rk fu ll-tim e h e re , y o u k n o w , and I h ave a p re tty good ed u catio n al backg ro und , but I o n ly m ake $ 1 1 ,0 0 0 a y e a r. I t ’ s a w o n d e rfu l jo b , but I c a n ’ t a ffo rd to liv e th is w a y .”

M o re m oney is co n sta n tly bein g re ­ quested but there sim p ly is n ’ t enough to

go around , and the re su lt is an excee d ­ in g ly h ig h s ta ff tu rn o ve r. A t the G ood Sh epherd C e n tre , there h ave b een fo u r d iffe re n t co -o rd in ato rs w ith in the la st y e a r a lo n e . “ I w o n ’ t be h ere fo r long e ith e r," M rs . B o is c la ir re m a rk e d ,” b u tl sure w ill m iss it . Y o u re a lly gro w to lo v e the p eople th at com e h ere. It takes tim e to get to kn o w th em , and th at’ s w hat saddens m e about th is m oney p ro b le m ; i f th ere is th is co n stan t s ta ff tu rn o ve r, the program is n e v e r going to be w h at it sh o u ld b e . I t ’ s a sh am e , but th at’ s ju s t the w a y th in g s a re .”

S o lv in g a d ile m m a lik e th is is e x ­ trem ely d iffic u lt, and as p e r u s u a l, it w ill und o ub ted ly re q u ire a c ris is situ ­ atio n to fo rce any ch an g es. H o w e v e r, vo lu n te e rs are a lw a y s needed and ap­ p reciated .

Interestedstudents canvisitthe Good Shepherd Centre, Monday to Friday, from 9-5, at2 3 3 8 RueSt. Antoine. Phone 933-7351.

lu n ch a v a ila b le on the d ay I v isite d - a p late o f ro ast b e e f, baked potatoes, b ro c­ c o li, ju ic e , c a k e and c o ffe e -c o st a m ere tw o d o lla rs . Y o u w o n ’ t h ear anybody h ere lam e n t that th in g s co st “ n e x t to no thing in the o ld d a y s .”

R e c e n tly , h o w e ve r, the fa c e o f S t.H e n ri h as chang ed . W h a t w as o nce a m u ltic u ltu ra l, lo w -in co m e neig h b o r­ ho o d , is n o w a v e ry “ in ” Y up pie n eig h ­ borhood (th is is n o t a p re ce d e n t). T h is q u a lita tiv e lo ss h as caused the clo sin g o f se v e ra l cen tres in the are a, in clu d in g the o n ly b la c k co m m u n ity cen tre in the c ity . T h e G o o d Sh epherd C e n tre also had to fig h t fo r its rig h t to su rv iv e w hen its b e n e facto r, C e n tra id e , cond u cted a m onth-long in v e stig a tio n . F o rtu n a te ly, the cen tre w as p erm itted to co n tin u e its s e rv ic e s , bu t w ith som e in terestin g chang es.

A s o f Septem ber 1 8 ,1 9 8 8 , the G ood Sh ep herd C e n tre becam e a co m m unity cen tre fo r the n e e d y , re g a rd le ss o f age.

W h ile its fo cu s is s t ill p rim a rily on the e ld e rly , o th er need y re sid e n ts o f the g reater area o f S t.-H e n ri, in clu d in g bat­ tered w iv e s and ru n a w a y s, can fin d sa n ctu ary th ere. T h e s ta ff, as w e ll as the re g u la rs, are m ore th an hap py to be o f h e lp .

T h e o ld e st re g u la r here is M a y , w ho at e ig h ty -six y e a rs o f ag e, is ju s t now

lent of elderly society part in one of the activities at the day center: pottery, domestic horticulture, drawing and painting. These activities require a certain level of coordination, therefore only these particular few could partake. The day center was usually the place where the conversa­ tions which had begun in the morning were resumed. The same conversations were car­ ried back to the veranda in the evening, ex­ cept on Sundays when much of the visiting was done.

The second group, men not confined to their beds, did not cling together as tightly as the first group in their movements, but was more difficult to approach. Their clique was composed of several clusters of men who spent their days in the communal areas o f the home. They would watch T. V. and talk about

the women, who were outside talking about them.

The third group included the women in wheelchairs. They only went to the veranda occasionally, prefering to stay near the guardstations on their own floor, either watching television or chatting with the staff or amongst themselves. They did not mix with the other groups despite the staff s best efforts to inter­ mingle them.

The fourth group was the least visible one even though its members required the most care. These were people who either never came out of their rooms, or those who wandered in the home, without minding anybody, and without being spoken to by any of the other residents. One lady whom I will never forget but who ' s name I v

know, used to sit twelve hours a day in front of my booth in the lobby, gazing somewhere past the back wall. I never heard her speak a word even though the volunteers and staff would often try to initiate conversation. The world seemed to be going on around her, perfectly oblivious to her presence.

The personnel, especially the nurses, are concerned about every single person in the establishment, but there are not enough of them to provide constant, individual attention.The home, in itself, is an active so­ ciety which could provide an interesting and lively environment. But greater subsidies must be made available to increase staff and resources. Only then would staff members be able to provide residents with the individ.tention they need.

Age does not make us childish, they say.

It only finds us true children still.

-Goethe, from Faust.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The McGill Tribune, Tuesday October 4 ,1988

B T W : Satiric buckshot to stereotypes

by Kelly Gallagher-Mackay

A u stin C la rk e . T h e k e y id ea w as o f

O n ce in sid e the o ffic e o f the B la c k T h e a tre W o rk sh o p , there is no m ista k ­ in g the d is tin c t fe e l o f a theatre co m ­ p a n yp re p arin g fo r its season p rem iere n e x t w e e k . T h is com p any has a d is­ tin c tiv e m andate though th ey h ave had a long term o b je ctiv e o f broad ening the c u ltu ra l life o f M o n tre a l.

It has been in e xiste n ce sin ce the e a rly s ix tie s as the T rin id a d & To b ag o D ram a G ro u p , w h ic h began w ith the in te n tio n o f b road ening and chang ing the d im ensions o f am ainstream , la rg e ly E n g lis h c u ltu re . T h e e a rly w o rk o f the

ad ju stin g as p a rt o f an im m ig ran t so c i­ e ty . It co n tain ed m any s tric tly C a n a ­ d ia n im a g e s; fo r e xa m p le , one c h a ra c­ te r w a s based d ire c tly on the e x p e ri­ en ces o f R u b in g Snow good F ra n c o is, a H a itia n -C a n a d ia n p o et, w h o in the c u lm in a tio n o f h is a c tiv is m , doused h im s e lf in g a so lin e and se lf-im m o ­ late d on a co m e r o f S t. C a th e rin e . H is w o rk tra v e lle d as fa r as N ig e ria , to appear at the Second W o rld F e s tiv a l o f B la c k and A fric a n A rts and C u ltu re .

T h e com p any has toured w ith in C an ad a to H a lifa x , Ed m o nto n and W in n ip e g fo r v a rio u s fe s tiv a ls . R e ­ c e n tly ,B T W slagedM arvin.D ream of a Lifetime and God’s Trombones. A g reat d eal o f th e ir w o rk h as a se rio u s m essag e, in keep ing w ith th e ir g o al o f e n rich in g and broad ening C an ad ian c u ltu re to in c lu d e b la c k im a g e s, but no t a ll o f it is so le m n .

group had a la rg e ly n o sta lg ic to n e, fo ­ cu sin g on w o rk fro m the W e st In d ie s.

W ith tim e , there cam e an in creased re co g n itio n o f the im p o rtance o f w o rk ­ in g w ith in a N o rth A m e rica n c o n te x t C la re n ce B ayn e, an e xe cu tive producer w ho has been w ith the com p any sin ce 1960 w hen he m oved here fro m V a n ­ c o u v e r, d e scrib e s the chang e as a s h ift of gears to a m ore fo rm a lize d th eatre o rg a n isa tio n th at w o u ld stay re fle c tiv e o f the p lu ra litie s in the so c i­ e ty . W ith the tra n sitio n to theatre w ith a g reater N o rth A m e rica n em p h a sis, the co m p any re a lize d the sh ortage o f C arib b e a n w rite rs and began to tu rn to A m e rica n au th o rs.

L a u ris E llio t , a M c G ill p ro fe sso r, w ro te the p la y th at m arked the b e g in ­ n in g o f a p ro fe ssio n a l group in M o n tre a l. How,Now, Black M an w as p erform ed by the B la c k T h eatre W o rk ­ shop und er the sp o n so rsh ip o f the T rin id a d & To b ag o a sso cia tio n . E llio t

T h e Colored M useum opens Friday at Centaur. and a second p la y w rig h t, D a v id E d g e ­ com be w ere the m a jo r C an ad ian w rit­ ers o f th is tran sitio n p e rio d . T h e y w rote s p e c ific a lly fo r the co m p an y, attem pt­ in g to “ c u t acro ss e th n ic stereo typ es on the su rfa c e ” , acco rd in g to B a y n e , “ but th ey h ave a m ore u n iv e rsa l a p p lica ­ tio n .”

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by Susannah Hough T h is e x h ib itio n is d e fin ite ly no t fo r those o f yo u w ho d is lik e m odem sc u lp ­ tu re . It a c tu a lly co n sists o f tw o sep a­ rate e x h ib itio n s : “ B r itis h N o w ” and D a v id M a ch . “ B ritis h N o w ” sh o w s the w o rk o f n in e d iffe re n t scu lp to rs su ch as T o n y C ra g g , A n th o n y G o rm le y and R ich a rd D ea co n . I t is a fa sc in a tin g e x ­ h ib itio n , m a in ly becau se the w o rk o f the n in e scu lp to rs c o ve rs alm o st a ll face ts o f m odem art fro m the to ta lly ab stract to the alm o st re p re se n ta tio n al.

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sh o u ld be at le a st one a rtis t w hose w o rk yo u lik e o r, at le a st, fin d in te re st­ in g . A s the sty le v a rie s , so do the m a te ria ls u sed . T h e re is a d iv e rse se ­ le c tio n , ran g in g fro m the com m on­ p la ce (m e ta l) to the no t so com m on­ p la ce (p la stic ) to the to ta lly unexpected (b ic y c le fra m e s). T h e la s t are used b y B i l l W oodrow in h is scu lp tu re e n title d , su rp ris in g ly eno u g h, “ E ig h t B ic y c le Fra m e s” . I t is n ic e to see a m odem art title th at can be understood.

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T h e en tire com p any seem ed co m ­ m itted to th e ir o w n w o rk and to M o n ­ tre a l th eatre in g e n e ral. B a y n e id e n ti­ fie s th e ir m a jo r g o al as w o rkin g to “ generate a C an ad ian lite ra tu re ; to do o u r jo b w ith in th at, u se o u r exp e rie n ce and o u r sense o f w ho w e a re !’ T o ­ w ard s th at end , th ey h ave p lan ned a p la y w rig h t co ntest fo r th is y e a r, and the W o rk sh o p ’ s in te re st in n ew w o rk produced fiv e p la y s b y n ew authors p resen tly being co n sid ered . M o n trea l’s B la c k T h e atre W o rksh o p is an im p o r­ tant p art o f C a n a d ia n m u ltic u ltu ra l id e n tity and its w o rk in th is area is a fund am ental step in re co g n isin g and ap p reciatin g that id e n tity .

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First Meeting O ct. 5, Union 310 4:30p.m . or ca ll: Patrick Rioux 933-3156 Brian A thaide 848-0658 John Spence 487-6873

as “ R e a l P la s tic L o v e ” . T h is c o lla g e o f tw o p eo p le e m b racin g , is m ade up e n tire ly o f th ro w n a w a y p la s tic - a ru sted lig h te r, h a lf a p ic n ic p late and an o ld w a tch , to nam e bu t a fe w . It is v e ry sim p le , and lik e m ost o f C ra g g ’ s w o rk , v is u a lly ap p ealin g .

D raw in g s are also d isp layed because the e xh ib itio n “ e xp lo re s the in c lu sio n o f d raw in g in scu lp tu re and the m an y fo rm s it ta kes” , the m useu m ’ s cu ra to r com m ented. I ’m n o t so su re about th at.

D a v id M ach is ap p aren tly one o f the m ost outstand in g B ritis h scu lp to rs o f the e ig h tie s. H is scu lp tu re is c e rta in ly sp e cta cu la r, altho ug h w hether it is art o r n o t is d eb atab le. I t is a p tly e n title d “ T h e A rt T h a t C am e A p a rt” and the sin g le scu lp tu re f ills an e n tire ro o m .

T h is is no t su rp risin g w hen yo u co n ­ sid e r th at it co n sists o f, am ong o th er th in g s, a c a r, se v e ra l p ic tu re fra m e s, a canoe and tw en ty tons o f m ag azin es.

T h e arrangem ent is v e ry u n co n ve n ­ tio n a l, no t that it co u ld be an yth in g e lse . P ile s o f m ag azin es are p laced around the room as i f som eone had ju s t dropped them th ere, w h ile o ther m aga­ zin e s s p ill out o f p ictu re fram es hung on the w a ll. T h e rese m b la n ce to a ju n k y a rd is no t su rp risin g w h en yo u co n ­ sid e r th at the scu lp tu re is “ a com m ent on a so c ie ty in w h ic h o verp ro d u ctio n and o verco n su m p tio n are the n o rm .”

I th in k “ in te re stin g ” is the w o rd th at best d e scrib e s th is e x h ib itio n . M odem art is a v e ry su b je c tiv e to p ic , yo u m ay hate it o r yo u m ay lo v e it , but i f yo u are in tere sted in w h a t’s hap pening in art to d ay, then I w o u ld recom m end g o in g .

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by Mike Crawley W h y do three stud ents w an t to c re ­ ate a s a tiric a l jo u rn a l d esigned to lam p o o n , harpoon and b u ffo o n o u r fa ir in stitu tio n ? “ B e ca u se M c G ill is d evo id o f hum our w h a tso e ve r,” c la im s C le o P a s k a l, a d riv in g fo rce b eh in d the R ed H errin g, a fle d g lin g stu d e n t-ru n h u m o u r m ag azin e . “ W e ’re hop­ in g to sta rt a le g e n d ,” sh e sta te s, and in a re ­ ce n t in te rv ie w w ith The Trib une, she and h e r tw o c o - jo k e rs e x p la in e d th e ir p la n s , h o p e s, d rea m s, asp iratio n s fo r M c G ill’s n ew est and c e rta in ly m o st u niq ue p u b lica tio n .

T h e R ed H erring is the b ra in c h ild o f E n g ­ lis h L it/H is to ry student D a v id A p e n . F o llo w in g v a in attem pts atp ub lishin g h um o ur in the Daily (“ I w as not o n ly rejected bu t h u m ilia te d ” ) and a fte r lam en tin g the la c k o f a s a tiric a l m edium on cam p u s, A p e n e lo ­ q u en tly d ecid ed , “ W e ll, I ’ l l sta rt one th e n .” L a s t y e a r, A p en attem pted to g ather together M c G ill’s fu n n y p eo p le and co -o rd in ate a s a tiri­ c a l p ap er. D e sp ite som e student in te r­ e s t, fu n d s w e re la c k in g and the p ro je ct d ied a p rem atu re d eath.

U n d er A p e n ’ s in itia tiv e and w ith the h e lp o f P a sk a l and fe llo w h isto ry student L a u rie W e s le y , R ed H erring a ch ie ve d in te rim clu b statu s th is y e a r.

T h e th ree are p re se n tly in the p ro cess o f se arch in g out w it and ta le n t and

seen re ad in g .” In other w o rd s, no Ed d ie M u rp h y , no Plum ber's Pot. H o w e ve r, sh e ad d s, “ I f yo u can sw e ar in an o rig in a l, in te llig e n t, in te re stin g w a y ” the R ed H erring m ay be fo r y o u .

T h e q u estio n o f co ntent w ill be an­ sw ered by the c o n trib u to rs, contends

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T h e purpose o f the H erring is “ no t to get o u r ro ck s o f f ’ acco rd ing to A p en . “ W e d o n’ t w an t cheap la u g h s,” states P a sk a l. “ W e w an t som ething th at grad stud ents w o n ’ t be em barassed to be

“ T h e re ’ s po­ te n tia l in e ve ­ ry th in g ,"b u t, h e a d m its , ta le n t and im a g in a tio n are the essen­ tia l com p o­ nents fo rsu e c e s fu l h u ­ m o u r. P a sk a l in s is ts “ A lo t o f [sa tire ] is fo rm u la. Th at can be taught -p a c in g , tim ­ in g .” W e sle y adds th a t “ s u c c e s s fu l w o rk s h o p s ” fo llo w e d b y Something’s fishy, th e ap p e ar­ ance o f th e ir fir s t issu e w o u ld a ch ie ve th e ir o b je c­ tiv e “ to re ta in the in te re st o f o u r w rit­ e rs .”

T h e th ree are stead fast in th e ir de­ s ire fo r an in te llig e n t, m ature p u b lica ­ tio n . T h e H erring seem s to h ave the

n e ce ssa ry elem en ts fo r su cce ss: eager o rg a n ise rs, a c a p tive m a rk e t, m u ltitu ­ d in o u s su b jects fo r p o te n tial a rtic le s.

A ll the m ag azin e needs n o w are w rit­ e rs and fin a n c ia l h elp fro m S S M U .

H o p e fu lly , these w ill a riv e soon and those asp ects o f to d a y ’s so c ie ty that are “ c ry in g o ut” to be sa tirise d , in

P a sk a l’ s w o rd s, w ill be the so u rce o f am usem ent fo r M c G illia n s acro ss cam p us.

The R ed H e rrin g organisational meeting takes place to n ig h t in Union

3 1 0 at 6:00p m . Anyone interested in any aspect o f the p a p er may attend; if unable, call David at 522-5718.

Ramble notes b y Zap h o d B .

T h is co lu m n w ill co n ta in no re fe r­ ences to B en Jo h n so n and no bad jo k e s about ste ro id s. T u n e in , turn o n , drop o u t, jo in the Trib.

I t ’ s th e a tre se a so n , fo lk s : T h is w e e k sees the opening o f The Colored M useum, co u rtesy o f the B la c k T h e ­ atre W o rksh o p (9 3 2 -1 1 0 4 ) and The Chain at the C e n ta u r (2 8 8 -3 1 6 1 ). B iv ­ o u ac b y Im ag o T h e a tre (4 8 6 -5 0 7 6 ) beg ins n e xt w e e k . L o o k fo r re v ie w s in up com ing issu e s.

Tunes: S in g e r-so n g w rite r R a c h e l G re e n lau n ch ed h e r firs t re c o rd . Wan­ dering Hearts, y e ste rd ay and she fo l­ lo w s up w ith a co n ce rt Sa tu rd a y at 3 4 6 0 S ta n le y , 8 :3 0 p m . H e r b a ck ­ grounds are in tra d itio n a l m u sic , w ith a dose o f ja z z and S p rin g steen in fo r fu n . C a ll 52 3 -1 8 9 2 fo r in fo . T o d a y ’ s la u n ch at 5 2 9 0 C ô te-d es-N eig es is fo r A la n is O b o m saw in , an A b e n a k i In ­ d ian ra ise d in Q u eb ec. H e r firs t album Bush Lady is d e scrib ed as a “ hauntin g ly b e a u tifu l e vo catio n o f the N o rth A m erica n In d i an .” 5 :0 0 -10:0 0 p m , 283-

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Rattle and H u m a n d o th e r n o ise s: U 2 ’ s n ew album w ill be released n e xt W ed n esd ay. D o n ’ t be the la s t on yo u r b lo ck to get a co p y. It 's a double album fe atu rin g n in e n ew tim es and s ix liv e tra ck s fro m that T ree to u r (in c lu d in g B e a tle s , H e n d rix and D y la n c o v e rs).

N ot that yo u can te ll m uch fro m nam es, but som e o f the n ew title s are “ H aw km o o n 2 6 9 ” , “ V a n D ie m an ’ s L a n d ” and “ G o d P a rt I I ” (n o t to be co n fu sed w ith G eo rg e B u m s se q u e ls).

Upcoming events: M o re th e a trica l sn eak p re v ie w s. K ab o u m Q u a tre , a n e w tro u p e , p re m ie re s w ith a K a fk a e sq u e p resen tatio n o f La Taupe, an “ in te rd isc ip lin a ry ” p ie ce in sp ire d b y the w ritin g s o f, w h o e ls e , F ra n z h im s e lf. N o v . 3 - 5 , at the theatre in L a fo n ta in e P a rk . (8 4 3 -8 7 9 6 ). P la y e rs ’ T h e a tre presents the C an ad ian p re­ m ie re o f S o p h o cle s’ trag ed y Philoctetes as w e ll as E u rip id e s ’ m o cktrag ed y Cyclops ( it ’ s G re e k to m e, fo lk s ) N o v . 8 - 12 and 15 -1 9 . (3 9 8 6 8 1 3 ).

Cure for insomnia b y C o lin S c o tt T h e re seem s to be a strange phe­ nom enon su rro und ing the stage p e r­ fo rm an ce o f the To ro n to based Cow­ boy Junkies. T h e ir m u sic captures the hau nting s p irit o f co u n try and b lu es m u sic w ith an eleg ance and d e lic a c y th at keep s yo u h yp n o tised w h ile the lang uo ro us and w a ftin g sounds d raw yo u e ffo rtle s sly to w ard s, o f a ll th in g s,

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T h e nam e Cowboy Junkies is w e ll su ite d to the band w hen it com es to an a lysin g th e ir stage p resence bu t is a co n trad ictio n in term s w hen com pared to th e ir m u sic . T h e ir aim ia b le m ixtu re o f co u n try and b lu e s keep y o u r atten­ tio n fo cused on stage w h ile lo v e ly sin g e r M argo T im m in s is o fte n the cen tre o f attractio n w ith h er sw eet and eth ereal v o ic e .

T h e Junkies w ere p re v io u sly som e­ w h at u n kn o w n u n til th e ir recen t sig n ­ in g w ith R C A /B M G re co rd s. Som e­ th ing o f a fa m ily band, the group co n­ sis ts o f sin g e r M arg o T im m in s, b ro th­ ers M ich e a l T im m in s on g u itar and Pete T im m in s on d ru m s, A la n A n to n on b a ss, Ja ro C ze rw in e c on acco rd io n , K im D esC h am p s on p ed al steel and fin a lly J e ff B ir d on m an d o lin , fid d le and h arm o n ica. Jo h n T im m in s, also one o f the fa m ily , liv e s here in M o n­ tre a l and jo in s the band fo r the M o n­ tre a l and O ttaw a sh o w s.

T h e group p laye d tw o so ld -out sh o w s at C lu b So d a la s t F rid a y n ig h t, the th ird tim e th ey h ave p la y ed to a fu ll house here in M o n tre a l. So e n th ra llin g is th e ir m u sic th at som e p eo p le, in ­ clu d in g m y s e lf, attended both sh o w s.

T h e ir p erfo rm an ce in clu d e d m any co ve rs su ch as L o u R e e d ’ s Sweet Ja n e and N e il Y o u n g ’ s Powder fin g er as w e ll as a num ber o f Junkie o rig in a ls

lik e Misguided Angel. T h e sh o w s w ere presented in p re-celeb ratio n o f the re lease o f th e ir second alb u m , The Trinity Sessions, on th e ir n ew la b e l.

T h e show its e lf w as sm ooth as s ilk .

T h e room w as fille d w ith the sound o f M arg o ’ s riv e tin g v o ic e and y e t, stran g e ly enough, it w as p o ssib le to c a rry on a co n versa tio n w ith the p e r­ son b eside y o u . T h is is the essence o f the Junkies-, they p la y w ith little v o l­

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Redmen take cup and run away, far away

by Aaron Margolis W ith a litt le h eart and a lo t o f M ik e S o le s the M c G ill R edm en retu rned to th e ir w in n in g w a y s Sa tu rd a y b y d e­ fe a tin g cro ssto w n riv a ls C o n co rd ia S tin g e rs 27-7 in the second ann ual S h rin e B o w l h e ld at M o lso n stad iu m .

T h e R ed m en cam e out te n ta tive ly in the firs t h a lf as th ey stru g g led to b u ild a 10-7 h a lftim e le a d . Sp u rred o n , h o w e v e r, b y the h a lftim e sh enan ig ans o f the e ve r lo ve a b le S h rin e rs (e sp e ­ c ia lly the one w h o lo o ked lik e he

consum ed one too m an y B ig M a c s), the Redm en cam e o u t, p laye d in ten se fo o tb all and w racked up 17 unansw ered p o in ts to co ast hom e w ith the v ic to ry .

A ll w o rld ru n n in g b ack M ik e S o le s w as p o s itiv e ly sc a ry as he sco red a ll th ree o f M c G ill’ s tou ch dow ns and rush ed fo r 119 y a rd s. In the p ro cess S o le s bro ke the a ll tim e M c G ill re g u la r season ru sh in g re co rd o f 1959 y a rd s se t b y T o m B a rb e a u . T h is w as also the eig hteenth tim e in tw en ty one gam es he has su rp assed 100 y a rd s. H is ru sh ­

in g to tal no w stand s at an am azing 2051 y a rd s w ith three re g u la r season gam es s t ill le ft to p la y . T h e rem arkab le th in g about S o le s is that m an y o f h is y a rd s com e in the open fie ld w here b lo ckin g is scarce and yardage is gained through e ith e r brute fo rce o r elegant c re a tiv ity . S o le s, it m u st be sa id , p o s­ sesses both o f these ta le n ts.

A lth o u g h M c G ill w on b y tw enty p o in ts it b e lie s the fa c t th at C o n co rd ia co u ld h ave w o n th is fo o tb a ll gam e.

T h e d e term in in g v a ria b le in th is gam e w as the “ b ig p la y ” . T h e S tin g e rs actu ­ a lly led 7-3 m id w a y through the se c­ ond q u arter but w ere u nab le to put M c G ill a w a y . B e le ag u e re d C o n co rd ia co ach S k ip R o ch ette com m ented after the g am e, “ W e co u ld h ave b lo w n them out in the firs t h a lf but w e ju s t co u ld n ’ t com e through w hen w e needed to .”

T h e second h a lf w as a d iffe re n tsto ry as the M c G ill R edm en w e a ll kno w and lo v e sh ow ed up . P u ttin g the slu g ­ g ish firs th a lf behind them the Redm en storm ed o ut le d b y an u n co m p ro m is­ in g d efence th at sh ut the door on any hopes C o n co rd ia thought they m ig ht h ave h ad . D e fe n siv e end P a u l K e rr and lin e b a c k e r C h a rle s "th e a ssa ssin ” B o u rq u e p laye d lik e rag in g m adm en

as th ey tw ice each too k tu rn s stom p ing on Stin g e r sophom ore q u arterback R o n A b o u d . B o u rq u es firs t sa ck le d to the tou ch dow n that put M c G ill up 17-7.

Sto rm in g through the S tin g e r o ffe n ­ s iv e lin e he zoned in on A b oud and attem pted to h u rl h im through the e ast end zo n e. W ith em o tio ns peaked M c G ill dro ve 48 y a rd s in se ven p la y s capped o ff b y a s ix y ard pass from F u lle r to S o le s.

Fro m then on it w as a ll M c G ill as C h u c k Pe ttip as booted a 13 y a rd fie ld g o al that w as m ade p o ssib le w hen co m erb a ck R ic h ie B ab in p icke d o ff an erran tp ass and returned it to th e S tin g e r 30 y a rd lin e . S o le s sco red the la st touchdow n on a 2 y ard run in the fo urth q u arter and the R ed m en had th e ir th ird v ic to ry o f the season w rapp ed up.

O v e ra ll, M c G ill p la y e d a ty p ic a l “ ch am p io n s” gam e. It w as the type o f m atch w h ere n e ith e r sid e dom inated

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but the exp e rie n ce o f the ch am p io ns shone through to tu rn the gam e in th e ir fa v o u r. O f co urse one can th ro w out th is a rm ch a ir a n a ly sis and sum it up e a s ily , w e had S o le s and th ey d id n ’ t.

T h u s , the b rag ging rig h ts to M o n treal fo o tb a ll go to the R ed m en w ho have beaten C o n co rd ia tw ice in the la st three w ee ks and d e serve to ag ain be ran ked num ber one in the n a tio n . C o a ch B a illie exp re sse d h is d e sire to m ake a w in happen (in lie u o f the Q u een ’ s m ess) w hen he ta lke d at the Q u arterb a cks clu b on T h u rsd a y and h is Redm en w en t the d istan ce fo r h im .

T h a n k s to the S h rin e rs fo r th e ir e x c itin g h a lf tim e sh o w and le t us rem em b er that the p roceed s fro m the gam e go to the support o f the S h rin e r’s H o sp ita l fo r C h ild re n .

T h e R ed m en ’ s n e x t gam e is th is F rid a y at 7 :3 0 at M o lso n Stad iu m ag ain st the B ish o p s G a ite rs.

The McGill University Rowing Club

by Trib sports staff R e m in d e r to a ll interested that th ere w ill be a ch riste n in g ce re ­ m o n y h eld b y the M c G ill R o w ­ in g C lu b at d ie O ly m p ic b a sin , W e d n e sd ay, O cto b er 5 . P re s i­ dent Jo h n so n w ill be on hand to sa y a fe w w o rd s.

T h e C lu b w as in O n ta rio la st w ee k w h e re they w itn essed v ic ­ to ry in the tw o regattas they p a r­ tic ip a te d . A t the H ead o f the Lo n d o n R eg a tta in Lo nd o n the M e n ’ s team w ere beaten by W e ste rn in the M e n ’ s L ig h t w e ig h t e ig h t but ra llie d in the H e a v y co m p etitio n to w in the O pen C o x ’ d 4 , the O pen 8 and the L ig h t W e ig h t C o x ’ d 4 . A t the head o f the W h e lla n d in S t.

C a th e rin e s the M c G ill fem ale ro w e rs w o n the H e a vy W e ig h t 8 co m p etitio n w h ile the m en cam e in secon d in both the H e avy W e ig h t and L ig h t W e ig h t 8.

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SEO U L ’88: behind the steroid scandal: east beats west b y M ik e M a rtin T h e 1988 O ly m p ic s p ro m ised the firs t E a st-W e st co n firm atio n sin ce M o n tre a l in 19 76 . S o v ie t and E a st G erm an d o m in atio n (n o t to m ention the B u lg a ria n s , H u n g a ria n s, and R o m a n ian s w ho w ill p ro b a b ly fin is h 4 th , 7 th , and 8th in the m edal stan d ­ in g s) h as le ft no doubt as to w ho posseses the su p e rio r ath lete s.

T h e U S S R ’ s d e d icatio n to th e ir ath­ le te s is unm atched b y anyone excep t perhaps E a s t G e rm a n y . T o ta l g o vern ­ m ent co m m ittm en t to the ath le te ’ s tra in in g w ith a p ro m ise o f the e q u ivila n t o f $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 U .S . d o lla rs fo r b rin g ­ in g hom e g old has und o ub ted ly co n ­ tributed to S o v ie t su ccess. S till,th e y ’ve taken m ed als in v irtu a lly e ve ry th in g ; g o ld in e ve ry th in g fro m cano ein g to m en ’ sb a sk e tb a ll. T h e ir ach ievem en ts h ave com m anded aw e and p ra ise in S e o u l, and re q u ire o u r reco g n itio n as w e ll.

E a st G erm an ach ievm en t is e q u a lly im p re s­ s iv e . H o w a co u n try o f 16 m illio n people can o b lite ra te eve ryo n e in the w o rld exce p t th e ir com rad es in the U S S R m akes one re a ct w ith am aze­ m ent.

Th o m p so n fa lte r, rew ard ed underdog e ffo rt in the s p irit o f the O ly m p ic G am es that m akes the co m p etitio n s so u n p re d ictab le and e x c itin g .

U .S . h ig h lig h ts in clu d e M a ttB io n d i, Flo re n ce G riffith Jo y n e r, Ja c k ie Jo y n e r K e rs e y , C a rl L e w is , G reg L o u g a n is, but its m ajo r d issap p o in tm en t - lo sin g in M e n ’s B a sk e tb a ll - perhaps best

e xe m p lifie s the d o m in atio n o f the E a s t in these O ly m p ic s. T h e U .S . has m o­ n o p o lized b a sk e tb a ll, w in n in g e ve ry gam e in the 52 y e a rs o f O ly m p ic co m p etito n , e xce p t a d isp u ted m atch in 19 72 . T h e S o v ie t b a sk e tb a ll team defeated the yo u n g , and a th le tic a lly su p e rio r U .S . team 7 9 -7 6 in the se m i­ fin a l ro und to sh o ck the w o rld , and end U .S . d o m in atio n . It m ark s the c u lm i­

n atio n o f ye a rs o f d e d icatio n to p e r­ fe ctin g a fo re ig n sp o rt to b rin g hom e O ly m p ic g o ld , and it is a sto ry a ll too fa m ilia r fo r the S o v ie t U n io n . T h e people o f the U S S R h ave seen its ahtle tic s ris e to n o w the unq uestioned b est in the w o rld .

So how coud w e h o n e stly ch aracte r­ iz e these O ly m p ic s? F ir s t , th e y ’ ve been m arred b y stero id u se , an o ccu r-

ran ce in w h ic h O ly m p ic o ffic ia ls too k e v e ry p o ssib le step to p re ve n t. S e c ­ o nd , p la cin g E a s t ag ain st W e st fo r the firs t tim e sin ce 1976 has re ve ale d a und o ub ted ly a w in n e r in E a s t G e r­ m a n y , the U S S R , B u lg a ria , R o m a n ia , and H u n g a ry . T h e U .S . fin ish e d th ird on the m ed al b o ard , W e st G e rm an y fifth , and B rita in and F ra n c e e leve n th and tw e lfth .

A staphan: Up against the wall b y R o ry N ich o lso n T h e B e n Jo h n so n sto ry co n tin u es to sw in g in v a rio u s d ire c tio n s, the late st q u estio n in g the in te g rity o f Ja m ie A s ­ tap h an , Jo h n so n ’ s p e rso n al p h y sic ia n .

D o cto r A stap h an has been ap­ p ro ached b y the O n tario co lle g e o f P h y s ic ia n s and Su rg eo ns req u esting th at he tu rn o v e r an y m e d ica l reco rd s d e alin g w ith the tainted sp rin te rs m e d ica l p a st. It has been w id e ly sp ecu­ late d that A stap h an p ro vid e d Jo hnso n w ith the drug S ta n o z o l, the banned stero id w h ic h w as found in Jo h n so n ’ s u rin e sam p le in S o e u l.

A sta p h a n , c re d it to h im fo r b ra v e ry , appeared on the Jo u rn a l la s t w ee k to

En o u g h about the E a s t fo r a seco n d .

B e y o n d the Jo h n so n fia s c o , C an ad a h a s w in te s s e d g lo r y a t th e se O ly m p ic s .n a tiv e C a ro ly n W a ld o , n a ­ tiv e o f B e a c o n sfie ld , Q uebec h as cap ­ tu red not o n e, bu t tw o g old m ed als in sy n cro n ize d sw im m in g , b eating h er A m e rica n opponent w h o b eat h e r in L .A .. D a ve S te e n ’ s b ronze in the d e ca th lo n , w h ic h sa w B r ita in ’s D a le y

an sw e r the a lle g a tio n . In the in te rvie w /in te rro g a tio n he to ld M rs . Fru m that no tim e d id he ad m in iste r o r p ro ­ sc rib e banned drugs to Jo h n so n . T h is , h o w e ve r, is no t in s in k w ith the m an y in d iv id u a ls co m in g fo rw a rd to la b e l A stap h an a stero id ad m in iste r.

M a n y so u rces p o in t to Jo hnso n v is ­ itin g A stap h an aat S t. K itts th is su m ­ m er a fte r h is h am strin g in ju ry . A lle g ­ e d ly A stap h an in je cte d Jo h n so n w ith stero id s at th is tim e . A stap an d enies th is.

T h e O n tario C o lle g e m et w ith A s ta ­ phan and h is la w y e r la s t F rid a y to in ­ fo rm then o f the in ve sta g a tio n .

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T h e n ext hom e gam e fo r the R edm en is F rid a y O ct. 7 a t 7 :3 0 pm ag ain st B ish op 's

McGill Soccer kicks off

by Aaron Margolis E m e rg in g fro m o ut o f the shadow s o f g reat team s p a st is a lw a y s a c h a l­ len g e fo r a young and re la tiv e ly in e x ­ p e rien ced team . T h e R edm en fa ce the u n e n via b le ta sk o f m ain ta in in g the g reat so cce r tra d itio n that h as m ade th is u n iv e rs ity one o f C an ad a’ s so cce r p o w ers.

T h e 95 th edi tio n o f the R edm en su c­ c e s s fu lly opened th e ir re g u la r season on Sep tem b er 18th w ith a 2-1 v ic to ry o v e r the U Q T R P a trio te s at T ro is R iv iè re s . A s sista n t co ach -p laye r V a l­ e rio G a z zo la and a ll-sta r s trik e r Je r­

em y P ru p as accounted fo r M c G ill's sc o rin g . T h is v ic to ry com es on the h ee ls o f a th ird p la ce fin is h in the O ld Fo u r S o cce r to u m am en theld atM o lso n Stad iu m on Septem ber 10th and 1 1th.

T h e tournam ent w a s w o n b y the U n i­ v e rs ity o f T o ro n to B lu e s . M c G ill lo st the firs t gam e 1-0 to W e ste rn bu t re ­ bounded to w in the co n so la tio n m atch 1-0 on a g o al b y G a z z o la .

G o in g into th e ir second leag ue g am e ag ain st the B ish o p s G a ite rs , the R ed m en p la ce an e le ve n y e a r re g u la r season fie ld unbeaten stre a k on the lin e , a stre ak w h ic h h as seen M c G ill

Kill: Crossing the little white line in the end zone

by M att Price I f som eone w a s to a sk y o u :” W ho sco red three tou ch dow ns in 1as t y e a r’ s V a n ie rC u p gam e,” w hosenam e w o uld sp rin g to y o u r m in d ?

I f yo u r an sw er w o uld be M ik e S o le s, y o u ’ d be m ista k e n . T h e fa c t is th at the p la y e r w h o sco red those touchdow ns and w h o co n tin u es to d a zzle sp orts fa n s is o n ly no w startin g to be p u b lic a lly re co g n ize d . M c G ill’ s sta r R u n ­ n in g b a ck G e rry I f i l l is the nam e that is n o w heard as the season p ro g resses.

G e rry re c e n tly grabbed the lim e ­ lig h t, w in n in g the p la y e r o f the w eek aw ard in both o f the e a rly season gam es w ith 4 tou ch dow ns ag ain st C a rle to n and 1 tou ch dow n ag ain st C o n c o rd ia .

It seem s that he sh o u ld su rp ass h is 1987 p e rfo rm an ce o f 45 7 y ard s sin ce he ram paged fo r 145 y a rd s in ju s t the

o f the gam e b lo ck in g in stead o f c a rry ­ in g . A cco rd in g to co ach B a illie , the o ffe n ce h as been centered around S o le s fo r q u ite som e tim e , bu t as he has becom e m arked b y the opp osing d e­ fence , o th er p la y e rs are needed to fu lf il h is req u irem en ts. G e rry fits th is p o si­ tio n p e rfe c tly . T h is se aso n , as has been m ade ap parent, w e w ill be seeing a lo t m ore o f G e rry and the e xte n t o f h is c a p a b ilitie s.

M a n y o f us w o u ld w o n d er ho w G e rry can m anage the w o rklo a d o f E le c tric a l eng in eerin g and s t ill have tim e le ft fo r the R ed m en . O ne th ing about C an ad ian U n iv e rs itie s is that atheletes are in the sam e boat as the re st o f u s, in th at th ere are no b e n efits fro m o u r h ard -co re p ro fe sso rs. S in c e he m u stre ly on hard w o rk to get through he ad m its that he le an s to w ard s the

w in an in c re d ib le 4 3 stra ig h t gam es.

T h e R ed m en h ave also w o n 66 o f th eir la s t 67 re g u la r season gam es.

C o m m enting on the state o f th is y e a r’ s team , both p la y e rs and coach are c a u tio u sly o p tim istic . T h e lo ss o f e ig h t o f la s t y e a r’ s starte rs in clu d in g fiv e Q U S L a ll-sta rs w ill take it ’s to ll.

M id -fie ld e r D a v e S te w a rt fe e ls that th is seaso n w ill be a re b u ild in g o ne, h o w e v e r, he notes that the team po s­ sesses a lo t o f depth “ b oth on the fie ld and on the b e n ch .”

C o a ch C la u d io S a n d a rin , in h is seco n d y e a r as head co a ch , echoes the sta r m id -fie ld e r. “ L a s t y e a r w e had o n ly 12 o r 13 p la y e rs w e co u ld count on w h ile th is y e a r a ll 17 p la y e rs co u ld step in and be sta rte rs.” W h at w o rrie s S a n d a rin m o st about the team is its a b ility to sco re g o a ls. In it ’ s firs t three gam es M c G ill has sco red three g o a ls, tw o b y G a z z o la and one b y P ru p as.

T h e n ew group o f strik e rs has y e t to p ro ve its e lf and u n til th ey d o , the R ed m en are going to h ave to re ly on th e ir ve te ran s to do the sco rin g .

T h e k e y streng ths fo r M c G ill are the le a d e rs h ip q u a litie s o f c e n tre m id fie ld e r G a z z o la and tenacio us sw eeper F e lic e M astro stefano w ho w ill be re lie d upon h e a v ily to p ro vid e the s a v v y and gu id ance the young er R ed m en need in o rd er to c lim b to the h eig h ts o f the p a st fe w R ed m an team s.

T h is le a d e rsh ip m u st com e to the fo re w h e n M c G ill tangles w ith d iv is io n riv a l Sh erb ro o ke and d esp ised C o n co rd ia .

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I f i l l is a n a tiv e o f O tta w a in h is 3rd y e a r o f e le c tric a l e n g in e e rin g , m a in ­ ta in in g a 3 .0 G .P .A . in ad d itio n to fu lfillin g the R ed m en ’s req u irem en ts.

H e is kn o w n to everyo n e as bein g q u iet and m o d est, in c lu d in g co ach M auro v ic h w ho c la im s th at I f i l l “ Is the m ost c a lm , co o l and co lle cte d g u y y o u ’ ll e v e r m e e t.” T h is m odesty is perhaps the reaso n I f i l l h a sn ’ t re c ie v e d the a c c la im a tio n h e d e se rve s.

I f i l l is k n o w n am ong co ach es and team m em bers as a p la y e r o f c o n sis­ te n cy and a b ility ; som eone w ho has a k n a c k to m ake b ig p la y s w hen needed.

T h is has been dem onstrated w ith h is re ce n t sh o rt yard ag e c a rrie s in to the end zo n e. G e rry , in the p ast h o w e ve r h as been seen as another com p onent to the S o le s o ffe n ce , o ften spending m uch

acad em ic sid e o f u n iv e rs ity and d e­ vo tes a ll o f the d ay to stu d y b e fo re ta kin g to the fie ld at n ig h t.

W h en The Tribune asked G e rry i f he th in k s he has an y fu tu re in fo o tb all he re p lie d ,” I ’m a re a list-th e ch an ces aren ’ t th at goo d.” I t ’ s true th at both the N F L and the C F L d raw p la y e rs fro m A m e rica n u n iv e rs itie s , so that th is a tti­ tude is sh ared b y m any m em bers o f the team . O n e m ust w o n d er i f th is e ffe cts th e ir m o tiva tio n . C o ach B a illie agrees that in p ra c tic e he seem s o v e r re la x e d . “ h e ’ s m o re o f a g a m e r,” h e co m m ented ,” he c e rta in ly has no t reached h is p o te n tia l.”

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