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The National Round Table on En vironment and Econom y, which Prin cipal Johnston will chair, was an nounced by the Prime M inister on September 29, and the Principal is hopeful that the com mission will “get underway by the end o f the calendar year.” The Round Table stems from the recommendations o f the Brundtland World Commission on Environment and Development, which called for all members o f the United Nations to create national com missions to de velop ways to simultaneously protect the environment and allow the econ omy to grow. The objective o f the National Round Table is to examine ways o f attaining “sustainable econom ic growth,” which, according to Princi pal Johnston, will involve “building partnerships between business and environmental groups.” The members o f the Round Table have not yet been appointed, but Johnston makes it clear that he ex pects no interference from Ottawa when it comes to making decisions. “The Prime M inister has assured
m e that he will be content with my ap pointments, within the mandate pro vided by the government.” The Round Table will consist o f about 2 0 members, drawn from vari ous communities; business groups, academic and scientific bodies, labour and social organizations, and environ mental groups. Johnston is confident that the group will be able to com e up
some "innovative solutions to these very com plex and important problems.” Within Canada, Principal Johnston is looking forward to the creation o f provincial counterparts to the National
Round T able. The governments o f Ne w Brunswick, Québec, Ontario and Mani toba have already announced the establishm entof complimentary groups, andotherprovincial and territorial gov ernments are expected to follow suit. He hopes that the group will be able to act as a liaison for the various provin cial organizations as well as to act on a national scale. W hen asked if he was concerned about the speculation that his appoint ment and the establishment o f the Na tional Round Table were politically motivated, Principal Johnston replied “I ’m sure that the Prime M inister in Ottawa is very much aware that the environment and the economy are is sues o f great concern to the public.’ Johnston did express regrets that the launching o f the Round Table occurred during a bitterly-contested election campaign. “I ’d prefer that the timing had been better, but these things do happen,” he said. The position will be part time, “only about two day s a month,” according to the Principal, and the Round Table will meet quarterly. Those who were speculating upon a new full-time ca reer in the political area for Principal Johnston after he retires from the top administrative position will be disap pointed; he plans to return to his teach ing duties at M cG ill Law School in September.
V o te r c a rd s p ro p o se d by Stéphane St-Onge The Students’ S ociety’s C h ief R e turning O fficer has proposed sending voting cards to students prior to this Novem ber’s referendum instead o f ‘pin-punching’ ID cards. These cards would be a temporary m easure, replacing the previous method o f punching pin-holes through student identification cards to show poll returning officers that a student voted only once. B y next September, the SSM U will use computers capable o f reading the bar-code on new ID cards to check voters. Joanna W edge, S S M U ’s C hief R e turning O fficer, believes that this method would increase voter turnout for the SSM U referendum November 9th to the 11th and for the general student elections in March. “B ecau se the cards would be arriv ing in the mail a few days before the referendum, they would be great pub licity, so we expect a greater turnout. It would make people want to look up the issues andgetinvolved,” Wedge com mented. This turnout increase would lead to an improved chance in referendums and elections being declared valid. “Generally, we get about twelve to thirteen percent turnout. A referen dum needs ten percent to be valid,” said Wedge. Election cards would be sent to all eligible full-tim e students, and holepunched at the polls when presented
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with a validated M cG ill ID card. I f the voting cards are lost, those voters with out cards would only be able to vote at a designated polling station. A com puter-generated list would be checked o ff and reviewed at the daily closing o f the polls. As reported earlier in the T ribu ne, puncturing the new M cG ill ID cards would invalidate them. “It was decided by the administra tion that the ID cards could not be punctured. I imagine that this decision was made because the whole card was being used for the computer system ,” stated Wedge. J. P. Schuller, Registrar at M cG ill, met with the C R O to discuss the new voting procedure. “Voter turnout was small enough that there was no harm (in puncturing the old ID cards) yet it was never authorized,” Schuller commented. The cost o f this proposal is to be shared by both the university admini stration and the Students’ Society. “The Administration and the SSM U are proposing to pay ing the total costs, which would be about $11 0 0 0 ,” said Wedge. Amanda Kalhok, S S M U ’s V .-P. Internal, approves this temporary measure and the payment scheme. “The university has been helpful as they would be sending out a voting card to all students. The administra tion would pay for mailing out the cards,” stated Kalhok.”
Schuller believes that fair voting procedures are important in the process o f student representation. “Anyone in an administrative capac ity wants to support student elections and support this democratic process,” Schuller commented. The voter card proposal would be replaced by an infra-red computer sys tem which would read the bar-codes on the new ID cards.
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P r i n c i p a l to h e a d by Paul Michell McGill Principal David Johnston has accepted a Mulroney Govern ment appointment to head a non-par tisan commission on the environment and its relationship with the econ omy.
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by M ike Craw ley The recent decision by the ad ministration o f M cLennan Library to ask for student volunteers has evoked some criticism and contro versy, but according to Branch L i brarian B ill Curren, no jo b s have been cut back. However, SSM U V.P. University Affairs M aria Battaglia told thc T rib u n e, “It was shocking to see [the request for volunteers],” as, in her opinion, “The library should really make some effo rt.. .tohirestudents”. Contrary to the impression given in a September 13 T ribu ne article. Dr. Eric Ormsby, Director o f Librar ies, admitted, “W e did reduce some o f the casual staff,” but added, “W e didn’t single out students to be cut”. Dr. Ormsby vehemently maintained the call for volunteers is not a scheme to reduce paid positions but serves only as a measure to com bat the overload o f work caused by the con version o f ancient Cutter books into the Library o f Congress classifica tion. The decision to ask for student volunteers was made by Curren and his planning committee. The volun teers are involved in “sorting, shift ing and shelving,” said Curren. Only six students have signed up, so the
majority o f the work has been per formed by library staff volunteering their time. No one interviewed by the T rib has heard complaints from staff regarding this tactic, but Curren commented not everyone had volun teered. W hen asked why no paid employ ees were hired to tackle the project, Curren replied, “W e didn’t have the financial resources.” He added, “I have asked the Director o f Libraries for additional funds and he has not re sponded”. Funds are obviously short in the li brary system. Director Ormsby thus faces “a painful dilemma: should we cut back here (services),” for the pur poses o f obtaining more books? “The university made a commitment sev eral years ago to rebuild the strength o f the collections,” he explained. M any students have complained that poor service is a result o f this pri ority. Dr. Ormsby declared, “That didn’t com e from theregular budget,” but instead a special grant from the M cG ill Advancement Program. “No, we have not tried to cut back service to gain money fo r collections,” as serted Dr. Ormsby. M eanwhile, B a t taglia stated she would look into the decision to use volunteers instead o f paid employees.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11TI1 Project Ploughshares: FAE (Fuel Air Explosives) Committee Meeting:Newman Centre, 3484 Peel St, 4:00 p.m. All Welcome. It’s timetoact Time toget our ideas inmotion. Information: 274-8862. Amnesty International: Organization Meeting, Union 302, 5:00/5:30p.m. Guest: Jeffrey Archer, Amnesty International, Montreal Chapter, will speak on “Club Organizing.” McGill Youth Parliament: Meeting, UnionBallroom, 5:00p.m. Importantmeetingfortheallotment ofcabinetandoppositionposts. Newmembersmayattend. Anyonewishingtosubmit aresolutionmust doso at this time. If a resolutionis accepted, thesubmitterbecomes acabinet ministerautomatically. Information: 284-6291. Red Herring (Humour Magazine): Important Meeting, Union 310, 6:00 -8:00p.m. Amnesty International: Meeting, Union 302, 7:00 p.m. Guest: JohnJones, AmnestyInternational, National Executive. He will speak on“HowAmnesty International Works”. The Young Alumni of McGill presents Robert J. Kerr, C.A., President, Kerr Financial Consultants, speaking on ‘Tax Reformand You”. Leacock 232, 8:00p.m. ALL WELCOME, FREE. Information:398-3557. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH Development and Peace:Meeting, Union B10,4:30-5:30 p.m. Video: ‘The Four Horsemen”. This videois on the arms industryandeconomic destabilizationin theThirdWorld. All welcome. McGill Go Club:Meeting, Union 302,5:00p.m. Black Students’ Network: General Meeting, International Students Lounge, Union Building, 6:00p.m.
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Multicultural Society Elections To be held Tuesday, November 14 University C e n tre Lo b b y
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TII ÉtudedelaBible Francophone: discussionsetlecturedansuneatmosphèretrès“relaxe”. Union410, de 13h30-15h00, Apportez votre ‘lunch”! Organisé par McGill Christian Fellowship. McGill Department of English: Visiting lecturer series: Peter Stallybrass, of Dartmouth College, NewHampshire(formerlyofUniversityof Sussex), will speakon“MarxandHeterogeneity: Thinking theLumpenproletariat” withreferencetoMarx’s 18thBrumaire. Leacock232,3:00p.m. Information: 398-6558. McGill Physical Education Department: SeminarSeries onPhysical ActivitySciences: Dr. Jerome Dempsey, Ph.D., PulmonaryPhysiologyLaboratory, Department of Preventative Medicine, Univer sity of Wisconsin, U.S.A., will speak on “Failure of Pulmonary Gas Exchange During Heavy Exercise.” Currie Gym, 475 PineAvenue, West, Room408,4:00p.m.
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McGill Department of Anthropology presents the Anthropology Speakers Series: Dr. Homa Hoodfar, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University will speak on “Domestic politics, gender, andthe material economyof lowincomehouseholds incontemporary Cairo”. Leacock 738, 4:30-6:00p.m. Chaplaincy Service: International Student’s Dinner, Newman Centre, 3484 Peel St., 6:00p.m. All International Students andFriends are invited toaninformal get-together andlight supper. McGill FilmSociety: Lolita U.K.1962 (152 min.), Dir. S. Kubrick. Leacock 132, 8:00p.m. McGill Player’s Theatre-Theatresports: ImprovComedy, Alley, 10:00p.m. EveryThursday. FREE ADMISSION. “Mere Image”: McGill Students’ Rockin’ Folk Rock. Appearing at the Rising SunBar. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TII Centre for Developing Area Studies-Sub-Saharan Africa Seminar Series: Michel Chevalier, Envi ronmental Studies, York University will speak on “What is the role of universities in revitalizing international development?” 3715 Peel St., Room100, 2:00p.m.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TII n a tio n s fo r th e r e m a in in g p o s itio n s m u s t b e s ig n e d b y a t le a s t 2 0 fu ll m e m b e r s o f th e M u ltic u ltu r a l S o c ie ty .
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McGill FilmSociety: Eraserhead U.SA. 1978 (90 min.). Dir. D. Lynch. Leacock 132, 8:00p.m. NOTICES McGill Nightline: “Can wetalk?” Openeverynight 6:00 p.m.-3:00 a.m. Call forinformationorjust chat 398-6246. McGill Pugwash: McGill/M.I.TPugwashConference - ‘The Role ofUniversities inDevelopment”. Planningfor this late January, early February conference is underway. For informàfian: 281-6432. “MereImage”: McGill Students’ Rockin’FolkRock. AppearingattheStation 10, Monday, October 17th andat the American Rock Cafe, Sunday, October 23rd.
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B a tta g lia re sp o n d s to stu d y b re a k co m p la in ts by Paul Michell SSMU VP University Affairs Maria Battaglia, in response to arecent letter in the Daily, has assured students that the February study break will be rein stated for the 1989-90 and 1990-91 academic years. Battaglia also disputed the notion that it was her “incompetence” which hadled to the cancellation of this year’s break. The February study break, much needed by students in order to escape the winter blahs, was unceremoniously eliminated at a Senate meeting last December 9. According to Battaglia, who had reported to SSMU Council as early as last October about the possi bility of the administration eliminat ing the break, the break was eliminated due to academic regulations and the
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lunar cycle. In 1988-89, the lunar cycle ensures that Jewish and Christian religious holidays are spread out, so that the extra “time o ff’ had to be taken back at another part of the calendar. In order for McGill programs to receive ac creditation, students must attend classes for 13 weeks per term. “We were given three options;” said Battaglia, “We could extend classes and exams so that school would end sometime in the second week of May, but keep the break; we could drop the break; or we could drop the break and have a longer Easter break, which was what was finally agreed upon”. “It is absolutely essential that McGill programs receive accreditation. I don’t want to graduate with a worthless diploma any more than anyone else
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continued from page 1 “Voter cards are the best interim solution until the computers are in stalled. We thought of other possibili ties, such as using stickers, but these methods could easily be abused,” con tinued Kalhok. Don McGerrigle, Executive Direc tor of the SSMU Executive Commit tee Administration, complemented the efforts of the CRO negotiations with the Registrar in finding a provisional solution to the possibility of ‘double voting’. “The SSMU tries to make the voting process as fair and consistent as pos sible for all McGill students,” said McGerrigle. Schuller agrees with the principles of the efforts of the CRO. “The way the elections are run is a challenge, as a student can go to any one of the faculty polling stations, yet can vote at only one poll,” Schuller stated. The use of computerized voter veri fication will be implemented by the next academic year. “We will resume discussions with the SSMU after the November elec tion, for multiple polling stations of an electronic fashion, using the bar codes (on the ID cards).’’continued Schuller. Although the system was not ac quired for this referendum, the nego-
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does,” said Battaglia. SSMU VP Finance Titi Nguyen noted that February break is a rela tively new phenomenon; “It’s only four years old at McGill, and before that we only had two days off in Feb ruary”. Battaglia concurred; “In fact, stu dents only end up losing one day off over last year”. Battaglia was concerned by allega tions that she had“done nothing” about the change. “It’s something that I can person ally attest to having fought all last year,” she said, “But there’s only so much I can do - 1 can’t force people to sign petitions or to take action”. B attaglia is pleased with the process this year, however. The timetable will be presented in October rather than in
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In Johnson’s Defence An editorial was recently published in the Ottawa Citizen by sports writer, Earl McRae concerning the steroid scandal and Ben Johnson. As sports editor, I have not printed an editorial involving Ben Johnson because, until this point, I was somewhat tom on the issue and felt that I could reach no clear consensus. I felt sad that Mr. Johnson, having been the symbol of Canadian pride was now a symbol of shame. I’m sick of these sorrymouthed people crying over the issue and how much it has hurt them per sonally. I was not, however, prepared for an article such as Mr. McRae’s and I feel it is appropriate that my readers should have an opportunity to read it. Here are the main segments in the article. As with Paul Henderson's winning goal that long year ago year, the people gathered aroud the kitchen TV set at the house party and talked about how they'd always remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when Ben Johnson made this small nation prouder than any nation in the world this night, tomorrow night .any night to come. So, thanks Ben. You bastard. Thanksfo r the humiliation, the embarrassment, the international disgrace. You said you did itfo r Canada. Please. You make me puke. You got caught Men Caught like a no good thief. Yes thief. You stole our pride, our dreams o f grandeur as a nation. Now, they say you’ve snuck out o f your hotel, now they say you left by a service elevator, skulking away, avoiding, like a lowly mole, the light o f shame. Why, Ben? Why did you do it? Greed? Your all-consuming hatred o f Lewis? For God's sake, did you not have any idea what you meant to us? To so many children in this country who hung on your every word, who tried to emulate your every move? You are an insecure man. You are a cheat, Ben Johnson. How could you possibly think you would get away with it? How stupid are you, anyway?
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T r y in g to c le a r th e a ir Across the campus, people are discussing the alleged sexual assault reported in Friday’s McGill Daily and Montreal Daily News. Marty of the circulating rumours are misrepresentations and the Tribune wants to try to clear the air. Firstly, the rumour that the woman involved was “willing’’ must be dispelled immediately. The value judgments implicit in this accusation arc deplorable. The media and McGill must wait until the facts are es tablished before any guilt can be assumed. We cal! Dn those persons who were eyewitnesses to the incident to come forward and assist the investigation in its quest for justice. Those who are expounding secondhand hearsay should stop and let the unclouded truth be known. Secondly, it is the job of the media, both on and off campus, to rcportjhls incident and the subsequent in vestigation objectively. The reports in both papers on Friday were sensationalized, and theDm/y article was, in several instances, mnaccurate. Namely, the day the incident occured was wrong; the investigation is not “into Zete Psi fraternity," but into the incident in question and the individuals involved; the incident did not take place inside the fraternity house but m a tenants* building m the backyard. Such erroneous
reporting can only harm all individuals involved, in cluding the woman who was allegedly assaulted. Ob jectivity must supercede emotion, and until all facts are uncovered and the investigation is complete, everyone is innocent until proven otherwise. Thirdly, those groups who have been explicitly en tangled with the incident must be extricated. "Zefe P$i” assaulted no one. In addition, the association of the McGill Men’s Rugby Football Club with the assault is incorrect. The executive of the team confirmed that none of its members participated in the incident. Similarly, neither the institution of fraternities, nor die party, nor McGill, nor men in general arc on trial and thus should not be blamed. The Daily presumably empathized with the woman involved, but by their mistakes in reporting, she was likely the individual most hurt by the article. Student journalists have an obligation to report such crucially important events with unbiased, unhyped accuracy.
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B en Jo h n so n n o t “ in n o c e n t” To the E d ito r . Mike Crawley seems to have missed a few important points on this wholeBen Johnsonmess(7>ib, Oct. 4). First of all, those who toted Johnson on their shoulders on Sept. 22, be it in Peel Pub or in Seoul are just as guilty as the money-bag pro moters. Why should one man ’s ath letic prowess be a victory for a whole country? Canada must be a very insecure nation indeed. Secondly, I would not describe Ben Johnson as “innocent” or hav ing “quiet brilliance.” On has only to look at his ego-centric bravado againstCarl Lewis inrecent months to see that. And he must have real ised that success is tied to a lot of material rewards when he got that nice-looking Ferrari. On the one hand, the Johnson
scandal wouldhave been minimised if Ben were just out there running for himself. However, he had ac cepted the financial support of vari ous organizations (including the government) in exchange for his loyalty to national interests and national ownership of every muscle, bone and tendon in his body. Athletes should never be made national heroes in the first place, nor should they be considered Na tional resources’. Let’s leave the real heroies to those people who actually work for positive social change. I say too bad to those Cana dian suckers when their prise horse took a fall - they have no one to blame but themselves.
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A satirical, theatrical by Mike Crawley Museums serve the purpose of “pre serving heritage” and provide intellec tual stimulation on a rainy Sunday after noon. Behind the strong Ionic pillars lie exhibits designed to make the visitor feel awe-struck and by history and cul ture and forge a permanent dent in the consciousness. A different kind of mu seum opened on Friday, courtesy of Montreal’s Black Theatre Workshop, a satirical theatrical museum which au thor GeorgeC. Wolfepenned"... in order to clear out all those dead, stale, empty icons blocking me from my own truth.” The Colored Museum is a play in eleven notnecessarily connected scenes, in which characters are primarily con cerned with coming to terms with who they are and, consequently, their racial identity. This may appear dreadfully portentous, but there are numerous in stances of hilarity and a few musically comic intervals which establish a wildly satirical mood. Yet a necessary sense of bitterness pervades the script and seems to underlie the performances of the cast. The five players carry out the various
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your reward when you do reach the satu rated cityscapes, and then you are almosi wishing for the languid pace of the film's beginning to return, which of course, il never does. The film’s director, Godfrey Regio, sees the film in less precise terms than mentioned above. “It’s an impression, an examination of how life is changing,’ he explains. Powaqqatsi gives the impression thal
pola and George Lucas presentation, but you may as well forget that because the film is not science-fiction, fantasy, and/or adventure. It is the second part of Godfrey Regio’s Qatsi trilogy, the first installment, Koyaanisqatsi, hav ing been released in 1983. While watching Powaqqatsi you are never quite sure what to make of it. It is like a documentary but it has neither dialogue nor narration. It is certainly not a narrative, but it is inherently dra matic. Some would say the film is a visual complement to Philip Glass ’ ever interesting music, but it isn’t even close to that. It defies definition, and pre cisely because of this,Powaqqatsi will not appeal to everyone. • But what is a Powaqqatsi? What does it mean? The term is Hopi Indian and loosely translated, it means a sor cerer who lives at the expense of the life essence of others. One explanation brought forward about Powaqqatsi is a depiction of how modem technology Brazilian miner carries Powaqqatsi on there is something wonderful to be seen rone I^nsl^^onya Biddle ^kxander*'^311” ^Tyrone Benskin) ,ets “Kid” (Alexander Chapman) know what’s happening. and its ways have swallowed up the indigenous cultures in developing na just about anywhere you want to look, attempts by a young author at being another. Chapman’s roles are the most Chapman, Suzanne Coy and Jacklin tions. even if itjust means looking at it in anew avant-garde at the provincial drama fes diverse, from the screaming drag queen Webb all prove expressive and able to The structure of the film warrants way. The film abounds with novel looks tival. The thread is thus snapped and “Miss Roj,” to the velvet-voiced, tux transform quickly from one character to this. It begins in the countryside and at the everyday. There is an extended unfortunately leaves an incoherent pic edo-clad “Narrator,” to the jive-cool gradually makes its way toward areas shot of a tree's reflection in a river. The ture in the mind before the final sum “Kid.” The hefty characters played by with denser populations until arriving resulting image is like an impressionist mary scene. Webb are whimsically fun, and she r~ ' in the ubiquitous tumult of the city. The painting, and a splendid one at that. Then O f course, this is not the fault of the portrays them with bare-faced honesty. city scenes are much more interesting there is all the topography of the country company but of a strange twist in the A strong aspect of the play, and averi than the rural ones. The pace is quicker, and the city shown from a bird’s eye script. Director Winston Sutton man table challenge for each actor and ac the images more engrossing. The coun view. Taken from this angle you begin to ages his cast wisely and captures the tress, is the opportunity given for indi try is shown in a much more relaxed appreciate how humans shape their en essence of Wolfe’s generally insightful vidual characters to dominate the stage. manner, so relaxed in fact, that you may vironment Even looking askew at some script. The set, reversible flats resem Whether dramatic or comedic, each find yourself falling asleep and won thing can reveal some element of charm bling the marble of a staid institution, is player is forced to carry the play for a dering if you should walk out. You get therein. while, as the audience focuses entirely intelligently utilised thanks to Marie on the one character alone on stage. The Dumas’ clever design. Bits of music cast members create their own scene, and sprinkles of drums add a filling mood and rapport with the audience. dimension to the production. The play Wolfe’sscript requires some rather drain is thus a visual, aural and theatrical ing performances, yet the cast of Mu success, and is truly a must-see for the seum succeeds and emerges emotion atre-goers. ally prepared to conquer subsequent The disjointed scenes indeed detract by Moira MacDonald scenes. from the overall presentation, but by far Eddy Toussaint’s Ballet de Montréal However, the inherent structure of the the most disturbing aspect of the play is is definitely on to a good thing. Now, if its fatalism. The last line, by the com play creates a problem of unity and it could only establish that missing dy pany in unison, proclaims continuity. A sparse but distinct thread namic link bridging the gap to excel runs through the first few ‘exhibits,’ as ...le a n t live inside yesterday’s lence, the company would be better de the play satirises and makes social pain and I can't live without it. , scribed as ‘exciting’ rather than merely comments on the slave trade, Aunt The question the viewer must answer is ‘innovative’. D o w n t o w n o n li Jemima, the eighties’ vacuous sense of which of the two phrases in that line is This, of course, is not to downplay the beauty, and blacks in Vietnam. The next the most encompassing for the cynical substantial impact Ballet de Montréal four segments are primarily amusing playwright and the angry cast. The en has had on the international dance com 1 8 50 S t. C a th e rin e W . caricatures, but once again pass clever tire play spends time satirising black munity, nor the laurels it has received for (between St. Marc & St. Mattliiew) judgment on American stereotypes. B ut culture from Savannah to Stevie, strives this. The company’s success during the the next two overlong scenes resemble to locate the essence of what it is to be past fifteen years can be credited to bits of amateur alternative theatre, like black, and winds up in a contradiction Toussaint’s mergerof classical elegance of both denying the past and embracing and sophistication with powerful dyna it. Perhaps this is the message the author mism and vitality of modem styles. is trying to convey, that this museum Take, for example, the company’s must be visited, but the future exhibits recent appearance at Place des Arts. The CUSTOM are in the hands of the people. programmes were varied, dealing with The Colored Museum plays until Oct. PRINT tion, though present, always came as a subjects ranging from the modem di 16 at the Centaur, (288-3161), 453 St. pleasant surprise, rather than an aggres lemma of psychiatric treatment (“Eloge Francois Xavier in Old Montreal, then T-SHIRTS sive forthright statement, so common de la Folie”) to the strongly traditional moves to Broadway Dinner Theatre, with much of modern-day choreogra love triangle (“Souvenance”). InnovaOn Th e Spot (9S2-1104), from Oct. 18 - 30. phy. Bring Y o u r “Souvenance” set up a love triangle between two men and a woman. How O w n Photo ever, there was no aggression between Or Design the two male contenders. Instead, they supported and empathized with each other, culminating in amovement where R O C K , H A R L E Y S H IR T S , P O S T E R S , one man was actually physically sup N ew Year's Eve on Red Square! porting the other while lying on his back. N O V E L T IE S & S O U V E N IR S A modem or classical choreographic 17 St. C atherine E.. 8 4 2 -9 5 5 9 approach was chosen in accordance with the subject matter, although inflections of the other style were always evident, thus lessening predictability. 1 0 % D IS C O U N T W IT H T H IS A D a ll in c lu s iv e v ia K L M Toussaint’s ballets are humorous and dramatic. His “ Le M andarin Information: Lynda, Russian Dept., Bronfman 663 Merveilleux” w as an excerpt from one ’s
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te cynic Social inaccuracies m ar A World Apart iVhether you like the film or not, i ■aqqatsi is a very beautiful film, agine all the wonderfully photoiphed long shots of sunsets, countryes, and city scapes used to establish a ation in many movies, and you begin see what the film is like. The locans are all exotic: Peru, Nepal, Nige, Egypt, to name a few. Most of the n looks at people in developing entries and shows us how they funcn in their everyday lives. It finds auty in the least likely things: garge dumps, clothes hung out to dry, rbed wire, a ferry crossing, It makes le judgment on what it sees, yet udes a sense of optimism anyway, lybe because it is so sunny and warm. in is never seen, and the cold is rarely L Powaqqatsi is almost a celebration life, which is what Qatsi means in >pi. I see the sorcerer that the word Fers to as the filmmaker who has ved these images and presented them us insuch an upliftingway. Butthere something socially and politically ngerous in looking at areas with such >verty in them in so positive a style. I l sure some people will attack the m for this, as it could be seen as an îplicit acceptance of the way things eprogressing to the detriment of what her people hold dear. But what you e in Powaqqatsi is more how these ;ople are surviving in such a world, nd there is something very noble, and ï s , extremely beautiful, in that. Even ir the cynic. Powaqqatsi is playing at Cineplex
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by Mike Crawley If you watch A World Apart, you might get the impression those who suffer most under South Africa’s racist regime are the families of whites who lobby for the end of apartheid. Which is strange, because I was sure that South African blacks are having a somewhat rough time of it, aren’t they? This strange emphasis seems to comment on the v alue systems of the creators of this at times moving film. Perhaps they think most white middle-class North Americans who buy movie tickets can only relate to white middle-class South Africans who buy the New Statesman. Come to think
of it, perhaps this sad fact is true. A World Apart is based on the true story of journalist Ruth First, the first woman jailed undo’ the 90-day Deten tion Act, (imprisonment without charge or trial for three months). The charac ter’s name in the film, however, has been changed for some reason to Diana Roth (of the Thupremes, perhaps?) She also takes heeled pumps to prison. The plot centres on the breakup of the family resulting from her imprisonment which, once again, encompasses some rather all-American values. The film is most effective in concen trating on the eldest daughter, twelvish
The one life of John Lennon by Max Harrold May 26,1969. John Lennon and Y oko Ono make international headlines when they conduct a ‘bed-in’ for peace in room 1208 of Montreal’s Queen Eliza beth Hotel. The event is surely a memo rable one for anyone involved in the in credibly heavy late-sixties. Our older friends, parents and professors may oc casionally think back and consider Montreal’s Beatles connection. It must have been a really groovy time. Like a snapshot in a time capsule, the film Imagine captures the essence of those times perfectly. The film shows Lennon as ayoung Beatle; eager, trendy, likeably cheeky. Then as the older, bearded, skinny, slurred, political rock icon. The film incorporates a lot of previ ously unseen footage of the Beatles. So while the tunes may be among the most widely-known music ever, the images are not. The result is a fresh rebirth of
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hands of the Security Police, and the violent torture involved is not shown on screen. Folks, South Africa is not a pretty sight, but why hide the reality from naïve viewers? A World Apart often features emo tional segments, but once again only with respect to whites. In Cry Freedom, a film which some writers unjustifiably criticised for white bias, the emotionladened scenes were of the Soweto and Crossroads massacres. A World Apart indeed touches on the significant topic of career versus family, but when the air of racism is all around, the dilemma pales in comparison to the killings and the torture. The film takes few chances. Dia logue, cinematography and acting are all quite competent, but never out of the ordinary. The script comments on the idiocy of South African ‘justice,’ like the stone-faced policeman muttering, “You should be glad we’re civilised people,” but it stays away from bring ing the black characters to life. The setting is emotional but the end product is somewhat disappointing. A World Apart is playing at Famous
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• Conditions excellent •Jour ou soir •Aucune expérience requise •Formation sur place Rock icon in sideburns. Beatlemania, and at least for a couple of hours, a great feeling about the music and its meaning. Be prepared, though. This is a docu mentary. There isn’t much of a flow, since the late Lennon is the only one “narrating” the film and there are some times gaps in the storyline. We are weaved in and out of Lennon’s personal life; catching him in the bath, playing with his kid, making love. But, as luck would have it, there is little confirmation (orrejection, more likely) of the terrible filings he is accused of in Albert “Slimy” Goldman’s book The Lives o f John Lennon. For example, little attention is paid to Lennon’s druggy-druggy period or Yoko’s bitchy side. And so, die public relations battle rages on. Yet what is uniquely amazing about this film is its focus on the effect the Beatles had on their zillions of fans, and Lennon’s acknowledgement of this power and his use of it. The screaming, delirious fans and the one frazzled man caught trespassing on Lennon’s English estate all convey the enormous faith placed in the Beatles. It
this, showing the dancers moving as a unified whole and seeming genuinely Anik Blssonnette happy to be there. Perhaps this is where Toussaint has missed that final quantum leap to excel and lence. The company seemed too naïve to inject that extra spark of pizazz into its Louis Robitaille work. They smiled and frolicked on stage, •c but never elicited a sense of command, a dance for Toussaint. except for the featured dancers, such as O Anik Bisonette and Louis Robitaille. •Si Toussaint must aim to inspire his corps dancers with a similar sense of authority. 5 His works seem to revolve too much around his main protégés, which, in a & troupe of this size, can become monoto s nous. 3 <5 U Hopefully Ballet de Montréal will not perform that typically Canadian move of shrinking from success. The company vorst nightmare where the evil fiend has all the ingredients of something truly efuses to die, returning again and again wonderful, but it will have to turn on the o terrify his victims. It was difficult to heat to bring it to fruition. Ballet de Montréal performed at Place lecide whether to gasp or to chuckle ach time the Mandarin escaped from des Arts from Sept 28 -30. he confines in which his victims had ilaced him. The nature of Toussaint’s company Explains the individuality of Ballet de Montréal. It is very small, involving jnly 22 members. This creates a kind of ntimacy and familiarity, drawing in the M o n . - F r i . 9 a .m . - 9 p .m .udience, which thus has the opportunity S a tu rd a y 8 a .m . - 5 p .m o share this very special thing called ‘dance’. Indeed dance and everything it neans is an object of pious reverence for (at Van H orne) Ioussaint and his troupe. This, in theory, is common to the entire dance world but rarely is it communicated so sincerely, Clip this coupon and receive $2 off the regular price ($11.50) for a shampoo fhe performance of Symphonie du Nou and cut by our professional stylists. We guarantee a cut to your satisfaction, veau Monde was a strong statement to
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year-old Molly (Jodhi May). For such a young actress, she is able to convey remarkably diverse and intense emo tions. Her character undergoes an admit tedly adolescent struggle, questioning the overt racism of her friends. But she complains far too often of being left alone. The viewer likely sympathises with Molly, but it is hard to like her. The blacks in the film areportrayed as totally one-dimensional characters, shouting unintelligible slogans, march ing in crowds, singing anthems. The hardships suffered are given cursory treatment. Blood and gore are noticea bly absent. Only one man dies at the
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is truly astonishing to watch the tres passer, matted hair and shaggy clothes, gaze intently at Lennon, his God. And to watch Lennon’s curious frustration with the guy and his attempts to knock him back to reality. Oh, yeah. Imagine is superb. More than anything, Imagine sends a powerful message in support of idealism in pop music. No matter that today’s rock-politics champion safe-sex instead of free love, or Pepsi instead of dope. Imagine freshly reaffirms a message we might want to reconsider as we enter the awesome nineties: “I am here. I matter. I care.” Imagine is playing at Famous Players'
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M urm urs from paradise by Nicholas Vasil The sun’s rays stream softly over the dawn of my room through a lone small window, lightly brushing the spare furnishings with shades of an gelic white. I sit in the Bhudda posi tion, or lie prostate on the ground, and breath deeply, silently. Within a min ute, my attention is fused with the only happening in the room, my self, in formed by the rise and fall of my inspiration and expiration. A cool smile cracks my lips; I am one with the moment; at peace with the sorrows of my past and future. The scene is repeated twice or thrice daily, five, ten minutes each time. It is meditation, but only one form of a multi-faceted form for daily living . When one hears the word, ‘medita tion’ an image such as the one I have described immediately comes to mind: a small round Bhuddist monk frocked in abrownrobe, head shaven, chanting the life-transcending ‘O M ’ in a dank monastery, on the inaccessible mountaintops of Tibet I believe it is this misconception, that meditation both embraces and requires isolation and an unconditional devotion to theBhudda, which steers North Americans away from it The problem is that we view medi tation as an end in itself, when, really, it should be regarded as a means to an end, a very potent one. And the facade of the means may
vary, as well. Whether we meditate in our cars for a few blissful minutes in lulled traffic, or in public transit, or within the confines of centuries-old stone walls, the end is identical. En lightenment. Amore meaningful exis tence, perhaps. In the boil which is life, this reduces to a heightened sense of self-understanding and harmony with one’s world. Although complete spiritual enlight enment is not immediate, one’s initial efforts are not in vain. The instant one closes one’s eyes, focusing on the breath, shutting out extraneous thought, a deep soothing relaxation envelops the mind and effuses over the body. One is overcome w ith a sense of light ness and a gentle awareness of the present, which carry through into nor mal waking life. This feeling of peaceful tranquility, inherent in meditation, is very similar to the ‘Runner’s calm’ or ease of mind that follows sustained aerobic activity, i.e. sex. Having dabbled with all three, I find no difference in the calm which ensues. The nuance, though, is in the means, one being more incestuous, one more physical, the other, simply beatific. But one need not limit one’s self to ‘still’ meditation,jogging, orprolonged sexual intercourse. The meditative flavor of this Eastern practice can be captured in virtually all of our daily activities through the preservation of
its fundamental element: the centering of consciousness. B y focussing our thought on the engaging activity, or on the ‘in and out’ of our breath, in which case one’s attention naturally slides into the former, we are able to center consciousness on the present. Living in the present, being totally absorbed in the here and now, brings us into contact with our true desires, those which, up to now, have only surfaced in dreams, where the uncon scious plays. Only when we follow these desires, does life become forever ajoy, something to savor, rapture. It is in the present that we can develop the massive potential within us, in the present that we are most effective. If we live in the past, always raking the dead ashes of our experiences, or in the future, worrying about what is going to happen, how can we improve our selves? Improvement is possible only in the dimension of the present. I agree, some degree of planning is necessary, but once the plan is made, we shouldn’t go looking ahead to see if everything is alright. Trace your route, and blaze the path as you go. Worrying won’t solveanything. When we worry over something that may occur in the future, we are, in fact, setting our selves up for it to happen. The negative thoughts become internalized within us, and when it comes time to act, they are invoked. This concept of internalization has
enormous ramifications for the future and its security. On this premise, one maypredict, positively, anuclear holo caust However, by returning to the pres ent moment, worries of what the fiiture holds for us dissipate. We come to a peaceful junction within ourselves. In this state of mind, compassion flows
from us without conscious effort, and the well-being of the planet and its inhabitants, including one’s self, be comes of primary importance. Only after we have achieved innerpeace will we achieve peace among ourselves. As the late Joseph Campbell said, “Wars are the makeshifts of igno rance;” ignorance of ourselves and the present.
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by M ark Freeman I arrived at the Hare Krishna Centre cold and wet from the long rainy bikeride out there. It turned out that I had arrived too early for their Sunday Festival. The full-time Krishna monks approached me immediately. “Hare Krishna," a young, cheerful monk greeted me. “Are you here alone?” I had expected to be asked this question, but I was determined to remain as objective as possible. I knew that my being alone would mean that I would receive special attention all evening, butl wasn’t worried that they would shanghai me or anything like that. “Yes I am. I ’d like to stay for the mantra meditation, the discussions and the vegetarian dinner, if that would be possible.” “Most certainly, friend. It will begin in half an hour. Please, if you have any questions, ask myself or any of the other brothers.’T thanked him. He was a gentle person. I was left alone to explore. The temple itselfmust originally have been aProtestant church; it was whitewashed and austerely decorated. Before enter ing the main hall, I was required to remove my shoes, because I was moving onto holy ground. Musicians were practising, and an elderly woman sat meditating in the comer. There were only two installations: a bright and colorful triptych of the Hare Krishna, and a perfect wax replica of Swami Prabhupada, the founder A carya, frozen in the Lotus position. Incense permeated the senses. I felt very out of place. I was still quite cold.
Members and visitors soon began to arrive. I remained in the hall for the first several chants and oblations, but I began to feel dizzy and decided to go upstairs to the gallery. Things were much more clear up there. It looked so chaotic down below. The ceremony is essentially a sen suous experience, not a cerebral one, and people were moving around as though in a daze. The only ones unaf fected were the children, who ran around and played the games children will play. But in a way, they just added to the confusion. There were other visitors present, besides myself. Some were students, others were middle-aged, still others were elderly; some brown-skinned; others white; some hippie-types ; some artist-types; some non-partisans. They all seemed to be very unhappy, or maybe I was being unfair. The atmos phere was just depressing me, that was all. I had begun to shiver. I wanted to go but could not. The ceremony lasted an hour and a half, and was followed by discussion. I slid downstairs to hear what was being said. It seemed that everyone had their eyes on me. Many of them smiled at me, which both warmed me and warned me. The leaderof the discussion was ex amining a chapter from the Bhagavad Gita on truth. The philosophical vo cabulary he used seemed anomalous amidst all of the Sanskrit terms. His links were illogical. He poked fun at the Western fixation on material pos sessions, and of the Western “myth of progress”, lambasting all godless fea
tures of the contemporary society. To call it philosophy would be foolish, but that is what he called it. This alter native life which he was promoting did not tantalize. There was no grey be tween the opposed shades. Even before the conclusion of the sermon, people were getting restless; speech does not charm empty stom achs. Dinner was ready at last, and we all proceeded upstairs. There were many people there already; a motley crew of runaways, vagabonds, wid ows, and Deadheads. The feast, which is offered free of charge, is held in a small gymnasium, barely large enough to seat so big a group. We sat in lines, one person in front, one in back, and one at each side, as the full-time monks scurried up and down the rows with rice, curried vege tables, peanut extract, chickpeas, fried grains, wholewheat flatcakes and papayajuice. The food was quite good, and there was more than enough for all. I was warming up. I felt much less a stranger at this point, perhaps because we were all engaged in the same activity. We could all agree that food was an enjoyable feature of existence. I was feeling much better, but it was time for me to go. The monks were busy with many things, and would not be available after dinner to answer my questions. I began to wonder if it was in fact true what most people said about the Krishnas; namely, that if you showed up at their doorstep, they would smother you with love and attention, continued p age 9
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I f it 's g o o d e n o u g h f o r t h e B e a t le s ... by Kim Farley
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.
Their chant has that kind of catchy rhythm you starthumming when you’re thinking about something else, like the song that was on the clockradio when you woke up this morning. Roughly translated, it means “O all-attractive, all-pleasing Lord, please engage me in your devotional service.” Not exactly comparable to “ Oh come on baby Roll with it.” But the Krishnas don’t chant these verses in their morning showers. In doctrinated members must go through the entire mantra six teen times a day - a mere two hours worth of chantingwhile clutching their prayer beads and assuming the crosslegged meditative position. Because their supreme God Hare Hrishna is be lieved to be transcen dental, giving so much time to the mantra brings the chanter close to Him. Just ask George Harrison. Although he is not pounding a tambourine in front of the local depart ment store, H arrison has been a devout Krishna since his Beatle days.(‘M y sweet love, Hare Hare, I really want to know you, Krishna Krishna ‘) On September 18, Krishnas young and old gathered in Jeanne Mance park for the annual Festi val of the Chariots. The curious were welcome to participate in the flamboy ant parade through the city , share in the vegetarian feast, and wander freely around the festival’s exhibits. I was curious. One of themany Krishnas who came up and introduced themselves to me admitted that he was First drawn to the sect through the music of H arrison and Jimi Hendrix. “At nineteen, my men tality was,'If it’s good enough for the Beatles, it’s good enough for me.’” I quickly grew accustomed to this unique brand of Krishna humour- laugh and the world laughs with you, snarl and
you get bad press. Other devotees who gathered for this festival had more spiritual reasons for joining the movement. Laksmana Devi, abeautiful young African woman who marched with her baby stroller at the front in the parade to the festival, found an inner peace with the Krish nas: “I had a lot of money growing up but I was never really satisfied within. Now I have food for the soul.” She ex plained Krishna relations to me. Mar ried Krishnas (in white robes ) only have sex to procreate, and monks (in orange) must be completely celibate. Nevertheless there were children eve rywhere, although most seemed more into playing tag than praying to
Krishna. These children will grow up. Devi will encourage her baby son to serve Krishna because “He was con ceived within the movement. He is special.” Maybe you saw their parade pass ing down Sherbrooke or St. Denis on that Sunday afternoon, flanked by four police cars, and gawked along with everybody else at their colossal float dripping flowers and garlands and balloons. Youcouldn’thavemissed itit was bright yellow with blue wheels and had an enormous red and green air balloon on top of it. Rounding comers was especially difficult for this créa-
tion. Everyone would stop and run around to the other side to catch it in case it fell over, but thank Krishna it didn’tbecause they wouldn’thavedone much good. The float made a throne for the statue of Krishna, who was fanned and given tea (which he seemed not to care for) while he looked down on the chains of people pulling his float with yellow ropes. Anyonecould pull on the ropes, and if you did you would be cleansed of your sins. One priest held the rope out to my friend temptingly andsaid“Pull. Good marks on your exams.” Most of the people were dancing to thebeatkeptby asmallgroupofpricsls on drums and tambourines, who en circled a mi crophone into which one priest wailed the Hare Krishna mel ody. W e all tried to harmo nize. After it got the initial kinks worked out the parade was sounding pretty good, which made the hostility on some of the faces it passed seem incon gruously silly. I found myself wishing people would lighten up. Faces can crack. The Krish nas are fun people. The only time they became a little testy is when I brought up the subject of money. They remained polite but the vibes were bad. I think they have grown wary of giving responses which could be twisted to paint them as a mafia type organization, with greedy gurus at their helm. One priest was offended by the mere suggestion of anybody skimming funds: “If you were to look in our bank account now, it would be empty. We spent it all on this festival.” Another put it more delicately:” Material en ergy is not exactly wrong.” According to priest Krpanidhi Das (the Sanskrit name he received after taking the vows), “The media has a tendency to feed us to the lions.”
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and charm y ou into their cult. B ut they seemed to have forgotten about me. When I was downstairs again, I picked up my knapsack and - well - my shoes weren’t there anymore. I looked all over the place, and they were defi nitely gone. I was confused. Fortu nately, the young monk who had first greeted me when I arrived, was on his way downstairs. When I told him that my shoes were gone, he became very embarrassed. He apologized at least four or five times to me, then brought me a pair of his own shoes and urged me to wear them home. I thanked him,
but refused. He insisted on it, but I declined once again. I began to feel badly for having caused him shame. He said that they had had a few drunks loitering in the doorway during the meal, and that one of them must have taken my shoes. It was unfortunate, but what could be done? I thanked the monk for an interest ing evening, and was moving toward the exit, when he called me back one final time. He asked me to leave my name, address and phone number so that if my shoes turned up, they could contact me. I immediately became suspicious of their motives, as I had
Therefore...I will give the Krishnas the uncensored floor: O N S O C IE TY : “Science has be come the atheist dogma of modem society. Only a machine-like person can justify making bombs.” O N U N IV E R S IT Y : “It is like hav ing a bird in a cage and giving it toys
“University is like having a bird in a cage and giving it toys but no food. What happens? The bird dies.” but no food. What happens? The bird dies.” O N W H Y T H E Y A S S E M B LE O N STR EETC O R N ER S: “Nobody invites us inside.” O N R E IN C A R N A T IO N : “The body is like a dress. What happens when your dress wears out? Y ou get a new dress.” O N T A L E N T :” Give Krishna credit foryour talent. Otherwise it’s all puffed up ego.” O N H O W T H E Y D IFFER FROM O T H E R R ELIG IO N S: “W e’re not a one shot religion where if you screw up you bum in hell.” O N W H A T HAPPENS TO PRIESTS W H O C A N N O T KEEP T H E IR VO W S: “They should try, but if they can’t they should stay at home and practise.”
It was still raining outside, and within a very short time I was quite cold again. It was a much longer ride home in return. The bike pedals felt like pins and needles on the bottoms of my feet, especially going up the hills. I could have used apair of shoes alright. People need shoes.
what they are about and why they do what they do. They all just wish more people would stop pointing and try to have an often minded conversation with them. They really do like to talk. I wish I could say I had a spiritually moving experience at their festival, but I did not. I had fun. I went there a little wary that someone would try to suck out my brain and replace it with a little ball of incoherent mumbo jumbo, or at least try a little to convert me.. I left with the understanding that Krish nas are just people, and most of them are very nice. (I was a little disap pointed that no one even tried, to suck my brain because I was ready for 'em.) Hare Krishnas have some interesting theories and philosophies which they welcome you to discuss or attack. And by the way, they had a greatrockband. Best Beatles covers I ’ve ever heard.
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been earlier on. I wanted to believe that a drunk had taken them; in fact, I did believe that. But something inside of me commanded that my hand write down entirely false personal data. I do not know why. I thanked him once more and then left for good.
Some of the Krishnas speak with tongue in cheek, others are quite seri ous. But all of them are interesting, as only people who have devoted their lives to one of the more ostracized re ligions in North America can be. There are ‘closetKrishnas’ everywhere who don’t sport a distinctive orange robe, but who are equally willing to explain
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B is h o p s s o u n d ly by Aaron Margolis Midway through the third quarter an overwhelmingly putrid smell per vaded the press box at Percival Molson Stadium. Poking his head into a local radio station booth, a reporter queried whether this stench was wafting in from the nearby skunk population or if the M cGill Redmen were guilty of this odious abomination. Yes football fans it was that type of
evening. The third ranked Bishops Gaiters paid their annual visit to Montreal and showed why they are the number one team in the Ontario-Quebec intercollegiate football league. In front of approximately 2500 chilled spectators, Bishops soundly trounced M cGill 36-15. This was the first time the two teams have met since the Redmen defeatedBishopslastNovember to win the O Q IF L championship.
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Behind the very explosive rushing trio of Keith Kelly, Dennis Walker and Steve Zatylny, the Gaiters wracked up 395 yards of offense, 327 of which came along the ground. The Bishops offense was able to thoroughly domi nate the M cGill defense. Especially effective was Kelly whose amazing footwork and breakaway speed gave McGill trouble all night. Kelly sped his way to 193 yards on only 16 car-
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ries, including a spectacular 73 yard touchdown run in the third quarter that made the score 31-7 for Bishops and ended any hopes the Redmen may have entertained about getting back into the game. Turnovers also hurt the Redmen as they coughed up the ball five times. Quarterback Bryan Fuller was inter cepted three times and Gerry Ifill fumbled twice. Both of Ifill’s fumbles occurred in the second quarter when M cGill had the ball in their own end of the field. Bishops, given great field position converted two short drives of 53 and 38 yards, into touchdowns. M cG ill’s only chance to get back in the game occurred when, down 18-0 Ifill scored on a two yard run. This touch down was set up by a perfectly exe cuted fake punt to Wally Sordo and a beautiful 34 yard pass and run play from Fuller to Steve B aillergeon. This gave Bishops an 18-7 halftime lead. However, with five minutes gone in the third quarter, Bishops’ wide re ceiver Steve Zatylny took a revers from Keith Kelly and wormed his way through the entire Redmen defense, which appeared to treat the onrushing Zatylny as it would an oncoming Montreal taxi. Zatylny eventually
scored and five minutes later, the skunk showed up. Commenting on the reasons for such a resounding victory, Bishops’ defen sive back, A1 Matheson, who contrib uted on interception and ten tackles said, “We were out to win the game for all the guys that are not here from last years’ team. We were really hungry for it”. Overall, M cGill showed a passive resistance to the very powerful Gai ters. The Redmen offense was very inconsistent and underutilized the rushing talents of Mike Soles. Soles picked up only 60 yards on 14 carries. The defense, although placed in deep holes most of the first half, was unable to contend with the strong Bishops’ running game, especially after line man Paul Kerr was injured. Wasthereabright spot on the McGill team? Well, yes. Andy St. Louis came on in the fourth Quarter and threw the ball effectively. Although by that time the game was well out of reach and the Bishops’ defense was deciding on which local night spot they were going to hit. M cGill's next gam e is at the Univer sity o f Ottawa this Saturday.
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M cG ill’s Mike Soles has been set ting a lot of records in the two and a half years he’s been a Redman. During this time he has thrilled fans and fright ened opposition with his remarkable style of play. Last week at the Concordia-McGill Shrine Bowl game he went further into the record books as he rushed for 119 yards on 26 carriers and scored 3 touch downs to crush Concordia 27-7. This
means that Soles has, in total, run for 2,051 in his short carreer and becomes the all-time leading rusher for McGill. Soles entered into the Shrine bowl needing 38 yards to break the record. The moment came quickly in the game at 1:04 of the second quarter. Tom Barbeau, ex of the Redman, is the previous holder of the record. He rushed for 1,959 yards in his four seasons with M cGill from 1975 and 1978.
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M cG ill Hockey Tribulations Continue Tribune Sports Staff In the September 7 issue of the Tribune an article appeared in the Sports section which dealt with the hiring of a new Coach for the hockey team. At this time, the controversy involved the hiring of one M r. Grazys by athletic director Robert Dubeau. Mr. Grazys hadn’tbeen apotential candidate at the time and many people believed that his credentials were questionable. A great concern was expressed by many individuals within the athletics department that the true candidate had been overlooked. Yves Beaucage was rumored to be the heir apparent, (after Ken Tyler, coach of hockey for nine years, left the Redmen) having played
for four years with the Redmen and having assisted Tyler for three more years. This week Beaucage displayed his disappointment; he went to Concordia to coach part-time. Apparently, Beau cage was offered a full-time sessional appointment at M cGill as an assistant coach for the Varsity team, and head coach of the Junior Varsity at a salary of $20,000/year. Beaucage disputed this claim feeling that he would be a “third wheel” with both Grazys and Pronovost coaching at present. “There is no way there could be three coaches on the bench,” Beaucage told the Me Gill Daily . Beacage bitterly announced that he felthe had “more experience than both
of them.” Many members of the Athletics de partment felt this could seriously hurt the hockey program at McGill. Said one source who asked not to be identi fied, “Beaucage has all sorts of con tacts within the hockey community and these are contacts that McGill needs. This has been abig mistake,” he said referring to the loss of Beaucage. The Hockey program is also in danger of losing support from the Friends of M cGill Hockey, their alumni. The “Friends” wanted to see Beaucage in theposition of head coach. ‘‘Our enthusiasm in supporting the team has definitely fallen,” saidDave Flam, president of the organization, to the
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R u gger News by Rory Nicholson The Rugby Club at M cGill was visited two weeks ago by members of the Bath University Rugby Football Club. Despite mad tourist rampages on the city of Montreal, the Bath team inflicted defeat on McGill, winning a close game of 19-12. The British team had been on a tour of Canada playing in that fine province of Ontario against such teams as University of Toronto, McMaster and ateam fromBlind River. When approached by the Tribune, Coach Syd Sandford replied that “the British team was quite good” but that he was pleased how his boys pre formed. Mr. Sandford comes to McGill Rugby after many, many years of absence as he was playing in the late sixties. He figures that he has at least 40 years of experience in the sport. (Just how old are you, Syd?-Sports ed. note) M cGill recently initiated anew batch of ruggers in traditional Rugby style.lt is hoped that these rookies can form the basis of a solid Rugby team; in lieu of the many departing veterans. Presi dent Jay Godsall expressed his enthu siasm: “We have such great young talent, it’s just a matter of incorporat ing it in the proper areas.” McGill continues playing hard,clean Rugby and is presently looking for ward to November 4-5 when those swine (we luv 'em) from Harvard come looking for M cG ill Rugby blood. All the Rugby team can say is-Remember 1812? McGill hopes to extend it’s Harvard-McGill winning streak to 70. We remind all M cGill students that a festivity will be held at this time and everyone is more than welcome. See posters around campus on location and time.
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