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what’s on WHAT’S ON IS COURTESY OF THE INTER-GROUP LIAISON NOTICES: McGill Volunteer Bureau: presents the Annual McGill Christmas Food Drive.

November 20th-December 23rd; the An­ nual Christmas Card Sale for the Montreal Children’s Hospital’s Tiny Tim Fund.

Cards drawn by Children, @ $.55; and calls for Gift Wrappers for the Arthritis So­ ciety’s Annual Fundraising Giftwrapping Kiosks at Place Ville Marie, December 4th-23rd. Info.: 398-6819.

McGill Nightline: 6 p.m.-3 a.m. right through exams. If finals have gotyou down, your exam schedule is abbrasive, or you just need a study break - give us a ring we’re confidential and anonymous. For information or just to complain about the myriad complexities of life, we’re here 7 nights a week. 398-6246.

W alkSafe Network: After a long night of studying, you might worry that your de­ fenses are down. Walk home smart, walk with us, the WalkSafe Network. McLen­ nan Lobby, Monday thru Thursday at 11:00 p.m..

McGill Association of International Students (M AIS) and Chaplaincy: Win­ ter Clothing Collection for International Students. All semester long. Donation boxes: Bronfriian-Management Under­ graduate Society; McConnell-Engineering Undergraduate Society; Thomson HousePost-Graduate Students’s Society; UnionStudents’ Society of McGill University; Newman Centre- Chaplaincy Service; Presbyterian College. Thanks foryour gen­ erosity.

W USC-M cGill: is accepting applica­ tions for the International Development Seminar in Morocco next summer. Appli­ cations at Students’ Society desk. Info.: 486-4345.

Gerts Ski Club: Weekly Ski trips to all mountains! Sign up at Gerts, Monday, November 20th-Friday, November 24th, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $8,500 Fund Drive for Pathfinder Bookstores in Montreal and Vancouver.

The McGill Tribune, November 21 - 27,1989

Store expansion in Montreal and a new store in Vancouver. Pathfinder Publishing of New Yoik are publishers of works of woridng-class and communist leaders who have made central contributions to the for­ ward march of humanity against exploita­ tion and oppression. Make cheques pay­ able to Pathfinder Bookstore. Mail or deEver your contributions to 6566 boul. St. Laurent, 7:30. Info.: 273-2503.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST Montreal Women’s O R T (organiza­ tion for rehabilitation through training): present the Giant ORT Bazaar ’89. Place Bonaventure, South Exhibition Hall. 12:00 noon-10:00 p.m., Tuesday; 10:00 a.m.8:00 p.m., Wednesday. Tuesday Special Feature: Auction Fashion Show of New Clothing, plus a raffle for a 20" Toshiba Television. FREE. Info.: 481-2787.

W USC-M cGill: Meeting, Union 413, 5:00 p.m. Come find out what we do!

Caravan Sale, Namibia Symposium, El Salvador.

M cG ill C en tre fo r C ontinuin g Education: presents an Information Ses­ sion. Redpath Hall, 5:30-7:00 p.m.. Aca­ demic advice for January courses in Ac­ counting, Business Administration, Man­ agement, Education, Professional Devel­ opment, Languages and Translation. Info.: 398-6200.

Amnesty International: Letter Writ­ ing Meeting. Union 425, 7:00 p.m.. All Welcome.

“The Palestinians: Intifada and B e­ yond”. Public Meeting with Mr. Abdullah Abdullah, Palestine liberation Organiza­ tion (PLO) representative in Canada. 1205 de la Visitation (comer of Réné Lévesque Blvd.), Rm. 1205. Organized by the Mon­ treal Democratic Forum.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND Cntre for Developing Area Studies: presents “Agrarian Reform in the Philip­ pines and Development Choices", with James Putzel, St. Anthony’s College, Oxford University. 3715 Peel St., Rm.

McGill Film Society: Au Revoir Les Enfants. France 1987 (109 min.). Dir.: L.

Hanlans, M.D., M.Sc., Public Health Epi­ demiologist, Co-ordinator Centre for AIDS Studies, D.S.C., Montreal General Hospi­ tal; and Assistant Professor Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill, speaking on “Anonymous Sero-Prevalence Child-Bearing Women: Preliminary Re­ sults". Purvis Hall, Rm. 25,1020 Pine Ave. W ., 1:00 p.m..

Department of Political ScienceMiddle East Studies: presents “The ArabIsraeli Conflict: Prospects for Peace in the 1990s”. Panel with Prof. Michael Brecher, Prof. Rex Brynan, Prof. Paul Noble, Prof.

Harold Waller. Leacock 111, 4:00 p.m..

Co-sponsored by Bnai Brith Hillel.

“Cosmetic and Product Testing on Animals” : Special Meeting of McGill for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to set up a campaign. Union 425, 5:30 p.m. All welcome.

Q PIRG /G Q RIP M cGill & PostGraduates Students’ Society “Ethicsand the Academy” Lecture Series: presents David Blitz, Department of Philosophy, Central Connecticut State University, speaking on “Social Responsibility of Academics” Lea, 2 3 2 ,7 :00 p.m..

McGill Film Society: The Birds. USA 1963 (119 min.). Dir.: A. Hitchcock. Lea. 132, 8:00 p.m..

McGill TheatreSports proudly pres­ ents the Second Annual 24-hour Improv Marathon. 24 hours of non-stop improvisational comedy and theatre madness! 10:00 p.m. tonight ‘til 10:00 p.m. tomorrow in Union 1(77/108. This is a charity event.

Donations go to Sun Youth and McGill Tools for Peace. Admission: donation or non-perishable foodstuffs. Info. : 499-9168.

100. 12:00 noon.

McGill Irish Society: Meeting to dis­ cuss plansforan upcomingmusical, among other things. New members welcome.

Union 425/26, 4:30 p.m.

M cG ill Stu d en t Pugw ash “Coffeehouse” : Food, drink, entertain­ ment. Newman Center, 3480 Peel St., 7 :30 p.m.. Info.: 671-8297. Everyone Welcome.

McGill Outing Club: presents “World Famous" Nils Hollum from Norway Nor­ dic, who will give tips on buying X-Country skis. Join us! Lea. 2 3 2 ,7 :30 p.m.

McGill Film Society: Cars in Your

Life; I f You Love This Planet; First Winter. Canada. FDA Auditorium, 8:00 p.m..

The Forbidden Land. A film by Da­

nièle Lacourse and Yvan Patry. Portrait of famine and War in Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Panel to follow on “How Well Do The Media Cover Africa?”. With: Linden Macintyre, C B C ’s the Journal, just back form Africa; James Travers, Southam News, who covered the Ethiopian Famine; Yvan Patry, producer of the Forbidden Land-, Tesfai Ghermazien, deputy repre­ sentative of the Eritrean Peoples Libera­ tion Front, Washington; Moderator: Den­ nis Trudeau, CBC Newswatch. Organized by the Centre for Investigative Journalism.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD “Does Montreal Need a Green Party and Green Movement” . Public Forum.

Panel: Andrea Levy, historian and former member of the executive council of the Montreal Citizens Movement; Lisa Jensen, mathematician, active with the Overdale Tenants’ Association; Greg Tutko, Green Party candidate in the last provincial elec­ tion; Dimitros Roussopoulos, writer, pub­ lisher, and general secretary of IPAM. Chair: Eric Schragge, professor of Social Work, McGill. Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve St., W., Hall Building, Rm. 535-2 (5th Floor). Info.: 849-1956.

Organized by the Institute for Policy Alter­ natives of Montreal (IPAM).

McGill Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics: presents Catherine

Malle. FDA Auditorium, 8:00 p.m..

The Yellow Door Coffee House: Fri­ day Open Stage with local performers Chris McKhool & Joy; and Jeff Barrett. 3625 Aylmer (above Pr. Arthur), 8:00 p.m.. $2.

Coffee,herbal teas,andfresh baking served.

Info.: 398-6244.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH M cGill Film Society: The Meaning of Life. UK . Dir.: Monty Python. Lea. 132, 8:00 p.m..

MONDAY, N O V EM BER 27TH Department of English-Stone-Consolidated Lecture Series ’89: presents Peter Buckman, British Playwright, on “Fractured Visions: from book to screen”.

Leacock 132, 6:30 p.m., FREE. ADVANCE NOTICES: G ra n d O pen in g o f L ib r a ir ie Pathfinder. Guest Speakers: Chengiah Ragasurof the ANC; Guy Roumerof HaitiProgrés; Armand Vaillancourt, sculptor, Artifact of Montreal that painted the por­ trait of Thomas Sankara at the New York Mural; and Michel Prairie of Librairire Pathfinder, representative of the Mural Project in New York. 6566 boul. St. Lau­ rent, 7:30. Info.: 273-2503. November 25th.

“La Jeune Cham bre de Commerce de Montreal” : presents a dinner-confer­ ence with Mr. André Morrow, president, Group Morrow. Le Grand Salon O’Keefe Ltd., 325 Peel St., 6:30 p.m.. Info.: 8665226. November 29th.

McGill Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics: presents Roberta Palmour, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Depart­ ment of Psychiatry and Centre for Human Genetics, McGill University, speaking on “Genetics and Psychiatric Disease: Family Studies and Population Problems”. Purvis Hall, Rm. 25, 1020 Pine Ave. W., 1:00 p.m.. November 30th.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH Centre for Developing Area StudiesFellows Seminar Series: presents “The Regulation of Morality: Concubinage and the Black Peril in Southern Rhodesia at the turn of the century”, with Katherine Gombay. 3715 Peel St., Rm. 100, 12:30 p.m.

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual discussion group. The Yellow Door (3625 Aylmer), 5:00 p.m.. Info.: 499-1766; 597-0363.

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Underfunding teach-in planned for February, 1990 B Y LA R A

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Students and faculty leaders from across McGill have welcomed SSM U plans to hold a campus­ wide “teach in” against underfunding February 7.

Spokespeople from the Educa­ tion and Engineering Undergradu­ ate Societies as well as the Post Graduate Student’s Society have said their groups would support a teach-in but added that they have not yet decided the format such an action would have.

Faculty leaders also seemed enthusiastic about the plan.

“I think the teach-in will help educate people about university underfunding,” Associate Dean of Science Roger Rigelhof told the T rib u n e .

“Nothing will be done about a possible shortage o f technicians and scientists unless the public starts screaming.”

SSM U organizers hope that stu­ dent groups across the campus will hold their own teach-in events co­ inciding with a main group of speakers set to address students and teachers in Leacock 232.

The day-long series o f debates and lectures would be M cG ill’s first campus-wide teach-in. Two

years ago Arts students and staff organized a teach-in to highlight underfunding o f their faculty.

Teach-in organizers hope to at­ tract students, teachers, busi­ nesspeople and federal and pro­ vincial govemmentrepresentatives to speak on a broad range o f educa­ tional issues on February 7. John Fox, Vice President (External) of SSM U, and Charles Robison, Arts Representative to Council, invited Members of Parliament to the teach-in during a visit to Ottawa this month.

Talk o f a teach-in comes in the wake of rumours that Quebec’s government will remove the prov­ ince’s tuition fees freeze.

“Twenty years ago the Rapport Parent tried to reduce tuition fees to zero,” Robison explained.

“Now Bourassa seems to want to change that.”

M cGill’s StudentSociety policy supports an increase in tuition fees on the condition that government loans and bursaries programs be made more accessible as well.

Robison said that McGill is the first university in Quebec to hold a teach-in and suggested that the tactic could become popular on other campuses.

O u t F o x in g th e g o v e r n m e n t: V ic e P r e s id e n t (E x te r n a l) J o h n F o x p la n s a te a c h -in .

U nion B uilding all w et Students’ Society says the University should start repairing expen­ sive leaks in the Union Building before water damage there becomes unmanageable.

According to Vice President (Internal) Ray Satterthwaite, “buck­ ets o f rain leaked through the fourth-floor roof during a storm last Thursday. A balcony area and parts o f the Multicultural Lounge were flooded. Water also reached the third floor.

Satterthwaite estimates repairs will cost as much as $100,000.

Students were to ask for the money at a joint meeting o f the Senate and Board o f Governors.

“It’s a lot, but it’ll just cost more every year if it’s not done,” he said.

G overnm ent to review M edicare changes Québec s government will review a policy disqualifying foreign students with work visas from Medicare, Dean o f Students adminis­ trator Cathy Sheeran said yesterday.

If implemented after the December review period, the plan could affect as many as 800 McGill foreigners.

Students who lose their Medicare insurance must join the Univer­ sity’s Québec Blue Cross plan.

Sheeran urged international students to renew their medical insur­ ance before the new year.

N o representation increase, students say Graduate students will not gain increased representation on Student Council, McGill students said last week in the latest round o f SSM U referenda.

The referendum question, which if approved would have added eight students to Student Council, was designed to quell Graduate student demands for separation from the SSMU. O f the 1108 students - roughly 4% o f the SSM U population - who voted in Tuesday and Wednesday’s referenda, 451 students opposed increased representation, while 407 supported it. Students’ Society President Santo Manna said the decision was disappointing.

Students also voted 821-109 to make the end of the SSM U fiscal year May 31, the same date as that of the administration. Manna said aligning the dates would save $10,000 in auditing expenses.

Finally, students voted 621-319 to allow part-time students to take elected positions in Students’ Society. Manna said the change in policy reflects the increase in part-time students at McGill.

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Ontario students say vandals hit" their cars / /

BY L A U R A M C N EILLY

Tensions between Canada’s two largest provinces may have moved onto M cGill’s streets and drives as increasing numbers of Ontario students complain that their cars have been systematically vandal­ ized.

Typically, complaints concern vandals who smash windows and steal contents from cars bearing Ontario licence plates.

On Friday, November 10, van­ dals attacked two Ontario-plated cars separated by five Quebec cars outside the Union building. An­ other Ontario car was similarly “hit” outside the Union on Hal­ lowe’en.

Rob Watt, a McGill Engineer­ ing student from Ontario, told the T r i b u n e last week that vandals have recently picked his car out for at­ tack three times.

“The first time, they didn’t even take anything “ he explained, “another time, my window was smashed and the contents of my car were taken, along with my hub­ caps.”

Watt added that a friend of his once found his car’s tires had been slashed and “ 101 ” had been spraypainted in blue across its wind­

shield.

But MUC police LieutenantDetective Jean-Guy Bouchard, whose Station 25 patrols the area around McGill, does not believe that vandals target Ontario cars for special treatment “There are isolated cases, in which Ontario cars are hit in such a fashion, but there is no corona­ tion between the incidence and the plates,” he explained, adding that he believed car-vandals are often drunk youths leaving downtown clubs late on weekend nights.

Nonetheless, to curb the kind of “patterned” vandalism which last week resulted in the slashings of tires on nearly 200 N.D.G. cars, the Sun Youth community group has helped MUC police to educate motorists on the dangers of unsafe parking.

Under the summer program, MUC Police tell Sun Youth which areas vandals are hitting hardest.

Sun Y outh then sends out pairs of high school students to assess the area.

“Our patrollers look for things like open windows, valuables left on the front seat or keys left in the ignition,” one Sun Youth organ­ izer said.

The cars that they find are then

“ticketed” as if they are in viola­ tion of the law. But the Sun Youth “tickets” provide tips on actions for the motorist to take to avoid an attack of vandalism, instead of providing a fine.

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The McGill Tribune, November 21 - 27,1989

Free buses now!

This past month the M .U.C.T.C. has spent god-knows how many dollars putting chicken ’ s-foot peace symbols on the busses and trains.

How nice: people of the world lay down your arms— Montrealers are against war! Nevertheless, the transit corporation is broke and this year was forced to take yet another generous subsidy from the taxpayers. Why didn’t they raise fares by more than five cents in order to meet rising costs? In this case, it was because ridership would have decreased enough to negate a considerable portion of any increased revenue. What is a city to do? Fees from users can no longer cover the cost o f maintaining the public transport system, yet traditionally this is a service that has been paid for by user fees alone. I suggest that it is time to change our way o f thinking about who pays for public transportation. In my view, buses and trains; like roads and parks, should be paid for completely by property taxes.

The public transport system without fares is an idea which should have been thought o f long ago. In most cities in North America traffic congestion and the resulting pollution are nearing crisis proportion.

While some cities (foremost among them Los Angeles) consider drastic measures such as restrictions on gasoline burning cars, or on cars altogether, public transport seems the simplest and cheapest solution to both the problems of traffic congestion and pollution.

Clearly if citizens were already paying for the system with their tax dollars, it would be very difficult to justify using a private car (whereas currently those who drive can argue that the money they spend in gas and parking is so little more than what they would spend on public transportation that the convenience more than makes up for it). As for pollution: with fewer vehicles, and hopefully the reintroduction o f electric trams on busy bus lines, emissions could doubtlessly be dramatically reduced. Another related improvement would be the extension o f the general operating hours until after the bars close, if for no other reason, than the interest o f public safety.

Montréal is a city which takes pride in its progressiveness; let s make that progressiveness more than just a gesture.

David Gruber

Fun bar, not a battle ground DEAR SIRS, I am writing in reference to your article “More people more fights atGert’s”. The story was both well written and extremely entertain­ ing. What it wasn’t however was acurate. As most patrons o f Gert’s realize it doesn’t bear nearly the resemblence to war tom Beirut that this article conveyed. To most stu­ dents Gert’ s is a fun bar rather than a battle ground to rival gangs.

More disturbing, however, than this strange image o f my place of employ was the fact that this image was apparently being supported by an individual whom I hold in the greatest esteem; M Y SE L F!!! You can imagine my shock at finding my name and words being used to legitimise an image with which I totally disagree. After a second careful reading I realised that for the most part those quotes that were attributed to me were, in fact, my words but that they had been taken horribly out o f context. It is amaz­ ing the speed with which the “Trib” has learned the lessons o f tabloid journalism that it took rags like the National Enquirer and our other university paper years to master. I can’t help but wonder if in next week’s issue my words will be used to prove that I am in fact the headed alien who stoleElvis’ Brain.

Now that I have vented my anger and disgust I should like to correct several points that were raised in your article. While I agree with the fact that the fights security faces involve more individuals than in past years I object to image that they are not able to deal with them.

Security procedures have changed along with the changing situation.

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personel along with their high quality means that even the larger fights can be dealt with in an effi­ cient manner. The fact that few patrons even realise that a fight has occured is a testimony to the sucess of our new procedures.

The second issue I take excep­ tion to is the allegation that in­ creased beer sales have caused this change in the nature o f fights. What your article failed to point out is the fact that our increased beer sales are the result o f increased at­ tendance rather than o f increased studentconsumption. Is it possible that any change in fights may be linked to an increase in attendance rather than in this non-existent rise in studentconsumption? Gives one pause to think doesn’t it gang?

My final complaint centers on my supposed penchant for calling in Montreal’s finest at the first sign o f trouble. As an anglophone I have a natural aversion to the M.U.C. The idea that I would vol­ untary call them over is ludicrous.

Security does not frequently call the police as your article suggests.

The police have only been called in twice this year. In both cases they were called to deal with the incidents that took place outside the Union Building.

In closing I should just like to remind you that it is a journalist’s responsability to present the com­ plete story not just those parts that make good copy. The practice of taking an interviewee’s words out o f context to lend creedence to a view which he does not hold is irresponsible journalism at its best.

Anthony Duncker Head of Security Gertrude’s Bar

Disneyland Tapes

WITH PAUL HORWITZ It snowed.

So, being depressed, feeling already beaten by the first vicious stirrings of the Montréal winter, what else could I do but seek warmer climates? Yes, at the first signs o f frost last week, I hopped a bus for New York. Amazing what a few hours’ travel south and a twisted bent for industrial pollu­ tion will do to keep the streets free o f snow.

O f course, New York is only an island o ff the coast o f America, but it’s also a great place to sit down, have a coffee, and watch the de­ struction o f civilization as we know it. And when I think o f the end of the world, for some reason one word - one contracted, heavily capitalized word - springs to mind: P rim e T im e L iv e .

It’s such a human show. Oddly paired hosts and star ‘journalists’ Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer are not afraid to show their feeling sides. They say to us: ‘W e are like you. W e are fallible. W e are very, very fallible.’ The show’s live format demonstrates that uninter­ esting stories are being mishandled by bad reporters r i g h t n o w , even as we speak! The way Diane Sawyer sucks up to her subjects - h u m a n .

The way Donaldson gives free national media time to scum like L o u isian an N azi/Republican David Duke - p a r t o f l i f e . It’s all a little like the logical conclusion of the kinder, gentler nation idea: news with a smile, hold the news.

PrimeTimeLive is part o f the dis­ turbing new media trend towards

‘infotainment’ - but it’s more ‘tainment than info, and not espe­ cially entertaining either.

Still, the U .S. i s the birthplace of ingenuity and free thinking. No­ where is this better evident than at Columbia University. Columbia is an Ivy League university simply because its students are s m a r t e r than us. For instance, who at McGill cares about Students’ Society?

Exactly. At Columbia, on the other hand, their Student Union spon­ sors a party every year called RealityFest - a university funded party which is an all-but-official drug culture event. Fans o f hallu­ cinogens and other plants and chemicals are treated to a band (Sun Ra was this year’s pick) and a series o f rooms, each one painted or otherwise decorated to enhance the sensory...experiences of the students. Now, I hate to sound as if I approve o f all this illegal fun, but you mustadmitthatastudent group that spends university money to bring pleasure to a bunch of drug fiends is a student group that is very, very popular. (Memo to Santo: start drawing up those opium-den-in-the-Union-Building plans.)

Memo to Santo: start drawing up those opium-den-in-the-Union Building plans To put it simply, the country’s in desperate shape. The frightening part is the domino theory: if the U .S. goes, Canada might be next.; and after Canada, Québec! Do not lose all hope, though. The West continues to send dangerous weap­ ons to wreak havoc on our Com­ munist adversaries. Why, just last year, according to the December H a r p e r ' s Index, two o f the top three grossing films in the Soviet Union starred Steve Guttenberg!

No wonder the Wall thing didn’t work out Next: Metallica on Keats...

HYDRO WATCH Hey kiddies! Blackout fun continues!

Get this, after having a blackout-free-day last week Hydro Québec has made up for lost time with forty six (that's 46) blackouts over the past twenty-four hours (that's 24). Unfor­ tunately Hydro Québec does not see an immediate end to this current rash of power outages. In a statement released last week Hydro Québec warned customers to be prepared for a long, and sometimes cold winter, blaming the unions, the weather, and the weather (though not neccessarily in that order).

D ays since the last blackout: the victims: many, many people, their dogs, their cats, and the rest of their pets. ___________________________

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M cG ill "P in in g " for new traffic lights

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the comer of University Street, one block west.

The reported death o f a pedes­ Crossing the road at Aylmer from trian on the comer o f Pine Ave. either side, only a few seconds’ and Aylmer S t has renewed the advance visibility are possible, SSM U ’s calls for Montreal to erect given the street’s slope and curva­ a traffic light there. ture.

At a press conference to be held “It’s an extremely dangerous Thursday, SSM U Vice President spot,” warned Fox. (External) John Fox plans to com­ “But people are going to cross plain that City Hall has been “ter­ there.” ribly slow” about making the cross­ City traffic planner Richard told ing in front of the Currie Gym the T r i b u n e last week that City safer.

Hall would not decide on the mat­ Fox also said last week he would ter before Christmas. “We have an present the conference with a peti­ enormous amount o f requests,” he tion demanding the light’s in­ said. stallment that has been circulating For each request, much more in the Gym. Both Fox and Carol information must be gathered and Richard, o f the City o f Montreal’s traffic countings must be made. traffic planning division, have This process usually takes two received reports that a woman was months, according to Richard. He killed at the intersection o f Pine said his staff will review the situ­ and Aylmer about four weeks ago. ation “in the best possible light, T h c T r i b u n e could not confirm and maybe a proposal could be those reports. ready by Christmas, but it will more McGill students constantly brave likely be around January 15.” poorvisiblity to race across Pine’s four lanes o f 60 km/h traffic con­ But Fox is not happy with that necting the student ghetto to the answer. “They’re treating this like Gym and McGill residences. Many a new request,” he said, “It’s not. pedestrians stop on a half-meter­ The School o f Urban Planning did wide strip between the east-bound a study recommending changes and west-bound lanes while wait­ four years ago. Also the City was ing for the remaining two lanes to reminded o f the problem last sum­ clear. The nearest crosswalk is at mer.”

BY PA U L H O R W ITZ________ McGill administrators say they hope a $1.5 million endowment for studies in aging from a Mon­ treal company will enoucrage pro­ fessionals from many disciplines to research elderly life.

Principal David Johnston an­ nounced on November 14 that Carex Services Inc., a company that runs residences and nursing homes for the elderly in Montreal and the United States, would en­ dow the Carex Chair for Studies in Aging. The chair, part o f the Fac­ ulty o f Medicine’s Centre for Stud­ ies in Aging, is the largest single­ project endowment to the Faculty o f Medicine in recent years.

Carex will not be able to deter­ mine the uses o f the endowment money, but Marketing Vice-Presi­ dent Jean-François Richard said any discoveries would have a major impact on the elderly.

“W e’re making a long-term investment that will contribute to seniors’ lifestyles, including our own one day,” Richard said.

Dr. Serge Gauthier, Director of the Centre, said interest from the grant will be used immediately to hire three researchers for to inves­ tigate medical aspects o f aging.

But both Gauthier and Dr. Richard Cruess, Dean o f the Faculty of Medicine, stressed that the Chair will be used to extend studies in

aging to other disciplines. Dr. Cruess said he hopes such disci­ plines as physiotherapy, nutrition and architecture will be involved at the Centre.

“Most people who are aged are not ill,” Gauthier said.

“Most immediate concerns for them are non-medical. These are interests that a Centre o f Aging must deal with.”

Students will also benefit from the Chair. The Centre coordinates gerontology studies at M cG ill’s medical school, and helps with hospital care and educational pro­ grams. Gauthier hopes to set up a student fellowship for summer work or a supervision o f a Mas­ ter’s degree. Students from non­ medical faculties would be eligible to take part in the programs.

The Carex Chair funds are also expected to further the Centre’s studies into Alzheimer’s disease, a subject for which Dr. Gauthier is well known. A recent study re­ leased in the United States found thatas many as 12% o f people over 65 may have Alzheimer’s disease.

“This grant is the best thing that could happen to the field. It’s very timely,” said Gauthier.

Principal Johnston told the press on Tuesday that, by the year 2000, 14% o f the citizens o f Quebec will be over 65. Twenty seven per cent of Quebec ’ s popul ation wi 11be o ver 65 years-old by 2031, he said.

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Living with anorexia and b ulim ia B Y NANCY C . C O U L T E R Each semester at McGill a five week series of workshops on eating disorders is held for students at Health Services. According to Dr.Steinberg, a counsellor at Health Services, “The workshops are not a therapy group, but rather a psychoeducational look at compulsive eat­ ing and the reasons people use food against thèmselves.”

A preoccupation with weight control often stems from reasons such as low self-esteem, an obses­ sion with perfection, or society’s equating o f thinness with beauty.

This preoccupation can become an obsession which results in eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia.

Anorexia nervosa is a state o f self­ starvation induced by prolonged fasts or consistant reductions in food consumption, while bulimia is a means of controlling diet through the combination o f fasting, overeat­ ing or binging, and then purging by means o f self-induced vomiting, laxatives or even intensive exercise.

Anorexia is usually easy to detect because its victims endure visible and dramatic weight loss. The disor­

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der can take place over a period of months, or even years. On the other hand, bulimia is often difficult to detect due to the fact that it does not always result in noticeable weight loss. Instead, victims usually main­ tain their weight, or if any is lost, it is promptly regained.

A higher percentage o f women are afflicted with eating disorders than men, and bulimia is the more common o f the two disorders among university students. Both disorders, whether related to men or women, have physical and psychological symptoms and could potentially be fatal.

Why and how does such an exces­ sive concern with weight, diet and body shape develop within an indi­ vidual? A basic answer is easily found with a look at contemporary society. Fashion magazines, adver­ tising, diet-related products and fit­ ness services constantly suggest that a woman’s self-worth and the possi­ bility of success or happiness are based on her physical appearance.

Therefore, many women base their self-esteem on their weightandbody shape. As a victim of bulimia com­ mented, “Somebody can tell me that I am too skinny, but if I am not

der or have one themselves. What happy with myself nothing they can few realize is that eating disorders say will convince me otherwise.” can result in serious health problems However, eating disorders are and even death. In the case o f ano­ often caused by more than deeply rexia nervosa, people can literally entrenched societal values. Frustra­ starve to death. Not eating enough tions with family relationships lead­ puts tremendous pressure on the ing as far back as childhood and heart. Heart failure may even occur cases o f sexual assault are among when someone is trying to recover the factors that can be related to low from a disorder as the body tries to self-esteem and to eating disorders. re-adjust from the tremendous strain Some people fall victim to eating it has undergone. disorders in their attempt to gain The “binge and purge” cycle of control over their lives. They be­ bulimia also may put pressure on the come obsessed with perfection. In heart. Frequent vomiting may also the same way that they may strive to cause damage to the esophogus and achieve good grades, they try to lead to the deterioration of the gums maintain a certain weight on the and teeth. If a victims uses laxatives, scale. Often the two go hand in hand. damage may occur to the victim’s The need for control in their lives intestinal tract becomes an obsession in the form of an eating disorders.

For both psychological and physi­ “It has to do with pressure,” said cal dangers it is necessary to encour­ one woman. age victims o f eating disorders to “The more we are expected to be seek help so they can learn the ne­ perfect, the harder it is to live up to cessity o f respecting their minds and that expectation. People deal with bodies. For more information about pressure in different ways. Some compulsive eating, Dr.Steinberg become alcoholics, others do drugs recommends Genin Rose’s “Feed­ and we starve ourselves. It is defi­ ing the Hungry Heart”, or “Breaking nitely a cry for attention. Bulimics Free From Compulsive Eating”. For and anorexics are saying ‘Look, more information about next term’s please notice me.’” session o f workshops, contact the Many people in university either student counselling center. know someone with an eating disor­

Women have been attempting to alter their bodies for as long as his­ tory has recorded trends in fash­ ion; while Chinese women were binding their feet, Western women were squeezing into corsets. Fash­ ion today is less physically restric­ tive but still dictates what body type should be popular in our soci­ ety.

Ever since the 1960’s, when Twiggy burst on the scene, women have been trying to emulate the tall, slender, breastless women that advertisers have used to peddle their merchandise. Emaciated is in, and that leaves most women out.

As a result of this popular image, and trends in exercise and health, many women have grown increas­ ingly obsessive about their bodies.

Most women seem to be constantly trying to alter their shape, often in ways that do more harm than good.

When asked why they thought a woman would try to change het physical appearance, many stu­ dents said she would do it for oth­ ers , but ultimately for herself. Saic second year student Craig Smith “Women try to change their bodie: for men because they are affectet by how men perceive them. Every one has an ego and it is most satis fied by attention from the oppositi sex.”

Nobody is ever entirely please» with his or her body, but womei especially seem to suffer from poc self-images. This feeling stems i part from an interest in fashior The fashion industry continues t promote an image o f extremel thin, tall women, setting unreal istic standards and quietly sig gesting dire consequences if on does not meet them.

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Constantly comparing them­ selves to one another, and feeling pressure from fashion magazines and the fashion industry, women have become increasingly obsessed with weight.

Eating disorders are caused by a great deal more than an attempt to attain the perfect body, but the stan­ dard set by the media is one that many women can ’ t ignore, and that many need to go to extremes to achieve.

Unfortunately, whi le women ob­ ject to the way they are portrayed in advertising, it appears we won’t accept anything different. Adver­ tisers use this image because it works; the ads are noticed, and products are bought.

The methods and images used in advertising won’t change until our taste does. As long as the products sell, advertisers won’t change their angle on the market. It would be anrealistic to expect any one com­ pany to alter a campaign while oth­ ers continue successful marketing af their products using the current aopular female image.

While men feel the same type of aressure women do, they are, for he most part, boggled by woman ’ s absession with weight and appearince.

One male student said, ‘T h e nedia has forced into women’s ninds that they should be concerned vith their weight. Frankly, I think his body thing is overrated.” Until he media stop using the power of he image to manipulate the emoions and opinions o f men and /omen, however, too many people /ill continue to overrate the “body hing”.

B Y A U B R E Y K A SSIR E R Maybe right now you are contem­ plating tonight’s dinner: the fourth pasta dish this week. Perhaps you are wondering how good residence food really is. Or are you too busy studying to eat? Have you just be­ come a vegetarian, but don’t really know what that means and how that choice affects what you must eat?

Maybe you just don’t like food.

Whichever situation applies to you, there is a simple method o f answer­ ing all of these questions and solving all such problems, and it is only one page long.

Tired o f answering the same ques­ tions about the size o f a normal portion and what constitutes a nor­ mal balanced diet, the people at Health and Welfare Canada decided to create Canada’s Food Guide (CFG). The page-long food guide was prepared in 1983.

The CFG divides all foods into four major groups, each o f which has unique components common to the group: milk and milk products (incomplete proteins, calcium, vita­ mins); meat, fish, poultry, and alter­ nates (completeproteins); breads and cereals (incomplete proteins, fibre, vitamins); and fruits and vegetables (vitamins and fibre). All o f these elements are essential for continued good health.

One idea incorporated into the CFG was the replacement of calo­ ries with portions. According to Françoise Filon, nursing coordina­ tor at M cG ill’s Health Services, the old method o f calorie counting made people “obsessive and compulsive” about what they were eating. The concept o f portions is more condusive to a balanced attitude towards meals.

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incomplete vegetarian diets. The first two can be dealt with by using the CFG to either increase or decrease the number o f daily portions in cer­ tain food groups. For instance, you could gain weight by increasing your portions o f breads and cereals.

Vegetarians are faced with larger problems. In addition to deciding whether they are lacto-ovo, ovo, lacto vegan (pure vegetarian), or “every­ thing but red meat”, vegetarians cannot simply exclude meat from their diets without compensating for the lost protein.

The common lacto-ovo vegetar­ ian (no meat, fish or poultry) must make up for the complete proteins found in meats. These proteins con­ tain amino acids essential for the

building of body proteins. Although eggs are a good substitute, the re­ mainder o f the complete proteins must come from the combination of certain incomplete plant proteins.

For instance, legumes ((fry peas, dry beans, or lentils) and mific prod­ ucts can be combined, or one o f the two must be eaten with either seeds and nuts, or grains. Eaten alone, each of these foods is nutritionally useless as a meat substitute.

One of the main causes o f malnu­ trition is ignorance. However, even people who know the basics o f eat­ ing right tend to forget about food as they become stressed with ex­ ams. But a balanced diet can only help your studying...

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So getting back to pasta, a quick look at the CFG shows that you have nothing but your sanity to worry about; a pasta dinner with either a meat or a cheese sauce, complemented by a salad, contains three o f the four food groups. You may get sick o f o l’ K.D. and its variations, but at least you will be eating a well balanced meal.

If you are concerned about resi­ dence food, don’t be. It is well bal­ anced and carefully planned by a dietician. Neglecting to eat the food provided in favour o f typically un­ healthy snacks negates all o f the cafeteria’s good intentions.

Three typical nutrition problems encountered at the Health Centre are: weight loss, weight gain and

In the midst o f term papers and ex­ ams, summer may seem a long way away. But the deadlines for applica­ tions for some programs that enable students to work overseas are fast approaching.

Students interested in working overseas next summer can choose from a variety o f organizations that have setup work exchange programs in differentcountries. Organizations such as IA ESTE and AIESEC find jobs related to a student’s field of study, while the SW AP program helps students find casual employ­ m ent Although students have to pay their own travel costs, working abroad provides valuable experi­ ences and helps finance travel by paying for living expenses.

The International Association for the Exchange o f Students for Tech­

nical Experience (IA ESTE) finds jobs for students in engineering, science, applied arts and agricul­ ture. Students work for a period o f 8 to 12 weeks in their choice o f one of the 47 member countries. In order to apply, students must be currently enrolled at a Canadian university or college, and preference is given to Canadian citizens. Last year, the Canadian branch o f IA ESTE sent 263 students overseas, or about 1 out of every 3 applicants. Students must pay a $140 dollar registration fee, $100 o f which is returned if no job is found for them. The deadline for applications for next summer is December 5.

Students in commerce, econom­ ics and computer science who would like to work abroad can join AIE­ SEC, an international, student-run association that has branches in over 60 countries. Here at M cGill, AIE­

SEC members welcome foreign students when they arrive in Mon­ tréal and raises jobs for them in the community. They also print a news­ letter and organize a career day and international trade day on campus.

Members who are active in the asso­ ciation have the best chance of ob­ taining traineeships overseas.

The Student Work Abroad Pro­ gram (SWAP) provides students with a chance to travel in Britain, Ireland, Finland, Australia, New Zealand or Japan, and recoup some o f the costs o f their trip through casual employ­ ment. For the most part, students find their own jobs in these coun­ tries, but SWAP provides sugges­ tions and support in the host coun­ tries. Registration fees vary from $100 to $220, depending on the country. Students are also required to have a specified amount of per­ sonal support funds - about $1000 -

before visas or work permits are granted. Applications and informa­ tion will be available in about two weeks at Travel Cuts, which runs the program.

A more specific program, run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, hires students to work as guides at Vimy, France. Students are hired for a period o f up to 3 months to conduct tours of a historical site which commemorates the Canadian soldiers who fought in the battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917. To qualify, students must be Canadian citizens and be able to give tours in both French and English. Applica­ tions must be sent by December 1, and have to include an essay on the history of the battle o f Vimy Ridge.

For more information, contact Réal Charest from Veterans Affairs in Ottawa at (613) 996-6250.

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all children go to sleep.

A ll D ogs Go To H eaven,

BY K IM FA R LEY Yes folks, it’s a dog.

Charlie and Itchy, fair héros of United Artists’A// D o g s G o T o H e a v e n , have got to be two o f the most unappealling canines ever to pad across the screen.

Burt Reynolds is the voice of street mut Charlie, a starved hang­ dog more reminiscent of the tor­ tured Wile E. Coyote than the charismatic Tramp. This pooch rates a big fat zero on the cuddle scale, and an animated motion picture can’t make it on slobber alone.

Director Don Bluth, who pro­ duced hits like An American Tail and The Secret o f Nimh, should know better what children want.

They want characters to squeal and giggle and sigh over, and, if those aren ’ t available, at least a plot they canfollow . A l l D o g s G o T o H e a v e n is all over the place, jumping from boring cliché to boring cliché and losing both children and adults en route.

Charlie busts out o f the pound in the first scene and quickly re­ embarks on his old life o f crime.

Soon, in a morbid touch only an eighties animation film would make its p r e m i s e , he gets mur­ dered. The screen erupts into pink and blue dots, and presto, Char­ lie’s in Heaven.

Heaven is downright gross. Eight pounds o f flowers fight for space with the fluffy pink clouds, and the gate keeper is an insipid whippet with a little pink bow in her hair.

Understandably, Charlie hates it up there, and immediately devises a plan to scam his way back to earth.

To avenge himself against his murderer- his ex partner Carface, (voiced with gusto by V ic Tayback o f A l i c e ) , he kidnaps the little girl Carface has imprisoned. The angel-faced tyke, Anne Marie, has the gift of talking to animals, and her talents are being used to win big at the races. In the care of Charlie and Itchy (voiced by the whiny Dom Deluise), she is ex­ ploited some more. All Anne Marie really wants are a Mommy and Daddy and some nice warm waffles, but Charlie makes her sleep in a junked car.

Gradually all the bad guys either reform or die, and everyone learns

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the true meaning of friendship. Roll credits. Shhhhh, the kids are asleep.

The worst thing about the film isn’t the sap, because B a m b i and C i n d e r e l l a laid it on pretty thick and still charmed. It’s the boredom.

A l l D o g s G o T o H e a v e n just isn’t that entertaining. The animation quality is poor, and won’t be able to interest a young market accus­ tomed to Roger Rabbit. Also, the clichés roll out fast and hard, but don’t have empathetic characters to make us try to excuse them.

The question is, why are movies thatreflect the fifties mentality still being made? Little children who go to see A l l D o g s G o T o H e a v e n will walk away stuffed with the same preconceptions about male/

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What will a child think when s/he looks at Anne Marie’s new mommy serving breakfast in her high heeled slippers and filmy robe one min­ ute, then faces a real Mom in bunny feet, or one running off to work?

For all the “enlightenment” around today, very little gets into films for children, where it really should be.

A child from a divorced home will feel insecure around this film’s sugar coated picture of human re­ lationships, and dog love is no better a role model. There are no sweet moments like Lady and the Tramp sucking the same strand of spagetthi and ending up in a kiss.

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BY PA U L H O R W ITZ With only a scant month or so until the holiday season is upon us with all its fury, it seems an appro­ priate time to take a vastly prema­ ture look at a few new records that have been released in time for the sto ck in g -stu ffin g m adness.

Though these are all major-label releases, each one is more inde­ pendent than mainstream music, seeking to define boundaries and stretch the limits. Give them a lis­ ten - you may be surprised.

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ite musicians o f the Seventies. On the other hand, since he takes after both John Lennon a n d Sly and the Family Stone, the combination of influences is fascinating. He also takes after Eighties a u t e u r Prince, having produced and played all instruments on this debut album.

Definitely shaky at times, but the overall strength o f the album, buoyed by songs like the title track and “Blues For Sister Someone”, is impressive.

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Harlem Nights

BY JO N A T H A N B ER N STEIN Profanity.

More profanity.

More profanity than you can possibly keep track of. This is the only way to faithfully summarize Eddie Murphy’s new film H a r l e m N i g h t s . Written and directed by Murphy, this movie makes a com­ plete shambles o f the English lan­ guage. The script is arguably the weakest and least imaginative of 1989.

Set in 1938, the movie centers around Club Sugar Ray, the most popular after-hours nightclub in New York City. Mr. Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) and his adopted son Quick (Eddie Murphy) own the club offering gambling, female companionship, alcohol, and vari­ ous other illegal commodities of the time. When a notorious (pain­ fully cliché) gangster named Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lemer) de­ mands a cut o f the action, Ray and Quick decide to give him much more than he bargained for.

Sound familiar? Most likely because you’ve seen the same plot acted out in countless other films.

In particular, Harlem N i g h t s is a blatant rehash o f a 7 0 ’s movie called L e t ' s D o I t A g a i n starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby, except that Poitier’s film was taste­ fully done and extremely funny.

Murphy fails both in taste and humor. The two most profound statements Murphy’s screenplay has to propose (and two o f the only lines that don’t contain expletives) are, “It’s not how many people you shoot, it’s who you shoot” and “You try to kill me, I kill you”.

This modern-day Confucius takes himself far too seriously and must have used his charming laugh to pull the wool over the eyes o f the big Hollywood execs to be able to

get away with such a laughably poor script. The role o f the notori­ ous gangster Bugsy Calhoune is written with such a lack o f origi­ nality, it redefines the term “card­ board character”. He is the fat, evil white man who is constantly seen smoking a cigar and, to further the mafioso stereotype, even has a scene in a sauna where his informer (Danny Aiello) comes to update him. In talking about his character, actor Michael Lemer describeshim as “a very obsessive person who is only interested in power and who treats people as objects”. Wow. Slow down there, Mike. Too thought provoking.

It is true that every movie need not be necessarily thought provok­ ing and brilliantly original, for a sex, l i e s a n d v i d e o t a p e can only come around so often, but it is not too much to ask that a film have at least something new to offer other than, “It’s not how many people you shoot, it’s who you shoot”.

Besides, what is Eddie Murphy, a veritable comic genius, doing writing and directing a feature film anyway? The role-change begs comparison to Madonna securing a leading role in a David Mamet Broadway playS p e e d T h e P lo w .

Murphy seems able to use his repu­ tation as the world’s No. 1 box office star to do whatever he wants.

Redford and Newman may have been able to make the transition from actor to director without embarassing them selves, but Murphy is not. It’s about time for film viewers, who made successes o f the feeble C o m i n g T o A m e r i c a and T h e G o l d e n C h i l d , to demand Eddie the performer back. Eddie the director can’t cut it.

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S i l e n t A s s a s s i n is a collaboration between the pair and KRS-One, one o f the best rappers in the busi­ ness. These three mix their playing

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Lynch co-wrote and -produced the album, so it’s about what you’d expect. Still, you’d buy this more out o f curiosity than anything else; it’s nice, but Lynch is out o f his element and things get a little bor­ ing.

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Brousseau leads the way for Redmen on opening day B Y N IC K LEO N A RD O S Sunday was opening day for the basketball Redmen, who easily shot past the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers, 87-64. A blowout such as this was the last thing that Head Coach Ken Schildroth had expected.

“They’reareally good team, they just didn’t show it today. They’d just won a tournament in Ottawa and must have felt a bit tired”, said Schildroth.

The Redmen were hot from the floor, shooting 61 percent. No one was as hot as forward Paul Brousseau, who collected 36points (24 in the first half) and nine re­ bounds.

“W e knew they [UPEI] were really strong at guard, so James [Simon], Stéphane [Gauthier] and I felt that we should be able to go inside and crash the boards”, Brousseau said.

Swing guard David Steiner, with 18 points and guard Bru ce

McElroy, with 15, also paced M cGill, who face Queen’s and Ottawa this weekend. Point guard Mike Soussan had 5 points, center James S imon 6, and S téphane Gau­ thier 4. George Alford led the Panthers with 18, while Dennis Smith and David Dunn added 15 and 14, respectively.

The Redmen were able to jump out to a 21-13 lead in the first eight minutes, mostly on the inside work o f Brousseau, and the three-point touch of Steiner. Even more deci­ sive was their defence, which took the Panthers running game away and forced them to set up, a tactic which worked to M cG ill’s advan­ tage.

A beautiful tip-in by 6 ’7" James Simon o ff a Mike Soussan jumper made it 45-35 with two minutes left in the first half.

Instead of sitting back in the second half, McGill worked harder at the defensive end o f the court, forcing UPEI to go ice-cold from the field, hitting only 29 percent of

their shots.

Four minutes into the half, James Simon came up with an in-yourface block on a layup try by Dennis Smith. Simon then made the outlet pass to Soussan who made a bangbang pass to Steiner. Steiner then set up Brousseau all by himself for a fastbreak layup, while the crowd went wild. From there on in, the game was all McGill.

The Redmen were able to keep their intensity level high through­ out the game, something they’ve had a problem with as o f late.

“Today we didn’t let anybody off the hook”, said Schildroth. Against Manitoba and St. Michael’s of Vermont, McGill had held double digit leads only to come up short at the end. “But today we executed well and we were focused the whole way”, said Schildroth.

M ike’s came back to post a 96-71 blowout win. The team faces Queen’s at 8:00 pm on Saturday and Ottawa at 2:00 pm on Sunday.

Head Coach Schildroth expects Queen’s and Ottawa to try and run

Double Dribbles- Against St. M ichael’s on Saturday evening, the Redmen held a 43-39 halftime lead, but couldn’t hold on. St.

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Scoring: lannone, Olivier, Tremblay, Lajeunesse, Larkin McGill 9 Queen’s 2 Scoring: lannone (3), Ray­ mond (2), Tremblay, Kaibara, Lajeunesse QWIHL W omens Hockey Bishop’s 6 McGill 0 McGill is now is third place with a 2-3-1 record Potsdam, NY Seven Team Swim Meet Overall Mens 1. McGill 345 2. Potsdam 125 3-Carleton 78 4,St. Lawrence 62 5-Clarkson 53 6.Queen’s 51 7.0ttawa 2

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Robin Ruggiero led the McGill women with six gold mëdals, three individuals and three relays.

The two squads picked up 14 gold medals, and broke 21 Potsdam pool records,

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McGill into the ground, much like UPEI tried to. “They like the uptempo game, like UPEI. W e’ll have to work just as hard as today to get back quickly on defence”, he said.

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For forty days and forty nights, as the tale goes, the Lord wreaked havoc on Earth. Rainstorms, hurri­ canes, tornadoes, an unimaginable combination o f disaster. The Great Flood.

Through it all one strand o f life was preserved: Noah and his Ark. When finally the destruction subsided, Noah opened a porthole high in his unsinkable craft. A dove returned with an olive branch. To Noah and all aboard it signalled the continuation o f life, existence, and hope.

L a st Frid ay even in g, a millenium since the travails of Noah, in a much more complicated time, the McGill Redmen hockey team stepped on the ice.

For the past forty days and eve­ nings the Redmen had experienced a vast continuum o f emotions, all associated with impending danger.

Playing inconsistently, McGill came face to face with reality. In hockey, truth has one yardstick; playoff contention.

This night however, was differ­ ent. For, stepping on the ice at 7:01 PM, to participate in his first regu­ lar season game, was a dove. Its name, Bryan Larkin.

No one on the Redmen better personifies the ideal hockey player than Mr. Larkin.

A Saskatchewan native, Larkin’s whole teenage and adult life has been a blur o f bus trips, greasy food joints, dingy hockey arenas, and upright slumber in cramped Greyhounds.

Bryan Larkin the person and Bryan Larkin the hockey player are intricately intertwined.

The sport is never far from his mind.

He has toiled in the tough West­ ern Hockey League, the stepping stone conference to the NHL. Many o f Larkin’s childhood friends now perform in the big leagues.

Larkin had his shot. A brief try­ out last year with the Los Angeles Kings, where he was awarded the same sheet o f ice as a man named

Gretzky.

When cuts came, Larkin was left with a choice. Develop in the minor leagues or pursue an education.

Larkin chose the latter. He and McGill are the better for it.

Last year, as a ‘rookie defenceman’ for the Redmen he scored fourteen goals, tops in the OUAA for defencemen.

All seemed rosy until October 8,1989 when skating along the boards he was hit. Trying to get up his opponent clutched his leg.

Pulling away Larkin tore ligaments in his knee, the prognosis, out till the New Year.

For an athlete, recovering from injury is never easy, for Larkin it was mind numbing. Still he perservered, religiously attending Physiotherapy, strengthening his knee.

At the same time the Redmen Ark floundered, with no sense of direction, no navigator.

So last Friday when number seven stepped on the ice, close to two months before the predicted return date, everyone held their breath. Would it be a dove or a crow? Would his knee stand up?

It did not take long to find out.

Midway through the second period with McGill trailing 4 to 3 Ottawa drew a double minor.

Redmen coach A1 Grazys, for the first time in forty days, played his wildcard.

For the next four minutes it was all Bryan Larkin. From the right point Larkin accepted a cross-ice pass from Alain Cusson. Waiting a split second, Larkin moved in from the point. With a deft wrist flick he sent a goalmouth pass to Marc Lajeunesse who banged it home.

Only seconds later, with time decreasing on the powerplay Larkin saw a hole. Chancing it he received a high pass, the puck flew, four feet above the ice.

Like a professional Handball player, in one motion he caught and dropped the puck to the ice.

Now, only ten feet from the net, the puck prone, the Ottawa goalie backing in, Bryan Larkin let go a hard snap shot that easily found a home in the mesh o f the net. The dove had arrived.

On the night Larkin claimed two points, which is only fitting. By two’s the animals had entered Noah’s Ark, preserving the cycle o f life.

Although M cGill only managed to salvage a tie, one could sense spirits uplifted. The Great Hood was over. A second life has been granted.

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Left w inger M artin O livier, all 6 '6" of him , pow ers his w ay around a Q ueen's defencem an. O livier has nine goals in nine gam es this season.

Iannone rocks while McGill rolls over Golden Gaels B Y DAN M A RG O RIA N It was just what the doctor or­ dered - a comfortable and over-

powering victory. The Redmen romped over visiting Queen’s Golden Gaels 9-2 on Saturday at McConnell Winter Stadium.

Ottawa's Cholette ties Redmarksmen B Y IAN SIR O T A The McGill Redmen were fit to be tied last Friday night at McCon­ nell Winter Stadium, as the Ottawa Gee Gees scored a goal with 43 seconds remaining in the third period to escape with a 5-5 sawoff.

This was one the Redmen defi­ nitely let slip away, as they con­ trolled play for most o f the game.

Ottawa goalie Pierre Cholette was outstand ing, as he alm ost singlehandedly stole the game from McGill.

Ottawa came out hitting right from the opening face-off, and the end result was a McGill two-man advantageatthe4:48 marie. Unfor­ tunately, the Redmen failed to capitalize on this opportunity, and Ottawa got on the scoreboard first, with SteveChestnutgiving the Gee Gees a 1-0 lead. Ottawa added to their lead when Mike Fiset scored at the 7:33 mark. The Tribe outscored the visitors 3-1 in the rest o f the period. Martin Olivier, Patrice Tremblay, and Tim Ian­ none tallied for McGill, whilcFiset scored his second o f the period for

the Gee Gees.

The second period belonged to the Redmen, as they outshot Ot­ tawa 24-7 and outscored them 2-1.

The return o f defenceman Bryan Larkin keyed a resurgent Redmen power play to two powerplay goals, their second and third o f the game.

Michel Wathier notched the only Ottawa goal, as the Gee Gees were being outshot 42-15 by the end of the period.

McGill concentrated on playing defence in the third period, and effectively contained the Ottawa attack until the final five minutes of the game. With just 3:08 re­ maining in the game, referee Mario Chagnon (who did not have one of hi s better nights) called the Redmen for delay o f game. Just 25 seconds after the penalty ended, Je ff Stan­ ton scored the equalizer. The five minute overtime period did not see many scoing chances as the Gee Gees concentrated on escaping with their tie. The Tribe deserved a better fate as they piled up a 54-25 edge in shots by the end o f the game.

The game featured M cG ill’s offence led by Tim Iannone, who continued to dominate Queen’s as he collected three goals and three assists. He noted, “Whenever Queen’s comes along, things just seem to go my way”.

The Redmen led after the first period 2-1 on two goals by Martin Raymond. M cGill’s offence turned it on in the second period as they filled Doug Kane’s net with five goals and left with a 7-2 lead.

Other Redmen goal scorers were Marc Lajeunesse, Taro Kaibara, and sophomores Patrice Tremblay and Martin Olivier.

The game also highlighted M cG ill’s special teams, which contributed with one power-play and two shorthanded goals. The two shorthanded goals came on the same penalty, which ties a McGill record.

McGill ’ s offence has been strug­ gling o f late. They have had their fair amount o f shots - they outshot Ottawa 54-25 - but haven’t been able to get the goals. Saturday’s game was a welcome relief as they capitalized on many of their op­ portunities.

“W e haven’t played up to our potential,” remarked Iannone.

Saturday’s game was not the

Redmen’s best, but it was a solid all-around performance. It is a bright spot for a team which re­ cently has been going nowhere.

Only this weekend will tell if Queen ’ s was the remedy to Redmen woes, as McGill visits Brock and Guelph. “W e have to go in there and get some points”, stressed captain Iannone.

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