The McGill Tribune Vol. 01 Issue 7

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Round One in the Cutbacks Fight

Students' Society of McGill University V ol.lN o .7 November 12th, 1981

■ f Crucified graduate, symbol of cuts fight.

Smith urges draft protest

Round one in the cutbacks fight.

On November 4 at 3:00 p.m., students from all over Montreal participated in a protest march to fight educational cutbacks. In an approved Cabinet Document, Chrétien has upped cutbacks to 11 billion dollars by 1985. The demonstrators gathered at Carré St. Louis, and marched en masse to the Ministry of Education in the Hydro Québec building.

McGill apathy was blatantly ap­ parent as five (count 'em - 5) McGill students joined the other 800 marchers.

Among the schools noticeably represented were Dawson College, View Montreal, CEGEP St. Jean, and Ahuntsic.

Police did not want to allow the domonstration to take place because of

a small error in the permit. However, it was the police who decided they would be unable to keep the students from marching.

As the protestors marched down St. Denis and St. Catherine, traffic was brought to a standstill, while bystanders watched with interest. A police officer accepted a "crucified graduate" button, expressing his concern that his daughter may not be able to attend university due to the current financial situation. In a similar spirit, young children accompanied several of the protesters.

Said Paul Smith, V.P. External of Students' Society, "We expect that this demonstration will make people aware of the fight going on to stop the cuts.

People don't realize that the cutbacks are here and won't disappear by themselves." The demonstration was staged not for public attention, but to attract stu d e n ts' attention.

The day of the protest march, the students of several CEGEPs walked out. McGill has scheduled a walkout for November 20. On November 27, the students of the Université de Montréal will walk out. Said Smith, "It is hoped that the walkouts will be more effective if drawn out. The commotion will last longer, and people will hear more about the cutbacks' fight."

On November 20, regardless of the w a lk o u t, M cG ill activities/entertainment (i.e. Gertrude's) will be functioning.

Paul Smith, Students' Society VP External will put forth to Council in the near future a proposal concerning the military draft. He describes the document as a "contingency plan" which would be effective in the event that the draft is reinstituted.

Smith's plan would be essentially a support system for draft dodgers and consciencious objectors, and he believes it should do the following.

• make available legal advice to Americans who wish to avoid the draft • provide Americans with accurate information concerning Canadian Immigration • establish an easy means of com­ munication between Americans in this situation • establish a committee to coordinate these efforts in support of draft evaders.

Smith sees this plan as a means through which Council can indicate to the US a dissatisfaction with that country's increasing militarism. He also believes that the implementation of such a proposal by McGill students would serve to re-emphasize the present situation to overly complacent students. In illustrating this, Smith draws a direct parallel between the current situation of US involvement in El Salvador and the US involvement in Vietnam.

"For once," Smith said, he would like McGill to take "a leading role; one of action rather than reaction." He hopes to get the go-ahead from Council as soon as possible.

Bronfman’s view of success

by Marie-Christine Colban Because of his prominence in local, national and, most notably, in­ ternational business, as well as his strong ties to McGill and countless charitable organizations, Mr. Charles Bronfman's (very rare) public ap­ pearance last Monday morning was a most appropriate opening to the Management Week of activities. In­ vited by the Management Club to give a lecture on the meaning of success, Mr. Bronfman's presence reaffirmed the importance of Management Week both to McGill students and to the local business community.

The Bronfman name is familiar to

most students as the Management building on Sherbrooke Street, bet­ ween Peel and McTavish. While the Bronfman family did donate the funds necessary for the erection and maintenance of the building, the family's generosity extends to include many assorted fellowships and projects. It was Charles Bronfman himself who, two years ago, led a fund-raising campaign in order to establish the McGill-Montreal Children's Hospital Learning Center.

This joint venture between the university and the hospital now performs a vital role in treating children with learning disabilities.

Following a most praiseworthy introduction by Principal Johnson, in the presence of Management Dean Picard, Mr. Bronfman, a former McGill student, addressed a packed auditorium of en th u siastic management undergraduates and graduates. Removing his jacket to don a more casual apprearance, Mr. Bronfman's speech style reflected a similar easy, back-and-forth approach.

He conceded that while his "trick" formula to success came to him in the form of a generous inheritance, success should not be measured in dollar terms. Comfort within the workplace, along with a thorough enjoyment of

Laurin to speak at McGill Conference From February 15th through February 19th, the Program Board will be holding a conference entitled "Where do we go from here? The Next Two Years of Federal-Provincial Changes."

During the last two days of the conference, cutbacks will be discussed through the means of a forum with Provincial, Federal, and post­ secondary education spokespeople.

Those expected include the Honourable Camile Laurin (Minister of Education for the province of Quebec), the Honourable Gerald Regan (Secretary of State and Minister of State for sports and physical fitness), and Mr. J. Lynn (General ' Director, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch)."The largest area to be cut back by the Federal government is post­ secondary education, already ex­ periencing Provincial cutbacks," says Bruce Hicks, chairman of the con­ ference. This conference will enable the Federal, Provincial, and post­ secondary education spokespeople to present their cases. "To this date," said Hicks, "the federal government has refused to confront their colleagues."

On the last day of the conference, medical cutbacks wjll be discussed.

Mr. C h a rle s Bronfm an, Chairm an of the Board of Seag ram s.

Wanna see a yurt?

by Anne Slater Various faculty societies around campus have activities planned for this week. On November 12th and 13th in room 129 of the Education Building animated films will be shown at lunch­ time. Both films are based on Maurice Sendak stories. The films by this wellknown children's writer are ‘‘W h ere the W ild Things A re" and "Really R o sy ".

project known as a Yurt.

The Engineering Undergraduate Society has two events planned. On November 16 at 8:00 p.m. in Ger­ trude's Pub "Dawn of the Drunk", the sequel to "Night of the Living Drunk", will be held. The next night, November 17, the Flagball Awards Gathering (F.A.G.) will begin at 8:00 p.m. in Gert's. \

Physical Education has a Volleyball Night planned for Friday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Currie Gym. The game will be followed by a dance at 8:00 p.m. The dance will be held in the C.O.T.C. lounge.

An addition has been made to the display in the lobby of the Architecture building (the McConnell Engineering Building). Second year students have reconstructed an indigenous housing 2

the work at hand, the environment as well as the basic underlying philosophies within the firm make up the true meaning of "success” in one's work. Adopting an almost paternal tone, Mr. Bronfman emphasized the significance of the first and second jobs held after graduation as a learning experience in themselves. He urged students to "get out" at once if they find out that they are not comfortable with the job or the environment of the firm, and not to stay in one place out of fear or timidity. Reasoning that most students leaving university have worked only in an entrepreneurial manner (as students), many could discover they cannot adapt to the large corporation's stricter policies. His closing comments before answering a series of questions from the audience concerned the viability of both small and large companies, and in selecting the one best suited to one's basic character traits.

Over twenty questions, covering a multitude of topics, were patiently and thoroughly answered by Mr. Bronf­ man, who praised many of the students for their astute inquiries. The most significant comments dealt with Seagrams, the world's largest distiller, and its overall strategy. Other topics of note included Montreal's future viability as a business center for foreign companies, and a host of personal anecdotes concerning Mr. Bronfman's sometimes awkward rise within the Seagrams empire. Citing rising interest rates as one of the main reasons for "demarketing" hard liquor, Mr. Bronfman explained that the current and future carrying costs of distilling over a long period had become so prohibitive as to cause the corporation to seek investments in foreign wine industries with much shorter (hence more profitable) production time. Seagrams' recent acquisitions, such as its 20% share of E.I. Dupont de Nemours (the world's largest chemical company), its worldwide joint ventures, and recent repurchase of capital stock were discussed at length.

Mr. Bronfman's address offered a most interesting glimpse into corporate life and its decision makers, as well as the underlying philosophies put into effect by one of Canada's, indeed North America's, most notable and diversified companies.

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T H E IR V IE W promisediree tuition in 1976...) If all McGill "walks out" we'll have delivered that message.

But, aside from the problems this situation is going to cause me, there are the problems it is going to cause my younger sister. Carole is 15 now, and in high school. She is hoping to go to university someday. She is exactly the type of person that should be going.

But, as cutbacks are implemented over the next three years, universities will be seriously restricting admissions.

During that time period, McGill will become 20% smaller than it is now.

That's Carole's first problem.

Secondly, if tuition fees do double as a result of cutbacks, she may have to reconsider her plans for the future. I know her financial situation; it doesn't look great.

Needless to say, I am very concerned

To staff, faculty, administration and students: A STUDENT WALK-OUT? NOVEMBER 20TH? HERE AT McGILL? You've got to be kidding!

(Who cares?)

First of all, yes there is a walk-out scheduled for November 20 th to protest budget cutbacks in education.

Secondly, I care. The most immediate effect of the cutbacks will be skyrocketing tuition, and I don't like the thought of paying more — par­ ticularly for less!

Unless the PQ gets a very clear message from students, the doubled tuition the party has already alluded to will became a reality (the PQ actually

Time of the year

Tell it to your Ombudsman Since the University may, at times, seem to be little more than a maze of regulations and bureaucrats, throughout the year this column will serve to explain the nuances of the Ad­ ministration, define the rights of students and assist in your problems. It's not really a "Dear Abby" column, but if you have a grievance that appears to be without a remedy, I'll try to help.

Seeing as how this time of the semester is dotted with midterms and essays, I thought it might be useful to explain what you can do when you receive a grade that you feel is unjustly low. These are not ways to improve a grade which resulted from lack of study or effort, but are reserved for legitimate arguments. As usual, there are formal and informal channels.

Let's consider two hypothetical cases: In the first Case, Prof. Levesque returns your midterm test from PoliSci 201 with a mark of 65%.

You thought that you had done very well and are devastated by the low grade. Pause for a minute — look over the paper. If the marking of a question was omitted or if the grades don't properly add up, then you can ask for a reassessment. It's free and just involves returning the test to the prof and suggesting that an error may exist. If Prof.

Levesque contends that the marking is fine or if you disagree with his reason for grading your response the way that he did, then you can apply for a formal reread. This process is a little more complicated and has a few safety mechanisms to prevent indiscriminate use. First, it costs $10 — but this fee is refunded if

about what is going on. Both Quebec and Ottawa have put out the word that post-secondary education will be cut in a permanent way. It is the kind of move that will make it into the history books. So, it isn't just Carole, it's also Brian (who is 12).

There is still some flexibility (i.e. all is not lost). Not all of the cuts have been formally announced, and among these as yet unofficial plans are tuition hikes. This means that the planned protest can really make a difference — BUT IT NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! I have committed myself to making the November 20th protest a success. If you have a younger sister, do it for her. If not, then (as I will) do it for Carole.

Paul Smith VP External McGill Students' Society

O U R V IE W As the demonstration on Wed­ nesday, November 4, proved, McGill students are, generally speaking, "in the dark" concerning post-secondary educational cutbacks. It is time that students were made aware of how drastic the cutbacks are, and of their implications. The Honourable Jean Chrétien has upped cutbacks to 11 billion dollars by 1985. The effects of such a cut will be immense, especially for McGill, since McGill is facing a 15.5 million dollar deficit, the largest of any university in Quebec. Probably ramifications of the cutbacks are as follows: 1) Tuition fees will double for Canadian students.

2) Marginal faculties, such as FrenchCanadian Studies, will be closed down completely.

3) Residences will possibly become self-sufficient, and costs will skyrocket.

4) At least one third of the courses offered in McGill's summer program

and the grade raised. Second, your grade can be lowered — and you lose your ten bucks, too. If no change in the grade occurs, you still have to pay. Computer tests can be reassessed (free), but not reread.

In the second case, Prof. Davis has graded your term paper much lower than your expectations.

Again, the formal reread route exists, but there is also an in­ formal way not discussed in the calendar — you'll see why in a minute. Just as you can return a test to a prof for a reassessment, you can return an essay to a professor for a reread. Don't expect any great changes, but sometimes the professor is more able to see your reasoning and logic when there isn't a six-foot stack of papers before them. If Prof. Davis sticks by her decision and you stick to yours, then ask for a formal reread.

For your interest, when you have a paper or test reread, it is simply given to another member of the faculty for their study and comment. It is the same copy which your own professor read and may, in fact, include his/her comments in the margin. That may not appear totally unbiased, but you'll have to trust the in­ tegrity of the academic staff. If the reread goes nowhere and you still feel cheated, then it is time to see either the Senate Committee on Student Grievances or the Ombusdman.

I hope you suceed in all your studies at McGill, but if the sometimes unavoidable gremlins of grading should attack y o u r work, don't hesitate to call. Good luck!

will be cut, and the program could close down altogether.

5) Library hours will be shorter than they are even now. Redpath Library could shutdown.

6) In three years, McGill's size will decrease by 20 percent due to budget decreases.

7) There will be a procedural crack­ down. Losing your I.D. could mean a 25 dollar fine instead of 5 dollars.

Late registration, January ad­ missions, and course cancellations will become nonexistent.

8) Classes will be larger, and some courses will be taken over by T.A.'s, due to a lack of professors.

I could run on for a few pages, but I think you have the idea. We, as students, have to join in the battle against cutbacks, if we want to remain students.

Gisèle Delente Associate Editor McGill Tribune

Y O U R V IE W Your contribution of the fight against cutbacks in funding for post­ secondary education and the resulting increas in tuition can, and must be, an active one. Please mail the following letter, or a request in your own words, to: Jacques Parizeau Ministre des Finances, L'Assemblé Nationale, Québec PROTEST NOW! NOT NEXT YEAR WHEN YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO FINISH YOUR DEGREE! We as residents and students of Quebec and Canada believe that federal and provincial cutbacks in education are detrimental to the quality of education in Quebec and Canada and to the principle of universal accessibility to education.

As a consequence of the above, we urge the Quebec Government to: A) Reverse the present provincial policy of cutbacks in education.

B) Combat federal proposals to reduce the transfer payments for Established Programs Financing of Education.

Patrick H.F. Baillie, Ombudsman

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A w e e k e n d o f c u ltu r e s h o c k hen the plane touched down in Boston a fellow seat-mate stated accurately but without malice, “Get ready for the culture shock.”

Most of us will have been to the good old United States of America at least ionce this year and all of us will have; come back thinking about the cultural differences between our two countries.

In some ways the Americans seem better, and in some ways worse. And a few of us possibly emphasize their seeming bad points to prop up our own nationalism.

It had been suggested by many Canadian historians that our identity comes in part from not wanting to be American.

This theory holds a certain validity.

Think back to the last time you were in a foreign country and someone mistook you for an American. How insulted were you? How to you react when you see Americans with big egos talking about th eir country?

On a weekend trip to the U.S. the differences struck me — as they probably have struck you as well. This time, though, I wrote them down.

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customer, “You got a job yet?” Outside a McDonald’s restaurant on a city street a middle-aged woman asks a total stranger, “Are they still serving breakfast?”

The cook at a greasy-spoon restaurant takes my money for coffee and throws back a Canadian dime. He says in his Massachussetts brogue, “Don’t let anyone give you that shit — it’s wor­ thless.” Besides making an accurate political statement, he demonstrates how out-front Americans can be. He also will not leave me alone until I talk to him. There is no anonymity in public places in the U.S.

Anything ca n happen

America is a dream machine where anything can happen to anybody. Most people hope money will happen to them.

It is the bastion, and perhaps the last, of the free enterprise system. The riches are not for everyone, but the dreams are.

Some of them can be found on the afternoon contest game shows, watched by the poor who jealously hope for the prizes and a lifestyle that could be theirs with a little more luck. Even the rich also watch, hoping for more.

Anything can happen, and often it does. The unthinkable happens whether it is great or horrifying. A space shuttle completes a successful mission, a president is impeached, a president is shot, a nuclear accident occurs, an unsuccessful war is waged, and a suc­ cessful technology provides a high standard of living for most. The U.S. seems to have the world record for everything from the largest hot dog to the position of leading widget manufacturer. They dominate world sports and have been the first in everything at one time or another.

We in Canada sit back and prop up our nationalism by saying, “Nope, it doesn’t surprise me. After all, it’s the U.S. (which explains everything). Glad I don’t live down there.” I imagine if you take any country the size of the U.S. and put as many people in it, similar events are bound to take place. Anything can happen and anything goes.

Food

“I’m just a junk food junkie, Lord have pity on me,” is a line of a popular folk song, and typifies the Americans’ love of fast food. Everywhere you walk there is a restaurant with a take-out counter, and people eating on the street. In fact it appears the entire street eats and walks. The food is also available in grocery stores 24 hours a day. You could go hungry only if you didn’t have any money.

Are the Americans fat? Are we Frien d lin ess healthier than they are? We probably Americans as a whole are affable and are, but not by much. If a 60-year-old friendly. So are Canadians, but we are Swede is more fit than a 30-year-old not as open. This, of course, depends on Canadian, is then a 30-year-old what part of Canada you might be in; Canadian more fit than an American? but as a whole compared to another We can’t pride ourselves too much if we whole we can’t brag about being open. are ahead because we are quickly I had a good dose of Americans’ emulating much of the American way of openness when I landed. At the car life. Is our future the American present? rental counter the-customer before me The American pre-occupation with was receiving long and detailed direc­ food and restaurants takes them to great tions to a destination. Then the clerk lengths. Patrons of the Apple Tree Diner asked me where 1 wanted to go but I, in Boston recently raised $75,000 to perhaps unaccustomed to such good and relocate the diner and thus save it from friendly service, replied, “ No thanks. I possible destruction. The 51-year-old can get lost on my own.” I’m great P.R. diner, the oldest known, was once a railway coach. There are few diners in for Canada, eh?

At a . coffee shop downtown, a Canada, but maybe it’s because our waitress shouts across the counters to a railways haven’t gone bankrupt.

Military

It could be historical tradition. But whatever is the reason, the U.S. is a military state. They know it and we do.

However, our acceptance of it is more difficult. In Canada a soldier or even an army truck is rarely seen while in the U.S. it is commonplace. Their military might is important to them. Fighting ships make endless public tours, and jet fighters such as the Blue Angels display

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the aerobatic prowess. Their nationalism is connected to their military prowess. In Vietnam it was dealt a blow; the lesson of humility was taught here, but time will tell if it was learnt.

Their militarism permeates into civilian life. Everyone with a uniform, from border guards to security guards, is officious. Everything is super-efficient and in triplicate. It is too much to cope with when you come from a moderately efficient society still in duplicate.

It seems paradoxical that these same military-minded people could still be the friendly and affable Americans I mentioned earlier. A prison guard to whom I was talking at a party offered an explanation: “ I take my nasty pills before I go to work.”

Freedom s

Most Canadians are under the in­ correct assumption that they are entitled to make one phone call when arrested.

They believe this because they watch American television where characters have this freedom as a legal right. Not so in Canada. While the U.S. constitution guarantees freedom of assembly, speech, and the press, Canadians enjoy none of these. In our British system, it is believed fair play should prevail — meaning our freedoms are traditional but not guaranteed.

These freedoms give some Americans problems, especially when different social action groups show up at airports.

The free society also tends to create a circus of opinions. In an anything goes society, all of this seems to fit in.

But what do they think of us?

An answer to this appeared in a travelogue about Quebec in a New York newspaper. The author warned his readers that we drive with “Gallic abandon.” Translated into Canadian, this means we drive with the accelerator pedal close to the floor — as you all know and practise.

Notes from a broad

by Nancy Martin This is, without a doubt, the worst part of the school year. The academic pressure is on. All across campus, people are becoming less cheerful, more strained, and generally surlier by the moment. And it's going to get worse, far worse, before it gets better.

How many times in the last week or two have you said to yourself, "I can't possibly do all this work in the time allotted, and I don't want to anyway."

Every morning I wake up entertaining thoughts of escape, by whatever means possible: hopping a bus, jumping a freight or hijacking a Canada goose on its way south.

Just to compound the problem, we have this wretched weather to contend with. Have you ever in your life seen such lousy weather? It's cold, it's wet and I hate it. And it starts getting dark around 10 o'clock in the morning. I can't stand it. I'm from the western fringe of the next time zone east of here, where the sun sets around 6:30 p.m. these days. I'm sure that the sun rises much earlier here than it does at home, but I don't, and I refuse to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning to catch a little daylight.

People keep trying to cheer me up by telling me that 4 weeks down the road, I'll have a month's vacation. Swell. I'm going to live every second of that month. I'm going to go home to mother, and letting her take care of me. It'll be great. It'll be wonderful.

It'll be fattening. It'll be over all too soon. And what then? Winter!!

Another rotten, grimy, dirty, no-good winter. That's really something to look forward to, sort of like the keen an­ ticipation one feels on the way to the

you can. Then pick out the shells and make an omlet.

6. Be nice to someone: a smile, a hug, a wink will make you both feel better, and it'll spread.

7. Don't forget to eat, sleep and

electric chair.

An astute observer will have noticed by now that I'm feeling sad and blue.

To combat this condition, I've com­ piled a list of suggestions. This is it: ONE BROAD'S WAY TO BEAT THE BUMMED-OUT-END-OF-TERM-BLUES1. If you're suffering from the "toomuch-work-too-little-time syn­ drome", make out a schedule of the time that you do have available for studying. Make a list of the work to be done, and make reason able estimates of how much time each will take. Then fit the items on the list into the timetable, while praying that they'll all fit. If they don't, decide where you can afford to economize. Once you get it all fitted together, stick to the stupid thing.

2. Buy yourself some flowers. If you want, lie to your friends about where they came from. Say that they came with your Nobel Peace Prize.

3. Don't sit around and feel miserable about all the work you have to do.

Instead, do an assignment. You'll have that much less to feel miserable about. If you get some work done every time you feel miserable, pretty soon you'll have nothing left to do b u t feel miserable, and then you won't have to.

4. If you're tired of seeing yourself in the mirror looking like half-baked hell, turn off the lights, and light a match. Then look in the mirror.

You'll look much better.

5. If violence will help, put a big bowl on the floor, and, one at a time, throw a few eggs into it, as hard as

exercise. It's impossible to pass exams if you're dead.

I hope that some of these suggestions will help you. I pray that they'll help me. Bonne chance!

JUDICIAL BOARD HEARINGS The Students' Society Judicial Board will hold open hearings on Thursday, November 12th at 5 p.m. in Union B09 with regard to the following matters: 1. The constitutionality of the Students' Society Wage and Staff Board. (Executive Committee, document D-23, Section 2.4) 2. Constititional clarification of the Executive Committee's power pursuant to the Students' Society Constitution to incur, prior to ratification by Students' Council, financial liabilities on behalf of Council for the Students' Society at large. (Students' Council, document D-52, Section 14.0) Sydney John Isaacs Chairman Judicial Board

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Women’s Union presents “Not a love story”

by Gabrielle R. Shatan N o t A L o v e S to r y is the odyssey of Linda Lee Tracy (Montreal stripper) and Bonnie Sherr Klein (director) through the world of pornography.

This exploration takes them to Montreal strip clubs, New York's 42nd street and interviews with Canadian and American pornographers, per­ formers and feminists. The feminists interviewed include prominant American feminists such as Robin Morgan, Kate Millet and Kathleen Barry.

This film takes into account both male and female perspectives and insights on the issue of pornography. It shows that pornography not only degrades women but it also imposes on men the male myth of performance.

N o t A L o ve S to r y also reveals the vast extent of pornography, a billion dollar industry which surpasses the annual sales of the commercial film and record industries combined! It also presents the many forms pornographhy can take, from soft core such as P la y b o y to live sex shows, from bondage

magazines to masturbation booths.

N o t A L o ve S to r y not only deals with the overt manifestations of pornography but also deals with the ideology behind it. The film reveals that pornography is not sexual; its recurrent themes are the subjugation of women and in its more extreme but common form, outright violence against women. One of .the most popular porn fantasies is a naked woman kneeling at the foot of a fully dressed man.

N o t A L o v e S to r y has raised a lot of controversy in the press. Some herald it as the first film that truthfully represents a woman's viewpoint while others castigate it as a biased and shallow presentation of the issue.

Although the film definitely takes on a feminist view point it is not limited to women's views. Included in the film are a discussion group called "Men Against Male Violence" and interviews with other men concerned with the many negative repercussions por­ nography has for women and for them as men in their relations with women

Film Society lines lengthen

by Sandra Clark "We aim to please" says the McGill Film Society. Sheer entertainment, consciousness raising and promotion of cinema awareness are the goals of the Film Society.

Within their budget limitations the Film Society brings a wide variety of films to the campus at a low cost to students. Soaring prices at commercial theatres have created a new interest in the Film Society. Long lines from outside Leacock 132 Wednesday through Saturday nights to see anything from N o N u kes to R obin H ood.

Film Society content is determined by diverse interests on campus. While an emphasis is on commercial Hollywood films, the many artistic and politically focused films satisfy other interests. The Thursday night festivals are programmed to specific themes.

The much publicized Australian cinema, acclaimed for its provoking themes and artistic cinematography, was highlighted in the first festival and is being followed by one featuring women, both famous and fictional.

The Women's Union, in collaboration with the Film Society, is producing this series.

Along with a $7000 budget from the Students' Society, the Film Society receives a "carte blanche", which leaves the decisions to a three member executive, supported by a membership of eighty. While the Students Society

gently hinted that "it would be nice to make money or even break even", the McGill Film society does not seek large profits. "We are serving the students; profit should not be an issue" says Film Society president Rachel Oriente. She cited heavy labour costs as an obstacle to profit.

Oriente likes the Film Society to have a "casual approach". Informal meetings to discuss programming and publicity are held bi-monthly and a yearly brunch is held in the autumn to schedule films for the winter semester.

Over coffee, croissants and quiche the membership recently chose a potpourri of films ranging from the classic Stage D o o r with Katherine Hepburn to the 007 extravaganza For Y o u r E yes O n ly .

The opening Thursday festival will feature the success of director Stanley Kubrik...L olita, B arry L yn d o n , and A C lo c k w o r k O ran ge. Another festival in the works is sure to feature something for everyone. Nicknamed the Thursday night "mishmash", it will include the Marx Brothers, political documentaties, Charlie Chaplin and the inevitable "Canadian Content."

The Film Society continues its tradition of student involvement. Any budding filmmaker may screen his 16mm by contacting the Society. In the meantime look to the D a ily or phone 392-8934 for an update on upcoming films.

and each other.

This film provides us with a thoughtprovoking analysis of pornography. It also increases one's consciousness of this issue and one's awareness of how pornography effects one's own life.

N o t A L o ve S to r y does not pretend to answer the complex questions it raises nor does it advocate censorship but it does open the avenue for discussion and/or self reflection. This is an im­ portant film for all women and all men who care about women.

On Friday November 13th at 7pm the McGill Women's Union will be showing N o t A L o v e S to ry: A Film A b o u t P o rn o g ra p h y in Leacock 132.

Tickets are available free of charge at Sadies in the Student Union with a limit of two per person. 18 years and over. This N.F.B. film will be followed by a panel discussion with some of those involved in making the film, including ex-stripper Linda Lee Tracy and the assistant director Ann Hen­ derson.

McGill Trib

Canada’s first PLUS This is an informative column to familiarize McGill students with one of McGill's newer clubs, the Pre-Law Undergraduate Society (PLUS). This year is our third year as a resource service to any student who is interested in pursuing a career in law.

Basically our club functions to help students prepare themselves for the study of law and acquaint them with the field of law. This includes providing information on Law schools and Law School Admission Tests (LSAT) and maintaining contact with the practising law community.

To achieve this we hold small LSAT seminars before each exam. We also have calendars from law schools outlining admission requirements and procedures. We try to maintain links with other universities across Canada though as yet we are the only Canadian university Pre-Law Society.

In an attempt to familiarize students with law schools, we organize tours through the McGill law school and this year hope to organize trips to other nearby schools.

A lot of students find themselves interested in the study of law but not

quite sure if it is really for them. To help in this decision we bring in speakers from various areas of law to show what can be done with a law degree and the different areas of law in which a lawyer can specialize. Also, in an effort to give club members an idea of what law school is really like, (do you get visions of first year students fainting over their first exam and spending twenty-three hours a day in the library?) we bring in law students at various stages of their schooling to give their impressions of law school and the practice of law. These sessions are all most informative.

Our meetings are once every twothree weeks; times and dates are always announced in the D a ily and on posters around the campus. If you are interested and would like to know more about the PLUS please don't hesitate to contact Cliff (President) at 487-4374 or Shannon (VP) at 937-8831.

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Resolved: 1. That there be required two 3-credit units of a 200 level Survey of English Literature, to be taken in the first two semesters qf the programme. This course will provide students with a general overview of the chronological development of English literature by requiring all students to read a significant number of texts representative of the major historical periods. It will also provide the students with the basic terminology of literary study.

Finally, by requiring all students to read the same body of' literary examples, it will provide a common experience for students and the basis for some continuity in the learning process.

2..That there be a 3-credit, 300 level course, Fiction, normally taken in the second semester of the programme, which will introduce students to problems raised by the study of fictional modies. This course will also give instruction in writing critically about literature, in part by requiring a series of short essays, and will introduce students to the badsic elements of literary bibliography.

3. That there be a 3-credit, 300 level course, Poetry, normally taken in

the third semester of the programme, which will introduce students to matters of poetic form and content in the development of such lyric forms as the sonnet and the ode. This course will continue to train students in ctritical writing.

4. That, as a drama equivalent to the above, one of the following courses be required: a) a 3-credit 300 level Drama, analogous to the courses outlined in 2 and 3; b) a 3-credit I n tr o d u c tio n to

Communications c) at least 3 credits of American Literature d) at least 3 credits of Canadian Literature. Requirements c\ and d) should be filled by courses dealing with more than one or two authors.

7. The remaining credits, out of a total of 54, may be freely chosen by students from the departments offering. Students may, with the approval of the advisor, elect up to 6 credits from another department.

It will be the responsibility of the advisor to submit a brief written justification for the courses so elected for the student's file.

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c) F undam entals o f D ra m a a n d T heatre, 6 credits. This course should be chosen by those students who intend to do further work in Theatre courses, for which F undam entals is normally a prerequisite.

5. At least 18 further credits in courses which cover a substantial territory, chronological, generic, or thematic; at least 9 of these credits to be taken in literature pre-1800. These courses should, for the most, be at the 300 level or above. A maximum of 21 credits of the programme may be taken at the 200 level.

6) Before graduating, students must also have filled these requirements: a) at least 3 credits of Shakespeare b) at least 3 credits of Film and/or

"All's well" is not the moto of DESA these days, since the Departmental meeting took place on Thursday, November 5. Ignoring an agreement made between DESA and the department staff, not to pass any motions until DESA's constitution had been ratified on November 12 and the students were given the right to vote on departmental matters, several professors (not even a representative number) passed a motion stating that an entirely new Literature Stream Major Program be implemented as of September, 1982. If anything, this shows an extreme disrespect by a few

by Anne MacLennan It has been noted that the mem­ As a result of the reaction to the bership fees to the ASUS have not been proposed budget at the Presidents' increased in at least eight years. Its fee Council meeting of October 28th, the is one of the lowest on campus ac­ issues discussed at that meeting were cording to Tim Richards, president. followed up at the general meeting of The problem with the journals and the November 4th. Representatives from strain placed on other programs and each of the currently publishing activities can only become worse in journals were present and the issue of future years. Student activities have funding for the journals was once again grown in the past few years, however approached. Since this was a regular the sum allocated to the ASUS has meeting of the council, a sufficient remained basically stagnant. With number of council members were also constant inflation, it has become more there in order to make some kind of and more difficult for the ASUS to decision. maintain the activities it has traditionally funded.

However, this does not signal the end of financial troubles for the ASUS. Even though the journals' problems have been temporarily resolved, the ASUS is still under pressure to fund all the other activities sponsored directly and indirectly by the ASUS.

The Tribune Staff

WE’RE HERE!

Reprieve granted by ASUS

The ASUS Council members were sympathetic to the plight of the journals and decided in their favour.

Each of the journals was given enough funding to survive for the current academic year. The proposed ASUS budget was rearranged to ac­ commodate’ this grant. The money for the journals came from several areas so that no one area would feel a severe financial strain.

professors for the rights and position of English students here at McGill.

In view of the relative proximity of the ratification of DESA's new con­ stitution, these actions can only be called dirty politics. Having circumlocuted for an hour and a half on nothing but the first point of seven on the agenda, a motion was presented to the assembly to end discussion on the first point and to pass on to the remaining six. This was passed.

Professor Weems then moved that the entire program be passed, using language implying that only the first section of the program was alluded to.

Much to the surprise of the DESA members present at the meeting, this motion was also passed with next to no resistance. However, one or two professors at the meeting did confess that they too, misunderstood the motion and were willing to reserve their votes at the next meeting on Thursday, November 12.

A meeting of DESA members is being held on November 10 to decide the course of action that should be taken. We feel that if a good number of voting members are present at the next departmental meeting, then the decision could be reversed, let us keep our fingers crossed.

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This is an obvious indication that if the .ASUS is indeed to maintain the same high profile on campus and perhaps to expand in the future, it will have but two choices open to it. First and less feasible, it could reorient and limit its interests, becoming more business-oriented and stricter with use of its funds. This would limit the expansion and maintainance of present departmental groups and prevent the development of new ones. Their second choice is to increase mem­ bership fees to the ASUS in the coming year, by referendum. This would seem to present the simplest solution to their financial woes, provided there is suf­ ficient suppoprt for such a movement.

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