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Structural review T he Structural R eview C om m ittee (SRC) of the Students' S ociety is presently review ing the structures of the Students' S ociety in an effort to determ ine if reform is required, and if so in w h a t form and to w h at extent.

T his stud y has as its p urpose to exam ine the present structures in the light o f criticism s that the Society's structures are u nd em ocratic and unrepresentative, that the S ociety is not properly responding to the needs and desires of students (as a result o f its structure), that the S ociety is n ot open to students (inaccessibility) and that there is a need for responsible governm ent w ith in the S ociety (in the sense of being answ erable to students).

T he SRC w ill sum m arize its findings in a report to be subm ited to the Students' C oun cil in late January. P rop osals for con stitution al am endm ents m ay also b e presented at that tim e.

In order to fulfill the m andate given it b y the Students' C oun cil, the SRC is seeking the op in ion s of students and staff from b oth inside and ou tside the Students' S ociety. W e w o u ld very m uch appreciate y o u r w ritten co m ­ m ents as to the problem s y o u preceive to affect the present structures, and y o u r su ggestion s as to p ossib le changes (con stitu tinal or otherw ise) w hich m ight aid in correcting these problem s.

Y ou are in vited to com m en t on the fo llo w in g structures in particular: The C ou n cil, the E xecutive C om m ittee, the m anagerial staff p osition s, the Joint M an agem ent C o m m it te e , th e N o m in a tin g C om m ittee and the

Judicial Board. T he n o tio n s of general a sse m b lie s and s tu d e n t-in itia te d referenda (as legislative to o ls, in particular), and the relationship b etw een the Students' S o ciety and the facu lty societies (esp ecially as regards representation) are also b ein g discussed by the SRC. W e w o u ld like com m ent on these issues as w ell.

D a v e T ou pin C hairperson SRC

Student Tenants TRIG m ight n ot be y o u r salvation ; it m ight n ot cure all y o u r apartm ent problem s overnight, but the M c G i l l T e n a n ts ' R ig h t s I n t e r e s t G r o u p is here to serve y o u , and its m andate is to go as far as p ossib le in helping M cG ill students during their status as tenants.

TRIG is: Inform ation ab ou t tenants' rights. TRIG is: helping tenants organize a b uildin g a sso cia tio n . TRIG is: helping to so lv e y o u r tenancy problem s.

W orking in close co o p era tio n w ith the M cG ill legal A id clinic, TRIG entertains relations w ith local tenants' association s (e .g ., N D G T enan ts), w ith O ff-C am p u s H ou sin g Service, and w ith the R égie du L ogem ent.

Set up last sem ester, TRIG has already distributed a surprisingly substantial v o lu m e of in form ation at R egistration. But in order to continue to effectiv ely discharge its m andate, TRIG needs input from y o u .

M cG ill Tenants' R ights interest group. 392-8971, 392-8941

C u tb a c k c a m p a ig n c o n t in u e s A s y o u p rob ably k n o w b y n o w , the w h o le of the student m ovem en t in C anada has been organizing a cam ­ paign against cu tbacks. P rovincial and ca m p u s o r g a n iz a tio n s (in c lu d in g you rs) h ave been presenting briefs, lo b b y in g m em bers of Parliam ent, and m arching in the streets remember?

A s o f yet, no h ighly visible protest action has taken place on a national scale.

H ow ever, N a tio n a l W eek of A ctio n A gain st C utbacks, sponsored b y the C anadian Federation of students an d scheduled for M arch 8-12, w ill ch an ge that.

D uring that w eek every cam pus in the cou n try w ill organize events and dem onstration s to call public attention to the issue. Exactly w h at type of d em onstration is staged b y M cG ill students w ill depend u pon the input w e receive from y o u — so let's have som e s u g g e s tio n s !

B u tto n s?

M a rch es?

K idnap a T V station? O r doubled tuition?

Send yo u r ideas to the Student S ociety G eneral O ffice, c / o Paul Sm ith or Bruce N ess. It's up to all of us! !

Paul Sm ith V P External A ffairs

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i . J L / 1 4 D a y s t o C a r n iv a l This year, the W inter C arnival C om m ittee is planning a ten day carnival. T h ey h ave placed a strong em phasis on o u td oor team com ­ p etition . There's a grand prize for the w in nin g team , so form y o u r team n ow ! A p p lica tio n form s are availab le at the C arnival b o o th in the U n ion Building.

T he o u td o o r even ts w ill include a toboggan race d o w n M cT avish, an earthball gam e, a relay race, a scavenger hunt, a ripoff con test, a tug-ofw ar on ice and a biggest sn o w m a n co m p etition .

R esponse to the Ice Sculpture C ontest has b een overw h elm in g. A t­ tractive cash prizes w ill be given ou t. If y o u are interested, it is still not too late to ap p ly. Inquiry can be m ade at our b ooth .

T he fo llo w in g is a schedule of the even ts. S c h e d u le O il p a g G 2

Students fees explained

Dollars and sense H ave y o u ever w on d ered w here all those extra fees g o w h ich y o u p a y on top o f b asic tuition? A recent inform al su rvey b y T h e T r ib u n e indicates that ab out 80% of the stud en ts at M cG ill are com p letely con fu sed on this score.

M oreover, m ost d o not understand the differences in financial terms b etw een Student Services, the Students' S o ciety , the M cG ill D a ily and the fourteen in dividu al facu lty and sch o o l societies.

Student S ervices.

T o begin w ith , all full-tim e stud en ts p a y $95 to the Student Services group — the m ajority o f this (about $50 per student) goes to the D epartm ent of A th letics for running athletics program s and for operating the Currie G y m ­ nasium com p lex and all other athletics facilities. O ther units funded by Student Services include the C hap lain cy Service, O ff-C am p u s H ou sin g, C oun sellin g Service, H ealth Service, D ean of Students O ffice, T utoring S ervice, Financial A id , Student Placem ent O ffice, the. Foreign Student A d ­ visor's O ffice and ab ou t half of the cost of activities run b y the M cG ill program Board.

Besides funds collected directly from students, the Student Services group a lso receives ab ou t $50 per full-tim e student directly from the Q u eb ec G overn m ent. T h e total am ount of m o n ey Student Services has to fund all its units is a b o u t $ 2 .6 m illion of w h ich , ap proxim ately $60 0 ,0 0 0 is used to p a y the co st o f running b uildin gs and facilities.

M cG ill D a ily U ntil last sch o o l year (1 9 8 0 /8 1 ) the M cG ill D a ily received its budget from Students' Society funds in m uch the sam e w a y as Legal A id , the Film Society and R adio M cG ill d o . This w as changed b y a cam p us-w ide referendum of M cG ill students w hich agreed to m ake M cG ill D a ily fees com p letely separate from Students' S o ciety fees.

M an y students b elieve a n ew fee w as sim ply added to w h at they already pay to the Students' S o ciety . In fact, w h a t happened w as the D a ily w as g iv en 15% o f the Students' S o ciety fee (then $38 per students).

T herefore, the Students' S o ciety fee w as low ered to $ 3 2 .3 0 per student and the D a ily n o w receives $ 5 .7 0 per student. (Students in Law, M edicine, D en ­ tistry and G raduate Studies have a low er fee for b oth the Students' S o ciety and the M cG ill D a ily — see listing b elo w .)

T he M cG ill D a ily receives a total of, b etw een $7 5 ,0 0 0 and $ 80,000 per year from student fees. T he rem ainder of its expenses are covered b y advertising revenue projected to be ab ou t $1 3 0 ,0 0 0 this year. T he total cost o f publishing the M cG ill D a ily is therefore slightly m ore than $20 0 ,0 0 0 per year.

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CARNIVAL

Students' Society The Students' S ociety collects $ 3 2 .3 0 per student from m ost faculties for a total collected in student fees o f ab out $440,000 . This am oun t, p lus ap­ p roxim ately $95,0 0 0 in net reven ue from Gertrude's Pub and Pizzeria gives Students' C ouncil (the govern in g b o d y o f the Students' S ociety) around $ 5 3 5 ,0 00 to fund all o f the services listed b elo w .

There are nine "functional grou p s” including the D eb ating U n ion , R adio M cG ill and the W om en's U n ion w hich receive a total su b sid y o f $ 5 7,000.

T w en ty -fiv e "interest groups" such as the Cam era C lub, C aribbean Students' S ociety and G reenpeace M cG ill are funded to the tune of $ 1 0 ,000. "Society activities" such as the M cG ill T ribune, O ld M cG ill, the Student H a n d b o o k , T he O m budsm an's office, S ociety Elections, Student Security and the Program Board, receive a total su bsidy of $63,000. Finally, "general operations and services" including operating the U nion building itself, the cafeteria, the general office and inform ation service, tw o Sadie's ou tlets and Students' cou n cil and its com m ittees, cost ab ou t $400,000. T he brunt o f this figure (about a quarter m illion dollars) is used just to run the U n ion building. T he actual cost of operating the U n ion is closer to a half m illion dollars per year but the U niversity picks up alm ost $200,000 in heat, electricity and air c o n ­ d itionin g costs. (The detailed budget of the Students' S o ciety w ill b e printed in T h e T r ib u n e in N ovem b er.)

SCHEDULE Friday, January 29th Ice Sculpture C ontest (low er cam pus) O p en in g R eception in Ballroom Firew orks D isp la y on Low er C am pus Benefit D an ce for Cerebral P alsy F oundation w ith T he Flyers Satu rd ay, January 30th Spaghetti D inner in the Cafeteria Frat C raw l P arty in Cafeteria

Faculty & S ch ool S ocieties F ollow in g is a list of w h at the average full-tim e student p ays to all of the a b o v e organizations as w ell as their individual facu lty or sc h o o l so ciety .

A rchitecture A rchitectural U ndergraduate S ociety M cG ill D aily Student Services Students' S ociety

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S un day, January 31st X -C ou ntry Ski at M O C Lodge, sp onsored b y O u ting Club (leaves Saturday night)

2 5.00 5 .7 0 9 5 .0 0 3 2.30

M o n d a y , February 1st W IN G S C om p etition B room ball G am e (A d m in, v s. Students' S ociety) A ll y o u can eat Pizza D inner at Gert's C o m ed y N igh t at Gert's

$ 1 58.00 A rts A rts & Science U ndergraduate S ociety M cG ill D aily Student Services Students' Society

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5 .00 5 .7 0 9 5 .0 0 3 2.30

T u esd ay, February 2nd W IN G S C om p etition R ock y H orror C ontest R ock y H orror Picture S h o w P o st-M o v ie P arty at Gert's

$ 138.00 D en tistry D en tal Students' S ociety D en tal R eview M cG ill D aily Student Services Students' S ociety

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1 0.50 1 .50 3.5 0 9 5 .0 0 2 0.00

W ed n esd ay, February 3rd W IN G S C om p etition Skating Party at R esidencies Black & W hite Film Festival Songw riters' Festival in B allroom featuring: Chris R aw lings Elisabeth R iley G eo ff Lam othe

$ :1 30.50 Education E ducation U ndergraduate S ociety M cG ill D aily Student Services Students' Society

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8 .00 5 .7 0 9 5.00 3 2.30

T h ursd ay, February 4th W IN G S C om p etition Battle of the Bands & M ascot Birthday Party

$ 141.00 Engineering Engineering U ndergraduate S ociety M cG ill D aily Student Services Students' S ociety

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13.00 5 .7 0 9 5.00 3 2.30

$ 146.00 G raduate Studies & Research P ost Grad Students' Society PG SS Trust M cG ill D aily Student Services Students' Society

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1 3.00 2 .0 0 3 .5 0 9 5.00 20.00

Friday, February 5th Ski D a y to Sutton & Brom ont N U S pub-nite S aturday, February 6th H o ck ey G am e (M cG ill v s T rois-R ivières) 4-Floors o f E ntertainm ent’ • M exican M ariachis & D ances in B01 • B obby C raym ar & The Features at Gert's • International Food C ounter in the Cafeteria • FM in the Ballroom Saturday, February 13th V alen tine P ost-C arn ival Bash in gym featuring Streetheart

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January is Program Board month T his is Program Board M o n th . This is a chance for ev ery stud en t to see the inner w ork in gs of the P rogram Board: to com e d o w n to the office; h a v e a cup o f co ffee and m eet the m em bers; to m ake su ggestion s on w here priorities sh o u ld be and to get in v o lv ed in the organ ization of even ts.

T he m onth officially starts w ith the in trodu ction o f the n ew Program Board L ogo. D esigned by M s. Jody W igm ore, a graphic artist in V an ­ cou v er, it w ill adorne the p ub licity for all P rogram Board sp onsored events in the years to com e. T his n ew lo g o represents the m ore p rom inent and aggressive approach students h ave dem and ed the Board take in directing program m ing.

D urin g this m onth, m any special ev en ts w ill take place from n ew things like a beer tasting test to so m e great dances. T h ey w ill b e an nou nced w ell in ad van ce.

A p p lica tio n s w ill be asked for on e or tw o n ew Board m em bers, w h o w ill be resp onsible for running W elco m e W eek next year. T his is d o n e in order to g iv e them the experience o f helping in W inter C arnival, as w ell as half a year to plan for next year's frosh w eek .

D ro p p in g b y B07 in the U n io n is stron gly en cou raged b ecau se y o u w ill h ave to pick y o u r fa v o u rite Program Board p erson ality at the end o f the m on th . T h is is all d o n e very in form ally and it sh ould be k ep t in m ind that it is all in fun.

A n y o n e can put as m uch tim e or effort in to m aking a cam p aign for a particular in dividu al as he or she w a n ts. T he o n ly rule is that there are no rules. H o w ev er, settin g fire to the arts Building to gain n o to riety is stron gly discouraged.

T he w h o le m on th w ill cu lm in ate in a C harity D an ce on January 31st w h ich m arks the op en ing of W inter C arnival.

T here, the n ew Program Board m em bers w ill be introduced and the P rogram n Board p erson ality o f 1982 w ill be an n ou n ced . H e or she w ill then be guest of h on ou r at a ll Program Board ev en ts in February.

More than just free beer Every single stud en t has gon e through W elcom e W eek, seen ads for Red & W hite R evue, heard ab ou t W inter C arnival, passed o v er articles on the speakers program and lik ely seen posters and considered attending certain dances and perform ances. Yet m ost don't k n o w that all these things are the resp onsibility o f the Program Board — a group of students ap poin ted to ensure that the ed u cational process is m ore than just R edpath and M cLennan.

Both the D ean of Students and the Students' S o ciety o b v io u sly agree stron gly w ith this, b ecau se through the A dm in istration 's, Student Services and the Students' S o ciety , the m em bers of the Board are ap poin ted and the events funded. This enables M cG ill to have m ost of its extra-curricular activities.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Liz Ulin sets the record straight

I am w riting to com m en t on you r eye-catch in g front page story of D ecem ber 3rd, "Liz U lin Speaks Out".

U p o n reading the article m y em otion s w ere m ixed. T h ey w avered b etw een anger and am usem ent. I couldn't quite decide w heth er to take this creative "journalism" seriou sly. N ever b efore had I been subject to such a v iciou s character assassination . O n the other hand, there w as som eth in g quite am using ab ou t having been pissed on quite so dram atically by m y ow n "house organ". There w as also som e h onou r, I thought, at having joined the ranks o f virtu ally every other student p o litician w h o had dared to criticise the T r ib u n e — and gotten nailed for it.

(Som ething like N ixon 's enem ies list in 1970's??

T h ough I think the q uality of the article speaks (or scream s) for itself, I m ust take issue w ith several of the "quotations" and inferences in the piece, as I h ave b een grossly m isrepresented throughout.

Firstly, never did I assert that the office a llocation s ou ght to b e changed on m y accou n t. M s. C olb an ob v io u sly m isto o k m y reference to structural reform of the organ ization to m ean sim p ly that I w an ted a n ew office — h o w absurd.

S econ d ly , I certain ly did n ot refer to Richard Flint's ideas as "illusions" as M s. C olb an has q uoted . In fact, as Richard him self k n o w s, I h ave a lw a y s had a great deal o f respect for his ideas ab ou t reform .

Richard had no illusions. H e k n ew w h a t w a s p ossib le for Students' S o ciety and w h at w as n ot. T hat is w h y he ev en tu a lly resigned. Furtherm ore, I m ade it clear to M s. C olb an in the in terview , that alth ou gh she m ay h ave w a n ted m e to say som eth in g scand alous ab ou t Richard (and seem ed to prob e en­ d lessly for such a statem ent) I had, and h ave, n oth ing n egative to say.

T hirdly, to m aintain that I "deplore" articles d ealing w ith cam pus features etcetera is sim p ly ridiculous. T he p oint that I w as addressing w as w h eth er or n ot the T r ib u n e ou ght to be review in g th e la t e s t f a ll f a s h io n s , and ed itorializing in "N otes from a Broad" ab ou t alternatives to the fem inist p erspective. I sim p ly stated that the T r ib u n e ou gh t to con centrate on coverin g Students' S o ciety fun ction s, as that is w h a t it w as created to d o.

G ranted, the n ew sletter m ay n ot be a h ot item on the stands, but w e are not really interested in the busin ess of com p etin g w ith the D a i l y . W here y o u ever got the q u o te "W ho cares ab out those op in io n s an yw ay?", I can't im agine. W h ile I m ust adm it that m y respect for y o u r op in ion s is lim ited, I have n o d o u b t that there m ay be a handful w h o w a it w ith b ated breath for each ed itio n o f T r ib u n e feature articles. In a n y case, the q uote w as clearly taken ou t of co n text. S en ­ sation alism at its best.

A s the article con tinu ed I w as ac­ cused of purporting "old-fashioned editorial censorship" (this w a s w here it b ecam e am using). Since w h en is suggesting that a p ub lication live up to its responsibilities (as a new sletter) b efore coverin g other issues editorial censorship? W o u ld y o u feel eq u ally restrained if w e w ere to ask y o u not to co v er w orld new s? W here w o u ld y o u have us draw the line? It w as m y op in ion that cam pus features w ere ad eq u ately covered b y the M c G i l l D a i l y (a p ub lication the T r ib u n e cou ld

n ever h ope to co m p ete w ith a n d /o r su pp lem ent on an equal fo o tin g ).

I w o u ld a lso like to p oin t out that I d o n ot act as liaison officer to the D a i l y . Indeed, n o such p o sitio n exists.

I w a s not surprised, h o w ev er, b y M s.

C olban's apparent co n fu sio n on the issue. In fact, at the b eginning of the in terview , I actu ally had to explain that the Students' C oun cil and the Executive C om m ittee w ere n ot the sam e thing ...(? ). I fo u n d it particularly ironic that a reproter for the Students' S ociety's o w n p u b lication w a s ignorant of the basic structures of the o r g a n iz a tio n .

T h is c o u ld o n ly d em onstrate further the n ecessity of p u b lish in g a S tu d e n ts' S o c ie ty new sletter w h ich concentrates on exp lain in g its structures and policies.

So w e h ave created a m onster — T h e M c G i l l T r ib u n e — and m ayb e w e deserved it. T he anim al w as n othing but trouble from the beginning, but for it to start attacking in dividu als w ithin the organ ization, apart from an y project or com m ittee they m a y be in v o lv ed w ith , is sim p ly inexcusable.

S o w h a t sh o u ld w e d o w ith this creature? Sedate it? Put it to sleep? I

Hotline-

Liz U lin V ice President U n iversity A ffairs

W e a p o lo g iz e t o L iz U l in f o r th e inconvenience or em ­ b a r r a s s m e n t c a u s e d h e r b y th e p r in t in g o f th e a r tic le " L iz U lin Speaks O u t."

The Editors.

The UNION CAFETERIA is back in fu ll swing • • • •

the usual w ide selection o f fine hot m eals at lunchtim e great fast fo o d from the grill assortm ent o f salads and cold dishes lon g hours for your con ven ience

Grill Side M o n d a y to T h u rs d a y 8 a .m . t o 7 p . m .

HO T TO TROT T he M cG ill H otlin e is ready for y o u .

C all 392-8925 an ytim e of the d ay or n ight to get in form ation on the ac­ tivities being planned for y o u each w eek .

Everything from the Film S ociety schedule to Engineering pub nights to program Board concerts w ill b e ad­ vertised. D ial us at 392-8925. G et the facts, prices, tim es, location s. Find out if an even t has been cancelled or re­ located . D on't be left out.

T he H otlin e is a n ew (brand sp ank in g new ) service w hich w e hope

don't know. That is a decision for Council to make. As for Ms. Colban, she ought not to worry about her future in journalism. Regardless of the Tribune's fate, I'm quite certain that her literary style and knack for sen­ sationalism will eventually secure her a top position with the National Enquirer. _*

Cafeteria Side M o n d a y t o F r id a y 11 a . m . t o 2 p . m .

F r id a y 8 a .m . t o 3 p . m .

w ill keep y o u better inform ed ab out the m any interesting and entertaining even ts program m ed b y students (w ith y o u r m on ey) for students.

If y o u w o u ld like to ad vertise on the H otlin e, fill o u t the form (yet an oth er @ ?/£! form ) availab le at either Sadie's and return it b y n o o n on Friday of the w eek preceeding the event. H otlin e ad vertising is free. T ake a d van tage of the o n ly 24 hour p rom otion al d evice at M cG ill.

R em em ber the H otlin e — 392-8925.

Call us. U se us. W e're you rs.

And don’t forget our great health bars and deli counter in the Arts Building, Education Building and Bronfman Building!

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B e a t a p a t h to R e d p a t h b y M arie-C hristine C olban W hile everyon e ack n ow led ges the fact that a u niversity is a center of learning, that experience is n ot and sh ould n ot be restricted to the classroom . T his is especially true for M cG ill students w h o are fortunate to h ave several m useum s located in or around the m ain cam pus. T he M cC ord m useum is the m ost visible, as it is opened to the public at large, and o ffe r s a sc h e d u le of ro ta tin g e x h ib itio n s.

But som ew h at less publicized and opened o n ly to students and facu lty, there is the R edpath m useum .

R edpath M useum — M cG ill's 'purloined letter' It is fam iliar to G eo lo g y , A n th ro p o lo g y and B iology students of M cG ill (as w ell as other major universities w orld -w ide) w h o cherish it as a valu able resource for their stud y program s. But the R edpath is a m useum for everyon e.

U p on entering the m ain hall, one is im m ediately aw are that this is not a m useum in the traditioinal sense: co llection s are n ot rigidly organized, sunlight shines in through the w in ­ d o w s, and the old w o o d e n floors creek. T he R edpath, erected in 1882, w as the first C anadian building sp ecifically com m ission ed to be built as a m useum . It w ill be celebrating its centennial anniversary in the com in g spring, and several exh ib itions have been planned.

Because of the lack of funds necessary to p rovid e adequate security for the m any collection s, the m useum can n ot afford to rem ain open to the public. M cG ill students sh ould take ad vantage of the real luxury of having a "private" m useum all to them selves, especially w hen it con tains priceless, u n iq u e c o lle c tio n s h a v in g b o th m aterial and historical valu es. T his is the essence of every collection foun d in the Redpath: the objects are interesting b o th from a scientific and an aesthetic p oin t of view . M an y date back several thousands of years and are so unique that specim ens are loan ed or traded to other m useum s around the w orld . A s w ell, certain international research program s are con d ucted w ith the

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c o o p e r a t io n of the R e d p a th 's resources. T he bulk of the collection s w ere acquired via d o n ation s, m ostly from M cG ill alum nae and local historical societies.

The R edpath's 6 curators oversee the v a r io u s d iv is io n s that in clu éd e P alen th o lo g y (fossils and reptiles), A n th ro p o lo g y (including Egyptian, Greek and R om an artifacts), In­ vertebrae Z o o lo g y , M am m als, Ver­ tebrae Z o o lo g y and M in ero lo g y . M s.

Joan K aylor, curator of M in erology, ack n ow led ges that w h ile the m useum is m ost often used for stu d y, stud en ts and facu lty are m ost w elco m e, and their q u estio n s and queries regarding specific topics eagerly answ ered. M s.

K eylor sad ly adm itted that m any p eop le do n ot even k n o w of the existence or lo ca tio n of the m useum .

T he con ten ts of the R edpath are, in a w ord , fascinating. T h ey range from prehistoric fossils and objets d'art to stu ffe d P r im a te s, C a n in e s an d U ngulates (I learned the m eaning of that term during m y visit). T he Lady of T hebes, T h at-A -N u fer-A m u n, is an authentic 18th d y n asty Egyptian m u m m y. Both the b o d y and its beau tifu lly decorated sarcophagus, dating back over 35 ,0 0 0 years, are perfectly preserved. But the "star" collection of the R edpath is Sir W illiam D aw son 's, con taining 4000 m ineral specim ens. It w as brought to M cG ill w hen he w as ap poin ted principal of the university in 1855, and d onated at the m useum 's op en ing. The q u an tity and variety of ston es and gem s is astoun ding. Their b eau ty m akes the visitor stand back and reflect u pon the creative force of nature. M an y of the m inerals, collected in C anada and around the w o rld , are very rare, som e even u navailable at present. The display cases, built sp ecifically for the collection and the m useum in 1882, are b oth beautiful and fun ction al.

So if y o u are curious ab ou t the m igration of birds in the W estern H em isphere, if y o u h ave never seen a T yrann osau ru s, an A frican gnu or the stuffed gorilla captured b y D uncan H od gson in the M cG ill C o n g o Ex­ pedition' of 1938, the R edpath is the ideal place to learn a little m ore about nature, h istory, and in a real w a y , ab ou t m an and his en vironm en t. The m useum is located in front of Redpath H all, next to the Leacock b uilding, and is open M on d ay to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm .

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A R T S Et ENTERTAINM ENT It m ay seem that the third w eekend in M arch is a lo n g w a y off, but for the presentation o f the Red and W hite R evue, three m on th s of preparation is a short tim e indeed. D ue to the dif­ ficulties in d eciding w h at student group sh o u ld take up the ch allenge of p roducing the sh o w , the R evue's con tin u ed existence w as in d o u b t until very recently. Finally, funded b y Student Services and produced b y the M cG ill Program Board, the Red and W h ite R evue has foun d itself, for the first tim e in several years, com p letely under the d irection of students.

T he R evue is to be m ore than jsut another variety sh o w on cam pus. A them e has b een p rop osed and w ith the dedicated help of v olu n teer actors, a ctr esse s, m u s ic ia n s , d ancers, com edian s, jugglers and other cam pus entertainers, a g o o d Red and W hite R evu e can be p roduced. A lo n g w ith a call for entertainers is an equally urgent appeal for volu n teers to w ork as the p rod u ction crew .

D u e to the lim ited tim e availab le, if y o u are interested in bein g a part of the 1982 R evue in an y w a y , please call us at the Program Board office (392-8976) as so o n as p ossib le or drop b y room B07 in the U n ion B uilding and find out w h at the R evue is all ab out.

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R em y K aw kabani Rick Shousha C o-P roducers Red and W hite R evue

T his is the kind o f zan y but excellen t talent w hich is n orm ally found at the Red and W hite R evue each year.

r a d io m c g ill.....r a d io m c g ill.....r a d io m c g ill b y Jeff H odd M o st students h ave heard R adio M cG ill "on the air" at som e tim e or other since starting sch ool here — w h eth er in G ertrudes', R ed path Library Lounge or an y of a num ber of lo ca tio n s on cam pus — and if n ot, then it w ill b e o n ly a m atter of tim e before they d o . W ell, this year, the chances of listening to and en joyin g the efforts of a team o f students, located in the b asem en t of the Student U nion Building and in touch w ith the en­ tertainm ent needs of M cG ill students, w ill be even greater. Expansion is on the agenda for 1981-82, and m uch has b egu n already.

T o start w ith , nine n ew speakers h ave been acquired to replace the old ones, and several brand n ew location s h ave been added to w h at already exists. T h ese include the cafeteria in the M cC onn ell Engineering Building, the dining hall in Bishop M ou n tain H all, the lou n ges in M cC onn ell and G ar­ dener H alls up at the residences, and the café in the Strathcona A n a to m y and D en tistry Building. A lso , each of M o lso n Stadium , P ollack C oncert H all and M cC onn ell W inter Stadium w ill be h o o k ed up to a tw o -w a y system . T he lines for all of these location s have b een put d ow n already. By next m onth, the speakers sh ould be h ooked up and w ork in g.

It sh ould be added that on -cam p us lo ca tio n s can get their R adio M cG ill h o o k -u p free of charge.

A lso planned is the exp an sion to off-

cam pus lo ca tio n s. T hese lo ca tio n s c o u ld in c lu d e f r a te r n itie s , th e residences (per private room ) and a n yon e else w h o w ish es to b e h ooked up to M cG ill's o w n radio station.

T h ese loca tio n s, h o w ev er, can be con n ected b y M a Ball o n ly , for a fee of $60 for installm ent and ap proxim ately $3 per m onth. For the sam e price, plus an added charge per m ile, a n y o n e livin g off-cam pu s and in the city of M ontreal can share in the listening priveleges presently m o n o p o lized by the u niversity cam pus. W hen students in these off-cam pu s lo ca tio n s w ere asked w heth er or not they m ight like to h ave the R adio M cG ill h o o k -u p , the response w as favou rab le, accord in g to Emile Richard of R adio M cG ill. So, there seem to b e few barriers standing in the w a y of off-cam pu s expansion; let's h op e it su cceeds.

For those o f y o u lucky en o u g h to be h ook ed up to C able FM, y o u cou ld be receiving R adio M cG ill in y o u r h om e w ith in the next few m on th s. A n ap­ p lication w as m ade during the sum m er for a cable license, and a hearing w as held in A ugu st. P resently, there are som e 40,000 subscribers to C able FM in M ontreal and if even a p ortion of these tune in to R adio M cG ill, the increase in the num ber of listeners cou ld b e substantial.

By all m easures, the^ future lo o k s bright for R adio M cG ill. E xpansion of listening area cou ld m ean a greater p opu larity. C ertainly, there w ill be m ore pressure in this case to im prove

the present standard of b roadcasting and to appeal to a w ider au dience. This w ill d efinitely be a b o o st in the arm for the radio station and cou ld insure its lo n g ev ity here at M cG ill. Students sh ould be on the lo o k -o u t for m ore

u p com in g in form ation . T h o se w h o w ish to find ou t m ore ab ou t R adio M cG ill can drop b y an y tim e during the d a y to room B l l of the Student U n io n Building.

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UNION 415 3 9 2 -8 9 2 7 A re y o u interested in w ork in g on the M c G i l l T r ib u n e staff, but concerned that y o u r journalistic style isn't quite up to snuff? H as it been so lon g since y o u 'v e taken an English course or w ritten an yth ing but m ultiple ch oice exam s, that the w ord "nous" seem s o n ly va g u ely familiar?

T h e T r ib u n e w ill be offering a FREE (!) sem inar w h ich w ill refresh y o u r m em ory as to form , g iv e y o u a few hints for researching and co m p o sin g articles.

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W hy are we b e in g so m agnanim ous? W ell, because w e h ope to draft y o u in to our staff. T o o b u sy y o u say! H A !! I sa y . T h e T r ib u n e is o n ly published once ev ery tw o w eek s. A cou p le hundred w o rd s tw ice a m onth is all it takes to h a v e y o u r nam e in ev ery issue!

S O TAKE A D V A N T A G E OF US A N D WE LL TAKE A D V A N T A G E OF Y O U !!! next issue for further details or drop by U n io n room 415 392-8927

McGILL CLUBS R o c k c lim b e r s h a n g i n t h e r e b y A lastair D em pster For 42 years n o w the M cG ill O u tin g C lub (M O C ) has been a b eeh ive of o u td o o r a ctivity for M cG ill students, sum m er and w in ter. M ost of its m em bers are sim p ly ordinary p eop le w h o lo v e to d o extraordinary things, the m ost popular activities being m oun tain b ackpacking, can oeing, technical rock clim bing, b icyclin g, skiing, w inter cam ping and sn o w and ice clim bing.

A num ber of club m em bers are h ighly experienced, but the club is particularly oriented to the begihner of o u td o o r sports. Each year an annual w eekend rock clim bing sc h o o l is held in the fall and shorter session s are held during the sum m er. In the w ork s for the com in g year is a can oeing sch ool and cross cou n try skiing sch ool.

A lth ou gh they are called "schools" they are in fact a learning b y d oing experience.

A part from organized trips, the

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repaired or replaced as needed. The C lub a lso receives funds from the M cG ill A th letics D epartm ent through the Sports C lubs' C ouncil.

Slide sh o w s and square dances are traditional M O C activities on cam pus.

Past slide sh o w s and talks have in­ cluded p resentations of trips b y expert m ountaineers and guides to places as far a w a y as A lask a and South A m erica. N atural h istory is a grow in g interest in thé club and d ay trips to sanctuaries and arboretum s co m ­ plem ent the slide sh o w s and talks.

Square dances are held throughout the sc h o o l year.

Som e experienced m em bers in­ cluding p hysician s and p eop le trained in em ergency w ork are organizing w ilderness first aid training for the

M O C offers equipm ent rentals at very reasonable rates. A n y th in g from a b ack packin g sto v e to ice axe and cram pons can be rented b y m em bers for use on their o w n trips or as part of club activities. T he club also m aintains a h ou se in Shaw bridge Q u eb ec in the L aurentian m o u n ta in s n o rth of M ontreal, w h ich serves as a base for clim bing trips and w in ter activities such as cross-cou ntry skiing, ice clim bing, sn o w sh o ein g and w inter cam p ing. Forty kilom eters of cross­ cou n try trails m aintained b y the club are to be foun d a ston es throw from the h ouse. The club a lso h osts an annual sn o-sk i w eek w here m em bers of outing clubs from u niversities in the nor­ theastern US and C anada h ave an op p ortu n ity to taste a little of the "joie de vivre au Q u éb ec”.

A m em bership fee of o n ly $5 per year helps to defray operating costs of the club. Trip subsidies are often p rovid ed and equipm ent is bought,

M c G ill O u tin g C lu b O n e of the m ajor tragedies at an y u niversity, M cG ill bein g no excep tion, is the failure on the students' part to utilize (or ev en realize) the facilities that the u niversity or its associated clubs m ay h ave. O n e facility that y o u sh ould k n o w ab ou t is the M cG ill O u tin g Club's h ouse in the Laurentians.

T he M O C 's lodge is located in the tow n of Shaw bridge, a secluded Laurentian m ountain village ap­ p roxim ately forty m iles north of M on treal. It can acco m m o d a te as m any as se v en ty p eop le at one tim e w ith the cheapest price tag that y o u 'll ever see for a night's sleep and three h om e co o k ed m eals.

T he atm osphere of the Laurentians in w inter is com p lem en ted by the m any p eop le there w h o share w ith y o u the sam e goal; to b ecom e rem oved from the city for a w h ile. W hether y o u go there to ski (d ow n h ill or cross­ cou n try), to sn o w sh o e, or an y other w in ter a ctiv ity that y o u see fit) or just to relax, the op p ortu n ity for a pleasant experience is there. M a n y stud en ts w h o * can n ot afford to g o h om e during the

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Society In this d ay and age of techn ological revolu tion w e m ust rem ove the blinders from our eyes. T he changes happening n ow affect the q uality of life and the balance b etw een m an and his en vironm en t. P roblem s h ave arisen w h ich can n o longer be considered ir r e le v a n t to n a tu r e and the d ev elop m en t of hum an culture. W e are the ones affected by the industrial effluents on a glob al scale. T h e fact that m an and his so ciety com e into con tact w ith nature on so m any fronts determ ines the diverse influence w hich the en vironm en t has on social activity, and the p hysical and m oral state of each in dividu al. It is for this reason, a m on g others, that environm ental problem s have b ecom e the focal point of w orld public op in ion . T his em erging con cern o f m an for the natural en­ vironm en t is directed to the problem of integrating m odern scien tific and techn ological d evelop m en ts w ith the natural processes taking place in the en vironm en t.

T he en vironm en t is a social resp onsibility b y virtue of its in­ terrelations w ith social and hum an d ev elop m en t. T herefore an objective o u tlo o k on the en vironm en t cannot sim p ly focu s attention on ecological system s, but also on the econ om ic and techn ological aspects, as they co n ­ tribute to p ollu tion and the dep letion o f natural resources, etc. In ad dition , the glob al destru ction of the en ­ vironm en t requires a serious un­ d ersta n d in g of its s o c ia l and hum anitarian aspects, for the problem s m ust be tackled by the efforts of all countries in the w orld .

It is easy for one to sit back at M cG ill and "discuss" the problem s of the "outside world"; it is an oth er to

m em bers. O ther m em bers are trained tour leaders in skiing and alpine b ack packin g, can oein g and other sports and som e are skilled instructors.

E ssentially ev ery o n e helps out w ith club activities in a n y w a y .

T he M O C club office, located in R oom 407 of the Student U nion, has addresses, ca ta lo g u es, m a g a zin es, gu id eb o o k s, m aps and other in­ f o r m a tio n fo r p la n n in g trip s through out N orth A m erica and club m eetings are held in the U n ion every W ed n esd ay at 7:30 pm during the sch o o l year. Students, alum ni, staff and facu lty, experienced or inex­ perienced, are w elco m e to join the club but y o u don't have to be a m em ber to attend m eetings and sh o w s. E veryone is w elco m e.

k n o w and understand the problem s and situ ation s.

The M cG ill E nvironm ental Society (M ES), n o w in its third year at the U niversity, w as established to be a forum through w h ich the M cG ill com m u n ity as w ell as the general public can learn ab out the m any en ­ vironm en tal issues w h ich con fron t our society , (i.e. nuclear p ow er, p ollu tion , alternative e n e r g y ...) D uring the past sch o o l year MES co -sp on sored N uclear P ow er W eek in con jun ction w ith other interested societies during M cG ill D isarm am ent W eek. S om e of the speakers were; A to m ic Energy of C anada (AECL), C anadian C oalition for N uclear R esistance (C C N R ) — speaker G ordon Edw ards, Q u eb ec P eace C oun cil, and Bob M allory from the S o ciety to O v erco m e P ollu tion (S T O P ), as w ell as (an issue perhaps closer to hom e) B icycle Bob from 'La M on d e a B icyclette'.

T his year w e w ill con tin u e to have k n ow led g ea b le speakers w ith great insights to enlighten the m asses (and y o u ). W e w o u ld also like to provide further even ts for those interested in particular subjects, such as visitin g a nuclear p o w er plant, or further d iscu ssion s on the pros and con s using inform ed sources. W e have sent leters and received responses from som e interested speakers. W e w o u ld like to h ave a w ell rounded group of speakers from governm ent, interest groups, and business.

For this so ciety to fulfill its goals w e need the support of all interested peop le. W e need you r help. Stop b y our office: Student U n ion rm. 404 (M ,W 11-12) or con tact K ym A n ­ derson (931-0387).

h o lid a y s spend the w h o le tim e at the h ouse.

The M cG ill O u tin g Club is really n oth in g to o com p licated, the com m on b o n d b etw een all of it's m em bers is sim p ly a desire to spend som e tim e ou td oors w hen they h ave the tim e and to spend it w ith p eop le w h o w ill m ake it a learning experience.

T he place to con tact the M O C is in U n io n 407 b etw een 11 am and 1 pm , M onday through Friday or b y teleph one at the sam e times (392-8953).

T he execu tive of the M O C have p roven over the years (abou t 50) to be extrem ely com p eten t and helpful to an y enquiries m ade b y a n yon e. Rental of all kinds of equipm ent (including skis) takes place at the office on cam pus or at the h ouse in Shaw bridge, so if it is y o u r first tim e and equipm ent is a lim iting factor, there is n o problem .

John-A lan S halto T h o m p so n President M cG ill O u tin g C lub

N ER V O U S? The Office of the Ombudsman is designed to assist students who encounter difficulties dealing with the University Administration or the Students' Society.

If you are a student faced with bureaucratic problems, you can turn to the Ombudsman for help.

H ow can you find the Ombudsman?

The Office is located in Room 414 of the Student Union Building, 3480 McTavish Street. If unable to drop in, you may call 392-8921 or 392-8922 (leave message) to arrange an appointment at your convenience. You may also send a letter to: Patrick Baillie Student Ombudsman 3480 McTavish Street, Room 414 Montreal, Quebec H3A 1X9 All inquiries will be treated in confidence

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N o te s fr o m a B ro a d b y N a n cy M artin Several m en have expressed to m e a certain level of distress o v er the unfair treatm ent that they are being accorded.

T h ese are decent p eop le I'm talking a b ou t, n ot a degenerate in the bunch, and I feel that their com p lain ts deserve con sid eration.

T he m atter at p oint is that m ost of these p oor fello w s h ave n ever received an appreciative w histle from a fem ale.

V ery few of them con fess to having been the recipient of a com p lim en tary w in k , and n ot on e of them has ever been inform ed that his p osterior is cute. I can o n ly feel asham ed, for m yself, and for others of m y gender.

W e are sad ly rem iss. S om e of those neglected m ales had exceedingly at­ tractive posteriors.

I b elieve it is, by n o w , accepted generally that m ost of us find m em bers of the op p osite sex to be attractive. If that is n ot true, the m edia are to be congratulated on a terrific sn ow -job .

I've p ersonally sp oken w ith hundreds of fem ales of all ages, and there have been very few w h o w ouldn 't adm it to a healthy interest in the m ale form . So ladies, w h y have w e n ot been ex­ pressing our appreciation? For years w e'v e been com p lim en ted d aily by the m en around us. O b v io u sly I'm not referring to lew d su ggestion s, or raunchy lecherousness, but sim p ly the sort of subtle com p lim en t (in w hatever

form ) that m akes us feel just a little bit happier a b o u t the state of the w orld .

H op efu lly , w e're m ature en ou gh to graciou sly accept a com p lim en t. Som e w om en h a v e told m e that they're never sure h ow to react to a heartfelt w histle or w in k. O thers h ave indicated that a sm ile and th an k -you is a lw a y s suf­ ficient, and a lw a y s appreciated b y the b estow er of the com p lim en t. But is that enough? W h y are w e not responding in like kind? In these liberated tim es, it w o u ld seem that, as adult p eo p le, w e are shirking our resp onsibility to try to m ake the w orld a better and happier place to be a live.

W ith these thoughts in m ind, over the past cou p le of w eek s, I've engaged in a concentrated cam paign to test the theory that m en h ave n ot been receiving their due in this regard, and to test their reactions w h en con fron ted w ith a friendly w in k , a discreet w h istle, or a subtle verbal greeting, in passing. T he reaction has been truly overw helm ing!

In response, I've received d ozen s of d eligh tfu lly sur­ prised sm iles, a generous sprinkling of than k-you's, and nary a n egative response.

Ladies, the on us is upon us. It seem s that it's never too late to m ake am ends for our years o f neglectful beh avior. It takes a fraction o f a secon d and very little effort to drastically brighten y o u r d a y , as w ell as so m eo n e else's.

t o b e P r e s id e n t ? b y Pritchard S tevens G iven the large size o f the M cG ill cam pus and the diverse nature of its stud en t b o d y , as w ell as the usual cam paign h u la b a lo o that precedes the lau nching o f an yone's cam pus political career, it is not surprising that the m ajority of students feel rather in ­ tim idated b y the w h o le electoral process. In fact, despite the in clination, m any p oten tial student p oliticians leave all such aspirations behind.

The cam paign scene is not nearly as con fu sin g or m aniacal as it appears to be. F ollow in g are a few guidelines and so m e co m m o n sense to help the aspiring p olitician create a solid, successful cam paign.

First, check for a n y cam paign regulations that m a y h a v e been established to oversee the election s.

T his m ust b e d one b ecau se any transgression of cam paign regulations m ay result in pun ish m ent b y fine a n d /o r d isqu alification. In the case of the Students' S o ciety , each year the C hief R eturning O fficer, under the a u s p ic e s of S tu d e n ts' C o u n c il, p ublishes a d ocu m en t in w h ich are described all cam paign regulations and p o licy for that acad em ic year.

T h ese regulations co v er everyth ing from d ead lin es to finan cing to poster sizes. T h ese regulations m ay change from year to year, so w h a t held one year w ill n ot necessarily be valid the next.

It is also im portant to check for an y other regulations w h ich m ay effect the logistical asp ects of y o u r cam paign in the b u ild in g s/fa cu lties/d ep a rtm en ts in w hich y o u m ay be running an y part of y o u r cam p aign. W hat m a y be valid , for exam ple, b y the Students' S ociety m ay n o t be so elsew here and the other party m ay legitim ately m o v e against the illegal action .

O n ce this basic grou n dw ork is com p leted y o u can safely begin to plan the m ore active p ortion s of you r cam p aign. T o gain a little m ore insight into the cam paign gam e, on e can pick up a sm all leaflet from the general office o f the Students' S o ciety in the U n io n Building.

T he k ey to running a successful c a m p a ig n is s im p lic ity and organ ization.

If y o u keep you r cam paign sim ple, it w ill be easy to organize and, co n v ersely , if y o u are w ell-organized , y o u w ill n ot find it difficult to keep p roblem s at a m inim um and y o u r cam paign sim ple.

There are several im portant points to keep in m ind w h ile organizing the cam paign.

T im ing is crucial in tw o w a y s. First, don't burn yo u rself out to o early. If the official length of the cam paign period is lon g, starting off to o in ten sively and too early is n ot w ise. The cam paign

Provincial Legal Aid

K N O W Y O U R R IG H T S By the M cG ill Legal A id Staff If a person is w ithin a certain in­ co m e lev el, he m ay h ave a right to free legal services from p rovin cial legal aid, a service of the govern m en t of Q u eb ec.

T his free legal service includes b o th the judicial and extra-judicial fees of a notary or law yer, court costs, as w ell as the costs of a bailiff, stenographer or expert.

G enerally, the request for legal aid is m ade to the legal aid office nearest to the residence of the applicant.

H o w ev er, another office m ay accept the request p rovid ed the applicant can establish a valid reason for n ot having applied to the office nearest him .

A n individual qualifies for legal aid if his w ee k ly salary is b elo w the ap­ plicable m axim um and if the hiring of a law yer w o u ld deprive him of his m eans of su stenance. O ne's ab ility to get legal aid also depends u pon the am ou n t of property one ow n s, its con vertab ility in to liquid assets, the am ou n t o f in­ debtedness and the nature of the legal services for w hich the request is being m ade. Fam ily allow an ces and student g ra n ts are e x c lu d e d from the calcu lation of gross w eek ly in com e and those w h o receive social Welfare benefits are au tom atically eligible for legal aid.

In certain excep tional circum stances h o w ev er, a person w h o se gross in com e exceeds the applicable m axim um m ay still q u alify for legal aid if the director of the legal aid office so d ecides. T he

m axim um s them selves w ill v ary depending on such factors as the m arital status o f the applicant and the num ber of his d ependants.

P rovincial legal aid is n ot availab le for certain procedures. N o ta b ly , legal aid w ill be refused w here the applicant is su ing for a sp ecific am ou n t of m o n ey . R egardless, an ap plication sh ou ld be m ade for sh ould on e lose one's case, legal aid m ay co v er court costs incurred. A d d itio n a lly , legal aid is n ot ava ila b le to co n test parking vio la tio n s.

If the ap plican t qualifies for legal aid, the director of the office w ill issue a certificate to that effect. T he ap­ plicant's case is then forw arded to a legal aid la w y er or, if the person prefers, to a la w y er in p rivate practice w h o accepts the case and is on the list o f "participating law yers" w h o accept legal aid m andates.

In the case of an em ergen cy, a tem porary certificate m a y be issued alth ou gh the final d ecision regarding eligib ility has n ot been m ade.

If one's ap p lication is refused, one m ay ask to h ave the decision review ed b y a review com m ittee. T his m ust be d o n e in w riting w ith in 15 d ays of the refusal and delivered to the president of the "C om m ission des services juridiques".

In case of d o u b t as to one's eligib ility, on e sh ould check w ith the p rovin cial legal aid office in one's area.

For m ore in form ation a b o u t the law , please con tact the M cG ill C am pus

Legal A id C linic, a service sp onsored b y the M cG ill Students' S o ciety , located in R oom B20 of the Student U n io n B uilding, 3480 M cT avish Street.

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sh o u ld be m odu lated according to the tim e ava ila b le in w h ich to w o rk . Save the best for last. O ver-exp osu re is as detrim ental as under-exposure.

T he secon d area in w h ich tim ing is im portant is w h en y o u p ublicize y ou rself, i.e. speeches etc ., and h ow lo n g y o u spend at it in each instance.

W hen T .G .I.F . is in the air, n o on e really w a n ts to hear y o u r p h ilo so p h y on South A frican d ivestm en t, G er­ trude's beer prices or Student Services.

Posters and leaflets are vital to one's cam p aign. Far m ore of the electorate w ill see or read them than w ill actu ally see w h at y o u lo o k like, or hear w h at y o u h ave to say. P osters sh ou ld be w ell-organ ized , easy to read and v isu a lly p leasing. By sim p ly seeing y o u r p oster from a distance, on ce a stud en t has seen it, he sh ould be ab le to readily id en tify that poster w ith y o u .

Y our poster sh ould con sist o f a picture o f y ou rself, a brief description of y o u r past activities and a brief list of w h at y o u h ope to accom plish. Skip the detail. S a v e that for y o u r leaflet or handbill. W ith regard to h andbills, if y o u h ave an y d istinctive m eth o d o lo g y or design incorporated on y o u r poster, extend it to y o u r handbill. T h is further facilitates and ensures ea sy iden­ tification of w h o y o u are.

T alk of the things relevant to the typ e of group y o u are addressing (but at the sam e tim e be h onest a b o u t it — don't fabricate issues from n ow h ere). If y o u are speaking to a class of graduate stud en ts don't w aste their tim e or yo u rs b abbling on a b o u t the im ­ p ortance o f lo w er beer prices in G er­ trude's (th ey h ave T h o m p so n H ou se).

If y o u are sincere in y o u r desire to aid all o f y o u r electorate, for exam ple, if y o u are running for a cam p us-w ide p o sitio n , find out the issues w ith w hich they are con cern ed . A sk around.

Faculty societies appreciate being con su lted and it is an excellen t w a y to begin to d ev elo p rapport w ith the p eop le for w h o m y o u m ay spend the next year w ork in g. Y our platform m ust b e relevant, realistic and to the p oin t. Y our platform m ust a lso h ave a very p o sitiv e overall o u tlo o k . M ost p eop le have a difficult tim e relating to so m eo n e w h o hates everyth ing ab out the status q uo. If y o u are running to w ork w it h and w it h in so m e organ ization, there m ust be at least a bit of p o sitiv e energy and response on y o u r part.

R unning a cam paign is n ot as cu m bersom e or en orm ou s a task as it appears to be. By fo llo w in g these basic param eters, y o u w ill find that y o u r cam paign w ill at tim es alm ost run itself. Find you rself a core of valiant supporters (generally drinking buddies or friends easily encouraged w ith bribes of beer) and w ith a m eeting or tw o y o u r cam paign w ill shape up accord in g to plan. A n d then, w h o k n o w s ... to d a y M cG ill ... tom orrow ...?!

McCord Museum b y M arie-C hristine C olb an It has been 10 years since the M c­ C ord M u seum , fou n d ed in 1919 by D a v id R oss M cC ord, Q .C ., reopened in the form er Students' U n ion Building on Sherbrooke Street. T here w a s no fanfare, n o celebration, n o p ub licity.

T he nam e is fam iliar though. Y ou've heard ab ou t it, perhaps read a review ab ou t a sh o w in the G azette, M ontreal C alendar M agazine, La Presse, Le D ev o ir, Virus. But, strangely en ou gh, M cG ill students seem ap ath etic about on e of the oldest and m ost esteem ed in stitu tions of their university.

"Because of the slender budget and lack o f a n y paid advertising, the M cC ord M useum relies on n ew spaper review s, posters on cam pus, and w ord of m outh," says D avid Bourke, Interim D irector of the m useum . "The sign on the building is so discreet that no one can see it. W e are presently trying to change this."

But w h at in fact, is M cC ord M useum ? "We call ou rselves a m useum of social history," explains Mr. Bourke. "Everything w e have collected is prim arily because of the part it p lays in the h istory of C anada." T his con cise d efinition p oin ts ou t the im portance of the m useum s archives and library to h istory and an th rop ology students from across the cou n try. T here are b o o k s and m aterials concerning all aspects of social, political and eco n o m ic life of the past tw o hundred years, as w ell as M cC ord fam ily papers, d ocu m entin g life in M ontreal.

W hile m any students com e to the m useum for specific in form ation , an in terest in C anada and things C anadian is all one needs. T here is a greater em phasis placed on the social and historical significance of the ar­ tifacts and d ocu m ents than on this aesthetic aspects.

W hat is particularly exciting ab out the M cC ord's schedule is that there are so m any things goin g on at on ce — special sh o w s are given particular prom inence, but there are a lw a y s other displays. O n ce can easily see fiv e or six m iniature exh ib itions in a single visit.

T his is due to the fact that there are six distinct collection s b elon gin g to the m useum , all of w h ich are con stantly bein g updated. T h ey include: 1. T h e C a n a d ia n E th n o g r a p h y co llection , w hich is on e of the m ost im portant collection s of A m erin ­ dian and Inuit artifacts in C anada, pertaining to the n atives o f the A rtie, Eastern W ood lan d s, Prairies and ( N o rth w e st C o a s t.

T h is co llection w as started in 1878 by form er M cG ill student G eorge M ercer D a w so n .

2. T he Paintings, Prints and draw ings co llection , begun b y the M cC ord fa m ily, d ocu m ents the social history and life in M ontreal, Q u eb ec and C anada in the 19th and 20th cen­ turies. It includes w ork s b y fam ou s C anadian artists such as C ornelius K riegh off, O z ia s L educ, and T h éop hile H um el.

3. T he C ostum e C ollection , w h ich is the secon d largest in C anada, and h olds a wealkA of in form ation on the lifestyle of M ontreal and Q u eb ec from the m id-19th century on w ards.

Seeing the actual garm ents and accessories w ith accom pan ying prints and p hotograp hs brings a m ore v iv id im age of the period to m ind.

4. T he D eco ra tiv e and Folk Art C o lle c tio n in c lu d e s fu r n itu r e , textile, carvings, and Q u eb ec folk art at its best.

5. T he N o tm a n P hotograp h ic A rchives con tain alm o st 40 0 ,0 0 0 glass plates and prints dating back to the m id19th ce n tu ry .

W o rld fa m o u s M ontreal p hotographer W illiam N o tm a n left a fascin ating and u nique d ocu m entary o f the people and places he en cou n tered. O ther sm all p hotograp hic collection s, ranging from Indian d ocu m entation to architecture are a lso part of the N o tm a n A rch ives.

6. T he A rch iv es and Library are the com p letin g touch to the M cC ord M useum 's co llectio n s. D ocu m ents and m aps concerning the fur trade, m ilitary life, as w ell as the h istory of the U niversity co v er alm o st 200 years, and are accessible b y special ap poin tm ent.

Q u éb éco is de R echerche sur la C ulture.

It offers a w id e range o f p hotograp hs d o cu m en tin g life am ong French C anadian expatriates living in M an ­ chester, N ew H am pshire, a once thriving tow n sou th of the Q u eb ec border. T he photographer, born in the Eastern T o w n sh ip s in 1873, sh ow s great sen sitiv ity in his ch oice of subjects and b ackgrounds.

T he M cC ord M useum has m uch to

offer and is located just a few m inutes from the m ain gates of the U niversity.

It offers a terrific w a y to spend a free hour or tw o b etw een classes, and take in surprising, com etim es controversial and a lw a y s interesting facts concerning C anada and its p eop le. T he m useum is located at 690 Sherbrooke Street W esi and is opened W ed n esd ay thru Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm . A d m issio n is free.

W e lc o m e s you b a c k !

In ad dition to all this, there are tw o sum m er exh ib ition s w hich have been extended to the end o f September: T he R iver and the Bush: T he Tim ber Trade in the O tta w a V a lley , 18001900, depicts in m uch detail the h istory, social and eco n o m ic im ­ portance of the em erging tim ber trade, as w ell as its w o rld w id e im pact.

Paintings, p h otograp hs, and actual m achinery bring to life n ot on ly the technical aspects of the trade, but the p sych olo g ica l im pact of the w ork on the lum berm en. It is very w ell d ocu m ented and offers a surprising glim pse into an essential part of C anadian trade.

T he secon d of these extended exh ib ition s is U lric B ourgeois — P hotographs of Q u eb ec and N ew England, funded b y the Institut

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