The McGill Tribune Vol. 02 Issue 5

The McGill Tribune Published by the Students' Society of McGill University

Vol. 2, No. 5, Tuesday, October 5, 1982

The Fiasco of Student Aid

Patrick H.F. Baillie

With a worsening economic climate, more students are turning to the univer­ sities as one way out of the recession.

The pinch is rarely escaped, though, as summer employment shrinks and edu­ cational costs rise, leaving the student in a search for financial assistance. Stu­ dent aid application are up this year, but the multi-faceted -government forms

aren’t the door that they promise to be.

For the several thousand McGill stu­ dents who annually file for provincial and federal aid, the story is familiar.

First, there are applications which request a wide range of information.

After completing the basics, the form asks about the economic status of stu­ dent, family, spouse and banker. What is the value of your personal assets or

those of your parents? How much money was saved from your summer earnings? What is your parents’ annual income? Do you own a car? Travel by transit to class? How many siblings do you have? The point of these questions is innocent enough. They simply try to determine how much you should be able to contribute towards your tuition, books, rent, food, utilities and other budget areas. However, they do not ask about the costs of your university expe­ rience. These figures come from either the university which you hope to attend or from the government’s own records of costs and prices. Weekly allowances are calculated and a final funding figure determined.

The resources of the student aid prin­ ciple are not enough to cover the dream of an affordable education for all. “This year, there have been a couple of hundred more applications at McGill that at this point last year,” says Judy Stymest, Director of the Student Aid Office, “With provincial application levels up also, this effect, coupled with lower summer employment, means that this year’s payouts will be smaller.” In other words, the financial pie is the same size as in previous years, but with more people hungry for a piece, the slices get thinner and thinner.

In the competive situation, the inge­ nuity of a student’s mind can be fully demonstrated as loopholes are disco­ vered and seized. The concept of a hid­ den, Swiss-style bank account is not reserved for wealthy entrepreneurs.

These people hide investments from the tax man; students hide it for a little security.

One of the areas of the “needs assess­ ment” which hurts many students is that of parental contribution. The govern­ ment statisticians have formulae which determine just what your parent is able to provide, but they leave it to the stu­ dent to actually extract the money.

What if your parents don’t want to or can’t support you? What if you would prefer to pay your own way? Declaring financial independence can be per­ formed through only two methods.

One way is to complete an under­ graduate degree. The other is rather drastic if only serves as a loophole escape mechanism, but it is a possibility.

To be married is to be considered inde­ pendent. The paradox is clear. While articles in The Gazelle suggest that this is a new, popular way around the inequi­ ties of parental assistance, Ms. Stymest does not share the opinion. “I doubt that it is really a big thing, but I think that if continued page 4

No Hurry For New Currie?

by Valerie Hanna

On close scrutiny of the student fees’ breakdown for 1982-83, it doesn’t take a financial wizard to note the introduc­ tion of a new stipend for McGill stu­ dents. An additonal $7.50 per semester or $15.00 per year per student was amassed over and above the usual regis­ tration fees, to facilitate the construc­ tion of a new athletic complex. Any objections to this remuneration were over-ruled when the Students' Society took the matter directly to the student body.

Two years ago a referendum on the collection of extra monies for the con­ struction of a new gymnasium complex was circulated. Student support fa­ voured the additional fees by a two to one margin. However, the enforcement of this policy was lost in a political shuf­ fle, with the judicial board rejecting the proposal on a campaigning technicality.

1981-82 saw the re-introduction of the referendum with the same element of

student support being demonstrated.

Again its enforcement was challenged, but upheld at the point of finality. Con­ sequently, the $7.50 per student per semester has been and will continue to be collected, subject to increase on the completion of the complex. The increase will not exceed $10.00 per student per semester and will remain in effect for a period of fifteen years.

Fiset, Miller, Vinois, a prominent architectural firm in Montreal, took the first step in the materialization of the Currie Gym Expansion concept. Plans incorporating a 184.6 metre jogging track and a multipurpose sports room were devised over the summer months.

With the lowering of the Currie Gym’s roof six to seven feet, the field house complex will be conveniently situated on its top, extending over and into Molson Stadium. Approximately 25 to 30 percent of the stadium’s seating facilities will be eliminated to accomodate the complex. The versatile sports room will

be encompassed by the four lane indoor jogging track. The room may be used as an indoor soccer field, European hand­ ball field, four tennis courts, four bas­ ketball courts, four volleyball courts, or twelve badminton courts.

In any case, netting will be extended from the ceiling to the floor to mutually prevent interference of the joggers and the organized sports activities. The area may also serve as the base for a stage, with a seating capacity of 2,500. This is an outstanding point worth merit around convocation time. The main basketball court allows for 2,000 specta­ tors. Six new international size squash courts as well as two racquetball courts will be at the disposal of the students.

New changing rooms as well as a medi­ cal aid room will hopefully perpetuate the McGill fighting team spirit. The construction of a press box overlooking both Molson Stadium and the indoor facilities provides for complete and efficontinued page 2

Photophobia Butch Trischman

Now that all of the beginning of the year hoopla has subsided, and it really is time to get down to brass tacks, I thought that it might be interesting to shed some light on the mysterious everevasive Xerox machine. I took the lib­ erty of doing some undercover work and have compiled a set of guidelines that might prove to be useful in any related future endeavors. Hopefully, this insight will help mitigate some of the anxiety of go-to-the-end-of-the-line phobia.

First, a little background.

There are 120 machines in non-library buildings and maybe another 30 in the libraries of McGill. Another five or six are owned outright by various depart­ ments which then allot rights to its members. Of course, we, the students, have access to far fewer than half of all continued page 3

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TAIA LO G U E O N ISSUEg Should We A bolish Vivisection?

The morality of slaughtering laboratory animals for medical advancement pur­ poses has long been a raging debate, particularly in Europe. This week. The Tribune wishes to bring culture to the McGill masses by showing them the sort of civilized argument that can rid society of its major conflicts, and is the cornerstone of democracy. So here goes • PRO CASE POINT:

By Charles O’Brien Two weeks ago over 100 dolphins beached themselves on the shores of England— and they were mad. This was not, as some biologists claim, caused by pollutants distorting their directioning sonar. . . no discombobulation involved. These por­ poises were conducting a silent protest against vivisection. (So silent, you probably didn’t even hear about it.)

Vivisection, the ‘use’ of animals for biological surveys, is only now being recog­ nized as a global problem—a crisis of oppression in fact. I’m serious. Really. Over 500 million fruit flies are heartlessly annihilated annually right here in Canada—a liberal country. Shampoo and other ‘cosmetics’ are tested by being forced into rabbits’ eyes. What would Thumper say? Rats are tortured in bizarre sex-drive experiments and their sanity is pushed to the brink in Skinner-boxes and mazes.

Jeremy Bentham (remember him?) argued that anything that suffers has a soul.

(Then again, how much credence would you give to a man whose corpse is sitting in a boardroom closet in Oxford with a wax head on it? ) Nonetheless, think of those billions of suffering fly-souls being sent off to the great beyond: What we do annually makes Charles Manson look like a tea-drinking, bed-ridden Granny . . . makes the assholes who spray-painted idiotic slogans all over the campus last week look likethey are capable of thought. (Incidentally, that makes me sick. Ifyou have something to say, at least have the guts to stand behind your convictions. Also, some of us appreciate the natural beauty of this university . .. if we want frescoes we’ll ask for them.)

Back to vivisection. Where do we egotistical humans get off believing that we have the right to murder other animals in order to benefit ourselves? If we are to be a tryly moral species, we must treat others (men and animals) as we would have them treat “us. Categorical imperative. Can you say that? ( M BA students exempt.) Well!

Would you have somebody hold you down and drop detergent in your eyes? Would you have someone mutilate your body in an attempt to “understand disease. Ifyou would, then stay away from me. Call Colin or go hunting with a monetarist.

What we need is an evolutionary revolution! We must all become truly socially responsible. We must help our less developed friends who know nothing but torture and slavery. (Give generously to the McGregor foundation.) We need true liberty and equality!

I think we should give animals the vote . . . That’s universal suffrage. 1 think mosquitoes hâve souls. I think we should put up nets to catch disenchanted lemmings—it’s only humanitarian. I think Ronald Reagan can return this country to what it once was—a vast arctic wasteland. 1 demand rights for grasshoppers!

(Whady a thing they mean by‘Natural Rights’? They should be allowed to own land too.)

I think we should sit back and think whilst there are still animals around to think about—and to think.

The M cGill Tribune The McGill Tribune is published by the Students’ Society of McGill University. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Students’ Society. Editorial offices are located in the Student Union building. Room 411, 3480 McTavish, Montreal, P.Q. H3A 1X9, 392-8927. Letters and submissions may be left at the editor­ ial office or in the Tribune mailbox at the Students’ Society General Office.

Editor-in-Chief - Anne MacLennan Associate Editor - Patrick H.F. Baillie Managing Editor - Joanne Bayly Staff: Brenda Bloomstone Heather Blundell Gayle Farrell Valerie Hanna Adrienne Jones Sarah Marshall Dan Pope Brigitte Ramaseder

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cient coverage of our teams’ competitive sports.

Although this expansive fieldhouse seems to embody the most prominent popular sports, an Olympic size swim­ ming pool could not be included in the complex due to space limitations.

On the whole, the Athletics Depart­ ment is pleased with the set proposals and is optimistic that construction will begin within the next twelve to twentyfour months. The over-all structure of the building will be set back from the street so as not to create an overpower­ ing image or to deviate from the basic architecture of the area. The only major problems lie within the approval of the plans by the Board of Governors and the other executive committees. Although the question of overall funding is pro­ blematic, the university fund raisers are busy tapping all financial resources possible.

If all goes go well, the second step of

ANTI CASE COUNTERPOINT

by Colin McGregor I can well understand Mr. O’Brien’s virulent opposition to carrying on the types of experiments that save human lives. If you looked like Mr. O Brien, you would have a low opinion of yourself as well. Charles is a short, unkempt, grungy little man whose physical ugliness has been known to stop rodents dead in their tracks. He looks like he lost a track shoe fight, to put it more directly.

With looks like this, there is small wonder in the fact that he would rather see 100 humans die than sacrifice the life of one (presumably) illiterate fruit fly. And yet, this is what he is proposing: he and trendy lefties like him would like to see the end of the use of animals for laboratory purposes, the end of the sorts of practices that led to the development of the smallpox vacine and of insulin, simply to save some white mice for better days.

There is a lack of perspective here somewhere . . .

The future trends of this issue are predictable. Some interest group with a name like “ The Gay Whales for a Nuclear Free Sea! Hunt” will throw their combined weight behind the crusade against vivisection. Brigette Bardot will be photographed in a Pierre Cardin white lab coat, fondling a white rat in a laboratory on the Labrador coast. She may even complain again about the lack of bidets in northern Canada. Shameful folk, these Canadians: first seal-killing, then scientific experi­ ments on fruit flies. The bumper sticker trade will have a field day. . . .

But what are the alternatives to vivisection? I can only see two, neither of which is entirely promising. The first is to end all scientific inquiry into the conquering of diseases and ailments. Men will die so that mice can live, and all because ol the Benthamite premise that animals suffer and therefore have souls. Of this nobody is sure; but we are certain that mankind is possessed of souls, and also that we who read this are members of the family of man more than we are akin to the beasts and the birds. As such, have we no right to protect humanity, to ensure the survival ol our fellow man (and woman)? If we care about our brothers and sisters, this option is clearly beyond serious consideration. Except to Charles.

The second alternative is to test new chemicals and medicines on other humans.

Pay humans to become “Guinea Pigs”, as they are called. Test cures for cancer on cancer patients and the like, or on volunteers who do it for the money or out of some misguided brand of idealism.

The American government has done this in their testing of various defoliants over Winnipeg shortly after the second World War. ‘Test the stuff on humans, and sit back and see what happens,’ they say. I think not. Such a callous, wanton waste ot human lives is also far beyond serious consideration to any sane individual. (But Mr. O’Brien . . .)

Let’s be sane. We should continue to strive to alleviate all forms of human maladies, regardless of the cost to fruit fly society. Our own lives are too important NEXT : AN ARTS DEGREE—IS IT ALL WORTH IT?

the project is to refurbish existing facili­ ties of the Currie Gym. There has been no real decisive planning in this area since this will probably be contingent upon the results of the Field House proposals. With smooth sailing, con­ struction of the complex will take its course promptly. New facilities will hopefully stimulate both grad and under­ grad students to become more active in

leisure, intramural or intercollegiate sports. At present undergrad students are freely admissible to the Currie Gym. The student services’ costs assumed at registration allowed for this. Since grad students were not levied fees for use of the gym at registration, they must defray additional costs for access to the gym.

For more information about existing facilities, call the Currie Gym.

A TARTLETS & M U PP 1EÇ to Brian O’Connell, Douglas Hall rep. to the Inter Residence Council for originating an escort service from Gertrude’s to the residence and ghetto to the C.T.C.U.M. drivers for using contract ratification as an excuse for more time off to the organizers of the Second Hand Textbook Sale for trying to help in the battle against high book prices to those individuals who attempted to make Access McGill into a political issue that served their own purposes, not those of the handicapped. ot tko RlnnH HriVP p t / f > n ; n n p u/hn tnnlf th e t i m e to

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STUDENTS’ SOCIETY NOMINATING COMMITTEE DS®wn®'j«' wmûBn OîIcgaiûDücgir EBDoamdlcBllD

________ LAST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS_________ Committee of Senate Number of Students Required Committee to Co-ordinate Student Services

Centaur’s production of The Main A Great Start For the New Season It was a miserable, wet afternoon when 1 ventured to Old Montreal to see the matinée showing of the Centaur’s production of The Main. As I sat amidst three senior citizen groups and two classes of hyperactive high school students, I said to myself, “This had better be good.” I was not disappointed. As the lights dimmed, six actors came onto a very stark stage and began to perform a non-stop series of scenes and monologues that were all linked together with one common theme. Entitled a “collec­ tive creation”, The Main very sensitively portrays the hardships and joys of the people who live in or around St. Lawrence Street—namely, the ethnic groups.

The actors, who incidentally represent all the major ethnic cultures, take a look at some of the sacrifices that many immigrants made in order to start a new and better life for themselves, and particularly for their children, in Canada. The show begins with a spoof about the Canadian Imigration Office. John Blackwood portrays the over­ worked, impersonal immigration officer who has to interview people, some of whom desperately want to live in Canada. So desperate are these people that they will cook up any tall story to get in. Renato Trujillo, Maria Vacratsis, and Sonia Benezra play the interviewees who claim to have been born three Spanish test tube babies!!

John Blackwood, a native of Montreal, demonstrates his outstanding talent and wit throughout the show. At one point, he plays the part of a stereotypic WASP who brings his girlfriend home for dinner. Here, the audience is confronted with the cool difference between a typical Anglo-Saxon home and some of the more European households.

In one of these European homes, Maria Vacratsis plays the only child of Greek parents. As she sits at the table with the rest of the family, who are talking excitedly in Greek, she tells the audience that she lives in two worlds, the world of her Greek family and that of her life outside the home. She, being Canadian by birth, often feels a stranger within her own family because of the strain of cultural differences. Later on in the show, Vacratsis puts on a stunning performance when she plays a Russian woman who had escaped with her child to Canada during the war. She goes on to describe the danger and hardships she had been forced to face and how, when she arrived in Canada, she had been disillusioned by the coldness of the Canadian people.

Michael Rudder won the audience’s heart with his skit about life on the Main and the different kinds of people who frequent the place. His skit was interrupted by a British woman in the audience who was very much annoyed (to say the least) with the incessant noise that the high school students were making at the back of the theatre.

She cried, “Stop the play!” (at which Rudder froze in mid-sentence). “When 1came to Canada, one of the things that impressed me most was the bad manners of the Canadian children!” (to which there was tumultuous applause and Rudder resumed his act).

The music and song of those six people and the sensitivity and imagination with which they portrayed their roles, was very impressive indeed. The fact that most of the actors themselves came from the cultural backgrounds that they portrayed most probably had a lot to do with their ability to understand these groups so well. My only criticism of this “collective creation” is that it was far too short. It lasted only one-and-a-half hours, but I could have stayed a few more. ********* NEXT : Review of Black Theatre Workshop’s production of The Caretaker.

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these machines. Any money that is made goes into a technical contract called an FSMA, and a new machine fund. This FSMA is a contract that McGill has with Xerox that basically says, “We break ’em and you fix ’em”. There is no net profit from copy machines.

Now, some helpful hints: 1) Since there are officially 15,485 .students at our fine school and about 50 copying machiens, there is a ratio of 310 students per machine. This might seem like a pretty tight situation for one major reason; it is. It might be worth­ while to do some machine hunting and find some less-known, less-popular spots. One might be surprised in which dark alleys a Xerox machine can be found.

2) When at all convenient, do your copying at off-peak hours. For instance,

a person living in the dorms might want to try making copies during M*A*S*H rather than before or after it.

3) Because the ratio is approximately 310:1, it is possible to find yorself queued up in a line that looks like a Tolstoy novel. In this case, there are three possibilities, a) Search for an­ other machine (getting out of line can be a risky proposition, however) b) check out the copy service located on the first floor of the McLennan Library, ore) go to a commercial copy service outside the school.

With just a little foresight, those annoying lines can be eliminated and some of the distress of the researching relieved. Plan ahead, and if you do, in fact, get caught in a seemingly endless line, remember: Xerox doesn’t kill peo­ ple, people kill people.

1 Religious Studies 1 Music 1 Dentistry 1 Medicine 1 Education For further information, contact the Vice-President (University Affairs), Peter Dotsikas, at 392-8971.

Committees of Council Executive Director Appointment Advisory 1 (any faculty except Committee Continuing Education South Africa Committee Minimum ! student-at-large El Salvador Committee Minimum 1 student-at-large For further information, contact the Administrative Secretary, Joann Pasquale, at 392-8967._________________________________________________ ________

Chairman McGill Program Board The Chairman of Program Board is responsible for ensuring that the Board's functions are carried out. The Program Board is the coordinating body for Welcome Week, Winter Carnival, Red & White Revue, the Speakers Program and most major concerts on campus. These events are co-sponsored by the Dean of Students Office and the Students’ Society.

For further information, contact the Administrative Secretary, Joann Pasquale, at 392-8967. ________________________________________________ ' “General Application” forms are available from the Students’ Society General Office, Room 105 of the Student Union, 3480 McTavish Street. Completed applications must be submitted to Leslie Copeland, Operations Secretary, Students’ Society General Office, NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 1982.

Bruce Hicks Chairman Nominating Committee

Tuesday’s Child

by Adrienne Jones G ayle H a rrell

When she is not teaching English as a second language to CËGEP students or doing research, Gayle Farrell, a second year Master’s student in Linguistics, is involved in her department’s course evaluation programme. Gayle is certainly no newcomer to the complexities of course evaluation, as for two consecutive years she, was co-editor of the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society Student Course Guide, which included the gruelling task of co-ordinating the input of each depart­ ment that participated. Her job this year is a little different: “The programme I’m involved with is obligatory, as it is decreed by Senate that every department must have its own system of evaluation. The results go into the individual professor’s file and it is up to him or her whether the information becomes public,” she said. The Linguistics department is now in the process of revamping the entire programme at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and Gayle is confident that the new system will run smoothly and efficiently.

Looking to the future of course evaluation on a larger scale, she hopes that the A.S.U.S. will revive the Student Course Guide this year. “I’m sure that this year’s (A.S.U.S.) council will publish a guide since I believe it was part of their platform during the last election. It’s an important tool, especially for first year undergradu­ ate students, as it gives a more complete picture than that provided by the course calendar... Oh, sometimes the results can be somewhat biased, but I really believe that the majority of students take course evaluation very seriously and attempt to maintain objectivity.” When Gayle, also a veteran of many Welcome Weeks and Winter Carnival executive committees, leaves the world of computer cards and questionnaires, she enjoys the simple life; extensive travelling and fast cars. Her goals for the future: “I want to be rich and live in an exotic land.”

Seriously though, she intends to continue her research in aphasia in bilingualism and polyglots, a fascinating and far-reaching division of neuro-linguistics.

FINAL NOTE: Gayle would like to see; “... one organizational body, like the Students’ Society, overseeing student course evaluation for the entire university.

One major group could monitor the activity of the various faculty subcommittees which could ultimately cut costs and provide uniformity of presentation. Student course evaluation is a necessary service and 1see great potential for it in the years to come.”

Tuesday’s Child is a weekly column spotlighting students who are involved in an extra-curricular capacity at McGill. If there is someone you would like to know more about, drop off your suggestion to the Tribune c/o Adrienne Jones.

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Spotlight on Clubs Access McGill

by Mary Law

Access McGill, a dynamic organiz­ ation, whose goal is to make McGill more accessible to disabled students, is looking for its yearly infusion of new members. Conceived in 1981, the “International Year of the Disabled”, its objectives are to: 1. Inform the handicapped students as well as the general student population at McGill about the facilities and services provided by the university to improve access­ ibility.

2. Provide a feedback centre for recommendations of building ren­ ovation by acting as a liaison to the department of physical re­ sources.

3. Increase the awareness of the general community that handi­ capped people can assume self­ independence and contribute to the well-being of society.

In short, accessibility can only be accomplished through the reduction of physical, financial, administrative and attitudinal barriers to the recruit­ ment, enrollment and participation

of the handicapped at McGill.

Access McGill’s job is far from fin­ ished just because a few ramps and railings are added.

Through Access McGill, the dis­ abled students’ needs could be met through flexible scheduling of classes and location. Through Dean of Stu­ dents, Access also assists students with auditory, visual or motor co­ ordination problems through note­ taking, taped reading materials, Braille books and notes.

A student organization like Access provides students with an opportun­ ity to be involved with the university administration and student govern­ ment. It is a voice for people who might not otherwise be heard because it encompasses special people with special needs. Access membership is open to all students and faculty members. If you have an interest in accessibility at McGill, come to the first meeting on October 5th, at 6:00 p.m. in the Redpath Library Work­ shop. Come and meet new friends and voice your opinions.

Spotlight on Clubs will be a regular feature o f the McGill Tribune. If your club is interested in being spotlighted, please contact us at 3928927 or come up to our office in room 411 o f the Student Union Building.

Submissions may be left in our mailbox in the Students’ Society office.

CKGM P R E SE N T S

B U D R O C K N IG H T featuring

THE PO W D E R BLUES

Tuesday, October 5, 1982

Fiasco continued from page 1 marriage is happening, it is happening at the CEGEP level, not at McGill. I’ve had a couple of papers call me, but I haven’t seen any cases here.” There is a catch to this proposed route, however, in that spouses’ assets and income are a substitute for the parents’ as far as the government cares. The choice is between marrying an equally desperate full-time student or wealthy graduate who will pay the bills for you.

It should be noted that provincial governments aren’t the only source of financial assistance for students. Closer to home, the Student Aid Office has some of its own reserves, while federal governments (except for Quebec resi­ dents) also help out. Sometimes the rules are less archaic, but the money is always tight. For Americans, a new “needs tests” was inaugurated this year as President Reagan cut heavily into social services budgets. $2500 used to be available to all applicants, but this is no longer automatic or cetain. Canadian students can get loans from the feds in programs administered by the provin­ ces. The rules are being overhauled to provide a better system with more money over a longer period, yet the end result will still be a fat bank loan to carry as you start a carrer. For students who leave their home province or country, the sources of revenue decrease quickly, often meaning that the nearest univer­ sity to home is the only option - good or bad.

Provincial regulations hinder the spirit of McGill’s internal aid, though, with rules that leave students in a double bind. An application to Student Aid cannot be made till after provincial aid

is sought (foreign students are not eligi­ ble for either aid or scholarships), but provincial agencies request information on any post-application changes in financial status. The catch is evident: We gave you all you need, if someone else gave you more, then you owe us money. Reporting McGill grant’s may lead to a loss of that aid (i.e. if the grant exceeded $500—loans are exempt for such reports), but failure to report has criminal implications. A grant is taxable income, so Ontario residents are espe­ cially vulnerable because the Ontario Student Assistance Program applica­ tion requires a release of tax informa­ tion. There are ways to skirt the prob­ lem, but they literally run on the fringe of the law- To list them here might lead to their closure as Quebec is considering new tactics in the secrecy battle.

But why has it come down to this level of a war between students and the pro­ vincial administrators? Why must peo­ ple just trying to get a better education, possibly a better foothold in the mar­ ketplace, resort to these means? Why must future teachers, doctors, lawyers, business managers and academics begin the practices of deception and loophole studying at such an age? It is because of the problems which riddle the system.

Some of the problems are not bureau­ cratic: the poor economy, the limita­ tions of available assistance compared to the volume of applications. Other poblems are the result of erroneous management: inadequate assessment of student expenses, reliance on parental support, complex calculations based without concern for the merits of an individual case.

The war lines are evident, then, as students continue to battle in an attempt to get what they were promised: an affordable university education for all.

STUDENTS’ SOCIETY BY-ELECTIONS to be held W EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1982 (Advance polls to be held Tuesday, October 26, 1982) NOMINATIONS ARE HEREBY CALLED FOR THE POSITIONS OF: Undergraduate Representative to the Board o f Governors (1) Arts Senator (2) Science Senator (1)

appearing at McGILL UNIVERSITY CURRIE GYMNASIUM 475 PINE WEST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8th, 1982 at 8:00 p.m.

ADMISSION: $5.00 McGill Students with I.D. $7.00 General Public tickets sold at the door: $7.00 Advance tickets available at both Sadie’s locations on the McGill campus.

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PRODUCED BY THE McGILL PROGRAM BOARD.

Candidates must be members pf the McGill Students’ Society and must be \ registered at McGill University as full-time students in good standing following the j normal load of courses per year. Nominations must be signed uy at least 75 j members of the McGill Students’ Society together with their year and faculty.

N.B. Students in Continuing Education are NOT members of the Students’ J Society.

Official nomination forms are available at the Students’ Society General Office, j Room 105,3480 McTavish Street. All nomination forms must have the candidate’s I signature together with his/her year and faculty, address and telephone number. A I | pensketch of 100 words or less and a photo of the nominee must be handed in with j the nomination.

Candidates may run for one position in each of the three categories provided that I I separate nomination papers are handed in for each position.

All nominations must be submitted to the Students’ Society General Office no later than 4:30 p.m., Thursday, October 7, 1982. to the attention of Leslie Copeland, ! Operations’ Secretary.

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_____________________________________________ Marcy Vigoda Chief Returning Officer !