The McGill Tribune Published by the Student’s Society of McGill University
Vol. 2 No. 8, Tuesday, October 26, 1982.
R e fu s e th e C r u ise At the council meeting held Wed nesday, October 13th, the council reps debated and adopted a motion, sponsored by the club reps to council at the request of the clubs, regarding the testing of the cruise missile in Canada. The motion called for the Students’ Society, and the membership of that society, to do three things. The first of these was for Council, on behalf of the students of McGill, to denounce the accumulation of offensive weaponry by any nation. The second was for Council to call upon the Government of Canada
to prevent the testing of the cruise missile (and also the storage and/or deployment of any nuclear arms) on Canadian soil. The third action was to endorse the “Refuse The Cruise” demonstration, to be held in Ottawa on Saturday, October 30th, and to call the students of this university to actively support and participate in this action. Council, in its debate, was informed of some of the salient characteristics of the cruise missile by Chris Cockrill, speaking on behalf of the disarmament
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Just when you thought that McGill had nothing more to offer than an education, comes exciting news from the high fashion centers of the world. Wednesday at 4:00 o’clock in the autumn sunshine, a modelling, session was held. This slightly misplaced assemblage occurred on the roof of the physical plant near Burnside Hall. Physical plant employees, building porters, and students were gathered to watch. Whether it was just a few students having some fun, a genuine session, or just another plan by the school to balance its ever-widening budget deficit remains as yet unresolved. Calls were placed to superiors as physical plant employees shook their heads in disbelief. Sources stated that there were only two possible routes to the (previously unglorified) platform. The aspiring models could have scaled
Council has denounced the testing of the cruise missile and has called upon the membership of the society to participate in the demonstration in Ottawa this Saturday. Tickets for transportation to Ottawa are being sold by the members of Project Ploughshares on behalf of the Montreal Coalition to oppose the Cruise. They can be contacted at their information tables to be found in the foyer of the Union building throughout this, Disarmament Week. : Club Representatives to Council
Fil Papich: The E.U.S. This Year
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group Project Ploughshares. Council was told how the cruise missile was “an offensive nuclear weapon with a throwweight 15 times that of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.” The debate that occurred convinced the majority of councillors that the issue of testing the cruise missile in Canada was of importance to the majority of students and that there was sufficient agreement amongst the student popu lation to allow Council to take an aggressive political stance on the students’ behalf.
the wall of the stone structure. The weight of the camera apperatus which included a tripod makes this seem unlikely however. The more likely possibility would have had the trend setters passing a porter via permission to obtain access to the roof. At printing it was not known which route was in fact taken nor under what conditions. There appeared to be four perpe trators, three of which were females. Using the enormous central air conditioning unit as a backdrop, the session revealed provocative new-wave black leather. The models were seen horizontally on the huge air ducts and leaning against pressure gages. People in the vicinity seemed to voice approval as if to indicate that the school needs some kind of defined stance on contemporary issues; be them from the garment district or otherwise.
Filip Papich, the president o f the Engineering Undergraduate Society (E.U .S.) is a graduating student studying in the field o f mechanical engineering. Last March he was elected to this important position representing 1733 students. Tribune: What are the various depart ments in engineering? Papich: There are civil, electrical, mechanical, mining, metallurgical and chemical engineering. Tribune: Which is the largest depart ment? and smallest? Papich: The electrical department has 644 students followed by the mechanical which has 544 students. Metallurgical is the smallest department consisting of 30 students. Tribune: Are they all separate organ izations? Papich: We have the E.U.S. which represents the entire engineering student body. Each department has its own specific club and tries to provide certain functions for their students. In most cases its social functions. A department has one or two beer and cold cuts per year. In some cases they use their money for field trips i.e. James Bay Plant.
Tribune: Are there many foreign students or out-of-province students? Papich: About 30% are from out of town. More than half are from Montreal. Tribune: In today’s marketplace which kind o f engineers are most in demand? Papich: At the moment mechanical graduates seem to have the least difficulty in finding jobs. Tribune: Are your courses practical work, can you apply them to profes sional work? Papich: No, we get a lot of book learning. There is not very much practical learning at all. In general the courses are very theoretical. Tribune: How many hours o f classes do engineering students have per week? Papich: It varies on the course load. If you are trying to complete the program in three years it is about eighteen hours of lectures a week as well as ten or fifteen hours of labs. Most students complete the program in three and a half or four years so it reduces their course load. Tribune: What is E. U.S.’s budget? Papich: Our budget is $50,000 a year. Our income is generated through certain events as well as money that comes continued on page 2
CO UNCIL CALLS ON S T U D E N T S TO SU P P O R T “R E F U S E THE C R U ISE” D E M O