The McGill Tribune Vol. 03 Issue 1

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Published by the Students’ Society of McGill University.

Volume 3, Issue 1, Tuesday September 6th, 1983.

WELCOME WEEK

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by Johanne Mongrain

Summer Shines for McGill Athletes by S.C. Marshall W e lco m e b a ck fro m su m m er v a ca tio n s, everyone — have a good time? Well, in elementary school, 1 recall h a v in g to w r ite c o m p o s i t i o n s e n title d ‘ M y s u m m e r v a c a t i o n ’ . 1 t h o u g h t I ’d outgrow n it. In fact, I’ve been prom oted to w r it i n g ‘E v e r y o n e e ls e ’s su m m er vacatio n’... M c G ill a th le te s , c o a c h e s , and a t h l e t ic d e p a r t m e n t s t a f f hav e all bee n very busy this sumer. Busy and successful. T h e swimmers, the rowers, and the Ju d o te a m r a n k a m o n g th e m o s t s u c c e s s fu l ; w h ile th e R e d m e n h o c k e y t e a m was served u p s o m e o f i t s w o r s t n e w s i n a long time. T h e bad news first? Gilles Hudon, past captain o f ou r R e d m en squad, who Was n a m e d t o t h e N a t i o n a l t e a m th is y e a r, was cut fro m th e C a n a d ia n O ly m p ic h o c k e y t e a m s e l e c t io n c a m p , j u s t f iv e d a y s a f t e r t h e c a m p b e g a n . Needless to say, b oth the star defenceman and his coach, Ken Tyler were crestfallen with the news. T h a t ’s it fo r the bad news. Now fo r the good news; B o t h o f th e 1982/ 83 sw im M V P s s h o w e d t h e i r s t u f f th i s s u m m e r . Mac (S q u id ) T esk ey a n d M a r ie -J o s é e Cossette were winners in m arathons and t r i a t h l o n s w h ile s c h o o l w as o u t. M a c brought in the gold in the 10 km event in the M ontreal A m ate u r Swim M arathon, in J u n e , a n d th e A m e r i c a n A m a t e u r L o n g - D i s t a n c e C h a m p io n s h ip s at Indianna S tate on Ju ly 10, and in the 8 km event at Ste. Gabrielle de B rand on, on Ju ly 30. M . - J . cleaned up in two triathlons: th e S r iC h in m o y ,Ju n e 2 5 ,a n d th e

N ational Capitol, August 28. In the Sri C h i n m o y , she fi n i s h e d th e s w i m m i n g leg, th e fir s t leg o f t h e r a c e , t h i r d . N o t third a m o n g the women, but third, as in ‘after two men’. She lost a little ground t o s o m e m o r e m e n in t h e b i k i n g a n d r u n n i n g le g s , b u t s t i l l p u ll e d in 3 2 n d o v e r a ll, and first a m o n g the w om en. M . - J . cam e in second overall, and first a m o n g the women in the Ste. Gabrielle trials. Isa b e lle C o té s w a m w e l l t h i s summer, pegging three seconds (L a c St. J e a n , C h ic o u tim i, and M o n tre a l M a r a t h o n ) . Brian Hasegawa ra n in to trouble in his bid for gold at the Capitol. A fter finishng first after the swim leg, he had to withdraw for the race, because o f tw o f l a t t i r e s in t h e b i k i n g leg o f th e triathlon. Sw im c o a c h Luc Pelletier decided to sh o w th e y o u n g s t e r s w h a t re a l co m p etitio n is all a b o u t, at the Capitol. He ended up a very respectable second place finish overall. Not to o bad for an old man. W h ile on th e s u b je c t o f w a te r s p o r ts , M c G i l l w o m e n ro w e rs did very w ell f o r t h e m s e lv e s th is s u m m e r . V e t e r a n o a r Danielle Laumann was named to the C an ad ia n National team, com peting in the World C ham pionships in D r u i s b e r g , W . G e r m a n y , A u g u s t 2 7 -S e p te m b e r 4. Danielle will be rowing in the quadruple sculls event. Regarding com petitions, Danielle cam e a disap­ pointing third in the Canadian University Champs in May. Due to faulty equipment (her f o o t s t o p s b r o k e l o o s e 2 5 0 m fr o m th e fi n is h ) , s h e o n l y j u s t m a n a g e d to hold onto a third place finish. The rowing scene got a real surprise c o n t in u e d o n p a g e 2...

In o r d e r t o w e lc o m e b o t h n ew a n d re tu r n in g s tu d e n ts t o M cG ill, t h e W e lc o m e W eek C o m m it t e e h a s w o r k e d d ilig e n tly a ll s u m m e r to p u t t o g e t h e r tw o w e e k s o f v ib ra n t e n t e r ta in m e n t. T h e W e lc o m e W eek C o m m it t e e h a s s e v e r a l g o a ls in o r g a n iz in g it s e v e n t s . O n e s u c h g o a l is t o f a m i l i a r i z e t h e f r e s h m a n c l a s s w ith t h e e n t e r t a i n i n g a s p e c t s o f u n iv e r s ity life . A n o t h e r is to o f f e r a b r o a d a s s o r tm e n t o f a c tiv it ie s w h ic h w ill a p p e a l to t h e w id e r a n g e o f in tere sts f o u n d a t M cG ill. H e r e a r e s o m e o f t h e e v e n ts b e in g p resen ted . • On S e p te m b e r 6th, at 6 p.m ., a volunteer P E P R A L L Y will be held in R o o m 203 o f the Powell Stu d e n t Services Building. This is a great opportu nity to meet new people, drink som e beer and get involved in the u p com ing W elcom e W eek festivities. • O n S e p te m b e r 10th, at 9 p.m ., d o n ’t miss the Red Eye Rendez-vous. This 2-floor e xtr a v a g a n z a held in the Stu dent U n ion Building will surely please ro ck lovers and c o m e d y b u ff s a lik e . A p p e a r in g in th e c a f e t e r i a is th e T o r o n t o - b a s e d Y U K - Y U K ’ S T O U R I N G S H O W . This fo ur m an act will amuse you with their zany, crazy collection o f co m ic talent. Upstairs in the Union B allro o m , are 2 electrifying rock and roll bands. M a k i n g th e i r d e b u t a p p e a r a n c e a t M c G i l l a r e th e w in n e rs o f th e C H O M - F M l’e s p r it ’83 co m p e titio n , W A Y N E B 1 S C A Y N E A N D T H E M O V E R S . L a te r on in the e v e n in g , d a n c e t o th e m u s ic o f L U B A , r e t u r n i n g t o M c G i l l a f t e r t h e i r s u c c e s s f u l C a n a d ia n to u r with Chris de Burgh. L U B A will perform hits from their latest album, including the hit single “ Everytime I see your picture”. • M o n d a y , Se p te m b e r 12th, will m ark T H E C H A P L I N / M A R X F E S T I V A L . F ans of these legendary actors o f the silver screen, will be able to view some o f their classic films in G e rtru d e ’s II at 7 p.m . F ollo w in g the film festival, a C H A P L I N / M A R X P A R T Y p re sen ted by th e M a n a g e m e n t U n d e r g r a d u a te S o c i e t y will ta k e p la c e in th e U n io n B a l l r o o m a n d w ill h i g h l i g h t t h e m a g i c o f th e C h a p li n / M a r x e r a . S t u d e n t s a r e encouraged to dress up as their favorite silver screen star. • M o n d a y , S e p t e m b e r 1 2 th a l s o m a r k s th e b e g i n n i n g o f th e W e l c o m e W e e k L U N C H T I M E S E R I E S . At I p.m. in R o o m 310 o f the Union Building, meet T H E M O N T R E A L G U A R D I A N A N G E L S . Later on in the week, the lunchtim e series will present a fa s h io n show in G ertru d e’s sponsored by ‘Au C o t o n ’ (S ept. 1 3 T H , 1 p.m .), a sem inar given by M cG ill Legal Aid on te nant rights (Sept. 16th, 1 p.m .) and more. • On W ednesday, S e p te m b e r 14th, co m e and eat a delicious spaghetti dinner at our P A S T A F I E S T A held in the cafeteria. D in ner will be served at both 5 :30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. fo r your conv enience, and rem em ber that the price o f the meal includes a glass o f wine. A fter dinner, you can dance the night aw ay in the U nion B a llro o m where sounds o f T H E P A R A C H U T E C L U B ’ S ‘New W orld M u sic’ will fill the air. Advance tickets will be available for this event at both S ad ie ’s locations on campus. • T h u rs d a y , S ep tem ber 15th, spend an e xo tic evening in the Ju n g le at our J U N G L E P A R T Y. T h e lavishly decorated b allroo m will be the setting for this event featu ring the T a r z a n an d J a n e l o o k - a l i k e c o n t e s t , th e T a r z a n y ell c o n t e s t , th e lim b o and b a n a n a -e a tin g contest, as well as the best co n g o costu m e contest. F a b u lo u s prizes will be awarded to the winners o f these contests. B e su r e t o c o n su lt y o u r W e lc o m e W ee k s c h e d u le a s w ell a s in d iv id u a l p o s t e r s f o r in fo r m a t io n o n a d d it io n a l ev e n ts. I f y o u r e q u ir e m o r e d e t a ils d r o p b y o u r in fo r m a t io n b o o t h in t h e U n io n B u i l d i n g o r c a l l t h e P r o g r a m B o a r d O f f i c e ( U n io n B 0 7 ) a t 3 9 2 -8 9 7 6 .

M e m b e r o f P a rlia m e n t, C e n tra l-N o v a ”

VICE PRESIDENT. STUDENTS' SOCIETY 82 83 CHAIRMAN. NOMINATING COMMITTEE 82 83 WELCOME WEEKS & WINTER CARNIVALS 81 83. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES VICE-CHAIRMAN, PROGRAM BOARD 81 82 HONOURARY DEGREES COMMITTEE, BOARD OF GOVERNORS & SENATE 79/80, 80/81, 82/83 ATHLETIC BOARD 82/83 SENATE COMMITTEE ON PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT 82/83 BUDGET/STEERING. COMMITTEE TO CO ORDINATE STUDENT SERVICES 82/83

“INDEPENDENT” O N A U G U S T 29th, vote for youth and dynamism. V O T E H IC K S.’

T h e b y -electio ns are over, and our cand id ate for Central-N o va, Bruce Hicks, was a relatively un k n ow n quantity. Nevertheless, as B ig M an o n C a m p u s , we still love you, Bruce!


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