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C r ib u n e Tuesday 11 September 1984
Published by the Students’ Society of McGill University P u b s
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G race P erm au l, P resident o f S tu d en ts’ S ociety and A rlene G au n t, C hair o f W o m en ’s C entennial C om m ittee cut C entennial C ake.
T h e y A te C a k e by T helm a D aw son T h e W o m en ’s C entennial celebra tio n s at M cG ill began last T hursday a ftern o o n . G race P erm aul cut a huge “ 100 p o u n d ” cake to start the celebra tio n s for this special year at M cG ill. It w as a co ld , blustery a ftern oon m arked by bursts o f sunshin e w hen G race, P resident o f the S tu d en ts’ S ociety alon g w ith A rlen e G au n t, chairm an o f the W o m en ’s C entenary C om m ittee sliced and served cake to th e patrons o f the O pen A ir P u b and other o n look ers. T he year 1984 m arks the centenary o f the entrance o f w om en students to this university. It is an event w hich alo n g w ith w o m en ’s entrance to other N orth A m erican in stitu tion s o f higher learning, has been en orm ou sly im por tant to the role o f w om en in our socie
ty. T he cake cutting w as the first o f m any activities planned th rou gh ou t the sch o o l year. T he celeb ration s have been organized by a group o f com m it tees w h o have b een w orking for the past tw o years. T he events include the m inting o f a specially designed m edal, a costu m e exhibit at the M cC ord M u seum , the p u b lication o f a b o o k —
“ A Fair S h ak e” — w ritten by and about M cG ill w o m en , athletic events, international con feren ces and panels, speakers and concerts. A full calendar o f events w as published in last w eek ’s M cG ill R eporter. In ad d itio n , a m o n thly new sletter, entitled “ U p d a te” will chart the course o f the C entenary events. O f course, w atch T he T ribune for fu ll coverage o f C entenary events. L ast T hursday’s events con clu d ed w ith th e unveiling o f the b o o k , “ A Fair S hake” . T h e event w as attended by m ost o f the 30 w om en con n ected w ith M cG ill w h o w rote autob iograp h ical essays for th e b o o k . M an y sp ok e o f the progress w om en had m ade in the past 100 years but there w as a n o te o f bitter cynicism from th ose w h o q u estion ed h ow far the changes had actually gon e. Students began to get in volved in the planning o f the C entennial last year, organizing the “ 100 p o u n d ” cak e, sp o n so r in g sp ea k ers, d a n ces and athletic even ts, ideas w hich are alw ays w elcom e, m ay be aired this w eek at a m eeting in the U n io n B uilding. W atch fo r fu rth er a n n o u n c e m e n ts . T h e organizers prom ise that this w ill be a special celebration for everyone at M cG ill.
by Brian T od d In a r a d ic a l d e p a r tu r e fr o m S tu d en ts’ S ociety p o licy , the M cG ill S tu d en ts’ S o ciety has entered in to a contract w ith Les Services A lim entaires C . V .C . to run the cafeteria and th e tw o pubs in the U n io n B uilding. W hile the S tu d en ts’ S o ciety w ill m aintain ow ner ship and ultim ate p o licy con trol o f the services, C. V .C . w ill m anage th em on a day to day basis as w ell as d o the hiring and the purchasing. T he new E xecu tive C o m m ittee w as faced w ith a dilem m a w hen th ey to o k o ffic e . T h e em p lo y ees o f the cafeteria and pubs w ere organizing them selves in h op es o f form in g a u n io n . In ad d itio n , b oth G ertrude’s and G ertrude’s II were in need o f ren o v a tio n s. E xecutive C o m m ittee m em bers saw p o ssib le price increases o f 25 per cent lo o m in g o n the h orizon in order to p ay for increased labour co sts and needed ren o v a tio n s. U p o n entering th e co n tra ct w ith C .V .C ., the S tu d en ts’ S o ciety was guaranteed a low er increase in prices as w ell as ren ovation s undertaken by a private contractor rather than P h ysical P la n t (and thus at sub stan tially reduc ed prices). W hen interview ed o n the subject, G race P erm aul, P resident o f the S tu d en ts’ S o ciety , stated that the d eci sion to enter in to a con tract w ith C .V .C . reflected , “ a change in fo cu s for the E xecutive C om m ittee from beer and p izza to p o litic s.” She con tin u ed , that despite this change in fo c u s, the E xecu tive C om m ittee w anted to m a in tain the high level o f service com b in ed w ith the q u ality o f service that had been o ffered in th e past. A s they saw it, the o n ly w ay to bring this a b ou t w as
either through th e sale o f the op eration entirely or the hiring o f a p rofession al m anagem ent team specializing in F o o d and B everage op eration s. T he deal w ith C .V .C . in volves a sharing o f b o th p rofits or losses depen ding o n th e revenues generated. The E xecutive C om m ittee h op es that w ith the com puterized m an agem en t system s available to C .V .C ., the firm w ill be able to con trol and m on itor p ro fits and losses m ore accurately than the F o o d and Beverage D epartm ent ever w as. “ T hey w ill be able to rapidly shift their resources and fo cu s o n w hat they find student needs to b e ,” com m ented G race P erm aul. W hat this m eans for the average stu dent is th at G ertrude’s has a brand new coat o f paint and flo o rin g as w ell as a stand-up bar. A lso th e gam es that used to b e in G ertrude’s have been m oved dow nstairs to th e new quiet pub. T he form er G ert’s II has undergone exten sive ren ovation and change to create an entirely new atm osphere. O n or about Septem ber 15, “ T he A lley ” w ill op en as M cG ill’s lon g-aw aited quiet pub. T he gam es w ill be kept in a separate room that is insulated from the rest o f the plush carpeted, w o o d -p a n eled bar. A vailab le in this pub w ill cap p u cin o, croissant .an d m any speciality fo o d s n ot com p lim en tary to the fam ed “ G ert’s p izza .” M ajor p ro m o tio n s have been planned for b o th bars by C .V .C . w ith regular m usical p erfor m ances being part o f the overall at m osphere change. T he cafeteria w hile u ndergoing little physical change will be endeavouring to target their fo o d service and m enus to the fick le student tastes.
E n d le s s S u m m e r by C alvin C ouch W ell, th e S ch o o l Y ear is u p on us on ce again, but there is no need to let g o o f Sum m er yet! T he P rogram B oard and The A r ts and S c ie n c e U ndergraduate S ociety have a full w eek o f events planned to let you hang o n to Sum m er F un for a short tim e anyw ay. T he them e for W elcom e W eek ’84 is M A K IN G W A V E S , so F un in the Sun can con tin u e until Septem ber 15th! J o in us at on e o f the O pen A ir P ubs from 11 am to 4 pm any d ay this w eek o n L ow er C am pus. B arbeques, live entertainm ent and a great w ay to m eet
p eop le. T h e Inter-Student M eet starts tod ay at 3 pm . D rop by the W elco m e W eek B o o th for sign up sheets and rules. T o n ig h t, the 11th at 8 pm y o u can w atch you r friends and strangers forgetting their nam es, dancing a jig or just acting silly at the M ike M andel S h ow . A M entalist o f the finest quali ty. M ike M andel can m ak e a n y o n e do the craziest things! T ickets are $ 2 .0 0 at b oth S ad ies’ or at th e d o o r o f P o lla ck C oncert H all. T his year the B a llroom o f the U niversity C entre w ill be turned into on e o f th e h ottest nightclubs in to w n .
T .G .I .O . T hank G od It’s O ver fo r another year. R egistration ended last w eek w ith th ou san d s o f happy students m atched ideally to courses designed to their individual needs. sch o o l b lu es” . W elcom e W eek is sure to be a roaring W ednesday N igh t is the G rand g o o d tim e at TH E SANDBAR. L ive O pening o f TH E SANDBAR F .M . and bands like F .M ., J.R . Express and the N ash the Slash. A great N ew “ W a v e” B o x and great co m ed y w ith T he Yuk b and, the A rrow s w ill keep y o u enter Y uks C o m ed y T our w ill be featured. tained all even in g. Y o u can dance on a Im agine y o u rself sitting at a beach huge dance flo o r or ju st sit at your w atching live m u sic. W ell, w e have the table and let th e w aiter and w aitresses next best thing — so g o to TH E continued on page 5 SANDBAR and forget the “ back to