The McGill Tribune Vol. 10 Issue 15

Inside This W eek New Gym

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Prospects for new athletics com plex look g o o d

Predictions of War

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McGill Profs say prospects for peace look bad

Centaur Review

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New show surprisingly com pared to Scooby Doo

Hating Western ...and w e have a W estern scribe to tell us w hy

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The McGill Journal of Political Studies is now accepting papers for inclusion in its 1991 edition, to be published in March, Submissions may be of any length (not over 50 pgs please), in English or French , graduate or undergraduate, concerning any aspect of political studies. Essays will be judged solely on the basis of academic excellence. Papers should include author's name & phone number, & can be submitted to the/ournal , c/o PSSA box, Political Science

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12:30 to 1:30 at 3715 Peel St. The Engineering U ndergradu­ ate Society presents Patrick Quinn, P. Eng of Q uinn, Dressel & Assoc., speaking on "D oes Engineering really need w om en?" 4:00 p.m., Com m on Room, McConnell Engi­ neering Building.

The Coalition A gainst Sexual A ssault is holding a planning m eeting for Sexual Assault Aware­ ness Week. M en and wom en wel­ come. 7 p.m., Union 107-108.

T-shirt D esign C ontest for Ani­ mal Rights continues. O ver $75 in prizes. Deadline Jan. 28. See poster for details or call META at 3455679.

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news City m ay okay M cGill’s n ew athletics facility

BY RICH LATOUR The prospects for construction of the long-aw aited McGill athlet­ ics complex beside the Currie Gym look hopeful, despite a recom m en­ dation against reducing park space on M ount Royal which was m ade to City Council last fall.

The Bureau de Consultation was set u p to study the future of Mont Royal park. O ne recom m endation w as that McGill not be perm itted to construct a new athletics facility on the corner of Pins and Parc.

But a city councillor w ho serves as President of the Commission on the Developm ent of the M ontreal U rban Com m unity says the city may disregard thecom m ittee's rec­ ommendations.

"We feel that there is a sufficient dem and and need for the project to go ahead," Commission President H ubert Simard said. "We recog­ nize that [the Bureau de Consulta­ tion's] report was ambivalent."

The report had rejected plans for an athletic facility because the plans

w ere too vague and committee m em bers did not think the com­ plex should be built on the m oun­ tain, which is city park land.

"It is not unusual to find [such facilities] in parks," said McGill's VP Physical Resources Sam Kingdon. "This particular area of land is not, in our opinion, part of the park. It is not a space used by the public."

"The Bureau de C onsultation is not the final decision-m aking body," said Kingdon. "The city did not necessarily buy all of their conclusions."

Despite the overall feelings of optim ism , Students' Society VP External Alex Usher explained the project could still fall through.

"If there isa hitch in the negotia­ tions before January 31, we w on't get a complex," U sher said.

The term s of a series of student referenda held betw een 1982 and 1990 stipulate that the construc­ tion of the athletics complex m ust start by June 1, 1991, otherwise m oney already collected for the project will be p u t tow ards reno­

J3 r i e f s Students to voice view s on Canada's future After missing its chance to present McGill students' views on Canadian unity to the Bélanger-Campeau Commission last fall, Students' Society is attem pting to compile a brief to be presented to the Students' Forum on Canadian Unity next month.

The External Affairs Committee (EAC) is setting u p tables across cam pus w here students will be asked to fill out a six question survey.

The survey addresses such issues as Quebec sovereignty and minority rights. The surveys will be compiled into a brief to be subm itted to the Students' Forum . The Students' Forum will then subm it a report to the Spicer Commission later this year.

Councillors expressed concern last fall about the possibility of collecting a representative survey of McGill's 24,000 students.

"We hope to get a t least 600 responses," EAC m em ber Dave M essenger said.

New bank machine may endanger students Student safety m ay be jeopardized by the enforcement of a municipal zoning by-law.

The UnionBuilding bank machine has been relocated from the Alley's McTavish street entrance to the second floor opposite M anchu W ok in accordance w ith a municipal by-law which states that a bank machine in a private building cannot be accessible from street level.

Students' Society Com ptroller Jon Shifman believes the new location m ay be dangerous to students usi ng the machine at night and during other low traffic times.

"The new location will be less safe for students because it is in a lower traffic area and it's by a staircase," Shifman said. "It w ould be easy for someone to hide in the staircase, steal a person's m oney and escape.

A nd if an incident occurred, chances are no one would see it."

Students protest copyright law Student leaders are trying to educate students about the federal governm ent’s photocopy law and convince them to sign petitions against the legislation. They hope to convince the federal governm ent to exem pt educational institutions from the law's festricitve regulations.

Construction o f the new gym on this empty land space may begin in June. vating existing facilities.

"January 31 is the last date to extend the motion to SSMU Coun­ cil," Usher continued. "We d on't w ant to extend it."

Usher said the costs of the proj­

ect have risen from $15 million in 1984 to betw een $22 and $24 mil­ lion today. The project is being financed by McGill students, the provincial government and private donations.

If negotiations betw een the uni­ versity and the city succeed, con­ struction of the complex w ould start in May and w ould take about one and a half years to complete, according to Usher.

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BY STEPHANIE SMALL McGill medical students voted overw helm ingly to strike last m onth, to symbolize their opposi­ tion to the provincial government's proposed health reforms.

The students are joined by medical students from across the province w ho are threatening to strike in an attem pt to persuade Health Minister Marc-Yvan Coté to set up a par­ liamentary commis­ sion to study the proposed changes to p ro v in c ia l m e d i­ care. The reform package introduced last m onth includes changes such as a proposed $5 charge for every emergency room visit.

Medical students oppose the section of Bill 120 aim ed at over­ coming the shortage of specialized doctors in outlying rural areas. If the planned legislation is imple­ m ented, new physicians may be forced to w ork in rural areas after

com pleting their studies and in­ ternships.

The proposed legislation will give the governm ent control over the num ber of doctors working in urban areas, including those in private practice.

Razek supports the goals of the legislation b u t believes there are other ways to encourage a more even distribution of doctors across the province w ithout resorting to "coercive methods".

The provincial federation of m edical stu d e n ts w ould like to con­ tinue the current system w hich pro­ vides incentives to work in areas where there is a shortage of doctors.

However the gov­ ernm ent is unhappy w ith the results of the three-year-old incentive system .

This dissatisfaction is particularly due to a shortage of special­ ists in rural areas.

But medical students claim the system's effectiveness has not been adequately studied and are calling for a study to determ ine w hether or not the current system could fix the imbalance over time.

Razek believes there are other ways to encourage a more even distribution of doctors across the province without resorting to "coercive methods". "[The legislation] is very coer­ cive. N ew graduates will not have any options, they w on't be able to find work in [university regions]," McGill's Medical Students' Soci­ ety VP External Tarek Razek said.

"People graduating from resi­ dency are usually in their early thirties, m any have families and are rooted in cities."

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Letters to the Editor

The responsibilities of student and teacher To the Tribune: Perhaps I was m isunderstood.

Certainly I agree that students have an obligation to participate in the learning process; however, this does not exonerate inadequate teaching.

In responding to Rob Steiner's column, "D on't Blame Teachers", I explained that students should have the right to dem and the imoprovem ent of the quality of teaching when appropriate. To assume that they are at fault as poor (and typical) students is ludicrous.

Regardless of the economic context, students do have an obligation to learn and they are thus examined. Their success affects only their own lives. Professors likewise have an obligation to teach; yet their success or lack thereof affects many.

Essentially, research and teaching should be equally im portant, and as professors strive for excellence in reasearch ( thus receiving better grants) so should they strive tow ard excellence in teaching.

A ubrey Kassirer U2 Science

Of “Greeks” and “Greeks” To the Tribune:

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Ineffectiveness from the top Students' Council has passed a motion condem ning w ar in the Gulf, an action for which they had an at best questionable m andate.

Furtherm ore, the Students' Society has said that they will not fund the activities of a different anti­ w ar group, TroopsOut, unless that group works through the Society's ow n proposed group.

It is no dou b t tem pting for Students' Council to pass m otions advocating stances on the great issues of our time. For one thing, it m ay seem more interesting to talk about the possibility for w ar in the Gulf than to discuss routine business of the Society. But the existing Student Society funded forum for interesting discussions about the fate of the w orld is the Debating Club.

Students' Council has other things to do. A badly needed revam p of electoral guidelines has been postponed until after elections, despite problems during the last election period.

The agenda of each Council m eeting is so overfull that certain motions are postponed over a period m easurable in months. Furtherm ore in the doom ed rush to get through each m eeting's agenda, debate on any given issue is cut off by "calling the question," over the objections of those w ith inform ation or opinion to add. This m isuse of proceedure necessarily detracts from the quality of decision m aking in Council.

A dding tim e pressure to a busy council is not the only problem w ith abstract political motions, ad­ dressing problem s which Council cannot possibly affect. Council w astes its ability to attack social issues in w ays which affect student life.

Students' Council adopted a motion, in the name of all McGill students, stating that Canada should

not go to war, and furtherm ore, that McGill students supported the effective im position of sanctions. In doing so, they m ade intellectual decisions on behalf of all students which they were not em pow ered to do.

They expressed an opinion about Canadian actions in the Gulf, nothing more. However, that opinion is interfering w ith the Society carrying out its m andate to allow and encourage students to act in their ow n nam e through clubs and organizations.

TroopsO ut has an opinion about the M iddle East crisis which differs from that of the Council. But in order for its mem bers to get access to the resources to whch they are entitled as members of the Society, they are being told to m odify their view that no Canadian troops should be involved in enforcing U.N. resolutions. The Council thinks som e troops are fine if they are there in order to enforce sanctions.

M embers of the society who choose to involve themselves in social or political issues ought not to be deprived of their ability to function. Students' Council holds no m onopoly on correctness, nor ought it to hold a m onopoly over action.

O ur student councillors are elected in order to fa­ cilitate and provide student services as they relate to the functioning of groups, and in governm ent and adm inistration relations. One way of doing so, and at the same time prom oting positive social change, is to support an array of active groups with differing views and m ethods. Topdow n organization is one way to account for the apathy to which Council's ineffectiveness is attributed.

-Kelly G allagher-M ackay

The present letter is in response to the articles, "Greeks divided over affirmative action clause" by Allan Tait, "Fraternities fight bad press and negative attitude" by Amy Wilson, and "Philanthropy: bew are of Greeks bearing gifts?" by Kate Gibbs, published in the N ovem ber 20-26th edi­ tion.

Affirmative action being a sensitive subject, by comments pertain to the use of the w ord "Greeks" in the first article as well as the other two.

It is w ith pride that we see that Greek culture is recognised through the use of Greek letters to identify fraternities and sororities. Innovatively, the w riters em ployed the w ord "Greeks" in a context m eaning the m em bers of fraternities and sororities. However, some readers may have m isunderstood, at first glance, considering it seemed as it affected the Greek student population as a whole.

Therefore, the word "Greeks" may only be used to refer to people of Greekdescent. Also note that Webster”s dicta tes fraters as the appropria te w ord to designate fraternity members.

John D. Y antsulis VP Internal M cGill H ellenic S tudents' Association Ed Note: Use of the word Greeks referred to the organizations and not their members.

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Canada g o e s to war in Churchill’s shadow Never was so much owed by so many to so few.

-Winston Churchill at his finest hour during the Battle of Britain, 1940 Should IUN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar's mission to Iraq] be unsuccessful, 1 suppose toe would all be progres­ sively hard pressed to designate an interlocutor who could be more effective.

-Brian Mulroney, in an at­ tempt to be an eloquent war time leader last week, falls flat on his face.

D uring a visit to Great Brit­ ain last week, I realized why Canada is so lucky. The U.K. is the only allied nation in the Persian G ulf to have ever fought a w orld w ar on the front lines, and we are now far more prepared to fight a good, old-style w orld war than are the British.

The British w ere realizing

Anyone interested in applying for the position of Focus co-editor please contact Amy in the Tribune Office.

Parts o f Speech ROBERT STEINER

their rustiness bit-by-bit last week as Channel 4 ran the first episodes of H erm ann W ouk's Winds of War. The series recalled a glorious time: the stiff resolve of a united people, allied intimately with the Americans and a far-flung Em­ pire in their fight to save civiliza­ tion. There was a scene in one episode of com rades slapping each others' backs as they emerged from a bom b shelter.

Always there was the hint of a brilliant leader standing above his people while his fellows in the w ar cabinet hunkered dow n in a bunker office surrounded by old m aps aw ash in red pins.

Yup, the good old days.

But the new s broadcast just before and just after each episode rem inded Britons that their war m achine w as wearing a bit thin.

Resolve of a united people?!

Fifty percent of the population feels a w ar is unjustified. And w hen the National H ealth Service announced it was readying beds for at least 7,000 w ounded in five days of fighting, few people reacted w ith stiff upper lips.

A larger-than-life leader?!

Every com m uter in London looks like John Major. A w ar cabinet uniting opposing politicians?!

The Labour Party foreign affairs critic has w ritten m ore articles against the w ar than m ost journalists it seems.

Even those institutions which 40 years ago bolstered that brave island's strength will cripple it in a w ar today. The British Govern­ m ent is still w orking in an im­ pregnable bunker. But its defences - including wartime censorship regulations and secret governm ent committees - are

built to protect against increas­ ingly uneasy voters. The Empire has become a commonwealth.

But one third of the com m on­ wealth has no army, another third is fighting civil wars and the final third is as trustw orthy as Iraq - a former British mandate itself.

Only the French and we Canadians have responded to the new Hitler by deliberately re­ creating the dark days of 1940.

The French are still annoying everyone w ith their king-of-thesandbox whining. To be sure, their infantry force is once again better suited for sandbox war than the im pending tank and air battles. They'll probably surren­ der quickly again too.

For our part, we have m ade up for the shortcomings of m odern Britain. O ur population is clearly united in a firm resolve to save civilization, according to our Bril­ liant Leader. The concerted strength of our vast land recalls the glory of an em pire fighting for a single Crow n and C ountry -

with one eye on the defeat of a "dangerous foreigner" and the other on the "restless natives".

N o one is m ore intim ate w ith the Americans than we are.

A nd our leader, now at the head of a real old-fashionned w ar cabinet which really briefs opposition leaders but ignores parliament, has not forgotten the art of turning an inspiring phrase. It took him 30 seconds from the time a reporter asked him the question to come up w ith the zinger at the top of this week's column.

Stare in envy Britain. W hile you cope with the difficulties of w ar in the late 20th Cen­ tury, we are returning to the echoes of Churchill's words.

Let's see if I can remember them properly: Never has so m uch been decided for so m any by so few.

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McGill medical students threaten to strike MED STUDENTS FROM PAGE 3 "[The governm ent] has adm it­ ted there has already been signifi­ cant im provem ent for general prac­ titioners," MSS President George C how said.

"If [the incentives] are working, there's no reason to mess w ith what7s already in place."

Medical students suggest the problem could be overcome by a com bination of the current system and the proposed assigning of dif­ ferent universities to specific re­ gions in the province. This assign­ m ent will encourage the universi­ ties to play a m ore active role in outlying areas.

"Specialists like to be in contact w ith the latest advances," Chow

said. "If they create more teaching and ex­ changes in outlying ar­ eas, [doctors] w on't feel as isolated."

In addition to threat­ ening to strike, 1200 m e d ic a l s tu d e n ts m arched at the national assembly a week before Chritm as to oppose the health reforms.

Unless the efforts of student protestors are successful, the govern­ m ent is likely to have the legislation pass sec­ ond reading by April 1, a t w h ic h tim e its im p le m e n ta tio n can begin.

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Medical students will no longer be smiling i f Bill 120 becomes law.

McGill greets future with controversial recommendations on its "priorities II

BY STEPHANIE SMALL

A t a tim e w hen the political and financial situation of McGill is in question, the University Senate will begin debatinga controversial plan w hich w ould set the institution's priorities into the next century.

The Task Force on Priorities is expected to present its 70 page report to Senate tomorrow. A se­ ries of discussions will begin d u r­ ing which senators will have an opportunity to propose am end­ m ents to the report before it is presented for final approval to the Board of G overnors in February.

The task force was set up almost tw o years ago to formulate the university's priorities for upcom ­ ing years. Adm inistration, faculty, and student m em bers addressed issues such as the planning and budgeting process, as well as a wide range of "im pact issues" ranging from equity to the quality of stu­ den t life.

But sceptics question w hether some of the report's recom m enda­ tions are feasible.

The report is strew n w ith recom­ m endations calling for McGill to "foster excellence", a goal which alm ost certainly increases budget­ ary strains.

"Did we send these people off for a year only to come u p w ith a bunch of recom m endations we can'tevenafford?"askedStudents' Society VP U niversity Affairs Deborah Pentesco. "Are we w ast­ ing our breath?"

But the report also suggests phasing out program s and activi­ ties that fail to meet "McGill's stan­ d ard of excellence".

Pentesco suggested high cost schools such as dentistry and edu­

cation could fall under intense scru tin y an d conceivably be dropped al together.

The Task Force held extensive m eetings to sift through more than 100 w ritten submissions it received in response to last year's prelim i­ nary report.

As a result of criticisms to the prelim inary report, the final rec­ om m endations give increased at­ tention to undergraduates.

"U n d erg rad u ates are given greater prom inence in the final report, which makes sense because they're the core of the university they're w hat w e're here for," Pen­ tesco said.

R ecom m endations affecting undergraduates include increased assessm ent of teaching perform ­ ance, stricter qualifications for teachingassistants and im proving advising services.

The report also includes a series of recom m endations aim ed at graduate students. It calls for the ratioof graduate to undergraduate students to rise to one third of total student enrolment.

Recommendations which may be approved by February include: • the requirem ent that each stu­ dent purchase or acquire a com­ puter.

• competence in English and French to become an adm ission or graduation requirement.

• the im plem entation of a job bank to increase publicity of parttim eem ploym entopportunities for students.

• the renovation of McGill resi­ dences to encourage students to take greater pride in them. Accord­ ing to the report, the present condi­ tion of the residences "fosters atti­ tudes that increase the rate at which

these facilities deteriorate."

• the developm ent of joint hon­ ours program s across faculties.

These program s w ould link the hum anities to engineering, man-

agem ent, music and the social or natural sciences, with the aim of combining professional and liberal education.

There is not set timeline for the

im plem entation of these "priori­ ties"; they represent options which the University will consider inten­ sively, and perhaps begin to enact over the next decade. □

Post-graduate autonomy negotiations breaking down

BY SHANNON ALDINGER Talksaboutpost-graduate seces­ sion from Students' Society seem to be breaking dow n. The two groups met for the first time early last week but could not agree on the basic term s of negotiation.

In a breakthrough m otion last November, SSMU Council m an­ dated its executive to negotiate the w ording of a question concerning graduate autonom y w ith the post­ graduate society. The question is "to include but not be limited to the discussion of rem oving all ref­ erences to graduate students from SSMU's constitution" and m ay be put to a cam pus-w ide referendum later this semester.

The m andate w as a radical change in Students' Society policy which previously refused to ad­ dress the option of graduate seces­ sion from SSMU. According to PGSS representa­ tive to Council Eric Darier, this change is "an encouraging devel­ opment."

But Post-G raduate President Michael Temelini says Students' Society's offer to negotiate gradu­ ate autonom y is misleading.

"They do not w ant to discuss autonom y," Temelini said. "Au-

tonom y concerns the w ithdraw al of graduate m em bership from Students' Society. W hen SSMU says it w ants to discuss autonom y, they mean they w ant to discuss w hat it will take to keep graduate students in their organization."

Post-Graduates will not discuss the issue of financial com pensa­ tion for w ithdraw al until auton­ om y has been granted. Financial com pensation refers to the money graduate students would continue to pay Students' Society for the use of Students' Society-sponsored services, clubs and events.

However, undergraduate repre­ sentatives seem certain to insist on discussing the monetary issues.

According to SSMU VP Univer­ sity Affairs Deborah Pentesco, "w hatever w e (the committee) discuss, the economic ramifications m ust be considered. The tw o is­ sues (political and economic) go hand in hand," Pentesco said.

According to Pentesco, the two issues m ust be discussed sim ulta­ neously because if political auton­ omy is granted before the economic ramifications are agreed upon, PGSS will be under no obligation to negotiate further.

Temelini agrees the political, social and economic aspects of

gradua teautonom y are all interre­ lated but says financial com pensa­ tion cannot be negotiated until graduate students are independ­ ent of the Students' Society.

"We can't negotiate financial com pensation right now because we are in an unequal position and we have nothing [with which] to negotiate." Temelini said. "Slaves can't fight their masters."

Temelini cited past attem pts to negotiate secession which have been hindered by linking the two issues.

Three years ago, then SSMU president Nancy Coté and PGSS president Lee Iverson attem pted to negotiate provisions for PGSS's political and economic secession from SSMU. According to Teme­ lini, Coté w ithdrew from the nego­ tiations "justas it seemed anagreement had been reached."

"Since then, PGSS has never at­ tem pted to negotiate finances be­ fore we agree upon autonom y because SSMU is under no obliga­ tion to fully negotiate w ith us," Temelini said.

In the N ovem ber resolution, council set a deadline of January 17 for the submission of the proposed question.

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D ecem ber blackout prom pts lighting review

BY CLEM K IN G Following December's sevenhour blackout, Physical Plant offi­ cials have proposed several im ­ provem ents to the university's emergency lighting backup system.

D uring last m onth's blackout, m any ofMcGill'semergency power generators failed to provide em er­ gency lighting.

Students in the Bronfman Build­ ing w ere left in the dark during the blackout because a hose rup tu red in the generator's lubricating sys­ tem and the machine automatically shut dow n. There was no em er­ gency lighting in the building's basement.

"We got out of the room because someone had a zippo lighter w ith plenty of fuel," stu d en t Duff McLeod said. "Igotoutof the build­ ing by feeling m y w ay along the wall to the staircase."

Students in other cam pus build ­ ings also found it difficult to leave the buildings because of a lack of emergency lighting.

Eleanor Dworschak w as in the Frank Dawson Adams Auditorium w hen the lights w ent out. Emer­

gency lights in the building shone for only 30 seconds.

"It w as the second last class of the sem ester and we needed spe­ cific handouts so w e all had to go dow n to the bottom of the room to get them," Dworshack said.

"There w ould have been a catas­ trophe if there had been a fire or another type of situation where people are panicking to get ou t and it's pitch black," said Dworschak.

The university's independent pow er generators were only able togivelim ited power toa fewcritical locations during the blackout.

Such locations included the M on­ treal Neurological Hospital, the Residences, and the M cIntyre Medical, Stuart Biology and Physi­ cal Plant buildings. The generators also pow ered the university's tele­ com m unications system.

Physical Plant Director Roy Dalebozik believes the prim ary cause of the problem s is the m a­ chines' age.

"The units are approaching 25 years old (sic). The useful life of our equipm ent is from 10 to 15 years," Dalebozik said.

But Dalebozik says num erous

initiatives have been started to im prove the reliability of theaging m achines and "to insure that the next time we have a failure that the machines will start."

Since the December blackout, McGill has increased preventative m aintenance of its emergency pow er generators. Other initiatives include the weekly servicing of the

Bronfman Building emergency generator.

Dalebozik also hopes to have generators installed in all cam pus buildings.

"We have a proposal to the Uni­ versity that will be going in," Dale­ bozik said. "We are looking at probably $700,000 to $1,000,000 to p u t in emergency generators for the buildings that do not have

them."

The December blackout was caused by a failure at the Guy Street substation. A n attem pt by repair crews to re-energize one of the main transform ers resulted in an explo­ sion which caused the shutdow n of one of the distribution systems w h ich s u p p lie s p o w e r to McGill. q

University decision further jeopardizes legitimacy of new $3000 scholarship

BY STEPH A N IE SMALL Students' Society is scrambling to clear its new scholarship of alle­ gations of an "incestuous" aw ard­ ing process, following the univer­ sity's refusal to approve the con-

troversial aw ards.

The Students' Society Awards of Distinction are being set up from a $100,000 donation from food and beveragesuppliersoncam pus.The university scholarship committee refused to run the new scholarship jointly with Students' Society be­ cause "the m oney involved does not constitute a gift to the Uni­ versity," accord­ ing to a letter from Committee C h a ir A b b o tt Conway.

This refusal has added to al­ legations from student council­ lors last fall that the fund was a "kickback" from S c o tt's Food Service in return for the decision to aw a rd the university food a n d b e v e ra g e contract to the corporation.

Suggestions w ere also m ade that students are paying for the aw ard through higher food prices. Contract né­ gociations were confidential.

The university also refused to approve the scholarship because "present policy does not envisage donorsbeinginvolved in the selec­ tion of recipients."

Students' Society VP University Affairs Deborah Pentesco denied that donors will be involved in the selection process since no one from Scott's will pick scholarship win­ ners.

McGill's scholarship coordina­ tor, June Morrier, refused to com­ ment.

The new scholarship will be a w arded by a process similar to the university's. Pentesco hopes to avoid any charges that the aw ard­ ing of the scholarship will be "in­ cestuous" through extensive ad ­ vertisem ents and interviews.

"Students can participate in the selection process in a fair and ob­ jective way," Pen­ tesco said. She pointed to the fact students already serve on univer­ sity-run scholar­ sh ip se le c tio n committees.

Pentesco hopes the presence of two academics on the scholarship selection commit­ tee will also help le g itim iz e th e a w a rd , ev en though it does not have the univer­ sity's recognition.

But no professor hasyetaccepteda position on the committee.

The $3000 new s c h o la rs h ip is designed to recognize students' academic achievements and lead­ ership contributions at McGill.

"It's filling a loophole because no other scholarships deal with returning students that isn't solely based on marks," Pentesco said.

The university's refusal has added to allegations from student councillors last fall that the fund was a "kickback".

E n g in eers 1fo o tb a ll b lo c k s traffic: M cG ill E ngineers b lock ed Sherbrooke Street traffic w h ile p la y in g lu n ch tim e footb all last T hursday. The g a m e w a s part o f the E ngineers' w e e k - lo n g w in ter carnival w h ich ran from January 4th to 11th. A cco rd in g to o n e carnival organ ­ izer, in p a st years p o lice officers h a v e interrupted an d b rok en -u p the gam e. But this year, "the p o lice [officers] just cam e and sat in their cars and w a ited for us to g et so cold that w e sto p p ed p la y in g . That took ab out forty -fiv e m inutes."

Pentesco claims the scholarship complies w ith recom m endations of McGill's recently published Task Force on Priorities. The report suggests Students' Society should beencouraged to identify ways that participation and leadership by members "could be recognized and encouraged."

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focus War in the Gulf At midnight tonight ( EST ), the deadline for complete Iraqi withdrawl from Kuwait will expire. The Tribune takes a look at the reactions to and effects o f armed conflict as seen through the eyes of students and experts at this and other Canadian universities.

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McGill experts analyze conflict

BY SARA BORINS As the threat of war in the Middle East reaches its peak, political scientists continue to analyze the situation and predict possible outcomes. In an interview last Thursday, the Chair of Middle East Studies and Political Science professor Rex Brynen, and Middle East ex­ pert and political sci­ entist Paul Noble dis­ cussed what the world is likely to witness in the near future.

T rib u n e : H ow close is the w orld to seeing a w ar in the M iddle East?

Prof. Noble: I thought all along the chances of w ar were 60:40. Now I think they are 80:20.

Prof. Brynen: I think that we are headed for m ilitary conflict some­ time in January, maybe even as late

as February.

Tribune: W hat will take place w ithin the next few days?

Prof. Noble: We will see a lot of diplomatic activity taking place but

as being the duration of the war?

Prof. Brynen: I d o n 't see that this will go m uch more than a couple of m onths even under the w orst case scenario. George Bush has m ade it clear that no m atter what, he is going all out to get a d e c isiv e re su lt.

However, the actual length of com bat critically depend s on som ething which is hard to m easureIraqi front line m o­ rale.

Tribune: W hatdo you expect the d i­ mensions of this war to be?

Prof. Noble: One dim ension of the conflict will be an air w ar which will try to takeout Iraqi long range delivery capacities w hich w ould include missile and potentially unconvential w arfare capability.

The air phase, however, probably

"Hopefully, the sheer shock of the weight of the Allied campaign will force Hussein to change his mind."

—Prof. Rex Brynen, Middle East expert nothing in particular is set on the clock. M ilitary conflict is likely, but the Americans w ant to maintain an elem ent of surprise and therefore, m ilitary action will not be im medi­ ate.

Tribune:W hat do you anticipate

would not do the job which could make a ground phase of warfare necessary.

Tribune: How likely is it that the tw o phases of warfare will be inte­ grated?

Prof. Brynen: I see that we are likely to witness som e sustained air campaigns as a precursor to a ground campaign. There is likely to be a shift from high value mili­ tary targets - trying to control mili­ tary air fields - to civilian targets and hydroelectric facilities.

Tribune: How likely is it that nuclear w eapons will be used?

Prof. Noble: Some indications from American sources have said that nuclear weapons can't be used.

This has raised criticism, as it is not completely impossible thatnuclear w eapons will not be brought into this.

Prof. Brynen: I think it is ex­ tremely unlikely, verging on im ­ possible, that we will see nuclear

w eaponsused.Theonly conditions under which I can envisage the use of nuclear weapons is if Iraq has a nuclear capacity - and I d o n 't think it does - or if Iraq has some very surprising biological w eapons of which we are not yet aware.

Tribune: H ow will this situation in the M iddle East affect Canada and future w orld order?

Prof. Noble: Some aspects of the situation will be dam aging for Canadians b u t not necessarily for Canada.

Prof. Brynen: It is not particu­ larly clear to me w hat the outcome of this is going to be, but we can already draw a num ber of nega­ tive lessons from the crisis. The extent to which m any UN m em ­ bers cut and ran w hen push came to shove needs to be examined.

They endorsed a resolution which d id n 't mention forces nd therefore essentially gave a blank cheque for anyone to take action after the fif­ teenth.

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fo c u s The Middle East: The Balkans of the later 20th Century?

Since de-colonialization, these arbitrary political boundaries have been the subject o f ongoing dispute. Ethnic and religious conflicts spill over the lines time and again, in a region which is historically a source of contention.

Iraqi student fears consequences of conflict

BY ANDREA CURTIS

Canadian government.

"As an Iraqi, I am feeling a little u n c o m fo rta b le about the The January 3 expulsion of 67 sharpening of knives that is going Iraqis from Britain, m any of whom on in the preparation for sticking were students, m ay have unset­ them into my country. I don't agree tling consequences for Iraqi expa­ triates worldwide. w ith m y ow n g o v e rn m e n t Norma King, an aide at the Brit­ however, and believe that many ish Consulate in Arabs outside of the Arab world share my M o n t r e a l e x p la in e d ," T h e views.

"As an Iraqi, I am feeling a little expulsion of the "Much of my fam­ Iraqis was on the ily is still in Iraq and I uncomfortable about the grounds that the am very concerned sharpening of knives that is presence of those for their safety. I lost Iraqi individuals a lot of family in the going on in the preparation for w as n o t c o n ­ Iran-Iraq w ar and sticking them into m y country I ducive to national d o n 't re lish the security." thought of losing any don't agree w ith m y ow n T he B ritish more." governm ent however, and C o n su la te in The student hopes Montréal offered that the Iraqi govern­ believe that many Arabs outside no further expla­ ment has forgotten of the Arab world share my nation. about him and fears "It is w idely being presented with views." known that about a draft notice if they one third of the are rem inded of his — Iraqi expatriate student Iraqi embassy of­ existence. ficials in Britain "I don't want to wished his name to be withheld were involved in espionage. Re­ have to make a choice between my hom eland and my adopted home. had evidence to suggest that his garding the students however, the British governm ent perhaps erred telephone was being tapped. He on the side of caution," noted 'T h e expulsion of Iraqis from suggested that Canadian officials Britain," the student claimed," is might be responsible. He feels that McGill Political Science professor and Middle East expert Rex Brythat kind of stupid act that creates his views present no threat to na­ nen. tional security, but he acknowl­ paranoia, but that always goes "While the implication of such edged the predicament of the along w ith war."

Q acts as the expulsion of students is worrisome, terrorist backlash is reasonably likely in the event of war. There are going to be security risks and they are probably going to be concentrated in Arab com­ munities."

One Iraqi student at McGill who

Relevant Statistics on the Persian Gulf Countries COUNTRY-(CÀPITAL) LAND AREA (SQUARE MILES )-1987 POPULATION.- POPULATION DENSITY (PER SQUARE MILE)- FORM OF GOVERNMENT1PREDOMINANT LAN­ GUAGES. i.Iran (Tehran) 636,296....46,130,000 .. 72 ..

Islamic Republic... Farsi,TUrkish, Kurdish,Arabic

2.Iraq.(Baghdad)..... 169,235 .....16,250,000....

96 .... R epu blic....... Arabic, Kurdish 3. Kuwait (Kuwait) 6 ,8 8 0 1 ,800,000.. 262 ...Const. Monarchy..Arabic,English

4.Jjebancxi(Beirut).4f)l 5— 2,700,000..„672_.Rqpublic. .Arabic,English, French

5. Saudi Arabia. .(Riyadh)830,000...11,685,00.. . .Monarchy. .Arabic

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Conscription could cause crisis in conservative

BY ERIC ABITBOL ¥ :,.

With the prospect of w ar unex­ pectedly, but once again, before us, the threat of conscription looms large in the m inds of university students.

Though neither the Canadian nor U.S. governments haveindicatedany intention of im plem enting a draft, neither will rule out the possibility, should the conflict expand beyond expectations.

McGill University Political Science pro­ fessor Patrick James foresaw a "remote possibility" that a draft could occur in C an ad a. H e s u g ­ gested that conscrip­ tion w ould ensue only with a "threat to N orth American se­ curity."

H e predicted there w ould be a huge po­ litical backlash toconscription in this coun­ try today. He argued that backlash would be strongest in light of the "throw them the hell out of there" a t t i t u d e t o wa r d s Canadian governm ent sweeping the nation.

Canadian MP Shirley M aheu from the St-Laurent-Cartierville riding assured the Canadian public that "conscription is not an issue." She appeared shocked w hen asked to

comment.

McGill VP External Alex Usher argued that the draft is an im possi­ bility. "Conscription sim ply will not fly for anyone in this country," he said. In the event of w ar, "Anglo­ phones and Francophones of Can­ ada w ould be united."

Randomly interviewed university students expressed similar views tow ards the conscription question.

There w ould be a hu£ political backlash to conscription in this country, as there is "throw them the hell o there" attitude towar< Canadian governme sweeping the natior -McGill Political Sciei Professor Patrick Jarr

American students may have to interrupt their educations to join the military.

First-year English student Steve Wylie asserted that "m ilitary serv­ ice is a job like any other, involving economic interests. Conscription however, is an infringem ent on in­ dividual freedom."

One of the key concerns on cam-

Anti-war protests take cam puses by storm

BY LISA FERNANDEZ The possibility of w ar w ith Iraq has energized the Canadian student community. Students nationwideare involving themselves in anti-w ar coalitions, urging the Canadian gov­ ernm ent to w ithdraw their troops from the M iddle East.

"S tu d en ts, ch u rch g o ers, city m em bers and even the Physicians for Nuclear Disarm am ent" rallied outside the Federal Building oppos­ ing Canadian presence in the Gulf, according to Karla Krahn, sociology student at the University of Calgary.

O m ar Ghouse, a student at the University of Saskatchewan was "sick and tired of watching the mili­ tary buildup and not doing anything about it." In just tw o days, Ghouse collected 300 signatures against the war.

Ghouse was surprised at the strong reaction at the University of Sas­ katchewan. "I expected flak and cynicism. I even expected more people to support the war. But I've found that w hen w ar hits home, people d o n 't w ant anything to do

w ith it. Especially if it means fight­ ing in the Saudi Desert!"

The University of Victoria and York University are leading the anti­ w ar movement. Russ Williams, VP Internal at UVic, attributed part of the success of the cam pus anti-w ar coalition to the fact that UVic has been historically prone toactivism.

"W e're a pretty political cam pus.

W e rallied for Oka. We rallied a g a in st tu itio n hikes. W e're get­ ting to be profes­ sional ralliers."

Jean Gomeshi, President of the York Federation of Students, ad ­ m itted to a "strong Left w ing ele­ m ent" intrinsic to York's cam pus, but said that "a lot of new groups are interested in the m ovem ent as well."

Seven hundred people came to

York's first dem onstration against Canadian troops in the Gulf.

Student Council involvem ent is key in form ing a successful anti-w ar coalition, according to Russ Wil­

tions."

York and UVic have the only stu­ dent councils who fund such dem ­ onstrations as official anti-w ar rep­ resentatives of the schools.

Although some of the Is­ lamic groups on its cam pus are just beginning to mobilize, the U n iv ersity of Regina does not have a strong anti-w ar move­ ment.

Susan Knoss, Regina VP Ex­ te rn a l, sug­ gested that one reason for the lack of activity on cam pus is internal prob­ lems with the Students Council which has pre­ vented them from actingon peace as a "priority". She adm itted "It's not that w ed o n 't care, it's just that we've had other battles to fight first."

"I expected flak and cynicism.

I even expected more people to support the war.

But I've found that w hen war hits home, people don't w ant anything to do w ith it."

-Omar Ghouse, Protest Organizer liams, VP Internal at the University of Victoria ."It's the only way to do it. Student Council has the financial m eans to endorse the teach-ins, the rallies and the cam pus dem onstra­

In light of York's success, Chantal Sundaram of McGill's TroopsO ut coalition w ants SSMU toshow m ore active support for the group. The anti-w ar organization has initiated several dem onstrations b u t has re­ ceived no financial support from Students' Society.

"Maybe it's utopian to hope for, b u t I wish SSMU w ould sponsor us and help us organize teach-ins on cam pus," said Sundaram .

SSMU has taken a "no w ar" posi­ tion, while allow ing for the presence of Canadian troops in the Gulf.

VP External Alex Usher suggested that Students' Society will organize an anti-w ar group on cam pus, but he disagrees w ith the m andate of T roopsO ut. "T roopsO ut w ould underm ine sanctions" im posed by the C anadian governm ent, said Usher.

If the established group on cam ­ pus wishes to get access to the Stu­ dents' Society's money, they will have to work through the new or­ ganization w hich supports the Stu­ dents' Society's policy, said Usher. □

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Canada pus about the draft is w hat it will m ean for Am erican students. At McGill University there are approxi­ m ately 950 Americans, 350 of whom are eligible for a first round draft.

"There is a slight possibility for case by case exem ption based in D.C. but this is probably for only a term , explained Usher. American students w ould have to interrupt their educa­ tions indefinitely, in order to serve in the military.

University of M on­ treal Law Student Da­ niel O hana is an Am eri­ can citizen w ho has been a C anadian resident for the last 11 years. "I feel frustrated that I have invested so m uch into my studies, and now I may be asked to put eve­ rything o n the line for a governm ent policy w ith which I d o n 't agree."

Tom Concannon, a teaching assistan t in Political theory is an A m ericancitizen.H ein2 sisted that the U.S. m ust not consider any draft ) until it has at least com_____ pleted its existing policy commitments.

"It w ould be m orally w rongof the U.S. governm ent to have a draft be­ fore a m ilitary strike actually occurs.

The governm ent m ust also wait out its' 5-day tim e-lim it prediction on the duration of a w ar before doing so. □

Bijan Moazami, Rula Odeh and Lina Souki enlighten Westerners on some common perceptions about the Middle East.

Worlds apart: a look behind the stereotypes of Middle Eastern culture

BY JULIE MITCHELL For m ostN orth Americans, under­ standing of life in the M iddle East is limited to the selective representa­ tions the m edia provides. Conse­ quently, we envision various forms of oppression as the dom inating feature characterizingM iddle East­ ern nations.

But our perceptions of veiled, si­ lent women, of the social extremes of m ass poverty and im m ense wealth, and of unequal opportunity, are generally incomplete.

Saudi Arabia is at the extreme end of the spectrum of social freedom, virtually elim inating pre-m arital m ale/fem ale interaction. Rula Odeh has lived m uch of her life in Saudi

Arabia. She explained the extent of segregation in that country.

"In restaurants, there exists a family section and a bachelor sec­ tion, buses are also divided by gender, and there is no such thing as a c in e m a , n e v e r­ m ind the prospect of going on a date".

In Iran, social ------------------interaction am ong the sexes is not advocated, b u t as Iranian Bijan M oazami explained, "it happens anyw ay". Special m easures m ustbe taken to bring the sexes together for a social event. Said Moazami, "we

able and it is not uncom m on to use it".

Lina Souki claimed that, in Leba­ non, "alcohol is not only legal, but is re a d ily a v a ilable. " Lebanon does not have any of the alco­ hol related problem s th a t the W e st e x p e ri­ ences. Alcohol---------------------- ism is rare and drunk driving is M oazam i's sister was forbidden virtually unheard of." relations with the opposite sex, but Higher education in the M iddle Iran's patriarchal society enforced East also varies according to the no such restrictions on him. policies of each country. Both in Saudi Arabia and in Iran the gov­ As in Saudi Arabia, Iranian women are veiled, covering themselves ernm ent pays the student to attend alm ost completely, however, once university. in social gatherings, it is acceptable M ouzami explained how in Iran for those Irani----------------------- -------------------"all s tu d e n ts ans not uncon­ w rite an apti­ ditionally d e­ tude test, the v o ted to the highest scorers doctrines of the a re then offered Islam religion positions in the to remove their universities". traditional In Lebanon, c lo th in g a n d where there is applymake-up. absolutely no The situation government in Lebanon, as s u b s id y , th e experienced by situation is very p r e s id e n t of d iffe re n t. As McGill's Inter­ S ouki ex ­ n a tio n a l S tu­ p la in e d , "A l­ den t's Society though educaPresident Lina tion is of prime ----------------------- --------------------importance, itis veryexpensiveand Souki, allows a high degree of free­ dom for pursuing romantic relation­ rem ains a priveleged endeavor".

Saudi Arabia segregates univer­ ships. "Lebanese society is fairly sities so that, "if a male professor is liberal, dating is quite acceptable, required to teach, he m ust rem ain and wom en enjoy about the same out of view to the female students, degree of equality as they do in lecturing from behind a screen."

Canada."

The laws of Islam, it seems, are N either culture nor religion gov­ interpreted differently from coun­ ern w om en's attire in Lebanon, as try to country. Speaking to those they do in other M iddle eastern re­ w ho have experienced such differ­ gions. ences in culture brings one just a Alcohol is illegal in Saudi Arabia little bit closer to an understanding and in Iran. Moazami, however of a life outside the context of our com pared its usage to that of mari­ own.

O juana in the West, saying "it is avail­

Both in Saudi Arabia and in Iran the government pays the student to attend University

Jf

Islamic worshippers contemplate the threat o f war.

w ould organize a get togther and have the guys arrive about an hour before the girls, then no one would suspect any thing was going on".

Moazami compared its usage to that of marijuana in the West, saying "it is available and it is not uncommon to use it".

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The UN and the Gulf Crisis: Is the world organization an effective proactionaiy force?

BY ANNE VIS

option. H e'sgivinga carte-blanche for the m ilitary option but he's not condoning it out and out. (The UN) The U N 's decision to establish a is very limited in its role."

January 15 deadline for Iraq to with­ Suzannne Birk, President of the draw from Kuwait and sanction Canadian H um an Rights Founda­ force m ay reestablish the reputa­ tion had a stronger view of de tion of this organization as proac­ C uellar's role.. tive.

"A m ediator T h a t im a g e has to do more has been und er than conciliateSunday's m eeting stress since the a m ediator has beginning of the betw een U N to force a reso­ organization.

Secretary General lution."

The reputation If a forced has been earned Javier Perez de resolution is in­ in part because of Cuellar and deed the pre­ thedifficultiesof rogative of a b a la n c in g th e Saddam H ussein m ediator, then conflicting Cold clarified it seems Cuel­ W ar interests of the superpowers significant aspects lar has failed.

Virtually noth­ w ho dom inated of the role of the ing has been the influ en tial U N in the revealed of the Security C oun­ contents of the cil.

Gulf crisis. meeting, b u t it B ut P e r­ isapparentthat estroika has d e­ Cuellar is not creased such factionalizationalongEast-W estlines. optimistic.

A fter the diplom atic stalemate, Tom Vis, of the Canadian Economic Cuellar adm itted that "if you be­ D evelopm ent Council stated that, ". ..before Gorbachev, there was no lieve in God, only God knows" if unified political will betw een the w ar will occur.

McGill University Professor John Russians and the Americans."

Sunday's m eeting betw een UN H um phrey is a form er Canadian A m bassador to the UN. H e be­ Secretary General Javier Perez de lieved that a successful meeting Cuellar and Saddam Hussein clari­ betw een C uellar and H ussein fied significant aspects of the role w ould have helped the U N 's dete­ of the UN in the Gulf crisis. riorating image. He predicted that H andol Kim, President of the any sense of accord coming out of International Relations Society at that meeting could have "increased McGill, co ntended, "(C uellar) the authority of the UN and dim in­ doesn 't w ant to have a m ilitary

The UN information kiosk: Which way to Baghdad, please? ished that of (individual) govern­ ments. It m ight have set up an effi­ cient international political order that could im pose its will in events (of this kind)."

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The cast o /T h e W om an in Black experienced an embarassing moment when one actor's hands began to shake uncontrollably, and another struggled in vain to remove a piece o ffish fro m his teeth.

The Woman in Black : a scary Scooby snack

BY K IM FARLEY The Centaur Theatre's The Woman in Black bills itself as a "ghostly Victorian tale of Gothic horror, death, sibling rivalry and revenge from beyond the grave." But don't expect a Frankenstein. W hat's on­ stage is closer to a particulary scary episode of Scooby Doo. The play does have all the ele­ ments of a great Saturday morning cartoon: a w hite faced woman who frequently appears and disappears into thin air, secret rooms and doors which slam for no reason. The set­ ting is reminiscent of that lonely

mansion on the hill where Shaggy, Scooby and their travelling band of crime-solving cohorts inevita­ bly wound up when the Mystery Mobile blew a tire.

In this play the setting is a man­ sion by the sea in N orthern Brit­ ain, the former hom e of a recently deceased old woman. Periodically the place is ensconsed in an opaque sea mist, and voila, the ghosts come out of the woodwork.

The plot of The Woman in Black is complex and mildly confusing.

It follows the trials of an innocent solicitor who comes to the m an­ sion to settle the estate of the mys­

terious woman. H e quickly be­ comes enmeshed in her violent family conflicts, in which the ghosts of several of her family members seek violent revenge on each other in front of his disbelieving mortal eyes.

However, the events at the mansion are actually a play-within the-play. The solicitor is actually an actor who has been hired by the real solicitor to help him dram atize what occured in the mansion, in the hopes that this will finally exorcise the ghosts from his trau­ matized mind.

The ghostly element comes in when the actor begins to be stalked

by the same supernatural forces which plagued the solicitor. A strange woman in black drifts through it all, unidentified until the final moments of the play when the pieces fall into place. The de­ tails of these pieces are best kept secret, since ghost stories without their plot twists lose much of their "boo" value.

Director Perry Schneiderman, who has directed plays such as Mousetrap, knows the elements of a good ghost story, and manages to include them here using minimal special effects. Most of this effec­ tiveness is due to the acting, with strong performances from Craig

Davidson as the solicitor and Jim Mezon as the actor.

Although The Woman In Black w on't make anyone's skin crawl, it is a competently eerie yarn, fa­ vourably comparable to the best of T h elm a, F red , D a p h n e and Shaggy's capers. In fact, all that's missing from this chilling tale is a final defrocking of the villanous spectres, followed by the echoing phrase, "A nd it V o u ld have worked too if it w asn't for those meddlesome kids and their mangy mutt!" rj The W oman in Black is at the Centaur until February 3.

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King’s X grows from the roots of rock X manage to bring most of the good parts of rock and roll from the Six­ ties, Seventies and Eighties to­ gether. The songs are all strong,

BY ALLAN TA IT

King's X - Faith Hope Love Megaforce Records With the release of their third album, Faith Hope Love , on Megaforce records, Texas trio King's X have taken one more step in defining what rock music should be in the nineties.

Although each of King's X's album s are organically whole unto themselves, they also represent portions of a larger progression.

The debut album, "Out of the Si­ lent Planet" was edgy and raw, making little use of the band's excellent Byrds-esque harm oniz­ ing. The second album, "Gretchen goes to Nebraska", boasted better songs and a more unified concept, but sacrificed some of the aggres­ sion and intensity of "...Silent Planet".

W ith Faith Hope Love , King's

No one track on the album stands out - they are all superb. brash and angry or fragile and shimmery as need be. The trade­ m ark harmonies of drum m er Jerry Gaskil, bassist Doug Pinnick and guitarist Ty Tabor are all used to good effect on reasonably intelli­ gent lyrics about, you guessed it, faith, hope and love.

As on their other albums, King's X's nondenom inational Christian­ ity is a strong factor in the song's lyrics (as in "we are finding who we are" and the title track), and

though their spirituality is om ni­ present, it isn't oppressive.

Ty Tabor, considered by such talents as Living Colour's Vernon Reid to be the guitarist of the nine­ ties, is in full form on Faith Hope Love, combining cool blues with heavy riffs with sparkling lines for an entertaining, engaging dose of playing.

No one track on the album stands out - they are all superb, from the misty emotion of "Mr. Wilson" to the fervent enery of "TalkTo You" to the sparse psychodelia fo the ten-minute title song.

If you've been waiting for an "intelligent" hard rock band, buy this record. If you've been waiting for a band that acknowledges its roots w ithout re-hash, buy this record. If you have lots of friends, convince them to buy this record so that King's X will notice and come here, because after your friend hear Faith Hope Love th ey 'll want to see this band. □

The cryptically named K ing’s X tackle three timely topics in their new album.

“University is m ore than just lectures, essays and exams"

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M ovie marketing-the essen ce of casting In 1983,1 was in my living room watching the Academy Award ceremony on television when it was announced that the envelope for Best Support­ ing Actor read the name of Louis Gossett Jr.. Though I am hardly one to place any critical emphasis on the Academy Awards that are so absurdly dished out every year, this particular moment was monumental.

Gossett Jr. received the gold for his performance in An Offi­ cer and a Gentleman. His role was originally written for a white actor but Gossett Jr. managed to convince the pow­ ers that be-little the movie in­ dustry (these powers are also known as the big wigs) to let him play the part. His defense centered around qualifica­ tions, and nothing more.

Artistic integrity trium phed over parsimonious producers and meddling marketers.

In m odern-day Hollywood, artistic integrity is a four-letter word which has often been foresaken in favour of another: ARTG - Actors Reduced To Glamourization. The perform­ ance that resulted from Gossett Jr.'s struggle was absolute magic. Back in my living room, I beamed with the satisfaction of thinking that the cinema would begin to veer tow ards the proud adoption of pure talent over perfect teeth, classically trained ability over backhanded marketability.

Now, years later, a broken TV lies in a dusty corner of my living room and Louis Gossett Jr. is nowhere to be seen.

Check that. He has been in both Iron Eagle and its illinspired sequel, Firewalker, Jaws 3 and The Principal. One might counter that there has been a shortage of good scripts in the past eight years. Such an assertion is nonsense. Some cigar-chomping, loot-loving movie mogul (an integral member of the powers that be­ little) decided somewhere along the ever-unsteady line that Gossett Jr. was no longer the box office draw he used to be. By comparison, ARTGs draw, draw and draw.

When the recently released Bonfire of the Vanities was in production this past summer, a decision was made, that on the surface might not have ap­ peared to be financially moti­ vated. Morgan Freeman, a black actor who has been on a box office roll of late, replaced the ageing Alan Arkin in the

Imitating Life JO N A T H A N BERNSTEIN role of the Bronx judge. The powers that be-trayed Arkin claimed the switch was m ade because of a desire to diffuse racial tension surrounding the film but they also might have desired a ride on Freeman's Driving Miss Daisy and Glory coattails. Besides, Arkin might very well not be hip enough for today's moviegoers, few of whom remember Catch-22 or The In-Laws anymore.

Casting has become the best way to insure that a film will rake in the dough.

The Bonfire of the Vanities, again, has fallen under fire.

Apparently everyone who had read the Tom Wolfe novel was up in arms over the casting of Tom Hanks in the lead role. In addition, the powers that be­ stow actors with jobs chose the always popular Bruce Willis for the part of British tabloid reporter Peter Fallow. Mr. Die H ard, as it turned out, was in­ capable of pulling off a British accent. No matter. Instead of opting for a more capable actor, Willis was kept on and the role was simply trans­ formed into that of an Ameri­ can journalist.

Artistic integrity has become artistic integration.

However, nothing beats last years' uproar over the casting of Michael Keaton in the role of Batman. There were actually petitions being circulated in various comic book stores across North America to prevent Keaton from ever uttering, "I am Batman." The petitions were eventually sent to Warner Bros, but Keaton miraculously still managed to appear on the screen.

Why all the rum pus over who will play what part? If everyone is cast according to celebrity status, w hat will become of the acting profes­ sion?

Money has become too powerful and too much of an imposition on art in this day and age. A quick buck is the aim of countless sreen writers who now write for certain stars in order to im prove sales pitches. This trend has got to end. The buck stops here.

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Robert Giggenbach (left) and Lena Stolze, o f The Nasty Girl have second thoughts about holding their wedding in an igloo.

The Nasty Girl reveals lingering scars

BY D O R O T H Y M O O R E First and foremost, The Nasty Girl is a film for, and about, Germans.

But given the current situation in Europe, the movie has a much w ider significance. In addressing several sensitive issues with u n ­ usual technical skill, director Michael Verhoeven has created the best German feature film since-

Wings of Desire.

The Nasty Girl is a fictionalized account of the life of Anja Elisabeth Rosmus, author of several books on Germany and typical Germans during the Nazi era. The action of the film centres on the period be­ fore and during the writing of her first book, "A Case of Resistance and Persecution, Passau 1933-39" in which she reveals some guarded secrets about her home town.

In The Nasty Girl Rosmus' Pas­ sau becomes the fictitious Bavar­ ian tow n of Pfilzing and Anja her­ self becomes Sonja. Like the real Anja, Sonja wins first prize in a national essay contest and becomes the darling of Pfilzen. Later in the film another contest is announced and Sonja chooses "My Hometown in the Third Reich" as her topic.

Happily, she sets out to tell the story of the tow n's reputation for resistance to the Nazis.

Unhappily, Sonja soon discov­ ers that Pfilzen's reputation may not be all that it seems. When she pursues her research further, the tow nspeople become defensive and no one will speak with her. It is not long until Sonja receives threat­ ening phone calls from well mean­

ing but anonymous neighbours and local Neo-Nazis.

After an ugly legal battle against the town Sonja does gain access to these 'restricted' files but quickly

control of German wartime docu­ ments. Verhoeven also presents the viewer with the less than appeal­ ing reality of present day Neo-Nazi movements, who terrorize Sonja in several par­ ticularly fright­ ening scenes.

Curiously, this movie has not been ill re­ ceived in Ger­ many. 'Pfilzing syndrom e' has W in g s even become an expression in many W est German towns for the lack of knowledge about the Third Reich.

Politics and morals aside, The Nasty Girl is compelling in its own right as innovative cinema. The combination of first person narra­ tive and docum entary style inter­ views help to break tension and reveal more about the characters than could normally bedraw n from the action itself. Verhoeven's use

Director Michael Verhoeven has created the best German feature film since o f D e s ir e .

discovers that they are always 3051' or 'on loan'. It is only by fortuitous accident that she is finally able to get to the necessary documents and, despite a bomb attack on her and her family, is able to complete her essay.

Verhoeven touches on a range of topics from the exact role of Ameri­ can forces in the late 1940's to the

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of photo and film backdrops sets a strong theatrical atmosphere which reinforces the dram a of the issues at hand.

In one scene, Sonja's living room seems to float through the streets of Pfilzen as she and her family listen to threatening messages on their answering machine. Such techniques are complemented by exceptional acting. Lena Stolze puts in an especially convincing per­ formance as Sonja.

The most interesting facet of this

film is its gentle sense of hum our.

Verhoeven has managed to put forward all that he does in a posi­ tive m anner instead of coming dow n in a heavy handed realisticserious style. This is not to suggest that The Nasty Girl is a "feel-good" film. Rather, Verhoeven has m an­ aged to make an otherwise bitter pill easier to swallow.

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Fasone honing in on all-tim<

BY JAM ES STEW ART It is doubtful that when McGill Martlet basketball star Tina Fasone first sunk a hoop for McGill back in 1986 that she thought she would find herself closing in on the uni­ versity's all-time scoring title five years later. Nonetheless, 19 games into the 1990-91 season, she is in position to do just that.

Over the past week­ end Fasone scored 33 points as the Martlets reeled off two impres­ sive victories 84-43 over Concordia and 7463 over the Laval Rouge et Or. Those efforts have put her less than 100 points away from the current leader Annie Constantinides, who fin­ ished her career at M cGill w ith 2018 points over 149 games.

Fasone has played in 152 games this season.

A g ain st Laval, McGill put forth a spirited effort to knock off the ninth ranked team in Canada. From a tight position of 31-29 going into the second half, the Martlets exploded into a 70-53 lead. From that point, the team cruised to 74-63 victory. The Mar­ tlets were led by Tracey Hayman and Fasone with 19 points each.

In spite of the magnitude of the record Fasone will soon break, the 5'9" guard from Montreal humbly says she doesn't think about the approaching feat very much.

"I was talking about this with my sister and my family. If [the record] comes, that7s great. I think

after I graduate it'll mean more.

The thing now is to win games, the conference and get to the nation­ als. I don't think about it coming into a game at all."

Indeed Fasone's mind seems to be focused on one thing during the Martlet's battles. Winning. Tina Fasone is one of the most intense athletes playing inter-collegiate sports at McGill. Her defence is

and mature.

"Maybe when she was younger her game was a little out of control, but her game has matured. The de­ cisions she makes are much better.

Earlier, you know, she'd be ready to shoot when she got into the park­ ing lot."

One of the most remarkable char­ acteristics of Fasone's play is how she always rises to the occasion.

Game in and game ou t her performance in the second half of contests stands far above her first half effort. When the temperature of the gam es heats up, Fasone's activity rises in tandem.

"I don't think my styleofplay changes that much," she ex­ plained. "In the first half I'm content to let things flow, let other people touch the ball. In the sec­ ond half, if things need to be done I say 'okay I'll do it.'"

In the Martlet Invitational Tour­ nament 10 days ago Fasone scored 75% of her points in the second half on her way to taking the MVP award for the tourney.

like a ferocious wolverine stalking its prey.

"I just love to play the game," she said showing her more relaxed side in a post-game interview.

"I'm never really bored of it and I can play and play and play."

Her coach, Chris Hunter spoke highly of the way Fasone plays the game.

"I think that she epitomizes the competitive spirit it takes to play the game at this level. We'll lose a little zip when she leaves."

Hunter has been the head coach at McGill for four years and has watched Fasone's game improve

At her current scoring pace McGill'sbasketballaceisaboutfive games away from breaking the record. Five games from now the Martlets play in Quebec City against Laval. If she doesn't do it by then, McGill plays at home on February 1 in a match with Con­ cordia. □

McGill v s UQTR: the Battle o f Q uebec continues

BY BRENT B A N N ER M A N Compare statistics. The unbeaten Trois Rivières Patriotes (11-0) would not be expected to have trouble defeating the McGill Redmen (6-4-2) this Friday evening at McConnell Winter Arena. But beware. Another Battle of Quebec is about to begin and if past history means anything it should be a barnburner.

According to McGill Sports In­ form ation Co-ordinator, Earl Zukerman, both teams hold the

best home records in Canada over the last four seasons. McGill has had some relative success against the Pats at home in recent years but Trois Rivières has dominated the series overall.

The antagonism between the McGill and Trois Rivières teams is the stuff of a great sports rivalry.

Memory recalls the bone crush­ ing check Marc Lajeunesse deliv­ ered on a Patriote player in his rookie season some five years ago.

In 1988, the fan support for the game was so large and rowdy that

the MUC Police force was needed to keep order inone play-off match.

In 1989, McGill was the scene of a breathtaking overtime win. McGill players and fans remember the taunting and over-confidence of the Trois Rivières players as they eliminated the Redmen from the playoffs four consecutive years in a row. The list goes on.

Such memories evoke a common emotion among Redmen players SEE H O C K E Y . . .

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PHOTO BY: DARREN HAGE R

"I think that she [Fasone] epitomizes the competitive spirit it takes to play the game at this level. We'll lose a little zip w hen she leaves."

- Martlet Coach, Chris H unter

Fifth-year Martlet player Tina Fasone is only 90 points away from becoming McGilVs all-time scoring leader. She currently has scored 1928 points in 152 games. She is likely to break the record on February 1 against Concordia at the Currie Gym.

G r e a te r e ffo r t needed by R edm en h o o p te a m

BY M A R K BRENDER Based on Friday night's 96-71 loss to cross-town rival Concordia Stingers, there's going to have to be a new kind of thinking in the minds of all concerned. Otherwise, the basketball Redmen should worry about their plans for greater success in the new year.

A victory over the nationally ranked Stingers was not a realistic

goal for the Redmen, especially when playing without the services of centre Jamie Simon, absent due to a death in the family.

But better defensive effort was expected than the one turned in before a packed Currie Gymna­ sium crowd. On too many occa­ sions the Redmen simply failed to SEE B- BALL . . .

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Friday's gam e will be tough HOCKEY FOM PAGE 16 and supporters. It' s hate, pure and simple.

Redmen captain Martin Ray­ mond summed up the team's feel­ ings succinctly.

"A lot of guys have been talking about Friday'sgamebecause these two teams hate each other."

Raymond who will face the Pa­ triotes for his fourth year in a row realizes "the rivalry will always be there."

"They are great competi tion and if s always thrilling to beat.them," said veteran Paul Grech.

On paper the Patriotes are with­ out a doubt the strongest of the two teams. They've scored 93goals and surrendered just 20 while winning all eleven games they ha ve played this season. How will the Redmen defeat their old foe?

Captain Raymond feels that "intensity and hard work for sixty minutes" is the only road to suc­ cess. Assistant Coachjames Reeve, similarly notes that "all twenty guys m ustbeat theirbest" in order to beat what many observers feel is the best team in the country.

"Throw away the stats, there's so much emotion and hype that it will be a great game.The rivalry makes it like playoff hockey," of­ fered Paul Grech.

Friday night represents a chance for the Redmen to stand up and be counted, as either contenders or pretenders.

It could very well be the turning point of the season for a McGill team which sometimes forgets to show up a t the rink. (As evidenced this past Saturday in a 9-8 win against a very inept team from the University of Windsor and an equally inept 7-3 loss to Western

The Redmen w ill have to improve their play i f they are to knock o ff the nation's #1 team, the Trois Rivières Patriote. The intense riv a lry continues Friday night a t 7 30 a t the McConnell w inter Arena. on Friday.)

If the Redmen can come up with an all out team effort for sixty minutes against Trois Rivières it could be what McGill needs to come of age. Proving that the Redmen can compete with one of the pre-

mier teams in Canada would be a huge confidence booster for the team.

Regardless of the importance the game, the history of these two teams promises a great contest.

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Western: cocky but good

BY TIM STANLEY We all hate Western. In a special article this week, Tim Stanley of the Western Gazette tells us why.

The rest of the bar cringed when they saw us approach.

Western was there.

The tension mounted.

Guys sat up in their chairs, conversation was hushed and the bouncers moved into prominent view- stra­ tegically placed in case of war.

War? Well, not exactly.

The arrival of several purple-clad Western football sup­ porters at the McMaster Univer­ sity campus bar during halftime of a football game this fall didn't

launch gang warfare. But folks in the Steel City are always less than ecstatic about the arrival of their post-secondary brethern from UWO. The feeling seems to be shared by other students across the province of Ontario and even upon

every loss and each twist of misfor­ tune that befalls the perennial champion. Western has been the most successful university sports team in Ontario for many years.

In football, Western has won the Yates Cup (the Ontario league c h a m p io n s h ip ) nine of the past 11 years. In hockey, the Mustangs have been to the national semi-finals three times in the last six years.

The w om en's track team, the wrestling team and several individual athletes are current na­ tional champions. The men's bas­ ketball team has been a consistent top ten team since the arrival of Ca­ nadian MVPJohnStefelmeyer five years ago.

'If Western was an athlete w e'd be Jose Canseco. If Western was the environment, w e'd be acid rain.' the foreign soil of the Republic of Quebec.

It's not uncommon for success­ ful sports institutions to develop legions of naysayers who cheer

W h a t ’s in a n a m e ?

Ever since I was a little kid I have been fascinated with the names of sports teams. It was a time when I thought the Buf­ falo Sabres were really called the Buffalo Savers. I also thought the Montreal Canadi­ ens logo was horseshoe mag­ net.

Now I'm a little older but my appreciation of teams' nick­ names still persists. Often they provide the sports fan with unique anecdotes about a city's history. They can be a great converstion piece if the game at hand is becoming a little dull.

Or, if you're on the ball, you can impress your friends with your amazing knowledge of nickname origins.

There are good nicknames (Calgary Stampeders) and bad ones (Montreal Machine).

There are obvious ones (Ed­ monton Oilers) and ones that leave you in a quandrary (Saskatchewan Roughriders-1 mean Ottawa Rough Riderswhatever).

The nicknames of many teams in sport are steeped in tradition. A look at a given team's name may reveal some­ thing about a club's history.

The uninformed fan may wonder why the Calgary Hames are named as such.

There is nothing 'flamey' about Calgary. But the Calgary franchise used to be located in Atlanta and when they moved in 1980 the city voted to keep the same name.

Utah's Jazz of the National Basketball Association is an ex­ ample of the same phenome­ non. They were formerly lo­ cated in New Orleans, a city that fit the name Jazz' a lot better than does Salt Lake City.

That name Jazz brings us to another point in the naming of teams. Lately, there appears to be a campaign to get rid of the letter 's'. More and more names have cropped up sans 's'. The NBA, in addition to the Jazz (who were one of the first to go s-less) also features the Or­ lando Magic and the Miami

Varsity athletes know it. Stu­ dents who have attended other universities will tell you. We are not well-liked. If Western was an athlete we'd be Jose Canseco. If Western was the environment, we'd be acid rain. If Western was a zit it would be one of those big red ones that throbs for a few days before you can finally pop it.

Ironically, it may be this undis­ puted position as the "team mostlikely to have the tires of theirteam bus slashed" mentality that pro­ pels Western varsity teams to higher levels year after year. For

Sidelines JAMES STEWART

Heat.

Names that are not pluralized seem to be the sports mar­ keting agents' attempts to lure yuppies to the arenas.

The new leagues really love this 'make it trendy and people will go' ploy. Take a look at the World League of American Football: the Montreal Machine, the Frankfurt Galaxy, Orlando Thunder (a city at war with the letter 's') Sacramento Surge, and the Birmingham Fire. I have never -een -o many teamwithout the letter 's'.

But even the NHL is not immune any more, with the expansion Tampa Bay Light­ ning, a name unlikely to strike fear in any opponent.

Closer to home we have the McGill Redmen, a name that is not very original. There are already so many teams named Redmen it's not even funny. In McGill's own hockey league there is the RMC Redmen.

There's the St. John's University Redmen in New York, the Brooklyn Redmen of junior 'A' lacrosse and dozens of high schools (including my own alma mater - the O'Neill Redmen) who go by the same moniker. But hey, at least we're not called the Gee Gees (Uni­ versity of Ottawa).

The Martlets, McGill's women's teams, at least has some significance to the school.

Martlets are the birds on McGill's school crest.

Nicknames do add a colour­ ful edge to sports. But some people misinterpret nicknames.

An example of this is the Bishop's Gaiters. Their name refers not to alligators but a leg covering that went around the ankle.

What's in a n am e-

many lesser teams, beating West­ ern in football or hockey would make their season.

Western doesn't have great ri­ valries with any one school, they have intense rivalries with every­ body. As an athlete, when you know your opponent has extra­ special motivation for beating Western, you, as the Western ath­ lete are always forced to raise your

SEE WESTERN . . .

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Hard-nosed effort needed from Redmen get position on the defensive boards.Theirslowness allowed the Stingers numerous rebounding opportunities and scoring chances.

The other major difficulty was a relentless full-court press that gave the Redmen fits. Yet unlike the earlier pre-season matchup with Concordia, the problem cannot be reduced simply to an inexperienced backcourt.

This time, knowing what to expect, and knowing how to deal with typical Stinger pressure should have made things easier.

What was lacking was team disci­ pline, the same discipline missing from the defensive game.

In a quiet Redmen locker room after the game, guard Tim Beke made sure to point out that al­ though the potential to be consis­ tent is ever present, the mental aspects of the players' game clearly needed improvement: "I think we have the mental toughness to be successful, but we need more confidence in ourselves.

We're struggling a bit right now."

Luckily, the Redmen offence was for the most part immune to the mental lapses that plagued the defence. When they got into a half­

court offence, the Redmen played quite well. They shot a very re­ spectable 52% from the floor over the course of the game.

The two teams played virtually even for the first ten minutes, dur­ ing which time the Redmen were led by the scoring of forward Paul Brousseau and swing man Cam Matheson. Despite his curiously limited playing time throughout the game, Brousseau led the way with 14 points.

Matheson has been the bright spot for the Redmen in recent weeks. At a holiday tournament in Winnipeg, Matheson scored a ca­ reer high 17 points against Queen's, and had a three game total of 45 points. According to Beke it was "excellent and inspiring basket­ ball" — good enough for Molson Player of the Month honours and a spot in the starting five against Concordia where he showed the confidence of his new-found suc­ cess.

"I am playing with a little more confidence now," agreed the 6'2 sophomore. "Over the break I played a bit in Chicago, worked on my quickness, and now feel more comfortable taking it to the hole."

But Matheson has noticed that

Western mentality WESTERN FROM PAGE 17 game to meet the challenge.

The tradition of athletic excel­ lence aids in the recruitment of athletes out of high school. The athletic personnel combined with a well-healed athletic department determined to maintain excellence The Québec Interest Research Group (QPIRG) needs a logo and is currently accepting entries from students/ QPIRG members. The mock up must be an easy-toreproduce graphic printed in black on a white sheet of

LO G O C O N TEST paper and should not include any writing. It must above all express and represent Québec PIRG’s “raison d'être”.

Deadline: January 21,1991,5PM, at the Québec PIRG office, 2130 Mackay.

$ 1 5 0 u p fo r g ra b s For more detailed information, call David Reycraft at Québec PIRG McGill, 3987432.

in the major sports programmes makes the tradition a winning one.

For the Mustang sports fan, the excitement qf a win is always shad­ owed by the harrowing thought of a loss. The label 'choker' be auto­ matically placed upon the particu­ lar fallen Mustang team. Unnervingly, the other schools' fans will be verbally and often physi­ cally abusive if the contest was played on enemy terrain. Purple is not a colour that travels inconspicu­ ously.

So, like Notre Dame or the San Francisco 49'ers, many Western teams live in the desperate fear that they will let down the tradi­ tion of purple pride that proceeded their arrival. Finishing second is not an option. Witness the loss to St. Mary's in this year's Atlantic Bowl. Western finished third in the country but without exception, the season was considered a disapppintment and filed in the T ' col­ umn. There is already speculation that coach Larry Haylor will be gone. It is the fear of losing as much as the desire to win that pushes players and coaches to maintain and improve on past feats keeping demanding students happy and engaging the legions of anti-West­ ern throngs across the land.

Tim Stanley is the Associate Editor of the Western Gazette..

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Paul "Horse " Brousseau o f McGill takes a jum p shot against Concordia University. there are some disadvantages to the increased playing time he has been given.

"I've never really had to worry about fouls before," he said with a grin and an admission that he had picked up his fourth only minutes

into the second half.

"Now that I'm playing more I'm going to have to watch my fouls."

While acknowledging that the Concordia loss was a setback, Matheson said that team morale was still good after a "well played"

tournament in Winnipeg where the Redmen reached the consolation finals. Hopefully the Redmen can transform that morale or anything else into some hard-nosed, boxout defence for the remainder of the season. Ü

S p o r ts N o t e s Martlets lose to UQTR The McGill Martlets hockey team dropped a 3-1 decision to UQTR on Saturday at Cap de-la-Madeleine. The Martlets missed the efforts of Kathy Mor­ rison who has left the team to go to England. Scoring for McGill was by Allison Fournier. Their next home game is January 26 versus the Bishop's Polar Bears.

Redmen hoopsters lose to Ottawa The McGill Redmen basketball team was unable to rebound from Friday's trouncing by Concordia. On Saturday the Redmen were bombed for the second time in a row, going down 84-53 to the Ottawa Gee Gees. Paul Brousseau had 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Rookie point guard Keith Driscoll bagged 13 and Mike Millman had 10 points and nine rebounds. The Redmen are now 1-4 in conference play and 4-12 overall. Not pretty.

Add van der Vlist to the list In a sport note that was to have appeared last week, the McGill Martlets have added a new recruit to their team. Martina van der Vlist, a 5'11" guard from Terrasse Vaudreuil attended Sienna College in Loudonville, N.Y. last semester on a full scholarship.

Sienna did not offer the academic programme van der Vlist had been expecting and she thus withdrew from the team before playing in a game. The CIAU has approved the transfer allowing her to play for the Martlets. Van der Vlist scored seven points in her Martlet debut versus UNB. The Tribune sports desk

would be surprised if have not already heard of Martina since the Montreal Gazette has fawned all over her in no less than two stories so far.

Big Ben popular at Gert’s A decent crowd filed into Gert's on Friday night to watch Ben Johnson return to the competitive track world in Hamilton. The crowd was a lot smaller than in 1988 when he ran for gold but nontheless chants of "Ben! Ben! Ben!" were heard.

When the camera switched to a shot of Johnson's mother the crowd cheered "Mom! Mom! Mom!" The former fastest man in the world finished sec­ ond clocking in at 5.77 seconds, 2/100 ths of a second behind the winner, Daren Council.

Martlets join the ranks The McGill Martlets basketball team is ranked 10th in the latest bulletin released from the CIAU. McGill's two victories, one over previously ranked Laval, vaulted them into the top ten for the first time since 1987. The rest of the rankings are: 1.

Laurentian 2. Winnipeg 3. Regina 4. Lethbridge 5.

Manitoba 6. Calgary 7. Victoria 8. Toronto 9.

McMaster.

McGill coming up short The McGill Redmen hockey team gave up three short-handed goals on the weekend against West­ ern and Windsor. It was the first time McGill had surrendered a goal while on the power-play since January of 1988, spanning 66 regular season games.

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