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Tuesday. Novem ber 26 M cGill Faculty of Music presents Kevin Dean Jazz Quin­ tet , 8 p.m., Pollack Hall. Origi­ nal works.

W ednesday. Novem ber 27 McGill Film Society presents B uster Kenton and Charlie C hap­ lin N ig h t. Four of the best com­

edy classics from the early days of film FDA Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Admission free.

A nthony Berman will be autographing his latest book "C ap tu red V isions II" on W ednesday and Thursday be­ tween 11 a.m. and 2 p.m..

Stephen Leacock building, first floor lobby. For every book sold, $2.00 will go to a McGill charity.

Faculty of M usic presents Margaret Ball, mezzo-soprano, with Allison Gagnon, piano in

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Thursday. Novem ber 28 D e p a rtm e n t of Anthropology presents Prof.

Elizabeth Stutchbury, Univer­ sity of Newcastle, New South Wales. "Religious Practice and Social Context in a Tibetan Buddhist Village, Lahul, North­ ern India". 4:30-6:00 p.m., Lea­ cock 738.

M cGill Im prov starts Com­ edy Nite at the Alley, 8:30 p.m.

Your suggestions make the show! Free admission.

Faculty of M usic presents Brass and Flute Choir. Tim Booth and Cindy Shuter, direc­ tors 8:00 p.m., Pollack Hall.

McGill Film Society presents the M u p p e t M o v ie . Kermit and friends follow the rainbow connection to Hollywood. FDA Auditorium 7:30 p.m.

Friday. Novem ber 29 The Yellow Door Coffee House presents Gina Glidden and Michel Bergeron with Sean Hill. Live music, open stage, original songs, coffee, tea. 3625 Aylmer, between Pine and Prince Arthur. 8:00 p.m. Ad­

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Program m ing Network and V olunteer Bureau presents T e rm in a to r a n d T erm in a to r 2

in the Ballroom at 7:30 p.m.

McGill students, both movies, $4.00. General public, $6.00.

Faculty of M usic presents McGill Wind Symphony and McGill Chamber Winds. Robert Gibson, director. 8:00 p.m., Pollack Hall.

M cGill Im prov plays tonight at Player's Theatre. 10:00 p.m.

Free with admission to the play, or $1.00 at the door.

M cGill Film Society presents Pee-wee's Big A d ve n tu re . A fan­ tastic odyssey in search of his stolen bicycle right into the Alamo. Leacock 132, 7:30 p.m.

General A nnouncem ents •Desperately seeking sub­ missions for M o n ta g e, a film and com m unication review open to all McGill students.

Drop off your submissions at the Porter's Office, care of DESA, Arts Building. This is your chance to get published!

•D ue to a major computer m ishap, all the other W hat's On submissions were irretrievably lost. W e apologize to all the people

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BY CHRIS ALAM Last W ednesday, the T ribune obtained a confidential Stu­ dents' Society (SSMU) docu­ ment, detailing an agreement between the McGill University adm inistration and SSM U. The agreemen t, the result of mon ths of negotiation, appeared to settle a long-standing conflict between the two parties regard­ ing the position of an SSMU Executive Director The docum ent was accompa­ nied by a request from Scott Mitic, SSMU President, to the effect that its contents not be re­ leased or discussed due to pos­ sible legal ramifications.

Gregory Govoni and Derek Boerboom, both U2 Science stu­ dents, apparently found the document near a Coke machine on the second floor of the Un­ ion Building. They promptly turned it in to the T ribune of­ fice.

The agreemen t i tsel f con tains three clauses, which abolish the position of Executive Director as of December 31,1990, return funds paid by the SSM U for the salary of Don McGerrigle, for­ mer Executive Director, since

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January 1, 1991, and prohibits discussion of M cGerrigle'sper­ formance and status in that po­ sition.

Last year's SSMU Executive had dismissed McGerrigle as Executive Director,citinggross incompetence. However, the University claimed that as one o f thei r cm pi oyees, his job sta tu s could not be determ ined by the SSMU. McGerrigle was trans­ ferred to a position in the Ath­ letics Department and contin­ ued to draw his salary from SSMU funds.

Raynald Mercille, Legal Ad­ visor to the University Secre­ tariat, who negotiated the agreem ent with Mitic and SSMU VP University Affairs R osalind W ard-Sm ith, ex­ plained the document.

"The agreemen t as such, is an agreement to turn the page on a sensitive issue. I can assure you that it is standard practice to have this kind of agreement [prohibiting discussion] when a person is involved," he said.

Mercille also expressed some concern as to the now-public nature of the agreement.

"It could result in very seri­ ous liability for people who

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could com m ent on [McGer­ rigle's] perform ance and be wrong. This is, of course, a risk of breach of confidentiality which would fall under SSMU rules," he added.

Mitic explained the Students' Society perspective on the agree­ ment.

"It's confidential because it re­ gards staff. It is a victory for the Students' Society," he said. "Is­ sues related to Don McGerrigle w ould not be m ade open here nor in any other institution. This sets no precedents whatsoever; this addresses a specific issue."

N either Mitic or Mercille w ould com m ent on which clauses represented the interests of which party, or the possibility that any truthful, substantiated comments as to McGerrigle's record would now be muzzled.

Ward-Smith also refused to make any comment.

But an anonym ous SSMU Councillor felt that although the SSMU had gained from the agree­ ment, the Executive might have lost sight of the principle last year's Executive had in mind, when it attem pted to dismiss McGerrigle.

"I would have liked to see [the Executives take the issue] to Sen­ ate. The Executives were not will­ ing to go. Obviously they were willing to give up the principle to get our money back," the Councillor said.

The return of the money, ap­ proximately $45,000, was wel­ comed by Lev Bukhman, SSMU VP Finance, who faces a weak SSMU financial situation.

"The financial stability of the SSMU is not regained with $45,000. But it's certainly a wel­ come windfall. It's certainly a bonus."

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BY TAMMY HAUERSTOCK T he disclosure of a letter tw o w eeks ago accusing tw o student leaders of obtaining the services of p rostitutes continues to create a w idening circle of accusations and denials.

Last w eek M ark M agnuson, P resident of the C anadian F edera­ tion of Students(CFS)-Saskatchew an threatened to sue N ancy H epinstall, W om en's C om m is­ sioner of CFS, for libel, unless H epinstall publicly apologized for alle-

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erin g th e seriousness of the allega­ tions. The o p tion for suing is there," said M agnuson. "I w ould prefer not to take th a t option. I hope that the pro p o sals I m ade to N ancy and th e N ational Executive [of the CFS] are acceptable. I'm w aiting for a rep ly from them ."

P lo u rd e also aw aits a response from th e Executive.

"I have been told th at I will be g ettin g a letter o f apology w ithin a few d ay s," said Plourde. "At that point, I'll consider th e case closed."

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gâtions contained in the letter to M agnuson. H epinstall alleged that d u rin g an O ttaw a CFS m eeting on N ovem ber 4th, M agnusson and Fédération étu d ian te universitaire d u Q uébec (FEUQ) P resident N i­ colas P lourde b ro u g h t tw o p ro sti­ tutes to P lourd e's hotel room .

A draft proposal of an apology w as subm itted by H epinstall early last w eek, b u t the Executive of CFS Saskatchew an rejected it as too w eak.

"I felt [the apology] w asn 't strongly w orded en ough, consid-

Spring exam schedule to be released by late January

BY MICHELLE WILLIAMS A w orking gro u p of a Senate Subcom m ittee has given the goahead on the purchase of a $20,000 softw are pro g ram that will enable stu d e n ts to receive their exam schedules as early as the third w eek in January. T he new system m ay condense th e exam period into a 10-day period, with four study days betw een th e la s td a y o fc la sse sa n d the b eginning of exams.

T he m otion w as accepted on N ovem ber 15th by the Senate's S ubcom m ittee on T im etabling and S tudent Records.

A ssociate Dean of Science Roger Rigelhof, w ho chairs the W orking G ro u p on the Im plem entation of T im etablingand Exam ination Rec­ o m m endations, explained that the exam schedule is currently done b y hand. This system is very tim e consum ing,and the person d ra w ­ ing u p th e exam schedule cannot necessarily com e u p w ith the m ost

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w an tin g to k now th eir exam sched­ ules at registration, she feels the softw are will b rin g about a drastic im provem ent. "[The softw are] d o esn 't solvethe w hole problem of stu d en ts w ant­ ing to k now th eir exam schedules w h en th e y 're actually choosing th eir courses," W ard-Sm ith ex­ plained. "But th e im provem ent of g ettin g the exam schedule three w eeks into th e term is trem en­ dous."

Schuller is also hopeful th at in th e fu tu re th e exam schedule may be hooked to th e lecture schedule.

"E ventually it's conceivable that w e could have th e exam schedule tied to th e course schedule", stated Schuller, "But w e have to prove th at w e can consistently do a tend a y exam period w ith the space available."

Rigelhof m aintained that the softw are will b e in place for next sem ester.

"W e sim ply took [this issue] to th e W orking G ro u p to m ake sure th a t if any o n e had objections they h ad an o p p o rtu n ity to voice them ," Rigelhof said ."We will certainly use it in January."

T he softw are w ill be m ostly fu n d ed from th e Faculties th at will b e u sin g it, w hich include Arts, Science, M anagem ent, Engineering an d C o n tin u in g Education.

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"Part of the problem w hen w e're doing the exam schedule by hand is that if w e get off onto the w rong track, by the tim e w e'v e realized it, w e'v e p u t so m uch effort into it," Rigelhof said. "W e can 't really go and d o it again, w hereas w ith the com puter softw are, w e can keep trying. It will solve a lot of p ro b ­ lem s for us and m ake life easier all around."

According to Registrar J .P. Schul­ ler, advanced scheduling and a condensed exam period pose tw o problem s: a lim ited n u m b er of available seats, a n d th e ad d e d cost of extra invigilation if stu d en ts are spread across cam p u s w ritin g exams. Schuller is confident that these issues can be w orked out.

Schuller ad d e d th at th e m ain incentive for p u rch asin g the soft­ w are is to m ake life easier for the stu d e n ts b y g e n e ra tin g exam schedules w ith few er conflicts and m ore reasonable, com pressed d is­ tributions.

"O bviously, the objective is to m ake the exam schedule b etter for thestu d en ts",h eco m m en ted . "O ur hope is to m ake for a less stressful exam period."

W hile S tud en ts' Society VP U ni­ versity Affairs Rosalind W ardSmith acknow ledged that there will still be the problem of stu d en ts

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B oudreault accused the Daily and its co-ordinating editor, Alex Roslin, of m aking falsean d u n su b stan ­ tiated allegations. T he letter d e ­ m an d ed that th e Daily p rin t a re­ traction, an d w arn ed of th e possi­ bility of legal proceedings, in the light of th e d am ag e d o n e to Plourde.

"I'm kind of disg u sted w ith the w hole incident. It's too bad that a stu d en t n ew sp ap er has gone that low ," said Plourde. 'T h e y gave credit to ru m o u r w ith o u t checking the truth. T h at's inexcusable."

T he N ovem ber 19th letter had not been received by the Daily as of N o v em b er 22nd. N o n eth eless, Roslin felt that P lo u rd e's protests w ere unfair an d un fo u n d ed .

"W e d id n 't m ake an y allega­ tions," he said. "W e just related w hat w e w ere told by th e CFS. 1 d o n 't see w hy w e should ap olo­ gize for w hat the CFS says."

W hen asked if he w ould p u rsu e legal avenues, M agnuson had no com men t. CFS C hairw om an Lewis w ould not com m ent on the affair, p ending legal advice.

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P o s itiv e p r o g r e s s w ith c o u r s e e v a lu a tio n s A m otion w as introduced to Senate last W ednesday that could pave the w ay to w ard s the release of results from course evaluations w hich stu d en ts currently fill out at the end of each sem ester.

The m atter has been referred to a subcom m ittee of S enate's p o w er­ ful A cadem ic P lanning and Priorities Com m ittee (APPC), the Sub­ com m ittee on U niversity Teaching, for recom m endations as to how the availibility of course evaluations can be im plem ented. S tu d en ts' Society (SSMU) VP U niversity Affairs Rosalind W ard-Sm ith, w ho in ­ tro d u ced the m otion, said that only th e logistics have to be ironed out.

These include the legal ram ifications for such disclosure, and the v alidity indicators for class size and percentage response.

SSMU P resident Scott Mitic w as satisfied w ith h o w Senate treated th e controversial m otion.

"I th o u g h t it w as v ery positive how professors and the McGill co m m unity raised concerns w hich w ere w ell-founded and deserve fu rth er consideration," said Mitic. "I was extrem ely pleased to see the b road base of su p p o rt for the principle of m aking course evaluations public."

Both W ard-Sm ith an d M itic areco n fid en t th e m otion will ultim ately pass. T he subcom m ittee will report back to Senate in January, accord­ ing to W ard-Sm ith.

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allegations, P lourde d id not think CFS-FEUQ relations w ould be af­ fected by the incident.

"I have talked to the D eputy C hairperson (Allison Lewis] and I d o n 't think th is will affect o u r rela­ tionship," he explained. "I d o n 't th in k N ancy w rote this letter w ith the acknow ledgem ent of th e CFS. She acted on h er ow n."

H epinstall said she w ould rather not com m ent on the issue, since M agnuson rem ained unsatisfied.

"I d o n 't w ant to say anything until he an d 1 have cleared it up," she said.

P lourde is also concerned about th e actions of the McGill Daily. In a N ovem ber 18th front-page article, titled "S tudent politicians accused of m isconduct", the Daily stated: 'T w o stu d en t delegates at a con­ ference last w eek are being accused of solicitingtheservicesof sex-trade w o rk e rs...th e alleg a tio n s com e from officials of the CFS and are d ir e c te d to w a r d N ic o la s P lourde...and M ark M agnuson..."

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S tu d en ts' Society (SSMU) VP U niversity Affairs Rosalind W ardSm ith d o w nplayed the disap p earan ce of the prom ised chocolate rew ard given to stu d en ts at the inform ation kiosk in retu rn for filling o u t a cyclical library review questionnaire.

T he scandal broke last T hursday, w hen officers w orking at th e kiosk announced they could no longer give chocolates, as they h ad ru n out. "[The chocolates] w ere there M onday, T uesday and W ed n esd ay /' explained W ard-Sm ith.

She ad d ed th at it w as not SSM U 's intention to p ro v id e stu d en ts w ith an endless am o u n t of chocolates. She attrib u ted this logic to th e nam e of "fiscal responsibility."

But SSMU P resident Scott Mitic was m ore philosophical ab o u t the principle of filling o ut the form s a t the infam ous $24,000 desk.

"W e should not have been giving aw ay chocolates at the kiosk," adm itted Mitic. " But 1 think standing next to [the kiosk] is rew ard enough. Very few stu d en ts get to stand next to a kiosk of equal value and im portance in C anada."

A pparently, d u rin g the early part of the w eek, the chocolate rew ard had been accom panied b y a free bagel as well, according to W ardSmith.

"W e needed the d o u g h for the S tu d en ts' Society," she explained

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BYTRISH SNYDER Organizers of McGill's new Work Study Program have re­ ceived a num ber of student ap­ plications and job proposals, and say they are encouraged by the response. The Work Study Program was organized by Student Aid, and is expected to create over 200 part-time jobs for students when fully imple­ m ented in January 1992.

"So far it has been very posi­ tive W e've had a big response and good comments from both students and staff," said studentaid counsellorand coordi­ nator of the Program, Sheila Harrison of McGill's Office of Student Aid and Scholarships.

Si nee a ma ss ma i 1ing o f abou t 1,600 applications was sent out a few weeks ago, the office has had requests from students for over 200 applications. Harrison estimated that more than 1(X) student applications and 30 to 40 departm ent proposals had been returned thus far. She ex­ pected a bulkof the response to come right before the Decem­ ber deadlines.

The project was funded by a lum p sum of money received from the university which will

T he Picadilly, W estern's cam pus store, m ay soon have a n ew ty p e of an ti-p o rn o g rap h y g ro u p picketing o u tsid e its doors.

Stephen Levy, fo u n d er of G uys A gainst P ornography, says his gro u p is n ot o u t to encourage censorship - just education.

"W e will not be stopping anyone from going in," Levy said in an interview . "I just w ant m en to realize that p o rn o g rap h y h u rts them as Dean of S tudents Irw in m uch as it h u rts w om en."

Gopnik was equally pleased "P orn o g rap h y insinuates th at in every sexual relationship, th ere is a with the progress of the pro­ po w er structure, w ith m en d o m in atin g and w om en being subm issive. If gram. He cited better integra­ th is is not th e case, the m ale is either not a real m an, or is a hom osexual."

For this reason, Levy equates p o rn o g rap h y to hate literature. tion into the university, practi­ "[P ornography] is no different th an anti-Sem itic or anti-black litera­ cal experience and potential ture," Levy said. "It is m isogynist literature."

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pay hal f of a student's salary up to a m aximum of $8.00 an hour.

The job must pay at least $5.50 an hour (minimum wage) and can run up to a maximum of 10 hours per week,11 weeks per semester. Beyond that, each departm ent is on its own to cover expenses.

The Program is intended pri­ marily as a financial aid service to full-time undergraduate and graduate students who have limited resources. It is expected to reach a broad base of the student population,som e of whom may not be eligible for other financial aid programs, but who still dem onstrate a need for extra money.

Harrison explained that they are trying to target a range of students, especially those that "don't want to ask for money but want to work foritinstead."

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"It's a better way to get finan­ cial aid to students than tradi­ tional loans," he said.

The program is also geared toward providingdepartm ents with additional hum an re­ sources. According to Harrison, the departm ents have been receptive to the project.

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A bout 230 residents at Crow ell Tow er, a 13-storey, all-m ale residence at A cadia University, w ere evacuated after cam pus security found a p ip e bom b, g u n pow der, an d a loaded 9-mm pistol in the room of stu d en t G eoffrey A dolph, 18.

T he bom b w as found after an ap p aren tly intoxicated A d o lp h w as cau g h t by A cadia's security service, shooting at fellow stu d en ts w ith pellets from an air gun.

Bob G roves, director of the security service, said he "co u ld n 't v en tu re to guess" h o w m uch d am age th e bom b could do if it exploded.

Residence staff also found a .45-calibre autom atic pistol in A d o lp h 's "They have reacted positively room , h id d en u n d e r one of the m attresses.

A dolph has been charged by Wolfville, N.S. police w ith possessing because the pinch has been explosive substances.

taken off their budgets. And they feel good that they are able to help students; especially af­ ter tuition fees ha ve been raised M a l e e n g i n e e r s c r y " s e x is m " a t U B C A g ro u p of 50 m ale m em bers of the UBC Engineering U n d erg rad u ate twice in the past two years," Society is picketing the cam pus bookstore because it has T-shirts for sale she said. w hich the Society considers offensive to men.

T he w hite cotton shirts b ear the slogan, 'T h e evolution of au th o rity ,"

She advised students not to get discouraged by the request for financial information about their parents on the applica­ tion, because it may not work against them.

"W e're hoping this will be the least restrictive program," she said.

Gopnik sees the long-awaited a n d feature four footprints. The series of p rin ts show s a p a w print, a bare program as being beneficial to foot print, a m an 's shoe print, an d th e p rin t of a w o m an 's high-heel shoe.

ESU presid en t A dam La Rusic says it's not w h at th e shirts say, it's w hat everyone in the McGill com­ they stand for. munity.

"I have been asking for it for years and years. W e'reenthusiastic. If it's successful, I'd like not just to continue the pro­ gram, but to expand it."

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T he ESU w as penalized last year by the adm inistration for publishing a n ew sletter that w as found offensive to natives, w om en, an d hom osexu­ als. La Rusic said that d u rin g the sum m er, the university forced him to sign a contract saying the society w ould no longer "p ro m o te a n y sexist, racist, or hom ophobic activities."

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M Yes, SSMU, there is a Santa Claus! The S tudents' Society will get its m oney back from the U niversity after all. The a d ­ m inistration continued to d raw ex-Executive D irector Don M cG errigle's salary out of SSMU's pocket after last year's Council legitim ately fired M cGerrigle on gro u n d s of gross incom petency.

But according to a confiden­ tial agreem ent betw een SSMU an d the U niversity, which was leaked to the Tribune last W ed­ nesday, the Society w ill receive approxim ately S45,000 that the U niversity im properly took in th e first place.

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SSMU President Scott Mitic can be. H e attem pted to go head to head w ith the U niversity con­ cerning im portant m atters of principle, on behalf of those he w as elected to represent.

This agreem ent is not as u n ­ conditional as it should be. The third clause stipulates that the parties "refrain from m aking statem ents w ith regard to Mr. M cGerrigle's em ploym ent p er­ form ance or status d u rin g his term at the SSMU". SSMU's vulnerability at the h an d s of the adm inistration is clearly show n by the inclusion of this co rru p t third clause.

Indeed, McGill will take care of M cG errigle's salary for the past year, but if, and only if, SSMU agrees to this ab su rd clause.

McGill is clearly blackm ailing SSMU o u t of 545,000 w ith th e insertion of this condition.

Letters to the Editor A v o id in g c lo s e d - m in d e d s ta g n a tio n To the Editor, The four letters printed in the November fifth issue of The Tribune in response to E. Solomon's letter of the previous week have some frightening similarities.

Three of them seem to call for a stifling of criticism towards S. Borins' column "Harassing the victim" as is evident from the following quotes. They are arranged in what I believe to be an increasing order of absurdity. "...if Mr. Solomon is truly concerned with the well-being of the woman's movement, then why did he write such an unsupportive and scathing letter?" (D. Solomon) "You are the truly dangerous one. He who fractionalizes, dissects and weakens the movement from within." (A. Hargan) "...while he has every right to challenge Borins' writing method applied, I eve that this should have taken place in private discussion, where loyalty to Bcrins and the woman's movement would be maintained." (S. Rothgeisser) Perhaps Borins could set up office hours in which to discuss matters too "important" to bring up in the student newspaper. All three of these statements are utterly ridiculous. Are we to believe that the article in question is unassailable because it claims to be a piece of feminist writing? Any attempt to suppress criti­ cism, especially self-criticism, dooms these individuals to closed-minded stagna­ tion and cuts them off from numerous others who share their concerns. It is un­ fortunate that the original focus of Borins' article-the total inadequacy of McGill's sexual harassment policy-has been further obscured by a mess of personal attacks.

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H u m a n i t a r i a n a d v i c e is n o t o f f e n s i v e To the Editor, Though I respect the need for safe abortion offered in an atmosphere free of condemnation and guilt, 1 can't help but wonder as the purpose of some of the points raised by the author of 'The other side of abortion" (Tower of Babble, November 12-18,1991) This column implied that it is improper for a doctor to en­ courage a woman, having chosen to abort her current pregnancy, to consider using the Pill to prevent future pregnancies.

Would it have been more acceptable for the doctor to withhold medical (and humanitarian) advice so as to ensure the patient would not be offended? Should doctors be required to overlook the termination of human life in the name of 'birth control', even though methods exist for the prevention of pregnancy in the first place?

Why would one distort a sign of concern fora fellow human being into a patron­ izing view of the female gender?

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The fact rem ains th at McGer­ rigle w as fired from SSMU in ac­ cordance w ith correct SSMU procedure. T he 2 /3 m ajority vote in Council last year that ratified his rem oval should have been recognized b y McGill. Surely, if M cG errigle had been rem oved for an unjust reason, at least one C ouncillor w ould have had the integrity to stand u p for him and d en o u n ce his dism issal. McGill should not force SSMU to refuse all public com m ent ab o u t a situ­ ation that w as clearly h an d led in a com pletely legitim ate m anner.

In tu rn , Mitic and his co-nego­ tia to r VP U niversity Affairs R osalind W ard-Sm ith have been u n fair to SSMU by agreeing to this clause. Both Executives sh o u ld h av e broken off negotia­ tions im m ediately, w hen it b e­ cam e ap p a ren t that Raynald M ercille, M cGill's Legal Advisor,

To the Editor, Poor Mr. Solomanlfsfc) Here he is, (paternalistic letter, November 5) pointing out that a contention tends to benefit from an argument of substance only to get pounced on by four rather indignant readers. Don't you see, indig­ nant readers, Mr. Soloman was only trying to alert the Movement that when sanctioned views are put forth with the analytical and evidential support of over-worn chew­ ing gum, the credibility of the Movement may be more easily diminished by the infidels?

To wit, Ms. Borins (Tower of Babble, October 22-28,1991) laments that her hypothetical complaint of sexual harass­ ment is only "as strong as the evidence involved". If no corroborating evidence is presented the matter will boil "down to my word against that of another". Stripped of rhetoric (or, as indignant reader Ms. Soloman (sic) would have it, "readability"), it's difficult to figure out which side Ms. Borins is on.

And this is what makes the piece all that much more awesome, this (apologies to the Movement) chromoso­ mal-based, self-righteous and totally unsubstantiated veneer of prejudice. One really gets the sense that Ms. Borins' idea of a fair system is one where a name can be jotted down on a scrap piece of paper and slipped it into a slot with the assurance that the Accused will be summa­ rily castrated at dawn.

Okay, the part about castration is conjecture and I retract it; but, indignant readers, you must admit: Ms. Borins' article is expository mush. Poor oi' Mr. Soloman was simply trying to point this out and encourage more robust journalism-journalism grounded in those pesky matter of rationale and evidence.

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To the Editor, It was with great distress that I read Pierre Nicolas Lipton's article on the "men's movement". ("The search for masculinity", November 12-18,1991) Like Andi Curtis' ex­ tremely ill-informed article on the same subject published two weeks ago, Mr. Lipton's focus was very narrow. The men's movement is not about "wildman" weekends and becoming some sort of "warrior prince." It is about look­ ing at what it means to be a man, it is about searching for a definition of "masculine" that is not synonymous with "macho".

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m an ip u late the Society in such m anner, w ith o u t a p ro p er sense of integrity and accountability? In the future, both Mitic an d W ard-Sm ith should clarify exactly w ho they are representing, w hen an d if they deal w ith the Uni­ versity.

P erhaps Mitic can redeem him self if he lures M ercille to the position of SSMU law yer (and an SSMU em ployee, of course). With that bargaining chip, SSMU could then enjoy the satisfaction of w atching M ercille the N egotiator o u tm an o eu v re the ad m in i­ stration the w ay the ad m in i­ stration cleverly and deci­ sively used him to outm ano u ev re S tudents' Society.

-RICH LATOUR

Equating the men's movement with images of loinclothclad businessmen jumping around a campfire (as both Curtis and Lipton do) would be the same as equating Feminism with burning bras and unshaven armpits.

The idea of the" wild man" and "warrior-prince' is primarily Robert Bly's. In "Fire in the Belly", Sam Keen does not advo­ cate a turn towards mythology in the search for male identity, as Lipton implies. "Fire in the Belly" deals with the need to redefine what it means to be masculine. It looks at how male rights of passage have been bastardized in our culture, to the point where they are no longer valid as benchmarks of man­ hood.

Keen says when he pets an animal, admires a sunset, kisses his son, or cries in public, he is not being a sissy, or womanly, he is being human. "Fire in the Belly" is fundamentally about change, which is, essentially, what the men's movement is also about.

Rachel Rose said that the men's movement is about empow­ erment, while men are already empowered. Yes, Rachel, the men's movement is about empowerment, but not in the way you think.

It is about men doing some very real soul-searching, in order to come up with a definition of manhood that is reflec­ tive of society's needs, it is about finding within yourself the strength and courage to face up to the societal, technological, and environmental challenges that so urgently need to be addressed.

Andrew Potter U2 Philosophy

E x p la in in g th e d is a p p e a r a n c e o f S h e rb ro o k e S tre e t To the Editor, In light of my recent decision to resign from writing the Sherbrœke Street column I feel compelled to let reader of the Tribune know exactly why this happened.

First of all, I did not resign because I wanted to , but because of philosophical differences the Tribune Editorial Board had with me over what should go in the column.

My objective when I took the job of writing a column every other week in the Tribune was to provide the reader with something more lighthearted to read as opposed to the endless stream of political and moral issues we get thrown at us from all sides here at McGill. While addressing these issues is important, I feel the reader also deserves to have the opportu­ nity to read something more popular and that is what I took as my mandate. The Tribune Editorial Board, however, felt differ-

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w as attem p tin g to coerce the Society into acceptance of the conditions before retu rn in g SSMU's ow n money.

T he case sh o u ld have been b ro u g h t to Senate, w here recog­ nition of the M cGerrigle case w ould have been assured, given th at SSMU correctly followed Senate procedure. This route w ould not h av e been difficult, especially since both Mitic and W ard-Sm ith serve as Senators as well.

T he m oney aside, it w ould have been w orth Mitic and W ard-S m ith's w hile to take as long as necessary to ensure that this situation w as ap p ro p riately dealt w ith in en su rin g that SSMU not be taken ad v an tag e of by the university. W hy w ould the U ni­ v ersity w ant SSMU to in co rp o ­ rate and gain legal status w hen the A dm inistration can grossly

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Letters to the Editor, continued... ently.

After writing a column about breakfast cereal (a column for which I received several positive comments) the Tribune informed me that for them it basically sent over like warm milk on cereal. I was told to be more serious, or, if I was going to use humour 1 should at least have a point.

My response was a column on gender-neutral language which the Tribune liked but incidentally was a piece for which 1heard more negative feedback than positive from the general public. Since then, I wrote two more lighthearted column, one on the Maclean's poll, and the other about Christmas advertising. Again the Tribune did not like these offerings so I felt it necessary to resign rather than compro­ mise my philosophy of what I think McGill students like to read.

Sujit Choudhry in his View from the Cates column, writes about important issues every other week. The McGill Daily writes about serious issues ad nauseam. I felt Sherbrooke Street gave McGill students a chance to read about things of a lighter note and judging by the reactions I get from time to time, 1 am certain I am correct in this observation.

By all means the McGill Tribune has the right to disagree with my philosophy and force resignation upon me, but unfortunately in this case I'm afraid they are out of touch with what their readership wants to read.

James Stewart

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Com m ent Six w om en w ere sexually assaulted at the Pins-Parc in ter­ change. T hat w as big new s. We all paid attention, w e all joined the b an d -w agon of condem na­ tion and protest, McGill stood in the lim elight and w as noted by 'all' as having a strong social conscience and concern for the com m unity. Then th e spotlight died. A nd the shadow s de­ scended and everyone w ent back to their daily lives. It's o ver now , after all, w e'v e done o ur d u ty .

But w hat about the day-today? M essages about the h a r­ assm ent that is com m onplace fall on deaf ears. Isn't this w hat w e really should be fighting against? T here is no specific reason w hy Pins-Parc is the chosen location of one creep's obsession. It is just an inter­ change. A nd it w asn 't until the tally began to add up that w e really heard the new s.

So w here does the count of harassm ent begin? It should be recognized daily, but it seems to w o rk like this: sexist jokes lead to, and in their ow n w ay are, verbal abuse. Verbal abuse creates a clim ate that favours

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"enraged about their social position". Social position is not the issue at stake; men's problems are rooted in a lack of spiritual wholeness. These problems are not related to our social status.

As Jim Robinson points out, the men's movement is a reaction to the women's movement; they are related in that way but our goals are entirely different. Women seek to improve their social status whereas men do not.

Most men's groups, like our own, take personal reflec­ tion by men as a step towards achieving an attitude of social responsibility. It is an attempt at getting a clear sense of self through spiritual or emotional contact with other males who are having a similar experience.

The lack of a strong understanding of self that in a sense defines men of this generation and stems from an absence of father figures as a result of the Industrial Revolution (sic).

Upon large-scale rejection of these middle class ideals in recent decades, men have not been able to redesign them­ selves clearly.

Women have had the women's movement yet men have had no such resource for establishing a new definition of self. We believe this is what the men's movement aims to achieve.

To the Editor, As members of a newly-formed men's discussion group we are concerned by the widespread misconceptions of the so-called men’s movement. These misconceptions, asserted by the feature article 'The search for masculinity in the men's movement", (Tribune, Nov 12-18, 1991) originate from two main errors: that the men's movement is based on Robert Bly's Iron John and that men are seeking to improve their social position through the men's movement.

Bly's book is based on the myth of Iron John, an outline of male development. The wildman character in the myth is not that which every middle class male hopes to become. He is the inner mentor of young men, accessible in times of need and is related to the "archetype of the primal warrior-prince" only in that he helps the young man to achieve that status through various levels of support. They are by no means one and the same. The warrior-prince is a symbolic prince in his own kingdom. It means that individuals are able to control their own future on their own terms, something everyone hopes to achieve.

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Paul Coleman's editorial "A male perspective on feminism" (November 1925,1991) brought to my attention the fact that there are many men out there who wonder if they are feminists or pro-feminist men. Some would say that no man can be a feminist since he has not experienced the oppression women have. Others would say that if he fights for equality he is a feminist and that anyone, man or woman, who fights the status quo can be considered such.

Whatever these men are called doesn't change the fact that they do exist and that they accept feminism as a movement with a powerful message and are willing to take on the responsibility of being actively involved in it.

The conference Mr. Coleman refers to was organized by the Latin American Awareness Group (LAAG) on Nov. 5th. The goal was to create a forum for discussion about the different expressions of feminism and how it has evolved.

There were about sixty people at the discussion, twenty percent of which were men.

Everyone seemed to share the hope that ht future is bright for the women's movement because the commitment now is not only to the present but also future generations of women who we all hope will find a more egalitarian society where they are considered no longer a minority. we all should realize that there are societies where women are degraded, assaulted and raped, tortured and mutilated, disrespected by co-workers and harassed as a part of daily life. Taking a stand, opening our eyes to this and rejecting the remains of patriarchy within us is an important step towards ending the notion of women as second class citizens, call it feminism or pro-feminist.

I would like, in the name of the members of the LAAG, to thank our speakers, Prof. Krishna Ahooja-Patel and Prof. Nelly Martinez for their brilliant participa­ tion and extend our thanks to all those who attended and enriched our discussion with their ideas.

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C o m m e rc e C o m m u n iq u é A n o p e n le tte r to th e M c G ill Tribune: Last month's issue of the Commerce Communiqué, a publication sponsored by the Management Undergraduate Society, contained material that many McGill students found to be offensive.

The Management Undergraduate Society executive and its members do not, in any way, support the views ex­ pressed in the publication, and in no way sought to offend any individual or groups. The MUS takes full responsibility for the publication of the Communiqué, and therefore withes to sincerely apologize to all offended students for the con­ tent of its publication.

We regret that this situation ever occurred in the first place, and would like to reiterate our sincere apologies to all students.

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U nfortunately, harassm ent d o esn 't seem to d raw attention until it reaches the level of as­ sault, and even then very little police action can be expected.

H ere's w hat happened w ithin my social sphere over th e course of the w eekend in the McGill com m unity: C ert's, "o u r C am pus Pub," on a Friday night, has a reputation for being a difficult place for a single w om an to enjoy herself in peace. But Friday night is u n d e r­ ground dance m usic, an d I like to dance. So I w ent dancing. A nd (as it usually goes), th e p arty w as pretty cool until one obnoxious idiot destroyed it. A typical m aleon-the-m ake, w ho did not seem to be able to translate th e basic w ords "I am NOT interested, leave me. alone" into th e com ­ m and to get lost. It d id n 't register in his brain until I push ed him aw ay, at w hich point it d id get

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I'm not th e reason w h y w om en get rap ed . It's th e ad d itio n of all those factors m entioned before th at lead to w om en getting raped. A nd society's inaction is the reason w om en continue to get rap ed . M cGill's com placency and inneffectual sexual assault policy p erp etu ates society's inaction.

P eople w ho p ro p ag ate the beliefs th a t m ig h t m akes right, th at the victim is responsible for the crim e, an d th at it's "som eone else's" responsibility, reinforce social sta n d ard s an d block the ev o lu tio n of o u r society into som ething better, som ething fairer, an d som ething safer.

Congratulations! You have successfully proven that your newspaper has a sense of humour, and that the Daily no longer holds the monopoly on on-campus irony. I refer, of course, to your screamingly clever "reviews" of Bonjour, La Bonjour and The Phantom of the Opera (November 19-25,1991) Both of these pieces are such wonderful send-ups of mainstream theater reviews that it was difficult at times, to tell them from the real thing. However, lines like "the real problem with the production seemed to be the play itself" and "...best known for his heartwarming portrayal of Jeff the Mannequin on the children's series Today's Special..." showed these pieces as the brilliant social satire they are.

My congratulations to Nick Jones and Richard Bi tar, for this is irony at its finest.

Keep up the good work.

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P illa r e d ito r s e ts th e r e c o r d s tr a ig h t T o th e E d ito r,

This is in response to the comment written by members of the ASUS about The Pillar (November 19-25,1991). As one of the managing editors of the publication, I cannot say that I am happy about the way things have been handled in the past few weeks with respect the the magazine. Misunderstandings, verbal abuse, media battles-all of these things have made for a very unpleasant experience, having read the afore-mentioned comment, I have found the tension to be pushed one step further.

1 don't want to antagonize an already dangerous situation, but there are a couple of things in that comment which I am compelled to challenge. Firstly, it would be inaccurate for the ASUS to say that one of its members attended any of our meetings; although the VP Finance did appear at one meeting, she arrived after the meeting had finished.

Secondly, and more importantly, 1 wish to address the ASUS labelling Ms Levi's and Mr. Butler's statement as "emotional". 1 find this tag extremely insulting. Over thirty people have worked on this publication all of them putting forth supreme efforts to make the magazine a success. Calling our protest "emotional" insinuates that our cause is meaningless, and devalues all of the hard work we've put into The Pillar’s making. We are not being spoiled brats about this.

With all the time and energy spent on this publication, I think we have a right to be angry.

I'm sure this entire issue has exhausted both Pillar staff and ASUS Executive alike. Still, I cannot stress enough how important a magazine like The Pillar is to this institution. McGill students have barely enough creative outlets as it is, and to place limits on a magazine which publishes art, photograph, fiction, poetry and feature articles solely by and for McGill students, in both French and English, no less - well, it makes for a very dull and un-dynamic school.

A lot of people have approached me and asked "What's going on with The Pillar?" What can I tell them?

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Congratulations to the warbling winners ot the Tribune Phantom of the

Opera contest, Barry and Pat, who were our 18th contestants. Thank you to Joel, Hindi, Leslie, Cory, Rachel, Erin, Rick, Shaula, Marian, Yoon, Pina, and Alicia, the songbirds who provided such stirring renditions from Buys and Dolls, West Side Story, the Phantom, and many moro.

Barry and Pat can come by the office in January to pick up their tickets.

Cynthia Benjamin U2F Biology

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BY JONATHAN BERNSTEIN There is an alarming trend among Hollywood mainstream filmmakers these days. First, Frank Marshall, a longtime Ste­ ven Spielberg stoolie, attempted his directorial debut with the creepy Arachnophobia. Then, Rob Reiner (S tand B y M e, Spinal Tap) figured he would try his hand at eliciting goose-bumps with M is ­ ery. A few m onths later, barely enough time for some to recu­ perate, Jonathan Demme (Som e­ th in g W ild, M arried To The M ob)

decided to bring the ever-loving Hannibal the Cannibal to the screen in The Silence o f the Lambs.

Now, it is Martin Scorsese's turn. His latest movie, Cape Fear, is a brilliant remake of the popu­ lar 1962 cult classic of the same name, and is more profoundly disturbing than all of the horror

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The story treats the relation­ ship between an ex-con named Max Cady and the family he torments. The father of the fam­ ily, Samuel Bowden, played to sincere perfectionby Nick Nolte, was once upon a time Cady's defense lawyer, who was respon­ sible for suppressing evidence that might very well have ac­ quitted the alleged rapist. The rationale was that the crime was so violent, and his client so psy­ chotic, the overall protection of the com m unity justified the law yer's decision.

It is now fourteen years later, no arbitrary number, for Max C ady's sentence is up and his vendetta is as large as his biceps.

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Robert De Niro plays the de­ ranged ex-con with a benign malevolence that would have m ade Josef Stalin, Cady's jail cell pin-up man, only too proud. De Niro, after being consistently lauded throughout the 80's as America's prem ier actor, keeps finding ways to im prove and extend his extraordinary range.

good versus evil. While the Bowden family certainly does not m erit the dangerous tactics employed by Cady to torment them, they are a far cry from a thoroughly innocent family. It is the atm osphere that they them­ selves have created that make them susceptible to, if not the cause of, the evil personified in Max Cady.

However, the m ovie's real casting coup is Juliette Lewis, who plays the family's fifteen year old daughter. Lewis brings an extremely endearing quality to the stereotypical role of the rebellious teen. Her scene in the school auditorium with De Niro will very likely prove one of the most terrifying and well-acted of the year.

A recurring image in the film is the exposure of the film's nega­ tive to reveal the picture in stark black and white. It is to the credit of Scorsese and Wesley Strick, the screenwriter, that the plot does not detail a monotonous battle between two polar forces.

It is instead a thoughtful presen­ tation of shaded truth and skewed justice.

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Perhaps the reason is as vacu­ ous as a majority of the films themselves, or it is possible that the recent plethora of high budget, low integrity horrorsare bom of the worst imaginable truth that one could utter about our socially-atrophied society.

Could it be that the recession has re n d e re d m a in stre a m moviemaking so woefully des­ perate that the suspense thriller hasbecome theonly sure bet with ostensibly m asochistic a u d i­ ences? □

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have not seen the television She asks her chubby dum b charm ing and very likeable show, the A ddam s family con­ brother Pugsley to sit in her old- couple, while Christopher Lloyd sists of the witch-like mother fashioned electric chair to play a creates a m onstrous and sym pa­ Morticia, her rich debonair hus­ game called "Is There A God?" thetic "long lost brother", Fester. band Gomez, their scary chil­ When on Halloween, a lady asks The Addam ses enjoy what dren Pugsley and W ednesday, her why she is not wearing a 'norm al' people shy aw ay from: uncle Fester, the mother-in-law costume, she says flatly "I am. unhappiness, pain, fear, destruc­ Mama and the butler Lurch.

I'm a homicidal maniac; they look tion, decay, death. They repre­ In the opening of this sent, in a hum orous way, movie version, Fester our "darker side". They has been missing for are not evil; they just like twenty-five years and to cause a little trouble. A C h r is t in a R ic c i as the plot revolves around lot of the jokes, however, his supposed reappear­ W e d n e s d a y i s h i l a r i o u s i n t h e become predictable, and ance during a séance. d e a d p a n d e l i v e r y o f h e r l i n e s . the movie ends up being Gomez doesn't realize unnecessarily bland.

She asks h e r c h u b b y d u m b that the person he thinks This leads to the ques­ is his brother Fester tion the kind of audience b r o t h e r P u g s l e y to s it (Christopher Lloyd), is for which the film was really an imposter who in h e r o ld -f a s h io n e d e le c tr ic c re a te d .

In m any has come to steal the ways, The A d d a m s F am ily c h a ir to p la y a g a m e c a lle d A ddam s' vast fortune. is a kid's movie, but it The storyline is actu­ also seems directed at "Is T h e r e A G o d ? " ally incidental to the nostalgic baby boomers movie. T he A d d a m s F am ­ who grew up with the ily is more of a vehicle for enter­ like everyone else." original television show. taining the audience with the per­ The sets, costumes, make-up verse gags and fascinations of and effects are moderately good, The A d d a m s F a m ily is probably the family members. but they do no t really capture the meant to be what is ambiguously The A d d a m s F a m ily uses many imagination as have other fan­ known as a 'family movie' that of the pranks and details from tastic Hollywood productions. has 'something for everyone'. If the television show, but the The characters are larger than you have any ten-year-olds hum our is darker than the simple life, but not large enough to re­ around this holiday season who goofiness of the 1950's original. ally carry the audience. are not unduly frightened by The comedy is, in a sick way, Raul Julia as the whimsical and electric chairs, cemeteries and quite funny. Christina Ricci as mischievous patriarch Gomez, entrailshorsd'oeuvres, take them W ednesday is hilarious in the and Angelica Huston as the to this film to freak them out and deadpan delivery of her lines. mysterious Morticia, make a give your brain a rest.

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S afdie's m ajor design challenge w as the forced incorporation of the façade of 'T h e N ew S herbrooke", an E dw ardian ap artm en t b uilding on the w est corner of the site. The origi­ nal d esig n called for a com plete dem olition, and for the entry to the new b uild in g to be directly opposite the old.

But p reserv ationist pressure p re­ vented the façade's rem oval. W hile it could be argued that an apartm en t face has no place on a m useum , the rising tide of u rban activism in the h isto ric a lly -m in d e d m id -e ig h tie s w on the d ay at city hall.

Safdie an d his team , therefore, attem pted todesign an exterior which responded as m uch as possible to the history and context of the site, w hile p resen tin g a thoroughly m odern aesthetic.

T he m ost p ro m in en t exterior fea­ ture of th e m useum extension is the

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Film m aker Gail Singer, w ho w rote and directed True Confections, a t­ tem pts to shed light on som e deeply rooted prejudices in C anadian soci­ ety.

S inger's story is about Verna M anheim 's (Leslie H ope) com ing of age at a tim e w hen w om en "w ere supposed to listen", black people w ere "niggers w ho could not get decent jobs", Jew ish people w ere "kikes" an d hom osexuals had no choice b u t to ad a p t to closet space.

V erna is a lo ud-m outh eighteenyear-old from a Jew ish fam ily w ho does not ab id e by the 50's female codes of behavoir. She is ahead of her tim e, m ostly because she favours rebellion o v er a respectable re p u ta ­ tion.

V erna's steady H arvey is stere­ otyped as a typical nerd, equiped with glasses and a mole. H e pro ­ poses m a rria g e to V erna, w ho prom ptly refuses him because she wishes to explore the "uncharted n a p s " of h er ow n m ind.

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T heoriginal lane behind th e ap a rtm ent buildings has been tu rn ed into an enclosed pedestrian w alkw ay, with bridges connecting galleries on the north and south sides of th e site.

This w alkw ay w as originally in ­ tended as com m ercial space, b ut the m useum w as unable to find tenants w ho w ould com plem ent its function w ithout com peting w ith it. The w alk­ w ay now houses the m useum library, and serves as a special entrance for gro u p tours.

The tw o m ost exciting interior spaces are the entry hall and the atrium at the bu ild in g 's rear, know n to the designers as "the g a rd e n " . The tw o room s share a novel glass roof system. They are su ppo rted by an extrem ely light space fram e, m a n u ­ factured with the aid of a sailboat rigging m aker. A few special cables tie the roofs to the structu re in the case of lift or lateral loading. The pattern created by th easse m b la g eo f so m any delicate elem ents tu rn s w hat could have been o rdinary skylights into the interior focal po in t of the building.

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K enny's evasive attitu d e tow ard Verna foreshadow s h er discovery that he is gay.

M eanw hile, K enny and Rabbi Rypp (played by Stew art Bick) in­ du lg e in a rom antic m akeo u t session in thebushes, one night du rin g music cam p. T hough th e film tries to m ake a point by exposing the existance of hom osexual love d u rin g this tim e fram e, S inger d oes not follow through in her effort. T he director keeps hom osexuality as h idden in the nineties as it w as in the fifties, because she never explores this rela­ tionship w ith any depth . The kiss betw een Kenny and the Rabbi is used to shock view ers, but has no real im pact on the storyline.

As the m ovie goes on, Singer m akes m ore feeb leattem p tsat trying to shock the audience. For instance, V erna's best friend Norm a, (Jill Riley, w ho is also supposed to be a "nice Jew ish girl"), has sex w ith a black m an and gets pregnant.

T hough Singer is trying to m ake a point of how issues acceptable in the nineties w ere taboo subjects in the fifties, she handles these potentially interesting m atters so poorly that they com e off as tidbits of gossip, rath er than relevant story m aterial.

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cially ceiling shapes. As in the N a­ tional G allery, the attem p t has been m ad e to in tro d u ce as m uch natural lighting as possible. M ost to p floor areas are skylit, w ith com puter-controlled su n sh ad es to protect th e art­ w o rk ag ain st direct sunlight. On lo w er levels, th e room s are plainer, except those located in th e passage­ w ay u n d e r Sherbrooke Street, which have the v au lted air of a cave, or w ine cellar.

T he designers ha ve also attem pted to use as m an y of the w in d o w o pen­ ings of th e N ew S herbrooke as pos­ sible. T his attem p t w as com plicated b y the d ish arm o n y in floor levels b e­ tw een old building, w hich had four floors, an d th e new o ne w hich has only three. By squeezing tw o floors of offices into th e second floor of m useum space, Safdie m anaged to use all b u t tw o of the w in d o w o p en ­ ings. But at th e base level, which houses the cafe, the w indow s are at ceiling level, and in th e galleries of the third floor, th ey are at floor level.

T he new expansion has neither the charm o f the original M usée des Beaux A rts, n o r th e richness of the N ational Gallery. N evertheless, it is a p leasant place, w hich does not o v erp o w er th e art w ithin. A nd as one of only a few public buildings constructed d u rin g th e d ev elo p ­ m ent-crazed eighties, it is a valuable ad d itio n to th e M ontréal u rb an la n d ­ scape. □

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The m ain difficulty w ith th e film, how ever, is th e lack of a cohesive story. True Confections is a series of problem s, taped tog eth erb y Singer's use of blackouts betw een scenes, each titled w ith h ead in g s th a t re­ veal the upco m in g dilem m as. This technique has been b o rro w ed from W oody Allen, b ut Singer is un ab le to pull off the sam e effect as the m aster himself. The en d p ro d u ct is a com pelation of clichés w hich pop up o ut of now here, b ut n ever really get resolved.

Take V erna's family, w hich is kitchen-bound for the m ajority of the film. If Singer w anted to depict a Jew ish family, she should have elucidated that there is m ore to being Jewish than eating foods w ith the "cha" sound in them and gossiping all d ay long. T hough the director also throw s in a few colloquial term s like "schm uck", "oy vey", and "m eshuggenah", these tend to m ock Jewish life m ore th an th ey expose its culture and tradition.

True Confections is like a textbook on the 1950's, m inus an y interesting nineties perspective. C onsequently, the film is a source w hich teaches nothing new an d only glosses over old w ays an d attitudes. Like m ost textbooks, True Confections is h u ­ m ourless, h ard to get th ro u g h and definitely not w o rth th e m oney, q

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'The C hristm as ZParty festivities shall commence ffr id a y , the I^ th o f fDecember, IQ Q I. S T â production assistants, photographers, writers, groupies, and frien ds are cordially invited to attend. fu rth er details shall he announced in next w eek's issue. ^We promise not to bite.

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fe a tu r e s Billboard campaign works for Canadian unity

BY NADINE CSATHY With Canadian unity under stress, grassroots action may be the only hope for the nation.

Trucker Jim Taylor is one Ca­ nadian who is demonstrating his concern for C anada's future through action. Taylor has launched a nationwide bill­ board campaign aimed at cre­ ating goodwill between Fran­ cophones and Anglophones.

In the sum m er of 1991, Tay­ lor rented fifteen billboards across the country inscribed with the message "My Canada includes QuébecXMon Canada com prend le Québec."

Taylor invited the public to sign the billboards, pledging support.

"We cannot allow our coun­ try to disintegrate simply be­ cause our governm ent and in­ stitutions were the sole means of communication between the people of Québec and the rest of Canada," he explained.

Taylor, born in British Co­ lumbia, decided to take a leave of absence from his Torontobased trucking com pany in order to dedicate himself full­ time to this new project. He

emphasized however, that he and his message are notassociated with any political party.

"This is a personal statement, it is a reaction to the m ean-spir­ itedness and negativity which the media portrays as rife in Canada," he said.

His m ovement has quickly caught on. Taylor currently has twenty volunteers working out of a transformed bedroom in a Toronto home. He is now in New Brunswick, and travelling across Canada to the West coast.

Taylor believes that he is generating concern and allevi­ ating resentment in Canada.

"In Toronto a guy gave me hell for the bum per sticker containing my logo. The next day the same guy flagged me dow n and asked for one. He said thatl w asright;itw as better to build a country than to de­ stroy one," reported Taylor.

Although Canadians have always seemed unsure how to define their national identity, Taylor has found that they are unwilling to forfeit the notion of a Canadian federation.

T aylor hopes these w ords w ill stir a nation

eyes to sign the boards. 1 have tapped into a national commit­ m ent to unity which I did n 't realize was there."

Roz Evans, a McGill gradu­ ate and Office Coordinator of "M y C anada in c lu d e s QuébecXMon Canada com ­ prend le Québec," said that although the m ovem ent has received negative reactions, these have been far ou tweighed

"Canadians across the nation are ex trem ely co n cern ed .

People come with tears in their

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BY MAX D O DD

In the wake of the AIDS epi­ demic there has been a great deal of controversy surround­ ing the free distribution of needles and condoms. This practice, begun in an effort to stop the spread of the HIV vi­ rus, has generated concern from m any groups.

Making the supplies avail­ able, it has been argued, tacitly condonesand perpetuates pro­ m iscuous activity. Organiza­ tions such as Cactus and Dans la Rue however, disagree, and actively distribute condoms and needles. They claim that reality dictates a need for safety and accessibility.

"The reality is, kids do sleep around, and nowadays it's a m atter of life and death," says

Rachel Birch, a v o lu n te e r at Dans La Rue, which distrib­ utes only con­ dom s. "Those opposed to it b e lie v e th a t you're not sup­ posed to have a m u ltitu d e of partners, so you shouldn't need condom s or have to worry about diseases. I think it is really backwards."

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by the positive responses.

"Our billboards weredcfaced in W histler, B.C., but the city assum ed financial responsibil­ ity and repaired them. This is where, with a population of ab o u t 3,000, 1,649 people trudged out on a rainy day to sign their names," she said. In fact, the city prohibits any bill­ boards, so they am ended the bv-law to allow our entry."

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Both these services recom mend, butdonotrequire, coun­ is a real dem eaning of sex. We pass them out like potato chips," she said. "But, we do have to deal w ith the reality of the AIDS epidemic, so we need to understand and talk about sexuality m uch more. IV drug use on the other hand, seems likeananti-lifeactivity,and the Church is always going to stand

"1 have no magic remedies, bu 11d o bel i eve tha t the responsibility lies with the people.

W ithout action we are pow er­ less. We've been taking our rights for granted, I'm just one fellow who stood up." □

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Taylorrealized thathism ovem ent alone cannot save Can­ ada. He urged others to take action.

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Augustin Roy, head of the Corporation de Médecin de Québec, questions w hether so­ ciety should bear the financial burden of these people. Instead, he favors more drastic meas­ ures.

"The free distribution of needles w ithout obligation

from the users is a waste of resources. There is no guaran­ tee [the drug users] will use the needles correctly, no control over theexchangeofdrugs," he said.

"If [users] accept treatment, then and only then should they be given syringes. The treat­ m ent should not last forever.

You m ust break the circle [of addiction]," he added.

Thomas McKeown, coordina­ tor of Cactus Montréal, dis­ agreed. "There's a prejudice in society. 'Why do we bother wi th these people?' Well, nobody deserves to get AIDS," he said.

"Ifyou can stop one person from getting AIDS, you've done a service to society as a whole.

And from the studies that have come in, these services do not increase people's use of drugs." □

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BY HILARY DE VEBER It has been said that hum ans possess seven senses, five stan­ dard ones associated with part of our anatom y and two whose origins have yet to be pinpo­ inted: common sense and sense of hum our. Most of us are born with the first five and learn the sixth after years of thwarting our m others' recom m enda­ tions. A reliable recipe for the cultivation of the sense of hum our has yet to be devised.

And so the question is asked, can one learn to be funny?

There was a course offered

by McGill's English Depart­ ment called 'Comedy and the Media' until last year, but it was cut due to lack of funding.

It was in this course that a for­ m er McGill student, Daniel Waters, first presented his idea for a script which later blos­ somed into the well-known film H eathers.

McGill, however, is not en­ tirely w ithouthum our. In Mon­

tréal, a little initiative is all that is needed to watch and learn from some of the finest comedy this side of the U.S Senate. This city is the universally acclaimed comedy capital of the world, and it is here that the Interna­ tional Festival of Laughsisheld every summer. This campus too, has its share of jokesters and an apparently discrim inat­ ing audience.

"The McGill audience en­ courages high quality material; there isn't the audience here for racist, sexist or otherwise 'blue' jokes which can be found at the mainstream clubs. Comedians atM cG illcan'trelyon theshock value of off-colour hum our," said Dave Stewart, a McGill student who has worked at the Comedy Nest.

S te w a rt joined A dam Sternbergh and Jonathan Bern­ stein in the new comedy sketch group, the "Place Walbrae Play­ ers," which performed at The Alley this fall. The group is named after the no exit, no en­

trance 'street' nestled on the south side of the Physics Build­ ing. The group has garnered popularity with its prepared skits that incorporate charac­ ters like Marge, the matriarch who was the precursor to the 'MARS' system.

"I thi nk [learning to be funny is] like music," saidBernsteing.

"You can learn to play an in­ strum ent, but there's a certain spark which puts you ahead.

To excel you need to be innova­ tive. 1don't think you can teach innovation."

Most of these fun-makers agree that the best way to learn how to be funny is to embroil yourself in the art, to get out Chuckle, chortle, g u ffa w , snicker, giggle, tee hee... and see lots of different kinds T h u rsd a y is com edy n ig h t at The of comedy; to get up in front of is a prerequisite for those who strive to amuse. your friends and make them A lley fea tu rin g a com bination o f "That negative lampshadelaugh. lm p ro v w ith "Place W albrae" or on-the-head mythology is a con­ open-m ike contests. Check fo r But just as there are qualities which are favorable to the crea­ spiracy of dark, lonely people dates. T he lm p ro v g ro u p is also with unsatisfying sex lives who tion of a comedic genius, there holding a special 2 4 -hour Im provare others which are not. Bern­ are destined to become Art a -th o n fo r S u n Y o u th , sta rtin g at H isto ry T A 's," claim ed stein and Sternbergh deny that 10pm on N ovem ber 27.

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Stereotypes about Native people still pervasive

BY NICOLE SHIPOSH A recent furor has erupted over the use of "Redmen" as the name of the McGill football team, bu t the con troversy points to a much deeper problem. The insensitivity this issue repre­ sents is only one manifestation of the humiliation and degra­ dation that many Natives face due to cultural stereotypes.

"The biggest image of abo­ riginal people in N orth Amer­ ica is that their culture and heritage is inferior to that of Western culture," explained McGill History Professor, Le­ onard Moore.

Moore identifies two general stereotypes in American soci­ ety; the 'bloodthirsty savage' and the 'noble redm an'.

"These are both based on profound cultural biases and both d ehum anize N atives.

People don't see the legitimacy of them as hum an beings," he said.

"Saying all Natives are the same or that all Natives live in the same way, implies that they

don't have personal motiva­ tions or individual dreams," noted Ned Blackhawk, a m em ­ ber of the Shoshone nation and the new ly form ed N ative Awareness Coalition (NAC).

"Generalizations and stere­ otypes relegate Natives to the past and don't allow them to be seen in the present," he added.

The consequences of nega­ tive stereotypes about Natives are vast. Not only do they trivi­ alize and homogenize native culture, but according to Pro­ fessor Moore, "they discount the whole history of invasion and genocide that the Natives had to face." There are also pro­ found consequences for Natives on an individual level.

"If you decide to live outside an Indian community, people judge you for what you are, not who you are. You begin to question your own heritage," explained Blackhawk.

Recent mainstream films such as Dances w ith W olves and Black Robe have been seen as an at­ tempt to eradicate misconcep­ tions about Natives. They have

also met with some skepticism. " Black Robe was poor in the imagery of the Indian popula­ tion. The movie gives no sense of the richness of the Indian culture," said McGill A nthro­ pology Professor Toby Morantz Brian Rice, member of the Mohawk nation and the NAC, acknowledged that Dances W ith Wolves attem pted to portray Native people more accurately than in the past, but added that it still missed the point of N a­ tive values.

Until genuine attem pts to dismantle these stereotypes are made, Native culture will be further trivialized and society's intolerance for those who are different will continue.

As Professor M orantz said, "How we treat our minorities is a m easure of our values as a society." □

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J u st lik e N orm ally, H ollyw ood is u p ­ front concerning the on-screen trea tm e n t of disease.

In m any films, illnesses seem to have claim ed leading roles or at least earned d o uble billing. Take, for instance, Julia R oberts' diabetes mSteel Mag­ nolias, or C am pbell Scott's leukem ia in Dying Young.

M oviegoers even seem gam e for film s featuring ailm ents m ost of have us have never heard of. N arcolepsy an d e n ­ cephalitis lethargica never had it so g ood until M y Own Private Idaho and Awakenings, respec­ tively. T hen again, none of these conditions are conta­ gious.

C onsid erin g H olly w o o d 's exploitation of disease and the ravage of AIDS w ithin the creative com m unity, it seem s crazy that AIDS has yet to be the subject of a form ula block­ buster.

AIDS possesses all of the qualities necessary for a h eart­ b rea k in g plot: sex, d rugs, m edical intrigue, heroism , and death. To date, television has been the so u n d in g b oard for projects d estined for the big screen. The PBS television p ro ­ d u ctio n Longtime Companion m et w ith acclaim as a feature film, alth o u g h it only played in select in d e p e n d e n t theatres.

The ru m o red reluctance on the p a rt of studio h eads to fund a m illion-dollar visual project seem s to be based on stereotypes and hom ophobia.

T heir prehistoric assu m p tio n is that tickets to films concerning AIDS will n o t sell b ecause the average audience refuses to w atch enlightened im ages of gays an d lesbians- tw o g roups blindly associated w ith the AIDS virus. The p o p u larity of H arvey F ierstein's triu m p h an t

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BY KATE GIBBS Torch Song Trilogy o n B roadw ay an d subsequen tly in m ovie th e­ atres blow s holes in this a rg u ­ ment.

The clear-eyed an n o u n ce­ m ent m ade last w eek by M agic Johnson w as g reeted as a n un p reced en ted act of heroism .

M ore than 200,000 people in the U.S.and C an ad a h av e m ade sim ilar annou n cem en ts to their ow n su p p o rters since 1980. By p o p u la r d em an d M agic m ay hold the g olden ticket and co n ­ vince the non-believers, w ho nu m b er in th e m illions, that AIDS w as never a "gay cancer", b u t that everyone is susceptible to HIV. M agic's co rp o rate sponsors have prom ised to co n tin u e their su p p o rt. In g u aran teein g the continuation of th e sig n atu re sm ile's signature, p erh a p s there will be m oney in AIDS after all.

AIDS is n o t a new story in H ollyw ood or B roadw ay or any com m unity, b u t on e that has, for the m ost part, rem ained behind the scenes. Magic Johnson m ay be responsible for affirm ing w hat's positive in H IV -positive for all those w ho have tu rn ed a blin d ear to the w o rd s of others.

Last W e d n esd ay , w hile m ost of theM cGill com m unity w asn 'tlo o k ing, a w ispy-haired eighty-one year old Scottish p h ilo so p h er delivered a scathing critiq u e of the m o d ern C an ad ian u n iv ersity sy stem .

Jam es M. C am ero n , poet, es­ sayist, p h ilo so p h er, an d Professor E m eritus of p h ilo so p h y an d E ng­ lish at St. M ichael's C ollege at the U niversity of Toronto, ad d re ssed a g ath erin g of ab o u t seventy-five people in R ed p ath H all. T he topic of his talk w as "Liberal E ducation an d th e U ni versi ty " . Thi s ra ther in ­ nocu o u s title b elied th e forceful­ ness of C am ero n 's m oral claim s concerning the inadequacy of m o d ­ ern education.

C am ero n w as p rim arily co n ­ cerned w ith d efin in g "the idea of a university". He p u t forth the seem ingly co m m o n -sen seclaim th a tth e u n iv ersity should serve to further tw o principal aim s: the a d v a n ce­ m en t of b o th teaching a n d learn ­ ing.

The a b su rd ity of the m o d ern university, he su g g ested , is th at it accom plishes n eith er of these es­ sential tasks.

"The u n iv ersity has becom e a bureaucratic m echanism . It is a

FO RU M process w hich trains stu d en ts to fit in to the bureaucratic society in w hich w e live," he said.

In C am ero n 's view , to d ay 's u n i­ versity actually acts as an im p e d i­ m en t to a good education.

"A cadem ics to d ay believe th at to 'g et o n ' in the u n iv ersity , one m u st p u t u p w ith ad m in istrativ e idiocy,' he said.

The 'g reat sin ' of m odern ed u c a­ tion," said C am eron, "is g raded courses. The stu d e n t goes th ro u g h u n iv ersity accu m u latin g n u m b ers on a piece of paper. Yet there is no connection betw een these num bers and actual retained know ledge; the stu d e n t atten d s lectures, w rites d o w n an o th er p erso n 's ideas, then reg u rg itates these ideas d u rin g exam inations. T o d ay 's stu d e n t is n ot req u ired to think. It's ab su rd ."

In con clu d in g his talk, C am ero n p o n d ered w h eth er th e re isa viable solution to this "terrible state of affairs".

Partly, C am ero n su g g ested , the u nintellcctual q u ality of the m o d ­ ern u n d e rg ra d u a te ed u catio n is attrib u tab le to the m o d ern stu ­ d e n t's w ay of life.

" W ha t i s needed i s a stro n g bod y of th o u g h t in a u n iv ersity w hich does not accept the c u rren t c o n d i­ tion as irrem ediable, w h o m ain ­ tain their intellectual v ig ilanceand d o n ot cease to really teach," he said. "T o d ay 's stu d e n ts need to be im bued w ith a w illingness to think.

They need to be channelled."

"S tu d en ts no w h av e different priorities. They m erely w an t to get on in this m o d ern w orld, a w orld w hich no longer values those w ho h av e a b ro ad education."

U nless stu d e n ts are ta u g h t how to learn, and unlessacadem ics learn ho w to teach, C am eron w arned, "th e u n iv ersity will h av e lost its 'raison d 'e tre '" . □

A role m odel th e public can face m ay change the m e d ia's no­ tion of w h at the public w an ts to see. O nce lim ited, the scope of people receptive to AIDS inform ation is ab o u t to w iden drastically. P o p u lar culture m ay now have to re-evaluate its opinions.

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Patrice Tremblay honoured QSSF Male Athlete of the Week honours were bestowed upon McGill Redmen Hockey'sPatriceTremblay thispast weekafterhe accumulated 5 points(l-4-5) on McGill's seven goals during the week.

A veritable Bastien of badminton dominance McGill's Julie Bastion is presently leading the wom en's badm in­ ton singles race at the University level in Quebec. Her first place standing compliments the quality play achieved by the entire squad this year. Currently holding strong at second overall, McGill trails behind first placed Laval. In women's doubles, Kim Barnes and Melissa Gordon have asserted themselves over two tournam ents to sit a second, mirroring the position of mixed doubles contenders Bruno Dion and Nancy Venneman. McGill competes in league play versus Laval, Université de Montréal, Trois Rivières and Sherbrooke.

Jeanson blanks Guelph on Redmen hot streak The McGill Redmen hockey team swept through southern On­ tario this weekend, leaving in its wake the tattered rem ains of the Guelph Gryphons(5-0) and the Brock Badgers(7-3). Goal tender Patrick Jeanson registered his first shutout of the season against Guelph, turning away 42 shots. Illuminating the scarlet beacon on McGill's behalf were Martin Laquerre(2), Patrice Tremblay, Marc Vigneault and Guy Boucher. Ahead 3-2 after two in Ste. Cather­ ines, McGill surged ahead of the chippy Brock squad with flurry of scoring in the third. Rookie Dave Vecchio netted a pair of goals, with Martin Olivier, Todd Hanrahan, Patrice Tremblay, Martin Raymond and Martin Laquerre rounding out the scoring. "What we've actually been trying to do is keep the goals against down," said veteran Martin Raymond, "w e're playing very w'ell defen­ sively and that's w hat's creating the opportunities for goal scor­ ing.' McGill heads into Friday's contest against the University of Toronto 6-2 in regular season play.

Swimmers beat the clock senseless At the OUAA Invitational swim meet hosted by the University of Toronto Varsity Blues this past weekend, McGill's swimmers fared extremely well. Better,in fact, than they had ever anticipa ted as several swimm ers established personal best landm ark times.

The meet proved an ideal chance for Ontario and Québec swim­ mers to contend for CI AU national standards before the February 18th deadline. Veteran Craig Perfect came away with the top time in the 50m freestyle event, clocking a personal best 23:83. Sprinter Megan Smith W indsor also qualified for the CIAU's with a per­ sonal best 27:28 freestyle. Backstroker and team captain Jennifer Lailey brought home two seconds after flying to a 2:26 200m backstroke. Her previous record was set last week in Sherbrooke where she stopped splashing at 2:34. Rookie Hadi Helbayi shaved an incredible 14 seconds from his previous best 400m freestyle time. "A lot of people have already realized the goals that they had set for the year," said an elated Head Coach François Laurin. "I d id n 't know w hat to expect after trying to rehearse a little for the nationals, going into the event on a four day taper, but it was am azing the way they reacted. I think my program me is working."

Squash team courts a three way tie McGill's Julian Skinner fell victim to an unfortunate pulled muscle in Toronto this weekend that forced him to default a match to his Rycrson contender. The loss left McGill one point shy of a three-way tie for first at the seasons prem ier tournament. Ryerson and Q ueen's tied with 17 of a possible 24 points, with McGill hot on their heels at 16. Mohamed Abdul Hamid and David Diestel went undefeated over four matches for McGill, while Mike Purden came up short in just one contest. "We have a well balanced team, bu t we don't ha ve any superstars," said player/coach David Behm. "All of the other squads have a least one superstar with National Junior Team experience."

Reclassification : Part two

BY PAUL COLEMAN T he Y w ord is as ab o u t as sensi­ tive a term as one w o u ld d are u tter u p at the C u rrie G ym nasium these days. A lot of coaches and su p p o rt staff w ould rath er hear 'crippling knee injury' or 'biased officiating' roll off the lips before facing the reclassification music.

Ever since the axe fell in May how ever, M cGill's excom m uni­ cated clubs an d team s h av e tru m ­ peted th eir sp irited resp o n ses th ro u g h o u t the McGill com m unity.

Simple survival has dictated the orchestration of a fundraising opus.

W e're essentially try in g to m ake ends m eet," says Row ing Coach A ndrew Tees.

M aking ends m eet has entailed a good deal m ore than conscientious book keeping an d frugal sp e n d ­ ing. M cGill's clubs have been p ro ­ pelled head lo n g into th e com peti­ tive w orld of m arketing d ynam ics in order to m erely exist. T he clubs have not only faced the music, they've w ritten the score. The coop­ eration an d creativity has been astounding.

"It's p retty m uch th e case that y o u r back is u p against the wall and if you can 't com e u p w ith the money, then you d o n 't h av e a squad," said D ave Behm, p la y e r/ coach of th e squash team . "I think the situation requires that w e all show a little im agination."

The squash team ran aw ay w ith first prize in the im agination cate­

gory, m arketing sports bras with 'McGill Squash S u pporter', em bla­ zoned on the seams.

The controversial reclassi fication stan d ard s are set to be re-evaluated after a tw o year interim , at w hich tim e the D epartm ent of Athletics suggests certain team s will b e re-adm itted should they fulfill the present criterion.

"The review that com es up two years from now is just too far aw ay ," said Rugby Coach H art Caplan. 'T h e sooner we can re­ exam ine it, the sooner w e can p u t it to rest, because to p u t it bluntly, right now it's just shit."

M eanw hile, McGill squads are b u rd en ed w ith both the w eight of physical and m arket com petition, not to m ention the blow dealt to the collective egos of the severed team s.

"Because we never really had m uch help from the U niversity in the first place, w e'v e alw ays been aggressively raising funds," said Ski T eam P re s id e n t A n d e rs Persson. "I think w h at really hit us the hardest w aso u rch an g ein status in the eyes of the D epartm ent."

T he Ski T ea m isa m o d e lo ffin a n cialdevelopm entam ongst McGill's clubs. A co-operative cross-over arran g em en t w ith A ndre Lalonde sports has netted han d so m e prof­ its for years now, w hile the Cross C o u n try team was w elcom ed to profit from the take at thecoat check they provided.

"That w as great," said H ead Coach D ennis B arrett,"w e w ere

able to keep th e entire dollar."

O ther team s have distressed at the ethic behind a team cleaning u p M olson Stadium in th e w ake of football gam es. M oreover, team s w ho have sold po p co rn at the gam es are required to su rren d er 50% of profits to the Friends of McGill Foundation.

"In term s of progress w e've regressed because of th e energy that w e'v e had to d ev o te to fun­ draising," said volleyball H ead Coach Ian Jordon. "You can't prac­ tise once a w eek and h ope to com ­ pete against a high school team , never m ind som e of the best team s in the co untry w ho are in o u r pool."

Paul A ndrascik has been w ork­ ing as a fu n d raiser for the A thletics D epartm ent th ro u g h the McGill D evelopm ent office since late in Septem ber.

"I'm essentially w earing tw o hats right now ," he said. "W ith regards to alum ni relations, th ere is a lot of potential for the alum ni to step in and organize things for the teams.

T he corporate sector, as far as A thletics are concerned, can inject som e general m onies into the d e ­ p artm ent for the u p g rad in g of fa­ cilities. In the past th ey have been b roadly team -based in their su p ­ port."

A r e la tiv e ly y o u n g te a m , M cGill's crew m ay just realize such su p p o rt for the first tim e this year.

"W e've been aro u n d now for fifteen years, so there soon should

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BY PAUL COLEMAN W h ile E v a n d e r H o ly fie ld scraped the bottom of th e boxing barrel in search of a w o rth y co m ­ petitor this w eekend, T he McGill M artlet H ockey team w ent th e full three ro u n d s before w in d in g u p on the w ro n g end of a 4-3 decision at th e M cConnell w in ter arena.

In the b lu e tru n k s, from Cegep St. Laurent...

The M artlets w ere h u n g ry to avenge a third period knockout delivered at th e h an d s of St. L au­ rent in an earlier bout. P u ttin g u p a good fight, how ever, failed to pay off for th e M artlets, w ho w ere sty­ mied by the relentless goonery of St L aurent's hoodlum s.

"W e have to w o rk on o u r strength an d conditioning, get into the vyqight room a little m ore to bring u p th e physical side of o u r gam e," said H ead Coach Geoff Phillips. "W e w ere p rep ared to have som eone b u m p us along the boards every tim e w e got on the puck, b u t th at w as a bit m uch."

Star n etm inder N athalie Lapenta onceagain belied her rookie status,

playing the gam e of a seasoned veteran. A lthough she spent the b u lk o f th e m a tc h b e n e a th St.Laurent'scentre, Lapenta played aggressively, com ing u p big with the poke check on a n um ber of oc­ casions.

"I th o ug h t th at this w as su p ­ posed to be non-contact hockey," she said after shaking off some post­ gam e aches and pains. "W e've got to talk it u p o ut there a lot m ore, but w e're getting there."

A little com m unication in the crease area could go a long w ay for the M artlets, who struggled toclean u p house in front of the net all night.

In th e first period, despite a tw o h u n d red percent effort from d e ­ fensive d y nam o Kerri Payette, St. L aurent w as pitching tents at Cam p M cGillawaga to the tu n e of tw o doorstepgoals. An interference call negated the first, with the second com ing in response to an early Alyson Fournier m arker.

T he goal of the night cam e m id ­ w ay th ro u g h the second period, w ith the score tied at two. P u n ctu ­ ating a brea kout d ow n the left wi ng, sophom ore w inger Alison Korn

sailed one intoT w ine H arbour from just inside the blue line.

Coach Phillips liked w hat he saw.

"E very w eek som eone else is beginning to realize th at you d o n 't have to b e right on top of the net to get a shot aw ay," he said. "W e're starting to see a lot m ore shots from the high slot and efforts to get a jum p on the rebound."

Early in the third, St. L aurent threatened to open the floodgates, catching McGill offguard w ith new outlet and breakout form ations.

These quickly evolved in to tw o an d three-on-oneoffensiveadvantages.

'T h a t w as one o f th e things that h u rt us, definitely," said Team C aptain K athy M orrison, w ho net­ ted a p o w er play goal late in the first "1 can be h ap p y w ith losing this gam e because w e played very well, an d now St. L aurent will go into the playoffs th inking th at they can beat us. After a gam e this close we know that w e can beat them ."

A gainst Bishop's on Friday, the M artlets coasted to a 4-0 victory, courtesy of a tw o-goal night by rookie Jocelyn Barrett. It was L apenta's third sh u to u t in th e past four gam es. □

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BY PAUL COLEM AN

T his w eek en d , M cG ill's cheerleading squad is off to the Vanier C up where it will com­ pete in the Canadian Cheerlead­ in g C h a m p io n sh ip s at Skydome.The 1991 -92 team will represent McGill for the first time in the seven year history of the open event. Competition will feature elements of cheer­ ing, stunts and dance.

T o ro n to -b o rn M ichelle Purghart is the squad's Head Cheerleader and has coached the team since 1990. Targetting the upcoming championships since September, Purghart has emphasized the physical and mental approaches to perform ­ ance and competition.

Nadio Hachey, a third year psychology major who joined the ranks of the squad for the

first time this year, has, along with jeff Haynes, added the extra strength needed to but­ tress the more vigorous stunts.

"I had the same kind of stere­ otypical view of the sport be­ fore 1 became involved with cheerleading , but after one practice, I found it to be quite strenuous," said Hachey. "It's like a good bout in the weight room. " "There's a lot more to it than just dancing," he added.

McGill's cheerleaders largely com e from ath letic back­ grounds, including competi­ tive figure skating, dance and ae robics.

"All of the girls on the squad are perfect athletes, who have had to give up other sports for cheerleading and found that it comprised a lot of things that they've had to do in those other

pursuits," said Purghart. "It's good to have girls fly a bit."

The University of Western Ontario has a stronghold on competitive cheerleading in Canada. Aggressive recruit­ ment campaigns and a tradi­ tion of excellence has propelled Western to the level where it boasts the only squad that can compete at the University level in the United States.

"I don't think that we are going to place in the top three," said Purghart. 'You have to have a split squad, 7 girls and 7 guys, to finish at the top."

Western will have two squads at the Vanier Cup this week­ end, as both its teams, senior and junior split-squads, are

slated to finish one-two in the competition.

"Last yea r we d id n ' t compe te, because | the competition] was always on the weekend of American Thanksgiving and we tended to have a lot of American cheerleaders. This year we have more to stay [in Montréal] who are from Can­ ada," said California native Lisa Saito, a second-year commerce student.

Purghart is confident that McGill can at least hold its own in thedance category.Thesam e approach that has wowed crowds both home and away, may come up big Friday at Skydome.

"This year we have received

a lot of recognition because of our attitude. We have shown a lot of crowd appeal, and we're alw ays extrem ely pleasant during our routines," said Purghart. "W e've gone in with our attitudes first and then let the whole thing build with the crowd."

Throughout the school year, McGill's cheerleaders are out supporting the Redmen foot­ ball and basketball teams.

"We just cheer Redmen," explained Purghart. "We don't have time to cheer for Martlets."

McGill's squad will be par­ ticipating in a halftime parade of coloursat the Cup, marching alongside McGill alumni in a celebration of CIAU tradition.

" A ll o f t h e g ir ls o n t h e s q u a d a r e p e r f e c t a th l e t e s , w h o h a v e h a d t o g i v e u p o t h e r s p o r ts f o r c h e e r le a d in g a n d f o u n d th a t i t c o m p r i s e d a l o t o f th in g s t h a t t h e y ' v e h a d

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t o d o in t h o s e o t h e r p u r s u its . It's g o o d t o h a v e g ir ls f ly a b i t." — M ic h e lle P u r g h a r t, h e a d c h e e r l e a d e r

M artlet Volleyballers Brocked-out of final On the road in Guelph this past weekend, the wom en's volley­ ball program m e fell in three games to Brock University at the finals. Unable to beat Brock in the preliminaries, McGill fell in four(9-15,12-15,15-9,9-15.) Friday. McGill handily downed squads from Seneca in four(15-3,15-9,12-15,15-7), and Guelph in five(154,7-15,15-10,13-15,15-13). "Brock w asa little bit stronger than us at the net," said Head Coach Rachelle Beliveau. "O ur team isn't quite ready yet to be in the finals mentally, we will have to get a little more experience before we will be ready for that.".

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York's Anderson dribbled well out into three-point land, hiked up a shot, stepped out for Anyone who was at Friday's a quick prayer, and watched basketball home opener, an 8982 Redmen loss at the hands of the ball glance off the backboard into the net. That basket ulti­ the York Yeomen, realized fairly mately broke the Redmen's early on that this w asn't going concentration, and, more im­ to be a contest featuring finesse portantly, their spirit. and deadly marksmanship.

Jon Campbell fouled out, and Both teams started slowly, point m an Keith Driscoll tried and the first half (indeed much of the game) was characterized his best to keep it close with two long-range jumpers in the by turnovers and poor shoot­ dying seconds, but his effort ing, as a result of both stifling went for naught, as the game defense and each team 's inef­ ended with York on top 89-82. fectiveness on the offensive end of the court.

"We thought we should have been closer at the The score stayed _ _ _ _ _ _ half, so we came close, as n eith er fla t," said team was able to m ount any signifi­ M athison,"and they " W e th o u g h t w e just jumped on us." cant charges until Neither team did the 13-minu te m ark, s h o u ld h a v e b e e n well from the floor: when York m ade an McGill shot 46%, 8-point run, capped c lo s e r a t th e h a lf, so while York had 47%. off by a three-point One deciding factor play on a foul and w e c a m e f la t ," s a id m ay h av e been subsequent offen­ M cGill's abysm al sive goal tend called C o -C a p ta in C a m 52% free th ro w on 6'8" centre Todd M a th is o n ," a n d th e y McDougall. McGill shooting (14 of 27).

The leading scorer was able to cut the ju s t ju m p e d o n us. " for York wasAnderlead to 5 at half-time son with 26. McGill with some tight de­ was led by David fence and a Cam Je sp e rso n , w ho M ath iso n th ree- ■■"■■■■ poured in 22, and Jon Campbell pointer. second half. with 19. York held a slim edge The Redmen didn't give up, The latter part of the first half in turnovers (14 to 17) and in but mounted a charge of their also featured some tough work rebounding (32 to 30), but de­ dow n low by forward Jon own that started with a David fensive standout Bruce Bird and Campbell, who on two occa­ Jesperson 3-pointer, followed Jesperson had 5 rebounds each sions took the ball strong to the by a m onster rejection by while Campbell yanked dow n hoop and picked up the bucket Campbell.

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Then, just asit seemed McGill The Redmen play again this was completing the comeback, Shooting guard M athison Friday at home against Laurensummed up the first half.

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"I think we were pum ped up for the game, and we played good defence; they just got to more loose balls and they were given too many second oppor­ tunities off of missed shots."

The second half was a differ­ ent story, however. The Yeo­ men clearly benefitted from an early lapse, as they quickly built their lead back up to 11 points.

The second was highlighted by the stellar play of York forward Clive Anderson .Anderson, at only 6’T”, almost single-handledly buried the Redmen, scoringl8of his26 pointsin the

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Friday's game between the McGill Redmen Basketball and the York Yeoman was broadcast live by CKUT FM 90.3.

Play-by-play duties were furnished by Bob Flarwood, while former Redmen star Jamie Alden provided the colour com­ mentary. CKUT has slated eight spots for McGill basketball this year.

"We felt that since Montréal doesn't have a professional basketball team, that we would have the opportunity to bring the sport to the city for the first time," said CKUT Spoken Word Director Mark Slone.

"We are also covering the wom en's basketball team as well because they are very deserving of equal representa­ tion."

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The McGill wom en's basketball team was victorious in two contests this weekend, defeating squads from W indsor and Ottawa. Saturday's contest against W indsor ended a close game as a twenty foot ringer from veteran All Star Debby Morse put McGill ahead by one at the buzzer(56-55).

She also managed 14 points and 8 rebounds. Melanie Gagné and Martina Van der Vlist headed up the McGill scorers, each with 16 points. Sunday the Martlets swept past the Ottawa Gee-Gees(57-39), a fter a seven point lead at the half.

classification ...continued from page 13 be som e alu m n i w ho will be w illing to p u t som e m oney to w ard s the program m e," said Row er Tees.

T he football team has been a constant target for the venting of funding frustrations. M any disenfranchised team s regard theR edm en as a d rain for d ep artm en tal dollars, and the recipients of unjustified privileges.

"These team s should find o ut w ho they com pete against and how they stack u p to them com parably," said H ead Coach C harlie Baillie."Can you com pare the clubs to a team th at has ten coaches an d 70 players?"

"O ne of m y m ain functions is fundraising - 1 d o n 't th in k it should be, b u t I've been d oing it for ten years. I'd be glad to share m y expe­ riences w ith an y o n eas I sym pathize w ith team s experiencing u n d erfu n d in g problem s. I th in k it's really an attitu d e thing."

T he reclassification issue continues to be a thorn in the sid e o f both th e clubs and the adm inistration, as gulfs of com m unication plague efforts to realize a bilateral un d erstan d in g .

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