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December 3rd, 1991 -January 13th, 1992

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W ednesday. Decem ber 4 M cGill Faculty of M usic p resen ts Early M usic En­ sembles. Hank Knox, director.

Redpath Hall, 8:00 pm. Also perform ing will be Jazz Com­ positions, directed by Jan Jarczyk, in room C209, 555 Sh­ erbrooke St. West. Admission is free. Call 398-4547 for infor­ mation.

Thursday. Decem ber 5 M cGill Faculty of Music presents Madeleine Germain, viola, and Nancy Pelletier, pi­ ano. Redpath Hall, 8:00 pm.

Also performing will be McGill Conservatory Jazz Combos, directed by Allen Hoyt, in room C209,555 Sherbrooke St. West.

Admission is free. Call 398-4547 for information.

G ra d u a te P ro g ra m in C o m m u n ic a tio n s p rese n ts Professor James Halloran. Fac­ ulty club, 3450 McTavish, 5:30 pm.

The Yellow Door Coffee­ house presents Annie Beer and Charlotte Hussey. Doors open 8:00 pm. Admission $2.00.

Friday. D ecem ber 6 M cGill Faculty of M usic presents the C ontem porary Music Ensemble. Bruce Mather, director. Pollack Hall, 8:00 pm.

Also performing will be the McGill XVIIIth (18th) Century Philharmonia, directed by Joel Thiffault. Redpath Hall, 8:00 pm. Admission is free. Call 3984547 for information.

M c G ill B io c h e m istry departm ent presents Dr. Gior­ gio Semenza, from the Swiss Federal Instituteof Technology in Zurich. Dr. Semenza will be hosting a seminar entitled "The Decline of Intestinal Lactase at W eaningand in Hum an AdultType Hypolacta si a :N ever Look for the Obvious." Room 903 M cIntyre M edical Sciences Building, 12:00 noon. At 4:00 pm, in the same room, Dr. Vadim 1. Agol, from Moscow State University, will speak about the "Mechanism of the Internal Binding of Ribosomes to Picoravirus RNA's".

The Yellow Door Coffee­ house presents Toast on a Stick

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Tuesday. Decem ber 3 M cGill Faculty of Music presents Jazz Ensembles II and III. B. Glazer and Ron Di Lauro, directors.Pollack Hall,8:00pm.

Admission is free. Call 398-4547 for information.

M cGill Faculty of Music presents Instrumental Theatre.

Richard Misiek, director. Pol­ lack Hall, 8:00 pm. Admission is free. Call 398-4547 for infor­ mation.

w ith Tricia H ervey-Lerner.

Doors open 8:00 pm. Admis­ sion $2.00.

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December 3rd, 1991 — January 13th, 1992

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news Dentistry granted conditional offer to remain open

BY RICH LATOUR In a unanim ous decision m ade last week by the Planningand Priori tiesSubcommittee of Senate's powerful Aca­ demic Policy and Planning Committee (APPC), McGill's faculty of Dentistry has been given a second, conditional lease on life. The recom menda­ tion m ade by the committee will cause the closure of the faculty effective August 31,1996, if the faculty does not meet nine, strict conditions by next September.

The recommendation capped a six month battle between the University and Dentistry re­ garding the proposed closure of the faculty, and thirty-six hours of meetings within the Senate subcommittee that stud­ ied the issue.

"The recommendation pro­ vides a sound basis for the fu­ ture of Dentistry at McGill," stated Subcommittee Chairman VP Planning and Physical De­ velopment François Tavenas at a press conference last Friday.

"McGill wants to have a Fac­ ulty of Dentistry which contin­ ues doing the excellent teach­ ing and providing service to the community."

To avoid closure, McGill Dentistry will have to follow a strict, nine-point plan. Some of the condi tions include continu­ ing the current, 24-chair, fouryear dental program, starting a new Master's program, encouraging retirement of about onethird of the academic staff to be replaced by research-oriented staff, and slashing the salaries of part time staff. In addition,

the clinic used by the commu­ nity will su ffer an increase in i ts clinical fees, and Dentistry must find its own private funding.

The conditionsha ve to be met

by September 30th of next year.

Tavenas was confident that the short time limit presented to the faculty was sufficient.

"The conditions have been presented in such a way that they can be met by September 30th," he said. "In a situation like this, energies ought to be brought forward [to improve the faculty]. Using lack of time as a rationale for not meeting all the conditions would not be acceptable."

"It should be clear to the fac­ ulty that its energies had better be focused," he warned.

While obviously pleased wi th the fact that Dentistry appears

to have survived, Dean of Den­ tistry Ralph Barolet questioned the requirements to be met for the faculty's continued exis­ tence.

"We are quite optimistic that this faculty will be improved as a whole," said Barolet at a sepa­ rate press conference. "[But] it was never our m andate to be a research faculty. It's teaching that will suffer the conse­ quences."

"I'm concerned with some of the conditions because as an adm inistratorand an employer, they are conditions that go against my way of thinking," he said of the requirem ent to cut the salaries of the part time staff in half.

"I will try to get that changed," he added "It is petty and not worthy of McGill Uni­

versity."

Barolet will also try to per­ suade Senate to change the condition which requires the retirement of one-third of the dental teaching staff.

"It's against Québec law to force people to retire. W hat the university is telling our people is the ultimatum 'either retire, or you will be closed'. This is almost blackmail."

A faculty staff meeting to discuss the implementation of the conditions will be held W ednesday, Barolet said.

According to Tavenas, the recommendation will be stud­ ied by APPC, which will in turn formulate a recommendation to Sena te before going to the Board of G o v e rn o rs for final approval. □

Possible discrepancies in Daily s circulation figures

BY CHRIS ALAM

claims that the m atter was never discussed. All other motions voted on at the Sep­ Although the Tribune has tember 5th meeting specify the obtained a document which result of the vote. In fact, the suggests that McGill Daily has inflated its circulation statistics, reference to circulation is not individuals associated with the listed as a motion in the min­ Daily deny that any discrep­ utes.

But Jo-Anne Pickel, the ancy exists.

Daily's Assistant Business The document, from the July Manager, also stated that the 10th, 1991 m ectingof the Daily's Planning and Priorities Com­ new spaper's circulation was 14.000. However, she did not mittee, contains the following statement: "Circulation (Confi­ wish to comment on the docu­ ment statement. dential!!!) We propose to drop "I'm really not the right per­ our print run to 10,000, but to publish that our circulation is son to speak to because I was 14,000. Our actual print run last hired this year," she said.

Chuck Kirkham, spokesman year was 13,000, but we stated for CampusPlus, the Daily's our circulation as 16,000." national advertising agency, When asked if the Daily's print run this year was, in fact, also refused to comment.

Alex Roslin, Co-ordinating 10.000 copies, Linda Perras, a Ed i tor of the Daily, ref u ted bo th C ustom er Service agent at the no tes and Perras' statement.

Payette and Simms, the Daily's "[ Linda] is probably a secre­ distribu tor, responded, "That's tary, she doesn't know what right. Right now that is." the real circulation is. There's She could not comment as to the contents of the July 10th been lots of discussion about this. 1 don't know where she document. came up with the figure, but "Well 1 don't know. Maybe you should talk to them. Usu­ what we decided to do was leave [the circulation] at ally we can not give details about customers. That informa­ 14.000, " he said.

Roslin said that the July 10th tion is confidential," she said. notes probably represented an The Daily's advertising rate cards claim a circulation of experimental cutback in circu­ lation done last year as an ex­ 14.000 copies. This is backed up by m inutes from the Septem­ amination of waste reduction. ber 5th Board of Directors The experim ent apparently meeting, which state "circula­ lasted for one week, and was not confidential. tion ai 1U00O approved."

"Somebody [at the meeting] However, Board of Publica­ must have misinterpreted what tions m em ber KevinDonovan

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was said. I know what the dis­ cussions were about then," he explained.

But Donovan had a different recollection of events.

"The Board unanim ously passed a resolution in October 1990 keeping circulation at 16,000. Staff and the business office cut circulation without our formal approval," he said.

When asked if the circulation cuts were temporary, Donovan replied, "No, to my knowledge it was a perm anent. To ignore a decision by an qlected body, as

[the Daily has] done, is both reprehensible and grounds for impeachment."

Roslin stated that he was not présentât the July 10th meeting and emphasized that the Plan­ ning and Priorities Committee is a forum for discussion, rather than for decision-making.

"W hatever Planning and Pri­ orities proposes would go to a staff meeting," he explained.

But Students' Society VP In­ ternal Alex Johnston said she intends to investigate the m at­

ter further.

"W hatl'd like to d o isb rin g it to the W aste M anagem ent Committee meeting on W ed­ nesday December 5th. 1 think that 1 will bring [the discrep­ ancy] to the attention of the University," she said.

Johnston^-howeVfcr, expected little action on the part of McGill.

"I don't think that anyone in the U n iv e rsity has any jurisdiction [over the Daz7y],” she noted. □

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December 3rd, 1991 — January 13th, 1992

Expenditures upset Daily Publications Board

BY JANE WHITE Already projecting a $14,000 deficit for this year, expendi­ tures at the McGill Daily have a t least one member of the news­ paper's Board of Governors concerned.

"I'm against the way [The Daily is] spending money, com­ pletely,'' said Board member Kevin Donovan. "The deficit this year is going to be huge.

Look at our balance sheet and, granted, it has $200,0(X) accu­ m ulated over the last few years, but as it looks now, we're going to be in a deficit situation for a while."

Despite the fact that the Daily's costs are projected to decrease this year by $20,000, the new spaper is still project­ ing a $14,000 deficit, down almost $60,000 from last year's $45,000 profit.

Michael Temelini, another member of the Board of Publi­ cations, blamed the predicted deficit on the $14,000 rent the Daily is now paying to the McGill S tu d e n ts ' Society (SSMU).

"If you want a balanced pic­ ture you should look at that $14,000 rent,"said Temelini ."As a result of that rent, we're look­ ing at a deficit for the first time.

The result of that is that stu­ dents are paying more money, not just the Daily."

Honoraria for the Daily's staff are up 25% this year and a food fund of $60.00 a week has been approved w hich will add $975.00 to subsequent budgets.

Unanimous motions for a new cab fund and a food fund, as well as a proposal for an office microwave (a motion tabled by Donovan)will further increase spending.

"I am concerned about ex­ penditures and revenues," said Temelini. "I expressed my con­ cern that these expenditures were not predicted in the budget last May. lam concerned about the ad-hoc expenditures.

We should be concerned about spending students' money."

The num ber of female staff members who work late hours has helped to legitimize the im­ plementation of a cab fund, an idea suggested recently at the C anadian U niversity Press conference.

"The majority of the staff are women," said Alex Roslin, Co­ ordinating Editor for the Daily. ""It would be discriminatory against women if we didn't have a cab fund, especially when they sometimes work until two o'clock in the morning."

Roslin also defended the 25%

increase in honoraria as a way to bring the Daily up to par with other cam pus newspaper pay scales.

"It'san expense to work here.

It's more than a full time job," he said. "Look at the other organizationson this campus, and there you'll find that we get some of the lowest honoraria in the country. At Western, The Gflzeffegivesfeach editor] about $25,000 a year. If I was working at the lUniversity of Toronto] Varsity , that's how much I'd get paid."

SSMU VP F inance Lev 'Bukhm an had serious concerns over the Daily's financial ac­ countability to the the students.

"We have absolutely zero authority or responsibility over the McGill Daily," explained Bukhman. "As a McGill stu­ dent I am concerned about how (the editors] spend theirmoney.

I have a problem with the fact that they don't make their budget public. They don't en­ courage students to care and look at their finances. For an organization that claims to be democratic, they don't stick to their principles."

Bukhman felt that the Daily should follow a fiscally respon­ sible course, a precedent which he believed has been set by the SSMU. "All rhetoric aside, the real­ ity of the situation is that the Daily is rather a closed and unresponsive institution," he said. "In m any ways it is very hypocritical. To be responsible to students !The Daily has] to ma ke some seriou s changes a nd practice what it preaches."

Roslin noted that the Daily's meetings are open and the minutes are available to any­ one interested. □

Gym renovations decision spurs December 5th rally

BY AMY ROSEN A meeting will be held at City Hall thisThursday todeterm ine w hether an am endm ent to the city charter will finally allow McGill University to build on the plot of land adjacent to the Currie gymnasium.

The December 5th meeting could make or break the con­ struction plans for the new Athletics Complex. Buses were ordered, and a poster campaign was organized by Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) VP External Affairs Karla MacDonald to encourage McGill students to take an ac­ tive role in putting an end to the delay of the gym renovations.

SSMU will be making a brief presentation at the meeting.

Unfortunately, the organiz­ ers were misinformed of the meeting date.

According to the posters, the meeting will take place on December 4th. VP External Affairs MacDonald wasattending a conference in Calgary and was unable to rectify the error before the posters were distrib­ uted.

SSMU VP Internal Alex Johnston explained the mistake "Last week the city said that [the meeting! was on the 5th.

Karla phoned Sam Kingdon's secretary and she said the 4th."

Kingdon, McGill's Vice-Prin­

cipal of Physical Resources, looked forward to the meeting as the resolution of a long proc­ ess.

"The delay [in construction] has been a six-year one caused in large part by the change in Municipal governments which took place in 1984/5," he said.

The parcel of land beside the Currie gym nasium is zoned as part of M ount Royal Park, and as a result, public opinion has been against construction in this area.

"All we are asking for is twothirds of an acre from the city," explained Kingdon. "The plot we're asking for was only zoned in 1957 as part of the park. Be­ fore that time it belonged to

McGill. We sold it to the city as part of the Pine/Park inter­ change."

A th letics D irector Bob Du beau hoped that McGill would be successful in garner­ ing the city's favor.

"W e've been waiting a very long time for this project to begin and I hope it gets solved and resolved soon," Dubeau stated. "If its not done in this go-around, we'll have to take another look at this project."

The Currie gym nasium was erected in 1939 for a student population of 5,(XX), but today the gym is used by upw ards of 30,000 students and staff mem­ bers.

"Our facilities are in the dark

age, worse than most high school gym nasium s," said Dubeau.

If the City Planning Departm ent'spresentation of McGill's proposal is accepted by the Comité conseil de l'arrondissemcn t, an amend men t to the Ci ty Charter will have to be passed, which would entail the passage of a private m em ber's bill in Quebec's National Assembly Should the parcel of land be granted by the city, a new Ath­ letics facility will be built to include a 200m track, some squash and racquetball courts, a weigh troom and a dance stu­ dio. The Athletics Complex would be ready by 1995. □

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McGill BSN protesting perceived police violence McGill's Black Students' Network (BSN) is circulating a petition attached to letters protesting what it perceives as undue violence by the MUC police against blacks.

"We want [people] to know that we are concerned and that they should also be outraged," said Frank Runcie, BSN Secretary.

The MUC police is currently involved in two inquests regarding the shooting of black youths.

BSN member Chantal Thomas also questioned the role of the media in its reporting of these events.

"It seems like the media always dow nplays the incident. They always seem to give the police the benefit of the doubt."

The BSN m ade its views known at a booth in the Union building last Friday and will continue attract support at booths this week.

"We just question why with black people, [the police] shoot them in the head rather than in the leg," said Thomas.

Sun Youth fighting hunger with community donations The Sun Youth organization, which provides food and clothing to the needy in Montréal, is hoping people will get into the Christmas spirit this season despite the economy.

"This year is a very hard year. The recession is like a boxing match; after twelve rounds, you have a winner, but it takes a lot to heal. Even after you've regained your job, it's tough to get back on your feet," ex­ plained Tommy Kulczyk, Assistant Vice-President at Sun Youth.

According to Kulczyk, 280,000 Quebecers lost their jobs this year. One in five Montrealers, or 250,000 people, use the Sun Youth services. And one in five users of food banks in Canada are children under the age of 5.

Sun Youth is asking the community to donate non-perishable foods, as well as meat, for families who might otherwise go hungry this holiday season.

"People are not in the Christmas spirit yet, but I'm still very optimis­ tic that Quebecers will help us out this season," said Kulczyk. "At Sun Youth, it's Christmas all year."

Red Herring intends to sell VP Finance to raise cash Apparently, the Red Herring, a hum ourous and financially troubled publication, has plans to solve its fiscal woes.

"W e're trying to sell [Students' Society VP Finance] Lev Bukhman," explained Editor-in-Chicf Ian Pilarczyk.

"To raise money," elucidated Production Editor David Gruber.

A slightly am used, but somewhat puzzled, Bukhman was not averse to the plan.

"Good for them. They w on't get much though," he predicted.

An SSMU VP Finance has never before been sold to raise funds.

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Wise's Winter Carnival weathers a stormy past

C V UEMATT TAm \ > r r \ T T r BY BENOIT JACQMOTTE

This year's restructured McGill Students' Society (SSMU) Winter Carnival will not only provide more enjoyable activities for all students, but will also save stu­ dents a lot of money, according to SSMU VP Finance Lev Bukhman and W inter Carnival Chairwoman Michelle Wise.

"I think that the Winter Carnival is something that students have beencom plainingabout foryears," said Bukhman. "[In the past] the Winter Carnival lost a ridiculous am ount of money and students were not getting anything out of it."

Wise stressed that this year's SSMU Carnival will work in con­ junction with other faculties' car­ nivals, instead of competing with them as in past years.

"Carnival is now going to inter­ connect all faculties, departments, and participating groups and make it campus-wide," she said. "[Ours] will be the umbrella group that interconnects all of the carnivals."

Events planned for the weeklong celebration include a pub crawl in conjunction with an Engi­ neering Pub Nite, a Winter Olym­

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Himel acknowledged publicity problems in the past that did not maximize student awareness re­ garding Carnival activities.

"One of the problems from pre­ vious years, as I see it, is [past advertising chairpersons] weren't all that successful in publicity.

Students were confused about the events and what Winter Carnival actually was," she said. 'T his year, we are promoting events in adver­ tisements before and after the Christmas break. We are trying to give students excuses to get in­ volved by publicizing events early and well and by creating interest­ ing events."

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SSMU budgetary cuts, W inter Carnival's subsidy was slashed from over S21,000 last year to just under 54,000, according to VP Fi­ nance Bukhman.

"Lev Bukhman asked us to be fiscally conservative this year with respect to revenue from beer sales and admission," said Wise.

She added that expenditures for the carnival this year have been cut from S34,000 to 511,000.

'T h e way we have chosen to adapt to our budgetary cuts is to adopt one theme with a fewer number of events that will appeal to more people.and will enjoy a strong promotional campaign," explained Himel.

Bukhman maintained that Car­ nival budget cuts would not de­ tract from student enjoyment or participation.

"Th i s yea r's Wi n ter Carnival acts as an essential coordinating group tocombineall faculty carnivals into one campus-wide week-long ex­ tra v a g a n z a ," said B ukhm an.

"What we have this year is a Win­ ter Carnival that will cost a lot less and will be enjoyed more."

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Latitudes will not prom ote any particular interest or ideology, but instead hopes to increase awareness and open a discourse on develop­ ment issues.

The journal will have a broad audience, which will include McGill students and faculty members, and distribution will include libraries across Canada and around the world.

Lev Bukhman, Students Society of McGill University (SSMU) VP Finance, was happy to allot S750 of SSMU's 'special purpose projects fund' to the endeavor.

"Certainly the purpose of a special projects fund is to facilitate student projects which benefit the McGill population," said Bukhman. The Arts and Science U ndergraduate Society ( ASUS) m atched the SSMU's dona­ tion.

"We agreed that it was a worthwhile project to fund, for it provided a forum for students to express ideas and research on development issues," explained ASUS VP Finance Susan Nickerson.

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w on't have to be settled in court," Perlman said. "|CUP has] caused us certain damage based on misinformation which [it has] spread in schools throughout Canada."

The Canadian University Press has led a chorus of stu­ dent newspapers, including both the McGill Daily and the McGill Tribune, which have condemned Looking Up. CUP charges that Looking Up, a non­ student run, for-profit venture, is taking crucial advertising dollars away from student-run non-profit campus newspapers.

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CUP President John Montesano, who, in Glenmont's let­ ter, was held jointly responsible for the $650 000 with CUP, professed surpriseatPerlm an's demand.

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What we choose to call ourselves It should come as no revela­ tion that language is a dynamic thing. Despite some efforts to the contrary, it changes and evolves with the times. "Homo­ phobia" and "d isem p o w er-, m ent", for instance, don't yet exist on the Trib's computer spellcheck. And "negro", for­ tunately, has been removed from the hard drive dictionary.

So what happens when lan­ guage is being overhauled, and we no longer know the "cor­ rect" terminology? How do we determ ine which words are offensive or inappropriate or accurate or fair?

In this period of linguistic confusion, weoften run the risk

of offending someone by using the wrong words. At the same time, we run the risk of being called a racist, a homophobe, a sexist, or an ass.

These are not pleasant possi­ bilities. No one wants to be ac­ cused of intolerance or fanati­ cism. No one wants to be la­ belled a bigot or a zealot. But there is no higher authority whom we can consult on the etiquette of speech. There is no Lev Bukhman of language.

As an editor, this is particu­ la r ly problematic. There are no guidelines except those of gen­ eral consensus. The obvious solution would be to go to the authorities on nomenclature

and ask them for guidance.

Sometimes this route is help­ ful, but it can just magnify the confusion. Even the authorities can't always agree.

W hether to use black, Afri­ can-American, person of color, native, First Nations person, aboriginal, gay, homosexual, queer, girl, woman, disabled or handicapped, is a m atter of weeding through the words.

Some are incontestably wrong in any context. Some are appropriatedependingon theperson being add ressed. Some are okay only within the group itself, and are not for general public use.

Since there is no determinate help to be had, we are left with

several alternatives. Wecan say nothing at all, which is silly. We can use completely generic terms for everyone, which is pointless. Or we can stifle our confusion, employ the terms which engender the most re­ spect, and agree to lighten up.

We have to be conscious of language, both in speech and in print. If wechoose tocall some­ one black or handicapped, or to call ourselves Redmen, we had better make certain we do so with good intentions and good reason. If we are corrected for using an inadvertently offen­ sive name, we should respect the individual's right to select his or her own title.

On theotherhand,if we make a mistake, we should be re­ spected for our intentions and our intelligence. No one should be summarily labelled a sexist, a racist or a homophobe. We may be ignorant, but we are not necessarily any of the former.

These seemingly facile sug­ gestions do not solve the prob­ lem of how to determ ine the right words. But respect is not only good public relations, it's common sense. Language is a powerful and dynamic force.

We have to tread lightly and carry a big vocabulary. We have to make a conscious effort to adapt. And we have to respect every person's right to speak freely, to choose a title, and to make mistakes.

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Editorial_________ ________________ Plourdegate: managing the news, Daily style The Tribu ne recently recei ved a letter accusing Alex Roslin, Co-ordinating Editor of the Daily, of having pre-marital relations with a tropical reptile (I'm not kidding, either - you cancom eand secitifyou want).

However, since apart from being ludicrous there was no corroborating evidence for this claim, we did not run what w ouldotherw isebealead story.

Readers would rightly suspect us of having a hidden agenda for runninga story on such little evidence,especially since there would be a clear political motive for us to do so.

The Daily, however, clearly possesses no similar scruples.

Their behaviour in a similar situation - the recent pseudoscandal about Nicolas Plourde, Presidentof the Fédération Etu­ diante Universitairedu Québec (FEUQ) - is nothing short of shameful.

On November 18th, the Daily published a story abouta letter written by the Canadian Fed­ eration of S tudents' (CFS) W o m en 's C o m m issio n er, Nancy Hepinstall. In the letter, Hepinstall accused Plourde and another student of having ob­ tained the services of two pros­

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the accusation was groundless.

The Daily, who have long been known for their dislike of FEUQ, were tipped off about the letter's existence by Michael Temelini, the President of the Post-Graduates Students' Soci­ ety, and himself an avid FEUQbasher as well. This alone should have elicited caution on the Daily's part.

In fact, as Hepinstall adm it­ ted to the Tribune, there was no evidence to back up the claim in the letter: it was based solely on rumour; a rum our which she said she had heard from the very same Michael Temelini.

The Daily could have ascer­ tained with a simple phone call and a single question, but it did not.

Instead, they threw caution to the winds and wrote a story based en ti rely on the a 1legations m ade in the letter. No attempt was made to verify the source

Yet the Daily, after printing an article which has severely damaged Plourde's reputation, has yet to write anything of any sort which acknowledges that

If i t was ju s t a ma t ter o f prin ting a damaging, incorrect story one could simply call it an ex­ ample of shoddy journalism.

However, it is clear that, given the Daily’s reluctance to repair any of the damage it has done to Plourde's reputation, com­ bined with its history of antipa­ thy to FEUQ and the unex­ plained Temelini connection, the article was more than just shoddy journalism.

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To the Editor, While I agree wholeheartedly with Ms. Curtis in her column "Tower of Babble" (" Walking with fists clenched", November 19-25 1991). I find the discussion of colostomy quite disturbing. Once again, reference is made to a woman's anatomy when the issue is really one of power. While undoubtedly some women do experi­ ence disembowelment at the hands of men, we really ought to be concernedWith a wide range of violent attacks and the power structure which permits them to exist.

Andrea Hill Arts U3 Ed. Note. The word Ms. Hill is referring to is "disembowelment".

What we really meant to say was "disempowerment". We regret the error.

Drug abuse still a problem on campus To the Editor, I'd like to thank the Tribune for publishing my story on drug abuse. ("Drug abuse at Concordia: a personal tale", November 19-25, 1991) My hope, of course, is that others will learn from my mistakes. The biggest error for people to make is to think this cannot happen to them.

I never aspired to be a "drug addict" and live through the misery. Drugs would have destroyed me had I not gotten help.

The article mentioned that statistics do not indicate there is a drug problem at the university level. 1 believe this is because people are fearful of coming out or have not identified them­ selves as addicts.

My work at Addington House offers me the opportunity to educate the community but the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, to prevent them from the point I'm fighting back from.

Barry Salis Montréal

ASUS misconstrues Pillar misconstruing To the Editor, Three ASUS "representatives" accused Rebecca Levi and me of misrepresenting some facts regarding the Pillar budget cuts. (Com­ ment, November 19-25,1991) We most certainly did not! Here is an emotionless rebuttal, in the traditional "righteously-indignantstudent" form.

1. Susan Nickerson arrived at one meeting, fifteen minutes after it was over. Hence, the allegation that no one attended a single meeting.

2. Of course you don't release budgets before they've been submitted! Do you take us for Philistines? But the Pillar is the ASUS' largest financial commitment (even now)- cutting its budget in half is a big decision. The size of the proposed cut, if not the details, should have been public knowledge in advance.

(Whatever happened to that old campaign favourite: "I want to keep, you, the student informed"?)

3. 518,000 was not an "inflated request." Last year's Pillar spent (à la Anne Yu) over 520,000 and produced about 160 pages of magazine. We were proposing to provide 200 pages for S2000 less— what a deal! — and we expected to get around S14-15,000.

4. "We were told the wrong day for the meeting"— one of us heard that it would be the next day, another that it would be a week later— and that's the truth, Ruth. If two members of staff were told of "the upcoming Finance Committee meeting on the day that it was to be held," how much time did that give them anyway? And who are they?

5 . 1 stand by our "pompous" claim that "there [was] no better way to spend the money denied to the Pillar”. We could be given $5000 out of Special Projects, and it would still be bigger than last year, and could still fund smaller groups! Why take money from a Sure Thing (which was expecting it) and give it to Maybes (who weren't)? We're pretty darn special ourselves! (Well, Rebecca is, anyway.)

So that's it. Our misconstruing was misconstrued. In the continued spirit of self-righteous student polemic, lot me add the following: 1. The ASUS reply said that the Pillar's "attempt to colour student opinion against its only source of funding seems a bit ri­ diculous." Does that mean you can't criticize governments, because they have the power? Should one curry favour instead of making legitimate complaints? Does the Coimcil only give money to flatterers? Curse our lack of savvy!

2. And what about the questions we asked?

In any case, I now realize how "fair" this process and decision really was— thank you, ASUS! Thanks to all who have given us their love arjd support»--Hilar will be out in its new format next term. But, as Derek Webster would say, I feel like I've been mudwrestling in a wet sandbox. To the shower!

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Beyond "male perspectives" To the Editor, I wish to respond to Paul Coleman's editorial arguing that his "male perspective on feminism" allows him or any man to crash the women's movement by claiming to be a "feminist". (Novem­ ber 12-18, 1991) The issue is becoming a hot one as various men are now seen to be taking pot shots at women from varous allegedly enlightened positions: slandered student leader, censored "controversial" filmmaker, "well-developed tool"maker, essentialist New Man, misunderstood potential ally, etc.

It seems to have become imperative for men to appear to be speaking from inside feminism.

The Tribune has come to openly challenge various forms of sexism, which is a great way to smoke men out from their generally static and self-interested perspective on issues of gender privilege and violence. In fact, I feel that it would be a mistake to accept the essentialist notion that analysts and men themselves should value or aim for a "male perspective" on these issues or on men themselves.

To offer an analogy, would we value a "Caucasian perspec­ tive" on lynching? Or on affirmative action for that matter? I am sure that Coleman and Charles Keaton would be the first to reject the notion that they think with their balls.

Indeed, men's "perspective" on sexual assault is all too wellknown: the pornography industry and the judicial Establishment reinstate it daily with glossy spreads and systematic acquittals.

Two college men out of 3 assert that they would rape if assured of impunity, a statistic that is relevant when considering men as potential rapists. This increasing cocksuredness is also happen­ ing politically with men seeking to control or quash women's words and actions on the issue.

Pro-feminist men try and avoid this by debunking "male perspectives" and prioritizing accountability to women's organizations. Accountability isn't "political correctness"; it is trying to make sure your practice isn't at odds with your alleged project.

It means you don't accuse women of misleading other women about' you (as does Charles Keaton), you don't joy at remaining a "politically intellectual independent" (as ex-Tribune editor Colin McGregor did before [allegedly] killing his ex-wife) and, first or foremost, you don't call yourself a feminist in order to bash feminists.

Martin Dufresne Montréal Men Against Sexism

Fed up with gratuitous whining To the Editor, This has got to be the best year ever for fans of the student press. Where to begin? With Sara Borins' The other side of abortion, [November 12].

Imagine the nerve of those health care professionals, dispens­ ing contraception info to abortion recipients like that. And despite the ready availability of safe, legal, governmentsubsidized abortions, Borins reckons that things are as tough (sorry, as "problematic") today as they were a generation ago.

Cultivate your sense of oppression much, Sara? Your mother's generation wouldn't have had any patience for this kind of gratuitous whining. They only wanted safe and affordable abortions; you seem to think it ought to be fun.

Andi Curtis' Tower of Babble, [November 19], on the ubiquitous "1 in 3" stickers: "The accuracy of the statistic is irrelevant."

1 always suspected that this was the rationale, and I'm grateful to see it confirmed in print. I'm even more grateful to know that there are still women and yes, even feminists out there who reject this kind of hyper-inflated disinformation. Accuracy is irrelevant only if you don't mind seeing the words "feminist statistic" become a synonym for "horseshit". When you stop caring about accuracy, chances are you've been preaching to the converted too long. Get some air.

Mark Saul's a-mazing Postering campaign angers Northern Natives: Okay, 1 oppose Great Whale too, but this poster is a wickedly funny prank, and the humour is compounded zillion­ fold by Saul's incomprehension. The gag is spelled out right there in the name of the "organization", but he still doesn't get it.

I had to re-read the article five times to make sure that it wasn't a put-on itself. Jeez, this guy must be painfully earnest. Don't let him walk around unescorted.

Keep on doing what you do, C. Doerksen Visiting student, History

A lamassu under his bed covers To the Editor, I believe the general public might misconstrue the future prospects of those poor, misguided souls who feel destined to become Art History teaching assistants, as ascertained by Adam Sternbergh of that comedy group or something. (Learning to be funny, November 26-December 2, 1991) Any opinion concerning the personal affairs of we, the anguished ones of Arts W210, cannot be substantiated unless one is blessed with the gift of omniscience. As well, we do prefer to keep the curtains open during daylight hours exclusive of times when the use of slides is required (as the rudimentary aspects of optics dictate, the absence of light is quite beneficial in the viewing of slides, pertinent in the course of presentation and discussion of art history).

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1 do understand that his quote might not have been premedi­ tated, and he was just as likely to have mentioned the particular disposition of those who practice geology in the caves of Tristan de Cunha. 1 know that speaking for myself, I do sometimes speak my mind ignorant git without thinking about the conse­ quences.

The history of art not only involves the study of the aesthetic qualities of a specific work, but may encompass the disciplines of history, religion, philosophy, literature, music, and psychology as relevant towards its understanding. Our purpose is to assist in the awareness of very important matters, the greatest manifesta­ tions of human potential and achievement.

So we invite Mr. Sternbergh to come and give an Art History lecture a try, so that he may learn the difference between his chiaroscuro and his gesamtkunstwerk, or he might find the head of a lamassu under his bed covers.

Tim Houston M.A.l (and Art History T.A. on occasion)

Promiscuous sex and intravenous drugs To the Editor, Max Dodd's article (Public programs push party prophylactics, November 26-December 2) was certainly interesting to read, but still open to some criticism. If the article represented some puff piece on a serious topic like combating the spread of AIDS, then the light-hearted title would seem appropriate.

Unfortunately, such an attitude would only reinforce narrow­ minded notions that regard programs (like those run bv Cactus and Dans La Rue) that distribute condoms and clean needles as encouraging promiscuous sex and the use of intravenous drugs.

What is a "party prophylactic" anyway?

But, even if I were to ignore the title, and blame its lack of serious tone on someone's distasteful use of alliteration, I still find the content of Ms. Dodd's article somewhat lacking. The McGill community is made up of many people who arc at somerisk of HIV' infection. Yes! Some people at McGill do have sex with each other and/or shoot up. Enlightening us with the finer points of the debate concerning the advisability of programs that distribute free condoms and needles is certainly a step in the right direction.

Yet, it would be even more helpful if we were told where we could get our hands on these goodies. Thus we can do our part, as responsible members of society, to help stop the spread of the AIDS epidemic next time we try to relieve academic stress with some sex or some heroin or both. , Well, I'm not one to engage in unproductive criticism, so I'll help correct these omissions and tell you where these places are.

Dans La Rue is at 2354 St. Antoine West (938-0888) and Cactus Montreal is at 1209 St. Dominique (954-8869).

And they do more than just give out free needles and rubbers.

Give them a call sometime. Tell a friend. Help beat this AIDS thing; it's got nothing to do with potato chips or parties, and everything to do with the difference between life and death.

David Abitbol Civil Law U2

Wait a minute, R. Bennett To the Editor, I would like to respond to some points made by Mr. R. Bennett in his letter to the Editor, November 19-25,1991.

Mr. Bennett maintains that birth control is a woman's responsibility. His argument is that the genetic differences make women responsible for pregnancy.

I do not agree that genetic differences determine moral responsibility. For instance the genetic differences of those people who are born handicapped do not require them to be responsible for the burdens of their condition without help of others. To some extent, I think that humans take on a communal responsibility for others.

Mr. Bennett writes that "The only time that men seem to care about their partners is when they are monogamously committed or married."

He is either saying that this is empirically true or that it is the proper way for things to be, since men are genetically immune to responsibility. Empirically, 1 have found that the majority of men are not unconcerned about impregnating women. Perhaps they are genetically not required to be responsible, but 1 think it is important to consider the intuitions that make them feel responsible. " These, I believe, have developed as a humane response to living in a community. People just seem to be concerned and feel responsible for others. 1 don't see why go back to brute nature (sic), instead of remaining civilized in this way.

Mr. Bennett is "irked" that Karin would like to be treated humanely when seeking an abortion. As humans in a commu­ nity' we tend to take responsibility for others and make sure, if possible, that they do not feel unnecessary pain.

It is not logical to concede that the fetus does not have a choice and that Karin does and then to conclude from this that we should not care if Karin is treated humanely. Karin is a member of our society, and should thus be treated humanely.

Mr. Bennett paints a harsh picture in order to encourage women to use birth control and this is a noble thing to do since he is obviously concerned with the pain of those fetuses whom he views as members of his community. However, this approach

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seems blind to the fact that like it or not, women get pregnant and need a way out of their pregnan­ cies, and we all need to take responsibility and support them.

Sophie Elliott Arts U2 Ed. note: The Tribune lias no indication as to the gender of R. Bennett. The attribution of maleness is Ms. Elliott's.

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M o re Letters to th e E d ito r

To the Editor, In regards to the quote attributed to me in last week's Tribune, please let me state unequivocally that I harbour no personal animosity towards the Teaching Assistants of the Art History Department. Furthermore, I bv no means hoped to imply that a disproportionate number of Art History T.A.s, cither past, present or future, are anything but well-adjusted and fully satisfied individuals.

Please accept my sincere apologies, in light of my ill-consid­ ered statement.

Adam Sternbergh Arts U3

"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.

But there's more: the process is apparently intimidating, and thus unfair, because someone filing a complaint would not have the "guarantee" of being beyond the realm of doubt and "judgemental attitudes". Is this a recommendation to deprive a quasi-judicial process of (what I had thought to be) the elemen­ tary components of doubt and judgement? Or perhaps only to do so, well..., partially?

And this is what makes the piece all that much more awe­ some, this (apologies to the Movement) chromosomal-based, self-righteous and totally unsubstantiated veneer of prejudice.

To the Editor, One really gets the sense that Ms. Borins' idea of a fair system 1) Two recent articles in the Daily and the Tribune allege that as 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 CEO for SStvIU, ! miscalculated the SSMU population, showing Accused will be summarily castrated at dawn. Like listening to "incompetence". (“Electoral procedures in last few years are suspect", November 79-25, 799.7.)

Elliot Abrams on Central America, the piece smacks of a cookie cutter ideology and this saps it of all residual credibility.

2) The SSMU membership consisted of approximately 20,000 Okay, the part about castration is conjecture and 1 retract it; students in 1989/90 and 1990/91. 1 am surprised that the journal­ but, indignant readers, you must admit: Ms. Borins' hlarassing the ists, SSMU Councillors, and Co-CEOs in the articles suggested victim is expository mush. Poor oT Mr. Soloman was simply there are 30,000 students in the SSMU, when in fact it was much trying to point this out and encourage more robust journalism less. Why was this "error" not brought up until two years after the fact? journalism grounded in those pesky matters of rationale and 3) The articles suggested that the results of the invalid evidence - à la Stone, Chomsky and Cockburn. He was probably referenda should not be overturned. For them, the 48 hours rule worried that this trickle of an article might turn into a torrent and pretty soon the Union Building would be churning out can apply to any error no matter how grave (if hidden for two nothing but vacuous drivel. days). Is this the spirit of democracy at McGill?

And, lest the Movement become that much more exposed to 4) The mistaken belief that past referenda were invalid was the genuine infidels like myself, you would not want that to only used to victimize me unjustly. Why were countless inconsis­ happen, would you? tencies in SSMU and McGill Administrative policies based on 20,000 students ignored?

M.D.Pollitt 5) These subsequent inconsistencies were absent for one of two M.Eng 1 Ed note: This letter was reprinted, in full, at the request of Mr. reasons: a)TRe articles are solely a personal attack, with no aim Pollitt. to complicate anything else or, b)The Daily and Tribune have realized that the articles are entirely false, but do not offer a correction. Were these articles written with malicious intent? To To the Editor, slander?

Re. Postering campaign angers Northern Natives, November 79-25 The real problem is not the content of the allegations against 1 do believe the CCPC (Ed note: CCPC is also known as the me, but the process itself. Why were the right questions not Coalition to Confuse the Politically Correct) is trying to bring out an asked? important point. Perhaps they did not realize that promoting 6) The Daily and Tribune should make a public apology and Phase II of the James Bay project would mean flooding 7,567 sq. print a correction to attempt to repair the damage of libelous km of forest (home to many animals) but there is a deeper reporting. meaning involved. It is not just a matter of Native rights versus 7) The Daily and Tribune defend this scandalous practice as animal rights. I think the CCPC is angry towards the Natives for simply reporting the allegations of others and not themselves using leghold traps to catch their animals. I can understand their accusing. This is becoming a convenient vehicle for spreading concern for no animal should have to suffer this way and there rumours. They must be more responsible when reporting are alternatives. obviously false accusations.

With the population growing at such an alarming rate and 8) This specific issue is unique in that it is so incredibly black people's expectations for an easier lifestyle, sooner or later we or white. There were either 20,0(X) or 30,000 students in the will need to build more hydroelectric dams for there will be a SSMU last year. It is unlikely that the writers did much research bigger demand. Electricity is better than burning fuel, but the into how many students there are. They implied that 1 am the very best would be to simply cut back. But who, right now is only source in McGill that knows there are only 20,000 students. doing this? Not the Natives and not the people in the south. All This is ludicrous! environmental problems are a result of humans' destructive 9) When a reporter is "out for blood" they usually make behaviour. Everyone is to blame. accusations that cannot be dismissed "beyond a shadow of a I suppose the CCPC is trying to make people aware of the doubt" in readers' minds, (sic) Most other accusations arc not so sufferings Natives put on animals (but then again everyone, in easy to defend, so be aware that not everything printed in the some direct or indirect way is hurting animals). To kill animals student papers is true. for absolute survival is natural, but to kill animals for a profit is Eric Steinman inane.

SSMU CEO(l989-91) Unfortunately, white people have changed the lifestyle of Ed. Note: The Tribune did not make any allegations of incompetence almost every single Native. It is now important for them to have against Mr. Steinman and the article cannot be legally considered an income so they are playing a part in the economy. In the 1980s libelous. All of the Tribune calculations of voter population were based the demand for fur was so high, many Natives went into the fur on official McCill University registration figures. The Tribune stands business. N ow that enough people have finally understood the by its story. needless suffering it takes to make a fur coat, the demand has greatly reduced.

Yet others are now saying that anti-fur people are racist To the Editor, against Native people. It is they, the pro-fur people who bought Poor Mr. Solomanlfsic) Here he is, (paternalistic letter, fur coats from the Natives who hurt them. They were the ones November 5) pointing out that a contention tends to benefit from who changed [the Natives'] natural lifestyles and made money an argument of substance only to get pounced on by four rather important to them. If only we had accepted [theNatives'] way of indignant readers. The contention in question - McGill's sexual life instead of bringing them into the white world by exchanging harassment review process is tilted viciously against women money for fur, their suffering would have been lessened. was asserted in a piece by Ms. Borins (Tower of Babble, October 1 do not want the James Bay II project to go through, but if it 22); don't you see, indignant readers, Mr. Soloman was only does we have no one else to blame but ourselves. One can trying to alert the Movement that when sanctioned views are put protest and demonstrate as much as one wantsagainst this forth with the analytical and evidential support of over-worn project, but the only good that will do is to postpone the project. chewing gum, the credibility of the Movement may be more The real solution lies within ourselves, as individuals. We need easily diminished by the infidels? to re-evaluate our own lives and how we can live in harmonv To wit, Ms. Borins laments that her hypothetical complaint of with our environment. sexual harassment is only "as strong as the evidence involved".

Lesley Moffat If no corroborating evidence is presented the matter will boil Grade 11, The Study

Ex-CRO refutes showing "incompetence"

To the Editor, Regarding Audi Curtis' article of Nov. 19 (“Walking with fists clenched" ) : Although I fail to grasp whatever logic (if any) allows Ms. Curtis to conclude that criticising this "1 in 3" campaign is tantamount ot misunder­ standing or turning a blind eye to "the scope of the problem", I nonetheless declare that, as one of these "closet social critics", I do no as accused, "wonder if the fear of sexual assault is legitimate".

1 deny Curtis' implication that simply because I oppose the lunacy of this counter-productive strategy, I must be some sort of brainwashed or cowed agent of the patriarchy.

Let me come out of this curiously constructed closet, and articulate (from a happily stressless position in my La-Z-Boy 1 might add) that it is the use of a dangerously false statistic I'm after, not my fellow woman. 1 have to doubt that a person who believes "the accuracy of the statistic is irrelevant" has even the vaguest notion of what legitimacy actually means. But, stone me, I get the distinct impression that Curtis would deem this an insignificant point.

Might 1 therefore suggest that the primary reason this bending of the truth alarms people, is because saying the illegitimate can be the legitimate is the same as saying no means yes. Ceasing or refusing to define one's terms renders them meaningless and hence imminently threatening, especially to the cause of ending violence against women.

I agree that it is of paramount importance for people to take the issue more seriously. I am therefore dismayed to see that some believe this might be achieved by deliberate folly and worse still, that they act on this profound misconception. If only these self-sabotaging crusaders would make a little time for careful thinking once in a while.

A statistic is a good eye-catcher because of its supposed scientific character. Can one possibly fail to recognize how quickly and efficiently turning a statistic into a metaphor will eliminate its effectiveness? As a concerned woman and feminist, I w'ould finally like to say to those responsible for this harmful "1 in 3" blab: please, don't do me any more favours.

A. Griffiths Liberal Arts, Concordia

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Massacre memorials offer opportunity to remember

BY D EBBIE Z IN M A N The December 6,1989 massacre at Ecole Polytechnique hasaffected the lives of m any people. The trag­ edy changed the way people view violence in society, specifically violence against women.Two years later, Parliam ent has declared December 6th a national day of rememberance. McGill, too, will remember the 14 women who were killed two years ago in Montréal.

At exactly 10:37 am on the morningof December 4th, the last day of classes of first semester, there will be one minute of silence across the McGill campus. In addition, all cam pus flags will fly at half-mast on December 6th.

Students Society of McGill Uni­ versity VP External Affairs Karla MacDonald, thinks it essential that McGill be involved in the com­ memoration events.

"We must get the message out. 11 is really im portant that we take this week to remember and to change," she said.

Kelly Gallagher-M ackay, co­

ordinator of the Walk Safe Net­ work, noted that a moment of si­ lence may not be an adequate way for all women to express their feel­ ings about the massacre.

"If you feel that you have been silenced enough, you can scream your anger or pain on the Arts steps," she explained.

A memorial service will take place in Leacock 232 on December 6th at 12:30pm with reflections read by speakers Marguerite Deslauriers, a McGill philosophy professor and Jean Barkley, the Director of Studies at the United Theological College. The ceremony will consist of poetry readings, reflections, and music.

"I think it is important to com­ memorate the event and use it to rem ind ourselves that m any women still suffer from violence. I do not think that in two years much has changed. That is why it is so im portant to remember," said Professor Deslauriers.

Bert Young, a member of the Men's Network for Change, a pro­ feminist male organization that was

formed in the Spring of 1989, is involved in the W hite Ribbon C am ­ paign. This project en­ courages men to wear a white ribbon to dem on­ strate th eir concern about violence against women.

"I will feel more com­ fortable w hen th o u ­ sands of men across the’ country wear a white ribbon. At least we will sy m b o lic a lly give women and men the message that we are ready to talk about vio­ lence and recognize the seriousness of it for women," he said.

Young em phasized Ecole Polytechnique, Université de M ontréal that the Polytechnique massacre was not an iso­ to provide a chance for students to also for the women who are m ur­ lated incident. share the pain, anger and sadness dered everyday."

"We have to ham m er away at the massacre generated. These Two years later, people are still society because people must real­ events can offer a way to turn the concerned about the impact of the ize the epidemic proportions of the horror of the massacre around and massacre and the tangible way in violence. W eshould rememberthe createan environment of optimism violence, but not only for the 14 which it has affected their lives. and change for the future.

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What do you think has been the impact of the Montréal massacre, on society in general, or on yourself?

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"There is so much that goes through my mind when I think of the mas­ sacre, especially how it implicates women as a whole. Theact frightened me; 1could have been one of those nyupjered. A lot of people would have liked to kill Marc Lépine themselves. But his ac­ tions reflect society.

"I find any kind of mas­ sacre disturbing. What makes this one different is the fact that it was women in particular as a target ! feel the fact that it was women brings it much closer to home, because it could have been someone 1 loved."

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"It did n 't have either a great or small effect on my life. I frequently use the incident to illustrate the level of incompetence of the police force in this province, which is the worst in the country, if not the Western world."

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"I found the massacre appalling. I cannot imag­ ine how anyone could willingly m urder women in an open classroom. In the future it would be beneficial to educate soci­ ety so m onsters like Lépine will not be able to roam our streets."

"The massacre has fo­ cused my attention on the plight of women. I'd been aware of it before, as I'm sure m any men have, but now I see problems as more prevalent. The only way to change attitudes is to beat people over the head with the facts. This is sad but true."

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"It makes me sad that wom en's safety is threat­ ened in public places as well as in the privacy of their own homes. After the incident, some people su g g e ste d th at there should be metal detectors at the entrance of univer­ sity rooms and libraries, but this m easure is not one that should have to exist."

Nancy Alilovic U3 A nthropology

December 3rd, 1991 — January 13th, 1992

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Gun control lobbyists ask for tighter vigilance

BY TR A LEE PEA R C E

The recent passage of Bill C17, which im poses stricter maximum penalties for firearm offences, sets a 28-day waiting period for a perm it and bans semi-automatic weapons that have been converted to auto­ matic, is seen as only a small victory by gun control lobby­ ists.

The bill was passed by the House of Commons on Novem­

ber 7, 1991 but awaits passage by the Senate.

Heidi Rathjen, director of the Canadian Coalition for Gun Control, expressed some reser­ vations about the legislation.

"The Bill introducesessential segments of our overall goal. It raises the legal age for gun own­ ership from 16 to 18. It also places the onus on the potential buyer to prove eligibility, not on the police as it is now. But there is still much to be done,"

she said.

The Coalition was formed by University ofMontréal students and a university professor from Toronto, W endy Cukier, who joined forces in November 1990, to petition against Bill C-I7's predecessor, Bill C-80. The Marc Lépine shooting spree at the Ecole Poly technique on Decem­ ber 6,1989 was the catalyst both to the formation of the Coali­ tion and the increased public support it enjoys in Canada

today. Rathjen herself is a Pol­ ytechnique graduate who quit her engineering job to work full­ time for tougher gun-control laws.

"Violence against women is the main issue; gun control is the tangible short-term goal. In the aftermath of the massacre, the public is more willing to push the governm ent for re­ sults. We represent the 80% of Canadians who support guncontrol," explained Rathjen.

Albert Cooper, a Conserva­ tive MP for Peace River, Al­ berta was one of the leading critics of the Bill. He, and others like him, were under pressure from their constituents who see C-17 as insensitive to the inter­ ests of hunters, trappers and farmers.

This view was echoed by gun store owner Fern Lavaillee of Montréal, who thought the soft penalties for firearm offenses were at the root of crimes in­ volving firearms.

"The Bill will do nothing at all. Street crimes involving drugs are the real problem. It is the honest people who suffer.

[The gun-control Bill] doesn't get to the real crime," he said.

Gun control lobbyistsemphasize prevention rather than penalty. Rathjen pointsout that the majority of deaths involv­

ing firearms are committed with legally owned guns, and by people known to the victims.

"Recent Canadian Bar Asso­ cia tion research shows li ttle correlation between the commit­ ment of crimes and the threat of penalty," pointed out Peggy Curran, an Ottawa journalist following the gun legislation issue. "Although the maximum penalty is increased in Bill C17, it is the preventative ele­ ments which are more likely to lessen gun crimes."

The Coalition's work is not yet done. It will play an im por­ tant advisory role in the defini­ tion of firearm terms and will continue to pressure the gov­ ernm ent for further legislation.

"We would like to see tougher screening, including m anda­ tory community checks with neighbours and wives, for ex­ ample. We think registration of all firearms, a control on the sale of amm unition and a ban on all military-style assault weapons should be integral to a gun-control law," said Ra­ thjen.

Rathjen explained that if the Coalition is able to achieve its objectives beyond C-17, "it would be a tribute to the fourteen wom en killed by Lépine."

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Graffiti offers rare glim pse into student mind

BY N IC O L E S H IP O S H A N D GEORGE

The washroom walls have often been used as a forum for debate, advice, and absurdities. As incon­ sequential as some people consider these writings, they can perhaps shed some light on the inner sanc­ tum of the student psyche.

Gone arc the days of 'Joey loves Suzie-2gether le v e r'. Today's graf­ fiti runs the gam ut of emotions and opinion, from hate propaganda to philosophical reflection and cur­ rent feminist thought.

A common pattern in the mens' washroom is one that starts with an initial inflamatory message.

The author likely expects and, depending on how offensive the message is, will probably receive one or many angry responses. One angry respondent suggested that the bathroom advocate of bomb­ ing the Middle East get himself a bomb: "Or better yet, blow you up and your naive inneptness [sic]".

In m any of the m en's stalls, the walls arc used as a male to male 'personal' billboard."

Some of the comments are just

bug" Women are less likely to use shock value as a means to express their opinions. Topics vary, but most graffiti takes the form of a dialogue dealing with feminist

The majority of it focuses on two stickers. I n response to the 'Look at how you look at her' stickers, one woman wrote: "A woman could wear overalls and workboots-it

The reasons behind graffiti transcend boredom and have more to do with the anonymity and privacy offered by the washroom stall. The types of graffiti however, are sugges­ tively different in the mens' and womens' washrooms.

dosen'.t matter- there'll be some guy out there who will say 'I'll teach her how to be a woman.'"

In some cases, women use the wall as a forum for advice: "Every morning I wake up, 1think of him!

Get out of my mind!" The sugges­ tion? 'Think of him havinga shit. It will work!"

In several American universities, and more recently on Canadian c a m p u se s in c lu d in g M cGill,

women have started listing names of men who are rum oured to have raped or assaulted women. The seriousness of this typeof dialogue makes graffiti a potentially signifi­ cant, and some would say danger­ ous, underground network.

One graffiti writer noted: "Uni­ versity is a forum where ideas are to be debated. W hat's so unfortu­ nate is that we are doing so only on a bathroom door. □

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Rae guilty as charged BY JA N E T HURLEY R Y ER SO N EYE OP E NE R

The Ontario governm ent was found guilty of reckless endangerment in a University of Toronto courtroom yesterday, due to its neglect of the province's universi­ ties, Sound like a hallucinogenic dream come true? It was...sort of.

The courtroom was the council chambers at U of T's Simcoe Hall.

The jurors were local celebrities, and Premier Bob Rae w asn't look­ ing quite like himself.

The trial and conviction of the Ontario governm ent was purely in jest.

The mock trial, w ritten by Sec­ ond City member Chris Earle, was light on laughs, but heavy on the message. The trial aimed to illus­ trate, in graphic fashion, that O n­ tario universities are fed up at the shabby treatm ent and inadequate funding they have received at the hands of the provincial govern­ ment.

Staged by theCouncil of Ontario Universities, which represents the interests of universities, the trial attracted the support and partici­ pation of university organizations and several renowned Torontoni-

"1 think it's vital that groups get together to show we are concerned and this is a creative way to get the point across," said Laurie King­ ston, chairwoman of the Ontario Federation of Students. She acted as a witness for the crown.

Lawyer Julian Porter acted as crown attorney.

'T his governm ent's support to students has been less per student than in any other province," said 'w itness' Peter George, president of the Council of Ontario Universi­ ties, as he took the stand. "Ontario is currently spending 14 per cent less per studentthanitdid in 1979."

Rae was the sole witness for the defence. He was played by Chris Earle, who bears an uncanny re­ semblance to the premier. On crossexamination thebum bling premier tried to defend his governm ent's decision to cut $13 million from universities' operating budgets.

"Well, I w ouldn't call it a cut, maybe just a trim, a close shave," he said. "I had no idea everyone would get so mad."

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Three degrees of mourning It took a full year for the massacre of fourteen women to have a significant effect on my life, one that would change my definition of what it is to be a feminist.

Ironically, though I called myself a feminist when these women were killed by Marc Lépine in 1989,1 did not fully m ourn their deaths until the anniversary of the event one year later.

I remember feeling sad on 6 December, 1989, but not an­ gered; and though I was dis­ tressed, I m ade no break in my daily routine. It was as if I had heard about a natural disaster, an event which has a sudden shocking impact, and then all too oddly fades from mind.

In retrospect, I suppose that the massacre did not have a significant impact on me because I saw no direct connection between the deaths of the fourteen women and my own life. Because I grew up in a feminist household, where 1 was told that I was just as capable as any boy, I never felt that by being female I was at a disadvantage or in danger.

Paradoxically, my parents taught me about the power I could have, but they forgot to tell me about how it could so quickly be taken away. In many ways I wore a guise of strength that blinded me from seeing how so often women really are powerless.

It was only through learning

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about this lack of power that my feelings toward the massacre began to change. One of my friends told me that she could not remember anything in her life be­ fore she was six years old, the age at which she was sexually abused by a male family mem­ ber. Only a few weeks later, I found out that a woman in my class had recently been date raped. Then I learned that my neighbour had lost her job because she refused to sleep with her employer.

The statistic given by the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre, that one in three women will be sexu­ ally assaulted in her life, became a reality for me.

When I mourned last year, I mourned not only the death of fourteen women, but the fact that it took the tragedy of others close to me, to recognize the gravity of Lépine's actions and the imbal­ ance of power that rested so blatantly before my eyes. 1 mourned the fact that in order for me to become an active feminist, to begin to work for change, it was necessary for me to witness the tragedy of others.

Naomi Wolf, author of The

Beauty Myth, said that only three in ten women on univer­ sity campuses will call them ­ selves feminists largely because they believe that the "feminist battle" has already been won. For the most part, women have the vote, they have professional jobs; in short, they think they have the op­ portunity to be whatever they want.

These women are deluding themselves.

To prove this, a Ms. m aga­ zine study has shown that almost all women live in fear.

The most common manifesta­ tion of this fear is that few women claim they feel entirely safe when walking home alone at night. Most women fear, or at least think twice, every time they read in the paper or hear on the radio about how a woman is brutalized.

On Friday, once again, I will mourn differently. Not only will I mourn the event which took place two years ago, but for the women who are victimized every day, largely because there is a tendency in society to wait for change to happen rather than actively forcing it to take place.

Until we choose to continue to mourn actively for change, whether it comes through personally associating o u r­ selves with the powerlessness of others, or through some other method, we will continue to grieve.

Wheelchair accessibility lacking

BY A M Y W IL S O N

Charu Prasada is learning how it feels to be disabled. The third-year Political Science student has been in a wheelchair for two months, following an accident in which she tore the ligaments in her right leg.

The experience has given her a ne w perspective on accessibility at McCill.

"The w ay McGill designed things called wheelchair-accessible or -friendly, everything involves getting a key or a porter," she said.

"It's not friendly, it's dependent, and it's really poor planning."

Prasada noted some trouble spots on campus, such as the ram p outside Redpath library, and the ArtsTunnel washroom. Both places are surrounded by tile patterns, which make mobility difficult.

Similarly, theCurrie gymnasium and the Redpath cafeteria have no wheelchair access. The turnstiles at the entrance of the McLennan li­ brary have yet to be replaced with bars. And some washroom parti­ tions are still too narrow to acco­ modate wheelchairs.

Ironically, even the Powell build­ ing which houses the Disabled Student Services office on the third floor is inaccessible. There is no elevator, and students in wheel­

chairs cannot get to the office which is supposed to serve their needs.

In addition to physical obstacles, Prasada has had to deal with pub­ lic reaction to her wheelchair.

"Everyone's perception of me haschanged becausel'm presented in such a vulnerable state," she

said. "It's natural for everyone to look, but there's a certain amount of patronizing. People are forced to interact and deal with me."

Prasada urged people to recog­ nize the disabled as individuals, SEE A C C E SS P A G E 15

a Wheelchair User -W hen having a conversation with a w heelchair user for m ore th an a few m inutes, squat, kneel or sit down.

-Do n o t h a n g o n to or lean on a p e rs o n ’s w heelchair. It’s p art o f th eir body space.

-D on’t avoid using words like “walk” or T u n ” or expres­ sions like “ru n n in g a lo n g ”, l he person y o u ’re speaking with probably uses them just as you would.

-W hen giving directions, be clear, especially with respect to distance. Be sure to point o u t any physical barriers the perso n may en c o u n te r.

-Never move a w heelchair o u t ol reach w hen the person transfers o u ^ f it.

-Be aware that som e p eo p le can walk with assistance, b u t may use w heelchairs to move a b o u t m ore quickly a n d to conserve energy.

From the McGill A ccess Guide b y Services for Students with Disabilities

December 3rd, 1991 — January 13th, 1992

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The jury, which included N obel P rize w in n er John Polanyi, took no time to decide on the verdict of guilty as charged.

Judge Jason Grier, a student at the University of Western On­ tario, handed down his sentence to the sheepish-looking premier in the form of a warning.

"Unless you take immediate action, the voters will vote you out of office at the next election, and consign you to everlasting political oblivion." q

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not as invalids, to speak the same way as always, and to treat them like everyone else.

"I'm the same person 1 was the day before 1 fell," she stressed. "T here's nothing wrong with my brain, I just can't walk."

As an artist with a fetish for tall objects, Charu ad mitted that everything looks different from her new perspective, where navels are at eye level. As an active person, and someone who has climbed m ountains on three continents, she is also trying to adjust to her immobil­ ity.

"It's very frustrating watch­ ing your, thighs get flabby. I used to have quadriceps," she joked.

Less hum orous is Prasada's dependency on other people to help her get around. But while she hates aski ng a porter to open the elevator, she appreciates an offer of help from a perfect stranger.

"Strangers are less sym pa­ thetic and more utilitarian than friends," she said. 'T h at's re­ ally what you need, and I like it."

Prasada is determ ined to get involved in improving access at McGill once she is out of her wheelchair. She realizes finan­ cial constraints make rapid changes to ramps or washrooms problematic, but she believes reasonable progress can still be m ade to upgrade campus fa­ cilities.

"There are so many people who would like to see things change, but they haven't been in a chair. They haven't taken that extra step," she said. "Yes, the onus should boon people to help themselves, but it's an exhausting experience to be i n a wheelchair. □

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entertainment J u s t w a i t i n g a r o u n d f o r B ig D r ill C a r

BY D A V I D N O R T H

It was with guarded disbelief that fans observed the mem­ bers of Big Drill Car unloading their vans in front of the Termi­ nal at 11:05 pm last Tuesday night. You mean they just rolled into Montréal no w? Wha t about the 10 o'clock start? Wha t about the opening band? W ho's ru n ­ ning things around here? To quote a well known music fan: "That's rock and roll. That's just the way i t goes."

The series of events leading up to Big Drill Car's stunningly late entrance undo u b ted ly m akeupanall too familiar story for American bands trying to get Canadian gigs. BDC was held up at Canadian customs for no less than three hours.

The scenario was one that might be found in Spinal Tap : it seemed that the band's Cana­ dian agent- the only guy who could ensure a smooth border crossing for BDC- had quit that day.

The full irony of this sorry peared to repair his weapon, are Nirvana". A song or two scenario revealed itself when the rem aining three musicians later, Hester Prynne's lead fans learned of the whereabouts completed an agonizingly outvocalist swept the hair from his of the opening band, Hester of-tune cover of Husker Du's face.

Prynne. It seems Hester had inCelebrated Summer. ten tionally gi ven al 1of i ts equip­ Meanwhile, most fans sought "W e're Hester Prynne. We're ment to BDC in Buffalo, on the more beer in a desperate at­ selling T-shirts and tapes, and assum ption that the latter band tem pt to salvage what seemed if you want to buy some, just go would have an easier time at to be a lost evening. dow n to Buffalo, they're all in the border.

Half an hour and an eternity some storehouse there."

Following a thorough set-up later, a different but equally The people who chose to stick and soundcheck, things finally bitter trio called Hester Prynne, around and endure this cruel got underway. But who was it addressed the audience with and unusual abuse deserve a on stage? Not Hester Prynne, the words, "Hello Toronto, we lot of credit. By the time Big thescheduled Drill Car hit the openers, and sta g e it w as not BDC, close to 1 a.m. It The scenario was one th a t (they w ere took guts for probably still fans to stand up m ig h t be fo u n d in S pinal parking their and enjoy the vans), but a band they had Tap : it seem ed th a t the local troupe. all been waiting band's C anadian agent- the No sooner for. had the band On stag e, o n ly g u y w ho c o u ld ensure assembled on BDC did its part a sm ooth b o rd e r crossing stage, when to help every­ the bass one forget the fo r B D C - h a d q u it th a t day. player brokea early evening string. While fiasco by deliv­ he d is a p ­ ering a sp a r­

kling set of songs. As a band the group possesses all the neces­ sary characteristics to take it places: a tight rhythm section, a hot guitarist, and an energetic lead singer w ho's not afraid to get tossed around and knows what to do when his mike stand breaks. Their music combines elements of most of today's hippestgenres: funk, distortion, precision timing, and hum our.

In spite of the fact that they were probably even more tired, frustrated, bitter and fed up than their loyal fans, BDC membersdelivered a piping hot set. This fact alone sets them above a lot of other bands who, c o n sid e rin g the e v e n in g 's events, m ight have sim ply thrown in the towel.

If Big Drill Car should ever come to this town again, (and who could blame them if they didn't), do yourself a favour and pay the price to see them, it ought to be worth it. □

Intifada captured with Jacobovici’s objective lens in Deadly Currents

BY M IC H A E L N E W M A N

Deadly Currents, a featurelength in ti fad a docu men ta ry d irected by Toronto filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, and co-produced by McGill Film and Communications graduate Ric Esther Bienstock, is a non-rhetorical and objective portrait of w hattheintifada means to both Palestinians and Israelis.

Deadly Currents hasno narra­ tor. Its scenes move flu idly from the emotional orations of fight­ ers and every-day ideologues, to unprecedented footage of Israeli m ilitary court and masked ax-wielding Palestini­ ans apprehending a suspected Israeli collaborator.

The film's most compelling character is street performance artist Juliano Mor, an Arab-lsraeli hybrid who incites angry discourse am ong Tel-Aviv Jews. This anarchist's freakish approach underlines the ironic political status in today's Israel: that the extremist rhetoric of right-wing Israelis and Pales­ tinians is remarkably similar.

"Juliano doesn't just perform.

H e's a m etaphor for the entire conflict," said Bienstock.

Bienstock feels honesty is the film's most integral quality.

"We took thison as a grass­ roots project, an attem pt to hum anize ideologies, to stay away from traditional issues and spokespeople. Even an extremist would have to ac­ knowledge the film is hon­ est. It is really about the hum an condition," she said.

"The West learns about the Middle East from the news only," she added. "You have to go beyond the headlines.

We got access to footage nobody else gets, without which the film w ouldn'thave been nearly as powerful."

A main goal of the film's producers was to explore the intifada on a level the mass media cannot. It is an entrancing fi 1m because the people represented are rem arkably candid, owing to the four weeks Jacobovici spent interacting with his subjects.

This more personal approach led to footage unprecedented in the news media, such as the apprehensionand interrogation of a suspected Israeli collabora­

Director Simcha jacobivici (left) on the set of Deadly Currents tor in the West Bank. Deadly Currents transcends the con­ flict's "made-for-TV" aspect, as it emphasizes that images seen in the news media are often a product of political groups jumping at photo opportuni­ ties.

As one of the Palestinians in the film said, "the most violent acts of the intifada have taken

place off camera".

Deadly Currents will open in Jerusalem Deoember 8, to a mixed audience of Israelis and Palestinians. Bienstock is anx­ ious to see theresponse the film elicits, but she feels that because of its honest approach, the film will lead to intelligent discus­ sion among the factions por­ trayed.

Often emotionally distress­ ing, Deadly Currents surpasses the regular Middle Eastern rhetoric of propaganda, enter­ ing the psyche of two nations embroiled in a bloody conflict spanning generations. □ Deadly Currents is currently playing at the Egyptien and Cote des Neiges theatres

R iopelle exhibit offers few exp lan ation s

BY K IM RY G IEL

The inauguration of the Musée des Beaux Arts'Jean-Noel Desmarais pavillion with an exhibition by Montréal artist Jean-Paul Riopelle is an attem pt to combine old art and new art forms. Riopelle claims that his new and somewhat con­ troversial works of the past fifteen years are part of an on-going trans­ formation in his early art.

Riopelle recently stated that he has never been an abstract painter.

"There is no abstraction in the world in which we live. Abstract means 'to come from'. I go toward nature. 1have never left the subject to go toward abstraction".

Unfortunately, the exhibit fails to convince the viewer that there is any significant continuity in either the styles or themes of Riopelle's recent works and those of his past.

The exhibit displays sharp contrast, rather than unity.

The exhibit begins with Rio­ p e lle 's ab stract ex p ressio n ist works. Full of vibrant colours and energetic lines, the oil paint is ap­ plied directly from the tube to cre­ ate a multi-layered, sensuously tex­ tured painting.

One weaves in and out of the gallery rooms, and through the stages of the artist's styles. Rio­ pelle's lyric abstractionism is fol­ lowed by a stage where he uses a "m osaic" technique, achieved through thick layeringof paint with

a palette knife.

Despite Riopelle's claim that his works have always been in­ spired by nature, in his early efforts it is difficult to see any direct representa­ tion of it.

The newer works, however, are direct im ag es; sp ray painted shapes of owls,geese,and eve­ ryday objects such as nails, chains, leaves and feathers. The artist abandons his former use of rich textures in favour of new te c h n iq u e s.

Stencils and litho­ graphs are used on smooth wood sur­ faces in gaudy and d istu rb in g golds, silvers, and fluores­ cent colours. These decorative w orks are at best reminis­ Riopelle's "Marlou" : Word has it that a real loon was used to create this image. cent of artist Gus­ tave Klimt's style, but prove disappointing upon in a simple decorative manner, the hibit "vindicates" Riopelle's most and theme. Consequently, the closer examination because they lightness is underm ined by the jux­ recent works, which have been viewer is still left uncertain about are executed with such poor crafts­ taposition of the geese against overlooked in favour of his earlier exactly what Riopelle is doing these manship. chains and crosshairs of guns. Quite paintings. days. q In one work, "M arlou" where possibly, Riopelle is consciously the viewer sees the outline of a evoking this generally unrecog­ No connection is made, however, bird, Riopelle is said to have used nized uneasiness in his recent between hisearlierand later works; The Riopelle exhibition runs from an actual dead goose as a template. works. the audience simply witnesses Nov.26-]an 19 . Student admission is Although the image is .portrayed The Musée claims that this ex­ Riopelle's dramatic shift in style $5.

Are th ey funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?

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"I was the Liberace of wordprocessors."

Thisadmission came from the mouth of Danny McWilliams, one third of the Funny Gay Males comedy troupe, which performed in Montréal for the third time last weekend. McWil­ liams, Bob Smith ("I'm a regu­ lar guy- 1 consider myself the John Doe of Bob Smiths") and Jaffe Cohen ("All the gay men I've met in Montréal work in of­ fices. W ho's cutting hair in this town?") have been working to­ gether since 1988, and garner­ ing praise wherever they ap­ pear.

The three men are each unique stand-up comics, and the show works in a 'take-turns' style. McWilliams is a hyperac­ tive storyteller, aping the bi­ zarre characters in his daily life (and doing a dead-on imper­ sonation of Joan Rivers). Smith is the quintessential straightfaced comedian, firing off a se­ ries of wry one-liners. Trhe show closes with Cohen, who is sort of a cross between Richard Lewis, Woody Allen and Carol Channing. The Tribune talked to these funny gay males after their performance: Tribune: W hat holds you to­

gether as a trio?

All: Success. Money. We get work.

Cohen.T think the idea is very good, the idea of three different comics representing three di­ verse opinions. Because there are three of us, no one of us has to represent the full spectrum of gay experience. Because there are three of us, we can all be ourselves, and yet make that message that being gay is per­ haps not what you thought it was.

Trib:Do you geta lotof inspi­ ration from each other's mate­ rial?

Smith: Yeah, definitely. It gave us more, especially when we first started, and the acts were developing.

Cohen: We don't write new jokes anymore. The act's fro­ zen- call me Miss Birdseye (general laughter).

Trib: Are you w orkingonany ensemble material?

Cohen: A little. You know, we're all kind of in love with stand-up, and the last thing we'd want to turn, in to would be an improv group or sketch comedians. We just w ouldn't have the heart to do it, some­ how. We really like the three of us doing a one man show.

Trib: When did you all dis­ cover that you were funny?

Cohen: I started very late in life. I d idn't start doing standup comedy until I was thirtythree years old. I went to this workshop, one of those places where you go and everybody talks about their problems. I started talking and everybody started laughing, and I thought "maybe there's some kind^ of career move here for me". I started very late. Bob started in high school.

Smith: Tenth grade in high school. My English teacher told me to write some skits for the class show, and I did. Once she said that, I thought "oh, that's great", and I realized that I am definitely funny.

M cW illiam s: I guess I real­ ized when I got out of high school and went to college. I was in comedy plays and I always got laughs doing com­ edy plays. After I got out of college, I started doing standup comedy, and I realized that I had a good knack for it.

Trib: Bob is Roman Catholic and gay, Danny is Ca tholic and gay, Jaffe was, by his own admission, "born Jewish but turned out gay". Does being an 'all-guilt troupe' drive your material?

Cohen: Is it guilt? A lot of it is...anger.

Smith: A lot of anger, a lot of

feeling "oh, this makes no sense, I hate this".

Cohen: I'd rather laugh than be q u ie tly d e ­ pressed. My ten­ dency is not to e x p re ss d ire c t anger. My ten­ dency is to sit in­ side and wonder w h a t's w ro n g with the world. So rath e r than do that, I go onstage and tell jokes.

McWilliams: It's better to write a good joke.

Cohen: Writing a joke is the best revenge. rq Buddy, Buddy, and Buddy

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For the Boys: a bittersweet look at three wars kids. He greets them with en­ th u sia sm a fte r sp e n d in g m onthson the road but his wife garners only a passionless airkiss. Dixie,at theotherextrem e, is an affectionate mother and wife who juggles family values and stardom -often m utually exclusive terms- throughout the film.

BY D E B B IE Z I N M A N

"Bigger than George Burns and Gracie Allen, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, bigger than them all!" In For The Boys , Dixie and Eddie (Bette Midler and James Caan) had big dream s of be­ coming the most memorable performers of their time but unfor tuna tely, their big egos got in the way.

This is a vibrant film about both remembering and forget­ ting the a troci ties of America a t war. Dixie Leonard is a volup­ tuous, red lipped flirt with a bulldozer personality and a strong voice which lends the film a 1940's musical flavour.

H er sidekick-slash-competitor, Eddie Sparks, isa distinguished and dapper macho man with a love for attention and affection.

Their stormy relationship spans 50 years, World War II, and the American involvement in Korea and Vietnam. Dixie and Eddieentertain the soldiers and join in their battles. Usu­ ally, however, they find each other to be the major enemy.

Private lives seem much less im portant to these two famefinders than their love for ap­ plause. Eddie, an unfaithful, absent husband and father, has a staged interest in his wife and

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Director Mark Rydell (The Rose, On Golden Pond), pays close attention to detail and accuracy as he characterizes the Armed Forces lifestyle, or lack thereof, while fighting abroad.

Although the Dixie and Ed­ die song and dance duo is in­ tended to make soldiers 'for­ get' about their situation for a while, the film forces viewers to remember the ways of war.

The movie exposes the high price of patriotism which is difficult for both Dixie and the audience to understand.

The contrast in the behavior and response of Dixie and Eddie's crowd reveals the dif­ ferent time periods. Vietnam soldiers have much less inhibi­ tion expressing their periodic joy than those fighting in W.W.I1. Conversely, W.W.II fighters are more reserved; when Dixie plants herself on one soldier's lap, he does not even sneak a peek at her push­

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The m ost m e m o r a b le scene in the film is M idler's ver­ sion of the Beatles' In M y Life. She pays tribute to sol­ diers by whis­ pering the last few lyrics of the song and by raising two fingers in the B o d a cio u s B e tte M id le r d eh u ts fo r the h o ys air, ironically jarring film backed by a dyna­ enough forming a V-shaped mite soundtrack. It looks at war symbol. from the entertainers' point of For the Boys is an emotionally

McGill Film Society survey may hold the ticket f )r tickets

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The McGill Film Society (MFS) has recently adopted a new strat­ egy for choosing films. The society is handingout survey ballots which lista selection of film sat the screen­ ings. The results of the survey will make up the body of next semes­ ter's film schedule.

R epertory theatres such as Cinéma de Paris and the Rialto get their films straight from the movie distributors, and consequently, have access to many first-ru n fil ms.

They also have more refined ways of choosing their flicks.

Thierry Martin, owner and op­ erator of Cinéma de Paris, has a sophisticated com puter system which uses information such as attendance figures as a method of choosing popular films.

"We try all the new films avail­ able, but w on't show any of Sylvester Stallone's," Martin as­ serted. "We have a nice mix, take requests, and bring back popular ones."

The film choices on the ballots

This year, the MFS was having initial problems attracting students to films, but patronage picked up in the second half of the semester, and the Society is hoping to gain even more m om entum in January when it resumes activities. The MFS recently opened a new contract with a film dealer which will en­ able the Society to rent finer qual­ ity, higher calibre films.

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handed out by the MFS are a m élangeof classics, thrillers, come­ dies and melodramas. All appe­ tites should be satisfied, as every­ thing from The Commitments to Harold and Maude are offered on the ballots.

"Ballots are a more systematic way of choosing the films," noted MFS VP program m ing Renée Chalut The movies of the first semester were chosen by a consensus among the MFS executives, and students whom C halut approached on campus.

Due to a lack of funds, the MFS has been forced to curtail the presentationsof Wednesday night films for at least the first half of next semester. In January, the Society will be offering second-run films like The Fisher King .

"Vie are here for feedback," stressed Chalut "We are here for the students of McGill."

"1 think we're going to get solid numbers next semester because we've received a better indication of what people want to see," added Waese.

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Experience will remedy breakdowns, turnovers

BY ALISON KORN The McGill Basketball Martlets threw aw'ay a chance to defeat Laval's Rougeet Or on Friday night and wound u p o n the losing end of a 69-61 score. Although McGill finished the first half with a twopoint 1ead(33-31 ), Laval'sdominant defense forced many Martlet mis­ takes in the second, and caused McGill's edge to slip away.

"We started off great. Our of­ fenses were working perfectly and we were very sharp," said senior forward Jane Ross, who contrib­ uted 12 points to the effort and set the tone for McGill's attack w'ith a quick basket after McGill won the opening tip-off.

McGill remained consistently ahead throughout the first half, thanks to co-captain Dcbb v Morse's precise outside shooting, which included two hoops in the three point range. Morse was McGill's leading scorer with 22 points "Debby gave a stellar perform­ ance, [but] we need more people to contribute," noted Ross.

In the second half, Laval switched to a zone offense, forcing

turnovers and flustering the Mar­ tlets, who took to hurling hasty shots from the outside.

"They changed the tempo of the game a little bit," said Assistant Coach Linda Macpherson. "They stepped their defense a little and put a little more pressure on us. We had trouble running our offense."

McGill'sonsuing mental slips led to a total of 18 turnovers compared to Laval's 7. McGill was out-rebounded by Laval, and had a tough time shutting down the Rouge et O r's Chantal Denis, who scored 26 points on the inside.

"We d id n 't play a really tough man on man defence," said for­ ward Martina van der Vlist, who lead McGill with 9 rebounds. "I think we should have had this game."

The mental aspect of the game is an area Head Coach Chris Hunter targets for improvement. He rec­ ognizes the new weight on the shoulders of the very young team.

"The individual breakdow ns that we saw tonight led to easy lay­ ups for theother team," he said. "It hurt us, and that was inexperience

in many cases. These are the things that we hope to im prove as we go along."

One rookie who is shouldering the burden adeptly is guard Melanie Gagné, who popped in 11 points, including two 3-pointcrs.

The Martlets have posted a 3-7 record as they head into the m id­ semester break.

"Five of those losses are against teams that are in the top ten, " said a positive Hunter. "Looking at it that way, with a very young team, it's not bad."

Although McGill has shown it­ self able to cha llenge the top-ranked teams, it will need to carry its con­ centration and intensity into the second half of play in the coming semester to be successful. Earlier this year, the Martlets led fourthranked Manitoba at the half and then lost the game.

"We can get better and we have­ n't played ourbest basketball yet," said Hunter. "I think we can cor­ rect that with a little better team ­ work and cohesion."

"We'll have to take our lum ps," added Macpherson.

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D efense dies in Friday s hoop loss to Laurentian

BY AMY WILSON The pity of McGill's 94-74 loss to the Laurentian Voyageurs was that the Red men played some great offense, and still, nobody had a chance to see 6'10" Doug McMa­ hon dunk one. Although a jammer would have completed the fourth row across, none of the fans got a Basketball Bingo until late in Fri­ day's game, due largely to the Redmen's dismal 'D'.

Laurentian is an older and wiser squad than McGill, but for a while there, it looked liketheexuberance of youth might win out. The first quarter was full of high energy, high fibre play.

Dave Jespcrson, guarding his lips, was indefensible, slamming home two fast break baskets in a row, and sliding inside for m ul­ tiple 2's.

Even with the hustle of forward Jon Campbell on defense, and the usual panache of Cam Mathison, however, the first quarter spurt fizzled into sloppy passes, bad bounces, and lam ebackcourt play.

The Red men pulled down the ball as if the offensive boards were anathema, although they smoked Laurentian at the other end.

The half fell apart after McGill turned over a tw o point lead to the

pesky expertise of Laurentian's Norm Hann, a National "B" Team player. The 6'1 " forward was small but deadly, zipping past an increas­ ingly muddled Rcdmen defense.

"We had a breakdown on 'D' for sure," said Jesperson. "We always had guys on the line, but they were hustling fouls."

Some unnoticed shoving and cheap offensive calls had coach Nevio Marzinotto itching for a technical, and the Redmen retired at the half with a frustrating 54-40 deficit.

"We lost the game in the first half," said Marzinotto. 'T he guys noticed during the timeout that we were going scrambly again, losing our intensity. We can't make silly mistakes like that."

Something definitely snapped into place in the second. Lauren­ tian seemed glued to the floor­ boards, and McGill played a few inspired moments of ball.

Centre Todd McDougall bolted in the first twenty seconds with a ringing dunk. Jesperson missed a three-pointer, only to w'eave inside and drop in the rebound. Mathison dove over the bench to retrieve a ball, and the Red men pulled within four, only 3 minutes in.

Alas, Hann stepped back in the game, and the Red men just stepped back. While Laurentian ran the ball

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around the horn, McGill got a wee bit angry on defense, leaving skid marks and sweat puddles on the court in a futile attem pt to shut dow n the Voyageurs.

It was not to be. The Redmen suffered a defensive death to Lau­ rentian, 94-74.

"We played hard, but they kept us weak on the inside," explained Marzinotto. 'T hey spread 3 or 4 guys off on the perimeter, and we gave away the offense."

Even with a youngand relatively short team, the Redmen put on a good performance. It is obvious that the starters play in synch, and can accommodate the tempo of the game.

"W e're a young team, we're just getting to know our positions," said Jesperson. "Last year we looked good on paper and lousy on the court. This year we have great tea m spirit."

Marzinotto, in his first year coaching the Redmen, concurred.

He believes if the team works to minimize its "silly fouls" and stays patient on offense, it could turn into an entertaining season.

"You gotta adm ire the guys," he said. 'T hey work and they work, and they're definitely struggling, b u t th ey h av e a lot of m o tiv a tio n ...th e y w an t to win."

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I can’t see the difference...well, actually...

BY PAUL COLEMAN

Members of McGill's Mar­ tlet fieldhockey team will have a cameo appearance in an upcomingCBSMovieof the Week entitled Deadbolt, an Allegro Films production.

Rumourabounded last week that the film's lead, Justine BatemanfFamify Ties, Satisfac­ tion) would be making an ap­ pearance at the Currie Gym­ nasium. Alas, a stand-in movie double was dispatched to the scene.

Saturday m orning's photo session is slated to be used within a flashback sequence that Bateman's character ex­ periences during a harrowing ordeal.

"It's pretty neat," said Team Captain Nilu Singh. "I think tha t the exposure will be really good for field hockey, bu t then again, I have no idea what the film is about."

"It's a terrible story," said Allegro photographer Frank Sanna, "She gets imprisoned by a psychotic in her own apartment."

Québec actress Catherine Dickinson will be passed off as a young Justine Bateman,

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Justine who? Yeah, right. while Brigitte Lehouellier portrays a high school friend and teammate.

"I was always very athletic when 1 was younger," said Lehouellier, 'but I've never played fieldhockey before."

Deadbolt marks Allegro's tenth film, after having most recently released Crazy Moon and Scanners 3.

And how were the Mar­ tlets in their feature film debut?

"Perfect," said Sanna, "just perfect." □

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Back to lab for Martlets in search of stabilizing serum

BY PAUL COLEMAN Saturday m orning the McGill Martlet Volleyball team hosted the num ber three ranked Laval Rouge et Or, falling in three straight,15-9, 15-6, and 15-10.

Or did they?

It seemed the Martlets had been tinkering in the chemistry lab just prior to game time, and had thrown together a potent concoction that altered their collective personas mid-game.

Team Jekyll' stormed onto the courts, running up an early 8-3 lead in gam eone before the potion took effect. The Martlets played a solid net game, taking their adversaries by surprise with key blocks and sharp placements. Meanwhile, Laval played true to its Ronald McDonald outfits, as it was sty­

mied by the strong defensive play of the Martlet squad.

Then it happened.

Nothing short of a m etam orpho­ sis took place right there on the court.

"I guess that all of thesudden we realize that we are winning and then we panic," said second-year engineering major Lee Nicol.

McGill's alteregos emerged to play a tight-lipped, lacklustre sec­ ond half, surrendering the game to a willing McTcam from Laval.

The Rouge ct Or never staged an inspired come-from-behind vic­ tory, Team HydeTread Hide) rather, engineered a deflating losefrom-ahead defeat. Fueled by the dynamics of game one, Laval rose to the top of its game over the course of the second set, ebbing and flowing with the tide of play,

like kelp in shorts.

Whether it was a hastily devised antidote administered in the wake of set two, or a temporary remis­ sion of the original toxin, the Mar­ tlets momentarily recovered, es­ tablishing an 8-2 ad vantage. Just as it seemed that the team had stabi­ lized, how ever, schizophrenia again reared its ugly head.

"We all hit the floor and played very well defensively," said Fanny Wong. "I think it was their very strong offense that beat us."

Once the Martlets develop a consistent style of play, they will have the potential to wreak some serious havoc.

"If we keep working as hard as we have been, I think we can make the semi-finals of the CIAU," said junior power hitter Julia King. "As soon as we are able to keep our m inds totally in the game." rj

Sherbrooke’s great wall of defence stymies Red men

BY NATASHA AMOTT The Currie Memorial Gymna­ sium was wired Saturday as the spirited Rodmen Volleyball team took on the Sherbrooke Vert et Or. Though McGill sent its opponents prancing and diving all over the court, it could not prevent the num ­ ber 8-ranked team in Canada from snatching a way the final victory in four sets (15-7,15-3,15-17,15-2). "[The match] was something to be proud of. [The Redmen] have come a long way," said Head Coach lan Jordon. "This has been proved by playing a good game against one of the top Canadian teams."

In the first set of match play, the McGill men lacked the cohesive­ ness displayed by the Vert et Or which consequently gave Sher-

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brooke the edgeover the Red men.

"The team was psychologically not in it," said Jordon.

"In sets one, two, and four we weren't really in theg am e— it was only in the third set that we really played," echoed four-year veteran Jason Duncan. "Our guys are play­ ing well individually, but as a group we are lacking the concerted effort" The com bined stren g th of Redman power hitter Christian Guenctte and the dextrous per­ formances of middle blocker Dun­ can and setter Steve Lloyd kept Sherbrookeconsistently on its toes.

But McGill could not penetrate Sherbrooke's great wall of defense, and many of the Redmen's spikes were sent right back.

Power-hitter Chris Campbell, a returning player, singled out block­ ing as a source of McGill's troub­ les.

"Our blocking was not excep­ tionally strong. What we need is a good first pass to set up the play," he said.

"We have to remember that our league is one of the toughest in

Canada. There are three teams in the top ten," Campbell added.

The third set, the team put things together, with a mix of stronger blockingand smarter calls.The hits were powerful and more strategi­ cally placed, as holes in Sher­ brooke's defence became evident.

Unfortunately, the team 's best hitter, third-year veteran Christian Guenette, suffered an ankle injury during the set. Finesse was not as prevalent in the fourth and final set of the game, however, despite Guenette's.return; McGill lost, a lopsided 15-2.

"The team may be expecting too much too early," said Duncan.

"After all, there is a lot of talent here, we just have to see it come out."

"Look at the game as a taste of what it's like to win against some of the best players in the league," suggested setter Steve Lloyd. "Next semester we'll be getting more than a mouthful."

McGill faces the Vert et Or again in the first game of the second semester, January 10th, at Sher­ brooke. □

Sports Briefs Aloha OUAA Three Québec universities are entertaining thoughts of re-establish­ ing their defunct basketball and hockey programmes in the wake of a unilateral decision handed down by the Ontario Universities Athletic Association this past week. McGill will likely be forced to play in a three team league for one year before Laval, UQAM and Bishop's can field teams for the new league.

J.P. Veri twice honoured Vcteranoffensiyelinerr^.njj-J’.Veri has been a warded the prestigious SpectnTm-Russ Jackson Trophy for the second year in a row, and is the first individual to be recognized twice for outstanding athletic, aca­ demic, leadership and citizenship qualities. Veri also was named to the District 1 GTE Academic All-American university division football team. Only two CIAU football players have been selected to the team to date, McGill receivers coach Bruno Pietrobon, and former Redmen running-back Gerry Ifill.

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Third period Martlet blues come early at McConnell

BY C H R IS T A Y LO R

-What do you get when you mix hard work, two dom inant periodsand a bar­ relful of scoring chances?

-Martlet hockey's 3-1 loss to the Concordia Stingers.

Tha t's the way things went for McGill on Saturday, as everything but the scoreboard seemed to be in the Martlets' favour. It was a strange game in the topsy­ turvy world of McConnell Arena, in which Intangibles could very well have earned first star honours.

McGill started off strong in the first period, as the Stingers were too busy think­ ing of sugarplum s and St. Nick to bother much with the game at hand. While they dreamed of Christmas tid­ ings, the Martlets went to work, opening a 1-0 lead care of the talented Brenda Ben­ son .

But those Third Period Blues came a little early on Saturday, and had set in by the beginning of the second.

The period looked like WWI on skates, with both teams bogged down in the neutral zone and neither making much headway,Stinger fore­ checking paralyzed McGill's breakout plays, an area de­ fender Kerry Payette said needs work.

"I think our biggest prob­ lem is moving the puck up," she stated. "We're getting stopped at the middle; as soon as our passing starts clicking, it will be a big dif­ ference in our game."

The Stingers took advan­ tage of the prolonged board meetings in the McGill zone, scoring two goals (includ­ ing a power play marker) from in close. Things looked grim, as the Martlets were frustrated by Concordia, a school so richly talented that they field tw o team s.

Though not garnering many scoringopportunities, the te­ nacious Stinger forwards kept the Martlets pinned in their own end.

In the third period, how­ ever, McGill came to life, led

by the high-octane unit of Benson, Kathy Morrison, and a s sis ta n t c a p ta in A lyson F o u rn ie r. The power play unit did itsbest to tie up the m atch, putting on a show late in the game.

Benson hit the post on one occasion, and faked the Stinger goalieout of her Jofa helmet on another, only to be stopped. Jocelyn Barrett barely missed on a breaka­ way, and various pile-ups in front of the net proved fruitless.

The chances were th e re , but nothing was going in.

Ma t ters were n o t hel ped by the hot Concordia goalie, whom Morrison claimed was one of the best netminders she had seen in her four years of playing.

"We need to work on finishing the p a y s ," said Fournier. "We just don't have that touch around the net."

Head coach Geoff Phil­ lips agreed.

"It's a little more of the same old thing," he stated.

"We can't score."

In the end, it came down to teamwork, an element Morrison felt was missing.

"Asa team, w ejustdidn't come together, and they did," she stated.

Payette, the team 's Power of Positive Thinking guru, downplayed thenega fives. " It's w hen you lose games that you learn some­ thing," she said. "This is where we should be learn­ ing, and hopefully by the end of the year we'll be ready for them."

The loss leaves the Mar­ tlets with a 4-3-1 record after the first half, good for second place in the divi­ sion, behind CEGEP de St. Laurent. Their showing is an impressive one, with so many players still adapt­ ing to the game .They are confident that after being on the receiving end of a few clinics in hockey, they'll be able to give the same teams a few of their own next semester. □

The McGill Tribune 1991-92

Ski team training in preparation for new season

BY ALEX USHER They fly at 100km /h, they sell sporting goods, they have some of the greatest parties on cam­ pus, and they are defending provincial champions. Meet the McGill Downhill Ski team.

Last year, with both men's and wom en's teams placing second in the province, the combined team was able to capture the overall Quebec title. This year, with a different coach and some impressive-looking rookie talent, the team hopes to be able to repeat that performance.

Pavel Pochobradsky, a mas­ ters student and ex-member of the Czechoslovak national ski team, returns to his former role of player/coach this year, after a season during which he tried to concentrate solely on his own performance.

"I found the experience quite frustrating," said Pochobradsky of his year away from coaching.

"1 worked hard, I trained more than I had in quite a while, and things just didn't go well at all."

P ochobradsky's retu rn to coaching means a change in the team 's workout schedule this year.

"I'm harderon them than [last year's coach] John Evely was.

Thedryland workoutshavebcen much tougherthis year," he said.

"Sometimes you just have to put your foot down."

Team captain Anders Persson qualified that assessment.

"Last year the coaching was based more on motivation than on instruction. This year it's more about training. I know I'm in better shape this year."

Both captain and coach were cautiously optimistic about the

team 's prospects for the upcom­ ing season. Although there have been several departures from last year's team, promising rookies have appeared to fill the gaps.

Persson poin ted to Alex Churchill, Jonathan Stone and former pro­ vincial ski team member, Sophie Marcoux as the new talent to watch.

Marcoux will be an important addition to a women's team whose star skiers are all returning to the slopes this year.

"The women's team is at least as stro n g as last y e a r's ," Pochobradsky said. "With lots of experience and no losses from last season, I think our wom en's team is going to do very well."

Pochobradsky, however, cau­ tioned that although the rookies had impressive records, "you can never tell until you see them on the slopes."

Although the ski team has shared in the m isfortune of 're­ classification', Persson said that a change in status has hurt the ski team far less than most others.

The ski team still raises substan­ tial funds with its annual ski sale.

'T h e dow ngrading meant that we lost all of our 51,300 in fund­ ing, but last year our budget was in the neighbourhood of $40,000, so it hasn't hurt us too much," said Persson.

The ski season is made up of 6 race weekends, with 2 races oc­ curring on each weekend. McGill enters 22 team members in each race. Pochobradsky said that out of 70 team members, he will be choosing a "core" group of 15 racers to participate in every com­ petition. The other 7 spots will ro­ tate am ong the rest of the team members.

December 3rd, 1991 — January 13th, 1992

Five game win streak ends as U ofT only two-thirds of a line running at 100%. Part of the problem, no doubt, was the absence of some key players, including rookie for­ wards Marc Vigneault and David Hayden.

The fylcGill Redmen Hockey team faced off against its oldest rivals Friday night, falling 3-0 to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues almost 92 years to the day after their first en­ counter. On the line was McGill's OUAA five g am e w in ­ ning streak, and th ree co nsecutive wins at home against U of T. It turned out to be a long evening for the Redmen.

E arly in the first, the B l u e s grabbed a 1'Ding-dong, Avon calling."

0 lead on a "Vigneault and Hayden play a pretty passing play with the lot of the dum p and chase that we Redmen shorthanded. Seven min­ were missing tonight,"said Reginautes later the Blues' Diepiero scored native and veteran blueliner David on a breakaway, giving Toronto a 2-0 lead. Diepiero rounded out the Huck. "often times it is their aggresive play that sparks the whole scoring late in the first, after an un­ team." fortunate bounce gave U of T a two-on-one break.

In all fairness to the Redmen, the Considering theam ount of times loss did not come at the end of a McGill has fought its way from underneath to win, Friday's loss disastrous game. Patrick Jeanson, McGill's rookie goaltender, made begs the question: What happened several tough stops that kept the against the Blues?

"It w asn't a lack of effort as much Blues from blowing the game wide open. While it was far from their as it was a lackof consistent effort," said fourth-year coach and former best ou ting this season, the Red men NHL'er Jean Pronovost. "Toronto have nothing of which to be ashamed. came out flying and by the time we "After [the Blues] got up 3-0, turned it up, it was 3-0."

M ostoftheeveningpassed with they were standing at the blue line

the rest of the night," said Martin Raymond who will be playing for team Canada in Switzerland, De­ cember 26-31.

"We are a team that relics on speed and tonight we didn't have

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it," added budding hockey profes­ sor Patrice Tremblay. "We need to skate the full 60 minutes, or good things don't happen."

At the beginning of the season, the Red and White were slated to finish seventh out of eight teams in the division. Heading into Friday' s game, the home team had six wins against two losses, good for sec­ ond place in the OUAA. "We don't mind the underdog role anyway," said veteran centre Jordy Ted ford.

McGill will try to get back on the winning track next semester when the Redmen meet the tenth-ranked Wilfrid LaurierColden Hawksand the Waterloo Warriors on the 10th and 11th of January. rq

If the shoe fits...just wear it!

BY JULIE MITCHELL

McGill IAdministration A c a d e m ic D ire c to r O ffic e o f S um m er Studies The p o sitio n o f A c a d e m ic D ire cto r o f the n ew ly-establish ed O ffic e o f Sum m er Studies at M c G ill has been created.

A cco rd in g ly, an A d v iso ry C om m ittee has been set up to co n sid e r application s for this post.

The A c a d e m ic D ire cto r o f the O ffic e o f Sum m er Studies w ill su p e rvise and adm inister the program s, budgets an d all a ctivities o f the O ffice. A p propria te sch o la rly adm inistrative e x p e rie n ce is req u ired ; fa cility in French is desirable.

N om inations to and a p p lica tion s for, as w e ll as com m ents about, the p osition are invited. These sh o u ld be a d dressed to D r. W . C . Leg g ett, V ice -P rin c ip a l (A c a d e m ic ), Ja m e s A d m in is tra tio n B u ild in g , p r i o r to D e c e m b e r 15, 199 1.

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When blinded by the flashes of colour in any athletic store's foot­ wear departm ent, focusing on an appropriate shoe becomes a com­ plicated business.

Gone are the days of simple sneakers-either black or white. In their place are today's high-tech, garish, rainbow-coloured, major i nvestments. Although theevolution of footwear has awarded the con­ sum er the luxury of having several stylish brands and need-specific models from which to choose, the seemingly endless array of athletic foot adornm ent can confuse the uninformed shopper.

For the recreational athlete who simply wishes to replace the old toe-exposing 'high tops', salespitch jargon like variable width lacing, stabilizing bars, a nd multiden sity soles, means absolutely noth­ ing. Realistically, the concerns of average consumers address only brand, colour, design, and degree of_'coolness' in the athletic; shoes ,

they sport.

Although these concerns are indeed valid, when it comes to making a purchase, exterior char­ acteristics must be contrasted with th e 'so u l'o f the shoe. In the case of athletic footwear, beauty truly comes from within. Simply stated, this beauty can be equated with comfort, practicality and price.

"Fit and comfort are dependent on personal preference, but neglect­ ing to wear appropriate footwear is key source of athletic injury," said Linda Probyn, a McGill ath­ lete and student therapist for the varsity cross-country team.

Probyn endorsed the belief that certain sports require specific foot­ wear, but for the recreational athlete-wi^ha..limited shoebudget,shc recommended a cross trainer for both court and off-court sports.

Basic guidance for those shop­ ping for an all-purpose shoe: Try on both shoes and leave them on for several minutes.

Check the overall quality of the shoe. Are the. laces .strong, the

portions of the sole sufficiently glued and the stitching adequate?

Ensure the shoes are comfort­ able immediately. Settling for blis­ ters before the shoes are worked in is unnecessary.

Check the flexibility of the shoe.

The sole should be pliable where the foot flexes.

Most importantly, don't feel pressured by pushy salespeople trying to sell you frivolous gim ­ micks like 'built in air pum ps' and 'energy return' functions.

"Running shoes should be re­ placed periodically, about every four to six months for the recrea­ tional athlete depending on how worn the shoes have become," said Probyn. "Overuse is best indicated by worn out treads, or consider­ able stretching in the width of the shoe."

When it is time to replace ath­ letic footwear, don't beintimidated by the technical verbosity of the highly stylized brands.

Shoparound, keepin mind these basic tips, then lay your money down and, 'just do it'.

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The McGill Tribune 1991-92

December 3rd, 1991 — January 13th, 1992

THE HOBSON REPORT: results of the Tribune survey

BY C H R IS H O B SO N

McGill prides itself on thea warenessand activity of its student body in areas such as hum an rights, the environment, and social inequal­ ity.

A pparently this zeal is not ex­ tended to the realm of athletics according to the recent Tribune survey. Despite the fact that more than 2 /3 of the respondents felt physical fitness was an essential part of education, m orethan 1 /4 o f respondents adm itted they do not attend any intercollegiate sports events at all.

Perhaps the most astonishing finding was that, despite the recent controversy over the Red men logo, which depicts a stylized native in traditional head dress, almost 60% of respondents felt that the logo was not racist and that it should not be changed. Further, 3% had no opinion at all. Of the 37% who thought that the logo should be changed, virtually none of them offered a constructive alternative.

The survey also found that 44% of those polled felt McGill teams were not competitive enough rela­ tive to other universities, but 74% were not in favour of offering pro­ spective athletes more flexible ad­ missions standards.

"Most athletes who are capable of competing on an intercollegiate level have given up a great deal of their study time to practise their sport," contended Red men Hockey Coach Jean Pronovost. 'T his u su­ ally reflects badly on that student's marks and, for that reason, it is extremely difficult to attain qual­ ity athletes at McGill."

While 78% of those polled knew that the Football team played Bishop's in the OQ1FC semifinals this year, only 33% could name a player from the Martlet Soccer team, a team that has gone to the national cham pionships three times in the past five years.

Clearly, given the success of many of McGill's teams, attendance at sporting events could be a great deal higher. The graph dem on­ strates thegeneral apathy of McGill students for the teams which rep­ resent them in the intercollegiate sphere.

This lack of support might be grounded in high ticket prices.

Only 4% of respondents, however, answered that the admission to intercollegiateevents was too high.

Perhaps McGill students regard their teams as not competitive enough, relative to other universi­ ties, and neglect to attend because they hesitate to see the Redmen and the Martlets lose.

However, almost half of those polled said that McGill teams were, i n fact, competitive enough against other schools. One attem pt to ex­ plain this apathy [which the poll did not explore] is to ask whether the work load at McGill prevents ■ students from attending sporting events regularly. This theory has some merit given that attendance 1' i • ■ >1 ) Mi \) ,T/ <ib

at football games early in the year is vastly greater than that of hockey games, which fall closer to exams.

This despite the fact that the hockey team has consistently posted win­ ning seasons for well over a dec­ ade.

Another possibleexplanation for the lack of interest in McGill inter­ collegiate athletics is that, while at Queen's there is nothing better to do than get drunk and go to the football game, in Montréal there

are other sporting diversions such as the Expos, the Canadiens, the Machine, betting on when the next piece will fall off Olympic Stadium, etc.

Students should realize that in­ tercollegiate sporting events at McGill are actually entertaining.

Many McGill athletes compete at national or professional levels, and the school usually has a na­ tional contender in one of various sports.

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Of cheap suits and twine Two years ago, 1 covered the Shrinc'Bowl game at Concor­ dia's Loyola campus for the Tribune. The press box was jammed with local media per­ sonalities, while the tones of play-by-play narrative prattled above the din of the crowd. At one point, the radio sportscaster's voice built to a crescendo as the Stinger defensive secon­ dary shut down a McGill offen­ sive drive.

"The Stingers," he crooned, "read that, play like a cheap paper­ back novel!"

The ensuing series of eyerolls that circulated throughout the hut nearly shamed 'the wave' in the stands. As if 'the wave' wasn't cliché enough, Mr. Metaphor, it was understood, had gotten a little carried away.

If anything at all was cheap and paperback, it was this guy's commentary.

Often, grammar serves up dire injustices to the world of sport. Efforts of the sportswriter to recount the finesse and tim­ ing of a noteworthy manoeuvre can be bogged down by the sometimes awkward rigidity of grammatical order. At the same time however, syntactical fun 'n' games can bastardize the technical merit of athletic en­ deavour.

It is, I'm afraid, "a tough call'."

The 'deke' is the most elusive of gambits. Simply stating that player A made his or her way swiftly around a misdirected player B somehow just doesn't cut it.

Lost to the arid recesses of in­ structional vocabulary, no al­ lowance has been made for the eloquent phraseology that stir images of cunning athleticism.

Putting the moves on an oppo­ nent can mean anything from a little dipsy doodle, to playin' em like a bag of toys, shakin em like a bad habit, or just plain old dekin 'em ou t of their shorts.

Conversely, a tight defensive coverage(coming up big with the 'D'), invokes no less than stick­ ing to' em like glue, and being all. over' em like a bad suit.

Montreal's very own Red Fisher has coined a few phrases that grace the sports pages of the Gazette with frequency.

Physical Graffiti

BY P A U L C O L E M A N

Missing the team bus is a catch­ all phrase denoting lacklustre play, while hard work is re­ warded with the observance those players brought their lunchpails to the game.

The danger here is that one could feasibly string together any number of these journalistic pieces of Lego and come away with a pretty cheesy story: Smith was giving 110% out there on the hardwood and really made a horse race out of it in the late going. It was tough sledding out there, there was more clutching and grabbing than a high school dance on the parejuet last night, and Smith had to really play up the body in order to seal the win.

Rounding the horn, Smith drove the lane, cut through traffic on the inside, threw up a brick and then pulled down the board. Catching air, the all-star forward threw up a fade-away prayer in the dying seconds to bulge the twine at the buzzer, and put the game on ice.

At. the outset, Smith warmed the bench while nursing a plaguing injury incurred when an opposing player delivered a wake-up call in game one. Smith was the dark horse and was not expected to go the distance. But Smith had come to play. Staying off the juice, Smith rose to the challenge and kept the dream alive. Last night Smith went in the underdog And came away on top by shifting it into high gear to upset the favorites, after trailing substantially at the half.

Thankfully, the average cliché is relatively shortlived and dries out in a hurry after only a few trips to the well. Only on special occasions are old cliches brought down from the attic for another go in the press. When the Canadiens acquired Denis Savard in exchange for Chris Chclios, it was heralded as the return of oldtime, firewagon hockey to the Forum.

Looks like we came up snakeeyes on that roll.

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