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TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 17 Coalition A gainst Sexual Assault M eeting 5pm, Leacock 232 Everyone is welcome.

C en tre for D e v e lo p in g Area Stu dies C on trad ictory P er sp ec tiv e s on Democracy in Africa Seminar Speaker: Issa G. Shivji, Head of D ep a r tm en t o f L egal T h eo ry , University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania From 12-2pm, 3715 Peel Street, Seminar room 100.

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Diner; a character study of a group of friends, set in Baltimore, 1959.

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BY JANE W H IT E T h e M c G ill S e x u a l A s s a u lt C en tre (M S A C ) o p e n e d its d o o r s la st F riday. T h e cen tre w ill p r o v id e se r v ic e s to su r v iv o r s o f se x u a l a s­ sa u lt, in c lu d in g a legal p rogram , su p p o rt g r o u p s , c o n fe re n c in g , selfd e fe n c e se m in a r s, a referral and r eso u r ce cen tre and an in fo r m a ­ tio n and p r e v e n tio n b u reau .

T h e q u e s tio n o f c o u n s e llin g , h o w e v e r , co n c er n e d Dr. T ed Baker, A c tin g D irector o f th e M cC ill C o u n s e llin g C entre. " W e'v e n e v e r b e e n d ir e c tly c o n ­ tacted b y [th e M SA C ] a b o u t a n y p articu lar r o le that w e 'r e g o in g to p lay." h e said.

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m e m b e r s o f h is staff h ad r ec eiv e d in v ita tio n s to th e o p e n in g , Dr. B aker w o n d e r e d a b o u t r e s p o n s e to th e M S A C . B aker felt that v ic tim s w o u ld b e m o r e lik ely to se e k o u t­ s id e h e lp from h o s p ita ls or p o lice sta tio n s w h o w o u ld " h ook th em up" w ith o th e r a g e n c ie s.

A lth o u g h th e C o u n s e llin g C en tre w a s w o r rie d a b o u t p o s sib le d u p lic a tio n o f se r v ic e s , S y lv ia D ilo r io , c o -co r d in a to r o f M SA C , d e fe n d e d th e c en tre 's se r v ic es.

'T h e L egal In fo rm a tio n C lin ic offers a m a r v e llo u s ser v ic e but from w h a t I'v e se e n , th e la w stu d e n ts that run it are n o t fu lly read o n th e la w in se x u a l a ssa u lt. O u rs w ill be," sa id D ilo r io . 'T h e y m a y not k n o w m u c h a b o u t te n a n t righ ts,

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b u t o u r la w p e o p le w ill b e fu lly v e r s e d o n th e la w o f se x u a l a ssa u lt an d th e p o lic y h ere at sc h o o l...S o Istu d en ts) n o w h a v e th e o p tio n to b o o k an a p p o in tm e n t an d co m e a n d s e e us."

D a n P a la y e w , A s so c ia te D irec­ tor o f th e L egal In form ation C linic, d e sc r ib e d th e C lin ic's p o s itio n as c a u tio u s.

"W e just refer [se x u a l a ssau lt c a s e s ] ...w e d o n 't fe e l w e 'r e e q u ip p e d to h a n d le th em , certain ly n ot le g a lly , an d d e fin ite ly not p r o fe ssio n a lly .T h e o n ly h esita tio n that I h a v e w ith th e S ex u a l A ssa u lt C en tre is that it's a fin e lin e b e­ tw e e n referrin g p e o p le so m e w h e r e an d a d v is in g th e m a n d c o u n s e l­ lin g th em ."

S S M U w it h h o ld s r a m p fu n d s

BY R IC H L A T O U R S tu d e n ts' S o c ie ty (SS M U ) d e a lt a se v e r e b lo w to th e P o st-G ra d u ­ a tes' S o c ie ty (PG SS) last w e e k b y r e fu sin g to h e lp fu n d co n str u c tio n o f a ram p for th e h a n d ic a p p e d to th e G ra d u a te 's T h o m p so n H o u se .

T h e refu sal in v o lv e d th e a p p li­ ca tio n o f a tech n ica l p o in t in the a d m in istr a tio n o f th e Joint M an ­ a g e m e n t C o m m itte e 's (JMC) C a p i­ tal E x p e n d itu r e R e se r v e F u n d (C E R F ). A c c o r d in g to th e F u n d ’s g u id e lin e s , a n y m o n e y from CERF is n ot to b e u se d "for th e s o le b e n e ­ fit o f a n y o n e in d iv id u a l o r re­ stricted g ro u p " . " B e c a u se T h o m p so n H o u s e isa n in stitu tio n n ot o p e n to all M cG ill stu d e n ts b u t to g r a d u a te s a n d cer­ tain g r a d u a te s, it is th e r e c o m m e n ­

d a tio n o f th e JM C n o t to fu n d [th e ram p ]," S S M U V P F in a n ce L ev B u k h m a n to ld C o u n c il last W e d ­ n e sd a y .

T h e m o tio n w a s carried b y an o v e r w h e lm in g 17-0 v o te , w ith tw o a b ste n tio n s.

P G S S h a d a sk e d S S M U for $ 15,000,50% o f th e to ta l c o st o f th e ram p , in n e g o tia tio n s w h ic h o r ig i­ n ated la st Janu ary. T h e U n iv e r sity is fu n d in g th e b a la n c e o f th e cost.

PG SS V P E xtern al E u g e n io Bolo g n a r o sa id PG SS w a s " a sto n ­ ish e d " u p o n h e a r in g o f th e JM C's r e c o m m e n d a tio n . T h e PG SS had b e e n c o n fid e n t th at S S M U w o u ld c o m e u p w ith th e fu n d in g for th e ram p a fter C o u n c il a g r ee d to fu n d a $ 2 ,0 0 0 fe a sib ilty s tu d y for th e ra m p la st sp rin g . " O b v io u s ly th e y h a d an in te n ­

F u nding d e n ta l le a v e s T h o m p so n H o u se in a c c e s ib le to w h e e lc h a irs

tio n to d e a l w ith th is m atter," said B o lo g n a ro . "A ll o f a s u d d e n th ey started b r in g in g u p th e se tech n ica l p o in ts w ith resp ect to th eir r eg u la ­ tion s."

V P B u k h m an d e fe n d e d th e CERF g u id e lin e w h ic h p roh ib its th e fu n d ­ in g o f restricted c a m p u s g r o u p s .

"W ith th e cu rren t p r o p o sitio n , u n d e r g r a d u a te a lter n a te ly -a b le d p e r so n s are restricted from u sin g th is ram p," B u k h m an e x p la in ed .

'T h e (CERF) fu n d s are m e a n t to b e n e fit th e m e m b er s o f th e S tu ­ d e n ts' S ociety."

PG SS P re sid e n t M ich ael T em elini felt that SS M U c o u ld n ot ju stify its r efu sa l to PG SS as a restricted g r o u p , a s h e d e e m e d SS M U to be o n e itself.

"A ll g r a d u a te stu d e n ts are a u to ­ m a tica lly m e m b er s o f PGSS. It is a g r o u p r e s tr ic te d to g r a d u a te m e m b er s," a d m itte d T e m e lin i.

"But u n d e r g r a d u a te s are restricted to SS M U . T hat c la u se is in te n d e d to p rotect C ER F from g r o u p s that e x c lu d e w o m e n or h o m o sex u a ls."

S S M U P r e sid e n t S cott M itic str o n g ly o p p o s e d th e c o n te n tio n that S tu d e n ts' S o c ie ty is restricted.

"W e are n ot a restricted g r o u p PGSS p a y s u s m o n e y a n d h a s e v er y righ t to u s e sp a c e in o u r b u ild in g .

But w e d o n 't h a v e th e righ t to en ter th eir b u ild in g ," h e said .

V P B u k h m a n n o te d that the d e c is io n d o e s n o t c o n tr a d ic t S S M U 's b e lie f in a c c e ssib ility for th e d isa b le d o n c a m p u s.

'T h is s h o u ld in n o w a y b e inter­ p reted to m e a n a la ck o f c o m m it­ m e n t o n b e h a lf o f S tu d e n ts' S o c i­ e ty to th e v e r y im p o r ta n t is s u e o f a c c e ss o n ca m p u s," h e sta ted .

B o lo g n a r o sa id P G SS m a y lo se th e u n iv e r sity fu n d in g for th e ram p if c o n str u c tio n is n ot started b y the e n d o f th e m o n th .

"W e're r e v ie w in g o u r o p tio n s," B o lo g n a r o e x p la in e d . "But there is a p o s s ib ility th e ram p w ill b e jeopa r d iz e d a t l e a s t u n t il th e sp rin g." q

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T h e M S A C , after r a tify in g an a p o litic a l sta n c e in its c o n stitu tio n , h a s sin c e c h a n g e d its p o s itio n .

T h e cen tre 's a g e n d a n o w in ­ c lu d e s la u n c h in g a p r e ssu r e c a m ­ p a ig n o n th e Ju stice M in istry to re­ en a ct th e R ap e S h ield L aw , and p e titio n in g M cG ill to create a s e x ­ u al a ssa u lt p o licy . T h e M SA C w ill a lso b e p a r ticip a tin g a s an official m e m b e r o f T a k e B ack th e N i g h t / a g r o u p co n cern ed w ith p u b lie sa fe ty for w o m e n .

T h e se a c tio n s h a v e a p p e a s e d m e m b e r s o f th e C o a litio n A g a in st S ex u a l A ssa u lt, w h o d islik e d the in itia l a p o litic a l stan ce.

"I'm r ea lly h a p p y th e y 'v e g o n e p o litical," sa id K e lly D o b b in , C o ­ o rd in a to r o f th e C o a litio n . "I d o n 't

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w a n t to s w e e p [th e a p o litic a l sta n ce] u n d e r th e c arp et, b u t I se e [th e cen tre] a s a n e c e s sa r y b a n d aid so lu tio n , w h e r e a s w e w a n t to sto p se x u a l a ssa u lt b e fo r e it h a p ­ p en s."

V P Internal A le x J o h n sto n c o n ­ sid e r e d th e o p e n in g o f th e M SA C a s a ste p in th e righ t d irectio n .

"I d o n 't th in k y o u can e v e r d o e n o u g h to p r e v e n t se x u a l a ssa u lt, b u t c e r ta in ly if w e fo c u s o u r e n e r ­ g ie s m o r e o n th e C en tre, th e W o m e n 's U n io n , th e C o a litio n , an d stu d e n t s e r v ic e s, th e n w e m ig h t be a b le to g e t a lo t m o r e d o n e," sh e sa id ." W e can 't p r e ten d th at 'W ell, w e o n ly h ad o n e rap e r ec o rd ed th is y e a r so w e h a v e a p r e tty sa fe c a m ­ p u s'" .

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"I w a s su r p r ise d b e c a u se I d o n 't k n o w h o w b a la n ce d a d e c is io n it w as," sa id Jon ath an Q u a g lia , E x e c u tiv e D irector o f th e M cG ill L egal In fo rm a tio n C lin ic.

If th e s tu d e n ts w ish to file a p p e a ls, th e y w ill h a v e to d o so in d iv id u ­ ally ..

A lth o u g h SS M U m a y fin a n ce a n y a p p e a ls, it h as m a d e n o c o m m it­ m e n ts, an d w ill m a k e n o d e c is io n s un til it r ec e iv e s a c o st e stim a te from its la w y e r .

"W e are w a itin g to hear b ack from him ," sa id Scott M itic, SS M U P re sid e n t.

SSMU ratifies Daily contract A fter a le n g th y d is c u s s io n at last W e d n e sd a y 's C o u n c il m e e tin g , S tu d e n ts' S o c ie ty (SS M U ) ratified th e n e w D a ily L etter o f A g r e e m e n t, n e g o tia te d th is p a st su m m e r b e tw e e n th e M cG ill D a ily and SS M U .

T h e n e w th ree y e a r contract, w h ic h had b e e n a p p r o v e d b y th e D a ily P u b lica tio n s S o c ie ty th e w e e k b efore, w ill req u ire th e D a ily to p a y just o v e r $14,500 a y ea r to SS M U to c o v er m a in te n a n c e fees, u p from $1 a year.

V P Internal A lex Joh n sto n c o m m e n te d th at th e $14,500 w o u ld n ot b e a h e a v y b u rd en on th e D a ily , w h ic h h ad a $250,000 su r p lu s la st year.

"If th e y d id n ot h a v e a su r p lu s, w e w o u ld n o t b e lo o k in g at it a s a factor," sh e sa id .

'T h is is n o t a co m m e r cia l rate," a d d e d V P F in an ce L ev B u k h m a n .

"W e d o h a v e to face th e reality that [ th e D a ily is] c a p a b le [o f p a y m e n t].

T h e a g r e e m e n t in no w a y je o p a r d iz e s th e M cG ill D aily."

T h e lea se, p a sse d b y a 16-2 m argin w ith o n e a b sen tio n , w ill b e retro ­ a c tiv e to Jun e 1 ,1 9 9 1 .

VP Finance to learn French S tu d e n ts' S o c ie ty (SSM U ) V P F in a n ce L ev B u k h m an said h e w o u ld m a k e an effo rt to learn French th is year, a s th e resu lt o f a c o n stitu tio n a l a m e n d m e n t m a d e b y la st y e a r's C o u n c il w h ic h r eq u ires th e fiv e SSM U E x e c u tiv e s to b e b ilin g u a l.

A t last w e e k 's C o u n c il m e etin g , S c ien ce R e p r esen ta tiv e Sherry B eck er a s k e d , in F rench, w h a t th e E x e c u tiv e had d o n e d u r in g th e su m m e r to im p r o v e th eir F rench. B u k h m a n w a s th e o n ly p e r so n w h o a n s w e r e d in E n glish .

"I'm still p u r s u in g th is m atter," h e r e s p o n d e d .

B u k h m an attrib u ted h is failu re to learn French o v e r th e s u m m e r to th e e s p e s c ia lly h e a v y w o r k lo a d o f th e V P F in ance "1 fu lly a g r ee w ith th e p o lic y to h a v e th e E x e c u tiv e w o r k to w a r d s im p r o v in g th eir French," B u k h m an to ld T h e T rib u n e. "But that re­ sp o n s ib ility h a s to b e p la c ed ...a fte r o th e r r e s p o n s ib ilitie s o f th e p o s i­ tion."

B u k h m a n a d d e d h e h o p e s to sig n u p for a French c o u r se so m e tim e th is year.

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Comments H o m o p h o b i c p o lic ie s o f m ilita r y f o u n d o ffe n s iv e T h e R o y a l C a n a d ia n M o u n te d P o lic e a n d th e C a n a d ia n A rm ed 'F o r ce s h a v e lo n g h e ld p o lic ie s w h ic h d is c r im in a t e a g a in s t L e sb ia n s a n d G ays. B oth o f th e s e in s titu tio n s h a v e sta te d p o lic y that th e y w ill n ot h ire L esb ia n s or G a y s T h e m ilita r y g o e s so far a s to a c t iv e ly i n v e s t i g a t e m e m b e r s su s p e c te d o f b e in g q u eer, an d to co u rtm a rtia l an d e x p e l th e m .

T h e s u g g e s tio n th a t L e sb ia n s or G a y s are a se c u r ity risk w e fin d b o th a b su rd a n d o ffe n siv e . A fter th e sig n ific a n t c o n tr ib u tio n o f L esb ian a n d G a y so ld ie r s d u r in g th e G u lf W ar (n o t th a t w e c o n d o n e th is action ), th e A m e ric a n Secretary o f D e fe n se , D ic k C h a n e y , stated th a t "out" L e sb ia n s an d G a y s w e r e n o t se c u r ity risks.

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A lth o u g h w e are o ffe n d e d b y ' t h e p r e se n c e o f th e se g r o u p s , w e m u s t state th at AIESEC w a s n ot a w a r e o f th e e x is te n c e o f th e se p o lic ie s w h e n th e y in v ite d th e R C M P a n d th e m ilita r y . W h en w e a p p ro a c h e d A IESEC , th e y w e r e m o st co n c er n e d an d h e lp fu l. W e a t G A L O M are c o n v in c e d that h ad A IESEC b e e n a w a r e o f th e s e p o lic ie s, th e se g r o u p s w o u ld not

h a v e b e e n in v ite d .

W e s tr o n g ly u r g e th a ta p o lic y b e d e v e lo p e d w h ic h p r e v e n ts th e p r e se n c e o f e m p lo y e r s a n d other groups on cam pus th a t d isc r im in a te o n th e b a sis o f race, sex , or se x u a l o r ie n ta tio n . W e fu rth er in sis t th at b o th th e R oyal C a n a d ia n M o u n te d P o lic e an d the C a n a d ia n A r m ed F orces e lim in a te th e ir h o m o p h o b ic p o lic ie s and a p o lo g iz e to th e L esb ian s a n d G ays o f C a n a d a for th eir d isg r a c efu l h isto r y o f d isc r im in a tio n .

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D e n tis try c lo s in g in s p ire d b y R C M P D ear E ditor, I'd lik e to sta te that l am d is g u s te d at M cG ill's p r o p o s e d c lo s in g o f th e F a cu lty o f D e n tistr y , b u d g e ta r y r estr ictio n s n o tw ith sta n d in g .

S im p ly p u t, th e b e st D e n tistr y sc h o o l in C an ad a, an d th e o n ly a n g lo p h o n e o n e in Q u éb ec, sh o u ld n o t b e c lo s e d . T h e r ea so n s for th is are o b v io u s.

H o w e v e r , th e w h o le affair stin k s o f th e " m u sical rid e" . T h is is an a d m in istr a tiv e p lo y m a d e in fa m o u s b y t h e R C M P : w h e n fa ced w ith restrictio n s, th rea ten to c u t a w e ll-lo v e d p ro g ra m (su c h a s th e R C M P 's M u sic a l R id e, fa m o u s a c r o s s C a n a d a an d th r o u g h o u t th e w o r ld ). P u b lic u p ro a r g r o w s, a n d th e b u d g e t is n a tu ra lly retu rn ed to its o r ig in a l le v e l.

T h is is, g r a n te d , a c y n ic a l v i e w o f th e a d m in istr a tio n 's m o tiv e s in reg a r d s to th e p r o p o se d c lo s in g . H o w e v e r , sin c e M cG ill is c o n tin u a lly in p itc h e d b a ttle w ith th e Q u é b e c g o v e r n m e n t a b o u t fu n d in g , th e situ a tio n s e e m s to fit.

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Putting murder in context W ith a p o lo g ie s to th e w o b b ly -k n e e d c o u p w a n n a b e e s in th e S o v ie t U n io n , th is p a st su m m e r w a s a s lo w o n e for n e w s . T here w a s n o M ee ch L ake or r isin g G u lf c o n flic t d o m in a tin g th e h e a d lin e s o f n e w s p a p e r s across C a n a d a .

P erh a p s it w a s th is la ck o f 'real' n e w s th at fo c u se d o u r a tten tio n o n a n o th er v e r y se r io u s m atter. T hree n a m e s sh o u ld b e su ffic ien t to jog y o u r m em o ry : K ayla K la u d u sz , Jennifer M a h a ffey and N in a D eV illiers.

Y ou 'll h a v e to e x c u se m e for so m e so u th e rn O n tario m y o p ia o n th is o n e , b u t I am w r itin g a b o u t th e se th ree g irls b e c a u s e th e is s u e is e x tr e m e ly im p o r ta n t T h e e m o tio n s th is is s u e e lic its are u n iv e r sa l, w h e th e r y o u liv e in th e T o ro n to area w h e r e th e s e g irls w e r e m u r d e r ed , or if y o u tak e u p y o u r r e sid e n c e in V a n co u v er .

K ayla, a th ree y e a r-o ld g irl, w a s tak en from a n earb y p la y g r o u n d a n d later fo u n d in T o r o n to H arb ou r d e a d , a v ic tim o f se x u a l a ssa u lt. Jennifer M a h a ffey w a s fo u r tee n y e a r s old ; h er d ism e m b e r e d b o d y w a s fo u n d e n c a se d in c o n c re te.

L astly, N in a D e V illie r s, a n e ig h te e n y e a r o ld stu d e n t at H a m ilto n 's M cM aster U n iv e r ­ s ity w e n t m is s in g after g o in g jo g g in g . S h e w a s fo u n d la ter n ear K in gston w ith a b u lle t b lo w n th r o u g h her h e a d . D e n ta l rec o rd s w e r e u s e d for th e p o s itiv e I.D. U s e a n y a d je c tiv e y o u lik e, b u t y o u 'll n e v e r c o m e u p w ith o n e se v e re e n o u g h to m a tch th e se tra v esties.

N o m atter h o w y o u or I try to relate to o r u n d e rsta n d w h a t th e fa m ilie s o f th e se g ir ls w e r e g o in g th r o u g h , th e b o tto m lin e w a s a lw a y s th a t w e n e v e r can.

L o sin g a fa m ily m e m b e r in th is w a y , is so far b e y o n d ou r c o m p r e h e n sio n that it is im p o ss ib le to g e t e v e n re­ m o te ly c lo s e to u n d e r s ta n d in g w h a t th e fa m ilie s w e n t th r o u g h u n le ss y o u a c tu a lly e x p e r i­ e n c e d it y o u r se lf.

W e all felt h o rrib le an d d is g u s te d , b u t to u s th e s e g irls w e r e e ss e n tia lly n a m e s in th e n e w s , p art o f a se n s a tio n a l an d b ru tal e v e n t in th e su m m e r o f 1991. T h e v ic tim s w e r e n o t o u r sisters, b u t w e still fe lt th e a n g e r an d g r ie f from a h u m a n p e r sp e c tiv e , a lth o u g h n o t in th e a c u te w a y th o s e c lo s e to th e v ic tim s w o u ld h a v e .

N o n e th e le s s , th e s e e v e n ts in v a r ia b ly c a u se o n e to lo o k at o u r o w n situ a tio n . I n e v e r r ea lly d id u n til I w a s d in in g at m y m o th e r 's o n e e v e n in g .

S h e to ld m e o f a c o n v e r s a tio n sh e h a d h ad w ith m y 24 year o ld sister. A n d r ea h ad said sh e w a s afraid to g o o u t a lo n e anym ore.

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T o l e r a n c e , a c c e p t a n c e a n d g a y s o c ie t y A d o s e frien d o f m in e , s o m e o n e I r esp e c t a great d e a l, r e c e n tly sa id to m e "I w ill to ler a te h o m o s e x u a ls , b u t I w ill n e v e r a c ce p t them ."

T h is a ttitu d e p r e se n ts a w h o le se r ie s o f m oral a n d social problem s: h o w can a h o m o s e x u a l c u ltu r e e v o lv e in an in to ler a n t or a p a th etic so c ia l a tm o sp h e re ? A n d in d e e d , w h a t r ig h t d o e s h e te r o s e x u a l so c ie ty h a v e to a c ce p t o r reject a w a y o f life in w h ic h it is not in v o lv e d ?

A c o m m o n e x a m p le o f th e to le r a n t-b u t-u n c o m fo r ta b le a ttitu d e is s u m m e d u p in a sta te m e n t su ch as "1 d o n 't m in d h o m o s e x u a lity a s lo n g as it is not p u b lic ly d isp layed ."

W h ile all o f N o r th A m erica is in u n d a te d d a ily w ith p o r tr a y a ls o f h e te r o se x u a l a ffe c tio n , in e n te r ta in m e n t, in a d v e r tis in g , and in real life, th o s e o f th e se x u a l-

a m o u n t o f h istorical tim e. T h ere is a g r e a t d e a l w h ic h n e e d s to b e sa id , a n d if p e o p le are n o t w illin g to lis te n , it n e e d s to b e sc r ea m e d .

L esb ian a n d g a y literatu re is o ften e x p lic it, a n d th ere is a rea so n for that. H o m o se x u a l c u ltu r e is h ere, it is d iffe r e n t, an d it w a n ts u s to b e k e e n ly a w a r e o f itself.

O f c o u r se , it w ill b e a r g u e d , th o s e w h o to le r a te h o m o s e x u a ls are b etter th an th o se w h o d on 't; than th o s e w h o e n g a g e in g a y -b a sh in g or m u d -s lin g in g c r u sa d e s in th e n a m e o f fa m ily v a lu e s . C ertain ly, in te rm s o f so c ia l affect, th o se w h o d o n o p h y sic a l h arm are th e le sse r o f t w o e v ils .

p r e fer en ce m ajority object to an y o v e r t d is p la y o f h o m o s e x u a lity .

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T h ere h a s b e e n p r o g r e ssio n in a ttitu d e s to w a r d s h o m o s e x u a lity .

G a y an d lesb ia n c u ltu r e is m ore open, and c e r t a in ly m ore o u ts p o k e n , th an it w a s th irty y e a rs a g o . T h ere are m o r e o u tle ts for o p in io n an d m o r e fo r u m s for d is c u s s io n from g a y and lesb ia n c u ltu r e .

A fte r s o m e t h in g as h o rrib le a n d stu p id as th e b e a tin g s w h ic h o ccu rred tw o su m m e r s a g o , g a y m e n a n d w o m e n are not afraid to p u t th e m s e lv e s o n th e lin e to g a in a c cep ta n ce.

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T h e b a sic g e r m o f th o u g h t, h o w e v e r , is th e sa m e in b o th th e se g r o u p s - th a t h o m o s e x u a lity is w rong.

A t th is p o in t in tim e , that a r g u m e n t is a c a d e m ic . R eg a rd less o f w h e th e r it is se e n a s r e lig io u sly , p h y s io lo g ic a lly or m o r a lly righ t in W e s te r n s o c i e t y , h o m o s e x u a l so c ie ty e x is ts, is e x p a n d in g , and is c e r ta in ly n o t g o in g to alter itse lf to sa tisfy h e te r o se x u a ls .

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EUS attempts to shed stereotypes

BY JO NATH AN SHIME O ffe n s iv e p o ste r s for E n g in ee r ­ in g 's P ub N ig h t, p u t u p a rou n d c a m p u s tw o w e e k s a g o , h a v e p la c e d th e fa c u lty under sc r u tin y o n c e a g a in .T h e s c x is ta n d h o m o p h o b ic n o tic e s h a v e raised q u e s t io n s a b o u t E n g in e e r in g 's im a g e , an d th e s ta tu s o f w o m e n in th e facu lty.

G in o B rancatelli, p r e sid e n t o f th e E n g in e e r in g U n d e rg r a d u a te S o c i­ e ty (E U S ),sa id h e h a s a p r io rity to e n c o u r a g e m ore stu d e n ts in g e n ­ eral, b u t e s p e c ia lly w o m e n , to c o n sid e r e n g in e e r in g as an e d u c a ­ tio n a l a n d career c h o ice .

'T h e r e is a lw a y s an im a g e p r o b ­ le m th at w e 'r e tr y in g to correct," said B rancatelli. "Great strid es h a v e b e e n m a d e o v e r th e p ast tw o years, b u t it ta k es tim e."

T h e p e r c e n ta g e o f w o m e n en tcrin g t h e E n g i n e e r i n g f a c u lt y d r o p p e d from 27% la st y ea r to 22% th is y ear. O n ly 24% o f e n g in e e r in g

stu d e n ts at M cG ill are w o m e n .

A ccord in g to B ranticelli, th e EUS h a s started to a d d r e ss th is p ro b lem b y sp o n s o r in g a g r o u p c a lled th e P ro m o tio n o f O p p o r tu n ity for W o m e n in E n g in ee rin g (P O W )T h e o r g a n iz a tio n tr a v els to M ontreal h ig h s c h o o ls an d C EG EPs, a d v e r ­ tisin g e n g in e e r in g a s a field for b oth w o m e n and m en .

A t th e latest fa c u lty m e e tin g , th e p r e v io u sly A d -h o c C o m m itte e on W o m e n in E n g in ee rin g w a s p r o ­ m o ted to a s ta n d in g c o m m itte e . Its a g e n d a is to p r o m o te w o m e n 's issu e s, d e a l w ith th e p r o b le m s o f fe m a le recru itm en t, a n d im p r o v e th e e n v ir o n m e n t for w o m e n , b o th at M cG ill and in th e w o r k in g field .

B rancatelli r e c en tly w r o te an a p o lo g y w h ic h w a s p u b lish e d in th e D a ily c o n c e r n in g th e EU S P ub N ite p o ster s. H e fe e ls th at it is n ot o n ly th e im a g e o f e n g in e e r in g w h ic h n e e d s to b e c h a n g e d , b u t p e o p le 's a ttitu d e s w ith in th e fac­ u lty .

'T h e p o s te r s se t u s b a c k c o m ­ p le tely ," h e a d m itte d . "C learly, th e a ttitu d e s c o n c e r n in g w o m e n are o n e o f o u r m a in c o n c e r n s a n d o n e o f th e p r o b le m s that h o ld s u s back.

W e can 't sit b ack a n d s a y th e c o m ­ m ittees are g o o d e n o u g h . W e w a n t to c h a n g e p e o p le 's th in k in g ."

O n e o f th e r e a so n s R asha K atabi, a m e m b er o f P O W last year, c h o se M cG ill w a s th e lo w p e r c e n ta g e o f w o m e n in e n g in e e r in g .

"You h a v e to a tta ck th e p r o b le m d irectly from th e i n s i d e ," s h e sa id .

"A lot o f s te p s h a v e b e e n ta k e n in m y tw o y ea rs, b u t w e n e e d tim e to c h a n g e a ttitu d e s a n d s h o w that e n g in e e r in g is a v ia b le o p tio n for w o m en ."

In th e w a k e o f th e p o s te r c o n tr o ­ v ersy , B rancatelli h a s stated that th e E U S a n d P O W w ill c o n tin u e to sp o n so r lec tu r es a n d se m in a r s o n w o m e n 's issu e s , o p e n d e b a te on a ffirm a tiv e a ctio n , a n d c o n s id e r a p o lic y c o n c e r n in g d isc r im in a to r y m aterial at th e n ex t m e e tin g .

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Strike complicates student life

BY BENOIT JACQMOTTE M cG ill in tern a tio n a l stu d e n ts w h o n e e d to r e n e w w o r k or stu d y p e r m its h a v e faced a to u g h tim e sin c e th e b e g in n in g o f th e n a tio n ­ w id e strik e b y th e P u b lic S erv ice A llia n c e o f C a n a d a (P SA C ) w h ic h b e g a n la st w e e k .

A lth o u g h Q u é b e c Im m ig ra tio n o ffic ia ls w ill still b e o n h an d at th e P o w e ll S tu d e n t S e r v ic es b u ild in g b e tw e e n S e p te m b e r 18th a n d O c­ to b er 4th. to g ran t C e rtifica te s o f A c c e p ta n c e to Q u e b e c (C .A .Q .'s), th e strik e m a y c o m p lic a te fed eral c o m m u n ic a tio n .

A fter stu d e n ts h a v e o b ta in e d th eir C .A .Q .'s, th e y m a y run in to p r o b le m s w h e n th e y a ttem p t to g a in p e r m issio n from E m p lo y m e n t an d Im m igration C an ada to rem ain in th e c o u n tr y .

O ffic ia ls o f th e C a n a d ia n Im m i­ g r a tio n C en tre (C .I.C ) in M ontreal are o n strik e an d p ic k e tin g their R e n é -L é v e sq u e B lvd .office. A re­ c o rd ed p h o n e m e s s a g e at th e o ffice a sk s a p p lic a n ts to resp ect th e pick et lin e s su r r o u n d in g th e b u ild in g en tra n ces. " R eq u ests [for ren ew a l) m u st b e m a d e prior to sta tu s exp iration ," w a r n e d L a w ren ce L ang, M cG ill's

In ter n a tio n a l S tu d e n t A d v is o r .

L ang a d v is e d in te rn a tio n a l s tu ­ d e n ts to m ail a p p lic a tio n s to a C .I.C a s so o n a s p o ssib le .

T h e p o sta l str ik e h a s a d d e d a n o th er tw ist to th e p ro cess.

'T h in g s c h a n g e q u ick ly ," sa id L ang. "O ur [office's] a tte m p t is to try to m in im iz e e ffe c ts o n in tern a ­ tio n a l stu d e n ts a n d p r o v id e as m u ch in fo r m a tio n a s p o ssib le."

T h e r ecord ed m e s s a g e at th e M o n trea l C .I.C. n o tifie s ca llers th at th e y w ill h a v e 21 d a y s after th e en d o f th e strik e to e n su r e th at th e C en tres h a v e r ec eiv e d th e a p p lic a ­ tio n s. L ang str esse d that p h o to c o p ­ ie s sh o u ld b e m a d e o f all m a ter ia ls to p r o v e that a p p lic a tio n s h a v e b e e n sen t.

W h ile L ang n o te d that E m p lo y ­ m en t an d Im m igration C an ad a w ill b e as flex ib le as p o s sib le w ith in th e la w s c o n c e r n in g stu d e n t sta tu s, h e w a r n e d that th e str ik e s sh o u ld not b e u s e d a s e x c u se s.

"If th e stu d e n t d o e s n o th in g [c o n c er n in g ren ew a l) a n d b la m e s it o n th e strike, th ere w ill b e n o sp ec ia l c o n sid e r a tio n [for their case]," h e said .

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b lu e s w ith b o n g o s

e v e n w ith th e h u ge cro w d s,

E v e ry S u n d a y a fter n o o n in th e su m m e r an d u n til w e a th e r p erm its, a n e clec tic g r o u p o f b o n g o p la y ers, d a n c e r s a n d sp ec ta to rs g a th e r in M o u n t R oyal Park.

H a ck y sa ck ers, p ick n ick ers, bikers, c r u ise r s a n d e x h ib itio n is ts o f e v e r y im a g in a b le, siz e , sh a p e , a g e an d sty le

B ein g a part o f th is m u sic a l m e la n g e is rew a rd e n o u g h for th e p erfo rm ers w h o en tertain for free u n til at lea st six o 'clo c k .

M o n e y is m a d e h o w e v e r , b y v e n ­ d o r s s e llin g ice -cr e a m , v e g g ie b u r­ g e rs, c o u sc o u s , b eer, je w e llr y an d e v e n b o n g o s. T h e m erch a n ts are a recen t a d d itio n to th is in c r e a sin g ly p o p u la r e v e n t, a n d th e y a d d a c o l­

a r e d r a w n b y th e C arib b ean an d

orfu l ca rn iv a l-lik e a tm o sp h e r e to th e

A frican r h y th m s, to th e b a se o f the m o n u m e n t fa cin g Parc Street. " E v e ry o n e in th e p ark h a s a role, w h e th e r it is to d rum , d a n c e or w atch.

It is o n e o f th e fe w p la c es e v e r y o n e is a c ce p te d : A frica n s, stu d e n ts, u rb an ite s a n d fam ilies," said N a o m i N c u b -

day.

A n o th e r c h a n g e to th e fe stiv itie s is th e o c c a sio n a l p r e se n c e o f p o lic e .

T h e p la y e r s a n d a u d ie n c e , h o w e v e r , try to r e d u c e p o lic e in te re st th r o u g h p e a c e fu l se lf-en fo r c em e n t.

'T h e c r o w d o ften se ttle s p o te n tia l

w e w o n 't g e t a bad rep u tation " F o u r r ie r ex­ p la in e d .

T h e a n im a ted a n d d iv e r s e m ix p r o v id e s an u n ­ e q u a lle d o p p o r ­ tu n ity fo r p e o p le -w a tc h ­ i n g . F r e n z ie d d a n c in g is e n ­ c o u r a g e d , if n o t req u ired .

P a rtak in g in th e 'b o n g o e x ­

u rger, a b o n g o fan.

T h e m u sic a l g r o u p is c o m p r ised o f b e g in n e r s a n d e x p e r ts w ith v a r y ­ in g s o u n d s a n d b e a ts, b u t th e y b le n d . to create a fu n k y a n d e n g a g in g

fla re -u p s b e fo r e th e p o lic e n e e d to b e c o m e in v o lv e d ," e x p la in e d T o n y A c h e , a lo n g -tim e sp ectator.

Last S u n d a y w h e n tw o p e o p le c lim b e d a to p th e sta tu e b e h in d th e

p e r ie n c e' c o u ld , in fact, b e the b est k n o w n cure for th e S u n d a y b lu e s.

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b y th e p la y e r s th e m s e lv e s .

"W e w a n t to a v o id a n y th in g w h ich c o u ld sp o il or e n d th is. W e h o p e that

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In recen t m o n th s, C a n a d a , and e sp e c ia lly M on tréal, h a s w itn e s s e d a n u m b e r o f a lle g e d ly racist in c id e n ts.

O n J u ly 3 rd, M a rc cllu s F ran çois, a y o u n g b lack m ale, w a s sh ot an d k illed b y p o lic e m a n M ich el T r em b la y in w h a t p o lic e c la im e d w a s a c a se o f m ista k e n id e n tity . O n July 23rd, p o lic e u s e d fo r ce to restrict th e free­ d o m o f a s s e m b ly o f a g r o u p o f b la ck s e x itin g th e B u sin e ss n ig h tc lu b .

O n th e 18th an d 19th o f A u g u s t, a m o b o f w h ite s c h a n te d w h ite p o w e r s lo g a n s at a sm a ll n u m b e r o f H a i­ tia n s liv in g in th e w h ite n e ig h b o u r ­ h o o d . T h e H a itia n s sp e n t th e n ig h t in p r iso n "for th eir o w n p rotection " , a c c o r d in g to th e p o lice .

W h ile b la c k lea d er s c a lled for an in d e p e n d e n t in v e stig a tio n o f th e F ran çois sh o o tin g , P re m ie r R obert B ou rassa c a lled th e v ic tim 's d e a th , a h u m a n error, n ot racism .

T h e p o lic e c o n d u c te d an in tern al in v e stig a tio n w h ic h reach ed th e sa m e c o n c lu sio n .

M o n tréa l U rbain P o lice (M U C ), w ill n ot c o m m e n t o n th e F ran çois a ffa ir u n til th e r e s u lts o fth is m o n th 's c o ro n er 's in q u e st c o m e o u t.

'T h e r e is n ot a p attern or a n y c o n n e c tio n b e tw e e n th e th ree in c i­ d en ts," said a s p o k e sp e r so n from th e M U C .

K o m b e L u on ga, o f th e B lack C o a ­ litio n o f Q u é b e c, sa id that th e in v e s ­ tig a tio n sh o u ld h a v e b e e n an in d e ­ p e n d e n t o n e , an d th at racism in

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p o lic e a n d g o v e r n m e n t is v e r y in st tu tio n a liz e d .

'T h e in v e s tig a tio n w a s a facadi In sid e, n o th in g w a s d o n e . O f fortj fiv e p e o p le at th e p o lic e entranc ex a m , o n ly o n e w a s b lack . T h e pc lic e d o n 't treat b la c k s th e sa m e w a a s [th e y d o ] Q u é b e c e r s. A n d in g o \ e rn m e n t, b la c k s r ep re se n t o n ly on p er cen t o f all th e p r o v in c ia l c iv se r v a n ts," .h e sa id .

'T h e r e is a m is c o n c e p tio n the th ere is little ra cism in C an ada," sai Z a n d in g a Z u le u o f th e M cG ill Blac S tu d e n ts N e tw o r k . "Yet it w a s her in M on tréal that I first e n c o u n te r e d irect d isc r im in a tio n ."

L u o n g a is v e r y c a refu l to n ot a w a y s b la m e th e p o lic e .

"W e h a v e tr e m e n d o u s p rob lem w ith in o u r o w n c o m m u n ity . Sev e n ty -fiv e p e r c e n t o f th e b la c k com m u n ity is u n e m p lo y e d . W e m u st ge e d u c a te d an d tea ch p e o p le thei rights."

M in ority lea d e r s h a v e c o n s is te n t c a lle d for g r ea te r e d u c a tio n in o rd e to co m b a t e c o n o m ic p r o b le m s, in c re a se c o o p e r a tio n a n d a c h ie v e ful e q u a lity .

D a v e A u stin o f th e B lack S tu d en t N e tw o r k fe e ls that M cG ill h as n o m a d e su ffic ie n t e ffo r ts in th is area.

"W e're v e r y c o n c e r n e d w ith th( lack o f b la c k p r o fe sso r s at M cG ill,' n o te d A u stin . " M cC ill's p rim a ry criteria for hir in g is a c a d e m ic e x c e lle n c e , regard le s s o f cre ed , c o lo u r or sex," re­ s p o n d e d W illia m C. L e g g et, VJ A c a d e m ic. " H o w e v e r , w e a re p r e se n tly re v ie w in g p o lic ie s rela ted to th e hiring o f w o m e n a n d o th e r u n d er-rep re­ se n te d g r o u p s in th e u n iv e r sity . We h a v e n o p r o a c tiv e p ro g ra m , b u t we d o n o t d isc r im in a te ," h e sa id . n

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BY CHRIS ALAM

d en ts," r e s p o n d e d B u k h m a n .

"The p h ilo s o p h y [b e h in d

b a g e.

It s e e m s I am n ot a lo n e , as b e lie v e s th a t th is is w h a t stu d e n ts

e g y h a s u p s e t a n u m b e r o f stu d e n ts

c h a n g e s! w a s o n e th at w o u ld se r v e a s m a n y stu d e n ts a s p o ssib le ," h e

d e sir e d .

"I b e lie v e th at th e p r ice s a re q u ite a ffo rd a b le . W e in v e stig a te d , w e d id

o n c a m p u s . T h e A lle y h a s d iv e r s i­

e x p la in e d . " Y o u c a n 'tm a k e stu d e n ts

a m ark et su r v e y . C ertain p r ice s are

fied its se r v ic e s, an d n o w o ffe r s a m o r e v a r ie d r a n g e o f fo o d p r o d u cts, ta b le se r v ic e, a n d a b r ig h te r a tm o s­

u n h a p p y an d h a v e th em s p e n d in g their m o n e y . If th e y d o n 't lik e th e c o n c ep t o f th e A lley , w e 'll k n o w so o n

h ig h er , b u t s o m e p e o p le are lo o k in g for th e c a k e s th at are fla sh ier...I'v e se e n p e o p le h e r e that I w o u ld n e v e r

p h ere. S m o k in g is n o lo n g e r p e r m it­

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th e M cG ill D a ily , s a w th e c h a n g e s to

d e n ts m o r e in v o lv e d in th e A lle y . H e

e ste d in m a in ta in in g th e A lle y to the sa tisfa c tio n o f stu d e n ts a s lo n g a s it

th e stu d e n t h a n g o u t a s a m o v e to ­

p la n s to in v ite stu d e n ts from v a r i­

w a r d fin a n cia l c o n c e r n s rather than

o u s fa c u ltie s to p erform liv e jazz,

stu d e n t se r v ic e.

"I'm afraid th at th e r e is a g en era l

sta n d u p c o m e d y , or p a r ticip a te in

tren d to w a r d s c o m m e r c ia liz a tio n an d p rofit m a k in g ...th a t is c o n s id ­

an O k to b erfcst are a ls o p la n n e d .

"I w a n t th e A lle y to b e a p la c e for

ered a h e a d o f th e n e e d s o f th e s tu ­

all stu d e n ts at M cG ill U n iv e r sity ,"

B u k h m a n w a n ts stu d e n ts to real­ iz e th at th e c h a n g e s w e r e n ot arb i­

d e n ts," sa id L eB aron.

sa id V ien s.

T h e c h a n g e s w e r e b a s e d o n the

trarily im p le m e n te d b y S cott's.

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r esu lts o f a m arket stu d y w h ic h ,

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v ie w .

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sm o k e -fille d , c o ffe e s h o p -s ty le e n v i­

w a s an id e a that th e S S M U a d o p te d

ron m en t. W h ile h c a c k n o w lc g e d that

a s its o w n . T h ere w a s e x te n siv e

p r o v id in g se r v ic e s e ffic ie n tly to stu ­

th e A lle y h as u p sc a le d its m ark et, h e

c o n su lta tio n ."

o n th e su bject.

L ev B u k h m a n , S S M U V P F in an ce,

d o e s n 't lo s e m o n e y . Y o u h a v e to learn to w a lk b e fo r e y o u learn to jog.

I b e lie v e th at in th e p a st w e w e m 't w a lk in g p rop erly."

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N e w p la n t o f e e d M o n tr é a l s c h o o lc h ild r e n u n d e r s c r u tin y

BY NICOLE SHIPOSH L ast F riday, M ic h e l P a g e, Q u é b e c M in ister o f E d u ca tio n , a n n o u n c e d th at fo o d p r o g r a m s o ffe r in g b rea k ­ fast, lu n c h an d sn a c k s to stu d e n ts, w o u ld b e im p le m e n te d in s c h o o ls a s ea rly as S e p te m b e r 3 0 ,1 9 9 1 .

P a g e h o p e s th at th e s e n e w fo o d p r o g r a m s w ill h e lp k e e p s tu d e n ts in sc h o o l a n d r e d u c e th e h ig h a b s e n ­ te e ism a n d d r o p o u t r a tes th at h a v e b e e n a ss o c ia te d w ith h u n g e r an d p o v e r ty .

S ix ty -e ig h t p r im a ry s c h o o ls in M o n tr ea l's p o o r e st a r e a s h a v e a l­ r ea d y b e e n ta r g ete d a s h ig h p rio rity for th e p rogram .

C o m m u n ity g r o u p s a n d th e sc h o o l

c o m m is s io n , h o w e v e r , h a v e n o t r ea ch ed an accord o n th e p rog r a m 's im p le m e n ta tio n . " M ich el P a g e's m a in o b je c tiv e is to fe ed th e c h ild re n . H is m in istr y a n d th e sc h o o l c o m m is s io n s w o u ld lik e th e sc h o o l p r in c ip a ls to id e n tify th e k id s w h o n e e d th e p ro g ra m and s in g le th e m out," e x p la in e d S y lv ia n e D ifo lc o o f th e R en é Jo u p il C o m ­ m u n ity E d u ca tio n C entre.

'T h e r e is n o w a y w e are g o in g to start id e n tify in g w ith a red p in th o s e c h ild re n w h o s e p aren ts are p oor. W e w o u ld lik e to o ffer th e program to all th e fam ilies," h e sa id "W e p lan to h a v e e d u c a tio n p r o ­ g r a m s for b o th p a ren ts an d their ity for their ch ild ren ," D ifo lc o e m ­

p o litic a l co rr ec tn e ss, h as ju m p ed o n th e e n v ir o n m e n ta l

p h a siz e d .

D a n ie lle L açasse, v ic e -p r in c ip a l o f Baril E lem en ta ry S ch o o l in M on tréal's e a st e n d , q u e s tio n e d th e o v e ra ll b e n e fits o f th e m e a l p r o g a m s.

'T h e s e p r o g r a m s w ill b e b e n e fi­ cial b u t o n ly a s a sh o rt-term s o lu tio n .

P aren ts h a v e to ta k e care o f th eir c h ild re n . T h is is ju st to h elp ," said L açasse. "[The p r o p o sa l is] n o t g o in g to s o lv e th e p rob lem ," a g r e e d D ifo lc o .

"W e sh o u ld b e ta lk in g a b o u t fa m ily p o lic ie s a n d so c ia l p o lic ie s.

"On th e o th e r h a n d , o n th e sm a ller sca le, w h e n k id s are h u n g r y th e y d o n 't lea rn a s w e ll a n d th is in c r e a se s th e rate o f d r o p -o u ts. T h e se p r o ­ g r a m s w ill h elp ."

J e a n -C la u d e R o n d e a u o f th e S ocial A ssista n c e A id O rg a n iz a tio n b e lie v e s th e s e p r o g r a m s are b e in g o ffe r e d b y th e m in istr y a s a p a n a ce a . "[The p ro g ra m s] w ill w o r k for a sh ort tim e an d th e n th e y [ th e g o v e r n ­ m en t] w ill d r o p it lik e th e y d o m o st p rogram s," h e said.

"This is m o stly for th eir o w n c o n ­ sc ien ce . It's lik e charity." rj

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BY A N D I CURTIS

bandw agon.

its p o ig n a n c y w h e n c o u p le d

T h e criteria, h o w e v e r , for m e a su r in g u p to th e v a g u e but o ft u s e d e x p r e s sio n 'e n v ir o n ­ m e n ta lly fr ie n d ly ', is a joke.

h e lic o p te r r id es a r o u n d th e festiv a l g r o u n d s.

E ven th e so c ia lly c o n sc io u s

N e w p ra ctices are a c ce p te d

an d th e A lley , w a n ts to m a k e s tu ­

T h e D a ily r e c en tly ran an ed itorial

b u o y e d b y th e m o v e to w a rd

h e n oted .

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talen t n ig h ts. A C arib b ean n ig h t an d

e v e r y o n e in th e W estern w o r ld ,

Tow er of

o n ly if th e y d e m a n d a m in i­ m u m a m o u n t o f in c o n v e n ­ ien ce . T h e rad ical c h a n g e s w h ic h w e are to ld are e sse n tia l,

w ith a d v e r tis e m e n ts for

righ t h e r e in M o n tréa l d o little to le g itim iz e all th e talk.

O ld corn c o b s, b e e r c a ses, p o p c a n s an d c ig a r e tte b u tts rot in th e h eat o f la te S u n d a y

req u ire m o r e im a g in a tio n and

a fter n o o n s, fo llo w in g th e

effo rt th a n o u r c o n s u m in g

b o n g o s in M o u n t R oyal Park.

so c ie ty is a b le to m u ster .

R h etoric is a p p la u d e d , not

r e g u la te d fr e n z y p r o v id e s u n ­

c ritic a lly e x a m in e d .

W e are e x p e c te d to p ra ise th e effo rts o f a m e g a -c o m p a n y w h ic h n o w o ffer s its b u rg e r s in o n ly s lig h tly le s s e x c e s s iv e ly p a c k a g e d co n ta in ers.

T h e farce o f all th is d isc o u r se w a s m a d e a b u n d a n tly clear

W h ile th is w o n d e r fu lly u n ­ lim ite d m aterial for th e d e d i­ ca ted p e o p le -w a tc h e r , it a lso le a v e s an e n v ir o n m e n ta list's n ig h tm a r e in its w a k e.

T h e p la stic b e e r c u p s , s h a v ­ in g cream a n d m isc e lla n e o u s d e b r is w h ic h r em a in e d fo l­ lo w in g M cG ill's o w n O p e n

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th e su p e rfic ia l le v e l o f c o m ­

so u th e rn B.C th is su m m e r . It

m itm en t o f m a n y stu d e n ts, a

w a s a th ree d a y e x tra v a g a n za

g r o u p at th e fo refro n t o f

fo c u s in g o n m u sic , c o m m u n ity , a n d e n v iro b a b b le .

e n v ir o n m e n ta l c o n c er n s.

W e can lo o k th e part, b u y so -c a lle d 'green' p r o d u cts,

T h e e m c e e flo a ted a ro u n d o b s c u r e c o n c e p ts lik e th e

a n d u se tu p p c r w a r c in stead

"Stein" w a y o f life , a p p a re n tly

o f c e llo p h a n e , b u t a c c o m p a ­

a p o litic a lly an d e n v ir o n m e n ­

n ied b y blatan t c a r e le ssn e ss,

ta lly correct a p p ro a c h to liv in g .

w e are sim p ly e m b a r ra sin g ly

H e an d th e fe stiv a l o r g a n ize rs,

h y p o critica l.

E n ergy w a ste d on n avel

h o w e v e r , n e g le c te d to o ffer a n y c o n c r e te w o r d s o n a ffec tin g real c h a n g e .

P o n tific a tin g o n th e v ir tu e s

g a z in g an d a c c o la d e s for c o n v e n ie n t b u t u n su b sta n tia l effo rts w o u ld b e b e tter sp en t

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B i g s t i n k a b o u t B a r t o n : F in k t w i c e

BY KATE GIBBS U p o n h e a r in g that jungle Fever h a d fa iled to c a p tu r e th e G o ld en P alm at th e C a n n e s F ilm F estival, S p ik e Lee d e c la r ed , "W e w u z rob b ed " . A fter v ie w in g th is y e a r's w in n er,J o el an d E than C o e n 's Bar­ ton Fink, o n e c a n n o t h e lp th in k in g S p ik e w a s righ t.

For th e third stra ig h t year, an o d d b a ll Y a n k e e p r o d u ctio n h a s c la im ed to p p r iz e s at "F estival C lu b M ed ." H o w e v e r , th e b la c k c o m e d y , Barton Fink, is th e o n ly film in th e fe stiv a l's 4 4 y e a r h isto r y to c a p tu re Best P ictu re, B est A ctor and B est D irector.

S a d ly , th e la test creation from th e m a k e r s o f R aising Arizona a n d Miller's Crossing, is a c o n fu s ­

in g m in d -m e lt th at is b o th sty lish a n d so p h o m o r ic .

Barton F ink (John T urturro) is a le ft-le a n in g p la y w r ig h t from N e w Y ork o n th e b rin k o f su c c e ss. Bar­ ton is d e sp e r a te to im m o r ta liz e th e p lig h t o f th e c o m m o n m an a n d cre­ ate a th eater for th e m a sse s. H o lly ­ w o o d in th e 1940's is h u n g r y for th e "Barton F ink feelin g " .

U n fo r tu n a te ly th e m isg u id e d Barton k n o w s a s m u c h a b o u t w r it­ in g for th e m a ss e s a s H o lly w o o d k n o w s a b o u t h ig h a rt. I n e x p lic a b ly c o n v in c e d to le a v e th e B ig A p p le , Barton se lls h is so u l a n d d e s c e n d s eraserh ead first in to th e in fe rn o o f T in s e lto w n .

W h ile w o r k in g o n h is first fe a ­ tu r e (a w r e s tlin g m o v ie ) Fink is strick en w ith critical w r iter 'sb lo ck ,

an d th e tw o sh o rt sto r ie s w h ic h m a sq u e r a d e a s o n e p lo t in th e film , su rface. T w ist-tie d to g e th e r by Barton h im s e lf is a m u r d e r ta le in ­ v o lv in g th e p s y c h o tic in su r a n c e sa le sm a n n e x t d o o r , C h a rlie M ea d ­ o w s (John G o o d m a n ), an d a ser ie s o f v ig n e tte s s p o o fin g m o v ie m o g u ls.

A s if all o f th is w a s n o t e n o u g h to b o g g le o n e 's brain à la L y n c h , th e a u d ie n c e is a lso su b jected to Bar­ ton 's fa ilin g se n s o r y c o m m a n d .

F req u en tly w e h ear h is m a g n ifie d heart b eat a n d r a sp y b reath . If Barton is a n n o y e d b y an in v isib le m o sq u ito , so are w e .

O n c e a g a in th e C o e n s p r o v e th e m s e lv e s m a ste rs o f th e p o s t ­

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W h ere th e film fa lls sh o rt o f th e m ^rk is in o u r sh e e r la ck o f in te re st in th e w e lfa r e o f th e ch aracters. If B arton's sa n ity w a s g e n u in e ly a co n c er n , th e a u d ie n c e w o u ld rush h o m e a n d lo o k u p th e v a r io u s ref­ e r e n c e s to th e B ook o f D an iel or p o n d e r th e m y th o f th e " co m m o n m an" . In stead y o u just w a n t to g o h o m e an d relax P erh ap s th e u ltim a te rrony is that Barton F in k is a n x io u s to create a sto ry that w ill a p p e a l to e v e r y o n e a n d Barton Fink w ill n o t. Barton g o e s m a d tr y in g to crea te an d w e g o cra z y tr y in g to m a k e se n s e o f it all. □

B r id g e r e q u i r e s t h e a t r i c a l lift

BY A D A M STERNBERGH

New Age nerds Ethan and Joel Coen, and their usher

m o d e r n cam era. T h e le n s is o b v i­ o u s an d o ften u n c o m fo r ta b ly c lo se.

W e are jostled th r o u g h a c r o w d e d resta u ra n t an d later forced to w it­ n e s s a m o sq u ito su c k in g b lo o d from p o rcela in sk in .

O n th e w h o le , th e b ro th ers C oen k e e p their sh o ts a s sm o o th as m e r ­ cu ry. W h en Barton a n d h is m u se , A u d r e y (J u d y D a v is) fu m b le o n th e b e d , th e im p o s s ib le cam era r u sh e s a c r o ss th e carp et, in to th e b a th ­ r o o m , a n d u p th e w a sh sta n d b e ­ fore p lu n g in g d o w n th e d rain .

T h e film is u n d e n ia b ly , in to x ic a tin g ly b e a u tifu l. T h e g r a in y b r o w n s a n d m u te d c rc a m sc a p tu r e th e sp ir it o f th e F o r tie s an d A u d r e y 's lip s are an u n fo r g e tta b le

T h e co n tr a st w a s strik in g . O n th e sta g e o f th e C en ta u r T heatre la y th e g u ts o f a N e w Y ork te n e ­ m e n t a p a r tm en t, w ith th e sp r a w l­ in g str ee ts o f a w o r k in g -c la ss Ital­ ian n e ig h b o u r h o o d in th e 1950's stretch in g o u t from b e h in d its w alls.

T w o b u d d ie s to ss e d c o in s a g a in st th e curb to p a ss th e tim e.

In th e o th e r h a lf o f th e C entau r, d o n o r s file d in from th e p r e v ie w 's b u ffet, se a r c h in g for se a ts and a n x io u s to a p p la u d th e n e w e st a d d itio n to M o n tr e a l's th eatre sc e n e .

For its first-e v e r p r o d u c tio n , the M o n tréa l T h eatre E n se m b le se ­ lec ted A rth u r M iller'sA View From the Bridge . M iller 's Death of a Salesman e sta b lish e d h im as the p o e t la u r ea te o f th e m id d le -c la ss A m e ric a n fa m ily . A View from the Bridge d e a ls w ith ty p ic a l M iller th e m e s , th o u g h n o t a s s u c c e ssfu lly a s s o m e o f h is earlier a n d m ore p r o m in e n t w o r k s. Still, th e p la y o ffer s p le n ty o f p o ten tia l.

U n fo r tu n a te ly , th is n e o p h y te th e a tre tr o u p e is to o b u s y try in g to fin d its str id e to u n ea rth th e issu e s at th e heart o f M iller's p lay.

T h e a c tio n r e v o lv e s a r o u n d E d d ie C arb on e, a lo n g sh o r e m a n w h o s w o r e to h is d y in g siste r that h e w o u ld raise h er d a u g h te r , C ath ­ erin e, as h is o w n . A s th e p la y o p e n s, th e s e v e n te e n y e a r -o ld C a th er in e is r e a d y to le a v e th e n e st, b u t E d d ie r e fu se s to a c k n o w le d g e that h is su rr o g a te d a u g h te r h a s rea ch ed a d u lth o o d .

T o c o m p lic a te m atters, E d d ie's w ife o ffer s th e tin y te n e m e n t as r e fu g e to h er Italian c o u s in s , w h o are " su b m arin es" , ille g a l im m i­ g r a n ts se a r c h in g for th e " good life" o n th e sh o r e s o f th e S tates.

W h e n C a th er in e fa lls for th e o n e o f th e c o u sin s , R u d o lp h o , E d d ie 's a n g e r r e v e a ls th a t h is lo v e for h is n ie ce h a s g r o w n in to s o m e th in g m o r e th a n p a tern a l. E v en m o re in tr ig u in g arc th e h in ts at E d d ie's h o m o s e x u a l i t y w h ic h M ille r w e a v e s th r o u g h o u t th e playT h is a sp ec t, h o w e v e r , is n e v e r sa tisfa cto rily e x p lo r e d . P erh a p s th e d ir ec to r feared o v e r -e stim a tin g th e m a tu r ity o f th e a u d ie n c e , w h ic h , in th e lig h t o f th e fact th at a m a le k iss o n s ta g e w a s g r e e te d w ith a c h o r u s o f e m b a r a sse d g ig g le s , se e m e d a v a lid c o n cern . U n fo r tu n a te ly , this a n d m a n y o th e r le v e ls o f th e p la y

are left u n e x p lo r e d u ltim a te ly r e su ltin g in a b a r e -b o n e s an d u n ­ e n g a g in g p r o d u c tio n If e n th u sia sm w a s c u rren cy , th e s e actors w o u ld b e se t for life .

But w h e n it c o m e s to p o lish , th e tr o u p e is s o m e w h a t sc u ffe d . A s E d d ie, E d o u a rd S aad h a s h o n e s ty a n d c o n v ic tio n , th o u g h at tim e s h is ch aracter c o m e s a cro ss a s a h y b rid b e tw e e n Fred F lin tsto n e and A n ­ d r e w D ic e C lay.

Laura L ee S h in k , w h o p la y s C a th erin e, o b v io u s ly fe e ls that to p la y a te en a g er , o n e m u s t sp e a k lik e M in n ie M o u se a n d b o u n c e in c e s sa n tly w h ile c ra c k in g g u m .

N e e d le s s to sa y , th is g e ts a n n o y ­ in g .

W h ile th is p articu lar p r o d u c tio n can o n ly b e c la ssifie d a s a d is a p ­ p o in tm e n t, th e M on tréal T h eatre E n sem b le d is p la y s e n o u g h p r o m ­ ise to m ak e it a n a m e w orth re­ m e m b er in g .

A t th e p la y 's c o n c lu sio n , th e a u d ie n c e o f d o n o r s ro se a n d g a v e th e tr o u p e a s ta n d in g o v a tio n .

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Atwood’s Wilderness Tips: Survival in the Nineties

BY M ARTHA SHARPE L ife In M argaret A tw o o d 's n e w c o lle c tio n o f sh ort s to r ie s / W ild e r n e ss T ip s is n o t e a sy . W e fall in lo v e w ith th e rig h t p erso n at th e w r o n g tim e, th e w r o n g p e r so n at th e righ t tim e , w e d ie o n e a ch oth er, w e lie to each oth er, w e ch ea t, a n d all to o o ften w e d o n o t ha v e s e n s e e n o u g h to w a lk a w a y .

O n th is p retext, th e read er m ig h t b e te m p te d to th an k M ar­ ga ret for th e le s so n in e x is te n ­ tia lism and c lo s e th e b o o k . It is, h o w e v e r , A tw o o d 's u n c a n n y a b ility to m a k e all th e d iffe re n t k in d s o f p a in in te r e stin g w h ic h m a k e s th e tex t w o r th w h ile .

In th e title sto r y " W ild ern ess T ips," g u iltle s s G eo r g e sle e p s w ith c o u n tle s s w o m e n , in c lu d ­ in g h is lo y a l w ife 's tw o sisters.

In itia lly , A tw o o d p r e se n ts th is sto r y fro m G e o r g e 's p e r sp e c tiv e .

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BY ALEX USHER A N D PHIL RICHARDS

T h e p o in t o f v i e w th en sh ifts to h is w ife Portia, w h o lo v e s h e r h u sb a n d , d e s p ite h is h u rtfu l b e tr a y a ls T h e y are b leak , b u t th e y h o ld y o u r a tte n ­ tion .

T h e rest o f th e sto r ies a re n o lig h ter in c o n c e p t. " W e ig h f'.is a b o u t a w o m a n la w y e r , C laire, w h o s e b est frien d , M o lly , w a s b ru ta lly m u rd ered b y h er h u sb a n d .

A t lu n ch w ith C h a rles, a s u c c e ssfu l la w y e r , C laire tries to so lic it a d o n a tio n to th e b attered w o m e n 's sh elte r n a m e d after M o lly .

T y p ic a lly , C h a rle s is o n ly in ter­ e ste d in th e p o s sib ility o f e x te n d ­ in g th e lu n c h in to an affair. C la ire's g e n u in e e ffo r ts to assert h e r se lf are fu tile, a s A tw o o d e x p lo r e s th e p a in

c a u se d b y m en lik e C h a rles w h o d o n o t u n d e r sta n d th e p lig h t o f the b a tte re d w o m e n .

C o n tr a r y to p o p u la r b e lie f, A tw o o d e m p a th iz e s n o t o n ly w ith th e p a in o f w o m e n b u t w ith that o f m e n to o . "Isis in D ark n ess" is ab ou t a m a n w h o fa lls in lo v e w ith a g ifte d p o e t w h o th w a rts h is d e ­ sires. D e s p ite a life tim e o f rejec­ tion , h e co n ti n u es to lo v e her. W hen th e p o e t d ie s , h e d e v o te s h is life to w r itin g a b o u t h er w ork .

T h a n k fu lly , th ere are c o m ic e le ­ m e n ts in s o m e o f th e sto r ie s "Hairball," for in sta n ce , is th e stran ge sto ry o f a z e a lo u s m a g a z in e ed itor w h o b e c o m e s e m b itter ed w h en fired b y h e r b o s s /lo v e r , b u t en joys a s w e e t r e v e n g e at th e e n d .

T h c r e a lir o n v in W ild e r n e ssT ip s is th e e n tir e id e a o f w ild e rn ess.

A tw o o d n e v e r a llo w s har ch arac­ ters th e lu x u r y o f that m u c h iso la ­ tio n . In th e n in e tie s, a p p a ren tly , su r v iv a l tip s are so c ia l o n ly .

It is Atwood's uncanny abil­ ity to make all the different kinds of pain interesting which makes the text worthwhile.

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N e v e r le t o n th at y o u w a tc h a lot o f te le v is io n . N o t o n ly is T.V . " u n w o r th y " o f th e se r io u s stu d e n t, b u t to b e la b led a " b oob-tub e" e x p e r t is h u m ilia tin g . H er e are e v a lu a tio n s o f th e te le v is u a l fe a sts th at w ill s h a p e th e m in d s o f M cG ill c o u c h p o ta to e s for th e n ext e ig h t m o n th s.

« T h e A m e ric a n Scene T h is se a s o n 's a tte m p t b y th e U .S. n e tw o r k s to regain a u d ie n c e s lo st to F ox an d c a b le te le v is io n illu s ­ trates th eir ig n o r a n c e o f th e latter's su c c e ss.

G en era lly , th e n e tw o r k s' n e w fall s h o w s are a im e d at W h ite M id d le A m erica , an d so, n o t su r p r isin g ly , th e y d e a l w ith W h ite M id d le A m erica 's fa v o u r ite b u g a b o o - L aw a n d O rd er. B oth A BC a n d N B C are a irin g n o le s s th an 4 s h o w s a p ie c e a b o u t c o p s a n d la w y e rs.

O f th e la w y e r s h o w s , N B C 's Reasonable Doubt s e e m s th e m o st p r o m isin g , g iv e n th e p r e se n c e o f A c a d e m y A w a r d -w in n in g a ctress a n d C lo se d -C a p tio n e d h eart-th rob M a rlee M atlin.

A s for th e c o p s, a p o s s ib le h it is The Commish, w h ic h s e e m s to b e a s lim m e d -d o w n and ligh ter-hearted Hill Street Blues. T h e o th c r tw o , FBI - the Untold Stories, an d American Detectives are d e sc r ib e d a s 'T V c in é m a v érité" , w h ic h in la y m e n 's te r m s m e a n s m o r e g o d - a w f u l R ob ert Stack c lo n e s.

A B C an d N B C are a lso fea tu rin g stra ig h t b la ck m a n , lo o n y -w h ite m an b u d d y c o p s h o w s . Richard L ibertini p la y s R ichard C rcn n a, a n e w -a g e d c o p te a m e d w ith Robert G u illa u m c in Pacific Station .S ou n d lik e Lethal Weapon to you ?

T h e real sto r y th is se a so n d o e s n o t lie w ith th e n e w s h o w s , b u t w ith th e retu rn in g o n e s. O n WKRP in Cincinnati, (oh, h e a v e n s, it'sb ack ) H erb h as a d d e d D a y -g lo an d N e o n to h is a lre a d y stu n n in g w a rd ro b e.

L eon ard N im o y w ill m a k e g u e st a p p e a r a n c e s o n Star Trek: the Next

Generation..

R u m o u r h a s it th at D o o g ie H o w s e r w ill g e t laid at th e e n d o f S e p te m b e r. K evin A rn old o f The Wonder Years w ill n o t. T h e b u r n in g q u e s tio n still rem ain s: w ill S m ith ers c o m e o u t o f th e c lo s e t an d ad m it h is h o m o s e x u a l lo n g in g s for Mr. B urns o n The Simpsons ?

T h e p ic k s o f th e n e w s e a so n

are.Sibs, a c o m e d y a b o u t th ree v e r y d iffe re n t siste r s an d Eerie, Indiana, a s h o w a b o u t w e ir d h a p p e n in g s in a v e r y a v e r a g e A m e ric a n to w n .

F in ally, th e r e is Dinosaurs, a s h o w o f c la y m a tio n ch aracters w h ic h c a m e in a s a filler la st s e a so n an d r a p id ly g a in e d p o p u la r ity .

« T h e C a n a d ia n S cene A p art from G lo b a l's a b y sm a l "Bordertown" a n d C T V 's e q u a lly a w fu l Katts and Dog , th e v a st C a n a d ia n m ark et h a s b e e n left in th e s w e a ty p a lm s o f th e C B C , w h ic h h a s a c h ie v e d 91 % C a n a d ia n con ten t d u rin g p rim e tim e this year.

W h ile th is m a y tr ig g e r h o r r ify in g im a g e s o f e n d le s s Beachcomber reru n s, fear not; o v e r h a lf o f th is p r o g r a m m in g c o n s is ts o f n e w s , cu rren t affairs, a n d h o c k e y .

T h e CBC NewsMagazine p r e ­ m iered M o n d a y . A ir in g w e e k d a y s at 7 PM , th is h a lf h o u r n e w s p r o ­ gram is d e v o te d to " grassroots jou rn alism ," r ep o rtin g th e r ea l-life sto r ies o u ts id e n a tio n a l h e a d lin e s.

If th is p ro g ra m ca n p r o v id e a n e w tex tu re to th e n e w s an d b r in g o u t th e real d iv e r s ity in th is c o u n ­ try, it w ill b e a w e lc o m e c h a n g e from th e ta lk in g h e a d s form at o f c o n v e n tio n a l n e w s p r o g r a m s. O n th e o th e r h a n d , it c o u ld en d u p as an e x c u s e for s a p p y h u m a n -in te r ­ e st sto r ies a n d te d io u s d is c u s s io n s a b o u t n a tio n a l u n i t y .

E ven th e d ra m a p r o g r a m m in g sh ow s an o b s e s s io n w ith jo u rn a lism . Urban Angel retu rn s, further c h r o n ic lin g th e life and tim es o f th e M on treal Tribune W atch o u t for m o r e sh o ts o f l'E sp lan ad e. T h ere w ill a lso b e a tw o h o u r m o v ie a b o u t th e C B C 's o w n V ictor M alarek , c o -h o st o f th e 5th Estate.

T h e m in d d o e sn 't ju st reel - it n e w s r e e ls.

T h e fact th at th e r e are n o n e w d ra m a tic or c o m e d y se r ie s o n th e CBC th is s e a so n c re a tes th e im ­ p r e ssio n that th e C o r p o r a tio n is fu n d in g a w e lfa r e sta te for m e d i­ o c re scrip tw riters.

T h is m e a n s m or eMaxGlick, m o r e Mom P.I., a n d a n o th e r p a in fu l s e a ­ so n o f Street Legal (C h u c k d itc h e s th e b itc h y O liv ia for th e sin g le s sc e n e a fter h e g e ts sp r u n g from jail; th is'll k e e p u s in th e b ars F rid ay n ig h ts).

T h e o n ly r ea lly in te r e stin g s tu ff th e C BC is p u ttin g o u t th is y e a r is a g a m u t o f m in i-se r ie s a n d sp ec ia l p r e se n ta tio n s. Conspiracy of Silence, a tw o -p a r t d r a m a tiz a tio n o f th e H e le n B etty O sb o r n e m u rd er, a p r o d u c tio n o f S o lz h e n its y n 's The First Circle an d Palais Royale, star­ rin g D ea n S to c k w e ll are b u t th e b e st o f a la rg e c r o p o f su c h fe a ­ tu res.

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M a r tle t r u g b y f e e ls t h e n e e d

BY BIAMAIR RICKENPIGH

h o n , A n d rea W ebb, an d C h a n d y D a v is. N a n c y C o x fu rth er co n tr ib ­ u te d a try and th ree c o n v e r s io n s to

the e q u a lize r . T h e rain w a s n ot gea red to th e sp e e d o f o u r g a m e ."

A g a in st th e v e r y in e x p e r ie n c e d

th e M cG ill ca u se.

fo r s p e e d

M cG ill h a s su c c e ssfu lly field e d

in e d . H e lik e s w o r k in g w ith th e k een a ttitu d e o f th e tea m th is year," sh e c o n tin u e d , "and w e 'r e all re­ a lly ea g er to learn from him ."

C h a m p la in C o lle g e , th e M artlets

th e first w o m e n 's B team in Q u éb ec le a g u e h isto r y . For fiv e M artlets, S u n d a y m ean t a first le a g u e g a m e ,

tra d itio n w ith c o n v in c in g v icto r ie s

C o a c h in g sta ff an d p la y e r s a lik e

p la y e d a m u c h le s s in te n s e m atch ,

a n d for tw o o th e r s, a first g a m e -

o v e r b o th John A b b ott and C h a m ­

r e a d ily a d m itte d that th e M artlets

c r u isin g to a w in d e s p ite th e in ­

p e r io d .

p la in C o lle g e s, 18-0 an d 36-0 re­

are n o t a b ig team .

"In fact, th e B te a m is o n a v e r a g e

c le m en t w e a th e r. .

"It's r eally b e e n terrific th is year,

larger th asn th e A team ," H ea d

everyone

e n th u s ia s tic .

M en 's to W o m e n 's R u g b y for the

C oach S tep h a n K ap lan said .

S tep h a n h as h a d q u ite a lo a d to

first tim e is R ed m en R u g b y H ead

A n y s h o r tc o m in g s in s iz e h o w ­

carry w ith so m a n y g ir ls c o m in g

C oach H art K aplan (n o relation to

M a in ta in in g th e d e lic a te trade

e v er , arc m ore th an c o m p e n sa te d for b y th e sp e e d an d c o m m itm e n t

ou t, b u t w ith th e h e lp o f H art, h e

S tep h a n ). H art's arrival a n d ro le as

o ff b e tw e e n fitn e ss a n d s p e e d , and

sh o u ld b e a b le to sp e n d m o r e tim e w ith th e p e o p le w h o n e e d it," e x p la in e d W alter.

c o a c h in g a ssista n t h a s p r o v e n as

s iz e ,

m u c h o f an a d ju stm e n t for th e W o m e n 's team m e m b e r s as it has

" sh o u ld n 't be to o d iffic u lt sin ce Step h an in trod u ced u s t o t h e 'Hill'."

S u n d a y a fter n o o n M cG ill M ar­ tlet R u g b y p e r p e tu a ted a w in n in g

s p e c tiv e ly .

C h aracteristic o f th e 1991 M ar­ tlet sq u a d itse lf is team c o -ca p ta in M ic h e lle W alter. T h e d im in u tiv e fo rw a rd is m o r e than b ig o n sp ee d ; sh e lea d th e M artlets th r o u g h th e rain w ith an im p r e s s iv e th ree tries.

A ls o ta lly in g tries for th e M ar­ tle ts w e r e K aria nn A a ru p , K athy M o rriso n (w h o le a d s th e M artlet H o c k e y team d u r in g th e R u gby o f f - s e a s o n ) , S h a r o n J e ffe r s o n , A llis o n T rayn or, M au reen M cM a­

R edm en

BY GEORGE THOM SON

o f th e p layers.

'T h is is d e fin ite ly th e fa stest team

In B te a m a c tio n , tries b y cap tain

c o a c h in g at M cG ill," said K aplan.

C in d y H e n d r ic k so n , Jen H u ll and

"O ur fo r w a rd s o u tp la y e d John A b b ott e v e n th o u g h th e y c o u ld

C arrie P o u le t lea d th e M artlets to a 12-0 d o u s in g o f M a r ia n o p o lis C o l­

tack le v e r y w e ll. T h e w e a th e r w a s

lege.

try w a s really w h a t m a d e th e d if ­ S e e ly , in h is se c o n d

year of

M ed ical sc h o o l, h a s b e e n fin gered

h a r d ly e n o u g h to k e e p th e M cG ill

to raise th e le v e l o f p la y o n th e

and

w in d

R u g b y F ootb all C lu b from v ic to r y S u n d a y a ftern o o n . M cG ill's A team b a ttle d

to a 7-0 w in o v e r th e

B ish o p 's C a ito r s.

to c lo s e th e w o u n d .

A p e n a lty k ic k b y M cG ill's Paul D o h e r ty r o u n d ed o u t th e scorin g for th e d a y .

"W e w e r e in th ere th e e n tire g a m e an d w e just had a p rob lem fin ish in g o ff o u r p la y s, m o v in g th b all a n d sc o r in g so m e p oin ts," re­ flected A n d r e w S e e ly . "O ur first

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"A t first h e s e e m e d a p retty scary

T h e 'H ill', a g r u e llin g s lo p e adja­

H cn d r ic k so n ," b u t

c en t to th e M cC ill r e s id e n c e s, has

n o w it s c e m s t h a t h e h a s a d a p t c d to u s m u c h faster than w e h ad im a g ­

b e c o m e an all to o fa m ilia r se ttin g for M artlet tr a in in g s e s s io n s .

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fe llo w ,"

sa id

team an d p r o v id e le a d e r sh ip .

T h e u p c o m in g s e a so n w ill m ark th e

v a r sity

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debut

of

H art K aplan. T h e

H e h a s an in fe c tio u s e n th u sia sm

s e lf scored a try.

"O ur p la y e rs are e x ce lle n t, w e

M cG ill R e d m e n .

n ess."

all o v e r C an ada," b e a m e d Scru m h a lf M att T en n a n t, " w e're h o p in g

P rc g a m c e x p e c ta tio n s h a d s e tth e

M cG ill's B team sh o w e d w h at

sc e n e for an u g ly , r iv a lr o u s c o n ­

th e y w e r e m a d e o f w ith a 36-0

fron tât io n . T h ere is n o lo v e lo st

t r o u n c in g

b e tw e e n M cG ill an d B ish op 's, of good

of

B is h o p 's .

to steal th e lim e lig h t from

the

F ootball team ."

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W e ev e r, N ic k N c u h e im e r , Jam ie

b rin g Irelan d 's to u te d U n iv e r sity

c o m p e titiv e

F itz p a tr ic k a n d X avier D eb ail w e re

C o lle g e

c o m p lim e n te d b y th e c o n v e r tin g

M cG ill's A sq u a d at L eber P ark in

y e a r's a b sen ce

tid e for M cG ill. B uffam , T h e M an

th r o u g h o u t th e ra n k s o f th e s q u a d .

h a v e s o m e o f th e b e st p la y e r s from

r u gb y.

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fou rth y e a r h o n o u r s h isto r y m ajor

R e tu r n in g to th e field s o d d e n and

p r o v id e

g a m e a n d p la y ers. H is b rash d e ­

retu rn ed to M cG ill R u g b y a fter a

b lo o d ie d , B u ffam a cted q u ic k ly on

from

to," stated K ap lan . "Just a real

P u n c tu a tin g R ed m en a ctio n for

th an th e g a m e o p e n : h e r eceiv ed a g a sh a la r m in g ly c lo s e to h is e y e .

cro sso v er

c a m e to g e th e r w h e n w e n e e d e d

th e d a y w e r e tf e h ero ic e ffo r ts o f h a lf a ctio n sa w B uffam b reak m ore

th e

a n d g r a ssr o o ts a p p ro a c h to the

Y e t S u n d a y a fter n o o n

V a n co u v er n a tiv e R ob B uffam . First

M a tth ew an d K arian n M a k in g

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"W e're to u g h a s h e ll, an d w e

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September 17-23, 1991

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S o c c e r t e a m s r e a d y t o k ic k o f f t h e n e w s e a s o n

BY DAVIDE PETRAMALA T h e R edm en

reg u la r starters in th e past.

S ta d iu m .

G ronas.

'T h is is a v e r y in e x p e r ie n c e d

R eg u la r s e a so n a c tio n b e g in s

tea m . T h is w ill b e a r e b u ild in g

S e p te m b e r 20 v s B ish o p s at M o lso n

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talen t N a th a lie Io n id e s b r in g s to e v e r y m atch

T h e M a rtlets

S u cc e sfu l recru itin g in th e o ff­ se a so n secu red n a tio n a l team c a n ­

so

T h e 1991 M cG ill R ed m en Soccer

w e 'll just h a v e to

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d id a te L uce M o n g r a in e a n d John

tea m is h e a d in g in to th e Q U SL

w a it a n d s e e h o w

are lo o k in g to fortify

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s e a so n w ith a fairly fresh , y o u n g

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a n d is e x p e c te d to b r in g h ig h c a l­

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1 7 -g a m e w in n in g streak in le a g u e

w ill b e fo c u s in g o n

year's b ack lin e sta n d o u t

ranks.

a c tio n , th e R e d m e n are g u n n in g

h o n in g

A n d rea B en oit w ill re­

for th eir e le v e n th c h a m p io n s h ip

s k ills

b u t th e tea m is fa c in g n e w c h a l­ le n g e s th is year.

c h a m p io n s h ip s in 11 yrs.

H e a d in g in to th is se a so n o ff a

d e f e n s iv e th r o u g h o u t

lach ctta a d m its that at th is s ta g e o f

th e team . Star n et-

a lo n g s id e v e ter a n d e ­

th e se a so n , th e full p o te n tia l o f th e

m in d e r

fe n d e r D e b b ie L isle.

team h a s y e t to be r ea lize d .

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an d v e te r a n s R olf

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"W e ha ven 't se e n th e w h o le team

in th e p ast, a lot o f g o o d talen ted

G ron as an d C h ris

T eam w ill d e a r ly m iss

o n th e field y e t, d u e to c o m m it-

p la y e r s are g o n e . T h ere's lo ts o f

D ry sd a le w il 1b e k ey

th earray o f sk ills Sharon

m en ts ind iv id u a l p la y e rs h a v e w ith

ta len t on th is team . T h e d iffe re n c e

factors in th e d e v e l­

T ait to o k w ith her.

c lu b fin a ls at th is tim e o f th e year,"

b e tw e e n th is y ea r an d last y ear is

o p m e n t and su c c e ss

e x p e rien ce ," sa id th e 1990 C a n a ­ d ia n

U n iv e r s ity

M e n 's

o f th e team .

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h a v e th e g u y s to d o

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p u ll t h r o u g h a n d b e n c fitth c tc a m a

it, a n d n o w w e h a v e

T h eir e x p e r ie n c e

great deal," he c o n c lu d e d .

r o o k ie s an d 12 retu rn in g p la y ers.

to p r o v e it to o u r ­

d o u b tle s s ly

c o m p li­

T h e M artlets' first le a g u e g a m e

F e w o f th e retu rn in g p la y e rs w e re

se lv e s ,"

m e n t th e sh o w c a s e o f

is sc h e d u le d for S e p te m b e r 20th

T h is y e a r's sq u a d c o n sists o f 12

p r e d icte d

w ill

g o a l scorers. T h e v e ts w ill really

v s. S h erb rook e. □

A t N C R , w e ?re w in n in g w ith in n o v a tio n N C R i s ta k in g o n th e w o r ld o f c o m p u te r s a n d w in n in g . H o w ? B y g iv in g ta le n te d p e o p le th e c h a n c e to p r o v e t h e m s e lv e s , a s in d iv id u a ls a n d in c lo s e - k n it te a m s .

A n d w e a r e d o in g ju s t th a t - b y d e v e lo p in g i n n o v a tiv e w a y s to m a k e o u r c u s to m e r s m o r e p r o d u c tiv e a n d c o m p e tit iv e in a f a s t - c h a n g in g m a r k e tp la c e .

A c a s e in p o in t: a g r o u n d -b r e a k in g p r o d u c t a n d m a r k e tin g str a te g y that w ill s h a p e th e fu tu r e o f in fo r m a tio n p r o c e s s in g . C a lle d “O p e n , C o o p e r a tiv e C o m p u tin g ” , it a llo w s c o m m u n ic a t io n s s y s t e m s a n d p r o d u c ts th a t w e r e p r e v io u s ly in c o m p a tib le to w o r k t o g e th e r e f fic ie n t ly T h a i g i v e s o u r c u s t o m e r s th e w id e s t p o s s ib le c h o i c e o f h a r d w a r e a n d s o ftw a r e , i t a l lo w s th e m to c o n s ta n tly u p g r a d e th e ir s y s t e m s , a p p lic a tio n s a n d d a ta w ith o u t (h e ir cu rrcn i in v e s tm e n ts .

It m a k e s th e m m o r e f l e x i b l e a n d m o r e a d e p t a t m a n a g in g c h a n g e - w h ic h g i v e s th e m a k e y c o m p e tit iv e e d g e .

A t N C R . w e b e l ie v e in c r e a tin g v a lu e - a n a ttitu d e th a t w ill h e lp u s b u ild o n o u r s o n e o f C a n a d a ’s le a d in g s u p p lie r s o f in fo r m a tio n p r o d u c ts a n d s e r v ic e s .

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PINNIES FROM HEAVEN H a v e a g o o d lo o k at b o th th e F orb es a n d lo w e r c a m p u s field a s y o u w a lk a b o u t M cG ill to ­ d a y . A s a first y ea r stu d e n t, y o u m a y ta k e th a t g r ee n s tu ff o u t th e r e for g r a n te d . A c tu a lly , th e d a y s o f lu s h fo lia g e are n u m ­ b ered .

S o o n , o n ly m u d w ill rem a in u n d e r fo o t, an d in tram u ral sp ort w ill h a v e arrived y e t ag a in .

B oth th e s e e v e n ts w ill la u n ch m y d r e a m s o f a c h a m p io n s h ip m u g . T h e g r a n d e st g o b le t o f all.

T h e m o st v ir tu o u s o f v e s s e ls .

T h is y e a r 1 tak e h o m e a M u g.

N o m o r e Mr. N ic e G u y .

I w a n t to g e t M u g g e d .

R ig h t n o w I'm sta rin g at a b o u t 0 for 18 sh o ts at a M u g, a n d tim e is r u n n in g o u t.

18 u g ly M u g sh ots.

A t th is rate I'll h a v e to h a n g a r o u n d for a d o c to r a te b e fo r e I g e t m y h a n d s o n o n e o f th o se sacred ste in s.

I'm at th e p o in t w h e r e I've h e d g e d m y b e ts b y c o a c h in g w o m e n 's fla g footb all.

It's n ot a s if th e sp ec tru m o f sp o rts a v a ila b le is to o sm a ll for m e to ex cel in a p articu lar e v e n t. Y ou 'd th in k that, w h e r e I c a m e u p a little sh ort in flag fo o tb a ll, I m ig h t b e a b le to p r e v a il in in n er tu b e w a te r p o lo .

N o d ice.

W h at am I g e ttin g so e x cited a b o u t a n y w a y ? It's o n ly a m u g , right?

B ut th e as long as you had fun e d ic t w e a r s a little th in after fo u r y e a rs o f 'sh r u g g in g off' d e fe a t. T h ere can b e n o official e x c u se s. A ll th at 're b u ild in g ', ■bad recru itin g ' and 'o r g a n iz a ­ tio n a l p r o b le m s' r a tio n a le g o e s straigh t o u t th e w in d o w .

T h is is real life k id d o . W e l­ c o m e to th e b ig tim e .

B e y o n d a b a sic lack o f p h y s i­ cal a b ility a n d c o o rd in a tio n , I'v e th u s ta k e n sto ck o f th e v a r ia b le s th at h a v e k e p t m y p a w s o ff a pitch er.

O th e r p e o p le w h o d o n 't b o th e r to s h o w u p at g a m e tim e . T h is is a s e n s itv e issu e w ith m e . I h a v e frien d s w h o can w a k e u p b e fo r e n o o n for an

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BY PAUL COLEMAN e x a m , b u t w h e n th e c h ip s are d o w n , w h e n th e M u g is o n th e lin e -w h e r e are th e y ? -Y o u g u e s s e d it. S n o o z e city.

H a n g o v e r s /'D O W N !

SET\...blecchh! " S ay n o m ore.

R u le s.R o u g h in g , s c h m o u g h in g .

G ra d u a te S tu d e n ts .H o w does- th e o ld s a y in g go? If at

first you don't succeed...?

S c h o o l. "Can y o u w a it a m in u te? -I'm tr y in g to w in a m u g here!"

So w h a t, e x a ctly , is in tr a m u ­ ral sp ort? G o o d tim e s.

It's h o p in g th a t y o u r team n a m e w o n 't b e c e n so r e d at th e c a p ta in 's m e e tin g , b u r n in g o ff S a tu rd a y m o r n in g h a n g o v e r s th e h ard w a y , an d g a th e r in g for p o st g a m e ch atter at th e B rasserie d e s P in s.

It's str a p p in g o n a p in n ie th at d o e s n 't sm e ll v e r y g o o d , an d g iv in g o n e b a ck that stin k s.

M o st o f all h o w e v e r , in tra ­ m u ral sp ort is n ot sc h o o l. ~ T h ere's a great p la c e to sit o n th e th ird floor o f th e M cC len n a n L ibrary. A c e ilin g to flo o r w in d o w in th e n o r th e a st corn er o f th e b u ild in g p r o v id e s a b ir d s-e y e v ie w o f th e lo w e r c a m p u s field . In th e fall, th e k a le id o sc o p ic m o u n ta in le a v e s fram e th e sc e n e q u ite n ic ely .

Y ears from n o w , w h e n I recall a u tu m n at M cG ill, it w o n 't b e stu d y in g for m id ­ te rm s th at w ill c o m e im m e d i­ a te ly to m in d . R ather, I'll b e sta rin g o u t th at w in d o w , e n g r o sse d in th e a c tio n b e lo w .

A s rea lity r e c a p tu re s m y se n se s, a n d I fo c u s o n a barren m a n tle p ie c e , I'll feel n o w o r se for all th e fu n th a t it w a s .

C o r n e r s to n e s T h e y e a r w a s 1919 a n d th e fir s t i n t e r c o l l e g i a t e s p o r t s co n te st w a s p la y e d b et w e e n tw o w o m e n 's te a m s in C a n a d a . T h e tw o te a m s w e r e Q u e e n 's a n d o u r v e r y o w n R oyal V ictoria C o lle g e T he sp o rt w as b a s k e tb a ll.

E th e l " C arty" C artw righ t, D irector o f P hysical E d u ca tio n fo r W o m e n , p ilo te d M cG ill's tea m to v ic to r y - tw o days f o llo w in g an a p p e n d e c to m y . S h e retu rn ed to h o s p ita l fo llo w in g th e g a m e .

sp o r ts n o te s • T h e M cG ill R e d m e n F ootb all te a m fe ll to th e Q u e e n 's G o ld e n G a els in K in g sto n S a tu rd a y 4430.

T h e le a d in g r u sh er o f th e d a y w a s tailb ack M a rcT h iffea u lt, w ith 153 y d s o n 31 carries - o n e carry sh ort o f M ik e S o le s' V a n ie r C u p p e r fo rm a n c e a n d M cG ill record .

T h iffe a lu t ta llie d tw o m ajors o n o n e yard p lu n g e s , c o n v e r tin g an o th er for 2 p o in ts.

R u n n in g b a c k D e la n d o H a w th o r n e is e x p e c te d to b e o u t for th e d u r a tio n o f th e se a so n w ith a b rok en a n k le. B efo re fa llin g to in ju r y ,H a w th o r n e h a d a c cu m u la te d 3 8 y d s o n o n ly 2 carries.

S o p h o m o r e r e c e i v e r A le x T r e p a n ie r p u l l e d dow n a su rp risin g 3 p a s se s fo r i 13 y d s a n d 2 T D 's.

M cG ill m e e ts th e O tta w a G ee G e e s S a tu r d a y a t 1:30 in a H o m e c o m in g m a tch u p .

• T h e M cG ill F ield H o c k e y tea m tr a v e le d to S u d b u r y th is w e e k e n d to p a rticip a te in a to u r n a m e n t w ith L au ren tian , Q u e e n 's, a n d T rent U n iv e r sitie s. T h e M artlets sp lit tw o g a m e s , ta k in g T ren t 5-1 a n d fa llin g to Q u e e n 's 3-1.

• T h e first race for th e M cG ill U n iv e r sity R o w in g C lu b w ill be th e H e a d o fth e T r e n to n S ep tem b er 28th.

• M cG ill M artlet S o c c er m et Y ork U n iv e r sity at H a m p ste a d Park th is p ast w e e k e n d , d r o p p in g th e p r e -se a so n g a m e 2-0.

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