The McGill Tribune Vol. 11 Issue 22

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Page 2 T u esd ay . M arch 17th F olk m u sic at the Y ellow D oor with T he Folk M usic Society. A ny T uesday a fte r 9 p.m. Tea, tu n es and talk.

"F orum In te rn a tio n a l d es Je u n e s su r l'en v iro n m en t et le d e v clo p p cm c n tS an (ose, C osta Rica." Bilingual conference in Union I07nt2:30. Contact Beth I Im iter a t 270-5204 o r 848-75,S4.

The C e n tre for D e v e lo p in g Area S tu d ie s presents C arm en Sorger on "C u b a 's W atershed." At noon in 3715 Peel Street, Room 100.

The Faculty of M usic presents an o p en M asterclass on Early M usic En­ sem bles in the C lara L ichtenstein Re­ cital I lall (C209), 555 S herbrooke St. W. at 8:00 p.m.

The M cG ill S o u th e rn A frica C om ­ m itte e presents N ew Perspectives On S o u th ern Africa. At 12:30 p.m., a w o rk ­ s h o p o n "M ozam bique: A c o n te m p o ­ rary Look at the Issues." in.U nion 107-8.

A 6:00 p.m. the film s Mozambique: Riding O ut the Storm a n d Toivo: Child of I lope in U nion 400.

W ed n esd ay . M arch 48th The H illel S tu d e n ts ' Society p res­ en ts N orm a Baum el Joseph on "E sther a n d the 90s: A C o n tem p o ra ry Look at W om en, Pow er a n d Politics," at 1:00 p.m. at 3460Stanley Street. Free a d m is­ sion.

P urim C e le b ratio n - at 6:00 p.m.

M egillah reading and serv ices follow ed bv festive d in n e r a n d Purim shpiel. S6 ad v an ced registration. C a ll845-9171 for info.

M cG ill Y oung A lu m n i p re sen t S tephen J. K aplan on "S harpen Your Intcrvicw S kills" at6:00p.m . in Leacock

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T h e M cG ill L iteracy C ouncil p re s­ M cG ill Society of M o n treal a n d the ents Majid R ahncm a, form er Secretary M cG ill A ssociates presen t C raig M or­ G eneral of the W orld C onference on rison o n "Reatie M usic B eginnings" in Literacy, sp e a k in g on literacy and the F o u n d er's Room , U niversity C lu b o f dem ocracy. 5:00 p.m . in Leacock 232.

M ontreal at 2047 M ansfield. S I5 (in ­ W om en, H ealth a n d A ctivism in clu d e s lunch) bv ad v an ce ticket. Call Leacock 232 -■ d isp lay s at 6:30 p.m., 398-3351.

The Faculty of M u sic p resen ts Brass - sp e a k ers begin at 7:00. For m ore info call 847-8391.

Soloists in th eC la ra L ichtenstein Recital Founding- m eeting of the Jew ish I lall (C209), 555 S herbrooke St. W at S tu d e n ts ' Society follow ed by an open 4:00 p.m . At 8:00 p.m . A ngélique house. 4:00 p.m . in the b asem en t o f 351 !

D uguav, violin and A llisonG agnon, p i­ Peel Street. O pen h ouse b e g in sat4 :3 0 . a n o in Red path I lall.

The M cG ill Film Society presents T he M cC ill S o u th e rn A frica C o m ­ Raging Hull in the FDA A u d ito riu m at m ittee presents N ew Perspective's On 7:30 p.m .

S outhern Africa. A t 12:30 p.m., a w o rk ­ The M cG ill S o u th e rn A frica C om ­ sh o p on "In stitutionalized Racism in m itte e p resen ts N ew P erspectives On M ontreal and Sou th Africa: E xploring S o u th e rn A frica. T he films National the L inkages" in U nion 425-6. At 8:00 Reconciliation in Zimbabwe and Violence p.m. the film Waited I and will be sh o w n in South Africa will Ire presented in Linin U nion 400. ion 400.

Thursday. March 19th The D e p a rtm e n t of A n th ro p o lo g y presents Professor Lucille'Johnson with, his lecture "T he Rise of C u ltu ra l C o m ­ plexity in the A k'utian Islands. " L ea­ cock 738,4:30 pm .

P u rim C e le b ratio n - at 12:00 p.m .

M egillah read in g follow ed by a festive P urim meal. S5 ad v an ced registration.

C all 845-9171.

T h e Y ellow D o o r C offee H ouse presentsC atherine Wir'd m an n an d Brian C am pbell. A dm ission isS 2 .8:00 p.m . at 3625 A ylm er.

T h e Land o f O z a n d o th e r M ed ically In d u c e d T rips: T h e M cG ill M edical School C h arity V ariety S h o w at W esthill H igh School A u d ito riu m , 5851 Som erlcd at 7:30 p.m. T ickets a re S7, S5 fo rstu d e n ts. Proceeds go toChez. Doris

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The Y e llo w D o o rC o ffee H ouse p res­ en ts M arsha Beck w ith Ricky N adel.

O p e n stag e to follow. 3625 A ylm er at 8 p.m; a d m issio n is S2.

T he M cG ill Film Society presents Paria Texas. Leacock 132, 7:30 p.m.

T h e M cG ill C h ristia n F e llo w sh ip is h o ld in g its w o rsh ip m eeting. 7:00, at ihe D iocesan C ollege.

M cG ill Im prov p erfo rm s in Player's T heatre a fte r the play. Free w ith a d m is­ sion to the play or SÎ at the door.

Le R e g ro u p em en t de S o lid arité avec les a u to c h to n e s présen te une Soirée de

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The C e n tre for D e v e lo p in g Area S tu d ie s presents Paul O m ondi on " W ildlifeand hiim a n ce.nflict in Kenva ” At noon in .3715 Peel Street, Room 100.

The Faculty of M usic p resen ts G arth M a c P h e ea n d Kevin K om isaruk, organ in Red path I lall at 12:30 p.m . Brass So­ loists in the C lara L ielitenstein Recital I lall (C209), 555 S herbrooke St. W at 4:00 p.m. At 8:00 p.m., Julie Beaulieu, m ezzo -so p ran o a n d Julie G agnon, pi­ a n o will perform in R epath I lall.

S a tu rd ay . M arch 21th The M cG ill Film Society presents Sam and .Me in FDA A u d ito riu m at 7:30 p.m C offee H ouse/T alcnt N ight - A reyou a b u d d in g talent itching to co n q u er the w o rld ? I lore's voilr venue. Call Rob at 287-9141 at the N ew m an C en ter (3484 Peel. 7:30 p.m .

M onday. M a rch 23th Q ucbec-P IR G 's V ISIO N presents the film No longer silent w hich d eals w ith trad itio n s in Indian society. B urnside 426 at 7:30 p.m. A dm ission is free.

The M cG il I U n i versify C om para five L iteratu re Program presents Emily I licks on "N ie tz sc h e at the C rossroads: The Will to Pow er as Perform ance (Art)" a t 4:30in the Faculty L ounge, Room 116, P eterson I lall.

The A n th ro p o lo g y S p e a k e rs Series p resen ts Dr. Ross Ma Hick on "A grarian Reform in W est Bengal, India: The End

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Please leave a m essage for Fiona at 398682.3 o r 398-7432.

T h e S o u th Fast A sian S tu d e n ts ' A s­ sociation is o rganizing a Sugaring O ff excursion to St. E ustache on M a rd i 21 C ontact Iris Tam (842-9794) o r John I’o (848-0781 ) for m ore inform ation.

O pera M cG ill p resen ts M o z a rt's T/7C Magic Piute M arch 24, 26 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Pollack I lall, 555S herbrooke St VV. T ickets are SI 5, SIO for stu d e n ts and seniors and are available at the Pollack I lall Box Office.

The Jew ish S tu d e n t M a g azin e is seeking su b m issio n s'fo r a special-e d i­ tion. D eadline is M arch 20 and should lie d ro p p e d oft at I lillel I louse, 3460 Stanley St. C o ntact Rabbi T ravis at 8459171. ' I low to tell w hen an avocado is ripe and o th e r tips on edible vegetation M cG ill N ig h tlin e -7 nights a week. 6:00 p.m . to 3:00 a.m . 398-942.3.

The M cG ill C e n te r for C o n tin u in g E d u ca tio n In fo rm atio n Session on M arch 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Red path I lall.

D rop-in m e e tin g tor stu d e n ts régis tered or interested in W o m en 's S tudies m inor on A pril 14, 3 5 p.m . at the McGill C entre for Research and Teachin g o n W om en - 3-187 Peel, second floor.

SALSA - th e S p a n ish a n d l atin A m erican S tu d e n ts ' A sso ciatio n will be holding elections lor 92-93 executive on M arch 20. N om in atio n s m ust be sub m itted to SALSA bv M arch 18.

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NEW SSMU EXECUTIVES:

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VI UHU I ism/ M onique bhcbbcare

VP Internal Inlie D zcm im cz

VP External left Percivnl

VP Finance Sue Nickerson

S o c ie t y e x e c u t iv e e le c t io n p o lit ic a lly d iv is iv e

BY BENOIT JACQ M O TTE

the position.

"I have a strong m andate from

from the Fédération Etudiante

p ow er with the McGill name,

referendum in w hich students

Un i v e r s i t a i r e

Q uébec

and I'm goin g to see if it is p os­

for SSM U to support a zero-tui­

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Stu­

the stu d en tb od v to work on non­

(FEUQ), Prince said, "l think

sible to m aintain informal ties

tion fee increase policy, D ze­

dents' Society (SSM U) Executive

profit student-run cafeterias,"

[ FEUQ Iisa w rongly-headed or­ with FEUQ," heelaborated. "My

row icz said, "l think expecting

w as elected by McGill students

Prince said. "I also think l havea

in last w eek 's general elections.

M em bers o f the new execu ­ tive voiced d i Bering opinion son

ma n d a t e

ganization. The bottom line is first priority is Ito im plem ent | w e are out of FEUQ. W e have to the safetv audi t recom m enda­ start the real work to rebuild the tions."

penny is unrealistic."

student m ovem ent."

Percival w ould not com m ent

and the McGill deficit, h ow can

Elected SSMU VP External Jeff on the potential conflict with Perd val com m ented on the need Prince over the FEUQ issue.

w e expect tuition fees not to go up and still m aintain our stan­

"I'm really disappointed w e to find alternativesourccsofrep­ pulled out of FEUQ," com ­ resentation for the SSMU.

dard o f education?" she asked.

A potentially d ivid ed

several issu es,esp ecia lly theim plem entation of referenda d e­

to

m ake

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constitutional ch an ges to the SSMU and to m ake the student govern m en t an active force in the McGill com m unity."

termined in the election.

in reference to the referendum

SSMU president-elect Jason

results in which stu d en ts voted

Prince outlined hisobjectives for

to withdra w SSM U m em bership

"There is definitely lobbying m ented

Election Results T o tal v o te s cast : 3,507

P ercen tag e o f e lig ib le s tu d e n t b o d y v o tin g : 16,47

V P-elect

VP Finance, Susan N ickerson discussed her plans for a m ore efficient accounting system in

think it is the right

general student-run operations,

time for McGill to

and for a student-run security service.

federation."

Art-, fa c u lty

Jason Prince R osalind W ard-S m ith A dam A tlas M itchell Fcrstcn

35.0% 30.2% 19.1% 13.7*:, .

Yes No No O pinion

Science fa cu lty

44.7% 27.2% 28.1%

59.6% 22.2% 18.0%

R eplace SSM U "E xecutive D irector" w ith "G e n e ra l M a n a g er'Vico P re sid e n t U n iv e rsity A ffairs Monic} u c S he b b ea rc M ichael Rott m over

60.77, 29,5%

Vice P re sid e n t E xternal A ffairs ’’ ’ subject to recount*** Jeff Percival H élène M athieu

52.8% 47.2%

Yes No N o O pinion

56.87.

23.6', 10.6%

823% 12 0%5.7%

57.3% 42.7%

W ith d raw M e m b e rsh ip C o n tin u e M em bership No O pinion

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42.0% 39.5% 18.5%

71% 29%

M an ag em en t S e n a to r M itchell S cfm app M ark Lew is C hnsForbelS

27% ■

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C h a n g e n a in e o f "U n iv e rsity C e n tre " tcO W iliiam S h a tn c r U n iv e rsity C en tre" 53.8% 31.1% 12.1%

Yes No N o O pin io n

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51.0% 13.5% 5.5%

that

she

ing wi th President-elect Prince, she expressed caution concern­

on cam p u s what specifically needs

ing Prince's agenda.

"It is m y belief that Jason doesn't have all the inform a­

works," she said.

tion," she said. "He's got great

N e w ly - e le c te d VP Internal Julie

ideas but he's not totally in­ formed o f the feasibility of im ­

D z e r o w ic z

plem enting these ideas."

dis­

Prince sum m arized his reac­ tion to the elections.

clubs are "I am very pleased with the

"I w ould like to

election results, and I think it

get the clubs more

Ithe executive! is goin g to be a

organized in Student'sSocietv," she

fantastic group of people," he

elaborated. .

m en tion ed

w ould have no problem w ork­

from

SSMU run.

58%

W hile new VP-Internal D ze­

w o m en 's grou p s

restructure the way

E ngineering S e n a to r Leslie P a rc h o m c h u k R ejeshjosbi

o ut

ment," she added.

ro w icz

cussed her plans to

A d o p tio n o f S S M U a n H-fee h ik e p o lic y Yes No No O pinion

on

to be d o n e to create a s y s te m that

SSM U m e m b e rs h ip in FEUO ‘’’subject to reco u n t”**

U n d erg rad Rep to b o a rd of G ovenors

f i nd

service that has decent prices and excellent student in v o lv e­

s e xual

"I w ould like to

24.7% 14 2% 61.1%

Vos No No O pinion

de­ her

main intention is to address

"H opefully w e can set up an excellent food and beverages

cam pus.

C o n tin u e $2.00 A ccess M cG ill l e w

O t h e r E le c te d P o s itio n s

S an to M anna Stan ko Pa neck

26.7% 16.2% 57.2%

D elete " to a d as secretary" (from Executive D ire cto r's iob d e sc rip tio n )

Vice P re sid e n t In te rn a l A ffairs Ju lie D zerow icz.

M ichael Fleischner Scan 1lanloy

S h eb b eare clared that

h a r a ssm e n t Yes No No O pinion

Acclaim ed for the position of

A ffairs M onique Shebbeare. "I don't

wi t hout a student

R e fe re n d a

"With governm ent cutbacks

U niversity

be ou ton theirow n S t u d e n t s ' S o c ie t y E x e c u tiv e P o s itio n s

tuition not to go up by even a

A ddressing the

stated. "I hope they are all wi l l ­ ing to put in as m uch work as I am."

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S S M U to le a v e F E U Q , a d o p t n e w fee p o lic y

BY CH RIS ALAM McGill students' vote in last w eek'selcction period will cause a radical shift in Students' Soci­ ety (SSMU) policy. In tw o sepa­ rate but associated referenda, stu d en ts voted to w ithdraw McGill m em bership from the Federation Etudiante U niversi­ taire du Q uebec (FEUQ), and to ad op t a SSMU p olicy op p o sin g any form o f tuition fee hike and p reven tin g SSMU from becom ­ ing a m em ber of any organiza­ tion su p p ortin g fee hikes.

Those w h o cam paigned to w ith d raw from FF.UQ, per­ ceived it as an organization

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w hich did not advocate acces­ sible education.

Students voted to w ithdraw from FEUQ bv the narrow mar­ gin o f 42% to 39.5% (18.5 % had no opinion). As a result, VP External-elect Jeff Percival has asked for a recount.

The adoption of the new SSM U policy on fee hikes w as over­ w helm ing, with 58% in favour, 27% o p p o se d ,15% no opinion.

Current VP External Karla M acDonald w as bitterly d isap ­ pointed by the results.

"I t is a very sad day for McGill students. The only unity that McGill students have seen in the past ten years has been lost. The

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majority of the reason w hy it has been lost has been m isinform a­ tion by the M cGill Daily," she stated.

M acDonald also attacked the tuition fee p olicy, w hich was student-initiated.

"I think that they | the referen­ dum results) em phasized the reason for FEUQ to be in place.

N o w w e are g o in g to have poli­ cies that w e will not be able to negotiate from."

H ow ever, U3 Arts student Brian Schnarch, whoinitiatcd the referendum and cam paigned hard against FEUQ, w asecstatic.

"The forces o f good have tri­ u m phed over those of evil," he said. "This is the m ost progres­ siv e stance that McGill students have taken on accessibility and fee hikes in the p ast threeor four years."

President-elect Jason Prince, w h o ca m p aign ed for w ith ­ drawal from FEUQ and for the adoption of the n ew policy,

seem ed as d elighted wi th the results of the referenda as wi th his personal success.

"1 think that a policy is a place where you begin. It is an ideal tow ards which w esh ou ld strive.

It |th e policy) g iv es us a very strong m anda te to look for a Iternafives to tuition fee hikes to solve the problem of underfunding, and to fight for those alternatives," he explained.

N eclam Sandhu, w ho cam ­ p a i g n e d wi t h Pr i nc e a nd Schnarch, suggested a reason for the student vote to w ithdraw from FEUQ. "W e m a d e a n issu e ca m pa ig n , not an im age cam paign. Most students responded to the tact that w e actually sat d o w n and discussed the issu es behind the platform rather than just hand­ ing out pam phlets and smiling," she s*iid.

President of FEUQ N icolas Plourde was not pleased wi th the results of the FF UQ referen­

dum .

"We are sad that McGill is leaving FEUQ. 1 don't think it is a good thing for McGill," he said "It is clear that with all the m is inform ation by the M cGill Daily and its biased articles, that McGill students w ere not prop­ erly inform ed. We w ould have w on had it been an honest cam ­ paign."

Plourde em phasized that the withdraw al w ould bedetrim ental for McGill.

"It is too bad for SSMU that McGill will be isolated in d ea l­ ing wi th the provincial gov ern­ ment," he added.

McGill Daily Editors dism issed those w hoattacked their report­ ing as nonsensical.

"I w ouldn't say that our infor­ m ation w as any m ore biased than that which FEUQ put out.

Biased is in the eye of the be­ holder," said Peter Clibbon, Daily N ew s Editor.

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BY RICH LATOUR

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Students trek to pass Shatner referendum question d e m o c r a ti c p ro c e s s a n d s t u d e n ts h a v e s p o k e n ."

S h a tn e r c h a n g e d his m i n d an d McGill s t u d e n t s v o ted to c h a n g e f a v o u r e d the idea o n ly after U sh er th e n a m e of th eir S tu d e n t U nion a n d D o n o v a n faxed h im a 600-nam e B uilding to the William S h atn er Unip e titio n a s k in g that th e q u e s t io n be versi ty C e n tr e in last w e e k 's g en eral p u t to r e f e r e n d u m . elections. T h e n e w n a m e h o n o u r s "I feel like I'v e w o n a p rim a rv ," th e M o n tre a l n a tiv e w h o g r a d u a ted S h a tn e r told th e CBC in a n in te r­ from McG ill's C o m m e r c e faculty in v ie w fro m his H o lly w o o d office. "I 1952 an d is b e st k n o w n as Star T rek's just th in k it's really n e a t th at a g r o u p C a p ta i n Kirk. of s t u d e n t s h a v e w o r k e d to n a m e a T he v o te p a s s e d b y a relativ ely b u i l d i n g after me!" slim 227-vote m a r g in , w ith 1,582 But S tu d e n t s ' Society (SSMU) v o tes for, a n d 1,355 v o tes ag a in s t P re s id e n t-e le c t J a s o n P rince q u e s ­ the q u estio n . tio n e d w h e t h e r S S M U 's ef­ forts s h o u l d b e d ire c te d to ­ w a r d s lo b b y in g S en ate an d B oard of G o v e r n o r s to a p ­ p r o v e the n a m e ch an g e.

"I d o n 't th in k it's an i m ­ p o r t a n t issue. T h e re arc so m a n y i m p o r t a n t th in g s that s t u d e n t g o v e r n m e n t h a s to w o r k on," said Prince. "Let's m a k e su r e o u r e n e rg y is fo­ c u se d in the rig h t areas."

D o n o v a n too k offense at P rin ce's d o u b ts .

"Cle arly, s t u d e n t s h a v e al­ r e a d y stated th ey w a n t this," he r e s p o n d e d . " D o e s he I Prince] n o t r e s p e c t th e stud e n t vote?"

T h e r e c o r d - h i g h v o te r t u r n o u t this y ear m a y be a t­ trib u ta b le to s t u d e n t in terest in the S h a tn e r issue. O v e r 3,5(X) stu d e n ts voted, u p from 2,350 last year.

Students beamed up the champagne when the Shatner results were announced.

A rts s t u d e n t S te p h a n i e M e m b e r s of th e S tu d e n t s for the S h a tn e r B u ild in g w e r e elated w h e n th e resu lts w e re a n n o u n c e d last F rid ay afte rn o o n . " W e w e re c o n f i d e n t all alon g," said c o m m it te e m e m b e r Kevin D o n o v a n . "I w a s s u r p r is e d th a t it w a s so close, b u t it still w e n t th r o u g h ."

"I'm g lad that s t u d e n t s d e c id e d to h o n o u r their m o s t fa m o u s a l u m ­ n u s," a g r e e d fellow c o m m it te e m e m b e r Alex U sher. "I d o n ' t think th e size o f the m a jo rity m a tte r s. T h e fact is, w e 'v e g o n e t h r o u g h the

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C o n w a y , U3, th o u g h t it u n fo r tu n a te th a t su c h a n is su e c o u ld increase v o te r t u r n o u t a n d s u p p o s e d l y d e ­ crease s t u d e n t a p a th y .

"It's a g o o d th in g th at it |th e S h atn er q u e stio n Igot m a n y s tu d e n ts o u t to vote, b u t it's sa d th a t lit took] su c h a p e tt y issue," said C o n w a y .

"T h e w h o le th in g is a lark. T h ere just w a s n ' t a p r o p e r sc re e n in g p r o c ­ ess."

D o n o v a n c o n t e n d e d th a t the S h a tn e r r e f e r e n d u m q u e s t io n set a p r e c e d e n t for s t u d e n t s to affect policies.

"It p r o v e s th a t s t u d e n ts can m a k e a c h a n g e ," c o m m e n t e d D o n o v a n .

"It m a y be sym bolic, c h a n g in g the n a m e of a b u ild in g , b u t s tu d e n tin itiated r e f e re n d a can w o rk . It's a g o o d p re c e d e n t."

U sh e r h o p e d th at a d m i n is tr a t io n w o u ld a c c e p t the res u lt of th e s t u ­ d e n ts ' vote.

ASUS to split up

BY A N D R E A HILL Last w e e k , A rts a n d Science s t u ­ d e n t s o f McGill s h o w e d th eir s u p ­ p o r t for s e p a r a te s t u d e n t s ' societies b y v o tin g to split the A rts a n d Sci­ e n c e U n d e r g r a d u a t e S o ciety (ASUS).

A rts s t u d e n t s v o ted 44. 7% an d Science s t u d e n t s 59.6%, in favor of s e p a r a ti n g the o rg a n iz a tio n , w hich is the larg est u n d e r g r a d u a t e society

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C e n tr e s , C a n a d a E m p lo y m e n t C e n tr e s fo r S t u d e n t s , a n y b r a n c h o f th e R o y a l B a n k o f C a n a d a o r th e N a tio n a l B an k

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" O n e w o u ld h o p e th a t they I A d m in is tra to r s ) r e s p e c t the d e m o ­ cratic pro cess w h ic h is clearly laid o u t in a d o c u m e n t a p p r o v e d by S enate a y e a r a g o ," he said in refer­ en c e to the SSMU C o n s titu tio n .

"W e'll cro ss th at b r i d g e w h e n we c o m e to it."

D e a n of S tu d e n t s Irw in C o p n i k h a d a p a s s iv e re a c tio n to th e S h a t ­ ner issue. " W e sh o u ld all m aintai n o u r sense of h u m o u r , " said G o p n ik . "I d o n ' t h a v e a p o sitio n on it as such. I'm w illin g to be p e r s u a d e d . H e |Shatnerl m a y be as e n title d to it as a n y ­ o n e else."

While SSMU is n o w b o u n d torefer to the U nion B u ilding as the S h a tn e r U niv ersity C e n tre , the r e c o m m e n ­ d a ti o n m u s t b e officially p a s s e d bv a S en ate c o m m it te e o n n o m e n c l a ­ tu re, a n d u ltim a te ly ratified b y the Board of G o v e rn o rs .

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o n c a m p u s . T h e sp lit will m e a n th at s t u d e n t s in A rts a n d Science will n o w h a v e their o w n re s p e c tiv e u n d e r g r a d u a t e societies. A m a j o r­ ity o f s u p p o r t from s t u d e n t s in b o th faculties w a s r e q u i r e d to a p p r o v e the division.

T h e sp lit is the c u lm in a t io n of at least a y ear of p la n n i n g . T h e i m p e ­ tus for the c h a n g e a ro s e last F e b r u ­ a r y a n d b e c a m e th e p la tfo rm on w h ic h m a n y c a n d i d a t e s for ASUS ran.

This year, a c o m m it te e w a s c r e ­ a te d to w o r k o n n e w c o n s titu tio n s a n d an a g r e e m e n t c o n c e rn in g fin an ­ cial assets. T h e n e w c o n stitu tio n s m u s t a l s o b c s e n t to r e f e r e n d u m , the resu lts of w h ich will g o t o the S en ate C o m m it te e o n S tu d e n t C o n s t i t u ­ tions.

A lth o u g h the s e p a r a ti o n re fe re n ­ d u m has p a s s e d , details ot the split still h a v e to b e n eg o tia te d . Deci­ sions a b o u t the office space.the ASUS c u rr e n tly h o ld s in the E aton B u ild ­ ing arid the division of vario u s ASUS assets h a v e vet to be finalized T he e x e cu tiv e will d r a f t a n e w set of b y la w s to be d is c u s s e d b v ASUS C o u n cil n ex t week.

A S U S V P InternalT riciaS illiphant exp lained th at the tw o o rg a n iz a tio n s ■will c o n tin u e to w o r k to g e th e r in the fu ture, po ssib ly h o ld i n g joint Arts-Science e v e n ts , s p e a k e r s a n d concerts.

"It will take a w h ile to get u se d to it b e c a u s e it's a m a t te r of c h a n g in g e v e ry th in g ," sh e said.

U n d e r g r a d u a t e p r o g r a m s w h ic h a re offered by b o th faculties, G e o g ­ r a p h y a n d Psychology, to r e x a m p le , sh o u ld not be affected b y the split.

C u rre n tly , f u n d i n g is d e te r m i n e d at the faculty level a n d the u n d e r ­ g r a d u a t e societies a r e p a id a c c o r d ­ ingly by the ASUS. In the fu ture, su c h m a tte r s will d e p e n d on the council to w h ic h the society belongs.

M a r k Lux, w h o is r u n n i n g for P re s id e n t of th e A rts U n d e r g r a d u ­ ate Society, felt c o n fi d e n t th at the se p a r a tio n r e f e re n d u m w o u ld pass, a n d h a d b een p l a n n i n g for the split.

"I'm lo o k in g f o r w a rd to ta k in g th e i n it ia t iv e o n a n e w e o u n c il . N o w w e c a n c e n tre in o n A rts a n d m akeit an identifiable faculty a n d o n e that s ta n d s o u t," he said.

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M arch in M o n tre a l is so m e ­ w h a t like living in p u r g a t o r y .

A s m u c h as y o u tn a v strain to see the v a g u e p ro m is e of h e a v ­ en ly s p r i n g in the d istance, yo u'll s o o n b e r e m i n d e d that, for a few m o r e w eeks, y o u 'r e stuck in th e s u b u r b o f Hell w h ich is M o n tréal w in ter.

This re c e n t sn o t-c ra c k in g cold s n a p w a s a lm o s t as m u c h of a s u r p r is e as o p e n i n g last T h u r s ­ d a y ' s D a ily C u lt u r e E dition to find a H o lt R e n fre w a d o n the in s id e fro n t cover. A sh o ck to th e sy s te m a n d a t r i u m p h of the System , all in the sa m e w eek A n d s p e a k i n g of politics, ( d o n 't th in k of this s e g u e as d is ­ jointed - th i n k of it a s p o s t­ m o d e r n ,) b y the tim e y o u read this, the n ail-biting s u s p e n s e of this y e a r 's SSMU elec tio n s will h a v e c o m e to its climax.

W h o will c o m p r is e the next in tre p id c r e w w hich will steer o u r school into the tr o u b led w a te rs of th e 21 st ce n tu r y ? Will it bo the c a n d i d a t e w h o p r o m ­ ised b e tt e r food services, im ­ p r o v e d c a m p u s safety a n d m ore accessible g o v e r n m e n t, o r the o n e d e d ic a te d to m o r e acces­ sible g o v e r n m e n t, i m p r o v e d safety, a n d b etter food services?

Will th e " e x p e r ie n c e is as im ­ p o rt a n t as vision" faction win the d a y , o r its political a rc h - ri­ vals, the "vision is as crucial as e x p e rie n c e " co n tin g e n t?

I g u e s s I'm just p i n i n g for the d a y s w h e n " S m o o " m e a n t a big, w hite, a m o r p h o u s s h a p e - s h if t­ in g blob-lik e to a d ie for Scoobv Doo, a n d n o t big, w h ite , a m o r ­ p h o u s s h a p e - s h if tin g blob-like s t u d e n t p o li t o c o s .

The etui of the third and the fourth par,graphs of the news story entitled "Awareness raised on sexual assault (Tribune, March 10-16, 1902) should have read as follows: A fter h e a r i n g th a t the topic o f d is c u s s io n w o u ld he sexual a ss a u lt, o n e ot the re s id e n c e m e m b e r s ask c , " W h a t a r e vou talkin g a b o u t? H o w to d o it?"

B onnet [C oalition A g ain st Sexual A ssau lt m e m b e r) w a s a n g e r e d b y this reaction .

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p ic tu re of C alv in in th e Trih a n d s t a m p i n g it "A cclaim ed ."

This is w h a t can h a p p e n w h e n a p a th e tic v o te rs a n d a n a p a th e tic c a n d i d a t e w o rk together. W e all a v o id th e te d io u s h a ss le of h a v ­ in g to w ait for t w e n ty m i n u te s w h ile a s c r u tin i z e r m a k e s su r e w e a r e n 't v o ti n g twice.

This s e e m s a c u r i o u s practice at a school w h e r e electio n d a y tu r n o u t u s u a lly to p s o u t at a b o u t ten percent. A p p a r e n tl y , s o m e ­ one, s o m e w h e r e is afraid th a t if th ey ca n get u s to v o te once, w e'll love it so m u c h th a t we'll w a n t to d o it all d a y .

A s a legitim ate political w o rld view , w e s h o u l d accord a p a t h y at least as m u c h re s p e c t as its d a r k cousin, a n a r c h y . A fter all, a n a r c h y is basically ju st a lo u d e r, s w e a tie r v ersion of a p a th y , w ith a b e tte r s o u n d t r a c k . A n a rc h is ts actively seek the d i s m a n t l i n g of g o v e r n m e n ta l s tru c tu r e s ; a p athists just h o p e the w h o le th in g will g o a w a y .

T h e re a ls o exist a ttra c tiv e off­ sh o o ts of a p a th y , su c h as D a d a a p a th v : the firm belief th at n o t h ­ in g h a s a n y significance, a n d e v e n if it d id , you w o u l d n ' t ca re anyway.

By e m b r a c in g a p a th y , w e a rc freed of p e tty political co ncerns, a n d a l l o w e d 'm o r c tim e to c o n ­ c e n tr a te on the i m p o r t a n t th in g s in life, like the O s c a rs a n d Liz T a y lo r's sixtieth. A p a t h y g ra n t s th e fre e d o m to g iv e is su es su ch as the S h a tn c r r e f e r e n d u m all of the c o n s i d e ra t io n w h ic h they d e ­ serve.

O f co urse, exto lling the v irtu e s of a p a t h y to McGill s t u d e n t s is like p a s s in g o u t Pat B u c h a n a n c a m p a ig n flyers a t a Jo hn Birch society m e e tin g : it's sim p ly p r e a c h i n g to the c o n v e rte d .

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Letters to th e E d ito r F ra te rn itie s n o t a p la c e fo r w o m e n to fe a r To the Editor: The gap between reality and theory is indeed a difficult obstacle to overcome. The column by Sara Borins, (Tower of Babble- 'Frats and Feminism') in the February 11 th issue focuses on the apparent incon­ sistencies in attitudes that are present in women who claim to be feminists and vet support the Creek svstem. Ms. Borins claims that women should not support fraternities because thev are dangerous to women.

In her column, Ms. Borins quotes Svlvia Di lorio of the Sexual Assault Centre at McGill as saving that rape is more likelv to occur at a fraternity than anywhere else. This is backed up with the asser­ tion that "the most publicized incidents of sexual assault at McGill are linked to fraternities".

Some verv basic facts need to be pointed out here to refute this as­ sertion. First of all, it is estimated that SO'?;.-of reported rapes occur offcam pus. (Fraternities are considered to be a part of the campus). Of all the different types of rape, date rape is bv far the most prevalent on university campuses. Most date rapes take place in the residence of the survivor. Furthermore, it is estimated that 49% of rapes occur in broad daylight.

What do these figures prove? First of all, they show that rape can occur an v where and is not concentra ted in one specific area. Most im­ portantly, however, what thev show is that rape is not a crime that occurs primarily or even regularly in fraternities.

When an incident does indeed occur at a fraternity, it is singled out and given undue attention. The same amount of attention is not placed on similar incidents of sexual assault at McGill because they cannot be identified with one group. When an incident occurs with one member, the entire institution is blamed.

While Ms. Borins has tried to warn women of the dangers present ina fraternity house, I find thatshe has misrepresented theaimsand motivations of fraternities. Fraternity members are not a group of ga ng-ra p ing w<>men- ha te rs: This is the gap bet ween reality and theory. Feminists would like to claim in theory, (ratemitiez renre'-ent a threat to women. In reality, this is not so.

Colin l ynch U3 Arts

D u c k in g th e th ir d w a ve To the Editor: With her Frats and Feminism’ column, ( Teh. 25) Sara Borins has done the feminist cause vet another disservice. I 1er main point seems to be that the' third wave of feminism is rendered impotent bv the inability of women to actively condemn that which thev understand to be oppressive. Borins uses the examples of wearing cosmetics and marrying to illustrate her personal experience with the contradiction between "recognizing and doing".

She offers an even more heinous example Danielle Bradshaw's split allegiance as both head of the Pan-1 lellenic Society (an instru­ ment of evil) and a volunteer at the Sexual Assault Centre (a force for good). Borins then claims that "the pervasiveness of patriarchy and its insidious control over women" is the cause of women's inaction and robs women of their ability to make choices.

If feminism can overcome patriarchal control only bv reconciling women's understanding cif oppression to their actions, vet the patri­ archy has such control over women that thev are forced to wear makeup and be married against their better judgement, there is no hope for anv change. If an avowed leminist like Ms. Borins is unable to prevent herself from putting eve-liner on her face, how can she hope to achieve gender equality?

In mv understanding, feminism has to do with taking responsibil­ ity for one's actions and not with abandoning agency to monolithic powers beyond the.women's control.

Ms. Borins condemns the Greek svstem as "an institution which intellectually can not be justified". Ifbeinga feminist requires finger pointing and being a passive victim of "insidious control", then count me out.

Kyla Henrikson History Concordia University

S e ttin g th e r e c o rd s tra ig h t o n P h i D. E. To the Editor: In light of recent opinions printed in both the Tribune and th nLXiily, I feel it's about time we set the record straight concerning fraternities

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being discriminatory and a threat to females.

David Ellison (Letters, March 10) incorrectly stated that KRT is the onlv frat or sorority that isn’t limited to one sex. Phi Delta Epsilon is an international medical fraternity whose McGill chapter has been recognized by MSS for four years. Neither do we discriminate against females, nor do we restrictmembership to medical students.

In fact, our international constitution clearly states, "membership shall not be denied any person becauseof race, creed, colour or sex."

(Article 2.6) Over the past year, however, 1 have met much resistance based solely on the fact that we are a fraternity. Two questions are in vari­ ably directed at me: I) If we a re nota male-only organization, why do we call ourselves a pat ?2) Realizing thenegativo connotation of the word p-aternitu, why d on 't we changeour name?

Phi D.E. was founded at Cornell University in 1904, where literally all students were male. It was named as a fratemity.however, simply because that is what it is-a group of student: with common interests, who gather to promote discussions charitable service, and higher standards of medical ethics and education among its members.

Gender, in fact, is no tan inheren characteristic of fraternizing.

Secondly, the apparent disadvantage" of reniai ninga/tii/ci-mfy are the results of a severe misconception O u r student organization ISA FRATERNITY, pure and simple, anewe find no reason to run from the incorrect connotation ascribed ti this term. Doing so would be analogous to feminists changing t(the term 'equalists' simply be­ cause 'feminism' has been taggeevvith negative connotations. Why should anyone renounce their historien'tics unnecessarily?

It should be noted that our largimembership is currently 49,;!fcnia le, despite the ad verso effoctso the misconceptions. So Phi D.E. is not to be feared, labelled or condcmncias regressive. It’s too bad thatsome misguided soulsarcstilspreading these misconceptions; otherwise, even more students (especinlhfema les) might have joined.

Roland Orfaly President Phi D.E.

A c o m p le te m is u n d e rs ta n d in g o f fre e d o m

To the Editor: Ms. Wilson's editorial entitled Moderating the movement is entirely misguided.

Ms. Wilson says,"to condemn fraternities as illegitimate is a violation of their right to assemble." Firstly, condemning something does not violate any of its rights. If Ms. Wilson really believed this she would not condemn certain feminists because" it would be a violation of their right to free speech.

Secondly', no one s right to assemble is being violated in anv way.

Their right to hide behind closed doors is being challenged. There is nothing that says just because thev can't hide in their frat house doesn't mean they can't assemble.

Face it, fraternities represent an archaic social structure and are hence illegitimate. Moreover, this is the structure which causes the "chilling lack of concern for women" you mention.

But that's notait. Ms. Wilson goes on to say that "this condemna­ tion silences a groupon the basis of gender." For starters, frats aren't entirely silent. The reason frats deserve condemnation is because they are fundamentally sexist and are nota positive force in society.

About 'A Place for Ethan:' Stephen Rothgeisser, o n eof the found­ ers of the organization, told the Tribune that women had decided the course of feminism for too long. Men already run everything but the women's movement; now 'Ethan' (whoever he is) thinks he should run that too. But Ms. Wilson says 'Ethan' "should have been a p ­ plauded for making an effort in the interests of feminism."

She adds that "people should be respected as individuals regard­ less of gender." Condemning 'Ethan' has nothing to do with indi­ viduals, it'san organization thatexcliides women but wants to solve their problems. Even if all the individual men involved had good D issin g th e e d ito ria l intentions (which 1 don't believe), the whole premise of 'Ethan' is fundamentally flawed.

To tile Editor: By claiming organizations have the same rights as "individuals," It is never a pleasant thing to n „ :. :. others plav out conflicts in public. I'm sure no Tribune reader is now una ware of the conflict that Ms. Wilson demonstrates her complete misunderstanding of free­ exists between members of your editorial board on the subject of dom in our society. She should have called her editorial Setting back the movement or, even better, Trashing the movement. feminism and specifically fraternities.

M ichael R o ttm a y er Amv Wilson and Audi Curtis may or may not be correct in their respective comments in the March iflth issue, but their behaviour in Stars in th e ir eyes ?

U2 Engineering writing them is a disgrace. A newspaper that plavs out its internal To the Editor: conflicts in print wrecks its credibility and weakens its authority.

University can be a sillv place. Funand pranks, jokes and silliness The same is true of feminism, or any other effort to overcome an - it helps to pass the time. oppressive power structure. There will inevitably be disagreements Now call me a kill-jov but the news of the impending referendum on tactics, methods, philosophy, and even specific targets. But, on the issue of changing the name of the University Centre didn't making these disagreements public onlv serves to make the move­ strike me as paricularlv runny. 1know, lots of people are saving that ment appear fragmented and unfocused. it will be a good laugh to have McGill students publicly affirm that It is one thing for the social elite to criticize one another in public, their most honoured graduate was the Captain of the Star Ship for their power will not diminish asa result. A self a vowed feminist, Enterprise. Well to be honest, that made me smirk a bit, I mean or feminist supporter, however cannot publicly criticize her fellow especially after Maclean's voted McGill Canada's best University.

Maclean's is a repugnant, status-quo oriented rag, publicly thumbing feminists without disent powering both those she criticizes and herour noses at the d isfinction of being chosen bv them, bv proposing to sel f. distinguish ourselves in a way that throws muck all over the es­ Those of us who support feminism mavdep lore excessive intoler­ teemed tradition and such of McGill, well that is worth a smirk, or ance, or impracticably, but we also morcthat more important than two. But, it still isn't really funny. personal differences is the goal: fairness oik justice for women. In the The reason I'm not so amused is that the whole business of the words of Queen Latifah, "if you're di--::i>- the -asters, you ain't proposed name change stinks like an ego that has recently sweat too fighting the power." much - perhaps you have seen it on the news lately. A certain Alex David G rub er Usher alias been working vigorously in front of cameras as well as U.3 Architecture behind the scenes, to pull off this particular farce. I le knows lie's running out of time - graduation is fast approaching - if he wishes to C a llin g fo r an a p o lo g y leave his mark on McGill, he has to work fast. Well granted, doing To tile Editor: something sfu pid is always easier than proving yourself by accom­ In response to a quote made by the VP Internal for theSSMU, Alex plishing something constructive, so 1 guess it you are pressed for Johnston, in vour news briefs dated Mar. 1()...Ms. Johnston is quoted time... as saving, "The Students' Society cannot be responsible lor the But as responsible students we have to ask ourselves some ques­ financial niismanageiiK n: of CKUT-FM". tions, like, I low much will it cost to change all of the mast-head for As Ms. Johnston 'would know, if she took the time to attend the the University Centre? I low much will it cost to alter the name Board of Directors meeting, where she had a seat to represent the engraved on the front of thé building? 1low much will it cost to interests of the Students' Society, CKUT-FM's finances are anything change the name in all of McGill's publications? What is wrong with the old name? Who is going to pay for it? A lid whv is one ego ma iliac but mismanaged.

While CKUT-FM counts paperclips to make ends meet, we shoo Id so keen to change things?

As for Mr. Usher, it seems to me that he is simply trying to prove not have to face fabricated accusations from an administration that itself is in debt. Ms. Johnston could have at least spoken with her that lie, personally, can accomplish something profoundly stupid financial comptroller a lid Chairman of CKUT-FM's finance commit- and immature, I for one do not know who would have ever doubted Mary Jane Hutchison fee, Ion Shifman, who would have given her the basic insight U3 Arts necessary to make even a semi-informed judgement.

Making such accusations during our Annual Funding Drive is a F r i d a y m e e t i n g in t h e o f f i c e f o r a ll f e a t u r e s w r i t ­ gross example of her insensitivity to the realities of CKUT-FM and e r s a n d p r o t o - e d it o r s . 3 : 0 0 p m (fla t) amount to little mine than slander.

Ms. Johnston owes CKUT-FM and its 300 volunteers a formal apology.

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Sadly, it seem s for th at m a n y s t u d e n t s a t McGill U n iv e r­ sity, their u n d e r g r a d u a t e e d u c a t io n h a s b e c o m e m erely a m e a n s t o a n e n d ra th e r t h a n an e n d in itself. Realistically s p e a k in g , it is i m p o r t a n t to m a in ta in a h i g h C P A in o n e 's u n d e r g r a d u a t e e d u c a tio n so th at fu tu re d o o r s can b e o p e n (ie. g r a d u a t e p ro g r a m s , 1 a w School, job o p p o r t u n i ­ ties, etc.).

W h a t occurs, h o w e v e r, is th at s t u d e n ts g e t so c a u g h t u p in the no tio n that t h e i r O ’A m u s t b e a t a certain level, th at o th e r kev a s p e c ts o f e d u c a t io n are neglected, n am ely , l e a r n in g . W ith o u t li stin g them , th ere are a n u m b e r ot 'b ird co u rs es' th at s t u d e n t s a r e a w a r e o t a n d take for the sole p u r p o s e of ac h ie v in g an 'easy A'. U n fo rtu n a te ly , at t h e e n d o f the s e m e s te r all th at th e s t u d e n t le a r n s is that he o r sh e can c h eat the sv stem . A n o th e r c o n s e q u e n c e of this

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It s e e m s th at this d i l e m m a will be p a r t of a n o n g o i n g cycle.

H o w th e n can this p ro b le m b e so lv ed ?

T h e logical a n s w e r to this q u e s tio n is to in t r o d u c e P A S S / FAIL C O U R S E S . B eing re a s o n a b le , th ere a re so m e q u a lific a ­ tions th at can l x - m a d e so th a t all s id e s o f th e e q u a ti o n a r e s a t­ isfied.

Firstly, a s t u d e n t s s h o u l d n o t be a ll o w e d to take a n y co u rs e as p a s s / f a i l th at is w ith in their m ajo r o r a c o g n a te to their m a ­ jor. In o t h e r w o rd s , this s h o u l d a p p l y solely to electives.

F u r t h e r m o r e , th e m a x i m u m n u m b e r of p a s s / f a i l c o u rs e s th a t a s t u d e n t s h o u l d be p e r m it te d to take is o n e p e r sem ester.

Also, s t u d e n t s s h o u l d h a v e the o p ti o n d u r i n g D r o p / A d d

p e rio d to d e c i d e not o n ly w h a t c o u rs e s to take, b u t also w h e t h e r their elective c o u rs e is p a s s / f a i l o r not.

Finally, in o r d e r to a p p e a s e the faculty, a 'p a s s ' sh o u ld b e 60'* so th a t s t u d e n t s c a n n o t take the ea sy o u t a n d not d o a n y w o rk w h a ts o e v e r .

T he o n ly foreseeable p ro b le m th at m a v a ris e is s o m e a d m i n is tr a t iv e in c o n v e n ie n c e s at the o u ts e t ot p a s s / t a i l im p le m e n ta tion. Bu t i f schools r a n g i n g from P rin ceto n to W a s h i n g to n U n iv ers ity can i m p l e m e n t this ty p e of sy s­ t e m , th e r e is n o re a s o n w h y the "# I School in C a n a d a " c a n n o t d o th e sam e.

A fter all, th ere's a lw a y s ro o m for im p r o v e m e n t.

J O N A T H A N FE L D M A N S t u d e n t s for E d u c a tio n

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March 17-23, 1992

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BY GEORGE U p at n ig h t c o n te m p la t in g n u ­ clear holocaust, e n v ir o n m e n t a l c a ­ ta s tr o p h e o r b e in g s h o t at by police w h i l e s m o o e h i n g i n v o u r c a r ? It not, trv w o r r y i n g a b o u t b ein g killed by an im m e n s e m e te o r c ra s h in g into th e earth.

A c co rd in g to Dr. C lark C h a p m a n , a scientist at the L u n a r a n d P la n e ­ tary lab at the U n iv e rs ity o f A r i­ zon a, th ere is so m e c a u se for c o n ­ cern.

"W h ile m o s t m e te o rs a re located in a n a s tero id belt b e tw e e n M ars a n d Jup iter, a small fraction of them , for o n e reason o r another, h av e taken u p orbits that cross th at of the earth," said C h a p m a n . "T h ese va ry in size, b e tw e e n d u s t particles w h ich hit the e a rth all the time, to s o m e th a t are ten to tw e n ty k ilo m e te rs w id e, c a ­ p a b le of d e s t r o y i n g all life."

Dr. Russell R e d m a n , a scientist w ith th c N a ti o n a l R esearch Council in O tta w a , h o w e v e r, c o n sid e re d the li kelihood of su ch a m e te o r h ittin g th e e a rt h ex tre m e ly rem ote.

"A m e t e o r c o m p a r a b le to the o n e th at is th o u g h t to n a v e killed ol t the d in o s a u rs (is million v e o rs a g o m ig h t not hit a g a in tor billions ot years. It is im p o ssib le to say."

C h a p m a n a g re e d . A cc o rd in g to him , h e o n l v c a s u a l t v from a m e te o r this c e n tu r v w a s a d og .

"T he p ro b a b ility of b e in g killed bv a m e t e o r crash is c o m p a r a b le to th a t of d y i n g in a n a ir p la n e crash.

It's a lo w -p ro b ab ility , h ig h - c o n s e ­ q u e n c e typ e risk," he said.

D esp ite the low risk of a m e te o r m en ac e, scientists a re still d is c u s s ­ in g its po ssib le c o n s e q u e n c e s a n d a t t e m p t to find w a y s to c o p e in case o f a crash.

S o m e scientists b eliev e tha t a co l­ lision w ith a m e te o r m o r e th an a few k ilo m e te rs in d ia m e te r w o u ld re­ lease d u s t p articles in to the a t m o s ­ ph ere, th e r e b y b l o c k i n g o u t the su n a n d cooling d o w n the a tm o s p h e r e c o n s id e ra b ly - m u c h like th e the ef-

lial'bi Manis Friedman, author of "Dot'sn'l Anyone Hlush Anymore? hits been ledurirtgon relationships sinee 1972.

Through his synagogue in St. Vaut, Minnesota and his television series "To­ rah Forum ", he has counselled thousands of people, Hob Dylan among them, on the value of love, marriage and intimacy.

Last week, he brought his unique message to McGill.

R a b b i F r i e d m a n : T h e y c a n 't exist in a v a c u u m . In the eighties, the "m e" d e c a d e , p e o p le only to ok p le a s u re in them selves. The ideal is ta k in g p le a s ­ u re in a n o t h e r p e rs o n . Sex is o n e of th e w a v s to d o that, b u t too often p eo p le take p le a s u re in sex alone, d i s ­ e m b o d i e d from the p e rs o n th ey are h a v in g it with.

T r ib u n e : What do you Ihinkaboul the

sex life of today’s college student?

McGill student* are not taking the meteor menace seriously. tects of a n u c le a r w inter.

T h e U .5. g o v e r n m e n t, has tried to re d u c e the risk o f a large m e t e o r collision by d e s i g n in g telescopes to m o n i to r the o rb its of 'd a n g e r o u s ' m eteo rs. T h e re h a v e als o b een s u g ­ g e stio n s to u se R o n ald R e a g a n 's Strategic D efen se Initiative (Star W ars) to blast these m e t e o rs off their course.

C h a p m a n , h o w e v e r, is leery a b o u t the p ro p o s a l "TIh e r e 's m o r e c h a n c e of so m e

ko ok g e tt in g con tro l of tho se m i s ­ siles th an a m eteo r hi tting thcearth," e x p la in e d C h a p m a n . H e s u g g e s te d a less d a n g e r o u s , b u t e q u a lly e la b o ­ ra te sch em e.

"If w e k n o w a b o u t a collision well in a d v a n c e , w e w o u ld se n d u p a sp a c e c ra ft to attach a n u c le a r b o m b to th e m e t e o r in o r d e r to b u m p it a w a y fro m t h c e a r t h , " h e p ro p o s e d .

D esp ite Dr. C h a p m a n ' s d ir e p r e ­ dictio ns, m a n y McGill s t u d e n t s just d o n ' t seem to b e tak in g this th reat seriously.

O n e Political Science g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t w h o w is h e d to rem ain a n o n y m o u s s p o k e for m o s t w h en h e said, "I'd feel terrible if it h a p ­ p e n e d to som co ne, b u t i ts not som cth in g th a t will k e e p m e in th e b a s e ­ m ent."

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RF: In tin' sixties, p e o p l e u s e d to c o m p l a in th at m u c h ot religion was m a d e u p ot e m p t y rituals, p e rf o rm e d merely o u t of obligation. T h a t's w hat's h a p p e n e d to sex. It's b e c o m e the n e w religion; y o u 're told " d o it o r else". At least, th a t's w h e r e it's h e a d e d . It has Install m e a n i n g a n d a ttra c tio n except for the h o p e that it will occasionally

RF: Yes, an d it m a k e s tor problem s in c o m m u n ic a t io n , b u t it also makes the c o m m u n ic a t io n w o rth w h ile . Fhcj ionly reaso n w e g r o w i n a relatio n sh ip is b ec a u se of the differences. Max be they create a l a n g u a g e b arrier, but that is easier to get o v e r than not being in terested in each other.

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RE: The m a le instinct is th e feeling of in a d e q u a c y a n d the n eed to b e ­ come. T h a t instin ct sees the w orld an d Wants to fix it. W h e re a s the tem a le i ns ti ne t i s, vvha t need s to b e t i x ed n e e d s tu b e fixed, b u t w h a t d o e s n 't is w onderfu l.

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RF: M ostly p e o p le are a s h a m e d ti: d o for each other. T hey a r e a fraid of b e in g p e rceiv ed as w eak. T he biggest fear ina m a r ria g e is, "A m 1a s u c k e r 7" A g o o d m a r ria g e m e a n s you have fo u n d so m e o n e w h o you will let take full a d v a n t a g e ol you. You like them the w a v they are. It you w a n t tochnngc them , y o u 're in love w ith yourself.

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professors, lost support staff and had material sand supplies reduced. These cuts h ave now hit essential elem ents ol the student curriculum .

The closure o f all anatom y labs, an­ nounced last m onth, w as the result of cutsin thedem onstrators' b u d g et,and is the first deficit-cutting m easure to affect students directly. Those closures have vet lo b e approved bv the Science A cad cm ic Com m i ttee.

"We certainly understand that McGill has accum ulated a d et ici t and tha t m ethods ha ve to be found to m eet that. It is questionable, h ow ever, that the right w ay to,do that is by cutting laboratories," declared Dr. D ennis O sm ond, Chairman ot the A natom y Department.

Studentsareangcred by bu d get cuts which touch fundamental areasof their study.

"The cuts have started to interfere with the quality of our education. We really have to make the university look at its priorities w hen a cut like this can even bo considered," explained Marla Gularnick, President ol the McGill A natom y Student Society (MASS).

The students of the faculty are moun ting pu >tests to get thei r 1abs ha ck.

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gro w th . U nless the r e la tio n s h ip is çoirtg to b e p e r m a n e n t, th e y s h o u l d n 't in vest a n y t h i n g in it. N o ph ysical a f­ fection. If y o u h elp y o u rs e lf to the benefits of m a rria g e , su c h as sex, then m a rrie d p e o p le will h e lp th em selv es to the ben efit of the sin gle life.

T r i b u n e : You think people ore afraid to «jt-t hurt tht’Vdays.

RF: T h ey a re g e ttin g h urt. A n d it's n o t e v e n a g a m b l e a n v m o r e , vou kn o w y o u 're g o i n g to lose. N o o n e feels tree from it: it's like g o in g to college. VVhv do peo ple go? Because they d o n 't k n o w w h at else to do.

T r i b u n e : I low ilo you feel about les­ bian and gay relationships?

RF: Society has this v e n d e tta ag a in s t avs, w h ich is to tally ridicu lo us, b e ­ cause if y ou w e r e so rig h teo u s, a d u l ­ tery w o u ld b o th e r vou too. E v e ry o n e s bisexu al, a n d th ose th at c a n n o t co m m it a n act w ith the s a m e sex or the a p p o site sex. are sick in the sen se that h ev a r e in h ib ited . T h a t lo ve is in so m e w ay p e r v e r t e d or re p re sse d .

P eo p le often ask me, d o vou allo w ■omeone w h o is h o m o s e x u a l to be a m em b er of y o u r c o n g re g a t io n ? I lev, I ra v e p e o p le in m v c o n g re g a t io n w h o 'at pork . A n d th ey saw o h th a t's n o t a ;ood c o m p a r is o n . 1 sav, it is too. The a m e Bible thn t forbids o n e forb ids the >ther. 1 d o n ' t th r o w a n v b o d v o u t lotea tin g pork. A n d p ork will n ev er be ko sher. ♦

The Rabbi Ftiedtwin speak? of sex end swine.

:s set dangerous precedent

One of the major concerns surround s >sses from future cuts.

"If the ad m inistration sees that they an cut such a fundam ental part of a rogram and get aw ay with it, they an start letting this happen to other epartments," said Steve Kan tor. Vice­ resident A cadem ic of MASS.

P rofessorsagreed that this eu t m ight nly be the beginning.

"As on e of the fou n d in g fathers of ae anatom y departm ent, I feel that if ce don't find a w ay to save the labs, it ,'ould be the first step of the dism anin g o f the departm ent," said anatm y professor 1 1. W arshaw sky.

The anatom y departm ent is not lone in facing d em a n d s to reduce elicits, and m ust com p ete with all

other health science departm ents for funding.

Som e departm ents in the Fac­ ulty o f Science h ave tried to rem edy funding problem s by filtering m on ey from research grants back into the departm ent in the form o fa n "ov erhead tax".

In effect, researchers are paying to d o their research in the d e ­ partm ent's labs. This how ever, is not en ou gh to sustain the departm ents' needs.

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The stu d en ts of the Science faculty are h op in g that student pressure can reverse the deci­ sion to cut laboratories.

"We really need the support of the stu d en ts of McGill. Even though you m ay think thatcutti ng a n a tom y 1abs m a y no t a f fee t you directly, it does. This is a tim e for solidarity,because w e need to p reserve our education,"said Eric Horlick, MASS Treasurer. *

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Why the sea is boiling hot and whether pads have wings On behalf of the sisters, there are a few things I w ould like to clarify as to the m yster­ ies of w om anhood. Specifi­ cally', that there aren't any.

N evertheless, the socializa­ tion of w om en's bodies per­ sists. Such m isunderstanding with relation to w om en's health care is uncom fortable, exp en sive, and potentially harmful.

This is not to su ggest that w om en are the only victim s.

The proverbial door of m is­ conception sw in g s both w avs.

To w om en, men are often equally shrouded in m ystery.

It took m e tw enty-one years to discover that if a man so desired, he could p ee sitting.

Im agine anything so m u n ­ dane as urination clouded with intrigue.

H ow ever, the G.S.T. placed on tam pons, sanitary napkins, and such is offen sive. And lo­ cating these products on aisles marked "Family" adds insult to injury. "Family" infers that in our society a w om an needs a m ate and offspring to justify not only her sexuality, but her tam pon­ bu yin g to boot.

There are m any things, in­ clu d in g new peat m oss tam­ pon s and M idol, that w om en require and men d o not. The m onetary cost in h ygiene products alone, for one period, is at least ten dollarsroughlv tw o pitchers at Cert's. H ow ever, m y period lasts a w hole seven days,

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N ice to know that even in the recession, I still get value for m y m oney.

Like other societal n ega­ tions of the fem ale body, health care reform ignores the biological differences be­ tween m en and w om en. The focus for testing new drugs is alm ost exclu sively placed on w hite m ales, although w om en and other m inority grou p s have lobbied for equality with increasing v o l­ ume.

U n for tu na tel v, i n teg ri tv and the sam eness of body are too often confused or ig ­ nored. Phase O ne clinical drug studies have often excluded w om en of ch ild ­ bearing age to avoid liability for the effects of the test com pound on a fetus. Drugs can actually reach the market w ithout being tested on w om en and pregnant w om en.

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The Gauntlet U niversity of Calgary In 1975, East Timor, a small indepen d en t island just north of Australia in the Indonesian archipelago, w as invaded by In­ donesia. Since that date, 200 000 p eo p le - fully o n e third of the population - have been killed in battle, in concentration cam ps, or through fam ine and disease.

That g iv e s East Timor o n e of the h igh est rates of war deaths of any nation in the w orld, and the highest an yw h ere since World

War II. Li-Lien G ibbons, a worker for the East Timor Alert N etw ork, w as in Calgary recently to speak on the topic of East Timor at a social justice conference sp on ­ sored by the U niversity of Cal­ gary C atholic C om m unity.

A ccording to G ibbons, tw o facts com p ou n d the horrors of the killings: few C anadians are even aw are that East Tim or ex ­ ists, and the C anadian g o vern ­ m ent has watched the slaughter in silence and has even lent support to the Indonesian re­ gim e.

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200 unarm ed m ourners were killed in Dili, East Tim or's capi­ tal, w hen troops op en ed fire on a funeral procession. By no m eans an isolated incident, this m assacre m ad e international head lin es because w estern jour­ nalists and their TV cameras w ere present and on e westerner w as killed.

The M ulroney governm ent w as prom pted to m ake what it described as the strongest com ­ plaint ever m ade by an elected Canadian official about the East Tim or situation.

"It |th e sh o o tin g | will serve on ly to w orsen w hat is an al­ ready troubling hum an rights

tary trade fair (ARM.X) in its capital Djakarta.

Canada also sells m ilitary hardware to Indonesia. Jose Ram os Horta, the overseas rep­ resentative for Falintil, or gu er­ illa resistance groups, has said that C anadian-supplied w ea p ­ ons "play an im portant role in the war in East Timor".

Last year, tw o-w ay CanadaIndonesia trade w as worth $510 m illion.

Canada's record is im proving, h o w e v e r . M c D o u g a ll a n ­ nounced recently that $30 m il­ lion will be chopped from Indo­ nesia's $46 m illion annual aid package, though trade will not

situation," said External Affairs M inister Barbara M cDougall.

"The pattern in East Timor has been a system atic pattern of genocide," said G ibbons, w hose stepbrother w as the w esterner killed in the Dili shooting. "A little m assacre here, a little m as­ sacre there. P eople w ho w itness on e m assacre are soon after killed. And this is occurring all over the countryside."

Canada officially pled ged in 1981 to w ithdraw aid program s "from those countries w hose scarce resources are devoted to war and conquest".

D espite this, in 1984, Canada stepped up its foreign aid for Indonesia and sponsored a m ili­

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You k n ow you have experi­ enced m ore than just 'entertain­ ment' w hen you w ander aim ­ lessly out of a m ovie theatre, unable to see the street, the cars and the p eop le around you clearly. Your ey es remain fix­ ated on the screen im ages you have just seen. Europa is on e film that will change the w ay you see things in your world.

The film is narrated by Max Von S y d o w , w ho serves as the disenchanted tourguide, with his hypnotic voice both luring and alienating the view er. JeanMarc Barr p lays the main char­ acter, Leo Kessler, a hero posi­ tioned in the chaotic world of G erm any during 1945, w orking as a train conductor. Leo is an Am erican w h o refused to par­ ticipate in the war, but id ealisti­ cally w an ts to be help rebuild Germ any.

The overall film experience is on e of m o v in g h elp lessly on a train, since neither Leo nor the view er can put an end to the ride. Like Leo, the view er is forced to travel from a w orld ot

innocence to experience.

The film is packed with irony in order to parody hum an ex is­ tence and i ts inherent contradic­ tions. People are generally not w hat they appear.

Leo, for instance, d iscovers tha t maki ng 1ove and feeli ng 1ove are separate passions. He also uncovers the N azi involvem en t of those w h om he had b e­ friended in adm iration of their apparent kindness.

Tim e is art im portant them e in Europa. The film jum ps from the past in to the future, pointing out th ed ifficu lty of com in g to terms w ith German history.

R ushing train tracks are a leit­ m otif for the w ay in w hich Leo cannot escape the past. Though it is som etim es hard to tell the direction in which the train m o v es throughout the film, the final stop is abrupt and startling Créa tor Lars Von Trier has not m erely exhibited his talent as a director in Europa, he has trans­ formed the screen intoa looking glass. He offers the aud ien ce a glim p se of his unique perspectiv eo n lifeand forces the specta­ tor to self-reflect.

This film is a wry satire of au ­ thoritarianism and a difficult.

j c0(lean Marc Barr) and the spell-binding cast of Europa. tenuous and frenzied trip of d isb elief and horror.

"When the m agic of film re­ ally w orks, it créa tes a sen su ou s experience that sw eep s through the bod y in orgasm ic waves," said Von Trier, w h o m anipu­ lates the screen through his use of d azzlin g technical innova­ tions, back projection and su ­

perim position. At m om ents of violence, tension and passion, portions of the im age m av su d ­ denly fragm ent, enlarge, re­ volve, or biirst into color oil a morbid black-and-w hite back­ drop.

Europa will rouse and frustrate view ers, d em anding the consid­ eration of its broad im plications

in com parison with the petty realities that cloud everyday lives.

As Von S vd o w says, "Follow the river as da vs go by, head lor theocean which mirrors the sky, you want to w ake up, to tree yourself of the im age of Europa ... but it is not possible". é*

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BY JO SH B E Z O N SK Y

You d o n 'th a v e to drop acid in order to appreciate the art of astrology. H aving blond pigtails like that Jocelyne person on tele­ vision helps, but i t is not a neces­ sary condition either.

C alculating the effects of the stars in v o lv es precise m athe­ matical form ulaeand geom etric know-how.. A keen astrologer can predict ou tcom es of battles, rom ances, and aw ard s sh ow s with 97% accuracy.

Right n ow isa crucial m om ent in the history of our galaxy. The m oon is closer to our planet than it has been in the last 150 vears.

This will have h ighly significant effects on our behavior.

For exam pie, this lunar energy will cau se a m u ltip le personal­ ity disorder to rear its ugly head(s) on the W heel of Fortune gam e show when Vanna White's alter-ego gain s control. Vanna Black, wea ring a hockey sweater and torn b lu ecord s, will em erge to ruin all the p u zzles bv yellin g out the solu tion s a t. crucial l A m om ents. , a C osm ic energy also played a not-insignificant rol-L ib d ecid ­

ing the SSMU elections last Fri­ d ay the Thirteenth. Theoreti­ cally, the candidates for the various p osition s could be re­ duced to m anifestations of the p ositions of the planets at the tim e of their births.

After insertingall the relevant info into a m ap of the cosm os, it w as easily foreseen that Atlas w ould shrug before the plane­ tary energy focused on Jason Prince.

Prince (the SSMU prez, not H is Purpleness) is a libra with cancer rising. This g iv es him the ability to apply creativity to all his serious pursuits, it also m eans that his lucky num ber is six, that his lucky color is red, and his lucky television sh ow is The Dukes of Huzza rd The Pluto-Sun trine (120 d e­ grees) aspect in Prince's tenth house, which rules politics, was un d ou b ted ly a crucial factor in his electoral success. The effects should last w ell into the next academ ic year.

This could m ean som e very innovative plans for our univer­ sity. Expect an indoor waterslide, and possiblv a co-op ca ttleranch on the low er cam pus.

Even if you lack p o ­ litical aspirations, the planets w ill be affecting your life this m onth.

Here are som e things som e of you should keep in mind: C a n c e r : Persons in au­ thority will be favora­ bly inclined tow ards vou. A new love relationship will help you get ahead in life. A void professors how ever, as m ost of them a re m essed up sexually. This w ould seriou sly upset your karmic balance.

Scorpio: Friends m ay seem concerned about you . M ake sure you do not tell them the secrets of your past as they are likely to pelt you with day-old guacam olc.

A ries: P e o p le are likely to m isinterpret what you tell them dur­ ing the w eeks ahead. Astral projections include fair sailing for President-elect jason Prince.

Therefore, try toconcentrate on the w ay you speak, or house continues to p ose health rigid plans. C hanges will occur. you will be treated like a bother­ problem s. Don't overtax your You have m ore energy than som e child with a blood sugar strength and keep aw ay from usual now . Use it w isely or you will suffer in early May sharp objects. problem.

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Tales from T oronto’s avant-garde

BY DEBORAH ROBERT THEEYEOPEMER

RYERSON POLYTECHNICAI. IN­ STITUTE A rt is a w e a p o n in the w o rld of a v a n t- g a r d e . C a m e r a s a re g u n s .

A rtists a r e arm ies. A n d w o r d s a n d im a g e s a re their bullets. T h e b attle is f o u g h t in galleries, th e a tre s - a n y sp ace th at can h e use d to c h a llen g e th e s ta tu s q u o k n o w n as the State.

J o h a n n a H o u s e h o l d e r has a lo n g w a r reco rd . For tw e n ty years, she h a s been in v o lv e d w ith p e r f o r m ­ a n c e art, an art form th at th reaten s th e s ta tu s q u o m o r e th a n a n y o th er.

11 is c o n fr o n ta tio n a l a n d leaves e v e ­

r y b o d y ex p o sed , b o th m e n ta lly an d physically.

H o u s e h o ld e r is a m e m b e r of the Clichettes. Since 1978, the g r o u p has b e e n b ra v e ly d a n c in g a n d lip -s y n ­ ch in g its w a y t h r o u g h d a n g e r o u s territory. A n d it a in 't n o K araoke event.

"L ip -sy n c h in g is a central m e t a ­ p h o r for thecoloni/.ation of w o m e n 's h earts a n d m i n d s b y p o p u l a r cult u r e a n d p a t r i a r c h y ,a n d a n il lustra­ tion o f the ten sio n of s e d u c tio n that exists w h e n e v e r w o m e n p e rfo rm ," said H o u se h o ld e r .

A past Clichette p ro d u ctio n , "SheDevils of N iag ara," w a s a musicalc o m e d y set in the fu t u r e w h e n th e m e a n s of r e p r o d u c ti o n a r e seized

b y th e S tate b e c a u s e m e n a r e d y in g o u t. W o m e n a r e forced to b e c o m e m o ck m e n " t o p r e s e r v e t h e g l o r i o u s m a le h e rita g e " .

In the act, theC lichettes w ear n u d e m a l e b o d y s u i t s w ith pu ll-o ff velcro penises. " G a sp s of visceral id w o u ld ripple t h ro u g h m a le m cm b e r s o f th e a u d iencc," n o te d H o u s e h o ld e r .

T he p o w e r to sho ck is a n o th e r tool of the a v a n t- g a rd e . H o u s e ­ h o ld e r teaches N e w M edia at the O n ta r i o C o lleg e of Art, w h e r e she held a d is c u s s io n in h e r p e r f o r m ­ a n c e a r t class o n the v a lu e of shock.

First, sh e p la y e d a n a u d i o ta p e of K aren Finley, a con trov ersial, oftenc e n so r e d A m e ric a n p e rf o rm a n c e

Bones, sta n d s, an d cordz, plus heavy m etal h o rn s

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T he Stand- A nother Round En Guard B ainsville, O ntario's fa vou riteband sh o w sserio u 'sd ev elo p ­ m ent on its new release. The five son gs on Another Round sh o w ­ case w riting talent, although the energy this quartet has is hin­ dered by som ew hat m uddy pro­ duction.

The Stand started out as a Hüsker Dii-esque, vibrant young punk band, and have here drawn in a w h o le bunch of influences, chief am ong them -vou guessed it-countrv. Well, "lam ie's Mile" and "Thursday" are sort of Everly Brothers/ D w ight Y oakam / R am ones hybrids.

The Stand g iv e its piledriver origins som e Dii on "Sadder Days" and tries its hand at that soft- acoustic- to- grungy-electric thing that everyon e seem s to d o eventually. That particular tune ("Miranda"), is in fact a fair success, although none of the son gs really d o the band's live perform ance justice, m ostly because ot the g u tless guitar soun d. The Stand frequents Montréal bars; catch the band in its second set (after a few drinks) to see it reallv shine.

R ipcordz- Kid noise En Guard Latter-day publishing m ag­ nate and one-m an Joan Jett

appreciation society Paul Gott has grow led and strum m ed for the Ripcordz for what seem s like forever, and loses no m om en ­ tum on the band's latest release, Kid noise. U nlike The Stand, the Ripcordz seem interested in m aintaining the purity of punk; the tw en ty-on e (!) tracks on Kid noise a re all short, sharp,and to the point.

G ott's sarcastic snarl and (unfortunately) gru ngy guitar propel hyperkinetic riff-bashers such as "Cruisin' tire Spaceways", "Pizza Girls From Hell", and the now -classic "Elvis Death Cult". (H ey, anv song for which there are t-shirts m ade is a clas­ sic).

Kid noise is a raw, sputtering and thoroughlycool slice of 19 <34 punk rock. Extra points for the coolest-ever stolen song title ("Open the Pod Bay Doors Liai") and a totally neat-o cover of Paula A bdul's "Straight U p.”

H opefully Gott isn't changing allegiances.

Bare Bones- Life Sentence

En G uard This album w as a pleasant surprise; 1 had alw ays pegged Bare Bones as one of those In­ d igo Girls-sort of earnest-folk d u os, and boy, d o es Life Sen­ tence prove m e wrong.

It is instead elev en hits of stripped-dow n delta blues-ish guitar, recorded loud and sharp, with sly, w itty lyrics. Pa trick H utchinson's cool string work, especially his slid e guitar play­

in g , c o m p le m e n ts S u z a n n e N uttall's wry vocals w ithout overp ow erin g them, and the lyrics are u nusually clever and am using.

The son gs are topical and rele­ vant w ithout being preachy.

And, as a bonus, the title track inch ides on e of the coolest verses ever w ritten, nam ely "And 1 heard m y m other say / She said, 'Suzanne, you're n o t/G o n n a get y o u r se lf/ A pair of leather p a n ts/J u st because Joan Jett has them!' And 1 said, 'Mom!'"

artist. T he ta p e w a s a screeching, ro a r in g n a rr a ti v e of poetic p o r n set to a d is co beat. Lyrics in c lu d e d " o p e n u p y o u r legs", " tw a t " a n d "eat the su shi, boy."

But a m i d s t all h e r ra n tin g , o n e line sto o d o u t the m ost: " W o m e n a n d c h ild re n first."

This societal ru le e n s u r e s the safety ot w o m e n a n d c h ild ren , re­ ferrin g specifically to the c u s t o m ­ a r y practice of p u t t i n g th e m first in line to leave b u r n i n g b u i l d i n g s an d s in k in g ships.

ButFinlev tw is ts i ta r o u n d to s h o w h o w w o m e n a n d ch ild re n a r c first in a n o t h e r line - as victim s of p o r ­ n o g r a p h y . In Finley's h a n d s , shock is su c h a p o w e rfu l tool th at s o m e

p e o p le w a lk o u t of h e r p e r f o r m ­ ances.

H o u s e h o l d e r 's s t u d e n t s d e b a ted the m erits o f a p e r f o r m a n c e w h ich loses peo p le. S o m e a r g u e d th at th ey w e r e w a lk in g o u t for the "r ig h t reaso n s", b e c a u s e th e y reacted the w a y the artist h a d h o p e d . T h e a u d i once h e a r d the w o r d s a n d s a w the im ages, a n d r e m e m b e r e d the p e r ­ fo rm an ce. A n d q u e s tio n it.

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It's u p to the a u d ie n c e to d e c id e b ecause, as H o u s e h o ld e r said, "v o u c a n 't i m p o s e u n d e r s ta n d in g . " *

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Earache Stop m e if yo u 'v e heard this on e before. John Zorn, leader of N aked C ity and avant-garde saxm an, team s up with modern bass virtuoso Bill Laswell and N apalm Death drum m er Mick Harris to form an all-Rodgers and H am m erstein cover band.

W ell, no, but they d o form Painkiller, a trio that is so 'out­ side' it m akes Cecil Taylor look like Bryan A dam s. Laswcll's distorted, bass m erges (sort of) with Mick's hyperactive drum ­ m ing to set the stage for Zorn's guitar-like sax squealing.

There are no real m elodies, and rhythm changes are alm ost too quick to follow . Whether Zorn is serious, or sees this as som e kind of m usical joke, is difficult to discern. In fact, it's hard to tell if this w h ole project is any good or not, but it's cer­ tainly arresting.

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Reclassification part four: coming up with the funds

BY LESLIE PAAS In April of last year, the McGill athletics board voted un an i­ m ou sly to redistribute fun d in g o f its intercollegiate teams. The A thletics Board, headed by Richard P ound, decided that in order to com p ly with the uni­ versity's "overall m ission of a co m m itm en t to excellence," team s w ou ld have to receive m ore fund ing, bet ter equ i pm cn t, and concentrated coaching.

Unfortunately, d u e to ob viou s shortages in the fund ing budget, only 14 of 29 existin g intercolle­ giate team s w ereab le to reap the benefits of this m ission.

The rem aining fifteen were let t w ith han gin g jaw s and em pty hands, m any feeling they had been inadequately warned prior to the severance of Departm ent funds.

"In their haste to change things, nobody envisioned what to d o with a program that has a national cham pionship," said D ennis Barrett, coach of the Cross-Country and Track teams.

"With proper leadership, none of this should have happened.

N o on e is w illing to take the responsibility."

The a th le tic s d ep a rtm en t b u d get com p rises sligh tly m ore than one-third of student serv­ ices fees, and is fed in part by a governm en t grant. 11 also generates b e tw e e n $500,000 and

$600,000 through sponsorship, donations, gate fees, and rent­ als.

A com paratively small sum of $65,000 was taken from 15 estab­ lished teams. M any coaches felt tha t m ore effort con Id have been m ade togenerate funds through a d d i ti on a 1 ma rke ti ng.

"It should never have com e d ow n to this situation," said Barrett." It |th e D epartm ent of A thletics| should have concen­ trated m ore on alum ni donations and other ou tsid e sources."

The athletics departm ent has hired a full-tim e m arketing agent, but according to A thletic Director Bob D ubeau, the prob­ lem lies in circum stances beyond the departm ent's control.

"There is just not enough m on ey out there to support the num ber of teams," he said.

"We have d on e everything physically and financially p os­ sible to market our teams," added Budget A dm inistrator Paul Dem ers.

D e v e lo p m e n t O ffice Fun­ draiser Paul Andrascik added that it is difficult to have "excel­ lence on a handful o f peanuts".

C oaches and support staff h ow ever, com plained that the input required by student ath­ letes to keep their team s afloat draw s on energies p reviou sly devoted to athletic pursuits.

C iting the necessary shift in priorities, Barrett adm itted that

Sham rocks and shoulderpads The McGill Red m en Football Team entered a float again this year in the Montreal St. Patrick's Day Parade, Sunday, on Rue Ste Catherine.

"It worked out very w ell, actually," said Head Coach Charlie Baillie. "The them e |of the float | w as all about trying to celebrate the past a little bit, with it being the 350th anni­ versary of Montréal and all. W e had one of the g u v s dressed u p a s a football player from the past."

Coach Baillie w as unsuccessful in his at­ tem pt to have one of the team m em bers don this nostalgic uni form, and ultim ately passed the outfit on to a representative from N orth­ ern Telecom .

"He looked okay and he had a lot of fun. He said he w ould com e back again next year and d o it again."

Northern Telecom sponsored the team's float, providing the flatbed tractor trailer upon which the team celf'brfted.

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"som e of the athletes' perform ­ ances have lagged badly".

"The ini tia ti ve com es from the team s that have volunteer lead­

ership. The on u s is on them | the athletes| to organize everything from b u d getactivities toalum ni support," said Andrascik. " The

big thing is with com m u n ica­ tions, each team has to realize that m y office is here and that I'm here to help them."

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Women runners hold on in Manitoba

BY N A T A S H A A M O T T

This past w eekend, m em bers of the McGill track team trav­ elled to the U niversity of M ani­ toba to com pete in the national chain pion sh ips, a nd ca m e a way with a 7th place finish.

"The atm osp h ere of this C1AU m eet w as incredible.

Everybody w as rea 11y p u m ped up," said long-distance runner M aeve M uldow ney.

Head Coach D ennis Barrett, an eight year McGill veteran, accom panied this year's squad to W innipeg, w here the U ni­ versities of W indsor and Mani­ toba conquered the m eet. Their w om en took the gold and silver m e d a ls r e sp e c tiv e ly ; their m en's team s tied for first place.

"The U niversity [of Mani­ toba! probably has the best indoor track in the country," noted Barrett.

Patricia D uthillcul, Kristen Fry, Francois Leonard, M aeve M u ld ow n ey, and Linda Thyer cam e aw ay from the nationals w ith im p ressive results on

illeul received a 5th in the High Jump.

Francois Leonard, the only' m ale com petitor McGill sent to W innipeg, raced in the600m to finish 13th overall.

First-year Masters student M aeve M u ld ow n ey ran a per­ sonal best in the 1,000m co m p e­ tition.

"It w as unfortunate that she "O urgirlsdid especially well," said Barrett. "We w ere just IM aevel wasn't in a faster sec­ notched out of 6 th place by Vic­ tion. Runners for thisevent were toria, w ho held a one-point lead placed in tim e sections instead over us. H ow ever, w e did beat of in heats. Because her seed out the Sherbrooke team by tw o time Ithe fastest time of the points w ho had won theprovin- runner's season | wasn't as la st, she w as placed in the slow er cials prior to this com petition."

Second-year m edical student section," Barrett la m en ted .

Linda Thyer .com peted in the "M aevebarelv m issed a m edal.

3 ,000m race and finished with a Yet she perform ed excellently tim e of 9:44.19 m inutes tor the as she took 6 seconds ol I her time, goin g from 2:56 m inutes silver m edal. in the provincials to 2:50 m in­ "This w as Linda's first Cl AU track m eet. The first-place w in­ utes in the nationals." ner just edged her out by a time "Iliad som e bad luck by being of 9:44.01 m inutes, so I w as very in the slow section, but the race pleased," said Barrett.

Such notable results a Iso cam e w ent realty w ell," agreed M uldow ney. "H ow ever, I can't from track star Kristen Fry, with sa v if I'd have w on even il I had a 2nd in the Long Jump and 5th been in the fast section."

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McGill's behalf. D espite a tire­ som e three-dav journey, they clenched 7th place out of twentyfive team sentered in the com p e­ tition.

The point system allotted the McGill w om en a total ol 17 points, w hile W indsor's fem ales cam e out on top with 67.

March 17-23, 1992

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Ryerson Rams win points for pointlessness

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the score w as concerned. I don't think | the current Rams) are the The Eyeopcncr w orst team I've had."

Ryerson Polytochnical Institute Assistant coach Darren Lowe said the record m ay be the worst The Ryerson Rams ended their o f all time, but it d oesn 't tell the season the w ay it began - point­ full story. less. The Rams lost their last He said there were three ga mes gam e 10-2 to the McGill Red men that went in to overtim e, tw o lost last m onth, b ecom in g o n ly the by a single goal, and several twothird team in O U A A history to goal d efea tso n em p tv -n et goals. end the season w ith ou t a single "I don't know w hat the other point. tea m s w ere Ii ke tha t d id n' t wi n a And w h o w ere the other two gam e, but I think that they w ere team s to claim this d u b iou s a lot farther aw ay from ever honour? Ryerson...and Ryerson. having a chance at w in n in g a D uring the 1972-73 season the game," he said.

Rams finished 0-17. W hen cur­ The Rams ended the season rent head coach Jim Cairns was with a 0-22 record, ga v e up a hired for the 1984-83 season, the w h o p p in g 2 1 7 goals, finished in Rams w ent 0-24. th eO U A A basem ent, and m ade H ow ever, Cairns said this leagu e history by losing 22-3 to grou p of Rams is not the worst O ttawa. They also lost all their Ryerson team of all time. e x h ib itio n and to u rn a m en t "The one year I w ent 0-24, we gam es. rea lly d id n 't get a s cl ose a s fa r a s Several players quit the team,

including prom ising sophom ore assistant-captain Darren Hunter.

The R am salsohad $20,000 worth of equipm ent stolen from their practice arena.

"It's been a nightm are the w h ole season, esp ecially the second half," said rookie for­ ward Mark H am ilton. "It's just good that w e get the sum m er off."

C oaltender Marshall Starkman said he thought the team learned to accept defeat too eas­ ily.

"We got blow n out so many gam es. You get a 10-goal gam e and you think that's gcxrd, but it really is still a blow out and you can't be satisfied," he com ­ m ented.

H ow ever, m ost Rams said there w ere still p ositive aspects to the season. R ookie forward Mike O 'N eill felt the team gelled very well.

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"I've been on w inning teams before that never got along, but w e g o t along great for a team that didn't d o too well," lie said.

Likewise, assistant coach Jim D avidson w as im pressed with the tea m's good attitude. "It was a tough season, but I was sur­ prised that the m orale this year w as a lot better than last year, considering w hat w e had to go through," he said.

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McGill Cricket club prepares for maiden season

BY ALEX U S H ER T he fledglin g McG ill C rick et d u b held its first i n d o o r practices in C u r r i e g y m n a s i u m o v e r the F e b ru a r y b re a k . C lu b p r e s id e n t S a n d y S a n d r a s c g a r a n w a s v e ry p le a s e d w ith the results. " W e h a d th r e e practices o v e r break , a n d a b o u t th irty p e o p le s h o w e d u p to each o ne. T h a t's p re tty g o o d c o n s i d e r i n g a lot of p e o p le w e r e a w a y on b re a k ," he said.

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sag aran w a s e n th u s ia s tic a b o u t w hat he saw . " W e h a v e so m e very g o o d p la y 足 ers. A c o u p le of th e m h a v e played for the Q u e b e c u n d e r- 2 5 team , a c o u p le for the N o v a Scotia under-25 team. T h e r e 's a lot ot talent there," h e no ted.

T h e team will b eg in p la y i n g in th e "C " d iv isio n of the Q u e b e c C rick et le a g u e in the seco n d w eek of M ay, b u t the c lu b still faces se v 足 eral h u r d l e s if it ex p e c ts to h a v e a successful start.

T he team is still w ith o u t a n oval o n w h ich to practise, a lt h o u g h the

c lu b is n e g o tia tin g w ith a d m i n i s 足 tra tors at the M a c d o n a l d C a m p u s a b o u t u sin g a field there. Players a r e also f in d in g it difficult to raise the f u n d s n e e d e d to p u r c h a s e e q u i p m e n t a n d p a y le a g u e fees.

"W e 'v e been t u r n e d d o w n lor fu n d i n g by A thletics, w e 'v e been t u r n e d d o w n for f u n d i n g b y S t u 足 d e n ts ' Society, a n d c o rp o r a te s p o n s o r s h i p s a r e very difficult, since m o s t c o m p a n i e s d o n ' t e v en k n o w w h a t cricket is," S a n d re s a g a r a n la m e n te d . "E v ery step we take, it seem s th e r e 's a n o t h e r h u rd le ."

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