The McGill Tribune Vol. 11 Issue 7

Inside This W eek Economics Profs not sorry

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No retractions made for inflammatory remarks

Children on the street

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Street kids find shelter and friendship from Dans la Rue

Riding down Highway 61

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McDonald introduces his new film at the Festival du Monde

Red men roll over Ityerson Society of McGill University

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McGill men's hockey team feast on mutton

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October 22-28, 1991

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Tuesday, October 22nd PC McGilL General Meeting.

Union Ballroom, 4;30 p.m. More info, call John Williamson 2816770 M cGillJam es Bay Coalition meets today. Union 425, 4:00 p.m..Everyone welcome!

A m nesty In te rn a tio n a l Meeting. SSMU Room425/426, 6:30 p.m.

M cGill Faculty of Music Concert. McGill Wind Symphony. Robert Gibson, director. Works by Hindemith, Copland and Rprem. Pollack hall, 8:00p.m. Information: 3984547. Free admission.

Wednesday. October 23rd M cG ill Book Fair. Over 100,000 ne w a nd used books on sale in Redpath Hall. Bargains galore. Everyone welcome.

Entrance FREE. 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Information: 398-4534.

Irish Studies at M cGill pres­ ents Professor Paul Bew, De­ partment of Politics, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. "Is there a Solution to theNorthern Ireland Problem?"

Arts Council Room, 160. 8:00 p.m.

In te r n a tio n a l Socialists Meeting.

"E n v iro n m en ta l­ ism : Red or Green?"

Union425/426,7:30 p.m.

Lawyers for So­ cial Responsibil­ ity. Racism and the Law: M ontréal's Black Community Responds.

Dan Phillip, President of Black Coalition of Québec, speaks on the killing of Marcelu s François.

K iven Tu nting, Black Community Council of Québec, speaks on the op­ eration of the B.C ..Q. Legal Clinic. Facul ty of La w, 3644 Peel St. Room 201,12 noon.

In te rn a tio n a l R e a ltio n s Society Meeting. Leacock 232, 6:30 p.m. All welcome! Info, Discussion, Donuts!

M cG ill Student Pugwash.

Slide show and presentation: One Engineering Student's Odyssey into the James Bay Hydro-Electric Project.

REPULSION. McGill Film

Thursday. October 24th Liberal M cGill. Policy Meet­ ing, 3;30 p.m. Speaker Victor Drury, 4:30 p.m., Union 310.

SSM U Council M eeting.

University Centre, Room B0910, 7;00 p.m.

M cG ill Book Fair. Over 100,000 new and used books on sale in Redpath Hall. Bargains galore. Everyone welcome Entrance Free. 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. gs THE EXORCIST. The McGill .a Film Society presents the thriller ^ about a twelve-year-old girl who is possessed by the devil. | FDA Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Students for Global Respon­ ds sibility Meeting. SSMU Room ^ 435, 6:30 p.m.

haunt its dead ones. Leacock 132, 7:30 p.m.

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Society presents an absolute classic of the genre by R. Polan­ ski. Leacock 132, 7:30 p.m.

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McGill Faculty of Music.

McGill Chamber Winds and Concert Choir. Rober Gibson and Iwan Edwards, directors.

Canadian and American mu­ sic, works by J. Burke, Donald Steven, and Ned Rorem. Pol­ lack Hall, 8:00 p.m. Informa­ tion: 398-4547. Free admission.

Friday. October 25th The Yellow Door Coffee House presents Live Music with Tricia Harvey Lerner and Marginal Notes. Admission, $2.00. 3625 Aylmer, between P5ine and Prince Arthur, 8:00p.m. For further informa­ tion, phone 398-6243.

BEETLEJUICE. The McGill Film Society presents a very funny movie about a ghost who is asked to exorcise a house from the human inhabitants who

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Retractions from Economics professors not forthcoming

BY STEVE BRIGH T Economics Professors Allen Fenichel and Robin Rowley have not submitted retractions for their statements made in the M c G ill D aily as required by a motion passed by the Econom­ ics department October 11 th.

The remarks in question were made in the D aily two weeks ago. P ro fesso rs F enichel, Rowley and Tom Naylor criti­ cized the attitude of the depart­ ment towards undergraduate teaching.

The motion, passed by a 17 to 3 margin at the departmental meeting, denounced the com­ ments of Rowley and Fenichel as "false" and "insulting to the department as a a whole", and went on to request that the two professors "retract their re­ marks in written statements to the M c G ill D a ily ".

Fenichel condemned the meeting as a "trial" and said that the motion sent out a "chill­ ing message" with regard to the department's attitudes on freedom of speech. "[Asking] one to retract what they feel is true does not con­ form with academic freedom," he said.

Rowley, who stated that he has no intention of issuing a retraction, was upset by the way the department dealt with his comments.

"If the Chairman had handled this properly, the whole thing wouldhavebeenoverinaday," he said. "If [the request to re­ tract] goes away, it goes away.

But this won't stop me from talking about what the depart­ ment needs."

Economics Chair John Mc­ Callum, who sponsored the motion, has not approached

N etw ork N ew s Briefs COMPILED BY ALEX USHER AND DAVE OUTERBRIDGE

Western pornography referendum Students at the University of Western Ontario will decide, in a plebiscite later this month, the fate of pornographic maga­ zines on campus.

University Students' Council chief returning officer Tracy MacKinnon told Council on October 2 that she had received a petition containing more than 500 signatures. The petition requested a referendum on the issue of banning the sale of pornographic magazines on campus.

Though the results of the referendum, to be held October 22 and 23, will not be binding, managers of stores on campus have indicated that they will honour the results.

However, Fiona Hodge, former Women's Issues Commis­ sioner, said a referendum is a back-handed way of dealing with the issue of pornography.

"They're going at it from a position of 'We have to look at this from all angles' and I don't think that is a woman-friendly position."

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Wilson pelted at York Former Finance Minister Michael Wilson found that contro­ versy from his old job still follows him. Last week, at York University, students angry over his decision to cut back on funding to higher education, pelted Mr. Wilson with macaroni as he arrived to speak to a group of Administrative Studies majors.

Rob Centa, VP External of the York Federation of Students and an organizer of the protest, bitterly criticized the minister's record.

"The neediest students in the country are being asked to pay off the deficit, while thousands of profitable corporations in this country don't pay a cent in tax," Centa said, referring in particu­ lar to the 3% tax on student loans and the 7% GST, both of which were imposed by Mr. Wilson.

The minister did his best to ignore the protestors, but an expensively-attired group of counter-demonstrators rebutted the macaroni-throwers with chants of "no pain, no gain".

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either professor to request the retractions.

"They know that [the motion] has passed and so it's up to them really to decide whether or not they wish to withdraw their remarks," said McCallum.

"If they withdraw their re­ marks, good. If they don't, then we'll just forget it and get on with our usual business."

In addition to McCallum's motion, six of thirteen propos­ als concerning the problems in the department were discussed.

Among the proposed changes

were a new joint-major with Management, and a streamlin­ ing of the entire program.

Fenichel said thathewas"not at all confident" that the new proposals would fix the prob­ lem of teaching resources, which both he and Rowley felt were paramount to the depart­ ment. The allocation of teach­ ing resources was the focus of a report that the two prepared and distributed last year, as a comment on the department's annual cyclical review.

"Give us the resources and we can do lots of things, but we

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need the re-allocation of the resources first" said Rowley.

"We do have the resources, depending on the interests of the professors and also on stu­ dent interests," countered McCallum.

Another seven proposals, in­ cluding improvements to the advising procedures and the implementation of a more struc­ tured concentration in the study of political economy, are ex­ pected to be discussed at the next Economics department meeting, November first.

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Folk M u s ic S o c ie ty ra ise s v o ic e in p ro te st o v e r b u d g e t

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outside agency [the Yellow Door]."

Stephanie Hodnett, Co-ordi­ nator of the FMS,. was unsatis­ fied with Bukhman's explana­ tion of the JMC's decision.

Members of McGill's Folk Music Society (FMS) are irate over Students' Society's (SSMU) Joint Management Committee (JMC) recommendations which they believe will put the future of the Music Soci­ ety in jeopardy.

The FMS pro­ posed an annual budget of $600 to the JMC. The Folk Music Society in­ tended to spend $55 dollars a month on room rentals at the Yellow Door Coffee House, for an annual total of $480. The money earm arked for room rentals was cut from the FMS budget by the JMC recom m edations.

H ow ever, the J M C m a y lo c k F M S o u t o f Y D rental costs will be "[The budget cutting] is ab­ paid for until December, so that surd.

We probably have the the FMS can adjust to the lowest budget on campus," she change. said. "[Bukhman is] obviously JMC Chairman and SSMU VP ignorant as to what [the FMS is] Finance Lev Bukhman, sug­ about.

When he suggested we gested that the FMS use space use the Alley, he showed his ig­ in the Union Building or at 550 norance.

We're not a perform­ Sherbrooke which is available ance group.

There's no ques­ to SSMU groups at no cost. tion about it. We need a fixed "From a financial point of location." view, you don't take into ac­ Bukhman disagreed. "The count what [location] is suit­ $600 [budget] was not one of able and what is not. [The SSMU the lowest," he said "There is a has] a responsibility to provide $700 budget limit per interest space and that is it," he said. group, and an overall limit of "The concern came up [at JMC] $1800 on [the combined budget that almost the entire subsidy of this group was going to an

of] all groups. It is not a compe­ tition for who gets the most money. We allocate on the ba­ sis of need."

He also felt that communica­ tion was quite pos­ sible between JMC and groups which submitted budget proposals, citing the unprecedented d elay betw een JMC deliberations and the presenta­ tion to SSM U Council of the re­ sults .

"This year we wanted to allow groups to come and give som e in p u t," said Bukhman.

But Hodnett ac­ cused the VP Fi­ nance of being completely inac­ cessible for two weeks.

"H e does not return calls. There was basically nothing we could do," she said. "There is a total lack of communication. I'd be willing to negotiate but no one has made an effort to. I want to make this public. It is not just a decision that can be made by a group and then inform us about it after the fact.

Bukhman dismissed such charges, and offered further ad­ vice to the FMS. "If rental of the Yellow Door is so important, [the members of the FMS] are perfectly free to raise revenue on their own to subsidize it," he said. □

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Dear Editor, No one reading the confused and erroneous story about the Work Study Program in last week's Tribune (October 15th)would realize that McGill is about to begin a program with the potential to bring up to $200,000 in additional financial aid to eligible students. As of the first day of class in January, a Work Study Program should be in place to provide up to ten hours a week of paid work on campus for students who are in need of financial assistance. If all goes well in the Winter term we will recommend that it be continued on a permanent basis.

Full details for students and for McGill departments on how to apply for the program will be on the way to the printer shortly and will be distributed by early November. 1 hope the Tribune will fulfil its mandate to inform McGill students of campus news by giving this story the coverage it deserves.

I. Gopnik Dean of Students S t ill m o r e a r g u m e n t- b r e a k in g

Dear Editor, After three years in Religious Studies, 1 was beginning to labor under the assumption that Christians are educated and tolerant of others. Thank God for Jason MacLellan! (October 15th) Never before have I seen such a true follower of the words of Jesus Christ as this man...

Did I say "the words of Jesus Christ"? For some reason that name rings a bell. I seem to remember that some people believe this Jesus fellow is the Son of God. Perhaps Mr. MacLellan is one of them. And any true member of "God's church", would know that the Son and the Father are one. Fancy that. So 1 guess Mr. MacLellan might be willing to see if God has some opinions here...

"Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in Heaven." (Matt 6:1) "Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?"

(Matt. 7:1-3) "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside look beautiful, but inside they are full of the bones of the dead and of all kinds of filth. So you also on the outside look righteous to others, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness." ( Matt 23: 27-8) I don't want to sound too judgmental, but frankly, Mr. MacLellan, I'm not the one quoting lJohn:l-3. I'm just quoting the man you have chosen to call the Son of God, Perhaps you're right-it does seem a "small pressure group" has "railed at this". After all, Jesus was a Jew. Me, I'm just a white, straight male who wishes you'd get off your soapbox and maybe clean up your own act a bit.

Don McGowan U3 Religious Studies/Philosophy N o te fro m a n u n s a t is fie d c u s t o m e r ...

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G e ttin g a w a y w ith it There is a problem: Women get attacked. Men get away with it.

This is an awful problem.

But let's not get carried away with how awful it is. Let's try to figure out how, if you were a heterosexual male, you might get away with attack­ ing women.

You are allowed to, by a so­ ciety for which you have written the rules. These rules have been written in the sum total of all the information the media distributes on your behalf.

A subset of this informa­ tion is used to legitimate at­ tacks against those who devi­ ate from your norms. A sub­ set of this information is used to silence those who deviate from your norms.

How does the information silence the deviant majority?

It silences us through threats, through bribes, and through trivialization. We are threat­ ened when "tooradical" femi­ nists are warned that when they alienate insecure men, they invite violence. Or the media might produce the more banal advice that a woman who will not sleep

with you should be kicked in the teeth.

We are bribed by the re­ ward system. As one femi­ n ist w rote: "m en want women who want men". And most of us want to be wanted.

And finally, we are trivial­ ized. Freud was not the only man to respond to statistics and evidence of child abuse or sexual assault, or sexual harassment - by announcing that the women "made up" the stories in a form of wish fulfillment.

Because women are si­ lenced, the media is allowed to perpetuate the myth that individual incidents of vio­ lence arc not related to a larger problem.

The attacker - there may be more than one - at the PinePark interchange believes he will getaway with his crimes.

He thinks he'll get away with it because he is surrounded by information which is tell­ ing him that his victims are objects who will not be taken seriously by the powers that be. The information was right: at least one of his victims has been called 'lucky", since she was not raped.

The press cannot escape re­ sponsibility for this mechanism of unequal power.

There are those who would argue that for the press to stop perpetuating this mechanism would be censorship. But with­ out the press taking this respon­ sibility, they are silencing oth­ ers: censorship of an invisible sort.

In order to stop men from getting away with violence against women, we have to stop silencing the deviant majority.

That means not making jokes advocating violence against women. That means not look­ ing at someone who has been assaulted as having gotten off lightly. And that means not allowing it to be said that a person who deviates from the power structure is conceivably either immoral or asking for retribution.

Stopping violence against women does not mean simply catching this one attacker. If we want to stop violence against women, we have to fight the power structure that lets po­ tential attackers get away with it.

Kelly Gallagher-Mackay Walk Safe Network

Dear Editor, Who's my campus voice? (October 15th) Definitely not the Tribune, and definitely not the Daily. Nonetheless, I wish to assure the respective editors of these publications-and, in turn, 1 wish them to reassure their advertisers- that no glossy and (presumably) well-written national student "rag" could possibly tear me away from the real student press. Yes, Trib and Daily, even if you are reduced to single page, mimeographed rant sheets with no office space and no advertising revenue I would still seek you out religiously.

By the way, your self-assessment as "a forum for discussion and debate within a local community of students" strikes me as a little self-serving. Might I suggest: "organizations like ours provide an expensive and wasteful soap box for selfrighteous posturing and an occasional insighful and/or amusing letter.

M. Doerksen U1 Biology R e lig io n p a r t ly to b la m e fo r h o m o p h o b ia

Dear Editor, Jason MacLellan's Second Epistle Against the Homosexuals (October 15th) dismisses our rebukes of his heterosexism on two grounds: (1) Scripture is against us, and (2) we are not sufficiently loving. But these are exactly the points on which he himself is weakest.

First, a growing number of Biblical scholars agree that the Scriptural texts traditionally interpreted as condemnations of homosexuality per se cannot be applied to modern homosexuality, either because the Greek and Hebrew words used probably do not refer to homosexuality, or because the ancient models of homosexuality they condemn (temple prostitution, and exploitative, unequal relationships between men and boys) are condemned for factors which are not inherent in homosexuality and are certainly not prevalent in modern homosexual relationships. (Please see, most recently, The New Testament and Homosexuality, by Robin Scroggs of the Union Theological Seminary. Or take one of my Greek classes.)

Secondly, Jason's kind of "love" is literally fatal to lesbian and gay people. A U.S. government study has conservatively estimated that 1500 American gay and lesbian teenagers commit suicide every year. They often leave behind notes or diary entries (I have copies in my office) explaining they felt hated by God as well as society. One young man in Texas shot himself on the altar of his church after a confidential interview with his pastor.

Make no mistake. However Jason may choose to gussy it up, the bottom line of his version of Christianity is that lesbian and gay people are illegitimate and ought not to exist. Of course, he envisions conversion rather than extermination for us, but, since we cannot "reform" ourselves, the end result is the same. The Christian churches bear a large part of the responsibility for the holocaust of deaths from suicide, gay-bashing, and fear and ignorance about AIDS. I therefore suggest we resurrect and rework an old chant from another struggle against death: "Hey, hey, Pastor Jay, how many kids did you kill today?"

Daron Westman Ph.D. 7 A n o u t c r y a g a in s t o p e n - le t t e r c o m m e n t

Dear Editor, Strange how life goes in cycles. My last letter to the Tribune (back in the days when George Bush was busy visiting funerals instead o f causing them) was on this exact same subject of letter policies. At the time the Tribune had a simple (if unstated) policy of refusing to print letters that criticised (sic) the paper too much, or too accurately. Quite a charming yet workable strategy, actually.

Now I see that the Trib is congratulating itself for being courageous enough to open up the criteria even further. Now, the readership will not only get to send in letters

E d ito r ia l The appalling spectacle of the Clarence Thomas hearings was an eyeopener about sexual harassment. Despite the sordid process, or probably because of it, millions of people were bluntly confronted with the issue of harassment. In a similar way but on a much smaller scale, McGill's own forum on gender-neutral language brought a contentious topic to the public's attcntion.These episodes serve a vital purpose; they bring important subjects into an arena where they can be discussed.

Unfortunately, the controver­ sial nature of these issues also

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Taking offense too far causes some dangerous hy­ persensitivity among both sexes.

The rules for office behavior and physical contact between the sexes have been disrupted by Anita Hill's testimony. Conse­ quently, there are a lot of males who are walking around on eggshells because they no longer know where to draw the line. Is it okay to discuss sports or pat a woman on the knee, even if the intent is non-threatening? The safest attitude seems to be hands off altogether, which may sadly preclude honest human contact.

Gender-neutral language is just as problematic. The guidelines for proper dialogue are new and confusing. Is it inappropriate to

refer to a significant other as a girlfriend? At what age does a girl become a woman? Is it more accurate to call a female supervi­ sor a foreperson or a forewoman?

The difficulty in defining acceptable behavior is determin­ ing what constitutes a threat.

What kind of talk or touch is threatening to women?

There is no way to make a broad rule, since every woman has her own threshold of sensi­ tivity. Because individual opin­ ions on the issues of sexual harassment and gender-neutral language cannot be assumed, the general tendency among both men and women is to be hyper­ sensitive. It is safer to tolerate

L e tte rs to th e E d ito r ; c o n t i n u e d ... criticising the paper for things that the paper has done, we'll also be able to read letters from people criticising other people for things they have no control over...how splendid!

Does your new liberal letters policy mean that we can expect to see excerpts from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion?

Perhaps an evenhanded discussion of the merits of forced sterilization, deportation, and selective euthanasia for the mentally or sexually or politically or physically or racially defective? Or maybe the touting of certain practices of American religious affiliated colleges where all interaction between students of opposite sexes is strictly curtailed and chaperoned? Maybe a discussion of the tried and true values of our western tradition which prescribed the death penalty for adultery, practicing other religions, or talking back to your parents? Or if we really want to get down to our ancient bedrock traditional religious values we could possibly scare up a couple of kooks to argue the merits of infant sacrifice and immolation on the lower campus.

This new policy could mean that you'd have to expand the letters section and cut non-essential features like egocentric columns, sports, council coverage etc. but, to borrow a phrase, "there couldn't be anything more beneficial".

Just one drawback...What do you say to all the women and men, gays, lesbians, blacks, Jews, and other assorted minority students who write to ask why space is being given in your newspaper to incite hatred and work up sensational argument over their rights as people? Well I suppose you could return to your original policy of eight or so years ago and refuse to print their letters. How neat, cyclical, gestalt. And God help you Jason MacLellan wherever you are ... cause sooner or later your certain life will run into a rock, and faith that is so based on stricture egomaniacal certainty and rigidity is bound to shatter. I hope that by that time you haven't alienated all of the people that can help you pick up the pieces.

M. Fred Methot Dip. Ed. Ed note: The open letter opinion was a comment from a Tribune reader, and not indicative o f any Tribune Editorial policy. ...N o t e fro m a rt u n s a t is fie d c u s t o m e r ’s s ib lin g

Dear Editor, Re: "W ho’s Your Campus Voice?"

Consider two voices. One of them is new, unfamiliar, but instantly recognizable in its bland, boring, homogenized FM disc jockey smoothness. The other is a voice we know of old, a distinctively grating, strident and whiny voice, the kind of insectile scolding sound that would result if you endowed Mr. Dressup's little pal Casey with that distended moral certitude of Reverend Jimmy Swaggart. That's the voice of the Daily and the Tribune. If there's only room for one voice, I know which one I choose. Looking Up must die!

But, "banning free distribution of this magazine on campus is not cencorship"? Of course it is. Don't be so coy. Relax, and just be yourselves. Your manifest moral superiority earns you your place as the Conscience of the Campus. If you require a total information monopoly to discharge that duty properly, so be it. After all, this isn't a mere question or principle we re dealing with here. We're talking about advertising revenue.

C. Doerksen History U2 G A L O M a u t h o r b e w ild e r e d b y h o m o p h o b ic le t t e r

Dear Editor, As one of the co-authors of the third "venom-dripping" masterpieces of "propoganda" (sic) to which Jason MacLellan refers in his letter of October 15th, I am somewhat bewildered by his choice of epithets. Judging from his next paragraph but one, I should have thought that according to Mr. MacLellan's own logic, or lack thereof, the adjective "saccharine-dripping" would have been more apropos.

I shall not belabour Mr. MacLellan's muddled attempts at reasoning. (Seth Abramovitch has already carried out an admirable demolition job in that regard.) 1 must say, however, that I am both appalled an enlightened by his assertion that

"Homosexuality is a moral issue, and as such, is founded on belief rather than reason".

Homosexuality is, one assumes, rather more than a moral issue, though moral issues of various kinds are certainly involved in the discussion of homosexuality.

But to suggest, as Mr. MacLellan does, that there is a foundational opposition in moral thinking between belief and reason flies in the face of the whole tradition of moral and religious philosophy.

Moreover, this suggestion, if it were true, would demolish Mr. MacLellan's own argument: religious beliefs such as those he appears to endorse would be merely matters of personal preference and could be simply dismissed by those of us who hold other religious beliefs.

Mr. MacLellan speaks of "Repentence" (sic) as exemplifying the "true spirit of religion". In our previous letter, my co-authors and I spoke of the overriding principles of justice and compassion in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The difference in our orientations is revealed in this contrast. It is fundamentally a difference between individual and social concerns. I in no way wish to denigrate the importance of repentance and individual spirituality.

It is, however, a grim reality of the Western religious traditions that their adherents have all too often repented of the wrong sins. For example, there are times when it is a sin to be concerned with the salvation of one's own soul, particularly when my sister or brother is hungry or in pain. As Mr. MacLellan, 1 am sure, knows, there are evangelical precedents for this observation. Sin is not a univocal concept—any more than is repentence. Sins and repentence belong to particular times and places. It is my belief — and one for which I could provide rational support if I had space here — that at the present time and in the present social context, the worst sins are those involving irresponsible, masochistic spiritual indulgence, particularly when this is buttressed by appeals to authority. Indeed, I would go farther and say that the image of "the homosexual", as it has been constructed by the religious, philosophical and scientific discourses of the last two centuries or so, is an inverted projection of just this set of irrational attitudes and beliefs. That is why many gays and lesbians ended up wearing pink triangles in the camps, along with other peoples whom the worshippers of might just as irrationally and arbitrarily feared to look in the face lest they saw what they both feared and desired most about themselves mirrored there. This kind of selfaggrandizing and totalizing, not to say totalitarian, spiritual pride is what need to be repented of, and not my or Mr. MacLellan's individual preferences in sexual partners.

Richard Cooper Honorary member, LAGEM

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nothing and err on the side of caution, then to tolerate some interaction and possibly offend someone.

This attitude seems counter­ productive to improving rela­ tions between the sexes. If there is no room for discussion, there is no place for legitimate and wellintended contact, cither.

The McGill gender-neutral forum emphasized the hypersen­ sitivity of some members of the audience. One man who had the nerve to ask an informational and inoffensive question got heckled and ridiculed simply because he was a male. Imagine the reaction if a woman had had the desire to ask a question on the issue of free speech or the thought police.

The usual explanation for hypersensitivity about these

subjects has a valid point; women have been discriminated against for centuries, and only now is society beginning to increase its awareness of sexual harassment and biased language. The value of events like the Thomas hearings and the McGill debate is incalculable for bringing atten­ tion to these problems.

Reactionary elements should not diminish the excellence of these causes. But there is a real possibility that in their zeal for progression, some people are shutting out the chance for honest communication between men and women., which under­ mines the advantages to be gained from these events that raise consciousness.

AMY WILSON

Evaluating ourselves Over the past two weeks, McGill has figured prominently in a growing national debate on higher education. Maclean's special issue on universities, A Measure of Excellence, ranked McGill's undergraduate Arts and Science program as Canada's best. Dr. Stuart Smith, a McGill graduate, released the results of his one-person inquiry into the state of Canadian universities to mixed reviews. The M aclean’s issue and the Smith report are very different, but they both stress the importance of teaching as a part of a university's mission to provide a quality education to its undergraduates.

McGill itself is about to embark upon a debate that will test its commitment to teaching. For an awfully long time, student politi­ cians have promised to publish a course evaluations handbook, similar to the University of Toronto's Anti-Calendar. This promise has been an easy one to make, but difficult to fulfill.

Course evaluations already ex­ ist. At the end of each semester, students in most classes answer a list of questions about the in­ structor, course content, and method of evaluation. The results are used by departments and faculties to assess an instructor's teaching performance, and play an important role in the granting of tenure.

The student body, however, is generally unaware of the results of course evaluations and how they are used. According to standing university policy, it is left to each academic unit to decide "which part of the evaluation shall remain confiden­ tial and which other parts shall be made public." (McGill Senate, 1980) While a few departments and faculties, such as Biology and Law, have freely released the results for some time, the over­ whelming majority have chosen not to.

It is outrageous that students' courses of study should deter­ mine whether they have access to these evaluations. The fact that students provide the evaluation, grants them the right to view those evaluations, irrespective of

V ie w f r o m t h e G a t e s B Y SU jIT C H O U D H R Y what faculty or department they are in.

It is actually in the interest of the university to support a change in the present policy which would guarantee access.

To a large extent, students rely upon the opinions of their peers to choose their courses and formulate their views on faculty members. These informal evaluations are an established part of university life.

One argument against the public release of the evaluations is that they are unreliable, and may unfairly criticize some instructors. Which is actually fairer: to allow students to have access to the largest possible body of student opinion, or to offer only the views of a vocal and unrepresentative minority?

Recognizing the right of students to view evaluations will ensure that they take them more seriously. Without the right to access, it is hard for many students to see the importance of filling out those forms in each and every course. The result of publicizing the information will be more reliable evaluations, which benefit both the student body and the instructors.

The arguments in favour of releasing the results of course evaluations university-wide are compelling. In two weeks, Uni­ versity Senate will debate a motion on this issue. Hopefully, senators will have the political courage to make the right decision. □

October 22-28, 1991

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C ity k n o c k s C K U T fu n d in g p la n s off th e a ir

BY TAMMY HAUERSTOCK CKUT-FM's plans to move the dates of its funding drive have been blocked by a Montréal city bylaw which restricts the number of fun­ draising drives non-profit organi­ zations can hold per year.

In the past, the community radio station has held itsannual fundrais­ ing drives in the spring. But when CKUT decided to switch the dates of the funding drive to November, the city refused to grant the station a fundraising permit.

The city's decision stemmed from a bylaw which limits the number of annual fundraising drives to one a year.

"To stop us from doing this is hurting the voice of a lot of these people [who are cut off from main­ stream medial," said CKUT Fund­ ing Drive Co-ordinator Janice Fike.

'The city could have taken it to their board meeting. We do intend to take the matter further."

According to Fike, the change in dates for the funding drive is re­

quired to facilitate the financial bookkeeping of the station, because the end of its fiscal year coincides with March's funding drive. The spring drive has delayed the accu­ rate assessment of funds and au­ diting.

The station is worried because a large proportion of donations comes from students. The contri­ bution of the Students' Society (SSMU) is limited to paying for the phone hookup during the funding drive, a donation amounting to ap-

Q u e e n ’s stu d e n t g iv en su sp e n d e d s e n te n c e

BY ROB NICOL Queen's Journal An ex-Queen's student who was found guilty on four counts of sexual assault by the Alma Mater Societyjudicial Committee in early September, has received a sus­ pended sentence from a provincial court judge.

William Ma, who was Commerce '94 when he was arrested, was given a suspended sentence and placed on probation for two years by Senior Provincial Court Judge P.E.D. Baker. Ma pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual assault and one charge of assaulting a police officer.

In September, the AMS Judicial Committee was told how Ma as­ saulted five different women in and around Victoria Hall in a space of less than two hours on the night of April 26,1991. When he was appre­

hended by two constables of the Kingston Police Force, Ma spat at one of the officers. During the Committee hearing, Ma claimed that he was under the influence of a hallucinogenic narcotic at the time of the assaults, and therefore could not be held accountable for his ac­ tions.

The criminal charges of two counts of sexual assault and one count of assaulting a police officer were laid prior to the September Judicial Committee hearings, and the criminal case was set to begin on October 31.

However, according to an ar­ ticle in the Kingston Whig Standard, Crown attorney Bruce Griffith and Ma's defence attorney, Peter Kemp, reached an agreement on Monday to drop one count of sexual assault in exchange for a guilty plea on the two other charges.

The Crown Attorney's office also promised to join with Kemp in recommending that Ma receive only a suspended sentence and probation.

Accordingly, Judge Baker ruled that Ma, who is currently studying at the University of Toronto, be given a suspended sentence, and placed him on probation for two years.

Judge Bakerordered that, as part of Ma's probationary conditions, he must abstain from the use of all drugs, unless they are medically prescribed. As well, Ma was told to

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During Monday's brief court appearance, defence attorney Kemp told Judge Baker that the behaviour that Ma exhibited on the date in question was "out of character" to anyone who knows him. Kemp also blamed the behav­ iour entirely on the effect of the illegal narcotic.

"And after this experience," Kemp said, "it is unlikely [Ma] will experim ent with any other drugs."

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non-profit station. We are looking proximately $300. at our situation to see how we can "As an independent student surface above a deficit in the cur­ group, like QPIRG and the McGill rent year," said Fike. "We're not Daily, they [CKUT] run their own finances," said SSMU VP Finance L e v Bukhman.

"We have no author­ ity over them and no responsiblity."

Fike esti­ mated that C K U T e a r n s about ten percent of its budget from the funding drive. The other main sources of income are student dues and . . a d ver t i s C K U T 's J a n i c e F ik e f a c e s f u n d i n g d r iv e r e s t r ic t i o n s ing, but because of the recent reces- going under but we're fairly sion, CKUT advertising income has strapped .Services are cut back, and been lower than expected. this affects how wc can extend a "It costs a lot of money to run a hand to the community."

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N ew s B riefs EdUS impeachment may have been flawed Faced with a motion for impeachment from the Education Undergraduate Society (EdUS) Council, former EdUS President Paul Gracia presented his letter of resignation to the Council last Thursday.

A major complaint that had led to the motion for his impeachment was that Gracia had spent $664 on a 'one year diploma student' (1G) barbecue. It was believed that the lGs were not under the authority of the EdUS, and the expenditure angered certain members of the EdUS Council.

A source who wished to remain anonymous informed the Tribune that lGs do pay fees to the EdUS. The Faculty of Education and McGill Accounting were unable to confirm this.

Gracia's resignation has been accepted.

Resignation to be dem anded over publication Lesbians, Bisexuals and Gays of McGill (LBGM) Co-ordinator Charles Weijer intends to ask for the resignation of Management Undergraduate Society (MUS) President Phil Johnson at this week's MUS Council meeting.

The request originates from the October issue of the Commerce Communique, a management newsletter that was pulled from circulation two weeks ago, after complaints that it was racist, sexist, homophobic and antiSemitic.

According to Weijer, the editors' apologies to the insulted groups was unsatisfactory. Weijer will seek Johnson's resignation because the President told LBGM that he supported the editors' apologies.

"We insist that the MUS President must take responsibility for the actions of his members," said Weijer.

"Because he endorsed [the editors'] apology, he must resign."

But Johnson adamantly denied he made such statements to Weijer.

"I definitely haven't said anything to him," Johnson said.

Communique editor Yalmaz Siddiqui defended the president's position.

'The editorial board is given full editorial licence," explained Siddiqui. "The [MUS] Executive doesn't scrutinize anything and should not be held directly responsible."

According to Weijer, the MUS Council meeting will be held this Thursday at 5:00 in the Bronfman Building.

Johnson was hesitant in telling the Tribune where and when the Council meeting would take place.

"We don't want to have a circus," said Johnson. "Meetings aren't usually open in that way. The meetings are usually at the end of the week but I just want to consult my Executive first [before revealing the date]."

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for Science Member-At-Large Return to Chief Returning Officers William Stee & Deanna Vanderyagt at the SSMU desk (Union bldg.)

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Royal Victoria College (RVC) has cancelled its plans to raise funds by holding a Servant Day. Willing women in McGill's only all-women residence would have been auctioned off as servants on November 2 to raise money for ■their residence.

But RVC President Jen Smith decided to cancel the event after receiving phone calls from opposed residents. "[RVC Council] decided that we didn't want anybody offended by what we were going to do," explained Smith. "I certainly did not want to give my residence a bad image."

While Smith maintained the women would not have had to comply with any demands which they deemed offensive, she saw the potential for controversy. "[The opponents'] points were totally valid," said Smith.

Smith added RVC will raise funds through bake sales and a raffle instead.

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BY PETER FIALA There are over 4,000 kids liv­ ing on the streets of Montréal, and very few of them have chosen to be there. Under Québec law, it is illegal for anyone under 18 years old to be living on the street. As a result, there are no social programs like hostels or soup kitchens to serve them. For many of these children, going home to frequently abusive situations is not an option.

Father John Emmett is the founder of Dans La Rue, a non­ profit organization catering to the needs of Montreal's street kids. Affectionately known as Pops by the kids, he and his volunteers offer food, drinks, cigarettes, condoms, shelter, friendship and an open ear.

Dans La Rue is the only mobile resource centre in the down­ town core available to these people.

On average, the volunteers serve 80 kids a night. That number nearly doubles to­ wards the end of the month, when cheques have run out.

The project is operated out of a 28-foot Winnebago every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday making 5 stops from 9 p.m to 4 a m .

Atwater and Sainte-Cather-

ine (9:00 p.m.)

The first stop of the night is always busy. There are kids here who have not eaten in 24 hours. Skinheads, punks, Inu­ its, Anglophones and Native Indians mix amicably and set di fferences aside.Manyof these kids have criminal records and have spent time in detention centres. A few of the girls are pregnant and fear the authori­ ties will take their child when it is born. Others have recently started back at school and need help with their homework.

Peel and René Lévesque (10:30 p.m.)

This stop is quiet, especially since the Thunderdome Club closed down last year. It offers the volunteers a chance to relax and prepare food for the rest of the evening. A few kids drop in.

Parc Lafontaine(ll:30 a.m.)

The you ng people a t thi s stop are predominantly Franco­ phone. Many are the children of parents living at the poverty line. Others are transvestites and male prostitutes who serv­ ice the men of 'the village'. A few people are stoned on mes­ caline, the drug of choice on the street, and everyone is hungry and dirty. Another young girl is pregnant. The prostitutes pick

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up their condoms and leave quickly to return to their cor­ ners.

St. Denis and René Lévesque (1:00 a.m.)

At this stop, like the others, two volunteers get off the van to take a walk around. They talk to the girls working on the street and give them condoms.

The volunteers listen earnestly to the prostitutes' frightening stories of rapes, beatings, pimps and bad tricks. Some new kids have just arrived in town and they are telling stories of their adventures in Toronto or Van­

couver. Many of them are drunk or stoned from an evening of partying at their squat or a bar.

They brag of the money they make by begging. At this stop, many older people come into the van and ask for food. In the city of Montréal there are many resources available for these people. Because Dans La Rue is run on private donations, vol­ unteers must limit the amount of time people over 18 years old can stay in the Winnebago.

Sainte-Catherine and St. Laurent (2:30 - 4:00 a.m.)

Things have started to quiet down. Many of the kids at this

stop are those who have no squat and need shelter from the cold. When the van leaves at 4 a.m., these homeless children must wait until the Métro opens. There, they can find somewhere warm and dry to sleep. Some of the girls work­ ing as prostitutes come over to the van to warm up and have a hot chocolate. They talk about how slow business has been because of the recession and the decline of tourism in Mon­ tréal. Some have children to support and worry that turn­ ing two tricks a night will not get them by. □

S tu ck in th e sta ck s: d isco v e rin g M c G ill’s lib raries

BY GEORGE, GENEVIEVE BEAUCH EM IN , CATH ER­ INE PORTER, STEPHANIE E N G E L S, M IC O L ZA RB, MAX

It is midterm time again, and the MacLennan library's fourth floor has become too noisy and social to get any work done.

The T r ib u n e has compiled a list of secret study nooks which are quiet, and just distracting enough.

Rare Books Department Take the elevator beside the M acLennan sign-out desk down to the Rare Books De­ partment for a more intimate study experience. Impress the librarian by signing out some obscure 18th century book, and take advantage of the excellent lighting, large desks and aca­ demic atmosphere.

A natom y M u ­ seum This ideal study site for the aspiring doctor is located in theStrathcona Anat­ omy and Dentistry building. It is a quiet area with large tables. The various dissected body parts lying around make good study tools.

Poor lighting how­ ever, makes it an uninviting area af­ ter dark.

McIntyre Build­ ing Medical Library The long trip up the hill to the 'MacMed' building is a great way to prepare for long study hours in this motivating area. One of the most notable advan­ tages of this library

is the number of booksavailable, describing all types of 'studyphobia'.

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Studies Library If you can find a spot in this pop u lar and qu iet library, you may find it especially con­ ducive to inspir a t i o n a l

thoughts. Even St. Francis of As­ sisi would have approved of the stained glass w i n d o w s ,

heavy wooden tables and nar­ row book­ shelves.

Islamic Studies Library Th is inf requen tly u sed library is a great place for silent study­ ing on a rainy day. Although the beautiful architecture and carved wooden accents seem odd when paired with Crayola purple walls, this library is a welcome escape from the con­ fusion and noise of MacLennan/Redpath.

Blackader-Lauterm an L i­ brary Ideal for those students who tend to nod off while studying.

Huge windows, bright lights and big tables deter even the most ardent snoozers.

Blacker-Wood Library of B i­ ology Deep in the depths of Redpath, this dark dungeon is fairly buzzing with the studying of intense science students. The basement floor is windowless, so be sure to take frequent breaks to breathe fresh air. □

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McGill w as ranked as the number one Arts and Science University in Canada in the O cto magazine. Do you agree with this assessm ent? If not, who do you think is number one^

Chris Read, U3 Archaeology I don't know how McGill can be ra ted number one. It is a rather snobbish university, geared towards upper classes. On an academic freedom level, I find McGill rather stifling.

John Gilmour, U3 Arts At McGill, I think the studentteacher ratio is inadequate. It has a very good reputation in the United States by comparison to other Canadian universities, and I think it deserves this, despite the teacher problem.

Philip Murad, U3 Arts The classes are way too over­ crowded. There should be more co-op programs, especially in Arts. I think one can learn more practically than from lectures. A good example of this is Concor­ dia's fantastic communications program. McGill has a fantastic name, but a name isn't every­ thing in life; you want to learn something, too.

Mitch Kaufman, U1 Dentistry The process by which McGill is closing dentistry is completely undemocratic. If we let this pro­ cedure get established, anything can get cut. If underfunding continues, and this procedure continues, then there is no way that McGill will keep its numberone ranking.

Marianne Bennett, U3 Social Work I don't think that McGill has the best Arts and Science pro­ gram. I believe McMaster Universi ty has the best program. Y ou get an Arts degree and a Science degree in just four years. The curriculum and syllabus are in­ credible. At McGill, studentteacher ratios are awful. The li­ brary system is lacking. When I need a book, I go to Concordia.

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The way of life for the indige­ nous people of 500 years ago was very spiritual. They had learned that there was a great force they called theGreatSpirit and the Creator. They learned the Earth could give them eve­ rything they needed to survive.

They learned that the Earth had cycles. It gave life to winged beings, four-legged creatures, fish life and plant life. These indigenous people felt a great reverance (sic) and love for the Earth and in so doing gave it the name "Mother Earth".

In some of the first meetings between the Mohawk people and European explorers, the Mo­ hawks were massacredand sub­ jected to 'scorched earth’ tactics where whole villages were burned to the ground and eve­ ryone was killed or left to die.

Today, we are still trying to ex­ plain to our white brothers and sisters that we only want justice and fair treatment. People can­ not rape, pillage, destroy and attack this Earth and her chil­ dren and still expect to live hapever after. ur Mother Earth and the indigenous people are under assault now and have been for 500years. Ourchildren and eld­ ers are under extreme pressure.

We have the highest suicide, prison, alcohol and social casu­ alties in Canadian history among our children. Yet we still look to our white brothers and sisters for justice with a com­ mon goal of solidarity for our sacred Mother Earth.

I believe that if the next five years (not 500) are not more

productiveand positive towards the indigenous people of the Americas, this planet will die.

It has been said to us in our prophesies tha t Mother Earth wi 11 be sick, very sick. The Hopi pro­ phesies warn of Atomic radia­ tion. Haudenosaunce (Iroquois Confederacy) prophesies tell of environmental degradation.Cree prophesies tell of Europeans coming with a great wind All prophesies are connected to the Earth; all the indigenous values are connected to the Earth; all things to the indigenous people are connected to the Earth.

Our understanding is: it we take care of Mother Earth then she will take careof us. Our white brothers and sisters must learn our one-with-thc-Earth philoso­ phy: "W e are part of the Earth, the Earth is part of us." When all colours from the four directions come together for the Earth, then we will begin to heal.

Indigenous people have an understanding of the rivers, the Earth, the animals and the me­ dicinal herbs. The sun is our brother; the moon is our grand­ mother; our grandfathers are the stars so wc give thanks to all our relations from the natural world.

Wearecalled indigenousbecause we have watched the sun rise from the same place for many years.

The penitentiaries, mental in­ stitutions, ammunition factories, chemicals, greenhouse effect, deforestation, desertification, acid rain, and global warming are the evidence of a lost society.

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Antonia Whyatt, U2 Arts I agree. The reason I came from England is because everyone in England knows McGill, and has never heard of any other Cana­ dian universities. I think the in­ tellectual standard is very high here.

Kate Williams, Director of Uni­ versity Relations I think this evaluation is very subjective. [The magazine] fo­ cussed mainly on undergradu­ ate Arts and Sciences. If you take a university like Carleton, which is most famous for its journalism and architecture, it doesn't enter the picture at all. However, we all need evaluations, it stimulates performance. Otherwise, we're all working in a vacuum.

le Columbus discovered The indigenous people of the Americas were once strong—free, with clean air, fresh water and a rich food supply.

Today we still give thanks to our gracious Mother through our many thanksgiving ceremonies.

Manyofushave managed to keep or learn our native tongue. We understand the English language.

We understand the cross, sword, alcohol and the gun. Our chiefs and elders have kept and passed

on our traditions from genera­ tion to generation. Sometimes they were forced to do so se­ cretly.

We will never forget our re­ sponsibilities towards our beau­ tiful Sacred Mother Earth. We will never forget our sacred pipe, sweet grass, tobacco, sage, rat­ tler drum songs and dance.

We are the people that Colum­ bus discovered. □

Lupus: old problems, new solutions

BY GENEVIEVE BEAUCHEMIN Over 50 000 people in Canada are afflicted with Lupus, a severe dis­ ease which can affect any organ of the body. Of this number, 90% are women. The symptoms of Lupus vary among individuals.

"Skin eruptions such as butterfly rashes in the face area, overall fa­ tigue associated with fever, and se­ vere migraines are signs of this dis­ ease," said Dr. C.K. Osterland, a re­ searcher at the McGill Microbiology and Immunology Department.

Lupus has been known to exist for centuries. Although significant re­ search began about twenty years ago, the cause of the disease has not been found.

"Lupus was first described 2 000 years ago by Hippocrates, but the

cause remains a mystery," said Michael Polan,. coordinator of the Lupus Society of Quebec.

"Our immune system is designed to protect us. When this system gets confused, it can begin to attack our own tissues. This is exactly what Lupus does," explained Dr.Joyce Danoff, associate Dean of Under­ graduate Studies at the Faculty of Medicine. She is involved in Lupus research, in association with physi­ cians from various Montréal area hospitals.

With the help of experiments done

by McGill researchers, the drug 'plaqueniT, which had been used for years in the treatment of malaria, was recently found to be effective in treating Lupus.

"Twenty years ago, a patient diag­ nosed with Lupus was given five

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H a r a s s in g While women are divided on so many issues, one thing they have in common is the fear of sexual harassment. It is frightening that, though fe­ males have not yet united themselves, they have been grouped together by society as a body which cannot al­ ways be taken seriously.

If I were to file a sexual harassment complaint at McGill, I can only wonder about how seriously it would be taken.

I could make a confidential complaint to one of four pro­ fessors who have been ap­ pointed as a sexual assault assessor. The problem is that the assessor then has the right to decide if my case is strong enough to process.

There are no formal guide­ lines as to what constitutes an important case. According to the assessor Professor Pat Wells, my complaint is as strong as the evidence in­ volved. In other words, one of the only real hopes I have of being taken seriously is if someone else has voiced a similar outcry against my ag­ gressor. Otherwise, the situ­ ation comes down to my word against that of another.

Ironically, if my complaint of sexual harassment is deemed serious enough, I will face the absurdity of watching the Principal of McGill -a position which so far has always been held by a male- have the final say in my case.

When Anita Hill made her testimony last week her men­ tal competence was ques­ tioned. Hill had to face accu­ sations that she was unstable and that somehow she had years to live. This prognosis has improved tremendously with such drugs as plaquenil or corticoster­ oids," said Polan.

These drugs however, are expen­ sive. Researchers at McGill consider it important that all patients have equal opportunity to obtain treat­ ment.

"Socio-economic research may lead to supplementary payments to Lupus patients in order to cover drugs and other treatments," said Dr.Danoff.

Young women are most affected by the disease. This has led some researchers like Dr. Osterland of the Microbiology and Immunology Department to suspect that the cause may be linked to female hormones.

"Heredity is certainly an impor­ tant factor in the appearance of in a patient, but hormones are no doubt involved in some way," he explained.

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fantasized that Clarence Tho­ mas had a romantic interest in her. Furthermore, there were others who felt that even if Hill's testimony was true, Thomas never physically hurt her and if anything, his words were said in jest or a compli­ mentary manner.

Hill's testimony was judged by those who had varying opinions about what it means to be sexually harassed. Since the McGill sexual harassment policy also comes down to personal opinions, I have no guarantee that I, like Hill, would not face the same doubts and judgmental attitudes.

Most alarming, and what leads me to believe that sexual harassment is not taken seri­ ously, is that few institutions have set regulations concerning the disciplinary procedure a convicted aggressor will face.

Furthermore, even bodies that have sexual harassment poli­ cies, seldom consider future protection for the victim.

McGill is no exception to this rule. While the university ad­ ministration claims that it will "not tolerate" sexual harass­ ment, it takes no measures to ensure that I will not have to return to the classroom of a professor or a teaching assis­ tant against whom I have filed a complaint. This situation is not beyond the realm of the possible, especially because I am in a small department or have a significant number of required courses.

The greatest difficulty with McGill's sexual harassment policy is that its very flawed existence seems to halt any pos­ sibility of responsibly dealing with the issue. Since the proce­ dure is intimidating and sub-

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By Sara Borins jective people are reluctant to file reports. Only five formal and fourteen informal cases of sexual harassment were reported last year.

Last week, Anita Hill's in­ tegrity was challenged be­ cause she had not spoken out about her harassment ten years ago. But when I think about how my integrity and seriousness would be ques­ tioned if Iwereto file a har­ assment complaint at McGill tomorrow; when I imagine myself in a classroom with a professor after I have filed a complaint against him, I am not so sure that I would go ahead with this procedure.

And yet, if I did not file a sexual harassment complaint the situation would grow worse because this issue would remain cloudy, un­ heard and unsolved. Not until we all understand the definition of sexual harass­ ment and set up adequate methods to examine this issue, which do not put the victim at harm, will we re­ solve the situation.

The problem is that, in de­ fining sexual harassment, we are forced to confront the se­ rious issues of fear and power. And from what I have seen so far, society's tendency seems to make light of what is serious where women are concerned.

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BY LAURA WILLIAMSON AND KATRINA ONSTAD "Sex, bingo and America."

It was with these three words that sophomore director Bruce McDonald attempted to sum up his raunchy road trip of a movie, H ig h w a y 6 1 . But these three words hardly do justice to a truly Canadian film which uses the American road trip genre to comment insightfully upon the fate of the individual dream in a pop culture world.

With the benefit of some fi­ nancial backing, McDonald succeeds in expanding upon some of the themes introduced in his no-budget cult hit Roadkill.

From the word go, it is obvious that this director is no longer Joe Low-Budget. He's an adult now, and the vibrant colour, sweeping cinematography and smooth, unobtrusive camera work reflect this.

Yet H ig h w a y 61 refreshingly lacks the haughtiness of Film as Art 110-279A. This film is a party, and almost an excellent one. Unfortunately, it ulti­ mately falls short of the mark.

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Pokey's American Dream is fizzling at an alarming rate, but pop culture seems to engulf him. In a poignant episode, west coast punk hero Art Bergmann plays the mate of a wasted Patti Sm i th -ty p e waif. The two are so impris­ oned by her T h ro u g h a n u n lik e ly s e t o f rock star suc­ cess and re­ c i r c u m s t a n c e s a n u n w ittin g sulting bore­ dom , that P o k e y fin d s h i m s e l f their idea of a good time is

who also wrote the screenplay), is a barber and a failed trumpet player; the kind of small-town Canadian guy who responds to a sexual proposition by gulp­ ing: "No, I'm fine, thank you."

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greats down in New Orleans is severely undermined even be­ fore the two have crossed the border. In perhaps the movie's funniest scene, the partners are met by a pair of anal-retentive

Buhagiar),isa self-proclaimed "fugi­ tive from a heavy metal road crew ."

Through an unlikely set of h u n t i n g c h a u f fe r in g J a c k ie a n d a c i r c u m chickens in­ stan ces, an side their h e r o in - s t u f f e d c o r p s e d o w n unwitting Po­ M e m p his key find shimmansion.

H i g h w a y 6 1 in to th e h e a r t o f self chaufferPokey be­ ing Jackie and gins to realize a herointh e U .S . o f A .

America ain't stuffed corpse what it's down High­ cracked up to way 61, into be. border guards. Pokey might the heart of the U.S. of A. Up until the final twenty guess that his dream is a little The perfect foil to the worldminutes, H igh w a y 61 trucks naïve when he is met by a stickweary American Jackie, Pokey along at a rip rocking pace. Fu­ up-the-buttU.S. customs guard is the typical Canadian, with eled by a mostly Canadian (Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys romantic delusions about the rock/country soundtrack fea­ fame) who cackles: "America is land of milk and honey to the turing Nash the Slash, the my house. Why should I let you South. But his dream of blow­ Ramones and Bourbon Taber­ into my house?" ing the horn with the blues

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Sadly, McDonald allows the film to dissolve into didactic, self-conscious weirdness. H i g h ­ w ay 61 ultimately underesti­ mates the viewer. In a confus­ ing montage, the film attempts to tie up loose ends which had already been tied humorously and intelligently in the first three quarters of the film. A computerized voice repeating: "Everybody has a dream" is redundant at this point— not to mention annoying.

The film's other major flaw lies in the questionable execu­ tion of Pokey and Jackie's only sex scene. In what was proba­ bly intended to be a humorous and perhaps erotic moment, Jackie holds Pokey playfully at gunpoint and they make love in a graveyard. This is spliced with an equally hearty and lustful game of bingo. It is only the involvement of the weapon which stops this particular scene from succeeding.

Despite its flaws, H ig h w a y 61 is a smooth ride. More editing and better judgement could have made it a joyride. □

T h e b o d y p o litic: se lf-e x p lo ra tio n a s art

BY KIM RYGIEL In honour of Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Mon­ tréal is presenting "Le Corps Vacant", an autobiographical collection of photographie works from nine international artists. This exhibit uses selfportrait and the image of the body to explore the camera's political function.

Each of the nine artists ex­ plores the tension created in the double role of being a pho­ tographer and a model. The viewer is invited to participate, to be seduced by the image while simultaneously being repelled; to be both voyeur as well as subject. Gazing at an­ other's exposed form, viewers is meant to contemplate their own bodies.

One of the most innovative works is Israeli Dorit Cypris' X -ra y A ltered . Cypris presents this project as a response to the question "How does a woman look at another woman's body, and how does a woman stay in

possession of her own body while being looked at? " A ltered is a multi-media work incorporating several projec­ tors, screens, photos, and sculp­ tures Upon entering a dark room, the viewers' passage is blocked by a dark screen. In this space, viewers face the bright spot­ light of film projectors that show images from childhood, nature scenes, archaeological sites with skeletal bones, art images, and finally, a very intimate series of the photographer awakening to her body. Although eerie, the soundtrack which accompanies the piece is wonderfully relax­ ing. It explores the voice in sounds of snoring, moaning, and 'ohm'ing. This exhibit is Cypris' strong attempt to make the viewers become a part of the art form.

Another equally startling work is Austrian Rudolf Schwarzkogler's self-mutilating "photo-atkions." These images show, through a series of pho­ tos presenting the preparation of his body using gauze ban­

dages and razors, that photog­ raphy can be part of a ritual.

Brian Piitz also uniquely presents the male body as the subject of his work. "I present my body unadorned in a

moment of self-declaration," explained the artist.

Piitz's nude shots play with the political idea that mascu­ line beauty is strength. The art­ ist challenges this notion by

offering candid shots which show moles, scars, the veins of his penis, and even the dirt on his feet.

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BY RITU GAMBHIR The Bistro Quatre, situated on the northwest corner of St.Laurent and Duluth.is the cosy establishment home to the S c riv e n e r readings held every second Tuesday.

S c riv e n e r has an important role as McGill's only literary journal Its mandate is to pro­ mote up-and-coming writers.

Since the inception of The Read­ ing Series twelve years ago, these eveni ngs have become an integral part of the magazine..

Last week, after listening to Alberta born writer Daniel McBain read excerpts from his new novel titled B o rn W ithout A T o o th , members of the S c riv e n e r staff gathered around, to discuss S c r i v e n e r 's ongoing Reading Series.

Last year numbers were high as seventy to eighty people at­ tended every reading. These evenings are like a show and tell period. Though it may sound simplistic, every art form

depends on grassroots organi­ zations. Just as the young painter depends on small gal­ leries and the young dancer on small companies, the young writer depends on small maga­ zines such as S criv en er.

The journal shies away from big names. Though in past years the magazine has published interviews with Leonard Co­ hen and Margaret Atwood, Sam Anson, general editor of S criv en er ; explained that there are equally good writers who are fighting obscurity simply because they don't have the exposure..

Anson was quick to point out that the Reading Series do not cater to a particular political ideology. Rather, the maga­ zine's philosophy is that every piece of writing speaks for itself.

S c riv e n e r would never host a feminist night, but it definitely would have a women's night.

There are subtle distinctions to be made.

"Writing obviously has an

ideology but the S criv en er members don't get out their magnifying glasses and go look­ ing for it," said Anson.

The major problem of the S criv e n e r is a lack of support, both financially and in terms of sheer numbers. The inattention S c riv e n e r receives from McGill students is puzzling, since the magazine is distributed across North America.and is one of the few intellectual exchanges with other universities. Accord­ ing to Anson, the S criv en er of­ fice is "flooded with submis­ sions from across the conti­ nent."

The S criv e n e r financial prob­ lems do not seem to bother the magazine editors much.

"We realize that lack of fi­ nancial support has to do with the fact that this magazine oc­ cupies a low rung on the liter­ ary ladder," said Anson. "But we're quite content with that.

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entertainment P ho to e x p o : b o d y p o litic ART FROM PAGE 10 Other artists in the exhibit include Norwegian Edvard Munch, (infamous for "The Scream") whose series of 200 photos explore time through superim posed im ages or double exposure.

Anne Noggle's series portrays older women with the intent of illus­ trating them as individuals.

Canadian Sandra Semchuk examines her Native roots

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through "Mute/Voice", a se­ ries of diary-like self-portraits, one of which is a T.V. screen projecting Semchuk as sto­ ryteller of her childhood and Cree culture.

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Collectively, the pieces in this exhibit show that photography has much more depth than its two dimensional image. If the medium actively incorporates the viewers, it is a powerful political tool that mirrors the soul. □

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The Cult - Ceremony Sire/Reprise While The Cult used to sound only vaguely like Led Zeppelin, AC-DC, and other giants of rock, now they simply rip these bands off outright. Led Zeppelin gets robbed in the opening number, "Ceremony", and again in the third cut, "Earth Mofo." "Earth Mofo" is actually a remarkable number in that it manages to combine the riff from Zeppelin's "The Ocean" and the chord pro­ gression from "Voodoo Chile" all in one song. If you really need to hear this kind of music, you're better off just buying Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti to begin with.

The Pixies- Trompe le Monde 4AD-Polygram There was something magic about the Pixies first two albums that they have been trying to re­ capture ever since. Trompe Le Monde is about as close as they've come so far. This is very aggres­ sive, violent music. A lot of the songs also follow a formula that originally appeared in the song 'Tame" from the album Doolittle a couple of years ago, in which

the chorus is repeated more and more loudly throughout the song, so that by the end singer Black Francis is screaming and screaming. "U-Mass", a tune about a hometown university, follows this trend, and by the songs end Francis is fairly screeching, "it's educational, it's educational." A perfect album, therefore, for our top-rated insti­ tution.

Billy Bragg- Don't Try This At Home Elektra This is another fine effort from Billy Bragg. A couple of excep­ tional numbers showcase R.E.M. guitarist Pete Buck's abilities on mandolin, and the ever-present Michael Stipe even does some backing vocals on "You Woke up my Neighbourhood". For the most part, this is pleasant-sound­ ing music with lyrics that are sometimes funny and sometimes depressing, but always political. As the lyrics, "I've had relations with girls of many na­ tions/ I've made passes at women of all classes." of his first single "Sexuality" will attest, Marxism remains at the fore of Bragg's mind.

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BY CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR Most observers had one word to describe the Redmen hockey team's home opener, an 8-2 rou t of the Ryerson Rams on Satur­ day: ugly.

Certainly the shellacking had its finer moments, as McGill cap tain M artin Raymond turned McConnell Arena into his own personal backyard rink, notching three goals and add­ ing an assist.

The game soon degenerated into 'Saturday Night Stickwork', something Goliath for­ ward Martin Olivier saw as a trend.

"Thisyear, university hockey is like that," Olivier said of the game's high-sticking and slash­ ing, citing Concordia as another goon-oriented squad. Junior forward Da ve Huck, the game's third star, reflected this opin­ ion.

"It wasan unorganized game; they were an unorganized team," he said.

But the chippiness didn't

scoring pace? surprise rookie forward Stacey off handsomely as the Redmen McGregor: "That just comes "I certainly hope so," laughed exploded for five goals in the Pronovost. second, and seemed to be hold­ with the score."

Some of the credit goes to ing team meetings in the Ryer­ And score they did, led by Raymond's slick winger Patrice son crease. the powerhouse line of Ray­ Tremblay, who had a goal and For Raymond, the season is mond, Patrice Tremblay and three assists. taking on Hullian dimensions.

Marc Vigneault. The threesome Said Tremblay of his long­ After marking 16 goals last year, clicked midway through the time linemate: "We know each he now has 11 in his first 7 first, and some pretty passing other more and more. left Ram goalie Marshal Starkman I can sense him on the F o r R a y m o n d t h e s e a s o n is t a k i n g dreaming of the ice. It's going to be a green grass of good year for us." o n H u llia n d im e n s io n s . A fte r m a r k in g home. In total, the Also a key is the fei­ 1 6 g o a l s l a s t y e a r ; h e n o w h a s 7 7 in line combined for sty Vigneault, a 5'8" thorn in his oppo­ nine points and h i s fir s t 7 g a m e s , a n d w a s r e c e n t l y nents' side who earned countless bruised n a m e d th e Q S S F M a le A th le te o f th e Ryerson egos. the game's second star.

But neither Jean "He does things that W e e k f o r h i s p l a y in t h e W a t e r l o o make room for us on Pronovost, sec­ O k to b e r fe s t to u rn a m en t. ond-year head the ice," said Trem­ coach, nor the blay. players, were pleased with the The team's poise was particu­ games, and was recently named larly impressive, considering first period. the QSSF Male Athlete of the the lineup is laden with rook­ "It wasn't a lack of effort, it Week for his play in the Water­ was a lack of intelligent play," ies. Of these, defensemen loo Oktoberfest tournament. He Shawn Mondor and Luc Latuthe coach said. added a few tussles, including According to McGregor, lippe (who opened the scoring one with Ryerson's resident 33 seconds into the game), for­ Pronovost then stressed two heavyweight Max Sucee, to a ward David Vecchio, and things: to work hard, and to be thoroughly dominant game, disciplined. The strategy paid rookie McGregorearned praise but can he keep up his torrid

from Pronovost.

"We've improved since day one-we had to find out what we were made of, and now we've shown that we can play with anyone," he said.

An interesting sideline is McGill's Moses among centres, 30-year-old rookie Ron Warwaruk, who has landed him­ self a spot in the lineup by way of hard work and a change in eligibility requirements.

"I'm just starting to get used to the hitting. It's a lot faster hockey than I've been playing in the senior leagues," he said.

"We didn't lower ourselves to their level."

Ryerson's frustration was understandable, as the Redmen racked up more shots than the Big O has structural flaws. But considering the Rams are the traditional doormat of the OUAA East, McGill's Oct. 25th matchup against a big Western team, on a small Western rink, should be a more accurate gauge of the team's talents. □

R e n a is s a n c e s e a s o n a w a its M c G ill v o lle y b a ll

BY CRAIG BERNES A year ago, Martlet Volley­ ball was... well, in a sad state.The team lost nearly every game and was the laughing­ stock of the Québec League. Let us con­ sider those records lost, hopefully in a fire. With a largely new team, McGill will undoubtedly clim b from last place.

The keys to the Martlet engine are held by several play­ ers. Middle blocker Fanny Wong and setter Sheila Huang, both new to the team, are already V o lle y b a ll impressive for their mature play.

Setter Maryam Moayeri and middle blocker Lee Nicol are the tallest players on a team that lacks height, but may not need it. Wong and power hitter King put on an aerial display at McGill's recent Martlet tourna­ ment, and vertical is often a high-priced commodity in women's volleyball.

Team captain Julia King called this the best Martlet team in years. Coaching,for the first

time in a while, is a given. Rachele Beliveau comes to the Mar­ tlets after three seasons with the Québec Provincial team,and has already received glowing reviews from her players.

McGill varsity athletics was artificial respiration for the team, which emerged with a Level One ranking, gym space, and funding.

"Am ong other things,we should finally be a 'university calib re' team this year." said Beliveau. "We should compare with anyone in the division."

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"Rachele was able to set out her goals and get a great start," said King. "The team has come together really well."

The only factor lacking now may be a mental one. In the tournam ent final ag ain st Concordia,the Martlets split the first two games. By the end of the third game,though,the team did not have the fire it needed to beat a more disciplined Concordia side.

Last year's reclassification of

Sherbrooke,the Québec League has a certain degreeofparity.

The M artlets have shown they can beat Concordia; Laval and U of M are not far off The Redmen have a tougher row to hoe. Reclassification took away their money and their gym. The team must now do all of its own fundraising and scramble for gym time.

A lot of teams might have just said 'screw it' and gone home.

The Redmen, however, are on the verge of a banner season.

M iddle blo ck er Jason Duncan,last year's MVP,was third in the league's all-star

voting last season. Co-captain and setter Steve Lloyd runs the show,and power merchant Chris Guenette is the third re­ turning starter. Surprising power hitter Chris Campbell will build on his rookie year.

The supporting cast includes 6'7” rookie middle man Fred Curry and backup setter Adrian Wong.

"I can't think of a more upand-coming team right now," said Head Coach Ian Jordan.

He has a point. Losing its playoffs closely the last two

years,the team is ready to get over the hump and compete with the top clubs in Canada.

The league,however,may be the toughest in all of Québec sports.

Laval is consistently one of the best teams in Canada; Sher­ brooke and Montréal are in the top ten.

"Our attitude still has to change," said Lloyd. "We have to realize that we belong up with those top teams."

The year is not just brighter for McGill volleyball; it's a ren­ aissance. □

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M c G ill sq u a s h e s a d v e rsity

BY ALISON KORN

Coach David Behm, in his second year with the squash team, is also a competitor. He volunteered to coach this sea­ son after the severance of funds led to the departure of the sala­ ried coach.

Behm is used to being at the helm; he was Bishop's head hockey coach and assistant football coach for two years.

After four years at fullback for Ottawa U, he was drafted by

To an outsider, the McGill Men's Squash team appears to be battling adversity. Lack of funding has caused a player to turn coach, and McGill's out­ dated facilities compel the team to practise elsewhere. Yet the team radiates an attitude of optimism and is looking to repeat lastyear'sbronze-medal performance in the OUAA.

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Another hurdle the team has had to over­ come are the North A m erican hardball courts at McGill. While all international compe­ tition takes place on wide softball courts, m any d ecades ago L o o k s lik e a s q u a s h c o u r t , s m e l ls lik e a McGill followed the To dominate squash in the American example and buil t the OUAA, however, is to lead the narrower, hardball courts.

CIAU. Since it is hardly played in western Canada, with the Canada started in the mid­ exception of UBC, McGill's seventies to play softball, and success cannot be underrated.

McGill hardball courts remain an anachronism, unused by This year a key player will be serious squash players. There­ Mohamed Abdel Hamid, a fore the team practises at the fourth year veteran who stud­ Delta Hotel, which entails a $200 ies electrical engineering. He per person membership fee. playsan unconventional, flashy D espite such obstacles, game, and aims to overwhelm McGill remains competitive his opponents with difficult with the funded teams of other shots. universities. Last year, McGill "I don't play a safe game," placed third behind Western commented the first-ranked and Waterloo. Behm doesn't team member. expect to catch these two pow­ Another potential leader is erhouses.

Juilian Skinner, a fourth year "They have the best players civil engineering student. A in Canada on those two teams," newcomer to the McGill team, he said.

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he does not favour the stan­ dard style of patient play.

Led by Hamid, Skinner and Behm, the team should be able to compensate for the loss of last years MVP, Mike Purden, whose energies are now de­ voted to medical school. Also missed will be Shoa Esani, last year's#! player who competed injured for most of last year.

"He has chosen not to exacer­ bate [his injury] any longer," said Behm.

The teams first competition will be the Eastern Regional Tournament on November 22, which will bring together York, U of T, Ryerson, Queen's and Trent. McGill will definitely be a contender for top honours.Q

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October 22-28, 1991

T ak in g th e p lu n g e As the baseball season draws to a close and the hockey season is in its opening weeks, my attentions are diverted from studies to hours of sports page scrutiny.

An avid sports fan you ask?

Have I a real appreciation for the athletic disciplines? A faithful supporter of the home team?

No...not really - I'm just in it for the money.

The World Series, for many, the climax of a competitive season.

For the compulsive poolster however, it simply spells p-a-y-of-f, or p-a-y-u-p. Bragging rights or sleepless nights.

Moreover, The Hockey Draft Sweepstakes are again underway.

And then there's the NBA drafts, and College Football picks, and ....

It amazes me how I can circle a,b,c,or d with relative reckless abandon twice annually at the Currie Gymnasium, yet shudder with the chill of indecision when it comes to predicting who will score the most goals, drive in the most runs or bulge the twine with the greatest frequency.

Allegiance to a given team or player is often a statement of char­ acter. Consistently going with the underdog, the big Hollywood glitz players or the fiesty 'diggers' really says something about a per­ son.

Remarkably, we can cast a vote privately every four years but when it comes to pool picks we are required to bare our sports knowledge to everyone. Worse yet, we open our wallets to the betting vultures.

Think of it this way.

Legitimate paramutual betting networks deal with thousands of gamblers on a daily basis, each of which have predicted theoutcome of a given sports event. Some gamblers operate on the basis of extensive statistical records and oddsmaking, always convinced they've landed themselves a 'sure thing'. Others simply play along with their 'gut feel'. Often, they run with the dark horse.

The bottom line is that regard­ less of how one makes that jour­ ney to the teller's window, gam­ bling institutions are eager and willing to bet that all comers are wrong.

How can this be? You say yes, they say no.

You go broke and they rake in

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The very fact that the networks are still in business must tell us something about our chances be­ fore we even look at the statistics.

Of course there's the theory that the less one knows about a sport, the better one is likely to fare in a pool, a variation of the beginner's luck rationale.

'Beginner's Luck' is the brainchild of veteran losers. Prac­ tice is supposed to make perfect, but the unpredictable variability of circumstance makes the pre­ diction market impossible to cor­ ner. There is little difference be­ tween the newcomer and the vet, beyond the fact that the old hand has more excuses at the ready in the event of failure.

The reality of it all, is that the more factors you take into consid­ eration before making a predic­ tion, the more ridiculous the whole exercise becomes. When the only options are basically 'win' or 'lose', more than one criterion leads to an exhaustivecancelling-out proc­ ess.

What peeves me is the person who abstains from pool participa­ tion because they see athletic speculation as a bastardization of loyal fanhood. That's all very noble, but its usually the same individual who has no qualms whatsoever when it comes to rid­ ing you and your lousy picks into the ground for the duration of the season.

When we wager on the out­ come of an event, or the relative performance of an individual, we're ultimately dealing ourselves into the action. Everybody wants a slice of the pie, to have their cake and eat it too. Its simply not enough for a lot of folks to ob­ serve the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The experience is apparently enrichened by embar­ rassment and financial ruin.

Whether you go with your mind or stick with your gut, your expe­ rience as a sports fan has been lo­ calized, intensifiedFine. But you're gonna have to pay for it.

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BY AMY WILSON It was a stampede of experience over enthusiasm last Friday night, as the Martlets lost an exhibition basketball match to the Manitoba Bisons, 83-64. Despite new talent, and the veteran efforts of 5'10" guard Debby Morse and 6-foot for­ ward Jane Ross, McGill couldn't keep up with woolly Manitoba. The Martlets' lack of finesse ultimately cost them the game.

Fourth-year powerhouse Ross fought hard underneath, pulling down 12 rebounds and adding 21 points to the Martlet total. Morse provided the leadership the team will need this season, running the few smooth plays of the game and scoring 24 points.

Even with the expertise of Morse and Ross, the Martlets are in for a tough season. McGill's cagers looked tired on Friday, generally slow on the boards and lax on defense. The rookie lineup needs conditioning, but Coach Chris Hunter believes in the talent of his team.

"We have a good nucleus, sort of

the head to make the body go," he said. "It's a great group, hardwork­ ing. They're young, but they have hustle."

Besides the graduation loss of McGill's all-time scoring leader Tina Fasone and guard Beth Arm­ strong, fiveoftheMartlets' eligible players did not return to the lineup in September. All-star forward Tracey Hayman and rebounder Keva Glynn opted out this season, leaving the team thin on univer­ sity-level experience.

"Tracey's loss means we have no big player on the inside. The loss of some forwards has left us green and short and inexperi­ enced," said Hunter.

Returning sophomore forward Johanna Gaffield played a quick, instinctive game against the Bisons Friday. She agreed that the lack of veterans on the team is a serious transition for the Martlets.

"We did a lot right, a lot wrong in the game, which hurt us in the end, but all in all we played well," she said. 'The team isn't what we expected this summer. It's hard for the rookies initially, but they're

REDMEN PLAYOFF BOUND The McGill Redmen Football team secured fourth place finish and the final playoff position in the O-QIFC Saturday with a 368 win over the Carleton Ravens.

Entering the 4th quarter lead­ ing 7-1, courtesy of Marc Thiffeault, a 38-yard Steve Lapp touchdown punt return initiated a flurry of McGill scoring. Quar­ terback Justin Raymond quickly connected with freshmen re­ ceiver Andrew Lticchetta, then sent veteran Andy Brookma n up the middle for a five yard touch­ down run.

With 6 minutes remaining, Courtenay Shrimpton pulled down a 6-yard Francois Gauvin pass for the TD. A minute later, rookie Rob Marchitello also tal­ lied a major.

McGill faces off against the Concordia Stingers this coming Saturday afternoon at Moison

stadium. Meanwhile, Queen's and Bishop's will compete for the league's regular season top honours. First round playoff action will see the Redmen embattle the first place team.

"Bishop's tied us two weeks ago, and if we'd had a few breaks here or there, we definitely would have had a chance to win that one," said 3rd year line­ backer Rick Polgar. "We also wore very competitive against Queen's, we were in that one until the very end. 1 think that shows that wé' re in the class with the big throu„rBishop's, Concor­ dia, Queen's], as opposed to the small two |Carleton, Ottawa)."

"We'll be the underdogs, yet we can beat both teams if we play to our potential," said Redmen Coach Joe Marchildon.

"We do whatever we can to win a game."

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"We're not mature enough on the floor yet, but I'm excited. We have to thinka little bit moredevelopmental, having so many fresh­ men. We have to find out thethings we do really well, and just do them better, like defensive control."

"We're in for some tough times," he added. "But we play good, ex­ citing ball, and we're ready for league play."

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C o rn e rs to n e s Canadian James Naismith de­ vised and organized the first game of basketball in 1891, while instruct­ ing at a YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts. A graduate of McGill, Naismith cre­ ated a contest to fulfill the YMC A's need for a safe, economical game that could be played indoors or out, by small groups. Peach bas­ kets were originally employed as goals, hence the name of the game.

Originally, a round football was used, but by 1894, a specialized ball had been developed, with similar dimensions as those com­ mon today.

The iron hoop and cord basket were introduced a year earlier in 1893. By 1895, a regulation size backboard was widely in use.

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Hunter admitted that collec­ tively, the Martlets may not be ready for university play, but he pointed to the strong individual performances of several new play­ ers. He's confident in CEGEP allstar point Melanie Gagné, who had a mediocre first half and impres­ sive second, and second-year for­ ward Martina van der Vlist, who joined the team mid-way through last season.

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