The McGill Tribune Vol. 12 Issue 13

COIFFUREeâtim

T I G E E

T rib u n e Dec. 1, 1992 -Jan. 11,1993

Published by the Students' Society of McGill University

City-wide Santa conspiracy uncovered The T r ib u n e delves into Montreal's underground (malls), to find the truth about the men behind the long white beards.

See page 12

In s id e T h is W e e k News: Students ques­ tion administrative response to a recent incident in which two male Molson residents allegedly depicted a sexual assault.

See page 3 Op/Ed: Exploring the perils of a thought-free, politically correct soci­ ety.

See editorial, page 6 Features: Three years after the Montreal Massacre, controversy still rages: Who will the white ribbon honour — and who will support it See page 10 E ntertainm ent: A year in a day —a lifetime in a weekend. While dress was optional at KOX, grunge core, corier, and coreist bands played at la Brique. We spilled a drink on Evil E. Care for some ICE T? See page 18 Sports: A look at the year to date: results of McGill's intercollegiate teams and clubs.

See page 20

Volume 12 Issue 13

20%student discount

on <=> \ a/ a n d n e a r

1-2001

U N I V E R S I T Y

What's On

P ag e 2

Tuesday. December 1 The McGill Graduate Chris­ tian Fellowship is presenting a series o f talks and discussions analyzing “llow God Communicates Through Scripture.”

T oday’s topic is “W ho W rote the Bible.”

7:00-9:00 pm , downstairs back lounge o f Thomson House. For more information, please contact Sara Kelly at 484-6729 or Jam es Anglin at 284-4898.

The Faculty of Music presents the McGill W ind Symphony. 8:00 pm.

Pollack Hall (555 Sherbrooke St. W.).

For info, call 398-4547.

Wednesday. December 2

tional Institutes o f Health in Bethesda, M aryland, speaking on “F unctional Analysis o f Pax-2 in Development and Oncogenesis.” 12:00 pm, room 903 o f the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building.

istry

Biochem­ Department

presents Dr. Siegfried H ekim i speaking on “ M u ta tio n s in the Nematode C. elegans which effect a variety o f developmental and b e h a v io ra l c y c le s .”

12:30 pm, room 903 o f the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building.

faculty and staff. Call Peter or Donna at 398-3601 or 398-6009 for more inform a­ tion.

Call for editors: Latitudes, the McGill Journal o f Developing Area Stud­ ies, is seeking undergraduate editors. All students encouraged. C all 847-0549, 284-4874, or 284-6141, or leave a note in the Latitudes mailbox at the SSMU desk.

McGill Song Interpre­ tation Class, 8:00 pm, P o lla c k H all (555 S h e rb ro o k e S t.W .).

Free.

McGill Trombone and Tuba Studio, 8:00 pm, Redpath Hall. Free. For m o re in fo , c all 398-4547.

C K U T -F M Radio McGill is currently recruiting volunteer librarians and archivists, to help organize and main­ tain information systems. If you are in­ terested in gaining experience, call Stuart at 398-6558 or drop by Shatner B -l 5.

s

The Folk Mu­ sic Society meets every

e ca

Monday at 8:30 pm at the Yellow Door, in the basement. Come check it out or call Stephanie at 845-7601 for more

Do you feel you could teach other stu­ dents how? Do you need money? If so, maybe you can be a mini-course instruc­ tor! Call Laura at 398-8222.

The

tional Forum from 3:30-5:30 pm in Shatner 435 (Boardroom). The fo­ cus issue will be “The Emerging Ideological Order.” (i.e. NEO-ism et al.) Any and all individuals are warmly welcomed.

The Yellow Door Coffee House presents live m usic by two or more featured performers fol­ lowed by an open stage. Tonight: Michael Adams with T.B.A. 8:00 pm, admission $2.00. Y ellow Door, 3625 Aylmer. For more info, call 398-6243.

x «

o u a

The Faculty of Music presents: Organ Recital by Michael Capon, 12:15 pm, Redpath Hall. Free.

McGill Symphony Orchestra and Sym ­ phony Chorus: B erlioz’ Requiem, 8:00 pm. Eglise St. Jean-Baptiste. $20/$ 12.

$1.00 members, seniors and children.

info.

Saturday. December 5

Onnoinp...

T h e McGill Film Society presents “ Honeymoon in Vegas.” 7:30 pm, FDA Auditorium. Admission $3.50

Montage, the McGill English Department magazine, is now accepting submissions. New and old material is

S u b m it p h o to s b y

DEC.

Persons with disabilities: Ongo­ ing support group for McGill students,

The Faculty of Music presents:

International Rela­ tions Society hosts the Interna­

The Biochemistry Department presents Dr. Gregory D ressier of the Na­

Monday. December 7

The McGill Film Society presents “Citizen K ane.” 7:30 pm, L eacock 132. A dm ission $3.50 non-m em bers, $1.00 m em bers, children and seniors.

cussion on relevant issues for women in science and engineering featuring Dr. Sarah P. Gibbs and Cecilia Vargas. 7:30 pm , Shatner 302.

The Yellow Door Coffee House presents Literature Live, a program o f readings by local writers followed by an “open stage.” Tonight: Ray Shankman.

8:00 pm at the Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer.

Admission $2.00. Forinfo, call 398-6243.

accepted for poetry, literature, fiction, drama & theatre, and film & comm unica­ tions. Submissions will not be returned so please make copies. T hey can be brought (with your name and phone number) to the DESA mailbox in the Arts Building porter’s office, or to the DESA office in Arts 305.

The

Friday. December 4

Thursday. December 3

T h e McGill Film Society presents “The W all.” 7 :30 pm , FDA Au­ ditorium. Admission $3.50 non-members.

non-members, $1.00 members, seniors and children.

T he Faculty of Music presents a McGill Music Education L ab W orkshop show casing the achievements o f music education students. 2:00pm , Pollack Hall (555 Sherbrooke St. W.).

McGill Women in Science and Engineering (W.I.S.E.) present a dis­

The Faculty of Music presents: Earl y Music En sem bles, 8:00 pm , Redpath Hall.

Contem porary Music Ensembles, 8:00 pm , Pollack Hall (555 Sherbrooke St. W .). Free adm ission. F or info, call 398-4547.

For m ore info call 398-4547.

The McGill Tribune, Dec. 1 ,1992-Jan 11,1993

1

1

!!

The

Do you enjoy making jewelry?

Do you or som eone close to you have AIDS? Please don't feel you are alone. AIDS Community Care Mon­ treal offers the following support groups : JIIV+ M en’s Group; IIIV+ Heterosexual M en’s Group; HIV+ W om en’s Group; Bereavement Group; Family, Friends and Partner’s Group; Children’s Play Therapy Group. Call 939-0075. AU calls confi­ dential.

SpectafMfon

OLD McGELL Yearbook

1 \

A P P O IN T M E N T S A R E LIM ITED F O R THE W EEK O F D E C . 11 S O B O O K Y O U R A P P O IN T M EN T THIS W EEK!

keep all 8 colour proofs best prices in Montreal best selection of packages 7 wallet B&W’s free

9

9

Ce& éraâng

3

/'lo n fo a fa 350th

Three Hundred and S ixty-E ight Pages o f •

Activities/ Events

Graduates

* Aits /Lit

News

•

# Clubs/ Societies

Sports

Available to order at: s

onlyofficial grad photographer

• S tu d io J o s te n s • S a d i e ’s @ S h a t n e r U . C e n t r e • R e d p a th lib ra ry N o v 2 3 -2 7 , 1 0 :0 0 -3 :0 0 p m

The McGill Tribune. Dec. 1 ,199GJan. Hi 1993

PaSe 3

News R esidents criticize adm inistrative reactions to Molson H all draw ings

BY BENOIT JACQMOTTE

Several residents of Molson Hall are questioning how resi­ dence officials handled a com­ plaint lodged after two Molson men allegedly drew a picture de­ picting a sexual assault.

Several scenes containing persons with oversized genitalia and other graphic depictions were drawn on a number of doors on the sixth floor of Molson Hall sometime on October 25th.

A scene that several resi­ dents found particularly disturb­ ing portrayed a violent sexual as­ sault. According to U1 Arts stu­ dent and Molson resident Amanda Roelofsen, this scene depicted a vomiting woman on her hands and knees while a man sexually assaulted her from behind, his penis in the shape of a gun. Un­ derneath the scene appeared the caption, “How do you like my bullets?”

N ew s o f the graphic prompted one resident’s mother to write a letter of complaint to

Molson Hall Co-directors Amy and Kevin Haglin. Copies of the letter were also sent to Dean of Students Irwin Gopnik, Director o f R esid en ces F lo T racy, Ombudsperson Annette Werk, and Students’ Society VP Univer­ sity Affairs Monique Shebbeare.

“I think this is a blatant form o f sexual h a ra ssm e n t,” said Molson resident and U1 Arts stu­ dent Maya Hammer. “I person­ ally feel they [the artists] should have been kicked out of resi­ dence.”

The two men agreed to re­ move all traces of the graffiti after being confronted by several women.

“He [one of the men in­ volved] just didn’t seem to be overly concerned with our reac­ tion at first,” claimed Roelofsen, one o f the women who con fronted the men. “It was so blatant, and they didn’t seem to know that it was wrong. They said they meant it as a joke.”

Everyone who commented on the incident declined to reveal

the identities of the men involved.

One of the men involved agreed to comment onl yonconditionthat his identity not be revealed. “Pat” claimed that he helped draw a man with large genitalia on the door of a neighbour but did not mean to offend anyone with this depiction. “Once I found out peo­ ple were offended, I was regretful and apologized,” he told the

Tribune.

Pat denied that he had par­ ticipated in the depiction of the sexual assault scene. He could not remember whether he helped re­ move that particular scene from the door of a female resident.

When confronted with the testi­ mony of several residents who corroborated each other by de­ scribing the same scene, Pat hy­ pothesized that others may have altered the scenes which he and his friend began. “ A draw ing could have started, someone could have added a puke, a gun,” he theorized.

He insisted that none of the scenes were intended to portray

assault.

The other man alleged to have participated in the depictions was unavailable for comment.

Roelofsen and two other residents, U 1 Arts student Beatrice van Dijk and U 1 Science student Christine Parsons, approached the sixth floor floorfellow, Katie Tingley, about lodging an official complaint over the incident, and then went to Amy and Kevin Haglin. The directors and women discussed the incidentand decided that a letter would be sent to the men reprimanding them for their actions, and floor meetings would be held to address issues of sexual harassm ent and assault. The women also requested that an ex­ tensive policy for residences be created to prevent similar occur­ rences in the future.

Kevin Haglin stressed that the descriptions of the drawings, which no administrator had seen before they were removed, from the women filing the complaint and the two men did not match up.

“The men gave us their in­

terpretation [of the events], and it was different [from the women’s d e s c rip tio n s ],” he argued.

“Therefore, we didn’t go into de­ tails.”

While the men did apolo­ gize to the women they had of­ fended, the women did not ap­ peared satisfied with the apolo­ gies.

“I don’t think they were sorry,” argued van Dijk. “I think they thought they were unlucky they had run into a bunch of femi­ nists this time around.”

McGill’s Director of Resi­ dences, Flo Tracy, told the Trib­ une that the director of a resi­ dence does not have the power to evict residents, explaining that all decisions to evict residents are taken by the Dean of Students office on a case-by-case basis.

Even if a resident is evicted, ar­ gued Tracy, “legally under [Que­ bec] Bill 107 they could go to the rental board [Régie du Logement] SEE MOLSON HALL, PAGE 5

CKUT tunes out CBC dem ands

BY RAM R A N D H A W A

Having just cleared a fivey ear-old debt incurred from moving into the long-wave (or FM ) b ro ad castin g spectrum , M cGill’s campus and commu­ nity radio station CKUT FM 90.3 is now in danger of being taken off the air unless they manage to negotiate an affordable rent in­ crease with the Canadian Broad­ casting Corporation (CBC).

Although CKUT owns its own broadcasting antenna, a fed­ eral Department of Communica­ tions regulation requires that it be placed within 400 meters of the channel six TV antenna, which is owned by the CBC and rests on top of Mount Royal.

A five year old contract be­ tween the CBC and CKUT al­ lowing the station to place their antenna at the base of the tower for $3,250 per year expired on August 31 st of this year, and both parties agreed to extend the ne­ gotiating period for renewal past November 30th.

The C BC ’s initial proposal involved a rental rate of $10,560 per year, an increase of 325 per cent, and asked for a share of revenues from sub-carriers. Subcarriers are frequencies belong­

ing to and leased out by CKUT other than 90.3 FM. According to CKUT Board of Directors chair Rebecca $cott, the proposal was completely un­ acceptable.

“They gave us no justifica­ tion for such a colossal hike, and this business with the sub-carrier rentals is unprecedented,” she said. “There’s nobody in the ra­ diobusiness who feels it is appro­ priate for someone who owns the tower to take any revenue off sub-carriers.”

In response to CBC ’s ini­ tial proposal, CKUT countered with an offer of $8,579.52, refus­ ing to release any of their sub­ carrier revenues. CBC responded that this offer would be accept­ able only if sub-carriers were in­ cluded. CKUT later withdrew this offer completely, saying it was made under the pressure of a deadline, and was no longer ap­ propriate.

C K U T ’s coordinator of m usic p ro g ram m in g , B ryan Zuraw, explained that the value of C B C ’s service declined after CKUT made their initial offer.

“There has been a new safety directive to do work on the tower that has required our an­ tenna to be shut down several

tim es,” he elaborated. “Also, w e’ve since re-examined the value of the service CBC pro­ vides, comparing it to other sta­ tions, and come up with a new offer we think is more fair.”

In a letter to CBC, Scott, along with station manager Pat Dillon, dropped CK U T’s pro­ posal to $4,597.50, still holding firm on their refusal to share sub-carrier revenues. This new figure was arrived at by exam­ ining the operations of C KUT’s sister station at the Université de Montréal, CISM. CISM pays $8,790.00 a year for use of the tower, use of the antenna, m onthly signal readings and annual signal maintenance. Explaining that they only use one quarter of the services (use of the tower), Dillon and Scott offered one quarter of the rent, $2,197.50.

Adding to this sum an additional $2,400 for the annual general maintenance fee, which CISM pays as well, they settled at $4,597.50 per year, an increase of 41 per cent. “This increase is still relatively high, but, never­ theless, we are willing to com­ prom ise at this figure,” said SEE CKUT PAGE 5

e o n 1«M o CM CM e « o H ands clasp ed , CKUT staffers re m a in o p tim istic th e y w ill be on the a ir a fte r D ecem ber 1st

News

P ag e 4

The McGill Tribune, Dec. 1 ,1992-Jan 11,1993

Buck Dodgers of the Twenty-First Century

BY MICHAEL BR O A D H U R ST AND ALEX USHER As the M cGill Tw entyFirst C entury Fund prepares for its O ctober 1993 launch, the adm inistration rem ains w ithout an assurance that the capital raised by the cam paign will not affect provincial funding allo­ cations for the university. C ur­ rently, the T w enty-First C en­ tury Fund has no formal state­ m e n t from P re m ie r R o b e rt B ourassa’s office preventing the Q uebec governm ent from off­ setting any gains m ade through private fundraising by reducing its contribution to the universi­ ty ’s operating budget.

M cG ill’s B oard o f G over­ nors initiated the T w enty-First C entury Fund, a capital cam ­ paign w ith a prelim inary target goal o f $200 m illion, to fund M cG ill’s needs and em erging initiatives for the next century.

S im ilar to the M cG ill A dvance­ m ent Program (M A P) o f the 1980’s, the T w enty-First C en­ tury Fund contains contingen­ cies for scholarships, student services, new buildings, and m odernization o f the M cG ill li­ brary system.

A ccording to V ice-Prin­ cipal (Planning and R esources) François T avenas, the Tw entyFirst Century Fund has not re­ ceived a w ritten guarantee from the governm ent regarding the

m aintenance o f current funding levels, a guarantee that was re­ ceived w hen the M A P w as launched.

Early in 1990, the M cGill a d m in is tr a tio n c o n ta c te d B o u rassa’s office to request such acom m itm entforthe fund.

M c G ill S e c r e ta r y - G e n e r a l David Bourke said he is “ aware o f the existence o f som e corre­ spondence betw een [B ourassa’s office and Principal Johnston’s o ffice]” on the subject o f a guarantee but cautioned that no formal agreem ent has yet been reached.

The M cGill adm inistra­ tion was forced to endure fund­ ing problem s in th e m id -1 9 6 0 ’s after post-secondary education becam e a provincial responsi­ bility. At the lime, the Quebec governm ent exercised funding policies that favoured Frenchlanguage universities. M cG ill was forced to use its endow ­ m ent to supplem ent its operat­ ing budget after Q uebec City refused to raise the ceiling on funding for M cGill.

Principal David Johnston told the Tribune that the lack o f a w ritten guarantee should not be construed negatively.

“This governm ent and this m in is te r [H ig h e r E d u c a tio n M inister L ucienne Robillard] are very supportive o f private funding,” he stated. “T hey have actively supported it. We feel w e have the assu ran ces we

need.”

V ice-Principal (A dvance­ ment) M ichael K eiferexpressed no concern over the lack o f a fo rm a l g u a r a n te e fo r th e T w e n ty -F irst C entury Fund.

N onetheless, he rem ains in fa­ v o u r o f receiving assurance from the governm ent. “ [M cGill] still feels it is a wise thing to [obtain] in plan­ ning for a cam paign,” he said.

K eifer confirm ed the cor­ respondence betw een the uni­ versity and B ourassa’s office, citing a letter o f response, dated April 23, 1990, from the P re­ m ier that stated the govern­ m e n t’s firm sup p o rt for the cam paign.

K eifer felt confident that the governm ent would m ain­ tain their support for the cam ­ paign. Past capital cam paigns have had w ritten statem ents from the governm ent, but Keifer said the “ form ula” has changed since then. “ It was en vogue in the early 1980’s to put a statem ent in cam paign literature o f the c a m p a ig n s la u n c h e d by all Q uebec universities, a statement that it is understood by the m in­ istry that any and all funds raised w ill no t in any w ay [affect b u d g et a llo c a tio n s],” K iefer said, stressing that the govern­ m ent no longer feels it neces­ sa ry to p ro v id e u n iv e rs ity fu n d raisin g cam p aig n s w ith such explicit guarantees.

The U n iv e r s ité de M ontréal was not given a w rit­ ten assurance for their recent capital cam paign. O fficials at Université Laval in Quebec City could not be reached for com ­ m ent regarding their cam paign.

M c G ill T w e n ty - F ir s t Century Fund C am paign D i­ rector Jim M artin m aintained that the lack o f a form al com ­ m itm en t from the B o u rassa

governm ent should not be con­ sidered a problem.

“W e have a verbal com ­ m itm ent to that extent - we do not yet have a formal, written docum ent, ...but we have every reason to believe that the gov­ ernm ent w ould [honour that prom ise],” he explained.

V ice-P rincipal T av en as reassured students that M cGill was “ seeking a com m itm ent from the governm ent sim ilar to

thecom m itm entgiven to M AP.” Despite the lack o f a guarantee, Tavenas felt that there was no reason to “interpret this [action] as threatening in any w ay.”

The T wenty-Fi rst Century Fund is currently in the process o f substantiating its prelim inary target goal o f $200 m illion. The Board o f G overnors will for­ m alize that goal som e tim e in 1993, prior to the official com ­ m encem ent o f the cam paign.

This tree was planted two years ago in memory of the 14 women slain at Ecole Polytechnique on Dec. 6, 1989.

A memorial service for the women will be held this Friday, December 4 , at 2t30 pm in Redpath Hall.

THE BEATTY MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES OF MCGILL UNIVERSITY AND THE MCGILL AIDS CENTRE PRESENT:

D K .;.s g M W r y

ARTHUR ASHE TENNIS CHAMPION DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS

B e c o m e a ble t o c o m m u n ic a te w ith th e h e a rin g im p a ir e d b y le a rn in g a lp h a b e ts a n d g e s tic u la tio n s fo r m o re th a n 5 0 0 w o r d s ! A t th e s a m e tim e , p ro c e e d s w ill b e d o n a te d t o th e M c G ill W alksafe N etw ork.

A ll in a an ea sy o n e day course!

O nly $30.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1992 6 :0 0 PM H. NOËL FIELDHOUSE AUDITORIUM ROOM 132, LEACOCK BUILDING CORNER OF McTAVISH & DR. PENFIELD INFORMATION: THE MCGILL AIDS CENTRE (514)3407536 ON IS FREE

M cGill S ig n u p to d a y ! C o m e to t h e S S M U C o u n t e r o r c a l! 3 9 8 - 8 2 2 2

W E(UmifUTACINOW LEOCfIK ESUPPO RTOFTH EFO LLO W IN GSPO N SO RS tOENUIGEtHANNKEM CA N A D A .M A RLINTRA V EL.M ERCIFRO SSTCA N A D A .SA RSTED TCA N A D A .IXEFOUISEA SO N SH O TEL

*

■ M l

News

The McGill Tribune, Dec. 1 ,1992Jan. 11,1993

CKUT

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3

Dillon and Scott in a letter to CBC Chief of Real Estate and Management André Watier.

Watier rejected this pro­ posal, and added that unless CBC’s offer of $8,579.52 plus a share of sub-carrier revenues was accepted by the November 30th neg o tiatin g deadline, CKUT would have to remove their an­ tenna from the M ount Royal tower.

“I find it hard to believe that they would think it wise to threaten us... ," said Scott, who was sur­ prised by the warning. “CISM has been negotiating for a contract since they went on the air two years ago. CBC doesn’t seem to be threatening to remove their equipment.”

“Ijustdon’tundcrstand why we keep being treated like dirt,” she added.

D illon em phasized that CBC may have treated the sta­ tion’s contract renegotiation less seriously because of CKUT’s small size and grass-roots focus.

“The arrogance on the part of CBC is that w e’re just a little kiss-my-ass radio station - that w e’ll have no choice? but to pay what they ask,” Dillon explained.

In an attempt to encourage the creation of official policy governing CBC’s relation with cam pus/com m unity stations, CKUT has also formally inter­ vened in CBC’s license renewal process. Like all other stations, CBC must renew their license with the Canadian Radio-Televi­ sion and Telecommunications Commission. “ Hopefully, we can get somebody out there to look at this regulatory void,” explained Scott.

Scott also requested sup­ port from the D epartm ent of Communications in Ottawa, and was assured that CBC would send a new proposal and negotiate a reasonable deal.

P ag e 5

Molson H all draw ings offensive When asked about the ne­ gotiations, Watier was unwilling to discuss particulars, but ex­ plained the November 30th dead­ line had been retracted and a new proposal had been sent to CKUT last Friday.

“We hope to reach an agree­ ment as soon as possible,” he said.

“We understand that CKUT is a non-profit organization, but so is CBC- hopefully they will under­ stand our position.”

The new proposal sent to CKUT was examined by Scott and Dillon yesterday, with a deci­ sion expected soon.

See also CKUT party, on page 18

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3

to appeal.”

B ut D ean o f S tudents Gopnik disagreed with Tracy’s interpretation o f the procedure to evict residents. “I do not have the pow er to ev ict,” Gopnik stressed.

According to Sections 78 and 80 of M cG ill’s Students’ R ig h ts and R e sp o n sib ilitie s Handbook, residence directors may refer the m atter to their b u ild in g ’s house com m ittee, which does have the power to exclude an offender from resi­ dence for any period of time. The dean of students only addresses

residence evictions when a stu­ dent appeals a decision to the Dean of Students' Office.

The Molson co-directors explained they had intended to focus on education and discus­ sion of these issues rather than on punitive measures against the men allegedly involved. “Our goals were to help to try to educate them [the men involved] and the envi­ ronm ent,” stated Amy Haglin.

Haglin pointed out that several steps were being taken to aug­ ment the safety of the Molson en v iro n m e n t, such as a floorfellow educational program dealing with issues of sexual h arassm en t and assau lt, and

McGill Sexual Assault Centre Outreach program meetings on each floor intended to facilitate discussion of such issues.

Several students have also responded to these and other re­ lated incidents by forming the Molson Cares Committee. Ham­ mer, a Cares member, stressed her group would work with residence officials to address these prob­ lems.

“The reason why incidents have not been dealt with properly in the past is because of igno­ rance, a lack of awareness and education, and a lack of a specific policy for residences to fall back on,” Hammer stated.

♦ T àro t C

♦ Plays

♦ C u ltu ra lE

♦ Music

♦ A nd Lot SSMU DAY is your I invitation to discover | all that the Students' llf e J ll

Society

of

University has to offer!

So Come On Down... And Discover!

The CISC antenna lower looms over campus in more ways than one.

The McGill Tribune. Dec. 1 ,1992Jan 11.1993

P ag e 6

O p /E d E ditorial Last week’s Tribune contained an article from the Western Gazette about Andrew Martinez, the University of California (Berkeley) student who is turning heads on campus by attending classes in the nude.

(An irrelevant aside: where does Martinez keep his bus fare?)

The article is redolent with angst-riddled comments from university administrators and Berkeley city officials, to the effect that Martinez’ conduct is tantamount to sexual harassment, is “no longer cute”, etc. etc., ad nauseum. Martinez’ sole justification for his behaviour is that “it would free up society” if we all spontaneously decided to cast off our Jockeys and stroll about in the unclothed state.

UN-believable. When one individual mobilizes this many person-hours of city and university resources on what can only be generously described as a misguided interpretation of personal freedom, it sets back the true cause of individual rights several more decades. In a more sinister way, it also reveals the

Sinking to new depths of political correctness insistent, insidious workings of media “political correctness” carried to extremes of bad taste and irresponsibility.

Political correctness in the media has become a far-ranging mindset, a modus operandi for people who would rather parrot someone else’s profound thoughts than think for themselves. Much of what political correctness does merely blots the natural curiosity and empathy of humans to cases of conflict and abuse. Its simplistic and rigid syllogisms may be perfectly suited to the MTV generation; but they end up imposing a set of repressive, intolerant views that owe more to “tit for tat” than to real awareness.

One need not look terribly far for ludicrous examples. Along with the Martinez article, last week’s media roundup included a story on the Boy Scouts now opening its doors to girls (thus rendering the Girl Guides obsolete in the near-future), and a “second coming of Christ” headline in the Gazette about the fact that half of violent crime victims are women; meaning, of course, that the other

half are men. Looks like we finally achieved equality in something.

Instances of media feeding frenzies like these detract from and undermine attempts to compassionately deal with real and pressing issues such as the abuse of children, environmental decay and the survival of Third World peoples, to name but a few legitimate causes. While we smugly sit back and pat ourselves on the backs for righting an ostensible “wrong”, abuse and intolerance continue to spread unchecked.

Taken to its logical extreme, the current fixation on politically-correct ideas and attitudes runs the risk of breeding a society in which the “cult of the victim” reigns supreme. Witness the step-by-step process: something happens to someone who becomes upset, holds news conferences to yell stridently about the alleged abuse, and then noisily scrambles around looking for someone to sue. The notion of personal responsibility is deemed too quaint and “incorrect” to even consider. If this sounds familiar,

think “south of the border”.

There must be solutions to the pressing problems we face that do not involve simply swapping positions with the oppressors, thereby becoming oppressors ourselves. Refusing to take the thoughtful approach on individual issues is nothing more than a shortcut to intolerance and repression.

Wasting the public’s time and attention on inane challenges to existing rights issues, as Martinez has done, is worse than stupid; it is reprehensible.

We must think further than a 64-point headline or dramatically-delivered lead in a newscast. Resisting the urge to assume an entire mindset in toto protects us from the fear and insensitivity associated with another thought-killer: prejudice.

Let us save our empathy and energy for those who truly need them.

cloud-dwellers would return to the real world they would discover that, despite popular and political pressure on the government to spend Canada out of the recession, PC economic policy is clear: fiscal restraint, not increased governmental spending, is the key to long-term sustainable economic growth.

Clearly, Abiscott and Andrew-Mziray's vision of con­ servatism is completely out of step with reality. The PC Party of Canada has recognized that, in order for a party to govern, it can never be locked into a dogmatic, inflexible ideology that fails to recognize political, economic, regional and social reality. This applies most directly on their attack of native self-government, a position which, for a host of reasons (none of which fit into the two Reform authors' view of proper conservatism) Canadians generally support.

Abiscott and Andrew-Mziray’s unconditional praise for Preston Manning, the guru of all that is anti-Upper Canadian and anti-French, is typical of Reform support: long on rhetoric and short on substance. For example, Manning is quick to stand up and claim that within three years, he would balance the federal budget while eliminating the GST. However, he does not explain how

he will make up the extra $16 billion in lost tax revenues or what services are to be cut to reduce the $35 billion deficit. In fact, this new champion of conservatism was initially in favour of the GST, but soon after discovered that that position was politically costly and abandoned it.

Manning's high priorities shone through again with his handling of the Charlottetown Accord. In order to capitalize on the Prime Minister's unpopularity, Manning and Co. dubbed the agreement "The Mulroney Deal," and focused not on the issues but on the potential political rewards. In fact, Manning was initially in favour of the accord, as he felt that the new Senate was adequate for the West. However, in the end he rejected it on political considerations.

Finally, Manning and the foolish faithful who espouse the new neo-conservatism are nowhere to be found when it comes to dealing with real spending issues.

For example, where does he stand on farm subsidies to the West ($1 billion a year) or on the issue of Canadian Airlines? Would not a true conservative, as defined by A&A-M, demand that these institutions be cut from the federal payroll? Until Manning deals with these Western issues instead of bashing the rest of the nation, he will continue to be the little tin pot

Circulation: 13 000 Editor-In-Chief Rich Latour Assistant Editors-In-Chief Chris Alam Mady Virgona

News Editors Benoit Jacqmotte Jane White

Features Editors Melinda Dodd Kathleen Robson

Entertainment Editor Kale Gibbs

Sports Editor Alison Kom

Network Editor Alex Usher

Photo Editor Eric Boehm Akos Hoffer

Production/Layout Managers Aubrey Kassirer Doris Lee

Production Assistants Renée Cheng, Barbara Erdelyi, Viola Kwok, Ram Randhawa, Michael Topolnilsky, Jonathan Wasserman, Tiffany Welch

Publications Manager MADY VIRGONA

Com m ent In search of the right response Abiscott and AndrewMziray's comments (The New Canadian Conservatism, Nov 17) fit in extremely well with the ultra-right wing, hate-monger, anti-French, anti-native etc. who form the nucleus of the Reform Party.

A response to The New Canadian Conservatism is perhaps unnecessary given the inherent weaknesses and obvious distortions which are presented.

However, to allow this baseless attack on the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and on the PC Youth Association at McGill to stand unchallenged would be irresponsible.

Abiscott and Andrew-Mziray's arguments with respect to the Canadian economy range from the plain ridiculous to the plain ignorant. They contend that, [a]fter the No vote, the dollar gained ground and interest rates fell.

Clearly their conclusions were premature. Today, the prime lending rate is 9.75 per cent (up about 3.5 per cent since mid-October), its highest level in two years, and the dollar has fallen to 77.68 cents (a three cent drop this month). In addition, they assert, incorrectly, that the current government's economic policy entails, Old fashioned Keynesian pump priming: keep spending money until his [Mulroney's] popularity increases. If these two

T h e M c G ill

leader of disenchantment.

The Reform Party has succesfully taken the best from the opposition parties. Manning's perspective on reality is as warped and unrealistic as that of McLaughlin and the NDP, and his policies are as concrete and defined as those of Chrétien and the Liberals.

Finally, the attack on PC McGill is deplorable. To describe their membership in the associa­ tion as brief is an incredible overstatement. Their instantaneous condemnation of club members demonstrates narrow-mindedness and a tendency to inappropriately label those who do not share their view of the world. PC McGill offers the opportunity to discuss a variety of issues and to experience the inner workings of the political process. Like the Party, we do not force a particular viewpoint on our membership, which seems to » bother A&A-M. Frankly, if we are losing members like them, we must be doing something RIGHT (pun intended).

Todd Roberts B.Com. U4 President - PC McGill John Williamson B.Arts U4 V.P. Anglophone — A.J.P.C.Q.

Helene Mayer

Typesetters Colin Lynch Tom Morin

What's On Coordinator Jennifer Ralston Cover Photo Cheryl Devoe

Staff David Abitbol, Genevieve Beauchemin, Craig Bernes, Michael Broadhurst, Jennifer Budgell, Karlia Campbell, Mark Cohen, Cheryl Devoe, Rick Evans, Geoff Gibson, Pat Gladney, Jason Haslam, Amy McBride, Elizabeth McCormack, Catrin Morris, Ram Randhawa, Hargan Ridley, Andrew Ross, Steve Smith, Jack Sullivan, Claire Sutton, Sif Thorgeirsson.

The M cG ill Tribune is published by the Students' Society of McGill University.

The Tribune editorial office is located in B01A of the William Shatner University Centre, 3480 McTavish St., Montreal, Quebec, J13A 1X9. Telephone 398-6789 or 398-3666. Letters and submissions should be left at the editorial office or at the Students' Society General Office. Deadline for leUers is noon Thursday. Letters must be kept to fewer than 351 words.

Comments of individual opinion must be no more than 501 words. All letters MUST contain the author's major, faculty and year, as well as a phone number to confirm.

Letters without the above information will NOT be printed. Other comments can be addressed to the chair of the Tribune Publication Board and left at the Students’ Society General Office.

Views expressed do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of the M cG ill Tribune or the Students' Society.

The Tribune advertising office is located in Rm B22, phone 398-6777. Printing by Chad Ronalds Graphics, Montreal Quebec.

Op/Ed

The McGill Tribune. Dec. 1 .1992Jan. 11.1993

Women Only?

It is that time again when we gather in a church to remember the women who were murdered at Université de Montréal.

We remember their names and their lives. We hear words, poems, reflections, and we sing songs to recall their beautiful youth. But we also are reminded that it was taken, abruptly and violently. We are reminded that they died together, scared and female.

Though the service is given in memory of these women, in the past it has been laced, indeed at some moments overwhelmed, by an awareness of why these women lost their lives. This cannot be escaped or avoided: their memory is part and parcel of the reality of growing violence that is perpetrated against women in our society.

We feel a kinship with these women because in many ways they represent not only the innocent women they were, but our mothers, our sisters, our friends and lovers. They are all women who may experience fear and pain from sexual violence.

Their memory inadvertently seems to reify this abstract fear that all women at some time in their life come to know: the fear that as a woman you also could be victimized at any moment of any day— like in this case, where these women sat surrounded by a classroom full of people.

This story is compounded by another disturbing element, as many people continue to argue that these shootings did not indicate a growing threat against women in society. For them, it was just another case of freak violence that was just as acceptable as the last. It illustrated nothing other that the existence of some people with a desire to kill others.

However, many other people see this as part of a broader social picture: covert acts of violence against women act as a barometer of the levels of misogyny which permeate our

TO

1T'SCRMIM1

BY HARGAN RIDLEY cities, towns, schools and businesses. The disrespectful, degrading, or women-hating sentiment that is communicated by media is, in this view, made manifest in violent crimes such as this one. They were targeted specifically because they were women. They died because they were women.

This violence has the germ of inequality at its root. If the passive acceptance of sexism continues unchecked, then this inequality will not be challenged and will remain unchanged.

When shows or films which are degrading to women are no longer passed off as “entertainment”; when wives are no longer the fastest-growing demographic group of rape victims; when pop icons are boycotted because they mass market themselves for the pedophile, then perhaps it will mark a beginning of a time when women will not be the object of anyone’s hatred or violence.

The problem in the McGill ghetto of growing incidents of violence against women is commonly viewed as a problem everybody faces. But this is not entirely true; only women will be its victims. While the contribution of both men and women is needed to help solve this problem, the solution must recognize that the violence targets only women in order to be effective. The solution must try to comprehend and to combat this reality of misogyny in our society if it ever wants to control the violence.

So on December 6th, remember those women who died and then look around yourself and open your eyes to what produced such a chilling crime. Sexist jokes probably won't seem that funny anymore.

w

3

m

m

A tta ck

•Safety in a com pact form - size of a pager •just pull the cord for deafening 107db alarm (like a train whistle) • Frightens attackers, purse snatchers...

• Ideal for students, joggers and transit riders

•Peace of mind for $32 plus tax From CQRT, Enr -2 1 04

Comment

We remember you

I was working in the office at the Auberge Montréal Centrale — a small hotel behind the bus station on St. Hubert. My boyfriend at the time, Frank, brought me dinner: minestrone soup, homemade pasta, and garlic bread. Frank's roommate, Pat, watched the hockey game as we ate.

When the first newsbite flashed the information that several women at the Polytechnique were shot, possibly killed, I could not move. I could not eat. I could not function. We waited until the end of my shift, and Frank walked me back home.

I remained at my apartment, traumatized, and listened to reports of the massacre emanating from the television. Like most female students in Montreal, everyone in my apartment received phone calls to verify the story, since the national news neglected to mention the school where the murders happened.

The shock of the news sent me backwards. I was recovering from a rape that happened one year earlier. At the time, I was

working very hard to convince myself that all men were not evil.

Then there it was...a larger than life message telling me that male-perpetrated violence against women is neither isolated nor infrequent. A continuum exists.

Nonetheless, media representatives and so-called experts determined that Marc Lepines actions were not indicative of a misogynist society. He was simply a madman, and this incident occurred solely because of Lepine's various psychoses.

Three years later, I realize that we have come to refer to the massacre at the Polytechnique in the manner our parents referred to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. What were you doing the night o f the massacre at the Polytechnique? In a way, it is sad to refer to the killing of 14 innocent women—a killing motivated simply because of their gender—as a pop cultural phenomenon. Yet, I know very few people who can remain detached when discussing it. People were genuinely and profoundly affected by the massacre. For many of us, it was too close...too personal...

I still see people in mourning.

Many more believe that we have not had a chance to adequately reflect on the deaths of these women. Perhaps this year, we can bring this back to the realm of the personal. Remember the 14 women and recall how you felt when you first heard. Reflect on how this violence affects you.

Only after we do all of this as a community can we begin to heal the wounds.

Geneviève Bergeron ...

Helene C olgan... Nathalie Croteau ...Barbara Daigneault ...

Anne-Marie Edward ... Maud Haviemick ... Sonia Pelletier ...

Michele Richard ...Barbara Maria Klucznick ... Maryse Laganière ...

Maryse L eclair... Anne-Marie Lemay ... Annie St. A m eault...

Annie Turcotte. we remember you.

Mary-Margaret Jones U3 Arts

Letters to the Editor No apologies...

In response to “VP External Percivaloff to a slow start”, I would like to offer a few precisions.

First, the selection criterion for m em bers-at-large o f the External Affairs Committee (EAC) was changed last year. According to the former External Affairs Handbook, the VP External alone selected the members-at-large. In the new g uidelines, EAC councillors assist the VP External in this selection, a fact of which I was not m ade aw are by my predecessor.

I have already talked to the councillors involved and . cleared up any misunderstanding.

Second, I rem ain unconvinced that the number of motions presented to Council indicates the level of initiative em anating from a p articu lar executive. As I stated, many of my projects are of a long-term nature, such as an expanded study-abroad program, a cultural twinning of francophone and anglophone McGill students, or lobbying for lower transit fares. These projects are usually form ulated and endorsed at the committee level, and not at the level of the entire SSMU Council.

Third, budgetary constraints and strategic realities have meant concentrating on interaction with individual student associations such as FAECUM (Université de Montréal) rather than with ANEEQ or FEUQ, neither of which we belong to, or will likely belong to

in the near future. In fact, I have maintained ongoing contact with our principal counterparts since May 1st.

If formulating long-term p ro jects w hich may forego immediate results in favour of loftier, more substantial goals signifies that I am “off to a slow start”, I can offer no apologies.

If I have helped to build a stronger lobbying base for my successor, then the SSMU will be in a much better External position. In our common goals, therefore, I welcome input from all m em bers o f the SSMU community.

Jeff Percival Vice-President External Students’ Society of McGill University

Inclusive...

It was with trem endous d isb elief that I read Holly Forsylhe’sclosingcommentsinher letter regarding the IFC and SSMU. In an attempt to redeem the suspect policies promoted by fraternities and sororities, she drew a fleeting com parison between them and the women of colour collective at McGill, known as Shakti. She calls it “far more exclusionary” than anything the IFC advocates. What she does not understand is that Shakti is far more inclusive than the IFC would ever likely be.

Shakti is a place of resistance which includes all women of colour as central rather than peripheral.

It is a place where women of colour are able to find the strength and support to em pow er them selves and re sist the institutionalized forces of power that disempower them every day.

Issues regarding sexism and feminism are not viewed only through a gender perspective, but are exposed for what they really are; namely, intertwined with racism and other forms of oppression. Women of colour no longer have to concede to being feminists first and anti-racist second or vice versa. They no longer have to clench their teeth and endure the pain when they are told that the group to which they “belong” are dealing with women’s issues or race issues as their main concern.

They no lo n g er have to conveniently forget the implicit meaning of such a statement which clearly tells them that “w om en” really means white middle-class women and “people of colour” means men. They no longer have to search in vain for their place where they can be empowered. They no longer have to be excluded. Shakti includes them as the primary rather than additional reasons for struggle. It raises their voices in unison rather than silencing them in alienation.

Shakti includes.

Maneesha Deckha U1 A rts Shakti

P ag e 8

The McGill Tribune, Dec. 1 ,1992Jan 11,1993

news

TAs fail to be tabulated

BY AMY MCBRIDE AMD STEVE SMITH

The results of a vote to de­ termine whether McGill teaching assistants (TAs) will join a Que­ bec labour union have been post­ poned. The lack of voter turnout has delayed the tallying of the vote. Disagreements between TA union organizers and M cGill’s adm inistration concerning the voters’ list have also complicated the voting procedure.

The vote, held to decide whether or not the T As would join the Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux (CSN), primarily ad­

dressed the elimination of inter­ faculty salary discrepancies among TAs. Sociology TA and union supporter Jean-Pierre Bordeau questioned the voters’ list submit­ ted by the McGill Administration.

“The list contains names of TAs who no longer teach at McGill, and omits names of others who claim they are currently teaching,” explained Bordeau.

“We had many students vote by envelope because their names weren’t on the list. For this reason the ballot box must remain closed until we sort through the envelope votes and ensure that only TAs

These engineering volunteers always dreamed of rolling in dough. They got their ehanee last Friday while helping out with the first annual Looney Line Event, which collected $4400 for Montreal Centraide.

M M M 1 LL/i§p£l IFtas® Iksgp)n

voted.”

German Department TA and union supporter Matt Pollard cited the 60 percent voter turnout as the primary reason for delaying the tallying, since the Labour Code requires a 100 per cent turnout.

“Out of some 860 TAs, only 525 cast their vote,” he claimed.

“Hopefully an extension of the vote by one day will give those that didn’t vote the opportunity to do so.”

Advocates of the union at­ tributed poor voter turnout to the lack of polling stations and the insufficient distribution of voting notices by the Labour Board.

However, Earth and Planetary Sciences TA Jason Pan disagreed.

“I think that the majority of the TAs are either apathetic to­ wards the vote or they are satisfied with the status quo,” contended Pan. “Possibly people aren’t in­ terested in aligning themselves with the union, and this was re­ flected in Thursday’s turnout.”

Although Pan supports a student association for the equita­ ble treatment of TAs, he disap­ proves of aligning with Quebec’s CSN. “Joining leagues with a po­ liticized Quebec union would dis­ tort the aims of the TAs and would distract us from our responsibility to the education o f students,” maintained Pan. “1 am convinced that the quality of education will suffer if McGill spends more of its scarce funds on paying for a union membership.”

Civil Engineering TA and union supporter George Karam disagreed that union affiliation would detract from the quality of undergraduate education.

“Our affiliation with the CSN would be completely legiti­ mate since we have no political agenda and our local would re­ main autonom ous,” explained Karam. “Our primary concern is the rights of TAs and consequently the bettering of undergraduate education.”

Pro-union organizers have appealed to the Labour Board in hopes of obtaining a one-day ex­ tension of the vote.

McGill equity plans generate controversy

BY MARK COHEN The new McGill Univer­ sity Equity Policy is creating controversy among McGill fac­ ulty and adm inistration. The university was obligated to create the hiring policy to be eligible to bid on governm ent research contracts over $200,000.

“I think that’s blackmail,” said David Williams, president of the McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT).

“McGill didn’t have to sign that document. Is the university an autonomous institution or isn’t it? Do we have academic free­ dom?”

Rose Johnstone, chairof the Joint Senate-Board Committee on Equity, expressed her support for the ne w plan and stressed that it is normal procedure for the govern­ ment to attach certain conditions before awarding contracts.

“It happens all the time,” she explained.

The policy, adopted at the October 14th Senate meeting, stipulates that the university “will in itia te em p lo y m en t eq u ity measures to ensure the full par­ ticipation and advancement at all levels of employment of groups which have traditionally been under-represented.”

This means more women, visible m inorities, aboriginals, and people with disabilities will be hired at McGill. Departments across McGill are complying with the policy by formulating initial hiring action plans dealing spe­ cifically with the hiring of more women.

“I think it’s a false issue,” argued Williams. “There are no real id e n tifia b le b a rrie rs to women getting jobs in the uni­ versity. This is an affirmative action policy masquerading as an equity policy.”

Opponents of the policy

MMm m Mm i

to ffisin M ia & m

w t v i& it

-Itu u U o tu L / te n a n t ta u t

o ffic e r

in tAe SA ojCh&i tcUleUny, s w if t e n * * ^ .

- f a m U t y le u *

-ceneum e* ft*oteeU en -etuctent ptUtMumcc*, etc.

& 2 0 ,& - 2 î , "S -O U

Open f OantrSfm t, num rfu a

i lu

lïM

believe it may lower the overall quality of academic staff. There are concerns that hiring com ­ mittees may choose women who are less qualified than male can­ didates in order to comply with the policy.

“There are grounds for concern of this type,” stated Mary MacKinnon, an associate professor in the Department of Economics.

W illia m s ac cu sed the Senate committee which for­ mulated the policy of ignoring MAUT resolutions which pro­ pose that academic merit be the sole criterion for hiring.

But Johnstone said the c o m m itte e did c o n sid e r M A U T’s resolutions.

“They were brought up, we were all aware of them, and we did not feel bound to make the same decision as the MAUT vote,” she said. “We are starting from the premise that only m eri­ torious candidates will be ad­ mitted.”

M cG ill's Equity O ffice director Honora Shaughnessy, agreed.

“Candidates have to have appropriate qualifications to work at M cGill,” she stated.

Shaughnessy insisted that the policy will not lead to the hiring of less-qualified women in order to achieve equality.

While most departments were still working to finalize equity action plans by the end of November, the Department of B iology was the first to complete its plan and gain approval from the Joint Senate-Board Com ­ mittee on Equity. The submitted pi an focused on contacting more el igible women for employment opportunities. It also attempted to reduce the pressure on the departm ent’s new staff by al­ lowing part-time employment and providing information on available day-care.

Monique Shebbeare, Stu­ dents’ Society VP University Affairs, expressed her approval for the Senate equity plan, claiming the plans will benefit students in several ways.

“Eventually we will have m ore professors of different groups,” stated Shebbeare, add­ ing this would lead to more role models for students and more varied content in classes.

But W illiam s predicted only trouble under the new policy. . “This is what will destroy the institution of the university,” he claimed. “It will cease to be a place of learning.”

The McGill Tribune. Dec. 1. 1992Jan. 11,1993

Pace 9

News N ew s B r ie f s

M SA C plans a nationwide campus safety conference The McGill Sexual Assault Centre (MSAC) plans to organize and host the Canadian Campus Safety Conference (CCSC) next October, at which Canadian student representa­ tives will gather at McGill to address campus safety, sexual assault and harassment, racism, and similar issues affecting campus life.

“The objective is to bring delegates from all across Canada to exchange information and learn how to implement services that improve campus safety,” explained MSAC executive member and conference co-coordinator Ruth Promislow.

Karen Sloat, who is also an executive member of MSAC and will coordinate the conference with Promislow, stressed that the event is still in the planning stages and that budgeting has not been finalized.

“This will cost a lot of money, and we need a lot of sponsors,” explained Sloat. “We want to meet with the [McGill] Students’ Society to see what they will offer us.”

Promislow explained that McGill student groups which deal with awareness and safety issues will be asked to participate in the CCSC. U 1 Arts student Rima Banerji, a member of Shakli (the McGill Women of Colour Collective), described the role Shakti intends to play at the event.

“Our focus at the conference will be to attempt to create a safe [campus] environment for all students of colour,” she stated. “We will be trying to network with other progressive anti-racism and anti-sexism groups to see how they are dealing with these issues. The [McGill] administration has not really been helpful in this area.”

Citing past failures by university administrations to

G

t

f

i t

deal successfully with these issues, Promislow expressed hope that the conference would allow students to share information and learn how best to address these problem areas themselves.

“The objective is to have students from across Canada take action where administrations won’t,” she said.

A lcohol Aw areness Coordinators are low in spirits The Alcohol Awareness Week planned for this se­ mester has now been reduced by six-sevenths, to an Alcohol Awareness Day. The extravaganza, which should take place on December 1st in the Shatner University Centre, will consist of a single booth Where flyers will be handed out to students.

“We are essentially not able to do a full-blown Alco­ hol Awareness Week, but I didn’t want to just leave it out.

W e’ll basically be saying goodbye, and reminding the students to be responsible,” explained SSMU VP External Affairs Julie Dzerowicz, one of the two Alcohol Awareness Week coordinators.

However, the other member of the organizing team, Chris Alam, disagreed with Dzerowicz. He felt that not enough people would be reached through this initiative.

“I don’t think it is a great idea. It would be more beneficial to plan a week next term which would coincide with the McGill Health Science Awareness Week, as op­ posed to throwing something together at the last minute, close to the exam period,” claimed Alam.

Students pu t their M oney on the Line

r

Please see the photo box on page 8.

In an effort to raise 7,000 dollars for Centraide, the

O

f

McGill engineering students organized a looney line, extending from the Roddick gates to James McGill’s tomb, in front of the Arts building. This fundraising effort took place last Friday to wrap up the annual McGill Centraide Foundation Campaign.

“The looney line was actually Principal Johnston’s idea,” explained U4 Engineering student Irene Makris, who was collecting money on Friday. “He [Johnston] felt this would be a great way to get students to participate and make donations.”

In the academic year of 1941, students raised $820 for Canadian soldiers by gathering pennies from students and setting them in a mile-long line. From this original effort sprang the idea for the looney line.

The Plumber’s Philharmonic Orchestra, a group of Engineering students who promote spirit in the faculty, took charge of the looney line in conjunction with their fellow engineers.

McGill Centraide Campaign coordinator Catherine Gerols hopes that future campaigns will involve all student groups.

“I approached members of the SSMU executive late this year,” stated Gerols. “However, I hope that next year, every student group will be involved. There are very few events that can unite all of McGill as a group... there is very little mix. It would therefore be fantastic to join together in this effort.”

According to Engineering Undergraduate Society Rep to Senate Leslie Parchomchuk, the event generated approximately $4400.

This marks the first time in history where the road to McGill was paved with gold.

O

y

D

°

u

L

r

U

e

C

x

a

K

m

s

-

-

""

'

The 'McGill Tribune, D e c 1, l m j a n 11,1993

F e a tu re s The politics of the W hite Ribbon Campaign

BY JA N E WHITE Controversy surround­ ing this year’s White Ribbon Campaign, which commemo­ rates the 1989 Université de Montréal Massacre, has left many in and around campus confused. In light of the campaign’s boycott by the W omen’s Centre at Ryerson University in Toronto, the campaign has become the bat­ tleground for a political de­ bate.

“Mitsumi Takahashi’s p ro d ucer from C FC F-12 called me to ask if it was po­ litically correct for Mitsumi to wear a white ribbon on air,” said an astounded Fiona Deller, Walk-Safe spokesper­ son.

The white ribbon cam­ paign was initiated by men in Ontario to show their solidar­ ity with women, but it has been plagued by controversy.

“Some people in Ontario

“I am sure there are men feel that the emphasis is re­ D eller, who attended the who knew and loved the moved from women ’s sorrow meeting.

“White ribbons will be women who died in the Mon­ and placed on men’s feeling about w o m en ’s sorrow , d istrib u te d by w o m en ’s treal Massacre, and I can’t whether genuine or not,” ex­ groups on campus to both men imagine them being told they plained Deller, who supports and women. Some of the peo­ can’t mourn openly or pub­ the campaign. “ Some people ple from the [McGill] Wom­ lic ly ,” stated M onique Shebbeare, Students’ see this as manipula­ tive on the part of the S o m e p e o p le in O n ta r io fe e l Society VP Univer­ sity Affairs. “I don’t men’s movement.” t h a t th e e m p h a s is is think there should be At M cGill, the re m o v e d fro m w o m e n 's any barriers on who ribbons will primarily should be mourning. be distributed by wom­ s o r r o w a n d p la c e d o n m e n 's Everyone in our so­ en’s groups. Partici­ fe e lin g a b o u t w o m e n 's ciety is affected by pants at the November s o r r o w , w h e th e r g e n u in e or the problem of vio­ 17th Women’s Caucus lence ag ain st meeting raised con­ not. women.” cerns about giving the -F io n a D e lle r, W a lk -S a fe Mary-Margaret ribbons to men. The S p o k e s p e r s o n Jones, co-coordinator group did not reach a of the McGill Sexual consensus, and some women may decline handing en’s Union have decided not Assault Centre, believes the to be personally involved in campaign is not an issue of out ribbons to men.

“To say that men can’t giving them to men, but this is political correctness.

“There was an extreme wear them sets up a hostile their individual perogative.” act of violence against women Many women who at­ dynamic that I don’t think is appropriate at this time when tended the meeting believe on December 6th, 1989, and we should be remembering divisive tactics are inappro­ it is not isolated. Not only are we holding that event in and m o u rn in g ,” in sisted priate for the campaign.

memory, we are recognizing the continuum of violence,” emphasized Jones. “I per­ sonally don’t have a problem with a man wearing a white ribbon. I see this as being pro­ active. If people commemo­ rate this event, they are doing something.”

A coordinator for the W o m en ’s U nion, C elia Moore, is sensitive towards the issue of excluding men from the cam paign but stressed that she strongly sup­ ports the campaign.

“This kind of symbolic gesture is a very individual thing, and it is not up to any­ one to tell anyone else what to do,” stated Moore. “But this week is to remember what happened, and if everyone boycotts it, people will for­ get. I like seeing people wear­ ing a white ribbon.”

A memorial service will be held Friday, December 4th at 2:30pm in Redpath Hall.

Strange Brew, look w h at’s inside of you

BY K ARLIA CAM PBELL Ale. B rew skis. Cold ones. No matter what it’s called, beer has always been a part of the collective Cana­ dian consciousness. As Bob and Doug Mackenzie have shown, next to hockey, beer stands as the dominant Cana­ dian icon. But as the price of the sweet stuff continues to rise, McGill students are be­ ginning to seek out a cheaper alternative: brewing their own.

There are several brewit-yourself stores in Montreal that sell the equipment and ingredients necessary to set up a personal brewery at home. The basic equipment costs around $50, and ingre­ dients and bottles must be purchased separately.

Condensed malt kits are available in dozens of varie­ ties from all over the world.

One can choose from Eng­ lish ales, New Zealand la­

gers, G erm an bocks and North American lite-beers, among many others. Beer recipe books are also avail­ able in these brew-it-yourself stores.

“The more adventurous can develop their own reci­ pes. The sky’s the limit,” said salesperson Laurie Gordon of Gordon’s Cave a Vin. The process involved is straightforward. The equip­ ment must be cleaned so that malt, sugar, yeast and water can be added and mixed to­ gether. As Gordon explained, “it takes seven days to finish fermenting. Then it must sit for two weeks after being bottled.” So in about three weeks, brewers may test their creation.

“It’s such a good feel­ ing to crack open your first homemade beer,” said U1 En­ gineering student Chantz Strong. Strong, along with fellow McConnell Hall resi­ dent Jason Kylow, a firstyear management student,

made their first batch of Ca­ nadian pale lager this semes­ ter.

They got the equipment and the advice they needed at le Source de Savour, at the co rn er o f C oloniale and Duluth. The total cost for their first batch was $90, plus a $10 deposit. The ingredi­ ents were to yield a batch of 66 bottles. From their first attempt, however, Strong and Kylow have only 56 bottles of beer in their fridge.

“We screwed up and lost some down the tub,” admit­ ted Strong.

And the verdict on this homemade brew? “Well, I like it,” said Strong. “I f s defin itely d rin k a b le .” H is neighbor and objective third party taste-tester Bryan Nash, a third-year Science student, enjoyed it too. “ I t ’s u n iq u ely McConnell!” claimed Nash.

The normal alcohol con­ tent of homemade beer is be­ tween four and six per cent.

But by adding more sugar, this figure can be increased.

An extra half kilo of sugar will increase the alcohol con­ tent to the range of six to eight per cent.

In addition to the intrin­ sic satisfaction achieved by making one’s own brew, the savings involved are defi­ nitely worthwhile. Once the equipment is purchased, the actual cost of ingredients for future batches is minimal. For a batch of 66 bottles, the malt will cost $ 12 to $ 17; the sugar, $2; and the water, $2. Say goodbye to the days of pay­ ing $28 per case of 24 beerStrong and Kylow figure that by their third batch, they will have saved $30.

A cco rd in g to Jam ie Gordon, owner of Gordon’s Cave a Vin, the trend to home­ brew has become more popu­ lar with students in recent years. “The home-brewing business has been booming for the last two years. Stu­ dents tend to be the most se­

rious home-brewers. They are fascinated by the whole proc­ ess.”

Dépanneur owners in the McGill area, however, don’t seem to be worried by this home-brewing trend. Ex­ plained one ow ner o f a McGill ghetto dep, “as long as there are students around, w e’ll be able to sell our beer.”

♦New Managements Dr.Pentfield at Stanley Under the awning across from the faculty of law,

Student breakfast special: 2 eggs, bacon, toast all the coffee you can drink $2.25 Great lunch specials!

The best authentic souvlaki in town, just $2.55

The McGill Tribune, D ec 1 ,1992Jan 11.1993

P ag e 11

F e a tu re s

The dangers of misplaced stereotypes

BY KATH LEEN ROBSON

T he H onourable M adam Ju stice B everley M cL achlin cam e to M cG ill last w eek, to speak on “ Stereotypes in H u­ m an R ights L eg islatio n ”.

H er thesis, sim ply stated, was “discrim ination is the prod­ uct o f m isplaced stereotypes.”

She first discu ssed the “natü ral elem ent o f stereotyp­ in g .” “ W e define ourselves and our w orld in term s of psycho­ logical stereoty pes,” she stated.

“T hese archetypes have roots far b elo w levels o f rational thought, and go right to the essence o f our b ein g .”

She also claim ed that, on other levels than that o f the psychological, stereotyping is part o f achieving self-defini­ tion.

“ W e d e fin e o u rs e lv e s from childhood in term s o f the racial or ethnic group to w hich w e b e lo n g ,” M cL ach lin as­ serted. “ From infancy, prob­ ably throughout o ur entire life, w e see ourselves first and fo re­ m ost as C aucasian, or black, or aboriginal. W ithout such defi­ nition, w e ’re not com plete h u ­ m an beings.”

H ow ever, in addition to discussing w hat she term ed the “naturalness” o f this stereotyp­ ing process, she also presented the “d ark sid e” to this tendency to think in generalities. It is to this side that M cL achlin said H um an R ights law s apply. “ Stereotypes assum e that what was true for past g en era­ tions m ust always be true,” said M cL achlin. “ They trap us in the past, and prevent us from m oving into the future. A p­ plied inappropriately, they can lead us to m ake decisions on

the basis of sex or age or race, which are not based on reality, and hence are wrong-headed and unfair.”

She discussed the danger of making decisions based on misplaced sexual stereotyping.

While she thought sexual stere­ otypes were sometimes rel­ evant (for example, if the issue involved concerned reproduc­ tion), at other times she said they were irrelevant. “[Gender] is likely to have no relevance to whether a per­ son should be allowed to fill a particular place in the workforce, nor does it bear any relevance to what a person is worth, what she should be paid, or whether she should be free to exercise her liberty—free from constraints imposed by SEE STEREOTYPES, PAGE 12 Ite v e rly R Ic L a c h lin .

Giving till it stops h u rtin g

BY M ADY VIRGONA If the spirit of altruism is strong within you and you are looking for a way to recreate those warm and fuzzy holi­ day feelings, there are a number of non-profit causes seeking volunteers to help with holiday activities.

The Tribune has com­ piled a short list of worth­ while organizations in need of young blood. These groups are ideally suited to students, since they do not require great cash outlays, but only a few hours of time and energy.

Face to Face, a listen­ ing and referral centre located in the Mezzanine level of G uy metro, is organizing teams of volunteers for its annual Christmas party on Decem­ ber 24th and 25th. Volunteers

are needed on both days from C entre as of December 2nd, noon till 6 pm to w rap to unload delivery trucks filled presents, prepare and serve with donated items. Other vol­ food, entertain guests and pro­ unteers are needed to prepare vide security. The party is food and gift baskets and to open to anyone who cares to help with their distribution (on stop in. For more informa­ site). The Centre provides tion, contact Grace or Arlene food and other necessities to Montreal women and their at 934-4546.

For many years, Sun families receiving social as­ Youth has distributed Christ­ sistance or in low-income mas and Hanukkah food bas­ groups. Anne Marquis is the kets to needy families and in­ volunteer coordinator; she can dividuals. This year’s Food be reached at 842-4781.

Volunteers with some Drive begins December 18th, secretarial or clerical experi­ and will continue until De­ ence are being sought imme­ cember 26th or until food sup­ plies run out. Volunteers are diately by O peration Nez needed to hand out baskets Rouge, a non-profitgroup that and possibly also to deliver seeks to lower alcohol-related baskets to shut-ins and the accidents by providing 24elderly. Call Rosa Macri at hour drive-home service. The 842-6822 if you want to help organization’s campaign be­ gins December 10th and con­ out.

Strong arms are required tinues until New Year’s Eve. at The M ontreal W om en’s All volunteers, office staff and

» E L A N • A T O M I C • E lA N • A T O M I C • E L A N • A T O M I C • E lA N

SKI WESTS T H E E X A M

2 FOR 11 SKI; TUNE-UP? $25!

D R O P -IN

IS O P E N !

R E D P A T H L IB R A R Y

C

M O N D A Y T O F R ID A Y 1 P M . T O 4 P M .

;*

November 23 to December 11

• I n th e re a d in g ro o m to th e rig h t o f th e m a in e n tra n c e (R o o m 0 7 ) • T ip s a n d h a n d o u ts o n h o w to c o p e w ith stre ss, h o w to w rite e x a m s & ..h o w to s u rv iv e th e e x a m p e rio d !.

|3 2 0 A V ictoria, • W estm o u n t 4 8 1 -8 3 2 4 3 "V

• N V H • D IW O J V • N V B •

VW JV • N V

• Informal, no appointments, no files.

■'

13 3 01 •

IVV

V • N 'T

hi lb: Roberta ât 398*4104

drivers included, must be ac­ credited by MUC police. Pick up a form at any police station or Pharmaprix outlet for fur­ ther details.

For som ething com ­ pletely different, bring your gift-wrapping expertise to the local mall in benefit of the Quebec Society for Disabled C h ild re n . G ift-w rapping stands will be located in all major downtown and subur­ ban shopping centres begin­ ning December 4th, and also at the Arts and Crafts Fair at

Place Bonaventure (Dec.520). Over 200 volunteers are required, particularly in sub­ urban locations. Call Isabelle at 937-6171 to discuss your participation.

Finally, don’t forget the 5th A nnual M cGill Food Drive, now shifting into high gear. Donation boxes are lo­ cated in all major campus buildings. Bring in your nonperishable goods until De­ cember 7th and help feed a needy family this holiday sea­ son.

U o fT ?

Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto?

W A T C H OUT! UofT wants you. But for how long?

RIGHT NOW Y ou are worth B IG B U C K S ($15,000-30.000 per year) in government funding to U ofT. But those big bucks only last so long— not as long as it takes to get a degree.

THE FUTURE? Current UofT contract proposals attack the slim margin of job security that now exists for graduate students employed as teaching assistants. Why come here if your funding only takes you part way through your degree?

C A N Y O U A F F O R D T H A T R IS K ?

CONTACTVS: Canad ian U nion of Educatio n al W o rk ers, Lo cal 2 Synd icat canadien des travailleuses et tra vailleu rs en éducation. Section locale 2 229 College Street, Suite 304, Toronto. O ntario M 5 T 1R4 Phone (416) 593-7057; F A X (416) 593-9866

Teaching Assistants and Student Instructors at the University of Toronto

NO!

Features

P ag e 12

The McGill Tribune, D ec 1 ,1992Jan 11,1993

BY CHERYL DEVOE A ctin g on an anonym ous tip th at th e real S anta C laus w as in M o ntreal, the Tribune set out to get an ex clusive in ­ terv iew and unearthed a coverup o f S an ta C la u s ’ real id en ­ tity , and also e x p o se d tw o S an ta frauds.

T he first lead drew the T rib u n e to E a to n on S te C a th e rin e S tre e t. O n e e m ­ p loyee said th at the d ep a rt­ m en t store h ad a S anta C laus w ho w ould be h olding a break­ fast fo r c u sto m e rs’ children in D ecem ber. A n enquiry at p u b ­ lic relatio n s led to a dead end.

S an ta C laus w as not perm itted to speak w ith the Tribune re ­ porter. T h e hin t o f a cover-up w as in the air.

A n o th er tip led to Place A lexis N ihon. Q u estioning the e lf on d u ty w as discouraging, h o w ev er. W hen asked if an in terv iew w ith S anta w as p o s­ sible, th e elf, w ho preferred to rem ain an o n y m o u s, w as u n ­ co operative. “ D o n ’t talk to this S anta; h e ’s n o t a nice S an ta,” th e e lf said. “ H e ’s only the w eek en d S anta. T alk to the w e ek d ay S an ta; h e ’s really great. I w o u ld n ’t be surprised if this S an ta d id n ’t last until 2 :3 0 .”

It w as 1pm at the tim e of th e e lf ’s reply.

D espite the e lf’s n eg a­ tiv e rev iew s, th e Tribune re ­ p o rter jo in ed the line o f c h il­ d ren to see if this S an ta w ould g ran t an interview . S a n ta ’s su ­

p erv iso r intervened, and p o ­ litely asked the re p o rter to re ­ turn M onday. S peculation sug­ gested another cover-up.

R e tu r n in g to A le x is N ihon on M onday, S anta C laus nu m b er three granted an in te r­ v iew . H e c o n fe s s e d , w h e n p ressed, that he w as an im ­ poster.

B ru n o G r e n i e r w a s d aylighting as S an ta C laus for the first tim e. W hen the S an ta C lau s m a rk e t is d e p re sse d , G re n ie r is a c a rp e n te r fo r A rt’n ’fact, p re p a rin g o rnate displays such as the one in front o f w hich he sat.

W hen asked w hy he donned the S anta C laus d is­ guise, G re n ie r’s eyes b rig h t­ ened. “ B ecause I like children,” he said. “I t ’s very funny the w ay they react w hen they see m e .”

T o illustrate this point, he recounted a story about one m em orable little girl. “ She visited m e in the m orning and told m e she had b e e n a g o o d g i r l ,” h e r e ­ counted. “ She cam e back later, frightened and asham ed, and said no, she had no t told the truth. S he h a d n ’t been a good g irl.”

G re n ie r’s o n ly d islik e w ith respect to the jo b w as the beard, w hich is not his ow n.

T he next stop on the quest fo r the real S an ta w as Les P rom enades de la C athédrale.

R esp o n d in g to a re q u est to m eet S anta, a recep tio n ist w as unhelpful.

O m b u d s p e r s o n For S tu d e n ts

“ H e ’s Saint-Nicolas, and he d o e sn ’t start u n til the fifth [of D ecem ber] . H e ’s from an agency, and I d o n ’t k now why y o u ’d w ant to talk to him a n y ­ w ay .”

T he trail finally led to C o m plexe D esjardins. A p re ­ lim in a r y in v e s tig a tio n r e ­ vealed this S an ta C la u s ’ beard w as real - a good sign.

L eav in g a n o te fo r S anta req u estin g an in terv iew w hen he was off-duty succeeded. B ut disap p o in tin g ly , he too w as an im poster.

G illes G uérard is a S an ta w ith three y e a rs’ experience.

H e first b ecam e S an ta by a n ­ sw ering a classified ad, at the enco u rag em en t o f his fam ily.

G uérard has spent the last 11 years at hom e carin g fo r his fam ily, and also has a m a ste r’s d eg ree in th eo lo g y . H e has taught at both the secondary school and u n iv ersity levels.

G u é ra rd re g re tte d th e n e g a tiv e in te rp re ta tio n s o f S anta C laus, claim in g th at p eo ­ ple often u n fa irly focus on the com m ercial elem en t o f his p o ­ sition. H e th o u g h t th ere w ere m ore im p o rtan t aspects to his job. “ I p re fe r to look at the

C h e r y l D evoe

S a n ta C lau s is h id in g in to w n

Have you seen this Santa before?

o th er side, the h u m anitarian sid e,” he em phasized.

His love fo r the jo b , like G re n ie r’s, rested in the ch il­ dren. “ I feel th eir ad m iratio n , th e ir d esire to h ave a w arm affectio n ate and in tim ate re la ­

Stereotypes CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 1

the other sex.”

She w ent on to say that at tim es, w om en suffered from having stereotypes associated w ith m en applied to them . She cited the 1990 L avallée deci­ sion, w ritten by M adam Ju s­ tice B ertha W ilson, w hich dealt w ith the issue o f using the “bat­

tered w ife sy ndrom e” as a d e­ fence. “ T h e q u e s tio n w as w hether this case fel 1u n d er the “ s e lf-d e fe n c e ” ru b ric ,” she said. “T raditionally, it didn ’t— because the stereotype was that self-defence only applies when som ebody is com ing at you and you respond. B ut o f course in a w o m an ’s situation, it could

Candidates and nominations for the position of Ombudsperson for Students are invited for a term beginning June 1st, 1993.

The O m budsperson acts as an impartial arbitrator in m atters involving com plaints/concem s of students, with a view to avoiding the need for m ore formal grievance procedures already existing at the University.

Candidates for this position should be members of the McGill Faculty w ho have garnered the acquaintance and respect of both tne staff and student body, and who are familiar with University policies and procedures. Facility in both English and French is desirable.

The O m budsm an post is a half-time appointm ent and has a maximum term of five years. An office and secretarial support for the Om budsm an are provided by the University.

Candidates and nom inations for the position should be forwarded to Dr. W.C. Leggett, Vice-Principal (Academic), F. Cyril James Building to be received no later than January 31st, 1993. Terms of reference for the position are available from the Vice-Principal's office in confidence upon request.

tionship, w here th ey tell m e secrets,” G u érard said.

T he Tribune did n o t m an ­ age to lo cate th e real S an ta C laus. W h eth er he w as one o f the S antas u n reach ab le fo r co m m en t rem ain s a m y s­ tery.

M c G ill

'V

L it e r a c y C o u n c il

The McGill Literacy Council Executive would like to thank all of our members for participating 1 1 in piy* 2 pd g , :1 RÉAD-À-THON1 Thanks to your

Ifiavid. reading and fundraising II | skills, we have raised $ 1500 ! ! |

be d ifferen t, b ecau se if she w aits for [an assau lt], there could be no response. [In this case] w hat w as im portant was to get behind the stereotype and see the reality o f the situ a­ tion for this particular w om an.”

She thought th at action co u ld , and should, be taken against m isplaced stereotyping, and she felt th at the C ourt was concerned w ith such action.

“T w o things in m y view can be do n e,” she said. “The first is legal and legislative, and there has been m uch progress m ade in this area, in every part o f C anada. In ad d itio n , the C h artero f Rights and Freedom s guarantees all the right to equal treatm ent at the hands o f the g o v ernm ent.” “ H ow ever, w e m ust all w ork to m ake sure w e ’re not g uilty o f m isap p ly in g stere­ otypes in o ur ow n attitudes and in the routine activities o f our daily lives,” she added. “ [W e must] recognize that stereotypi­ cal thinking w ill seem to us to be natural; it represents the path o f least resistan ce.”

P ag e 13

Features

The McGill Tribune. D ec 1 ,1992Jan 11,1993

Soraida Hussein speaks on the “Palestinian Question” cized hunger strike.

The Palestinian prison­ ers wanted to discuss some demands with Tzcmach, the head of the prison. However, Tzcmach demanded that the prisoners eat before any discussion took place. When the priso n ers refused, Tzemach asked, “who from you is the man to stand here in front of me, and face me and tell me what your de­ mands are?” A man named Ibrahim Imatou faced him and was then shot to death. Another p riso n er cam e to Ibrahim ’s assistance and was also killed by a soldier.

O ther equally horrific incidents were described by Hussein.

One P alestinian woman died of cancer in prison, receiving no treatment for it. An­ other jailed Palestinian woman, Intassar El Kak, gave birth while

BY DAVID ABITBOL Soraida Hussein is an employeeof BirZeit University in the West Bank. Last week, she was brought to McGill by the Pales­ tine Solidarity Committee to speak on “The Palestinian Question.”

She began her talk with a brief historical overview. In 1948, she asserted, the state of Israel was declared on what were Palestinian lands, where previously Muslim, Christian and Jewish Palestinians co-existed. At that time, Gaza was given to Egypt, and the West Bank was given to Jordan. Hussein added that the situation persisted until 1967, when Israel took these lands away from Egypt and Jordan and declared them “as the State of Is­ rael”.

The speaker then commented on United Nations Resolution 242, which was passed in the aftermath of the Six-Day War of 1967. She interpreted this resolution as a de­ mand for Israeli withdrawal from Golan Heights, the West Bank, Gaza and Southern Lebanon. In 1987, the Intifadah (the Palestin­ ian uprising against Israeli military authority in the occupied territo­ ries) began.

Hussein described the vari­ Soraida Hussein. ous abuses suffered at this time by Palestinians under occupation, in­ occupied territories: periodically, cluding the destruction of their authorities will close educational homes, deportation, torture and “a institutions, by force if necessary new kind of imprisonment”: ad­ and largely for security reasons. ministrative detention whercaperAs a resul t, alternative schools have son may be detained for six been developed at the grass-roots months at a time without any level. This assures the continuity charges being laid. of education, which is of primary S he mentioned another prob­ im portance for P alestinians. lem faced by Palestinians in the Hussein described it as “one of the

strongest guns we have.”

According to the speaker, 12,500 Palestinian prisoners have been held by the Israelis. Those in solitary confinement were bound hand and foot at all times, except during meals.

One particularly disturbing incident took place at Ansar III prison during a recent, well-publi-

Final Features and Entertainment writers' meeting THURSDAY, 4 : 3 0 PM AT THE T R IB U N E OFFICE IN ORDER TO DISTINGUISH WRITERS, FEATURES PEOPLE MUST WEAR A TIE, AND ENTERTAINMENT PEOPLE MUST WEAR A HAT. _______ D u r i n g th is h o lid a y s e a s o n , g iv e g e n e r o u s ly . P le a s e b r in g in y o u r n o n -p e r is h a b le g o o d s a n d h e lp s to p h u n g e r .

1992 McGill 5thAnnual N o v e m b e r 1 6 Food Drive D ECEM BER 7 F o o d b o x e s w ill b e lo c a te d in

a ll th e m a jo r b u ild in g s o n

ca m p u s.

in shackles.

During the question period, Hussein described further Israeli human rights abuses including ran­ dom killings, brutality, uprooting of trees and the theft of land. She justified the killing of Palestinian collaborators. In this respect, she characterized the 1992 Amnesty International Report’s finding of over four Palestinians killed by other Palestinians for every Pales­ tinian killed by an Israeli during the Intifadah as simply, “not at all” correct.

Finally, she expressed a strong disappointment with both the United Nations and current peace talks, as far as finding a solution to the Palestinian question is concerned.

E R R A T U M In last week's Features story on Nazareth House, L'Orchestre de la Joie was misidentified as a McGill orchestra. The Tribune regrets the error.

Attention A L L writers, photographers, and production assistants...

All that hard w ork has finally paid off!

TRIBUNE CHRISTM AS PARTY / \

é

come one, com e all details at the Tribune office.

McGil 1 D e a n - F a c u lt y o f D e n t i s t r y McGill University offers an outstanding opportunity to candidates com m itted to the development and direction of a Faculty of D entistry dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship and com m unity service. The successful candidate will oversee the com plete m odernization of the Faculty's academ ic staff, the developm ent of new graduate program s in Clinical Dentistry, and the focus and development of the Faculty's Research initiatives. Candidates with formal training in dentistry and a strong record of scholarship in dentistry or a related dicipline are invited to subm it their candidature to: Dr. W.C. Leggett, Vice-Principal (Academic) McGill University James Administration Building 845 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5

Additional inform ation on the Faculty, and on the University's com m ittm ent to, and expectations of, the Dean and the Faculty will be provided in confidence on request.

In accordance w ith Canadian Immigration requirem ents, this advertisem ent is directed in the first instance to Canadian citizens and perm anent residents of Canada. Deadline for receipt of applications: OPEN - the University will continue the searen until a suitable candidate is identified.

The McGill Tribune. D ec 1 .1992Jan 11,1993

P r ic e s d r o p i n e s n ip iu

C o m p a r e if y o u d a r e last year

this year

$0.76 (6oz) s m a ll c o f f e e $1.15 m uffin s $3.80 ro a s t b e e f s a n d w ic h $3.10 t u r k e y s a n d w ic h !■ • wmMm m .

$0.60 ( 8 o z ) $

1 . 0 0

$3.00 $2.50

C A T E R IN G f o r a ll o c c a s i o n s is a l s o a v a i l a b l e

P ag e 15

The McGill Tribune, D ec 1 ,1992Jan 11,1993

Entertainm ent S eattle slam s into M ontreal

BY PATRICK GLADNEY

A large and enthusiastic crowd showed up at La Brique, Saturday, November 27 for the Gruntruck/ ScreamingTrees/Alice in Chains show, with almost an equally large number of people on the outside waiting, without much success, for extra tickets to go on sale for the sold-out show.

What little that was heard of Gruntruck sounded promising, but the bulk of the audience was pumped to see and hear the pair of Seattle groups, both making their first ever tour stop in Montreal. Which is a shame, consider­ ing that Screaming Trees have been in existence forover seven years andhave an equal number of albums to their credit. Alice in Chains has also made a significant impact in their three year tenure, but each of the groups have been overshadowed by the in many ways unfortunate successes ofNirvana, PearlJam and even Temple of the Dog. Indeed, to the lament of many, the underground has been dug up.

Which serves as a good segway into discussing Alice In Chains’ latest promotional item, Dirt, an album that does not concern itself with the com­ mercial opportunity available to al­ most any band that comes anywhere fromTacomaall theway to Bellingham.

An uncompromising, hard edged CD that is stacked with infectious guitar rips and riffs makes no apologies for either its power or its subject matter.

Many of the song titles them­ selves allude to the lyrical content, such as “Sickman,” “lunkhead” and “God Smack.” Get the picture? Yes, the now well publicized heroin addic­ tion of lead singer L*ayne Staley is clearly the focus of the album, but it is

not as depressing as it sounds. If any­ thing, the album should be used as a sound lesson against hard drug use.

Nevertheless, Dirt ends on a promis­ ing, perhaps positive note with “Would?,” the first song on th^Singles soundtrack.

ScreamingTrees are also on the movie soundtrack with “Nearly Lost You,” whichremains the strongest cut on their recently released album Sweet Oblivion. As mentioned previously, this band has been around longer than themajority ofrecognizedgroups from the same vicinity, yet are one of the least well known, making it more dif­ ficult to recognize their recent suc­ cesses as worthy of all the attention.

However, Sweet Oblivion is clearly their strongest release to date, taking full advantage of lead singer Mark Lanegan’s deep, story-telling voice.

Actually, their is more than one in­ stance when it would be preferred that Lanegan shut up in favour of listening to the music. Regardless, Sweet Ob­ livion is a solid effort that peaks inter­ est in anticipation of a follow up album which should be tuned just right.

Returning to the events of Sat­ urday evening when Screaming Trees were conspicously tardy in taking the stage. Any suspicions that something fishy was up were confirmed when the band appeared on stage sanslead singer Lanegan. As bassist Van Conner tried to pass off on the crowd that Lanegan was in hospital with some unspecified ailment, the middle microphone was removed from the stage. Any notions that the band was just pulling the hun­ dreds of legs in attendance were dashed as Conner and brother Gary Lee dem­ onstrated to everyone why their vocalistic contributions are limited to

doing backup. Nevertheless, the crowd tried to make the most of what they were being offered un til, after two songs Lanegan finally appeared on stage to debut, and finish with “Nearly Lost You.”TheTrees played a measly three songs and left the stage. Apparently, the band was not familiar with how Montreal crowds react to abbreviated performances by hard rock groups.

Given the performance, or lack thereof, of Screaming Trees, it was imperative that Alice In Chains come out and deliver, lest the entire concert

be reduced to an economic issue. The curtain dropped as Alice busted into “Dam That River.” The band looked good, especially Staley who had previ­ ously been performing from a wheel­ chair and on crutches after running over and crushing his own his own foot driving an ATV backstage at a show in Oklahoma.

Alice certainly seemed as if they were enjoying themselves on stage, appreciative of the very positive re­ sponse of the crowd to every tune. At one point they even offered the oppor­

tunity to two spectators to come up on stage and have a drum solo competi­ tion. Such a rapport between band and audience is rare these days, but it sure makes a show more fun to watch. Staley was also very animated on stage, espe­ cially during “Sickman.”

The band finished with “Angry Chair” and “Man in the Box,” after being on stage for more than an hour and a half. By then, all thoughts of being ripped off, given Screaming Trecs performance, had long since been forgotten.

Gruntruckt Thrash making and window breaking

Gas Food andLodging more th a n th e essentials

BY CATKIN MORRIS

Alice in Chains proves not everything in Seattle is wet

Set amongst the dreary trailer parks and linoleum lined truck stop diners of New Mexico’s backroads, Gas Food andLodging is an endearing foray into the lives of a single mother and her two daughters.

Gone are the days (Thank God) of fly-fishing and boyhood “captain My Captian” rites of passage. At last is a movie which depicts those quirky little insecurities and daydreams of female adolescence we all know and hate. Complete with those all-too-familiar screaming mother-daughter fights: (“getouttamy fuckin’life” [door slam] “go to school, get a job, or get out!”, etc.) which would make John Hughes crumple in shame. Director Allison Anders knows her stuff.

Gas Food and Lodging goes further, however. This is no “parents just don’t understand” pity party. The mother, Nora (Brooke Adams) strug­ gling with single motherhood, a full­ time waitressing job and a sexual appe­ tite, is a heroine in her own right. She undertakes to balance much-needed discipline with an equally-needed com­ passion and support for her daughters.

Single motherhood is not sugarcoated, “women are doin’ it for them­ selves” fun fest. Nor is it depicted as a warning call to the decline of Dan Quayle family values. It is portrayed with frank humour and refreshing real­ ism.

lone Skye, (pouting priss of Say Anything and The Rachel Papers) plays the promiscuous older daughter Trudi whose desperately tormented search for love and acceptance leaves her in­ creasingly lonely and alienated. After losing her virginity in a brutal gangrape Trudi has a distorted attitude to­ wards her own sexuality. “I never said no again. Why bother? They’d just do it anyway.”

After meeting an English ge­ ologist studying rocks in the New Mexico desert who notices her pain, she seems reborn. Tragic circum­ stances, however, leave her pregnant and miserable.

The story of Gas Food and Lodg­ ing is narrated by Shade(FairuzaBalk), whose naive conception of the world is filtered through the sentimental Elvia Rivero romance movies. Shade’s story is a coming of age journey of frist love, first rejection, and daydreaming. In her quest to have a family she idealizes her absent and irresoponsible father.

Shade’s growth into selfhood presup­ poses a realization that she already has a family, however chaotic it may be.

Gas Food and Lodging ap­ proaches the tension between Mexi­ cans and Anglos in New Mexico.

Deemed dangerous drug-dealing gangleaders, the Mexicans face unceasing discrimination. The stark irony of the stereotypes is when a friend warns Shade that the“wetbacks” are“cholos” (gangmembers) who gang rape women

on a daily basis.

In fact, it was white, popular highschool boys who had raped her sister. Shade sees through the prejudi­ cial blindness and falls in love with Darius, a Mexican boy with a heart of gold.

Implicit to Gas Food and Lodg­ ing is Nora’s message: “Women are lonely in the 90’s. It’s our new phase.

We’ll live.”

This is echoed in Trudi’s cau­ tionary credo to her little sister “That’s whatmendo: they walk away .’’Anders is exploring the difficulty of exploring love without losing the self. She pays tribute to the triumphs of womanhood which go unnoticed in blockbuster movies. This film’s final message is a hopeful one.

The cinematography in Gas Food and Lodging captures a different New Mexico from Thelma and Louise.

The land is flat and dusty and the guys drive those monster trucks But just as Trudi discovers that the desert “out there” is, in fact, an alive vital land­ scape, it unfolds that even in the con­ fines of a mobile home, this family has an invigorating life force of its own.

Notable performances by lone Skye and Brooke Adams (also look out for that goofy satellite dish installer called Hamlet) and a great screenplay come together to make this film a rare de­ light.

Gas Food and Lodging speeds along Route 40 out of 50.

Entertainment In Memoriam Montreal A nthony Berm an-The ÏABBLEON December Interview

The McGill Tribune, D ec 1 ,1992-Jan 11,1993

P ag e 16

Montrealers love their politics almost as much as they love to let it show.

And the graffiti, a testament to the whims and whines of the Habitants, on the walls of our bathrooms, bars, and back alleys is some of the best to be found in North America. Those that write seem unconcerned about the fine lines between clever, “Toronto is like a bad night at Bifteck,” and stupid, “rich McGill students must die.”

Of all the disparaging adjec­ tives used to describe both maker and message, ‘topical’ is not one of them. Intellects aside, the reflexes of local sprayers are lightning fast.

Occasionally the graffiti rises far above its etymological root, “scratching”, and slaps readers squarely in the brain.

Twenty-four hours after the announcement of the death of one of North America’s best feminist writers, she was eulogized on the construction scaffolding of the Control Data building at the PineParc interchange. The paint was uncompromisingly black and the stain it has left was as indelible as Audre Lorde’s own had been during her lifetime. The legacy of her writings has not ended with her untimely death.

“Remember Audre Lorde” is certain to make the uninformed ask about her identity. The message, although brief, speaks volumes about its ghost writer. Anyone so informed as to write such a current message must understand the power of visibility. In short there are more effective ways to protest on behalf of the marginalized.

Last Saturday there was a demonstration organized in conjunction with World AIDS Day. The hundreds of supporters carried a hundred meter cord to which two thousand black ribbons, each symbolizing a Québécois or coise who have passed away from AIDS. The parade began at one o’clock at Parc La Fontaine and ended at about three o’clock at the as of yet

1

BY KATE GIBBS

unnamed park in the gay village.

ACT-Up organizers intend to have the park at Panet and St. Catherine declared a memorial to those who have passed away from the disease.

Much to the disgust of weekend shoppers, the proud crowd snaked its way down St. Catherine.

Despite the puzzled reaction of many bystanders, those who participated were more than happy to explain why they were present.

Unlike the graffiti artists, those who demonstrate have the balls to show their faces.

Such an act of self-pronounce­ ment is not visible in the anony­ mous graffiti at the Pine-Parc interchange. Furthermore, its very anonymity undermines Lorde’s own mesage. Although at times the writings of Audre Lorde demand explanation, she strove to halt the marginalization of women by means of her public voice and name. While the indelible message is more accessible and lasting than last Saturday’s “for womyn only” memorial service, it does not do Audre Lorde justice. Hers too was a message of self-pronouncement.

In a similar spirit of self­ pronouncement, a group of women from Montreal have announced that they will travel to Ottawa on Sunday, December 6 with the intention of ripping the white ribbon off the suit of the Prime Minister. These women charge Mulroney with hypocrisy; in their eyes he has done little to combat violence against women in Canada.

Nonetheless, during this week when white ribbons are offered to students, women and men alike should wear them with pride and information. Should someone inquire as to their significance, only one’s inability to explain their significance connotes hypocrisy.

Celebrate w ith th e T rib u n e .

D e ta ils in B 0 1 - A

S tu d e n t S p e c ia ls

7 Days a week!

only $$

Jimi Lmij

mm

169, D u lu th E.

* V a lid e w ith ' V al C h a r le s , F r a n c is Sri V in e <4

843-3433

in 14 university libraries, and I’ve been Perhaps the most accessible on the radio-CKUT twice. It's some­ poet in Montreal is recent McGill thing people who never think you could graduate Anthony Berman. His first sell: English poetry in Quebec. volume Captured Visions I began as Tribune: How does it feel to "alittlepresentfor graduatingfriends" see yourself on MUSE? in 1990. Since that time he has fol­ Anthony Berman: It's flatter­ lowed up with a second volume Cap­ ing, it's an honour to be seen. tured Visions II and lectures. The Trib­ Tribune: From what do you une had an opportunity to speak with take your inspiration? the poet about the origins of his work.

Anthony Berman: Everything He was as generous with his time as is inspiration; people, time, and place. with his energies.

A n t h o n y Berman : I don’t want to talk about politics. Poli­ tics is a pen without pa­ per. Promises are there, but not signed.

Tribune: O.K., you have a strong con­ nection with McGill.

A n t h o n y Berman :I began in 1987 and graduated in 1990 with a B.A. in English literature. I started in so­ ciology, English was my second choice. At present I am working to­ ward a Masters in Eng­ lish.

Tribune: Youare a familiar figure oncampus. How does it feel as an artist to be widely rec­ ognized?

A n t h o n y Berman: Most defi­ nitely I appreciate it when people recognize me. My reception has been great. Like Sally Field said, “This means only one thing, you like me, you still like me.”

Everything is an inspiration Tribune: I under­ stand you have been rec­ ognized outside of the Mainly young female academ­ McGill community? ics and family, first and foremost fam­ Anthony Berman: I am the youngest associate member of the ily. My poetic influences are Irving Layton, Louis Dudek, Leonard Cohen, League of Canadian poets. Todd Swift, Margaret Atwood-Canadian wise. who is also 26 (I am 26), is the young­ Tribune: Layton, Dudek, and est full member but he has been pub­ Cohen are all dependent to one extent lished more than I have. or another on Montreal in their poetry.

Tribune: How has your work To what degree do you depend on your been received? environment?

Anthony Berman: I really ap­ Anthony Berman: Environ­ preciate it-that people are still reading ment does play a major role-since I Captured Visions I and H. The best was bom, raised, and live in Outremont. thing about it is teaching the reading A sense of one’s place is vitally impor­ audience to believe in goals and dreams. tant for anyone creative.

I’ve published over 300 copies of the Tribune: That sounds like one two volumes combined, my books are of your epigrams. How do you go about writing epigrams?

Anthony Berman: My process of writing 24 epigrams takes about two

This is no ordinary peeler! Ergonomic design features thick rounded handle, eliminating hand pressure.

Especially beneficial for older people who may suffer from arthritis and limited hand mobility. G O O D GRIPS® dishwasher safe with SANTOPRENE® handles and super-sharp swivel blades.

Send cheque or money order for $11.50 (includes c s t , q s t , shipping and handling) to: C O lA D ^ w .

1310 Greene Av«T Suite 730=1 Montréal, H3Z 2B2

days. It sounds shocking, unbelivable but [it is] totally factual. I think Luba said it best, “It a hands up emotion.”

They all come in a burst of energy which comes as a shock. You have to be talented to write epigrams. I was influenced by Wallace Stevens and Louis Dudek.

Tribune: It is obvious how much you enjoy writing.

Anthony Berman: I write for pleasure. I believe in giving to others.

For every $8 the books sold for in Leacock, I gave $2 to either the McGill Alumni or to Hillel House. It is a good way for me to give back what McGill has given me.

Tribune: I under­ stand “Rockaberry Café” is one of your most popu­ lar poems.

Anthony Berman: Ah, yes, many people ask me about “Rockaberry.”

Tri bune : The poem was left as a tip for a wait­ ress at the Rockaberry Café.

Anthony Berman; It’s meant to be a positive Romantic image.

Tribune: Who was the woman?

Anthony Berman: I won’t say. All I will say is I wrote it in September of 1990. My brother and I and a couple of friends saw an ad for the Rockaberry Café and thought, “oh, yeah, cream pie”and we went. I was at that time in my final year and she [the waitress] said she had seen me on campus and knew my name-remember this is be­ fore my books of poetry and She was a poli-sci major. I said, “that is amaz­ ing,” but I was a little embarassed because I didn’t know her name.

All of asuddenl tookoutapiece of paper as many poets do-sudden in­ spiration and wrote the poem. [Quotes] “For your blinded friend/Has now be­ come the visible poet.”

Tribune: Where is the Café?

Anthony Berman: At Queen Mary and one block after Decane in the Snowdon area.

As the semester comes to a close, a trip to the Rockaberry Café may be in order. The collected works of writer in residence Anthony Berman are avail­ able for sale at the McGill Bookstore, The Word, and on loan from the McLennan Library.

M a c in t o s h co m p u te rs • Self-service, hourly rental

ES Training O p en from 8h00 to 18h00 M o nd ay to Friday

M BERRI-UQAM Place Dupuis

1453, S ain t-T im o th é e, M o n tré a l (Q u é b e c ), H2L 3N7 Tel. : (5 1 4 ) 849-7281 Fax : (5 1 4 ) 84 9 -6 7 7 0

Entertainment Montreal on Ice U pstaging W hitney Cool Flicks continued The McGill Tribune, D ec 1 .1992-Jan 11,1993

B Y JA S O N H A SLA M

Ice T. The nam e conjures u p a v a rie ty o f re sp o n se s.

A m ong them : ‘copkiller,’ ‘sex­ is t,’ ‘th e e p ito m e of antidisestablishm entarianism ,’ ‘one hell o f a scary individual.’ each o f which is true, to a cer­ tain extent. Som ew here along the line, though, everyone for­ got the m usic. Everyone, that is, except those who saw him in concert at B lack Street last Fri­ day.

T he night started o ff per­ fectly. O ur group was am ong the first people in the bar, and Ice T was sitling not two feet from us. Sum m ing up our col­ lective courage (as found at the bottom o f a pitcher) we went over, wished him luck for a good show , and shook his hand.

Things went a bit dow n­ hill from there. Collectively, our group m anaged to ju m p a body­ g u ard ’s pool gam e, m ake m at­ ters worse by sm acking into one o f them on the way to the dance floor, and bum p into Evil E, (Ice T ’s m ountain o f a DJ) thereb y kno ck in g the m a n ’s drink all o v er him.

But all was forgiven, or at least forgotten, once the show started. Tw o bands opened for Ice T. The first, Attitude Crew, are fem ale rappers who have a definite problem with the way w om en are portrayed by other rap artists (Ice T included).

U n fo rtu n ately this ex cellen t band was sacrificed for the sound check— they only played for about fifteen minutes.

Up next was M ontreal’s Shades o f Culture. By the time their first song was over the dance floor was packed beyond capacity. Setting the stage for the rest o f the night, m ost o f their raps were about racial unity and the hope that our generation can m ake som e positive steps tow ards achei ving it. A t the end o f th eir set everyone was w av­ ing peace signs in the air— fin­ gers attached to signify unity.

Shades o f Culture finished by getting the audience to scream for the Ice-m an.

A surprise aw aited every­ one, o r at least those that could see, Black Street c a n ’th o ld 500 m ice, let alone the bodies that were there. Instead o f Ice T, S yndicate S n ip er D onald D walked on stage and, w ith Evil E, Sean E Sean (or w as it Sean E M ac? who could tell?) and som e o f the other syndicate M V Ps they busted o ff som e o f D ’s new raps, com ing out on an album soon.

Then out cam e Ice T, im ­ mediately breaking into Ziplock from Original Gangster. He proceeded to do songs from every album in chronological order, every once in a while throw ing in a new rap from the album he has com ing out at Christm as. And yes, there is one about the controversial Cop Killer.

And w hat did he have to say about that now infam ous song? N ext to nothing. A t one pointhe said that he just couldn’t understand why people wanted to stop this tour: he d id n ’t w ant us to “kill our parents,” “over­ throw the governm ent” or “kill som e cops.” He ju st w anted us to “ get buck nekked” and, well, you all know the rest.

But there is m ore than the m usic w hich m akes an Ice T concert so vibrant. T o say that Ic e T encourages audience par­ ticipation is like saying the Pope is sort o f Catholic, and he deliv­ ered an excellent closing speech about the need to throw o ff our parents’ racism and start w ork­ ing together. The highlight o f the evening? Ice taking the deck while Evil E rapped. O r the Frank Sinatra version o f “G et buck naked...”

So what do we way the next tim e that som eone who has never listened to his m usic tells us that Ice T is evil and is corrupting to d ay ’s youth?

BY ELIZABETH MCCORMACK AND SIF THORGEIRSSON T he age o f m usic videos has led m any m usicians to b e­ lieve th at acting is th eir sec­ ond ca llin g . W h itn e y H o u ­ s to n ’s d ism a l d eb u t in The B odyguard and last y e a r’s C ool as Ice fiasco rem inded us o f th o se brave m usicians w ho h av e successfully tackled the big screen.

SAMMY AND ROSIE GET LAID, 1987 D irector: S tephen Frears S ta rrin g : R o la n d G ift ( F in e Y o u n g C a n n i b a l s ) , F rances B arber, A yub K han D in, S hashi K apoor D istin g u ish in g feature: “ S o w hen I bend over it spells w o w .”

S am m y and R osie defi­ n itely get laid but no t by each other. A g ain st the backdrop of a series o f race riots w ithin L o n d o n ’s in n er city, Sam m y and R osie p ursue th eir sexual and in tellectu al interests.

T he film explores sex and

love and its various m an ife s­ tations through several d iffe r­ ent relationships. Specifically, the co n flict betw een e x tra ­ m arital lust and in tra-m arital love. M oreover, the film h ig h ­ lights m any issu es typically avoided in m ain stream film .

T h ese in clu d e in ter-racial and lesbian relatio n sh ip s (o f the n o n -ice p ick -w ield in g kind).

R oland G ift turns in a su c­ cessful perform ance as Danny, the quirky in tellectu al w an ­ derer.

H A IR S P R A Y , 1988 D irector: Jo h n W aters Starring: D ebbie H arry (a .k .a B londie), S onny B ono, R icki L ake, D ivine D istin g u ish in g feature: “ I w ish m y h air w as ten feet h ig h .”

T his su b v ersiv ely c o m ­ plex film is a John W aters trib u te to th e sixties. S et in B altim o re, H airspray d eals w ith seg reg atio n , in teg ratio n , d a n c e , an d h a ird o s . T ra cy T u m b lad is the “ fu ll-fig u red ” teen ag er w ho w ins a spot on the C o m C o llin s show , the

SW En

Includes: Panel, p len ary a n d discussion, workshops, worship P a n e l p a rtic ip a n ts R e b e c c a Haines Degrassi High and McGill Sally Spilhaus Sexual Harassment Officer, Concordia Martin Dufresne anti-pornography activist Patricia Lyons Ville Marie Social Services Kevin O ’Connell Therapist with PRO-GAM

Sponsored by: P resb y terian -U n ited C h u rch C haplaincy a t McGill

lo c a l v ersio n o f A m e ric a n B an d stand. H er appearance on the show gains T racy fam e and frien d s. U n fo rtu n a te ly , she is placed in d irec t co m p e ­ tition w ith the “ e v il” A m ber V on T u ssle fo r th e M iss A uto Show title.

H airspray sh o w ca ses sp ecial ap p earan ces by R ic O casek and P ia Z ad o ra as a crazy p a ir o f b eatn ik s, and D ebbie H arry and S onny B ono are hilarious as A m b er’s pushy parents. D ivine is, as u su al, an o v e rw h e lm in g c o m ic p re s ­ e n c e th ro u g h o u t th e film .

O v erall, a th o ro u g h ly e n ter­ tain in g m ovie.

BOYZ'N THE HOOD, 1991 D irector: John S ingleton S ta r r i n g : Ic e C u b e (N .W .A .), L arry F ish b u m e , C u b a G o oding,Jr. D is tin g is h in g fe a tu re : L eaves no em otion unaffected.

F o r th o se o f you w ho h ave been in cu lcated by the w hite m e d ia ’s im age o f gangSEE COOL FLICKS. PAGE 18

*S

sen

Ic e C rea m - C o ffe e S h o p

A re yo u c h a in e d to y o u r b o o k s?

“ Shit ain’t like that.”

WOMEN AND MEN W ORKING TOGETHER * TO END VIOLENCE AG AINST WOMEN

P ag e 17

W hy not take a b re a k an d try our L U N C H S P E C IA L ? !

• A Super Sandwich • A Regular Size Coffee (AIK You Can Drink) ^

'

A COMPLEMENTARY BOWL OF SOUP -

E ntertainm ent

Cool Flicks CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 7

to m co m m u n ities, this is a film to set the record straight.

Boyz ch ro n icles the lives o f three young m en in South C en­ tral L.A .: T re, D oughboy and R icky. It is a com p lete look at th e realities o f g ro w ing up in th e ‘H o o d ’. Indeed, this is not a film ab out v io lence as m uch as it is a film about those lives im m ersed in this violence.

L arry F ish b u m e p o w er­ fu lly p o rtray s F urious S tyles, th e arch ety p al father figure w h o is d eterm in ed to h ave his son tran scen d the cu ltural b ar­ riers c o n stra in in g him . Ice C u b e as D o u g h b o y gives d i­ m en sio n to a ch aracter w ho w ould co m m o n ly be labeled as a g angster. S in g le to n ’s d i­ recto rial d eb u t indicates that one can an ticip ate sim ilarily g reat w orks in the future. A d efin ite m ust-see.

T H E L IN G U IN I IN C I­ D E N T , 1992

•

D ire c to r: R ic h a r d S hepard Starring: D avid B ow ie, R o san n a A rquette D istin g u ish in g feature: the defense bra M onty, ab arten d er/g am bler, and L ucy, a w aitress/aspirin g escape artist, are c o ­ w orkers in an ultra trendy N ew Y ork restaurant. T hey becom e partners in crim e in order to satisfy th eir individual needs.

T hus unfolds a w acky re la ­ tionship betw een the tw o that results in a h old-up o f the re s­ taurant. T heir secret w eapon— the w o rld ’s m ost dangerous lingerie.

T he Linguini Incident il­ lustrates the fine line th at e x ­ ists b etw e en th a t w h ich is tr e n d y a n d th a t w h ic h is cheesy. T he film features great co m ic perform ances by both B ow ie and A rquette. H ig h ­ lights include a stunning e s ­ cape by L ucy the E th ereal and a h o st o f d istin g u ish ed ca m ­ eos.

/? — I

G o in g Hom e

1

“

o r T r a v e lin g f o r th e

1255 M A C K A Y

Car and Truck R e n ta l G ood Lu ck O n Your Exam s

The McGill Tribune, D ec 1 ,1992Jan 11,1993

CRUT pierces KOX a t anniversary p arty

BY JENNIFER BUDGELL AND CLAIRE SUTTON

M cG ill statio n ’s antenna m ight have m ade this boisterous o c ­ casion C K U T ’s last hurrah.

T he evening began (for the p riv ileg ed few w ho had m anag ed to w ran g le in v ita­ tions) w ith tw o hours o f jazz and co ck tails, although m ost people to o k advantage o f the co m p lim e n tary B oreale. A j a z z tr io p r o v id e d th e en tertaim en t, w ith a n u m b er o f vario u sly talented g u est v o ­ calists sh arin g the m ic. T he atm o sp h ere w as relaxed w ith a slight air o f p reten sio n , as s o p h i s ti c a t e d s o c ia lite s lo u n g e d p r e c a r io u s l y on stuffed couches.

F ro m th is m e llo w sc e n e , th e n ig h t re a lly got underw ay w hen the “ M odern P rim itiv es” exhibition began.

T w o D .J .’s from C K U T , D.J. G e n iu s and Tony

D esypris, spun th e tunes for the ev en in g , w hich co n sisted o f the latest in d an ce and rap (fo rtu n ately the tech n o w as A n en sem b le o f ja z z p o ­ kept to a m in im u m ), but the seurs and freaks co n gregated m ain attraction w as not on the at K .O .X . dance b ar on T h u rs­ dance floor. T he new est tren d day n ig h t to celeb rate the fifth in u n d erg ro u n d circles seem s anniversary o f M c G ill’s c o m ­ to be self-d eco ratio n (or m u ti­ m unity ra d io station, C K U T . lation d ep en d in g on y o u r point W ith the future o f C K U T p re s­ o f view ) and this w as the true ently in q u estio n , th e night focus fo r the evening. m eant m ore to m ost than ju st F o r $3 the p u b lic could an excuse to get loaded. Like w itness Elio E spana, a fa n ta s­ the am algam ation o f styles and tic t a t t o o i s t fr o m San tastes th at co n stitu te the sta ­ F rancisco, sh o w in g o ff his ta l­ tio n ’s program m ing, the crow d ents on assorted v ictim s. W e represented a varied cro ss-sec­ ta lk e d to o n e o f th e s e tion o f sub-cultures. m aso ch ists, a sh irtless young T he large tu rn o u t w as in m an w ith saran w rap cov erin g itse lf a p o sitiv e sign o f support E sp a n a ’s latest w ork. H e e x ­ for the radio station, w hich tolled the virtues o f the a rtis t’s m ay be n ecessary to keep the ta le n ts , te llin g u s th a t h e station afloat in the next m onth. w orked qu ick ly and cheaply.

T he C B C ’s ren t-h ik e on the O n the o th er side o f the d ance flo o r in a large cage, a T H E AN N UAL M EETIN G O FT H E M EM BERS rep resen tativ e o f B lack Sun S tu d io s d re w a la r g e O F CK U r-FM , RA D IO MoGHJL crow d, esp ecially w hile p ierc­ To be held Thurs. Dec. 3,1992,18h00 in the Shatner Building Ballroom, 3480 McTavish St. ing a y o ung g irl’s nipples. He M em bers w ill be a ske d to vote on the follow ing proposed changes to our bylaws: 4. D IRECTO RS 4.1. The affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of fourteen co uld also, on d em an d , pierce (14) Directors, each ofwhom at the time ofhis election or appointment, which election or appointment shall be made annually at the time of the annual meeting of the Members or any o th er av ailab le body part within ten (10) days thereafter and throughout his term ofoffice shall be a Member of the Corporation. The Board shall be composed of the following Members: a) One (1) Director such as shall be appointed by the Executive Committee of the Corporation from amongst the paid Staff Members, b) One (1) Director shall be appointed by the Council of the Students’Society ey eb ro w s, lips, n o ses, belly from amongst the Members of the Students’ Society, c) Two (2) Directors shall be appointed by the other Directors from amongst the members ofthe Montreal community, d) Two (2) buttons etc. L ater on he gave Directors shall be elected by the Full Members of the Corporation from amongst the Full Members of the Corporation other than paid Staff-Members in an election held for that a dem o n stratio n o f sca rifica­ purpose and oonducted be the Students’ Society at its expense, e) One (1) Director shall be the Station Manager of the Corporation, f) One (1) non-voting Director shall be tbe Dean of tion, a n ew er and certain ly Students ofthe University, g) One (1) non-voting Director shall be the Principal ofthe University, h) One (1) non-voting Director shall be the Public Relations Officer of tbe m ore p ain fu l lo o k in g form o f University Relations Office, i) One (1) Director shall be appointed by tbe Council ofthe PostGraduate Students’ Society from amongst the members ofthe Post-Graduate Students’ body d ecoration than tatto o ­ Society, j) Two (2) Directors shall be elected by the Staff-Members of the Corporation from amongst the Staff-Members of the Corporations other than paid Staff-Members. No less ing. than one (1) of these Directors shall be at the time ofhis election, a Full Member of tbe Corporation, k) One (1) Director shall be appointed by the Graduates’ Society of McGill O verall the night w as a University from amongst the members of the Society.

4.11.vi) The establishment ofa finance committee consisting offive (5) persons of which one great su ccess, p ro v id in g m uch shall be a representative of the administration staff ofthe University another shall be tbe President ofthe Corporation, another shall be the Vice-President ofthe Corporation and the o f in terest for anyone even re ­ remaining two (2) persons shall be appointed by the Directors. This committee shall discharge such functions as may be dâegated to it by the Board from time to time and shall m otely intrigued by this p a r­ prepare on an annual basis an operating budget to be submitted to tbe Board wben required by it. Any committee member may be removed by a majority vote by the Board of Directors. ticu lar “freak scen e” . N o t only 5 QUORUM AND M EETIN GS. BOARD OF D IRECTO RS 5.1. A simple majority ofthe Directors shall form a quorum for any meeting of the Directors. Except as otherwise w ere the p ro fessio n al artists required by law, the Board may hold its meetings at such place or plaoes as it may from time to time determine. No formal notice of such meeting shall be necessary if all tbe Directors creativ e, but the clu b -g o ers are present, or if those absent signify their consent to the meeting being held in their absence. Directors’ meetings may be called on direction, in writing, ofeither the Secretaiy or them selv es w ere quite a sp e c ­ three (3) Directors. Notioe of such meetings shall be delivered, telephoned or telegraphed to each Director not less than three (3) days before the meeting is to take place or shall be tacle to beh o ld . E v ery o n e mailed to each Director not less than fourteen ( 14) days before the meeting is to take place including the day of such meeting. s e e m e d to h a v e e i t h e r a 8. VOTING All Directors shall have one (1) vote at all meetings of the Board, excepting those Directors designated non-voting in Articles 4.10,4.1 g), and 4.1 h) of this by-law. tattoo, or so m eth in g pierced 12. O FFIC ER S O FTH E CORPOKATION12.1. The Officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chairman, a President, who shall be the “Station Manager”, a Vice-President, or dyed, in fact yours tru ly felt who shall be the Director appointed by the Executive Committee ofthe Corporation, a Secretary, and a Treasurer or in lieu ofa Secretaiy and a Treasurer, a Secretan'-Treasurer, s tra n g e , o n ly o u r ea rs are and such other Officers as the Board of Directors may determine by resolution from time to time. 1212. The Chairman and the Secretaiy ofthe Corporation shall be appointed by and pierced! from amongst the DirecUirs, excepting that Director who is the Station Manager.

15. D U TIES OF TH E O FlTC ER SlS.d) Duties of tbe Treasurer: Treasurer shall keep H o p e fu lly the ev e n in g full and accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation and proper books of account and shall deposit all monies or other valuable effects in the name and to the w as enough to co n v in ce p e o ­ credit of the Corporation in such bank as may from time to time be designated by the Board.

He shall disburse the funds of the Corporation under the direction of the Board, taking ple that C K U T is ded icated to proper vouchers therefor and shall render to the Board at regular meetings thereofor whenever required ofhim, an account of all his transactions as treasurer and ofall tbe s u p p o r tin g th e f r in g e s o f financial position of the Corporation, he shall also perform such other duties as may from time to time be determined by the Board. society, and is a rad io station 18. E X E Ç U T iyE CQMMri‘l'E E 18.1 .The Corporation shall have an Executive Committee composed of paid Staff-Members, and three (3) non-paid Staff-Members elected by and from w orth saving. H appy A n n i­ amongst the Staff-Members at tbe Annual General Meeting of the Corporation. This Committee shall be responsible for the administration of the day to day affairs of the versary C K U T , you certainly Corporation. The number of Members and composition of the Executive Committee and the powers and duties of this Committee shall be determined from time to time by resolution of know how to throw a party; the Board. Any Committee Member may be removed by a majority vote ofthe Board of Directors. m ay it not be your last.

T h e fu ll text o f the bylaw s is available for consultation a t the offices o f C K U T-FM , 3480 M c T a v ish S t., S u ite B15.

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS

Campus Recreation CROSS COUNTRY SKI EQUIPMENT RENTAL ORTS ORTS ORTS

1993 WINTER PROGRAM R egistration: Tuesday, Ja n u a ry 5 - 09:00 hrs. to Tuesday, Ja n u a ry 1 2 - 1 7 : 0 0 hrs.

C A M P U S R E C R E A T IO N O F F IC E

Cross Country Ski Equipment is available on a rental basis to McGill students, gymnasium members, faculty and staff.

Equipment may be rented from the Cross Country Ski Room (Currie Gym) during the following times: MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS FROM 15:30-18:30 HOURS START DATE: D EC EM B ER 1992

REN TA L RA TES Weekday Monday to Friday Skis $6.00 Boots $4.00 Package $11.00

Poles $2.50

Weekend Friday to Monday Skis $9.00 Boots $6.00 Package $15.00

Poles $3.00

Weekly

Sports Offered:

B asketball Ball H ockey B ow ling B room ball S o cce r S quash Table Tennis Volleyball Innertube W a terpolo

Monday to Monday or Friday to Friday Skis $15.00 Boots $7.00 Poles $4.00 Package $25.00

S P EC IA L CHRISTMAS PA C KA G E: $35.00 December 15 and/or 19 to January 5,1993 S P EC IA L STUDY B R E A K PA C KA G E: $25.00 February 19 to March 1,1993 GROUP R A T ES A R E A VA ILA BLE FOR 10 OR MORE P EO P LE

TO TAL W ORKOUT C O N T IN U E S T H R O U G H EX A M S From Monday, December 7,1992 until Friday, December 18,1992, TOTAL WORKOUT will be held in the Fitness Room. Please note that an additional class has been added each day.

The total workout is a high energy one hour advanced class. Upbeat music, dynamic instructors and a total body workout is guaranteed to help you get into shape! Be prepared to sweat.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

16:00 17:00 16:00 17:00 16:00 17:00 16:00 17:00 16:00 17:00 12:00

17:00 18:00 17:00 18:00 17:00 18:00 17:00 18:00 17:00 18:00 13:00

hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs

INSTRUCTIONAL lTHLETICS

1 9 9 3 W IN T E R P R O G R A M REGISTRATION BEGINS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1993 CURRIE G YMNASIUM 18:00 HRS C O U RSES O FFERED IN THE FOLLOWING A R EA S

S P A C E IS LIM ITED TO 55 ST U D EN TS P ER C LA S S !

COST:

$ 2.00

per person at the door, per person when cards of 10 tickets $ 1.60 are purchased in office G3.

T IC K ET S go on sale 45 MINUTES B EFO R E C LA S S at the CU RRIE GYM outside the weight room.

AQUATICS DANCE

FITNESS OUTDOOR PURSUITS MARTIAL ARTS RACQUETS VARIA

INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DOWNHILL and CROSS COUNTRY SKI PA C KA G ES!!!

BROCHURES CONTAINING ALL 1 9 9 3 WINTER SCHEDULES are AVAILABLE in the CAMPUS RECREATION OFFICE (G-35) of the CURRIE GYMNASIUM

IN F O R M A T IO N 398-7011

P ag e 2 0

The McGill Tribune, Dec. 1 .1992-Jan 11.1993

S p o rts Season’s end: an overview of the fall sem ester in sports As the first semester draws to a close, six o f McGill’s intercol­ legiate teams reflect on their sea­ sons. This week, Tribune sports writer Craig Bernes highlights the various triumphs and disappoint­ ments of the 1992 season fo r cross­ country, fie ld hockey, football, rowing, rugby and soccer.

anybody. I knew that whoever won our playoff game was going to go far.”

-co-captain Courtenay Shrimpton Queen’s went on to win the Vartier Cup. The Redmen, who lost to them on a blown call, can be quasi-National Champions.

Rowing Cross-Country Martlets: 5th at Nationals, Linda Thyer 4th, Mélanie Choinière 6th.

Thyer won all five races prior to the CIAUs. Redmen: 7th at Nationals.

“Most of our runners realize now that the only way to be competitive is to keep training dur­ ing the off-season. The women showed the results this year.”

-head coach Dennis Barrett

Field H odæ y 7th at OWIAA Championships.

“Our whole forward line was rookies, so we had some trouble converting on scoring chances. We lost a lot of games 1-0 that could have gone either way.”

-captain and second team AllStar Nilu Singh

Football L ost O Q IFC sem ifinal to Queen’s, 24-20.

All-Canadians: Doug Naudie, Matthew Quiviger, Val St. Germain “We knew we had the talent to do well. As the weeks went on, we were confident we could play with

Novice: Both women’s and men’s eights won Brock and McGill Invitationals and OUAA Championships.

Varsity: Women’s lightweight eight won OUAAs. Women’s heavyweight four were third at Rochester Invitational, which featured top teams from eastemUS A. Men’s alumni four won Head of the Charles Regatta, Boston, MA. “For the past five or six years, we’ve been up with the top three or four schools, but we couldn’t beat Queen’s and Western until the finals.”

- Sandi Bourk, varsity women’s lightweight eight

Rugby Martlets: ‘A’ team lost QURL final 10-0 to Concordia.

‘B’ team lost QURL final 10-0 to Macdonald College.

“We set our sights on doing better than last year, and we did, but we knew all along that our biggest com­ petition would be Concordia.”

- 'A' second row Beth Wylie Redmen: ‘A’ team won QRF O ’Neill Cup and Covo Cup (vs. Harvard).

‘B ’ team lost QU RL semi final 105 to Concordia ‘A ’.

“We had a great season, but I’d

also say this was the best spirit this team has had, ever.”

- ‘A ’ co-captain Rob Buffam

Soccer Martlets: Lost National final 1-0 to Wilfrid Laurier.

All-Canadians: Gayle Noble (first team & QUSL MVP), Julia Maughan (second team).

“It was a rebuilding year; wedidn’t expect to go as far as we did. The team really blended well in the last three weeks of the season.”

- head coach Tony lachetta, QUSL Coach of the Year Redmen: LostQUSLfinal 1-0 to Concordia.

All-Canadians: Chris Drysdale (first team), Adam Mar (second team).

“We thought we had the plavers to get to the Nationals; maybe we ex­ pected to win just because McGill had been there 11 of the last 13 years.”

- Drysdale, QUSL MVP

McGill takes one Gold, three Silver in Badminton action

BY TRIBUNE SPORTS STAFF

After capturing three golds and one silver in the first tourna­ ment of the year, the McGill bad­ minton team had high hopes going in to the second tournament at the lion’s den of perennial powerhouse Laval. A myriad of factors, how­ ever, conspired to turn the team’s golden dreams to silver and frus­ trated the Red and White’s quest for the championship.

The day began with a traffic jam on the bridge into Quebec City that turned a two and a half-hour trip into a five-hour odyssey. The bus, standing mired in bumper-tobumper traffic for close to two ho urs mere kilometres from the gym, set the tone for the tournament that was to follow.

Both McGill and Université de Montréal players, on the same bus, hurried into the gym and had

to begin thcirmatchesimmediately.

Both teams, with little warm-up, were sluggish in the opening rounds. The McGill bird bashers managed to scratch and claw their way into four finals but were un­ able to take their games to the next level and win.

At the McGill Invitational on October 24, McGill’s women’s doubles team of Melissa Gordon and Maryse Filion engineered a spectacular comeback to vanquish Laval in the final. But the Red and Gold returned the favour in Que­ bec City. The McGill women were out of sync to begin the day and spent most of the time scrambling to find a rhythm that never came.

Although plagued by mental errors throughout the tournament, the Martlet duo gutted outa semi-final victory before bowing to the hosts in the final.

In mixed doubles action, Julie Bastien and Sanjay Gandhi

tried to defend the title they cap­ tured at the McGill Invitational.

The team defeated Laval in what became a thrilling final that went down to the wire. On Saturday however, the team was hurt by inconsistency and miscommunication. Animes, their shots landed one or two feet inside the court. Bastien’s will-power and a little luck got them into the final where they were swept by Laval in two straight.

In contrast, McGill's men’s doubles tandem of Bruno Dion and Dave Meijer started the day in ex­ cellent form, reminiscent of their championship play a year ago. They appeared to have the tournament in their grasp. However, in the final, their play was uncharacteristically frantic and they were doomed by their many errors. Unable to regain control, the pair was swept by Laval in the final.

McGill’s Derek Holt shared

the team ’s frustrations with a rough outing in men’s singles. Holt, hopeful for a third place finish in the absence of Montreal’s Pauice Ritchie, who is the defending champion, suffered the same prob­ lems as his teammates and wound up in fourth place.

The exccpti on to the rule was McGill’s Robbyn Hermitage, as she continued her dominance in the women’s singles competition.

Hermitage notched her 66th con­ secutive victory in this event en route to her second title of the year.

But even Hermitage had her share of problems at the tournament. She lost her first game of the season to her arch-rival from Laval Univer­ sity, but rallied to take the next two games and the match in the best of three format. She crushed her re­ maining three opponents in the round robin play, and disposed of Laval in two straight games to take the gold.

“I played as well and I had to, butthat’sall,”remarked Hermitage.

“Laval didn’t play any better today than the last time, but we were all off our games. That’s what made the difference.”

McGill badminton coach Frank McCarthy had mixed feelings about the Laval experi­ ence.

“We were psychologically and physically spent before it even started,” he stated. “It hit us at the beginning and we just couldn’t shake it off.”

“I’d have to say I’m disap­ pointed in the overall performance because we could have easily won four golds and the tournament,” the coach continued. “But in the end we made four finals and proved that we are a force in the Quebec league even on the worst of days.”

Badminton’s next tourna­ ment will be at Trois Rivières on Janauary 23.

The McGill Tribune; Dec. 1; 1992Jan. 11,1993

Sports

P age 21

M artlets see Crim son

BY ANDREW ROSS The McGill hockey Martlets held off the visiting Harvard Crimson for two periods last Friday at McConnell Stadium before suc­ cumbing 5-3 at the final buzzer. Solid play from rookie goaltendcr Septem­ ber Weir and a three point perform­ ance from forward Brenda Benson produced one of the best Martlet showings this season.

From the outset, the visiting Crimson put on an impressive display of passing and controlled the neutral zone. They were rewarded in the first minute after a quick two-on-one that caught the Martlets roosting.

However, the Martlets recov­ ered and settled down with aggres­ sive forechccking and stalwart defensiveplay. Benson knotted the Harvard defence and went inside the post for the first Martlet marker at 9:25 of the first period.

Harvard then scored from the point on a screened September Weir,

but Benson soon took a pass from rookie right-winger Kara Shoults to tie it up. fn the second period, the teams traded goals and repeatedly thwarted each others’ offence. But in the third Harvard popped a quick one, and a second insurance goal at 3:18 of the period preserved the victory.

Harvard coach John Dooley was enthusiastic about McGill’s in­ tensity and the play of the Martlets’ Benson.

“It was an excellent game.

McGill would be very competitive in the Ivy League. We have a few more skillful players, but they really under­ stand the game. And that number 22 [Benson] was impressive...”

Martlet coach Geoff Phillips also praised Benson’s play.

“Brenda can be a dominant force,” he said. “She has the power in her stride to break away from peo­ ple.”

Phillips also noted the im­ provement of rookie left wing Beth

Brown. “Beth had an ex­ ceptional game,”he said.

“She is converting well from ringette.”

The Martlet de­ fence, along with goalie Weir, were impressive throughout. Harvard scored five times, but three of their goals were screen shots.

Weir’s play elic­ ited many positive com­ ments, particularly from M artlet goaltending coach Adam Gans.

“September Jocelyn Barrett puts Harvard defender off-balance hasn’t played all that seems to be ourproblem this season.”

Brown and Dartmouth. much but it was an exceptional job,” On Friday, December 4, the M artlet captain Alyson Gans said.

Martlets will host what looks like a Fournier concurred.

The Martlets are 1-5 in QWIHL much improved team from Trois ’’The American teams are pretty action so far this year and the Harvard Rivières at 6 pm at McConnell Win­ strong. They were a good passing game serves not only as a confidenceter Arena. UQTR beat powerful club.We played really well for two booster but as preparation for next CEGEP St. Laurent2-1 last weekend. periods - it was the best forechecking February’s Middlebury tournament “We’ll prepare well by skating game so far this year. But again we in Vermont, where McGill will meet hard this week,” said Phillips. had trouble in the third period. That other Ivy League competition such as

M cGill rocked by one-tw o L aval-C oncordia blow

BY RICK EVANS Following two losses this past weekend, one each to divisional ri­ vals Concordia and Laval, thcMartlet volleyball team is realizing that the fabled volleyball “oasis” of The Currie Bugle fame might be a little further off than around the next sand dune.

In what has as yet been a fruit­ less quest for a win against any of their four division opponents, the weaknesses of what is still very much a squad “under development” are not vanishing as rapidly as firsi antici­

pated.

Friday, local volleyball powerhouseUniversité de Montréal paid a visit to the Currie Gymnasium.

Suffice to say that the Martlets were facing a formidable challenge. In the end, the visitors proved that their reputation was deserved, dominat­ ing in three sets, 15-5,15-3, and 158. They didn’t let any suspense hang in the air for long, rocketing out to a quick 8-0 lead in the first set, almost before the Martlets had a chance to orient themselves.

Despite the score, McGill’s performance wasn’t entirely incf

fective, as its game was punctuated with several defensive bright points, and fairly effective blocking. How­ ever, the offense never began to fire on all cylinders, and the referee’s aggravatingly tight calls on lifts by Martlet setter Maryam Moayeri didn’t help in the least.

Coach Rachèle Béliveau cer­ tainly wasn’t too pleased with the calls made against her setter. “I think that the referee was too much on her,” she said. “It takes the game out of their hands.”

Admittedly, however, even if the calls were a bit tight, the team was also experiencing difficulties of its own. “We weren’t getting the firstpass, and our hitters were not in the proper position,” confirmed Béliveau.

Middle blocker Jill “Messiah” King also attributed some of the problems to the mental game. “We were a bit psyched out,” said King.

“Sometimes we would get going, but we rarely had consistent inten­ sity.”

The challenge two days later would be to try to find that consist­ ency against Concordia, a team McGill had played to a draw in its pre-season tournament.

On a crisp Sunday afternoon in the cramped confines of the S tinger gym, the Martlets seemed to be determined to dispel any bad memories from Friday’s game as they charged out to an early 11-5 lead in the first set. The offense was running, the kills were falling, and the defense was its customary ag-

too much to the same spot,” Béliveau noted. “As well, in the first game, Concordia gained the momentum with a couple of lucky balls, and they never lost it.”

McGill now turns to look to­ ward the new year and a second match against each of the teams in the division. There is cause for opti­ mism, with a lot of raw talent being demonstrated each time the team takes the floor.

As their coach was quick to point out, “We have all the skills, it is now a matter of putting it together.”

Hopefully, with this past half season now under their belts, the Martlets will be able to begin to “put it together” and earn a place in the playoffs come next spring.

gressive self.

This was not destined to be the tenor of the match however, as the Concordia tcamralliedduring a time­ out, and rapidly eliminated the defi­ cit. Apparently shaken by the Sting­ ers’ sudden inspiration, the Martlets seemed to lose confidence, especially on their serves, and narrowly lost the set 16-14.

This proved to be the breaker, and Concordia went on to take the next two sets fairly easily at 15-5 each, as McGi 11’s offence once again faltered.

Béliveau attributed her team’s disappointing performance to incon­ sistent hitting and lack of momen­ tum. “Our players seem to go around the block too much, and arc hitting

« BOWSER + BLUE

DE

Entertainment Complex

vÿje Roc* A O

Mf f s

0/^

e rv

S u n - T u e s

y H 9

S h o w yo ur Student Card and receive f i)

2 x 1 4oz (draft) = $3.00 2 x 60oz (draft) = $12.00 P o o l T a b le

RETREATFOI CATHOLICSTUDENTS PRAYING SCRIPTURE IN MY DAILY U FE Jan 15th-17th Cost: $50 nfo: 398-4106 Register by Jan 8th D of M spike; McGill block.

Sponsored by the Newm an Centre

F re e

COVER CHARGES DRESS CODES !Sf

1224 Bishop

866-0512

Hall

R e n ta l

F o r P a rtie s

Q O.

A o? C■Ds ''M

!

de Maisonneuve * 1> c Ste-Catherlne 3 René Lévesque

G o o d L u c k w ith p o u r e x a m s * ..

H a p p y H o lid a y s !

Sports R ecruitm ent scandal a t S aint M ary’s

The McGill Tribune, Dec. 1 ,1992-Jan 11,1993

P ag e 22

BY T. PAUL WOODFORD

The Saint Mary’s Journal A cloud of suspicion is hanging over the St. Mary’s bas­ ketball program amidst allegations of recruitm ent violations. The O ntario U niversities Athletic Asociation (OUAA) has requested the Canadian Intercollegiate Ath­ letics Union (CIAU) to investigate the St. Mary’s basketball program for alleged recruiting violations.

Ray Johnson, an OUAA executive who specializes in eligibility rules, submitted the request to the CI AU on Monday.

The CIAU will weigh the evidence presented to it by the OUAA and determine whether or not a full-fledged investigation is warranted. Johnson told the St.

/

Catharine'sStandard last week that the OUAA has “documented proof to back up (their) claims.”

The exact nature of the alle­ gations has not been released al­ though it is speculated that the employment of St. Mary’s fresh­ man Dwayne Hemmings at a sum­ mer basketball camp may be the source of the discontent by the OUAA. St. Mary’s coach Ross Quackcnbush said, however, that it is not unusual to have freshmen work at summer camps.

“Sure he worked at our bas­ ketball camp, but that’s a common practice to have a freshman come in and do that. It’s a gray area in some people’s minds and they re­ ally should come up with some clear g u id elin es,” said Quackenbush, who also noted that

$ M cG ill !À

tt

■ S

I

i

m

^ § uLZl_ T¥ ! " ^ V W T H IN G :□[ 1 WEEKONLY rnc DEC7-12 :□[ Hi— r

25% OFFALL CLOTHING

M c G IL L U N IV E R S IT Y B O O K S T O R E « 3 4 2 0 M cT A V ISH * 3 9 8 - 7 4 4 4

Hemmings’ salary at the camp was nothing out of the ordinary.

A recruiting trip to Ontario last spring by Quackenbush yielded a bumper crop of freshmen. Five players out of the Ontario high school system are on the Huskies roster this season. Hemmings, a 6’6" forward and the most promis­ ing of the five, was heavily sought after by several Ontario universi­ ties before choosing St. Mary’.

Quackenbush feels the ru­ mours of recruitment violations by the Huskies started in St. Catharines Ont., where the Huskies played against Brock U niversity last month. He said the complaint may stem from bitterness on the part of schools which were unsuccessful at landing Hemmings.

Quackenbush said the alle­ gations have not affected the Huskies, who travelled to Ontario for games against Brock and Wa­ terloo last week.

“This really hasn’t affected or disrupted the team at all. In fact, the players think the whole thing is ludicrous.”

“I’m not really concerned about the allegations; as far as I’m concerned it’s just a bunch of un­ specific allegations from an un­ specific source,” Quackenbush added.

This is not the first time men’s basketball at St. Mary’s has been involved in controversy. In 1984 the Huskies were suspended from the Atlantic Universities Athletic Association (AUAA) playoffs after it was revealed they were using a player who had played U.S. college basketball in Florida and was using his brother’s name to play for St. Mary’s. The uni­ versity ’s adm inistration suspended the basketball program for the 1985 season.

A league of their own?

Should women be allowed to play in men’s intramural leagues?

At McGill, this is strongly discouraged.

Two opinions on this matter emerge.

One viewpoint insists that since there is a women’s league, created to parallel the opportuni­ ties available for males, women should not undermine the legitimacy of their own league by deserting it. Why would a woman want to leave her own league and compete against men?

The opposing viewpoint claims that a woman whose skill level far exceeds that of the women’s league should, in the interest of fair competition, be welcome to join the men’s league. Highly skilled females should be allowed to play on highly skilled teams, and such teams may not be found in the women’s or co-rec categories.

Take intramural hockey, for example. The men’s league is three-tiered: there a re ‘A’, ‘B ’ and ‘C levels. The ‘A’ league is very competitive, ‘B ’ moderately so, and ‘C ’ is ostensibly for beginners. (This is the theory; any participant will tell you it doesn’t exactly work that way.)

The skill level of the one­ tiered, separate women’s league does not even match that of the men’s ‘C’ level. This is because most women who play intramural hockey have taken it up only after entering McGill. It is here the dilemma arises: what to do with the talented female hockey player (with no varsity aspira­ tions) who, yawning with boredom, dominates the women’s league?

The idea behind McGill intramurals as they are now is that women should get an equal opportunity to play recreational sports. To be equal at McGill, however, it appears that they must be separate. How equal are the opportunities when women have only a third of the amount of choice that men have?

HITTINGTHEWALL

BY ALISON KORN The women’s league is created alongside the various men’s leagues, and not ranked ordinally among them. But when a rare woman seeks to flee the basement which is the women’s league, it becomes apparent that the leagues do n o t, in fact, offer parallel opportunities.

I would like to see a genderneutral restructuring of the intramural leagues, with place­ ment determined by skill, not gender. Let’s have a mixed intramural league with A, B, C, and D levels. Males and females would be eligible to play on teams of all levels.

It’s probably the case that the ‘A’ team would likely be full of male, lifelong hockey addicts— just as it is now. It might even be a de facto men’s team. The ‘B’ team might have a couple topnotch female players; the ‘C’ would have quite a few. The ‘D’ team would be loaded with novices of both sexes. Males who grew up without the chance to try hockey, or guys who have simply avoided it until now, would not be forced to play in the sometimescompetitive ‘C’ league, which often pits them against players who have many more years experience.

This would benefit both genders. It makes more sense to group together players, male or female, who are just starting out, than to lump participants by gender, when there may be huge discrepancies of experience among them.

In an ideal world, every person could play at their appropriate level instead of being boxed into a particular category solely because one sports a penis and the other a womb.

Then again, there would also have to be no egos around to accompany the exercise.

PARTY PARTY PARTY

LSA T GM AT M CAT G R E

see centrespread...

m

Take KAPLAN or take your chances.

LIVE CLASSES. HOMESTUDY MATERIALS. SUPPLEMENTARY AUDIO CASSETTES OPEN DAYS, EVENINGS & WEEKENDS

550 Sherbrooke St. West, suite 380 Montreal, Q uebec 2 8 7 - 1 8 9 6

or 1 -8

0 0

-2

6 8

-TEST

McGILL © l-^ N IG H TLIN E

198-6246 •completely anonymous •completely confidential 7 days a week, 6pm to 3am

-,

fc DAMOUR

1 4 3 3 B js h o p

M o n treal

(514) 849-5330 il

The McGill Tribune, Dec. 1. 1992Jan. 11,1993

P ag e 23

Sports S p o r ts N o te s

McGill swimmer Andrea Nugent, who competed in the Barcelona Olympics, was named both QSSF and CIAU athlete of the week last week. At the University of Toronto’s OUAA invitational meet over the weekend of November 21-22, Nugent won four events: the 25m, 50m, 100m freestyles as well as the 50m butterfly.

The Martlets, now 10-1, are ranked fifth in the nation.

The Redmen also defeated the Ravens by the closer score of 61-56. Bruce Bird led McGill with 15 points and 8 rebounds.The m en’s team now has a 7-6 record.

The final league games of the semester will take place on Tuesday, December 1st at a doubleheader at Concordia. The Martlets will meet the Stingers at 6 pm; the Redmen are to play at 8 pm.

Both Basketball squads beat Carleton, M artlets defeat Ottawa

Long ride hom e after Redmen tie Laurentian

Last Friday in Ottawa, rookie Josée Deloretto’s 11 points led the Martlets to a 54-49 exhibition victory against the Gee-Gees. Martina van der Vlist added 10 points for McGill. Later that evening, the Redmen fell to eighth-ranked Ottawa 96-71. Jon Campbell led McGill with 17 points and Doug McMahon chipped in 13.

On Saturday, the Martlets stunned the Carleton Ravens 94-42. The scoring was well spread out as Martina van der Vlist lead with 17 points, Jane Ross contributed 16, Debby Morse added 15 and Vicky Tessier supplied 13 points.

The Redm en hockey team travelled to Sudbury on Sunday and tied Laurentian 3-3, ne­ cessitating five minutes of overtime play which were scoreless. McGill lead 3-1 going into the third period. McGill goals were scored by Jordy Tedford, Stacey McGregorand Marc Lustig. Paulo Miguel made 42 saves asLaurentian outshot McGill 45-22.

Last Wednesday,the Redmen trounced Royal Military College 7-3 in Kingston. Lustig scored twice and Tedford, McGregor, Jim Reynolds, Todd Hanrahan and Ryan Coughlan added singles.

Swim m er Nugent QSSF and CIA U athlete o f the week

TRAVEL C U T S / VO YAG ES C AM PU S

LE RESTO -BAR DES SPORTIFS

•major sports events on ■T ■n .

•big screen TV •dance floor - Thurs, Fri, Sat •game room - pool table, soccer, darts, basketball, hockey •lunch specials Monday l i l M i l ' I i l aT U F T 1 •private parties on reservation •best chicken & ribs in town

T o ro n to /M o n tre a l d e p a rtu re s

W H E N YOU B O O K THE

ULTIMATE HOLIDAY ultim ate

EUROPEAN

STUDENTS!

EUROPEAN

a d ve n tu re r 4 0 d a ys 1 1 co u n trie s from $ 6 9 per da y

BOOK

BEFORE

5 0 d a ys 1 5 c o u n trie s from $ 7 1 pe r da y

JANUARY

The McGill Varsity Squash team competed in Kingston at the Eastern Regional Tournament at Queen’s University on November 20, and finished third behind Queen’s and one point behind University of Toronto.

Representing McGill were Mohammed Abdel Hamid, David Behm, Richard Whitehead, Graeme Burt, Julian Skinner and Eric PembertonSmith. Behm won all his matches, while every other McGill player won two and lost two matches apiece. Abdel Hamid exemplified M cGill’s in­ consistency, beating the top player in university squash, Dan Vranesic from Toronto, then pro­ ceeding to give up an easy victory.

The Squash team will meet teams from southwestern Ontario on January 15th at the Waterloo Crossover Tournament.

LOCKERQOM

LONDON

c o n tra s ts 3 1 d a ys 1 1 co u n trie s from $ 7 4 per da y

M cG ill Squash took third at Q ueen’s tournament

SPORTS BAR

THE ULTIMATE DEAL

EUROPEAN

Patrick Jeanson made 27 saves.

Over the holidays, the Redmen will com­ pete in the University of British Columbia’s Father Bauer Tournament from December 2630.___________ ___________________________

31ST

*$ 4 9 9 from Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary. All departures before May 12, 1993.

Some restrictions may apply. Seats are limited so book now!

Travel hassle free with 18-35 year olds from all over the world. See Europè from the culture to exhilarating nightlife. Stay in authentic European accommodations like our chateau in the Beaujolais vineyards of France. You'll have loads of free time to do your own thing and the ultimate holiday costs much less than travelling alone.

o

- ---

i

3

4

8

0

M

HOLIDAYS fo r 1 8 -3 5 s

T

a

v

I s h

Q P 3

FC EE

3461 P a rk A v e n u e Ope,* /Monday to Sunday. 11:00 am tidodosiny

S e r v ic e V o y a g e s d es U n iv e rs it é s C a n a d ie n n e s L im ité e

c

i

■limitJ coupon par parson______ i

TRAVEL CUTS »+ VOYAGES CAMPUS Canadian Universities Travel Service Limited

3 rff*

j i t MITO ItH DCS SPQRTHS 1

0< Sfcjdwit»

W

h

o

'

s

G o t A P ro b le m ?

You might have a problem if you are encountering financial troubles because of your drinking.

if you drink to get drunk or until you pass out.

You might have a problem if you are finding yourself in unplanned sexual situations often.

I f you become upset when your alcohol supply runs out you may have a problem.

You may have a problem if you deny you drinking too much to friends.

experiencing blackouts or memory losses.

injure yourself while drinking.

You might have a problem if your drinking causes you to become violent

Any one of the scenes in this advertisement is unhealthy and perhaps dangerous behavior; a number of them together is a sure sign that you or your friends have lost control of your alcohol use. The bottom line is that if a person's drinking gets in the way of those things that should be more important, things like health, academics or friendships, there is a cause for concern.

SSMU Alcohol Awareness Day, December 1,1992 Visit our booth next to the Shatner Bldg. Cafeteria