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Ungracious hosts It took a strong sec­ ond-half effort, but the 2 nd ranked Redmen took care of UQTR 3-0 on Friday night at Molson Stadium. The victory assured the Redmen of a first-place finish and home field advantage in the playoffs.

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In s id e T h is W eek News: Candidates from Canada's three major parties battled it out last week in Leacock 2 3 2 .

See page 3 Op/Ed: Economic rhetoric aside, the federal election offers little choice to Canadi­ ans in search of new leadership.

See editorial, page 6 Features: Still trying to decide what to do with your vote? Meet Arnold August of the Marxist-Leninist Party.

See page 9 Entertainment: Ob­ noxious, funny, and always political. T he Best o f F ran k gets in your face.

See page 13 Sports: Redmen Foot­ ball back in the hunt after 28-5 romp over #2 Bishop's Gaiters.

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'Wliaf's On Tuesday. October 19 The Latin American Aware­ ness Group presents two speakers who will discuss the situation in Nicaragua and the Tools for Peace aid campaign. 5 PM, Shatner 310. For more info call 3984731.

McGlllAmnesty International meets every Tuesday at 6:30 PM in Shatner 425/35. All welcome.

The Sexual Assault Center of McGill (SACOM) offers a "Women Sur­ vivors of Sexual Abuse" facilitated mu­ tual aid support group. 7-9 PM, private room at McGill. Call 398-2700.

The Faculty of Musk presents Alcides Lanza, pianist, as part of "McGill Faculty Members in Concert." 8 PM, Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke St. W. Free.

For more info call 398-4547/8101.

Wednesday, October 20 1993 McGill Book Fair, 9 AM9 PM, Redpath Hall. Thousands of new and used books on sale. Bargains galore.

Everyone welcome. Entrance free.

The Centre for Developing Area Studies presents an open house.

5-8 PM, 3715 Peel St. Royal Victoria Hospital’s Ce­ dars Breast Centre is hosting a breast cancer information evening. 7-9 PM, J.S.L. Browne Amphitheatre, 3rd floor Medical Pavilion, 687 Pine W. Free and open to the public.

McGill Improv performs for free in the Alley every Wednesday at 8:30 PM. Groovy people doing groovy things in the great outdoors - check out the McGill Outing Club Meetings every Wednesday at 7:30 PM, Leacock 26 or 132.

SACOM offers two facilitated mutual aid support groups: "Women Survivors of Domestic Violence” and "Men Survivors of Sexual Abuse." 6:308:30 PM, private rooms at McGill. Call 398-2700.

An Abortion Support Group meets every second Wednesday evening in a comfortable living room. For women who wish to share their experiences. We also provide a clinic escort service. For more info contact the McGill Women’s Union at 398-6823 or Maija at 286-8075.

Elisabeth Pomes and Peter Tiefenbach as p>art of the McGill Guest Series. 8 PM, Pollack Hall. Free. For more info call 398-4547/8101.

Thursday. October 21 1993 McGill Book Fair ends today. 9 AM-9 PM, Redpath Hall. En­ trance free.

The Association for Baha’i Studies has invited Dr. Haskell (M.D. Homeopathy) to sp>eak at our weekly meeting. 4 PM, Shatner B09-

The Department of Psychia­ try presents Dr. P. Albert speaking on “Function and regulation of the 5HT,A receptor.” 12:30-1:30 PM, 1033 Pine W., Room 138.

The Yellow Door Coffee House presents live music by Robert Blaise with Martine Wiseman, followed

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The McGill Redmen Hockey Team invites all supporters to its game against Queen’s. 7:30 PM, McConnell Arena. $2 McGill/$3 other students/$5 general.

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The Yellow Door Coffee House presents readings by Robert Sandiford, Sonja Skarstedt, and Brian Busby, followed by an op>en stage. $2. 8 PM, Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer. For more info call 398-6243.

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The Faculty of Musk presents a doctoral recital by Laura Barron and Danielle Bouchard. 8 PM, Redpath Hall.

Free. For more info call 398-4547/8101.

by an open stage. $2. 8 PM, Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer. For more info call 398-6243.

The Faculty of Musk presents the Janis Steprans Jazz Quartet 8 PM, Pollack Hall. Free. For more info call

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SACOM offers a “Women with Eating Disorders" facilitated mutual aid support group. Body image issues also addressed. 7-9 PM, privateroomat McGill.

Call 398-2700.

The McGlll/Inieramkus Hu­ man Rights Forum and the Astra Lec­ tures in Ethics of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics, and Law present the Honourable Bernard Kouchner of L’Association pour Faction humanitaire speaking on "Children, War, and Hu­ manitarian Assistance." 6-7 PM, Moot Court, Chancellor Day Hall, 3644 Peel.

SACOMoffers a “Friends &Fam­ ily of Survivors of Sexual Abuse” facili­ tated mutual aid support group. 6:308:30 PM, private room at McGill. Call 398-2700.

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Monday. October 2S

The Department of English will be hosting a Wine and Cheese from 5-8 PM in Leacock 232. All English majors and professors welcome!

HEY YOU! Forget not that the Red Herring hosts meetings everyThurs­ day in order to develop wonderfully hysterical ideas. Come share with us. 4 PM, Shatner B07.

Redmen Basketball Unglue yourself from the tube and the books and catch a double-header of men’s and women's basketball. The McGill teams host Ottawa at 1:30 & 3:30 PM at the Currie Gym. $2 McGill/$3 other students/$5 general.

The Faculty of Musk presents the McGill Symphony Orchestra. 4 PM, Place des Arts, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.

Passes available from 3 PM on location.

The Jewish Women’s Project is proud to have Jennifer Sylvor, profes­ sor ofJewish Studies at McGill, sp>eak on "Identifying as a Jewish Feminist: Options & Obstacles." 7 PM, Hillel House, 3460 Stanley. Everyone welcome. For info call 845-9171.

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Friday, October 22

World Food Day Dinner, fol­ lowed by film and discussion. 6 PM, Newman Centre, 3484 Peel. Tickets $3 at door, proceeds to local and interna­ tional food relief organizations. Spon­ sored by the Coalition for International Development and McGill International.

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Sunday. October 24

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McGill Christian Fellowship is having a large group worship at 7 PM, Diocesan College (comer Milton and University). For more info call Tien at 284-7645.

The McGill Redmen Men’s Basketball team has its homecoming game against Western at 8:15 PM at the Currie Gym. $3 students/$5 general.

Free informationsession regard­ ing Law School Applications and LSATs, offered by Renert Seminars (Univ. of Calgary) and the SSMU V.P. External.

12:30 &3:30 PM, 1 hr. each, Shatner 107/ 108.

The McGill Curling Club will be holding free curling climes every Friday from 4-5 PM at Montreal Thistle C.C., 1420 du Fort. No experience nec­ essary. We provide everything.

The Faculty of Musk presents the McGill Concert Choir. 8 PM, Pollack Hall. Free. For more info call 398-4547/ 8101.

Saturday. October 23 Volunteer Info Night spon­ sored by Community Outreach. 7 PM, Newman Centre, 3484 Peel. For more details call 282-9914 or 989-9656. Come find out how you can get involved at one of the many places in Montreal who need your help!

McGillImprov offers free work­ shop» every Saturday from 12-2 PM in the Shatner Bldg. See sign in lobby for room location.

The Faculty of Musk and the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre of Montreal present Arashi Daiko and the Koto Ensemble Cantabile ofJapan. Tick­

Auditions for a Musical Revue.

This is your chance to perform your favourite Broadway tune. Call Savoy Society for more info, 398-6826/3429933.

CKUT-Radio McGill 90.3 FMwill focus on AIDS Awareness the week of Oct. 18-24. Over 25 hours of program­ ming will be devoted to such things as Wimmin & AIDS and Prisoners & AIDS. For more info call 398-6787.

The McGill Centre for North­ ern Studies and Research announces the 2nd International Design for Ex­ treme Environments Assembly (IDEEA) Trade Show. For info call 3986051.

The Red Herring sincerely hopes you haven’t forgotten its con­ tests. Enter Horrible Haiku, an Itchy and Scratchy episode, or an answer to the Handbook Conspiracy Contest. Or, just write for us. Need clarification? Areason to laugh’ Come to our meetings or office hours, or call 398-6778/9- Deadlines approach...

Have an essay, story, or poem you want to see in print’ Want to help edit, layout, or advertise for a publica­ tion? Join the Pillar! Call 282-6348 or drop any submissions in our box under “T” for The Pillar, 1st floor Shatner.

Looking for a ride to McGill?

Can’t find parking? Don’t have a car? Try the SSMU Transit Network, McGill’s unique carpool service! For more info, contact us at 398-2902 or in Shatner 408.

We are now collecting schedules for November.

The SSMU Polish Students’ Association is looking for members.

All interested call Sebastian at 426-2355 or Ted at 365-9901.

McGill Nlghtllne is a confi­ dential telephone listening, information, and referral service open from 9 PM-3 AM. Give us a call! 398-6246.

Walksafe Foot Patrol hours: Sun.-Thurs. 6:30 PM-12:30 AM; Fri.-Sat 6:30 PM-2:30 AM. Call us! We’ll walk you anywhere you want to go. 3982498.

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Candidates debate Canada’s future at McGill

BY RAM RANDHAWA

Candidates from Canada’s three largest political parties met in Leacock 232 last Wednesday afternoon in an attempt to rally student support for their cam­ paigns. NDP candidate Ann Elbourne, Liberal MP David Berger, and Progressive Con­ servative Alain Perez took part in the debate, which was hosted by McGill’s Political Science Stu­ dents’ Association (PSSA).

Elbourne, speaking first, commented on Canada’s role in the global village and the impor­ tance of reducing military spend­ ing.

“At the moment, Canada is the world’s tenth largest military spender,” said Elbourne. “[The NDP] would spend in a more rational manner by focusing on environmental, social, and eco­ nomic security world wide.”

Elbourne also presented a vision of the future of the Cana­ dian Armed Forces.

“The proper role of the Canadian Armed Forces should be search and rescue, disaster relief, surveillance, and arms con­ trol,” she said.

Elbourne suggested that the wider responsibilities of the fed­ eral government must be consid­ ered.

that students are special as they “We must deal with unfair will inherit the problems of the trading, violation governments of today. of labour rights, Perez also pointed out the environm ental work that the Conservative Party destruction, rain has done over the past nine forest depletion, years. human rights “I chose the Conservatives abuses, and in­ because I think they have a very equity between good track record,” said Perez. the rich and the “We have, over the course of the poor,” she said. past nine years, actually reduced “I belong to the the deficit of this country by 26 c billion dollars.”

NDP team be­ Perez also made note of cause it has a — the Conservative Party’s accomw e ll-h o n e d sense of fairness x plishments with the economy. and justice which “We have also lowered inincludes the idea J* flation,” he said. “Without doing that we in that, you could not rebuild the Canada have a re­ economy on a sound founda­ sponsibility to­ tion.”

L iberal M P D avid B erger cueing up fo r the student vote at Gert's wards the other Perez maintained that the nations of the world."

Conservative Party’s handling of live in the McGill ghetto aré often Conservative government has cre­ Liberal candidate David economic issues. scared. It’s a very dangerous place ated jobs and made efforts to Berger addressed the issues of “The Conservative govern­ to live,” he commented. decrease inter-provincial barri­ jobs for university graduates, the ment has done a lousy job of “[The liberals] will estab­ ers. deficit and violence in our soci­ managing the economy,” he lish a national crime prevention “I’m proud of our record,” ety. he said. claimed. “To decrease the defi­ council, and undertake a public Berger argued that an PSSA VP Finanace Irene cit, we have to concern our­ education campaign, and we will economy that is expanding and support community based initia­ Bloemraad expressed mixed feel­ selves with revenue... taxes... growing would create jobs for ings about the debate's success. [and] debt management. TheCon- tives like McGill Walksafe and everyone, and stated that a major servatives have botched it up in the McGill Sexual Assault Cen­ “It's unfortunate that we strut of the Liberal platform is all these areas.” tre,” added Berger. didn't hear more new ideas from focused on helping to create in­ Berger also confronted the Conservative candidate the candidates,” she said. “But novative new businesses. it's great that students had an issue of violence and crime in Alain Perez expressed apprecia­ When discussing the defi­ the McGill community. tion for the unique position of opportunity to ask questions and cit, Berger was critical of the “I know that women that students. Perez acknowledged •voice concerns.”

The Bloc Québécois talks to M cGill Students

BY STEVE SMITH Nearly 50 McGill students gathered last Thursday to hear a panel discussion featuring Bloc Québécois (BQ) candidate Gilles Duceppe at the Faculty of Law’s Moot Court.

Duceppe is the first mem­ ber of the BQ to address a McGill audience since the election was announced in mid-September.

He was invited to speak by McGill Québec, the university’s francophone students’ associa­ tion. Duceppe is the incumbent for the Laurier-St-Marie riding in Montreal.

Duceppe began the dis­ cussion with a brief introduction to the BQ's three founding goals.

According to Duceppe, the cur­ rent federal system and the par­ ties in power fail to represent Québec’s real interests.

“The Bloc seeks to defend Québec’s interests which until now have been misrepresented,” he said. “We will analyze all federal legislation from the point of view of its impact on Québec. ” The BQ’s second founding purpose is to explain the Québec perspective to the rest of Canada, which Duceppe claimed the present leaders have failed to

do, notably fellow Québécois ple of Québec vote for 'les gars program to replace the existing Jean Chrétien. child-tax credits, welfare, and de Québec’, for the leaders they “Chrétien isn’t in a position unemployment insurance. can identify with the best.” to explain what is going on in Finally, Duceppe argued Duceppe continued by out­ Québec,” he stated. “In order to for an economic community be­ lining the BQ’s policy platform, do so, you have to understand which argues for cutting federal tween a sovereign Québec and what is happening.” spending by ten billion dollars Canada similar to that in place in Europe. and redirecting the funds to jobThe BQ’s third goal is to break what Duceppe called “Economic communities creation programs and industrial the “double le­ are the voice of gitimacy” which the future. In this the people of community Québec tend to Québec would be reinforce by vot­ sov ereig n but ing for strong united in a com­ federalists in m unity that national elec­ would include tions, while the three Ameri­ s u p p o r tin g cas,” Duceppe ar­ sov ereig n tists gued. “Why can’t lik e Réné Q u éb ec and Lévèsque’s Parti Canada function Québécois at the 3 as two sovereign provincial level. « states collaborat­ ing together?”

This is a contra­ d iction that Dean of Arts D uceppe and John McCallum the BQ hope to questioned what D ean o f Arts John M cCallum discusses Québec with the BQ resolve by send­ he believed to be two fundamental contradictions ing Lucien Bouchard to Ottawa. restructuring. in the BQ’s program.

“Federally, Q uébec has The BQ also stands for “On one hand, Bouchard voted for leaders they can iden­ regional development, includ­ tify with, like Trudeau or wants to represent Québec in ing infrastructure improvements; Mulroney, while provincially they social programs that include a Ottawa while on the other he wants sovereignty for Québec. If have turned to the likes of Réné reduction in federal taxes for you succeed in the first, why do Lévèsque,” he noted. “The peo­ families and an income-support

you need the other?” he asked.

“If things are working in Ottawa, why separate? That isn’t serving Québec’s interests.”

Duceppe responded by re­ affirming the BQ’s position that the federalist system has failed Québec, a belief that was con­ firmed by the failures of the Meech Lake Accord and the 1992 referendum.

“We can never transform what is going on in Ottawa.

We could fix parts of the prob­ lem but we could never im­ prove the situation,” Duceppe stated. “Québec’s future devel­ opment in Canada is impossi­ ble.”

When confronted by the BQ’s claim that only it can represent the real interests of Québec, Duceppe admitted that the BQ is by no means a mono­ lithic group.

“Chrétien is a Québecer, Mulroney is a Québecer. We want to give the people the opportunity to voice their oppo­ sition to federalism. We couldn’t have a referendum in 1867, and the 1980 referendum was won on a promise by Trudeau that Canada would change — it has changed but not the way we wanted it to.”

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Racial insensitivity at McGill causes concern

BY TRISH SNYDER Fo Niemi, Executive Direc­ tor of the Centre for ResearchAction on Race Relations, has denounced a brochure published by the McGill Twenty-First Cen­ tury Fund as “racially exclu­ sive”.

The publication in ques­ tion is a 21-page booklet featur­ ing photographs and quotes from members of the McGill com­ munity. It is included in certain packages used to solicit potential

ture of one Black man, none of the 21 individuals photo­ graphed in the document reflect the racial diversity of both the university community and the Montreal community at large.

“If these photographs illus­ trate the kind of people who help run the university, it is indeed deplorable that only one comes from a racial minority group,” the letter continued.

Twenty-First Century Fund Deputy

“It was as if, one, there are no minority employees worth highlighting. Or, two, we want your money but we don’t want to include you in our corporate image.”

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Thompson was una­ ware of Ni e m i ’s T h e letter sent Twenty-First in late Au­ Century gust. The Fund is an letter re­ international mains un­ capital cam­ paign con­ — Fo Niemi, Executive answered. ducted by Director, Centre for comes“ asI at McGill with Research-Action on Race great sur­ a $200 mil­ lion target.

Relations prise to me.

I In a letwould be ter to the Twenty-First Century Fund of­ pleased to get in contact with this person... perhaps we need fice, Niemi wrote: “...the univer­ sity is portrayed as being com­ someone to remind us of these issues,” said Thompson, who posed of almost exclusively white employees; except for the pic­ stressed that the exclusion of sponsors for donations to the fund.

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explained that statistics are cur­ rently bein g compiled for re­ lease to Senate in early Novem­ ber.

A cco rd ­ ing to Niemi, the ratio of minori­ ties in the Mon­ treal population will reach one in five by the year 2001.

Thompson maintained that the lack of mi­ nority represen­ tation in the pamphlet was not deliberate and added that he hoped the p u b lic a tio n would not pre­ vent others from supporting the Fo N iem i: striving fo r recognition o f minorities campaign.

“Our goal is to get the great­ campaign will be invested in six est possible support... we don’t broad areas including Students, want to give people the wrong Teaching and Research, Library Collections, Equipment and Re­ impression of the campaign,” he newed Space, New Construction, stated. and Emerging Priorities.

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visible minorities from the pub­ lication was unintentional.

“The fact that it did not reflect wider segments of the population is only by chance and not by choice,” Thompson ex­ plained. “The people who, in good faith, developed the pro­ gram were more concerned with depicting those people who stepped forward in support of the campaign.”

Although he dismissed the incident as minor, Niemi stressed the need to respond to what he calls a prevailing exclusionary attitude at the university.

“Personally, I felt it highly inappropriate to neglect the ra­ cial and cultural diversity of the community,” explained Niemi, who added that the brochure sent a negative message to its readers.

“It was as if, one, there are no minority employees worth highlighting. Or, two, we want your money but we don’t want to include you in our corporate im­ age.”

The exact number of selfidentified minority employees at McGill is not currently available.

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Two universities have refused to cooperate with M a c le a n ’s magazine for this November’s third annual university survey. Neither Carleton University in Ottawa, nor Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, will be completing the M a c le a n ’s survey from which the magazine’s controversial rankings are calculated.

“There is not a great deal of change from one year to the next, so they can use our data from last year,” said Patrick O’Brien, Director of Public Relations at Carleton. O ’Brien cited a lack of resources and time as the primary reasons for not filling out the survey.

Memorial University representatives enu­ merated different reasons.

“We couldn’t participate as a matter of principle,” said Victoria Collins, Director of Uni­ versity Relations at Memorial. “The exercise is flawed and not statistically sound.”

Memorial’s president, Arthur May, expressed dissatisfaction with the weightings assigned to various criteria on which the rankings are based.

He argued that the weightings distort the image of a university’s strength.

M a c le a n ’s Publisher Ann Dowsett Johnston said the two universities would most likely be included in the ratings using last year’s data.

creative writing courses in Canada, four of which are in Ontario.

York’s program is considered prestigious across the country, and the admission standards are high. The standards are expected to become even more stringent due to the shortage of space and a recent flood of new students.

The costs of running such a program are relatively high, since the staff-to-student ratios must be kept low. source: files from Waterloo University’s Im p rin t.

C a lg a ry C a m p u s C rim esto p p ers

The University of Calgary has recently im­ plemented a Crimestoppers program on campus, the first of its kind in Canada. The program will rely on media exposure and tips from individuals to apprehend criminals, much like the programs already in place in many major Canadian cities The campus media will be actively involved in giving exposure to those crimes deemed to warrant such exposure by the Volunteer Campus Crimestoppers and Campus Security. Also, CPCN, a Calgary television station, will feature occa sional campus crim e reports on their Crimestoppers segment. sources: files from the Western G a z ette and The University of Calgary is also conducting the McGill R e p o rte r a safety audit of the campus. One suggestion to be considered is the introduction of volunteer safety patrols equipped with mountain bikes and C r e a t iv e w ritin g p ro g ra m s la sh ed walkie-talkies.

The auditing process, which is done for York University’s honours creative writing each individual campus building in turn, is rather program has fallen victim to the latest round of slow, and will not be completed until December budget cuts. Several courses and sections have at the earliest. been cut, and the faculty, which numbered 19 in source: files from the University of Calgary 1979, has been reduced to two members.

York is one of nine universities offering G a u n tle t

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Students forced to decide between hunger and pride

BY STEVE SMITH Campus and community new spapers across Canada have indicated that the number o f students using food Banks is on the rise. Many sources have pointed to the combination of rising tuition fees and the scar­ city o f summer employment as the source of the problem.

Tuition hikes represent an increasing percentage of students’ budgets. Since 1988, McGill’s tuition fees have in­ creased by approximately 260 per cent. At the same time, student employment opportu­ nities have been severely re­ duced by the ongoing reces­ sion. Student unemployment reached 15 per cent this past summer, forcing many stu­ dents to look for alternative means of financing their edu­ cation.

The financial difficulties experienced by students have also affected the governments that provide assistance pro­ grams. Access to provincial aid has been reduced by cutbacks to the student aid programs, and a growing number of stu­ dents are facing the school year with empty pockets. As a result, it is estimated that be­ tween 20 and 30 per cent of food bank users are stu­ dents.

In an effort to meet the

n eeds o f th eir fin an cially strapped students, a significant number o f universities across Canada have established food banks on campus. A recent in­ quiry conducted by the Cana­ dian Federation o f Students (CFS) found food banks operat­ ing at 13 universities nation­ wide. Almost all o f these food banks commenced operations since 1990.

In an interview with the C a n a d ia n P re s s , University of Alberta food bank coordinator Bob Turner commented that those students who use the university food banks do so as a last resort.

“People don’t want others on campus to know they’re using a food bank,” he said. “So we’re getting the very most desperate, the people who re-ally can’t afford to care anymore about who thinks what.”

Not all universities agree that an on-campus food bank is the best solution to the prob­ lem. Last year, the University of Western Ontario (UWO) in Lon­ don began distributing food packages to students in need from the London and Area Food Bank. Mike Bums, President of UWO’s University Students’ Council (USC), stated that the program is designed to assist needy students while assuring their privacy.

“For reasons o f privacy

Students a re beginning to turn to food banks like Sun Youth’s

we hold the students only pro­ gram on Saturdays at an offcampus location,” Bums said.

“A food bank on cam pus wouldn’t have been successful because people want privacy and don’t want to be seen using it.”

Bums noted that 25-30 stu­ dents receive the food pack­ ages every week. The packages are collected through food drives held by the USC. An alternative to the stu­ dent food bank is a student grocery co-op such as the one established by the Concordia

chapter of the Quebec Public In te re s t R e se a rch G roup (QPIRG). The co-op operates on a volunteer basis and acts as a buying group. Nathalie St. Pierre, Concordia’s QPIRG chap­ ter co-ordinator, asserted that the program has been a success on which they hope to ex­ pand.

“It’s been working well.

There are more members this year then last,” she pointed out.

“Our aim is to get a store on campus from which to sell our produce.”

The co-op is designed to

provide students with a cheap and responsible alternative to supermarket products. Many of the staple products are offered in bulk quantities.

Christine Anderson, the coordinator o f the PIRG gro­ cery co-op at Dalhousie Uni­ versity in Halifax, Nova Scotia, illustrated their co-op’s two founding purposes.

“We wanted to take a more productive, affordable approach to meeting students’ needs while also encouraging students to use organic goods from socially responsible producers.”

News Briefs C o u n cillo rs c a u g h t in E l S a lv a d o r d e b a te Students’ Society (SSMU) councillors voted against officially endorsing the Commit­ tee for Democratic Elections in El Salvador at last Thursday’s SSMU Council meeting. A motion to support the committee was pre­ sented before council by Clubs Rep John Saunders.

Mark Manly, a member of the committee, appealed to councillors to help strengthen the committee’s voice with official SSMU backing.

“If SSMU participates, it will hopefully help El Salvador’s transition from a violent war to peace,” said Manly.

SSMU President Mark Luz voiced his support for the motion.

“I think we shouldn’t be scared to take a stance. As a democratic institution, we should support democracy in other parts of the world," remarked Luz. “This is not necessarily within our elected mandate, but it is certainly in the spirit of our constitution.”

Many councillors pointed out that SSMU council was not an appropriate forum for such issues.

“I really support the cause, however it is not our place to endorse this committee,” said Athletics Rep James Stewart.

The motion failed by a vote of five in favour to sixteen against.

C e n t r a id e ca m p a ig n goes looney McGill’s contribution to the Centraide cam­ paign began this Monday and will continue until December 3rd. Last year the campaign raised $172,192 through donations from staff and stu­ dents. Over $4,000 of that total was raised in the ‘Looney Line’. This year’s looney line will be held on Wednesday, October 20th.

Organized by the Engineering Undergradu­ ate Society (EUS), the aim o f the Looney Line is to run loonies from the Roddick Gates to James McGill’s tomb in front of the Arts Building.

Centraide is an umbrella organization which funds small charities which have few other sources o f income.

“These [organizations] don’t usually have the ability to raise funds on their own,” remarked Professor W. M. Williams, the McGill campaign co-chair.

Williams said that most of the donations will come from McGill staff, who can donate through payroll deductions, cheque or credit card.

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EDITORIAL Every five years, Canada throws a party of sorts. A bunch of self-important politicians stand in front o f the media, and in an endless stream of sound bites tell us why they are each the best person to lead our country. One thing never changes though: promises are made to be broken.

On October 25th, most McGill students will have the opportunity to join other Cana­ dians in selecting the next Prime Minister of Canada — assum­ ing that Kim Campbell loses.

There are five major political parties in this country, two more than there were when Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Con­ servatives rose from the ashes to win in 1988. The ascents of the western-based Reform Party and the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois are indicative of the general discontent with that Mulroney regime.

So we as a nation are discontented about economic policy, unemployment, and fed­ eral spending. Great. Unfortu­ nately, none of the five parties fielding candidates in this elec­ tion provide any alternatives to the massive problems facing Canada. Reform leader Preston

Federal politics not much o f a party Manning promises to eliminate the deficit in three years, and Audrey McLaughlin swears that the NDP can foster a full-employ­ ment economy. Both shamelessly claim to be able to solve prob­ lems that have confounded teams of academics and economists for more than fifty years. It is even more amazing that people be­ lieve them. Voters should be in­ sulted by glorified bureaucrats that push their buttons like those on a pocket calculator.

Simply put, none of the political parties are going to change anything about the economy without creating collat­ eral damage. Therefore, it is logi­ cal to ignore all the rhetoric that has pervaded the campaign and analyze the nature of the parties in question.

Jean Chrétien promised fa­ vours to his constituents last week at a campaign rally in his home riding, St. Maurice, confirming the popular view of politicians as underhanded pariahs that will do anything to get elected. Along the same lines, the Tory cam­ paign commericals harken back to the days o f gutter politics.

Their tone suggests that every­ one else is simply going to spend and spend, and when finished

they will spend some more — this coming from a party that administered the greatest escala­ tion of Canada’s national debt in history.

Thankfully Kim Campbell and company elected to pull the wildly offensive advertising cam­ paign that centred around Chrétien's facial paralysis. De­ spite Campbell's claim that she was unaware of the production of the spots, her judgement must be questioned for hiring people who did conceptualize such a strategy. Canadian custom re­ quires that cabinet members as­ sume responsibility for the ac­ tions of their underlings: Kim Campbell should do the same during this election campaign.

Preston Manning is simi­ larly saddled by his campaign team, with a flock of candidates who have attacked immigrants and made threatening remarks to women candidates. Manning, who publicly swears that he strongly supports immigration, seems unable to recognize that a platform designed to cut immi­ gration in half, whether moti­ vated by economics or not, is inherently xenophobic.

Beyond that, Manning’s party cohorts have made com­

ments during the course o f the election campaign which can only be classified as narrow-minded and ignorant. Hugh Ramolla, the Reform candidate in the Ontario riding of Burlington, asked an­ other Reform candidate to hit Denise Giroux, the NDP candi­ date in Burlington, because she would not yield the floor during a heated debate. Afterwards, Ramolla was unrepentant, sug­ gesting that his threat of violence was meant as a joke. Very funny indeed, Mr. Ramolla.

Lucien Bouchard threatens to bring what Jacques Parizeau called an Italian-style parliament to Canada, and argues that the Bloc Québécois will bring ■‘real" power for Quebec to Ottawa.

Perhaps Bouchard forgot that his old friend, Brian Mulroney, is from Baie Comeau, and a large part of his cabinet and caucus — including Bouchard for some time — were from Quebec. By defini­ tion, and by virtue of its 75 seats in the House of Commons, Que­ bec holds the balance o f power in Canadian politics. How many times must Bouchard watch prime ministers shape their cabinet with regional and linguistic concerns before he realizes that his quest is pointless? How many referen­

dums and constitutional nego­ tiations must Canada hold be­ fore the Bloc realizes that Que bec dictates the agenda of Ca­ nadian politics? Or maybe Bouchard knows this and is preying upon Québécois inse­ curities as a means to grabbing votes.

Then again, as stated ear lier, promises are made to be broken. Bouchard, Campbell, and Chrétien will do so, and Manning and McLaughlin’s poli des are so laughable that we should hope they do break th r promises if elected. Once agair, Canadians are confronted with no choice at all. Jean Chrétien will probably win, and that might not be such a bad thing after all. Change is good at any level of government — at least different people get to lie to us.

MICHAEL BROADHURSI CHERYL DEVOE BENOIT JACQMOTTF RAM RANDHAWA MONIQUE SHEBBEAR STEVE SMITI JACK SULLIVAN JONATHAN V ASSERMAN TIFFANY WELCH MICOL ZARB

Begging th e question o f co lo u r 1DI0LEC1f

BY GLENDA KOH Here is a federal election story: I’m sitting in the Alley drinking coffee with some friends. Evidently, we are a di­ verse and friendly enough group, because this guy from L a P re s s e sits down to talk about students and the elec­ tion. My friend Howard jumps in immediately and gives him his name: “Dutch, “ he says, “Dutch Kincaid. ”And under the cover of anonymity, he thor­ oughly and loudly expounds his political views. Howard, Howard, Howard, what can I say except that if I had a name like Howard, I wouldn’t bother with an alias like Dutch.

It comes to my turn. I give my real name, real age, real hometown, then proceed to do some Preston Manning bash­ ing, as I’m inclined to do when the opportunity arises. This is how the interview begins. Read carefully because this is an ex­ act transcription.

ME: Since I’m from British Columbia, I see the Reform Party

as a much bigger threat than the Bloc.

LA P R E SSE GUY: Why is that’ ME: The Reform party is very right wing; it’s much harder for me to be a non-white female in Canada than an anglophone in Quebec.

LA P R ESSE TWIT: And what is your nation of origin?

Excuse me, weren’t you lis­ tening to what I just said? Did you get lost between sentence one and sentence two? To borrow a phrase from Dutch Kincaid, “What, are you mental?”

I just said I was from B.C. I just said I live in Canada. Look at those lines again. Is there any­ thing whatsoever that would even suggest that I am not a bona fide, voter-ID-card-carrying Canadian citizen7 Yep. Two words: “non” and “white”.

“He didn’t mean to offend you,” my Alley friends told me. It was an innocent question. In­ deed, but it was also an ignorant question. It was a question which assumed that I invest my loyalties elsewhere than in Canada. It was a question that implied that I somehow have a smaller stake in

this country than others might, by virtue of not being white.

These incidents worry me.

What they tell me is that even before I speak, before I make a move, before I reveal any sort of information about myself, people believe they know things about me.

And what they think they know, as in this case, is often wrong. My nation of origin is Canada. I like Stompin’ Tom be­ cause “he’s a proud Canadian.”

When the L a P resse reporter asked me that one question, I could not help but feel that my opinions were being conditioned or invali­ dated because this, supposedly, is not my country.

So I phoned the reporter to talk about this incident After pointing out the obvious prob­ lems of conducting an interview in his second language, he said: “It was the most banal of ques­ tions. I’ve had lots of good con­ versations with taxi drivers by asking where they were from. It was purely conversational.” But that interview in the Alley was not a taxi cab conversation. It was not meant to be about anything but my feelings on the campaign is­ sues. If he claims there was no

journalistic intent behind the ques­ tion, then all the more I under­ stand it to be a question based on the colour of my skin.

Am I being petty? Melodra­ matic? Humourless? Perhaps, but look at it this way: Howard can change his name and adopt a new identity. If he says his name is Dutch Kincaid, the reporter believes him. If I say I’m Cana­ dian, the reporter asks what coun­ try I’m from, and it’s not just

because my official language was a bit too English.

It’s not just a matter of political correctness, but per­ sonal awareness. It’s resisting stereotypes, listening to others, not making assumptions. The biggest threat to Canada is not Preston Manning; it’s a thriving grassroots movement of inser sitivity. My Canada may include Stompin’Tom, but unfortunate! /, it also includes ignorance.

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Tough issues to fill...

Last year at this time I was full o f youthful optimism at the prospect o f having a U.S. President who had in­ haled. Finally, there would be CHANGE. I didn’t know what the word was supposed to mean exactly, whether it was change in your pockets after the recession, a change o f values or a change of the White House linens after twelve years o f Republican rule. I just saw the potential for CHANGE (although this optimism didn’t last through mid-January). Now after six plus weeks o f intense cam­ paigning, all five major can­ didates for Prime Minister seem to be throwing that same word around. Change in this case, however, seems to lack even the pretence of includ­ ing anything other than the economy. Issues like native sovereignty, the potential en­ vironmental effects of NAFTA, abortion rights and the rising tide of violence have been pushed to the dimmer re­ gions of the electoral spot­ light.

I guess that the whole w e-are-n o-long er-th e-m egeneration-of-the-eigthtiesca u se -its-th e -su m m e r-o flove-two-baby vibe evapo­ rated eight years before the nineties did. Now voters have put concerns like pollution on the back burner, the logic being that you can’t afford values if you don’t have a job to pay for them.

Evidence o f the ebb in interest over these once trendy moral issues can be illustrated in the fact that the Refomi Party could enjoy 18 per cent of the vote (accord­ ing to recent polls). This is a party whose platform stops ju st short o f asking all Québécois to migrate to Ver­ mont and then use the vacant province to erect a giant monument to the Aryan race.

With such high unem­ ployment and a deficit ap­ proaching 490 billion dollars, the candidates are trying to “buy” votes with promises ranging from public works programs, to cuts in social program expenditures. Now voters are concerned with every dollar that the govern­ ment spends, as evidenced by the uproar over the h elico p ter prop osal and the privatization of Toronto’s

INGOT THE MOUTH

BY ETHAN SACKS Pearson airport. It has degen­ erated to the point where the Natural Law Party’s platform is beginning to look appeal­ ing: a combination o f medita­ tion and herbal tea to cure Canada o f all its problems.

Unlike the Natural Law Party, I had given up on di­ vine intervention as a political model a long time ago. Upon seeing the choice of candi­ dates, however, I decided that I needed an Eden/Shangri-La/ Nirvana to make it through the campaign. I tried to re­ claim my faith by hiking up Mount Royal and making one last plea to a God I no longer really believed in. “Show me a sign and I’ll return to the flock,” I screamed with my hands raised toward the heavens. I was promptly told to shut up by another person trying to have his own conversation with God. Something about an assault rifle and a fast-food restaurant.

Not that I don’t have enough to worry about be­ tween the psychopaths and the possibility of cholesterol poisoning at my local fastfood dive, but whatever hap­ pened to the fear o f nuclear annihilation? Reports o f un­ derground nuclear testing in C hina and rep o rts o f a “Doomsday Machine” in Rus­ sia have been met with am­ bivalence. It is just not a timely issue anymore, sort o f a politi­ cal equivalent of the last Yes album. Who still fears the day w hen c o c k ro a c h e s have evolved to the stage where they have to worry about the things crawling around in t h e ir kitchens?

I have given up watch­ ing television news reports on the campaign to see if any of the candidates would address the environment in one of their speeches, since my tel­ evision set itself apparently contains more than 4,000 chemicals — 200 o f which I in h ale w h ile w atch in g S e in fe ld .

I’d probably becom e sterile before I witnessed something more substantial than one of the other candi­ dates calling Kim Campbell the ‘Chicken Queen.’

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Op/Ed Letters to the E d ito r Myopia...

Re: Open letter to myself I must comment on Fayez Nathoo and Jana Taylor’s letter to the T rib u n e and clarify any points that I thought may have been dealt with in August.

Firstly, I approached Cornell Wright with my concerns with the homophobic policies of the Canada Red Cross in mid-August, as an individual. LBGM had not met for a formal meeting for a month: everyone, except the other politi­ cal coordinator, was not in town.

Additionally, I told Nathoo of my concerns in order a) to prepare him for a possible protest, and b) to assure him that the attack was not personal. The blood drive is im­ portant work but many people I know have been unnecessarily hurt by the inquisition. Furthermore, as Nathoo knows, I had to go home for my brother’s wedding at the end of August instead of attending the CRC meeting. It was the first time I had been home in three years. Deal with it.

No one is against the blood drive. We are concerned that the Canadian Red Cross Society (CRCS) does not understand that being a gay or bisexual man does not mean that one necessarily participates in unsafe sex. All gay men do not have anal sex: all gay men do not have unsafe sex. Many want to give blood. Why does the CRCS have to screen against the sexuality of a potential donor as opposed to safe and unsafe sexual activity? Do they not realize that many homophobic assumptions about gay sex are included with the ques­ tionnaire?

Furthermore, I am tired of being silenced by the heterosexual norm. Nathoo and Taylor intimate strongly that LBGM aim to lose 2000 pints of blood for the ad­ vancement of our community. We are asking for the right for every­ one to give blood regardless of sexuality. I disagree with these guilt tactics and the former coordi­ nators’ myopia should demonstrate their comfort with obvious dis­ crimination.

Finally, I refuse to play the “whose discrimination is worse than the others’” game with Mr. Nathoo: I was obviously talking abou t sexu ality, not race, which (unless Nathoo has changed recently) neither co­ ordinator understands.

Mary-Margaret Jones LBGM Political Coordinator

Margaret Jones. As an active mem­ ber of the LBGM executive, openly attempting to deal with homophobia at McGill, I was ap­ palled by the various insults di­ rected against her. She has the right to her opinion, and she has the support of the LBGM membership regarding her efforts to deal with the Blood Drive’s homophobic policies.

Secondly, this year’s blood drive coordinators aimed several attacks against the entire LBG com­ munity of McGill which must be addressed.

The coordinators commented that we did not actively participate in the discussions with the Red Cross which were held this sum­ mer when the executive was spread across the world. Considering that blood drive coordinators represent SSMU, thus representing all McGill students, and that LBG individuals are a substantial part of the student body, they should have instantly acknowledged and addressed the homophobic policies of the Cana­ dian Red Cross. Are the coordina­ tors suggesting that we should be completely paranoid of the student body and send LBGM representa­ tives to every committee organized

by SSMU? Thirdly, AIDS is not a gay disease and is under control in the queer community. However, AIDS is rapidly expanding in other sec­ tors of society, namely heterosexual women. However, the suggestion of preventing all heterosexual women from giving blood would be instantly rebuffed.

Next, the idea of losing thou­ sands of pints of blood through a boycott, is ludicrous and hypocriti­ cal. Other blood drives organized in other areas of the campus with­ out SSMU backing will be allowed to go ahead with our tentative legislation. Also the Canadian Red Cross lost countless numbers of pints from refusing blood from active, honest, and out gay/bimales, so why not address this issue?

Finally, why do the former coordinators have to pit race issues against issues of homophobia? All forms of prejudice should not be tolerated, and a hierarchy of preju­ dices is an absurd suggestion. The majority of individuals face some forms of prejudices: intolerance should not be condoned.

Chris Carter, BA U2 Administrator, LBGM

Philanthropy...

Prejudice...

Re: Open letter to MaryMargaret Jones As administrator of LBGM I am expressing concern regarding the blood drive and its coordina­ tors.

Primarily, I object to the per­ sonal insults levelled against Mary-

I read [Kate Gibbs’] column entitled “Sweet Charity” and pub­ lished in the T rib u n e of September 28, 1993, with great interest.

Last September, Alpha Omi­ cron Pi, a non-profit organization of McGill students, organized an original fund-raising activity to help The Arthritis Society finance re­

search on this chronic disease af­ fecting 1,000,000 Quebecers, in­ cluding 5,000 children.

In the present state of the economy, it becomes more and mote difficult to raise funds be­ cause people get solicited by an increasing number of charities. We need to find new ways to ask for money other than members can­ vassing with cans as you suggested in your column. The idea of a “Nintendo-a-thon” was very origi­ nal and did not deserve such criti­ cism from your part.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the McGill students who participated and gave so generously to the Arthritis Soci­ ety and of whom you unfairly said “nimble-fingered nymphs twiddled idle thumbs playing video games” in your column.

Diane Rivard Fund-Raising Director, The Arthritis Society

Repairs...

Re: McGill under fire over frat house funding ( T rib u n e , Octo­ ber 13-18, 1993).

While I am not for the fund­ ing of fraternity organizations at McGill, it is ridiculous to try to impose an all-out ban on funding for the maintenance of McGillowned property just because the tenant happens to be a fraternity.

To ensure good condition and prop­ erty value, all McGill holdings re­ quire some maintenance budget.

Perhaps a more positive direction would be to introduce legislation concerning the allowable terms for tenancy of fraternities in McGill buildings.

A. Socrates Diamant U3 Engineering

Tasteless...

On behalf of the Progres­ sive-Conservative Association of StHenri Westmount and as the can­ didate for this riding, I would like to apologize to Mr. Jean Chrétien for the unacceptable advertising campaign aired on national net­ works Thursday, October 14.

As stated in a recent G azette feature article, even though I do not approve of the Liberal plat­ form, I always respected Mr. Chrétien and I find the recent TV ads in bad taste and unacceptable.

I did not enter politics to fight personality battles and cer­ tainly not of this sort. I entered this race to fight over issues that matter the most to people of this riding and of this country. I regret this whole incident and I have for­ warded my disapproval to the PC party organizers.

Alain Perez PC Candidate St-Henri Westmount

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Marxist-Leninist candidate August vies for student vote

BY CHERYL DEVOE Contrary to what many would expect, Arnold August is serious about trying to win the riding of S ain t-H en riWestmount, as the candidate for the Marxist-Leninist Party (MLP). He is not simply trying to push particular issues to the forefront of the campaign for the candidates of the larger par­ ties, such as the Conservatives and the Liberals.

Many would also expect that a Marxist-Leninist has a slim chance in a riding that contains the wealthiest neighbourhood in Canada. However, August feels that his riding is perfect for the party, as he appears to have chosen to ignore the Westmount part o f the riding. He sees his target portion of the electorate as students and the ethnically mixed working class area of Saint-Henri.

August has been particu­ larly aggressive at trying to woo the student vote. He says that unless students vote for a party like the MLP, they will be in the same position after the election as before: disempowered.

“How can the students and the other citizens win on Octo­ ber 25th?” he asked. “The way

create jobs.” that they can win, is to at When pressed to least make a start by respond concerning the breaking away from the effect o f stopping pay­ establishment parties, that ment on debt held by is, the PCs, [Liberals], international investors NDP, Bloc Québécois and in Canada, and conse­ Reform. quently the effect on “One of the reasons the economy in gen­ that I’m working in Saintera l, August b a c k ­ Henri-Westmount [is that] tracked and said that I think that McGill stu­ he didn’t necessarily dents are the type o f stu­ want to stop paying the dents, based on their tra­ debt off, but would dition, who would start leave the direction of making a move to having the economy to a refer­ something new, some­ endum. thing fresh in the House August’s plan for of Commons.” dealing with the prob­ To attract students, lem of violence against his party released a pro­ w om en ap p ea red gram on education, call­ equally superficial. He ing for the eventual abo­ stressed that violence is lition of tuition fees for fuelled by pornography Canadians and lower fees and violence in the me­ for foreign students. Ad­ dia, but was vague as to ditionally, August is call­ what actions he would ing for massive spending take to deter it. He sup­ increases in the educa­ ported tighter controls tion sector as a whole.

M arxist-Leninist candidate Arnold August on the media, but gave August offered few “Money that’s paid out in no other mode o f action to deal ideas on how to pay for such a interest is money that’s being with the situation. large-scale increase in subsidies. drained from the economy,” he The issue which appears However, he did point to the notoriously large amounts of explained. “If we stopped serv­ to have gained most of August’s icing the debt for a few years attention is the series of difficul­ money going towards servicing the debt, which drains the na­ and redirected the money into ties facing small parties such as the economy, it would help his own in the election. He was tional economy.

heavily critical of the Canada Elections Act. “Only two to three per cent o f the Canadian popula­ tion actually belong to the Lib­ erals, Conservative, NDP and the Bloc Québécois,” said Au­ gust. “The Canada Elections Act nevertheless enshrines their right to select candidates at meetings of a dozen people, or a couple of hundred people.”

August was equally criti­ cal of the media, which he ac­ cused of giving free publicity to mainstream parties.

“The media, on their own, give, aside from certain excep­ tions like the M c G ill T r ib u n e , the M cG ill D a ily , and other small media in Montreal and else­ where, the main media gives ... exclusive coverage to the estab­ lishment parties.”

Glaringly missing from Au­ gust’s responses was any men­ tion o f ‘communism’. Although he stressed that he was most interested in the student and worker populations, he said lit­ tle else that could not have been said by other party candidates.

Whether this was due to the MLP’s abandonment of commu­ nist principles or the party’s desire to hide something from their voters is unknown.

Dorm raps: Awareness in the McGill Residences

BY SALIMA KARMALI Racism, homophobia, sex­ ism, and religious discrimina­ tion can be very controversial and upsetting topics for discus­ sion. However, Group Action, a student group at McGill, recog­ nises that the only way for these issues to be resolved, is by mak­ ing the public aware of them.

The group provides pub­ lic education through relaxed and informal forums called dorm raps. Group Action hopes that the dorm raps will provide a means for students to share and leam from the experi­ ences of others, and to voice their own experiences in an atmosphere that is informative and fun.

The organization will be targeting McGill residents, since these students live with people whose cultures, ideas, and opin­ ions may differ from their own and for some, this may be their first time in such an environ­ ment. Lisa Grushcow, a co-or­ ganizer of Group Action, be­ lieves that it is vital to reach residents.

“The issues are important ones, and the time when people are in residence is one o f the

few times when you can have a forum like this. You have all sorts of different people [living] together, and when you get to university [the experience] is new. It’s a chance to really informally and frankly discuss issues that you don’t usually get to discuss in other ways,” she explained.

Group

participation, Jonathan Shime, a 1993 graduate of McGill, re­ vived the forums last year. Nick Carson, a current co-organizer of the dorm raps, was enthusiastic about last year’s agenda.

“The main focus [of dis­ cussion] was to talk about things

D ev lin B a rre tt, a floorfellow at Solin Hall, con­ firmed that last year’s response to the dorm raps was good.

“It was very positive. Peo­ ple were willing to talk,” he stated.

The issues emphasized this year will range from the very specific to the very b ro ad , encompassing problems in­ trinsic to the r e s id e n c e s themselves, as well as prob­ lem s w ithin the M cGill and N orth

Action encour­ ages residents to attend the sessions since they provide an opportune way to discuss issu es w ith one’s peers in American a forum that communities. advocates talk­ Grushcow ing “with” oth­ feels that stu­ ers instead of dents will dis­ “about” others. cover that dis­ The organizers criminatory atemphasize that titu d es may no one will be not be obvious excluded from Rappers Nick Carson, Konrad Ng, Lisa Grushcow, and Christopher Carter to detect. the discussion “A lot o f the time, what in our society that we want to because of the opinions that he w e’re dealing with is the stuff or she holds. Also, all discus­ see changed. It was just talking that’s not intentional but usu­ with someone who’s been there sions remain confidential. ally subtle. It’s a lot harder to and knows what it’s like to live Although dorm raps were deal with [this type o f oppres­ in [our] society,” he said.

“It was started several years ago, they sion] because people that aren’t a give and take of ideas on these had lost popularity over time. affected don’t always see the issues.”

In response to this decline in

problem," she explained.

However, those involved seemed to agree that the peo­ ple who attended the sessions last year tended to be those who were already aware o f the issues. This year, increased pub­ licity, in the form o f pamphlets, is being used to encourage more people to come to the discus­ sions.

Group Action is also try­ ing to get more groups involved in leading the forums. In the past, members from Hillel Soci­ ety, the Black Students Net­ work, the Women’s Union, Les­ bians, Bi-sexuals and Gays of McGill, and the Sexual Assault Centre were invited to lead the discussions. It is hoped that representatives from Walksafe and the Indian Canada society will also join this year.

Group Action is still in the planning stages for the dorm raps, which are tentatively scheduled for Sunday, No­ vember 7 and Sunday, Novem­ ber 14. Meetings to recruit co­ ordinators for the sessions are being held on Thursday, Octo­ ber 28 at 6 PM at 550 Shetorooke, in Room 1175. For more infor­ mation, please contact Lisa Grushcow (287-9677) or Nick Carson (282-1362).

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The Clayoquot Sound debate: no clear-cut answers B Y K A T H E R IN E BROW N A N D A N G ELA C A M P B ELL

Last summer, the dispute over logging in Clayoquot Sound reached a fevered pitch. Night after night on British Columbia (BC) newscasts, media footage depicted the same situation: verbal warfare between pro-logging and anti-log­ ging forces. Last week, many dem­ onstrators, including students, were given jail terms for their civil diso­ bedience.

Clayoquot Sound is a 262,000 hectare natural area, believed to be the world’s largest remaining tract of lowland ancient temperate rain forest. On April 13, the BC govern­ ment handed down its decision concerning permissible logging practices for Clayoquot Sound.

Thirty-three per cent of Clayoquot Sound will be permanendy pro­ tected, while 45 per cent will be made available for resource use.

An additional 17 per cent of the

land will be placed under what the government has termed “special management”. This refers to areas on which logging will be given second priority to the preservation of wildlife, recreation, and land­ scape.

Prior to this decision, 81 per cent of Clayoquot Sound was des­ ignated for commercial use. The BC government estimates a loss of about $60 million in economic ac­ tivity annually from the reduction of the permissible logging area.

One thousand lost jobs and a cut of $21 million in annual government revenue are also expected to result from the decision.

Loggers in the area have called for a greater allotment of area designated for commercial use.

MacMillan Bloedel (MacBlo) is the logging corporation most active in Clayoquot Sound. It opposes the government’s agreement because the decision will cost the company 300 direct jobs and the largest single loss of annual allowable cut

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McGill U3 Arts student Jonathan Roberts has a vested in­ terest in what happens in Clayoquot Sound. A resident of Nanaimo, a town dependent on the forestry industry, Roberts has seen the eco­ nomic importance of logging to the region.

“I support the people that live there,” he said. “They have a personal interest in the area. It may seemweird, but if you go up there you might think differently. There’s a lot of pride in being a logger.

Environmentalists’ interests are the spiritual connections with the for­ ests, not the vested economic in­ terests of loggers.”

But when asked if he agrees with the terms stipulated in the government’s decision, Roberts conceded that he respects the need for protecting the forest area.

“If I were [BC] premier, I would have saved more small ar­ eas in Clayoquot Sound,” he said.

The greatest outcry over the Clayoquot Agreement comes from environmental groups like the Western Canada Wilderness Com­ mittee (WCWC) and the Ameri­ can-based Sierra Club. These groups have pointed out the ambi­ guities in the government’s deci­ sion. Almost half of the 33 percent land base which the government claims to protect has already been preserved in two national parks.

The remaining land is made up mostly of bog, marsh, and scrub trees — not old growth forests made up of trees as much as 1000 years old.

Environmentalists’ mistrust of the BC government largely stems from the government’s role as the largest shareholder in MacBlo. They fear that the government is work­ ing to protect its own economic interests.

Furthermore, MacBlo has been convicted of 33 environmen­ tal crimes, causing environmental groups to scrutinize their logging practices and remaining sceptical of their promises.

By working with the WCWC this summer, U4 Environmental Studies student Pat Mallat learned about the Clayoquot Sound issue.

To show his support to environ­ mental concerns, he spænt three weeks at a p>eace camp set up by

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the Friends of Clayoquot Sound, an environmental group.

“There was a lot of positive energy there. Everyone at the camp lived by a spirit of non­ violence. The portrayal of anger and violence [given in the media] is only because that’s what works well in the media,” Mallet as­ serted.

Despite the commu nal and pacifist atmosphere found in many camp», confrontation with loggers occurred almost every morning during the summer.

Campers would awaken at 4:30 AM, in time to meet the MacBlo logging trucks on their way to work.

Upon facing the protest­ ers, MacBlo’s process server, Richard Bourne, would read the injunction which states that it is illegal to prohibit MacBlo em­ ployees from doing their job.

Protesters then had the choice of either stepping to the roadside or facing arrest.

Mallet described the day on which a large group of pro­ testers, including himself, decided to give themselves up for arrest.

“Senior citizens, business people, doctors, lawyers and chil­ dren were arrested," he said. “Po­

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lice gave you the option to walk or be carried. On that day they had to carry everyone, all 300 of us.

“The strategy is to tie up the court system with all the trials. We have to show them that they can’t just push p>eople through the sys­ tem, that each of us has an identity and we are real people,” he contin­ ued.

Protests against logging in Clayoquot Sound have manifested themselves in Montreal as well.

Last Wednesday a rally organized by the Quebec Public Interest Re­ search Group (QPIRG) marched from the steps of the McGill Arts Building to Concordia University.

Approximately 100 people partici­ pated in the event. Alexis Dia­ mond, a second-year Concordia student who attended the rally, affirmed that the organizers ap>peared satisfied with the turnout.

“If nothing else, I think we accomplished solidarity, which was the p>oint, because Wednesday was National Student Action Day. As a local group, we were strength­ ened, and we were also strength­ ened with other group» working for Clayoquot.

“There’s something about having students involved," Dia­ mond continued. “The audience is already set up, and they are op>en to the information. They have the energy and the time to reinforce their beliefs with actions.”

Last Wednesday evening, a coffee house benefit was held at the Yellow Door to support the Clayoquot Legal Defence Fund U3 Arts student Jane-Anna Chapman sp>ent last summer work­ ing at the Clayoquot Sound pteace camp. Although actively involved with QPIRG and the fight to stop clear-cut logging in Clayoquot Sound, she recognizes the dilemma caused by conflicting interests.

“It’s hard, since really, BC’s income is from forestry,” she ex­ plained. “However, the issue is not whether to log or not, but how and where. If there aren’t any trees, there aren’t any jobs.”

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Studying abroad to be easier

BY MICOL ZARB For m ost students, the Jam es Administration Building is associated with fee payments and transcript co n cern s. It seem s that only the brave and the inquisitive venture into the minute Student Exchange Of­ fice on the second floor.

Few students have taken advantage o f the opportunity to participate in exchange pro­ grams. Last year there were only 89 applicants for the pro­ gram, while 271 students ap­ plied from abroad to com e to McGill.

The problem appears to be related to insufficient pro­ motion and awareness o f the program rather than to a lack o f enthusiasm.

“I’d always known that I wanted to go, so I made it my business to find out," explained Johnny Connon, a U3 History and English student who spent his winter term last year at Duke University in North Caro­ lina.

Coordinated by the Reg­ istrar’s Office, McGill’s study abroad programs permit stu­ dents to study for a year or a term at another university. Stu­ dents are encouraged to go in their third year and are only expected to pay their McGill fees for that year.

Presently, there are nu­ merous exchanges to France, as well as som e to the United States, England, Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland, and Swe­

Rubin and Work are pres­ ently attempting to organize a student group that will work in conjunction with the Regis­ trar’s Office to publicize the program and provide infor­ mation to applicants based on first hand experience “I w ent through so much trouble trying to get my whole e x c h a n g e o rg a n iz ed ,” e x ­ plained Rubin. “It made me so angry and frustrated. Not eve­ rybody has to go through what I went through in order to have a good tim e.”

Rubin’s goal is to find students who have participated in exchange programs in pre­ vious years, or individuals who are interested in doing an ex­ change and would like to work on facilitating the program for others. They will work together to com pile a manual which will explain the bureaucratic process, discuss how to deal with culture shock, and pro­ vide useful information regard­ ing accommodation, travelling and daily needs in foreign countries. These efforts will help to circumvent the exist­ ing process in which students must possess independence and perseverance in order to set up the exchange for them­ selves. Schuller expressed op­ timism regarding Rubin’s work with the Registrar’s Office.

“W e’re n ot designing problem s just to see whether you can g et over th em ,” Schuller explained. “But w e’re eag er to work with Holli

den. Programs in Spain and M exico have recently been added to the offerings.

Suzanne Pilon, coordi­ nator o f the Student Exchange Programs, tries to prom ote ex­ changes through campus m e­ dia. Pilon works alone and assumes other responsibilities, including 1iaison duties for vis­ iting students, which renders her job more difficult. Pilon is attempting to increase aware­ ness by encouraging indi­ vidual faculties to discuss ex­ changes and by organizing a meeting for interested students in mid-November.

J.P . Schuller, M cG ill’s Registrar, recognizes the prob­ lem posed by a limited staff.

“With limited resources, w e need to count on student initiative to publicize and pro­ vide s u p p o rt,” e x p la in e d Schuller.

Holli Rubin, a U3 Psy­ chology student, recently vol­ unteered to work as student liaison to the Student Exchange Program. Rubin, w ho spent last year on exchange in Tou ­ louse, was frustrated by the difficulty in gaining informa­ tion about the exchange pro­ gram, and by the lack o f guid­ ance given to students in preparation for cultural ad­ justments. W hen she returned to McGill this Septem ber, Rubin appealed to Students’ Society VP External Andrew Work for a means to improve the system.

Riaz defends Muslim women

BY SASHA CHAPMAN Last Wednesday, Fahmida Riaz spoke on Muslim women of the South Asian subcontinent at the Centre for Developing Area Studies. Riaz is a noted feminist poet and writer, whose eight vol­ umes of poetry are widely known throughout the South Asian sub­ continent.

In her lecture, Riaz attempted to counter what she feels is a Western misrepresentation of Muslim women.

“Contrary to many myths widely held in the West, the Mus­ lim women of South Asia are a socially active, articulate force in society,” she said. While she does not deny the overall subordinate position of women in Muslim so­ ciety, Riaz claims this is a univer­ sal phenomenon.

According to Riaz, Muslim women are currently portrayed as “an overly oppressed entity” and “more passive receivers” of their subjugation. Not only does this overlook some positive aspects of women’s positions in Muslim so­ ciety, but more importantly, it is a fundamental misrepresentation of

Muslim women’s character. “[It is] a denial of the fiery female spirit Muslim women share with the rest of womankind,” Riaz asserted. “[Historically,] women were prominently engaged and en-

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trusted with important adminis­ trative, political and commercial tasks,” continued Riaz.

She pointed to female monarchs, governors and writers since medieval times. According to Riaz,

one woman even wrote a com­ mentary on the K o ra n in the reign of Akbar, Indian Emperor from 1556 to 1605.

Riaz also cited the portrayal of women in Muslim literature.

As early as the 1890s, the aboli­ tion of p u r d a h was a topic of discussion in Muslim intellectual circles, significant because p u r d a b , or the seclusion of women, is often cited as one of the more oppressive customs of Muslim culture. Heroines of Muslim nov­ els written at the turn of the century were portrayed as strong and independent. Their equivalents in Western novels of the same period are not readily apparent. In S u lta n a 's D re a m , a novel published in 1905, societal roles were reversed so that men were forced to keep p u r d a h .

Riaz claim s that this was groundbreaking work.

“It should be acknowledged that this was the first work of its kind,” said Riaz.

Perhaps the most striking example of the “fiery spirit” of Muslim women is Riaz herself.

As an active and vocal feminist, her life exemplifies her thesis.

On the road again,

[Rubin], to increase participa­ tion in the program. W e need to get the m essage across cam ­ pus, the w hole community has to tune in.”

T h e deadlines for e x ­ change programs is January 31st. For m ore information, contact Suzanne Pilon at the Registrar’s Office.

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B est o f Frank (alm ost) lives up to its name MAG HAG

BY ALEX USHER F r a n k magazine is a typi­ cally Canadian institution. Like many things Canadian, it is a bastardized hybrid of an Ameri­ can model ( S p y ) and a British one (.P riv a te E y e ). A flip through its pages is as interesting a voyage through the uninterest­ ing vistas of Canada’s ruling class as one is likely to find.

F r a n k is really several magazines in one. It is at once a vicious gossip rag (they broke the “Peter Mansbridge leaving Wendy Mesley for Street Legal superw ench Cynthia D ale” story), a National Lampoonstyle humour mag (Havergal 5, Leafs 4 in overtime), and the only decent media criticism vehicle in the country (regular updates on the impending de­ mise o f Bill Thorsell at the G lo b e a n d M a il.) And it’s al­ ways ready with some outright

muckraking (it’s the only re a s o n a b ly re lia b le source of information on the Paul Teale non-trial).

The mag is printed on terrible newsprint, has no advertising and regu­ larly offends vast num­ bers o f people. With so few resources, it is noth­ ing short o f a miracle that F r a n k has survived and flourished.

F r a n k isn’t just a funny magazine: it’s a mudslinging journal that prints some o f the bas­ est, ugliest gossip imagi­ nable. Sometimes the things they print are smarmy, spiteful, and un­ necessarily hurtful. But they also ferret out sto­ ries (or, more accurately, Tasteless, tacky and totally hilarious repeat leaked confiden­ tial memos) regarding graft, cor­ No one else is covering these ruption and hypocrisy that have stories; no one else in that hide­ consistently embarrassed peo­ bound, brain-dead group called ple in all political parties and the parliamentary press corps would dare embarrass Cana­ most wings of the civil service.

da’s ruling class the way F r a n k has.

The unfortunate thing about the new T h e B e s t o f F r a n k , is that most o f the origi­ nal magazine’s talents are absent. Only the sp o o fy satire stu ff makes it in. This does include all the favour­ ites: the Puffster, LowDefinition Television (including an abso­ lu tely am azing s e ­ quence of Don Cherry bingo-calling T h e N a ­ t io n a l which alone is worth the price o f the book), the examples o f cover art, and the innum erable ch eap shots at everyone’s fa­ vourite (ex) Prime Min­ iste r. B e w a rn ed , though: like most things F r a n k , you’ve got to be at least mildly interested in Canadian politics to enjoy the book, and to fully enjoy it you probably have to

be a P r im e T im e N ew s addict and a central Canadian to boot.

Unfortunately, what are missing are examples o f the gossip and criticism that fill F r a n k s pages every week. Pre­ sumably, they felt that such material was time-sensitive and dated, but its omission is a great shame; without this stuff, you’re really only getting half the story.

So although this collec­ tion is very funny and a joy to read, it sells its own product short. It shows us nothing o f the shit-disturbing that makes F r a n k such a valuable part of our bland political landscape.

Go ahead, buy the book, laugh — it’s worth it. It’s just ironic that you’ll be getting an incom­ plete product. After all, getting the other half of the story is what makes F r a n k such a great rag.

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Germinal makes Zola's politics a beautiful ride political questions of historical and contemporary significance.

Is equality an idle dream or a viable possibility? Is justice real­ G e rm in a l, Claude Bern’s film adaptation of the novel by istic or not?

Claude Bern’s adaptation Emile Zola, is an engaging depic­ tion of capitalist exploitation. The will undoubtedly rise above most expensive film made in the reader expectations. After J e a n history of French cinema, G e r­ d e F lo r e t t e , Marcel Pagnol's M a n o n d e s S o u rc e s , and U ra n u s, m in a l was financed mostly by the government of France. This Bern is an experienced film­ may just be the last great achieve­ maker. This awe-inspiring story ment of the French Socialist Party. is a production of American-style Set in the coalmines of late grandeur and scope. From the 19th century northern France, remarkably realistic reproduction this film is a beautifully engaging of a 19th century coal mine and epic. The plot revolves around village, to the music and the cast o f hundreds, Etienne Lantier without forget­ (p layed by ting Gerard Renaud, that Depardieu, G e r­ French pop-star), m in a l is breath­ a newcomer who By the way, taking from be­ introduces his ide­ viewers will ginning to end. alist socialism to a finally get to M i o u group of exploited Miou, in the role miners, and en­ see Gerard o f“LaMaheude”, courages his com­ Depardieu the mother of the patriots to strike: naked. central m iner “a la vie, a la mort.” family, carries Unfortu­ the movie on her nately, the strike shoulders. For is not as beautiful once she isn’t as the ideals on which it is based. With it comes playing the platinum blond starvation, exasperation, violence French yuppie bourgeoise, and and death. Still, the people have she excels. At first sceptical about discovered the power of self- the strike, she soon adopts all the passion and determination of her determination and self-mastery.

In his novel G e r m in a l , fellow miners, risking everything.

Renaud, Renaud, what is Zola wanted to predict the fu­ ture, and he succeeded. Both the there to say ? Well, for one thing text and the film raise socio­ he isn’t as bad as one might have B Y EMMANUELLE LATRAVERSE

expected from France’s version of Cat Stevens. The role of the naive and idealistic Etienne Lantier actually suits his real-life search for a social cause and his “criticism” of contemporary val­ ues. Maybe a song will follow...

As Maheu, Depardieu pre­ cisely captures the repressed frus­ tration of a man unable to feed his family properly. Maheu sees in the strike a chance to bring his family happiness. Having been in the darkness of the mine for too long, he foresees neither the

risks nor the tragic and violent outcome. By the way, viewers will finally get to see Gerard naked: what an opportunity, what a vision!!! His belly seems a little out of place amongst the starv­ ing peasants.

An impressive array of other great French actors, such as Jean Carmet, help the movie carry its heavy yet exhilarating message.

In all, G e r m in a l is breath­ taking. But not necessarily fun and certainly not rejoiceful. For one who is interested in Zola’s

quest for social equity and his sombre yet realistic depiction of the 19th century class conflict, the movie will prove visually and intellectually moving. On the other hand, if such subjects are not of interest, or if one’s just not in the mood, potential viewers would be wise to abstain. Either way, when moviegoers leave the cinema, their lives are bound to appear less weak in comparison with the lives depicted in G e r­ m in a l.

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Sex addicts are given voice It’s Pintertime

BY IAN GARTER in Montreal!

Lori and Chris are a young couple who love sex, anytime, anyplace and any way. They are also the only truly happy couple in the film. Having found each other they are free to explore their sexuality without restraint.

Other stories are not so upbeat. Paula is a nurse who despite having slept with over 350 men (keeping a file on each of them) could not find satisfac­ tion. Her experience with men has left a bitter taste in her mouth.

Explaining to the camera how

mother and then eventually rap­ ing her when he returned home for his father’s funeral. Logan explains how he had to go to the washroom at the office four times a day to masturbate. He could get no work done. Both men agree that their sexual desires have made th eir lives virtually unliveable.

While some stories are comic and others are tragic, the film never passes judgement on its subjects. They are free to ex­ press what they feel without ma­ nipulation by the cam­ era. The sequences in between the interviews only enhance the expe­ riences of the subjects, and the audience leaves the film moved by a hypnotic journey into the hearts of the people who actually art on the sexual impulses that all of us share.

Bondage, sado-masochism, swinging, exhibitionism, voyeur­ ism, pain.

This is the world of the sex addict and it is not all pleasure. In the United States alone there are over 300,000 addicts undergoing treatment for sexual dependency at the present moment.

First-time Film directors, Vikram Jayanti and John Powers look at this statistic from a differ­ ent angle in their documentary feature I A m a S e x A d ­ d ic t. The film, which is showing as part of the Festival International Nouveau Cinema & Video de Montreal, takes five men and three women who all claim to be sex addicts, and ex­ amines their situations in­ timately.

This is definitely not your average docu­ I A m a S e x A d d ic t mentary. There is no dis­ I Am a Sex Addict: documentary that doesn't bore you is not always an easy cussion about causes or film to watch, but it is cures of the phenomenon. The rewarding. In one gripping mo­ five police detectives gang raped film cuts back and forth between her one night she remarks, “When ment, Peter, a performance artist, women get horny they shop. Men, interviews with the participants explains how he was introduced and highly stylized fantasy se­ they just get violent, especially to a couple through an advertise­ quences (one o f which is a when you don’t want to give it to ment. The couple tied him up, them.”

Cinderella scene featuring the wrapped his penis in cotton swab, world’s fattest nymphomaniac). placed a wick on the end and Perhaps the saddest of all the stories is the one told by Each of the addicts talk then lit it. He explains, “It was a Ricky and Logan, two Navy vol­ about their personal situations in pleasure to be there for them but a very frank manner, never flinch­ unteers who are undergoing the situation was not pleasur­ therapy in a special establish­ ing from the painful moments. able. Do you see the difference?” ment that is meant to free them of Consequently, any temptation to Experiencing I A m a S e x A d d ic t can be described in the same their sexual dependency. Ricky dismiss these people as mere way. speaks of being molested by his ‘freaks’ becomes impossible.

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U A m a n t, explores the needs and Although written in Eng erotic desires of a husband and lish, both plays are performed in wife.

French because, as P in t e r ia n d s The dialogue is reminiscent director Andreas I lausmann says of a wrestling match: abrupt, con­ “I am interested in finding forms cise and no holds barred. The that translate across cultural bar­ play is, in fact, an examination of riers.” language and how it can be ma­ P in t e r ia n a is presented by nipulated to hide true feelings.

Imago, an anglophone company Actors Suzanne Lantagne that also produces French and bilingual shows. Other Imago suc­ cesses have included Q u a rtet , In c a n d e s c e n t, C o n v ersa tio n e n tr e B eck ett et P in te r and C o n fid e n c e s

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The buzzw ords o f th e Balkans As we all know, the American press is a wellcrafted machine which chums out sound bites more often than investigative journalism.

The bias and the bullshit em­ bedded in the language o f the media helps Jo e Six-Pack “un­ derstand” what’s going in the world. Everything is simpli­ fied into unambiguous black and white, good and evil.

The propaganda cam­ paign launched prior to the Iraqi episode last year secured support from the general pub­ lic by way o f a simple com­ parison between Hitler and Saddam Hussein. A guilt-rid­ den America quickly raised its flags and hailed Stormin’ Nor­ man.

In Bosnia, Serbian-run concentration camps yielded a quick comparison with Na­ zis (“ethnic cleansing”, “geno­ cide”), and the Croatians sym­ bolized the voiceless victims o f war. Croatian leaders were present at the opening night o f the Holocaust Museum in Washington. W hen it was unveiled that the Croatians were (to a lesser extent, o f course) also running such camps, no one knew how to react. While the atrocities in Serbia can never b e justified, it is clearly dangerous to sim­ plify an extremely complex situation. Just who was the bad guy? “There must be some incarnation o f evil in a turban somewhere!” cried the racist undertow. And the Muslim population o f Serbia? Ameri­ can racism and paranoia have deemed Islam the root o f all evil, but suddenly Muslims are suffering! This all made Americans extremely uneasy.

It becam e a long-awaited and disillusioning wake-up call to foreign policy pinheads: The cold war is over and the “new world order” is a disorderly sham. Western leaders can no longer follow the dictates o f unstable, uninformed public opinion and a barrage o f su­ perficial generalities.

What is scarier, however, is that American foreign policy is directly based on the eu­ phemisms and technological visual manipulations o f CNN. Paternalistic images o f starv­ ing Africans are familiar to any late-night TV junkie. Sally Struthers and the Ethiopians are a core com ponent in American insight into "Third World” misery. So, when So­ malia plunged into chaos, the

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boys in the White House were quick to react. And then re­ tract in horror when TV cam­ eras showed small children cheering as a deceased Ameri­ can troop was dragged by a rope across th e ground.

Again, the good and evil po­ larity proves unsatisfactory.

It is not the humanitar­ ian aid which appalls me, of course. There is certainly a need for U.N. relief efforts.

What does offend me is the utter lack o f a cohesive, well thought-out policy o f inter­ vention. Contradictory cries o f “No more isolationism!”, “No more Vietnam!”, “No more war!”, “No more kill­ ing!” indicate a confusion of ideology. McGill alumnus and T im e Magazine colum nist Charles Krauthammer ex­ plained it nicely. “There is no such thing as just feeding the hungry, if what’s keeping them from eating is not crop failure but vandalism and thuggery... there is no im­ maculate intervention” ( T im e , 26/7/93).

If the America-U.N. tag team is going to play moral crusader, it has to sit down and get a few things straight.

To begin with, the concept of “liberty and justice for all” is at a troubling cross-roads on the domestic scene anyway.

So bag the self-righteousness.

(It is a lot easier to condemn South Africa’s apartheid than to face the 260 gang-related deaths in Los Angeles this year. Apartheid has a name and a constitution. The abomi­ nable treatment o f AfricanAmericans does not.)

Then, after recognizing the complexity and ambigu­ ity o f a transforming interna­ tional climate, the West must confront a number o f ques­ tions. Why are w e moving into Haiti/Bosnia/Somalia/ Kuwait? Is it self-interest? Is it fear? Is it to boost constituent support? Or is it because we are sticking up for people who are suffering pain and injustice? ju st please don’t hide behind all that jargon: “peace­ keeping troops,” “collateral damage” (a military euphe­ mism for the murder o f civil­ ians), “warlord”, “friendly fire”, etc. War is war.

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When one thinks of all the creative filmmakers whose budg­ ets prevent them from enhanc­ ing mainstream cinema, it is hard to imagine that Hollywood funds such trashy works as the re­ cently released T h e B e v e rly H ill­ b illies.

Y e s, th a t’s rig h t, the Clampetts are back. But does anyone really care? Thrown into a Nineties backdrop, the story is set on the same premise as the hit 1960’s television series of the same title.

When mountaineer Jed Clampett (played byjim Varney, a.k.a. Ernest P. Worrell) acciden­ tally uncovers a plethora of oil while hunting for food, he is approached by a couple of oil executives who offer him mil­ lions of dollars for his land. The naive and trusting Jed signs the deal and decides to move him­ self and his backwoods family to the posh district of Southern California known as Beverly Hills.

The story (it’s almost embarassing to refer to it in such a way) deals with the Clampetts' uneasy ad­ justment from the down home, simplistic lifestyle of the Arkan­ sas hillbilly to the stuffy, materi­ alistic lifestyle o f the rich and famous.

The script uses done-todeath Three’s Company-style mixups and sexual innuendos as well as painfully overexaggerated characters to give comic effect.

The rich are all. money-grub­ bing, ass-kissing phonies while the poor hillbillies are all hum­ ble, unmaterialistic, simpleminded countryfolk. The theme is overdone to the point where even the tabloid-reading audi­ ence was finding it difficult to chuckle.

This makes the movie even worse: not only is it a bad film, but it's bad entertainment.

The film relies on the tradi­ tional sexist portrayal of women to draw male viewers. This is evident in the big-breasted, blonde, bimbo character of Elly May Clampett, played by Erika Eleniak Oast seen in U n d e r S ie g e ).

Not only is her aesthetic beauty exploited in every scene she’s in, but a whole sub-plot is de­ voted to ‘changing’ her into a

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more ‘feminine’ being. Having been raised in the backwoods (the film opens with Elly May successfully wrestling a bear for some honey), she doesn’t con­ form to American male-defined norms of “womanhood’. How­ ever, this does not suit old Jed Clampett, whose naïveté leads him to hire a phony French ‘lady1 (played by Lea Thompson) to teach his daughter ‘femininity’.

Even more disillusioning is the fact that Lily Tomlin contrib­ uted her services to this film.

Having been honoured last year, along with Barbara Streisand and other noted actresses, with the W omen in Film’ Crystal Award, she plays a snooty, uptight, bank employee bent on sucking up to anyone with money to blow, for reasons of self-advancement.

Iro n ica lly , d ire cto r Penelope Spheeris’ motive in making this film appears identi­ cal to the motives spurring wealthy characters in her movie: to make money. Whatever hap­ pened to the creative humour we saw in her film, W a y n e ’s W o rld } There are no innovative experiments with the camera (not that there really should be with this junky tale), and certainly not with the story itself. In addition, she seems to flaunt her large budget with the use of cameo appearances by Dolly Parton, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Buddy Ebsen.

Unfortunately for Spheeris, the Nineties generation will most likely seem unconcerned with the revival o f the Clampetts, es­ pecially since none o f the origi­ nal characters from the televi­ sion show are in it. This film is bad, and it should flop. Don't go.

From the makers of nouvelle cuisine and nouvelle danse comes their latest crea­ tion, nouveau film. The Festi­ val International Nouveau Cin­ éma and Vidéo de Montréal will be showcasing 92 films and 84 videos from a total of 28 countries this year. Films ranging from the bizarre to the ultra-serious will be playing at various theatres around Mon­ treal beginning October 21 and closing October 31 - High­ lights include new films from Wim W enders, Peter Greenaway, and yes, the di­ rectorial debut o f Johnny Depp. Tickets cost $5 each or $40 for a pack of 10 and can be picked up at the Cinémathèque Québécoise. — I a n C a rte r It’s official! (at least ac­ cording to a study of college students at University o f Cali­ fornia, Irvine). Listening to grunge and contemporary jazz actually temporarily lowers your IQ. If you listen to Mozart, they say, your IQ cruises up 9 points due to an enhanced capability for abstract cogni­ tion. All those boring things your parents said about “that Rock n’ Roll noise pollution" may be true. Now you can officially blame Kurt and Courtney for your floundering GPA. — C a trin M o rris

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B Y K A S H IF Z A H O O R McGill vs. Bishop’s... the result seemed evident on paper.

Bishop’s was undefeated and the second-ranked team in Canada.

McGill hadn’t beaten Bishop’s in their previous eight meetings. In addition, the Gaiters featured the top ranked offense and defense in the O-QIFC (Ontario-Quebec Inter-university Football Confer­ ence), while the Redmen offense and defense ranked near the bottom. Unfortunately for Bish­ op’s, nobody told McGill what was supposed to happen on pa­ per.

The Bishop’s Gaiters bid for an undefeated season came to an abrupt halt last Saturday at Coulter Field, in Lennoxville. The Gaiters Russian roulette style of play finally backfired, as the McGill Redmen hammered the Gaiters 28-5 to knot their season record at 3-3. By beating the Gaiters, the Redmen also snapped a winless drought against Bish­ op’s dating back to October of

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1989, as well as avenging the 2018 heartbreaking loss earlier this season at Molson Stadium.

The Gaiters scored the first points of the game, but it was all downhill after that for the confer­ ence leader. McGill quarterback Justin Raymond was sacked by Brian Wardrop in the Redmen end zone, giving Bishop’s anearly 2-0 edge. McGill battled back on an Andrew Boon field goal to take the lead after one quarter of play.

Bishop’s starting QB Jim Mu rphy severely sprained his left ankle in the second quarter, sidelining him for the remainder of the game. His replacement, backup quarterback Trevor Lovig, only managed three points against the ruthless Redmen defense.

Andrew Boon regained the O-QIFC scoring lead by generat­ ing 16 points on four field goals, two converts, and two singles.

His total is now 59 for the season, five more than the previous leader GregHiscox. Boon’s four succes­ sive field goals put the Redmen ahead 13-5 with 12:45 remaining in the third quarter.

The McGill offence, pick­ ing up from where it left off in the latter stages of last week’s game, put the contest out of reach with

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two touchdowns within a five minute time span in the second half.

The Redmen opened up a 15-point lead on a 48-yard touch­ down pass from Raymond to fifthyear veteran wide receiver Steve Papp.

“We just cleared out and I came underneath [Bishops’ man to man defence!,” said Papp of his TD reception.

Papp finished the afternoon with 129 total yards, and contin­ ues to lead the conference in total yardage with 920.

The final nail in the Gaiter coffin came just three and half m inutes later.

D elando Hawthorne’s one yard touch­ down run gave the Redmen an insurmountable 28-5 margin. A 58-yard passing strike from Raymond to WR Alex Trépanier set the table for the Hawthorne score.

The McGill defense shut the Gaiters out the rest of the way in preserving the Redmen’s most impressive win of the season.

The defense, lead by five unas­ sisted tackles and two sacks from defensive back Mike Germann, defused the highly explosive and top rated Gaiter offense, holding them to just 217 yards and 3

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B is h o p ’s faced heavy pressure all day from the Redmen defense that forced four turnovers.

O ffen ­ sively, the Redmen, behind qu a r t e r b a c k Justin Raymond, mustered up 336 total yards.

Raymond, who went to the shot­ gun offense for the first time this season, was 18 of 32 for 265 yards and one touch­ down. His coun­ terpart Lovig com­ pleted only 12 of 25 passes for 125 yards.

With the vic­ tory over Bishop’s, McGill virtually assured it­ self a playoff spot. The only way the Redmen would not make the playoffs is if they lose to Queen’s next week, and Ottawa beats Carleton.

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The McGill women’s soccer team demonstrated the lack of parity in the Quebec University Soccer League (QUSL) again last Friday night at Molson Stadium.

The Martlets defeated the overmatched team from the Université du Québec à TroisRivières (UQTR) 5-0.

The relentless offensive on­ slaught resulted in goals from Odile Desbois, Franca Filipponi and Donna Prahacs and a pair from Julie Maughan. All the scoring oc­ curred in the first half, however, as the Martlets seemed content to sit on their lead in the second half. ' Although the win improved McGill’s record in league games to 6-1-0, they will most likely finish tied for first with Sherbrooke at the end of the season. The champion will be determined by goal differ­ ential (goals for minus goals against), making it very important for the Martlets to score as many goals as possible against less com­ petitive teams such as UQTR. McGill, ranked fourth in the nation, was pumped starting the game, completely dominating play.

The Martlets were always first to the ball and made nice passes en

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selves a third place finish in the O-QIFC, and a playoff spot, with a win over Queen’s next week­ end in the annual “Kill McGill” game in the land of the sheep at Kingston.

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route to numerous scoring oppor­ tunities.

Two of the first three tallies were scored by the Martlets’ player of the game, Julie Maughan. De­ spite the second half slowdown, the player saw some positives in McGill’s performance.

“It was a good first half, but a flat second half as we were not working too hard,” said Maughan.

“We played well in and out of intensity. The positive part of the game was that we were getting shots in and that 50 percent were going in,” she said.

In the second half, although the intensity had decreased, there was a moment of concern when Franca Filipponi went down with a leg injury. She was carried off the field suffering from muscle spasms, but the damage did not seem to be serious.

After the game, Filipponi ex­ plained that playing at home gave the Martlets an edge.

“We are playing really well, the ball was mostly on their side of the field. [It was] difficult for [UQTR], they don’t play on turf, making for a faster paced game. However it was perfect soccer weather,” she said commenting on the cool evening.

Once again, goalie Carolyn Teng, last week’s Quebec Student Sport Federation (QSSF) Female Athlete of the Week, was not faced with many shots, earning the shut­

out behind a strong defense led by sweeper Tracy Dickson.

The Martlets performance bettered their previous week's ef­ fort against Bishop’s, according to Teng.

“We controlled the game.

We had a lot of shots, with a large percentage going in. [It was] a definite improvement over Sun­ day’s game,” she stated.

Overall it was a well played game by the Martlets. Head coach Tony Iachetta was pleased with the performance.

“There were a lot of nice one-two passes and they took ad­ vantage of their opportunities,” he said. “The forwards played very well, led by Julie, and Franca who was aggressive. The defense did the job well, slowing down TroisRivière’s quick players in front.”

This was assistant coach, Abbas Algazar’s last league game with McGill as he is moving to British Columbia.

“He has a lot of spirit and motivation. He will be truly m issed,” said Martlet Heidi Bloomfield.

In their next game, the Martlets will travel to Concordia on Saturday October 23rd, at 1 PM. In exhibition play, last Sun­ day, the Martlets shut out second ranked Queen’s 2-0 behind two goals from Julie Maughan.

CarolynTeng and Cindy Blue shared the goaltending duties.

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BY YVON CARRIÈRE The McGill men’s soccer team guaranteed itself a home field advantage for the playoffs with a convincing win over the UQTR (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) Patriotes last Fri­ day night. Despite an uneventful first half, the Redmen managed a trio of goals in the second session and went on to a 3-0 victory.

The first half proved to be a defensive struggle as both teams created few chances to score. Much of the play took place in the middle of the field, as neither team was able to take advantage of their scoring opportunities.

Redmen veteran, forward Nick Giannis, was unimpressed with how his squad played in the opening minutes of the contest.

“We started the game out slow, which is not like us,” said Giannis. “The play was rough and unorganized."

Team captain Chris Drysdale concurred with his teammate Giannis.

“The midfielders had a hard time getting the ball up to the forwards. They just booted the ball up, not really making control­ led passes,” explained Drysdale.

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Coach Valerio Gazzola’s half time speech certainly proved to be ef­ fective, since the Redmen took the lead less than five minutes into the second half. Marc-Antoine

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“We wanted the strikers to start laying the ball off to the midfielders, giving us more control, and it worked.”

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blatantly tripped Larochelle while on a breakaway. Chris Drysdale notched McGill’s second goal on the ensuing penalty kick, tucking the ball in through the lower left side, putting it out of the goal tender’s reach. Next, Brian

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Larochelle booted one in off a pretty set-up from a corner kick.

Coach Gazzola revealed that he had changed his second-half strat­ egy“We just told the guys that when they enter the offensive zone to play the feet, put the ball in between their opponents, not just

looked back. The goal scored by Larochelle gave the team the spark they needed, and the Redmen took control of the game. The Patriotes appeared frustrated, rarely leaving their half of the field during the second half.

This frustration reached a boiling point when a UQTR player

Vincze rounded out the scoring with a pretty kick over the Patriotes goalie. The midfielders showed that they were listening at half time as they produced some con­ trolled passes, allowing Vincze to break open for the score.

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Redmen in the second session “Tonight’s second half was one of our best second halves of the year,” he said.

The victory means that the Redmen are now assured of a first place finish. The win also main­ tained their undefeated status, with a 7-0-1 regular season record.

Gazzola offered his opinion of the team's standing.

“I am very happy with our season so far. Getting 15 out of a possible 16 points certainly pleases us,” stated Gazzola. “That does not mean anything except that we have been consistent and playing well. We still have to get geared up for the playoffs just like every other team. The team that wins the playoffs goes to the Nationals.

Last Friday’s win solidified the team’s ranking as second in the nation. Team captain Drysdale, however, remains realistic regard ing this high ranking.

“Being ranked second is fun but it does not mean much. Clinch ing first place was important to us after finishing third last year,”stated Drysdale. “We are riding a high right now, and hopefully we can keep it up for the last two season games and the playoffs.”

The Redmen will host Concordia this Friday at 7 PM. On Sunday, the team concludes their regular season with a 2 PM show­ down against host UQAM (Université du Q u ébec à Montréal).

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S p o r t s Cross country teams take Laval, eye provincials With wins at last weekend’s Laval Invitational Cross Country Meet, top ranked Martlets and Redmen teams are inching closer to their respective Quebec Student Sport Federation (QSSF) cross country titles.

Jean-Nicolas Duval paced the Redmen with a second place finish, in 19:43, behind winner Patrick Billette of Sherbrooke, who tamed the 6.3km course in 19:23- Alex Hutchinson took fourth place, followed by Gerry Zavorsky, Brad Young, and Mark Coleman, who took fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively.

The women placed three runners in the top four, with Kelly Fallon leading the way in a first place time of 15:48 on the 4.3km circuit. Rosie Mullins was second and Melanie Bassett was fourth to complete the score for the Martlets.

Both the Martlets and the Redmen will compete in the QSSF championship», next weekend, in Rimouski.

Perfect preseason fo r Redmen Hockey In Trois-Rivières, last weekend, the Redmen hockey team lost all three tournament games by a narrow margin, finishing their preseason schedule with an unimpressive 0-5 record.

Last Friday night, McGill lost 5-4 to Concordia on a shootout after regulation time had ended with the score tied at four. Todd Marcellus and rookie Kelly Nobes each had two goals for McGil. Squaring off against the Ottawa Gee-Gees the following day, McGill lost 4-2 despite goals from Stacey McGregorand Mich Brind’Amour, who tied the game early in the third period.

In the final on Sunday, the Redmen lost 3-2 to UQTR. François Lajeunesse and Benoit Leroux scored for McGill.

The Redmen op>en their regular season against Queen’s this Friday night, beginning at 8PM at the McConnell Winter arena.

N o t e s Undefeated weekend play fo r Redmen rugby Last Saturday, the Redmen rugby team posted an unbeaten record at the four team University of Vermont Tournament and kept up the momentum for a Sunday win over Sherbrooke.

In tournament play, the Redmen beat Rutland 17-0 in the semi­ finals and then took the final game 8-0 over league rival Bishop's.

In their muddy Quebec University Rugby League (QURL) game against the Vert et Or on Sunday, the Redmen overcame a rain-soaked field to p>ost a 17-0 victory. Dave Fortierled the team with two tries, while perennial high performer Shawn Ewart added a penalty and two converts.

The Redmen’s next game will be on Sunday, October 24th, at home against Bishop’s.

McClymont's triple leads McGill swimmers At the Laval Invitational Swim Meet last Saturday in Quebec City, the Martlets placed second and the Redmen placed third to combine for a third-place McGill finish.

Dana McClymont led all swimmers with three gold medals, taking the 50m breaststroke, the 100m medley, and the 25m freestyle.

Laval took first place with 464 p>oints, followed by the Université de Montréal with 307 p>oints. McGill followed with 273 points, and Sherbrooke pulled up the rear with 131 points.

Stinger Feradouros caught up in rage over raids Spiro Feradouros, a third-year defensive back for the Concordia Stingers, tested positive for use of the anabolic steroid Stanozolol last week. It is the same drug that led to the suspension of McGill lineman John Pevec three weeks ago.

Feradouros, a 27-year old, 183-p>ound starter, was banned from participating in any varsity sport for four years, a penalty which essentially ends his university football career.

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C o m e t o t h e Tribune o f f i c e , R o o m B 0 1 A in th e S h a tn e r C e n tre , a n d g iv e a n e d ito r th e c o r re c t a n s w e r to tw o o f th e fo llo w in g fo u r S e v e n tie s triv ia q u e s tio n s , a n d y o u 'r e a w i n n e r .

1) What kind o f ca r did Starsky and Hutch drive?

2 ) Who was the Partridge Family's bass guitarist?

3 ) Who sang "Disco Duck", and what two television shows d id he later host?

4) What was the *1 rated television show on July 10, 1973?

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BY JAMIE DEAN The Martlets field hockey team hosted Ontario Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Associa­ tion (OWIAA) league play this weekend at Molson Stadium.

While McGill was clearly domi­ nated by York University and the University of Toronto, they showed their potential in a strong win against Trent Uni­ versity.

On Friday, the Martlets went up against a tough York team and held their own in a 30 loss. York controlled the game, making better passes and mov­ ing the ball skillfully around the backfield. McGill did man­ age, however, to keep York off

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McGill’s novice rowers spent the better part of Saturday match­ ing their skills against several other crews in faraway London... On­ tario, that is. The occasion was the University of Western Ontario (UWO) novice regatta attended by the majority of Ontario schools with rowing programs. The event will have a large impact in deter­ mining the eventual novice sea­ son champions.

McGill’s novice crews have met with mixed results so far this year. Going into this weekend, the frosh rowers were looking for solid finishes to build on heading into the McGill Invitational Re­ gatta next Saturday and the OUAA (Ontario University Athletic Asso­ ciation) Championships on Hal­ loween weekend.

The McGill Rowing Club receives no official funding from McGill Athletics, and the novices found themselves in the unenvi­ able position of not having the money to bring their own boats to Western. Instead, they were forced to use Western’s novice boats, while the Western crews had the luxury of using varsity boats for the competition.

In the men’s division, both boats qualified for the finals. On the women’s side, the lightweight boat finished a solid second in their heat However, the other women’s boat, the heavyweight crew, failed to advance, finishing

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their game enough so that there were relatively few good scor­ ing chances.

Head coach Alex Philippi was pleased with his team’s effort after the game.

“We did well today," he said. “It was a good team effort.

We still need to work on a few things, like our team system, but we have really improved since the start of the season."

Team captain Nilu Singh was also positive about the team’s performance.

“I was happy with the way we played today. We were using some o f the things we have been doing in practice, and we worked well as a team,” she commented.

The University of Toronto Blues were the nation’s topranked team last week, coming into this weekend with an un­ beaten 10-0 record. McGill kept the Blues at bay for much o f the first half, but once Toronto be­ gan scoring, the Martlets were unable to rally, losing 7-0.

Toronto moved the ball around well, but the Martlets did not allow them to really control the game until late in the first half. Wide Toronto shots

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and a goal-saving dive by Martlet defender Kate McCarthy kept Toronto off the board.

Natasha van Boetzelaer, a Martlets halfback from the Neth­ erlands, explained that the team was unable to maintain inten­ sity levels throughout the game.

“We held Toronto off for a bit, but as soon as they got going we just couldn’t stop them,” said van Boetzelaer.

Philippi recognized the overpowering strength o f York and Toronto, and structured the game plan around defense.

“York and Toronto are the top teams in the league. We really concentrated on defense and aimed to keep the score as low as possible,” said Philippi.

“But we just did not communi­ cate or play as a team against Toronto. We were waiting for the ball and we seemed to just give up after their first goal.”

The early Sunday game against Trent reversed the Martlets’ w eekend fortunes.

McGill was able to bounce back from their previous losses and won handily, 6-0.

“T h e T o ro n to g am e helped us today,” said assistant coach Tran Steinberg. “We re­

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fourth in their heat, and one place out of the finals.

The heavy women’s coach Dave Retzleff expressed his crew’s disappointment.

“It was one of those days where things just don’t click. We are hoping to redeem ourselves at the McGill regatta this weekend, though,” he commented.

Asked if he felt that using Western’s boats was a problem, he said that it may have been “a factor, if not an excuse.”

McGill’s other three boats, meanwhile, were preparing for the finals. The men’s crews w ere playing out a behind-the-scenes rivalry. Only once this season had the novice heavyweights beaten the novice lightweights, and that was at Trent where the lightweights got caught in traffic.

In the end, they finished neck and neck, with the heavy eight placing fifth, and the light eight coming in sixth. Despite being unable to contend for the win, the heavyweights expressed satisfaction with the race’s out­ come.

According to their cox, Cassidy McFarlane, the result was positive. “lit was] a lot better than we had expected, it was a really big improvement,” she said.

The women’s light eight, in the meantime, posted McGill’s best result of the day, placing third.

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alized that we lost badly yester­ day, but we knew that we had to com e up with a big win today, and that is what we got.”

McGill got goals from Louise G lo u tn ey (2 ), van B o etzelaer, McCarthy, and Stephanie Wollin. Gillian Roper got the shutout for the Martlets. “ W e look at games like this as a good time for practice,” ex-

Guelph, Waterloo and West­ ern in the final games o f the regular season. If they win two out o f these three games, they will finish sixth in the OWIAA league and advance to the playoffs.

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Philippi. “In the first half we were mov­ ing the ball well and we u se d th e w h o le field.

W e le t up somewhat in th e s e c o n d half, but over­ all we had a p retty g ood gam e.”

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peared pleased with the result. “[The boat had had] a rough time this season getting equip­ ment working. We now know where we stand,” she said. “We were not far behind—one seat out of second— and we have a lot more confidence because we know that [UWO and the Univer­ sity of Torontol are not uncatchable.”

Heidi Howard, the crew’s effusive three-seat, was even more positive about their finish.

“It was awesome. It was the best we have rowed... we finally got it all together," she said.

Although the heat was not without its problems, the light­ weights finished strongly.

“The final was like an exten­ sion of the heat,” continued Howard.

A recent convert to the sport, Howard also appeared excited by her first taste of rowing.

“I’ve loved it...I really hope that I’ll be rowing again next

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“We are really psyched to be rowing next weekend in Mon­ treal. It’ll be good to row without having to drive for nine hours,” Howard added.

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