The McGill Tribune Vol. 13 Issue 8

OLD McGILL '94 YEARBOOK Bloc Québécois Celebration The BQ took over twothirds of available parliamentary seats in Quebec Monday night, sending a dear mes­ sage to the rest of Canada and changing the country's political landscape.

See page 13

Inside This W e ek

News: Sadie's Tabagie wrapped up in mana­ gerial controversy.

See page 3 Op/Ed: SSMU Coundl needs to speak up on key issues.

See editorial, page 6 Entertainment: Much Ado In Montreal: ani difranko, King Cobb Steelie and The Orb. See page 8 Features: Glen Kealey, former Conservative accuses the PC's of conspiracy and cor­ ruption.

See page 16 Sports: Every McGill team and its brother competed last week­ end, but none was better than X-country Provindal champs.

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The McGill Tribune, O ctober 27-November 11993

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Wednesday- October 27 Q PERG’s G lo b a l C oop era­ tion Network, a grou p w orking on issues dealing with the social, political, and environmental ef­ fects o f fo o d and fo o d produc­ tion, meets today at 5 PM in Shatner 435.

McGill/InterAmicus Human Rights Forum presents

Thursday. October 28

shells out fast-paced excitement against O tta w a at 7:30 PM ,

lection drive ends today. 10 A M -

M cConnell Arena. Free goodies

4:30 PM, Shatner lobby.

for lucky fans! $3 students &

Dr. Rhoda Blostein, M G H Re­

seniors, $5 general.

House presents live “N e w Celtic”

search Institute, on “Structure and function o f the Na/K Pum p.”

1 2 :3 0 -1 :3 0 PM , R o o m 903, McIntyre Medical Sciences Bldg.

music by M cLeod 9 with D e b b ie Ryan, fo llo w ed by an o p e n stage. $2. 8 PM, Y e llo w D oor, 3625 Aylmer. Call 398-6243 for more info.

The Classical Music Club meets today at 6:30 PM in the Strathcona Music Bldg., Room C204. A ll are welcom e!

McGill Curling Club

SACOM offers a “W om en

will be holding free curling clin­ ics every Friday from 4-5 PM at Montreal Thistle C.C., 1420 du

with Eating Disorders” facilitated

P a d d y W e b b -H e a r s e y , teacher, poet, novelist, human­ ist, died suddenly this summer

Professor H arold Koh, Y ale Law School, speaking on “Trans-N a­ tional Public Law Litigation: The Case o f the Haitian Refugees.”

12:30-2 PM, Moot Court, Chan­

poetry. Everyone is invited to

cellor D a y Hall, 3644 Peel.

participate.

BSN meets today at 6 PM in Shatner 302. Gam es night.

The Baha’i Students’ So­ ciety and McGill SIDE present

Reward yourself for mak­

for UNICEF W eek: Talk b y Dr. Ethel Martens from O tta w a o n “C h ild re n ’s

ing it halfw ay through the week!

W a tc h the M cGill Redmen hockey team take on U Q T R at 7:30 PM at McConnell Arena (b e ­ hind M olson stadium, past the

o g y o f Everyday Life.” 6:30 PM, Leacock 232. All welcom e.

Latin American Aware­ ness Group school supplies col­

w hile in Scotland. There w ill be a Memorial Gathering today at 8 PM in Room 129, Education B ldg., 3700 McTavish. Friends, students and colleagues will share m em o­ ries o f Paddy and listen to her

The

Hat trick o r treat1 The

McGill Redmen hockey team

Health and Education; the Role o f Non-Governm ental Associa­ tions.” 2:30 PM, Shatner 310.

The

The

Yellow Door Coffee

Fort. N o experience necessary.

W e provide everything.

T h e Biochemistry De­ partment presents a seminar by

mutual aid support group. B ody image issues also addressed. 7-9 PM, private room at McGill. Call

Series featuring Jeff Jubenville.

12:15 PM, Redpath Hall.

o f hockey sticks to be given away!

turing 3 speak­ ers o n “Health, D e v e lo p m e n t

Call us! 398-6778/9! O r com e visit!

Shatner B07! W e ’re really excited about this! Thanks.

Latin American Aware­ ness Group presents a school

and Traditional Medicine,” “His­

PM ,

supplies collection drive for Nica­

torical Perspec­

ragua’s children. Bring used or n e w notebooks, paper, binders, pens, bags, etc. 10 AM-4:30 PM,

tives o f Disease in Africa,” and “Training Indig­ e n o u s H e a lth W orkers in Pri­ m a ry H e a lt h

H a ll, 555 S h erbro o k e

for free in the Alley every W ednes­

C a r e .” 6

day at 8:30 PM.

Centre for D e ­ v e lo p in g A re a Studies Seminar

d o in g

groovy things in the great out­ doors - check out the

McGill

Room ,

| M cG ill C o n r£ certo Comp>e^ tition Finals. © 7:30

PM ,

$

26 or 132.

Peel.

sory training meeting for all dorm ra p le a d e r s .

6 PM , 550

fers tw o facilitated mutual aid

at 282-1362.

McGill. Call 398-2700.

A n A bortion Support G roup m eets e v e ry s e c o n d

the rink repairs have been keep­ ing you away, com e on up to M cConnell Arena and check us out1 Ice times are Mon. 2-3 PM and Tues./Wed. 8-9:45 AM. For more info call W en d y at 9316904.

Auditions for a Musical

3 9 8 -4 5 4 7 / 8101 for more

Revue. This is your chance to perform your favourite Broad­

info.

w a y tune. Call Savoy Society for more info, 398-6826/342-9933-

Sherbrooke, Room 1175. For more info call Lisa at 287-9677 or Nick

support groups: “W o m e n Survi­ vors o f Domestic V iolence” and “M en Survivors o f Sexual A b u se.”

6:30-8:30 PM, private room s at

ing

The McGill Figure Skat­ Club is back in business! If

Group Action: C om pul­

Sexual A ssault Center o f McGill (SACOM) o f­ The

PM ,

Pollack Hall.

A 1 1 are free. Call

3715

hesitate to contact us! It’s true!

P o lla c k

St. W .

Outing Club. Meetings every W ed n esd ay at 7:30 PM, Leacock

Saturday. October 30 McGill Im prov offers free w orkshops every Saturday from 12-2 PM in the Shatner Bldg. See sign in lo b b y for room location.

The

Red

H e rrin g ’s

w eek ly group meetings are off and running, and boy are they hot! W e w elcom e n ew additions at any time, so please com e and share with us. 4 PM every Thurs­ day, Shatner B07.

W edn esday evening in a com ­

SACOM offers a “Friends

fortable living room. For w om en w h o wish to share their experi­

& Family o f Survivors o f Sexual

ences. W e also provide a clinic

A b u se” facilitated mutual aid sup­

escort service. For more info con­ tact the McGill W o m e n ’s U nion at 398-6823 or Maija at 286-8075.

port group. 6:30-8:30 PM, private room at McGill. Call 398-2700.

The Faculty o f Music, as part o f the CBC/McGill Series, presents an H om age to W itold Lutoslawski; w orks perform ed by the M cGill Contem porary Music Ensemble in the presence o f the composer. 7:30 PM, Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke St. W . Free. For more info call 398-4547/8101.

H ave an essay, story, or poem you want to see in print?

W ant to help edit, layout, or advertise for a publication? Join the Pillar! Call 282-6348 o r drop any submissions in our b o x un­ der “T ” for The Pillar, 1st floor Shatner. Deadline Nov. 1.

L o o k in g fo r a ride to McGill? C an ’t find parking? D o n ’t have a car? Try the SSMU Transit N etw ork, M c G i l l ’s u n iq u e carpool service! For more info, contact us at 398-2902 or in Shatner 408. W e are n o w collect­ ing schedules for Novem ber.

Sunday. October 31

T h e SSMU Polish Stu­ dents’ Association is looking for members. All interested call

Faculty o f Music con ­ certs:

Friday. October 29

The

Faculty o f Music

presents McGill Concerto C om ­ petition Finals. 6 PM, Pollack

Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke St.

T h e Science U n d er­ graduate Society presents “The Hall, 555 Sherbrooke St. W . Free.

W.

Rocky H orror Picture Sh ow .” 8

McGill Jazz Com bos, 8 PM,

In collaboration with the

For m ore info call 398-4547/8101.

PM, Leacock 132.

McGill Dept, o f French Literature: an evening o f poetry and music to commemorate the 50th anniver­

The Department o f Psy­ chiatry presents a seminar by

sary o f the death o f French-Canadian poet Saint-Denys Gam eau. 8

Dr. N. Barden o f CHUL, Q uebec, on “Antidepressant regulation o f

PM, Redpath Hall.

Both are free; call 398-

corticosteroid receptor genes in public lecture b y Professor N ader tra n sg e n ic m ice e x p r e s s in g (Univ. o f CA - Berkeley) on “Colo­ antisense RNA." 12:30-1:30 PM, nizing the Mind: the Anthropol­

4547/8101 for more info.

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McGill Improv performs

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Monday. Novem ber 1 The McGill Department o f Anthropology presents a

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Suspension aggravates uncertain situation at Sadie’s B Y B E N O IT JACQ M O TTE W racked with large-scale deficits over the last three years, Sadie’s Tabagie, operated by Stu­ dents’ Society (SSMU), recently faced another setback with the suspension last w eek o f its man­ ager, Robert Weibin. In a SSMU memorandum dated October 18, General Manager G uy Brise bois explained that W erbin had been suspended indefinitely from his position in accordance with Arti­ cle 25.02 D o f the SSMU Policy Manual.

Manager suspended The policy manual states: In extreme cases such as theft or other unlawful conduct relating to his/her job an employee will be interviewed and suspended indefi­ nitely from work, without pay.”

The article also states that the SSMU Board o f Directors, or its executive committee, may termi­ nate an employee if he or she has seen found guilty o f wilful mis:onduct or disobedience.

Brisebois and SSMU Presi­ dent Mark Luz both refused com­ ment on W erbin’s suspension.

In a telephone interview, Werbin also explained that he could not comment on the situation at he time.

“Things are still unfolding,” te said. “I have only been sus­ pended. I cannot provide [further] xnmment.”

According to the October 18 memo, SSMU Comptroller Daniel Laforest w ill oversee Sadie's operations “in the nterim.”

Asked to explain w h y docu­ ments were considered confiden­ tial for the October 14th meeting

SSMU. The combined subsidy over the three year period before debit card re v e n u e a m o u n te d to

but were publicly released the following week, VP Finance Paul Johnson apologized for the incon­ sistency.

“Perhaps w e were a little too stringent last w eek,” he said.

$146,493.

The report explained that while many o f the BCG study’s recommendations had been im­ plemented, these had failed to remedy the situation. The report asked councillors to consider whether SSMU “will ever be able to correct these problems thor­ oughly enough that Sadie’s ceases to be the Financial burden it has been since it opened in 1976.”

Sadie’s history

Tabagie’s

financial

In light o f W erbin’s suspen­ sion, an emergency session o f Council was called last Thursday.

The suspension was discussed in executive session.

The report compiled by Luz for the meeting demonstrated that while the main function o f Sadie’s was originally intended to be a “service department providing gen­ eral information for students and visitors”, the operation slowly ex­ panded its inventory in the early 1980s. However, the operation also incurred large-scale deficits, los­ ing over $25,000 and $31,000 in 1982 and 1983 respectively. In the period from 1987 to 1989, Sadie’s showed a limited profit, netting $4,741 in 1987. However, financial figures released in the report indi­ cate that income from debit card sales, used for photocopying on campus, accounted for much o f this surplus.

Changes proposed The report submitted to council also revealed that a 1988 McGill Business Consulting Group (B C G ) study commissioned to

Focus on potential Marriott involvement Discussion o f the Sadie’s is­ sue at the October 21st Council meeting revealed that the Marriott Corporation, which already oper­ ates food services on campus, had submitted an informal proposal for the management o f Sadie’s.

Marriott Food Services Director Sabina Pampena w ould not com­ ment on whether such a proposal had been made.

VP Finance Johnson indi­ cated that past SSMU executive committees’ concerted efforts to remedy the financial situation had failed repeatedly.

In light o f W erbin’s suspen­ sion, Johnson stressed the need for councillors to move forcefully in order to end the financial strain imposed by Sadie’s.

“Sadie’s is hanging by a thread managerially,” he said.

“W e must move and move n o w to plug this [financial] leak at Students’ Society," he added, urg­

Documents uninten­ tionally released At a SSMU Council meeting on O c to b e r 14th, Council moved to ;nter into closed session, n order to discuss the Sadie’s operation’s finan­ çai situation. In doing his, Council disregarded ecent past precedents pf entering executive session only in cases vhere information is ieemed to open up the society to legal difficul- C on cem s raised over fu tu re o f S a d ie’s ies.

Documents originally conanalyze Sadie’s financial perform­ a n c e re c o m m e n d e d s e v e ra l idered confidential and intended pnly for distribution to councillors changes intended to remedy its vere inadvertently released to the losses. The BCG study recommen­ press. Those documents revealed dations included concentrating on he nature o f the losses incurred by increasing sales volume; address­ he two tabagie locations, one in ing the shortage o f retail space in he Shatner Centre and the other at the operation; overhauling the he Faculty o f Law’s Chancellor current accounting format; and Day Hall. Document containing addressing issues o f overstaffing. his same information were disDespite these recommenda­ ributed publicly the following tions, the operation slipped back veek in a report on the tabagie's into a pattern o f losing money in listory prepared by SSMU Presithe period from 1990 to 1993, ient Mark Luz. which required subsidies from

possibilities had serious shortcom­ ings and could not match the ad­ vantages realized by a deal with Marriott’s, which w ould guarantee a minimum revenue level for SSMU. Furthermore, Luz challenged Ahn to provide a better overall option.

“W e n o w will not have to take the financial burden alone,” he stressed.

In response to several coun­ cillors’ concerns regarding student employment at Sadie’s under a potential Marriott management, b o th G e n e ra l M a n a g e r G u y Brisebois and Luz argued that these concerns w o u ld be integral in any future negotiations with Marriott management.

Werbin’s future with SSMU In an interview, Luz con­ firmed that SSMU had been con­ sidering the possibility o f operat­ ing a copy service at the Shatner Centre in conjunction with several faculty associations.

“W e were hoping to have a copy centre,” he said. “W e were hoping to have [Werbin] as being part o f those plans.

“W e saw it as a w in d ow o f opportunity for Rob to get in,” he added. “W e told him, W e want you to be a part o f it*. He came to all the meetings [regarding the copy centre].”

Luz e x p la in e d he s a w W erbin’s suspension as a serious b lo w to the project.

“It’s been knocked back a fair amount,” he said. “The basis o f our research w as on the assump­ tion that w e could have a manager em ployed by SSMU.” W erbin refused to comment on allegations that he had been in the process o f negotiating a con­ tract with the Engineering Under­ graduate Society (EUS) to operate a tabagie in the McConnell Engi­ neering Building. EUS President William Phillipson also refused comment on the matter.

FMC meeting

ing councillors to provide strong direction for the future o f Sadie’s.

Several councillors voiced concerns regarding Marriott’s po­ tential influence on the operation.

Engineering Rep Christine Ahn asked if SSMU w as accepting bids from other corporations for the management o f Sadie’s.

“I w ou ld like other tenders to be sought,” she stressed.

Luz explained that SSMU had considered other possible remedies to the situation. However, both he and Johnson noted that the other

In an FMC meeting last Fri­ day, Brisebois addressed the con­ cerns o f Sadie’s employees re­ garding their seniority and sched­ ules.

“W e will try to keep as much as w e can on those hours [worked by current employees],” he said.

Brisebois also explained that while employees will have a full-time manager, students will fill other positions in the operation and will be primarily responsible for dayto-day operations.

Brisebois also said that SSMU’s goal w as to negotiate a contract with a management or­ ganization that guaranteed a mini­ mum level o f revenue while pro­ tecting student employment and the quality o f service provided by students.

SSMU Clubs Rep Eddy Saad

V P Finance P a u l Johnson revealed that his father, an inde­ pendent businessman w h o has prior experience in the manage­ ment o f tabagie operations, had expressed interest in bidding for the Sadie’s contract. FMC mem­ bers created a committee to con­ duct negotiations on the Sadie’s contract. Due to his father's inter­ est in bidding on the operation, Saad removed himself from poten­ tial membership in the committee.

Employee and SSMU executive concerns Several current Sadie’s em­ ployees voiced concerns regard­ ing the operation’s current status. “[W erbin’s] suspension cre­ ates a w ork environment that is unstable,” stressed Sadie’s em ­ ployee Mary-Margaret Jones.

She also said that Marriott’s track record also caused concern for current Sadie’s employees.

“I think many Sadie’s em ­ ployees are concerned with job security. W hen w e look at other Marriott-run endeavours [on cam­ pus], there is very little student participation, except for Gert’s.”

VP Finance Johnson ac­ knowledged employee concerns, but stressed that SSMU had to move quickly to limit future financial liability incurred from Sadie’s.

Johnson explained that past SSMU executive committees had been willing to take a loss from the operation in order to provide a useful service to students. In light o f the society’s current debt o f $360,000, which must be payed back to the university administra­ tion over the next four years, Johnson said that SSMU’s desire to provide a service must not inter­ fere with fiscal responsibility.

“Can w e afford to hang onto Sadie’s for another year, in the meantime losing another $30,000 to $40,000, while w e figure out what’s w rong’ ” he asked. “If w e had the room to play with, w e could make it profitable. W e don’t have the room to play with. W e have to make some drastic moves to create extra revenue to cover our debt repayments.”

The McGill Tribune, October 27-November 1.1993

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Police assaults reported at BSN event B Y CH ER IE P A Y N E O n October 16th, the McGill

there is danger. Officers have to secure the scene and make sure no one is arm ed,” exp lain ed

Black Students’ Network (B S N ) sponsored a conference o f black writers at the Côte des Neiges B lack Com m unity Association (C D N B C A ) to discuss issues con­ cerning blacks in Montreal and

Lavoie.

Robert Douglas, a Ph.D. student o f international law in London, England, attempted to investigate the officers’ behaviour.

Alfie Roberts witnessed the re­

abroad. Ironically, the conference w as marred b y a confrontation with M U C police officers.

As the discussion began, a conference member witnessed ap­ proximately 12 officers on the property with their guns pointed

sponse.

type o f action is all the worse when it involves someone you know."

Lavoie expressed regret over Douglas’s injury.

“I’ve asked for a criminal investigation by Internal Affairs, which will look into the injury,” he explained.

Lavoie also stated that the

“It is our job to enforce the law, and only w e can d o it. In this particular incident only twelve minutes separated the 911 call and Douglas’s arrest,” he said. “The crow d’s interference caused the situation to escalate.”

Leaders o f the black com­ munity were particularly disap­ pointed that the incident occurred in light o f the establish­ ment o f a committee with the police to start im­ provin g relations b e ­ tween the force and the black community in the

tor, Michael Gittens, the N D G Black Community Association executive director, Roy Gittens, and local businessman Patrick Benjamin.

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District 31 Director Lorraine Lavoie explained that it is normal procedure for officers to draw their guns when approaching the scene o f a reported crime

in

progress.

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Lavoie stated that the d e p a rtm e n t has planned information ses­ sions with leaders o f the black community.

“W e have two versions [of the story]: that o f the police and that o f the black community,” explained Lavoie. “Apparently the incident was videotaped, but I’ve been

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unable to get a hold o f Police actions raise concerns at w riter’s conference “T h ey [the officers] pro­ ceed ed to m anhandle Robert Douglas. They wrestled him to the ground, and hit him in the ribs,” Roberts reported.

As a result o f the confronta­ tion, Douglas sustained serious injury to his wrist. Witnesses o f the events were visibly upset “It w as scary,” reported Debbie Gomes, conference or­ ganizer and external chair o f the BSN. “I felt utterly helpless. This

department is also investigating the 911 call which led to the incidenL Conference members con­ d em n ed the po lice for their seeeming lack o f professionalism.

“The behaviour o f the po­ lice appeared most troubling.

There seemed to be no one in

[the tape].”

At a press confer­ ence set up to address the inci­ dent, a representative from the Board o f Directors at C D N B C A stressed the significance o f the officers’ actions.

“I think it is important to notice that these were prominent members o f the black community w h o were involved — McGill stu­

charge,” Roberts stated.

dents, and leaders o f our commu­

Lavoie reasoned that the ap­ parent confusion w as exacerbated

nity centres. If it can happen to them, imagine what could happen to [other] black citizens,” he said.

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N e tw o rk B rie fs D alhousie’s departments o f M u sic and Theatre fa c e the axe

Journalism sacked at Western The University o f W estern Ontario’s ( U W O )

The po w ers that b e at Dalhousie University in

Senate has voted to close the university’s school

Halifax have p roposed the closure o f the Music and Theatre departments. The threatened closures come

o f journalism as o f April, 1994.

W estern’s administration p rop osed that

as part o f a cutback program w hich includes the closure o f the university’s art gallery, staff layoffs,

the school b e closed next year in order to save $1.1 million over the next ten years. T h e pro­

and higher tuition fees. The proposals w ere part o f

posal w a s ap p roved in the senate b y a vote o f

a report b y the Dalhousie Budget Advisory Commit­ tee, w hich has set a goal o f cutting 21% o f the

45 to 34.

The vote en ded a lengthy and passionate

university’s expenses, or $16.1 million.

cam paign led b y the students to save their school. D urin g the cam paign, students and

source: files from the G azette

C anada: land o f many diplomas Statistics Canada has released figures which indicate that, despite our w idespread econom ic

Journalism at W estern, com plained that his em ployees w e re bein g harassed to switch out o f the department.

Concern w a s also expressed o v er the current quality o f the sch ool’s program s, as

w oes, Canada has the second highest proportion o f

150,000 dollars w orth o f equipm ent w a s be in g

university degrees in the world. The figures sh o w that 15% o f peo p le aged 26 to 64 have university

held back b y potential contributors p en d in g the

degrees. That makes Canada second only to the

C o ls M o n tre a l

professors alike w e re accused o f using heavyhanded measures. Peter Desbarats, the D ean o f

United Sûtes, which boasts a proportion o f 23%.

vote.

The effectiveness o f the m easures u sed b y the university to cut costs w a s brou gh t into

H ow ever, an overw helm ing 69% o f adult

question b y T revor Sprague, a student at the

Canadians have no post-secondary education.

The report also stated that o f all m em ber

Medicine, surgery, dentistry and boarding.

countries o f the Organisation for Economic C o­

school o f journalism.

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Council fights fraternity fundraising

BY M AR TA COOPER Students’ Society (SSM U ) Council passed a motion on Octo­ ber 14th mandating SSMU VP Uni­ versity Affairs Ruth Promislow to present a motion to senate revoki­ ng the university’s policy on fraemity fundraising.

According to Promislow, the njrrent policy allows Martlet House o fundraise for fraternities. The vIcGill Development Office for Avancement, a department con:entrated in Martlet House, is an nstitution that raises funds for ap­ proved campus groups. Promislow aid that this policy conflicts with mother Martlet House policy that t will not solicit funds for discrimilatory groups, with the exception )f affirmative action groups.

An inter-departmental memoandum from McGill Associate Vice'rincipal (Physical Resources) Sam Cingdon dated May 10,1988, stated: Martlet House [is] to assist in undraising to establish or coninue frat endowments.”

The memo outlined condiions for renegotiations of the uniersity’s lease agreements with frasmities. These lease agreements ave n ow expired.

Only three councillors voted gainst the resolution. Athletics Rep ames Stewart, IRC President Sevag ’eghoyan, and Arts Rep Corey

"It shows that the Vice Presi­ dent o f University Affairs has it in for the frats.... It’s attacking a prob­ lem that doesn’t exist,”he argued.

Yeghoyan was disappointed with the council’s decision, point­ ing out that while fraternities do discriminate against women, so­ rorities discriminate against men.

Furthermore, he emphasized that both groups perform beneficial

because this sort o f fundraising would contravene a Martlet House policy which states that no group may discriminate on any basis in order to have funds raised for them,”

functions in the community.

this issue.

Nicholas Offord, Executive Director o f Development o f the McGill Development Office for Advancement, explained that the office does not raise funds for fraternities. Offord also empha­ sized that the development office is meticulous w h en deciding whether or not a group is ap­ proved for fundraising.

“N o o n e can just start fundraising. W e have a very rigid approval process.... W e ’re very careful about protecting our chari­

“I feel strongly that since SSMU represents all students, we should attack all groups that discriminate against gender, such as sororities.”

— Arts Rep to council Corey Cook Cook pointed out that coun­ cil should either have made a reso­ lution that referred to both fraterni­ ties and sororities or should have left the matter alone.

“I feel strongly that since SSMU represents all students, w e should attack all groups that dis­ criminate against gender, such as sororities,” he said.

said Promislow.

Promislow also remarked that because there is no university policy that allows for sororities to raise funds through Martlet House, so­ rorities were not concerned with

Senate discusses student rights B Y P A U L COW LING A N D NO AH R U B IN Concerns were raised at last W ednesday’s senate meeting over allegations o f abuses o f students’ rights noted in the ombudsperson’s annual repxjrt. The ombudsprerson is available to attend to student grievances with regards to McGill’s faculties and administration. Ac­ cording to former ombudsperson Annette Werk, McGill continues to be plagued by violations o f stu­ dents’ rights by faculty and admin­ istration. The question o f these abuses w as brought to senate by Post-Graduate Student Society (PGSS) Rep Eugeno Bolongaro.

In her annual report, Werk raised the issue o f what she claimed were “several cases o f flagrant mis­ use o f authority by professors.”

table status,” said Offord.

Scott Dejong, director o f the office, reinforced Offord’s state­ ment.

“Before any fundraising can take place for anything, the ulti­ mate intent o f the use o f the money

Referring to this claim, Bolongaro asked senate whether the adminis­

and how that relates to university priorities must be understood.”

M cGill VP Advancem ent Michael Keifer stated that Martlet House had not raised any money

incidences o f this abuse o f author­ ity,” he claimed.

The question was taken up

by McGill’s VP Academic William

tration planned to investigate this issue or not.

“These incidences are the tip o f the iceberg. The reported cases are far low er than the actual

ae council’s position.

Stewart pointed out that beause Martlet House is not presntly fundraising for fraternities,

Promislow commented that the inconsistency between Martlet House’s policy and the clause out­ lined in the memo was what dis­ turbed her.

for frats, and did not intend to.

“There has been no money or time spent on raising money for fraternities,” asserted Keifer. “Fra­

Leggett w h o admitted his regret o f the incidences yet maintained that there was no need for special measures.

“Though these abuses are

ternities are not recognized as offi­

lamentable, their numbers do not

nd has not done so in recent ears, Promislow’s madate served mly to stir u p trouble.

“What concerned me was that the possibility for active fundraising existed, specifically

cial parts o f the university, so it’s not in my or my colleagues purvue to even think about them.”

lend themselves to a wholescale inquiry,” he argued. Leggett claims

look all expressed disapproval of

that he had confirmed with Werk

that the “several” cases w ere actu­ ally two or three.

Leggett continued by stating that he w ould prefer that the ad­ ministration deal with violations o f students rights on an individual basis. He also maintained that the administration was making a con­ siderable effort in keeping the fac­ ulty informed o f their responsibili­ ties.

“W e make a serious effort on an annual basis to inform the aca­ demic staff o f their obligations in a whole host o f ways,” he asserted.

Yet Leggett noted that the university does not intend to pub­ lish a handbook which w ould put the rights and responsibilities o f faculty in print.

Dean o f Students’ Services Irwin Gopnik remarked that all new students and new academic, administrative and support staff are supplied with a copy o f the McGill Green Book. The Green Book is the university’s handbook which outlines students’ rights and responsibilities.

“The handbook does a very good job o f keeping professors informed o f their duties and obli­ gations to students,” Gopnik said.

However, W erk stated in her report that in the past twenty years as a faculty member she had never received die Green Book or any­ thing portaining to students’ rights or her ow n responsibilities as a professor. Yet Gopnik maintained that his office and the administra­ tion is doing its best to increase the McGill community’s understand­ ing o f everyone’s rights and obliga­ tions.

N e w s B rie fs Committee meets to discuss Code o fStudent Conduct A n ad hoc gro u p o f m em bers o f the university community met for the second time last Thursday to continue discussions on proposed revisions to the C ode o f Student Conduct and Discipline.

“I w o u ld expect that he w o u ld signal the problematic decisions to senate for further discussion at that level,” she added.

The ad hoc gro u p w ill meet again at least once more later this month before the proposition for amendments is finalized and presented to senate.

D ean o f Students Irwin G opnik expressed enthusiasm with the progress m ade b y the group.

“It w a s a very good, productive meeting,” he said.

M cGill Legal Information Clinic (L IC ) Director, Advocacy and University Affairs, Jill Presser and Executive Director Mark Piibe both attended the meeting to offer input

M c G ill enters the M a jo r Leagues with course on baseball history M cG ill’s Senate Committee on Continuing Education has recently

regarding proposed modifications.

accepted the addition o f

G opnik acknow ledged the value o f the

a course

entitled “Baseball: History and A p ­ preciation”.

The oudine for the n e w course

LIC’s suggestions.

“I think their input has been very good, excellent even,” he said.

“I d o n ’t always agree with them, but their

reads: “This course probes the his­

concern show s a great deal o f hard w o rk and

tory o f baseball and the role o f the

devotion,” added Gopnik.

Presser, how ever, expressed som e hesi­

gam e in Canadian life and px>pular

tation about the meeting’s productivity.

strategy, and terminology, the issues

“I didn’t think this meeting w a s as pro­

culture. W e will exam ine the rules, Effort continues to modify Green Book

Presser.

Although the committee has resolved many issues b y discus­

o f race and economics and the w ay baseball is played at the professional

ductive as the previous one,” commented level.”

sion and integration o f efforts, the group has yet to take a vote on

The rationale for the course w as based on the recent success o f Canadian baseball teams such as the Toronto Blue Jays and a

any controversial issues.

“Even if there has b een substantial opposition Ion issues] to a

that there is a need for people to appreciate not only the competitive

certain point, both b y students and law professors, that he [D ean

spectacle but also to understand the technological, sociological,

G opnik] doesn’t personally agree with, he’s left it and said that it will

business and econom ic factors involved.”

Look out Planets, Stars and Galaxies.

be a debate for senate,” remarked Presser.

continuing increase o f pjopular interest in the game, which “suggests

Bolongaro also asked sen­ ate to respond to W erk’s claim that the administration itself may be violating students’ rights. In her report, she referred to a confiden­ tial case in which she felt a gradu­ ate student’s rights had been vio­ lated.

“I felt the university had e x­ ceeded its mandate and had taken actions which were in direct con­ tradiction with the student’s rights as outlined in the Green Book,” W erk wrote.

Leggett argued that in this particular case, the administration went to the limit of, but did not exceed its mandate in order to protect the security o f students and staff.

“W e have a difference of opinion. After consulting with a number o f exports, I am satisfied that w e didn’t violate the rights o f any students,” replied Leggett. “W e do not intend to review this.”

Gopnik supported the ad­ ministration’s handling o f the case and argued that its response was ham pored by the current code o f student conduct and discipline which regulates the legal rights and responsibilities o f students.

“There was a threat to secu­ rity but the university was too slow in its response,” Gopnik claimed.

“Revisions to the Code are being looked at to spoedup the process.”

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The McGill Tribune. October 27-Novetnber 1 1993

EDITORIAL

Silence is golden in Council chamber

another

C o-C h airs J o an n e T h o m p s o n

bate, so m uch so that he le ft the

an d A n g ie Scrannage to se e that

roo m tw o w e e k s a g o bec a u se

lost m o re than $80,000 o ver the past three years. SSM U has co n ­

m ean w e ll, but the n o n -e x ­

h opelessly con fused situation at Students’ Society (S S M U ).

W righ t’s short-sighted approach

Council h a d d e c id e d to discuss

sidered sub-contracting the o p ­

hesitant to m ake a habit o f

Attending SSM U m eetings this year is sort o f like visiting the

to interpersonal relations has

eration o f this millstone to an external b o d y for so m e time,

executive sessions. C lu bs R ep

d o n e d a m a g e at SSMU. T h e fact

o n e o f his resolutions instead o f s im p ly r u b b e r -s t a m p in g it.

dentist for a root canal w h e n y o u ’re h u n g over. A s SSM U m e a n d e r s a b o u t d e c id in g

that W right does h o m ew o rk dur­ in g C ouncil m eetings sh ould tell students som ething as w e ll

Johnson takes his jo b very seri­ ously, a n d w e ll he should, since it is his responsibility to secure

but Johnson and his executive cohorts w e n t to Council with an urgency that could only b e called

Th ursday m eeting to b e con­ fidential, apparently u n aw are o f the impression that an overly

w h eth er or not the students

— W righ t d o e s n ’t care e n o u g h

SSM U ’s future b y m ak in g a dent

suspect.

secret govern m en t m akes to

they represent n eed to take a

to take his job, o f w h ich the

in its $360,000 debt. E ven so, h e

At

position o n dem ocratic elec­

legislative part is quite im por­

tions in El Salvador, those sam e students lose interest in a b o d y

tant, seriously. W right is not the o n ly guilty party, though; V P

has n o right to act like a petulant child w h e n Council fails to agree

that com m itted itself to raising

U n iv e rs ity

its profile o n cam pus.

P ro m islo w

A n o th e r year,

H o w SSM U expects p e o ­ ple

to take them

seriously

w h e n h alf their m em bers are w o e fu lly unfam iliar with the

ecutive m em bers sh o u ld b e

E ddy Saad w a n te d the w h o le

C o u n cil

its constituents. Council has

m eeting tw o w e e k s a g o Council

b e e n dull this y ear not b e ­

m o v e d into a closed session to discuss Sadie’s, thereby exclu d ­

the

re g u la r

A ffa ir s

R u th

SSM U President M ark Luz

ing the press an d pu blic from a

cause the issues them selves are, but rather bec a u se most councillors seem m o re con ­

has b e e n

spotted

discussion o n “sensitive finan­

cerned w ith en d in g m eetings

m ulling o v e r the p ages o f Ms.

stays in the ro o m regardless o f w h at issue is b e in g debated, but

cial matters”. T h e discussion re­

quickly than w ith m aking sure

m agazine from time to time du r­

he rarely leads the discussion as

v o lv e d arou n d financial state­

SSM U m akes respon sible and

in g

a President sh ould. Luz has a b ­ stained o n several votes this year, an d o n ly the indifference

ments subm itted to Council as official docum ents — perhaps n o o n e inform ed the executive

inform ed decisions.

I f the first tw o m onths o f the sch ool year are indicative

d e b a te s

about

fraternity

rules o f ord er that go v e rn their

fundraising at Martlet H ouse.

Council m eetings might b e b o r ­

w ith him.

meetings is a constant source

ing, but students are not payin g

o f councillors w h o seem u n ­

that Council documents are open

o f h o w Council w ill conduct

o f am usem ent. B e y o n d that

for the indifference o f e x e c u ­

w illin g or u n a b le to ask the right

to the public. Councillors w e re

itself this year, perh ap s w e

banal observation, take a lo o k

tives.

questions o f the President has

so w o rrie d about disclosure o f

sh ould all save ourselves som e

at the SSMU executives. Cornell W right, w h o stunned every­ o n e b y w in n in g the position

A t h le t ic s R ep Jam es Stewart m ade a flippant rem ark

inform ation that Johnson left that session to ask the T rib u n e an d the D a ily not to print any

time an d h o ld the m eetings in the library. At least that w a y

during an “em ergen cy” Council

saved his reputation. Luz sh ou ld take his o w n advice from the El Salvador d ebate a n d not "be

o f V P Internal as a frosh, has

m eeting last Th ursday that the

afraid to take a stand". A s the

inform ation

in the

able do in g his hom ew ork. A n d

failed in large part to live u p to his prom ise. W h ile W right cer­

V P Finance, Paul Johnson, had

lead er o f SSM U he sh o u ld take

everything w o u ld h ave to b e

a “propensity to limit d e b a te ”.

a stand on significant matters

docum ents. W h ile nothing w a s printed, w h y w a s the issue dis­

tainly is organized, his con ­

W e ll d o n e Mr. Stewart, it’s about

that a p p e a r b e fo re Council.

duct in various capacities has m em bers o f

time so m eo n e stood u p to an executive w h o has systemati­

C ouncil m em bers sh o w s itself

o p e n as possible —

Council an d student vo lu n ­ teers alike. O n e n e e d look no

cally ram m ed every resolution through a dull an d disinterested

w ith alarm ing frequency. T h e

sh ou ld b e confidential unless

issue at the em ergen cy C ouncil

SSM U has a legal obligation to k eep it that w ay.

alienated both

Johnson’s disdain for other

further than the unfortunate

Council cham ber. Johnson does

summit on Thursday w a s Sadie’s

resignation o f W e lc o m e W e e k

h ave a propensity to limit d e ­

T abagie, a SSM U operation that

contained

W righ t w o u ld feel com fort­

kept quiet.

cussed o p e n ly at Council this week? Council sh ou ld b e as nothing

MICHAEL BROADHURST

This year's Council m ay

B r e a k in g th ro u g h , th e lo o k in g g la s s VEDA MINUTE B Y J O N A T H A N S.

w om an ’s appearance, I’m push­ ing her away. By looking at her in that way, I’m alienating her and turning her into an object. This objectification, however subtle,

h id d e n

only thing I can say is that it can

then as w e becom e increas­

objectification o f wom en.

After interviewing my male friend, I asked the same o f a w om an friend. Somewhat to my surprise, she explained that rather than looking at men in the same w ay that w e d o w om en, she w as more inclined to look at other w om en in that way.

The obverse o f this is the sense o f need many w om en feel to make themselves attractive. This

only help to becom e more con­ scious, as men, o f the w ay w e lo o k at w o m e n . A s J oh n Stoltenberg wrote in his essay

ingly conscious o f the w a y w e look at w om en, w e will become increasingly unable to participate in the act o f sexual

j ;

Sexual O b jectifica tion a n d M ale Supremacy, “sexual objectification

objectification. B y actively heightening our awareness o f

; !

and ethical self-awareness are mutually exclusive: A man cannot reflect on what he is doing and its

this destructive pattern, w e can more effectively d o our part to break through this barrier,

real consequences for real people and at the same time fully accom­ p lish the act of sexu al objectification.” If this is the case,

which keeps us from fully par­ ticipating in a w o rld w here w om en and men share ideas

ever

s u b tle ,

a

As a male w h o is sympa­ thetic to w om en ’s struggle for equality, I do my best to mini­ mize my o w n involvement in sexist activity. If I’m going to be completely honest, however, I’ve got to admit that one o f the most difficult obstacles to over­ come is the w ay I look at women.

may prevent me from taking her as seriously as, let’s say, another man.

Although I can hide som e­ what behind the vague anonym­ ity o f my incomplete name, it may still be difficult for me to be en­ tirely candid. I therefore decided to interview another man. I am

D o n ’t get me wrong, I’m not a drooling pervert, but w h en I see a w om an w h o is revealingly dressed, I find it hard not to at least glance. If I closely examine

freed to openly convey his male perspective, knowing that he will remain completely anonymous.

Quite simply, I asked him what he thought about w h en he looked at

to be attractive has led w om en to willingly d o intensely destructive things to themselves — anorexia, bulimia, liposuction, plastic sur­ gery, the list is almost endless.

this glance, I discover that h o w ­ ever deeply it is hidden in my subconscious, the reaction is invariably accompanied by some form o f assessment. Somewhere in my m ind I am deciding

an “attractive” wom an. Luckily he w as quite unabashed and excep­ tionally open. O ne o f the things he said was, quite simply, “som e­ times, w h en I look at an attractive wom an, I think o f what it w o u ld

H o w can w e break free o f this d an gerous cycle? In practical terms, m y visual appraisal may

whether or not I find this w om an attractive, whether or not her proportions meet my standards.

Is this natural? D o w om en look at m en in the same way, or has it been constructed and rein­

be like to have sex with her... and h o w she could please me.” N o w you ’ll have to take my w o rd for it, but the man I interviewed is in no w a y a womanizer, in fact at one point in his life he even took a

v o w o f celibacy. The point is, no forced b y all o f my role models matter h o w much men may have since I w as old enough to per­ eradicated patriarchal sexism from ceive w om en as the other* I can’t help but feel thattheir by lives, there may still be, h o w ­ subconsciously appraising a

is no minor problem . The desire

have no effect on my actions — that is to say, I try to treat all people, no matter what shape, sex or colour, as individuals with integrity. But b y looking at w om en in a manner o f appraisal, am I perpetuating this destructive cy­ cle, reinforcing it from my end? If so, h o w can I stop and help to encourage a more constructive, healthy atmosphere?

W ell, this may be disap­ pointing, but I’m not sure. The

on equal terms.

PolicLj fop Comments and Letters to the Editor A ll are w elcom e to subm it com m ents and letters to the editor. The Tribune reserves the right not to print material considered racist, sexist, or hom ophobic b y the editorial board. V iew s expressed in com m ents and letters are not necessarily the view s o f the edito­ rial board. Letters must be no more than 350 w o rd s, and com m ents are lim ited to 500 w o rd s. Comments and letters must be subm itted b y 3 PM on Thursday afternoon for inclusion in the fo llo w in s w eek’s issue.

Op/Ed

The McGill Tribune. October 27-November 1.1993

Quest fo r P o w er tic ia n s

COMMENT

e m p lo y

th e

Page 7

L e t t e r s to th e E d it o r

w o rd

D a ily D is s a tis fa c tio n ...

“p o w e r,” or the statement “get­ ting m ore p o w e r,” in an a b s o ­

sents our competition? W as it a

passed o ld Redpath Hall. I seem

Bill 101 watchdog? W as it a ran­

to recall that it w as originally built

dom act o f crime or w as it som e­

as a reading room. I think I have even seen pictures o f McGill stu­ dents o f o ld sitting at long tables

Perhaps it is just because I am nothing but a low ly frosh but I cannot begin to fathom w h y according to the 1993-94 McGill

one w h o does not believe in that w e exist to cater to students’ con­ venience, safety, and environmen­

thing that happens profoundly within a setting. P o w e r is not

calendar, the (M cG ill) Daily is

tal needs? If you have something

with attached lamps enjoying the quiet and still air o f delightful

permitted to plunder every stu­

W estm ount) w h o explained

something w e “get,” as if it w e re a victory medal or a piece

against us, d o n ’t vandalize our property, just call us at 398-2902!

The fact is, people tend to

studies under the stained glass windows.

som e o f the platform o f the

dent o f this university $6.70. W hile this is an insignificant sum, I am

Bloc Q uébécois: “W hat counts is that w e are go in g to get

o f real estate. P o w e r is m ore like something that acts u p o n

m ore pow er. ” Impressed? Yes.

us. P o w e r is within society as

bothered b y the fact that I in some small w ay am forced to help per­ petuate the biased and senseless drivel o f that rag. Stephen Leacock

notice som eone climbing a twelve foot ladder or scaling the walls o f a building! Walksafe! D id your walkers w h o are outside until the

must spin in his grave every time the Daily publishes its intellectu­ ally challenged articles. T o the staff o f the Daily: please take my

dead o f night see anything? If so,

subscription m oney and donate it to a charity o f your choice. If you d o so I promise to never pick up a copy o f your “new spaper” again,

Finally, please note that in

any case, there is a clear shortage on campus o f a thing fundamen­

addition to safely transporting a plethora o f students to and from McGill everyday, the SSMU Tran­

tal to university life — a place for students to read. I ask the univer­

lute sense. O u r politicians sh o w little or no awareness o f con­ btext y or interrelations. P o w e r has lost its footing as som e­

I w a s im p re s s e d Charles Thom as’ article (13-18 Oct.) on Eugénia Romain (elec­ toral candidate in Saint-Henri-

N ot because the comment w as

norms, attitudes, and beliefs,

informative but also because

as discourses that include and

it typified so w ell the igno­ rance o f our time. W h e n “w e ” get “p o w e r” som ething g o o d

exclude or that define the line betw een acceptable and delin­ quent behaviour. P o w e r is not

has happened, it is assumed,

out there som ew here; it rather shapes w h o w e are.

despite the fact that the “w e ” and the “p o w e r” as w e ll as the

The

E n lig h t e n m e n t

goal Ctelos) o f p o w e r remains

reached for this goal: conceiv­

isolated and undefined. The reference to p o w e r assumes

ing p o w e r contextually and in­

yet the statement is a m orbid

ternally. This aim b e c a m e untracked. The goal o f p o w e r (telos, its aim ) has b e e n con ­

deformation o f its principles.

verted from what creates us to

It is worth, then, having a closer look.

w hat w e want, ou r “prize” (fin is ). W e are blind to the relationships p o w e r form s b e ­

the truth o f the Enlightenment,

D u rin g the enlighten­ m ent p o w e r w a s seen

even if I run out o f toilet paper! I w ou ld like to take this opportu­ nity to urge all students w h o d o n ’t feel like having their intelligence insulted by the tiny clique o f overly

tween us, and w e can claim, as d id ,

sit Network is n o w further com­ mitting itself to McGill security by issuing $20 cash reward, out o f its executives’ o w n pockets, to any­ one with information leading to

politically correct, grade D “re­

the retrieval o f our property...

porters” o f the Daily to ask that the same is done with their sub­ scription fee. I’m not trying to

because while our indoor-on-cam­ pus parking is free, our banners

suppress the view s o f others, I just d o n ’t like the idea o f me not being

that it

M m e.

(p o w e r ) is g o o d for us (the

able to choose whether I have to

or another because “p o w e r”

p e o p le ) without the question o f h o w p o w e r will w o rk on us.

H ow ard Markowitz Lom e Daitchman

support a publication like the

Co-Presidents

Daily.

In short, w h en “p o w e r ” is

It w a s in c o n c e iv a b le that p o w e r should stand independ­

“got” w hat discourse w ill b e produced? W h o w ill b e lo n g to

Barry Cam pbell U1 Arts

ently o f the law s that g o v ­

it and w h o w ill b e defined as

erned nature. Rather law s w ere the “nature” o f pow er. C onse­ quently, the politician as much

deviant against it? A nd, in any case, is p o w e r automatically

S S M U T r a n s it N e tw o r k ...

as the philosopher could al­ w ay s raise the question o f

and obviously good? These g o o d “Enlightenment” qu es­ tions escape the contem porary

h o w “social p o w e r" should b e expressed. T h e question w a s

under used. Aside from the book fair and occasional organ con­ certs, nothing very obvious goes on there. M aybe it’s hard to heat, or perhaps som eone has decided that it’s too nice for students. In

sity’s facilities planners to look critically at Redpath Hall and ask if it is being put to its highest and best use. This is not, after all, the Royal Institution for the Advance­ ment o f Book and Ticket Sales.

Kim Schenck

LLB n

are definitely not'

relationally and contextually.

Things w o rk e d in on e fashion manifested itself as an inte­ grated or internal mechanism.

R om ain

did anyone happen to inquire as to what he/she thought they w ere doing at the time?

I don ’t k n ow w h o claims the space today. It strikes me as

in s e a rc h o f ...lib r a r y s p a c e

D is t u r b in g p o l i t i c a l tr e n d s ...

I’m an American and there­ fore should state at the outset that I have no right to meddle in the affairs o f Canadians with regard to their government, society, or abil­ ity to buy W orld Series titles. Yet I’ve noticed a very disturbing trend

W h en it comes to taking on challenges at McGill University, the SSMU Transit Network and its

It’s a rainy Sunday after­ noon about 1 p.m. I w as just at McLennan-Redpath looking for a place to study. I couldn't find any thing suitable, so I trudged up the hill to the law library. Same situa­

world. W e are left to read o f a

dedicated staff are forces to be

tion.

The PCs, most likely, will be dead,

reckoned with. There has been a

It w asn ’t that there w as no

thanks be to G od, and regional

“w hat is the natural order o f

politician dem onstrating as­ sumptions at the exclusion o f a

society?” That meant, w hat in­ ternal relationships sh ould gu ide the mechanisms o f soci­

reporter’s critical judgm ent.

Since the Enlightenment his­ tory has am ply witnessed the

lot o f talk about safety and secu­ rity on campus, and n o w w e have

place to sit, but like a lot o f people I can’t tolerate “study carrels” (a euphemism probably thought u p by their manufacturers). I’ve no­ ticed that it's the tables that g o first

parties will reign supreme. I have not right to comment on the Bloc Q uébécois or Reform as, though they scare the begeezus out o f

here-one that has repercussions for the rest o f North America.The election results will unveil the “N e w Face o f Canadian politics”.

consequences o f such

even more reason to be involved.

O ver the week-end, our $300 allweather publicity banner which

Even if one w ishes to

naive valuations o f p ow er. If

w e w ere going to use for years to

w h en the library is crowded.

enough. M y complaint rests with

argue against the reasoning o f

those o f the generation o f the

the classical Enlightenment period, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that their “ration­

Enlightenm ent k n e w better, w h y must w e accept the igno­

come, w as sw iped right o ff o f the face o f our o w n Shatner Building.

Seeing h ow this criminal activity has been perform ed against an

W hat I long for is a table, ideally on e with incandescent lights attached to it. The Religious Studies Library has a couple o f

the Liberals w h o will inevitably overwhelm their counterparts in the PCs and the N D P. The n ew government will probably have

organization which is run b y stu­

examples o f the kind o f thing I’m talking abou t If there w ere a

immense power, and that po w er w ill determ ine the future o f

place on campus w here a large num ber o f such well-lit tables

Québec. Canada will have a g o v ­ ernment closer to the federalism

and McGill staff for their go o d wishes in trying to retrieve our property, w e believe that there

w ere available— and silence was a w ell-observed rule — I believe it w o u ld be the first choice o f

o f the US than to the loose con­ federation that has marked most

must be some w ay to prevent someone from stealing a 10 foot by six foot plastic banner. W h o

many w h o n ow c row d the librar­

has so little to d o with their life that they w o u ld climb u p the face

in a fe w heartbeats and the bad situation in the libraries will get

o f a building to untie the securing ropes and w alk o ff leaving no

framework where there is no room for diversity. The waning o f real

trace o f their existence?

W as it a drunk student leav­

much worse. Last year I recall that som e classrooms w ere opened u p to relieve the congestion. I d o n ’t k n ow h o w w ell-used they

ing Gert's? W as it some Transit Network m em ber w h o w as so

were, but, I can’t think o f anyplace I’d rather n ot study. Classrooms

the dissolution o f a country founded on universal, humanitar­

thrilled with the service that they needed their very o w n Transit

are designed for lectures and they’re not the right thing for

ian ideals and the creation o f two countries based on cultural differ­

Network paraphernalia to adorn

reading.

ety.

dark

rance o f their wisdom?

ale” is superior to ours. W e no longer have the concern for

David Galston

the internal integrity o f na­

McGill United Church Chaplain

dents for students the issue o f campus theft n o w concerns us all.

W hile w e thank the SSMU

ture, populations, or the g o v ­ ernment o f society. O u r poli­

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the front o f their house?

W as it the M UCTC w h o re­

ies.

Final exams will be upon us

So,

me, I d o not k n ow them w ell

o f Canadian history. With such a federal, centralized government, the question o f Q u ébec’s seces­ sion can no longer be avoided. I believe Q uébec will secede rather than opt to stay in such a tight

choice in Canadian democracy is a very sad thing indeed, if it means

ences. one suggestion. O n my

w ay betw een libraries just n o w I

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Beyond Cosmo : alternative approaches to food, fat and fear fined b y the Am erican Psychiat­ ric Association for anorexia and

The most tragic and com ­ m on expression o f displacement

w eight preoccupation and eat­

m ale bo d y , in all its shapes an sizes, as inherently beautiful i

bulim ia are behaviours exh ib­ ited by the majority o f “norm al”

is b y sexually and/or physically

ing disorders.

necessary to permit w o m e n nc

assaulted w om en . T h e traumatic

T h e collection o f essays,

to shrink in fear o f fo o d an

w om en . In her essay, B ro w n applies a u nique feminist a p ­ proach which positions anorexia, bulimia and w eight preoccupa­

effects o f rape and the violation o f selfhood can contribute to trem endous physical and em o­ tional self-loathing. This self-ha­

w h ile discussing the theoretical aspects o f eating disorders, by n o m eans disregards the practi­ cal. T h e writers offer guidance

weight. W o m en , through sell em powerm ent, will b e ab le t em brace both fo o d and the:

tion in a fram ework o f continuum.

tred finds expression in a denial

for w o m e n with eating problem s

enjoyable.

B ro w n demonstrates h o w

and advice for thera­

presently defined “illnesses” are actually just severe cases o f com ­

o f food. In som e cases, the w om an recalls the lack o f control she had over herself at the time

m on w eight preoccupation.

Frequently, w o m e n with

o f assault, and denies her b o d y fo o d in an attempt to regain that

distorted b o d y images, w eight preoccupation and eating disor­

control. Alternatively, this lack o f control can translate into fear o f

and B row n try to

fo o d and binge-eating. In other

s te e r

w eight preoccupation to realize just h o w com m on and under­

ders have b e e n portrayed as vic­ tims and puppets o f a cruel patri­ archy. A male-dom inated society is in part responsible for the

cases still, the w o m an hides and represses feelings triggered by the scarring event or events, dis­

from a reductionistic attack on p o w e r o f

standable they really are. In their collection o f essays, C onsum ing

difficulties o f w o m en in relation to their bodies. M agazines and

placing the anger, hurt, and lon e­ liness onto her body, rather than

triarchy, many o f the essays m ake these

Passions, Catrina B ro w n

m ovies d o perpetuate distorted b o d y ideals. H ow ever, laying all

confronting them herself.

The essays also explore the

forces their focus.

H o w e v e r, this in­

the blam e on media influence oversimplifies the issue. T o blam e the media, according to B ro w n and Jasper, is to portray w o m e n

d is p la c e m e n t e x h ib it e d b y w o m en from alcoholic families, children in pornography, and

consistency can b e attributed to the na­ ture o f anthology.

survivors o f incest and other child­

as passive, subm issive prey.

h o o d traumas.

C o n s u m in g Passions em ploys a

1lEADEflDIEI B Y JESSICA FR EIH EIT Consum ing Passions ed. b y Catrina Brow n and Karin Jasper Second Story Press

$16.95 W o m e n with eating p ro b ­ lems such as anorexia and bulimia have often been termed “patho­ logically ill”, and their conditions treated as “disorders”. But one has only to place anorexia and bulim ia in the larger context o f

and

Karin Jasper set out to correct various misconceptions concern­ ing eating disorders and provide a critique o f traditional feminist approaches.

The

essays

c h a lle n g e

the

centives for obsessive dieting,

pists and others in­ terested in helping these w om en.

W h ile in their introduction Jasper the

reader

the m edia and p a ­

feminist perspective

present definitions o f eating dis­

So, w h y are w o m e n o b ­

orders, deconstruct the im age o f w o m e n as victims o f the media,

sessed with food and fat7 W h y does this preoccupation lead

In her essay “Fat O p p re s­ sion”, Beth M aclnnes explains h o w fat has beco m e a deroga­

w h ich calls for a p e r c e p t io n of

and demonstrate the often over­ lo ok ed causes o f w eight p reoc­ cupation and eating disorders.

them

M any o f the criteria d e ­

Passages B Y J U N IP E R R ID IN G T O N It is not unusual to spot the director o f a play before the sh o w begins. But at the Stratheam Cen­ tre’s presentation o f the n e w play

Passages, a p re-sh ow sighting o f author and director Peter Cureton

and

tory term, signifying “ugly”, “lazy”

w o m e n as beautiful

overeating? O n e expia nation dis­

or “d u m b ”. “Fat p h o b ia ” and

in

cussed in C onsum ing Passions

prejudice against those w h o are “overw eight” often provide in­

selves. A cultural ac­

to

se lf-sta rv a tio n

is, “displacement".

of

them ­

ceptance o f the fe­

dience in the reality o f his dis­

tional focus to his friends and

point to his centrality. The rest o f

isn’t easy to forget that this i

ease. As a spectator, one cannot dismiss w hat happens on stage as merely a play, existing in a

family. Passages is not a ‘H o w I

the cast is meticulously dressed

Got A ID S ’ play, or a ‘D o n ’t Blame M e ’ piece. O n e strength is the ease with w h ich even B e n ’s

w hile Ben is slouchily attired in sweats.

A n actor b y profession,

Cureton’s play. A s a result, th hopeful tone provides an un eas catharsis for the spectator. M ayb

straightlaced, bickering parents accept without question that their

C ureton

son is gay and sick. Being gay

ered

and having A ID S is the context for the emotion o f Passages, not the issue itself.

The danger o f the play­ wright’s emphasis on universal­

Ben. According

disem bodied and desensitized Theatre Zone.

Despite the immediacy o f the play to his life, Cureton stresses

produces an immediately star­ tling effect.

Cureton has AIDS, and his play is an account o f a man with the disease and its impact on his

with loss and grief.”

Ben,

the character with

ily. The author’s gaunt presence in the lo b b y w idens this sphere

A ID S (w on d erfully played b y Joe de Paul), dies at the beginning o f

o f influence, implicating the au­

the second act, shifting the e m o ­

only

briefly consid­ p la y in g

to the p la y ­ w r ig h t , his physical insta­ bility on top o f

that’s w hat the experience ha been for Cureto himself; a mean

The moments of hilarity temper a gravity that might otherwise overwhelm.

o f conquering th future. Althoug highlighting th pain felt b his friends an family, his df p ic tio n

of

th

ity is that the individual charac­

the emotional

ters can easily devolve into a b ­ stracted stereotypes. H ow ever, the only character not infused

strain o f “enact­ ing your o w n death every night” curtailed that option. Unfortunately, the co o p ­

dén ouem en t c B en ’s death is a unsettling as th: fantasy w e all have o f loved o n e

erative nature o f the sh o w (read

reactions at our o w n funeral. It i

with quirky individuality is Ben’s faceless, churchgoing father. A n d Cureton’s placement o f w o m en

lo w bu d get) w as facilitated b y

at best self-indulgence w h en m a

the “b ig A ID S foundations’” lack o f interest in funding the project.

enact that fantasy, but scaril mature w h e n Cureton does so.

in the p la y ’s fo r e ­ gro u n d , p r im a r ily

A n d on w hat grounds did these

The play is, how ever, nc

B en’s best friends W illy (S u san G lo v e r) and

groups refuse to fund the play?

O n the grounds that it w o u ld n ’t

without its weaknesses. In pai ticular, the stylized m om ent c

som ebod y missed the

death appeared a bit posed. P a sibly, the subject matter w a s to

The play maintains a great deal o f p o w e r w hile resisting the act o f depressing and deflating

immediate for Cureton to portra the death in any but this melodrs matic manner. Although Passage occassionally crosses the lin

Laura (Lisa Bronw yn

make them any money. Some­

M oore), atones for the

w here,

father’s dull, grey na­ ture.

In o n e o f the p lay ’s most m oving

poin t

the audience. Cureton’s writing and the production as a w h ole

betw een genuine sentiment an

w o m en find solace af­ ter B en ’s death in their n ew fo u n d friendship.

are infused with a hum our and warmth w hich sits w ell with the

But Ben is the focus o f their grief: b y default,

cozy set. The moments o f hilarity temper a gravity that might other­

strong, cohesive production, an definitely a g o o d on e to catch.

Passages isa tth eS tra th ea r

he is the main charac­

w ise overwhelm .

scen es,

P e te r Burton's *Passages'

and

confronts audiences with the reality of AIDJ

the universality o f the text. In an in te rv ie w b e fo r e the s h o w , Cureton explained: “The man with A ID S is not the main character.

Passages is really about dealing

intimate circle o f friends and fam­

bodies as natural, acceptable an

th e

tw o

ter. Even the costumes

Cooperative effort aside, it

sentimentality,

it is overall

C entre, 3 6 8 0 J e a n n e M ance through N ovem ber 6. Tickets: $12 $8 f o r students a n d seniors.

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Ain't no Halifax: doom and diversity in Victoria, B.C. B Y IA N H A N N A It is easy to feel lousy w h en you live o ff the coast o f an under­ populated country. W h en your company consists

album sometimes appear in un­

bands. Not to mention the

m ixed form (witness the one minute hardcore eruption enti­ tled “Tree Farm Licence”) , and at

infamous Dayglo Abortions

other times as hybrids. O n e o f the most effective

o f the octogenar­

hybrids, o n

ians and freaks d raw n to V a n ­

track

couver Island for its mild climate, the feeling o f iso­ lation gets worse.

T h e resu lt: a growing popula­

“We try to capture that lame feeling you have just before you go to work.”

tion o f “g lo o m c h a s e r s ”— that strange cult o f young musicians committed to fighting blahness with unbridled creative savagery.

Seatbelt is one o f many

a

c a lle d

“H e rm it”, re ­ sem bles intro­ v erted b a s e ­ m en t ro c k ( S e b a d o h comes to m ind) but has a defi­ nite underlying te n s io n p r o ­

duced by staccato cymbals and intricate bass rhythms. Visualize D eNiro playing with guns and talking to himself in his little room in T a xi D riv e r and you get the

and Red Tide.

Seatbelt Eric C ra v e n ,

d ru m m er a recen t

Montréal émigré, sum m ed up the difficulties o f his home town.

“V ic to ria ’s

a lw a y s

been a place with lots o f talented m usicians but nothing to offer them in terms o f a place to play and som eone w h o w ill watch."

“It’s an island, man.

N o one gets o ff alive,” he added.

Diversity makes it Defying categorization is not

difficult to attribute a dominant trend or sound in the scene. “Bands

the most rewarding task. Having a

range from Mexican Pow er A u ­

clarinet player in your hardcore

thority, w h o are influenced b y everything from Black Flag to Sun

band (M .P .A .) excludes you from

Theirfirstalbum, TheG loom Chaser, incorporates styles rang­

picture.

The last decade has seen only a handful o f Victoria bands

Ra, to INRI, w h o have more o f a

looking awkward and having short

ing from jazz to hardcore to un­

achieve notoriety on the “Main­

progressive-gothic sound,” said

derstated pop, all with the basic

land”, (the rest o f North America).

Jazzcore superstars NoM eansNo are the most eminent and perhaps the most influential for younger

Craven. A bout Seatbelt he ex­ plained, “W e try to capture that lame feeling you have just before

hair. Seatbelt w as put in the “other” category at the Vancouver Anar­ chy Fest last August, and was recently criticized in a fanzine for not being “punk rock” enough.

bands in the Victoria scene con­ cerned with musical eclecticism.

goal o f rebellion against the alter­ native mainstream.

The various genres on the

you go to w ork.”

alternative label A, B or C. So does

But it sounds go o d to me.

Som e o f the bands m en­ tion ed above are n ot represented a t Sam the R ecordM an. T oob ta in the Seatbelt cassette o ra list o f the other V ictoria bands on th eir la ­ bel, send $5 cash, cheque o r m oney ord er payable to Jason Flow er at Break Even, 2185 A m ity D riv e , Sidney B.C. V8L 1B2.

ani difranco: “I just sing what I wish I could say” B Y STEVE M OFFITT A N D REBECCA C O N O L L Y WITH J O N A T H A N SCHEFF

her image, her audience, and h o w

about those fans w h o express their

again, they don ’t think you’re a

she feels about being thought of as the w om an with all the an­

admiration by emulating you?

AD: It’s weird; it is weird.

Y know, it’s like that whole cult o f

real person, that you’re so asser­ tive and it just doesn’t occur to

personality thing; like the song “I’m N o Heroine,” I wrote it kind o f about that Y ’know, I’m not

or that you might not have the energy right n o w to do what it is

special. I’m just standing on a platform with lights all over me,

people project love onto you they

swers.

N o bullshit and a lot o f soul.

This attitude, put forth by buffalob o rn s in g e r -s o n g w r it e r ani difranco resulted in a sold-out

and it makes me look special.

That’s w h y I try to make the per­ formance more normal, more like people relating. It’s nothing magic.

show at Café Campus on Sunday night, to promote her forthcom­ ing album (tentatively titled O ut

o f Rangé). difranco treats her music as a w ork in progress-constantly cre­

afraid o f laughing at herself, difranco kept a running conversa­ tion with her fans throughout the show. She welcom ed requests, encouraged people to sing with her and remained unfazed during

voice.

To compliment the intimate atm osphere that she created, difranco invited members o f the audience to play with her in her final encore. She distributed a bongo, tambourines and those lit­

that they want you to do. So while

will be released within three weeks. Joking about her dislike for the sound o f her voice on the first two albums, ani tells us this album will contain re-recordings o f her early work.

TAKE

It’s like I w as saying tonight— there’s a lot o f people w h o are really go o d at what they do, but they just don ’t d o things that are as flashy as me. Sometimes people lose sight o f the fact that I’m a person; and it’s weird because they think that they love me...

Tribune: D oes this confu­ sion between ani difranco the performer and ani difranco the person ever evoke confusion or • even bitterness in those w h o can’t differentiate between the two?

AD. Well, y’know it’s like that song “you wanna take me home to dinner / you think I’m a

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ating and reworking pieces and trying n ew styles. This time, she shared the stage with drummer and friend, Andy, adding a per­ cussive kick to her tunes.

Always smiling and never

the endless cries o f ‘I love you ani’.

The result-three encores and a highly energized atmosphere dur­ ing the two hours that she furi­ ously strummed her guitar and belted out her ideas with her husky

them that you have needs as well

also project hatred. ani difranco’s fifth album

Tribune. To what extent does your music define w h o you are, and to what degree is it a vehicle to express what you wish you could say? ani difranco : I think the thing with me is that I find it hard to be assertive, and I almost never express anger. I’d really just rather smile and leave than tell som e­

tle eggs that go shaka, shaka, shaka.

After the show, the Tribune went backstage to talk to the 23 year-old w h o ’s been impressing critics and audiences everywhere

body to fuck off, but it builds up after a while because the list of people you wish you’d told to fuck off gets longer and longer. I think it’s that frustration that comes out in my music because generally the people w h o I absolutely hate with a vengeance don’t k n o w it.

Tribune: You seem to in­

with her folk-punk attitude. W e asked ani a few questions about

spire many o f your fans through your music. H o w d o you feel

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Serious am bient pleasure Don’t Use Your Illusion under the thumb o f The Orb By the time my column

B Y D O M IN IC P A T T E N A N D J E N N IF E R RALSTON Rave culture m ay have reached its peak in the U.K. and U.S. in the late 1980s, but like most things, it took five years to get to Canada. H ow ever, that meant nothing to the 2000plus M ontreal ravers w h o turned out to see The O rb in concert at Metropolis o n Fri­ day night.

Y o u can say that The O rb are just two glorified sound engineers w h o are renting Pink Floyd’s o ld light sh o w for a

fered everyone on “the trip”

rock concerts with their three-act

The O r b w as but one part ol a m ulti-D.J. p a c k a g e , callec “Eclipse," that w as offered to the techno-starved youths o f our city Montreal w as the only Canadiar

formula, poses, and clichés. The beauty o f the sh o w w as its use o f space and stillness. There’s no need to get overly metaphysical,

tested m ystique o f T h e O r b brought a genuine excitement to the crowd.

Regardless o f whether am­ bient music is your thing or n ot— and it ca n be pretty boring in its minimalism — you have to admit to the rush that Dr. A lex Paterson and his accomplice, Thrash, bring to the stage. A n d they hardly even move. The same can’t be said for the fans, w h o w ere dancing and sw aying from the minute The O rb hit the stage.

W hat w as most interesting about the O r b ’s sh o w at Metropo­

perfect chance to slip away.

stop on The O r b ’s five-city North Am erican tour. Accord­ ing to one m em ber o f the pro m o ting group The Bus Com E x p e rim e n ta tio n

a n d

re a l

n o t

d e v ia tio n h a v e

to

d o

in a c c e s s ib le

pany, it outsold all the other shows.

It boggles the mind that the O rb are only visiting five

b e n o r

u n e n jo y a b le .

while, but to d o so w o u ld entirely miss the point o f the great pleasure — both in terms o f dance and atmosphere— o f the experience. Unlike many con­ certs, w h ere fan expectations are too high, the unknow n and un­

2

lis w as just h o w different it w as from your standard tried-and-true

but it w o u ld n ’t be too much to say that live, The O rb operate on the level o f inner space. A n d it works.

W hich is proof enough that ex­

cities. After all, it's not like they particularly exhaust themselves onstage. But then again, that’s partially due to the nature of ambient dance music (intrigu ing genre, d o n ’t you think?) and the sensory spectacle that The O rb provide.

There is, however, one trend

BABBLEÜ

has been printed, the federal elections will be over. I am se­ cure enough in my pow ers o f

B Y K ATE GIBBS

omniscience, and at present fa­ miliar with the polls, to predict

miraculous piece o f “unified

Dr. D o u g Henning, Master Illu­ sionist will not have transformed himself to Dr. D ou g Henning, Canadian Prime Minister, by Tuesday.

For all o f you w h o scoffed H enning’s credibility from your ivory towers o f academia, he does posses a doctorate in G o o d

Canada”. But face it, the guy’s a magician, and not for one minute did Henning believe the hankie to be cut The crow d loved it, but it w as all an illusion.

In a similar but more tragic vein, in the United States, two boys w ere killed and on e placed in critical condition w h e n they

Vibes from an accredited Euro­ pean ’university’. That’s correct,

attempted to ape a scene from

the Swiss Vitamin Institute certi­

movie, drunken football play­ ers prove their bravery and com mitment to the team by lying d o w n in the middle o f the road

fies that Henning - and Pantene for that matter - are quite natural.

As funny as this may seem, the

The Program . In the pretend

principle at the core o f Henning’s

as cars and trucks narrowly miss

campaign “illusion” makes me

them. In rea l

dam n mad. W hat may be con­ strued as entertaining for sick children and birthday parties for

didn’t.

At present it is n o longer useful to explain that the movie

life, the cars

feel obliged to warn

the under 12’s, is not O K for the

w as not real, all an illusion now.

perimentation and real deviation

against. As much as rave culture

Nonetheless in a magnanimous

d o not have to be inaccessible nor unenjoyable.

Including a legion o f local

has a whimsical fashion sense, there is no need whatsoever for people to be utilizing obviously empty backpacks as accessories.

hundred-plus Natural Law party representatives and Canadian

D.J.’s, the sh ow w as just as much about atmosphere as it w as mu­

that w e

govermenL In a last putsch effort, at a press conference last Thursday, Dr. Henning attempted to show

gesture, Paramount Studios have already cut the offending scene from the movie at a cost o f two hundred thousand dollars. They

sic. Invaded by local promoters

Perhaps this is som e sort o f “ur­ ban outfitter” look that has es­

The Bus Company, Metropolis was altered from ils standard shop­ ping centre motif to a series o f environmentally-attuned rooms—

caped us, or perhaps there is som e sort o f Q uasim odo cull em erging in our fair city. Either w ay, it must cease now.

This completed, Henning dem ­

People, the bottom line is

most notably, the upstairs D u b Lounge. Playing reggae d u b mu­

Having said all that, let us

onstrating the positive “healing”

free choice. D o n ’t be taken in.

hand the final comment over to Mike, a joyful raver w h o told us,

pow ers o f the Natural Law party

Please g o to see The P ro g ra m ,if

proceeded to reveal that same

you must, but not to rubber­

“Y o u gotta go to a rave - it’ll open your mind.”

snot rag intact, in effect one

neck at foolishness.

sic and filled with soft couches, camouflage netting, and dim spot­ lighting, the lounge certainly of­

could afford to; according to

the severing effects o f the Bloc

Variety M agazine,

Québécois, by inviting “a mem­ ber o f my lovely audience to cut clear through this handkerchief”.

these accidents, the film’s audi­

following

ence increased b y over forty per cent.

Lu st a n d ly ric s w it h P e a r l J am a n d T h e L e m o n h e a d s m

DISCELLANEOUS

Leaders O f the New School: T.I.M.E. The Inner Mind’s Eye (Elektra) Warning: This album con­ tains no

back grou n d

sex

The Lemonheads - Come Oh Feel The Lemonheads

groans or misogynist lyrics.

Probably the best n ew offer­

(Atlantic)

ing in the hip-hop scene,

album is a lot like living next to a bunch o f people w h o are a lot cooler than you and w h o are con­

L.O.N.S is a perfect middle ground between Public En­ em y and Digable Planets: not too harsh but not too cutesy.

Busta Rhymes, w h o a p ­

stantly having great parties. W h o w ouldn’t want to spend time hang­ ing with Evan Dando and ever­ present guest Lemonhead Juliana

peared on A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory and the other three boys from Brooklyn are a definite

Hatfield? These two set “alterna­ tive" hearts a-fluttering from Seattle to the pages o f Sassy. W h o wouldn’t want to sit around tossing off

choice for fans o f Tribe (esp e­ cially the more grinding “Sce­

Listening to a Lemonheads

clever and irresistible pop songs and get paid for it7 O n Com e On

Feel The Lem onheads

the band delivers once again, combining noisy guitars, beautiful harmonies,

nario”), the Pharcyde and BDP. LO .N .S. are political, but they don ’t ram it dow n your throat W eary o f the evil capitalist rap industry, they are definitely hip hop: “Understand

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as on “Slate”, to the upbeat, heart­ broken wail o f “The Long Cut”.

There are no frills to this band, unless o f course one considers the use o f violin, dobro and banjo to be frills (which in the world o f p o p music they probably are). Even so, Uncle Tupelo’s stripped-down country-rock is am ong the most engaging music you will ever encoun­ ter. Check this band out b e ­ fore you feel like a band­ w ago n jumper — you w o n ’t regret it - Michael Broadhurst

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Sebadoh and Dinosaur Jr), then

you’re a cynical bastard w h o cares too much what other people think.

Because, let’s face it, Eddie Vedder has one o f the most amazing voices in p op music. That voice is pushed to the forefront o f the n e w record for good reason: the man sounds sexy.

H e’s sexy on the hard rockin’ “Animal” (moaning “I gotta be with the animal...Why would you wanna hurt me?”) and sexy on the soon to be head-butting classic “Rats”.

The lyrics deal with the same dark realms o f Ten. It’s interesting to hear a man sing about abuse and violence towards children and

Pearl Jam - PearlJam

wom en, but admittedly, this ear­

(Epic) Poor Pearl Jam. They’re

nestness can be a bit grating.

Instead, the more personal sounds o f “Indifference” and “Eld­ erly W om an Behind the Counter in a Small T o w n ” let Vedder tone

the kid in the schoolyard the cool kids hate. The kid w h o ’s just

U nde Tupelo Anodyne

a little too go o d looking, a little too popular with the teachers, a little too...successful. Ah, the S-

With their fourth album, and first on a major label, UncleTupelo revisits the angst and country stylings that made the first three so

word. The kiss o f death in the

dow n the drama and get intimate.

And Eddie is a master o f the blues moan that makes you think: dark

alternative world.

O n their follow -up to the hyper successful Ten, Pearl Jam

room, cigarette... sex.

M aybe this is w h y people hate him so much, but the fact is,

comes back with more o f the

the little girls understand. And

o f language.

Althoughthey have a mes­

brilliant Singer-songwriters Jay Farrar and Jeff T w eedy play off one another with the savvy o f rock

same, and if you liked the first

isn’t that what go o d rock music is all about’ It gets you in the groin,

sage ( “W e got to activate social/ Activity for one common cause/

n’ roll veterans, and span the musical spectrum o f the folk dirge,

(Sire)

the w o rd and h o w you use it, rap

inside jokes and lyrics like, “If I w as a booger, w ou ld you b lo w your nose?” (from “Being Around”).

is business music, hip/hop is cul­

It’s definitely worth going next d oor to check out and even if you d o n ’t have a good time you can forgive them because they’re just

jazz and “hard” rap combines with

so damn cute.

-John Scanlon

.I f

Cherish your mind or you will perish”) their music is really one big excellent cryptic crossword.

-Catrin Morris

tural music.” This cultural music, including James Brow n samples, a silly but intelligent use and abuse

disc, you’ll like this one. If you didn’t like it (but you like other hard edged pop-metal bands like

not just in the head.

-Katrina Onstad

The McGill Tribune, October 27-November 1,1993

Entertainment

Page 11

Guelph’s biggest exports: cows, hippies and King Cobb Steelie B Y BRENDON ‘W ALSH’ YORKE

for sure! W e got a call from som e gu y in K elow n a, B.C., at 1:30 in

video?

KB: G oddam n ! I w o rk at a

Tribune: H o w will the n e w

KB: Y e a h , w e actually fi­

used record store and it cam e in

com pare to the old?

the morning. T h e on ly person he

nally agreed, after m uch pulling

KB: I think the recordings

twice — I got to listen to it for

Last March the pride o f

got hold o f w a s o u r drum m er

o f the teeth, to d o a video, but

w e did with Albini sort o f brought

about thirty seconds. I ’m waiting

G uelph , K ing C o b b Steelie, re­ leased their first self-tided CD, m uch to the delight o f southern

(G a ry D utch) w h o w a s sound

w e ’ll d o it for the next record.

out the punk rock elem ent a lot

for it to com e in again so I can

m ore. But the n e w stuff w e ’re

b u y it cheap. But I liked the first thirty seconds, it w a s great.

Tribune: W h e n y ou look

Tribune: W h ich w ill h ap­

asleep.

Ontario alternative m usic fans.

Tribune: Joy! KB: H e just w anted

go n n a do, I think w e ’re go in g to m ake a con ­

Y es, there are southern Ontario

to say that he w a s ex­

scious effort to m ake it

into y o u r crystal ball, w h at d o

a little m ore dense in terms o f instrumenta­ tion and diversity.

you see?

altem adve music fans. T w o o f

cited and that he liked

m y best friends are southern Ontario alternative music fans.

the record. Y ’k n o w , w e w e re fortunate en ou gh

Eight months later, with

that the last time w e

T rib u n e: K in g

w e are adverse to the idea o f

toured w e had ou r 7-

C o b b Steelie has b e e n

b e in g m arketed in a particular

belt, six o f them p roduced b y the

inch

and

described as having an

w a y in order to be c o m e success­

altem adve g o d o f k n o b and but­ ton manipulation, Steve Albini

Brave N e w W a v e s w a s

un-C anadian sound. Is

ful. If success com es on our o w n

gracious enough to play

that the b a n d ’s specific

terms, then that’s great. But in

(w h o pro d u ced those hipsters PJ H arvey, Nirvana, and Pixies),

it, um , p ro b ab ly far too m any times.

intent?

our eyes, w e ’ve already achieved

King C o b b Steelie g o e s nadonal,

Tribune: A re live

em barking on their first cross-

sh o w s still the most im­

Canada tour. The T ribune chat­

portant to you for self pro m o -

pen...

sic is sort o f like a folk-roots

are you g o in g to vote?

ted it u p with KCS’s lead singer and guitarist Kevan Byrne from

don?

KB: It’s an absolute neces­

KB: W e ’ve recorded six songs with Steve Albini, and

approach w hich is, I guess, fine.

But for me, I m ean, I listen to

KB: I’v e already voted, ac­ tually, becau se w e ’re g o in g to b e

his hom e in G u elp h to find out

sity if y o u ’re a b a n d that d o esn ’t

after that session w e kind o f

John

I voted Green.

K in g C obb Steelie w ill m ake th e ir presen ce fe lt w ith C hange o f H e a rt a t W o o d s to ck o n W ednesday, O cto b e r 27th. 6$.

3781 St. Laurent, a bove P in e .

som e n e w

songs u n d er their

sin g le

out,

KB: N o , not at all.

C o ltra n e

and

have a vid eo to b e out playing,

hem m ed

and

thought, “Hm m m , this isn’t very

fected the b a n d ’s exposure out­ side y o u r stom pin’ groun ds in

m easurable w h e n y o u g o and

com plete.” I hesitate to give a

vana. If that d o esn ’t reflect a Canadian sound it’s definitely

play the sam e place a cou ple o f

release date because w e ’re gonna

not a conscious effort.

southern Ontario?

times.

g o record m ore stuff. It might

Tribune: A n y plans for a

BY DANIEL BORINS AND ADAM TAYLOR

and

haw ed,

put too m uch pressure on us.

on the road during the election.

Thom as

because the difference is im­

W hat M o d e r n Was

Tribune: S o o o o o o , h o w

zation o f Canadian m u­

Tribune: H as the C D af­

Kevan Byrne: Y eah, it has,

ou r success in terms o f just b ein g able to record som e songs.

I guess the characteri­

M atsum o and Scientist an d Nir­

just w hat the heck is go in g on.

KB: W e ’re not adverse to the idea o f b e in g successful, but

Tribune: H o w z a b o u t that n e w Nirvana album !

is a trip to Grandma's basement

the development o f decorative art

The show begins with the

1969, Arthur Derek Brace's “Tel­

cannily resembled an astronaut’s

from 1935 to 1965. O n the surface,

1930s, when the locomotive en­

evision Console", w as inspired by

helmet In this exhibition, viewers

comparing shag carpets to ghetto

gine served to represent a society obsessed with the concept o f

the world’s fascination with the Space Race. Appropriately, people

becomes aware that these pieces are more than just abstract crea­

Remember a time when the ghetto blaster w as swank, classy

blasters seems pointless; but this exhibit allows the viewer to put

streamlining. Kem W eber captured

were able to watch the first moon

tions from a designer's mind, they

and dazzling’ There was also a time when your grandparents’ split-level ranch bungalow complete with

into perspective the simultaneous evolution o f modem decorative art.

WhatM odem is arranged

this notion with his ironic adapta­

landing on a television which un­

stand as symbols o f their age.

wall-to-wall shag carpeting and fur­

chronologically. The show allows

niture designed by Restomatic was

the viewer to understand the corre­ lation between the Bauhaus princi­

This beautifully curvaceous time piece, elegantly sculpted in brass,

considered swank, classy and daz­ zling. Both the ghetto blaster and

tion o f a digital clock in the form o f a train, cleverly entitled “Zephyr”.

represents the designer’s ability to

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the shag carpet, even though mis­

desire o f 1960s designers to mould

fulfil the demand for objects which were functional, yet gave

takes o f two separate generations, illustrate a notion o f “newness”

the synthetic into representations

the public a sense o f being at the

o f the Pop Art era and the Space

forefront o f technology by placing

rentrai to modem decorative art.

This type o f art w as not con­

Age. It was the role o f designers to celebrate modernism by creating

a symbol o f machine pow er in the

sidered worthy o f collecting until

inanimate objects which repre­ sented the spirit o f their time pe­ riod. The atmosphere o f the show

Liliane and David M. Stewart started to build a collection in the late 1970s. The show that has recently

ples o f utility and simplicity and the

home.

In an ideal situation, a de­

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Mon.*Sat. 8;Q0am to 8:00 pm Sun. 12:00 pm te 5:00 pm

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signer can use technology — a symbol o f modernity — and blend

opened at the Montreal Museum of

all-stars o f each era are displayed

it with artistic vision. The unlikely partnership o f a graceful mahogany

Fine Arts, WhatM odem Was, traces

with a surprising air o f freshness.

sculpture combined with electrical

resembles a hall o f fame where the

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current creates a beauti­ fully illuminated serpent, which can also be used as a floor lamp. This imposing piece by Wendell Castle, surrounded by other or­ ganically influenced de­ signs, serves as the centre­ piece o f the show. Castle’s “Serpentine Floor Lamp” forcefully asserts itself as a symbol. It is aggressive, graceful, sexual, beautiful, functional, and therefore, it is the decorative art ideal.

T h e aspiration to translate symbols o f mod­ em technology into com ­ mon household items is a E xh ibit tells the Time Warp

recurring trend in this exhi­ bition. Consequently, in

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io n Painted red: Canada’s changing political face

BY BAR N A B Y C L U N IE A N D RAM RANDHAW A

comfortable lead w as w eak en ed

by Reform’s near s w e e p o f A l­ berta and B.C. In the end, h o w ­ ever, the B Q came out on top

the results started rolling in. A l­ though most o f his speech w as in French, Bouchard, in order to reassure the rest o f Canada, said

In last M onday’s landslide Liberal party victory, voters across Canada expressed their frustra­ tion with Canadian politics, de­ priving tw o o f the nation’s tradi­ tional political parties o f their

with 54 seats, with the Reform

a fe w w ords in English.

humiliating de­

party close behind with 52.

Canada’s next prime minis­ ter w as chosen long before the polls closed in the western part o f the country. The Liberals w o n

“Tonight the veil o f com ­ placency has been lifted, bring­ ing to the forefront the real com ­ p le x i o n o f C a n a d a , ” s a id Bouchard. “O u r com m on values

feat, kept her sense o f h u ­ mour.

“I’m glad I didn’t sell my

in Parlia­

19 o f Q u e b e c ’s 75 seats, and

Neither the N e w D e m o ­ cratic Party (N D P ) nor the Pro­ gressive Conservative party (P C ) w o n the 12 seats required to be

w ere just one seat short o f an unprecedented sw e e p o f O n ­ tario’s 99 seats. A lo n g with w in ­ ning 31 o f the 32 seats in the Atlantic provinces, this alone gave

o f dem o cracy a n d tolerance should lead to a m ore serene dialogue.”

“The B loc Q u é b é c o is is sovereigntist It’s therefore under the sovereigntist banner that its MPs elected tonight will enter the

c a r ,” sh e quipped. “C a­ nadian dem oc­ racy has sp o ­ ken loudly and clearly today,

H ouse o f Com m ons,” remarked Bouchard, reaffirming the B Q ’s sovereignty position. “O f course the B Q will not bring about sov­ ereignty alone — only the p e o ­

judgem ent o f the C anadian p e o p l e w ith d is a p p o in t­ ment but with­

ple o f Q u e b e c can decide for that in a referendum .”

Manning, w h o w o n his rid­ ing o f Calgary Southwest, also commented on Canada’s chang­ ing political face.

official

party

status

ment.

The N D P procured eight seats, in c lu d in g le a d e r A u d rey M cLaugh lin ’s hom e riding o f Yukon. The PCs w o n two seats, Jean Charest w inning his

Chrétien’s party 148 seats, enough to form a majority government.

By the end o f the night, the Liberals had netted 178 o f the 295 seats in Canada. Traditionally d e ­

riding

Q uebec, but leader

prived o f support in the West, it

Kim Cam pbell lost hers in Van­ couver.

Both the Bloc Q uébécois (B Q ) and the Reform party will have a strong voice in Canada’s

is significant that the Liberals can n o w claim MPs from across the country.

recognized as an official party.

in

n e w parliament, with leaders Lucien Bouchard (B Q ) and Pres­ ton M anning (R eform ) both w in ­ ning their hom e ridings. Early on, the B Q seem ed to have secured itself as the official opposition, but as the votes from Western Canada began to roll in, their

both the P Q and the B Q .”

Campbell, w h o faced a

and I accept the

than for the B Q (13 9 per cent).

D u e to the distribution o f these votes, however, these figures did not translate into seats for Cana­ d a ’s PCs. Bouchard w as the first o f the major party leaders to ad­

“Tonight the political land­ scape o f Canada has been signifi­ cantly altered,” he stated. “The old federalist parties have been beaten b y the B Q in Q uebec.

This illustrates dramatically the need to develop a n e w federal­

out re se rv a ­ tion.”

Chrétien w as the last to address the Ca­ nadian public.

“A major­ Reform Party leader Preston M a n n in g ity government is not a blank cheque, [but] an derstanding.” opportunity,” he noted. “I will “I think w e have a very w o rk hard to earn your respect clear mandate o f jo b creation and and trust, keeping in mind the econom ic recovery, and that w e great Canadian values o f gener­ should put our constitutional dif­

dress the Canadian public once

ism capable o f com peting with

osity, sharing, tolerance, and un­

Ironically, more Canadians voted for the PC (16.1 per cent)

ferences on ice,” he added

St -H e n ri-W e s tm o u n t flo c k s to M P D a v id B e r g e r B Y P A T R IC K FRUCHET, D AVE KRUSE, J E N N IF E R STO N E A N D R A C H E L W ATSON The Liberal party locked up victory after victory across the nation last night, and the St-HenriWestmount riding w as no excep­ tion. Though the Bloc Québécois rolled easily through most o f Q u e ­ bec, their joyride came to an abrupt end at the gates o f this traditional

Berger w as cau­ tious about his future role in the Liberal gov­ ernment and refused to s p e c u la te on whetherjean Chrétien w ould appoint him to a cabinet position.

“I have no prom­ ises fromMr. Chrétien,” he said. Berger w as the Liberal’s Science and Technology critic in the

little advice.

“Please, don’t raise the deficit,” Perez requested.

The mood at Perez’s headquarters was one o f profound disappointm ent in the local and national results. Perez rea­ soned that his poor sh o w in g o f 3,670 votes w as mainly a reaction against the

from scratch,” he said.

St-Henri-Westmount N e w Democratic Party (N D P ) candi­ date Ann Elboum e received 1,453 votes, a figure that did not sur­ prise many at the riding’s head­ quarters M onday night. Despite the poor results at the polls, many N D P members w ere satisfied with their party’s campaign.

Peter Julian, president o f the Election Planning Committee and Provincial Secretary o f the

PC’s national cam­ paign.

“Y o u cannot talk about the riding w ith o u t ta lk in g about the national cam paign. Ninety per cent o f the par­ ty’s success in the riding is based on the performance of

ty’s resolve.

“W e ran a most substantive campaign. W e all w ork ed and stuck through it and the feeling here is one o f pride. W e stressed the important issues and did our best,” Julian maintained.

Julian admitted that his

garnered a mere 6,918 votes.

By 9 PM it w as clear that the Liberals had w on at virtually every poll in this riding. Berger conceded that the success o f the

previous government.

W hen asked about the success of the Bloc Québécois, Berger questioned the reasons for which they w ere elected.

“M a n y B lo c members w ere elected under false pretences,” he claimed. Yet Berger’s assessment o f the Bloc’s presence in Parliament remained unclear.

“Even in the role

Liberals throughout the province

o f Official Opposition,

w as a surprise to many in his party.

“O ur success is beyond many people’s expectations," he claimed.

“I’ve w orked damn hard for this.”

the Bloc w o u ld have little influence on a Liberal majority gov­ he stated. ernment,” he asserted.

P e re z C a m ­ H o w ev er, com ­ N o surprises f o r incumbent B erger in M on d a y's election p a ig n M anager menting on the Bloc Serge Beauregard explained that Westmount, Progressive Conserva­ later, he stated: “W e must take the the PC ’s losses are significant but tive (P C ) candidate Alain Perez threat o f the Bloc’s agenda seri­ not fatal. visited Berger's campaign head­ ously.”

“N o w it’s time to [start] re­ quarters on Ste-Catherine Ouest W hen it w as clear that the building and w e will have to start to offer his congratulations and a Liberals had taken St-H enri-

Liberal stronghold.

Residents o f the St-HenriWestmount riding re-elected Liberal M P David Berger in what turned out to be an easy victory. Berger

received 21,865

votes. The closest anyone came to Berger w as the Bloc Québécois candidate, Eugénia Romain, w ho

Berger attributed the Liber­ als’ success to a well-run national campaign.

“The national cam paign went very w ell and the ad cam­ paign w as excellent,” he said.

5 ® g, ®

the party at the national level. I thought in the beginning that my party w ould do a lot better. Its per­ formance gave me a sharp disadvantage,”

N D P, expressed pride in his par­

party had failed to gam er student involvement in the N D P ’s plat­ form.

“There didn’t seem to be much student activism,” he said.

“I think that too much emphasis for everyone w as put o n the me­ dia. In a six-second slot on televi­ sion, the other main parties were able to state everything they wanted to. But for us, w e w ere just getting started.”

The Bloc Q uébécois w ou ld only comment that they were satisfied with the provincial re­ sults and congratulated all w h o had participated in the cam­ paign.

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The McGll Tribune, October 27-November 1.1993

______________ E l e c t i o n 9 5 BQ celebrates victories in Old M ontreal

BY A LE X USHER, B A R N A B Y C L U N IE , A N D BENOIT JACQMOTTE Party Central (take that both ways) for the Bloc on Monday night was at the Marché Bonsecours in O ld Montreal. While the rally was minor by Quebec standards, organizers did not make it easy to stay. The assembled 200 or so party activists and press people were audibly assaulted with the BQ theme song 54 times in the course o f the night, once for every candidate w h o w as declared elected.

If crowd size is indicative o f the importance o f o f a public event, the Bloc victory hardly qualified as

cannot be satisfied by the status quo.”

Duceppe was followed on stage by Parti Québécois leader Jacques Parizeau, w h o received the loudest ovation o f the evening.

Parizeau resisted the temptation to steal part o f the evening’s spot­ light, and began his speech by giving credit where credit was due — to Lucien Bouchard.

Parizeau told the enthusias­ tic crowd that “Bouchard, in a sense has been the honour o f Q u e­ bec these last three years, and w e must never, never, never forget him.

“A year a g o tom orrow , Quebecers said what they didn’t want,” Parizeau continued in refer­ ence to the results o f last year’s Charlottetown referendum. “T o ­

a major turning point in Quebec history. Obviously, the turnout was nowhere near indicative o f the party's support or success. 54 Bloc

night, Quebecers told the country what they do want — a country o f their own."

One o f the favourite topics

MPs is no mean showing. But it was only a year ago that 5000 people filled the downtown club Metropolis to celebrate the defeat o f the Charlottetown accord, and three years ago that 300,000 peo­ ple filled the streets o f Montreal on St. Jean Baptiste Day to celebrate the defeat o f Meech. Not to dis­ count any hockey game celebra­ tions, either.

o f discussion during the evening was a sports metaphor. Right after the Canadiens w on the Stanley Cup, Parizeau unveiled the follow­ ing: the B Q ’s campaign was the first period, the provincial election was the second, and a prospective referendum on sovereignty the third. Apparently, many in the

Sovereignty issues In their speeches, few elected candidates strayed beyond the stock phrases: on se donne le vraipouvoir,

le Québec aura m aintenant le re­ spect du Canada, etc., etc. The speeches were for the most part short — not least because few o f them had any­ thing to say be­ yond platitudes.

The party didn’t really be­ gin until Gilles Duceppe, Bloc MP for LaurierSte-Marie and the man widely seen as B o u c h a rd ’s unof f ic ia l deputy, entered the hall.

D u cep p e gave

crowd thought this counted as se­ rious political commentary.

The party (actually more o f a large discussion group) went on late into the night, as people waited first to hear what Lucien Bouchard, then the other party leaders had to say. No one seemed to notice the split messages sent by Parizeau and Bouchard. Parizeau stressed the likelihood o f sovereignty by 1995, while Bouchard called for d ia lo g u e and cooperation be­ tw e e n the Blocists and the o th e r M Ps headed for Ot­ tawa.

D e s p it e all the white n oise in the m ed ia a b o u t how the Bloc w ould perform in opposition and what posi­

the longest and tions they m ost fiery would take on speech o f the various issues, night, p a y in g the w in n in g tribute to “that MPs were too great sp irit” w rapped up in Lucien Bouchard the euphoria o f Duceppe outlines party platform and paying hom­ their success age to “that grand and noble project and their sovereigntist rhetoric to called sovereignty”. initially discuss much o f anything “Quebecers didn’t vote for else. The early mood o f the party sovereignty tonight, but Quebecers was best described in what was did give a victory to sovereigntists,” possibly the briefest political speech Duceppe said. “Quebecers clearly in history, delivered by Paul Mercier, showed that they had more confi­ the new Bloc MP for Blainvilledence in sovereigntists than in fed­ Deux Montagnes. eralists when it comes to defend­ “I w ould just like to say, ’Vive ing their interests. They showed le Québec libre!”’ Mercier said, and more clearly than ever that they left the stage.

The widely-reviled PQ M NA for Westmount, Richard Holden, watched from the sidelines, a wide grin on his face. W hen asked if he would be getting on stage to reiter­ ate the message, he shook his head.

“W e don’t need to say that anymore,” he said.

What besides sovereignty?

S e v e r a l elected MPs were eventually willing to move beyond the B Q ’s well-de­ fined sovereignty platform. In an in­ terview with the Tribune, Duceppe

would be “responsible” in its role as official opposition, Duceppe stressed that the PC performance raised the most eyebrows.

“The big surprise is the per­ formance o f the Tories tonight,” he said. “They are not a formal party, they will take our place near the curtains.”

reporters, she did speak to a woman reporter from a different organiza­ tion. Asked to comment on her campaign, Romain had nothing but words o f praise for her B Q team.

“I worked with a good group o f p>eople,” she stressed. She also defended her party’s track record on minority issues, stressing that five minority candidates had run under the B Q banner. Loyal to the end, Romain did not let on that sh e h a d probably played the role o f sacri­ ficial candidate when she went u p against an en­ trenched Liberal

staked out some 3 incumbent in a ideological terri­ « rid in g d o m itory that the Bloc N nated by a Libavoided during the J eral anglophone limelight o f the population. election campaign.

O f course, In response to a no good night in question concern­ P Q leader Jacques P a rizea u tells crow d to expect sovereignty by '95 M on treal can ing how the Bloc end without at Minority concerns would deal with non-Quebec is­ least one encounter with a drunk, sues in the House o f Commons, and Monday night was no excep>Duceppe also argued that Ducepp>e said: “O u r program tion. is...just in between the N D P ’s and protection o f minority rights was at Asked to comment on the the Liberal’s, and w e ’ll fight for our the forefront o f the BQ agenda. predominantly white and male goals, our ideas, in Ottawa.”

However, it became clear over the composition of victorious B Q can­ One o f the first BQers to course o f the night that while French didates, one inebriated spectator claim victory, Stéphane Bergeron Quebecers might have made their had only words o f abuse, claiming o f the Vergerres riding immedi­ interests known at the polls last that a Canada which had sup>ately caught students’ attention by night, no other group has any solid pjorted the Reformers had no right stressing that he represented the representation in the Bloc camp. to criticize a predominantly white, youth o f Quebec. Questioned on O f 54 B Q candidates elected out o f male and middle-class B Q contigent the Bloc position concerning fund­ a Quebec total o f 75, only nine to the House o f Commons. ing for pxjst-secondary education, Blocists were women. Not a single “I ’m Irish , a n d I ’m a Bergeron stressed that federal trans­ visible minority candidate was Québécois....” burbled the man fer payment cuts in recent years elected from the Bloc to work for a identifying himself as Jonathan had made life difficult for a Quebec notoriously underrepresented Q ue­ O ’Houllie. government intent on maintaining bec minority population.

“I don’t give a fuck whether the quality o f education. W hen Eugénia Romain, a Haitian you’re from McGill University, I confronted with the reality o f nurse and B Q candidate in the Sthave three daughters in university, McGill’s total debt, the largest o f Henri-Westmount riding, lost badly and they’re brighter than you, and any university debtworid-wide and to Liberal incumbent David Berger. oddly enough, they're a helluva lot allegedly due in large part to con­ While she refused to talk to these better lookin’.” sistent underfunding by the Q u e­ bec government, Bergeron claimed he lacked necessary information to comment on McGill’s situation.

Benoît Tremblay, victorious candidate from Rosemont and former PC candidate elected in Though they switched from Tory Blue to Bloc blue, the voters 1988, pinpointed excessive mili­ o f Quebec remained true to electoral form and yet again voted tary and bureaucratic spending as massively for one p>arty. Fifty-four o f Q uebec’s 75 seats fell to the Bloc, potential targets for large budget­ last night, as the party garnered 49 p>er cent o f the province’s votes — ary cuts. just shy o f the outright majority some had been craving.

Ducepp>e compared Q u e ­ Despite the p>olls which showed Liberal leader Jean Chrétien to bec’s ideal relationship to the rest be one o f the most unpopular men in the province, the Liberals added of Canada with the current Euro­ six seats to their 1988 total to win 19 seats in the province. In Chrétien’s pean Community situation, an in­ home riding o f St. Maurice, where most pundits confidently predicted teresting analogy in light o f recent a win for Bloc candidate Claude Rompré, the Liberal leader triumphed European monetary and political by almost 6000 votes. chaos linked to implementation o f The once and future Tory leadership hopeful, Jean Charest, the Maastricht treaty. easily w on his seat in Sherbrooke, with a solid but reduced majority Duceppe stressed the Bloc o f five thousand votes. But Charest was a glaring exception to the mandate to protect the integrity of electoral trend across both Canada and Quebec; Charest was only one social programs, including educa­ o f two Tories to win a seat in Canada. tion.

Ironically, the lone independent candidate to be elected in “W e want to fight to keep the Canada was a former Tory from the Beauce riding. Gilles Bernier, a social programs, including the sub­ sitting MP, w on the Conservative nomination there last summer, but sidies to education,” he said.

Prime Minister Campbell refused to sign his nomination papers due to While confident that the BQ charges laid against him for influence-peddling. He w on anyway.

Quebecers vote en Bloc

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Shawinigan celebrates victory o f native son

BY MICHAEL BROADHURST SHAWINIGAN— It began simply enough. About 500 people crowded into the Liberal Party campaign head­ quarters on 5th Street in downtown Shawin igan to share leader and home­ town hero Jean Chrétien’s proudest moment as a politician.

The headquarters, situated on the second floor of a shopping mall, was as typical a piece of Canadiana as one could ever see. Security, though present, was noticeably cour­ teous and reserved, allowing the people of this rural Quebec town of 22,000 to share the moment with their prodigal son.

Onlookers were relaxed from the outset as televisions around the room reported 31 of 32 Maritime seats going Liberal. Even as Québec and Ontario reports came in, the crowd’s displeasure with the strong Bloc Québécois showing was more than offset by periodic reports of Jean Chrétien’s lead. The crowd cheered boisterously when Chrétien was confirmed as the MP for St. Maurice.

The Liberal landslide in On­ tario took any suspense out of the

rest of the evening save for signifi­ cant interest in the race for official opposition. The loudest cheers of the night, outside of those coming

in the reception. It was mildly dis­ turbing, but also comforting to be able to get within 30 feet of the next prime minister on stage, and to shake his hand as he walked b y — this was

when the prime minister-designate made his ap­ pearance, came every time the Reform Party took the lead over the Bloc Q u é b é c o is .

Though it was oddly discon­ certing to watch Q u eb ecers cheer for the Reform Party, many older Lib­ erals explained that the Bloc was not wel­ com e in Shawinigan.

Liberals took centre stage on M on d a y When the Liberals passed the 148-seat mark, no Bill Clinton gala reception. Where at around 9:30 PM, sporadic ap­ Americans had Fleetwood Mac and Michael Jackson last October, Ca­ plause filled the room, although it appeared that members of the audi­ nadians had the very hip U.M. ence had decided long before that Grand-Mère Big Band to entertain the hosts.

Chrétien would win a majority gov­ ernment.

The mood o f the gallery Chretien’s style was reflected reached a fever pitch at the strangest

Glamour, Canadian style

BY CH ER YL DEVOE SHAW INIGAN— One would ex­ pect, covering an election in

Nationale,” he asked. “D o you have a car? You should go see it. It’s really something to see.” The man’s pride was unmistakable.

there was enough o f those sun visors, just like the one’s w e wore to summer camp, for everybody, and everyone wore them with pride.

The spectators were additionally treated to potato salad, macaroni salad, p>otato chips, Coca-Cola, and o f course, cake. Even though the country was watching, there was no doubt this was still small town knew him, or one of his 18 siblings, Quebec, and there was no attempt or all o f them. He is still family to was about to elect a new prime to hide it. this small town, at least for the minister, someone not just to save The people did not seem older generation. Jean Guy Lemire, our economy, but to represent the disappointed that there country abroad. But then w as no glamour. They again, this was Shawinigan, moved around in their seats a town where chain-smok­ when the local big band, ing is a w ay of life, where the U.M . G rand-M ère, unemployment is around played “Copacabana”, and 35 per cent, where much c a couple even started to of the young left after Alcan £ dance to one o f the bal­ and B .F. Goodrich became sa lads. Glamour to these causalities of the economy.

(A people was having one of About 15,000 out of their ow n in 24 Sussex 35,000 people have left os Drive.

Shawinigan in the last 10 C h rétien , if his years. Somehow, however, “piarty” was any indication, the people inside the mall, will bring a definite which used to be full of change to Ottawa.

Chrétien stores but n ow vacant G ra n d -M è re Big Band woos Shawinigan crowd has not forgotten his roots, enough to be Chrétien’s and his roots have not forgotten another local resident, said he victory centre, still felt optimistic.

Shawinigan that, at least for the day, there would be some glamour, hype, excitement, at a national scale - something in proportion to the display on Parliament Hill on Canada Day. After all, the country

If politics has left the hands o f the people, Shawinigan is an exception. The people o f the town waited arou nd for hours to see their Boy from Shawinigan. Everybody

For a night, at least, the economic w oes o f the region didn’t seem to matter. The people o f Shawinigan still believe Chrétien’s promises for Shawinigan, though those prom­ ises seemed to be made at the last minute, when it became question­ able whether or not Chrétien would

thought it was the young w h o were , voting for the Bloc Québécois. He felt it unthinkable that he not vote for Chrétien, or that Chrétien not win his riding. Others residents felt the same way, saying the young voted for the Bloc, some because they were separatist, some because they were protesting the absence

win his riding.

Claude Auclair, a Shawinigan resident park maintenance worker, said that Chrétien would indeed help the riding. He pointed out numerous landmarks that he attrib­ uted to the prime minister-desig­ nate.

“Did you see the Banque

o f viable alternatives.

No matter what else you can say about Chrétien, you can’t say he has lost touch with his roots. He knows how to make his constitu­ ents happy. Although there was a fight for free t-shirts reading ‘Lead­ er’s Tour*, somebody made sure

him.

The most visible restaurant on the main street o f Shawinigan was the A&W. It had table service by waitresses that shou Id have been paid extra because they were so friendly. Those waitresses seemed willing to get you anything you ordered, even if it wasn’t on the menu. And the preople, given their attitudes on Monday night, prob­ ably tip those waitresses even when the orders are served incorrectly. If that same attitude can be simulated in the relationship between Chrétien and his country, then Canada is truly in for a change.

o f times: though there was compraratively little excitement when the Lib­ eral majority was announced, peo­ ple clamoured for T-shirts bearing the slogan “Leader’s Tour” and sun visors bearing Chrétien’s name.

B o o s greeted the an­ nouncement that Chrétien, accord­ ing to election pro­ tocol, would not apprear until after Prime Minister Kim Campbell ad£3 dressed the nation. watched interest as 5® Campbell sproke, however, and ap>plauded her gra­ cious words for their hometown boy.

The crowd lost interest as NDP leader Audrey McLaughlin and Pres­ ton Manning of the Reform Party made their spreeches, with the nota­ ble exception of cheering Manning’s acknowledgement of a strong Lib­ eral campaign.

The evening came to a climax with ten minutes of steady applause from the crowd, now 2,000 strong, as Canada’s new leader circled the room on his way to the prodium. Unfortu­ nately, two events detracted from Chrétien’s shining moment: the con­ stant calls to a crowd that was al­

ready cheering to cheer louder, and hecklers deriding his use o f English in a predominantly French riding — this to a candidate who has promised francophones that he will unite Canada.

Several people in the crowd were moved to tears by the victory, underscoring the emotional nature of Chrétien’s appreal to his home constituency. Though Chrétien ap>peared tired from the long cam­ paign, his mood was upbeat as he sproke for the first time as the leader of Canada.

The crowd was generally ap>preciative of Chrétien’s remarks to­ wards Campbell, Manning, and McLaughlin, prolitely cheering the efforts of each party, with the nota­ ble exception of Lucien Bouchard’s Bloc Québécois.

As the reception ended, Chrétien again circled the room, shak­ ing hands and proving beyond a doubt that he was the people’s choice, not only in Shawinigan, but across Canada. The crowd dispersed quickly into the cold night of Shawinigan, leaving the main street strikingly empty. St. Maurice loved Jean Chrétien on Monday night, but it would be business as usual Tuesday morning. Joe Carter notwithstand­ ing, Jean Chrétien was the most popu­ lar prerson in Canada on Monday night, proving to Canadians that PM stands for Prime Minister, not Paul Molitor.

Chrétien Shawins

BY R IC H L A T O U R

tion with 54 seats. Reform captured 52 seats, mostly in Alberta and Brit­ ish Columbia, while the New Demo­ crats won eight.

“It’s an astounding result,” said Senator Joyce Fairbaim, Liberal na­ tional campaign co-chair. “Mr. Chrétien will have a real feeling of responsibility on following through on the message he has been given.”

C h r é t ie n beat B lo c Q uébécois candidate Claude

SHAWINIGAN— Jean Chrétien hit the equivalent of a bottom of the ninth inning, World Series-winning home run in the federal election on Monday, carrying the Liberal party to its first win in 13 years and defying political analysts who pre­ dicted he would not even win his own seat.

“Canadians have decided the time has come to work together and put this country back on the right SEE L IB E R A L track,” Chrétien told hundreds of M A JO R ITY , N E X T supporters in Shawinigan early yes­ PA G E terday morning. “I will think of the famous liberal tradi­ tion o f a Canada that will always have so­ cial justice and eco­ nomic prosperity.”

Prime Minis­ ter Kim Campbell lost her Vancouver Centre seat in an election that deci­ mated the Progres­ sive Conservative p>arty. The PCs won only two seats across the country, while the Liberals caprtured 178 seats nation­ wide, including 31 out of 32 Atlantic seats, and 98 out of 99 Ontario seats. The B loc Q u é b é c o is broke a somewhat dramatic last-minute tie with the Reform Party to emerge as the official opposi- Scenes from the mall: P M -e le c t Chrétien speaks

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Election '93

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C o n se rv a tiv e s g o y o g ic fly in g rig h t o u t o f C o m m o n s

BY M ICH AEL BROADHURST A N D A LE X USHER The great thing about an elec­ tion with five parties is that there are so many swings and upsets and discernable trends that every beerhall pundit can find a message in just about the tiniest o f the elec­ tion’s multitudinous facets. And even from those o f us w h o were too tired to drink, some observa­ tions can still be made. For in­ stance: Take the Liberals. Please.

They ran a truly boring campaign, and yet gained a smashing major­ ity. They ow e their majority to three factors: the utter collapse o f the NDP, the utter collapse o f the To­ ries, and the increased tendency of Canadians to vote tactically. It's easy for a centrist party to win if the left collapses and the right canni­ balizes itself. You can even pull off some neat tricks like taking 98 out o f 99 seats in Ontario if every last voter is determined not to waste “protest” votes. Don’t forget that O ntario, without w h ich Jean Chrétien would be drowning his sorrows inJos Tavern in Shawinigan, is still reeling from the effects o f

their 1990 protest. (B o b Rae, any­ one?).

Chrétien can now take power at the head o f a massive majority government with the k n o w le d g e that the only le a d e r s h ip quality that was required of him in this election was the ability to prevent his party from im­ ploding.

T h e T o ry result w as the source of end­ less am usem e n t t h ro u g h o u t the evening, and moreover

gender parity in its caucus.

The PC results offer some intriguing possibilities for wagers.

H ow fast will Kim Campbell resign7

Stay tuned...

The N ew Democratic Party got nine seats, which is about all that they could expect given the current political clim ate in Canada. It is sig­ nificant that Sask atch e w a n , w hose provin­ cial N ew Dem o­ crats are consid­ ered to be the among the most £ fiscally hawkish x: in the country, « still had enough 8 ® 8 •g jg

p ro v id e d a Charest's future is unclear after C on serva tive defeat testament to Will Jean Charest take up the the idiocies o f the Westminster leadership that is his for the system. That the Conservatives asking, or leave federal politics for could receive two-and-a-half times a slightly more fulfilling job than more votes than the NDP, and won leading a caucus o f two? What only a quarter as many seats, is will those thousands o f Tiny Tories simply laughable. At least they do for summer jobs next year became the first "major” political now that they can’t go to Ottawa7 party in Canadian history to attain

confidence in the party to send five N D P MPs to Ottawa. A lesson for the rest o f the party, per­ haps? Unfortu­ n ately fo r A u d r e y McLaughlin, the B o b Rae/Mike Harcourt self-destruction syndrome managed to turn the rest o f the Canadian electorate decidedly against the N D P brand o f demo­ cratic socialism.

The Reform Party is all smiles today. Canada’s version o f Ross

Perot will now play a prominent role in Parliament. O r will he? The Reform Party promises to focus attention on the deficit, but chances are that Canadians will grow tired o f Preston Manning’s rhetoric. To quote Judy Rebick: “Some o f these Reform guys make John Crosbie look like Gloria Steinem.” (W e at the Tribune are eagerly awaiting the Crosbie byline in Ms maga­ zine).

The Bloc Québécois will suc­ ceed in reopening constitutional negotiations on Quebec's terms, but, apart from Lucien Bouchard and Gilles Duceppe, this party is notably lacking in parliamentary experience and savvy. Question period might become a lot more interesting to Quebecers, but itwon’t take long for western Canadians to grow frustrated with having the House procedures preoccupied with separatist platitudes.

Oh, and it’s a damn shame about the flying yogis. It would give many people exquisite pleas­ ure to have Doug Henning make John Nunziata disappear in the House o f Commons.

O n the other hand, maybe that’s what happened to the Kim Campbell government.

Mixed emotions greet Chrétien’s resurgence

BY STEVE SMITH

youth vote, at least those from my generation,” he claimed.

Further down Shawinigan’s Fifth Street, André Loranger, 51, sat at Jos Taverne, watching the results come in.

“I voted for the Bloc Québécois simply as a protest vote. I’m not satisfied at all with Mr. Chrétien. He’s a conservative who sold us on the

SHAWINIGAN— Throughout his campaign, Jean Chrétien was her­ alded as a man of the people. This is an image founded on his humble upbringing in the small, industrial town o f Shawinigan in central Que­ bec. The people of Shawinigan and the encompassing riding of St. Maurice first sent Jean Chrétien to represent them in Parliament in 1963, a p>ost he held until his resignation in 1986. In those 23 years, he gave his riding La Mauricie national park, and established a federal taxation centre in Shawinigan. For these contri­ butions many in this town are still thankful, a fact proven

by Chrétien’s convincing reelection here on Monday night.

Sitting in a small café with her son Alain, Muguette Racette, 64, spx>ke cautiously of the reasons behind her support of Chrétien’s Liber­ als. She noted the national park and the taxation centre as a big part of her decision, but it was Chrétien’s popular app>eal that ultimately swayed her vote.

“He comes from a good family and he’s sympathetic Bloc supporter A n d r é Loranger towards everyone,” she said.

“He’s friends with everyone, Charlottetown Accord. That was a rich or poor.” big knife in our backs,” Loranger When asked about the sup>stated. port for the Bloc Québécois in the St. Stéphane Perron, 22, a clerk at Maurice riding, Racette argued that the local Jean Coutu drugstore, also among her friends it was minimal. voted for the Bloc Québécois. Perron believes that only the Bloc can serve Yet her son Alain, 24, pointed out that sup>port for the Bloc Québécois French Canadians’ real interests in Quebec and throughout Canada, a was significant among his friends and colleagues. duty which he believes Chrétien has “The Bloc received most of the neglected.

“When Chrétien started, he was a good representative. But over his 25 years he lost this reputation. He’s done a lot of harm to Quebec and it hasn’t alw ays been rosy for Shawinigan. He’s done a couple of interesting things for Shawinigan but he’s really abandoned his town,” Perron asserted, pointing to the clo­ sure of eight industries in the St. Maurice riding since I960.

“I don’t think the Bloc will repair this damage immedi­ ately, but I believe they are the ones to lead us until Quebec decides the issue of sovereignty,” he continued.

Short term concerns seem to be what led the majority of the St. Maurice electorate to vote for Chrétien. Pierre Lafontaine, 29, voted Liberal because he felt that only a strong Liberal government oould reverse Canada’s economic de­ cline and unify Canadians.

“Electing the Bloc would only lead to division. I wanted c to ensure a Liberal government > with a French Prime Minister," 3 he said. Lafontaine did admit, t« however, that the Bloc was the more popular party with people ^ in his age group.

Michelle-Elaine Giguere, 26, voted for Chrétien because she felt they were the only party that offered any concrete solu­ tions to the issues.

“I voted for Chrétien because he offered the best of the worst that the parties presented and also be­ cause the Bloc is shit. It’s a no-win situation if we separate,” she as­ serted.

The Liberal victory in Shawinigan is by no means a fatal blow to separatism in the area. Many expressed a fear that Quebec is not

ready for independence and voted Liberal. Others expressed sympathies for the Bloc platform but voted Lib­ eral out of community interests.

Isabelle Tousignant, 31, felt com­ pelled to go against her personal beliefs in favour of Shawinigan’s in­

terests.

“I believe in the Bloc Québécois, but I believe this city and the economy need, the Liberals. I’m for an independent Quebec but in order for it to work we need a strong base.”

L ib e ra l m ajority CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Rompré b y o v e r6,000 votes in his riding o f St-Maurice, which he held from 1963 until his resig­ nation from Parliament in 1986.

Since winning the Liberal leader­ ship in 1990, he has represented the N e w Bm nsw ick riding o f Beauséjour.

Chrétien’s campaign office took over the entire second floor of a Shawinigan shopping mall, its stores ironically emptied as a result of the recession under the p>ast few years of Tory rule. Hundreds of supporters flocked to the centre and offered congratulations to the prime minister-designate and his wife Aline when it became apparent he had won his seat.

“He is the p>erson who has the most sensitivity for his own riding,” Fairbaim remarked.

“W e’re encouraged by the results,” stated Liberal communica­ tions director Peter Donolo. “It seems kind o f funny [Chrétien’s StMaurice election] was even in doubt given the large margin of his vic­ tory.”

Prime Minister Kim Campbell spoke with Chrétien late Monday night and assured him o f a “smooth transition of power."

“Canadian democracy has

spoken dearly and I accept the decision of the Canadian p>eople... without reservation,” Camp>bell said from Vancouver in an address broad­ cast live at Chrétien headquarters.

“The dear winners are Mr. Chrétien and his p>eople,” she con­ ceded.

Although somewhat surprised by the extent o f the Conservative collap>se, Donolo understood the message Canadians were trying to get across.

“They sp>ent nine years fol­ lowing disastrous policies and show­ ing contempt for Canadians,” he commented. ‘ Canadians have had enough.”

Chrétien offered his congratu­ lations to Reform leader Preston Manning, New Democrat leader Audrey McLaughlin and, his provin­ cial nemesis, Bloc Québécois leader Lucien Bouchard.

“I hop>e w e can work together to solve the economic problems of Canada,” he said o f the likely oppo­ sition leader.

Chrétien also pledged not to take advantage of the Liberals’ ma­ jority mandate.

“A majority government is not a blank cheque. I will work every day to earn your respoct and your trust" The Tories are exprected to officially hand over power to the Liberals early next week.

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e a t n ir e

The politics o f conspiracy: Glen Kealey on “corrupt Tories” B Y PATRICK FRUCHET

“H e ’s gotten totally o b ­ sessed,” Coriveau stated.

minister Brian Mulroney.

According to Kealey,

In a document released at

“M u lro n e y ’s fight with Last Monday, at a forum

[Bloc Q uébécois leader]

last M o n d a y ’s forum ,

sponsored by the McGill Students for Renewal and the M cG ill D aily, G len Kealey, independent candi­ date for the federal riding o f

Lucien Bouchard is pho­ ney”, and the secret fund is being used to guarantee separatist campaign loans

Mowat, a prominent Canadian author, wrote a letter o f support for Kealey.

“G len Keeley [sic] is o n e o f

Pontiac-Gatineau-Labelle, spoke on the subject o f “corruptTories”.

to ensure a Bloc victory in Quebec. This will allow

the unsung heroes o f this country,

Kealey, w h o was billed as a “Tory insider” for the event and w h o b y his o w n admission w as a m em ber o f the Progressive Con­

the rest o f Canada to join the United States in 1995, in accordance with provi­ sions detailed in a “secret

Mowat.

H owever, Senator Michael Cogger, one o f the people charged in 1991 through Kealey’s efforts,

servative (P C ) party for only “about a year and a half,” shared his

free trade agreement”.

T o corroborate this

lambasted Kealey in a telephone

view s on the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and the future o f Canada.

part o f his story, Kealey brought Shelly Ann Clark to McGill. Clark, a N a­

“[Kealey is] quick to throw accusations at anybody and his brother," said Cogger. “[His accu­

Kealey is w aging a media

tional Party candidate in

sations] are nonsense — unsub­

campaign to inform Canadians on

Ottawa, is the former ex­ e c u tiv e assistan t to

stantiated dirt thought u p to try to sully reputations.”

Many o f those targeted by Kealey’s allegations, including the

the subject o f a high level con­ spiracy involving major political

Farley

if not o f m odern culture,” wrote

interview.

Kealey explained that the

Tribune, Alain Perez, PC candi­

sult in the creation o f the “United States o f North America. ” If elected, he pledges to use the resources

G e r m a in D e n is , the number three Canadian free trade negotiator.

In a further twist in the story, the Cree o f Northern Q u ebec are

end result o f this entire chain o f events w o u ld be “international control over [Canada’s] natural re­

former prime minister, w o u ld not discuss Kealey’s visit to

put at his disposal to thwart this

purported to be ready for rebel­

sources.”

date for the riding o f Saint-HenriW estm ount said that Kealey’s views w ere “lunacy, total lunacy.”

W h en reached in Ottawa, Kealey

conspiracy by making it publicly known.

The story is a complicated one, involving a “multi-billion

lion. According to Kealey, the

Kealey first achieved na­ tional attention in July o f 1991, w h en he had various corruption charges laid against senior Royal

responded that Perez did not know what he w as talking ab o u t

Kealey says,” said Marie Josée

Cree will have their right to selfdetermination guaranteed by US

parties, which he claims will re­

dollar secret PC fund which w as accumulated from fraud u pon the government, ” controlled by promi­ nent Tories Bernard Roy and Yves Fortier, as w ell as former prime

soldiers under the auspices o f the United Nations. In this scenario,

Canadian Mounted Police officers as well as Tory M Ps and senators.

Q u ebec w o u ld becom e the “Loui­ siana o f the North”, according to

A ll

documents released by Kealey election campaign workers.

dropped.

In an interview with the

ch arges

w ere

e v en tu ally

McGill.

“I d o n ’t comment o n what Lapointe, Campbell’s Deputy Press Secretary.

W h en asked if he w o u ld

The National Party candi­ date for the riding o f PontiacGatineau-Labelle, Brian Corriveau,

vote for Kealey on O ctober 25th,

an associate o f Shelley Ann Clark, expressed empathy for Kealey and

Luc Laforrest, a constituent in the riding o f Pontiac-Gatineau-Labelle,

his cause, but said that Kealey had

said what others dared not utter “No,...he’s a loonie!”

gone too far.

A guide to globally responsible shopping: Hungry fo r Justice B Y A M R EEN OMAR

tion N e tw o rk (G C N ),w h ic h is a subd ivision o f the Q u e b e c P u b ­

W h ile G uatem ala exports

lic

Interest

R esearch

G ro u p

in b o th the W estern an d non-

tem pt to

aw aren ess

w o r k e d o n the French version

W e s te m w o rld s.

con cern in g alternative choices

o f the b o o k . She stressed that

Jason Potts, a Concordia

p e o p le can m ake that d o not

the

require m uch time o r ch an ge in

con sum ers to ch an ge their p e r­

lifestyle. O n e o f the main choices

increase

book

w ill

e n c o u ra g e

annually, 75 p e r cent o f G u a te ­

H u n g ry f o r J u stice is a his­

grad u ate student in p h ilo so p h y w h o w a s in v o lv e d w ith H u n g ry

m alan children u n d e r the a g e o f

torical an d gen eral o v e rv ie w o f

f o r J u s tice from its conception,

p ro m o ted

is to

spectives o n b u y in g pro d u ce.

“W e w an t p e o p le to h ave

40 m illion tons o f b e e f to the US

(Q P IR G ).

in the b o o k

five are u ndernourished. M e a n ­

the conventional fo o d system,

e x p la in e d the w a y s in w h ich

increase su p p o rt for local agri­

a g lo b a l vision o f w h a t they’re

w h ile, m illions o f p e o p le die

a n d it includes a list o f alterna­

con su m ers’ actions h ave glo bal

pu rch asin g instead o f blin d ly

each y ear o f obesity-related ill­

tive nam es an d addresses for

impact.

culture.

T h ro u g h local purchases,

nesses in w ealth y W estern na­

responsible shopping. T h e b o o k

consum ers can limit the h u g e

“For exam p le, w h e n y o u b u y

tions. T h e se are so m e o f the

explains h o w o u r everyd ay ac­

“It’s the fallout o f a global e c o n o m ic system — a system

w aste o f en ergy an d resources

peanut butter, y o u s h o u ld ask yourself, ‘w h e r e d id these p e a ­

b u y in g things," sh e exp lain ed .

m an y startling facts revealed in

tions have glo bal consequences,

w h ic h b e g a n in colonial times

u se d in fo o d transportation. In

H u n g ry f o r J u s tice , a b o o k co m ­

u sin g exam p les to s h o w h o w

a n d continues today,” h e said.

the US, the average distance a

nuts c o m e from , u n d e r w h at

they affect the lives o f citizens

“T h e social a n d econ om ic in­

produ ct has

travelled b e fo re

conditions w a s this p ro cessed

w h ich

reach in g a gro cery store is 3000

a n d h o w w a s it transported to

prevailed then still

kilom etres. This distance w ill

exist today, except

g r o w to 8000 kilom etres if the

this store?”’

Christen an d Potts recom ­

now

the

pow er

N o rth

T ra d e

m e n d e d that sh o p p e rs b u y at

h as

been

trans­

A greem en t com es into effect.

local markets like Jean -T alon

ferred from a co ­

Local consum ption also reduces

an d Atwater, purchase fruits and

lonial governm ent

the n u m b e r o f intermediates

v egetables that are in season,

to

b e tw e e n the farm er a n d the

b u y items that contain less pack­

p ile d b y the G lo b a l C o o p e ra ­

equ alities

m u ltin ation al

Free

consum er. T h e processing com ­

aging, s h o p at p laces w h e r e

ex­

panies, transporters, a n d stor­

sh o p p e rs can p ro v id e their o w n

p ressed h o p e that

a g e co m p an ies are a fe w o f the

containers, an d inform them ­

b y inform ing p c o -

interm ediates that increase the

selves o f boycotts that occu r

corporations.”

P o tts

u

pie o f the fo o d sys-

price a n d lo w e r the nutritional

periodically. B oth stressed that

|

tern’s inner w o rk -

v a lu e o f fo o d items, causing

these s h o p p in g strategies a llo w

jg

ings, they can take

difficulties for farm ers an d co n ­

consum ers to initiate a rehabili­

.»

betterresponsibil-

js

ity for their fo o d

sum ers alike.

Sybil Christen, a M cG ill

tation o f the fo o d system.

H u n gry forju stice is a v a il­

^

choices.

student studying environm en­

a b le a t lo c a l h ea lth fo o d stores lik e H o m a o n St. L a u re n t Street a n d O p tim u m o n S h erbrook e Street, a n d a t th e Q P IR G offices a t M c G ill a n d C o n co rd ia .

T h ro u g h the

tal b io lo g y at M a c d o n a ld C o l­

of

lege, is o n e o f the coordinators

H u n g ry fo rju s tice .

o f the se c o n d edition o f H u n ­ g ry f o r Ju stice, a n d has also

d is t r ib u t io n Buying with the future in mind

A m e ric a n

Q P IR G

w ill

at­

F eatures

The McGill Tribune. October 27-November 1 1993

Page 17

N o M cGill em ploym ent equity policy fo r people o f colour B Y C H E R IE P A Y N E

prospective candidates for em ­

Q u e b e c governm ent. This gave us 50,000 dollars to im plem ent

Shaughnessy spoke.

“She [S h a u g h n e ssy ]

ex­

ploym ent could inform M cGill

asserted.

Students’ Society (S S M U )

O n N o v e m b e r 2nd at the

em ploym ent equity fo r w o m e n at M cGill, so w e put the other

plained the policy available for w om en , and w h e n I questioned

o f their ‘ethnic1back gro u n d b e ­

Senate/Board meeting, M cG ill’s Equity O ffice will recom m end

fore b ein g hired. Shaughnessy

V P U n iv e rs ity A ffa irs , Ruth Prom islow , w h o w o rk e d with

three

on h old,” she

her about the policy for the

pointed out that a pilot m odel o f

Shaughnessy as an SSM U repre­

the implementation o f em ploy­ ment equity for w o m e n on cam ­

stated.

H ow ever, the motivation

other designated groups, she told

this type has already b e e n estab­ lished in Ontario. H o w ev er, she

sentative to Senate for equity

pus. T h e report must b e

ap­

to relegate the physically chal­

p ro v ed b y M cG ill’s Senate and B oard o f G overnors so that the

lenged, aboriginals and other p e o p le o f colour to a lo w e r

Equity O ffice can send a report

priority in the Equity O ffice’s

o f its achievements to the Fed­ eral Contractor’s Program , a di­ vision o f Em ploym ent and Im­

plans w a s not related to purely econom ic concerns.

Earlier this semester, at a

migration Canada.

M cGill course sem inar focus­

groups

M cGill has a written agree­

ing on inequality and public

ment with the Federal Contrac­ tor’s Program to im plem ent e q ­ uity m easures for “w o m en , vis­

policy, Shaughnessy criticized the lack o f data available from the M cGill Administration con­

ible minorities, aboriginal p e o ­

cerning the status o f p e o p le o f

ple an d persons with disabili­

colour and o f persons with

ties.” Thus far, the Equity O ffice

disabilities. W ithout this cru­

has concentrated almost solely on the concerns o f w o m en on cam pus.

M cG ill

a report on target areas for the

E q u it y

D ir e c t o r

Em ploym ent

the class about the difficulty she

explain ed that sh e intends to

"This gave us 50,000 dollars to implement employment equity for women at McGill, so we put the other three groups on hold.”

issues in the 1992-93 academ ic year, refuted these concerns.

consult the Canadian and Q u e ­

“I ’m confident that H on ora

b e c Charters to ensure that this

[Shaughnessy] is considering all

action does not violate the rights

aspects o f discrimination, and

o f the potential em ployees.

Shaughnessy stressed that this m easure w o u ld not result in

has d o n e everything in her p o si­ tion to deal with these issues,” she said.

P rom islow ap p eared m ore

the institution o f a quota sys­ tem at McGill.

A lth o u g h

-Honora Shaughnessy, McGill Employment Equity Director

concerned that the Joint Senateare

B oard Committee w ill not a p ­

generally enthusiastic about the gains that could b e m ade for

prove the recom m endations p ro ­ p o sed b y the Equity O ffice on

w o m e n if the com pliance re­

N ovem ber 2nd. This w o u ld make

students

port is ap p ro ved b y Senate and

it even m ore difficult for ad­

the Board o f G overnors, som e

vancem ents to b e m ade for p e o ­

cial information, the Equity O f­

students are concerned that the

ple o f colou r and those with

fice staff cannot easily com pile

Equity O ffice’s proposals w o n ’t g o far enough.

physical disabilities.

“I can see this b e in g con­

amelioration o f the position these

encountered gathering the nec­

“I feel that if there is goin g

troversial in that there has al­

this

persons hold at the university.

Black Students’ N e tw o rk Re­

essary data,” O m uryi said.

T o overcom e this obstacle,

to b e an attempt to redress in­ equality at M cG ill, then w e

ready b e e n negative feedback [about equity issues! from the

“In 1988, M cGill signed the

source Chair, Soji O m uryi at­

Shaughnessy prop oses to insti­

shouldn’t b e focusing on just

M cGill

ten d ed

tute a voluntary process b y which

o n e designated g ro u p ,” Om uryi

said.

Shaugh n essy choice.

H o n o ra

e x p la in e d

P rotocole d ’Entente w ith

the

the

s e m in a r

w h ere

[Administration],"

she

Suzuki criticizes election's focus on the economy

BY SANGHARI CHAKRAVARTY AND K E ITH RO D G ER S Last W e d n e sd a y Dr. D avid Suzuki delivered an urgent m es­ sage to a packed Leacock 132 during a lecture presented b y theM cGill Y oun gA lum n i. Suzuki is a prom inent journalist and broadcaster o f television pro­

rently a Professor o f Z o o lo g y at

capitalized on ou r adaptability.

the University o f British C olum ­ bia.

W e are the most num erous and

“O n e o f the most elem en­

ubiquitous o f all large mammals,”

tary assumptions o f s d e n c e is

nature, can control it.

W e are b e in g told w e must sac­ r ific e f o r th e econom y.”

sake

of

the

Suzuki b e g a n the lecture

he stated. “W e can b e fou n d in

that w e must maintain a distance

b y focusing on the federal elec­

an African jungle, the high A rc ­

tion. H e argued that since the Earth Summit, h eld in Rio de

tic, and even in Los A n geles and N e w York. W e w ill live any­

from w hat w e are studying and not b e emotional about w h at w e

Janeiro in June 1992, the envi­ ronment has taken a back seat

w h ere.”

objectively from a distance, w e

ment’s limit, w e can com bat this problem .

S u z u k i e x p la in e d that changes to the earth’s environnent

n o longer care,” he explained.

According to Suzuki, w e

“Try not to u se anything disposable, but rem em ber n one

are bein g taken for granted and that humans no longer have terms

have identified on ly 1.4 million animal species out o f an esti­

o f reference as to w h at consti­

m ated 30 million.

o f us w ill b e pure. W e all have to live with these inconsistencies, but w e must try an d live in the

gram s including The N a tu re o f

on politicians’ agendas.

“W e are in another elec­ tion and w h e re has the environ­

Things, A P la n e t f o r th e Taking,

ment b e e a ’ ” he asked.

a n d the recent special series, The

Suzuki laid m uch o f the

Secret o f Life. H e holds 11 h on or­ ary degrees, is an officer o f the

blam e for the topic’s disappear­ ance from the election cam paign

O rd e r o f Canada, and is cur-

on the general public. H e claims that most p e o ­

“W e are hooked on change,

p e r cent o f the species on earth,

best w a y w e can," he offered.

Suzuki left the audience

but this sudden period o f change is abnorm al an d cannot b e sus­ tained,” he said.

h o w can w e have the temerity to think w e can m anage nature?” he asked.

with the h o p e that their efforts can m ake a difference.

“N o on e is go in g to save

Suzuki u sed the an alogy o f

Finally, Suzuki w a s critical

hearing about

a frog left on a stove bu rn er to

o f the econ om y’s role as the

sand,

th e

e n v ir o n ­

analyze p e o p le ’s inability to rec­

together,w e w ill pile u p to som e­

ment, and are effectively ig ­ noring a crisis

ognize environmental problem s such as a d d rain and o zo n e depletion.

“W e are like frogs sitting in

focal point o f o u r society.

“T h e econom y has taken

“It is d e ­

a pot o f hot water, cranking u p

nial. W h o the

the heat. T h e frog can’t tell if the

hell likes b a d news? W e have to face u p to

temperature is changing,” he e x ­ plained.

the facts and on ly then will

cred truths” w h ich hum ans take for granted. T h e first myth he

w e understand the depth o f the

challenged is that hum ans live

issue an d the p ro b lem s that

“W e are not separate enti­ ties. Everyone is linked b y the

c w e fa c e ,” he

physical m eans o f air and w a ­ ter,” Suzuki explained. “Every­

o 00

JD

o

la

o

o

C

“I f w e k n o w less than five

w e have reached the environ­

p le are tired o f

stituation.

D a v i d Suzuki critical o f election campaign

tutes a “norm al” environment.

are studying; but after looking

Suzuki finished the lecture b y em phasizing that although

exclaimed.

F u rth e r,

Suzuki debun ked three “sa­

outside the w o rld o f nature.

s u g g e s te d

thing that you and I are w a s once an integral part o f a living organ ­

that peo p le pre­ fer to adapt to th e c h a n g e s

ism. I often tell m y w ife that eating is o n e o f the most inti­ mate experiences p e o p le can

than to them.

have.”

he

sto p

“H u m a n b e in g s h ave

Suzuki’s secon d challenge involved the m isconception that science, through understanding

on a god-lik e status,” he said. “It is a monster w e h ave to serve.

the w o rld alone. Like grains o f w hen

we

p ile

up

thing very great. But unfortu­ nately, w e are running out o f time.”

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The French university: administrative chaos B Y C A T H E R IN E PORTER

The McGill Tribune, October 27-November 1.1993

D on Cherry, everything w e need in a PM T h e other night on TV, as

so m e d em an d that you register

easy to slap a q u e u e (inevitably

w ith the departm ent secretar­

w a g o n baseball fan, the cam ­ era pan n ed to a ban n er read­

PRIVATECOW S

I w a s watching the W o rld Se­ ries, and acting like a b a n d ­

ies, others d e m a n d that you

full o f fo reign students) an d m arch directly into an y office.

C a th e r in e P o r t e r is a T rib u n e c o rre s p o n d e n t in

hunt d o w n the teacher p erso n ­

This leads to the seco n d general

ally. Still others require that

tactic; k n ockin g is m erely a for­

ing “M olitor for P M ”. It’s not

prospects fight like children

F ra n ce. She is a U 3 H istory -E n g lish m a jo r stu d y in g a b ro a d f o r th e y e a r th ro u g h CREPUQ.

y o u sign u p d u rin g the first

mality. It is custom ary to rap

class —

lucky

once or twice an d then enter

the first time sports personali­ ties have been suggested for

ter.) I listened to ou r form er prim e minister yell repeatedly:

if y o u

w ere

BY C H E R Y L DEVOE

(Actually, children fight bet­

e n o u g h to glim p se that particu­

irrespective o f the response. T h e

ou r country’s top leader. Every

lar han d sc ra w le d an n ou n ce­

final rule o f thum b is persist­

hockey season y o u ’ll also see

“N o , Mr. Chrétien, y o u ’re the

D u rin g m y first tw o years

ment am ongst the collage o f

ence. T h e average French stu­

banners reading D o n Cherry

laughing stock. N o , y o u ’re the

at M cG ill, I vigorously attacked

posted notes that paint the walls.

dent not only b u lld o z e s through

for PM , and last spring, Cherry,

laughing stock.” A n d I w anted

the sc h o o l’s prehistoric adm in­

N eed less to say, the uni­

the c ro w d e d halls, bu t squ eezes

hockey fans’ deity, said he w a s

to die. I have alw ays b e e n a

istrative system. Everybody does.

versity falls victim to absolute

as m uch out o f the administra­

running for the leadership o f

staunch d efen d er o f just about

I spent m any hours lo u n gin g

chaos durin g the tw o w e e k s

tors as is possible durin g the

the Progressive Conservative

any party leader, just b ecau se

abou t the A lle y w h ile bitching

prior to the begin n in g o f classes.

short am ount o f time permitted

it’s p ro b a b ly a pretty hard jo b

w ith the support o f surrounding

Students jam the halls in search

in h er or his office.

party. Pretty ridiculous? M ay be not as crazy as it might seem.

n o d d in g heads about the layers

o f inform ation concerning their

G enerally, the French a d ­

Cherry represents much

But that night, w h e n I s p o k e to

o f red tape that entw ine the

courses. It seem s that French

ministrative system appears to

o f w hat w e need in leadership

Am erican friends w atching the

university’s

students are also b a ffle d b y

l.nger in the D ark A ges, w h e n it

for this country. Unlike any o f

their university system. Y et they

w a s established. Perhaps b y w a g ­

the candidates w h o ran in this

debate, I w a s humiliated to admit that yes, this is the best

bureaucratic sys­

tem.

(A bit o f an understatement.)

N o w that I have entered

h ave d e v e lo p e d a distinct w a y

ing a fu ll-fled ged battle against

year’s election, Cherry is al­

w e could com e u p with. I think

m y third year o f university as a

o f dealin g w ith the administra­

students, the system is m eant to

w a y s frank — he d o e sn ’t care

that feeling w as shared b y m any

foreign exch an ge student in the

tion that w o u ld shock even the

ensure that on ly the diligent an d

Canadians.

south o f France, I find m yself

most fo rw ard o f M cG ill stu­

d e te rm in e d

fo r

w h o m he offends, alw ays has a clear opinion, and fiercely

the election cam paign w a s that

constantly praising the “s o u n d ” an d “w e ll o rgan ized ” system I h a d o n c e k n o w n at M cGill.

T o b e g in with, registering

w ill

re g iste r

courses. Nevertheless, the chaos

For o n e thing, lines are

it creates casts a utopie light on

with his little red b o o k that

things are bad, and that they

optional. If you lo o k bo th im ­

M A.R.S., M cG ill’s notorious au ­

prom ised everything to every­

w ill continue to b e that w a y

portant and determ ined, it is

tom ated registration system.

bo d y , Cherry k n o w s that he

until w e slash all the program s

dents.

as a student an d signing u p for classes are c o m ­ at Université P aul Valéry. lines

for intramural registration at the M cG ill gym , the student is given an ID and

perm itted

that Canadians use to define

b o d y — and d o esn ’t try.

w hat m akes o u r country differ­ ent. W h at w e n eeded to hear

b y be in g totally forthright, even

m uch akin to those fou n d

card

isn’t go in g to please every­ T hese days, a politician can w in a voter’s support just

pletely separate processes A fter stan din g in

All that w e heard during

supports it. U nlike Chrétien,

to

enroll in classes.

H e re students dis­

w a s that there w a s potential — that Canadians have the ability

if the voter doesn ’t com pletely

to lead the w o rld in som e w ay.

a g re e w ith the statem ents m ade. Voters aren’t look in g for

At one time that w a y w a s peace­ keeping — n o w w e need som e­

so m e b o d y to convince them

thing n ew .

that everything’s perfect, and

matter what, just a reason to b e

that everything’s possible. They just d o n ’t w ant to b e treated

son to b eliev e that the drastic

It d o esn ’t really

p rou d o f o u r country, an d rea­

like they’re stupid en ou gh to

cuts called for b y the g o v e rn ­

cover the first layer o f red

believe there are easy glossy

ment w ill b e w orth it in the

tape, as the French have

solutions to our country's p rob­

not caught onto the idea o f a university calendar

lems. W e didn ’t see that in this

lo n g run.

A ll w e have right n o w is

w ith a full list o f the uni­

U n like Canadian leaders

versity’s courses. Instead,

past and present, there’s also

Perhaps w h at Canadians

each departm ent sells its

n o doubt that D o n Cherry has

need is a sports team for the

individual list.

the best interests o f the coun­

governm ent. Athletes k n o w a

election.

O n c e a student has

sports; w e have the Jays, and even m ore gloriously, the Leafs.

try at heart. “G rap es” w o u ld

n u m ber o f “secrets” (w h ich

an d chosen courses, she

never sell o ff ou r natural re­ sources to the States, and h e’d

o r h e must c o m b the halls

stop activities w hich add to

shouldn’t b e secrets) that w o u ld give the country a reason to h o p e for the future. O n e : try

o f the department, lo o k ­

global warm ing. Ice is im por­

you r hardest and p e o p le will

ing for scattered notes left b y the professor announc­

tant, y o u see.

Most importantly, Cherry

respect you. That m eans take a stand, fight for w h at’s right,

in g the starting date o f

b elieves in “goin g into the cor­

take y o u r punches an d d o n ’t

that particular class.

ners and d igging”, that is, b e ­

w h in e. T w o : w o rk as part o f the team. That m eans stay out

p u rch ased

various

Furtherm ore,

lists

it is

ing w illin g to fight, and fight

necessary to enroll sep a­

hard, for w hat needs to b e

o f other p e o p le ’s positions, and

rately in every course, yet

done. In other w ord s, Cherry

k n o w that if you aren’t doin g

there is n o standardized

has no time for sissies and

your jo b properly, the w h o le

w ay

fence-sitters.

The suggestion o f Paul

team is jeopardized. Three: re­

M olitor for prim e minister re­

you have a jo b is becau se fans

W O M E N 'S H IS T O R Y M ONTH

flects a different but equally

p ay m on ey to see you. W ithout

important missing element in o u r n e w leadership. Molitor

job. Y o u gain that support b y

and the Jays g av e Canadians

do in g the best jo b you can, not

U n d e rg ra d u a te s p resen t p ap ers fo llo w e d by w in e & cheese

som ething to h o p e for, a rea­

b y trying to play on m ore than

son to dream, a reason to b e

o n e team at once.

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Martlets and Redmen provincial champs in X-country blizzard B Y A B B A BRODT

taking first in 31:26.

McGill had many more

signs o f them slow ing dow n.

Barrett, though, deflected

runners in the top ten, however, and, as a re­ sult o f their overall team strength, the Redmen

praise to his athletes.

“T hey’re just really dedi­ cated students. W e have high academic standards here, and it carries over to h o w they com ­ pete. I’m just personally involved with the cross country program, so I ’m able to k eep them moti­ vated all the time,” he stated.

If the McGill Cross Country teams keep it up, peo p le will start speculating that head coach

The Martlets had all but clinched first place overall go in g into the competition and the race w o u ld serve as a tune-up

Dennis Barrett has som e sort o f

for the national champi­

unfair advantage.

In another typical perform ­ ance last Sunday, the Martlets and Redmen Cross Country teams cruised to another easy victory in

onships.

The w o m en ’s team finished in the top six spots. The team leader w as Linda (s o w h a f s a bit o f M o n o ) Thyer, with a first place time o f 18:25 minutes on the five kilo­

took first place with 31 points to Sherbrooke’s 51. Laval w as out o f the running, in third place, with 6 l points.

J e a n -N ic o la s Duval, a second year team member, placed

and that’s w h y w e ’re so g o o d .” continued Barrett. “Y o u can’t

metre course. In second place w as Rosie Mullins, an ex-sw im team m em ­ ber turned cross country runner. She finished in

third with a time o f

compete against year round train­ ers if you only train a h alf a year.

The girls responded really w ell to

the Q u e b e c Student Sports Fed­ eration (Q SSF ) provincial cham­ pionships in Rimouski.

The tw o teams com peted under w hat can best b e described as “adverse conditions.” It w as sn ow in g in Rimouski. It is late O ctober and there w as a b liz ­ z a rd u p in Rimouski!

Most people w o u ld not like to run the five- to ten-kilometres that these athletes did, let alone run it in snow. Real runners d o n ’t w ear plaid and they sure as hell d o n ’t let a little sn o w stop them (at least that’s h o w I think the expression goes.) They ran the race in shorts. W hat is goin g on here? D o n ’t exposed limbs freeze?

“The footing w a s terrible, and it w as freezing. It w as a terrible day to b e outside. But the team really perform ed well. I w as standing there and my toes w ere falling off. The guys really hung in there,” said Barrett.

32:37.

O n his heels w ere Gerry Zavorsky (33:40) in fifth place, A le x H u t c h in s o n (33:46) in sixth, Brad Y o u n g 0 3 :4 7 ) in sev­ e n th , and M a rk C o lem an 0 4 :1 7 ) in tenth.

The double vic­ tory w as long in com ­

20:10. Following right b e ­ hind her w ere Kelly Fallon in 20:28, w h o as a result o f the b ad weather, spent

a lot o f time gearing up for the water slides with tw o spectacular dives, ing for Barrett w h o took Ashley Hahn in 20:38, over the team in 1988.

Melanie Bassett 20:42 and H a r d training: a good reason why M c G ill is The w om en, since that Kate Leslie in 20:46. provincial champ. B a d photography: a good reason p o in t, have been The Martlets were, why sports editors should stick to editing. unstoppable, but the in all sense o f the w ord, men, despite always finishing near stake. They had to beat Laval perfect, having accumulated 15 the top, had been in a long term University on the 10 kilometre points, the best possible score. rebuilding program. With all team course in order to clinch first Second place Sherbrooke finished members w h o qualified for na­ place. five time zones behind, with 57 tionals, except Thyer, returning Sherbrooke took the top points. next year, there seems to b e no tw o spots, with Patrick Billette The Redmen had a lot at

“The training is year round

the training. That’s all there is to it.”

“Dennis just gives really hard workouts... there’s a lot o f team spirit,” concurred Martlet Rosie Mullins.

It w o u ld seem that M cG ill’s results w e re w o n the old fash­ ioned way, they w e re earned, so those looking for secret advan­ tages should look som ew here else. W o rd has it that Joe Carter’s bat w a s corked.

Linda Thyer w a s nam ed QSSF female athlete-of-the-week.

McGill will b e in Halifax on N ovem ber 6th to compete in the Canadian Inter-university Athlet­ ics Union (C IA U ) cross country championships.

McGill rains on Queen’s parade, clinch O-QEFC playoff berth pre-H allow een trickery to give

REDM EN

37

Q UEEN’S

24

B Y K A SH IF ZA H O O R

in the second quarter. But Coach Baillie defused all o f the Q u e e n ’s

team with purpose. B o o n broke

A n dy Luchetta, after catching a

tempo with a Vince Lombardi

the tie m idway through the third quarter splitting the uprights with

lateral

style chat with his squad.

a 41-yard field goal that w o u ld

“I just told them if they are going to play like that, they w ere

have been g o o d from 55 yards.

B o o n continued his dominance

going to lose. If they didn’t pick it

on the field, scoring 13 points and

the Redmen an 7-0 advantage. pass from quarterback

Justin Raymond, threw a 75-yard bom b to w id e receiver Jerome Coulet on the second play from

o f D elando H awthorne touch­ downs, along with B o o n ’s third field goal.

The McGill offence, which only three w eeks ago w o u ld have been

mistaken fo r the dead,

looked alive as ever, putting a

R edm en

scrimmage. A

season high 37 points on the

p o u n d ed the Q u e e n ’s G o ld en

scoreboard and generating 361

Gaels 37-24 before a capacity

2 5 - y a r d Andrew Boon

crow d (12,400) in Kingston, and

field goal, and

D elan do H awthorne led the bal­

viewers all over Canada, as the gam e w a s broadcast o n national television. With the victory, the

an eight yard tou ch dow n run by all-pur­

Redmen secured themselves a

pose Redman

anced offensive attack, com bin­ ing for 124 yards on the ground.

Mike Germ ann once again led the defensive surge with eight

third-place finish in the Ontario-

Steve Papp in

tackles, as Carl SL O n g e and Franz

Q u e b e c Inter-university Football Conference (O -Q IF C ), and a date with the Concordia Stingers (4-3)

the

c lo s in g

W ellington teamed u p for seven

seconds o f the quarter, e x ­

tackles each.

As for Concordia next week,

at Loyola Stadium next w eeken d for the conference playoff semifi­

ten d ed

nals.

17.

sional flashback from last year’s

Queen’s, however,

play. Offensively they have a sound running and passing game,

playoff nightmare at Richardson Stadium o n H allow een night, left the G o ld en Gaels w onderin g just

cam e

and they play equally as w ell defensively. They are not really w eak anywhere. Its going to b e a

w hat had hit them after the vic­

sion with 17

tory eliminated Q ueen ’s from post­ season contention. W hat a differ­

u n an sw ered

A n d rew Boon, resembling

points o f their own. A safety

Joe Namath before Super B o w l

The

M c G ill

McGill, suffering the occa­

ence a year makes, as this time last year the Gaels w ere begin­ ning their march to the Vanier C up championship.

McGill jum ped to an early 17-0 lead during the opening 15 minutes o f play. H ead coach Charlie Baillie resorted to some

total yards. Chad Leudtke and

Papp sized up the Stingers as a

the

challenging opponent.

McGill lead to

“They are a tough team to

storm­

ing back in the secon d

se s­

great gam e,” remarked Papp.

III, felt confident in the ability o f

Queen's W R E d K idd wins this battle; N orm Beaudry (#50) and the Redmen won the war. and two rush­ snapping the single season McGill up and play the w a y the are ing touchdowns evened the score record for field goals with 18. He capable o f playing then they can going into the intermission. also w o n the O -Q IF C scoring title say g o o d bye to their season,” The Gaels w alked in the with 72 total points. said Baillie. dressing room with the mom en­ tum in their favor, after com ­ pletely shutting the Redmen dow n

The Redmen returned from

McGill continued the sec­

the locker room looking like a

on d half onslaught with a pair

the Redmen to w in the big gam e next weekend.

“I think w e have the better team, and w e ’re going to beat them,” promised Boon.

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Redmen take one o f two; Martlets w in at a cost B Y B IL L Y K H O U R Y

heroic efforts from Jon C am pbell

The McGill men’s and w o m ­ e n ’s basketball teams gave their

w h o scored M cG ill’s first ten points o f the half.

time.”

ing a nine point deficit to dispose

W ith four players scoring

H e did express concern,

o f the Ottawa G e e -G e e s 80-65.

over ten points on S u n d a y , the

how ever, with his team’s foul troubles.

Martlets sh o w ed that they can mix u p their offence, but their Vicky Tessier and Martina Van

reason to pack the

The fourth year forw ard fin­ ished with 17 points, but also

“The foul ratio w a sn ’t g o o d

T o d d M cD ougall with 16 points and Jon Cam pbell with 14 led the w a y for McGill.

Currie gym last w eek en d with

departed due to foul trouble. In

at all. W e need aggressive play

In the earlier game, the

very strong performances in their

fact, four o f M cGill’s five starters

but this can’t h appen often.”

pre-season debuts.

fouled out before regulation time

T h e R edm en split their games, losing a thriller in over­ time 95-88 to W estern last Friday

ended, w hile the fifth bo in overtime.

M cGill’s lack o f

follow ers

Despite all this, McGill w as

Martlets squashed visiting Ottawa

go-to p e o p le

remain all-stars,

der VlisL

92-45. W ith a 49-17 lead at the

Tessier, coming o ff a sensa­

ore

tional rookie year, scored 14 points and dominated the boards at both ends, dragging d o w n 13

night but b ou n ced back on Sun­

discipline w a s repre­

rebounds, but Van der Vlist stole

day to beat Ottawa 80-65. The

sentative

a v e ry

the sh o w with 29 points and 11

Martlets w alked all over Ottawa.

A g a in s t W e s t e r n , the Redmen proved themselves, or­

shaky defensive effort.

For a team com ing o ff an 8 and 4 record and

blocked shots to her jew el o f a game.

of

rebounds. She also ad d ed two

chestrating tw o com ebacks and

entering their 91st sea­

Unfortunately, the Martlets

giving last year’s Western O n ­

son, this lack o f a de­

suffered a b ig b lo w w h en their

tario regional champs a g o o d run

fe n s iv e d is c ip lin e seems a little odd.

Cloutier w ent d o w n with a sea­

for their money.

starting rookie

guard,

C éline

The outlook was quite bleak

H ead C oach Ken

for the Redm en early on as they

Schildroth explained it

fell behind b y eight points after

with one word: youth.

H ead coach Chris Hunter spoke o f the effect that this has

the first eight minutes. McGill

“This team has ten y ou n g players just try­

on a team that is already small in number.

w en t on a 13-1 run in the next six minutes, however, sparked b y

to adapt to the

“N o doubt, w e have a lot o f

the hot hand o f forw ard T o d d M cDougall.

M cDougall, a fourth year

team ’s system ,” said Schildroth, w h o is en­ tering his ninth season

talent, but I’m w orried about quantity more than quality w h en w e get to the better teams in the

veteran, scored eleven first half

as coach o f the Redmen.

points but w a s limited to only

H e ackn ow ledged the fact that the gam e w o u ld n ’t have been

four in the second, fouling out early on in the period. The McGill forw ard w as not very pleased with his performance.

“I w a sn ’t much help w as P Fouling out so early,” M cD ougall said. “I can’t help from the bench. ” G oin g into the second half,

ing

son-threatening knee injury.

,.

U ou b le

so close if it hadn’t been for W estern’s horrible foul shooting.

The Mustangs missed nine o f ten from the line at one point.

teaming couldn't stop the M a rtlets' scoring explosion

league,” said Hunter.

thanks to clutch three-point shoot­ ing from second-year player Chris

in the second to guarantee the

Indeed, the Martlets n o w

win, but they did o f course... and

have only nine available players.

Emerguy, w h o knocked d o w n

a lot' McGill >trying to better last

The Redm en’s next gam es will b e on O ctober 27th at the

season’s 25-4 record that included

University o f British Colum bia

tw o long-rangers in the final forty seconds.

M cG ill’s luck ran out in the overtime period. W ith five rook­

a trip to the National Cham pion­

and then at the University o f

ships, has the makings o f a top 10

“This w as a typical first gam e,” stated Schildroth. “O u r

ies on the court and the Mustangs

team. They can hurt you in every

Victoria Tournament on O ctober 29th and 30th. M eanwhile, the

team is young and w e

regaining their stroke, the Redmen

way. The backcourt easily found

Martlets

settled for the close call.

the open player and consistent perimeter shooting accounted for

University o f Calgary Tourna­ ment from O ctober 29th to the

five three-point baskets.

31st.

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the Mustangs w ere u p 46-45. The

focused on establishing an offen­

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The Redmen bounced back

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T h e gam e, the Martlets’ first

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“I thought w e w o n tw o -

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fence led to easy pickings for Q u e e n ’s. T h e score w a s 7-0 after

w e re m ishandled b y the Q u e e n ’s goalie.A lyson Fournier and D an a

the first period.

M orrison w e r e

A

different Martlet team

cam e out for the secon d period, h o w e v e r, w ith m uch tighter

credited with

M cG ill’s first tw o markers o f the season.

H e a d coach G e o ff Phillips

checking and smarter passing.

w a s p leased with his team ’s p e r­

A lthough M cGill had not taken

form ance.

its first shot on the Q u e e n ’s net until eight minutes into the game,

p eriod that it w a s a n e w gam e;

the Martlets fo u n d themselves

I d id n ’t expect anything from

w it h

s c o r in g

them,” he said. “A n d they w en t

chances in the last tw o frames.

A fter Q u e e n ’s scored an­

out a n d p lay ed like I k n e w that they cou ld .”

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McGill row ers shine in Boston and M ontreal events.

“The big accomplishment

u p w aves along the course o f the

Regatta hosted jointly by the Mon­

the rest at the Charles), they fin­

river.

treal and McGill Rowing Clubs.

ished a strong second overall to

This past weekend, McGill rowers competed successfully at

W hile they did not set the record, they did manage to beat

Both clubs w ere eager to host the regatta at the Bassin, one o f only

Trent, w h o had boats in almost

two sites in North America. The Montreal/McGill Invitational Re­

every other crew at the Charles.

tw o

McGill rowers claimed two first

regatta,” said

Thus, for the second consecutive

2,000 metre courses in Canada.

place finishes, two seconds and a

regular

gatta w as held for the second consecutive year at the Olympic Basin, McGill's training facility,

year, a Canadian crew o f McGill alumni had beaten some o f the best that the United States had to

M cG ill’s crew s definitely sh o w ed themselves to be peaking at the right time, just a w eek

fifth. Indeed, it could very w ell

thought it w as a w ell run com ­

have been three firsts, but the m en’s heavy eight got into a tan­

petition.”

Overall, it w a s a great w eek ­

and the prestigious H ead o f the

offer.

before the Ontario Universities

gle with som e vicious, oar-eating

end for McGill towing, and a

A thletic

(O U A A )

lane markers at about the 1000

g o o d w arm -up for the O U A A

metre mark.

C lub President Jason Blair w as ecstatic with the w eeken d’s

Championships.

The club heads into the season finale cham­

Charles is traditionally a

Championships in St. Catharine’s next weekend.

Competing

race w here one can find

against the com­

B Y RICK E V A N S

McGill's lightweight

Charles race w as held in Boston,

w om ­

en's and men's eights placed ninth

Massachusetts.

The H ead o f the

official, competition-class

A sso ciatio n

every class. Am ong them, the

w as that this w as the first year that McGill has hosted an official O U A A Blair.

“A ll

the

schools w ere here, and

pionships next weekend.

many o f the rowing p o w ­

bined forces o f

ers o f the northeastern

Trent, Q u een ’s,

United States. O ver the

E rin d ale

past fe w years McGill has sent a variety o f crews to take part. T h is year, M cG ill’s representation

lege, W aterloo U n iv e rs ity , C arleto n , O t ­ tawa University,

was in the form o f a men’s

and the

Uni­

While both squads repre­

tougher time, managing to edge CEGEP Champlain, 10-5.

Scoring in the hard-fought victory were Yolanda Kapteyn and

lig h tw e ig h t eigh t an d heavyweight four, along

versity o f West­

senting the McGill W om en’s Rugby

Allison Doyle, both o f whom tal­

ern Ontario, the M c G ill b o a ts proved their su­

Club emerged from weekend play victorious, the Men’s “A ” team suf­ fered a 22-10 loss to Bishop’s. The team's only two losses this season have come at the hands o f the Gaiters.

lied a try a piece.

The U -l 9 Martlets have a bye for next w eek’s opening playoff round.

In their regular season home finale at Lieber Park, the Redmen “A ” squad hung tough before the Gaiters pulled out the victory in the closing moments o f the match.

The contest between the two top teams in the division remained deadlocked at ten until just under

with

a w o m e n ’s light­

weight eight and heavy­

p e r io r

weight four. w as

the

sk ills

once again.

The real story, h o w ­ ever,

C o l­

W hile not e x p e r ie n c in g

M cG ill

alumni crew, rowing for the Montreal Rowing Club.

C om posed of G reg S te v e n so n , B r a d s h a w Crombie, Henry Herring,

the success of th e v arsity crews, the nov­

and Jeremy Howick. All

tinued to im ­ p ro ve their

ice boats con­

McGill rowers at one time, this crew headed to Bos­ ton with the intention o f

13 overall results. | W hile the nov|

trying to set a course

ice m en’s heavy eight encoun-

record at the H ead o f the Charles.

t,

Such an attempt w as not out o f the question.

C ro m b ie , c u rren tly a

"o technical diffi-

graduate student at McGill, is a m em ber o f Canada’s

placed fourth.

T h e w o m e n ’s

so m e

c u ltie s , the men’s light eight

national squad, and both Stevenson and Herring w ere mem­ bers o f Canada’s successful 1992 Olym pic team.

T h e c o n d it io n s

te re d

w h ic h

greeted the rowers on Sunday w ere not terribly encouraging. A strong headwind w as whipping

heavy and light and 19th respectively. The w om ­ en's heavy four also took 19th

eights placed a strong fourth and third respectively, giving McGill

place.

several top three contenders at

The day before, most o f McGill’s other crews had been

the O U A A ’s next weekend.

The varsity crews, however,

competing at the Olym pic Basin in the second annual Invitational

shone the brightest Despite hav­ ing only five boats entered (with

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The Martlets “A ” side thor­ oughly dominated the MacDonald College squad 38-0, in a game which served as a tune-up for next w eek ’s first-round playoff match against Bishop’s.

The team was led by Scrum H alf Chandy Davis and Flanker Kim Ivanko, both o f whom notched a pair o f tries on the afternoon.

Also adding to the offensive on­ slaught was Charlotte Daughney, w h o recorded one try and four converts.

Club President Beth Wylie was impressed with her team’s overall performance, as the “A” side finished the regular season second only to Concordia.

“W e ’re really happy with the w ay the team played, especially heading into the playoffs next week,” said the veteran.

W h ile th eir team m ates breezed against MacDonald, the Under-19 squ ad had a much

the match’s ten-minute mark. The Gaiters proceeded to score twice, with the last try coming at the closing whistle, giving Bishop’s a twelve point victory.

Forward Captain Sam Lupton was upbeat despite what could arguably be called the team’s most disappointing loss this season.

"Although it was a bitter loss, especially to a dirty team like Bish­ op ’s, I’m still confident about our playoff hopes.” Added Lupton, “W e should meet them in the finals with a different result, I hope.”

The men's “A ” side plays their final regular season game on W ednesday night, travelling to Université du Q uébec à TroisRivières for the match.

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S p o rts N o tes The games were the McGill’s first two played in a new realigned O U A A which will see the Redmen, Concordia, Trois-Rivières and Ottawa vie for three playoff spots.

The Redmen host longtime rival Trois-Rivières Wednesday night at McConnell Winter Arena at 7:30, and are at home to Ottawa Friday night.

Hockey Redmen victorious over Kingston teams too!!

The McGill hockey Redmen began their 118th season on winning notes last weekend, beating the Queen’s Golden Gaels at home 7-2 on Friday and Royal Military College in Kingston 5-4 on Sunday.

Suddenly, after a disappointing 0-5 preseason record, the Redmen are 2-0 in a -Rich Latour tougher, realigned Ontario Universities Athletic Association (O U A A ) hockey division.

“W e had been working hard and knew it was a matter of time,” commented head M c G ill Sailors beat the best in U S coach Jean Pronovost after Friday night's win. “W e are a skating team and w e knew w e In a remarkable triumph for the recently-created squad, the McGill sailing team defeated had to really skate and really take it to them."

Forward Guy Boucher, w ho led all Quebec players last season with 38 points, scored Tufts University in head-to-head competition last weekend in Boston, Massachusetts. What made the victory so significant was the his two first goals of the season and added two assists to come out of his slump. Boucher's quality o f the opponent, as Tufts was ranked number one in the United States weekend play earned him honours as the last season. The rankings for this year are Quebec Student Sport Federations (QSSF) not complete as of yet. male athlete-of-the-week.

The victorious McGill sailors were “It will give him confidence and I’m Jamie Boyden, Beth Stuart, Sandra Svenson happy for him,’ Pronovost said of his star and Robbie Hirst. Hirst competed for the player. “It’s good for the whole team.”

British Virgin Islands in the 1992 Summer The game against Queen’s, which fea­ Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. tured 60 minutes of penalties, was ideal for Team President Anthony Staples special teams: two of McGill’s goals were was ecstatic after the team’s huge win. scored on the power play, while three were “W e knew that w e could do well scored shorthanded. Queen’s only two goals dow n there, but w e certainly didn’t ex­ were also scored while on the power play. pect to win.” Added Staples, “to win With McGill defenceman David Huck against the top racing school in the U.S. in the penalty box, McGill forward Todd q feels great.”

Marcellus opened the scbring as he inter­ The team faced harsh conditions cepted a Queen’s pass and flipped a back­ u which lead to some bad breaks for both hand shot over Queen’s goalie Bill Landry at teams. While heavy winds forced Hirst to 11:04 o f the first period for his third goal o f u capsize, the rough water took its toll on the season. After Marcellus potted his sec­ § the Tufts boat, breaking some o f the ond of the game at 16:36, Marc Lustig scored £ equipment onboard. a shorthanded goal with thirteen seconds to H According to Staples, the Tufts’ boats play in the opening session, which turned had an advantage over their McGill coun­ out to be the game winner.

Redm en goalie Patrick Jeanson making one o f his 26 saves against Q u e e n 's terparts, when it came to competing in the Leading 4-2 in the third on a two-team racing format. shorthanded goal by rookie forward Benoit Leroux, McGill exploded for three more goals “I was especially surprised that w e could win a head to-head race,” said Staples. “The before time ran out on their offensive surge. Mark Shewfelt scored his first goal o f the United States’ teams specifically practice for this type o f racing.” season while Boucher added a pair. Redmen goalie Patrick Jeanson was solid in goal, With the improbable victory canes the close o f the fall racing season. The spring turning away 26 shots en route to the victory.

In Kingston on Sunday, rookie Kelly Nobes scored two goals, while Stacey McGregor, Boucher and Lustig netted singles in a close 5-4 victory over RMC. McGill

intersquad regatta racing series begins in March.

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Despite having g o n e u n d e­ feated for five straight gam es at one point during the season, the

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playoffs, M cGill had to w in tw o o f its three gam es last w eeken d, in Ottawa. T h e Martlets, unfortu­ nately, could only muster one victory.

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[ U d e M a lm o st p e rfe c t in M c G ill V o lle y b a ll T o u rn e y

BY C H A R LE S THOM AS

15-5 loss.

Despite still holding a w in­

losses, edged Q u een ’s for second place andWilfrid-Laurier was elimi­

Last Saturday, at the Currie Gym, the Université de Montréal CU de M ) Carabines displayed their league-leading dominance in beat­

ning record, it w as all uphill for the Martlets after that.

nated from the action.

Continuing their slide, the

Their next opponent, the U

Martlets were quickly disposed o f

de M handed McGill 15-3 and 158 defeats, and in their last match­ u p , against S h erbro o k e, the Martlets built up a 12-10 first game lead before eventually dropping

by U de M in their best two out o f three semi-final by 15-3 and 15-4 scores.

The Carabines executed their plays like they had a guillotine in their arsenal, while McGill only

ing the Collège de Sherbrooke two games to one in the final match, to take top honours o f the five-team McGill Invitational V ol­ leyball Tournament.

Sherbrooke got to the final by disposing o f Q ueen’s 2-0, in the first semi-final, while in the other, the Carabines beat the McGill Martlets 2-0.

the game 15-13. The Martlets then sleepwalked through the second game, losing 15-3.

H ead coach R a c h è le Beliveau commented on the un­

came out with its butter knives. It was over in less than an hour.

McGill assistant coach H o Juen Chan w as disappointed with

games) against all other teams in the tournament, with a w in counting for

the Martlets effort.

“Inconsistency, that’s our problem right now, w e don’t know h o w to hold a lead yet,” he said. “Offensively, w e can play with them, w e ’re as tall as they are.

[It’s] in defence and serve

one point and the cumu­ lative point total deciding

o reception that w e are lack­ ed ing.”

To determine w h o made it out o f the preliminary round, each team played only partial matches (two

fortunate breakdown.

“I think that mentally w e ’re

semi-finalists.

The tournament had started rather w ell for McGill, w h o easily dis­ posed o f Wilfrid-Laurier University 15-7 and 1512, and then, with a full M artlets get spiked head o f steam, disman­ tled Q ueen’s 15-9 in their first too weak. If w e have a bad game, game against the Golden Gaels. w e can’t come back,” she said.

After that point, however, “It’s a question o f experience and a question o f fighting.” the Martlets lost their wings— a Martlet being a bird with no feet, The tw o lo s s e s to a painful landing was in the mak­ Sherbrooke, however, w ere par­ ing. ticularly stinging, as they relegated

® “W e did not play at £ the same level,” ad d ed Beliveau. “Rookies really played well, but our veter­ ans didn’t do what they had

our best players,” he stated. “Once w e got started, w e were never threatened.”

The tournament’s all-star se­ lections were: Fanny W o n g from McGill, D ana M eddham and M a rie -C la u d e T o u rillo n from Queen's, Carmen Plante and AnneMarie Lemieux from U de M and Johanne V é ro n n e a u fro m

critical point, w e break,” she com­ mented. “W e break under pres­ sure.”

Despite the loss, the Martlets sh ow much more promise than last year’s team and should chal­ lenge for fourth place in the Q u e ­ bec league, the most competitive in the country.

“At a general university level,

Sherbrooke.

Last W ed n esd ay , at the Université de Montréal, the Martlets dropped a best three out o f five match to the Carabines in four

w e ’re u p there, but at the Q uebec

games (8-15,15-11, 3-15, 12-15).

In the fourth game, the Martlets had built up a 12-7 lead, but were then held scoreless.

three teams."

The Martlets’ wins against Wilfrid-Laurier and Q ueen ’s attest to that.

McGill’s next game will be this W ednesday at the Université de Sherbrooke.

Beliveau once again raised the issue o f consistency.

“As soon as it becom es a

university level, w e still have some w ork to do,” said Beliveau. “If w e were in the Ontario league, w e w o u ld be one o f the first two or

Badminton second to Lavai B Y K EN SCO TT

T h e m ixed d oubles team o f

The McGill badminton team

Bruno D io n and Maryse Filion also w o n all o f their matches,

is h oping to im prove o n its sec­ ond-place provincial finish, a dis­

including a victory over defen d­

tinction that the squad has earned the last three seasons T h ey got o ff to a fairly g o o d start, finishing second to a strong Université

w in s in tw o categories.

T h e w o m e n ’s teams did not fare as w ell, losing all o f their matches, mainly d u e to the fact

poured it on to w in the last two

Laval team at the tournament hosted b y the Université de

that the Martlets fielded an al­ most all-rookie roster.

games 15-8 and 15-7.

U de M head coach JeanPierre Chancy admitted that his

Montréal on Saturday.

T h e ru n n er-u p sh o w in g

H ad the team beaten Laval in the m en’s singles match, they w o u ld have taken first overall in

to do.”

In the final game, Sherbrooke gave the U de M quite a scare, taking the first game 15-7, but could not hold on in the long run as the Carabines

w a s du e to the strength o f the

ing champion Laval, givingM cGill

The Martlets started making

the Martlets to fourth place and, as

players were pressed in the final.

m en’s team, w h o w e re led b y the

h e same types o f mistakes that Queen’s had done in the first

a result, a semi-final berth against the undefeated first place U de M

“W e wanted to give all our players a chance to play, but in the

o f D o u g a ll

the tournament.

“W e basically have to w in

Molson, a U1 Law student Molson

three events,” said McCarthy. “W e

;ame and hesitated their w ay to a

team. Sherbrooke, with only three

final, w e had to come back with

played the first four m en’s d o u ­ bles matches with partner Sanjay Gandhi. M olson then w o n the final m en’s singles match for the M cGill team.

Laval finished in first place

w e re on e gam e short o f w inning

M c G ill so c c e r g o e s p o st-se a so n B Y D A V ID BEZM O ZG IS

“T h e players w ere holding on to

and Julia M aughan contributed

the ball a little too lon g.”

The Redmen’s second gam e

outstanding p lay

with four points, fo llo w e d by M cGill, U o f M, Trois-Rivières,

The nation’s second-ranked

against U Q A M on Sunday also

notable efforts during the game. “[It] m ay b e that w e w e re overconfident com ing into the

soccer team, the McGill Redmen, played their final tw o gam es this

ended in a draw — this time 1-1.

N ic k G ian n as registered the

gam e,” rem arked coach Tony Ia c h e tta a ft e r w a r d s . “[T h e

McGill tally, his third o f the sea­

Martlets] must really w o rk hard

in b y his Redmen.

“This is a very strong per­

v ie w o f the first round o f their

son, in the first half, and U Q A M

n o w in preparation for the na­

formance. W e expect these guys

divisional playoffs, McGill hosted Concordia at M olson Stadium in front o f a modest turnout The Redm en came out run­

evened the score on a penalty

tionals.”

Both the Redmen and the Martlets will b e in playoff action

to d o very w e ll at the individual cham pionships,” he said.

w eekend. Friday night, in a p re­

ning in the first half, dominating the tem po and controlling the ball. The play w a s mainly kept inside the Concordia zone. The Redmen, how ever, w ere unable to bu lge the twine.

Both teams returned after

shot.

“W e dominated but w e re not sharp,” com m ented Gazzola after this game.

H e believed that physically the Redmen played a g o o d game, but that the mental aspect w as missing.

“W e

m ade som e w ro n g

decisions in the gam e,” Gazzola

board and sub-zero temperatures

concluded.

The Martlets w e re also in

on

action this w eek en d .

half-time to zeros on the scorethe field.

The

inclem ent

Ranked

weather, according to M cGill coach Valerio Gazzola, w a s not

fourth in the nation, they w e re in a position this w e e k e n d to se­

the reason for the Redm en’s slug­

cure a first place tie in the Q u e ­

gish play in the second half.

b e c University Soccer League

Concordia took the play to McGill in the final half, but the fine Redm en defence and Brian Rae’s

(Q U S L ). Their Saturday defeat, b y a score o f 2-1, at the hands o f the Stingers erased that possibil­

goaltending preserved the score­

ity.

less tie.

“W e w e re fighting the ball

the third time this year for the

this gam e,” explained Gazzola.

Martlets, w hile D onna Prahacs

L

Franca Fillipone scored for

the tournament.”

and Sherbrooke University.

C oach Frank McCarthy w a s im pressed with the effort turned

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