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November 22nd, 1994

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What’s cookin’ at Molson Hall? ...it’s not just popcorn.

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The defence of extreme drunkenness

P arliam ent H ill faces student protest

By Paromita Shah______________ • T h e is s u e s s u r r o u n d in g th e r e c e n t S u p r e m e C o u r t r u lin g a n d its

Saturday Night Magazine ventures into the university ranking racket.

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Editorial Keep on rockin’ at Rideau Hall, Chrétien.

The search for a new Governor-General.

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ENTERTAINMENT A smorgasborg of McGill theatre, plus happy rock stars chatting it up.

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SPORTS Papp wins CIAU Russ Jackson award and Redmen basketball takes U. of T. tourney.

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im p lic a tio n s On September 30, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the sexu­ al assault conviction of Henri Daviault, a decision that not only affected fundamental principles of criminal law but also sparked reac­ tion from both in and outside the legal sphere in Canada.

This ruling allows an accused to utilise the defence of self-induced extreme intoxication for all offences in the Criminal Code. On a practical level, that m eans a retrial for Daviault on the charges of sexual assault. For those in the legal profes­ sion, it means the re-evaluation of the legal boundaries of accountability.

On May 30, 1989, Daviault, a chronic alcoholic, allegedly drank 35 ounces of brandy and eight beers, an amount which would have caused a coma or death in the average person.

The victim was a woman confined to a wheelchair due to permanent paral­ ysis. She knew Daviault through his wife. After running an errand for the victim, Daviault sexually assaulted her.

While Daviault recalled having one glass of brandy upon his arrival at the complainant’s residence, he claimed he had no recollection of what occurred between then and waking up naked in the victim’s bed several hours later.

A toxicologist called by the defence testified that the level of intoxication could lead to a “black­ out,” a state he termed “automatistic amnesia”. A person in this state has no awareness of his or her actions when he or she is in such a state. In essence, the Supreme Court decision was based on the “reasonable doubt about whether the accused, by virtue of his extreme intoxication, had pos­ sessed the minimal intent necessary to com m it the offence of sexual assault.”

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Emulating the 60s? Students’ collective action at Parliament Hill

By Dawn W estley Students from across the country gathered on Parliament Hill last Wednesday to protest Federal Human Resources Minister Lloyd Axworthy’s pro­ posal to reform federal funding to post-secondary education.

An estimated twelve to fifteen thousand students arrived from 45 universities and colleges including those as far away as the University of Calgary and Mount Allison University in Nova Scotia.

The crowd gathered at the University of Ottawa at noon and marched to the Hill carrying banners and shouting “No way , we won’t pay!” and “They say cut back, we say fight back!”.

The demonstration began at noon and continued until 4 pm. It included a list of speakers and bands who entertained and riled the crowd throughout the afternoon.

The dem onstration was o rganised by the Federation of Students of Ottawa University in coop­ eratio n w ith the C arleton U niversity Student Association. These student organisations sought sup­ port from others across the country to produce the event.

C hris L ennon, P resid en t o f the C arleton University Student Association and one of the main organisers was impressed by Wednesday’s turn-out.

“This is probably the most amazing day in stu­ dent action history. Nothing like this has ever been done by Canadian students,” said Lennon. “This is a completely independent student action. You’ve got to realise there is no national lobby organisation behind this. This was accomplished for and by stu­ dents.”

According to Lennon, campaigning for partici­ pation of the event took very little effort.

“This is Jean Michel from Ottawa U. calling me, calling a whole bunch of universities in Quebec and me calling universities across Ontario and the rest of Canada, saying ‘Send a few buses’ and it really wasn’t much of a sales job. All that had to be said was exactly what there was at stake and the students arrived,” Lennon explained.

Due to the size of the event, security was a con­ cern. S ecurity was org an ised th rough O ttaw a University and consisted of over two hundred stu­ dent volunteers. There was an RCMP presence on the Hill but the barricades around the stage and the steps to the Parliament buildings were secured by the volunteers.

The event was kept effectively under control though there was an aggressive response from the crowd to the appearance of Axworthy at the end of the day.

The speakers included representatives from vari­ ous student organisations, Guy Caron the of the Canadian Federation of Students, Bill Brenault,Vicepresident of the Canadian Federation of Teachers, Lloyd Axworthy, Jean Charest and many others.

The speakers, save Axworthy, denounced the proposed changes on the basis of limiting accessibili­ ty to post-secondary education by requiring that stu­ dents accumulate extensive debt in order to get an education.

Benault claimed that his organisation was allied with the students on this issue.

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P rotest Continued from Page 1 as concerned as you are that the doors of the university are closing on the young people in this coun­ try who most need to get through those doors. Those doors must remain open,” said Benault. “Mr. Axworthy seems to think you are a bunch of spoiled brats from rich families. But if the radical tuition hike that Mr. A xw orthy’s plan will cause occurs, the crowd I see before me will be a lot smaller next year.”

accum ulate personal debt of between 50 and 60,000 dollars to get an education. Our system does not need to be cut: it needs to be improved.”

John Baglow, Vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, also spoke to the students in o pposition to the policy reform s and the government in general.

“The Liberals say there is no m oney. W ell let me tell them where the money is. Ninety thou­ sand corporations in the country

“ T h e p o i n t to t h e p r o te s t w a s to s h o w o u r o p p o s itio n to t h e p r o p o s a ls , n o t to d is c u s s a lte r n a tiv e s . I b e lie v e w e a c c o m p lis h e d th e g o a l a n d A x w o r t h y ’s a p p e a r a n c e w a s t h e c lim a x o f t h a t .”

— S te v e n Z a c h a r ia s , a s tu d e n t o n th e B o a rd o f R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s a t C o n c o r d ia U n iv e r s ity

“What is at stake is the social cohesion of this country,” he con­ cluded.

Caron also stated that the pro­ posed reform s pose a threat to Canadian society at large.

“No country has ever benefit­ ed from narrowing accessibility to p o st-seco n d ary education.

Education is the key to the pros­ perity of our country and the prin­ ciples of accessibility to education we have cherished must not disap­ p e a r,” d eclared C aron. “ We understand that the Canadian debt is a serious problem but we refuse to make the same mistake as the government by being forced to

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pay little or no tax. There are bil­ lions of dollars of uncollected tax from these corporations,” he said.

“Yes we know where the money is. M aybe Mr. A xw orthy ju st doesn’t want to ask his friends for it. ” Baglow also put forward the possibility of a conspiracy on the part of the government to reduce access to university in an attempt to suppress the “independent thinking going on in this country.”

The last few minutes before Axworthy’s arrival was dominat­ ed by cries and chants of an excit­ ed crowd. The MCs of the event called on the crowd to respond to

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Axworthy and his plan in unison by shouting “Transfer cuts have got to go” and “Bullshit”.

When Axworthy arrived on stage the scene was one of hyste­ ria. The crowd’s chants and boos all but drowned out his message.

“We are here to discuss how to develop a b etter system of higher education. You have to be prepared to listen to another point of view,” Axworthy argued. “Let me make one thing clear to you.

There is no government policy.

No decision has been taken. There are simply a series of ideas...We need to work together to find a solution. I am open to ideas.

Come to me and le t’s discuss this.”

The hostility the crowd con­ tinued to display tow ards Axworthy has been emphasised by the press. H ow ever, many,, including Steven Zacharias, a stu­ dent on the B oard of R epresentatives at C oncordia University, felt that this was the point of the demonstration.

“The point to the protest was to show our opposition to the pro­ posals, not to discuss alternatives.

I believe we accom plished the goal and Axworthy’s appearance was the climax of that,” he said.

“The protest was not the place for that to happen. There has been a call to the m inister’s office for next Monday and many student body representatives will be there to discuss other options and nego­ tiate alternatives.”

A nother national student action is being organised by the Canadian Federation of Students for the 25th of January next year.

They have proposed a national strike of all students on that day.

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P oli Sci professor stirs up controversy

By M elanie Radler

students,” said a U2 student.

“He is a brilliant professor and people refuse to give him a chance,” countered another.

The charge of arrogance comes from the Dunne’s tendency to abruptly interrupt student presen­ tations in mid-sentence.

Dunne said that this is due in part to his background as what he term s, “an obnoxious New Yorker.”

Dunne asserts that his teaching philosophy is different than that of other professors at McGill. He believes that incorporating chal­ lenges and readings are the keys to successful learning.

“Students are accustomed to being encouraged and not chal­ lenged,” he said. “Since not every­ thing can be learned from books, I

C ontroversy has recently arisen around political science Professor Andrew Dunne’s deal­ ings with students in ‘International Organization’ and ‘Crisis, Conflict and War’, the two fall term courses he is teaching this year.

Some students are charging that the midterms for both courses were unreasonable, and that Dunne’s style and course content are problematic. The students also claim that when they voiced formal complaints to the political science department, Dunne reacted by mak­ ing threats related to their future chances of admission to other uni­ versities.

A U3 student in International Organization explained his concern about the midterm.

“The m idterm was “ [ T h e s e a re] th e w o rst like a fin a l,” he said. p o li s c i c la s s e s I h a v e e v e r “Besides the fact that it was much too long to fin­ ta k e n b e c a u se o f a n ish, a negative marking a r r o g a n t p r o fe s s o r w h o scheme made it easier to d e m e a n s s tu d e n ts .” leave questions blank rather than attem pt an answer.”

The midterm in International am teaching them how to speak and Organization, the more controver­ understand what they are learning.” sial of the two courses, included Dunne also argued that the true and false, fill in the blanks, quality of presentations has dramat­ matching questions and two essays ically increased as a result of his questioning. to be completed in one hour.

“It was the hardest and most O ther com plaints centre ridiculous midterm I ever wrote,” around the content for both courses. said another U3 student.

“W ith so much happening Dunne responded that the throughout the world in terms of midterms were difficult and chal­ war and crisis, it is odd that the lenging, but fair. issues of the course focus on the “They reinforced and ampli­ 1930’s and 40’s,” said a U2 student fied the importance of doing the in Crisis, Conflict and War. Students in International O rganization were also dis­ tressed, assuming, as one U3 stu­ “ H e is a b r i l l i a n t dent said, “that a course about p r o fe s s o r a n d p e o p le International O rganizations r e f u s e to g iv e h i m a would focus on the U.N., the c h a n c e .”

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The content of both courses readings since the test made it focuses on theory rather than on impossible to wing it,” he said. practical applications. Dunne He also stated that marks in defended his decision. both classes were adjusted where “Understanding the theoretical miscommunication or other prob­ arguments of international relations lems occurred. takes years of training,” he said.

After complaints were lodged Dunne sees the course as an by some students with the chair of introduction to international theory the political science department, incorporating many readings from Dunne is alleged to have responded diverse disciplines in an attempt to dissect the major arguments. in a subsequent class with a threat.

“If an application from one of The department is acting to your brothers or sisters comes address student concerns, stated across my desk in the next twenty Professor Gidengil, chair of the years, I ’ll ignore it,” Dunne is Political Science Department. reported to have said.

“We’re aware of the situation While Dunne admits to having and we’re taking student concerns said something to this effect, he very seriously. We have been told the Tribune that stu dents’ working on ways to resolve the sit­ actions, by attempting to change uation,” he said. the grading system, only served to The Political Science Student potentially jeopardise his teaching Association has also looked at the future. situation. PSSA President Shevaun “Students w eren’t thinking McGrath said that the association is about the im plications of their trying to ensure that the problems actions,” he said. won’t be repeated.

Student opinion about Dunne “The PSSA has no problem is by no means uniform. with different styles of teaching, “ [These are] the worst poli sci but when it conflicts with student classes I have ever taken because of feelings and grades it becomes a an arrogant professor who demeans negative issue.”

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B urning dow n the house at M olson H all

By Iack Sullivan______________________ Fast acting floor fellows in McGill’s Molson Hall residence are being praised for their role in combatting a fire in a residence room last week. The fire, which destroyed a room on Molson’s fifth floor, has also raised questions concerning the effectiveness of McGill’s emergency telephone line.

The cause of the fire, which is believed to have started sometime after 5 am on Sunday, November 13, has yet to be deter­ mined by investigators from the Montreal Fire Department.

The room of U1 Arts student Mark Heyck, to which the fire was contained, was completely destroyed in the blaze. Luckily, Heyck had been sleeping on the floor in front of his door outside of the room, and suffered no injuries.

U 1 Science student and Molson resident Kristy Skaret first raised the alarm after a visiting friend smelled the smoke at 7:30 am.

“We had made popcorn and we burned some of it, so when I woke up that’s what I thought it was,” said Skaret.

The two noticed smoke rising from a room two floors below them. They notified floor fellow Ray Ludwin who sounded the fire alarm. Ludwin and fifth floor floorfellow Sarah Weeks proceeded to evacuate the resi­ dence.

“I could hear the fire inside his room, it was like a bonfire inside the room,” said Weeks.

BFS (B asem ent, F irst, and Second floors) floor fellow Araya Solomon heard the fire alarm and rushed up to fifth floor.

“I thought it was a sick joke because it that praise must go to was my birthday that day,” laughed *the three floor fellows who worked together Solomon.

Solomon activated the floor’s fire hose. under tremendous pres­ While water pressure was low, he was able sure.

“I was really to effectively extinguish the blaze until Montreal firefighters arrived to examine the impressed with the way in which all the floor scene.

As the floor fellows worked to move fellows came together,” residents outside, Molson Hall Director said U1 science student David Simmons attempted to contact help and M olson resident through the Porter’s office of the residence. Francois Alphonso.

Florence Tracy, During emergency situations, residence staff are instructed to contact McGill Security’s D irector of M cGill emergency number, 398-3000. Through the Residences, also praised security dispatch centre, additional emer­ the floorfellows’ ability gency services, including the police and fire to improvise in an emer­ gency situation. department, can be contacted.

“The floor fellows “I let it ring a couple of times and there wasn’t a response. I tried to call 911 and that were super. They got didn’t work either,” said Simmons, unable to everyone out, they get an outside line from the telephone in the extinguished the fire, kept their cool and kept Porter’s office.

Simmons then left the Porter’s office everyone else’s cool,” and instructed one of his floor fellows to she said.

The arrival of the contact 911 directly. Louise Cherry, director of Emergency Centre 911 of the Montreal fire trucks was de­ Urban C om m unity, confirm ed for the scribed by residents as Tribune that the 911 call reporting the fire following a long, tense Residence room destroyed in fire came from a private resident’s line, and not wait.

“It took forever,” from the McGill security office. that his stereo and computer, damaged in the Camelo Spataro, M cGill’s university said Alphonso.

Students estimated that it took 15-20 fire, will be covered by insurance, and that fire marshal, assured the Tribune that McGill will be looking into the difficulties surround­ minutes for the fire department to arrive on he will be able to return to the fifth floor in the second term when his room is finally ing the lack of response. He expects the scene. repaired.

For now, as investigations continue to McGill investigation to be completed within “It’s sad to see him all the way down­ be conducted, Heyck has moved to a room two to three weeks.

All parties concerned, however, agreed on the first floor of Molson Hall. He hopes stairs,” noted floormate Tim Haltigin.

A nother tour on the C ode o f C onduct m erry-go-round

By Tyla Berchtold Dean of Students Irwin Gopnik met with students last Wednesday to discuss the proposed amend­ ments for the Code of Student Conduct. While discussion lasted for two hours and covered a range of issues, it failed to resolve most of the major points of contention.

The m eeting was held as a result of a motion passed by Senate to postpone discussion of the code until its November 23rd meeting.

The atmosphere at the meeting was one of forced camaraderie. An underlying issue was the division between Gopnik and students over what constitutes students’ rights.

Although the dean stated that the code exists to serve students, stu­ dents felt that the dean was not sup­ porting their best interest.

“This is to protect the stu­ dents,” said Gopnik. “This is yours.

It is not as though the authority is trying to screw the students. It’s not that at all.”

Students were hoping that they and Gopnik could agree on changes at the meeting, rather than carrying the debate on to Senate.

“You are the Dean of Students and we need your support,” SSMU Senate/Board rep Zeina Hatem told Gopnik.

“We are not using a common consensus process,” said SSMU VP University Affairs Jennifer Small.

“It will have to be dealt with at Senate which is unfortunate.”

Gopnik asserted that a consen­ sus was not necessary because stu­ dents have the ability to propose alternative solutions at Senate.

“I do not have any more power than you do,” he said.

A major issue concerned the use of com puting facilities at McGill. Students worry that the proposed amendments to the code contradicts the existing Code of Conduct for Users of M cGill Computing Facilities.

The amendment proposed by Gopnik prohibits a student accused

“It’s not very prudent of us to write two conflicting codes,” she said. “One says we cannot access files and the other one says we can.

I understand the dean’s concern because we are entering into a tech­ nological world but that’s exactly why we should benefit from experts in that field.”

Gathering to discuss student discipline of misconduct from claiming that communications made through the University computer system are confidential. The computer user code, however, contains a clause prohibiting the use of information obtained illegally through access to computer files in the case of misuse.

Gopnik stated that his proposed clause is necessary because there is no other way to prosecute in the case of “computer m ischief’ than accessing computer files.

Small explained her concerns to the Tribune.

A second grievance concerned the issue of plagiarism . Article 15(c) states that no student “shall with intent to deceive, contribute any work to another student with the knowledge that the latter may submit the work in part or whole as their ow n.” M artin Ertl of the McGill Legal Information Clinic argued that this requirement is prob­ lematic.

“You’re setting up a knowl­ edge requirement,” Ertl told the dean. “Also, my biggest problem is with somebody who may submit.

It’s so vague.[What if] I help some­ body and it may cross my mind that they may submit it. Does that mean I should be charged with an offence? I don’t think so.”

“Yes,” replied Dean Gopnik.

“Yes, absolutely.”

The Dean said that if this arti­ cle was not included, students could argue that they never had any idea that their work would be falsely submitted. As a result, there could be no case against them.

Ertl proposed that the ‘may’ be changed to ‘will’.

A continuing source of disagreement is a proposal that disci­ •2 plinary officers have c the power to bar poten­ -c tially dangerous stu­ y dents from campus.

1 The proposed article 2 also states that a sub­ ~o c committee, composed IS of the chair of the <« a: Committee on Student Discipline, the dean of students and one stu­ dent, must come to a majority vote in favour of the exclusion within three working days.

Students questioned why, “in a situation of such magnitude”, una­ nim ity would not be required.

Gopnik replied that this was to alle­ viate a potential burden on the stu­ dent.

“The legal advisor wrote to me and told me not to do it like that [unanimously]. He said ‘just imag­ ine the situation where we have a dangerous student. The student rep­ resentative feels that they must rep­

resent their constituency and they vote no. Then someone gets killed.

They couldn’t live with themselves for the rest of their lives.’ He said don’t put that burden on them,” said Gopnik.

“My experience in this follows that. Student representatives do treat things like popular democracy rather than representative democra­ cy,” continued Gopnik. “Rather than acting on their own con­ science, they frequently say T must act according to the group I repre­ sent’. It wouldn’t be unusual to have such a thing happen.”

This comment prom pted SSMU residence representative Amin Kassam to state his confi­ dence in the student representatives that sit on such committees.

“I ’ve seen students at their best,” he said. “I don’t think they would let us down in this regard.”

“What is the point of having students on the committee if there are mechanisms in place that will ensure that their vote does not count,” Kassam told the Tribune.

“His [Dean Gopnik’s] whole ratio­ nale behind having a majority vote over unanimity on certain matters is a fear that students do not vote responsibly and practice popular democracy as opposed to represen­ tative democracy. I find that an insult to students as a whole and their ability to put the welfare of the community first and to make edu­ cated, intelligent decisions.”

In closing the meeting Gopnik stressed that this is not an issue that cannot be resolved.

“You could write the code either way and it would work,” he said. “The existing code works.

There’s no crisis here.”

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Student representation on Senate reviewed Coalition organises to decrease transit fares

the changes to the composition of the Senate have not been fulfilled due to SSMU’s delays.

“SSMU claimed they couldn’t figure a way to For the past two years, student representation to the McGill Senate has been under review. Last week, allocate seats [among] all faculties,” she said. “At the Senate amended the university statutes giving the end of the last academ ic year, nothing was graduate students an additional seat, creating a seat finalised so we couldn’t change the statutes. It was for medical residents, and reducing undergraduate left so late that we couldn’t implement [it] for last autumn so...[it is to be] implemented for September seats by two.

The review process began in March 1992 when 1995.”

In a report to SSMU council, VP University the Post Graduate Students’ Society requested an additional voting seat on the Senate to be allocated Affairs Jennifer Small stated that changes had not been made because the Senate had neglected to enact for one of its officers.

The Senate Nominating Committee, in February the modifications.

“A motion recommend­ 1993, granted PGSS its third ing the change was accepted seat and gave the medical “ I t is a b s o l u t e l y n o t t r u e t h a t

by Senate in March 1993. residents, for the first time, s e n a te fo r g o t a b o u t i t . ” H ow ever, though Senate senate rep resen tation. In accepted the recommenda­ order to satisfy the require­ ment that elected faculty — S e c r e t a r y o f S e n a t e tion, that body forgot to members hold 51 percent of V i c t o r i a L e e s amend the Senate statutes accordingly. Thus the old the seats in the S enate, election rules remained in place through the winter undergraduate student seats have been cut.

SSMU is now discussing options for the reallo­ 1994 term,” said the SSMU report.

Lees refuted the claim that the Senate had cation of seats since they currently hold two more than what is allowed under the amended university ignored the decision to amend the statutes. “[It was] voted on in Senate and accepted. It is statutes. A decision has to be made before student elections in March since changes are supposed to be absolutely not true that Senate forgot about it,” Lees said. “Last year, I contacted Ruth Promislow and implemented for September 1995.

Although the Senate accepted the motion to Mark Luz over and over again about it.”

SSMU is now discussing various options to change student seat allocation in March 1993, SSMU accomodate the reduction of seats. One option is to still has not decided how to designate their seats.

Secretary of Senate Victoria Lees explained that combine dentistry with medicine making one health sciences seat. The rational behind amal­ gamating the two fac­ ulties is that the den­ tistry representative is never present at the Senate m eetings.

SSMU Senate/Board R e p re s e n ta tiv e C hristoph Sicking said the reason the faculty’s seat is never filled stem s from scheduling problems.

“From w hat I understand, dentistry students can ’t make [the m eetings],..but it’s not because they don’t care,” he said.

“D entistry students Small considers options fo r reducing student seats have some class on Wednesdays at 2:30 that everyone has to attend.”

Combining Religious Studies with either Arts or Music is also SkillEd WORkERS pROtjRAM being considered. T here are approximately 65 students in the aculty o f R eligious S tudies.

Entrepreneurs program FHowever, there has often been no student elected from the faculty to sit on the Senate.

“Religious Studies hasn’t had a member [to the Senate] for three FAMily spoNSORship years,” said Small.

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IM M IGRATIO N TO C A N A D A

By Maggie C lay Student associations around Montreal are gathering support from their members to begin another effort to have the price of a monthly transit pass reduced for all students.

Student associations at both the university and CEGEP levels have been represented in the recently formed Société étudiante de transport de la communauté urbaine de Montréal (SCTCUM).

The coalition is working toward the implementation of a student transit fare for all full-time students, regardless of age: while university and CEGEP students pay 43 dollars — full fare — for the monthly tran­ sit pass, students under the age of 18 pay only $17.50.

“We need to lobby the different levels of government to make them understand our needs. Because we turn 18 does not mean we are making m ore m oney all o f a sudden... Most students “ W e h a v e to b e r e a lis tic . W e live below the poverty i n t e n d to p r e s e n t a r e a s o n le v e l,” said C hristos a b le p l a n . ” Calaritis, science rep to SSMU Council.

C alaritis is the S S M U s c ie n c e r e p r e s e n ta tiv e coordinator of McGill’s C h r is to s C a la r itis effort, and has worked to involve as many schools as possible with SCTCUM. “It is important to have a strong common front,” he said. “McGill, Concordia, Université de Montréal, UQAM, and almost every CEGEP have participated so far... This is a real student issue.”

Pierre Laporte, a spokesperson for la Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbain de Montréal, recognises that students have a valid concern, but cites the economics of changing the price schedule.

“We are not against the principal of extending the reduced fare. On the other hand, the cost of such a measure would be approximately 17 million [dollars]...which we just could not find,” said Laporte.

He explained that the STCUM already operates with subsidisation from the municipality, and changes proposed to the price schedule will likely decrease revenue. Laporte said that the provincial government would have to contribute a subsidy to the program before STCUM could make the change.

Laporte emphasised that the STCUM’s priority is the “highest ridership possible” and that the STCUM will not decrease student fares at the expense of increasing others.

SCTCUM organisers recognise the need for students to develop an economically feasible alternative to slashing prices in order for the i concerns to be met. There are several proposals on the negotiating table, primarily the implementation of what the SCTCUM calls a “student transit fare” — a monthly rate somewhere in-between the youth and full fares. Such a system is used in many municipalities across Canada.

“We have to be realistic,” said Calaritis. “We intend to present a reasonable plan.”

The issue of transit costs for all students of all ages has come and gone more than once, most recently in 1988 and 1992. Student represen­ tatives remain encouraged despite the track record.

“I’m encouraged, but we have to get organised,” said Calaritis. “If we don’t try we won’t get anything at all.”

ST C U M ’s budget for the upcoming year w ill be co n ­ firm ed on D ecem ber 16.

S fT C U M ’s next meeting is in the Shatner B uilding on November 26.

S tu d e n ts can voice their support of the SCTCUM in i­ tiative by sign­ ing the petition currently being circu lated in campuses a r o u n d Mont real .

Petition sheets at M cG ill are available for o CQ signature at the SSMU kiosk in o the Shatner Building.

Calaritis: petitioning f o r reduced student fares

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To the m an w ho assaulted m e...

“It takes less time to learn to write nobly than to learn to write lightly and straightforwardly.”

— Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche M ichael Broadhurst Editor-in-chief C hristopher Rignev Assistant Editor-in-chief

Steve Smith Assistant Editor-in-chief Editorial

Young for head of state

By Michael Broadhurst_______________ Canada is searching for a new Governor-General, and as Ramon Hnatyshyn’s five-year term comes to an end, the debate over who will succeed him is heating up. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, who decides the successor, apparently asked hockey hall-of-famer Jean Béliveau in September if he would consider the job. The recently-retired Béliveau politely declined.

At first glance, it might seem ridiculous that a man whose only real qualifications to be a head of state are his bilingualism and his former prowess as captain and leader of les Habitants while they marched repeatedly to the Stanley Cup. And that impression is probably correct: what does an NHL centre know about diplomacy? Would anyone nomi­ nate Wayne Gretzky for the same job?

But when you consider the possibilities, and what Chrétien is likely to look for, Béliveau becomes more appealing. Canada needs a head of state who is bilingual — that is a virtual necessity, particularly given five years of Hnatyshyn’s stilted french. Second, given the political cli­ mate of Quebec, it would be a savvy move to put a francophone Quebecker in a high-profile position for the stretch run of this round of the sovereignty debate. And third, Chrétien has said that the person must be Canadian, which rules out any monarchist inclinations toward Princes Charles or Andrew. (By the same token, it’s too bad Diana doesn’t speak French or hold Canadian citizenship... at least she has charisma and some degree of independent thought.)

So what Chrétien needs is a high-profile Canadian to stand around making small talk at official functions, and perhaps make the occasional stumping appearance in the coming referendum campaign. Some sug­ gest former lieutenant-governors such as Ontario’s Lincoln Alexander.

Others might suggest former lower-profile politicians, excluding the Joe Clarks, Pierre Trudeaus and — god forbid — Brian Mulroneys.

But if Béliveau’s status in the hockey world is good enough, why not other cultural ambassadors. What about Anne Murray? Gordie Howe? Don Cherry? William Shatner?

As amusing as it would be to hear Chrétien say “Dammit Jim, I’m a politician not a magician,” Shatner would be a disgrace. Don Cherry speaks for himself, which is reason enough to not want him anywhere near the government, including on CBC (ah, how sweet the NHL lock­ out has really been...) Murray and Howe are nice people, but probably wouldn’t represent Canada well.

Most of our other cultural icons are American, or have made them­ selves so. Critics aside, Canada should reconsider the way in which it selects the Governor-General. Chrétien effectively makes the selection alone, which is too much power in the hands of one person, and creates a significant opportunity for the appointment becoming entirely politi­ cal. But what is important right now is that Canada needs a new Governor-General.

Upon reflection, it’s a shame that Béliveau isn’t interested. He rep­ resents many of the best qualities in Canadian society. He’s bilingual, well-spoken, intelligent, and well aware of the cultural and social diver­ sity of this country. Upon reflection, he might be the best candidate for the job. Unless Neil Young’s available. You can’t get more Canadian than Neil Young. And think what the Canada Day party on Parliament Hill would be like.

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On Friday, N ovem ber 11, 1994 at 10:30 p.m. on Hutchison between St. Viateur and Fairmount.

You know who you are. In case you attacked others, I will remind you I was wearing a white wool sweater, jeans and a red scarf. Red, the colour of death, the colour of the poppies we all wore on that day to remember the women and men who died in the hands of war. It is almost ironic that you committed an act of violence on a day we remem ber and hope to prevent future atrocious violence.

Do you not consider assaulting me violent? Do you consider it socially acceptable? You are like the many men in our patriarchal society who lack awareness and a social conscience. You have bought into the false belief that violating and abusing women is a right and that it gives you power and strength. I tell you as I tell all those who hear my story and those of other survivors (we are not vic­ tims because we are not weak nor helpless) that sexual assault is NOT acceptable.

I saw you cross the street. We made eye contact. I trusted you.

You quickened your pace behind me. You GRABBED me. You FONDLED me. Then you quickly walked on as if you had not done anything wrong. You broke my trust. After you turned the comer, I

looked at you twice. I saw you. I know what you look like. You have no respect for me, for women, for yourself and for the community and the sex you represent.

I was asked, what was I doing walking alone. I was trusting my environment. I was trusting you. I was exercising my right to walk freely in the street. The question must be asked of you — “What were you doing assaulting me?”

Did you watch me walk out of the building? Did you plan it? Why did you assault me? What did you get out of it? Was it what you thought it would be? If it wasn’t me was it going to be another woman? Are there other women who have sur­ vived your brutality? I was told I should not have been walking alone. Is no one telling you that you should not violate others? Or, can you not hear what they are say­ ing? Why do I not hear angry male voices condemning men’s violence against women? Why do you (men) get angry at the women who speak out instead of the men who perpe­ trate?

I am angry. I am frustrated.

But, I will not commit an act of violence against you because as a tw enty-three year old adult (a woman, not a girl), I take responsi­ bility for my actions and I will not perpetuate the cycle of violence.

Do we call twenty-three year-old

Letters......to the editor

cerns on sovereignty. The remarks and ignorance reflected insensitivi­ ty and set up a hostile atmosphere.

When one calls another “paranoid” or another’s action “superfluous”, one is mean and insensitive.

November 16, SSMU chartered four buses to take students to Ottawa to throw eggs and dry maca­ roni at the M inister of Human Resources Development of Canada.

When I elected my SSMU leaders last year, I did not remember any­ body campaigning on a platform of pure protest. I thought we study in university where we try to have intelligent discussion. I heard SSMU leaders quoted often from Principal Shapiro; well, Dr. Shapiro is on the record having stated he wants consultation and discussion, not having students say no. Let’s

What the FE U Q ?

November 3, SSMU approved spending 7,000 dollars out of the budget of the VP External. This amount was payment to FEUQ, even though two large undergraduate bodies — Science and Management — and students living in residences cautioned against such action.

All that meeting, SSMU coun­ cillor Chris Carter called students, concerned about sovereigntist views of FEUQ members, “para­ noid anglos”. Then the VP External urged fellow councillors to defeat a “superfluous” amendment intro­ duced just to address students’ con­

males boys? We do not. We call you adults, men, guys. Yet, we do not demand that you take responsi­ bility for your actions. Why not?

As December 6 approaches, the day 14 women were separated from the men in a classroom at Ecole Polytechnique and killed because they were female, think about what it means to be a man, to be a woman, to be a perpetrator and to be a survivor. Think about it today and everyday. Think before you act and ask yourself why. To the men who do not violently vio­ late women, think about the lan­ guage you use, the jokes you make, the respect you hold for women — for the women in your lives. Take responsibility for your actions and those of other men. If you have questions and you want to change your behaviour, talk about the issues surrounding violence against women and take it upon yourself to learn.

I expect retaliation for this let­ ter. Ask yourself why I expect retaliation and why you want to retaliate while keeping in mind that Statistics Canada cites that 51 per­ cent of women will be sexually or physically abused at least once in their adult lives and that 95 percent of incest and marital violence is perpetrated by m en.(see Judith Myers Avis. 1992. “Where are all the Family Therapists? Abuse and Violence within Families” Journal o f Marital and Family Therapy vol.

18 no. 3, pp.225-232).

Cathy Byers BA ’94, U3 Social Work see SSMU leaders follow that route.

I mean: is tuition such a sacred cow that any mention of tuition hike would attract name-calling, eggthrowing, and protesting?

Now, a school bus costs between 400-700 dollars. When we rent four we are talking about at least 2,000 dollars, tax included.

How much money did it cost to bus students to Ottawa? Whose money did they spend? SSMU money or FEUQ money? Both of which are contributed by us students. Finally, how many McGill undergraduate students, served by SSMU, went to Ottawa? So many concerns, may be (sic) the SSMU EAC Chair can respond.

Arnold Kwok U3 Science

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O p in io n B urning the aesthetic candle out at one end

I’m having a pretty bad day. I only had three hours of sleep last night, and late this afternoon I got into an argument with a friend that effectively threw into doubt most everything I ’ve ever thought. I decided to reread my earlier columns to try to orient myself on the page again, but as I did, it became clear that Danny had (per­ haps unwittingly) forced my hand.

I can see where this thought process leads now and it worries me.

We live as we dream — alone.

Joseph Conrad When I first heard this quote, maybe five years ago, I refused to have anything to do with it. Still

the romantic in me withers a little when I see it. But, like it or not, I seem to have internalised it. The progression of my writing is the development of a theory regarding our presence in the world, as mani­ fested in the physical evidence of aesthetics. The direction of this progression is, perhaps sadly, towards the realisation that we are essentially alone in the way we see and function in the world - be that in spatial needs (ideas like queer space) or interpretation (free historicism).

So what is the problem with this revelation, you may ask? Thus far this year I’ve found myself able to celebrate the lack of unity in the world, revel in its com plexity.

Essentially, the logical end of all

this for me is the conclusion that aesthetics are both meaningless and pointless. Well, I’ve negated myself. What a philosophical thing to do. If we are all simply in our own worlds (dreams), drifting in our own perceptions, there is no need for the artist. Everyone is equally the artist, and thus no one is the artist. If it’s all just about reader (viewer) response, then the decision-making process we call making art (artist intention) is use­ less. We might as well get comput­ ers to do it randomly.

The next step in this break­ down (and hopefully restructuring) of aesthetic thought comes from my particular application of ‘art’, which is architecture. When you strip aesthetics, metaphor and con­ cept off of architecture, as they are all subject to deconstruction in the light of reader (user) response, you are left solely with pragmatism. It is most obvious in architecture because we clearly have structural and spatial requirements that we

Be proud to be Canadian ;

In Flagrante Politico M ark L u z

Canadian politics have always jack match in the World Wrestling frustrated me. Being the political Federation look well-run. For the animal that I am, I yearn for com­ next two years, the right-w ing petence and visionary leadership. I swing back to the days of Ronald m ust say that I find m yself Reagan will wreak political havoc impressed with the Liberal govern­ in the United States, and will have ment of Jean Chrétien by default: I negative effects on the American look around the rest of the relationship with the international Canadian political spectrum and community, including Canada.

Pausing for reflection, I realise find solid and true justification for either dictatorship or pure anarchy. that Western Canadians did their I feel like a political refugee: I am own version of “Pataki-isation” a still in a state of self-denial that few years ago by supporting the someone made the terrible mistake Reform Party. U nlike Preston of electing the NDP in my home Manning, however, you have to province of Ontario, so I have no take people like Bob Dole very idea what they have done, but I seriously because of the nature of have heard it is all bad. Now, living the American political system. A in a province whose head lemming powerfully conservative Congress probably wears a “Whooppeee! will constantly attack President I’m the Prez!” T-shirt to bed every Clinton, and his typical floundering night is a constant strain on my will either reduce him to a mere desire to see Canada rebuild itself figurehead, or force him to veto after our sojourn into a constitu­ everything Congress sends his way.

Bill Clinton has seen nothing tional wasteland led by the PC party (PC coming from the latin, but controversy and defeat in his parti cerubus, meaning “the party first two years as president, and of the three-headed dog guarding most of his victories have only been won by narrow m argins, the gates of hell”).

Canadians are usually very wrestled out of an already belliger­ cynical about our political leader­ ent Congress. Members of his own ship. Her majesty’s loyal opposi­ party are more concerned with tion is anything but loyal, and the padding their own political agendas other parties are incapable of sub­ than contributing to the betterment stantive contribution due to their of American society.

At the international level, sm all size or sm all m inds.

However, something happened two Clinton maintains that American weeks ago that made me feel that foreign policy will continue its pre­ maybe our current political mess sent course. That course may be misguided from time to time, but was not so slovenly after all.

The recent American elections with Jesse Helms heading the opens a new chapter of political Committee on Foreign Relations, sterility that will make a lumber­ rest assured that his Reaganite

reactionary nationalism will disrupt everything from international trade to security. I am very doubtful that American foreign policy will be anything other than protectionist and self-serving.

Implications for Canada are two-fold: the first will be a deterio­ ration in relations due to an assuredly sour Congress who will probably bring the soft-wood lum­ ber dispute to arbitration for the seventy-third time. Congress will become much more defensive over A m erican interests and will become more overbearing than ever before. Jean Chrétien has already been cool to the Americans, but as the United States becomes more protectionist, con­ flicts with its number one trading partner will abound.

The second implication will hopefully be an inspiring one to Canadians. Canadian federalism has faced difficult challenges in recent years, but the three-ringed circus that will soon begin in W ashington will make us much more aware of the benefits of our political system and culture. That is pretty difficult to do in Canada, so enjoy it while it lasts. In fact, if we face a Quebec referendum in the next year, it will not last long at all, so rush to the Swiss embassy to apply for your passports now.

Massive dissatisfaction and cynicism with governm ent has swept across the continent like never before, and voters are elect­ ing parties and politicians who are promising to do less with govern­ ment rather than necessarily im proving it. Especially in the United States, where a wide-range of parties certainly does not offer any true alternatives, voters are beginning to look for politicians who will leave them alone rather

are (seemingly) eternally tied to.

There is an analog in the other arts too, however, which proves quite revealing. In visual art, I believe the correlative to pragmatism is technical proficiency. In writing, it is grammar and language use.

Why did m ost T w entieth Century art never really take off? If we choose the cultural elitist mode of thinking, we choose not to care, and proclaim Mark Rothko univer­ sally nonetheless. I don’t think this is valid. Could my personal per­ ception truly be more correct than som eone e ls e ’s, trailer-p ark address or not? I thought that we had swept away the platonic truths.

The reaction against abstract and interpretive arts manifests in peo­ ple grasping at a non-personal (pragmatic) method of appreciation and evaluation — which inevitably means technical proficiency, usual­ ly the ability to paint realistically.

Even standing by a Dali at MOMA in New York, mostly I heard com­ ments regarding the cleverness and

coolness of his images. Dali used figurative subject matter as a medi­ um for his metaphors and concepts, but in the end, in this virtually truthless world, all we can handle is the face value.

But, just for a minute, imagine a world of pure pragmatism, where Robert Bateman had a palace and __________ (fill in your favorite artist) starved in the streets. I am worried because, after everything, it looks as if aesthetics and con­ cepts (ideas beyond mere practical­ ity) have value and meaning, but are also perhaps impossible in the world(s) in which we exist.

For the people of Oualata, ten days by camel from Timbuktu deep in the West African desert, mere survival is a constant struggle. Yet, their mud houses are beautifully decorated. Perhaps this is where the key lies, or perhaps it is just another piece of this paradoxical relationship between art and life that occupies my mind.

than come up with effective and beneficial policies. P opulist rhetoric like Newt G in g rich ’s “Contract with America” goes a long way in the United States not because any of it is propitious, but because it tells the American pub­ lic what it wants to hear: nothing.

Americans deserve and need better than that, but quite frankly, they had no real choice.

I d o n ’t mean to berate all Republicans, but these elections clearly showed (and Canadians are often guilty of this, albeit to a less­ er extent) that people are more con­ cerned with less government rather than better government. To some,

less is better, but by basing a vote entirely upon which party will stay out of American society the most will come back to haunt a society which needs better guidance and leadership, not less.

W elcom e our Am erican friends back to the 1980s! If it was not so scary to think that Ollie North was almost elected and that Pat Robertson has more power in Congress than ever, I would be laughing to the tune of “O Canada”.

Mark Luz believes there’s a Canadian flag at the end o f every rainbow.

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November has always been a troublesome month for the respectable and it seems as though this year is no exception to the rule.

With the holiday season lurking behind November’s fresh heap of essay dung, that mischievous festive spirit is already toying with flies across campus. In my absence, letters authored by frantic students piled high on my desk. The subject?

Almost invariably how they should deal with the screaming banshee that was flying about in their pants and infesting their minds with rustic thoughts. A flood so incredible was this that washed over my desk, my poor, kind secretary, Ms. Bitty, went mad, covered herself in jam and mailed herself back home to the Lake District. What would drive a gentle, six-year-old English girl to such lim­ its, you ask? Vice. Yes, the vice in which those letters were soaked drove my poor Ms. Bitty away. Such a toxic viciousness inspired those let­

November 22nd, 1994

ters that it seeped deep into her unsuspecting hands and poisoned the very well of her innocence. There may, however, be hope. Yet this hope demands all my resources and will require a careful selection com­ piled by a crack-team of Austria’s finest confectioners. Good luck, child, good luck.

It comes as no surprise that the letters you’re about to read are of a special, viral strain of savagery.

Listen closely and you can almost hear the cries emitted by the authors’ haunted loins. “O come all ye faith­ ful, joyful and triumphant,” sing the soldiers of etiquette as they march to the festive fields of battle, their stockings stuffed with flaming pud­ dings and fruit cakes. “Thank you,” I whisper as I shed a tear.

Dear Mr. Manners, Just recently, I was at this bar, perhaps named after a famous Barry Manilow song, with someone to

whom I’m quite attracted. After we were diverted for about 45 minutes by a mutual acquaintance, we were finally left alone. Several minutes later, she grabbed my shirt collar and kissed me. Do you think this means she’s attracted to me? Was it inap­ propriate of her to kiss me in a bar?

Do you think it was too obvious that we left right away? How acceptable are such public displays of affection?

What should I do?

— Honcho the showboy Dear Honcho, Firstly, the word “dear” does not slip from my fingers with ease as I type this response. Perhaps “pig” would serve as a more apt term of reference for someone so vile as yourself. The acts which you relate were perpetrated within the hallowed walls of an establishment named after one of Manilow’s famous social commentaries on humanity’s decline.

Manilow did not intend “music and passion were always in fashion...,” to be taken literally. It is in fact a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the obscene predations of the crass into the personal space of the virtuous. I suppose you also serenaded the one of your choice with “I Got a New

are in fact hens with large tumours in their uteruses.

Perhaps the best-preserved record of one of these trials comes T h e F a c u lty of E p h em era from the village of Stiffs in A lex U sher Switzerland, where, in 1519, one Simon Fliss brough a suit, on behalf One is constantly reminded of the dictum “kill all of the entire town, against a group of field mice who the lawyers”. Whether one is hearing about Marcia were squatting in local meadows. The magistrate C lark’s hem lines, or being forced to look at the appointed Hans Greineber to be defence counsel for the Lattimers’ abysmally hockey-haired counsel, or realis­ mice. Fliss produced many witnesses to testify that the ing that absolutely everyone who studies constitutional mice were a menace to local agriculture. Greineber law in this country is either unbearably naive or a replied that although this was true, the mice played an vicious jackal, those four magic words: “kill all the important role in destroying equally harmful insects. lawyers” do seem to be ringing in many peoples’ heads The magistrate was not impressed with this line of these days. defence and handed down a court order that the mice (The most annoying things in the entire world is should leave the fields. At this point, Greineber protest­ being introduced to a poli sci student who claims to be ed most strongly; the mice should be given time to pack in “pre-law”. At such times, it is useful to recall a 1986 up their things, young and pregnant mice should be study which conclusively proved that during the period given leniency, and all of them should be provided with 1955-85, there was a negative correlation between bodyguards against new predators which would no lawyers per 100,000 of population and economic doubt attack them once they were forced to leave their growth among OECD countries. Thus, everyone in natural habitat. The judge dismissed the last request, “pre-law” should be put in jail for conspiracy to commit but granted the others. The mice were given 14 days to economic sabotage. Or just smacked for the hell of it.) leave the field, but pregnant mice and the very young However, the practice of law is largely redeemed were given 28 days on grounds of compassion. by the fact that it is a field rich in ephemera. The Sadly, history does not record either how the sen­ Faculty of Ephemera has a long tradition of studying tence was communicated to the mice nor how it was zoological litigation; that is, the practice of putting ani­ carried out. mals on trial for civil or religious offences. Though In recent times, even though animals have received medieval in origin, such trials are recorded reliably to relative immunity from prosecution, they are still occa­ have occurred even in twentieth-century Europe. sionally called to trial as witnesses. Such a case The most serious cases involved animals accused occured in an Argentinian divorce hearing in 1989. of homicide. In the middle ages cats that smothered Rosella DeGambo knew her husband was cheating on infants in their cradles were occassionally brought up her because Bozo, the family parrot, started giggling in on trial, but more commonly it was pigs who found a high, female voice and screeching many new words. themselves in the dock — usually for killing small chil­ At the DeGambo’s divorce hearing, Mrs. De Gambo’s dren. Advocates were always appointed for the defen­ lawyers showed Bozo a picture of a young beautician dant, but I have not been able to find a case in which the who supposedly was a horizontal jogging partner of Mr. defendant was acquitted (proving that Legal Aid sucks De Gambo’s. Bozo’s reaction was instantaneous: no matter which century one inhabits). The pigs’ own­ “Honeybun, I love you!” he squawked. Mr. ers were of course cited for negligence in these cases, DeGambo’s lawyer called the testimony an outrageous but it was the animals themselves who would pay the insult, but the presiding judge denied his request to rule supreme penalty: death by hanging (though hanging it out of order. Mrs. DeGambo got her divorce. seems to have been replaced by burning sometime in Finally, there is the tale of an animal on the other the 16th century). The owners’ penalty was having to side of the law. On December 1, 1986, a foolhardy pay the costs of the executioner.

Amazonian parrot by the name of Shadowfax flew into Animals were also occasionally tried for sorcery. San Quentin maximum security jail and began yelling at In 1474, the magistrates of Bale, France, sentenced a hardened cons: “I can talk — can you fly?” Nancy rooster to death for the crime of laying an egg. Roosters MacCarthy of San Rafael, the bird’s owner, claimed seem to have been killed fairly regularly for this offence that she never even knew the bird could talk. until 1710, when someone from the French Academy of Sciences did an autopsy on one of the unfortunate Alex Usher has only two words fo r people who heretics and made the discovery that some “roosters” think lawyers are particularly bright: “Rick Jones”

Girl Now”, which you misinterpreted as a tribute to a new love instead of the bittersweet ode to a desperate and futile romance that it is. I do not doubt how obvious your departure was as I ’m sure most patrons couldn’t wait for you to leave. As I have said in an earlier column, a public display of affection is about as welcome as the TV repairm an’s buttcrack. You wonder what you should do? Pray. Try a bit of mar­ malade on those communion wafers.

Dear Mr. Manners, I have this class. It’s a really big class with lots of really cute guys in it. My problem is this one guy. He’s such a hunk and it’s really distract­ ing. It’s pretty safe to say I spend the vast majority of my time in this class just sitting there, thinking about this guy and I doing various things together — like scaling the Eiffel Tower, baking things or gardening.

Then something happened that really got me thinking that this guy might be interested. You see, one day I showed up and sat a few rows ahead of him, as usual, so he wouldn’t notice the drool puddling on my chin as my thoughts turned to us scuba diving in an underwater cave off Costa Rica. My global love-wander­

ings were, however, quickly shat­ tered as a pen ricocheted off the back of my head and landed behind me. It was him! He had thrown his pen at me! How would you interpret this errant pen which blessed my unwor­ thy crown? Could it be what I think?

— U2 Starstruck Dear Starstruck, First of all, I must commend you on your worthy attempts to bot­ tle-up the emotion you were undoubtedly feeling in the presence of your love-quarry. You are indeed a tribute to dignity and self-respect.

The pain and frustration you may feel as a result of your unrequited love will make you a stronger per­ son. Moral fortitude is a worthy attribute as decency’s walls crumble around us. Be strong. Do not look behind you as the ill-fated and viceridden wife of Lot once did. Nobody likes a pillar of salt. Your quarry wants to tempt you. He is tired of being hunted and now wishes to hunt. He baits his traps with promis­ es of enlightenment (hence the offer­ ing of the “pen”). Knowledge is bad.

Ignorance bliss. Ms. Bitty is gone, but there is hope for you. Taunt him with promises of Apple strudel.

CRO SSW O RD

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they did was drink irresponsibly and put themselves into a state where they may endanger themselves and the lives of others. Maybe that’s irresponsible behaviour and society wants to convict them on that.

That’s fine, but then that is what you convict them for: irresponsible drinking. That’s the dilemma. What do you hold a person responsible for?”

The law still does not allow ‘normal levels’ of intoxication to negate proof of general intent in a criminal offence. Crimes of general intent include sexual assault and manslaughter, as opposed to crimes of specific intent, such as murder.

This ruling extends the defence of extreme intoxication to every offence in the Criminal Code.

“Intoxication is not a defence to a general intent crime. If you’re drunk and you commit a sexual assault, and sexual assault is a gen­ eral intent crime, th at’s not a defence,” stated Lori Weitzman, counsel for the Crown in the Daviault case.

However, to many, the prospects of acquittal increase with higher levels of intoxication.

“It is a bit odd that the more intoxicated one is, the higher the chances one has of being acquitted.

The law has to explain what it means to have innocent conduct. If they can’t explain it, then there is something wrong with this deci­ sion,” stated McGill law professor Patrick Healy.

But some observers note that the decision is more complicated than Healy’s summation.

“It’s a dangerous statement. It’s not inaccurate but it’s not complete­ ly accurate either because the old rules still apply. In extreme cases of intoxication there is a higher chance

Two things are necessary to convict someone for a criminal offence: the act itself (actus reus) and the accompanying mental state (mens red). In short, when one com­ mits a crime, one must be aware of committing the crime.

According to the Supreme Court, Daviault’s extreme intoxica­ tion was sim ilar to a state of automatism, and he did not possess the mens rea necessary for a convic­ tion.

Giuseppe Battista, counsel for the defence in the Daviault case, explained the significance of intent in criminal law.

“The state has to prove two ingredients: one: wrongful act; two: the accompanying wrongful intent.

The state cannot prove wrongful intent when there’s evidence that the person had no mind accompanying the act. It’s the same situation if the person was a sleepwalker. A sleep­ walker commits a crime but has no accompanying mental state and therefore we cannot convict that per­ son. Likewise, you can’t form the intent when you’re an automaton.”

The dissenting Justices in the Supreme Court argued that selfinduced intoxication was sufficient to justify punishment.

“Society is entitled to punish those who of their own free will ren­ der themselves so intoxicated as to pose a threat to other members of the community. The fact that an accused has voluntarily consumed intoxicating amounts of drugs or alcohol cannot excuse the commis­ sion of a criminal offence...”

For Battista, not acknowledging the lack of mens rea of those in automatistic state is not consistent with the principles of criminal jus­ tice.

“The alternative to Daviault is to say T don’t care what you thought, or who you are, or why it happened — you’re still guilty’. It’s like saying to a sleepwalker ‘you should be responsible and lock yourself in your room when you go to bed because you are a walking time-bomb’.”

Much of the debate concerning this ruling revolves around establish­ Rewriting the laws o f extreme intoxication ing culpability. In the eyes of the Supreme Court, whether the of being acquitted but it is limited intoxication was self-induced is not because he has to prove it on a bal­ relevant to cases when the accused ance of probabilities. Just being drunk or very drunk w on’t be was in an automatistic state.

“It is not a question of why you enough,” said Weitzman.

Battista disagreed with the sen­ were in a state of automatism but whether you were in a state of timent as a whole.

“There is a failure in that rea­ automatism,” stated McGill law pro­ fessor Margaret Somerville. She is soning. It doesn’t work. The more the director of the McGill Centre of intoxicated one is, the less one has a defence. What we’re talking about is Ethics, Medicine, and Law. Battista believes that the con­ a state where the person is an cept of responsible and irresponsible automaton. Some people have drinking is key to understanding the blackouts with alcohol, some people have blackouts when they receive a controversy of the case.

“The problem is that the issue blow to the head. The issue is that becomes one which is contentious one cannot voluntarily put themself when people drink irresponsibly. If into that state.”

This ruling’s significance lies someone drank irresponsibly, what

Maclean s survey raises hackles ByHugoCameron_____________________ The latest Maclean’s university survey continues to generate controversy in both the press and the Canadian university establishment. Although most universities chose to participate, fifteen (the highest number in the four year existence of the rankings) decided not to pro­ vide information for the survey. Their decisions not to participate have been influenced by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, which has recom­ mended that its members decline from joining the annu­ al Maclean’s ranking.

Jeanne Thibeault, Chief of Media and Public Relations at AUCC, was displeased with Maclean’s basic methodology in the collection of information.

“AUCC members are concerned with the compara­ tive ranking itself,” said Thibeault. “Readers assume it’s an objective assessment, but it’s not; Maclean’s puts on its own value judgements as to what’s important and what isn’t.”

Spurred on by the demand for a more factually based overview of Canada’s universities and colleges, Saturday Night magazine’s September issue ran a col­ laborative university information guide with the AUCC. Its mandate was simple; to provide a useful guide of Canadian universities so that readers (particularly prospective students) would be able to draw their own conclusions from the raw data.

“We feel that it’s best left to the student to decide which university is best for them. It depends on their individual needs and circumstances, and shouldn’t be based solely on a subjective ranking system,” Thibeault added.

Jeffrey Shearer, publisher of Saturday Night maga­ zine, had similar feelings concerning Maclean’s’ rank­ ing.

“People shouldn’t draw conclusions from the sur­ not only in the fact that it dissolves the demarcation between general intent and specific intent crimes in cases of automatism, but it also requires the defendant to prove the extent of the intoxication.

“I t’s up to the defendant to prove it on a balance of probabilities that he was in a blackout — that he had no conscious idea of what he was doing,” explained Weitzman.

Even with this limi­ tation on the defence of intoxication and a claim by the Supreme Court that this defence will only be used in the “rarest of cases”, there have been three acquittals c in sexual assault cases § since the Daviault ruling 5 — a source of major concern for many people, -jj including wom en’s -2, groups across Canada.

“The reaction actu­ ally is that it created a panic in women’s groups.

I think it’s somehow opening a door to potential aggressors to use the defence of alcohol in sexual aggres­ sions. It’s a step back,” said Joanne Belisle, general manager of the Women’s Centre of Montreal.

“Sexual aggression cannot be done, as far as we are concerned, when the aggressor is an automaton.

It’s very hard for us to understand that one who commits sexual aggression doesn’t have any intent.

It’s a whole process — you don’t become a sexual aggressor from one day to another.”

Battista suggested, however, that major concern about this ruling is probably not necessary.

“The facts of this case revolve

vey; it’s akin to putting together a ‘best dressed list’,” he said. “Maclean’s annual university feature is a journal­ istic takeout where they work hard to show sensationalistic differences. Their aim is to sell copies and provoke discussion and controversy.”

The Saturday Night feature is less a response to Maclean’s than it is a result of the publisher’s discus­ sions with Memorial University and other concerned individuals, according to Shearer.

“Ours is not a journalistic takeout; it’s an info sup­ plement for readers and advertisers. Basically, our objective is to help kids figure out where to go for post­ secondary education.”

Despite the criticisms, Maclean s is adamant about the journalistic and objective credibility of its rankings.

Victor Dwyer, Education Editor for the magazine, defended the issue’s mandate.

“We won’t stop ranking the universities,” he said.

“Our sources are as objective as any statistical informa­ tion, and we feel this is a valuable tool for prospective students.”

Dwyer expressed discontent with the AUCC’s deci­ sion not to support the survey.

“The AUCC is determined to shut down the rank­ ing, which doesn’t make sense, since it’s ignoring the majority of its members. Nine of the 15 were French language schools, including the five campuses of UQAM, which participated in the survey last year after not participating the year before. Carleton claimed they couldn’t afford it two years ago, but have since run fullpage ads in Maclean’s, so they’re willing to spend money on ads, but not on filling out questionnaires.”

When asked why Carleton has not participated in the ranking for three years, Pat O’Brien, Director of Public Relations and Information Services at Carleton University echoed the AUCC’s comments.

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around sexual assault; but what was decided here has nothing to do with sexual assault. It has to do with the state’s right to convict. No one has ever said that rape was not a serious offence. These cases are very rare.”

While Weitzman agreed that there may be too much emphasis on the ruling’s implications on sexual assault cases, she noted there was justification for it.

“I don’t agree that [the defence] will be attempted in the rarest of cases. But whether or not it will suc­ ceed remains to be seen. I agree that it is hard to accept that this crime actually happens. The fact that someone will be completely acquit­ ted is difficult for anyone to accept.”

Public outcry has facilitated a scramble on the part of the Ministry of Justice to define this ruling within Canadian legislation. Several solu­ tions are on the table for Parliament to examine.

“One solution is to have a new law called ‘culpable drunkenness’.

One can try to convict them on getting drunk. Crimes could have increasingly severe penalties depending on the type of assault e.g. culpable drunkenness and aggravat­ ed assault,” offered Somerville.

Healy disagrees with this approach on the basis that it would be more problematic than the previ­ ous laws.

“I don't think a crime for culpa­ ble drunkenness or criminal intoxi­ cation is a solution because it would encounter more problems, if not more, than the old laws. We need to find some other foundation to rest the availability of defence with intoxication upon,” stated Healy.

“This is a very significant deci­ sion. It will force us to examine the

fundamental principles of criminal liability. We need to start there.”

The social and legal ramifica­ tions of this case remain unclear.

“It’s a question of social policy more than a strict application of legal rules. The practical implica­ tions remain to be seen,” concluded Weitzman.

“Mr. Daviault will be retried.

We’ll see if he is able to prove on a balance of probabilities he was so blacked-out that he meets this stan­ dard that he will be acquitted in a second trial.”

Mens rea: “as an element of criminal responsibility: a guilty mind: a guilty or wrongful pur­ pose; a criminal intent. Guilty knowledge of wilfulness.

Actus reus: The “guilty act.” A wrongful deed which renders the actor criminally liable if com­ bined with mens rea. The actus reus is the physical aspect of a crime, whereas the mens rea (guilty mind) involves the intent factor.

Autom atism : behaviour per­ formed in a state of mental unconsciousness or dissociation without full awareness. The acts of an automaton occur without will, purpose, or reasoned inten­ tion on his part...

Balance o f probabilities: The burden of proof is on the person claiming the defence, e.g. if one says “I was an automaton”, the person has to show it was more likely than not that the crime was committed because they were unable to control their actions than for any other reason.

— Black’s L m ’Dictionary

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November 22nd, 1994

Sailing to Montreal: The Governor-General’s Award

R osm us struggles to keep G erm an eyes open to the p ast

By C atherine Porter

By D an Roth Speaking to a packed audi­ ence at McGill’s Moot Court last W ednesday, Anna Rosmus told the story of her own struggle to break the conspiracy o f silence that plagued her hom etow n of P assau, G erm any after W orld War II. She detailed her continu­ ing 14-year-long effort to force her fellow Germans to remember their ugly past and to recognise the present need to combat neo­ nazism and o th er form s o f racism.

In 1980, at the age o f 20, Rosmus entered a Europe-wide essay co n test. The topic was “Freedom in Europe”. Ironically, her conclusion at that time was wholly positive, and she won the contest.

“To my mind, the freedom of the individual was now here as extensively realised and guarante e d as in m y ow n c o u n try ,” recalled Rosmus.

But this belief was radically altered when, six months later, Rosmus entered another contest, this time researching the history of her hometown during the Third Reich. Rosmus claimed that what she soon discovered changed her life. She gradually realised that her fellow citizens of Passau had been denying a hidden Nazi past, replacing it with fables of sup­ posed resistance against Hitler’s regime. As Rosmus dug deeper, the true co lo u rs o f P assauers became clearer. Archives were m ysteriously lost, records were curiously on loan, and people had suddenly blanked out on memo­ ries which constituted more than a decade of their lives.

“I had the impression that the whole town had conspired against me. Few people understood why a young woman wanted to know what happened there [in Passau] during the time of the Nazis. Few

people [understand] why I, a nonJew, have an interest.”

V iolent resistance against Rosm us increased as she p ro ­ ceeded w ith her research and re v ealed d etails th at the lord m ayor, local priests, and town newspapers had willingly com ­ plied with Nazi orders as three concentration camps stood near­ by. She spoke of neighbours who were uncom fortable with such revelations. For Rosmus, their death threats were followed by physical affronts.

“Once, in a restaurant, I was attacked and beaten...and I have narrowly escaped three [other] attempts so far,” stated Rosmus.

Rosmus justified acceptance of the risks to her and her family by expressing the importance of searching for justice, using the Nazi period as a harsh example of what humans are capable of. She implored the audience to be wary of abuses of power and injustice.

By informing people about her own town’s history, Rosmus said she hopes to motivate others to join in with her fight. As she led her audience through the chrono­ logical development of Passau’s pre-War anti-semitism, the fright­ ening reality of mass, institution­ alised racism became evident.

“The words ‘Führer’, ‘con­ centration camp’, and the ‘Jewish problem ’ were already common in use in 1920. Even as American troops were entering the town, [Russian] prisoners were forced to dig th e ir ow n g ra v e s,” explained Rosmus, in reference to the horrors that persisted through the final hours before American liberation.

Rosmus stressed that such crimes were condoned by future generations o f P assauers who attempted to hide the evidence of their town’s deeds.

“Department stores, railroad tracks, and playgrounds stand on

the graves of the bodies of the R ussians. Trees w ere planted around the concentration camps so that they were perfectly hid­ den.”

Rosmus also noted that post­ war governments encouraged the demolition of any memorials to murdered “non-Germans”.

“One doesn’t see the memo­ rials, one doesn’t hear of them, and one doesn’t speak of them,” she said.

Rosmus asserted that for the past 23 years, Passau has been a refuge for neo-nazi movements and H olocaust deniers such as D avid Irv in g , an advocate o f Holocaust “revisionism”. Illegal Nazi paraphernalia is prominently displayed when large conventions are hosted and the forbidden Nazi salute is used openly in public.

Furtherm ore, Nazi hunters and Holocaust survivors are consis­ ten tly denied use o f P a ssa u ’s facilities to tell their stories.

Rosmus concluded by articu­ lating the need to accept responsi­ bility for society’s misdoings and to actively correct them.

R osm us set an in sp irin g example by outlining her most recent efforts for which she has been officially recognised. In addition to lectures and the sever­ al books she has written, Rosmus is setting up a Holocaust museum just outside of Passau. She has even succeeded in reuniting some of Passau’s Holocaust survivors.

Her projects have also em pha­ sised the need to educate German youngsters.

“I want all the students of the local area (of Passau) to visit this museum.”

Rosmus closed with power­ ful words of warning.

“Please, stay awake. ...Peace can be in danger again. Lack of vigilance opens wide the gates to oppression, and I’m sure that we all must fight this.”

‘God Save the Queen’ blared while the crowd stood mumbling.

The Governor General Raymon Hnatyshyn and his wife appeared and marched to the comer of the stage where they were to sit in large wine-red velour chairs with golden frames. They were accom­ panied by a sergeant, or lieutenant — someone in a soldier’s outfit — who shifted from foot to foot behind them , clu tch in g the Governor’s notes and spectacles at his side. Red and green flowers erupted from an enormous pot at their feet. Three massive Persian rugs hung from the wall behind them.

All this gave one the feeling that Y e a t’s “ S ailin g to Byzantium” had been inspired at the Governor-General’s Literary Awards.

The ceremony took place last T uesday at the M onum ent N atio n al T heatre on SaintLaurent. Over 1,100 titles were reviewed by the jury, a handful nominated, and fourteen selected as the final award winners. The categories were children’s litera­ ture illustration and text, transla­ tion, non-fiction, poetry, drama and fiction — both in English and French.

The G azette described the event as “M en’s Day”, in refer­ ence to the fact that eleven of the fourteen winners were men. This was especially apparent in the English fictio n section where Rudy Weibe shouldered out both M argaret A tw ood and A lice Munro with his “D iscovery of S tran g ers.” W omen, how ever, have m onopolised the aw ards over the past few years Introduced and presented by Roch Carrière, the award ceremo­ ny switched between French and E nglish. U nlike m ost o fficial functionaries who jolt between languages in direct translations, Carrière dropped the thread of one language for that of the other with ease, b raid in g them loosely tog eth er. The aw ards in turn tran sferre d from E nglish to F rench in each category.

Hnatyshyn followed suit. After

shaking hands vigorously with each of the winners, and present­ ing them with their cheque for $10,000 and leather bound copy of their book, he took to the podi­ um.

“T his c o u n try ’s d iv ersity contributes to its strength,” he said, and then forcibly launched into a staccato French.

All this pomp and fashion left the crowd bewildered. Is such a traditional ceremony suitable for the reco g n itio n o f m odern Canadian writers? The contrast was shocking as the cen tral Persian rug gave way to a screen, flick erin g w ith the im ages of black and white film clippings which preem pted each literary category and its nominees. Mr. and M rs. H natyshyn looked pained by the noise, and avoided the screen by diverting their eyes.

Some may argue that the tra­ dition of the awards is crucial.

Since 1937, the Queen’s represen­ tativ e has been p resen tin g Canadian authors with recognition of honour for their outstanding achievements in literature. Almost all in tern a tio n ally acclaim ed Canadian authors have added this to th eir litany o f distinctions.

M argaret A tw ood, M ichael Ondaatje, Alice Munro, Gabrielle Roy, M ordechai R ichler, Robertson Davies, and Margaret L aurence to nam e a few. And while the money is important to the Canadian starving artist, it is the recognition that sells titles.

Winning playwright Morris Panych joked, “The honour isn’t mine alone — just the money. I guess I should cash the cheque right away.”

Carrière made it clear that the importance of the award lies in its recognition. The idea is to pro­ mote these Canadian authors in an international market. He imagined a vacation in Florida where all the books held up before the peeling faces of bathers had Canadian titles.

Hnatyshyn added to this by emphasising the importance of the category of translation. In a coun­ try with two official languages, it is important that the literature of one culture be read by the other.

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By H aim G orodzinsky Let’s wax up our boards and head down to the virtual beach that we all have access to with a com­ puter, modem and MUSICB account. Here are some edited samplings of what might dredge up on your newsgroup coast after a surf and some hints about gopher locations you might want to use as jumping off points for your explo­ rations.

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“The methodology is unsound,” said O’Brien. “The sur­ vey fails to provide meaningful information for high school stu­ dents, for whom the rankings will have the most impact. Maclean’s gives the impression that the best ranked universities offer the best academic programs in every area, and this just isn’t true.”

Even participants in the survey, such as McGill, are not completely satisfied with Maclean’s presenta­ tion of information. Kate Williams, Director of Public Relations for McGill University, outlined some problems with the survey.

“For every issue addressed by Maclean’s, there is another side. We have other performance indicators than other schools, and the fact of

the matter is that there is very littl difference between first and third, o third and fifth. In addition, what’ counted one year might not b included the next.”

In a letter to M aclean’ Magazine, McGill Principal Bernar Shapiro expressed concern over th methodology and presentation ol th ranking.

“The combining of indicator to obtain a global evaluation o ranking is the most difficult fo Maclean's to rationalise,” wrot Shapiro. “The process requires decision on the weight to b assigned to each parameter in th equation. These weights must aris from value judgements on whici there will never be universal agree ment. In Maclean’s case, these ar based on the values of th Maclean’s editors.”

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November 22nd, 1994

Low blows are just unfair

THE GOVERNMENTOF CANADA While the Gazette has never struck me as being the pinnacle of jour­ nalistic achievement, its front page last Sunday featured a more ghastly fare than its usual offerings. While looking dejectedly over my options, I noticed a clip from the Toronto Star — yes, another pillar of journalistic integrity — concerning a proposal by the North York Women Teachers’ Association to sensitise phrases that we all use in our daily life.

According to this article, a pamphlet has been distributed in an attempt to mitigate the effects of “harsh and militaristic” language that we use in our everyday life. For example, one shouldn’t say there’s “more than one way to skin a cat” but rather there are “different ways to solve a problem.” Or for those seething volcano computer typists, they should be reminded to “press” or “tap” the key instead of “hitting” it. The list goes on.

This is a very typical manifestation of the political correctness that we all love to hate. And while I am not a rabid anti-political correctness advocate, even I find something problematic about this.

There is some merit in the belief that we should take account of how we say things. It is the path of least resistance to take the time to see if the phrasing of your words will be deemed offensive or hurtful. And aesthet­ ics are not inevitably doomed to be the sacrificial lamb when one tries to do so. However, eliminating phrases like those mentioned above is only a very flimsy band-aid solution for a problem that is rooted much deeper.

We would have to go back — way back — in order to start identifying the semantic sources of our barbaric habits.

My mental survey of the violent images or phrases that have suppos­ edly worked their way into my life revealed an unwholesome plethora of little nasties. “Rock-a-bye baby”, the lullaby staple of all new parents, contains oh-just-a-little-bit of child infanticide. Think of all the night­ mares emerging in adulthood from the phrase, “down will come baby, cradle and all.”

Grimm’s fairy tales are no exception. Most of the original fairy tales are replete with gory descriptions of the fate which evil-doers will suffer.

Cinderella’s step-sisters chop off parts of their feet in their attempt to shove their ungainly heels and toes into that dainty little glass slipper. In the original tale, the prince actually rides off with each sister until a bird alights on his shoulder and points out the blood running down the feet of the imposters. While they watch Cinderella ride away with her prince, a flock of birds decide to peck their eyes out.

It’s linguistically worse than Halloween II. In a very old version of Snow White, the evil stepmother is forced to don a pair of red-hot iron shoes and dance till she dies. In another render­ ing, the punishment entails being placed in a casket studded with nails and dragged by horses across the streets of the city until she kicks the bucket.

Even Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree, my favorite story as a child, can’t escape the stamp of violent imagery completely. The swinging of the axe on a tree that possessed only altruistic motives was the root cause of my tree-watching phase. I couldn’t dispel images of apple trees falling down to hordes of apple eating axe-wielders. 1 maintained a vigil for a good two days for their sake.

Whether violence in the written or spoken word is endemic to our society is not the issue. I am not trying to dismiss the efforts of those who advocate an alternative way of articulating ideas in less “militaristic” tones. However, it must be an active process. You have to be continuous­ ly aware of the reasons why you were made in the first place or you run the risk of not meaning what you say or saying what you mean.

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FACTS Canada spends more of its Gross National Product on post-secondary education than any other industrialized country. Canadian university students now pay only about 20% of the costs of their education. They can expect to earn 40% more over their lifetime — an average of $ 11,700 more per year — than those with no university diploma. Over 25% of people in the workforce want to upgrade their skills but can’t afford it. It’s also a fact that all governments are facing a financial squeeze and have to review their programs.

THE CHALLENGE WE NEED TO MAINTAIN A FAIR, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM. HERE’S ONE OF THE OPTIONS ON THE TABLE: An expanded student aid program that would put more money in a new system of student loans and grants. Repayment of loans would be based on income after graduation.

Right now, the federal government’s spending includes both student aid and transfers to provinces in the form of cash and tax points. The tax transfers will continue — and grow by an estimated $2 billion over the next decade. That money will replace the cash portion which will run out over the next 10 years.

One idea: the federal government could replace the cash transfer with a new permanent $2 billion loans and grants system. This option could put about $10 billion more into the post­ secondary system over a ten-year period and improve access to post-secondary education.

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November 22nd, 1994

E N T E R T A IN M E N T Sam iam ’s down with the program Star Trek: G enerations

By Harris Newman T ides o f fick le youth have been eroding away at record labels for some time now. In this post-N irvana pond, it appears companies are realising there are more fish in the sea than the Jackson family and prepubescent boys reworking R & B classics. While the trend may be blamed on Seattle, it has slow ly slithered down the West Coast, and long-tim e C a lifo rn ia n u n d erg ro u n d bands are beg in n in g to rise to the sur­ face.

A fter seven years of semi-obscurity, Green Day are clearly heading for open sea, and it appears longtim e frien d s Sam iam (pronounced Sam I am) may be following in their wake.

The two are in many ways musical counterparts as well, although Samiam’s blend of b arre chord rock trad es goofiness for darkness and em otion, especially in the vocal dep artm en t. Also som ew hat iro n ic is th eir show this w eek w ith Bad R eligion, since it was last y e a r’s opening slot on the Bad R elig io n to u r w hich b ro u g h t G reen Day to Montreal for the first time.

S am iam ’s firs t three -'albums — their self-titled debut which is now half a decade old, 1991’s excep­ tional Soar, and follow-up B illy were all released on C a lifo rn ia ’s New Red Archives record label, along with an assortm ent of 7”s.

C lum sy, th eir fourth fulllength release, is their first for W arner. The T ribune talked with vocalist Jason Beebout about the trials by ordeal which l ’il o l’ punk rock bands suffer through these days.

The biggest benefit of

having a major label backing is the decreased time spent searching through public w ater fountains for loose change when it comes time to record. “This was our first opportunity to have enough time in the studio w ithout worrying about money and being rushed,” he said.

They attribute the high quality of past albums to the tried and true combination of

a well-practiced band and a keen producer. “I think Soar is an example of just having the songs down really well, and going into the studio, and it came out really well because B rett (G urew itz, Bad R eligion G u ita rist/ Producer) did a really good job.”

In ad d itio n , Sam iam have always been avid tour fiends, and this week’s show is their second this season in Montreal, having played here with Down By Law (another peer in both music and situa­ tion) only weeks ago. Heavy touring in smaller venues is a sure pleaser for the hardcore Samiam fans, and there are som e in every tow n.

However, big labels always have more grandiose plans.

“They’d probably love us to go out on a big tour with S tone Tem ple P ilo ts or som eone like th at, w hich w e’re not into. But we do most of our own bookings, and we can play wherever.

O ur b est resp o n ses have been in Texas and Florida, and generally in small towns where people don’t normally

see a lot of shows coming though.”

For a band that’s used to relying solely on word of mouth prom otion, Samiam are now being gnawed at by the cogs o f the m edia machine, a fate they’ve seen others suffer before, “They really don’t know what to do [w ith punk bands]. W ith Green Day, they just threw a bunch of money at them and took ads on the back page of Billboard and stuff like that.”

Sharing many musical traits along w ith being good friends, one would think Sam iam w ould be sick of the G reen Day associations. But i t ’s u n fair to say they’re such close brothers in arms. “I don’t think people would hear our record and say ‘wow’ and be converted over, w hereas with Green Day, they’re a really catchy poppy kinda thing that grabs p e o p le ’s atten tio n right away.”

Samiam’s wall of guitar sound is nicely accentuated by sharp dynamics, emo-core vocals and often depressing lyrics — pop hooks are trad­ ed for eerie, minor melodies.

And while probably not as MTV-friendly as Green Day, S am iam ’s d u ra b ility and track record put the odds in th eir fav o u r for being rem em bered by the fickle Berkeley punk scene. Hey, not everyone wants to be a rock star. Samiam have been doing what they do best for years, and see no reason to throw caution to the wind.

“I think we’ve done well for o u rselv es in our own way, p u ttin g out album s, doing our tours, building up a fan base.”

ByIan Wineberg_____________________________ _____________

An end is approaching, my friends. Those of you who understand the neurotic disorder known as Trekkerdom share in my pain. We all smiled with the return of Trek with Star Trek /, cheered with the action of II, smiled through III, laughed through IV, ignored V and mourned at the end of VI. The coming of Generations meant the beginning of yet another saga; the story is not yet over, but one journey is now ended. Even Troi could not handle to sorrow of the multitudes over Kirk’s fate, one of the worst kept secrets in the film industry.

Generations seemed prepared to become the definitive intergalactic disaster. Leonard Nimoy dismissed the script as being “ludicrous,” rumours of warring factions on the set were circulating, audience testing was apparently approaching new lows... Trekkers around the world braced themselves and went to Battle Stations.

Thank God for false sensor echoes... there’s no need for alarm.

This film inspires only a Red Alert in the heartstopping area. The action is both stun­ ning and well choreographed, the special effects are stupendous, and the cast is, for the most part, excellent.

The producers wisely chose Industrial Light and Magic, responsible for Star Wars and all Star Treks (save V), to do the effects duty. The Enterprise never looked so real, the Klingon ships never moved with such a grace.

Enter Kirk (infamous McGillite, William Shatner) and a truncated crew from the origi­ nal Trek. Only Scotty (James Doohan) and Chekov (Walter Koenig) chose to return for this outing, the rest of the cast deemed their parts too small. The year is 2263, and the event is the maiden voyage of the Starship Enterprise B, an Excelsior class vessel. The action sur­ rounding the mission conveys more of a feeling of reality than the earlier films, with annoy­ ing reporters and technical difficulties abound.

The Next Generation crew remains more or less the same, though there is a major evo­ lution in certain characters. Change #1 : the Boy Troi gets a life. Better raise your shields people, Deanna takes the helm and performs emergency manoeu­ vres! Marina Sirtis (Troi) may not be able to act her way out of a John Grisham novel, but after seven years of practice we can finally sym pathise with her.

Change #2: Data gets an emotion chip. And is it a doozy! He laughs, he cracks jokes, he cor­ rectly employs expletives!

Probably the funniest lines are two one-worders by Data, “Yes!” and “Oh Shit!” This is Brent Spiner (Data) in champion form.

The emotional makeup of each character is fleshed out, and we love them for it. Patrick Stewart is particularly effec­ tive as the bald, sexy Captain Picard, and Malcolm McDowell is deliciously evil as the antagonist Dr. Soran.

Yes, they meet. Due to an incredible turn of events, Kirk and Picard meet in a place called the Nexus, where time is not an issue. The future and past collide here, but reality is created from within. Kirk doesn’t want to face the future, he wants to fix his past. Both cap­ tains long for a traditional family, but the call to Save The Universe once again derails their plans.

‘Time is the fire in which we all bum...’ This is the theme of the film, the idea that time is a finite concept and one cannot let it slip by. The films wishes to educate that each moment is precious, and that there is no such concept of ‘doing enough for King and coun­ try’ when one is the Captain of the Enterprise. Kirk and Picard complement one another, with one as the man of action and the other, the voice of reason.

In the end, the cast gets over its melancholia and manages to get the job done. The implications of what they have done will leave Trekkers with tears in their eyes and knotted fists, but the extreme never fails to make an impression.

All that was once true has now passed its way into posterity, and this reviewer quivers at the future possibilities. Generations may not be perfect, but it is the beginning of a new Samiam opens fo r Bad era, and a new franchise that will bring Paramount millions if it plays its cards right. Picard Religion, Wednesday, N ov­ and crew will return, but the Star Trek that defined my childhood is finally over. What ember 23 at Metropolis. The would Picard say? The king is dead... long live the king. I concur. show is sold out.

Trials and betrayals in the realm o f H arold P in te r’s stage

By Lori Fireman It’s getting colder, classes are getting longer and exams are just around the comer. Except for win­ ter break, there just doesn’t seem to be much cause for excitement, unless you consider the promise of renting yet another Home Alone movie. While the average McGill student is hitting the books, drama graduate Lori Delorme is wading through the murky waters of play­ wright Harold Pinter.

Delorme of the Tuesday Night Café Theatre has been faced with 'the difficult assignment of direct­

ing Pinter’s Betrayal, a story of adultery and class struggle in B ritish society. No novice to directing, Delorme is excited with the prospect of bringing Pinter’s words to life.

“Two o f the things that attracted me were the play’s real­ ism and Pinter’s ability to use lan­ guage that was both simple and hum an,” said Delorm e. “What makes the play so strong is the way one sentence can mean so much.”

Pinter’s plays are known for using silences and pauses as well as overlapping of dialogue to cre­

ate plays that are powerful in their representation of everyday life.

This play is no exception. At once comical and tragic, it is painfully realistic in its depiction of the British upper middle-class society.

Set in M orrice H all, the themes presented in Betrayal well suit a small intimate theatre where the closeness of the audience to the stage creates a w elcom ing environment. However, it is not sim ple to stage six d ifferent locales within such little space.

A fter much consideration, Delorme chose to have only three locales - the home of the couple

(Robert and Emma), the flat for the lovers, and the residence of the couple’s best friend (Jerry).

Delorm e could not say enough about her perform ers, “They are so great,” she gushed. It took her only two days of audi­ tions to cast. As a rarity in theatre, there were no call-b ack s, and Delorme said she couldn’t be hap­ pier with her choices.

When asked to share some of her directorial strategies for get­ ting the actors into character, she cited improvisation as an integral part of the process. Based on what they knew of the characters, the

actors were asked to invent fiction­ al autobiographies to help them identify with their role. The most interesting character-development idea was for the actors to play cha­ rades, not as themselves, but as their on-stage characters. “I knew the play was w orking when I watched them in rehearsal and saw that the way that Emma played the game was entirely different from the way the actress (Sara Marsh) would play the game. The way that the actor becam e a part of the character, and vice versa, was thrilling to watch,” Delorme said See Betrayal Page 15

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November 22th, 1994 so-w ittily-nam ed H ell Freezes Over (named because when they broke up, they said they’d be back together when hell froze) are four new songs, plus tracks from their MTV Unplugged show. “Get Over It” is the de rigeur rocker, “The Girl from Yesterday” is the sop to Glenn Frey fans, and the rest is downhill from there. The only good side to this album are the acoustic version of “Hotel C alifo rn ia” and an ever-soslightly sped up version “Life In the Fast Lane”. And when the only good songs on an album are remakes of songs that were over­ played in 1979...

— Nick Roy

lunch box these days. Whether or Lisa Germano not you like Nirvana, you should Geek The Girl (40 AD) Lisa Germano is Kelly Kapowski listen to this album and ignore all on my planned new sitcom “Saved music reviews and media hype.

By The Bell Jar” (With Weiland as Having now dug my own grave, Screech, of course). This album the choice to read on is yours. This could easily be retitled G rrrl, album sounds much like the Interrupted — it is the perfect Leonard Cohen A fterw orld for soundtrack for the Prozac Nation, which Cobain longed. In addition or whatever people are dubbing the to an acoustic version of “Come As emerging counter-culture of, well, You Are”, Unplugged offers the p o e t i c sad people moans of Radiohead (which is “Something My Iron Lung (EMI) not by any In The Pablohoney was not a particular­ m eans a W a y ” . ly brilliant album, but possessed d i s ) .

Songs like that humble, loveable catchiness G e rm a n o , “ P l a t e a u ” of songs like “C reep” and whose mon­ are enjoy­ “Anyone Can Play Guitar”. While ey gig able because this ep is marked by the same in v o lv e s they are melodic guitar and whiny lyrics, it laying down human. misses the inexplicable charm of the fiddle on Cobain stra­ original Radiohead and leaves the “Jack and ins his voice listener with the bitter taste of Diane” and so as to sing banality. Hopefully, the band’s “ R .O .C .K . outside of upcoming full length release (due in the his range. out in January) will prove some­ U .S .A .”

While other what different. with John critics re g ­ -Joyce Lau C ougar, is ard this as an extreme­ ly talented songw riter, w ho’d amateur, there are those of us who Sonic Youth sound a bit like Kim Deal would if believe it to be romantic. In case Sister & E.V.O.L. (Geffen/MCA) she stopped writing her best songs we’re a dying breed, there’s always Last month’s Spin featured a sedate about male genitalia. Her breathy the Meat Puppet’s cover “Lake of Kim Gordon posing with her new­ vocals straddle a scary line Fire” — a screeching voice which born bab y ’s teddybear, saying betw een 976 and 911, and her is both disturbing and laughable something about not weaning her arrangements recall weird, Indian given the limerick-style lyrics. The daughter on her old cynicism . film music — Spaghetti Western album concludes with “Where Did While she and her hubby/bandmate guitars mingle with Tom Waits-ian You Sleep Last Night”, a testament Thurston Moore have every right fiddle ’n ’ accordion flourishes. to the fact that even Nirvana could to embark on their good ol’ family When she intones “Uh oh, I’m not not sustain Kurt. Buy this album life, they have thankfully left us a that cool/ Angry and dumb and not and brood, if you don’t enjoy it — reminder of the days when young women looked to a certain wirythat cool” on the title track, she dis­ all apologies.

— Lizzie Sounderson strong, racoon-eyed figurehead and tances herself from the pretensions of the “poor me” generation of didn’t go riot grrrl just by buying rockers, and announces herself as The Eagles some diesel wear at Le Chateau.

Hell Freezes Over (Geffen/MCA) the new queen of Plathcore.

The mothers of fuzzrock have just — Kurt Newman It’s finally happened. The Eagles re-released their ‘86 and ‘87 wallran out of drinking money, and so of-sound classics on disc. That’s have joined the Christmas band­ right, these are not best-of albums, Nirvana Unplugged In New York wagon of acoustic re-releases, best- not remakes, not covers — but of’s, and general rent-paying filler. releases with new liners which sig­ (Geffen/MCA) Thank god MTV exploited the Of course, what CHOM devotee’s nify them in the context of a new dead rock star before PETA. It stocking would be complete with­ generation of rock. They throw the takes little more than mention of out a disc of the Eagles listener back to the days when dis­ Kurt Cobain to sell a magazine or covering...themselves? On the oh- tortion and dissonance served an

S alvador D re a m ’s w orldly surrealism

By Ioyce Lau__________________________ Russ Klyne started his slightly belated interview with a bit of an apology: “I ’m afraid the magnetism of the year has made me late.” Granted, he found a strange way to start a conversation, but the lead singer of reggaemetal-rawk popsters Salvador Dream seemed to have inadvertently hit the nail on the head.

Vancouver’s newest have emerged from a musical landscape dominated by the omni­ scient pull of last year’s neo-grunge and antigangsta-phunk, as well as a scene swamped by the gravity of the industry’s new cross­ genre musical hybrids. The band’s mixed sound is thus m arked by an attraction between polar opposites. In starting up the band, Klyne was influenced not only by ‘92’s ‘Palooza stars like Soundgarden, Ministry, and the Chili Peppers, but also by rappers like Yellowman, Ice Cube and A Tribe Called Quest. Older influences also included jazz maestros like Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.

Klyne continued, “I also really like Bad Brains. They have pioneered a lot of things, but it’s not like we’re trying to copy them.

We just want something a bit different than the usual punk rock sound.”

Klyne attributes their mélange of sound to his experiences in Western Canada’s love­ ly sea-side city. “Vancouver has quite a healthy scene. While you can still see the effects of Seattle, of bands like Nirvana and Alice in Chains, there is also a diversity of m usic with bands like Big Gulp and Econoline Crush.”

As for arriving too late to catch the most recent scene, that’s another question altogeth­ er.

In fact, Salvador Dream started up pretty quickly. They sent out demos in late 1992 and had labels heading west within six months to check them out. After the release of their independently released self-titled ep, they signed with Warner, and got Muchmusic airtime for their “Move On” video. This sum­ mer, they debuted with their first full-length

aesthetic purpose, and not just as a gratuitous garnishing for some of to d ay ’s kiddie-angstcore. The E.V.O .L. liners end, “Here are songs of total exploration, no posi­ tioning oneself on the dark side or the anti-dark side. Here are songs of total freedom. Give them to your

little sister on her birthday.” ‘nuff said.

-Joyce Lau Aerosmith Big Ones (Geffen/MCA) For the Aerosmith fans that can’t get enough, the boys from Boston have released their new best-of album , ju st in tim e for the Christmas rush. Culled from their last three albums, this album would be better titled Songs from their Videos. On the plus side, they have included two previously unreleased songs, “Blind Man” and “Walk on W ater”, and also “Deuces are Wild”, which was released on The Beavis and Butthead Experience for those who missed that nirvana.

Although they are squeezing out album s to make way for their multi-million dollar contract with Sony before the arthritis kicks in, the traditional Aerosmith humour is in full force with no apologies.

Well, one apology, as Tyler croons “ ‘scuse my position / but it ain’t missionary”.

- Emma Rhodes Silver Jews Starlite Walker (Drag City/Cargo) From the plethora of side projects that tie every nook and cranny of the indie rock world together comes one that actually defies that notion. The Silver Jews are not as

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much a side project as they are an outlet for singer/guitarist Steve Malkmus and drummer/percussionist Bob Nastanovich of Pavement to explore the more facetious sides of their folky banterings. Joined by pioneering guitarist/vocalist David Berman, their new album takes a much cleaner outlook than the twenty minutes of guitar peach fuzz of their debut ep, The Arizona Record. From songs like “New O rleans” which glow with soft, acoustic, palat­ able guitar to the noisy, impinging chaos that infiltrates “The C ountry Diary of a Subway C onductor” , the album juxtaposes authenticity with abnormality. With a real studio and a real producer, the Silver Jews can not only write songs that are coherent and articulate, they can pretend to sound serious. Yet with lyrics like “now we’re trapped inside this song”, sung on fluctuating vocal frequencies by Malkmus, the cover-up remains just an illusion.

-Jonah Brucker-Cohen Archers of Loaf Archers of Loaf vs the Greatest o f All Time (Alias/Cargo) You know how record reviewers in those fancy magazines are always saying things like “This is a big chunk of power pop grinding its way through your innards and blah blah blah”? Well, this new ep by the Archers isn’t power pop — it’s garagey punk from Chapel Hill, North Carolina — but it does its share of chunking and grinding.

The Archers are in fine form here, their sound tight and talented and intense. “Audiowhore” is an aural treat with screaming vocals and guitar, the kind of tune your mom always told you to turn down although you already had it on the lowest setting. “Freezing Point” showcases the singer’s straining, scratched voice as he complains about stuff like the East Coast, and “Revenge” is a nasty little ditty that has a kind of ‘60s spy movie music thing going on with the guitars. In all, these five songs are extremely enjoyable, especially if you like early Dinosaur Jr (Bug, Dinosaur) or you want to annoy your mom when you go home for a visit.

— Sue Glover

B etrayal...

Continued from Page 14 offering Ur, nam ed after the ancient Babylonian city.

Nonetheless, the gang has not lost that proudly.

The characters themselves are fasci­ charming D.I.Y. touch in either attitude or nating. Emma is the classic woman technique. Klyne touches on their meticulous trapped in a loveless marriage. Robert is song writing tactics.

“At the musical end of things, I write it, her uppity publisher husband, and Jerry we jam it and I take the tape home to make is R o b ert’s best friend and Em m a’s up the lyrics. Then we all clean it up togeth­ lover. Set two years after the affair had er. Nothing got in the way this time because broken up, Pinter reverses the classic sto! rytelling order of events to chronicle our album was completely self-produced.” when the affair began and why it was so Their dow n-to-earth approach rings impossible to maintain. clean on and off stage.

Intrigued? Be sure to get out there “I prefer to act like we’re nobodies, and that way we’re surprised when people show early to not miss out on the action. This their interest in our music. In our live shows, is the TNC’s first play this year, so come we’re pretty minimalistic, very in-your-face. and show your support, or you could find It’s just us — no gimmicks, no pretty-boy y o u rself w atching A Very Brady lead singer, just us and our music.” \ Christmas....

Catch Salvador Dream at the Cathouse (382 Mayor) Thursday, November 24 with Betrayal plays Morrice Hall (3485 Panhandler. As for minimalistic ticket prices, M cTavish), N ovem ber 24-26, and the only thing you’ll be paying for will be the | November 30-December 2, 8 p.m. Tickets pitchers. are $7, $5 for students and seniors.

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November 22th, 1994

D e v il’s deviance in H itle r’s hom eland

T he K ing and I

ByLizLau

• A talk with King Cobb Steelie

The latest production from McGill Player’s Theatre is an in-your-face musical depicting Germany’s turbulent years under the Weimar government. Based on the book by Joe Masteroff and stories written

by Christopher Isherwood, Cabaret is making its appearance at the Shatner Building under the direction of Robert Cohen.

The script revolves around Berlin’s own K.K.K., the Kit Kat Klub, a bar equipped with an eccentric Master of Ceremonies, a host of scantily-clad cabaret showgirls, and telephones on each table to facilitate ‘com m unication’ between patrons.

Katherine Rother plays the role of Sally Bowles, singer at the cabaret and drinker of Prairie Oysters (a hangover anecdote of raw egg and Worcestershire).

Coming all the way from London to immerse herself in the ‘divine decadence’ of Berlin’s world-renowned night-life, she engages in an affair with aspiring American writer Clifford Bradshaw (Philip Pace). While the two perform competent­ ly, their lack of chemistry leaves the audi­ ence unmoved. The real show-stealers are Jessi Baden and David Mills. Portraying Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz, their courtship is destined to end in tragedy as Hitler’s rising Nazi regime leaves the lady, and the audience, pondering upon the practicality of becoming involved with a Jewish citizen in that day and age.

Master of Ceremonies, Luke Hutton,

gives the show a sense of unity by con­ ducting the Kit Kat sequences and appear­ ing surrealistically throughout the musical.

Visually teasing the audience with disso­ nance, choreographed frozen poses, and stringent silences, director Rob Cohen gar­ nishes the piece by interlacing dance sequences with debauchery and homo­ erotica. Poignant sketches referring to the army and the Fatherland pokes satirical fun at the Nazi’s pro­ pagandists use of bars such as the Kit Kat during its rise to power.

The live orchestra goes a long way in re-creating the raunchy atmosphere of a ‘20s cabaret. Added attempts to transport the audience back to another time-zone include a slide-show before the perfor­ mance and a Germanic warm­ up comedian Clara Von Hesterberg (Tamara Holman) letting you know you need a beer. And brew they do serve, as the Kit Kat girls part-time as waitresses before the show and during interm ission-all the time in character as they swing their hips and bat their lashes at the audience.

Despite all these ingredi­ ents, however, Cabaret fails to successfully capture the audi­ ence’s undivided attention.

While the cast and crew paint a convincing portrait of the One, two,

vibrant and liberal lifestyle of the Weimar period and each scene is absorbing in itself, on the whole it lacks a dynamic nature necessary for a musical.

You can be sensationalised by Cabaret every night until Saturday, November 26. Show up in front of McGill Player’s Theatre at 7:30 p.m. to enjoy half an hour of boozing before the show starts.

three, kick

ByKurt Newman For some reason, Canadian college towns lack the only thing that could possibly make an insular community of J.Crew and Birkenstock-wearing sto rm tro o p ers b earable - kool m usic scenes.

Granted, my fam iliarity with American college towns is limited to several screenings of Revenge o f the Nerds, but let’s face it: for the gazillions of bands who have come out of Amherst or Chapel Hill, what have we got? The N orthern Pikes?

Luckily, King Cobb Steelie are changing all that.

This Guelph-based band, named for “a ball bearing, the biggest marble” (a slang term from singer/guitarist Kevan B yrne’s marble-shooting youth) bring tha muthafuckin’ ruckus by staying true to what Byrne states is their m.o.-”not worrying about whether we were gonna sound ridiculous if we tried to bring hip-hop, reggae, funk and indie rock into the same song.” The result is a breath of fresh air in the stuffy B iosphere that houses the Alternative Nation.

When asked if he felt it was hard to kick out the funk in a time when the scene is dominated by bands who have somehow come to the conclusion that marrying Go-Go’s melodies to punkified variations on Van H alen’s “Panama” is alternative, Byrne states, “Yeah, for sure, especially for those people who were into our first record, where there was a socalled Grunge element, the pop angst. When you go out to play in Regina or Edmonton, “alternative” to them means, like, four chords, big guitar rock. We do better in big cities.” Revisionist rap scholars may be taken aback by Byrne’s assertion that “hip hop See King and I Page 18

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S m ashing O range leave hom e

By Susan G lover

cold studio, which resulted in w hat you co u ld ca ll a m ore garage sound — less produced, with more feedback and things like that. While we’re not rich or anything, at least not yet, but being on a major is a lot more comfortable.”

Despite major problems such as their drummer, Kevin Wiggins, leaving halfw ay through the recording of No Return In The End, Smashing Orange were able to enlist the services of drummer Andy Kravitz from Urge Overkill to fin ish the album . “W e all pulled together and made the best of an unexpected situation,” said Hodgson. “I think it made us a stronger band.”

Obviously feeling proud of th eir new reco rd , H odgson is eager to have people com e to Smashing Orange shows and to enlarge their base o f loyal fans from the ones gained in 1992 with the college-radio success of the single “My Deranged Heart”.

Unable to resist, we closed the interview by asking about the sim ilarity betw een S m ashing O range’s name and that of the phenomenally popular Smashing P um pkins. “I knew you w ere going to ask th a t!” laughed

Hodgson.

In a rather rehearsed tone, understandable since he’d proba­ bly had to answer the same ques­ tion tim e and again, H odgson explained why Smashing Orange felt no urge to change their name.

“W e’ve been Smashing Orange since 1987. W e’ve toured Europe twice under this name, and we even have a copyright on it. It’s ju st a nam e that we liked and never thought anyone else would even come close to. We feel no responsibility towards anyone to change it, although we have con­ sidered it. We don’t want to alien­ ate the people that know us from our earlier recordings, and that would be like admitting that we copied it, even though we’ve had it since 1987!”

D e fin itely far from the Pumpkins in most other respects, S m ashing O ra n g e’s brand o f rock, in flec te d w ith tinges of everything from Sonic Youth to the afo rem en tio n ed D oors, is bound to appeal as they to u r North Am erica. Determ ined to make Sm ashing Orange a suc­ cess, it seems the band members are getting their message out and earning their touring stripes for good.

A h, D elaw are, hom e o f G eorge T h o ro g o o d and the D e stro y ers, who sou nd like th e y ’d ra th e r be in T exas or Georgia. Apparently, Delaware isn’t the place to be for aspiring musicians, as the Tribune learned when it spoke last Thursday to Smashing Orange’s guitarist, the ex trem ely p le a sa n t R ick Hodgson. As Rick put it, “there aren’t too many successful bands from D elaw are, and we didn”t w ant to get stu ck p lay in g the same fo u r bars, so we tried to play outside the state as much as possible.”

This drive to transcend their surroundings brought Smashing O range n o t ju s t to nearby Philadelphia, but also to Europe twice, on tour in support of early dem os and la te r fo r the 1992 album The Glass Bead Game. In Britain they were able to gamer an independent record deal with N ative UK as well as record a coveted radio session with DJ John Peel.

Smashing Orange’s sound is described by Hodgson as “just rock and roll”, although he cites his own influences as old-style punk rock such as the Damned and the Buzzcocks.

W hen asked ab o u t the D o o rs/C u lt-ish sound o f Smashing Orange, Hodgson, seeming reticent about speak­ ing for his three bandmates, replied that one or two other band members would proba­ bly claim them as influences.

C o n sid erin g the so u lfu l, introspective tone o f singer Rob M o n tejo ’s v o ice and lyrics, we would venture a guess that he is a definite Jim Morrison fan, whom he even slightly resembles.

“I feel that there’s a cer­ tain melancholy that prevails in everything I w rite, u lti­ mately m anifesting itself in the songs,” stated Montejo in the b a n d ’s p re ss re le ase.

“Musically, we create melody in conjunction with despera­ tion, uneasiness, despondence and reflection.”

A fte r re co rd in g th ree album s in d ep en d e n tly , S m ashing O range w ere signed to a m ajo r and released their new record, No Return In The End under the aegis of MCA and producer Ian C ross. A c co rd in g to H odgson, the d iffe ren c es between the earlier recording sessions and this latest one are vast “ O ur la st album we recorded in a week in a small, You'd look glum too i f you lived in Delaware.

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K ing and I Continued from Page 16 developed in an urban setting, not on the prairies.”

King Cobb Steelie have had the good fortune of working with two of the most notorious weirdos in the mixing biz, P J. Harvey fan club public enemy number one, Steve Albini, and New York dubmeister and friend-o’-Bootsy, Bill Laswell. When pressed for reports of Albini’s antisocial behaviour, Byrne failed to confirm the Big Black mastermind’s semi-fascistic image. “He stayed at my place, and he was a very gracious houseguest,” says Byme. “He even left me his Arm and Hammer baking soda toothpaste, and his Right Guard deodorant, which at some point I will auction off at some ridiculously absurd price.” Start saving those pennies.

Bill Laswell was behind the board for the recording of their new album , P ro ject Tw inkle, which may account for its more free-fo rm , am bient vibe.

A d d itionally, the songw riting process has changed, as Byrne explains. “Initially, it started out like, 'o k ay , le t’s sit down and write a song.’ With this record, it was more of a process of going in and experim enting with sound, and not being afraid of trying out different things, and not worrying about the structure. From that we kinda sculpted what we had, and we pu lled out little bits that appealed to us.”

Differentiating between the recording process of the first and second records, he states, “the first record really has a much more frantic pace, the songwriting was more punk rock. It was really our first time working with the types of music we were listening to at the time...a lot of hip hop, a lot of dub and way too much geetar indie rock stuff- there’s a lot less of that now.”

W hile the b an d ’s earlier, fIREHOSE ‘n ’ Eric’s Trip jam ­ ming with Terminator X sound was indeed a very kool thing, the new direction that King Cobb Steelie are taking points to fresh­ er, m ore experim ental sonic adventures. Maybe they’ll even take one semi-literate Guelph club ow ner’s suggestion and change their name to King Clog Steelie.

A new era of clog-style college m usic could be upon us. Just make sure the N orthern Pikes don’t find out about this.

King Cobb Steelie play with F urn a cefa ce N ov. 26, Cafe Campus. (57 Prince Arthur. E.)

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Steve P app w ins C IA U R uss Jackson T rophy • Redmen co-captain Papp combines academie and athletic excellence to be chosen CIAU football's most outstanding student athlete.

By Aliana H enderson Steve Papp has probably heard all of the clichés in his five years at McGill.

Big things come in small packages.

Little Big Man on Campus.

Small fish in a big pond.

It’s all been said about the 5’6” Redmen football wide receiver from London, Ontario.

Yes, he is the smallest player in Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) foot­ ball. But, the real truth of the matter is that his size has very little to do with his accom­ plishments in both athletics and academics at McGill. If it was ever a deterrent to pursue certain interests, such as football, Papp over­ came the odds and went full speed ahead to attain his goals.

“I never noticed my size as much as everyone else did,” he said. “I found it a lit­ tle intimidating when I first came to McGill, the players were much bigger than in high school, but I didn’t let it stop me. My size may have even been an advantage because people underestimated me a bit.”

Papp com es from an ath leticallyinclined family. His father, Charles, played soccer for the Canadian national team and his mother was always very involved in sports. His younger brother Jamie is current­ ly on a hockey scholarship at C ornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. and his sister, Stacie, has played hockey for the McGill Martlets.

This past weekend, Papp was honored at the Vanier Cup festivities in Toronto as the CIAU Russ Jackson Trophy winner. The award is given to the top football player in

the CIAU who also exhibits excellence in against Concordia with 13 catches for 212 academics and community involvement. He yards which resulted in two touchdown car­ ries in McGill’s 34-33 come-from-behind is the fourth McGill nominee for the trophy.

Papp is a first year medical student who win on TSN in October. He was also a unan­ has been a CIAU Academic All-Canadian imous O-QIFC all-star for the second con­ for two of the past three years, graduating secutive season.

Although a with a Bachelor of career in medicine Science honours has always been in degree in 1993, and the back of his with a 4.0 grade m ind, Papp does point average in a not underestimate Masters of Science the important role program in 1994. that his sport has The fifth year co ­ played alongside captain of the his academics.

Redmen football “Football has team has also volun­ helped me out a teered at Montreal lot,” he stated. “In Neurological high school, it got Institute for the past me on a recruiting four years and in the trip to McGill and I emergency room at probably wouldn’t the M ontreal be here otherwise. I General Hospital. In heard that McGill addition, he has rep­ was a good school, resented the Redmen but the football on visits to the k team had ju st S hriner’s Hospital CL recently won the and the Sun Youth V anier Cup and organization. that was a plus.”

Papp was nomi­ At tim es, it nated for the Hec proved to be a big Creighton Trophy as Post-game Papp in high dem and load to handle, jug­ the C IA U ’s M ost Outstanding Player after being named the gling a high standard in academics with the MVP in Quebec university football. He football season, so when it came time to established the Redmen’s single-game recep­ attend med school last year, he questioned tion record in the Shrine Bowl matchup whether he should continue to play in his

final year of eligibility. He knows now that he made the right decision.

“At times, it’s been really busy,” Papp revealed. “At times, I ’ve even regretted [playing and attending med school], but now that the season is over, I realise already how much I miss it. I even get a little bored some­ times.”

Papp won’t be leaving campus all that soon. He still has three years of med school to complete, and he plans to stay involved in the football program even though he will not be wearing a Redmen uniform while doing so.

All in all, Papp has learned some valu­ able lessons through his experience as a stu­ dent-athlete at McGill.

“If you stick with something, it opens up a lot of doors for the future. Whether it is academic or athletic goals that you aim to achieve,” Papp explained, “win or lose, if you know that you’ve worked very hard at something, the experience will be a reward­ ing one in some way.”

Aside from the lifelong friends that he has made and the top-rate education which he has acquired, this 24-year-old university football player and medical student has many precious memories to walk away with. Those memories will hold their own special place in Papp’s trophy case.

As wide receiver, he carried the ball to countless successes on field. Perhaps he will be able to carry those successes off the field to the sidelines as well. Regardless of his size, his reputation has preceeded him. He will definitely not go unnoticed wherever he stands.

R edm en basketball reach the top in Toronto tourney

By A llana H enderson Something has changed from the days of old in Redmen basket­ ball. Following several seasons of patient rebuilding, the M cGill Redmen are finally winning — and winning big.

Last weekend, McGill defeat­ ed both York University and the host University of Toronto Blues in the Metro Classic basketball tour­ ney to walk away with another tournament title. The championship is the second that the team has won so far this season but, instead of dwelling on their new-found suc­ cesses, the Redmen appear to be focused mainly on the road ahead.

That road leads straight to C oncordia this F riday night in M cG ill’s league opener at the Stinger hive.

Based on McGill’s preseason, the question was raised whether this year’s Redmen squad can beat the traditio n al pow erhouse Stingers.

“Definitely,” said team captain Todd McDougall. “W e're looking «specially forw ard to playing them.”

The difference is apparent from years past “We have an inside and out­ side game now,” McDougall con­ tinued. “We know that if we get the ball inside, it’ll be two points but, we also want our perimeter players to shoot from the outside because

eight seconds left on the clock, to score the winning basket. Those ‘in the know’ walked out of the gym with a little more weight in their wallets en route to a post-game brew ski or two. The Toronto diehards, on the other hand, were sent to the automatic tellers to restock the pockets of their Friday night skivvies and to rethink their mistaken odds.

V arisco was named Player of the Game for his familiar heroics in the 70-68 win which would send the Redmen to the championship final on Saturday afternoon against the York Yeomen.

In the final, it was all M cG ill. The Redmen held about a ten-point lead through­ out the gam e, four players ending the Turin Tower veterans, McDougall a n d McMahon must rise to new heights in match in double fig­ this weekend’s McMatchup against Concordia. ures. The team moved match against the host Blues, the prior to the tournament, the answer the ball well and played with a con­ fidence new to the team this year.

Redmen found themselves jockey­ and the outcome were obvious.

The answer: McGill’s number That confidence and game control ing with their opponents for the reached its pinnacle when Redmen lead. After falling to a 37-34 deficit 14, Rick Varisco.

The outcome: another last sec­ guard Ryan Schoenals blocked a at halftime, McGill fought hard for Yeomen shot and sent the ball fly­ the comeback in the dying minutes ond McGill victory.

True to form, Varisco came ing into the higher echelons of the of the game. A key rebound and a score from inside the paint by through in the clutch for the third Blues’ bleachers. Rejection in its Redmen tower Doug McMahon, time this season, this time with purest form. This is not the same we know that they can hit the shots.”

The confidence being emitted from the players is largely due to the success they experienced at U ofT. Throughout the entire opening

tied the game at 68-68 with less than a minute on the clock.

The bets started flying with money exchanging in the stands as the fans tried to predict the out­ come of the thriller. For those who had followed McGill’s preseason

team of old.

McGill won the game 74-69 and the tournament title in the process. Todd M cDougall was named Player of the Game, finish­ ing with 12 points. Twin Tower McMahon netted 16 points while Varisco and Chad Wozney had 13 and 11 points respectively.

McMahon summed up the weekend.

“Finishing in first place shows that we are capable of winning and winning several games in a row,” he said. “If we go to Nationals, we’ll have to put together that same kind of consistency. These tourna­ m ents are im portant because they’re real confidence-builders.”

Varisco was named tourna­ m ent MVP while point guard Sammy Mendolia was named to the All-star team.

M cM ahon’s outlook on the season ahead is positive.

“We have good team chem­ istry,” McMahon stated. “W e’ve built up the same team as last year and that team came so close to going to the Nationals. We’re more mature and one year better.”

The Redmen will travel to Concordia University this Friday night to play the Stingers in the second h alf of a m en’s and women’s doubleheader that begins at 6 p.m. On Saturday night, they play host to the Laval Rouge et Or in another doubleheader at Currie Gym.

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November 22nd, 1994

M artlets split tw o and settle hom e for the season

P ow er badm inton team goes largely unnoticed

By M ila Aung-T hwin With competition for spectator attention coming from such tradition­ ally popular university sports as foot­ ball, basketball and hockey, McGill’s badminton team often has a difficult tim e gaining the recognition it deserves.

According to the team ’s coach, Frank McCarthy, who moonlights as a professor in the Faculty of Dentistry, the obstacle is that the general public doesn’t separate between the two sides of the sport.

“Few people understand the dif­ ference between badminton as a sport and badminton as an activity,” said McCarthy. “It’s like when you call table tennis 'ping pong’. To play bad­ minton at this level, there is a great level of skill required.”

The problem arises because many people have participated in the sport as a recreational activity, but don’t see the enorm ous leap in skill level required for inter-collegiate play. The play ers them selves m ake it look almost too easy because of their talent.

M cG ill’s badm inton team is a member of the Quebec Student Sports Federation, and the regular season is comprised of three main round-robin tournaments. McGill hosted the first o f the y e a r’s big tournam ents last weekend. Team standings are calculat­ ed on points earned by team wins in the combined events of m en’s and

wom en’s singles and doubles, and mixed doubles. Players also accumu­ late points for wins in an individual playoff system.

M cC arthy’s crew perform ed rather poorly at the recent tournament.

Managing to beat only the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, they fin­ ished tied for last place with Université de Sherbrooke. McCarthy attributes the poor perform ance to “bad co ach in g ” . T his, M cC arthy asserted, was due to his unattainable expectation to win four games.

Putting the tournam ent behind him, McCarthy stated that “the impor­ tant thing is to make the finals, which we’ve been able to do for the last four years, and we can do again this year.”

McCarthy appraised his team as the second best in the league, behind perennial champion Université Laval, which has several players who will eventually play for the C anadian National team.

Despite some talented competi­ tion, McGill’s squad has a few stand­ outs of their own. Maryse Filion and Bruno Dion are the reigning mixed doubles champions in the province of Quebec. Dougall Molson is an excep­ tional singles player, and was the men’s singles runner-up last year.

M cG ill’s badm inton club is preparing for the second of their three big tournaments of the year, taking place this upcoming weekend at the Université Laval.

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In their final tune-up, before the regular season gets under­ way, the McGill Martlets cruised to a 78-67 victory over the host Badgers in the consolation final of the Brock Invitational women’s basketball tournament held in St. Catharines, Ontario last weekend.

McGill got off to a shaky start as they were downed 73-61 by the W estern M ustangs in Saturday’s opening game. The Martlets were within ten points with four minutes left in the first half when the Mustangs pulled ahead with four consecutive bas­ kets to extend their lead to 18 at the midway point.

Western had the momentum and rode the tide into the second half until, at the 13-minute mark, the Martlets went on a tear and drained ten unanswered points to make it 52-44 with nine minutes left to play.

M cG ill’s Josée Deloretto and Jennifer Stacey came alive from the perimeter and accounted for 15 points between them, as Deloretto drilled in two from three-point land and added a field goal, while Stacey banged in one trey and two from the floor.

With the sudden offensive surge, the M artlets pulled to

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The Redmen’s quest to con­ tinue their latest unbeaten streak came to an abrupt end last week­ end when they faced off against the U n iv e rsity o f T o ro n to V arsity B lues and the G uelph Gryphons.

F riday night, M cG ill fans sh iv ered th e ir w ay th ro u g h a h ea rtb rea k in g 3-2 loss to the B lu es. T he R edm en a rtille ry unleashed a barrage of unfriend­ ly fire at the solid Toronto netminder, outshooting the Blues 31 to 19.

The term of office of Dean Irwin Gopnik comes to an end May 31, 1995. An advisory Committee to review the Deanship has, therefore been established.

The Dean maintains a very close working relationship with students, student organizations and student leaders, faculty and administration in both academic and non-academic matters, advocating student concerns. The office is concerned with the needs and the continuing improvement of the quality of student life in general, the coordination and enhancement of the activités of the various student services and student residences, the athletic programs and provision of aid to individual students who have problems of an academic or personal nature. Facility in French is desirable.

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within three points with three minutes remaining on the clock.

They tried to regain possession by fouling their opponents in order to send them to the line and force some missed shots, but Western, who was in the bonus, converted on all of their free throw attempts to put the game out of reach.

“We played a little bit too conservatively due to the fact that we had a few people playing in different p o sitio n s,” said McGill head coach Lisen Moore.

“Some people weren’t totally comfortable out there and I think that it contributed to our tentative play.”

Deloretto had 19 points for McGill and was 3-for-7 from three point range while Anne Gildenhuys and Vicki Tessier added 13 and 10 points respec­ tively in the losing cause.

The Martlets came out flat in the consolation final against Brock on Sunday. The Badgers jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead early in the game and stretched it to 17-8 before McGill roared back to tie things up with eight minutes left in the first half. The lead then changed hands fre­ quently for the remainder of the half and throughout almost the entire second half until McGill finally took control of the game

and ran away with it.

“We started out really slow and once again woke up in the second half,” commented for­ ward A nabelle Am broise.

“Thank God we won because the week before we beat them by 36 points.”

M cGill launched a ninepoint scoring spree with five minutes remaining to go up 7060, and never looked back en route to its eighth preseason vic­ tory. The Martlets were sparked by outstanding performances by Anne Gildenhuys, who registered 31 points and snatched up 11 rebounds, and Leslie Stevenson who chipped in with 22 points and 13 rebounds on the day.

Third-year forward Josée Deloretto was named to the alltoumament team.

“It’s the end of the Great Fall Road Trip,” stated Moore.

“We’ve been on the road since October 21, and so it gets a bit tiring.”

McGill will begin the long road to the championship when they open the regular season this Friday night at 6 pm at Concordia as they prepare to tan­ gle with the Stingers in the first game of a men’s and women’s doubleheader. Saturday evening they will host the Laval Rouge et Or at 6 pm at the Cunie gym.

R edm en drop tw o into the toilet

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Redmem goalie turns one aside.

T o ro n to drew firs t blo o d w hen Tim W elsh sco red w ith 8:20 left in the first. Have no fear because François Lajeunesse sco red h is firs t o f tw o by cradling a pass in front o f the Toronto net, and showing more spin than Elvis Stojko, flipped a n eat little b ack h an d o v er the “fools-golden” glove of stumped Blues netminder Scott Galt.

Toronto coach Paul Titanic, determ ined not to sink on this night, prepared his Blues for a q u ick seco n d p erio d a tta c k .

What was beginning to look like a duel between Toronto’s Welsh

and McGill’s Lajeunesse, fell in favour of the Blues when Welsh orchestrated a quick tic-tac-toe passing play which left Redmen backstop Richard Boscher caught looking the wrong way. In a bru­ ta l a tta c k o f v e n g e a n c e , you guessed it, L ajeunesse stuffed one back in their faces, leaving McGill fans screaming for more.

At 6:28 of the second period diminutive Toronto centre Jamie Coon scored an ugly game win­ ning goal.

The Redmen came out in the third period and turned it up a See Hockey Page 2 1

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November 22nd, 1994

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O ntario w aters no challenge for M cG ill sw im m ers

By A lyson Slater The medal podium is becom­ ing a familiar place for members of the m ost successful M cGill swim team in recent memory. Last weekend was no exception to the rule as the Redm en and the Martlets had an extremely strong showing against eight O ntario Universities. The University of

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the top of the stack with a gold medal in the 100m, in a time of 1:06.7. He was only nine onehundredths of a second off the required qualifying time for the CIAU finals.

C hris M asso n ’s gold m edal p e rfo r­ m ance in the 400m freesty le guaranteed him a spot at the CIAU fin als. F u rtherm ore, Leo Grépin also quali­ fied in the 400m freestyle, and posted a win in the 200m freestyle event. Joining Grépin and Masson at the natio n al ch am p i­ onships this season is C raig H utchison. He will swim in the 200m freesty le event for which he qualified last w eekend as w ell.

H utchison also took first place honours in the 100m butterfly, as w ell as the 25m freestyle special event, which he finished in 11 seconds flat.

Seven of McGill’s top women will get the ultimate test this com­ ing w eekend at the University of Calgary, as they will go head to head against a very strong contin­ gent from western Canada. Coach Laurin feels this the meet provides a perfect opportunity to size up the competition for the upcoming CIAU nationals. The rest of the McGill swimmers will remain at home for the last meet of the sea­ son against Sherbrooke and the University of Waterloo at Currie Pool. This will provide one last opportunity for swimmers to qual­ ify for a position at the CIAU finals, and one last practice run for those who have already secured a spot. McGill swimmers are aiming at a top-five finish at the highly competitive CIAU final meet.

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just around the comer, the meet in beating her fastest time ever by Toronto this past weekend provid­ more than six seconds and record­ ed one of the last opportunities for ing a best time of 2:25.7.

Patti Hutchinson characteris­ swimmers to try to qualify for their events. To date, eight McGill tically posted an exceptional time sw im m ers have posted tim es in the 400m individual medley, a under the set CIAU standard, and there­ fore have earned themselves a chance to swim against Canada’s fastest ath­ letes at the national competition coming up in Quebec City.

Carol Chiang is the undisputed top sp rin ter on the w om en’s side, and has easily qualified for the CIAU finals.

This w eekend she posted a personal best in the 50m freestyle, finishing in 26.8 seconds. Coach F rancois Laurin expects her to better this mark in the com­ ing weeks. She also earned gold in the 100m freestyle and the 50m fly.

C h ia n g ’s second place finish in the 50m backstroke was good enough to give Swimmers get a jump-start on the competition her a McGill record in that event, posting a new time strong 5:02.5. In the 100m butter­ fly event, Hutchinson was narrow­ of 32.2 seconds.

Dana M cClym ont has also ly outtouched by Olympian Nancy earned a place on the M cG ill Sweetnam, before settling for the squad which will be heading to silver medal. Hutchinson is the the national finals. Last weekend fifth m em ber of the w om en’s she im proved her tim e in the team to q u alify for the CIAU 100m breast stroke to 1:15.7, tak­ finals thus far.

The men took to the pool as ing first in that event. She outtouched teammate Chiang in the night fell, and carried the success 25m freestyle for the win, and of their female counterparts to later secured a second place finish even higher levels. In the largest in the 50m freestyle. Anna Leong meet of the semester, they per­ will accompany her teammates to formed extremely well. One needs Quebec City, representing McGill only to look at the results from the in the 200m individual medley, 50 and 100m breast stroke events which she won this weekend in where six out of the seven spots 2:25.0. Lastly, Natalie Hoitz qual­ were awarded to McGill swim­ ified for the 200m backstroke by mers. Benoit Ganvier landed at

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Continued from Page 20 notch which resulted in some of the best hockey these reporters have ever seen. The Redm en decided to make the Blues a per­ m anent part o f the boards by delivering some “rock 'em, sock 'e m ” hock ey .

T he B lues couldn’t take the heat any longer as tem p ers began to flare.

Violent threats and vulgarities aimed at our McGill fans, partic­ ularly by Ken Stark, #4 of the Blues from Hagarsville, Ontario, born on M arch 9, 1971, who threatened to kill the both of us.

That was all the inspiration our R edm en n eed ed to m ount an attack m atched only by that at Vimy Ridge.

B o sch er re a rg u a rd e d the assault by standing as solid as a ro ck , in the tru e S im on and G arfunkel sense of the w ord, w hile the arena rang w ith the pinging of posts as McGill tried

desperately to tie it up. Chaos ensued with less than a minute to go as the stick of Luc Fournier erupted with an on-target shot.

Blues goalie Galt, made the first stop but c o u ld n ’t h an d le th e bouncing rebound when all hell broke loose. As the puck was in the air, some unidentified McGill R edm en took a m ajo r leag u e swing and struck out as U of T defenceman Oldrich Kuca some­ how managed to get his stick on it and clear the puck. The valiant last m inute effo rt w ent u n re ­ warded as McGill said goodbye to its four-game unbeaten streak.

In an attempt at redemption, the Redmen suited up against the Guelph Gryphons Saturday after­ noon. McGill, coiled like a jun­ gle cat, sprung out into the lead early in the game. Goals scored

by M ark S h ew fe lt, B en o it L ero u x and ro o k ie se n sa tio n Pierre Gendron gave the Redmen

a com m anding 3-1 lead going into the second. The pine of the p e n a lty box becam e used to R edm en rum p as tw o co stly penalties set up a double shot of Gryphon “fibre glass special” , which d id n ’t go down easy as McGill saw its lead disappear in the span of 70 seconds.

Jason Haezle, used to prac­ tisin g w ith road apples at the farm in Guelph, scored the ugly game winner at 19:03.

M cG ill’s record dropped to 3-4-1 w h ich te m p o ra rily put them in th e b ase m e n t o f the O ntario U n iv ersities A th letic Association’s Far East Division.

T his W ednesday, the Redm en are looking for a much needed “W ” against cross-tow n rivals Concordia, who have dominated McGill and the league in recent encounters.

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THE O M B U D S P E R S O N F O R S T U D E N T S SEV EN TH ANNUAL R E P O R T TO S EN A T E O F THE M cG ILL O M B U D SP ER SO N FO R STU D EN TS FO R TH E P E R IO D S E P T E M B E R 1 ,1 9 9 3 TO AU G U ST 3 1 ,1 9 9 4 S u b m itte d I am pleased to present the Seventh Annual Report of the McGill University Ombudsper­ son for Students for the reporting period Sep­ tember 1,1993 to August 31,1994, in accord­ ance with the Terms of Reference of the Office as approved by the Senate and the Board of Gov­ ernors (copy attached).

b y E s t e l l e H o p m e y e r , M c G ill dent access to other sources of help, for exam­ ple, Dean of Students, Associate Deans. The data does not indicate the level of involvement in each case. One case can be solved with a sin­ gle phone call, while others may require exten­ sive consultation and intensive intervention over a period of many months. Often this work is done on the telephone during the evenings and on the weekends. A new reporting system on cases will be instituted for the eighth annual report that will give a better picture of this in­ volvement.

U n iv e rs ity O m b u d s p e r s o n fo r S t u d e n t s the total answer to this problem I support the Studies, in a fair manner but has led to several idea that McGill could benefit from such a docu­ grievances due to procedures followed within ment. Otherwise I suspect that the majority of the Departments concerned. Concerning own­ these instances will continue to go unreported ership of intellectual property. Graduate Stud­ and if reported unresolved as students gener­ ies is in the process of reviewing policies relat­ ally feel too vulnerable to proceed with the con­ ing to this important aspect of the student/sucerns while still in their programmes. pervisor relationship. These guidelines will be very useful in resolving issues of this nature.

My mandate as student Ombudsperson began S afety and S ecurity September 1,1993.1 entered a position that had The safety of all members of the McGill com­ The graduate student, as stated earlier, often has been competently filled by a colleague, Annette munity is of the highest priority. Recent events to negotiate his/her position with a supervisor Werk, for the six previous years. She had opened in sister Universities underscore the importance who has considerable authority and power in the office in 1987, holding a quarterly time po­ determining the successful completion of a sition. In the following year, 1988, this posi­ While the mandate of the Ombudsperson is to of this concern and the need to have procedures graduate degree. Problems in this area are the to ensure the well-being of all students, staff tion was increased to a half-time position. In work “case” by “case” on private troubles the most difficult to resolve and require strong sup­ November 1991 a new office, with secretarial annual report is an opportunity to identify pub­ and faculty. Such procedures are in place, and port from senior administrators to ensure that for the most part protect the collective while support, was opened at 3534 University. This lic issues that impact on the life of students in justice prevails. office, a safe and confidential one, ensures easy such a way that individual or collective rights respecting individual rights throughAppeal Pro­ cedures etc.

As part of the current review and F aculty Concerns access for most McGill students. The office will and liberties are at risk. The next section of the be moving to Burnside in the new year to pro­ report outlines several such issues, a number of updating of the Green book under the able lead­ While not part of the Mandate of the Ombud­ vide wheel chair access to the Ombudsperson which have previously been identified in the ership of Dean of Students Irwin Gopnik, secsperson l->d--' with faculty concerns I received tioiis concerning student discipline are being and Equity Offices.

Ombudsperson’s Annual Reports. considered and debated. While outside of the several calls (some not part of the statistics) My experience on September 1st, was like that DISCUSSION OF ISSUES scope of this Report I urge a careful examina­ from colleagues requesting advice or consulta­ of a sprinter at the start of a 100 yard dash. While tion of this section to ensure an equitable bal­ tion. The majority of these related to faculty I had some knowledge and understanding of H arassm ent ance between individual and collective rights. “rights” and highlighted the need for an impar­ tial person to assist faculty. I would recommend University system and the relevant skills appro­ Harassment was raised in the second, fourth, that this be explored with the concerned groups priate for the position, the trials were over, and fifth and sixth reports of the Ombudsperson. For Faculty D iscretion students were requiring informed immediate this reason I will begin with the issue and state I discovered early in my work that Faculties eg. MAUT, MUNASA. The majority of help. September is a very busy time in the of­ that this problem still exists in the McGill Com­ have a range of practices and procedures con­ OMBUDS Offices in Quebec have this ex­ fice and I was very fortunate to have a number munity. The recent work of the sub-committee cerning standing, readmission, exam deferrals panded mandate to provide assistance to staff of people available for consultation. They will of the Joint Senate/Board Committee on Equity and supplements to name a few areas. While and faculty as well as students. be acknowledged at the end of the report. on Racial Discrimination however, should be­ this may be reasonable to the Faculties con­ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS gin to address this problem in a more system­ cerned it does not always seem equitable. As­ THE MANDATE atic way. I have not dealt with sexual harass­ sociate Deans, further, have a fair degree of dis­ A first year in a new position is a year of learn­ The mandate of the Ombudsperson is the im­ ment as these cases are referred directly to the cretionary power, which, while often exercised ing, requiring support and consultation. I would partial investigation of complaints made by appropriate resource. What I address are cases to the benefit of the student, contributes to this like to acknowledge the following colleagues McGill Students who feel that their rights as of students who feel that they have been har­ lack of uniformity in the University. For exam­ who helped ensure the transition to a new students have not been respected by some assed by professors, supervisors and others in ple, some Faculties do not have supplemental Ombudsperson while maintaining the high member(s) of the faculty and/or staff of the positions of authority. Some of these complaints exams, others do not permit deferrals. A fur­ standards established during the termof Annette University. This may require: are based on racist statements or derogatory ther example, was the type of medical informa­ Werk. remarks about women made in the classroom. tion required for missed examinations, course * Annette Werk, former Ombudsperson (1) a referral to appropriate University per­ Other situations which are much more delicate withdrawal etc. Several efforts were undertaken and Social Work colleague sonnel and complex are those that relate to a one-on- this year to ensure more equity. Dr. Tellier of * Jackie Fee-Owen, and my colleagues in (2) consultation with the student to enable one relationship, for example: a graduate stu- the Health Services circulated material to all As­ the Equity Office, Honora Shaughnessy dent/supervisor or a student/professor in a small sociate Deans concerning medical notes. An­ them to intervene on their own behalf and Bev Evoy language lab, or a student/professor conference other example was the meeting Joan Wolforth, (3) intervention(s) on the part of the Om­ in a professors office or lab.

Coordinator of the Office for Students with Dis­ * Dean of Students, Irwin Gopnik budsperson on behalf of the student. abilities, had with all of the Associate Deans on While a Code of Faculty Rights and Responsi­ * Vice-Principal Academic, William As my predecessor has indicated in previous bilities similar to the students green book is not issues relating to Students with disabilities.

Leggett reports one of the primary goals of the Univer­ TABLE1NO.OPCASESINSCHOOLYR.*3/94BYPROBLEMTYPEAFACULTY/DUFT S o m e r e v i e w o f t h e r a n g e o f p T O C e sity in supporting the position of the Ombud­ dures might usefully be undertaken to * Associate Vice-Principal, Graduate Stud­ Admissions Constant Info/Refexnl Other sperson for students at McGill is to try to solve Type determine if these differences are rea­ ies, Lydia White acuky/Dept. student problems/complaints through informal F Arts 4 sonable or simply based on past prac­ Science B" 2" 3 0 Y3 tice. negotiation rather than resorting to the more M * Associate Deans of Arts, Science, Mu­ edicine Y l 7 0 y sic, Education and Macdonald College. formal grievance procedures. I found this to be Grad. Studies 0 10 2 0 12 Management 0 7 2 0 y G raduate S tu d ie s so, as the large majority of cases I worked with B Profs.

Jagdish Handa, Nicole Domingue, ducaion Y 13 Y Y TfT Pngmfaring r r l S"L. ...--r4~ this year were resolved through mediation.

Nick deTakacsy, Kenneth Woodman, Coot.Ed Y 5" IT Y AdrmnoM 3 0 IT 0 ..

John Gradwell, Deborah Buszard T The most complex cases this year have 0 4 Y 0 “ “T related to graduate students. These I was most impressed by the very positive re­ TEE Lew 0 Y i î cases have covered a wide range of 0 -------- T sponse I received from Faculty, Staff, Associ­ Sufi * Charlotte Legare, Faculty of Graduate B" 0 3 B" Other T T r Y IT Studies ate Deans and Deans when I approached them Tôuï IT 3T ....... i nr SET situations including: admissions, standing, departmental request to with­ concerning a case. The role of the Ombudsper­ TABLE2NO.OFCASESINSCHOOLYIL93/94BYFACULTY/DETTAGENDER * Mariela Johansen, Director of Admisdraw from programmes, intellectual son was clear, and the process respected. The G en d er M e le F e m a le G ro u p U n k n o w n T o ta l property, harassment, to name a few neutrality of the office was understood and iFeculty/Dept Arts of die most significant issues. Gradu­ every effort was made to provide clarity and to S * Jill Presser and Lawrence Hansen, Le­ cience 9 13 — —ri B" ÏS ate admissions are generally conducted arrive at a fair resolution to the problem. It is Medicine 3 T 0 T gal Information Clinic G ra d .

S tu d ie s 3 r T B " .... by individual departments/Faculties through these close, collaborative working re­ Maugemen T 3 T Y T Education 5 ..... 14 Y * Students who consulted the office and Y T and particularly in limited enrolment lationships that student problems get resolved E ngineering S 2 0 0 8 shared their concerns and wisdom oot.Ed B 6 B" 0" • T4I programmes students had difficulty in and that McGill remains a University commit­ C Adonnons 1 5 0 0 T ted to providing quality education in a student TESc 1 3 B" B" 7 accessing the Admissions officer to CONCLUSION Lew Y B”.......' "/ determine if there was an appeal proc­ 1 i centred manner.

Tü?ï r 5" 5" 1 Unkn./Other 6 i 16 ess. At times I was also not able to When I accepted the position as Ombudsperson 3 3 66 T5T 6 2 It is important to note, however, that not all cases Total obtain this information. This is in di­ I understood the responsibility that I was un­ were resolved to the students hoped for out­ TABLE}NO.OFCASESINSCHOOLYR93/94BYPROBLEMCATEGORYAGENDER rect contrast to the Admission office dertaking the work for justice for students at come, eg. admission as visiting student, but Gender Group Female Unknown where I had immediate access to McGill. I have been on faculty at McGill since PicbuanCat. rather that I was most often satisfied that jus­ A Mariela Johansen who provided the 1970, involved in administration for many rimsaiens 0 il Têës "B tice prevailed.

3 "B 3 Academie 38 r i!?'~ ' relevant information with speed and years, and have generally been impressed by 2 “B SecurityJk 1 0 B l ?. ..... courtesy despite her heavy responsi­ the University’s willingness and ability to indi­ DISCUSSION OF CASES Safety NonAcad. 8 3 i 16 I bilities. Standing at the Graduate level vidualize students despite the multitude of rules Misconduct S ta tis tic s FinancialAid 0 0 d l can also be a complex issue. Students and procedures required to administer such a 1 Régi.A 3 7 6 0 10 enter Graduate programmes from all large institution. My first year as Ombudsperson co u rse The Qmbuds Office recorded 203 cases this Acad.Miseen 6 "B "B 13 "21 parts of Canada and the world with has reinforced, in most instances, this feeling H a ra ssm e n t 2 3 0 i 8 year. Phone calls for information and referral Exams 2 6 “B 1 3 every expectation that they will suc­ about the humanity of our University. The chal­ Libraries 15 “B 0 l 1 were generally not included in the statistics. This S "B tixLAasoc. "B “B 1' 1 ' ' cessfully complete degree require­ lenge for us all is to maintain academic stand­ 1 can be seen in more detail in the statistical sum­ Other "B "B 1 1 ments. Several students asked to with­ ards of excellence while respecting the rights && TOT 2 129 7 "3® mary and tables which follow (Tables 1-4). draw from programmes due to unsat­ of one another. This involves carrying our re­ TABLE4NUMBEROFCASESINSCHOOLYR.93/94 isfactory academic standing exercised sponsibilities as faculty, staff and students, to The number of cases seen this year are down Female Group Unknown an appeal procedure with Graduate make this an environment where we can work from the last two years by approximately 50 Req'dInter. oIoerven. 14 27 2 2 45 Studies. This was conducted by the and study in a dynamic, diversified environ­ cases (20%). There are a number of possible N DauMissing i “B T "n ~5Z 1» i '2 " Associate Vice-Principal, Graduate ment. explanations: different reporting systems; stu­ TOT

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November 22nd, 1994 Tuesday, November 22 University Relations presents the 2nd Bench to Bedside lecture for 1994-1995: “Genetics and Medicine”, by Rima Rozen, direc­ tor of the Molecular Genetics Department at the Montreal Children’s Hospital.

8 pm, Leacock 232.

Please note the following change.

The Ranee Lee Nonette concert will take place at 7 pm, Pollack Hall.

McGill’s Faculty of Music pre­ sents a piano recital by the class of Tom Paunt. 8 pm, Redpath Hall.

Wednesday, November23 Scrivener presents a reading by Anne Diamond, winner of the Hugh McLennan prize for fiction, from her new collection “Evil Eye”. 8 pm at Thomson House, 3650 McTavish The Student Electronic Communications Collective pre­ sents “The Internet: what it is and where it’s going” - a lecture by Marcos Silva, Computer Services librarian. 6 pm, Leacock 26.

McGill’s Forum National presents Claude Brochu, managing partner of the Montreal Expos on “Labour strife in professional sports”. 12:30 pm, Moot Court, Faculty of Law building.

Social Work Student’s for Justice present a public forum against the proposed cuts to education and social security. 6 pm, room 104, Wilson Hall, 3506 University.

McGill’s Faculty of Music pre­ sents the McGill Concert Choir performing Berstein, Boatrite, Poulenc, Stravinsky and Jones. 8 pm, Pollack Hall.

Thursday, November 24 McGill’ s Faculty of Music pre­ sents a lecture by lecture by the guests of the University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina on “Alberto Ginastra: The three piano sonatas”.

4 pm, Redpath Hall. Free admis­ sion. For more info, call 398-4547 or 398-5145.

The McGill Cancer Centre pre­ sents Dr. Carol Privés from the Biological Sciences dept, Columbia University, New York speaking on “Regulation of the p53 tumour suppressor protein”.

11:30 am, Rm. 903, McIntyre Med. Building.

Friday, November 25 The department of biochemistry presents a seminar with Dr. James Manley from the dept, of biologi­ cal sciences, Columbia University, New York City. 11:30 am, room 903, McKintyre Medical Sciences Building.

Saturday, November 26

Attention Wine and Cheese Guild!

The Polish Students’ Association is having its Christmas Wine and Cheese. 7:30 pm room B09-B10, the Shatner Building. All are wel­ come.

McGill’s Faculty of Music pre­ sents a Christmas concert by the McGill Chamber Singers, Women’ s Chorale and University Chorus, directed by Iwan Edwards and John Baboukis. 8 pm, Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke West.

McGill’s Faculty of Music pre­ sents McGill Faculty members and guests in Concert. Complete piano works by Ginastra performed by pianists from University of Cuyo (Mendoza) Argentina. 7 pm, Redpath Hall.

Sunday, November 27 The Jewish Women’s Project pre­ sents “Women in resistance: women as heroes” by Dr. Lena Allen Shore. Discussion will fol­ low and refreshments will be served. 5 pm, Hillel House, 3460 Stanley.

McGill’s Faculty of Music pre­ sents Allen Fraser, piano, perform­ ing works by Scriabin, Chopin, Medtner and Liszt. 8 pm, Pollack Hall.

McGill’s Faculty of Music pre­ sents Andrew Laubstein, trom­ bone, with Olga Ross, piano. 8 pm,

Redpath Hall.

Monday, November 28 McGill’s Faculty of Music pre­ sents student soloists Evelyn McGrory, violin, Roma Duncan, flute, Mariane Croteau, clarinet, Young Won Park, piano, Matthew Ma, piano, and Geneviève Snider, piano. 8 pm, Pollack Hall.

McGill’s Faculty of Music pre­ sents McGill Cappella Antica directed by John Baboukis. 8 pm, Redpath Hall.

The Classical Music Club meeting.

6:30 pm, room C-204, Strathcona Music Building.

McGill’s department of anthropol­ ogy presents the University of Hawaii’s Frank Thomas speaking on “Gilbert Islands Prehistory: an emerging picture”. 12:30 to 2:30 pm, Leacock 720.

The department of languages and translation of the McGill Centre for Continuing Education offers you the opportunity of learning or improving your English or French.

Enrol now for the next session starting January 9, 1995. 7 pm, Place Mercantile, 760 Sherbrooke West.

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can see it live. McGill Player’s Theatre presents “Cabaret”, the Kander and Ebb musical, until November 26th at the Player’s Theatre, the Shatner Building, 3rd floor. For reservations call 3986813. Lots O ’ hairspray and lots O’ fun - with smooth German accents to boot!

Internet!!! The Student Electronic Communications Collective (SECC) is a new student group that meets every Tuesday in Arts 350 @ 7 pm to discuss electronic com­ munications, the internet, privacy and access issues here at McGill.

We’re also setting up a Virtual Union Building (That’s “Shatner building” SECC folks! —What’s On typist) on the Arts WWW serv­ er. Come on out and get involved!

The McGill Organic Food Co-op orders food every Monday from 12:30 to 6:30 pm in the QPIRG office, room 505 in the Eaton building. Newcomers are wel­ come! For more information call 398-7432. Make Mom proud!

McGill’s Tuesday Night Cafe Theatre presents Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, directed by Lori Delorme, November 24-26 and November 30 to December 2. 8 pm in the Morrice Hall Theatre, 3485 McTavish. Tickets are $7 general and $5 for seniors and students.

Info and reservations call 3986600.

• M cGill Synchro gets into the routine at Western McGill synchronised swimming placed first overall at the OWIAA figures meet at the University of Western Ontario last weekend. Swimmers Isabelle McCann and Jen Petterman finished first and third respective­ ly in the senior figures. At the intermediate level, McGill boasted 4th, 5th, and 11th place finishes with Wendy Pollard, Tanya Handa and Melinda Warren respectively. Martlets Naiomi Wyman and Kate Brown rounded out the impressive list with 6th and 7th place finishes in the novice competition.

The team left their closest competitor, UWO, five points behind, winning the meet with an overall score of 24. Following UWO (19 points) was the University of Toronto (14), Queens (12), McMaster (8) and Trent (6).

The next OWIAA figures meet is scheduled for the January 28 and 29, and will be held at the University of Toronto.

• Squash : Not ju st another vegetable, Take II McGill tied for first place among the five schools that participated in the Eastern Regional Squash Tournament at Ryerson Polytechnic University this past weekend. McGill and Queen’s both garnered 17 points to edge out the University of Toronto with 16. Ryerson and Trent University finished at the bottom of the pack with 10 and 0 points respectively.

McGill team members Ian Toth and Richard Straka, seeded 3rd and 6th at the tournament, both went unde­ feated for the weekend. Number two seed Graeme Burt and number one seed Andrew Thompson both came out of the weekend with a two and two record, as did Andrew Atwell and Ben Uliana, seeded 4th and 5th.

Standings and points from the tournament will be combined with the results from the tourneys at McGill (two weeks ago) and Waterloo (to be held in late January) in order to rank the teams for the OUAA final to be held at Ryerson next semester.

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• Football’s Shawn Linden named O-QIFC Rookie-of-the-Year Shawn Linden, an 18-year old 6-foot, 202 pound fullback from Fredericton, New Brunswick, has been named this year’s O-QIFC Rookie-of-the-Year. He finished third among O-QIFC rushers with 461 yards on 82 carries, averaging 5.6 yards per carry, scoring three touchdowns during the season. Linden wore a cast all sea­ son-long due to a broken scaphoid in his wrist, an injury which he incurred during the summer. Linden missed training camp as a result of the injury, but started in his first McGill game when 1993 Rookie-of-the-Year, Chad Luedtke, suffered a knee injury and was forced to sit on the sidelines for a good portion of the season. Linden is only the third player in McGill football history to be named Rookie-of-the-Year.

• Field Hockey’s Banham named OWIAA Rookie o f the Year McGill field hockey player Kristen Banham, a 19-year old marketing freshman from St. Lambert, Que., was named rookie-of-the-year at the 1994 OWIAA Field Hockey banquet in Toronoto last week.

Banham also earned a berth on the OWIAA field hockey second all-star team.

She is following in the footsteps of her older sister, Michelle, who was an OWIAA all-star and a finalistr for the Roscoe Trophy in 1991.

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