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T w o w e e k s a g o th e M c G ill d e f e n c e h e ld the B ish o p ’s G aiters to six p o in ts. L a st w e e k , as 3 ,0 0 0 plu s fan s can a tte s t to , it w a s an en tirely d ifferent story.

A y e a r a g o th e S tin g e r s beat th e R e d m e n 2 8 - 1 4 in th e 2 5 th annual S h a u g h n e s s y C u p . In the 26th ed itio n o f the ‘Shag C up’ th e R e d m e n p r o v e d to be g en ero u s h o sts, g iv in g their S tin ger g u ests 4 2 p oin ts in a 4 2 -1 0 sh el­ la c k in g . T h e 3 2 -p o in t m argin o f v icto ry w a s the largest poin t spread that th e S tin g e r s h a v e a m a s s e d at M o ls o n Stadium .

C o n c o r d ia ’s h u g e su c c e ss against M cG ill cou ld m ain ly be attrib­ O n a d ay o f o ffe n siv e frustration again st a h igh C on corid a d e fe n c e, n oth in g ca m e easy. u te d to th e r u n n in g g a m e . T h e S tin g e r s C on feren ce sem ifin a l w ere d ashed early in the T he Stringers drew b lo o d w ith tw o m ore rushers o n 3 9 carries g a in e d 2 3 5 yards. A g o o d bulk th ir d q u a rter. M a s tr o d o m in ic o tu c k e d th e tou ch d ow n s b efore half, lea v in g the R ed m en o f that yardage cam e from tailback Farrell D uC lair. g a m e aw a y w ith an a m azin g 32-yard to u c h ­ w it h a 2 1 - 1 d e f i c i t . T h e s c o r e at b r e a k , D u C la ir r a n f o r 1 1 7 y a r d s a n d a t o u c h d o w n . d o w n run. T h e r em a r k a b le part o f th e run a lth o u g h a c a u s e o f c o n c e r n , d id n o t fa z e F u llb ack D io M a stro d o m in ico add ed 7 9 yards and w a s n ’t th e d is ta n c e , b u t th e fa c t th a t n in e co a ch B a illie. three to u ch d o w n s for the Stingers.

R ed m en d e fe n d e r s had a p ie c e of “L ast year w e ’re ahead 2 1 -3 at h alf-tim e, M cG ill iron ica lly ca m e into Satu rd ay’s con test M a str o d o m in ic o , bu t th e fu llb a c k fro m Stand C on cordia cam e back to w in . T here w as w ith th e c o n f e r e n c e ’s to p -r a n k e d d e f e n c e . T h e L eonard broke free each tim e. n o r e a s o n w h y w e c o u l d n ’t d o th e s a m e d e fe n c e, w h ich a llo w ed an average o f 11 p oin ts per “I ran around and saw som eth in g up the th in g.” ga m e p rev io u sly , c o m p lete ly fe ll apart in the c ro ss­ m i d d l e a n d th e r e I w a s , ” s a i d a m o d e s t A n y asp iration s o f a c o m e b a c k lik e the to w n battle. C on cordia p u sh ed the R ed m en d e fe n c e M astrod om inico. o n e t h e S t i n g e r s p u l l e d o f f in t h e 1 9 9 3 around for 4 2 7 yards and six tou ch d ow n s.

T h e R edm en, w h o took fu ll advan tage o f their o p p o n e n ts’ turnovers in the first tw o g a m e s o f the s e a so n , to o k a d o s e o f th eir o w n b itter m e d ic in e .

C o n c o r d ia c o n v e r te d 7 M c G ill tu r n o v e r s in to 35 points.

T he Stingers set the tone for the ga m e from the o n s e t . O n t h e s e c o n d p la y f r o m s c r im m a g e C o n co r d ia in te rc ep ted an A n d y L u c c h e tta p a ss at the M cG ill 24-yard lin e. T w o p la y s later, Stin gers quarterback D e n n is P itse lis fired a 24-yard scorin g strike to K ev in N orris.

M c G ill sh o w e d sig n s o f lif e tw o p o s s e s s io n s later. T h e y m o v e d th e b a ll d o w n th e fie ld to the C o n co r d ia 3 1 , b e fo r e th e d rive sta lled . In stead o f k ic k in g a f ie ld g o a l w e ll w ith in A n d r e w B o o n ’s r a n g e , h e a d c o a c h C h a r lie B a i ll i e o p te d to p u n t instead. T h e punt resu lted in a on e p oin t rouge, le a v ­ in g the score 7-1.

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B y S ara Iean G reen D e la y s in the p r o c essin g o f w ork perm its h ave le ft m any o f M c G ill’s intern ation al stu ­ d en ts in a d iffic u lt fin a n c ia l p o s itio n . U n til Im m ig r a tio n C an ad a v e r ifie s th e ir e m p lo y ­ m ent status, th ese stu dents w ill be un able to c o lle c t p a y from the u n iversity.

T h e d e la y s h ave a ffec te d m ore than 5 0 0 in te r n a tio n a l stu d e n ts at M c G ill w h o w e r e ex p e ctin g to r e c e iv e their first p a y c h e q u es on O ctob er 1st. T h is is n ot lik e ly to occu r sin c e m an y are still w a itin g to r e c e iv e o ffic ia l per­ m issio n to w ork in C anada. In add ition , th ose

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stu d en ts w h o a p p lie d fo r perm its du rin g the su m m er can n ot o ffic ia lly a ccep t a p o sitio n or s ta r t w o r k u n t il a f t e r th e u n i v e r s i t y h a s r ec eiv e d their docu m en tation .

L e g a lly , M c G ill cannot p ay a n y o n e w h o d o e s n ot h ave a v a lid w ork perm it and a fe d ­ eral g o v e rn m en t p o lic y d o e s n ot a llo w p a y ­ m en ts to b e deferred until after th e se perm its are p rocessed .

D o n a l O ’H agan , a T .A . in p o litic a l s c i­ e n c e , w a s f r u s t r a t e d w it h t h e c o n t i n u e d d e la y s in the p r o c essin g o f h is w ork perm it.

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If yo u a r e c o v e re d by a n o t h e r p r iv a te h e a lth c a r e p la n , you m a y o p t o u t o f th is p r o g r a m , D E A D L IN E : O C T O B E R 1 4 , 1 9 9 4 N o tic e : T h e S S M U w ill b e d e lib e r a tin g on a p ro p o s a l t o e n h a n c e th is p r o g r a m s u b s ta n tia lly . A n y c h a n g e s t o t h e b e n e fit s t r u c t u r e w ill b e a d v e r tis e d in t h e T rib u n e .

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Student health insurance plan B y M aggie C lay___________________ M c G ill u n d e r g r a d u a te s w ill s o o n b e a b le to r e c e iv e th e 90% reb a te o n p r e sc r ip tio n d r u g s that th ey are en titled to under S S M U ’s h e a lth plan b y sim p ly p r e se n tin g their student ID cards at any partici­ pating pharm acy.

S S M U cou n cil has d ecid ed that a p a y -d ir e ct o p tio n fo r the un der­ graduate student health plan be put into action o n a trial b asis. C ou ncil further r eso lv ed to postpon e debate on fin a lis in g p r o p o sed c h a n g e s to the health plan pen d in g the results o f this trial and o f student su rveys e x p e c t e d to b e c o m p l e t e d b y N o v em b er 15.

W ith the ten tative a cce p ta n ce o f th e p a y -d ir e c t o p tio n , stu d en ts can n o w avoid the h a ssles o f fillin g out and m a ilin g in c la im form s to r e c e iv e th e ir 90% d e d u c tio n s on prescription drugs. “ [S t u d e n t s ] j u s t g o a n d u s e th e ir M c G ill ID c a r d ,” e x p la in e d L e v B u k h m an , S S M U ’s in su ran ce

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“T h is w ill m ean that there w ill be four reco g n ised health plan cards in Q uebec: M edicare, R x P lu s, B lu e C r o ss, and th e M c G ill stu d en t ID card,” rem arked S S M U V P Finance Paul Johnson.

Johnson is con cern ed , h o w e v ­ er, about the potential popularity o f the pay-direct proposal. “ S tu d e n ts are v e r y e x c it e d about this. S o e x cited in fact... that I ’v e b e g u n w o n d e r in g , and L e v ’s begu n w o n d e rin g ...if w e ’v e fin a lly stum bled on the thing that is g oin g to b lo w the top o f f c la im s h ere at M cG ill,” said Johnson D u e to a lo w le v e l o f c la im s, S S M U has b e e n a b le to n e g o tia te in c r e a sin g b e n e fits . S ea b o a rd has previou sly accrued disproportionate p r o fits fro m its r e la tio n sh ip w ith S S M U . T h ese profits are due, in a large part, to M cG ill students h av­ ing under-used the health insurance b e n e fits to w h ic h they are en titled after payin g their tuition fe e s. T his situation has provided the S tu d en ts’

McGILL UNIVERSITY

HEALTH SERVICES REMEMBER:

Youmust bring BOTH your student card and your Provincial Health Insurance or BlueCross

Need information about anything from AIDS to zints?

Are you feeling the effects of a fall cold?

Do you need to renew a prescription?

Would you like to speak to someone about nutrition, unplanned pregnancy, contraception?

Thinking of being tested for HIV infrection?

Need a flu shot? Available November 14-25 for those considered at risk.

W e a re interested in d o in g e v e ry th in g in o u r p o w e r to a n s w e r y o u r questions a n d assist yo u in a n y w a y w e can .

S o c i e t y w ith an u n u su al n e g o tia t­ ing leverage. “ T h e r e is n o o t h e r in s u r a n c e com pany th a t w o u ld o ffer th ose k in d s o f b e n e fits for the m on ey that w e ’r e p a y i n g , ” s a id J o h n son , exp lain in g the sig ­ n ific a n c e of S e a b o a r d ’ s h ig h profit m argins.

S h o u ld p a y direct increase the nu m b er o f c la im s s i g n i f i c a n t l y , it m ay no lon ger be fe a sib le fo r Seaboard to in c r e a s e th e se b e n e f i t s w ith o u t a l s o in c r e a s i n g prem ium s. “ W e do not w ant to m ake any d ram atic c h a n g e s to the plan on ly to b e f a c e d w it h s o a r in g c la i m s an d p r e m iu m s in c o m in g y e a r s , ” P a u l Johnson: health p la n guru sta te d J o h n so n in three sep arate o p tio n p a c k a g e s o f h is m em orandum to cou n cil. “If w e im p r o v e d b e n e fits. T h e s e a m e n d ­ d o i m p l e m e n t th e p a y d ir e c t m en ts c o u ld in clu d e a n ew op tical o p t i o n . .. th e n w e c o u l d s e e an b e n e fit up to $100 o v e r tw o years unpredictably large jum p in claim s and the exp an sion o f tutorial b ene­ due to the p lan ’s increased a c ce ssi­ fits “to inclu de lo sse s resulting from b ility .” sick n ess, and/or travel insurance up S e a b o a r d , th r o u g h B u k h m a n to $ 1,000, 000” am ong others.

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H e ask ed the P o st G raduate S tu d en ts’ S o c ie ty and the dep artm en t o f p o litic a l s c ie n c e to lo b b y th e M c G ill P ayroll D epartm en t for greater flex ib ility . “ I f w e ’re n o t g o in g to b e p a id b y th e fir s t o f O cto b e r , M c G ill p a y r o ll sh o u ld b e m o r e f l e x i b l e ,” stated O ’H agan. “A T .A . g e ts a c h e q u e fo r ap p roxi­ A p p o in t m e n t s a r e a d v is e d . m a te ly $ 4 6 7 .0 0 e v e r y tw o w e e k s — th a t k in d o f A d ro p -in clinic is a v a ila b le for m o n e y is pretty im portant for...ren t and [groceries]. I ju st h o p e th in gs are r eso lv e d so o n .” u rg en t m atters: 8 : 3 0 a m - 4 : 0 0 p m L e o K erklaan, M anager o f B u d get and P ayroll for M cG ill, con ten d s that the la w s esta b lish ed b y the fe d ­ E V E R Y T IM E eral g o v e r n m e n t le a v e h is d ep artm en t n o m e a n s o f flex ib ility .

“T h in gs are very d ifficu lt for th ese stu dents, but N A T IO N A L A ID S A W A R E N E S S w e c a n ’t break the la w ,” K erklaan said. “O ur sta ff is W EEK O c to b e r 3 -9 t h u n d e r c le a r in s tr u c tio n s th at w e c a n ’t p a y a n y o n e u n less [he or she] has a v a lid w ork perm it. It is b ein g W e d n e s d a y , O c to b e r 5 , 1 9 9 4 strictly en fo rced ...stu d en ts [co u ld be] at risk o f g ettin g 1 0 :0 0 a m - 4 :0 0 p m throw n ou t o f the cou n try.”

K erklaan stated that h e d o e s n ot k n o w h o w b ig the p rob lem is b e c a u se so m e departm ents h ave not yet A day of b ille d p ayroll. H o w e v er , he r e c o g n ise s that the prob­ IN F O R M A T IO N • VID EO S •SP E A K E R S • lem n e e d s to b e r eso lv e d .

•ACTIVITIES o n STD s*H IV in fectio n * A ID S “I w ill sp ea k to m y sta ff and try to g e t in con tact w ith so m e o n e in O ttaw a. W e really h ave to put pres­ More information will be available October 3-7 outside sure o n the g o v e rn m en t,” sa id K erklaan.

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R e g a r d le s s o f w h ic h package is ch o sen , S e a b o a r d p la n s to p u t in p la c e a n e w fin a n c ia l structure intended to m od ­ erate p rofits from its v e n ­ tu r e w i t h S S M U . In an o p e n le t t e r to B u k h m a n I n s u r a n c e A g e n c y , th e com p an y co m m its itse lf to p r o v id in g “ a d o n a tio n o f $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 to S S M U to b e u s e d at its d is c r e tio n ” in a c k n o w le d g m e n t o f i t ’s past high profits. Seaboard a lso su g g e sts the creation o f a C la im s F lu c tu a tio n R e s e r v e to w h ic h an n u al surpluses w o u ld be credit­ e d a n d u s e d to o f f s e t future rate increases.

N o t all cou n cillors are in fa v o r o f th e p r o p o s e d ch an ges, or w ith the grow ­ in g r e la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n the S tu d e n ts’ S o c ie ty and Seaboard. Som e SSM U r ep re se n ta tiv es e x p r e s se d co n c er n s o v e r th e so c ie ty granting su ch m o n o p o lie s on cam pus to corporations.

“I d o n ’t think that it’s the role o f the student g o v ­ ernm ent to get in v o lv ed in m a r k e tin g p r o d u c t s o n b e h a lf o f co m p a n ies,” stated A dam A tlas, law rep. to cou n cil.

W h ile th e p a y -d ir e c t s y s te m has the support o f m o st student rep­ r e s e n ta tiv e s , so m e on c a m p u s rem ain skeptical. A ll w ill aw ait the r e su lts o f th e trial p e r io d and the fin d in gs o f the student surveys.

a b le to p r o v id e in la n d s e r v ic e s su c h a s s u p p ly in g w ork perm its and sim ilar d ocu m en tation . W ith fiv e o f th e se o ffic e s in th e M ontreal area, it to o k three hours for stu dents to r e c e iv e p e r m issio n to le g a lly w ork in C a n a d a . N o w t h e s e s t u d e n t s m u s t f ir s t a p p ly to Q u eb ec Im m igration .

It c a n t a k e u p to s i x w e e k s to s c h e d u l e an ap p oin tm en t and an a d d ition al s ix to e ig h t w e e k s to r e c e iv e e m p lo y m en t status from th e fed eral o ffic e in V e g r e v ille .

A large part o f the p rob lem ste m s from th e fact th a t e ig h t y p e r c e n t o f th e im m ig r a tio n o f f ic e r s in V e g r e v ille are in exp erien ced . N u m ero u s m ista k es are b e in g m ad e and the origin al intent to h ave all a p p lica­ tio n s p r o c essed w ith in 21 w ork in g d ays h as n ot b een realised .

A n ad d ition al p rob lem for stu d en ts are the m is­ takes b e in g m ad e in V e g r e v ille in w h ic h w ork perm its n am e a sp e c ific e m p lo y er at the u n iversity, su ch as a departm en t, in stead o f n am in g th e w h o le u n iversity.

In this situation, the p o lic y is m ore restrictive than the o rigin al intent. C an adian im m igration law a llo w s stu­ d ents to h ave o p e n e m p lo y m en t for o n e y ear o n a u n i­ v e r s ity c a m p u s . N o r m a lly , stu d e n ts w h o s e p e r m its h a v e n ot exp ired d o not h a v e to reap ply for a perm it if th ey c h o o s e to take another jo b o n cam p u s.

L aw ren ce L an g, th e intern ation al stu d en ts’ ad vi­ sor at M cG ill, has b een w ork in g to r e s o lv e the prob­ le m s o f d e la y ed e m p lo y m en t auth orisation for interna­ tion al students.

“I ’m putting pressu re o n th e fed eral g overn m en t to se ttle th is is s u e q u ic k ly . T h e g o v e r n m e n t h a s to rea lise h o w im portant [it is]. It’s putting thou san ds o f stu d en ts a c ro ss th e co u n try in th is im p o ss ib le p o s i­ tio n ,” said L ang. “T h e go v ern m en t has g o t to clea n up its act. T h e se r v ic e o f the federal g o v ern m en t is un ac­ c ep ta b le...it n e e d s to p rovid e accep ta b le ser v ic e w ith in an accep ta b le tim e fra m e.”

B o th L an g and in tern ation al stu d en ts at M c G ill h o p e that all w o rk perm its for intern ation al stu dents w ill b e p r o c e s s e d and m a ile d to u n iv e r sitie s b y the e n d o f O cto b er . H o w e v e r , th e is s u e o f b a c k -p a y to students already w ork in g has y e t to b e resolved .

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S w itch in g channels on ill T V G o r o d z in s k y b e lie v e d that a lth o u g h h is te a m ’s p r o p o sa l is la r g e , in te r a c tiv e te le v is io n m ay a ls o b e ab le to a lle v ia te o th er la rg e c o n c e r n s , e s p e c ia lly in th e area o f c o m m u n ic a ­

B y T yla B erchtold 111 T V , a p r o p o se d in te ra c tiv e t e le v is io n n e tw o r k fo r M c G ill, w a s r e c e n tly d e n ie d the 1 2 0 ,0 0 0 d o lla r b u d g e t a llo c a tio n it r e q u e sted fro m S S M U . Ill T V r eq u e sted 9 1 ,0 0 0 d o lla rs fo r its first y ear to c o v e r in itia l c o s ts , in c lu d in g e q u ip m e n t p u rch a ses.

T h e 9 1 ,0 0 0 d o lla rs ill T V r e q u e sted rep resen ts a lm o st h a lf o f the d isc r etio n a r y b u d get a llo c a te d to all g r o u p s and s e r v ic e s b y S S M U , in c lu d in g the S e x u a l A s s a u lt C en tre an d th e T r a n sit N e tw o r k . T h e m a g n i­ tu d e o f th e c o s ts w a s an is s u e o f c o n te n tio n at S S M U c o u n c il.

A t th e S e p te m b e r 8 c o u n c il m e e tin g , ill T V e x e c u tiv e p ro­ d u ce r H a im G o r o d z in sk y argu ed that th e c o s ts w ere fa ir c o n ­

tion . “ C o m m u n ic a tio n is o n e o f o u r g r e a te st p r o b le m s an d th ere is o n ly s o m u c h p ap er y o u can stic k up o n th e w a lls. T h e m e d iu m o f te le v is io n h as m ore than p r o v e n it s e lf in so c ie ty

a s far as im p a c t is c o n c e r n e d ,” sa id G o r o d z in sk y .

A s it sta n d s, th e ill T V n e tw o r k w ill n o t b e a part o f the n e x t S S M U b u d g e t. A s J o h n so n e x p la in e d , th ere are a n u m ­ b er o f c lu b s at M c G ill that r ely o n S S M U fo r fu n d in g , and “ W e a r e d is a p p o in te d t h a t th in g s fin a n c e s m u st b e c a r e fu lly a llo c a te d . d i d n ' t w o r k o u t a n d w e a r e g o in g J o h n so n d id state h o w e v e r , that b a sed o n w h a t oth er u n i­

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v e r s itie s h a v e m a n a g e d to r e a lise , S S M U c o u ld a c c o m m o d a te sid e r in g the s iz e o f th e p ro ject. H e a ls o argu ed that in te ra c tiv e em erg e in th e fu tu r e w ith a p r o ­ an ill T V b u d g e t o f a p p ro x im a te ly $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 . t e l e v i s i o n is a s e r v ic e th a t u n i v e r s i t ie s a c r o s s C a n a d a are “ I t ’s o u r r e s p o n s ib ilit y to w e ig h e v e r y o n e ’ s p r io r itie s p o s a l t h a t w ill b e v e r y h a r d to b a t b e g in n in g to o ffe r stu d en ts and that S S M U is r e s p o n s ib le for an d c o n str u c t a fr a m e w o r k w ith in w h ic h th e y c a n c o e x is t ,” d o w n ." e n su r in g th at s e r v ic e s are m a d e a v a ila b le to its c o n stitu e n ts. h e sa id . “W e h a v e c o m m u n ic a te d to i ll T V th eir p la c e in that S S M U V P F in a n c e P a u l J o h n so n a r g u e d that th e i ll T V - i ll T V E x e c u t i v e P r o d u c e r fr a m e w o r k . It is up to th e m to w o r k w ith in it.” p ro ject, as it is cu rren tly c o n c e iv e d , is n o t fe a s ib le . H e stated H a im Q o r o d z in s k y A c c o r d in g to E liz a b e th C a le y , a c tin g p e r so n n e l d irecto r that th e req u est w a s d e n ie d b e c a u se S S M U c a n n o lo n g e r o p e r ­ o f ill T V , G o r o d z in s k y m e t u n o f f ic ia lly w ith J o h n so n an d ate at a n e g a tiv e c a s h -flo w in a n y g iv e n yea r, g iv e n S S M U ’s p r e se n ted h im w ith a sm a ller b u d g e t p la n o f r o u g h ly $ 4 0 ,0 0 0 . It p r o p o se d th e p u rch a se o f current 2 6 0 ,0 0 0 d o lla r d eb t to th e u n iv e r sity . H e a lso p o in te d ou t that it is h is r e s p o n s ib ili­ o n e c a m e r a in ste a d o f th ree. It a ls o r e d u c e d th e n u m b e r o f t e le v is io n s in th e S h a tn er ty to en su re th e lo n g -te r m fin a n c ia l sta b ility o f S S M U . b u ild in g fro m n in e to tw o . T hat p la n w a s a ls o r efu sed .

G o r o d z in s k y w a s d isa p p o in te d w ith S S M U ’s d e c is io n .

D e s p ite th e b u d g e t p r o b le m s, i ll T V h a s n o t g iv e n up its fig h t and is d e te r m in e d to “ W e ’v e b e e n in fo r m ed that S S M U is su p p o se d ly in n o fin a n c ia l p o s itio n to p r o v id e e v e n tu a lly in te g ra te in th e M c G ill c o m m u n ity . E le c t io n s w ill b e h e ld o n W e d n e s d a y , n e w s e r v ic e s fo r th e stu d en ts. P erh ap s it w a s ou r o w n fa u lt fo r c o m in g o n to o stron g and S e p te m b e r 2 8 fo r a n e w e x e c u tiv e c o r e . A s far a s G o r o d z in s k y is c o n c e r n e d , ill T V ’s p r e se n tin g a fu ll c o m p r e h e n siv e p lan fo r a M c G ill T V sta tio n ,” he said. fu tu re is d e fin ite .

In tera ctiv e te le v is io n is a n e w trend at u n iv e r sitie s a c ro ss C an ada. P re se n tly , th e u n i­ “W e are d isa p p o in te d that th in g s d id n ’t w o rk o u t and w e are g o in g to la y lo w fo r a v e r s it ie s o f W e ste r n O n ta r io , B r itish C o lu m b ia an d M a n ito b a sp o n s o r t e le v is io n n e t­ w h ile ,” h e said. “T h e b ig g e s t th in g n o w is ill T V is c ir c lin g th e w a g o n s , b r in g in g in the w ork s. fr esh b lo o d and w e w ill e m e r g e in the fu tu re w ith a p r o p o sa l that w ill b e v e r y hard to bat B o th G o r o d z in s k y an d J o h n so n a g r e e that i f ill T V is im p le m e n te d M c G ill c o u ld dow n”. h a v e t h e l e a d i n g u n i v e r s i t y t e l e v i s i o n s t a t i o n in C a n a d a , i f n o t N o r t h A m e r i c a .

Report questions balance o f teaching and research B y M erwin S iu A r e c e n t ly r e l e a s e d S S M U rep ort q u estio n s M c G ill’s b a la n ce b e t w e e n u n d e r g r a d u a te te a c h in g and the e m p h a sis o n research.

T h e r ep o r t m e a s u r e d u n d e r ­ g r a d u a te te a c h in g h o u r s b y f u ll, a s s o c ia te o r a s s is ta n t p r o fe s s o r s , b y c o m p a r in g d a ta fr o m c o u r s e c a le n d a r s in 1 9 8 3 - 8 4 a n d 1 9 9 4 .

q u estio n a sk ed in a S en ate m e etin g la s t M a rc h b y A r ts S e n a to r R ic h L atour. L atour a sk ed form er V ic e P r in c ip a l A c a d e m ic W illia m L e g g e tt w h eth er it w o u ld b e p o s s i­ b l e to c o l l e c t a n d p u b l i s h th e am ou n t o f undergraduate teach in g hou rs o f tenure-track staff. L e g g ett w a s u n a b l e to r e s p o n d t o th e S e n a te b e fo r e h is dep artu re from th e u n iv e r s ity . L e g g e tt is n o w P rincipal o f Q u e e n ’s U n iv e r sity in K in g sto n , O ntario.

S in c e M c G ill d o e s n o t k e e p d a ta a b o u t t e a c h in g h o u r s o n record , c o u r se c a len d a rs se r v ed as th e prim ary so u r c e s o f data, resu ltin g in, in the w ord s o f the rep ort, “m a rg in s o f error in the s u r v e y w h ic h a re la r g e r th a n a c c e p ta b le fo r a truly s c ie n tific su rv e y .”

T h e d iffic u lty o f a n a ly sin g th e s e fig u r e s w a s n o te d b y A c tin g D ean of S c ie n c e N ic h o la s D e T a k a csy . H e p o in t­ ed o u t that w h ile th e nu m b er o f s ta ff p e a k e d in th e la te 1 9 7 0 s , th e r e w a s a la r g e r e d u c tio n in the nu m b er o f sta ff in the early 1 9 8 0 s . T h is r e s u lte d in a s ta ff c o u n t in 1 9 8 3 -4 that appears lo w in c o m p a riso n to the sta ff cou n t in 1 9 9 4 -5 . “ In 1 9 8 8 - 9 , a c c o r d i n g to m y n u m b e r s , th e r e w e r e 221 sta ff m em b ers, w h ile in 1 9 9 3 -4 , there w e r e 2 2 5 ,” h e sa id . “T h e n u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s in th e F a c u lt y o f S c i e n c e h a s r is e n from la st y ear b y n early 10 per­ c e n t , a n d I c e r t a in ly h a v e n ’ t in c r e a s e d m y s t a f f b y 10 p e r ­

T h e ta r g e t f a c u lt ie s , A r ts and S c ie n c e , in c re a se d their a ca d em ic sta ff b y nearly 15 p ercen t b e tw e en the tw o p eriod s, but d e c re a se d the nu m b er o f tea ch in g hou rs per sta ff m e m b e r b y 1 0 .9 % in A r ts a n d 16.8% in S c ie n c e . T h e report c o n ­ c lu d e d th a t th e r e w a s c a u s e fo r “ s e r io u s c o n c e r n ” r e g a r d in g M c G ill’S a b ility to b a la n c e g o o d tea ch in g and g o o d research.

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W h ile S S M U V P U n i­ v e r s ity A ffa ir s J e n S m a ll c o n ­ curred w ith D e T a k a c s y ’s su g g e s t io n th a t th e n u m b e r s w e r e n o t v e r y r e lia b le , sh e o b s e r v e d that th e c o n c lu sio n s in d ic a ted a distu rb in g trend, “ W h e r e d o w e s t r ik e th e b a la n c e b e t w e e n r e s e a r c h and

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S m a l l s t a t e d th a t S S M U ’ s o b j e c t i v e is t o p r o v o k e fu r th e r q u e s tio n s. S h e p la n s to lo o k f o r a n s w e r s o r s u g g e s t io n s “ W h e r e do w e s tr ik e fro m the A c a d e m ic P la n n in g th e b a la n c e b e tw e e n an d P r io r itie s C o m m itte e in re se a rc h a n d te a c h tw o w e e k s . S h e a ls o th in k s th e q u e s tio n m u st be in g ? ” a n s w e r e d b y th e u n iv e r s it y - J e n S m a ll, S S M U V P c o m m u n ity at la rg e . T o p r o ­ U n iv e r s ity A ffa ir s m o te th is, c o p ie s o f the report w ill be d is tr ib u te d to S e n a to r s, M c G ill a d m in is tr a to r s, un til it’s 3 0 or 4 0 p ercen t?” and S S M U c o u n c il m em b ers.

S m a ll sta te d that th is su r v e y “ H o p e fu lly w e c a n w o rk w a s “p r e lim in a r y , to g e t th e b a ll t o g e t h e r to p r o v i d e s o m e r e a l r o llin g .” S h e a d d ed th at sh e w a s a n sw e rs,” S m a ll said . “I ’d lik e an e a g er to g e t p e o p le th in k in g about a n s w e r to th e q u e s tio n r a is e d in the report, and to r e c e iv e criticism S e n a te la st y e a r.” and s u g g e s tio n s fro m a ll areas o f

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C o n c o r d ia c o m m is s io n e d th ree in d e p e n d e n t in v e s tig a tio n s : th e A r th u r s R e p o r t, th e C o w a n Report and a foren sic audit for the e n g in e e r in g d e p a r tm en t. T h e r e p o r ts w e r e m a d e p u b lic th is sp ring and their c o n c lu s io n s h a v e in stigated réévalu ation and reform at C oncordia.

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W h ile c o n tr o v e r s y s t i l l e x i s t s a b o u t th e valid ity o f the reports and the guilt o f the professors, th e is s u e at h an d h a s changed. “ W e ’v e a ll had en o u g h o f in v e s tig a ­ t io n s ... w e m u s t p u t th e past behin d us, learn from o u r m is t a k e s a n d m o v e in t o th e f u t u r e , ” s a id R e g in a ld G ro o m e , ch a ir­ m an o f C o n c o r d ia ’s B oard o f G overnors. “W e are c o n c e r n e d a b o u t th e financial asp ects o f grants and n e e d tigh ter co n tro ls in p lace. T h e future d iffi­ cu lty that o n e can fo resee is fu n d in g ... w e h a v e to a d ju st to n e w e c o n o m ic realities.”

T h is dearth in fu n d ­ in g is the root o f the prob­ le m . T h e A rth u rs rep ort sp e a k s o f th e u n iv e r s ity a s a “ p r o d u c tio n -d r iv e n r e s e a r c h c u ltu r e ” . W ith the em p h asis on scholarly o u t p u t , th e s y s t e m h a s becom e a b r e e d in g ground for a cad em ic cor­ r u p t io n . A s c a r c i t y o f C h a n g es a t C o n co rd ia in the w ake o f the funds lead s to ju g g lin g o f ordeal grant m o n ey .

D e b o n v ille w a s co n fid e n t that “I think it h as b e c o m e appar­ the freeze w o u ld be lifted. en t that quantity can actu a lly b e a “ It w en t very w e ll,” sh e said. deterren t fo r q u a lity ,” sa id D o n a t “W e w an t C on cordia to be a m od el T a d d e o , D e a n o f C o n c o r d ia ’s for other u n iversities.”

F a c u lt y o f E n g i n e e r i n g a n d T h e p rop osed n e w proced ures C o m p u te r S c ie n c e . “ T h e b o tto m in c lu d e m o r e s c r u tin y a n d m o r e l i n e i s th a t e v e r y o n e h a s to b e form s to be filled . aw are that the m o n e y that they are “E ach research er w ill h a v e to u sin g is pu blic m o n e y and w ith that accou n t for all m o n e y - h o w it w as c o m e s resp o n sib ility .” u se d and w h a t w a s le ft o v e r ,” T h is r e s p o n s ib ility w i l l n o w e x p la in ed W hittingh am . “I f m o n ey b e r e g u la te d th r o u g h m o r e e f f e c ­ is m o v e d fro m an a c co u n t, it w ill t iv e a d m in is tr a tiv e c o n tr o ls . T h e be se e n and q u estio n ed .” reorgan isation o f grant proced ures W h ittin g h a m e m p h a sise d that is p resen tly under d iscu ssio n . th e s e p r o c ed u r es a lre a d y e x is te d , F o llo w in g th e fo r e n sic aud it, but w e re n ot strictly e n fo rced . H e th e N a tu r a l S c ie n c e s and stated that N S E R C and F C A R w ill E n gin eerin g R esearch C o u n cil and ensu re that p e o p le h a v e the authori­ the provin cial g o v ern m en t’s F onds ty to e x e r c ise th e se con trols. N e w p ou r la fo rm a tio n d e c h erch ers et g u id e ­ l ’aid e à la réchercne T h e m o r e th a t th e y lin e s (F C A R ) fr o z e s e v ­ w ill be b e c a m e s t a r s o f t h e s y s ­ eral r esea rch fu n d s p r o v id ­ at C o n c o r d ia u n til t e m , t h e le s s t h e y w e r e ed fo r n e w accou n tin g and q u e s t i o n e d ” everyr e p o r tin g p r o c e ­ K e n W h ittin g h a m , o n e du res w ere p ro ­ posed .

C o n c o r d ia p u b lic t r o m c le r k s “ In a s e n s e r e l a t i o n s d i r e c t o r to tr ea [fr e e z in g fu n d s] s u r y w a s a sy m b o lic g e s ­ ture o n N S E R C ’s part to sh o w c o n ­ cern for the p rob lem s,” sa id pu blic r e la tio n s d ir e c to r K en W hittingham .

N S E R C g iv e s C on cord ia $ 6 .4 m illio n annually but o n ly fro ze fiv e sm a ll accou n ts: th o se o f th e three p ro fe sso r s in v o lv e d , and tw o g e n ­ eral a c co u n ts th a t t o t a lle d $ 2 6 0 , 0 0 0 . F C A R p r o v id e s a $ 2 m illio n annual grant and fro ze the first in stalm en t o f this grant.

J o c e ly n e D e b o n v ille , C on cord ia’s A sso c ia te V ic e-R e c to r o f F in a n c e , i s w o r k in g w ith th e M an agem en t o f R esea rch F unds

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departm ent o ffic ia ls that th ey have th e p o w e r to b lo c k g r a n t m o n e y that they think is b ein g m isu sed .

In the past, p rofessors h a v e not had to accou n t sp e c ific a lly for the destin ation o f their fu n d in g, as w as th e c a s e w ith th e three p r o fe sso r s w h o left C oncordia. “ T h e m o r e th a t [T . a n d S .

San kar and S w a m y ] b e c a m e stars o f th e s y s te m , th e le s s th e y w e r e q u estio n ed ,” W hittingh am said.

H ugh M cQ u een , a p rofessor in the m ech an ical en g in eerin g depart­ m e n t, is o p p o se d to th e in crea sed con trols that are b e in g proposed .

“P e o p le naturally tend to ju g ­ g le funds. T h e vast m ajority o f pro­ f e s s o r s h a v e fig u r e d o u t h o w to w ork w ith in the sy ste m . T h e atti­ tud e o f m o st sc ie n tists is that this i s n ’t d o in g a n y th in g w r o n g ,” he said. “T h e fact is that I ’v e gotten so g o o d at th in gs that I d o n ’t w a n t it to c h a n g e .”

M c Q u e e n a d d ressed the c o n ­ s tr a in ts o f s c a r c e fu n d s and e x p la in e d that ju g ­ g l i n g i s d o n e fo r th e p u r p o se s o f resea rch and can b e n e fit th e u n iv er ­ sity.

M a te r ia ls , e s p e c ia lly fo r r e s e a r c h in e n g i ­ n e e r in g , are v e ry c o s tly . S in c e m o st r e s e a r c h is d o n e c o lla b o r a tiv e ly , p r o fe s s o r s m a y b e w ork in g o n several projects jo in tly and th u s h a v e sep arate a c c o u n ts fo r e a c h p r o je c t. T h is p e r ­ m its ju g g lin g .

M cQ u een used th e e x a m p le o f n e e d in g a m aterial s u c h a s a r g o n fo r o n e p r o j e c t fo r w h ic h th e f u n d s w e r e d e p le te d . H e F a b rik a n t c o u ld u s e m o n e y fr o m a n o th e r p r o ­ je c t to b u y the argon and fin ish the first project. S in ce he is the sp ec ia l­ ist in h is field , the p erson effectin g th e c o n tr o ls w o u ld n ot k n o w that th e a r g o n w a s n o t b o u g h t w ith m o n e y from th e in te n d e d p roject.

A tran sfer o f fu n d s o ccu rred , but w ith th e r esu lt that b o th p r o je cts w o u ld b e com p leted . “ W e [p r o fesso r s] are w orried th a t th e r a te o f p r o d u c t io n w i l l d e c re a se i f bureaucratic structures b e c o m e to o strict,” said M cQ u een . “ It is n o t c le a r to m e that e v e n i f y o u h a v e th e se c o n tr o ls that there w o n ’t b e any ju g g lin g .”

In add ition to stricter controls, c h a n g e s in a t t it u d e a r e b e i n g in v o k ed . A n e w C o d e o f E th ics is b e in g p rep ared b y th e p r o fe sso r s th e m s e lv e s . T hat c o d e w ill be app roved by all fa cu lties, the facu l­ ty u n io n , an d th e C o n c o r d ia stu ­ d e n ts’ co u n cil. “ It w i l l b e a n e w c o d e f o r e v e r y o n e at th e u n iv e r s it y ,” c la im e d W h ittin g h a m . “E v e r y o n e k n o w s w h at is n g h t and w rong, but it is b e tte r to w r ite it d o w n and refresh thou ght.”

T h is réévalu ation o f the acade­ m ic culture is vital, particularly fo l­ l o w i n g t h e b r u ta l k i l l i n g s b y F abrik ant. T h e p r o c e s s o f c h a n g e w ill be gradual and other un iversi­ tie s w ill f o llo w C o n c o r d ia ’s lead .

T h e o n e con stan t variab le, h o w e v ­ er, se e m s to be a lack o f availab le fu n d s, w ith o u t w h ic h it is a lm o st im p o ssib le for p rofessors to su rvive i f th ey fo llo w the n e w strict proce­ dures.

“C o m p e titio n is g r o w in g and n e w p r o fe s s o r s are c o m in g in — th e y c u t p r o fe sso r s o f f at th e top e n d i f t h e y ’r e n o t p r o d u c i n ' M cQ u e en said.

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M cG IL L T R I B U N E “While many things are too strange to be believed, nothing is too strange to have happened.”

- T h o m a s H ardy

M ichael Broadhurst E d ito r-in -c h ie f C hristopher Rigney A ssista nt E d ito r-in -c h ie f

Steve Smith A ssistant E d ito r-in -ch ie f

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C r is is a v e rte d , b u t a v ic t o r y f o r d e m o c r a c y in H a iti?

By C hristopher Rigney__________ W ith the e y es o f the world on the sm all Caribbean nation, and tim e running short before the U .S ./A llied forces launched their invasion, the team o f C linton-deployed negotiators appeared to com e to the rescue in the n ick o f tim e. S p e c ific a lly through the efforts o f form er P resident turned Secretary o f State Jim m y Carter, the invasion w as called off. N ew s o f the d em o cra cy -sa lv a g in g accord w as b eam ed to the c o m ers o f the civilised world.

The agreem ent with Lt.-General Raoul Cédras, the leader o f the m ili­ tary junta that m uscled its w ay to pow er three years ago, called for certain co n c essio n s. T he m ost important w as the return to leadership o f JeanBertrand A ristide, the dem ocratically elected Haitian President, deposed

by Cédras and his military coup in 1991.

The w e ek ’s even ts seem ed to signal both the avoidance o f a major crisis and a high ly-visible victory for dem ocracy in A m erica’s backyard.

A closer look at the am biguous and open-ended terms o f the agreement, along w ith the m ore recent even ts o f last w eek how ever, do not reflect such a victory for Haiti. In fact, their problem s m ay be just beginning.

T he accord, the heart o f the A m erican operation entitled ‘U phold D em ocracy’, stipulates that Cédras m ust g iv e up control o f the govern­ m ent by O ctober 15. Rather than an im m ediate rem oval from pow er, the deal calls for an “early and honourable retirement”.

It also does not call for the group to g o into exile, and it is w idely known that Cédras has full intentions o f staying in Haiti. This is important because the agreement does not m le out the possibility o f Cédras returning to power. W ith a date o f M arch 1996 set for the withdrawal o f all interna­ tional forces, a future Cédras-led coup attempt cannot be discounted.

The agreem ent also forces the current Haitian parliament to confer am nesty upon Cédras and his junta, thereby exonerating the group from what President Clinton described in his address as “thousands o f murders”.

W ith thousands o f U .S . and A llied troops arriving in Haiti every day last w eek H aitians were hopeful that Cédras’s reign o f terror, because the leader remains in pow er, could be held in check. The Am erican presence, how ever, has yet to uphold dem ocracy as H aitians hoped. Last w eek saw throngs o f celebrating H aitians tear-gassed, beaten at w ill, and in the case o f one Haitian man, killed by the Cédras-led p olice force. The infrastruc­ ture o f v iolen ce in the form o f the police, military and civilian attachés, w hich have long tortured H aiti and its residents, are still in place. There is no reason to b elieve that O ctober 15 w ill bring an end to this.

Mr. Carter recently spoke o f the “mutual respect” betw een the g o v ­ ernm ents o f the tw o nations. T he agreem ent and the current A m erican p olicy toward H aiti have m ade a grave m istake in legitim isin g the Cédras governm ent. Sim ply restoring Mr. Aristide to a nation w hich has Cédras’s fingerprints all over it w ill fail to restore dem ocracy and im prove life for Haitians, as the U .S . expects it w ill.

The U .S . m ust now , i f possible, press for more than a surface, m edia victory for dem ocracy. For i f H aiti is to exist in a free and democratic fash-

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R e a d e r’s analysis of Shah wrong Re: “B eatin g A round the A rkansas B u sh ” — Sept. 20th I th in k H o o m a n F arh an gia is responding to som ething other than M s. S h a h ’s a r tic le . I d o n ’t k n o w what but...

M s. S h a h h a s a g o o d p o in t.

W h e n p e o p le a sk m e w h e r e I ’m from I say “T oronto”. T hey are ask­ ing m e w here I grew up. D esp ite the fact that I am w h ite, I ’m taken to be i n d ig e n o u s to C a n a d a . N o r th A m erica as a w h o le . T h e fact that m y parents and brother are im m i­ grants is n ot assu m ed or ask ed . If sh e g r e w up in A r k a n s a s , sh e is A m erican , i f she has child ren that a lso “lo o k ” Indian, w ill their h er­ itage too be questioned? M y cou sin is h a lf-S r i L ankan and he is c o n ­ stantly qu estion ed about his origins.

H e ’s from K irkland L ake, O ntario, but th a t d o e s n ’t s e e m to s a t is f y e n q u ir ie s o f h is b ack grou n d ? W e are both the children o f im m igrants to Canada, but he is v iew ed as for­ eign , not m e. T his is o ffen siv e and dem onstrates inherent racism based on colou r o f skin. H e ’s as e x o tic as m e and I think that should be reco g ­ n ized . M s. Shah is n ’t d en y in g her roots, s h e ’s stating her true origin, she should not be labeled a cow ard or racist, she is answ ering the q u es­ tion asked o f her. “S o w here are you from ?”

K ate M eier U 2 R elig io u s Studies

Why men can’t be feminists

— on ly sp aces and even ts — so long clan d estin e due to patriarchy — to celebrate and think and talk.

B ut I am n ot u p set ab ou t not being a fem in ist. E veryday I d isc o v ­ er m y o w n d efin ition o f m y se lf a lit­ tle m ore. M y e n e r g ie s are d iv id ed betw een understanding w om en bet­ ter and fin d in g a m e a n in g o f m y o w n sex I can liv e with.

A man w h o d efin es h im se lf as a fem in ist — participating in all the faces o f that ph ilosop h y and not just the sin gle sid e M s. Saunderson sug­ ge sts — is a m an destined to liv e a life regretting not havin g been b om a w om an.

G e o ff G ibson U 2 A rchitecture

Frankel must have flunked grade four geography R e: “A cry from the cen tre o f the un iverse” by T ed Frankel (Sept. 20) In refe re n c e to th is c o lu m n , I have co m e to the con clu sion that it w as m eant to inflam e. O therw ise I w ou ld have seriou s doubts as to the lev e l o f in telligen ce o f so m e peop le at M c G ill. I read the a r tic le w ith in c r e a sin g d is b e lie f. T h e a r tic le ’s author further confirm ed the stereo­ typ e o f an ignorant and e g o tistic a l T o r o n to n ia n . A fte r d e c la r in g that Toronto is “the largest and best city o f Canada” he g o e s on to grudging­ ly “ a d m it th at M o n tr ea l b r e a th e s e x c ite m e n t” w h ic h he c o n c e d e s to th e f a c t th a t it is “ b o i l in g o v e r w i t h . .. lo ts o f tr a n s p la n te d T oron ton ian s”. S h o u ld n ’t the m ass o f T orontonian s in M ontreal speak for itse lf — o b viou sly they w eren ’t too ea g er to stay in the “cen tre o f the u n iverse”.

A s co m in g from the M aritim es ( s p e c i f ic a ll y N e w B r u n s w ic k ), I found the author’s put d ow n o f the east e sp ecia lly ironic. H is statem ent is that the M aritim es is com p osed o f “N e w B r u n sw ic k , N e w fo u n d la n d , N o v a S cotia and P.E.I. for those o f you w h o flunk ed grade four geogra­ p h y ” . W e ll, M r. Frankel o b v io u sly did flunk grade four geography (and I ’ll be w illin g to w ager, m ost other lev e ls o f geograp hy). A n y Easterner c a n t e ll y o u th a t th e M a r itim e s r e fe r s to N e w B r u n s w ic k , N o v a

S c o t i a a n d P .E .I . a n d th a t i f N ew fou ndlan d is added to the group th e n it i s c a l l e d th e A t la n t ic P rovin ces. T h is is not to say that I k n ow all that I sh ou ld about every other area o f C anada but at least I am aware o f that fact and not proud o f it. I s u g g e s t th a t M r. F ra n k e l s h o u ld d o a l it t l e tr a v e llin g th is su m m e r s o th a t h e g e t s a w id e r sco p e o f w hat the real w orld has to offer.

M ich elle H ayhoe U 2 L ingu istics

The trials of being a Leafs fan R e: “A cry from the cen tre o f the un iverse” Tribune Sept 20.

A fter 4 years in M ontreal, I ’m still A m erican and I can still take a jok e. H ey the R angers w o n the/your S t a n le y C u p . M u st s u c k to b e a L eafs fan. 27 years w ithout a cham ­ p io n sh ip is a lo n g tim e. L on g liv e Brian L eetch and T exan -b om h ock ­ e y players.

L ove John M cC orm ick U 2 Arts

Sexual harassm ent article requires clarification R e : “ W id e s p e c t r u m o f s e x u a l harassm ent p o lic ie s across C anada” — S ept 20.

I w as very p lea sed to se e your article d e ta ilin g the sex u a l harass­ m ent procedures at different univer­ sities across C anada in last w e e k ’s Tribune. Y o u r c o m p a r a t iv e a p p r o a c h w a s i n t e r e s t i n g a s it h e lp e d to h ig h lig h t s o m e o f th e s tr e n g th s an d w e a k n e s s e s o f th e v a r io u s p o l i c i e s . U n f o r t u n a t e ly your descrip tion o f M c G ill’s p roce­ dures w as inaccurate.

A n y o n e w h o has b een harassed c a n a p p ro a c h o n e o f fo u r s e x u a l h a r a s s m e n t o f f i c e r s fo r a d v i c e .

W ith th e h e lp o f th e a s s e s s o r th e c o m p la in a n t can c h o s e to try and reach to a solution inform ally with th e r e s p o n d e n t. I f t h is d o e s n o t

Re: Editorial Sept. 2 0 H onestly, I ’d be flattered to be c a lled a fem in ist. B ut, d esp ite M s.

S a u n d er so n ’s c o n v ic tio n that it is p ossib le, it w ill never happen. This fact is n ot due to a la ck o f trying, but sim ply because I am a man.

In h e r f i r s t s e n t e n c e , M s .

Saunderson tells us that there is no o n e d e f in it io n o f f e m in is m , and w ith this I fu lly agree. H ow ever, she S e e L e tte r s P a g e 7 then g o e s on to tell us the definition fe m in is m , and th e d e f in it io n sh e g iv e s is an o v e r-sim p lified one. In fa c t, it is n o t so m u c h sim p le as m e r e ly d e f in in g s o m e th in g e ls e : i h u m a n ita r ia n is m . F e m in is m and h u m a n ita ria n ism m ak e w o n d erfu l c o m p a n io n s a n d o f t e n w a lk th e sa m e p ath , but fe m in is m is a far m ore com p lex and m ulti-directional Im c r e a tu r e . I am a h u m a n ita r ia n .

S u r e ly an im p o r ta n t b u t u n m e n ­ tioned face o f fem in ism is a celebra­ tio n o f th e m a n y w a y s o f b e in g fem ale — em otion ally and p h ysical­ ly. It is this distin ction that exclu d es m en. I have read Our Bodies, Our Selves and it w a s in te r e stin g and inspirational, but m y exp erien ce o f it is p ale com pared to m y siste r ’s.

H er hom e — her bod y — is one o f m enstruating, birth, and cy cles. She understands and celebrates her se x ­ u a lity in u n b r id g e a b ly d if f e r e n t w ays than I do.

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W a lk in g h o m e to d a y , I b e c a m e very aw are o f the d elica te b a la n ce o f th e order o f the w orld around u s. O ne m in u te ev ery th in g w a s f in e — s w e e t g r a y s k ie s , a s m a ll b r e e z e , m y m in d at e a s e .

T h en , lite r a lly in th e span o f o n e m in u te, I w itn e sse d a car accid en t, it b e g a n to ra in , an d I n o tic e d a g r o w in g h u n g e r in m y b e lly . In ju st 6 0 se c o n d s the se e m in g ly stur­ d y b alan ce o f the w orld w as turned u p sid e d o w n . S im p le b eca m e c o m ­ p l e x — t o o c o m p l e x fo r m e to com fortab ly handle.

B u t t r u t h f u ll y , i t ’ s n o t th e w h o le w o r ld I am ta lk in g ab ou t.

R ather, it is m e r e ly m y w o rld , or m y p e r c e p t i o n o f th e w o r l d . I k n o w th is b e c a u se m y r o o m m a te h a d b e e n r e a d in g a n o v e l s in c e

w e ll b e fo r e m y b a la n c e -s h a k in g m in u te , a n d h a d b e e n c a lm th e w h o le tim e. H er w o rld w a s intact e v e n as m in e turned 1 8 0 d egrees.

S o , to g e t r ig h t d o w n to it, there is n o real w orld, o n ly p ercep ­ tion s o f it. A s N ie tz sc h e taugh t us, th e r e are n o f a c ts , o n ly s t o r ie s .

T h e se sto ries o ften c o in c id e . (M y r o o m m a t e a n d I a g r e e th a t o u r f r id g e is g r e e n ) . B u t w h e n y o u a p p ro a c h a fin e r le v e l o f d e ta il, ev er y story is d ifferent. (W e c a n ’t q u ite agree o n w h eth er it is o liv e green or a v o ca d o ). C learly our p er­ son al history has e v er y th in g to do w ith o u r p e r c e p tio n , but e v e n i f tw o p e o p le a ctu ally had the ex a ct sa m e h isto r y , th eir s to r ie s w o u ld be d ifferen t. C o m p le te ly id en tical stories are im p o ssib le b e c a u se tw o

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M ark Luz

N o t h in g i s m o r e t e r r if y i n g th a n th a t c r e e p in g f e e l i n g th a t s o m e th in g y o u h a v e b e lie v e d fo r y o u r e n tire lif e m ig h t be e n tir e ly m isp la c ed . O n e naturally fe e ls the n e e d to r e v e l in th e c o m fo r t o f w hat o n e has b een taught and sur­ rou n d ed b y, but w h en the e x p e r i­ e n c e o f travel, con versation s, read­ in g and think ing b e g in s to destroy th a t c o m f o r t , it i s f r i g h t e n i n g .

H o w ev er, in the search for k n o w l­ e d g e , o n e can not be afraid to learn th e truth; it is a c c e p tin g the truth that is the hardest part.

T h is c o lu m n i s a s m u c h fo r m y o w n b e n e fit as I h o p e it w ill be f o r t h o s e w h o f in d t h e m s e l v e s q u e s t i o n i n g t h e ir c o n v e n t i o n a l b e lie fs abou t C anada and Q u eb ec.

M y parents had n ot y e t im m igrated to C an ad a d u rin g Q u e b e c ’s Q u iet R e v o lu tio n ; I w a s n o t e v e n born d u rin g th e F L Q c r is is . I w a s to o y o u n g to r e a lly k n o w w h a t w a s g o in g on w h en the Parti Q u é b é co is w as e le cte d in 197 6 , and w a s m ore con cerned w it h why th e S u p e rfr ien d s h ad b e e n p o s tp o n e d to s h o w T r u d e a u an d th e Q u e e n sig n in g so m e docu m en t. I grew up in a h o m e th a t c o n s i d e r e d M ulron ey the d ev il and started m y p o litic a l think ing from the b a sis o f T rudeau’s v isio n o f Canada. I took the “pro” sid e on the M ee ch Lake a c c o r d in h ig h s c h o o l d e b a t in g w ithou t really k n o w in g w hat I w as talking about, and I voted “ y e s ” for the C h arlottetow n A c co r d b e c a u se d esp ite m y reservation s about it, I d e s p e r a te ly w a n te d so m e th in g , a n y th in g , to fin a lly b o n d to g eth er the country that I so dearly lo v e . I

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p e o p l e ’s e y e s c a n n o t b e in th e sa m e p la c e at the sam e tim e. (T he w o m a n stan ding n e x t to m e at the a c cid e n t w o u ld p rob ab ly d escrib e it qu ite d ifferen tly .)

T h e w a y I s e e it, our p ercep ­ tion s o f th e w orld are lik e lin k s in a c h a in . A n d w e a ll k n o w that a chain is o n ly as strong as its w e a k ­ est link. A s there is a lw a y s at least o n e p e r c e p tio n o f th e w o r ld that h a s lo s t its b a la n c e or ord er, th e w o rld (m ea n in g a gro u p in g o f all p ercep tio n s) is n ever truly orderly.

W e l iv e in c o n s ta n t c o m p le x it y a n d c o n t r a d i c t i o n , to b o r r o w a te r m f r o m a r c h it e c t R o b e r t V enturi.

S o w h at d o e s this h a v e to do w ith aesth etics? W e ll, it h as to do w ith an im a g e w e ’v e b e e n fe d our en tire liv e s . I am talking about the im a g e o f u n ity — the im a g e that there is a high er order.

I first n o tic ed this w h en I w as y o u n g er and fu m b lin g about in the realm o f r e lig io n , m o st o f w h ic h w o u ld h a v e u s b e lie v e that there is

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In Flagrante Politico h a v e s p e n t fo u r o f th e g r e a t e s t years o f m y life here in M ontreal, and have foun d it u n b eliev a b le that so m a n y Q u e b e ce rs fe e l th e n e e d for their o w n state. I h ave this nag­ gin g fe e lin g that I have b een m iss­ in g s o m e th in g , an d I k n o w fo r a f a c t th a t th e v a s t m a j o r it y o f C a n a d ia n s h a v e n o t t h o u g h t e n o u g h a b o u t th e a s s u m p t i o n s u n derlying their lo v e or hatred for C anada. I fe e l c o m p e lle d to fin d ou t fo r su re i f th e c o u n tr y th at I lo v e i s r e a lly th e c o u n tr y I w a s taught to think it w as.

M o n tr e a l is v e r y m u c h lik e P ra g u e an d S a r a je v o o n c e w e r e .

V ib ran t, s u c c e s s fu l, c o sm o p o lita n c ities w ith an international outlook; c ities w h ere m ost p e o p le w ere flu ­ ent in the other la n g u a g es o f their state. B ut did those urbanites really k n o w w h a t th o s e o u tsid e th e c ity felt, or m ore im portantly, h o w they liv e ? I h a v e a s ic k f e e l i n g th a t b ein g in M ontreal really sh elters us from w hat m ay be the real Q u eb ec.

T he real Q u eb ec m ay very w e ll be on e that can happily c o e x ist w ithin a C an adian fed era tio n , but it m ay not be. T he poin t is that I o n ce w as p o s itiv e I k n e w th e righ t answ er; tod ay, I ’m n ot sure at all.

I certain ly h ave not resign ed to the in evitab ility o f Q u eb ec separat­ in g , nor the n eed for it. H o w e v er , this co lu m n represents for m e, and h o p efu lly for its readers, the b e g in ­ n in g o f m y d e sir e to fin d ou t for sure i f Canada as w e k n ow it can, and sh ou ld , su rvive. I m ust adm it I am v e r y a fr a id o f w h a t I m ig h t fin d . I h a v e b e e n e n a m o u r e d b y M o n tr ea l s in c e th e d a y I arrived

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b e c a u se it se e m e d to e p ito m ise the C an ad a o f m y d ream s; b ilin g u a l, e x c itin g and su c c e ssfu l. I liv e d in St-H enri for tw o years, but I w o n ­ d er i f I lea r n e d e n o u g h ab ou t the p e o p le w h o liv e there. I h a v e b een to Q u eb ec C ity, T rois-R ivières and C ap -S te-M ad elein e, but not to real­ ly fin d out w hat p e o p le w ere think­ in g . D o I, or d o y o u , r ea lly k n o w Q u e b e c an d its p e o p le , in c lu d in g th e n a tiv e s o f th is p r o v in c e w h o g en u in ely fear for the lo ss o f their cu ltu r e? D o Q u e b e c n a tio n a lis ts r e a lly k n o w m e or m y v i s i o n o f w h a t C a n a d a is , and w ill th e y attem pt to un dergo the sam e ex er­ c i s e w it h th e n a t iv e p e o p l e s o f Q u eb ec? H a v e w e b een liv in g 127 y e a r s o f f a k e h o o d r a th e r th a n nationh ood?

T h is c o lu m n m a y so u n d lik e th e m u sin g s o f a typ ical C anadian in se a r ch o f id e n tity , but b e lie v e m e , I am very hap py w ith h a v in g as m a n y id e n titie s as p o s sib le , all taken from ev er y culture, relig io n , race eth n icity I have the fortune o f c o m in g in to con tact w ith. I am not so m u ch c o n c e r n e d w ith id e n tity , and d e sp is e w h at n a tio n a lism can d o to p e o p le . H o w e v e r , I fe e l the n e e d to fin d ou t for m y s e lf i f the “ n a t i o n s ” th a t m a k e u p C a n a d a really can con tin u e to e x is t together in the sam e state. I hop e the answ er is y e s , but it is m ore im portant for t h o s e o f u s w it h t h e f e d e r a l i s t C a n a d ia n d r e a m , an d th o s e w ith the h o p e for Q u eb ec stateh ood , to ration ally think about the other side b e lie v e s, not w hat y o u h ave alw ays a ssu m e d to b e true ab ou t C an ada and Q u eb ec. O n ly by g o in g b eyon d real or im a g in ed barriers w ill w e be a b le to e n su re that th e s e barriers n ever lea d u s to the hatred o f each other.

Mark Luz is trying to hold Canada together.

he started to talk o f ‘m a ch in es for liv in g ’, the rich c o m p le x ity o f the w orld reced ed a little. A term lik e the “International s ty le ”, c o in e d b y P h ilip J o h n so n in 1 9 3 2 , d e m o n ­ s t r a t e s th e d e s i r e f o r a u n i f i e d w o rld . T h a n k fu lly w e are w a k in g up to the death o f th e vib ran cy o f our c itie s. T h is is not a critiq u e o f th e m o d e m a e sth e tic , o n ly o f the r e le n t le s s m o d e r n is t a p p r o a c h . I laugh w ith jo y w h en I s e e a m o d ­ e m ad d ition o n àn o ld b u ild in g . I lo v e con stru ction sig h ts and gra ffi­ ti. T o m e, a c ity is n oth in g w ith ou t c ro w d s o f p e o p le , all sh ap es, g e n ­ d er-id en tifica tio n s, and races, each w ith a p e r so n a l p e r c e p tio n o f the sp a c e w e sh a r e . C o m p le x ity e c h o e s through th e streets.

W h e n s o m e o n e tr ie s to s e l l

a h i g h e r o r d e r , o r s o m e o n e in c h a r g e . W e a re to b e l i e v e th a t e v e r y th in g w ill b e e v e n e d -o u t (u n ity) in the end. T h e pu rp ose o f r elig io n is to co m fo rt u s from the a p p a r e n t a n x ie t y o f c o m p l e x i t y and an u n balanced w orld. W hat w e sig n o v e r in return, h o w e v e r , is the rig h t to a p e r so n a l p e r c e p tio n o f the w orld.

W h a t i f w e ’v e b e e n f e d a lin e? W hat if c o m p le x ity is not the root o f an unhappy life ? I, for on e, search it out. I b e lie v e the spark o f life is in contradiction. H o w cou ld it be an yw h ere e lse? I am a bunch o f h y d ro g en and o x y g e n and car­ b o n , y e t h e r e I sit, ty p in g . I lik e m y plant, but I ’m glad I ’m n ot in ‘u n i t y ’ w ith it. I lik e m y r o o m ­ m ate, but i f her p e r ce p tio n o f the w o r ld w a s the sa m e as m in e , life w o u ld be boring.

T h is g o a l o f c o n siste n c y w a s the d o w n fa ll o f m od ern ist arch itec­ ture. L e C orb u sier d e sig n e d so m e m a g n ifice n t b u ild in g s b ased on his p ercep tion o f the w orld, but w h en

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y o u th e c o n s t r u c t e d c o m fo r t o f s o m e c o n s t r u c t e d u n i t y , t h in k tw ic e . B e aw are o f the little th in gs y o u g iv e up.

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w ork, the com plainant can ask for a fo r m a l in v e stig a tio n . O n ly at th is p o in t c a n an a s s e s s o r in v e s tig a te the cla im and prepare a report for the Principal. If the Principal agrees w ith the report s/h e w ill refer the ca se to the appropriate disicplinary com m ittee.

T h e v ic tim d e c id e s w h at s/h e w an ts to h a v e happen. A t n o tim e w ill an assesso r con tin u e an in v e sti­ g a tio n or p e ste r a c o m p la in a n t to p r o c e e d . A v i c t i m c a n s t o p th e

p r o c ess at any tim e. T h e fa c t that th e p ro ced u re is c o m p la in a n t-d r i­ v e n i s o n e o f th e s t r e n g t h s o f M c G ill’s sexu al harassm ent p o licy .

I h op e this helps to clarify the p r o c e d u r e s o u tlin e d th e “ S tu d e n t R ights and R e sp o n sib ilitie s” hand­ book . A n y qu estion s can b e direct­ ed to m e at the Stu dents’ S o ciety or to any o f the four sexu al harassm ent assessors.

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ion show is just beginning.

GEMINI (MAY 21- JUNE 20)

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Radio Tel A viv Precarious Shelley Long_________ ___

ARIES (MAR 21-APR 19) That g ia n t b ab o on that has escaped from the Zoo is continuing to follow you wherever you go. Befriend it, introduce yourself, there’s romance in the stars. Include a large grapefruit in the letter you’re sending your friend in the A rctic. He has scurvy and is in need.

TAURUS (APR 20- MAY 20) Pretend your bed is actu a lly a large pancreas and engage in a fu llfledged war-worm secretion o f m emo­ r ie s... they ju st k eep com in g. Like rem em ber that tim e w hen you were really, like really drunk, and you like, went to Biftech, and like, ate popcorn until you fell asleep. Taurus, your fash­

After attending a seminar on shav­ in g ca ts y o u fin d y o u r s e lf fe e lin g empty, demure, kind o f like listening to the Stone Temple Pilots while trying to digest a solid steel shower curtain.(the only way to listen to them...) W ell Bub, what can I say? G et it together, that monkey on your back is really a mon­ key, eee eee.

CANCER (JUNE 21- JULY 22) T im is g o n e . F orget abou t it.

Shave it. Bake it. Lick it. And don’t let them steal your heart. It is w oven o f guilt, embodied in a tw ine-cocoon o f shame. They say you are a miserable Napoleonic brown-nosed societal freak.

They are correct. But you know more than that. You keep your knowlege hid­ den from the authorities, you await rev­ olution, eee, eee.

The cat people are transmitting new-found debates on the pros and cons o f inflatable four-star hotels to you and only you. This knowledge is sacred, for soon the cat people will dominate and crown you their leader. Smile, the revo­ lution is growing. Clench your fist in defiance Leo, the spongecake you ate last night will setde. Meow.

VIRGO (AUG 23-SEP 22) So you grew a new kind o f genital.

The N a tio n a l F ilm B oard w an ts to make a short Canadian animated film about it entitled ‘G erkaw hirl’. N ova S c o tia , the P rairies, Sarnia. Y our Gerkawhirl w ill help create a national identity for all Canadians, as it induces truly com ic, truly Canadian mayhem across the land. A hilarious film for the se n tim e n ta l C anuck in all o f us.

Accolades, accolades, and a new course at McGill.

LIBRA (SEPT 23- OCT 22) “Forget about it, no really thankyou, I ’ve already e a ten .” Oh p olite LIBRA, you hear this so often, and yet you n e v e r g e t it. N o o n e e ls e ea ts human flesh. What are we going to do with you LIBRA? A kennel is too cruel

ery. P oliticians and entrepreneurs o f the Tyrol had both counted on O tzi to give the area a new tourist boost; now apparently th e y ’re terrified that Otzi w ill m ake the O tzlal V a lley b ecom e A lex Usher known as “H om o V alley”.

The ab ove story is n ow w id ely known across North Am erica because Boston internet junkies began posting it across every bul­ letin board and new s group imaginable. And it is indeed a beautiful story...except that In M agazine got it wrong.

It turns out that the story w as taken from Lambda Nachrichten, a V iennese gay m agazine. In’s colum nist (or plagiarist, if you prefer) failed to note that the story cam e form ZJV’s April F o o l’s issue.

And so are urban legends bom ...

The Faculty of Ephemera M ore and m ore p e o p le h a v e b e e n a sk in g lately; “what is the Faculty o f Ephemera? W here is it located?

W ho teaches there? And does it have a better record o f getting SSH R C grants than the C lassics department?”

W ell, in short, the faculty o f Ephem era is all things w h ich are interesting yet irrelevant, fascinating yet m ean­ ingless. It is everyw here, in anything; it can be taught by anyone with the patience to accum ulate enough ephem er­ al kn ow led ge to be annoying at social gatherings and the pay - apart from those for the g od s o f em phem erology w h o created Trivial Pursuit - is pitiful.

E p h em e r o lo g ists eat at the p ic k in g s from ev er y other d iscip lin e in the academ ic pantheon. S o c io lo g y , history...or, in this w e ek ’s opening tale, archaeology.

M uch n oise w as m ade in archaeological and anthro­ p o lo g ica l circles in 1991 w h en a prehistoric m an w ho had been buried in snow for 55 centuries w as suddenly d i s c o v e r e d b y h ik e r s in A u s t r ia ’s O t z la l V a l l e y .

N ic k n a m e d “O tz i” , the p reh istoric m an b r iefly m ade international headlines because he w as the oldest intact human corpse ever found.

H ow ever, according to In, a B oston gay bar m aga­ zin e, the North A m erican m edia failed to report one sig ­ n ifica n t d etail o f the O tzi story w h ic h apparently got quite a bit o f coverage in Europe. A s it turns out, sem en w as discovered in O tzi’s anal canal.

N e e d le s s to sa y , the day th is a n n ou n cem en t w as m ade w as a banner day for European gay rights organisa­ t i o n s , w h o c o u ld n o w s a y th a t th e o l d e s t k n o w n E uropean w a s q u eer. D is b e lie v in g straigh t sc ie n tis ts actually felt the need to carbon date the sperm, apparent­ ly on the theory that either a scientist or one o f the hikers ------------------------------------------------------ w h o d isc o v e r e d the •STEAM/ES»BREAKSEAST» b o d y m ig h t h a v e •SUBMARINES* b een r e sp o n sib le . It c h e c k e d o u t - th e ^ F r e e D e liv e r y • sperm c lo c k e d in at S u n -T h u rs : 7 a m - l a m an a n c ie n t 5 4 7 7 F ri-S a t: 7 a m - 4 a m years old.

A c c o r d in g to th e Z u r ich n e w s p a ­ per Blick, the h om o­ sexual innuendo sur­ r o u n d in g O tz i h a s 26 Prince Arthur W . d a m p e n e d m u ch o f th e e n t h u s ia s m w h ich originally sur­ rounded the d is c o v ­

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O ver to the world o f crim inology, tw o recent stories are o f note. The first concerns the murder o f a fortune­ teller in N ap les in January 1992. L ook in g through her crystal ball, she foresaw that her client w ould be heading to jail soon. This so enraged the man that he shot her, for w h ich he w as sent to jail.

T h e se c o n d story c o n c er n s the fo lly o f youth: a group o f Lakeshore, Florida teens tried to steal a van in a shopping m all parking lot in D ecem ber 1992. The van w as being used by cop s on a stakeout at the time.

From idle youth to Stalinism (note: Ephem erologists are alw ays practiced in the art o f elegant seg u es). It is n ow conced ed by m ost authorities that over twenty m il­ lion S oviet citizens died in the purges and forced fam ines o f the 1 9 3 0 ’s. A m on g S talin ’s proclaim ed targets were T rotsk yites and B uk harinites, sp ies and saboteurs. O f course, alm ost anybody cou ld be included under these rubrics - including, as it turned out, m ost o f the Ukraine.

But som e o f the groups that ended up being wiped out in the purges border upon the truly bizarre. Stamp co lle cto r s and p eo p le w h o sp oke Esperanto w ere both ruthlessly executed because they represented a strand o f v ir u le n t, r o o tle s s c o sm o p o lita n is m u n a c c e p ta b le to S talin . T h e G eneral Secretary w a s n o kin der to other types o f hobbyists. W hat are w e to m ake o f the follow in g s p e e c h , g i v e n b y N .V . K r y le n k o ( o n e o f S t a l i n ’s favoured prosecutors w hom he nonetheless later execut­ ed) at the A ll-S o v iet C ongress o f C hess Players in 1932?

“W e must finish once and for all with the neutrality o f ch ess,” said K rylenko. “W e m ust condem n once and for all the formula ‘ch ess for the sake o f c h e ss’, like the form ula o f art for art’s sake. W e m ust organise sh ock brigades o f ch ess players, and begin im m ediate realisa­ tion o f a F ive-Y ear Plan for c h ess”.

H ow right Stalin w as to remark that “gaiety is an essential feature o f the S oviet system ”.

Alex Usher should be sent to a re-education camp.

but if you ask me, y o u ’re sick, sick, sick... Your favorite professor, if you get hungry during class, has a finger you can nibble on. Read into that how you will....

SCORPIO (OCT 23- NOV 21) Shame on you. Take your hands away from there. This is a horoscope column, dammit! Later when y o u ’re alone eating tapioca and listening to A ni D ifranco you can do what you want. But this, this is a time for hug­ ging and learning. We love you but the insanity has to stop. Stop. Engage.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22- DEC 21) The butter factory you have been in v e stin g a great deal o f tim e and money in is failing. The innovation on butter which you thought would draw millions, is revolting. No one enjoys the added flavour o f Sw edish children’s fingersw eat. Lordy Lordy what else could be in store for you SAGITTAR­ IUS? Try eating a lot of soup, it cleans­ es the colon.

CAPRICORN (DEC 22- JAN 19) Blessed are those tongue-tied like yourself. The crown of thorns that you

so secretly wear only at night is a holo­ graphic facade, created by the animal within, and broadcasted, nationwide, to no one. But don’t give up. Your deli­ cate fingers caress the golden retriever in all o f us, and for that, we are thankful forever.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20- FEB 18) C A N ’T Y O U SEE ? W E A R E TH E A P E S !!! A q u ariu s, o n ly you understand that the apes have the ability to rule this plan et, e n sla v in g all o f humanity, damning them to a silent life o f oppression. The orangutans will be the religious figureheads, the gorillas, the military, and the chimpanzees the proletariat. D A M N Y O U , g e t your stin k in g p a w s o f f m e! (w a tch the movies, perhaps you’ll survive.)

PISCES (FEB 19- MAR 20) Your weak brain has a section in it made o f liver. Now , Paprika Person, it’s time to spread the word, lighting fire to fire in the collective soul o f m illions.

D on’t cower from this shameful prerog­ ative. Everyone knows that liver heads really know how to communicate. Your words stick like brewer’s yeast in the mouths o f all Yanni’s children. Love it or leave it. Zoology or bust.

CROSSWORD

by THOM AS JOSEPH

ACROSS 1 Bread type 5 Som e tooth­ pastes 9 Speak in public 11 Like odes 12 Heaps 13 Ham it up 14 Exploit 15 Retire­ ment income 17 Corre­ spondents 19 Actor’s aid 20 Attacked by a wasp 21 Butter serving 22 Slow, in music 24 W aiter’s reward 26 St. — fire 29 Sermon topic 30 Shoulder blade 32 Emotional strain 34 Decimal base 35 Dolt 36 Meted out 38 Redgrave and Anderson 39 Barber­ shop action 40 Table features 41 Has debts

DOWN 1 Appear unexpect­ edly 2 Eye parts 3 Special skill 4 Had a bite 5 Workout sites 6 Beetho­ ven opus 7 Left quickly 8 Play part 10 W here 16-Down painted 11 C am era part 16 “Burial of Count O rgaz” painter

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By Jane Rigby and Catherine Porter W itch : a s c r e e c h in g v o ic e in T h e W iza r d o f O z , th r e e g n a r led w om en plotting around a cauldron, and o f c o u r se y o u r scary c o stu m e for the grade six H a llo w e ’en patty.

T h e s e m is c o n c e p t io n s m a y s e e m harm less en ou gh (le t’s face it w e all la u g h e d d u r in g M o n ty P y t h o n ’ s H o ly G r a il w h e n th e v i l l a g e r s shrieked “L e t’s b u m her!”) but they b e c o m e d e a d ly se r io u s w h en c o n ­ sidering the Salem w itch hunts and th e I n q u is it i o n . E s p e c i a l l y fo r W iccan s, a group o f contem porary practising w itches.

W ic c a is a p a g a n r e lig io n w h o s e n u m b ers in M o n tr ea l h a v e reached several hundred. It fo c u se s on a reverence for the natural w orld, h old in g festivals eigh t tim es a year in celebration o f the changin g o f the sea so n s. W h ile C h ristianity, Islam , a n d J u d a is m , w o r s h ip o n l y o n e G o d , u s u a lly p e r c e iv e d as m a le , W iccan s b e lie v e in a G od d ess, and a variety o f god s. If anything, it has a m atriarchal slant, celeb rating fer­ t ilit y and M o th e r E a r th .

F u r th e r m o r e , W i c c a n s d o n o t a sc r ib e to th e c o n c e p t o f o r ig in a l sin, h ell, or satan and d o not con gre­ gate in ch u rch es or te m p les. T h ey h ave n o hierarchy and b e lie v e that the in d iv id u a l’s c o n n e c tio n to the d ivine is personal.

S o w hat is W icca? S o m e argue that the term W icca is derived from eith er the old E n glish w ords “w it” or “ w is e ” and th e r e fo r e m ea n s “w ise person” or “craft o f the w ise ”.

O thers c o n ten d that its roots lie in th e I n d o - E u r o p e a n w o r d “ w i k ” m eaning to shape or bend, defining a W iccan as a shaper or bender o f r e a l i t y . In a n y e v e n t , th e w o r d “ w it c h ” sh a re s th e sa m e o r ig in s , although it is n o w shrouded in n ega­ tiv e co n n o ta tio n s im p o se d upon it b y c e n tu r ie s o f p atriarch al s u s p i­ c io n . B e c a u s e o f t h e s e p o p u la r stereotypes, W iccan s have tradition­ ally kept a lo w profile.

T he p eo p le interview ed by the Tribune r e q u e ste d that o n ly th eir first nam es b e used. “ W i c c a is a s s o c i a t e d w ith w it c h e s , o c c u lt , th e d e v il, h e l l... m urder. T h e n e x t thing y o u k n o w , y o u are a crazy w o m a n out to k ill p e o p le b y p u ttin g p o tio n s in their te a ,” sa y s C a trio n a , a m e m b er o f W icca and a student at M cG ill.

Jana, an interim sp ok esp erson fo r th e M c G ill P a g a n S t u d e n t s ’ S o ciety agrees. “ T r a d i t io n a ll y [ W ic c a ] h a s a lw a y s b een a v e ry p ersonal thing and p e o p le are h a p p y w ith it that w ay. R em em ber the w itchcraft law s in E n g la n d w e re o n ly rep ea led in the fiftie s,” she said.

M an y w ic c a n s are o r g a n ise d into “c o v en s” : sm all groups o f up to thirteen p eop le. Each co v en is g o v ­ erned b y an elected H igh P riestess, a c c o m p a n ie d at tim e s b y a H ig h P r ie s t . E v e r y W ic c a n r itu a l is un iq u e. C on ten t d ep en d s up on the individuals in v o lv ed and the season b ein g celebrated. “O pen C ircles” or pu b lic sabbats m ay b e attended by as m any as 100 p eop le. In keep in g w ith their e m p h a sis on the natural

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w orld, they often m eet outdoors and consecrate a religiou s sp ace by “cir­ c lin g ” . T h is is the tracing o f a circle on the ground w ithin w h ich the ritu­ al p r o c e e d s . T h e s e c e le b r a t io n s attract W icc a n s from c o m m u n ities outside o f M ontreal and m any curi­ ou s onlookers.

“T h e y ’re m ostly you n g p eople b e tw e e n th e a g e s o f tw e n ty an d f o r ty , a n d t h e ir c h i l d r e n , ” s a y s Catriona.

T h e F all E q u in o x sab bat h eld at Parc M a iso n n eu v e last Saturday w a s a true celeb ra tio n o f the har­ v e st. S o m e s e v e n ty -fiv e m e n and w o m e n c o n g r e g a te d to fo r m th e sacred cir cle b y jo in in g hands and passing around the four elem en ts o f the earth. E ach elem en t represents a com ponent o f the bod y, depicted in th e W ic c a n ly r ic s : “ e a r th is m y b o d y , w a te r m y b lo o d , air is m y breath and fire m y spirit.”

T h e a tm o sp h ere w a s fr ie n d ly and relaxed. T he celebration lacked th e tig h t u p p e r l ip n e s s s o o f t e n fo u n d a m o n g s t th e p e w s . B o th a H igh P riestess and H ig h P riest led th e c ir c le in ch a n ts and a p e r fo r ­ m a n c e o f John B a rley co rn . In the m idst o f the celeb ration, the group broke in to son g and dan ce. A har­ vest feast w as prepared and gorged by all.

Sabbats that in v o lv e on ly initi­ a te d W ic c a n s are c a lle d “ C lo s e d C ircles.” C lo sed C ircles are sm all­ er, m ore intim ate g rou p s that a lso organise m eetin gs to c o in cid e with full m oon s, called Esbats. “ T h e s e are r e g u la r m e e tin g s w h e r e W ic c a n s w o r s h ip , d is c u s s b u s i n e s s , p e r fo r m ta s k s su c h as h e a l in g , a n d e n j o y e a c h o t h e r ’ s com p an y,” w rites Kerr Cuhulain in h is L a w E n f o r c e m e n t G u id e to W icca.

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W illo w , a M ontreal high priest­ e s s a n d f e l l o w o r g a n is e r o f M c G ill’s P agan S tu d e n ts’ S o c ie ty d e sc r ib e s th e m e e tin g s as fo ru m s for personal work. “ E v e r y o n e , r e lig io u s or n o t, needs a support group to help them through life ch an ges.”

In itiation in to a c o v e n v aries.

T r a d it io n a lly , it w a s an o a th o f se c r e c y . B u t as m ore and m ore W ic c a n s, in the w ord s o f W illo w , are c om in g out o f the “broom c lo s ­ et” , initiation has b ecom e m ore o f a rite o f p assage. M em bers can in iti­ ate th em selves individually or w ith ­ in the group. It is a recognition o f a m em b er’s understanding o f w hat it m e a n s to b e a W ic c a n an d th e ir desire to liv e their life accordingly.

W iccan s do not have a b ook o f scripture, relying instead on an oral tradition. T hey do have a list o f ritu­ als called the B o o k o f Sh ad ow s. It w a s h id den during the In q u isition , w h en p o sse ssio n o f it w as confined “to sh adow s” in fear o f the stake or h a n g in g . T h e W ic c a n c r e e d p r o ­ c la im s “A n it harm n on e, do w hat thou w ilt.”

A c c o r d in g ly , th e p r a c tic e o f ‘m a g ick ’ w ithin W icca concentrates on p o sitiv e energy and healing.

“T h ere’s a d ifferen ce b etw een a m a g ic ia n o n s ta g e w h o p u lls a rabbit out o f a hat and what people do to c h a n g e their liv e s . I sp e ll it w ith a “k ” to m ake this d istin ction,” co m m en ts W illo w for w h o m m a g ­ ick plays a role in daily life as w ell as in rituals.

“E veryth in g I do is m agick al; from talking on the ph on e to goin g to b ed ,” she said. “It is the energy y o u g iv e and c o m es from k n ow in g th in g s abou t y o u r se lf, earth, tribal cultures. It is anchored by sym b ols lik e c o lo u r s , s e n s e s , h erb s, card s,

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ston es and can d les.”

For exam ple, blu e m ight have a healin g energy and therefore be the colou r a W iccan w ou ld w ear to visit a sick friend. A sid e from these su b­ tle p r a c tic es, there are a lso e sta b ­ lish ed sp ells in the W iccan religion, cast in an attem pt to so lv e a m em ­ ber’s or a c om m u n ity’s problem s.

A t S S M U , the Pagan Student’s S o ciety is in the interim stage.

“I started m e e tin g stu d en ts at rituals and other even ts and realised th e r e w a s an in te r e st in i t ,” sa y s Jana.

T h e so c iety is op en to anyone in te r e s te d in p a g a n is m , n o t o n ly W ic c a n s , a n d a im s to u n ite and inform its m em bers. It currently has

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By A rnold Kwok W ith a v a lid M c G ill ID card and p r o o f o f health insurance c o v ­ erage, you can u se M c G ill’s health, co u n sellin g , and m ental health ser­ v ic e s w ithout payin g a penn y out o f your pocket. I f y o u are look in g for an alternative, there are provincially -fu n d ed C L S C s (cen tres lo ca l de serv ices) w h ich serve as neighb our­ h o o d clin ics.

T h e P o w e ll S tu d e n t S e r v ic e s B u ild in g, at the c o m er o f P eel and Dr. P en fie ld , h o u se s M c G ill’s stu­ dent health services, as w e ll as the O f f i c e fo r D i s a b l e d S t u d e n t s .

H ealth S erv ices on the first floor is a g en era l m e d ica l c lin ic that p ro­ v id e s a s s e s s m e n ts or referra ls. A drop-in clin ic w ith a m axim u m w ait o f tw o hours is availab le for a quick a s s e s s m e n t. T h r e e f a m ily p h y s i­ c ia n s and three or fou r n u rses are o n duty daily; a derm atologist and a g y n e c o lo g i s t w o r k o n e - h a l f d a y every w eek .

T h e w a i t i n g p e r io d s fo r an a p p o in t m e n t v a r y : o n e to t w o w e ek s for a doctor; a w e ek for the derm atologist; and up to a m onth to s e e th e g y n e c o lo g is t. N u r se s a lso ta k e a p p o in t m e n t s . In a d d itio n , H ealth S e r v ic es g iv e free im m u n i­ sa tio n sh o ts to stu d e n ts in h ea lth f a c u lt ie s an d p r o v id e fo r a fe e H epatitis B sh ots and allergy shots.

F in a lly , n o n -n o m in a l H IV te stin g and other lab tests are done.

“E very reason is a g o o d reason to com e. W e d o n ’t w ant to d iscou r­ a g e s t u d e n t s fr o m c o m in g . B u t think abou t h o w b e st y o u can u se the service. P lu s w e can alw a y s be reached by p h on e,” added N u rsin g C o o r d in a to r E liz a b e th M c M a h o n w h e n q u e s tio n e d a b o u t th e lo n g w ait that accom p an ies a visit.

“T h e w o rse d ays are M on d ay and Friday; the w orse tim es are 10 and 11 in the m orning, lunch, and 3 p . m . ” a d d e d D r . P ie r r e T e ll i e r , D irector o f H ealth S ervices.

C ou n sellin g S e r v ic es are lo ca t­ ed in th e P o w e ll B u ild in g o n th e T h ird F lo o r . “W e s e e e v e r y c o n ­ c e iv a b le p r o b le m ,” rem a rk ed D r.

T ed Baker, D irector o f C ou n sellin g S e r v i c e s a n d o f th e O f f i c e fo r D isa b le d Stu d en ts. “W e d eal w ith s o c ia l or p s y c h o lo g ic a l e le m e n ts, d e c isio n -m a k in g or the v o c a tio n a l elem en t, and the academ ic elem en t

a m em bership o f fifty people. It also h op es to clear up com m on m isco n ­ c ep tion s o f p agan ism b y starting a W iccan library, sim ilar to that o f the W o m e n ’ s U n io n , w h e r e a n y o n e in te r e ste d c a n b o r r o w b o o k s . B y p rovid in g that serv ice, M cG ill stu­ dents can help reduce n egative fe ed ­ back that still ex ists from those w h o think o f W iccan s as d evil-w orsh ip ­ pers. W illo w points to p aleo lo g y as the root o f prejudice.

“M any p eo p le have a hard tim e gettin g over w ords. O n ce I explain w hat W icca is though, m ost p eople are to le r a n t. I h o ld th e e a rth as sacred. I h o ld w o m e n as sacred. I h o ld sa c r ed th e b a la n c e o f m in d , spirit, body and em otion .”

G la n c e lik e procrastination and ex a m an xi­ e ty ,” he noted. T h e m axim u m for a w aiting list is three w e ek s, and fiv e to s ix p s y c h o lo g i s t s are o n d u ty everyday.

M oreover, t h is C o u n s e llin g s e r v ic e o ffe r s grou p s e ss io n s, w o r k sh o p s and sem inars on the sam e subjects.

A service con cern ed w ith m ore s e v e r e m e n ta l h e a lth p r o b le m s , clin ical or so c io lo g ic a l, is also pro­ vid ed by C ou n sellin g S ervices. “ W e te n d to d e a l w ith m o r e se r io u s p r o b le m s. W h e n stu d e n ts fe e l m ore u p set than th e y u su a lly d o , t h e y s h o u ld a t l e a s t ta lk to s o m e o n e ,” e x p la in e d D r. N orm an H o f f m a n , D i r e c t o r o f M e n ta l H ealth . “T h e earlier y o u ta ck le it, the e a sier it is to be r eso lv e d . W e ten d to se e a n xiety, m a n ic-d ep res­ s io n , r e la tio n s h ip or p h o b ia s ,” added H offm an . Four psych iatrists are on duty everyday. T he p o licy is m a x im u m tw o w e e k s o n the w ait­ ing list. “ W e are the fr o n t-lin e h ealth services; h osp itals are seco n d -lin e,” indicated M arlene Y u en -B oyer, c o ­ ordinator o f health and so c ia l pro­ gram s and th e A I D S In terv en tio n Program at C L S C M etro. T he m ain s e r v ic e s o ffe r e d at C L S C M etr o , l o c a t e d at S t - M a t h ie u a n d d e M a is o n n e u v e , are g e n e r a l m e d i­ c in e , S T D te s t/tr e a tm e n t, c a n c e r and H IV screen in g, m en tal health, and co n su lta tio n on con tracep tion , abortion and sex u a lity . S o c ia l ser­ v ic e s deal w ith ab u sive life and cri­ s is s itu a tio n s .

The A ID S In ter v en tio n C entre o ffe r s a n o n y ­ m o u s s c r e e n in g t e s t s , in fo and r e fe r r a l, c o u n s e llin g an d p s y c h o so c ia l fo llo w -u p , and d ietetic c o n ­ sultation.

E v e r y d a y f iv e or s ix d o c to r s a re o n d u ty ; o p e n i n g h o u r s are M on d ay to Friday, 8 a.m . to 8 p.m .

It’s c lo se d on w eek en d s.

W ith o u t a p p o in tm e n ts, v is its m ay require a on e to tw o hour w ait.

H ow ever, students sh ould call first, e s p e c ia lly for e v e n in g s . T o s e e a d o cto r, the w ait is three w e e k s to o n e m onth after a book ing.

A n y student w h o brings v a lid provincial health insurance w ill not b e c h a r g e d c a s h . W ith r eg a r d to fo reig n students, d ep en d in g o n the p a rticu la r in te rn a tio n a l in su ra n ce c o v er a g e, p aym ent in cash m ay be required, w h ich can be refunded.

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The images of violence portrayed in the media are overwhelming. It is becoming increas­ ingly difficult to distinguish prime-time news from tabloid television. Accordingly, it is not unusual for avid TV viewers to have a distorted perception of the number of violent incidents which occur in our society. Influential members of the entertainment industry such as Oliver Stone, address violence through violence. Most recently, ‘Natural Bom Killers’ attempts to incorporate shock value to generate viewer response. Paradoxically, audiences may become desensitised to the violence which is intended to educate them. Given the current state of TV programming, the responsibility lies with the viewer. The following statements were elicited from the McGill community. Viewer discretion is advised.

Does the increase of violent images in the media represent an increase of violence, in general? Comment on the recent proliferation of reality crime shows.

Y .J . O h

U3 Science I don’t think that violence is on the increase; I think it is on a plateau.

Tabloid television is what’s in right now. People are mystified by what they think reality is. The shows like 911 have inspired at least five other programs to appear on the main networks. That used to be consid­ ered tabloid television. A Current Affair and even Entertainment Tonight try to present things in a legiti­ mate way.

Real life television is showing more of the vio­ lence and gory scenes. For someone like Oliver Stone to make an impact, he really had to go out on a limb.

Images speak louder than words. With ‘Natural Bom Killers’ and big Hollywood films showing all that, I believe we will start a new trend. We will see more violence as we become desensitised to it.

Alexandre K. Martin-Mayer U3 Arts I personally don’t think that violence in the media is a relevant issue because watching TV is a personal choice. Everyone should make their own conscious choice and not be influenced by what they see on TV. I think “real-life” TV shows are for the ratings; they’re pointless basically. I don’t think that many criminals get caught...people want to see action but it’s not an appetite for violence but an appetite for enter­ tainment.

Viewers should be able to make their own respon­ sible decision.

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By Lizzie Saunderson a n d Paromita Shah

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The media likes to use violence and images of conflict because it gets people’s attention — why it grabs people’s attention is another problem alto­ gether.

I don’t think violence is on the increase.

Historically, it has always been there in really large dosages. It fluctuates from year to year. I don’t think it has necessarily grown.

Public media should have a responsibility. In Canada it does, for example, not showing violent programs between certain times where kids are more likely to be watching. That assumes that as adults we’re more capable of dealing with violent acts or somehow interpreting it in terms of it not being reality, but it is reality.

You are your own censorship board. If you don’t like what you see you can turn it off.

Ankur Barthakur U2 Commerce For me, I don’t think the violence on TV is too much. For kids, I think it’s the parent’s responsibility to monitor the kid’s intake of TV. If I watch the news I see more violence than I would on a television program. For Example, Bosnia, the invasion in Haiti, all the crime in the States and in Montréal. There’s more violence going on before our eyes.

I don’t think the media is choosing to show more violence on purpose. We have to deal with vio­ lence every day so it’s a part of our lifestyle.

I don’t think you’ll ever convince the people at the television stations to not program violent shows.

Shawn Selby U2 Arts Violence on television really concerns me because I’m afraid of desensitisation of the public.

That they will see so much violence on TV, and that it will become a norm so that when violence happens in their own lives or around them it’s not such a big deal.

I think both violence in general and on TV are on the increase. I think TV does try to reflect what’s going on in the streets. I’m from the States and vio­ lence is a constant worry. It’s all over news and televi­ sion.

My reaction to “Cops” and “911”, although I’ve never actually seen them, is that they are not only entertaining, they’re feeding off of the public’s need to see violence. When there is a successful bust or res­ cue, it makes people feel a little safer knowing that there are people out there that are looking after them.

e y e P h o to s : L i z z i e S a u n d e rs o n

By Stephan Patten

To many people, virtual reali­ ty falls within the realm of enter­ tainment — the ultimate in video game technology. But to Professor Ian Hunter of the Michigan Institute of Technology, it falls within the realm of medicine.

While working with the Biotechnology Engineering Department here at M cGill, Professor Hunter began developing a virtual reality environment to help doctors with the delicate task of eye surgery.

The technology of virtual real­ ity can immerse an individual into almost any world. The virtual environment Hunter is creating is the inside of an eye. His work is designed to help eye surgeons operate on the retina — the small

and delicate back surface of the eye containing light sensitive cells on which images are focused.

Without it, sight wouldn’t be pos­ sible.

Hunter and his team are really developing three different things.

First, they have built a telemicrosurgical robot specifically designed for eye surgery. This microsurgical robot has two sets of surgical tools: the master set and the slave set. The master, which is held by the surgeon, controls the slave — the part of the microsurgi­ cal robot inside the eye. The slave relays a force feedback to the mas­ ter which can be felt by the sur­ geon. After an optical device is implanted into the eye, the surgeon can literally see and feel his way around it.

Conversely, the microsurgical

robot can be used with an oph­ thalmic virtual environment being developed by Hunter. A displayscreen lined helmet is being devel­ oped for this purpose. This would allow a surgeon to feel as though he or she was in the eye and that the retina was in fact a huge wall in front of him or her.

Dr. Waiching Lam, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at McGill, pointed out that because the margin of error allowed in reti­ nal surgery is extraordinarily small, “there is no question that there is a good potential for virtual reality to help eye surgeons oper­ ate in the future.”

Eye surgeons operate millime­ tres from the retina. Precision is essential because a slight error (even parts of a millimetre away from the area desired) can result in

partial or complete blindness.

Furthermore, a realistic physi­ cal model of the eye is also being developed by Hunter and his team to be used together with the telemicrosurgical robots.

Hunter, who receives over a $1 million annually in private and public funding, sees this type of technology as advantageous to medicine.

“I am encouraging people to get into developing microsurgical robots with its associated virtual environment with a strong empha­ sis on the incorporation of realistic physical models into the virtual environment,” stated Hunter.

The chair of the biomedical engineering department at McGill, Professor Robert Kearney, describes virtual reality as “excit­ ing in that you can do very impres-

sive things.” However, he sees some limits to its application to medicine. The technology for gen­ erating visual, auditory and whole body motion sensations in creating virtual worlds is fairly good.

Reproducing fine tactile sensa­ tions, however, is much more dif­ ficult.

The problem of accurately reproducing fine tactile sensations did not need to be overcome by Hunter and his team. To do so, the microsurgical robots need only produce force feedback — a much less difficult task. If a force is pro­ duced on the slave it w ill be reflected to the master held by the surgeon. This force reflection will be felt by the surgeon.

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C o n tin u e d fro m P age 9

“ S o , w h a t d o y o u w a n t to w atch ?”

T h is q u e stio n h as n e v e r b e e n r e le v a n t in m y lif e . U s u a lly , m y hand hovers u n c o n tr o lla b ly tow ards the rem ote con trol, the T V flic k s o n (d a m m it, w e s till h a v e c a b le!), m y e y e s g la z e o v er, and I am le ft staring at w h a tev e r is on , flic k in g fr o m c h a n n e l to c h a n n e l m u tte r in g a b o u t th e b a n a lity o f to d a y ’s T V . S ou n d fam ilia r to a n y ­ one?

W ed n esd a y and T h u rsd ay n ig h ts w e r e d iffe r e n t. I w a s s ic k b oth th o se n ig h ts. R ath er than lie u p s ta ir s a n d s e n s e m y t h o u g h ts f lo a t in g s l u g g i s h l y th r o u g h th e p h le g m d e p o s it s in m y b o d y , I d e c id e d to c o z y u p in m y c o m ­ forter and w atch c o p io u s am oun ts o f TV. W ed n esd a y night: “A m erican girls say w h a t’s on their m in d .” (fem a le v o ic e ) “B u t y o u w o u ld n e v e r do that around m e .” (m ale v o ic e ) M y e y e s , w h ic h w e r e s lo w ly sh utting, sn ap p ed o p en . I fo c u ss e d o n to a p ic tu r e o f an E a s t A s ia n c o u p le o n a date, the m an o b v io u s­ ly tr y in g to lo o k su p e r p a te r n a l.

C o q u e ttis h la u g h te r w a s s p illin g fr o m th e w o m a n ’s m o u th . T e e h e e -h e e -h e e style.

T h e r e i s a s h i f t to a n o t h e r sc e n e . A n E ast A sia n m o m w ith a d is tin g u is h e d w h ite streak in her hair is sc h o o lin g the sa m e w o m a n f r o m th e p r e v i o u s s c e n e , h e r daughter, o n the etiq u ettes o f dat­ ing. “ R e m e m b e r : a t r a d i t io n a l K o re a n g ir l m u st b e d e m u r e and p o lite at all tim e s .”

T h e d a u g h te r r a is e s h er e y e ­ b ro w s in d is b e lie f and an n oyan ce.

A p p aren tly, th e y are arguing o v e r th e ‘p r o p e r ’ h e m lin e fo r a sk irt.

T h e la u g h tr a c k b la r e s o u t fr o m n ow h ere.

S till b e m u se d and n o t to o aw ak e, th e n e x t sc e n e attack s m e.

T h e daughter, su b scrib in g to “tra­ d itio n a l” b e h a v io r , is n o w sittin g w ith her b o y fr ie n d ’s “tr a d itio n a l” fa m ily , eatin g a “tradition al” m ea l, an d b e h a v in g in a “ t r a d it io n a l” m a n n e r . F a m il y m e m b e r s a r e b le ssin g the u n com fortab e lo o k in g d a u g h te r w ith c o m m e n ts lik e “ M ay y o u s w e ll w ith the b ou nty o f m any m a sc u lin e ch ild ren ” or “M ay y o u k n o w j o y in th e s e lfle s s d e v o ­ tion to your h u sb an d ” .

S n ip p e ts o f K o rea n la n g u a g e a n d th e s p o r a d ic b o w in g are a ll a c co m p a n ied b y a laughtrack.

A f t e r r i f l i n g t h r o u g h th e G azette, I fin d th e s h o w ’s n am e is “T h e A ll A m erican G irl.”

T hursday night: M y b o d y and I w ere on m ore c iv il term s; but m y hand w a s still a fflic te d w ith th is u n c o n tr o lla b le tick w ith the rem ote con trol. It ju st kep t o n flic k in g , and flic k in g , and f lic k in g ... u n til I sa w a g u y in a M o o s e -M o u n t ie u n ifo r m u n s u c ­ c e s s f u l l y t r y in g t o c h a s e a c a r

dow n .

T h e la s t f if t e e n m in u te s t e ll y o u e v e r y th in g ab ou t a sh o w . A M o o s e -M o u n t ie fr o m y o n n o r th Y u k o n C anada w h o h as m a d e his h o m e in g r im e y , c r im e y C h ic a g o a s p a r tn e r to a c r a s s a n d c r u d e A m e r ic a n c o p . N o t o n ly d o e s he o p en d o o rs for all, g iv e h is sh o e s to th e h o m e le s s , and h a v e a b ig , g o r g eo u s hu sk y (lik e all h is fe llo w Y u k o n ia n s) b u t h e w e a r s h is fu ll M o u n tie un iform at all tim es as a tribute to h is land o f birth.

H e carried around fu n k y c o l­ ored m o n o p o ly m o n e y (Y e p , real C anadian m o n e y ) and is uncharac­ t e r i s t i c a l l y n a ï v e o f th e n a s t y , brutish, short liv e s o f C h icagoian s.

In addition, he ligh ts up h is apart­ m e n t w ith a k e r o s e n e la m p . T h e c o n c e p t o f e le c tr ic ity h a s n ’t s e e m e d to h it h im y e t b e c a u s e n oth in g ever m ak es h im cold .

T h is sh o w had th e w o n d erfu l e f f e c t o f f o r c in g m e to ta k e m y beaten b o d y to rest.

W h en I w a tch ed th e se sh o w s in a h a lf-c o m a to s e sta te, a w h o le litan y o f “fo r g ets” ca m e unbidden.

S o m e h o w , I had forgotten the o v e r w h e lm in g h u m o u r o f p e o p le sp e a k in g n o n -E n g lis h la n g u a g e s .

A n d a in ’t another c u ltu r e ’s so c ia l b eh aviors a h oot? I fo rg o t that the w ord “traditional” is au tom atically s y n o n o m o u s w ith th e w o r d “m iso g y n ist” . I fo rg o t that there is n o p la c e fo r id e a s fr o m th e “ o ld co u n try ” in th e e n lig h te n e d c o u n ­ t r ie s o f C a n a d a a n d th e U n it e d S tates. I fo rg o t that b e in g m o d e m m ean s b e in g W estern.

I fo rg o t that all C an adians are liv in g in su b -a r c tic te m p er a tu r e s ev er y d ay o f the year. I fo rg o t that C a n a d ia n s, liv in g in th e c a r e le s s iso la tio n that th ey d o , d o n ’t r ec o g ­ n is e “r e a l” lif e w h e n th e y s e e it.

A f t e r a l l, i d e a li s m is th e f i n e s t a ttrib u te o f a C a n a d ia n . I fo r g o t th a t t h e C a n a d ia n c h a r a c t e r i s c h a r a c te r is e d b y n a iv e te and sw e e tn e ss that is so refresh in g to a hardened A m erican lik e m e.

W h ile th is m a y so u n d lik e a rather sk e w e d r ev iew o f tw o rather s illy and trivial sh o w s from a m ind that w a s on h a zy , p h le g m y fo o tin g , I ’d lik e to su g g est that th ese sh o w s are so m e silly and trivial e x a m p les o f ste re o ty p in g , m a n ife sta tio n s o f la zy m in d s at w ork. I su b scrib e to the b e lie f that hu m or is in evitab ly at s o m e o n e ’s /s o m e t h in g ’s e x p e n se . B u t sh o u ld it b e so natur­ al to fin d s o m e o n e ’s accen t, lan­ g u a g e , or m a n n erism s fu n n y? A ll the tim e?

I ’m not ask in g for a m u z z le to b e brought out e v er y tim e so m e o n e h o w ls at A p p o o or th e S ou th A sia n exp lorer g u y s on L etterm an (sm all m in d s , s m a ll p l e a s u r e s ) , b u t an a w a r en ess o f w h a t is r ea lly b e in g la u g h ed at.

Paromita Shah is trying not to watch the Simpsons.

te c h n o lo g y d ep en d s on b e in g ab le to create m o d els that m im ic the real w orld. P ro fe sso r K earn ey p oin ts o u t that, at p r e se n t, a la c k o f p h y s io lo g ic a l u n d er­ sta n d in g o f s o m e a sp e c ts o f th e p a tie n t h as c a u se d research ers great d iffic u lty in the crea tio n o f proper m o d e l s . B e c a u s e o f t h e s e l im i t a t i o n s , P r o f e s s o r K ea r n e y fe e ls that w h ile w e m a y b e a b le to crea te g o o d flig h t sim ulators, w e m ay n ot y e t be ab le to cre­ ate g o o d surgery sim ulators.

T h i s s e n t i m e n t i s e c h o e d b y G e r a ld F r ie d , D ir ec to r o f G en era l S u rg ery R e s id e n c y T ra in in g at M cG ill. A year a g o F ried te sted a virtual reality s y s ­ tem for gall bladder surgery. H e fo u n d the te ch n o lo g y in a d eq u a te for th e n e e d s o f m e d ic a l tra in in g p artly b e c a u se the rep resentations w ere to o sch em atic.

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F r ie d d o e s s e e v ir tu a l r e a lity a s a b e n e f i c i a l tea ch in g to o l for surgery. “ It w o u ld b e id ea l to try to d e v e lo p an inan im ate w a y to p r a c tic e su rg e r y and to s im u la te a su r g ic a l e n viron m en t and w h at y o u se e in an operatin g ro o m ,” sa id Fried.

A n add ed b e n e fit is that w ith virtu al su rgery, a stu dent c o u ld practice operatin g on h is/h er free tim e.

T h e r ealism o f th e virtual d isp la y is c o n tin u a lly b e in g im p r o v e d b y H u n ter and h is te a m . H o w e v e r , H unter c la im s that so m e ou tstan d in g research issu e s and regu latory requirem ents still stand in the w a y o f the tech n o lo g y b ein g g en erally availab le.

H u n te r c o m m e n te d th a t th e r e w o u ld b e g r e a t ad van tages to incorp orating m icro su rg ica l robots w ith realistic virtual en v iro n m en ts in the fie ld o f m e d icin e , but for n o w “ w e are o n ly at th e tip o f the ic e b e r g .”

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By Ioyce Lau F or alm o st a year n o w , C K U T ’s N o is y N eig h b o u rs h a v e sh o w c a se d lo ca l bands w ith their m o n th ly features. N o w th e y ’re exp an d ­ in g their h o r izo n s to oth er fo r m s o f artistic ex p res­ s io n , all shiny, n e w and under­ ground.

T h e y k ic k o f f t h e i r n e w im age w ith a m e g a ­ cabaret as th e y t a k e o v e r th e Just for L augh s M u seu m F riday nigh t. T ake a lo o k at the p ic k in ’s...

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...At Random p la y it e x a c tly as th eir band nam e te lls it. W e talked to lea d v o ca list, Fate. “W e p lay a d ifferen t kin d o f hip -h op... h e a v y , s lo w , fa st, m e llo w , sm o o th , r o u g h , party, anyth in g y o u w an t it to b e ... th ere’s a lo t o f ffe e sty lin g , so e v e n the v o c a l d eliv ery c h a n g e s ...y o u n e v e r k n o w w h a t to e x p e c t, it’s random ” . T h e sam e freed o m and d iv e rsi­ ty g o e s for the ly rics, “ i f a m o v ie m aker can m ake a v io le n t m o v ie , th en a lo v e story, then a sc i-fi, w h y c a n ’t a m u sicia n d o the sam e?”

F ate co n tin u es, “h ip -h op is a m ain ly co m m u ­ n i c a t i v e fo r m . E m c e e s g e t a n g r y a n d it m ak es p e o p le g e t b ack to roots and r ea ln ess.”

R e g g a e a r tis ts Smokey, Joseph and Kish I are th e O r th o d o x R o c k e r s , w h o s e w arm and c o m fy lyrics cla im to be “ inform a­ t iv e to w a r d s th e k in g d o m in w h ic h y o u r h e a r t l i v e s ” . J o s e p h e x p l a in s h is b a n d ’s strangely d id actic intent, “ w e w an t p e o p le to rea ch o u t sp ir itu a lly , to grab ou t and k e e p

G o a t fo lk ,

By Robert Ball “ S o w h a t k in d o f m u s ic d o y o u g u y s p la y a n y w a y ? ” A q u e s tio n th at h a s b e c o m e a ll to o fa m ilia r to B r y a n T h o r b u rn a n d J e r e m y S iv a k , a ls o k n o w n a s th e m u s ic a l d u o th e G a rd en B a r d s. Y e t a fter fo u r y e a rs o f c o m p o s in g a n d p la y in g t o g e th e r th e y are s t i l l u n a b le to a n s w e r th is v e r y b a s ic q u e r y .

P la c in g th e ir m u s ic in to a n y c a te g o r y is a b o u t as d i f f i c u l t a s t r y i n g to s q u e e z e a f o o t b a l l in t o a S u c r e ts b o x — it c a n ’t b e d o n e. A n d i f y o u w e r e fo r ­ tun ate e n o u g h to h ear th em p la y a t th e Y e llo w D o o r la st F rid ay n ig h t, y o u k n o w p r e c is e ly w h a t I m ea n .

T h e s h o w h a d a ll th e ty p ic a l “B a r d ia n ” e le m e n ts th at m a k e th e m o n e o f th e m o s t o r ig in a l b a n d s p l a y ­ in g a r o u n d M o n tr e a l w ith e v e r y th in g fr o m th e sa tir i­

g o in g ...it’s the endurance o f life ” . N o t w an t­ in g to o v erw h elm the au d ien ce, Joseph says, “ i f y o u d o n ’t h it th e m t o o h a r d , m a y b e th e y ’ll take it.”

T h e Bourn Ding Band carry on a g ro w ­ in g Q u e b e c tren d o f “ fr a n c o p h o n e , retro, k it s c h p o p ” . C o v e r in g Q u eb ec and French so n g s in the pre-rock tradition o f f o u r v o i c e b a n d s , t h e ir c h o r e o g r a p h e d s ta g in g and ‘6 0 s rockstar co stu m ­ in g do m ake everyth in g “a little fu n n y” . A cco rd in g to guitarist / m u sica l director J e a n C la u d e , t h e b a n d n am e c o m e s from the n a m e o f a b ar. “ T h e m anager of La R ib o u ld in g u e fo u n d this n am e” . T h ey e v en r e n a m e d t h e ir l e a d sin ger after it.

Nerdy Girl is a m u sical duo starring M ontreal d iv a C ecil S eask u ll and G ordan H a s h im o to . T h e y p la y s tr ip p e d d o w n m o o d fo lk and bare b on es pop fu eled by sparse tw in guitars.

M ontréal’s th r e e p e r c u s s io n is t s ( h a i l i n g fr o m G h a n a , J a m a ic a a n d M ontreal, o f cou rse) rocked the T am tam s t h i s s u m m e r w it h t h e ir w o r ld b e a t rhythm s. R em em b er that C ok e c o m m er­ c ia l w ith p e o p le stom p in g o n giant tin cans strapped to their feet? S am e deal, o n ly c o o l­ er.

T h e under-rated Atomic Folk are o r ig i­ n al in d ie -ro c k v ir tu o so s. W h ile a to m s m ay start out as little folk , th ey can grow to be b ig a n d s tr o n g a n d e x p l o s i v e . T r u st m e an d E in stein on this on e. W atch out for a reaction w h en th e y c o m e out w ith their first album Begin n ext m onth.

• F ilm P roducer and la w y er Carol Ducharme p r e se n ts a sh ort film Love Interuptus, the first o n e s h e ’s written, directed and produced

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M o st o f th e B a r d s’ f o l lo w ­ e rs h a v e g r o w n a c c u sto m e d to the d r iv in g fo r c e o f their a c o u s t i c g u it a r s a n d r ic h

e x p e r ie n c e s . T h is a sp e c t o f t h e ir w r i t in g l e n d s i t s e l f w e l l to th e in tim a te e n v i ­ r o n m e n t in w h i c h t h e y m o st o fte n p erform . R e c e n t m o tiv a tio n s in c lu d e a roadtrip to N e w O r le a n s , S ta r W a r s (th e m o v i e , n o t th e

v o c a l h a r m o n ie s. B u t e v e n th e d ie h a r d fa n s w e r e su r ­ p r ise d to h ea r a n e w tw is t to the m u s ic — Jerem y has ad d ed a w arm , su p p le J azz s o u n d w ith h is r e c e n t ly a c q u i r e d v i n t a g e G ib s o n E S 135 e le c tr ic . T h e resu lt is an e le c tr o -a c o u stic m e sh

R e a g a n y e a r s ) , a n d th e q u irk y p r o fe sso r o f “ S p a ce T im e and M atter.”

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o f g o a t fo lk . Y e s , g o a t fo lk .

H ow e ls e w o u ld you d e sc r ib e th e v e r sa tile so u n d o f an e c le c tic -L a tin -ja z z fo lk -C e ltic -fis h e r m a n funky-Proclaim ersR h e o s t a t ic s - b lu e s - w i t h - a tw ist-d u o fro m W a terlo o ?

U n lik e t o d a y ’s s y n ­ t h e t ic r a d io tr a s h , th e G a rd en B a r d s a d h e r e to a c o d e o f reality; all o f th eir in sp ira tio n s c o m e fro m lif e

s i m p l y h a v e to b e in th e r o o m w h ile i t ’s b a k in g . In th e w o r d s o f th e G a r d e n B ard s th e m s e lv e s , “ ch u n k y g ra n d m a m e ssia h , d ig s the c ir cu s o f lo v e e v e n h ig h e r .”

W h a t t h e h e l l d o e s th a t m ea n a n y w a y ?

The Garden Bards can be found at the Alley on Thursday Sept. 28 and Friday Sept. 29. Also, watch for their debut CD to be released some time this spring.

alon e. T h e m on tage stars C arol’s room m ate Christine Phan w h o h as ju s t m o v e d from F rance. In a v a g u e ly a u tob iograp h ical role, sh e p lays an im m igrant w h o sp en ds a g o o d deal o f tim e sitting in her room , pouring o ver a F ren ch / E n g lish diction ary, w ritin g letters to her lover, w h ile listen in g to the passion ate n o c tu r n a l sc r e a m s o f th e w o m a n u p sta irs.

T h e p lot th ickens, but I ’m not a -tellin ’.

T h e en tire film is d o n e in v o ic e -o v e r , e x c e p t the o c c a sio n a l y e lp o f p leasu re, and D u c h a r m e ’s tw o lin e s , as the v o ic e o f the h e r o in e ’s lo v er w h isp erin g “I m iss y ou , to o .”

T he soundtrack w as produced s o le ly by the in fam ou s Priya Thomas (se e last w e e k ’s is s u e . D o n ’t y o u p e o p l e r ea d th e Tribl)

p o litica l m o tiv a tio n ”. H avin g created o v er a hundred texts w ritten “c o m m e le s partitions m u sic a le ,” L e G roup “p la y s w ith the p r e ci­ sio n o f the v o ic e s and ton es o f p oetry”. M ost o f the sh o w s c o n sist o f four to six m em b ers taking the sta g e w ith their lo o s e ch oreogra­ ph y, all d ressed in black. “M o v em e n t is very im portant” sa y s Patrick.

A fte r h e r in it ia l s u c c e s s w ith ‘S q u id R a p ’ (co-w ritten by buddy A m an d a Straw n), S n i t c h e s m e m b e r Andrea Clark w a s slapp ed w ith the constraining la b el o f ‘fe m i­ n ist sp o k e n w ord p o e t’. A n d A n d rea is not th e ty p e to b e c o n s tr a in e d . “ L a b e ls are a drag, lik e I g o t popular by a c cid e n t, m an... m y friend s w ere w ork in g a cabaret and n e e d ­ ed a su b stitu te. S o I rapped, but all w e had w a s bad ly recorded syn th, so I took it out..an d w as d eem ed ‘sp ok en w o r d ’.”

C lark is p ersista n t, “I still w a n t to rap, act, dan ce and w rite... w riting is lik e m y therapy.”

Dee Smith’s p rofou n d and h u m or­ o u s J a m a ic a n d u b p o e t r y h e l p e d th e D ia sp o r ic A fr ica n P o e ts w in the B la ck P erfo rm a n ce A rts A c a d e m y aw ard tw o years in a row .

• V is u a l A r ts

W orking w ith o n ly the cut im a g es that c o m ­ p o s e th e f ilm , sh e sta rts th e film w ith an a cap ella p ie ce , and fin ish es w ith a so n g she w r o t e s p e c i f i c a l l y f o r th e f i l m . S a y s D u ch arm e, “ It’s qu ite beautiful. It’s not easy c o m p o sin g m u sic for a m o n o lo g u e .”

• S p o k e n W o rd P o e tr y F ra n co p h o n e a c a p e lla sta g e p o e ts, Le Group de poésie moderne t o o k L o lla p a lo o z a ’s third sta g e w ith p oetry that b o r d e r s o n th e a tr e , a m is - e n - s c è n e . S a y s P a trick , “ s o m e te x ts are m o r e tr a d itio n a l, so m e are m ore m u sical, so m e o f them m ake se n se, so m e o f them d o n ’t... but there is no

Christine Phan a g a in , th is tim e w ith a panoram ic v ie w o f her p h oto port­ f o l io ( ‘8 5 - ’9 3 ) . “ I d o n 't h a v e s p e c if ic s u b je c ts in m in d w h e n I ta k e p h o to s .

E veryth in g's the sam e to m e - w hat tou ch es m e - m y frien d s, m y e m o tio n s, it is hard to w ork w ith o n ly o n e su b ject... m y w ork, it’s in stin ctive. S o m e tim es I ’m e v e n surprised by m y p h otos b eca u se I shot them to o fast and d o n ’t rem em ber.”

Joey Dubuc is a n o th e r p h o to g r a p h e r w h o is a ls o a p a in te r an d illu s tr a to r . H is w o r k s e x p lo r e id e a s an d th e m e s th r o u g h in n o v a tiv e u se o f co lo u r and v isu a l form .

CKUT’s Noisy Neighbors Mutli-media cabaret will be held Friday, Sept 30, at the Just for Laughs Museum (2111 St. Laurent), 7pm-3am. Tickets are $6, or check out the vernissage for free from 7-9pm.

B io h a z a r d ju s t w a n n a

By Ioyce Lau a n d H arris N ewman _______ B iohazard h ave som eth in g to say. T h ey a lso lik e to m ake certain y o u hear them , and d o a dam n fin e jo b o f stayin g in your face.

T h is N e w Y ork hardcore group b ou n ce sh eet m etal guitars o f f m osh -frien d ly beats, add a d a s h o f a n g r y v o c a l s , a n d s e r v e at h ig h sp eed . B u t lik e all fast fo o d , B iohazard can le a v e lis te n e r s w ith th at k n o tte d sto m a c h fe e lin g after a bit o f d igestion . T h e Tribune sp o k e w ith drum m er D a n n y S c h u ler abou t the frights and d elig h ts that m ake B iohazard tick.

T h e often m ade hip -h op con n ection m ay seem out o f p lace to so m e , but by the sam e tok en , w h o sa y s w a lls o f distortion h ave to eq u al hard core? “ B o b D y la n w a s the m o st h a rd co re d u d e e v e r . H ard core is a w a y o f life . W e d o n ’t n eed to be part o f a fu ck in g s c e n e . B io h a z a r d is w h a t B io h a z a r d i s , ” S c h u le r sa id . “ W e g r e w up w ith th e S e x P isto ls, the Sugar H ill gang, punk, hardcore, and in B rook lyn , h ip -h o p ’s a natural part o f our listen in g .”

“A ll g o o d m u sic is h e a v y .”

S o the m u sic sou rce seem s o b v io u s, but w hat about the m essa g es? “ O ur s o n g s are a u to b io g r a p h ic a l,” h e said. “T h in g s that w e ’v e liv e d through that h a v e h it u s in a p r o fo u n d w a y , e n o u g h to

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B u t B io h a z a r d c a n ’t run o n a str ic tly p o litic a l agenda. W hat m ak es them w ak e up e v e r y m o r n in g w it h th e n e e d to b e s o . .. a n g r y ? “ T h a n k G o d w e h a v e a w a y to exp ress o u rselv es b eca u se i f w e d id n ’t, w e ’d lo se our m in d s,” h e said. “It’s very therapeu­ tic, sin g in g and dan cin g out all this instead o f ban gin g m y h ead against the w all.

“W e d o n ’t ju st sin g about gun s and cars an d c h i c k s , n o t th a t t h o s e t h in g s a r e n ’t im portant, to o ,” Sch u ler said.

S o w h e r e d o t h e y f i n d th e t im e to a n a ly se su ch startlin g so c ia l is s u e s , I m ean w ith a ll th o s e m u s ic le s s o n s and c o n sta n t r e c o r d in g p r o je c ts ? T h e B io h a z a r d b o y s se e m to have plenty o f tim e to d e v e lo p artic­ ulate evalu ation s o f the w orld at large.

O n racism accusations: “P eo p le w h o get the id ea that this band is racist, th ose p e o p le liv e in their fu ck in g p .c. shit a ss w o rld ,” he said. “T h ey d o n ’t se e the racism the w a y w e see it.”

“R acism is the fall o f m an k in d ,” he said. “ M e d ia e x p lo it s r a c ism , an d ju s t c o n v ic ts p eo p le, lik e O .J. S im p so n .”

O n g u n control; “I f y o u tak e a w a y the gu n s, do y o u think it’ll really s o lv e anything?

G uns d o n ’t k ill p e o p le , p e o p le k ill p e o p le — e v er y o n e sh ou ld have the right to h an d gu n s.”

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By H arris N ewman F r id a y S e p te m b e r 23rd m arked th e r e tu r n o f th e M o th e r sh ip to M e tr o p o lis in th e sh a p e o f B o o t s y C o llin s a n d h is R u b b er B an d . P ro m o te rs D istr ic t S ix m a d e fu ll u s e o f M e tr o p o lis ’ v a r io u s t e c h n o l o g y . T h e m a in s ta g e area w a s f ille d w ith a c o l ­ la g e o f s ig h ts an d s o u n d s , in c lu d in g T V s sc a tte r e d a r o u n d th e h a ll p la y in g ‘ F la s h G o r d o n ’ w i t h th e w o r d fu n k e m b la z o n e d o n th e screen , a lo n g w ith vari­ o u s slid e sh o w o d d itie s and a s te a d y str ea m o f c la s s i c ‘7 0 s fu n k (w h e n th e P .A . s y s te m w a s w o r k in g .) T h e

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cap p ed tw e n ty so m e th in g au d ien ce m e m b e r s v i a D r . D r e ’ s t w is t e d ta k e. A s th e c lo c k stru ck 2 a .m ., an d th e k e y b o a r d is t s t o o k th e ir s o l o s , a n d th e g u ita r is t to o k h is s o lo , and the sin g ers d id their b its, the c r o w d b e g a n to th in ste a d ily , and w a s su b stan tially d e p le ted by th e t i m e th e s h o w e n d e d , w e l l after th e c lu b ’s 3 a.m . cu rfew .

Savoy and th e m a in en tran ce e a ch featu red s e p ­ arate D Js, fo c u sin g o n te c h ­ no and h ip -h o p res­ p e c tiv e ly .

“How I love my coat of many colours... ’ A ll th e se s id e s h o w s w e r e w e lc o m e d is tr a c tio n s , c o n ­ B o o t s y e v e n t u a lly r e tu r n e d , s i d e r in g th a t th e R u b b e r B a n d c o m p le te w ith a w ardrobe c h a n g e , d id n ’t take the sta g e u n til a lm o st 1 to share another h a lf d o z e n so n g s a .m . T h e t w e lv e - p ie c e b a n d b a t­ t le d a p o o r m ix o n th e s a lv a g e d P .A . sy stem in tryin g to w arm up the c ro w d , and after m a n y m in u tes o f d e t a i le d b a n d i n t r o d u c t i o n s , B o o t s y f in a lly to o k th e s ta g e .

F a cin g the drum s and sh a k in g h is c a p e d b o o ty (p ilfe r e d fro m L o u is X I V ’s w a r d r o b e ), h e e v e n t u a lly b le s s e d th e n e a r -c a p a c ity c r o w d b y tu rn in g around an d sla m m in g o u t a fe w sla b s o f P -fu n k .

T h en h e left. F or an hour.

In th e m e a n tim e , th e r est o f th e R u b b e r B a n d s la m m e d th r o u g h a c a v a lc a d e o f c la s s i c s , i n c l u d i n g a 20- m i n u t e r o m p th r o u g h ‘M a k e M y F u n k th e P F u n k ’, p ro b a b ly b etter k n o w n b y th e m a jo r ity o f th e b a s e b a ll-

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(a n d n e e d l e s s to s a y , a n e f f e c t s d r e n c h e d s p a c e b a s s s o l o ) , a ll pu n ctu ated w ith h is J im i H en d rix m e e ts M r. M a g o o v o c a l sty lin g s.

F o r th o s e th a t th e R u b b e r B a n d h a d s u c c e e d e d in ‘w e a r in g o u t ’, th e c o n s t a n t b a r r a g e o f q u a lit y ’7 0 s f i l m s p l a y i n g in th e m a in h a llw a y to a B e a stie B o y s so u n d ­ track o ffe r e d a g r e a t d istr a c tio n .

A ls o p o p u la r w a s p e o p le - w a t c h ­ i n g , a s in tr u e M o n t r é a l s t y l e , m a n y h a d s p e n t h o u r s p r o p e r ly o u tfittin g th e m se lv e s for th is r e li­ g io u s o c c a sio n .

It i s a d m ir a b le th a t B o o t s y and c re w h a v e m a n a g e d to m a in ­ tain a r eason ab le fa c sim ile o f w h at the fun k w a s su p p o sed to b e abou t

w h e n m o n ste r s S ly & th e F a m ily S to n e and P a rlia m en t w a lk e d th e e a r th . P e r p e t u a l s o u n d s y s t e m p ro b lem s, c o u p le d w ith the b a n d ’s late arrival d u e to b order p r o b le m s (I ca n ju s t s e e B o o ts y at th e c u s ­ to m s d e s k n o w — “ O c c u p a tio n ? ” — “ A h b r in g d a fu n k to th a p e o ­ p le , m a b r o th a !” ) d id n o t h e lp in p u ttin g p e o p le in a f e s t iv e m o o d .

N o r d id t h e r a th e r r e p e t it iv e s e t, b u ilt m o s tly around R u b b er B a n d o r ig i­ n a ls , w h ic h w e r e la c k in g in th e v a r i­ e ty d e p a r tm e n t an d h e a v y o n th e c h e e s e .

A n d w h ere w as -c B o o tsy ? W h y d id he g s p e n d n o t e v e n an hour o n sta g e > th r o u g h o u t th e Hr, R u b b e r B a n d s ’ tw o hour p lu s se t?

P erhap s he w as o c c u p ie d w ith c o m ­ m u n ic a t io n s to h i s h o m e w o r ld .

T h e R u b b e r B a n d ’s r h y th m g u i­ ta rist c o v e r e d b a s s d u tie s d u rin g B o o ts y ’s e x te n d e d a b s e n c e — p er­ h a p s it w a s th e c o s tu m e c h a n g e s that to o k so lo n g .

E ith e r w a y , B o o t s y w a s p r o m ise d , an d to th e d e e -lig h t o f t h is p u m p e d u p c r o w d , B o o t s y w a s d e liv e r e d , a lb e it n o t in fu ll.

I t ’s n o t o f t e n th a t f u l l - f l e d g e d le g e n d p u lls in to to w n , e s p e c ia lly th o s e w h o are s in g le -h a n d e d ly r e s p o n s ib le fo r th e e x is te n c e o f a g o o d n u m b e r o f m u s ic g e n r e s .

T h e m u c h -sa m p le d fu n k and so u l c la s s ic s p la y e d b y th e m a in s ta g e D J b e fo r e th e s h o w p a id h o m a g e to the im p act B o o ts y and h is c re w h a v e had o n m u s ic to d a y . It’s to o bad so m u c h h a s b e e n lo s t in th e translation.

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Live Band

JA D E H app y hou r sta r ts a t 7 p a th is M o n d a y A e v e r y M on d ay

By Rachel Stokoe__________________________________ “A true story to o g o o d to b e true.”

S o reads the p o sters fo r Princess Caraboo. A nd truly, w hat c o u ld m ak e a better m o v ie than a c eleb ra ­ tio n o f the p o w e r o f th e im a g in a tio n ? A p p a ren tly a lo t. D ir e c to r M ic h a e l A u s tin m a n a g e s to s id e -s te p a n y p o s s i b l e p r o m is e h e ld in th e s c r ip t, a n d o p ts in stead for a va p id interpretation.

T h e p lo t so u n d s in tr ig u in g en o u g h : a b ea u tifu l, n o n -E n g lis h s p e a k in g w o m a n c o m e s to an u p p ity B ritish fa m ily and m a n a g e s to charm and in sp ire all around her, all the w h ile w rap p ed in a c lo a k o f m y s ­ tery c o n c er n in g her r o y a l h e r ita g e . W ith a c a st that in c lu d e s K ev in K lin e , and John L ith g o w , o n e w o u ld think th e film c o u ld n ’t h e lp but b e fun ny.

B u t in stead , th e m o v ie la ck s. It la ck s a p o in t, it la c k s g r a c e , it la c k s o r ig in a lit y . T h e p o r tr a y a l o f B r itish a risto cra ts as fr iv o lo u s , corru p t in d iv id u a ls (sa v e the o n e w o m a n w h o adop ts P rin cess C araboo) is ju st to o ste r e o ty p ic a l. T h e jo u r n a list w h o fa lls in lo v e w ith th e P r in c e s s , s u p p o s e d ly th e in t e llig e n t g u id e lead in g the a u d ien ce , fig u r es o u t th e truth too q u ick ly . H en ce , th e a u d ien ce n e v e r g e ts a c h a n ce to w on d er, “Is sh e or is n ’t sh e ? ” M o s t p r e d i c t a b l e o f a l l i s th e p o r t r a y a l o f P rin cess C araboo h e r se lf. In her ro le as the P rin cess, P h o e b e C a tes is u n ab le to sp ea k in th e film , e x c e p t for th e od d q u ack o f h er O riental la n g u a g e, w h ic h no o n e can understand a n y w a y . B u t sh e still m a n a g e s to g e t all the m e n in the m o v ie to fa ll in lo v e w ith her, in sp ire s her fe m a le m e n to r to b e c o m e in d ep en d e n t, and h erald s th e rig h ts o f th e p o o r w h ile m a k in g u s s e e h o w r id ic u lo u s th e b o u r g e o isie are. N o t a sm a ll feat, and n ot o n e that C a tes m a n a g e s to carry o f f c o n ­ v in c in g ly . H er character is a p rojection screen for the

o th er ch a r a cte rs’ fa n ta sie s, w h ic h in turn c re a te her p e r s o n a lit y . F o r th is r e a s o n , s h e is n o t a h e r o in e w h o s e fate th e a u d ien ce g iv e s a d am n ab ou t. W h en sh e fin a lly d o e s sh o w her true p e r so n a lity (an e p iso d e

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w h ic h lasts all o f se v e n m in u te s), it is n ot v e ry c o m ­ p e llin g .

C ertain c o m ic fig u r es sh in e, and w o u ld m a k e the film w o r th w h ile i f th ey w ere g iv e n m ore lig h t. K ev in K lin e , John L ith g o w , and Jim B ro a d b en t h a v e their m o m en ts, but their sc e n e s are in tersp ersed w ith u n o­ rigin al “c u te ” o n e s o f the d o e -e y e d P rin c ess C araboo ch arm in g the rest o f the cast. B y the en d o f the film , y o u d o n ’t fe e l stro n g ly ab ou t an y o f th e ch aracters, n or are y o u m o v e d to a n y g rea t r e a liz a tio n . A s for th at w arm f e e lin g y o u o w e to th e h a p p y e n d in g , it w ill d issip a te in abou t fiv e m in u te s, and y o u ’ll fo r g et ab ou t th is m o v ie un til y o u s e e it w h ile b r o w sin g you r v id e o store.

Princess Caraboo plays at the Faubourg.

C o n tin u e d fr o m P a g e 1 3 “ I d o n ’t trust th e U .S . g o v e r n m e n t. I f th e y ban th em , th e y ’ll b e the o n ly o n e w ith g u n s,” h e argued. “ Start reh ab w ith th e k id s — th is w h o le c o u n tr y is b ased o n fa sc ism .”

“B iohazard w ill never lo s e h o p e that i t ’ll g e t bet­ ter. I f not, w e ’d ju st run around and k ill e v e r y o n e .”

Biohazard kills everyone Thursday September 29th at Metropolis with House of Pain, Gravediggaz and Korn.

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ENTERTAINMENT

September 27th, 1994

DLscellancous Peter Gabriel

Secret World Live

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R ecords/M C A ) A fter releasing US, G abriel w as critisized for w allow in g in the m is­ ery o f his broken marriage. H is abil­ ity to co m m en t on fa ile d rela tio n ­ sh ip s, w h ile r e p e lle n t to s o m e , is attractive to others. F or th o se in a “state o f disrepair” this com pilation o ffers little com fort in the form o f

“D o n ’t G ive U p”, an eleven-m inute version o f “In Y our E y e s”. M ake no m istak e, this is a greatest com m er­ c ia l h it s a lb u m . L is t e n e r s m u st endure “S led geh am m er” and “K iss That F rog” before enjoying the likes o f “ R e d R a in ” . B u t s u c h is th e nature o f the business: a little prom o here, a little artistic integrity there.

G abriel is an unm atched performer.

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fam ous — visual effects. Rew orked G urew itz (M r. Brett) are poign ant, and rev a m p ed , th e so u n d is great sarcastic anthems; T hey speak about a n d th e a u d ie n c e w e ll- b e h a v e d . the n egative asp ects o f our society.

R ecorded in Italy, the C D lacks the T elevision . L oss o f individual iden­ in te n s ity o f Peter Gabriel Plays tity. Intolerance. T hey h ook you in Live and the intim acy o f the record­ w ith their m eth od ic p ou nd in g bro­ ing studio. It is recom m ended for die ken-record sound, but also reel you hard fans w ith G abriel c o lle ctio n s. in until you lo o k b eyon d the punk style o f their m usic and take the bait.

C u ttin g e d g e m u s ic s e e k e r s m ay w an t to p o c k e t the m o n e y o n th is Y o u c a n ’t h e lp but g o b b le up the one. A fter all, this '$HE$AF*.U\NEiNTHELA^ ^ppÛÇHÛH is a 5 0 y e a r o ld man w h o still tours w ith h is m o th e r !

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Bad Religion

Stranger than Fiction (A tla n tic / Warner) O ver m y arti­ c h o k e and o liv e p izza, I tried to d ig est this CD . I’d recently read Anthem b y A yn Rand w hich had tied in perfectly with the g e n e r a l m e s s a g e o f th is r e le a s e .

B oth support ind ividu alism and are w eary o f c o lle c tiv is m and so c iety .

Bad R e lig io n ’s so n g s, m o stly w rit­ te n b y G r e g G r a f f in a n d B r e tt

o v e r f l o w o f m e a n in g — t h e r e ’s p le n ty to c o n te m p la te. T h e w ord s w ill su rely “le a v e a m ark on you r so u l”. A C D for so c ia lly c o n scio u s people, or those w h o just enjoy great punk, hardcore m usic. W A R N IN G : y o u m a y b e c o m e a B a d R e lig io n discip le. R ead Anthem and find the

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The Philosopher Kings S /T (S on y) A c id ja z z? L ou n gin ? T op 40?

The T orontonians’ debut has a bit o f e v e r y t h i n g . T h e ir u n iq u e s o u l j a z z /p o p b le n d is h ig h lig h te d b y e x ce lle n t m usiciansh ip. O n the first h a lf o f the album , they groove in a j a z z y F r is c o k in d o f w ay, w ith a helping o f S tyle C ouncil and E lvis C o s te llo to b o o t.

G e r a ld E a to n ’s v o c a l ly r ic is m is so m e w h a t r e m in is c e n t o f G il S c o tt-H e r o n . G u est ja z z s o lo ists T eren ce B la n ch a rd and B o b b y W a ts o n a p p e a r o n a co u p le tracks and help r e i n f o r c e th e P . K . ’s c o o l j a z z fo u n d a tio n .

T h e la tte r h a l f o f th e C D le a n s tow ards M ix 9 6 . A lth o u g h tun efu l and catchy, these tracks are a bit too com m ercial and lo se their patented funky jazz edge. Catch them in co n ­ cert O cto b er 4th . T h eir liv e sh o w breathes n e w life into their w eaker material. — Ramachandra Borcar

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(Q uaterstick/T& G ) T h e p h o to s o n th e s le e v e o f M u le ’s third release, just in tim e to coin cid e w ith their breaking-in new drummer Jason Spavid, pay respect to th e d u a lity o f M u le ’s r ip -a n d grind sound. T he front sports a half­ ton pickup idlin g on a dark country road, w ith various deviants huddled arou n d , ju s t it c h in ’ to r a ise so m e h e ll. T h e b ack is a n igh t tim e c ity skyline, the bright lights surrounding th e c it y ’s rotten core. M u le ’s o w n brand o f gritty rawk fu sed w ith an unm istakable country tw ang reek o f too m any lo n e ly nigh ts in the bush coupled w ith an overd ose o f the big c ity ’s sins. T he overw h elm ing guilt o f le a v in g a trail o f broken hearts w herever they travel has been neatly exorcised on this full length release, w h ic h ran k s p r e tty c lo s e to th eir om n ip o ten t se lf-title d debut a few years back. Just surrender y o u r se lf to this trio n ow , before they com e a lo o k in ’ for you. — Harris Newman

Shinehead

Troddin Thru (Elektra) Shinehead is back to prove that h e ’s a major force in the reggae/rap m u sic scen e. W ith his new release, he d isp lays som e serious sk ills with h is c o o l blend o f reggae, rap, ja zz, r&b, (and ev en rock!) The selection r a n g e s fro m ju m p in g party m u sic like “B oom banging”, to seduce-thelady tunes su ch as “B est creation” , and “ A c c id e n t” . A n d th en th e r e ’s the stu ff to shake your head fanati­ c a lly against the speaker to, and to m a k e s o u n d s lik b B R R R R to .

O p e n in g w ith “ T r o d d in ’ T h r u ” , S h in e h e a d g iv e s a b r ief h istory o f h is m ic-rock in g days that started in the early ‘80s and have since lead to m a n y s u c c e s s s t o r i e s , th e m o s t recent o f w h ich is the hit “Jamaican in N e w -Y o rk ”. H e then g o e s on to drop props to such hip-hop and reg­ g a e p io n eers as A frikka Bam batta, M arley M arl, and DJ R ed A le r t .

“I ’m very proud o f this album ,” adm its Shinehead. A nd w ith such a fine offering, he should be.

— Tamim Suyyagh

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A m n e s ty I n te r n a tio n a l m e ets every T u esd ay. T h is w e e k ’s sp ecial— a letter w ritin g w orkshop .

6 :3 0 p .m ., Shatner 4 3 5 .

M cG ill C a r e e r & P la c e m e n t S e r v ic e recruitm ent presentation P rocter & G am b le “A c c is” sem inar for B . C o m . etc. students. 11:30 - 1 p .m .. B ronfm an

C h e s s C lu b m eetin g . 7 p .m ., Shatner B 9 /1 0 .

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M cG ill C a r e e r & P la c e m e n t S e r v ic e recruitm ent presentation B .N .R ./N o r th e m T e le c o m for E n g., C o m p .S c., M ath, P h y sic s, B .C o m ., Fin. students. 4 6 :3 0 p .m ., F acu lty C lub B allroom , 3 4 5 0 M cT avish .

M cG ill F a c u lty o f M u sic M aster’s R ecita l, p resen tin g Erik R einart, organ. 8 p .m ., R edpath H all.

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M cG ill D e p t, o f E n g lish presents P rofessor R ita F elsk i from the U n iv ersity o f V irgin ia sp eak in g o n Transsexuality, postmodernism, and the death of history. 4 :3 0 p.m ., A rts B ld g ., Arts C ou n cil R oom .

M cG ill C a r e e r & P la c e m e n t S e r v ic e recruitm ent presentation C annon A sso c ia te s for all U ndergrads. 4 - 6 p .m ., B ronfm an B ld g. F acu lty L ou n ge, Rm. 426.

C e n tr e fo r D e v e lo p in g A r ea S tu d ie s presents Dr. A sh ok M itra, M P, sp eak in g on Threat

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W ed n esd a y S ep tem ber 28 M cG ill C a r e e r & P la c e m e n t S e r v ic e recruitm ent presentation L afarge G roup for B .E n g ., B .S c . students. 5 - 7 p .m ., F acu lty C lub M ain D in in g R o o m , 3 4 5 0 M cT avish .

M cG ill F a c u lty o f M u sic and C B C R ad io present Trombone Through the Centuries. 7 :3 0 p .m ., Redpath H all.

M c G ill Im p r o v perform s in the A lle y at 8 :30 p.m .. F ree c o m ­ e d y for everyon e.

Friday. S ep tem ber 3 0 M cG ill C a r e e r & P la c e m e n t S e r v ic e recruitm ent presentation U num C anada for B .A rts, B .C o m . students. 1 2 - 2 p.m ., B ronfm an B ld g . F acu lty L o u n g e, R m . 4 2 6 .

T he M cG ill P a c ific R u m C lu b is h o ld in g its o p e n in g m eetin g/P otlu ck dinner. A lth o u g h not n ecessa ry , p le a se bring a d ish i f y o u can. 7 p .m ., Shatner 107. For m ore in fo call 8 4 2 -8 0 2 5 or 8 4 9 8002.

M cG ill C h r istia n F e llo w s h ip w orsh ip m e etin g — all w e lc o m e . 7 p .m ., Shatner C afeteria. F or m ore in fo c a ll Jean at 2 8 8 -9 7 4 1 .

N D P M cG ill general m eetin g. 5 p .m ., Shatner 3 02.

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T here is a P otlu ck supper 5 :3 0 p.m ., M acdonald C am pus R e sid e n c e (Laird H all) party room .

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Short d istan ce (15 km ): start 1 p.m . at c o m e r o f B o u l. St. Josep h and 32 A v e . in L achine. P lea se sig n up in M acd onald C am pus Library. For in fo c a ll S om giat H engnirun (D an g) at 4 5 7 -7 2 4 9 .

M cG ill F a c u lty o f M u sic p resents C ham ber M u sic, 1 p.m .; P ian o and v o ic e , 2 p.m .; M cG ill W in d s, 3 p.m .; M cG ill Jazz E n sem b le, 5 p.m .; O pen R ehearsal o f the M cG ill S ym p h on y O rchestra, 7 :3 0 - 9 :3 0 p.m .. A ll at P o lla ck H all.

M on d ay. O ctob er 3 M cG ill C a r e e r & P la c e m e n t S e r v ic e recm itm en t presentation M organ Stan ley & C o.

Inc. for all B ach elor d egree stu­ dents. 4 - 6 p .m ., F acu lty C lub B allroom , 3 4 5 0 M cT avish .

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L ezca n o perform ing A rgen tian M u sic. 8 p .m ., P o lla ck H all.

T h e C e n tr e fo r S o c ie ty , T e c h n o lo g y a n d D e v e lo p .m .e n t “ Sp eak er S e r ie s”. P rofessor H oodfar presents her paper Report

from Cairo: Building a National Consensus on Family Planning in Iran. 12:30 - 2 p .m ., 2 0 2 0 U n iv ersity , S u ite 2 4 0 0 . F or m ore in fo p lea se c a ll N ic o la at 3 9 8 -1 8 0 7 Saturday. O ctob er 1 C e n tr e fo r D e v e lo p in g A r e a S tu d ie s presents M .A .

Z am an, D irector U S C B an glad esh sp eak in g on Bangladeshi Women,

their Legal Rights and Human Rights Situation. 11 a .m ., C entre fo r D e v e lo p in g A rea S tu d ies, 3 7 1 5 P eel St., R m 100. For m ore in fo c a ll 3 9 8 -3 5 0 7 or 4 8 4 -3 2 5 9 .

M a c d o n a ld W a lk a th o n , p roceed s for M acd onald C am pus Library. L on g d istan ce (4 0 km): start 8 A M at C entenn ial B ldg;

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T he M cG ill H o n g K o n g D r a g o n S tu d e n ts introduces a C an ton ese L angu age C ourse to teach y o u h o w to p ronou nce w ords and to read in C an tonese. E very T u esd ay from O ctob er 11 to N o v e m b e r 2 9 . For m ore in fo call V in cen t L aw at 2 8 8 -1 3 8 7 .

Rough weekend for field hockey

T h e M a rlet fie ld h o c k e y te a m h a d a to u g h tim e f in d in g th e n e t w h il e c o m p e t i n g in th e ir s e c o n d tou rn am en t o f th e s e a s o n la st w e e k e n d . T h e M arlets w e r e sh u to u t th ree tim e s at th e N e p e a n tou rn am en t in O tta w a . T h e te a m lo s t 3 - 0 to W a te r lo o , 1 -0 to G u e lp h a n d 3 - 0 to W e s te r n in th r e e f r u it le s s a ttem p ts to put p o in ts o n th e board. T h e h ig h lig h t o f th e w e e k e n d w a s an im p r e s siv e 5-1 w in o v e r T rent U n iv e r sity o f P ete rb o ro u g h , O n tario. In th e v icto r y a hat trick b y N a ta s c h a v a n B o e tz e lla e r le d th e w a y o f f e n s iv e ly , w h ile B r io n y A n g u s and C h risty L o v e a d d ed sin g le s . Jillia n R o p e r te n d e d g o a l in th e w in .

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Martlet rugby post shutout over Macdonald College

T h e u n d e fe a te d w o m e n ’s r u g b y tea m e x te n d e d its w in n in g streak b y b la n k in g M a cd o n a ld C o lle g e , in S te . A n n e -d e -B e lle v u e 2 4 - 0 la st w e e k e n d . T h e M artlet o ffe n s e w a s le d b y D e z L id o n w h o sc o r e d tw o tries. C h arlotte D a u g h n e y rec o rd ed n in e p o in ts

o n a p e n a lty try and tw o c o n v e r ts w h ile Jo G u ertin a d d ed a s in g le try. T h e c lu b te a m is tearin g up the le a g u e an d p a r a ly sin g e a c h o p p o n e n t that it fa c e s , s o far a llo w in g n o p o in ts a g a in st in three g a m e s.

T h e le a g u e le a d in g M artlets, n o w 3 -0 , w ill fo c u s th eir a ttack o n C o n co r d ia th is T h u rsd ay n igh t.

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T h e M c G ill R o w in g C lu b to o k to th e road th is w e e k e n d to c o m p e te in th e U n iv e r sity o f T oron to S p rin ts c o m p e titio n a lo n g w ith B r o ck U n iv e r sity , U n iv e r sity o f W e ster n O n tario, Q u e e n ’s U n iv e r sity , an d th e u n iv e r sitie s o f T o r o n to and W a te rlo o .

M c G ill to o k first in th e ju n io r v a rsity w o m e n ’s lig h tw e ig h t fo u r s, v a rsity w o m e n ’s lig h tw e ig h t e ig h t, an d th e w o m e n ’s lig h tw e ig h t s in g le . O n th e m e n ’s s id e , th e n o v ic e T e a m “A ” an d ju n io r v a r sity h e a v y w e ig h t fo u r to o k top p r iz e s in th eir d iv is io n s as w e ll a s in th e c o a c h e s a lu m n i race. S e c o n d p la c e fin is h e s w e r e r ec o rd ed b y th e w o m e n ’s n o v ic e T e a m “B ” a n d v a r sity m e n ’s h e a v y w e ig h t e ig h ts in an o v e r a ll str o n g sh o w in g .

O n ce again, it’s tim e to su bm it to T h e R e d H e r r in g , M c G ill’s o n ly in ten tion ally funny pu blication. In addition to the annual H orrible H aiku c o n test, w e h ave the S tev en S e g a l m o v ie title co n te st (three w ords or le ss, m ust in clu d e “k ill”, e .g . K illad elp h ia), and the relig io u s ico n loo k -a lik e p h oto con test. T he d ead lin e is N o v .

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By C hristopher Rigney In a rapid se q u e n c e o f ev en ts w h ich took p la c e at the end o f last A p r i l a n d i n t o e a r ly M a y , th e M cG ill M artlet h o c k e y team , w in ­ le s s in their 1 9 9 3 -1 9 9 4 cam p aign , underw ent so m e m ajor ch a n g es for this u p co m in g season .

T h e team , w h ic h h as e n jo y e d fu ll varsity status in past years, has b e e n d e m o te d to a tier -th r ee u n i­ v e rsity ath letic clu b . T h e d e c is io n w a s h an d ed d o w n la st M ay in an e m e r g e n c y s e s s i o n o f M c G i l l ’s A th le tic R e -c la s s ific a tio n C o m m ittee . T h e d e c is io n ca m e in the w ak e o f the d isb an d in g o f the Q uebec S tu d e n t’s S p o rts F ed eration h o c k e y leagu e, after the p o st-se a so n m e etin g s for the fourte a m le a g u e e x p o s e d th e sta te o f disarray the lea g u e w as in.

T h e four team s in the leagu e, M cG ill, C on cordia, l ’U n iversité du Q u é b e c a T r o is R iv ié r e s (U Q T R ) and C E G E P St. Laurent, sent their a th le tic and in te r c o lle g ia te d ir e c ­ tors and their head c o a c h e s to the

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G e o f f P h illip s , w h o c o a c h e d the M artlets fo r the p ast fe w s e a ­ s o n s a n d i s s t e p p in g d o w n t h is y ea r, e x p la in e d M c G ill’s p o s itio n at the Q S S F m eetin gs. “ W e w e r e fr u str a te d b y th e w e a k n ess o f the lea g u e, as w ere a f e w o f th e o t h e r t e a m s in th e le a g u e . W e ’re tr y in g to k e e p the program g o in g in the righ t d ir e c ­ tio n .” A d d e d P h illip s , “fo r a p ro­ gram lik e o u rs, s u c c e ss h in g e s on g ettin g into a stable lea g u e.”

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C o n c o r d ia ’s d e p a r tu r e le f t a le a g u e c o n s is tin g o f a u n iv e r sity team from M cG ill, a C E G E P team in S t. L a u r e n t a n d a c o m b i n e d squad in U Q T R w h ich appeared to be in sh am bles. T he m eetin g o f the r e - c la s s i f ic a t i o n c o m m it t e e f o l ­ lo w e d and the tribunal fo c u se d on three factors: the num ber o f team s in the leagu e, the typ es o f team s in the lea g u è (u n iversities, C E G E P s), and th e fa c t th a t th e p h ilo so p h y /r u les did not appear to be uniform from sc h o o l to sc h o o l.

T h e f i n a l d e c i s i o n w a s th a t th e h o c k e y M artlets d id n o t m e e t the criteria n ecessa ry to be con sid ered a varsity team .

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W h e n P h illip s c a lle d th e M a rtlet recru its to in fo r m th e m a b o u t the state o f the program , a fe w h ig h ly to u te d , w o u ld -b e r o o k ie s d e c id e d to atten d o th er u n iv e r sitie s; th e se w e r e p o te n tia l r o o k ie s w h o m M c G i l l h a d s o u g h t a f t e r fo r m on th s, e v e n years.

A s P h illip s p o in te d o u t, h o w ­ ever, the M artlets are lu ck y to have a team at all. “ T h is p ro g ra m c a m e d a n g e r ­ o u sly c lo s e to n o lo n g e r e x is tin g ,” said P h illip s. “ Sure th is is a b lo w to o u r p r o g r a m , b u t th e im p o r ta n t th in g is th at w e s till h a v e a p r o ­ gram .”

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Continued from Page 1 M cG ill responded w ith their only touchdow n on the next p ossession , but it w as a c la ssic ca se o f too little too late. A 5-yard run by running back Sh aw n L in d en at 7 :2 9 o f the third m ade the tally 2 8 -8 in favou r o f the Stingers.

T he M cG ill o ffe n c e , already shorthanded due to the injury to Chad Luedtke, w as further crippled with another m ishap. S econ d string quarter­ back Dana T oering broke his wrist and w ill be m ost probably lost for the remainder o f the season. H e cam e in relief for an ineffective Lucchetta late in the seco n d quarter. T oerin g threw for se v e n c o m p letio n s and 107 yards before he had to leave the gam e a few m inutes into the fourth quarter.

M e a n w h ile th e S tin g e r s w e re b u sy ta c k in g o n an o th er 14 p o in ts.

C o n c o r d ia ’s o th e r p iv o t D o m in ik G o u le t to s s e d a f iv e -y a r d p a s s to M astrodom inico, and DuClair darted into the end zone from nine yards out.

M cG ill got into double digits on the scoreboard w hen the punt rush forced the Stinger punter to conced e a safety.

The w in for C oncordia puts them in sole p ossession o f first place in the O -Q IFC . M cG ill w ith the lo ss fa lls into a three-w ay tie for secon d place along w ith O ttawa and Carleton. The R edm en hope to rebound w hen they travel w e s t to th e n a tio n ’s c a p ita l to battle the O ttaw a G e e -G e e ’s th is

d u t ie s a r e b e i n g h a n d l e d b y P h illip s’ assistant co a ch es from last s e a s o n , M c G i ll s t u d e n t s J o h n C la r k e a n d A n d r e w M c A d a m .

E v e n tu a lly , h o w e v e r , th e d e p a r t­ m en t o f athletics w ill be lo o k in g for a non-student to coach the team .

T h e e v e n t s o f la s t s u m m e r ,

M cG ill R e se a r c h e r s a r e lo o k in g fo r s tu d e n ts 1 8 -3 0 y e a r s old , sp o k e n

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lea g u e ev en ts w h ich had transpired in the w e ek s prior, sp elled the end o f the Q S S F h o ck ey leagu e for the u p com in g season .

M c G ill a th le tic s o f f i c i a l s , in an attem pt to resuscitate the b e lea ­ guered M artlet program , scram bled to find a n e w leagu e for the team .

W ith th e O n t a r io U n i v e r s i t i e s le a g u e to o far and to o e x p e n s iv e fo r th e c lu b to j o in , th e d e c is io n w a s m ade to enter into a ten-team S e n io r ‘B ’ le a g u e in R e p e n tig n y , Q u e ., a p p r o x im a te ly 4 5 m in u te s from d ow n to w n M ontreal.

W h ile the c lu b ’s d e m o tio n to tier-three statu s m ea n s the lo s s o f fu n d in g , tr a n sp o r ta tio n an d fo o d a llo w a n c es, and facility preferen ce, the M artlets w ill still h a v e a team fo r th e 1 9 9 4 -1 9 9 5 se a s o n . G iv e n the situation at the start o f the su m ­ m e r, th is a p p ea r s to b e n o sm a ll a c c o m p li s h m e n t . T h e c lu b w ill con tin u e to p la y its h om e g a m es at M cC on n ell W inter A rena.

F or th e tim e b e in g , c o a c h in g

We Want You! r ig h t-h a n d e d ,

T he Patriotes o f the U n iversité de Q uébec à T rois-R ivières w ill think tw ic e about invitin g the M ayor the n ext tim e the R edm en com e to tow n.

M cG ill m anaged a team poin ts-for-gam e record w ith a 6 0 -0 rout in T roisR ivières on Sunday.

T h e g a m e w a s b ille d as a p r o m o tio n a l m atch fo r ru gb y in T r o isR ivières. M cG ill captain D an B en o it presented gifts to the M ayor in a pre­ gam e cerem on y w h ich featured m any local dignitaries.

T he pleasantries ended there. W ithin m inutes o f the openin g k ick -off, M cG ill led 7 -0 on a try-by veteran no. 8 S tev e R obb. B efore the day w as through, R obb w ou ld add tw o m ore tries on runs through Patriote defen d ­ ers.

B y half-tim e, the scoreboard read 2 6 -0 in favour o f the R ed and W hite.

U nfortunately for U Q T R , the secon d h a lf w ou ld prove to be no kinder, as M cG ill w ou ld add 3 4 additional points.

T enaciou s tackling by backs R ich Preuss and O yvin d Backfra stym ied any chances o f a Patriote score. M ean w hile, the M cG ill backline w as daz­ z lin g the o p p o sitio n o n tr ie s by Ja so n M a so tti (3 ), R ic h ie H arris, Pat G hattas and J.F. Charland. Charland added a 4 0 yard drop-goal into a stiff at M ichel Sarassin field.

Team President Sam Lupton, w h o has not been playing due to an ankle injury, w as p leased by M cG ill’s perform ance.

“There is a tendancy to play dow n to an op p on en t’s lev e l w hen facin g a less exp erien ced team. T oday, w e execu ted the fundam entals and m ain­ tained fo c u s,” he said.

B enoit w as equally im pressed.

“O ur in te n sity o n the p itch tod ay w a s very e n co u ra g in g . W ith our undersized pack, w e ’ll n eed that to rem ain com petitive this season ,” he stat­ ed.

M c G ill c o n t in u e s le a g u e p la y o n W e d n e s d a y w h e n th e y tr a v e l crosstow n to C oncordia U niversity.

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By A llana H enderson M c G i l l ’s T e a m o f th e Y e a r fo r th e p a st s ix y e a r s is b a c k in a c t i o n a n d m a k i n g a b id f o r a s e v e n th title c o m e A p r il w h e n th e m u c h s o u g h t a fte r d is t in c t io n is u p fo r g r a b s a g a in . M u c h to th e f r u s tr a tio n o f o th e r M c G ill s q u a d s v y i n g f o r t h e a w a r d , it l o o k s l ik e th e w o m e n ’s s o c c e r te a m h a s ju m p e d o u t a h e a d o f th e p a c k o n c e ag a in .

E v e n in a g a m e w h i c h th e M a r t le t s w e r e e x p e c t e d t o w in h a n d ily , th e r e w a s p le n ty o f e x c it in g a c tio n a n d e n th u sia sm to k e e p th e fa n s in te r e s te d a n d e n t e r t a in e d . F o r e x a m p l e , h o w o fte n d o e s a g o a lte n d e r c o m e ou t o f n e t to sc o r e a g o a l at th e o th e r e n d o f th e fie ld ? E v e n o n a q u ie t d a y , th e r e d o e s n ’t s e e m to b e a d u ll m o m e n t in M c G ill w o m e n ’s soccer.

T h e M a r t le t s o p e n e d t h e ir s e a s o n w ith a 1 3 - 0 r o m p in g o f th e B i s h o p ’ s L a d y G a ite r s o n F rid a y n ig h t to p u t a little in su r­ a n c e d o w n o n th e 1 9 9 4 -9 5 W o m e n ’s S o c c e r /T e a m o f th e Y e a r A w a r d . A lt h o u g h th e w in w a s a n tic ip a te d a g a in s t th e l e s s e x p e r ie n c e d an d w e a k e r L a d y G a ite r s, it w a s n o t e x p e c te d to b e

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B e a c o n s fie ld , Q u e b e c , e m p h a ­ s i z e s th a t th e g a m e w a s n o t a p p ro a c h e d lig h th e a r te d ly . “ W e w e n t o u t w ith th e a tti­ tu d e th a t w e h a d to p la y h a r d ,” sh e s a id . “ O ur c o a c h w a s su r ­ p r ise d w ith h o w w e ll w e p la y e d e v e n th o u g h w e e x p e c t e d to

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T h e v ic t o r y w a s a te a m e ffo r t w ith e v e r y b o d y p a r tic ip a t­ in g and an in c r e d ib le n in e p la y e r s a d d in g p o in ts to th e sco r eb o a rd .

A m o n g th e s c o r in g le a d e r s w e r e B lo o m fie ld , J u lie M a u g h a n , K a th e r in e D u r a n d a n d O d ile D e s b o is w h o n e tte d tw o g o a ls e a c h . S i n g l e p o in t - g e t t e r s w e r e L u c ia n a C ifa r e lli, K ir ste n G reer, S a s c h a M c L e o d , and J e s s ic a M in g o .

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By M ila A u n g -T hw in ______________________________________ M a y b e th e R e d m e n s o c c e r te a m w a s in sp ir e d b y th e tr e m e n d o u s v ic to r y o f th e M c G ill w o m e n ’s te a m a g a in st B is h o p ’s earlier in th e e v e n in g . P erh ap s it w a s p la y in g o n th e ir o w n c o z y a str o tu r f f ie ld in fro n t o f a r e la tiv e ly la rg e a n d s u p p o r tiv e h o m e c r o w d . W h a te v e r th e c a s e , th e R e d m e n s o c c e r te a m d e m o n s tr a te d th e ir su p e r io r ity o v e r th e la s t-p la c e B i s h o p ’s G a ite r s b y b e a tin g th e m 4 - 0 o n a s o g g y F rid ay n ig h t.

M c G ill se e m e d to im p r o v e a s th e g a m e w e n t o n , c o n ­ tr o llin g th e b a ll w e ll a n d m a k in g a ccu ra te p a s s e s . R o la n d S in g h started o f f th e sc o r in g fo r th e R e d m e n w ith a s p e c ­ ta c u la r h e a d e r th a t s a ile d p a s t th e G a ite r g o a lk e e p e r . In lig h t o f th e sh u to u t, that w a s a ll th e o f f e n c e M c G ill w o u ld h a v e n e e d e d , but that d id n o t d e te r h a lfb a c k D id ie r S e r er o fr o m s c o r in g a g a in a b o u t f i v e m in u te s later, in c r e a sin g the le a d to tw o g o a ls.

A k e y p o in t in th e g a m e c a m e w h e n v e te r a n M c G ill g o a lte n d e r B ria n R a e w a s a b le to sto p a b u lle t o f a k ic k o f f a G a it e r l e g , o n e o f th e m a n y g o o d s a v e s m a d e o n th e n ig h t.

L a te r in th e m a tc h , R e d m a n S e a n S m ith d r ib b le d h is w a y th r o u g h th e B is h o p ’s d e fe n s e fro m m id fie ld to th e le ft o f th e g o a l area an d c e n te r e d th e b a ll to R o la n d S in g h , w h o w a s a b le to turn an d p la c e th e b a ll b e tw e e n d iv in g G a ite r p la y e r s.

I f a n y o f th e sm a ll p o c k e ts o f B is h o p fa n s in M o ls o n S ta d iu m still h e ld a n y h o p e s o f a p o s s ib le G a ite r c o m e b a c k , a n y s u c h d r e a m s w e r e c r u s h e d b y M c G ill str ik e r D a v id R o s s m a n . H e b r o k e th r o u g h th e G a ite r d e fe n s e an d m a d e s c o r in g lo o k q u ite s im p le , p la c in g h is k ic k to th e b o tto m r ig h t o f th e g o a l a n d s e a lin g th e g a m e fo r M c G ill, 4 -0 .

R e d m e n g o a lie M a tth e w M a e n n lin g , w h o r e p la c e d R a e la ter in th e c o n te s t, w a s a b le to sto p a b r e a k a w a y g o a l b y a c h a r g in g G a ite r la te in th e g a m e a n d a ls o a b le to g r a b a w e ll-p la c e d c o m e r k ic k to p r e se r v e th e sh u to u t fo r M c G ill.

T h e R e d m e n w ill h o s t th e ir a r c h - e n e m ie s , th e C o n c o r d i a S t i n g e r s , a t 9 p .m . o n W e d n e s d a y n i g h t a t M o ls o n S tad iu m .

o n ly fo u r r o o k ie s and a str o n g lin e o f v e te r a n s, th e team is c o n fid e n t d e s p ite s o m e e x h ib i­ tio n lo s s e s .

O n e o f th o s e lo s s e s c a m e o n S u n d a y a fte r n o o n a s th e te a m fa c e d Q u e e n ’s in e x h ib itio n p la y at M o ls o n S ta d iu m in w h a t c o u ld b e c o n sid e r e d a p e r fo r m a n c e that

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C a r o ly n T e n g , t h e M a r t le t g o a lk e e p e r in th e fir s t h a lf, w a s m o v e d to c e n t r e f o r w a r d a f t e r h a lf t im e , t a k in g a d v a n ta g e o f a rare o p p o rtu n ity to v is it th e o p p o ­ s ite e n d o f th e f i e l d o ffe n s iv e ly .

She c a m e o u t o f th e g a m e w ith b o th a fir st h a lf sh u to u t and a g o a l s c o r e d in h e r te m p o r a r y p o s it io n o n th e o f f e n s iv e attack .

The M a r tle ts s h o u ld b e a str o n g tea m th is y e a r on b o th th e lo c a l and n a tio n a l fr o n ts. T h e y o f i n i s h e d th e s e a s o n (£ la s t y e a r w ith a fo u r th -p la c e fin is h at <L) th e n a tio n a l c h a m p i­ C o n s h ip s a n d a n tic i­ 3 -Q p a te a to p - t e n r a n k ­ in g th is s e a so n . W ith

T h e M c G i l l R e d b ir d s v a r s i t y b a s e b a ll c lu b w o n a ll th r e e g a m e s a g a in s t th e v is it in g M cM a ste r M arau d ers th is w e e k e n d b e fo r e n ear c a p acity c ro w d s at C en ten n ial Park in C o te -S t-L u c . T h e s w e e p a llo w e d M cG ill to raise its record to a p erfect 6-0 in its inaugural season . “ M cM a ste r m a d e a h u g e m is ­ tak e— th e y p is s e d u s o f f ,” R e d b ir d s catch er T y ler L e v in e sa id , e x p la in in g th e t e a m ’ s s u c c e s s a g a i n s t th e M arauders.

W h a te v e r the m o tiv a tio n , it w a s clea r that M c G ill o u tc la sse d M cM aster throughout the w eek en d .

M c G i l l s t r u c k q u i c k l y in th e se r ie s op en er as se c o n d basem an R on B u g ea u d led o f f the first inn in g w ith a d o u b le. T h is w as q u ick ly fo llo w e d by a s in g le o f f th e b a t o f S te v e H e r sc o v itc h and a to w e r in g d r iv e b y T o d d S a v a g e . A lth o u g h S a v a g e w a s r o b b e d o f e x t r a b a s e s b y th e a le r t M cM a ste r o u tfie ld e r , h e d id d r iv e in B u geau d .

Y a n M o n n et fin ish e d the sco rin g in the first w ith a lo n g sa c r ifice fly to cen tre to bring H ersco v itch h om e.

S u p p o r te d b y a tw o -r u n le a d , M c G ill’s B rian T ith erin gton settled in to p itch a strong gam e. T o u ch ed for a run in the third, T ith erin gton took a 2 1 lea d g o in g into the fin al in n in g but, tir in g s l i g h t l y , h e s u c c u m b e d to a d e f e n s iv e le td o w n an d a llo w e d M cM aster to tie the gam e. O nly clu tch r e c o v e r y p i t c h i n g a n d a s p a r k lin g d e fe n s iv e p la y by S te v e M o rg a n stein a llo w e d M c G ill to e s c a p e th e in n in g u n scathed, w ith M cM aster lea v in g the b a ses loaded.

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w a s n o t fe lt to b e up to par b y th e p la y e r s.

T h e fin a l s c o r e o f 3 -1 p u t M c G ill o n th e lo s in g e n d o f th e str u g g le a g a in st th e G o ld e n G a e ls in a g a m e w h ic h , o n a b etter d a y , th e y are c e r ta in th e y c o u ld h a v e w o n . T h e lo n e g o a l w a s sc o r e d b y O d ile D e s b o is to e s t a b lis h a sh o r tliv e d h a lftim e 1-1 tie b e fo r e th e G o ld e n G a e ls r e s u r fa c e d to n e t a c o u p le o f p o in ts in th e s e c ­ o n d h a lf.

B lo o m f ie ld s u m m e d th e d a y u p o n a p o s itiv e n o te . “ I w o u ld n ’t sa y th a t w e p la y e d a b a d g a m e . T h e y c a p ita l­ iz e d o n th e ir s c o r in g o p p o r tu n i­ tie s an d w e m is s e d o u t o n a f e w th at w e r e k e y ,” sh e said .

T h e p la y e r s a p p e a r e d to b e tired an d w o r d h a s it that, e x h ib i­ tio n g a m e or n o t, c o a c h T o n y I a c h e t t a w a s d is a p p o in t e d w it h h is te a m ’s c o n d itio n in g .

I f th e c o a c h b e lie v e s th a t th e r e i s r o o m f o r c o n d i t i o n i n g i m p r o v e m e n t , y o u c a n b e t th a t th ere w ill b e a lo t o f “ a c tiv ity ” o n th e M o ls o n S ta d iu m fie ld d u rin g p r a c t ic e t i m e t h i s w e e k a s t h e M a r tle ts gear up fo r th e C o n c o r d ia S tin g e r s on W e d n e s d a y n ig h t o n th e ir h o m e fie ld at 7 p .m .

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T it h e r in g t o n th o u g h , w h o a m a s s e d se v e n strikeouts, the ga m e lo o k e d lik e it w o u ld g o into extra in n in gs.

T h e ga m e rem ained tied until the b o tto m o f th e n in th w h e n M c G i ll ’s D a n B r o c k r e a c h e d f ir s t b a s e o n a w alk. A fter a tex tb o o k bunt by short­ sto p R ob ert B o h b o t a d v a n ce d B r o ck , B u g e a u d d r o v e in th e w in n in g run w ith a sin g le to centre. T h e fin al score had the R edb irds on top, 3-2 .

W h ile the first ga m e w a s a p itch ­ in g d u e l, th e s e c o n d w a s a s lu g fe s t.

M cG ill e x p lo d e d for e le v e n runs in the first three in n in g s, in clu d in g six in the th ird . L e a d in g th e R e d b ir d s o f f e n c e w a s s e c o n d b a sem a n D a n K u zm a ro v w h o had tw o hits in clu d in g a tw o-ru n t r ip le .

T ed C aron and S te v e M organ stein e a ch scored tw ic e , w h ile S te v e M unroe d rove in tw o.

D e sp ite th e 1 1-0 lea d , th in g s did n o t g o sm o o th ly for the R ed b ird s, as th ey w e re shut d o w n for the rest o f the g a m e b y a stro n g M cM a ste r p itc h in g on slau gh t.

T h e M arauder o ffe n c e su p p orted th e p itc h in g b y p o u n d in g o u t s e v e n runs. M cM aster e v e n threatened to tie th e g a m e in th e s i x t h i n n in g u n t il reliev er B rock cam e o n to c o a x a d o u ­ b le p la y ball to get M cG ill ou t o f the in n in g . M c G ill h u n g o n fo r th e w in h o w ev e r, w ith the score p o sted 11-7.

T h e fin al ga m e o f the h om estan d w a s n e a r ly a s t i g h t a s t h e f i r s t .

M c G ill’s M itch Sch ip p ert had a so lid o u tin g for th e R ed b ird s, p itc h in g fiv e in n in gs, striking out four and a llo w in g o n ly o n e e a r n e d run in th e w in n in g ca u se. It w a s M c G ill’s p rob lem s in the fie ld that kep t the gam e c lo s e .

W ith the ga m e tied 4 -4 in the fifth in n in g , T y ler L e v in e broke th e d e a d ­ lo c k w ith a r u n -s c o r in g d o u b le . T h e

R ed b ird s n e v e r lo o k e d back, w in n in g 7 -4 , as B rock record ed h is se c o n d sa v e o f the w eek en d .

W h ile th e R e d b ir d s w e r e c o n f i ­ d e n t e n t e r in g th e s e a s o n , t h e y are p le a s a n tly su rp rise d b y th eir p e r fe c t r e c o r d . S t e v e S in g e r , th e R e d b ir d s ’ g e n e r a l m a n a g e r c o m m e n te d o n th e w e e k e n d ’s su c c e ss.

“W e d id n ’t k n o w w h at th e c o m ­ p etitio n w o u ld be lik e, so w e are very p le a s e d w ith our p erfo rm a n ce so far.

W e fe e l w e are c o m p e titiv e w ith every team in the le a g u e ,” he said. “ I had n o id ea our team w o u ld be so stron g,” A tif K han said. “ A t m any p o sitio n s w e are tw o players d e e p .”

M c G ill’s s u c c e s s thu s far s e e m s to b e d eriv ed from so lid p itc h in g and d e fe n c e c o u p le d w ith an opp ortu nistic o f f e n c e . A lth o u g h th e r e is a c o r e o f k ey p layers, at m an y p o sitio n s players th e y are p la to o n ed , r eflec tin g a depth not fou n d in M c G ill’s op p on en ts.

O u tfield er Jerem y S o b o l support­ e d th is a ss e s sm e n t, a sser tin g that the te a m ’s h o t start is d u e to “ a c o r e o f strong hitters su p p lem en ted by a d eep b en ch and so lid p itc h in g .”

T h is c e r ta in ly s e e m e d to b e th e c a se again st M cM aster, as a n e w hero s e e m e d to e m e r g e in e a c h g a m e .

V ir tu a lly e v er y p la y e r on th e M c G ill r o s t e r c o n t r ib u t e d in s o m e w a y .

R ed b ird p itc h e r E d K im o ffe r e d o n e a s s e s s m e n t o f th e situ a tio n . “ B e s id e s a t t r a c t in g s e m i - i n t e l l i g e n t p e o p l e , M c G ill a lso se e m s to attract ath letica l­ ly -in c lin e d p e o p le ,” h e said.

T h e p la y e r s n o te th a t M c G i l l ’s s t i f f e s t c h a lle n g e to d a te h a s y e t to c o m e t h is w e e k e n d w h e n th e y h o s t D u rh a m C o lle g e at th eir h o m e park, S atu rd ay at 3 p .m . an d S u n d a y at 1 p.m .

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