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Mental Health strug­ gles with growing needs

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S c ie n c e The struggle for a Malaria vaccine.

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F e a tu re s Chretien’s proposal for partnership: a veto that divides the country?

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E n t e r t a in m e n t Disks about dead men, movies about fish and Moor.

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For many students, the transi­ tion to university life can be quite difficult. W hile most are able to cope with the new challenges and stresses that university life offers, a significant number of students need help in overcom ing these hurdles.

“U n iv ersity stu d en ts are a high risk group for various mental and e m o tio n a l p ro b le m s. For many of them , university is the first time away from their family, and at the same time, many new p re ssu re s and fears com e into play, [for example] fears about the future, grades, or just adjusting to a new ro le in lif e ,” ex p la in e d S haron P e trie of the C anadian Psychiatric Association.

At McGill, there are a variety of programs available to the stu­ dent seeking help, from personal and group counselling to psychi­ atric care. The services are decen­ tralised and students can enter the sy stem in m any w ay s. H ealth S e rv ic e s can re fe r stu d en ts to either Mental Health Services or the Counselling Service, depend­ ing on th e ir n eed s. The Counselling Service offers acade­ m ic, v o c a tio n a l, and p erso n al counselling with one of ten staff psychologists.

O th ers are re fe rre d to the Mental Health Services. The MHS department employs four psychia­ trists and two psychologists. MHS sees o v er 700 stu d en ts a year, w h o se p ro b le m s ra n g e from ad ju stm en t d iso rd ers to severe depression and even psychoses. “ In th e la st te n y e a rs, we have seen a significant increase in need and d em an d fo r o u r s e r­ vices... with no real increase in the resources allocated to u s,” said Dr. Hoffman, the director of the MHS at McGill.

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magine the Shatner Ballroom: on the floor, a row o f absurd cube-like contraptions two metres high, formed from a chaotic jum ­ ble of wood, tubes, pop cans, plas­ tic trucks, stereo speakers, and just about anything under the sun.

Such w as the scene last Thursday in the Shatner Building, during one of the many events of the Quebec Engineering games.

The gam es ran last W ednesday to Sunday and fea­ tured a congregation of engineers from ten Quebec universities, pit­ ted against each other in contests of the mind and body. McGill was the host school for this, the sixth annual competition.

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M arking was based partially on the accuracy of targets, origi­ nality, aesthetics of the machine, and inclusion of M ATROX, the sp o n so r. F o r e x am p le, som e devices released large posters with the name of the sponsor plastered acro ss it. T he d e sig n e rs o f McGill’s machine, however, chose to ignore this particular require­ ment. In addition to these criteria, spirit also counted. Some en g i­ neers were spotted wearing multi­ coloured, four-pointed hats, chant­ ing school choruses and drinking songs.

P articipants w ere given the specifications for the competition far in advance of the big day, but had only two and a half hours to construct their contraptions from

the McGill metallurgical engineer­ ing program, participated in this year’s event.

“I t’s a com bination of four sporting events and some academ­ ic ev en ts. T here are m arks for team spirit, performance and accu­ racy in the academ ic c o m p e ti­ tions...and there’s a quiz show. At night, there are events or ‘shows,’ w h ich are b a sic a lly ev ery o n e drinking all night,” he said.

One of the events central to the games is the MATROX gener­ al contest. Each university was required to build a m achine that follow ed certain specifications.

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I n t e r d is c i p li n a r y s t u d ie s t h r e a t e n e d b y th e “ N e w M c G i l l ” B y M elissa R adler

As the u n iv e rsity review s P rin cip al S h a p iro ’s docum ent “Towards a New M cG ill,” many sm aller d ep artm en ts and interdisciplinary studies at McGill are voicing concerns and formulating responses.

M cG ill’s reputation as one of Canada’s top educa­ tional institutions is currently threatened by a high mone­ tary debt and cuts in govern­ ment funding. Shapiro’s pro­ posed New McGill would be privatised with tuition fees of up to $15,000 introduced to offset reliance on the low level of government funding.

A professor-student ratio of approximately ten-to-one is envisioned in a downsized and decentralised M cGill.

Shapiro’s stated intention is to transform McGill into a research-intensive, worldrenowned institution.

In the docum ent, Shapiro stated that “a more decentralised McGill is one in which only faculties capa­ ble of generating revenues to

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Africana Studies, one of only tw o such program s in C anada, views “Towards a New McGill” as a th reat to its own existence and to the larg er scope of McGill’s integrity. An in te rd is c ip lin a ry m ajor and m inor in A frican a S tudies is cu rren tly being offered at M cG ill, with 21 courses open to students. Although S hapiro d eclared a com m itm ent to “a broader knowledge of foreign languages and cultures,” decentrali­ sation may mean the elim in atio n of A frican a S tudies courses through a lack of internal funds and a sh o rtage o f sta ff to cover cuts.

Melanie Newton, political co-ordinator of the Black Students’ N etw ork, expressed concern with what she

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considers to be M cG ill’s attitude toward traditionally irrelevant areas of study.

“There is an attitude that areas of study that deal with ‘third world regions’ are additions to our educa­ tion, that they are luxuries,” said Newton. “We disagree. We think they are central.”

N ew ton fu rth er stated that McGill’s academic priorities seem to be skewed to the financial situa­ tion of Canada at large rather than to the integrity of a diverse educa­ tion. Newton proposed alternatives to the p o ssible e lim in atio n of Africana Studies courses such as the sharing of labour resources between universities, and increasing the role of interdisciplinary studies within a lib eral arts fram ew ork.

Consequently, Africana Studies stu­ dents have begun fund-raising in a commitment to raise $200,000 to install an Africana Studies chairper­ son.

In contrast to Africana Studies’ response to “New M cG ill,” W om en’s S tudies C h air Dr. Maureen Baker stated that decen­ tralisation of the double major andhonours in W omen’s Studies and English may be threatened only as a

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tered on the ballroom floor.

U n fo rtu n a te ly , M c G ill’s scratch. Matt Wells, a McGill par­ machine fared poorly. ticipant in metallurgical engineer­ “Make sure you tell them that ing, pointed to his wooden, choco­ McGill is kicking butt in sports,” late coloured mon­ Rybinski said. strosity.

T he sp o rts “T h is stu ff “This stuff came events included ulti­ came from Eddy’s mate Frisbee, waterfrom Eddy’s garage,” he said. p o lo , and garage.”

A ll o f the L a se rQ u e st. The entries in the com­ c o m p e titio n s th a t p e titio n w ere were more academ­ extremely creative ically oriented included a talent and original. Université du Québec show, as well as a series of engi­ à Chicoutimi’s entry incorporated neering construction challenges. a plastic astronaut figure and a There were six separate competi­ space sh u ttle . U n iv e rsité de tions, one each for chemical, civil, Sherbrooke’s entry used a toy race electrical, computer, mechanical, tra c k and a la p to p c o m p u ter. and mining engineering.

M cG ill’s design team included a Emmanuelle Laprise, the VP flimsy rubber chicken.

C oncours A cadém iques for the There w ere exuberant cries gam es, e x p la in e d som e o f the from each of the school’s support­ events for the different engineer­ ers, adding to the comical results ing specialities. of the com petition. None of the “For example, the com puter devices properly landed all of their engineers had to make a counter projectiles, and nearly all of them that would visually go up from required human intervention when 0 .0 0 to 0 .9 9 . T hey had th ree a weight did not fall in the proper hours, and were given only three container or some electrical con­ LED and a chip. The civil engi­ nection shorted out. Ping-pong neers had to make a leaning tower balls were commonly seen shoot­ with only some cups and straws,” ing about randomly at high speeds, she said. while many eggs ended up splat­

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title. She stated that the diversity of Women’s Studies courses offered at McGill, however, is safe from elim­ ination.

“When I was an undergrad 20 years ago, there was no W omen’s Studies Program, and I still took courses in the area,” said Baker.

Baker further stated that reduc­ ing McGill’s large number of spe­ cialisation programs may be neces­ sary for cleaning up their generated “bureaucratic nightm are” which w ill in turn increase efficiency.

Baker foresees that courses will remain unthreatened due to the vir­ tually non-existent cost of maintain­ ing the program and a publicly recognised level of quality which in clu d es a recen t site v isit by experts from Ontario and Quebec City.

Professor Eugene Orenstein, chair of Jew ish Studies, expects som e courses to be affected by financial cutback; Orenstein, how­ ever, stated that the fate of Jewish Studies’ future is “not a particularly Jewish issue.”

“The proposed budget cuts endanger the intellectual function-

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G e t t in g in v o lv e d f o r A c t i v i s t W e e k

By Jason Sicurdson The M cG ill A c tiv ist W eek Co-ordinating Committee is final­ ising plans for a series of events to take place from February 12 to 16.

The intent behind Activist Week is to raise student awareness about some of the issues addressed by cam pus and com m unity groups w o rk in g fo r so c ia l change.

T he c o m m itte e , established in November 1995, hopes to provide a program which reflects the scope o f a c tiv is t activities, allows a vari­ ety of groups to promote them selves, and helps people develop activism skills. The week will be organised into a series of workshops, panel dis­ c u ssio n s, and group interaction.

The committee also intends to address typi­ cal m isc o n c e p tio n s ab o u t the n a tu re o f activist activities. Alison Dudley, Quebec Public M ayo a n d Interest Research Group McGill chapter coordinator, feels th a t th e re w ill be a v a rie ty o f options for campus and communi­ ty participation presented during A c tiv ist W eek w hich w ill help combat stereotypes.

“There’s an idea that activism is always radical and often appears to be a cause for left wing groups,” she said “This is an event to show that there are a lot of mainstream ways to work within the conven­ tional structures that students can plug themselves in to.”

A general letter was sent out to a num ber o f cam pus groups inviting them to take part in the week’s events. Those planning to p a rtic ip a te in c lu d e Q P IR G , LB G T M , C K U T ra d io , the W o m en ’s U n io n , th e B lack S tu d e n ts ’ N etw o rk , the Y outh A ctio n N e tw o rk , and the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill.

Activities Night, marking the beginning of the week, will give groups the opportunity to set up information displays in the Shatner Ballroom .

“The goal is to give a chance to groups th at ex ist already on campus to promote themselves, as well as making this an event open to outside groups that don’t have official QPIRG or SSMU status, but work for social change,” said Dudley.

Strengthening the ties among campus groups will be a key focus of the events. Dudley illustrated the type of opportunities which e x ist fo r stro n g e r re la tio n s between groups, citing the number of environmental organisations on campus as an example. Often, such groups work individually despite similar goals. Dudley believes the sharing of skills and know ledge will lead to increased effective­ ness.

“This is a way to bring groups together — sharing their different experiences. There are com m on

general activism skills,” she said.

“It should be relatively easy to affect change with enough back­ ground knowledge.”

Partial funding for the event has been received from the Post Graduate Students’ Society and the Inter-Residence Council. A request has been made of the SSMU exec­ utive for nearly $2000. However,

Activist Week is primarily those w ho have not been p re v io u sly involved in activism. A significant part of the week’s activities will be the workshops. Sara Mayo, exter­ nal coordinator for the W omen’s Union, sees the workshops as pro­ viding transferable knowledge to the student body.

“This week is to bring skills

D A ndrea hope to get students involved in social activism.

David D’Andrea, an Activist Week C om m ittee m em ber, ex p ressed concern about S S M U ’s general attitude towards activism and the im p lic a tio n s it w ill have on upcoming decisions.

“A lot of the focus [of this event] is on things that touch stu­ dents, but not as students. They’re not necessarily in the university framework. If you’ve followed the SSMU, they’ve been notoriously unwilling to address the divisive external issues,” he explained.

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to people — they can go to work­ shops on the media, on national p o litic s — th ey can learn to ch an g e the so cial c o n d itio n ,” M ayo said . “ If [stu d en ts] are unhappy about tuition, class struc­ tures, they can take these skills and apply them to their specific cause.”

D ’Andrea feels that students face more obstacles rather than invitations to become active. He hopes that Activist Week will help to overcome these.

“W e’re in an environment that

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By N oah G itterman In a len g th y sessio n last Thursday, SSMU council rejected a motion to endorse an upcoming stu d en t d em o n ­ stra tio n on February 7, while accep tin g a motion to endorse the M cG ill A c t i o n C o m m itte e , charged with the responsibility of in fo rm in g stu ­ dents about the ra lly . A th ird motion, allocating $1000 to MAC for prom otional c o sts, was re fe rred to the ex ec u tiv e co m ­ mittee for further discussion.

The motions, re la tin g to the N atio n al D ay o f A ction in February, were submitted by Clubs Rep Chris Carter. The national day is being organised by the Canadian F ederation o f S tudents and the M ouvem ent po u r le D roit à l ’E ducation, a new Quebec stu­ dents’ organisation.

The February demonstration is intended to be a follow up to the student protest day held on January

25 of last year, which saw thou­ sands of students across the coun­ try — including three thousand from M cG ill — d em o n strate against Human Resources Minister

Lloyd Axworthy’s planned cuts to education.

Reasons behind the day of action This year, another protest is being organised in the hopes of convincing the governm ent that dram atic tuition hikes and more

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Council approves proposal to insure SSMU General Manager A p ro p o sal put fo rth by the SSM U Financial Planning Committee of Council to buy a $500,000 “key person” life insurance policy for General Manager Guy Brisebois was approved by council last Thursday.

The SSMU will pay annual premiums of $2,850 for ten years to the Gerling Global Insurance Company. The policy is meant to protect SSMU from the untimely death of the GM, which, according to SSMU VP Finance Kelly Remai, would result in a major loss of revenue for the Students’ Society. Remai point­ ed out that Brisebois’ responsibilities include taking care of SSMU’s contractual obligations, staff morale and security issues for the Shatner Building.

“Guy handles these things so we d on’t have to,” stated Remai. “If we were to lose Guy, we’d run a deficit. [Even with the insur­ ance], it would still be disastrous if we did lose the general manager.”

Many councillors were concerned about the fact that the policy the SSMU plans to buy does not insure against the possibility of a leave of absence due to illness or the GM ’s res­ ignation. Remai explained that if Brisebois was to resign, the SSMU would have the option of continuing the policy.

“If Guy did resign, he’d still be out in the market place and if he did die, we’d reap the benefits,” said Remai. “If Guy was to leave, the policy is not transferable to the next manager,

so one option is that we could continue to pay the premiums,” he added.

Council passed the motion with a vote of 12 to 7, with 7 abstentions.

Services Coalition proposal receives negative feedback Clubs Rep Chris Carter has made several proposals to increase the number of services representatives on council. He has stated in the past that there are too many underrepresented groups at McGill that deserve individual coun­ cillors in order to adequately voice their opin­ ions and concerns.

In an article previously printed in the Tribune, Carter expressed frustration at having to consider varying groups’ opinions on any given issue.

“On the spot, I have to think how all these services -— W alksafe, the Black Students’ Network, SACOMSS — stand on an issue,” he stated.

T he SSM U P resid en tial P lanning Committee of Council is currently accepting draft proposals from councillors with regard to the re-composition of council and will subse­ quently prepare a report to be presented at the January 25 meeting.

At Council last Thursday, several mem­ bers receiv ed resp o n ses to the proposed changes from SSMU VP Finance Kelly Remai and Clubs Rep Jonathan Chomski. Both coun­ cillors expressed discontent with the current size of council and do not support an increase.

Remai argued that the expansion of coun­ cil in the past has led to ineffectiveness. “[Council] is large enough to attract indi­ viduals whose entire reason for being there is to attempt to embarrass other councillors or create controversy, to gain themselves recogni­ tion,” stated Remai’s proposal. “I believe that these individuals are allowed to get away with this behaviour, and are actually attracted to council because it is possible, because council is too big, and the quality of councillors has thus been diluted from what it should be.”

Remai further stated that council is cur­ rently composed of many members who are not adequately representing their constituents.

“A seat on council should be reserved for bright student leaders who care about the future of SSMU, and fought hard to be there, not for the first Joe that comes along. We have created a council where Joes are not only present, but are in a position to set the agenda, and stop council from progressing,” he said.

In a written proposal, Chomski countered Carter’s proposals, arguing that he has not ade­ quately proved the need for an expansion of council.

“The onus falls on the proponents of change to prove the worth of their ideas,” stat­ ed Chomski’s report. “Mr. Carter, with all his graphs and designs, has not done that. One can­ not try out a system of government and then decide later that we were better off before.”

The Presidential PCOC has yet to hear the responses of other councillors. Already, exten­ sive debate on this subject is expected during the next council meeting.

doesn’t encourage people to be a c tiv e . C e rta in ly the M cG ill a d m in istra tio n d o e s n ’t look favourably on students involving themselves in greater social issues.

I don’t buy the idea that McGill stu d en ts are a p a th e tic ,” stated D ’Andrea.

Dudley attributes some of the perceived apathy associated with M cG ill u n d e rg ra d u a tes to the num ber of choices that students are faced with when considering involvement.

“There are tons of groups out there, but some of it is having the know-how to get involved. Some of the issues seem too vast,” she said. “There’s the feeling that ‘I’m a stu d e n t, I c a n ’t re a lly get involved. G etting involved will come later.’ I don’t really think apathy reigns on this campus. It’s a matter of showing people what’s available and helping them find their niche,” Dudley concluded.

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Kassam. “When we support it we support all aspects.”

cuts to education are not accept­ able.

A movement divided Guy Caron, national chairper­ son o f CFS, explained that this Adding to the controversy is year’s demonstration will go a bit the attempt by some Montreal uni­ further by showing the government versities and CEGEPs to organise that there are alternatives to the th e ir ow n d e m o n stratio n . T his way it is currently handling the protest, called Coalition 96, would deficit problem. also take place on February 7, but “We want to send one strong would not be associated with any m e ssa g e ,” he u m b rella groups said. “The way such as CFS or the government is “It is vitally im p o r­ MDE. Furthermore, actin g to w ard s it would focus only ta n t w e d o n ’t d iv id e cutting the deficit on cuts to education th e m o v e m e n t”. is n o t th e only and not on any larg­ way to go.” er issues.

In a press SSM U VP release, CFS explained that there is External Affairs Andrea Stairs has m oney av a ila b le , but th a t it is attended all Coalition 96 meetings. locked up in profitable corpora­ “The whole idea behind it was tions who are consistently allowed to fin d one p o in t to ag ree on, to defer payment on their taxes. in c lu d in g m ore co n se rv a tiv e “The deficit and debt were not schools like McGill and U of M, caused by social spending,” stated and the more liberal schools like the press re le a se . “T hey w ere UQAM and Concordia,” she told caused mostly by high interest rates council. “The common point they and the unwillingness of govern­ fo u n d w as a p ro te st ag ain st m ents to co llect taxes from the Axworthy’s cuts, and the cuts most w ealthy and profitable corpora­ likely coming in the next budget.” tions,” stated Caron.

At council, C arter was con­ Debate at the SSMU council cerned that having two demonstra­ meeting focused on whether sup­ tions on the same day, following p o rtin g the F eb ru ary 7 p ro te st two different protest routes, would w ould also m ean th at co u n cil negatively reflect on the student would be supporting the positions movement. h eld by the C FS, such as th e ir “It is v ita lly im p o rtan t we stance on corporate taxes. d o n ’t divide the m ovem ent, we Genvieve Leclerc, a represen­ don’t hold counter protests, and we tative from the MDE who attended work together,” he said. the m eeting, responded that the The idea of a divided move­ Day of Action was an opportunity ment was carried over to the debate for many groups to propose alter­ about endorsing MAC. Carter, as a natives to government policy. member of MAC, explained that its “The idea was to, yes, protest purpose was simply to inform stu­ against cuts we as students will be dents of the protests to be held on undergoing,” she said. “Second, it February 7. was to provide alternatives to the “T he M cG ill A ction government.”

Committee has one goal and one Many councillors, however, goal only, and that is getting people still felt uncomfortable associating out on February 7, regardless of themselves with policies espoused who’s organising it,” he said. by the CFS. On the other hand, some coun­ “The fact remains it is a pack­ cillors were concerned that MAC age d e a l,” said A rts Rep A m in

would end up endorsing one protest over another. Stairs supported the idea of inform ing students, but with a qualification.

‘I’m trusting Mr. Carter won’t weigh one side over another,” she said.

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In the end, council did not end o rse the C FS/M D E Day of A ction, although it did support MAC in its mission to inform stu­ dents about the day, no m atter which demonstrations actually end up occurring. The CFS/MDE Day o f A ction w as not sp ecific a lly endorsed because many thought there was not enough information about what would be happening on February 7, especially because nei­ ther CFS and MDE, nor Coalition 96, has made firm decisions on the final format of their protests.

“W hat w e ’re w itn essin g tonight is an entire lack of informa­ tio n ,” SSM U P resid en t H elena Myers said at the meeting.

Carter believes that the divi­ sions seen throughout the council m eeting are a re su lt o f people aligning themselves along left wing and right wing lines. He pointed out that this fragmentation became very evident two years ago when some schools, including McGill, broke away from CFS to form their ow n stu d en t o rg a n isa tio n , the C an ad ian A llian ce o f S tudent Associations.

“It’s a huge waste of time and I ’m disappointed to see people keep em phasising that split,” he said. “We spend more time attack­ ing other student organisations than attacking tuition increases.”

Carter asserts that the debate over which demonstration to sup­ port is irrelevant.

“The issue is moot. The fact is th at F ebruary 7 is going ahead regardless. It is organised by stu­ dents and for students and as a stu­ dent organisation we have an utter responsibility to be there,” he said.

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I n t e r d is c i p li n a r y . .. » Continued from Page 2 ing of the university in general,” said Orenstein. “The position of any smaller department concerned with any particular historical experience may be affected.”

Africana Studies’ strong reac­ tion to Shapiro’s proposal is not unexpected as the program has got­ ten used to having to counter prob­ lems ever since its implementation in 1969. The program faced serious administrative opposition in March 1994, when a motion to reduce the program from a major to a minor was presented. As well, a lack of professors of African descent has generated a call for change.

Conversely, the 1979 establish­ m ent of W om en’s S tudies at

M cG ill faced no o b stacles as growth of the program is required if it is to catch up to som e o ther Canadian universities.

Jewish Studies at McGill also appears to be in a good position as it receives significant support from M o n tre a l’s Jew ish com m unity.

Moreover, there are a large number of professors of Jewish descent to fill teaching posts. “ Any u n d erstan d in g o f the world must include an understand­ ing of the social forces that shape society and those things include issues o f gender, class, political id e n tity , re lig io u s id en tity and national identity,” stated Newton.

“The university ultimately belongs to the people of the community.”

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$500.00. The games were held at M cG ill this year and students from various Quebec Engineering Faculties attended.

A request to the SSMU coun­ cil by the Mad Carollers Guild for $350.00 was denied. The club raises thousands o f dollars for charity through their various per­ fo rm an ces. The m oney was requested to cover expenses that w ould norm ally be covered by membership fees. However, the ex ec u tiv e den ied the req u est because it felt th at the G uild could have collected this money through fees, as stipulated in the Guild’s constitution.

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The Professional Fraternity Council received interim club sta­ tus.

The new clubs computer lab has just recently been wired by McGill Telecom, and the comput­ ers will be set up in roughly two weeks.

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“ T h e p e o p le h a v e a n in te r e s t in g o o d g o v e r n m e n t, b u t th e ru le rs h a v e a g a in b y m is r u le ”

In last w eek’s G azette, “Econom ics affairs” colum nist William Watson presented his nega­ tive assessment of Canadian cultural protectism.

He argues that Canadian cultur­ al content need not be protected or prom oted in any special way, because quality works will stand on their own. He also dism isses the industry’s wariness o f American companies who either flood our mar­ kets or buy out our cultural institu­ tions (I’m not talking about little Mounties statuettes).

Though I share Watson’s dis­ gust of the 80 per cent advertising tax on Canadian-Am erican ‘split ru n s’ (e.g. Sports Illustrated), I worry when he cannot see the need to somehow promote and support an under-represented culture.

Watson is naive if he believes that the average Canadian book buyer (“simple folk they are”, he says) will be drawn to the small stack of limited edition Canadian independents when there is a huge Grisham display/shrine in the middle of Coles.

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By Sylvie Babarik The SSM U’s elected representatives believe that the Canadian Alliance of Students’ Associations is the group best able to represent the concerns of McGill students. The evidence presented thus far seems to suggest that they are right. However, the SSMU has not yet indicated whether it cares if students share its feelings towards, or even know about, CASA. The fact is that the undergrads of McGill already belong to this national organisation, despite their never having been allowed to vote on the matter.

There are many reasons why McGill undergraduates should support CASA. It is a new group with a clean slate, and appears to be reasonably well organised. Compared with the alternative, the Canadian Federation of Students, it is free of the ideological orientation — a boon in light of how many opinions exist within the McGill student body. Its member­ ship fees are significantly less than those of CFS. Joining the group, or terminating a membership, is far less of an ordeal than it would be with CFS: if a member students’ association wants out of CASA, it does not have to endure having its campus taken over by advocates of the associa­ tion in a referendum period, or have to suffer through lengthy court cases. Finally, McGill can be confident that its concerns will be heard as it is one of the universities which founded CASA. Despite the many arguments which can be made in favour of joining CASA, the SSMU representatives have not even given us the chance to affirm our belief in this group. The only plausible explanation for this is that the SSMU does not trust student opinion.

It has been argued by some SSMU officials that by electing this year’s group of reps, we have indicated that we want to join CASA. But this explanation falls short. Though many candidates may have expressed their love for CASA within their election speeches, not a sin­ gle candidate stated that voting for him/her was equivalent to voting for CASA. When Andrea Stairs, the new SSMU VP external, was asked by the Tribune if she intended to draft a referendum question on CASA mem­ bership, she said that she had not yet decided. But someone will likely do so, she added.

The fact that a vote on an external matter such as CASA, might not be initiated by the representative who heads the External Portfolio Committee of Council is rather disquieting in itself.

Moreover, why would Ms. Stairs and the External PCOC not seize the opportunity to get a true mandate from students? Is her dilemma about whether or not to listen to students?

Perhaps this is yet another example of how our representatives hope to avoid challenge.

Hopefully this is not accurate, for anyone who runs for office should expect to be criticised. (They should also keep in mind that criticism which relates to their position is an occupational hazard, not to be taken personally.) Sure, being criticised can be difficult to endure. Moreover, it can take a lot of time and work to effectively counter criticism (and maybe our SSMU reps are just too busy to discuss CASA with students).

Still, continually seeking to avoid challenge is only an option for nondemocratic forms of government. (Not that the SSMU is democratic.)

We have one referendum period in the fall, and a second in the spring. As this is standard, no further expenses would be incurred by including a question requesting that students endorse the SSMU’s deci­ sion with regards to CASA. Hopefully the SSMU, and particularly the External PCOC, will seize the opportunity to at least partially legitimise their actions.

realise that American presses have the advantage o f low er prices (because of mass production), a big­ ger m arket, and therefore bigger advertising costs. Canadian readers might give independent productions a chance, but they won’t if the books never leave the publishing house.

According to Watson, Can-con promoters are lobbyists who work in a web of “conflict of interest.” “In Canada, it has always been just fine for patriotism to be the first refuge of a profit seeker.”

If Watson feels that Canadian publishers are corrupt “profit seek­ ers,” I would like him to point out one Canadian cultural “lobbyist” whose salary is even comparable to those of the American owners of Sony Music, NBC or Bantam books.

Watson’s list of Can-con affir­ mative action violators include book­ sellers, TV stations, Internet promot­ ers, magazine publishers and com­ munications companies. Canadian new spapers, however, are oddly exem pt from the list; perhaps Watson has forgotten that he works for the Gazette, an institution about as Can-con as they get.

Last summer, I worked as an intern in a local publishing house

S to p th e P re s s The awkward issue o f the Crown H enry Jack m an , the L ie u ­ te n a n t-G o v e rn o r o f O n ta rio , recently wrote a letter to the Globe and M ail (Jan. 10) regarding the ro le o f th e m o n arch y w ith in Canada. After reading his defence of the Crown, I found myself won­ dering about my own position in relation to the on-going argument.

Should the Queen remain “at the helm” as a constitutional monarch or sh o u ld we re p la c e her w ith some other Head of State?

We hear news all the time that various Commonwealth countries, notably Australia, are considering legal bills to eliminate the monar­ chy from their natio n ’s political environment. There are even such g ro u p s w ith in C an ad a, p in in g aw ay fo r th e m o m ent w hen Canada becomes a “true republic” that is free from the chaining influ­ ence of the British Crown. After all, they say, we are not a colony any longer. Why should the Queen still have power over here? The sad truth is that most people who argue for the abolition o f royal

p resence w ithin C anada do not understand the issues. To be sure, there are some who do, and press their points, both knowledgeably and with due consideration for the facts. The others, however, create their arguments with unsubstanti­ ated claim s and personal feeling based in rumour. “I don’t know...I just don’t like her” seems to be the best example for this.

What is not understood is that the Queen h erself has no power within Canada. In fact, she hardly has any p ow er w ith in her own country. Did all of those abolition­ ists know that every speech the Queen reads comes from the Prime M inister’s Office? Of those who do, some argue that without any pow er she is unnecessary. If we ignore the historical presence, the undefined and the cultural role of the monarch, then yes, she is com­ pletely unnecessary. But to make all those assumptions is to be both short-sighted and ignorant of our own national history.

To be fair, the other side is not any better. Most proponents of the monarchy within Canada base th e ir sta te m e n ts on the w arm , fuzzy feeling that they have for the

which specialised in academia, as well as in translations of FrenchCanadian literature. My unfortunate job was to aid the sole owner/editor in re-organising his files so that he could sell his copyrights out to a larger, more established press.

After the files were done, we prepared to close shop by cleaning out the office, which was a stockhouse of rejected manuscripts and half-edited texts (or edited texts which never made it to reprints).

Some material went to the larger press, but most of it went to my boss’s barn, sealed with his half­ promise that he might find the funds to edit and publish them indepen­ dently after he retired.

Though he is a skilful editor who printed quality material, he did not have the funds to print new material, or even to fill small orders for reprints.

Watson concludes that “Cancon is thus the cultural equivalent of broccoli.” While I must agree that much Canadian cultural content is quite odious, low-quality artistic material is inherent in any culture.

The problem in Canada is that the high-quality content has not been given a chance; it has been buried by the anti-protectionist conser­ vatism found in today’s business community.

British Empire of old. ‘God Save the Q ueen’ and ‘Rule B ritannia’ and ‘For Victoria!’ are statements that jump to mind. I tend to favour this group only because they aren’t cutting the Queen for the sake of cutting. In terms of logic, though, both extrem es are way o ff the mark from rational thinking.

In a sen se, the ro le o f the monarch presents a similar prob­ lem as th at o f Q ubec in d ep en ­ dence: what is the nature of our nation to be? Do we dare to dream it ourselves? Should we actually move to realise those vague aspira­ tions?

Mr. Jackman believes that the role of the Governor-General, not necessarily the Queen, is crucial to C anada; the co n n e c tio n to the monarchy per se is merely symbol­ ic and the two rarely speak at all.

In many ways it is like having a distant great-auntie. Considering Canada’s history, isn ’t that what Britain really is? Furthermore, Mr. Jackm an feels th at the p resen t method of selecting the GovernorG en eral (and h is p ro v in c ia l c o u n te r-p a rts, the L ie u te n a n tGovernors) is far from ideal. As is, the position is a political appoint­ m ent from the H ouse o f C om m ons, stem m ing from the Prime Minister, maybe it would be more effective, as well as democ-

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In grade thirteen, I acquired the right to sign my own notes. At first, I was overwhelmed by this peculiar power to legitimate arbi­ trary ab se n c e s, but w as then sobered by a practical limitation I faced in exercising it: most teach­ ers deducted marks from students who were “unjustifiably” absent.

I had u n d e re stim a te d the power of the pedagogue. W ithin the confines of a classroom, teach­ ers don’t merely act under the law, they are the law.

Still recovering from that riv­ etin g re a lis a tio n , I a rriv e d at McGill, where my world was again tu rn e d u p sid e dow n. S tu d en ts d id n ’t excuse th em selv es from class, they simply didn’t attend. If a professor took attendance, it was to figure out how many exams to

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But I was also struck by my newfound power to set the terms of my educational subjection. I admit that my academic fate hinges on the aging academ ics who punch my grades into MARS. But I alone now d ecid e w h e th er to e n tru st myself to their tutelage, since I can easily take my business elsewhere.

Intim idated by this power, I adhere to the following guidelines in evaluating the panoply of pro­ fessors I inevitably encounter at the beginning of each semester.

First, I avoid the Parchm ent Professor. I’m always suspicious o f any p ro fesso r w ho has been te a c h in g th e sam e su b je c t fo r longer than I ’ve been alive, but who still c a n ’t say three w ords

without referring to notes. A friend of mine once had a professor who re a d his ev ery u tte ra n c e from sheafs o f decrepit yellow paper and re fu se d to tak e q u e stio n s because he couldn’t “talk and think at the same time.” I certainly hope he doesn’t chew gum while cross­ ing the street.

Accessibility is also important to me. Some professors love being a teacher but hate having students, so they have office hours every second Monday from 8:00 to 8:30 in the morning. No one has ever gone to see them at that time, and I doubt whether they even turn up.

Take it from me, if a professor is reluctant to give out a phone num­ b er, i t ’s a p re tty good b et she doesn’t want you to call. Take that as a hint, then take a hike.

Other scholars revel in acade­ mic adm inistrivia. These are the so rts o f peo p le who asp ired to work in Adm issions but became tenured professors instead. They spend more time ticking off names than discussing course m aterial; they care little about w h at’s in your paper just so long as it gets to them by 4:59 (not 5:00) on the des­

ignated day.

I believe in punctuality per­ haps more than most, but if a pro­ fessor insists upon a doctor’s note, psychological assessment, family d eath and p e rso n a l testim o n y before awarding a 12-hour exten­ sio n , I w o n d er w h e th e r he shouldn’t consider giving up his professorial post and joining the Directorate of Mundane Minutiae at Revenue Canada.

F in a lly , I sid estep cou rses taught by professors who encour­ age students not to ponder but to parrot. As a matter of course, these angular academics pay particular a tte n tio n to the co n te n t o f the exam during the very first class.

T hey spend years p e rfe c tin g a series of course lectures in which they say nothing that is not per­ functorily tested. Shorthand is the p re re q u is ite fo r th e ir c o u rses.

Learning is over when the lecture is finished. People who haven’t escaped by the end o f class are either asleep or unconscious.

Perhaps inadvertently, violin­ ist Isaac Stern made a profound statement about effective pedagog­ ical technique when he spoke at

M c G ill’s c o n v o c a tio n la st November. Instead of following a prepared text, he proposed simply to let his mind wander so that all m ight follow its c o m p ellin g course.

Personally, I w ouldn’t be so bold as to address a hall of learned listeners without a text, but as a political science graduate, I don’t expect to be invited to much of anything. Most professors, by con­ trast, have a great deal to share with the students who coagulate in their classroom , coffee in hand, ready to be turned on to learning as pleasure rather than pain.

If more professors were to let their m inds wander, they would add spice to the labour of learning.

They would undoubtedly dissuade more students from falling asleep and would probably prevent them­ selves from yawning. Their only risk would be replacing the monot­ ony of subjection with the music of Stern.

A fte r fo u r years at M cG ill, Cornell Wright has decided never to go into education.

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Block Coffee S usan Peters Last year two charming cats about town, Jack and Abby, sent me e-mail. The chief impediment for cats e-mailing is that computer k ey b o ard s are b u ilt fo r hum an hands, not paws. W hile perhaps hardware designers did not fore­ see the possibility of kitties using keyboards, c ats’ difficulties can be p a rtia lly a s s u a g e d by th e “mouse.”

Like many e-mail correspon­ dents, Jack and Abby complained that their lives were pathetic, they were bored, and they ju st d id n ’t get out enough. When you’re less than two feet long from whiskers to tail, the slushy grey world out­ side your ow ner’s apartment can seem cold and hostile. Much bet­ te r to sta y in s id e , w ith y o u r favourite spot on the couch, near the frid g e and the TV and the telephone to order pizza, and let the m odem be your p o rt to the world.

I only w onder that the cats’ owner, a friend of mine, seemed insensible to the risks of letting the k ittie s a c c e ss som e o f the Internet’s more addictive features, for instance the “catnip” chatline.

My friend should probably also m o n ito r the fe lin e s ’ use o f cat pornography news groups, such as alt.mouse.fetish.meow.meow.meo w. A German court case recently lead one Internet service provider

to decide not to carry this news group, after deciding these might harm th e m any y o u n g k itte n s hack in g around in cy b ersp ace.

Sadly, the com pany’s decision to censor also locked out such harm­ less groups as the fur-cancer sup­ port group, merely because it had the risqué word “fur” in the title.

Cats a re n ’t the only people g o in g o n -lin e th e se d ays. O ne unfair assum ption people make about Internet users is that they’re all pathetic adolescent m asturba­ tors who, when asked what they did last night, will tell you they spent the evening dow nloading porn. But In tern et users are no lo n g er the ste re o ty p ical geeks, technobrats, and cyberats. Thanks to media hype, everybody wants to try th e In te rn e t. L a st y e a r C o sm o w en t o n -lin e to ask wom en w hat they w anted from sex. That was their cover article.

Basically, it was the same article they run every month, but adding the word “on-line” updates it for the ‘90s. Even people who have n e v e r so m uch as tu rn e d on a computer want to make the jump to virtual reality. Now that she’s retired, my room m ate’s 60-yearold aunt w ants to su rf the Net. Over the Christmas holidays, my father told me that he really wants to get on the Internet.

My father wears white socks

and thinks Shake’n’Bake chicken is the latest food trend.

On second thought it makes perfect sense that people like my father would want to surf the net.

My father already watches a lot of TV, so he’s used to spending long hours in front of a metal box that casts a satanic blue glow on the fa c e s o f its u se rs. A m ong my frie n d s , I n o tic e a c o rre la tio n betw een the people w ho spend their days on-line and those who spend th e ir days w atching TV. F o r people already ad dicted to television, the Internet seems to be a lm o st an e x te n sio n o f the same flickering images that trans­ fix the TV viewer in slack-jawed

wonder.

B ut I d o n ’t ta k e th e N eoLuddite whining about the net’s addictive side too seriously. It just reminds me of those ‘80s debates a b o u t w h e th e r v id e o a rc a d e s w ould corrupt the youth, cause N in te n d o th u m b , and tu rn the kids’ minds into Pop Tarts. Most of those kids survived and went on to high school and are now making $80,000 a year designing v id eo g am es. (T h is m akes me w o n d er w h at my p a re n ts w ere thinking when, instead of forcing me to spend all day in front of the computer, they encouraged me to go outside and play in mud pud­ dles and things.)

S t o p t h e p r e s s ...

The internet has become for the Cyber Age what the threat of a nuclear war meant back in the ‘50s. W e ’ve sto p p ed w orrying that M oscow will bom b us, and in ste a d w e ’re afra id o f v irtu al reality sex. M aybe the exam ple show n by Jack and A bby, tw o fearless feline explorers in cyber­ space, reflects more than the huge amount of hype that the internet has gotten. Maybe they can serve as role models with fur, pioneers w ith tails. A fter all, if hum ans don’t use the Internet, some other species will.

Susan Peters is not in com ­ puter science.

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T h at re p re se n ts a su b sta n tia l in crease in p u blic say tow ards government decisions. Maybe, he fe e ls th a t w hat we need is an ad justm ent rath er than a sh o rt­ sighted elimination policy.

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iColumn Trouble ond Desire D avid B ushnell M cG ill, for lack o f a better word, sucks. McGill is falling apart at the seams and every year new leaders are brought in wielding big­ ger and better scissors. The class­ rooms are cold, the seats are broken, the decor is woefully ‘70s Futura, the food is more expensive and less nourishing than ever, the professors are about as caring as the nurse that gave lobotomies without asking in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the weather is reminiscent of 16th Century Prague, and the only thing larger than the deficit is the size of the classes.

It was with a certain amount of fear, then, that I learned of Principal B ernard S h a p iro ’s G lorious Z ig g u rat on the low er cam pus.

Costing well over $8,000 in clean­ up alone, the Ziggurat could at first be seen as a ridiculous waste of McGill’s resources.

But, oh, how the structure has come together! The Ziggurat is one of the few things at this university that is not a terminal eyesore. The Ziggurat represents all that is good betw een Peel and U niversity ,betw een S h erbrooke and Pine.

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[Author’s note: Many among you, especially those who own dic­ tionaries, will be saying, “A ziggu­ rat is a pyramidal stepped tower, and that glorified snowman on the lower field is neither pyramidal nor stepped. What gives?” OK, maybe it’s not a ziggurat by definition, but in re a lity i t ’s not rem otely a Pantheon or a Parthenon or whatev­ er the hell the Board of Governors and M cG ill’s V ice P rincipal of Propaganda want you to believe.

Besides, “ziggurat” sounds so cool.]

The Ziggurat is likely the most refreshing sight on this campus, other than our Sharon Stone-like Chancellor. The Ziggurat is cylin­ drical, yet comes to a rounded top.

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“Or how about ‘Gert’s East’? We do sell beer.”

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Predictably, this genius had a buddy in the office who said, “Why don’t we make the whole thing out of glass so it looks super-fly? No, wait, we have to fire some people from F acilities M anagem ent, so glass might seem a little extrava­ gant. Why not snow?”

“Snow! Perfect! Then it’ll look like faux-marble crap!”

“When some drunk guys from Gert’s piss on it, we’ll deal with it later.”

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M a la r ia v a c c i n e s u r p r is e s m e d ic a l w o r ld Dr. Manuel Patarroyo created a malaria vaccine that is decades ahead o f its time and economically accessible to the third world.

So why didn’t anyone believe him?

By Stephan Patten

m alaria is a difficult proposition because the parasite goes through a n u m b er o f d is tin c t b io lo g ic a l changes after being introduced into the body by a mosquito.

n 1987 Dr. Manuel Patarroyo, a Colombian biochemist, surprised the world by announcing that he developed a malaria vaccine chem­ ically, and not in the traditional biological way. P atarroyo feels that scien tists in the developed world met his vaccine with unfair scepticism.

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“T h e r e t e n d s to b e a n a tu ra l c y n ic ism w ith d is c o v e r ie s th a t fly in th e f a c e of e x p e r i­ e n c e .”

M alaria affects 300 m illion people a year and kills approxi­ mately three million. It is caused by a single celled parasite that is carried in m osquitos endem ic to the tropical and subtropical areas.

The race for a malaria vaccine had been on for a number of years.

In part, the race was due to the reduced effectiveness of insecti­ cides and the evolution of drug resistant strains of the infectious parasite as methods for controlling malaria.

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P a ta rro y o cam e at a tim e when many researchers involved in developing malaria vaccines were losing hope, explained Dr. Brian W ard o f the T ro p ical D iseases Centre in Montreal.

“Until [Patarroyo’s] vaccine, n o th in g had w o rk ed . H e ’s re ­ infused some enth usiasm ,” said Ward.

F u rth e rm o re , a cco rd in g to Patarroyo, a malaria vaccine was not generally expected until about the year 2025.

Patarroyo’s method for devel­ o p in g th e m a la ria v a ccin e, by chemical synthesis and not biolog­ ical derivation, was unique.

He explained his work while on a visit to Canada on an invita­ tio n from the In te rn a tio n a l Development Research Centre last summer.

“T h ese c h em ically sy n th e ­ sised vaccines come from a very, very simple and logical concept,” said Patarroyo. “It is in its simplic­ ity so beautiful that you can nowa­ days try to develop chem ically synthesised vaccines against any disease.”

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been biologically created in a num­ ber of ways.

One type is created by killing the infectious parasite with X-rays or high temperatures. These dead, and therefore inactive, cells com­ prise the vaccine. The body will learn to recognise these dead para­ site s and w ill b u ild a defen ce m echanism against them. In the event a live, active parasite enters

defences against it.

Patarroyo, however, employed neither of these methods. He first isolated various proteins from the parasite, then he infected a family o f m onkeys very susceptible to m alaria with these proteins and identified four that gave either full or partial protection from the para­ site.

A fter analysing these candi­

Slowing dow n the m osquito’s malaria. the body, a defence system will already be present.

The other biological method involves vaccinating people with genetic mutants of the parasite that do not cau se the d ise a se but nonetheless build up the body’s

date proteins, he chemically syn­ thesised parts of them. The vac­ cine, called S P f66, c o n sists of three of these chemically synthe­ sised protein fragments. Together, they are able to mobilise the body to b u ild a d efen ce m ech an ism

ag ain st the p arasite but do not induce malaria.

To this date, SPf66 has proven to be effective between 31 to 66 per cent of the time, depending on the trial area.

Research questioned Patarroyo’s approach to creat­ ing the vaccine was so novel that even his mentor, Bruce Merryfield, was sceptical. M erryfield is the American scientist who received a N obel Prize for developing the procedure that made Patarroyo’s vaccine possible - the chem ical synthesis of proteins.

“Not even [M erryfield], the father and master of the technolo­ gy for the chemical synthesis of proteins, believed in the possibility of developing chemically synthe­ sised vaccines,” said Patarroyo.

The vaccine is also a break­ through because it is cheap to pro­ duce. It co sts ab o u t 40 cen ts C anadian to vaccinate a person with Patarroyo’s vaccine. A bio­ logically derived vaccine would not have been viable or practicable b ecau se o f p ro d u c tio n c o sts, according to Ward.

For these and other reasons, much of the scientific community in the d e v elo p ed w o rld found P atarro y o ’s vaccine d ifficu lt to swallow.

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T h e r e g io n a l v e t o : C h r e t ie n ’ s p r o p o s a l f o r p a r t n e r s h ip Professors speak on whether some provinces are more equal than others

By Jessica O lshen On Wednesday, November 27, 1995, in a speech to the House of C om m ons, Prim e M inister Jean Chrétien unveiled what he called “a proposal for partnership.”

Based on the principle that Quebec ought to have veto power over am m en d m en ts to the Canadian constitution, but that no region of Canada should be exclud­ ed, he in tro d u c e d a b ill on the regional veto.

The firs t d ra ft o f the b ill required that the federal govern­ ment first obtain the consent of Q uebec, O n tario , and tw o provinces from both the W estern and Atlantic regions representing 50 per cent of their respective pop­ ulations before proposing constitu­ tional ammendments to Parliament.

The bill, m arking a fu rth er decentralisation of federal activity, has been greeted with disappoint­ m ent in Q uebec, outrage in the west, and widespread uncertainty about the future of C anada as a nation.

A ccording to C h rétien , the veto bill is part of the government’s fu lfilm e n t o f the com m itm en ts

made to Quebec during the referen­ to the W est and believed he has dum campaign. However, Lucien failed to promote national unity by B ouchard, form er leader of the “blatently catering to Quebec and Bloc Québécois, has dismissed the ignoring the west.”

According to Gibbons, west­ bill as meaningless — as it could be disregarded by future govern­ ern Canadians are more concerned about promoting, rather than block­ ments.

A lthough C hrétien in sisted ing, constitutional change. A veto that the bill would usher in “a new granted to Q uebec alone would era in British Columbia’s strength equip western provinces with more in C a n a d a ,” m any resid en ts of clout to forw ard their dem ands.

C anada’s third largest province, However, by also creating vetoes including Premier Mike Harcourt, for B.C. and the prairie provinces, were outraged at being lumped in their ability to make concessions w ith the fed eral with the prairie government will be provinces. After substantially in te n se lo b b y ­ “N a tiv e p e o p le s m u s t reduced. in g , fed eral b e r e a s s u r e d th a t th e “Any bargain­ Justice Minister bill will e n ta il n e w ing chips the prairie A llan Rock provinces had have an n o u n ced on p o w e r s of selfbeen taken away by December 6 that g o v e r n m e n t.” the Prim e B ritish C o l­ M in is te r,” said umbia would be granted its own veto. Despite this Gibbons.

T he b ill, g ran tin g three change to the original proposal, there has only been heightened p ro v in ces veto pow er over a n tag o n ism b etw een B.C. and ammendments to the entire coun­ tr y ’s c o n stitu tio n , has sparked Ottawa.

Roger Gibbons, a political sci­ debate over the equality o f the ence professor at the University of provinces. In response, Chrétien Calgary, called the prime m inis­ stated in his speech to the House ter’s proposals “highly offensive” that “eq u ality o f the p ro v in ces

“There needs to be a guarantee means that all provinces have the same right to m ake law s, make to the Native peoples of Canada decisions and set policies to serve that their rights will be protected.

At face value, it seems that provin­ the interests of their citizens.”

Professor Desmond M orton, cial government is simply taking the place of fed­ directo r o f the eral g o v e rn ­ M cGill Institute “E q u a lity is n e v e r m ent,” he stat­ for the Study of ed.

“N ative Canada, pointed e q u ality . T re a tin g th e peoples must be out that the prin­ p ro v in c e s a lik e d o e s reassu red that ciple of provin­ n o t r e c o g n is e th e real the bill w ill cial equality is a entail new pow­ very recent idea. d if f e r e n c e s .” ers of self-gov­ “Equality is ern m en t for n ev er eq u ality .

Treating the provinces alike does Native peoples.”

The bill sig n als a fu rth er not recognise the real differences.

There are a great many differences decentralisation of Canada’s gov­ among provinces.” He added, “my ernment, an issue that has called main preference is keeping Canada into question the strength of this country as a nation. It has also together.”

Another group with a vested becom e clear that constitutional interest in constitutional ammend- amendment is of interest to all parts ment is Canada’s Native popula­ of the country, not only Quebec.

The bill that is tabled in the tion. It is difficult to foresee the impact of a regional veto on issues House of Commons will require the consent of Quebec, O ntario, of self-government.

According to Gerald Alfred, a British Columbia and the Atlantic Mohawk Indian and a Concordia and Prairie regions before any con­ political science professor, any stitu tio n al am m endm ent can be changes made without the input of proposed in Parliament by the fed­ the native community are likely to eral government. Senate hearings will start on January 20. be detrimental to their welfare.

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January 16th, 1996

P a le s t in ia n e le c t io n s : a m o v e t o w a r d s p e a c e ?

By Samantha Lapedus On January 20, Palestinians in Israel will go to the polls for the first time ever, marking the next hurdle towards Palestinian indepen­ dence and peace in the Middle East.

More than 700 candidates are registered to run for the 88 seats in the N ational Council, a self-rule body that will have the powers of a legislature and executive body.

Over the course of the last few years, the Israeli government has pursued a policy aimed at achieving comprehensive peace in the West Bank and Gaza region, ending the centuries old Arab-Israeli conflict.

According to political science p ro fe sso r D r. Rex B ry n en , the forthcoming elections are of critical importance since they will provide both an indication of support for the peace process and a substantial b o o st to the le g itim a c y o f the Palestinian Authority. “ If — as seem s lik e ly — [Yasser] Arafat wins the presiden­ cy, and his supporters and allies dominate the legislative council, this will provide the Palestinian

leadership with the endorsement it tary locations, the city of Jerusalem needs to continue negotiations with and water sources.

Israel,” said Brynen.

The direction of the policy is to w ards ev en tu al The new Israeli-P alestinian p o in ted agreement, reached in the Egyptian P a le stin ia n in d ep en d en ce — R ed Sea re so rt o f T aba on although, formally, the Israeli gov­ September 24, has been a break­ ernm ent is still opposed to th ro u g h in the Palestinian state­ stru g g le for hood.

T h e b ig g e s t c h a lle n g e peace.

According to U nder the to th e e le c tio n ’s legiti­ Brynen, the elec­ deal, the Israeli tio n s are an m a c y a n d A ra fa t’s army will “rede­ important expres­ c o n tro l lie s w ithin th e p lo y ” from the sion of seven largest Pal­ Palestinian dem­ th r e a t of th e Isla m ic estinian towns on ocracy, although o p p o s itio n . the W est Bank he has some con­ after 28 years of cerns.

“I think that occupation. The agreement includes a partial with­ there is a justifiable concern that drawal from Hebron, although the Arafat might centralise power and commercial and religious heart of marginalise the legislative council the city will remain under Israeli once he is elected,” said Brynen. control, due to its 415 Jewish set­ M ore than 600 n atio n al observers are scheduled to monitor tlers.

The jurisdiction of the Council the January 20 elections. But the will cover West Bank and Gaza ter­ shady dealings that have surround­ ritory, with the exception of the ed the process may prove threaten­ areas that will be haggled out in the ing to the electio n ’s credibility, p erm an en t sta tu s n e g o tiatio n s both in the eyes of Palestinians and which are notably settlements, mili­ the international community.

F or w eeks, m any o f the d eclared c an d id ates have been holding gatherings in the homes of their families and friends, and plac­ ing ads in the newspapers, despite admonishments from the election commission that their activities are illegal.

International observers also criticised Arafat and the Palestinian A uthority for violating election laws, including shortening the cam­ paign period to only two weeks, and m aking u n ex p lain ed lastminute changes in numbers of seats in the national council.

However, perhaps the biggest challenge to the election’s legitima­ cy and Arafat’s control lies within the threat of the Islamic opposition.

Hamas, the Islamic movement, has denounced the Taba agreement which encompasses the elections as a sell-out of Palestinian rights.

“The decision to boycott the elections may come back to haunt Ham as, since A rafat will likely claim the backing of the Palestinian electorate for any future measures he takes against them ,” claim ed Brynen.

Islamic studies professor, Dr. Dorata Rudnicka-Kassem, is aware of the strong discontent on the part o f Hamas and some Palestinians with the agreem ent as it stands now.

“Many Arabs and Palestinians are against the peace process and think that a small establishm ent equals nothing. However, I think that this is a very good beginning for Arabs and a big achievement.”

With the recent killing of the top H am as bom bm aker Y ehiya A yash, otherw ise know n as the “Engineer”, there is fear that this in cid en t m ight also d isru p t the Palestinian elections.

Many Palestinians looked to Ayash as a mentor, and concerns th at his death may cause som e Palestinians not to vote in order to show support and avenge the mur­ der are very real.

Rudnicka-Kassem claimed that a low voter turnout would prove disadvantageous to Palestinians.

“If Palestinians decide not to vote, it would be a very emotional resp o n se, and the e n tire peace process would suffer.”

M e n t a l H e a t h S e r v ic e s c o p e s w it h g r o w in g d e m a n d s ... » Continued from Page 1 aged 20-24 in the world, and the numbers have been rising consis­ tently for m any years. In 1992, there were over 65,000 reported a tte m p ts o f s u ic id e by y o u n g adults. E xperts agree, how ever, that many are never even report­ ed.

“The government is extreme­ ly concerned with statistics like these, especially because of the rates of increase that they are all s h o w in g ,” e x p la in e d C a rl L a k a s k i, d ire c to r of Communications with the Mental H e a lth b ra n c h o f th e F e d e ra l

D e p a rtm e n t of Health and Welfare.

Y et in th e se days of fis c a l re s tr a in t, s e rv ic e s are being cut rather than expanded. “ Students who se e k p s y c h ia tric care outside the uni­ v e rsity can ex pect w a itin g lis ts fiv e months long at area hospitals. We try to see a n y o n e w ho requests an appoint­ m e n t w ith in tw o w e e k s ,” said

Hoffman.

However, MHS at M cG ill w ill not be expanding th eir s e rv ic e s even th o u g h it is e x p e rie n c in g a g ro w th in its c a se -lo a d . T his means that lower priority cases are given less tim e so that the staff can pay m ore atten tio n to the m o st se rio u s cases.

Dr. N orm an H offm an o f McGill M ental Health Services.

Hoffm an e s tim a te s th a t about 25 per cent of the students he sees are suicidal in some way.

H e a ttrib u te s th e g ro w th in demand for mental health services to students’ doubt about the future January 17,1996 and the decay of traditional social structures.

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As a resu lt o f the grow ing case-loads and the developm ent of new antidepressants that have re p o rte d ly fe w e r s id e -e ffe c ts , more and more patients are being g iv en m e d ic a tio n w ith o u t any therapy. “Psychopharm aceuticals are useful to o ls in treatin g the symptoms of mental and emotion­ al illness, but not the root causes of these problems. We often find that drug therapy alone does not really solve an y th in g but only m ask s th e p ro b le m ,” said Hoffman.

Those who suffer most when the system is overw helm ed are the p a tie n ts. N o n e th e le ss, one should not hesitate to take advan­ tage of these programmes in hard times. Rather, with the increasing delays in access to services, stu­ d en ts are ad v ised to seek help sooner rather than later. Many dif­ ficu lties can be overcom e with help, while the gravity of psycho­ logical problem s often increase over time.

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By Jon O 'B rien W hat h a p p e n s w hen L och Ness monsters, the Sasquatch, and UFOs leave the realm s o f c h il­ drens’ books for popular culture?

What happens when adults begin believing in the paranormal?

In order to answer my ques­ tions, I left my TV set and visited Montreal psychic Suzanne Paul.

According to Mrs. Paul, psy­ chics help answer the questions we cannot otherwise understand. “ W e ’ve g one th ro u g h so many stages of history where man w as able to e x p la in a little b it m ore about w hat is,” M rs. Paul explained. “W e’ve reached a point where no longer do a lot of our institutions, such as the Church, have the answers for us. No longer can science explain everything, because there’s so much grey.”

“T hat’s why the Jojo line is taking off, and that’s why people come to me. There’s a certain void called the unknown,” Paul added.

According to Mrs. Paul, psy­ chics help society move forward and avoid harm, as predicted by N o strad am u s and the M ayans.

T h ro u g h w h at M rs. P au l c a lls ‘shifts of consciousness,’ psychics

have a ripple effect on the future by teaching us to understand our­ selves.

“Often times in a reading, I’m sa y in g s tu f f th a t you alre a d y know,” she continued. “What I try to do is help people reach inside and see the a n sw e rs th a t are already there. If each of us knows 200 people, and if I can help pro­ voke something in somebody, then that’s going to spill out into the others,” she said.

But w hat o f the m illenium and the growth of the paranormal on TV? Are the two linked?

Religious studies professor Ed Furcha, explained each new year brings expectations of change and the m illenium only accentuates this.

“It’s almost a social necessity to recognise the casting off of the old in order to make room for the new,” Furcha said. “The millennial celebrations have that type of ele­ ment in a heightened fashion.”

Furcha stressed that people profit from the millenium, selling books and films that promote com­ mon fears about the future.

“W hen you add the fears of gloom and doom to the turn of the century, you get a kind of pressure

p oint. O f co urse, there w ill be some people that try and make a profit of this, by writing appropri­ ate books,” he concluded.

Similar to Furcha, anthropolo­ gy p ro fe sso r, M ich ael Bisson, sees the millenium as a fo cal p o in t fo r our fe a rs. B ut he e x p la in e d pop-culture as feeding off larger concerns of ours. In a p a p e r he w ro te a few years ago, he found that the alien in m ovies was best understood as a metaphor for the government.

“T he a lie n s d o n ’t com e dow n w ith th e ir blasters and swiss-cheese people,” Bisson explained. “ T hey com e dow n in to your bedroom with a trac­ tion beam and stick lots of needles in you. They don’t talk to you and they play the p e rfe c t im p e rso n a l bureaucrat that you’ve all run into. Then they plunk you down and leave you fe e lin g q u ite u p se t,” he said.

M ovie a lie n s even ch an g e in tim e, B isson sta te d . T en y ears ago,

P a t a r r o y o ’ s m a la r ia v a c c in e . . . | | Continued from Page 9 “ S u d d en ly th e re w as th is crazy Latin American who came from the m iddle of the Am azon ju n g le saying ‘Bingo! I have it here’,” said Patarroyo. “It was not easy to convince the world. It was very difficult mainly because of all the prejudices that exist in relation to science in the developing world.

Which is understandable. I do not criticise that.”

According to Patarroyo, many scientists in the developed world d eriv e g rea t s e lf-c o n fid e n c e because they have more resources.

He also feels that there is a tenden­ cy to believe that scientific break­ throughs cannot be achieved in the developing world.

“Talent is equally well-devel­ oped anywhere in the world,” he said. “What [the developing world] doesn’t have is the opportunities to develop their talents.”

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“He was pissed off with the world, but the malaria world was pissed off with him,” said Ward.

D r. J. D ick M aclean of McGill’s department of epidemiol­ ogy and biostatistics is not quick to call the scien tific co m m unity’s c y n ic ism o f P a ta rro y o ’s w ork unjustified.

“There tends to be a natural cynicism with discoveries that fly in the face of experience. That’s probably healthy,” Maclean said.

A fte r sp en d in g fo u r years developing the vaccine, Patarroyo

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ed out. “In the R eagan era, his platform was less government, and A m erican society looked up to R eagan as a fath er-fig u re. And w hat did E .T ., w ant to do? Go home and find his family.”

B ut p rofessor B isson has a problem with the new aliens in movies.

“Extra-terrestrials have con­ quered lig h t-tra v e l, b u ilt these wonderful crafts that can get them to E arth and w hat do they do?

They dress up in hairy suits and take bites out of the rear-ends of cows,” Bisson continued.

“I’d hate to be on the extra­ terrestrial appropriations commit­ tee,” he added.

After speaking to these three ex p erts, I settled back into my couch last night for some X-File fun. Speeding off in their car dur­ ing the last sequence, our fearless FB I ag ent m used over the last sign-language w ords o f an ape.

“Man save man” seemed far less an effort to depict the aliens than to depict ourselves. I wonder if our interest in the paranorm al is not simply an interest in understanding ourselves, through the eyes of the ‘other’?

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spent an additional six proving its efficacy and convincing the world he had done it.

In 1993, he donated the vac­ cin e to the W orld H ealth O rganisation under a num ber of conditions — one of which was that the vaccine is to be produced in Colum bia. The donation was made in spite of an offer from an American firm of $68 million and 8 per cent of sales. With a market of 2 billion people, that offer rep­ resented an “astronomical” amount of money.

“We d id n ’t want to sell the malaria vaccine. Not at all,” said Patarroyo. “What we were looking and asking for is very little. It is just a modest and dignified way of living and the affection of the peo­ ple, and that’s all.”

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hile sovereigntists proclaim their cultural identity and federalists bemoan their economy, the environmental stance has been left by the wayside. Indeed, the actors in this ridiculous constitutional soap opera simply don’t have the time to devote to such a triviality. While grassroots green parties abound in the politics of Western Canada, environmentalists are drowned out by the PQ and Bloc Québécois hell bent on the task of leaving Canada in a showdown that shows no signs of being resolved anytime soon. Let’s take, for the sake of argument, a situation where Quebec has enough resolve and Canada enough disinter­ est that Quebec independence is declared.

Great, says the pequistes, now we can deal with the environment on our terms without the counter productive interference of the feds. Given Quebec’s admittedly poor track record on environmental protection, it is willing to take up the slack and the some?

Federal courts are often much harder on pol­ luters than the provinces. Can Quebec play hard ball? In a time of political turmoil fol­ W

lowing independence, will the environment come remotely close to the negotiating table? I say not likely.

The 1994 PQ Program devotes a chap­ ter to green issues in a future that sounds to. > good to be true. It altruistically asserts that in order to avoid an “irreversible ecological cri­ sis, Quebec must take charge and make up the distance it has fallen behind on.” What might sound responsible to some has an arro­ gant ring to others. IVies Quebec have a right to isolate itself from a problem that has global proportions and knows no boundariesftl6& There is probably a very good reason the environment has not become an issue to rally behind- too many questions and not enough answers. Resource management has become yet another victim of the referen­ dum disease whose symptoms include a gen­ eral feeling of apathy coupled with ego-cen­ trism. The more Quebec argues over its future, the less of a future it will inherit. As with many other issues too numerous to mention, it is time to get our priorities straight.

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A cres of the rainforest must b e saved! (You c a n p u rch ase o n e a c re for 2 5 dollars through the Worlcf W ildlife Fund).

Befriend e n d a n g e re d anim als.

C arpool to red u ce air pollution.

Dig into the earth a n d com post.

Energy must b e conserved-turn out the lights w hen the room is empty.

Fix leaky faucets a n d sav e the e a rth s most v alu ab le resource.

G re a t am ounts of condom s, tam­ pons a n d cig arette butts w ash up on clean b e a c h e s every d a y so d o n 't flush a w a y your w aste!

H ard e n your heart to polluters a n d exclude wasteful b eings from your social circle.

Interrogate su p p o sed ly "envirofriendly c o m p an ies to discover w hether they really d o h av e earth friendly intentions, before you buy their products.

Just rem em ber Earth D ay is April 23rd- d o som ething earth friendly for the o c c a sio n .

K e e p writing letters of protest to unenvironm ental co m panies- the m ore you bug them, the faster they will g et the m essag e.

Limit d isp o sa b le items- try to reuse everything possible.

M a k e sure you d o n 't throw a w a y s o d a c a n s or juice bottles in regu­ lar g a r b a g e bins- use the blue bins a n d look for them on cam p u s or in the a re a .

N o m ore d isp o sa b le cups! C arry your o w n mug aro u n d for coffee a n d think of tne w a ste you limit.

O p p o s e nuclear w a ste sites- the risk of contam ination is too high.

Plant trees- in crease our oxygen supply.

Q uality cloth lunch b a g s last y ears longer than flimsy wasteful p a p e r jmitations, so p u rch ase o n e quickiKeuse plastic containers; they a re g re a t for sto ra g e of a n y kind a n d fast forever.

Styrofoam will outlive us all!

N ever, ever, ever p a rta k e in an y activity that involves styrofoam* ban styro- coffee cups a n d p a c k a g in g .

T ype on com puters a n d sav e pap er- E-mail all your fa ra w a y friends.

U se your c a r less a n d your legs more.

V e g e ta ria n dishes sav e the rainfor­ est- no trees a re cut d o w n to m ake room for cattle ranches.

W h ile you brush your teeth, turn off the tap.

X-ray your lifestyle- term inate all your wasteful habits.

Y ards with lots of q reen g rass a n d flowers a re beautiful- y ard s cov­ e re d in plastic, aluminum a n d g lass a re not- p le a se d o n 't throw recyclables on the ground.

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Although much damage has been done already and a large number of species are now extinct, man still has the power to pre­ vent the spread of extinction- we have the technology and the heart. The question remains as to whether or not technology is effective without feelings towards endan­ gered species and their environment - do we really care?

As Douglas H. Chadwick, a wildlife biol­ ogist and writer for National Geographic comments, “we human beings cannot help seeing ourselves in other creatures. We and they share too many qualities to ignore, beginning with the miracle of our existence.

Without them our planet seems a hit more lonely and our underpinnings a little less solid.”

Courtesy of National Geographic, March 1995

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It is hard to believe that in the United States at least 500 species and subspecies of plants and animals have become extinct since the 1500’s. It was only during the 1960’s and early 70’s that the era of new environmental awareness finally emerged and spoke to the fears of many animal right supporters. In fact, the United States Congress was very responsive to these fears and thus came through with the Endangered Species Act in 1973. The act gave the federal government sweeping pow­ ers to deal with the spread of extinction.

Since it is considered to be “the world’s most potent piece of environmental legisla­ tion”, the Endangered Species Act has set an example for the recovery and protection of our natural species. We now have to reconsider the idea of property rights, carry­ ing capacity and limits to growth because §fiey are a necessary part of our global I gareness as human beings,

inates the specie from the Endangered Specie list. One instance is the accomplish­ ment of the California gray whales that from a low few thousand were carefully recovered to amount to 24,000 as of last June. This task required government support and financing as well as public support and care which is why approximately 300,000 people spend money whale watching in California.

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In terms of legislation, good resource laws exist such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Federal Land Policy Management Act but they haven’t really been enforced. So far it has been calculated that only six out of the hundreds of species listed as endangered have met with extinction. It seems positive but the irony is that only seven species have completely recovered and only half the list­ ed species even have recovery plans desig­ nated to them. While these lists are being formulated and calculated to fit the amount recognized as endangered or recovered, an unknown number of species have vanished while waiting to be judged.

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The key then remains quite simply to be an emergency for preservation of biolog­ ical diversity, the natural array of species along with the processes and interactions that sustain them, so that logically we would be managing the ecosystems to keep the greatest number of plants and animals from being endangered in the first place. Multi species planning and ecosystem manage­ ment- undoubtedly the ingredients to a proven recipe for specie and environment protection. One last quote from Chadwick justifies the concept behind globaHspecie preservation: “From this point forward, it is what we give back to nature, not what we take from it, that will make our world a bet­ ter place to live in.”

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ll too often one scoffs at the relentless toxic emissions from large trucks or we shake our heads at the sight of pillowing gas emissions from factories but the west­ ern world has the luxury of churning out high technology, efficient “environmental­ ly friendly” solutions to these everyday problems.

If we travel further East, however, the populations of former communist East European states are to this very day having to cope and attempt to rectify the environ­ mental damage caused by totalitarian com­ munist governments. These are the com­ munist governments whom refused to rec­ ognize the existence of environmental problems because to admit that industry was polluting the environment was seen as admitting to a failure of the system.

Pollution along with unemployment, drugs, crime and violence were seen exclu­ sively as characteristics of capitalist soci­ eties. The country of Romania is an acute example of this despairing environmental scenario.

It is not a surprise that industry is the principal culprit of both water and air pol­ lution in Romania. Romanian industry , as a whole, is making the dealing of pollution by the new democratic form of government no simple task. Heavy industry dominates the secondary sector; in fact, two-thirds of industrial units are producing metal and chemical products. This focus of attention often did not take into account topography and health risks. For example, chemical plants are located upwind of the residential A

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areas in the Olt valley and in the intraCapathian depressions where polluted air consequently becomes trapped.

The town of Baia Mare has the high­ est level of pollution in Transylvania and this level usually exceeds national legal limits. In 1991, radium was 200%, sus­ pended particals 700% and lead 1,200% of maximum permitted levels. Baia Mare’s sit­ uation is exacerbated by the siting of the main polluting industries upwind of the urban area and at less than 400 meters above sea level. This places the factories below the thermal inversion layer of air caused by cold weather and topography of the valley. Furthermore, rivers are undergo­ ing eutrophication; the hucho-hucho fish which is the only protected fish in Romania is sitting on the brink of extinc­ tion; orchards are threatened, and live­ stock are experiencing a high level of sterility and thus a subsequent fall in birth rates.

In fact, human life expectancy is lower than national average and most disturbing of all is that young, innocent school chil­ dren have apparently lower attention and retention levels in the afternoon when pol­ lution levels are at their peak. Considering that a majority of the population is living in poverty despite privatisation and that there seems to be many difficulties in enforcing environmental laws, it is unfor­ tunately a fact that there are no easy or quick solutions. But perhaps, here in the West, what this acclaimed, state of the art, costly environmental technology of ours needs is a little “spreading”.

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S U S T A I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T by:

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he rallying cry of today’s environ­ mental movement is “sustainable development”. There’s a lot of bal­ lyhoo about how sustainable devel­ opment is the answer to all the world’s prob­ lems. Politicians are happy to be committed to it, rock musicians make speeches about it, and everyone else seems to smile and nod their heads.

In 1983 Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland was appointed to lead the World Commission on Environment and Development. The result of the WCED’s four years of studies and hearings was “Our Common Future”, a three hundred page book which outlines the com­ mon concerns, challenges and actions which the world as a whole must take, if we are to survive. The book is at times poetic, inspiring and eyeopening. It is also frightening.

Make no mis­ take, at stake is our continued survival.

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Canon has made this campaign liable for success by making it easy for customers to return their used cartridges for recycling.

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Our ecosystem is the “circle of life” that the baboon is singing about in the Disney movie. The circle is unending, and far more complicated than we are capable of appreci­ ating. Ecology tells us that every ecosystem has a natural carrying capacity, a maximum number of organisms that it can support.

There is only so much energy going in, and therefore a limit on how much that can be done with it.

Sustainable development means that we as humans take out of ecosystems only what can be replenished within a reasonable time scale without significantly reducing biodiver­ sity, while outputting waste into them at lev­ els which similarly do not impact on them adversely. We can theoretically fit our tech­ nological society into our environment.

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Sustainable development means that being an environmentalist pays. On a larger scale, it means that the human race can continue to grow and improve its standard of living with­ out damaging the environment.

In theory, sustainable development sounds wonderful.

However, there are some very significant problems with putting it into prac­ tice. The first is the inequality of resource and wealth distribu­ tion between the developed and the developing world.

The second is our current economic system. The third is our lack of under­ standing of how ecosystems really function. In 2050, the world population is expected to stabi­ lize at between 8 and 14 billion people.

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The biggest obstacle to actually achiev­ ing sustainable development is our lack of understanding of how natural systems work.

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By Mila Aung-Thwin The main problem with Oliver Parker’s Othello (he directed and adapted the screenplay) is the closeups. The scenery is beautiful, or at least you get the feeling it might be, if only Parker would let the viewer stare at it a bit longer. Instead, every shot seems to be a well composed, yet not especially clever, close-up.

The close-up problem doesn’t just effect the scenery. In general, there are just too many close-ups of the character Iago. The evil Iago is indisputably the most exciting and enigmatic in the play. The movie is weakened, however, by the growth of Iago’s character at the expense of Othello’s. (Although no empirical research was conducted, I have a strong feeling that Parker cut out more of Othello’s lines than Iago’s).

Kenneth Branaugh works well as Iago (far better than any of the others with their characters), but he goes too far — you get the feeling he is trying to compensate for the fact that he, for a change, is not directing. The difficulty in playing Iago convincingly is getting the audience to see that he is completely

evil yet, at the same time, under­ Much Ado About Nothing) who will merely adequate performance, but stand why the other characters find never be able to ooze the amount of the more the Moor gets jealous and him trustworthy. Branaugh does the evil th at is req u ired of angry, the better Fishbum e’s por­ trayal is (I don’t know of any other latter quite well (I, too, would have Shakespeare’s best villains. found myself his unwitting pawn).

D espite the fact P a rk e r’s actor who could have handled the However, the viewer is never con­ Othello underexposes the character line “Fire and B rim sto n e!” as v inced that he is as evil as his of O thello, L aurence Fishburne exquisitely as Fishburne). Maybe actions would condemn him to be.

Branaugh splits Iago into two characters — the m ain one who hops around the movie manipu­ lating everyone and sow­ ing the seeds of jealousy, and the oth er one who spits his asides directly to the cam era like venom.

This seems clever at first, but after about a dozen or so of his telling glances to the audience, I wanted to yell at Branaugh to cut it out and please pay atten­ tion to the m ovie.

Fundam entally, though, the problem is Branaugh himself. I don’t know if it is his voice, his body The great fa c e off; Ike, but this a in ’t no Turner shape, or his posture, but he belongs to that select roster of plays this highly coveted role very the fact that Irene Ja c o b ’s actors (including Keanu Reeves in well. Actually, he starts out with a Desdemona is so lousy that the clos-

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By Rachel Stokoe M ost c re a tiv e w rite rs in M ontreal feel that there is a real dearth of publications in which to showcase their work. With this con­ cern in mind, Richard C lo u tie r is startin g B uzatti, a m agazine that hopes to provide an outlet for fiction writers. The launching date for the first issue has been set for February and Cloutier hopes to attract writers and readers interested in artistic expression.

“The magazine is for sh o rt fic tio n ,” ex p lain s C lo u tier w hen talk in g to the Tribune. “In addition to the short sto ries, there will be visual art — either photographs, or rep ro d u c tio n s of o ther ty p es o f a rt­ work... hopefully from a wide variety of peo­ ple.”

This diversity is important to Cloutier. “I want peo­ ple to feel they can subm it any­ thing, that they can have freedom to write in whatever style they like.

Also, this offers the reader a range.

That is always exciting.”

Cloutier feels that the maga­ zine’s original location will colour the fla v o u r o f the m agazin e.

“M on treal is very u rban. T hat means there are many different cul­ tures and heritages. In addition to the richness of a bilingual society,

there are many people here from around the world.”

Cloutier is also optimistic that the magazine will have a two-way exchange of ideas.

“The magazine will hopefully

link people together, anyone really concerned with writing and the cre­ ative process. It may provide bene­ ficial exposure for beginners, as well as have inspiring work for the reader — perhaps it will even aid them in their own creative process,” says Cloutier. “Of course, promi­ nent writers will be featured, but it is important to be open to new tal­ ent. I don’t want the magazine to just reproduce the same old, same old.”

“If a new writer submits and

has talent but isn’t quite polished, the editors will work with her or him. I don’t want amateurs neces­ sarily, but the editors w on’t just look at the w orks w ith the big names,” Cloutier continues.

He esp ecially hopes that students won’t be too intimi­ dated to w rite, “ I w ant to re fle c t a wide range of experi­ ences and people. A place like McGill has a lot of talent and I w ant to m ake sure the magazine is open enough that they [the students] feel they can subm it w ork w ithout having it thrown in the trash.”

Though an ide­ alist when it comes to self-ex p ressio n , Cloutier is not a wetbehind-the-ears visionary. He is wellversed in the politics of publishing, as well as the business aspects of writing. In addition to owning his own publish­ ing company, Continental Editions, he launched a sim ilar m agazine called Cité Calonne in 1993.

“Cité Calonne is a publication for French short fiction. Buzatti will be a cousin to it,” Cloutier explains.

“I felt it was important to add to the English publications available. I guess because I am bilingual, I feel all writers, regardless of their moth­ er-tongue, should be able to have a

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There are a few fun moments which make Othello memorable, if not enjoyable. M ichael M aloney plays Rodrigo, Iago’s main unwit­ ting pawn, to buffoonish perfection.

The character of Lodovico, despite uttering some powerful lines, is so incredibly foppish-looking and pre­ sented in such bizarre costumes that he gets an unbelieving laugh from the audience every time he makes an appearance.

And the sex scenes, the flash­ backs, and the dream sequences look like they w ere included to explain the movie to someone who took a wrong turn in the Cineplex and was expecting to see a movie with Jim Carrey and Sharon Stone.

I can usually tell how much I like a perfo rm an ce of one of Shakespeare’s plays by my personal litmus-test — the better the perfor­ mance, the more it inspires me to speak like a Shakespearean charac­ ter. After Othello, scarcely any “I prithee, kind sirs” escaped my lips, nor did I try to use the word “beseech” in a sentence.

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Dead Man Walking Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture (Columbia) The fact that Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits both contribute original tunes to this “inspired-by-the-film” collection is a minor coup for “Dead Man Walking” director Tim Robbins.

A Springsteen title song has become de rigeur for any earnestly liberal studio pic about “serious” issues — “Philadelphia” being the best-known example.

Tom W aits, on the other hand, is the perennial favourite for art-house fix­ tures like Jim Jarm usch, Jean-Claude Lauzon, and Wayne Wang.

Springsteen and Waits were once considered to be peers, as promising work­ ing-class songw riters of the early seventies. But the Boss went on to world­ wide “common man” con­ quest, while Tom just got too arty for the average bandanna-in-theback-pocket Jerseyite. Robbins wants the “Dead Man Walking” soundtrack to have it both ways: it’s an earnestly liberal collection of arty songs with proletarian pre­ tensions.

The “serious” issue here is capital punishm ent, and those brave enough to tackle it include such luminaries as Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett, and Patti Sm ith.

Robbins writes in the liner notes that he chose songwriters “whose music tells stories, artists that do not write songs with hooks or

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tric k s.” O f course, hooks and tricks are what makes pop music liste n a b le , and no am ount o f w eepy-eyed weltschmertz can make up for a lack o f energy, craft, and wit.

Many of the songs inspired by “ Dead M an W alk in g ” are indeed w alking dead, Springsteen’s knock-off number included. The Boss seems content to substitute an “I ’m-going-to-

die” variety of pathos for any real insight into issues of life and death. And his old schtick of turn­ ing the film’s title into a refrain is w earing thin: we can spot the “I’m a dead man walkin’” chorus well before the song’s opening chords.

Tom Waits and Johnny Cash are too canny for this kind of copout. Waits’ brilliant “The Fall of T ro y ” opens with the basic premise that “It’s the same with men as with horses and dogs — nothing wants to die.” He goes on

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Bill Frisell Bill Frisell/ Kermit Driscoll/ Joey Baron Live

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ture, painting, sculpture.”

Notable works include those

by D a n a V e la , w h o se m ix e d media piece “Dreams” is delicate an d e le g a n t. A ls o f e a tu re d is D enis B eaucham p, w hose p o r­ tra its sh o w ed in c re d ib le te c h ­ nique and use o f colour to bring alive and give true personality to th e fa c e s on h is c a n v a s e s . In addition, A nouchka G alouchko, w h o h a s w o n a G o v e rn o r G e n e ra l’s aw ard fo r c h ild re n ’s illu stratio n , adds colourful and imaginative pieces in the show.

“B asically i t ’s been artists h e a rin g a b o u t th e g a lle r y ,”

C anadian art, fo r m any, is sym bolised by the w orks o f the Group of Seven and their charac­ te r is tic lo o m in g m o u n ta in s , s lig h tly g a u d y flo w e r s , an d strangely colourful decrepit hous­ es. G alerie Schorer’s up-com ing e x h ib it, h o w e v e r, d is p la y s Canadian art filled w ith vibrant, colourful, contem porary w orks, all o f w hich exu d e en erg y and life.

Ross Schorer is the founder of the gallery, as well as a work­ in g a rtis t. H e explains that the d iv ersity o f the exhibit is inten­ tional.

“I have a w id e ra n g e o f artists that come from all over the p ro v in c e ,” says Schorer. “How I c h o o se th em is by w hat I think is o f in te re st. I really don’t want to carry ten real­ ist or hard-edged or a b s tr a c t S u re a b o u t S c h o re r artists. ” The show presents a range of explains Schorer, in response to techniques and approaches, and questions about the selection o f does not concentrate on one spe­ work. “I screen them by the merit cific theme. Instead, it proves to o f the w ork. T he reason w hy I be more of a showcase for local o p e n e d an art g a lle ry is th a t I artists. All the w o rk s are from heard that right now there are a Canadian artists ranging in ages lot o f a rtists o u t th ere w ithout between 23 and 78, and living in anyone representing them.”

N ot only is the work on dis­ Quebec. As Schorer points out, h o w ev er, m an y o f th e m co m e play interesting and appreciable, from unique backgrounds, having b u t th e h is to ry o f th e g a lle ry emigrated here from other coun­ its e lf is w orth n o tin g . O pened after several W est End art gal­ tries.

“I have one artist w ho does leries had folded in 1995, particu­ 3D reliefs using found objects, larly an a rtis t’ co -o p to w hich some of which were bought at a S c h o re r h im s e lf b e lo n g e d , d o lla r s to r e ,” s a y s S c h o re r. Galerie Schorer sits in a residen­ “Another artist has what she calls tial area, surrounded by dépan­ ‘stage sculptures’ which include neurs and shops, highly accessisculpture painting and books in Continued on Page 18 W the structure — combining litera­

B u z a t t i. . . » Continued from Page 16 forum for their writing and ideas.”

Cloutier will distribute his new m agazine in G re a t B rita in , Australia and North America. He hopes the w ritin g w ill b ecom e international, but his main concern is to re p re se n t C an ad a. “Cité Calonne is d istrib u te d all over E urope. It has rec e iv e d alo t o f recognition, in France especially.

It’s nice to have a Canadian product that is respected around the world.

I ’m sure the Buzatti w ill be the same way.”

Cloutier is not afraid of com­ p e titio n w ith o th e r, larg er, Canadian, English, fiction maga­ zines.

“That is not my concern,” he shrugs, “I don’t see it as competi­ tion, I see it as just another place for w riters to be able to express themselves. Art should not be about competition. I’m sure writers will be happy for any opportunities.”

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Free Music Ensemble Free Music Ensemble featur­ ing Juini Booth (Independent) In last w eek ’s Sunday New York Times , im p ro v ise d m usic patriarch Henry Threadgill offered comment on the media’s seeming memory lapse in regards to one of ja z z ’s most fruitful and creative periods.

“It’s like nobody remembers the late 60s,” Threadgill lamented, referring to Albert Ayler and p o st A Love Supreme John C oltrane.”

Two new releases, quite varied in nature, witness a return to both the musical and philo­ sophical underpinnings of the jazz music of the late 60s.

G u ita rist B ill F risell has one o f the most distinctive instru­ m en tal v o ices in the co n te m p o ra ry ja z z scene. A long time fix­ tu re o f New Y o rk ’s dow ntow n im provised m usic scene (the m ild mannered, bespectacled guitarist was a member of John Z o rn ’s thrash/noise band Naked C ity ), F rise ll now resid es in the P acific Northwest. His recently released liv e alb u m , title d sim p ly Bill

F risell/ Kerm it D risco ll/ Joey Baron Live , recorded at 1991’s “T erceros E ncuentros de Nueva M usica” , in Seville, serves as a good introduction to the enigmatic axeman for those who have not yet sampled his chilly, fidgety style.

Listening to Bill Frisell is a lit­ tle like watching a brain surgeon p lay the c h ild re n ’s gam e Operation— while you have confi­ dence he’ll pull it off, there’s an alm o st a rth ritic p re c isio n th at leaves you tense with anticipation at the buzzing o f the light bulb nose. The guitar itself is a strange beast within the jazz artillery — not nearly harmonically complex enough to compete with the piano, lacking in the vocalism o f ja z z ’s primary melody instruments.

Frisell addresses these limita­ tions w ith a litany o f borrow ed techniques. From B ritish avantgarde in o v a to r D erek B ailey , Frisell takes his trademark volume swells and scraped harmonics, the o p p o sed a p p ro ach es o f Jim i H endrix and m ellow toned jazz legend Jim Hall lending whammy bar g u rgles and brainy m otivic improvisation, respectively.

The program is consistent in tone and atm osphere, featuring only two songs, also covered on F r is e ll’s lan d m ark album o f A m erican m usic, Have A Little Faith. John H iatt’s ballad, after w hich th at alb u m w as title d , appears here, and is given a rela­ tively straight treatment. The inclu­ sion o f such an unlikely tune is

th at has been lac k in g on the Ensemble’s previous releases.

The territory which the F.M.E. m ine has been o ften u n fairly lumped in the category of “difficult m usic” . W here straight jazz has syncopated sw ing grooves, free jazz has pulse rhythms that require slightly more listener involvement.

The melodic/harmonic tapestry that m akes g reat bebop so lo s so enthralling is replaced by a differ­ ent approach— with the absence of piano or guitar, melodic interplay is liberated from the tyranny of “changes”, which when done with care, can result in the most excit­ ing, and rewarding music of the jazz tradition. The genre’s leading lig h ts — O rn ette C o lem an , C ecil T ay lo r, A lb ert Ayler— spent years mapping out com ­ plex musico-philosophical theorem s to provide a basis fo r th e ir e x p lo ­ rations.

F ree M usic E nsem bles’s release radiates the sam e en ergy and vitality as the first w a v e ’s. T en sio n and re le a se are carefully m anipu­ lated , w ith an incredible amount o f co n c e n tra tio n and communication in ev id en ce.

D uncan’s trum pet playing has a quali­ ty sim ilar to D on Cherry’s, a raspy, sometimes hys­ te ric a l in stru m e n t. G e n n a ro ’s drumming is equally impressive, hurling tsunamis of crashing cym­ bals, and polyrhythmic fills into the mix. Baldwin, Hundevad, and par­ tic u la rly B ooth o ffe r sublim e colours and brilliant solo flights. A brilliant, vibrant release. If the Free Music Ensemble are part of jazz’s next wave, reports of the form ’s death may indeed be greatly exag­ gerated.

partially an intellectual exercises, an attempt to expand the canon of pop “standards.” It is, ironically, the w eakest song on the album ; whereas Frisell’s scientific preci­ sion usually results in music that is nervously reserved, here the treat­ ment is merely tepid.

Sonny Rollins’ swinging “No Moe” fares better, the band at once gleefully indulging in some rela­ tively straight jazz blowing, while simultaneously offering comment upon it. To lesser degrees, drum­ mer Joey Baron (who is easily the most innovative and exciting drum­ mer of his generation) and bassist K erm it D riscoll, approach their instrum ents with the same m ea­

sured, ironic attitude of Frisell; for this trio, the stolid “jazz as conser­ vatory music” seriousness of the jazz neo-cons is absent.

Equally wary of the classicism of the jazz new wave are Toronto’s Free Music Ensemble. In a short time, drummer Mike Gennaro and tru m p e te r Jam es D uncan have e sta b lish e d th em selv es as that city’s most exciting, and protean jazz groups. Drawing on the late 60s free ja z z o f w hich H enry Threadgill speaks (particularly the explorations of the ESP label’s ros­ ter), the F.M.E. here include alto sax player Kenny Baldwin. Mark Hundevad on vibes, and living leg­ end Juini Booth on bass. Booth, a veteran o f Sun Ra and Pharaoh Sanders’ bands adds a bottom end

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to demonstrate this in three deliber­ ately maudlin narratives.

Cash adopts his usual worldweary irony to sing “In Your Mind,” accompanied by Ry Cooder’s sweet slide guitar and a swinging white gospel chorus.

Unlike many of the ageing Nor’eastemers represented here, Cash has absolutely nothing to prove, and “In Your Mind” is unen­ cumbered by the deathly serious­ ness endemic to this type of project.

The only place where that serious­ ness is truly effective is on Patti

Smith’s seriously scary “Walkin Blind,” where the grande dame of punk delivers a shamanistic blues growl that makes PJ Harvey sound like Mel Tormé.

Seriousness is simply not an issue in the soundtrack’s bizarre cross-cultural collaboration between Sufi devotional singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ry Cooder, and Pearl Jammer Eddie Vedder. Musically, “The Face of Love” is on par with Cooder’s earlier work with Ali Farka Toure and V.M. Bhatt, but Vedder’s overwrought crooning makes the whole project farcical. In

any case, it’s a fair assumption that Khan isn ’t singing overtly about capital punishment. This record’s “write-a-song-about-my-importantmovie” flavour doesn’t quite oblit­ erate the strength of an undisputed genius like Khan, whose Kawwali incantations still sound unearthly.

On this record, a soundtrack some­ w here betw een p o ssessio n and zombiedom, Springsteen’s aspira­ tions to the ordinary pale in com­ parison to K han’s extraordinary voice.

-Gabiel Levine

P u r p le H a z e a l l in m y b r a in

By Lyia M iller

far off the mark. The brainy swing of Bill Laswell and Lester Bowie’s collectives spring to mind. While Damon resuscitates bass techniques lost with the gravitational pull of 90s musical ethos (it’s not easy to play two-handed fugues when your

The nice people at Purple Haze were in a particularly surly mood Wednesday night. The DJ apparent­ ly reasoned that, because of the bands’ indie pop leanings, symme­ try would have to be maintained with sounds from the other side of the sonic spectrum. This logic involved the metro­ nomic industrial sludge of Ministry and KMFDM at woofer- wrecking vol­ umes, and thousand watt seizure-inducing lights pointed directly at the patrons’ eyes. The place was hot, dark, and in every way reminiscent of hell.

“Deconstructive Funkster. ” Shortwave The evening began with a set from Shortwave, whose instrument is hovering around your first official show was last month’s ankles), Maddie’s quirky vocals set at Pizza Dore. Comprised of vir­ (which call to mind Bjork and Mary tuoso bassist Damon, drummer Eric, Margaret O’Hara) give the music an and vocalist Maddie, Shortwave ethereal edge. Tape loops and produce terse, polyrhythmic compo­ Neubauten-like percussion instru­ sitions that aren’t afraid to be cere­ ments tip the balance from party to bral. In a CKUT interview, they arty. Apparently other people think described themselves as “decon­ so too— Shortwave will be playing struct ve funksters”, and that’s not at New York’s avant garde mecca,

the Knitting Factory, in February.

Jonson came on next, decked out in bow-ties, cowboy hats and a particularly bright Chef Boyardee ravioli sweatshirt. Featuring scenester Nancy Ross, who form erly pounded skins for B ite, Jonson churn out a poppy, if some­ w hat generic rock. W hile emotive, 4/4, distorted pop can be h onourable, Montreal’s scene suffers from a glut of sam e-sounding bands that lack the combina­ tion of energy, originality, charisma, and sincerity that m akes it work. G ranted, Jonson’s influences seem to include quality bands like S uperchunk and B uilt to Spill, but the lack of com ­ plexity (one is tempted to call it m onotony) of the music makes it less than memorable.

In contrast, headliners Fidget created caffeine-fuelled reels, remi­ niscent of early 80s bands like Elvis Costello and the A ttractions, the M inutem en, and Talking Heads.

(The average age o f the b a n d ’s members hovers around 30, so these influences may actually be first­ hand.) The band’s rhythm section deal as much with Dewey decimals as they do with painful decibels — drum m er Jackie G allant (also of

Go Fish Let’s face it: it’s too damn cold to drag your butt all over the city to enjoy the collective effervescence of cheap movie night. For those who are too miserly to raise the thermostat in their apartment, heat can be generated by renting Go Fish, and snuggling with your roommates.

This indie flic succeeds where films like 9 1/2 Weeks and Basic Instinct fall short — it provides sensual images and subject matter that are actually aesthetically pleasurable to watch. Instead of superficially glossy cotton-candy pom, its images are sincerely beautiful. The movie is obviously made by someone who is in love with the filmic - Rose Troche (the primary director) isn’t just making a commodity to be con­ sumed and deposited in the video return slot.

The film is directed and written by lesbians who also star in it.

While the dialogue is a little amateur, the story is an earnest one about puppy love.

The narrative revolves primarily around Max, a young lesbian looking for love. It is relieving, when most gay films (especially those with wide distribution) deal solely with men, to find one that deals with issues that center around the lesbian experience. However, the movie has more merit than just as a representation of a community voice.

The black and white scenes, all carefully crafted and chosen, pro­ vide an optic stimulation that is pure gratification. There are symbolic shots interlaced with the narrative that artfully and playfully deal with the topic of the film. Most importantly, however, images of the human body take on an eroticism that is not at all exploitative or dependent on the taboos surrounding sex and nudity.

While the inability of the actors (they are not professional), the unpolished dialogue, and the annoyingly self-reflexive cuts to the writ­ ers discussing the course of the action are distracting, those who love the sensuality of images can all but ignore these problems.

-Rachel Stokoe

Slaphappy 5) and bassist Steve Loach (formerly of Good Cookies) supplement their rocking by work­ ing as librarians. Nerdy Girl bassist Ron Woo (not to be confused with the hard-boiled film director) takes on the role o f lead guitarist and vocalist. Like a soul singer, he is not afraid to yodel, yelp, or croon (many of the songs have falsetto motifs reminiscent of the Rolling S to n es’ “U n dercover O f The Night”). The band further distances itself from the ‘same old, same old’ by including violinist Jessica Moss.

For the most part, the fiddle makes itself at home in Fidget’s quirky pop, o ccasio n ally invoking Bob D y la n ’s D esire, and Lisa

G erm an o ’s w ork w ith John Mellencamp. Like the rest of the band’s music, it is unafraid to ven ture into the terrain of unabashed rock, w hich may alienate some indie rock purists.

By the same token, all three bands offer evidence that local music could and should be enjoyed by people other than Biftek regulars If only the scene could find venues that don’t aspire to heights of, say, Patrick Swayze’s dive in Roadhou­ se. What kind of casual rock fan w ould be w illin g to endure the agony of Purple H aze’s “atm os­ phere” repeatedly? With friends like these, local music doesn’t need any enemies.

Lecture topics include “The spiritual in art” , “M agic in art: creative and destructive forces”, and “From Turner to Rothko: the sublime in art” .

A little out of the way from th e a v e ra g e M cG ill s tu d e n t’s n eighbourhood, and o f a sm all size, Galerie Schorer may be hard to squeeze into a tight schedule; but if paid a visit, one is sure to find something to like. Most artlovers will find it hard not to be struck by the enthusiasm and life of the art on display, while being grateful that such a place exists, w here lo cal artists can presen t their work to the public and gain recognition and support.

Schorer is not afraid that the locale is too far from the down­ tow n area. “P u lse N ew s had a cam era in front o f a dow ntow n gallery and no one walked in for a w eek ,” S chorer says. “W hen you’re right there, in the commu­ nity, they com e in. I t’s a good

area to be in. It borders Montreal W est, H am pstead, Côte St-Luc, Westmount. I’m thinking of other id e a s to g e t th e [c o m m u n ity m em b ers] to co m e in and g et involved.”

Schorer is optim istic about the accessibility o f the highfalutin theoretical art in the gallery to the community, given prevailing “my three year old can do that” atti­ tudes.

“I see it. W hen you step out and do som ething new, people w a n t to id e n tify . A fte r th e y b e c o m e e x p o s e d , it b e c o m e s fam iliar, they let go of negative fo rc e s , th ey a llo w it to to u ch them.”

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ble to the surrounding neighbour­ hood residents. It has been open since late Novem ber. This is its seco n d show , the firs t h av in g received a positive response from the artistic community.

R ight now, the gallery d is­ plays a number of artists, though a series of one-person shows are being planned for the near future.

“Every single artist (featured in th e g ro u p sh o w s) w ill alw ay s have a solo show. While the solo shows are happening, there will also be a group exhibition.”

As w ell as presen tin g art, the gallery is holding a series of in te ra c tiv e ta lk s on d iffe re n t artistic themes and debates. “The lectures help both the artists and art lovers to understand the cre­ a tiv e p r o c e s s ,” c o m m e n ts Schorer. “It’s a continuing series.

I’m going to do this very, very often.”

C ft' ^ QThe Gallery Schorer is locat­ ed at 5686 M onkland. For information on lectures and exhibits, call 482-9222.

T e r r i f i c w e e k e n d f o r R e d m e n B B v a u lt s t h e m in t o f ir s t p la c e

By A rjun Taneja In a Friday night tradition that rivals that of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, M cG ill’s B asketball Redmen played host to their divi­ sio n al riv a ls fro m L av al.

Anticipation. Tension ran high as the importance of this game was felt by both sides.

While Laval was struggling to stay a flo a t in th e c o m p e titiv e Q uebec U n iv e rs ity B a sk e tb a ll League, McGill needed a victory to keep up w ith B is h o p ’s and Concordia, both of which posted 2 and 1 records before weekend play began. In addition, Friday’s game served as a tune-up for Saturday’s butting of heads against the afore­ mentioned team from Bishop’s.

Realising what was at stake, McGill came out on fire and by the m id-point of the first half, was leading by 10 points. By the half they had managed to increase the lead to 20 points and took a 47-27 lead into the dressing room.

W ith such a lo fty le a d , it appeared that the game was all but over. However, what looked to be an inevitable blow -out changed, w ith a weak second h alf by the Redmen. The Laval Rouge et Or led, thanks to the heroic efforts of forward Frantz Eric Elysee, who ta llie d 29 p o in ts on the n ig h t.

Inspired by the coaching efforts of

rookie Mike M acadam, an em o­ tionally charged bench was able to make a game of it.

In the second, half the McGill Redmen seemed indifferent as the v is ito rs c h ip p e d aw ay at th e ir seem ingly insurm o u ntable lead and brought the score to 64-59

with 5 minutes to play.

F inally, before M cG ill sent veteran coach Ken Schildroth into early retirem ent, life seem ed to creep back into the Redmen. In an exciting and tense finale, McGill pulled away and won comfortably by a score of 83-67. However, fire­

works erupted in the dying minutes as the emotional Sammy Mendolia exchanged technical fouls with a Laval player. The Montreal native had to be calmed and soothed by his teammates.

McGill was able to secure a victory thanks to the game MVP

Redm en dribble their way past Laval.

performance by veteran Chad Wozney, whose excellent play under the basket allowed him to tally 24 points.

In the post-game press-confer­ ence, rookie forward Joel Pearlman was hesitant to make predictions about the upcoming game against Bishop’s but showed concern about “the lapse that occurred in the second half.”

In an important game against a superior team like Bishop’s, McGill would be unlikely to get away such play.

With this in mind on Saturday night, the Redmen trav­ elled to Lennoxville to challenge the Gaiters from Bishop’s. Guard Sammy Mendolia led the brave Redmen past the cross-town rivals with a buzzer-beating three-pointer. Mendolia’s stand­ out performance completed a second-half rally by McGill who fell behind 57-41 in that half, despite going to the dressing room at the half tied at 33. The buzzer-beating shot not only gave the Redmen the victory, but also gave the veteran McGill player 20 points on the night This 73-72 victory over the Gaiters puts McGill in first place with a 4-1 record. With losses on both Friday and Saturday nights the Bishop’s drops to 2-3.

R e d m e n d o w n O t t a w a a n d C o n c o r d ia , s e c u r e s e c o n d p la c e

By Alex C hurchill and Adam G rossman D ro p /A d d w eek fo r th e M cG ill R edm en h o ck ey sq u ad consisted more of the latter than the former with a pair of wins. As the rest of the student body was pondering whether or not to flag Space, Time and Matter pass/fail, the R edm en w ere busy m oving within striking distance of the top spot in the O U A A F a r E ast D ivision, cu rren tly held by the UQTR Patriotes.

The week started off on a pos­ itive note, with the Redmen drub­ bing the Ottawa Gee-Gees 5-3 at the M cC o n n ell W in te r A ren a.

Spurred on by a two-point perfor­ mance from first-year defenceman Jean-Alain Schneider, the Redmen took over second place in the divi­ sion and looked to be in playoff form in doing so.

Schneider, whose brother is an ex-Canadien and now plays hock­ ey for the New Y ork Islanders, showed himself to be a player wor­ thy o f p raise in his ow n rig h t.

Along with his fifth-year linemate, Luc Latulippe, Schneider provided the Redmen with the much needed scoring punch from the blue line.

“I’m not usually this much of an offensive factor. This is proba­ bly the hottest [scoring] streak I’ve ever been on,” quipped Schneider, in response to yet another compari­

son to his older brother.

On S a tu rd a y e v e n in g , the Redmen continued their winning ways. M cG ill shot into striking distance of the top spot in the Far East Division with a hard fought 63 d e c isio n o v er th e v isitin g Concordia Stingers.

Team Captain Todd Marcellus was the top player of the match with a three-point perform ance,

backing up his two goals with an equally im p ressiv e assist. T his game bolsters Marcellus’ impres­ sive season total to 11 points in his last four games. The red-hot play of M arcellus, combined with the sh o w in g o f the b lu e lin e rs on Wednesday, night are proof posi­ tive of the Redmen’s offensive tal­ ent.

In com bination with a blue-

collar defensive strategy, engi­ neered by head coach Terry Bangen, the Redmen are making an impact on both sides of the puck. In direct contrast to the Redmen are the Stingers, a team on a pronounced downward slide (5-10 and eight points out of the playoffs). Concordia fell behind 51 after the first two periods and saw a ‘too little too late’ rally in

McGill goaltending stymies Concordia as Redm en skate into second place.

the third snuffed out by a lunchpail defensive effort on the part of the Redmen.

This season, McGill is a team on a decidedly upward swing: cur­ rently at 10-5-2 and on a five game winning-streak in league play. At this rate, the Redmen are virtually guaranteed a playoff spot, and con­ tinue playing at this level.

While both games played this past week indicate a strong will to win on the part of the Redmen, the Concordia game, in particu­ lar, bodes well for McGill as it sets the stage for this Thursday’s rematch between these two arch­ rivals in the annual Corey Cup game at Concordia.

Looking forward to the Corey Cup game, team captain Marcellus sounded confident “Tonight was real important for us as far as getting them off our backs. We should be pretty well able to do that next week,” he said.

The Thursday night match­ up between these crosstown rivals takes on added meaning this season. With a victory, McGill would move into a tie atop the Far East Division leader board with UQTR. While the Stingers appear bent on playing the role of giant killer, their chances of making the playoffs appear more and more like exer­ cises in theoretical arithmetic.

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A lo o k a t M c G i l l ’ s s c o r in g m a c h in e

By Paul Conner

He wasn’t offered a contract, but was invited to come back for next year’s training camp.

In addition to having experi­ ence in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and in the AHL, Gendron played roller hockey with the M ontreal Roadrunners before arriving at McGill. He helped them get into the playoffs in the team’s inaugural season in the league. He said getting the opportunity to play with such high-level athletes and to be coached by Y van C ournoyer were great experiences.

G endron has been playing hockey since he was four. A fter attending high school at H enriBourassa in Montreal North, he was drafted at Collège Français, a strong hockey CEGEP. W hile there, he was scouted and drafted by Martin Raymond and former Redmen head

then to play p ro fe ssio n a lly in Europe for a couple of years. In this sense, he plans to follow the foot­ steps o f last year’s captain, Guy Boucher.

In the mean time, Gendron’s top priority is his education. He is now studying physical education, and plans to finish his degree next year.

“After that, I’ll probably do a Masters in business administration, or maybe a Masters in phys-ed.”

His program m e in phys-ed consists o f learning a great deal about the human body and its per­ formance, which has been a great asset to his hockey career at McGill. “[It has helped me] with my training program, for sure. And it w ill allow me m aybe to te a c h ...I’m p lan n in g m aybe to coach later.”

Pierre G endron, in only his second year at McGill, has become one of the Redmen’s most potent offensive threats. In 23 games, he has scored twenty goals, and added 28 assists to lead the team to second place in the eastern division of the OUAA hockey league.

His main strength, however, is one of character.

P laying against C oncordia, with both shoulders injured, he had two goals, two assists, and was named the gam e’s third star this Friday night. Though he was given limited ice time, he clearly had an effect on a line which scored five goals.

A ssista n t coach M artin Raymond had only good things to say about his first line centre. “He’s a guy who’s got a lot of charac­ ter. H e’s hungry, he wants to play. You give him the puck, and he’ll be happy.”

Last season, Gendron cen­ tered the second line o f the Redmen, scoring 51 points and winning the Rookie of the Year award. This was only the fifth time a Redmen freshman scored more then fifty points in a sea­ son. T his year, when form er captain Guy Boucher left to play professionalhockey in France, Gendron moved up to the first line.

Despite several injuries this year, he continues to lead the team in scoring.

“H e’s playing w ith both shoulders injured and he hurt both his knees this year, one knee one time and a couple of weeks later the other knee - he P ierre G endron, sixth leading scorer in C anada. d id n ’t m iss a g am e,” said coach Jean Pronovost.

Raymond.

In addition to the pressures of L ast sum m er, G endron was “I wanted to go to [McGill], school and hockey, Gendron has given a tryout with the Portland and I wanted to play a good calibre had to deal with a far greater prob­ P irates, the A m erican H ockey of hockey, so th at’s why I came lem of learning in a new language.

L eague farm -team o f the here,” he said.

T his is only his second year o f Washington Capitals.

Gendron’s dream has always schooling in English, but he appears “When I went this year to the been to play in the NHL. He under­ to be coping pretty well. “ [I was AHL, I saw that I wasn’t that far stands, however, that lots of kids having trouble] at the beginning a off. I played against Fredricton, the who play major-junior don’t make bit. It took me an hour to read a Canadiens’ farm-team, and scored a it all the way. His immediate plans page, but it’s getting better. I under­ goal.” are to finish his bachelor’s degree, stand everything; it’s just my speak­ ing, not using proper verbs and things like that,” he explained.

Having overcome this difficul­ ty, Gendron seems poised to help lead the Redmen into the playoffs.

2178 S te -C a th e r in e W e s t , M o n tr é a l W ith G endron lead in g the offensive charge, the Redmen have Rlm,24 exposure, developing included Passport photos high hopes for their post-season this year. The playoff format for c \ ( c ~ ^ the Far Eastern Division involves three teams, with the second two o facing each other in a one-game A b o v e p r i c e s o n l y a t LA P H O T O S H O P match-up, with the winner going on o r d r o p y o u r f i l m o f f a t S A D IE 'S f o r p r o c e s s i n g to play the division leader. Last H A T U R E C A R E REC Y C LIN G season, McGill defeated Concordia in the single-game showdown, but lost in a three- game series against a powerful Trois-Rivières team.

T his y ear, th e R edm en are almost assured of a playoff spot, sitting two points behind division I n te r e s te d in te a c h in g E n g lis h leader Trois-Rivières. a b ro a d ?

“I think we have a really good 3 w e e k in te n s iv e c o u rs e in a fte rn o o n team. We have a lot of character, and th at’s m aybe the difference o r e v e n in g . [from last y e a r’s te a m ],” said C e rtific a te a w a rd e d Gendron.

F eb 13 - 29, $445 Character - that’s exactly the right word, and it starts with Pierre C a ll to ll- f r e e : 1 -8 0 0 -6 3 2 -2 1 0 5 o r f a x 4 1 6 -3 6 1 -2 4 0 3 Gendron.

LA PH O TO SH O P

TEACH ABROAD

Briefs Martlet hoops — still perfect T he M cG ill M artlets w o m en ’s b a sk e tb a ll team im proved th eir perfect league

cent from the field.

McGill swimmer earns double honours Craig Hutchison was recog­ nised as the QSSF and the CIAU athlete of the week for his out­ standing perform ance in the W aterloo/Guelph University Co-Ed Invitational, held last weekend. Hutchison captured fo u r in d iv id u al golds(50m fre e sty le , 200m 1M, 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly), two team golds(800m freestyle relay, 400m freestyle relay), and a b ro n ze m edal(200m freestyle).

Women’s épée lead the way fo r McGill fencing.

The women’s épée squad fin ish e d fo u rth out o f 11 teams at the York Invitational.

Tessier skies o ve r f o r a n o th e r deu ce.

The w om en’s foil ended up 8th out of 13 teams, while the record to 5-0, with two sound vic­ tories this weekend over the two m en’s B -team cam e in a mere 19th out of 20. The men’s A-team worst teams in the QUBL. On Friday night, the Martlets fared slightly better, winding up feasted on third-place Laval. The in 11th place. The mixed sabre Red ‘n’ White led by the 28 of (both men and women) ranked a V icki T e ssie r, ham m ered the disappointing 17th place out of 18 teams. The fencing team heads to Rouge et Or 82-57.

Tessier shot an amazing 11 C arleton on January 21 for the for 13 from the field, and hauled next competition. in seven rebounds. Laval’s poor sh o o tin g co u p led w ith th e ir Women’s volleyball win num erous turnovers translated into a 25 point margin o f victory again, while men still for the Martlets. hunting for first win M cG ill’s pressure defence heavily dictated Laval’s 34 per T he w o m e n ’s v o lley b all cent sh o o tin g p erfo rm an ce. team notched two victories over Laval’s 30 turnovers resulted in the weekend and inched closer to 28 McGill points. Jennifer Stacey thc.500 mark. added 13 p o in ts, as L esley The women’s first win came Stevenson and Ingrid Marchand in straight sets 15-11, 15-5, and ch ip p ed in w ith 11 each.

15-12 over S herbrooke. They Stevenson led the Martlets with co m p leted th e ir near flaw less nine boards. Cinthia Lacharite led w eekend, w ith a 3-1 win over the Rouge et Or with 15.

Concordia. The Martlets snapped The hit parade over the rest a 1-1 tie, winning the next two o f the QUBL continued against sets 15-12 and 15-4. the last-place Bishop’s Gaiters.

The men continued to strug­ The Gaiters were blown off the gle, as Sherbrooke added to the court, as McGill’s offence posted M cG ill m isery by tak in g the 90 points, and sent Bishop’s reel­ match 3-0. Sherbrooke downed ing to their fifth consecutive loss.

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R u g b y p r e p a r e to t a k e

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By D ana Toering S p o r t s E d ito ria l Has anyone noticed how the Canadian Football League contin­ ues to shoot itself in the foot over and over again?

With another brilliant stroke of business savvy, the CFL brain trust has rescheduled their main event, the Grey Cup, from December 8 to November 24. “ So w hat?” you m ight ask.

“The Grey Cup has traditionally been played in late November.”

Well, the fact is that the switch has landed the game on the same weekend as the Canadian university final, the Vanier Cup, which has been sch ed u led fo r S atu rd ay N ovem ber 23 at T o ro n to ’s SkyDome.

“CFL football fans have long associated late November with the G rey Cup. So w hen th is date became available, it provided us with the opportunity to revert back to th is m ore tra d itio n a l tim e fram e,” said CFL C om m issioner Larry Smith.

This statement is both shock­ ing and hypocritical. Since when has the CFL been concerned with tradition? Not only did the CFL abandon all trad itio n w ith their expansion into the United States, but the Grey Cup is right now sit­ ting in Baltimore where the cham­ pion Stallions most likely won’t be playing next year. Granted the CFL

is rich in tradition and it is this rich­ ness that keeps the league operating year after year. But the fact still remains that the Grey Cup is south of the border for the first time ever so commissioner Smith’s statement is really not all that believable.

What this latest incident exem­ plifies is the CFL’s lack of fore­ thought and their blatant lack of respect for Canadian College foot­ ball. Organisers of the Vanier Cup, in order to generate as much pub­ licity as possible, have always tried to avoid playing the game on the same weekend as the Grey Cup. The CFL did not even bother to co n sid e r th e C IA U w hen they switched their date.

In the Globe and Mail article, D arw in S em o tiu k , who is on a year’s educational leave as athletic d ire c to r at the U n iv e rsity o f Western Ontario, expressed disap­ pointment “It’s sort of typical with how the CFL does business with other people. I really am quite disap­ pointed. In my view, it shows the CFL’s total disregard for anything other than professional football in Canada,” Semotiuk said.

First, the CFL sells the Grey Cup out to A m erican expansion where teams do not even respect the Canadian content rule. Then it goes ahead and sends the CIAU for a loop. Besides the fact that the CFL in no way supports the CIAU, don’t you think that the Canadian Football League might fair just a little better in Canada if all the best

Canadian players stayed and played in Canada?

Is it not evident to the CFL that if they concentrated a little more on developing a feeder sys­ tem of the best Canadian players that interest in the game may be increased? Imagine the Argonauts with players like Michigan’s Tim Biakabutuka or the B.C Lions with a player like Tim Tindale of the Buffalo Bills.

In the end, life will go on for both leagues. But while the CFL continues on its course towards the next season unhindered by anything m ore than fiscal p roblem s, the CIAU board of directors will be frantically trying to find a new date for their marquee event. The most plausible option is to m ove the Vanier Cup to November 30 which would create an undesirable twoweek break for teams playing in the A tlantic and W estern sem i-final games.

The answer to the CFL’s prob­ lems has evidently not been solved with expansion to the U.S. The CFL trying to com pete with the NFL has turned out like all its pre­ decessors before it, as lopsided as the G ulf War. The answer to the CFL’s problems is lying right in its own back yard and with their latest blunder, it has become evident that they have yet to realise it. My advice to Larry Smith and his bril­ liant team of advisors, is to create a C an ad ian league w ith the best Canadian players, rather than con­ tinually stepping on them.

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By Robert Buffam A n a rtic le a b o u t ru g b y in January? Has the Tribune's edito­ ria l b o a rd c o m p le te ly lo s t all sense of seasonal variations? Not quite.

The M cG ill’s M en’s Rugby Team prepares to travel on its first ru g b y to u r sin c e F e b ru a ry o f 1993.

The team will be travelling to th e B ah am a Isla n d s to p lay 3 matches and a sevens tournament over an 8-day span.

S evens rugby is a q u ick er p a c e d v e rsio n o f th e sp o rt in w h ich team s p lay w ith seven players each rather than the cus­ tomary fifteen and the game is of much shorter duration.

The club and the university’s Alumni Association are also dis­ cussing the possibility of McGill serving as ambassadors by host­ ing a reception for the over 100 M cG ill graduates in the region.

All expenses for the trip will be paid by the team members them­ selves as well as by fund-raising done by the club. Due to its level III status as a McGill sports club, the team does not receiv e any financial contributions from the u n iv e r s ity ’s D e p a rtm e n t o f Athletics.

The squad is com ing o ff a

su ccessfu l season having been crowned provincial champions as well as defeating Harvard in the an n u a l C ovo C up g am e. C lub president Richard H arris hopes th at the team can m ain tain its level o f intensity in order to go u n d efeated during its February Tour.

“This trip is not some sort of a vacation to an exotic locale, but rather an opportunity to compete against some highly skilled oppo­ nents over a short period of time.

W e’ll be having indoor practices at 7 a.m. throughout the winter for the first time ever,” said Harris.

The ro ster trav ellin g south should be bolstered by the addi­ tions of Jonathan Stone and Joel Hay, two former members of the club who were unable to commit during the fall semester.

In a script reminiscent of the motion picture Rocky V, the team will be put up in sheds in a remote part o f the island for budgetary reasons, yet fortunately they will have access to practice facilities available at a nearby school. In the meantime, the team ’s strength and c o n d itio n in g co ach , Jo h n W right, has designed a personal w eight training schedule for all team members in preparation for the tour, to complement the twice

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M a r t le t s s t i l l w in le s s in le a g u e p la y Women’s hockey loses to St. Laurent, Concordia

By T ribune Staff The Martlets put in their best effort of the season Saturday night at M cConnell W inter Arena, but lo st 10-1 to the p o w erh o u se Concordia Stingers. The loss was the M artlets’ second of the week after suffering a 6-0 setback to St. Laurent on W ednesday, January 10.

In spite of the hard work, the Martlets have yet to win a game in league. McGill’s offence has man­ aged only two goals in league play this season, while the defence has yielded 74.

C orinne S w irsky paced the S tingers attack w ith four goals apiece. Cammie Granato and Nacy Deschamps contributed with two markers each.

G ra n a to ’s firs t goal o f the game came with only 27 seconds remaining in the opening period to break a 1-1 tie. The U.S. National Team member, on a beautiful indi­ vidual effort, flicked a shot over the glove o f M cG ill netm in d er Lucie Fortin, who had an outstand­ ing game. Fortin turned aside 50 of the 60 shots directed at the McGill net.

C a th e rin e B e rtra n d and M c G ill’s M egan P risto n also sco red in the o p en in g stan za,

which provided plenty of excite­ ment for the good crowd on hand.

“It was without a doubt our best period of the season,” said M artlet coach Dan Madden. “We had a game plan and the girls fol­ lowed it to a T,” he said.

Concordia made it 3-1, 37 sec­ onds into the second period, and b u ilt a 5-1 lead heading to the dressing room with two late goals.

The Stingers exploded for five goals in the third period, including three goals in a span of 53 seconds to improve to 6-1 in league play.

Despite the loss, Madden was pleased with his club’s effort.

“The girls busted their butts for 45 minutes and deserved better than a 10-1 loss,” he said. “Player for player, we’re outclassed in this league, but our work ethic is sec­ ond to none.”

On W ed n esd ay , the St. Laurent Patriotes used a three-goal e ffo rt by S tep h an ie G renon to blank McGill. The home club led 2-0 and 3-0 at the period intervals.

C tt The M a rtle ts h o st L aval Saturday night in exhibition.

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By Amy Kapyrka

M id a s t o u c h

N ev er ju d g e a b o o k by its cover, or a sport by its supposed re p u ta tio n . N o lo n g e r a sp o rt played with a parasol in the mid­ afternoon sun, badm inton today requires com m itted players with sharp minds and quick feet. These demands have been met and main­ tained by Coach Frank McCarthy and the McGill badminton team.

B adm inton p lay ers enjoy a seven-m onth season, w ith p ra c tic e s fo u r nights a week. There are th re e m ain p ro v in c ia l to u r n a ­ m en ts th a t p re c e d e their final tournament o f th e se a so n , th e P r o v i n c i a l Ontario/Quebec Challenge Cup which is h e ld at the University of Toronto in M arch . D ecid ed a fte r th e se c o n d p ro v in c ia l to u r n a ­ m en t, th e to p th re e teams advance to the third tournam ent, as w ell as the ch am p i­ onship tournament.

J u s t p a s t th e B adm inton halfway mark in their seven-m onth season, M cC arthy and his players feel com fortable in their standings. A fter having played two out of the three main tournam ents in their curriculum , the badm inton team finds them ­ selves in third place with 4 points, behind Laval and M ontreal, who have 8 and 6 points respectively.

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will not advance as they only have one point.

Laval, M ontréal and McGill will find themselves competing at the league’s third provincial tour­ n a m e n t on Ja n u a ry 20 at Université de Montréal. The level of competition at this tournament w ill m an ifest its e lf d iffe re n tly than in other tournam ents. As a prelude to their final destination in the Ontario/Quebec Challenge Cup, the tournament is viewed by

laboration but does not im pede individual achievements.

C ase in p o in t: D o u g all M o lso n . D u b b ed one o f the te a m ’s s tro n g e s t p la y e rs by M cCarthy, M olson has excelled while providing strong support for his teammates. Last year, Molson w on g o ld m e d a ls in b o th the men’s singles and doubles compe­ tition, and this year, he is current­ ly ranked second. He is also the re c ip ie n t o f th e F o u n d a tio n

By W endy Pollard The McGill Synchro team had an extremely successful weekend capturing four first-place and one second-place rankings during the OWIAA routine ranking competi­ tion at M cM aster’s last weekend.

The com petition featured seven u n iv e rsitie s from O n tario and Quebec.

In addition to strong individual performances, McGill pulled ahead in the overall team standings, cap­ turing a total of 63 points. The next closest competitor, Queen’s, lagged behind with 52 points while the U n iv ersity o f T oronto V arsity Blues finished third, with a total of 49 points. The highlight of the meet was the ‘Team event’ that was won

by M cGill’s varsity A-team. The A -team c o n sists o f Jeanne Peterm an, Karen W hiting, Julie P aris, Jenny M ich aels, Erin O’Ferrall, Jocelyn Harrison, Wendy P o llard and M arie S erim er.

M c G ill’s novice squad (K aren M illigan, A ndrea B unn, M elita N oel, M iriam G artenberg, Line

Dufresne, Shannon Bourassa) also did an outstanding job by placing seventh, and by beating three other teams.

In terms of individual perfor­ m ances, M cG ill sw im m er Paris dominated the meet by placing first in three events — solo, team, and sen io r fig u res. W hiting and Peterman also did very well, plac­ ing first in both duet and team.

Harrison and O ’Ferrall placed sev­ enth in duet and first in team. The novice figures event was also suc­ cessfu l b ecau se all six o f the M cGill entries placed in the top tw elv e. D u fresn e had the best novice perform ance for M cG ill placing second overall.

The results of the routine rank­ ing meet a good indication that McGill is primed to win the overall title.

6 n £ & The R edm en p la y a t the OWIAA championships held on F eb ru a ry 9-11 at the University o f Toronto.

today requires com m itted players with sharp m inds a n d quick feet the top three teams as a strength­ ening exercise, both physically and mentally.

“Our plan is to play a larger contingent of the team to enhance team co-operation as well as indi­ v id u a l p r o g r e s s ,” e x p la in e d McCarthy.

M cCarthy emphasises a col­ lective effort that heightens col­

Scarlet Key Award 1996 N o m in atio n s a r e n o w b e in g ca lle d fo r th e S carlet Key A w ard w h ic h d istin g u ish e s th o s e s tu d e n ts w h o d e se rv e re c o g n itio n fo r th e ir c o n trib u tio n s to McGill a sid e fro m a c a d e m ic ach iev em en t. E x cellen ce in le a d e rs h ip , effort, a n d ability to m o tivate a n d involve o th e rs w ill b e esp e c ia lly c o n s id e re d . Any stu d e n t ex h ib itin g s u c h q u a litie s w h ile m ain tain in g a c a d e m ic c o m m itm e n ts m ay b e n o m in a te d fo r the re c e ip t o f th is h o n o u r.

S tu d en ts o r p e rs o n s w ish in g to n o m in a te a stu d e n t m ay p ic k u p a p p lic a tio n k its a t th e S tu d e n ts’ Society

Athletic Award presented by the Quebec league. This award recog­ nises university and non-universi­ ty a th le te s w ith s c h o la rs h ip s .

Molson finds himself ranked with other Canadian recipients such as G aétan B o u c h e r and S y lv an Frechette.

The approaching tournament will sharpen skills and strategies, b u t it is the O n ta rio /Q u e b e c Challenge that will determine the p ro v in c ia l c h a m p io n s. W hen asked about his team ’s chances at the C h a lle n g e , M cC arth y w as very optimistic.

“The morale on the team is quite good. We have managed to transform a primarily individual sp o rt in to a c o lle c tiv e e ffo rt.

However, Université de Montréal w ill prove to be the m ost chal­ lenging as they have been worthy adversaries all season,” he said.

Montréal is not the only team that is a worthy adversary. For the past five years, the McGill bad­ minton team has been the second strongest team in Q uebec. This year, they are posing a third place threat at the Provincial Challenge.

McCarthy and his team have dem onstrated that badm inton is not just a recreational game, but a highly competitive sport.

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The club is hoping to sell Tshirts and baseball caps in order to cut costs. A tour booklet is also b e in g p re p a re d w h ich w ill be

made available to over 4,000 stu­ dents and other m em bers o f the university community. i ft The clu b w ill k ic k o f f its fund-raising drive with one o f its traditional rugby bash­ es a t G e r t’s P ub on Thursday, January 18.

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January 16th, 1996 Tuesday. January 16 •Professor Yvan Lamonde of McGill lectures today on “Liberalism and Nationalism in the 19th century: the cases of Papineau and Dessaulles.”

16:00 in Thomson House (3650 McTavish).

•“God in the 90s..Relevant or Redundant?” (G90s?) continues today with two seminars. “Do All Religions Lead to God?” in Birks Chapel, 11:30; “Making Sense of Evil and Suffering” in Leacock 232 at 16:00, held in English and Mandarin. For questions on any G90s? event, contact Matt (935-6546) or Julie (288-4629).

•Red Herring meetings every Tuesday @ 16:30 in the Cove (Shatner B01-B).

HOT HOT SEX (only where applica­ ble). Call 398-MUCK for more infor­ mation.

•the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada holds a seminar today between 16:00 and 18:00 in Leacock 219; the discussion topic revolves around McGill’s proposed Hospital Centre.

•Black Student’s Network General meeting on January 25.

•McGill Taiwanese Student’s Association runs a ski trip today to Mount Tremblant; times are approxi­ mately 8:00-18:00. Call Ziv (2891769) before Jan. 17. to reserve a spot and get more information.

•the McGill Cancer Centre presents a lecture by Dr. Ari Helenius from Yale University, Dept, of Cell Biology, on Jan. 29.

•the Faculty of Music presents the “Martlet Trio” in their McGill Alumni performance series. Redpath Hall at 20:00; works of Beethoven and Dvorak. Free admission. For more information, call 398-4547.

•West Side Story continues its run today. See Jan. 19 for details.

•M cGill’s Vietnamese Student’s Association will hold a variety of events this semester (ski trips, party the Chinese New Year, etc.). Contact Chi at 256-0745.

•LBGTM’s Women’s Group meets in Shatner 423 at 18:30. Drop by and join in.

•LBGTM holds a “Boys and Girls’ Night Out.” There will be dinner fol­ lowed by dancing. Everyone welcome; group meeting at 19:00 in the Shatner lobby. For more information, call 3986822.

•the Used Textbook Co-op continues its sale today. See Jan. 16 for details.

•G90s? holds two seminars today, both in Leacock 232. “Organised Religion is a Lie: would Jesus agree?”, with thoughts from Sinead O’Connor, at 11:30. “Love: Is it worth the Hassle?”, held at 16:00 in English and Korean.

•last night of WUSC’s Film Festival.

See Jan. 16 for details.

•Opera McGill opens West Side Story tonight in Pollack Hall (555 Sherbrooke W.) at 19:30. Plays until Jan.22. Tickets $18, $10 for students/seniors. Contact 398-4547 for more information.

•WUSC continues its film festival tonight until Jan. 18. 19:00 in Burnside 426. Cost: $1 per movie or $3 for all nights. Free popcorn!

•last day for the Used Textbook Co-op sale. See Jan. 16 for details.

•the Office of Student Aid presents a free clinic today from 14:45 to 15:45 in room 205, Powell Building. Subject: •Earthsave McGill is holding its first budgeting and money management. A “video night” at 20:00 in Shatner B09- second clinic will be offered on the 10. Presenting John Robbins’ award 24th. winning Diet fo r a New America.

Enjoy some free refreshments. For •LBGTM’s Coming Out Group meets more information, contact Mark in the basement of UTC (3521 University). Please do not be shy. At Berman at 289-9532.

19:00, the General Discussion group •the Used Textbook Co-op continues will follow. its sale today. See Jan. 16 for details.

•G90s? holds three clinics today across •the McGill Choral Society rehearses campus. “Elvis is Alive, Jesus is every Wednesday at 19:30. No experi­ Alive— What is the Difference?” in ence necessary; all singers welcome. Arts W120 at 11:30. “Schindler and Held in the Strathcona Music building, God” in Thomson House at 16:00; room C-304 (second floor). For more “Patterns (of sensation breed revela­ tion)” in MacDonald-Herrington at information, call 398-6814.

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•WUSC’s Film Festival continues •the Yellow Door Tabernacle Choir tonight. See Jan. 16 for details. presents its winter concert tonight and •LBGTM’s Bisexual Group meets this tomorrow at The Citadel, 2085 evening in Shatner 423 at 17:30. Both Drummond. Cost: $10 ($6 unem­ men and women are encouraged to join ployed). Proceeds go to the Social Justice Committee of Montreal. For the discussion. more details, call SJC at 933-6797.

•G90s? continues with readings from author C.S. Lewis. 11:00 in the •John Oswald, composer, lectures McConnell Caf. and in the Bronfman today on “Grateful Dead to Gray Folded; fixing history.” Arts W120 at building at noon.

15:00; free admission. For more infor­ mation, call 398-7667.

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•the Yellow Door Tabernacle Choir holds the second of two concert nights.

See Jan. 19 for details.

Tequila Bash!!! Friday, January 19 at Club ENIGMA. 390, Notre Dame West, Old Montreal (Metro Square Victoria) Cost:$5 Gen. Ad., $4 mem­ bers of S.A.L.S.A. More info? Call Christine 499-9134

BOTTLED BEER $3.00

•Living With Loss: bereavement sup­ port groups for people who have suf­ fered the loss of a family member or friend. Run through the McGill School of Social Work, no charge. For more information, contact Estelle Hopmeyer at 398-7067.

•Project 10 has a group for women, aged 16-25, who are lesbian, bisexual or unsure. Call 989-4585 between 13:00 and 17:00, Mon. to Fri.

•the Alley continues its legacy of jazz bands, Mon. to Thurs. at 20:00.

Professional bands Fri. and Sat. at 21:30. Side entrance at 3480 McTavish.

•McGill University Photographic Society holds photo classes. Drop by Shatner B-06 for details.

•the Sexual Assault Centre of McGill

Sunday. January 21 •to cap off the G90s? festival, there will a Church service in Gert’s Pub at 14:00. This is not a prank. All wel­ come.

Monday. January 22 •SubUrbia, mounted by the Tuesday Night Cafe Theatre, Opens tonight in Motrice Hall Theatre (3485 McTavish) at 20:00. The show runs through until Jan.27. Tickets are $5 for students/seniors, $7 general admission.

For more information, contact 3986600.

•Loaf Organic Food Co-op orders pro­ duce and bulk dried goods every Monday, 11:30 to 17:30, in the QPIRG office (3467 University). Contact Rebecca or Melanie at 398-7432.

•P.R.O.B.E. holds weekly Monday meeting at 18:00 in the QPIRG office.

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•Actors needed for a Concordia TV3 Drama Production. First Nation per­ sons preferred, both male and female.

Call Allyson (691-6045) or Johanne (485-5942) for more information.

Auditions January 18-19.

•the Office of Student Aid presents a second clinic on budgeting and money management, January 24.

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•McGill Students for Literacy holds its first general meeting tonight at 18:30 in Shatner 302. All returning tutors must attend. New faces welcome. For more information, call 398-5100.

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•West Side Story continues its run today. See Jan.19 for details.

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•Call for Papers! The McGill Review of Interdisciplinary Arts is accepting papers by undergraduates that combine two or more arts discipline. Contact Mitra at 844-4907.

•West Side Story continues its run today. See Jan. 19 for details.

Friday. January 19

•the Used Textbook Co-op is currently selling books in Shatner 108, 10:00 to 17:00. Book sales continue until Jan. 19. Contact Mark Feldman for more information at 845-4971.

•QPIRG holds a general interest meet­ ing and Open House at 3647 University, 17:00-19:00. Come and meet the project co-ordinators and dis­ cover how you can work for change.

More details: call 398-7432.

has support groups for both men and women. Call 398-2700 (Mon.-Fri., 9:30-17:30) or 398-8500 (7 days, 18:00-midnight).

Saturday. January 20

•McGill Women’s Union Open House is being held today in Shatner 423 from 16:00-18:00. All women wel­ come for refreshments and conversa­ tion.

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