The McGill Tribune Vol. 16 Issue 11

P u b lis h e d b y th e S t u d e n t s ’ S o c ie ty o f M c G i l l U n i v e r s i t y

T R IB U N E

N ovem ber 12th, 1996

Theodore Baerg in I Pagliacci W o r ld r e n o w n e d o p e r a b a r ito n e g r a c e s M o n tr e a l a n d th e M c G ill T r ib u n e

By A nya Spethmann

T h e o d o re B a e rg is o n e o f C a n a d a ’s ris in g o p e ra ta le n ts.

Currently rehearsing for Opéra de M ontreal’s upcoming / Pagliacci, he has p erfo rm ed acro ss N orth A m erica and E urope, including appearing in F idelio (conducted

by Kurt M asur at Lincoln Centre), recording for the CBC, and work­ ing in over 25 productions w ith the Canadian Opera Company.

H is early life w as not w hat would be expected of a renowned o p e ra sin g e r. A s e lf-d e s c rib e d “ A m e r ic a n - b o rn C a n a d ia n ,” B a e rg w as b o rn in M o u n ta in L ak e, M in n e so ta and ra ise d in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. “ I d id n ’t go to u n iv e rs ity until I was 2 0 .1 worked for a cou­ ple o f years first; drove a motor­ cycle, had a life. But I saw that I w a n te d to do s o m e th in g e ls e , m o re th a n w h a t I w as d o in g , w h ich w as w orking at B rig h t’s wines,” Baerg said o f his “almost rebellious” youth.

Growing up in a small, work­ in g - c la s s to w n a d d e d to th e unlikelihood of a future as a wellknown baritone.

“I’d certainly never heard of opera until I w ent to university.

Never — I didn’t even know what it w as,” he rem inisced about his first experience with what was to become his life. “I saw an opera at university called Gianni Schicchi in my f ir s t y e a r. It w as v ery fu n n y , and I w as ro llin g in the a isle s. I th o u g h t ‘w ow , th is is cool. I want to do that. I could do that.’”

Once he started, however, his future was settled. “ I s ta rte d at th e C a n a d ia n O pera Com pany, in their ensem ­ ble program. I guess I did a good jo b , b e c a u s e I k ep t on g e ttin g hired. I ’ve worked for every com ­ pany in Canada many tim es.”

C o n tin u e d o n P age 14

Y esterday’s R em e m b ra n c e D a y P a ra d e c u lm in a te d in a ce rem o n y a t P lace d u C a n a d a . For a rem em b ra n ce o f C a n a d ia n p o e t Jo h n McCrae, a u th o r o f “In F landers Fields, ’’please seep g . 9 .

Tuition to increase for international students M c G ill a d m in is tr a tio n h ik e s d e n tis tr y tu itio n fr o m

By Laura M a c N eil

T he executive o f the M cG ill B o a rd o f G o v e r n o rs v o te d to increase international student fees fo r the fac u lties o f m an ag em en t and dentistry.

The tuition for the M asters o f B u s in e s s A d m in is tr a tio n w ill increase from $14,000 to $16,000 w hile Bachelor o f Com m erce stu­ dent fees w ill go from $8,000 to $ 1 2 ,0 0 0 . D e n tis tr y s t u d e n t s ’ tuition will ju m p from $8,000 to $32,000.

T he tuition increases are the backbone o f M cG ill’s new “self­ funding” system for international students. C urrently, international tuition fees are given directly to the Quebec governm ent. The gov­ ernm ent then gives M cG ill $5,000 p e r u n d e rg ra d u a te in te rn a tio n a l student and betw een $ 6,000 and $12,000 per graduate international student. T he adm inistration aim s to eventually cut the governm ent o u t o f th e p ic tu r e an d d ir e c tly r e c e iv e in te r n a tio n a l s tu d e n ts ’ entire tuition fees.

“O ur goal is to take program s □ Take

$ 8 ,0 0 0 to $ 3 2 ,0 0 0 p e r y e a r

aw ay fro m g o v ern m e n t fu n d in g and m ake them fully self-funded,” stated V ice-Principal A dm inistra­ tion and Finance Phyllis Heaphy.

SSM U President Chris C arter w as p r e s e n t at th e B o a rd o f G o v e r n o rs e x e c u tiv e m e e tin g w hen the new tu itio n fees w ere discussed. C arter sits as a non-vot­ ing m em ber on the executive. “ B y re m o v in g th e g o v e r n ­ m ent funding, the adm inistration also escapes the governm ent’s fee regulations. The aim o f the adm in­ istration is to privatise internation­ al tuition w ithout any cap on the tuition increases,” said Carter. “If th e Q u e b e c g o v e rn m e n t re a c ts with further grant cuts, the adm in­ istra tio n w ill use th a t to ju s tify further increases with the rhetoric of needing a quality education.”

M ore cuts from the g o v ern ­ m ent make education more expen­ siv e fo r M cG ill. V ic e -P rin c ip a l A cadem ic Bill Chan ju stified the tu it io n in c r e a s e s as m e a n s to co v er the u n iv e rsity ’s increasing costs. “ I f th e c o s ts o f e d u c a tio n in c re a se , th e tu itio n w ill do so

a c c o r d in g ly ,” e x p la in e d C h a n .

“O ur intentions are to create a sys­ tem in w hich the students’ fees are ju st sufficient to cover the costs of their education.”

R oopal T haker, p resid en t o f M c G i ll’s A s s o c ia tio n of I n te r n a tio n a l S tu d e n ts , a rg u e d strongly against using internation­ al student fees as a means to make u p lo s t re v e n u e . A c c o rd in g to T h a k e r, fo re ig n s tu d e n ts a re a m ore vulnerable group.

“International students are at a d isad v an tag e b ecau se th ey are not eligible for m ost financial aid program s,” said Thaker. “Starting with m anagem ent and dentistry is ju st a way [for M cGill] to put its fo o t in th e d o o r on th e w ay to deregulating all international stu­ dent fees.”

Chan echoed one o f T haker’s p r e m o n itio n s , s ta tin g th a t th e in c r e a s e s in tu itio n m a y w e ll spread to other areas o f study.

“W e may include other facul­ ties in the future, for at this tim e th e B o a rd o f G o v e r n o rs h a s a lre a d y a p p ro v e d m a n a g e m e n t and dentistry,” he said.

M c G ill p r e s e n tly h a s th e largest percentage o f international students in the country w ith 12 to 14 per cent, and Principal Bernard S h a p ir o h a s in d ic a te d th a t he intends to increase their num bers to 25 per cent. Heavy international recruitm ent efforts are planned to accom pany the rising tuition fees.

It h a s n o t b e e n m a d e c le a r w hether or not currently enrolled in te r n a tio n a l s tu d e n ts w ill be affected by the tuition hikes.

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CEGEP and university students protest in front of Marois’ office Q u e b e c e d u c a tio n m in is te r r e fu s e s to r e v e a l w h e th e r tu itio n w ill g o u p o r n o t

By A mrit Sidhu

Thousands of students held an an g ry d e m o n stra tio n in fro n t o f M in iste r o f E d u c a tio n P a u lin e Marois’ office to protest her unwill­ ingness to reveal the future of tuition fees in Quebec last Wednesday.

T he stu d e n ts cam e from M o n treal’s francophone CEG EPs and some Montreal area universities, including a busload of M cGill stu­ dents. François Limoges, co-coordi­ n a to r o f th e stu d e n t c o u n c il at CEGEP Rosemont, made the trip to Marois’ office in Longueil not only to express discontent with the delay o f her response, but also with the possibility that the government may renege on its promise to protect edu­ cation funds. For over a week now, Rosemont has been on strike. This is one o f the longest strikes am ong C E G E P s, and the stu d e n ts have effectively shut down the school.

“We have been on strike for a week, and have already re-voted to continue striking because it is too horrible to ju st sit and do nothing about this,” Lim oges said. “W e’ll continue to take a stand as long as the governm ent refuses to answer.

This is a massive attempt at mobili­ sation; we want to wake up everyone in CEGEP.” The protest was a show of soli­ d a rity fo r th e ra lly in g stu d e n ts, w h o se c h a n ts to o k issu e w ith M arois’ failure to give students a firm prom ise on a tuition freeze.

Protestors suggested that Marois has failed to do her job, and should no longer be receiving her salary as education minister.

Quebec universities have tradi­ tionally had the lowest tuition fees in th e c o u n try . M a ro is ’ o ffic e has

SSM U P resident Chris Carter a n d attempted to remind students of this in an effort to appease the demon­ strators. “ S tudents m ust be rem inded that Quebec devotes 25 per cent of its b u d g e t to e d u c a tio n ,” said Christiane M iville-Duschene, press a tta c h é fo r th e M in istry o f Education. ‘Tuition fees are the low­ est in North America, and our social programs are the most generous in North America, but cuts have to be made somewhere — w e’re just not sure where,” she said.

A c c o rd in g to SSM U VP External Affairs Chantal Da Silva, student concern escalated in early

will not be honouring their word. It’s a cop out. Marois needs to show her constituents a lot more respect.”

Da Silva w ent on to point out that a tuition freeze is the will of the majority, and thus cannot be ignored.

“Those who made the summary re c o m m en d a tio n s to th e E sta tes G eneral w ere all sh areh o ld ers in e d u c a tio n ,” D a S ilv a co n tin u ed .

“T hose reco m m en d atio n s w ere a broad consensus. To deliberately dis­ regard them is blatantly anti-democratic.”

M iv ille -D u sc h e n e d efe n d ed Marois’ refusal to reveal her plans to the public, saying that they have not yet been formulated.

“W e believe that any decision m ade now w o u ld be p rem a tu re.

N o th in g can be d ec id e d b e fo re December,” said Miville-Duschene.

“We wish to maintain the quality of ed u catio n in Q uebec, if p ossible without increasing tuition fees.”

Miville-Duschene also indicat­ ed that the Ministry of Education is in the process of looking for ways to avoid raising tuition, and strongly VP E xtern a l C h a n ta l D a Silva jo in protestors outside M arois’ office urged students to wait.

U n iversitaires du Q uébec and La February of this year, when Marois “We cannot deliver a decision started to discuss the possibility of Fédération Etudiantes Collégiales du right now because we are still look­ raising tuition fees. Decision on the Q u éb ec, w h ich re p re se n t o v er ing for alternatives to raising fees,” 200,000 university and CEGEP stu­ she said. “We want to check all of m a tte r w as p o stp o n ed , h ow ever, dents in the province, w alked out our options before taking any action. until after the Estates General review because of Marois’ failure to address The students do not realise that if of education convened in May. By the time the Estates General reached the tuition issue. they were to receive an answer now, “We have been at her front door they probably would not be pleased its final phases, Marois further post­ poned a decision until the announce­ dem anding she reveal w here she with it.” ment of the summary recommenda­ stands, yet she still refuses to do so.

SSMU has taken a position on A lot of these students were initially tio n s in S ep te m b er. W h ile the the possibility o f tuition increases Estates General recommended that PQ supporters, and they consider and the threat of cuts to education by this a slap in the face,” Da Silva said. no cu ts be m ade to e d u c a tio n , deciding to call a general assembly Marois yet again postponed her deci­ “One of the reasons the students sup­ on November 18, where McGill stu­ ported this government was because dents will vote on whether or not to sion until after the PQ ’s economic it guaranteed a tuition freeze. Now, summ it. At the sum m it, delegates s u p p o rt a s tu d e n t strik e on all signs point to the fact that they from L a F é d é ra tio n E tu d ia n te s November 20.

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W e s te r n O n ta r io s tu d e n ts c a ll f o r m o re r e p r e s e n ta tio n Students at the University of W estern O n tario are at risk o f being under-represented on u ni­ versity governing bodies for the next 15 years unless they are able to convince the UWO administra­ tio n to in c re a se th e ir n u m b ers during the current review o f the Board of Governors and Senate.

The UWO is required by law to review the UWO Act, which is an act o f the Ontario legislature, e v e ry 15 y e a rs . T h e J o in t C o m m itte e o f th e B o a rd o f G overnors and Senate is recom ­ m e n d in g th a t th e a c t rem a in unchanged despite calls from stu­ dent leaders for a larg er under­ graduate presence on the govern­

ing bodies. C hris W alsh, UW O S tu d e n ts ’ C o u n c il VP stu d e n t issues, is upset over the lack of in itia tiv e b e in g ta k e n by th e administration on this issue.

“W estern has taken ten steps backwards for its students and for university accountability,” Walsh said . “ S tu d en t p a rtic ip a tio n in university governance is a crucial issue and an area where Western could have been a true leader.”

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die the type of surprises that have come up in the past.

“J u s t la s t y e a r, o n e w eek before the upcoming board meet­ ing, students were told that there would be a $200 increase in ancil­ lary fees. [W e stern ’s] fees are a lre a d y am o n g th e h ig h e s t in O n tario ,” T om pkins said. “The student president at the time was denied speaking privileges at the meeting. W e’re w oefully under­ re p re s e n te d at th e c o m m itte e level, plus all the m eetings are done in-camera. Students are even denied access to board minutes.”

The UWOSC plans to make an oral presentation and a written submission to try to encourage the jo in t co m m ittee to re-o p en the act. The joint committee is sched­ uled to make its final recommen­ dations to the Board of Governors on November 21.

R e p o rt fin d s U B C in th e c le a r A British C olum bia Human Rights Council report has found th a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f B ritish C o lu m b ia d id not d isc rim in a te against a former professor for his sexual orien tatio n and political beliefs.

F o rm e r fo re stry and la n d ­ scape architecture professor Brent Ingram filed the initial complaint over two years ago based on the non-renew al o f his contract. He cited hostility within the depart­ m en t — a lle g a tio n s th a t w ere

refuted by several professors and administration personnel.

In g ra m is c o n c e rn e d w ith how the information was present­ ed in the council report and plans to appeal the decision.

“The report forgot/lost a lot o f im portant details and tries to p ain t a ‘b a la n c e d ’ p ic tu re ,” he stated.

— with files fro m The Ubyssey ( University o f British Columbia) U N B fu r n a c e s b la z e under p o t pow er T h e U n iv e rs ity o f N ew Brunswick has entered an agree­ ment with the RCMP that makes the UNB h eatin g system a key site for the destruction o f confis­ cated marijuana.

The system is usually pow ­ ered by materials such as wood or heavy oil, but one o f the boilers can accommodate other materials.

The decision to burn m arijuana comes following a request by the local law enforcement agency. “ T h e R C M P ask ed if we would mind if they used our heat­ ing facilities to burn any contra­ band materials they have collect­ ed in storage,” said Associate VPCampus Services Mike Ryan. “So it’s kind of like w e’re doing them a community favour.”

— with files fro m The Gazette (University o f Western Ontario)

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November 12th, 1996

Spur of the moment student organisation saves discarded books

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Students vote to support dental plan

By Benji W einstein

In a spontaneous effort, students rushed to save thousands of discard­ ed books from destruction last week.

O u tsid e R e d p ath L ib rary , M cG ill stu d e n t M iran d a O rtiz n o tic ed a m assiv e p ile o f books being carefully watched by a securi­ ty guard last Thursday morning. The guard informed Ortiz that the books would soon be collected by a waste management service to be taken and recycled. O rtiz asked if students could take some books since they were to be destroyed anyway, but the g u ard resp o n d e d th a t it w as not allowed.

Within minutes, Ortiz had gone and re c e iv e d ap p ro v al from the Alumni Association for students to help themselves to the books in the p ile . O rtiz, m eg ap h o n e in hand, patrolled the growing horde of stu­ d en ts to in fo rm them how the impromptu free-for-all came to be.

“E ach y e a r th e A lum ni Association throws out thousands of books,” Ortiz said. “The only reason we found out about it this year is because the garbage truck was late.”

T he M cG ill A lum ni Association holds a book fair every year at which used books are sold to the public. After the book fair, any unsold book priced at over $2 is put away for the next year. For all the b o o k s u n d er $2, the A lum ni Association invites local charities to com e and take th e ir pick. Books which the charities do not take have, in the past, been picked up and recy­ cled. This year, Laidlaw Quebec did not show up on time, and the Alumni Association was left with a massive heap of books on campus.

“W e ca n n o t let boo k s get throw n out like this every y ea r,” Ortiz said. “There are so many stu­ d en ts g o in g th ro u g h the pile.

Obviously these books are valuable to some people.”

Mary Rogers, a volunteer who oversees the discarded books and helps out with the book fair, suggest­ ed that recycling the books has, thus far, been the best solution.

“W e felt that it was not unrea­ sonable to recycle the books once the charities had taken what they could use,” Rogers said. “If we gave the

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Stu d en ts rush to f i n d titles worth salvaging books away, nobody would come to the book fair. The object of the book fair is to raise money for the scholar­ ships and bursaries fund.”

Rogers also explained that giv­ ing away all the books was thought to be very difficult to administer.

“It couldn’t be done in Redpath, because we rent it as much as we can,” Rogers said. “I don’t know if we could get students to supervise something like that.”

Students walked away from the p ile in fro n t o f R ed p ath la st Thursday with boxes full of books — title s ran g in g from a 1942 E ncyclopaedia B ritannica to The

W ild G am e C o o kb o o k. S ev eral expressed their disappointment that all th e b o o k s w ere g o in g to be destroyed.

“A fter the book sale, if 1 had known there was a surplus of books to give away to students or charities, I would have sat on campus all day to help organise it,” said undergradu­ ate student Noah Schiff.

Because of the spontaneous dis­ play of student concern, the left-over books are being given away from the k io sk in th e W illia m S h atn e r U niversity Centre throughout this week.

C o n tin u e d fro m Page 1 In a report to SSM U council, C arter expressed concern over this drive to recruit m ore international students.

“I asked [the BoG Executive] w o u ld the n u m b e r o f p la ce s on o f fe r fo r d o m e s tic s tu d e n ts be re d u c e d . N o c le a r a n s w e r w as given,” his report stated.

T he C anadian F ederation o f S tu d e n ts , a lo n g w ith g r a d u a te stu d ies deans acro ss the natio n , adopted a policy last w eek oppos­ ing d iffe re n tia l tu itio n fe e s fo r international students.

“W ith funding pressures from g o v e rn m e n t c u tb a c k s, g ra d u a te d e a n s w ill be p u s h e d to m a k e w e a lth y in te r n a tio n a l s tu d e n ts

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Dentistry, MBA tuition raised... prim e targets. W e w ere left w ith the d is tin c t im p re ssio n th a t the rea l in te re st w as in th e in te rn a ­ tional students’ w allets, not their b r a i n s ,” s ta te d S te v e W ils o n , c h a ir p e r s o n f o r th e N a tio n a l G r a d u a te C o u n c il, in a p r e s s release.

T h a k e r a rg u e d th a t, w h ile M cG ill has had to face stu d en ts p r o te s tin g th e p o s s ib ility o f a tuition increase for dom estic stu­ d ents, in te rn atio n a l stu d en ts are an easier target. “ M c G ill is h ittin g a w ea k spot in th e stu d en t body h oping that because international students are diverse, a large protest w o n ’t be m ade,” she said.

M em bers o f the M anagem ent U ndergraduate Society — a target

After a controversial referen­ dum cam paign, students w ill see dental care added to their health plan for an additional $76.91 per year starting next January.

Last week, during the fall ref­ erendum period, M cG ill students v oted o verw helm ingly in favour o f a d d in g d e n ta l c a re to th e ir health coverage. From a total of 2 ,333 votes cast, 1,602 w ere in f a v o u r o f th e p la n , w ith 7 2 4 against, and 7 spoiled. SSM U VP F inance Jonathan C hom ski, w ho put to g eth er the dental plan and le d th e c a m p a ig n fo r th e ‘Y e s ’ side, is pleased that it has finally becom e a reality.

“A fter w orking w ith p ro fes­ sionals in the field from all across the country, it is very fulfilling to see the proposal accepted by the students,” he said.

D e sp ite th e la rg e m a jo rity th a t v o te d in f a v o u r o f d e n ta l in su ran c e, the referen d u m ca m ­ paign was marred by controversy.

W hile Chom ski ran the campaign to pass the proposal, there was no o f f ic ia l ‘N o ’ s id e c o m m itte e , because a request to form such a c o m m itte e w as su b m itte d fo u r d a y s to o la te . T h e re w as s till, how ever, a considerable num ber of signs posted around the univer. sity which advocated a ‘N o’ vote.

C a m p a ig n in g w ith o u t o f f ic ia l recognition as a com m ittee is ille­ gal according to SSM U by-laws.

“W e have rules w hich clearly spell out how to run a ‘N o’ com ­ m ittee. Those rules w ere not fol­ lo w e d ,” C h o m s k i s a id . “ T h a t jeopardised the entire dem ocratic p r o c e s s . T h e re w a s an u n d e r ­ ground and illegal m ovem ent.”

Chom ski w ent on to express his d isappointm ent that students

w ho d id n o t su p p o rt th e d en tal plan had not spoken earlier.

“I did everything I could to e n c o u ra g e an o p e n an d h o n e s t d e b a te on th e is s u e ,” h e sa id .

“T h ese in d iv id u als chose to b y ­ pass that and w ork in an illegal fashion and th at’s w rong.”

E lections C o o rd in ato r Chris M uldoon stated that im proprieties o ften o ccu r d u rin g elec tio n and referendum campaigns.

“W e alw ays ex p ect to have problem s,” M uldoon said. “Quite frankly, the problem s in this refer­ en d u m d id n o t seem to be th a t bad.”

T h e e le c tio n s c o o rd in a to rs an d th e c h ie f re tu rn in g o ffic er, who are in charge o f overseeing all SSM U elections and referenda, m ade attem pts to stop the illegal campaigning.

“W e did take steps to try to f in d w h o w a s p u ttin g up th e p o sters. I n o tified the CR O and she basically told them that what they were doing w as in violation o f the by-law s,” M uldoon said. 'he dental plan allow s under­ g rad u a te stu d en ts to re c e iv e 80 per cent o ff basic dental services from a p referred n etw ork o f ten d en tists in M ontreal. O th er se r­ v ic e s , su c h as f illi n g s o r th e removal o f wisdom teeth, are also covered. A 50 per cent discount on basic services can be obtained from any other dentist in Canada, and any dentist in the country can b e in v ite d to jo in th e p referre d n e tw o rk fre e o f c h a rg e . T h o se who already have dental plan cov­ erag e can opt out o f the $76.91 fee.

C h o m sk i s ta te d th a t m o re inform ation regarding the dental care plan will be sent to all under­ graduate students during the w in­ ter vacation.

faculty for the new tuition hikes, do not seem to be too concerned.

The M BA program has previously experienced tuition increases, and w hile the num ber o f applications decreased, the num ber o f students accepted increased. M anagem ent student Im ran A m ed defended the tuition hikes from a C anadian per­ spective.

“International students d o n ’t n ec essarily h av e the rig h t to be subsidised by a governm ent they d o n ’t pay taxes to,” he said.

The executive’s decision goes to the B oard o f G overnors at the end o f N ovem ber. It is expected th a t th e p la n w ill be ap p ro v e d .

N ew tuition fees w ill be effective starting January.

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General assembly to be held regarding strike-vote

By Bo n n ie Leung

SSMU council passed a motion last Thursday to ask the whole stu­ d en t body to v o te on a o n e-d a y strike in light o f recent provincial government plans to cut education funding. Signed by eight council­ lors, the motion calls for a general assembly on N ovem ber 18 to dis­ cuss particip atio n in a M o ntreal­ w ide student strike on N ovem ber 20.

All students have the right to vote in a general assembly, and its decisions are binding on SSMU for one year. T his initiative was pro­ voked by the Quebec government’s rumoured plans to cut $700 million from the provincial education bud­ get. M cGill alone might suffer an $18 m illio n re d u c tio n in fu n d s.

Along with the cuts, many students fear that the government will aban­ don its promise not to raise tuition fees.

In view of this, students’ soci­ eties in the Montreal area are organ­ ising to hold a protest and a strike on N o v em b e r 20. U n iv e rs ité de M ontréal, U niversité de Q uébec à Montréal, Concordia University and sev eral C E G E Ps are plan n in g to hold strike votes in the near-future.

M eanw hile, several CEG EPs, like C ollège E douard M ontpetit, have

SSMU advertises its g en e ra l assembly, co n ven in g o n Nov. 18 to vote o n a strike p la n n e d f o r Nov. 20. mandates to strike and some, such as Collège de Rosem ont, are already striking.

“W e want to put forth a clear message to the PQ caucus to redirect the g o vernm ent to h old its 1994 cam paign prom ise, w hich w as to keep tuition the sam e,” explained C o n c o rd ia S tu d e n t U n io n ’s V P External, Carl Kouri.

“W hat happens [on November

20] is effectively up to the people who show up at the meeting,” said SSMU President Chris Carter.

Carter continued to explain that if the motion passes, SSMU council expects classes to be shut down and picketing to be held both in the cam­ pus proper and also in an assembly involving all Montreal students.

According to Article 19 of the SSMU Constitution, “quorum for a

SSMU to distance itself from state­ ments of CASA National Director

By Renée D unk

without the knowledge of member student associations.

“The issue is that Matt Hough sent out a press release condemning the N ational Day o f Action. This condem nation was not passed by SSMU, nor by other member coun­ c i ls ,” E rd e ly i sa id . “W e o n ly received the press release after the press had. T he good thing about

SSM U passed a m otion co n ­ demning the national director of the C a n a d ia n A llia n c e o f S tu d e n t A sso c iatio n s fo r issuing a press release that distanced CASA from students participating in protests and rallies ag ain st g o vernm ent d e c i­ sions.

CASA is the national student o rg a n is a tio n to w h ich SSM U belongs. On October 24, M atthew Hough, national director of CASA, issued a press release which warned stu d e n ts a g a in s t ta k in g p a rt in nation-w ide protests organised by the Canadian Federation of Students w h ich to o k p la c e th a t w eek.

H ough’s statements came imm edi­ ately before the so-called Day of Action to be held in Toronto.

“T h e m e m b ers o f C A S A believe that to be effective in the legislative process, you must be at the table.... Participants in the Day of Action will be sending a strong message to the government due to the num ber of students attending.

This message will be lost if students promote and participate in violent acts to advertise th em selves and Erdelyi argues against H o u g h ’s press their position,” Hough stated in the press release. “If they are part of the CASA is that all motions have to be activities of the students participat­ passed by every m em ber council, ing in this week’s Day of Action, I before becoming official policy. I have been trusted by my member­ hope that in the future, CASA will better represent its members by con­ ship to denounce these activities and sulting them before issuing policy the students participating in them.” statements.”

A t S S M U c o u n c il la st Irving Gold, executive research Thursday, a motion was passed to officer of CASA, stressed that it is distance SSMU from Hough’s press not mandatory for member councils release. The motion was put forward to know of a press release before it

by C lubs Rep to co u n c il S teven is sent out.

E rdelyi. Erdelyi feels that CASA “Policy issues do not require showed disregard for student con­ mandate from every single member. cerns by issuing the press release

The press release was a reiteration of an existing policy,” Gold stated.

Darrell Tan, science represen­ ta tiv e to co u n cil, ex p lain e d that Hough was acting in bad faith by sending out the press release during a time when students were coming together to protest.

“Assuming that [violent activi­ ties] are going to happen is stigma­ tis in g an e v e n t m any M c G ill stu d e n ts w ere going to attend,” he said.

Gold, explaining that CASA’s beliefs included ta b le d is c u s s io n s and v o te s, p ro c e e d e d to defend CASA’s policy.

“C A S A is a g a in st violent and disrespectful b e h a v io u r. C A S A b e ­ lie v es th a t lo b b y in g is b e s t a c h ie v e d th ro u g h n o n -c o n fro n ta tio n a l m ethods. If the dem on­ stration degenerates as it has in the past, we do not condemn the dem onstra­ tio n b ut th e ty p e s o f behaviour that sets stu ­ dent protests.”

SSMU VP Universi­ release. ty Affairs Don McGowan disagreed not only w ith H ough’s press release, but also with Erdelyi’s proposal. He felt there were more ap p ro p riate w ays to ex p ress d is­ agreem ent with SSM U ’s national student association.

“Because of this motion we are now supporting a letter saying we do n o t lik e th e o rg a n is a tio n o f w h ich w e are a m e m b e r,” McGowan said.

H o u g h w as u n a v a ila b le fo r comment.

G e n e ra l A sse m b ly sh a ll be 200 members of the Society from at least four different Faculties or Schools.”

In s u ffic ie n t a tte n d a n c e w ill be equated as a rejection of the motion.

However, no m atter w hat the out­ com e o f th e g eneral assem bly, a regional coalition of universities and CEGEPS, of which SSMU is a part, is planning to set November 20 as E d u c a tio n D ay. On th is day , dem onstrations and discussions on the future of post-secondary educa­ tion will occur across the city.

“R e g a rd le ss o f th e G en e ra l Assembly, we hope that something

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S S M U ‘s t i c k e r s ’ P e p s i ads SSM U c o u n c il v o ted last T hursday to place stickers co n ­ d em n in g P e p s i’s p re se n c e in Burma near all the Pepsi advertise­ m en ts in th e W illiam S h atn e r University Centre. SSMU currently has an e x c lu siv e c o n tra c t w ith Pepsi that is to last until the year 2000.

The motion was put forward in response to a referendum last year in which students mandated SSMU to publicly and repeatedly condem n Pepsi for its actions in Burma.

While most of the councillors agreed that som ething should be done about Pepsi, there was consid­ erable debate regarding the best way for SSMU to show its concern o v er th e c o rp o ra tio n ’s actio n s.

E v en tu ally , co u n cil d ecid ed on placing stickers and signs adjacent to any Pepsi signs in the building.

Simone Levine, a member of P u b lic R e sea rch on B u sin ess E thics, spoke o ut at the council meeting in support of the proposal.

She believes that it is a good first step, and that com bined with the creation this year o f a Financial Ethics Research Committee, SSMU is well on the way to becom ing more responsible in its financial dealings. Referring to the resolu­ tion from last year’s referendum, she pointed out that it was time for SSMU to do something.

“I’m really glad SSMU decid­ ed to start representing students and I hope they don’t decide to stop,”

w ill be held on N ovem ber 2 0,” Carter said.

A few councillors abstained from endorsing the general assem­ b ly , in c lu d in g V P F in a n c e Jonathan Chomski. “ H is to ric a lly , at S SM U , assemblies have not been a good idea. I d o n ’t necessarily see the value o f an assem bly,” Chom ski stated.

The tw o E n g in e e rin g U n d erg ra d u ate S o ciety rep s to c o u n c il, A d rie n n e B a ja j and A lberto Sanchez, also abstained, citin g d o u b ts ab o u t how m uch input engineering students would have.

“W e d id n ’t necessarily feel the engineering voice w ould be properly represented. But we still feel the issue is important, that’s why we a b sta in e d ,” ex p lain ed Sanchez.

The Post Graduate Students’ Society will also be holding a gener­ al assembly on November 20, and it was hoping to organise the event in line with SSMU. However, SSMU council voted against such coopera­ tion.

“W e should discuss am ongst ourselves [in the assembly]. It is not proper for an outside voice to be present,” stated Sanchez, who was particularly vocal on this issue in the meeting.

The SSM U G eneral A ssem bly w ill be h eld on N o v em b e r 18 a t 12:30 p.m. in the William Shatner University Centre Ballroom.

B rie fs Levine said. “Students voted 1, 500 to 500 to see this, and I don’t know how much more it takes to act on it.”

M e m o r ia l f o r R a b in Over 70 students gathered in fro n t o f the W illia m S h atn e r University Centre to commemorate the o n e-y ear anniversary o f the a s sa ss in a tio n o f fo rm e r Isra eli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

O n N o v em b er 4, stu d e n ts made speeches and lit candles, as the crowd sang the Israeli national anthem. The one year anniversary was a time for students to reflect on the year since Rabin’s death. For m any, Rabin is a sym bol o f the movement for peace in Israel, and his assassination last year was a tremendous shock. Justin Korda, a U1 political science student, was in Israel when Rabin died, and during the memorial he talked about his experiences there.

“Initially I couldn’t believe it, this guy who stood for so much, and took such a huge step in the direction tow ards peace,” K orda said.

Korda also looked back on the effects of Rabin’s assassination on the peace process.

“It’s had a negative impact on Israeli society, it’s created some very serious divisions,” he said.

Emmanuel Castiel, president o f city -w id e H ille l, w hich is a Je w ish y o u th g ro u p , ec h o ed Korda’s sentiments.

“We still have a long way to go,” he said.

The Quebec Government plans to cut million from Education.

McGill alone can expect a cut of $ million. This cut is equivalent to eliminating the Faculty of Engineering. $ 7 7 0

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The Parti Québécois promised the Quebec People a tuition freeze.

They lied.

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Editorial

M c G IL L T R IB U N E Dealing with the Pepsi dilemma

By Benji W einstein

“We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.”

— F r e d e r ic k D o u g la s s L iz L au E ditor-in-ehief S ara J ean G reen Assistant E ditor-in-chief

R a c h e l St o k o e Assistant E ditor-in-chief

E d i t o r i a l

Roux under fire B y Sa m a n t h a Lapedus

C ongratulations Q uebeckers, you have recently gain ed another w ar hero.

G ille s R h é a u m e , v ic e - p re s id e n t o f L e M o u v e m e n t S ouverainiste du Q uébec, expressed the m ost indignation at JeanL ouis R oux’s anti-Sem itic behaviour d uring W orld W ar II. H e was ev en first to the frontlines to ask the Q ueen o f E ngland to dism iss R o u x fro m h is p o sitio n as lie u te n a n t-g o v e rn o r o f Q u eb e c. A nd R héaum e w as once again at the vanguard o f defend in g the Jew ish com m unity in a recent article in the G azette w here he referred to R o u x 's “N azi past,” claim ing “it totally inconceivable that an in d i­ vidual w ho, w hile m illions o f Jew s w ere being m assacred, and tens o f thousands o f B ritish subjects, m ost notably F rench C an ad ian s, w ere being k illed ...h as been ap p o in ted to rep rese n t the Q ueen in Q u eb ec.”

In the current issue o f L ’A ctualité, Roux adm itted that he w ore a sw astika on his lab coat as a pre-m edical student at U niversité de M ontréal during the S econd W orld W ar. H e also revealed that he h ad p a rtic ip a te d in a 1942 a n ti-c o n sc rip tio n d e m o n stra tio n th at d eg enerated into vandalism against stores that appeared to belong to Jews.

R e cen tly , R oux ex p la in e d his ac ts fro m m o re th an 50 y ears ag o . H e said th a t th e sw a s tik a w as w orn in a sp irit o f y o u th fu l provocation and exuberance, and not as a result o f ideological c o n ­ viction. H e also said that he w as not am ong those w ho b roke shop w in d ow s. Y et R oux d id n o t hide b eh in d th e se ju stific a tio n s. He expressed regret in an em otional apology to the Jew ish com m unity and all o f C anada, and resigned as lieutenant-governor.

H o w ev er, w h at a b o u t th o se w h o h a v e n ’t ap o lo g ise d ? W h at about the anti-S em itic figures that Q uebeckers pay tribute to each and every day? It seem s like M r. R héaum e has conveniently taken on only half o f the battalion.

M r. R héaum e’s disgust with Mr. R oux’s actions w ould be e a si­ e r to take at face value if his ow n p olitical interests w ere not so obvious. It seem s like Mr. R o u x ’s ard o u r for federalism , w hich he has strongly voiced in both sovereignty referenda cam paigns, m ore closely resem bles the real reason M r. R héaum e and o th er separatist g overnm ent officials are calling for his head.

W hy d o esn ’t Mr. R héaum e den o u n ce A bbé L ionel G ro u lx , a fasc ist, w ho 30 years la te r is upheld fo r h is acco m p lish m e n ts in Q uebec nationalism ? N ow here are we educated on the racist view s o f G ro u lx , w h o not o n ly e x p re sse d a n ti-se m itic se n tim e n ts, b ut m o re s ig n ific a n tly , fo rm e d an in te g ra l p a rt o f an id e o lo g y th at re je c te d liberal d e m o crac y an d a d v o c a te d the tra n sfo rm a tio n o f Q uebec into a “ fascist utopia.” In this utopia, all o f Q u eb ec’s c iti­ zen s w ould be p u r e la in e , p u re -b lo o d e d F re n c h -C a n a d ia n s — a notion uncom fortably close to H itler’s concept o f an “A ryan race.”

If you really w ant to be a renegade, M r. R héaum e, a good place to start w ould be changing the nam e o f the m étro station that bears th e G ro u lx n am e. O r m a y b e th e y o u th o f th is p ro v in c e can be en lightened on the darker side o f Q uebec history that is, m ore often than not, dism issed. Feel free to take the lead on this one, M onsieur R héaum e. C om e, w on’t you be ou r hero?

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F i n a n c i a l E t h i c s R e s e a r c h C o m m i t t e e ’s c l a u s e s s h o u l d a l s o b e i n F r e n c h Re: S to p th e P re ss e n title d “W hen our ‘representatives’ don’t rep rese n t u s” by S im one L ev in e (Oct.29) Recent opinion pieces in both the Tribune and the Daily have mis­ represented our intentions in regard to th e C o m m itte e fo r F in a n c ia l Ethics Research.

The Students’ Society constitu­ tion m andates that the text of the co n stitu tio n and by-law s ex ist in both French and English, and most im portantly, that both the English and F rench v ersio n s be “equally authoritative.” Our constitution fur­ ther requires that all am endm ents “shall be adopted in both official languages,” and that “the existing w ording as w ell as the proposed constitutional or by-law amendment shall be provided at every polling station.”

T h ese p ro v isio n s not o nly en tre n ch the lin g u istic rig h ts of anglophones and francophones — they also en su re, at a u n iv ersity where a majority of students have a functional know ledge o f both lan­ guages, that the basic structure of the society is expressed through two different systems of communication.

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English and French versions is an invaluable and cherished asset to those who must interpret the SSMU constitution.

Since the adoption of the con­ stitution in 1991, council has wholly failed in its responsibility to adopt French by-law s and policies. The constitution itself, however, remains largely consistent in both official versions, the glaring exception being the absence of the FERC language from the French version. W ithout any other legal remedy to preserve the fragile validity of the French ver­ sion, and in light of evidence show­ ing that the FERC amendment was only available in English, my col­ leagues and 1 decided not to hold bye le c tio n s fo r F in a n c ia l E th ics Research Advisor unless a concur­ rent referendum was held to adopt the French clauses.

Such a referen d u m q u estio n was proposed and passed by council; how ever, the w ording o f the new French version of the am endm ent did not properly fit into the existing constitution, and the CRO deemed it invalid. Further investigation of the circumstances of the spring referen­ dum, for which I would like to pub­ licly thank Mera Thom pson (Arts

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bad position at the bargaining table w ith Coke. If having the contract broken is the ultimate goal, so that the problem w ith P epsi does not exist anymore, then that is a conniv­ ing, dishonest way to do business.

Ju st because P epsi plays dirty in Burma does not mean that we should sink to their level.

C ontrary to w hat many have argued, the present dilemma is not the fault o f those who signed the contract with Pepsi. W hat they cer­ tainly did was sign a contract with a company that does business with a brutal government. This dilemma is also not the fault of the students who voted in the referendum. The dilem­ ma was created when a question was ap p ro v ed fo r referen d u m by the C hief Returning O fficer despite a five-year contract that meant a ‘Yes’ vote could never be enforced.

Putting blame aside, this prob­ lem has to be dealt with, and there are two alternatives: SSMU council can confront the fact that there is a mandate that cannot be enforced in good faith, and wait until the year 2000 to ren eg o tiate the beverage contract — this time with students’ interests in mind. SSMU can other­ wise do as is planned and condemn P ep si w h ile ta k in g m oney from them, causing the termination of the co n tract. O ne solution is terrib ly unfortunate. The other is unethical.

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SSM U co u n c il has fin a lly decided to solve the Pepsi/B urm a issue. This decision is a peculiar one, how ever, because the solution is only going to make matters worse.

L ast y ear, M c G ill stu d e n ts voted in favour of giving SSMU a mandate to “officially, publicly, and repeatedly condemn Pepsi” for their actions in Burma. This seems rea­ sonable, as a company which sup­ ports a regime that routinely shoots university students is certainly not beyond reproach. Because this man­ date was supported by a majority of voters, SSM U needs to do som e­ thing. To d ate, nothing has been done, and students are understand­ ably frustrated.

C o m p licatin g m atters, is the exclusive contract which SSMU has with Pepsi to sell Pepsi products at M cGill until the year 2000. In the summer of 1995, Coca-Cola’s con­ tract was due for renegotiation and Pepsi stepped in. Pepsi’s offer was much more lucrative, including sum­ mer jobs for students and sponsor­ sh ip o f fro sh ev e n ts. P ep si w on because a deal with them was con­ sidered better for SSM U ’s bottom line.

Both the vote to condemn Pepsi and the contract negotiations with them were done honestly and legiti­

m ately . It seem s, th e re fo re, th a t SSM U is faced with a form idable dilemma: finding what to do with a mandate and a contract which stand in direct opposition to each other.

T h ere h av e been se v eral attempts to rectify this problem, one of the more controversial ones being the proposal in council to force the Tribune to tack a note onto every Pepsi ad, stating that SSM U con­ demns Pepsi. One of the arguments put forward in defense of this pro­ posal is that SSMU looks hypocriti­ cal if it is su p p o sed to condem n Pepsi, yet does not actually do it.

This is not hypocrisy at all — it is just an ugly example of inaction. A perfect example of hypocrisy is an organisation that takes money from a company, puts that company’s signs all over the place, and then puts up more signs stating that it condemns that company. There is, of course, an additional hypocrisy that exists in campaigning for freedom in Burma, yet fo rcin g a n ew sp ap er to p rin t something at home.

SSM U has now d e c id e d to resolve this issue by sticking a little note of condemnation beside every­ thing in the university centre that has something to do with Pepsi. When Pepsi finds out about this, they will likely sue SSMU, or break the con­ tract. This, by the way, will remove competition and put SSMU in a very

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Representative), proved to our satis­ fac tio n th a t a F ren ch v ersio n o f FERC was available at most but not all polls, on two of the four days of p o llin g , and th u s th a t th e FERC amendment had been duly adopted.

W h ile th e in te rp re ta tio n o f som e o f the clauses that relate to FERC remains open to question in the absence of a definitive French text, it is clear at least that the com­ mittee exists constitutionally, and so the Elections Office has no further role to play in this saga.

— Christopher L. Muldoon Elections Coordinator, SSMU

Letter t o th e E d ito r H a ve so m e respect Re: Mila Aung-Thwin’s [italics mine] Oct. 29/96 It is unfortunate that Mr. AungThwin has nothing better to express other than ridicule a close to 80year-old man who has ju st under­ gone surgery. The Pope, w hether one agrees with him or not, has ded­ ic ate d his life to in c re a sin g the virtue of humanity and has been an unswerving moral leader. I suggest th a t M r. A u n g -T h w in , ju s t as a basic rule of etiquette, show some respect for the Pope. If not, at least be fair by m ocking all relig io u s le a d e rs — Je w ish , M u slim , B u d d h ist, G re ek O rth o d o x , H indu...and their faith fu l...I dare you.

—Rachel Pereira U3, Political Science and History

Opinion

November 12 th, 1996

Moonlighting, with a vengeance: local guide to being a local It was raining steadily on Friday night, as it sometimes does in Paris, especially in movies, which is where I was.

Delisle street is a street which is usually content in its anonymity. At least, i ’m content with its anonymity.

I ’ve alw ays enjoyed it as a street where there’s a church, few cars, and my friend A lex’s apartment. T hat’s about it. In the summ er, there are bored children playing and yelling, but they’ve all migrated now.

On Friday night, it was full of W innebagos, and not the kind that take proud North Americans all over the continent, but rather the type of W innabegos that are m obile, con­ densed movies. They contain all the potential energy and matter and glim­ mer which can become blockbuster epics.

I circled the settlem ent. The license plates were from Florida. One

explain later. of these trailers was for movie stars, No, I can’t wait, I’ll say it now: I and I thought if I waited long enough, saw action hero, sitcom star, harmon­ in the rain, on my bike, under the ica player... Bruce Willis! powerful halogen lights, that I would I don’t know why this was so see a som eone. A m an w ith an umbrella walked past me. I could tell thrilling to me, is still so thrilling to me, why I ju st bothered to use an from his gait that he wasn’t anyone, exclamation mark. I guess he’s seen but th a t he som etim es ta lk ed to important, famous peo p le.

He w alked up to a trailer, and yelled to a Mark that he M ila A u n g -T h w in should “ get d resse d up like Gere.” I was on the margin of the set by m illions on big screens and on small screen promotional giveaways, of The Day o f the Jackal, starring and I was privileged enough to view Richard Gere, set in Paris.

To recap, I saw a guy who spoke him in his normal, human size.

He was about ten feet away from to som eone who was supposed to dress up like Richard Gere. I was able me, lively and baseball-capped, but to convince myself that this was as contained in a labyrinth of trailers.

He kept disappearing from view. Not big of a brush with celebrity as I was wanting to attract attention (but who likely to get. But it w asn’t, as I ’ll

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Canadian pride and U.S. elections 1 g e n e ra lly d o n ’t c o n s id e r myself to be a very patriotic individ­ ual. Living in Canada all my life, I can’t even recall ever being bothered e n o u g h to w ave a fla g , sing an anthem, or join in on a Canada Day parade.

Indeed, July 1 to me is more about my birthday, w h ich ju s t c o in c id e n ta lly happens to fall on the anniversary o f our nation. So you can im agine my surprise last week when I began to feel tinges of nationalist pride invade my cynical conscience.

What mitigated such a response was not so much events at home, such as the first anniversary of the Canada Unity Rally, but rather by events transpiring south of the bor­ der. Watching the returns from the U.S. Presidential and Congressional elections, I couldn’t help but feel a se n se o f g ra titu d e th a t I d id n ’t belong to a country that elects its lead er through a process m arked with such hypocrisy.

N ow here w as this fac t m ore obvious than in the voter turnout rate that fluttered around 49 per cent, an interesting statistic for a country that claims to be “the greatest democracy on earth.” The irony of this was only further manifested by the fact that the m edia was allowed to devalue individual votes by announcing the winner of the Presidential election before all the polls had closed.

The elections also provided me

A m erican society. A society that co n tin u es to re -e le c t in d iv id u als such as Senators Strom Thurmond and Je sse H elm s — the lik es o f w hom bring new m eaning to the phrase “dead man walking.” I can’t

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think of another country in the world where its citizens would continue to reward and validate politicians who hav en ’t figured out that the Cold W ar is o v e r and w h o se c re d its include supporting white colonialists in Rhodesia and opposing anti-seg­ regation laws. I briefly thought of our own senators — even though they are unelected and ineffective — and breathed a sigh of relief.

I also learned quite clearly that this is a society w hose im age o f women leaves much to be desired, particularly in a race where the two “first ladies” were perhaps betterspoken, more intelligent, and even more accom plished than their bat­ tling husbands. S ad ly , we w ere forced to watch these same women circum vent their true personalities and accomplishments in favour o f an image of women who sit around at home all day baking brownies and apple pie.

But perhaps at no other moment did my chest beat with such nation­ a list p rid e than d u rin g th e p o st­ mortem when various commentators b eg a n to r e v is it key m o m en ts

throughout the cam paign. Indeed this was a cam paign marked with enough scandals, infidelities (includ­ ing one involving a prostitute and a guy named Dick), and allegations to fill up an entire episode of Melrose P la c e. T h ere w as ev en one Congressional race where a candi­ date morphed his opponent’s head onto the body of a well-known serial killer in order to dem onstrate his opposition to capital punishment. I was struck by how a society can be technologically advanced and bar­ baric at the same time.

I certainly don’t want to under­ score the fact that as a country we too leave much to be desired. In the past, we have also elected our own share of deluded politicians (some of whom can be found in the Reform Party today ) and I certainly don’t th in k w om en h av e re a c h e d fu ll equality within the political system.

B ut the fact rem ains that at least with a voter turnout of over 75 per cent, Canada carries out its elections with a regard for all individuals and a level of decency that isn’t readily apparent south of the border. I still th in k w av in g fla g s an d jo in in g parades is quite ridiculous. But these days, when I hear a few verses of our national anthem, I can’t help but feel a little pride and gratitude that I belong to a country that values civil­ ity and integrity. But then again, compared to the United States, what W e ste rn in d u s tria lis e d n atio n doesn’t?

O C anada / our hom e and native land / true patriot love / in all thy sons’ command.

was I to attract attention, when they were the ones who occupied a city block with lights and cameras and action), I kept moving, always return­ ing to the same spot, watching anony­ mously as movie people stood around and did nothing.

A security guard approached me, with the rugged insecurity of an au th o rity fig u re w hose au th o rity depends in large part in me playing along, and asked me if I was looking for someone. I told him no. He won­ dered what I was doing, as I had cir­ cled the set four times. I tried to be honest — I told him I was just excit­ ed to see all the action, all the lights.

This must have sounded ludicrous because it was dark and raining, noth­ ing was going on, and for all I know, the Bruce W illis I saw could have been someone else dressed as Bruce Willis. Perhaps it was Richard Gere dressed as Bruce Willis.

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I had a strange vision of Bruce Willis jumping off one of the trailers and landing on the security guard, who looked like he was an evil terror­ ist waiting to be beat up by an action hero. B ut no one leaped, nothing exploded, and he was able to shoo me away with his windbreaker that was embroidered “SECURITY”. I bicy­ cled home, away from Desisle street, knowing that the next time I returned it would be anonymous again. That is, until the movie opens in theaters everywhere.

On rainy F rid a y n ights, Mr. A u n g -T h w in — n ot one to le t an omen pass him by — can be fo u n d roam ing D elisle St. d re ssed like Richard Gere.

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Lookin’fer love in all the wrong places ...

Dear Dr. Smooth, I ’m a 20-year-old fem ale (U2 arts student) and I think I ’m afflict­ ed with some kind o f fetish or some­ thing. Every time I watch The Price Is Right (which is about every day), I g e t u n c o n tr o lla b ly a ro u se d ; regardless o f the social situation (Gert's), I become so turned on, that m a stu rb a tio n becom es a g h a stly in e v ita b ility . M y fa v o u r ite p a r t occurs when the gamine hostesses fondle those expensive, glossy appli­ ances, and I imagine i t ’s me they’re touching. Also, I experience a shud­ d e rin g o rg a sm ea ch tim e B ob B arker shouts, “I t ’s a new c a r !”

Should I seek professional help? Am

I gay? How can I bring this night­ mare to an end?

—Auto Erotique D ear M m e.

Erotique, W hat you are afflicted with is w h at F reud (God rest his soul) would call an “inversion.” The good n ew s is th a t y o u ’re p e rfe c tly h e a lth y , alth o u g h y o u r lib id in a l dams might need some patching. I hypothesise that you spent a few too many mornings in front of your tele­ vision as a child, and have uncon-

aroused by mem bers o f their own gender at various points throughout their development. You should feel free to experiment with your sexual in te rests — rep ressio n w ill only cause increasingly abnormal sexual fantasies.

S eagulls? M odern E n g lish ? M en Without Hats? They all work out at La Cité. Quick, quick! Grab a student discount membership (they’re only

you really feel a loss of emotional affection, start hugging random peo­ ple on the street. Ju st keep your Reebok pumps pumped.

Dr. Smooth

scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Daisy fresh and soft as a petal your new d eo d o ran t is w orking, T ake advantage of the (relatively) warm w eather and go shirtless.

Maybe you can reinvent Berkeley’s “naked guy” to get McGill in internation­ al news (God knows, we d o n ’t ju s t w ant to be known for that box of medi­ o crity and m o d ern ity , the Ikea house).

horoskop L. M a n ia ca $2,000 a year, I hear) and relive your glory days.

pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You know you’re in trouble when you actually start pondering the Deep Thoughts segment of SNL. Take a lesson from Stuart Smalley...you’re good enough, sm art enough and, gosh-damit, your life is far too inter­ esting to spend your Saturday nights parked in front of the TV.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) It’s rainy, you’re lonely. You have e x iste n tia list thou g h ts and short waves of nihilism. Get over yourself. capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) E ver tried to draw links betw een N ietzsche’s eternal recurrence and the way your bathtub drain fills up with hair? Get a plunger and stop the cycle of damnation!

aries (March 21-April 19) O.K, O.K.: so the Merlot you had last week to toast in your realisations about love was from a bad year. If

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taurus (April 20-May 20) Y ou a re n ’t sure if you should visit your dear old p are n ts fo r C h ristm as vacation or take advantage of that Vegas student deal at Travel Cuts. Go home, there are slot machines at all the deps, and you can rent Showgirls.

gemini (May 21-June 20) Someone resembling Jon Bon Jovi and holding a lighted candle has been peering into your bedroom window after-hours. The experience has left you feeling that pop metal really is the w ork o f S atan . P lay S teve M iller’s “A bracadabra” loudly on your hi-fi system, and keep the cov­ ers pulled tight over your head.

cancer (June 20-July 22) Y*'" feel th a t y o u r m ix o f Et linment Tonight, Wired magazii nd the A&E section o f the Tri. e just isn’t enough to keep you on 2 c u ttin g ed g e any m ore.

Con ^ater geek chic, campus hipsters and campy gossip revival just won’t do. Be bold! Start carrying your own zesty dressing blend to the restau­ rants on St. Laurent.

Ieo (July 23-Aug. 22) W hile the o th e r faux h o ro sco p e columns are telling you to wear leop­ ard print to express your individuali­ ty, you know that a furry scarf isn’t going to do justice to the scope of your personality. Get a pair of snakeskin boots instead.

virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Your metal work project in the base­ m ent was ju s t confiscated by the R.C.M.P. Why don’t you start work on a chain mail chastity belt instead of contraband weaponry? libra (Sept. 23- Oct. 22) Grad school applications serve a pur­ pose besides insulting your moral integrity and intellectual ability — those questions about your criminal record are actually an integral part of the application process. For once, Libra, the key to your success will not be honesty.

If you so desire, there are two e f fe c tiv e w ay s to m ak e th e se episodes come to a grinding halt: I recommend “orgasmic recon­ d itio n in g .” To use this treatm ent, arouse yourself by whatever means n e c e s sa ry (M a y ta g s, b le n d e rs, toasters, etc.). Before you climax, im a g in e a stim u lu s w h ich you would rather becom e arotised by.

F or ex am p le, if you w ant to get a ro u se d by M c G ill’s p a u c ity o f course offerings, ju st get yourself aroused by watching the game show (or what have you) and then, as you are about to climax, browse through the undergraduate calendar. As you p ractice this tech n iq u e, you w ill

progressively become more aroused by your target stimuli. Eventually, B obby and A bubica w ill becom e relics o f your past deviance.

You could also treat yourself with “aversion therapy” . This inter­ vention d ictates pairing aversive s tim u li w ith u n w a n te d se x u al im pulses. N ext tim e you fantasise about the game show, imagine the appliances are rusty and the host­ esses u n attractiv e. T he literatu re suggests that nauseating odours (e.g.

McLennan library bathrooms) tend to be e sp e c ia lly e ffe c tiv e . W ith practice, your unw anted im pulses should loose their incentive quali­ ties.

D e e p T h o u g h t... “ e v e r y t h i n g is a l w a y s in c o n t i n u a l f lu x , a n d n o t h i n g is e v e r f i x e d . .. i n s t i t u t i o n s m a i n t a i n t h e i r r e l e v a n c e o n l y a s th e y a d a p t a n d c h a n g e t o m e e t th e n e e d s o f s o c ie t y .”

Stupid Telepathy 42 No seats available DOWN 1 Cathode-ray tube 2 _D habi, A rab ian capital 3 Round globular seed.

Sweet — 4 Kwas 5 Indian Frock 6 Monetary units 7 E n __, capture pawn 8 Yoruba 9 Sm all tw o-w heeled horse-drawn 14 Large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail.

Devoured once a year 17 In a way, stimulates ACROSS 18 Having existed for a relatively I An artificial crown for a tooth long time; not new 4 Request 19 The list includes informal terms 7 — Man, ‘80s video game respon­ for “mouth”. What some people call sible for the downfall of youth cul­ their mother ture 20 Retires from society for religious 10 Rabbits Bite Efficiently. reasons II M ary__, cosmetics 22 Young women’s association 12 Alias 23 Title of respect 13 Diapsid reptile 27 Hillsides. Peter Rabbit hangs out 15 Meats and cheese (and tomato, here onion, and lettu ce) on F rench or 28 Vigilantly attentive Italian bread 3 0 the night before Christmas 16 Links 31 ft (slang) 18 U nits o f m easure. A flee t of 32 British Air Aces Homer Simpsons, minus the H 34 Many not ands 21 Scums 35 Destroy a limb 24 N. A m erican yellow -breasted 36 Your consciousness of your own songbirds identity 25 Body that defines computing pro­ C reated by the C ogix C rossw ord tocols Wizard 26 Freshman Solution to last w eek’s puzzle 28 Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers 29 Any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus. Name of a famous beach 31 Silly Rhapsody Interest 33 Causing wonder or astonishment.

80’s slang 37 A whip with nine knotted cords.

A — ’s cradle 38 Auricle 39 Make fun of someone 40 N igerian C ity. Illin o is Finds Elephant 41 V ery fa st a irp lan e. S tran g e,

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“In Flanders Fields” : Remembering John McCrae A lth o u g h m a n y c a n r e c ite Jo h n M cC rae's celebrated poem “In Flanders F ields” line fo r line, few are able to tell the story o f the man w ho w rote it.

M c C r a e w a s b o r n in G u e lp h , O n ta rio , on N o v e m b e r 30, 1872. O f S cottish descent, M cC rae w as interest­ ed in m ilitary history and tactics from an early age. A t 14, M cC rae join ed the G u e lp h H ig h la n d C a d e ts. H e s u b s e ­ quently jo in e d the artillery, and eventu­ ally becam e a m ajor in C an ad a’s m ili­ ta r y . E a r n in g a s c h o la r s h ip to th e U niversity o f T oronto in 1888, M cCrae studied biology and w orked as a student jo u rn alist for the u n iv e rsity ’s new spa­ per, The Varsity.

U nsure as to w hat c a re e r path he should chose, M cC rae postponed com ­ pletion o f his bachelor’s degree. It was at this tim e that he spent a year as a res­ id e n t h o u s e - m a s te r a t th e O n ta r io A g r i c u lt u r a l C o lle g e in G u e lp h .

H ow ever, considering h im self unpopu­ lar w ith his students, M cC rae returned to the U niversity o f T oronto and gradu­ ated w ith an honours degree in biology.

M cC rae continued his education at th e U n iv e rsity o f T o ro n to , a tte n d in g m edical school, and grad uating w ith a gold m edal in 1898. H is m edical career in c lu d e d an a p p o in tm e n t to J o h n s H o p k in s H o s p ita l in B a ltim o r e , M aryland u nder S ir W illiam O sier. A C anadian physician, O sier is considered to be one o f the greatest figures in m od­ em m edicine.

U pon M cC rae’s return to C anada, he becam e resident assistant pathologist at th e M o n treal G eneral H o sp ita l. H e also accepted a fellow ship in pathology to study at M cG ill University.

M cC rae first p u rsued his m ilitary career in South A frica during the Boer w a r w h ic h w a s fo u g h t fro m 1899 to 1902. H e re s u m e d h is fe llo w s h ip at M c G ill fo llo w in g h is y e a r in S o u th A frica, and w ent on to lecture in pathol­ ogy.

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W hile serving as a m ilitary d octor in W orld W ar I, the 43-year-old L ieutenantC o lo n e l J o h n M c C ra e w ro te th e n o w fam ous poem , “In Flanders Fields.”

S tan d in g n ea r his m ed ical p o st one early M ay m orning, M cC rae contem plated th e r e c e n t d e a th o f a y o u n g f rie n d .

M cC rae felt h elp less as he observ ed the g r o w in g r o w s o f w h ite c r o s s e s th a t m arked soldiers graves in a nearby cem e­ tery. T he poppies that had grow n through th e m ud a p p e a re d to M c C ra e as b lo o d shed on the battlefield, transform ed back into life.

In a 2 0 -m in u te o u tp o u rin g o f e m o ­ tion, M cC rae put his observations to paper in sim ple p o etic style. T he sam e day he penned his poem , M cC rae realised he had co n tracted pneum onia. T h e next d ay , he w as h o n o u re d in F ra n c e as C o n s u ltin g P hysician to the British A rm ies. M cCrae died tw o w eeks later.

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By M arina Keller and A lexandra Stikeman The correlation betw een ciga­ rette sm oke and lung cancer has long been discussed w ith no real d ir e c t lin k in s ig h t. H o w e v e r, A m erican scientists have recently reopened the P andora’s box.

W h ile th is n e w p ie c e o f research, published in the O ctober 18 is s u e o f Science, m a rk s the first cellular evidence linking cig­ arette sm oke to lung cancer, the a c tu a l im p a c t o f th e fin d in g is greatly disputed.

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B e c k m a n R e s e a rc h I n s titu te in D u a rte , C a lifo rn ia an d h is c o l­ le a g u e s a t th e U n iv e r s it y o f T exas, su b jected hum an ce lls to BPD E, a potent carcinogen that is p ro d u c e d w hen th e body m e ta b o lis e s b e n z o ( a ) p y re n e , a c o m p o n e n t o f to b a c c o s m o k e .

T h e y fo u n d th a t B P D E c a u s e s three m utations along the cancer g e n e p 5 3 , w h ic h in its n o rm a l sta te p re v e n ts th e o n se t o f lung tu m o r s . T h e m u ta tio n s c o r r e ­ s p o n d e d to th e s a m e m u ta te d regions observed in th e D N A o f lung tum or cells. “ T h is g e n e is in v o lv e d in m ost tum ors and in 70 per cent o f lung ca n cers,” said P feifer. “W e think [the results are] fairly co n ­ clusive.”

A ccording to 1995 C anadian statistics, lung cancer is the lead­ ing cause o f cancer death am ong m en and w om en. N early 90 per cent o f th ese deaths are attrib u t­ a b le to s m o k in g , w h ic h c o n s e ­ q u e n tly m a k e s it th e m o st p r e ­ ventable o f all cancers.

“T h is is th e firs t tim e on a m o le c u la r b a s is , th a t a p ro d u c t found in sm oke [is shown] to lead to c a n c e r ,” s a id M u rra y K a is e rm a n , a c h e m is t w ith th e O f f ic e o f T o b a c c o C o n tr o l at H ealth C anada. T he im portance o f th is fin d in g is th a t “ th is stu d y show s how th e m ech an ism h ap ­ pens.”

K n o w in g th e m e c h a n is m b e h in d h o w c i g a r e tt e sm o k e in d u c es tu m o r g ro w th w ill g iv e

la w y e rs an d lo b b y is ts an e x tra edge in their fight against tobacco com panies; in the past they have had to rely on statistical co rrela­ tio n s . F o r th e f ir s t tim e , a n t i­ sm oking lobbyists have science to strengthen their defence. “ It m ak es o u r jo b e a s ie r at the com m unity health level when w e g o to lo b b y a t th e g o v e r n ­ m e n t,” said L uc M a rtia l, p u b lic a f f a ir s c o o r d in a to r a t th e C a n a d ia n C o u n c il o n S m o k in g and Health. O ne o f the m ain goals o f this n o n -p ro fit o rg an isatio n is to p r e v e n t to b a c c o c o m p a n ie s from sponsoring arts and sporting events.

H o w e v e r , M ic h e l D e s côteaux, director o f public affairs a t Im p e r ia l T o b a c c o , c o n te n d s

that there are several other co m ­ p o n e n ts in to b a c c o sm o k e th a t m ust be taken into account w hen a s s e s s in g its o v e r a ll e f f e c t on health.

“T o say [this rese arch ] w ill m ake a big d ifference is stretch ­ ing it,” he said. “T he experim ent ca n n o t d u p lic ate th e real c o n d i­ tions o f the hum an body.”

D e s c ô te a u x f u rth e r a rg u e d that benzo(a)pyrene is w idespread th r o u g h o u t o u r e n v ir o n m e n t.

B e n z o ( a ) p y r e n e is a c o m m o n c o m b u s tio n p ro d u c t o f o rg a n ic m aterial and is produced by such th in g s as b a r b e c u e s a n d c a r exhaust.

H o w ev er, th e U .S .

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Prisoner publications: finding a freedom behind bars

By M elissa Radler Across North America, prison­ ers are reaching out to the com mu­ nity through their words.

P risoner publications, w hich vary from m onthly new sletters to y ea rly jo u rn a ls , in v ite p riso n ers and former inmates to express their views on the prison system, and the law that put them behind bars in the first place.

F ro m S o c ra te s to S o lzh en itsy n , priso n w riting has delved far into both the positive and negative aspects o f the law and its affect upon those who attem pt tran sg re ssio n . T he first p riso n er publication in A m erica was p ub­ lished in 1881 by the Brothers of J e s s e Ja m e s p re s s , b a s e d in Stillw ater, M innesota. In C anada, prisoner publications were restrict­ ed to the penal p resses u n til the 1950s, w h en e x tra -p e n ite n tia ry presses w ere founded. C urrently, Canada publishes over 130 prisoner magazines.

In P r is o n L e g a l N e w s ,. a m onthly new sletter published and edited by W ashington State prison­ ers Dan Pens and Paul W right, the focus on prisoner rights is based on relevant court rulings published in advance and stored in prison law libraries. Funded by subscription d o n ations, Pens and W right type

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Is s u e s d e a lt w ith and edit articles privately re c e n tly on the p ag e s o f in their cells, allowing for a p u b licatio n uncensored JPP include overcrow ding du e to a g ro w th sp u rt in by p r is o n w a rd e n s an d other officials. W ith a cir­ A m e ric a ’s p e n ite n tia rie s culation of 2,400, includ­ from about 300,000 to 1.5 million in the past 10 years, ing 25 state-level Attorney as well as inhumane prison Generals, 50 libraries, uni­ conditions such as misogyversities and law schools, a n d c o u n tle s s p o litic a l n is tic b r u ta lity at rights activists and organi­ K in g s to n ’s P e n i-te n tia ry s a tio n s , P L N o f fe rs its For Women. re a d e r s a m e a n s fo r W h ile G aucher defence from both Pelican expressed confidence that academ ics and law m akers B ay-type institutionalised torture and the brutal sys­ w ould be affected by JPP and other publications, Elie tem of internal justice.

A ccording to R obert R osenblatt, coordinator of Prison Legal News: prisoner publications on the Web th e P ris o n A c tiv is t G a u c h e r, p r o f e s s o r o f c r im in o lo g y at th e R esource C enter based in Jo u rn a l o f P risoners on P riso n s’ University o f Ottawa and editor of status as a non-profit professional B erkeley, C alifornia seem ed p es­ simistic about the effects of publi­ th e J o u r n a l o f P r is o n e r s on journal lends it both academic and P risons, m any o f the articles on cations on outside professionals. personal im portance. F ounded in crim e and punishm ent traditionally “T he effec t th at th ey w ould 1988 and published in both French focused on the viewpoints o f crim i­ and English, the JP P stands as an h av e co m es fro m the fo lk s w ho nologists, sociological studies and ideal model. Its editorial board is a read them and take ac tio n ,” said the role of workers within the crim ­ m ixture o f prisoners, ex-prisoners Rosenblatt. “I would be very sur­ inal ju stice system . G aucher con­ and critical academics; institution­ prised to find that many lawmakers and leg islato rs read any o f those tends that such a purely external alised funding gives it autonom y. publications.” view o f the prison system must be Its aim, as stated by Gaucher in the Rosenblatt, however, cited the tem pered by the prisoners’ voices first issue in September 1988, is “to in order to u nderstan d the effect im portance o f the publications as bring the know ledge and ex p e ri­ laws have upon society as a whole. m eans o f p ro v id in g fam ilies and en ce o f th e in c a rc e ra te d to bear “How can you understand any lo v e d o n e s o f in m a te s w ith u p o n m o re a c ad e m ic a rg u m e n ts institution if one o f its dom inant increased contact, inform ing pris­ and concerns and to inform public forces is ignored?” asked Gaucher. oners o f current events w ithin the discourse about the current state of A c c o rd in g to G a u c h e r, th e prison system, and recom m ending our carcéral institutions.”

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Rosenblatt also said, in refer­ ence to W right’s editorial in P L N s June 1996 issue, that prisoner pub­ lic a tio n s h elp p riso n e rs litig a te their cases, and obtain information th ey need in o rd e r to w in ca se s against the “terrible conditions” of the prison system.

O ne success story was d ocu­ m ented in an article published in Prison Legal News, which detailed the cases of five prisoners heard by the U .S. Suprem e C ourt betw een 1992 an d 1995. T h e p r is o n e r s ’ cases, w hich began as individual effo rts w ith o u t the assista n ce o f lawyers, resulted in favourable rul­ in g s in c lu d in g th e r ig h t to sue guards for physical abuse w ithout necessarily having suffered serious physical dam age, and the right to be p ro tected from sexual h ara ss­ ment on the inside.

According to Rosenblatt, pris­ oner publications provide ju st one o f the many paths in the fight for prisoner rights.

“I don’t know that there is one best course o f action to advocate for th e rig h ts o f p riso n ers,” said Rosenblatt. “Legislative measures, lobbying, awareness-raising events and d irec t ac tio n , all need to be em ployed in order to win hum an rights measures for prisoners.”

Many of you may be surprised to hear that the most common sexual­ ly tra n sm itte d d ise a se in N orth America is not AIDS, chlamydia or herpes.

Instead, it is the human papillo­ ma vims, commonly known as HPV. HPV is similar to chlamydia in that there may not be any symptoms and those that do occur may appear any­ where from three weeks to one year after initial contact with the virus.

Currently, there is no treatment for the vims. However, a study being conducted at the M cG ill Student Health Services is investigating the factors associated with the acquisition and persistence of HPV infection.

F unded by the M edical R esearch C en tre and h ead ed by E d u ard o Franco, the study will take place over the next two years and will require 600 female candidates. Any woman who will be at McGill for this time is an eligible participant. The study’s aim is to find out all possible factors that may affect HPV. “One factor is the sexual habits of w om en,” said Gail K elsall, the research nurse with the HPV study.

For example, the various methods of contraception and the number of sex­ ual partners are critical in determin­ ing the transmission of the vims. The immune system also plays a role as well as diet, smoking and the use of birth-control pills. Involvement in the study requires having a pap smear every six months and a cash reward

D r Pierre Tellier a n d G ail Kelsall involving M cGill in H P V research. will be offered for each return visit.

“The only way the vims can be detected is through a pap smear,” said Kelsall. Past research has found a correlation between the presence of HPV with benign (non-cancerous) tumours and malignancies that result in cervical cancer. In fact, all women over the age of 18 who are sexually active should have an annual pap smear.

According to Dr. Pierre Tellier, “men d o n ’t have the cancer prob­ lem,” which explains why men have n ot been in clu d ed in the study.

Furthermore, it is harder to sample for the vims in men, whereas a pap test enables a sam ple to be taken from the cervix.

“Lesions on the cervix are a sign th a t HPV is th e re ,” said H arriet Richardson, the HPV study coordina­

tor. Lesions can refer to any abnor­ mality on the surface of the skin.

O nce cell sam ples are taken from the cervix, they are sent to the Jewish General Hospital to be tested for the presence of cancerous, preca n ce ro u s and in n o cu o u s cells.

Samples are also sent to the Notre Dame Hospital where HPV can be detected and typed.

“There are 70 types of the HPV and at le ast 30 infect the genital region,” said Richardson. The 30 that affect the genital region are classified as either high or low risk. The high risk types are those that are most often found in cancerous tumors and the low risk types are found in benign tumors and warts.

There are two major groups of HPV: those that affect dry cutaneous skin and those that affect mucosal

areas such as the larynx, the pharynx and the genital region. The first group is responsible for common skin warts and the second for genital warts and other lesions.

External warts that are visible can be treated with Podophyllin, a liquid that bums the warts off, and 5 Fluorouracil (Efudex cream) is used on urethral warts. Multiple warts and those of the vagina and cervix can be treated by destroying the affected tis­ sue, eith er th ro u g h la ser surgery (evaporation), cryosurgery (freezing) or electrocautery (burning).

C ondom s can d ec rease the spread of genital warts but they are not completely preventative because the virus is highly contagious and warts are sometimes located in areas that aren’t protected by the condom.

Furtherm ore, these treatm ents are only used to treat for the manifesta­ tions of the virus and not the virus itself.

As Kelsall described, “HPV is a tricky virus.” This is because some types are transient, they come and go, while others are more persistent. In the study they will be looking for the persistence o f p articu lar types, in addition to how certain women rid themselves of the virus versus those who remain asymptomatic carriers.

For instance, HPV 16 is a high risk ty p e and ap p e ars to be th e m ost prevalent.

Unfortunately, there is no rou­ tine testing and no anti-viral dmg that will target HPV, although prelim i­ nary work has begun on a vaccine for HPV 16. Perhaps future testing and vaccinations, in conjunction with reg­ ular pap tests, might be able to put a stop to the spread of this tenacious yet deceptive vims.

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November 12th, 1996

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To serve and protect: police brutality and the story of Abu-Jamal

By Eric H eath W h ile la w - m a k e r s h a v e grow n increasingly conscientious in recent years in dealing w ith the is s u e o f r a c e r e l a t i o n s , la w e n f o r c e r s o f te n s e e m to h a v e rem ained in the Dark Ages.

Police discrim ination, and its life-threatening potential, was the subject o f a panel discussion held on N o v e m b e r 1 b y th e B la c k S tu d e n ts ’ N e tw o r k . T h e fo c a l p o in t o f th e d isc u ssio n w as th e p lig h t o f M u m ia A b u -J a m a l, a P e n n sy lv a n ia d e a th row in m a te who has becom e a sym bol o f law enforcem ent brutality.

J o u r n a li s t A b u -J a m a l is a self-professed black revolutionary and is the form er president o f the Philadelphia chapter o f the Black Panthers, a m ilitant black activist organisation. In 1981, A bu-Jam al w a s c o n v ic te d o f m u r d e r in g a Philadelphia police officer on the te stim o n y o f V e ro n ic a Jo n e s, a w om an w ho stated th a t she saw A bu-Jam al running aw ay from the sc e n e o f th e c rim e . A b u -J a m a l w on a stay o f execution in A ugust 1995, and recent developm ents in the case suggest that there is “fair and reaso nable d o u b t” regarding h is g u ilt. P r o s e c u tio n w itn e s s V ero n ica Jones has recan ted her te s tim o n y th a t c o n v ic te d A b u Jam al, claim ing that police inves­ tigators coerced her into testifying w ith threats o f im prisonm ent for outstanding prostitution charges.

A bu-Jam al’s law yers are now in sistin g th a t th e re is su ffic ie n t ev id en ce to w arran t a new trial.

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S o m a lia in q u ir y s h o w e d th a t C anada is ju st as capable o f per­ p etratin g hum an rights abuses as a n y o th e r c o u n tr y . M a r c e a u ’s im m e d ia te c o n ­ cern was to draw a t te n t io n to r e c e n t e v e n ts here in M ontreal, w h e r e 16 m en have been shot b y p o lic e s in c e N ovem ber 1987.

He re fe rre d s p e c i f i c a l l y to th e case of M a rtin S u azo , a m an w ho w as shot by police in June 1995 under apparently suspi­ c io u s c i r c u m ­ stances.

V erda Cook, th e p o lit ic a l c o o r d in a to r fo r th e B la c k In the p a s t n in e years, 1 6 m e n h a ve been g u n n e d d o w n b y the MUC a n d SQ p olice S t u d e n t s ’ N e tw o r k , w a s p le ase d w ith th e tu rn o u t fo r the the acquittal o f O.J. Sim pson have a h a n g in g ju d g e w h o m th e d iscu ssio n . She th o u g h t th a t the given rise to a certain sm ugness P h ila d e lp h ia D a ily N e w s h a s a b o u t th e c o n tra stin g e ffe c tiv e ­ in te r n a tio n a l c h a r a c t e r o f th e c a lle d “ a p o s te r b o y fo r m e rit p a n e l, w h ic h a ls o f e a tu r e d ness o f our own ju stice system. selection o f judges.”

T he presence on the panel o f M um ia A bu-Jam al’s sister, Lydia A bu-Jam al’s case has attract­ Y ves M arceau, the coordinator o f W allace, lent special sig n ificarce ed in te r n a tio n a l a tte n tio n fro m C itizens against P olice B rutality, h u m a n r ig h ts a c tiv i s ts w h o se rv e d as an e ffe c tiv e rem in d er believe that the m ilitant journalist that M ontreal has been the scene is b e in g r a il r o a d e d b y th e o f in c id en ts in v o lv in g q u estio n ­ P ennsylvania judicial system. ab le co n d u c t by p o lic e o ffic ers, T h e p a n e l d is c u s s io n a t a n d th a t C a n a d ia n s a re n o t M cG ill did not stop at events so im m u n e to th e c r is is o f p o lic e d is ta n t from ho m e. T h e h um an m isconduct. rights activists on the panel w ent “W e think too m uch o f o u r­ on to c h a lle n g e th e c o m m o n C anadian assum ptio n th at in ju s­ selves,” M arceau observed.

H e pointed out that the recent tic e o f th is kin d can o n ly a rise Philadelphia D istrict C ourt to rule w hether Jo n e s’ recent statem ents w arran t a new trial. T he d istric t court is presided by A lbert Sabo,

from th e flaw ed A m erican legal system.

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to the event.

“W e brought people together w ith d if f e r e n t p e r s p e c tiv e s on [police] brutality,” she com m ent­ ed.

S h e a ls o n o te d th a t v ie w s e s p o u s e d by p a n e l p a rtic ip a n ts allow ed for the u nderstanding o f p o lic e b ru ta lity as a sy ste m a tic problem . A lthough the panel and the audience w ere decidedly anti­ police, panel m em ber A bdul Jon pointed out that w hat the activists w ere fighting against w as system ­ a tic in ju s tic e . A frie n d o f A b u Ja m a l, Jo n w a rn e d th a t an y o n e can fall victim to the judicial sys­ tem . A lth o u g h p le a se d w ith th e in te rn a tio n a l a tte n tio n g a rn e re d

by A bu-Jam al’s case, including a recent dem onstration in Italy, Jon rem in d ed the audience n ot to let ex c item en t su rro u n d in g the case distract them from the larger p ic­ ture.

“T here are a num ber o f inno­ c e n t p e o p le in ja il th a t n o b o d y cares for,” Jon said.

O n D ecem ber 9, A bu-Jam al’s s u p p o r te r s w ill tr a v e l to W a ll Street in N ew Y ork C ity in order to dem and a new trial in the hopes th a t h e w ill b e e x o n e ra te d an d released.

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benzo(a)pyrene has provided sci­ entists w ith the first line o f ev i­ d en c e su g g e stin g a c a u sa l r e la ­ tionship betw een tob acco sm oke and lung cancer, the investigation is not over. M any tobacco com pa­ n ie s a re c o n d u c tin g th e ir ow n research in their ow n labs w ithout disclosing the results to the pub­ lic.

“W e m ay very w ell see the

tobacco industry com ing out with research that will potentially p ro ­ tect their product,” said M artial.

A s th e b a ttle b e tw e e n g o v ­ ernm ent and tobacco com panies, sm okers and n on-sm okers, rages on, the u n derlying physio lo g ical ad d ictio n u n d er the in flu en ce o f societal pressures will never cease to fuel the fight.

A d m in is tra tio n h a s se t c e rta in e x p o s u r e lim its to b e n z o ( a ) p y re n e in th e w o rk p la c e . In an a rtic le w ritte n on th e e ffe c ts o f tobacco sm oke, K aiserm an asserts th a t th e am ount of b e n z o (a )p y re n e in g e s te d by an av e rag e C a n a d ia n sm o k er a c c o u n ts f o r “ as m u c h as o n e th ird the daily perm itted exposure.”

D r. P ie r r e E r n s t, d i r e c to r of th e R e sp ira to ry D iv isio n at th e M o n tr e a l G e n e ra l H o sp ita l (a n d a s s o c ia te p ro fe s s o r in th e d e p a rt­ m e n t o f e p id e m io lo g y and b io s ta tis tic s at M c G ill) ag rees th a t th is r e s e a r c h w ill h a v e an im p a c t on n ew le g is la ­ tion. H o w ever, th e fin d ­ in g s d o n o t m a rk an y clear progress in develop­ in g n e w tr e a tm e n ts o r curing cancer.

“T he tre a tm e n t here is re a lly sim p le — you ju s t ban c ig a re tte sm o k ­ ing,” said Ernst. He does c o n te n d , h o w e v e r, th a t treatm ent for addiction is a m o re r e a lis tic w ay o f approaching the situation.

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The sun shines from Thelma’s behind, and scorches Montreal

By Patricia Row land

H e’s Jew ish, he sin gs about p ed oph ilia, and h e’s d oing his M asters in S o cia l W ork. H e’s Avrum N a d ig el, lead sin ger o f Thelma, a self-described rock band for perverts.

Nadigel came out of Slaves on Dope two years ago, tired with the groove and wanting to do his own thing. Getting together with guitarist Alan B eacom , b assist Warren Wilansky, and drummer Eric Cohen, Thelm a was created and they haven’t looked back since. Today, with new drummer Dan Cyr and the recent release of their debut album the sun shines fr o m o u r behinds, things seem to be on an upward spi­ ral.

“In all honesty, I would love to be a dem igod in M ontreal,” says Nadigel with an evil smile. “Well, someone has to do it, and if I gotta play the role.... ” Nadigel is the most outspoken of the four, and the group’s music revolves around his in-your-face approach. Even the name o f the band, Thelma, comes from his atti­ tude.

Nadigel explains, “Thelma was a woman who constantly questioned her body hair by saying ‘Am I a woman or an ape?’ That’s where the name came from — this crazy lady who was just brutally honest.”

‘Crazy’ and ‘brutally honest’ captures Thelma in a nutshell. Their grunge-pop sound is loud, hard, spunky, and fun, and they perform it

in a high-energy, confrontational way. Says Nadigel, “Thelma is an avenue where I get to talk about things that I can’t talk about in the subway, or wherever. Sometimes it pisses people off, but that’s okay.”

Writing songs about pedophil­ ia, blow jo b s, and prim ordial instincts might offend some, but Nadiagel maintains that he is try­ ing to seriou sly an alyse these instincts. In the end, however, the songs handle these dark drives with a strangely light treatment.

Everything seems to comeback to Thelma’s irreverent vibe. Nadigel rationally explains that “when you write about dark id-type things, you gotta have a tongue-in-cheek attitude about the whole thing.”

H ow ever much they sugar coat their songs, their up-front honesty still manages to get under the skin of most audience mem­ bers.

“We’ve had people challenge us to fights at the end of a show before,” confesses Beacom. “But D em igods in Subway: Thelm a explores w e’ve also had people come up to One might believe that power us and tell us how much they trips like these would create tension absolutely loved it.”

Nadigel seems to thrive on this within the band as well. On the con­ love-hate relationship. “When I see a trary, Thelma band members are a certain crowd, I want to push them tight-knit crew. N adigel looks at some place. In mental space, in head Beacom and decides, “We are soul­ space — I want to move them some­ mates to a certain degree.” Even with the recent departure o f drum­ where.”

They all insist that their lyrics mer Eric Cohen, Thelma is still on and performance on stage aren’t track.

“Eric was the best drummer done to shock. As Nadigel says, “we do things on stage that the audience I’ve ever played with, and he put the album together. But, with Dan (Cyr, can’t do, say things they can’t say.”

M ovie of th e W eek S w in g e rs op en s in a diner, w here M ike and Trent are d isc u ssin g M ik e ’ s six -m o n th -o ld break-up w ith h is g ir l­ friend. As Mike ob sesses that she still hasn’t called, Trent’s advice is to “pre­ tend to forget” her; women always call when you for­ get about them.

As laid out in the first sc e n e , D ou g L im a n ’s S w in g e r s p resen ts a behind-the-scenes look at two types o f men. M ike, the sensitive one, respects women almost to the point o f re v eren ce and, as a The clashing archetypes — M ike a n d Trent fa c e o ff result, can’t pick up. Trent is a la d y -k ille r , w h o se es her with complete sincerity and prepare for a night out) establish smooth moves maintain his advan­ sparks fly. the testo stero n e co n ten t o f the tage over fem ales. Through their movie.

S w in g e rs is a com ical look ju x ta p o sitio n , w e ob serve each Although M ike’s dialogue is into the obscure w orld o f men. archetype’s characteristics with ab sen t o f T ren t’s “h o n e y s ,” From lounges to parties and back greater resonance. “babies,” and the phrase “You look again, the film traces the journey The film unrolls with a series of bachelorhood and the male inse­ m o n e y ,” he is ev en tu a lly more of Trent’s “winnings” and M ike’s curities attached to being single. capable o f sustaining a w om an’s “non-winnings.” As M ike’s fruit­ in terest than Trent. H en ce the Despite M ike’s constant dis­ less attempts multiply and the fear play o f sen sitiv ity , this is not a moral o f the film — n ice guys of lifelong loneliness looms men­ ch ick flic k . D yn am ic d irection d o n ’t finish last. acingly over his head, fate finally (rem iniscent o f R e se rv o ir D o g s’ unites him with a woman. Tired of slow motion montage as the guys — Rachel Ong the gender battles, Mike approach­

“d a rk id-like things" over p a stra m i a n d Coke. the new drummer), we’ve got a sta­ bility we never had before,” says Nadigel.

When asked more about Cyr, both Nadigel and Beacom start rav­ ing. “It’s great playing with Dan because he’s so passion-filled. He’s got these things you don’t learn in drum school. He’s committed, he’s dedicated. He feeds us a new energy into the band.”

And new energy they have. In this upward spiral, the band has

released their first tape, they have more shows, and they have more media attention than ever before.

Nadigel adds, “w e’re even getting along better than last year, right Alan?”

B eacom sm iles.

“Y es, Daaarrrling.”

T h elm a p la y s YAW P ! w ith SOFA and Knurl on November 14 at Cabaret, $5. In the meantime, pick up th e ir in d e p e n d e n t re le a se a t HMV, Sam ’s or Cheap Thrills.

McGill Symphony and MSO join up for 175

By M ichael H all

“Each performance is the cap­ ture of a fleeting moment.”

Keeping in mind the words of Richard Roberts, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra’s concertmaster, the audience settled into their seats for what was the first and per­ haps only collaboration between the McGill Symphony Orchestra and the MSO. Fleeting, indeed.

On Sunday, November 3, the McGill Symphony marked the uni­ versity’s 175th anniversary by per­ forming with MSO at Place des Arts.

A somewhat politicised gala, the concert attracted Jean Chrétien, Lucien Bouchard, Daniel Johnson, Pierre Bourque, and an extraordinary number of tuxedos.

Being an event rather than just a concert, speeches were given before the music. McGill Chancellor Gretta Chambers and Place des Arts President Clement Richard joined Roberts in speaking.

McGill’s Timothy Vernon, who conducted the concert’s first half — a series of excerpts from Wagner’s Der R ing des N ib elu n g en — said the event “opened a door” for future MSO collaborations.

“It was a good experience for everyone, but nothing concrete can be said at this point. Nothing of this scale had been done before, so now it’s certainly something we can con­ sider,” said Vernon.

The mighty tetralogy of operas based on German myth and folklore began with reserved and sombre tones. “Entry o f the Gods into Valhalla,” in particular, revealed V ernon’s reason for performing Wagner.

“With all of the strings, we could bring the piece to life. It was also selected because the McGill sympho­ ny wouldn’t normally play it due to all the instruments,” said Vernon.

As planned, his orchestra held back their forte until the stirring fin­ ish. This, like the Wagner that fol­ lowed, was performed with great sen­ sitivity to form and development.

Next came “Wotan Farewell” and “Magic Fire Music.” In the final few bars, the strings stopped while the brass continued, creating a disor­ ganised string exit. The slight imper­ fections were forgotten with some wonderfully subtle timpani work in “Siegfried’s Funeral Music.”

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The sheer size and scope o f that seem ingly free-living entity, the Internet, can be terrifying.

Many people w ould like to b eg in su rfin g, but d o n ’t know where to start. Others have no clue what lies within the vast and intimi­ d atin g W eb. For th ese novices, as w ell as the more discerning cyber-browser, e’zines offer a fun and visually appealing way to find out all kinds o f interesting informa­ tion.

Topics range from music, film and literature, to alterna­ tive culture, religion, and poli­ tics. Like print media, some e’zines are better than others.

The quality of articles reflects the contributors w hich can vary from p r o fe ssio n a l to amateur writers and artists. To get started in the world o f e’zines, browse through either m ulti-subject H yp erfu zzy or Urban Desires.

The especially intriguing H yperfuzzy (hyperfuzzy.com) begins with an impressive title screen. When you dial up, the screen is covered in ancient cuneiform carvings on stone, which gradually morph into a space age font.

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His work as a teacher gives him extra in sig h t into both his d ev elo p m en t and that o f other singers. Rather than rigidly fo l­ lowing the confines of one teach­ ing mothod, Baerg said, only halfjokingly, that he prefers to teach the “good singing” technique.

“When I went to university, I had never had a voice lesson. So, when people walk into my studio now and say T really haven’t had that many lessons,’ I say ‘Yeah, so what?”’

He w ent on to question the m erit o f w orking too hard, too early. “The human voice isn’t like the mind. The mind you can start tra in in g for m any th in g s very young, and you should. But the human v o ice isn ’t like that. It’s really o f lim ited value to do too much training very early on.”

Baerg attributes this largely to the maturation o f the v o ice as a singer grows older.

“I’ve heard some people who started out with very little voice, and then they win the Met compe­ tition ten years later.”

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W hen you dial D esires, the first screen shows miniature icons o f the current issue and 12 or 15 back issues, all o f which can be viewed.

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Her marriage is a rather abusive rela tio n sh ip . A t the end o f the show, he k ills her and, with her d ying breath, she y e lls out my name. So, he know s who it was that was in flagrante delecto with her, and he turns around and sees me standing there and k ills me, too. It’s a crime o f passion, and it’s unfortunately very real life — something we don’t like to admit.”

So, i f the u p sid e o f Pagliacci is the drama, what’s the downside?

“The h ard est part about rehearsing anything is the tim e you’re not in rehearsal. You get to know the downtown o f Montreal pretty well, and the Palace on Ste. C a th erin e w h ere they sh o w m ovies for $2.50. I’ve seen them all now.”

I Pagliacci runs Novem ber 16, 18, 21, 23, 27 and 30 a t 8:00 p.m. a t S a lle W ilfrid -P elletier, P lace d e s A r ts . T ic k e ts a re $ 2 5 to $89.50. H alf-price student tickets are available one hour before the sh o w . F o r tic k e ts o r in fo c a ll Opéra de M ontréal at 985-2258.

Theatre Update on Roux The T rib u n e reported on October 22 that Jean-Louis Roux “hopes his opinions will not be scrutinised for [Théâtre Deuxième R éalité’s fall production] N ous Autres, but rather his performance judged on merit alone.” Little did anyone expect the type and intensi­ ty o f scrutiny that ensued on November 4, after Roux’s inter­ view in the new sm agazine, L ’Actualité, went to print.

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sympathies, however, the remain­ ing performances became a “media circus.” “[Roux] is a wonderful actor, but that was put on the back burn­ er,” said Lamb, who decried the suddenly warped focus on Nous Autres.

“It’s not a good comment on society when art and politics are so mixed up,” she continued.

While Roux completed Nous Autres’ run at the Rialto guarded by six policemen, he has rescinded from his scheduled performance in an upcoming production at Théâtre de l’Opsis starting November 19.

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Part 1: Free enterprise and I cut a deal The other day, as I sat preparing yet another essay in yet another coffee shop, 1 began to think of my father’s dream for me to becom e a figure skater.

Despite the fact that I once broke my ankle trying to split-leap over my little brother’s Tonka truck, my father thought I had a natural grace that would make me a good skater.

“Yeah, whatever Dad, like I’d want to spend that much time around hockey players,” was my appreciative response to his support.

So now I’m in Canada, and clearly my plan to escape hockey cul­ ture was flawed.

And of course, in light of my great failures as a student, I am begin­ ning to think that perhaps it all stems from the rejection of my father’s ice skating dream.

Instead of living the anonymous life of a ‘K-incomplete’ student, I might be gliding across the ice, known for the refreshing ‘z in g ’ of Peppermint Patty that forever lingered on my breath.

Before my little escapist fantasy could go any further, however, my thoughts were interrupted by a discus­ sion at a neighbouring table.

“But it’s not about legacy, it’s about death,” it began.

I could faintly see the blackcloaked figure who had uttered these words. Buried beneath the clutter of stray ashes and empty cappuccino cups, ‘eating’ a Gauloise, this woman

defined herself as one to be watched.

She and her friend had just begun to scribble the frame­ work for a play on a tattered manila envelope — they were bitter about youth and the obsession with beauty and death, the blinders of theory that obstructed youngsters’ view of “the real.... ” Nonetheless, her attempts to jar and enlighten were useless in the face of my youthfully mundane and narcis­ sistic mentality. Hmm...what would happen if I were hit by a car?

I could imagine legacy and death dangerously linked were I hovering between two dimensions in a pair of greyed, over-washed ladies’ Fruit of the Looms.

I could see a paramedic being slow to revive me because he was scandalised by the muted shades of my pilly brassière.

I could see myself sprawled top­ less in St. Laurent’s Bermuda Triangle, with men ogling me and my weathered Maidenform from the pic­ ture windows of Bifteck, Croissant Royale, and the Second Cup. My inability as a laundress would assure that my soul would be lost forever, but my underwear would not soon be for­ gotten....

Horrified by the prospect of so undignified a demise, I called a friend

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The second half of the concert was M oussorgski’s Pictures at an E xh ib itio n , conducted by MSO Artistic Director Charles Dutoit. The opening passages of the piece were brought to life by beautiful, clear bell­ like playing from the brass. Incredibly lush strings sparked high contrast.

“Ballet o f the Unhatched Chicks” produced great flute and woodwind playing — a crisp energetic sound that heightened the effect of the pas­ sage. The woodwinds played a game of musical tag while rhythms collided and overlapped.

The violins had their chance to shine in “Marche de Limoges.” Fast running passages in which the 70-plus violins sound like one instrument cre­ ated a marvellous clarity and singing tone. Pictures ended with “The Great Gate at Kiev” and a standing ovation.

The evening was stunning in every respect. From the point of view of the faculty of music, which has been eagerly celebrating the anniver­ sary, Vernon stated that “the concert marked a culmination of increasing ties between students and the MSO.” “McGill players are exactly what the MSO looks for, which is nice because the MSO has been an inspira­ tion for them,” said Vernon. He high­

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from Vermont for a shipment of TriZyme, a magical clothes whitener sold by a right-wing pyramid corporation in the States. The peon followers of this company sell a variety of house­ hold cleaners door to door, and donate their profits to the Machine. In exchange for their selling opportunity, they must attend the company church and do Jimmy Swaggart sing-a-longs.

I knew that it was wrong to get involved with that stuff, but I was des­ perate; I considered my death as a fail­ ing student in ugly underwear and renounced all of my previous leftist attachments.

But my plans for rebirth and regained dignity were destroyed when a customs officer arrived at my door with a warrant for my arrest. In his hand was a small baggie o f white powder. I did order Tri-Zyme, right?

Having pulled two all-nighters in three days, my appearance wasn’t contradicting his suspicions, though.

I had sold my soul to Jimmy Swaggart for immortality and clean underwear, but as always, the deal came with a price.

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Not only are McGill symphony concerts, “slowly breaking barriers down, ” as Timothy Vernon says, they can also fit into any budget. Get tick­ ets early and enjoy fo r only $2.50.

Students interested in attending an MSO concert can sit anywhere when they buy tickets the nieht o f for $10.

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A s s e ts Current *■m u Cash Short-term «vestments Accounts receivable Inventories Prepaid expenses Due from capital expenditures reserve fund

Auditors' report T o the Directors o f the Student Center o f McGill University / Centre étudiant de l'Université McGill W e have audited the balance sheets o f the operating fund, the capital expenditures reserve fund and awards o f distinction reserve fund o f the Student Center o f McGill University / Centre étudiant de l'Université McGill as at May 31, 1996 and the statements o f revenue and expenses and surplus of the operating fund, changes in the operating fund, changes in the reserve fund for capital expenditures and o f changes in the reserve fund for awards o f distinction for the year then ended These financial statements are the responsibility o f the Students' Society Council. CXir responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

W e conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free o f material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Students' Society Council, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position o f the Center as at M ay 31, 1996 and the results o f its operations and the changes in its financial position for the year then ended in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Capital assets (Note 3)

422,171

268,947 744,297

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111,381 104,631 142,693 31,929 24,330

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936,530 322,543 402,554 368,743 89,879 126,071 119,557 223,021 114,733

909,208 774,340

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304,513 497,460 177,795 270,749 479,580 198,636 135,858 238,157 134,966 47,071 2,484,785

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T ransfer to capital expenditures reserve fund 28,541 218,846 726,515

347,570 102,255 103,869 89,747 197,773 107,897

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Etats Financiers m ai 1996 SamsonBélair Deloitte& ____ Touche

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Sloppy play finally buries the Redmen football team Martlets E v ra ire le a d s O tta w a p a s t M c G ill a n d in to A tla n tic B o w l capture tourney

By Franklin Rubinstein

Hec C righton fin alist Chris Evraire torched M cG ill for 106 receiving yards in Ottawa’s 45-17 regular season drubbing o f their rivals. On Saturday, he continued his mastery over the Redmen.

In the O n tario-Q u eb ec Intercollegiate Football Conference final, Evraire’s sparkling efforts led the third-ranked Ottawa Gee Gee’s past McGill 20-11 at Frank Clair Stadium.

Evraire’s incredible catch in the first quarter helped set up an Ottawa field goal. His electric 61yard punt return in the third quarter proved to be a pivotal play in the gam e, giv in g the G ee G e e ’s an insurmountable 20-10 lead.

The Redmen raced out to an early 7-0 lead on a an eight-yard run by running back Shaw n Linden. M cG ill’s Craig Borgeson set up the touchdown on a long punt return, which left the ball on the Ottawa ten-yard line.

McGill stayed in the lead for the majority of the first half, after k ick ers Gord H oogenraad and Darren McNeice traded field goals.

With only seconds remaining in the half, Ottawa had the ball

positioned inside the M cGill 30yard line. A stiff wind prevented a field goal attempt, and the Gee Gee’s successfully executed a Hail Mary. Ottawa quarterback Terry Tsim iklis dropped back, set, and fired a bomb which was miracu­ lously grabbed by Rob Harrod in the back of the end-zone.

Q uarterback D ana T oering noted the importance of the play: “I’d have to say the instances of their touchdowns were shockers.

The prayer w ent through three McGill players, and landed in the receiv er’s hands. It w ould have been nice to head into half-tim e with a lead.”

Ottawa added a field goal mid­ way through the third quarter, and on the fo llo w in g p o sse ss io n , Evraire had his game-breaking punt return. The G ee G ees created a w all through the m iddle o f the field, and Evraire jogged into the endzone, untouched.

M c G ill’s p orous p a ssin g attack prevented any possibility of a Redmen comeback. After com ­ p letin g on ly one p ass for eigh t yards in the first half, starting quar­ terback Dana Toering’s problems continued in the second half, fin­ ishing with three interceptions.

M cG ill’s unwavering faithTh Toering was extremely question­ able. For the past three weeks, he has proven to be neither consistent nor competent in the crucial quar­ terback position. His inability to be accurate and exhibit som e sem ­ blance of discipline in the pocket hindered the Redmen’s effort all season long.

“I’d try to force the ball into coverage to make something hap­ pen and it didn’t. Give them credit too, they played good tight zones.

T h ey d id n ’t g iv e us an yth ing short,” remarked a disappointed Toering.

It must be acknowledged that T oering’s receivers did not help him on m any o c c a sio n s. The offence was burned by numerous dropped passes, including two cru­ cial drops by Linden.

M any a lso q u estio n ed the coaching staffs’ lack o f com m it­ ment to the running gam e.

Although Linden finished with 85 rushing yards on 12 carries, the Redmen abandoned the running attack when they found themselves trailing in the second half. This put unnecessary pressure on Toering to complete passes.

The Redmen’s defence stood

tall in the remaining quarter of the game. They were able to hold the Gee-G ee offence in check, inter­ cepting Tsimiklis for only the sec­ V ic to r y s e ts s ta g e f o r ond time in his season. s ta r t o f re g u la r season .

Cornerback Sal Brohi, clearly disappointed by the league’s omis­ sion to select him as an all-star,

By R ichard Retyi harassed and battled with Evraire.

Brohi was able to upset the wide C a p tu r in g th e ir s e c o n d re ce iv e r’s tim ing, and made an straight tournament in as many incredible leaping interception to w eeks, the Martlets rolled over keep the Redmen in the game.

B is h o p s ’, Sir W ilfred Laurier A lthough M cG ill’s d efen ce and Concordia to post an unde­ stood tall, the offence’s inability to feated pre-season record o f 9-0. sustain any o ffe n c iv e drive left T h e M a r tle ts o p e n e d the McGill with only one second half C o n co rd ia In v ita tio n a l w ith a point.

77-52 pounding o f the B ishop ’s W ith a su c c e ssfu l sea so n Gaiters, and follow ed it up with under their belts, the Redmen will try and build upon their excellent a Saturday afternoon stom ping running game and stifling defense. o f Sir W ilfred Laurier 74-47.

Fans are hopeful that the M cGill Unable to contain the strong coaching staff will re-evaluate its inside play o f V icky Tessier and offensive scheme, and create a sys- j A n n e G ild e n h u y s , or th e h ot tern which is centered around their hands o f guard Jennifer Stacey, players’ abilities.

B ishop ’s and Laurier never had Toering hopes next season will a c h a n c e a g a in s t th e stro n g bring new successes: “We are real­ Martlet attack. ly looking forward to next year.

In th e to u r n a m e n t f in a l, Our entire nucleus is returning. We Concordia and M cGill faced o ff have our whole defence back, and in a re m a tc h o f la s t w e e k ’ s lose only two offencive starters.”

Redbird Classic final.

In that game, Concordia had a strong show ing, losing to the Martlets by only seven points. In front o f the home crowd, though, the Stingers could not best the third place team finish with 105 Martlets, losing 74-65. points. This was the Redmen’s best M cG ill’s leading scorers for showing at a CIAU championship. th e to u r n a m en t w e r e A n n e They entered the competition nation­ G ild e n h u y s w ith 4 8 p o in ts , ally ranked sixth.

V ic k y T e s s ie r w ith 4 9 and “We [the men’s team] surpassed Jen n ifer S ta cey w ith 56. W ith what we thought we w ould d o,” 1 ,9 4 1 ca r e e r p o in t s , T e s s ie r Coach Dennis Barrett reflected. needs only 178 more to eclip se In second place, just edging out the team ’s all-tim e leading scor­ McGill, was Queen’s with 100 points. ing record held by former standThe team winners, for the third con­ secutive year, were the University of C o n tin u e d o n Page 19 Victoria Vikes, with 33 points.

The women’s race proved to be Coming up this week equally exciting. The women’s course produced excellent results for the Martlets, including two all-Canadian Martlet basketball vs. U o f T, award winners. Melanie Choinière F rid a y, 6 : 0 0 p .m .; vs. Q u e e n 's , made first team all-Canadian with her Satu rd ay, 6 : 0 0 p .m . Both ga m es strong sixth place finish. Just behind at C u rrie G y m .

Choinière, in eighth place, was sec­ ond team all-Canadian Tambra Dunn.

Redmen basketball vs. U o f T, Both Choinière and Dunn have put F rid a y, 8 : 0 0 p .m .; vs. Q u e e n 's , out consistently strong performances all season.

Satu rd ay, 8 : 0 0 p .m . Both gam es The women’s team, favoured for at C u rrie G y m . a medal this season, came through with 110 points to give them a bronze Redmen volleyball vs. medal.

S h e rb ro o ke , S u n d a y 2 : 0 0 p .m .

“We knew we were in medal at F ie ld h o u se contention and we had the people on the squad to win it — we just had a Martlet volleyball vs. La v a l, little bad luck with injuries,” Coach Satu rd ay, 2 : 0 0 p .m .; vs.

Barrett commented.

Like the M cG ill men, the S h e rb ro o ke , S u n d a y , 4 : 3 0 p.m . women proved that depth to the team Both ga m es at F ie ld h o u se . is what guarantees a medal finish.

The Martlets were just edged out by Martlet Hockey vs. St. Laurent, second place Guelph, with 106 Satu rd ay, 7 : 0 0 p .m . points. Waterloo, with 89 points, took the gold for the first time ever at a McGill swimming vs. M ontreal, CIAU championship.

McGill leads sprint in cross-county championship

By Kirstie H udson

The Canadian Inter-university Athletics Union Championships, the premier event o f the cross-country season, took place this weekend at Mount Royal Park, welcoming top athletes from across the country.

Both the M cGill m en’s and women's teams rose to the occasion.

Their stellar performances earned two bronze medals in the team competi­ tion and three individual all-Canadian team members: A lex Hutchinson, M elanie C hoinière, and Tambra Dunn.

Race day proved to be a battle with the elements. The athletes had to cope with an already challenging course, made all the more difficult by the harsh conditions. The competitors dealt with freezing weather, mud slides , and small rivers.

The day, however, agreed with and belonged to Alex Hutchinson. He entered the CIAU championships with an exceptional season already under his belt. His silver medal at the championship was a result of a gruel­ ing and very gutsy 10-km run which earned him first team all-Canadian honors.

Hutchinson commented, “my main goal was to run the best I could on the day. I ran with everything I had; if that had placed me first or fourth it wouldn’t have mattered.”

The m en’s race began with a pack of five talented runners, includ­ ing Hutchinson, breaking from the rest of the field. Due to the difficulty of the course, the wind, and the cold weather, these five athletes played off

The m e n ’s course goes through one o f M ount R oyal’s m a n y trails of each other, and continually alter­ nated the lead. Consequently, the first 8 km were very technical and strate­ gic.

Com ing into the last lap in fourth position, with 2 km to go, Hutchinson remarked that “all hell broke loose.”

A couple of the athletes made moves to break from the pack. Eric Jobain, from Sherbrooke took a com­ manding lead which he never lost.

Going into the trails, Hutchinson slipped into fourth and commented that, “with 800 metres to go I could feel the finish line; I could also feel the race was slipping away. I got a rush of adrenalin and was able to catch the two guys in front of me.”

Hutchinson’s exceptional perfor­ mance for McGill was followed by another from his teammate, Chris Barrett. Barrett’s 24th place finish carried the Redmen to their surprising

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November 12th, 1996

McGill loses two big games on home ice

By Randy Levitt

The M cGill Redmen hockey squad suffered two heart-breaking d efeats on Friday and Saturday n ights, com in g up on the short end to a divisional opponent by a single goal in each game.

The Redmen began their twogame homestand on the weekend with a 5-1 record. They were first place in the Ontario U niversity A th le tic s A sso c ia tio n Far E ast division, and undefeated at home.

The two losses, to Université du Québec à Trois R ivières and Concordia respectively, extended M c G ill’s lo sin g streak to three gam es. The results o f the w eek ­ end had M cG ill’s captain, fourth y ea r d e fe n c e m a n M artin Routhier, questioning his team ’s attitude.

“T here are p eo p le [on this team] that are scared to w in,” he com m ented after the team ’s 6-5 loss to Concordia.

A victory would have been a h u g e a c c o m p lish m e n t fo r the seventh-ranked Redm en against the third-ranked UQTR Patriotes on Friday. A lthough both team s en tered the gam e w ith sim ila r records (M cGill 5-1, UQTR 4-1), the Patriotes are favoured to win the O UAA Far East division title this season.

M cG ill got out o f the gates q u ic k ly , sc o r in g the fir st tw o goals o f the game after only seven m inutes o f play. M cG ill’s D ave G ou rd e o p en ed the sc o r in g at 6:23 into the game, as he knocked in a rebound o ff Pierre Gendron’s shot past UQ TR g o a lie Sylvain R odrigue. T h irty-eight secon d s later, on a p ow er-p lay, M cG ill took a 2-0 lead on a goal by Kelly Nobes.

After obtaining this two-goal lead, M cGill was unable to con ­ trol the UQTR offencive machine.

A barrage o f shots were directed in the direction o f goalie Jarrod D a n ie l, w h o d e n ie d P a tr io tes snipers time and time again.

U QTR fin ally got one past Daniel, as Marc Beaucage scored on the power-play with 4:21 left

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D efen cem a n B en o it Rajotte takes a d va n ta g e o f turnover. in the first. M cG ill escap ed the fir s t p erio d w ith a 2-1 le a d , despite being outshot 23-5.

UQTR tied the game 12 sec­ onds into the second period, once a g a in on the p o w e r -p la y , as Daniel Laflamme scored on a shot from the point. M cGill picked up the intensity after that goal, and their hard work payed o ff as they regained the lead with 3:09 to go in the p erio d , on a g o a l by Stéphane Angers.

UQTR tied the game early in the third period, but M cGill once again replied with a tally o f their own. This time it was Nobes scor­ ing his second o f the game on a b eau tifu l b eh in d -th e-b ack pass from Gourde. UQTR was able to send the game into overtime on a g o a l by C h ristian B ig ra s w ith 8:28 left.

UQTR had many chances to take the lead late in the third peri­ od, but Daniel held them at bay.

When the third period was over, M cGill center Benoit Leroux got ca lled for an ill-a d v ise d c r o ss­ check. As a result, UQTR started o v e r tim e on th e p o w e r p la y .

UQTR wasted little time, scoring at 1:15 o f the extra period on a shot by Simon Provencher.

Although the game was close on the scoreboard, M cG ill w as clearly dominated as UQTR had a 55-23 shot advantage.

The next night, M cG ill was

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announces its sixteenth seminar Dr. Kathryn Bindon Principal of Grenfell college, Memorial University of Newfoundland, graduate of the National Defence College and past chair of the Advisory Board on Gender Integration in the Canadian Forces.

and Major General Lewis W . MacKenzie (retired) Author, racing car driver, first commander of UN Forces in Sarajevo, and veter­ an of Canadian peacekeeping in Egypt, Cyprus, Vietnam, and Central America.

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h e a v ily fa v o u red to beat their cross-tow n rivals, the unranked C oncordia S tin gers. C oncordia did not seem to be intimidated by M cGill, as they took the lead on a short-h and ed g oal by D o m in ic S a vard 1:02 in to th e g a m e.

M c G ill r e p lie d on a g o a l by D avid G renier, his first o f tw o power play markers in the game.

M c G ill p la y e d e x tr e m e ly w ell during the first two periods, and started the third leading 4-2 on the scoreboard, and 32-15 in shots. After taking a 5-2 lead on Grenier’s second goal, M cGill let the Stingers tie the gam e, allow ­ ing three goals in the final seven m inutes. C oncordia’s tying goal was the second in a row scored by their captain, Dave Szabo, com ­ ing w ith on e m inute le ft in the game.

The S tin gers w ere not fin ­ ish ed their com eback, as K eith Cassidy potted the winner with 16

seconds to play in regulation.

The R ed m ens’ poor perfor­ m ance in the third period really got under the skin o f Routhier.

“W e n e e d e d to be m ore in tense in the third p eriod,” he ex p la in ed . “ [C oncordia] d id n ’t win, w e beat ourselves.”

B y losing these tw o gam es, M cG ill’s season record dropped to 5-3. A lthough M cG ill lost to C oncordia, a lesser team in the sa m e c ity , th e R ed m en d id n ’t seem to have any score to settle with their cross-town rivals.

“T h ey are a d iv is io n team and it’s important to beat all divi­ sion teams,” said M cGill defenceman Nicolas Cantin.

The R ed m en p la y th e ir n ex t g a m e o n th e r o a d a g a in s t th e York Yeom en on Sa tu rd a y. York d e f e a te d p r e v i u o s l y u n b e a te n G u e lp h o v e r th e w e e k e n d , a n d looks to be a tough m atchup f o r the Redmen.

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A fter a d o m in a n t p r e -se a ­ son, the Martlets are looking for­ ward to their season opener this F rid a y at h o m e a g a in s t th e U n iv eristy o f T oronto V arsity Blues.

In the C IA U N ationals last year, the Martlets lost to U o f T 71-66, bumping them out o f the final. The Blues are without their best player from last season, but the Martlets realise they w ill still provide formidable opposition.

“U o f T is o n e o f the top tea m s in C a n a d a ,” said co a c h Lisen Moore.

B o th U o f T and M c G ill should be ranked in the top five in Canada, setting the stage for a p o s s ib le C IA U N a tio n a l T o u rn a m en t p r e v ie w . T h e M artlets are anxious to make a statement with this game.

“C o n c o rd ia and the oth er teams are good, but w e’re really gearing up for the gam e against U o f T ,” sa id p la y er J en n ifer Stacey. “T hey’re pretty tough — it w ill be a great gam e.”

O n S a tu rd a y , th e M a r tle ts tip o f f a g a i n s t th e Q u e e n ’s G o ld e n G a e ls , a s o l i d te a m boasting both h eig h t a n d m uscle.

H o w e v e r , a s w ith U o f T, th e G aels are w ith o u t th e ir sta rtin g p o in t g u a rd a n d centre fr o m la st s e a s o n . W ith tw o to p - r a n k e d o p p o n en ts, th is w e ek en d sh o u ld be a g re a t one f o r w o m e n ’s b a s­ ketball.

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T h e R ed m e n and M a rtlet ru g b y te a m s d e fe n d e d th eir r e sp e c tiv e p ro v in cia l title s on S u n d a y , in a c o ld and hardfo u g h t m a n n er. B o th tea m s entered the playoffs as underdogs and displayed exceptional char­ acter in their respective finals.

F or th e R ed m e n at Concordia’s Loyola campus, the g a m e w a s lo n g and d iff ic u lt .

From the o p en in g k ic k o ff, the S tin g ers p ressed hard, q u ick ly scorin g w ith a 30-yard penalty kick to make the score 3-0.

T hey con tin u ed the attack, w ith tr ie s c o m in g from C o n c o r d ia scru m h a lf D a rc y Ryan, and centre Buck Wheaton.

T he fir st h a lf e n d ed w ith the Redm en engulfed in a large 18-

Tribune athletes of the week Alex Hutchinson X country running Hutchinson took second in this w eekend’s national finals held at M cGill. He came back from fourth p la ce w ith 800 meters to take silver and led his team to a bronze medal overall.

Jen Stacey Martlet basketball S tacey led her team to a first p la ce fin sih at the Concordai Invitational. In three gam es, the guard notched 57 points. The M artlets finished the pre-season 9-0.

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After a quiet halftim e m eet­ ing with coach Sandy Townsend, the Redmen returned to the pitch a very different team. With reju­ ven ated in te n sity , the R edm en pressed the attack, finally taking c le a n b a ll fro m the p o w e r fu l C o n c o r d ia p a ck . S tr o n g p la y from rookie 8-man D ave Shields and hooker Mark Cameron, and quick running by centre Graham W eethers provided M cG ill with several scoring chances.

The Concordia defence held firm , h ow ever, and the b oys in red were denied the opportunity to g et on the board. T he gam e ended with M cG ill sco reless to the Stingers’ 25 points.

Coach Tow nsend looks for­ w ard to n e x t y ea r w ith the R edm en, but lam ented the fact that the team la c k e d in te n sity from the beginning o f the match.

“I am very pleased with the effort put out by everyone on the f ie ld , but w e d id n ’t start w ith enough intensity. It is the sam e problem w e have been having all year.”

G r a d u a tin g c a p ta in Sam L a g g is w a s p le a s e d w ith the heart sh ow n by all the p layers during the game.

“W e g ave it everything w e had for 80 minutes, and you can’t ask for anything more than that,” he said.

The M artlets also travelled, m akin g th eir w ay to the W est Island to defend their provincial honours against a powerful side from M acDonald campus.

Mac campus pressed hard in the first half, spending m ost o f 4 0 m in u te s k n o c k in g on the M a r tlet d o o r. T h e M a rtlet defense cam e up strong, how ev­ er, with second row player Holly

Bailey holding up tw o tries in the en d z o n e to sto p M a c D o n a ld from scorin g. The score at the end o f the h alf stood at zero, a testam ent to the M artlets’ hard w ork in sid e their ow n tw en ty two.

Frustration continued for the M a rtlets in to the se c o n d h a lf, with the M acDonald campus for­ ward pack still dom inating and retaining p ossession o f the ball.

C aptain and p resid en t C o lle en M c D er m o tt w a s d isa p p o in te d with the fact that the im pressive M artlet back lin e rarely got the opportunity to run with the ball. “ It w a s a fo r w a r d s g a m e today and they had a very strong p ack. W e n ev er re a lly g o t the ch a n ce to run at th eir b a c k s,” said McDermott.

M acD onald cam pus opened up the scoring in the second half with two tries, a conversion, and a penalty kick com ing o ff a late tackle by a M cG ill player. With the sco re at 1 5-0, the M artlets c o n tin u e d to p la y te n a c io u s d efen ce . Strong ta ck lin g cam e from 8-m an Kim K irkland and centre Sue M aclsaac.

C o a ch L y n d a M ille r w a s p lea sed w ith the resu lts o f the Martlets’ entire season.

“N obody expected us to get this far, and I am very proud o f our success. It was a superb team effort today,” she said.

D espite disappointing losses for both teams, the season is not y et ov er. T he R ed m en w ill be participating in the annual C ovo C up g a m e v e r su s H arvard University on N ovem ber 16. The M artlets and the R edm en w ill both travel to the B ig A pple to c o m p e te in th e In te r n a tio n a l S ev en s T ournam ent in C entral Park at the end o f the month.

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Luciana Cifarelli: beyond five years of McGill soccer years to the point where I now show would like to start teaching at a high about life. Going to clubs and every­ Italy and a few from the States. I’m up an hour or so before a game and school. Eventually I want to get into thing is okay once in a while, but very serious about playing profes­ sionally. It’s a goal I set for myself sports psychology to help athletes it’s not my thing anymore. Maybe Last weekend, a 4-0 victory by prepare by myself, getting into my four or five years ago and I’d love to I’m just getting old.” but it’s a limited field right now.” the Laval Rouge et Or women’s soc­ zone.”

Garnering All-Canadian hon­ make a run at it.”

“Right now I’m working on my It is apparent cer team ended not only A lthou gh she is one o f the that Cifarelli is still thesis about anxiety and sport, deal­ ours this year, the question o f pro­ the ‘96 M artlet cam ­ quite upset about last ing mainly with women in soccer,” fessional soccer in Cifarelli’s future greatest soccer players to graduate paign, but also the prolif­ from McGill, and has a whole world arises. she explained. w eek’s playoff loss ic 5-year career o f team “Right now I’m in the process of opportunity before her, Cifarelli Cifarelli has grown in her years to Laval as she dis­ captain and All-Canadian at McGill. For the fourth year, she is o f dealing with some teams from rem ains hum ble and grounded, cu sse s her final Luciana Cifarelli. always praising those around her Martlet team and C ifa r e lli’s future, rather than herself. From what she their accom plish­ beyond McGill and soc­ shows on and off the field, it seems ments this year. cer, is quickly becom she has her life in order. Clearly, “It’s still pret­ ming a reality.

Luciana Cifarelli will be just as suc­ ty d ep ressin g to In an interview with cessful in everything in life as she think about it. We the T rib u n e , C ifarelli has been on the soccer field. played superbly all spoke about the Martlets, season, but a lot of her family and her future. extern al forces Cifarelli’s older brother contributed to our was the one who got her L u cia n a Cifarelli M C G IL L 'T R IB U N E p roblem s this started with soccer when year,” she said. “I’m not one to they were young.

Y o u g e t 7 fu ll d a y s o f “W e started kicking the ball complain about refs or field condi­ a d v e rtis in g around when I was about four,” tions, but when you have five min­ ELU S. reminisced Cifarelli. “I’d go to his utes to warm up before a playoff L O W a d v e rtis in g ra te s ! games and cheer like a proud sister. game and your star goalie goes My whole family has always been down, it’s tough to recover.”

“Our final gam e was in no very supportive of us.”

For information and assistance way a reflection of our team,” she T alking about her father, call continued. “I think w e accom ­ Cifarelli wells up with pride.

Paul at: 3 9 8 -6 8 0 6 “Dad is my greatest supporter plished just as much this year with or drop by with soccer. He’d come to every sin­ the young team we had as we did The M c G ill Tribune CLASSIFIED ADS OFFICE gle game and pace the sideline. Both last year with all the vets. I find it S h a tn e r B uilding R oom 1 0 5 0 hard to call the younger girls rook­ o f my parents were alw ays very 3 4 8 0 M cTavish S t encouraging, never pushing too hard ies because they play so maturely. Cifarelli fin is h e s o u t in h e r fin a l season a s a M artlet Our team gelled so well on and off but always there,” she said.

Cifarelli, with her love for the the field. I am very proud to have in v o lv ed w ith the M cG ill sport, arrived at McGill five years been a part of this team.”

Now that Cifarelli’s university In terco lleg ia te Sports C ou n cil. ago.

Today, she uses her free time to rest “I was always a nervous wreck soccer career has come to a close, her focus has shifted back to acade­ more than before. before those games in my first year.

70 “To relax, some friends and I I would try to prepare for them a mics.

CAFE-BAR +1 “I’ll be completing my Masters will go to a café, get a cup of coffee few days in advance and just drive O m yself crazy. It got better over the in Sports Psychology soon, then I and a piece o f cake and just talk 9 ^ H A PPY H OU R

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So close for Redmen, yet so far away R ed m en s o c c e r fin is h e s fo u rth a t N a tio n a ls

By Paul Futhey

Sunday morning at the York Event Stadium saw the closing of the season for the M cG ill S occer Redmen.

Unfortunately, it was on a dis­ appointing note, as they fell 1-0 to the host York Yeomen in the bronze medal match of the Canadian Inter­ university Athletics Union m en’s soccer championships held this past weekend.

In a game that was marked by McGill’s domination, a York goal in the g am e’s 20th m inute left the Redmen with a fourth-place finish in the six-team tournament.

The Nationals, which started on Thursday, had six teams competing: the league cham pions from the Atlantic (Acadia), Quebec (McGill),

Ontario East (T oronto), Ontario West (Western), and Canada West (Victoria) divisions, plus York, the tournament host. McGill found itself in a tough pool with Toronto and Victoria and opened up the tourna­ ment Thursday morning against the west coast team.

Thanks to McGill’s Sean Smith, the Redmen were able to salvage a 22 draw. Smith tied the score in the game’s 79th minute. While the game counted as a draw in the standings, M cG ill beat V ictoria on penalty kicks, ensuring that if the teams were deadlocked in the standings, the Redmen would be given the higher placing.

The next m orning saw the Redmen off to a slow start against U of T, as they found themselves trail­ ing 2-0 at halftime. A spirited and

tenacious second half, however, gave the Redmen a 3-3 draw, and while M cGill did win on penalty kicks again, none o f it would have mat­ tered unless Toronto and Victoria were to tie the following day.

Unfortunately for the Redmen, a berth in the gold medal match was not forthcoming as Victoria beat Toronto. They went on to defeat Western in the final on Sunday, win­ ning the CLAU championship.

W hile M cG ill’s quest for its first CLAU championship since 1982 was halted, a strong core of players will return, ensuring that the Redmen will be back next year. The players’ fresh taste of defeat will make next year’s team even more determined to bring the title o f Canadian Champions back to McGill.

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Women *s swimmers second in annual Can-Am challenge Led by Olympian Marianne Limpert, the M cG ill w om en ’s sw im team b u lle d th eir w ay through international com p eti­ tion. M cGill finished in second p la c e , b eh in d M c M a ster University.

Limpert, who set a pair o f McGill records a few weeks ago at U n iv e r s ity o f B r itish Columbia, ploughed through the fie ld o f co n ten d e rs, w in n in g eight o f nine races, including all three relays. In the process, she set two more McGill records, in th e 2 0 0 -m e te r In d iv id u a l M e d le y , and th e 1 0 0 -m e te r breast stroke. Her record times w er e 2 : 1 8 .4 0 and 1 :1 4 .1 1 respectively.

Lisa Virgini, Carol Chiang, and Holly McComb rounded out the relay teams which won three golds.

T he m en did not fare as w ell, finishing in sixth place o f seven.

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but cam e aw ay w ith only one team victory out o f four.

The men lost to both Laval and M c M a ster, by sc o r e s o f 148-94 and 165-92. V icto ries w ere g a th e re d by S eb a stia n P ad d in gton in the 2 0 0 -m e te r free, Chris Hall in the 100- and 2 0 0 -m e te r b ack stro k e, C hris Topham in the 200-meter breast, and by the 4 x 100-meter relay team On the w om en ’s side, the Martlets split the matches, win­ ning 142-116 over Laval, and losing 164-118 to McMaster.

Lisa Virgini broke her own M cGill record in the 100-meter backstroke, in a time o f 1:03.88, in addition to capturing the 100meter backstroke and 200-meter butterfly. Carol Chiang won the 5 0 - and 100 -m eter fr e e sty le , w h ile H o lly M cC o m b ca m e aw ay w ith the 2 0 0 - and 4 0 0 free.

T h e fo u r so m e o f M a rieN oel Ouellet, Emily MacGuire, N a ta lie H o itz , and K arine Ligneau won the 400-free relay.

Marianne Limpert did not com pete, as she was preparing fo r a M on d ay d ep artu re to Sydney, Australia for the Qantis International Skins m eet next weekend.

Redmen basketball loses p a ir at Naismith Cup The m en’s basketball team had another tough p re-season w e e k e n d , lo s in g th e ir tw o gam es to R y e r so n and W aterloo. In the Friday night affair, Ryerson pum m elled the R edm en 9 1 -6 3 . Hubert D a v is had 10 points and 9 rebounds in the loss.

Saturday night, the Redmen lost a much tighter game, 74-64 to W a te r lo o . M att W a tso n notched 15 points, w hile Rick V a r is c o e q u a lle d h is p erfo r­ mance o f the night before with 14.

T h e lo s s e s c lo s e out the p r e -s e a s o n for th e R ed m en , w ho open their regular season this Friday night. They finished a dismal 1-8 in the pre-season.

Martlets hockey fin ds offensive touch The Martlets hockey team posted a pair o f easy exhibition m a tc h u p s a g a in st th e W est Isla n d S e le c ts and C o rn w a ll B a n ta m s. T h e v ic t o r ie s , at scores o f 9 -0 and 2 -0 resp ec­ tively, extend the team ’s exhibi­ tion record to 6 -3-1, including

three wins in a row.

The big victory thus far has been over the Y ale B u lld o g s, when the M cGill team won 4-1 in fro n t o f 2 0 0 fa n s at M cC onn ell W inter A rena last weekend.

Kathleen O ’R eilly was this w e e k e n d ’s sta n d o u t, n ettin g four g o a ls in the tw o gam es.

M e g a n H e w in g and C la ir e Sharpe both added two goals in th e 9 -0 b lo w o u t o f th e h igh sc h o o l p la y er s. L u cie F ortin b a ck sto p p e d the M a rtlets to both vicotires.

W ith a re co rd o f 0 - 4 in lea g u e play, the M artlets w ill look for their first victory this Saturday n ig h t at M cC onn ell A ren a a g a in s t a stro n g St. Laurent team.

Women’s volleyball blow past M cM aster and Laval The M artlets started their regular season in strong fashion o v er the w ee k e n d , p o stin g a pair o f stra ig h t set v ic to r ie s over L aval and M cM aster. In F riday n ig h t ’s m a tch u p , the Martlets won handily, 15-7, 154 , and 1 5 -1 2 . A n ie de la Fontaine had 23-digs and a 2.43 p assin g ratio (on 3). R o o k ies M ic h e lle V an H o u tte and Josianne R ozon had ex cellen t

m a tch es as w e ll, p o stin g 16and 15-digs respectively, while the latter posted 10 kills and a 2.6 passing ratio Sunday, the M artlets con ­ tinued where they left off, w in­ ning 15-9, 15-7, and 15-5. Van Houtte and Wendy Whalen had strong performances in the v ic­ tory.

The Martlets stand at 2-0 in the regular se a so n , and 12-5 overall.

Crew grabs five medals at Ontario Championships Last w eekend, the M cG ill ro w in g team tr a v e lle d to St. Catharines, and came back with five medals.

The lig h tw eig h t w o m en ’s eig h t took g o ld in their race, outpacing a close University o f Toronto squad.

B o th the m e n ’s and w o m e n ’s h e a v y w e ig h t eig h ts took third place, both with very y o u n g b o a ts c o m p e tin g . The Q u een ’s w om en barely edged out M cGill for the silver medal, while Western took gold.

In th e n o v ic e c a te g o r y , both the m en ’s and w o m e n ’s team s (only eights com pete at n o v ic e ) f in is h e d in se c o n d place.

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Tuesday, November 12 is s im ila r to o n e that w a s a p p r o v ed la st year at Dalhousie, where students pro­ vide most o f the $ 130,000 bud­ get.

“Our students w ill be con ­ tributing roughly 96 per cent o f the total budget as a result o f the $ 1 0 stu d en t l e v y , ” sa id C h r is L ydon, VP a c a d e m ic /e x te r n a l o f the Dalhousie Student Union.

T h e p r o p o sa l w a s c o n ­ structed by the D SU and key alumni. They hoped to design a team that w o u ld not a f fe c t o th e r te a m s, w o u ld b u ild sch ool spirit, and w ould u lti­ mately pay for itself. For Dal, all that is needed now is final administrative approval. “ D a ih o u s ie ’s P r e sid e n t Tom Traves has already been quoted as saying that football co u ld g o ahead p ro vid ed w e can prove to him that it can be co st recoverab le and w ill not affect the other team s,” Lydon said.

F or th e U N B v is io n , L yd on f e e ls that alu m n i can p r o v id e m uch o f th e fu tu re costs o f a team.

“If you have a lot o f alum­ ni...that are interested in seeing [fo o tb a ll] co m e b a ck , then I think you have a strong leg to stand on . I f the stu d en ts are behind it, that is both your legs, y o u ’re stan d in g, y o u ’re run­ ning, and scoring touchdowns.”

— w ith f i l e s f r o m T he B ru n sw ick ian ( U n iv e r s ity o f N ew B runsw ick)

U N B d e la y s v o te on n e w f o o tb a ll team Students at the U niversity o f N ew B ru n sw ick w ill w ait u n til F eb ru ary to d e c id e through a referendum if their sc h o o l w ill h ave a future in varsity football.

T h e v o t e , w h ic h w a s scheduled for Novem ber 5 and 6 , h as b een d e la y e d by th e U N B Students’ Council due to the $8,000 price tag attached to the b y -electio n . V arsity fo o t­ ball will appear on the ballot as part o f the g en era l e le c tio n .

Students’ Union Vice-President S ervices Trish D avidson feels that cou n cil should have seen the postponement com ing.

“I really think that it was probably irresp on sib le o f the entire council that it go ahead w ith a fo o tb a ll r e fere n d u m w ithout prior consideration o f the fact that usually a b y-elec­ tion isn ’t w ell attended or run for,” said Davidson.

The football question has been challenged by many stu­ dents on the b asis that it is a costly endeavour. SU President Joie H elim eister stressed that the S U is still co m m itte d to varsity football.

“A ll o f us want students to understand this d e c isio n w as taken solely because o f the low number o f people interested in running in the e lec tio n s,” she stated.

T he p ro p o sa l m ak es the creation o f a team contingent on the approval o f a $10 yearly football fee. The UNB proposal

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Judy Rebick and Kike Roach will be guest speakers on “Politically Speaking: A Dialogue Across Race and Generations,” 3:30 pm Leacock Building Room 232.

McGill concert series presents the McGill Jazz Ensemble with direc­ tor Gordon Foote. 8:00 pm Pollack Hall.

LBGTM’s Bisexual group meets this evening in Shatner 423. Drop by and say what’s on your mind, etc.

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LBGTM Co-ordinating meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Shatter 432.

A colloquium on “Multinationals and Human R ights” at Adams Auditorium, 3450 University. 7:30 p.m. Guest speakers will be present.

McGill Concert Series presents the M aster’s Recital with Monik Mordine on the jazz saxophone.

Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke W. 8p.m.

Montreal General Hospital pre­ sents a lecture by Eliane Rivard, MP. on “Treatment Innovatins for Flight Phobia and Claustophobia”in the Osier Amphitheatre, 1650 Cedar Avenue 6th floor.7:30-9pm.

Lecture by Louie Lamorte on “Tpr-Met and Cell Transformation” on November 12th, 12pm, Hersey Pavilion, Rm. H5.38.

McGill Institute for the Study of Canada presents: “H ockey, the Prairies, and Canada’s Cultural History” — inaugural Seagram Lecture with guest speaker Gerald Friesen. 4:30-6pm, Rm S I-3, Stewart Biology Building (1205 Dr. Penfield) Admission is free.

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Dr. Tomas Reader will be speak­ ing on “Effects of chronic haloperidol and clozapine on dopamine and sertonin system s” at 4pm, 1033 Pine Ave. W. Room 138.

The A theist, A gnostic and Secular Humanist Society holds its first meeting at 7:00 pm in Shatner room 435. Come out and express your views on issues such as Church and State separation.

CBC/McGill Concert series pre­ sents Angela Cheng, piano performing works by Mozart, Chopin and Schumann. 7:30 pm, Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke W. $12/$8 (seniors and students).

M edical School Information Night. Thomson House Ballroom sponsored by WISE. For info, call 845-1160.

3650 M cTavish, at 7:00pm.

Tonight at 6:30 pm, LBGTM’s Women’s Group meets in Shatner 423.

Friday, November 15 Anime movie marathon begin­ ning at 5:00. Akira, Ghost in the Skull, , and one more. Info: Gamer’s Guild at 398-6814.

Contemporary Music Ensemble with conductor Denys Bouliane. 8:00 p.m. Redpath Hall.

The Caribbean Students’ Society presents “A Big Party” at Shatner building, 3480 McTavish —basement.

DJ Smokey in the House!

Prof. Cornell from Ohio State U niversity w ill speak on: “A Permanent Right of Revolution? The M ilitia Movement and U.S. C onstitutionalism ” at 3:30 pm, Thomson House, 3650 McTavish.

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LBGTM’s M en’s D iscussion Group meets in the basement of UTC at 7:00 p.m. We usually go out for food and drinks afterward.

302 at 6:00p.m. Practice rounds (i.e. option to debate) are held on Friday nights in Leacock 15 at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome. No experience neces­ sary.

Every Tuesday, The R ed Herring, McGill’s humour magazine, holds its brainstorming session. Come to Shatner 303 at 2:30.

Living With Loss: afternoon and evening bereavement support and selfhelp groups are being offered free of charge through the McGill School of Social Work for adults, children and parents, adolescents, young adults, peri-natal and family survivors of sui­ cide. For anyone who has suffered the loss of a family member or friend, please contact Estelle Hopmeyer at 398-7067.

The Canadian Studies Graduate Students’ Association announces a Call for Papers for the Third Annual Canadian Studies Conference.

Submissions welcomed from graduate students in all fields who are interest­ ed in the study of Canada. Deadline for abstracts Fri., Dec. 2. For more info call 398-2974.

The Gamers’ Guild is running its own Chess League. We supply space, materials. $5 registration fee. Info: Shatter office 401, 398-6814.

H eridan: M c G ill’s W o m en ’s Literary Journal is looking for volun­ teers for typing, proofreading, layout, and good ideas. Submissions are also being accepted; prose, poetry, graphic art, etc. Deadline Nov. 20. Contact the Women’s Union, rm 423, Student Union Bldg.

Adoption Support Group.

Evening support group is being offered free of charge through McGill University School of Social Work for adopted adults, birth parents, and adoptive parents on the topic o f searching for biological relatives and adoption reunion. Contact: Carol Speirs at 398-8450.

Monday November 18 The McGill Debating Union has a Show Round on Monday nights in Shatner 302 at 6 p.m. All are wel­ come. No experience necessary.

The M cGill W om en’s Union Volunteer Potluck will be held at 6:30 in the Women’s Union (Shatter 423).

All women interested in the women’s union are invited to attend. Come share food and eat!

Ongoing and Upcoming A small group is organising a SWAP for International BUY NOTH­ ING DAY. (Nov. 29, first day of Xmas shopping) Resist overcomsumption and soul-killing consumerism!

Interested in participation and/or organising? Call QPIRG at 398-7432.

Every Thursday at 6 pm, in 550 Sherbrooke, room 1180, the Association for BAHA’I studies of McGill has a discussion meeting cen­ tered on Baha’i writings. All are wel­ come.

Come and curl with the McGill curling club. Every Friday from 4-6 pm. Free of charge. We curl at the Thistle curling club, 1420 Fort St. (between de Maisonneuve and Ste. Catherine) For more info, call 9340724 or 938-4807.

Interested in volunteering?

Opportunities on the McGill campus or in Montreal communities are avail­ able. Check the Volunteer Bureau Board outside of Shatner 414 or phone to make an appointment. 398-6819.

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