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A group o f 18 students o ccu ­ p ied Principal B ernard S h ap iro ’s o ffic e in th e Jam es A d m in istra tio n b u ild in g fo r tw o and a h a lf days last w eek as part o f a c o n tin u in g p r o te s t a g a in s t th e im p le m e n ta tio n o f new stu ­ dent fees and the deregulation o f international student fees.

A t 8 a.m . la s t W e d n e s d a y , th e g r o u p o f s tu d e n ts e n te r e d P rin c ip a l S h a p ir o ’s o ffic e , and p u t f o rw a r d th e ir d e m a n d s fo r increased student participation in th e f in a n c ia l d e c is io n - m a k in g process and an im m ediate stop to the im position o f additional fees.

T he students also announced that th e y w o u ld o c c u p y th e p r in c i­ p a l’s o ffic e until th e ir d em an d s w ere m et. P rin cip al S hapiro left his office and said he w ould not n eg o tiate w ith th e students until they evacuated the building.

T h at afternoon, a d em onstra­ tio n w as s ta g e d b y S S M U an d th e P o s t G r a d u a t e S t u d e n t s ’ S o c ie ty p r o te s tin g a g a in s t th e three contentious financial issues b ein g d isc u sse d at the B o ard o f G o v e rn o rs. M e m b ers o f La f é d é r a tio n é tu d ia n ts u n i v e r s i ­ taires du Q uébec and C on co rd ia g r a d u a te s tu d e n ts j o i n e d th e M cG ill dem onstration in a show o f su p p o rt. T h ese stu d en ts w ere c o n c e rn e d w ith a p ro p o sed 300 p e r c e n t in c re a s e in a d d itio n a l s e s s io n g r a d u a te s tu d e n t fe e s ,

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deregulation o f international stu­ d en t fees and th e im p o sitio n o f up to $255 in new adm inistrative charges fo r all students.

PG SS V P U niversity A ffairs A n n a K ruzynski alleg e d th at by hot allow ing student participation in financial decision-m aking, the ad m in istra tio n w as ta k in g step s to w a r d s th e p r i v a t i s a t i o n o f M c G ill w ith o u t th e c o n s e n t o f the student population.

“T h e a d m in istra tio n c a n n o t get aw ay w ith slipping p riv atisa­ tio n b e h in d o u r b a c k s ; stu d e n t rep rese n tatio n in fin a n c ia l co m ­ m ittees is negligible,” K ruzynski said.

T he occupation o f the p rin ci­ p a l’s o ffic e end ed F rid a y a fte r­ noon a fte r tw o days and nights.

D uring tho se tw o days, n eg o tia­ tio n s b e tw e e n stu d e n ts an d th e a d m in is tra tio n w ere se t up.

E v e n tu a lly , th o u g h , th ey b ro k e d o w n o v e r th e s tu d e n ts ’ in s is ­ te n ce th a t M cG ill h o ld a p u b lic m eeting to discuss the new fees; th e stu d e n ts s u g g e ste d th a t the p u b lic fo ru m be c h a ire d by the o m b u d s p e rs o n an d in v o lv e th e p a rtic ip a tio n o f fac u lty , su p p o rt sta ff and students. T he ad m in is­ tration rejected this dem and, and b ro k e a ll c o n ta c t w ith th e s tu ­ dents.

E fforts w ere m ade at first by security personnel to restrict p eo ­ ple from brin g in g foo d to those h o le d up in sid e th e p r in c ip a l’s o ffice. T he o cc u p ie rs attem p ted

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After four years, M cGill at last opened the M. H. W ong Building last Thursday morning.

The building houses the departments of chemi­ cal and m etallurgical en gineering as w ell as chemistry and physics.

T h e b u ild in g w as n am ed a fte r th e la te Jimmy W ong in recognition of his estate’s pri­

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to collect food by throw ing ropes o ut o f the w indow s. E v en tu ally , fo o d w as allo w ed to be b ro u g h t up to the students.

A lth o u g h t h e ir d e m a n d s w ere n ot m et, the o ccu p iers left after tw o days b ecau se they felt that the m ain o b jectiv es o f rais­ in g s t u d e n t a w a r e n e s s a n d a ttra c tin g m e d ia a tte n tio n w ere achieved. “ B y th e e x p e r ie n c e o f te n o th e r stu d e n t b o d ie s w h ich c a r­ r ie d o u t s im ila r c a m p a ig n s in O n ta r io a n d B .C ., w e f e e l that...w e have created w idespread a w a r e n e s s w ith in th e s tu d e n t com m unity and the com m unity at large. By successfully disrupting the a c tiv itie s o f th e ad m in istra C o n tin u e d o n P age 4

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W ong graduated from M cG ill with a degree in architecture in 1981.

The $33.5 m illion project was initiated in response to the faculty of engineering’s critical need fo r sp ace and m ore ce n tralised d ep a rt­ ments. In light o f the univ ersity ’s recent cut­ backs, many w ere surprised by the b u ilding’s cohesive design and superior teaching facilities.

“T h e b u ild in g is a m a z in g ,” e x c la im e d Joseph Diestel, a U3 student in chemical engi­ neering. “In terms of planning for the future, it’s state of the art.”

On the bottom floor, the first inter-faculty

D e m o n s tr a to r s p r e p a r e d to m a rc h o n J a m e s A d m in is tr a tio n la st W ed n esd a y. E arly th a t m o rn in g , a g ro u p o f 18 stu d e n ts took over Principal B ernard Shapiro’s office.

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electro n beam m icro sco p e fac ility w as co n ­ structed. It can accommodate up to ten electron m icroscopes and other sophisticated m aterials characterisation equipment.

Located on the site previously occupied by the Eaton Electronics Research Laboratory and the Foster Radiation Laboratory and Cyclotron, the W ong Building was designed to ensure max­ imum flexibility and adaptability.

For instance, the lab furniture was customdesigned so that certain sections o f tables and fume hoods could be lowered to suit the individ-

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W hile rev isio n s to M c G ill’s sexual h ara ssm e n t p o lic y took a giant step towards Senate approval a fte r an ag re e m e n t w as rea ch ed betw een M cG ill’s A ssociation o f University Teachers and the admin­ istration, students have asserted that they have not been given enough input.

T hese po licy rev isio n s have been on hold for two years because g en e ral d isc ip lin a ry p ro c e d u re s w ere being negotiated by M cG ill and its teachers. W hile a tedious process, McGill VP Academic Bill C h a n e m p h a s is e d th e n e e d fo r McGill to streamline all of its disci­ plinary procedures.

“These proposals are general procedures for all academ ic staff.

W hat one would like to have is not a different procedure for each situa­ tion,” said Chan. “W e want to chan­ nel all disciplinary actions into one procedure for each group [adminis­ tration, academic and student]. This took two years because o f the deli­ cate balance between the rights of individuals and the responsibilities

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B iotechnology Professor Ted Meighen, the negotiator for MAUT, a d m itte d fru s tra tio n w ith th e amount of time it took to reach an agreement. “ I am u n h a p p y a b o u t th e delays — the administration is com ­ plex, changing its opinions and so therefore is difficult to work with,” he said. “I t’s been a bloody long, tedious process.”

The revised sexual harassment policy has two components: defini­ tions and procedures. With the new academ ic disciplinary procedures, all disciplinary cases involving aca­ demic staff will be channelled into one com m on procedure — effec­ tively subsuming the procedures of both sexual and general harassment.

U nder current sexual h arass­ m ent reg u la tio n s, a co m p lain an t goes to a sexual harassment asses­ sor, who discusses the situation and then decides to follow an informal or formal complaint procedure.

D epending on w hich path is chosen, the assessor works with the complainant informally for a gener­ al resolution, such as m ailing the com plainant a sexual harassm ent pam phlet. In the case o f a form al com plaint procedure, the assessor receives a w ritten report from the complainant and then interviews all parties involved.

A final report is then produced co n tain in g rec o m m en d a tio n s fo r action w hich is su b m itted to the p rin cip al w ith in 30 days o f first receiving the complaint. The princi­

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The revised sexual harassment policy will see the implementation o f new d isc ip lin a ry p ro ce d u re s.

A fter the principal reaches a deci­ sion on how to proceed with a case, academic staff mem bers will have the right to an internal hearing if there is the recom m endation for a re p rim a n d or su sp e n sio n . In the cases where the principal decides to d is m is s th e p e rs o n c o n c e rn e d , e x te rn a l a r b itra tio n is th e o n ly option. Meighen stated that the old disciplinary system denied academ­ ic staff a way to present evidence or respond to complainants.

“A cadem ic staff m ust have a ch an ce to p re se n t co m p lete e v i­ dence on cam pus,” said M eighen. “ Y ou m ust h av e som e ch an ce to defend yourself.”

At the newly proposed campus hearing, the principal states the case o f the student and the respondent

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p re se n ts h is o r h er d e fe n c e to a panel o f six academ ic staff mem­ bers. T he verdict o f the appeal is th en tak en b ack to th e p rin cip al with the power of veto.

M o re o v e r, th e n ew se x u a l harassm ent policy w ill divide the responsibilities o f the sexual harass­ ment assessor. A second assessor, called an investigator, will take the com plainant’s case from the origi­ nal assessor once the com plainant chooses to follow a formal process.

E x te rn a l D ire c to r o f th e S ex u al A s s a u lt C e n tre o f M c G ill’s Students’ Society Barbara Timmins noted the need for this change.

“The assessor listens to some­ one relate their situation, listens to them pour out their heart and then is asked to judge the credibility of that com plainant’s case,” said Timmins.

“This puts the assessor in a difficult situation — sometimes into a con­ flict of interest.”

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be amended to include any conduct o f a se x u a l n a tu re w h ich c o u ld im pair a perso n ’s w ork or educa tional performance or create a hos­ tile or in tim id atin g environm ent Under the new definition, the pres ence of pornographic images in the w ork place could now co n stitu te se x u a l h a ra s s m e n t. T im m in s is happy with the adaptation.

“There is a lot th at’s positive about the sexual harassm ent revi­ sions,” she said. “I am very, very pleased with the much broader defi nition.”

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“T hey can b e ea sily m oved around,” explained Roy Oommen, a firs t-y e a r m e ta llu rg y stu d e n t.

“Y ou can take dow n and p ut up walls in a matter of a day.”

At the open-house, many visi­ to rs w e re im p re s s e d w ith th e industrial look of the main lobby, from exposed ducts and pipes to m a p le p a n e llin g an d c h ro m e checker plates interspersed on the w alls. The purp o se o f the b u ild ­ in g ’s design was to represent the diversity o f materials characterised

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“The whole point of the build­ ing’s design is to represent the link between the university and indus­ try,” commented Oommen.

In re c o g n itio n o f th e W ong estate’s large donation, the archi­ te c tu re a lso in c o rp o ra te s m any Feng Shui design principles such as its location next to the reservoir (i.e. running water) and an angular o v erh a n g to d e fle c t u n w elco m e spirits from entering the building.

T he fro n t sc u lp tu re and the o p tic a lly -c re a te d artw o rk in the main lobby — both of w hich are the w orks o f M ontreal artists — were com missioned by the Quebec Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

The W ong Building is the first academic building to be erected on campus in 20 years. According to G ordon Sm ith, a professor in the departm ent o f m etallurgical engi­ neering and a member of the build­ ing’s design team, “the last engi­ neering building that was built on campus was McConnell in 1961.”

Few engineers argue against the contrast between M cConnell’s state o f d isre p a ir and th e hotels ty le w a sh ro o m s an d s h o c k ­

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Nevertheless, the construction p ro ce ss has had its d iffic u ltie s.

W hen the proposal for the build­ in g ’s co n stru ctio n w as first p re ­ s e n te d f o u r y e a rs ag o to th e Quebec Liberal government, many efforts were made to ensure its suc­ cessful initiation. “ W e tr ie d to h u rry it up b e c a u s e w e k n ew th e re w as an e le c tio n c o m in g ,” sa id S m ith .

“There was a big hurry to get the h o le d u g to m ak e su re th a t th e [incom ing] governm ent w o u ld n ’t pull the plug on us.”

O f the $33.5 m illion raised, $ 1 5 .7 m illio n ca m e fro m th e Quebec Ministry of Education.

C lasses w ill be taught in the building’s four large lecture rooms and two seminar rooms. Although it is currently em pty, Sm ith said that the various departm ents will slowly be moving their equipment fro m th e ir old labs to th e ir new ones throughout the summer. “ B y S e p te m b e r, it w ill be okay — but it’s going to be a long hot summer.”

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Principal Bernard Shapiro is s u e d th e f ir s t d r a f t o f his re p o rt “ R e n ew a l at M c G ill” based on 24 Senate recommen­ dations for the future o f the uni­ versity.

T he report em phasiss the need to im prove the quality of undergraduate and post-gradu­ ate program s, especiallyin the a re a o f te c h n o lo g y . It a lso s tr e s s e s b rin g in g in n ew approaches to broaden educa­ tio n b y in c lu d in g in c re a s e d c o o p e ra tio n b etw e en M cG ill and other Quebec universities.

Senator Sam uel N oumoff, a professor in the political sci­ ence departm ent, criticised the report and Shapiro’s interpreta­ tion o f the Senate recommenda­ tio n s. In h is re p o rt, S h a p iro expressed that the recom m enda­ Shapiro offers som e thoughts o n the u n iv ersity’s fu tu r e tio n s m ade by S en ate left out ies w ithout sacrificing the quality “Goals for M cGill have never important issues such as long term o f undergraduate teaching and pro­ been discussed in S enate,” stated objectives for McGill, including the Kruzynski. “The students w ant to gram s, w hile Shapiro em phasises size of classes. N oum off feels that M c G ill’s p o sitio n as a rese arch debate. This is an attem pt to bring at th is p o in t, the ste p s tak en to institution. together everyone’s input.” renew M cGill are more im portant D on M c G o w a n , S S M U V P According to Kruzynski, how­ than the outcome itself.

“Senate has not taken a posi­ ever, certain essential goals for the u n iv e r s ity a f f a ir s , f e e ls th a t M cG ill com m unity are not being Shapiro’s report is vague and con­ tion on the size o f M cGill,” he said. addressed. She feels that M cG ill’s tains too many generalisations.

“As well, w e are more concerned “S h ap iro ’s rep o rt is not very current mission statement should be w ith the process o f renew al. W e altered to accommodate accessibili­ ad v e n tu ro u s. F u rth e rm o re , he is w ill d is c u s s at th e n e x t S e n a te c o n c e r n e d th a t S e n a te is n o t ty as well as quality. meeting the issues that Shapiro has ac k n o w le d g in g th a t M c G ill is a “ S h a p iro h a s s ta te d in th e brought up. There must be confor­ research d riven in stitu tio n ,” said mity between his interpretation of r e p o r t th a t th e re is no n e e d to M cG ow an. “It’s true — Senate is change the mission statement,” said the recommendations as well as the more interested in McGill being an Kruzynski. “The fact is, if quality Senate’s.” all-service institution.” as w ell as a c c e ssib ility is in the Student response to the report SSM U President Chris Carter mission, this will help stop the pri­ has b ee n v arie d . P o st G ra d u ate asserted that Shapiro’s report is rid­ vatisation of M cGill.”

S tu d en ts’ S ociety V P U niversity dled with hypocrisy. For example, The Senate recom m endations Affairs Anna Kruzynski com mend­ also focus on ensuring the quality th e re has been no fo rm al p o licy ed Shapiro for circulating the report of research and post-graduate stud­ m ade on the p riv atisatio n o f the before discussion commenced.

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S e x u a l university. A ccording to C a rte r, th e re p o rt in d icates th a t M cG ill is headed towards pri­ vatisation.

“The university is pretending that it is not g o in g to p r iv a tis e M cG ill w hile seeking funding from the p ri­ vate se cto r,” he said.

“The decision- making p r o c e s s e s at M c G ill are becom ing increas­ in g ly c e n tra lise d and co n seq u en tly , w e are m o v in g a w a y fro m dem ocracy.”

T a ra N e w e ll, SSM U president-elect, claim ed that there is a blatant lack o f student input in the report. “ S tu d e n ts h a v e n o t b ee n c o n s u lte d a b o u t p r iv a tis a tio n , altern ativ e sources o f funding or q u ality o f ed u catio n and w hat it m eans to students,” she said. “All these things have been discussed in the report w ithout our input. It is frustrating — our hands are tied.”

Newell did express, however, that there are some redeeming qual­ ities in Shapiro’s report. She feels that there is a need for long-term goals at M cGill and that it is impor­ tant to evaluate the position of the university in a changing social con­ text.

“T h is ty p e o f d o c u m e n t is im p o rta n t,” she said. “ H ow ever, students need to be involved in the process.”

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the hearing process. You need the complainant, or at least a represen­ ta tiv e o f th e c o m p la in a n t at the hearing to ensure that the case it fairly presented.”

SSM U President Chris Carter also ex p re ssed co n c ern o v er the proposed disciplinary procedures.

“W e have the legislative body and the executive body of the gov­ ernm ent playing a judiciary role,” said Carter. “There are no checks here on the principal. This creates a very intimidating environment with the p ro c e d u re s e m p h a sisin g the a lre ad y e x istin g in h e re n t p o w er dynamics.”

O n b e h a lf o f S A C O M S S , Timmins also stressed the need for m o re s tu d e n t a w a re n e s s an d in v o lv e m e n t in ch a n g in g sexual harassment policies.

“It is really, really im portant for students to be more aware and involved for they are the ones most affected by it,” said Timmins. “Two years ago 88 per cent o f the com ­ plainants were students. This policy directly affects us and will be adapt­ ed for the general harassment poli­ cy. I ’d like to see m ore students v o ic e o p in io n s b e c a u s e th is involves all o f us.”

While the date has not yet been set, the revised sexual harassm ent policy is expected to com e before Senate in the next couple of weeks.

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tion, w e have proven that w e are capable o f retaliation,” said M ike T oye, one o f the occupiers.

P h illip e A n d ré, V P in tern al o f F E U Q , w as at th e p ro te st on A pril 2 and stated his fears that the im p o sitio n o f ad m in istrativ e charges at M cG ill m ight encour­ age other Q uebec u n iversities to follow suit.

“T he new fees are a w ay to g e t a r o u n d th e P Q ’ s tu i t i o n fre e z e . W e th in k th a t th is m ay p u t id e a s in th e h e a d s o f o th e r Q uebec universities [ad m in istra­ to rs] an d th ey m ay also ta lk o f n ew a d m in is tra tiv e f e e s ,” he said.

P o litic a l S cie n ce p ro fe sso r, S am u e l N o u m o ff, sp o k e a t th e d e m o n s tr a ti o n to e x p r e s s h is s y m p a th y w ith s t u d e n ts ’ c o n ­ cerns. “ M cG ill m ust be m aintained as a p u b lic in stitu tio n o f e x c e l­ len ce. It m u st m a in ta in its panC an ad ian and in te rn atio n a l p e r­ s p e c ti v e . T h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n should realise that the interests o f g rad u ate and u n d erg rad u ate stu ­ dents are interrelated and that by c u ttin g o n e , th e o th e r w ill n o t survive,” he said, and w ent on to c r i t i c i s e th e s ta n d ta k e n b y M cG ill regarding the three PGSS dem ands.

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K e ith H am , a m e m b e r o f the B oard o f G o v ern o rs, attended the W ong B uilding opening and saw the protest.

H e e x p l a in e d th a t th e Q u e b e c g o v e r n m e n t, n o t M c G ill, w a s to b la m e f o r any future fee increases.

“E v en th o u g h I see the s t u d e n t s ’ p o i n t , th e r e is nothing w e can do to prevent A student lounges on Shapiro’s carpet fe e in c re a se s — o u r h a n d s a r e tie d . T h e g o v e r n m e n t is to a c c o m m o d a te o u r d e m a n d s. r e s p o n s i b l e f o r th e d i f f i c u l t H o w e v e r, if th e a d m in is tra tio n fin a n c ia l situ a tio n th a t w e fin d c h o o s e s to ig n o r e th e s tu d e n t ourselves in today.” v o ic e s , w e w ill n o t h e s ita te to A sk e d th e fu tu re c o u rse o f pro test again,” she said. a c tio n in lig h t o f M c G i l l ’ s S S M U P r e s i d e n t C h r is r e f u s a l to a c c e p t s t u d e n t C a rte r w as also o n e o f th e s tu ­ d e m a n d s , K ru z y n s k i s a id th e y dents occupying S h ap iro ’s office. w o u ld w ait fo r a resp o n se from A lthough he stressed that he was the university w hen the operating th e re in a p riv a te c a p a c ity an d b u d g e t is re le a se d an d th e n act had h an d ed the p resid e n cy o v er accordingly. to V P U n iv e r s ity A f f a ir s D o n “W e ’ll h av e to w ait fo r the M cG ow an until he left the office, a d m in is tr a tio n to d ra w u p th e S S M U co u n c il p a sse d a m o tio n o p e r a t i n g b u d g e t in o r d e r to to censure him for his p art in the kn o w if th e a d m in is tra tio n h as occupation. A censure m eans that ta k e n h e e d o f a n y o f o u r co u n c il d isa p p ro v e d o f C a rte r’s d e m a n d s. C o n s id e rin g th a t o u r actions, b ut has no actual co n se­ c o n c e r n s h a v e r e a c h e d s u c h a quences. C ouncillors argued that w id e a u d ie n c e , I th in k M c G ill taking o ver the p rin cip al’s office w ill m ake ch anges to its b u d g et w as in n a p ro p ria te b e h a v io u r for

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Students at the U niversity of British C olum bia will be voting on whether or not to im plem ent a $90 ancillary fee to fund new com puter facilities on cam ­ pus. The vote, scheduled for April 9 to 16, will come two weeks after the occupation of the university pres­ ident’s offices ended.

The decision to send the proposed fee to students fo r a p p ro v a l w as r a tifie d by th e U B C B o a rd o f G overnors in conjunction with a 310 per cent tuition increase for new international graduate students. The increase will take effect in September. Students are angry at what they feel was a lim ited role in the deci­ sion making process.

“The Board rushed this one through. There was no consultation...W e organised a protest and brought forward faculty and student opposition, but they still voted against us,” explained Jessica Escribano, UBC Graduate Students’ Society director o f student affairs.

Dean of Graduate Studies Frieda Granot echoed E s c rib a n o ’s fru stra tio n o v er the B o a rd ’s la c k o f response to their concerns.

“I was disappointed with the process. I made a num ber o f public statem ents, but the decision was made w ithout consultation with me or graduate stu­ dents. It w as finally passed w ith a vote o f four to three,” Granot stated.

Jeff Meyers, student representative to the Board o f Governors, sees the adm inistration’s talk o f getting in touch with students as nothing more than a “w hite­ w ash” that pretends to give legitimacy to fee increas­ es.

“Students were sort o f consulted, but their con­ cerns w eren’t really heard. The process was just win­ dow d r e s s in g ,” M e y ers a s s e rte d . “ A u n iv e rs ity adm inistrator comes and talks at you for over an hour, takes 20 minutes o f feedback from students — they do this three or four tim es, then they try to tw ist it into support for their proposals.”

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com prom ise on the ancillary fee for new com puter services. She stressed, however, that there is still fun­ damental opposition to the proposed fee. For many, it is seen as an attempt by the administration to defy the British Columbia governm ent’s tuition freeze.

“The Student Inform ation T echnology A ccess Committee talked down the fee from $200 to $90. We also asked that student funds not rep lace existing funds that are included as part of tuition,” Escribano said. “Several students on the com mittee opposed the ancillary fee because technology should already be part of tuition. They feel that this sets a precedent for core services being called ‘ancillary’.”

Despite attempts to fight for change through con­ ventional channels, G ranot feels that the issues o f tu itio n in creases and an cillary fees fin ally to o k a prom inent position once students assum ed a m ore militant stance.

“I would have preferred the issues be discussed prior to the decision by the Board. There was almost nothing in the local news until that point, but when the students broke into the presidents office, then the phones started ringing,” she said.

G ranot feels that there is little chance that the university will change its position on tuition fees for international graduate students, and is now focusing on securing financial assistance for students affected by the new policy. For Escribano, the provincial gov­ ernment is the logical place to direct student concerns now.

“In the past, the governm ent blocked ancillary fees that went through the university level. There was a proposed fee earlier this year — the governm ent called them [the administration] on it and w ouldn’t let it through,” she said. “Protesting has made a differ­ ence. Unfortunately, not all the issues have been dealt with. The graduate student fees need to be addressed and that’s something w e’ll have to go to the govern­ ment about.”

R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s fro m th e B C M in is tr y o f Education were unavailable for comment.

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A c o n tro v e rsia l p ro p o sal to fo rce all law stu d e n ts to p u rsu e b o th c i v il a n d c o m m o n la w degrees has com e under Fire from a m a jo rity o f s tu d e n ts, an d th e c o m m itte e w h ic h c r e a te d it is going back to the draw ing board.

T h e p r o p o s a l is o n e o f 2 2 recom m endations m ade by the ad hoc C u rricu lu m Im p le m en ta tio n C om m ittee in its report published la st m o n th . T h e c o m m itte e w as fo rm e d in th e fall o f 1995 w ith the m andate to assess and refine th e c u r r ic u la r d ire c tio n s o f th e la w f a c u lty . S p e c i f i c a l ly , th e c o m m itte e lo o k e d at im p ro v in g a n d i n t e g r a t i n g th e N a ti o n a l P ro g ra m w h ic h is d e s ig n e d to o ffe r c o m p a ra tiv e e d u c a tio n in b o th th e civ il an d c o m m o n law stream s. C urrently, students w ho are en ro lled in o n e stream have the ch oice o f obtaining a second degree in the other stream.

P r o p o s a l 21 o f th e r e p o r t states “that all students, beginning w ith th o s e e n t e r in g in to th e F a c u lty in S ep te m b er, 1998, be aw a rd e d , a n d o n ly be aw a rd e d , th e tw o d e g re e s o f B .C .L . an d L L .B .”

T he p ro p o sal has cau sed a c o n tro v e rs y o n s e v e r a l f ro n ts .

First, th e p o ssib ility o f elim in at­ ing the option o f taking only one d eg re e is seen as d etrim en ta l to the law faculty and its reputation.

G r e g o r y M a c K e n z ie , an L L .B . I l l stu d e n t, w ro te in th e la w n e w s p a p e r Q u id N o v i th a t “[the law] faculty’s success relies u p o n o n e c ru c ia l e q u a tio n : o u r ability to attract the best students' a n d p ro fe s s o rs fro m b o th C iv il and C om m on jurisdictions. U nder the cu rren t system , the option o f co m p letin g a civil law degree is w hat d istin g u ish e s M cG ill from o th e r le a d in g C o m m o n L a w sch o o ls...B y elim in atin g the sin ­ gle degree option and com pelling th e n ew N a tio n a l P ro g ra m , w e will force top out-of-province stu­

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“ M c G ill’s law e d u c a tio n is very th o ro u g h . I t ’s n o t ju s t law but about questioning and th in k ­ in g s k ills , to o ,” J o h n s o n .s a id .

“B ut before m aking the N ational P ro g ra m m a n d a to ry , it is m o re im portant to m ake it excellent, so th a t p e o p le w ill jo in it o f th e ir ow n free will. K eeping the option open will keep a m ore interesting pool o f people,” she said.

Shauna V an Praagh, an assis­ ta n t p ro fe s s o r in th e fa c u lty o f la w , a r g u e d , in r e s p o n s e to J o h n s o n ’s c o m m e n ts , th a t th e proposed program will only m ake the faculty more reputable.

“T hat assum es that there is a link b etw e en in te re stin g p eo p le and choice. It’s true that there is a lo t th a t is u n k n o w n a b o u t how this w ill affect an applicant pool th a t is alre ad y d w in d lin g ,” V an P raag h said. “T he re p u ta tio n o f the law faculty is strong, and we believe this will strengthen it fur­ ther. N o one w ants a proposal that d o e s n ’t m ake sense. B u t th e re ’s also a risk in v o lv e d w ith m a in ­ taining the status quo.”

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T he p ro ce d u re u sed by S SM U V P U niversity Affairs D on M cGowan to distribute the SSM U awards o f distinction was questioned at council last Thursday.

The awards o f distinction are handed out annually

by SSM U to students w ho dem onstrate exceptional achievem ent both academ ically and in their involve­ m en t in th e M c G ill co m m u n ity . A t th e m e etin g , M cG ow an ex plained th at although the aw ards fell under his portfolio, there were no official terms of ref­ ere n ce as to how they should be ap p o rtio n ed . He decided to strike a com m ittee consisting o f himself, S en ate/B o ard rep to SSM U S evag Y eghoyan, and D irector o f A dm issions M ariela Johanssen to decide which applicants would get the awards.

However, science rep Darrell Tan pointed out at c o u n c il th a t no in te r v ie w s w e re c o n d u c te d . H e explained that there was a precedent o f having a larger com m ittee allocate the aw ards after interview ing all the finalists, and that even on the award application forms it was stated that interviews would be held.

M cGow an explained that after he was told he was responsible for distributing the awards, there were no rules in place to guide him. He also disagreed with the com m ittee structure em ployed last year, specifically

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by the faculty o f law, 70 per cent o f a ll M c G ill la w s tu d e n ts responded that they w ill n ot sup­ p ort any proposed changes if the sin g le deg ree option is elim in a t­ ed . A fte r th e s u rv e y w as p u b ­ lished, the com m ittee d ecided to go back to the draw ing board.

O n A p ril 16, th e g u id in g p rin c ip le s o f th e re p o rt w ill be v o ted on by the facu lty council.

T h e a c tu a l p r o p o s a ls w ill b e estab lish ed on the basis o f those p r in c i p le s b y w o rk in g g r o u p s starting in Septem ber.

P rofessor N icholas K asirer, a com m ittee m em ber, reco m m en d ­ ed the “delay and reorganisation o f d e l ib e r a t io n o n c u r r i c u l a r re fo rm so th a t th e p ro c e ss w ill allo w fu lle r p a rtic ip a tio n o f all people concerned.”

A n o th e r b one o f co n ten tio n is w h e th e r o r n o t th e ad h o c C u rricu lu m C o m m ittee su ffered from a lack o f student input.

B .C .L . I ll stu d e n t an d L SA task force m em ber Shaw n Lew is a s s e r te d th a t th e N a tio n a l P r o g r a m s h o u ld n o t b e m a d e m andatory for all students in the faculty. “ I t is d is t r e s s i n g th a t th e m ost su b stan tial o v erhaul o f the ac ad e m ic c u rric u lu m to be p ro ­ posed in our lifetim e w as m ade in the absence o f any serious consul­ ta tio n w ith s t u d e n t s , ” L e w is w rote in the task force report.

V an P ra a g h d isa g re e d w ith L ew is, h o w ev er, an d co n ten d e d that there w as a sufficient level o f student involvem ent. “ T h e r e w a s a n o n g o in g process throughout 1994 and ‘95 w ith focus groups, alum ni, senior p a rtn e rs a n d fa c u lty m e m b e rs, in c lu d in g all d iffe re n t fa c e ts o f th e s tu d e n t c o m m u n ity ,” V an P raagh said. “T he com m ittee def­ initely took the recom m endations o f th e L S A ta s k f o r c e in to account.”

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the use o f faculty on the selection committee. He did not conduct any interviews because there simply were not enough qualified applicants.

“I expected 25 applications to ju m p out o f the page to m e as people deserving awards — but that did not happen,” he said.

Although the awards could have been given to a m axim um o f fo u r peo p le, only th ree aw ards w ere handed out.

Tan thought it was highly unlikely that the num­ ber of qualified applicants was so low.

“There are so many am azing people at this uni­ versity that do such great things,” he said.

M cG ow an, though, had an explanation for the lack o f deserving students. “ [Q u a lifie d stu d en ts] w ere d isc o u ra g e d from applying for the award because o f the perception that it is a SSMU award,” he said.

Recognising the need for official rules governing the awards, M cGowan drew up new terms of reference for the awards which were passed at the council m eet­ ing. These put the awards under the jurisdiction o f the SSM U president, who m ust convene a com mittee o f at least three members. As well, the awards m ust be pub­ licised in all the faculty association new spapers, as well as the M cG ill Tribune and the M cG ill Daily.

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process, agreed w ith V an Praagh.

“I ’m p retty c o n ten t th a t the stu d en ts have been listen ed to ,” she said . “T h ere w ere d iffe re n t types o f student involvem ent over th e p ast three years. T h ere w ere students sitting on the com m ittee, ex te n siv e d isc u ssio n g ro u p s fo r students and the LSA set up their task force and its survey.”

L a in g p o in te d o u t th a t th e principles and the report have yet to be voted on. “It has to be m ade c le a r th a t th e c o m m itte e w as a th in k ta n k w h ic h trie d to show ho w th e id eal cu rricu lu m w o u ld

look, and then be voted o n,” she said. “S tudent voices are going to be heard m ost strongly at the fac­ ulty council vote.”

W hile there has been trem en­ dous d isag reem en t o v er w h eth er o r n o t th e m a n d a to ry N a tio n a l P r o g r a m s h o u ld b e a d o p te d , K asirer contends that from a p ro ­ cedural perspective, the co m m it­ tee is on the right track.

“T he com m ittee is m aking an effort to reach out and accom m o­ d a te m o r e p e o p le . T h a t th e process is opened up is a big ges­ ture o f goodw ill,” he said

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S S M U c o u n c il v o te d to s u p p o r t R ic h a r d “ H o o p s ” H a rriso n in h is b id to b ec o m e th e new C a n a d ia n A llia n c e o f S tu d en t A sso c ia tio n ’s n atio n al director.

A ll m em ber students’ soci­ eties h av e a ch an ce to v o te on th e su c c e s s o r to M a tt H o u g h , and the candidate w ith the m ost support w ill be hired. H arrison, w h o is a s t u d e n t a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f A lb e rta , is ru n ­ n ing ag a in st K elly F o ley from the U niversity o f W aterloo.

A lthough H arrison w as rec­ o m m e n d e d b y th e e x t e r n a l affairs com m ittee o f council, he w as not unanim ously supported by c o u n c illo rs. V P U n iv ersity A ffairs D on M cG o w an ro se to s ta te th a t F o le y w a s a b e tte r candidate because she w ould be C A S A ’s f irs t w o m an n a tio n a l d ire c to r, an d sh e h ad a lre a d y show n her m otivation th is year by c o m in g to sp e a k to S S M U council about som e o f C A S A ’s policies. A s w ell, he pointed out that the current national director also h ails fro m U o f A, an d it m ight not be beneficial to have som eone from the sam e univer­ s ity o c c u p y in g th e p o s t tw o y e a r s in a ro w . T h e e x te r n a l a f f a i r s C O C a r g u e d th a t H arrison w as m ore p repared to e f f e c tiv e ly lo b b y th e f e d e ra l governm ent in O ttaw a.

W e d n e s d a y to re c o m m e n d to the adm inistration the establish­ m ent of an a c a d e m ic om budsperson. T his new office w ould be an addition to the cu r­ rent grievance procedures avail­ able to faculty m em bers.

T h e m o tio n w as p ro p o se d

by P ro fe sso r S am u el N o u m o ff from the departm ent o f political science, w ho expressed concern th a t av ailab le g riev a n ce p ro c e ­ dures are lacking.

“M y ow n view is that if w e can find yet another w ay, w ith­ out creating eith er great cost or an o th er level o f bureaucracy, to c r e a te s o m e m e c h a n is m th a t w ill serve som e o f us at a tim e o f s tr e s s o r c r i s i s . . . t h e c o s t w o u ld be sm all in co m p ariso n to personal difficulties, personal stre s s , an d p r o fe s s io n a l p ro b ­ lem s,” N o u m o ff said.

H e also stated that the cur­ ren t g rievance p ro ced u res have b een e ffe c tiv e in d e a lin g w ith faculty problem s, but added that th e p o sitio n o f o m b u d sp e rs o n m ig h t b e tte r su it so m e fac u lty m em bers u n d er certain circu m ­ stances.

S o m e m e m b e rs o f S e n a te w o rrie d ab o u t th e ad d ed co sts o f a n ew o f fic e , a r g u in g th a t w ith b u d g etary co n strain ts fac­ ing th e u n iv ersity , th ese added costs are n ot w orth it.

T h e m o tio n p a s s e d b y a slim m a rg in . T h e S e n a te w ill now m ake the recom m endation to the ad m in istra tio n , an d w ill w ait fo r a response.

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R e p re s e n ta tiv e s f ro m S SM U w ill be m aking a presen­ tation to the S enate Inquiry into P o s t-S e c o n d a ry E d u c a tio n on A pril 10.

A com m ittee o f the federal S en ate h as b e e n h e a rin g fro m various p articipants in the ed u ­ cation system over the last few m o n th s , i n c lu d in g s tu d e n t g ro u p s, te a c h e rs a s so c ia tio n s , and representatives o f universi­ ty adm inistrations.

S SM U V P E xternal A ffairs C h an tal D a S ilva, w ho w ill be on e o f th e rep rese n tativ es p re ­ sen tin g on A pril 10, ex p lain ed the purpose o f the inquiry. “ I t ’ s b e e n a b le to g iv e a p an-C anadian inquiry into how th e ed u c a tio n sy stem is w o rk ­ i n g , ” s h e s a id . “ I f in d e e d n a tio n a l s ta n d a r d s a re b e in g u p h eld , if n o t, w hy, an d w h at the fed e ra l g o v ern m e n t can do to prom ote and enforce them .”

T h e in q u iry w ill p ro b a b ly b e c o m in g o u t w ith a f in a l re p o rt by th e en d o f th e su m ­ mer.

D a Silva explained that the presentation she w ill be m aking, alo n g w ith a fiv e - to te n -p a g e rep o rt, w ill focus on a n um ber o f stu d e n t issu es, su c h as s tu ­ dent aid and youth em ploym ent.

O ne o f the m ain issues w ill be th e Q uebec g o v ern m en t’s deci­ sion to charge higher tuition for out-of-province students.

“W e ’d like to push the fed­ e r a l g o v e r n m e n t to c o m e up w ith a m e c h a n ism to sa n ctio n those provinces that put up bar­ r ie r s to s tu d e n t m o b ility an d accessibility,” she said.

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T im e an d d a te o f in cid en t: March 24 ,1 9 9 7 L o c a tio n : B etw een the A rts and M cConnell Engineering buildings, near the Milton Gates F u ll d e s c r ip tio n o f a s s a i l a n t : Male, 5 ‘9”, thin, with short, curly red hair, green eyes, pale skin with freckles, wearing black sunglasses, a bright yellow jacket with reflec­ tor stripes and a green back pack.

F u ll d e sc rip tio n o f th e in cid en t: T h e assailan t beg an h ara ssin g a woman (she was wearing a black coat, black sunglasses and carrying a black back pack) outside the Arts building. He follow ed her to the c o u r ty a rd near M c C o n n e ll Engineering. He then grabbed her, pulled her close, and punched her in the shoulder. He then followed h e r to th e b a n k m a c h in e in M cConnell E ngineering and then o u ts id e a g a in , p a s t th e M ilto n G ates and on to Milton street. He c ro sse d the stre e t an d fro m the o p p o site side, y elled in su lts and threats at her. She evaded him by entering the Second Cup on Milton and Parc.

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T h e S c ie n c e U n d e r g r a d ­ u a te S o cie ty h e ld its e le c tio n s fo r executive positions recently.

A high n um ber o f students p a r tic ip a te d , w ith o v e r 1 ,0 0 0 students casting ballots in a fac­ u lty c o n s is tin g o f 3 ,6 0 0 s tu ­ dents. S arah M ayes w as elected p r e s id e n t, E ric B a le s -K o g a n w ill b e V P a c a d e m ic , D e e p a Y o g a n a th a n is th e n e x t V P in te rn al, S im o n A m ar w on fo r th e p o s itio n o f V P e x te r n a l, W illia m H siao fo r V P finance, a n d S h a r o n T e le m f o r V P ad m in istra tio n . Ja m e s W ish a rt an d Ju lie L efev b re w ill b e th e s c ie n c e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s to SSM U .

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W e s tm o u n t/V ille M a r ie includes M cG ill U niversity, and C arter says that this w as a factor in his nom ination. “ T h is is a s tu d e n t rid in g , and I ’ve been involved in a fun­ dam ental w ay in this riding,” he said. “T h is rid in g n eeds so m e­ o n e th a t’s g o in g to be co m in g from the education angle.”

C a rte r also e x p la in e d th at h is e x p e r ie n c e s th is y e a r as president o f SSM U have taught h im a lo t a b o u t th e p o lit ic a l w orld. “ I ’v e le a r n e d so m e v a lu ­ able lesso n s, p articu larly ab o u t politics, this y ear at M cG ill,” he said.

C arter’s m otivation fo r ru n ­ n in g is a d e s ir e to s a v e C a n ad a’s social safety net from the type o f budget-cutting it has endured in recent years.

“I ’ve lived in a lot o f co u n ­ tries, an d C a n ad a is on e o f the m o st c o m p a ssio n a te c o u n trie s I ’ve seen,” he said. “T his is an o p p o rtu n ity fo r fu rth e rin g th at cause.”

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The SSMU awards banquet held last Saturday was a lavish affair.

Participants were limited to four chicken wings and two spring rolls — but unlimited wieners. This event, held annually by SSMU to congratulate itself on a job well-done, begs for an unfortunate — and somewhat stretched — metaphor: Did SSMU, in particular its council, accomplish much, or did it merely generate a couple of popular spring rolls alongside a multitude of unwanted wieners?

A quick survey of SSMU council’s activities this year corroborates the widely held belief that it was inefficient and irrelevant to the interests o f the student body. The reasons for this, though, have nothing to do with structural problems at the council or executive level. It is obvious that SSMU became bogged down over intractable personality conflicts and the inability of some councillors or execs to find any common ground. When people worked together, as in the General Aseembly strike vote, the results were successful.

But antagonistic relationships tainted almost all SSMU proceedings this year.

As well, council was often sidetracked by issues, such as the lack of a French version of the by-laws, which ultimately had no effect on the quality of stu­ dent life.

These deficiencies do not have to be a factor next year. SSMU can become relevant, and taking heed of the following two suggestions will help.

One: SSMU must develop a coherent policy in response to the adminis­ tration’s new budget proposals. That this year’s council failed to do so is obvious from its reaction to the recent demonstrations and the occupation of Shapiro’s office. The attitude of many councillors that the occupiers were a small, unrepresentative group who had too much time on their hands served to obscure common interests. The occupiers would have been satisfied with what everyone at SSMU should support — an open forum to air the commu­ n ity 's concerns, and a commitment from the adm inistration to discuss increased student representation on all university governing boards and com­ mittees. These issues are deeply relevant to students, and next year’s council must coordinate a plan to promote them.

Two: SSMU must be more generous with its funding. SSMU has been dominated during the past few years by the same tightfisted debt-reduction policies of every other government around. But the funny thing is, it has no debt. Instead, it puts hundreds of thousands of dollars into a reserve fund which is already past $500,000. Yet arguments in support of the fund fall flat.

If, as feared, the university begins charging SSMU for the use of the William Shatner University Centre, it would be folly to rely on this fund as a one-time solution to what would be a continuous drain on SSMU’s budget. The only other use for the fund is to pay for renovations to the building, but these plans arc still years down the road. SSMU can become relevant by supporting stu­ dent projects and initiatives. Being stingy for stinginess’ sake serves no one.

The SSMU award for publication of the year also highlighted an other­ wise unrelated issue. While the McGill Daily Français undoubtedly deserved to win, the fact that the Plumber’s Faucet did not even receive a nomination was lamentable. Even more deplorable is that the EUS selection committee chose not to renew the current editors’ terms, even though they were the only ones that applied for editorial positions. Although sometimes offensive (and a little too self-righteous), the Faucet was also original, funny, and the only publication willing and able to take on every established group at McGill, including the administration. The EUS apparently prefers the days when that paper sported such insipid stories as “OAP rocked!’’ With a little more expe­ rience, though, the current Faucet could become a valuable addition to cam­ pus life. EUS should not pass up the chance.

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The occupation o f the Jam es adm inistration building by McGill students is the latest event in a series of demonstrations that have been tak­ ing place at Canadian universities in reaction to fee increases and funding cuts. Over the past couple of months, the national student press has been reporting a level of activism that has not been seen for years. One needs to ask, however, why the maintenance of quality and accessibility in educa­ tion has been needing such an intense level o f vigilance at this point in time.

A sociologist or social psycholog ist may choose to give a sterile explanation for this latest chapter in student activism — attem pting to frame these events as merely a reac­ tion to changes in fluid, sociallydefined entitlements such as educa­ tion and social programs. The more conservative academics would go as far as to say that students have adapt­ ed to a level o f public support for education that has been too costly, and rallies and occupations are mere­ ly u n co m fo rtab le rea litie s o f the adjustment to less funding. Neither version of this brand of explanation, however, even starts to deal with the issue at hand.

L ast w eek, B ritish C olum bia Education Minister Paul Ramsey was

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In your March 25 story on fee hikes for additional session graduate students, you describe additional session students as “graduate stu­ dents who take extra time to com ­ plete their w ork” (p.2). A fter the first year of a masters degree, or the seco n d or th ird y ea r o f a PhD (d e p e n d in g on the d e p a rtm e n t), g ra d u a te stu d e n ts fin ish tak in g required classes and begin working on research and thesis writing. It is at this point that we become “addi­ tional session” students, but we still have several years of work to com­ p le te b efo re we g rad u ate. In my departm ent the average tim e for a PhD is six years, so we spend about three years in additional session. We are by no means taking “extra time” to complete our degrees — the time required includes several years of “additional sessions”.

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If Ramsey stays awake at night worried about the state of the nation, there are three issues that he would be better off focusing on besides the “culture of protest.”

First is the “culture of the elite.”

He should ask why we live in a soci­ ety where leaders put banks and large corporations first, all at the exense of our social programs.

The next focus should be the avoidance of a “culture of com pla­ cency.” Protest may be undesirable politically, but a public sense of com­ plete helplessness and fatigue would be far worse for the health of society.

Ramsey should hope that people can shape their com m unity and nation through representation, consultation and lobbying. W ithout that, people are left with a “culture of distrust.”

As it stands now, many people have lost faith in the processes of consensus building and consultation as the mechanism to shape policy.

Protest, despite all its problems, still contains the implicit faith that dia­ logue can be encouraged. It is, how­ ev er, p a rt o f th e p ath th a t lead s towards a culture of distrust. One can only hope that politicians and admin­ istrators see the need to encourage a broad consultation mechanism that is truly productive and satisfying for everyone involved.

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quoted as saying, “I worry about us teaching our children a culture of protest.” He was referring directly to a demonstration on the steps of the BC Legislature comprised mainly of secondary school students and par­ ents reacting to program cuts. But you can easily apply the spirit of his comments to the seven-day occupa­ tion of the president’s office at the University of British Columbia, the overnight occupation of the Ministry of Education building by University of Victoria students, any one of the O ntario occupations, or even our M cG ill o cc u p atio n . H is co n cern about a “culture of protest,” while closer to the issue, is misplaced.

The main problem today seems to be a breakdown in the way organi­ sations and constituent groups com­ municate, not the resulting protests.

Education ministries ignore universi­ ty administrators in their attempt to ensure funding levels. U niversity adm inistrators ignore student con­ cerns about accessibility and quality — engaging in symbolic consultation b efo re ram m in g th ro u g h tu itio n hikes, by whatever name they give them , d escrib in g th eir actio n s as unavoidable. Combine these factors with a media machine that deals with events and not issues, and one is left with protest as the only viable way to com municate with the government and to stimulate public discussion.

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faster even if we weren’t the lazy, spoiled, whining brats they make us out to be. Raising additional session fees will not get us out faster, in fact, it will force us to take on extra teaching, research or other jobs to pay the rent, which will result in our hanging around here even longer. So when you hear about additional ses­ sion students, don’t think of us as lazing around taking piles of “extra tim e” to finish our degrees; realise that we are m asters and PhD stu­ dents in the final years of our pro­ gram, doing research, teaching and working hard to get the degree and get out.

Linda Carlson PhD 5, Psychology L in k in g c ir c u m c is io n a n d H IV d a n g e ro u s

Thank you for covering the circ u m cisio n c o n tro v e rs y in y o u r recent article [“Generation Uncut?

R e c o n sid e rin g c irc u m c is io n ” ].

Unfortunately, some of the informa­ tion given by the experts quoted was misleading or just plain wrong.

Dr. Murray Katz suggested that circumcision might reduce the trans-

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mission of HIV. This is only the lat­ est in a long line of m aladies cir­ cum cision status fails the test o f basic common sense. Simply com ­ pare the m ostly circum cised US, which has the highest HIV infection rate in the western world, with the much lower infection rate of mostly non-circumcised Europe. True, the results of early studies with small num bers of patients, perform ed in sexually transmitted disease clinics in A frica, suggested that circu m ­ cised men might be slightly protect­ ed from HIV infection. But what is really appalling is to suggest a surgi­ cal fix for what is after all a problem related to behaviour — education is what is necessary to slow the trans­ mission of HIV, and no man should e v e r fo re g o sa fe r-se x p ra c tic e s, thinking his circumcision will pro­ tect him.

As fo r th e co m m en ts o f P ro fe ss o r M o rto n W e in fe ld , I thought the role of a sociologist was to study and observe society, not prom ote a particular set o f values and rid icu le those w ith d ifferin g views. His comment that the num­ bers of those opposed to circumci­ sion are so small that “they can hold their conferences in phone booths” shows not only his lack of objectivi­ ty, but also that he has not been fol­ low ing the issue. He should type “circum cision” in any Web search engine to get an idea how big his phone booth would have to be.

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Look at the letter X for a few seconds. X. Peer beyond its iconic shape. Done? It looks like a headless, bowlegged man w ho’s chasing me through an abandoned warehouse.

Keep looking, please, until you see this striking image. Especially if you are, or soon will be, a member of the business community.

For some reason, the business community (you!) not only has no fear of this fearsome letter, but rather w elco m es him as som e so rt o f prophet: Boralex, Domtex, Dylex, Methanex, Robex, Rolodex, Timex, Spandex, Gas-X, Canadex, Xillex, et cetera.

The most infamous X-company (last week) is Bre-X Minerals Lid, a company responsible for millions in lost fortunes, stock exchange havoc, and at least one m ysterious death.

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Sim ply put, X connotes evil, uncertainty, negation, obsenity, pro­ hibition-era alcohol, or evil, name­ less men (unnamed babies are never X, because we love babies, they’re always a pleasant letter like M). This is why I will always look askance at X-named companies, this is why my mutual fund m anager will receive special restriction as to where he can invest for me.

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distopic to anyone else? Choosing a marketable name is obviously some­ thing precious little time is spent on in business school. E ither that, or business students don’t pay atten­ tio n in th e ir E n g lish c o u rse s, b ec au se th ey o b v io u sly d o n ’t know enough good, basic letters.

T h ere are o th e r w arn in g sirens hidden in com pany titles.

Any company with the word BIO in it is im m ediately suspect, such as BIOTECH. Immediate reaction: biol­ ogy, commodification and technolo­ gy merged, researchers doing ques­ tionable research to keep up with a c o rp o ra te b o tto m lin e , BU T AT W HAT COST? Even if BIOTECH only manufactures, say, air filters, I still don’t want to live within a 50mile radius of their facilities.

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Their word for strange was Xeno, and their strangely compelling star of present-day television is Xena. Or perhaps the key is in the Bible. If you turn the cross sideways, then you get an X, crucifix. Perhaps it all stems back to algebra. Algebra, the quixot­ ic search for the meaning of the letter X. Business com munity, you can sell me anything as long as you stay away from a certain letter. Change the nam e from Bre-X M inerals to P epperidge Farm s M inerals. You have nothing to lose but a headless, bowlegged man who will never be good for business, no matter what the future holds.

Mr. Aung-Thwin, you are a rock god.

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to th e E d ito r Since this is to be my last col­ umn of the year, I had intended to write about how much McGill has m e a n t to m e and how m uch I ’ve le arn ed and grown over the years as a resu lt o f this in stitu ­ tion.

I h ad in te n d e d to w rite ab o u t and e x p la in that the reason I’ve been so critical in the past has not been due to some ill will tow ards M cG ill but rather due to the im m ense expectations that I place (and I believe rightfully so ) on o u r b e lo v e d u n iv e rs ity .

McGill can, should, and has offered the very best education that Canada has to offer. T hat is why I know that when I do leave at the end of the year, I will do so with a sense of pride that I am a M cGill graduate.

That is also why it has been so diffi­ cult to sit back and just watch as our university plunges further into the abyss o f mediocrity.

B ut instead, I feel im m ensely c o m p e lle d to c o m m e n t on th e absolutely repulsive activities of the M anagem ent U n d e rg ra d u a te Society that were brought to light last week. By now, most of you are probably fam iliar with the excerpt from the M U S ’ A nnual depicting how M anagem ent students “know how to get ahead.” The pictures of y o u n g w o m en w ith th e ir h e a d s

stuck in between the legs of various m en is fundam entally degrading, sexist, disgusting, and misogynistic.

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It is an insult to women, to students, and to the Faculty of Management.

It also may be indicative of a larger problem that needs to be addressed within the faculty.

P erhaps the m o st d istu rb in g part o f all this was not so much the images themselves, but rather how m any in itia lly re a c te d to them .

C o m m e n ts lik e “ oh w ell its M anagem ent” or “ w hat else can you e x p e c t fro m M a n a g e m e n t” seemed to permeate throughout the atm osphere o f condem nation and outrage.

Indeed this is an undergraduate so c ie ty th a t w as fo rc e d to ta k e down its posters last year advertis­ ing a party by depicting a woman being groped and essentially equat­ ing alcohol w ith sex. T hree years ago the same society had to be cen­ sured by the Students’ Society for its sexist comments in the infamous Commerce Communiqué. And then o f c o u rs e th e r e ’s M a n a g e m e n t Carnival Week, where female stu­

d ents, am o n g st o th e r th in g s, are e n c o u ra g e d to d rin k s h o o te rs between the legs o f male students.

T im e and tim e a g a in , the MUS has pleaded inno­ cent and criticised those that have expressed co n ­ cern. From censure to cen­ s o rs h ip , th e m e ssa g e is o b v io u sly still n ot g ettin g across.

Hence, I call on the university adm inistration to act decisively to en su re that th is does n ot happen again and to send a clear message to all members of the McGill commu­ nity that such actions will not be tolerated — and I d o n ’t m ean by simply passing a sexual harassment policy. W hat kind o f m essage do we want to send across to the rest of society, the im plications o f which w ill no doubt have an im pact on future donors and recruits?

I w ould have m ade a sim ilar request o f the Students’ Society but I’ve come not to expect much from its executive this year. Indeed, last weekend SSMU decided to reward th e M a n ag e m en t U n d erg ra d u ate Society with the coveted Faculty of th e Y ear A w ard. I g u ess fo r the Students’ Society it doesn’t matter whether you degrade women — just so long as you do it with lots o f zeal and enthusiasm.

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yet another time. Mark Feldman (VP Internal) who has his own personal agenda, has attem pted to discredit y o u r 3 C lu b s and S e rv ic e s R e p re se n tativ es w ho have taken issue with the way Clubs Rep elec­ tions were run. Our concern is that they were conducted without reason­ able notification o f clubs and ser­ vices and as a result no one attend­ ed. This allowed three individuals to be acclaimed in elections which usu­ ally have upwards of ten people run­ n in g . L ast y ea r, 14 p e o p le ran against me for the position and there were 48 people in attendance. This year, only 23 people attended and the three candidates were acclaimed.

As fo r th e fo rm I sig n e d , I signed it two minutes before the clo­ sure o f nom inations at the SSMU desk. I had only heard of this elec­ tion at that last m om ent, and was disturbed to find that I and many of the other clubs and services had not heard of this election taking place.

More disturbing was that there was never any official notification which

is the standard procedure. I have nothing against the three individuals w ho w ere elected and I have no doubt they will perform their duties adequately, but in all fairness to the clubs and serv ices I rep rese n t, I believe that we need to have open and public elections, not elections that are held behind closed doors, where only the friends of the people running show up.

Adam Giambrone SSMU Clubs and Services Representative

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A ries (M ar. 21-Apr. 19): So you recently threw a wild party to celebrate your birthday and are now suffering from a nagging hangover.

Solution? Have a cup of herbal tea and write that damn paper. If you end up punching a hole through your computer screen, at least you’ll have a valid excuse for an extension.

Feeling crabby lately? It’s only nat­ ural in light of all this sun. “Wuss up w ith th a t? !” you ask y o u rse lf.

Frankly, I too am baffled, but save yourself the neurosis and buy your­ self a one-way ticket to the Bahamas.

You may not thank me when you get your tran sc rip t later, but at least you’ll be warm.

T au ru s (Apr. 20-May 20): Needing a distraction from all your work? Try this on for size: “What is the sound o f you going crazy?” If that doesn’t work, shed the layers of w in te r c lo th in g , don a crow n o f leaves, and join the wood nymphs on Mont Royal in their springtime cele­ bration.

I.eo (July 23-Aug. 22): T hat anim al in stin c t o f yours is getting larger by the m in u te. I see you growling at everyone you know — do not worry, I can explain. You are wondering whether that relationship with that special someone will last. My advice: go with the feeling and elope. In a year, you’ll be married with children AND paying off your tuition fees.

Gemini (M ay 21-June 20): The voices in your head are speaking to you all at o nce: “W rite y o u r essay!”, “No, go for a brew skie!”, “No no no...buy a toga!” Hmm...per­ haps you should take them all into consideration. Go to your favourite pub in a toga and write your essay on napkins. At best, you’ll get a grade for originality. At worst, you’ll catch hypothermia and slip into a coma.

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will come. Do not wait another 72 years before H alley returns. The cosmos have spoken. Act now!

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You have been taking one too many pain-killers this week which mixes badly with your steady diet of caf­ feine and nicotine. There is someone who has just come into your life and s/he is playing with your libido. My advice: take your horm ones else­ where and chug another cup of joe.

If all else fails, remember: “It is a pail of dung and none can abide the odour thereof.”

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are adopting the wu wei philos­ ophy of ju st “being” . As a result, lethargy has completely taken over your brain. Stop the insanity!! Take action now or face the consequence of having that light at the end of the tunnel rem ain a speck in the ever­ growing darkness forever!...unless, of course, you like it that way.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your restless and adventurous nature is com ing o ut tw o w eeks befo re school ends. “Gah!” you say, “What do I do?” Normally I would tell you to let go of your inhibitions, but then your plunging CGPA would be my fault. So instead, I will tell you this: “Patience, little grasshopper, breeds anxiety.” I ’ll let you figure that one out for yourself C apricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your work ethic has recent­ ly taken a swan dive into the murky waters o f academia. Not to worry, your brain-cells are so decrepit by now that it would be better to con­ serve them for a night of puking. Go ah ead , buy y o u rs e lf a c ig a r and remember, it’s shaken, not stirred.

A quarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Assignments always come when you have no spare time. Come to think o f it, they still come when you do have spare time. Hmm, something tells me that Murphy’s Law is pick­ ing on you the most this month. At this point, you should just take time to sm ell the roses ‘cau se if your

allergies don’t kill you, something else will.

Pisces (Feb. 19-M ar. 20): Still feel like you’re drowning in a sea of papers? Time to use your nat­ ural aquatic abilities and swim! If that doesn’t work, someone’s bound to n o tic e y o u r fla ilin g arm s and throw you a life-jacket...but maybe no o n e ’s p ay in g atten tio n . Save yourself, buy a pack o f life-savers instead.

H i there. This is the friendly paper nymph who fills the pages of this won­ derful publication every week. This is much harder than people think, what with all the libelous material and silly execs to hunt down. Anyway, I’ m look­ ing for original talent or something for this here page. Got any ideas? A witty comic strip involving vermin? A knack for “editing” photos o f S SM U workers?

A strange collection of factoids concern­ ing the similarities between MacPoulet and Shapiro? If you do (or if you don’ t but think you might next year) come visit me in the Tribune dungeon at B01A in the Shatner building. Bring in sam­ ples or somethin’ . It’ll be fun. The posi­ tion isn’ t paid, but you w ill get all the glory of saying you’re a regular o f the Tribbie staff.

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DOWN 1. It’ s like a kick in teeth, or going out with my last girlfriend 2. Number of diph­ thongs in a half­ weight 3. Wow, last issue of the Tribune 4. Sure wish I were graduating 33 32 5. But this was my year to go a little 38 crazy 6. I’ m sorry if I 41 stepped on some toes that weren’t mine 7. This means — , and ACROSS you know who you are 8 .1 was really quite not myself I. — weiser 9. And I had no right to call you a castrat­ 4. Operations, kinda abbreviated ing shrew 7. It’ s like when you copy one tape onto 13. Catch ya on the flip side another tape, kinda 14. Or something 10. It’ s what life and strife and fife have in 15. Language spoken in Papua New common, basically Guinea II. Ghost sound, if there were such things 17. E l Camino Cop! as ghosts. Man, you X-Files fans are such 19. “Oh man, I thought you said bong simps squad!”

12. It’ s kinda like a little devil guy 21. House of the Seven Betty Gables 13. M y friend, — the Door 23. What you do in a scrum, if you know 14. Me and successful relationships are what I mean, and I think you do like — and water 24. Hey Joyce, you rock 15. Writing clues like 14 Across makes 25. Well, at least those new SSMU execs me feel — ... are photogenic. That’ s all they’ ll get from 16. and — me.

19. Sama Solution to last w eek’s puzzle 21. The sports official you are expected to want to kill 24. “— are losers, and losers are — ,” or at least that’ s how the Saturday morning p.s.a. jingle goes 26. Home of the Himalayas!

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A p ril is a stre ssfu l tim e on the b asis o f exam s alone, b u t if you happen to be apartm ent hu n t­ in g , th e h e a d a c h e h as o n ly ju s t begun.

D iane H iggins, a U3 F rench translation student, know s this all to o w e ll. T w o y e a r s a g o , sh e m a d e a s e rie s o f p o o r c h o ic e s th at led to a legal battle w ith her la n d lo rd a n d e n d e d up c o s tin g her o ver $600.

“M y first m istake w as com ­ in g fro m T o ro n to an d try in g to find an ap a rtm en t in one w e e k ­ en d o v e r th e su m m e r. I d id n ’t know w hat w as out there, and I la d no gauge o f w hat w as good,” ;he said.

H ig g in s w as p re ssu re d into signing a lease for an apartm ent on S te - F a m ille , m a in ly d u e to tim e constraints. In the lease, she h ad h e r la n d lo rd in c lu d e p ro v i­ s io n s to r e p a in t th e w a lls , fix m in o r things and place locks on w in d o w s. S h e s e n t in h e r firs t m o n th ’s re n t to h er landlord. In S e p te m b e r , s h e r e tu r n e d to a filthy apartm ent w ithout locks on the w indow s.

H iggins sent a registered let­ ter notifying her landlord that she w as breaking the lease due to his v io la tio n o f A rticle 1914 o f the C iv il C o d e o f Q u e b e c , w h ic h provides fo r autom atic annulm ent o f a lease if the landlord fails to d eliver the apartm ent in a state fit fo r h a b ita tio n . S he e n u m e ra te d the p ro blem s and dem an d ed the r e im b u r s e m e n t o f h e r r e n t money. “ W h e n I d i d n ’t g e t a r e s p o n s e a f te r he h ad re c e iv e d th e re g iste re d le tte r, I lo d g e d a c o m p la i n t w ith th e R é g ie du L ogem ent. I had a court date four

m o n th s la te r. W h ile th e ju d g e ap preciated w here I w as com ing from , he ruled against me on the g r o u n d s th a t e v e n th o u g h th e p a in t jo b an d re p a irs h a d b een on ly p a rtia lly c o m p leted by the l a n d lo r d , th e y w e r e d o n e nonetheless. I have student loans, so that w as not good new s,” she added.

H iggins is w iser now , though u n fo rtu n a te ly c a sh p o o re r fro m th e e x p e r ie n c e . A c c o r d in g to S te v e K e lly , o ffic e m a n a g e r at th e M c G ill L e g a l I n fo r m a tio n C linic, “she should have filed her c o m p la in t w ith th e R ég ie w h ile still living there, since it tech n i­ cally w as fit for habitation, even if it w as not up to h er e x p e c ta ­ tions.” “ W h ile l iv i n g th e r e , s h e could have depo sited h er ren t at th e R é g ie u n til th e la n d lo r d c l e a n e d u p a n d f u l f i l l e d th e o b lig a tio n o f the le ase ,” he re c ­ om m ended.

W hile situations like this are n o t ty p ic al, th e re are som e p re ­ c a u tio n s th a t sh o u ld a lw a y s be taken before signing a lease.

“M any students d o n ’t realise th a t s ig n in g an a p p lic a tio n fo r le a s e is e s s e n tia lly sig n in g th e lease itself, and students can get stu c k w ith h a v in g tw o o r th ree le a s e s o n t h e ir h a n d s ,” K e lly s a id . “ A ls o , a lo t o f s tu d e n ts d o n ’t look at the term s and length o f the lease.”

T h r e e p o i n t s to c o n s i d e r w hen re a d in g th e le ase are: the d u r a tio n , w h e th e r e ig h t, te n , tw e lv e m o n th s o r lo n g e r ; th e p ric e ; an d th e in c lu d e d c o n d i­ tio n s , such as e le c tric ity , h e a t, and/or hot w ater.

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O n e w o u ld th in k th a t th e atrocities o f the H olocaust w ould have given hum ankind an inocula­ tion against genocide. This has not b e e n th e c a s e . T im e a n d tim e again, racial, ethnic and national g roups have been the victim s o f p ro g ram m es o f m ass m urder. In the la st th ree d ecad es alone, we have w itnessed genocide o f v ari­ ous form s in C am bodia, Rw anda, and Bosnia.

W h a t b r o u g h t a b o u t th e s e h o rrific c a m p a ig n s ? W h y w e re they not prevented? C an they be prevented in the future, and if so, how ?

T h e s e c r it ic a l q u e s tio n s , am o n g o th e rs, w ere th o ro u g h ly d iscu ssed at the “S ym posium on 2 0 th C e n tu ry G e n o c id e s ,” la st Thursday and Friday at the M cGill F a c u lty C lu b . T h e sy m p o s iu m , organised by the M cGill A rm enian

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T he H o u sin g S erv ice o ffice is a reco g n ised reso u rce cen tre, as it has files on lodgings w hich have been officially surveyed, as w ell as on d e lin q u e n t la n d lo rd s an d d w e llin g s w h e re s tu d e n ts h av e re p o rte d h e in o u s c o n d itio n s .

W h ile th e o f f ic e it s e l f h a s no p o w er, the O C H S can h elp stu ­ dents to em p o w er them selves.

F o r c r u c ia l in f o r m a ti o n a b o u t te n a n t’s rig h ts , a v isit to th e M c G ill L e g a l I n fo r m a tio n C lin ic is w o rth w h ile . “ S tu d en ts sh o u ld bring in th eir lease to go o v er w hat their landlord is leg al­ ly a b le to d o ,” K e lly sa id . “ In Q uebec, there is no such thing as s e c u r ity o r k e y d e p o s its , a n d d e m a n d in g la st m o n th ’s re n t is illegal.”

A nother com m on problem is stu d en ts’ ignorance, or ju s t plain laziness, about the renew al o f the lease. T his o ccu rs au to m atically u n le ss a te n a n t n o tifie s h is /h e r la n d lo rd in w ritin g fro m on e to six m onths before the end o f the lease, depending on the length o f the lease. “ T h e b ig g e s t p ro b le m s tu ­ dents h av e is m eeting deadlines.

P e o p le w h o h a d le a s e s e n d in g July 1 are now realising that they a re s tu c k w ith a n o t h e r y e a r ’ s r e s p o n s i b ilit ie s ,” K e lly n o te d . “ U n fo rtu n a te ly , i t ’s o n e o f th e h a r d e s t p r o v i s i o n s to f ig h t.

T en an ts are co m p arativ ely q u ite em pow ered in this p ro v in ce, but as the saying goes, if you live by the sw ord, you die by the sw ord.”

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S tu d e n ts ’ A sso c ia tio n , in c lu d ed lectures on the H olocaust, and the A rm enian, U krainian, C am bodian and Rw andan genocides.

O ne lecture that p articularly stood out was delivered by worldr e n o w n e d g e n o c id e s c h o la r V ahakn D adrian, w ho d isc u sse d th e 1915 A rm enian g en o cid e — the first o f its kind in the 20th cen­ tury.

The system atic exterm ination o f A rm e n ia n s in th e O tto m a n Em pire claim ed more than one and a h alf m illion lives. On April 24, n o w o b s e r v e d a n n u a lly by A rm e n ia n s w o r ld -w id e as a m em orial to the G enocide, several h u n d red A rm en ian le ad e rs w ere a r r e s te d an d to r tu r e d to d e a th .

O ther victim s w ere assem bled in deportation caravans and forced to m arch hundreds o f m iles through th e d e s e r ts o f S y ria an d M esopotam ia. T ens o f thousands d ie d o f d e h y d r a tio n , h u n g e r ,

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lessor is n ot in town. “ L o ts o f tim e s , s tu d e n ts d o n ’t r e a lis e th a t th e y a re th e ones w ho are still responsible for p ay in g re n t to th e la n d lo rd , not th e s u b le s s e e . A n d s u b le ttin g d o e s n o t a b s o lv e y o u fro m responsibility including dam ages incurred by the sublessee,” K elly w arned. “T he b est w ay to avoid th is h a s s le ? A ssig n y o u r le a se , d o n ’t su b let.”

A s s ig n in g m e a n s th a t th e lessee relinquishes the rights and

“Tenants are comparatively quite empowered in this province, but as the saying goes, if you live by the sword, you die by the sword.”

— Steve Kelly, McGill Legal Information Clinic

o b lig a tio n s a s s o c ia te d w ith th e le ase to th e su b le sse e , w ith the co n sen t o f the landlord. A lan d ­ lord m ay only refuse assignm ent in c a s e s w h e re th e a s s ig n e e is unable to prove that he or she is financially capable o f paying rent an d h as d e s ira b le liv in g b e h a v ­ io u r . T h e c o s t o f a s s ig n in g is ab o u t $100, b ut as K elly stated, “ i t ’ s a s m a ll p r ic e to p a y f o r peace o f m ind o ver the sum m er.”

O th e r th a n O f f - C a m p u s H o u s in g a n d th e L e g a l In fo C lin ic , th e R é g ie du L o g e m e n t a n d th e C ity o f M o n t r e a l ’ s H o u s in g C o d e a r e a l te r n a t e r e c o u r s e s . T h e H o u s in g C o d e d eals w ith p ro b lem s th a t p ertain s p e c if ic a ll y to th e h e a lth a n d

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T h o u g h th e a t r o c itie s in A rm enia have been reconstructed on the solid basis o f G erm an and T u rk ish d o c u m e n ta ry e v id e n c e , th e ir o cc u rre n ce co n tin u es to be denied by the current Turkish gov­ ernm ent. T his is a feature w hich re n d e rs th e A rm en ia n g e n o c id e d is tin c t fro m m o st o th e rs , an d w h ic h , a c c o r d in g to D a d r ia n , “ m a k es it n e a rly im p o s s ib le to study, explore and analyse.”

T he issue o f genocide denial was taken up again by Concordia history professor Frank Chalk, in his lectu re en titled “G en o cid e in the T w entieth C entury.” Chalk is c o - d ir e c to r o f th e M o n tre a l Institute for G enocide and H uman Rights Studies, a past president of the M ontreal H olocaust M em orial C e n tr e , a n d c o - a u th o r o f T h e H is to r y a n d S o c io lo g y of

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safety o f resid en ts, such as v e r­ m in ( i n s e c t s a n d r o d e n t s ) , g a rb a g e an d in a d e q u a te h ea tin g and lighting.

C a th e r in e J o h n s to n , a U 2 h i s t o r y s t u d e n t a n d n a t iv e M o n trea le r, is c u rre n tly filin g a co m p lain t w ith th e R ég ie fo r an illeg al ren t in c re ase im p o sed by h e r la n d lo rd . W h ile th is is h e r f i r s t la n d lo r d d is p u t e , s h e is aw are o f th e law an d h e r rig h ts — an a d v a n ta g e sh e h a s o v e r m a n y stu d e n ts fro m o u ts id e o f Q uebec. “ P e o p le c o m e fro m o u t o f th e p ro v in c e n o t k n o w in g th e ir rights, m uch less the going rates o f apartm ents in the ghetto. R ent in M o n tre a l is n o t th e sa m e as T oronto or V ancouver, and lan d ­ lords take advantage o f stu d en ts’ n aiv eté,” she rem arked.

“V ery o ften , w e h e a r ab o u t S SM U undertaking a safety audit o f th e g h e t to . W h ile t h a t ’ s ex tre m ely im p o rta n t, I h av e y et to see them address the problem o f la n d lo rd s an d th e ir ra m p a n t abuse o f te n an ts’ rig h ts.”

A s i t is r e c o m m e n d e d to c h e c k w ith th e O f f - C a m p u s H ousing S ervice befo re signing a lease, it is co n v ersely sug g ested th a t te n a n ts w h o h a v e h a d le ss than ideal ex p erien ces w ith their dw ellings rep o rt it to the H ousing Service, w hich w ill use it to help break the cycle o f future students leasing w ith tyrannical landlords.

E m p o w e r y o u r s e lf w ith the a v a i l a b l e r e s o u r c e s . C o n ta c t M c G ill O ff- C a m p u s H o u s in g (3 9 8 -6 0 1 0 ) , th e M c G ill L e g a l In fo rm a tio n C lin ic (3 9 8 -6 7 9 4 ), th e C ity o f M o n tr e a l’s H o u sin g C ode (8 7 2 -1 1 1 1 ) a n d o f course, th e o m n is c ie n t R é g ie de L o g em en t (8 7 3 -2 2 4 5 ) w ith y o u r

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G e n o c id e : A n a ly s e s a n d C a se studies. “ G o v e r n m e n ts a n d m o v e ­ m e n ts th a t d e n y g e n o c id e s a re sowing the seeds for future geno­ c i d e s ,” C h a lk a r g u e d . “ T h e ir denials are intended to dem onise th e su rv iv in g v ic tim s an d th e ir descendants.”

“Who, after all, speaks today of the destruction of the Armenians?”

— Adolph Hitler, August 1939 A c c o rd in g to C h a lk , su c h d enial is the g reatest o b stacle to endeavours to put an end to geno­ cide — not only by failing to con­ d e m n th e v illa in s , b u t a ls o by

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“The suppression o f the truth denies the children and the grand­ c h ild re n o f th e p e rp e tra to rs the opportunity to learn from their his­ tory and to p rev en t new assaults on h u m a n ity . M o reo v e r, it s u p ­ presses recognition o f the heroism o f th o se T u rk s, and th o se H utu, w ho so u g h t to resc u e A rm en ian an d T u ts i v ic tim s o f g e n o c id e , although it w as being carried out by th e ir k in an d in th e n am e o f their people.”

T he d anger o f suppressed or forgotten assaults on hum anity is p e r h a p s b e s t s u m m e d up b y a phrase cited by D adrian in his lec­ ture.

“W ho, after all, speaks today o f th e d e s tr u c tio n o f th e A rm enians?” asked A dolph H itler in August, 1939.

W ith add itio n a l reporting by Dolfen Addeh.

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Thank you to all the photogra­ phers who have helped us throughout this year o f craziness. Special thanks to: T anim “ch ick en m an ” A hm ed, R e b e c c a “ K a - c h in g ! ” C a tc h in g , S a m e e r “ F a s h io n ” F a ru c h , Ja n e “you’re absent, but we still love you” F lu tto n , L ily “ N a ta s h a ” Ib a ra , G ra h a m “ C r a c k e r ” K ay , K e v in “sportsm an” K och & L eslie “G uh” Kriekle.

See y’all next year!

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The art o f flirting has changed drastically since the first Neanderthal dragged his bride, kick­ ing and screaming, to his cave. In case you are unaware of how times have changed, this instruc­ tional on flirting may save you from being sued.

In How To Flirt: A Practical Guide, Marty Westerman defines flirting for the ‘90s. Flirting, he claims, “does not occur [necessarily] with a love interest, or have a ‘naughty’ edge.” It is “the art of being disarming,” and can occur between family members, friends or even the bank teller behind the counter.

Complete with flirting exercises and Q&A’s, How to Flirt also contains a list of what not to say (unless you are planning to be kicked in the head): “I wanna meet you honey. I don’t mean M-E-E-T. 1 mean M-E-A-T” ; “Hey baby!” ; “If I told you [that] you have a gorgeous body, would you hold it against me?”

Flirting for the ‘90s is about “having fun,” and, as long as you have a sense of humour, you have the ability to flirt. Westerman states this in his third rule o f flirting: “K eep your sense of humour. Don’t take yourself too seriously.” This attitude helps during those awkward and stagnat­ ing moments with that really attractive member of the opposite sex, and Westerman provides various examples to demonstrate his point.

As a bonus, Westerman gives flirting tactics for shy people as well. For the mute types, he advises to say that “your voice isn’t working well,” but to broach a subject nonetheless and have the other person carry the conversation. Or, if that doesn’t work, send the other party a drink, a greet­ ing card or even a bag of chips! Don’t be discour­ aged if these tactics don’t work the first time.

Practice makes perfect, and hey, at least you’ll have a funny anecdote to share the next time a potential pursuit comes your way.

Westerman claims that men and women are looking for the same thing, but have different ways o f showing it. For example, in the list he com­ piles, he corresponds a woman’s desire for a man who is “[sensitive, but not lecturing” to a man’s

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By Leland Elliott and Cynthia Brantley Random House $16.95, 244 pp Ever since The Kinsey Report (1953), sex has been a sta tistic ia n ’s wet dream — who, with whom, where, why, how often, how old, with an infinite number of positions, variations and senti­ ments.

Sex on Campus is based on the 1996 Details Sex Survey, which questioned several thousand American college students on topics such as sexual practices, body image and date rape. However, compared to its predecessors (Kinsey, The Hite Report ,The Joy o f Sex ) this comparatively timid ‘90s sex-survey-of-record comes off as a little too pseudo-politically aware, and certainly very high school. While Kinsey — which was the first report to statistically confirm the existence of teenage sex , queer activity and female sexual desire — pro­ vides the reader with juicy tidbits like the number of men who self-fellate (three per cent), the Details Survey does little more than confirm the obvious and stereotypical — like the fact that virgins ‘swallow less’.

In presentation, Sex on Campus is indeed very pop-college-y with its po-mo graphics (Billy Joel and C h ristie B rin k le y !), and ev en G eo rg e Stephanopoulos elected as the man most college

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desire for a woman who is “[cjompassionate, but not m othering.” The reason for this m isunder­ standing between the sexes lies in the fact that men “have been brought up in a physical, hierarchical world,” while women “have been raised in a world o f co m m u n itie s.” W esterm an ex p lain s th at women “value accom plishment just as much as men do, but they are taught to make it the result of mutual, cooperative efforts rather than of indepen­ dent acts” and because fem ale conversation is geared towards how they feel, they are much better at flirting. But fear not guys, you catch on sooner or later.

W ith this inform ation at your fingertips, Westerman suggests a few flirting tips. Use the weather as a conversation topic, or even this book itself! The possibilities are endless. D on’t be shy to try something completely outrageous because if it doesn’t work, remember, it’s only part o f the creative process. And if you do have to use the wooden club, make sure it’s consensual.

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men want to look like. (Stephanopoulos, who is a short, large-haired, suit-wearing do-gooder of an ex-presidential advisor). However, in content, Sex on Campus is intended for the average sexually frustrated, 18 year-old, and should be read as such.

After viewing the'blow job’ page of the MUS frosh handbook (which features women being held down spread eagle — for fun!) and then flipping though Sex on Campus’s 200-odd pages, the first phase that comes to mind in describing this tome is ‘useful handbook’ — though ‘simple minded’ and ‘unintentionally offensive’ lag not too far behind.

Sex on Campus not only provides instruction on how to give good head, but also gives socially con­ scious warnings such as “never grab a woman’s head and push it toward your crotch... Women hate that.” Really.

Worst of all, Sex on Campus has that earnest tone which is the bane of all modem literature’s existence “Hey lookie here kids! I ’m OK with m a stu rb a tio n . H ey g uys! R e p rin tin g the C asablanca farew ell speech m akes me super indie-rocking cool!” Queer issues are addressed, but only at a distance. “Hey guys! My friend is a homosexual and I’m OK with that.” “What else have you had up your butt?” (that last one’s a real quote).

So call me a geezer of the feminist (but cer­ tainly not frigid) sort, but I did not like this book.

Except for the tip about the m entholated body parts, Sex on Campus told me nothing that I did

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“Ian,” sex w orker and M cGill stu d e n t, on the rig h ts o f p ro s ti­ tutes (Oct 8, ‘96): “Prostitutes don’t have rights becau se sex w ork is n ot co n sid ­ ered a valid occupation. If som e­ one doesn’t pay for services, you c a n ’t c h a r g e th e m w ith th e f t, because you im plicate yourself in th e p ro cess. A n d in the case o f rap e , i t ’s p re tty m uch the sam e thing.”

B ill A n d r ie tte , lo n g - tim e m e m b er o f th e N o rth A m erican M an -B o y L o v e A sso c ia tio n , on sex w ith y o u n g b o y s (F e b ru a ry 11, ‘97): “C h ild ren can clearly voice th eir desires. T o claim th at co n ­ s e n t is th is m a g ic p r o c e s s is garbage... Those w ho have erotic feelings for children hold a sensi­ tivity to children’s distinctive sex­ u a lity — i t ’s p a rt o f w h at th ey feel.”

“M yth: Pretty girls o n ly d a te h a n d so m e b o ys” n ot alread y know . So th a n k y ou, E llio t and Brantly, for expressing shock and parental dismay that ten per cent of men will not sleep with some­ one of the ‘wrong’ race, and for your persuasive arguments that date rape is indeed bad.

Sex on Campus may be more interesting and more socially aware than your average brute on campus, but perhaps only marginally so. I’m send­ ing my copy to the editor of the MUS frosh hand­ book.

— Joyce Lau

8) W hat is the steamiest book e x Q u iz : H e a v e n in ‘9 7 you’ve ever read? a) the Kama Sutra s , i t ’s t i m e t o a n s w e r t h e a n n u a l T r i b u n e s e x q u i z . b) the textbook for d) I can’t do long division b) W ynona Judd (now ju st Anatomy 101 “W ynona”) c) A G eneral’s Life by 4) W hich name is the most c) Gamma Phi Beta Omar C. Bradley attractive d) Gamma radiation d) Home Gardening fo r for the fellas: Beginners a) Chip 6) W hat would you like to b) Eduardo have ... well, smeared ... on 9) From the choices below, c) Henry Louis Gates, Jr. your body? what turns you on the d) Genghis a) newsprint most? fo r the ladies: b) Ben Gay (wink, wink) a) Van Gogh nudes a) Chastity c) lunch, if it were hot b) A picture of the Pope b) Tipper d) honey, honey c) Tickle-me Elmo c) Imelda d) The movie Crash d) Neve 7) W hat is the sexiest item in your kitchen?

10) And if you were 5) W hich of the following a) wok Catherine the Great... is the sexy look for ‘97? b) espresso machine, the a) sheep fo r the fellas: kind with the big eagle on b) mackerel a) Prison top c) yak b) Turkish prison c) those things you pound d) fox c) Larry King veal with d) The Snackmaster™ d) B.B. King 11 ) Have you ever had sex fo r the ladies: e) me, naked! with any of the following a) W ynona Ryder

individuals: a) M ark Feldman b) Jon Chomski c) Chantal D a Silva d) Don McGowan e) Chris Carter 12) W hat do you like to call it? a) doin’ the nasty b) gettin’ busy c) playin’ hide the salami d) layin’ pipe e) makin’ babies 13) Which administrator would you like to have sex with? a) former Dean Gopnik b) Dean Rosalie Jukier c) Prinicipal Shapiro d) Gretta Chambers e) Bill Chan

Dr. Frank Som m ers, Toronto psychiatrist, on sex surrogate ther­ apy (February 11, ‘97): “ W hen I an nounced at a M ontreal p sychology conference that I w ould be using this kind of treatm ent, I w as really going out on a limb. B ut I had patients who w ere desperate, som e even suici­ dal, because o f th e ir in ability to h av e se x u al c o n ta c t. F o r th em , treatm ent was a lifesaver.”

Dr. P ierre A ssalian , se x o lo ­ g is t at th e M o n tr e a l G e n e ra l H o s p ita l, o n s a d o - m a s o c h is ts (M arch 11, ‘97): “They are im m ature people...

Sex is a service they need to pos­ sess from a psychological point of v ie w . I t is a w a y o f tu r n in g tragedy into trium ph.”

John A ntonopolous, president o f the C ircum cision Inform ation Resource Centre, on male circum ­ cision (M arch 18, ‘97): “ I t ’s a try in g p ro c e ss fo r a m an to a w a k en to th e fa c t th a t h e’s lacking a norm al integral part o f his penis he once had, that had no good m ed ical reaso n , an d o f w hich he had no choice. Im agine the sense o f impotence. It’s not an e a r lo b e h e re , b u t a sy m b o l o f o n e ’s a u to n o m y , o n e ’s p o w e r, one’s penis.”

Special thanks to the wom en on th e b e a t: A le x M a th ia s , S a m a n th a M cG a vin , a n d E rik a Sturzenberger.

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In Manchester, samples of tissue taken from Egyptian mummies arrive in packages from around the world. In Toronto (on weekends and at night) a mummy is passed through a CT scan­ ner at the Hospital for Sick Children.

In Cairo, tissues taken from the mum­ m ies o f pharaohs, banned from ex p o rt, are accum ulated at the Egyptian Museum.

In these places, and others, an international group of investigators p rep are to probe the m u m m ies’ secrets.

It may sound like the script for a bad horror film, but this is actually a description of some of the latest work in the field of palaeopathology — a unique blend of history, archaeology, molecular biology and medicine.

“I would actually prefer to call it medical archaeology,” says Dr. Peter Lewin of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick C h ild ren and a p io n eer in palaeopathology research. “It involves not only investigation of disease [in ancient civilisations], but also nutri­ tion, health and social conditions.”

Palaeopathological investigations are usual­ ly perform ed on bone, which is generally the only tissue availab le.

H ow ever, m um m ified remains are much more in fo rm ativ e. It w as Lewin who first demon­ strated that some mum­ m ified tissu es can remain intact right down to the level of cellular organelles.

“I did the first elec­ tron m icroscopy on Egyptian [mummy] tis­ sues in 1966,” says Lewin. “It started off the Taking tissue samples fro m a n a ncient m u m m y field of the m olecular biology of ancient dis­ According to Professor Bruce e a se .” H is m ore recen t w ork has Trigger of M cGill’s Department of included pioneering the use of com­ A nthropology and an authority on pu terised axial tom ography (CT) both Egyptology and the history of scanners to allow non-destructive archaeology, such studies are of inter­ autopsies of mummies. est to traditional archaeologists in two The field has resulted in endeav­ respects. ours such as the Mummy Tissue Bank “First, knowing what people died at the M anchester M useum in from is useful in fo rm atio n ,” says Manchester, England. This project, T rig g er. “As w ell, since an cien t headed by Rosalie David, keeper of Egyptian kinship terminology is very Egyptology at the museum, provides limited and doesn’t correspond strictly the basis for a wide range of medical to our own, these studies appear to and genetic studies. help researchers sort out the familial

relationships among the people.”

A ccording to T rig g er, an cien t E g y p tian s had no w ords fo r “ u n cle” , “aunt” , “cousin”, or “ g ra n d p a re n t” .

Therefore, David and her colleagues’ plan to begin DNA finger­ p rin tin g m um m ies may resolve some of the uncertainty inher­ ent in written records.

For example, the m um m ies o f m ost New Kingdom monarchs and their fami­ lies, which date back to 1550-1100 B .C ., have been preserved. Studies of sam­ p les taken from them may help explain general matters such as the extent of inbreeding in royal families, as well as more specific questions such as the mystery of the identity of Tutankhamen’s father.

The mummy of the main suspect, the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten, has been lost, but judging from portraits, he is suspected to have suffered from a genetic disorder called Frolich’s dis­ ease.

G en etic an a ly sis of T u ta n k h am e n ’s m um m y should demonstrate whether or not he carried the Frolich’s gene. If he did, it is pos­ sible that Akhenaten was his father.

As Lewin pointed out, the meth­ ods developed for such investigations can also lend themselves to matters of m ore im m ed iate co n cern . For instance, he will soon be participating in the autopsies of the frozen bodies of Norwegian miners who died from the infamous “Spanish Flu” of 1918.

This particularly virulent strain of the common flu killed m illions worldwide. By collecting samples of the virus from the miners’ lungs, the scientists hope to identify just what made this bug so much more lethal than today’s common flu.

These studies and others might allow us to be better prepared for the next such outbreak, should it come.

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Though you may not be having as much fun as the 20+ pointers, you can at least find solace in the assurance of our utmost admiration and support.

(Unless it was question # 11 that did you in).

Role models: Julie Andrews, Immanuel Kant, Leonard Nimoy, Elizabeth I, Mork & Mindy.

Recommended Reading: The Book o f Mormon 20-55 points Prognosis: Well, you’re not a virgin.

But you’re no sex-crazed love beast either. You’re just pretty darned aver­ age, aren’t you? Get ready for middle of the road, b-average, 2.7 kids, subur­ ban sex for the rest of your mediocre life.

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The Age of I m p r o v — R ic k S alutin H a rp e r-C o llin s , $16 S a lu tin , a p la y ­ w rig h t an d aw ard ­ w i n n in g G lo b e a n d M a il c o lu m ­ n ist, has w ritten a c y n ic a l a n d w itty fu tu ris tic n o v e l chronicling C an ad ian p o litical l i f e in th e n e w m i l l e n n i u m . It ta k e s th e i s s u e s c u r r e n t l y o n th e n atio n al p late and sh a p e s th e m in to a q u asi-p red ictio n fo r the fu tu re in a w ay th a t no h isto ­ rian, p o litica l sc i­ en tist o r so c io lo g ist is tru ly co m fo rtab le doing.

P u sh — S apphire A lfred A. K nopf, $27.95 A lread y ack n o w led g ed all o v er A m erican m ed ia as one o f the m o st im p o rtan t literary w orks to co m e out o f the U S in 1996, S ap p h ire’s first novel has u n fo rtu n ately g ar­ n ere d m u ch le ss atte n tio n th is sid e o f th e b o rd er. T h e sto ry d etails a y o u n g A fric an -A m erica n w o m an as she stru g g les to g ain an e d u c atio n d esp ite se rio u s setb ack s fro m rap e , u n w a n te d p re g n a n c ie s, p h y sic a l a b u se an d po v erty . T h e novel is frank and e m p o w e rin g ; S a p p h ire has p laced h e rse lf in th e sam e ran k s as h e r o w n m o st im p o r ta n t in flu e n ces — A lice W alk er and T o n i M orrison.

T he h eart can be filled anyw here on earth,

Mirmeota, Minnesota

S m a l l is B e a u t i f u l — E . F .

S ch u m ach er A b acu s, $14 T h is b o o k re fe rs to its e lf as “ a study o f eco n o m ics as if peo p le m a tte re d ,” lo o k in g a t h o w th e h a n d o f th e m a r k e t c r e a t e s e x p lo ita tio n , in e ff ic ie n c y , an d p o llu tio n . It seem s to p ro v id e a b it o f a m m u n itio n to c h a lle n g e th e b a s ic o rth o d o x y b e lo n g in g to fo am in g -a t-th e-m o u th ec o n o ­ m ists w h o h av e sold th eir souls to the free m arket.

— c o m p ile d by Jason S igurdson, L iz L au, L yla M iller, Sam L apedus, E liz a b e th W asserm an, a n d M a rc G illiam

B IL L H O L M

author of Otmin/f Home Crazy

April 8th, 1997

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T h ere is a fig h t fo r tim e in th e e d i tin g r o o m as f in is h in g touches are m adly being m ade on s u b m is s io n s f o r T h e F o u r th A n n u al M c G ill S tu d e n t F ilm & V ideo Festival.

“T h is is th e on ly fo ru m fo r M cGill students to publicly show ­ c a s e th e ir w o r k ,” s a id R y a n S a r g e n t, c o - c o o r d in a to r o f th e event, by w ay o f explanation.

T h e 1997 f e s tiv a l f e a tu re s short w orks m otivated by a w ide r a n g e o f a e s t h e t i c tr a d i t i o n s in c lu d in g new and ex p e rim en tal n arrative, d ocum entary, com edy, dram a, and parody.

T his y e a r’s en tirely studentru n o rg a n isin g c o m m itte e se t a g o al fo r in c re a sin g sp o n so rsh ip f ro m in te r n a l d e p a r tm e n t s at M cG ill and local M o ntreal m er­ c h a n ts. T he in c re a se d re v e n u e s h a v e b ee n u se d to p ro m o te th e

A f t e r

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T he cra n k ed so u n d s o f b lu esy g u itars are back. In fact, t h e y ’v e b e e n b a c k f o r a w h ile n o w . H e m iv is io n , B ig S u g a r ’s f o u r th r e l e a s e , c o n t i n u e s th e b a n d ’s ra w r o c k s e n s ib ili tie s , ham m ering out torpedo riffs and v ib in g up th e w h o le d e a l w ith k ee n rh y th m an d trip p y e ffe c ts w o rth y o f o n ly the b ig g e st acid hits. P ro ducer and guitarist ex tra­ ordinaire, G ordie Johnson, m uses on g ig g in g , s u p e rfly g a rb , a n d g u i t a r - p l a y i n g m id s tr e a m th e b a n d ’s tour o f C anada.

T rib u n e : B ig S ugar is no to ­ riously know n fo r having im pos­ sib ly lo u d g ig s, se c o n d o n ly to the W ho.

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event w ith the hopes o f attracting press coverage and th e keen eye o f talent scouts.

Sargent is quick to affirm the success o f previous y e a rs’ w ork, so m e o f w h ic h w as s e le c te d to en ter the M ontreal film festiv al.

H e has high hopes for this year’s subm issions.

A m odest aw ard cerem ony on th e la s t n ig h t ( A p r il 11) is designed to recognise the partici­ p a n ts’ ac h iev em en ts. C a teg o ries in c lu d in g a c h ie v e m e n t in c in e ­ m atography, editing, sound, origi­ n al c o n c e p t, a n d d o c u m e n ta ry film ing will be ju d g e d by prom i­ n en t figures in the film industry lik e the G a z e tte ’s Jo h n G riffin , th e N F B ’s A d a m S y m a n s k y , o w n e r o f S O M A P r o d u c tio n s Ju d y S erv ay , C o n c o rd ia ’s P ro f.

J o h n Z e p p e te l li, a n d o u r o w n H a id e e W a sso n , a c o m m u n ic a ­ tions Ph.D . student.

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ro ll’s all about, m an. It’s m ean t to be loud.

T r i b : So th a t’s th e k in d o f band you are?

G .J . : Y ea h . I t ’s re a lly n o t th a t d iffic u lt to d efin e . W e ’re a rock and roll band.

T r i b : Y o u o f te n g e t c a te ­ g o r is e d as a b lu e s b a n d , g iv e n y o u r m usical leanings.

G .J .: W e re c o rd e d “ D ear M r. F antasy,” a T raffic tune that I n ev e r h e a r an y m o re . I fig u re d th at w as a w ay to blast out o f the b lu e s b a n d th in g . I m e a n , n o b lues ban d w ould be cau g h t p la y ­ ing a Steve W inw ood tune, know w hat I m ean?

T r ib : H em ivision seem s texturised, a m ove beyond the blues.

G . J . : 5 0 0 P o u n d s [th e s o p h o m o r e r e l e a s e ] is m o r e e x p e r im e n ta l, m o re g r itty . O n

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an o p p o r tu n ity fo r s tu d e n ts to E n g lish d ep a rtm en t fo r th e help sh o w w h a t th e y c a n d o , it h a s an d en co u rag em en t th ey o ffer to broader relevance. “W e are m ak­ the festival, although he acknow l­ in g a s ta te m e n t to th e M c G ill e d g e d th e d ra w b a c k s th a t film a d m in is t r a tio n a n d to th e students face at an essentially th e­ M o n tre a l c o m m u n ity ,” S a rg e n t o r e t i c a l l y - b a s e d s c h o o l. H e rem arked. b e lie v e s th e to o ls a v a ila b le are F o r S a rg e n t, th e o u t-o f-d a te im portance o f the fes­ o r s im p ly ...the importance of the d o n ’t exist. tiv al lies in sh o w cas­ in g th e ta le n t at th is festival lies in u n iv e rsity . H e h o p es showcasing the talent th is e x p o s u r e w ill at this university. e n c o u ra g e M c G ill to invest in and m aintain ----------a film production pro­ g ram an d e v e n tu a lly m a k e it a C onsequently, w ork is often com ­ viable option for students interest­ prom ised by faulty equipm ent. ed in film studies.

W h a t is a m a z in g , S a r g e n t “W e have had som e fantastic confessed, is that given all o f the te a c h in g in c u ltu r a l s tu d ie s at te c h n ic a l d iffic u ltie s a t M cG ill, M cGill but w hile we are given the the w orks subm itted thus far have th e o re tic a l k n o w led g e , th e p ro ­ m ira cu lo u sly h id d en th e la c k in duction tools ju st aren ’t there yet. m aterials and m eans. C ertainly, a It can be very frustrating.” h ig h lev el o f in te g rity h as g one Sargent is eager to thank the into the productions.

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H em ivisio n w e ’re m ore defined.

W e ’v e g o t o u r n e w d r u m m e r, Paul B rennan [form erly o f Odds] and w e ’ve pulled it all together.

T r i b : T h e re w as o n c e th is gig in T oronto w hen you opened u p f o r y o u r s e l f , w ith y o u o n stand-up bass.

G . J . : W e w e re a b a c k in g b a n d , R ib J o in t. Y ea h , w e lik e d o in g th o s e k in d o f s u r p r is e s n o w a n d a g a in . W e ’re n o w on tour w ith S andbox and R usty. So you w o n ’t b e se e in g th a t m o v e again this tim e around.

T rib : B ut you w ill be lo o k ­ in g s u p e r f ly , b e i n g th e b e s t d re s s e d b a n d in ro c k a n d ro ll.

Tell m e a little about y o u r H ugo B oss deal.

G .J .: W h a t’ s there to tell? I looked good, a g u itar p lay er w ho liked to w ear suits at his gigs. So

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the H ugo Boss boys ap p ro ach ed m e and said, “H ow com e y o u ’re n o t w e a rin g o u r s u its ? ” A n d I said, “H ow com e y o u ’re n ot g iv ­ ing them to m e?” So now th e y ’re o u r sponsors. It’s easy — I w ear th eir stu ff on stage and fo r videos and then I keep it.

T rib : A n o th er b an d in terest­ ed in tren d is U 2. T h e E dge said recently in a Spin article th at g ui­ tar w as dead. W h at do you think o f that?

G J . : I th in k the E dge should c o m e h e r e a n d s a y th a t.

O bviously I d o n ’t th in k the g u itar is dead, m an. If th e E d g e th in k s so, he d o esn ’t k now h o w to play the thing. N aw m an, th e re’s p le n ­ ty o f life le ft in th e g u ita r. Ju st listen to o u r last album .

T r i b : S in c e 5 0 0 P o u n d s y o u ’v e lo g g e d o v e r 4 0 0 0 g ig s.

Sargent sees the festival as an o p p o r tu n ity to c o n s tr u c tiv e ly c h a lle n g e th e g ro w in g tre n d o f c u ts in th e f a c u lty o f a r ts a t M cGill.

H e e x p r e s s e d so m e d is a p ­ pointm ent how ever, at the course offerings for 1997-98. The m ajor­ ity o f co n trib u to rs to th is y e a r’s f e s ti v a l a re s tu d e n ts in e i th e r P r o f e s s o r J. M a r s c h e s s a u l t ’s v id e o c la s s o r P ro f e s s o r G a rry B e ite l’s course on the d o cu m en ­ tary film . T ragically, these selec­ tio n s w ill n o t b e o f f e r e d n e x t year.

S a r g e n t r e m a in s s to i c a lly c o n fid e n t. “T h e w o rk is stro n g , and it w ill speak fo r itself.”

T he F o u rth A n n u a l M c G ill S tu d en t F ilm a n d Video F estiva l r u n s A p r i l 10 - 1 1 , 7 p .m . a t M oyse Hall. $2 in advance o r $3 a t th e d o o r. C a ll 2 8 6 -1 5 3 3 o r 982-3753.

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W hen did you w rite H em ivisio n ?

G .J .: I ’d w rite all the tim e.

I ’d w r ite e v e r y w h e r e . I d o n ’t n e e d to c o o p m y s e l f in s o m e p la ce fo r three m o n th s or so m e­ thing. W hen it com es tim e to do an album , I ju s t p u t to g eth er the parts o f stu ff I ’ve w ritten.

T r i b : D o e s th e w r i tin g p r o c e s s o f te n h a p p e n d u r in g stage ja m s?

G J . : It can.

T rib : H ow do you know w h at’s good?

G .J .: I ’m a reco rd fan before I ’m a m usician — I try to pick up vinyl in every city I go to. I ju s t m ake album s th at I ’d like to lis­ te n to . I ’m th e b a r o m e te r f o r w h at’s good. If I like it, it stays.

E M IN D E R F rom

T h e S t u d e n t A id O f f ic e ( S A O )

R e t u r n in g O u t o f P r o v in c e a n d In t e r n a t io n a l S tu d e n ts

T h e t u it io n a s s is t a n c e a p p lic a t io n y o u r e c e iv e d la s t F e b r u a r y s h o u ld b e r e t u r n e d to t h e S t u d e n t A id O f f ic e , 3 6 3 7 P e e l S t. b e f o r e t h e e n d o f th e 1 9 9 7 w in t e r s e s s io n .

I f y o u d id n o t r e c e iv e a n a p p lic a t io n p le a s e c o n t a c t t h e o ffic e .

T h a t ’s G o rd ie , s e c o n d f r o m rig h t, u ltra - c o o l in h is H u g o B oss, m a n

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M egapop C asino R oyale (Independent) T h a t ’ s r i g h t f o lk s , n o t M ag n ap o p, b u t M egapop — “ A new band that is bent on p io n eer­ ing a new C anadian m usic fron­ t i e r , ” a c c o r d in g to th e ir p r e s s r e le a s e . N e w ? N o t q u ite .

E v e ry th in g on th e six -tra c k L P s o u n d s v a g u e ly f a m ilia r , fro m catchy bass lines to sticky synthp o p in tr o s a n d l y r ic s . T a k e “ R e tu rn fo r R e fu n d ,” a sh o e -in f o r g r a n d p r iz e in an O a s is sound-alike contest, in w hich one o f th e v o c a l i s t s , e i t h e r J a a n Slim berg or M arcus K olga, sings “ S h e sa w m e in a b a d w a y / D i d n ’t n e e d to s a v e m e ” a n d “She opens up, opens up my eyes / W e w ent real far and now here w e a r e . ” O n o th e r tr a c k s , th e b and m anages to hone in on other p o p m u sic sty le s, ra n g in g fro m T he R eplacem ents to A erosm ith.

T ouché. T he nam e im plies, w ell, m e g a p o p , an d th a t’s w h a t you

get. A s a band, they d o n ’t actual­ ly su c k in te rm s o f te c h n iq u e , and w h atever they lack in o rig i­ nality they m ake up for (a bit) in polish and cute-boy appeal. A nd in th e g r a n d m a th e m a ti c a l schem e o f things, cute + polished + p o p (+/- in n o v a tiv e ) = yo u n g

F A R G O /f

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a d o r in g f a n s . T h e k id s lo v e O a s is . S o m a y b e th e k id s w ill love M egapop too.

— L yla M ille r B en F o ld s F iv e W hatever A n d E ve r A m en (550 M usic) M ake no m istake about it — th is is p o p m u s ic . B e a u t if u l m e lo d ie s, th re e -p a rt h arm o n ies, e v e ry so n g a p o s s ib le h it. A n d this is w hy the ineptly-nam ed trio started a m ajor label bidding w ar a f t e r t h e ir d e b u t o n C a r o l in e R e c o r d s a n d th e ir s u b s e q u e n t L o lla p a lo o z a se c o n d -sta g e p e r ­ fo rm a n c e s . W h ile th e ir e p o n y ­ m ous first album m ay have been penned as a tongue-in-cheek te s­ ta m e n t to w h ite , m id d le - c la s s , suburban angst, the fo llo w -u p is a serious look at grow ing up and the troubles it brings. “I ’ve faith that th e re’s a soul / W h o ’s lead ­ ing m e around / I w o n d er if she k n o w s / W h ic h w a y is d o w n ” Folds lam ents on the d isc’s b eau ­ ti f u l fin a le “ E v a p o r a te d .”

H o w e v e r, F o ld s know s th a t ad u lth o o d is n ot a ll d o o m a n d g lo o m , even w hen faced w ith tragedy. T he ja n g ly , s a r c a s t i c “ Song For The D um ped” co n ­ ta in s th e p o s s i­ b le -c a tc h -p h ra se chorus “G ive m e m y m o n ey b ack / G iv e m e m y m oney back you b itc h ” in r e s p o n s e to a g irlfrien d ’s w elltim e d d u m p in g a f te r a b o u g h t d in n e r. T h e p ia n o - b a s s - d r u m s co m b in atio n p ro p els ev ery song in one o f tw o directions: toe-tapp in g sin g -a lo n g o r m e la n c h o ly ballad.

— S tu a rt D et sky

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B e d la m L o co m o tiv e G ram p (G lenbrook Farm R ecords) W ith o u t true co u n try m usic, w e p a v e m e n t- p o u n d e r s w o u ld f o r g e t th a t th e u n i v e r s e a ls o in c lu d e s b e e s an d th e sm e ll o f fre s h ly - c u t g ra ss. O tta w a ’ s B e d la m L o c o m o tiv e sta n d s fo r th a t h o m e - g r o w n t a l e n t a n d strong lin k s to the co u n try w ay.

T heir sound is as tight as blood, their m ood as w holesom e as fam ­ ily, and th eir m usic as herb al as th e ir c o u n tr y h o m e r e m e d ie s .

G r a m p , B L ’ s f i r s t f u ll- le n g t h rele ase , is d ed ica ted to the m an w ho sp aw n ed the b an d — co m ­ p o s e d o f th e C l a r k e b r o th e r s th r e e — b o th p h y s i c a l l y a n d m u s ic a lly (c h e c k o u t G ra m p ’s in flu en ce on the b itc h in ’ hidden f id d le tr a c k ) . C h r is f r o n ts th e b and w ith his stream -like vocals a n d ‘g u i t a r f o r th e c o m m o n m an .’ R ick adds the bass, w hich is as energetic as any y o u ’ll ever h e a r . A n d e l d e s t b r o M ik e is solid and inventive on percussion (“V alerie” features a w acky p la s­ tic ruler). S ongs like “S unrise in M e n o tta ,” “ T o w n s h if te r ,” an d “ B l a c k C a r ” le a v e y o u d a y ­ dream ing o f fields and fireflies.

— C hris Colley

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C a r t e r B u rw e ll F argo / B arton F in k (TV T) L o st H ighw ay (N o thing/lnterscope) T h e S a in t: M u s ic f r o m M o tion P ictu re S oundtrack (V irgin)

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The Tarantino C onnection (M C A ) Y o u k n o w so u n d tra c k m a r­ k e tin g h a s g o tte n o u t o f h a n d w h e n p a c k a g i n g d o m in a te s r e l e a s e s lik e it d o e s in th e s e hopefuls. T he F argo score is co l­ lapsed w ith its B arton F ink co u n ­ terpart to becom e a m ore ap p eal­ in g in v e s tm e n t f o r th e b u y e r .

A n d it is: C a rte r B u rw e ll c o m ­ p o s e d th e sc o re fo r b o th C o e n film s an d p la c in g th em b a c k to b a c k is a l m o s t n e c e s s a r y .

C o m b in ed , th e tw o sc o re s ta lly 4 2 m in u t e s . F a r g o m a k e s up m ost o f the disc and it plays, not surprisingly, a lot like the m ovie.

A lthough the M innesota-speak is a b s e n t, th e g e n t le f id d le a n d w arm cello , p la ce you firm ly in w hite-out conditions.

D a v id L y n c h ’s L ost H ig h w a y runs w ith the p resen ta­ tio n that m ade the N a tu ra l B orn K illers soundtrack a success: G et th a t s c a r y m u s ic n e r d T r e n t

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R eznor o f N ine Inch N ails to p ro ­ duce it. T he disc is alm ost tw ice as lo n g a s B u r w e l l ’ s a n d i t ’s n early as seam less. D avid B ow ie, B a r r y A d a m s o n , R a m m s te in , M a r ily n M a n s o n , a n d A n g e lo B adalam enti (Twin P eaks) create a H itchcockian-007 lounge sound th at read ily ex cep ts the sense o f g ro o v e o ffe re d by B a d a la m e n ti a n d th e S m a s h in g P u m p k in s , w h o c o n tr ib u te a s p o t-o n n ew release, “E y e.”

The Sa in t boasts form ulating th e d e fin itiv e e le c tro n ic m o v ie so u n d track . It w ran g les up D aft P u n k , th e C h e m ic a l B r o th e rs , O r b i ta l , S neaker P im p s , U nderw orld, and E verything But the G irl. C learly it is one o f the g r e a te s t fe a ts o f p a c k a g in g fo r the young m usical scene. B ew are o f the ill-fittin g clunkers. D u ran D u ra n a n d D u n c a n S h e ik a re so m e h o w sc ra p in g by th e re tro cu t-o ff w ith soft pop puke.

F i n a l l y , T h e T a r a n tin o C onnection takes the cake in the w o rld o f the so u n d track m ark et­ in g b litz . A c o lle c tio n o f so n g s fro m m o v ie s Q u e n tin d ire c te d , w ritten, starred in, o r his m o th er saw , th e d isc ch a lle n g e s you to e n jo y m u sic fra m e d b y a g re a t big industry ploy.

— M arc G illiam

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Dear Editors for next year, Careful cleaning out the cabinet — we left some tuna sandwiches there a coupla months ago and we haven't looked in there since.

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T h e M o n tr e a l M u se u m o f Fine A rts’ sum m er program offers an ex c itin g ran g e o f e x h ib itio n s w hether you w ant to exercise your analytical abilities during the sum ­ m er session or are ju st craving an afternoon o f eye candy.

H ere’s a brief summ ary o f the exhibitions that the M M FA has in store: E x ile s a n d E m ig r é s : T he F lig h t o f E u ro p ea n A rtis ts fr o m H itler (June 19 - Sept. 7) is by far th e m o st a m b itio u s e x h ib itio n sch ed u le d . It ex a m in e s how th e exile o f artists who fled the rise o f N azism a ffec ted th e in te lle ctu al lif e o f E u ro p e a n d A m e ric a b e tw e e n 1933 an d 1945. T h e e x h ib it w ill p r e s e n t n e a rly 130 works by 23 artists, as well as 150 docum ents chronicling the history o f this fertile period.

A m o n g th e m o s t e m in e n t a rtists to be e x h ib ite d are M arc Chagall, Salvador Dali, M ax Ernst, V a s ily K a n d in s k y , O skar K o k o sch ka, A ndré M asson, P iet M ondrian, L udw ig M ies van d er R o h e , an d Y v e s T a n g u y . T h e exhibit will also feature a 20-foot m o d e l o f P e g g y G u g g e n h e im ’s “A rt o f this C e n tu ry ” gallery, in w h ic h Ja c k s o n P o llo c k , am o n g others, m ounts a m ajor exhibit.

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A sterix, the E xh ib itio n (July 17 - Nov. 16) is at the opposite end o f th e a rt sp e c tru m . P e rh a p s to avoid the controversy surrounding th e M M F A ’s re c e n t p o p cu ltu re e x h ib its lik e B e a u té m o b ile , th e m u se u m h a s e n s u re d A s t e r i x 's e d u c a tio n a l v a lu e by u sin g th e com ic strip as a p rete x t to study druidism. M M FA plans to display m any a c tu a l o b je c ts fro m A ntiquity — G allo-R om an stone and bronze sculptures as w ell as pieces illustrating folk art and folk­ ways — that were not included in the Paris version of. the show.

Asterix, for those unacquaint­ ed w ith th e in d o m ita b le co m ic book character who lived in Gaul circa 50 BC., is the nam esake o f the series that is read world-wide.

O v er 28 0 m illio n c o p ie s o f th e com ic-strip albums have been sold in 77 languages and dialects.

A d r ie n H é b e rt: A n A r t i s t ’s View o f M ontreal H arbour (April 1 I - Sept. 7) captures the Old Port in its e c o n o m ic heyday.

P hotographs sta rt in 1924, w hen M ontreal’s port was then the most im p o rtan t site fo r grain ex p o rta­ tion.

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H enri C artier-B resson: Pen, P en c il a n d C a m era s (A ug. 28 Nov. 2) studies the m ulti-faceted career o f the fam ous French pho­ tographer who has sketched, paint­ ed and m ade film s. In to tal, 100 w orks by th is classica lly -train e d and highly-accom plished artist will be on display.

G a b o r S zila si: P h o to g ra p h s 1954-1996 (Aug. 28 - N ov. 2) is Q uebec’s first retrospective on this pioneer o f photographic docum en­ taries. His w ork captures the evo­ lu tio n o f so m e o f o u r fa v o u rite haunts. Especially interesting is a p h o to g ra p h o f th e A rc h a m b a u lt m usic store at St. C ath erin e and Berri with its old marquee. Photos o f fam iliar landmarks, like those of Club Soda or the Fairmount Bagel bakery are also evocative. Szilasi’s oeuvre also includes portraits alter­ nately kitschy and haunting.

Tickets f o r eith er E xiles and É m ig rés a n d A ste rix a re $5 f o r students. A full-priced ticket to one e x h ib itio n d is c o u n ts h a l f th e admission price to the second exhi­ bition. A dm ission is half-price on W e d n e s d a y s , 5 :3 0 - 9 p .m .

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A t th e f ir s t s ig n s o f s p r in g , I, lik e m o st M ontrealers, act drastically. For me, spring means warm er weather, w arm er weather means sum m er is com ing — w hich m eans it’s tim e to start thinking about a sum m er jo b — and that m eans it’s tim e to trim the old crop and make a more respectable impres­ sion on the big, bad summer job market.

W hatever the reason may be, people are going out in hordes and changing how they look. W hether it’s that freak who dons shorts for temperatures over five degrees Celsius or the trendier types who refigure their w ardrobes for our biannual passing along the more elliptical segment o f the earth’s orbit, the far-out and the far-flung are appearing now in the world of fash­ ion.

This year, I was hit particularly hard by the fever: new R o o ts g la sses re n d e re d d eep -d o w n head ach e symptoms and new Simple shoes brought on a rather co m p lex netw ork o f b liste rs, but a w hole new do thanks to Cynthia at Funky Toque offered nothing but sweet relief to ailing, but really quite fashionable self.

Sure, Cynthia was consoling and oh-so-soothing (she reassured m e no less than every ten m inutes, exclaiming: “This is gonna be a really good change for you!”). Cynthia applied creams and elixirs that nour­ ished my glands ravaged from the fever. It was a med­ icating experience.

O f course, I didn’t realise that when I first walked into Funky Toque. Initially, I couldn’t get over the fact th at a h air salon w ould nam e its e lf afte r a hat — seemed like a conflict o f interests to me.

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The receptionist sm iled nicely and asked if I would like a drink. “No thanks,” I replied knowingly, “I came to get my hair cut.”

I hung up my things and was told to put on a giant smock “as if it was a bathrobe.” I enjoy role-playing so I eagerly obeyed. A pparently, for being such a good boy, a nameless employee who em erged from the back

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“I’m holding you...” said the woman with magic hands.

Y es — y e s , y o u a re . I d id n ’t k n o w h o w to resp o n d to th at. S u d d en ly I q u estio n e d w h eth er I should keep my eyes open or shut, legs crossed or dan­ gling... aghh.

“W ould you like something to drink?” asked my aloe vera angel as she finished up. It was a struggle to say no this tim e. No tim e for regrets though; I was w hisked away to a chair in front o f a large mirror to have my first encounter with Cynthia. After getting the interrogative drink formality out o f the way, she pulled out her shears and got busy.

Cynthia has w orked at Funky Toque only since December, but her skill far outreaches her experience.

She could clip, trim, thin, shave, spritz, mould, comb, and sculpt like a master of the art-form. I should know — that was my hair she worked with.

Funky Toque, located on the M ain ju st south of Pine, has been on the fashion scene fo r only eight m onths. H ailed largely as the more innocent o f hair salons for more than just its age, Funky Toque faces th e onslaught o f the ever-popular ‘underw ear o n ly ’ hair salons gestating east o f downtown. I have been inform ed that these establishments are becoming more and more fashionable.

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successful finish ever this year with a 11-5 record. Four of five Martlet loss­ es were at the hands o f the Laval squad — the division powerhouse. In addition, the M artlets advanced to their first ever national championship, held last month in Edmonton. Against tough com petition from across the country, the Martlets entered the com­ petition in the seventh ranked position and pulled off an im pressive sixth place finish.

“It was a good performance for a first showing at the Nationals, which are different from any other tourna­ ment,” Beliveau said, proud of her team’s results.

B y A riun T aneja

This year the Martlets’ volleyball squad achieved their best results ever and a big factor in their success and continued improvement has been their coach, Rachel Beliveau.

McGill started the women’s vol­ leyball program six years ago with the hiring of Beliveau; previous to that time, women’s volleyball existed on a more informal basis at McGill.

“The volleyball program started at zerd six years ago and has improved g rad u ally in a strong le ag u e ,” remarked Beliveau. “Each year differ­ ent goals have been set to constantly improve the program. In the first year the goal was to score ten points (sets are to 15 points each), while the sec­ ond year the goal was to win sets and by the third year our goal was to win matches.”

C oach B eliveau cre d its the im p ro v em ent o f the program to McGill’s strong academic reputation as well as improvement in the quality of volleyball at McGill.

“The success of the program has helped getting people to come [to this university],” she said.

In addition to its own club, McGill is associated with a number of junior teams which has helped McGill train and recruit quality players.

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Coach Beliveau got involved in many sports at a young age — includ­ ing volleyball. After playing as a set­ ter for her high school team , she played for five years at the university of Sherbrooke and competed at the Nationals three times.

Her best result at the Nationals was a second place finish. Now as a coach, Beliveau is still seeking a national championship. In addition to her university career at Sherbrooke, w here she com pleted a M a ster’s degree in science, Beliveau played on the Canadian national volleyball team from 1980 to 1986 and competed in

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“Going to the Olympics was a great experience and as a member of the National Team, I got to see the world,” she said.

In order to keep involved with som ething she en jo y ed doing, Beliveau decided to get into coaching — a d ecisio n th at has b en efited McGill because she is as successful off court as she was during her play­ ing career.

In fact, the success of the McGill w om en’s v o lley b all program and Rachel Beliveau was recognised this y ear w hen the C anadian Interuniversity Athletics Union select­ ed her as the w om en’s volleyball coach of the year. “ [I w as] su rp rised w hen the Q uebec C on feren ce aw ard was announced, which comes before the CIAU award. But when I thought about it, maybe due to the success of the program we deserved it,” Beliveau said.

She was quick to credit those who have contributed in the past years to building the program into its current form.

“All of the athletes have had a part in the winning tradition,” she said.

She accepted the aw ard, like many she has won in the past as a player, in stride and said, “the rewards

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The M artlets in a ctio n are great but it is im portant to be doing what you are doing because you enjoy it, and not for the awards.”

A happily married mother of two, Beliveau looks forward to improving on this year’s results.

“We w ere a young team this year, with lots of rookies so most of our players are returning [and] next

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year we will also have some new play­ ers,” Beliveau explained.

This should make the M artlets even stronger next year while Laval will be weakened with the loss of four starting players. With coach Rachel Beliveau at the helm, the M artlets should continue their winning ways well into the future.

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The M ontreal Expos are a lot like a beaten up V W Bus. E very sum m er they travel the continent, losing a few parts w herever they g o , b u t u ltim a te ly r e f u s in g to break down. A lthough it may not be the m ost glam orous m eans o f tran sp o rta tio n , it is at le a st re li­ able.

T his se aso n ’s unprecedented 3 -0 s ta r t, h o w e v e r, is s lig h tly d eceiv in g. D o n ’t expect them to pass any Porsches on the freeway before the summ er is over.

T h e E x p o s ’ y o u th a n d th e tutelage o f Felipe Alou will again m ake them an exciting team. But in a d iv isio n m ore stack ed then M organa the K issing B andit, the playoffs will likely prove elusive.

The division will likely be won by the A tlanta Braves, with the freespending Florida M arlins collect­ ing a w ild-card berth after nearly $ 5 0 m illio n spent in a d iz zy in g off-season frenzy.

Last year’s 88-74 Expos line­ up is virtually unchanged with the e x c e p tio n s o f f o rm e r M a rin e rprospect Chris W idger behind the p la te a n d V la d im ir G u e r re r o re p la c in g M o ises A lou in rig h t fie ld . A lth o u g h he is c u rre n tly nursing a broken foot, G uerrero is a le g itim a te th r e a t to b a ttle A ndruw Jones fo r R ookie o f the Year.

G uerrero has been com pared

Mark. G ru d zie la n e k p ro v id es in e xp e n sive q u a lity p la y to a young Tim R aines or A ndre Dawson, and offers the speed, arm and heart that Alou never did. If he survives puberty, he could become an im p o rta n t p art o f the E x p o s’ fu tu re . W id g er, m e an w h ile, is a capable receiver with an accurate a rm , w h o b a tte d .3 0 4 w ith 13 home runs in Triple-A last year.

Rounding out the year’s line­ up w ill be th e e x p lo siv e trio o f Rondell W hite, M ike Lansing and M ark G ru d z ie la n e k — all th ree offer the Expos the speed, defence and finesse that few oth er team s possess. Toss in Henry Rodriguez,

who has rediscovered his stroke by am assing six hits in his first 11 atb a ts , a n d c la s s y f ir s t b a s e m e n D avid Segui, and the Expos have the best line-up you’ve never seen.

T his season’s m atch-ups will be lost not at the plate, but on the mound where the Expos will field a rotation o f cast-offs, ageing vet­ e r a n s a n d u n p ro v e n s ta r te r s .

S tarter Je ff F assero , bu llp en ace M el R o ja s a n d p e r h a p s m o st n o ta b ly , p itc h in g c o a c h Jo e K e rrig a n , h a v e a ll v a c a te d th e Expo clubhouse. It was K errigan’s patience and expertise that allowed

the Expos to pre­ viously overcom e th eir y early e x o ­ d u s o f ta le n t — b u t w ith o u t h is help an d a neard e p le te d fa rm system, the Expos m ay n o t b e so lucky this year.

W hile Pedro M a rtin e z an d s o u th p a w R h eal C o r m ie r are p ro v e n s ta r te r s , th e r e s t o f th e ro ta tio n is q u e s­ tio n a b le . C a rlo s Perez was unable to fin d his lo c a ­ tio n in s p rin g tr a in in g a f te r m is s in g a fu ll season to injury.

E x -C u b Jim B u llin g e r p ro v ed to be ab o u t as baffling as a pitching m achine and ro o k ie M arc V aldes w ill have to b e b ro u g h t alo n g slo w ly — all these factors will likely put some undue strain on the bullpen.

R elief may prove to be a w el­ co m e su rp ris e w ith a slim m e d dow n D ave V eres and fire b a lle r Ugueth Urbina. Urbina will nicely fill the role o f the departing Rojas, after am assing a 10-5 record last season in 17 starts. Add into the mix M att W agner, a new arrival thanks to the Fassero trade. If vet­

eran sav es-lead er L ee Sm ith can dust off some of the cobwebs, the E x p o s co u ld p ro v e to be a very com petent team in the late innings.

W hile th eir startin g ro tatio n m ay be th re a d -b a re , th e E x p o s have arguably the deepest bench in th e m a jo r le ag u e s. It is a d epth which rivals their seasons o f dom i­ nance in the 1970s when the Big O w as o n ly b e g in n in g to b u rg eo n into the death trap it is today.

L eading the charge from the pines is m ultidim ensional outfield­ er F.P. Santangelo, hot o ff a sea­ son in which he finished fourth in N L R o o k ie o f th e Y ea r v o tin g .

C o m p lim e n tin g h is sp e e d an d te n a c ity w ill be v eteran ca tc h er D a rrin “W h e e ls” F le tc h e r, w ho last year clubbed 57 RBIs, veteran o u tfie ld e r Jo e O rs u la k , slu g g e r Sherman O bando, and hard-nosed utility infielders Doug Strange and A ndy S tankew itz. Stanky led the Expos last season in pinch hitting a n d w as o n e o f f o u r M o n tr e a l players to bat over .400 in spring training.

G a s k e ts m ay b lo w a n d th e en g in e m ay o v erh eat, b ut F elipe A lo u w ill so m e h o w m a n a g e to keep the E xpos running, guiding them to another solid 80-win sea­ son. T his y ea r’s version o f b ase­ b a l l ’s G re a t D ia s p o r a m ay b e m issin g its ta p e deck and a few s e a ts, b u t its s till o p e ra tin g as cleanly as it ever was.

April 8th, 1997

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W ith th e p la y o f f p ic tu r e as clear as m ud one week before the end o f the regular season, is this not the perfect tipie fo r a Cup p re­ view? Definitely!

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C o lo rado A valanche Strengths: W hat’s not to like?

An explosive offence and a strong defence that com es through in the clutch are am ong the team ’s strong points. Also, they have one o f the best playoff goalies o f all-tim e in P atrick Roy. An ex cellen t bet to repeat as Cup champions.

Weaknesses: H m m m ....that’s a toughie. T he defence m ight be a co n c ern , e s p e c ia lly c o n s id e rin g their recent stretch where they were allowing 40-plus shots a game too f re q u e n tly . E v e n th e n , th e Avalanche have Roy to save them s h o u ld th e d e fe n c e f a lte r . T he te a m ’s w ea k n e sse s are m in im al com pared to those of the other con­ tenders.

O u tlo o k : T h e A v s s h o u ld have a relatively easy tim e in the W e ste rn C o n fe re n c e , w h ere th e sty le is m ore w ide-open. S hould they make the final, they’ll be wellrested.

D etro it R ed W ings Strengths: OK, they w e re n ’t th e te am th e y w ere a y e a r ago, w hen they am assed a league record for points during the regular sea­ son, but th e y ’re still pretty good.

W ith th e a d d itio n o f B re n d a n Shanahan at the beginning o f the season, the Wings got themselves a to u g h g u y w h o c o u ld s c o re — so m e th in g th e te am has lack ed .

Their defence is still top-notch, and the goaltending is also fine.

W eaknesses: S ergei F ederov keeps pulling off his disappearing act during the playoffs. The Wings need Federov to be a force at both ends o f the ice, or else they w ill

disappear along with him.

O u tlo o k : T h e se g u y s are ticked. They w ere sup­ posed to win it all last year, only to be d era iled by the e v e n tu a l c h a m p io n s fro m Colorado. If that isn’t incen­ tive enough, I d o n ’t know what is.

New Je rse y Devils Strengths: They play as a team , and they w in as a team. Everyone contributes, and as lo n g as all p la y ers co n fo rm to coach Jacq u es L em aire’s system, the team will win.

W e a k n e sse s: S ay again? Their lack o f offence appears to have been solved w ith the add itio n o f D oug Gilmour, and any dissension in the ranks seem s to have been stifled.

O utlook: T hese D evils lo o k e v e n b e tte r th an the te a m th a t w on it a ll tw o y e a rs ag o . T h e o n e th in g that could trip this team up is that they do not have the advantage o f surprise any­ m ore. Team s know th ey ’re good, and those team s w ill be ready.

P h ilad elp h ia F ly ers Strengths: An absolutely scary first line. The aptly nam ed Legion o f D oom is c a p a b le o f w in n in g gam es practically by them selves.

Team defence is also adequate.

W e a k n e s s e s : Q u e s tio n s at every position. Can the Flyers get scoring from their other lines? Can Ron Hextall solve his inconsistency problem s? A negative response for an y o f th e s e w ill m a k e it v e ry tough for the Flyers to get the Cup. O u tlo o k : T h e F ly e r s h a v e more depth than years past, so they m ust silence the critics, and they have to do it this year. Otherwise, some major changes are in store.

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R yan C o u g h lin , a fifth year p h y s -e d and s c ie n c e m a jo r at M cGill, was drafted yesterday by th e M o n tre a l A lo u e tte s o f th e C a n ad ian F o o tb all L eag u e. T he 6 ’5 ” , 295 p o u n d n a tiv e o f R enfrew , O n tario has played on the Redmen defensive line for the past four seasons. Prior to that, he dressed for a season as a member o f the Redmen hockey team.

Coughlin was named blocker of-the-gam e by the coaching staff on three occasions this year.

T he linem an was selected in the second round, 14th overall.

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Strengths: Excellent defence, alo n g w ith a re v a m p e d o ffe n c e have put the Stars in unfamiliar ter­ ritory — first place in the Central division.

W eaknesses: A t 37, A ndy M oog has proven he can still play in n et. S h o u ld he go d o w n , th e Stars are left with Arturs Irbe, who can range from terrible to excellent on any given night.

O utlook: O ne o f the surprise team s o f 1996-97, the Stars have proven they can play well over the entire season. They now have to do it in the playoffs, which is a whole different kettle o f fish. This team could be prime for an upset.

B uffalo S ab res Sure, they’re first in the N ortheast divi­ sion, but the team has s lip p e d r e c e n tly . If Dominik Hasek is any less the goalie he was during the season, the Sabres are toast. Even i f H a se k d o e s p la y w ell, it m ight not be enough, and the curse o f p la y in g fo r a B u f f a lo fra n c h is e might continue.

P hoenix Coyotes This team should w in m ore o ften w ith th e ta le n t a v a ila b le .

H ow ever, they don’t, a n d w ith a la c k o f p ro v e n p la y o ff p e r ­ fo rm e r s , th is te a m isn’t likely to go far.

Pittsburgh P enguins M ario’s last hur­ ra h fig u re s to h a v e h im e x itin g w ith a w h im p e r. T h e P en s have too m any ques­ tions at key positions to e s ta b lis h th e m ­ selves as a legitim ate threat. Team offence is sensational, but the Cup is about defence.

A nah eim M ighty D ucks T h ey h a v e c o n c e iv a b ly th e best one-two punch in the league in P aul K ariya and T eem u Selanne, but very little after that. The Ducks are up-and-com ing, but this year doesn’t figure to be theirs.

F lo rid a P a n th e rs Last year’s Cinderella team is lo oking at one big p u m pkin o f a playoff. The team did not pull off the much-needed trade for a centrem a n a t th e d e a d lin e , an d e v e n th o u g h th e ir d e fe n c e is so lid , it w on’t be enough.

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As for the other probable play­ o ff team s, rem em ber: anything is possible, but not likely. The Blues?

D ifferent coach, sam e result. The B lackhaw ks? W ell, they got nice th ird je rs e y s ... T h e C a n a d ie n s?

Sure, a first round upset is possible, but this team has had every possi­ ble obstacle throw n in their way, and it appears that there might be one too many for them to overcome — practice your golf-swings boys.

W hat you have ju st read is a brief preview o f the quest for Lord Stanley’s Grail. W hat should hap­ pen, and what will happen, though, are tw o v ery d iffe re n t th in g s. I d o n ’t profess to be N ostradam us, but here’s my shot.

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E d m o n to n O ilers T h e y h a p p e n to be th e Canadian team with the best shot at w inning the w hole thing. T h ey ’ll gain some valuable experience this year. W atch out for these guys in years to come.

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O v er 2 0 0 a th letes p a rtic ip a te d in the annual McGill Open Cross Country meet held at M ount Royal Park. On an ideal w eather day for running, M cGill’s w omen’s team fin­ ished first, w hile the m en’s team wound up third.

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Goalie Jarrod Daniel made 22 and 35 saves in the two consecutive games, allowing only two goals in each o f the contests. T he Redm en pushed th eir record to 8-4, w hile G endron continued his reign as the league’s top pointgetter.

paced the w om en’s team, placing third and fifth respectively. Alex Hutchinson provided the highlight o f the m en’s six-kilometre race, placing second, only two seconds behind the winner.

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A ll-C an ad ian s A lex H u tch in so n , M elan ie Choinière and Tam bra Dunn led the McGill team. Hutchinson’s silver medal proved to be M c G ill’s cro w n in g m o m en t o f the c ro s s ­ country season.

The Redm en football team travelled to O ttaw a for the D unsm ore Cup, where they were soundly defeated by the Gee G ee’s 4517. M cGill’s offence was largely ineffective for much o f the game.

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T he annual S h rin e B ow l, alw ay s the biggest draw o f the season for the Redmen, was home to the biggest crowd o f a M cGill football game in 16 years. Over 8,500 people ro c k e d th e h o u se as M c G ill b le w p a s t Q ueen’s for a 29-20 win. The win was great, b u t th e o v erw h e lm in g fan a tte n d e n c e in droves was the highlight.

Incidentally, running back Shawn Linden broke M ichael S oles’ single-gam e rushing record with a 225-yard performance.

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In their inaugural season, the w om en’s tennis team shocked York University 5-4 to capture the year-end tennis cham pionships.

The team first beat M cM aster 5-2, and pro­ ceeded to upset the home team in the final.

The M cGill m en’s tennis team pulled a m ajor upset o f the University o f Toronto in the sem i-finals before dropping the finals.

Their silver medal victory capped an incredi­ ble season for M cG ill’s tennis teams.

T h e w o m en ’s so c ce r team re c o v e re d from a disappointing tie with the Laval Rouge et O r and cru sh ed C oncordia 10-1. In the M artlet’s most lopsided victory o f the season, Jane Moran scored 3 goals.

In terestin g ly , after the gam e, M artlet coach Sylvie Beliveau remarked, “I still don’t believe that w e’re a strong squad.”

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by Linden, as he gained 96 yards on 17 car­ r ie s an d ad d e d a p a ir o f to u c h d o w n s .

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January 1 2 ,19 97 The undefeated McGill Martlets contin­ ued their winning ways with a convincing 8063 win over the seventh-ranked Laurentien Lady Vees. Guard Jen Stacey scored 23 points and was 7 of 11 from three-point range to lead the Martlets to an 18th consecutive win dating back to the end of last season.

Martlets by winning three gold medals, fin­ ishing first of ten competitors in the solo rou­ tine, first of 14 pairs in the duet routine and first of 15 competitors in senior figures.

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January 1 7 ,19 97 McGill’s second Red N’ White night of the year had the Martlets crush the eventual national silver medalist York squad 87-62.

Vicky Tessier and Anne Gildenhuys led the way, each scoring 28 points.

The Redmen dropped their Friday night tilt, but rebounded with a victory over the Ryerson Rams. Their 79-65 win lifted their record to 2-4, with Matt Watson posting 22 points.

Stingers, 59-57. Their loss in the Quebec Student Sports Federation cham pionship eliminated any hopes that the M artlets would win the national cham pionship.

Tessier ended her storied bas­ ketball career by scoring 29 points.

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At McGill’s Routine Ranking Meet at the Currie Pool, the McGill synchronised swim team finished a strong second behind Q ueen’s. Swimmer M egan Fox led the

Triple jumper Max Oates won second place at the CIAU track and field champi­ onships. Alex Hutchison also had a very strong showing as he claimed the bronze medal in the men’s 1500m. four-year losing streak, and celebrated their 2-1 win over the College St. Laurent.

Goalie Lucie Fortin backstopped the Martlets with her incredible 39 save perfor­ mance.

In the third annual McGill Invitational Track and Field Meet, McGill fin­ ished fifth to Western in the team com petition. Alex Hutchinson won his 1000m race, while four other McGill athletes qualified for the national championships.

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The Redmen hockey team upset the No. 1 ranked UQTR Patriots 2-0 in a stun­ ning home victory. Pierre Gendron scored two goals in the win. It was the Redmen’s first shutout of UQTR in the 12 and a half years. The win followed a crucial Thursday night tie against Concordia.

F e b ru ary 16,19 97 McGill’s male fencers brought home their first gold medal in the men’s epée in the team’s history. The threesome of Zbigniew Rudzki, Michal Kaminsky and Josh Spicer propelled the team past five schools en route to the win. McGill was never truly threatened throughout the competition.

M a rc h 2 ,1 9 9 7 The McGill Martlet volleyball team qual­ ified for the nationals by defeating Sherbrooke and losing to third-ranked Laval.

Their win over Sherbrooke was especially sat­ isfying after the gruelling five-set match.

M a rc h 4 ,1 9 9 7 The Redmen dropped a heart-breaking hockey playoff series to UQTR. After split­ ting the first two games, UQTR won 7-6 in the third and deciding game. In front of near sellout crowds at McConnell Winter Arena, the teams delighted McGill fans with three scintillating affairs. M cGill star Pierre Gendron finished the year with 94 points.

M a rc h 8 ,1 9 9 7 The Martlet basketball team dropped their third game of the year to the Concordia

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The Tribune sports editors would like to thank Earl Zukerman, and his assistant, Toli Tsaboukos, for their frequent support to the sec­ tion all year long.

Messrs. Zukerman and Tsaboukos provided us with all the informa­ tion on M cG ill events and the ath­ letics department’ s members.

Their patience and diligence made our jobs significantly easier to per­ form.

W e would also like to thank our dedicated sports writers. Your ath­ leticism and writing were invalu­ able.

Finally, a special thank you to pro­ duction and photography: one day, you w ill be the bane o f our exis­ tence.

Frank and Paul

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Norman Spector will be speak­ ing on " A c c o u n ta b ility and R e sp o n sib ility in Ottawa.: Reflections of a Form er Public Servant". Held from 4 to 6 p.m. in rm 232 of the Leacock Building.

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The Reynolds Creative Atelier presents a reading from its Fiction Category participants at 7 p.m. in the Thomson House basement. No cover. Everyone is welcom e. For more info, call Marta at 848-02 09.

LBGTM's administrative meet­ ing: elections 97-98 and constitu­ tional changes. Come get involved in plan nin g for a great year!

Shatner rm 429 at 5:30 p.m.

"How to act Locally and Think Globally" The seminar will be held at 3715 Peel from 12:30- 1 :30 p.m.

T hursday, A p ril 10

McGill Student Film Festival!!!

April 10-11. Starts at 7 p.m. $2/$3 at the door. You can vote for People's Choice awards.

Interested in Poetry?? The Poetry category participants from the Reynolds Creative Atelier will read their works at 7 p.m. in the Thom son H ouse basem ent. No cover. Everyone is welcom e. For more info, call Marta at 848-02 09.

C in e G a e l is pleased to an n o u n ce that Film D ire cto r Brenden J. Byrne will be a guest at the screening of his films P u d d y C a t and The Kickham s. 7 p.m. at Concordia De Seve Cinema, 1400 de Maisonneuve W . Admission is $4 .

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McGill will be holding a chari­ ty auction at Chapters bookstore.

All funds will go to support Youth C h a lle n g e In tern a tio n a l's Development projects in Guyana and Costa Rica. All the items to be auctioned off are a plane ticket, show tickets and m uch m ore.

Starts at 2 p.m.For further questions call Amy at 937-7469.

Sunday, A p ril 13

Yello w Door presents story­ telling- French C anadian Tales.

7 :3 0 , admission $ 3 . Located at 3625 Aylmer st.

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Barbara Whitler will be speak­ ing at the Montreal Badminton and Squash Club at 11:30 and 12:30, hosted by the Women's Canadian Club of Montreal.

Tuesday, A p r il 15

Professor Marrus will speak on "The Vatican and the Holocaust: A New Perspective." Lecture will be held in the Kiddush Room at 8 p.m, 425 Metcalfe Ave. For more info, co n tact C a th e rin e Rabinovitch at 937-9471 # 139.

O n g o in g and U p c o m in g ...

All M c G ill students, faculty administrators or staff that are inter­ ested in the concept of setting up at McGill, an Institute for the Study of Peace, please contact in writing, "D a v id S. R o v in s, 2 0 3 5 Mt. Sauvage, St. Adele, Q C . J0 R 1 L0 ".

Volunteers are needed to assist in an accredited therapeutic horse­ back riding program for physically and intellectually challenged chil­ dren and adults. Offered by the Lucky Harvest Project. For more info, contact Suzan or Patty at 264-

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The LBGTM phone-line is still looking for volunteers. If you are queer or very queer positive, have time to commit next year and want to be a part of a much needed ser­ vice, then we would really appreci­ ate your help! Pick up applications on LBGTM's door (429 Shatner) or call 398-6822.

Volunteer Intensive Program will be offered for people interest­ ed in working with seniors. This is a unique opportunity for volunteers to explore the area of gerontology and obtain hands-on experience under the supervision of experi­ enced professionals. A certificate will be presented upon completion of the training program. For more info, call Jo-Ann LaValliere at 4889163, ext. 351.

EarthSave is looking for volun­ teers interested in becom ing involved in the group's leadership. earthSave is a student group fund­ ed by QPIRG that is dedicated to educating people about the person­ al and global benefits of a plantbased diet. If you are interested, contact Mark Berman at 289-0843.

100 male extras needed for upcoming film! If you are interest­ ed in this non-paying experience, please call Phil at 8 4 5 -6 3 1 3 or Danielle at 842-3844.

Volunteers needed — The First Year Coordinator is seeking volun­ teers, both students and staff, to p articip ate in a phonathon.

Individuals offered admission will be encouraged to accept them and attend McGill. If you are interested, please contact Trish Duff by phone at 398-691 3 .

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d o w n , mentor to a first-year student? Help them become accustomed to uni­ versity life. Please contact Trish Duff by phone at 398-6913.

Class Action, a street organisa­ tion that has given $ 1.2 million to M cG ill from graduating students since 1990, is sponsoring the Class of '9 7 Streetfest on April 1 6 . All graduating students are invited to attend. Contact Cynthia Somma at 398-43 09.

Post-Abortion Informal Peer Facilitated Support G ro u p . No counselors present. Tim e to be arranged based on interest. Contact Terri at McGill Womens's Union at 398-6823.

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Living with Loss: Bereavement support groups are being offered free of charge through the McGill school of social work for adults, children and adolescents. Anyone who is experiencing any type of loss including the loss of a family member or friend, please contact Estelle Hopmeyer at 398-7067.

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