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S o w e n t the o p en in g drive for M cG ill; fiv e p lays, 6 7 yards, fiv e h a n d -o ffs to S h aw n L inden. It w as c le a r e a r ly o n th a t th e Q u e e n ’ s G old en G a els w o u ld , at b est, gar­ n er s ilv e r . T h e R e d m e n had the G o d s o f g o o d f o r tu n e o n th e ir side.

L in d e n ’s th u n d erin g g a llo p s m a r k e d th e b e g in n in g o f a lo n g day for the G a els. W ith a c la ssic gam e plan that em p h asised a c o m ­ b in a tio n o f s t in g y d e f e n s e an d b a ll-co n tro l o ffe n s e , the R ed m en b u lle d , c la w e d a n d fo u g h t th eir w a y to victory and a first p lace tie w ith C arleton in the O -Q IFC .

S o w en t the M cG ill R ed m en a s th e y d e fe a te d s ix th ra n k ed G o ld e n G a e ls 2 9 - 2 0 in th e tenth an n u al S h rin e B o w l, a lso h o m e ­ c o m in g w e e k e n d o n M c G ill’ s 175th anniversary.

M c G i ll t a i lb a c k L in d e n bu lled h is w a y to 103 yards in the first quarter alon e. H e crashed for tw o to u c h d o w n d a sh e s o f 1- and 5-yard s, b o ok en d in g a spectacular d a y o f f o o t b a l l a t M o ls o n S tad iu m . A lo n g the w a y , L in d en sh a tte r e d M c G i ll ’s s in g le g a m e ind ivid u al rushing record w ith 2 2 5 yards o n 25 carries. T he p reviou s record o f 2 0 3 yards w a s o w n ed by M ontreal A lo u e ttes fu llb ack M ik e

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Student protestors assembled in front o f Roddick Gates to voice concerns regarding cuts to education. McGill’s 175th anniversary celebrations were held over the weekend.

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M cG ill opened its doors to the M ontreal com m unity this w eekend, hosting a com bination o f enthusias­ tic praise, and angry student protest.

O rganisers o f this year’s O pen H ou se have exp ressed trem endous satisfaction with the w eek en d’s pro­ c e e d in g s , and s u g g e s te d that th e e v e n t h as se r v ed a v a lu a b le pur­ pose.

“M cG ill is a historical univer­ s ity — w e h a v e s o m e th in g v e ry un iq u e. T h is is a c h a n c e to sh o w ourselves to the w orld,” said vo lu n ­ teer co-ordinator Taryn T om linson.

“I’ve never seen support for volu n ­ teerin g lik e th is. A s an organiser, it’s chaos, as som eon e w h o is c e le ­ brating, it’s a m iracle.”

T o h o st O pen H o u se , M cG ill spent $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 o f its o w n m on ey, raising the rest from private don a­ tio n s and corp orate sp o n so rsh ip s.

T h e m ain sta g e featu red k e y -n o te s p e a k e r s , i n c lu d in g P r in c ip a l Bernard Shapiro, Q uebec Education M in is t e r P a u lin e M a r o is , an d M ontreal M ayor Pierre Bourque.

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P r o te s t a n d c o n flic t W h ile o r g a n is e r s an d g u e s t sp e a k e r s at O p en H o u s e o ffe r e d nothing but praise for the even t, a student protest against cuts to edu­ c a tio n an d p r o p o s e d tu itio n f e e increases marred the opening cere­ m o n ie s. T h e d e m o n str a tio n , p ro­ m oted by the Canadian Federation o f S tu d en ts, w a s h e ld b e c a u se o f c o n c e r n s w ith b o th th e M c G ill administration and the Q uebec g o v ­ ern m en t’s approach to a lo o m in g c r i s i s o v e r e d u c a t io n in th is province. M arois has presided over

hu ge cuts to the education budget, including a reduction o f over $ 1 0 0 m illio n to u n iversity fu n d in g. The M cG ill administration has respond­ ed to this tight financial situation by lo b b y in g th e g o v e r n m e n t to increase tuition fees.

Linda Carlson, president o f the P o st G rad uate S tu d e n ts’ S o c ie ty , explained that O pen H ou se present­ e d an op p ortu n ity for stu d en ts to express their opposition to the edu­ c a t io n m in is t e r a n d th e M c G ill administration.

“T he dem onstration is tim ely,” Carlson said. “M cG ill is putting on a la v ish d isp lay o f its history and tradition , but w e ’re in a fin a n cia l c r isis — w hat about the n ext 175 years?”

Others argued that the dem on­ stration, w hich caused considerable h avoc for the op en in g cerem on ies, w as inappropriate. T o m lin so n w as upset as she felt that som e students w e re ruining an e v e n t in to w h ich s t a f f an d stu d e n t v o lu n te e r s had poured a lot o f effort.

“There are m any o f us students w h o fe e l the sam e w a y abou t the cuts, but this w as not the tim e nor th e p la c e to p r o te st it,” sh e said .

“N o o n e w an ts tu itio n h ik e s, but this w as our tim e to celebrate.”

P r o t e s t e r s g a th e r e d a t th e R o d d ic k G a te s at 1 0 :0 0 a .m . on Friday m orning, and began to w alk to w a r d s the m ain sta g e on lo w e r c a m p u s . A s th e s p e e c h e s w e r e about to b e g in , the dem onstrators e f fe c t iv e ly d r o w n ed ou t th e first speaker, M cG ill C h an cellor Gretta Chambers. A s Cham bers attempted to r e a s o n w ith th e p r o te s te r s , a C ÉG EP marching band, w hich w as

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th e p o d iu m , a p o p u la r e m e r g in g them e w as the role that M cG ill has p la y e d in M o n trea l, Q u e b e c , and Canada.

“M cG ill has been su ccessfu l in integrating itse lf into Q uebec so c i­ ety. It has taken the nam e o f Canada a b r o a d ,” s a id B o u r q u e . “ In M o n tr e a l w e try to d e v e lo p an in t e r n a t io n a l p e r s o n a l i t y , an d M cG ill has been a part o f that.”

Capping o ff the different activ­ itie s this w eek en d w as the o fficia l opening o f the revam ped M cT avish Street — a gift to M cG ill from the city o f M ontreal.

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C o n tin u e d from P age 1 part o f the cerem onies, m anoeuvred in front o f the d em on strators and began p la y in g in order to distract attention aw ay from the protest.

O pen H o u se v o lu n te e rs w ere then called up on stage as a sh ow o f student support for the even t. Erin Runions, PG SS V P external affairs, w as finally asked to speak on behalf o f the protesters, restoring quiet and th u s a llo w in g th e c e r e m o n ie s to p r o c e e d . H o w e v e r , th e s p e e c h e s fr o m S h a p ir o an d M a r o is w e r e greeted with frequent jeers from the crowd.

S S M U P resident C hris Carter w itnessed the protest and the open­ in g c e r e m o n ie s , and a r g u e d that Shapiro and the M cG ill administra­ tion invited a dem onstration by ask­ ing M arois to speak.

“I f P rincipal Sh apiro and the adm inistration w anted this to be a c e le b r a tio n , w h y is h e u s in g th is op p o rtu n ity to lo b b y th e Q u e b e c g o v e r n m e n t to in c re a se tu itio n ? ” stated C arter. “ P rin cip a l S h ap iro m ad e it a p o litic a l e v e n t, and in political discourse you must expect a response.”

Shapiro, although open about h is effo rts to deregu late tuition in th is p r o v in c e , e x p la in e d that the d ecision to invite M arois w as not a political one.

“It w as b eca u se the th em e o f

the 175 anniversary is ‘M cG ill au Q u éb ec’, and it seem ed appropriate to invite her,” he said.

S h a p ir o and M a r o is d id n o t address the dem onstrators’ accu sa­ tio n s ab ou t d e c lin in g q u a lity and accessib ility in regard to education.

A s for "deregulation o f tuition fees, Shapiro rem ained blunt.

“W e d on ’t feel w e can sustain a r eason ab le q u ality o f e d u cation w ith the resources provided by the governm ent,” he said. “W e ’re look ­ in g for oth er so u r c e s o f rev e n u e, on e o f w hich is student fe es.”

A d d r essin g the p o s sib ility o f tuition increases, M arois indicated that a decision regarding tuition w ill be reached in tim e for the budget in February.

S tu d e n ts vs. s tu d e n ts A ngered by the response to the d e m o n stra tio n , C arter stated that b ringing student volu n teers up on sta g e to q u iet the d em on strators, and pitting student against student, w as unacceptable.

“I w as appalled at the adm inis­ tration for using M cG ill students for th e ir o w n a g e n d a ,” h e s a id . “ I f there’s any antagonism as a result, w e ’ v e g o t P r in c ip a l S h a p ir o to blam e for this.”

T om linson, w h o w as on e o f the volunteers on stage, disagreed with Carter, and also stated that, in light

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o f the S S M U C o u n cil v o te to not support the protest, he sh ou ld not have been there. “ P e o p le are liv i d th a t th e ir p r e sid e n t, w h o is su p p o se d to be their leader, w as involved ,” she said.

Carter w as quick to respond to T o m lin so n ’s com m ents, explaining that he is mandated by students to op p ose the adm inistration’s efforts to raise tuition. “ I ’m sorry th e y d o n ’t lik e a S S M U president that stands up to the M cG ill administration,” he said.

“That’s m y jo b .”

In a d d itio n to d em o n stra tin g against tuition hik es and education c u tb a c k s , R u n io n s p r o c e e d e d to p o in t o u t that, as a w h o le , O p en H ou se w as clearly not for the stu­ dents.

“M an y stu d en ts are w o r k in g hard fo r th is , an d i t ’ s r e a lly fo r Shapiro’s ow n glory. M cG ill w o n ’t be further ahead in terms o f accessi­ ble education,” she said.

W h ile R u n ion s sp ok e harshly o f O pen H o u se and the princip al, Shapiro m aintained that this w eek ­ end has been a triumph for the uni­ versity and the com munity. “ W e h a v e s tr e n g th e n e d th e u n d e r s ta n d in g o f M c G ill in th e w id e r c o m m u n ity ,” S h ap iro said.

“W e h a v e m a d e th o s e at M c G ill m ore fam iliar with each other, more com m itted to each other, and more understanding o f each other.”

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Clockwisefrom lower left comer: Montreal Mayor Pierre Bourque (second from left) poses with McGill Chancellor Grella Chambers, McGill President Bernard Shapiro and SSMU President Chris Carter. Protestors gathered outside Roddick Gates to demonstrate against govern­ ment cutbacks. Demonstrator raises her donation cup in jest.

Students take in the tents on lower campus. Bourque inaugu ­ rates the new McTavisb Street with the planting o f flowers.

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M o n tr é a l, an d th is is a p e r so n a l i s s u e , ” he s a id . “ T h is is n o t M em o r ia l D a y , or P earl H arbour D a y . M an y stu d en ts w ere p e r so n ­ a l l y a f f e c t e d b y t h i s in t h e i r recen t p a st.”

A c c o r d in g to W o m e n ’ s U n io n m e m b e r S a r a M a y o , th e a n n iv er sa r y o f th e m a ssa c r e is a

R a y m o n d s a i d . “ W e h a v e to q u e s tio n i f it is g o in g to a c c o m ­ p lish c h a n g e s i f w e p a ss th is p e ti­ tio n ...w e h a v e to d o th e b e st fo r

sh o t T h is W e d n e s d a y , a p e titio n w ill b e s u b m itte d to S e n a te r e q u e s t in g th e p o s tp o n e m e n t o f e x a m s sc h e d u le d on the a n n iv er ­ sary o f the m a ssa cre at the É c o le P o ly te ch n iq u e.

F o r th e fir s t tim e , th e a n n iv e r s a r y o f th e n ig h t w h e n M arc L e p in e sh o t 14 w o m e n and then h im se lf, fa lls on a sc h e d u le d e x a m d ay. S S M U V P U n iv e r sity A ffa ir s D o n M c G o w a n h as in iti­ ated a p e titio n to c o n v in c e S en a te to p o s tp o n e e x a m s s c h e d u le d on the an n iversary in order to a llo w s t u d e n t s t o c o m m e m o r a t e th e e v e n t. T r a d itio n a lly , M c G ill h as lo w e r e d the fla g and rung b e lls at 10 :3 7 and 10:38 a.m . fo r a m in u te o f sile n c e .

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sig n ific a n t and im p ortan t issu e to m a n y s tu d e n ts . C o -o r d in a to r o f th e m em o ria l in p ast years, M a y o s ta te d th a t th e a n n iv e r s a r y w i l l a ffe c t th e e m o tio n a l sta te o f e n o u g h s tu d e n ts to w a r ra n t th e c a n c e lla tio n o f e x a m s o n that day, an d th at th e u n iv e r s ity a d m in is ­

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T h e u n iv e r sity h a s n o t y e t ta k e n an o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n , a n d w ill n ot d o so until the is s u e has p a sse d th rou gh th e S e p te m b e r 2 6 S e n a te m e etin g .

T h e U n iv e r sité du Q u é b e c à M ontréal w ill o p e n an 11 sto r ey , 3 8 8 unit r e s id e n c e th is w in te r at th e c o r n e r o f S a n g u in e t an d R e n é -L é v e sq u e .

It is the first r e s id e n c e in the 2 7 -y e a r h istory o f the u n iv er sity .

G a é ta n L ’ H e u r e u x , d ir e c to r o f c o m m e r c ia l p r o p e r ty , is c o n f i ­ d e n t th e n e w b u i ld in g i s e f f i ­

fu ll tim e U Q A M s tu d e n ts . T h e f u r n i s h e d u n i t s w i l l r a n g e in p r ice from $ 3 0 5 for a b ed in an e ig h t p e r so n d o rm a to ry to $ 4 2 5 f o r a s t u d i o u n i t . E a c h u n it c o m e s e q u ip p e d w ith c a b le se r ­ v i c e a n d an o u t l e t to c o n n e c t d ir ec tly to the u n iv e r sity ’s in ter­ net se r v ic e s .

O th er fe a tu re s o f th e b u ild ­ in g in c lu d e 14 u n its in e a c h w in g d e sig n e d for stu d en ts w ith lim it­ e d m o b ility , a bank m a c h in e , and sp a ce fo r a restaurant and d é p a n ­ neur.

c ie n t ly d e s ig n e d a n d w ill fu lly m eet stu d e n ts’ n e e d s. “ I t’ s a s m a ll a p a r tm en t b lo c k . W e h a v e m ad e m ax im u m u se of th e s p a c e ,” s a id L 'H e u r e u x . “W e h a v e in v e stig a t­

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“It h ap p en ed in M on treal, to u n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t s — it c o u ld h a v e b e e n a n y o n e , s o p e o p le get sca red . E s p e c ia lly fo r e n g in e e r ­ in g s tu d e n ts , i t ’ s an “T h i s i s t h e u n i v e r im p o r t a n t d a y in c a le n d a r s ,’ s i t y ’s p r o b l e m b y n o t t h e i r th in k in n a h p p f i a n r l M a y o s a id . T h is is

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e x tr e m e ly im portant date to c o m ­ m e m o r a te , s h e s ta te d th a t c a n ­ c e llin g e x a m s is n ot n e c essa ry . “ S ile n c e can still h ap p en dur­ in g e x a m s. I ’m not c o n v in c e d that w e c a n ’ t c o m m e m o r a t e it th e

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s h o u ld be c o m m e m o r a t­ e d in a s ig n if­ ican t m anner. m e m b er S a r a M ayo * ay m o " d ’ s c ie n c e ___________________________ t __ R e p to C o u n c il, d is ­ “ T h i s a g r e e s w ith the p e tiyear, [th e t io n , a n d s u b s e q u e n t ly b r o u g h t ann iversary] is du rin g e x a m p eri­ fo r w a r d a m o tio n in C o u n c il to o d , w h ic h m a k e s it d if f ic u lt fo r ann ul it. P a n e t-R a y m o n d b e lie v e s th o s e in e x a m s to c o m m e m o r a te th a t c h a n g in g th e e x a m d a te is it as th ey s e e fit ... [b e c a u se ] th ey un fair for th o se stu d en ts w h o liv e c a n ’t g o to the m em oria l s e r v ic e ,” fa r fr o m M c G ill an d m a y h a v e M c G o w a n said . “B e s id e s , I’m not a lr e a d y b o u g h t t ic k e t s to g o e n t i r e ly c o m f o r t a b l e r in g in g a b e ll t w ic e in a m in u te d u r in g a fin a l e x a m fo r o b v io u s r e a s o n s.

S o m e th in g h as to b e d o n e .”

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T h e science o f sm a ll, ro u n d things M c G i l l ’s O p e n H o u s e a s s e m b l e s a p a n e l o f e x p e r t s to d i s c u s s th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f a n c i e n t life o n M a r s d iscovery,” said L evy, acknow ledgin g th e w id e r a n g e o f e x p e r t is e in v o lv ed in the search for extrater­ restrial life.

Dr. L evy briefly described the

By A lexandra Stikeman a n d S hau n ea rly h isto r y o f the so la r sy s te m , C oho b e fo r e e x p l a in in g in d e t a il th e adventures o f A L H 8 4 0 0 1 , from its S ix d is t in g u is h e d s c i e n t is t s o r ig in o n th e m o lte n s u r fa c e o f gathered in L eacock 132 last Friday M ars, to its arrival on the ice sheets afternoon to d iscu ss the p ossib ility o f Antarctica. o f past life on Mars. The star o f the T he rock w a s form ed 4 .5 b il­ sh ow w as the infam ous, ch in ch illa­ lio n y e a r s a g o , as M a r s’ su r fa c e sized , M artian m eteorite kn ow n as began to cool. 3.6 b illion years ago, A L H 84001. it w as split by the im pact o f a com et A N A S A te a m le d b y D r. or asteroid. Som e tim e after that, the D avid M cK ay began exam ining the cracks o f the rock filled with water, rock in 199 4 , and a n n o u n ce d la st w h ic h m ay h ave co n ta in ed sim p le m onth that it c on tain s e v id e n c e o f living organism s. ancient Martian A se c o n d im p act life.

13 m illio n y e a rs a g o The sy m ­ “ K e e p in m i n d t h a t w as strong e n ou gh to posiu m , part o f th is s to r y is n o t launch A L H 84001 into M c G ill’s O pen f i n i s h e d y e t . It h a s space. Finally, 16 0 0 0 H ou se, w as years a g o , it cam e to ju st sta r te d , a n d h o s t e d b y th e r e s t in A n ta r c tic a , d e p a r tm e n t o f w h a t w e ’v e d o n e i s w here it w as found in earth and plane­ 1984 by scien tists jo y ta r y s c i e n c e s . t o k i c k o f f a r a c e o f rid in g on their s n o w ­ The first speak­ s c i e n t i s t s t o tr y to m obiles. er w as D r. s o lv e th is q u e s tio n “I th in k th at th e D a v id L e v y , a story o f h ow the rock o n c e a n d fo r a ll.”

M c G ill g r a d u ­ got here is every bit as ate and c o -d is ­ interesting as what w as coverer of — D r . D a v i d M c K a y o n th a t r o c k ,” s a id C o m e t Levy.

Shoem akerA fte r M c G ill L e v y 9 , w h ic h P rofessor Dr. Jafar A rkan i-H am ed d ram atically sm a sh ed in to Jupiter com pared the physical and g e o lo g i­ tw o sum m ers ago. cal characteristics o f the Earth and ‘T o d a y scientists from all d isci­ M ars, tw o m em b ers o f the N A S A plines can share in the excitem ent o f

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M cK ay d iscu ssed the different lin es o f ev id en ce . T h ey foun d that carbonate glo b u les in the m eteorite had an internal structure su ggestive o f b iologically-m ed iated alterations o f the en v iro n m en t. T h e g lo b u le s a lso con tain ed p o ly c y c lic arom atic hydrocarbons (P A H s) and p o ssib le m icrofossils.

Dr. H ojatollah V ali, a postdoc­ toral f e llo w at M c G ill U n iv e r sity and an expert on biom ineralisation, d e s c r ib e d th e s im ila r ity b e tw e e n m agnetic m inerals found in the glob ­ ules and those produced by terrestri­ al m a g n e t o t a c t ic b a c te r ia . D r.

R ic h a r d F r a n k e l, o f C a lif o r n ia P o ly tech n ic and an expert on such b acteria, su g g e s te d fu th er e x p e r i­ m ents that could confirm whether or not these m inerals w ere produced by living organism s.

“K eep in m ind that this story is not fin ish ed yet. It has ju st started, and what w e ’v e done is to kick o ff a race o f scientists to try to so lv e this question once and for all,” conclu d­ ed M cK ay.

O n e s c i e n t is t w h o r e m a in s sc e p tic a l is D r. H an s H o fm a n n , a p a le o n to lo g ist at the U n iv ersité de M on tréal. H o fm a n n c o n sid e r s the purported m icrofossils to be “dubiofo s s ils ” becau se they sh ow no e v i­ dence o f cell division, cell w alls, or

h ollow n ess. “ I d o n ’t m e a n to s h o o t [th e N A S A team ] d ow n , I ju s t w ant to keep them honest,” said H ofmann.

During the question period fo l­ low in g the presentations, a m em ber o f th e a u d ie n c e arg u ed that su ch incon clu sive evid en ce should not be released, for fear that it m ay m islead the pu blic or em barrass the N A S A team if their claim s are refuted.

“E very tim e there is a strange d isc o v e r y , o n e o f the great th in g s about the w ay scien ce is done is that y o u d o n ’t w ait for 100% certainty [before releasing your results],” said L evy. “S cien ce is done in an atm os­ phere o f openn ess.”

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Jon Chomski working to put dental coverage on the referendum

Students g iv e “ p o s itive re c e p tio n ” at dental p la n fo ru m S o m e c o n c e r n s o v e r l a c k o f c h o i c e to o p t - o u t B y Jo d ie Ka t z

T h e tw o o p e n fo ru m s for the student dental plan sh o w ed general support for the proposal, w ith c o n ­ c er n s fo c u s in g o n w h eth er or n ot stu d e n ts w i l l h a v e th e c h o i c e to refu se coverage.

A s stated during his cam paign la s t y e a r , S S M U V P F in a n c e Jon ath an C h o m sk i is w o r k in g to add dental c o v er a g e to the student health plan. B efore taking this pro­ posal to C ou n cil, C h om ski held tw o o p e n 'fo r u m s fo r stu d e n ts to g iv e their input on the steps he plans to tak e. A c c o r d in g to C h o m sk i, stu ­ dent fe ed b a c k has b een en c o u r a g ­ ing.

“O ne o f the things p eop le w ant to se e is flex ib ility , such as dentists o f his or her c h o ic e ,” he said. “T his p la n is th e fir s t tim e stu d e n ts in Canada w ill have such broad cover­ age at su ch a lo w price w h ile hav­ ing flex ib ility . C h o ic e is a big thing this year.”

C h om ski h op es that, w h en stu­

stu d e n t p la n in c o n ju n c tio n w ith a n y o th e r b e n e fits . S tu d e n ts w ill a ls o h a v e th e a lte r n a tiv e to ‘o p to u t .’ S tu d e n ts w ith o u t c o v e r a g e w ill not have this option.

A t the forum on Septem ber 17, C lub s R ep to C ou n cil S tev e Erdelyi argued against this stipulation.

“A lth o u g h it’s a g o o d id e a , I d o n ’t think p eo p le sh ould be forced into it. W e sh ould be b en efitin g stu­ d e n t’s by g iv in g th em a c h o ic e ,” E rdelyi said. “M y qu estion for Jon C h om ski is: W hy ca n ’t w e have the sam e deal as C oncordia?”

T h e “ c h o i c e ” th a t E r d e ly i advocated is a stu dent’s d e c isio n to ‘op t-o u t’, regard less o f h o w m uch c o v e r a g e a g iv e n s tu d e n t m ig h t h a v e . In r e s p o n s e , B u k h m a n exp lain ed that the reason C oncordia has this option is b ecau se they had n ot d ra fted a g e n e r a l h ea lth plan prior to accepting the dental co v er ­ age. C oncordia is in a trial stage to se e i f an ‘o p t-o u t’ featu re is e v e n fin an cially feasib le.

“If w e g o to a u n iversal ‘opt------------------------ o u t ’ fo r M c G i ll ,

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f o r u p to 8 0 p e r J o n Q h om sk i E rd elyi Stated that he w o u ld like cen t cov era g e on ---------------to se e the universal opt-ou t c h o ice m ost dental w ork, they w ill v ote a appended to, and clearly exp lain ed resound in g ‘y e s ’. in, the ev en tu a l referen d u m q u e s­ L e v B uk hm an , director o f the tion . H e add ed that, i f th is cannot Q u e b e c S tu d en t’s H ealth A llia n c e be d o n e, he w ill “fig h t fo r it 100 ( Q S H A ) , m ir r o r e d C h o m s k i ’ s per cen t.” enthusiasm .

O th er fe a tu r e s o f C h o m s k i’s “ W e w a n ted to crea te a plan proposal inclu de a netw ork o f d en ­ that’s a ccessib le. There is no health tists set up by Q S H A honouring the questionnaire b ecau se that can cre­ b en efits o f the dental plan. D entists ate discrim ination. T h is plan e lim i­ outsid e o f the netw ork w ill be invit­ nates discrim ination for th ose w h o ed to jo in at no charge. n eed the plan the m o st,” Bukhm an B u k h m a n an d C h o m s k i w ill said. p r e s e n t a c o m p r e h e n s iv e lis t o f A s it sta n d s n o w , th o s e s tu ­ q u e s tio n s and a n sw e r s to c o u n c il d e n ts w h o are c u r r e n tly c o v e r e d this w eek . under an external plan can u se the

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T w o years o f planning for the celebrations o f M cG ill’s 175th anniver­ sary cu lm in ated in this w e e k e n d ’s O p en H ou se. T he fe s tiv itie s w ere a demonstration o f marketing savvy, as the w h o 's w ho o f the university admin­ istration gathered to put on a show for the outside com munity. Lower cam pus resembled carnival grounds, as the sm ell o f popcorn wafted through the air.

A list o f big name politicians, including Quebec Education M inister Pauline Marois and Montreal M ayor Pierre Bourque, were also on hand to lend the event prestige.

D esp ite the student protest against govern m en t cutbacks during the o p e n in g c e r e m o n ie s , the w e e k e n d w a s u n d o u b te d ly a grand s u c c e s s .

H ow ever, w hile the world seem ed to have descended onto lower campus, the student is left to ponder where he or she fits into the picture.

A strong student presence w as lacking throughout the w eek en d, but esp ecially on the opening day, w hich had peculiarly been dubbed Student Day. C lasses were held as usual; except for the protestors and student volun­ teers, the m orn in g’s k ey n o te sp ee c h e s by C h an cellor G retta C ham bers, Principal Bernard Shapiro and Marois went largely unnoticed to m ost stu­ dents. A ll over campus, student volunteers — decked conspicuously in their white sw eatshirts — seem ed at m om ents to outnumber students w ho were actually there as spectators. Though the them e o f the Open H ouse may have been “M cG ill au Q uebec,” the administration and the organisers o f the w eek ­ end should not need to be reminded that the university exists not only for stu­ dents, but because there ate students.

Nothing illustrated this “oversight” more brilliantly than the confusion that ensued when the protestors delayed opening speeches with loud chanti­ ng. What, in G od ’s name, w ere organisers thinking when they encouraged volunteers to scream “Open H ouse” to drown out the v oices o f the protestors, se ttin g stu dents against stu dents? W as it really n ecessa ry to march the CEG EP band in front o f the stage, preventing protestors from getting too close? It is indeed worthy o f concern that our ow n principal, the main target for the protest, stood idly by as the dispute lagged on. What the demonstra­ tors lacked in number w as made up for with zeal, and the cerem onies were on the brink o f being called o ff after months o f planning. That is, until organis­ ers finally allow ed one o f the protestors to voice her concern on stage. vSome volunteers expressed great dism ay, stating that this w eekend was not a time for lobbying, but for celebration. They seem ed to have forgotten that the protest w as held in the first place because Shapiro was openly using the opportunity to lobby M arois to increase tuition fe es. Protestors also c ro ssed the line w hen they they started ch an tin g “Parti b ou rgeois. Parti Q u éb écois” during M arois’ sp eech. G overnm ent cutbacks in education go w ay beyond the p olicies o f the PQ party, and this immature display did little for the credibility o f the protest. A lthough many feel that it w as inappropriate for students to have held a protest during the celebration, the reaction o f the organisers made the situation m uch more embarrassing than it needed to be.

W hether w e like it or not, tuition fees in Q uebec w ill alm ost surely go up next year. That having been said, students should not forget that our $1700 tuition fee is c lo se to $1,0 0 0 below the national average. W hile accessibility should be given its due consideration, students should be equally adamant about the quality o f their education. A s governm ents slash funding to higher education, universities are left w ith tuition fe e s and corporate sponsorship from the private sector as their only financial sources. The status quo can only be maintained (not to m ention improved upon) i f w e can find the rev­ enue. A s the highlight o f M cG ill 175 celebrations draws to an end, the stu­ dent m ovem ent needs to tackle the problem s that w ill com e with the reality of fiscal restraint.

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to the Editor D e a r M r. ( S S M U ) P r e s id e n t The fo llo w in g is an open letter to S S M U President Chris Carter: I’m disap pointed to learn that the bilingual p olicy proudly touted by the Students’ S o ciety o f M cG ill U n iv e r sity is not b ein g u p h eld in your m eetings. A s you w e ll know , all p o lic y , b y -la w s and c o n s titu ­ tion al am en d m en ts p a sse d by the S S M U are to be w r itte n in b oth o ffic ia l lan gu ages. It a lso requires that all S S M U C o u n c il m em b ers, e sp e c ia lly the e x e c u tiv e , fu n ction in both F rench and E n g lish , or at least take the necessary steps to do so.

Therefore, it is w ith regret that I learned that the b y-law s passed at the S e p te m b e r 12, 1 9 9 6 C o u n c il m e e t i n g w e r e p a s s e d o n ly in E n g lish b e c a u s e it w a s “tr o u b le ­ so m e” and that it w ou ld have taken too m uch tim e to conform to your o w n p o l i c y . W ith o u t d is c u s s in g su c h h y p o c r is y , I w o u ld s u g g e s t that you take the necessary steps to ensure that a sim ilar situation does not re-occur. I w ou ld also su ggest that b ilin gualism is not an in co n v e­ n ie n c e , and that p rop erly serv in g th e f r a n c o p h o n e p o p u la t io n o f M cG ill through S S M U p olicy does not take too m uch tim e, ever.

Thank you for your considera­ tion.

Elisabeth Gomery Francophone Commissioner C o lu m n is t to u c h e s a n erve Re: A m in K a ssa m ’s co lu m n , “ M c G i ll 1 7 5 : h o w l i t t l e w e ’ v e changed” (Sept. 17) A fter the recent denigration o f M c G ill’s a c a d e m ic a d v is in g se r ­ v ice s, in both your new spaper and in the S S M U S tu d en t H a n d b ook , w e f e e l s o m e c la r ific a t io n is in order.

W h ile M c G i l l ’ s a c a d e m ic a d v is in g m ig h t n o t b e p e r fe c t, it has c o m e a lo n g w a y , and is still im p ro v in g . In the fa c u lty o f arts, for instance, A sso cia te D ean Sarah W estp h al and the S tu dent A ffa irs O ffice have already contacted us at th e A r ts U n d e r g r a d u a te S o c ie t y

a b ou t r e -d e fin in g the c o n c e p t o f advising. Our goal is to reduce the em phasis on the bureaucratic needs o f departm ents and the faculty, and instead have advisors com m u nicate w ith students on a personal lev el to help determ ine their needs.

F u r th e r m o r e , d e s p it e th e S S M U H a n d b o o k ’ s c la im to the contrary, there is an e x ce lle n t peer­ a d v isin g ser v ic e availab le for stu­ d e n ts — at le a s t fo r th o s e in the fa c u ltie s o f arts and s c ie n c e . A n initiative w as taken in this area in 1995 by S ilv ia B eilin at the Student A ffairs O ffice, in conjunction with A U S a n d S U S . T h e s e r v i c e is entering its secon d year o f su ccess­ ful operation in the Arts B uilding, R oom B 55E; a drop-in service has a ls o b e e n e s t a b lis h e d at B is h o p M ountain H all (T hursdays at d in ­ ner). If students want to hear what other students have to say on advis­ in g m atters, the arts and s c ie n c e peer advisors are the p eople to see!

John Provart AUS President Karim Bardeesy AUS VP-Academic Ed note: The T rib u n e would like to remind its readers that columns are personal opinion pieces, and do not reflect the opin­ ion of the T ribune or its editorial board.

I w ant to rem ind Mr. K assam that M cG ill students have produced a s e r ie s o f r o le m o d e ls : m a n y Q uebec R hodes Scholars have been M cG ill students, inclu ding Carrelin B rooks, 1993, w h o w as the first out le s b ia n w in n e r , and L is a G rushcow , 1996, w h o aspires to be a rabbi. Last year’s S S M U presi­ d en t, Tribune e d ito r -in -c h ie f and Q PIRG adm inistrative co-ordinator and this year’s three Tribune edito r s-in -c h ie f and n ew Q P IR G c o ­ ordinator are w om en. A t M cG ill, in th e d i s a b l e d s t u d e n t ’ s o f f i c e , M cL enn an and E n g in e e r in g Libraries, the om bu dsperson, resi­ d en ces inclu ding Solin H all, all o f w h ich cater to students, w om en are in c h a r g e [s ic ]. D o n ’t fo r g e t our deans o f M acD on ald cam pus, stu­ dent services, and religiou s studies, directors o f libraries and M ontreal N e u r o , as w e ll as M c G ill’s v ic e ­

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A s a sc ien ce undergrad, I am proud to have serv ed w ith V im al K apoor on M cG ill’s Senate, and to h ave b een led by S U S p resid en ts p a st and p resen t, S te v e A h n and Jeff K w ong. N o w w e have our first Jew ish principal w hen not too long a g o , M c G ill had an e x c lu s io n a r y p olicy.

L o o k around. Y ou H l be su r­ prised at the number o f active stu­ d e n t o r g a n ise rs and ta len ted ath ­ letes w h o applied th em selves to the best they can be — no matter what p olls or pundits say.

Arnold Kwok U2 Science N o n a tio n a lis tic in te n t Re: “Je m e sou vien s, the e v o ­ lu t io n o f th e Q u e b e c l a n g u a g e d e b a te ” b y E liz a b e th W asserm an (Sept. 17) E liz a b e th W asserm an b e g in s her article on the langu age debate by e rr o n e o u s ly sta tin g that R en é L é v e s q u e c o in e d the p h ra se that appears on our lic e n se p lates tw o decades ago. Rather, our provincial m otto is taken from a p oem written a c en tu r y after th e c o n q u e s t and w h o se w ord s are e tc h e d o v e r the fr o n t e n tr a n c e o f th e N a t io n a l A ssem b ly in Q uebec City:

Je me souviens, que né sous le lys, j'ai fleuri sous la rose.

Instead o f being an e le g y for a golden era o f days o f yore, the poet exp lain s that “born under the lily ” o f France, Q uebec “has flourished under the rose” o f England. Rather than evok in g nationalistic n ostalgia as M s. W asserm an has us b elieve, the w ords are a testim on ial to the p e a c e fu l a c c o m o d a tio n o f a n g lo ­ p h o n es and fr a n c o p h o n es charac­ teristic o f m ost o f this province and country’s storied history.

L astly, M s. W asserm an w rites that Jean L e sa g e w as e le c te d pre­ m ier in 1962. Sh e fails, h ow ever, to m e n tio n that th is w a s h is se c o n d term in o ffice and that he had pre­ v io u s ly b e e n e le c t e d p r e m ie r in 1960.

Patrick Shea Law II (BCE)

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F o r m o r e in fo , c a ll 3 9 8 - 6 7 8 9 , o r c o m e b y S h a tn e r B 0 1 -A .

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September 24th, 1996

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M a y b e G illig a n ’s Isla n d w as in the G u l f o f M a rta b a n W h e n I w a s a k id , I attended a french elem entary school in sm all-tow n Q uebec.

The school bus driver used to c a ll m e “ L e p 't it C h in o i s ” (“the l ’il Chinaman”) and make m e sit in the front seat. The racism I faced was alw ays so much o f a paro­ dy o f racism that I could hardly take offense. N obody could really wrap a p rop er ste r e o ty p e around m e , not knowing if I was Greek or Brazillian or Indian or Tamil.

For those o f you keeping score at hom e, I’m from Burma. Actually, I w as born in H aw k esb u ry, O ntario.

I’v e n ever been to Burm a, but m y dad said that’s where h e ’s from and I believe him.

T h r o u g h o u t m y l if e , p e o p le would inevitably ask m e what nation­ ality I w as and I would say Burmese and people w ould ask if that meant I was from Bermuda and that would be the end o f that.

B u t la st w e e k , e v e r y th in g changed. Last w eek , I sh ifted from invisible minority to visible minority.

L ast w e e k , B u rm a w a s m e n ­ tio n e d on Seinfeld. Ju st lik e that.

E lain e’s b oss, Peterman, got fed up w ith h is c o m p a n y so h e w e n t to

[italics mine] Mila Aung Thwin Burma, leaving Elaine in charge. Y ou actually saw him in a phone booth in Burma (or perhaps just a good studio reproduction), then a m onk w alked b y , th en P eterm a n ran o f f to bu y so m e m elon s. S tatesid e, the others argued w h eth er it sh ou ld be c a lled Burma or Myanmar.

It w a s n ’t a H U G E r o le fo r a country, not like w h en the K eatons went on vacation in France on Family Ties, but I im agine that next w e ek ’s episode w ill be shot entirely on loca­ tion in Rangoon or Mandalay.

W h at’s im portant is, n o w that B u rm a h a s b e e n m e n tio n e d on Seinfeld, a top-rated situation com e­ dy, it has officially entered pop cu l­ ture’s lexicon. In the last few years, Burma has lived an increasingly boisturous life on the world stage, but on the rather tedious 60 MinutesfNobe\ P rize /C N N /U n ited N a tio n s circu it.

N ever before has Burma been M ustSee TV. The only other important cultur­

al reference I can think o f is in th e m o v ie Volunteers, in which an

Perez), gets drunk and has a shower with her.

A rm y g u y g iv e s a Burm ese statue to Tom H anks’s girlfriend, and the statue has a huge — en o rm o u s — red p en is. I saw that m o v ie w ith m y m o m ; sh e sa id , “That’s not a real Burm ese statue.”, Seinfeld helped raise the cultural v i s i b i li t y o f th in g s lik e S n a p p le , frozen yogourt, and masturbation, so w hy not that o f an entire Southeast A sian nation? L ookin g ahead to the fall T V schedule, it’s easy to see the spread o f Seinfeld’ s influence; Walker, Texas Ranger: W alker (Chuck Norris) busts a heroin sm ug­ gling operation but finds tough oppo­ sition from a crafty defense attorney (L o u D ia m o n d P h illip s ) w h o a lso happens to be a buddhist monk from Burma.

Babylon 5: The Captain (Bruce Boxlightner), desperate to defend the station from the v icio u s K laaghiks, en lists the aid o f a w acky Burm ese telepath w ho falls dow n a lot (Chris Farley).

NYPD Blue: D etective Sipow icz (D ennis Franz) falls for the sexy new B u r m e se d is tr ic t a tto r n e y (R o s ie

D r. Q u in n (J a n e S e y m o u r ) g e ts attacked by a 2 0-foot-lon g Burm ese p y th o n (th e v o i c e o f S te v e Buschem i).

I hate to say that a sitcom has validated me. N o, wait, that’s a lie!

I’d love to say it! A SITCOM H A S V A L ID A T E D M E — SO M U C H !

For tw o decades I’ve been so loyal to sitcom s, w atching sh ow s w ith zany m isunderstandings and w isecrackin’ kids and cute pets and kooky neigh­ bours and abusive laugh tracks. N ow it f e e l s lik e T V h as f in a lly g iv e n som ething back to m e, called to me, w elcom ed this Burman into its cath­

ode com munity. And my exuberance is not just for my countrymen: I truly b elieve that this is the daw ning o f a new age, one where all underexposed countries can be represented on the cool medium.

S o k eep w a tc h in g , B o tsw a n a .

Stay tuned, D jibouti. A nd hang on, Gabon. Y ou just m ight make it after all.

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman:

Mr. Aung-Thwin has sent numerous Burmese based docudrama screenplays to the major American networks in hopes of pro­ moting his culture and career. He is also considering applying for a Canadian Cultural Awareness grant, but is weary of “selling-out. ”

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b u sin e ss p erson , th e p h e n o m e ­ nally laid back reb el w h o ju st d o e s n 't g iv e a

D a n iel Farb H a v e y o u e v e r b e e n w a lk in g around cam pus and ju st happen to b u m p in to s o m e o n e y o u so r t o f k n o w and w h e th e r it’ s ju s t to be p olite or because you are genuin ely interested, you stop to talk to them for a few minutes to get reacquainted and to find out a little bit about their lives? And just after you ’ve finished y o u r c o n v e r s a tio n , and as y o u ’re w alkin g aw ay you take a step back and you ask yourself, “W hat the hell is up with that guy?”

W ell, I d on ’t know o f it’s ever happened to you, but I can certainly te ll y o u that i t ’ s h a p p e n e d to m e m any tim e s th is year. M ayb e I ’m being unfair. M aybe I am the weird one. But som ehow I don’t think so. It seem s to m e that many o f m y c o n ­ te m p o r a r ie s are g o in g th r o u g h a strange p h ase o f their liv e s w h ere they are desperately trying to “d is­ cover w ho they are.” In order to find this out they are dying their hair blue, piercing their n o ses, eyeb row s, and tongu es, or develop in g strange per­ son as that are c o m p lete ly d ifferent from the persona they had last year or the year before. M aybe these people have alw ays been the w ay they are now and have really been repressing their true adventurous selves for the past 2 0 -o d d years but, so m e h o w , I doubt it. W hat I really think I am see­ in g a r o u n d m e are l e g i o n s an d legions o f lost souls. People w ho are d e s p e r a te ly s e a r c h in g fo r s o m e m eaning and direction in their lives.

W h e th e r th e y are tr y in g to b eco m e the uptight career-oriented

t sh it b eca u se, — “m an, I g o t it all fig u r e d o u t,” or the r e a lly “c o o l ” alternative dude w h o’s just so “right on” because he listens to all the latest A ni D ifran co tun es and w ears fish netting on his head, it m akes little difference. U n less these people truly b elieve what they are preaching, all o f th em are lo s t s o u ls , no m atter w hich role they choose to play. I pity all o f these “characters.” I pity them because they are hop elessly trying to d elu d e th e m se lv e s and oth ers into b e lie v in g th ey are so m e th in g that they are not.

N o w I d o n ’t w a n t to b e to o h a r sh in m y c r it ic is m b e c a u s e I believe that it is important for every­ o n e to h a v e th e o p p o r tu n ity to express th em selves in any w ay that they choose. It’s just that when these “personas” are taken too far, people end up looking and acting like carica­ tures o f them selves. In essence, what t h e s e “ u n iq u e in d iv id u a ls ” are unknowingly doing is m ocking them ­ selves and this w as certainly not their intention.

I’m sure that som e o f you w ho are reading this colum n are thinking to y o u r se lv e s , w h o the hell is this self-righ teou s lo ser/a ssh o le passing judgm ent on m e. H ell, I d on ’t even listen to Ani Difranco. But if you are th in k in g th at y o u ’re m is s in g the point, and the point is ju st this: B e yourself. D o what you want to do, go where you want to go, and hang out with w hoever you want; but be proud o f w ho you are. If you enjoy alterna­ tive m usic then listen to it, and if you think it lo o k s g o o d to h ave purple hair then you just have bad taste. But c e r ta in ly d o n ’t d o e ith e r o f th o se things because you think it w ill make you belong or because you think that the people you know w ho have pur­ ple hair are cool, and since you want to be c o o l too, you better d ye your hair purple. That lo g ic is absurd. If you ’re going to look or act a certain w ay, do so because that’s how you really are, not b ecau se you think it w ill m ak e y o u a d iffe r e n t p erson .

Y o u ’ll soon find out if you haven’t already — no matter how hard you try or how fast you run you ’ll never be able to run away from yourself.

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September 24th, 1996

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his/h er brain, and jum p ship.

libra (S ept.23-O ct.22) T h e urge to draw b lo o d has never b een stronger. T ake a d eep breath, r ec ite you r m antra ( Juicy Fruit is good, om), and put aw ay your tooth file.

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M arch20) W u s s u p w ith S e y m o u r G im p those weird Liza M in elli ‘dos populat­ ing the cam pus? C aeser cuts aren’t capricorn (D e c.22-Jan. 19) m uch o f a reflection o f anything but L ily fin g e r s and p o m e n a d ed c o ifs high cheek bones (and that’s only for b e lo n g in V o g u e, not reality. Take th e b le s s è d f e w ) . S to p sc r ea m in g th e g r e a s e ou tta y e r hair, p u ll on “L o o k at h o w m y hair r eflects m y so m e rubber o v era lls, and g e t c o w pain and fashion aw areness” through patties betw een your toes. your pursed lips and just be yourself.

scorpio (O ct.23-N ov.21) W h ile fam iliarity is com forting, it’s also stale. T o k eep th in gs fresh — c h a n g e y o u r d e o d e r a n t, g o w h ite water rafting, or just pick up a sun­ f l o w e r o n y o u r w a y b a c k fr o m school.

Sagittariu s (N o v .2 2 -D e c.2 1 ) Y ou keep dropping your balls on the tennis court. Butter fingers, or deepseated am bivalence? O nly you know for sure. T here’s not m uch point in being p assive aggressive with your­ self.

aquarius (Jan. 19-Feb. 18) E lijah W ood m ay be a great actor, but even he co u ld n ’t save The War all by his lon esom e. D o n ’t play the m artyr — adm it your partner is a f la k e w h o s e e g o is b ig g e r th an

hot hot hot Dr. S. 5. S m o o th

Dr. Smooth is not a real doctor. We just call him Doctor to make him feel important. For this reason, his statistics may be less than accurate. However, he still knows a lot about sex and related topics. Feel free to submit you questions about asphyxiation or concerns about nasty rashes to the Tribune office, at B01-A, William Shatner University Centre basement. Unless the question is just really gross and inappropriate, there’s more than a good chance Dr. Smooth will answer.

M y girlfriend and I w ere thinking o f getting into w a te r s p o r ts , is th is n o r m a l? Is th e r e a n y th in g I should know?

N ess T. Plunge For those w h o aren’t already fam iliar with the term “watersports” (a.k.a. golden show ers), it is defined as a type o f non-standard precoital procedure w here partners freely relieve them selves upon on e another.

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W hat w ou ld you d o if you saw a kid on the street crying for his m om m y?

I f your first response isn ’t to pick up the kid and com fort him , your b io­ logical drives are being quenched by y o u r r o le in a f a c to r y p r o d u c e d world. T im e for a reality check.

cancer (June20-July22) A c r i s i s is w h e n y o u c a n ’ t s a y , “L e t’s ju st forget the w h o le thing.”

W e ed out any p otential so u rces o f

Sure, you may have missed the Tribune's w h o m p in ' big General Meeting. O th e r than the am a z­ ing back rubs and free hot-andcold buffet, you didn't miss all that m uch. Actually, that's a lie.

Y o u m isse d e v e r y t h in g . Just w h e re in the heck w e re y o u , a nyw a y? O h , you c o u ld n 't be bothered. I understand. N o, it's O K , really. I mean, it's not like I've been in front of this com put­ er for the last six hours. It's a beautiful day outside, you know.

A N D I'm m is s in g th e O p e n H o u s e . M a n / w o m a n a liv e , I wish I had the M c G ill adm inis­ tration's clout. Th e walls w o uld com e dow n then, brother/sister, b e lie v e y o u m e . First on the agenda, I'd have all the cafete­ rias on ca m p u s close d. W e ll, except for the architecture cafe­ te ria , but that d o e s n 't c o u n t, re a lly. T h e n I'd give m yself a g o o d G P A . N o , I'd ju s t g iv e myself a B.A. right on the spot.

But first I'd get you slackers to W R ITE FO R T H E T R IB U N E , w h ich is really fun. just C O M E T O S H A T N E R B -0 1 A o r C A L L 3 9 8 -D O O M . A h w e ll, back to work.

leo (July23-A u g.22) Y our ferocity is eating at more than y o u r stom ach . S to p c la w in g other p eo p le’s furniture and m inds — just accept that people aren’t ju st out to hurt you. Relearn h ow to purr.

gem ini (M ay21-June20)

Searching for the sacred? Put dow n th e M a g ic M a g n ify in g G la s s and take in the b ig g e r p ic tu r e. Y o u ’ll m ake Eliade proud.

go for the gold.

stress — throw out your com puter, th a t w h it e sh ir t th a t j u s t d r in k s spaghetti sauce, and the k eys to your apartment.

B uckle up, you bronco, you! T hese bull jo k es are w earing as thin as your p a tie n c e . D o n ’t ju s t c h a r g e w h en you se e red — take you rself by the horns, and cantor with trepidation.

aries (M arch21-April 19)

the fringe o f what w e m ight call “conventional sexuali­ ty”, but it’s not that bizarre. In fact, in a recent survey o f se x in Q uebec, one in 18 participants had received their “y e llo w belt.” (Then again, that w as a Q uebec survey.)

A s far as exercising caution, I have som e ideas for you.

First, practice sanitary sex. That is, enjoy your per­ v e r sio n so m e w h e r e e a s ily c le a n e d ( sh o w e r, k itch en floor, Gert’s, etc). If you must use the bed out o f som e strange sense o f habit, lay dow n a tarp o f som e sort, or purchase sp ecial Scotchguarded sheets designed for this practice (th ey’re actually designed for solitary bed-w etters, but they w ork just as w ell à deux).

A lso , you m ight want to have a talk with your part­ ner before spraying him /her to m ake sure s/he isn ’t just pulling your “chain.”

Third, before you get pum ped about com m en cin g such acts, m ake sure you have a full bladder.

N e ss, I w onder w hy y o u ’re so interested in sexual d e fe ca tio n . M y h y p o th e sis is that you are h o p e le ssly lock ed in the anal stage o f Freudian developm ent. You figure that, because im m aculate clean lin ess is im p ossi­ ble, you should m ake a big m ess o f everything. I gather this tide holds true to m any other areas o f your life. D o you som etim es rub food all over your body (esp. ch oco­ late c u p ca k es), in d efia n ce? I su sp ect a little p s y c h o ­ analysis m ight do you w ell. But, as for your new fetish,

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H IV /A ID S in the prison system : a desperate call for action

By S a m a n th a Lapedus Both the federal and provincial prison sy ste m s h a v e b een recen tly urged to tak e im m ed ia te a ctio n in order to reduce the further spread o f H IV am ong inm ates. R a lf Jurgens, w h o presented a 2 0 0 - page report at a s e m in a r s p o n s o r e d b y th e C a n a d ia n H I V /A I D S L egal N e tw o r k and th e C an ad ian A ID S S o c i e t y l a s t T u e s d a y , w a n ts increased support and treatment for H IV infected prisoners.

O v er th e p a st tw o y e a r s , the nu m ber o f p r iso n e r s k n o w n to be liv in g with H IV or A ID S in federal p r is o n s h a s in c r e a s e d b y 4 6 per cen t, w ith 159 reco g n ised c a se s as o f M arch 1996. In p rovin cial pris­ ons, studies have sh ow n H IV seroprevalence rates to be m ore than ten tim e s h ig h e r than in th e g e n e r a l population.

J u r g e n s c o - o r d in a t e d th e E x p e r t C o m m itte e o n A I D S and P risons, and taught the first course in C a n a d a o n A I D S an d th e la w h ere at M c G ill. H e is the current p r o je c t c o -o r d in a to r o f th e J o in t Project on L egal and Ethical Issues R aised by H IV /A ID S as w ell as the c o - c h a ir o f th e I n t e r a g e n c y C o a l i t io n on A ID S an d D evelop m en t. Jurgens is also editor o f the Canadian HIV/AIDS Policy

and Law Newsletter.

A ccord in g to Jurgens, the fe d ­ eral and p r o v in c ia l g o v e r n m e n ts c o u ld be h eld le g a lly and m orally r esp o n sib le for the spread o f H IV am ong inm ates u n less preven tative m easures are established in prisons.

J u r g e n s i n s i s t s th a t in m a te s sh o u ld h a v e a n o n y m o u s a c c e s s to c o n d o m s and ste r ile n e e d le s , and ev en recom m en d s the im p lem en ta­ tio n o f m e th a d o n e treatm en t p ro ­ gram s that w een addicts o ff heroin

as m easures to prevent the spread o f H IV and hepatitis C. A lth o u g h th e report a c k n o w l­ ed ged that in so m e federal prisons, p ositive initiatives have been under­ taken or planned — such as bleach distribution, introduction o f an on y­ m ous H IV testing through m andato­ ry urine an alysis, and education o f prisoners by fe llo w prisoners — it se v e re ly criticised the C orrectional S e r v ic e o f C a n a d a fo r f a ilin g to im p lem e n t lo n g -te rm stra teg ies to d e a l w ith th e m a n y is s u e s r a is e d by H I V /A I D S an d drug use.

“T o o little is b e in g d o n e, a n d it is b e i n g d o n e to o s lo w .

So fa r , s tr a te ­ g ie s have r e s'fe m b 1 e c m ore o f a wa on drugs, not w ar on H IV /A ID S ,” he said. “ It i s h ig h t im e th a t C a n a d a a d o p ts a m o r e p r a g m a tic a p p ro a c h to drug use, a ck n ow led g­ ing that the idea o f a d r u g -fr ee p r is o n is n o m ore realis t ic th a n t h e id e a 7

o f a drug-free so c iety .”

A c c o r d i n g to th e r e p o r t, n o w h e r e in C a n a d ia n p r is o n s d o inm ates have a c cess to sterile injec­ tio n e q u ip m e n t, a n d m e th a d o n e m aintenance program s are available o n ly to a se le c t fe w . Jurgens a lso poin ted out that in p rovin cial pris­ o n s , b a s ic p r e v e n ta tiv e m e a su r e s that w ou ld allow inm ates to protect th e m s e lv e s from c o n tr a ctin g H IV and h ep atitis C , su ch as co n d o m s, are often not even provided.

R ic k L in e s o f the P rison ers w ith H I V /A I D S S u p p o r t A c tio n N e tw o r k b e lie v e s that Jurgens’ report is a testa m en t to the f a ilu r e o f C S C and th e p r o v in ­ c ia l M in is tr ie s o f C o r re c tio n s to r e s p o n d to the A ID S crisis in th is c o u n ­ try. “ H o w m any p eop le have d ie d of A ID S b e h in d b a r s — or shortly after their release — because o f the failure o f C o rrectio n s to in stitu te H I V /A I D S c a r e and su p p o rt p r o g r a m s, p r o p e r t r a in in g and support for sta ff? ” he asked.

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The government could be held legally and morally respon­ sible for the spread of HIV in prisons.

A c c o r d in g to R u s s e ll A rm strong, e x ecu tiv e director o f the C a n a d ia n A I D S S o c ie t y , m a k in g b le a c h k it s , s t e r i l e n e e d l e s , and m e th a d o n e p rogram s a v a ila b le to in m ates d o e s n ot m ean c o n d o n in g drug use, but is a pragm atic public health m easure that w ill b enefit all Canadians.

“Prisoners com e from the c o m ­ m u n ity a n d r etu r n to it. I f w e n eg lect to protect their health, this w ill have negative con seq u en ces for the health o f all Canadians. W e can s a v e l i v e s an d m o n e y b y a c tin g w ithout further delay,” he said.

H o w e v e r , th ere is s till r e s is ­ tance on the part o f m any politicians in regard to the recom m endations o f the report.

R eform Party sp ok esm an , Art H angar, strongly o p p o sed Jurgens’ r e c o m m e n d a tio n s , c la im in g th a t prisons sh ould en force a strict ban on sex and drugs and stop all co n ­ d o m d istr ib u tio n . H a n g a r argu ed that Canada should adopt m andato­ ry te stin g for H IV in p r iso n s and th o s e w h o te st p o s itiv e sh o u ld be p la c e d in s p e c ia l tr e a tm e n t p r o ­ gram s. “ [T h e R e fo r m P a rty ] w o u ld im p lem en t a zero -to le ra n ce prison drug strategy, in clu d in g zero-toler­ ance for bleach kits, con d om distri­ bution and n eedle kits.”

H ow ever, sim ilar recom m enda­ tio n s to the o n e s that Jurgens has put forw ard h a v e b e e n q u ite su c ­ c e s s f u l in m a n y p r is o n s y s t e m s around the w orld. In countries such a s S w it z e r l a n d , G e r m a n y , an d A u str a lia , ste r ile in je c tio n e q u ip ­ m ent and m ethadone treatment pro­ gram s h ave b een m ade a c c e ssib le to in m a te s. E v a lu a tio n o f su ch p r o g r a m s b y in d e p e n d e n t e x p erts has d em on strated p o s itiv e results: the health status o f prisoners

im proved, a decrease in n eedle shar­ in g w a s o b s e r v e d , th e r e w a s n o in crease in drug con su m p tion , and n eedles w ere not used as w eapons.

Prison sta ff w h o w ere initially scep tica l about the introduction o f the program s are n ow supportive o f th em . A s sta ted b y th e w arden o f one S w iss prison, “D rugs are a real­ ity in prisons. I ca n ’t c lo se m y e y es and ignore it. S ta ff support this pro­ ject. N eed le distribution has becom e part o f our daily work, a n on -issu e.”

Dr. D iane R iley, a senior p o li­ c y analyst w ith the Canadian Centre on S u b stan ce A b u se, c la im ed that C a n a d ia n fe d e r a l an d p r o v in c ia l p r iso n s n e e d to ta k e a p r o a c tiv e , rather than reactive approach to the issu es raised by H IV /A ID S , hepati­ tis, tuberculosis, and drug use. “ C a n a d a ’s p r o b le m is n a r c o ­ p h ob ia,” she said, “and this has to ch an ge.”

J u r g e n s a l s o c la i m e d th a t C a n a d a ’s d rug p o lic ie s and la w s c r im a n a lis e b e h a v io u r in ste a d o f a c k n ow led gin g drug-u se in prisons an d p r o v id in g u s e r s w ith m u c h needed treatment.

“R educing the number o f drug users w h o are incarcerated needs to b eco m e an im m ediate priority. The fin an cial and hum an c o sts o f these law s and p o licie s are enorm ous, and prisons are burdened w ith a problem that so c ie ty fa ils to deal w ith, and that they are even le ss equipped to deal w ith,” he said.

Jurgens c la im s that a b o v e all th ere is a n e e d to r e s p e c t hu m an rights. “ A p r is o n e r r e ta in s a ll c iv il r ig h ts w h ic h are n o t ta k e n a w a y expressly; or by n ecessary im p lica ­ tion,” declared Jurgens. “A sentence o f im p r iso n m e n t sh o u ld n ot carry w ith it a sentence o f A ID S .”

End o f sum m er d oes not m ean end to skin cancer danger

A s Septem ber 21 drifts by and the summer com es to an end, it may not be a good idea to put your sun­ screen back on the sh elf. A lthou gh the effects o f U V radiation are more intense during the sum m er m onths, m a n y p e o p le are n e g l e c t in g to a ck n ow led ge its e ffe c ts throughout the w h ole year.

H um an can cers are c a u se d by en v iro n m en ta l a g e n ts. X -r a y s and various chem icals play a certain role but skin cancer is primarily the result o f overexposure to the sun.

“95 per cent or more o f cancers are s p o n ta n e o u s ,” sa id P r o fe s s o r Barid M ukherjee, a M cG ill b iology professor w h o sp ecia lises in cancer research. This means that they cannot be blam ed on our genetic make-up.

Dr. Pearl K w ong, the senior res­ id e n t at th e M o n tr e a l G e n e r a l H ospital’s D erm atology C linic stated that the in c id e n c e o f m ela n o m a is in c re a sin g . M ela n o m a is the m o st serious o f three types o f skin cancers because it can m etastasise, or spread,

to oth er areas o f the b od y v ia the b lood or lym ph v e sse ls. It requires the m ost aggressive treatment but is usually curable if detected in its early stages.

Basal cell carcinom a is the m ost c o m m o n sk in c a n c e r fo u n d in Caucasians. It appears as a tumour o f the sk in but th e se tum ou rs d o not spread quickly. Squamdus cell carci­ n om a is the se c o n d m o st co m m o n skin cancer and it can also m etasta­ sise. “ Y o u n g p e o p le are t a r g e t s ,” K w on g said. P e o p le d o n ’t think o f ta k in g care o f th eir sk in u n til the e f fe c t s o f a g in g are e v id e n t. T h e d a m a g e c a u se d b y a sunburn m ay take 2 0 years to d e v e lo p in to skin cancer. That is w hy the basal cell car­ cinom as usually appear when people are betw een the ages o f 4 0 and 50.

In Canada, approximately 3,100 new c a se s o f m elan om a have been reported since the begin n in g o f the year, and it appears that more men than w om en are affected. M eanw hile, in A ustralia m elan om a death rates, w hich peaked 11 years ago, are now levellin g off. Scientists attribute this d e c lin e in skin cancer deaths to an in creasin g pu blic aw aren ess o f the sun’s harmful radiation. '

“Observing the su n ’s harmful rays all year round. ” In Canada, the U V index keeps people inform ed on a daily basis o f the U V intensity. The index, based on a sca le o f o n e to ten, in d icates the amount o f tim e that it takes to bum w hen exposed to the sun. If the U V index is at one, then it w ill take 60 m inutes to bum . At ten, it w ill only take 15 minutes.

“Radiation is a potent inducer o f g e n e m u ta tio n , p a r ticu la r ly U V ,” M ukherjee said. O n c o g en es, w hich are activated by radiation, are mutant fo r m s o f n o rm a l g e n e s and th e ir

products induce cancer in humans.

The sun em its tw o forms o f can­ cer causing radiation: U V -A and U V B. U V -B radiation is responsible for the sunburns w hich lead to m ost skin c a rc in o m a s; o n e se r io u s burn can increase the risk o f skin cancer by as m uch as 5 0 per cent. U V -A rays do not cause superficial bum s, but they penetrate the skin m ore deep ly and c a u se m ore p erm an en t d am age.

W hile U V -B radiation is m ost intense betw een the hours o f 10:00 am and 2:00 p.m., U V -A intensity is constant

throughout the w h ole day. “ Y o u sh o u ld w ea r su n scr ee n w h e n d o in g o u td o o r a c t iv i t i e s b e c a u se U V -A is p r e se n t all year long,” said M ichelle Lalande, a phar­ m a c is t w ith D e r m te k Pharmaceutiques Ltee., the company w h ic h p r o d u c e s th e s u n s c r e e n O m brelle. L alande recom m en ds an S P F o f 15 th r o u g h o u t th e y e a r because o f the om nipresence o f U V A radiation in the summer as w ell as the winter months.

A lth o u g h U V -B r a d ia tio n is reduced when it goes through glass, U V -A can penetrate it unaltered, so “y o u ’re not protected even in a car,” according to K wong.

S u n s c r e e n s u s e c h e m ic a ls to both physically block and absorb U V rays. T o m eet approval by Canadian d erm atologists, su nscreens m ust be waterproof, non-com edogenic (so as n o t to c lo g p o r e s) and p r o te c tiv e against both U V -A and U V -B radia­ tion. H ow ever, not every sunscreen on the market fu lfils th ese require­ m ents. S in ce “dam age is accum ula­ t iv e ,” K w o n g su g g e s ts c o n su m ers ensure they are using full-protection sunscreen. B ecau se o f the threat o f sk in can cer, a tanned b od y can no longer be seen as a healthy body.

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September 24th, 1996

Is there a market for Q uebec p olitics south o f the border?

L a s t o f a tw o p a r t s e r i e s e x a m i n i n g t h e a s p e c t s o f t h e l a n g u a g e d e b a t e B y El iz a b e t h W

asserman

overd u e. “ H e r e ’ s a c r i s i s th a t c o u ld v e r y w e l l b e o n o u r d o o r s t e p ,” C a m p b e ll to ld in te r v ie w e r M ik e D u ffy . “L e t u s at le a s t an ticip a te w h ere our in terests are and h a v e a plan o f a ctio n . I w o u ld c a ll upon

T h e f a i lu r e o f a n g lo r ig h ts a c t iv is t H o w a rd G a lg a n o v ’s S e p t e m b e r 1 1 m i s s i o n to N e w Y ork C ity to drum up support for h is c a u s e c a m e as n o su rp rise to m a n y Q u e b e c k e r s . O n th e c o n ­ trary, the e p iso d e se e m e d to rein ­ fo rce a pop ular fe e lin g that p o liti­ cal turm oil here is o f little con cern to o u r n e ig h b o u r s s o u t h o f th e border.

A p a r t fr o m th e b r ie f m e d ia storm su rroun ding the referen d u m la st O cto b er , coverage of Q u e b e c ’s p o litic a l in trigu e in the A m erican p ress has b een m eagre.

C h r is to p h e r E m s te n , o f th e New York Times' f o r e i g n d e s k , ad m itted that, in sp ite o f our e c o ­ n o m ic and g e o g ra p h ica l p ro x im ity to the U S , p ro b lem s here are o v e r ­ s h a d o w e d b y m o r e d r a m a t ic e v e n ts o v e rsea s.

“W h e n a h u m an r ig h ts is s u e o f w h at la n g u a g e can be u sed for c o m m e r c e , or in e d u c a tio n , is up a g a i n s t h u m a n r ig h t s i s s u e s o f p e o p le b e in g d e ta in e d fo r w e e k s and then fo u n d d ead at the bottom o f a riv e r. Y o u c a n s e e w h y th e Q u e b e c s to r y d o e s n ’t g e t m a n y tak ers,” E m sten e x p la in ed .

A c c o r d in g to C a n a d ia n in v e s tm e n t e x p e r t D o w D ru k k er o f L eh m an B r o th e rs, W a ll S tr e et is n o m ore e x c ita b le than the p ress on the su b ject o f Q u eb ec. “ A fte r th e la s t r e fe r e n d u m ,

th e P r e s id e n t , th e S e c r e t a r y o f S ta te , a n d th e U n ite d S t a t e s ’ T ra d e R e p r e s e n ta tiv e to p rep are that p la n .”

In th e o f f i c i a l s t a t e m e n t a n n o u n c in g th e S e p te m b e r 2 5 C o n g re ssio n a l h earin gs, C am p b ell

talk w a s that there w a s g o in g to be anoth er o n e in tw o years, and the m ark et b a s ic a lly sh r u g g e d it o ff.

I t’s c o m e up s o m a n y tim e s that it’s kin d o f lik e cry in g w o lf,” said D rukker. “A s lo n g as th ere’s n o th ­ in g le g is la tiv e , or th e r e ’s n o th in g p h y sic a lly h ap p en in g w ith r esp ect to v o te rs g o in g to the p o lls , then the m arket’s ju s t g o in g to listen to the sa m e th in g that it’s b een hear­ in g for the last 2 0 y e a rs.”

S o m e A m e r ic a n s , h o w e v e r , fe e l that the situ ation here c a lls for far m ore c o n c er n in the U S than it h a s a r o u s e d . In an a r t ic le p u b ­ l i s h e d in t h e l a t e s t i s s u e o f Foreign Affairs, P ro fe sso r C h arles D oran of Johns H o p k in s

U n iv e r s ity w r o te o f the p o te n tia l threat o f Q u eb ec sep aration to the g e o p o l i t i c a l b a l a n c e o f N o r th A m erica .

A c c o r d in g to D o r a n , i f oth er p r o v i n c e s d e c i d e fo r p l a u s i b l e e c o n o m ic and g e o g ra p h ic reason s, to f o l lo w Q u e b e c ’s le a d , th e U S w o u ld h ave to ren eg o tia te its m ili­ tary, p o lit ic a l and e c o n o m ic tie s w ith a fra g m en ted cou n try. N orth A m e r ic a w o u ld “ lo o k m o r e lik e the form er S o v ie t U n io n , w ith o n e la r g e s t a t e a t th e c e n t r e — th e U n ite d S tates — e d g e d by a series o f s m a ll, is o la t e d , w e a k e n t it ie s a lo n g its northern bord er.”

D o r a n e n d e d h is e s s a y w ith an app eal to the U S to “think m ore

im a g in a tiv e ly a b ou t h o w to m a n ­ a g e th e a f t e r m a t h o f Q u e b e c ’ s s e p a r a t io n , w h ic h s h o u ld no lo n g e r se e m im p o s s ib le or r em o te .”

A t le a s t o n e m e m b e r o f th e U S g o v e r n m e n t s e e m s to a g r e e w ith D o r a n . C o n g r e s s m a n T o m C a m p b e ll o f C a lifo rn ia , w h o m et w ith H o w a r d G a lg a n o v and w ith C a n a d ia n A m b a s s a d o r R a y m o n d C h r é tie n in W a sh in g to n D .C . on S e p te m b e r 11, has r e q u e sted that C o n g r e s s io n a l h e a r in g s b e h e ld la t e r t h is m o n th to d i s c u s s th e Q u e b e c situ a tio n . In an in te rv iew o n C a n a d ia n ta lk s h o w Sunday Edition, C a m p b e ll s a id th a t th e h e a r in g s on th is su b je c t are lo n g

e m p h a sise d that he is n ot c a llin g fo r U S in te r v e n tio n in Q u e b e c ’s affairs, but sim p ly for a d isc u s sio n o f h o w th e p o s sib le p artition w ill a ffe c t U S interests.

A c c o r d in g to D a v id B ir n b a u m , e x e c u t iv e d ir e c to r o f A llia n c e Q u e b e c, the U S d o e s n ot n e e d t o m e d d l e d i r e c t l y in C a n a d ia n an d Q u e b e c a ffa ir s in order to h ave an im p act on th e sit­ u ation here.

“W e h a v e a pretty b ig n e ig h ­ b o u r to t h e s o u t h . C l e a r l y , A m e ric a n r esp o n ses, b oth in g o v ­ e r n m e n t a n d in b u s i n e s s , to an e v e n tu a l b r e a k -u p o f C a n a d a -w o u ld h a v e im p lic a tio n s for both s e p a r a tists and f e d e r a lis t s ,” sa id B irnbaum . “O f co u r se , w e h a v e to lo o k for a n sw ers to our p ro b lem s in o u r o w n c o u n t r y .. .b u t it is a l w a y s in o u r b e s t in t e r e s t th a t A m e ric a n s be in fo r m ed o f w h a t’s g o in g o n up h ere.”

To v eg or not to veg: should hum ans eat meat?

D r M i l t o n M i l l s e x p l a i n s w h y v e g e t a r i a n i s m m a y b e th e h e a l t h i e r c h o ic e B y B arry C a m p be ll

W ith id e a s o f v e g e ta r ia n is m b e c o m in g m ore ro o ted in the p u b ­ lic c o n s c io u s n e s s , th a n k s in part to the w id e sp re a d m ed ia c o v e r a g e o f th e p o s s ib le lin k s b e t w e e n m a d -c o w d is e a s e and a hu m an d e g e n e r a t i v e b r a in d i s o r d e r , C r e u t z f e ld - J a k o b d i s e a s e , m o r e a n d m o r e p e o p le a re a s k in g w h eth er tu rn in g to v e g e ta r ia n is m is a m ore h ea lth y c h o ic e .

L ast W e d n e sd a y , in a lectu re p resen ted b y E a rth S a v e M on treal in a s s o c ia tio n w ith the C a n a d ia n H e a lth A s s o c i a t i o n , D r. M ilto n M ills a d d r e s s e d th e q u e s tio n o f in te r e st to m e a t-e a te r s, v e g e ta r i­ a n s , a n d a n im a l r ig h t s g r o u p s alik e: “S h o u ld h u m an s eat m ea t? ” S p ea k in g to an a lm o st en tire­ ly r e c e p tiv e a u d ie n c e , D r. M ills arg u ed that a v e g eta r ia n d ie t is a m o r e h e a lt h y m a n n e r o f l iv i n g sim p ly b e c a u se h u m an b e in g s are p h y s i o l o g ic a ll y u n s u ite d fo r th e c o n su m p tio n o f m eat. “ P h y s io lo g ic a lly , hum an b e i n g s a re c l o s e r to h e r b iv o r e s than c a rn iv o r es,” sa id M ills. “O ur b o d ie s are sim p ly n o t d e sig n e d for the c o n su m p tio n o f f le s h .”

M ills a lso p o in te d ou t that the e v o lu tio n a r y a n c e sto r s o f h u m an b e in g s app ear to h a v e b e e n v e g e ­ tarian s, and h o m in id s o n ly b egan to eat m eat w ith the ap p earan ce o f the g e n u s H om o. “ It w a s o n ly w h e n h o m in id s m o v e d ou t o f eq u atorial A fr ic a to

th o se b oth in fa v o u r and o p p o se d to v a r i o u s v e g e t a r i a n m i r a c le fo o d s.

T h e d iffe r e n c e , a c c o r d in g to M ills , is that h e is n o t c o u n s e llin g a s p e c ific fo o d , but rather a large v ariety o f fo o d s , and a v o id in g an en tire ca teg o r y , n a m ely m eat.

M a rk S h e r m a n , a third y e a r stu d en t in the fa c u lty o f m e d ic in e , and a v e g e ta r ia n h im s e lf, arg u ed that there are a ls o e n v iro n m en ta l e le m e n ts that n e e d to b e c o n s id ­ e r e d w h e n d e c id in g w h e th e r or n o t to g o vegetarian . “ L a r g e c a t t l e r a n c h e s in S o u th A m e r ic a are th e p r im a r y c a u s e s o f th e d e s tr u c tio n o f th e A m a z o n rain fo r e st,” he c la im ed .

S h e r m a n a ls o e x p la in s h o w

According to Mills, our evolutionary ancestors were vegetarians e n v ir o n m e n ts w h ic h w e r e le s s s u p p o r t i v e o f h u m a n l i f e th a t t h e s e p e o p l e tu r n e d to m e a t to s u p p le m e n t th e ir d ie ts . B e s i d e s , u n til w e c o u ld d e v e lo p to o ls, the h u m a n b o d y w a s v e r y p o o r ly a d a p t e d to th e t a s k o f r u n n in g d o w n and k illin g p r e y ,” M ills added.

A c c o r d in g to M ills , sc ie n tific stu d ies h a v e c o n siste n tly in d ic a ted

that v e g eta r ia n s are le s s p ron e to v a r io u s i l l n e s s e s a n d d is o r d e r s su ch as h eart d is e a s e , o b e s ity , c a n c e r , g a l lb la d d e r a n d k id n e y sto n e s, and cataracts. J o h n T a y lo r , a U 2 a rts s t u ­ d en t, argu ed that the stu d ie s p re­ se n te d by M ills o n ly sh o w a c o r­ r e la t io n , n o t a c a u s e a n d e f f e c t r e la tio n sh ip , b e tw e e n a m e a t-e a t­ in g d ie t and illn e ss .

“T h ere are m a n y oth er factors [ in v o lv e d ] ,” he s a id .

“F or in s ta n c e , v e g e ta r ia n s m a y g e t m ore e x e r c is e than m eat eaters, or m ay a v o id oth er u n h ealth y hab its s u c h a s s m o k i n g a n d d r i n k in g a lc o h o l.”

In d e ed , a su r v e y o f p r e v io u s n u tr itio n f a d s s h o w s th a t th e r e h a v e b e e n a large variety o f stu d ­ ie s and c o u n te r -s tu d ie s , s h o w in g

o t h e r s a p p e a l t o a n im a l r ig h t s , c la im in g th at th e a n im a ls s u ffe r d u rin g their r a isin g and slau gh ter for hum an c o n su m p tio n . “ S o m e p e o p le ju s t w o n ’t lis ­ ten to the anim al righ ts argum ent, and oth ers ju s t d o n ’t care, or th ey s e e it a s s o m e s o r t o f h i p p i e th in g ,” h e said.

B y m a k in g p e o p le a w a r e o f the c o n se q u e n c e s o f a m ea t-b a sed d ie t , a n d m a k in g it an i s s u e o f p u b lic h e a lth , S h e r m a n b e l ie v e s th a t m o r e p e o p l e w i l l b e c o n ­ v in c e d to g o vegetarian .

H o w e v e r , e v e n the app eal to h e a lth d id n o t c o n v i n c e T a y lo r . “ I f I w a s so c o n c e r n e d ab ou t m y h e a lth , I ’d h a v e q u it s m o k in g b y n o w ,” h e rem arked.

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September 24th, 1996

Literally speaking: Q u eb ec’s real language problem B y Sh o s h a n a P feiffer

A S t a t i s t i c s C a n a d a stu d y released last Thursday revealed that Q uebec adults scored the low est in a national literacy survey. The report,

Reading the Future: A Portrait of Literacy in Canada , w a s th e C a n a d ia n c o m p o n e n t o f th e International A dult Literacy Survey that d iv id e d th e cou n try in to fo u r separate region s and rated them on reading, math and the ability to read form s, m aps and charts.

The IA LS report defined litera­ cy as the “ability to understand and em ploy printed inform ation in daily activities.”

T h e S ta tistic s C anada r elea se differentiated betw een tw o types o f francophone groups, those that lived in Q uebec, and those w ho lived outof-province.

A c co r d in g to the report, fran­ c o p h o n e s w h o liv e d in a p ro v in ce o th e r than Q u e b e c , and r e p o rte d French as a first langu age but took the test in English, tended to have a slightly low er score as a group than those w h ose first language and test language w ere both French.

A ccording to L ionel M astriani, the co-ordinator for literacy services at the Q uebec M inistry o f Education, th is d iffe r e n tia tio n m ay h a v e had som e influence on the results o f the study. M astriani attributed slig h tly low er scores o f out-of-province fran­ cophon es to possib le lim its o f edu­ cation opportunities in their mother tongue.

“Francophones outside Q uebec m ay not have as m uch access to the

education system in their ow n lan­ guage,” he suggested.

H o w e v e r , S c o tt M urray, the d ir e c to r o f th e S p e c i a l S u r v e y D ivision at Statistics Canada and the International Study D irector for the IA LS, disagreed.

“T h is d o e sn ’t a ffe c t the num ­ b ers,” he said. “T h e d iffe re n c es in the results all but disappeared when ed u cation al le v e ls w e re taken in to consideration.”

W hile the division s betw een the a n g lo p h o n e an d francophon e results are q u ite m a r k e d , this can be m islead­ in g . A c c o r d in g to Murray, language is far l e s s im p o r ta n t than it seem s in this su rv ey b e c a u se the factors driving literacy are com m on across lin gu istic barriers. T he tests fo cu sed on the ability o f p eo p le to carry out tasks w hich w ere request­ ed. In other words, the survey w as n o t f o c u s i n g o n s im p le r e a d in g s k ills , but on c o m p r e h e n sio n and functional reading.

T he results o f the IA L S raised q u e stio n s about the q u a lity o f the Q uebec education system . H ow ever, M astrian i c la im e d that i f a yo u n g Q uebeckers goes through the educa­ tion system , they w ill be as literate as anyone across Canada. This state­ ment agrees with the survey finding that a n g lo p h o n e and fr a n c o p h o n e university graduates across Canada have equal levels o f literacy, regard­ less o f language.

Murray contends that low er lit­

eracy rates are cau sed b y tw o fa c ­ tors: “the traditional patterns o f edu­ cational participation in Q uebec and som e problem o f educational quali­ ty ” N e v e r t h e le s s , w h e n a sk e d i f that meant Q u eb ec’s education sy s­ tem w as inadequate, he stated that this w as not the case.

“O ther p rovinces sh ow greater variab ility, w ith m ore adults at the h igh est tw o le v e ls, and m ore at the low er tw o lev e ls,” he said. “Q uebec has a m uch more consistent educa­ tion product, with 5 6 per c en t o f a d u lts b e tw e e n th e a g e s o f 16 an d 2 5 in th e m iddle lev e l.”

A n o th er concern is the high dropout rate in Q uebec. A ccording to D en is Gravel, from the D ocu m en tation C entre o f the Q u eb ec M in istry o f E ducation, the provincial dropout rate in 19939 4 w as 33 per cent. A further 31.1 per c e n t d id n o t o b tain seco n d a ry school diplom as before the age o f 20 d u rin g the sa m e y ea r, and 18 per cent o f the population never received a high sch ool equivalen cy diplom a.

T hese numbers w ere even higher in the greater M ontreal area, reaching a s h ig h a s 4 0 p e r c e n t in s o m e Catholic high schools.

The gap betw een tim e o f gradu­ a tio n an d e m p lo y m e n t a ls o c o n ­ tr ib u te d to lo w e r lite r a c y s k il l s , s h o w in g a s tr o n g r e la t io n s h ip betw een quality o f literacy sk ills and unem ploym ent.

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1981 w as the year B ob M arley d ie d , Raiders of the Lost Ark hit m ovie theatres, and Trudeau repatri­ ated the Constitution. R ubik’s Cubes w ere in, so w as Ronald Reagan, and Charlie's Angels cracked their last case. W ayne G retzky, the Prince o f H ock ey, w as 21. Terry F ox w as still runn ing. D ia n a w o re a tradition al w hite gow n with a trail that stretched for blocks, m em bers o f the w edding party arrived in their h orse drawn c a r r ia g e s , an d w h e n it w a s o v e r Charles and D iana glid ed out on the p a la c e b a lc o n y and k issed . It w as very precious.

I lapped it up like the little kid I w a s . I w a s o n ly 7 . Y o u c a n ’ t be b la m e d fo r la p s e s in ta s te u n til y o u ’ re at le a s t 10. A n d b e s id e s , everybody else w as doing it. A t least I d id n ’t b u y th e c o m m e m o r a tiv e p la te s or w ear r u ffled b lo u se s , or h a v e m y hair cu t in th e P r in c e s sW aif style with layered sides, shorter than any o f Charlie’s Angels had w orn up until then. (A t the tim e I w a s s t i l l in te n t o n im ita tin g th e braids o f m y other c h ild h o o d role m o d e l, P r in c e s s L e ia b e fo r e th e b elly -b u tto n lo o k in Return of the

Jedi.)

D iana is stupid and uneducated.

H er p r o fe ssio n ­ al e x p e r ie n c e and q u a l if i c a ­ t io n s fo r th e p o s it io n of %|§ R o y a l are th at she worked at a kindergarten before her m arriage. D e p e n d in g on h o w cynical a v iew o f the royal fam ily’s behaviour you take, this m ay or may not have b een appropriate training.

W hen her son W illiam w as bom on June 21, the sum m er solstice, Diana is supposed to have asked, “W hat’s a so lstic e ? ” (Just for the record, and b ecau se I kn ow sh e ’s not g o in g to read this, I’ll add that sh e’s not par­ ticularly good-lookin g, and addition­ ally has now reached the age where H o lly w o o d sto p s o ffe r in g h o o k er roles and starts offerin g nun roles.)

S h e w a s 2 0 and C h a r le s w a s 3 2 w h e n th e y m a r r ie d . T h e y had ab so lu tely noth in g in c o m m o n , no com m on hobbies, interests, nothing.

T h e h o r s e -d r a w n c a r r ia g e s should never have stopped to let the happy pair o f f at the altar, but ju st kep t g o in g . In ‘81 n o b o d y n oticed that tw o w ild ly d is s im ila r p e o p le w ere gettin g married; w e w ere too busy expecting them to liv e happily ever after. But nob ody w ou ld have allow ed this marriage to take place if she h ad n ’t been m arrying a m ulti­ m illionaire and he hadn’t been mar­ r y in g th e v ir g in a l se r v a n t-g ir l o f fa iry ta le s . W e w e r e c r a z y ab ou t D iana in ‘81 because she had no per­ son ality. S h e w as a blan k sh eet o f

Black Coffee Susan Peters paper, and w e c o u ld read in to her w h atever w e w an ted to se e , w h ich w as usually ourselves, hence all the h aircu t im ita to r s. P o st-D ia n a , the p u b lic lik ed their p r in c e sse s to be older, have a life, and not be Barbie dolls. In fact, w e w anted princesses w h o w ere m outhy, g o o d w ith lasers, and knew their w ay around plans to blow up the D eath Star. It’s n o co in ­ c id e n c e th a t th e n e x t p r in c e s s , Fergie, had red hair and w as plump and found her ow n w ays o f am using h e r se lf w ith p e o p le ’s to e s, and w e w ere crazy about her too. L eia mor­ phed. G iv e F ergie som e braids and s h e c o u ld b e a m b a s s a d o r to th e Ew oks.

F ifte e n y e a r s later, and little g ir ls d o n ’t g r o w up d r e a m in g o f m arrying the p rince an ym ore. W e only w onder h ow the marriage lasted as long as it did, and h ow our naive b e lie f in it lasted as lo n g as it did.

T im e h a s g iv e n b o th P r in c e s s e s D ian a and L eia an o ilie r glea m . In D iana’s case, w e should m aybe have had a prem onition after w e glim p sed L e ia ’ s b e lly d a n ce r lo o k . T h in g s c o u ld o n ly g o d o w n h ill from Star

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Lisa Germano has come a long way since her fiddling years with John Mellencamp. Four solo albums, including the newly released Excerpts from a Love Circus, document a singer-songwriter-musician with direction.

The Love Circus tour, which starts this week, slates a destination of reaching her fans. After years of playing to Mellencamp’s audience, Germano relishes the idea.

“Playing with John [throughout the ‘80s] was a doorway to a reality check for me. It led me to making my own music,” Germano recalls.

Germano had always toyed with songwriting but, since her 1990 debut on her own label, never with such efficacy or élan. For Love Circus, Germano brought a 16-track into her Indiana home to better cap­ ture the spontaneity of her “works in progress.”

“My music’s definitely a release [so] I would sit by myself at home and do the vocals for the album as they came to me. Mistakes happen, which would then take me in a new direction.”

With artistic freedom paralleled only by R.E.M., it’s no wonder that she’s a 4AD artist. Germano has a close report with the British compa­ ny’s head Ivo Watts-Russell.

“Ivo’s always the one telling me not to put the catchy single on the record. He’s like ‘Why do you want to do that?’ He knows me. I have a vision in mind and won’t

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Yet Germano is by no means a perfectionist. She allows room for how the end result looks, sounds and feels. Originally, Love Circus had the working title Guillotine, aligning it with the severely dark Geek The Girl (1994). Since

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A Civil Action

By Jonathan Harr $17.95, 502 pages Publisher: Vintage Read from a distance, Jonathan Harr’s A Civil Action has “movie rights” written all over it. It’s a legal thriller! (Grisham, anyone?)

It’s got evil white guys in suits!

(Sort of like Philadelphia?) It has a cocky and good-looking young attorney for the defense. (I think I smell Tom Cruise!) Poor townspeo­ ple are getting screwed over.

(Underdogs? I love it!) And it’s non-fiction. (Mmm ...voyeurism.)

It’s unfortunate that the enter­ tainment industry caters to the low­ est common denominator in order to survive. With the film industry, this is typified in the colossal amounts of audience marketing research that precedes the release of almost every film. The publishing industry does not have the resources of major movie studios, and as such, publishing houses can only try to foresee its product’s niche.

The simplest way of choosing which books to publish is also

probably the most destructive in the long run. Much like in Hollywood film, the bosses at publishing houses do not want to take costly risks, so they merely duplicate a suc­ cessful novel or sign a suc­ cessful author to repeat his good fortune with the audi­ ence. Inevitably, books start to look alike. Can anyone tell the difference, the real differ­ ence, between the novels of Anne Rice or John Grisham?

Is it a coincidence that Jurassic Park and Congo, the books that made Michael Crichton a Hollywood fix­ ture, mirror each others’ for­ mats exactly? It all begins and ends with the bestseller lists, where readers let pub­ lishers know that they can’t get enough of inches-thick forays into the lives of ideal­ istic Southern lawyers and witchcraft-loving vampires, then congratulate the pub­ lishers with purchases of the sequels, completing the cir­ cle of mediocrity. If a civilisation is remembered by the cultural arti­ facts it leaves behind, it is certainly lamentable that the alien overlords

Germano treats her music as an ofthe-moment release and a souvenir of her creativity, she relistened to Geek, and realised that the hateful and bilious output was familiar terri­ tory. Love Circus soon began branching out of the Guillotine ses­ sions as a more euphoric, contem­ plative project.

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Her cats also got into the mix: “I never intended to record Dorothy and Miamo-Tutti but it happened. It really makes me laugh, but you get bored sitting around the house with all this equipment at your disposal.”

However, her cats’ contribu­ tion is no tossed-off performance.

Germano, observing that her kitty

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who will rule humankind in the year 5796 will know us as the race of people who couldn’t get enough of Danielle Steele. “The bland lead­ ing the bland,” they will snort

couple reflected her own relation­ ship, built an intriguing subtext into the disc. The fact that it works while not disrupting the rest of Love Circus is no small feat.

But will Germano’s muse dry up as soon as she enters a good rela­ tionship? “I hope not,” she answers.

“There’s always the relationship with yourself. When you’re in love, you question yourself... are you get­ ting taken advantage of?

“In my music, lyrics really are the whole thing. I must have lyrics that say what I want to say. It affects the success of a song to me,” said Germano.

For Germano, touring creates a grander scale for the music. While recording the album, the music ful­ fils the need for self-expression. At a live gig, connection supersedes expression.

Since Germano 'dentifies with her fans, she explains her perfor­ mances as “having fun by going through really weird things together.

“My concerts aren’t parties where people from the audience come up and say ‘Hey, you looked great in that video.’ It’s more like T really understand what you meant when that psycho stalked you.’

“It makes me feel good when someone says they enjoy listening to my music on headphones while sit­ ting all alone in the comer.”

Lisa Germano plays this Friday at Cabaret. The show starts at 8:30 with Star 69. Tickets are $10.

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between periods at their way-cool futuristic sport­ ing events.

Don’t blame only the publishing industry, though. Save some ire for Hollywood as well.

Authors will remain fixed in the mainstream as long as the lure of movie rights dangles before their eyes.

This gives Hollywood producers the chance to say, “You loved the book, now love the movie, too!”

That’s how tepid thrillers like The Hot Zone become vapid action flicks like Outbreak. If you listen, you can hear the armies of banality inching closer to our borders.

Even though A Civil Action chronicles an actu­ al court case, the subject matter itself is sadly familiar. Unscrupulous factories dump chemical waste into the ground, polluting the water, afflicting the citizens of the town with everything from skin rashes to leukemia, never mind that they should have had enough common

sense not to drink tap water that is murky and smells of chlorine. Enter the idealistic yet successful young lawyer, who drags corporate con­ glomerates into court. Hundreds of pages pass, millions of dollars are awarded to the victims, corpora­ tions go on with their lives. Ta da.

A Civil Action suffers from unabashed marketability, which causes the reader to guess the course of the plot only 30 pages into the text. In order to make the book movie-friendly, the lines between good and bad are unfairly drawn. The ambulance-chasing spendthrift is a good guy, while the sagacious law professor is a bad guy. Countless children are intro­ duced as simple, care-free spirits, then die. Mothers are helpless criers, fathers are silent. Without exception!

Worse than the lack of charac­ terisation is the lack of intelligence from the author. In a 500-page non­ fiction novel about tort law, three paragraphs are devoted to examina­ tion of the law. The author all but tells the reader that he is there to type a story and leave. Fortunately for us, we don’t have to read the story when we can just wait for the movie-of-the-week.

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Secondo (Stanley Tucci) is in search of the American dream. He enlists his brother, Primo (Tony Shalhoub), an Old World culinary genius, to open The Paradise on the New Jersey coast with dignified dishes like seafood risotto. Only one problem: when it comes to good EYE-tale-yin eats, the Americans want anything but the sophisticated risotto. ‘Dem Yanks gotta have their ‘ghetti with meatballs’.

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And so the contrast is set between the bright white, divine kitchens of Primo (“to create good food is to be close to God”), and Pascal’s darkly hellish and commercial joint. The metaphors build Co-directing and starring in Big Night, Campbell Scott chats with Isabella Rossellini. nicely up to Secondo’s purity. than to say that it deconstructs from Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, affair with Pascal’s mistress, Despite all the artistic analo­ itself beautifully. The frivolity of the classic Japanese samurai film.

Gabriella (Rossellini). Cheating on gies, a very tangible reality of fore­ the big night is turned on its head In an American context, Last Man long-time girlfriend Phyllis closure looms over the dishes at with a stark depiction of the morn­ Standing becomes a Western.

(Driver), Secondo succumbs to the The Paradise to form the crisis of ing after. The breakfast scene emits Think Fistful of Dollars or any corrupt ways of Pascal’s Restaurant the film. Exactly how the story a clear message with its minimalist other EastwoodAVayne movie. The and stymies Primo’s crusade for ends should be revealed no more recipe for eggs. Just as delicious silent stranger arrives, shoots his and moving as the half roasted pig guns and remains the last one or giant timpano, the morning meal standing...hence the title. bonds the brothers. It also refigures Yes, it’s a rip-off, but it works. their attitudes towards each other It’s predictable — the exact details and their business. In doing so, the are not known but the storyline is film redefines the audience’s per­ obvious. The sombre mood and ception of sustenance and living, stiff acting — solid, emotionallyforging it into an unqualified suc­ deprived and blocky — are great. cess.

This is probably the best western—Marc Gilliam style film in a long time.

Small details add up to the whole. The eerie undertaker, who L a s t M a n S ta n d in g displays corpses in the window; the powerless Sheriff (Bruce Dern); his It’s the early 1930s and side-kick Joe (William Sanderson) Prohibition is at its peak. Jerico, — all weak characters on their own Texas, serves as an outpost for the — are carried by Christopher vast Chicago bootlegging empires Walken, who plays Doyle’s ruth­ because the town is the perfect less lieutenant Hicky. junction for northbound Mexican The characters’ mystiques alcohol. It is also a ghost town make the film work; a dark, emo­ thanks to two rival gangs: the Irish, tional haze hangs down over the led by Doyle (David Patrick Kelly), wooden story. This contrast, pro­ and the Italians, headed by Strozzi vided chiefly by dreamy, fading (Ned Eisenberg). The two groups, cuts, unfinished scenes and dia­ temporarily at truce, are constantly logue and excellent lighting, trans­ carrying out in miniature the vio­ ports the film into a realm of shad­ lent wars their bosses fight in ows. Through the din, the charac­ Chicago. ters lose definite boundaries and When the mysterious and cyn­ become both more subtle and more ical Smith (Bruce Willis) passes striking. Hill’s deliberately mini­ through Jerico, he breaks the truce malist film noir style and pulp nar­ by killing an Irishman for vandalis­ rative reveal the underpinnings that ing his car. Offered a job by motivate the story.

Strozzi, Smith sees the opportunity On this gamble rests the story. to play one side against the other The acting is uninspired and the and make a bundle of cash before story typical. But if you can get moving on. Of course it’s not that into the mood and feel the vague, easy — Smith eventually gets cloudy obscurity that Hill strives caught double-dealing and his busi­ for, you’ll see that the gamble pays off. ness soon becomes personal.

—Drew Cormack Last Man Standing is adapted W r itin g f o r E n te r ta in m e n t is j o ll y g o o d f u n f o r th e w h o le fa m ily !

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For all of its forced weirdness and soft-core gore, Bored Generation is still marred by a pack­ aged air of faux ennui.

Shots of skaters falling on their asses keep the videos from looking too polished. An old Kiss banner and the 1980 Pennywise cover of “Live Fast, Die Young” keep the sound­ track from sounding too young. A plea to bug Congress to ease up on skateboarders keeps the mood irrev­ erent. And yet, nothing quite takes the sting out of the shameless bios of young pro skaters/boarders which feature their favourite cars and cor­ porate sponsors.

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others of its genre, is not like a video game you can play, or a television For many generations, big busi­ you can watch. After the initial nesses have unsuccessfully sought browsing, it becomes something after the elusive and lucrative rebel which is merely meant to be left in the background, in the same way that youth market which despised them.

But with the recent debut of stereos are used to add white noise to twenty-something CEOs and market­ most student apartments.

The macho line-up of rockers, ing wizards (complete with offices skaters, surfers, made out to look like Various Artists and snowboarders dorm rooms), it looks (with the excep­ like big business has tion of Circe finally won.

(E p ita p h ) ____________ Wallace) ensure Epitaph’s latest is that this produc­ a paradigm of this new marketing trend. The Bored tion comes off as being all boy.

Generation audio CD/interactive CD Bored Generation mixes old-school ROM is a clever bit of technological (Pennywise, Helmet, NOFX, wizardry which rocks its own little Primus), new pop punk (Offspring, Rancid, Daredevils) and hip hop cosy world.

Smart-ass comic skater boys (Beasties, Casual, and Souls of pop up on the computer screen and Mischief). One look at the track list­ lead users into a living room which ing and it is obvious that the 11 pre­ acts as the central site of this choose- viously unreleased tracks were cho­ your-own adventure CD. Inside, sen for their super bad ass sounding there is a lamp knocked onto the names (“Hate You,” “Blast ‘Em,” floor, an electric guitar nailed to the “Bad Habit,” “Drugs Are Good,” and wall, and a black T-shirt and white “Hellhound 17 1/2,” to name a few). bra flung like sexless dirty laundry The music, fast and p o w er-chordon the mum and pop sofa.

The point now is to leisurely hungry, pro­ search through the various objects vides a frantic, strewn about the messy abode. Click on the snowboard jauntily propped against the beer fridge and view a series of snowboarding videos on a virtual VCR. Click on the skateboard or the container of Chinese take-out to access other audio-visual goodies.

Like surfing the Net, playing with interactive CD ROM has become a pastime which epitomises virtual living. Computer geeks can now comfortably lounge in front of his or her screen to vicariously asso­ ciate with superactive athletes and rock stars. However, the Bored Generation CD ROM, like many

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Sapphires in the Mud ...the Sighs of the Sky (Independent) After proving themselves as a driving force behind McGill-made music on last year’s Six Candles, No Label, Sapphires in the Mud have returned from a summer hia­ tus with a brand new studio effort.

Recorded in the apartment/studio of producer and fellow student Dave Sorbara, ...the Sighs of the Sky captures the band’s pop flavour and psychological lyrics in full, shrink-wrapped glory. Led by the alluring vocal stylings of Leila Mouammar and the songwriting talents of Ed Wilson and Franco Agar, the Sapphires tear through a grab bag of unique tunes and arrangements. The obvious hit sin­ gle on Sighs, “Life Goes On,” is a captivating and hummable lament for self-decaying moments and a destroyed relationship. The most musically inventive number, “Chocolate Milk,” differs from all the other tunes with its intricate drum beat, eerie guitar riff and Mark Davies’ distinguished bass line. While chock full of catchy, poppy melodies and their hard-totrace-the-influence style, the band’s sweet sound truly relies on the voice of Mouammar and the guitar skills of Agar. The opening tune on Sighs might state “This is my future so unclear,” but the

future certainly looks promising for this band of young, blooming talents.

—Steven Fogel Clove Rollercoster (Nebula) The latest morsel to drop out of Toronto’s indie stew is Clove. A ‘90s wannabe band, complete with a woman lead singer full of Shirley Manson attitude and play-by-herown-rules-as-long-as-it’s-PC style.

Like every other aspiring Toronto band, Clove rips off treble charger.

Never a good thing. But maybe suiting, as treble charger’s shouldhave-been-but-isn’t career is about all Clove can hope for.

Occasionally this let’s-try-tobe-cutting-edge bore-a-thon raises its garage rock out of banality. The first track “In your Life” has an appeal good for an opening act.

The guitar chops in “Why Should I” sound good too, if only in a con­ trived way. “Having a Blast” car­ ries a likeable thump throughout.

The rest of Rollercoster is anything but. Instead it’s a murky haze of linear sound that might work well in a room of background noise, velvet posters and lava lamps.

I guess there’s a reason inde­ pendents are independent.

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“Is it over? ” “I d o n ’t know. Should we clap?”

Confusion reigned at Musée d’art contemporain on Thursday during director and choreographer Jean-Pierre P erreault’s Les Années de Pèlerinage (The Years of Pilgrimage).

The enthusiastic applause for the daring theme, strong dancers, and the innovative music was well deserved. Les Années is harsh, if not agonising. The dancers, clothed in morbid black, thrash across the stage in jilted movements creating distorted angles with flexed limbs and expressionless faces. It is an hour and a half of bleak darkness and melancholy that leaves the audi­ ence feeling worn and depressed.

Although plotless, the audi­ ence at first became consumed by the com pelling theme of Perreault’s work as related through images of ruptured rela­ tionships and desperate, ill-fated love. Based on a personal chapter in composer and poet Franz Liszt’s life, the piece portrays the scandal that erupted during his adulterous relationship with the Countess Marie d’Agoult. The story culminates in their fleeing from Paris to Geneva, where they

Les Années drag on and on. formed a new voice and sensibility.

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The performance suggests program. The tense atmosphere that the choreographer simply on stage spilled over into the gathered half a dozen dancers and audience, who became agitated made them run repeatedly across and restless.

In the last of the four duets, the stage, intermittently stopping the audience awakened as the in dramatic poses.

Initially the choreography stage finally brightened and the was original and inviting, but its dancers found their own, personal ---------------- lights. This stunted r e p e titiv e n e s s --------------------------------------and became increas- j ^ e p ie c e p o r tr a y s th e revelation ingly taxing and da| ^ e r u p te d d u r . moment of relief ended abruptly and, tedious to watch. . , .

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Though Les Années de and sound.

The dance movements were Pèlerinage has a magnetic appeal, well-executed — a credit to the the performance dragged, which strength, musicality, and technical negated its potential brilliance and capacity of the dancers. left the audience watch-glancing Unfortunately, their potential was at frequent intervals.

The Foundation wasted. The image of the Jean-Pierre Perreault tightrope and the magnetic inten­ presents Les Années sity expressed by the three danc­ de Pèlerinage at Musée ing couples, in conjunction with d ’art contemporain, the surreal lighting and direct choreography, were accurate in 185 St. Catherine St. VT. (Place articulating the balancing act of des Arts Metro), to September 29. life. This theme was lost early on Tickets are $15 for students and in the program due to the monoto­ $18 for adults. For more informa­ tion call 847-6212. nous choreography.

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Martlets sweep the weekend to stay undefeated M cG ill 5 B is h o p ’s 0 Dominating, dynamic, deter­ mined — you pick the superlative — any one of them could sum up Friday night’s joy-ride versus the Bishop’s Gaiters. The Martlets racked up five tallies in the second half, cruising to a 5-0 win on a balmy night at Molson Stadium.

In the first half, the Martlets were able to set up a few quality scoring chances but a lumbering, ground-bound Bishop’s netminder seemed to be in the right place at the right time and stopped each shot.

One such chance came from veteran Luciana Cifarelli, who booted a screaming blast barely turned away by the fingertips of an airborne Gaiters goaltender.

Going into the second half, the score was deadlocked at zero.

McGill head coach Sylvie Beliveau spoke about her half-time discourse.

“The girls knew that if they didn’t pick up the pace they were in for a lot of running in practice this week,” Beliveau commented. “We made a few little adjustments at the half and they worked perfectly.”

Playing keep-away with the ball, McGill repeatedly pushed towards the Bishop’s goal. After numerous chances, McGill recorded its first goal of the game in the 53rd minute, on a pretty play by Sarah Pentland, who buried the ball in the back of the net.

Pentland’s goal seemed to spark an already soaring Martlet squad, and in particular, team leader Luciana Cifarelli.

Cifarelli notched her second goal of the year in the 60th minute of play. “Sweet Lu” launched a rocket of a shot from behind the arc that

McGill Martlets on the attack to retain last year’s top spot. touched down behind a stunned and unflinching Bishop’s keeper.

Through a blizzard of scoring chances, “Sweet Lu” shined above all others, scoring two more goals in the 68th and 75th minutes of play, bringing her season total to four markers.

Capping off an outstanding overall defensive display, Amy Walsh finished off a beautiful play set up by Jennifer Hunter, bulging the twine in the 80th minute of play.

Thanks to McGill’s Berlin Wall defense. Martlet goaltender Debra Kietzke also recorded her second shutout of the season.

“We weren’t sure what to expect from Bishop’s,” coach Beliveau said after the game.

“They are much more experi­ enced than us. In practice each week, we usually work on a theme. The theme of last week’s practice was attacking. Even when we were con­ trolling the ball we were attacking.

We took advantage and won the game.”

— Ryan Murphy and Richard Retyi

M c G ill 4 UQAM1 The revamped McGill Martlets soccer team showed they’re con­ tenders in their second weekend of play. After humbling Bishop’s Friday night, the club had a solid game against the UQAM Citadines in a 4-1 win Sunday afternoon at Centre Claude Robillard.

The chance to play a weaker team allowed the rookies on the young Martlet club to gain some valuable experience.

“We knew from the start we’d be a little stronger,” explained Beliveau. “However, we know that our strategy would be different when we’re playing a team we know we should beat than when we’re playing a top team. We’re opening up more and attacking more.”

It seemed like the Martlets were again going to have an easy afternoon when team captain Luciana Cifarelli scored on a lob shot four minutes into the game. A

dozen minutes later, forward Megan McGrath showed good hustle in giving the team a two- goal lead.

Cifarelli cashed in her second goal of the game in the 21st minute to give McGill a dominating 3-0 lead.

The Martlets g looked like they were $ going to add to their ,2 score early on in the ^ second half, but the -g Citadines’ backup 2 goaltender held the fort with a few solid stops. UQAM took advantage of a Martlets team that looked to bé sitting back midway in the second half.

“We scored early, but with UQAM’s solid play, they adjusted,” commented Cifarelli. “We played well in the first 20 minutes of the second half, but then we started to play sloppy and defensive.”

UQAM started to press and scored on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute, much to the pleasure of the half-dozen or so UQAM fans in attendance. Eight minutes later, the Martlets put the game out of reach for good when Jane Moran scored on a wild scramble in front of the net.

“We’re pleased with the results on paper, but there are a still a lot of things that we’re going to have to work on,” said Cifarelli. “We’re a young team. We don’t have the experience yet, but that will come with time. I think if we pick up our pace a little, we’ll be in contention.

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Stingers reap revenge on Redm en rugby,

By Franklin Rubinstein

The Concordia Stingers entered Wednesday night’s rugby match-up with revenge on their minds. It was only a few short months ago that McGill eliminated Concordia from the Quebec rugby playoffs with a controversial and disputed victory.

With the sour taste of defeat fresh in their mouths, the Concordia Stingers upset the McGill Redmen 7-6 in an extremely physical match­ up.

McGill was unable to score a tri, and experienced difficulty in their attempts to establish their flow­ ing, speedy attack. Instead, it was the Stingers who controlled field position and dominated the scrums.

The Redmen were also ham­ pered by the frequent whistle of the official. ‘The referee took us out of the game,” said a disappointed Reid McDougall. “Marcello [the referee] didn’t let the play flow. We also let the referee get to us...we can’t do that.”

Concordia benefited from the slower style of play. They were able to utilise their strength in the scrums

Slow play hinders flow of McGill’s game and ends in disappointment. and prevent the Redmen from using their greater team speed. McGill could not sustain a running attack, an integral part of the Redmen’s game plan.

No scoring took place until the 25th minute of the first half, when McGill’s Alan Lameveghil made the first of two penalty kicks.

Concordia answered five min­ utes later, with a tri and the subse­ quent convert. The Stingers ran the muscle of their strong pack to force in the tri.

With a few seconds remaining in the half, McGill brought the score to within one at 7-6.

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During the game, McGill also experi­ t ft) -c enced the loss of veter­ an Reid McDougall, I who separated his shoulder during the £ second half. It was his ft! third separation of this season; he will have to undergo surgery to repair the damage.

McGill’s rugby team will have to regroup after the disheartening loss of both the game and their team leader; they now stand at 1-1 in league play and will have to step up to re-establish themselves as the class of the Quebec rugby league.

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D a w n of a new ro w in g season: M c G ill c r e w h its the w a te r

By T ara Van Z uiden

To the average McGill student, the rowing team is synonymous with one thing: early mornings...very early mornings.

The idea of waking up at 5 a.m. to be on the water at the Olympic Basin by six o’clock is enough to make any student shiver. However, there’s a lot more to rowing than practices at the crack of dawn.

The first question to be asked is “Why so early?” According to novice men’s coach Aaron Papp, it is all about tradition. “The water is the calmest in the morning, so it’s an ideal time to row,” Papp explained. Tradition in rowing is strong, and early morning practices are just one of many things that have been a part ,of rowing since its beginnings.

The McGill Rowing Team consists of seven varsity and four novice boats for both the men and women crews. Each boat has four or eight rowers and is classified either as lightweight or heavy­ weight. The differences between the two categories lie in rowing style and boat composition. Lightweight crews are similar in weight while a heavyweight boat may vary.

While the heavyweights are stacked for strength and power in the boat, lightweight rowing is based almost exclusively on techni­ cal ability. Regardless of the cate­ gory, each boat must row as a unit, the oars moving in complete unison as they pull the boat through the water. The cohesiveness of a crew is a must, says lightweight rower Kristen Bendickson.

“As an eight, you bond so closely that it’s hard to make a sub rower fit. You row as one unit,” she said.

This year’s crew faces some challenges in the upcoming season.

Because the training season is so short, running from the end of August to early November, it is necessary to maximise time on the water, thus demanding dedication and discipline from every crew member.

Many new hands on board have changed the makeup of the team, adding a new and dynamic dimension to the ‘96 crew. A num­ ber of veterans have graduated, leaving novice rowers to take their places. With this comes a lack of race experience and technical profi­ ciency. Despite these challenges, the prospects for the upcoming sea­ son are very promising.

Heavyweight women’s coach Justin Nakatsuka expressed optimism with the progress the crew has made.

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Dustin Falscheer twice to tie him Linden, despite having a career for the CIAU lead with four picks. afternoon faking, spinning, shaking Linden’s exploits were not the and baking, remained modest after­ only attraction that made the Shrine wards. “It is nice”, Linden said. Bowl an exhilarating first day of “The record is not that important to fall. The attenme because this is a ___________ ___________ dance, 8,667, was team game. You the largest crowd win as a team and “Y ou w in a s a te a m a n d to rock the rickety you lose as a team. y o u lo s e a s a te a m . All confines of old All the rest is just th e re s t is ju s t icing on Percival’s stadium icing on the cake.” since 1981. The th e c a k e .”

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The kilted Kingstonians roused Queen’s supporters with fight songs, chants, cheers, jigs, piping, and Gaelic chaos of the Braveheart variety, raising the all-important question: why can’t McGill get one of these? These pied pipers could have led their dancing hooligans right into the St.-Lawrence river.

McGill charged into the second half with a 22-13 lead on ground scores by Linden and fullback Dan Pronyk, and a dazzling 27-yard touchdown reception by wide

receiver Craig Borgenson, on which he shook off six Gael defenders on his way to the goal.

On a surprise “quick-kick,” Linden and onside man Borgenson nearly recovered the bouncing punt for a touchdown. The slippery pigskin evaded them and Queen’s recovered in their own end zone, forcing McGill to settle for a single point. Linden’s late touchdown trot sealed the fate of the feisty Gaels, who had fought back to within two points on a Chris Gear touchdown snag.

The Redmen rebounded sur­ prisingly well from their 42-14 shel­

lacking by Bishop’s last week. They were serious underdogs despite their home field advantage. Defensive co-ordinator Mike Maurovich said afterwards, “We made some minor adjustments and the guys responded really well.”

“We really needed the win,” Maurovich said, “Big time.”

“Strong legs run so weak ones may walk” was the Shrine Bowl’s official motto. And how Linden ran.

The Montreal Shriners Hospital will be beneficiary of the game’s pro­ ceeds. Over 9 years, previous Bowls have raised $127,000.

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T o r o n to r e g a t t a o p e n e d sea so n The crew was put to the test last weekend in Toronto where they

a t T o r o n to competed in the first regatta of the season. The race was, according to heavyweight men’s coach Henry Harry, a testing time.

“We used this weekend’s race to size up the other crews and see how we compare.”

The Toronto meet is different from others in several respects. The average length of an eight’s race is 2,000 meters. However in Toronto,

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The McGill team got off to a good start, first with the lightweight women’s eight pull from behind vic­ tory over the U of T crew. Unlike the other crews, the lightweight eight has the benefit of 5 returning veterans with a wealth of race expe­ rience. Coach Mike Murphy is already anticipating a good season.

“I think we have a serious chance at challenging our champi­ onship this year.”

The rest of the crews per­ formed equally well, with the men’s heavyweight eight and four crews and the women’s lightweight fours all coming in second place. The lightweight men’s eight opted for a rate cap in their sprint, giving mem­ bers of the crew a chance to practice the technique in a race situation.

Crewman Henry Harry is definitely confident about his boat’s upcoming season.

“We plan to be a lot faster in two months,” Harry asserted.

And as to the early morning practices? Well, the rowers don’t seem to mind too much. Although the mornings may be difficult, there is an overwhelming sense that crew members think that all their hard work is worth it.

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McGill At he le te s grab spotlight

This past week, Redmen running back Shaw n Linden was named O-QIFC and CIAU player of the week for his performance in the Shrine Bowl.

In addition, distance runner A lex Hutchinson was named QFSF and CIAU male athlete of the week for first and third place finishes at his last two meets

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Redm en soccer give one and take one

By A ron T o n o n

The McGill Redmen soccer team won one and lost one this weekend, bringing their season record to 2-1.

On a chilly Friday evening, in front of a few shivering onlookers, the Redmen kicked off against the Bishop’s Gaiters. In what was an extremely physical and aggressive affair that included three yellow cards, McGill used their toughness and skill to pull off a convincing 31 victory.

“In the past, we have taken [Bishop’s] lightly,” said defenseman Peter Bryant, who turned in a strong game for McGill. “However, Friday night was our home opener and we were ready.”

McGill came out strong con­ trolling most of the play in the first half. The first goal came courtesy of Redmen forward Maher Yemir, who volleyed a cross from team­ mate Andrew Eisenstack past the Gaiters’ keeper.

After a shaky start, McGill captain Marc Mouricot stepped up to control the Redmen offense in usual fashion from his mid-field position. His slight of foot caused the Gaiters’ defense to commit a hand ball which they later regretted as Mouricot bounced a free-kick off a wall of Gaiter defenders for McGill’s second goal.

In the second half, the physical

play continued as play­ ers from each team exchanged pleasantries in a few animated con­ versations.

Gariel Gervais scored McGill’s third goal off a crisp cross from teammate Jasper Lam. The play was set up by Sean Smith, who word­ ed the ball deep and was rewarded for his efforts by a vicious tackle from two Bishop’s defenders.

Fortunately, Smith was not injured, however he did not finish the game.

The lone Bishop’s goal came with four minutes remaining.

The McGill defense, feeling the game was in hand, began to take lib­ erties in the offensive Redmen muscle past Gaiters for win. zone. They got caught and a Gaiter forward scored on a usually have a strong team but their semi-breakaway to make the score problem has always been that they lacked intensity.”

3-1, the eventual final score.

On Sunday, however, UQAM Later on in the weekend, on a very cool Sunday afternoon which had all the intensity they needed, brought warning of another cold scoring two goals early in the first Montreal winter, the Redmen half. McGill came back to tie the packed their bags and headed across game late in the half but UQAM town to take on UQAM at Centre proved to be too strong as they got two goals against the Redmen’s one Claude Robillard.

McGill’s Peter Bryant assessed in the second half to take the game the UQAM team, saying “They with a score of 4-3.

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James Naismith The first inductee was James Naismith, a B.A. Honours graduate in 1887 who later became the direc­ tor of athletics at McGill. As a stu­ dent, he was a great athlete. As a sophomore who had never played football, he volunteered to play centre for McGill’s team in place of the normal starter, who was injured; after that, he never missed ,a start for three years. He is perhaps most famous, though, for being credited with the invention of bas­ ketball, which he did in 1891 as a member of the YMCA college in Springfield, Massachusetts.

George Ritchie Hodgson Hodgson was a McGill athlete from 1912 to 1916, and two-time Olympic gold medal winner in Stockholm in 1912. He was the first Canadian to become a double­ gold medal winner. As a student, he studied engineering and played for the waterpolo and swim teams. In 1949, he was elected into the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of fame.

Ethel Mary Cartwright The sole female inductee, Cartwright was an instructor at Royal Victoria College from 19061927. She was the first to set up structured intramural competition in a number of sports, including basketball, hockey, and swimming.

In addition, she set up a women’s intercollegiate basketball league, devising the rules for women’s play and eligibility. In 1921, she estab­ lished the “Bronze Baby Trophy,” an award still presented to the CIAU women’s basketball champi­ ons.

Dr. R. Tait McKenzie Dr. McKenzie, a student from 1885 to 1892, won both a silver and a gold Wickstead medal in the intercollegiate gymnastics champi­ onships. After graduation, he returned to succeed James Naismith as McGill’s gym instruc­ tor, and was credited with forming the school's first basketball team in 1901. Three years later, he moved on to become the chair of physical education at the University of Pennsylvania. He had come highly touted as one of the pioneers in rehabilitative medicine.

Dr. F. Monroe Bourne Dr. Bourne, a graduate from McGill in 1931, was well renowned as a superior all-around athlete. He captained three of McGill’s teams during his stay here, leading each of the teams to at least a pair of inter­ collegiate championships. At the same time he began his march towards three Olympic games com­ peting in two events: swimming and track & field. He was elected into the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.

P erciva l M o lso n Molson is perhaps the most recognisable name on the list. At 16, he played with the Montreal Canadiens who won the Stanley Cup in 1896. Soon after, he attended McGill and graduated with a B.A. in 1901. He was con­ sidered a classy player, never having been penalised in his ath­ letic career. Once, in a game against Queen’s, he was given an illegal body-check penalty against George Richardson, but had the decision reversed when Golden Gaels’ captain Richardson protested that the check had been legal !

By Paul C onner

Tomlinson Hall, wedged between the Currie gym and the new Fieldhouse, was officially opened as McGill’s new Hall of Fame last Thursday afternoon. In honour of the first eight inductees, many of McGill’s past and present athletes attended an inaugural luncheon — an event that will now become an annu­ al affair.

It was a day of history and past glory for the Redmen and Martlets, with all eight entries having been pre-war students and faculty. The Hall of Fame committee received over 100 nominations for the first inductees, but in the end, the board voted unanimously.

Few of the inductees, but many family members, were in attendance for the afternoon’s ceremonies.

Seven players from the 1938 Redmen football team were at the event, including quarterback Ronnie Perowne. During his acceptance speech, Perowne recalled the team’s

Double gold m edal w in n er Geoirge Hodgeson.

final game in 1938 against the Universitry of Western Ontario.

“Before the game, [our coach] sat down beside me, and said ‘look Ronnie, we’ve got a kicker on our team that Western does not have at all. Each time you can get Herbie Westman to kick the ball, we will make the equivalent of a ten-yard gain. Don’t hesitate to kick on first down.’ ” “When we kicked on first down, the Western team was expect­ ing a regular play. With the result that we boomed one and the ball went over the goal line, we were up one-zip!” “ So, this tasted pretty good, and so we did it again! And we did it until such time as we had a 7-0 lead.”

Perowne, though, did not only talk about the game and its surround­ ings. He wanted to discuss the prob­ lematic state of McGill athletics today. He took on a sober tone as he explained his frustrations about the lack of fans and media coverage for the McGill teams.

“I would say that the greatest change from 1938 to 1996 is the fact that when we played, we played to a full house of 13,000 people,” he said.

He cited a number of reasons for the drop in attendance, including television, weekend driving trips, and poorer media coverage. “It bums me up when I look at the Montreal Gazette, and find all the statistics for all the baseball teams.... And when you try to read about what is going on in the intercollegiate league here in Canada and our part of Canada, it is very difficult to find.”

“I think that probably in the back of our hearts is the desire that more publicity be given to McGill sports,” Perowne later said.

Another member of the 1938 team, inside wing Howie Bartram, felt the same way. “I do feel that it’s the kind of thing that should be done to promote sports at my alma mater,” explained Bartram about the rele­ vance of the afternoon’s ceremonies.

“It’s difficult days when you’re com­ peting against television and profes­ sional sports, but I feel that the local newspapers could be encouraged to promote intercollegiate activities to a greater extent.”

People were, in general, very pleased with how the afternoon was passed. Master of Ceremonies Dick Irving, also a McGill graduate, summed up the inaugural McGill Hall of Fame.

“At things like this, you can tell sometimes from the atmosphere in the room that [the event] is going over well; I thought that the people who were here today really got caught up in the tradition and what this means to McGill,” said the broadcasting legend of the Montreal Canadiens. “I’ve been at things like this where people get restless, and suddenly there is a lot of talking in the background, but that wasn’t the case today at all.”

Irving, added, “To be part of a first like this is really something.”

R u s s e ll H e n ry M c C o n n e ll McConnell is recognised as one of the greatest McGill hockey players. He knotted 116 goals and 95 assists in 94 games with the Redmen between 1935 and 1939.

His most prolific feat was scoring ten points in one game, which he did twice in five days, first against Harvard, then Université de Montreal. Russ McConnell lost his life in 1942 during World War».

1938 R e d m e n F o o tb a ll The final induction was given to a team. The Hall of Fame committee plans to elect one team into each induction; this year it was the 1938 football Redmen. This was a team that went 8-1 over the course of the season, and won the prestigious Yates Cup over the one team.

Western, they had lost to during the regular season. The team won 9-0 on nine single point kicks over the goal line. Â

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Tuesday, September 24 McGill Santropol Roulant (Meals on Wheels) first general meeting and volunteer orientation.

7:00 p.m. I ll Duluth Info: 2842420 LBGTM Coordinating meeting.

6:00 p.m. Shatner 432 CKUT volunteer information session. 8 p.m. Shatner 435. Info: Martin at 398-6787 ext. 3545 Wednesday, September 25 LBGTM’s Bisexual Group.

Women’s Union (Shatner 423) at 5:30 p.m. Both men and women are invited.

Volunteer Fair from 11:00 to 2:30 in Shatner Ballroom. 50 Montreal organisations including hospitals, shelters, youth and elderly facilities will be recruiting volun­ teers.

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Network for Youth in Community Economics orientation meeting at 6:00 pm in Shatner Cafeteria.

Saturday, September 28

Friday, September 27 Chinese Lantern Day Solidarity March: Amnesty International marches in solidarity with Chinese Prisoners of Conscience. 6:30 p.m. in Carré St. Louis. Info in English: Marta 486-5930. Info in French: Anne 766-9766 Teacher Education Year in Scotland information presentation.

Powell 205. 12:30-2:00 p.m.

LBGTM’s Men’s Discussion Group meets in the basement of UTC (3521 University). 7:00 pm.

LBGTM hosts a Canadian University LBGT conference. All are welcome. Keynote speaker John Fisher from EGALE. Info: 398-6822 The Caribbean Students’ Society is holding its first big party of the year in Shatner 302, starting at

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R efu n d s/R em b ou rsem en ts NOTICE Beginning Tuesday October 1, and con­ tinuing until Wednesday, October 23, any student wishing to relinquish membership in QPIRG at McGill may come in person to 3647 University (3rd floor) between 1:00pm and 5:00pm.

Upon signing a statement confirming that all voting and membership rights in QPIRG at McGill are relinquished, the student will be sent a refund cheque for the amount of $3.00.

This amount represents the fee for the fall 1996 semester. This portion of the student activity fee would otherwise help fund student research, education and action in the public interest.

AVIS Du mardi 1er octobre jusqu’au mercredi 23 octobre tout-e étudiant e voulant cesser d’être membre du GRIP Québec à McGill pourra se presenter entre 13h00 et 17h00 au 3647 Université (3ième étage).

Veuillez noter que l’étudiant devra sign­ er un formulaire déclarant que tous ses droits de vote et droits de membre du GRIP Québec à McGill prendront fin suite au remboursement de la somme de 3.00 $.

Cette somme couvre les frais pour le trimestre d’automne 1995. Cette portion des frais scolaires contribuerait normale­ ment à la recherche, l’éducation et l’action sur des sujets d’intérêts public menés par les étudiant-e-s.

For more information, call 398-7432 Pour plus de renseignements, appelez le 398-7432

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