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Triumph o f the co n ­ tem porary The new G u g g e n h e im M use um g iv e s a fre s h perspective on a rch ite c­ ture and a rt B y D a v id G o o b l a r ______________ W h o sa y s that c o n tem p o ra ry art is dead? T h e n e w G u ggen h eim m u s e u m in B i l b a o , S p a in h a s p roved the critics w rong. Its beauty a n d m a je s ty r e a ffir m s a r c h it e c ­ ture’s progression , refuting a w id e ­ ly -h e ld p ercep tio n o f the c o n te m ­ porary art w orld as a black h o le o f r ec y cle d postm odern w aste. T h e m useu m w a s d e sig n e d by r e n o w n e d T o r o n to -b o r n , n o w A m erican architect Frank G ehry. It is an am azin g architectural a c c o m ­ p lis h m e n t, e v o k in g w id e -e y e d w on d erm en t in all w h o se e it. T h e n e w G u g g e n h e im is a s h im m e r in g m e t a l l i c f l o w e r , w rapped in silv er titanium steel. It is a m é la n g e o f f l o w i n g s h a p e s, appearing to grow right ou t o f the hubbub o f the d eca y in g city. It is a r o se a m o n g th e w e e d s o f th e o ld b u i ld in g s a n d c r u m b lin g in f r a ­ structure, but it d o e s not lo o k out o f p la c e . It m u st c a st a p o w e r fu l sp ell o v er the p e o p le o f B ilb a o , as t h e y w a lk th r o u g h o ld f a m ilia r streets n o w d om in ated by a struc­ tu re th a t lo o k s lik e a g le a m in g , e x tr a -te r r e str ia l te m p le . Im a g in e w a lk in g d o w n Sh erbrooke, tow ard cam p u s and se e in g a lon g the hori­ z o n so m e th in g r em in isc e n t o f the c a s t le o f O z , tr a n s fo r m in g y o u r w a lk to c la ss in to a stroll d o w n the y e llo w brick road. T h e se ty p es o f d e s c r ip tio n s h a v e tu r n e d B ilb a o in to a m e cc a for adm irers o f archi­ tecture and art. T h e m u seu m w o n ’t op en until O ctob er 19, but p e o p le h ave b een flo c k in g to B ilb a o for n early tw o y e a r s j u s t to w a tc h th e b u ild in g ta k e s h a p e . T h e G u g g e n h e im M u se u m B ilb a o is a c tu a lly a c o l­ lectio n o f in tercon n ected structures c o n ta in in g g a lle r ie s , an a u d ito r i­ um , a restaurant and adm inistrative

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Rebecca Catching

Sexual harassment policy sparks debate at Senate B y R enée D u n k A fte r s ix y e a r s o f d e lib e r a ­ tio n , M c G ill’ s r e v is e d S e x u a l H a ra ssm e n t P o lic y w ill be b r o u g h t b e fo r e th e B o a rd o f G o v ern o rs for fin al a p p roval at an u p c o m in g m e e t in g . D u e to a d iv id e d S e n a te , h o w e v e r , o n e o f th r e e r e c o m m e n d a tio n s h a s b e e n s e n t b a c k t o th e c o m m i t t e e fo r further r ev isio n . C h a n g e s to t h e S e x u a l H arassm en t P o lic y b e g a n in 199 3 , bu t th e n e w p o lic y w a s n o t c o m ­ p le t e ly d r a fte d u n til la s t sp r in g . D i s a g r e e m e n t a n d d e l ib e r a t i o n o v e r th e n a tu r e o f d i s c i p l in a r y p r o c e d u r e s k e p t th e f i n a l d r a ft fr o m b e in g is s u e d . T h r e e m a jo r c h a n g e s w e re m ad e to the orig in a l p o lic y w h ic h w a s fir st w ritten in 1 9 8 6 : th e d e f in it io n o f s e x u a l h a r a ssm en t w a s r e v is e d and u p d ated , th e r o le o f th e a sse sso r s w a s c la r ifie d , and th eir r e s p o n s ib i l i t e s w e r e d i v i d e d in t o th r e e m a in areas. W ith th e c h a n g e s, all r esp o n ­ d en ts n o w h a v e the righ t to a d is ­ cip lin a ry hearin g. A lth o u g h m in or a m m e n d m e n ts w e r e m a d e to th e p o l i c y at S e n a t e , b o t h s t u d e n t le a d e r s a n d s e x u a l h a r a s s m e n t

a ss e s so r s f e e l that th e o u tc o m e is a m ore c o m p r e h e n siv e p o lic y that a llo w s greater p r o te ctio n fo r stu ­ d en ts and staff. S h a r o n B e z e a u , o n e o f fo u r se x u a l h a ra ssm en t a ss e s so r s, e x p l a in e d th a t n u m e r o u s m in o r a m e n d m e n t s t o th e p o l i c y a r e n e e d e d b e fo r e a fin a l draft can be issu ed . “ N o a m e n d m e n t i s m in o r ,” s h e s a id . “ T h e s u b t le t ie s , th e w o r d in g , is very im p ortan t to the p o lic y . E v e ry c h a n g e further c la ri­ f i e s t h is v e r y i m p o r t a n t d o c u ­ m e n t.” M c G ill V ic e -P r in c ip a l A c a d e m ic B ill C han e x p r e sse d h is p le a su r e w ith th e o u tc o m e o f the S e n a te m e e tin g and d is c u s s io n reg a rd in g th e S e x u a l H arassm en t P o lic y . “ I a m i m p r e s s e d w i t h th e q u ality o f the d eb ate w h ic h led to is s u e s b e in g c la r ifie d ,” C han stat­ ed . “T h e d o c u m e n t is the c u lm in a ­ tio n o f th e w o rk o f m a n y years. I th in k w e c a n a ll b e p r o u d o f the r esu lts.” B u t d is c u s s io n reg a r d in g the p r o c e s se s for a c co u n ta b ility w ith ­ in th e d isc ip lin a r y p r o c ed u r e led to a h ea ted d eb a te b e tw e e n m e m ­ bers o f S e n a te , le a v in g so m e f e e l­

# COOP SSMU RUN BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE STUDENTS!

i n g th a t th e r e w a s an o b v i o u s sta ff/stu d e n t d iv isio n at th e m e e t­ in g . In the past, all a sse sso r s h a v e b e e n r e v i e w e d b y th e p r in c ip a l after a three y e a r p erio d . Stu d en t r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s at th e m e e tin g stated that b e c a u se in 1 9 9 6 -9 7 , as in p r e v io u s years, o v e r 7 5 p er cen t o f a ll c o m p la in ts w e r e m a d e by s t u d e n t s , t h e r e s h o u l d b e an o p p o r tu n ity fo r stu d e n t in p u t in th e h irin g and d ism iss in g p r o c ess o f a ssesso r s. E liza b eth G o m er y , S S M U V P u n iv e r s ity a ffa ir s , e x p la in e d th e n e e d fo r S S M U a n d th e S e x u a l A s s a u lt C e n tr e o f M c G ill S tu d e n ts’ S o c ie ty to take a v isib le r o l e in t h e a p p o i n t m e n t a n d r e v ie w o f se x u a l h a r a ssm en t a sse sso r s. “ A l l c o m p la in t s h a v e to g o through the S e x u a l A s sa u lt C entre o f M c G ill S t u d e n t s ’ S o c i e t y ,” e x p l a in e d G o m e r y . “ A t S S M U , w e h a v e had g o o d r e la tio n s w ith S A C O M S S . S S M U c o n su lts w ith S A C O M S S and w e r e c e iv e in fo r ­ m a tio n fr o m c o m p la in a n ts a b o u t th e a ss e s so r s — w h eth er th ey did a g o o d j o b or not. W e ju s t m ay b e a b le to h e lp s h e d a l i t t l e m o r e lig h t o n the w h o le p r o c e s s.” B u t so m e m e m b er s o f S en a te

e x p r e s s e d th e v ie w th at th e s tu ­ d e n t-p r o p o se d a m e n d m e n t to the p o lic y is in d ic a tiv e o f stu d en t d is­ trust o f the adm inistration.

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