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Redmen fall to UQTR T e a m d ro p s d e c is iv e t h ir d g a m e in f in a ls B y J e r e m y K u z m a r o v _______________

No one wanted victory against the Université du Québec à Trois R ivières more than M athieu Darche, who suited up for Sunday's Ontario Universities Atheltics Far East championship game despite a tom medial collateral ligament in his knee.

Having never defeated the hated Patriotes in a playoff series, the Redmen — boasting the top offence in the nation and a solid mix of rookies and veterans — thought that this was finally going to be their year.

After splitting the first two games of the series, the Redmen couldn't shake the stranglehold of . their rivals, however, losing 5-2 in the third-and-deciding grudge match in Trois Rivières to end yet another season with a bittersweet taste in their mouths.

"I definitely thought this was going to be our year," said team captain Darche, who could barely walk after the game. "Every year we get and closer to beating them, we just fell short tonight. It hurts to lose, but we've got a lot to be proud of. Guys played banged up and gave their all."

R ed m en ta k e o p e n e r Heading into the weekend, defeat was the furthest thing from the team's mind.

In the series opener on Wednesday, McGill came out fired up and skated to a convincing 4-2 victory. Benoit Menard made 34 saves in net, and the Redmen got goals from Greg Davis, Benoit Rajotte, Paul Theriault, and Darche who tallied the winner.

McGill's potent offence was able to.take advantage of UQTR's four defenceman rotation through­ out the contest, as the shifty Redmen forecheck forced numer­ ous Patriotes turnovers.

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The roar of election cam ­ paigning reached its peak at last Thursday night’s Cold Beverage Agreement debate. With only one week left before a referendum on the issue, approximately fifty stu­ dents turned out to see what this final head-to-head had to offer.

This meeting was much more formal than the CBA debates of the past. Both sides were repre­ sented by a two-person panel that provided timed opening and clos­ ing statem ents and entertained questions from both the audience and opposing panel m em bers.

Andrew T ischler and Duncan Reid, current and former Students’ Society of McGill University pres­ idents, sat on the “Vote-Yes- to CBA sid e,” w hereas Zach

Dubinsky, Board of Governors stu­ dent representative candidate, and SSMU Engineering representative Phil Gohier vocalized the concerns of the “Vote No” side.

C o n f id e n t ia lit y A coin flip determined that the NO-side would be the first heard in the opening statem ents. A fter acknow ledging some clauses included in the contract, the pair wasted no time getting to their points of debate.

“We accept that Coke will have no access to the Board of Governors or Senate or any other decision m aking body at the University... [I]t was an important clause to have included,” Gohier admitted.

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able for what they do academicwise? How are they funding our education? How are we supposed to know where the funding comes from? When we look at a SSMU budget we want to know where that funding comes from.”

When Gohier’s allotted three minutes were up, Tischler took the floor for the ‘Y es’ side, and addressed the issue of confidential­ ity.

“If you think about it, sure, [Coke] doesn’t want universities comparing how much money each of them get. If McGill gets more, they don’t want other universities to know how big the deal is ,” Tischler said.

Tischler cited past examples of confidential exclusive contracts

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Engineering students from all over Canada spend an entire year saving up their used popsicle sticks and dental floss, aw aiting one event: the coveted bridge-building competition.

On Friday, teams from univer­ sities across the country convened at Concordia to participate in the sixteenth annual competition. The event was put on by the Canadian Society for C ivil E ngineering (CSCE) at Concordia, a national organization that provides a forum

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“We were hoping to have bet­ ter aesthtics,” explained Jeroen Pieterse of Compress This, “but maybe we will still win the rookie of the year award.”

P o p s ic le s t ic k s , d e n t a l f lo s s , a n d w h it e g lu e Each bridge had to adhere to a fairly strict set of structural guide­ lines. Since the purpose of the competion was in fact to build a

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The purpose of the competi­ tion is to pit civil engineers against civil engineers to see who can cre­ ate the most innovative, aesthtically-pleasing, and of course, durable model bridge. The design and strategy of the bridges varied from text-book to make-shift. Some teams spent weeks designing and building their bridges, while others literally put their bridges together on the drive to Montreal.

“Our strategy was to leave everything to the last m inute,” explained Steve Jackson of Disgruntled and Whipped from McMaster, “Our plan was to build the whole bridge in under 24 hours.

It was an experiment to see if all that extra time is really necessary.”

“A lot of [our strategy] came from applied knowledge and cre­ ativ ity ,” explained Francis Yungw irth of Q ueens’ Unisex Fullback Sheepskin Slippers, “we did have to do some calculations to check out all of the weight and length proportions of the bridge.”

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bridge, each model had to allow for a box 1000 mm long and 150 mm wide to fit underneath it’s middle.

Each team was allowed to use only popsicle sticks, toothpicks, dental floss, and white glue (not exactly industrial-strength materi­ als) to construct their bridges. Not surprisingly, most participants found creative and effective ways to employ what means they had; from dental floss-bound fo o t­ bridges to posicle stick bungee jumpers.

Although the team s were given many weeks to design and build their bridges, part of the com­ petition did involve a time-con­ strained assembly of the pieces ot the bridge. All the components of the bridge had to fit into three kitchen garbage-bags. Teams were given exactly two hours to assem ble these parts on the day of the competition.

Entries were judged based on originality, aesthetics, and structur al integrity. The resistance of the bridges was tested using a rather unique and entertaining method.

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By Rhea W ong The Students' Society of McGill University-organized Day of Protest on Friday was geared to raise awareness among students and the Montreal community at large about government underfund­ ing of McGill. The event featured snazzy placards and impassioned chanting, but student turn-out proved disappointing SSMU President Andrew Tischler was the main co-ordinator of the event, which was organized to highlight the funding problems faced by Quebec universities in general and McGill in particular.

He explained that the nature of Friday's protest differed from pre­ vious student protests in its goal, timing and administrative support.

“The protest is to educate the students at McGill and the public as to the dire situation of the University," Tischler explained.

"Quebec universities are under­ funded by approximately 650 mil­ lion dollars a year compared with all other provincial universities across Canada. McGill is discrimi­ nated against by the Quebec gov­ ernment and receives 23 million dollars less than all the other uni­ versities in the province. It can’t go on like this, we have to have a solution."

Tischler felt that this protest differed from all the other studentinitiated demonstrations held this year because of its important tim­ ing.

"This [protest] is timed right

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Patrick Lynch emerged from the Management Undergraduate S ociety’s presidential election with a five-vote lead over Elana Backler and a fifteen-vote lead over Dennis Barrington.

MUS C h ie f R etu rn in g Officer Ashee Sarin had called for a reco u n t T hursday night because o f the sm all m argin.

T he re co u n t co n firm e d the result.

Nineteen candidates ran for election to the MUS executive, o f which only the VP Internal was acclaim ed. Voter turnout was higher than for last fa ll’s by-election, where MUS got 18 percent. 525 out of 1626 eligible voters came out last week, for a 32 percent tally. “ I t’s a really ex cep tional thing to have such a high turnout and it’s nice that students are taking such an interest in student g o v e rn m e n t,” said MUS VP C o m m u n ica tio n s A rjuna Rajasingham . “ [The elections] were very well run.”

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W ithdraw al a slap Music Undergraduate Society A ssociation VP External Sage Finnan cited more specific funding issues with the Quebec government stemming from the government's last minute withdrawal of financial support for a new music building after nine years of negotiations.

“The government has basically given us a slap in the face by not funding our new building," Firman said. "We’re put in the situation where our classes have to be from eight in the morning to eleven at night because there’s eight-hundred students in a building built for fivehundred, which does not include the thousand conservatory students.

There are classrooms we can’t use.

Singers get sick because the build­ ing is rotting. This is a good way to get the word out that w e’re not going to take it anymore."

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after the failure of the Quebec Youth Summit, right after the announcem ent of federal funds coming to the provinces and right before the provincial budget," Tischler said. "It’s time to tell the government: 'We know you have the money, whatever you promised us before is not enough, you’ve got to give us what we deserve.' The other unique thing about this protest is that we have the support of the administration and the pro­ fessors. It’s the McGill community showing solidarity."

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told by the government. "To me, the main problem is the fact that everybody told us something that didn’t happen," Firman explained.

"Bouchard, Minister of Education and the Head of the Treasury board have been enthusiastic for the last 18 months saying [a new music building] is som ething that [McGill] needs, that the city of Montreal needs, that Quebec needs.

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T ischler further explained his plans for the continued protest­ ing including the infor­ mation picket, a teachin and on-going peti­ tioning.

“We’re hoping to continue the petition for another week and couple that with an email petition with the aim of really trying to smash the servers at the Quebec govern­ ment to show that we have to have something happen," Tischler said.

"This is to get their attention and send a simple message. Why is it that Quebec stu­ dents deserve less than other C anadian stu­ dents? How can [the Quebec government] go about saying that McGill stu­ dents deserve less than other Quebec students?"

Yet, in light of the poor protest turn-out, E ngineering Representative Philip Gohier saw this protest as merely a symbol and step towards grander schemes.

“I think protesting is the only really effective way of lobbying," he opined. "Everyone’s had their fill of policy lobbying and letter

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The talk of educational fund­ ing figures heavily into the im pending Cold Beverage Agreement referendum. The confi­ dential agreement includes terms whereby Coke monies would be given to the University and SSMU under an exclusivity contract.

G ohier, who has been deeply involved in the 'No' committee which opposes the CBA contract, feels that the CBA will do little to solve funding issues.

“The fundamental problem with education and funding we receive is a lack of commitment on the government’s part to fund qual­ ity, accessible education," Gohier said of McGill's money problems.

"The CBA does nothing to solve that. It doesn’t make the govern­ ment take notice of student needs or debt load. It doesn’t do anything to enhance consciousness in the government. Agreed that money is money and you’ll always need it, but you can’t compromise your institution to get that money.”

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Hopefully, we can get a few more students interested because unfor­ tunately today they don’t seem to responding all that well to what we’re doing. But you have to start small and walk before you run and we will raise people’s conscious­ ness about the government’s lack of commitment to education.”

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Faculty of Music braces for battle with government over delays in funding new building

By Shehryar Fazli A lack of response from the Quebec governm ent has the Faculty of Music, and McGill in general, wondering what happened to the government’s promise of partially financing a new music building.

Since 1991, McGill University has been developing a program to build a new facility for the Faculty of Music. In 1995, the Quebec gov­ ernment agreed -to partially finance this enterprise, and in the past eigh­ teen months had led the University to believe it was particularly enthu­ siastic about approving and financ­ ing over 16 million dollars towards the project. When the govern­ ment’s list of capital projects for the next five years was announced earlier this month however, the new music building was not includ­ ed. No explanation was given to the University, leaving students and staff confused and shocked.

In hoping to remind the gov­ ernment of its promise, the faculty has started a letter-writing cam­ paign to Lucien B ouchard, the Premier of Quebec.

“We’ve sent around five hun­ dred post-cards signed by students in the faculty, SSMU members, the presidents of the various under­ graduate society councils, and over forty p ro fesso rs,” Music Undergratuate Society Association

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“We haven’t had any official response from the government as to why they’ve basically, in some sense, insulted us like this.”

Despite this lack of response, Firman remains confident that the letter writing campaign will have a positive effect, and hints at other possible endeavors in case it does not.

“I think the letter-writing cam­ paign is a lot better than a petition because we didn’t send the post­ cards in one envelope; we’re send­ ing them separately...If the cam­ paign does not work, then I think we’re going to go a bit more public with this.”

MUSA president Gaudry has also shown a similarly positive atti­ tude towards the campaign.

“I think we are demonstrating to the government that we are dedi­ cated to this faculty, and that we really want to see this project to the end. I think we can show the gov­ ernment how badly we need this.”

B u ild in g w ill s o lv e p r o b le m s Commenting on why a new building is necessary for the Faculty of Music, the faculty’s dean, Richard Lawton, points to the overwhelm ing lack of space in which the students and staff oper­ ate.

“The Faculty of Music only has half the space it’s supposed to have according to ministry norms,” he said. “There is too much pres­ sure on the existing

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facility...[R jehearsal rooms, for example, that were originally sup­ posed to accommodate fifty stu­ dents, now have to accommodate sometimes up to ninety or a hun­ dred. The new building is urgently needed, and is now the University’s number one fund-rais­ ing project.”

The staggering shortage of elbow-room had led to much dis­ content within the staff and stu­ dents.

“We’re approximately 1,600 students in a five-hundred student building,” said Firman. “I think the worst thing, though, is professors

have to end up sharing classrooms, which is a big deal in the Faculty of Music because so many of our classes are private lessons... There are just not enough practice rooms.

U sually, i t ’s impossible to get a practice room. You have to wait on a couch for hours and hours and hours.”

The new building was supposed to include a l a r g e rehearsal and recording stu­ File photo dio, control rooms, a smaller rehearsing studio, a recital hall, academic and admin­ istrative offices. The building was also expected to reunite the music library, currently located across the street from the main music com­ plex, with the rest of the faculty.

“At this point, the library has a com plete lack of space,” said Gaudry. “Right now, they have fif­ teen thousand LPs, and over two thousand scores in backlog, that they don’t have shelf space for.”

“Nine years ago, [M cGill] moved the music library across the street, in hope that the new build­ ing would be built soon enough,

and then they could move the library back to reintegrate it with the rest of the faculty,” Gaudry continued. “That was nine years ago, and the library is still across the way.”

O t h e r b e n e f it s Apart from eliminating prob­ lems of space shortage, the new music building, when completed, would bring other valuable benefits not only to McGill, but also to the entire province.

“I think this new building could be one of the greatest things that could happen to Q uebec,” Firman said. “It’s not just a new building; it’s a unique building in Canada. It will be the best facility in the world for studying music.

T h ere’s going to be an under­ ground multimedia studio large enough to record an orchestra for film sound...There are only four of those in the world right now, and all in the Hollywood system.”

Without government funding, however, the new building will remain a myth in the Faculty of Music.

“This music faculty puts out so much good material...but I’m not sure we can keep this quality up if we’re not going to have [the new building] in the next five years,” Firman said.

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By Rhea W ong Library accessi­ b ility , academ ic renewal, privatization and cohesive student leadership were the main issues raised under the VP University Affairs portfolio at last Thursday's Students' Society of M cGill U niversity candidates' debate.

The three candidates, Clara Péron, Jacquie P oitras and Amarkai Laryea introduced them­ selves and their qualifications in a short two minute speech. While Péron and Poitras both spoke of their accom plishm ents, Laryea expressed his desire to encourage people to vote and highlight M cGill's as-yet-unim plemented policy on discrimination.

Current VP University Affairs Xavier Van Chau then asked the candidates what they felt was the most important issue within the university affairs portfolio.

P oitras explained that the importance of university affairs is to link the students, the adminis­ tration and the community at large through better com m unication, better funding and internships.

"The University's priority is funding right now whereas the stu­ dents are more interested in quali­ ty of education. We want intern­ ships, we want new programs like M cG ill School of the Environm ent. We want new things." She later added, "The University is trying to follow the students, but there's not enough information going to the Senate and other University bodies.”

Péron stressed the importance of faculty and academic renewal within the University.

"One thing that M cGill is looking at is Faculty renewal and program renew al as w ell as demands for new courses and pro­ grams. We have course evalua­ tions and we need program evalua­ tions to tell how we want it restructured."

Laryea noted that funding is the main issue facing the

University currently.

"Funding is the key concern.

For academic renewal you need funding." He later added, “Internships, programs and course reviews are necessary for us to stay up to date."

representation," explained Laryea.

Poitras heavily favored gar­ nering first year students' interest as a method for generating student interest and involvement. . "I think the important thing is really starting at the beginning.

Com m ittee works very closely with FYCC to make sure they are aware of what's going on at the University." "Secondly, I want club leaders sitting on University Affairs Committees because they'll tell their clubs what's going on on

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S tu d e n t L e a d e r s h ip Questions fielded from the floor raised points about the orga­ nization of motivated student lead­ ers and a cohesive student leader­ ship in light of student apathy, acclaimed positions and leader res­ ignation.

All three candidates felt that key was getting first year students interested from the very outset of their university career and main­ taining that interest.

Laryea also mentioned that much of the problem lay in the lack of student accessibility to information about the University.

"I think the first thing to do is create a website. There are posi­ tions that students aren't even aw are of and I w ould create awareness by a website to explain what the terms of representation are and what the obligations of representation are which would then increase student interest in

Psychology Departm ent M ig ra in e R e s e a rc h P ro je c t Dr. Wilkinson’s lab is looking for migraine sufferers to participate in research on the role of vision in migraine. Participation involves doing computerized tests of visual function during non-headache periods. The studies do not involve medication and are not attempting to trigger migraines. Testing sessions take 1-2 hours. Remuneration: $1025. For more information contact Dr. Wilkinson’s lab at 398-1399 or migraine@hebb.psych.mcgill.ca.

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Not only at orientation should the students get inform ation about McGill and student activities— they should get the information before then. They should get the information in their frosh packages and in the mail. We need to send out the information then. We need to get them excited before they get to campus. We also need to get more Clubs and Services activities night the first week of school, not two or three weeks later."

Péron explained the ways in which she already supports inform ed student leadership through her activities as an Arts Senator.

"There are three ways I do this. First of all, I sit on FYCC [First Year Committee of Council] and the U niversity A ffairs

University committees and they'll have more awareness. The third thing — I want student senators to be accountable to their faculties.

This will make elections for sena­ tors a lot more vital because right now senator elections are over­ shadowed by SSMU elections."

P r iv a t iz a t io n The issue of differential fees within the Management faculty for international students sparked off a round of discussion ranging from the plans for M cG ill C ollege International to the Cold Beverage Agreement. ( Péron felt that her plans for an equity commissioner would repre­ sent the interests of international students in areas such as MSF bur­ sary accessib ility , d ifferential tuition fees and the international student health plan. , Laryea explained that the financial crunch felt by interna­ tional students was, in fact, a campus-wide financial problem and that he would focus on issues of educational funding in general.

Poitras expressed disgust over differential tuition and paralleled the issue with the two-tiered priva­ tization plan of McGill College International.

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By Asch Harwood Candidates for VP Communications and Events vowed to improve communica­ tions in order to get more people out to McGill events, speaking at the all­ candidates debate held by the S tu d en ts’ Society of M cGill University last Thursday.

Running for the position are Kosta D ritsas, Jesse Andrews, Mark Chodos, Pete Wielgosz and Bob Tarie.

The debate began with two minute opening statements from each candidate.

Dritsas aimed to increase the number of social events on campus, such as concerts with different music, and parties in an attempt to get more students interested in SSMU. He promised to continue the newly created Snow AP tradi­ tion.

“Folk concerts in the Alley, Hip-hop, raves, I want to get kids interested in what SSMU is doing for them, to make these events more common, so there is constant­ ly som ething going on,” he explained.

C andidate Jesse Andrews explained that because she is an active environm entalist and an

artist, she would bring that with her to SSMU, attempting to increase environmental awareness. She also proposed a newsletter in French and English because “not enough students know how to get involved.”

C andidate M ark C hodos’ opening statem ent outlined an

and don’t know about.”

Pete Wielgosz talked about problem s with school apathy because of a lack of communica­ tion. He offered up such ideas as a SSMU message board to increase communication, e-mail for instant feedback, open meetings in the Shatner ballroom and a street jam­

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extensive agenda including month­ ly bilingual emails about what is going on in SSMU, pot-luck open forums, increased awareness of SSM U’s postering service, acronym 101, a listing of McGill acronyms, open mike theme night and hockey night at McGill.

“I want to keep you guys excited... for the events you want

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Bob Tarie talked about the success of the Wednesday night Le Sugar parties, which he helped to organize. He also offered the idea of a social info line.

“I ’d rather you know what I’ve done. I know how to throw a party,” Tarie explained.

After the opening statements,

the first question was posed by M att Wyndowe, this year’s VP communications and events. He wanted to know how candidates plan to get feedback from the stu­ dent population about SSMU. Andrews was the first to respond to this question. She sug­ gested that they need to raise SSMU aw areness, and make it more accessible to the stu­ dent population.

“The only way is to get first year students to come to the SSMU offices.

We need to let them know where it is.

We need to get peo­ ple out,” Andrews explained.

Chodos o u t­ lined four formal ways along with Rebecca Catching more informal meth­ ods of getting feed­ back from students, including email forums, First Year Committee of Council, and SSMU representa­ tives in upper residence.

“Mass e-mails, open forums two times a semester, I will work with FYCC. I’m working to have SSMU representatives in each resi­ dence. As well, get the word out on the streets, at the bars, when I go to

Bifthèque, Angels, I’m very open to suggestions and criticism s,” Chodos said.

Wielgosz had suggestions that included SSMU boards, internet surveys and communications with club executives.

“We have to know what you think. I ’ve m entioned SSMU boards, a suggestion box, internet surveys, class speakers. SSMU can send out what is going on to club executives and they can get the word out.”

Tarie suggested having the SSMU site as a screen saver on computers sold from the computer store as a way to make SSMU more visible to students.

“We are talking about commu­ nications to students. When a com­ puter is sold, we can have a SSMU website as the a screen saver. We can have a website address how others can get it as a screen saver.”

The final respondent was Dritsas, who proposed a suggestion box, along with open forums.

“I agree with suggestion boxes. We could put a suggestion box on the website. The postering service gets the word out and the open forums are the best way to get the word back.”

C B A , M SF ce n tra l is su e s in V P O p e ra tio n s d e b a te Elections SSMU By Jeff D erman The Cold Beverage Agreement, the McGill Students' Fund and cafeteria renovations were hot issues in the VP Operations debate between Arif Chowdhury, Jay Antao and incum­ bent Kevin McPhee.

To tip off the debate, Students’ Society of McGill University President Andrew Tischler asked the candidates how they propose to deal with financial matters in the Shatner building. Central to the issue is the proposed CBA agreement between McGill and Coca-Cola which would give the university an estimated 10 million dollars over 11 years, granti­ ng Coke exclusive rights to the sale of cold beverages on campus. All the candidates were in accord that any future plans will hinge upon the results of the CBA referendum.

C o ld B e v e r a g e A g re e m e n t "It all depends on the results of the CBA," Chowdhury argued. "If the CBA passes, money will be there, if not other revenues will have to be sought."

The other candidates reiterated the importance of the CBA vote while McPhee also anticipated the results of a possible "no" vote.

"We have to look at how important the Student Union build­ ing is,” warning that "We would have to cut it to bare basics." He also suggested that increased student fees would likely also be the result in the event that the agreement did not pass.

Antao said that he would also directly lobby the administration for funds if he gets elected.

As for how they will personally vote on the CBA, only incumbent

McPhee said he would vote "yes."

"It is pretty simple for me to decide, I've been involved in [the negotiations]... I know my rights are protected."

"I haven't had the pleasure of seeing the contract. As such, I will be voting 'no'," Antao countered, cit­ ing a lack of student input through­ out the negotiations as a vitiating factor in the issue, arguing the CBA "is largely the initiative of the

use campus media more effectively to this end.

McPhee offered implicit praise for the optional aspect of the MSF, suggesting that it is consequently more feasible for financially strapped students.

"We would not want a zero per cent opt out," he said. McPhee then pointed out that the MSF has just recently handed out its first need based bursaries.

ticularly good job to balance my course load." As well McPhee sug­ gested he wanted to increase student contact through classroom visits.

"I'd like to do more classroom speeches."

In it ia t iv e s The candidates also outlined some side issues and initiatives in their platform.

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SSMU." "[The CBA] is a long-term deal to solve a short-term problem," Chowdhury argued, who will also be voting 'no'.

M c G ill S t u d e n t s ' F u n d The debate then shifted to the MSF, an opt-outable $38 per semes­ ter fee which funds libraries, bur­ saries for students, and renovations to the Shatner building. The candi­ dates all agreed on the merits of the fund; the only interesting issue for them was how to reduce the number of students opting out.

"If students know, they realise how crucial [the MSF] is," Chowdhury said, insisting upon the importance of making students more aware of the fund to keep them from dropping out. Antao also pointed to increasing awareness and his plan to

"Innovation and maturation” were the watchwords Chowdhury chose to indicate that he intends to increase transparency of SSMU as well as to focus on performance issues such as budgetary information and finishing renovations on the Shatner Building food court.

"The one year terms have not allowed [SSMU members] to have consistency and experience," incum­ bent McPhee said. "I can bring con­ sistency."

Among McPhee's plans are to provide a ticket outlet for McGill sports events, implementation of an International Students’ Health Plan and a new information Web Page.

"Grocery service to upper resi­ dence" and "a debit card on student IDs" to purchase course books are a couple of Antao's brain children that he proposes to bring to fruition if elected.

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Candidates were asked how they would promote the sale of fair trade coffee on campus.

"I would like to see the oppor­ tunity in every McGill building to buy Fair Trade Coffee," Antao said.

Chowdhury too offered support for the project.

"I negotiated the clause... [and] as a result we now sell [fair trade coffee]," McPhee said "All that is required at this point is more promo­ tion."

Concerns were raised that McPhee might have lost touch with student issues after spending such a substantial amount of time out of class.

"I only have two classes," he acknowledged. "I have done a par-

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Increasing student representa­ tion, research abilities, and respect for confidentiality were at issue in the all-candidate debate between hopefuls for the Students' Society of McGill U niversity's Board of Governors representative.

In their two-minute opening speeches, candidates Zach Dubinsky and M att Wyndowe stressed their respective commit­ ments to increasing student repre­ sentation on the Board, McGill's executive decision-making body.

Wyndowe, who spoke first, raised his experience with student representation and standing com­ mittees as the current SSMU VP Communications and Events.

"It's important that students have a strong and experienced rep­ resentative," Wyndowe said.

Wyndowe said he intends to “continue to fight for” more student representation on the BoG. Dubinsky, copy editor of the McGill Daily, said he saw “funda­ mental problems with the BoG.” He singled out the presence of 24 mem­ bers from the community at large, referring to corporate chief execu­ tives. Dubinsky also promised to fight for more student representa­ tion on the BoG, as well as increas­

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a good knowledge of the function­ ing of committees, current SSMU BoG Representative Duncan Reid asked the two candidates to name as many standing committees report­ ing to BoG as they could.

Wyndowe named 6, Dubinsky 7. Reid corrected them both, saying five of Wyndowe’s were “correct,” while D ubinsky’s were wrong except for three which were “close enough.”

Dubinsky addressed first the issue of confidentiality of the BoG. Many of the committees on BoG, plus much of the meetings, are held

Clubs debate focuses on access E m o t io n a n d d e v o t io n in p o r t f o lio

By James G ilmartin

Akin Alaga, Chris Gratto, and André Nance debated on how to increase club visi­ Elections SSMU bility and accessibility of the executive in the Clubs and Services debate held last Thursday by the S tudents’ Society of McGill University and the Debating Union.

Gratto’s ideas for Clubs and Services reflected his past experi­ ence as VP Finance of the Arts Undergraduate Society, where he | increased journal funding by 10%, | Steps Magazine funding by 85%, and special projects funding by 300%. He promised to increase the funding for the clubs, expand inter­ club communication, and create Rebecca Catching Internet access in a new student make an exception for “gross viola­ lounge on the 1st floor of Shatner. tions of human rights.”

Dubinsky pointed out that in the case of the McGill Daily print­ ing an article after receiving confi­ dential information from a senator, confidentiality had been breached by the senator, and not the Daily.

Wyndowe said he “disagreed with the decision to print the Daily article” and re-emphasized that stu­ dents have fought for representation for a long time, and that breaching confidentiality jeopardized the gains made by students in this field.

in confidential session. He said it was “a generally accepted princi­ ple” that those would remain confi­ dential though he personally would

derogatory material on the Internet, he stated that he would “Act accordingly!... SSMU should take action!., we must disown them and take action against them because what they are doing is bad!”

Alaga, political co-ordinator of the Black S tudents’ Network, desires to link club interest with the needs of students by creating free telephone access in Shatner. He plans to increase club visibility by having a calendar of events once a month, and produce stronger events. In order to improve rela­ tions with the SSMU office staff, Alaga prefers casual meetings with them.

“I would have a monthly meet­ ing on issues facing us... we would relax, spend the weekend together and talk about ourselves and try to work together as a family.”

Each candidate faced a number

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When asked how he could improve his relationship with the staff Gratto replied that both he and the staff must “know more about where everything is and what is expected of us.”

The em otional m aster of rhetoric, Nance impressed the audi­ ence with his fist pounding promis­ es of “Respect! Responsive!

Efficiency!” and a personal connec­ tion with the clubs if he were to be designated into the office of the VP Clubs and Services. Nance aims to increase com m unication and improve the visibility of clubs in the McGill community and also to grant each club a presence on the Internet and give all clubs the access they need.

“Innovation is important. I’ll bring that... I provide services to you.” In dealing with a hypothetical scenario where a club puts up-

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of questions from the audience and from Samantha Gross, this year’s VP Clubs and Services.

Most of the questions were invented hypothetical scenarios in which the candidates has to explain the action they would take in such a situation. In a question about steal ing; Alaga would have individual meetings and rely on the honesty ol the executives, Nance supported respect and no finger pointing but to “find out what happened and act accordingly” and Gratto stressed that it was important not to accuse anyone of stealing in fear of weak­ ening relationships with the execu­ tives.

All of the candidates expressed eagerness to take office and all have different plans to make it easi­ er for students to access clubs and services by making it easier to find inform ation in the 2000/2001 school year.

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In what is becoming a stan­ dard stop on the route to office, candidates running for executive positions at the Students’ Society of McGill University faced off at the Francophone Debate last Friday at the Alley, admittedly not always in French.

What emerged, however, was some idea of where the candidates in four of the races stand regarding francophone concerns at McGill, and the Quebec student lobby group La Fédération des étudiants universitaires du Québec.

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In the race for VP Clubs and Services, the debate occurred entirely in English, and cen­ tered mostly on how clubs could provide better services for fran­ cophone students.

For Clubs and Services hopeful Akinwunmi Alaga, the cre­ ation of a fran­ “ J e n e p a r l e p a s cophone student network could “serve to integrate francophone students into student

life at M cG ill.” C hris Gratto em phasized the need for more money for French groups, and making francophone students “feel that they are an important part of campus... a reason why [non-fran­ cophone] students came to M ontreal.” For André Nance, working together and pooling resources could help “clubs and services bring together the diversity of all groups on campus.”

Lo b b yin g the PQ governm ent The debate for the position of VP Community and Government pitted candidate Jeremy Farrell

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making an effort to address the crowd in French against native

French speaker Louis Philippe Messier. The discussion focused on how each could bridge the tensions between McGill and the sovereignist Parti Québécois provincial government.

Farrell emphasized the need to communicate with La FEUQ “so that all [student groups] see as one.” Farrell did not believe that McGill had to become a FEUQ member to effectively lobby the provincial government. In contrast, Messier mentioned that “by going to [La FEUQ], we give them a fed­ eral voice they lack, and fill the gap between La FEUQ and the Canadian Alliance of Students’ Associations,” suggesting that as a non-FEUQ institution, M cGill might not receive its fair share of provincial funds. M essier also wanted to raise and im prove M cG ill’s profile in the French media so as to “influence the gov­ ernment.”

establish its position in the student movement in Quebec,” Baraniak stated.

Tamana Kochar, an interna­ tional student from Kuwait, said it was important to “emphasize the diversity of McGill.” She was the only candidate to suggest the possi­

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bility of holding a referendum dur­ ing her mandate, on McGill re-join­ ing la FEUQ, particularly notewor­ thy given that the SSMU withdrew from the organisation in 1995 when La FEUQ declared itself pro-sover­ eignty.

Although candidate Romulo Severino was unaware of the exis­ tence of la FEUQ, he suggested greater sharing of library facilities with the Université du Québec à

Translators accompanied two out of three presidential hopefuls, Wojtek Baraniak being the only candidate functional in French. For Baraniak, the upcoming year was crucial because education will be directly competing with health for public funds.

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M ontréal and the Université de Montréal so that there could be “greater access to French publica­ tions by McGill students.”

T h e F r e n c h 'f a c t o r ' a t M c G ill In the only debate where all the candidates spoke French with sufficient fluency, candi­ dates for the position of VP U n iv e rs ity Affairs focused on the ways in which they would integrate and ensure the equal treatment of francophone students at M c G i l l .

Candidate Amarkai Laryea wanted to reinforce the position of fran­ cophone commissioner and work towards a comprehensive universi­ ty policy on discrimination. Clara Péron suggested making the SSMU website bilingual, and wanted to create a Senate com m ittee that addresses French issues specifical­ ly. Candidate Jacquie Poitras sug­ gested an Orientation Week for French students in French.

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By M ike Bargav The battle lines were drawn and the issues upon which campaigns would be won and lost were set as presidential hopefuls Wojtek Baraniak, Tamana Kochar, and Rom Severino took the podium at the Students’ Society of McGill University all-candidate debates last Thursday.

The candidates were all more than clear on where they believed McGill was and where it should be going. Baraniak, currently SSMU VP Community and Government Affairs played the voice of SSMU experience, infused with an “I know what works, what doesn’t” attitude. Baraniak ascribed part of SSMU’s problems to the inefficien­ cy of executive turnover, calling for a greater consistency in execu­ tive positions.

“The problem with SSMU is executive turnover. As executives change each year, projects get left behind. If elected I can get into office and get to work because I know what the issues are,” said Baraniak at the end of his opening speech.

Kochar brought with her a voice of diversity and vision.

Having worked with all SSMU portfolios, Kochar spoke of an excellent understanding of SSMU workings. Furtherm ore she

ascribed to her position as resi­ dence floor fellow greater insight into student issues and concerns.

“I know how the SSMU works and I know how it should work,”

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said Kochar concluding with a selfconfident statement: “Who cares?

— I know I do.”

Severino, admittedly having no prior experience in student gov­ ernment, brought the voice of igno­ rance, but a self described “produc­ tive ignorance” to the presidential race. Accusing the current SSMU executive as distant and removed from students, Severino maintained that SSMU needs a new voice that reflects student concerns.

were vision, diversity, the Cold Beverage Agreement, lack of gov­ ernment funding and bilingualism.

Baraniak’s vision for SSMU was one of consistency, maintain­ ing current projects of SSMU and seeing them to conclusion.

“I know what’s going on, and I know what needs to be done,” said Baraniak.

Severino’s vision was more dramatic, as he accused the current SSMU of a lack of communication which resulted in student apathy.

“SSMU should come to stu­ dents rather than vicev ersa,” concluded Severino, with a call for a more user-friend­ ly SSMU. K ochar’s vision Rebecca Catching for the SSMU was sim­ and has become a minority that ilar to that of Severino’s, stating controls students. I see a funda­ that the SSMU had to become more mental problem with this attitude,” responsive to student needs and said Severino, who called for better cater better to student concerns.

“Has the SSMU come up to you SSMU-student communication.

The presidential debates, like and asked how you feel about its other SSMU debates, followed the affairs? Has it heard your needs? two tiered structure of introduction The answer is no,” said Kochar.

The issue on funding was cen­ speeches providing the candidates’ mission statements and a question tered exclusively around the CBA period challenging candidates to and the dw indling governm ent expand on and defend platform funding at M cGill. Baraniak policies. The main issues addressed applauded both the CBA, and the

“Many see my lack of SSMU experience as a deficiency, but I see this as one of my major assets.

SSMU is distant and removed from the day to day actions of students

referendum, which gives students an increased say in University fis­ cal affairs, stating that it would bring much needed funding to McGill and SSMU. “I always have been and will always be a supporter of the CBA ,” said Baraniak.

However he stressed the impor­ tance of working with M cGill administration and student lobby groups such as CASA and CFS to address the issue of government funding.

“I don’t always agree with the administration, but there is no need to criticize them every minute of every day. When administration and students can work together in a unified voice is when students will have power,” said Baraniak, who also stressed further involvement in Quebec educational lobby groups.

On the issue of CBA Kochar stated that she personally was not a member of the ‘No’ campaign. She applauded the referendum that will give students as say in the CBA, maintaining that the decision stu­ dents make is the one that is most important.

Severino and Kochar were of like opinion, placing CBA deci­ sions in the hands of students.

Severino further stressed that “a decision should not be made on inaccurate information, coming from a polarized press that distorts the facts, and should reflect an informed student opinion.”

C o k e v s. stu d e n t p ro fits h o t to p ic a t C B A d e b a te Continued from Page 1 between the University and other companies, including agreements over food services, rental bins, and photocopier services. “ [These contracts] have changed nothing on campus except for what they have provided.

T hat’s another big thing that is important with this [Coke] con­ tract. It is simply for supply. It is not an advertising contract; it’s not cu rricu lar-b ased in any of the courses.

“There has been a serious amount of misinform ation. The only way this contract is different from past ones is that all students will be able to see the contract once it is signed.”

Tischler also stressed that the financial crisis of the University must be recognized and addressed.

Tischler pointed out that the only solutions available are the follow­ ing: government funding, industry agreements and student fees. From the perspective of the ‘Yes’ com­ mittee, there is no better way to alleviate some of these financial woes than to sign with Coke, a deal they claim will give $10 mil­ lion to McGill over the next 11 years.

“The Government is underfunding Quebec $650 million a year for universities. McGill is fur­ ther discriminated 23 million dol­ lars a year, every year. We need solutions.” He later added, “The government has proven that it real­ ly doesn’t care about us. I person­ ally don’t agree with raising stu­

dent fees. Nonetheless, something has to happen at McGill.”

C o k e 's e t h ic s Moving the debate to a second issue of contention for the ‘No’ side, Dubinsky questioned the

average salary of a black employee at Coke is 59 per cent lower than that o f a white em ployee,” he reported. “Do we want to associate our entire university with this com­ pany?”

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ethics of Coke’s business prac­ tices. In addition to the widely publicized accusations against Coke regarding their conduct in m any developing nations, Dubinsky also mentioned a lawsuit currently being waged against the corporation.

“Approximately 2,000 black American employees of Coke have launched a lawsuit against the cor­ poration in Atlanta because the

spective from other members of the ‘Y es’ co m m ittee,” he explained. “I really dislike this company. I don’t think any of us wants to be associated with this company on campus. I certainly don’t as an individual, but I would rather charge them and have them pay to be here, than to have them making profits off the backs of McGill students.”

Reid supported charging a rent fee for Coca-Cola to operate on campus rather than outright refusing them access to the campus market. “ [This step] as far as I’m concerned, is how we should look at the CBA,” Reid said. “M cGill gets absolutely no recognition whatsoever at any level from the government. It’s unfortu­ nate, but that’s the reality. If they do notice, they will notice that we only made this decision after a serious amount of consideration... and out of desperation.”

Nema Etheridge

m ittee panel member, admitted that he is skeptical about the com­ pany’s activities and noted that McGill is one of the last universi­ ties in Canada to negotiate a deal with Coke because of this reason.

Yet, Reid believed that with the monies generated from the CBA, M cGill will be able to benefit financially without sending a nega­ tive message to the government.

“I come from a different per­

B a n d - A id b e t t e r t h a n n o t h in g Tischler, too, found that the benefits to the student body were the single greatest advantage of the CBA. “A substantial am ount of money [comes] into the control of students, whereas, otherwise, Coke would be here anyway. With this agreement, we’d get monies that we wouldn’t get in any other way

to improve the quality of life on cam pus, the lib raries, student accessib ility to buildings like Shatner, and increased pay to pro­ fessors.”

“The greatest advantage is the resources that will be available to students and the fact that it won’t have to come out of our pockets.”

He later opined, “This removes a certain amount of money we might have to pay otherwise. Frankly, it’s a band-aid solution for a situation that has to get better. But I prefer the band-aid solution to watching McGill bleed to death and the stu­ dents along with it.”

Sarah Clarke, a U2 Arts stu­ dent, voiced concern over the 11year aspect of the contract, but also spoke of the potential benefits that the CBA could bring.

“I don’t agree with the 11 year concept because I feel as though students who will be coming four years down the road would not have had a say in the agreement,” Clarke said.

“My problem is that the ‘No’ side is not proposing anything bet­ ter,” she continued. “There is a serious problem with the building and truly, the building has to be fixed or it’s going to fall apart.

Voters need to weigh the ethical questions of entering into an eleven year contract with a compa­ ny that has serious human rights violations, as well as into a con­ tract that can’t be seen against an outright prejudice against students with disabilities.”

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Face-off between Messier and Farrell on the role of Bridges face VP Community and Government Affairs the Crusher F re n c h -s p e a k in g , la FE U Q a n d fu n d in g : q u e s tio n s fo r th e ca n d id a te s ability is a concern because the Community and Government Affairs position involves represent­ ing McGill to the federal and provincial governments.

B y T a s h a Em m e r t o n

Jeremy Farrell and L ouis-Philippe Messier, the two can­ Elections SSMU didates in the race for ^ the VP Community and Government Affairs position of the Students' Society of McGill University, tackled serious issues confronting students at their debate last Thursday.

Farrell and Messier each came across as confident and relatively knowledgeable regarding the issues. Having been involved in McGill politics previously, Farrell as the VP External Affairs for the Arts Undergraduate Society and Messier as the SSMU Francophone Commissioner, both pointed out that they would bring experience to the postion.

One aspect of the race which emerged was the fact that Messier is francophone and Farrell is not.

The final question of the debate concerned the abilities of the two candidates in French and how this would affect their ability to perform the duties of the position.

Farrell responded in far-from perfect, yet comprehensible French that he thought it was very impor­ tant to communicate in French and that though he made mistakes, he could be understood, and that his abilities were sufficient to do the job of VP Community and Government Affairs.

Messier, whose first language is French, took the opportunity to point out his apparent advantage in this area.

“VP Community and Government Affairs is the only job in the SSMU where it is preferable to speak better in French than English,” Messier stated.

The issue of French-speaking

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Considering the political situation in Quebec, the current shortage of funds in education and the degree of control the province has over who gets support, strong skills in French could be advantageous.

In his opening remarks, Farrell focused more on the community aspect of his campaign. He stated that he would like to oversee better organization of volunteer groups at McGill. He also brought up safety concerns surrounding McGill. As a solution he proposed a safety com­ mittee. Farrell said he would also like to see a more active landlordtenant rights clinic at the university that would be frequently used by the students.

On the government side, Farrell expressed concern over the lack of funds in education.

“The budget lacks vision,” Farrell said of the new federal bud­ get that included 2.5 billion dollars

in funding for health and education.

"It is time to communicate to these people that education needs money."

Farrell suggested that audits of

dents working on solutions to real life problems such as poverty for class credit.

D is a g re e m e n t o v e r la F E U Q

Although M essier and Farrell were in agreement con­ cerning issues like the impor­ tance of government funding and safety, they were in complete opposition in regard to their views on la Fédération des etudi­ ants universitaires du Québec.

La FEUQ is the major organiza­ tion consisting of university stu­ dent groups in Quebec. The SSMU has not been a member since 1995 due to the la FEUQ’s separatist mandate. Many fear that McGill suffers due to its lack of affiliation with la FEUQ, because of the significant influ­ Rebecca Catching ence that la FEUQ has in the educational institutions to show province. what specific areas needed funding Among those concerned was might be a solution to the problem Messier. When asked for his views of communicating the needs of edu­ regarding la FEUQ and McGill he cation to the goverment, with the replied, “I don’t think their mandate help of a strong student lobby. is a problem for us. For the last five At the beginning of his state­ years they have not acted on their ment, Messier stated that, “This mandate... I think it’s the SSMU’s race should be focused on the gov­ responsibility to do everything pos­ ernment side." Accordingly he pre­ sible to join la FEUQ.” sented his main project, “Team Farrell did not share this con­ McGill.” This would involve taking cern, stating, “We should not be a mini-bus loaded with representa­ members of any organization that tives from McGill and travelling to has a separatist mandate.” various government ministries to Messier and Farrell presented a lobby the government and seek sup­ choice between a strong govern­ port. ment lobby or a more balanced M essier’s other proposals agenda in the Community and included a safer route between the Government A ffairs portfolio, Metro and Solin Hall Residence, a respectively. It is now up to the stu­ ghetto crime report and support for dent body to decide which vision an anti-poverty project initiated by they think will be most valuable in this year’s VP Community and 2000-2001.

Government affairs, W ojtek Baraniak. The project involves stu­

Continued from Page 2 “The Crusher,” which is capable of applying up to ten tons of load.

The bridge is considered to have failed when it bends past 50mm, or when it collapses.

The destruction of the bridges is considered the centerpiece of the annual event. In its sixteen years, the competition has seen three different crushing m achines. In 1994, the first machine broke during the compe­ tition, splashing hydraulic fluid all over the judges and partici­ pants. Markings from the explo­ sion can still be seen in the audi­ torium in Concordia’s Henry Hall building.

The teams had to ensure that their bridge was not only strong, but also as light as possible.

More points were given for lighter bridges that could endure heavier weights. Other awards were given out for most spectacu­ lar crash, rookie of the year, and team spirit.

Of course, any large gather­ ing of engineering students must involve more than ju st bridge building. Another purpose of the annual event is to provide a chance for engineering students from many different universities to come together and socialize.

“W e’re not here for the recognition and the glory of win­ ning a bridge-building competi­ tio n ,” explained Yungw irth, “we’re also here for a good time.”

As they demonstrate so well at the beginning of every year in faculty frosh, Engineering stu­ dents don’t just work hard, they also play hard. Along with rules and regulations, the official web­ site of the com petition also includes an extensive guide to the bars of Montreal.

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EDITORIAL

L e t t e rs to th e E d i t o r

Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect — Herbert Spencer

SSMU

V o te o r d o n 't v o te

By N ick Brandon In t h e

m id s t o f a ll th is e le c t io n

and

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fe v e r, s o m e

s t u d e n t s f e e l a l o t o f p r e s s u r e t o j u s t g o o u t a n d v o t e . F r ie n d s m a y s a y t h a t i t is i m p o r t a n t

and

p a r t o f b e in g a r e s p o n s i b l e s t u d e n t .

B u t th e re a re e q u a lly v a lid re a s o n s b o th to v o te a n d n o t to v o te , o f w h ic h e v e r y o n e s h o u ld b e r e m in d e d , as w e ll as c o n s e q u e n c e s to e it h e r a c tio n .

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b e d i f f i c u l t t o k n o w w h o t o v o t e f o r g i v e n t h e b a r r a g e o f p o s te r s , s p e e c h e s a n d fly e r s p re s e n te d

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d u m is s u e s . S o , i f y o u a l r e a d y k n o w h o w y o u w a n t t o v o t e , t h e n b y a l l m e a n s v o t e ; t h e b e s t r e a s o n t o v o t e is i f y o u h a v e s t r o n g f e e lin g s f o r p a r t i c u l a r is s u e s o r c a n d id a t e s .

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a b o u t w h a t y o u 'r e d o i n g b e f o r e y o u c h o o s e w h e t h e r t o v o t e o r n o t .

O n th e o n e h a n d , if y o u d o n 't v o te , y o u r v o ic e f o r c h o o s in g n e x t y e a r 's c o u n c i l is lo s t a n d p e o p l e m a y a s s u m e th a t y o u

d o n 't c a r e a t a ll.

T h e r e is n o w a y t o t e l l w h e t h e r i t is a d e li b e r a t e p o l i t i c a l s t a t e m e n t o r p la in a p a th y if y o u c h o o s e n o t to

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d a t e , v o t i n g f o r t h o s e y o u f e e l a r e t h e le a s t d is t a s t e f u l is a w e a k e r re a s o n t o v o te . W h e n y o u d o n 't a c t u a lly w a n t t o s u p p o r t a n y o f th e c a n d i d a t e s a n d v o t e f o r t h e le s s e r o f t w o o r t h r e e " e v i l s , " y o u a d d s t r e n g t h t o p l a t f o r m s t h a t y o u d o n ' t n e c e s s a r ily a g r e e w i t h . A c t i v e l y c h o o s i n g n o t t o v o t e is j u s t a s v a l i d a v i e w p o i n t a s a n y o t h e r , p r o ­ v i d e d i t is b a s e d o n a s s e s s in g a ll t h e o p t i o n s a n d n o t l i k i n g a n y o f t h e m , r a t h e r t h a n j u s t la z in e s s .

A l l t h e c a n d i d a t e s h a v e t h e i r s t r o n g a n d w e a k p o in t s , i t is u p t o y o u t o d e c id e o n w h i ç h c r i t e r i a y o u w a n t t o v o t e . E v e r y o n e h a s d i f ­ f e r e n t o p i n i o n s o n w h a t is i m p o r t a n t , s u c h a s h o w e n c e th e y h a v e , h o w

e n t h u s i a s t ic t h e y s e e m

f u l f i l l t h e i r r o le . T h e o n l y

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farce?

I attended the SSMU debate last Thursday night, and I was very dissapointed. First of all, the attendence was pitifully small, reflecting | the student apathy here at McGill.

To add salt to the wound, a couple of candidates commented on how happy they were to see such a large turnout, which probably translated | to being happy to see a handful of j people present who weren’t SSMU | groupies. The fact of the matter is that the SSMU elite were in full effect, cheering their own time and time again.

As a SSMU outsider, I love the fact that this year’s execs divided up the portfolios to run for — one for BOG, one for pres, one for VP | Ops... It’s good to see that there’s no bickering at the top. The debate was very professional, yet one fla­ grant error was in allowing this year’s executives the opportunity to | ask the first question. As a student I believe the execs work co-opera­ tively together all year long, so they are probably friends.

By proclaiming who gets the “honour” of the first question, one is automatically giving immense credibility to the question that will | be asked. So, when this year’s VP asks a question to the candidates, among them his/her friend who is running for re-election, it seems like there is an advantage.

In one case, the girlfriend of J the current VP was running for the same position. She answered the question very well, and I’m sure she didn’t know the question before­ hand, but common sense dictates that a conflict of interest might reside here. Would Bill Clinton be given the honour of asking the first | question, the question that sets the tone for the rem ainder of the debate, at the N.Y Senator debate, with wife Hilary as one of the can­ didates? Bill is president, so his question automatically gains validi­ ty. M aintaining appearances of impartiality at a debate is just com­ mon sense.

Also, it appeared (judging by all of the cheering) that the majority of those who attended already knew | who they were going to vote for before hearing the debate. To put it more frankly, most people were there to support their friends.

Therefore, the debate was plagued by what appeared to be loaded questions, planted by one candi­ date’s team to catch his/her oppo­ nent’s off guard, while the candi­

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date was obviously prepared in advance. Lastly, it was scheduled for 8:00 pm, by which time many students who do not live close to McGill have already gone home.

Maybe next year things will change, although it is the SSMU elite themselves who decide how the debate is run, and I’m sure they like things just the way they are.

Daniel Shiff U2 Micro and Immunology

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D r a m a F e s t iv a l

This week marks the start of the 12th annual M cGill Drama Festival at Players’ Theatre. As a veteran of two previous MDF’s, I wish the actors and directors luck on what is always a fun but stress­ ful theatrical experience. I am especially concerned for this year’s festival as the plays have only been in rehearsal for three to four weeks. In the past, rehearsal tim e has been as long as six weeks.

Why the short rehearsal time?

You’d have to ask the Players’ Theatre executive that. As the story goes, the outside party who chooses the plays (traditionally over the Christmas holiday) took his/her own sweet time, thus cut­ ting into time usually reserved for auditions and rehearsals. What strikes me about this situation is that Players didn’t do anything about it. They certainly d id n ’t return my repeated calls when I was inquiring about what was tak­ ing so long. And unfortunately, this has becom e a pattern at Players’. A pattern of poor com­ m unication with its m em bers, exclusivity, and very questionable motives.

Take, for example, their most recent production of Neil Simon’s The Star-Spangled Girl. For those of you who saw it, you might have noticed that the director, Jennifer Sussman, is the vice president of production on the Players’ Theatre executive and that all three of the cast members are also executive, even in clu d in g the president.

Questionable, isn’t it? Even if the three actors/executives were the best people for the roles, out of a sense of fairness, out of a need to prevent a conflict of interests, would it not have been best for the executive to step back and allow non-exec to be in the play?

Kareem Fahmy U3 Physical Therapy R e: M

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L oved the story. I liv e in Brampton so your web site is the only w ay w e can learn the details o f how you are doing against UQTR. Please keep it up.

H o lla n d M a rsh a ll

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Apparently Players’ didn’t learn much from this experience. This year’s exec didn’t seem to have any qualms about placing a fullpage ad in the Star-Spangled Girl program trumpeting their execu­ tive positions, right next to the page with their cast list on it. I really wonder if Players’ under­ stands that they are a SSMU club which is bound by the SSMU con­ stitution. Their own constitution is ridiculously out of date (it hasn’t been amended in six years) and the executive seem oblivious to the fact their actions have a direct effect on the many talented and enthusiastic individuals whose rights to take part in theatre activi­ ties have been compromised.

Just so you d o n ’t get the wrong idea and think I’m some sort of creep who’s been jilted by Players’ and wants to get back at them in print, let me set the record straight. I’ve been an active mem­ ber of Players’ during my four years at M cG ill. I ’ve directed three plays there, including last semester’s successful Closer. I like Players’. I know the executive per­ sonally from having worked with them and for the most part think they mean well. They just don’t realize that their actions are unfair, ignorant, most of all, irresponsible.

To keep extra-curricular theatre alive and well at M cGill some lessons have to be learned, some things have got to change, and the executives have to take their jobs seriously.

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STO P THE P r e s s — Cold B e ve ra g e A g reem en t su b m issio n s F i n a n c i a l E t h ic s R e s e a r c h C o m m i t t e e

I would like to raise the issue of Financial Ethics Research Committee consultation as to the proposed Cold Beverage Agreement. As an ex-FERC advisor (1996-1998), I can share that the CBA was first raised as a hypotheti­ cal issue in the spring of 1998 by then-VP Finance & Operations Duncan Reid. Since there was no contract on the table, his consulta­ tion was informal; Duncan wished to know if, were a CBA to be nego­ tiated, should one of the two likely contenders (Coke or Pepsi) be blackballed. Meaning, was one of these companies to be avoided at all cost?

Could one be said to be better than the other? With this under­ standing, a fellow advisor and I set off to research both companies, and returned with the results — that the companies were on an equal footing with respect to ethics, since they both had equally damnable histories.

What was supposed to follow is that the SSMU, once a contract was on the table, would bring the name of the one company under consider­ ation to FERC, which would then either recommend for or against signing. I would normally tend towards believing, in good faith, that this process actually happened (in the year following my term on FERC), if it were not for some sus­ picious items: 1) that when asked about its investigations into Coke, a 1998-1999 FERC member declined to reply under pretext of it being a “delicate issue” — when FERC has no mandate for secrecy *at all*; and 2) that the records in the VP Finance & O peration’s office note that approval was given to both compa­ nies, when this was *not* the under­

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standing reached in that meeting, nor the opinion of the researching advisors. Was our preliminary con­ sultation the only one? If so, then the SSMU has circumvented the regulations that apply to its signing contracts of considerable value. If not, then I challenge either last year’s FERC members, the current Finance committee, or Kevin McPhee to prove that FERC was properly consulted.

In any case, I have to wonder about recent and current FERCs’ (and SSMU’s, for that matter) defin­ ition of “corporate ethics” or research skills, if Coke is actually being considered an ethical compa­ ny with which to do business. There have been allegations of corporatesponsored Colombian death squads, support for African dictatorships, past Nazi collaboration, violent anti­ unionism in Guatemala, racist employee practices in the States, in addition to their attempted rainforest devastation in Belize, broken recy­ cling promises and massive down­ sizing (despite massive profits) everywhere... how much more does it take for a corporation to be declared unethical? In the spring of 1996, motivated by similar concerns about Pepsi, students voted 4 to 1 to break the contract and create FERC. The contract was eventually never broken — SSMU officials cit­ ing fear of legal retribution — but this time, no contract has yet been signed. This time, students will again have the opportunity to vote down signing their consciences away, and the SSMU will really have to do something about it.

Samantha McGavin U3 Social Work

FICTION

During the month of February the Post-G raduate S tu d en ts’ Society took out an advertisement in The McGill Tribune which was directed against the proposed coldbeverage agreem ent betw een McGill University and Coca-Cola Bottling Ltd. The basic premise of the ad was as follows. The pro­ posed contract is confidential, therefore, “facts” presented by the SSMU executive concerning the agreement cannot be substantiated by the students. Information that cannot be substantiated cannot legitimately be referred to as fact.

At this point, I would like to thank you for elaborating on this theme in your editorial entitled “Let the spin war begin” in the 1 March issue of the Tribune.

I do, however, take exception to the fact that in your editorial you likened the PGSS ad to the one run by the SSMU. I would point out that the first fact present­ ed in the PGSS ad was a succinct statement summarizing sentiments very similar to your own. The sub­ sequent facts presented by the PGSS were based on statements and policies concerning the CBA, made by both the SSMU and the PGSS. These statements and poli­ cies are on record, are verifiable and are, therefore, facts. The PGSS spins nothing, as we recognize that other interests are already hard at work giving the campus a ride on the merry-go-round.

Aaron J. Windsor Executive Chairperson Post-Graduate Students’ Society

C ongratulations to those involved in Thursday’s debate on the CBA. Though both sides made some valid points, I must take issue with two of the key argu­ ments of the Pro-CBA side.

The first is that of Duncan Reid, who stated that critics of Coca Cola Bottling Ltd. should support the CBA because it would punish Coke by charging them a fee to do business on campus. This argument is simply nonsensical.

Exclusivity deals like the CBA are beneficial to corporations like Coke and Pepsi, who in exchange for a fee get a captive market.

They attempt to establish patterns of consumption that last a lifetime and get positive public exposure by linking their name to an acade­ mic institution. Why else would corporations be actively seeking exclusivity deals with American and Canadian schools?

According to Dave DeCecco, m anager of public relations at PepsiCo, “[The exclusivity deals] are good for us.... T h ere’s no doubt we want to connect with young consumers.” As for Coke, they are certainly not being forced to sign the CBA by M cGill.

McGill would only have leverage against Coke if they threatened to sign an exclusive cold beverage deal with another corporation instead. At the time of tender, however, the only other company vying for an exclusive cold bever­ age deal was Pepsi and by all accounts their offer was ridicu­ lously low.

Coke believes the CBA will

increase their profits and that is why they are pursuing it. To be fair, perhaps Mr. Reid knows something the Coke lawyers don’t.

Secondly, Andrew Tishler’s main argument, that it is either sign the CBA or face higher fees, was repeated over and over again.

Being an intelligent guy, Mr. Tischler must realize that he is committing the fallacy of bifurca­ tion; there are only two possible choices, so if you dislike one you must choose the other. The flaw is that the presentation of only two options is a gross oversimplifica­ tion in alm ost every case.

Universities can lobby the govern­ ment for funding (as in Friday’s day of protest), they can dip into their half-billion dollar endow­ ment fund, they can sign deals with corporations that are not con­ fidential and do not involve quo­ tas... the list goes on.

Notwithstanding all this, McGill has never stated that rejecting the CBA will cause fees to rise or signing it will cause them to fall.

The higher fee argument plays well but is fundam entally unsound. Its prominence makes me wonder whether it is the ‘Yes’ side that is engaging in fear mongering.

Nick Vikander U1 Science

Fact ?

Last week, in the editorial, “Let the Spin War Begin”, Mr. Colford accuses both the SSMU and the Post-Graduate Students’ Society of “gross disrespect regard­ ing the dissemination of factual information” because of advertise­ ments presenting “so-called ‘Myths’ and ‘Facts’ concerning the CBA.” He astutely points out that since “the contract is confidential, any ‘fact’ presented to students must be taken at face value.

Individual students have no way of verifying their accuracy.” With such insight I find it difficult to believe that he did not understand that this was exactly the point of the PGSS in their advertisement. Fact #1 on the PGSS ad reads “Information is only a FACT when it can be substantiated; the McGill

Administration and Coca-Cola will not allow the student body to review or evaluate the contract being negotiated.” Sound familiar, anyone? It is clearly evident that the goal of the PGSS ad was to mock that of the SSMU and to point out the exact thing that Mr. Colford is belatedly trying to in his editorial: you can’t talk about facts when the contract is a secret. How the Tribune can have the “gross disre­ spect” to discredit the PGSS adver­ tisement while at the same time pla­ giarizing ideas presented therein boggles the mind. Mr. Colford’s zany arguments about ‘spin’ have made me dizzy.

Damian G. Wheeler Graduate Student, Physiology

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Apples, oranges, bananas, not politicians!

I am about to do something I swore I would never do. No, I am not going to pierce my genitals (too late). I...(shameful hesitation)...I am going to write about SSMU pol­ itics. If you want to stop reading right now, on general principles, I support that decision. Tune in next time when I will be spinning yams from my days working in phone

Tales of the

See, just because I don’t write about it, doesn’t mean I don’t (vaguely) follow what goes on in the SSMU executive camp. In fact, I think people who don’t pay atten­ tion to the machinations of organi­ zations and people who make deci­ sions affecting their life are pretty lame. Yes, I know you have home­ work and Tae Bo to go to. Yes, I know that D aw so n ’ s Creek is on.

Ridiculous But please, apathy leads to tyranny.

Or at least to the Coke Machine.

So, now i t ’s time to elect SSMU executives for next year.

What does this mean? Practically, it means that about four per cent of the student body will elect a bunch of students to positions that allow them to stop being students and start collecting a fat-ass paycheck

Jason McDevitt sex.

For those of you who are going to hang with me, let it be known that this is a one-time deal. My col­ league, Mr. Selley, once penned a piece entitled “My one column about SSMU politics.” I humbly offer my version of the same.

so they can tinker with the lives of students. Make sense? And the best part is that of the few students that will actually vote, most will base their decision on who has the cleverest campaign posters.

Last Thursday, I headed to the candidates’ debate in Leacock. Let me tell you, the pickings are slim.

Now, I’m certainly not going to run down a list of all the candidates and tell you what I think of them. As informative and amusing as this might be, there’s no space, and besides, it’s hard for even me to care about the nitty-gritty of the platforms of the seventeen people running for VP Binge Drinking and Lap Dancing, or whatever. (“I want to put a suggestion box in Shatner!”

“Uh, I want to put TWO suggestion boxes in Shatner!”) No, instead I will offer some general thoughts on elections at our fine S tudents’ Society.

As I see it, you’ve basically got two types of people that run for

SSMU positions: 1) Those who were bom shaking babies and kiss­ ing hands and are using university as a warm-up for a career in politics and 2) People who generally want to do good and naively think this is the way.

The former tend to win, while the latter tend to get crushed. This disturbs me, and I’ll tell you why. If you stop the average person on the street and ask them what they think of career politicians, well, I hope you didn’t get too close to them when you asked the question, because you will probably get vomit on you. Normal people don’t like people who devote their lives to politics, because we know that politicians lie through their teeth and always have ulterior motives.

So when I see candidates who cite as positive the fact that they’ve had their finger in every piece of political pie on campus or, better yet, the Kevin M cPhees and Wojteks of the world, who appar­

ently have SSMU Executive as a career goal, I feel like shaking them and saying, “WTiy do you think this is attractive?!” Let’s face it, any­ body with a reasonable amount of intelligence can handle the duties associated with these positions and therefore, as a general rule, I vote for the people who seem the least like the “real” politicians we all know and revile.

Well, here I am, plumb out of colum n, and I was ju st getting warmed up. Before I skip off to cast my ballot, however, I want to tell you about a couple of political endeavours of my own. First, a write-in campaign: Brian, the food not alcohol guy for SSMU President! And second, a referen­ dum on whether or not it should be legal to pronounce SSMU “smoo”.

Your support is greatly appreciated.

Don’t forget to vote, and may the best politician lose!

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American media out to prove Canadian hockey in the "shitter" two Canadian team s have won Stanley Cups (correct), and the national team came home from the Olympics without a medal (partial credit, as Canada distinguished itself with silver medals at two of the three Winter Olympics held in the last 10 years). Canada even lost the Canada Cup (wrong, and spec­ tacularly so. The only Canada Cup held in the last decade, 1991’s, was an exhilarating The Sly Chiseler victory for Canada).

M oving on.

The next generation of American hock­ In short, I am well pleased that ey players, claims Stein, will knock Stein is considered such a cretin our socks off: he cites “phenoms Stateside, since any half-intelligent like Scott Gom ez... and Anson Canadian hockey fan who picked C arter.” Trouble with that is, up the January 31 issue of Time Anson Carter is from Toronto and should already have this buffoon in has won gold medals with Team Canada at the 1994 World Juniors the crosshairs. the 1997 W orld F irst, there are the factual and errors. The following is one of the Championships. Unfortunately for article’s earliest paragraphs, anno­ Stein, and indeed for USA Hockey, tated. “In the past 10 years, only the fact that Carter lives and plays

Those of you who read The Onion may have noticed in last week’s issue a little article entitled “Cocktail-Party Guest Cornered by Joel Stein.” It is the story of a fel­ low jo u rn a lis t’s unfortunate encounter with the Time magazine colum nist and the horrific 45minute litany of name-dropping that followed.

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in B oston doesn’t make him American. Perhaps the cases of Brett Hull and Adam Deadmarsh confused him on that front.

Then there’s this paragraph: “Even American players are getting town councilor who subsequently lobbied for the government bailout, has attempted to stress the game’s importance to the country: ‘The game is ours. It is what we are good at. The Americans have so many things that they are good at, do they have to be the best at hock­ ey?’ Canadian pride is an awk­ wardly expressed thing, eh?”

Apparently - I have no idea what that means. Nor do I under­ stand how any self-respecting jour­ nalist could make the following errors. Ottawa Senators owner Rod Bryden did not, by any stretch of the imagination, “[blow] the Alexei Yashin contract negotiation, caus­ ing Yashin to sit out this season.”

Canadians do not call ham “back bacon.” Eric Lindros did not “[sit] out his first year instead of playing with the Quebec N ordiques

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because of disagreements with the owner.” And if Jaromir Jagr is “the best player in the game,” then Mats Sundin cannot be “The Best of Europe.”

These uproarious errors are worthy more of Rick M ercer’s “Talking to Americans” than the conscientious pages of Time. In fact, they would be dow nright funny if Canadians weren’t so pre­ programmed to accept at face value anything negative they read about the game they ostensibly love.

This article is the rule, not the exception. A recent AP article, spread like peanut butter across the North American media, also sought to prove that Canadian hockey is in the shitter. Though avoiding egre­ gious factual errors, it partook heavily o f the heroic leaps of judgement that characterize sports journalism.

The w riter says that “the brightest starts in a league once ruled by [Canadians]... now are named Bure and Jagr and Hasek.” I still think “brightest stars” is a sub­ jective designation that warrants some explanation, but I’m swim­ ming upstream on that one. Still, if you’re going to claim that “Jagr... and Bure are heating up [the] scor­ ing race,” then you should at least m ention that M ark Recchi, a Canadian, is in fact the second place scorer.

Then the AP describes ABC’s charm ing little all-star film, in which the “next generation” - Jagr, Bure, Lindros and Kariya - play shinny on a frozen pond, passing the metaphorical torch from the

pond hockey of their forefathers. (I still question whether every single old-timey NHLer had access to such ponds during their sepia-toned boyhoods, but again I am up the down staircase). “But who would have guessed a few years ago,” the writer concludes, “[that] the route traveled by that torch would be through Moscow, not Montreal?”

I’m confused. Lindros and Kariya are Canadian. That was in his pre­ vious sentence.

So I guess I have two points.

The first is that sports journalism should be left to qualified sports journalists. Sadly, my second goes something like this: there are very few people in the business who consider themselves journalists at all. Instead they fancy themselves “columnists,” a title which seems to excuse them from the squalor of fact gathering and checking, and in Canada, from doing much of any­ thing except sitting ground making up trade rumours.

There are no sports columnists in Canada right now who think that Canadian hockey is anything but doomed. Not that I would equate m yself with the likes of A1 Strachan and William Houston— take that any way you like—but I will in conclusion take a moment to prove, irrefutably, that our game is alive and well. Canadians comprise two of the top three scorers, three of the top five, three of the top four power play scorers, the top two in short handed assists, three of the top four in goals against average and six of the top seven in save percentage.

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On Friday SSMU held a protest for increased government funding for McGill. Feeling some­ w hat cynical about SSMU, I decided not to attend. However, the "between the lines" message of the protest given the CBA contro­ versy was clear enough: "Don’t blame us... we’re just trying to get as much money for McGill stu­ dents as possible. We’re not trying to corporatize McGill, we’re just working all of the possibilities for funding.”

There’s just one small prob­ lem: trying to increase government funding while trying to sign a part­ nership with Coke is a losing proposition.

The CBA tacitly legitimizes government cutbacks. A contract with Coke does not send the mes­ sage to the Quebec and Federal Government that McGill needs more public funding; it sends the message that McGill is willing and able to get m oney from other recourses. The government is not exactly breaking down the door to fund universities. Once a universi­ ty receives private money through corporate deals it licenses the gov­ ernment to claim that the universi­ ty doesn't need, or warrant, further public support. So what happens after further cuts to public fund­ ing? The obvious answer is more corporate deals.

The image is one of a down­ ward spiral. The result: the thor­ ough corporatization of the univer­ sity.

Does this sound like an exag­ geration? One isolated partnership as a full corporate takeover? I don’t think so. I don’t believe that there is such a thing as an isolated university-corporate "partnership".

By entering into this agreement, McGill is accepting that such part­ nerships in general are entirely legitimate. If one such agreement is acceptable, why should two be a problem? Total corporate funding?

This is fundamentally objec­ tionable for multiple reasons. One predominant concern is ethical; with whom will these agreements be m ade, and of what nature?

These are important questions, especially in light of the fact that the ethical standards shown by McGill in accepting the CBA are not particularly high. Consider two basic points: First, Coke is associated with serious human rights violations. If Mr. McPhee wants "hard evidence" I would recommend two books, Refreshing Pauses by Henry F rundt and Trade Unionists against Terror by D évora L evenson-E strada.

Second, Coke wants McGill to sign a contract on b eh alf of M cGill students, the term s of which Coke will not reveal to McGill students. As ethical stan­ dards both human rights and the rights of McGill students as citi­ zens of the university seem fairly basic, among the lowest standards that McGill should be expected to uphold.

Apparently not.

As for other concerns... CokeBA, anyone?

Kerah Gordon Ul Arts

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C old B everage A greement needs debate

There has been so much talk of late about the upcoming refer­ endum and the Cold Beverage Agreement that you must be over­ w helm ed! C oncern has been sweeping the campus. It is quite in cred ib le to w atch, from my standpoint as a sessional instruc­ tor. The discussion surrounds me yet I cannot vote. That does not m ean, how ever, that I am not involved. I feel very much that I am - in a very important way, as are all instructors and professors at the University.

Dialogue is the fundamental mechanism through which com­ munities know they exist and cre­ ate th em selves. D ialogue is healthy. Opposition is healthy. It is the basis of a democratic struc­ ture. “ Y es” versus “N o” is a healthy and necessary debate around all issues. The CBA is no different.

The referendum in which you have the chance to take part is an opportunity for each and everyone of you to exercise yourselves as citizen s of your com m unity, McGill. It is a privileged opportu­ nity that is often taken for grant­ ed. It gives you the chance to be part of the decision making of your university. You have the responsibility to reflect on the issues around the debate, to think about the implications, about the facts, about the lack of facts...

Students feel trapped. They not only recognize the University’s need for money, they live it, they feel it, they pay for it.

They understand the potential benefit of a partnership between public and private-institutions.

What they are not sure about is how much they have to give up for this partnership and whether a “standard” (in whose vocabulary I always wonder) confidential con­ tract is actually in their best inter­ est.

I decided to bring the CBA debate to class. One of the stu­ dents sits on the SSMU. We took classtim e to present the facts (those that are not confidential), ask questions, think out loud, debate the problems, the worries, the long-term im plications and precedent-setting possibilities of a yes or no vote. Students even pre­ sented alternatives to the contract (this is a management course!) — very viable ones in fact. Perhaps the SSMU should come and get some suggestions from them - at least those two m em bers who would be in a position to do so since they have seen the con-

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Debate around this subject is a good thing. All the uproar is necessary, lest you wish to have the decision passed without any civic participation in the matter. I hope other professors and instruc­ tors allow ed for som e debate around this in their class — allow­ ing democracy to be a part of the curriculum. 1 also hope that pro­ fessors and instructors were quick to caution their students when members of the SSMU came to their classes and blatantly told students to vote “yes”, as one stu­ dent told me happened to him.

Strategically picking a lecture of 400+, one of your elected repre­ sentatives told you to vote “yes”.

That is not democracy. It sounds rather like dictatorship to me... Is that why you vote in elections?

Hmmmm...

This referendum is not just about Coke machines and spon­ sorship money. It is not just about the commercialization of public spaces. It is about your opportuni­ ty to democratically participate in your community, to exercise the power you have as individuals, as constituents of this institution which you will call your Alma Mater. Do not let anyone tell you how to vote, but rather take the chance to debate and discuss and decide on your own. Seek out the truth so you can m ake an informed and educated choice.

Embrace the confrontations, the contradictions and the complexity of the issue. It is not simply. It is real. It takes effort, it takes time.

M ake the effort. Take the time. It matters.

Kariann Aarup Sessional instructor Management

There certainly has been a wave of pro-CBA articles in the Tribune lately. I suppose I ought to begin w ith D uncan R e id ’s piece. Reid’s piece is a strenuous attempt to make the CBA palat­ able to the readership; but he seems to be pressing the wrong points too far too often.

He makes three references to an incident in which two boys from an Evans, GA high school w ere suspended for w earing “Pepsi” T-shirts to a Coke rally, saying that this is the only exam­ ple of negative effects on stu­ dent’s freedom of expression. Of course, he doesn’t mention inci­ dents like the disciplining of antiPepsi protesters in Pepsi-affiliat­ ed York U. in Ontario, or censor­ ship of pro-Nigerian speakers at Kent State in Ohio.

I can’t believe that I ’m the only person who has noticed that C o ca-C o la g en erally d o e sn ’t negotiate exclusivity deals that don’t have non-disparagem ent clau ses. And being th at the University has a quota of sales to fill, it would obviously cause a conflict of with University sales objectives to have students boy­ cott or otherwise disrupt the sale of a beverage McGill is contrac­ tually obliged to sell. Is it the ad m in istratio n ’s po sitio n that McGill exerts so much influence on Coca-Cola Inc. that we can change th eir stan d ard m odus operandi?

In a similar vein, Reid’s dis­ cussions about the school’s other exclusivity contracts m iss the point that unlike most of the other com panies with whom M cGill has exclusivity contracts, Coke is a very large transnational corpo­ ration with third-quarter 1999 revenues of about $7.6 billion dollars. You might think that a

company as large as Coca-Cola might have some sort of sway on the n eg o tiatio n p ro cess. R eid doesn’t seem to think so.

Reid’s throwaway paragraph ab out a left-w in g co n sp iracy funding the anti-CBA campaign is utter silliness, so I won’t even bother to talk about that at length.

A far more balanced piece is Jonathan Colford’s Op-Ed about the campaigns themselves. Being that it’s an Op-Ed, I concede that Colford has the right to his opin­ ion. But the students have a right to the facts.

The “M em orandum on A greem ent” C olford m entions happens to be a non-binding doc­ ument that McGill has never and w ill n ev er re sp ect, ex cep t in terms of the division of monies to various faculties. Any provisions about “academ ic freedom ” are merely there to assuage fears, but are not to be en fo rced . The administration has not signed this memorandum, nor will it sign this memorandum.

As the editor of a student publication, my immediate con­ cerns are towards any possible restricition my editorial freedoms.

As the anti-CBA lobby has point­ ed out many times, I can’t read the CBA. There is no assurance that can erase my doubts about this contract until I can see it with my own eyes.

D. J. Waletzky Editor-in-Chief The Red Herring

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Actors, info, and drawings: SSMU candidates

Once a year, twenty students (give or take) spend two weeks trying to convey their most intelligent, interesting, and knowledgeable traits in an effort to garner support and win the Students Society of McGill University elections. That's all fine, but the question of who they admire sometimes and how they see themselves can show more about their personalities than debates or perfectly preened posters. With that in mind, each SSMU executive candidate was asked to draw a 30-second self portrait and say who they would have play them in the story of their life. Then, sluthfull internet searches were done to find out a little more about the actors they truly admire...

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Actor: Steve Martin “He's a funny guy,” said Severino.

Bio: he was born in Waco, Texas, the city of infamy, and began as a philosophy major in college. Has hosted Saturday Night Live a total of 13 times, precisely 2.73 per cent of the total number of live episodes, more than any other individual.

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A ctor: Julia Roberts “For some of her roles, she's been a women with adventure, also, she is someone who is fun,” says Kochar.

Bio: the famous actress has had a number of high-profile romances.

Count among them Liam Neeson, Kiefer Sutherland, Daniel DayLewis, Matthew Perry, and the mar­ riage to singer Lyle Lovitt.

Actor: C harlie C haplin “Because he looks so damn wacky with those clothes and that cane,” said Baraniak.

Bio: his greatest battle as an actor was against the loss of the silent film. Add to that a sordid pub­ lic life which earned him, justly or unjustly, a 20+ year exile from England before being knighted in 1975.

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Actor: Sean Connery "Because he can do everything and manages to make even bad stuff watchable,” said Nance.

Bio: before becoming an actor, Connery was a chorus boy and, in 1953, Scotland's representative to the Mr. Universe Contest. And, he wore a tupee in all his Bond roles.

Actor: L aurence F ishburne “A good actor, he acts in a way that represents a lot of the characteristics I want to emulate,” said Farrell.

Bio: his first big role was as a cast member on the soap One life to Live. In the mid ‘80s, he took on a role as “Cowboy Curtis” on PeeWee’s Playhouse. He’s done a few movies, including Boyz in the Hood.

Actor: Patrick Dempsy “He's the only attor in the world who resembles me,” said Messier.

Bio: apparently multi-talented, this actor placed third at the National Jugglers Convention as a teenager.

According to one web site, he once considered attending Clown College.

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Actor: D ebbie Y oung “Because she's a Chameleon, she understands me,” said Alaga Bio: she is an African Studies student at McGill who has appeared in plays such as Tooth and Nail. She is also well known on the local spo­ ken word scene for her innovative, lyrical dub poetry.

A ctor: Harrison F ord "He still seems to have it together at the age of 45. He seems to have a lot of fun at what he does,” said Gratto.

Bio: the one we know is the sec­ ond Harrison Ford to play centrestage on the silver screen. The origi­ nal Mr. Ford was a silent films actor who starred in films in the twenties.

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A ctor: J ulia R oberts “She's my favourite actress, she makes me laugh. I've made some mistakes. I'm always laughing at myself,” said Andrews.

Bio: according to one fan’s web page, the young, but veteran, actress, has had at least 22 different hair styles and colours. The background music played at this site, further­ more, is "Aquarius"

Actor: Johnny D epp “He has a lot of... let’s say chicks dig him,” said Tarie.

Bio: he’s renowned for that heartthrob thing. But he got his start as a guitarist. He helped form a band called The Flame, later changed to The Kids. The band met with minor stardom, opening for Iggy Pop at one time.

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Actor: M alik Y oba “He has a jolly kind of sureriess, he's always on top of things,” sai(i Layreâ Bio: most famous for his role on New York Undercover he got his start as Yul Brensferfin the movie Cool Runnm&**Jùhovm nearly week­ ly on CBC, he’s the character Known for having a bad temper but great speed.

“She has a lot of class, she's dramat­ ic, at thé centre of the drama,” said Peron.

Bio: according to one fan site, "Hepburn is, quite simply, the great­ est actress ever to appear in the movies...Only Hepburn would be arrogant enough to...declare scornful­ ly that Hollywood was no place for her, an actress." w w w .geocities.com /H ollyw ood/S tudio/3654/hepbum

Actor: D rew B arrymore “Her roles are always full of emo­ tion, but they always end up happy in the end...” said Poitras.

Bio: everybody knows she was the kid star in E.T. As for the rest of her life, she wrote a book about it, at age 14. Little Girl Lost talked about her drug and alcohol addictions. But she has since become among the few child movie stars to make the transi­ tion to adult actor.

A ctor: A young D ean M artin “He's the type of guy who's able to enjoy life to its fullest, and always with a touch of class,” said Ditsas.

Bio: in his youth he held a lot of odd jobs before settling on acting.

The resumé: service station atten­ dant, shoe-shine boy, steel-mill worker, welterweight boxer (Kid Crochet), plus small-time bookie.

Actor: B illy C rystal “Because we both have an off-beat personality...” said Chodos.

Bio: aside from being an actor, he has been a college baseball player, a pre-teen tap dancer, and a writer.

Two of his credits: The New York Times and Playboy Magazine.

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Actor: Ben Kingsley “He’s so versatile in playing so many roles - and he’s done them with a lot of respect,” said Chowdhury.

Bio: Roles indeed. A sampling: The Great Zamboni (Spooky House), Major Caterpillar (Alice in Wonderland), Moses (Moses), Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhi), and him­ self (Playing Shakespeare).

Actor: Kevin Spacey “He's my favourite actor; he can play a variety of charaters,” said Antao.

Bio: from American Beauty to a high school production of the Sound of Music, he has run the entire gamut.

He got his start with the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1981 with a role in Henry IV Part One.

A ctor: Tom Cruise “He’s not too big a guy - somewhat the same physique - somewhat. Also, He’s fairly intelligent,” said McPhee Bio: for the record, he is 5’9” and reportedly hates being asked about it. Among his best films: A Few Good Men, and The Color of Money, probably the first and only classic and famous pool hall flick.

Actor: A l Pacino “I'm fascinated by his rationality in his roles, his ability to concentrate on the task at hand,” said Wielgosz.

Bio: he, like others on this list, did not make it through high school, although he later excelled at the Actors Studio. First a Broadway star, Pacino won a Tony for his role as a psychotic junkie in Does Tiger Wear a Necktie.

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Exclusive agreements a r e n ' t n e w

Students' at McGill have now been talking about and dealing with the Cold Beverage Agreement for at least fourteen months (see last year's Daily of March 19, 1999). Several points have been consistently missed in discus­ sions concerning the history of exclusive agreements in general with the government, para-public institutions and specifically univer­ sities.

All levels of government, including uni­ versities, have had exclusive agreements for decades, and will continue to have them.

McGill has had them and continues to have them for products ranging from paper, to pho­ tocopiers, to food services, to car rentals to any other number of things that you can think of.

M cG ill U n iv ersity does have exclusive arrangements which last for periods of over ten years, and these have not adversely affected students nor academic freedoms. This exclu­ sivity agreement (CBA) sets no precedent and sends no message to either the government or to Cola companies. It's nothing new and does­ n’t change the University except that you won’t be able to buy Pepsi products, and it will gen­ erate new monies for McGill, half of which is to be spent directly by students, where underfunding hasn't given us any.

Conversely, denying a CBA will change nothing for Coca-Cola and will not help stu­ dents — the status quo and lack of funds will

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Andrew Tischler U3 Political Science and Philosophy SSMU President M i s s i n g key facts

Duncan Reid misses key facts about the proposed cold beverage agreement between McGill and Coca-Cola ("Why students should vote ‘yes’ in the cold-beverage referendum," March 1).

He writes that "there have been virtually no problems at other Canadian universities” with similar deals. Try telling that to students at the University of Manitoba, who returned to school after winter break last year to discover that the price of a bottle of Coke had risen from $1.20 to $1.50.

Try telling it to students at UBC, who didn’t buy enough Coke to meet their con­ tract’s quotas. Consequently, the UBC con­ tract has been extended for at least a year with no additional money for the university. What’s more, Coke representatives have met with the

UBC student union, groups, and clubs to pres­ sure them to increase their beverage sales. Or try telling it to the entire student body at York, who witnessed the price of bottled water on campus increase by 76 per cent after York signed its deal with Pepsi.

McGill’s proposed deal is not just about Coke either. It covers all beverage sales on campus except coffee, tea, milk, and alcohol.

It covers all advertising on campus for any cold beverages. The deal even prohibits The McGill Tribune from running ads or promo­ tions in any way related to non-Coke bever­ ages.

Mr. Reid also com pares the proposed CBA to existing deals with faculty associa­ tions, but the two are worlds apart. The exist­ ing deals were signed by student associations, w hich gives students the rig h t to choose what’s in their best interests and to protect themselves from contract breaches. By con­ trast, the CBA would exist between Coca-Cola and M cG ill. No student asso ciatio n w ill become a party to the contract, and therefore student in tere sts w ill not n ecessarily be defended. This reality is most glaring in light of the fact that our CBA too would contain quotas for beverage sales, which current facul­ ty deals do not contain.

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In the spirit of keeping McGill students “factually informed,” I am writing to rectify an important fac­ tual inaccuracy in your editorial about the CBA campaign (“Let the Spin War Begin” [March 1, 2000]).

Sadly, the Memorandum of Agreement between the University and student associations posted on the SSMU website, which you encourage students to consult, is not the “closest thing we have to fact about the CBA;” it is pure fic­ tion. It has not been signed by any of the parties. Indeed, representa­ tives of the University Administration (the Director of Ancillary Services, Alan Charade, and the Assistant Director of Legal Services, Vilma Cam pbell) inform ed a m eeting of Faculty Association Presidents on February 18, 2000, that the Administration has no intention of signing the doc­ ument. They envision any internal agreement as strictly — and solely — pertaining to the distribution of monies.

The protections (of freedom of expression and against price increases, inter alia) contained in the Memorandum of Agreement are thus in no way assured in the CBA at the current time. It is thus disingenous, if not outright misleading, for the SSMU to continue to post it on their website as if it were in force. What a fitting, if unfortunate, illustration of your ed ito rial’s exhortation to seek the facts.

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Dear S&M, I have been going out and having sex with my boyfriend for 3 months now. We have a great, casual, non-jealous, relationship. We get along as friends and we do as lovers. But the feeling of love isn ’t present. There is no way my mind can put away other guys I know. / find myself being jealous of their relationships. There is one guy espe­ cially that I have been constantly eye­ ing. And even though at the end of the day / am happy not to have cheated on my boyfriend, I still feel lust for this other guy. Should I act it out or not?

Am / a slut or what? Should I break up andfollow my heart?

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Dear Way Too Confused, No, you are not a slut, and don’t ever think that. It is perfectly normal to have feelings for more than one person, and it is perfectly normal to act on them. We at S&M don’t believe in using derogatory labels for women,

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or anyone. Your sex life doesn’t define who you are and what you decide to do in your bedroom is yours.

Enough with the double standard that sexually active men are studs and sex­ ually active women are sluts. It’s just crap. Now, as for your question, we think you pretty much answered it for yourself. Of course we’re going to tell you to follow your heart, that’s what relationships are all about.

It seems that the problem at hand is that you are in a relationship with a man you like, but don’t have any strong feelings for, and so now that the newness has worn off, you are get­ ting bored. As would follow, your eyes are wandering. You want to know if there is something better out there, and if there is someone you could fall in love with.

So, to be blunt, stop wasting your time, and confusing yourself by being in a relationship that isn’t giving you what you are looking for. If all you wanted was a casual, love-less, sexfilled fun time, then you would be all set, but the fact that you are having qualms about this relationship sug­ gests that you are looking for some-

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T h e B ra n d th a t b ro k e th e ca m e l's b a ck : N ao m i K le in , th e C B A a n d th e co rp o ra te b a llo o n Klein spoke frankly. “No one will tell you the argum ent: ‘Students don’t get enough ads’ What they say is ‘One more, who cares?...W hen ads were put into washrooms on many campuses including M cGill, the students didn’t say well, what’s one more ad? I’m branded so much all ready.

They said ‘you know what, this is the ad that broke the camels back.”

She spoke of one the more “elegant” acts of anti-corporate action taken on by The Escher Appreciation Society at University of Toronto, where the students found a way to open the ad cases and slipped in an Escher print over them. At Concordia her “under­ standing is that the graffiti was so intense that Zoom Media decided that it simply wasn’t worth the cost of going to clean the ads up, so they nixed the ads” At this point in the lecture, Klein’s supportive lis­ teners burst into cheers and applause.

Klein recounted various events of the effect of brand sponsorship and contracts with universities and highschools across North America, many of which are charted in No

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It seems that every group of twenty-somethings needs an inspi­ rational spokesperson that rouses us to action. “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot” Joni Mitchell crooned at the end of the 1960’s. “All the good themes have been turned into theme parks” growled Christian Slater as a rebel­ lious radio persona in the film Pump up the Volume in 1990. In other eras and in other places, it has often been a revolution against the governm ent. But who will speak to us here at McGill, in the void beyond Generation X where corporations may have equal or more influence over our public spaces than the government?

Naomi Klein will.

K lein’s lecture on March 1 titled “Branding Universities: what students can do” was more than tim ely. O rganized by QPIRG McGill, the Law Union and the McGill Daily, the lecture was one of the many student-organized activities, debates and information sessions surrounding the controver­ sial cold beverage agreement going to referendum this week. The audi­ torium in McConnell Engineering was filled to the brim with avid lis­ teners and many active “Vote, No to the CBA” pamphleteers.

Klein began her lecture direct­ ly addressing the issue at McGill.

“I think the hardest thing about fighting something like the Coca Cola contract is that people are not coming up with a wonder­ ful argument about how great Coke is. They’re telling you that it actu­ ally doesn’t matter. That this is just one corporate intrusion among oth­ ers on campuses around the world.

That’s the real fight”.

At the age of 29, Montrealborn Klein has certainly made a place for herself in Canadian jour­ nalism. For five years she wrote a weekly column for The Toronto Star and her feature articles have appeared in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Life and The Village Voice. She is also editor-at-large for Saturday Night magazine, for­ mer editor of This Magazine and contributing editor to Elm Street Magazine. Later this month, she will be joining The Globe and Mail again as a columnist. Fresh off the press, her new book No Logo: tak­ ing aim at the brand bullies has already turned heads, ranking number four on The Globe and Mail’s best seller list and number one on Now magazine’s alternative best seller list. Her focus for the book was mainly on the rise of cor­ porate branding and the private sector’s effect on public spaces in the developing and developed world. She specifically looked at the influence of branding on public domains such as post-secondary education In style No Logo may be situ-

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ated somewhere between Douglas Coupland and Adbusters. In the same vein, Klein in person articu­ lately finds a mid-point between the high brow jargon of cultural studies theorists and the logic of marketing strategists. She used a com bination of anecdotes and facts, pop-culture theory and slogan-esque analogies, such as one whereby a brand is like a balloon.

The product itself at the middle is actually quite unsubstantial. Coke is a “dark, sweet bubbly drink”.

What gives the brand balloon size and takes up space are the image, the associations, and the public space the brand takes up. The “cor­ porate balloon,” Klein said, is essentially “full of hot air”. Her analogies are on their way to becom ing sm art slogans to be scrawled on bathroom walls.

Klein is fundamentally inter­ ested in the increase in "branding and superbrands in the last ten years.

“There is something different going on now with this brand-name intrusion that began in the early 1990’s”. She explained that the dif­ ference between advertising and branding is that branding moves beyond the product itself towards “a total merger with a lifestyle.

For example, Starbucks is “not about selling coffee. It’s about pro­ viding a community.” “Coke is pri­ marily about you,” Klein said. “It’s

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not enough to associate McGill with their logo, branding wants integration, they want the Coca Cola lounge... part of campus life... you want the integration to be holistic.”

However, she warns not to “romanticize a time before brand­ ing. There wasn’t a time when our schools were blissfully commer­ cial-free: even in the 1920’s with toothpaste companies came in to do product dem onstrations” . But things have changed in the move from product demonstrations to branding public areas. She dis­ cussed the race between Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson to be the fastest man in the world: “It wasn’t about Canada versus the U.S. It was about Nike versus Adidas and who is going to get to claim that? That’s how branding changes sports and you’ll begin to see that slowly happening to schools.”

An interesting point Klein raised was the idea that “schools have no institutional memory...W hen you are in first year university however the univer­ sity looks to you, is how it has always looked. If there are ads around the urinals, those have always been there. If th ere’s a McDonalds in the cafeteria, it has always been there. It only takes a four or five year cycle for history to be erased.”

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Logo. Among these she spoke of the activism of students at Carleton University in 1993 who were upset that Pepsi “was trying to turn them into unofficial spokespeople”. In attempts to try to find “some dirt” on Pepsi they discovered Pepsi’s involvement in Burma and trig­ gered an international act of Internet activism with the Free Burma- Boycott Pepsi movement.

“In April 1996 Harvard nixed a m illion dollar deal with Pepsi because of their holdings in Burma and Stanford broke an $800,000 deal with Taco Bell who are also owned by Pepsi Co”.

So what kind of action is Klein advocating? Basically, she stated, “I’m not anti-globalization, not protectionist, not nationalist.

I ’m pro-globalization. I’m not advocating a revolution, this is actually a conservative agenda”.

She urged her audience to partake in investigative activism. “I think it’s important that you know about these things, because when you sign these deals you become part of the process and it’s important to think about how that effects other people in the production cycle”.

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C u ttin g Q u e e r M cG ill: M o re m o n e y in y o u r p o ck e t In keeping with the spirit of last week’s tax-cutting federal bud­ get, SSMU councilors should con­ sider what they can do to reduce McGill student’s financial burden.

As it currently stands, SSMU collects about $900,000 annually from McGill students in order to fund various activities. Of that, direct subsidies(“free money”) in 1999 to clubs and services accounts for a whopping $90,000, or, 10% of McGill students’ mandatory charges to SSMU. This is no small amount of money.

In an era of rising tuition and student fees, it is time to put ourspending, as a student body, into perspective and recognize what really should be funded and what is a mere frill. It’s time to ask, should students even be funding clubs and services that have no relevance to them whatsoever?

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received $4,540 in free money from SSMU this year. Furthermore, due to SSMU rules, Queer McGill is not considered a mere ‘club’ but a ‘ser­ vice’ to McGill students, thus it is entitled to higher amounts of fund­ ing. Part of this is due to the exis­ tence of QueerLine, Queer McGill’s confidential referral and support

separate service in itself.

QueerLine, in its referral and sup­ port capacity, has benefited many students and is not too costly to sus­ tain. Queer McGill, on the other hand, should be classified as the club and social group that it is: queer camp-outs, lesbian days and queer poetry is not of benefit to the

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I have no problem funding beneficial services such as QueerLine, the McGill Sexual Assault Centre, or Walksafe; I do, however, have a problem funding frivolous Queer McGill activities such as “queer camp-outs,” “queer open-mike” and “queer dances” which benefit only a small minority of students at the expense of the entire student body. This is not to undercut the importance of certain queer services, but to highlight how frivolously SSMU subsidies can be spent and how careful we must be in our definition of a McGill “ser­ vice.”

The solution is two-fold.

Firstly, SSMU must be more strict in its definition of what constitutes a service. Instead of QueerLine being part of Queer McGill, it should be a

entire M cGill community.

Secondly, SSMU may eliminate direct subsidies altogether and any events that Queer McGill, or any club for that matter, holds should be strictly self-financing: that is, user fees should be implemented for anyone wanting to attend any Queer McGill events. A club should not exist just because a few people want it to and seek out funding—instead, it should exist because an ‘interest’ exists and it is able to be financially self-sustaining.

D irect subsidies or ‘free money’ create a lack of responsibil­ ity in groups that receive them. If we were to cut direct subsidies tomorrow and half of the McGill clubs were to disappear, how would that really negatively effect the average McGill student? It would merely show the true level of inter­

est in McGill clubs. Those which people truly cared for and joined would survive.

M oreover, if clubs such as Queer McGill, or political clubs for that matter, do not want to go the route of charging user fees, they can seek funds from national organiza­ tions which share their interests, pri­ vate individual donations, or stronger fundraising campaigns.

Another option is allowing McGill students to opt-out of fund­ ing any club they wish. At the beginning of the year, all students could receive a form which contains a list of all clubs and services, and each opt-out would reduce the fund­ ing to the corresponding club or ser­ vice by the appropriate amount, regardless of how small.

As a matter of fact, in the city of Montreal, there already exists gay social/support groups such as Project 10, which our hard-earned provincial tax dollars go to support.

Why create another level of taxation and overlap when McGill students can already access the same, if not superior, services through alreadyexisting gay groups? If Queer McGill were to be eliminated, queer students would still have other effective resources readily available to them.

When many students are highly indebted to banks and student loans, a certain amount of leadership must be exercised in where our funding goes. Queer McGill is in a lucky position as it can write-off any crit­

ics of their ‘service’ status or activi­ ties as homophobes, when in reality these ‘critics’ are forwarding a fis­ cally responsible position in the best interests of all students. For this rea­ son, any current SSMU councilor or SSMU candidate will not take on the Queer McGill ‘service’ for fear of being pigeonholed. I find this disheartening that the attempt to save hard-earned student money is seen as a negative initiative.

I, along with many other queer students, would gladly rally our support behind any SSMU candi­ date willing to have the courage to reduce our financial burden, and have the confidence to admit that queer poetry readings are just a plain waste of students’ money.

Upcoming events of note...

Venture Out! is a new social group and alternative to the bar/club scene. The group is about fifty days old, and already has about 300 members. All ages welcome. They can reached at internet site: http://rpn.hypermart.net/ventureout/index2.htm. Their next event is on Wednesday, March 8 at 7PM10PM at Le Drugstore, 1364 SteCatherine East (Metro Beaudry), Top Floor.

Kent Glowinski can be reached at kglowi@po-box.mcgill.ca

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Big Man on Campus Jeff Heaton makes a name for him self through involvement sliding toward the room of a recruit men received in years past. Not only duties on top of that, too. Plus, he did the agent return a negative periodically finds time for projects being wooed.

Another lucky prospect answer, but he also warned the plan­ such as the 24-hour game, or a 3-onHe’s built three ice rinks. He’s sent cows flying through the sky. received a helium-filled cow sus­ ners that their Frosh slogan—‘The 3 hockey tournament he orchestrated earlier in the year.

He’s even coaxed McGill Principal pended outside her window, He is also the architect Bernard Shapiro—sighted by under­ while car headlight beams for the both the Gardner graduates with about the same regu­ were reflected into her room.

Gardens—the ice rink in larity as Bigfoot—into making a She was serenaded with a per­ front of the residence whose public appearance at Gardner resi­ sonalized song all the while.

Heaton, who will be 23 opening was the reason for dence.

Shapiro’s appearance, as well Jeff Heaton, a modest at the end of March, also as a rink on lower campus Economics major and well-known played a tremendous role in being billed as the ‘Open Gardner floor fellow three years making Frosh ’99 a memo­ Forum.’ He’ll even be play­ running, has earned some notoriety rable experience for McGill ing a small role in McGill around campus for what amounts to newcomers.

“Officially, I think I was student Dan H ershfield’s some pretty remarkable feats. You upcoming play Zigazig Ha! might say he’s become a bit of a ‘Assistant Coordinator’ or something,” Heaton told me He credits much of his local phenom. penchant for participation to Most recently, he was seen as we conversed on a cleanli­ four years in residence (he organizing and participating in a 24- ness-impaired couch in the explains his prolonged stay hour charity hockey game on one of comer of Gert’s pub. “But [in by noting, “I can’t cook, I get those rinks he built. But his mental reality] I was the ‘ideas guy.’ bored easily ... I need con­ scrapbook has many more pages. The ‘spirit guy.’”

Spirit is certainly a field stant distraction”). He Heaton, who hails from Napanee, describes him self as a Ontario (a town about as big as where Heaton knows what “schemer and a dreamer,” but you’re thinking) has a healthy list of he’s doing, though his ambi­ maintains that extracurricumemories from four years at tion ultimately placed him at lars haven’t always monopo­ McGill—some pleasantly amusing, odds with Mike Barnett, the H e a t o n : k e e p in g h im s e lf Patrick Fok lized his academic life. others outright zany. What they all big-shot sports agent who o f f th e streets “I wasn’t like keenerhave in common is that they are represents Wayne Gretzky. linked to the dizzying level at which Taking advantage of the distinctive Great One’—was in clear violation this-and-that, trying to join every he participates in extracurricular numerical year, Heaton hoped to of Gretzky’s legal right to the nick­ club” in high school, he said, sug­ recruit the services of Number 99 name, as indistinct a phrase as it is. gesting that he needed to reach a campus life. himself.

The slogan had to be pluralized for comfort zone with his surroundings “We had a correspondence the organizers to stay lawful. before he could step up his partici­ Cloudy, with a going with Gretzky,” Heaton said pation. chance of bovine with striking nonchalance. The “It [the involvement] stems A tight schedule phrase, uttered by anyone else, from Rez,” he explained, using the In 1998, when floor fellows had would sound beyond belief. Not so Heaton, in addition to his heavy moniker for residence familiar to its been selected for the following aca­ with this fellow. responsibilities as a floor fellow and dwellers. “As a floor fellow... demic year, Heaton and others who “Well, [really] with Mike his earlier involvement with Frosh, there’s a lot of opportunity to take a had a hand in the process set about Barnett,” he admitted, as though this can also call himself a member of leadership role. convincing fellows-in-waiting to made the fact mundane. The staff “I liked Rez an awful lot, and I make Gardner their future home. asked “whether Wayne would be six intramural sports teams this had a lot of fun there,” he said of his semester alone. Heap captaining Naturally, this involved flying cows. interested in coming to Frosh, and decision to become a floor fellow.

Heaton et al set up a zip-line he said ‘no.’” between Gardner and McConnell Barnett was then asked if residences—which are situated more Gretzky would be willing to put his than a healthy distance apart from signature on the stylish hockey-style one another—upon which they sent jerseys that Heaton helped introduce a parachute-toting, inflatable cow to replace the T-shirts which fresh­

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“You can say that it keeps me off the streets if you want.”

Be like Jeff?

Intense involvement inevitably leads to a compromise in his studies.

“I’m proud to say I’ve never failed a course,” he smiled, though admitted, “I don’t do very much school work.”

But Heaton, a recipient of this year’s Scarlet Key Award for ‘lead­ ership and outstanding contribution to the McGill community,’ sees the university experience as more than just academia. He suggested that his lifestyle is likely too hectic for some students. Nevertheless, “there’s probably a nice balance you should be able to find, and I ’m at one extreme.” He reflected that universi­ ty can be tailored to one’s needs.

“If you want to make it excit­ ing, you can.”

Heaton says that his main goal is not to set an example. “I’m not trying to make any statement,” he said. “My motivation’s not ... to show others that they should get involved.”

But he does take comfort in the fact that he could still be having that effect. “I hope that it inspires other people to try things like that.”

So what drives the boy?

“I get a kick out of doing crazy stuff,” he offered. “Random, neat stuff you can look back on and laugh, ‘I can’t believe we filled a cow with helium .’ That sort of thing.”

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Money M atters of Growing Old B y E m iil ie W il c o x

Canada has a problem. It’s not AIDS and i t ’s not M onica Lewinsky. It’s demography - or more succinctly, the rising elderly population of the entire globe.

Because of the baby boom which occurred right after the war, the senior population of Canada, which has already grown 60% from 1981 to 1998, is expected to hit seven million by the year 2021, a number which would comprise 18% of the entire population of the country. It is, of course, possible to compen­ sate for this sharp rise in old, sick and pain-stricken population, with the right resources. Unfortunately, the system Canada has is already floundering as demonstrated on March 1 by a panel of experts at Concordia’s School of Community and Public Affairs. Without mas­ sive change, Canada’s health care system will only continue to degen­ erate instead of becoming more efficient as is needed.

E ntitled “Hom ecare /Healthcare: Who is Responsible?”, no one on the panel seemed to have a quick answer, only a few “social models,” Problems, on the other hand, were enum erated quite frankly.

The problems are prolific, but boil down to a few nearly astound­ ing facts and attitudes held by the government, the community and even the professionals meant to care for these grandparents of their children. First of all, Statistics Canada polls show that although

58% of those 65 and up still live at home with a spouse, most live below the poverty line; Quebec’s average net income for this group is the third lowest in the country, at $17,900 a year. By the time seniors reach 85, many are in insti­ tutions, but those who aren’t live with their extended families. Most seniors 85 and above have some sort of disability, dem entia or chronic pain. Family members try­ ing homecare have to give up large parts of their lives to take care of a person whose physical and mental dispositions are rapidly changing for the worse.

This is where the government enters. There are various groups set up to provide homecare, as it is (meant to be) cheaper than institu­ tionalization. CLSC is the main organization. It receives funding from the federal and provincial governments, but is then mandated to perform certain nursing duties, often leaving others out. The Victorian Order of Nurses takes over where the CLSC cannot ven­ ture.

A ccording to Hazel H arrington, president of the Quebec order, they “see the gaps in healthcare and try to fill them.” It all seems to run quite smoothly, even tenderly.

Nancy Guberman, Professor of Social Work at UQAM, doesn’t agree. She reminds that the same type of people who are living in a specialized institution are the ones who are being taken care of in fam­ ily homes. She suggests that only one person, one woman, is actually

taking care of an elderly patient.

And more than that, people who are taking care of their senile fami­ ly members are administering med­ ical procedures such as catheters, tube feedings, oxygen pumps and IV injections. On top of it all, the caregivers still have to manage their own lives and households.

Which leads to the question: where are the devoted CLSC and VON nurses? It’s the money again.

There are so many seniors requiring help that the nurses, and even the physio- and occupationaltherapists are teaching fam ily members to administer the neces­ sary treatments and then vaguely monitoring what goes on. It isn’t that they don’t care. It’s that they don’t have time to spend with every patient.

She talks about “social respon­ sibility” and an availability of all services to all seniors.

Whatever models can be pro­ posed, it is obvious that what lies at the heart of this problem is lack of funding. W ith more money, CLSC’s could be present all day every day. They could provide more programs and support groups.

They could take the responsibility off the shoulders of people trying to progress in their lives and allow them to love their aging parents with no guilt, stress or fatigue.

At the end of C oncordia’s evening, moderator Kari PolanyiL evitt, Professor Em eritus of Economics at McGill, gave those present a large chunk of food-forthought. In the new federal budget, there is a large amount of money which will be going back into the country: 60 billion is going to tax­ payers, individuals, for indepen­ dent use; 2 billion is going to healthcare across all 10 provinces and 3 territories. Sure, a lot of peo­ ple will be able to buy a 20-foot speedboat. But when will they enjoy it if grandma can’t move from her chair in the adapted guest room and needs 24-hour surveil­ lance.

Lunch for Doctors can Mean Drugs for Patients McGill Physicians examine the interactions between physicians and drug companies

fessionals. “I didn’t make myself popular by doing this topic”, says Could a free dinner from a Wazana. “Asking questions about drug company influence the choice why we act in certain ways and of drug that your doctor prescribes how we can change our behaviour for you? Dr. Ashley Wazana, a is what I do as a psychiatrist, but senior resident in the department of some people feel such questions Psychiatry at M cGill, thinks it threaten their autonomy and com­ petence as physicians”. might.

Wazana’s interest in this sub­ Wazana recently studied the ject stems from his days as a med­ relationship that exists between ical student in Ham ilton. physicians and the pharmaceutical McMaster’s faculty of medicine industry and, more specifically, it’s impact on physicians’ knowledge, was concerned about the effects of attitudes and behaviour. The jour­ the physician-industry relationship. nal of the A m erican M edical It passed strict regulations prohibit­ Association (JAMA) published the ing medical residents from inter­ findings of the study, which have acting with pharmaceutical repre­ sentatives. raised more than a few eyebrows.

When he arrived at McGill, “P hysicians are hum an,” explains Wazana, “they too can be Wazana found people’s attitudes to influenced.” In the United States, be very different. “There was a sales representatives spend 5 bil­ lack of aw areness about these lion dollars a year promoting prod­ issues”, he states. He describes ucts to physicians by way of gifts, being pegged as ‘anti-industry’ free meals, travel subsidies, spon­ every time he raised the issue of industry gifts and sponsorships. So sored teachings and symposia.

According to Wazana, interac­ he decided to investigate the scien­ tions between physicians and the tific literature and evaluate the pharmaceutical industry begin as beliefs he had form ed at early as medical school. Although McMaster.

Wazana writes that the issue many physicians may feel that drug of physician-industry interactions com panies put profits before “should be further addressed at the patients’ well being, many doctors still feel it’s appropriate to accept level of policy and education.” He believes students and residents gifts from these companies.

Wazana feels that physician- need to be taught about how these industry relationships impact the interactions affect them. He also behaviour of doctors which can feels that Medical professional cause negative results: increased associations should also have prescription rates for sponsors’ stricter guidelines.

Wazana does not expect the medications, illogical physician prescribing habits and increased industry to adequately regulate brand name prescriptions over itself.

“The Pharm aceutical generics.

B O O K STO R E This topic is a source of much M anufacturers A ssociation of 3 4 2 0 M c T a v is h • 3 9 8 - 7 4 4 4 controversy amongst medical pro­ Canada has set up its own guide­ lines, which are often violated,” he ays. “There is only so far they are going to regulate at the expense of their shareholders. The onus is on THE BEHTTV MEMORIAL LECTURES COMMITTEE PRESENTS the physician to be critically atten­ tive.”

Pharm aceutical com panies usually sponsor C ontinuing Medical Education (CME). “I’ve stopped going,” Wazana says. “I . can guess the sponsor of the talk by Wednesday, March 8,2000, 7pm for landmark research the title and subheading.”

Leacock Building, Rm 26, Downtown Campus on the ozone hole To circumvent industry spon­ Information: Director, Max Planck sorship of CME, Wazana suggests Micah Locilento, 398-6753 Institute for Chemistry, the use of industry-independent No tickets require^, detail people to inform hospital Germany staff about the latest drug treat­ ments. Alternatively, forcing CME to be sponsored by more than one company might ensure a more bal­ anced presentation of the facts.

W azana’s findings have attracted attention from, not only the medical community, but also from mainstream media such as USA Today and NBC News. What does the doctor think the general public should take home from his research? “Take some precau­ tions,” he says. “Be aware and responsible. Be informed as a con­ sumer of health.”

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The Mikado combines wit, laughter and lovely ladies

By Anna Mattiuzzo W hen the curtain rises to reveal black silhouettes against a scarlet backdrop, it's clear that The M ikado, a play by G ilbert and S ullivan and p resented by the McGill Savoy Society will not dis­ appoint. Judging from the full house and ongoing applause in Moyse Hall last Thursday night, the popular operetta gorged the audience with its two hours of strong vocals, immaculate cos­ tumes and a dialogue peppered with just the right amount of wit, edgy humour and good old fash­ ioned buffoonery.

Quick rundown: the story of the play unfolds in Japan in the town of Titipu in which a little eye-lash batting and moony eyes can lead a person to quite literally, lose their head! The town has a law which prohibits flirting and which punishes coquetry by exe­ cution. This becomes problematic for the good natured Nanki-Poo ( Steven Sherwood) who, in the process of evading a m arriage arranged by his father, The Mikado of Japan (Darren Lewis) to a slightly vampish, aging diva, Katisha (Erika White). Assuming the guise of a wandering musician, he finds him self in the town of Titipu and is instantly smitten by the sucrose prettiness of Yum-

Yum (H olly GauthierF rankel). The two characters become prompt­ ly engaged in m utual croon­ ing.

The prob­ lem? Yum-Yum is engaged to the local tailor K o - K o (superbly played byKelly N estruck) who b e c o m e s appointed as Lord High E x e c u tio n e r .

U nfortunately, Ko-Ko doesn't excel at decapi­ tation and The Mikado threat­ W a c k y G ilb e rt a n d ens that if someones head isn't set rolling within a month, Ko-Ko will lose his job. This dynamic fuels the plot twists which ensue, a hilari­ ous interaction of characters and faulty conspiracies between Koko, Yum-Yum and Nanki- Poo, involving also Pooh-Bah (Lord High Everything Else) and PishTush, the French ambassador to Titipu (Michel Francoeur).

Even those weary of operettas

the case in this play, in which the characters, p a r tic u la rly Ko-Ko, quick­ ly endear them selves to the audience.

W ith his sar­ donic, slightly acidic humour and a sprightli­ ness that reminds one of an em bittered J a c k -F ro s t, Nestruck charm ed the audience and elicited much laughter. Not to be missed is the " Here's a h o w -d e -d o " S u lliv a n m a g ic c a p tu r e d b y th e S a v o y S o c ie ty Press s h o t ditty between N a n k i- P o o , will be impressed by the lyrical strength of the voices, particularly Yum-Yum and Ko-Ko. With brightly hued parasols, the melodic interludes of the cho­ rus girls, and the deep baritone of fans and kimonos, the chorus girls The Mikado. However, at times periodically flock on-stage like a the enunciation of the lyrics was swarm of colourful, tw ittering almost non-existent, making the canaries whose giddiness elicited chuckles from the crowd on vari­ plot difficult to follow.

In theatrical productions that ous occasions. The richly pigment­ combines singing, dancing and ed kimonos and overall impressive acting, one element usually suffers costumes leaves this production in quality: the acting. This is not unsurpassed in aesthetic appeal.

The costumes, coupled with a set

design which includes a backdrop that alters in shades from tanger­ ine to indigo satisfies those crav­ ing a visual pick-me-up.

It was surprising to see how smoothly the choreography flowed throughout the play, considering the large ensemble. The choreo­ graphed sequences of the chorus girls were extremely graceful, and the beginning baton-twirling seg­ ment, though not as confident as the rest, was executed without a hitch. The choreography, as with the rest of the production, is pol­ ished and effective.

The filaments of political cri­ tique and unexpected stabs at the pricey cost of a university educa­ tion, keeps the audience simulta­ neously entertained and on its toes.

With a smattering of lyrical voices, engaging dialogue and a solid group of actors, The Mikado is bound to be the most memo­ rable production of the year.

Reservations: 398-6824 Playing on: March 2,4, 9-11, 16-18 Showtimes: Matinees on the 11th and 18th at 2pm, all evenings at 8pm Tickets: General admission: $ 12, Students: $ 8 , Seniors: $ 10/6

National Film Board scores big with animated shorts TRIB picks

By Rebecca D oiron This year, the National Film Board has scored big with two ani­ mated shorts nominated for the Academy Awards, bringing Canada’s grand total of nominations

This little p i g g y w e n t to th e Oscars...

up to a whopping 65. These flicks make for some serious competition for their American counterparts.

The first film, entitled My Grandmother Ironed the K ing’s Shirts is an adorable witty story.

Written, directed and animated by Concordia graduate of animation, Torill Kove, the tale is taken from a story her grandmother used to tell. It begins in 1905 in Oslo, Norway.

Unemployed royals apply to fill the position of King. Prince Karl of Denmark is chosen, despite his inability to ski. Neither Karl nor his wife can iron their shirts. After mak­ ing a public appearance in horribly

wrinkled clothing, the royals employ a nearby clothing store to correct their fashion faux-pas. Kove’s grandmother assumes the responsi­ bility with great pride, along the way declaring to all, even random strangers, that it is she who irons the King’s shirts.

The film contin­ ues the ten minute story on a more seri­ ous note when invad­ ing Nazis force the King to flee to safety.

The women at the clothing store, led by Kove's grandmother, undertake innovative sabotage missions to the soldiers’ clothes, eventually rendering them in tatters. They press shot flee and the women, especially Kove’s grandmother, are honored for their resistance work.

From the onset, Kove injects whimsical details into this humorous look at a tragic period in history.

Little animated jokes that keep the viewer smiling, add to the films' appeal. There is no doubt why this short had been honored by a nomi­ nation.

The second film, which has received a huge number of awards already, is a completely different kind of animation. When The Day Breaks, directed and animated by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis deals with more abstract subject

matter.

The short has animals as char­ acters, including, for example, Ruby the pig, and Mr. Rooster. Knowing nothing of each other, they literally bump into each other at the super­ market. Seconds later, Ruby wit­ nesses the accidental death of Mr. Rooster.

With the look of an old shaky newsreel, the nine-minute animation probes many emotions through its intriguing attention to ordinary objects. As Ruby leads the viewer on a search for “affirmation” from her surroundings, the hum of the

electricity flowing through a toaster, the image of chicken bones, and even the smoke flowing from build­ ing chimneys all take on a new meaning.

With clever humor and extraor­ dinary attitude, When The Day

Breaks distinguishes itself as an artistic prize. Through song, the joy of a new day is simply demonstrat­ ed. Through sound, the life that sur­ rounds us all is glaringly pointed out — the image hinted at and then brought into focus as normal. A strange buzz, then a toaster. This way, your mind questions the strange noise, only to be confronted with a mundane object. It is a truly interesting scheme, and one that likely contributed to the success of this multi-layered fdm.

It also interesting to comment that these contribution to the film industry were made by women, a feat that is commendable in itself.

But for three Canadian women to create with such a caliber as to be on par to be nominated for the Oscars is even more admirable. It is rare that Canadians are respected and awarded internationally for their excellence and achievement. This is especially true in the entertainment industry where we are in such a huge American shad­ ow, what with most of our heroes role-models and even symbols com­ ing from South of the boarder.

Hopefully, one of these wonderful creations can be credited with the reverence they both deserve.

M c G ill D ra m a F e s t Six one act plays, entirely stu­ dent written, acted and directed are com ing the the M cG ill stages. All shows at 8pm. Call Players' Theatre for details at 398-6813.

M arch 6 - 1 8 E ra F a sh io n S h o w At Club Kola Note, 5240 Ave. du Parc. $8 T h u rs. M arch 9, 8pm B u r t N e il s o n B a n d , t h e P o t h o l e s a n d A lex R o b b in s At Le C abaret. Com e and enjoy some local grooves. $8 Fri. M arch 10 S tars This “charming, spaces pop" band play s at Clubs Zone.

Fri. M arch 10, 9pm M o o d s , M o v em en t and M u sic F u n d raiser for the M cG ill Dance Ensemble at Blue Dog. 3958 Ste-L aurent. Assorted DJs will be spinning. $5 S at. M arch 1 1 ,9 pm - 3 am

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Norman Liota. whose previous experi­ ence includes being an integral part of the band Still Life, has recently released his first solo effort called A Strange Voice. Held together by some very skilled and original guitar playing, Liota’s music is a fusion of many different styles, containing some inter­ national and native flavours.

His w ell-constructed and lush songs sometimes lack a defining edge, so while a few tracks stand out melodically, most will probably slip through the cracks. L io ta’s songs will probably never be heard on com­ mercial radio (as they have little to offer the mass market), but thanks to Canadian content regulations we might yet.

Being a talented and earnest musician, Liota will probably find his audience and deservedly so. Nevertheless, it’s probably safe to say that many people would not be satis­ fied with this album as it offers little stimulat­ ing material to the average listener.

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The Metropolis shook with the vibrations of people stomping their feet with the anticipation of Marc Anthony’s performance. The audi­ ence began screaming his name at 8:00 p.m. until the moment Marc Anthony set foot on the vibrantly lit stage, thirty minutes later. The audi­ ence was beyond excited. Young and beautiful Hispanic girls filled the crowd and screamed with excitement at the possibility that Marc Anthony was about to come on stage.

When the Puerto Rican Salsa King hit the stage, the crowd was in delirium. He was shocked himself, taking a step back and showing a face of amazement. S p a n is h S e n s a t io n Marc Anthony began his set with his popular Spanish hit, “Oy Hubo Alguieno.” The audience sang along with him, following his every word. After he finished the first song, he greeted the crowd but was interrupted by the crowd’s cheers and whistles. This lasted for a solid two minutes, as he stood at the cen­ ter of the stage, occasionally turning back to his band as if looking for an explanation for all this frenzy. When able to speak he led the crowd to another loud roar as he said, “we must come back!”

Before beginning each song he gave a brief synopsis about its mean­ ing. By the third song the audience began chanting, “Espanol!” Being Puerto Rican and raised in New York City’s predominately Hispanic neighborhood, Spanish Harlem, speaking Spanish was not a problem.

Thus he continued in Spanish to introduce his first song written on his newly released self-titled album, “You Sang to Me.”

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The audience consisted of mainly Hispanics holding plenty of Puerto Rican flags to hinder every­ one’s view of Marc Anthony. It appeared as if all the young women had bought flowers for him, since during each song, flowers were fly­ ing onto the stage. He picked all of his presents up and meticulously placed them in a pack on the side of the stage. Throughout the perfor­ mance the pack became significantly larger.

T h e perfor­ mance con­ sisted of a mix of English and Spanish songs, although it seemed the concert was specifically meant to promote his new mainly English album, M a r c http-//w w w .m arcanthony.com Anthony.

His voice was crystal clear and the band was energized, thus a majority of the songs sounded more charged than they do on the album. There wasn’t a great variation of the songs since all of them had a love theme.

Consequently, at least one song will likely apply to you at a certain time in your love life. The audience did not grow tired though, they helped him sing most of them. He spiced things up a little bit by some hip swiveling action that gave the already excited fans another reason to cheer.

Marc Anthony entertained the crowd well. He paraded around the stage, waving at all the different sec­ tions of the audience and asking the lighting technicians to turn the lights on to the audience in order to see them better. He shook the hands of a few lucky girls that managed to get to the front row, and finally getting his own personal video camera and taping the audience. The screaming that occurred during his filming was ear piercing. The crowd, if allowed, would have swarmed the stage. At one moment Marc Anthony pulled up his sleeve and asked a member of the audience to touch his arm. “I’ve got goose bumps,” he said.

The traditional Puerto Rican theme song, “Hasta Aye” received the most recognition. During this song all the Puerto Rican flags were raised higher than ever. Marc Anthony himself was so moved that he turned the microphone to the audience and asked them to sing the song, placing his head in his hand.

He promised the audience that although this was his first time per­ forming in Montreal, it would cer­ tainly not be his last. Throughout the night he made remarks about the audience, at one point asking them if he could take them with him to his next performance in Toronto.

Anything he did was greeted with cheers fom the crowd. Marc Anthony and his 15 piece band were taken aback by the immense adora­ tion. This man seemed to do no wrong with the audience. The night ended with his first English hit sin­ gle, “I Need to Know”, and he threw kisses into the sea of people, having every young girl scream and believe it was directly sent to her.

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Gerontius long anti-climax

By Maria Simpson A large crowd filed into Eglise Saint-Jean Baptiste last Friday for the McGill Symphony Orchestra and Chorus’ performance of The Dream G erontius, a sweeping work that travels from earth, to heaven and hell. The beautiful church setting added to the gravity of the occassion, despite being packed like sardines into the nar­ row pews.

Gerontius, by Edward Elgar, was a resounding failure when it was first performed in 1900. The orchestra and chorus was under prepared and headed by a conduc­ tor who did not fully understand the work. Thankfully, the director of the Lower Rhine Music Festival was in the audience and recognized its potential. In 1901, Elgar’s masterwork finally got the attention it deserved.

Based on a poem by Cardinal Newman, it is a passionate piece of

encompasses a territory of almost “Paradise Lost” proportions would be able to shake the rafters.

Unfortunately, McGill’s produc­ tion was suprisingly flat. Perhaps the church was too large to to fill with sound, but the almost 2 hour performance was muted. Each of the two sections of the work run without a pause, seamlessly flow­ ing from one part to another.

U nfortunately the piece never seemed to reach a clim ax or mom ent of catharsis. Both the orchestra and the chorus seemed tenative with their entrances and were not nearly as sure-footed as they have been in past perfor­ mances.

The soloists were highly com­ petent but suffered from the same dilemma as the rest of the show.

Aaron Estes, who recently appeared as Hoffman in Les Contes D ’Hoffmann, delivered an emo­ tional performance, but maintained an even level of intensity that

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two parts that chronicles a man’s death and his soul’s journey to the next world. Gerontius is a late Romantic piece that combines faith in God with secular grief and suf­ fering. For example, there is a a choir of angels, but there is also an ensemble of the friends and family of Gerontius that sob around his death bed. This combination of faith and grief makes for a very resonant, emotional piece.

Gerontius requires a gigantic ensem ble consisting of a full orchestra, over 200 singers and three soloists. Tenor Aaron Estes led the show as Gerontius, Zoe Tarshis, mezzo-soprano, appeared as his guardian angel, and Joshua Hopkins’ full baritone fdled out the parts of the Priest and the Angel of Death. The work follows Gerontius (a generic name for an old man) from the brink of death to many supernatural haunts, visiting demons, angels, and souls in pur­ gatory. The work is divided into two parts: part I consists G erontius’ lam enting on his deathbed, and in part II his soul wanders around with his guardian angel, waiting for judgement. The singers do not traipse around and perform these long journeys into purgatory, instead, only the music transports the audience on his jour­ ney You would expect that a work that needs so many performers and

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never reached a peak. He is a tal­ ented singer, but his tone is very bright which seemed inappropriate for the weighty subject matter. Zoe Tarshis has a rich voice but was sometimes overpowered by the orchestra and chorus. Of the soloists, Joshua Hopkins stole the show with his relatively smaller roles. He commanded the stage with his powerful voice and pres­ ence, giving the audience the much needed shivers up the spine.

The Dream of Gerontius was beautiful, but it did not grab the audience enough to distract them from the uncomfortable pews. I can’t help but wish the Philistine wish that a substantial section had been cut out of the middle. Elgar’s masterpiece aims for heaven, but the McGill performance did not propel it quite high enough.

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Lin Snelling Teeters on the Creative Edge in Woman as Landscape

By Rachel Parsons Lin Snelling, a dancer, is not obsessed with the external possibili­ ties of the body. Daredevil stunts and gymnastics are not her thing.

What she cares about are the mar­ vels of the body’s interior, its struc­ ture and physical possibilities. For Snelling, we are standing on a gold mine and hardly know it— the body is a wealth of knowledge and is an unending source of discovery and creative inspiration.

Some of the creative inspira­ tion Snelling has derived from the body, combined with her skill as a dancer, is now on display at Usine C in Snelling’s latest solo perfor­ mance, Woman as Landscape. Her perform ance is a unique and impressive experience that repre­ sents artistic experimentation at its best.

When we spoke the afternoon before the performance she told me a bit about her history and explained what led up to the cre­ ation of Woman as Landscape.

"I’ve always had a natural trust of the body," Snelling explains.

"My instincts around the body are the ones I trust the most and I had always worked improvisationally, which is perform ance in the moment."

Three years ago, Snelling was introduced to Nancy Toft, a teacher of dynamic anatomy in New York.

Dynamic Antomy is based on release technique, a discovery made in the 60's about how to release muscle from the bone. At this time people were beginning to study the body and how it worked.

"Nancy’s work was completely compelling to me," she stated. "The more I studied the skeleton and the interior of the body the more simple it became to me and the more I could use it as a metaphor in my creative work. I could at once study

the body and apply that study to my turbed. It requires discipline.”

Snelling is also excited about creative questions. It would always the prospect of students coming to illuminate something.”

Snelling is not only a dancer her show. “I would love as many but also a published poet. The show university students to come to this contains excerpts of her poetry, as from as many disciplines as possi­ well as live music and singing by her collaborators Michael Reinhart and Josee Gagnon.

Video screens display waves on the beach and passing clouds in the sky. All of the elements come together nicely and provide a relaxing aspect to the performance. Snelling’s movement is very original.

The theme of Woman as Landscape, seems to manifest in two ways: sometimes Snelling is meant to be part of the landscape, other times her body itself is a landscape. Her movements conjure up the image of a pre-historic animal, or waves on a beach. In the beginning of the piece she exposes only her back to the audience and moves in a snake like-fashion. Snelling herself is S n e llin g e x p lo re s th e Press shot also a landscape in that her la n d s c a p e o t h e r b o d y body and all its possibilities are ble. I’m really interested in how it’s on display.

Overall this piece is an inter­ reflected in a younger generation... esting and unique theatrical experi­ Younger people are the future of ence. It has its weak moments dance. I don’t think they should feel though. In between creative and afraid to expose themselves to it.”

See how Snelling’s discipline exciting parts it is sometimes slow.

Also, one has to appreciate what has paid off and see what you think Snelling is doing artistically in of her artistic direction at Usine C order to enjoy the show. Her work until March 11. If you go, leave a can seem at times a bit weird and in bit early, the theatre is hard to find your face if you don’t recognize its for some. I noticed a few people creative edge as an exploration of trail in late, probably unhappy that the body. The good parts are very they had missed the beginning. If good, however, and the movement you want to have a drink afterwards there’s a neat little café/bar in the and ideas are fresh.

Snelling describes her studies building. of the body as delicate and fascinat­ ing. “You almost have to approach Usine C is at 1345 Lalonde it like you would an animal," she (between Visitation and Panet, just says. "You have to quiet yourself past Lafontaine, Beaudry Metro). down, observe and listen. If you are Tickets are $18 for students, the relaxed the phenomena is less dis­ show starts at 8 p.m.

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By Kiki D ranias A fter w alk in g into C afé Campus, I quickly scan the stage to size up the entertainment and my in terv iew su b ject. “ Oh great,” I tell myself, some fresh faced kid who looks like he just got out of school is supposed to entertain me with his version of the blues. “L isten,” I want to yell at him, “Junior,” you should not be m essin’ around with the blues quite ju s t yet. This art form requires the bare minimum credentials of life treating your soul to the b liss o f b e tra y a l, agony, and defeat, before you can even a ttem p t to sing the blues in your shower, let alone on a live stage!

However, ladies and gents when the sound of Philip Sayce and his band of eclectic bluesstyle registers my eardrums, my concerns were dismissed. I take a m om ent to catch my next b reath , b efo re lo o king at the audience for affirm ation. The crow d, to say the le a st, are entranced in a hypnotic state of blues euphoria. As the young guitarist rolls into an Albert King tune titled , “As the Y ears Go Passing By”, the crowd is provid­ ed with a snap shot of his intense and brilliant style of guitar play­ ing talent. “Walk a Mile in my Shoes” a song written by Philip

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incredible song lyrics, as well as strong vocals to accompany his fin e sty le o f b lazin g g u itar rhythm s. He g ra cio u sly and hum bly thanks the crow d for having him before exiting the stage, quietly in awe we accept.

The m elancholy beauty of P h ilip S ayce v o ice during “M am a U sed to T ell T here Would Be Days like These” dis­ plays the true heart and soul of a rock and roll “blues man”. The audience here tonight definitely seems to be die-hard fans of the blues, and their enthusiasm was

tw o. L u ck ily fo r me P h ilip Sayce and his band cured me of any such p en d in g n o n sen se.

Verdict: A real soul satisfying experience for those who love the blues!

According to Philip Sayce, w riting m usic is like painting pictures with songs, it is about feelings that come from inside, it is about self expression. “I play the music of my heroes” he tells me the next day over a telephone in te rv ie w , d u rin g his stay in Ottawa to play a local club. “I love music that transcends the test of time,” he answers when I ask him ab out w hich a rtists in sp ire him to w rite ly rics.

“P eo p le lik e Tom P etty are blessed from above” he continues on to say, as I push to know more about this electric blazing slinger straight out of Toronto.

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certainly not contrived merely out o f p o lite n ess fo r the p e r­ form er. P h ilip Sayce pushes himself both sonically and physi­ cally on stage, with sweat drip­ ping off every pore on his glis­ tening face, he pays tribute to electric blues forefathers such as S tevie Ray V aughn, and Jim i Hendrix and gives everyone in the au d ien ce a lesso n in the blues.

He leads his band, drummer Paul DeLong, and “H arpo” on bass guitar, through a series of licks and changes in which Philip Sayce plays the guitar forwards, backwards, sideways, and behind his back. When he launches him­ self into his version of a couple of H endrix classics, “ Spanish C astle M ag ic” and “ M anic D e p re ssio n ” the faces in the crow d tell me that they agree with my sentiments that clearly these two pieces capture Philip’s fury and passion for his art.

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The story revolves around a college drop out named Seth Davis, (Giovanni Ribisi) who gets lured into a shifty brokerage firm, where young money-hungry men sell stock to people over the phone.

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The film never seems sure if it more enthusiasm for getting money then an Amway convention. They wants to dwell on the more senti­ also spend their free time doing mental aspects of Davis’ life, or things like memorizing dialogue for show the excesses that he and his movies such as Glengarry Glen compatriots indulge in. The film Ross and Wall Street. Tacked on are makers don’t really succeed in mix­ a couple of side stories, inlcuding ing the scenes of Davis’ home life Davis’s relationship with his girl­ with that of a cut throat business friend (Nia Long) and his moraliz­ world. This is Ben Younger’s debut ing over getting a customer in over as a writer and a director on a fea­ his head, that are never really ture film. I’d like to think that most of the flaws in the movie are fleshed out.

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Boiler Room is one of those movies that tries to make a point, but never really gets it across. The film comes up with the startling rev­ elation that rampant materialism and doing anything for money is bad.

There is a sustained comparison in the film between these young white men in suits selling bad stock and ghetto kids selling crack; both groups are ripping other people off to get rich quick. The soundtrack acts as a sort of reminder of this comparison, which is a pounding urban hip-hop soundtrack that never seems quite at home in the movie.

Ultimately the brokers don’t even know what to do with money after they get it, spending it as soon as possible on flashy toys or luxury cars. As a social commentary the ideas are worth dealing with, but the film never lives up to its own ambi­ tions as a dramatic look at material­ istic culture.

It tries to depict a society of young men obsessed with wealth and salesmanship. Like most movies that show a subculture, it explains all the lingo and accessories that goes with it. But unlike, say Swingers for example, people won’t come away from it and use words like “rip” or “whale” to seem cool.

In all honesty this film fails in its attempt to be as thought provok­ ing as other films like Fight Club or American Beauty. It has some nice shots, talented actors and large aspi­ rations, but this is not enough to make up for shoddy writing and poor character development. If you want biting social commentary, you won’t find it here. This isn’t to say that the filmmakers didn’t try, they just didn’t succeed.

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And if you thought this was enough to hold your interest, once If you Lhought your neighbour again you are in for a peach of a with the bleached, mile-high hair, surprise when Johnnie’s tum ul­ neon pink stilettos and glam-rock tuous personal life gets in the way boyfriend with the Poison T-shirt of his scoop. Johnnie is simply has issues about which decade she crazy about his girlfriend of twen­ lives in, she probably has nothing ty- seven days, but, due to old fash­ on Johnnie Twennies, the main ion bashfulness, or what modern character of the new film Man of day women would call commit­ ment phobia, he is unable to reveal the Century.

The film, which won the audi­ his true inner thoughts. The sexual­ ence feature award at the 1999 ly deprived Samantha takes this as rejection. Does the darling couple Slamdance make it Film Festival, through this ( S u n d a n c e ’s re la tio n sh ip hip gay little crisis and brother), fe a­ does Johnnie tures Johnny learn to buck Twennies up and give ( G i b s o n Samant ha Frazier) a what she real­ young journal­ ly longs for? ist who is com­ The sexual pletely oblivi­ tension is just ous to the fact filler as the that he is not in the 1920’s. In S c o o b y - d o o b y d o o Press Shot audience real­ ly only wants fact he is so convinced of the whole deal that to know if Johnnie gets his scoop.

Well sorry, he doesn’t, actual­ the entire film is set in black and white, just so we can see life as he ly the mobsters gun him down bru­ tally in front of a day-care for does.

As far as plot, this is where handicap children with no pets and things begin to get more than a bit Samantha finds her true love with confusing. Mr. Twennie’s job is V irginia. The two love birds threatened due to modern day cor­ promptly go on a cross country porate restructuring which is a Thelma and Louise road trip, while direct result o f low circulation shooting porn film s in random numbers. Instead of taking his sev­ HoJoe’s hotel rooms. What a twist, erance pay, fourteen weeks of hey?

The movie would be a bit vacation and going on one hell of a binge, as any self-respecting-per- more interesting if that were the son would, our classic hard-work­ actual ending, but instead we are ing hero sniffs out the “story of the treated to a honky-dory love-fest.

All the characters converge for a century’ to save his job.

Bring on the fun and misun­ wild and whooping finale that derstandings. The wacky m is­ reveals the truth in a Scooby-Doc placed Johnnie finds himself in all “And I would have gotten away kinds of unpredictable situations. with it all if it wasn’t for you med­ Mr. Twennies’ keen reporter sense dling kids” ending. Yep, you just and super duper good guy strength need to see this one to put it all saves a poor distraught girl, together. But if you do happen to Virginia, from a bunch of low life find yourself, say cleaning your thugs and sends her on her way to stove and way to busy to see this a new job and, well, you’ll just indie type film, don’t panic. You’re have to watch the movie to see if not missing much. she does actually find the love of her life.

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F.P. Crew make a charming debut while Wu-Tang's Raekwon showers with the classics By: Sabrina Jafralie Saturday February 26, Sona, a Montreal underground club hosted Raekwon from the Wu Tang Clan along with the concert’s openers F.P. crew (Fame and Prosperity) and Allionz. So, Wu-Tang fans were we disappointed? I believe so. Okay, I will admit when I first heard that one of Wu-Tang’s hard­ est emcees, Raekwon the Chef, was per­ forming in Montreal, CANADA, I was expecting some melodious and hard hit­ ting rhymes. Instead what I got was a mediocre group calling themselves Cream Team.

However, this is not to say the entire concert was a waste of time.

There were highlights despite the horrif­ ic interludes at the concert. To begin with there was the F.P. crew (known as Fame and Prosperity), who are a local Montreal hip-hop group from West Island which brought the crowd new and vibrant hip-hop sounds. F.P. crew was outstanding at Sona, which was partly due to their charisma in the group along with the extremely talented emcees. F.P. crew is not only a rap group; they are a crew in which music is merely one of the elements of hip-hop culture that they are involved in.

Two emcees that stood out were Philly Damas and Diamante, of the F.P crew. Philly Damas a.k.a Phd blessed the crowd with his lyrical flow and his extensive variety in vocal tones. Phd charmed the crowd with the single “Bonafide vibes”, which rocked the crowd. As for Diamante, he subdued the crowd with his magnificent ability to

switch his lyrics from French to English, exhibiting the crew’s bilingualism and diversity. The other emcees Shah and Ebony also made the crowd head bang.

Unfortunately, one of the pitiful interludes that weakened the show was another Montreal local group “Allionz”.

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Allionz are managed by 514 promotions, which was also the promoters for Raekwon. This made me skeptical about why Allionz performed longer than F.P. crew. The problem with Allionz is that they don’t know how to perform at a concert. Their songs were way too long, we are talking 5 to 6 min­ utes in length, and their stage presence is loathsome. They came on the stage with the intention to rock the crowd, instead, they pestered us.

Another problem was Cream Team? Cream What? They are supposed to be another extension of the Wu-Tang Clan, unfortunately, they are probably more of an embarassment to the Wu

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Tang. Their performance was nothing to get excited about, and they were little more than time-fillers as the crowd anticipated the Chef- the one we really came to see! During their performance, I thought I was reliving the bad version of Milli Vanilli. They weren’t bad, howev­ er, at performing the verses usually done by the other members of the Wu-Tang during Raekwon’s set.

Finally the Chef, what an emecee! I must admit that I was surprised that Raekwon performed for over an hour in Canada. Usually, most American hiphop artists do not treat the Montreal hiphop scene as an authentic one. However, Raekwon gave the respect to Montreal’s hip-hop artists that they deserve.

As a dedicated Wu and especially Reakwon fan, I was only partially satis­ fied. I was blessed to hear some the WuTang classics from Enter the 36 Chambers such as “Protect Ya’Neck” and “Shame On A N ....” and even the popular “C.R.E.A.M,” which threw the crowd into a frenzy and a sea of head nods. What was missing? Classics from Only Built For Cuban Linx, Raekwon’s first album. Granted we did get to hear “Ice Cream”, but what happened to “Incarcerated Scarfaces,” ’’Verbal Intercourse,” or “Rainy Dayz?” These are the songs that popularized Raekewon!

Overall, the concert was not a totaltrash; it did have its moments of both glory and defeat. Nevertheless, keep in mind that once again Montreal’s hip-hop scene has shown that it deserves our respect!

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Redmen basketball hosts playoff gam e W ednesday night Upset victory over Bishop's on Thursday puts Redmen in QUBL Final where they fall in game one to Concordia

By C hristian Lander The McGill Redmen dropped game one o f the QUBL Finals 92-87 to the Concordia Stingers last Sunday afternoon.

The game couldn’t have start­ ed any better for the Redmen, jumping out to a 10-0 lead after forcing three straight Concordia turnovers and then converting every one of those chances into baskets. This was particularly important considering that in their last regular season m atchup, McGill was only able to get 13 points off of 26 Stinger turnovers, while their opponents netted 21 points off 24 turnovers.

Those quick points helped to buoy the Redmen for the first twelve minutes of the half, but by the five minute mark the game was tied and the Redmen offence was falling apart. The fast breaks disap­ peared, Concordia started forcing turnovers, and M cGill’s scoring touch vanished. By the half, the Stingers were up 42-38.

Already facing an uphill climb by playing a ranked team on the road, the half-time deficit made things ever more difficult for the Redmen. Over the course of the season the squad was an awful 2-15 when trailing at half-time.

When the second half started, the Redmen came out with a deter­ mination not to let this game slip away. They reclaimed the lead four minutes in thanks to a high pres­ sure defence and some great out­ side shooting from Kirk Reid.

“I was in the right place at the right time and was able to get some open looks,” said Reid who led all scorers with a career high thirtyfive points. “I’m glad it was me with the hot hand tonight, but it could be Ari that’s hot, it could be Bernard, it could be Domenico, any of those guys can score 20 in a game.”

the basket. N oticing that a red McGill jersey was heading to the basket, C oncordia’s centre and defensive stalw art Real Kitieu quickly moved towards the basket.

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points were scored late in the game when McGill was playing a pres­ sure defence, and a lot of his blocks were picked up by the Redmen and put back for baskets. “[Kitieu] didn’t do sh*t,” said

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the path to the basket would try to put a shot over his long arms or maybe a double clutch layup. But Reid just kept going up and on pure bravado was able to throw down a High-flying Kirk Ried one-handed dunk against the most fearsome defender in the league.

Though it’s true that a high Reid and Kitieu were the score scoring night can be had by a num­ sheet standouts on the day. On the ber of Redmen players, what hap­ day, the Stinger centre put up a pened at the fourteen minute mark triple double with 19 points, 16 of the second half on Sunday can rebounds, and 10 blocks, while only be done by Reid.

Reid scored thirty five points, After receiving a pass twenty pulled down six boards, five steals feet out on the right side of the and a block. Even though Kitieu Concordia basket, Reid found him­ put up some impressive numbers, self with an open lane and drove to they do not tell the story of his per­ formance. A S ta rtin g L in e u p C o m p a riso n lot of his

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an outspoken Ari Hunter after the game. “I’m sorry, there’s a lot of hype surrounding him and he didn’t live up to it tonight. He’s 6’9” and he’s got arms going out of the gym, so he’s going to get his fair share of blocks. But it wasn’t his offensive dominance that killed us, not at all, it was their guards who were the dominant players in this game.”

The Stinger back court was clearly the determining factor in this game. From their three starting guards (Eric Zulu, QUBL defen­ sive player of the year Wayne A lexander, and M ark Spence), Concordia got great defence and forty-six points on offence.

But even with such great num­ bers from Kitieu and the guards, McGill was able to stick around in this game. One minute before the midway marker of the second half, McGill held a three-point lead, and looked like they were in control.

With this little cushion and the momentum swinging in their direc­ tion, it looked like as a good a time as any to rest Reid, who ended up playing thirty-eight minutes (out of a possible forty.)

“That was the turning point,” said Hunter. “We did a three man sub and took Kirk out of the game.

As a veteran I should have taken over his leadership role, instead I had two big turnovers, played some bad defence. It’s as simple as that, the game turned when Kirk was out and the rest of us couldn’t pick up from his example.”

Those turnovers let the Stingers score some easy baskets, a good number of them complement­ ed by senseless Redmen fouls.

Hunter, quick to accept responsibil­ ity for the loss, was certainly not to blame for the Stinger victory. They lost because the Redm en, as a team, had a lapse in concentration which led to bad turnovers and forced shots.

“We lost it for a two minute stretch,” said Reid after the game.

“That’s all a team like Concordia needs, they capitalized on our mis­ takes and it cost us the game.”

Concordia walked away with a 92-87 win to take a 1-0 lead in the QUBL best-of-three final series.

However, the Redmen look to learn from their mistakes on Wednesday and steal take a victory at home.

“This game let us we know we can play with them,” said Reid.

“T hey’re ranked in the top ten nationally, and we’re unranked and a relative nobody. But we’ll see how it goes.”

“We can’t afford to make the m istakes I made to n ig h t,” said Hunter when asked what it would take to beat the Stingers. “We need to play each possession like it’s vital, there were a few times out there today when we played like it was okay to the turn the ball over.

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The game on Wednesday will be the first p layoff game the Redmen have hosted since March, 10, 1995, and a big crowd would be an indispensable asset to the team.

“Be there,” says Hunter to the student body of M cGill. “We haven’t had anyone all year. It’s understandable because we were disappointing at home. But now we’re in the finals, I think everyone should come out, it will be fun.”

“We’re in the finals and I hope we can get some support at home,” says Reid. “It’s a big school, we should get a big turnout. I can’t guarantee another dunk like 1 had today, but we’ll see.”

A close 70-68 victory over the Bishop’s Gaiters gave the Redmen their bid to the QUBL finals.

The game was a typically tight affair between the two teams who have been neck and neck for most of the season.

Within the last two minutes, the game came down to free throws and Redmen forward Ari Hunter who went to the line with a chance to win the game.

“We had a sixteen point lead,” said Hunter of the game. “Bishop’s are a tough team, we whittled it away, it came down to a few free throw s that I hit. I was lucky enough to be in the right place and make the right shot.”

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Late in the third period, leading scorer David Gourde UQTR netm inder Luc already out for the season with a Darche, watching the game from Belanger, the top-ranked goalie in broken leg, M cG ill’s offensive the sidelines on crutches, was the country looked ordinary on this dynam ism was lim ited and the assessed a game misconduct for night.

Redmen were unable to severely allegedly squirting water at one of “Our forecheck was strong and test Belanger. the officials; an infraction that also we capitalized on them having only At the other end of the rink, warranted a minimum two game four defencem an,” said feisty McGill netminder Luc Vaillancourt suspension.

Redmen forw ard and penalty­ w asn’t as sharp as usual, and The true culprit w asn’t the killing spec i a 1i s t Stéphane D u c h a rm e .

“We were alw ays in their face and wore them down. We put the puck in the net when we had to.”

With a series victory s e e m in g ly within their grasp, the bottom fell out under the Redmen on Fri day.

D espite a large contin­ gency of b o is te ro u s M cGill sup­ Mark Kerr porters at Le The best rivalry in Quebec University hockey adds another chapter C olisée in Menard came in to replace him Redmen captain, how ever, but Trois Rivières, McGill came out after Les Patriotes scored their rather Gourde who was also watch­ flat from the outset as Les Patriotes fourth unanswered goal. ing on the sidelines. After filing a jumped out to an early 2-0 lead.

“It was an awful game out league appeal which included the there,” said Redmen head coach sworn testimony of several wit­ Darche injured Martin Raymond after the 6-0 loss. nesses, Darche was cleared to play on Friday “We weren’t complacent in our by league president Bill Oliver in preparation, but we ju st didn’t the sudden-death championship on Things turned from bad to worse for McGill mid-way through show up. UQTR was winning all Sunday only an hour before game the one-on-one battles and out- time. the first period when Darche was manned us all over the ice. It’s dis­ D espite his injured knee, forced to leave the game after tak­

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“There was no way I was going to miss this game, I felt I would have been letting the guys down if I did,” said Darche who was given the go-ahead by team doctors after being examined in the afternoon. “I was maybe 50 per cent out there and I took a risk by playing, but this game meant the world to me.”

Cham pionship final Their confidence sagging in the aftermath of Friday’s debacle, the presence of Darche in the line­ up immediately raised M cGill’s spirits on Sunday.

“Darche is a great captain and leader, and he gave the team a real boost by playing, even though he was out there mostly on the powerplay,” said Redmen forward Dave Grenier.

Despite having the venerable Darche in the line-up, the Redmen, playing in one of the biggest games in recent school history, found themselves trailing three to one after the first period. Darche set up rookie David Lizotte on a onetimer from the slot for the lone McGill marker.

The turning point in the game came in the second period when the Redmen were unable to capitalize on a two-man advantage. UQTR’s Belanger, rock-solid in nets all game, was helped by his goal-posts which came to his aid on several crucial occasions during the match, including during the Redmen power-play.

After a scoreless second peri­ od, McGill, with its season on the line, came out hitting hard and playing with a tremendous amount of intensity in the third. UQTR caught a break, however, mid-way through the period when an errant G renier break-out pass struck Patriote Benoit Coté, who was able to cruise in alone on Menard and give his team a 4-1 edge.

Redmen rookie Jocelyn Perrault countered with the biggest goal of his university career off a big Belanger rebound to narrow UQTR’s lead to two. Frantically pressing for the tie in the dying minutes of the game, the Redmen struggled to get around the strong Patriotes defence corps, and UQTR sealed the victory with an emptynetter with eight seconds left to play.

The victory marked the sev­ enth consecutive league champi­ onship for UQTR and its 12th title in 13 years.

“Three goals in the first period killed us,” said distraught Redmen netminder Menard after the game.

“We felt we had the team to do it.It’s an unfortunate ending to a great season.”

“They played strong defence and their goalie shut the door,” added Davis. “The bounces just weren’t going our way. Rebounds were hopping over our sticks, and we hit some posts which could have been the difference in the game.”

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Raymond couldn’t help but accen­ tuate the tremendous attributes that his team demonstrated on Sunday.

“Our captain playing on one leg is a perfect im age for this whole team,” said Raymond, “It’s a courageous team which made me proud today. The guys gave every­ thing they had out there, and I can’t ask much more of them as a coach.

Nobody has anything to be ashamed of on our side. Injuries to key players hurt us down the stretch, but there’s nothing we can do about that. There’s a lot of class in this organization. It’s sad the season has to end like this.”

Gam e Notes Full Team Effort: Redmen head coach Martin Raymond was especially sad to see the ‘99-00 season come to an end on Sunday..

“This is the best team that I’ve ever coach ed ,” said Raymond in his fifth season at the helm of the Redmen. “From the players to the physiothera­ pists to the managers to the team doctors, it’s been fun working with everybody and I’ll miss them all.”

Darche Lacks Respect for Patriotes: A target of the Patriotes all series, Redmen cap­ tain Darche feels that UQTR was deliberately trying to take out his injured knee in game three on Sunday.

“I have no respect for that team. I’m not one to shy away from a physical game, but they were intentionally going for my knee and trying to injure me,” said Darche. “They were taunting me during the game on Sunday telling me that they were going for my injured knee, and were laughing at me on Friday when I was on crutches. They are also sore winners. They were hot dog­ ging in front of our bench after they scored, and displayed in general very poor sportsm an­ ship.”

M cG ill’s futility against UQTR continues: The Redmen are now 0-9 against UQTR in playoff series. With no entrance standards to get into the school, UQTR possesses a leg up on McGill in attracting many of the top players com ing from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Patriotes move on to face Queen’s next week-end in the OUA Queens Cup Championship at Waterloo with the winner receiving an automat­ ic berth at the Canadian Inter­ collegiate Athletics Union cham­ pionships in Saskatoon.

Change the PlayO ff Format: Who knows what the OUA league officials were think­ ing when they decided to sched­ ule all three games of the final series in Trois R ivieres. The Redmen were denied the chance to host a game in the finals for the first time since the 1996-97 season.

“I don’t know what kind of format that is. In every other sport or league both teams get to host a game,” said Redmen for­ ward David Burgess before the series. “ It’s a shame for the team and for our fans not to be able to see a home game in the finals.”

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Memories of Trois Rivières: A Redmen fan's perspective

By James Empringham Ahh... back to civilization.

As the bus roared down the high­ way and prepared for its return within the Montreal city limits, we all took a collective sigh of relief.

T ruthfully, the group as a whole was feeling downright lucky just to have survived the trip. The trip, originally scheduled as a night’s jaunt to Trois Rivières to be “there” to see the McGill Redmen hoist the division title for the first time since 1946 and the culmina­ tion of a great season, became something completely different.

On this night, the Ice gods made it well known that they had no intentions of complying with the best laid plans of a bus full of Redmen supporters, on-lookers and well wishers. I, an eager young writer assigned to cover the game, one of the biggest in years, was quickly coming to the realization that the night would be remem­ bered more for its off-ice occur­ rences than for anything happening on the ice. In fact, what was sup­ posed to be a spirit-laden, cheerridden, school spirit-forming excur­ sion for 46 bus-boarding Trois Rivières-bound fans got down-right weird.

To begin with, was this really the team that soundly stuck it to Les Patriotes 4-2 in the first game of the best of three set for the divi­ sion title on W ednesday night prom pting O ntario U niversity Athletics Far-East division coach

of the year Martin Raymond to the trip along with what he so guarantee a two-game series sweep proudly proclaimed to be twelve in the day’s edition of the Montreal litres of Cinquante in his stomach Gazette. The Redmen came out flat to support the boys whom he faith­ and stayed that way for much of fully cleans the ice for. After the rest of the game. Of course, los­ watching the UQTR zamboni guy ing your best player along the way criss-cross amateurishly across the never helps much either.

Scoring leader and Redmen captain M athieu Darche was hobbled near the later stages of the first period and had to leave for the remainder of the game, robbing the Redmen of any chance they might have had to get back into the game.

As a collective cheering unit, how­ ever, we were keep­ ing the faith. The hometown Trois R ivières crowd, sensing the pendu­ lum of momentum was swinging in their favour, were U Q T R ce le b ra te s th e ir victo ry o v e r M c G ill becom ing increas­ ingly loud, reaching a crescendo rink, Reggie, in the name of all peak just as the horn sounded to things good and Canadian, ripped end the first period. What could into a profanity laced tirade against we possibly do to help out our the offending driver. A few securi­ beloved Redmen in their quest for ty guys, becoming aware of the the title they so dearly covet? volatility of the situation, tried their Heckle the zamboni driver! best to calmly explain to Reggie Enter R eggie, M cConnell that the driver in question was new, A rena’s own zamboni man and and that he was just beginning to Labatt connasieur who had made learn the trade.

The end of an era at McConnell Graduation of marquee veterans leaves gaping hole to fill next season

By Jeremy Kuzmarov With tears welled up in his eyes, senior Redmen forward David Grenier reflected back on his university career with nostalgia in the wake of McGill’s 5-2 loss to UQTR in the decisive game of the championship finals.

“It’s been four great years. It’s just a great bunch of guys on this team who have become great friends to me,” said Grenier. “I’m going to miss the camaraderie and the boys more then anything else.”

Grenier, a work-horse who will be remembered for his fero­ cious intensity on the ice, is one of several graduating Redmen players who have made a profound impact on the program. Others include team captain Mathieu Darche, who became only the second McGill player in history to lead the nation in scoring, and the team’s second leading scorer David Gourde, who finished the season third in the nation in points.

Also graduating is assistant captain Mathieu Boisvert, a solid backbone of M cGill’s defensive corps, assistant captain Benoit Rajotte, a gritty power-forward with the ability to put the puck in the net, and André Plourde a tough stay-at home defencem an.

Assistant captain Dan McClean is another Redmen veteran whose presence will be sorely missed next season.

“We’re losing a good bunch of leaders,” said Redmen head coach Martin Raymond, “It’s an impres-

sive group of seniors who have given so much to the team. They really set a strong example for the younger players.”

Having trained for the past four years with the overriding goal of defeating powerhouse UQTR in the play-offs, the loss on Sunday was especially heart-felt for the seniors.

“Our objective since my first year when we lost to them in the playoffs has been to beat UQTR,” said Grenier. “It’s really devastat­ ing to lose tonight, som ething which I’ll never forget for the rest of my life.”

While the loss to UQTR is a tough pill to swallow, it doesn’t diminish the accomplishments of the Redmen this season. Ranking in the top ten in the nation for much of the year, McGill recorded the most wins in the team’s 124year history. For many of the seniors the tremendous work-ethic and character on the team made the past season their most memorable one.

“It’s been a joyride from start to finish for me,” said Darche, who has generated a great deal of inter­ est from NHL scouts over the past few weeks. “This team has been extremely close. There’s just been a tremendous spirit from day one.

A guy like Grenier, playing his heart out and hitting guys all over the place, is an embodiment of the work ethic and hustle of the entire team.”

W ith the departure of the seniors, it will be left up to the

younger players to pick up the slack and fill in the leadership void next season. While UQTR loses no top players to graduation, the Redmen will be forced to count on some of its up and coming stars to challenge the division champions next season.

“There are some big shoes to fill,” said Greg Davis, the most promising member of M cG ill’s freshman class. “A lot of our best players are leaving and it’s gonna be tough next season.”

“Our rookies and younger players were instrumental to the team ’s success,” added coach Raym ond. “A guy like Davis proved he can be dominant at this level for example. W e’ve got a good young solid core back for next year, but the veterans graduat­ ing will be missed.”

Having played their last game in a McGill uniform, the Redmen seniors are now faced with the prospect of moving on with their lives.

“You always take more pride in playing for your school, It’s tough to move on but hopefully we’ll all stay close,” said Darche.

“I’m proud of what I accomplished here, and hope that we started something where McGill and not UQTR is the team to beat in the division. I hope myself and the other veterans this year showed some of the kids on the team what it takes to be successful and I’m looking forward to coming back here to see the guys beat Trois Rivières.”

And who says McGill suffers from a lack of school spirit?

Certainly not the fans fortunate enough to be sitting in front of one Redmen fan who knew that being in a foreign arena, the M cGill cheering corp. would be badly outnumbered.

The solution?

A megaphone loud enough to drown out at least an entire section of “Go Pats Go!” The refs may not have been appreciative of the fans com­ m entary, but the M cGill crowd, proudly displaying their school colours once more, offered the utmost support and encourage­ ment.

There was still one spec­ M ark Kerr tator sitting behind the far net who appeared to be oblivious to the megaphone’s volume. Perhaps it was because Montreal Canadiens general man­ ager Rejean Houle was too focused in his scouting of Redmen Darche, rumoured to have attracted interest from a multitude of suitors, and the lesser accomplished yet promising rookie Greg Davis. Houle spoke candidly and politely to me for a few moments about his intentions (he denied com m ent on the rumours regarding the re-acquisi­ tion of Kirk Muller however) until we were abruptly interrupted by a group of fans, or more specifically a group of old men itching to intro­ duce their sons as the next Flower or Rocket.

Meanwhile the game on the ice resembled a mere shell of what it had promised to be. A month ago, it had promised to be a fire-

wagon showdown between Eastern Canada’s two best teams. Led by OUA Far East Player-of-the-Year Darche and his line-mate, second team All-Star Dave Gourde, this game was supposed to be the one to send the Redmen to Saskatchew an, home of the Nationals. However, after Darche’s injury, all the two seniors were able to contribute was a game miscon­ duct penalty to Darche for alleged­ ly squirting water at one of the offi­ cials.

The penalty aw arded to Darche, now in street clothes, was indicative of the entire night. It just didn’t feel right. In fact seeing the Redmen’s two best plaÿers on crutches, unable to aid their team­ mates battle back from an increas­ ingly larger deficit, felt downright unfair to the legion of fans who had made the trek to Trois Rivières.

As the game ended and the crowd roared their approval, the scoreboard told the story of the game, 6-0 in favour of UQTR. As we made the long walk back to the bus, I couldn’t help but feel that the scoreboard failed m iserably in telling the game’s story. As the school bus pulled out of the park­ ing lot and made its way back to the big city, 46 noisy revelers talked about the game and what the Redmen needed to do differently on Sunday night, to win the decid­ ing game of the series.

In the midst of it all, I sat in the back of the bus enjoying the portrait of Canadiana, and taking solace in the fact that while the Redmen may have come up short on the night, it was evident to me that school spirit does exist at McGill. Did it bother me that it’s in the form of a zamboni driver and a megaphone? Certainly not, as I’m sure any of the students lucky enough to have made the trip last Friday night would also reply.

That is as long as they weren’t in the row of fans seated directly in front of the megaphone.

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Fieldhouse th e place to be McGill's Ali-Khan, Hayashi featured in weekend's CIAU cham pionships

By T he M inh Luong T his w eek en d , the Fieldhouse will be filled with the sights and sounds of competition when it plays host to the CIAU track and field championships.

The meet represents the second straight year in which McGill has hosted the nationals.

W hile neither o f M cG ill’s teams are in contention to take home the national title, they have a strong chance to medal in sev­ eral events. Leading M cG ill’s charge to the podium will be run­ ners Sarah A li-K han and Yohsuke Hayashi.

On the w om en’s side, AliK han has pro v en to be the province’s best middle distance runner after taking two individual gold medals in the QSSF champi­ on sh ip s last w eekend. A fter being named an All-Canadian in the fall’s cross-country season, the 26-year old masters student in pharmacology is not surprised of her success in spite of taking a y e a r’s hiatus from u n iv ersity competition.

“We have a great coach [in M cGill coach Dennis Barrett], and there’s a really good group to train with here,” said Ali-Khan.

“I have more experience now and had a good year in cross-country.

I’m just building on the year with the track season.”

Ali-Khan is a strong medal possibility in her 600m, 1000m, and 1500m events and will lead the 4x800 metre relay team as it looks for a gold medal three-peat.

The highlight of last year’s event was the gold medal perfor­ m ance by the relay team of Stephanie Welsh, Carly Moher, Elaine Penny and Leslie Gold. In the thrilling race, Gold recovered from an asthma attack she suf­ fered the day before to anchor the M artlets to a first place finish.

Ali-Khan and Penny were also on the previous year’s 4 x 800 team that started the string of champi­ onships. “ E lain e and I have been good friends, we’re really look­ ing forward to defending this title again,” said Ali-Khan. “All of us

are really pumped for that event.

It should be very exciting com­ p etin g in fro n t o f our hom e crowd.”

“A lot of coaches were pre­ dicting w e’d win the event last y e a r,” added M cG ill coach D ennis B arrett. “We won the year earlier by 50 m etres. It’s going to be a dogfight this year.

All the team s are gunning for us.”

The makeup of the women’s team has ch an g ed som ew hat since Ali-Khan’s first year, when they finished third at the CIAU nationals and Ali-Khan won a sil­ ver in the 1000 m, and bronze in the 600 m, in addition to the gold in the relay.

“It was very different, there were a lot of experienced runners on that team, a lot more girls,” she said. “I was just getting start­ ed in varsity track, and there were girls that I looked up to.

Now, I’m one of the more experi­ enced runners on the team.”

Other qualifiers in women’s individual events are Geneviève Shurtleff in the 1500 m and 3000 m, and freshman Dawn Creighton in the triple jum p. The 4x400 metre relay team also has a shot at a medal.

On the men’s side, Hayashi will lead the country’s top-ranked 4x800 m etre relay team along with Benoit Lebeau, Ryan Beaton and Jeff Wagner in hopes for a spot in the podium.

“We really want to do well in the relay,” said Hayashi. “We came very close last year. We were leading the race midway through, but dropped to fifth at the end.”

Hayashi won a silver and a bronze medal in the provincials, and is the only male runner to have q u alified for ind iv id u al events. The second-year engi­ neering student stresses his off­ season training and added experi­ ence as keys to his success this season.

“I’m more focused this year.

Last year, I was trying to gain more experience, this year I ’m going to try to win the gold,” he said. “I have a better chance in

the 1000 m, the 600 m will be tough since it’s very com peti­ tive.”

Hayashi will also compete in the 4x400 m relay along with Lebeau, Wagner and either Omar Gianfrancesco or Kip Sigsworth.

O ver 200 a th le te s from schools across the country will take part in the competition, held over two days. A fter a widely successful meet last year, McGill coach D ennis B arrett believes that this year’s edition will be even better. The competition gen­ erally in clu d es m any o f the n a tio n ’s top athletes, and has included future Olympians like 1992 O lym pic gold m edallist Mark McKoy in the past.

“I t’s a pretty high-calibre competition, even though it’s not exactly as deep as it was in the 8 0 ’s w hen I c o m p e te d ,” said Barrett. “It’s a great place to hold this event, the response we had from across the co u n try was tremendous. The athletes and the fans all had a wonderful time.”

“The Fieldhouse is a great place for the nationals,” added Hayashi. “It’s pretty compact, the stands were packed. It’s a great atmosphere to compete in.”

W hile m ost m em bers of M c G ill’s track team already experienced the thrill of national com petition at home last year, Ali-Khan is anxious to see what she can do in her first taste of the CIAU’s at McGill.

“I’m a bit nervous, but it’s really nice to be hosting so many ath letes,” she said. ‘“I ’ve got races over two days. It’s going to be very exciting to race in front of so many people that I know.”

Sherbrooke, led by national team m em ber A lexandre M archand, is the fav o u rite to repeat as men’s champions, while M anitoba, S askatchew an and defending cham pions W indsor will vie for the title in the close women’s race.

The action runs from 9:30 AM -11 PM Friday and 10 AM-6 PM Saturday. The highlight of the meet for McGill should be the 4 x 800 m relay events, which are scheduled at 9:30 PM on Friday.

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M cG ill's a th le te s co m p etin g at th e CIAU track and field cham pionships Men's (event times in brackets, all p.m.)

600m - Yohsuke Hayashi (Saturday, 2:40) 1000m - Yohsuke Hayashi (Friday, 7:37) 4x400m - Yohsuke Hayashi, Benoit Lebeau, Omar Gianfrancesco, Jeff Wagner, Kip Sigsworth (tentative) (Saturday, 4:55) 4x800m - Yohsuke Hayashi, Benoit Lebeau, Ryan Beaton, Jeff Wagner (Friday, 10:00) Women's 600m - Sarah Ali-Khan (Saturday, 2:30) 1000m - Sarah Ali-Khan (Friday, 7:30) 1500m - Geneviève Shurtleff, Sarah Ali-Khan (Saturday, 3:55) 3000m - Geneviève Shurtleff (Friday, 8:00) Triple jump - Dawn Creighton (Saturday, 12:00) 4x400m - Elisa Kearney, Kate Neligan, Sarah Ali-Khan, Sarah Millar, Julia Scrase (tentative) (Saturday, 4:40) 4x800m - Sarah Ali-Khan, Carly Moher, Elaine Penny, Zein Odeh, Geneviève Shurtleff, Sarah Milbr (tentative) (Friday, 9:40)

S P O R T S b rie fs Men ’s rugby tours T rinidad and T obago The Redmen had a memorable spring break, travelling to Trinidad and Tobago. They played a num­ ber of matches against the nation’s top team s. In their first game against the Rugby E nthusiasts Club, they won 17-7, with trys scored by Chase Robinson, Jason Owen, and Rom Severino. They then played a mini-seven aside tournament of three games, against the current Caribbean seven aside champion Trinidad National side, losing all three games 37-7, 29-12, and 18-7. To cap off their trip, they fought the Trinidadian President’s XV, the national side, to a 12-12 draw. Dave P hillips and Alex Austin scored McGill’s trys. “All in all the tour was a highly suc­ cessful endeavour,” said Redmen club VP Jon Goode. “The fact that we tied a national side is an accomplishment not to be soon forgotten. Furthermore, the tour gave everyone involved a chance to experience a very different and vibrant local culture. “ S ki

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Mc G ill doubles team takes Q uebec title On the w eekend’s Quebec Collegiate Tennis Championships, the doubles team of Jeff Rosenblatt and Daniel Miller won all four of their matches to win the doubles title. The third-seeded team won their contests by scores of 8-2, 8-4.

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Brianne Law, a 19-year old science freshman from Hamilton, Ont. is the women’s athlete of the week. She won a pair of gold medals in separate slaloms over the weekend, and clinched the Quebec university ski title. Law has won five of her seven races this season.

Kirk Reid, a 22-year old phys­ ical education sophomore from Chateauguay, Que., is the men’s athlete of the week. The 6’5” guard for the Redmen, had 48 points in two playoff games last week. In Saturday’s QSSF champion series opener, Reid scored a career-high 35 points, going 6 -fo r-l2 from

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March madness coming soon to Gerts 1. Entry Forms are only S4.00 2. All the money goes to the Montreal Children's Hospital 3. You can buy forms from March 13 -16 at Bronfman, Leacock, Shatner, or Frank Dawson Adam's on the McGill campus downtown or at the Hall Building at Concordia 4. If you buy a form you get FREE entry to a party at Gert's for the final game of the tour­ nament on Monday; April 3, 2000.

5. Your forms must be in by 12:00 PM on Thrusday before the first game! (That includes a FREE beer and a chance to win door prizes)

4:30-8pm, Engineering Common Room

e v e r y W e d n e s d a y @ G e r t 's

Festival of the Environment - The Festival of the Environment is McGill's first all day event dedicated to the environment. The fes­ tival w ill feature food, games and ever a dozen educational displays about environmental issues. Displays w ill be created by stu­ dent groups, community groups ami professors from your departments. Departments featured include Geology Biology and many others. Ib is is a p e a t chance for you to have some fun and leant a little hit more about the environmental problems which we aH face. For more info, please w rite: ssnwenvffo@hotin3il.com - Leacock 232 * AH Day «

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C h e c k o u t th e n e w M c G ill T ra d itio n

McGill is underfunded by $ 8 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0

W ill students benefit from the CBA? Yes. McGill will receive millions of dollars from Coke, h alf of which will go directly to students.

a y e a r com pared to other C anadian universities.

There a re three solutions: governm ent, industry ag reem ents and student fees.

W ill Coke advertising be everywhere?

No. This is a supply, not advertising contract.

The governm ent has fa ile d us.

If you value your education and refuse to pay for the governm ent's failures from your pocket:

W ill Coke have pow er on campus?

No. Coke will have no say on any decision m akin g body in the University.

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