The McGill Tribune Vol. 19 Issue 9

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Fifty-two things to do in Montreal L e if M o n t i n 's b o o k ,

G et A ro u n d Tow n!

B y Ia n D

is e n d

I t ’ s S u n d a y a fte r n o o n , and y o u ’ re fe e lin g a m b itio u s . Y o u d e c id e to s h e l v e y o u r s e v e n t y n in th stu d y s e s s io n a t S e c o n d C u p th is w e e k in fa v o u r o f a d a y -trip , b u t w h e re to ? H o w a b o u t th e c ity dum p? O k a y , so th is is o n ly o n e , and p e rh a p s th e m o s t o b s c u r e , o f th e f if ty -tw o th in g s to d o in M o n tre a l m a p p e d o u t in tra v e l w rite r L e i f M o n t in ’ s n e w b o o k , G e t A r o u n d

G r e e n i n g M c G i l l a n d E c o - Q u a r t i e r h e l p M c G i l l s t u d e n t s g e t a h e a d start o n recycling

T o w n ! B u t y o u h a v e t o h a n d it to

First year students seek vote on SSMU council

h im fo r h is o r ig in a lity . M o n tin , w h o se f ir s t b o o k G e t O u tta T o w n ! o u tlin e d a c tiv itie s in

th e M o n tr e a l r e g io n , to o k h is

B y Jo n a t h a n C

s titu tio n a lly . S ta n d in g c o m m itte e s

o lfo rd

w o rk in s id e th e m e tro p o lita n a re a in

h is

la te s t

c o lle c tio n ,

Stu d en ts w ill b e ask ed w h eth er

and

p ro m is e s n o o v e rd o n e site s. “ Y o u w o n ’ t g e t h it o v e r th e h e a d w ith t h i n g s l i k e O l y m p i c S ta d iu m , P la c e d e s A r t s ,” h e assu re d . In ste a d , th e b o o k fo c u s e s m o s tly o n p le a s u r e s f o r th e o u td o o rsy ty p e s s u c h a s p u b lic p a rk s and b ik e tra ils . “ Q u e b e c is re a lly b l e s s e d w ith s o m e o f t h e b e s t

th e F i r s t Y e a r C o u n c il o r s h o u ld h av e a v o te o n the Stu d en ts' S o c ie ty

lo n e d issen tin g v o ic e in th e d ebate.

co u n c il is but o n e part o f that rep re­

o f c o u n c i l a l r e a d y r e p o r t t o it

C a th e r in e W e ile r , c u r r e n tly

s e n t a t i o n ," V a n C h a u s a id . " T h e

w h e r e a s F Y S A w a s m o s tly in d e ­

p r e s id e n t o f F Y S A , f e l t th a t th e

o th e r part o f th at re p re se n ta tio n is

p en den t o f S S M U . " I t w o u ld b e t h e , s a m e

as

la c k o f a v o te on c o u n c il d eprived h er o f h e r a b ility to fu lly rep resen t

to b e a b le to ta k e o f f ic ia l v o ic e or p o li c y s t a n c e c o n c e r n i n g c e r ta in m o tio n s."

o f M c G ill U n iv ersity 's co u n c il in a

F Y S A is rig h t no w , e x c e p t co n stitu ­

th e v ie w s and in te re sts o f first y e a r

referen d u m to b e held co n cu rren tly

t io n a lly it w o rk s m u ch b e tte r: w e

stud ents.

w ith th e n e w ly c re a te d F ir s t Y e a r

k n o w w hat th e c o m m itte e is v is-a -

C o u n c il C o m m i t t e e e l e c t i o n s in m id -N o v em b er.

vis th e S S M U ," he said b e fo re the m eetin g.

" I f [the F Y C ] is to b e th e rep ­ re s e n ta tiv e o f [firs t y e a r stu d en ts']

S S M U c o u n c il o r s v o te d la s t T h u rsd ay to d isso lv e th e F irs t-Y e a r

F ir s t Y e a r C o u n c il

Stu d en ts' A ss o cia tio n and to rep lace

C o m m itte e d e b a te d

F u tu r e p la n s

v iew s and in terests, th en [th e F Y C ]

M u c h lik e F Y S A is cu rre n tly

sh ou ld h av e the rig h t to v o te ," she

ru n, F Y C C w ill a sk fir s t y e a r stu ­

said.

d e n ts to e le c t an e x e c u t iv e w h ich S u ra n i q u e stio n e d how a v o te

m irro rs th a t o f S S M U . A c c o rd in g

c y c lin g tra ils in C a n a d a o u tsid e o f

it w ith t h e F i r s t - Y e a r C o u n c i l

o n c o u n c il w ou ld b e a su b s ta n tia l

to V a n

B r itis h C o lu m b ia ,” M o n tin p o in t­

C o m m ittee i f the referen d u m p ass­

a llo w s f o r fir s t y e a r stu d e n t fe e d ­

e d ou t.

T h e referen d u m q u e stio n w ill

im p ro v em en t in th e F Y C 's a b ility to

e s. T h e y fu rth er vo ted in fa v o u r o f

read : "D o y ou ag ree that th e cu rren t

rep resen t first y e a r stud ents.

b a c k to b e m o re e f fe c tiv e ly tra n s ­

p o stp o n in g th e re fe re n d u m p e rio d by o n e w e e k , se n d in g stu d e n ts to

co n stitu tio n o f th e Stu d en ts' S o c ie ty o f M c G ill U n iv e r s ity b e am en d ed

v o te o n c o u n c il e n a b le th is c o u n ­

" W e w o u ld l i k e to h a v e th e

th e

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a s n e c e s s a r y , to in c lu d e a s a fu ll

c i l o r to f u l f i l l th a t m a n d a te , a s a

f ir s t y e a r e x e c u t iv e s a s s is t 't h e

(a d v a n ce d p o ll), and N o v e m b e r 16

v o t in g m e m b e r o f th e S t u d e n t s '

g en era l p u rp o se ?" h e a sk ed rh e to ri­

S S M U e x e c u tiv e s in im p le m e n tin g

S o c ie ty

i n i t i a t i v e s t h a t t h e y m ig h t h a v e fr o m t h e i r r e s p e c t iv e p o r t f o l i o s , b a s i c a l l y t o h e lp f i r s t y e a r s t u ­

A ll i t t a k e s is a m e tr o

tic k e t

In a slid e -s h o w a t th e M c G ill B o o k s to r e O c to b e r 2 1 , he h ig h ­ lig h te d s o m e o f th e l o c a t io n s h e c o v e r s in G e t A r o u n d T o w n ! H e n o te d th a t 8 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e site s are a c c e s s ib le b y p u b lic tra n s it, so m o st o f th e c o n te n t is re le v a n t fo r th e tra n s p o rta tio n a lly ch a lle n g e d .

Continued on page 10

p o lls

on

N ovem ber

"In w hat w ay p o ssib le w ou ld a

U n iv e r s ity

c a lly . "W o u ld it g iv e the co u n c ilo r

T h e n e w c o m m it t e e , F Y C C , d if f e r s fro m F Y S A in th a t it is a

C o u n cil a F irs t Y e a r C o u n c ilo r w ho

m o re k n o w led g e to fu lfill the m an ­ d ate? I'm no t su re."

s ta n d in g c o m m itte e o f c o u n c il.

through to th e 18 fo r reg u lar p o lls.

of

M c G ill

s h a ll b e e le c t e d a c c o r d in g to th e

C hau

and W e ile r , th is

m itted to S S M U e x e c u tiv e s .

p ro ced u res se t out by the b y law s o f

S S M U V P U n iv e r s ity A ffa ir s

F Y S A is cu rre n tly an in d ep en d en t

th e S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty o f M c G ill

and fo rm er F Y S A p residen t X a v ie r

" I se e th e ir V P A c a d e m ic c o m ­

student g roup o n ly lo o s e ly tied c o n ­

U n iv e rsity ? Y e s o r N o ."

V a n C h a u e m p h a s iz e d th e im p o r­

in g to sp e a k w ith m e b e c a u se a lot

D e b a te o v e r sen d in g th e q u es­

t a n c e o f a v o te o n c o u n c i l a s it

o f m y p o rtfo lio d eals w ith first y e a r issu e s," V a n C hau added.

stitu tio n ally to S S M U .

tio n to referen d u m w as la rg ely o n e­

allo w s th e co u n c ilo r to ta k e an o f f i­

A n d re w T i s c h l e r , th e n e w fo rm a t

s id e d .

c ia l sta n c e o n p o licy .

f o r th e fir s t-y e a r stu d ent o rg a n iz a ­

R e s id e n c e s rep resen ta tiv e, w as the

A cco rd in g to S S M U P resid en t

tio n is m u ch e a sie r to m an ag e c o n ­

Hey, McBugg— Why the long face?

R a h im

S u r a n i,

th e

d e n ts," W e ile r said.

" T o b e a b l e to s p e a k f o r o r a g a i n s t is s u e s th a t [ c o m e u p ] a t

See FYSA side bar on page 4

And the prize for best costume goes to McBugg and his novel take on Elwood Blues!

I just got my GRE test scores back. Let’s just say it’s Queen’s Law for me What the hey? I’m supposed to be a chilling portrait of postmodern conjugal ennui. But thanks anyway!

Come on down to the party on Friday, Octoher 29th between 4pmand 6 pm!


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