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Martlets retain top ranking

By A ndrew Raven_____________ If soccer can be said to have an u g ly side, the C o n co rd ia Stingers sure know how to bring it out. For 90 minutes they played ten back and attempted to smother the M cG ill attack, not concerning themselves with certain nuances of the game like scoring.

The strategy almost worked to perfection as M c G ill dominated the game of possession but could not put the ball past C oncordia keeper M ic h e lle S u tc liffe . It wasn’t until the 74th minute that M c G ill opened the scoring on a long shot from midfielder Sophie Labrom that would prove the lone marker in a gutsy 1-0 victory for the Martlets.

The w in improved M c G ill’ s record to 5-0 in league play and opened their lead over the second place Stingers to 6 points.

It was the type of game that put the fans in attendance to sleep and left coach M arc M o u n ic o t wanting. "For the third game in a row the team was co m in g to M cG ill and playing ten at the back.

They closed the space and it was ve ry, very d ifficu lt to generate chances and score. When we didn’t score early we gave some confi­ dence to the other team because they stayed back and it was 0-0 for a long time.

M c G ill m issed three good chances in the opening minutes as Alana Maloney and Am ber Allen fired w ide from in close and a Sophie La b rom deflection on a free kick sailed just over the bar.

From that point on M c G ill was unable to pierce the C oncordia defense which bottled up the mid­ dle and was content to let the Martlets work on the perimeter.

M c G ill fo rw ard M aite Creixell echoed the sentiments of her coach.

"It’s difficult to play against

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Service em ployees7strike looms over campus

By Shehryar Fazli One of these days, M cG ill stu­ dents might find they have to fend entirely for themselves on campus, as years of failed negotiations between M cG ill University and the Service Em p lo ye e s ’ U n io n has finally resulted in an overwhelming majority vote from the Union in favour of a University-wide strike.

Since 1996 the Union, whose m embers include porters, staff from residences, cafeterias, clean­ ing and the mailroom, has been in negotiations w ith M c G ill over workers’ rights, encompassing job security, salaries and time off. Over this time, the Union has expressed extrem e discontent w ith the U n iv e rs ity about its treatment towards workers. Lack of a satis­ factory response resulted in a 94 per cent vote from the U n io n ’ s members in support o f a strike mandate at their general meeting

on September 23.

The Union expects the M cG ill U n iv e rs ity N o n -A c a d e m ic Certified Association (M U N A C A ), which represents technical staff, clerical staff and library assistants, to rally behind it in the event of a strike, leaving M cG ill with the pos­ sibility of over 1500 of its employ­ ees not showing up to work. This would effectively halt the operation of many key locations on campus in c lu d in g , am ong others, re si­ dences, cafeterias and porters’ offices. Th e situation indicates a time of unusually strained relations between M cG ill and its workers. “ I ’ ve been at the University for 25 years, and over that time I have always been involved in the Union movement, and I ’ve never seen such a strong mandate in my life ,” said M ichael Y akobina, a porter in the Rutherford physics and Wong buildings, and president of the Service Employees’ Union.

At issue The issue of job security has been an area of serious disagree­ ment between the University and the Union. According to Yakobina, the U n ive rs ity wants to cut the level of job security available to all full-tim e employees from 85 per cent down to 75 per cent, meaning that an additional ten per cent of all full-time employees will no longer have job security.

Employees without job securi­ ty are either employed on a casual basis by the University in the event of an increase in the demand for labour, or serve as substitutes for w orkers on leaves of absence.

These workers are therefore uncer­ tain about the number of hours they w ill be em ployed in any given month. There is no minimum set for the number of hours a casual worker must work, and therefore an employee without job security

may find himself without work for weeks at a time. However, Robert Savoie, executive director at the Department of Human Resources, believes that such a situation is possible in theory, but does not occur in practice.

“I have never seen such a case yet,” he says.

For the work casual employees do get assigned, they are paid only 70 per cent of what normal workers are paid for the same labour.

T h e U n io n feels that the University has not satisfactorily explained why they need to bring the percentage of employees with­ out job security up to twenty-five per cent.

“Fifteen per cent [of employ­ ees] do not [currently] have job s e c u rity ,” explains Y a k o b in a , “M cG ill does not have an explana­ tion for this [change in p olicy]...

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Majority of Union approves strike mandate Continued from Page 1 [The University’ s] demand of an additional ten per cent is [there­ fore] unacceptable.”

Savoie, however, claims that the new arrangement w ill enable greater flexibility in trying to bal­ ance the university budget, a goal M cG ill does want to meet in com­ plying to the new performance con­ tract currently being negotiated with the government. “ F u rth e rm o re , those w ho already have job security w ill not lose it,” Savoie explains. “This is strictly for new employees apply­ ing into the university.”

Also aggravating workers at M cG ill are the University’s use of subcontracts with outside compa­ nies. Currently, M cG ill employs 14 subcontractors, and in the event of increased demand for labour on campus, often turns to these sub­ contractors as opposed to M c G ill’s casual employees. “ W hen there is w o rk to be done, and there are contractors, then obviously that work is being done by someone else,” says Wery Marcel, a member of the U nion’s negotiation committee. “What we want is M c G ill to give whatever jobs are available to people already at M cG ill, such as those who have been paying their dues working as casuals for years.”

Savoie, however, claims that casual workers are never left with­ out work because of subcontracts,

and that therefore these subcon­ tracts should not be a problem to the Union.

Another issue of concern to the Union is that the University is seeking what is termed ‘mobility at large’ : a system under which the University would be able to move workers from one department to another as needed. Th e U nion is concerned that when an employee is transferred to another depart­ ment, his seniority in his previous departm ent is o verlooked.

Currently, when a position opens up it is offered to employees on the basis of seniority. This gives work­ ers w ith years o f experience a degree of choice over which posi­ tion they are given. The prospect of having their seniority ignored in a new departm ent has therefore offended these workers. “ R ig h t now , I have fifteen years seniority,” explains Marcel.

“Under [the new system], someone can say, ‘Your job is abolished, we don’t have anything for you in this department.’ They [would be able to] move me to a lower position without even respecting my senior­ ity in my own department.”

Yakobina adds that, “After my 25 years of service, M cG ill [would be able to say], T don’t like your face, so I ’ m putting you some­ where else...’ .Whatever M cG ill is planning, it’s making workers very uneasy.”

M c G ill’ s plan to m odify the system of ‘sick days’ is also mak­

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ing workers uneasy. Currently, if a worker is sick for three days or less, it is taken out of the bank of nine sick days available to every employee. If an employee is sick for more then three days, it does not affect his bank of sick days, and is instead counted as short­ term disability. U nder M c G ill’ s new proposal, a worker’s first nine sick days, no matter whether they are absent for more than three days at one particular time, w ill affect his/her bank of sick days. A n y sub­ sequent absences due to illness will result in a p ro p o rtio n a l salary decrease. “ W hat we are proposing is e xa ctly the same arrangem ent M U N A C A has,” explains Savoie.

“W e are trying bring uniformity in the system, and have the same for everybody.”

The Union, however, thinks it unfair to suddenly change a system that workers have become accus­ tomed to, and demand that they immediately adapt to new regula­ tions. “ T h is is M c G i l l ’ s idea of negotiating,” says W e ri. “ Th e y dem and, they dem and, they demand. But they d o n ’ t respect [workers’ needs].”

M c G ill is also p la n n in g to modify the provisions of its work­ ers’ Christmas period, reducing the period of holiday by two days.

Furthermore, M cG ill is seeking to disregard the concept of ‘summer F rid a y s ,’ an arrangement under

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which an employee choosing to work on a Friday during the sum­ mer is entitled either to payment for the time spent working at an increased rate of 1.5, or to equiva­ lent time off. The University’s new plan will not recognize a ‘summer Friday’, treating it instead as a nor­ mal working day.

Finally, M cG ill wants to abol­ ish the U n io n ’ s clause remorque, an article in the collective agree­ ment between the University and the U n io n that ties the U n io n ’ s w orkers’ salaries w ith those of parapublic (government) workers.

U n d e r the clause rem orque, a salary change for workers in the governm ent sector results in an equivalent, and immediate, change in Union employees’ salaries. For the past 27 years, this clause has provided a sense o f security to U n io n w ork e rs, guaranteeing increased wages in the event of increased governm ent sector wages. H o w e v e r, one per cent increases in para pu b lic sector salaries in both 1997 and 1998, and a 1.5 per cent increase in 1999, have still not been applied to Union employees’ salaries.

“M cG ill is holding that money hostage,” said Yakobina.

“Years ago, the University cut our salaries by 20 per cent because there was a 20 per cent cut in the parapublic and public [sector],” adds Daniel Gareau, vice-president of the Service Employees’ Union.

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and [the University wants] to take that away.”

Enter the Courts In an effort to settle these num erous issues, the Service Employees’ Union has been trying to negotiate with M c G ill for the past four years, but is extremely disappointed by the U niversity’ s lack of compassion “ In m y 25 years, I ’ ve never seen negotiations like this,” claims Y a k o b in a . “ W e have been as humane as possible. But M c G ill wants everything except to negoti­ ate in good faith with us.”

Th e U n io n has now sought legal action against M cG ill to force the University to pay its workers what Union employees believe it owes them. The two sides will go into arbitration this December at the Ministry of Labor. As well as arguing that M c G ill respect the clause rem orque and im p ro ve w o rk in g con d ition s at the University, the Union will be push­ ing for equal pay for an equal day of work for casual employees, and for the cancellation of subcontracts.

W ith its initiation of pressure tactics against the University, the Union is hoping for an appropriate response. Savoie claims that the university has taken note of the U n io n ’ s demands, and that it is willing to continue negotiations.

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are is c o v e re d w it h s m o k e . T h a t ’ s w h y I d o n ’ t sm o k e a n y m o re ."

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" I n th e w i n t e r , m a y b e , i t ’ s

o v e r th e c a fe te ria in th e b a se m e n t

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in s id e a b u ild in g . I n th e w in t e r it

o u td o o rs.

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in g a n d s t u d y s p a c e f o r s m o k in g

th ough I sm o k e I d o n ’ t r e a lly e n jo y

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s m e llin g lik e an a s h tra y ."

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b e in g m ad e in a g ro w in g n u m b e r o f

d o w n th e re w a s s o rt o f lib r a r y

re sta u ra n ts and a ll o th er u n iv e rs ity

u s , pu t a c a fe te ria in th ere an d p a id

s o c ie t y : t h e y ’ re tr y in g to r u le o u t

b u ild in g s , w i l l n o w h a v e to c ro w d in to a little lo u n g e in o rd er to take

sp ace and the S S M U ren ted it fro m u s f o r th e c l e a n i n g ," e x p l a i n e d

s m o k in g in p u b l i c b u il d i n g s in

o f f that e x a m - s tu d y in g ed g e.

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o rd e r to tr y to cu t d o w n on sm o k ­

th a t’ s n o t the f in a l in c o n v e n ie n c e .

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in g in g e n e ra l.

M c G i l l is p la n n in g to c u t o th e r

L ib r a r ie s . " W e d id h a v e a separate

good id e a , e v e n b e in g a sm o k e r."

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But

sm o k in g lo u n g es les w e ll. “ 1 b e lie v e , on the fo u rth flo o r,

sm o k in g ro o m as p art o f it."

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non-smoker

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th e r e s p o n s ib ilit y o f th e c a f e t e r ia

fo r

s t u d e n t s ,"

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e x p la in s . " L b e B jjv e that w e ’ re tr y ­ in g to o pen o n e ro o m fo r s t a f f and

b egan to c h an g e h an d s. " L a s t y e a r, the S S M U w a n te d to re d e co ra te the

" I lik e it. I ’ m not a sm oker and sm oking bothers m e, so I don’ t re a lly

p la c e , and w e re a s k in g u s , bu t fro m

c a re . I t ’ s bad I guess fo r them in a

m o nth s ag o so it has no b e a rin g on

s t u d e n ts , a s m a lle r ro o m

th e u n i v e r s i t y w e c o u l d n ’ t g e t

sense, but it doesn’ t re a lly affect me

m y li f e w h a t s o e v e r .

th e y ’ ll h a v e to s h a re on the s ix th

m u c h re sp o n se b e c a u se th e y w e re

e x c e p t f o r th at th e r e ’ s m o re ro o m

s t ill

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f lo o r ” T h e fo u rth f lo o r s p a c e , he

c o n te m p la tin g ta k in g o v e r a ll these

n o w ."

t h e r e ? . . . o n th e f o u r t h f l o o r o r s o m e t h in g ? ,,. I t w o u ld p is s m e

c o n tin u e s , is n eed ed fo r a p ro je c t

ty p e s o f c a fe te ria s ."

N o w , M c G ill

Lindsay, Education, - smoker -Em ily, Social W ork, non-smoker

is in th e p ro c e s s o f s w it c h in g the m a n a g e m e n t o f its m a in c a m p u s c a f e t e r ia s fro m S S M U c o n tr o l to

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u n iv e rs ity c o n tro l.

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|h d I l o v e T i m g o o d fo r m e.

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e ls e is s m o k in g "and I ’ m tr y in g to

e x p la in e d H o b b in s . " H e m o re o r

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le s s in s tru c te d o u r p e o p le

e s p e c ia lly h e r e .

not to

w a n t i s l i k e s m o k e in m y f o o d .

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th a t

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c la s s c it i/ e m t f fu a t iQ n a s u s u a l. It

T o y e ^ ^ b e c a u s e th e re w e re

treated lik e c ra p .

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la e n t s in th e re a n d i t ’ s Seen o u r d e s ire to k e e p it

o u tsid e in the c o ld ; a ll these re sta u ­

th e re ," sa id M c P h e e .

ra n ts d o n ’ t e v e n h a v e se c tio n s fo r

o f w h a t t h e y ’ re d o in g , b u t I d o n ’ t t h in k th e re a re g o in g to b e m a n y

y o u a n y m o re .

o n ly places that w as left on cam pus."

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" I ’ m u n su re

h ap p y p e o p le ."

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c o m m e n t.

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h a v e o u r rig h t to do as w e p le a se ,

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to h a v e a sm o k e fre e e n v iro n m e n t. w as

s m o k in g

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the letter b a ck in J u ly th at s a id w e

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o u r c h o ic e ?

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E v e r y o n e ’ s e n title d to

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j o y e d a f t e r s t u m b lin g u p o n th e

a n d y o u c a n a c t u a l l y s m e l l th e

s m o k in g ro o m on the fo u rth flo o r.

fu m e s w h e n y o u s tu d y in o th e r

" In the states y o u c a n ’ t sm o k e a n y ­

p a rts, an d i t ’ s not th at ag re e ab le .

w h e re in s id e , le t a lo n e at s c h o o l"

m e a n , I ’ m no t a s m o k e r.

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th in k th ere sh o u ld be a n y sm o k in g

in the sta c k s w i l l so o n be u n h eard

M c P h e e . " T h e y had a il t h e ir p lan s

in th e lib r a r y , th e y c a n c o m e o u t­

o f at th is in s titu tio n as w e ll.

in p la c e f o r w h a t th ey w a n te d to

s id e .

d o , and I fo u n d o u t last w e e k w h e n

th e re , y o u c a n s m e ll it p re tty m u ch

th e y w e re d o in g re n o v a tio n s th at it

e v e r y w h e r e o n th e f lo o r .

i n v o l v e d r e m o v in g th e s m o k in g lo u n g e as w e l l . ..W e d id n ’ t k n o w it

w in t e r t im e , th at m ig h t be a n o th e r s to ry . B u t y o u d o n ’ t h a v e sm o k in g

w a s T im

lo u n g e s in the o th er b u ild in g s , so I

th e ir o w n sp ace ."

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T h e r e ’ s n o v e n t ila t io n up In th e

u n til w e s a w th e sig n s u p ."

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lib r a r y

a d m in is t r a t io n .

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"A n d

w h e n th e y to o k it o v e r, it w a s ju s t s u d d e n ly r e - o p e n e d w it h o u t th e sm o k in g r o o m ...it w a s n ’ t a lib r a r y d e c is io n a t a l l .

W e d id n ’ t r e a lly

k n o w it w a s h ap p en in g "

■Alana, U1 Physiology, non-smoker

T h e o n l y o p t io n f o r in d o o r sm o k in g in the lib r a r y is n o w a n a r­ r o w sittin g are a o n th e fo u rth flo o r o f M cLen nan.

C h a ir s and a s h tra y s

" I d o n ’ t t h in k th a t i t ’ s a b ig

a re s t a c k e d in th e m id d le o f th e

p ro b le m .

f lo o r , a n d th e t h ic k r e e k o f c ig a ­

in g o u ts id e ; y o u c a n sm o k e in so

rette sm o k e o v e rp o w e rs the sp a c e .

m a n y p la c e s in t h is u n iv e r s it y .

I h a v e n o p ro b le m c o m ­ I

I t ’ s q u ie t n o w , b u t, c o m e w in t e r ,

r e a lly d o n ’ t t h in k th a t i t ’ s a p ro b ­

th is little ro o m w i l l be p a ck e d w ith

le m f o r s m o k e rs to h a v e to c o m e

in te n se ly stu d y in g stud ent s m o k e rs .

o u tsid e .

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th a t I k n o w

t e r, w h e n i t ’ s c o ld o u t" o b s e rv e d

sm o ke

H o b b in s.

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o f w h e re y o u ca n

m o st

lib r a r ie s .

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tra d itio n a l stu d e n ts a re c o m m o n ly

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to p u r s u e a s p e c i f i c g o a l, e v e n w h i l e b a la n c in g th e r e s t o f t h e ir li v e s in a w a y th a t m o s t y o u n g e r

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th e m o s t o u t o f t h e ir u n i v e r s i t y

stud ents d o n ’ t h a v e to . T h e M R S A

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e x p e rie n c e .

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S o c ie t y o f M c G i l l U n i v e r s i t y , o r

“ M a tu re and re -e n try stud ents

u n iq u e stud ents a c h a n c e to in te ra ct

p la y on an in tra m u ra l te a m , o r re a l­

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w it h e a c h o th é r an d w it h th e u n i-

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v e r is t y at la rg e .

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[ r e s o u r c e s ] a t M c G i l l to a la r g e

n o n - t r a d it io n a l s tu d e n ts in te g ra te in t o m a in s t r e a m u n iv e r s it y l i f e . ”

e x t e n t .” A n d lik e th e o fte n u n n o ­

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be in fo rm e d ,” he sa id .

t ic e d s t u d e n t s it r e p r e s e n t s , th e

M c G i l l w it h a s p e c ific set o f g o a ls,

M R S A h as re c e iv e d m in im a l atten­

v a lu e s a n d c h a lle n g e s n o t s h a re d

tio n s in c e it w a s fo u n d e d in 19 79 .

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b y y o u n g e r s tu d e n ts . M a n y h a v e f a m ilie s to lo o k a fte r o r c a re e rs to

to h is in v i t a t i o n , h e d id n ’ t e v e n

m an ag e , in a d d itio n to the stresses

k n o w w h a t th e M R S A w a s .

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McGill students share wealth of computer technology

Herring's budget a question mark?

By N ema Etheridge

computers, as security problems

— Various campus clubs should receive computers before the end of the semester, thanks to a recent agreement between the M anagem ent Undergraduate Society and the Students’ Society of M cG ill University.

Th e T w e n ty -f irs t C en tury F u n d C om m itte e of the M U S decided that it would donate its used computers to the SSM U . The committee, an organization estab­ lished in 1995 to m o n ito r Management’s computer hardware, had an excess of twenty Pentium Ils on September 22, after upgrading its Sandiford Computer Lab over the summer.

Because members of M U S , a faculty of almost 1800, each con­ tribute $40 a semester towards the Tw enty-first Century Fund, com­ puter facilities are regularly upgrad­ ed to keep up with changing soft­ ware requirements. This summer, though, was the first actual comput­ er upgrade that the faculty has seen since 1998.

“W e don’t necessarily upgrade the [actual] PCs every year, but we make [some kind o f] upgrades every year,” said Lance Dexter, M U S vice -p re sid e n t academic explains. “ Last year our upgrades were for a new server and faster lines on the network... but the PCs haven’ t been upgraded for two years.”

Getting new computers every two years leaves the Management Faculty with an excess of hardware.

In the past, M U S has given its old computers to various schools with­ in Montreal and even to some as far away as C uba. S S M U V ic e President Clubs and Services, Chris Gratto, was astonished to learn that such a system existed when there were organizations on the M cG ill campus that could greatly benefit from donated computers.

“I was like... ‘are you kidding m e?’ ” Gratto, exclaim ed, as he recalled a conversation he had with Dexter over the summer. ‘“ M cG ill students are getting absolutely zero mileage out of you giving these computers to Cuba... or even some of the schools around Montreal. It’s expensive to get them there, it’ s expensive to clean them... This isn’t helping [our] students.’”

Dexter concedes that keeping the computers at M cG ill is the best choice for the entire student body.

“W e really wanted to do some­ thing that would benefit the M cG ill co m m u n ity as a w h o le ,” he explained.

“There are people on campus that can really use these computers, and instead of sending them some­ place else, why don’t we just keep them right here and use them [at M cG ill]?”

Ideally, Gratto would like to supply computer access to all of the clubs and services in need, but, because of security problems, such an idea is implausible. Thus, clubs that can provide their own security for new computers will be the more likely to receive them. “Security is a real concern with this because we don’t want people walking off with these com puters,” he explains.

“Clubs that have offices would be the prime candidates to receive new

[become] less of an issue.”

M cG ill Walksafe is one such organization, having both an office and a need for a computer.

“W e have a functioning com­ puter, sort of,” explained Heather Ronson, M c G ill Walksafe public relations representative. “The disk drive doesn’t work and the mouse doesn’t work, so it’s a little bit hard to use.”

This makes creating publica­ tions and keeping track of members difficult for the organization, and has forced Walksafe to budget for a new computer, although they don’t really have the funds for it.

“W e ’ ve had to take monies from other areas of our budget and put them into our computer bud­ get,” Ronson explains.

The M U S is not the only orga­ nization on campus that upgraded this summer. Others such as the Science Faculty’ s Computer Task Force also has old computers to redistribute. Like M U S , the Task Force has decided to keep its extra computers within the university.

W illia m H s ia o , chair of Computer Task Force, explained that in the past, the organization has either resold its computers to stu­ dents for a discounted rate, or recy­ cled them for university-oriented projects. Students will benefit from this year’ s Task Force upgrade in the classroom, rather than thourgh extra-curricular, club activities.

“The idea is that the old com­ puter acts as a recorder in lectures, in rooms like Leacock 132,” Hsiao explained, “then the information will be put on the net for everyone that needs [access].”

Th e donations from the Computer Task Force, like those from the M U S , are situations that Gratto finds unique. “This is essen­ tially students helping students, and it has really brought groups togeth­ er.”

T h is ye a r’ s S S M U budget held unwelcome surprises for The Red Herring Publications Society as zeroes filled the space that pre­ viously reflected the H e rrin g ’ s yearly budget.

R ecently the H errin g has come under fire for not generating revenue that offsets its expenses.

As the Herring does not generate advertising revenue, it does not currently have financial autono­ my, existing purely on subsidies from the Students’ Society of M cGill University.

“With Clubs and Services it becomes a question of rationing, and we ensure that the maximum clubs can exist to cater to diverse student needs. W e ’ d rather not pay for the Herring, we would prefer it generated a revenue to match expenses because, quite frankly, we would like to see the money spent elsewhere,” said Kevin McPhee S S M U vp opera­ tions.

T h is y e a r’ s zero budget, h ow e ve r, was a result o f the H errin g not m eeting the 15 September deadline for funding proposals.

M cPhee futher explained that the current zero budget does not preclude funding.

Pending future ratification by S S M U council and the Financial Affairs Committee, money can be transferred into the H erring's account at a later date. In an unusual twist, a motion in council was made to change accounting procedure from zeroes to question marks. The Tribune is unsure if the proposed deviation from stan­ dardized accounting procedures might raise an eyebrow or two on S S M U ’s accounting team.

Opt-out results The total number of opt-outs for the fall semester has been established as 1134. Th e total number of opt-outs in September 1999 was 1600. S S M U believes that the biggest reason for the drop in number is that there is a lot less controversy surrounding funds this year, and that students are benefiting from better libraries, such as the 2 4 -h o u r study space during the exam peri­ od last semester, and a larger number of bursaries.

AUS Snax changes management and faces audit Th e A rts Undergraduate Society and A U S Snax, which controls the Leacock snack store starting this year, in the process of outsourcing the management of the Leacock store to the Students’ Society of M c G ill U n iv e rs ity .

S S M U will receive an 8 per cent commision. A U S Snax is current­ ly faced with an audit brought on by failure to file taxes for the years of 98/99 and 99/00.

tickets. Alcoholic beverages at the event could only be purchased on a non-refundable ticketed basis, and due to long lines many stu­ dents missed the opportunity to use their tickets before the 2am last call. Although the Students’ Society made a profit of $5000 on the event, no refunds were made.

M ark Chodos, vp com m unica­ tions and events explained that o rg a n iza tio n a l problem s of refunds and the possibility for ticket fraud rendered refunding the ticket purchases impossible.

No plans were made for changes in future Four Floors parties.

Access to Sexual Assault Centre office in question

The Sexual Assault Centre of the M c G ill Students’ Society is currently negotiating an extended use of its office in the W illiam and M a ry B ro w n Student Services Building, and the cre­ ation of its own night office, a confidential location where sexual assault victim s can com e for counseling.

Sarah C u rry , President of S A C O M S S , explained that the establishment of a Night Office is crucial for the proper functioning of the service. “ S A C O M S S offers confiden­ tial service for victims of sexual assault. Since most sexual assault victims come at night, it’ s impor­ tant for us to be able to help them at a confidential location where they can feel comfortable. For our [service] to be fully functional all members need to be able to use the office after the current 5:30 closing time,” she said.

However negotiations which have been taking place since lune have not shown fruitful progress due to security issues surrounding the extended office hours, and space considerations of a conseling room.

Access to the current S A C O M S S office allows entrance into the whole building, creating issues of security. As a result, the 5:30pm closing time has been imposed. In a temporary arrange­ ment, executives of S A C O M S S are given passes to have access to their office after 5:30pm for the next few weeks, but a permanent solution that allows full access to the office has not yet been reached.

C ounseling area problems spring largely from the lack of available room space at M cGill.

“A few years ago S A C O M S S came to us and asked for a room and we had one extra room at the time, so we gave it to them. Then after they used it for 2 or 3 years, we needed it for some purpose and we had to take it back. This year, they came to us again for help, we tried but we couldn’t find anything for them, explained Director of University Planning Charles Adler.

Beer tickets - going, going, gone T h e last F o u r F lo o rs at Shatner proved unpleasant for many as they tried to refund beer

By David Ma

In the Septem ber 12 issue of the Tribune,the news story "Ja m -p a c k e d class­ rooms frustrate students" sug­ gested that M c G ill’s "lack of com pliance w ith a govern­ m ent-im posed performance contract" explains the current p rob le m of o ve rc ro w d e d classes. T h is subhead was erroneous as the performance contract has not yet been fully negotiated.

S S M U V P U n iv e rs ity Affairs Clara Péron was also paraphrased in the story as saying that the U n iv e rs ity was not d o in g its du ty to comply with the ‘Contrat de P e rfo rm a n c e .’ T h e para­ phrase should have read that Péron believes that the con­ trat de performance has not yet had an impact on the size of classes, but is nonetheless concerned about the problem of overcrowded lecture halls and M c G ill’s plans to expand enrolment. She plans to bring the issue before Senate on October 11.

Th e Tribune regrets the error.

Union strike Continued from Page 2 Lack of response by the uni­ versity may lead to a w orkers’ strike. As the reality of such a con­ sequence looms over campus, the U n io n is confident that it w ill receive support from other labour groups around campus, such as M U N A C A , as well as from stu­ dents.

“The community at large will rally behind us because it’s in their best interest,” says Yakobina. “We shall fight this injustice together...

Strikes have worked before.”

The Friends of the Library, and McGill University, present the Hugh MacLennan Memorial Lecture: Speaker:

Roch Carrier, National Librarian

Title:

“The Paper and the Screen”

Date/Time:

Tuesday, October 10, 2000 at 6:00 p.m.

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“Debt shortens life.”

— Joseph Joubert

It's OK, don't pay your bills

Jeffrey Feiner L a w student M y en c o u n te r w ith P ie rr e T ru d e a u

By Jo n a th a n C olford

took place one m orning tw o years ago.

John Mattei is a student at Pennsylvania State University who had difficulty managing his credit cards.

According to Penn State's student newspaper, The Daily Collegian, Mattei once had 14 credit cards and a $23,000 (USD) debt, for which he was forced to leave school for 1 1/2 years to pay it off. At one point, he was working four jobs, totaling 80 hours a week.

It's with this story in mind that I recently opened my Toronto Dominion Visa statement, all the w hile making mental promises to cut my spending, quit using the card for cash withdrawals and to pay the bill on time.

I received a shock: not from seeing what damage an 18.5 per cent annual interest rate translated to on my $350 bill ($5.40), but from a helpful hint courtesy of some compassionate folks at TD. It read: "Too many summer holiday/back to school bills? Skip your TD Visa payment this month! (interest continues to accrue)." Even though this appears to be an attempt to make a bit of money off people who would otherwise pay their bills, at least they were honest enough to tell me I would pay for missing this month's payment.

It might actually be helpful: I would not drain my bank account to pay for my textbooks (which were charged to the card), for some home repair bills, and restaurant meals. Ahhh... the bliss of free money for one more month. Really?

TD Visa does no service to students when it adver­ tises the possibility of missing a payment.

Studies by consumer protection groups across the continent have shown that many students do not realize they must pay their credit card bills on time or be charged interest rates averaging 18.9 per cent.

Due to low enrollment, The University of Texas at Arlington no longer offers a personal finance course the local student newspaper explains. Students have either little inclination to take financial management courses or little access to them.

Everybody has a credit rating (recorded by Equifax Canada Inc. and Trans Union of Canada); a debtor's personal rating drops when a bill remains unpaid, as the rating formula takes into account previous debt repay­ ment history. A low credit rating earned now can make it impossible to buy a house or a car in the future.

The student in the first example, John Mattei, even­ tually had his debt reduced to a single commitment of $8,000 by a debt consolidator. $15,000 was written off.

Patterns of student indebtedness, of course, are not limited to credit cards. Most students accumulate more debt from student loans than from the cards. However, no one encourages you to skip out on your loan repay­ ments.

Overall student debt increases when fueled by usu­ rious interest rates and the naïveté of those with too much access to easy credit. TD shouldn't be encourag­ ing students to skip their payments... lives can be ruined in the process.

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McGILL TRIBUNE

Editok - in-C hief John Salloum

N e w s E d it o r

Shehryar Fazli A s s is ta n t N e w s E d ito rs

M ike Bargav Nema Etheridge

A ssistant Editor - in-C hief F e a tu re s E d ito rs

Rhea W on g

C ampus Editor Jonathan C o lfo rd

Shirlee Engel Ian Speigel E n te rta in m e n t E d ito rs

Grace Carter Marie-Hélène Savard

th at he w a s an e a r ly a ttra c tio n f o r the

dressed m en. H e w as leading them at a fast

M c G ill Institute fo r the Study o f Canada. In

pace.

o u r o r ig in a l v e r s io n o f 1 0 6 - 2 0 0 A , the

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T h is w as m y chance to m eet the

m an w ho w as revered in m y fa m ily .

H is p o lic ie s a llo w e d m y f a m ily to im m igrate to Canada and m y m iddle nam e, E llio t, w as given to m e in part because o f this great statesman. M y heart w as pound­ in g and I w a s b re a th in g q u ic k ly as w e approached each other. W hat should I say?

I w as sure this man had heard it all. I didn't w an t to disrespect h im b y ta lkin g h is ear I didn't w ant to com e across as a run I w a s too

respectful to subject anyone to that kind o f So , as w e passed each other, I slowed down and gave a little bow and sm iled. H e slow ed dow n, gave me a lo o k and sm aller

down the h ill.

wanted to a personal hero.

Louis-Philippe Messier U 3, Philosophy

tuned to R adio-C anada fo r the noon new s broadcast.

I paid little attention. M o st o f w hat the new s presenter said w as fly in g far beyond m y u n d erstan d in g . I c o u ld guess b y m y mother's expression, how ever, whether the news w as good, bad, or ju st trifles.

E v e n t u a lly , she g ro w le d , the e x a c t w ay she used to when I w as annoying her

M in ister. T h e fo llo w in g year, M r. Trudeau

respected. H undreds o f them w ere ja ile d ,

preferred to speak alo ne, and in h is fin a l

she told m e. Th en m other told m e that she

a p p e a ra n c e in 1 9 9 6 , he c h o s e o n ly to

found Trud eau unsufferably "arrogant" but

a n s w e r q u e stio n s. T o e n su re a to u g h e r

then she had to e x p la in to m e w h a t the

brand o f questio ning, I m ust co nfess that

w ord meant. W hen she said Trudeau w as a

w e sprinkled the class w ith upper-year stu­

"p o litician ", she had to try m ake me grasp

d e n ts fro m P o l i t i c a l S c ie n c e , b u t M r .

the notion o f "p o litic s". It w as som ething

Trudeau had no trouble at all.

that had to do w ith "elections" and "votes"

S till, he told m e that he believed that

and "p a rtie s " . W h e n I in q u ire d w h o m y

his pow ers w ere failin g and that he would

mother w ould vote fo r, i f not Trudeau, she

not com e again. O r he m ay have blam ed

bold ly replied: "Th at, Lo u is-P h ilip p e , is a

m e fo r being one o f a group o f historians

p e rso n al q u e stio n ." S h e stu b b o rn ly

w h o had ran k e d h im be h in d som e other

refused to tell m e. I w as puzzled: the Prim e

prim e m inisters as a success in the role. M y

M in is te r w as a v illa in , the people in j a i l

ow n assessm ent w as based on how Canada

could be nice people.

fared at the beginning and the end o f their in 1984, it w as hard to deny that the coun­

I w ished to kn o w more.

try had fared badly, and perhaps especially

S o m e h o w , m o th e r s a id so m e th in g

in one area w h ich M r. Trudeau regarded as

about M onsieu r Trudeau taking the side o f

a p a rticu la r p rio rity : national u n ity. Th ere

som e E n g lis h people against u s ... I kn ew

w a s also the sm a ll m atter o f the d e fic it,

w hat E n g lis h w as: a foreign language, spo­

w h ic h h ad lit e r a l l y ta k e n o f f a fte r the

ken in the U .S . and G re a t B r it a in . M y

Trudeau government's h ig hly p o litical 1974 tion in 1992 or 1993 in w h ich I raised the

were E n g lish people liv in g up here. W hen

issue. "T h e d e ficit", he replied without even

m y m om added that th ere w e re in fa c t

a h in t o f a s m ile , " w a s the w o rk o f Jo e

M O R E E n g lis h than F re n c h C an ad ian s, I

C la rk ." T h e fo rm er P rim e M in iste r had a

w as surprised. I had ju st learned something

great sense o f humour.

new . In everyday life as a k id , I forgot what

M r. Trud eau had m any other rem ark­

m om had taught m e about C anad a being

able and ad m irable q u alities, and he may

E n g lis h . 1 w o u ld re m e m b e r, h o w e v e r ,

w e ll have been the greatest liv in g Canadian

w henever I saw Trudeau o r heard someone

o f h is ag e. H is c h ie f c o n trib u tio n s , the

m ention his nam e. F o r the past couple o f

O m n ib u s B i l l on the C rim in a l C o d e , and

d a y s , sin ce T ru d e a u passed a w a y , w hen

the Charter o f R ights and Freedom s, made

someone asked me the w a y I remembered

a great m any C anad ians m ore at home in

him , I w ould tell this anecdote. It's m y ear­

their country. In 1970, his implem entation

liest m em ory o f him .

o f the B o u rassa governm ent's request fo r the W a r M easures A c t turned the escalating

Desmond Morton Director McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

outburst o f anger w as not directed toward me but, rather, toward the television screen.

Th ere w as a m an, older than m y m om,

to cle ar h is w a y . Pierre E lio t Trudeau w as

S p o rts E d it o r

Jacob Schonfeld

Jerem y K uzm arov

Assistant Sports Editors James Em pringham Neil Schnurbach Ph o to E d ito rs

Patrick Fok Nico Oved O n -lin e E d ito rs

A d v e r tis in g and M a rk e tin g M a n a g e r

Paul Slachta A d T y p e se tte rs

Dom Michaud Siu M in Jim

has not straye d . M r. T ru d e a u 's in te lle c t,

became part o f the neighbourhood w hen I

qualities that made him forever fascinating

m oved to M ontreal in 1994 and found an

to the m edia and its audiences, have affect-

apartment on C ed ar A ve n u e. I soon found

P ro d u ctio n M a n a g e r

E ric Oest

back to a dem ocratic tra c k from w h ich it courage and spiritual faith , com bined with

is an editorially autonom ous n ew spaper published by the Students' Society o f M c G ill U n iversity

Science Editor Michael Ayles

v io le n c e o f the Q u e b e c-C a n a d a d isp u te

M r. Trudeau's house on P in s A venue

serious looking, holding a business suitcase jo u rn alists, ignoring them a ll, pushing them

mandate. C o m p aring C anad a in 1968 and

and m y m om ’ s silence made it m ysterious.

budget. I have not forgotten our conversa­

and she got upset. Soon I realized that her

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m other told me that they, in fact, lived in

her tw enties. U s tw o w ere eating lu n ch alone, since m y mother w as a single m oth­

w it h

C an ad a. W h at? I w as unaw are that there

1983 when I w as 6 and m y m other, still in

e r and I her o n ly c h ild . T h e T V set w as

w in n e r ,

w h a t th e y heard fro m the fo rm e r P rim e

It w as a b rie f exchange, but I feel that I said com m unicated everything that I had

th e

ing friends o f ours or people that m y mom

P o litic s w as som ething v e ry serio us,

around to w a tc h the gold en fig u re w a lk

about

E n g lis h - s p e a k in g Q u eb e ck ers p re fe rrin g

I tu rn e d

It m u st h a v e been aro u n d the y e a r

s p lit

C anad ians fro m outside Quebec and most

She explained to me that Trudeau w as

display.

b o w , s m ile d , and w a lk e d o n.

v ie w s o f C a n a d a and Q u e b e c. O p in io n s

a nice guy at first, but that he ended up j a i l ­

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o f the m ill T ru d e a u m a n ia c .

ed C h a r le s T a y lo r ab o ut th e ir d iffe re n t

m ere sight o f him bothers me."

o g n iz e d th e d i s t i n c t i v e l y d re s s e d M r .

o ff.

Introduction to Canadian Studies, he debat­

" W h o is h e ? I a s k e d m y m o th e r, "T h e P rim e M in iste r o f C anada. Th e

older figure in a bright golden suit. I rec­

around.

T h e y hurried behind him . guessing he m ust be someone nasty.

P e n fie ld w h e re, in the distan ce I sa w an

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A ssistant Editor- in-C hief Stephanie Levitz

fla n k e d b y a s m a ll g ro u p o f s im i l a r l y

w as w a lk in g up R edp ath Street near D r.

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In training, for lunch T o : Jan Wong, Journalist F ro m : A m y Langstaff Re: Lunch Dear Ms. Wong: G re e tin gs from y o u r s tillp roud alm a m ater, M c G ill University, in vibrant Montreal. I won’t take up much of your time; I ’ m sure a jo u rn a lis t of y o u r stature has a professional life whose pace and intensity I can’t begin to imagine. I will, therefore, come right to the point.

The point, Ms. Wong, is that I need yo u r help. Th e O ly m p ic s have got me thinking: yes, more

than any others I have witnessed, these Sydney games have set my contemplative wheels in motion.

What has struck me about these p a rticu la r O ly m p ic s , you m ay inquire? Aren’t they much like any others? Maybe to the world, Ms. Wong, but not to me. I have per­ formed a casual survey of the ath­ letes at these m illennial games, and have found that most of the competitors in Sydney are younger than I am, some by rather a sub­ stantial margin. I am only twentytw o , understand, yet m any of these, the most agile, graceful, physically powerful human beings on earth, have not been alive as long as I have. Now , I am used to fe elin g that m y not e n tire ly unpromising future stretches out unsullied before me, ready to be fille d w ith w ha teve r w o rks I choose and/or pull off. Further, I am accustomed to the idea that the world doesn’t really expect me to have done anything of moment up to this point. So, the realization that my age peers both in Canada and around the world have reached such heights of achievement (i.e. the aforementioned w orld-class agility, etc.) in about the time it has taken me to arrive at M c G ill and complete a B .A . in English Literature - a B .A . which, lest I be accused of a pre-hatch chicken inventory, is not even in the bag

S top

the

yet - is rather a troubling one.

Said troubling realization is where the train of thought began that has culminated in this letter.

W atching some lithe young thing set some dazzling record, I asked myself, "What have I done in m y almost quarter century on this planet - using up air, food, water and other resources that might easily have been devoted to a w orld-class triathlete or b a ll­ room dancer - to merit the admira­ tion, or even the tolerance, of oth­ ers? W hat have I contributed to m y com m unity, local or global, that makes me even s lig h tly worthwhile?"

In what field, might I say with some degree of conviction and legitimacy, that I am extremely, espe­ cially capable? Ms. Wong, I am not an eminent ath­ lete. Mine is not the most rigorous or incisive mind at M c G il l . I am not a musician. I am not a per­ son of abiding faith. I do not paint or write poetry. It occurred to me, though, as I took stock of my life and strengths such as they are, that there is one thing that I do often and that I do well. Ms. W ong, I eat in restaurants with one companion or more. I feel that my ability to engage in this activity often and, if I may say, with a not insignificant measure of grace and aplomb, may well be my special gift. But how do I know that I ’ m as good as I think I am? H ow can I tell whether I ’m really among the best? This, needless to say, is where you come in.

F o r some time now , I have read w ith interest yo u r "Lu n ch W ith" column in Th e Globe and M ail. I have seen you tear apart, in post-facto accounts of your m id­ day repasts, countless low-grade Canadian celebrities: the loved, the (m ild ly) revered, the loathed, the re vile d . Y o u ’ ve lambasted them all. Sometimes you seem to attack hubris - lik e w hen you m ocked Susanne So m e rs’ husband/handler as he tried to find a table at Toronto’ s chic Sassafraz where his washed-up better half w o u ld not be disturbed by her thronging public. Sometimes you are inexplicably petty - like when yo u made fun of be n ign C B C ra d io host M ic h a e l E n rig h t because of his ignorance of the

nuances of Northern Italian cui­ sine. Sometimes you are w ild ly malicious - like when you practi­ cally forced food down the throat of a certain rather p o rtly (and seemingly very sweet) East Coast chanteuse only so that you might later deride her gluttony. Y o u r method is strange and it is mean.

Nonetheless, I find m yself strangely eager - like a matador unfurling a scarlet cloak or a cir­ cus perform er strutting co ckily before some fangy beast - to break bread w ith yo u . T h e fair Olympians have instilled a sense of, w e ll, w orthlessness in me which I know can only be dissipat­ ed through my performing a feat of fantastic proportions.

M y training for this feat has already begun. I have been eating out with great frequency and have striven to do so expertly: arriving punctually, but not so early as to appear needy; e m p lo y in g sparkling mealtime etiquette, but maintaining a relaxed demeanour so as not to appear stiff or overly formal; eating with zeal to show an appreciation for good food, but exercising restraint at all times; conversing with the appropriate degree of humour or seriousness, always showing an interest in my companions’ lives, meals, and subjects/activities of interest.

A f te r m any lunches, w ith many people, in many locations throughout Central Canada, I feel that I may finally be ready for you.

I f I can lu n ch w ith yo u , M s.

Wong, and avoid a scathing report in the pages of the nation’ s most widely read daily paper, m y sense of redemption w ill be total. I will be able to stride into the future undaunted by feelings of inade­ quacy, unperturbed by even the most staggering achievements of others, knowing that I too, in my way, have soared above a host of contenders to seize a prize that I alone now possess. T o speak truly, a successful Lunch With would be w o rth m ore to me than all the gold, silver, and bronze in all the vaults in Sydney. W hat do you say, Ms. W ong? Give me a shot.

Take me to lunch.

I w ill look forw ard to your reply and (dare I anticipate its con­ tent) to a very special lunch.

In waiting, A m y Langstaff

P ress

Re: Questioning a lease, not freedom of expression Th e creative tactics used by S S M U apologists to try and cloud what really isn't much of a grey issue are a fascinating study in the art of truth m a n ip u la tio n .

Nevertheless, and especially in Ms. Lanteigne's case, exposing the invalidity of these arguments is a simple matter.

Ms. Lanteigne and the S S M U forget that central to the idea of negotiation, is the concept of recip­ rocation — you give a little, you

get a little . T h u s , the S S M U 's demand that the Daily immediately and unquestioningly cede the dis­ puted space before the negotiations even begin does not constitute an act of good faith. Rather, the S S M U favours the autocratic (or should I say puerile?) approach in insisting on receiving without giv­ ing. Does Ms. Lanteigne suggest that this approach constitutes nego­ tiation in good faith? A rational analysis quickly yields the conclu­

sion that the Daily is hardly being intransigent in declining to negoti­ ate on such outrageous terms. This is the factual assessment.

Now, let us look at the law. It is somewhat frightening that Ms. Lanteigne blames the D a ily for refusing to negotiate further, rea­ soning that "[it] is the D aily that brought the issue to court." Flawed inference due to ignorance? As a general rule, nobody can choose to make him/herself justice through

A u t o n o m y lo st in t h e s a n d b o x prospect of university-im posed sanctions. B y current standards, it was almost totalitarian.

A u to n o m y is a w o n d e rfu l It has taken a trem endous thing, but The Daily and the S S M U amount of effort for The Daily and don’t seem to think so. In fact, the the S S M U to be able to assert only thing they can agree on right themselves as autonomous organi­ now is that M c G ill should inter­ vene in their mess and impose a zations that represent their mem­ bers' best interests. It has been a settlement. continual process of push­ ing further for the inde­ pendent rights of student organizations, based on the fundamental premise that we will better be able to protect our own inter­ ests if our institutions d on ’ t answer to M c G ill administrators.

The University Administration What a terrible idea.

I ’ d like to put aside, for a ultimately has its own well-being moment, the claims that each side to look out for: its institutional is making about the merits of their interests may conflict (and often do) with those of Th e D aily, the arguments. In that respect, the S S M U , or even current students. only person whose opinion matters, What assurance would we, as the at this point, has a black-robe-andpeople who ultimately pay for The gavel fetish. Instead, I ’ d like to explore this innovative idea that Daily and the S SM U , have that the best solution for students is the one the M cG ill Administration should that the M c G ill Adm inistration resolve the little S S M U -Daily tuswould impose? sle-in-a-sandbox.

Student government and jour­ W hat exactly did The D aily nalism is flourishing with our hardand the S S M U say last week w on autonom y. W e have more ("Landlord and newspaper racing control over how things happen on to a standstill" - September 26)? campus than we have ever had S S M U : "It's re a lly M c G ill we before. T o jeopardize that with a should be pointing the finger to..."; return to the concept of M cG ill as The D a ily : "...students should be an "overarching authority on cam­ equally angry at M c G ill..."; and, pus" is shortsighted and, I would m y favourite , D a ily la w ye r argue, ill-advised. A n d to do so M ic h a e l B e rgm an : "S a d ly, the over what is really nothing more University feels it has no obliga­ than a petty landlord-tenant squab­ tion, and that the D a ily and the ble (despite hyperbole to the con­ S S M U are autonom ous. B ut I trary) would be foolish. frankly disagree."

There is more at stake in ask­ He keeps goin g: "Th e ing M cG ill to get involved than a U n iv e rs ity is the o ve ra rch in g darkroom and a couple thousand authority on campus, and it should dollars in rent. If we'd accepted the at least assist in resolving any con­ outdated approach most eloquently flict." described by M a itre B ergm an above, we would never have devel­ oped strong journalism or student representation on campus in the That philosophy is decades out first place. of date. And it is painfully ironic Luckily, M cG ill powers-thatthat The Daily and the S S M U were be refused what must have been a the tw o groups instrum ental in tempting invitation to intervene, making it obsolete. probably because they didn't quite Until about 30 years ago, the know what to make of this new M c G ill Adm inistration acted in loco parentis — in the place of a old - angle.

Inadvertently, they protected parent. Student government was our best interests after all. largely powerless and held captive under M c G ill's w in g, and anti­ establishm ent jo urn a lists were m u zzle d w ith the ve ry -re a l

By D uncan Reid

Whoa! Really?

some sort of self-help remedy. This is the essence of the rule of law.

This is why Canada is what it is, why we have a very extensive judi­ cial system, a constitution, a char­ ter of rights, etc. Should the Daily have chosen the S S M U approach o f taking the la w into its ow n hands? It is the S S M U that circumvened the law by locking the Daily out of its offices before obtaining an eviction order, even though they were well aware of the lease dis­ pute. Is Ms. Lanteigne advocating unlawful actions? B y similar logic, perhaps she also believes that a wrongful dismissal case is the vic­ tim's fault, because it is the victim

who "brought the issue to court."

But perhaps Ms. Lanteigne's blind adherence to such groundless arguments is to be expected. After all, S S M U councillors w ho are unafraid of c h a lle n gin g the Executive are a rare breed these days. Didn't it take a student initiat­ ed referendum last year to make S S M U Executive realise that their decisions often do not "represent" what M cGill students want?

François Tanguay-Renaud U3, Law student

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v a lu e o f the "P h ilo s o p h e r K in g " in

p e o p le i n th e o ld e n d a y s

p o lit ic s . I s u s p e c t th at th e fo r m e r

c o u ld n ’ t t e ll th e d if f e r e n c e

Prim e M in ister w as human enough to

b e tw e e n a c h ic k e n a n d a

enjo y the post-m ortem adulation but

tu rk e y .

pou nd o r a n y th in g lik e th at: w h o ’ s e v e r c o o o ke d a tw e n ty - fiv e pound t u r k e y f o r t w e lv e an d a h a lf h o u rs ? T h a t d o e s n ’ t e v e n m a k e se n se .

W h e n c o o k in g a tu rk e y , the m o st im p o rta n t th in g is to use a m eat th e r­ m o m e te r and w a it u n til it read s 175 deg rees fo r a stu ffe d tu rk e y , w h ic h is the o n ly w a y that y o u ’ re su p p o sed to eat tu rk e y . A g e n e ra l g u id e to c o o k in g tim e s fo r re g u la r siz e d b ird s is as f o llo w s :

W eight of B ird

E v id e n t ly , th e y w e re

h is w h o le lif e w a s d e v o te d to the

id io ts.

in te lle c tu a lly strenuous ap p raisal o f

T u rk e y s

reality.

have

been

a r o u n d f o r o v e r te n m i l l i o n

L a s t w eek and in the m edia dress

y e a r s , a n d a lt h o u g h n a t iv e s h a v e

rehearsal a few w eeks ago, I spent a lo t o f tim e w aitin g m y turn, chatting

C o n tra ry to w h a t a ll y o u r sm art-a ss frie n d s m a y te ll y o u , th e re ’ s no e x a c t w a y to tim e the c o o k in g o f a tu rk e y . I t ’ s no t a h a lf-h o u r per

Tim e to Cooked Stuffed B ird

6 - 8 lb s (3 .0 3 - 3 .5 k g )

3 H r s - 3 .2 5 H rs

8 - 10 lb s ( 3 . 5 - 4 . 5 k g )

3 1 / 4 - 3 1/2 hrs

1 0 - 12 lb s ( 4 . 5 - 5 . 5 k g )

3 1 / 2 - 3 3/4 hrs 3 3 / 4 - 4 hrs

1 2 - 16 lb s ( 5 . 5 - 7 k g ) 1 6 - 2 2 lb s ( 7 - 10 k g )

be en e a tin g th e m f o r a b o u t a th o u ­

4 - 4 1/2 hrs

sa n d o f th o se y e a rs , th e y ’ v e o n ly b e co m e d o m e stic a te d o v e r the la st

w ith people w ho k n e w M r. Trud eau

fo u r h u n d re d y e a rs o r so . W e eat tu rk e y s at T h a n k s g iv in g b e cau se the

better than I did. T h e fra n k, full-bod­

p ilg rim s w a n te d to use th em a s a su b stitu te fo r g o o se, the m o re tra d i­

ie d c o m m e n ts and an e cd o tes w e re

tio n a l fe s tiv e b ird . A p p a r e n t ly , a tu rk e y w a s in d e e d eaten at th e f irs t

m e at th e rm o m e te r. A n d m a k e su re th at th e th e rm o m e te r i s n ’ t in the

v a s tly m ore interestin g than our po-

T h a n k s g iv in g in P ly m o u th , w a y the h e ll b a c k in 1 6 2 1 . O n a s lig h tly

th ig h b o n e, th at p la in w o n ’ t w o r k .

faced platitudes delivered on cam era.

r e la te d n o te , B e n ja m in F r a n k lin th o u g h t th e n o b le and r e s p e c ta b le

k n o w th is , m a k e su re y o u d e fro s t the b ird in th e frid g e , no t at ro o m

T h is w as someone w ho w ill go on fas­

tu rk e y w o u ld h a v e been a m u c h be tte r c h o ic e f o r the n a tio n a l b ird o f

te m p e ra tu re , and m a k e su re th at y o u u n s tu ff th e b ird as so o n as y o u

cinating us.

th e U n it e d S ta te s , and he w a s a p p a re n tly q u ite d is p le a s e d w h e n the

ta ke it out o f the o v e n . E v e n a se co n d ’ s d e la y w i l l m ean c e rta in death.

I f , lik e m e , y o u ’ l l be c o o k in g a m u c h , m u ch la rg e r tu rk e y , y o u ’ re on y o u r o w n . T r y e xtra p o la tin g the tim e , and then r e ly on y o u r tru sty A n d b y the w a y , as i f y o u d id n ’ t

e a g le w a s c h o se n . O v e r 1 3 0 m illio n k ilo g ra m s o f tu rk e y w a s p ro d u ce d

Alexander Chm el La w student

in C a n a d a la st y e a r.

A leader is dead; a country is in m o urning. S ixteen years after P ie rre E llio tt Trudeau left Parliam ent H ill, he re tu rn e d th e re to l i e in s ta te . A s Canadians eulogize a figure they com ­ m only regard as their most in fluen tial, the pundits are left to argue o ver his legacy one m ore tim e. T h e em otions h is d e a th p r o v o k e s , h o w e v e r , are in d ic a tiv e o f fe e lin g s that cannot be sum m arized in pu rely p o litical terms.

Indeed m any fe e l that w hen he died on T h u r s d a y , th e fo r m e r P r im e M in is te r to o k a part o f o u r national

^ sQ en t

psyche w ith him .

M o re than a photogenic intellec­

Discounts

t u a l, m o re th a n a d a s h in g le a d e r against a dreary background, Trudeau encapsulated the sense o f p o ssib ility that m any C anadians regard as being

This offer valid fa r all

at the very core o f our national identi­

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ty. B o m out o f the Centennial eupho­ ria o f the late 1960s, the style and sub­

38. Cooking technique

22. Famous opera house, abbv.

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24. Addictive game

n u m e ro u s C a n a d ia n s p e rc e iv e o u r land as a beacon fo r the rest o f the

40. Where you get your pitas

25. Witness

41. Approve

27. Alien transport

42. First name in fashion

28. Bike parts

46. Testifies

29. Range

and great hope in the future. D espite

49. Chuck or straw?

32. Nemesis

the extent to w h ic h h is government's

50. Arranged

33. Path

51. Last name in Latin lovers

34. Your sister’s daughters

54. Sofa

35. Emery board

55. Simple Simon

36. Survives

him when they think about everything

56. Baseball great M el

37. Precedes -tiny or -pair

this country could be.

57. Pick

38. Gym

58. Restaurant guides 59. Hair-metal drummer Tommy 60. Overcomes

41. Reverse o f 54 Down

61. White (as in a face)

45. Shellfish

62. Go wrong

47. Just right

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1. Site o f recent protests

51. Notion

4. Concur

2. Old phone

52. Tanqueray and Bombay

9. Conspiratorial group

3. Come out

53. Drunkard

14. Erstwhile SSM U president candidate

4. He holds up the earth

54. See 41 Down

15. Prostitute’s sale

5. Appear happy

55. Mischievous child

16. Overdo

6. Cracker

17. Swallowed

7. M ake o f auto

18. Supple

8. Just make it

19. Unit o f electricity is named after him

9. Bears’ winter homes

20. Chick bean?

10. Cut it out

22. Country singer Haggard

11. Update 12. Star

23. Compulsions 24. Proctors

13. Meadow

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H o w e v e r , w a v e s o f d is c o r d

By H eather V an D oren

h a v e b een o s c illa t in g

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O ly m p ic w a te rs e v e r s in c e Sp eed o

s u its , b u t due to e n h a n c e m e n ts in

the m ille n n iu m , n a tio n s w e re tra n s­

announced

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f o r m e d in t o c a p t i v e a u d i e n c e s ,

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w a it in g to se e f e llo w c o u n try m e n

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d e r i v a t i v e s ," s a y s C h r i s F a r b e r ,

d e m o lis h o ld l im it a t io n s a n d se t

t r a n s la t e s in t o th e a t h le te s w im ­

c a p t a in

n e w stan d ard s o f a th le tic p ro w e s s .

m in g 3 p e r c e n t fa s te r. F a s t S k in is

V a r s it y S w im T e a m .

L a s t w e e k , as th e y sa t h y p n o tiz e d b y p ix e ls o n th e ir t e le v is io n

d e sig n e d to m im ic a s h a r k ’ s s k in , w it h a m y r ia d o f m ic r o s c o p ic

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s c r e e n s , th e q u e s t io n lin g e r e d in

s e a m s s t it c h e d in t o th e n y lo n ,

b e e n im p ro v e d a s w e ll. T h e A u s tr a lia n S w im m in g C o m m is s io n

th e ir h ead s lik e the su sp e n se o f the

L y c r a , and p o ly e s te r b len d ed m ate ­

d id its o w n p a rt to flo a t s w im m e rs

sp o rts th e m s e lv e s : is it th e a th lete s

r i a l to h e lp th e w a t e r f lo w e a s ie r

in the d ire c tio n o f sh a tte rin g w o rld

o r th e n e w te c h n o lo g y b re a k in g the

o v e r the s k in . T h e su its ca n be c u s ­

r e c o r d s - t h e p o o l u s e d i n th e

re c o rd s?

T h is y e a r ’ s O ly m p ic s fe atu re d

to m iz e d a c c o rd in g to a ta n k top o r lo n g sle e v e s an d e ith e r f u ll o r lo n g

O ly m p i c s w a s a ls o d e s ig n e d to

the m o st in n o v a tiv e e q u ip m e n t e v e r

le g s.

p o o l is n in e feet d e ep , c o n ta in s tw o

in c r e a s e s w im m i n g s p e e d . T h e

In o rd e r to e n su re an e x a c t f it

e x t r a la n e s a n d f e a t u r e s t h i c k e r

to e a c h a t h l e t e , a h o l o g r a p h i c

lan e lin e s , e n s u rin g th at th e w a v e

im a g e i s c o n s t r u c t e d o f th e a t h ­

a c tio n o f f th e bottom is a n o n -e x is ­

stra n g e rs to e m p lo y in g u n u s u a l, i f

le te ’ s b o d y . T h e su it is then m a n u ­

te n t f a c t o r f o r th e s w im m e r . T h e

H e d e s c r ib e d o r i g i n a l l y t h in k in g

not d o w n rig h t odd te ch n iq u e s in an

f a c t u r e d to th e s w im m e r ’ s e x a c t

pool w a s b u ilt in a 1 7 ,0 0 0 seating -

th e d e v ic e w o u ld be c o n s t r ic t iv e .

e ffo rt to sh a v e h u n d re d th s o f s e c ­

sta d iu m as c o m p a re d to the n o rm al

o n d s fro m th e ir tim e s . In tr a in in g ,

d im e n s io n s.

S o S p e e d o c a m e up w it h a

th e y h a v e been k n o w n to trad e in

n e w b ra n d o f s u its le s s r e v e a lin g

T h e A u s t r a lia n S w im m in g C e n te r

he w a s not c o n s c io u s o f the d e v ic e on h is sh o e at a ll.

seen in so m e sp o rts, n a m e ly s w im ­ m in g and tra c k .

S w im m e r s a re b y n o m e a n s

3 ,0 0 0 - 4 .0 0 0 -se a t s w im m in g a re n a .

An Olympian triumphant

-T s a y s L a u r in .

Runners docking in with NASA chips?

O ly m p ic T r ia ls in S a c ra m e n to , C A .

H o w e v e r , J o h n s o n re p o rte d a fte r the ra c e th at, m u ch to h is d is b e lie f,

th e ir ty p ic a l S p e e d o s f o r a p a ir o f

then the b ik in is that g race the c o v e r

is a ls o o u tfitte d w ith a d e v ic e that

S w i m m i n g i s n o t th e o n l y

C a l v i n s - o r to w b u c k e ts b e h in d th e m a s t h e y g lid e t h r o u g h th e

o f S p o rts Illu s t r a t e d . W h y w o u ld

s k im s w a v e s o f f w a te r , c re a tin g a

th is a ct s p a w n w h ir lp o o ls o f c o n ­

s m o o th e r s u r f a c e to fu r t h e r w a k e

sp o rt th a t h a s e m p lo y e d g r o u n d ­ b re a k in g te c h n o lo g y in o rd e r to put

m a n a g e a n d p la n t r a in in g , g a u g e

w a t e r , in o r d e r to i n c r e a s e th e

tro v e rs y ?

re d u ctio n . F in a lly , the p o o l is fille d

o ld r e c o r d s to b e d . F i t S e n s e , an

fitn e s s a n d th e re fo re im p ro v e c o n ­

T o b egin w ith th ere w a s o r ig i­

w ith io n iz e d w a te r - so th ere is no

e le c tr o n ic s c o m p a n y b a se d o ut o f

d it io n ," e x p la in s T e d F it z p a t r ic k ,

In c o m p e titio n , the s w im m e r w e a rs

n a lly a doubt as to w h e th e r o r not

q u e s tio n th a t th e w a t e r c o u ld not

W e lle s le y , M a s s a c h u s e tts , has

p re s id e n t o f F it S e n s e . T h e d e v ic e

a s u it m a d e o u t o f a p a p e r / c lo th

a ll s w im m e rs w o u ld h a v e a c c e ss to

p o s s ib ly s tic k to a th le te ’ s s k in and

e n g in e e re d a d e v ic e th at p r o v id e s

h ig h lig h t s fo r bo th th e c o a c h and

p ro d u ce d rag .

r u n n e r s w it h a n e w w a y to f in e -

ath lete w h a t c e rta in th in g s need to

am o u n t o f drag fe lt d u rin g p ra c tic e .

b len d to red u ce d rag - c o u p le d , o f

the s u its. S p e e d o , the patent o w n e r,

c o u rse , w ith the in fa m o u s p ra c tic e

o n ly s p o n s o r s c e r t a in c o u n t r ie s ,

o f b o d y h a ir re m o v a l.

and

A u s t r a l i a w e n t on to s h a tt e r

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be im p ro v e d at c e rta in parts o f the

about

eig h t w o rld re c o rd s in the firs t tw o

s m a ll, e r a s e r- s iz e d c o m p u ta tio n a l

ra c e . A c c o rd in g to F it z p a tr ic k , s e v ­

w h e th e r th e c o m p a n y c o u ld m eet

d a y s o f c o m p e titio n .

T h e r e is s t ill a m b ig u ity as to

d e v ic e th at rid e s o n top o f an ath ­

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e x p re sse d an in te re st in im p le m e n t­ in g F S 1 in t o t h e ir t r a in in g r e g i ­

p e rfo rm a n c e .

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m en ts.

S w im m in g In te rn a tio n a l G o v e rn in g

N e v e r t h e l e s s . F a r b e r s a y s th a t

te c h n o lo g y ) m o n ito rs strid e leng th

I t m a y , h o w e v e r , be a w h ile

B o a rd , F I N A , w o u ld deem the su its

M c G i l l is p la n n in g o n s t a y in g

b e fo re th e F S 1 g ra c e s th e sh o e la c e s

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a flo a t o f the n e w s w im s u it d e v e l­

a n d r a te , d is t a n c e , h e a rt r a te , c a lo r ie b u rn ra te , and c a lo r ic b u rn

tu re is a ru le that states: "no s w im ­

o p m e n ts and h as m ade a rra n g e ­

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g rea t in n o v a tio n in ru n n in g rin g s in

m e r is a llo w e d to u se o r w e a r a n y

m en ts to get the su its fo r th is s w im

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at a w h o p p in g $ 1 9 9 .9 5 U S p e r u n it,

d e v ic e th a t m a y a id h is s p e e d ,

in fo r m a t io n v ia a w ir e le s s d ig ita l

an d o n ly h a s a n im p a c t o n sp e e d

b u o y a n c y o r e n d u r a n c e d u r in g a

seaso n .

H o w e v e r , w it h a p r ic e tag o f

lin k to e ith e r a w r is t d is p la y w o rn

w h e n its in fo rm a tio n is m o n ito re d .

c o m p e tit io n ." S p e e d o w a s a b le to

$ 2 5 0 and a usage life o f 2-3 ra c e s,

b y th e a th le te in t r a in in g , o r to a

r o ll w it h th is w a v e b y p ro v in g that

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c o a c h ’ s c o m p u te r.

th e s u i t h a d n e u t r a l b u o y a n c y ,

m u llin g o v e r w h e th e r o r not th is is

the de m an d .

M o r e im p o r t a n t ly , h o w e v e r , the q u e stio n re m a in e d w h e th e r the

m e a n in g that it is as d ense as w a te r.

th a t

a c c e n tu a te

a so u nd in v e s tm e n t.

o f th e M c G i l l T r a c k te a m . T h i s

W it h a ll th is n e w te c h n o lo g y , fa n s are le ft w o n d e rin g w h a t r e a lly

A m e r ic a n tra c k sta r and w o rld

m a k e s a s e n s a t io n a l a t h le te . T h e

re c o rd h o ld e r in bo th th e 4 0 0 m and

q u e stio n re m a in s , at w h a t p o in t do

A f t e r m u c h d e lib e ra tio n , F I N A

" T h e s u its a re m o s t c e r t a in ly

2 0 0 m e v e n ts , M ic h a e l Jo h n s o n ,

w e attrib u te v ic to r y to the triu m p h

e v e n t u a lly a llo w e d th e u se o f th e

no t the so le re a so n fo r th e im p ro v e ­

f ir s t u se d F S 1 at th e P e n n R e la y s

o f the ath lete s th e m s e lv e s ?

m e n ts in sp e e d a n d th e y s e v e r e ly

h e ld in A p r il th is y e a r and la te r at

in f la t e th e c o s t o f a s w im r a c e ,"

th e U n it e d S ta te s T r a c k a n d F ie ld

su its at the O ly m p ic s .

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w o r k s l i k e f a m i li a r f a c e s a n d th e

fe e l th at th e ap p e a l o f th e ir co n te n t

I s t ic k to w h a t I k n o w is g o o d . I

y o u r p a re n ts.

H o ld o n , d id s o m e o n e m e n ­

d ra w o f ‘ sta r p o w e r ’ [T h e a c to rs]

is m in i m a l , e s p e c i a l l y to y o u n g

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T he M c G ill T r ib u n e , T u e s d a y , 3 O c t o b e r 2000

Good news for aspiring filmmakers

MP3's and you: get in on the action!

By Elizabeth Z alman A s of late, the Internet has become more and more accessible due to increases in connection speeds and s up e rior hardw are specifications. If y o u ’re online, not checking out pornography and not gam ing, chances are yo u ’ re checking out MP3s. It is no sur­ prise then, that the music industry is undergoing a revolution.

Before the Internet, m usic could be bought in stores. Y o u remember the good old days. You browsed for hours at a Sam’ s or H M V before kissing your twenty bucks goodbye. A n d no doubt, unwrapping that C D (or tape for all you relics) was a momentous and fulfilling event. There was no real way of copying music without someone buying it first (although there was that sweet H M V scam and they still haven’t caught on).

However, with broadband connec­ tions, and the inceptions of the MP3 format, it is now possible to bum music onto blank CD's. You can download and bum, or you can burn from C D to C D . Thus, the dilemma for record companies has begun.

A recent controversy in the news revolves around download­ ing of MP3's, putting Napster.com at the nexus. A lawsuit, brought on by numerous record companies and musicians against Napster has polarized the music industry and the general populace, challenging the ethical and legal ground on which Napster operates. Certain artists and record labels complain that d o w n lo a d in g M P 3 's using Napster's server eliminates the need for customers to buy C D 's.

They have a point.

Sarah Greenberg, a second year M c G ill student, claims that Napster has stopped her from buy­ ing CDs altogether.

"What's the point of buying a whole C D if I can just download the single that I like and bum it?” she says.

H o w e v e r, the p ro -N a p s te r contigent counters that the down­ lo a d in g process fosters m usic awareness and knowledge. Th e y also have a point.

"W ith o u t N apster, I w o u ld have never gotten turned on to m any new types of m usic.

Downloading off Napster encour­ aged me to b ranch out in m y tastes. A n d (even with Napster), you don’t necessarily find all the music you're looking for. So you go out and buy the C D ." says B ria n Noé, a student at Northeastern University in Boston.

The fate of Napster is still in

the air, so you might as well get in on it while you still can. However, there are several other options. For exam ple, there is g n u t e l l a . w e g o . c o m .

A ffe c tio n a te ly referred to as Gnutella, it differs from Napster in that, as opposed to being a central server, it is software that merely connects people in a spider web fashion. The advantage to this is that, as software, no government can shut down the central server.

Also, Gnutella allows for the trad­ ing of video as well as MP3 files.

W hen the Napster lawsuit went public however, Gnutella became

inundated w ith tra ffic , w h ic h decreased its efficiency.

O thers options are www.scour.com or www.napigato r.c o m . T h e y are both great sources of all types of d ig ita l media, including m ovie trailers, M P 3 's , and in d ie f ilm shorts.

However, they are also Napsterstyle centralized servers, thus vulnerable to legal action.

Another option available is to use a search engine to seek MP3s sites, such as w w w .h o tb o t.co m .

Guaranteed, you w ill come up with hundreds of sites just bursting with music files.

Recently, new MP3 sites have appeared that allow up-and-com ­ ing bands to upload MP3 versions of their tracks. This enables new bands to gain wider popularity and a greater fan base. One such site is mp3.boston.com. It enables fans and bands to see what's out there.

Quite iro n ica lly, more than one record company has scoured this site in search of new talent.

U n d o u b ta b ly , M P 3 s have shaken the m usic w o rld . B ut whether servers like Napster stand on the moral highground or not, one thing’s certain - it is way easi­ er to get your hands on free music than ever before.

By Ian Speicel Ever been to the T V M c G ill Office? Check it out sometime.

Actually, it’ s difficult to find. In fact, y o u ’re almost as lik e ly to meander your way into some ran­ dom ja n ito ria l closet, because they are roughly the same size.

Let us assume however, that you do fin d the T V M c G ill office.

A lth o u g h I h a ve n ’ t been there myself, I am told that once inside, Rodney Dangerfield greets you, his face assuming its characteristi­ cally droll, exasperated grimace, m uttering "Je e z...n o respect. I get no respect!"

But why is Rodney so down­ trodden? Probably because there is no T V equipm ent in the T V M c G ill office. Actually, they’ ve got two editing machines and a video camera. A n d there might also be a Betamax V C R kicking around, although that is not con­ firmed. M y point: in these days o f u n precedented p ro s p e rity , funding remains limited, making certain activities like film and T V pro ductio n d iffic u lt to pursue.

Conventional wisdom leads us to ! believe that it w ill always be hard for amateur film-makers to break into the business because there w ill always be certain significant barriers to entry takes cash and promotion.

Without funds, you can’t buy v id e o e q u ip m e n t, c a n ’ t hire actors, and can’ t edit your film .

Once y o u ’ ve film ed something, you need an audience. W ithout serious promotion, it is difficult to stream your work to an audience of size and importance (w ouldn’t it be nice to have O liv e r Stone vie w yo u r docum entary on the H e l l ’ s A n g e ls ’ d o m in an ce in M o n tre a l’ s m arijuana m arket).

Th u s , aspiring film m akers have traditionally had a difficult choice to make. Stick it out; living from grant to contract to welfare check, scrounging to produce something that somebody important w ill like, or give up and become just anothj er heartless investment banker.

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So, those w ho are steering Ifilm ’ s ship are pretty intent on having Ifilm as the entertainment in d u s try ’ s m a jo r o n -lin e appendage. A n d they a re n ’ t doing a bad job. Ifilm acts as an Internet video portal, giving you access to tens of thousands of videos, organised into categories like ‘spoof, ‘action’ , and ‘experi­ m ental’ . Th e y also link you to in fo rm a tio n about becom ing a video creator - how to film and edit, where to check out really great Internet films etc. However, Ifilm ’ s greatest asset is its brows­ ing clientele. W h en you get a bunch of H o lly w o o d producers, actors, w rite rs and d irectors checking out a site where you’ve posted your film, good things are bound to happen. T a k e , for example, Mike Mitchell. He post­ ed his film, ‘Herd’ , on Ifilm , got discovered, and then decided to bless the w o rld w ith "D e uce B ig a lo w , M a le G ig o lo ."

Obviously M ike’ s story is one of success, and not everyone w ill be able to emulate it. B ut, if you think you’ve got the stuff....

A n te y e ’ s deadline for logo redesign has passed. The winner was G a ry T e m p lin . G a ry is a freelance graphic designer who won the competition and is now $20,000 richer. He heard about Anteye on a Texas-based televi­ sion show, snooped around the site to get a feel for it, and then hit the sketchpad. N ow he’ ll be hitting the stock market. D o not misconstrue, however, Anteye is not a site perpetually giving away thousands of dollars in search of the perfect logo. Rather, it is a site that gives away thousands of dollars in search of talent. Anteye has posted their mandate: "It's simple. Shoot a movie, T V pilot or music video - any­ thing - and we’ll stream it through our website. Viewers vote on all the pieces we show (like yours).

W e take a closer look at the top A little note fro m D ig ital vote getters, and select talented Culture to all y ’ all aspiring film ­ creators that we want to w o rk m akers, d ire cto rs and actors: with further. These become eligi­ A lth o u g h these tw o p a rticu la r ble to receive development deals websites are excellent and effi­ for television shows, interactive cient ways of getting paid and media, and digital short films of g e ttin g d isc o ve re d , D ig ital up to $100,000, and digital fea­ C u ltu re w o u ld lik e to extend ture f ilm budgets o f up to props to all the old-school, indus­ $250,000, plus the expertise of trious, gung-ho dreamers who will our professional digital producers hop on that bus to Cali and sleep and crew to help get it done." their way to the top. H ere’ s to So, if you are serious about yo u , because the w o rld needs video, do something about it and dreamers! submit your work. If you aren’t serious about video, then you can s till be quite entertained by c h e c k in g out the cre ation s of

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T he M c G ill T ribu n e , T u esd a y , 3 O cto ber 2000

By Jo n ath an Bracewell

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Applying and getting in to Law at McGill

So, you want to go into law. And not? A respectable career, good money and lots of opportunities for advancement all await someone who graduates from the M c G ill Faculty of Law . Maybe M cG ill's fo u r-y e a r p ro gra m looks p a rticu la rly appealing to you. Your parents will be so proud. You will have by far the best library experience on campus. The only problem now, is how on earth to land yourself a spot.

Applying for law isn't an easy process, and getting in is even harder. H ow hard?

Last year, the Faculty received 1021 appli­ cations and accepted 155. T o make it worse, that is a 6% increase from the num­ ber of applications submitted the year before.

A c c o rd in g to the M c G ill La w Admissions website, "candidates are cho­ sen on the basis of academic records, lin­ guistic abilities, personal statements, extra­ curricular and community activities, and letters of reference." And with 6.687 candi­ dates per position, they make sure that you have all of the above.

That said, you probably aren’t feeling anymore elucidated about getting chosen.

No fear, read on.

Victoria Meikle is the Assistant Dean of Admissions in the Faculty of La w at M c G ill. "[In terms of a m inim um G P A requirement] there isn't one. W e read every application [in full] before we make a deci­ sion," she says.

This doesn't mean that you can be get­ ting Cs and still charm your way in with your wonderful personality. According to Meikle, the average for students coming in

w ill be just over 3.5. However, she says that they do accept between 20 and 25 stu­ dents per year who's average is below that why figure. These students usually excel in other areas.

O n the plus side, it does not matter what kind of degree you have. No faculty or specialization is favored over any other.

Th e only exception to this is degrees in practical, technical, and theatrical areas which might give them cause for second thought. Th e y also check class averages and take them into account when consider­ ing the application .

An ability to understand both English and French is a must. " Y o u must be able to tackle legal materials in both languages," says Meikle.

This is because there are certain materials pertaining to the programs that are not available in both languages. T o help you assess your linguistic ability, there is a lan­ guage self-test on the application.

The Faculty also asks for a personal statement, w hich is always read by the Adm issions O ffice , regardless of your marks. According to the application, "[The personal statement] should consist of a brief statement (no more than two type­ written pages) describing those events in, or influences on, your intellectual and per­ sonal development that have been most im portant in leading you to apply for adm ission to the F a c u lty o f L a w at M cG ill."

Extra-curricular and community activ­ ities play an important role in the admis­ sions process as well. The activities that will impress the people at Admissions are those which, according to M eikle, show that the candidate has a "propensity to con­ tribute to others besides themselves." This

includes volunteer work at hospitals, in churches, within an ethnic community, m il­ itary service, and interests in politics.

Y o u are also asked to hand in a resume complete with the jobs you have w orked and the num ber o f hours (per week) during study you have worked them.

T h is is also taken into consideration.

Finally, your letters of reference should be from recent professors who like you, and who think you are a good student who pos­ sess strong analytical ability. Tw o will do.

Nadine Ellm an, a first year law stu­ dent, describes the application process as "suspenseful."

"It took a long time for them to get back to me,” she says, adding that she had given up on M cG ill Law before they finally contacted her during the summer to say that she had been accepted. Despite this, she says that the application process was straightforward, and not that difficult.

The deadline for application for the 2001 - 2002 academic year is January 15, 2001. Many advise trying to get your appli­ cation in early. As soon as it is received by the Faculty, it is sorted two ways: those that are complete are separated from those that are incomplete and the applications are processed in order of date received.

So what are you w aiting for? Y o u think getting into your undergraduate pro­ gram was the only suspense you would experience here? Think again. Bust out an impressive C V , keep up those grades, boost that confidence and get ready for the alltoo-familiar period of uncertainty.

F or m ore information on applying, call the admissions office at 398-6602 Fax: 3 9 8 -8 4 5 3 o r visit th eir w ebsite at www. law. megill, ca/admissions.

Perilously in pursuit of palm readers

By Leora W ise ‘Destiny is in your hands’ these words ran through m y mind on m y pursuit for a palm reading.

But many trials and tribulations did I endure w hile in search of M o n tre a l’ s rather clandestine world of palmistry, before finding m y pot of gold.

Palmistry, which is the art of palm reading, dates back to the biblical period when it was prac­ tised by the Hebrews, Egyptians and A s s y ria n s to p re d ic t the future. Legendary philosophers, Aristotle and Plato, were known to be believers, and every era in history has known some contin­ gent of palmists and their support­ ers. Th o u g h support for palm re a d in g has been in perpetual flu x , i t ’ s p o p u la rity reached a peak in 19th century after which it died down for a while.

These days pockets of palm­ istry still thrive. In Toronto, one can barely walk five paces down Yonge street without being bom­ barded by swarms of psychics. In Montreal however, palmists are a little less obvious. In fact, palm­ istry in M on tre a l proved to be quite a reticent animal.

M y first effort was to hit up the Y e llo w Pages. Th is proved futile, as I encountered only psy­ chic hotlines ($3.99/m in) and a v e ry posh and c o m m e rc ia l ‘Palmistry Centre’ , where a read­ ing cost fifty bucks!

Next was the Internet - not very useful either. A ll the web­

sites based out of Montreal led me in the same direction - to the yup­ pie P a lm istry Centre. M y next step was to comb the streets of downtown on m y blades, harass­ ing pedestrians who "looked like" they would know where psychics

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hide. I also investigated vintage clothing stores, hippie boutiques and burger jo in ts, yet still was unsuccessful. Finally, after ask­ ing around in a couple of tattoo parlours, I obtained some useful information. I was told of a place called M élange M agique on St. Catherine, near The C o ck ’ n Bull and D olleram a, where readings are conducted. A t long last, after using up all my free M cG ill D A S In te rn e t h o urs, and spending many more sweaty ones on m y roller blades, I landed myself an appointment with destiny.

I walked up the staircase of Mélange Magique, and was greet­ ed by the heavy smell of incense and the mellifluous resonation of soft, Celtic music. The store is an occult haven; in addition to for­ tune telling, the place sells books on m agic, dreams, Te e n W itch Kits, Tarot Calendars, rings, fivepoint stars, swords and more. The store’s employees were dressed in medieval clothing and were dis­ cussing vampires when I walked in.

M y re a d in g at M é la n g e Magique would cost $15.00 for a 15 minute session. I shelled out the cash.

I was then in tro d u ce d to Valerie, a psychic no older than thirty. She had dyed black hair, and wore all black w ith a thick sm ear o f b u rg u n d y lip s tic k .

W hen I asked V a le rie how she could tell people’ s fortunes, she was elusive. "It is just a feeling I get.

Psychic a b ility — it just comes to me. [A lso ] the guides h e lp ." I asked V a le rie w hat, exactly, about m y palm she was reading when she made her pre­ dictions. She indicated that there are three m ajor lines on eve ry­ o n e ’ s hands: the love line, the intelligence line, and the lifeline.

It is these three lines that are the basis of all readings.

N o t w eary, just cautious, I made sure to maintain m y poker face throughout the reading to ensure that Valerie was reading m y palms and not m y reactions.

H a v in g said this, w hen m y 15 m inutes w ere th ro u g h , I was

impressed by what Va le rie had said. (T u r n s out I liv e d in Vietnam in a past life and died of asphyxiation). She told me that w riting was very therapeutic for me, and that m y future career would involve w riting - both of which I see to be as truths. She also told me that I love to travel a fact that I am sure I did not let slip in the 20-second exchange of gre e tin gs before the re a d in g began.

I left Mélange Magique quite co n te n t; m o re o ve r, I a c tu a lly believed what I had been told.

But, obviously I needed a second opinion. G ive n how difficult it had been to find Valerie, I had no idea where I was going to find another palmist. After expressing my frustration, a friend suggested I try my luck in Chinatown.

T o the red arch I headed. I turned onto La Gauchetière from St. Laurent, and unlike in m y pre­ vious attempts at a similar strate­ gy, no sooner had I asked a man working his kiosk for help on my quest, d id he p o in t me in the direction of a small, Chinese man sitting on a bridge chair.

A t a glance, I w ould never have pegged T o m M on Gee as a reader, but this 60 year old Canton native was to be m y for­ tuneteller. Unlike the set rate at M é la n g e M a g iq u e , w ith T o m price was a little more negotiable.

It did not take much convincing to get To m to down from $20.00 to $10.00, using the starving student routine.

Perhaps the student act was a little too c o n v in c in g , because T o m was adam ant about the im m in e n t financial problem s I would be having before I reached the tender age of thirty. I think he realised he was on shaky ground, because he chimed in quickly and said, "N o matter that you d on ’ t have a quarter in your pocket, just keep happy." So, that’ s what I did.

However, our conversation didn’t end there.

In a d d itio n to h a v in g m y palms read, we spent an hour talk­ ing about his childhood and fami­ ly history. To m led an adventur­ ous life.

Fleeing Mao in 1949, his p a lm istry has taken h im to Fran ce and Ita ly , and even to Africa, where he read the palm of a prince. Regarding his craft and life in general, T o m said, "for a fortune teller, the most important thing is to tell you how to get away [from] the trouble, not just good th in gs." T h a t ’ s about as clear as things get in the equivo­ cal world of palmistry.

Indeed, p a lm istry is by no means an exact science.

U ltim a te ly it boils down to ‘do you believe or don’t you?’ If you fancy a bizarrely accurate fortune that might actually turn you into a b e lie v e r, go fo r M é la n g e M agique. But if you are in the mood for a more intimate setting, some proverbs, a history lesson and good conversation, go with the Chinatow n experience; both very new to me, and both surpris­ ingly enjoyable.

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th e o v e r the p ro d u c e rs .

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Canada to take big part in International Space Agency

By Erin Butler E v e r t h in k a b o u t h o w m u c h y o u ’ d lo v e to tra v e l so m ew h ere fa r, e x o tic , ad venturo us and seld o m fre ­

P ro je c t M a n a g e r fo r the M S S at the C a n a d ia n Sp ace A g e n c y ( C S A ) . T h e fam o u s C a n a d a rm has been retooled in t o a h i g h l y c o m p u t e r iz e d , 1 7 -

w h e re an e stim ate d $ 9 6 b illio n U S w i l l be sp ent on the p ro je c t b y the en d o f the sp ace s ta tio n ’ s te n -y e a r sch e d u led op e ratio n s. T h is fig u re is

M c G i l l a n d v i c e p r e s id e n t o f th e A s so c ia tio n fo r the D e v e lo p m e n t o f A e r o s p a c e M e d ic in e ( A D A M ) at M c G i l l . S h e n o te s th a t e v e r y en d eavo u r in v o lv e s ta kin g a ch an ce.

m e tre -lo n g p ie c e o f ap p a ra tu s th at

eig ht tim es N A S A ’ s in itia l p rojected

quented b y th ousands o f y o u r fe llo w

c a n m o v e a lo n g the o u tsid e o f the

c itiz e n s ? W e ll, h o w about th is one:

I S S u n a id e d . A tw o - a rm e d ro b o t,

e x p e n d itu r e . A t w o - y e a r d e la y in sending up the R u ss ia n -b u ilt Z v e z d a

sig ht seeing o n M a rs m a y becom e a p o s sib ility sooner than yo u th in k .

w h o se c o m p le x sensors enable it to

T h is is a dream brought c lo se r to r e a lit y w it h the c o n s tru c tio n o f th e I n t e r n a t i o n a l S p a c e S t a t io n ( I S S ) . W h e n the firs t m odule o f the

un it sent costs sk y w a rd , a piece that o n ly m ade it in to sp ace w ith P iz z a H u t sp o n so rsh ip and a U S g o v e rn ­ m ent cash in fu sio n .

L o o k in g b a c k o n m is ta k e s o f the p ast su ch as the C a n a d ia n g o v ­ e rn m e n t’ s c a n c e lla tio n o f the A v r o A r r o w p r o je c t in th e 1 9 5 0 ’ s , a n a d v a n c e d su p e rso n ic p la n e c o n s id ­

" S c ie n tific p u rsu it is v e ry m u ch

ered to be decades ahead o f its tim e,

a g am b le and the p a y o ffs are d if f i­

C a n a d a ’ s c o m m itm e n t to th e I S S

c u lt to p red ict, e sp e c ia lly in a situ a­ tion lik e th is ," she sa ys. "W h a t [the

seem s a step in the rig h t d irectio n .

"S p a ce is one o f those fe w are­ nas w h e re trad itio n al bo undaries are be g in n in g to c o lla p se at an exp o nen­ tia l ra te ," sa y s B a n e rje e . "In cre ase d

ta xp a y e rs sa y that w h a t N A S A and

IS S ] w ill p ro v id e is the o pp o rtunity to e x p lo r e a n d a d d re s s s c i e n t i f ic q u e s tio n s in a m a n n e r u n lik e a n y other."

sixteen -n atio n partnership w en t into

th e C S A c it e a s g ro u n d - b re a k in g

S p e c if ic to C a n a d a is its b u r­

attract ta le n t to w a rd s the h ig h -tech

space in 19 98 , a cre atio n u n lik e a n y

re se a rc h , p o ssib le o n ly on the I S S , c o u ld in s t e a d b e d o n e o n th e R u s s ia n sp ace station M ir b y sa tel­ lite , o r on the g ro un d . T h e m o n e y ,

geoning ro b o tics in d u stry . W h ile the C S A is d ire c tly resp o nsib le fo r M S S operatio ns, lo g is tic s and tra in in g , its p rim e c o n tra c to r to b u ild the M S S

s e c to r, e s p e c ia lly w h e n it p e rm its graduate studies o r w o rk in an e x c it­ in g in d u stry su ch as th is."

c ritic s s a y , w o u ld be better spent on

ro b o ts

M a n y p o litic ia n s, scien tists and

other w a s put into o rb it. W h e n fu lly assem b led in 2 0 0 5 , the station w i l l stretch a c ro ss an are a the s iz e o f a f o o t b a ll f i e l d w h ile o r b it in g a t a speed o f 2 8 ,0 0 0 km /h r.

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is

M DR

R o b o t ic s

of

go vern m en t fu n d in g w ill indeed help

T h e s i g n i f i c a n c e o f th e I S S extend s beyo n d a step to w ard s space

p ro g ram s that m ore d ire c tly im p act

B ra m p to n , O n ta rio . M D R , in tu rn ,

e v e ry d a y c itize n s.

h a s a w e b o f s u b c o n tra c to rs , e a c h

" S i x t y y e a r s a g o , th e s a m e c o u n tries w e re fig h tin g ag ainst each o th e r in th e s e c o n d W o r ld W a r .

T o d a y , w e w o r k to g e th e r in sp ace e xp lo ra tio n ," sa y s D u b e au , refe rrin g to th e U S , C a n a d a , R u s s ia , Ja p a n ,

tra v e l fo r the co m m o n c itize n .

h o tel, se ven astronauts w ill even tu ­

D r . D o u g la s W a tt, d ire c to r o f

a lly be ab le to liv e in the I S S , a llo w ­ in g a d e ta ile d s tu d y o f lo n g te rm exp o su re e ffe c ts to the m ic ro -g ra v i­ ty e n v ir o n m e n t fo u n d in E a r t h ’ s o rb it. B io lo g y , c h e m is try , p h y s ic s ,

M c G ill’ s A e ro s p a c e M e d ic a l R e se a rc h U n it , disagrees. " T h is is the o n ly fa c ilit y fo r the stud y o f lo ng term e ffe c ts o f w e ig h t­

co m p an y h a v in g a p a rtic u la r area o f e xp e rtise . It is th is h o m e-g ro w n se c­ to r that p ro jects lik e the I S S se rve to d e velo p . S p a ce in n o va tio n s designed f o r th e sp a c e s ta tio n h a v e a lre a d y

le ssn e ss," he sa y s. D r . W a tt is one o f

been so ld fo r "re a l w o rld " a p p lic a ­

B r a z i l an d e le v e n E u ro p e a n c o u n ­

e c o lo g y a n d m e d ic in e w i l l a l l be

th e f i r s t C a n a d ia n r e s e a r c h e r s to d ir e c tly b e n e fit fro m th e s c ie n t ific c a p a b ilitie s o f the station. H is study o f th e e ffe c ts o f m ic r o - g r a v it y on s p in a l c o rd p h y s io lo g y w i l l be the

tio n s. R a n g in g fro m n u c le a r w a ste

tries.

in s p e c t i o n d e v i c e s to a n im a t e d th em e p a rk d in o s a u rs , the m a rk e t, a n d p r o f it s , f o r s p a c e te c h n o lo g y

L o o k up at the s k y to night, and w a it to see a p ie ce o f C a n a d a on the rise . O h , and w h ile y o u ’ re at it, catch

exp o rts ca n o n ly go up as the glo b al

a g lim p se o f w h a t m a y becom e a hot v a ca tio n spot.

in v e s tig a te d in th e s ta tio n ’ s h ig h te ch la b o ra to rie s. F r o m n e w p h a r­ m a c e u tic a ls to stro n g er and lig h te r m etals, the intended rese arch hopes to exp an d the lim its o f scien ce.

to u ch and fe e l o b je c ts m u c h lik e a

C a n a d a ’ s p re m ie r c o n trib u tio n to t h is e n d e a v o r i s th e M o b ile S e r v ic in g S y s te m ( M S S ) . It e s se n ­

h u m an , w ill be used to p e rfo rm pre­

in sta lle d on the IS S w h e n d e liv e re d

c is e m a in te n a n c e m a n e u v e rs w h ile c lin g in g to the h u ll o f the station . It i s t h is t w e n t y - y e a r , $ 1 .4 b i l l i o n in ve stm e n t, that w i l l g iv e C a n a d ia n scien tists the opp ortunity to put th eir e xp erim en ts into orbit.

b y space shuttle in F e b ru a ry o f 2 0 0 1 .

tia lly c o n sists o f three p ie ce s o f cut­ tin g edge ro b o tic s that w i l l p la y an integ ral ro le in both station a sse m b ly and m aintenance. " C a n a d a i s a le a d e r in s p a c e r o b o tic s ," c o n f ir m s A la in D u b e a u ,

H o w e v e r, the I S S c o n stru ctio n is not w ith o u t c r it ic is m . E s p e c ia lly v o c a l are those in the U n ite d States,

f ir s t lif e s c ie n c e e x p e r im e n t to be

eco n o m y m o v e s fu rth e r in to the s ili­ co n age.

M o r e o v e r , D r .W a t t e x p la in s that w h ile research to be done on the s t a t io n m a y b e u n iq u e , " s c ie n c e a lo n e d o e sn ’ t ju s t if y the e n o rm o u s

" W ith a n y fu tu re sp a ce e x p lo ­ r a t io n , w h e t h e r to th e m o o n o r a m is s io n to M a r s , C a n a d a h a s th e k n o w le d g e and e x p e rtis e to p la y a lead in g ro le ," D u b eau re v e a ls. " T h is

co st; it ’ s ju s t p ig g y b a c k to the hig h

is k n o w le d g e to d e velo p and keep in

tech se cto r’ s d e velo p m en t."

C a n a d a , th ro u gh not o n ly the C S A , b u t its c o n tr a c to r s , su b c o n tra c to rs and en g in eers."

J a y B a n e r je e is a fo u r th y e a r C h e m i s t r y H o n o u r s s t u d e n t at

F o r more information on Canada’s involvement with the ISS, check out, http:/Avww.space.gc.ca/csa_sectors/human _presence/en/index_en. him

Philosophy, franglais, The Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Bisexuality, beauty, butches, and beach parties and fart jokes Bilingual play Farce is a stimulating way to spend an evening

By Jennifer T rawinski T h e people w ho b rin g us F a r c e are pretty dam n cle ver.

They have managed to incorporate ancient G reece, the western w o rld ’ s mecca of philosophical

Arm pits & ancient Greece m ake a Farce

reasoning, with knock-knock jokes and sexual references up the wazoo. T h e y ’ ve also created a milestone in M ontreal’ s cultural history: the collaboration between Infinitheatre and Omnibus to put forth F a r c e marks the first joint venture in this city between anglo­ phone and francophone theatre companies to create a play that is fully bilingual.

When I first agreed to review F a rc e , I must admit, I wasn’t really thinking. There are times I con­ vince myself that my high schoollevel French can get me by (ask my friends or any latenight cabdriver), and about nine out of ten of those times I am basically reprimanded.

So after b o ld ly volunteering to review this dual-language produc­ tion, I realized that the seemingly obscure possibility of getting lost while viewing Farce was actually rather likely, and man, was I ner­ vous.

Fortunately, m y anxiety was completely unrealized, as the cre­ ators o f F a r c e have made the action and plot understandable to the numerous m onolingual resi­ dents of Montreal. F a r c e alter­ nates consistently between English

Three documentaries

By D an Z acks

and French, often recapitulating in These three documentaries, language #2 what was just stated in j shown in succession, all dealt with language #1 while moving the plot the difficult questions of identity forward. The stage actors use ani­ often encountered by lesbians. The mated gestures and tonalities to | success with which the films tack­ further express their thoughts and led this theme, however, varied emotions. Infinitheatre director drastically.

Guy Sprung insists First shown was Tina Gharavi's that this language­ C loser, a character study of a sevenswitching aspect of teen-year-old lesbian. This docu­ Farce is geared mentary had perhaps the most stun­ “ m ore ju st to ningly-shot sex scene I have ever re fle ct how seen. Best described as lyrical, M ontreal w o rks,” G h a ra vi's camera captured the though this is | lover's bodies in muted yellow and nonetheless conve­ gold with an eye for the subtle con­ nient for the many tours of a wom an's body. anglophone stu­ Unfortunately, this beautiful scene was an anomaly in an otherwise dents of M c G ill. weak production. A re-enactment And in my opinion, of the teen's coming-out shot with this is a production that most educated, | trite m usic-video sensibility was embarrassingly contrived and the sex-humour-loving film left me feeling no sympathy for M c G ill scholars could truly appreci- I the girl and her issues of lesbian identity. Ultim ately, a mediocre ate. film that added nothing substantial F a r c e opens to the body of work dealing with w ith nothing these themes. onstage other than Unfortunately, the following a rubber duck that documentary Transit: Adventures o f looks - and limply a Boy in the B ig City by Heather hangs - lik e a I Cameron was worse. The movie penis. Th e enter­ attempted to create a portrait of a taining prologue by butch dyke who has rejected her Xantheus (P aul femininity in favour of an ongoing A h m a ra n i) co n ­ quest fo r m a scu linity. B ut the that such | romanticised stereotype of mas­ M arc Tessier firm s phallus is not only culinity she seeks embodies all of intended, but actually serves as a the destructive, authoritarian, pater­ characterization of the raw comedy nalistic qualities that have given rise to follow. Armpit-sniffing, talk of | to the sickening inequalities orifices, and Ahmarani’s imperson­ between the sexes. She seeks the ation of sex with a man in a gorilla sense of power and elitism that suit are just a few examples of | comes from wearing traditional (albeit poor-fitting) three-piece suits F a r c e ’ s n o -h o ld s -b a rre d w it. with affected accoutrements, like a A m e ric a n H eritage D ic tio n a ry pocket watch. She shaves ('I like inadvertently describes the basic the feeling of stubble'), seeks the experience of this play in its defini­ company of sailors and contem­ tion of “farce” : “ a light dramatic plates horm onal treatments to work in which highly improbable increase her bulk. Most disconcert­ plot situations, exaggerated charac­ ing, however, is her proclivity for ters, and often slapstick elements SM wear. W ith thick chains pur­ are used for humorous effect.” chased at a hardware store, she can Yet even though F a r c e does explore her greatest fantasies of brim with perverted drollery, this male-dominance with her w illing play is essentially far from mind­ femme partners. As a male who less. Th e basis of F a r c e is that continues to fight very hard to dis­ Aristophanes (Frank Fontaine), an pel this stereotype of masculinity eminent Athenian satirist, is begin­ and eliminate any actions that might ning to write a play that the cun­ contribute to it, I find this woman's ning Isocrates (Lawrence Sm ith) willingness to embrace the stereo­ hopes to in flu e n ce.

Debates type with wide-open arms gallingly regarding manipulative power, nat­ ironic. Had the movie addressed ural selection, and pleasure-seek­ this irony and dealt with the contra­ in g abound between the great dictions of her chosen identity, then minds of Aristophanes, Isocrates, it would have been a fascinating, Socrates (M a rie Le Feb vre ), and successful endeavour. The direc­ A lc ib ia d e s (Je a n -F ra n c o is tor's decision to blatantly ignore that Beaupre). Providing the milieu of aspect of her character, however, made it an extremely frustrating C o n tin u ed o n P age 2 2 failure.

T h a n k fu lly , the fin a l film , Straight Down the A isle: Confession o f Lesbian Bridesm aids by Christine

Russo and K elly Hankin, was not only very good, but very funny.

Composed of many interviews of lesbian bridesmaids, it had moments of surreal hum our. W atching a foul-mouthed butch talk about her experience dressing up in a frilly bridesmaid gown for a friend's wed­ ding (and then seeing the pictures) was hysterical. However, the movie also demonstrated the lack of a for­ mal identity for lesbian couples through heart-rending moments where lesbians discussed the feeling of sadness that comes from know­ ing they can never enjoy a day like their bride-friends because the soci­ eties in which they live do not allow for gay marriages.

lot of beaches. A n d practically every character is a psycho. Throw all three of them into a two hour feature and there you get the perfect movie to highlight your week.

Having this movie in the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is a bit odd, since it does not focus on a full-out homosexual theme (some exceptions being the very subtle homosexual friendship between the two girls, and the two surfer dudes who resemble, to a great extent, The A m b ig u o u s ly G a y D u o , the title characters of another movie at the festival). This film belongs more to an Alfred Hitchcock parody fest — to uncover the underlying meaning,

By D an Zacks you have to know your Hitchcock movie 101, because Psycho B ea ch Th e press release for Jake Party parodies his institutionalized West's horror R a z o r B la d e Sm ile psychological thriller. However, explains that 'camp is at an all time this film has neither the signature high.' Perhaps. But there is a tenu­ ous line that separates movies that femme fatale nor the handsome detective; rather, it showcases a are camp and m ovies that are sexy and colorful ensemble, many abysmal exercises in excess, embar­ of whom are familiar faces from the rassing acting, and hackneyed plots. tube (lik e D h a r m a a n d G r e g ’ s R a z o r B la d e S m ile, for the most part, was on the wrong side of that Th om a s G ibson and B u ffy the V a m p ir e S la y e r’ s N icholas line. The movie is about a bisexual, Brandon), which makes view ing big-breasted vampire-assassin who this film an even more interesting gets involved in a battle with the experience. satanic Illu m in a ti Sect of the The story involves a series of Masons. Really. Now I'm willing to homicides taking place in a small give the movie the benefit of the town near the beach, and a handful doubt and assume that the plot was of neurotic characters who are all meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but suspects of the murder. The movie not only parodies the Hitchcock thrillers, it also humorously imitates the 1950s beach flicks that we have all seen at least once in our lives (no matter how hard we try to deny and forget it). Director Robert Lee King has done an excellent job in giving us a bunch of flat and two-dimen­ sional characters that are essential in making the parody work. It is a highly amusing moment when these characters explain the deep, psycho­ logical motives of human behavior.

One thing I was impressed with is the variety of weird characters in this film , w hich are also its the acting definitely wasn't. The strongest aspect. A ll the other ele­ woman who played the star-vampire ments, while effective in creating a carried herself like a B-level porn parody atmosphere, are nothing actor and delivered lines like an especially fantastic. undead Keanu Reeves. Th is was Some scenes are slightly exces­ movie was indeed scary, but for all sive, and the length of the movie is the wrong reasons. longer than it should be, but still, Psycho Beach Party is a enjoyable flick that gives you some heartfelt, good laughs. After all, what can go

By Steph Kw oo wrong when the movie has a killer who either has a split personality, a How to describe Psycho B each faked accent, or a repressed sexuali­ Party ? Well, there is a party in the ty? movie. You definitely get to see a

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Fireworks 2000 fizzles

By Reed H ilton

tion of the modem vogue of 'in-yourface' language by throwing assault The third annual presentation of and abuse into the lives of the charac­ Fireworks 2000, read at the Montreal ters from the beginning. This shock Arts in Interculturels, introduced tactic has been done already, and is minority Canadian written plays to not the only way to capture the atten­ the public (which had intentionally tion of an audience. Honestly, with been minimally rehearsed). all the ways to demonstrate the The play Just Another Maria, woman martyr, why do artists contin­ read on Friday, September 29, and ue to use harsh presentations to show written by Lena Dinis Ourique, was a the strength of the victim? gallant attempt to blend the spiritual A lo n g with these problems with traditional. arose the playwright’s personal strug­ It opened well with a powerful gle between translating scenes, that monologue presented by the charac­ she had o rigin a lly written in ter of Santa Barbara (read by Linda Portuguese, into English without los­ Sm ith ), but after that, the play ing their meaning. What resulted was descended downhill.

English prose with Portuguese words For the most part the reading interjected. The director described was overacted and did not do justice these inteijections as "colour", but it to the redeeming qualities that exist­ was stilted and almost humorous ed within the play script. The actors watching actors with English accents were overly emphatic, gesticulating suddenly slip into a phoney and exaggerating every emotion Portuguese accents for one or two (think a silent movie death). Luckily words, all the while seeming oblivi­ the main actress, Diana Donnelly, ous to its meaning. underplayed her role, balancing out Overall, the attempt was not a her counterparts, mostly. She seemed complete failure, yet it did leave to understand her role, which provid­ much to be desired. Thankfully I can ed a glimpse of the play's potential say it was a short walk from my (even though it became apparent dur­ plateau home and it was free. Yes, ing post-performance discussion that free. I guess at that price, I should say her interpretation differed from the it was great. I mean what did I playwright's intended). expect? Well, I expected a play that It appeared that the playwright would have some sort of connection could not decide whether to make the to Canada, other than one aside — a play feminist, a commentary on reference to where a cousin had j Portuguese life, or the plight of men moved. I guess with the fall in popu­ and women combined and their larity of theatre, I would expect those struggle to co-exist. As a result, remaining theatrical institutions to | scenes appeared to make one point ensure polished, quality productions only to be contradicted in the next (regardless of the price) to help keep scene. For instance, the play demon­ the w orld of the stage alive, j strated the power struggle between Generally, I think this was a noble the men and women in traditional attempt, but the cerebral elements of society. Yet, the main character, the text were constantly getting in the j Olivia, wavered from strong indepen­ way of the performance. dence to submission, with no real And lets face it folks, theatre is resolution at the end of the play. meant to be performed, so let’s make it entertaining!

Also, there was much interjec­

Peace, blossoms and nations: A night out with Sri Chinmoy

By Judith D rory On Saturday, September 23 I attended a suspiciously free concert held at Centre M olson. Anyone who has ever been to this venue knows that the average ticket is cer­ tainly not free. So how does one manage to rent out the entire stadi­ um, all free of charge?

Meet Sri Chimnoy, a compos­ er, a spiritual guru, a man dedicated to spreading peace across nations and a w o rld -re c o rd -h o ld in g weightlifter. The fact that he offers his concerts free of charge naturally raises a few eyebrows. Before the event, several rumours were float­ ing around that this actually was the working of a cult, and this con­ cert was not a mission for peace, but rather a mission to convert.

Despite all this, I still wanted to attend. There was something very enticing about those yellowand-blue posters pasted across the

"This is the CONCERT OF A LIFETIME. It will be unlike any other concert you have ever attended. Don't Miss It!" -Event Pamphlet entire city that made C h in m o y almost impossible to ignore. I did find it a little strange that they

Inner peace o r absolute hilarity... y o u decide.

asked for m y name, number and address when I went to pick up my tickets (m y apologies to the people who live at my previous address for any strange mail they may receive from Sri Chinmoy's disciples).

And so I went to this concert with an open, if somewhat hesitant m in d . I was impressed at the turnout, which filled the Molson Centre with what seemed like thou­ sands of people of all ages and backgrounds. As the concert pro­ gressed, it became obvious that a large part of the people, like me, were there just to see exactly what this concert of a lifetime was about.

Some were there to smoke pot and throw paper airplanes but oth­ ers seemed to be taking the concept more seriously. The audience dwin­ dled during the progression of the concert. T h e program book explained that this was a concert full of music and meditation and that we were to attempt to "listen with the heart and to let the music carry our thoughts away". We were also reminded to hold our applause in order to m aintain a peaceful atmosphere, but people seemed to be clapping harder than usual after every break. Apparently, nobody takes peace seriously these days.

If all this sounds fishy, fear not. This concert was more a night out at the local comedy club than anything else. Sri C him noy took the stage (which looked like a liv­ ing room , fu ll of round tables, flower arrangements and recliners) and picked up an instrum ent.

A p p a re n tly , C h im n o y has "acquainted himself with hundreds of m usical instrum ents" and at every concert he selects from a broad range. Since I am not a stu­ dent in the history o f m usical instruments I couldn’t tell you if he picked up an Esraj or a T rip le Bamboo Gourd Flute, but I can tell you that he ‘played’ a variety of instruments. I use the term careful­ ly since a lot of his playing was the kind you do as a toddler, using your fists to bang on the keys on your Fisher-Price xylophone. He also relied heavily on a choir full of women and men w hich was the only indicator of a possible cult.

The choir members scared me as they were the kind of people who havent left the house since the 1970’s.

One wants to question who Sri

Chim noy thinks he is. Everyone should be so lucky as to be entitled to get up on stage, bang out some music and have 15 minutes of clips and footage devoted purely to their feat of lifting 800 pounds. I ’m not really sure how he got to be recog­ nized as an international peacemak­ er. In the brochure, he is featured in pictures w ith Princess Diana, Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela and the Pope.

Th is concert was certainly a once-in-a-lifetime event: in my life­ time nothing I attend w ill surpass its ridiculousness and bewilder­ ment. I still can’ t quite describe what happened during those two hours.

During the entire concert I was laughing and kept questioning what exactly I was doing and even more why I bothered to stay.

I w ill say that I am glad I stayed as the funniest thing I have ever seen happened later on in the evening. The highlight of the whole concert was when male members of the choir brought out a box onstage while the rest of the choir stood in front of the stage. Tw o songs were devoted solely to singing out the names of countries while the men on stage pulled the flag of the relat­ ed country out of the box. T ry to im agine the names o f Spain, Greece and Estonia sung to strange atonal melodies while being shown their flags. I am proud to say that people seemed to be very patriotic when it came to the flag of Canada.

The concert ended with a sec­ ond h igh lig h t as the aforem en­ tioned choir sang a stirring compo­ sition entitled "21st Century, new m ille n n iu m ", w h ich basically announced to the audience that this was, in fact, the 21st century (who w o u ld have k n o w n ? ), w hile Chinmoy improvised on the piano using his characteristic fist banging method.

Was it a cult? I don’t think so.

Was it a concert unlike anything I have attended? M ost certainly. I don’t usually go to concerts where they can’t really play any music and where I watch the singer’s eyes roll back into his head while he meditates. I don’ t remember the last time I have laughed so hard.

For those who didn't make it, you did miss out on an experience of a lifetime.

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th e ir neighbourhoods to desegregate

th at th ey had a lo t in c o m m o n . H e

s c h o o ls w a s c o n s t it u t io n a l. T h i s

fo rc e d e a c h p la y e r to b u n k w it h a

d e c is io n fo rce d an a ll- w h ite sch o o l

team m ate o f another race and made

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th e ir r a c is m . T h e p lo t o f th e W a lt D is n e y P ic tu re s / Je rry B r u c k h e im e r

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m andatory.

W h ile th e to w n s p e o p le w e r e

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the W atts rio ts and three ye ars sin ce

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the a s s a s s in a tio n o f M a r tin L u t h e r

in itia lly quite reluctan t to accept the integrated team , they s lo w ly changed

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spread and the situation w a s v o la tile .

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co-operation and m utual respect.

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h a v in g sp e n t tim e in A le x a n d r ia , V A . H e had noticed that the co m m u ­ n ity w a s su rp risin g ly w ell-integ rated .

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T ita n s is replete w ith m e lo d ra­ m a , c h e e s y jo k e s , and p re d ic ta b le su b -p lo ts, h o w e v e r, it d id h a v e the a u d ie n c e la u g h in g a n d l i t e r a l l y cheering along . W ash in g to n , despite the fact that m an y seem to be tirin g o f h im , d id a good jo b w ith h is ch ar­ a c te r w h ile

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board. To g eth er they had to learn to co m m unicate and resp ect each other

ly d if f ic u lt tim e in the C i v i l R ig h ts m ovem ent. It w a s designed to appeal

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Do three pears make a pair?

by Julian

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Whipped cream. Strawberries.

Chocolate. And why not add a bottle of champagne? D o these things seem familiar? Using such images to set up sexual context may come off as cliché or passé these days.

Regardless, images of certain foods trigger tantalizing sexual associa­ tions that are often lived vividly in our imaginations.

What is even trickier than creat-

Celebration of reason and body C ontinued from Page 77

imaginary.

Through this point of entry, she began her lecture by discussing visu­ al images in terms o f gender. In doing so, she addressed the ways in which "unrepresentable" concepts, like bisexuality, can be visualised.

By using images of pears, squash, melons, among other fruits and veg­ etables in the paintings of contempo­ rary artist Janet Rickus, she evaluat­ ed the notion of gender through these non-human, non-animal sub-

humour are Xantheus, Isocrates’ student Polus (Je n n ife r M o re h o u s e ), and a group of Aristophanes’ “ actors,” played by Sonia Cote, Jacques E. LeBlanc, Charles Prefontaine, and Laura Teasdale.

F a r c e is a carnivalesque cele­ bration of reason and the body that successfully relates ancient Greece to Montreal’s current reality. The rubber duck, eccentric costumes,

and B eaupre’ s bulging muscles provide constant eye candy for the audience, and the vivacious enthu­ siasm of the cast more than com­ pensates for the mediocrity of the m usical num bers. F a r c e is an innovative, enjoyable production that thoroughly entertains its audi­ ence.

F a r c e shows n ig h tly at L ’Espace Libre, a charming little theatre just a few blocks from the green-line Metro station Frontenac, located at 1945 Fullum Street in

M o n tre a l.

It runs from 19 September to 14 October 2000 at 8 PM. F o r f u r t h e r in fo rm a tio n on this play o r any other Infinitheatre p ro d u ctio n s, you can c a ll (5 1 4 )9 8 7 -1 7 7 4 or e - m a il infinit@ cam. org.

The Beatty Memorial Lectures Committee presents

director

Jonathan Miller physician

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tters Professor M arjorie Garber explains h o w fruit can be very sexy...

ing the ambiance or mood of a con­ text for our sexuality is attempting to conceptually represent it. And visu­ alizing sexuality as a concept may not only be a challenging task, but also a fun fruity one!

Sponsored by M c G ill University Beatty Memorial Lecture Series, the new ly form ed Departm ent of A rt H isto ry and Communication Studies presented Professor M arjorie Garber, who gave a public lecture entitled Representing the Unrepresentable, on Thursday September 28.

A n acclaimed academic and author, Professor Marjorie Garber is D ire c to r of the Center for the Humanities at Harvard University where she also serves as Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Her work spans a wide range of diverse topics ranging from Shakespeare to issues in contempo­ rary cultural criticism. Her publica­ tions include, Vested Interests: C ro ss-D re ssin g and C ultura l A n x ie ty , B ise x ua lity and the Eroticism of Everyday Life, Dog Love, and the most recent Sex and Real Estate. Her lecture marked the inauguration of the merger between A rt History and Communication Studies This lecture is the first event in a series entitled Urban Icons.

Throughout her lecture, her witty employment of language and sense of humor assured an outstanding delivery that communicated intrigu­ ing insights. It affirmed English Professor Michael Bristol’s intro­ ductory description of her as "a great teacher and a great performer."

D r. Garber told a story about representation and the power of images. She referred to the relation between the representation of sexu­ ality in images and the ideology of the couple in the Western cultural

humour and comedy

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jects. Professor Garber noted the physical characteristics and proximi­ ty of the fruits in order to establish their socially gendered relationships, at the same time suggesting that these fruits may indeed have person­ alities. The images suggest a sexual aesthetic of fruits and provide a pos­ sible mode of representing sexuality.

During the latter part of her lec­ ture, Dr. Garber discussed the chal­ lenges of choosing the various book covers that would adequately repre­ sent the subject of her book on bisexuality. The difficulty lay in finding an image that would signify rather than picture bisexuality. The first bookcover features a Janet Rickus painting that portrays three pears, each with its own personality.

It appears that we can pair up any two of the three pears. Later book covers in following editions include a road sign that uses a double-ended arrow, and smartly blended bodies that allude to sand dunes. These book cover images are a progression of the register of representation that, like bisexuality, are a narrative - one that reflects the challenging task of representing concepts in images.

Th u s , the website for the Stanford Presidential Lectures and Symposia for in the Humanities and Arts tells us of "three pears on a cloth-covered table. One is a comice pear, golden yellow and conical; one an Anjou, stubbier with a tight green skin; the third is a red pear, deep vermillion in color.

"There they stand, in a row, touching. The green pear is in the middle, between the other two. The red pear leans jauntily to the right.

The painting described is Janet Rickus' work, Three Pears. "They have personality, these pears," asserts the website. But the real questions is, "do any of them make a pair?"

Thursday, October 12 , 2 0 0 0 , 5:30 p.m.

^ M cG ill

Fieldhouse Auditorium, Leacock Building, Room 132

Free tickets available at the McGill Bookstore, 3420 McTavish, 398-7444 Information: 398-6748

The Terry Fox Foundation, the Students’ Society of McGill and the organizing committee wo ul d l i k e t o t h a n k all who h e l p e d m a k e t hi s year’s

Montreal Terry Fox Day possible.

We

would especially like to t hank those who di rect l y s uppor t e d the committee this year.

M cG ill U niversity M cG ill Alum ni A ssociation D iscount C a r R en tals L e s A lim ents M&M Jo h n Abbott college W al-M art C a n a d a W eston B ak e rie s S a n i-V a c M cD on ald ’s C a n a d ia n R ecreation Prod ucts Inc. Pita Pit M cGill U niversity Bookstore Tim Horton’s L e s P ro d u cte u s de Po m m es du Q u ebec C hristie S n ack w e ll’s C o lle g e M a isonn eu ve Montreal O nLine.C om Party M ania A rtTec A irB o un ce Arts U nder G ra d ua te So ciety of M cGill S te v e ’s M usic

Most im portantly a big thank you is owed to all of the volunteers!

----The Committee

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McConnell stings Concordia Key goal by Redmen forward ensures 2-1 victory against cross-town rivals.

By Ed G hjcksman Another Friday night at Molson Stadium, and another victory for the men’s Varsity soccer team. Though this time it wasn’t pretty.

Concordia played the game very defensively and a matchup featuring one extremely defensive team was destined to be decided in the midfield w ith few and im portant scoring chances Th e first half featured rare moments of entertainment; after 12 minutes a curling Kevin McConnell free kick bounced off the left Concordia goal post. McConnell, a 25 year old from Lachine, Québec, was the source of inspiration for his teamates and the fans that night. His free kicks in the 20th and 26th min­ utes were very nicely struck but, unfortunately flew wide.

The Redmen held the ball more than their opponents but could not string many passes together, often failing to open play towards their unmarked wingers.

Th e final piece of first half action sent the Redmen into the dressing rooms trailing. A magnifi­ cent shot by C oncordia’ s Xavier Renard from outside the box flew past keeper Eddy Zuppel and into the top right hand comer of the net. This was very surprising considering the lack of offensive effort displayed by the visiting team.

As they came out for the second half, M c G ill tried to break open Concordia’s wall. A shot by G uy Anaba Anaba in the 9th minute showed that there was still opportu­

Redmen b lo w past Concordia on F rid a y n ig h t

nity for a breakthrough.

Finally, the Redmen equalized.

Th e second half was 22 minutes young when Kevin McConnell pro­ duced a free kick that somehow ended up in the back of the net. The ball bounced high and moved slowly past what seemed to be a sleeping Concordia keeper.

M cC o n n e ll w asn’ t finished.

Another free kick 4 minutes later was dropped by the keeper, causing some anxiety in the Stinger defence.

Th e victory goal began once again with Kevin M cConnell in a free kick situation. The pass ended up at the feet of 3rd year Varsity player, Philippe Lazure. Lazure spun around, shot and finished with skill. “ It felt good, this was a big

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game on home turf and a great boost for us. Their defensive play made it just a little more difficult for us but we came thorugh in the end,” com­ mented Lazure after the game.

Th e Redmen were far from happy with the way the opposition played but still managed to pull off a 2-1 victory.

Redman stalwart Gaetano Zullo

seemed confident. “We had a gutsy performance tonight. This is the first time we’ve been behind this season and it was a great test for us. I ’m very happy with the defence, it is made up of several veterans as well as rookie Kyle Graham who plays like one.”

Player of the game, K e vin McConnell, was also pleased with the defensive performance. “It feels great, we only gave up two shots.

Teams just seem to wait on defence when they play us.”

Th e re was a sour note to M cG ill’s victory. Veteran defender Gino Lalli suffered his fourth con­ cussion last week and might miss the remainder of the season. This is quite a blow for the Redmen defence who profited from his constant hard work in all areas of the field. Also in the injury department, keeper Jason Forsyth’s knee is still ailing and he should be out for at least another month.

The next Redmen division game is at the Université de Quebec a Montréal on Wednesday. They will return home to face Sherbrooke next Friday at 8:30pm. So far they are undefeated with a 3-0-2 record and are leading their division.

Coach Pat Raim ondo seems confident heading into next week’s games. ‘Team s just don’t play like we can. Th is is yet another step towards the championship.. .what we call the ‘journey to excellence’.”

Martlets bested by Queen's and Carleton Home advantage wasn't enough for Martlet field hockey in lone Molson Stadium doubleheader

By Sarah W right A beautiful warm autumn day, plenty of fan support and the only chance to play on home turf all sea­ son, was not enough to push any luck onto M c G ill’s women’s field hockey team this weekend.

Luck, unfortunately is some­ thing this team could have used several times this season. Th e ir record coming into this weekend was 0-4-1, but as team mid-fielder Justine Sagan said p rio r to Saturday’ s doubleheader versus Carleton and Queen’ s at Molson stadium, “we’ve played all the top teams in the first half of the season; all the weaker ones are com ing up.”

Despite their confidence, the Martlets came up short in both con­ tests.

A fte r the loss to C arleto n , coach Jay A n ta o said p ro u d ly , “ T h is was the best game w e ’ ve played all season. We just couldn’t put it all together. If we had few more minutes, we would have put

on in the back of their net.”

Indeed, M c G ill played how

Martlets push for play-offs

every field hockey team w ould want to play. A ll the fundamentals were present; solid free hitting, constant talk on the field; few tech­ nical calls and nearly flawless short corners. Th e only thing that pre­ vented the team from producing goals on their short corners were

either a couple of inches of the net or Carleton’s keeper stunning them every time.

J u s t i n e Sagan, Cesi Cruz and P atricia A m e n i at m id fie ld w orked solidly with both the defense and the fo rw ards to keep the ball in their possession, but in the end, Carleton had a bit more steam and came out with the only goal of the game. shron jessop A n ta o had high hopes for game two of the day. “Queen’s isn’t quite the com­ petition Carleton was and I expect to have our first w in this after­ noon.” The Queen’s game should have been a definite win for M cG ill as they are ranked last in their divi­ sion but it was not as easy as expected.

M c G ill came out strong hop­ ing for an early goal, but once again, Q u e e n ’ s had ve ry solid offensive pressure and was able to score early on. M c G ill’ s keeper, Jess M a c D o n a ld , was kept extremely busy the entire game.

Not only did she have to save many powerful shots from the top of the circle, but also many rebounds, that the defense just couldn’t get out.

In the second half, the team’ s spirit and effort, it seemed, got deflated with another early goal.

Antao was quite disappointed with the outcome of the game. “We just couldn’t catch a break, even with 12 short corners. Nobody played intelligently,” he said, frustrated. “ Our goalie was amazing though.

She was the only one who didn’t give up and if it wasn’t for her, the score would have been much high­ er.”

Th e final score was 4 -0 for Queen’ s and a very disappointed team and coach were obviously let down by the result.

It has been a discouraging sea­

son for M cG ill’s field hockey team.

Tryin g to remain positive is diffi­ cult without any wins. Despite the sub .500 record, there have been many bright spots on the team. No one can deny the speed and skill that lies in the hands of Sagan. Nor can they refute the grit and deter­ mination of C ruz. Team captain Armenia has also been a vital con­ tributor, and has been able to pro­ vide strong veteran leadership. “ O u r gemstone is the team captain Patricia Armeni. She’s an icredibly skilled player who always keeps the team’s moral high,” said Antao. “Th e girls love the game and have played hard all season.

We still have a shot at the playoffs if we win our remaining games by several goals.’’though their record does not reflect a successful sea­ son, there is still plenty of time left for a turn-around, and plenty of time for the talent in the women’s field hockey team to shine.

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Labrome scores winner in tight defensive contest C o n tin u ed from P age 1 Learns lh a t pu t 11 p la y e r s (b e h in d ) the 3 0 y a rd lin e . I t ’ s fru stra tin g b e ca u se i t ’ s no t a v e r y sp e c ta c u la r g a m e .”

On the other hand Concordia coach Am m ar A w ad was thrilled w ith the pace o f the game.

“Tactically (we played) excellently.

W e let them come to us. You can­ not push forward against M c G ill and let them play because they have very good players up front.

The only thing you can do is not give them any space to run. I ’m not pleased with the result but I ’m very happy w ith the w ay m y team played.”

T h e defensive game plan allowed the undermanned Stingers (w ho were missing star forward K e lly Hemsley among others) to stay in the game despite having no substitutes on the bench. “I didn’t have any subs and my players were tired. M cG ill had 18 players and he

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(M o unico t) subbed all of them,” added Awad.

A few minutes into the second half Mounicot began this wave of substitutions designed to spark the offence. It seemed to work as the Martlets generated a half dozen good scoring chances, one of which resulted in Labrom’s goal. “ I told the girls that that we had to find the key to safe box,” said a metaphoric Mounicot. “One of the options was to get a long shot and we scored on that option” .

T h e goal stood up as the Stingers refused to press the attack as even as the clock wound down.

The Martlets midfield did an excel­ lent jo b cutting o ff the passing lanes and keeping the ball in Stinger territory while the defense lead by A shle e G e n try and Ju lia Scrase spent most of their time sup­ porting the attack.

Forward Alana Maloney, who took a ball in the face and .gamely returned to action, was pleased w ith the result. “ It was good

enough for a w in ,” she said. “The defense was all staying back so it was hard creating off of that. But in the second half we started to use or width more and push up.”

It was solid win fo r M artlets who entered the game ranked first in the nation. Their next two games are on the road against second place B is h o p ’ s and last placed Université de Québec à M ontréal.

W ith nearly half the season ove r the Martlets have estab­ lished themselves as the team to beat in their tough conference and as a contenders for the N a tio n a l Championship.

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B y Jeremy K uzmarov F o r M artle ts soccer fans, Am ber A llen’ s decision to pursue her M a s te r’ s in Business Administration degree at M c G ill c o u ld n ’ t have come at a better time.

W ith all-time M c G ill single­ season goal-scoring record holder Eva Melam ed — who tallied 27 times in 1999 — spending the year studying abroad in Israel, there was a gaping hole to fill on the roster.

Having notched eleven goals in six re gu la r season games in c lu d in g fo ur game w in n e rs, Allen, a former semi-professional player with the Vancouver Angels o f the N a tio n a l P a cific Soccer League, has asserted herself as a dangerous scoring threat on the undefeated Martlets to supplant any fears created by M elam ed’ s departure.

“W ith the loss of Eva, Amber has stepped up large,” said 1999 C I A U rookie of the year Alanna M aloney who suits up alongside Allen at the striker position. “She’s a good leader for myself and the team, and she helps everybody to improve. She’ s fast, has a good shot, and a great touch around the net. S h e ’ s a big boost to our offence.”

A t the age of 24, Allen isn’t your typical university rookie.

A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Allen already has three years of work experience as a research chemist for Health Canada.

D uring that time she greatly improved her soccer skills by play­ ing in the high-calibre Californiabased Pacific Coast League which boasts many of North Am erica’ s finest soccer talents, including sev­ eral National Team members on both the American and Canadian squads.

“Th e level is comparable to

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w om en’ s premier league soccer, the quickness of the game is unbe­ lievable,” said A lle n , who hails from Burnaby B .C , where she first picked up the sport. “ I wasn’ t a starter; there were six Canadian national team members on our ros­ ter. F ro m the A m e ric a n team, Brandi Chastain was in the league, though I never got to play against her.”

While Allen would still love a shot at playing for Team Canada, her decision to attend M cG ill was primarily based on academics.

H o p in g fo r a professional career as a business consultant in

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California, Allen sought to pursue an M B A degree and had the marks to get into M cG ill.

H a vin g taken a hiatus from soccer during her undergrad days at U B C , Allen couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to play at the uni­ versity level with the Martlets — despite the arduous demands of her program. “ P la yin g for Te a m Canada may not be realistic because of my age as they like to take young players in the program who are still teenagers and work to develop C o n tin u ed o n P age 2 6

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Redmen Football scrape by with another last minute win 10th ranked team registers fourth straight comeback over Bishoprs to remain undefeated BY jEREMY KUZMAROV Th e never say die Redm en continued their string of com e­ backs on S a tu rd a y against B is h o p ’ s in a 2 6 -23 v ic to ry to retain the top spot in the OntarioQuébec Inter-Collegiate Football conference against Laval.

After being dominated in the first half, and trailing the Gaiters 23-11 at the break, M c G ill got its act together.

T h e R e dm en w ere f in a lly able to contain B is h o p ’ s dual rushing threat of Ben Ouimet and O .J Burnett who ran roughshod over M c G ill’ s defence in the first half.

T h e dorm ant R e d ’ n W h ite offence also came to life starting in the third quarter and helped to propel the resurgence.

W ide receiver Ben W earing was the catalyst once again for M cG ill.

T h e e xp lo s ive a ll-p u rp o s e threat notched 235 total yards in clu d in g a pair of touchdow n catches. H is six -ya rd reception late in the fourth quarter proved to be the winner.

“W earing had a great game.

He gained some important yards

on reverses, and caught some important passes at the end,” said M c G i l l H e a d C o a c h C h a rlie Baillie. “ It was another exciting victory, and our guys never gave up. W e ’re not going to be able to survive and go anywhere though if we can’t play well in the first half.”

Despite struggling in the first half, M c G ill’ s defence came up big once again with the game on the line. Rush end Steve Young, who had three tackles for loss on the afternoon, came up with some particularly clutch plays to thwart the Gaiters’ comeback.

Other standouts on defence were linebacker Ryan Grad who led the way with nine tackles, one knockdown and a forced fumble, and d e fen sive end Strachan H a rtle y w h o h elp e d to keep Bishops’ passing game in check.

Senior safety Loris Lucchetta continued his inspiring play by m aking a crucial ga m e -en d in g interception to improve his con­ ference leading total to five on the season. “ The key in the second half was our ability to stop their run­ ning game, they have two excel­ lent runners,” said Coach Baillie. “ W e w ere lu c k y in that there

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Wearing receives the vaunt­ ed Trib game ball for the second straight game. W earing wore down the Gaiters’ defence, and notched 235 all-purpose yards to go over the century mark for the 13th straight week, dating back to last year. W earing had 76 yards re c e ivin g , 66 on punt returns, 58 on kickoff returns, and 35 rushing. He caught two touchdown passes including the winner.

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Recieving: McG - Wearing 7-76, Lanctot 3-30, Freer 3-14, Ceolin 2-18, Derman 2-9, Hoffman 2-7, Tai 15: Bish: Halfpenney 2-45, Barr 2-35, Rivera 1-3.

Passing: McG - Sommerfeldt 19-34, 159 yds, 3 td, 1 int. Wearing 0-1, 0 yds: Bish- Desrochers 417, 79 yds, 0 td, 2 int, Fillmore 1-3, 4 yds.

Defensive Stats(Tackles, sacks): McG- Grad(9,0), Colwell(7,0), Hartley(6,0,l int), Mahoney (6,0), Lucchetta(5,0, 1 int), Young(4,0), Mcdonald(4,0), Martin (4,0), Freer (4,0), Guay(3,0), Manzano(3,0), Chevrier(3,0), Cooke(2,0), Ceolin(2,0), Richards(2,0), Stockl(2,0), Gibson(l.O), Shink(l.O), Rashed(l.O), Porco(l.O), Dawodu(l.O), Hoffmann(l.O). (missed FG Pillai 38 yds, Horstman 18 yd)

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backs coughed it up a few times late in the gam e. T h e defence deserves credit for stripping the ball on one occasion and putting a lot more pressure on them.”

T h e R edm en w il l lo o k to improve on its perfect 4-0 record in the g ru d g e m atch versus Bishop’ s at home this Saturday.

Ranked tenth in the national polls, M c G ill w ill need to stop the G aiters’ running game, and jum p out to a better start in order to alleviate concerns about their ability to play for four quarters.

W h ile the comebacks have been exciting, M cG ill knows that they may not be possible when facing a top team like defending Vanier Cup champion Laval who could bury them early if given the chance. “ W e ’ re not looking to out­ play our opponents in the first half, w e ’re just looking to come out and play well from the begin­ ning. W e ’ve got to come out and compete from the get go if we w a n t to go f a r ,” said C o a c h B a illie . “ M id -term s are com ing up so w e ’ re g o in g to go a bit lighter on our practice schedule.

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B is h o p ’ s P la y e rs to W a tc h - Th e Gaiters are led offensively by running backs Ben O uim et and O .J Burnett w ho both had touchdow ns against M c G ill last week.

Ouimet had a beautiful 53 yard run, and ran for 135 yards on 13 carries, and Burnett scored on a short touchdown run. He rushed for 97 carries on 13 yards.

Defensively. Bishop’s is led

by Te rry Veneau of Moncton, New Bruinswick who tallied 12 tackles, including four solos.

Mathieu Kuhn had ten tackles, including three for loss, and Matt Robichaud also had ten tackles including one quarter­ back sack.

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K e y s fo r M c G i l l — Th e Redmen will need to come out playing with some intensity and fire in the first half in order to avert having to pull together a m iracle com eback effort.

Quarterback Josh Sommerfeldt w ill have to set the tone early on, and help to put some points on the board early. Defensively, the key will be to stop the potent combo of Ouimet and Burnett.

Bishops" passing game is weak, as quarterback S ylva in Desrochers only completed four passes for 71 yards last week.

K u z m a ro v prognostica­ tion — McGill will come out to play for a full four quarters and win by nine.

Conference Roundup Concordia Stingers 19, Ottawa Gee-Gees 38 The Ottawa Gee-Gees put on an offensive display worthy of the St. Louis Rams as they ran up 663 yards of total offence on the luckless Concordia Stingers en route to a 3 8 -19 victory Saturday in Ottawa Gee-Gees quarter­ back Phil Coté led the Ottawa outburst, completing 15 of 31 passes for 245 yards and 2 touchdowns, while rush­ ing for 111 yards on 12 carries. Running back Michael Shaver added to the effort by running for 182 yards on 9 carries, to go with 2 touchdowns. The Gee-Gees' top receiver was Mike Di Battista with 4 catches for 115 yards and 2 touchdowns.The Gee-Gees improved their record to 3-1 while the Stingers fell to 0-4. Next week, Ottawa travels to Queen’s (0-4) while Concordia will host Laval (4-0).

Queen's Golden Gaels 14, Laval Rouge et Or 33 Tw o big first-quarter plays set the tone for the Laval Rouge et O r’s 33-14 road victory over the Queen’s Golden Gaels on Saturday. Merely 23 seconds into the game, Rouge et O r receiver Jean-François Turgeon caught a 68-yard bomb from quarterback François Chapdelaine for his side’s first score. Five minutes later, return spe­ cialist Jean-Frédéric Tremblay returned a punt for 105 yards and Laval’s second major of the game.Laval led 220 at the end of the first quarter and 30-0 at the half. Offensive leaders for the Rouge et Or were Turgeon, with 6 catches for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Chapdelaine, who completed 9 of 17 passes for 169 yards, with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. _____________

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Allen sparks potent McGill offence C o n tin u ed from P age 2 4 them,” said Allen. “I ’m playing for the sheer enjoyment of the game right now. Sometimes the balance with school is tough with so much reading and hom ew ork but it ’ s worth it because I love soccer. “ Th e players w ho I played with in Vancouver were on aver­ age 26 or 27 years old, and it’s fun to be p la y in g fo r M c G il l w ith some younger teammates,” added Allen. “ I ’m having a great time w ith them both on and o ff the field.”

M c G ill head coach M arc Mounicot knew that he had a spe­ cial recruit on his hands the first time he saw Allen in action for the Angels out on the west-coast. “ I knew right away that she could bring a lot to the team after seeing her play in B C last year, after she told me she was coming to M cG ill,” said Mounicot. “She’s one of the best w om en’ s soccer players I ’ ve coached and one of the best I ’ ve seen p la y . S h e ’ s explosive and has amazing speed and she brings a lot of confidence to the team.”

One aspect of her game with w h ic h A lle n has struggled has been the adjustment to the artifi­ cial turf at Molson stadium where the Martlets play all of their home games.

H aving prim arily played on grass throughout her career, Allen has worked hard to m odify her

foot-work to the foreign surface.

“The turfs new to me, so its been a bit difficult but I ’m getting more used to it and comfortable,” said Allen. “Hopefully I ’ll contin­ ue to improve.”

While attempting to overcome that hurdle, Allen’s contribution to the Martlets continues to transcend her gifted physical abilities.

A fierce competitor who hus­ tles after every ball, Allen has pro­ vided a great deal of leadership on a y o u n g M a rtle ts team w h ic h hopes to repeat as conference champions and im prove on last year’ s fourth place finish at the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union National Championships.

“I know Marc is expecting me to be a team leader given my age and years playing soccer, and I know that he expects me to raise the level of play of the team,” said Allen. “ It’ s a deep and w ell-bal­ anced group of players, and I ’ m trying my best to fulfill that role.”

Added rookie forward Maite Creixall: “She brings intensity to the game, and plays hard and that rubs off on the rest of us. She’ s faced top competition and knows what the pressure is like, and its great to have someone w ith her experience on our side.”

That injection of experience, along with her golden right foot could mean that A lle n ’ s presence proves to be d e cisive fo r the Martlets in 2000.

McSorley and the burden of guilt The sight of a listless Donald Brashear keeled over on the ice last w in te r after absorbing a vicious two handed blow to the head by M a rty M c S o rle y was enough to make even the most earnest of hockey fans cringe.

W ith that one heinous deed, M cSorley, a well-respected N H L veteran of 17 years, immediately

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catapulted himself into an igno­ minious group of professional ath­ letes who have earned notoriety through their callous behaviour.

Where he was once renowned for being Wayne Gretzky's person­ al on-ice body-guard, M cSorley, like other disagraced heroes such as O .J Simpson and Ben Johnson synonymous with depravity, w ill always be remembered for the sin­ ister pre-meditated cheap-shot on Brashear which could have easily caused a serious head injury.

The big question surrounding the M cSorley debacle is whether or not he should be held legally responsible for his actions.

Th e Redm en hockey team lost 4 -3 to U Q T R in a neutralsite preseason game played at the D o lla r d C iv i c C e n tre in D o lla r d -d e s -O r m e a u x . D a ve Burgess scored tw o goals fo r M c G ill, w hile veteran netm inders M u r r a y C o b b and Lu c V a ilia n c o u rt shared the g o a l­ k e ep in g d u tie s. T h e U Q T R Patriotes outshot the Redmen 4424.

Th e Redmen play next on October 6th at Concordia.

M a rtle t h o c k e y tie O tta w a an d d u m p B réb eu f The M cG ill Martlets hockey team beat B ré b e u f 4-1 on September 27 and tied Ottawa I 1 on September 30. Sarah Lomas had 2 goals and 2 assists over the tw o gam es, in c lu d in g the tying goal against Ottawa. Paula M ailloux scored 2 goals, includ­ ing the winner, against Brébeuf.

Th e Martlets, 1-0-1 in preseason play, host Ottawa on October 6.

M e n 's rug b y beat B ish o p 's

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His claim is that his transgres­ sion was an internal matter to be dealt with by the top hockey brass.

T h e 23 game suspension, the longest in league history was ade­ quate enough punishm ent in Burke's m ind. Other prom inent hockey personalities like Gretzky and fo rm e r E d m o n to n O ile rs General Manager Glen Sather have also come out on McSorley's side.

Whether or not he's convicted o f c rim in a l w ro n g -d o in g , the N H L's stance has sent a powerful message, namely that its athletes are privy to specialized treatment.

I f M c S o rle y had flattened Brashear in a beer-league he would

have been im m ediately charged with assault and swiftly prosecuted w ith o u t the p u b lic outrage.

Likewise if he clubbed someone fro m behind in the street and stolen their wallet.

From whatever angle you look at it, McSorley committed a crime by striking Brashear, and the fact that it occurred in the middle of a professional hockey game in front of thousands of paying fans doesn't change a thing.

The broader issue arising from the M cSorley incident, and from the N H L's response, is that of the accountability of top flight athletes in society.

In an age where the sports news is increasingly about failed drug tests, academic scandals like at the U n iv e rs ity o f M innesota where basketball players had their schoolw ork done for them, and crime, it is apparent that this has become a major problem.

B y b a ck in g M c S o rle y and helping to sway public opinion in his favour, the National Hockey League has helped to reinforce a system which coddles its athletes and allow s them to develop an aura of invincibility making them feel immune to punishment.

Perhaps McSorley would have held back if he thought that the repercussions of his actions would be severe.

Sports Briefs R e d m e n h o c k e y b e g in 1 2 5 th season w ith loss to U Q T R

Allen bypassing a nother hapless defender in QSSF action

The National Hockey League apparently thinks he shouldn't.

Speaking to reporters outside a V a n c o u v e r c o u rt-ro o m where M cSorley is being prosecuted by the British Columbia crown attor­ ney's office, N H L Vice-President in charge of discipline Brian Burke has gone on record in support of McSorley.

Th e M c G ill Redmen rugby team beat the B ish o p ’ s Gaiters 27 -21 on Se p te m b e r 29. Pat W e ld o n had 2 tries fo r the Redm en, w hile C o ry Richards had 2 converts and a penalty k ic k . Steve R o m a n c h u k and A le x Th o rp e each had tries to

ro u n d out the s c o rin g . T h e Redmen are 2-1 in conference play.

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T h e M a rtle ts ru g b y team demolished the Bishop’s Gaiters 6 9 -0 on O ctob e r 1. Stephanie Lynam had 24 points on 2 tries and 7 converts, w hile Lindsay Hunt had 10 points for M cG ill.

M cG ill is 5-0 in league play and w il l host O tta w a at M acdonald campus on October 4.

R o w in g in m id d le o f p a c k at T rent tourn am en t T h e M c G i l l m e n ’ s and women’ s rowing teams compet­ ed at the Head of the Trent tour­ nam ent at P e te rb o ro u g h , Ontario, on October 1. Th e race was a 5 km head race along the T re n t canal. O n the w o m e n ’ s side, the lightweight eights crew was 4th of ten teams w hile the heavyweight eights were 3rd of ten. O n the m e n ’ s side, the h e a vyw e ig h t eights crew fin ­ ished 5th of ten teams, while the lightweights were 3rd.

Queen’s game, Rita Higgins had 3 goals while A lliso n Astridge netted 2. Astridge was M c G ill’ s leading scorer in the To ro n to game with 4 goals. Tara Upshaw was in nets for both games.

B aseball 1 - 3 last w e e k Th e M c G ill Redbirds split a doubleheader against Concordia and lost both games of another against Laval last week. M cG ill took the firs t gam e against Concordia 8-1 on the strength of Clayton Pope’s 3 R B I and Craig Betts’s 2-4 performance. Pitcher John Ryder got the win. In the second game, Concordia edged the Redbirds 14-12 w ith D rew Reid taking the loss for M cG ill.

Cam Davies led the attack for M c G ill w ith a 2 for 3, 4 -R B I performance.

A g a in s t L a v a l, M c G ill dropped 10-6 and 9-7 decisions, w ith pitchers G e off Pertsh and Paul Bonner taking the losses.

Davies led the offence again in the first game with a 3-for-4 per­ formance. Reid led the offence in the second game, hitting 3f o r-4 w ith 2 R B I and 1 run scored.

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M e n 's ten nis splits gam es against W a te rlo o and W estern

Th e Martlets lacrosse team dropped 13-8 and 11-7 decisions to, respectively, Queen's and the U n iv e rs ity o f T o ro n to . In the

The men’s tennis lost 5-2 to Waterloo and beat Western 4-3 on S e p te m b e r 28.

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The legend of Greenfield Running Back Nick Hoffmann is a main reason why the Redmen are 4-0

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P icture y o u rs e lf on a cool autumn afternoon, watching a foot­ ball game in a small Montreal sub­ urb. The wind is blowing in your hair, the sun’s in your eyes and the trees are just beginning to lose their colour, one leaf at a time. On the field, there’s a young boy who immediately catches your eye. He is bigger and faster than everyone else on the field by far, but it’s his smile that impresses you. It’s obvi­ ous that this boy is playing the game because he genuinely loves it.

T h e b o y ’ s name is N ic k Hoffmann, and the field could be one of many in the football haven of Greenfield Park, a suburb of Montreal, located just on the other side of the St. Lawrence. N ick Hoffmann is, however, no longer a boy. H e ’ s grown up to become a integral m em ber of the M c G ill Redm en F o o tb a ll team , not to mention the leading rusher in the O n ta rio -Q u é b ec Intercollegiate Football Conference.

After winning the Fred Dupre trophy last year, which is awarded to the ro ok ie o f the year, Hoffmann has proved that he is no fluke. In four games this season, he has rushed for 396 yards, aver­ aging an extremely impressive 6.5 yards per carry, and he is one of the main reasons that the Redmen have opened the season 4-0, their best start since 1981.

From time to time, however, he s till harkens back to those childhood games in G reenfield Park.

"F o o tb a ll is huge in Greenfield Park," he explains. "It was always the thing to do."

Greenfield Park is also where he first learned to love the roar of

the crowd.

"It was awesome. Y o u ’d play on a Friday night, all your buddies were on the team and the whole

Hoffmann left Greenfield Park to play football in Lennoxville, the home o f B ish o p 's U n iv e rs ity , w here he attended C E G E P .

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town came out to see the games," says Hoffmann. "The games could get pretty w ild , and the fans always seemed pretty happy too," he laughs.

Sports Briefs against both team s, and Je ff R o se n b la tt w on a sin gles m atch against Waterloo.

In doubles action, Laflamme and Walker teamed up to beat Western and W aterloo, while Rosenblatt and Dan M ille r took a d e cis io n against Waterloo.

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Hoffmann’s older brother Ben also went to Lennoxville and played for the Redm en at defensive line.

W hile it may seem that the road H o ffm a n n took from the small

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town fields to the bright lights of Molson Stadium was mapped out for him, he had his own reasons for making the choice he did.

"I try to live my own life," he says, "but m y older brother Ben has definitely been one of my role models. A fte r livin g away from home in C E G E P , I just liked the idea of coming home to go to uni­ versity."

"It’s definitely a lot more seri­ ous n o w , that’ s for sure," Hoffmann replies when asked if the game is different now .

H o ffm a n n tries his best to keep his own life from getting the same way. "I don’t take anything too seriously," he philosophizes. "I try to stay relaxed and I d o n ’ t stress too much about anything."

It’ s easy for Redmen fans to stay calm when Hoffmann is carry­ ing the ball. After starting last year at fullback, N ick was returned to his natural position of tailback at the beginning of this season.

"I approached this season thinking that I would be at fullback again, so in the off season I put on a bit of weight. It was only a few weeks before the season began that Coach Bailie told me that I would be starting at tailback," Hoffmann recalls.

Hoffmann credits a playbook w ith m ore va rie ty and strong blocking from a rookie offensive line for much of his success this season. He isn't suprised by it though. "Tailback is the position that I ’ ve always been most com­ fortable at. I ’ m used to carrying the ball a lot, so last year was a bit difficult because I didn’t get to."

Hoffmann isn’t the only one who foresaw his success either.

"You have to look at his histo­ ry," says Coach Bailie discussing his featured rusher. "H e ’ s a self m otivated guy w ho has always

been the star of w herever he’ s played."

W hen asked whether he had any doubts about m o vin g Hoffm ann to tailback this year, C oach B a ilie had no hesitations."I’ve always felt that he should be carrying the ball 15 to 20 times a game."

Hoffmann says that his goals for this season are team orientat­ ed. "O ur goal is still to just make the playoffs. I have to admit that I am a little suprised at how well we're doing. I knew that we were capable of this success, but we’ve been lucky to get some breaks."

Looking beyond this season, Hoffmann's goals are not as clear.

He would like to play football after M c G ill, but the mechanical engi­ neering student is leaving all of his options open. About as far as he is w illin g to look is next season, which he has a special reason to be excited about. N ic k 's yo u n ge r brother C h ris is scheduled to attend M c G ill next year, and like N ic k , he’ll be lin in g up in the Redmen backfield.

"M y brother is a little bit big­ ger than I am," explains Hoffmann.

"He's probably more of a natural fu llb a c k ." T h e thought of tw o Hoffm anns running the ball for M c G ill is an exciting thought for the Redmen faithful.

F o r the meantime, however, the Redmen's rushing fortunes rest with N ick. Hoffmann is enjoying the grand stage of the university game, but he still occasionally returns to the fields of Greenfield Park to rem ind him self w hy he loves the game. So the next time you find yourself hanging around a neighbourhood football game, be sure to keep an eye out for the kid with the big smile...and tell Nick I say hi.

This week in sports...

• Redbirds Baseball Playoffs TBA • Cross Country vs. Queen's, Saturday at McGill • R ed m en F o o tb a ll vs. B is h o p 's, Su n d ay 1:30, Molson Stadium • M a rtle ts H o ck ey vs. O tta w a , F rid a y 7 :0 0 , McConnell Arena • M en's and Women's Rowing, Brock Invitational, Saturday • M artlets Rugby, vs. O ttaw a, W ednesday 8:00, Macdonald Campus

The Martlets cross-country team took five of the top ten positions in the 4 .4 -k m race at Sherbrooke, en route to a lst-place finish. M c G illAdidas athlete-of-the-week Sarah A liKhan took first place in the race, held at Sherbrooke's Parc Blanchard, with a c o u rs e -re c o rd 15:44 tim e. C a rly Moher took 3rd, Zein Odeh 4th, Laura W akely 8th, and Genevieve Shurtleff 10th place.

Th e m e n ’ s c ro s s-c o u n try team finished 2nd o ve ra ll in the 6 .6 -k m race, behind Sherbrooke. Y ohsuke Hayashi was 6th and Daniel Lennox was 9th in the race, also held at

• M artlets S o ccer vs. S h erb ro o k e, F rid ay 6:30, Molson Stadium • R ed m en S o cce r vs. Jo h n so n S t., S h erb ro o k e Tuesday, Friday, 5:30, 8:30 Molson Stadium

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