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C o n c e rn s s u r fa c in g a t W e s to n P o o l Carly Johnson and Clare Mclntrye Recent layoffs of student staff at Weston pool have raised ques­ tions about employment practices, and have brought to light some long-standing safety concerns at McGill’s aquatic facilities which are only now being corrected.

In early September, twelve stu­ dent employees of the facility were notified that their positions had been terminated. The students had been offered office and security jobs at Weston for the duration of the school year, and several had not even started working when they were notified of the layoffs.

Hidesh Bhardwaj had been working at Weston since last year, and was unpleasantly surprised by the unexpected move.

“I would like to be working right now,” he said. “I’m looking for another job.”

No one is officially claiming responsibility for the layoffs. The hiring of office staff and lifeguards for the pool had been under the jurisdiction of Facilities Manager Eyal Baruch until late August, when control was transferred to Campus Recreation manager Jill Barker.

Baruch declined an interview, saying only, “It was a Campus Recreation adjustment that had to be made.”

Barker, whose background is in aquatics, stated that immediately after the changeover, she proposed

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changes which would accommo­ date what she perceived as a need to have two lifeguards working at the same time.

However, she did not claim any responsibility for the layoffs of student employees, and stated that they had been hired before she became responsible for the staffing of the pools.

“I didn’t hire those students, and really, I didn’t fire them either,” she said.

Prior to the changes, one life­ guard had been on duty at all times, while a second student was employed in the office. By law, a

pool the size of Weston only requires one lifeguard to be on duty at a time (Currie requires two), but Barker feels that safe operation of the pool demands a higher level of staffing.

“The problem is that you can’t really deal with an accident in the pool with one person. It’s not safe, especially in terms of a spinal [injury]. There’s particular training that lifeguards have to deal with these kinds of emergencies. As well, at Weston the lifeguard could be on shift for up to three hours with no chance for a bathroom break,” she said.

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The only way to financially accommodate new lifeguards was to replace already-existing office staff with qualified lifeguards who could perform both tasks. Under the new system, the person working in the office will now be a certified life­ guard. Barker explained that this will allow the two workers to trade tasks periodically, and to assist one another in case of an emergency sit­ uation.

All those concerned agree that improving safety standards is a pos­ itive step. However, many students involved question the method and timing of the layoffs.

Office employees were informed via e-mail, in many cases only one week after having been hired, that they would no longer be needed.

“I agree with following regula­ tions, but not with changing [the system] suddenly when students had already budgeted for the job,” says Cynthia Santamaria, a long­ time employee of the facility who recently lost her job.

Camilla Hollweck had been employed at Weston pool last year, and had been offered a position for this year.

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The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 10, 2001

Panel on terrorism Omar Sachedina Restoring downtown Man­ hattan after last month’s terrorist attacks could cost upwards o f $105 billion and take at least two years to complete, according to former Ottawa Citizen Editor and McGill Economics Professor William Watson.

Watson was one of seven McGill professors who participat­ ed in last Thursday’s round table discussion on the effects and implications of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Others professors who took part in the panel, moderated by former McGill Institute for the Study of Canada director and History professor Desmond Morton, included Michael Brecher, Mark Brawley, T.V. Paul and Harold Waller, from the Political Science department; Mort Weinfeld from the Sociology department; William Watson of the Economics department and Armand de Mestral from the McGill Faculty of Law. This most recent discussion, co-sponsored by the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and the Research Group in International Security (REGIS), was the second of its kind to be hosted by the university since the attacks.

A similar round table featur­ ing political scientists from Concordia, Université de Montréal and McGill was held two weeks ago, but it was decided that another discussion would be held at a larger venue to accom­ modate the approximately 300 students that were turned away because of capacity limits imposed by fire safety regulations.

In his opening remarks, Morton explained why the attacks had such a tremendous effect on North American consciousness, and the necessity in discussing their implications.

“We are, as Canadians, almost uniquely innocent and happy in the past century or so. Not since the Fenians in 1866 and 1871 has any foreign attack crossed our frontiers and killed Canadians.

Our American neighbours who shared that happy experience to an even greater degree have not been attacked since 1814, when [Canada] did the attacking. I say that because this is an episode...that is an assault on the American homeland. This really does change the way people in this country and the United States think of themselves,” Morton said.

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professors briefly presented issues ranging from economic repercus­ sions to regional implications,

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often quipping about the enforced five to seven minute time limited imposed on them in which to make their cases.

Watson and colleague Mark Brawley discussed the economic implications of the attacks on both the Canadian and global economies.

“The physical damage of the mass cemetery in lower Manhattan is really the most dra­ matic damage, and is probably in economic terms the smallest of the harms done to our economy...

The long-term costs, which I think are more serious, are that we’re all going to have to pay more for more security. So there will be massive upgrading of military, internal security, border guards.

That’s all going to cost money money that could have been spent to better purposes elsewhere,” said Watson, who added that he fore­ sees reduced openness among countries —a process of ‘deglobal­ ization’, particularly for the United States and Canada.

“We have built our economy on an open border...and if that border becomes significant again, the Canada-US Free Trade Agree­ ment puts tariffs down to zero, effectively, we’ve got tariffs going back up.

“Firms are going to decide that they don’t want to produce goods cross-border. They will inte­ grate their production process within a country. The anxiety for Canada is that Canada won’t be that country,” Watson said.

Professor Brawley echoed much of the same concern.

“Before the attacks, the econ­ omy was slowing down already, and the United States was the bright spot,” he said.

“O f course, the variable was consumer confidence. If you look at the stock market, there’s hesi­ tancy and fear, and that makes people uncertain, less likely to spend money. A lot depends of what else happens,” he said.

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“Before the attacks, there was a pervasive illusion of invulnera­ bility. It was simply beyond the G '4 » T U.S. that someone would attack and get away with [attacking] the * * * * * citadels of American power,” Brecher said.

During the question-andanswer period, Waller remarked that he felt public confidence in the Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investiga­ tion would diminish as a result of the September 11 attacks, and that DU M O N the credibility o f these organiza­ m v.......... _! tions would be tarnished for some J time.

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of the doubt,” Morton said.

Several panelists went on to discuss the regional implications of the terrorist attacks.

Professor Hal Waller attempt­ ed to gauge the impact of the inci­ dent on the United States.

“Clearly, Americans saw the events of September 11 as an act of war with all the intended conse­ quences... There is a widespread view that those who are responsi­ ble must be punished, but more importantly, defeated. This is not just an international dispute, but rather a fundamental challenge to Americans towards their own country,” Waller said.

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“The specific group at play right now are the Muslims in Canada. The sociological research well before September 11 has demonstrated a fairly precarious position for this group. There is no question, and no one should doubt and no one should diminish that Muslim Canadians will now be operating under a cloud of sus­ picion, facing a rise of prejudice and discrimination...being chal­ lenged, not being given the benefit

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The effects of the attacks on Global and South Asian Regional Security, Professor T.V. Paul noted, had a more dismal outlook, pointing out that South Asia has been gravely affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks, and will continue to be for some time. For example, Paul said, democracy could be dead in

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Alex Kemeny, a U1 Economics student, had mixed reactions to the round table.

“I’m an American, so I come to this with a different perspective.

I love Canada, and I saw Canada as an ally, but today I realized that there are lots of criticisms towards America. The round table was informative, but people weren’t speaking enough on what has to be done. They spoke about gener­ al responses, but not about what those responses should be. To some extent, I think that we need to impose our American, Western values on the rest of the world [in dealing with this situation],” Kemeny said.

At least one woman was overt in her criticism of the discussion, at one time interrupting Morton to shout: “There are no women on the panel! There should be some women. You should all be ashamed o f yourselves.”

Antonia Maioni, Director for the McGill Institute for the Study o f Canada, said that at the time she put the panel together with Professor Paul, she was concerned with finding professors who would be most able to discuss the effects and implications of the September I I disaster.

“It’s obvious that the panel wasn’t gender-balanced — that just wasn’t on my mind when I organized it. Professor Paul and I organized the panel in order to reflect expertise on different issues relating to the impact of September 11. So we tried for bal­ ance in terms of regional expertise and interdisciplinary back­ ground,” Maioni said.

At the end of the two-hour discussion, everyone observed a moment of silence to remember and pay respect to the victims of the terrorist attacks.

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Few opt to opt out Society of McGill University offices, managed to negotiate a choice to opt-out of the $38 per semester fee. The referendum met with a 60 percent approval from the students.

This year, of the 16,000 undergraduates who were eligible, only about 1,200 chose to-opt out, approximately 50 students more than last year. Raoul Gebert, SSMU VP Operations, considers student apathy as a main reason for the low turn-out, citing lack of attention to fee statements, and to the work that SSMU does. He added that other students simply feel that the fee is a worthy cause.

“A lot of people came into the opt-out and were saying ‘I perfectly agree with the fee - it’s just that I need the money According to SSMU, lack of advertising of students’ right to

David Austen Clarke If you would like $38 extra spending cash, then you’re too late.

The period during which undergraduates may opt-out of paying the McGill Student Fund has passed, and, as was the case last year, the number of students who opted out was remarkably low at approximately 13%.

The McGill Student Fund came into effect in the spring of 1999 after narrowly passing in a student referendum. The fund was created for library improvement, student bursaries, and renovations of the Shatner building.

The controversial fund met with opposition from students who felt that the projects were the finan­ cial responsibility of the University.

The protests to the MSF, including a staged sit-in of the Students’

opt-out was not a cause of the low figures.

“Students should have found out,” said Brian Ker, SSMU VP Communications and Events. “We tried as many ways as possible.”

This year, SSMU advertised the opt- out period in campus pub­ lications as well as the ‘Where’s my money going?’ pamphlets included in August fee statements, on its website, in the SSMU agenda, on posters in the Shatner building, and in a mass email.

Although some may consider the one-week opt-out period brief, it is logistically unavoidable, according to Gebert.

Since data security, staff, administrative hassles, and costs all require a limited timeframe, Gebert stated, “One week is a happy medium between spending a lot of money and a lot of effort on

and opt-out” and failing to provide students with sufficient opportuni­ ty to refrain from paying the MSF. “If were to keep [the MSF optout period] for more than a week, we would have to hire extra frontdesk staff, and computer equip­ ment - and overall, that could get pretty expensive,” Gebert said.

Ker added that the logistics required to maintain an opt-out “hinders SSMU organization” and ability to do other work.

Gebert maintains that the period cannot be pushed back.

“The McGill Accounting Department simply at some point needs a definite list of optouts... We need to send the lists out

by September 25th because McGill’s accounting is on a monthend basis,” he said.

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“Besides, the ASEQ Health Insurance opt-out period is for a week only, and their insurance lasts for the whole year. So there’s just one opportunity to opt-out. With MSF, there are two opt-out periods - one per semester.”

However, when asked if it would be possible to postpone the five day opt-out period by a few weeks, Andrea Hill, Student Accounts Representative, said “I don’t see why it wouldn’t be feasible because we put through stuff like that all year long.”

The MSF will continue in its current form until 2003, at which point the SSMU administration will decide whether or not to keep the fund.

The present leadership of the Concordia Student Union (CSU) is on shaky ground this week as a student petition and an appeal to the provincial government threaten to force an election recall.

The student union, under President Sabrina Stea, has come under fire recently for its publica­ tion of the controversial student handbook, “Uprising 2001-01,” and could face a speedy ejection if ten percent of students would sup­ port a recall.

The number of signatures actually gathered remained unveri­ fied at the time the Tribune went to press Tuesday afternoon.

According to Public Relations Officer Chris Mota, several differ­ ent student organizations had to count their combined signatures before they could know whether the ten percent (quota) had been reached.

“I spoke to the students on Friday, and there was no overall fig­ ure at that point because two other associations had to get together and get a tally of all the signatures. The Arts and Science Association, and the Fine Arts Association also start­ ed petitions and those signatures had to be counted. They of course have no deadline for getting those in... but we ‘re expecting a figure late [Tuesday] or [Wednesday].”

This would be the first step toward evicting a controversial stu­ dent government - which has been portrayed, at best, as a needed exponent of minority rights, and at worst as a self-interested clique of militant extremists - whose activist leffwing policies have turned the Concordia campus into a battle­ ground of political ideologies.

The Union has been criticized on several fronts - from an admin­ istration upset over the union’s anti-corporate stance, from stu­ dents who feel they have been dis-

enfranchised by the union’s extrem­ ism, and by Jewish rights groups such as B’nai Brith worried by its Pro-Palestinian platform.

Josh Rosensweig, a Jewish stu­ dent in Concordia’s Management and Information Systems program, said he feels intimidated by the union’s militant activities.

“It’s a scary time to be a Jewish student at Concordia,” he said.

“That handbook is deplorable. I almost feel personally threatened.’

In a statement published on the university’s website Friday, Concordia Rector and ViceChancellor Frederick Lowy called on the the provincial government to look into the legality of the union’s activities. The University itself has had no control over the CSU since it became an accredited union in December 2000, account­ able only to the provincial govern­ ment.

“Concordia University is ask­ ing the Inspecteur general des insti­ tutions financières, the ministère de l’éducation and the ministère de la justice du Quebec to investigate whether the actions of the present leadership o f the Concordia Student Union (CSU) contravene the legal mandate of the CSU as outlined in its corporate docu­ ments,” the document read.

“Concordia University in no way challenges the the existence of an accredited student union at Concordia, nor the rights of stu­ dents to control their student union and their student funds.

The University does question whether the current CSU slate is acting responsibly and in the inter­ est of Concordia students.”

O f particular concern to the University are “the statements, lan­ guage, and the incitement to com­ mit illegal acts put forward in the CSU-produced handbook titled ‘Uprising 2001-02,’” which include urging students to partici­ pate in “Steal Something Day” and

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continued from PAGE 1 thought I had a job, and so I didn’t worry about applying for any other jobs. Now all the other positions are filled at the gym.”

Some students who were laid off were offered periodic work as special events staff with the Athletics facility. Hollweck is now a member of the special events staff, but says that work is sporadic and not always convenient to her sched­ ule.

She adds, “People who didn’t apply for special events staff [at the beginning of the year] now don’t have a job at all.”

The layoffs are raising a myriad of related questions about a lack of funding for the facilities. Some life­ guards, for example, have raised concerns about salaries, which are low in comparison to similar jobs at other universities’ facilities. One lifeguard, who asked not to be named, commented that the salary is especially low given the level of responsibility and even legal liabili­ ty that the job entails.

“It’s just not worth the liability for $8.50 an hour.”

Bob Dubeau, Director of Ath­ letics, explained that salaries for stu­ dent employees are set each year, and are intended to be consistent with the type of job being per­ formed.

Also of concern was the fact that initial training for lifeguards is unpaid.

Barker stated that this was gen­ eral policy for all campus recreation

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training events.

“We do all sorts of meetings for all sorts of staff, [but] we don’t routinely pay [students] for train­ ing,” she said.

Some student employees took issue with the physical state of aquatic facilities, both at Currie and at Weston pools. One of the walls bordering Currie pool is too close to the edge of the water, making it impossible to perform a rescue from that side of the pool.

Dubeau explained that the sit­ uation had arisen during initial construction of the facility, and that only now had fonds been found which would allow it to be com­ pleted.

“The pool was never finished.

The wall is a temporary one. We have now found fonds to fix the pool, and on March 15th it will close, and $2 million worth of work will be done on the facility. Were going to remove the wall, increase the size of the deck, and build offices, storerooms, and a locker room downstairs.”

“It’s clear that we’ve been oper­ ating the pool for the last number of years under some provisional conditions. There’s probably not enough deck space in that specific sense to perform a rescue. But clear­ ly, the pool is safe,” he said.

Barker agrees: “We meet the government specs. I have the gov­ ernment guidelines, and we meet them.”

Dubeau pointed out that Athletics, like all student services, is

c h a n g e s a self-financing administrative unit, and is therefore limited in its budg­ et.

“Athletics is a self-financing department. Part of our funding comes from student fees, and about

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50% of the money in our budget comes from activities within the department, such as courses, rentals, fundraising and gym mem­ berships,” he said.

Both Dubeau and Barker expressed regret at the loss of stu­ dent jobs, but emphasized that the layoffs were made in the interest of safety.

Said Barker, “I deeply regret the loss of positions. But ultimately I fully believe in the system the way it is now — that it’s much better, not just safety-wise, but also per­ sonally for the staff.”

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CSU controversy continued from PAGE 4 “Anti-Canada Day,” and to “crush capitalism”.

But what may have more immediate results is a student peti­ tion seeking to force an election recall. Vassilios Billy Mandelos, VP Academic of Concordia’s Commerce and Administration Students’ Association, and a vocal opponent of the union’s anti-corporate policies, told the National Post that every one of the 5000 Commerce students would support a recall petition.

“It won’t be a problem,” he said. “Anybody we ask will sign this thing.”

The present CSU leadership has pointed out that it was demo­ cratically elected on an openly leftwing, activist platform. Although voter turnout at the last Concordia election was under ten percent, Stea won the presidency with a solid 46 percent, or 843 of the 1,855 votes cast. The platform was openly pro-palestinian, pro­ gay, and pro-feminist.

“What have we done that’s not in the CSU’s mandate?” asked Stea.

Furthermore, CSU executives say the articles in “Uprising” are intended to provoke healthy debate “on what’s out there” and to pro­ vide a voice for minority groups that would otherwise not be repre­ sented. According to CSU vicepresident Patrice Blais, that sort of initiative is the true purpose of a student union.

“It is not only the right but the

responsibility of a student govern­ ment to probe the questions affect­ ing minority groups,” he said. “We are a student union, yes. And we need to fight for university issues.

But a student union is more than that. Students have their larger place in the world. If people don’t like us for doing that, well, too bad.”

With files form the National Post and the M ontreal Gazette The following are some of the poems and articles published in ‘Uprising’ that have sparked the debate at Concordia: uprising, here it calling, uprising, whispers in dark alley ways. shhh. uprising, graffiti voices, trains weav­ ing over hills, valleys carrying the sacred words - shhh - intifada, intifada, out o f your houses and into the streets, intifada, here the calls, the cries, the voices screaming, drums beating, pulse o f your heart, body dancing - intifada, take arms fo r revolution. revolution, rise-up. no longer be told - be heard, grassroots growing from the soul, winding, gripping like a fist, smash the state, pound at the golden gates ofpartriarchy. bum the fires o f racism, crush capitalism, throw them in the rivers to wash into the oceans and wither along the shoreline like a grain o f sand.

-Mia Brooks Fire Your Landlord: “squatting is simply the acceptance of the illegit­ imacy of rent”

Major changes for planned graduate faculty has no true home and is simply asso­ The restructuring of the ciated with the Graduate Faculty was a key topic of graduate office.” discussion at the Post-Graduate The main Students’ Society (PGSS) meeting goal would be to on October 3, 2001. maintain a com­ The guest speaker at the meet­ mittee structure ing, Associate Vice-Principal of that has a universi­ Teaching Programs, Martha Crago, ty-wide policy. spoke at length about the proposed The image would transformation o f the Graduate be that McGill has come of age as a Faculty.

“This idea of restructuring the university and that Graduate Faculty has been in Graduate Studies progress for two to three years,” are an integral part of the university explained Crago.

“This is based on concerns community. about the disciplinary faculties ‘tak­ Crago stressed ing care’ of their graduate studies in that this change would not take terms of funding.”

After a careful assessment of place overnight, the situation, Crago’s first proposal and all students in was to introduce a Vice Principal of graduate studies Research and a Dean of Graduate would continue Studies. They then went on to their everyday lives decide to retain the Dean position as normal. This new and have a graduate office, but no committee would have a member­ ship composed of faculty represen­ graduate faculty.

“There would be no faculty. tatives who would attend meetings Right now, there exists a ‘virtual once a month and then return to faculty,”’ said Crago. “This ‘faculty’ their respective faculties to report

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When asked if there will there be confusion as to who will handle which matters, Crago maintained that a central body would still be

not call themselves a ‘faculty’,” said Crago.

The hope is that the Dean would focus more on continuous funding efforts. Crago discussed how every department would also have equal representation on the committee.

These representatives would be nominated or elected by their faculties and would be in close con­ tact with the Dean, though the Faculty of Medicine would be left out. Their representation would not be as equal, but they would be represented on the Senate level.

“What has to be remembered is that the Graduate Faculties have no money,” Crago emphasized. “At budget time, the Deans seem to have no budget for their Graduate faculties.”

Crago closed her presentation by commenting that these ideas of restructuring have a great potential to soar, however it is the process by which the restructuring is carried present. out and if the new representatives “The Dean position will con­ and the new committee are as ded­ tinue to be retained. The ‘faculty’ icated to the change and improve­ will continue handling everything ment of their Graduate Faculty. they always handled but they will

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Ontario braces for double cohort Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail______ When universities are faced with the boom of students from the 2003-2004 double cohort, Ontario will be ready.

Dianne Cunningham, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities announced last Monday Ontario’s strategy for coping with the influx of students expected when the Ontario

Academic Credit (OAC) year is phased out and two classes gradu­ ate at the same time.

Called the Post-Secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act 2000, the Ministry’s strategy includes an investment of $1.8 bil­ lion from private sector partners to create 73,000 new spaces at post­ secondary institutions.

This private funding will be complemented by Ontario’s

provincial government which has also committed itself to increasing its financial support to colleges and universities by an estimated $293 million over the next two to three years.

The Excellence Act 2000 is part of the province’s strategy to ensure that it will have the skilled workforce needed to attract jobs and investment.

Cunningham announced the

plan last week from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where she was attending the Council of Ministers of Education Canada conference, although the Council of Ontario Universities had been discussing what was known as Bill 132 for almost a year.

While the Excellence Act 2000 will apparently benefit Ontario universities and colleges who will have added funding to

expand their programs and attract top faculty, it is still unclear how this will affect out-of-province post-secondary institutions such as McGill.

A follow -up article n ext week w ill ecplore the E xcellence A ct 2 0 0 0 in m ore deta il a n d elaborate on the p o ten tia l effects on M cG ill a n d other Q uebec colleges a n d universities.

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TRIB: First of all, what is the OCS? The McGill Office for Chemistry and Society is a unique universitybased venture dedicated to the pro­ motion of critical thinking and the presentation of scientific informa­ tion to the public, educators and students in an accurate and respon­ sible fashion. The office answers queries from the public as well as from the media on scientific mat­ ters with a view towards separating facts from myths. OCS offers a vari­ ety of educational and entertaining presentations on scientific topics and oversees a number of continu­ ing education courses designed to

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TRIB: In what other ways do you tell the public about science?

Schwarcz: My colleagues and I give a variety of lectures to various groups and organizations. Topics range from the safety of our food supply to the chemistry of love. I

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thing to be feared; it is to be respected and understood. But most important, they will discover how fascinat­

TRIB: What do you hope your audiences will gain from your lec­ tures?

Schwarcz: Hopefully they will learn that chemistry is not something to be feared; it is to be respected and understood. But most important, they will discover how fascinating the subject is and what an impor­ tant part it plays in their daily lives.

Trib: What are some upcoming events you’re planning?

Schwarcz: The week of October 7 is National Chemistry Week in Canada. We will be celebrating it with a public lecture called ‘The Colors of Chemistry’, to be held on the 11th of October, at 7 p.m., in

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Joanna Czupryn The attacks of September 11 may have renewed within us a sense of uncertainty for our imme­ diate and not-so-immediate

R ecen t threats of viral agents being sent through Canada Post are all indications of a looming war.

future. But among all the thoughts of war, destruction, and military mobilization, the common people seem to have completely over­ looked, through no fault of their own, an enemy so powerful, so furtive, that it could kill entire populations without the use of a single bomb, missile, or fire arm.

What could be more effective in mass destruction than a deadly virus for which the world has no vaccine?

Beyond the traditional method of warfare, is a world so mysterious and secretive that it is difficult to fully grasp the amount of awe and fear that it deserves. It takes the form of diseases once eradicated by governments and organization-funded vaccination programs as well as new and improved lethal pathogens. The US, British, and Canadian govern­ ments are frantically stockpiling serums, alerting hospitals and establishing more effective proce­ dures to deal with potential out­ breaks.

The premise behind using biological organisms as weapons is that they are naturally occurring, cheap and easy to grow as well as effective in neutralizing the mili­ tary threats of entire populations with no prior warning. And they do all this with absolutely no risk to one’s own military forces.

Unlike their more traditional, physically destructive counter­ parts, they cannot be detected with radars, nor do they necessarily show immediate effects within the population.

Though some such as Simon Whitby, an expert on biological and weapons control, claim that the countries using these weapons have to overcome some serious sci­ entific and technological hurdles,

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Permission was granted and they are now one of the few remaining countries, besides the US, in possession of this agent.

It has also been reported that the Iraqi government has been actively working on the development of Anthrax as a biological weapon.

Obviously, the difficulties in developing this type of tech­ nology are far from insur­ mountable.

Antoliy Vorobyov, a Russian bio-weapons expert, also sees bioterrorism as a viable threat. According to him, the most likely agents to be used are Small Pox, Anthrax and the Plague. Although Small Pox and the plague have been wiped out in the past, they are far from ineffec­ tive in the present.

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The Canadian Medical Association has expressed an urgent request that the Canadian government increase their stores of available small pox vaccine while Britain’s National Health Service

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Smallpox, according to Center For Civilian that Studies (CCDS) at John would be Hopkins Hospital, represents under great one of the most serious bioter­ strain to provide rorist threats to civilian popula­ the necessary vaccination to it’s tions. The centre is a research and own civilian population. guiding body that provides infor­ Another widely recognized mation on the most common biological weapon, according to agents and outlines effective strate­ both Whitby and the CCDS, is gies to combat an outbreak.

Anthrax, otherwise known as The CCDS cites the effects of Bacillus Anthracis. Infection stems the Smallpox virus as multi-symp­ from an inhalation or physical tomatic with high fever, headache, contact with anthrax spores, a rod­ backache, abdominal pain and, on like spore that normally lives in the occasion, delirium appearing after soil. Symptoms include a fever and an incubation period of 12 to 14 cough with possible death in 1 to 3 days. Symptoms thereafter resem­ days, though initial signs of infec­ ble those o f chicken pox, yet tion may not appear until up to 6 unlike the latter, smallpox infec­ to 8 weeks after contact. tion results in a 30% mortality Although there are many rate. diagnostic tests for identifying Because the virus attacks and anthrax poisoning, they are not develops in the respiratory mucous widely available, nor are they ben­ membrane and can be spread by eficial to those who show early coughing, from person to person, symptoms. For these unfortunate the virus can move rapidly individuals the statistics offer a throughout the population and mere ten percent chance of recov­ affect many before it is diagnosed. ery.

As there is no apparent antiviral These types of outbreaks, and serum at the moment, the CCDS their resulting effects on the popu­ has sent out a strong recommenda­ lation are not a novelty. The 1979 tion that the US government Sverdlovsk epidemic demonstrated develop a rapid diagnostic test as how lethal an anthrax outbreak well as a more attenuated strain of

can be. An accidental airborne release of what was later estimated as one gram of anthrax spores over a few minutes affected 77 individ­ uals, 66 of which died shortly thereafter.

In Yugoslavia, during February of 1972, a modified ver­ sion of small pox identified in one individual managed to affect 130 others, most of who had no con­ tact with the initial patient. In this case, the country’s vaccination pro­ grams, though widely available, were unable to prevent the out­ break.

Such scares are apparent even close to home. Recent threats of viral agents being sent through

Canada Post are all indications of a looming war, one that is not solely waged against those responsible for the attacks, but against the viral agents themselves. While recent media attention surrounding the attacks on the US has stimulated our governments to incorporate more restrictive airport and securi­ ty measures, it is the medical com­ munity that now faces the greatest of challenges.

Their responsibility to ade­ quately supply the population with up-to-date vaccines, while continuously developing new treatment and preventative meth­ ods, will be the next major hurdle that countries must surmount.

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E D IT O R IA L “In politics, there is no honour" — B enjam in D israeli

Concordia's dilemma John Sciacia_____________________________________________ ______ The relationship between an educational institutions administration and student government should be one of respect for each other to maintain a lair and representative decision-making structure for students. Based on the events that have unfolded at Concordia University, it seems that no such respect is present on the part of Concordias administration.

The Concordia Student Union (CSU) has recently attracted a great deal of media attention, primarily stemming from the publication and free dis­ tribution of its controversial student handbook, entitled Uprising 20012002.

Due to its pro-Palestinian and anti-globalization stances, the CSU has notably drawn the collective opposition of the Canadian-Jewish lobby group B’nai Brith, the Concordia administration, as well as large corporations that sponsor the university and employ its graduates. At this point, CSU execu­ tives also face a possible recall and a new election, provided that a currendy circulating petition receives ten percent of undergraduate student support.

Last Friday, a general announcement on the university’s website revealed that Concordia had asked three provincial government departments “to investigate whether the actions of the present leadership of the Concordia Student Union contravene the legal mandate of the CSU as out­ lined in its corporate documents.”

A recent article in the Montreal Gazette featured a response on behalf of Quebec’s Minister of Education Francois Legault. He revealed that although his department cannot investigate the CSU, he could strip the stu­ dent union of its provincial accreditation if a petition carrying twenty five percent of undergraduate signatures were to be presented.

However, it is highly doubtful that Concordia students will rescind their right to representation from a legitimate student union. In fact, stu­ dents are more likely to object to their university’s open attempt to override the system of student democracy.

Concordia University’s decision to seek assistance from provincial departments on an internal, student-based matter demonstrates a disregard for the institution and processes of student government, despite the univer­ sity’s intentions “to question whether the current CSU slate is acting respon­ sibly and in the interests of Concordia students.”

By challenging the legality of the CSU’s actions with respect to its man­ date, Concordia administration mistakenly prioritized the CSU’s accounta­ bility to provincial law over its accountability to the students of Concordia University. Minister Legault’s statement only served to reinforce this reality.

While the future of the CSU rightfully rests in the hands of Concordia’s undergraduate students, the relationship between the university’s student government and administration is now in a dubious state. Concordia’s attempt to circumvent the student union’s system of checks and balances shows a lack of faith in the efficacy of student governance and will cast a dark shadow over its relationship with the CSU. There is a definite need for mutual trust and respect between student government and administration. It is in the best interest of Concordia University, or any other post-secondary institution for that matter, that these two entities are able to communicate and cooperate in a civil manner. This ultimately gives the institution a sound problem-solving mechanism between the two bodies, along with fair and reasonable representation for its students.

Concordia has a chance to learn a lesson in diplomacy that will serve to improve its future interactions with its student union. Let us also hope that McGill and other universities take heed.

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Arts Frosh not all about booze I wish to respond to the article entided “McGill above the influ­ ence,” that appeared in your October 2nd issue. Many people in positions of administration were questioned about alcohol consump­ tion at McGill. However, the frosh programs, particularly the Arts Frosh program, was used as an example of an event where alcohol played a major role. No faculty executives or frosh coordinators were asked to comment with respect to their frosh programs. The article goes on to chastise frosh pro­ grams, specifically Arts Frosh, as programs in which students would end up “feeling excluded if they did not drink.” As a U2 student, taking j part in Arts Frosh every year, this j time in an organizational capacity, it is extremely frustrating for me to read the array of articles condemnj ing frosh for their loose alcohol policies. Instead, more attention needs to be paid to the progressive steps made throughout the years to j promote the frosh programs, and in | this case Arts Frosh, as an event where alcohol is made available as

Open Comment to Organizer of Conference on Thursday October 4th - Regarding the impact? Effects? of September 11th events on Canada - held in Leacock Hall.

A panel of seven articulate and well-educated university faculty from backgrounds such as political science, economics, and law., this could be interesting. Although, introductory comments by the var­ ious professors allowed me little more insight into the terrorists events than I have learned from CNN, I could excuse that. I decid­ ed to be patient and wait for ques­ tions. A time, I believe for learn­ ing, meaningftd exchange of knowl­ edge, and critical thinking (ie. what university professors demand of their students.)

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I find it personally and profes sionally insulting to have spent ai entire summer planning a progran whose emphasis was to show ne\ students in the Arts faculty a gooi time, with or without alcohol, onl to see it boiled down to an alcohc free-for-all. Was a summer of atten dance at alcohol advisory boari meetings a waste? Should the pres ence of McGill First Aid at ou events go unmentioned? I hope noi because these are just some of th many ways in which frosh program have deliberately made themselve more alcohol-responsible. Does th lack of complaints about this year Arts Frosh program mean that net students, even those that didn drink, had a good time? I think so Sincere!

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one of many drink options.

Arts has chosen to spend its money on improving the quality of activities provided, not the quantity of alcohol supplied. Any free drink ticket supplied in Arts Frosh was good for water or soft drinks as well as alcohol. Furthermore, the Dean of Arts contributed money so that bottled water was available free to all new students at all times in the frosh program. All deals negotiated with clubs or bars ensured that water and soft drinks at the clubs were cheaper or the same cost as alcohol. How can it be assumed, by the article in question, that just because Arts Frosh had boat cruises, pub crawls, and went to clubs every night, that students who didn’t drink would only have had fun in Alt Frosh? To my knowledge, a great deal of students, both drinkers and non-drinkers, immensely enjoyed frosh. Is it not possible to enjoy a night at a club or on a boat with over a thousand other McGill students without alcohol? Despite not consuming alcohol at many of the Arts Frosh events mentioned, I had a great time.

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September 11 th had hap­ pened would be meaningful. The panel response? Response 1 : “Question is off topic”.. End of dis­ cussion. Response II: Panel mem­ ber adding that Canada was very similar to, and greatly influenced by the United States, thus Canadians showed a lack of awareness when they criticized the United States .

My understanding as member of the audience: Unless you are 100% pro-American policy your ideas are not welcome.

The response not only under­ mined open, thoughtful dialogue in the room, but in my opinion lacked coherence. If, as was suggested Canada and the United States are basically Siamese twins, then an open, uncensored, and full discus­ sion of this tragedy of September 11th should be of critical interest during a conference concerned with the impact of terrorism on Canada.

Needless to say, there were no

other off topic’ questions from th audience.

I thought a university existe to learn about and understand ot world in a manner which respec differences and considers différer perspectives fundamental for th development of knowledge and th continued development of huma society. Am I wrong?

Or, would it be fair to say th: although this university welcomi critical perspectives and informe opinions there is also fear in allov ing these ideas to be expressed? C is critical inquiry only valid in tl classroom ..but should not I applied to real world situations?

-Amber van Driele Law Student, 1st Ye:

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Brother is watching you Not so long ago 1 found myself in the midst of a dis­ cussion concern­ ing the events of September 11. This is obviously no sur­ prise.

However, this particular discussion took place during one of my confer­ ences and was specifically brought up as a topic by the TA. O f all my class­ es and conferences, I found it surprising that this conference, or rather this TA, « was the only person in an academically elevated position to address the current events in a class­ room forum. I don’t know if this general­ ization holds for all students, or all staff, but I found it pecu­ liar that so few of those educators whose jurisdiction I fell under actually spoke about the events transforming themselves around the world. This is not to say that any professor is obligat­ ed to address tragic world events.

For all I know, many could have been in shock or mourning them­

selves and simply did not want to talk about some­ thing that was about to be the forerunner of all news and conversation for who knows how long.

Nonetheless, the only other glimpse I received into the inner thoughts of one of my professors came at the end of class, when, after briefly mentioning the rhetoric arising out of the various governments around the world, this pro­ fessor exclaimed: “what a bunch of clowns! They’re going to mess this whole thing up for all of us!”

These are sensitive times, but does ‘being sensi­ tive’ in our new use of the phrase leave any room for thought or opinion.

Certainly being callous or ignorant in regards to September 11 is not accept­ able, but none the less it remains the right of whomever to be ignorant or callous if they so choose.

The conversation in my conference ground to a slow halt because everybody became afraid to state his or her opinion. Everyone was trapped in each other’s sen­ sitivity.

Recently I witnessed two events on television that prompted this tirade.

Bill Maher, the host of Politically Incorrect came under excruciating fire for his commentary on the

attacks on the W TC. Maher simply refuted the notion that the terrorists were cowards and pointed out that it is the Western military that lobs missiles from the other side of the Atlantic while they, the ter­ rorists, were actively involved in the violence. As a result of these statements both Sears and FedEx with­ drew their sponsorship for the show and placed increasing pressure on ABC to act accordingly, to deal with this obviously antiAmerican renegade.

In yet another example, former President Clinton was overheard to remark that Bin Laden was a wor­ thy opponent’, to which up ran the banner of civil unrest and called Clinton’s remarks also un-American.

Sensitivity is good; it is prudent for it demonstrates respect. But at what point does ‘being sensitive’ become stifling, or even condemning.

At what point does it create a fear that chokes away freedom.

Be careful what you say, for Big Brother is apparently watching, and now not only is He watching but also judging one o f our funda­ mental rights: the right to be able to speak our mind.

Recendy, a new concern has sprung from the ashes of September 11 : the fear that now, more than ever, Big Brother is watching us. To some, the probability that America has assumed the title role of Orwell’s 1984 prophe­ cy is all too real. I for one am not in the least concerned about my thoughts or activi­ ties being censored and refuse to believe that the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon have prompted the American government to act with such vigilance that we should be looking over our shoulders.

In this delicate time so soon after the attacks, free­ dom of speech, ideas, and actions remain alive and well.

Canada itself has barely been affected by the events occur­ ring in America. We have proclaimed our support for the States and spoken up when Bush forgot to men­ tion us in his speech to the world. But aside from that and immense discussion of the impending war, nothing has really changed here at home.

In our efforts to choose a topic for this week’s Fallacious, Ari and I sat at Place Milton discussing the recent events and, I’m ashamed to say, made a few wisecracks between the two of us about America that were not politically-correct in the least. Were either of us

worried about armed police­ men marching through the Terasse and carting us off to a jail for political prisoners? No way.

While our comments may have been inappropriate, Ari and I are both extremely opinionated people who have never been concerned about censoring our ideas.

September 11 has not changed that for either of us.

And our breakfast even came quicker than usual. So it’s important that we examine the individual reactions to the terrorist attacks as opposed to the mass opinion.

With as much diversity as there is in Canada, our own views greatly differ with the central idea coming out of America, which seems to be REVENGE. And not even every American shares this view. While Bush may claim to speak on behalf of his people, he’s really speak­ ing on behalf of himself and what he thinks the people want.

As long as we McGill students continue to live our petty lives and make the material choices we do on a day-to-day basis, we really have no right to worry or complain about freedom being taken away from us.

Which clothes to wear, where to shop, who to love and who to hate.. .none of these priv­ ileges have not been stripped away from us just yet, and

until they have been, it’s neurotic to assume that a Big Brother of any sort is watching. Let’s not forget that intellectu­ al thought is still flourishing.

High holiday sermons in the Jewish community were filled with a range of sympathetic outreach to militant protests.

Muslim ■■■ communities all over 0) the world have been stating their opposi­ f i) o tion to the terrorist attacks and have not O' been denied the right ST to keep practicing their religion, even if members of their sect may be responsible for the destruction.

It is premature to board up our win­ dows and doors and run around in the street with a mega­ phone proclaiming that freedom of speech is dead.

Anyone who is already taking pre­ cautions against Big Brother does deserve to be watched and monitored, not by Big Brother but by a psychiatrist.

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Pretty Woman is one of my alltime favourite movies, and I know I am not alone in my admiration.

What is it about this film that makes it so special to so many peo­ ple? Simply put, Pretty Woman is the story of Edward (‘do not call him Eddie if you expect him to answer’) Lewis, a millionaire, who falls in love with a sassy-talkiri h o o k e r-w ith -a -h e a rt-o f-g o ld named Vivian. Perhaps it is the idea that love is a true ‘class leveler’ that looks beyond the superficial, thereby making it possible for me to marry Prince William and become queen__ When one watches a movie like Pretty

Woman, sometimes the question arises, “would I stay with a person I loved if he/she was a hooker?” It’s not usually easy to answer these questions when there is no official decision to be made. Actually, I discovered that it helps when God places you in the real situation to discover your true response to the above question. The following (sad but true) anecdote is my response.

This summer I decided to live and work abroad. My first job was at this little coffee shop where I met “Giorgio”. Giorgio was a VERY sexy Italian man in his 20s who worked with me at the café. I actually hated him at first because he would only speak in Italian to the Italian girl who worked there.

I quit that job after three days, par­ tially because I hated him. One day I ran into him on the street

and I started making fun of him to his face, but he was a good sport and had a great sense of humour.

We went for drinks and one thing led to another and we ended up dating for about three weeks. We had a magical, blissful time of hap­ piness U N TIL...one night we went out for dinner and he told me this story about some woman he dated before me who used him and turned out to be married. I thought, ‘wow, that must be weird, I wonder how old she was’. Then he said, “yeah, but I’ve been mar­ ried twice and have a six-year old son”. I assumed he was joking and continued my meal.

We went out for drinks later and he asked me what I thought of marriage, then restated that he had been married twice and has a sixyear old son. While I was inward­ ly crapping my pants I tried to

superficially maintain my cool.

We were getting along so well, I really liked him, and damn the boy was hot and had a body to match.

So I ignored what he said and ended up going back to his place.

[Side note: I did N O T sleep with him, believe me, you’ll see why it’s relevant soon]. He started telling me how he had a problem where he was too honest with people.

That’s weird, I thought ‘how can you be too honest?’ He proceeded to tell me that he worked as a gig­ olo for six months in London nine years ago. “A what?” I yelled pray­ ing that I misheard, “a gigolo, you know like in the movie American G igolo,” he explained. Yeah, thanks, I know what a fucking gig­ olo is (and sadly enough my immediate movie analogy was Deuce Bigalow: M ale Gigolo). I sat in shock for approximately ten

minutes, asked him a couple moronic questions about the life of a man-whore and then got the hell out of his apartment, hailed a cab, and never saw him again.

When I got in the cab, the driver started rambling about not trusting anyone in this city.

Thanks a lot old man, where were you a few hours ago? Maybe it sounds shallow and prejudiced, but all I wanted to do was go home and disinfect myself. I guess that was how my version of Pretty Woman would end. However, Giorgio and I were N O T in love and had no potential future long­ term relationship. So for any of you whom I have offended, it’s not that I’m ruling out ALL gigolos EVER. Anyway, all I’m hoping now is that God doesn’t decide to test my opinion on The Crying Game.

The M cGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 10, 2001

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Lindsay Peters Arson. Vandalism. Pepper spray. These are three words that are not usually linked to McDonald’s, the restaurant of choice for more than 3 million Canadians each day. On October 16, however, these words may not be so uncommon at your local Big Mac provider.

Next Tuesday marks the date of the 17th Annual Worldwide Anti-McDonald’s Day. For nearly two decades, activists known as the McLibel group have made it their goal to expose the harmful and destructive business policies of the fast food leader.

The group began its plight back in 1990 when McDonald’s sued two London Greenpeace activists, David Morris and Helen Steel, for distributing a flyer enti­ tled “What’s Wrong with McDonald’s?” The leaflet charged the $30-billion corporation with a series of underhanded practices.

The activists claimed that McDonald’s was guilty of abusing the environment, its customers, and its employees. The flyer out­ lined how the mega-chain allegedly encourages an unhealthy diet, the inhumane slaughtering of animals, the creation of wasteful packaging and ignores the basic rights of its workers. Although Morris and

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Steel were initially found to be in the wrong, all that McDonald’s stood for as a busi­ ness and pop cul­ ture icon had been put under a micro­ scope.

As a result, the McLibel movement has grown in strength and size.

Groups from 23 countries partici­ pated in last year’s A nti-M cD onald’s Day. McLibel activists seem par­ ticularly preoccu­ pied with the ever­ growing anti-glob­ alization fight and the oppression of its workers.

Critics of McDonald’s have always been con­ cerned with the working conditions for the in-store „ i t t o no soup for you ■ employees.

U0_____ K 1 Science student Jessica Dennis worked at the counter of a Toronto outlet for more than two years. While she says her experience with McDonald’s was generally positive, Dennis did express annoyance over the inability to gain seniority.

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would be to speak up and try to improve their working conditions.

This is where a union would usually come in and negotiate with the compa­ ny for better working con­ ditions and higher pay.

Usually.

“McDonald’s is clearly biased against any attempt by workers to voice con­ cerns through unioniza­ tion,” says Industrial Relations Professor Robert Hebdon. “It doesn’t strike me as any major conces­ sion on their part to allow workers to let their voice be heard about their working conditions. It’s not as if they don’t make lots of money and they aren’t very successful.”

Hebdon explains that McDonald’s has perfected a systematic plan for dis­ couraging union activity in their store. A standard union busting technique Benji Feldman usej by McDonald’s is to

come back... 1 year McDonald’s also makes a habit of hiring workers at a very young age — teenagers who are looking for their first job and don’t realize just how their employee rights are being violated.

Dennis, who was hired at age 14, said that the main reason she

work there.” She also explained that she and her fellow student workers were expected to work at least one closing shift a week — which often meant staying until after midnight.

It seems that the next logical step for McDonald’s workers

send in a ‘flying squad,’ a team of officials whose job is to get any unionization ideas out of the workers’ minds. If that doesn’t work, the employees may then decide to have an in-store vote on unionization.

“The next step is to make the Please see LITTLE, page 11

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Natalie Fletcher Okay, breathe, chill, relax this is not a preachy lecture about the sanctity of wholesome, substancefree play.

Ever been fined for having too much fun? Maybe not, but you could be. That is, of course, unless you want your university party per­ sonality to escalate into a criminal record.

For those of you who don’t know, the ill-fated police depart­ ment responsible for McGill and the student Ghetto is Station 19, a small but effective community-based offi­ cers’ nest on the corner of Prince Arthur and Hutchison. It is devoted to dealing with neighborhood con­ cerns, small crimes, and the many complaints resulting from student mayhem.

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At the head of community mat­ ters is Agent Socio-Communautaire Nelson Marshall, who, despite a busding schedule, happily agreed to meet with the Trib to spread the news about maintaining neighbour­ hood peace.

Needless to say, McGill is the source of many local police prob­ lems, especially when it comes to noise. During Frosh alone, Agent Marshall received a multitude of phone calls from the Ghetto’s elder­ ly neighbors who didn’t seem to share our passion for earsplitting jam sessions at the crack of dawn.

John, a science student, recounts how a rowdy post-Frosh get-together provoked an angry ten­ ant into calling a cop, who surprised the hungry group when he slyly arrived alongside the pizza delivery

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thought this would be a good opportunity to get a police officer quote for his sociology paper," he recalls.

Um, not quite. As a result, appetites dropped, but then again, so did the music.

Indeed, the tamer citizens of the area equate students to ruckus in all its forms: music, cursing, random drunken operettas yelled in dark alleyways, wandering partygoers drinking from water botdes’ in the middle of the night — guys, we’re notorious.

A group of arts students laugh­ ingly talk about the times they have been eyed suspiciously from police cars while loitering on the sidewalk, taking swigs of cheap Dep wine from a plastic bag. "It’s not open, I swear!" they’ve alleged, to keep from having to pay two hundred dollars for drinking a very forgettable $5

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For these reasons and more, Station 19 has teamed up with the Students' Society of McGill University to devise a kind of party­ ing protocol highlighting the types of activities that constitute legal infractions. Fed up with constandy reminding students of violations, police have obliterated the warning stage: there are no more next times' to act as second-chance granters: if you are caught breaking the law, that’s it.

Agent Marshall hopes this pro­ tocol will make students "more con­ scious o f their behaviour," as they will understand that any unlawful conduct will lead direcdy to stem, and often cosdy consequences.

Even if you are not arrested, prepare to be hampered.

Peter, a weed-lovin’ manage­ ment student, describes how he suc­

b lu e cessfully convinced an officer he was merely smoking a cigarette, only to be escorted all the way home, with his stash still dissimulated in the park bush. Pete’s conclusive remark?

"Damn, guy, that cop made me waste a joint."

Enough said.

The more severe cause for infringement however, is organizing public parties. If you are thinking of throwing a campus-wide Halloween bash, where funky mixed drinks will be made available to any random student, be advised that without the proper permit, such a night of seem­ ingly harmless fun could lead to a whopping $6075 fine; $24,300 if caught a second time.

Party hosts are also responsible for ensuring their locale abides to fire safety regulations. Agent Marshall strongly encourages notifying the Please see BEWARE, page 12

The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 10, 2001

Features 11

Spy vs. spy: look who's watching Andrew Rudochvilow Most people will try and con­ vince you that the Internet has significandy contributed to improving our daily lives through the wonders of such things as e-commerce, live news updates and MP3s. Despite those brilliant innovations, it has also become an incredibly big dis­ traction for most of us. In fact, it is becoming so problematic that an increasing number of us are finding ourselves wasting time by.. .peering into other peoples lives. It’s okay, you can admit it. After all, everyone likes to watch, right?

With the advent of the webcam as well as streaming audio and video, peeping toms everywhere rejoiced as

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voyeurism officially made its way into the mainstream internet.

But in that fateful jump, an extremely interesting transformation took place: the notion of the crusty old perverted man who got his kicks by looking into girls’ locker rooms has now been replaced by someone who might look like any one of your closest friends. Anonymity and widespread acceptance have basical­ ly broken down all barriers towards the voyeurism phenomenon, mak­ ing it something that is now a com­ monly accepted and wildly popular Internet practice.

Fans of this summer’s CBS program Big Brother 2 will attest to the addictive nature of the reality based T V show.

It essentially involved locking up 12 complete strangers into a small house and cut­ ting off all their contact with the outside world. The catch? Inside the house are over 100 cameras which documented the contestants every single move while broadcast­ ing the action live over the Internet.

The show generated consider­ able ratings for CBS but the cult fol­ lowing it spurred on the net was something else entirely. Millions of people flocked to the official site at cbs.com to pay the one-time $5 fee to access the site but shortly there­ after, hundreds of devoted fan sites popped up as people obsessively mulled over the lives of the people living in the house.

Network game shows are one thing but dedicated fan sites for seemingly average individuals are also becoming an increasingly popu­ lar cultural phenomenon. Girls, in particular, have been quick to jump on the bandwagon as sites like charismama.com and linuxkitty.com, run by teenage girls,

are grabbing all kinds of attention.

The sites offer unrestricted access to the host’s bedrooms as well as the girls’ diaries and daily thoughts. The websites often include amazon.com wishlists where prospective ‘sugar daddies’ (ie: fans) can buy their hosts better webcams, DVD players and other expensive electronic equip­ ment in order to gain their affec­ tions. While they don’t openly mar­ ket themselves to older men, their intention is quite clear.

Don Taylor, a McGill Social Psychology professor, is concerned with the possible impact such Internet technology may have on our cultural and day-to-day lives.

“Like e-mail, cell phones and pagers, this is one more way of removing our individual privacy.

Worse, it’s taking away from our daily human to human interactions and people are ultimately going to be isolated in the process,” says Taylor.

When asked to explain the looming fascination with voyeurism over the Internet, Taylor replies: “Apart from televised sports, it’s the only pure thing we have left. There are no scripts and viewers are drawn in by that promise of spontaneity.”

As you might have imagined, there are in fact plenty of seedier sites which make no attempts at concealing or skirting around the services they offer. One of the more popular ones, voyeurdorm.com offers lucky visitors the chance to peer into an apartment full of extremely hot co-eds who aren’t afraid to send viewers home happy.

Cams are installed in all parts of the dwelling, including showers, bed­ rooms and kitchen areas. Nothing is off limits as bathroom fetish enthu­ siasts will be pleased to know that

there is in fact, yes, a toilet cam. All this can be yours for the low, low price of $40 USD per month.

But wait, there’s more.

Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of the whole webcam concept is the fact that it caters to everyone’s needs, no matter how ridicu­ lous the idea.

Surfers can check out alittlew hitechapel.com which specializes in broadcasting shotgun nuptials from the wedding capital of the world, Las Vegas. It’s all rather surreal, watching happy couples make their way up to the alter and exchange vows while being broadcast in glorious streaming video.

Even cab drivers are trying to grab their share of the webcam mar­ ket. Ny-taxi.com, run by Clever Da Silva, a New York cabbie, offers visi­ tors the chance to hop in the back of his ride and watch as he drives cus­ tomers from one location to anoth­ er, shown using wireless equipment.

While the service is free, he does encourage virtual passengers to buy t-shirts and other related merchan­ dise to help pay for his server costs.

“They provide a simple form of entertainment but it gets old really fast,” says Joey Roy, a U1 microbiol­ ogy and immunology student.

Most people see the entire web­ cam culture as nothing more than playful diversion or fad but their widespread popularity may have fur­ ther sociological implications. After

asking other students about whether they’d agree to broadcast their lives over the Internet, the majority declined the idea. When the possi­ bility of getting paid for their servic­ es was raised, a lot of people seemed to suddenly embrace the concept, proving that privacy may in fact be for sale.

As webcams and their enthusi­ asts continue to gain in numbers and popularity, how they will per­ manently affect our social structure is anybody’s guess. One cannot help, however, but feel a little apprehensive about its lasting effects.

Despite the social implications, if you are new to the whole scene and would like to get acquainted with various webcam sites, a good place to start would be earthcam.com, which is basically the Yahoo! of Internet voyeurism.

Once there, you will find cate­ gories for every possible location or interest, including parks, beaches, highways and yes, steamy college dorm rooms too.

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A little unionization in everyone continued from PAGE 10 supervisor’s job dependent on win­ ning the vote,” says Hebdon. “There’s a huge incentive, like a raise or a promotion, to win the vote [for McDonald’s] and to do everything possible to make sure that the union doesn’t get in to their area.”

The idea of unionization is popular for many McDonald’s workers in Montreal. Hebdon believes the reason for this is that Quebec is the second most union­ ized province in Canada, the first being Newfoundland.

During the summer of 2000, two young workers at the former Peel street location were successful in their unionization attempts — only to have their store suddenly

shut down due to a ‘rent increase’.

For a short time, the Peel street outlet was the only unionized McDonald’s in North America.

The union managed to go through despite McDonalds many attempts to stop it. A flying squad had been sent out to persuade the rebelling workers to keep the McFamily together. When that failed, a new manager from the corporate head­ quarters was brought in, and two dozen new workers were hired in an attempt to swing the unioniza­ tion vote against the union.

The Rawdon, Quebec location received union certification in April of this year. Despite the fact that the franchisee sold the store, the new owner has been willing to talk to the labour union.

Montreal also seems to be a particular hotbed for antiMcDonald’s action. In July of 2001, eight McDonald’s locations in the Montreal area were vandal­ ized. At one métro station outlet, the explosion and release of a chemical similar to pepper spray led to the closure of the station for nearly an hour. These attacks were suspected to be linked to the failed unionization attempts of several Montreal-area outlets, although labour leaders denied their involve­ ment.

And for those of you who may be wondering if the golden arches will be seen on campus anytime soon, don’t worry. According to Students’ Society of McGill University Vice President of

Operations Raoul Gebert, neither SSMU nor McGill Food Services has any intention of ever putting in a McDonald’s anytime soon, main­ ly because McGill “doesn’t want to be portrayed as a big business food provider.”

So instead of breaking out the flame-throwers on October 16, Professor Hebdon suggests just doing what he does — boycott McDonald’s.

“I just think it’s appalling what they’re doing and I think that there are a lot of people out there that support that [boycotting McDonald’s],” says Hebdon.

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Due to the sinking popularity of The Mighty Lemon Drops, no one in the future has heard of them.

In fact, many readers have confused them with a new ad campaign for Halls.

What I am trying to tell you, dear citizens, is that you should not spend your money on this cassette, for it will be a sore disappointment and holds no value in the future.

Peter Gabriel may have thought

that it was a good idea, but this is advice from a man who sang in Genesis.

Your best bet would be to take that 10 dollars, invest it in some tech stocks, and sell like mad in late 2000. Just trust me on that one.

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Beware of Mr. Rogers and hide your stash continued from PAGE 10 closest fire department prior to your event so your space can be approved and safeguarded.

Another useful entertaining tip: do not give your already befuddled friend more to drink, or you will owe up to $425; and definitely don’t inebriate minors, unless you want to pay an extra $175. You might also want to shut up your excessively loud guests, or they could be fined a hundred bucks for ‘disturbing the peace’.

Oh, and regarding roaming the streets smashed: get a clue. When an officer tells you simply to "go home" after catching you parading with a forty, be smart, and just do it. This is cop talk for "get lost before I change my mind," so do yourself a favour: quit arguing; this isn’t the debating union.

Also, if you are common sense impaired, let this become your mantra: "I will not use sarcastic or offensive language when speaking to a police officer." Science major Camyl and his daring friends learned the hard way, discovering that, to an already peeved cop, the retort "suck my dick!" is definitely grounds enough for being hand­ cuffed, and hurled onto a cop car, Hollywood-style.

And fiat rats beware! Often, students undergoing initiation rites don’t realize that truth-or-dare games involving flag or license-plate stealing, consist of criminal activity, notes Agent Marshall, who is clearly baffled by students’ fascination with what he deems as "strange scavenger hunts with weird point systems."

Not so fascinating though, when

playful stealing lands you in court.

On the topic of theft, although our district is generally safe, the most common crimes are break-ins. Police advise students to exercise caution, especially in the Peel-St. Laurent area.

"Thieves know all about the high-tech computers, stereos and entertainment sets student apart­ ments have to offer," explains Agent Marshall. So while you’re out party­ ing, keep your valuables out of sight.

Some unlucky M ORE resi­ dents neglected to conceal their large common room TV last weekend, and now find themselves playing ohso-complex card games like go fish to entertain their hungover heads.

If you do happen to witness weirdness on your way home from a night out, though, speak up! That wacko lurking around nighdy in search of an obscure ‘Mr. Rogers’ is definitely reason enough for calling 911. Police want to be informed of even the slightest suspicion, since nailing repeat offenders is the only way to significandy lower theft rates.

All in all, our neighbourhood police do not seem to condemn McGill’s wild nocturnal social life, as they too claim to be human. In fact,

they appear to like our "positive spir­ it," and are "glad to feel a positive interaction with students."

Many students feel the same way, asserting that they "respect [Montreal] cops because they don’t let their authority go to their heads."

And this is true: Station 19 offi­ cers just want to do their jobs, and

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in hand, but what concerns them is citizen contentment. So for fun without fines, find out more about problem-free partying, by logging on to http://ssmu.mcgill.ca/safety /party.html, or by calling Station 19 directly, at 280-0419.

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be proactive about neighborhood safety issues. Agent Marshall and his crew are especially supportive of McGill community services such as Walksafe, which they firmly believe contribute to keeping nightlife secure.

O f course, police realize univer­ sity life and wild behaviour go hand

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The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 10, 2001

Features 15

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Kris Jagasia, a U0 management life is really about. They make peo­ student, grew up living the adven­ ple laugh and cry. Perhaps they tures of He-Man. He has vivid take a lighter view on serious issues Cartoons have been an integral memories of playing with his action that can be difficult to address. part of every child’s life, and for Cartoons can have taken on figures and of being awe-inspired centuries, they have been a unique The by the Master of the Universe. He satirical roles in society. form of entertainment. Political, is disappointed with the quality of Simpsons, for example, have caused, internet, adult and children’s car­ in sorts, a whole revolution in carcartoons today. toons have swept through society, “They don’t make them like toonolgy. It is unique because it touching people of all ages. they used to,” he says. “He-Man, entertains both the new and old They have gone through many Thundercats, now they were role generations. It encompasses ele­ visual changes. In the last ten years, models! Kids today have nothing ments of both eras, combining computer animation has changed but a Pokémon to look up to,” he wholesome family values with usual the look of cartoons as the older cartoon antics and social commen­ explains. generation knows them. It has Cartoons of today’s generation tary. Homer Simpson is possibly changed cartoons dramatically. still have a message like those of the only man on television who can Cartoons like Power Puff Girls, the yesteryear. Shows like Sailor Moon look at issues like poli­ new Batman and others have gotten teach children to be good to others tics, racism and sex­ better visually because of better and be respectful just as He-Man ism, and make every­ drawing techniques and computer and She-ra did. In most shows, one laugh. animation.

Cartoon characters Many feel that the there is a hero or heroine that is try­ today, can do so much more than Simpsons is truly a mas ing to save the world from some their counterparts of yesterday. terpiece.

Liz Arias, a demonic evil that is trying to take They are faster and larger than life. over the planet or another interstel­ U0 management stu­ As a result, a debate has arisen dent, believes that the lar galaxy. as to which generation of cartoons The characters have inspired show examines prob­ is better — Transformers or many children. Ryan Pulleyblank, lems that are at the Beastwars. The older generation Science major and zealous fan of heart of society. feels that the newer cartoons have “Cartoons nowa­ Superman, can attest to the fact lost the essence of what makes good that often these characters can take days are pure genius. animation. on a large role in the life of a child. Back in the day, you Cartoons such as He-Man, When he was a child,' he says, had the coyote and the She-ra and Thundercats are now Superman showed him what life roadrunner,” she says. considered obsolete compared to “Storylines today, like was really about. newer and “flashier” cartoons like “Cartoons are great. They help the Simpsons for instance, Power Puff Girls and Japanese impressionable kids to come to satirize everything, while Animé, such as Digimon and being terms with reality. I split my chin simultaneously Pokémon. The generation that grew trying to fly like Superman,” he entertaining to a range of up on He-Man, She-ra and people.” muses. “Yeah, cartoons are great.”

Thundercats may feel that these But how do shows And Ryan is right. Cartoons great characters of fiction have been can be a portal into examining what like the Simpsons become lost on the younger generation.

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W rH S H sty Q r o k c / n Last night I had a dream I was being serenaded by Bette Midler as a special birthday surprise. The legend herself was belting out a hot dance remix right in my face. And I, shallow as ever, kept ducking my head so Bette wouldn’t discover the bulging blemish on my chin.

While some guys were dream­ ing of big-chested babes and booty calls, I was spending some one-onone time with the divine Miss M and a plethora of hunky, wellendowed guys in their birthday suits, of course. I’m no doctor but I’d say my special birthday dream contained some significant sym­ bolic meaning. Call me crazy, but it was pretty damn gay.

Only five months ago, I was ambiguously gay. By twelfth grade I had only told a select few, and left the rest of my high school guess­ ing, thrown off by my two lastditch attempts at heterosexuality in junior year. Well fine, I knew I was

that my dad was actually gay himself.

It’s safe to say that our relationship defines dys­ functional.

I think that most of all, I’m grateful for his honesty, as this last summer alone, he let me know that I am ‘selfish,’ ‘rude,’ ‘arrogant,’ ‘dishonest,’ ‘sneaky’ and as the icing on the cake, that July and August spent with me were the "two most miserable months of [his] life."

I did not grow up with dear old dad in the alluring city of Los Angeles where I now happily reside. No, I grew up with my mom in good-old, conservative Connecticut. As some folks fear God, until the age of 15, I feared my mother. Her agenda is work and then play and because of the conflict of our ideologies, my mom’s livid, enraged voice seemed the soundtrack to my life.

The devoted English teacher who never fails to remind me of the two decade sacrifice she had to make to raise me is the same woman who sent me off to an all­ boys camp, encouraged my idol­

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gay. Hell, I’ve known since I was five, when my best friend at the time coerced me into playing Sleeping Beauty, just us guys.

It was then, I suppose, that it was the first time I was branded as a bottom; as Princess Aurora, I had to wait patiently to be awoken from my enchantment with a kiss.

Luckily, this Princess regained her strength in enough time to fend off an overly-friendly Prince Phillip, who seems to be currently con­ vinced of his heterosexuality.

Now there is no question about it; my thumping club music, predisposition to furry, tight or see-through clothing, and ‘girlfriend let me lay it down for you’ attitude give away my once carefully guarded secret.

And as if it weren’t enough to just be in the gay minority, I had to grow up in an all-but-traditional family. My parents split amicably when I was three, as it turned out

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so popular, besides their content?

Perhaps the success of today’s car­ toons has a lot more to do with the saturation of products that are available to children. There are internet sites, computer games and electronic toys. It boggles the mind to think the children of the ‘80s had any fun with their lonely action figures.

For the older generation, the cartoons that they were brought up on with will always be better.

No one can replace

ization of the women from the “Wizard of Oz”, and who has not ever talked to me about my own sexuality.

One would think that having a gay husband, lesbian older sister, gay younger brother, and gay best friend would prompt her to be open about the whole issue. O f course she must know, although it’s never been said outright, that her baby boy is...well, after all, she’s practically swimming in gay-ness.

But to make sure, I’m writing her a letter this weekend confirming my very active sexuality. (Yes, it is the easy way out, thank you.)

Now, after a wild summer that included a three-way relationship, helping an older guy to rediscover his inner child, and a quick fling with a young, toned and aspiring actor, I’ve arrived here in all my glory. I crossed the border bringing with me only what I knew was essential for my survival: my seven trunks of clothes, seventeen pairs of shoes, and forty lip-glosses.

And now I find myself man­ less, but very content. Yes I do catch myself wanting to couple up with the third year dancing machine who loves to show off his arms, the cute, spiky haired boy in my history class, and a good por­

She-ra running around saving her universe from the evil forces of darkness, cleavage and all. The nos­ talgia attached to these cartoons is something that the newer genera­ tion can never replace. That is why cartoon women who have followed in her footsteps like Sailor Moon will never seem better than the Princess of Power. She-ra, He-Man and the like will forever be the pin­ nacle of taste.

tion of the predicted thirty percent homosexual portion of the total student population...but I’ll find time for them only after I re­ organize my ‘gay agenda.’

This consists of getting back to the gym to conform to the buff and tan ideal of the gay Adonis, finishing the pesky task of coming out to my family and some of my friends, and re-working my atti­ tude. The last idea is the latest addition only because I’m tired of getting less than flattering remarks about how I’m ‘bitchy,’ a ‘cocktease,’ ‘cold’ and ‘always looking so angry.’ (Just a hint, to the guy who tried to use that two weeks ago: that last ‘compliment’ is not a good pick-up line. I’m still not interest­ ed.)

But as for now, I’m more than happy to go out at night and drink with my friends and dance dirty with random guys, and just be my loud, crazy self; trying to get through life ‘gracefully,’ as my dad urges, ‘carefully,’ as my mom stresses, and not to get lost in an overly fast-paced life as a gay, young and oh-so-available American.

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I could hear those old sound­ tracks in my head from movies new years ago like Beatstreet and Breakin’ as I eagerly watched DFEC and G begin to cover the side of a burnt out delivery truck just behind a shop on St-Laurent.

But the image portrayed in these movies of graffiti life and art is far removed from the experience I had behind, under and on top of the buildings and alleyways around Montreal.

It was a sunny Sunday after­ noon. DFEC and G, sketches in hand, pace curiously around the skeleton of the burnt truck plan­ ning their method of attack in quiet anticipation. I asked them if they always plan their pieces in advance.

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going up is from a more mature school of serious piece artists.

Reactions tend to be guard­ edly one sided when it comes to opinions and reactions on graffiti art. One man exclaimed to G busily painting the truck “Je com­ prends rien!” while others stopped by and stared intensively with strained looks etched in their faces.

Understanding them or not, DFEC explains that it doesn’t really matter.

“At least for that moment they forgot about everything else and were concentrated on that one thing,” he says.

Yet whether you are for or against it, graffiti (and all that it entails) always gets a reaction from those who come across it.

And like all art, graffiti in Montreal and other cities around the world is a direct reflection of our urban contemporary life, not as a symptom but as an emblem.

According to G and DFEC, one thing that must be under­ stood is that graffiti is an accessi­ ble art form that does not fit into strict, uniform definitions of style

Making illustrations larger than life cally that “planning in advance kinda gives me a rush, sort of like a drug.”

This pre-planned, detailed approach to graffiti in definition and application in Montreal’s underground subculture of sorts has been undergoing a noticeable shift.

You see it around StLaurent, up near the plateau, in NDG, and in the burroughs in the east: the majority of graffiti

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and quality. Unlike other more accepted art movements graffiti seems to have avoided the tempta­ tions to construct its own conser­ vative, defensive and hierarchical structures that to writers around the world limits these major trends to public movements and tastes.

For DFEC, criticism comes down to a more personal level.

“When you look at a piece you know if it is good or not,

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writers who stick to one style get caught and their work becomes stagnant.”

As a graffiti writer, the struc­ tures of criticism and influence come more from the other writers already established in their own circles or crews. And since graffiti real estate in Montreal is limited, a piece of work will often get writ­ ten over by another artist.

Judgement really runs on a sliding scale of respect, from the crews to the quality and effort put into a piece and if yours is the piece that holds the bottom of the scale then it won’t be there much longer.

“The bombers and taggers are not doing it for the right reasons, like the people who started it a long time ago [in Montreal] they were into the bombing, then it became less about the bombing and more about the artwork itself,” says DFEC, clearly defin­ ing the line between the commu­ nity of serious artist from the weekend taggers.

Yet in the process of doing this artwork, writers often walk a thin line between the public’s aes­ thetic acceptance of graffiti and its civil legality. Although the police did not show up (which is a common worry) the owner of the burnt out truck did and his reac­ tion revealed a certain displeasure.

He was worried that the piece on the truck would attract more graffiti in the area and that the city would make him pay for the clean up. However after some reassuring words he took G and DFEC aside and commissioned them to work on his storefront display.

As more and more people are exposed to the artistic side of graf­ fiti, explain DFEC and G, they begin to understand that it is not all about gangs, drinking, and pot smoking (which, especially in the latter case, are matters of individ­ ual tastes).

“It’s a street art,” they said.

It’s meant to be on the inside and outside of buildings. It’s more of a public art form.”

According to Jeff Ferrell, author of C rim es o f Style, this approach to graffiti as a street art leads to the direct conflict with authority. As the lawmakers react

One fish, two fish, red fish, graffiti fish and categorize graffiti for the public they read meanings into the art that reveal their own eco­ nomic and political interests rather than an aesthetic represen­ tation of the nature of graffiti itself.

Established Montreal artist Lysanne Pepin of Pepin Studios understands the nature of graffiti but also states that in reality it cannot be completely separate from public opinions, and by extension, from commerce and commodification.

“C ’est pas mal d’être com­ mercial. ‘Commercial’ ça veut dire que c’est l’art pour tout le monde. Pour moi ‘commercial’ est de marcher en parallel, pour faire des choses qui vivent avec les objects dans les galleries.”

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other. On one side, writers seek anonymity and rebel against those who try to put limitations on their art. On the other side, seri­ ous graffiti artists have grown into more accepted areas of socie­ ty with commissioned pieces and gallery shows.

To appreciate the results one must, at the very least, under­ stand the process, as is with all forms of art. Watching DFEC and G finish up their project on the truck, I am no closer to figur­ ing out the relations between art and the world I live in.

Nevertheless, I do see the legiti­ macy of what they are trying to accomplish.

However one wishes to cate­ gorize graffiti is a matter of choice, but one thing that is for certain is that it has proved itself

Be wary U-haulers, this could happen to you graffiti is an art form that does not translate properly from the street to the gallery.

“Graffiti is something that is a part o f where it is placed.

Putting it in gallery doesn’t really make it graffiti anymore.”

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to be an art form open to dialogue and change and one that will always be there on the walls call­ ing our attention.

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Fusion of the arts at international festival of dance Shira Goldberg Can one actualize a fusion of architecture, music, puppetry and mechanics? Indeed one can, and Marie Chouinard has done so impressively at the International Festival of Dance. On October 4, at the Maisonneuve Theatre in Place Des Arts, this artistic inno­ vator challenged the contempo­ rary definition of dance.

Compagnie Marie Chouinard per­ formed two pieces, 2 4 Preludes by Chopin and Le Cri du M onde, that encompassed a diversity of artistic media, incarnated in the bodies of the dancers and the style of the choreography.

Through this exploration of various art forms, Chouinard revealed her vision of the task of the artist: to collect scraps of noth­ ingness and to assemble them into a configuration whose emergent property is the expression of an idea.

In 2 4 Preludes by Chopin, the first piece featured in the show, Chouinard marries the purity of Chopin’s piano with her own dar­ ing choreography. Chouinard’s company is comprised of nine dancers who, like talented pianists whose dexterity and expression do justice to the brilliance of a com­ poser, combine refined technique and raw emotion to manifest this vision. Each masterfully-con­ trolled movement corresponds to the tone of a musical note and the variety of these movements is lim­ ited only by the breadth of Chouinard’s imagination.

As the curtains part to reveal the opening scene, the dancers are frozen in a soundless tableau.

Finally, the first fluttering of a female hand breaks the silence,

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like a soothing lullaby caressing a quiet evening. This first move­ ment gives way to a series of com­

women’s body suits against their white skin are reminiscent of half and quarter notes, respectively,

positions, ranging from melodious solos and duos to discordant ensembles comprising all nine dancers. The complex choreogra­ phy is in perfect harmony with the Chopin preludes, with each trill in the music accentuated by the sharp rippling of a muscle.

Chouinard’s avant-garde approach shines through the clas­ sical structures of Chopin with her choice of lighting and costumes, utilizing a bold palette, ranging from deep blue to bright yellow and white lights. Liz Vandal’s cos­ tumes of sheer black leotards classic yet risque - endow the dancers with the semblance of a written piece of music. The black­ ness o f the men’s shorts and

dotting a sheet of paper.

Moreover, the black Mohawk fringes that top various hairstyles resemble the stems of the musical notes. Thus, the impressive leaps of the dancers create the impres­ sion of music bounding from writ­ ten bars to audible melodies.

Another unique accessory to the choreography is Chouinard’s use of humour. The performers mock their art form, using exag­ gerated facial expression and over­ stated movements to poke fun at both the rigidity of Classical ballet and the gravity of Modern Dance.

The comical nature of this segment impressed Tanya Vishnevsky, a U2 McGill student who attended the festival: “I

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sentations, whether cinema, music or art installation, is as relevant and cutting edge now as it was 30 years ago when the Festival began.

Taking last year’s stellar edition as an example, you could, in the same day, see Clara Law’s sublime film The Goddess o f 1967 and a live per­ formance by Ninja Tune musician and visual provocateur Coldcut (which, incidentally, bordered on the epic). Such diversity in medi­ um and artistic vision is unparal­ leled and an absolute thrill.

This year’s FCMM begins on October 11 and spans eleven days and eleven nights. More than 200 works from 41 countries, including 77 feature films and 50 media cre_____________ ______ ussaw»***» _________________________________ The air is crisp, leaves are falling and sunlight is an increasing­ ly rare commodity.

Autumn is indeed approaching and with this change of season comes the promise of certain annu­ al events. Midterms, family din­ ners, Halloween parties— all will occur, but the real fall highlight, the one yearly event that makes the first cold bearable, is the International Festival of New Cinema (heretofore to be referred to by its French abbreviation, FCMM, for the sake of lazy fingers and lazier eyes).

The FCMM is the sort of dis­ tinctly Montreal event that makes our city so special. Its eclectic blend of cutting-edge multi-media pre-

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thought it was very well choreo­ graphed for a modern dance pro­ duction.

It was physically demanding, but it was humourous.”

Chouinard injects life into simple gestures. One scene focuses on a group of women circling their arms. This uncomplicated move­ ment is accentuated by a strobelight, which creates a powerful visual and thematic effect.

Another scene, involving puppetry, emphasizes the role of the artist. A dancer becomes her own marionette and then that of another. The master, a creative genius, is responsible for infusing life into the motionless puppet and molding her into an animate creature.

This recurring theme reap­ pears in a different form in Le Cri Du Monde. In this highly disturb­ ing piece, Chouinard inverts the idea of creating life from the life­ less. She methodically guides her dancers down the hierarchy of life into nothingness.

The metamorphosis begins immediately as the dancers are reduced to savage beasts whose inability to speak is manifested in their noiseless screams. They engage in animalistic movements as their appendages recoil into hooves, then insect wings. Indeed, the length and physical demands of the choreographed segments defy human stamina.

The transformation of these creatures into inanimate objects initiates a massive building proj­ ect. The dancers lift and assemble each other into a construction of symbolism and meaning. Each individual undertakes a supportive role in the group formation. Some assume the monumental form of the Egyptian pyramids; others

stand upright like the Corinthian columns; still others lean their arched backs like the Gothic but­ tresses. Their exquisitely coordi­ nated movements shift the struc­ ture into ever-evolving configura­ tions. More than any other scene, this emphasizes Chouinard’s known obsession with the archi­ tecture of the body.

Finally, Chouinard reassem­ bles her building materials into robots. A breathtaking solo fea­ tures a mechanized being who cannot escape the rigidity of the choreography that she has been programmed to perform. The theme of the creator and the cre­ ation resurfaces on an entirely new level.

The technical aspects of Le Cri du M onde are superb as well.

The costumes, designed by Liz Vandal and Jacques-Lee Pelletier, exhibit the physical elements of the body by exposing large areas of flesh. Minimal coverage comes in the form of skimpy black shorts and a piece of black tape across the chest. Louis Dufort’s haunting electroacoustic score includes pounding percussion, chimes, gui­ tar, and eerie voices.

Chouinard’s work is a testa­ ment to the power of the artist to deconstruct as well as to create.

The choreographer, who doubles as a composer and an architect, has the courage to explore the post-modern process of simplifica­ tion in addition to hearkening back to the classics. She successful­ ly masters both approaches, whose common aim is the ideal of per­ fection. Chouinard’s fusion of forces creates a stunning amalgam of style, music, and motion.

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ations, are scheduled. Though you would be hard-pressed to find a bad event within the Festival’s pro­ gramme, such numbers can be daunting and so the Tribune has compiled a list of our most antici­ pated Festival offerings. Enjoy, because we certainly will.

Stolen Generations directed by Darlene Johnson: This is a painful documentary on the removal of Aboriginal children from their par­ ents by the Australian government in the 1930s. Australian authorities implemented this practice due to a threatening increase in the Aboriginal population. They took children away from their Aboriginal

roots, especially focusing on those who were already half-caste ‘white,’ and bought them to cattle or mis­ sion stations. There, they would assimilate the kids into ‘white’ Australian culture. The story gets worse as these kids are thrown into white’ households only to suffer sexual and physical abuse by the hands of the ‘civilized elite.’

Through Johnson’s detailed por­ trayal of the lives of these Aboriginal kids who are now adults, she urges the Australian govern­ ment to apologize for the terror that these families went through. This film was an excellent depiction of a horrid event that changed a culture and is in need of recognition today.

-Katherine Kruk Warrior o f light directed by M onkia Treut: Filmed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil this documentary is also rather heart wrenching. It pro­ vides a portrait of the homeless chil­ dren in the slums of Rio, specificaly Please see FCMM, page 21

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A hurried curry with the new Parkside Jones of their older songs so that they definitely come out on the new This is not the only problem Parkside Jones’ next accident would sound good with a smaller album.” the band has had. They also have a was a much more harrowing expe­ Ahhhh, new album. But when tendency for vehicular incidents, rience. They were driving in When I told the members of sound.

Matt summed up the northern Ontario in the winter Parkside Jones that the last time I change in one sentence. when Matt, the only band mem­ saw them play was in September “We made the move ber who is willing to drive the 1998 opening for Maceo Parker at from funk to a form of semi van, hit a patch of black ice and Le Medley, they were a little dis­ conventional pop.”

But when spun off the side of the road into concerted. Ryhna Johnson, the I asked what they thought a ditch.

It was —30 degrees, and group’s horn section, keyboardist about pop music, sly glances they were in the middle of and vocalist told me, “that were shot across the table nowhere.

Once the police came, Parkside Jones is the precursor to from band member to band they automatically suspected this Parkside Jones; today we’re a member.

Matt laughed as he that Matt had been drinking or totally different band.” replied, “Pop music is...Well, doing drugs.

Bassist Peter X had a different what’s on the radio is pretty “I mean, we’re a band. Being response. crappy, in Montreal especial­ in a band equals doing drugs, “I remember that like it was ly.

I had a Walkman with a right?” asked Matt rhetorically. yesterday. We were all hyped up to broken tape player, and I lis­ “So the cop was questioning me, open for Maceo. We played, and it tened to CHOM for a while, and it was freezing out. So I said was great. But I forgot to tell my and it’s the same five songs— to him, ‘I know you have to ask work that I needed the night off, over and over and over.

We me these questions, but my gui­ and the next day I was fired from don’t play the bubblegum tar is gonna bust from the cold.’ my job. I said to myself, ‘Fuck pop.”

Luckily he played guitar so he this!’ and I put a curse on that I arrived at the same understood.

I saved that guitar, place. Later that year it went out and Ryhna’s trumpet, from a ter­ of business.” [Note: He worked at conclusion when the band Parkside Jones at Le Swimming: feeling that curry took the stage.

Some of their rib le frozen fate.” What about the the Cinema du Parc, which has songs are moody, some are drums?

“Those I could not carry since reopened and is the place to funky, and my personal favorite, will it be released?

Peter X which they have finally learned to out.

But we still made it to the see movies for less than ten bucks!

‘61 Days,’ had a disco-pop feel to answered, laugh about.

One night after the show the next night, and we E d ’s note: it was also shut down fo r it— verses delivered in rapid fire “We don’t know when the show, Matt was driving the band’s played awesome!” a while in 1999. Go figure...] After At that point, Rhyna checked meeting and talking to the band, I and a catchy chorus with a dance- album will come out. We have a van on a two-lane country road able beat.

The band described it as lot of material, but recording is when a deer wandered onto the her watch, and it was time for learned that they are used to disas­ a ‘boogie tune,’ and I have to expensive, and basically, we have asphalt. them to get back for the show. We ter and the unexpected. agree.

There are some other ele­ no money.

[Note: this was proven “I kept on honking my horn, left and headed back to the Le When I arrived at Le ments that push this band’s music by their squabble over who would but the deer just stares and stares.

Swimming where a cold beer Swimming before the show to closer to the limits of pop.

Rhyna pay the bill.]

So we’re gonna tour I moved over to the wrong side of counteracted the flaming curry in chat, I discovered Parkside Jones uses a number of effects on her the road, and the deer followed.

I for a while and try to make some my stomach.

I felt destined for was running late setting up their voice which give the music an money, then we’ll decide what to tried to swerve, and the deer pret­ food coma, so I was in awe of the equipment, and had not had din­ almost textural, ambient feel.

The do with the new material.” ty much jumped in front of the four people on stage that had ner yet. They invited me to come rhythm section, with Peter X on van.”

Unfortunately, in the past the eaten as much as I had but were along, but warned that we had bass and Stef Schneider on drums, band has had a difficult time mak­ “I wanted to take it home,” working it for the small crowd serious time constraints so that the break into strong jams with a ing money on the road.

Peter added Peter X. “I wouldn’t eat it, who was there at 10:30. show could start on time. So I As the band played on, the grabbed my pen and notebook pounding beat. It was these musi­ lamented the cycle of a small but someone would, it’s venison. cal interludes that had me dancing band.

It just spun around like a helicop­ crowd grew, and by the time I left, and headed out with them to an most.

“You’ve gotta play good ven­ ter, the poor thing.”

All of the there was a pretty packed house Indian restaurant whose name will Usually when people think of ues to get good crowds, especially band members were uninjured. grooving to the tunes. Nice. not be mentioned (it just wasn’t dance music, pop is the last thing if you’re an unknown band.

But if May there please be a moment of that good). Once there, I began to that they have on their minds. you’re unknown, it’s hard to get silence respecting the memory of learn about these musicians.

With Parkside Jones, you have to into these venues.” that deer...

Parkside Jones began in take a deeper look to see where S Club 7 have a pet mouse. of Faith No More after pulling a Montreal in 1996 as a six-piece they come from, and where their He’s called ‘Mousy.’ gun on the rest of the band. Then band. Ryhna and Matt Lederman, he injected cocaine into his penis the group’s two songwriters, were music is going. Aside from tickling Kylie’s 1987 pop debut: She leading to gangrene, and the subse­ McGill students at the time of the the ivories and blowing her horn came up smelling of Impulse quent amputation of his knob. band’s inception. Today, they have with her band, Ryhna has a pretty When the first version of Kylie Still, having no penis became irrel­ stripped down to four pieces and good side-gig. She is the manager of Montreal superstar-in-the-makMinogue’s ‘Locomotion’ was evant the following year, when tightened their sound. recorded in Australia (not the Chuck was involved in a car crash “We used to be more funky, ing Kid Koala, who spent the sum­ This week, the 32nd annual Stock Aitken and Waterman ver­ which led to him being paralysed but we’ve mellowed out a bit,” the mer on a North American tour trivia edition. New York, London, sion) the record company from the waist down. smiling Ryhna told me. “We’re all opening for Radiohead. Ryhna Paris, Munich, Worcester, let’s talk accompanied the tour, and praises (Mushroom) was not entirely con­ trying to do more to fill up the about Pop Music (and some other vinced it would be a hit. So they When Catherine Zeta Jones spaces.” This summer, they spent what she heard nightly. stuff, too).

“If there is one big influence got deodorant company Impulse was a baby, she was so ugly that some time in the studio. But to pay for the making of the video her mother referred to her as ‘The before they could begin recording on the way the band sounds right Warren Cucurrullo’s penis for so that if it bombed Impulse could Frog.’ they had to rework the orchestra­ now, it is definitely Radiohead. I sale: “The Rockcock is a lonely re-cut the footage into an ad. If tion and instrumentation for most saw them play twelve times this child...” summer. Some of their sound will you watch the original Australian I’m a cop you idiot!!!

Duran Duran guitarist version of the video, you’ll see A friend of a friend was work­ Warren Cucurrullo has signed a Kylie opening her bag and taking ing as an intern on “Kindergarten deal with a California company out a spray can Cop.” One day she took a break to called Exotic Novelties to produce of impulse deodorant. smoke some weed while on loca­ dildos in the shape of his penis. tion at the elementary school. Her “This company is well Slobodan Milosevic has had and a friend snuck off to a class­ respected and they like where my CDs delivered to him in prison. room and avoided being caught head is and where I’m coming He asked for Frank Sinatra, Gypsy only minutes later by slipping into from,” explains Warren. He adds Kings and Celine Dion. a closet. After a few minutes in the 30 Categories that the dildo “is cool. It’s called closet, they heard, to their disgust, Including: ‘Rockrod.’ I wanted ‘Rockcock,’ I Penis No More: Kids, don’t put a thick Austrian accent: “Cup the ART * CANADIAN A * FICTION liked the ring of it but it’s not CHILDREN'S ' HISTORY * TEXTS cocaine in your knob balls.”

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Snoop Dogg crip-hopping towards Montreal Ricky C. Gordon_______________ The P u ff P u ff Pass Tour is on the move and heading towards Montreal for Thursday, October 11. The concert promises to be entertaining and memorable for all hip hop lovers. The US West Coast rap ‘flava’ is about to erupt out here with Kurupt, Daz, Tha Eastsidaz, and Tha Liks also on the bill.

Jay-Z’s Hard Knock Life Tour that also featured DM X was the last money-making draw to pass through these parts, garnering respect and love back in 1998.

The Molson Centre was jam packed and the scene was live.

Now, three years later, we can enjoy the Hip Hop influence of the West Coast with Snoop Dogg filling his shoe size as the ‘Top Dogg.’

Snoop Dogg is focused, calm, collective and smooth whether rapping, running his Doggystyle record label, distributing porn DVDs, or acting (in the upcoming horror film Bones). His longevity is partly based on his willingness to change with the rap game all the while remaining true to himself.

The man’s flow and rhymes have been iconic since his early days on Dr Dre’s The Chronic back in 1992. Over the years he has made his share of mistakes like every-

body else and lived to learn from them and mature into the entre­ preneur he is today.

This past summer he starred in John Singleton’s film, Baby Boy, and released Duces’N Trayz... The Old Fashioned Way with his rap group, Tha Eastsidaz, both of which recognized his work ethic and competitive nature as an entertainer. His last solo effort, Tha Last M eal, was a fun-loving LP on the lighter side of gangster rap.

Snoop Dogg helped to put gangster rap on the map with Deathrow Records mogul Suge Knight during the early to mid 1990s. Gangsta rap gave artists like Kurupt and Daz the opportu­

nity to shed light on California’s inner cities in lyrical, poignant, poetic and introspective manner­ isms. They were rebels with a cause: show the world their home­ town through stories and personas with real sources, and above all, to make lots of money. Flash ahead to the 21st century and West Coast rap still largely represents the good, the bad and the ugly of inner city life through crisp beats influ­ enced by jazz, reggae and R n B. The P u ffP u ffPass Tour is part­ ly a charitable movement spear­ headed by Snoop Dogg in response to September 11. For every ticket bought for the tour, 1.37 pounds sterling will be donated to the

American Red Cross.

The West Coast Hip Hop family is on the move to spread American solidarity with their Canadian cousins on October 11 at the Molson Centre. Snoop Dogg along with DJ Jam, Kurupt, Daz, Tha Eastsidaz, Tha Angels, Tha Liks, Soopafly and Butch Cassidy will not disappoint hip hop lovers with their first appear­ ance in Montreal.

Tickets: Admission (790-1245) or at O ff the Hook (499-1021)

Local jazz legend Charlie Biddle interviewed Jennifer Lin Jazz in Montreal is the pulse of the city and if you want to feel the essence of Montreal Jazz, make your way over to Biddle’s. Biddle’s Jazz and Ribs is a little jazz club cum restaurant located on President Kennedy and Aylmer.

The ambiance of this place is subdued yet so full of life that it compels you to just get up and dance. It’s the type of joint where the way you dress would not make you the subject of dirty looks and the music, ooooohhhweeee, the music! The head o f the jazz ensemble that plays after 10PM is the man himself, Charlie Biddle.

He plays the double bass along with his 70-year-young saxophon­ ist Boogie and a talented young drummer named Wally Muhammed. I decided to ask Mr. Biddle a couple of questions about his life as a jazz musician.

Trib: If you have one word to describe jazz, what would it be?

Charlie Biddle: Love.

Trib: Love?

CB: Love.

Trib: Who are your greatest jazz influences?

CB: That’s very hard to say...

Trib: As a jazz bassist, who are your greatest influences?

CB: Uh, Oscar Pettaford, Ray

Brown, We gotta go way back.

Willie Williams, Kenny Wilson.

We’re talking about the good of days.

Trib\ Where are you from originally?

CB: Philadelphia.

Trib: How did you make your way to Montreal?

CB: Well, Montreal was a Mecca for musicians.

Trib: Jazz musicians?

CB: Black musicians. Black enter­ tainers were the heart of Quebec, right up to the 60s, from the 20s to the 60s, I’d say 80% of enter­ tainers, except for the French entertainers were black.

Trib: How old were you when you

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CB: Twentyfour. I start­ ed to play piano when I was six, so I could always play by ear.

Trib: What words would you use to describe when you play, on stage, in the spotlight?

CB: It’s just pure, pure ha ppi ne s s .

When I’m pl a y i n g music, I have no colours. I ain’t black, I ain’t white, I have no prej­ udices, I’m not hungry, I’m not sick, I’m full of love. It’s the only time that restores me for what happens, next, you know? Being the minority, as you know, every­ day when you get dressed, you look in the mirror and say, ‘it’s another one of those fucking days,’ just staring, just looking.

So many people think that they should be the only ones in this world. They look at you like a stranger, you know? Well, my side is hard times. So therefore this here restores me everyday, when I’m playing that bass, it refreshes me for what’s out there the next day. Music is just pure love, pure goodness. That’s why I can talk about it, because I have so much of it. The music brings me love.

Trib: How do you feel about young people being interested in jazz?

CB: Oh they SHOULD listen to it, they should listen to it. I don’t think young people should be influenced by what the TV, what the radios is playing. Them guys are ripping us off, they program you to what TH EY want you to

hear. The same guys that own the radio stations, they’re making, millions of dollars pushing that shit out, you understand? And they don’t care, it’s heartless. I think the government and the CRTC should straighten that out, they should tell them there are other things people want to hear, besides what they’re making money off of. They own the recording companies also. If I as a club owner wanted to go to the radio station and buy prime air time and pay them three times what they usually get, for jazz, they will DUMP it.

Trib: One last question, when you were younger did you ever use your double bass to romance the ladies?

CB: I do that everyday!

Trib: ‘ laughs* CB: They do it now, being a musicians, they are in a unique position with the opposite sex, you know? They shouldn’t take advantage of it. [A sly smile grows on his face.]

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Essentially, this musical form was born out of a response to the hardships endured by many generations of blues musi­ cians. It is primarily a vocal narra­ tive style, featuring solo voice with instrumental accompaniment. The

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Those who have sustained themselves from the ails of life by telling their stories set to melodies infused with the blues can be pow­ erful, holistic healers. They can conjure the soul with rhythm, they can channel energy into the heaviest of somber spirits with vocal moans and guitar slides. Ask any man, woman, or child who has suffered the abrasions of a wounded heart.

Invite those to tell of enduring the freedom of being alone about the dominance of a John Lee Hooker CD at 3 a.m. They will tell you precisely what my inadequate words fail to do. I have said a lot, and you should be able to come up with the one conclusion: tonight’s per­ former, Michelle Willson and her Evil Gal Festival Orchestra, have a huge feat in front of them.

Michelle Willson was nice to listen to and she was refreshingly happy and positive on stage. Her songs had a very ‘close to home’ vibe to them, which most of us could relate to. She was very con­ vincing in her singing, pulling you in just a little more with tune, tak­ ing you high, low, and high again throughout the set. She featured music from Wake-up Call, her fourth CD, released in August.

Attempting to articulate it effective­ ly in print, the main thing that catches your ear with Michelle Willson is her ability to display a talent for juxtaposing sunny, boppy tunes with sad, sometimes tragic lyrics. If you read up until this point, the question in all your minds should be whether she lived up to the challenge of the Blues?

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voice able to reach the depths of someone who is barely able to mask the pain brought on by life? Were her melodies concealing contempt, sharp wit, insight or moody atmos-

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55 pheric undertones? No! Feeling slightly weak-willed and light-headed, from lack of expectation, I started on the jour­ ney known to most reporters: the artist interview. As the contempla­ tion of conversation started to churn itself in my mind, I won­ dered how the dialogue would unveil. O f course, I was eager to tell Michelle Willson that her Evil Gal Orchestra did a magnificent job of displaying an unnerving willing­ ness to stay in the background, while keeping her and the music firmly rooted as one. I anticipated conveying my highest esteem to her right-hand man, Ken Clark, for doing an excellent job kicking the péchas on his Hammond Organ in bright-coloured socks, no shoes. I speculated what she would say about her form of song writing, and if a sympathetic ear would be apt, what she would reveal writing from the knack of experience. Perhaps, I thought, we would share the mutu­ al understanding of the dangerous business of writing from the heart, and how this fosters a tendency to focus on honest simplicity at the expense of art.

As I was led into the dressing room, I was prepared to say that, and maybe more, I don’t know.

However, Miss Evil Gal herself chilled me to my senses, as she briskly opened the forum with, “Usually I only do scheduled inter­ views.” “Oh, okay” I thought to myself, but I’m one reporter here, one lone M cGill Tribune reporter. I see no barrage of others preparing tiny tape recorders, no flashing of camera bulbs to be heard. Not being prepared for this reality of outcome, my gratuitous alcoholic beverage, my polite demeanor, and me, stood there in a silence. She relented, offered five minutes, and I opened with the uneventful, “So how long have you been in music?”

Sometimes people never give you a chance to say what you really want­ ed. Oh well, too bad, their loss.

M ichelle Willson played at Café Campus, as p art o f an on going Blues Series taking place every Wednesday evening, 9 p-m

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Katherine Kruk To a wildly cheering and tight­ ly packed crowd at Club Soda, he came back for the second encore.

David Usher, with the three Moist members included on this tour, emerged for an acoustic rendition of ‘Gasoline’ from Moists second album, Creature.

For Moist fans, this concert was sweet as David Usher played at least one song from each Moist album as well as his two solo albums. Having had these tickets for a month thanks to my David Usher crazed roommate who simply gave me no choice but to go with her, I didn’t really have much of an opinion on the subject and didn’t

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know what to expect. I knew who Moist was and am quite familiar with the fine-looking image David Usher portrays, but couldn’t really be called a die-hard fan. However, I went and was genuinely blown away by the adrenaline and goose bump inducing quality of the per­ formance.

The line that was wrapped around the corner of St.Laurent and Ste. Catherine was intimidating but moved quickly. Once in the club, the loud speakers pumped out dance and pop beats until Oliver Hayes opened the show with an hour of alternative rock including their most known hits: ‘Save A Prayer’ and ‘Holy Water.’ Finally, about an hour and a half later,

Friday, October 12 Wednesday, October 10 Da Bloody Gashes at Les Foufounes Electriques: After reading our interview with the charming women of the Gashes, aren’t you just so excited to experience their con­ cert? O f course you are, and this is your chance. Go, get drunk, and dance like a silly person. Wee!

Thursday, October 11 Louis-Phillipe Pelletier on piano, Yehonatan Berick on violin, Antonio Lysy on cello 7:30PM at Pollack Hall: The second event of the 2001-2002 CBC/McGill Series, this concert honours McGill professor LouisPhillipe Pelletier who is retiring from his position as Professor of Piano.

According to the press release (which might as well be the Gospel itself), Pelletier is a pianist of international renown and for his swansong will offer a veritable ‘portrait d’un pianiste.’ For the occasion, Pelletier will perform a new work commis­ sioned a from a McGill colleague in addition to selections from Berg, Franck and Schumann. Mike, our classical music critic, assures us that this concert is not one to miss. And since we know better than to argue with Mike, we suggest that you go.

Therapy at Jelo Bar: We hype it a lot, but that’s because it’s good. Go and dance, ok?

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FCMM: This crazy festival is arguably the highlight of the season.

If you don’t already have the event’s calendar then log on to www.fcmm.com to plan out you fes­ tival experience. Frankly, there is absolutely no excuse for not taking advantage of something so distincdy and wonderfully unique. If the events seem overly challenging and headache inducing it’s only because your mind’s been criminally dulled by insidious Hollywood crap and American pop culture. Support intelligence and check out the FCMM. Brass Knuckles Crew at Blizzarts: I’m not much of a hiphop head, but I understand their sets are among the best in town. But I don’t go for the hiphop. This party is one of the only places in Montreal where you can hear Lonnie Liston Smith’s dance floor-jazz epic ‘Expansions’ followed

by Candido’s utterly classic and ever so thumpin’ ‘Jingo’ tossed with some West-London broken-beat and rare groove. Combine with (almost) no attitude and a tiny tax and you’ve got yourself one sweet night.

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David Usher came out with bass player Jeff Pearce and Kevin Young on trumpet and key­ board, both members of Moist. The music was inspiring. A lively and spirited start with ‘Too Close to the Sun’ was followed by a brief “bon soir” to the crowd and then more David Usher including ‘Into Everything,’ ‘Breathe,’ ‘Trickster,’ ‘F Train,’ ‘Butterfly,’ and ‘Blinded.’

Kim Bingham’s extraordi­ nary talent contributed to David Usher’s ‘Black Black Heart’ and was David Usher: more than haunting as she tempered piercing opera vocals with finger crippling electric guitar.

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continued from PAGE 17 those who live under the bridges of one of the Rio. Treut also focuses on Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, an internationally recognized human rights activist who left a life of wealth to better the situation of these slum children. It is an rousing documentary that left me nothing less than amazed. —Katherine Kruk The New Maths directed by H al Hartley: I’m sure if I gave this 15 minute short enough consideration I would recognise it’s undoubtedly deep, transcendent meaning. But I haven’t and so I am recommending it solely because it’s damn funny and not a little bit weird. Briefly, there are two math students and a professor who beat each other in a

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their lighters and later put all his heart into ‘My Way Out’ as was made obvious by every facial ges­ ture and soul ripping action. I was glued to him and found myself jumping up with the moshers to ‘Resurrection.’ The encore was met with an eclectic knock off of Madonna’s ‘Music’ and when we all thought it was over, they came back. Kevin Youngs’ keyboard, Jeff Pearce’s acoustic guitar and David Usher’s smooth vocals brought together created a gendy reminis­ cent and unhurried ‘Gasoline.’

Everyone wanted more. For me, it was an amazing concert, one that I soon won’t forget.

And even though my room­ mate owns every Moist and David Usher CD, I’m still going to buy his solo album.

From one of the world’s mostrespected DJs comes this offering of tracks culled from the catalogue of Force Inc., an influential label out

style strangely reminiscent of the Power Rangers while trying to solve a large math problem. If any math majors see this, send the Trib an email to let us know just how accu­ rate a portrayal of the mathematics classroom this is. —Dan Zacks Copy Shop directed by Virgil W idrich: This Austrian film is involves a man who photocopies himself into multiplicity. It raises some fascinating questions about our perception of time and technol­ ogy while embodying a refreshing element of the absurd. Above all, it’s magnificently witty.

—Dan Zacks

wacked-out dubby breakbeats of Eboman, New York’s Anti-Pop Consortium with San Francisco’s kid606 and the Blender Beats night which features Montreal’s own Mitchell Akiyama in addition to the Venetian Snares, Phoenecia and Richard Devine.

The majority o f FCMM events occur a t Excentris, conveniently locat­ ed a t Milton and St. Laurent.

Non-cinematic highlights worth their taxes include the

of Germany whose roots are deeply entrenched in that nation’s particu­ lar sound.

John Acquaviva is a Montreal favourite, and after listening to this disc it’s not too difficult to under­ stand why. This mix is predomi­ nantly in the tech-house vein, and although you would be hard pressed to hear him play a set like this live, he came quite close during his warm-up for Richie Hawtin at last year’s Elektra festival. The CD starts quickly and descends into deep, funky, analogue territory weaving minimal house and techno rhythms in and out at every turn.

Acquaviva’s skills are right-on the whole way through, and it’s easy to hear how a lesser-qualified DJ could make some of the mixes

sound like shoes in a dryer. A sooth­ ing wind-down of about ten min­ utes completes the album nicely.

As a label, Force Inc.’s forte is techno but they have refused to niche themselves into one-dimen­ sionality. Acquaviva’s mix clearly demonstrates this, showcasing the varied and eclectic nature of the label’s history. While, some of the featured artists, like Ian Pooley, Stewart Walker, Sutekh, and DJ Rush are household names, the majority of the others are relative unknowns and provide what the liner notes call ‘hidden gems.’ It isn’t far from the truth and one of these artists will soon be appearing in Montreal at the Festival of New Cinema and New Media. His name is Hakan Libdo, and he will be performing sometime between October 11 and 21. Schedules are available as of today at Ex-Centris, 3530 St. Laurent Blvd., or at the fest’s Web site, www.fcmm.com.

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David McCormick Martlet Captain Amber Allen made a plea to the McGill student body after last Friday night’s 2-0 victory over Bishop’s University.

“Get your butts out here and sup­ port the girls.”

Allen is justified in her demand. The win moved the team into a tie for first place in the Quebec Conference, and solidified the Martlets’ position as a national championship contender.

McGill dominated play ini­ tially, taking control of the ball and playing their game of quick passing and field movement from then on. The early intensity paid dividends when Amber Allen split the Bishop’s defense and buried the ball a mere five minutes into the game.

Allen’s quick strike, however, seemed to wake up the Gaiters.

Bishop’s stepped up their level of play to keep McGill scoreless for the rest of the half. As the game

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The second half show­ cased solid, grassroots play from both sides, fast breaks juxtaposed by rock solid defense. The cold rain that beat down on the turf of Molson Stadium throughout the game seemed to effec­ tively cool off a Martlet offense which had outscored their oppenents 30-1 in three previous contests.

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A m b e r A l l e n notched her second goal of the game, in effect clinching the victory in the process.

T h e Martlets will face Bishop’s again in Lennoxville in the sec­ ond game of this home and home series.

Mc Gi l l coach Marc M o u n i co t was less enthused about his own team’s performance Friday.

“We had some problems fin­ ishing our plays and their midfield

dominated us throughout the game,” said the coach, adding that the Martlets were sure to perform better against the Gaiters on Monday. Mounicot also empha­ sized the importance of Friday’s victory, which propelled McGill in a tie with arch-rivals Laval for first place in the league.

In spite of minor difficulties, McGill delivered a well fought vic­ tory that showcased their ability to grind out a win under less than favourable circumstances.

“Although we didn’t perform that well today, we still managed to put together some big plays that paid off in the end,” said Amber Allen after the game.

The ultimate test for the McGill Martlets will come on October 12th when they face Laval for the second time. The first match resulted in the girls’ only loss of the season, a heart­ breaking 1-0 blanking.

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After their resounding victory at home last week - secured by fleet tailback Tai’s seven yard scam­ per in the last three minutes - the Redmen couldn’t sustain their momentum in the back end of the home and home series against bit­ ter rival Laval Rouge et Or. Before a packed house of 12,019 fans at PEPS stadium in Quebec City on Sunday, McGill was downed 20-10 by the 1999 Vanier Cup champions, dropping to 2-3 on the season.

The Redmen kept the game close for the most part.

With the game tied at ten late in the fourth quarter, Laval, ranked #8 in the country, salted away the victory when Freshman Dmitri Kiernan scored on a 19yard TD run with just under four minutes remaining.

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“We played pretty well this game but we have to learn how to finish,” said star linebacker Mike Mahoney. “But if we keep getting better we’re eventually going to peak at playoff time.”

The McGill player who no doubt felt the worst on Monday morning was star widereceiver Steve Ceolin, who broke his leg in three places after being hit by a helmet during the third quarter.

Prior to the vicious collision, the conference leader in receptions had already amassed five catches for 71 yards. He Arret! Arret! is gone for the year, a crippling blow to an offense which hasn’t struck too much fear in opponents thus far.

“The loss of Ceolin is tough but I think our offense will be fine.

Rob Leblanc was injured in the first game and he just came back.

He’ll step it up and is going to be a huge help to our squad,” said Mahoney.

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quickly putting himself in a class with Redmen greats of the past at his position like Olivier Lefebvre

Laval wasn’t cooperating last Sunday and J.P Darche.

Mahoney, already a two-time Canadian Intercollegiate Sport defensive player of the week, racked up 13 tackles including one sack, leading the Redmen in tack­ les for the fifth week in a row.

“It’s nice to win the individual awards as long as the team is win­ ning,” stated Mahoney. “I think the reason for my success is that I have great players around me who

v ic to ry make it easier for me to make plays.”

Despite Mahoney’s domi­ nance, McGill had trouble shut­ ting down an explosive Laval attack which gained 432 total yards.

The usual Laval cast of char­ acters, who McGill was able to shut down a week ago, came to play on Sunday.

Quarterback Mathieu Bertrand passed for 148 Patrick tok yardS; and rushed for 92 more.

Dynamic running-back Mathieu Brassard added 78 yards rushing on six carries.

In contrast to his Laval coun­ terpart, McGill pivot Josh Sommerfeldt was mediocre, pass­ ing for 175 yards and a glaring two interceptions.

The Redmen running game was virtually non-existent, with the team gaining a mere 90 yards on the ground the entire game.

Veteran fullback Marc Freer scored the lone Redmen touch­ down on a short run mid-way through the first quarter.

The Redmen will face Bishop’s on the road next week. The last time the two teams met, the Redmen came out on top 24-7 to avenge their 12-8 opening day loss at Molson stadium.

While shutting down a Gaiters’ attack which isn’t quite up to par with Laval should not be a problem, the Redmen will crucial­ ly need to put some points up on the board.

Sommerfeldt, running back Nick Hoffmann and rookie wideout Rob Leblanc — who showed his promise with four catches and 50 yards on Sunday — will need to step it up in the absence of Ceolin, who had emerged as a true #1 receiver in the absence of graduat­ ed star Ben Wearing.

Offense will be the key as the leaves change colours, and the playoffs lurk just around the cor­ ner.

—with addition al reporting from N eil Schnurbach

The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 10, 2001

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Les Habitants: The space between Ed Gliicksmans The tragic announcement of team Captain Saku Koivu’s diag­ nosis of non-Hodgkin’s lym­ phoma, a form of cancer, ratded the 2001-2 Canadiens team before they even stepped onto the train­ ing-camp ice.

The twenty-six year old, now missing what would have been his seventh season in Montreal, has been a symbol of strength and determination through these times o f dismal, playoff-less hockey.

Seeing a true source of inspiration like Koivu suffer through such personal hardship, reminds us all that life can be unfair.

It remains to be seen whether Koivu’s illness — yet another rea­ son to make this year different from previous ones — will have an effect on the team’s morale.

Recently, October has become the only time of year when hockey fans in Montreal can allow them­ selves to dream passionately about the team and sport they love so much. By spring that dream is shattered, packed away into a box boldly marked “Do not open until next October” and forgotten along with hopes of the Expos reaching a Out o f right field

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On my way out of SFO this weekend, I picked up a copy of the San Francisco Chronicle which declared war on the cover and a special souvenir edition of Barry Bonds’ homerun section inside.

This weekend, before the US retaliation missiles fell on Afghanistan, the people of the Bay Area were celebrating their unsung hometown hero: the one, the only Barry Bonds. After Bonds hit his 70 th homerun in Houston, thosands of Bay Area fans camped out for tickets to the Giants—Dodgers game at PacBell Park hoping for a chance to see history made.

Did the big guy disappoint?

Not at all. In his hometown, he not only smashed 71 in the first inning, he solidified his record by bringing 72 home in the same game. Oh, and just in case you weren’t paying attention, he hit one more the day after. Any ques­ tions?

At the game, the stands were packed, the promenade filled with fans and McCovey’s Cove thronged with boats, canoes, kayaks and raffs. Thousands were tuned in to the game. When Bonds’ bat connected with that special 71st soon-to-be homerun

post-season or sufficient govern­ ment funding being granted to Québec universities.

With the season just one week young, it looks as though that box may be kept unwrapped for a little longer this year.

Habs management has made commendable and visible effort to restore dignity to what has become one of the weakest organizations in the NHL. Successful off­ season acqui­ sitions and healthy line­ up have led to an exceptional pre-season run as well as a dream start to the new season.

Newly signed forwards Yanic Perreault, Joé Juneau, Andreas Dackell, Reid Simpson as well as defensemen Stéphane Quintal and Martti Jarventie have all been

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impressive throughout the pre-season and last week’s addition o f 19year NHL veteran Doug Gilmour will surely add some much needed leadership. This recent attention is

since 1997-98, players and coach­ es must make an effort to become more consistent. Winning one game in three is not enough, nor is Brian Savage’s symbolic tendency

a novelty for the Habs of late.

Headlines have usually only focused upon either a season end­ ing injury, or another setback of some kind.

For the Canadiens team to make the playoffs for the first time

of scoring four points a game before November and then spiral­ ing into mediocre oblivion.

The first two games of the regular season have been fruitful, a win in Ottawa and a 2-2 tie in the home opener against rival

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ball, the fans went wild. To the feet, up in triumph! OUR MAN HAS DONE IT. Though I do not purport to be a sports fan, I confessed there was an extra bounce in the step after Bonds’ remarkable record.

Part of it was hometown pride.

Part of it was the return of the prodigal son showing all those naysayers what was up (as in: wassup now?! Who’s your daddy?)

Part of it was taking a moment to revel in a feel-good moment which had nothing to do with war, terror or violence.

At its most basic level, base­ ball is the All-American sport and for a moment we were all united in taking part in being American and seeing American sports history in the making. Quite arguably, we were also watching one o f the sports’ most talented players in the history of the game. It all seemed so perfect on a beautiful October evening with just a hint of autumn chill in the air. With the fans all concentrated on one thing: hit that ball like we know you can Barry!

With good friends and good times. It was all encapsulated in that one moment.

So the Giants didn’t make it to the playoffs. So Bonds still gets no respect for his perceived aloof­ ness and arrogance (sidenote: you’d be arrogant if you were that good). It was at that one time in

b o m b e r

that one place that I can say 50 years from now I was there and rooting for our guy like everyone else in the Bay.

Though many will remember this past weekend in the history as the start of a new war, I will prefer to remember it as Bonds’ recordbreaking weekend. This comes complete with the outpouring of goodwill that I saw all over the Bay. And though you might argue that a sports

Toronto. Also impressive has been the stellar goaltending coach Michel Thérien is receiving from Jeff Hackett and José Théodore.

Both netminders are so good that Thérien will start them equally until one clearly establishes him­ self as a justified number one goalie.

As an avid follower of the Canadiens, (yes I spent my tuition money on attending 25 home games last season), my wish-list has but one item; make the play­ offs. I dream of going home at Christmas knowing that the spring’s serving of hockey will be meaningful here in Montreal.

A loud Molson Centre atmos­ phere, sober fans who watch the game, friendly ushers or even interesting and tasteful betweenwhistle activities are merely luxu­ ries at this point and will all be sacrificed for that one place among the top eight in the conference.

game is nothing in the face of war, it is a symbol. It’s a symbol of what is good and pure about life: that we collectively can still enjoy a simple thing like baseball even when the world seems like it’s crashing at our feet. Let’s play ball.

Around the horn Ninth place finish for volleyball team The Martlet volleyball team travelled to sunny Winnipeg this thanksgiving weekend in the Winnipeg Bison Invitational Tournament. The team played three games on Friday defeating Ryerson 3 games to 1 and losing to York 3-2 and Winnipeg, the defending National Champions 30. Saturday and Sunday proved to have much better scores for the Martlets as they beat arch-rivals, the Montreal Carabins 3-2, and shut-out Lakehead and Regina 30. The Martlets finished the tour­ nament in 9th place out of 16 teams with a 4-2 record.

Another dominating performace by womens rugby team A 70-3 victory over Ottawa last Wednesday is a type of score familiar to Mardet Rugby players.

Now 6-0 in league play, the Martlets have out-scored their opponents 516 to 17. Jessica Young completed a hat-trick against Ottawa, Lcrghanne Barlow and Lindsay Hunt both had a pair

of tries and kicker, Stephanie Lynam made an impressive five converts. The women’s rugby team will host Concordia and Bishops this week in hopes to fur­ ther their winning streak.

Redbirds gearing up for playoffs The Redbird Baseball team finished their regular season play in second place with a 7-5 record.

This weekend the team played in a best-of-three semi final playoff against Concordia. Game one was suspended in the fourth inning due to rain and has not been rescheduled due to bad weather.

The game was halted with the score tied at 2 runs. The Redbirds hope to finish the best-of-three sometime this week.

Redmen hockey begins pre-season Redmen Hockey kicked off their 126th season in the US this past weekend.

Saturday’s matchup was against the University of Connecticut. Paul Thériault, David Lizotte, Joel

Bergeron and rookies Mark Debusschere and Adam Aleshka each had a goal allowing the team to come out on top with a 5-1 win. On Sunday, the Redmen faced Sacred Heart University and lost 3-1. David Burgess scored the team’s only goal. Murray Cob started in net, stopping all I shots he faced and Luc Vaillancout releived him and kept out 16 of die 19 shots on net. The Redmen will host thier annual Invitational tournament this weekend starting up against Western on Saturdav Redmen volleyball win exhibiion games The Redmen Volleyball team, in thier first season as an official team sponsored by McGill had their first games of the season against Ryerson. Although both were exhibition games, a 3-0 and 3-1 win were encouraging results for the young squad. They will host their first home-game of the season this Thursday against lie University of New Brunswick.

The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 10, 2001 Sports 25

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Vicki Scholten Surely most sane students were still in a deep slumber as McGill's field hockey team took to the turf.

But we were energetic and eager to play, despite a wake-up call at 6:30 on a Sunday morning.

O f course, this ungodly hour is actually the time we get to practice twice a week on the McGill turf, but it's doubtful that running around at this hour is something you get used to. Needless to say, the strong cup of coffee for the lengthy early morning drive through Toronto served its purpose well.

The 9 o'clock game was our first of two that day. Only 15 hours earlier we had played a tiring match

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against University of Waterloo , this season's top team in the Ontario League. Our motivation for this morning's game, however, was dif­ ferent. This time, it was a matter of pride; we wanted to prove to our­ selves and to our arch rivals what this year's team is capable of.

This seems to be a common theme before most of our games.

I'm convinced that the "let's go out there and show them what we're made of" speech is a prerequisite that must be memorized before anyone can claim to be a coach. But this time, it was actually something that we, ourselves, wanted to accomplish. For once, maybe we actually listened to what our coach­ es had to say and believed them.

And so, with the dew finally lifted from the field, the whistle was blown to start the game. As a team, our immediate goal in every game is

to score first. Sometimes this goal is reached; other times it is not. But in the first five minutes of this game, all eleven Queen's players, the coaches and players on the bench, and the few devoted family mem­ bers in the stands, knew that we meant business.

The ball went out off the Queen's end line so we were award­ ed a penalty short corner. Another one of our goals specific to this game was to get more short corners.

Already we felt a sense of accom­ plishment. When we executed our stick-stop and shot perfectly, and heard the thwack of the ball hitting the back of the net, for a short sec­ ond, we all stood in shock: did we really just score? It didn't take us long to figure out that the score was indeed 1-0.

To finally complete a short cor­ ner successfully, something that is

pract i ced so often yet is so diffi­ cult to ma s t e r , gave us additional confidence and drive to win this game.

When we're lead­ ing a game, it is easy to Ehren Jessop The thrill of the chase, the agony of defeat too confi­ Although you might feel like dent and feel that we've already got you're still giving it everything it won. But as any athlete or sports you've got, it has to be the entire fan knows, being a goal or a point team who gives all their effort. Each ahead is no guarantee for a win. We player's opinion of whether we held had to keep reminding ourselves ourselves together throughout the that with a simple shot past our entire game or not, will differ, but goalie, our lead would be blown. when the final whistle was blown, Before the end of the first half, the despite a late Queen's goal, we were reality of this possibility came upon all able to hold our heads up high. us, as Queen's tied the score at 1-1.

We knew we couldn't dwell on There was a lot said during our the game past, so with a bucket of half-time talk, but we all felt good ice for our injury-ridden team, we about our first half and went back out on the field with positive atti­ recovered in the sun and refocused tudes and the will to start off the for our next game. After our tie second half just as we had the first. against Western, we were a tired Unfortunately, our goals didn't crew and anxious to get on the road materialize. We often hit a 15 for the long drive back to Montreal. minute slump in the middle of the Perhaps the success we had antici­ second half, when we're beginning pated hadn't come our way this to tire and haven’t yet dug deep weekend but we were nevertheless enough to finish the game off able to laugh and enjoy the ride strong. However, after winning two home. Carefree appearances can be games the previous weekend, we deceiving though, and as conversa­ thought we had it figured out how tion drifted to and from our games, to overcome this problem and how it was evident that we had already had revenge in mind. to keep the level of intensity high.

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The move to McGill University’s main sports stadium has long been credited for reviving Canadian football in Montreal.

With the move from Olympic Stadium in 1997, the team has con­ tinued to sell out the 19,500 stadi­ um. Last week, the continued rela­ tionship with the Alouettes proved to be beneficial for McGill Athletics.

It was announced last week that Percival Molson Memorial Stadium will undergo $12.5 mil­ lion worth of renovations over the next two years. The main reason for the improvements is the Alouettes but by virtue of being McGill University property, McGill Athletics stands to benefit.

The 82-year-old stadium, located in the heart of downtown Montreal, was built in part by money that Percival Molson bequeathed after he died during the First World War. Since that time, little money has been put into the

upkeep, meaning that the quaint venue is not an ideal venue for a professional sports franchise that is as popular as the Alouettes have become.

The main focus of the work will be the addition of over four thousand new seats and the replace­ ment of the bleachers along the grandstand side in favour of real seats. Further, the installation of 15 luxury boxes means that the CFL team will ideally begin to turn a profit, something it has still strug­ gled to do despite continually sell­ ing out.

While most of the renovations will benefit the Alouettes and the spectators that attend those games, such things as new locker rooms and upgrading the training facilities should mean improved results on the field for the teams at McGill.

On the spectator side, new wash­ rooms and concession stands should make the idea of going to Percival Molson Memorial Stadium to take in a football, soccer or field hockey game more appealing.

26 Sports The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October‘10, 2001

M c G ill T rib u n e NHL preview Andrew Raven_________________ After one of the wildest off-seasons in hockey history, the puck has finally dropped on the 2001-02 campaign. How crazy was the offseason? Consider that eight of the top sixteen point scorers from last season are suiting up for different teams or not playing at all. Art Ross trophy winner Jaromir Jagr was dealt to the Washington Capitals; Vezina Trophy winner Dominik Hasek was traded to the Detroit Red Wings; Peter Forsberg decided to take a one year sabbatical; hock­ ey’s most famous head case Eric Lindros became a New York Ranger; and the ageless wonder Ray Bourque finally called it quits.

CENTRAL DIVISION After four consecutive disap­ pointing playoff exits, the Detroit Red Wings are poised to make a legitimate run at the Stanley Cup. Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Dominik Hasek join an already stellar cast that includes Steve Yzerman, Sergei Federov, Brendan Shanahan and Norris Trophy win­ ner Nicklas Lidstrom. Detroit is an aging team, but top notch talent and excellent depth make them the top team in the Western Conference and my pick to win the Stanley Cup. Despite the addition of Doug Weight, the St. Louis Blues lost ground during the offseason. The departures o f Pierre Turgeon, Marty Reasoner and Jochen Hecht will hurt, but buoyed by a healthy trio o f Pavol Demitra, Chris Pronger and A1 Maclnnis, the

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team still has enough to finish in the conference’s top four.

The Chicago Blackhawks have some talent up front and a solid blueline corps. With a consis­ tent season from Jocelyn Thibault, the Hawks could surprise many by slipping into the playoffs.

The two recent expansion teams, the Nashville Predators and the Columbus Blue Jackets, are both on the rise, but they won’t factor much in the playoff race.

NORTHWEST DIVISION Following the loss of Peter Forsberg and Ray Bourque, the defending Stanley Cup cham­ pion Colorado Avalanche will be hard- pressed to repeat. While the Avs’ first line of Joe Sakic, Milan Hejduk and Alex Tanguay is one of the league's best, the loss of Forsberg means that the team lacks

depth up the middle. T he sec­ ond line could very well be Chris Drury, Ville Niemen and Dan Hinote. The defense is also shaky beyond Rob Blake and Adam Foote, but with Patrick Roy between the pipes they should repeat as division champs for a sixth consecutive season.

The Vancouver Canucks are a team on the rise with young talent like the Sedin brothers and a solid group of forwards led by Markus Naslund. Vancouver’s main prob­ lem is goaltending and for the team to return to the playoffs they will need Dan Cloutier to be bet ter than his 26-62 IPcareer record. jf lj Rounding out thell Canadian contingent in the NHL is the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames. The Oilers will struggle without Doug Weight but lave the depth to squeak into the playoffs as an eighth seed. In

Calgary, serious questions have been raised as to whether GM Craig Button knows what he’s doing, and the bet here is that he doesn’t.

PACIFIC DIVISION After revamping their lineup, the perennial powerhouse Dallas Stars have transformed themselves from a plodding defensive squad into one of the league’s most potent offensive teams. The addi­ tion of Pierre Turgeon, Donald Audette and Jyrki Lumme adds to a already explosive lineup that an .includes Mike Modano, Joe m Nieuwendyk and Sergei ** Zubov. With scoring no longer a concern for the Stars, and the likes of Derian Hatcher and Richard Matvichuck on defense, the team is well-rounded.

The Stars’ main competition in the Pacific Division comes from

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the San Jose Sharks, who are led by the likes of Teemu Selanne, Owen Nolan and Vincent Damphousse.

The Sharks won’t displace the Stars atop the division just yet, but that day is quickly drawing near.

The Los Angeles Kings are strong up front with Ziggy Palffy and Jozef Stumpel but the loss of Robitaille is not easily replaceable.

The Kings will be in a dogfight for the last two playoffs spots in the Western Conference. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim have little beyond Paul Kariya and Oleg Tverdovsky and during the offsea­ son, the Phoenix Coyotes were stripped in anticipation of the ‘rebuilding year’ that every team goes through now and then.

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NORTHEAST DIVISION

during the offseason, : overpaying for a quartet o f free agents, most The Ottawa Senators look notably Martin Lapointe. But if like the early favourites, but they fail to resign Jason the loss of Alexei Yashin and Allison, all the spending his 88 points will be hard to w Ê ÉÈ k could be for naught.

1 replace. Sophomore centre The Buffalo Sabres lost re I F Martin Havlat will be asked to Hasek, but added some depth at make up for a lot of Yashin’s forward with the addition of Slava offense but with Daniel Kozlov and Tim Connolly. The Alfredsson, Marian Hossa and a bottom line; their playoffs chances host of talented forwards, he won’t rest squarely on the shoulders of have to do it alone. Ottawa is solid 24-year-old goalie Martin on defense and goaltender Patrick Biron, who looks to make Lalime will look to build on the Sabres fans forget the five! superb campaign he had last year. time Vezina winner.

And finally, we come to Ottawa’s main divisional rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs, made a the Montreal Canadiens. Losing lot of noise during the offseason by Saku Koivu to non-Hodgkins lym­ acquiring Robert Reichel, Alex phoma damages the Habs’ Mogilny and Mikael Renberg. But chances, but the team has acquired Reichel hasn’t played in the NHL some depth over the summer. The in two years, Mogilny’s had his defense is shaky with Patrice best season in four years (in a con­ Brisebois, Stéphane Quintal and tract year nonetheless) and Patrick Traverse all playing a game Renberg left for Sweden last year of turnover one-upmanship. The following seasons of 38 and 35 goaltending is solid with Jeff points. Once again, the Leafs will Hackett and José Théodore split­ be relying on Curtis Joseph, who ting duties, but a return to the will have an even tougher time playoffs is unlikely despite the behind a patchwork defense that is impressive 7-2 preseason record. currently missing its best player, Tomas Kaberle.

ATLANTIC DIVISION The typically frugal Boston Bruins loosened the purse strings The Philadelphia Flyers are

rhe class of the division. The off­ season additions of Jeremy Roenick, Jan Hlavac and Jiri Dopita compliment an already imposing list of forwards That includes all-stars Mark Reqchi, John Leclair, Keith Primeau and Simon Gagné. The defense is deep and talented goaltender Roman Cechmanek had a spectacular reg­ ular season last year before his playoff meltdown against the Sabres.

Last year’s Stanley Cup finalist New Jersey Devils will be the main1 challenge to the Flyers in the Atlantic Division. Despite the loss of 43-goal scorer Mogilny, the team boasts a deep offense and the NHL’s top line in Jason Arnott, Petr Sykora and Patrick Elias. The defense is the Eastern Conference’s best, spearheaded by Scott Stevens and Brian Rafalski. With Martin Brodeur in net the Devils should make it back to the top of the con­ ference.

The rest of the division is an expansive black hole. The addition of Lindros means that the Rangers won’t have any trouble scoring.

Keeping pucks out of the net is another matter because of a weak defense and an injury prone goal-

tender Mike Richter.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Mario Lemieux will suffer the-loss of Jagr. The Islanders are still miles away from con­ tention despite the addition o f Alexei Yashin and the overpriced Mike Peca.

SOUTHEAST DIVISION The Washington Capitals will once again be the Southeast Division’s best team, and the addition of Jagr makes the team one of the Eastern Conference’s elite. He will play alongside 45-goal scorer Peter Bondra to give the Caps one of the league’s best one-two punches.

With Vezina Trophy winner Olaf Kolzig in nets, look for the Caps to challenge for the Stanley Cup. The rest of the division is a group of also rans. The Carolina Hurricanes showed how thin they are up front with the desperate $25 million deal they gave to 32year old Rod Brind’Amour who struggled last year. The Florida Panthers don’t have much beyond forward Pavel Bure and goaltender Roberto Luongo. The Atlanta Thrashers are on the right track but still a few years away from

competitive status, as are the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Tribune Experts Expound Neil “Schnurb” Schnurbach

Dallas over Washington in 6 MVP; Jaromir Jagr M ark “C C ” Kerr

Colorado over Philly in 6 MVP: Jaromir Jagr Jam es “SoCo” Em pringham

New Jersey over Edmonton in 7 MVP: Joe Sakic Andrew “quoth the” Raven

Detroit over Washington in 6 MVP: Dominik Hasek Mike “Skippy” Bargav

A little team called ‘da bears MVP-Ditka Ian Speigel

Toronto over Edmonton MVP: Harry Neale and Bob Cole

The McGill Tribune, Wednesday, October 10, 2001-

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Confessions of a strike-out artist James Empringham For those who are not baseball fans, I’ll fill you in. Roger Clemens pitches for the defending World Series champion New York Yankees.

The Yankees also won the year before that, and Roger Clemens was on that team as well. This season he set a major league record by starting 20-1 and he is a lock to win his 6th Cy Young, the trophy awarded to the best pitcher in baseball.

Here’s the thing: McGill Redbird starting pitcher and usual­ ly nice guy Paul Bonner hates Roger Clemens. To discover why provides insight into learning what the U2 English student from Boston is all about.

You see, long before Clemens was winning numerous World Series championships, he was some­ what of a sporting hero in Boston where he pitched for the Red Sox, a team whose heartbroken fans have not witnessed a World Series win since 1918. After a bitter contract dispute with management, Clemens left the team in 1997. He was portrayed by the brass as a self­ ish whiner, and Red Sox fans turned against him. That Clemens has gone on to win two World Series with the Red Sox’ most hated rivals has secured his place of villainy in Boston sporting history forever.

“If he had any integrity, he would have given just as much as an effort for the Sox, as he has since then,” Bonner comments. “I have no respect for him anymore.”

And there it is, a portrait of Paul Bonner. He is a self-professed student of the game, and it was as a youngster growing up in Boston

in the Quebec between the teams contributed to that he studied and adored Concordia Clemens. Bonner is an articulate Conference semi-finals. Once again feelings of contempt.

“I don’t like Concordia. There young man who places importance the path to Nationals will run upon the values of friend­ ship, loyalty, and commit­ ment. He is not afraid to speak his mind. He loves pitching.

“He knows pitching, and he knows hitting,” Redbird’s head coach Ernie D ’Alessandro states. “He’s very well schooled.”

Continually working to hone his craft, Bonner who throws a fastball, curveball, slider and changeup, has stepped into the role of Redbirds ace this season.

After a frustrating first two years with the team, where Bonner felt that both he and the team largely under­ achieved, he entered this sea­ son as one of a few veterans who was counted upon to set a positive example.

D ’Alessandro feels that he has taken the added respon­ sibility placed upon him to heart, and excelled in part because of it. are some nice guys on the team, but “The entire coaching staff through first place Laval. there was definitely animosity “To get to Nationals that’s who noticed that Paul was throwing a between us. I also don’t like the guys we have to beat, because I really few miles faster, pitching more on Laval, but I don’t know them as can’t see it not coming down to effectively this season,” he notes. well.”

Laval again,” Bonner candidly says.

“He’s one of our three main pitch­ Coach D’Alessandro is quick ers and we’re relying on him as one “We’re really aiming to take them to temper Bonner’s comments. over this year,” he adds. of our horses.”

“Paul probably doesn’t like the While Laval may represent So far this season the Redbirds have been playing closer to what what the Redbirds aspire to other teams when we’re competing Bonner feels is their potential. The become, the team is in reality closer against them, but he respects them team finished the regular season in skill to Concordia. After playing each as players.”

Whether or not Bonner feels with a record of 7-5, good for sec­ only against Laval and Concordia last season in a three team confer­ affectionately for his competition ond place in the Quebec ence, Bonner feels that familiarity may be open to interpretation, but Conference. The team faces

what is evident by observing him is that the he is harder on no one more than he is on himself.

“He tends to let things bother him a little more than he should,” says D’Alessandro. “He’s a smart kid but he lets mistakes eat at him.

He’s his own harshest critic.”

Whether the Redbirds will suc­ ceed in the playoffs will depend largely upon Bonner’s ability to remain focused. Along with Bonner, the,team depends upon its other starting pitchers Kabeer Burman and Geoff Pertsch, who both are also having impressive sea­ sons. On the offensive side, it is the big bats of André Galarneau and Drew Reid that have been making headlines.

“I feel that we have the pitch­ ing,” Bonner makes clear. “And as far as I can tell we’re also going to hit the ball. Drew and André are two of the best hitters in Canada, and Jason Katz at shortstop is hav­ ing a great year.”

On the field, Bonner is a fiery competitor who takes pride in his ability to intimidate opposing bat' ters. Whether that requires a strike­ out or the breaking of the occasion­ al opposing bat, either way he’s sat­ isfied.

O ff the field, Bonner remains remarkably composed. His voice conveys an intrinsic confidence, no doubt derived from years of talking, playing and learning about the game he looks to lose himself in.

Blessed with a strong arm and a good dose of perspective, he trans­ mits a calmness which can’t help but aid his team.

Just don’t get him going on Roger Clemens.

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