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M ore details surrounding for­ m er S tudents’ Society president N aeem D atoo’s resignation were released at this past T h u rsd ay ’s council meeting, its first meeting of th e academ ic year. C ouncillors voted to discuss at the next meeting on September 25 if they should call a presidential by-election.

C ouncillors unanim ously voted against holding a confidential session concerning the resignation, w hile the five vice-presidents abstained from voting. An unlim it­ ed question period allowed m em ­ bers of the gallery and council to make inquiries to the vice-presi­ dents for almost three hours.

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California hip-hop outfit Blackalicious shows off its brand of jaw-dropping word play and mind-boggling beats.

A night of lyrical mastery Scott Sameroff So there I was, sitting on the corner of rue Bleury and rue St. Catherine, passing around a brownbagged 40 and, for a split second, I felt like a gangsta keeping it real.

Luckily, I came to my senses quick­ ly. Unfortunately for hip-hop fans, however, the m ajority of m ain­ stream hip-hop still glorifies this played-out ghetto image w hich has dom inated the lyrics of the past decade.

Blackalicious, along w ith Jurassic 5 and Dilated Peoples, is part of a small group of performers w ho aren’t rapping about blingbling and fancy cars. Instead, one

quickly recognizes the genuine tal­ ent and knowledge that T im Parker, a.k.a G ift of Gab, and Xavier Mosley, a.k.a Chief Xcel, possess.

Their rhymes showcase lyrical mas­ tery, creativity and an awareness of w hat is going on outside the world of hip-hop.

Mosley and Parker have been collaborating since 1987, after they m et in high school in Sacramento, California. Later, Mosley enrolled at the University of California and put together a crew called the Solesides, w hich featured Parker as well as the now legendary D J Shadow. T he Solesides Crew became a mainstay on the KDVS college radio station and fine-tuned their skills in all­

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This was followed by the fulllength album N ia w hich means purpose’ in Swahili. In 2000, Blackalicious was signed to MCA Records and released its m ost suc­ cessful album to date, Blazing Arrow. This release was filled with heavy hitting beats and guest stops

T h e charges T h e five remaining members of the executive asked that Roberts Rules of O rder be suspended so they could give a detailed presenta­ tion concerning D atoo’s perform­ ance as president. They said that their decision to request D atoos res­ ignation was based on delinquency of presidential duties as outlined in the SSMU constitution, as well as

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D atoo showed a lack of interest and knowledge in his portfolio, said Vice-President University Affairs and acting president Vivian Choy.

T h e executives said th at D atoo’s neglect drove them to pick up his slack.

“We’ve been going above and beyond [our constitutional duties],” V ice-President C o m m u n ity and Governm ent Brianna Hersey said.

Choy charged that D atoo went on a two-week vacation to his hom etow n of Vancouver while the Students’ Society was making two “crucial” changes to its staff. These changes concerned the consulting contract of General M anager Guy Brisebois, and the creation of the new position of political attaché.

T he vice-presidents said D atoo also underm ined the authority of other executives, especially that of V ice-President C om m unications and Events Kimberley Zell. In one instance, Vice-President Clubs and Services M ia Gewertz said, D atoo promised a faculty student associa­ tion that the Society would co­ sponsor a barbecue w ithout consult-

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C K U T Katie Fugler CKUT, M cGill’s radio station, is presently negotiating w ith the Students’ Society to have their fee collected by the Society rather than the University, thereby making it a SSM U organization.

“We are involved in ongoing dialogues w ith C K U T ,” said S tudents Society V ice-President O perations Rod DeCastro.

Bringing C K U T in to the Society would allow m ore student participation, said D eCastro, who declined to discuss the specifics of the negotiations.

T h e reason for the discussions between the Society and C K U T stems from a letter received by the chair of the Board of Governors for CKUT, Fortner Anderson, from Vice-Principal A dm inistration and Finance M orty Yalovsky. T he letter states that the station’s letter of agreement, signed in 2002, has spe­ cific co nditions th a t station A dm in istration and Finance D irecto r Zev T iefenbach said C K U T d idn’t agree to.

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We have consistently m ain­ tained that we have a valid agree­ m ent w ith the U niversity un til 2005,” he said. “O u r D -D ay is the 15th of September. T h at is when the University is supposed to trans­ fer the fee to us. If we don’t get the m oney from the University, then we would be [challenged].” ^ ^ W e d o n ’t w a n t th is to b e c o m e a te n n is g a m e b e tw e e n S S M U

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Dr. Bruce Shore, D ean of Students, said that though he had n o t had any contact w ith the issue since last spring, he thinks it would be appropriate for the Society to deal with CKUT. [The Society] has procedures for dealing w ith clubs and services,” he said. “C K U T is one of a small group that have letters of agreement w ith University.”

C K U T seems to agree.

We love the M cGill com m u­ nity,” Tiefenbach said. “We ju st w ant to solidify our place so that we can continue to broadcast. ” Tiefenbach’s m ain concern is to n ot turn this into a conflict between the Society and the M cGill adm inistration.

“We don’t w ant this to become a tennis game between SSM U and the University w ith us as the tennis ball,” he said.

Yalovsky is currently awaiting a response to a letter regarding the situation sent to form er Students’ Society President N aeem D atoo pertaining to how far along the

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overcrowded, said M ia Gewertz, SSMU Vice-President Clubs and Services. Gewertz plans to allow T he ratio of clubs and services clubs to hold meetings in one of the in the Students’ Society to the two conference rooms in the base­ am ount of available office space on m ent of the Shatner building. the fourth floor of the Shatner M any clubs only use the offices University Centre has resulted in up for executive meetings, and hold to six clubs sharing the same office larger general meetings in other space. spaces such as cafés.

Plans to renovate the Shatner “T here have been occasions building included more club space, where three different clubs wanted b ut the renovations that were due to to hold meetings in the room at the be completed by the end of summ er same tim e,” said H agop Kazarian, were delayed due to changes in President of the M cGill Armenian building code requirements and an Students Association, w hich shares extended loan procedure. its office w ith Free Burm a Each club is given a desk and C oalition, th e Arab Students space in the room ’s filing cabinet, Association and th e Lebanese and each room is given a shared Students’ Society. phone line, while each service has a Ram i H o u ran i, Clubs different phone line.

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Dany Horovitz Students w ho smoke now have fewer places to light up due to a rule banning sm oking in M cGill Residence.

W hile the rule has been in place for several years, it will be seri­ ously enforced this year, said Florence Tracy, D irector of Residences.

“W ere ju s t starting to talk about it more in Rez because n o n ­ sm oking is becom ing m ore and more the social norm ,” said Tracy, who added that students can still smoke outside the buildings.

“W hen w inter comes, it’s not going to be easy [to smoke], said Jenn H epburn, a U 0 student in New Residence Hall, because “a lot of the windows won’t open. ’’ T h e fact th a t students in Residence lease their own rooms is irrelevant, Tracy said. T he rule is designed to ensure a positive atm os­ phere for all students, and m any are relieved to be living in a smoke-free environm ent.

“Asthmatic students are highly affected by cigarette smoke and this rule is beneficial to them, said Stephanie Axmann, an N R H floor fellow. “W hile I do empathize w ith the smokers, especially come w in­ ter, it is the rule, so w hether they like it or not, it should be fol­ lowed.

Johanna Prehogan, co-presi­ d en t of M cG ill S tudents for a Smoke Free Tomorrow, is pleased w ith the new rule.

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You still can't smoke in residence, but obviously you can drink.

“We made a big effort last year to raise awareness about smoking, she said, “and are happy to see it pay off.”

However, N R H residents have already been woken up three times in the m iddle of the night w hen fire alarms w ent off, A xm ann said. She added that it will be difficult to enforce the new rule if students don’t cooperate.

“T he floor fellows are n ot here to punish students. All we can do is let them know about the rules and if we see them smoking, tell them to put it o u t,” she said. “We hope the students have enough respect for each other to respect the rules.”

T he one m ajor incentive for students not to smoke inside is the

in tro d u c tio n of a hefty fine, Axmann said.

“Students who smoke will be forced to pay for the cleaning costs of the room at the end of the year,” she said, “b u t it’s still a problem, especially for the floor fellows, nonsmokers, and everyone else who has to get up in the middle of the night because of the smoke detectors.

Although the new rule could be the perfect opportunity for stu­ dents who always w anted to quit smoking, there may still be students willing to disobey the rule. For A xmann and the other floor fel­ lows, making sure everyone has an enjoyable experience in Residence is their top priority and, for now, their biggest challenge. ■

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and president of the Arab Students Association, said that this Is prob­ lematic.

“You can’t hold meetings in a place w here other groups keep going in and out. You ju st disturb each other,” he said. “T he renova­ tions should have been completed by now.”

T he ASA lost their basement office in 2001 due to the second phase of the renovations, and were re-allocated one this year.

Some of the larger clubs and services share their rooms w ith ju st one other club, or none at all.

“Some of the clubs need a lot of extra space,” said Gewertz, but “it is hard to tell a club they cannot have space because of the excess dem and for [it].”

Three safety services who have recently decided to coordinate their efforts, M cGill First Aid, Walksafe, and Drivesafe, share office space w ith different phone lines, while there are also some more unlikely groupings such as Liberal McGill, the N ew D em ocratic Party of McGill, and the Canadian Alliance of SSMU, which all share the same

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Hélène Pierre Sidonie Pénicaud Dr. Tomas Paus of the M ontreal N eurological Institute discussed his plans for a study of the teenage brain at the first of a series of fall lectures hosted by the M N I Thursday. O ne hundred and twenty 10-year-olds will be exam­ ined and observed over a period of five years in an effort to measure the am ount of em pathy each sub­ ject is capable of experiencing as well as the relationship between the structure and function of the brain.

T he study is part of a larger research project on brain develop­ m ent during childhood and adoles­ cence funded by the Santa Fe Institute Consortium , which is also being carried out by researchers at the University of W ashington, the

standing of others’ actions and feel­ ings.

To measure empathy, Paus will present participants w ith a video of someone running. As the ru n n ers pace accelerates, the participants breathing accelerates. T he partici­ p ant s breathing should increase proportionally to his level of em pa­ th y T he brain mimics w hat is happening in the brain of someone else,” Paus said.

Paus will also study sexual m at­ uration in teens by com paring the brain behaviour of the two sexes.

Study results will possibly be inte­ grated into school programs and assessments of troubled teenagers.

T he brain undergoes its biggest growth spurt between birth and the age of four, when it triples in size. T he teenage brain on the

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Paus aims to examine the rela­ tionship between the structure and function o f the brain, one of few long-term studies to do so. T his is especially interesting during adoles­ cence, as this is when m any behav­ ioural changes, such as modified sleep p atterns and m ood shifts occur. Researchers expect these behavioural changes to be m irrored by physical changes in the brain.

T he development of social intelli­ gence, such as coping w ith failure and im itation of peers, also occurs during adolescence.

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other hand, seems to undergo orga­ nizational changes such as coordi­ nation and increased com m unica­ tion between different brain struc­ tures rather than visible physical growth. Teens are surprisingly bad at distinguishing em otions, particu­ larly anger and fear, until the ages of 17 or 18, said Paus.

“Developm ent may be linked to distinguishing different faces and different em otions,” he said.

As their ability to distinguish between em otions improves, how­ ever, teenagers tend to lose their facility in learning certain things such as languages.

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Enviro-Fest in full swing Today is the second and final day of the second annual Enviro-Fest, an event organised by students at the M cGill School of the Environm ent to raise environm ental awareness w ithin the M cGill com m unity.

T his year the event has expanded to tw o locations— the Burnside field and T h ree Bares Park— and boasts special events and eight workshops.

“T h e m ain purpose this year is to bring [together] the m any different faces of the environm ental m ovem ent... So were n ot ju st going to be a bunch o f w hite hip­ pies w ith dreads, running around the field eating ou r g ran o la,” said Ashleigh Akalehiywat, one of the events seven co­ ordinators. “W ere out to show everybody th at it’s different. W e w ant people to be

aware of all th e things that are available to them on campus, in the com m unity, [as well as] about the environm ent.”

Today’s w orkshops include energy, food politics, and drum m ing. It won’t be “tam -tam style drum m ing, b u t ‘real’ d ru m ­ m ing,” Akalehiywat said.

Free corn is available at 1:00 pm today, and a free vegan meal will be served at 6:00 pm . G M O -free beer is also being served thro u g h o u t the day. Participants may bring their own m ug or purchase one for $1. Visit www.ilovesuvs.org for more inform ation.

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General manager's contract in question T he status of general manager G uy Brisebois’s co n tract w ith th e S tu d en ts’ Society remains uncertain, in part due to

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D atoo had said that Brisebois’s con­ tract w ould n ot be renewed, b u t at last T h u rsd ay ’s C o u n cil m eeting VicePresident University Affairs and Acting President Vivian C hoy rescinded a m otion regarding a general manager selection com ­ mittee.

“We are currently reevaluating given the situation of our executive,” Choy said.

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Jennifer Jett Disgruntled SSMU Frosh coor­ dinators have asked Students Society Vice-President C om m unity and Events Kimberley Zell to resign.

Coordinator W inston Maricar said Zell failed to com m unicate effectively with the coordinators, a significant part of Zell s mandate “Frosh went off very well due to the collective experience of the Frosh coordinators and n o t Kim, Maricar said, adding that he felt the executives lacked trust in the coordi­ nators.

Zell contends that the coordi­ nators didn’t always follow Society policies and procedures.

“T hey have absolutely no grounds whatsoever [to ask me to resign],” Zell said. T he worst they can do is make a scene.

T he central dispute is that the Frosh coordinators did not receive their paycheques on September 11 as scheduled. T he reason, Zell said, is that each coordinator Is required to turn in an exit report before being paid.

“I[‘ve] received three exit reports so far,” Zell said on Friday.

“O f the coordinators, only one of them was received before [September ll] ."

It takes about a week to evalu­ ate the reports, she added.

Maricar said the coordinators’ contracts state that as long as exit reports are turned in on time, coor­ dinators will be paid on schedule.

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T he coordinators’ request to be reimbursed for $150 in tips they gave was also refused, Zell said, because they had no receipts. Tips were approved in the Frosh budget, Maricar said, and coordinators were never told they had to provide receipts for tips.

“We even went under w hat was actually approved In the budget [for tips],” he said.

T h e th ird dispute concerns items from Janna Sports paid for out of the Frosh budget th a t Zell thought were provided at no cost.

T he six Frosh coordinators, who ordered about 2,500 T-shirts for Frosh participants, each received a free outfit from the company. Zell requested a similar outfitwhich was then ordered at a cost of $93 said Maricar. Zell said she did not approve or know of the additional cost and has requested that the $93 be deducted from the coordinators’ stipends.

“I’ve tried to stress the im por­ tance of following the guidelines,’ Zell said. “They were always deter­ mined that their word was the final one.”

“Hopefully she’ll take the right steps on her own, said Maricar referring to the request for Zell’s res­ ignation. “I’m n ot o ut for blood.

O nly one of the six Frosh coor­ dinators is still a member of the Students’ Society. T he others gradu­ ated last year. Frosh coordinators are chosen by the previous team of coordinators and the Students Society president. ■

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“H e is very familiar in term s o f inter­ national affairs,” Choy said. H e s really good w ith public relations.”

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Huge molecular biology class splits up Kim O'Souza At first glance, the 9:35 am Molecular Biology class seemed like a norm al class in Leacock 132, except for how early students began to arrive. By the tim e the lecture began, n o t only were all the seats in the au d itorium full, b u t people were also sitting on the floors, lin­ ing the margins and stairs of the hall. T h at this class is different was evident from the w indow th a t popped up on the screen during Professor T hom as B ureau’s PowerPoint presentation. It read: “D ue to the large size (-1000) of BIO L 200, we ask that students

bled to get seats in the auditorium , often running to class only to find the seats taken by other out-ofbreath students.

I had taken to skipping my 8:30 class to get here on tim e... or we would leave our class 15 m in ­ utes before the professor was done to get here, w hich is so disrespect­ fu l,” said M im i W ang U1 Biochem istry. S tudents did n o t w ant to sit in the other rooms because o f technical problem s, including difficulty hearing and occasional lags between the visual of PowerPoint slides and the audio.

Dr. Paul Lasko, chair of the biology departm ent, said th at the m ulticasting program was initially

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D espite there always being seats in the m ain hall, there were about 70 students w ho preferred to sit in the satellite ro o m ,” he said.

Students were asked to indicate w hich room they sat in on the final exam and there was no difference in performances, he said. T he course also got better ratings that year than usual, he said, so it was decided to use the same technology for Molecular Biology.

“It turned o ut th a t the technol­ ogy w hich works pretty well in two rooms couldn’t be duplicated in three,” he said.

This led to various technical problem s as well as the students being stripped of the capacity to ask

One hundred and fifty clubs, services and publications erected tables at activities night last Wednesday. Thousands of keeners attended.

It isn't all shopping and girl talk. McGill sororities get down to the serious business of formal recruitment. McGill's four sororities held an open meeting this weekend for interested girls to learn about Greek life on campus.

McGill's Greek community makes up less then one per cent of the student body this year but in previous decades had a much higher percentage.This year's turnout for the information session was lower than expected.

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And you thought your class was ridiculously superkalifragilistically oversized with extra fries and a coke. consider going to Leacock 26 and 219, where there will be a simulcast of lectures. ” In a simulcast, the Power Point slides being used in the m ain lec­ ture are projected into neighbour­ ing classrooms and audio of the professor’s lecture is simultaneously relayed to the room.Technical prob­ lems w ith the simulcast program have led to lectures being cancelled twice in the first two weeks of the semester, said M arc Edwards U l Biology. T he technical problem s and cancellations are am ong the com plaints from students and their parents that prom pted the opening of another lecture tim e, 3:35 to 4:25 pm, for students who wish to attend the lectures in Leacock 132.

Previously, students had scram-

seen as a possible solution to the increased enrolm ent in the class, w hich is required for all students in all the biomedical sciences.

“It’s a challenge to offer these large courses,” he said, “and there are reasonable objections to almost every way to do it.”

In previous years, the biology departm ent has had a professor give back-to-back lectures. However, w hen enrollm ent in last year’s Biology 202 G enetics course increased ju st slightly beyond the capacity o f Leacock 132, the departm ent saw an opportunity to test the technology that was avail­ able to them , and proceeded after consulting w ith th e Science U ndergraduate Society.

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questions in real time, which they had been able to do in Biology 202.

However, w hen class was can­ celled for technical reasons for the second, tim e in tw o weeks on September 10, students and their parents began to complain. Lasko m et w ith D ean of Science Alan Shaver and V ice-Provost Inform ation A nthony Masi to dis­ cuss alternatives. They then m et w ith Bureau and Dr. C hristian H ardtke, the course lecturers, on Friday m orning and by the same afternoon had decided to open a new lecture.

“T his [time] may n o t be con­ venient for all students b u t we’re going to keep the m ulticasting tech­ nology until at least next week," said Lasko. And we ll watch as the num bers settle dow n.” ■

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Continued from page 1 ing the other members of the execu­ tive.

H e also had no clear goals, Choy said, and entered into negoti-

ations concerning an em ployees severance pay that had the potential to affect up to 10 per cent of the society’s total budget, w ithout con­ sulting the other executives or inform ing the vice-president opera­ tions who is the society’s chief finan-

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“Daily, N aeem w ould ask members of the executive on what his goals should be, Choy said.

“T he list [of his faults] goes on, and on, and o n .”

D atoo was unprepared and late for meetings, said Vice-President O perations Rodrigo DeCastro. At a June conference of la Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec, the Society’s provincial lobby group, DeCastro said, D atoo arrived to ses­ sions under the influence of alcohol and “perhaps other substances as well.” It was decided he would not attend the second F E U Q confer­ ence this summer.

T h e tw o tim es th a t D atoo com m unicated with external media, D eCastro said, “he asked Brianna [Hersey] to tell him w hat to say.”

D atoo also failed to set up a m eeting w ith Principal H eather M unroe-Blum, Zell said, while in the days since she has become acting president, Choy has already met w ith M unroe-Blum for 30 minutes.

Choy stressed that the Society s relationship w ith the University is strong and intact.

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of D atoo’s resignation beforehand.

“As a councillor, I feel left out of th e process,” Clubs Representative R oberto C aluori said. “I feel in the dark. ” D atoo first brought up the pos­ sibility of resignation about two m onths after he assumed office.

Long before the vice-presidents requested D ato o ’s resignation, D eCastro said, “Naeem asked the question of himself, and he lost con­ fidence in himself.”

Athletics Representative M att H ow att asked why the vice-presi­ dents had n o t shared their concerns w ith members of the council.

T he vice-presidents said they th o u g h t the situ atio n m ight improve, and Hersey explained, “at the time, I didn’t think [alerting the council] was productive.”

Several students stepped for­ ward to defend Datoo.

“Naeem is a great guy. H e’s a friend and I think his heart was in the right place,” Treasurer Anthony D i Carlo said. “H e wasn’t eye to eye w ith everyone, b u t he did w hat he could.”

Hersey said that, if the vicepresidents did anything wrong, “it’s th at we were too nice w ith Naeem.

What happens next Hersey asked Council to give th e five-m em ber executive two weeks to prove it could split the presidential portfolio and carry out the duties of six people.

It is uncertain w hat will happen to D atoo’s salary, ju st over $16,000, if a by-election is n o t held. Hersey said the SSMU budget is still being finalized.

Although a by-election could be held during the fall election peri­ od, several obstacles stand in the way, D eC astro said, including financing and its unexpectedness.

“Elections M cGill isn’t up and running yet,” he said.

Further, D eC astro estim ated that a new president would n ot be fully effective until January, only a few m onths before regular SSMU elections take place.

T h e executives also oppose holding a by-election because it w ould introduce an un train ed member to an executive team that is used to shouldering presidential responsibilities.

“T he longer we hold them , the harder it is to pass them back,” he said.

This year the SSM U cannot afford to have a weak president, D eCastro said, considering upcom ­ ing negotiations over SSM U s letter of agreement w ith the university, w hich expires in May 2005.

“T his situ atio n has [VicePrincipal A dm inistration and Finance] M orty Yalovsky drooling at the m o u th ,” he said.

O ther members of the execu­ tive have been perform ing presiden­ tial duties since the beginning of May, Hersey said.

“T his is how we have been functioning for a third of our m an­ date,” she said.

Nonetheless, many councillors said they did n ot feel the arrange­ m ent was approach or democratic. “[Students] have n ot elected you to be p resid en t,” Clubs Representative Sarah Elgazzar told the executives, “and th at is some­ thing that has to be respected. ” ■

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verything's gone to hell. There, I said it. W hen my father was growing up, he could actually see the m eat in a burg­ er at M cD onald’s. H e could buy a good used car for under $1,000. H e could watch a M ontreal Canadiens game because prices were affordable, and they actually sold tickets to the public— yes, the public. Now, everything’s gone to hell. Sure, we have e-mail and all this technical stuff, b u t when it comes to the simple pleasures in life, the world has betrayed our generation.

Over the last decade and beyond, players salaries have risen trem endously in professional baseball and hockey. However, base­ ball players threaten to strike every other year, and N H L owners are anticipating a lockout next season w hen their contract w ith the players’ association expires. In order for professional leagues to accom m odate these player dem ands and make profit— lots of prof­ it ticket prices go up, because even if the working class can’t afford tickets, the rich corporations always can. And even w hen standing room only tickets cost $30 a pop, it still isn’t enough for the average person to be able to afford them . So now, everything— the opening faceoff, intermission and the three stars of the game— is sponsored.

Players themselves go out and get sponsored, and make a for­ tune ju st on the power of their name. Everywhere I go I see people sporting the Vince C arter or Tracy M acGrady logo. W hat is Vince Carter doing w ith his own logo? H e’s n o t a superhero.

Granted, some people deserved their own logo. Tiger Woods, arguably the greatest golfer of all time, has his own logo. And M ichael Jordan has his famous Air Jordan logo.

But the difference between Jordan and the O rlando Magic’s TMac is that Jordan is Jordan. H e is a superhero. Hell, he even had his own cartoon series where he w ent around saving the world w ith Wayne Gretzky and Bo Jackson (anyone rem em ber Prostars?)

But I guess it isn’t the athlete’s fault. If someone offered m e my own logo and paid m e so m uch m oney for it that I could go around and burn $100 bills in front of the homeless and laugh, I ’d proba­ bly take them up on it, too.

I don’t believe that ‘selling o u t’ really exists; I believe that peo­ ple w ork to make m oney and no musician, actor or athlete wants to work an office job. And I know that m oney makes the world go round. But I also know that too m uch com mercialization of any­ thing can be detrim ental, because it makes fans less interested. And the sports world is only the tip of the iceberg.

H ow m any people go to the movies less now because the price is too high? As an added slap in the face, they now show com m er­ cials before the previews. I d o n t m ind commercials on television, b ut I am directly subsidizing the movie industry w ith m y ticket.

And even television has gone crazy. I rem em ber a tim e when a television season ran from September until June. W ith actors now making upwards of $1,000,000 per episode, who knows where it will lead? O ne day my kid will probably com plain that they keep interrupting the commercials w ith all those dam n shows.

I d o n t have a solution to the growing com mercialization of our daily lives. Certainly no one is going to sacrifice their paycheque to ease our troubled minds. But things are getting less inti­ mate, and entertainm ent has become so gluttonous. T he music industry was once like that, too; then N apster came along and now that mighty industry is on its knees begging us not to steal from them . Those who fail history are doom ed to repeat it, in some way.

A nd the other industries haven’t seemed to learn a thing. T hink about it. ■

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I found Rebecca Graber's colum n “Say H ello to the Newest C anadian Idol” (Sept. 9) to be completely offensive, not to m ention ridiculous. I also felt that the letter was in very poor taste to print during the week of the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

T hat's all I'm going to say in this letter because if I co n ­ tinue, I will be here typing for another hour and feel as incensed as I initially felt upon reading this garbage (I have no desire for either of these things).

— Arielle Frost U2 Arts

U pon returning from summer break, students, one quarter of whom have never heard of the Students' Society before, were told that SSMU had botched a renova­ tion project that only a few m onths ago we had been promised would be done by August. T he following week, it was revealed that Naeem Datoo, president of SSMU and one of the most popular executives, had been asked to resign his duties for the “best long-term interest of the society, yet the interest w asnt disclosed at that time.

Last Thursday, the five vice-presidents were reasonably open about their ration­ ale for asking Naeem to leave. In my opinion, their reasons for removing him were seemingly weak. However, he was the one who chose to accept their request and, since then, D atoo appears to have moved on with his life.

Let us all learn a lesson from Datoo, who has been able to move past this inci­ dent of M onday morning. Rum ours of more resignations by both volunteers and vice-presidents have come about since Thursday. I urge everyone to stick this diffi­ cult period out. Resigning and causing more problems will simply paralyze the SSMU for the remainder of the year. In the year where our Letter of Agreement is being drafted, that is not something the SSMU needs.

W hile it is im portant that the remaining executives and SSMU staff members continue to try to run the society, it's also im portant that they begin to regain the confidence of the students. T he only way for this to occur is to call a by-election. We have constantly been hearing talk about how difficult these logistics would be, but the debate to call for a by-election should not dwell on the logistics (or the small StUff)— if mandated to, the SSMU can get a by-election ready in time.

T he debate for a by-election m ust instead focus on the will of the public, and its current level of confidence in the five remaining executives. At this time, even w ith the “inform ation” brought to council on Thursday, many students might see the resignation of D atoo as either a m utiny or a political coup. A by-election is the only way to restore student confidence in the electoral process.

Finally, Vice-President O perations Rodrigo D eCastro and Vice-President C om m unity and Government Brianna Hersey, clearly the two leaders of this resig­ nation charge, claimed that the students and council “need to give us two weeks. It was also claimed that we m ust trust the executives. But in the end, the executives did­ n’t trust us to learn about their rationale on M onday instead of Thursday. To be frank, they have done nothing, outside of running a Frosh and 4 Floors, to have gained our trust or confidence. I hope they remember that trust m ust be earned, and they have not as yet earned it. Executives, please stand up, call for a by-election and earn my respect and confidence.

— Seth Offenbach President, Arts Undergraduate Society

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he Students’ Society is no stranger to delusions of grandeur, attem pts at hostile takeover or indeed, constitutional misquotations spat in the heat of debate. In its 104-year-long history, the SSMU has known many executives, mandates, and rhetoric, and now its longevity will be tested and defended by yet another round of student politicians. The events leading up to the resignation of SSMU President Naeem Datoo, along with the subsequent actions of the vice-presidents and council, have exposed a significant power struggle w ithin the society; and now, the executive is scrambling for legitimacy and authority early in what might have gone down as a successful and productive term. The vice-presidents have appeared as a unified whole, quick to adm it mistakes of procedure and etiquette, as well as to defend the well-oiled machine they say the SSMU has become under their control. At Thursday’s council meeting, the five-member executive urged the society not to call a presiden­ tial by-election in light of D atoo’s resignation, b ut rather to allow the 12 presidential duties o ut­ lined in the constitution to be divided amongst themselves. Barring resistance and agitation from councillors, the executive then requested the decision be held off for two weeks. Give us ju st two weeks to prove what we can accomplish,’ pled Vice-President C om m unity and Government Brianna Hersey. It is questionable as to what they could possibly hope to accomplish in the next two weeks that would prove a president unnecessary, and indeed, too inconvenient, for the suc­

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cess of the SSMU. T he constitution explains that if a president is to resign, council will determine if it should hold a by-election to fill the vacancy, and thus does not stipulate that in fact, the president must be replaced. Should the council rule not to have a by-election, the five vice-presidents insist they can do the work of a six-person executive. Already occupied with extremely dem anding full-time portfolios, this seems highly unlikely. Com pensating for the president’s slack is not the equiva­ lent of managing all the presidential responsibilities. For example, the vice-president university affairs sits on 21 university committees, the president sits on 18, and traditionally it has been these two positions that have represented the SSMU on the university senate, putting to use com mittee intelligence and influence. It is nonsensical that these com mittee seats be divided amongst the executive or members of council as they would not all be able to sit on Senate, and physically impossible for the VP UA to take on all the presidential seats herself, almost doubling her existing com mittee responsibilities. There is simply too much to be done. Past years have proved that the entire executive— especially the president— is kept extremely busy with signifi­ cant work. Is the ability of five to do the work of she an affront to the capabilities of prior exec­ utives? W hy is it only now we find ourselves blessed with a super exec?

T hat is not say, however, that the SSMU could hold a by-election tomorrow if it needed to.

Elections McGill is n ot yet operational.

Vice-President O perations Rodrigo DeCastro told council Thursday that a president could not reasonably be effective until January at the earliest, and that an effective presidential term of only four m onths was n ot worth the hassle. T he executive believes that it fulfilled many of D atoo’s neglected obligations since the beginning of his term, and thus would find it difficult to relinquish the responsibilities it has held for so long to someone who they believe will probably be a less-qualified executive than themselves. Unfortunately, voters did not elect DeCastro or any other member of the executive team w ith specific presidential duties in mind.

W hile it is easy to sympathize w ith the logic that introducing a new president will be extremely complicated, the SSMU is not designed to function w ithout a president. It is evident that the executive picked up D atoo’s slack to the best of its ability, that its members are well-sea­ soned, intelligent student politicians, and that the power dynamic of a new president will be challenging. In essence, tough. T he SSMU vice-presidents have reiterated that they have gone above and beyond the call of duty through the entirety of their term; the next great challenge they should face is to accommodate, support and trust a new, effective president. ■

Thoughts on etiquette: nasty, brutish academia

ooks bring out the worst in people. Truly, for never so ruthlessly have I been treated than in the presence of pulp bound by twine, surrounded by call num bers piled to the ceiling, or when stand­ ing in line between two pallets stacked w ith new and overpriced arrivals.

Picture the scene; the young blond overachiever w an­ ders into the library and looks up the call num ber of the required reading for her history class and, while reaching into her bag for a pen to record said call num ber, one of her classmates appears out of nowhere, copies the num ber over her shoulder, laughs sharply and races upstairs to retrieve the only copy. (Off m y com puter, that bitch!)

Academic chivalry at our fair university is gasping for its last, dying breaths; I fear soon (dare I say it?) we will be boasting the m anners of the Ivy League and screwing one another to argyle-esque proportions. But do we lack polite­ ness and m anners because we never learned any better, or because we are completely self-absorbed?

W hen assigned an essay, any given student at M cGill who arrives at the library first will take out not ju st the four

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or five books reasonably necessary to research and com plete the assignment, b u t every single book in the library remotely pertaining to the subject, leaving his or her class­ mates to either check the library recall postings hourly, or surf the web for sites that may or may n ot be endorsed by the University of Toronto. And we all know th at the pile of books ju st sits on this one fortunate student’s desk, who thinks he or she need n ot start the essay until the night before anyway, because, hey, I already got the books. As academia becomes a cutthroat all-for-one, the research plight of one’s classmates is irrelevant and unnoticed. H ow often is the m ost im portant page torn o ut of the reserve desk reading? W hen did shared knowledge or the notion of co-operative learning become so threatening? T he curve isn’t that tight; we simply do not care if our fellow students succeed.

But doors! We are very good at holding doors for one another! In fact, during rush hours, I have probably never had a door slammed in my face walking into a campus building. We can afford to hold doors open for one an o th ­ er, and even go so far as to alert the next person in line to

___ the lack of toilet paper in the stall, as we have no reason not to be polite to each other. W h en we aren’t, we’re ju st rude.

But in all m atters academic, has the state of things become such th at if I don’t take out every book now, the next guy will and I ’ll be screwed out of a selection later? D on’t I grab for that last copy of a book at the bookstore th at I won’t get around to reading until the end of the semester because I’m paranoid and my needs supersede all those of my class­ mates? You’ll hold the door for me, b ut dam ned if I ’m gonna let you get the text I need to excel. W ashington and Cornwall wrote of the etiquette of war. H as campus become less civilized th an the battlefield?

Emily Post (and the Bible) cannot be completely off in suggesting, do u n to others as you would have others do u n to you.” Among the university’s m ost param ount mis­ sions is th at of collective debate and discovery: inspire and educate the masses to create the ideal society! (Read: leave a few books behind, buddy, and we 11 all get along fine). So let’s see if we can’t move past these hunter-gatherer tenden­ cies this textbook season. N ow give me back my book, wench. ■

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Taking stock of the Triad he fearless leaders of the Students’ Society are endeavour­ ing to ameliorate their com municative deficit by facili­ tating the em ploym ent of bridge-building paradigms. At last T hursdays Council meeting, for example, D entistry rep Faisal Darras asked Vice-President C om m unity and G overnm ent Brianna Hersey how she was preparing for the pos­ sible resignation of SSM U insiders who rem ain loyal to ousted president Naeem D atoo. Hersey responded th at she was taking “proactive measures to engage w ith them in productive dia­ logue” (i.e., she would talk to them).

For outstanding perform ance in political doublespeak, Hersey, Vice-President O perations Rodrigo D eC astro and VicePresident University Affairs Vivian Choy deserve a capitalized sobriquet. H enceforth the vice-president com m unity and gov­ ernm ent, the vice-president operations and the vice-president university affairs will be know n collectively as the Triad.

O n Thursday, Hersey and D eCastro dom inated the room, while Acting President Vivian Choy, isolated in a corner, seemed the odd Triadista out. T he other two executives seemed inconse­ quential to the Triad’s m achinations. Kimberley Zell, the vicepresident com m unications and events, did little to defend her­ self against the charge of incom petence leveled by H andbook co-editor (and D ally news editor) David W achsm uth and SSPN co-chair Rob Kozak. Vice-President Clubs and Services Mia Gewertz, who unlike Zell does n o t have the sword of Damocles hanging over her head, had the privilege of rem aining quiet.

Despite the circus atmosphere, tenderfoot speaker Elliot Cappell held his own against the fiery and presidential Hersey, whose attem pts at bullying were m et w ith wry assertions of the speaker’s power.

T he m ain event on Thursday night was the scripted litany of D atoo’s offences (which, significantly, began w ith Choy and ended w ith Hersey) and the question-and-answ er period that followed. Triad members said they were “indifferent” about the confidential session that they proposed at D atoo’s request, and ended up abstaining from the vote that opened it to the gallery.

T he genial and cunning Hersey claimed that the executive team had to ask D atoo to resign for the good of the Society, b u t conceded that the exec could have been more transparent.

Tactically, the Triad screwed up because they let two news cycles pass before they provided any reason for the resignation, so rum ours of conspiracy proliferated on campus. Hersey’s grand talk of direct democracy didn’t materialize as genuine honesty. As Clubs Representative Roberto Caluori said on Thursday, the Triad left councillors and students “in the dark’’ for far too long.

M ore fundamentally, the Triad wants to skirt responsibility for deliberately hiding D atoo s shortcom ings for a full third of his term while his errors of action and omission put SSM U in jeopardy. T heir priorities were flipped: for four m onths, halfassed loyalty to a flawed individual trum ped com plete devotion to the society’s constituents.

Despite the weight of the charges against D atoo, the Triad’s evidence does not suffice. Engineering Representative Phil C arpenter asked that the exec distribute copies of their report, b ut students and councillors should dem and that the exec release the (admittedly spotty and handw ritten) m inutes from all their meetings this summer. T his would assuage students worries about the opacity of the current regime. After all, the Triad may be right to have m utinied against an AWOL Ahab who was dipping into the grog.

Nevertheless, a com m ittee can’t captain a ship. Students are right to be skeptical of- com m itocracy (the historical precedents, Burm as SLORC and France’s C om m ittee of Public Safety am ong them , are discouraging), and should question the Triad’s interpretation of the SSM U C onstitution. M ost im portant, council and students don’t w ant C hoy to hold two job s while Hersey and D eC astro wield the real power from behind the scenes.

Councillors who w ant a by-election will outvote the Triad on September 25, b u t theirs will be a pyrrhic victory. T he likely candidates are a laughable bunch of inexperienced opportunists who should pray that they lose, ju st so they’ll avoid a power struggle with Hersey. In the strange words of the poet, “there’s no success like failure, and failure’s no success at all.”

There is one w ho could end the Shatner crisis, b u t he is indisposed: former vice-president university affairs Fred Sagel, although returned as a hirsute U1 Science student, is too busy w ith linear algebra to be SSM U ’s Barbarossa. W ithout Sagel, the field of candidates is desolate. N ow will the real contenders please identify themselves? ■

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Introducing the Green Book Guy Andrew Bryan

I recently gave a presentation to an audience consist­ ing of about 75 upper-year M cGill students. These people have taken on the responsibility of guiding freshmen through their first year at McGill. These people are am ong the more knowledgeable and alert students o u t there w hen it comes to the University (as opposed to the population of G ert’s on $2 beer night).

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trators.

T h e tru th is th at dealing w ith university adm inis­ trators for your personal business is no fun. T his is not because the adm inistrators— who everyone loves to hate— are evil bogeymen o u t to get hapless students.

Its n o t even because they’re careless. T hey are neither of these things. M ost adm inistrators at McGill, especially those whose jo b it is to deal w ith students, are extreme­ ly conscientious and able people whose hearts are in the right place and who w ant to help students.

D ealing w ith adm inistrators, however, is difficult for a num ber of reasons. Partly because usually some­ one thinks you did som ething wrong (discipline) or you th in k someone else did som ething wrong (griev­ ance) .

Its also difficult because, even though they have the best of intentions, adm inistrators have hard jobs w ith a lot of different things to keep track of, and you can t always be at the top of their list of priorities.

T he m ain reason it’s difficult, though, is because of the simple fact th at they have power over you and that they, like all hum ans, can make mistakes.

Knowing the Green Book is your best way of m ak­ ing sure th at no mistakes are made, that your rights are being respected, and th at you don’t get in trouble for doing one of those things th at the university tells you you’re n o t allowed to do.

H elping you know the Green Book and keep out of trouble is, in a nutshell, w hat I ’m here to do. T he D ean of Students and the O m budsperson fulfill similar roles for the university. This is my th ird year dealing w ith these types of issues and I’ve gotten to know them pretty well. So, every two weeks, I ’ll be w riting a little bit of practical advice on some aspect of the university system to help keep you o u t of tro u b le ... at least as far as school is concerned. ■

To start my presentation, I asked how many of the students had received a “Green Book” when they start­ ed at M cGill. Every single hand w ent up. I th en asked how many of them had read it. Among this special group of students n o t a sin­ gle hand w ent u p ... that, in my m ind, was a problem , so here we go.

T he G reen Book is nothing like the “little black book,” although it’s almost as useful. Almost everyone at M cGill has at least heard of it. M any M cGill students even know that its formal title is the Handbook o f Student S een o u r S c h o la rs h ip C h a n n e l la te ly ?

Rights a n d Responsibilities. But how m any of us have actually read it, or know w hat it says? As my example illustrates, one student o u t of a h u n ­ dred is probably an optim istic guess.

W e've added over 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 b ran d new scholarships So w hat is this Green Book? It and revam ped our entire site to give you outlines some of the m ore im portant elements of your role in the M cGill m o re a c c u ra te s e arc h re s u lts ! com m unity and the expectations that the com m unity has of you as a student.

In plain English, it’s a list of things you have a right to insist upon and, well, no-nos, as set out by the university senate. O u t of 14 different docum ents, the three m ost com m only used docu­ m ents in the Green Book are the Charter of Students’ Rights, the Code of Student C onduct and Disciplinary Procedures, and the Code of Student Grievance Procedures.

And why is it a disaster that stu­ dents d o n ’t know w hat it says?

Frankly, it’s not. In your day-to-day life, you won’t think about the Green Book. If you’ve read it, you’ll know it’s n ot exactly riveting material and most students get through M cGill w ithout ever having to think about it.

T h at said, m ost students who do www.mcgilltribune.com/scholarships have to th in k about it wish they had know n w hat it said before they got into their present situation. Why? T he Green Book contains all the basic rules of the game for dealing w ith adminis-

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T he plans to build an ecological resi­ dence began in November of 2002 when a group of M cGill students w ith shared envi­ ronm ental concerns formed the McGill Urban C om m unity Sustainment group, or M U CS. Together, they had the hope of building a socially and ecologically sustain­ able residence and com m unity centre that could house approximately 200 people.

According to Charlie O Connor, U2 Humanistics, who is one of the founders of M U C S, the proposed structure w ould house a diverse group of residents.

Although its primary use would be for stu­ dents, O ’C onnor also sees the space as potential housing for visiting professors, graduate students and working families.

T he vision for this ecologically-sound residence is somewhat utopian; theoretical­ ly, everyone in the residence would contribute to each others well-being. T he goal is to maxi­ mize com m unal space, while m ain tain in g a reasonable Thursday, Septem ber 18 from 6 -8 pm am ount of individual privacy.

M cG ill School o f Environm ent, 3 5 3 4 University O ’C onnor foresees the residents T he first M U C S volunteer meeting of the school year sharing the cooking responsibili­ is the ideal tim e for anyone interested in working on ties, chores, m aintenance and the M U CS project outside of the academic setting. entertainm ent. As for the cui­ This will also be an ideal tim e for questions, discussion sine, the plan is for the food to and brainstorming. be organic, fair trade and local Friday O ctober 10-7 pm , T h om pson H ouse where possible. T he idea is to get M U CS and the PGSS host a Green Jam. Roundtable the residents interested in know­ and open discussions followed by live music, open mic ing ab o u t where th eir food and m erriment. comes from and to begin ru n ­ ning an organic food co-opera­ Find out more about M U C S at http://wmv.mucs. ar. cx/ tive while prom oting com m uni­ o two people need their own stove? Does a single person need her own fridge? W hat if there were a residence at M cGill that used solar power and harvested rainwater?

These are the types of questions that a group of M cGill students were asking themselves when they saw a void in the current state of housing accommodations provided by McGill. In their opinion, resi­ dence is too wasteful, too expensive and too individualistic.

Most McGill students agree that the residence system is lacking in several aspects, b u t some are currently in the process of researching and planning a more environmentally-friendly, socially-responsible community.

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Charlie O'Connor (left) and Spencer Mann proud founding fathers of MUCS. ty outreach in the spirit of Santropol Roulant.

M U C S ’ plans for its ecologically-sustainable residence are so unique th at m uch work, research and planning need to go into the project before they even break ground. T h a t’s why they have been work­ ing closely w ith the McGill School of Environm ent as well as the schools of A rchitecture, U rban P lanning and Mechanical Engineering to develop new technologies and m ethods th a t w ould make their building unique and functional.

Research for the residence has even been incorporated into the following courses; EN VR 480, EN VR 401, ARCH 300, and URBP 604.

A major area of concern w ith current student housing is cost. O ’C onnor does n ot w ant to see students turning down a M cGill education because they can’t afford the $1,193.75 a m onth it costs to live in New Residence H all on Avenue du Parc.

Sonya H ui, U 0 Science, who lives in N R H , describes living there as “very, very expensive” and the meal plan very, very horrible.” H ui noted that her meal plan is a credit system which \vorks like a cash card

and has $1,675 on it. After making some purchases and examining her account bal­ ance, she found that McGill had taken off $250 w orth of fees, leaving her w ith less money for food.

T m annoyed they d id n t let us know, H ui said.

Erika Frasca, U 0 Science, has mixed feelings about N R H “[It is] expensive b ut it’s nice here” she said, adding that an enviro-rez “sounds good."

Brittany Kobs, U 0 Science, who also lives in N R H , said that the M U CS propos­ al “would be interesting because of envi­ ronm ental awareness.”

M U C S w ould rather see a m ore affordable, student-ow ned and operated building where the costs are shared and at the end of the mortgage, the residents share ownership.

W ith over 90 subscribers to the M U C S e-mail listserv, as well as students studying the possibility of an environm en­ tally sustainable residence in their courses, M U C S has no shortage of interested stu­ dents seeking a change from solitary and wasteful living arrangements. ■

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re businessmen stereotypically cold-hearted machines or can they possess a sense of hum our and enjoy life? Les Mandelbaum, co-founder and president of U m bra Limited, has a weakness for chocolate, enjoys the Godfather movies, loves Miles Davis, and busts his gut watching A Fish Called Wanda. H e also happens to be at the helm of one of N orth Americas cut­ ting-edge houseware design and manufacturing firms.

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Les Mandelbaum: Take as many diversified courses as possible. Unless you are sure you’re going to do one, very specific technical task for the rest of your life, pos­ sessing wider knowledge is not only useful, but makes you more interesting and portable.

For business students, what non-business area o f a stu­ dent’s education is m ost valuable?

D oing manual labour. Learn how it feels to do mind-num bing, boring work and how to relate to work­ ing people.

W hat was the m ost difficult aspect that you encoun­

tered during your schooling?

Being intim idated by better-educated, more elo­ quent students.

W hat characteristics do you expect to find in a new employee?

Confidence with humility, showing up on time, a positive attitude, and an initiative to find out what they need.

W hen looking at various résumés, what w ill make one stand out over another?

Variety of experiences. I look for people who d o n t follow a predictable path.

D id you hold any jobs as a teenager? If so, what were they and how did they help shape your character?

Teenage jobs are certainly im portant. I only had summ er jobs and occasional Saturdays at my fathers office. D uring the summers, I worked at my father s fac­ tory and at the C N E on the midway rides. T he biggest im pact is it gave me some exposure to the working poor.

H ow have your friends and/or peers played a role in

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guys in such 1380 KTKZ and worked for 160 days to news shows and vice-versa. It’s getting hard­ movies as The solicit 897,156 signatures out of the pool of er and harder to tell what is actual news, an Predator, The 15 million registered voters to initiate the what is celebrity attention,” says Soroka Running Man, and movement. T he official Web site of the “There is no reason that a celebrity can: Batman & Robin. effort, www.davisrecall.com, states: “T he become a politician, it’s ju st that these line, In fact, his was a legislature authorized $ 7 6 .7-billion of of social convention are being blurred.” highly publicized, spending last September and now Davis has “Democrats were quick to point to substantial victory, run it up over $80-billion for this year— all Reagans fame, yet oftentimes his political w inning in the while holding press event after press savvy was underestim ated. It would ti M innesota, where event to talk about what he is doing to slash equally easy to point to Hillary C linton as an 61 per cent of spending. ” example of a celebrity politician, by a ttrib u t­ those eligible cast a M any citizens panicked when presented ing her success in politics to the fame she vote. T he national w ith the idea of another tax increase as a way gained while her husband was in office,” sail average o f voter to save the budget crisis.

McGill History professor and author Gi tu rnout is 37 per T he gubernatorial election will present Troy. cent. voters with a ballot on which they mark yes In an interview with The N ew York Ventura ran as or no for the recall, and additionally vote for Times, Paul Miner, Schwarzenegger’s direc­ leader of the one of the 135 candidates to fill the position tor of policy research and writing, com Reform Party, the if the recall passes. Originally scheduled for m ented on the candidate’s chances of same political party October 7, the 9th Circuit C ourt of Appeals becoming Davis’ successor. that Ross Perot led issued a ruling Friday to halt preparations, “We concentrate a little more on the during the 1992 possibly postponing the election un til basics, the fundamentals. There are some and 1996 presiden­ March 2004. things, admittedly, that he hasn’t thought of tial elections. as a private citizen. But it’s a benefit. He Ventura did have a Entertainment and politics collide brings a regular-guy, common-sense view to seemingly substan­ it.” tial platform that u E n te rta in m e n t An energetic Schwarzenegger evidenced included setting higher ethical standards for his ability to capture the spotlight w ith his s h o w s a r e b e c o m i n g the W hite House and Congress, campaign announcem ent on The Tonight Show with reform, and changing the voting days to Jay Leno th at he was going to “pum p up n e w s s h o w s a n d v ic e Saturday and Sunday to allow working peo­ Sacramento.” ple greater opportunity to vote. However, his v e r s a . I t ’s g e t t i n g In the same playful spirit, a television hat does actor G ary win indicates a trend apparent in todays W spot for his campaign features the slogan: h a r d e r a n d h a r d e r t o C olem an from D i f f ’r ent A m erican political practices: the line We need to send a message: Game Over.”

Strokes, used car dealer between politics and entertainm ent blurring. t e l l w h a t ’s a c t u a l l y M ike P. M cCarthy, gay “There is no reason we should care if Politics' love affair with Hollywood n e w s , a n d w h a t is rights attorney Ronald Bill Clinton played the saxophone, or even Schwarzenegger’s run for governor is Jason Palmini, cigarette retailer Ned Roscoe, that Schwarzenegger is a Republican. It has c e le b rity a tte n tio n . ju st one of many celebrity campaigns for adult film star M ary Carey, comedian Kevin nothing to do w ith politics itself,” says political power.

Gallager, m arijuana legalization attorney Assistant Professor o f Political Science Stuart >> Although Reagan, another actor, was Bruce M argolin, and actor/businessm an Soroka.

— Stuart Soroka elected president twice in the 1980s, few Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common?

Schwarzenegger’s campaign (with actor Assistant Professor o f Political Science would have imagined that the king of trash At first glance, this strange conglomeration Rob Lowe serving as one of his advisers) has television, Jerry Springer, would consider of personalities m ight seem like it could be managed to snag the spotlight of the recall running for one of O hio’s senate seats. the cast of Fox’s latest reality television series circus. Overshadowing the financial crisis California does not stand alone with its Ultim ately, Springer tu rn ed dow n the but, surprisingly enough, they are am ong the facing the state of California, this election financial problems. In fact, it is am ong 37 opportunity.

135 candidates currendy on the ballot for has become more dramatic than an episode states that are currently facing a budget Similarly, Howard Stem, the self-pro­ governor of California, the result of an ini­ of The West Wing and more publicized than deficit due to the American economy’s weak­ claimed “king of all m edia,” dropped out of tiative to recall the incum bent Gray Davis. this sum m er’s th ird installation o f the ness during the past year. T he federal deficit the race for governor of New York when he R unning for political office in the Terminator series. is projected to reach $304-billion this year, found out th at being in office would mean U nited States these days seems to be far from the highest it has been in the history of the sacrificing his salary. the traditional representations of leadership.

How the recall started country. The recall stresses that Davis’s pro­ Stern’s campaign slogan, “a volt for Historically, candidates for office consisted T he California recall began through the posed tax increases will only continue to every vote, reflected his view on stronger of professionals. Former US president James efforts of a non-profit “government watch­ h u rt the state’s economy while holding its death penalties, as well as his twisted sense of M onroe was a lawyer before he took office, dog” organization, T he People’s Advocate. and W illiam H enry Harrison practiced med­ Although the involvement of the former citizens responsible for ‘fiscal mismanage­ humour. m ent.’

After enduring decades of deceit, lies, icine before he led the nation.

Chairm an of the State Republican party has W hile Gray Davis may be holding m ul­ and corru p tio n , are voting Americans In the recent past, however, Americans led some to criticize the effort as partisan, tiple press events to discuss his political plat­ attem pting to tu rn over a new leaf? Has have elected what could be considered “ofT- there was neither campaigning nor prom o­ form, Entertainment Tonight and Extra are Watergate, Clinton’s handling o f his extra­ beat” candidates. Jesse “T he Body” Ventura, tion of the recall effort itself. T he People’s prom oting celebrity campaigns as if they marital affairs, and the controversial war now governor of M innesota, became famous Advocate director, Ted Costa, sim ply were this week’s featured movie releases. in the wrestling arena and by playing bad announced the organization’s suggestion on Entertainment shows are becom ing

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The celebrity scramble for office “I get donations from business and individuals absolute­ ly, because they’re powerful interests who control with Iraq left American citizens searching for better role things.”

And while he may be a global superstar, many models? worry about the message the Governator may send Troy noted that at the founding of the electoral col­ lege, the principle was to elect the citizens, and the aver­ out to the international community.

“The United States is already suffering in terms of age farmer was thought to be among the best candi­ other nations opinions, says Natalie Kershaw, U1 dates. “The question may be, who should be running?

Linguistics.

“I don’t think this is going to help. Even as Looking at the past elections, it is evident that there is a draw to a certain amount of casualness, a comfort level a Canadian this worries me, what the rest of the world of sorts. This is an old, familiar story. Where the dan­ thinks about a neighbour and ally of a place where pol­ ger lies is in the possibility that fame may override qual­ itics becomes a popularity game.

Clara Manoukian and Julia Dire, both U3 ifications.”

Education, write off the upcoming election as ridicu­ lous,” worried that candidates are simply going to be Are they legitimate?

Unfortunately, heroes from the big screen dont chosen according to their popularity.

“If thif trend grows, and reaches the presidential necessarily translate into similar characters in real life.

While seemingly fighting for the people, elections, the impact could be disastrous,” Manoukian Schwarzenegger promised that he would not accept says.

However, should The Terminator lose in the donations from special interest groups, only to turn around and accept money from exactly those sources. upcoming race for governor, there is one thing that we When asked to comment on his donors, Arnold replied, can count on: He 11 be back. ■ Continued from page 12

Continued from page 11 your success?

Big influence. Both my co­ founding partner and our VP of finance and administration are very old school and neighbourhood friends. But in recent history, not so much. I’m busy with family and travel, so I don’t socialize much any more.

How does your job today fit with what you dreamed of doing as a child?

I don’t remember being sure or even dreaming. It was assumed that I would take over the family wood­ en door business. But I was a 60s kid and was kind of anti-business in general and the family biz seemed boring anyways. Like millions of

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other kids, I dreamt of becoming a musician more than anything.

What are three important elements of being successful?

Finish what you start. Be nice to everyone. Show up on time.

How do you keep your business and personal life separate?

I always ensure I take care of both. I go by the rule that if I dont take care of myself and my family, I will not have a long and successful business career. Of course, some­ times personal sacrifices have to be made. I always try to schedule some compensating time off later.

What leadership qualities do you possess? Do you think leadership skills are inherent or learned?

Positive, confident, energetic, organized, sociable and intelligent.

And most are inherent or learned by family example at a very early age.

Education can only fine-tune what you have.

What ethical responsibilities do you have when running a compa­ ny?

Big responsibility. CEOs are the big daddy and have to set an example. Everyone is watching.

What does philanthropy mean to you?

Too often I feel it is an ego trip rather than altruistic. I care about the community and people in gener­ al. Probably the best contribution I can make is to focus on keeping the business healthy, secure the jobs that I have provided, and pay enormous taxes. Beyond that, I do what I can mostly quietly.

What do you see as your main dis­ ability?

[Being] impatient at the wrong times.

What would you want people to say about you if you were being honoured for your business achievements?

“He helped build good prod­ ucts, a good company and was a good person."

Who was the most influential per­ son in your personal life and why?

My father. Entrepreneur, moti­ vated, ethical, loving, and smart.

Who was the most influential busi­ nessperson in the past century and why?

Sam Walton [creator of WalMart]. He built the biggest compa­ ny from practically nothing and remained humble and true to his principles. ■

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LAUREN ATTARD examines what student group presidents and possible SSMÜ presidential candidates think of Datoo's resignation

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S eth O ffenbach, Arts Undergraduate Society president Do you think the resignation was warranted?

I would support a two-week vacation by the president; how­ ever, the VPs had to present a negative view of Naeem’s term.

Did SSMU botch the resignation situation?

Yes. I think the executive should have been more forthcoming from the very outset. Thursday’s presentation was a good first step as long as they continue being more forthcoming when questions arise.

Would you support a by-election?

We are still discussing at least half the presidency [if the pres­ ident gets put in office by November] and to have that left unfilled could spread the VPs too thinly. We should hold a by-election out of respect to the student body and the entire electoral process.

I am now the president with the largest constituency on campus. ______________ _

S36&d FOtllhi, ran against Datoo in the March 2003 ! election What was your immediate reaction to the news?

The VPs could have handled it with more preparaj tion. They are not equally responsible for all of SSMU, l but there wasn’t a shared responsibility among the VPs of { what took place with Naeem. When we vote for any | elected official, we vote for both the candidates and the system. It’s up to the VPs to make up for him right now.

I am not fn favour of a by-election—it would mix things up. The VPs would be working on their image rather than the issues they should be concentrating on.

Elections are expensive, both financially and time wise.

There’s an opportunity cost at work.

Naeem resigned at the worst possible time. It s not so early that the election is effective, but its not so late that the system could definitely finish off the term without a problem. However, an election would aggravate the prob­ lems. The VPs would be completely undermined.

Is this just a case of Datoo being held too account­ able?

The VPs were very vague about details. I dont think there’s anything wrong with a president asking his cabinet what to do. Naeem put forth his expertise and helped out where he was needed.

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Jo sh V o rste n b o sc h , Science Undergraduate Society president On hearing that Datoo had resigned: I was very surprised. I ve known Naeem for as long as I’ve been here and helped work on his campaigns.

Is this just a case of a learning curve?

My transition went more smoothly this year, as this is my second term. I do know it is trying at times and can be diffi­ cult when you’re not familiar with the posi­ tion and the other executives. However, I don’t think this would be a reason for his ; resignation.

Should there be another election?

I feel a by-election should be held to j accommodate the student voices.

[Datoo's] outgoing-ness and populari1 ty last year made him be a welcome and Î fresh addition to SSMU.

Alex K em eny, president of Hillel Montreal, ran against Datoo in March 2003 election On the council meeting, September 11 : .

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Was the resignation warranted? , The VPs seemed to have good reasons for asking for his resignation. They put together a coherent argument as to why they asked, and their points seemed to be well founded.

I do support a by-election, for a number of reasons.

To restore confidence of students in SSMU. I get the sense from students that people feel it was like a coup. Î If the VPs want to allay that fear and calm people down, a by-election would be necessary.

Per Jeremy Farrell, should an emergency come up, they need an extra person there. Its one thing to go wi out a president at the very end of the year, but there are still eight months ahead.

Will you run?

I’m thinking about it. It would depend on a few different factors and I m not really sure.

Is this just a case of the executives not getting along?

There might have been a bad working relationship, but it was more than just that. It seems like he was neg­ ligent in very basic duties, according to the arguments that were made.

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was sweating and the mop in my hand was mak b ing my palm sore. I had been cleaning my apart­ ment for four hours. M y apartment. I had gone from leading a ‘privileged’ residence life to toil­ ing like Cinder-fella, scrubbing the grime off the floors with a sopping wet mop.

Rez had prepared me for how to deal with peo­ ple, how to balance classes and partying, and how to deal with lingering smells in the bathroom.

However, living in rez—where complete independ­ SLYSKUNK COM ence was only imaginary—had not prepared me for second year at McGill. In rez, there was always Dishes are piling up and there's not a mom in sight. someone there to fix your heater, mop the floors and replace the empty toilet paper roll. But now there is third-year students for that one).

What will be the point of this column, you ask? just me. A schmo with a mop.

And the mop wasn’t the only thing I was stuck A quick story to explain. with. I was also stuck with dirty dishes and cooking My roommate called Gaz Métropolitain last concoctions gone horribly wrong. week because she could smell gas and was worried we Apparently, even the Internet connection isnt had a leak. I thought to myself, “where do we learn already set up for you when you move in! Seriously that? Where do we learn how to live on our own? I though, by the end of rez, we were all craving just a understand calling the gas company is not rocket sci­ little more independence. Most of us took for granted ence, but it was that incident that had me wondering how much was actually done for us in residence. why there are not any courses on the rudiments of liv­ After one week of school, anyone who has recent­ ing on one’s own. High school supposedly prepared us ly graduated from rez has probably noticed that the for further schooling after high school, but did rez transition from first to second year is quite a leap. And prepare us for life after rez? This is the fundamental now, we have our own set of new dilemmas to deal question that will be the basis for all the articles this schmo will be writing this year. Think of it as maybe with.

Last year, the cafeteria food was the biggest com­ the how-to guide for sophomores. (Any reference to plaint in residence. Now, the thought of it makes me Kate Hudson’s character fn the not-so-funny H ow to jealous of freshmen, those same first-year students Lose a G uy in Ten D ays is unintentional!) who are taking the spots in the full classes we sopho­ Hopefully, this column will help the other soph­ mores cannot get into. So, following the style of the omores, or maybe it will help you freshmen out there Rez Life column I wrote for last year, I present you in preparing for your future university life outside the part two; Life After Rez: The Second-year Schmo. It rez walls. is a column dedicated to all those lost schmos out But because the pasta is boiling over, the garbage there, trying to figure out their place in life after a year still has to be taken out, and the bills have yet to be in residence. With each column I will bring you divvied up between roommates, this second-year another predicament faced by sophomores, since after schmo will have to keep it short for today. all, it is the second-years who probably get the least Let the post-Molson Hall days begin. ■ attention at McGill (well, maybe we are tied with

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# J S ic M y Morning I n r h t t was only a year ago this month that Kentucky rock outfit My Morning Jacket last took the Montreal stage, opening for Doves at Club Soda. In that year, a lot has happened for MMJ, including appearances at festivals such as Field Day in New York and Glastonbury in England.

In addition, MMJ has begun a solo tour of North America in support of its current major-label debut, I t S till Moves, released this past Tuesday. On the date of the albums release, the band played a headlining set in Montreal at Cabaret, marred only by border complications that caused a late start.

I t S till M oves is a reverb-laden romp around the roots of rock n roll, Southern style. Reverb drips throughout MMJ’s works, best exemplified on the track “Lowdown” from their 1999 independent release, A t D aw n. Starting with soft drums and a glockenspiel-sounding keyboard, it showcases the bands soul and lead vocals/guitar/producer/songwriter Jim James’ soft, melodic voice.

Reverb makes me feel great,” said James after an energy-filled show in front of a crowd of more than 200 people.

Its a subconscious thing that I need to hear. I never sing, even in my bedroom, without the reverb. It makes me feel like The Righteous Brothers.”

Maybe they’re not The Righteous Brothers, but I t S till M oves is very much an homage to all things rock n’ roll.

Although stuck in the classification of hybridized musical genres, MMJ is best described as the alt.country of Wilco meets the rock n’ roll intensity and Jam of AC/DC. “The thing with music today is that most bands have some sort of gimmick,” James explained. “You have the White Stripes, with their peppermint stage outfits. Or there’s The Polyphonic Spree, with their giant 30-something piece crew.”

Looking at the band members’ appearances, however, its hard not to notice their long hair and shag beards. With the new release, however, MMJ is hoping that would-be fans will take their music for what it is—not shaggy hair, but solid rock. Flailing around the stage on songs like “The Way That He Sings,” it is quite clear that the band gets heavily into its music and its musical aptitude surpasses its studio work. Also impressive both on the album as well as live is One Big Holiday, which starts off with simple arpeggios

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One reason of MMJ’s decision to sign to a major label is the ability for its albums to be sold on a more widespread basis. I t S till M oves was released under ATO Records, a divi­ sion of Dave Matthews’ RCA Records. The goal of ATO is to seek out talented songwriters, musicians and performers for whom there is genuine passion and belief.” As such, selecting ATO was a decision that MMJ hoped would allow them to record their album on their own time and expand the scope of their musical talents.

Influenced by everything from Roy Orbison to the Band to “older children’s music,” MMJ’s songwriting begins with a “musical skeleton to which the other guys in the band start wrapping muscle and skin around the song,” said James.

On everything from the soulful “Golden” to the chaot­ ic rock of One Big Holiday,” MMJ’s sound is ethereal, yet consistent. Their live sound shone on the stage of Cabaret, at times surpassing the limits of their disc. Their encore started with James performing three acoustic songs, such as “Mahgeetar,” the opening track on I t S till Moves, before bringing the rest of the band out for two more songs, including “Phone Goes West.”

As for the bands political philosophy about music, James talks about the Internet as a tool of great potential for music.

What the public needs to keep in mind though is the bands, said James. “Besides, people should want to unwrap an album, smell it and look at its artwork. You tour your ass °ff> But its a matter of getting on the same wavelength with fans. ” One of the benefits of major label support is also the accessibility of albums for purchase. “It allows us to make sure that if we re touring, our albums are everywhere, "said James.

As did Doves last year at Club Soda, MMJ brought with them opening act the Sleepy Jackson, who played a short set that included many songs from their latest release, Lovers. The Sleepy Jackson, hailing from Australia, provided feedback-driven rock reminiscent of the Beatles’ “Revolution” in songs like the opening “Don’t You Know” and “Come to This.”

Despite the natural acoustics of Cabaret, which don’t lend themselves to most musical acts, both turned in excel­ lent performances, each with their own specific sound effect forte. ■

Being a Dandy fan is always 'cool' ... b u t new concert m aterial falls short A few hundred 18-to 26-year-olds in T-shirts and jeans stood on the floor of the Spectrum as a four-member band pounded out three hours of distorted variations on classic rock held together by incomprehensible lyrics. As the fans nodded un-rhythmically beneath a projector beam that flashed a giant yellow banana onto the stage, I had a revelation. Dandy Warhols fans think they’re cool because they listen to the Dandy Warhols—or at least the associa­ tion with a deconstructed-grunge-new-rock band upped their cool quotient.

Loyal Dandys fans were vindicated this summer when the latest album by the indie quartet from Oregon, a 13track effort called Welcome to the M onkey House, rose to the top of US college charts. However, many of the fatiguewearing fans who heard the Dandys in Montreal last Tuesday night seemed confused by their departure from

their old rock-heavy sound. Fans appreciated the transport ing 10-minute-long electronics-dominated jams, but were only enlivened when lead singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor sang older hits like “Bohemian Like You” and “Not if You Were the Last Junkie on Earth.”

The electronic sound on the new album, which was produced by Taylor-Taylor and Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran fame, is less subtle than the blend of conventional instruments with synthetic sounds apparent on tracks like “Mohammed” from Thirteen Tales from U rban Bohemia.

However, despite the convincing musicianship of Taylor Taylor and guitarist Peter Loew, the Dandys have always leaned heavily on effects. The whiny sound of the Waah and the shimmer of the tremolo recur in all their albums.

Taylor-Taylor’s singing still evokes the muffled lyri­ cism of an early Michael Stipe—in fact, the Dandys opened for REM once on this tour—but the band now See AREN'T, page 19

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Elliot the Letter Ostrich: "Hasselhoff 3010" Song and band-naming isn’t the only genius of ETLO. The duo also demonstrates wickedly catchy songwriting, interesting and creative home produc­ tion techniques and awesome album art. Hasselhoff 3010” mixes analog keyboards, bleeps and casio beats with guitars and surf-worthy drums for an up-to-date beach party sound—-basically the ultimate summer tune. Their new record M otocross be Thy N am e (Asaurus Records) actually comes in a paper recon­ struction of an NES game cartridge. Like I said: genius.

Burquitlam Plaza: "Song" Last winter, Vancouver micro-indie label Dean and Bird Records released a collection of songs record­ ed by Plano’s frontman Nick Krgovich and some friends under the name Burquitlam Plaza a cheeky tribute to Vanecity suburban megamalls. “Song” fea­ tures Larissa Loyva (A Luna Red) singing a tune so uniquely and unexpectedly melodic that even my par­ ents thought it was amazing. It sounds about as beau­ tiful as a pop version of that aria from La Wally that has been in about a million car commercials.

Bobby Birdman: "I W ill Come Again" This was the 2003 summer jam equivalent of the 2002 summer jam “Hot in Herre” by Nelly. Birdman

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The Hidden Cameras: "Smells Like Happiness" First Hot Hot Heat signed to Warner for a large sum of money, then The N ew Pornographers played on Letterman, and then The H idden Cameras got signed to Rough Trade on a demo tape. Maybe 0.01 per cent of all signed bands in the world got signed on a demo tape. This Toronto supergroup plays the simple gay singer/songwriter-esque songs of Joel Gibb thickened out by every imaginable instrument into heavenly pop hymns.

Steely Dan: "Peg" I used to think that Steely Dan was only for los­ ers who read G u itar Tab and memorized Hendrix solos note for note. I also used to think that Steely Dan was an actual physical person. It’s not easy admit­ ting that you were wrong.

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Summer 2003 was all about the ‘no bad days’ mentality. Instead of seeing things as bad or good , I simply accepted them as reality. Then I turned to the words of Public Enemys Chuck D. You cant stop reality from being real. The result was that nothing bad happened all summer—hence, no bad days. And so came the Summer 2003 Mixtape: a few tunes that are worth checking out/downloading/blasting/making out to/expanding your music collection with.

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have always been afraid of spiders, especially big, black, hairy ones. They’re scary enough on their own, but in Biff Mitchell’s novella Smoke Break , the spider in question is not only big, black and hairy, but can also read minds and force people to reconsider the meaning of life. Now th a ts scary.

The main character, Kyle, is an average guy who is simply indulging in his nicotine habit one hot day at work when he suddenly hears a voice inside his head. He eventually peers into an air conditioning unit only to find that the thoughts are actually originating from a huge, grotesque arachnid who wants desperately to discuss exis­ tentialism and other philosophical matters with him.

Wisely or not, Kyle obliges, and gets caught in the spiders proverbial web.

Mitchell is a master of description. The rich, fullbodied writing will make your eyes sting with sweat on a hot day and almost choke on the “long bluish streams” of smoke constantly being exhaled between Kyles lips.

Mitchell curls right up inside his own literary atmosphere and languishes in the tactile experience of the world inside the story.

It comes as a surprise, therefore, when \* * * J ^ * f* « ^ the dialogue, the drive in the story, falls flat.

Kyle and the spider engage in a quasi-Socratic dialogue about what it Vjéfc means to be human. The spider asks the ques^ tions, and Kyle tries to answer them.

However, where Socrates would be trying to cut his opponent down to size, Kyle is pretty sure he has no idea what the answers are from the start. He struggles with dif­ ferent ways to explain and express humanity, and ends up trying to meekly defend his smoking habit. In the end, it is his frustration at the lack of answers that ultimately leads to his demise.

Smoke Break is a pleasant 35-page break from reality into a world where a cigarette, a back alley and an air con­ ditioning unit provide their own universe. Mitchell s writ­ ing alone holds sway over the content of the actual book.

This feeling is vaguely familiar, despite its unreal quality involving a being that does not exist in our world. Not only do the philosophical ideas fall short of being deep or original, but so does the initial premise. How many of us have read about a giant thinking spider in a sci-fi novel or a movie like Eight-Legged Freaks?

This novella attempts to be an original look into phi­ losophy. However, a 35-page story cannot successfully convey any great philosophical revelations. This book is no Republic , but perhaps that’s not the point. The rumi­ nations over the definition of human and the not-sosharp remarks of the spider were not the aspects of this story that will have readers minds rolling down the page at record speed. Instead, they will want to hear how Mitchell would describe the next day. The weather changes daily in this story, from extreme, oppressive heat, to a beautiful, perfect day, and then finally falling into dismal rain, the climax of the story. In describing the day after Kyle meets the spider, Mitchell writes', almost like God had waved a wand over the sky and the earth, the weather had changed overnight, cooling down under a slate gray cloud cover. A soothing breeze brushed against Kyle's face as he stepped out of the building, cigarette lighter in hand.”

So what is the moral of this story? That cigarettes are a nonsensical waste of time? That they provide comfort in a world with little hope? That humans think they control so much, but can’t even control their own addictions to cigarettes? Or maybe it is that when push comes to shove, no matter who you think you are, a big, ugly, mind-read­ ing, philosophizing spider will get you in the end. ■

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Compilation CD Plant Music When you first listen to this CD, you’ll probably have a very strong desire to hit the stop button and banish it to your pile of lost causes. Give this disc a little time, however, and the synth-filled beats and over-the-top electric guitar riffs will slowly win you over.

Plant Music s mix CD The Sound o f Young N ew York is much more creative than its name suggests. This compilation of the city’s up-and-coming DJs and producers is a unique concoction of 80s new wave, punk, indie pop and house interspersed with some funk. The tracks are seamlessly woven together by Plant’s owner, Dominique Keegan, who also performs on a handful of the songs.

Especially notable are Syrup’s remix of the wildly funky club classic “If I Brought You a Party and Kap 10 Kurt’s sensuous vocals on “Die Sleeping." The space-age sound effects and quirky melodies reminiscent of cheesy video game music aren’t for everyone Some will find this mix a refreshing relief and, if nothing more, this CD provides a taste of whats to come from New York’s vibrant music scene.

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On his eighth full-length record, Traveler, Canadian gui tarist Colin James combines his love of the blues, rock and funk to come up with an intriguing mix. In the process, James the traveler takes the lis­ tener on the equivalent of a musical jaunt, but it is by no means a journey into unknown areas.

Traveler opens with a bluesy cover of John Lennon’s “I’m Losing You.” James veers off the path with a Motown-inspired “Make a Mistake,” refusing to stay within the blues categorization.

Skydiving, as the title suggests, is a soaring rock number, rounded out by the Wurlitzer playing of Jeff Trott. “Skydiving,” co-written by James, Trott and Craig Northey, is one of the strongest tracks on the album. The songs penned by the team of James and Northey stand out on the album.

The musicianship on Traveler surpasses that of most recent rock records, with bass player Daryl Johnson deserving special recognition. His flourishes add to many of the songs. However, James does not convey the raw energy of his live performances on the recording. What James does offer is superb guitar playing on excellently crafted songs.

And for that, his fans should be happy to go on the trip that Traveler offers.

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Emily Jordan E m ily J o r d a n S park R ecords Emily Jordans self-titled debut album is sassy, funky and much more than your typical R&B album. Jordan, who shares a co-writing credit on nearly every track, sings with real soul.

The overall inspiration for this album seems to be the 80s. It’s very subtle, but the overtones of a techno base are heard on all the tracks. At times, such as on “Always Be There, it even seems like Jordan is trying to emulate Janet Jackson.

The opening track, Start of Something,” has a great beat, and could easily make a good first single. The third track, “Beautiful,” also has potential. “When I Gave My Heart to You is a soulful tune about love and loss.

However, not every track on the album is a hit. “T-t-t-tell me” seems to be way off the mark, and not nearly as fun as it tries to be. “Till the Bitter End” and “Crazy For You” are far too sappy as well.

Overall, there is real substance to the voice and style of Emily Jordan. She could have a big future.

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M ute R ecords Client is the first band signed to former Depeche Mode member Andy Fletcher’s new label, Mute Records. Client does not disappoint in this respect. The English duo’s debut album smacks of the ever so-trendy electro-pop craze now permeating the music world. The band's infectious, pulsing songs driven by drum machines, synthesizers and female vocals are reminiscent of Ladytron and The Faint.

Most of the lyrics on C lien t deal with the painful aspects of love and the words are about as hackneyed as the subject matter. However, they are undeniably likeable and catchy to an ear tuned for pop. Songs like “Rock and Roll Machine” and “Love All Night have inviting, memorable choruses. Others, like “Diary of an 18-year-old Boy and Pills have an element of darker pop that seems perfect for a trendy after-hours club. Client delivers easily accessible, formulaic electro-pop, but their claim that they innovate, never imitate” on the first track of the album is perhaps clouded.

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Why do people care about Town and Country s generic Chicago post-rock with a twist of minimalism?

Can anyone actually listen attentively to strictly textural music drawn out over a 10- or 20-minute period? Is acoustic ambient music anything besides boring? Is aca­ demic rock disgustingly pretentious?

Apparently Town and Country could not care less. To them, dismissing music as pretentious is a cop-out, an easy way of avoiding actual evaluation. So if you’re ignorant enough to take that route, then that’s fine with them.

Likewise for your patience. Josh Abrams understands that “if you work nine-to-five, you might just want to come home and listen to Little Kim [sic].” But for those who want to take the time to fully appreciate subtle textural construction and intricate instrumental arrangements, Town and Country’s latest record 5 and supporting tour are more than appropriate for you.

This apathetic attitude extends beyond their music as well. They didn’t seem to mind that a Kindercore band Ashley Park called their last record Town and Country, confusing more than a few potential fans. In fact, they had never even heard of the record or the band. In fact, accord­ ing to Abrams, the band has never talked trash or had a fight with any single artist in the extensive and competi­ tive Thrill Jockey/Chicago art rock scene. They have never keyed “Loser” into the Tortoise tour van or put a flaming bag of crap on Sam Prekops front lawn.

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To their credit, Town and Country do carry out their seemingly slow and boring lives with perfect attention to detail and ample creative skill. They easily overshadow any ambient jamband of the day with compositional excel­ lence, a variety of interesting instrumentation and an editand effects-free environment.

Their musical subtlety and advanced competence will be on display this coming Friday at La Sala Rosa (4848 boulevard St-Laurent). The show starts at 9:30 pm. ■

Aren't theyjust Dandy?

Continued from page 16 seems to prefer the disem­ bodied ethereal soundh o u y w o o d a n d v in e . com scapes of Radiohead over rock influences of the Velvet Underground variety. Tales relies much more heavily on the bass lines and waves of tonal colour that Zia McCabe extracts from her keyboard and synthesizer. The Dandys would be approaching Deftones territory were it not for their sometimes-awkward grafting of rock and electronics, apparent on many of W elcomes tracks, particularly “Heavenly.” Nonetheless, the Dandys’ experimentation has one benefit: it allows the band to escape from the pre­ dictable rock beats emanating from the kit of drummer Brent DeBoer, who, while competent, does not show much creative virtuosity.

What I liked about the Dandys in their earlier works was their shagginess, which was refreshing compared to the polished affectation of other faux-indie groups like The Strokes. The experimentation on Welcome pulls the Dandys

out of the technically-good-garage-band-with-a-good-CD-

collection group and into something more individualistic.

Unfortunately, in the bargain, they have lost their brood­ ing sincerity.

However, the signature sound of any band is always tested live. They showed variation on songs like Country Leaver,” whose bluesy element was reinforced by Loews twangy picking and McCabe’s harmonica. Taylor-Taylor was much harder to understand, and his voice didnt seem as deep and soulful as it does on the albums. The horn player delighted those who could hear him with a bright and consistent melodic line and, during one improvised interlude, he had a fantastic triangular interaction with Taylor-Taylor and McCabe.

Still, the Dandy Warhols remain a delightful respite from most popular music. While Welcome has its good points, particularly songs Plan A and I am Over It, a first-time Dandys buyer should pick up the oldies-butgoodies: Thirteen Tales from U rban Bohemia and The D an dy Warhols Come D own. Then they will discover, as I have, how nice it is to think that they’re cool. ■

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Le Spectrum was packed by to the brim last Thursday as the Concordia Student Union put on a night of hip-hop as a gift to its students. In addition to music, the event featured artists that painted to the sounds of the music and break-dancers who attempted to get down on the crowded dance floor. Student MCs and beatboxers also had a chance to show off their talents early on in the night.

After a strong opening performance from Toronto s Brassmunk, the curtains reopened to the blazing beats of Chief Xcel. With an explosion of applause, Gift of Gab took the stage with help from fellow Solesides Crew member, Lateef the Truth Speaker, and two backup singers. Gift of Gab quickly took the crowd hostage with his commanding stage presence and boom­ ing baritone voice. It was apparent that both Gab and Lateef felt at home in front of a grateful crowd of students and hip-hop fanatics.

The show opened with a rendition of Paragraph President” that had Gift of Gab spitting out lyrics so fast that they sounded like machine gun rounds. This was followed by wild freestyles from both Gab and Lateef, over the instrumen tals of Grandmaster Flash's classic track “The Message. Gab kept his flow going strong for nearly five minutes, swiftly mov­ ing his heavyset body across the stage as the words flowed effort­ lessly from his mouth.

Crowd pleasers “Passion” and “The Sky is Falling” show­ cased the group’s conscious lyricism as well as the supporting vocals of the two backup singers, who added to the intensity of the show. A sing-along to the ABCs ensued before Gab and Lateef launched into the tongue-twisting, head-scratching Alphabet Aerobics. To end the night, Gab and Lateef returned to the stage for an encore dressed in lab coats and performed “Chemical Calisthenics.” As the lights dimmed, Gab poetically reminded the crowd of the significance of September 11, noting that the day also marked the murder of activist and reggae leg­ end Peter Tosh.

All and all, Brassmunk and Blackalicious put on a great night of music for an appreciative audience. The only downfall of the night was that the many of the lyrics were unintelligible due to the speaker system. ■

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Winger Toni Pascal one-timed a pass from striker Danielle Day for the only goal of the match as the Martlet soccer team edged l’Université de Montréal 1-0 in a well-played home opener Friday night.

After a few initial minutes of shaky play, McGill gradually eased into its game, switching the ball competently and making good use of the width of the field during the first of two McGill soccer matches at Molson Stadium.

With rookies outnumbering veterans 14 to 10, the Martlets showed much promise, comfort­ ably winning the game by allowing only a few chances on their own net. Head Coach Marc Mounicot remarked that this was their man­ date from day one.

“We made it our goal to allow the other team as few scoring opportunities as possible," said Mounicot after the game. “We wanted to be solid at the back, which we were, so the thing we have to work on now is finishing our chances in front of the net.”

Although exploring the abili­ ties of the offence is the next matter on McGills agenda, there was no lack of opportunity in their first regular season game. Day created

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many chances with some terrific crosses from the wing, one of which Pascal capitalized on in just the sev­ enth minute of the first half. Pascal was named player of the game by her teammates for her beautiful first touch goal, notably on her weaker foot.

Veteran and co-captain Nicole Shepherd also made many effective passes from the middle, successfully penetrating the Carabins defence.

Newcomer Eloise Vandal, who plays alongside Shepherd, was also strong from the middle. She won back many balls lost in transition and added extra vision for technical standouts Bonnie Walsh and Neena Gupta.

Senior defender Catherine Lumsden remarked on how pleased she was with the way the new play­ ers stepped up to the challenge in their first varsity experience.

“There were many big shoes to fill,” Lumsden said. “The defenders looked great and three of the four are in their first year of the pro­ gram. Rookies Sarah Chan, Shari Fraser and Anna Gruending are off to a great start and will all have good seasons.”

Former Quebec conference rookie of the year Kate Rogers is the fourth player at the back.

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Danielle Day (12) keeps a Montréal player from stealing her sunshine. consensus was that they are improv­ ing with each game. Mounicot wor­ ries, however, that they may not be challenged enough in the regular season.

“We played some tough pre­ season games in the US, and the conference games we will play from now on will not be as fast-paced.”

As usual, Mounicot has lined up several exhibition games during

the semester to help the team better prepare for the national champi­ onship, which will be hosted by McGill November 6-9 at Molson Stadium. The impending berth at nationals offers extra incentive this year and, judging from their first regular-season game, it seems the Martlets have all the tools needed to challenge in league play. ■

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Redmen succumb to opening night jitters Jameel Madhany A few inopportune bounces, a porous defence, and perhaps a little rust were all contributing factors in Friday nights mens soccer season­ opening loss against l’Université de Montréal Carabins. Despite the poor defensive effort and general sloppy play, the match was a thriller right into injury time in the second half, with the Redmen losing by a final tally of 3-2.

The game was a rematch of last November’s provincial champi­ onship game, in which McGill beat the Carabins 1-0 en route to pick­ ing up the bronze medal at the 2002 Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships.

Having not seen any confer­ ence action in almost a year, the Redmen looked somewhat rusty early on in the first half, commit­ ting several fouls and picking up a couple of yellow cards.

That being said, the home team’s game plan seemed to take form as the game progressed, and time of possession was shared almost evenly among the teams. It’s

no small feat playing toe-to-toe with the Carabins, a team that fields 12 international players, four of whom have experience playing in the African League.

With the game tied 1-1, Montréal benefited from a ques­ tionable call on fifth-year midfield­ er Jeremy Lawson, giving the visi­ tors a penalty kick.

‘The foul [occurred] right in front of me, ” said senior goalkeeper Dustin Diedricksen. “Jeremy got all ball, and the Montréal player tripped over the ball.”

As most would agree, however, controversial calls are an institu­ tionalized part of the game, and Carabins midfielder Boubacar Boulibaly had no trouble putting the ball past Diedricksen from the penalty mark in the 35th minute.

In the second half, the Carabins shut down their offensive attack, leaving only two players at the forward positions while pulling an extra player back to defend against the Redmen attack. After several great opportunities, McGill was finally able to convert in the 77th minute when fourth-year

midfielder Marc Askenasi deflected a corner kick behind the Carabins goalkeeper.

The jubilation was short lived however. A botched clearing attempt by the Redmen defence resulted in a turnover deep in McGill territory, leaving Diedricksen screened by a Carabin forward. The ball was easily put past the McGill goalkeeper in the 87th minute. That goal put the Carabins up 3-2, and that’s how it ended after a desperate Redmen attack into injury time came to no avail.

It was definitely a good over­ all effort,” remarked third-year head coach Adam Mar. “We made some critical errors on defence though, he added, referring to defensive mistakes which led to both the first and third goals scored

by Montréal. It was certainly the deciding factor in a game otherwise tightly contested. Montréal exhibit­ ed a staunch effort on defence while poking holes through McGill’s guard.

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Redmen falter to unproven Carabins Offensive struggles are to blame for surprising 0 - 2 start Andrew Segal While attempting an improba­ ble second-half comeback, the McGill Redmen came up short about half a first down short to be exact.

Kicker Anand Pillais 46-yard field goal attempt with 32 seconds left bounced at the five-yard line and into the hands of a waiting Université de Montréal player, as the Carabins held on for a gripping 1211 victory over the Redmen Saturday.

“I hit it too low, I hit under the ball,” said a dejected Pillai after the game. “During the warm-ups, I was hitting from 47 [yards] no problem.

I got way too into the ball, and thats

MCGILL 11 at MONTRÉAL 12 First Quarter McG - FG Anand Pillai (22) 10:16 Second Quarter MTL - FG J.L. Lamarche (18) 4:54 MTL - FG J.L. Lamarche (34) 10:33 MTL - TD Maxime Gagnier 44 yd interception return (2-pt convert failed) 11:38 Third Quarter McG - FG Anand Pillai (30) 6:50 McG - FG Anand Pillai (12) 11:13 Fourth Quarter McG - SAFETY (ball conced­ ed in endzone by punter) 10:54 SCORING BY QUARTERS McGill: 3-0-6-2-11 Montréal: 0-12-0-0 - 12 Attendance: 4,315

about it. It was just a bad kick.

That the Redmen were within one point at that juncture of the game was incredible, as the offence played sloppy, uninspired football all afternoon at l’Université de Montréals cozy CEPSUM Stadium.

The team’s morale probably wasnt helped by the extremely loud and responsive crowd of 4,315, which booed the Redmen and cheered the Carabins all game.

■ The upshot of McGills lacklus­ v.r tre effort is a boxscore that reads like a tutorial on how to lose a football game: a mere 34 yards rushing, only NINA ZACHARIADES 13 of 34 passes completed for just 151 yards, and seven turnovers— Redmen slotback Rob LeBlanc (80) leaps for the ball before M ontrées Patrick Pati gets his hands on him. three interceptions, two fumbles and two on downs.

The rest of the half was all chances. One drive ended with a The Redmen also punted 11 ond quarter, then back to Campbell Montréal. The Carabins tied the dropped pass and the other with the times and didn’t record a first down in the fourth. Neither was effective game on a Jean-Luc Lamarche field missed kick. until there were less than two min­ in jump-starting the Redmen goal with 10:06 left in the second Although McGill, was expected utes to go in the first half. If that offence. to win, the Carabins, as evidenced A clearly disappointed quarter, and then took the lead on a wasn’t bad enough, much of what by their 46-0 win over expansion 34-yard boot with less than five min­ went wrong didnt even show up on McMann detailed the need for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or in their sea­ utes on the clock. the stats sheet: passes that landed QB shuffle. son opener, are a completely differ­ On the ensuing drive, “Were trying to get them set­ nowhere near the intended receivers, ent team than the one the Redmen tled down and get them to make Campbell was picked off by Maxime dropped balls, an offensive line that Gagnier, who ran the ball back 44 demolished twice last season. had no push to support the running their reads,” he said. “Until we find yards for the game’s only touch­ “They’ve improved a lot, no game, and needless penalties taken a quarterback who can make his down. The extra point attempt question, and we knew that coming reads, were going to keep switch­ at the most inopportune times. failed, leaving the score 12-3 for into the game,” McMann said, while Things were so bad for the ing.” stressing that it was no excuse for his The coach, however, would not Montréal at the half.

Redmen that Head Coach Chuck team’s underwhelming play.

The Carabins would not score McMann switched from starting solely blame his pivots.

McGill hosts the Acadia after that, allowing McMann to “[Both Danny Tai and backup quarterback Dave Campbell to Axemen Saturday afternoon at 1:30 commend his defensive unit—led by backup Philippe Cantin in the sec- Peter Tomkinson] were not running Jason Manzano’s seven tackles and at Molson Stadium in an interlock­ [well] and making mistakes, he ing game between the Atlantic and added. “If neither one of them steps two forced fumbles—which he said Quebec conferences. McMann says wasn’ t responsible for the points the up, I’ll play a rookie.” in order to win, the Redmen have to For the most part, the Redmen Redmen gave up. g a m e do things differently.

“We threw an interception for a stayed in the game because of mis“We have to move the ball, and touchdown, so Montréal didn’ t score cues by the Carabins, who were become tougher on offence. almost as unproductive. They gave that many points against our Indeed.

■ the ball away eight times, including defence,” he said. “They played well a first quarter turnover on downs enough to win.”

As the second half began, f K Fnnthall Top Ten after a botched punt. This gave the McGill’s defence again ensured Red ‘n’ White the ball on the As of S e p t 9 Redmen DL Jason Manzano Montréal 11, and two plays later, excellent field position. The Redmen (last week's rankings) were able to parlay that into two Pillai hit a 22-yard field goal to give 1.Saint Mary’s (1) Manzano anchored the McGill a 3-0 lead. The kick also gave third-quarter field goals that left 2.

Saskatchewan (2) very solid Redmen defence, McGill just three points short of Pillai the Quebec Intercollegiate racking up five solo and four 3. McMaster (3) Football Conference record for most tying the game.

The score remained unchanged assisted tackles, one of them 4. Queen’s (4) field goals in a career with 48. for a loss. The senior rush end until 10:56 of the fourth, when— 5. Laval (6) Pillai, however, wasn’t happy to from Dorval also kept McGill 6. Calgary (8) have set the record during a Redmen three plays after a booming Pillai in the game by forcing two punt that pinned the Carabins at 7. St. FX (10) loss. second-half fumbles, both of “The record is great and all, but their own 14—the Montréal punter 8. Manitoba (9) which the Redmen recovered. if we don’t win, it’s useless,” he said. conceded a safety. However, the 9. Concordia (-) “Records don’t mean anything if you Redmen eouldnt build on that 10. Laurier (-) momentum in their two remaining don’t win your games.”

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McGill has played at home in the regular season, which features a brand new playing surface.

FieldTurf is a relatively new synthet­ ic surface gaining popularity among professional sports venues in North America. It is used as an alternative

to Astroturf, which covered Molson Stadium until this summer. While Astroturf feels and looks like a dense carpet laid on top of concrete, FieldTurf uses a blend of silica sand, rubber granules and re-ground ath­ letic shoe material to form a “syn­ thetic earth” that is much more embraced by athletes.

“It definitely [feels] much soft­ er, the ball bounces a lot softer, and it looks better too,” Lawson said.

In spite of the opening loss, the Redmen still exhibit an air of enthusiasm going into next week.

The Carabins are expected to be right at the top of the standings along with the Redmen this year,

and McGill was in the game right until the end.

“We’ve been hoping to finish better and we did that tonight, scor­ ing a couple of goals, said Lawson.

With a little more improve­ ment on the defence and the antic­ ipated return of some injured play­ ers such as third-year defender

Danny Tsang, there’s no reason to doubt this club’s ability to top last year’s performance.

The Redmen hit the road, or more specifically, head across town to play l’Université du Québec à Montréal Tuesday night, and return to Molson Stadium to take on Bishop’s on Friday at 9:00 pm. ■

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Head coach Marc Mounicot puts his young team through its paces early in the season.

Young soccer squad looks to take conference by storm Several key departures marked the M artlet soccer team ’s off-season, including the loss of first team AllCanadian Alanna Maloney. M aloney netted 14 goals last year to lead the nation. H er deadly finish around the sticks will be sorely missed.

O ver the past two years, the M artlets have essentially lost the en tire core from their 2001 Canadian Interuniversity Sport sil­ ver medal team. In fact, only three players remain from that impressive team , b u t losing key members is n o thing new for M cG ill’s w om en’s soccer team. T he M artlets entered th e 2002 cam paign w ithout the players that produced 85 per cent of their scoring the previous season.

T h e bar was set low, however, and they exceeded all expectations by finishing second in the Q uebec S tudent Sports Federation. T he sto­ rybook season fell short, though, as M cGill tum bled out in t*he semifi­ nals to its biggest rival, the C oncordia Stingers. T he M artlets battled in that game but ended up bowing out in a shootout. A more favourable finish is expected this tim e around.

Young Guns T he 2003 season sees the arrival o f 14 bright prospects, som ething th a t pleases H ead C oach M arc M ounicot.

“T his is our best recruiting year ever regarding talent and enthusi­ asm ,” M ounicot said. “M cGill soc­ cer is safe for the next three years.”

Bold words from a coach who has only two seniors on his roster to show the new crop the ropes.

In addition to the young players

joining the team, fourth-year trans­ fer student Danielle Day is now eli­ gible to play after sitting o u t last year due to league regulations. T he for­ m er O ttaw a G ee-G ee and AllCanadian will be expected to shoul­ der m uch of the offensive load. She headlines a front line th at is entirely made up of rookies.

D ay and co-captain N icole Shepherd have bo th recently returned from the W orld University Games in Korea, boosting their abil­ ity to help lead this relatively inexpe­ rienced soccer team.

Returning Veterans C o-captains S hepherd and Catherine Lum sden will be counted o n to provide both leadership and a calming influence for this young group. L um sden will anchor an impressive defence, which includes last year’s QSSF rookie of the year Kate Rogers. Shepherd, the pivot of the midfield, will be asked to control the tem po and soothe the m ore anx­ ious, younger players.

Both L um sden and Shepherd will be w atched closely by the less experi­ enced teammates.

Expectations T hough the M artlets are only two games into the 2003 season, M ounicot expresses the desire to achieve some lofty goals.

I w ant to win our conference and represent M cGill the best we ca n ,” M ounicot said. “T h e girls w ould like to w in th e n ational championship. ” A tall order for a team th at has practiced together for only a m onth.

They can, however, count on homefield advantage, as the 2003 CIS cham pionship will be decided on M cGill turf.

If history is any indication, it is th at younger teams improve gradu­ ally as the players get to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses and learn to co m m unicate together.

Rookie striker Jen W hite believes her teamm ates are already displaying some early chemistry.

We are gelling very well, given [that] we are a young team ,” she said. We will be even better over tim e, even unstoppable!”

W hile the future seems to be clearly laid out, only tim e will tell how this team will perform as a unit on the field.

A new season is always cause for great optim ism . W ith the addition of m any talented prospects and the arrival of Day, the M artlets have filled m any of the gaping holes that were created by players graduating.

T his team has the potential, and M cGill fans can only hope they live up to it. ■

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o f n e g o tia tio n T h e young replacem ent had only smiles to give, along w ith m uch appreciation for his new bosses.

“I w ould like to thank Bob D ubeau and Lisen M oore for believ­ ing in my ability to work hard with our student athletes,” said Thorne.

“I am honoured to have this oppor­ tunity and plan to move this team in a positive direction. M y goal is to build a solid foundation for the future of the program, w ith the ulti­ m ate goal of being a contender for a national cham pionship.”

H e ll have a lot of work ahead of him after a disappointing season last year th at left the M artlets staring at a dism al 2-13 record in the Q uebec conference.

A form er captain and m ost valuable player at Jo h n A bbott College, T h o rn e had a stellar playing

T he M artlets basketball team w ent the entire sum m er n o t know ­ ing w ho w ould be at the helm this com ing season.

The M cG ill Athletics D epartm ent ended specu­ latio n on W ednesday w hen it an n o u n ced th a t assistant coach Ryan T horne would be taking the reins.

Lisen Moore, the M artlets head coach for th e past n in e years, stepped down in June to concentrate on her new position as intercolle­ giate manager of M cGill’s varsity teams.

“I am pleased th at Ryan is stay­ ing on w ith the team ,” said Robert D ubeau, director o f athletics at McGill. “H e is a dynam ic individual w ith great interpersonal skills and his familiarity with the current team and the Quebec university basket­ ball scene will clearly be beneficial to the M artlets.”

C o n tra ct negotiations were (and typically are) the m ain reason for the delay in appointing a new coach. Typically, university-level coaches hold down full-time jo b s off cam pus as well, p u ttin g another com plicated issue on the bargaining table. N either D ubeau nor T horne com m ented on why it took nearly four m onths to find a head coach.

T he 31-year-old T horne takes his seat at the end of the McGill bench w ith several years of basket­ ball experience. A resident of Châteauguay, and native o f LaSalle McGILL AÎH LEÎIC S and Pierrefonds, he served as a bas­ Thorne brings in a fresh attitude. ketball in stru cto r in the M cGill departm ent of kinesiology and phys­ career at Bishop’s University, where ical education. In addition to that, T horne is a founding executive of he was also captain and MVP. H e Big Game Sports & Entertainm ent graduated in 1999 w ith a bachelor’s degree in economics. H e was also a Inc., w here he coordinates and im plem ents youth and elite level three-tim e conference all-star in the Q uebec university league and was sports programs, w hich are designed nam ed Bishop’s male athlete of the to increase visibility for aspiring ath ­ year in 1998. ■ letes.

N am e: M ichael Calarco Sport: Baseball Position: Outfielder Birthday: O ctober 9, 1979 H om etow n: Franklin Square, NY, USA H eight/W eight: 6 ’2" 185 lbs Year and Program : 2nd year, Medicine M ajor accom plishm ents: Surviving my first year of medical school Biggest Influences: My family and friends Favourite Athlete: Cyclist Lance Armstrong Favourite Food: T he “Big Fish” burrito Career aspirations. To be a com petent, compassionate physician and leader, and to have fun every day Favourite Q uote: Your daughter, she come to my house today and she kicked my dog, and now my dog needs opera­ tion.

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Cross-Country Sat., Sept. 20, 11:00 am McGill Open Mount Royal Park Football Sat., Sept. 20, 1:30 pm vs. Acadia Molson Stadium Hockey(W) Sun., Sept. 21, 1:00 pm vs. Collège St. Laurent McConnell Arena Lacrosse Sat., Sept. 20, 9:00 am McGill Invitational Tournament Lower Field Rugby (W) Sun., Sept. 21, 1:00 pm vs. Ottawa Macdonald Campus Soccer (W) Fri., Sept. 19, 7:00 pm vs. Bishop's Molson Stadium Soccer (M) Fri., Sept. 19, 9:00 pm vs. Ecole Technique Supérieur Molson Stadium

Martlets soccer keeps rolling...

The womens soccer team shutout (Université du Québec à Montréal 2-0 on Sunday improving to 2-0 in league play.

Danielle Day scored the first goal in the 30th minute and rookie Eloise Vandal gave the Martlets some insurance in the 56th minute with her first of the young season. Both Perusco and fellow rookie Victoria Villalba shared the goose egg, with Villalba earning the victory.

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he Martlets played two games this weekend, one counting as a league game and the other an exhibition. The non-conference match against Guelph on Saturday at Macdonald Campus was a little closer than the league opener versus Ottawa on Sunday. McGill won 15-10 against the Southern Ontario squad on the strength of three tries by three different players: Theresa Casey, Angela Gianotti, and Patricia Jaworski. The latter provided the Martlets with the game-winner.

In the other game, McGill slaughtered the Gee-Gees 84-10, also at Macdonald Campus. Laura Belvedere scored three tries for 15 points and earned the MVP nod for her efforts. Four Martlets had 2 tries each, including Erica Leonard who got the game winner. The Martlets extended their remarkable six-year unbeaten streak in league play (34-0-1) in the process. They are 2-0 overall this season.

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...but the Redmen can't crack the win column On the heels of their home loss to 1Université de Montréal on Friday, the Redmen traveled across the city to UQÀM, coming home with a draw. The 1-1 final keeps the mens soccer team wini on the season. Jonathan Warin had the lone tally for McGill, with Fernando Daluiso getting an assist. UQÀM scored in the final five minutes to tie the game.

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Redbirds post a Big '0 ' The McGill baseball team, whose home games are played at Ballantyne Park in Dorval, lost 50 to l’Académie de Baseball Canadien last Wednesday at Olympic Stadium. The Redbirds had only two hits in the nightcap at the cavernous home of the Expos. Starting pitcher Ben Chisholm took the loss, giving up three earned runs and eight hits in four innings of play. The team fared much better on the weekend as they took two games from John Abbott College on Saturday. On the strength of third baseman Adrian Milroy’s four RBIs and Chisholms complete game victory, McGill pounded JAC 14-2 in the first game. The second half of the double-header provided the fans with more of a nail-biter as the Redbirds took that one by a modest score of 3-1. Daniel Perron also went the distance, giving up no earned runs and striking out 10 batters.

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