The McGill Tribune Vol. 24 Issue 6

Tuesday, October 5, 2004

P UB L IS HE D BY TH E S T U D E N T S ' S O C I E T Y OF M C G I L L U N I V E R S I T Y

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K ean wins it fo r C o n c o rd ia Stingers sneak past Redmen for Shaughnessy Cup JOSEPH G ILG O FF

Following an incredibly tightlyfought 60 minutes between two heat­ ed rivals, in a game that featured two ties, two lead changes, and a lastminute comeback, after the McGill Redmen and Concordia Stingers com­ bined for 815 yards and six touch­ downs, it seemed impossible that the game would be decided by one measly kick. Then the unthinkable hap­ pened.

Concordia kicker Warren Kean—who had missed three of four field goal attempts in regulation— made the one that counted, barely sneaking the ball inside the goal posts from 41 yards out as the Stingers used overtime to beat the Redmen 29-26 in the 36th annual Shaughnessy Cup, played Saturday at Concordia

Stadium. The win means that ninthranked Concordia retains the Cup after taking it from McGill with a 461 victory last season.

Kean's boot provided a some­ what anti-climactic ending to a game that was an instant classic for both its high quality of play and the incredible intensity and drama on the field.

Despite the outcome, McGill quarter­ back Matt Connell was thrilled to have played in such an epic game and was happy with the team's effort and its second half comeback.

"That was the best atmosphere I have ever played in, and [it was] just a great game," the second-year pivot said. "Coming back like that shows character, and it builds character also."

After a close first half left the score at 12-10 for Concordia, the Stingers came out with a bang in the

third quarter. On a third-and-short situ­ ation, the McGill defence was expect­ ing the ball to be pounded up the mid­ dle, but was victimized by a 63-yard touchdown rush to the outside by Mark Kang. The Stingers stretched the lead to 26-10 just minutes later on a pass from Scott Syvret to Juan Scott, and the rambunctious Concordia crowd began celebrating like the game had already been decided.

McGill down but not out That's when Connell—who threw three touchdown strikes and set a McGill record by passing for 415 yards—and his mates on the Redmen offence decided to take matters into their own hands.

"The game started getting out of hand, and we got in the huddle and See OT FIELD, page 22

In t e r n a t io n a l s t u d e n t s ■ c a s h c o w s Illegally bearing the cost of McGill funding shortfall KEVIN AFSHARI

La Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec, a provincial lobby group of which the Students' Society is a member, is pressuring the provincial government to stop turning a blind eye to McGill's prac­ tice of overcharging international students for tuition.

As the provider of public funding for universities, the Quebec government sets out certain rules and regulations on tuition, one of which stipulates that universities may charge international students a maxi­ mum tuition of $10,878 per year.

The 2004-2005 undergraduate fee schedules show that all undergraduate faculties charge international students far more than that.

Former SSMU Vice-President Community and Government Nick Vikander, now vice-president university affairs at FEUQ, said the government must act soon.

"We are only calling on the govern­ ment to use the laws given to them. It clearly says that if the university violates the rules about tuition fees, then the gov­ ernment can withhold funding," he said.

"So the idea [is] that if the government would do so, that would be enough pres­

sure to force McGill to begin abiding by the ruling."

Although the Faculty of Management charges $15,000 annual tuition for inter­ national students, it is not in breach of the provincial law because the faculty has a separate agreement whereby it does not receive funding from the provincial gov­ ernment, effectively deregulating tuition.

Daniel Friedlaender, SSMU vicepresident community and government, expressed his disappointment with McGill's behaviour and pointed out an underlying irony in the policy's approach.

F E A T U RE W

hile Montreal may overlook its most mar­ ginalized residents, there are some groups that offer a helping hand to those who need it most.

We look at three dedi­ cated organizations that are hoping to aid, edu­ cate and change the city.

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Board of Governors votes to increase international student fees

S h o w M c G ill t h e m o n e y Principal Munroe-Blum; Higher tuition necessary to fund university plans

JAY PALEJA

At a meeting last Wednesday, Concordia University's Board of Governors decided to raise interna­ tional student fees in Arts and Science by $2,000 a year. This increases total

to study, and that is enough to unite us."

Part of the Concordia administra­ tion's. reasoning behind the fee hike was that the university can use it to increase international student awards and scholarships, which currently

JOHNMOLSONCONCORDIA.CA Tuition issues—One thing McGill and Concordia can agree on.

NATALIEFLETCHER Quebec students should pay more, says Munroe-Blum—but how much will her plans cost us? accessibility.

"It is interesting to note that, despite having the lowest tuition fees Speaking to the Quebec in Canada, the proportion of National Assembly commission on Quebecers who graduate with a education last Tuesday, three of bachelor's degree is below the McGill's top administrators declared Canadian average," she said. "It is that the university needs an additional up to the government to decide $ 100-million per year to meet its appropriate tuition fees."

Munroe-Blum recently said that goals.

The commission will report back Quebec tuition should be increased to to the National Assembly on the finan­ out-of-province levels.

Liberal Member of the National cial status of the provinces universities after hearing from university adminis­ Assembly and commission chairper­ son Geoffrey Kelley agreed that trators from across Quebec.

Championing McGill's plan to tuition hikes are an appropriate hire 100 new professors annually for response to the under-funding prob­ the next 10 years, increase enrolment lem, given the large-scale projects by six per cent over three years, and proposed by Quebec universities.

"Like anything else, in a new engage in an extensive infrastructure development campaign, Principal arrangement everyone will have to do Heather Munroe-Blum, accompanied a little bit more. I think inevitably stu­

by Provost Luc Vinet and Vice-Principal dents are going to be called upon to Administration and Finance Morty contribute more," he said. "[What] Yalovsky, called on the Quebec gov­ we still have to maintain as an objec­ ernment to go beyond increasing uni­ tive is to keep tuition relatively low, versity funding as outlined in the com­ but we have by far the lowest tuition mission's June report. She said the rates in Canada right now, so I think province should also create tax incen­ there is room to move them up. But tives for private donations and restruc­ [we need] to make sure that student aid moves up accordingly." ture the Quebec tuition scheme.

However, Kelley was clear that "Our extensive academic plan­ ning has resulted in a strategic plan there will be no changes to the tuition that will allow us to reach the next scheme until after Premier Jean level of excellence," Munroe-Blum Charest's current term ends in 2007, said. "But in order to do this, McGill leaving McGill's request for $ 100-milUniversity needs $ 100-million a year lion per year in limbo.

Responding to Munroe-Blum's to finance its ambitions and future call for increased provincial tuition, plans."

Munroe-Blum acknowledged the which is currently about $1,800 a need for both accessibility and quali­ year for Quebec residents, Students' ty in university education. She said Society Vice-President Community that Quebec universities' lack of com­ and Government Dan Friedlaender petitiveness results, in part from chron­ denounced McGill's market-based ic underfunding vis-à-vis their approach and the contention that Canadian and American counter­ tuition hikes are inevitable.

"We support the tuition freeze parts, while observing that low tuition does not necessarily produce greater 100 per cent," he said. "We're also ANDREW BAUER

looking into other ways to help fund the education system since it's approaching a point of crisis, in our opinion."

Friedlaender also expressed con­ cerns with McGill's presentation on future development projects, arguing that it did not address undergraduate issues' such as reduced class sizes and improved student services.

In addition to the faculty and enrolment expansion, McGill's strate­ gic plan includes building a new music pavilion, adding a life sciences complex to TechSquare, and con­ structing health sciences facilities to link to existing buildings. It also includes further developments to the Macdonald campus and the transfor­ mation of rue McTavish into a pedes­ trian walkway.

Munroe-Blum used McGill's posi­ tion as a leading medical and gradu­ ate institution to request greater gov­ ernment contributions, be it through tax incentives, tuition restructuring or direct funding.

"There is no avoiding the fact that research-intensive universities require more funds than institutions with little or no research capacity," she said. “We have contributed to Quebec in our long history and we will contribute even more if we are entrusted with the appropriate level of government support."

While the question of where this money will come from is still open, McGill's presentation implied that changes in tuition and financial aid policy are part of the university's pro­ posed solution. Noting the impor­ tance of accessibility, Munroe-Blum pointed to the lack of efficient alloca­ tion in student aid.

"It's a matter of providing resources to those who need it most," she said. ■

annual tuition and fees to $1 2,000— approximately $ 1,500 above the limit on international fees set by the Quebec government.

A student presentation against the proposed increase at the meeting was unsuccessful, as the fee increase easily passed by a vote of 1 8 to four.

Concordia Student Union VicePresident External Arielle Reid described the discussion at the meet­ ing as limited and rushed.

Because international students represent a small percentage of all stu­ dents, Reid said, the fee increase is an issue of student solidarity.

"It's a divide-and-conquer strate gy. The first [fee increases] to go are international students, then to go are out of province, and after Quebec res­ idents," she said. "Attacking one part is attacking the whole. We're all here

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range from $500 to $3,000 per semester.

In response to the international fee increase, a student demonstration has been scheduled for Wednesday in front of Bishop's Court, which is at the corner of rue Bishop and boule­ vard de Maisonneuve.

According to Jason Blank, presi­ dent of the M cGill International Students' Network, M cGill has already deregulated international stu­ dent fees, but they are still not as high as those of Concordia. MISN, in cooperation with various international student groups, is working to address the issue and fight rising international student fees.

"This is illegal, straight out," Blank said. "If they start pulling this crap on international students, then [local students are] next." ■

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money here," he said.

That claim is at the core of the administration's argument.

According to Jennifer Robinson, associate vice-principal communica­ tions, as of two years ago Quebec uni­ versities were under-funded by $375million a year compared to the nation­ al average.

"These issues have been the sub­ ject of discussion with the government for a couple of years now," she said.

"It's really unfair to expect the university to bear the cost of providing the servic­ es when it's the government who takes

"We were surprised by the fact that they weren't really able to defend some of the things they presented," he said with regard to the university's pres­ entation to the National Assembly com­ mission on education last Tuesday. "[Principal] Heather Munroe-Blum actually told the commission, 'Yes, we're breaking the rules.' We were a little surprised by that. McGill is very big on rules here—for example, the noprotest policy."

Friedlander said that the provin­ cial government is equally culpable for ignoring the viola­ Heather Munroe-Blum actually told the tions as opposed to commission, 'Yes, we're breaking the imposing a sanction. rules.' W e were a little surprised by that.

SSMU ViceMcGill is very big on rules here—for President Operations Anthony Di Carlo example, the no-protest policy. was also disappoint­ ed with the situation, but he explained the money and doesn't return the cost McGill's rationale in choosing not to of the services to the university. abide by the law.

She added that "It's a much "McGill could turn around and broader issue of our negotiation with say that the provincial government has the Quebec government on funding been under-funding McGill so they and the need for the university to have should allow them to make up the appropriate funding levels." ■

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Engineers Without Borders losefundraising option SCOTT MclSAAC In response to what they see as a failure on the part of the administration to follow up on its promises, members of the Coalition for Action on Food Services sent Vice-Principal Administration and Finance Morty Yalovsky a strongly worded letter on September 24.

Despite having promised a mora­ torium on offering cafeteria manage­ ment contracts to off-campus food ser^ ice providers, this summer the university transferred operation of the McGill Bookstore café to Chartwells, which now runs multiple campus eateries.

"Your action since the pfess release, including the transfer of the University Bookstore Café to Chartwells management and the'delay in forming the 'Dining-at-McGill Advisory Committee' are cause for serious con­ cern and lead us to believe that the University is not honouring its commit­ ments," the letter reads.

CAFS was founded last year by members of the McGill community con­ cerned about the university-wide trend in which Chartwells is assuming manage­ ment of formerly student-run and inde­ pendently-owned cafeterias.

The incursion has extended into stu­ dent activities like the weekly Engineers Without Borders pizza and doughnut sales that took place in McConnell Engineering. After two years in opera­ tion, EWB's primary fundraising source was shut down by the university because it competed with a Chartwellsrun cafeteria in the building.

"Student groups selling food as a way to earn money for their extracurric­

ular activities are, have been, and will continue to be allowed," said Alan Charade, director of Ancillary Services.

"Ffowever, it is important to understand that these fundraising activities must be temporary in nature and must not offer products that compete directly with offer­ ings in the food facility in the building hosting the fundraising activity."

Charade also cited health code concerns.

The fundraiser has made $6,000 for the Scala Project and Operation 21, initiatives that are part of the EWB mis­ sion of promoting .human development through technology overseas and in Canada. Last year, EWB sent two stu­ dents to the Philippines through the Scala Project. Half of the money came from the pizza sales.

"Our fear is that if [the weekly sale]

outside corporations and attacks on student food sales are damaging the stu­ dent-administration relationship. Last year, 7,500 members of the McGill community signed a petition opposing exclusivity contracts.. In addition, a plebiscite in the SSMU election last spring showed that 82 per cent of stu­ dents oppose exclusivity contracts.

"Clearly there is a discord between what the administration is doing and what the community wants," said Jessica Dennis, a member of the Midnight Kitchen and CAFS. The coalition's letter to Yalovsky contained four main demands: the ereation of a permanent committee to over­ see food services, allotting service provider contracts to a number of com­ panies, accepting the concept of student-run food services, and preventing

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It is important to understand that these fundraising activities must be temporary in nature and must not offer products that compete directly with offerings in the food facility in the building hosting the fundraising activity.

is taken away from us that half our fundraising sources could be gone," said EWB President Christian Beaudrie.

Students' Society Vice-President Community and Government Daniel Friedlaender compared EWB's situation to that of CAFS. "We are worried about cafeterias getting exclusivity contracts and no stu­ dent, groups being allowed to do this," he said. "What's next? No bake sales in Leacock?"

Many students, faculty and staff claim that the extension of contracts to

exclusivity contracts.

The group has requested an open dialogue with Yalovsky by Friday.

Celia Kutz, a representative of CAFS, is seeking a more proactive administration.

"I would really appreciate a response," she said, "not just a letter to the Daily or the Tribune. It would be bet­ ter than to just speculate on each other."

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ROBERTMELRASIO The March of 1,000 umbrellas was held Wednesday to kick off Centraide's yearly fundraising campaign. Thousands of marchers went from the Roddick gates to the Complexe Desjardins, where Centraide Montreal's fundraising goal for $45.3-million for the coming year was revealed. McGill's own chapter of Centraide raises tens of thousands towards this goal every year.

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ead on for a quick math lesson that even Arts stuk ç * dents can handle. Non-furnished studio apartI X ments at La Cité, an apartment complex located at avenue du Parc and rue Prince-Arthur, start at about $830 a month. Multiplied by 12 months a year for four years, that adds up to $39,840. That's assuming the rent stays the same.

Now look at the explosion of the condominium projects. They have been cropping up all over down­ town as students and their families look for places to live off campus, leading some to the realization that buying a condo or apartment may be a better invest­ ment.

After spending her first year in Residence and her second in a rented apartment, Liz Arias persuaded her parents to purchase an apartment in the McGill Ghetto.

"Its just nice to have your own place that you can paint and do whatever you want to," said Arias, U3 Finance and Marketing. "My roommates are paying less than what we were paying in a place that was one-tenth the size."

Pamela Chiniah from the Off-Campus Housing office said that the number of students owning apart­ ments has increased in recent years.

"If they have their own place, its just less hassle," she said. "[Students think], Instead of paying $1,000 rent every month, why not pay the $10,000 down payment for a one-bedroom or two-bedroom apart­ ment?'"

Chiniah attributed the rise in ownership in part to the rent increases that have resulted from a citywide housing shortage.

Owning an apartment outright removes landlords from the equation—which can sometimes make repairs easier. But housing advocate Arnold Bennett cautioned that students who own their homes face "a lot of the hassles of being a tenant and none of the rights."

While tenants can appeal to the Régie du loge ment for assistance with noisy neighbours or unrespon­

sive landlords, homeowners must use the regular court system.

Owning her apartment lifts some burdens from her shoulders, Arias said, but others replace them.

Since she collects rent from her roommates, Arias is responsible for making repairs. There are also financial considerations like taxes.

“I don't have to pay rent, but I have to be on top of mortgage payments and things like that," she said.

Arias and her family hope to continue renting the apartment to students after she graduates.

Owning is simply not an option for most students, however, Bennett said.

"It's kind of expensive unless their parents have a lot of money," he said. "On the other hand, students don't need that much room. It's not like they're looking for family housing.”

Rising home prices exclude both lov^ and moderateincome families, Bennett said.

"For a heck of a lot of people, it's not a solution," he said.

One alternative that is gaining ground is co-oper­ ative housing. Two years ago members of McGill Urban. Community Sustainment began planning a largescale co-operative housing project.

"Basically what we're working on is creating a sustainable community in Montreal through the cre­ ation of an affordable and cooperative home and community centre," said Spencer Mann, MUCS tech­ nical outreach and fundraising co-coordinator.

Sharing the cost and use of housing resources among more people makes financial sense, Mann said. For example, while three or four roommates might buy a stove for a typical apartment, that same stove could cook for dozens of people in a co-opera­ tive housing situation.

The project would house about 200 people, roughly split between McGill students and members of the larger community, including families and senior cit­ izens.

Mann hopes to have sufficient resources gathered to break ground in two years. Residents will pay an estimated $250 to $350 a month, including food. ■

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At a panel discussion on Wednesday, three aid workers who were recently stationed in Sudan dis­ cussed the famine, poor sanitation and refugee crisis precipitated by the ongo­ ing genocide in the Darfur region.

Nicole Ireland from UNICEF and Patrik Lemieux and Patrick Robitaille from Médecins sans frontières were invited to campus by the McGill Refugee Research Project.

Ireland, the UNICEF associate director of communications, addressed issues affecting children and the cre­ ation of long-term solutions to the crisis in Sudan. She also displayed a series of photographs from her first trip to Darfur in June.

"Sanitation is still one of the num­ ber one concerns," Ireland said.

"There have been a number of latrines built in the Camps. However, the whole sanitation issue is more complex than providing latrines. It's also about pro­ viding hygiene education to those coming from the rural areas who may not have used them before." .

Lemieux, an MSF coordinator in South Darfur, described problems like water contamination, malnutrition and disorganized state-run camps.

"When we arrived, our strategy was to reduce mortality through the treatment of malnutrition,” Lemieux

said.

He pointed to the statistical sever­ ity of the problem.

"Anything above [a] 10 per cent malnutrition rate is considered an emer­ gency situation," he said, "so Sudan is way off the charts with 24 per cent."

MSF, an independent internation­ al humanitarian aid organization that

transparency and refusal," Lemieux said. "We have to make sure that the ones who are taking initiatives are transparent. Khartoum should stop denying what's happening. Different members of the UN Security Council need to be transparent when they oppose. Why they are really oppos­ ing? Is-it because they want to talk

Sanitation is still one of the number one concerns but it is more complex than providing latrines.

It's also about providing hygiene education.

provides emergency medical assis­ about whether it's genocide or not? It tance, has responded by building food is basically intellectual masturbation." centres and camps.

Lemieux disagreed with the por­ Robitaille shared his perspective trayal of the genocide as a Northon the difficulties of finding and treat­ South religious conflict. ing the flood of refugees and dis­ "Obviously the natural resources, placed persons, which have expand­ above all, are what everyone is fight­ ed the crisis into the neighbouring ing over," he said. country of Chad.

The African Union, which recently "It is a very long border and it's received funds from the Canadian gov­ difficult to find all the refugees," he ernment, is becoming increasingly said. "They try to hide as much as pos­ important as a peacekeeping body, sible because they are afraid." said Ireland, who highlighted the The panel members agreed that positve aspects of her experience. many obstacles—some of which lie "I- did see a lot of despair, but I within the Sudanese government- came away genuinely feeling a lot of remain ahead of them and the other hope," she said. "It's a dire, horrible sit­ non-governmental organizations in the uation, but because of the strength of region. the people I met when I was there, I left "L always use two key words: inspired." ■

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Students remain in hospital Three McGill students remain in hospital following a September 24 accident in Louisville, Quebec that claimed two lives.

Dana Toma and Corina Feyer, both in Management, are in stable con­ dition, while physics student Adrian Buzatu is listed as stable-critical, said two AIESEC McGill executives.

According to Associate Vice Principal Communications Jennifer Robinson, since Sunday, their conditions have not changed.

The students were part of a group headed to an AIESEC leadership conference in Quebèc City when their van, driven by the McGill club's pres­ ident, was involved in accident.

Robinson said that it presently appears as though only one vehicle was involved in the accident. The cause of the accident remains unknown.

Management student Maria Leticia Mora died in the crash. Cristina Mejia Dahl, also a commerce student, later died in hospital. A memorial service was held at the Newman Centre Friday for the victims.

It is unclear whether the two victims and three hospitalized students were wearing seatbelts. The driver and front seat passenger, a member of AIESEC Concordia, were wearing seatbelts and were not seriously injured.

AISEC McGill is organizing a candlelight vigil for the victims of the accident on the front steps of Arts building at 7:30pm tonight.

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An initiative to help embattled Iraqi students is increasing in populari­ ty on campus.

Books for Baghdad, a program founded by a professor at Jacksonville State University in Alabama, is a char­ itable organization whose mission is to send academic textbooks and supplies to Baghdad University.

Zach Finkelstein, Arts Undergraduate Society vice-president academic and president of Canadian Books for Baghdad, said that the pro­ gram has the potential for tremendous growth at McGill.

"We signed up 100 members to our listserv on Activities Night alone.

There are now over 200 names," he said. "We hope that once the word gets out, more people will start send­ ing in books."

Finkelstein added that the group's fundraising efforts have brought in more than $200 so far, as well as numerous book donations.

"We have lots of momentum," he said.

Dr. Safaa Al-Ffamdani, the JSU professor behind the movement, credit­ ed his interaction with Iraqi colleagues as a motivation to create the program. "[My inspiration] comes from my visit to Jordan, where I came in direct contact with faculty from Baghdad University," he said.

Al-Hamdani discovered that Iraq had not seen any new textbooks for 13 years as a result of sanctions imposed by the UN. "[There were] just old versions, and some were 15 or 20 years old,"

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Despite popular opinion, generating constructive change is possible in Iraq. he said.

He was frustrated by the lack of efforts to improve education after the recent US-led war, so he decided to take action.

As a professor, Al-Hamdani said, he has access to textbooks from pub­ lishers. He began to collect books from his colleagues at JSU, which eventual­ ly led to the larger Books for Baghdad program. He has not only lined up an international relief agency to help ship the books, but has expanded the pro­ gram to include other materials such as medical supplies and slide and over­ head projectors.

Laura Stagl, president of the Political Science Students' Association

and a CBB volunteer, said the war in Iraq motivated her to become involved. ' "Before the war, it was very hard to get materials anyway," she said.

"The situation now has only made it exponentially more difficult."

Stagl, who is also the CBB vicepresident administration, said that she was impressed that CBB had obtained Students' Society club status in less than a month.

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"The fact that you ratify Kyoto is a g o o d thing. But the fact that you don't ratify Kyoto d o es not mean you are doing nothing."—C a n a d a s Environment M inister Stéphane Dion

T he Kyoto protocol is set to become international

law. Late last week, Russian President cum dicta­ tor-in-training Vladimir Putin agreed to sign the climate change treaty, making Russia the one hun­ dred and twenty-sixth nation, including Canada, to pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by an average of five percent below 1990 levels by 2012.

Russia is the last piece of the international puz­ zle in this worldwide saga. Its commitment brings the combined greenhouse-gas emissions of all Kyoto sig­ natories to over 55 percent of the global total—the threshold "entry into force" condition in the treaty.

With the Russian cabinet's approval of the accord, and with the State Duma's pending though all but certain endorsement forthcoming, Kyoto is reborn.

Ninety-one days after the Secretary-General of the United Nations received the instructions of ratifica­ tion from the Russian government, the Kyoto protocol will become a binding international law.

Well, maybe not binding. That would imply that there was some sort of enforcement mechanism here and that the abatement targets were somewhat attainable. According to the 2002 Climate Change Plan, Canada will spend $2-billion on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions just in the period 20032007. However, Canada's abatement obligation under Kyoto of 240 megatons of carbon dioxideequivalent gases by 2012 is essentially physically

impossible —practically speaking—given historical trends in the rates of change of population, GDP per capita, energy intensity of output, and carbon inten­ sity of energy. Even if we did meet the targets, how­ ever, little would be done to halt the momentum of global warming. The world will need 30 Kyotos in order to stabilize emissions at a level that a consen­ sus of the scientific community deems safe.

As Thomas Schelling has argued, the commit­ ment to targets embodied in Kyoto, and not policies for meeting those targets, reveals a fundamental form of insincerity. Furthermore, the agreement itself is essentially flawed. The "base year," 1990, is completely arbitrary. The debts and windfalls it cre­ ates, therefore, are also arbitrary. According to some estimates, Russia will pick up $ 10-billion US in carbon credits from its ratification of the accord. No wonder it wants in! That and it also wants into the World Trade Organization and is looking to curry favour in Europe.

The Kyoto protocol has done a lot to raise pub­ lic awareness, and it is at least a start in solidifying international cooperation. But as a mechanism to combat climate change it is deeply flawed, perhaps irretrievably so.

What we need, and what we are not even close to possessing right now, is a carbon-free ener­ gy source sufficient in magnitude to meet our base­ load energy needs. ■

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G i v e life... ... but only under certain conditions SAM LAZARUS AND LAURA SABA The Students' Society is holding the first of three annual blood drives this week, and as usual, there are concerns about the questionnaire Hema-Quebec requires a would-be donor to fill out before giving blood.

Many believe that the phrasing of certain questions is discriminatory towards certain groups, homosexual and bisexual men in particular. One question asks whether a man has had sex with another man since 1977, while another asks whether a woman has had sex with a man who may have had sex with a man since 1977.

What needs to be done about this phrasing, however, is a cause for debate.

In previous years, Queer McGill would set up a table in the Shatner lobby to inform people about the ques­ tions, and to encourage people who were eligible to give blood on behalf of those who were not.

"It wasn't really a protest, it was more like informational," said Elizabeth So, Queer McGill co-administrator.

"We usually had a table on the first floor, while the blood-drive happens on the third. People did not really realize we were there, they would just walk past us and take the elevators up."

This time around-, however, the

group is uncertain about whether or not to get involved, and the degree to which they should be involved.

Members are meeting this week in order to re-evaluate their stance on the issue.

While some agree with the exis­ tence of the questions but object to the wording of them, others disagree with the presence of the questions in the first place. In addition, there has been some disagreement as to the effective­ ness of their usual attempts to raise awareness.

So said that in the past, Queer McGill has found that when they tried to inform people, more often than the reaction was surprise.

"I guess when you're heterosexual you just breeze through the question­ naire because it doesn't really apply to you," she said. ."You don't really notice."

So added that although they will not be participating in the first SSMU blood drive of the year, Queer McGill will have a solid stance on the issue in the future, having considered all ways to make their efforts effective.

"This year, we need to be more proactive," said So. "Some people think it's pointless, or question why other queer groups don't get involved—maybe they think they're fighting a battle they can't win."

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treasurer, has opted out of involvement with such projects in the past because he does not feel that education about the question is enough.

"I don't really want to support any, organization that does not support me or my lifestyle," he said. He believes that encouraging people to give blood on his behalf suggests that the question is acceptable.

"I've personally always been sup­ portive of whatever Queer McGill does, but I haven't personally taken part in this particular case," he said.

"I'm not saying people shouldn't give blood, I'm just saying I'm not going to ask them to."

Alex Kahazzan, SSMU blood drive coordinator, said that although it makes sense that many people are offended, it's also true that each indi­ vidual bag of blood costs HemaQuebec $ 125 to test.

Members of McGill's queer com­ munity aren't convinced.

"My own opinion is that the ques­ tions are blatantly discriminatory," said Hrehoruk. "They exclude an entire pop­ ulation, an entire culture for no valid reason."

Another criterion on the question­ naire asks that the donor must never have been tested for HIV. "I guess they think if you feel the need to take an AIDS test you were doing something sketchy," said So. "But I feel like we're just doing it to be healthy."

Hrehoruk said that while a lot of gay people are tested for HIV, it is because the community has been more affected by the disease and thus aims to be conscious of the disease.

"But it doesn't make sense to me at all," he said. "Just because you're trying to be conscious, it doesn't seem

logical that trying to be safe makes you more of a risk factor."

According to the Hema-Quebec Web site, every 80 seconds there is a need for blood in Québec. So believes that if the questionnaire were more spe­ cific, many more people would be able to accommodate this need.

"They don't define what sex is," she said. "I mean sex could be any­ thing from penetration to oral sex. Oral sex is less risky while having unprotect­ ed anal sex poses the most risk—there is a huge difference."

Hrehoruk is calling for a more rad­ ical change.

"I think those three questions need to be removed," he said. ."Until that's done, Hema-Quebecs policy is dis­ criminatory. Until they are removed, there is no question of that."*

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AZADEH TAMJEEDI After languishing in committee for more than a decade, a proposed dis­ crimination and harassment policy is finally set to appear before the universi­ ty Senate for approval this fall. As the policy is finalized, however, student groups are concerned about the vague nature of policy and the limited list of the forms of prohibited discrimination.

Although the university recognized the need for a sexual harassment policy in 1986, work on the broader discrim­ ination and harassment policy did not begin until 1992.

In preparation for final approval, a draft of the proposed policy was sub­ mitted to the Students' Society as well as staff unions and other groups in late August for review and recommenda­ tions.

Andrew Bryan, SSMU vice-presi­ dent university affairs and acting presi­ dent, said that the policy is well-crafted.

"The policy is not supposed to replace the disciplinary procedures already in place at McGill, but builds on the existing ones," said Bryan, who sat on the committee that drafted the policy. "It basically is one university­ wide policy that acknowledges that dis­ crimination and harassment are offences."

Under the proposed policy, com­ plaints about discrimination or harass­ ment on campus would be addressed "quickly and amicably" by an assessor, Bryan said. If an informal agreement between the two parties is not reached, the assessor will report the results of the

investigation to Provost Luc Vinet. The licy.has no procedure for appeal cause the investigations do not result in decisions. Any person who continues to feel discriminated against or harassed after speaking to an assessor can still go to a .disciplinary committee.

The policy also establishes an equity office.

Ellen Gabriel, the director of the First Peoples' House, acknowledged the benefit of an equity office.

"This is a positive first step for McGill,” she said, "and it can always be worked on."

While students welcome the longdelayed policy, some say it needs clar­ ification. Marc Edwards, political co­ ordinator for the Black Students' Network, said that the policy is "weak and very vague." He added that the definition of harassment is not as clear­ ly defined as it could be.

BSN is "worried about the univer­ sity's commitment to these issues," he said. “We don't want them to be swept under the rug."

Chris Parkes, a representative from Queer McGill, said that the policy contains no mention of sexual orienta­ tion. Queer McGill has begun circulat­ ing a petition to add that aspect into the policy.

Indeed, SSMU expressed concern with the "closed list of prohibited dis­ crimination." Due to the changing struc­ ture of societal norms, SSMU recom­ mended that the list of prohibited bases of discrimination be len open, or that a statement be added that discrimination based on irrelevant personal character­ istics is unacceptable. ■

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H o w to m a n a g e w ith o u t a p re sid e n t By-electionor noby-election, Bryancan get by CASEY REYNOLDS

No country would accept being without a president for a year, but the Students' Society is just a campus council.

The recent SSMU council deci­ sion not to hold a presidential by-elec­ tion has raised concerns about a dem­ ocratic deficit within the Students' Society.

Many members of the gallery who spoke in favour of holding a byelection worried that five executives would not be able to take on the responsibilities of six.

SSMU Vice-President University Affairs Andrew Bryan will stay on as acting president for the remainder of the year. He expressed confidence in his ability to assume the position despite the existing responsibilities of his portfolio, noting that there is a cer­ tain amount of overlap between the positions of president and vice-presi­ dent university affairs.

"It increases my workload, but not more than I can handle," he said.

His studies have been put on the back burner this year as planned, making SSMU his main, focus. Bryan's new responsibilities include chairing executive meetings, submitting the agenda for council and generally dealing with complaints. In past years the flexibility of the position has allowed it to become project-oriented.

For example, former SSMU President Martin Doe's project was getting SSMU accredited during his 20022003 term, while predecessor Jeremy Farrell authored the SSMU constitution the year before.

"The president is first among equals, not the VPs' boss," said Bryan.

He also pointed out that he has not been given all of the presidential responsibilities. Instead, they have been divided among all five vice-pres­ idents, with each receiving authority over those most relevant to his or her portfolio.

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IWONALINK Bryan has his work cut out for him juggling the top two SSMU portfolios.

So far everything has worked out well, according to Bryan.

Bryan said that SSMU needs a chief officer to make final decisions as a general rule, but that council's deci­ sion this year is need-based, rather than about the validity of the position.

"It's not what we would like to do," he said. "But considering the specificities of the 2004-2005 year, this is what we will do."

Bryan said that the decision not to hold a by-election was based on one main factor. "Having a newbie president is a weakness when negoti­ ating the letter of agreement," he said. "Introducing a new person now would mean they would have to be trained and they would come in at a disadvantage in the letter of agree­ ment negotiations."

Faced with a similar decision when Naeem Datoo resigned last year, council voted to hold a by-elec­ tion. Kate Rhodes won and took office five months into the presidential term.

"Your learning curve is complete­ ly dependent on what your McGill experience was before you came in to office," she said.

Together, Bryan and former SSMU president Alarm Alii worked extensively reviewing old letters of agreement and analyzing what changes need to be made. Bryan said that he is prepared for the chal­ lenges that lie ahead in negotiating the new letter of agreement.

"I don't believe myself to be infal­ lible," Bryan said. "It scares me that so many students put so much trust [in] me. I will make mistakes, but I will make fewer mistakes than a new per­ son."

Rhodes said that she ended her own belated term successfully, noting that at the end of the year the council, had many achievements to display.

"Because [the president is] such a demanding role, it's a role you take on very quickly, and it's a role that never stops," she said. ■

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T e n d r e la m a in à l'a m it ié LARA BEKHAZl

ith the university administration pushing for tuition hikes, amidst cries of gross under-funding, we come to realize the growing significance, of self-sufficiency, not only as members of an institu­ tion but as soon-to-be alumni. The nagging thought of loans leaves us counting the days until graduation, not wanting to hear a word about McGill ever again. As anglophone students attending an English-speak­ ing university in the largest French-speaking city after Paris, we have turned Montreal into nothing more than a one-stop degree shop, primari­ ly because we presume it cannot afford our future independence. We claim we are being chased away by a school that overcharges us and a city with no career prospects, when it is fairly clear we are simply lin­ guistically challenged.

As always, students are quick to assume the role of victims, crying "language barrier!" whenever they are faced with an unfavourable situa­ tion. Truth be told, however, we are not being discriminated against every time the sales clerk at Jean Coutu switches to English to accommodate our broken French. Things are a lot better now than they were 10 years ago, when the separatist sentiment was still riding high and a lack of proficien­ cy in French could solicit all kinds of extreme reactions. Nevertheless, stu­ dents are quick to claim that their feeble attempts at speaking French are met with a quick switch to English, perhaps accompanied by a dirty look from the old man at the metro ticket booth. For those of you who were already moderately fluent and came to Montreal expecting to descend into a cloud of radical French improvement, the esoteric nature of the French-Québecois was undoubtedly a rude awakening. Honestly though, how do you expect to get accustomed to it without even trying to under­ stand it in the first place?

Another prevailing attitude is one of absolute apathy. Barely acknowledging the city's marked European influence, students stick to the west side of town, turning their nose up whenever they hear the incom­ prehensible peasant version of the French they learned in high school and running home to Toronto every chance they get. Such demonstrated reluc­ tance to become integrated into the true Montreal community will not get anyone very far. After all, we are spending the best years of our life here; don't we want to have something to show for it other than an outdated lease and a framed diploma?

We are so quick and eager to adopt Montreal's easy-going, partyhard lifestyle, placing far less importance on its vibrant artistic scene, one which you cannot truly embrace without making some sort of an effort to learn French, or at least have a firm grasp of Québécois culture. After all, knowing a second language is one of the most valuable assets in today's job market, so why not take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn one, especially when Quebec has all sorts of programs that facilitate learning French. Use the radio, advertisements and cab drivers to your advantage!

It's not just about learning the language, but learning to absorb your­ self in a bilingual culture without having "Anglo" tattooed to your fore­ head. This can perhaps save the administration—as little empathy you may have for this body—from losing out on a number of potential dona­ tions from the alumni as a result of many people's perceived alienation from the school and the city. Speaking French every chance you get requires a little effort on your part, but it will go a long way, especially after four years here. A little enthusiasm will do wonders in this city, and you will be all the better off for it. Who knows, come graduation you may actually contemplate staying. ■

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— W illiam Shakespeare,

rincipal Heather Munroe-Blum is wor­ ried. "Our ability to maintain McGill's historic excellence and sustain our enormously impressive recent accom­ plishments is very fragile," she told the National Assembly commission on education last Tuesday.

Make no mistake: university administrators are not lying. The competition among universities for brains and research breakthroughs is fierce, and universities in Quebec are at a $375-million per year disadvantage.

The provincial government recognizes the need to increase university funding; but lacks the political will. Trying to rouse public support for education is about as easy as getting voters riled up about global warming: melting polar ice caps don't quite share the immediacy of property taxes or pension funds.

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While the legislated tuition freeze is a victory for students, it is not a feasible prospect in the long term. There is no sense in creating incentives for Quebec students to study at provincial universities if those institutions experience a decline in quality.

Tuition, meanwhile, makes up a surprisingly small portion of McGill operating revenues— about 15 per cent. After the $230-million Quebec operating grant, however, it generally comes in second or third. So it makes sense that our principal would target tuition as a source for funds.

Munroe-Blum faces intense but narrowly con­ centrated opposition. Differential tuition is an entrenched feature of Quebec politics,. but its days are numbered. While the legislated tuition freeze is a victory for students, it is not a feasible prospect in the long term. There is no sense in cre­ ating incentives for Quebec students to study at provincial universities if those institutions experi­ ence a decline in quality.

What's more, as long as in-province tuition

The Taming of the Shrew remains a sacred cow, out-of-province and inter­ national students will pay the price. International students alone saw their tuition fees increase eight per cent this year, with 20 per cent of that amount funnelled into financial aid.

There is a limit to how much tuition can be raised, however: in a free-market economy, uni­ versity-bound students are consumers. Why should students from outside Quebec pay more to attend an underfunded university when there are cheaper, better-financed universities at home?

The prospect of increased government fund­ ing looks grim. Tuition increases may be inevitable, but they will not produce sufficient funds to repair ailing provincial universities, and will deter prospective students from applying in the process. Private donations, while appreciat­ ed, are negligible, unless they come in the form of a building. So where does that leave us?

Searching for alternative solutions.

The word "corporation" often evokes shud­ ders from fair-trade-coffee-drinking, Nestle-boycotting, socially-conscious students. But large companies are an untapped resource that could make the difference. A well thought-out policy for corporate partnerships—one that protects student interests above all else—could join tuition and government grants as the third anchor for universi­ ty funding.

This is not to say that lectures in Leacock 132 should be preceded by the words, "And now, a few words from our sponsor." There are less intru­ sive ways to take advantage of corporate wealth, one of the most obvious being the renaming of campus buildings. Students may have to study in the McLennan-Chapters library, but at least library acquisitions will be up to date.

There are risks. As students, we will have to be vigilant about fighting the negative conse­ quences of inviting corporate partners into our uni­ versities, like exclusivity contracts that shut down student food sales. It comes down to deciding which is the worse of two evils: receiving a qual­ ity education funded by Big Business, or having a conscience without the five-dollar words and edu­ cated platform with which to express it. ■

You chew s, you lose LISETREUTLER his is Jack's piece of chewing gum: chomp, chomp. Wait a minute. This is Jack's piece of chewing gum, slowly thumping down his esophagus. This is Jack's chewing gum, swallowed, as it lands in his stomach acids, fights the body's orders to break down, and continues to swim. Jack grumbles at

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The gum knows that the next time you carelessly swallow a piece of Wrigley's, it will make a new friend, and there will be a crash course in your dietary habits right inside your belly.

his stupidity and lies down. It's time to wait out the next seven years...

Did your mother ever tell you that every time you swallow your gum, it will stay in your stomach, a solid little body of pointlessness, floating around for seven years? And the more

you swallow, the bigger that little blob gets? Ridiculous, some say, and swallow with pride. But if there's truth to that rumour then we've got a lot to worry about. We are merely a blip on the digestion control radar.

As a part of your digestive system, your stomach controls how you feel. Bad dinner last night? It's a safe bet you won't make it to work on time. Don't eat this, or your ulcers will morph into angry little vermin and attack you in the night. You are not in control after you swallow a forkful. Your body takes over.

Imagine the gum, floating there, getting to know your body well. It knows how you react to food. It knows what you like to eat most often. It knows, and the next time you careless­ ly swallow a piece of Wrigley's, it will make a new friend, and there will be a crash course in your dietary habits right inside your belly.

So there's this colony forming inside your stomach cavity, swimming around carelessly until you eat again. Maybe it will suck all that nutrition right out of the food. Maybe it will block your digestive passages and create one hell of a race to the Pepfo-Bismol. Grumble if you will, but wasn't it your fault from

the start?

Seven years-of swimming. Seven years of bad luck if you break a mirror. It's a shame, really. And it sucks for your stom­ ach.

Of course, maybe this really is a rumour, an old wives' tale to scare little kids. Mmm, that Ffubba-Bubba's good, but don't spoil your dinner by swallowing, little one. Maybe there's noth­ ing to worry about. But then why run for a penny-dissolving Coca-Cola after an accidental swallow for a cure? Are we paranoid or are we onto something, trying to stop the armies of Chiclets in our stomachs from taking over? Cue the X-Files theme, 'cause this one remains unsolved.

Talk to your doctor today. See if you are a unique, special individual, in control of your digestion. See if you can win the fight against the renegade gumi See if there's even a fight to begin with. Of course, they're the ones who stamp gum pack­ ages with their seal of approval for your teeth. Mmm, that winterfresh flavour...

This is Jack's favourite brand and he's just waiting for you to try it. ■

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hy don't the two of us go away for the weekend?" These are words not to be taken lightly. They represent a point of no return; an indelible mark at which even the most casual relationship must take a turn for the serious.

With the approach of the long weekend, these words will determine the fate of many hitherto friends and fuckbuddies.

Why does the getaway prove so significant?

The answer lies in the fact mat it represents not only a compatibility test, but also a window into one of the fundamental cleavages between men and women. I refer here to the bed and breakfast.

If the Almighty decreed that childbearing and hockey playoffs are to be the burden of women, then surely bed and breakfasts are God's punish­ ment for boyfriends. Why these institutions became the default choice for a couple's weekend holiday is a mystery. Though bed and breakfasts seem to. hold a romantic cachet for women, the source of their appeal remains inexplicable to the male mind. It is time, then, to make the case for

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the man's romantic holiday destination—the motel.

Just count the reasons for making the motel part of that special weekend getaway. Unlike bed and breakfasts, motels allow couples to amuse themselves in the evening. That's right. No more conversations with tedious old people from Nova Scotia, and no silly rules about smoking and drink­ ing. Instead, it's a green light to grab the rum and the ashtray, and feast on a night of HBO, porn and American infomercials—just the two of you.

And then there's breakfast. Bitter experience has taught men that this usually enjoyable meal can be sabotaged by the swarms of other guests vying to demonstrate just how romantic they are.

Does anyone really enjoy a morning punctuated with coos of, "Look, honey, the strawberries are shaped like little swans"? None of this nonsense at the motel, where you and your loved one begin the morning with bottomless coffee and a compli­ mentary newspaper, entirely unmolested by other couples.

Finally, it's time to disabuse the notion that

bed and breakfasts are the perfect place to fire up the loins. The sad fact is that, more often than not, B&B-style loving entails owners paying strangers to walk into their house, making inane small talk, and then sullying their bed as they sleep just down thé hall. Hardly a scenario for torrid love-making.

Nothing, on the other hand, spells passion quite like a motel bed. Large, bouncy and impe.rsonal, the motel bed allows a couple to enjoy hours of noisy romping without a thought to discretion or politesse. In terms of romance, the quaintness of a B&B is no match for the primal instincts stirred up by a Motel 6.

This has not been a call to shut down all bed and breakfasts. The strange appeal of these insti­ tutions will persist in the future, and it won't be long before I am recruited for my own annual B&B tour of duty. Nevertheless, the time has come for men to have their own say in creating the para­ digm of the couples' getaway. With the season for romantic weekends upon us, let the campaign to usurp the bed and breakfast begin. ■

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Terry looks confused: "What?" he asks. I try to o I'm hanging out at the clubhouse—that's what we call the apartment—painting. "Hey save the situation by interjecting, "Hey, remember dude, what's happening?" That's Sammy my 'Show me your tits for trees' campaign? Except "Moonchild" Rozensmeld. He has just come back I wasn't being ironic—I really wanted to see some from Activities Night and is displaying his collection titties." Terry, absolutely ecstatic that I have main­ of pins, buttons and pamphlets. He is quite radical­ tained the proper line, shouts, "Irony group hug!" and we all embrace passionately. ly chic.

Meanwhile in a suburban basement across "Not much, dude, just chilling, preparing ye old, Enviro Fest banner." Just as I finish speaking, town, The Schmucks are holding session. The Terry Wallcoot, the one and only Tree-hugging -Schmucks are my Gerhardt Count Hohenzollern Terry, arrives. He yells out, "Hey, Benny McMarx!" Wilhelm Von Trapp's, neo-dada-post-punk-neue-ironMy real name is Bernard StAmbroise, but the guys ic-fusiorwvaltz band. We're so ironic that we killed call me that on account of my dialectical analysis of irony, dismembered its limbs, and re-assembled hash (thesis) and slurpees (antithesis, a halurpee is them into a Volkswagen Beetle, which we then blew the synthesis). "How's the poster coming?" I shoot up in a fury of nihilistic self-deprecatory Zeitgeist.

Sometimes I cry at how cool we are. back.

So yeah, we're lounging around, not playing "Not bad, my man," he immediately replies.

"Can I see it?" Ah, sheesh, that really gets my goat. of course—that would defeat the whole purpose of experiment.

Suddenly Tiertgarten Tree-hugging Terry has always got to see everything the I produce—not because he's curious, but because it Alexanderplatz Disneyworld (our drummer) wakes has to meet the correct line. I chirp, "Sure thing, himself from his faux-heroin daze (as if he would do scag—he's not that cool) and yells, "I hate hippies. dude."

And so I unfold my proud creation: "Envirofest One of them filthy bastards tried to serve me curry 2004" and underneath the tagline, today and I was all like, 'What is this stuff? I think a welovesuvs.com. Terry is one enormous super-sized tofu bird just crapped lentils onto my plate.'"

Oh, dude, I would so give a high-five for that grin. “Oh, wow," he says. "That is so ironic. People will look at the sign and they will think we love comment, but nihilists never high five, we have very SUVs, go to the Web site and then bam it's about delicate skin. Instead, there is simply a moment of SUVs sucking! Stroke of genius.” Moonchild is also appreciative silence and much head nodding. I turn smiling. "Damn, dude, that tops my 'Israel the ana stare at my Star Wars figurine collection for Apartheid State,' when it isn't really South Africa, inspiration (God, I love Boba Fett). I say, "I heard the new Georges Leningrad album—it was okay." but kind of is, but isn't. Irony rules!"

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Everyone loves Andrew; it's the decision they hate The idea that the SSMU has no pres­ ident is absurd. Try explaining it to any outsider and portray it as legitimate with a straight face. For faculty associations and the current executive to oppose a by-elec­ tion trivializes the SSMU, and smacks of elitism. Regardless of how the constitution may be interpreted, the question that should have been asked is what is expect­ ed of the organization in such a situation.

Clearly, filling the democratic offices around which the organization is constitut­ ed is a critical obligation (particularly when the most substantial portion of a given term has yet to begin). While loom­ ing letter-of-agreement negotiations might have called for innovative measures (i.e. appointing Mr. Andrew Bryan, whom I hold in the highest esteem, as head of negotiations even after a quick and cheap

Hans-Ben Bideker-Sauerkraut, our lead singer, turns towards me scathingly, "Oh you would like them That album came out like a year ago, and their name is Les Georges Leningrad, dickface." There is an awkward silence for several seconds till Matt, our bassist, interjects: "Hey dudes, chill, giving a shit about anything is so, like, 1967. We must con­ centrate on the two central aims of our manifesto: Poontang and looking cool." Oh yeah, being cool.

I call out "Ironic group hug" and we are all rapt in embrace till Hans-Ben's mom calls after us saying din-din is ready.

Then at that exact moment, in another apart­ ment across town: "We here of the Young Urban Conservative Kandidates (YUGK) raise our glasses to you in triumph for our 'Right is Right' campaign.

Our opponents have disparaged us by calling it 'simple,' a 'gross over-statement of reality' and 'lack­ ing in any depth, character or meaning,' but I say to you that we have won. With all their ironic train­ ing; they fail to grasp the truth behind our message and to you I raise this glass for an age where there will be no left hands. Repeat after me: Down with left-handers. Remember our two goals: Sodomizing the weak and getting chicks. Now let us embrace in a manly, absolutely un-ironic hug."

On a serious note, this last week has seen ter­ rible flooding and destruction in Haiti. Montrealers, with our large Haitian community, have rallied to the cause and McGill students, as proud Montrealers, should help a people in need. Donations can be made to the Quebec Red Cross. ■

Internet presidential election), abandoning the SSMU's democratic mandate and responsibilities takes things too far.

—M atth ew Keen, Law Hi

Kudos to us While some people keep diaries, others develop blogs, and still others maintain that the writing is on the wall; I prefer to draft letters. Indeed, it is a little known fact that Abraham Lincoln filled a drawer with letters that he never sent— some very positive, some very negative.

Evidently, this one did not end up in my desk drawer. I was recently approached by a reporter who inquired about my past experience as acting president of the SSMU. At the time, I declined to comment to prevent labouring under a misappre­ hension that I may be speaking out of time and place. Nevertheless, reconciling my status as a free-thinking member of the Society with my (former) responsibilities,

there is one thing which I feel obligated to do: to give credit that is long overdue.

Shouts out to Editor-in-Chief, Ms. Natalie Fletcher and her strong team of editors and writers. Whether you agree or disagree with the opinions expressed in the Tribune, their editorials have demon­ strated clear autonomy from the SSMU by remembering, reflecting, and recognizing that stories do not end with rumours, press releases, or even Council. Keep up the writing... I know I will.

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B la , b la , b l o g PANTHEA LEE

by-election voice AN DREW E. BRYAN

I n your last issue, you featured two opin­ ion pieces (Angles, "Striding off in the wrong direction; Editorial, "When essen­ tial isn't", 24.09.04) on the subject of whether Council ought to have decided to hold a presidential by-election. Both of them concluded that Council's decision not to hold a by-election was wrong.

Arguments put forward in support of this were varied, and I would like to take this opportunity to address a number of them.

First, the argument that there is a vac­ uum of authority (or having no one to say "the buck stops here") appears to come from a misunderstanding. The distribution of presidential duties does not include the duty "to be the chief officer of the Society."

That duty, as you point out, is one that can­ not be distributed, and it has not been. As the officer constitutionally designated to assume the duties of the President, the SSMU executive felt that it was only appro­ priate for me to assume that duty personal­ ly and I have done so. The buck, then, stops here.

As for the argument of power that the current situation leaves in one person's hands, I also disagree that it is "unhealthy."

Besides the fact that the SSMU Constitution actually provides for the Vice-President (University Affairs) to have more power than I am choosing to exercise, that execu­ tive authority is still very much checked by SSMU Council. I make special efforts to be transparent with Council on decisions made and actions taken and I am regular­ ly (and appropriately) required to justify those actions and decisions to that body.

There is undoubtedly executive authority, but that authority is checked in a very real way by a democratically accountable body.

The next complaint was that the deci­ sion not to hold a by-election was undemo­ cratic. On this, I cannot disagree more.

Council delayed the by-election decision for the express purpose of engaging in community consultation. I can personally attest to having spoken to a large number of students about the issue and I know of similar efforts made by my fellow execu­ tives and many SSMU councillors. Council is a democratically elected, representative body that is mandated by the SSMU Constitution (itself directly approved by the SSMU membership) to decide whether a by-election is necessary in the case of a presidential resignation. That democratical­ ly elected, representative body decided by a huge majority that a by-election is not necessary this year after fairly extensive public consultations. Given that the deci­ sion was constitutionally mandated to be made by Council, I have a hard time see­ ing how the process could have been more democratic.

Finally, on the issue of legitimacy with the administration, I do not need "written permission from the university administra­ tion allowing [me] to sign the letter of agreement." Just as the university chooses a representative to negotiate the memoran­ dum of agreement, the SSMU is entitled to choose its representative. As acting presi­ dent, I will be the representative and the necessary validation came from SSMU Council last Thursday. ■

atch out. That guy in Media Ethics who likes the sound of his own voice way too much, that girl with nine bloody items in the eight-item express line at Provigo, your innocent-looking neighbour next door—everyone is suspect. Slowly but steadi­ ly, their movement is gaining strength. Soon, they will be everywhere and attempts at eva­ sion will be futile.

Welcome to the age of the blogger.

The blog (née weblog, also moonlighting as Livejournals, Internet diaries, etc.) are per­ sonal Web sites of random news, observa­ tions, commentaries and diary entries that are updated frequently. It has been heralded as a force to reckoned with, one that will bring about a radical revolution in journalistic cul­ ture. Pish posh.

True, Anyman is now broadcasting opin­ ions for the whole world to know. And yes, this could have grand implications for society, but presently, quality substance is few and far between. There are some l-am-the-nextGuevara types —blogs that are parasites of mass media. Their creators lash out at articles in major dailies, dissecting them point for point. If these wannabe revolutionaries want

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to transform mass communication, they need to come up with some original content. They are like those people that spend time watch­ ing Disney cartoons 2 7 times over in slow motion just so they can come up with profound gems like, "In A la d d in , the flower in Jasmine's hair is on the wrong side when reflected in the stream." Good job, sweetheart, keep shooting for those stars.

Yes, a democratic society should present a diversity of opinions so that the (ideal) dis­ cerning public can learn to judge the good from the bad and the truths from the propagan­ da. But, honestly, have you read mosf blogs that litter the information super-wasteland?

What really makes me cringe are the long-winded vanity blogs, the ones where Joe Shmoe documents his dull, vapid life. Case in point: "8am: I just woke up. I can't decide what to have for breakfast. I think I'll sit on the toilet for a while as I mull over my choices— Fruit Loops or Raisin Bran? 8:17am : The can venture wasn't so successful, so I'm going for the Raisin Bran. 10am: I'm at school now.

Gertrude just looked in my direction. I think she winked, it must mean something.

10:04am: False alarm. She just had some-

thing in her contact lens. 1pm: I'm meeting Suzie for lunch. After that, I think I may just sit for a while and contemplate my existence. I'll blog again at 3pm to let you know what I came up with." ' The best thing about vanity bloggers is their misguided belief that everyone cares just as much as they do. If they miss a day of entries, they will apologize profusely the next day, then launch into a pointless story about the exciting event that prevented them from blogging. Yeah, because I was really holding my breath there.

I often wonder why the bee buzzes and why the blogger blogs. Once again, the Panthea Institute of Over-analysis is proud to present another one of its theories: the anti­ depersonalization theory. In many ways, more and more people today feel like another elec­ tron in the circuit, another faceless rat in the rat race. And so some choose to have their own little piece of cyberspace to declare, "Dammit, I am an individual. I have things to say—dif­ ferent things, interesting things. I am an indi­ vidual, hear me ramble."

Yeah, whatever. You're just another cog in the wheel. Now shut up. ■

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O n e p lu s t w o , p lu s m e ? daniel.butler@mail. mcgill. ca hreesome: An activity involving three people, especially a golf match in whiqh one player competes against two others who alternate their play. So I spent a lazy few hours the other day, browsing through the wonderful world of Internet-based reference material. (As you do, right?) I had an awe­ some time looking at Mapquest and WorldBook Encyclopedia, and when I'd decided that I almost couldn't take any more fun, I switched over to my personal favourite, Dictionary.com: the "must have" on your bookmarks page. If you ever want to translate your bad rap lyrics into "Simplified Chinese," or look up ridiculously abstruse words without having to waste all your time and energy turn­ ing page after page to get from A to Threesome, then this is the place to go.

Now I'd been thinking philosophically in recent times about the consequences of par­ taking in this activity (i.e. the threesome or T: time to end Toronto's monopoly over this term!), if only because it's become an "issue" for a few people I know in their relationships.

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idea of trying sex with other girls, girls with boyfriends who are worried that doing so might jeopardize their relationships etc. And I, as the sort of oracle figure that 1 am in my posse, thought I should try to offer some guid­ ance to my friends, without having a firm, pre-established opinion on the subject matter.

So, in accordance with how my school taught me to start dealing with complicated concepts, it was to mon ami, the on-line dic­ tionary to which I turned for help.

The answer it gave me, was not one for which I was completely ready. For starters, I would never have been prepared to draw an analogy between golf and sexual intercourse.

Indeed most girls I've dated have found golf really boring... and repetitive... and some­ thing that maybe boys should do without them (wait a minute, this doesn't sound all that unfamiliar...) However, upon closer examina­ tion, the idea of taking it in turns to "compete" for attention and recognition seems valid for both (sexual) threesomes and for golf. Also, if you've got a few hours to kill, you're with friends and you want to try something differ-

ent, both might seem like reasonable things to do, right? Further, just as golf can expose your total lack of coordination, leave you with a bad back for a few days and cause some damage to your ego, so can perform­ ing a T. But, after basking in my capacity to make two completely unrelated activities seem as closely related as Siamese twins, I actually began to see how the outcomes that I've mentioned hold really different conse­ quences depending on where you stand. If you're the kind of guy who sees no harm in inviting a third party into the bedroom or onto the greens to join you and your lady, that's cool. But maybe you should check first to see whether your girlfriend wants to share you, right? If my girlfriend invited Tiger Woods for a round of 1 8 with us without asking, I'd start to feel a little bit inadequate. So if you or your significant other have the desire to hit the links, make sure that both of you know what you are getting into. You should probably have a chat before donning caps, pulling up those sexy socks and "T"ing off. ■

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GERALD IN E A N A N IA ctober is upon us, and although Halloween might be the initial thought provoked by this leaf-blowing time of year, it also happens to be Breast Cancer Awareness month. Could there be a better time to find out a little more about M cGills very own Cancer Society? [E d s' N o te : N ever!]

They appear all over both campuses, armed with baked goods or maybe some duct tape—the McGill Cancer Society has been quite active and present in and around McGill. The Society's president, Ryan Godfrey, U3 B-Com, felt a cancer organization at McGill could help those who, like him, have had personal experiences with the disease. In 2001, Godfrey and several fellow students founded the McGill Cancer Society not only as an SSMU club, but as an official unit office of the Canadian Cancer Society as well.

Since its debut, the club's success in fundraising for cancer research has been tremendous. In the 2003-2004 school year alone, the members managed to raise a total of $ 16,000. This year's goal is between $25,000 and $30,000, which hardly seems like an obstacle for this enterprising bunch.

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also organize their own fundraising activities with help from the McGill Cancer Society.

"Volunteers can take part as much as they want to," says Godfrey, who believes their system equips students with "the ability to do varied types of events." The range of events is impressive: a few weeks ago, volunteers managed to raise $600 selling bubble wrap. Larger, less fun-to-pop events include Battles of the Bands and fundraising parties at Le Swimming and Orchid.

Starting in mid-October, the Society will also be offering cancer support groups, allowing all students dealing with the disease to engage in discussion led by trained staff. This new dimension demonstrates the club's versatility, facilitating not only a variety of fundraisers but also human interaction, making it "a service of respect," as Godfrey puts it.

This year, the McGill Cancer Society will be helping other Quebec universities found their own associations, so as to cre­ ate the Quebec University Cancer Federation.

Though they may not be able to eradicate cancer on their own, at least they can raise a substantial amount of funds to fuel the fight. ■

My favourite breakfast cereal is... Cheerios, Honey Nut, of course!

The best things in life are... free? Perhaps not all of them... but in any case: glorious sunsets, warm sunny fall days, the splendour of the Milky Way from a dark desert—all fall in this category.

I like to go and think... in a calm, quiet place. An easy chair beside a fire or a bench in a quiet glade will both do. But without technology to intrude, please!

If I were a subatomic particle, I would be... a muon: penetrating, elusive, short-lived, unexpected. An enigma.

My favourite part of my job is... getting to explore what I want to.

The freedom is invigorating and stimulating.

I went into Physics because... I had a great high-school teacher who got me excited by it. Never underestimate the power of a single key fig­ ure in a person's life!

The physicist that I look up to the most is... there are many that I admire. Some of my colleagues, whose insight, hard work, and humaniare all reasons to admire them. Historical figures as well, in particular ose whose seminal leaps forward were based as much on intuition as on analysis. Many of the "classics"—Newton, Galileo, Einstein, Rutherford, Fermi—fall into this category.

I like teaching first-year physics because... McGill's students are smart, savvy, engaged, and enthusiastic. They keep me on my toes, and it's a joy to try to help them discover the wonders of physics and of sci­ ence.

My favourite book is... recent favourites: Isaac New ton, by James Gleick and The English Passengers by Matthew Kneale.

The best part of being a professor is... the freedom to explore your own ideas in a collegial, stimulating, open environment, surrounded by smart people. What more could you want?

The worst part of being a professor is... there is no down side, so far as I can tell. I feel tremendously privileged to be one.

I prefer pen, pencil, chalk board, or white board... chalk is messy—ugh. White board pens give you a buzz—definitely not to be used for hours at a time. But pencil, preferably on the back of an enve­ lope-hurrah: a noble medium!

In my office, I have... a gorgeous poster of stars setting over a south­ west desert scene, in which you can see the different stellar colours. And a photo of Comet Hale-Bopp over Stonehenge: the mysteries of antiquity and of the night sky, all rolled into one.

The most beautiful place in the world is... Earth. Third rock out from a minor and inconsequential star in a nondescript galaxy. Happily close to the triple point of water, with the stabilizing influence of a large satel­ lite, and some evidence that intelligent life has developed. Who could ask for more?

Life is... to be savoured, enjoyed, appreciated. We only get one chance. And understanding the science that gives rise to this amazing diversity of things, phenomena, and actions that we call 'life' only makes it all the more wonderful to observe...

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Helping with your head, holding your hands L o c a l g r o u p b r e a k s t h e m o u ld o f y o u th c a r e D A R Y L W IL E

very year, thousands of Montreal youth seek E counselling services, legal advice, treatment for drug abuse and a host of other medical and personal issues in local community service centres and clinics. When their needs cannot be met in tra­ ditional clinical settings, however, alternative arrangements become a necessity.

Head & Hands, a non-profit community organi­ zation dedicated to youth empowerment, under­ stands the need to provide for young adults whose feelings of exclusion are not properly, addressed by traditional support groups. As part of their mission, they offer medical, legal and social services to youths ages 12 to 25, with an approach they describe as preventative, non-judgmental and holistic.

Since Head d. Hands opened its doors in 1970, it has been dedicated to providing alternative services at no cost to youth, many of whom do not have provincial health care, or, as is ihe case with many university students, simply cannot afford the services they need.

Head & Hands relies on volunteers to run tutor­ ing programs and on private donations to fund its services. They also receive grants fromCentraide, an umbrella fundraising organization for Greater Montreal that serves more than 300 community agencies and projects, and from the Régie régionale de la santé et des services sociaux maurieie-centre du Quebec, responsible for distributing public health funds, though neither are involved in the decision­ making.

"You get everything under one roof," explained Allison-Joy, Ihe medical services coordinator for Head

& Hands. "But it's non-governmental, without all the attending physician at the Jewish General Hospital.

"I've been here almost since the beginning," he said. bureaucracy. The approach is totally different."

Allison-Joy, who has been working for Head & In addition to the medical professionals on staff, Hands for eight years, insists that its mandate comple­ there are numerous legal counsellors who volunteer ment that of Montreal's government-run clinics, les their time on weeknights to address legal concerns Centres local de service communautaire (CISC). In that affect the community. Legal counsel is available the 2003-2004 operating year, Head & Hands at no cost to youth during Head & Hands' operating attracted more than 18,887 youth—roughly 60 hours. each day—suggesting its patrons agree. "We do For the staff and volunteers, the work is its own zero PR tor our medical clinics, and they're always reward. lined up. It's all word of mouth," Allison-Joy said. "We "If can be really small-scale, like someone really see all kinds of people, from all walks of life. comes in and after a little while they change the way From heavy intravenous drug users to private school they see their health," Allison-Joy explained. "Instead students, they all seek the same thing: a confidential of just coming in for regular STD tests, you start to see service and a place where they won't be judged." them thinking about prevention."

The service opens its doors to all youth, not only In addition to providing treatment, Head & those in financial need. It is important, they feel, to Hands hopes to give young adults the necessary make this sort of environment available to everyone. tools to feel responsible about their own physical and Head & Hands sets itself apart not only by its mental well-being. broad range of services and its unique approach, "People will go to rehab for the fourth or fifth but also by its internal composition. Its staff has years time, and they come back and are embarrassed,” of professional expertise in the field and genuinely added Allison-Joy, noting that Head & Hands strives want to leave a tangible mark on the community. to do away with feelings of humiliation, "For [some “If you have a social work degree, or a nursing people] it may take six times, or seven times, but if degree, you could make twice as much money work­ they have the strength to come back again and ing at the CISC," noted Allison-Joy. "You have to again, we will be here." come here because your heart is in community work And that, in the end, is the best reason for sup­ and youth empowerment... you don't do it for the porting alternative care for youth: people need to money. ” know that there are alternative medical professionals Head & Hands runs three weekly medical clin­ available who "are never going to judge." ■ ics staffed by two doctors, including an obstetri­ cian/gynecologist. Since the early 1980s, McGill's Dr. Pierre-Paul Teilier has been running clinics on If y o u a re in te re ste d in v o lu n te e rin g , b e c o m in g a Tuesday and Thursday nights in addition to being the m e m b e r o r for m o r e in fo rm a tio n a b o u t the s e rvic e s medical director of McGill Student Health Services, o ff e re d b y H e a d & H a n d s , visit its w e b s it e a t an associate professor in Family Medicine, and an headandhands.ca or c a ll ils o ffic e a t 4 8 1 - 0 2 7 7 .

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A: Tenants enjoy a strict "right to maintain occupancy."

Tenants have the right not to be kicked out of their home except in very specific situations. This holds in almost every tected rights and helping them through McGill's disciplinary case, even if a landlord sells his/her building. However, ten­ and grievance procedures. We sat down with Director of ants must pay their rent on time. A landlord can apply for the Publicity and Publications Howie Kislowicz and Director of eviction of a tenant if the tenant is more than three weeks late Advocacy and University Affairs Renée Darrisse for a with a rent payment or if the tenant's frequent lateness caus­ legalese chat about one of the issues most pertinent to stu­ es the landlord problems. This does not happen automatical­ ly; the landlord must go through the Régie to have a tenant dents: the infamous tenant legalities. kicked out.

Q: Who is this Régie guy, anyway?

Q: Can my landlord raise the rent when my lease A: In 1980, Quebec's government established the Régie du logement to handle all matters relating to residen­ renews?

A: If a landlord wishes to raise the rent, s/he must noti­ tial leases. If a landlord and a tenant cannot resolve a dis­ pute through negotiation, the Régie will settle it. Questions fy the tenant in writing three to six months before the renew­ about landlord-tenant law? The Régie can be reached at al of the lease. The rent may only be raised within the regu­ lations provided by the Régie. The Régie publishes guide­ 873-2245 or at r d l.g o u v .q c .c a . lines each year describing a reasonable increase based on Q: How can I prove what the terms of my lease are?

A: Tenants have the right to a written copy of their how arj apartment is heated. These guidelines are not strict lease, drafted on the mandatory lease form published by the rules; rent increases are decided on a case-bycase basis, Régie. The mandatory lease form highlights the most impor­ based on a percentage of the increase in the landlord's tant rights and obligations of both tenant and landlord. The expenses. If a tenant refuses a rent increase, the landlord form is available for $ 1.99 at many dépanneurs. Following must apply to the Régie to raisè the rent. The same formula a verbal agreement, the landlord has 10 days to give the that applies to a rent increase applies to new tenants. If you think you have signed a lease with an improper increase, tenant a written version of the lease.

Q: Can my landlord kick me out if we have a disagree­ consult the Régie quickly. The law provides only a short win­ dow to contest your new lease. ment? day at the McGill Legal Information Clinic, volun­ E very teers fromthe Faculty of Law help empower their fellow students by. providing information on their legally pro­

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If s/he still does not respond, you may initiate a claim at small claims court. No lawyers are permitted.

Q: If I live with my partner for a year, are we "com­ mon-law married"?

A: In Quebec, people living with a partner without being married or joined in a civil union are "de facto spous­ es." The Civil Code of Québec does not provide for any automatic division of property in the event of a break up.

However, according, to Québec's Ministère de la justice, "certain laws view de facto spouses, whether of the same or the opposite sex, as a couple, particularly those governing social assistance.[i.e. welfare], legal aid, income tax, the Québec Pension Plan and workers' compensation." ■ F o r le g a l in fo rm a tio n In o t a d v ic e lj,

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stem the HIV tide: they must be integrated with a wide range of additional services that emphasize treatment and NIMBYism is alive and kicking today.in Montreal. rehab over a punitive approach," writes Catherine CACTUS, a needle exchange clinic operating on rue St- Hankins, an adjunct professor from the department of epi­ Hubert, is garnering negative attention for providing clean demiology and biostatistics and associate director of the syringes, condoms, water and bleach to injecting drug McGiH AIDS Centre, in her editorial, "Needle exchange: users. From the outside, the building does not announce panacea or problem?."

In Montreal, the problem of infection has been wors­ the organization's purpose; a single address on the door, and a row of cactus plants in the window are the only link ened by the general shift from heroin to cheaper drugs like to the program's name. Credited with offering support and cocaine. As CACTUS employees confirm, because the materials to an estimated six thousand heroin users in cocaine high doesn't last as long as the effects of harder Montreal, the Centre d'action communautaire auprès des drugs, abusers end up injecting 20 times a day to achieve toxicomanes utilisateurs de seringues (CACTUS) aims to the same result, each time requiring sterile equipment that reduce the number of injecting drug users using contami­ is not readily available on the street.

The need for prevention is all the more emphasized nated needles in an effort to lower the transmission rates of HIV, Hepatitis B and skin infections within the city. by the fact that a single HIV infection costs health services According to the Canadian National Task Force on HIV, $ 100,000 in care. Yet CACTUS alone cannot make a dif­ AIDS and Injection Drug Use, approximately 20 per cent ference.

"In its report of May 1997, the National Task Force of injection drug users in Montreal are HIV positive, and on HIV and Injection Drug Use recommended proposals 70 per cent have Hepatitis C. CACTUS, however, concentrates less on numbers for improved needle exchange programs," explains and more on aiding the individual. Employing ex-users as Hankins. But the programs alone are not sufficient, as staff, CACTUS aims to make conditions more humane for Hankins further explains: "The task force also advocates the organization's clientele. "The idea is to help them help the integration of needle exchange programs with a wide themselves," says Darlene Palmer, an ex-heroin addict and range of additional health services, including detoxifica­ current employee of CACTUS. Since July 1989, clients tion, treatment and rehabilitation programs, health promo­ have been able to come in from the streets seven nights a tion and nutritional counselling, self-esteem training and week to exchange their used needles for clean ones. advice on safe injection practices."

The problem of drug-related disease is very real in Previously operating on a needle quota system, the clinic now distributes more than 400,000 syringes a year to Montreal.

"A lot of repression has sort of pushed everyone all addicts who might otherwise consider sharing needles out of desperation or indifference. As needle exchange pilot over the place,"-says Palmer. "It is inhumane in the winter programs in Merseyside, England, have shown, a service time to ask people to shoot [up] outside. I think they're enti­ like CACTUS can actually help decrease crime rates, and tled to have places where they can just do it differently."

As for the critics, they should be encouraged to see ensure a better chance of survival for those injecting drugs.

However, not everyone agrees with CACTUS's mis­ the human face of addiction, instead of condemning what they don't necessarily understand. ■ sion. "[Needle exchange] programs in large metropolitan C A C T U S is l o c a t e d a l 1 6 2 6 ru e S t-H u b e r t. F o r m o r e areas may be serving to foster new social networks.

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he life of a prostitute is hardly perfec­ T velous tion. Massaging is far from mar­ and stripping for a few dol­ lars isn't enough to keep the kitchen cup­ boards stocked. Dealing with black eyes, persistent STDs, and perverts who won't pay up casts dark shadows over a working girl's day at the outdoor office.

Fortunately, women who work in the sex trade have Chez Stella, which offers a realm of non-judgmental comfort and safety. Founded in 1995 by current and former sex workers, public health offi­ cials, academic and community groups, Chez Stella is a haven of security in a harsh and often violent metropolis. What began as a project to address the needs of sex workers has blossomed into an extensive support network for women working in the sex trade.

Chez Stella is an organization that is entirely "for sex workers, by sex work­ ers." The full-time staff and volunteers are mostly current or former sex workers who have intimate knowledge of the prob­ lems faced on the streets. The services offered include a drop-in centre, a monthly list of bad tricks and assaulters, and a bi-annual magazine, C o n s t e lla t io n .

According to Executive Director Claire Thiboudot, the most important part of Chez Stella is outreach work.

"We go to locations where they work: bars, on the street, in homes, even in cars," says Thiboudot. The most con­ structive service is the. bad trick list, a col­ lection of personal accounts and infor­ mation from assaulted sex workers.

"The goal is to pass the word out to all other sex workers to check out for these particular guys, so they can stay away from these violent men. It shares the word that any kind of violence is not acceptable."

Not only is Chez Stella committed to protecting sex workers, it also seeks to educate the public about the sex trade and fight discrimination against sex workers. As advertised on its Web site, Chez Stella is "committed to the idea that each of us has a place in society and human rights worth defending." The organization speaks out on behalf of sex workers, legitimizing their work in an attempt to ensure their individual rights and freedoms.

Chez Stella hosts a variety of events throughout the year both in its centre and across the downtown core, in bars, mas­ sage parlours and hotels. Activities like art workshops, community meals, free vaccinations, clinics and make-up work­ shops are designed to enhance the dig­ nity and self-respect of sex workers.

Chez Stella has won a number of awards since its creation nine years ago. In 1996, the B a d Tricks a n d A s s a u lt e rs List was awarded the Women's Safety Prize by the City of Montreal's Action Committee on Women and Safety, while in 2000, the organi­ zation received the Prize for Audacity and Determination by the Quebec Federation of Women. Chez Stella is set to celebrate its tenth anniversary next spring. ■ For

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b u t fa ll an y w ay GRACIAJALEA The art deco lifestyle defined modem French luxury in the 1920s; the Musée des Beaux-Arts offers a glimpse into that world.

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hink curved, lacquered wood sidebars. Think tapered legs T atmosphere on an impossibly chic table. Think ivory detailing, hushed and the style of luxury that embodied the 1920s and 1930s. If, in your mind, you are seeing starlets wearing diamonds, lounging on chaises longues and big city bosses smoking humongous cigars behind rounded wood desks, then you are thinking Ruhlmann.

Those sexy, slim, spindle-shaped legs, beautiful patinas, silver, glass and all things that scream elegance in a French accent are all examples of the style pioneered by JacquesEmile Ruhlmann. The Musée des Beaux Arts is showing a col­ lection of Ruhlmann's work, from the opening of his firm and subsequent creation of the Art Deco movement up until his death, at which point his firm ended production.

During the excess that was the 1920s, the western world heaved a giant sigh of relief that war was behind us. That sigh translated into the manufacture of luxurious commodities that

had been scarce in Europe and America during the war.

Ruhlmann was the son of a wealthy middle-class family, who built upon his father's business, which specialized in paint, wallpaper and mirrors by updating 18th century techniques with modern designs.

Ruhlmann's pieces were executed by craftsmen. He con­ sidered himself an e n s e m b lie r, providing sketches, colour stud­ ies and scale drawings to explain his visions. Then, his drafts­ men and designers produced full-size blueprints based on Ruhlmann's small-scale sketches.

The luxurious nature of Ruhlmann's work—smooth slop­ ping lines, curved desks made with exotic woods, ivory detail­ ing, and beautiful inlayed works—is what made him so popu­ lar with the stars of the 1920s, with his Greek and Roman influences.

His colours, originally bold and bright, became more dimmed in the late 1920's when the market crashed. What was initially fabricated in reds and yellows was now contrast­ ed with mauves and greys.

When you peruse the gallery, look for the repetition of shapes, such as Ruhlmann's Roman urn or his preference for taperd legs, which are found in almost all his designs. Like some of today's stilettos, these pieces can be so delicate that they are treated more so as showpieces than practical furni­ ture. The circle or bubbles design seen on the tables and in the carpet samples show up in many different pieces.

The show is organized by the Musée des Beaux Arts in co-operation with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Musée des Années 30 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

The show "opened at the Musee des Beaux Arts on September 30 and will run until December 12 of this year. The entrance fee for students is six dollars with a student I.D. The museum displays over two hundred of Jacques Emile Ruhlmann's works, from examples of his furniture to tiny sketch­ es, fabric samples and workbooks that show the depth of his dedication to luxury. And remember: the entire show is in the details. ■

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Little b a b y is all g r o w n u p ast week I did something I should have done years Lfeel ago. I just never knew that doing it by myself could so amazing! Since university is a time for growth, for becoming confident individuals, why have I never gone to see a movie b y m y s e lf ? My surge in inde­ pendence was brought on by the urge to see G a r d e n I hate it when a movie draw s you in to the extent that you're totally disoriented when the lights come up, yet you're forced to make polite con­ versation with your com panions when all you want to do is let it sink in.

S ta te when I was passing by the AMC. As I bought my ticket from the robot ticket-seller—I didn't have the c o jo n e s to say "One, please" to a live person—I remem­ bered an incident at the movies when I was 15 years old. My very sensitive, in-touch-with-his-feelings

boyfriend and I were watching Life is B e a u tifu l. At the most intense, emotional part of the movie he reached over and started pawing at me with his sticky adoles­ cent hands. You know the incredible rage you feel when someone reads the comics over your shoulder? Nothing compared to this. I promptly shoved him off, and he sulked through the rest of the screening. "Why did you do that?!" he stormed afterwards. "I just wanted to share the moment with you!" I kept quiet because a rogue thought was taking shape in my head: "Maybe I don't lik e sharing. Maybe this was between me and the movie, baby."

Back to last Tuesday—the movie was great. Flush with awe for my daring solo adventure, I settled down with a copy of Te e n Trib u te , thinking about how grown­ up and brave I'd become. Then the movie started and I forgot about everything else. The only weird part of the experience was laughing out loud—at that point I felt like the crazy person on the subway who shouts for no reason.

When it was over, I walked home thinking about

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the movie (tangent: see G a r d e n S ta te , particularly if you're living away from home for the first time), and enjoying the sense of relief that I didn't have to explain to anyone how I was feeling. I hate it when a movie draws you in to the extent that you're totally disoriented when the lights come up, yet you're forced to make polite conversation with your companions when all you want to do is let. it sink in.

Of course, most movies these days are meant to be a group undertaking. I wouldn't attend a screening of O l d S c h o o l without a few buddies. Laughter is best when it's shared—especially if your friend has one of those braying-donkey laughs, guaranteed to set you off again. Same goes for horror films: if you're not prying someone's fingernails out of your arm at the end—or they're not removing yours—where's the fun?

Maybe I'm a gutless wonder for waiting so long to go alone—and being so ridiculously proud of myself for doing it—or I might just be a loser. What can I say?

Sometimes even the most perfect among us don't like to share. ■

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AFTER-HOURS, infected Mushroom—Friday, October 8, Aria Night Club, 1280 rue St-Denis. Don't want the night to end at 3am? Then come to Aria afterhours Friday night to see Israel's live psychedelic trance duo, Infected Mushroom. Lasersbeams, houselights, video screens and some of the craziest sounds you'll ever hear will make the wee hours of the morning dis­ solve into sunlight. So lace up your dancing shoes and don't the forget glow-sticks, for what should be a mindnumbing morning of music.

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here is a reason why Gian Carlo Biferalis gallery is T the named after Leonardo da Vinci: much like his artwork, Leonardo Da Vinci Cultural Centre is truly a mas­ terpiece.

When you walk into this multicultural community cen­ tre, you are surrounded with classic Italian characteristics: marble everywhere, a plethora of sculptures and busts and even a quaint café-bistro that makes the most delicious cof­ fee and authentic Italian dishes. As you begin to explore the space you quickly realize how much there is to see and do; it's enough to keep you entertained for hours on end.

There is a fitness centre and a gymnasium where you can work out. Or you can relax in the sauna, practice your CENTRElEONARDODAVINCI.COM bocce, take a drawing or painting class, and of course Italian masteipieces line the wall of this must-see gallery. brush up on your Italian. After you have been physically and intellectually stimulated, you can check out the Umberto Bruni art gallery or take in a performance at the showing "Le Monde représenté à travers les couleurs d'un Miriella and Lino Saputo Theater. Just recently, the gallery artiste de la Calabre," by local artist Anselmo Sangineto.

Born in Italy, he discovered his passion for painting at a held the first Italian film festival in Montreal.

It is easy to see why Da Vinci is so much more than very young age. He kept the fire alive by studying paint­ just a community centre. Situated in the city of St-Leonard, ing and sculpture at a fine arts institute in Italy. His paint­ home to one of the .largest Italian communities in Montreal, ings are done in a classical Italian style, which is easy to this multifunctional space was built two and a half years see through their themes and style.

"It was a natural decision to show my art here,” ago to replace La Casa d'ltaliano. The community felt that it needed a bigger area for people to interact, relax and Sangineto said. "I am part of this community, and it only enjoy life. Successful in this undertaking, the centre not makes sense."

What is so perfect about this space is its natural abil­ only brings the Italian community closer together, but it ity to hold any event. Conferences and parties are held opens the cultural door to the public.

"This place is for everybody. We want all to come here all the time. A presentation entitled "Se Metter en and enjoy the centre," says Biferali, the owner and cultur­ Jeu," which is a series of week-long exhibitions that pro­ al director. Birferali, along with- Roberto Tassinario, is in mote the works of emerging artists between the ages of charge of the entertainment aspect of the community cen­ 18-35, will take-place from April 1 to April 30, 2005. It features four French-Canadian artists. tre: the art gallery and the theatre.

There is always something going on at the Leonardo The art gallery is still a project in the making. It start­ ed off small and is only now beginning to blossom. The da Vinci community centre, for all age groups and back­ Umberto Bruni gallery, which is named after one of the grounds. There is no need to travel to Rome when the Da most famous Italian-Canadian artists in Quebec, is now Vinci centre is only a hop, skip and Metro ride away.*

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magine yourself in a blender where all your emotions Iquickly are spinning and mixed up—frustration whizzes by but disappears. Hope replaces it momentarily but is subsequently slashed. Here comes love, soon followed by anger and grief. Finally guilt moves in as your permanent neighbour.

This is what composes the art form and the theatrical piece S o lu s , which runs at Theatre La Chapelle until October 9.

S o lu s is the story of three strangers meeting in an art gallery, each captivated by the same particular painting.

From then on, bits and pieces of their lives are divulged, including the traumatizing memory of a loved one caught in a fire, the awkward moment of someone desperately try­ ing to attract attention, the frustration of being ostracized, the pleasant experience of love and the disappointment of shattered dreams.

The beauty of S o lu s lies in its articulation of humanity: unique individuals, though distinct in upbringing, culture, education and past experiences, connect through shared emotions. Unlike the mind, however, these emotions do not have a life of their own. Emotions remain impalpable and

intangible unless given a body. That body may be speech, paper, argil or textile; in S o lu s , it is both—an imagined canvas and a bouquet of gestures. The imagined canvas is the painting at the art gallery which provokes the end­ less emotions; the gestures are fhe ways of expression.

It should come as no surprise that S o lu s is a highly visual piece. S o lu s was inspired by, and is the collective theatrical response to S o lo , a work by contemporary Canadian visual artist Margaretha Bootsma.

Mindy Parfitt, director of S o lu s and founder of the Soulfishing Company, explains, "I find it more accessible, more direct and more dynamic to work creatively in response to something physical, external, outside of our­ selves... as opposed to working in response to ideas or thoughts."

The combination of three excellent actors (Donna Maloney, Sadia Mahmood and Graham Cuthbertson] and the clever usage of light, space, and music, results in a puzzling piece that defies conventional theatre. For most, the lasting effects of the play will be felt the next time they begin to interpret a piece of art. Most likely they will unconsciously ponder the key theme of the play: is it art that expresses our emotions or is it our emotions that inter­ pret art? ■

MUSIC. The Killers—Friday, October 8, Club Soda, 1225 boul. St-Laurent. One of the most highlyacclaimed hard rock bands of this century, the Killers, will, be playing live at Club Soda Friday night. They've been dubbed the "Best British band that's not from Britain" by NME Magazine. They were nominated by MTVU as Best Emerging Artist (otherwise known as The Breaking Woodie Award). In late 2004, this ambitious foursome is set to make their network TV debut when they appear on Fox's T h e O C in December. Yes, they've hit it big—and for a nominal fee, you can get up close and personal with them.

THEATRE. F a t h e r s D a y — October 5-9, Centaur Theatre, 453 rue St-Francois-Xavier. Go see this show!

For a fraction of what you'll pay on Broadway, you have the opportunity to see a magnificent, eclectic solo mas­ terpiece by Khalil Ashanti, a rapper/dancer/actor/face contortionist. After receiving rave reviews for his performance on the Fringe Festival circuit, Ashanti already has a deal to bring his act to Broadway, and is in talks with big-time producer Barry Josephson about developing a major motion picture.

Based on a true autobiographical story, Ashanti tells the tale of his childhood, first living with an abusive father, and then performing for the US Air Force. The show has already won the Centaurs Off the Main Award for best show at the Montreal Fringe this summer.

DANCE. A e t e r n a m — October 6-9 and 13-16, Espace Libre, 1945 rue Fullum. Produced by DanseCité, A e t e r n a m is Emmanuel Jouthe's follow-up to his open-air show, Vitrail, which featured dancers on the Duluth and St-Denis street corner. This time around, Jouthe will use an actual stage, but audience involve­ ment is still a key to the performance. Using a smallscale setting, A e t e r n a m features four dancers twisting themselves together, with the use of a variety of props, including plastic, metal and cords. Meanwhile, the audi­ ence is lined up to face each other in a large circle, underscoring the intimacy of the act.

ART. Chris Dyer: Metaphysical Boarding—until October 9, Zeke's Art Gallery, 3955 boul. St-Laurent.

This week is the last chance to see the original and cre­ ative artwork of Ottawa's Chris Dyer. On display for the past month at Zeke's Art, Dyer has dozens of psychedel­ ic designs emblazoning a multitude of unusual canvas­ es: skateboards. After the early-90's craze, Dyer took up skateboarding again around 1998. Since then, Dyer exposed his work at Le Swimming, and now he's built up a collection of hundreds of painted boards, inspired by many sources. Check it out before he moves on.

FOOD. Maeve Haldene—restaurant reviews in Hour, various locations. Octobers food month... appar­ ently! H o u r 's Maeve Haldene, in collpboration with CBC, McGill and Concordia, will be blocking her nos­ trils and closing her eyes, as she courageously dips into some of the oddest foods imaginable, all of which are available in our fair city. It's high time to drop our dated theories of cultural relativism, and remember that other countries don't think eating pork blood pudding is weird. Some of the other highlights to come over this five-week culinary voyage include veal sweetbreads at Brunoise; horse meat with a raw quail egg at Aux Deux Canailles; and squid stuffed with squid at Club Espanol: FILM. F r id a y N i g h t Ligh ts— begins October 8, vari­ ous cinemas. Did you play high school football? If so, did 10,000 people regularly attend your games? Well, in Odessa, Texas, where so many peoples hopes and dreams have been shattered by economic uncertainty, this weekly ritual is a reality. Based on a true story, F r i d a y N i g h t Lights, starring Billy Bob Thornton as Coach Gaines, tells the story of a small-town, big-heart school that defies the odds against a bigger, meaner school.

Though it may sound trite, this film is being called one of the better sports movies by S p o rts Illustra ted. It may just be as inspiring as R e m e m b e r th e Titans, blending ele­ ments from many other movies, like S l in g b l a d e , H o o s ie r s and F a s t Tim e s a t R id g e m o n t H ig h .

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something. And we're all going without a pattern."

John Samson, frontman of the Weakerthans, reflects on a quotation in the liner notes of his band's latest album, R e c o n s tru c tio n S ite . Not many bands include obituaries from 1987 in their liner notes, but then again, the Weakerthans aren't your average band. In their case, the unconventional­ ly written death notice sums up one of the album's themes per­ fectly. Samson might as well be talking about his own lyrics.

The Weakerthans have always been adept at filling their songs with elements of the extraordinarily ordinaryreflections in bus shelter windows, a sky the colour of a blank television screen, stolen batteries and coffee cups. The feel­ ing of shared secrets that resonates through their songs is evi­ dent from the few hundred people who whispered along to the lyrics at their October 1 show at Club Soda.

Discussing R e c o n s tru c tio n S ite , Samson says, "I wanted to make sure that our humour and our kind of absurdity came through. I think there's more [when] trying to write from differ­ ent points of view."

The songs in Samson's head evoke a variety of perspec­ tives on the puzzles of human nature, connection and isola­ tion. The first single, "Our Retired Explorer," follows an elder­ ly Antarctic voyager chatting with Michel Foucault.

Meanwhile, the crowd-revving "Plea From A Cat Named Virtue" is probably the best song ever written from the eyes of a household pet.

The band's move from self-management to Epitaph Records has evidently gone smoothly. As Samson says,

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When performing live, the Weakerthans project an air of comfortable intimacy. The crowd jumped and shouted along to fast-tempo songs like the punchy "Aside," while slower numbers such as the regretfully Winnipeg-hating "One Great City!" were greeted with contemplative swaying.

Apologetically sentimental lyrics like "I know you might roll your eyes at this/But I'mso glad that you exist" may seem mildly surprising coming from Samson, who spent several years providing bass lines for political, thrashers Propagandhi, but Samson sees little discrepancy between the two bands.

"Any kind of communication, any art, is political," he says. "I think what the lyrics are mostly about is alienation and the role of the individual, and that's the most political thing I can think of."

The Weakerthans aim to make you think. Their songs, which continue to evolve in their live shows long after their ini­ tial release, are painstakingly built with clever lyrics and cre­ ative melodies. Samson reveals that his songwriting process can take years.

"I'll come back to [the songs] and go, 'Oh yeah, here it is,' because it's been Somewhere in my brain for a couple of years,” he says. "I mean, it's my favourite part, just walk­ ing around with the songs in my head, letting them simmer.

They're good company at times."

They're good company for listeners, too. The Weakerthans manage to change the way their listeners look at the world and where they find beauty and worth. As Samson declared at the conconcert when introducing a new song, nothing is ever junk. ■

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avier Rudd is at one with nature. The 26-year-old X Australia native has been touring all over the world for the past five years. He relies on nature to provide him with inspiration when he writes his songs.

"All my songs are written while I'm out doing some­ thing, usually in nature," he says.

Just take a look at his stage setup before Saturday night's POP Montreal show at Club Cabaret, and there is no doubt that Rudd is a true nature boy.

"Everything I use is wooden, from all different native woods," Rudd proudly proclaims.

From his stomp box, which he slaps aggressively with his bare left foot,'to his laptop Weissenborn guitar, to his Djembe drum, to his Udake—commonly known as the didgeridoo for the sound it makes—the spirit of the forest is evident. All of his instruments are hand-crafted, often by family and friends—his roadie, James, had his father send Rudd a brand new Aztec drum for Saturday's show.

"I prefer to be able to express through somebody else's craft," he says. "I get off on the fact that somebody made that."

At several points during his concerts, Rudd expresses to his adoring fans the background for many of his instru­ ments—sometimes playing up to five at once—and he explains the unique sound each one makes.

The overall tone thus produced, in conjunction with his clear, graceful voice, evokes the sounds of Paul Simon, Ben Harper and CCR at various points throughout his set.

The long-haired, scruffy Aussie, who also surfs and skateboards, feels that Canada and Australia, in particular, are expressive of his world vision.

"In both Australia and Canada, there are more indige­ nous people and indigenous spirit," he says. "I think that relaxes the earth and that relaxes everything around it. I think that's absorbed into the people.''

But as much as he's proud of his homeland, he recog­ nizes that the Australian government is far from perfect. As such, he attaches the indigenous Australian flag to his amplifier during shows in the hope, he says, that one day that flag will replace the star-spangled version that currently represents his country.

His passion resonates in his songs. On his new album, S o la ce, the environment and world peace are consistent themes. On the track "Shelter,” Rudd sings, "Here I am at one with the trees/All these birds sing to my rhythms/And these waves they comfort me."

More than anything else, Rudd is sincere with his fans, and genuinely appreciates their support. During his con­ cert, he even strikes up individual conversations with peo­ ple in the crowd. Monirealers may recognize Rudd from his

CD—If Liberty Isn't G iven It Should Be Taken

by GFK Once upon a time in the not-too-distantpast, GFK (Government Fury Kills) was known as GFK (Grapefruit Killers). What they sounded like in their citrus-oriented heyday, I can't say. But I will stake my life on the fact that they weren't a hardcore band. If Liberty sounds like-hardcore made by people who've only recently become acquainted with the genre. In other words, what you get is an amalgamation of slight­ ly less interesting versions of the last five years' greatest hits of mosh metal. The songs are, for the most part, indistin­ guishable from one another. The lyrics don't help matters much either, with the lyric sheet reading like an under-prepared first year Poli sci essay. Not that they really had it to begin with, but GFK couldn't leave well enough alone and decided to include a reading list in the insert as well. Foucault, Karl Marx, Noam Chomsky—hey, no way! You guys go to university, too?!

If Liberty isn't all bad though—the first 30 seconds of "Matthew Shephard, Carlos Giuliani..." are actually decent. Maybe next time GFK will manage to pull off a whole song.

— G re g Ellerman

CD— S h o w a n d Tell by Silvertide Formed in early 2001 in northeast Philadelphia, Silvertide has slowly built its fan base by opening for such heavyweight acts as Van Halen and Aerosmith. After launching their debut EP, Am erican Excess, the band brings us a brand new album full of attitude. S h o w a n d Tell pays tribute to classic southern rock, but with a modern twist. Lead vocalist Walt Lafty whips out a post-grunge outfit claiming Creed, Silverchair and Live as influences. Though the album is reminiscent of the "classic rock sound," the band doesn't offer any riffs from that era. Rather, they try to find new ways to display their excellent musicianship. However, Laftys vocals often cfone Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, and the instrumentals resem­ ble those of the Irish punk band Ash. Still, Silvertide is in-tune, defined and they don't push their playing over any cliffs. The slightly Southern tone makes S h o w a n d Tell an easy listen that doesn't disappoint—and has plenty of cow­ bell.

— Devin M ontgom ery

ABC.NET Xavier on nature: "Here I am at one with the trees." performance this summer at the Jazz Festival.

After touring almost non-stop since the age of 20, you might think he is getting a little tired.

"No, it's awesome," he says. "I'm lucky. I feel so lucky.

I've always loved playing. I love to do what I do. And in the last few years I've had such awesome opportunities... I feel great.''*

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CD—O utlaws by Luke Poucet "You take the whole thing baby, not just the broken parts." These lyrics, taken from the opening single, are a mini-manual on how to experience O utlaw s. Luke Doucet, who is also the lead for Vancouver band, Veal, has put together a 10-track album lauded not only for its musical versatility but also for its "smirk-inducing" songwriting.

O utlaw s ' lead single "Emily Please" sets an infectiously groovy tone with Doucet's sultry vocals and the excellent guest bassist Bazil Donovan of Blue Rodeo fame. Other tracks, including "Buttercloud" and "Judy Garland," highlight the live record­ ing style of the album as the vocals echo nicely over blues and Cajun-jazz influenced guitar. Toward the end of the album, Doucet showcases his lyrical skill and varied use of sound effects on “Another Woman." Outlaws is an excellent album for anonymity, be it riding the US in the rain or going for a solo drive on the highway. With the likes of Sarah McLachlan, Chantal Kreviazuk and Blue Rodeo as Doucet's favourite collaborators, it's evident that Outlaws is merely a preview of what is in store for Canadian music fans.

— S id Pharasi

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once an off-Broadway production, has been revived by the EMAAA Now Collective with a fan­ tastic cast, including three McGill graduates. The premise is simple: the audience is permitted into the early 20th century world of the gentlemen's club, where everyone smokes cigars, drinks brandy and pretends to be far more important than they actually are. The production, howevThe C lub,

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Whether they will be renamed the Washington Senators is still up in the air, but all I know is that I got to see the team during one of their last home games. We lost that day, but no one seemed to care. Fans and players alike "knew" that something was in the air but everyone was mum on the subject; even Manager Frank Robinson wouldn't answer any questions about next year.

"I would hope for one owner, one place to play," said infielder Jamey Carroll. "I wish I could say what was going to happen but I just don't know."

That feeling was echoed by almost everyone I spoke to. Before Wednesday's announcement of the move, no one knew what was going to happen and that seemed to translate into indifference if they won or lost. Finally on Sunday, their fate sealed, the Expos were put out of their misery with an 81 ioss to New York.

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This week marks what would have been the start of the NHL season, but With the league and its players stuck at an impasse, hockey fans are trying to find ways to vent their frustrations. Now they have a place to do just that.

Evan Shuster, a U1 Management student from Toronto, has decided that he and other fans shouldn't be passive victims of the labour dispute.

To that end, he has created a Web site, www.dearNHL.com, that allows hockey fans to discuss the lockout, share opinions and suggest possible solutions to the stalemate that has left us all with no hockey. The T rib u n e sat down with Shuster to discuss the site.

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I was just in class one day, and the idea just popped into my head. I'm a huge fan. Part of why I came to McGill was because I'm a huge Habs fan, and this city is just different without hockey in the winter. I think the lockout is just ridiculous, just selfishness on both sides. So I thought this would be kind of a fun project, to see where I could go with it.

W h a t d i d y o u d o to g e n e r a t e in te re st? The first thing I did to market the site was e-mail every­ one I know. I e-mailed journalists everywhere, like every Toronto newspaper, large American papers, and I called every Montreal paper. I got a response from Dan Wetzel, who writes for Yahoo Sports. He wrote an article about fans' reaction to the lockout, and mentioned my site in his article. After that, the hits jumped from 470 to 22,000 in one day. That was the big thing that got the site going. It's slowed down a bit, but we still get 5,000 hits a day. s ite ?

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Shuster is realistic about the impact his site can actually have on the labour negotiations, but he firmly believes that it is important for the fans to speak up about their unhappiness. If nothing else, DearNHL.com could remind the league that all those dollars they're fighting over decrease with every fan that walks away from the game. If the NHL ever remembers who it is that determines the success of the league, then DearNHL.com will have been a success. ■

It wasn't like anyone was watching Locker rooms at the professional level don't smell of sweat and moldy bleachers; they are a combination of deodorant and beef Wellington. The clubhouse atmosphere was hushed as the players quietly got dressed after the loss. Even television reporters talking to the players spoke in sub­ dued tones.

With only 8,491 fans in the stands— actually a good crowd for the Expos even though Olympic Stadium holds 55,000— and Encore's ja lobby group with the goal of keeping the Expos in Montreal) attempt at a rally managing to bring only five. hundred souls to the game, it was clear there wasn't enough fan support to keep the team here beyond 2004.

Before the game started, I got the chance to talk to a fan that had walked to the Big O with the group from Encore. He looked dejected, and when I asked him why he had joined Encore he had to wipe the blood from his lips, a side effect from blow­ ing too hard on one of those loud plastic bugles.

"I am an Expos fan, I want to keep the team here in Montreal," he said simply.

It obviously wasn't enough, as just days later came the grim announcement of the team's relocation. Montrealers—or at least those who cared—were disappointed but not surprised. ■

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must know the story by now. Ricky Williams, former­ Y outeam ly the star running back for the Miami Dolphins, quit the during training camp, forfeiting millions of dollars and leaving his employers without their main offensive weapon. He cites a desire to travel the world and live a life free of the restraints that come with being pro football player as reasons for his retirement. As a result, the sporting world condemns Williams for his seemingly ill-advised decision, and he receives nothing but scorn fromanyone with ties to the NFL. Many have criticized Williams for leaving in the prime of his career. Football was something at which he was born to succeed, and he spent his entire life working toward fulfilling his potential. It's foolish for him to walk away now and give up on what so many wish they could do for a living. They say that he'll quickly realize that he needs the NFL. But could it be the other way around?

One of the secrets of the NFL's success is that it is a league full of stars, yet none of the stars is bigger than the game. These are players that perform under heavy armour, and each is just one of 22 players on the field. The only rea­ son they stand out is because of the NFL's ability to market

them. The league has created a situation where its members depend on the league for their livelihoods, and so Ricky Williams can only be Ricky Williams if he's playing on Sundays.

The NFL has created the illusion that it represents every­ thing a top athlete could ever want and need, and demands that its players be nothing more than one-dimensional physical specimens, whose sole purpose in life is to be professional football players.

Consider the response of Dolphins General Manager Rick Spielman to Williams' decision: "We're going to let him hang himself." This coming from a guy whose job it is to trade and release players the moment they cease to be a valuable commodity to his team. The league can turn its back on a play­ er at a moment's notice, but a player cannot turn his back on the league without receiving scorn and derision. That Spielman believes Williams is in some way ruining himself by leaving the game points to the hypocrisy and stubborn pride of the NFL. But despite the stance the Dolphins and the NFL have taken, the truth is that Williams' departure has hurt the league

and the image it has worked so hard to cultivate. Keeping its stars in its stable is vital to the league, because it has so much invested in them. Ticket sales, merchandise, and billion-dollar television contracts are not driven by fans' desire to see the logos and uniforms but the players competing in them. So when one of those players decides to tell the world that, the life of a professional athlete isn't all that it's cracked up to be, it is no small matter for the NFL. The league has been wounded, and its only way to retaliate is to uphold its stance that Williams needs pro football, when in fact the gridiron bosses need him.

He has turned this idea upside down by deciding that he just wants to be Ricky, not Dolphins running back Ricky Williams. The idea that football players are empty vessels whose self-worth is only found in the way that they use their hands and feet is an idea created by the sport itself, so we shouldn't fault one of those vessels for deciding that he does­ n't want a part of it anymore. And if you're still not convinced, let's let Ricky speak for himself: "I'mfinally free. I can't remem­ ber ever being this happy." How can you argue with that? ■

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MELANIE MACDONALD As I sit with Alexandre Scott of the McGill mens soccer team, three other Redmen players jokingly downplay the interview by yelling, "he's not that important!" But even when he's being taunted, one can see the respect and admiration com­ ing through from his teammates. This is a way of life when you're a vital cog in the big Redmen machine, and Scott is used to the mocking by now.

Originally from Kirkland, Scott's soccer résumé is stacked. If it wasn't enough to be a former Quebec Student Sport Federation and Canadian Interuniversity Sport rookie of the year, QSSF all-star and an All-Canadian, Scott was named the McGill male athlete of the week last month, only the most recent in a string of accolades for the midfield­ er.

Scott earned the award on the basis of his play in the season open­ er for the Redman on September 14 against Laval, a 2-1 McGill win.

Scott, whose sister, Catherine, plays for the Martlet squad, scored an unassisted goal 12 minutes into the first half and was awarded the game MVP. In McGill's next game, a 4-0 win over Université du Québec à Montréal, he earned a second consecutive game MVP ter—what matters is the team getting after netting a goal in the 30th three points for a win at the end of minute of the first half. But when the the game."

U3 Management student is asked And the fact is that the about his accolades, the fleet-footed Redmen's successes are closely midfielder tries his best to bring the linked to the play of Scott. Head attention back to the win column.

Coach Adam Mar describes Scott "Well, you know... I feel as "the glue that keeps the midfield goodl There's no way I shouldn't together." feel good," a modest Scott is finally He's a natural leader and pressed to admit. "But to be honest, shows it through leading by exam­ I'm really just happy that we won ple," Mar added. "He sees the those first games. Those wins are spaces for his own runs and also the most important thing." sees the good balls—the balls Scott allows himself a little sat­ capable of sending through. He's isfaction at his personal achieve­ basically the guy where all the plays ments, but prefers to focus on what sort of go through," Mar explained. the recognition and praise does for "And that's what we look to himfor." the team as a whole.

All that focus could be tough "All I do is go out and make on a player who stands but 5'4", sure that I play well so that the team but Scott claims to have never let his as a unit can play well and can size hinder him. win," he said. "Whether I get per­ "He plays outside of his size," sonal recognition or not doesn't mat­ Mar said. "He's incredibly tough, so

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he obviously doesn't shy away from the tough stuff, which is good. He's also very good at protecting the ball. He's going to be a force for the team at nationals."

You'll have to forgive Mar and Scott if they continue to keep one eye on the CIS championship, to be held at McGill this season. The Redmen's strong play early this sea­ son has allowed the team to visual­ ize how they want this season to play out, and it is that same vision that enables Scott to do the things he can on the field.

"Vision and the execution of that vision—if you have those two skills, then it makes you a good player," Scott said.

This accurately describes both his game and the team's path this season, one that could possibly end with the Redmen hoisting national hardware on their home field. ■

y housemates complain of the smell coming from my prized Asics (that I refuse to leave outside at nature's mercyl and about my carefully labeled water bottles that crowd the refrigerator. In class, I find myself apologizing for standing mid-lec­ ture to stretch out spontaneous leg cramps! Some call me crazy. I prefer "marathon runner."

On September 12, I stood at the start line of the 42.2-kilome­ tre long Montreal International Marathon, poised to do battle with the road. But the true start of the campaign was on a spring morn­ ing some 16 weeks and thousands of kilometres earlier. On that day, the benevolent reign of my daily jog was overthrown by the totalitar­ ian regime of the marathon-training program.

While the ideal program depends on the runner's experience and marathon goals, most marathon training plans follow the same basic structure. They feature a 16- to 20-week long preparation peri­ od, during which the weekly distance builds gradually, until tapering off in the final two weeks. Furthermore, each training week should contain three medium-distance runs, worked around a tempo run (paced slightly above the target marathon rate) and an interval day (several short, fast-paced intervals with recovery periods). A training strategy is not complete without both, as the tempo runs teach the body to move at a steady pace, while interval training helps push running speed.

But believe it or not, there's more. In order to condition the mind and body-to tolerate the excruciating demands of the marathon dis­ tance, the most important element of marathon training is the dread­ ed long run.

I despised that outing so much that after waking up on Sundays, I found myself trying desperately to go back to sleep, in order to postpone the inevitable hours of torture. How much agony does the long run bring on? Well, they typically increase from about 20 kilo­ metres in the first few weeks to about 33 about halfway through the program. Try that instead of heading to Place Milton next Sunday morning.

Every four weeks or so, the long run can be substituted by a 10to-20 kilometre race. Aside from pushing race pace, the mid-training the runner must be especially wary of the sudden and frequent "Run, Forrest, Run" comments that come hurtling out of passing cars.

contests allow the runner to experiment with new equipmel^ and shoes, along with liquid and food intake. I learned this the harcf way.

During my first marathon, I discovered that my stomach was not keen on the sport gel I forced on it, something the next few unlucky run­ ners found out as well.

But if you think that's bad, training for a marathon is made all the more challenging by living in the heart of a major city. Running is generally limited to early morning or late evening due to pollution and humidity, and time constraints and distance requirements often make ideal runs along dedicated paths in parks or ravines impossi­ ble.

In fact, many of my running routes take me directly through Montreal's downtown, where I first encountered the phenomenon of stop-and-go running. Running near schools, metro stations, outdoor patios and construction areas require pedestrian-dodging manoeu­ vres that rival those of a star running back. And with pesky traffic lights and bad drivers to contend with, my. jaywalking instincts have been honed to perfection. Finally, in a phenomenon seemingly unique to Montreal, the runner must be especially wary of the sud­ den and frequent "Run, Forrest, Run" comments that come hurtling out of passing cars.

Those jokers aside, the journey from the first week of marathon training to the start line is, ultimately, a deeply personal and often solitary experience, where the motivation to keep going comes only from within. For the runner's mind, body and soul, the conquest of the marathon is the channeling of four months of courage, persever­ ance and commitment into a fleeting moment of euphoria at the fin­ ish line. If you had looked very carefully, this jubilation was clearly visible on my face as I collapsed like Pheidippides at the finish, later limping and shuffling along on battered knees and hips to the food tent. And, yet, I did indeed rejoice—and I'll be back at the finish line next year. ■

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Suddenly, the Red 'n' White were .playing inspired football and making the vaunted Concordia defence— which had allowed just 61 points through its first four games—resemble an enormous brick of Swiss cheese.

Connell repeatedly threw the ball deep and developed a strong rapport with his receivers, highlighted by two touchdown completions to third^/ear slotback Greg Hetherington, one with 7:10 remaining in the third quarter and one with just over nine minutes left in the fourth that made the score 2623 in favour of the Stingers.

After several fruitless drives for both teams, McGill was able to get into field goal range, and rookie kick­ er Robert Eeuwes faced the pressure like a seasoned pro, splitting the uprights with a 26-yarder with only 33 seconds remaining to tie the game.

That sent the match to overtime, where Eeuwes missed a chance from 42 yards away before Kean finally silenced the Redmen.

One of the crucial moments in the game occurred long before the teams' kickers decided it. With McGill down three following Hetherington's score,

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Head Coach Chuck McMann opted to go for a two-point conversion, on which Connell's pass attempt was intercepted. When Eeuwes later con­ verted his game-tying kick, it could have been the game winner had the Redmen tried the almost-automatic convert. Following the game, McMann shook off the suggestion that he had blown the call.

"If you get the two, a field goal puts you ahead. If not, the field goal still ties. I stand by that decision and I would do it again," he said, although a single point prior to a field goal would also have put McGill in the lead.

However, the last thing the Redmen should do is dwell on any sin­ gle missed opportunity or on the final outcome. With a week off before a homecoming clash against fifth-ranked Laval next Saturday, the Redmen can't afford to direct attention away from their upcoming opponent and toward past disappointment. With just three games remaining before the post-sea­ son, Connell, for one, is looking ahead.

"We're going 3-0 the rest of the way," he declared. If McGill continues to show the spirit and athleticism that it did on Saturday, his words just might prove prophetic. ■

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With the Atlanta Braves proving the naysayers wrong by wrapping up their 13th straight division title and trip to the Major League Baseball playoffs, it makes me wonder what life is like for a Braves fan. On one hand, there is the spectacular string of dominance over the National League East that spans back to the days of the first Gulf War. On the other, there is an equally impressive run of dismal playoff failures, including four straight first-round exits.

As a fan, this presents an unenviable predicament: Would you rather cheer for an everlasting contender that never quite reaches the top of the pile/ or a oneyear wonder that springs out of the woodwork, takes everyone by surprise and wins that elusive championship, only to fall back into medioc­ rity the following season?

Granted, the Braves did prevail in the 1995 World Series, defeating the Cleveland Indians—another team that consistently fell short of the pinnacle during a run of five straight division titles—for their only title during their record-breaking run. Nonetheless, I can only imagine that each season grows more and more frustrating for Braves fans. Even as they enjoy another amazing campaign, somewhere in the back of their minds, they're forced to acknowledge that regular season suc­ cess only prolongs their pain, as they await that inevitable playoff disappointment.

Toronto fans have had a taste of both sides. Although the . two Blue Jays championships in 1992 (over the Braves) and 1993 were preceded by several successful campaigns, the Jays have not returned to the playoffs since. And while they are attempting to turn the corner under General Manager J.P. Ricciardi, they are still at least a couple of years away from being able to challenge the mighty Yankees and Red Sox, who are willing to spend almost anything to win the division. Still, though, those two titles—and the dramatic way in which Joe Carter won the 1993 Series—do make for some enduring memories to help fans get through the lean years.

Meanwhile, the other side of the coin sees the Maple Leafs, a perennial contender still unable to grasp the Holy Grail after 37 years (although this year, Leafs' fans should be able to brag that we at least tied for the Cup). As a Leafs' fan, I was lucky enough to miss out on the often-pathetic teams of the Harold Ballard era, and with the exception of Mike Murphy's tenure, have witnessed several mesmerizing attempts

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And yet, each new season brings added heartbreak. This year, I had to watch Jeremy Roenick's overtime winner in my residence room in Sydney, Australia, as countless perplexed Aussies walked by my room. They were no doubt wondering why the-token Canadian was practically in tears, minutes after he was jumping for joy when the Leafs tied the game—all before 11 in the morning.

In my situation, at least,. I think that one Leafs' Cup victo­ ry would be enough to satisfy me even if the team went into the tank for the next decade or two—I'm not. sure how many more close calls my heart can take. So maybe the blows felt each year by Braves fans are indeed lessened by that one vic­ tory over the Indians. At the end of the day, they can always tell each other, "At least we had '95..." Unfortunately, I'm not old enough to say, "At least we had '67..." Good thing I'm not a Cubs fan. ■

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MARTLET RUGBY-Alberta @ McGill, Fri, Oct. 8, 7pm, McEwen Pitch, Macdonald Campus After trouncing Ottawa 59-0, the women have clinched first place with two regular season games left. They'll get their first challenge of the year in the form of an exhibition game against the Pandas, who have won five straight national titles.

REDMEN BASEBALL—QSSF Final, Laval @ McGill, Sat. Oct. 9, noon, P.E. Trudeau Park The Redmen try to slug their way past the Rouge et Or and into the national championship.

A second game will be played at 2pm, if necessary.

REDMEN BASKETBALL-U. of Virginia @ McGill, Sun. Oct. 10, 2pm Love Competition Hall

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The ACC's Cavaliers get a change of pace from Duke and North Carolina when they take on the Redmen in an exhibition matchup.

McGill University vs Concordia University (Oct 02, 2004 at Concordia University) Score by Quarters

HOCKEY—Making the Cut, Saturdays at noon on CBC Two former McGill players, Bruno Lemire and Daniel Jacob, are among the final 68 skaters in this reality series, where train­ ing camp is run by Mike Keenan and Scotty Bowman.

And for the NHL game slated tonight... aww, crap!

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Scoring Summary: First quarter 00:54 CONCORD - N. Scissons 15 yd pass from S. Syvret (W. Kean kick) 03:17 McGILL - R. Leblanc 19 yd pass from M. Connell (R. Eeuwes kick) 11:42 CONCORD - M. Renaud rouge (punt)

MLB—AL and NL Division Series, all week on Sportsnet Great matchups and intrigue abound, as the Yankees' ques­ tionable starters match up against Minnesota's Cy Young candidate Johan Santana; Pedro, Schilling and the Red Sox take on Anaheim's hot bats; the surging Dodgers meet the Cardinals, who have baseball's best record but struggled down the stretch; and the surprising wild card winner from Houston play the perennial division win­ ner from Atlanta.

—Ted Paulus

Soccer stunners: Women and men both lose The Martlets and Redmen soccer squads both suffered surprising defeats in the past week, with the women falling 21 to Université de Montréal on Wednesday, and the men falling 1-0 to Université de Sherbrooke on Friday and 2-1 to Université du Québec à Trois Rivières on Sunday.

The women, ranked number one in the country heading into the game, were upset on a goal in injury time by Pascale Deschamps as the unranked Carabins stole the game.

Deschamps' marker came from more than 20 metres out and bounced off both goalposts before trickling into the net, end­ ing McGill's Canadian Interuniversity Sport unbeaten streak at 28 games.

All the scoring took place in the second half, as Montréal took the lead on a free kick in the 74th minute and the Martlets responded with a goal by Eloise Vandal in the 81 st minute.

McGill rebounded, though, with two strong games, blanking Sherbrooke 3-0 on Friday and shutting out UQTR 60 on Sunday, with Danielle Day potting three goals in the two matches.

The Redmen weren't as lucky against its lightweight opponents. The men outchanced the Vert & Or 10-1 but failed to get the equalizer to Eby Arsène Ehounouds goal, which came in the 26th minute on a disputed penalty shot ■following an unintentional hand ball.

That loss was followed by another disappointing per­ formance, as Juan Ignacio Zavagno's goal in the 82nd minute wasn't enough to bring the Redmen back from a twogoal deficit. The back-to-back defeats likely mean the Redmen will drop out of the CIS top ten after being ranked sixth heading into the week.

Second quarter 02:37 MCGILL - R. Eeuwes 33 yd field goal 14:01 CONCORD - W. Kean rouge 14:50 CONCORD - W. Kean 37 yd field god Third quarter 01 -43 CONCORD - M. Kang 63 yd run (W. Kean kick 05:12 CONCORD -J. Scott 23 yd pass from S. Syvret (W. Kean kick) 07:50 MCGILL • G. Heatherington 14 yd pass from M. Connell (R. Eeuwes kick Fourth Quarter 05:56 MCGILL - G. Heatherington 32 yd pass from M. Connell (M. Connell pass intercepted, two-point attempt failed] 14:27 MCGILL - R. Eeuwes 26 yd field goal

Q U I C K H IT S Overtime 00:00 CONCORD - W. Kean 41 yd field goal MCGILL CONCORDIA 25 15 FIRST DOWNS............

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EXPOS Mike Clay ♦ Head Coach ♦ McGill Ultimate Team & McGill Ultimate Female Frisbee

Q: Ultimate frisbee has a reputation for being a casual sport. Does that attitude prevail at tournaments, or is it more intense than the casual observer may think?

A: The tournament we host is co-ed, and more of a relaxed tournament—a party tournament.

But the actual season is really jj competitive. .The teams fake it really seriously. They train for it, and they play all summer in tour|j naments across th*e country.

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Q: How many teams com­ pete in a typical tournament?

A: Our tournament has 24 Jj teams from 15 schools. Our ' regional tournament this week­ end had 14 teams from nine

schools in both men's and womens divisions. And anyone can enter nationals; there's no qualifying process.

Q: What are McGill's chances this year?

A: We're a perennial east coast powerhouse. Queens has been stronger the last couple of years, and the University of British Columbia is favoured every year since Vancouver has the best ultimate in. the world; We're hoping to win or finish second to Queen's this week­ end, and the top four at nation­ als wouldibe our goal. The girls should win this weekend and compete for the' gold at nation­ als. ■

In brief The tennis Martlets won silver at the OUA champi­ onships... The Martlets finished second and the Redmen third in the first Quebec Cup competition of the year. ■

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McGill rowers in tight battle on the Trent McGill's rowing team competed on Saturday at the annual Head of the Trent regatta in Peterborough, Ont., and returned to Montreal with some impressive results in tow.

McGill started strong on an overcast morning, putting up firstplace finishes in two early races—the womens' heavyweight and lightweight single.

However, by late morning it started to pour, and by the time the heavy and light varsity womens' eights crews took to the river, the area became engulfed in a full-out storm.

Despite the treacherous conditions, McGill again managed to take top spot in both events, with both crews completing the course mere seconds ahead of rival Queen's. The foul weather continued on through the early afternoon, afflicting the varsity heavyweight men's eight, which finished in a dis­ appointing second place, six seconds behind the winning crew from Brock University.

By mid-afternoon, the sky began to clear, coinciding with the race for the junior varsity heavyweight four, which managed a respectable seventh-place finish for McGill in its class despite colliding with a Queen's boat during the race.

The day's final competitions featured four novice crews, with the men's and women's heavy crews finishing just behind Brock and Trent, respectively, and the light crews finishing in 11th and 12th positions in their corresponding races.

The team will look to keep up its top results and shore up some of the weaker outcomes Saturday at Brock before heading to the Ontario University Association championships at the end of the month.

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REDMEN RUGBY—Concordia @ McGill, Wed. Oct. 6, 9pm, Molson Stadium The 5-0 ruggers look to remain undefeated in the first of a home-and-home series with the rival Stingers.

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