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P S A ta k e s le a d in e a r t h q u a k e r e lie f Fundraising efforts ongoing K A Y V O N AFSAHRI

The 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck South Asia last Saturday morning has caused widespread devastation to Pakistani-adm inis­ tered Kashmir and the surrounding area, and the disaster has not gone unnoticed by the McGill community.

With an estimated death toll of 54,000 people, this earthquake has destroyed cities and left thousands homeless or living in makeshift tent cities.

The United Nations has launched an emergency appeal for US$272-million and has said that

more than one million people are in "acute need" of assistance in the quake zone. The McGill community is also doing its part, along with the Pakistani government and relief NGOs, to fuel the relief effort. The driving force at McGill thus far has been the Pakistani Students' Association.

The PSA collected donations at the Roddick and Milton Gates on Tuesday and Wednesday last week, but due to the rain was forced to move its fundraising indoors to the Shatner, Bronfman, and Leacock buildings. Unofficially in charge of the PSA's fundraising effort is PSA

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R e d m e n ’s p la y o ff hopes sw ept aw ay A N D R E W SEGAL

With a hazing scandal still hanging over them and coming off their first-ever loss to the third-year Sherbrooke Vert et Or—a defeat that dealt a severe blow to their playoff hopes—the McGill Redmen must have thought things were going to get better this weekend.

After all, even at 1-4, the Redmen were still in the playoff hunt. And they w ere facing a Bishop's team that had lost 10 straight contests, hadn't won a game against a Quebec opponent

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in over two years, hadn't beaten a non-expansion Quebec team since 2001, and was coached by a man who had never recorded a CIS vic­ tory. Yes, things were going to get better for the beleaguered McGill football program.

But even with all the problems plaguing the team this season, never in the worst nightmares of Head Coach Chuck McMann and his players could they have envi­ sioned what transpired Saturday at Coulter Field in Lennoxville.

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INTERVIEW

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P a u l M a r t in ’s c o n fid a n t e s p e a k s Cabinet Minister sounds off on youth and politics O n W ed n esd a y th e H o n o u ra b le Lu cien n e R o billa rd, m in ister

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Le a co ck 2 3 2 . A p p ro xim a tely 5 0 stu d e n ts from M cG ill, C on cord ia a n d U n iversité d e M o n tréa l in a tten d a n ce ch a lle n g e d th e m in ister w ith q u e stio n s a n d su g g e stio n s reg a rd in g th e b u d g e t su rp lu s, ed u ­ ca tion , h ea lth ca re, en viro n m en t, in tern a tio n a l a id a n d o th e r issu e s.

The Tribune sp o k e w ith M in ister R o b illa rd a n d h e r se n io r a ssista n t, N ath alie D allaire, a fte r th e p resen ta tio n .

W h at p ro m p te d you to speak at M cGill as o ppo sed to other post-secondary institutions in yo u r riding, such as Concordia and Université-de-M ontréal?

This was a decision that was made by the Westmount-Ville Marie Liberal Youth. We have students from McGill, Concordia, U-de-M, as well as the CEGEPs Marianopolis and Dawson with­ in that group, and they were the ones who came up with the decision to host the conference at McGill. There was really no special reason for that decision. Perhaps in subsequent years we will visit different institutions.

D o you think y o u n g people are suf­ ficiently involved and interested in poli­ tics? W o u ld h olding m ore events like this m ake a difference?

We should definitely hold more events like this to boost interest. I see the low rate of young people at the polls and I believe that they should be more involved and take advantage of the ben­ efits of living in a democratic society. I rec­ ommend joining a political youth group, be it the Young Liberals of Canada or any political p arty... Recently 300 [Young Liberals] gathered in Trois-Rivières at a question-and-answer session with Prime M inister Paul M artin. Based on the turnout for the Trois-Rivières event and this one, perhaps we are seeing an upward trend already.

H o w do you feel the event w e n t in term s of the tu rnout as w ell as the issues raised?

1 felt that it was very successful. I was very impressed with the different issues that the students raised, and some of the questions were definitely challenging. It is very good to see stu­ dents and young people having the chance to make an impact on the changes made in their country.

W hat w ill be the im pact of the statem ents m ade during the m eeting and w h e n sh ould w e expect to see changes?

This was a pre-budgetary consultation, and events like this are being held all across the country with different groups of people. I have taken notes throughout the consultation and these will be ideas I will bring to my colleagues in the Cabinet when we sit down and plan the budget. Hopefully the students here will be able to see the impact they have made on the next

W hat is the focus of the u p co m in g bu dg et and h o w does it relate to the key issues of y o u r riding?

Nathalie Dallaire: The priorities for

ROBERT CHURCH Robillard shoots the shit w ith aspiring student politicos.

the budget have not been decided yet, which is why we are holding pre-budget consultations across the country. Prime Minister Paul Martin has a wide vision for the country, but we need to hear from the people when it comes to the specifics. In term s of the Westmount-Ville Marie riding, it is located basically in downtown Montreal, so we have the head offices of big com panies, as well as small enterprises, a large population of immigrants as well as a variety of social organiza­ tions. It is very diversified. Therefore, any big initiatives that the budget will put money into, such as infrastructure, social issues, education or research, will have an impact on the Westmount-

Ville Marie riding.

W hat d o yo u think the G o m e ry rep ort w ill say and h o w d o you feel it w ill im pa ct the prospects of the Liberal party?

ND: The goal of the Gomery report is to not allow history to repeat itself and to improve the accountability of the govern­ ment. We'll have to see what it'll say, but it will definitely make light of what happened during the sponsorship scandal and pro­ vide recommendations that the government will be expected to implement. ■ —C o m p iled b y V incci Tsui

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P r e m ie r s jo in call f o r u n iv e r s it y fu n d in g Pressure mounting on Martin to follow through on promises DANIEL AMIN Politicians across Canada are increasingly calling upon Prime Minister Paul Martin to live up to his 2004 election cam­ paign promise to restore $7-billion to $8-billion in transfer pay­ ments for postsecondary education. Citing large-scale federal cuts to education in the m id-1990s and having already achieved a national deal on healthcare funding, prem iers and ministers of education have demanded a massive reinvestm ent in the coun­ try's universities.

"We are asking for what is our right and nothing more."

- Arielle Reid, FEUQ anglophone spokesperson Earlier this month, prem iers and provincial m inisters of edu­ cation gathered in Quebec City to discuss their common demands for Martin's government. The four Atlantic premiers also met last week in Prince Edward Island, after which they made a united pitch for renewed funding.

Opposition parties are also maintaining pressure on Martin on the issue of postsecondary funding.

"We have met with the NDP, who have agreed to make [postsecondary education] a priority. So has (Conservative leader) Stephen Harper," said Arielle Reid, research coordinator and anglophone spokesperson for the Fédération étudiante uni­ versitaire du Québec.

FEUQ, a provincial university student lobby, has been con­ sistently pushing the federal and provincial governments for

increased university funding.

Traditionally, the federal government makes transfer pay­ ments to the provinces, who then use the money to pay for uni­ versity operating costs. According to FEUQ, since 1993 the fed­ eral government has cut an average of $4-billion per year in transfer payments to the provinces. Of that, $l-billion would nor­ m ally go to Quebec.

Martin, who was minister of finance throughout the heavi­ est budget cuts, has argued that the cuts were necessary to bring under control Canada's m assive debt, which by the m id-1990s had ballooned to the largest in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, a group of 30 countries com­ mitted to principles of democracy and market-based economies.

"We are asking the government to reinvest that money, to bring postsecondary funding back to the early 1990s level," said Reid. "We are asking for what is our right and nothing more."

Janyne Hodder, vice-principal of inter-institutional relations, is responsible for managing the university's relationship with the provincial government. She agrees that funding cuts over the past ten years have stretched the university's resources and reduced McGill's competitiveness.

"New resources are urgently required in every area of the operations of our universities. At the faculty level, we are in a worldwide competition for the best and most promising profes­ sors. Our classrooms and laboratories do not fit the needs of our class sizes and research program s," she said.

Funding cuts have additionally led to significant increases in the cost of tuition. According to Statistics Canada, average tuition nationwide rose 98.9 per cent between 1993 and 20 03. While tuition has remained relatively stable for Quebec students, those in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces have faced particularly large

increases.

Should Martin follow through on his electoral promises, McGill will still have to wait for the provincial government to decide w here to allocate its federal transfers.

According to Hodder, Quebec Premier Jean Charest has prom­ ised to address the issue of underfunding at the province's uni­ versities, but he has emphasized that the federal government must take the initial step of increasing transfer payments.

In the meantime, McGill has begun looking to other sources to ease its financial burden.

"We are in the planning stages of a major campaign to attract private philanthropy to McGill University," said Hodder, who cited Seymour Schulich's recent $20-million gift to the Faculty of Music as an early success in the campaign.

McGill Senate discussed the university's search for private funding over the summer, when it met to review Vice-Principal Administration and Finance Morty Yalovsky's budget projections for the upcoming years. The 2005-2006 budget was approved by the Board of Governors last May. Yalovsky said he intends to continue McGill's current policy of deficit spending until 20 09, at which point the university says it expects to balance its budget on the extra revenue earned from higher enrolment, increased provincial funding and new private donors.

Some Senators questioned the likelihood of such a sce­ nario, while others expressed concern at the impact of higher enrolm ent upon the quality of education. However, barring a m assive commitment at the federal and provincial levels, few Senators saw an alternate means of maintaining university serv­ ices. ■ W ith file s from N iall M a cka y R o b erts

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P u b lic in t e r e s t g r o u p la c k in g s t u d e n t in t e r e s t QPIRG McGill threatened with referendum to guarantee survival JENNIFER JETT QPIRG McGill is seeking student support in anticipation of its contract renewal with the university.

The Quebec Public Interest Research Group at McGill is a non-profit student organization that encom passes about a dozen working groups. These working groups—including Greening McGill, the McGill Global AIDS Coalition and the trans/gender alliance-address social justice and environmental issues. QPIRG also organizes Radical Frosh and speakers on cam pus, such as Darrell Anderson, a form er soldier in the US Armed Forces who deserted to Canada over his opposition to the war in Iraq.

QPIRG coordinators m eet with university representatives tomorrow to begin negotiating the term s of a new contract. The contract governs Q PIRG's lease on its rue University location and the university's administration of the QPIRG fee. Each undergrad­ uate student pays a fee of $3 per sem ester, which amounts to a budget of more than $100,000.

The university administration has asked for proof that QPIRG benefits students. Although the university has not explic­ itly requested a student referendum regarding the QPIRG fee, it rem ains a possibility—one that QPIRG w ishes to avoid.

"Right now w e're asking alumni and students how QPIRG has benefited them," said Indu Vashist, QPIRG co-coordinator.

"Basically w e're asking them to tell us their stories and then com­ piling a report."

Comments from university representatives were not entire­ ly clear.

'The level of support, as expressed by the student fees, is set by student referendum," said Vilma Di Rienzo-Campbell,

"If the referendum were to not pass, then we would lose all our funding. QPIRG would cease to exist."

—Indu Vashist QPIRG McGill co-coordinator assistant director for Legal Services. "The university requires legit­ imate and successful referendum results in order to collect the student fees."

Vashist hopes the report will pre-empt any need for a refer­ endum, which could be disastrous for the organization. A refer­ endum would divert resources from Q PIRG's normal program­

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N e x t step : fo o d , c lo t h in g d r iv e Continued from cover member Tamreez Inam, who has been working on the relief effort along with other members since Monday.

"We've barely slept for the last four nights or so, since we've heard of it. Literally, we've been working around the clock because I have a small core group of volunteers who started this whole thing," said Inam.

PSA President Irfan Rizvi has also been involved with the fundrais­ ing process as have the majority of PSA members.

"Pretty much everyone has been involved," said Rizvi. 'W e're a council of five plus a team of about 20 volunteers. If there is anyone who deserves a majority of the credit it's Tamreez Inam. She is basically the brainchild of this whole fundraising."

Fundraising began on Tuesday and continued until Friday. Phase two of the PSA's relief effort began yesterday and involves a food, med­ icine, and clothing drive. Warm cloth­ ing has become essential as con­ cerns have mounted over the impending cold weather.

In total, the PSA has collected over $16,000 through their fundrais­ ing program.

Other organizations have been doing their part to aid the earthquake relief efforts. According to PSA President Irfan Rizvi, money has also been collected on the Macdonald cam pus and both the Muslim Students' Association and the Hindu Students' Association have offered their support. The HSA plans to hold a fundraising event on Friday with the intention of donating proceeds to the PSA's earthquake relief fund.

The HSA could not be reached for comment.

The Students' Society has also been partly involved in the PSA's

fundraising efforts through Leon Mwotia, vice-president clubs and services, and Roz Freeman, vicepresident com m unications and events.

"I've offered unconditional sup­ port," said Mwotia. W e're setting up a box in the SSMU front desk where you ran drop off canned goods and we're trying to coordinate that with the PSA. I'm also trying to explore the options of using CultureFest where people can give donations."

Leading the interaction between the PSA and SSMU is Sameen Shahid, former SSMU vicepresident clubs and services and cur­ rent PSA member.

"It just helped that I had been an exec last year so 1 knew the peo­ ple this year and they've been really helpful. They gave us a box to collect items in the SSMU office. Their role has sort of [involved] us telling them how we want to organize the relief effort, and them pretty much saying 'Yeah sure'," said Shahid.

Inam was satisfied with SSMU's support but felt that the society needs to do more to alert students.

'They've been supportive. What we would really like them to do for us is send out a mass e-mail asking for donations and especially to sup­ port our food and clothing drive," said Inam.

While SSMU has yet to notify McGill students through e-mail, Roz Freeman intends to send a mass email about next week's food, cloth­ ing, and medicine drive.

W e try to have consistency on our e-mails and we don't want to bombard people," said Freeman.

SSMU has given the PSA access to the Shatner lobby for their fundraising. The McGill administra­ tion has not undertaken any fundraising or relief efforts nor have they been contacted by the PSA. ■

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ming, Vashist said— and might spell the end of QPIRG complete­ ly"If the referendum were to not pass, then we would lose all our funding," she said. "QPIRG would cease to exist."

Such a referendum would have to be held in the spring because the fall deadline has already passed. Students' Society Vice-President Leon Mwotia said if a referendum were to fail, SSMU would step in.

"It would have to be trilateral negotiations between McGill, SSMU and QPIRG sim ilar to the ones that M cGill, SSMU and CKUT had," he said.

Later this month students will vote on whether to continue paying a fee for CKUT, M cGill's campus radio station and Q PIRG's downstairs neighbour.

QPIRG continues to accept statements of support this week.

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How many of you out there have ever fully filled out a class evalution? Even better, since students never get to see the school evalua­ tions, how many have ever posted a class review on a Web site? ...that's what we thought.

We decided to go out and do your dirty work for you. Here are some student respons­ es to a question that every undergrad pon­ ders, "What's your favourite class or professor at McGill?"

"The co u rse th at changed m y m ajo r w as Rex B ryn e n 's Poli 2 2 7 , D evelo p in g A reas. H e is th e m o st an im ated , intellig en t m an, he kn ew so m u ch , and it w as so rele van t. For th e first tim e , I fe lt like w h at I w as learning w ou ld actu ally m atter.

It w as an am azing class."

Hallie Benjamin, U2 Economics and Political Science "Last ye a r in p articu lar, I hated all m y co urs­ e s—(I w as general s c ie n c e )—excep t I w as ab le to take Intro to C o gnition, and th at m ad e last year w orth it, really. T h at's all I reco m ­ m end."

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Daniel Foreman-Mackey, U1 Math & Physics "I'd say Poli 2 2 7 w ith Rex B rynen . H e's a real­ ly good le c tu re r-h e 's fu nn y, h e 's sm art, h e 's w itty, he kno w s a lot, h e 's traveled th e w o rld , h e 's a pretty w e ll rounded pro fesso r. H e's a good lectur­ e r too."

Byron Tau, U1 Political Science "In tro to M ech an ica l En g in e e rin g is m y favo u rite so far. It's a good co u rse th at intro d u ces you to th e su b je ct an d gives you a broad p ersp ec­ tive o f w h at you can do afterw ard s. It's a fun co u rse, it's not hard at all and th e profs are great."

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"C hem 2 0 3 is really interestin g , but it's very d ifficu lt. If yo u 're looking fo r a ch alle n g e, it's a good co u rse. [P ro fesso r G alley] is a fu n n y guy, an old scho o l kind o f guy. A lso , in B io 2 0 6 you get to do fun d isse ctio n s”

Andrew Raymer, Ul Biology

Sean Ryan, U1 Science "I'm going to have to go w ith Religion 2 3 2 , P ro fesso r H ori. Even though its o ne o f th o se really big intro cla sse s, h e 's really great. Th e cla ss is really fa ir and really inter­ esting, and h e 's ju st got a d efin ite lecturing p erso n ality. H e's a great professor."

Hannah White, U2 Honours Religious Studies "A ncient Rom an H istory. I like th e to p ic, and th e pro fesso r' is fu n n y, lively, and th e co u rse is ve ry in fo rm ative. M y favo u rite pro­ fe sso r is prob ably Paul W isem an , in C h em istry 110. H e's very dow n to earth, and in o ur last lecture he cried , even though th ere are 6 0 0 p eo p le in th e lecture h all. H e's ve ry cute."

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C razy m ind g ym n astics, and th e prof is really good. H er n am e's Brigitte V acno n . S h e 's a w orld class scie n tist, really into it."

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and logins required to access their electronic McGill lives can take heart Soon, accessing Webmail, W ebCT, Minerva and the library W eb pages will all take place through one simple W eb portal, with one sign-on.

Students gathered Sunday evening in front of the

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in Niger. Th e Oxfam Club of McGill brought together

and the library collection, provides links to popular fea­ tures of Minerva such as unofficial transcripts and even gives local weather forecasts. Roughly 100 students, plus the entire Departm ent of Chemistry, w ere selected ran­

about 2 0 students on World Food Day to raise awareness about poverty and hunger. T h e Oxfam Club's spokesper­ son, Isabelle Zufferey-Boulton, read excerpts on famine and recalled a personal anecdote of a friend w h o volun­ teered in Niger this past sum m er.

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According] to Leo Vildosola, technical lead on the

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"Originally; the process [started] about three years ago, but only within the last year has som ething started happening," hé said. 'T h e initial intent was to bring the

Today, 1.2-billion people live in absolute poverty, unable to m eet their basic ne e d s... yet, the world produces enough food to feed everyone," said Zufferey-Boulton, U 2 Economics and English.

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Jeff Quesnel, U 3 Chemistry, said the portal is a great way to com bine all of McGill's electronic resources.

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Vildosola said m ost of the bugs have been worked out of the system and the team is no w working on refin­ ing the site's functionality, based on suggestions from testers. While cautioning that the implementation timeline

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the need for students to help fight poverty, because politi­ cians do not view world hunger as a big enough problem .

Th e Oxfam C lub of McGill continued its campaign to fight poverty on M onday, during Eradication of Poverty Day. Between 12.15 and 12:45 p.m . students assembled in front of the Arts Building, raising awareness and encouraging all students participating to wear white, the sym bol of the campaign. A m ovie night was held later, with students able to bring m one y or a non-perishable food item to be donated to a local shelter.

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M c G ill U n d e r g r o u n d g e ts s e r io u s Student web entrepreneurs to offer their own course review Web site ROBERT CHURCH M cGill Underground, a popular student web portal that offers everything from party information to online delivery m enus, has begun to branch out into more university-oriented activities. While the site currently offers message boards, com ­ m unity calendars and photo galleries, the creators of McGill Underground have now launched a beta version of McGill Underground Review s, a section of the Web site which allows M cGill students to post reviews and information about their courses and professors. W hile other Web sites have offered the sam e feature for som e tim e, such as the AUS anti-calendar and ratem yprofessors.com , McGill Underground aim s to be the first student-run review site that encom passes courses in every fac­ ulty.

"MU Reviews is a collection of reviews written by students for students. In doing so, w e hope to som ewhat de-mystify the 'shopping period' for class registration and give students som e­ w here to start from when selecting classes," said site co­ founder Andrew Gross. According to him , M cGill has not done an adequate job in the past of giving students proper informa­ tion or reviews of their courses.

"Unlike efforts in the past at M cGill, this site incorporates all faculties—so it can be used by the whole M cGill comm uni­

ty. Class/teacher reviews have been an issue in the past, and accessing records has been known to be a tedious endeavor," said Gross. "Most importantly, the form al class reviews we write at the end of each sem ester are used for administration pur-

"T h e fo rm a l class re v ie w s w e w rite a t th e en d o f e v e ry se m e ste r a re u sed fo r ad m in istra tio n p u rp o se s, le a vin g o u t M c G ill stu d e n ts fro m v a lu a b le in fo rm a tio n ."

—A n d re w G ro ss, co -fo u n d e r o f M cG M IU nd erg ro u nd .co m poses, leaving out McGill students from valuable information ...

[Professors] can use [the feedback] to improve their classes, and the Web site w ill also function as a tool for students to gain insight about classes and professors."

According to Gross, U5 Hum anistic Studies, and partner Gyve Savani, U3 Econom ics, M cGill Underground began because they felt there w as a lack of 'com m unity' amongst M cGill students.

"McGill Underground was originally created because we felt like there w as a general lack of com m unity amongst the

student body at M cGill," said Gross. "We wanted to create a Web site dedicated to promoting student interaction- hopeful­ ly resulting in som e sense of 'being a McGill student'" Most students are probably aware of the course evalua­ tions that are filled out at the end of every sem ester, either in paper form during class tim e or online. These university-spon­ sored surveys ask for responses regarding course workload, class organization and perform ance of the professor. They are available on the McGill Web site, but solely for professors who consent to have them published.

Gillian Prendergast, Arts Undergraduate Society vice-presi­ dent com m unications, felt that based on the AUS' experience with their own anti-calendar, students are more likely to visit Web sites with long-stranding reputations.

"New initiatives are hard to get off the ground, obviously ... A lot of people [on the anti-calendar] actually refer to ratem yprofessor.com , since that site has been around longer and there's more info to get. You go to something that's been around for a w hile," said Prendergast. She added that the AUS is working on getting the anti-calendar link back on the AUS Web site, which has been replaced this year by an online table­ booking service. Prendergast did express som e knowledge of McGill Underground.

"I’ve been there, and it's really a neat site. I like it a lot." ■

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JOIN THE NATIONAL STUDENT-LED CAMPAIGN FOR A DEDICATED, RECURRING FEDERAL TRANSFER FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION Tired of over-crowded classrooms? Frustrated by a lack of academic support? Wish that your campus wasn’t falling apart? Concerned with the future of postsecondary education in this country?

SOIS THE SSMU. Right now, a movement representing over 750,000 students from all over Quebec and from across Canada is demanding that Ottawa increase the amount it transfers to the provinces for postsecondary education by $4 billion annually.

Paul Martin promised he would do so during his last election campaign.

But he hasn’t delivered so far.

HERE ARETHE FACTS: Paul Martin slashed tens of billions of dollars in transfers to postsecondary education between 1994 and 2005, first as Minister of Finance and later as Prime Minister.

These cutbacks directly resulted in the under-funding of the Education system in Quebec as well as in other provinces.

The Federal Government currently stashes away more than $10 billion in surpluses every year. This money comes from the provinces.

Paul Martin now denies that these surpluses even exist.

Funny thing is, he wants to invest these supposedly non-existant surpluses in special programs designed only by him, instead of transferring the lump sum that would normally be handed over to our province to finance our Education system, according to our priorities.

How can the Federal Government keep raking in $10 billion in surpluses year after year at the expense of the quality and accessibility of provincial Education systems?

How can we let the quality and accessibility of Post-Secondary Education in Quebec whither away, while billions of our dollars are being hoarded away in Ottawa?

Help put an endtothis NONSENSE! Education must be properly funded.

Working together, we can make sure it will be.

Mr. Martin, keep your promise and double the dollars transferred to the provinces for Postsecondary Education!

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Science: not just for scary physicists anymore

Tim Hortons: a double­ double dose of humiliation for students

* group of five girlfriends and I have a tradi/ \ tion: Every Wednesday night, we m eet at / i T i m Hortons at 9 :3 0 for sandwiches and donuts. It's a tim e for us to relax and keep in touch as we try to balance our hectic lives of work and studies during our last year of univer­ sity.

On Sept. 28, at the Tim Hortons on boule­ vard Champlain in LaSalle, the six of us ordered our usual m eal, and after all of us had already paid, we were informed that we were not allowed to bring our school books into the restaurant, since studying was prohibited there.

We took our seats anyway, since all we really wanted to do was talk.

After our m eals, we returned to the count­ er to order our desert and coffee. The cashier told us (once again, after taking our money) that custom ers were allowed only 20 minutes to eat. We asked if we could stay the tim e we needed to finish what we had just purchased, and her response was that the fact that we were finished or not was irrelevant, and that every customer who walks into a Tim Hortons restaurant is given a maximum of 20 minutes to eat and then must leave.

We asked for the number of the Tim Hortons head office so we could discuss the matter further, and took a seat to rapidly finish our food. A few m om ents later the manager/owner walked in and went to the back of the restaurant, and shortly thereafter, at about 10:30 p.m ., the police arrived. We were told by the police that the owner had decided that our tim e was up and that w e had to go away, leaving our still-warm coffee behind.

Not once did the owner come speak to us before calling the police to ask us to leave; if he had expressed his intentions to us, we would

not have stayed, as the last thing we wanted to do was take up the police's valuable tim e.

Further, there were at least three other elderly couples drinking sm all cups of coffee for much longer than we were, but they were welcom e to stay.

The six of us collectively spent over $50— • this should entitle us to a little more than 20 m inutes in an almost-empty restaurant late at night. And if this "20-m inute rule" is to be enforced, it should apply to everyone equally.

Further, custom ers should be informed of this regulation before their money is taken, and also told that it applies whether they have finished their coffee or not. We'll see how many people continue to patronize Tim Hortons if this is the case. Tim Hortons is not a fast-food chain; it is a coffee shop where people go to have a cup or two and talk, especially during later hours.

This experience was humiliating, unneces­ sary and extremely frustrating. Students make up not only a great percentage of Tim Hortons employees, but also represent a large portion of consumers and have many coffee-drinking years ahead of them . After discussing this with co-workers and fellow students, I have learned that this isn't an isolated incident. If Tim Hortons continues to treat students with such disrespect, it will need to raise the price of its senior coffees, because young adults will take their business elsewhere.

As for us, we will continue our Wednesday night tradition, but som ewhere where our money and loyalty will be appreciated and w el­ come. ■ C h ristin e U n ia cke is a U 3 A n a to m y a n d C ell B io lo g y stu d e n t w ho m ig h t h a ve b e tte r lu ck a t Sta n M ikita 's.

JONATHAN KLEIN

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hours into a midterm cram session, but having put off thoughts of dinner for the past 45 minutes, my stomach finally gets the bet­ ter of me. On my way to the kitchen, however, I realize that I haven't bought any groceries this week because of my workload, and upon opening the fridge, I find an odd combination of vegetables, meat and condiments staring back.

The situation seem s hopeless, but I've been here before, so some quick meal ideas pop into my head. After discarding a few of the stranger ones, I think of a dish that will satiate my hunger using the meager ingredients avail­ able. Minutes later, when the meal is ready, I realize that my mission has succeeded, and I store the recipe away for future emergency use.

While my foodless plight might invite some laughs—or prompt calls of "Why didn't you just order in7' (although trust me, I do that more than enough)—it's not the main point here. Instead, what I find interesting is the process by which I solved the problem of my hunger.

This process consists of several steps. The first is identifying the problem (I'm hungry).

The next step, after determining the materials available (food in the fridge), is to develop an idea about how to solve it (cooking a certain m eal). After carrying through a series of activi­ ties designed to test this idea (making thefood), the final operation is to analyze whether the idea provided a solution to the problem (was the food good?).

Not coincidentally, the way I solved this problem was through the scientific method, the process scientists use to investigate the universe and make all their groundbreaking discoveries. Scientific inquiry is based on three fundamental steps: hypothesis, experiment and analysis, and while my kitchen emergency was not confined to a laboratory, it had the trappings of a scientific experiment all the sam e. Science is, at heart, a. continual exercise in problem solving, so a deep understanding of the scientific method can afford great

advantages to life in general.

Another arena in which I regularly apply my reasoning skills is sports. Sports are often derided as an unintelligent pursuit, but I could­ n't disagree more. Sporting events can get very emotional for both coaches and players, so the rational—that is, the scientific—thinker is often best equipped to win. Statistical analysis, knowledge of players' strengths and weak­ nesses and a keen intellect and understanding of the game allow me to develop strategies and determine the system which affords my team the best chance at winning.

Even watching sports can be intellectual­ ly stimulating. When I hear Pierre McGuire, Jimmy Johnson or another expert tout their lat­ est theory, I don't simply nod in agreement When watching my next hockey or football game, I try to remember the idea and see if it is being implemented with the results the expert claimed. Whether the theory was cor­ rect or not, I think about why the results hap­ pened, how the strategy could be improved or | whether alternate methods might be more successful. Thinking about problems like this is a further example of applying reasoning skills outside of standard science classes.

Science is not just memorizing facts or sit- j ting in a lab taking measurements. It is an 1 investigative activity whereby people identify I problems and phenomena, develop ideas to explain or solve them, and then test these ideas. And while the average student may not end up running mice through mazes or study­ ing high-speed particles, the scientific method can nonetheless be applied to everyday activi­ ties.

From cooking to sports and everything in between, approaching everyday situations rationally and scientifically allows problems to be solved efficiently, and a full understanding of the process of Science has immense bene­ fits in day-to-day life. So the next time you might be inclined to think irrationally, remem­ ber to try the scientific method, and I'm sure you'll agree that it helps provide a better solu­ tion. I know my stomach feels that way. ■

In the Right

My beef with Bono LEIGH ASLATEEI he uneducated celebrity is more politically active than ever these days: Heartfelt causes run the gamut from Pamela Anderson's PETA-sanctioned fight to save the chickens to Sean Penn's sinking-boat expedition through the flooded streets of New Orleans. No superstar activist, though, carries more clout today than U2 frontman Bono, who is the d e fa cto head of an international campaign to eradicate extreme poverty, with Africa as his centrepiece.

The Irish rocker, you might recall, took centre stage at the Liberal Party leadership convention in November 2003 and— amid shameful partisan praise for PM-to-be Paul M artinimplored Canada to raise its spending on foreign aid to 0.7 per cent of GDP (up from our current 0.26 per cent) by 2015.

Martin pledged to follow suit, but by the tim e the 2005 G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, rolled around, the prime min­ ister still had made no firm commitment on when to reach the 0.7 per cent figure. This caused Bono to lament that Martin is, "very difficult to deal with because he won't agree to things that he doesn't believe he can deliver."

I have to admit, I'm not averse to Martin's dithering on this issue; he clearly shouldn't be taking policy cues from Bono.

The reality is, though, that there's no shortage of glitzy million­ aire rockers wailing at G8 nations to more than double their foreign aid expenditures, mostly to Africa.

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Throwing money at problems in Africa, however, won't make a difference. According to testimony by international aid policy expert Roger Bate with the American Enterprise Institute, "It merely repeats past mistakes on a grander scale and is sim­ ilarly destined to fail." He goes on to note—as should logical people the G8 over—that poverty will not be made history by aging rock stars and goodwill, but by sound institutions and domestic growth.

Truth be told, in excess of US$400-billion has flowed to Africa since 1960, but, according to World Bank statistics, African GDP per capita receded an average of 0.6 per cent every year from 1975 to 2000. Contrast that with South Asia, which has broken out from the poverty mould; between 1975 and 2000, that region's per capita income grew at almost three per cent annually. The kicker: South Asia's per capita foreign aid for the same period was one-fifth that of Africa's. Need a con­ trolled variable? Half a century ago, both regions were at the same level of GDP. Foreign money is well spent on humanitarian projects, and on battling epidemics such as AIDS and malaria. But aid cannot buy institutional reforms, economic growth, property rights and human rights, all of which are vital to Africa's long­ term prosperity. The Commission for Africa, launched by Tony Blair in 2004 and tasked with looking at the international com­

munity's role in African development, points to a lack of good governance as the main culprit at the heart of Africa's prob­ lems.

And we're not talking about mere sponsorship scandals here: Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo reckons that African despots have ripped off at least $ 140-billion in foreign aid money from their people in the last four decades. In addi­ tion to that free money, these dictators secured billions in loans from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund—nomi­ nally to help their countries' citizens—that were in fact put into their own bank accounts, thus creating the debt burden that the G8 nations are now rightly forgiving.

But you won't hear any of these things from Bono or buddy Bob Geldof, even though 20 years ago, food purchased with money raised by Geldof's Band Aid single and Live Aid concert rotted on the docks at Addis Ababa because Ethiopia's communist government wouldn't allow it to be transported to the needy. Some of the aid, however, did make it to the black market.

Bono is well-intentioned, and his push for rich countries to open up their markets to African exports is sound policy. But he and other rockstars moonlighting as African aid advocates talk far too much of aid, and far too little of the institutional rot and tyranny holding Africa's future at bay. ■

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doesn't take a rocket scientist to look at today's world and realize that it's no longer him w ho's sending m en to the moon. I can just take an offhand glance at any paper or flip on the TV for three m inutes and realize just as w ell that it's not rocket fuel, but star power, that's fuelling societal change.

Wham! Bono just raised another $ 10-million for hungry children in Africa. Bam ! Angelina just adopted another Cambodian orphan. Zing! The Terminator (sorry, the Govem ator) decides to take it to the polls one m ore tim e.

Ever wonder w hy it's not the Canadian gov­ ernm ent increasing foreign aid? Or why Jane Doe who thoughtfully adopted five Cambodian chil­ dren never made it to the front cover? Or why, according to a recent article in the N e w York T im e s, Californians believe that the only hope Democrats have of defeating a celebrity for the governorship is with another celebrity? The reali­ ty is that the political m overs and shakers of yes­ terday sim ply can't keep up with this evolving breed of superstar.

So if you can't beat 'em , join 'em : It's tim e that McGill followed suit by naming Celine pion principal. Who better to run our beloved institu­ tion than Q uebec's native daughter? But before we rush to anoint Queen Celine, let's weigh the competition.

H eather M unroe-Blum —w ho, if you've already forgotten am idst all this hoopla, is our current principal—has unquestionable academ ic credentials. She also has a num ber of books to her nam e and is active on so many university councils that it's understandable that she spends whatever free tim e she has holed up in her wood-paneled office far away from students.

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She's a brilliant woman who, even on a bad day, could make tuition hikes sound reasonablej and, on a good day, could make d [. Broom sound like the resident proctologist at Royal Victoria Hospital. And being Montreal-born (although, sadly, Toronto-bred), s h e 1has the hometown advantage.

The knocks against her? Som etim es HMB shies away from the cam era, and only the most venturous of photographers earn the right to cap­ ture her likeness. Just—and correct us if w e've overestimating—three non-SSM Ushies on cam ­ pus have ever actually met her. And while we love to hear the sam e graduation speech every year (because it never gets tiring to know that "we are the future"), it couldn't hurt to have a lit­ tle variety.

So w hat about our dear Celine? She may not have a diploma or several, but let's close the gap by giving her an honorary Ph.D in Musical Perform ance. Books? W hile Celine's hopes and dream s m ay not be entirely of interest to, w ell, anyone, chances are they're more suitable for bedtime reading than HM B's P D Q E p id e m io lo g y , which may or m ay not be a discourse on the epi­ dem ic of silly hats sweeping M cGill's cam pus.

But w here Celine truly starts to shine is where HMB is at her weakest. W hile our fair prin­ cipal is cam era-shy, C eline is propagandaprepped, her eight by ten glossies all signed and stamped. With Celine at the helm , we'd have advertisem ents for fundraising concerts at OAP and SnoAP already on billboards across cam pus.

She might even Teplace the graduation speech with "My Heart Will Go On," as an homage to our fledgling hearts leaving the confines of Roddick Gates.

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But believe it or not, there's more! We'd no longer be tjie English university the government loves to hate, as Celine would reel off public speeches ip English and French with ease, and the government would feel obligated to shower McGill with money in support of its favourite c h a n te u se . The Chartwells monopoly would be a thing of the past, as Nickels would gladly offer fine dining at low prices across cam pus. And a university struggling to find good press in an era of broom sticks, convicted crim inal lecturers, P la y b o y rankings and lack of prayer space would no longer need to worry about any of those— we'd be running on star power.

The verdict is in! Even though, at 37, she might be a bit young to hold this post at a pres­ tigious Canadian university, Celine takes the cake. And if she needs som e fatherly advice on how to handle a crisis, she Can just turn to her 63-year-old manager-cum-husband.

Sadly, the reality is Çeline is too busy raising m oney for children in Africa, adopting Cambodian orphans and running for governor to take charge of our little io rn er of the world for a day or two. The reality isj that shuttles still run on rocket fuel (see poor Lance B ass), and wellgrounded ideas are still more productive than star power (w ell, at least in 49 states and Canada). So for the moment, even though there's unquestionably a lot she can do to improve our university and her relations with stu­ dents, w e're still glad that HMB is running the show.

Until, of course, the next celebrity-turnedactivist shows up. Hey, maybe Ed Begley Jr. can power McGill on his own sense of self-satisfac­ tion. ■

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MELISSA PRICE ne of my favourite things to do when I would otherwise be staring at the wall or something is read some crappy magazine I stole from someone —U S W eekly, S ta r, that kind of thing—and get extrem ely angry about the con­ cept of fam e nowadays. You should try it; point­ less rage is fun.

I hate modem celebrity for two reasons: First of all, so many people seem to be fam ous for

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N ot o n ly is e ve ryo n e —in clu d in g y o u r b ar­ te n d e r's b ro th e r's dog—fam o u s, b u t w e also k n o w a d istre ssin g am o u n t a b o u t a ll o f o u r id o ls. absolutely no valid reason, and secondly, the extent to which som e people care about banal details of the lives of fam ous people, valid or not, is alarming.

I will forever be baffled about why Paris Hilton is fam ous. I m ean, yeah, the sex tape, but she w as already fam ous before that, or else only like five people would have cared. As far as I can tell, the only reason she got that reality show is that she's h ot rich and named after a hotel in France.

The Olsen twins have a right to be fam ous, I guess, but their claim is based on being in a sit­

com with Bob-freaking-Saget and then making a million horrible m ovies that no one over the age of twelve saw, except under threat of torture.

Somehow, though, they still seem to get invited to practically every event involving paparazzi. And don't even get me started on Anna Nicole Smith.

It seem s that Andy Warhol's fam ous concept of 15 m inutes of fam e has indirectly created a mon­ ster.

Then there are the people who could make an argument for having done something fam e­ worthy, but are inexplicably fam ous for a length of tim e completely out of proportion to what they did. These are people like William Hung, who has a poor singing voice, and that bitch Omarosa from T h e A p p re n tic e . Also included in this catego­ ry is the parade of stars' little sisters who've sud­ denly surfaced to cash in on their siblings' fam e, despite an obvious lack of talen t Furthermore, it seem s like being, say, a popular actress automat­ ically gives one the right to record an album and release a fragrance or a clothing line. Apparently fam e causes omnipotence.

Not only is everyone—including your bar­ tender's brother's dog—fam ous, but we also know a distressing am ount about all of our idols.

Hell, I never buy magazines that aren't musicrelated, and even I know what kind of hair dye

Beyoncé uses. O verzealous photographers painstakingly instruct us on how to look and act exactly like w e're fam ous. They are helped out by generous allotm ent of reality-show airtim e to everyone who's willing to have his or her privacy invaded. There's a really disturbing side to this, too—the most blatant example being how every would-be anorexic 14-year-old in North America wants to know what Mary-Kate gets at Starbucks so that she, too, can look like a strung-out bobblehead. (It's probably black coffee, kids; if you've been trying to get emaciated on a diet of m ochacchinos, it's not going to w ork.)

Back when my grandpa walked uphill both ways to school, people got fam ous because they were exceptional in some way. Sure, there were rabid fans and scandals and the like, but half of the English-speaking world didn't know what kind of lipstick Rita Hayworth used. Today, the concept of celebrity is coming close to losing all meaning.

Half of the Western world is pushing and shoving to get a bit of the spotlight and spending piles of money to be exactly like their favourite stars.

Because, you know, if you're fam ous, your life has got to be awesom e.

And, hey, even if your bid to get into the limelight fails and you're still trailer trash, you can always marry Britney Spears. ■

T h e M c G ill T rib u n e is an e d ito ria lly a u to n o m o u s n e w s p a p e r p u b lis h e d b y th e S tu d e n ts ' S ocie ty o f M c G ill U niversity, in c o lla b o ra tio n w ith th e T rib u n e P u b lic a tio n Society. A ll le tte rs m u s t in c lu d e c o n trib u to r's nam e, p ro g ra m a n d year, an d c o n ta c t in fo rm a tio n . S u b m iss io n s m a y b e s e n t by e -m a il to le tte rs @ m c g illtrib u n e .c o m . A ny m a te ria l ju d g e d by th e T rib u n e P u b lic a tio n S ocie ty to b e lib e llo u s , sexist, racist, h o m o p h o b ic , o r s o le ly p ro m o tio n a l in n a tu re w ill n o t b e p u b lis h e d . T h e T rib u n e reserves th e rig h t to e d it all c o n trib u tio n s . E ditorials are d e c id e d u p o n an d w ritte n by th e e d ito ria l b o ard . A ll o th e r o p in io n s are s tric tly th o s e o f th e a u th o r a n d d o n o t n e ce ssarily re fle c t th e o p in io n s o f th e M c G ill T rib u n e , its e d ito rs o r its staff. Please recycle th is ne w sp ape r.

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L e tte rs t o th e e d ito r C h u d le ig h : G e t a L iv e J o u m a l a c c o u n t

This is in regards to Brandon Chudleigh's article "I'm Starting to Reconsider Ugly Women" (1 2 .1 0 .0 5 ). What the hell is with this guy? Does he never want to get laid again? Did it even cross his mind that maybe hot girls, used to being hit on all the tim e, seem boring and bitchy to him because maybe they are bored with him? He comes across as a supërficial walking hard-on, which is not exactly the fantasy of any girl, hot or not.

His sweeping generalizations about women don't offend me, they're just embarrassing for him. I don't know if he's trying to be controversial or if he's actually serious about what he writes, but he sounds like a 17-year-old who's been laid twice and now believes him self to be some sort of expert on women and the world.

Plus, even though he writes for the opinion section, the flow of his piece is so screwed up that it seem s bet­ ter fitted to a blog rant than a university paper.

A m b er A dam U 3 S o cio lo g y A U S : N o w 6 5 p e r c e n t a n g rie r

We are writing in response to your article "Sixty-five per cent alcohol free, guaranteed" (4 .1 0 .0 5 ). We wish to address the poor reporting and lack of journalistic integri­ ty in the article, as well as the misleading characterizations made of the Arts Undergraduate Society.

Primarily, the story is a non-story. The by-law in ques­ tion is an old one, which has been on the books far longer than we have been in office. The attempt to create a story out of the issue is pure sensationalism , which we feel is inappropriate. Secondly, the use of phrases such as "can now spend" im plies that this year's executive made some change, which is completely untrue. Finally, we are trou­ bled by the Tribune reporter's mischaracterization of our VP Finance's statements. Ms. Leroux-Blackburn clearly informed your reporter that the bylaw was on the books when she took office, and that she was enforcing it as dic­ tated in the bylaws. This was information not well present­ ed in the article.

Most importantly, the reporter did not go to the nec­

essary lengths to fill the requirem ents of journalistic integrity. While she interviewed individuals with opinions on the rule, mostly negative, she neglected to interview those with experience on the matter, such as form er AUS VP Finance and current SSMU VP Finance and Operations Eric van Eyken. On top of this lapse, she relied almost entirely on Ms. Leroux-Blackburn for her information, which suggests a lack of interest in doing her own research. If she had, she might have discovered informa­ tion demonstrating the long standing of this bylaw or pos­ sibly even the intent with which it was written.

The only real story here is that our VP Finance is doing a fantastic job, the enforcem ent of bylaws being only one example. We hope that the Tribune will do a bet­ ter job researching its articles and quoting its sources in the future.

If s h e h a d b e e n th is o p i n i o n a t e d a s a c o l u m n i s t , t h e r e w o u l d n 't h a v e b e e n a p r o b l e m

As a member of the McGill community, I am writing to express my discontent with your publication. After hav­ ing read the last issue of the Tribune, 1 was surprised at your lack of editorial discretion.

My concern is primarily with Brandon Chudleigh's piece. I realize that it is an opinion piece, and that you guys don't necessarily agree with what Brandon wrote, and that he was probably just trying to be funny. I get that Your masthead reads both that opinion pieces "do not reflect the opinions of the McGill Tribune" and that the Tribune Publication Society will not publish sexist or homophobic material. But the fact remains that what he wrote is overtly sexist and homophobic. Despite the Tribune's claim of not endorsing what he wrote, there is an implied endorsem ent by publishing it.

As a McGill newspaper, the Tribune has done its entire community a disservice by publishing Chudleigh's piece. Frankly, I'm embarrassed that this piece proliferat­ ing sexism and homophobia found its way into your pub­ lication.

In response to "Off the Board: Setting the record straight," (4 .1 0 .0 5 ) [Ed. note: The column was actually titled "Setting the newspaper record straight"] Ben Lem ieux's friends must be very kind to tell him that stu­ dents avoid reading the Tribune because it's the SSMU paper. It's actually the Tribune editor's [sic] amateurish lack of journalistic integrity and professionalism that alienates readers. The news section has consistently been filled with articles that are written by editors, the front page pic­ ture has featured a M cC ill Tribune staff member several tim es already this year, and opinion and editorial columns are written not so that they are thought-provoking or inter­ esting in their subject matter or content, but rather in a way in which attempts to sensationalize issues, thus annoying and alienating readers. As an ex-Tribun e news staff writer and columnist, I am well aware of how the Tribune tends to patronize their writers and invokes a heavy hand upon the editing of the content matter of arti­ cles, often tim es resulting in poorly-written, choppy news articles with questionable accuracy. In short, the Tribune is being controlled not by the SSMU but by a sm all, exclu­ sive group of unprofessional editors enjoying a power trip.

Oh, and by the way, Amanda Greenman is not "MIA." She resigned after two columns were published in the Tribune that had been so heavily edited that they no longer resembled anything she would ever write, much less think. Those "excessively inflammatory comments" that appeared in my colum ns a few weeks ago were not my words, they were the words of my editor after he removed all context of my argument in his amateurish attempt to cast me as the stereotypical "dirty American." My experi­ ence with the Tribune was an illustration of how the T ribu n e's apparent lack of respect for the work of its writ­ ers is going to continue to alienate contributors, and once you lose your contributors, the quality of the content in the paper is also going to suffer and thus you lose read­ ers.

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B u rie d so m e w h e re u n d er th e Tribune m a sth e a d is the se n te n ce "any m a teria l ju d g e d b y th e Tribune P ublica tion S o cie ty to b e lib ello u s, sexist, ra cist, h o m o p h o b ic o r so le ly p ro ­ m o tio n a l in n a tu re w ill n o t b e p u b lish e d ." With th is in m ind, it is d ifficu lt to u n d ersta n d h o w B ra n d o n C h u d leig h 's p ie c e “I'm sta rtin g to re co n sid e r u gly w o m en " (1 2 .1 0 .0 5 ) w a s d e e m e d p u b lish a b le w h en it is b la ta n tly s e x is t W ith th a t in m ind, I p re se n t a reb u tta l to C h u d leig h 's co l­ um n in w hich I h a ve su b stitu te d sla v e s fo r w om en. M y colum n is, co n seq u en tly, extrem ely o ffe n siv e a n d ra c ist It is not, h o w ­ ever, an ym o re ra cist than C h u d leig h 's colum n w a s s e x is t

eople who don't live in the Deep South often have one of a few initial im pressions of it. Fried chicken looks like ass, but tastes surprisingly good. The weather's hot. The men are hicks, the slaves are black. As a transplanted Northerner, I am fam iliar with these sentim ents. Phone calls in first year to friends in areas that required less of a cultural adjustment fell into a consistent pattern.

"Fried chicken is actually a chicken deep fried in oil. Yes, really. No, I haven't slept with my cousins yet. The slaves here are black. No, not just the ones at Thomas Jefferson's place."

It's not that the Deep South is misunderstood. All of the stereotypes I have heard about this town—even the hilarious­ ly insensitive ones—have some validity. Everyone does drink moonshine, talk funny and have more sex with their cousins

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than the rest of the country.

There's nothing wrong with some typecasting. People tend to overestim ate, however, the benefits of living in a town where slaves are available in bulk. For all the taunts I endure from friends in "civilised" territories about coexisting with the yokels, I do get credit for the supposed quality of local slaves.

The Deep South doesn't just have a few slaves, there are plenty of them . There are two slaves for every white guy in or around town. I have my pick of the litter, or so I'm told by my green-eyed buddies.

The drawback is that these slaves are all totally lazy.

These slaves have people fawning over them all the tim e, and they hear from everyone how useful they are; their inherent usefulness has been ingrained into their conscious­ nesses. They too have heard one too many tim es how slaves of the Deep South are the shit, and their egos act according­ ly. Having a work ethic becomes optional—these slaves don't actually need one because they no longer get anything done.

Though these slaves are perfect for things like tweezing out nose hairs, trying to get them to do anything serious is like reading a Brandon Chudleigh column—more trouble than it's worth.

While those stuck in the depths of decidedly-less-slaveoriented agricultural environments are envious, I'm torn between perpetuating their jealousy and ruining their fanta­

sy. It does seem ideal to live surrounded by Uncle Toms, and I'm not complaining about having someone to fetch my lemonade while I wait for the moonshine to ferm ent. But the enjoym ent is short lived.

For those of us enticed into the lazy slaves' web, the reality isn't all cotton picking and lemonade. Instead, it's suf­ fering through making sure they're getting their one meal a day (they complain something fierce if you m iss a day) and listening to their incessant demands for freedom which I take to be m erely rhetorical. The moral of the story is that these lazy slaves are fine for light work, but are not even worth whipping the next morning (or at any point after that).

Very little is said about Southern slave owners. In many cases, I suspect that blacks would prefer to run their own affairs rather than succum b to the whip of a slim y local yokel.

While I obviously don't fall into that category, it's impossible to exempt m yself from these conceited slaves' own stereo­ types of Deep South hicks, so I often find slaves overlook me without giving me a chance. When this happens, there's not even any benefit to having all these slaves around. May as well hang 'em all.

There is no need for non-Southerners to be resentful; living among a bevy of blacks ain't all it's cracked up to be. ■ Tony S p e a rs is a U 3 P h ilo so p h y stu d e n t w ho clea rly b e lie v e s tw o w ro n g s m a ke a right.

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M a k in g h is c a s e Dean of Law on Montreal, courtroom dramas and meeting Justice Rehnquist D e a n o f L a w N ich o la s K a sire r h a s ta u g h t a t M cG ill fo r 17 y e a rs, sp e cia liz in g in p ro p e rty la w a n d fa m ily law . O rig in a lly fro m M o n tre a l, K a sire r c o m p le te d h is B A . a t th e U n ive rsity o f Toronto, h is la w d e g re e a t M cG ill a n d h is g ra d u a te d e g re e in P a ris. H is flu e n c y in F re n ch a n d E n g lish a llo w s h im to te a ch c la s s e s in b o th la n g u a g e s a n d h e lp s h im u n d e rsta n d th e in trica c ie s o f la w a n d its b a sis in cu l­ tu re.

M y o w n experience in the c o u rtro o m ... I had a short and very undistinguished career as a courtroom lawyer. I appeared once in an uncontested motion—that m eans I stand up, the other lawyer says, "No contest"—and I lost! I took that as a big, strong signal in my life as a lawyer. I really w asn't headed for a career as a practitioner. I guess I would have done what people call solicitor's work. The court­ room is taking up less and less space in lawyer's work. That's a good thing. Courtrooms tend to be very bad places to work out problems.

If I pursued a career outside of la w ... I don't know. I spend probably far too much tim e being interested in Canadian painting. I might do history of art; I might do something else. I don't know. It might be totally different. I don't have any sort of plan B up my sleeve.

T h e best boo k I've re a d ... Well, the most influential law book I've ever read was a book by a guy called lean Carbonnier and it's called Flexib le D ro its. It was just the spirit in which it's written—con­ stantly questioning the received ideas of what law is. A lot of people think [law] deals with certainties, [but Carbonnier] shows very, very plainly that it's not that. And he writes beautifully. I'm very sensitive to good writing styles.

W hat I think a bo ut the new est S u pre m e C o u rt n o m in a ­ tio n s... Harriet Miers was a name that came rushing forward at me

10 days ago. There are two things that are interesting about both [John] Roberts and Miers. One is the moment of public scrutiny that comes with the media circus. The question is, is that a good thing?

Canadians right now are wondering about the democratic dimension of what goes on, the up or down vote. The good thing is that in the Canadian system, the prime minister takes advice and then just

names somebody. The second thing [that strikes me is the] absolute­ ly extraordinary power they have. You know, long after we've forgot­ ten the partisan politics of this Congress, we will be dealing with John Roberts and Harriet Miers and others. And that's chastening, to think that someone is going to be around for an awfully long tim e. I had dinner with the now-deceased Chief Justice [William Rehnquist] a few years ago when he came to Montreal to give a lecture. And that's when I was struck by this. He was an extremely agreeable guy. I don't know if I agreed with much of his judicial politics, but he had an incredible authority over the influence of American life.

M y thoughts on M ichael Jackson's trial... I don't watch TV ... and I don't read P eo p le magazine ... so I feel I kind of missed the Michael Jackson saga, which 1think I've survived. It does actually raise an interesting question: to what extent does popular culture shape the way in which understand law, or at least popular understanding of the way in which law proceeds? The sound bytes on CNN and pic­ tures in P eo p le magazine, to many people, that's what law is, includ­ ing many law students who start with that as a kind of departure.

That, layered on top of the movies and TV and different representa­ tions of what the law is in popular culture, are hugely influential in people's imaginations.

Th e pro blem s w ith T V and m ovie legal d ra m a s ... The idea, the very expression, "courtroom drama," is wrong. If you go to a courtroom ... you'll find that it's the least dramatic place imaginable.

People standing around waiting; speaking to one another in an obtuse language; seemingly, nobody's getting to the point. There'S almost no true, true drama in the courtroom, so much of what you see in these depictions is something that's been turned into some bad fairytale depiction. It's true there are, occasionally, extraordinary advocates ... these things do happen, but the idea that you could go to the equivalent of a two-hour movie at the courthouse and see anything but an hour and 45 minutes of people standing around shuffling papers is wrong. ■ —C o m p iled b y G en evieve Je n k in s

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R u b t h e m t h e r ig h t w a y A guide to do-it-yourself massage GENEVIEVE JENKINS s the seem ingly endless onslaught of papers and midterms gains momentum, we're often left feeling physically, men­ tally and emotionally drained. Fantasies of all-inclusive resort vacations and other oh-so-distant and dism ally unrealistic methods of relaxation threaten to further disturb our sanity.

Whatever are we to do with half a sem ester left before winter vacation?

If you're stressed out because of school work, sore from your latest stair workout in the new fitness centre or aching from an all-night outing, massage therapy may be one of the best methods of drawing you out of the doldrums. The online Massage Network claim s massage therapy can help reduce anx­ iety, improve sleep quality and increase feelings of well-being, among other things. If you've got the cash, you can pay for lengthy sessions on a massage bed; otherwise, find a significant other or close friend, and try different methods of relaxing mas­ sage.

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S e t t h e m o o d . You can easily make the massage erotic with edible oils and red lights. If you're working with a friend, it's still a good idea to light some candles and create a relaxing environ­ ment. Get scented oil for the additional health, beauty and sleepquality benefits of aromatherapy.

A s s u m e t h e p o s it io n . Ideally, you would use a massage table-these are padded folding tables with holes for your head— but you can make do without one. Whoever is getting the mas­ sage should lie face-down on a bed or comfortable floor. If you're just having your shoulders and arms massaged, you can

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sit on a chair, with your back facing out.

T o u c h i n g t e c h n i q u e . Your hands work as massage tools—be sure to alter the ways you use them . Thumbs can be used to loosen up especially tight mus­ cles along the shoulders and neck. Don't press down too hard; apply pressure, but rub gently. Use oils to avoid creating fric­ tion. You should feel the m uscles slowly loosening as you continue. Change the direction in which your thumbs are mov­ ing—go clockwise, then counterclockwise. s You can use your knuckles to knead out the m uscles in the back. Different people feel pain differently, so start gently and press harder only if you're sure it's ok. Walk your fists up the per­ son's back, starting at the lower back and rolling the knuckles for­ ward as you progress. Do this several tim es, stopping every now and then to rub out knotty m uscles with your thumbs.

Roll your palms back and forth on the m uscles, still apply­ ing pressure. The m uscles should be much softer now than when you first started. Rub your palms clockwise and counter­ clockwise in sm all circles, again progressing from the lower back to the upper back, and down again.

When the back m uscles have been loosened, don't forget to rub out the person's arm s. Most of the tim e, these m uscles are less tight than the back m uscles, so you can use your knuck­ les and palms to knead them . Pay special attention to the shoul­ ders.

Make sure you get y o u r massage when you've finished!

S o m e t ip s f r o m t h e s o o n - t o - b e - p r o s . Cam ille Costa and Maryse Dubreuil, U2 Physiology and physiotherapists for the

football team , recommend you use your whole body weight for better leverage and pressure application when giving a massage.

Says Dubreuil, 'You need to be able to feel different kinds of bodies, and don't be afraid to put pressure."

Another football physiotherapist, Caroline Grégoire, U3 Physiology, advises that feeling the tender points is easier when you know what you're touching—for example, it's a good idea to know the difference between sore m uscles and pulled muscles so you don't do damage.

"You need to see where the tension is and listen to the per­ son," she says. "Try to have a holistic approach—use a quiet, relaxing environment and keep the person in a relaxing position, with all of their limbs supported."

If you're looking for a cheap massage or a lesson in proper pressure application, take advantage of the Massage-athon held by third-year Physiology and Occupational Therapy students this week. Call 774-9190 to set up an appointment for a great mas­ sage at a low price. ■

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.ife g o t y o u s c r e a m in g a t y o u r ca ctu s? impie stress-relievers you can enjoy at home "h irH course" rm ir^ p " electives plprtix/pc: and pnH aybe you forgot the fun of "bird your academic load is a little too heavy this sem es­ ter. Maybe your roommate relations aren't going as smoothly as you—or the neighbours bothered by your enraged screaming matches—would like. Maybe you're about to take the LSATs. Whatever the cause, stress that negatively affects your mental well-being deserves nothing but a kick in the bum, out the door and far away. But how, with midterms looming, can this feat be accomplished? When you're so stressed out and busy that yoga class, downtime with a movie or even the Art of Living club is too far out of reach, days can seem impossibly long and your alarm runs a serious risk of being sm ashed to bits. There comes a point on every stress scale where you have to tell the well-intentioned advisors who applaud the euphoria of productivity to b u g g e r o ff and take some tim e for yourself.

Flere, for your relaxing pleasure, are a few activities that can easily be incorporated into any neurotic's life.

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The Bath If you find yourself exhausted by the tim e you get home from class and/or work, take a bath. No, don't limit yourself to a five-minute soaping. Give yourself 3 0 minutes to soak in warm water, and add Epsom salts or aromatic bubble bath if you like.

Don't worry that you'll fall asleep as soon as you towel off; as long as your water isn't on the b u rn in g h o t side of

" w a rm " vyou m i çshould h n n lrl hbe p fin p Nigella N ia p lla Lawson, I a w ^ n n be lt "warm," fine. beloved god­ dess of the "guilt-free" kitchen, always advises to take a warm bath to rejuvenate before a dinner party, as naps often result in lingering grogginess.

If you're stuck without a tub and only a stand-up show­ er, get in and focus only on the water. How does it feel on your skin? Can you isolate single droplets running down your arms? ...o f course, the easiest way to maximize stress-relief is to add another p e rso n —forget bubbles!

The Puzzles If you're one who truly enjoys concentration, then per­ haps spending your morning with a crossword or Sudoku puzzle is the easiest way to clear your mind and simultane­ ously wake up your brain for the long day ahead! Whether your preferred morning beverage is undiluted, intravenous caffeine or lightly-scented herbal tea, spending some time with a cup, a puzzle and a pen—no one, no work and no communication distractions allowed—is far more beneficial than checking Facebook every five minutes.

If you're not a newspaper subscriber and need daily crossword access, the Internet is allowed—provided you visit only w e b cro ssw o rd s.co m and don't even think about MSN. As for Sudoku, check out the free newspapers at your nearest metro station. The game is the sam e in every lan­ guage, but you might just be tempted after the puzzle's com­ pleted to practice your French reading skills!

The Threads Cross-stitch, em broidery and knitting... Grandm a's domain? Think again, and see M cGill's Knitting Network for further reference. Not only do the above activities force you to concentrate on one thing just as much as puzzles do, but the result is something beautiful you can wear or display!

Perfect for the arts-indined among us who lam ent our uni­ versity's ignorance of all things creative, these crafts tend to become lifelong hobbies or even small businesses. Yes, if you become prolific enough, you can sell your creations!

Supplies for cross-stitch especially can be tough to find, but the best place to go, by far, is A la Tricoteuse (779 rue Rachel E., 527-2451), a cozy Plateau boutique offering only threads, yarn, patterns and other needlework accoutrements.

If you're lucky, you might even m eet the m assive—yet often sleepy-c/r/en who resides there during open hours!

—C o m p iled b y L ise Treutler

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W h o a r e y o u calling a p osey?

Demystifying the cryptic meanings of flowers hether a congratulatory gift from whomever, a reminder of romance from a lover or simply a kind gesture, a surprise flower bouquet is one of the easiest ways to get a sm ile on som eone's face, guy or girl, old or young, stranger or friend.

Flowers contain messages beyond what's written on the small accompanying card; roses in particular are ultra-specific, with meanings that change depend­ ing on the colour and the stem length. Confused?

Extensive lists are available at many online florists, (see cla reflo rist.co .u k or 8 0 0 flo ra ls.co m , for exam ple).

M eanwhile, the Tribune is here to guide your floral pursuits.

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Red + white c o m b in a tio n : in te r-p e rso n a l bonding and harmony.

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Yellow + red c o m b in a tio n : joyful celebra­ tion.

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Coral: desire and harmony.

Lavender, lilac, purple: enchantment and love at first sight.

Orange: desire and enthusiasm .

Peach: admiration, appreciation, sincerity and sympa­ thy.

Pink (dark): appreciation and thankfulness.

Pink (light): admiration, gentleness, gratitude, happi­ ness, sweetness and truthfulness.

Red: congratulations, courage, romantic/sexual desire, love (especially romantic love and true love) and respect Given as a rosebud, red signifies beauty, puri­ ty and youth.

White: care, humility (as in being humble, not embar­ rassm ent), innocence, purity, reverence and secrecy.

Given as a rosebud, white signifies girlhood or an obliviousness to love-perhaps a wake-up call for your crush?

Yellow: freedom, friendship, joy, new beginnings and welcoming (for new people or awaited returns).

C a c t i : endurance and strength.

Carnation: con­ fidence, loyalty and the importance of tradition.

Daffodil: respect, sunshine and unrequited love.

Daisy: childlike innocence, noticing hidden beauty and a zest for life.

Geranium : true friendship or silliness.

Hibiscus: beauty, delicacy and love.

Iris: creativity, independence and inspiration.

Lily: kindness, nurturing and a willing ear for a troubled friend.

Magnolia: nobility and perseverance.

M istletoe: besides the obvious "Kiss me!" sentiment, mistletoe is a sacred plant of India.

Pansy: frivolous fun and, when given to someone else, a message that you're always thinking of them.

Tulip: change (and thriving on it), im pulsiveness and a hidden respect for your roots. ■

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After hitting the maximum on your credit card to prepare for Halloween with a sexed-up Royal Canadian Mounted Police costume, it will hit you: You could actually benefit from financial advice.

Even though many of us don't see our tuition bills, the truth behind the cost of classes can cause dismay for a young coed. How much does it actu­ ally cost to attend McGill? Visit the McGill Student Accounts Web site (iw w w .m cg ill.ca /stu d en t-a cco u n ts/fees ) and prepare yourself for what could be a shocking moment. Quebec residents, be grateful: Not only do you have the documents to claim this fair city as your own, but you pay a mere $55.61 per credit, which adds up to approximately $1500 per year (for Arts students), while out-of-province Canadians pay approximately double the amount, and international students pay exactly $13,180.16 for one year in the faculty of Arts at McGill.

Jackie Rubin, U3 B.Sc. Biology, is from Montreal. She doesn't live with her parents, so she pays for her own rent, groceries, dog bills and car pay­ ments (gas and insurance). Her parents pay her tuition and her cell phone costs, but she still has to work full-time and handle the course load of a full­ tim e student. Rubin has reasons to feel financially insecure, but like many students, she chooses the effective avoidance technique known as denial.

"I would rather not focus on the financial aspect of my life," Rubin says.

Professor William Watson, Chair of the Economics Department, had some good news for students facing depression over their financial situa­ tion. Says Watson, 'There's a theory in economics that there's a life cycle.

What you want to do is spread out your consumption throughout life. In this stage, [as a student], debt probably makes sense. You w ill eventually get money later in life."

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be an undergrad. As far as economics go, attending university as a full-time student has a pretty high opportunity cost, despite the assumed gain in knowledge and skill. It is entire­ ly our choice to stay in school and not enter the workforce im mediately after graduating high school. Think about it: We don't get paid for our countless hours in front of computers or buried in books. In fact, we pay to attend our post-secondary institutions of choice. For many of us, it's a struggle just to get the money for a winter coat, or even enough change for a night of boozing and commiserating with pals.

How is it that whenever a McGill student group organizes a charity event, it's rare for the group to not make enough money to donate to their chosen cause, cover hosting expenses and have petty cash left over? On a broader scale, why is it that most of today's advertisem ents target col­ lege students? Perhaps it's a means to an end, but if we're so broke, how are we spending all of this money?

W e 'd lik e t o t h a n k o u r p a r e n t s . ..

A large proportion of McGill students—especially those from outside Quebec—are supported in their educational endeavours by their parents and their parents' money (as is common at any university or college). This is not to say that those born and raised here in Montreal, some of whom live with their parents, are exempt from financial support—many don't pay a single cent for tuition, books, phone bills or rent. Even if parents aren't able to pay, the Quebec Student Financial Assistance Program, run by the Ministère de l'Education du Québec, gives money to eligible province residents for post-secondary education. Better yet, the bursary system in Quebec allows students to get government money obligation-free. If we choose to work, our class schedules allow a slim range of opportunities, and doubtless our folks will still contribute to our financial security.

That said, many parents don't cover everything, and rightly so: If we are ever to learn about fiscal responsibility, what better tim e is there than our undergraduate years, when we can make mistakes without too many consequences? Fortunately for us, students are often forgiven for errors in the learning process.

Brownwyn Rice, The Load Administrator of the Quebec Region, noted that many students go to the Financial Aid office because their Government grant doesn't cover expenses. Some students don't qualify for a grant because of their parents' income—an income still, insufficient to cover the costs of student life. Other students seek financial aid in emergency situations, such as fires or computer disasters.

Before the damage is done, Watson suggests, "Don't spend. When you go to the library and spend all of your tim e studying, you don't spend money." This sort of preemptive strike against stu­ dent poverty could boost your grades and your bank account. Even if you do find yourself in debt, it shouldn't be a tremendous concern. "Education in itself is the best return. So, go into debt," Watson says. "It's an investment made. Study hard. It helps you get out in tim e and helps you later in life."

If, however, you ever find yourself in a huge financial crisis, or if you have a serious eBay addic­ tion, get yourself over to financial services on the third floor of the Brown Building. For desperate situations, they have one-on-one budget counseling, where they will give you a multitude of bor­ derline-biblical pamphlets. Though some advice doled out is obvious and patronizing ("G ee. Save money, I never thought of that!"), one "Analyze, Budget and Communicate," might be worth tack­ ing on your 'To Read" list.

If you want to control your budget, first you need to analyze it. Think about what you need to spend money on and then think about how much money you can get (i.e . from a government loan, Mom and Dad, work). The second part consists of making a budget and looking at what you can cut from your expenditures. Examples provided from the handout suggest buying used books, taking out books from the library and/or photocopying important papers. There are free video rentals at McGill and other campus resources that can make life a little cheaper. It's all about assessing your immediate and long-term needs and finding a survivable middle ground.

Students living away from home have a hard tim e giving up cable television, notes Rice.

Realistically, if you are attending McGill, chances are you will be able to afford cable television later on in life. Is it absolutely necessary right now? In most cases, it really isn't. It helps to distinguish two important categories: needs and wants. You might want to figure out if that Halloween cos­ tume is a need or a want and if it can even be returned... ■ —A d d itio n a l rep o rtin g b y G en evieve Je n k in s

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LISE TREUTLER hat student couldn't use some extra cash? We all need to buy books and warm clothes for the looming winter. Sure, a part-time job could be the answer, but often our class schedules leave little tim e—or energy—for shift work. Are there easier ways to make money (besides the highly unlikely lottery)?

Short answer: yes. Long answer: not on your life! Before you quit your job and log on to the first computer you see to find the easiest way to put $1000 in your pocket, realize that no o n e will pay you such exorbitant "salaries" for nothing. Even that instant Bingo ticket that won you $10 cost you $2.

Below is a briefing of the most common schem e today: the one we students are most likely to fall prey to, as evident by the countless referral links posted on the McGill classifieds, backed up by prom ises of free iPods, thousands of dollars or a brand new laptop.

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Could a "sponsored link" on Google (via searching "make m oney") with an address like w w w .th em illio n a irelife.co m be any more tempting? Even skeptics m ust admit to an instant "wow!" moment. Go ahead; click the link. Reading a Web site never hurt anyone, right?

The answer depends entirely on w h a t you read. If the bright red headline—complete with an official-looking ™ sym bol, catches your eye, it's tough not to read on. Look at the young, attractive man and his FedEx-ed $7,000 cheques! Look at the required qualifications: 'You must be expecting to make at least $1 00,000.00 or more your first year."

Sold yet? Before you sign away your personal information, take a closer look, and start with the URL: w w w .h o st3 7 7 .ip o w erw eb .co m /~ m ya d va n t/rkla ss.h tm l. Wait, why is this site hosted?

Where did "the m illionaire life" disappear to? Now, look at where the oh-so-official trademark symbol is placed: at the end of "earning $7,000.00 Over & Over & Over Again.” Our McGill

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Now that a more forensic analysis has been made, what, exactly, are we analyzing? The answer: multi-level marketing (M LM ) and pyramid schem es. One self-dubbed genius uses sim­ ple HTML and bold colours to create an enticing Web site, promising thousands, if not millions, to those who sign up. Often, the genius in question already knows how wary and scam -sawy the public has become, so phrases like "not MLM" and "legitimate, certified business opportu­ nity" are used. "Pyramid" is n e v e r used, thanks to the cyber street sm arts of organizations like Pyramid Schem e Alert ( w w w .p y ra m id sch em ea lerto rg ) ; the new jargon is 'expanding matrix."

So, the genius publicizes his Web site, and soon enough, people sign up—most often for a "minimal fee." As per their instructions, they race around referring others to the site to fill their quotas, and the newcomers do the sam e. No, the referring never ends, because as the genius prom ises, the more people signed up, the more money everyone makes—not that there was ever a system to control sign-ups in the first place.

Both the American and Canadian governments have been fighting pyramid schem es for at least a decade. In 1998, General Counsel for the US Federal Trade Commission Derba A. Valentine gave a speech on the problems of pyramid fraud at the International Monetary Fund's Seminar on Current Legal Issues Affecting Central Banks. Here in Canada, section 55.1 of the Competition Act states "no person shall establish, operate, advertise or promote a schem e of pyramid selling" ( la w s.ju stice .g c.ca ) . Evidently, it's not hard to remain under the radar, judging by the number of MLM Web sites online today.

Yes, a select few d o make money: the genius will surely profit from the $69.95 e-cheques every participant pays! Your profit, however, as an nth-tier sign-up, will only—we can hope—be the hard-learned knowledge to stay far away from any such prom ises in the future. ■

In su re y o u r s e lf The facts about insurance for student life GENEVIEVE JENKINS here are unfortunate truths about life: our student-budg­ et belongings can be stolen and they cost a hell of a lot more to replace than we rem em ber spending in the first place; driving a car without insurance is a disaster waiting to happen—for you and the person you hit; and it's always pos­ sible for our o/mosf-superhero powers of youth to land us in an emergency room with broken limbs.

Though complete maturity is not yet upon most of us and we can still dodge som e responsibilities, insurance is some­ thing we need in order to pass "Go" in life. So here's the run­ down on insurance: the kinds you can get, why you need it and where you can get it.

A u t o i n s u r a n c e : Most of us have already been dealing with sky-high rates that reflect the assumed recklessness and lack of experience of teenage drivers. You can generally get lower premiums for being a good student and having a clean accident record. Look around at different com panies-and look often, as rates fluctuate all the tim e. It's important not to speed (or not to get caught!); Progressive Insurance says premiums

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rise 25 per cent or more for speeding tickets.

Last year, Canadian auto insurance got really interesting when Aviva Canada introduced its Autograph program, intend­ ed to give consum ers prem ium s based on their driving fre­ quency, speed and tim e of day. The best thing about the pro­ gram is that you get to see your score before it's passed along to potential insurers, which gives you the freedom to turn it down.

B u s in e s s i n s u r a n c e : When starting a business, you may want business-interruption insurance (to make sure you don't lose income for disasters beyond your control); liability insur­ ance (to cover potential job-related injuries); commercial auto coverage; life, health and disability insurance for anyone who works with the company; errors and om issions insurance (w hich saves advice-giving companies from mistakes m ade).

H e a lt h in s u r a n c e : Everyone should apply for this while they're still healthy. Once a health problem becomes evident, insurers expect high costs and are likely to reject your applica­ tion. If you need regular medication for a health problem, you may still be offered coverage; however, your medication expenses will probably not be included.

H o m e a n d / o r r e n t e r 's in s u r a n c e : These policies cover

not only damages to your home (o r apartm ent), but also damages to anything in the hom e. It's also limited liability insurance for people who get injured while on your property.

Don't assum e you don't need insurance just because you're renting. If damage to the apartment can be directly attributed to you, you are liable for the costs incurred—not the landlord.

Renter's insurance is less expensive than hom eowner's insur­ ance, and it could save you a lot of money if you or someone else starts a fire at your next house party.

L ife in s u r a n c e : Most of us don't have enough money to pay for this yet, but life insurance covers debts and expenses in the event of your death (or the death of someone in your fam ily). Rates vary depending on the coverage and the state of your health.

T r a v e l i n s u r a n c e : Travel medical insurance covers hospi­ tal expenses in the event that you need medical help while out of your country of citizenship (and regular health cover­ age). Because it often com es with strict limits and can cost you more than the medical service provided, be careful and ask your provider for specific restrictions. If you're backpacking, you'll have different rules regulating your insurance coverage because there is no pre-determined travel itinerary. ■

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W e a im t o p le a s e ( y o u a im t o o , p l e a s e ) McGiirs guide to the number one places on campus for number one On aesthetics and brutal assault

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For the germophobes and com pulsive hand w ashers of McGill, a washroom can only be satisfactory if it has decent carpel­ cleaning facilities.

In the brown-tiled, poorly lit w om en's washroom near the French offices on the second floor of 688 Sherbrooke, the sinks have faucets you can turn to adjust pressure. These are highly prefer­ able over the faucets you have to sm ack every two seconds to get another sprinkling of water, or the notorious motion-activated faucets that ju st... aren't motion activated.

The major downside to this wash­ room is the nefarious pink goo in its soap dispensers—it'll make your hands sm ell like you washed them in a liquid combination of wet cardboard and rotten potpour­ ri. If you can deal with the sm ell of the soap, 688 Sherbrooke is a good washroom to use when you're in a frenzied, post-French class hustle, because it offers time-saving paper towels instead of air dryers.

The wom en's washroom in the hallway connecting McConnell Engineering and the Adams build­ ing also has clever, m anually adjustable faucets. Foam soap is an excellent additional feature, not

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only because of its sanitizing power and lack of odour, but also because it provides a much more pleasant experience than conven­ tional liquid soap. Think about it— it's like a bubble bath for your hands.

The ideal place to wash your hands on cam pus is in the wom en's washroom one flight up in the Jam es Administration build­ ing, on the way to the documenta­ tion offices. This washroom has only one stall and one sink, and is not widely used. The sink has pressure-adjustable faucets, foam soap is abundant, and you have the option of drying your hands with either an air dryer or paper towels from a roll on top of the sink. In short, it is the properly iso­ lated, hand-washing heaven of McGill.

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—A riela W einbach

Best Hand Dryer on Campus Award: Hands down the main floor m en's room in the Shatner University Centre. The device is not equipped with one of those raggedy-ass, fourth-rate motion detectors but an old-school, superfly button that looks so hardcore-phat you'd imagine nuclear m issile release buttons to look that way. The air it emits has a consistently perfect temperature— neither too warm nor too cold—the pressure is high enough that your hands get dried lickedy-split, it doesn't shut down abruptly and it never breaks down. This thing blows longer and harder than Anna Nicole Smith in a room full of m illionaires. Believe it.

The best washroom on cam pus in which to have a good old Arnold Schwarzeneggerian bat­ tle (see True L ie s or Term inator 3 ) is without a doubt the m en's in the basem ent of Otto Maass.

There is ample space for dueling with either fists or rapiers and a conveniently-located central dividing wall—with mirrors and sinks on either side—perfect for shooting through blindly with pis­ tols (à la F a ce /O ff or M atrix ) or, in more grueling, barbaric tussles, for driving your opponent's head through with your mighty man-arms. The opaque w alls lend them selves beautifully and effortless­ ly to extensive blood spattering, and there is a veritable abundance of bathroom stalls to trash and urinals in which to leave your beaten opponent's bludgeoned and bloodied mug.

The m en's facilities in the basement of the Trottier building are the Shangri-La of restrooms There is ample room for all m anner of users to move around in, plenty of dry counter space, func­ tional faucets, sufficient soap and even urinal dividers for all the shy folk. But beyond the pure func­ tionality of the place lies a clear respect for aesthetics. The lighting is relatively low and soothing, while the combination of jet black contours, marine blue tiles and natural wood finish is nothing short of breathtaking. Beautifully conceived and rarely frequented, these brand spanking new, state-of-the-art restrooms are what a micturater1s dreams are made of.

—B e n Lem ieu x

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Oh no, she's revealed the fortress­ es of solitude!

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Clearly, the worst thing about pub­ lic bathrooms is that they are public, which inevitably means you have to share them with questionable individu­ als, and the notion of waiting in line to do something so primal is a bit barbar­ ic. However, the bathroom on the third floor of the Arts building, in the English wing, is so sim ple it deserves commen­

dation. There it is: a private paradise in a sea of students. It isn't particularly clean, but it's just a sim ple bathroom.

No lines. No one else knows. In fact, forget I said anything about it in the first place.

Speaking of Arts bathrooms, I went to grade school in an old convent. It w asn't a convent at the tim e, naturally, but it had all this bizarre religious archi­ tecture and this creepy, antiquated feel

—Leila B rillson

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Why smoking is awesome eah, we all know that smoking is bad for you. We, as smokers, know this better than most, for we are subject­ ed constantly to the sanctim ony of those righteous folk who are ever so concerned with our welfare. Never has "the persecuting spirit" (as Hawthorne would say) against us smokers been stronger.

Like it or not, however, many of the cultural demi-gods seem to be on our side nonetheless. Our personal list of favourite smokers—dead or alive—includes the likes of Frank Zappa, David Lynch, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Henry Miller, Bob Dylan and Lou Reed.

For those who wonder why all these intelligent, gifted peo­ ple might smoke, despite (or because of) the dangers, we have compiled a short, non-exhaustive list about why smok­ ing is awesom e.

Sm o kin g is re fre sh in g : The thin wash of smoke and nico­ tine over your body makes you feel alive. You feel parts of organs you never knew you had. Amazing.

Sm o kin g k e e p s y o u r h a n d s b u sy. Are you one of those socially awkward people who never know what to do with your hands in public? Smoke! Twiddling a cigarette between

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to it. We swore it was haunted. The ladies' room beside the Veggierama in the Arts basem ent reminds me of my grade school. Between the eerie tiled floors, lighting . that hasn't been changed since the late 1970s and awe­ some swinging wooden doors that are totally rem iniscent of a horror movie, someone could totally haunt this bath­ room. That's how awesom e it is.

your fingers is a great way to cure boredom and stop your­ self from shifting around uncomfortably, constantly putting your hands in your pockets.

Sm o kin g is co o l. Now, this may go against all that ele­ mentary school, after-school special crap but, sm o kin g is fu ckin g co o l. Get a fucking leather jacket and smoke and you will be so fucking cool. The leather jacket is key... just in case you need to go into a controlled slide while you're riding your hog.

C hicks lo ve sm o kin g . Some uppity bitches may sqy it's a "turn-off," but any girl who says that is full of shit. In fact, any girl who says "turn-off' is fucking dumb. They should be pos­ ing nude in a Larry Flynt publication.

C ig a rettes a re fu ckin g ch ea p . What’s a pack of cheap smokes? Like six bucks! Some people smoke cigars and pipes and other fancy shit, but fuck that noise. They're just trying to look all classy and shit—it's fucking pretentious. Tell them to fuck off.

Sm o kin g kills you . This shit is fucking dangerous. But that makes it even sweeter. It gives you a "Who gives a fuck?' atti­ tude. People will be like "Holy fuck, why is that moron smok­

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ing?" Then you just take a drag and they'll be all like: "Wow, that fucker doesn't even care if he lives or dies! What an awesom e dude!" It makes you mysterious, like you don't even fucking care about anything. Chicks dig that shit, too.

A n yo n e w h o is a w eso m e sm o k es. Look at all the sweet people mentioned above who smoke. These people fucking rock and they all smoked—you think you're better than them?

A n a d d ictio n k e e p s yo u h ealth y. Smoking keeps you occupied. You're never bored! If ya got a few minutes with nothing to do—smoke!

Sm o kin g fo ste rs a se n se o f com m unity. No matter your race, sex, colour or creed, if you smoke, other smokers will like you. You can ask them for a light and they'll give it to you.

They'll automatically like you. Why? Because you smoke and smoking fucking rocks.

And yeah, we know, everybody has a great aunt who died of lung cancer, but please, keep your fears to yourself.

Smoking is so fucking wicked we don't even care. So go on— if you smoke stand up for yourself, and if you don't, you'll die a fucking puss. ■

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For those of you too lazy to read full paragraphs, here's the low down on a few of the loos you might bump into—now with spiffy nicknames!

1. The "Let's-get-pretty-for-my-hunky-prof" room The good old Leacock basem ent. When there is a large shelf and mirror existing specifically for us girls to apply our makeup, who really needs locks on the bath­ room stalls, unclogged sinks, short lines and, heck, just plain cleanliness at all?

2. The 'Som eone-call-the-G hostbusters... now" room The Arts basem ent bathroom. It's always empty. And rather eerie. And dark... very, very dark. I swear, the last tim e I w as in there, I saw a girl go into a stall, and she never cam e out. Ever again. It's a true story. Really.

3 . The "Pee-out-the-window-or-you-won't-get-to" room Adams first floor bathroom, for when a couple hun­ dred girls emerge from an exhilarating lecture in the audi­ torium and sim ultaneously decide they have to use the three-stalled washroom. The ironic, comedic quality of it is priceless.

4. The "Sexual-exploration-while-supplies-last" room The first floor bathroom in Shatner. At first glance, it appears strikingly sim ilar to a high school bathroom. Then, you turn the corner, planning to innocently wash your hands, and bam! Cock rings and finger condoms for all.

That's right. You can purchase each, separately, from their easy-to-use dispensers for a mere two dollars. Or both at the sam e tim e, for that matter, because c'mon, what good is a cock ring without a finger condom to go with it? This washroom totally has the drop on Shagalicious!

5. The "Meet-your-future-boss-while-waiting-in-line" room The Bronfman first floor bathroom. Yes, I know I'm an Arts student, but I have one word for you: cafeteria.

Those Management girls don't look like they eat anyway, so someone may as well take advantage of the food. Or maybe they do, explaining why there is always a huge lineup of girls dressed to the nines out the door of this three-stalled washroom around lunchtime. That aside, once safely in the bathroom, one can't help but wonder, "Where is all the graffiti?" I think we need to get some Arts students in there, pronto.

—Liz P erle

TIFFANY CHOY

BEN LEMIEUX

For the classy young urinator If you ever feel the urge not just to pee, but pee in style, Thomson House is the place to go. Sure, undergrads aren't allowed in—technically-but nobody's going to stop you, especially if you're just there to use the loo. You might want to venture up to the third floor, where there's an actual bathtub. It doesn't work, but feel free to bring your own bathwa­ ter if you're so inclined.

Some people like to read on the can, and some of us like to read what's on the can— or at least on the surrounding walls. For any such enthusiast, there's no beating the men's bathroom in the basem ent of Leacock. Featuring lengthy political arguments with multiple contributors, monologues on diarrhea and inspired bits of poetry, these stalls can't be sur­ passed. Crap here, and for the first tim e in your life, you'll be forced to consider such pro­ found questions as: "Would you rather have sex with a man who looks like a woman or a goat?"

BEN LEMIEUX

And now, for your fucking pleasure...

A survey of the top five on-campus bathrooms in which to get it on!

Now, I'm not going to say that I've personally shed my inhibitions in a public restroom, but I'm not going to say that I haven't. Regardless, I would hope that most people would be freaky enough to at least consider get­ ting it on in a public place, be it bathroom, stairwell or classroom . So, for a little inspiration, I offer you McGill's best bathrooms for banging.

When considering which bathroom to personally christen, aim high—as in, as close to the top floor as pos­ sible. Basem ent bathrooms tend to be large, busy places with a dozen or more stalls and no place for your partner to hide. Bathrooms on upper floors tend to have less traf­ fic. An experienced agoraphile looks for a small bathroom with a sink. A lock on the door is preferable, but not nec­ essary for those who really like the idea of being caught.

1) Although toilets do not provide the most roman­ tic of settings, some bathrooms on cam pus offer a touch of ambi­ ence. The W ong building has a w om en's washroom on every floor, complete with red counters, dark tiles and black stall doors. As if this provocative atmosphere w eren't enticing enough, the handicapped stall has a shower!

Think of the possibilities!

2) The b a se m e n t of M cC o n n ell E n g in eerin g offers a clean, acceptable venue for the average raunchy couple—that is, if you want to do it in a stall. Really, this bathroom m akes the list because it offers one crucial con­ venience: a condom m achine by the sink.

3 ) The s e c o n d flo o r o f M cC o n n ell has a very sm all, onestall bathroom. There is a lock on the door, and the sink is on a lowlying counter. This is key for those with short boyfriends, because

—E zra G lin ter

the sink will easily support their partner at the appropriate hip level. Hooray for sm all m iracles, eh?

4 ) The B row n building has a veritable bevy of bath­ rooms, all excellent choices for a nice quickie. Most of the bathrooms are handicapped, have locks and are very clean. Watch out, though, because the sinks don't look like they will withstand the pressure of too much bump­ ing and grinding.

5 ) The last bathroom on the list is a good size and relatively clean, but it has two features that make it spe­ cial for the truely naughty hornballs among us. First, there are no locks on the doors—perfect for those of you who get all tingly thinking about the threat of someone catch­ ing you in the act. Secondly, it's in the B irks building. For those of you who haven't explored, it's the beautiful Religious Studies building, complete with a chapel. If I have to spell this out any further, then you are not worthy of reading this article. ■ —Tessa B la n ch field

P RE VI E WS

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M usic. Broken Social Scene—Metropolis—59 SteCatherine E.—OcL 21 Broken Social Scene is a sprawling mishmash of a group, containing mem bers of Stars and Metric, and an ex-member of My Divine Right They create distracted instrum ental m eanderings perm eated with w ispy vocals—m usic especially for the faint of heart It's alm ost frighteningly beau­ tiful. This will probably be the kind of extremely surreal concert where it seem s like no one is breathing. Those are pretty rare, so best take advan­ tage of the opportunity. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Film . The S ile n ce o f th e P o et—Peter Lilienthal—Goethe Institute—418 Sherbrooke E —Oct. 27-28—8 p.m. Thursday, 6 :3 0 p.m . Friday Lilienthal was born into a Jewish fam ily in 1929 Berlin, and moved to Uruguay when he was 10 years old. This unusual background manifests itself in his film s through their intensity and poetry. The S ile n ce o f th e P o e t is set in Tel Aviv against a backdrop of war. A fam ous poet has stopped writ­ ing, both from lack of inspiration and to devote more tim e to his autistic son.

The son, however, responds to the efforts, begins to discover language and tries to persuade his father to write again. German with English subtitles. Call 499-0159 for ticket info.

Dance. Un étra n g er—Guylaine Savoie—Théâtre La Chapelle—3700 St-Dominique—through OcL 29 Heavily inspired by German Expressionist and thriller movies, Un é tra n g e r is made up of three tableaux of dance and video art. Savoie, who both choreographed and stars in the production, wanted the set to be moody and densely atmospheric, full of shifting shadows and flickering light on skin. From descriptions, it seem s that what she has achieved is no less than the dance equivalent of a gripping psychological thriller. Its evocation of being lost in a frightening world where nothing makes sense is bound to be excellently creepy. Call 843-7738 for ticket info.

Fashion. Sneakers and Pimps Exhibition—The N est3073 St-Dominique—OcL 21 The world's largest touring sneaker exhibition, as well as the world's largest street-based collaborative art show, Sneakers and Pimps features a collection of up to 1,000 pairs of the rarest footwear on the planet Under Pressure hosts the exhibit, bringing the likes of DJ Simahlak, Toddy Flores and DJ Mighty Mi of High and Mighty to provide auditory magnetism.

Through its travels to the US, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, Sneakers and Pimps has collected a wide range of artists and styles. Lead artist Dave White had his first solo exhibition at the age of 18. After touring Europe as a deejay with break-beat band Surreal Madrid, White decided to turn all his attention to painting his collection of sneakers. He has since launched his own clothing line, worked with countless labels-including Nike and Converse-and continued to tour the world showcasing his sneakers and other street art that portrays a certain urban feel unique to W hite's pop art style.

—C a th erin e Lem ery

Theatre. The Lo n do n S u ite—Players' Theatre—OcL 20-22, 8 p.m . and Oct. 23, 2 p.m.

Written by Neil Simon (T h e O d d C o u p le, Th e G o o d b ye G irl), The Lo ndon S u ite is an amusing observation of the complexities of human relationships.

Four separate stories are set in one luxury hotel room in modem London, all involving aging characters dealing with new phases or states in their lives— among them the loss of creativity, loss of money, new romances, old flam es or sim ply the pains of getting older. Directed by McGill student Julia Csillag, the Players' Theatre season opener allows each member of the cast to dem onstrate a w ide em otional range as the play's mood shifts from w itty banter to heartfelt exchanges and back again. Tickets are $6 for students/seniors and $8 for adults.

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FILM

D o m i n o fa ils t o d o m i n a t e Keira Knightley shines in an otherwise jumbled feature ROBERT CHURCH With a title that sets itself up for scathing reviews and cheap one-lin­ ers from bitter critics across the coun­ try, D om in o shows once again that strong casts and electric subject mat­ ter are never a sure recipe for a hit.

The film from Tony Scott ( M an o n Fire, E n em y o f th e S ta te ) has a suc­ cinct premise packed with the poten­ tial for action: Keira Knightley plays a form er Ford Agency m odel and Hollywood heiress turned bounty hunter, complete with her cadre of manly bounty hunter associates and the crim inal delinquents they so

effectively hunt down and capture.

However, D om ino fails to achieve crit­ ical success due to its misplaced focus on speed and visual nausea rather than on substance. With a line­ up of actors including Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken, Mena Suvari and two guys from B e v e rly H ills 9 0 2 1 0 , it's tough to believe that the movie ever thought it would be taken completely seriously.

Strangely enough, the film 's most m em orable perform ances com e from Knightley—who is surprisingly genuine— and Walken who, as always, lends his unique brand of com ic relief to otherw ise tense

moments.

The film does deliver some gen­ uinely com edic and dram atic moments, particularly at the begin­ ning and end, that are sure to satisfy even the most gore-hungry film afi­ cionado. Unfortunately, they get lost among overly dramatic m usic, inop­ portune and too frequent use of colour filters, and cinematography that could be likened to a hockey game amped up with crystal meth.

It's unfortunate that this movie ends up alm ost a chore to watch, because underneath the constant cut scenes and filters lies a genuinely emotional tale about trying to break

out of one's mould in the social "hierarchy," in this case down K e ir a K n i g h t l y : t h e rather than up.

D om in o fails in its attempt to be a memorable charac­ ter-driven film , and is far too erratic to be a successful popcorn movie. This m ovie w ill doubtlessly appeal to some—if you've ever sat through a three-hour physics lecture just to get a glimpse of the smoking fine TA at the front of the class, this movie is for you. However, if you'd rather not spend two hours searching for quali­ ty Keira Knightley acting hidden in a

O N L Y r e a s o n t o s e e th is m o v i e

jumbled m ess of a film , then perhaps you should consider staying home and playing dominoes instead. Or, if you want my best advice, get it from Lim ewire, watch the juicy bits and leave the weird film filters for the weird film critics. ■ T h e Tribune d o e s n o t co n d o n e co p y ­ rig h t in frin g e m e n t. T h a t w o u ld b e ille g a l.

MUSIC

F ar fro m b ro k e n Luke Doucet launches third solo album EZRA GUNTER Probably the greatest downside of reviewing m usic is that you have to weed your way through a lot of drivel before you get to the real gems. Luke Doucet's latest album, B ro ken (a n d o th e r ro g u e sta te s) is the season's big payoff.

The songs are an im pressive mix of roots, country, rock and a slew of other genres. Common among them , however, are Doucet's great lyrical and songwriting skills. His lyrics address such age-old them es as booze, drugs, violence and loss, and his impressive arrangements include the glockenspiel, W urlitzer and a string quartet Since Doucet began playing and writing m usic in his teens, he has released three albums with his band, Veal, three solo album s, and has played with musical stars like Sarah McLachlan and Blue Rodeo. The decision to pursue a career in m usic did not come easily, however. "I had a mid-life crisis at [15]," he recalls. "I didn't want to do a half-assed job at anything." Certainly, given his talent and success, half-assed is not a qual­ ity one would attribute to his work.

D o u cet describes his latest album as a "concept record" and, in an uncommon move in these tech­

nologically-advanced days, has pur­ posefully split it into two "sides." The first stresses rich, sweet melodies and includes the brilliantly expressive instrum ental track "Stum bling Gingerly Back to Em ily's Apartment” as well as the glorious acoustic guitar stylings on "Wallow." The second "side" deviates from this mellow introduction with a mix of spunky, energetic tunes and the epically con­ fessional "No Love To Be Made Here Now." Though Doucet enjoys the greater freedom of being a solo artist, he still fondly rem em bers the "gang mentality" that he relished in younger years, inspired by British bands such as The Beatles, The Who and The Kinks. Another, perhaps more sub­ stantial influence might be Tom Waits, whose song "Gun Street Girl" Doucet covered on his second solo album , O u tla w s (L iv e and U n re le a se d ). In the future, he envi­ sions further solo works, perhaps with an instrum ental or acoustic focus. Still, he says, "I don't know [exactly] what that's going to be."

Doucet performs Thursday at La Sala Rossa, 48 48 blvd. St-Laurent, together with Fem bots, W hitney Houston and Shout Out Out Out Out. Call 844-5227 for tickets. ■

L u k e D o u c e t s u r e is o n e g o o d - l o o k i n ' g e n t l e m a n .

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MUSIC

B e tte r th an B o n o

R E VI E WS

The Frames take the world by storm BEN LEMIEUX For the members of marquis Irish band The Frames, music is not a pastime, temporary fixation or weekend affair. It is their job and beyond, and at pres­ ent, their constantly expanding fan base in North America and Europe is not the result of a hit single, media praise or overnight success, but of years of dedi­ cation and effort in what has become a life's work.

Singer/songwriter Glen Flansard—who founded the group in 1990—dropped out of school at age 13, know­ ing he wanted to dedicate his life to music. Gaining experience by busking and interacting with artist peers, he managed to gather enough money to press 50 copies of a demo, one of which made its way to the intrigued Danny Cordell of Island Records.

In March of 20 04—15 years and four studio album s later—the Meteor awards named The Frames best Irish band. U2 came in second.

Later that year, the band's latest album, Burn the M a p s, was launched in Europe, making its way to North America in early 20 05. Apart from being their most eclectic, widely imaginative and striking work to date, it is also, arguably, one of the best rock records of the year.

With influences ranging from alternative pop to subtle, instrumental post-rock and the electronic soundscapes of "A Ship Caught in the Bay," Bum th e M a p s hooked North America on one of the fresher, more inventive sounds of recent years.

"It's been a steady progression," said lead guitarist Rob Bochnik during a phone interview while on his way to Denver. "There have been sm all steps upwards, and those steps have been solid, foundational steps. But it is getting bigger and bigger."

And indeed it is. In little over a year, The Frames have evolved from appearing as an opening act on Damien Rice's 20 04 tour to gaining m ass public and critical acclaim across the continent, playing to thou­ sands of enthusiastic fans at last month's Austin City Limits festival and giving solidly attended performances from coast to coast. The strength of their live set stems from their ability to interact intim ately with the audience, Hansard's spellbinding vocal work and the band's emo­ tionally evocative m elodies-enthralling to the last

"We don't have the theatrics that an arena band would, because people are right there next to you," explains Bochnik. "It's a lot easier to feel people's enthu­ siasm . You feed off that yourself, and it makes you give even more."

Above all else, The Frames are unwavering and relentless in the care they show for the quality of their music, both onstage and off. The results of their years of intensive labour are some of the most honest, thought­ ful and profoundly intelligent songs you're likely to hear.

After all, the band members are seasoned veterans in their profession of choice, the most gratifying parts of which are "the moments when both the band and the audience create something that's much bigger than the two parts individually... an energy that feeds back between the band onstage and the audience," as Bochnik puts it. '"That's why we do this and that's why people go to shows. You're there trying to make that thing happen."

With a audible grin he adds, "If you throw in the cliche and quote the Beatles, 'The love you take is equal to the love you make.'"

When it comes to creating great music, truer words were never spoken. ■

Nekrom antix. B ro u g h t B a ck to L ife . Remember the end of Resident Evil: Apocalypse when Milla Jovovich looks into the security camera and the guard in the control room starts bleeding from all the orifices on his face? That's about the sam e feeling one might have listening to Danish rock trio Nekromantix's latest release, B ro u g h t B a c k to L ife . To be fair, the m usic writing itself is decent, if not overly stylized. A group with a self-described "psychobill/' sound, Nekromantix offers quick, twangy rock with the occasional solo riff that suggests the band members are mildly competent on their given instruments. The downfall of this album is undoubtedly the band's lyrical ineptitude. These lyrics, which the band mem­ bers them selves proudly admit to writing only hours before entering the recording studio, reek of clichés, poor grammar and the inability to rhyme any­ thing past "hell” and "yell." Overall, this album has no variety and is disgusting­ ly juvenile in its display. B ro u g h t B a c k to L ife would have done well to stay buried.

—Eliza b eth C a m p b ell

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DangerM ouse and MF Doom . D a n g e rD o o m .

DangerMouse is so hype right now he has a TV station pro­ moting his new record. His infusion of Jay-Z's B la ck album with The Beatles' W hite album was so creative it led to him producing the acclaimed new Gorillaz release, replacing Dan the Automator. Anyone remotely knowledgeable about eccentric underground hip-hop is fam iliar with MF Doom, whose buttery voice and matter-of-fact style have allowed him to be-different, prolific and produce quality music.

For many, this album is one long commercial for Adult Swim. It's a con­ cept album, paying tribute to the im m ensely large group of adults who geek out equally to crime-fighting Happy Meal toys and the Doom/Mouse duo. But the appearance of Wu-Tang's Ghostface on the funky head-bobber 'The Mask" and Talib Kweli reminiscing about his childhood on the horn-heavy and appro­ priately titled "Old School" give this album legitimacy. The interlude skits are quite frankly hilarious—if you are fam iliar with the show. If not, it just sounds like a bunch of stoned guys making strange voices.

The only thing that holds this album back is its replay-ability, because jokes aren't new more than once. It's not a perfect album, nor is it ground­ breaking. But it is funny, fresh and well-produced. For those of us who enjoy Adult Swim or either of these artists, man—they sure did figure us out.

—Leila B rillson

T h e F r a m e s : B u r n i n g u p t h e m a p f r o m Ir e la n d to th is s id e o f t h e A t la n t ic .

POETRY

H u n g a r i a n p o e t r y t r u ly

Money Money. Where did they come from? Peterborough Ontario.

Where are they going? To fam e and fortune. With a band name like Money Money, it seem s only natural that "they'll soon be counting some greenery of their own"—as reviewed in Ottawa's Xpress magazine. You do not have to be up to date with the alternative rock indie m usic scene to really appreciate this band, for they have a maturity of sound which surpasses the limitations of most garage groups. The band's m usic is a juxtaposition of The Strokes, Our Lady Peace and their own strong beat partnered with harsher vocals to pro­ mote a little head banging. Money Money's talent is representing Canadian m usic very w ell, and their busy tour schedule proves that Canadian listeners are loving it. The band has perform ances in Montreal over the next few weeks and by hopping on the net anyone can find their next concert location. For a band with a hip look and hot tunes, checking out Money Money is sure to pay­ off.

—Ju lia P yp er

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‘L o s t in T r a n s l a t i o n ’ Montreal’s own Dead Poets’ Society falls flat LAUREN CONSKY There was a tim e when the works of revered Hungarian poet Attila Jozsef (1 905-1 937) really moved crowds, spoke to the disenfranchised proletariat and the downtrodden intellectual. The communists embraced him to the point of erecting statues in his image all over the country and named a university after him. Hungarian scholars regard him as the chief crucible in which his nation's aspirations and psychological demands were brought to a boil. But today his works are hard to relate to.

The performance "Mes Chers A m is... My Dear Frien d s... Based on the Poetry of Attila Jozsef," created and performed by Bobo Vian and directed by Gabor Zsigovics at MAI on October 6, tried to rekindle the power of his poetry in translated English and French.

Vian dressed as Jôzsef in black pants, a plain white shirt and felt hat and, using a thick Hungarian accent, recited a selection of his poetry from memory, images of the poet and of Budapest flashing in the background.

Though she put her heart and soul into the performance, the effort was literally lost in translation.

Jozsef's feelings of abandonment from his fam ily

and country followed him throughout life. "I've got no father, got no mother/got no nation, no God either/l have no kisses, no lover in my bed/won't be mourned for when I'm dead/For three days now I haven't had/not even a shy piece of bread/m y twenty years/m y only power/l'll sell it to the first b u ye r..." Vian languishes over Jozsef's words while a cello laments in the background.

"I was trying to recreate a dramatic climb of a man who has already been abandoned," Vian explained. "I was trying to see how long it will take for him to be hit over the head over and over again."

Manic-depressive angst perm eates Attila's works, and he visibly took others' disenchantm ent with the sta­ tus quo to heart. Ironically, his suicide became one of his loudest statements, as his poetry was appreciated only after his death at the age of 32, when he threw him self in front of a train.

In his native Hungary, Jozsef remains a potent sym­ bol of tragedy and rebellion, but the fact remains that his poetry translated into English m isses the light rhythm of Hungarian language. Harder still is for young Canadians to relate to his historical salience. "My dear frie n d s..." remains a fine production, though intrinsically bound by political and social clim ate. ■

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M c G i l l t a k e s c h a r g e o n P la in s o f A b r a h a m Martlets and Redmen run to victory GENEVIEVE JENKINS One runner's intensive sum m er workout schedule and one converted triathlete helped power the Martlets. Sheer determi­ nation and effort did it for the Redmen. Either way, the result was the sam e.

Both McGill team s ran to yet another victory, this tim e tak­ ing the Laval Open cross-country m eet Saturday on the rainsoaked Plains of Abraham.

Despite rain, wind and slippery ground, the Martlets were victorious in both the 4k, while the Redmen claimed the 8k title, with Université Laval and Université de Sherbrooke finishing sec­ ond and third, respectively.

"We were battling [both] the elem ents and the clock out there," said Head Coach Dennis Barrett.

The Martlets managed to keep their spirits high, in spite of the w et weather and soggy shoes, taking nine of the top 10 spots. The only exception w as third place, which went to Laval's Véronique Fortin.

"It w as a very good run for the wom en," Barrett said. "It's especially good that the top two were able to come back and beat Fortin."

Lauren Whyte (1 4 :2 1 ), Elspeth MacGregor (1 4 :2 1 ) and Jane Cullis kept up their phenomenal seasons, finishing first, sec­ ond and fourth, respectively, with Whyte and MacGregor battling for first place up the final hill. More experience with cross-coun­ try running and a sum m er spent training specifically for this sea­ son may have given Whyte the edge. MacGregor, on the other hand, is a triathlete and form er varsity swim m er and new to the cross-country team .

"I love it because the scenery changes, and I'm not always looking at the bottom of the pool," she said. 'Today went well, but I still have a lot to learn."

Cullis, m eanwhile, improved dramatically, finishing just off the podium with a tim e of 14:41, knocking 51 seconds off her result last year. She noted that running in a pack with her team ­ mates helped push her.

"We had a very good team effort, and everyone used each other very w ell," she said, "kind of a domino effect."

Deenie Quinn, who finished fifth with a tim e of 15:17, slashed more than two minutes from her tim e over the sam e course last year. She attributed some of that to the rush she gets from competing in the rain.

“Running in the rain is my favourite thing because it makes

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you feel intense—it's the true spirit of cross-country when you're covered in mud," she said. "The best thing about this team is that we have so many people pushing each other. It's that sort of friendly pressure that's going to make our team really good at nationals."

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The Redmen, not to be outdone by their fem ale counter­ parts, pushed each other to run faster this year as w ell. Though Laval's David Gill won the race in 2 5 :4 2 , he barely bested M cGill's Jeff McCabe (2 5 :4 2 ). Gill broke the course record he set last year—a feat in part due to competition from McCabe, who took the rade out hard and held the lead through the final lap.

"I thought the guys had a really good run," Barrett said.

"McCabe ran really well and took David Gill to the limit."

Adrian Walton (2 6 :0 2 ), second for McGill and third in the race, stayed with Gill and McCabe for most of the race. Stephen Douglas (2 6 :1 0 ), Pat McAuliffe (2 6 :3 5 ), Tony Orth (2 6 :4 3 ), Jam es Young (2 6 :5 9 ) and Marty Fox (2 7 :0 6 ) finished practical­ ly within a minute of Walton. Like the Martlets, the Redmen established a very tight pack, which helped everyone finish strongly, something that made McCabe happy.

"I was happy with my race personally because it was a minute faster than last year, but mostly because of the team and the guys like Adrian Walton who are really coming into their own," McCabe said.

McAuliffe's race was particularly notable, as he gained an incredible amount of ground in the two final laps to finish fifth.

He, too, believes that the Redmen can build on this result as the campaign winds down.

"We've run well together all season and, God willing, we'll stay healthy and do well at provincials and better at nationals," McAuliffe said.

The veteran Fox agrees, noting that the quality of the team as a whole allowed the Redmen to dominate.

"We ran well as a team because we were able to stay in a pack," he said. "We rose to the occasion despite bad weather conditions, which in two weeks will put us in a good position to win provincials."

With two weeks to go before that contest, both the ninthranked Redmen and seventh-ranked Martlets are hoping to stay injury-free and keep coasting, as they use the Quebec champi­ onship as a stepping stone to help them surprise at nationals two weeks later. ■

VLADIMIR EREMIN P a t M c A u l i f f e r u n s h is p a r t in c o n t r i b u t i n g t o t h e M c G i l l w i n

C e n e v ie v e Je n k in s is th e Fea tu res E d ito r fo r th e M cG ill Tribune a n d a m em b er o f th e M cG ill C ro ss-C o u n try Team .

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Charles Barkley was wrong ADAM MYERS rofessional athletes, especially those in the four major sports, are always under the spotlight. Many details of their lives are scrutinized by fans and experts alike, because w e the public become intrigued with their celebri­ ty. And when hard-earned money is coming out of our pockets to pay for their million-dollar contracts, these ath­ letes should be rightfully scrutinized for their off-field actions.

One of the expectations that comes with superstar­ dom in the sports world is being a model citizen. The NFL, for instance, has a personal conduct clause inserted into contracts, forcing players to agree to behave respectfully offtthe field if they want to suit up on Sundays. Often, play­ ers convicted of crim es are both fined and suspended by the league. The NFL recognizes that athletes are role mod­ els for many, including young children. They need to live up to a certain standard that com es with being in the pub­ lic eye.

However, there seem s to be a trend of athletes disre­ garding their role model status in society. Too often, ath­ letes get into trouble with the law, and this poor behaviour

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is sometim es overlooked, without punishment. Young people see their favourite players getting away with any­ thing they want. How can young people, such as the m embers of M cGill's football team—or those football play­ ers at Oklahoma's Moore High School, cheerleaders at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and fraternity members at Auburn University, all suspended for hazing in the past week alone—be expected to behave properly when the professionals have so much trouble doing it.

Last week, the Minnesota Vikings were accused of organizing and participating in a booze cruise, which was accompanied by public sexual acts and the use of drugs.

Although further investigations are underway, the team played this week without any players receiving fines or sus­ pensions. But there are enough 10-year-old kids who look up to these guys that some accountability is in order.

This is not a one-time occurrence. I won't recount the seemingly-endless tally of athletes who have been convict­ ed of drunk driving, drug felonies, domestic violence, rape and murder along with less-serious crim es like creating a public disturbance. These actions do not lend enough

gravity to the authority vested in these players through their career choices.

In light of the recent hazing allegations at McGill, the behavioural trend of the students seem s to parallel that of their professional counterparts. Student athletes and young people in general need these role models to set positive examples. Few will disagree that teenagers and university students can, at some tim es, be quite immature.

This is why older role models, who have experienced what the young people of today are going through, are neces­ sary. They must lead by example.

It is very easy to place blame on the McGill football team for the hazing incident that occurred, and this is not to excuse their behaviour. However, I believe equal blame should fall on the professionals who have failed these players as role models. What can be expected of students who only emulate their professional counterparts?

The professionals of today owe young people a change in behaviour. Only then will w e begin to see sophomoric events like hazing eliminated from our university team s. ■

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PROFILE — C R O S S -C O U N T R Y

M c C a b e l o o k s t o le a d more Boston team party

R e d m e n t o p r o m i s e d la n d Veteran runner leads on and off the course D A V ID

BLYE

Jeff McCabe is finally ready for his close-up.

Sure, McCabe has spent three years on the Redmen cross-country team , and he was named to the Quebec all-star team in all three. And he qualified for his first CIS national championship last year, finishing 34th overall. But that's not achievem ent enough for the Toronto native. This year, he wants to break out.

One look at his early results this season, and it becomes obvious he's in the process of doing just that.

In four races so far this year, McCabe has put together a string of excellent finishes, including coming in first place at the Sherbrooke Open and winning sil­ ver at this past weekend's Laval Open.

“Over the last few years in cross-country, I haven't been the standout," the affable McCabe says. "But in three out of my [four] races this year, I've been the top CIS competitor. At the McGill race, I was the first Canadian across the line, and I won in Sherbrooke. I've just made a pretty big jum p. Maybe if s just tim e for me to put it all together."

L it e r a lly a n d f i g u r a t i v e ly le a d i n g t h e p a c k

Jeff McCabe is finally ready for his close-up. But when it com es, the modest captain of the team does­ n't want to be the only one in the picture.

He knows his responsibilities include helping his team and acting as a deputy for Head Coach Dennis Barrett, and he relishes the opportunity.

"I hope to show the younger guys about staying committed to track and cross-country," McCabe says.

"It's not only me though. In Dennis Barrett, we've got a coach who’s very committed."

Barrett, for his part, returns the compliments to his unassuming team leader.

"He's clearly improved tremendously," he says.

"He's one of the guys who have taken track and cross­ country seriously, and it's paying serious dividends.

"He's leading by example, both in practice and during the meets," Barrett adds.

Teammate Nikki Koenig said that McCabe's lead­ ership and tactical knowledge have helped the Redmen achieve im pressive results.

"He's tried to bring the team together getting everyone up to par," she says. "In races, he tries to get them to bunch together in an effort to have the team excel.

"Jeffs doing well for him self," she adds. "But at the sam e tim e, he's looking out for the team and trying to get a good team score."

M a k i n g t h e le a p t o n a t io n a l p r o m i n e n c e

Jeff McCabe is finally ready for his close-up, and he wants it nowhere else but at the national level.

Though the Redmen tend to be strong against Quebec opponents, that doesn't satisfy McCabe; the competition in Quebec isn't nearly at the calibre of that of the national level. But after years of being also-rans in the CIS cross-country scene, McCabe believes this year's McGill team is capable of building on last sea­ son's f 1th-place finish and hanging with the best in Canada.

FAST

legendary Saturday night featuring my best friends from home, tickets to the Leafs-Habs game, about 17 different bars and try­ ing to slip away from some girl with a nasty case of oral herpes who w as hanging around us, left me curled up on my couch suffer­ ing the next day—from a hangover, not herpes, thankfully.

While lying there pining for either an IV bag or a quick death, I found little solace in watching the Denver Broncos alm ost blow a 283 lead over the New England Patriots, and I dreaded the reaction that a Pats win would generate: Tom Brady this, Bill Belichick that, and the insufferable smugness of New Englanders everywhere. I actually began to really consider that quick death idea, before the Broncos were able to recover and salt away the game.

Please don't take this the wrong way, Boston and surrounding area. I don't dislike your city at all. In fact, I love it. But can you find it in your championship-hogging hearts to understand that some peo­ ple are getting tired of this little sports renaissance your fair city has been enjoying the last few years?

It was fine when the Patriots won their first Super Bowl. Brady's story was unique, Belichick showed him self to be a brilliant coach and they deserved to win. Now that the Pats have become a dynasty, things are different. Congratulations on your success, I guess, but dynasties are boring, and I can't stand how the NFL has turned into the New-England Football Love-in.

Meanwhile, the last few years saw the Boston Red Sox add another chapter to The Curse via Aaron Boone's home run, then overcome The Curse by finally beating the New York Yankees, then experience life after The Curse as defending World Series champions.

Believe it or not, Red Sox Nation, but you were never the only ones who hated hearing about Babe Ruth, Bucky Dent and Bill Buckner.

Everyone else, with the exception of Yankee fans, suffered through the endless montages of Red Sox futility just the sam e as you did, but our suffering came from having something we couldn't care the slightest bit about shoved down our throats while sim ply trying to watch a baseball game.

This year, thankfully, the Red Sox were unceremoniously swept out of the playoffs and demoted to "just another baseball team." Add to that the struggles of the 3-3 Patriots, and now I can finally stop feeling like this is Boston's sports world and w e're all just living in it But the best thing about the prospect of Boston team s embrac­ ing mediocrity again is the hope that their fans will be silenced. I real­ ize that every tim e a team wins a championship, their fans become loud and obnoxious; it's to be expected. But giving a group of fans with such im m ense regional pride so many championships that they historically never get to celebrate is a recipe for disaster, and it's become all that I can handle.

Please don't take this as a personal insult, Boston fans; I can identify with you. Hell, I'm a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, so I know a thing or two about being obnoxious. The difference between you and m e, though, is that my long-suffering team hasn't won anything, so I am nowhere near reaching the heights of my ability to annoy.

Meanwhile, you've had a nice run the last four years and set a new standard of arrogance that fans of future championship team s aspire to equal.

So please, Boston fans, show us that you don't actually believe the sports world revolves around you, your team s and your city.

Acknowledge that the game somehow manages to go on, even if your team isn't in the mix. Let Chicago or Indianapolis or whichever other city becomes the new New England have its fun. And I prom­ ise you, when, and if, Toronto gets its day in the sun, you will learn the true definition of obnoxious. ■

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VLADIMIR EREMIN "I think w e're definitely top-10 in the country, which is an accom plishm ent for McGill running," he says. "We haven't been in the top-10 recently.

"W hafs been great about this year's team is that in our races we've been running together and packing it in very w ell," he continues. "So if we can get our pack moving, w e're going to do w ell. If one guy has a good race, the other people feed off him. If we can run that good [a] race at nationals, I think we can surprise a lot of people and finish top five."

To put McCabe's goals into perspective, one must first understand exactly how far this team has come.

Just two years ago, McGill failed to even qualify for nationals.

M c C a b e a f u l l -y e a r a t h le t e

Jeff McCabe is finally ready for his close-up, and he wants it in more than one sport.

Like many others on the cross-country team , the dedicated McCabe competes year-round as a member of the track and field team . While track and field is more of an individual sport, McCabe competes in both solo events and the relay. And as with cross-country, his first thoughts when track is brought up are about the team.

"Even though running is an individual sport, I like the team parts of it," McCabe says. "I really like running the relay, especially, the 4x800m ."

Even though track season doesn't start until January, McCabe has his sights set on the highest prize for him self and for his team .

"My dream is to win the 4x800 at Nationals," he says. "Everything I'm doing now is geared to toward the 4 x 800 on the track and I think w e're going to medal.

McGill hasn't medaled for a long tim e at nationals, but I think this is the year."

So while the average person might need to take a break from all this action, McCabe is just getting warmed up. With his team m ates, he hopes to accom­ plish what no McGill team has ever done: medal at both CIS cross-country and track and field. It's a lofty goal, but with McCabe leading the way, the Redmen might just have a chance.

And if McCabe can pull it off, you can be sure of one thing about his close-up: its predominant featu rein addition, of course, to some im pressive hardw arewill be a sm ile from ear to ear. ■

FACTS

Height: 6'0" Weight: 150 Year Of Eligibility: 4 Course: U3 Science Hometown: Toronto, ON Last Team: Saint M ichael's College Years on Team : 2002-present Honours QSSF All-star (2 004-0 5) QSSF All-star (2 003-0 4) QSSF All-star (2 002-0 3)

W h a t 's t h e o n l y t h i n g w o r s e t h a n a R e d S o x fa n ? A H a b s fa n .

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And not just any old loss; instead, the Redmen suffered a thorough 27-4 thrashing at the hands of what was ostensibly a far inferior football squad.

"There was a lack of effort, a lack of caring and no heart," said a downcast Head Coach Chuck McMann. "It was just ugly. We're a better football team."

No facet of M cGill's game plan worked, as Redmen quarterback Matt Connell was sacked seven tim es and intercepted thrice and Bishop's Jam all Lee ran through the McGill defence to the tune of 222 yards and two touchdowns in the 27-4 Gaiters' romp. The hum iliating loss— McGill's first in Lennoxville in seven years— means that the Redmen will be sitting out the post-season for the first tim e since 1998.

Things started badly for the Redmen and only got worse, as Lee broke off a 61-yard run in the first quarter to give the Gaiters a 7-0 lead.

McGill did manage to force Bishop's into con­ ceding a safety (one of two in the game, they accounted for M cGill's only points) to bring the score to 7-2 at the half, but couldn't get any clos­ er from there.

Lee added another touchdown in the third quarter, and Gaiters wide receiver David Delaby turned a five-yard hitch pass into an 80-yard catch-and-run touchdown to make the score 202 heading into the fourth quarter. An 85-yard interception return for a touchdown by first-year linebacker Kyle Jones rounded out Bishop's scoring.

The Bishop's defence, which earlier this season allowed 38 points to Sherbrooke and 61

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to Laval, held the normally high-powered McGill offense scoreless. Though McGill had an edge in tim e of possession and Connell's pure num­ bers—25 of 42 for 258 yards-seem decent enough, the combination of consistently bad field position and untim ely incompletions meant the pivot was only able to lead two drives inside the Bishop's 35-yard line, both of which ended in interceptions.

"Offensively, we were very, very poor," McMann said. "In term s of special team s, I thought that the returns were very poor as well."

Jean Nicholas Carrière led the Redmen defence with seven solo tackles, but the unit was only able to stuff the Gaiters behind the line of scrimmage three tim es while letting Lee record an average of 7.4 yards per carry.

The Redmen will now have a lot to ponder as they play out the string for two games, includ­ ing their last home contest, Saturday against Laval.

It remains to be seen whether this horren­ dous loss will just further demoralize an already deflated squad, or if McGill can summon some pride and cause trouble for the two-time defending Vanier Cup cham ps. That will be the final game at Molson Stadium for many of the players who experienced the Redmen's last win­ ning season in 2002.

McMann, for one, has no idea how his team will react, and is even unsure of what he'll say to his players following such a disconcerting loss in a very trying season.

"I don't know [how I'll motivate the team ]," a dispirited McMann said. "Right now, I'm just trying to motivate myself. That's how discour­ aged I am." ■

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INVITATIONAL

Giving FAT-kins the finger ADAM MYERS Being at university, especially in first year, can pose many problems for students' physiques. Needless to say, being surround­ ed by bacchanalia can cause problems for those in all years. Alcohol consumption is the culprit behind much weight gain, due to the m assive amount of calories you ingest while pounding back a few drinks. Couple the numerous nights of indulging in a sixpack with the late-night pizza choices this city has to offer, and the pounds add up. To make matters worse, first-years living in res­ idence often don't get healthy meal choices, especially those up the hill at Bishop Mountain Hall. For these students, the "freshman 15" is not a myth, but a fact So while students are always looking for ways to lose that weight, dieting should­ n't be one of them . With North America fac­ ing an increasing obesity problem, many people are recognizing that introducing new diet trends are instant m oney-m akers.

Unfortunately, many of the people who cre­ ate these trends-from Dr. Phil to Suzanne Som m ers-have absolutely no qualifications, and dieting does not work in the long-term.

Traditionally, the most common diets have been low-carbohydrate (Atkins or South Beach), low fat or calorie-reduction diets. The South Beach diet, which praises eating the "right" carbs, as in whole grains, and the Atkins diet—which doesn't allow carbs at all—are im possible to keep up with.

For a quick fix, these diets can shed the pounds rapidly, however, one cannot avoid carbs, in particular fruits and vegetables— and beer—forever. And when someone

goes off one of these diets, the weight comes back on.

Low fat diets are more tenable for a longer period of tim e, although there is one fundamental problem with them . Fat tastes good. This diet doesn't allow for the occa­ sional splurge that is necessary in every­ one's lives.

Finally, the worst diet of all is the calo­ rie reduction diet, also known as the Yo-Yo diet. Starving your body is not a long-term solution, as eventually hunger will set in.

When one returns to old eating habits, he or she will gain more weight than initially lost.

Fortunately, there is a solution to weight-gain problems that doesn't involve cutting out all the alcohol or poutine. Having a well-balanced diet that takes all the fad diets into account will work. This is a lifetime commitment to eating healthy. Ordering a salad instead of French fries, eating chicken burgers instead of beef burgers and eating fruit instead of drinking juice are just a few sim ple tasks that go along with a healthy lifestyle. And whatever you do, avoid fast food. The occasional splurge is, of course, allowed, but the key rem ains in the word occasional.

It will only be in a well-balanced diet that does not restrict a single food group, but accepts that each will be eaten in appro­ priate doses, that weight can begin to be shed. However, not even a non-fad diet can shed pounds without exercise; without physical activity, that weight isn't going any­ where.

So if you want to lose the bulge, you've got to get up off the co uch -it's the only way to truly banish the freshm an (or sopho­ more, or junior, or senior) 15. ■

REGATTA

R e d m e n c r e w d e f e n d t h e S t. L a w r e n c e Golden performance for heavyweight eights each morning at 6 a .m —regardless of weather—to the pleasure and pain of row­ ing.

It was also busy on Saturday, as the McGill Rowing Club hosted crews from a dozen schools from Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Vermont at the 11 th annual McGill Eastern Invitational Regatta.

The regatta consisted of over 34 events, including heats and finals, for m en's and wom en's single sculls, doubles, fours and eights.

And McGill athletes defended their home waters w ell, as both the novice m en's and wom en's eights finished first in their heats. M eanwhile, M cGill's two varsity wom en's singles, sculled by Ulrika Drevniok and Isabelle Teolis, also quali­ fied for their finals, as did the m en's and wom en's varsity eights.

Head Coach Henry Hering w as COURTESY DIGITAL SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY pleased with the number of crews that M en's eights power their w ay to victory. qualified for the final.

"I think the regatta was [a] huge suc­ cess," he said.

Jean Drapeau Island is best known as the home of Despite a torrential downpour and cold tem peratures, the Montreal's casino and the Molson Indy. However, for a small McGill crews were ready to go as the finals began in the after­ group of eccentric athletes, this island holds another attraction: noon. The novice men's eight started things off by fighting hard the Olympic Basin. This 2000m stretch of water plays witness

and finished a close second with a tim e of 7 :1 1 .8 . Next was an exhilarating battle for first in the wom en's single scull, where, in the final few metres, Drevniok pulled through and claimed M cGill's first gold medal of the day. The varsity wom en's eight led the pack through the first 750m of their race, but were over­ taken in the middle 1000m . They finished in 7 :3 0 .4 , behind two Vermont crews. The varsity light-weight men’s crew also fin­ ished third.

The weather began to improve in tim e for the last event, and the heavy-weight m en's eights hit the water for what would be one of the most thrilling races of the day. The final consist­ ed of boats from McGill, Queen's, Ottawa, Vermont and Toronto, however the race was effectively between just the boats belonging to the Redmen and the Golden Gaels, their perennial rivals. The two boats pulled away from the pack over the first 500m and were tied at the 1500m mark.

McGill dug deep and dominated the final 250m of the race. Accompanied by the cheers and whistles of an enthusias­ tic home crowd, they crossed the finish line in 6:08.14 , three seconds ahead of Queen's.

"When you're racing flat-out and you see yourself pull ahead of the other boat, it's such a powerful feeling knowing that you're the fastest crew on the water" said Jon Menivier, a member of the gold medal-winning crew.

Both the Redmen and Martlets will look to parlay their suc­ cess this weekend into some more hardware at next week's Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston. ■ —La uren Tho m p son , Ja cq u e lin e La B in e a n d D an a A rtz

last call

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There's a reason they divide lacrosse matches into quarters: so that after the first one, there's still a lot of game left.

The lacrosse Redmen learned this lesson the hard way on Saturday, as they were unable to hold a 3-0 first-quarter lead on their way to an 18-7 loss at the hands of the University of Toronto.

The game began in promising fashion for the Redmen, who have had some trouble scoring the season. Heading into the second quarter, McGill lead 3-0 courtesy of two goals from Arthur Phillips and one by co-captain Brendan Sim eson.

M cGill's scoring came to a halt in the second quarter, though, as U of T took over. Contributing to this was a lengthy list of penalties called on the Redmen, one of which in particular irked new Assistant Coach Trevor Tierney, who soon after w as asked to leave the game. Continually being down a player and losing Tierney's expertise on the bench cost the Redmen as U of T scored seven unanswered mark­ ers heading into the half.

The Varsity Blues were led by feisty attacker Chad Piovesan—who notched a game-high eight goals—as they poured it on in the second-half, outscoring McGill 11-4 to run away with the contest.

With nine games under their belt and only two wins, the Redmen have had a daunting season thus far. However, their spirits are still high; with 18 rookies on the team, the Redmen see each game as an opportunity to improve.

"Being a young team , our focus tends to be more on the future, looking ahead and hoping to be in contention to win a national championship by 2008," Simeson said. "Right now, a main priority for us is to just gel as a team."

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ON D E C K Redmen Hockey—McGill @ Concordia; Wednesday, 8 :00 p.m. at Ed Meagher Arena The Redmen open the 2005-06 campaign looking to bounce back from their heartbreaking loss to UQTR in the OUA East final. A win over division rivals Concordia will be a great start.

Martlets and Redmen Soccer—Laval @ McGill; Friday, 6:30 and 8 :30 p.m. at Molson Stadium The Redmen and Martlets both are in the thick of the playoff hunt in the QUSL and look to continue their runs against the Rouge et Or. Both the m en's and wom en's team s are directly ahead of Laval in their respective standings, and will attempt to increase their lead.

O c t . 15, 2 0 0 5 M c G i l l R e d m e n 4 v s B is h o p 's G a i t e r s 2 7 C o u l t e r F ie ld , L e n n o x v i lle , Q u e b e c .

Scoring S u m m a ry:

First quarter: 15:00 BISH O PS - J. Lee 61 yd run (K . Jones kick), 375 1:10, MCGILL 0 - BISH O PS 7 Second quarter:

0 9 :3 6 MCGILL - TEAM safety,, MCGILL 2 - BISH O PS 7

—L in d sa y F e llo w s

Th ird quarter:

Martlets Hockey - St. Lawrence University @ McGill; Friday, 7 :3 0 p.m. McConnell Arena The Martlets hockey squad plays a non-conference game against this New York team . This should be a good test for a side that is looking to reclaim the QSSF hockey title this year.

Redmen Football - Laval @ M cGill; Saturday, 12:00 p.m. at Molson Stadium The Redmen look to bounce back after last week's embarrass­ ing defeat to Bishop's, although it will not be easy. Coming to town are the two-time defending national champions, who are currently undefeated. The chances for an upset look bleak.

CFL Football - Toronto @ Montreal; Saturday, 3 :0 0 p.m. at Olympic Stadium, also on CBC The Argos visit the Alouettes in a battle for first place in CFL's Eastern division. The game will be played at the rarely used Olympic Stadium to accommodate the huge crowd that will be on hand to watch the tilt.

THIS WEEK IN McGILL SPORTS HISTORY

0 5 :3 0 BISH O PS - J. Lee 14 yd run (K . Jones kick failed), 9-71 4:1 9 , MCGILL 2 - BISH O PS 13 13:53 BISH O PS - D. Delaby 80 yd pass from J. Lefebvre (K . Jones kick), 1-80 0 :2 0 , MCGILL 2 - BISH­ O PS 20

M a rtle ts s ta y p e rfe c t, w in D r u m m o n d C u p

The McGill Martlets rugby team defeated Concordia 413 to extend their regular season undefeated streak to 56 game, winning the inaugural Kelly-Anne Drummond Memorial Cup at Concordia Stadium on Wednesday night.

Melany Waring and Julianne Zussman each scored two tries as McGill finished the regular season at 6-0, their eighth consecutive undefeated campaign for head coach Vince deGrandpre. In those six games, the Martlets outscored their opponents by a ehopping 300-15 margin.

The Martlets have nine days off to prepare for their con­ ference sudden-death semifinal against a yet to be deter­ mined team.

Teammates Shelly Carpenter, Alexandria Roberts and Jocelyn Barrieau each tallied single tries. Carpenter also con­ nected on three converts to finish the day with 11 points: The lone scorer for Concordia was Jennifer Robinson who made a penalty kick.

The Cup is symbolic of wom en's university rubgy suprem acy in Montreal and is named in honor of Kelly-Anne Drummond, a form er Stinger who tragically died on Oct. 4, 2004. Her parents Doreen Haddad-Drummond and John Drummond presented the trophy to the McGill captains after the game.

Fourth quarter:

04 :15 MCGILL - TEAM safety, , MCGILL 4 - BISH O PS

20 12:09 BISH O PS - K. Jones 85 yd interception return (K . Jones k ic k ),, MCGILL 4 - BISH O PS 27 Score by Quarters

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FIRST DOWNS. RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YDS TOTAL OFFENSE Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances.

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MCGILL BISH O PS 24 17 24-111 39-216 258 125 73-327 49-341 5-32 16-214 34:27 2 5 :2 0 3 of 5 0 of 2 0-1 1-1

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The football Redmen revenged an early season loss Laval, defeating the Rouge et Or 26-16. Star running back Shawn Linden led the charge for McGill, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns. In the process. Linden set the new McGill career rushing record, breaking the previous standard, held by Mike Soles.

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F r id a y , O c t . 19, 2 0 0 1

The Redmen soccer team lost its chance at home field advantage after a 0-0 draw with the expansion side from l'Université de Montréal that denied them the opportuni­ ty to finish in the top two in the Q U SL Though the Carabins' keeper gave a solid performance, Redmen for­ ward Kyle Graham failed on two breakaway chances to break the deadlock.

S a t u r d a y , O c t . 19, 1991

The Redmen hockey side earned a decisive 8-2 decision over the Ryerson Rams in its home opener. Team Captain Martin Raym ond-yes, the sam e Martin Raymond who presently coaches the squad—led the charge, posting three goals and an assist. The game would end on a sour note, though, with both sides picking up numerous penal­ ties.

A massive brawl broke out this past Saturday night at Vol de Nuit between fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. There wasn't even a fight in the game, yet the fans felt the need to cause a skirm ish. This is a terribly pathetic display by all those involved... 'Tom Brady looks however like he is human after all. Kudos to the Broncos for stopping the comeback kid on a lategame drive that could have tied the g am e... The Saints got screwed in yesterday's loss to Atlanta. What is with referees deciding the outcome of games this w ee k?...

The Steelers' OT loss to the Jaguars was hilarious. They were in field goal range after a long kickoff return in the extra session, only to fumble the ball back to the Jaguars.

Later, after regaining possession, Tommy Maddox threw a pick that went the other way for the game-winning score. The Steelers were doing everything in their power not to win, and it looks like the legend of Big Ben (just one regular season loss) is alive and well.

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Morag Mitchell-Carvalho set up Magalie Kolker’s tying goal in the 28th minute and then tallied with 10 minutes remaining to give the No.4-ranked Martlets a hard-fought win. The Patriotes had taken a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute of play on a marker by Rebecca Doucet.

Victoria Villalba earned the victory in nets for McGill, improving her record to 7-1-1. The third-year goalkeeper leads the nation in both wins and shutouts, with seven and five, respectively.

McGill (8-1-1) remained one point shy of the first-place Montreal Carabins in the Quebec conference standings. The Martlets will play a non-conference game against No.2ranked Ottawa in the nation's capital on Tuesday, before resuming league play on Friday at home to Laval.

On the m en's side, striker Gareth Pugh of Ottawa scored in the 67th minute to snap a 1-1 draw. The Patriotes had opened the scoring in the 24th minute on a goal by Jean-Francois Fournier but Alejandro Julian evened the score in the 62nd minute.

• The game itself was a scappy affair featuring four yellow cards and a red. McGill—which improved to 4-3-1 in league play and moved into sole possession of second-place—is scheduled to host third-place Laval (3-2-3) on Friday. The Redmen will have to make do in that one without the serv­ ices of head coach Philippe Eullaffroy, who was tossed in the 26th minute for arguing a non-call after a UQTR player col­ lided in the box with goalkeeper Olivier Boulva, who earned the victory.

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