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Volume 27 Issue 3 • September 18, 2007

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T h e S h a tn e r b u ild in g 's m a jo rly -lo w e re d c a p a c ity o n th e to p flo o r m a y leave c lu b s in search o f a n e w v e n u e fo r th e ir la rg e e v e n ts. D u e to fire re g u la tio n s , th e c a p a c ity o f th e to p flo o r w as d ro p p e d by m o re th a n h a lf la st A p ril fro m 650 to 236 p e o p le . Talks h a ve b e e n o n g o in g sin ce M a y b e tw e e n th e S tu d e n ts ' S o c ie ty a n d M cG ill a d m in is tra tio n o n h o w to d e a l w ith th e p ro b le m .

"As o f rig h t n o w , th e u n iv e rs ity is n e ­ g o tia tin g w ith th e c ity a n d [SSM U] C o u n ­ cil w o u ld lik e to see M cG ill ta k e a m o re a g g re s s iv e a p p ro a c h to in c re a s in g th e c a ­ p a c ity o f S ha tn er. W e are also lo o k in g in to g e ttin g o n e o f o u r o w n m e m b e rs to ta lk d ire c tly w ith th e city,” said SSMU P re sid e n t

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As th e S h a tn e r b u ild in g is leased by SSM U d ire c tly fro m M cG ill, SSMU m u s t w a it u n til th e a d m in is tra tio n fo rm a lly a l­ lo w s a s tu d e n t re p re s e n ta tiv e to ta lk w ith th e c ity . In th e m e a n tim e , th e lo w e re d ca­ p a c ity w ill d ire c tly a ffe c t e v e n ts a tte n d e d b y h u n d re d s o f s tu d e n ts , like A c tiv itie s N ig h t a n d 4F loo rs.

"It's all w a itin g o n M cG ill; it's v e ry fru s ­ tra tin g fo r us,” V ic e -P re s id e n t In te rn a l Kay T u rn e r said. "W e're s till p a y in g th e sa m e a m o u n t o f lease m o n e y fo r a b u ild in g th a t w e ca n d o m u c h less w ith ."

T h e re d u c e d c a p a c ity m ake s b o o k in g s im u lta n e o u s e v e n ts o n th e to p flo o r o f th e S h a tn e r b u ild in g , in b o th th e th e a tre S ee SHATNER o n p a g e

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T he d o g is n o w q u ite th e rich b itc h , w h ile H em sley's g ra n d c h ild re n have b e e n le ft h ig h a n d dry. N o w th e q u e s tio n o n e v e ry­ one's m in d is: w h a t in th e w o rld is th is d o g g o in g to buy? She c a n 't p o ssib ly sp e n d all th a t cash o n kib b le , b o n e s a n d h e r ye arly trip to th e vet. In th e p re s e n t p e t m arket, T ro u b le can sp lu rg e o n p le n ty o f th in g s : fin e pearl a n d S w arovski crystal p e t je w e lry , lu x u ry fo o d , d e s ig n e r d u d s a n d trip s to th e local d o g g y spa. T h o u g h T roub le 's n a m e is lin k e d to m u c h m o re m o n e y th a n m o s t d o g s — o r m o s t h u m a n s — a lo t o f o th e r p e t o w n e rs w ith n o fiv e star h o te ls to th e ir na m e s are s u p p o rtin g a n e w in d u s try o f

p e t r e ta il t h e r a p y h ig h e n d p e t p ro d u c ts . In fa ct, in th e US, p e t o w n e rs are s p e n d in g $41 b illio n o n th e ir p e ts an nua lly. In C anada, p e t expen ses a d d u p to $4 b illio n each year. A d d itio n a lly , th e p e t se c to r is th e se co n d fastest g ro w in g sec­ to r in re ta il— ju s t b e h in d c o n s u m e r e le c tro n ­ ics— a n d is g ro w in g a t a rate o f six p e r c e n t a year. T he p e t s p e n d in g rates are e x p e c te d to ke e p in cre a sin g d u e to a c o m b in a tio n o f social c h a n g e a n d e n tre p re n e u ria l prow ess.

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S ch e d u le d to o p e n late th is O c to b e r, th e n e w p ro je c t in th e R e d p a th -M c L e n n a n c o m ­ plex, C yb erT hèq ue, w ill o ffe r s tu d e n ts m o re s tu d y space. O v e r th e s u m m e r m o n th s , th e fo r­ m e r B lacke r-W o o d b io lo g y lib rary, lo c a te d o n th e g ro u n d flo o r o f th e b u ild in g , w as c o n v e rt­ ed in to a b ra n d n e w m u lti-u s e s tu d y sp ace fo r stu d e n ts.

T he n e w area p ro v id e s c o m p u te r stations, areas fo r la p to p -u s e , m u ltip le g ro u p s tu d y ro o m s e q u ip p e d w ith p ro je cto rs, w h ite b o a rd s a n d 5 0 -in ch LCD screens, as w e ll as casual seat­ in g areas.

"O u r p u rp o s e is to p ro v id e c o m p u te r ac­ cess, g ro u p a n d p riv a te s tu d y space, lo u n g e space a n d p ro d u c tio n areas," said L ib ra ry Plan­ n in g a n d R esources A ssociate D ire c to r D iane Koen, w h o a d d e d th a t a to ta l o f 120 n e w c o m ­ p u te rs w ill be installed.

T he n e w space e x te n d s in to w h a t w as fo r­ m e rly a sm all ro o m used fo r g ro u p s tu d y o u t­ side o f th e R ed p a th café, w h ic h has n o w b e en w a lle d u p to a c c o m m o d a te th e ch a n g e .

T re n h o lm e D ire c to r o f Librarie s Janine S c h m id t e x p la in e d th a t lib ra ry d e cisio n s are m a d e based e n tire ly o n th e o p in io n s o f s tu ­ de n ts. For th e pa st tw o years, th e lib ra ry has c o lle c te d s tu d e n t q u e s tio n n a ire s in w h ic h s tu ­ d e n ts are g iv e n th e o p p o r tu n ity to expre ss d e ­ sired ch ang es.

"W e to o k o u t th e c o m m e n ts th a t c o m ­ p la in e d a b o u t th e p h ysica l fa c ilitie s a n d th e m o s t re q u e s te d im p ro v e m e n t w as m o re g ro u p s tu d y space. It is th e sin g le th in g w e are asked fo r m ost," she said.

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"I w o u ld p ro b a b ly say m o re g ro u p s tu d y space [is th e m a in need]," he said. "It used to b e o p e n in g ho urs; a fte r years o f w o rk w e fix e d th a t issue. N o w , it's m a in ly g ro u p s tu d y space th a t n e e d s to b e addressed."

W h ile g ro u p s tu d y sp ace is b e in g a d ­ dressed, th e lib ra ry a d m in is tra tio n is also fo c u s ­ in g o n a d d in g m o re q u ie t space.

"If w e p u t in m o re s h e lv in g w e w o u ld lose se a tin g ; so w e 're n o w g o in g to p u t in c o m p a c t sh elving," S c h m id t said. "W e have th a t in th e lo w e r R e d path lib rary, th e M a n a g e m e n t library, E d u ca tio n lib ra ry a n d a t M a c d o n a ld cam pus."

H ow e ver, so m e s tu d e n ts are still c o n ­ c e rn e d a b o u t lib ra ry c o n g e s tio n d u rin g exam p e rio d .

"It w o u ld h e lp to have m o re co m p u te rs .

A n d [th e lib ra ry] is n o t co m fo rta b le ," said Lori C a p u to , U2 a rt h isto ry.

T h o u g h th e re n o v a tio n s are n o t y e t c o m ­ p le t e ^ n u m b e r o f sm a lle r ch a n g e s are im m e d ia te ly n o tic e a b le in th e lib ra ry .T h e L ib ra ry lm p ro v e m e n t F un d sta te d in its 20 07-200 8 re p o rt th a tth e c o m m itte e has d e c id e d to fo c u s o n n u m e ro u s sm a lle r p ro je c ts ra th e r th a n la rg e r re n o va tio n s, h o p in g to g e t m o re sm all s tu d e n t associa tion s in vo lv e d .

By w o rk in g w ith th e lib ra ry a d m in is tra tio n , th e LIF has in flu e n c e d m a n y m in o r c h a n g e s in th e lib raries like im p ro v in g signs, fin is h in g th e tra v e l-b o o k c o lle c tio n , m o v in g th e a u d io v is u ­ al ro o m to th e m a in R e d p a th c o rrid o r, re -catalo g u in g a n d o rg a n iz in g lib ra ry m aterials.

"W e also fo c u s e d o n im p ro v e m e n ts to b o o k in g s tu d y carrels; y o u ca n b o o k th e m a t th e d e sk d o w n h e re now ," K oen said.

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W h ile th e M cG ill a d m in is tra tio n h a d ag re e d to fu n d an a d d itio n a l s i-m illio n e v e ry ye ar fo r fiv e years, th is de a l e n d s tw o years fro m no w . The LIF to o k in a p p ro x im a te ly $634,000 fro m s tu ­ d e n t fees last year.

"T he u n iv e rs ity as a w h o le lacks fu n d in g ; th e y w o u ld g ive us m o re if th e y could," S c h m id t said.

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S tu d e n ts n o w have th e o p tio n to o p t-o u t o f th e LIF. A n g u s w a rn e d a b o u t th e p o ssib le c o n s e ­ q u e n c e s o f th e n e w system .

"If to o m a n y p e o p le o p t-o u t, s tu d e n ts w ill m iss th a t m o n e y greatly. W ill w e b e a b le to c o n ­ tin u e th e e x te n d e d h o u rs th e lib ra ry has? O p t­ in g o u t o f th e LIF is o p tin g o u t o f e x te n d e d s tu d y in th e M cL e n n a n a n d S ch ulich lib ra rie s ."*

NEBOJSA PETROVIC A w o r k in p ro g re s s , C y b e rT h è q u e is d u e t o o p e n a t t h e e n d o f O c to b e r, ju s t in t im e for p a p e r-s e a s o n .

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — JA C K LAYTON

N e w D e m o c r a ts h o p e f o r f o o t h o ld in Q u e b e c L e a d e r d is c u s s e s

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N e w D e m o c ra tic P a rty le a d e r J a c k L a y to n s te p p e d in to th e M c ­ G ill s p o tlig h t la s t F rid a y to o ffe r his o p in io n o n c o n te n tio u s issues to stu d e n ts. W e s a t d o w n w ith h im to discuss po licie s, e c o n o m ic s o f m in im u m w a g e s a n d th e NDP's e x p e c ta tio n s in Q uebec.

W h a t c a n y o u r p a r t y o f f e r t o s tu d e n ts t h a t is b e tt e r t h a n w h a t t h e o t h e r p o lit ic a l p a r tie s h a v e o ffe r e d a n d c a n e n tic e t h e m t o v o te f o r t h e N D P ?

W e're th e p a rty th a t is m o s t c o m m itte d to a p ro g ra m to g e t tu itio n fees d o w n a n d to g e t s tu d e n t d e b t d o w n . W e've played o u t a p ro g ra m o f h o w th a t ca n b e d o n e an d , o f co urse, w e saw w ith years o f a Liberal g o v e rn m e n t th a t s tu d e n t d e b t w e n t w a y up. N o w Mr. H a rp e r d o e s n 't seem to m a ke it s o m e th in g th a t [he] s h o u ld sp e n d tim e o r e ffo rt o n a t all. W e've p u t fo rw a rd a p ie ce o f le g is la tio n fo r p o s t-s e c o n d a ry e d u c a tio n fu n d in g fro m th e fe d ­ eral g o v e rn m e n t. So in te rm s o f th e v e ry s p e c ific ne e d s s tu d e n ts are fa cin g , w e th in k th e NDP has a v e ry s tro n g p ro g ra m a n d w e p ro ve d it tw o years a g o w h e n w e g o t $1.5—b illio n fo r p o st-se c­ o n d a ry e d u c a tio n fro m th e Liberals th a t th e y w e re g o in g to g iv e to b ig banks instead.

W h a t p r o g r e s s h a s b e e n m a d e o n t h e P o s t- S e c o n d a ry E d u c a tio n A c t?

F o rtu n a te ly, o u r PSE A c t is a p riv a te m e m b e rs bill a n d p ro ­ ro g a tio n d o e s n 't s to p th e progress o n th o s e ; it w ill ke ep m o v in g a lo n g . For th e firs t tim e ever, it lays o u t a w h o le ro le v e ry cle a rly fo r th e fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t, e n s u rin g th a t there's p ro p e r fu n d in g to th e p ro v in c e s a n d te rrito rie s fo r p o s t-s e c o n d a ry e d u c a tio n . It sets o u t w h a t th e go als o f th a t fu n d in g s h o u ld be in v e ry g e n e ra l te rm s, b u t th e y in c lu d e a ffo rd a b ility a n d a c ce s sib ility a n d m a kin g sure d e b t d o e s n 't b u ild u p — all o f th o s e k in d o f th in g s . It's a b o u t e ig h t o r n in e pages lo n g — so I w o u ld p ro b a b ly refer y o u to o u r w e b site to g e t th e de tails. W e're v e ry e x c ite d a b o u t it.

E c o n o m ic t h e o r y a s s e rts t h a t a m in im u m w a g e in c re a s e [ to $ 1 0 ] w ill r e s u lt in d e c re a s e d s u p ­ p ly , w h ic h w ill n o t b e m e t b y in c re a s e d j o b d e m a n d .

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W h e re s ig n ific a n t increases in m in im u m w a g e s have b e e n p ro ­ v id e d for, th e re have b e e n real b e n e fits to local e c o n o m ie s b e ­ cause th e p e o p le w h o re ceive th o s e m in im u m w a g e s are m o s t lik e ly to sp e n d th a t m o n e y in th e ir local n e ig h b o u rh o o d , in th e ir local services a n d businesses. So th a t m o n e y w ill ke e p re v o lv in g a ro u n d , w h e re a s rig h t n o w it is g o in g to th e p ro v in c e o r to d iffe r­ e n t c o rp o ra tio n s — essentially, to th o s e w h o are a little b it b e tte r o ff. R ig h t n o w , th e y d o n 't ne cessarily p u t th e ir m o n e y b a ck in to th e loca l e c o n o m y .

S o m e o f y o u r c r itic s w o u ld s a y t h a t p u llin g a ll t r o o p s o u t o f A fg h a n is ta n im m e d ia t e ly w o u ld c a u s e a c iv il w a r in t h e c o u n tr y . H o w w o u ld y o u re s p o n d t o th a t?

I th in k w e 're in th e m id s t o f an e n o rm o u s c o n flic t n o w . It's h a rd to see h o w it c o u ld g e t d ra m a tic a lly w orse ; in fa ct, w h a t w e b e lie v e is th a t p e a ce talks n e e d to b e c o n s tru c te d , a n d th e y 're n o t h a p p e n in g n o w . P reside nt Karzai is b e g in n in g to ta lk a b o u t h o w w e m ig h t like to ta lk to so m e o f th e in s u rg e n ts o r so m e e le ­ m e n ts o f th o s e trib a l c o m m u n itie s th a t are a lre a d y in his c a b i­ ne t. W e're sa ying C anada c o u ld p o te n tia lly p la y a v e ry im p o rta n t ro le to h e lp a c o m p re h e n s iv e pe ace process g e t g o in g a n d th a t's g o in g to b e essential if w e 're g o in g to a v o id th e k in d o f im b ro g lio th a t w e g o t to in Iraq, fo r e xa m p le .

T h e N D P h a s o n ly e v e r w o n o n e s e a t in Q u e b e c . H o w w ill y o u b u ild t o w a r d f u t u r e s u c c e s s f o r y o u r p a r t y in t h is p r o v in c e ?

W e w ill ke e p b u ild in g . W e've g o n e fro m 6 0 ,0 0 0 vo te s in 2 0 0 0 to 180,000 vo te s in 2004 a n d 28 0,000 last [e le c tio n .] n o w w e are a t th e p ro s p e c t o f w in n in g o u r firs t seat in an e n tire g e n e ra ­ tio n ; a n d th e n w e ll ke ep re c ru itin g ca n d id a te s a n d ke ep b u ild ­ ing. H o p e fu lly w h e n th e n e x t g e n e ra l e le c tio n occurs, p e o p le w ill b e v e ry a ttra c te d to n o t o n ly o u r p o licie s b u t [also to ] th e te a m o f ca n d id a te s w e w ill b e ru n n in g across th e p ro vin c e .

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"W e w o u ld like th e m u n ic ip a lity to o p e n an a c c o u n t a n d a llo w sm all p ro d u c e rs to use th e city's a c c o u n t to fe e d as w e ll as ta ke fro m th e system ," he said.

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V in c c i T s u i "W e th in k th a t M cG ill s h o u ld g o b e y o n d [its c u rre n t su stain­ a b le d e v e lo p m e n t p ro g ra m s ] a n d lo o k a t h o w it can p ro d u c e its T he P ost-G ra dua te S tu d e n ts' S ocie ty h e ld its in a u g u ra l o w n e n e rg y be cau se it o w n s la n d ,"M a rte l sa id ."It has th e c a p a c ity G reen N ig h t a t T h o m s o n H ou se last W e d n e sd a y as p a rt o f its O ri­ to d o th a t. It ca n b e a le a rn in g e x p e rie n ce , a n d it w ill b u ild fu tu re e n ta tio n W eek. T h e e ve n t, o rg a n iz e d b y th e PGSS E n v iro n m e n t skills."

C o m m itte e , a llo w e d s tu d e n ts to m in g le w ith lik e -m in d e d e n viP rece d in g M a rte l th a t e v e n in g w as a p re s e n ta tio n b y PGSS ro n m e n ta lly -c o n s c io u s s tu d e n ts, b u t th e h ig h lig h t o f th e e v e n in g w as a p re s e n ta tio n a b o u t th e Sierra C lu b o f E n v iro n m e n t C o m m itte e Jessica W ard o n th e su b ­ je c t o f s h o p p in g fo r y o u r h e a lth . H er ta lk h ig h lig h te d Canada's C oo l C ities p ro g ra m b y C la u d e M a rte l, d ire c to r so m e o f th e h a rm fu l ch e m ic a ls th a t ca n b e fo u n d in o f th e Q u e b e c C h a p te r o f th e Sierra C lub. c o m m o n h o u s e h o ld c le a n in g p ro d u c ts , p e rso n a l care "I w a n te d s o m e o n e fro m th e o u ts id e e n v iro n m e n ­ p ro d u c ts , fo o d a n d o ffic e su pplies, a n d w h a t can b e ta l m o v e m e n t th a t w o u ld ta lk a b o u t s o m e th in g o f in te r­ d o n e to a v o id th e m . est to p e o p le here,"PGSS E n v iro n m e n t C o m m itte e C hair A lth o u g h h e r p re s e n ta tio n w as g e a re d to w a rd s C hris W ro b e l said. "I th o u g h t o f th e Sierra C lu b be cause s tu d e n ts as e v e ry d a y co n su m e rs , W ard d o e s n o t w a n t m a yb e th e o rg a n iz a tio n ha d s o m e grassro ots [m o v e ­ to s to p there. m e n ts ] th a t w e 'd like to g e t in v o lv e d in a lo t m ore."

"I w o u ld lo ve to see M cG ill try in g to use safer T h e C oo l C ities p ro g ra m aim s to c h a n g e in d i­ pro d u cts," she said. "O b v io u s ly y o u c a n 't g e t rid o f e v ­ v id u a l a n d in s titu tio n a l b e h a v io u rs to w a rd lo w e rin g e ry th in g ; in labs p e o p le n e e d to use th e s e ch e m ica ls g re e n h o u s e gas e m issio n s a n d th u s m in im iz in g so m e fo r th e ir research, b u t fo r o th e r th in g s , like c le a n in g th e o f th e em issio n s th a t c o n trib u te to c lim a te ch a n g e . flo ors, m a y b e w e d o n 't n e e d to b e u sin g th e s e c h e m i­ This c a m p a ig n focu ses o n seven b ro a d fa cto rs th a t are cals." all c o n tro lle d a t th e m u n ic ip a l level: su sta in a b le tra n s ­ O verall, W ro b e l fe lt th a t th e n ig h t w as a success, p o rt, g re e n e r vehicles, g re e n roofs, u rb a n re fo re sta tio n , n o tin g th a t th e re w e re m o re p e o p le in a tte n d a n c e su sta in a b le b u ild in g practices, ‘ e n e rg y e ffic ie n c y a n d th a n a t m o s t PGSS events. re n e w a b le en erg y. M a rte l e x p la in e d th a t m u n ic ip a litie s "I th o u g h t th a t Jessica W ard d id a v e ry g o o d su m ­ are ta rg e te d be cau se th e y are g e n e ra lly m o re re sp o n ­ sive to citiz e n d e m a n d s th a n th e p ro vin c ia l o r fede ral m a ry o f a lo t o f c o m p lic a te d , b o rin g th in g s . She g o t to g o v e rn m e n ts . th e p o in t a n d she g a ve a fe w in te re s tin g e xam ples,"h e said. “I th o u g h t th a t C la u d e M a rte l c o ve re d his to p ic Presently, C oo l C ities is p ro m o tin g a n e w e n e rg y p o lic y th a t is based o n a m o d e l in n o rth e rn E urop e in in a g e n e ra l w a y a t first, b u t he b ro u g h t o u t co n c re te exam ples, w h ic h I th in k p e o p le a p p re cia te d . I love th e w h ic h in d iv id u a l citiz e n s w o u ld b e a llo w e d to p ro d u c e MICHELLE GEESAMAN th e ir o w n en erg y, m o s t lik e ly b y u sin g solar p o w e r, an d M e m b e r s o f th e Q u e b e c c h a p te r o f t h e S ie rra C lu b p r o m o te th e C o o l C ities fo rc e o f C la u d e M arte l's s p e a k in g style; he's g o t a ce r­ g a in o w n e rs h ip o f th e s e resources. M a rte l said th a t th is c a m p a ig n , fo c u s in g o n g re e n a lte rn a tiv e s fo r M o n tr e a l. ta in e n th u sia s m , a c o m m itm e n t a n d a b e lie f in w h a t he's d o in g ." ■

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place in Iraq be cause he has a b e tte r u n d e r­ s ta n d in g o f c o u n te r-in s u rg e n c y th a n th e folks th a t ca m e b e fo re h im ; th e p ro b le m is th a t he ca m e in 2007, w h e n h e s h o u ld h a ve c o m e in 2003."

B rynen su g g e ste d th a t Iraq is a 'm ix e d bag' w ith im p ro v e m e n ts in so m e areas, a to ta l lack o f im p ro v e m e n t in o th e r areas a n d even a d e c lin e in c o n d itio n s in sp e cific parts. He ag re e d w ith Petraeus's ce n tra l m essage: tro o p w ith d ra w a l fro m Iraq w ill n o t im p ro v e th e p re s e n t c o n d i­ tions.

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O ve r th e past w ee k, US G eneral D avid Petraeus has b e en ad dre ssin g th e W h ite H ouse a d m in is tra tio n a n d th e C o n gre ssion al T e s tim o ­ nial C o m m itte e re g a rd in g a progress re p o rt by c o a litio n tro o p s in Iraq. "[P etraeus has b e e n ] p o w e rfu lly a rg u in g th a t a ra pid d ra w -d o w n o f th e A m e ric a n forces w ill m ake [th e s itu a tio n ] w orse ; it c e rta in ly w o n 't m ake th in g s better," p o litic a l scie nce professor a n d ch a ir M id d le -E a ste rn stud ie s Rex B rynen said.

Petraeus, p ro m o te d to fo u r-s ta r g e n e ra l a n d leader 'I t c e r t a i n l y h e l p s t h e W h i t e H o u s e t h a t h i s o f all A m e ric a n tro o p s in Iraq d e e p l y h e l d v i e w s a n d t h e v i e w s o f t h e last January, is re sp o n sib le a d m in is tr a tio n c o in c id e a t t h e m o m e n t." fo r all m ilita ry de cisio n s th a t — R ex B ry n e n , have b e e n m a d e since th e n .

S om e sp e cu la te th a t Presi­ M c G ill c h a i r o f M i d d l e - E a s t e r n p r o g r a m d e n t Bush is u sin g Petraeus's p o p u la rity a m o n g s t th e a rm e d forces a n d his forces c e n tre d o n B aghdad in o rd e r to create re sp e cta b le p u b lic im a g e to rally s u p p o rt fo r a safer e n v iro n m e n t fo r p o litic a l progress has m a in ta in in g tro o p s in Iraq. b e en c o n d e m n e d by b o th B rynen a n d SaideB rynen a rg u e d th a t th is m a y ju s t be a c o ­ m a n as unsuccessful. in c id e n c e o f values b e tw e e n h im a n d th e Bush "T he A m e ric a n a rm y a n d M a rin e co rp s are a d m in is tra tio n . o v e rs tre tch e d a n d th e y c a n n o t sustain th e surge "P eople tre a t h im ca refully; th e y d o n 't w a n t any long er. The idea o f a su rge is e ssen tially te m ­ to seem to be a tta c k in g an A m e ric a n hero," he porary," S aide m an said. "The c u rre n t s itu a tio n is said. "G eneral Petraeus is saying w h a t he b e ­ unsustainable." lieves. W h a t he said to th e W h ite H ouse and T h o u g h th e re have b e en so m e im p ro v e ­ C o n gre ssion al T e stim o n ia l C o m m itte e w e re his m e n ts in th e Iraqi ca p ita l, n a m e ly a re d u c tio n in d e e p ly h e ld view s. It c e rta in ly h e lp s th e W h ite se ctarian killings, B rynen su g g e ste d th is m ay be H ouse th a t his d e e p ly h e ld vie w s an d th e vie w s be cause "m u c h o f th e se ctarian cle a n sin g has al­ o f th e a d m in is tra tio n c o in c id e a t th e m o m e n t." re ady o c cu rre d b e fo re th e surge." . P olitical science p rofessor S te p h e n Saide"There are so m e aspects o f Iraq w h e re m a h a d d e d th a t Petraeus, w h o has a fa r g re a te r th e re has b e en d ra m a tic im p ro v e m e n t," he e x p e rie n ce in th e ty p e o f m ilita ry c o n flic t in Iraq said. "In th e w e s te rn provinces, attacks a g a in st th a n his predecessors, s h o u ld have b e en le a d in g c o a litio n soldiers have be e n d o w n a lm o s t te n ­ th e tro o p s since th e b e g in n in g o f th e war. fo ld , th o u g h th a t has n o th in g to d o w ith th e "Petraeus is clea rly th e rig h t g u y to be in c u rre n t US tro o p surge." ■

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A rt h is to ry u n d e rg ra d u a te stu d e n ts are fin d in g th e m se lv e s s h o rt o f ch o ice s w h ile se le ct­ in g courses to fu lfill d e g re e re quirem ents.

"It's a little c o m p lic a te d because in som e cases, w e 're ta lk in g a b o u t courses w h ic h are still o ffe re d b u t u n d e r a n o th e r to p ic an d instructor," n o te d Jo n a th a n Sterne, a rt h is to ry an d c o m m u ­ n ic a tio n stud ie s chair. "D oes th a t c o u n t as a ca n ­ c e lla tio n a n d re -listin g o r a 'n o change?"

S terne said, "If, instead, yo u lo o k a t M inerva, seven courses w e re ca n ce le d since th e spring, a n d fiv e w e re a d d e d in th e sam e period."

Sarah B enoit, a fo rm e r U2 a rt h isto ry stu ­ d e n t a t M cG ill, d id n o t co n sid e r th e te rm in o lo g y relevant.

"As a re sult o f M cG ill ca n ce llin g p re tty m u ch all m y courses a c o u p le tim es, a lo n g w ith m a n y o th e r aspects [o f th e d e p a rtm e n t], I have w ith ­ d ra w n fro m M cG ill an d tran sfe rre d to C on cordia to c o m p le te m y d e g re e in a rt history," she sta t­ ed.

S terne d e n ie d th a t th e d e p a rtm e n t w as h a vin g fu n d in g issues a n d e x p la in e d th a t th e ca n ce lla tio n s are th e re sult o f so m e un usual cir­ cu m sta n ce s th is year.

"T hree o f o u r fu ll-tim e fa c u lty are o n re­ search leaves th is year," he said. "O ften, n o tice s fo r m a jo r in te rn a tio n a l research fe llo w sh ip s fo r fa c­ u lty c o m e late in th e year, like A p ril o r even later, a t w h ic h p o in t th e tim e ta b le has already been set. These fe llo w s h ip s are special o p p o rtu n itie s : th e y fu e l o u r professors' d e v e lo p m e n t b o th as scholars a n d as teachers."

B ut so m e stu d e n ts are m o re c o n ce rn e d a b o u t th e lack o f availa ble classes.

"O n to p o f ca n ce llin g so m a n y classes, th re e o f th e profs th a t I had n e tw o rks w ith an d love d ta k in g [classes w ith ] have all le ft d u e to research grants, o r [to g o ] te a ch a t d iffe re n t universities,"

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B e n o it said. "W h e re are th e fo u rth ye ar stu d e n ts left, w h o [n e e d ] closer c o n n e c tio n s a n d re c o m ­ m e n d a tio n s fo r g ra d schoo l fro m th e ir profs?"

S terne e x p la in e d th a t th e sp ecialized na­ tu re o f th e a rt h is to ry fie ld m akes it v e ry ha rd to fin d re p la c e m e n t fa c u lty to te a c h ce rta in courses w h e n th e professor s lo tte d fo r th e jo b takes o ff o n a fe llo w sh ip . As a result, th e se are th e courses th a t g e t ca ncelled.

"All o f th e ca n ce lle d courses have already b e e n re place d w ith o th e r courses; th is h a p p e n e d o v e r th e sum m er," S terne said. "O ur u n d e rg ra d u ­ ate advisors have b e en w o rk in g d ilig e n tly w ith stu d e n ts to m ake sure th a t, fo r instance, stu d e n ts w h o n e ed courses to g ra d u a te w ill still be able to g ra d u a te o n tim e . W e've also a llo w e d [som e] co urse su b stitu tio n ."

The S tu d e n t A ffairs O ffice has b e e n re sp o n ­ sible fo r d e a lin g w ith stu d e n ts w h o have faced s c h e d u lin g issues as a re sult o f th e cance llations.

"To m y k n o w le d g e , e v e ry a rt h is to ry stu ­ d e n t w h o has g o n e to an a d viso r fo r a m e e tin g has b e en ta ke n care of,"Sterne said. I re c o m m e n d th a t stu d e n ts w ith q u e s tio n s a b o u t re g istra tio n g o see [S tu d e n t A ffairs O ffice r] M aria G abriel."

H ow ever, B e n o it disagreed, fin d in g th a t she w as n o t "taken care o f" w h e n s c h e d u lin g her courses.

"T he kille r [th in g a b o u t tra n sfe rrin g to C o n ­ co rd ia ] is th a t it's n o t because I'm fa ilin g o u t o f schoo l, o r th a t I d e c id e d [th a t] I h a te a rt history," B e n o it said. "It's because a fte r th e fo u rth o r fifth tim e re a rra n g in g m y sch e d u le a n d n o lo n g e r h a vin g a 'fo o t in th e d o o r’ w ith any o f th e profs, it's n o t w o rth g o in g th ro u g h all th a t angst, w h ile p a yin g [th e sch o o l] th o u s a n d s o f dollars.” * S tu den ts w h o a re e n ro lle d in a r t h is to ry m a jo rs o r m in o rs a n d are u n c e rta in o f th e ir s ta tu s s h o u ld c o n ta c t M a ria G a b rie l a t 853 S he rbro oke W est o r a t (514)398-1092.

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A re ce n t p o ll b y UK e m p lo y m e n t firm P eninsula fo u n d th a t 233 m illio n h o u rs o f e m p lo y e e tim e are lo st s u rf­ in g social n e tw o rk in g sites; th e y re c­ o m m e n d e d th a t c o m p a n ie s re g u la te th e ir e m p lo y e e s 'u s e o f th e in te rn e t.

M a n y C an adian businesses are a lre a d y try in g to lim it access to th e in te rn e t. A p o ll b y R o b e rt H alf T e c h n o lo g y, an in fo rm a tio n -te c h n o l­ o g y s ta ffin g g ro u p , fo u n d th a t ne arly tw o -th ird s o f C an adian c o m p a n ie s use in te rn e t co n tro ls . Last May, O n ­ ta rio g o v e rn m e n t w orke rs, TD b a nk e m p lo y e e s a n d N e w B ru n s w ic k River V alley H ea th s ta ff w e re b a n n e d fro m accessing F acebo ok a t w o rk.

W ith w ireless in te rn e t all o v e r ca m p u s, th e s e sam e d is tra c tio n s a p p ly to s tu d e n ts in le c tu re halls.

Professor o f a rt h is to ry a n d c o m ­ m u n ic a tio n s stu d ie s C arrie R en tschler e x p la in e d th a t s tu d e n ts w h o are su rf­ in g F a cebo ok in class are m issin g o u t o n a v a lu a b le le a rn in g e x p e rie n ce .

"O n e o f th e p riv ile g e s o f ta k in g a class is to really c o n c e n tra te ! o n s o m e th in g , to leave th e rest o f y o u r life b e h in d fo r a m o m e n t," she said.

"You n e ed to d e c id e T m g o in g to g iv e m y s e lf th e space to re fle c t o n s o m e th in g .'F a c e b o o k can p u t p e o p le in a c o n v e rs a tio n a t th e sam e tim e [th a t th e y are in class]."

A rt h is to ry a n d c o m m u n ic a ­ tio n s C ha ir Jo n a th a n S terne agreed, a d d in g th a t b ro w s e r p lu g -in s w ith c o n s ta n t u p d a te s can fu rth e r d is tra c t stu d e n ts.

"T he s tu d e n ts w h o w illfu lly g o o n F a ce b o o k are c h o o s in g to d is tra c t them se lves," he said. "I th in k th a t th e p e o p le w h o a re n 't o n F a cebo ok b u t are b e in g b u g g e d b y th e w id g e ts are b e in g m o re d is tra c te d be cau se a t least th e y 're try in g to pay a tte n tio n . It e n d s u p ta k in g o v e r y o u r life."H ow e ver, Professor S terne ac­ k n o w le d g e d th a t if s tu d e n ts w e re n o t lo o k in g a t F a cebo ok th e y m ig h t b e d o in g o th e r th in g s to e n te rta in th e m se lve s.

"A t least it's less ru d e th a n re ad­ in g th e n e w s p a p e r be cau se I c a n 't te ll if y o u 're n o t p a y in g a tte n tio n ."

D a vid A yele, U3 p h ysio lo g y, a d ­ m itte d th a t he fo u n d F a cebo ok so d is tra c tin g th a t he s to p p e d b rin g in g his la p to p to s c h o o l a n d h o p e s th a t lim itin g th is d is tra c tio n w ill h e lp h im fo cu s on his grades.

"Last te rm , I used to c h e c k it o n c e o r tw ic e in class b u t m u c h m o re th a n th a t w h e n I w as in th e lib ra ry stu d yin g ," h e said. "I d id n 't d o as w e ll as I c o u ld h a v e ."»

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T h e d e p e n d e n t n a tu re o f th e la n d lo rd a n d te n a n t re la tio n s h ip has s e e m in g ly le ft SSMU fe e lin g lim ite d in w h a t th e y can d o to im p ro v e th e s itu a tio n fo r th e tim e b e in g .

"B ecause o f th e [n a tu re o f th e ] lease, w e d o n 't w a n t to s ta rt in v e s tin g m o n e y in to a b u ild in g w e m ig h t n o t h a ve in a fe w ye a rs,"T u rn e r said. .

R e n o v a tin g th e S h a tn e r b u ild in g to a tta c h a d d i­ tio n a l fire e xits w o u ld g u a ra n te e th a t th e b u ild in g m e t sa fe ty sta n d a rd s. Itz k o w itz e x p re sse d h o p e s th a t th e a d ­

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"Id e a lly, w e w o u ld lik e to see th e a d d itio n o f an e x te rn a l staircase," h e said. "T h is w o u ld ro u g h ly b e a $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 to $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 p ro je ct."

In re spo nse , th e a d m in is tra tio n said th a t th e n e w c a p a c ity is an isssue th a t th e y w o u ld like to see re ­ so lve d .

"This is an im p o r ta n t issue fo r th e a d m in is tra tio n . It is in o u r in te re s t fo r SSMU to be a b le to c o n d u c t its b u s i­ ness w e ll, a n d h a v in g a d e q u a te sp a ce [c a p a c ity ] is an im p o r ta n t fa c to r in th e e q u a tio n ." D e p u ty P ro vo st S tu ­ d e n t Life a n d L e a rn in g M o rto n M e n d e ls o n said.

A t th e m o m e n t, s o m e h ig h -c a p a c ity s tu d e n t e v e n ts ca n be re lo c a te d to G e rt's bar, w h e re m a x im u m c a p a c ­ ity w as re c e n tly raised fro m 286 to 335 p e o p le . S tu d e n t g ro u p s ca n b o o k th e b a llro o m o r G e rt's fo r fre e .»

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Sam Foner, a C on co rd ia gradu ate, o rig in a lly p la n n e d to ta ke th e GRE in N ovem ber, b u t d e c id e d to re gister fo r an earlier exam instead.

"T he g o o d th in g is th a t since it's a c o m p u te r-b a s e d test, it's o ffe re d basically fiv e days p e r w e e k year aro u n d , so I sign ed u p fo r th e m id d le o f O c to b e r in o rd e r to a vo id b e in g ch alle nge d," Foner said.

Foner also a d d e d th a t, w h ile th e GRE is im p o rta n t, it is a fairly easy exam th a t so m e stu d e n ts use to s u p p le m e n t th e ir p ro file s fo r a p p lic a tio n s to g ra d u a te school.

"M y m o re pressing co n ce rn rig h t n o w is th e Law S chool A dm issio ns Test a t th e e n d o f th is m o n th , a n d I fig u re o n ce th a t's o v e r th e GRE s h o u ld b e n o p roblem ," he said.

"The reason th a t ETS m akes a n y ch ang es to th e te st is to be in th e s tu d e n ts 'a n d g ra d u a te s c h o o ls 'b e s t interests.

ETS ensures th a t th e se tests are an accurate p re d ic tio n o f h o w stu d e n ts w ill p e rfo rm ,"L yn n said.

Based o n th e e x p e c te d changes, Lynn u rg e d stu d e n ts to take th e exam as so on as possible.

"G radu ate schools w ill a c ce p t scores u p to fiv e years a fte r th e first tim e yo u ta ke it,"she said."W e u rg e stu d e n ts to ta ke th e exam so o n e r ra th e r th a n later sim p ly to a vo id th e ch ang es m a d e to th e GRE. [The ETS] ce rta in ly is n o t g o in g to m ake th e te st an y easier." I

Ken S un S tu d e n ts a im in g to c o n tin u e th e ir e d u c a tio n th ro u g h g ra d u a te studies w ill fin d th e GRE progressively ha rde r ove r th e n e x t fe w m o n th s .T h e E d u ca tio n T e stin g S ervice expects to g ra d u a lly im p le m e n t h a rde r q u e stio n s in to th e GRE as p a rt o f th e ir e ffo rt to m ake th e exam a b e tte r in d ic a tio n o f s tu d e n ts 'a n tic ip a te d p e rfo rm a n c e in g ra d u a te school.

A n y p o te n tia l ch ang es to th e m a jo r e n tra n c e exam s are clo se ly m o n ito re d by Kaplan, th e e d u ca tio n a l c o rp o ra ­ tio n w e ll-k n o w n a m o n g s t c o lle g e stu d e n ts p rim a rily fo r th e ir p re p a ra to ry courses in exam s such as th e GRE. "U n til July 2007 th e GRE w as n o t g o in g to change,"said K aplan GRE p ro g ra m m a n a g e r K athe rine Lynn. "In July th e ETS m a d e a n o th e r a n n o u n c e m e n t le ttin g us k n o w th a t ra th e r th a n d o in g o n e b ig o v e rh a u l o f th e test, th e y w o u ld im p le m e n t ch a n g e s g ra d u a lly o v e r tim e."

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J o h n W itte Jr„ d ire c to r o f th e C e n tre fo r th e S tu d y o f Law a n d Re­ lig io n a t E m ory Law, d e n o u n c e d th e se p a ra tio n o f c h u rc h a n d state last Thursday.

"W ith o u t re lig io n , th e sta te has an e x a g g e ra te d ro le as th e g u a ra n to r o f lega l righ ts. T he state c a n n o t be so in c o m p e te n t,"W itte sa id ."R elig io n can cre a te th e c o n d itio n s a n d p ro to ty p e s o f civil a n d p o litic a l rights."

T he lecture, e n title d "H u m a n R ights a n d R eligion: E nem ies o r A l­ lies?" w as p a rt o f th e th re e d a y sym ­ p o siu m , "Pluralism , P olitics an d God," o rg a n iz e d b y th e N e w m a n C entre.

W itte d isa g re e d w ith B ertrand Russell's v ie w in G o d a n d R eligion, th a t "re lig io n , m u c h like d ig e s tio n , is s o m e th in g th a t yo u d o b y y o u rs e lf a n d d o n o t ta lk about." Likew ise, he d e n o u n c e d T h o m a s Jefferson's idea th a t p o litic s m u s t b e c o n d u c te d w ith a w a ll o f se p a ra tio n b e tw e e n c h u rc h a n d state, s u p p o rtin g instea d an a lli­ a n ce b e tw e e n th e s e tw o factions.

"H u m a n rig h ts n e ed religion," he a rgue d. "W ith o u t re lig io n , h u m a n rig h ts have no e n d u rin g narratives to g ro u n d th e m . H u m a n rig h ts are c u t fro m th e ir roots."

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"H u m a n rig h ts p ro v id e a stab le set o f norm s," he said. "T h e y also h e lp re g u la te re lig io u s b o d ie s th a t have d e p a rte d fro m th e ir te a c h in g o f g e n ­ erosity, e q u a lity an d to le ra n c e w h ic h are a t th e h e a rt o f th e ir re lig io u s texts."

W itte e n d e d his le c tu re w ith th e h o p e th a t p e o p le o f all faiths, in c lu d ­ in g atheists, w ill o n e d a y e n g a g e in "d irect, d e e p a n d p o te n t co nve rsa ­ tio n s fo r a p lu ra listic, h e a lth ie r d e ­ m ocracy."

H e expressed th e b e lie f th a t even fu n d a m e n ta lis ts o f d iffe re n t fa ith s can see eye to eye a n d reach a consensus o n m a tte rs o f h u m a n righ ts.

"It takes a th ie f to c a tc h a thief," he said. "It takes a pe rso n w ith d e e p re lig io u s c o n v ic tio n s to u n d e rsta n d th e p o s itio n o f a pe rso n o f a ve ry d iffe re n t fa ith o f a sim ila rly d e e p re li­ g io u s c o n victio n ."

H ow e ver, o p tim is tic n o tio n s such as th e s e are b e y o n d th e im a g i­ n a tio n o f so m e in a tte n d a n c e .

"I ca n 't q u ite fa th o m a d a y w h e n O sam a Bin Laden a n d B ible Bob w o u ld sit to g e th e r a t th e ta b le o f fra ­ te rn ity a n d share th e ir d e e p re ligio us c o n v ic tio n s o v e r a c u p o f tea," R obin N icho ls, U2 re lig io u s studies, said. ■

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th e ir re sp e ctiv e co u n trie s . A c c o rd in g to th e UNAIDS re p o rt, th e re are a t least 12 m illio n c h ild re n o rp h a n e d be ca u se o f AIDS in SubSaharan A frica. T h e C o m m is s io n fo r C h ild re n a t Risk states th a t in th e U kra in e a n d Russia, 10 to 15 p e r c e n t o f o rp h a n s c o m m it su ic id e b e fo re th e a g e o f 18, a n d a c c o rd in g to th e H u m a n R ights W a tch , in th e 1990s, th e d e a th ra te fo r c h ild re n in m a n y C hine se o rp h a n ­ ages w as as h ig h as 9 0 p e r ce n t. T h o se c h il­ d re n w h o su rvive th e ir y o u n g years a n d leave th e o rp h a n a g e s are o fte n le ft c o m p le te ly o n th e ir o w n , a n d in s o m e co u n trie s , m o re th a n h a lf b e c o m e p ro s titu te s o r crim in a ls . These c h ild re n are d e n ie d p ro p e r n u tritio n , p ro p e r e d u c a tio n a n d m o s t im p o rta n tly , s p e n d th e ir e n tire c h ild h o o d s w ith o u t th e in d iv id u a l a tte n tio n a n d care th a t is-so cru cia l to th e h e a lth y d e v e lo p m e n t o f y o u n g m in d s. The a vera ge in fa n t in R om a n ia n o rp h a n a g e s, fo r e x a m p le , receives o n ly 19 m in u te s o f h u m a n c o n ta c t a day. Still th in k th e tria ls o f life in th e s p o tlig h t are ju s t to o m u c h fo r th e s e n e w ly a d o p te d ch ild re n ?

It seem s to m e th a t th e lo cu s o f a tte n tio n is grossly m is p la c e d here. It s h o u ld be o n th e lives o f th e c h ild re n ra th e rth a n th e ce le b ritie s w h o a d o p t th e m , a n d th e kn e e -je rk a n ti-p o p c u ltu re a ttitu d e p ro h ib its an o b je c tiv e a n a ly­ sis o f w h a t is re ally th e issue. I also disagree, in p rin c ip le , w ith th e n o tio n o f tre a tin g a c h ild as a m e a n s ra th e r th a n an en d , b u t w e m u s t b e c a u tio u s o f a llo w in g h ig h ly p rin c ip le d , s e lf-in fla te d rh e to ric to d is tra c t us fro m w h a t tru ly m a tte rs in s itu a tio n s o f p o te n tia l m oral c o n flic t.T h e b o tto m lin e is th a t m o re a d o p te d c h ild re n is a g o o d th in g , increased a tte n tio n fo r th e w o rld w id e o rp h a n crisis is w h o lly b e n ­ e ficia l a n d th a t p e o p le n e e d to s to p b itc h in g a b o u t h o w it's "to o tren dy." C ritics s h o u ld g e t o v e r th e d e lu d e d , ig n o ra n t o r p re te n tio u s ly p rin c ip le d o b je c tio n s a n d re c o g n iz e w h a t w e are a c tu a lly ta lk in g a b o u t: c h ild re n w h o s e lives m a y o th e rw is e m a ke O liv e r T w ist lo o k like R ichie Rich. ■

s h o rt lesson in a c ro n y m s b e fo re w e b e g in . B o n d a g e : T h e sta te o f b e in g u n d e r th e c o n tro l o f a fo rc e o r a b s tra c t p o w e r. D o m in a n c e : th e as­ s e rtio n o f th e a u th o rity o f o n e in d iv id ­ ual o v e r a n o th e r. S adism : g ra tific a tio n as a re s u lt o f in flic tin g p a in o r s u ffe rin g .

M a s o c h is m : g ra tific a tio n as a re s u lt o f h a v in g p a in o r s u ffe rin g in flic te d u p o n th e self.

A ll kinks aside, I c a n n o t h e lp b u t n o tic e h o w re m in is c e n t th e s e d e fin i­ tio n s are to p a s t c o m m e n ts I've m a d e re g a rd in g th e in te ra c tio n b e tw e e n s tu d e n ts a n d fa c u lty m e m b e rs h e re a t M cG ill. C a m p u s -w id e , M cG ill s ta ff a n d s tu d e n ts se e m to b e a c tiv e ly p a rtic ip a t­ in g in BDSM as a life s ty le c h o ic e w ith in th e a c a d e m ic s e ttin g .

D is a g re e in g w ith y o u r c h o ic e o f G u ita r H e ro as an o c c u p a tio n , y o u r p a r­ e n ts h a ve s h ip p e d y o u b a c k fo r a n o th e r ye a r o f a c h ie v e m e n t a n d h a rd w o rk .

L ittle d o th e y k n o w , h o w e v e r, to w h a t le n g th s M cG ill s ta ff w ill g o to e n su re th a t y o u are p a in fu lly a w a re o f y o u r in ­ te rn m e n t w ith in th e s e h a llo w e d halls.

O n e ca n n o tic e a g lim m e r, a fra c ­ tio n o f a s e c o n d w h e re in a p ro fe ss o r lo o k s a little to o h a p p y to b e le c tu r­ in g . T h a t's w h e n y o u k n o w it's c o m in g .

A n y th in g fro m a "v o lu n ta ry "e x tra -c re d it p a p e r to a m a n d a to ry F rid ay n ig h t film s c re e n in g — th a t tw in k le is th e t ip o ff.

T he se p ro fs are sadists to th e v e ry co re, d e lig h tin g in th e d e a th s o f s tu d e n t so­ cial lives a ro u n d th e m . W h a t's m o re , th e y k n o w th e ir w o rd w ill b e ta k e n as law , w h e th e r b e ca u se th e y s trik e a M u s s o lin i-lik e fe a r in to th e h e a rts o f th e ir p u p ils o r b e ca u se th e y k n o w th e y 'v e re n te d o r b o u g h t e v e ry c o p y o f L a u re n c e O liv ie r's H a m le t in a fiv e m ile ra dius.

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T h e re are also th o s e p ro fs w h o se e m t o h a ve an u n c a n n y a b ility to s m e ll fe a r (a n d u n fin is h e d re a d in g s).

In a c o n fe re n c e s e c tio n o f 30 p e o p le , th e sta tis tic a l p ro b a b ility o f y o u r b e in g c a lle d o n is n e x t to n o th in g . Yet, th e re y o u are, s ta m m e rin g y o u r w a y th ro u g h an e x p la n a tio n o f s y m b o lis m in M a ry S he lley's F ra n k e n s te in . M u c h a k in to a U ru g u a y a n s o c c e r te a m s tra n d e d in th e A n d e s, th e s e p ro fs g e t o ff b y p re y ­ in g o n th e w e a k . There's n o w a y D e a d Poet's S o c ie ty in s p ire d e v e ry m e m b e r o f M cG ill s ta ff to te a c h . S o m e o f th e m are d e fin ite ly o n a p o w e r trip .

T h a t is n o t to say th a t th e fa u lt rests e n tire ly u p o n th e fa c u lty . W e s tu d e n ts are e q u a lly re s p o n s ib le fo r th e c re a tio n a n d m a in te n a n c e o f th is re la tio n s h ip d y n a m ic . F a c u lty a n d a d m in is tra tio n m a y d is h it o u t, b u t w e ta k e it. O h, h o w w e ta k e it! T h a t's w h y w e 're h e re in th e firs t p la c e , a t th e to p ra n k in g s c h o o l in C a n a d a — to b e p u n is h e d . W e w a n t th e h a rd e r p ro g ra m , th e lo n g e r s c h o o l year, th e h ig h e s t u n d e rg ra d u a te e n tra n c e a v e ra g e in th e c o u n try . W e w a n t th e rig h t to b itc h . W h e n w e re tu rn h o m e o v e r w in te r b re a k a n d re c o n v e n e w ith o ld frie n d s , w e w a n t o u r s to rie s o f alln ig h te rs a n d b ru ta l fin a ls to to p th e rest b e ca u se th a t's w h e n th e p le a s u re sets in. T h e lo o ks o f h o rro r a n d s y m p a th y w e re ce iv e fro m p a re n ts a fte r re g a lin g ta le s o f fillin g e ig h t, n o te n , e x a m b o o k le ts (s in g le sp a ce d ), g ive s us o u r re le a se — o u r p le a s u re fro m th e p a in .

G ra tify in g th o u g h it is, to h a ve e a rn e d s u p re m e b ra g g in g rig h ts , th e re is still th e d e s ire fo r th is s ick ly s w e e t to r ­ tu re to e n d . T h e o n ly h o p e o f e s c a p in g o u r s tu d e n t b o n d a g e is t o h o p e th a t s o m e o n e , s o m e tim e so o n , u tte rs th e u l­ tim a te s a fe -w o rd : g ra d u a tio n . ■

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s th e d e ca d e s pass, w e can see N o rth A m e ric a m o v in g to w a rd s a m o re E urop ean o u tlo o k o n b o o z in g . In Q u e ­ bec, a p a ltry 18 is th e m in im u m legal d rin k in g age, w h ile th e U n ite d States— o n c e a b a stio n o f in te g rity in a sq uiffy, selfin d u lg e n t w o rld — is h e a d e d d o w n a s lip p e ry slop e. As o f last year, th e re w e re 20 states in w h ic h th e re is n o le g isla te d m in i­ m u m d rin k in g age. P olicy-m a ke rs are b e in g u rg e d to lo w e r th e d rin k in g age.

This m u s t b e s to p p e d . It's n o t a d e cre ase in th e m in im u m legal d rin k in g a g e th a t w e need, b u t ra th e r a m a rke d increase.

A n d I d o n 't ju s t m e a n a ye ar o r tw o . I m e a n seven. Shit, m a ke it a w h o le d o ze n . Let's m a ke th a t th irtie th b irth d a y re ally c o u n t fo r s o m e th in g .

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It's n o t th a t I h a te a u tu m n . I a c tu a lly lo ve a u tu m n . W arm sun, fresh air— w h o c o u ld ask fo r b e tte r? It's n o t th a t I d e te s t re tu rn in g to classes, th a t's all a m a tte r o f h a b it b y n o w . It's n o t even th a t I have a lo w th re s h o ld o f to le ra n c e fo r th e days g e t­ tin g s h o rte r a n d shorter.

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c h ild re n w h o ye a rly o v e rru n m y c ity a n d g iv e d rin k in g a bad nam e.

C h ild re n w h o 'v e s p e n t th e b e tte r p a rt o f th e ir lives in b u m fu c k n o w h e re — lik e ly so m e se xua lly repressive M id w e s t c o m m u n ity — g e t a w eek's ta ste o f M o n tre a l a n d d e c id e th e y ru n th is shit. T h e y sa u n te r e a g e rly a b o u t o u r streets, sta g g e r u n a b a s h e d ly in to o u r bars en m asse, d rin k Teq uila B ang Bang as if it w e re g o in g o u t o f style, u n d e rtip o u r b a rte n d e rs an d g e n e ra lly th u m b th e ir noses a t th e rest o f th e c ity as if th e y in v e n te d d e b a u ch e ry.

B itches please. I w as p o u n d in g b a ck 40s w h e n th e best p a rt o f yo u w as d rip p in g d o w n y o u r m o th e r's leg.

W e n e ed to set th e b a r h ig h e r. Kids s h o u ld n o t b e le a rn in g h o w to dress th e m se lv e s a n d d rin k w ith in th e sa m e d e cad e.

A m o re re strictive d rin k in g age, th o u g h in c o m p re h e n s ib le to som e, w o u ld a c tu a lly m ake o u r so cie ty far m o re o rderly.

O f course, th is idea is p re d ic a te d u p o n th e a s s u m p tio n th a t kids w ill b e a b le to p ro c u re a lc o h o l b e fo re th e a g e o f 25, ju s t as 16 -ye ar-old Q u e b e cke rs have b e en d o in g fo r ages. O n ly in ste a d o f p ith y e x p e rim e n ta tio n , th e y o u th s o f to m o rro w w ill have o v e r a h a lf-d e c a d e o f illic it d rin k in g u n d e r th e ir b e lts by

th e tim e th e y e v e r ste p in to a bar. C o n se q u e n tly, in n o c e n t b y ­ stan ders w ill n o t b e m ercile ssly s u b je c te d to th e ir e rra n t, kn a v­ ish sh ena nigan s, as th e necessary release o f ya-yas w ill have b e e n a c c o m p lis h e d years ago. By th e a g e o f 25 o r 30 (tim e by w h ic h d rin k in g w o u ld be legal in an ideal w o rld ), th e s e y o u n g a d u lts w ill e ith e r be se asoned ve te ra n s (a lb e it illeg al) o r w ill h a ve b e c o m e so e m b itte re d b y th e ir in a b ility to o b ta in a lc o ­ h o l th e y w ill have g iv e n u p o n s w illin g a lto g e th e r. P re su m in g th e fo rm e r, th e s e a b le -b o d ie d lads a n d lasses w ill b e p e rfe c tly po ised to jo in th e ranks o f th e o.ossers.

It's tim e p e o p le re called w h a t d rin k in g is all a b o u t. Trueg rit a lco h o lics are n o t th e o n e s w h o g o ap e in bars a n d frathouses, n o t th e o n e s w h o p e rfo rm keg stan ds o r s h o tg u n cans o f ale. T h e y are th e Ernest H e m in g w a y s a n d M icke y R ourkes o f th e w o rld , th o s e w h o feel th e y w e re b o rn o n e d rin k b e lo w par, w h o sit d a y a fte r day, w a llo w in g in m ise ra b le se lf-scrutin y, w ritin g m o ro se p o e try an d b lo w in g th e ir o w n he ads o ff w ith a s h o tg u n . O r o p tin g fo r re ally ill-a d vise d p la s tic surgery.

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W eism a n a n d his fo llo w e rs are c a llin g o n g o v ­ N eb ojsa P etrovic, Paul S ch w a rtz m a n , e rn m e n ts to lim it th e b irth ra te to o n e c h ild p e r A d a m S c o tti,T h o m a s Q uail, V incci co u p le , fo r a fe w g e n e ra tio n s a t least. This m eans Tsui, D an ie ileT rab sky, A lis o n W ith e rs th a t, o v e r th e n e x t c e n tu ry , th e p o p u la tio n w o u ld sh rin k by a b o u t fiv e m illio n p e o p le , w h ic h w o u ld Tribune O ffices m a ke th e Earth m u c h m o re liv a b le (o r "w o n d e rfu l," E d ito r ia l S hatner U niversity C entre in W eism an's w o rd s) fo r th e re m a in in g 1.6-billion Suite 110,3480 M cTavish M ontreal, QC H 3A 1X 9 o f us. P o p u la tio n c o n tro l m a y seem like a radical T: 514398.6789 c o n c e p t; h o w e ve r, W eism an's b o o k has b e c o m e a E: in fo @ m c g illtrib u n e .co m n a tio n a l bestseller.

A n d th e m a n has a p o in t: If y o u re a lly w a n t to A d v e r tis in g B row n S tu d e n t B uilding re d u c e y o u r "ca rb o n fo o tp rin t," à la D a vid Suzuki, Suite 1200,3600 M cTavish c u ttin g b a ck o n kids seem s to b e th e b e st th in g M ontreal, QC H 3 A 1Y 2 T: 514.398.6806 F: 514.398.7490 y o u can p o ssib ly do.

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age, steal o r m a r M cG ill p ro p e rty. F urtherm ore , th e w in d o w s in N e w Rez have b e en p e rm a n e n tly al­ te re d to o n ly o p e n n o m o re th a n a sliver in an e ffo rt to p re v e n t s tu d e n t m ischief. To th e a p p ro x im a te ly 700 stu d e n ts liv in g there, large fin es have b e en im ­ po sed o n th o s e w h o d e via te fro m th e policy.

W h ile m a in ta in in g th e q u a lity o f its facilities is, o f course, im p o rta n t (th e vast discre pancie s b e ­ tw e e n th e residences at M cG ill b e in g a m a tte r o f its o w n ), M cG ill needs to ba la nce such co n ce rn s w ith th e realities o f ru n n in g a lively s tu d e n t residence.

La ndlords t o o ’have to deal w ith stu d e n ts an d d a m ­ a g e to b u ild in g s, b u t g e n e ra lly m a n a g e w ith o u t prem e p tiv e se cu rity m easures o r fin a n c ia l penalties.

F urther fa c u lty o f arts professors have d e ­ m a n d e d th a t stu d e n ts tu rn in th e ir papers to pla­ g ia ris m -d e te c tin g W eb sites like T u rn itin .c o m u n d e r th e a s su m p tio n th a t w e're all o u t to b u lls h it o u r w a y th ro u g h class. These po lices ig n o re th e fa ct th a t s tu d e n t essays are th e ir o w n in te lle ctu a l pro p e rty.

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B y th e ye ar 2050, a c c o rd in g to UN pro je ctio n s, th e w o rid p o p u la tio n is likely to increase by 2.5-biilio n p e o p le to a to ta l o f 9.2-billion. W h ile m o s t o f th e g ro w th can be exclusive ly associated w ith th e d e v e lo p in g w o rld — w h e re pe r ca p ita CO2 em issions are a t th e ir lo w e s t— th e re w ill also be co n sid e ra b le g ro w th in jh e U n ite d States, w h e re m o s t o f th e in d i­ v id u a l e n v iro n m e n ta l d a m a g e occurs.

C on seq uen tly, th e b irth o f e v e ry ch ild in th e d e v e lo p e d w o rld w ill a ffe ct th e co st o f ke e p in g g lo b a l w a rm in g a t bay. A c c o rd in g to studies p u b ­ lished o v e r th e last de cad e, th is a m o u n ts to as m u c h as $10,000 to $20,000 p e r baby, w h ic h m eans th a t po licies e n c o u ra g in g fa m ily p la n n in g m ig h t a c tu a lly be m o re e ffic ie n t th a n , say, Kyoto, in re d u c in g CO2 em issions.

W eism an's "let's lim it th e babies" th e o ry p ro ­ vides a g o o d sta rtin g p o in t. H ow ever, I p ro p o se an e ven S w ift-e r so lu tio n th a n th is to said g lo b a l w a rm ­ in g d ile m m a . A fte r all, such severe, im m in e n t, g lo b a l crises necessitates a sim ila rly severe so lu tio n , w h ic h is as follo w s: le t us n o t m e re ly c o n tro l th e babies: let's g e t rid o f th e m — a n d n o t ju s t th e d e licio u s ones.

E a tin g all o f th e c h ild re n b o rn (u n d e r o n e ye a r o ld ) in th e d e v e lo p e d w o rld o v e r th e n e x t fiv e g e n e ra tio n s w ill n o t o n ly g re a tly d e cre ase o u r o v e ra ll CO2 e m is s io n s — as p re v io u s ly m e n ­ tio n e d — b u t w ill also p ro v id e all th e m a ln o u r­ ish e d p o p u la tio n s in th e d e v e lo p in g w o rld w ith an a b u n d a n c e o f te n d e r, s c ru m p tio ù s a n d n o u r­ is h in g m e a t.

T h a t's n o t all. T h e b a b y b o n e s ca n b e used to b u ild lo w -in c o m e h o u s in g fo r th e K a trin a -to rn m asses. I k n o w w h a t y o u 're th in k in g , b u t b a b y b o n e s are a c tu a lly fa r m o re ro b u s t th a n o n e w o u ld th in k . In fa ct, th e re are c e rta in c a ta c o m b s in R o m e th a t, in fa c t, still s ta n d to d a y c o n s tru c te d u s in g a n c ie n t R o m a n to d d le r tib ia bo nes.

A n o th e r im p o r ta n t p o in t to n o te is th a t in th e a b s e n c e o f ba bies, w e 'd g e t to ke e p all o f th e a rro w ro o t c o o k ie s fo r o u rse lves.

T h o u g h th e idea is n o t e n tire ly "fle sh e d out," b a b y -e a tin g w ill be th e p a n a c e a o f g lo b a l w a rm ­ in g , m a rk m y w o rd s , d e s p ite A l G o re a n d A l W e is­ m an's c o n v in c in g (b u t se ve re ly la c k in g ) s o lu tio n s .

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"Subverting" the values of western capitalism J o h n S e m ley m id s t th e e v e r-s h iftin g p h a n ta s m a g o ria o f s tu d e n t p o litic s , it b e c o m e s all to o easy to re le g a te th e le ft a n d v a rio u s fo rm s o f le ftis m in to o n e h o m o g e n o u s p ile . C er­ ta in ly , th e lack o f le ftis t s tu d e n t clu b s, a s s o c ia tio n s a n d o th e r m o d e l so cial o rg a n iz a tio n a t M cG ill o fte n fo rc e s lib e rta ria n s , so cial d e m o c ra ts , n e o -s y n d ic a lis ts , a n a rc h is ts a n d M a rx is t fe m in is ts to gra sp , like a d r o w n in g m a n , a t w h ic h e v e r e rra n t s w a th e s m a y w a s h by, p r o v id in g s u c h -a n d -s u c h w o u ld -b e ra d ica l le ftis t s p lin te r g ro u p w ith s u ffic ie n t b u o y a n c y to resist th e s te a d y crash o f b o th fe d e ra l-le v e l c o n s e rv a tiv is m e n d e m ­ ic in N o rth A m e ric a a n d th e m o re im m e d ia te ly s tu ffy a tm o ­ s p h e re o f o n -c a m p u s o ffic ia ld o m .

B u t th e a d m itte d d iffic u lty o f o rg a n iz in g p ro g re s s iv e m in d e d a n d le ft-le a n in g m in d s a n d b o d ie s a g a in s t c lim e s o f p o litic a l a n d so cia l c o n s e rv a tiv is m is a d ile m m a w h ic h w a r­ ra n ts s y m p a th y , n o t g ro in -g ra b b in g in d ig n a tio n . W o rth y o f sc o rn , h o w e v e r, is th e n e a r-in c a lc u la b le m e n a g e rie o f asso­ c ia te d life s ty le s th a t are o fte n u n fa irly a s so c ia te d w ith le ftis t p o litic s . W h ile m o v e m e n ts su ch as v e g a n is m o r s im p le -liv ­ in g are u n d o u b te d ly to b e p ra ise d fo r th e ir re je c tio n o f th e m a n y le s s -th a n -s a v o ry e le m e n ts o f in d u s tria l c a p ita lis m — fa c ­ to ry fa rm in g , a n im a l te s tin g a n d th e sh a m e le ss s p e c ta c le o f th e ro d e o — c e rta in a s so c ia te d a n ti-c o n s u m e ris t a n d e n ­ v iro n m e n ta lis t life s ty le c h o ic e s are m o v in g to o fa r in th e

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g o v e rn e d b y v a rio u s syste m s o f m o ra l, e c o n o m ic a n d th e r­ m o d y n a m ic a rb itra tio n s — th e c o s t o f th e ft is n o t a b s o rb e d by th e b e s ie g e d c o rp o ra tio n , b u t ra th e r b y th e c o n s u m e r. This is in c re a s in g ly p ro b le m a tic w h e n fre e g a n s a n d o th e r s c o ffla w s h o p p e rs ta rg e t th o s e m o s t-e a s ily ta rg e te d c o rp o ra tio n s : th e b ig b o x c h a in s su ch as W a l-M a rt, H M V o r g ro s s ly o v e rs ize d P ro v ig o su p e rm a rk e ts . T h e p ric e increases as a re s u lt o f s h o p ­ liftin g are c o n s e q u e n tia lly passed o n to th e c o n s u m e rs , w h o o fte n s h o p o u t o f fin a n c ia l n e ce ssity. So th e u n w illin g ly e c o ­ n o m ic a lly a n d so c ia lly d is e n fra n c h is e d are fu rth e r b u rd e n e d b y th e la m p o o n e ry o f s o -c a lle d so cia l a c tiv is ts , w h o ca n u s u ­ a lly a ffo rd to v o lu n ta rily d is e n fra n c h is e th e m s e lv e s . N o th in g c o u ld b e fu rth e r fro m th e id e a l o f s u b v e rs io n .

F re e g a n ism , a n d o th e r su c h h o rre n d o u s ly m is g u id e d le ftis t m o v e m e n ts u s u a lly d is s e rv ic e less "ra d ic a l” (read: m o re se rio u s) p ro g re s s iv e in d iv id u a ls , b ra n d in g a n y o n e w h o re ads M a rx o r M a rcu s e as ju s t a n o th e r d e g e n e ra te p in k o id e o lo g u e w h o s e c o n c e rn s lie m o re w ith w h ic h th r ift sto re s w e a te r m a tc h e s a g iv e n "D o w n w ith X! U p w ith Y!" b ris tle b o a rd p la c a rd th a n w ith th e sta te o f th e u n io n . W h ile th e p ro b le m o f p ro g re s s iv e s o c io -p o litic a l c h a n g e is a k n o tty o n e , it w ill b e b e n e fite d m o s t b y se io u s p ra g m a tis m , n o t b y p o o rly c o n n iv e d m e th o d s o f b o h o -c h ic re sista n c e o r c ru d e ly c o n ju re d p o rtm a n te a u s .*

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C h ie f a m o n g s t th e s e is "fre e g a n ism ," a s e lf-s ty le d a n tic o n s u m e ris t m o d e o f liv in g w h ic h b o rd e rs o n a n a rc h o p rim itiv is m a n d o th e r w e ird fo rm s o f n o u v e a u a s ce ticism .

Like v e g a n is m , fro m w h ic h th e "fre e g a n " n e o lo g is m its e lf is d e riv e d , fre e g n a is m is e s s e n tia lly a m o d e o f c ru e lty a n d ex­ p lo ita tio n -fre e e a tin g w h ic h p re c a rio u s ly s tre tc h e s its e lf in to a m o d e o f liv in g . W h ile c e rta in fre e g a n b e lie fs are b o th n o b le a n d p ra c tic a l, th e fre e g a n e th o s also p ro m o te s ta c tic s su ch as s h o p liftin g a n d c o n n in g , th e e th ic s a n d p ra c tic a lity o f w h ic h are d u b io u s a t be st.

C o n s id e r s h o p liftin g . In an e ffo rt to su sta in a s e lf-a g g ra n ­ d iz in g life s ty le o f "v o lu n ta ry jo b le ssn e ss," m a n y fre e g a n s — a n d yes, h e re I'll c o n c e d e th a t I'm u s in g fre e g a n , p ro b a b ly u n fa irly , as a b la n k e t te rm to c o v e r m o s t o f th e m o re e x tre m e , d o -ityo u rs e lf, ra d ica l life s ty le s — re s o rt to s n a tc h in g fo o d o r o th e r n e ce ssa ry liv in g a m e n itie s fro m th e ty ra n n o u s c lu tc h e s o f th e c o rp o ra tio n s w h ic h so u n re m ittin g ly w ith h o ld th e m . A p a rt fro m th e m o ra l d ile m m a in v o lv e d in su ch braze n, C o m m a n d ­ m e n t-b re a k in g b a n d itry , th e re is an issue o f p ra c tic a lity w h ic h is ra re ly c o n s id e re d .

S w ip in g an o rg a n ic a p ric o t fro m S u p e r C m a y se e m to sh a ke th e fo u n d a tio n s o f m o d e rn in d u s tria l c a p ita lis m , b u t th e fa c t is it ju s t m a ke s th in g w o rs e . In re a lity — a n ifty p la c e

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In last w ee k's issue, th e q u e s tio n p o s e d t o G illes D u g u a y c o n ta in e d th e w o rd "d iv u lg e " in ste a d o f "express." A lso, it w as sta te d th a t SSMU h a d a llo c a te d an a d d itio n a l 33 p e r c e n t fu n d in g to services w ith o p t- o u t fees. This w as in c o r­ rect, as SSMU is n o t a llo c a tin g extra fu n d s to services. T h e T rib u n e a p o lo g ize s fo r th e s e errors.

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Q u eb e c k e rs m is in te rp re t in v e s tm e n t in fu tu re

Thanks to Byron Tau (S ept 11: "T he M y th o f Lo w T uitio n") fo r p u t­ tin g in to w o rd s e x a ctly w h a t I've fo u n d fru s tra tin g a b o u t th e Q u e b e c tu itio n d e b a te since a rrivin g he re fro m th e US in 2000. G ro w in g u p in th e States, I lea rn e d th e c o lle g e deal early on : (1) You fig u re o u t w h a t yo u w a n t to base y o u r le a rn in g a n d /o r career on. (2) You fin d a school w h e re y o u can learn th a t. (3) You gasp a t th e price tag, th e n g e t as m u c h gra.nt/scho la rship m o n e y as yo u can an d take loans fo r th e rest. (4) You w o rk hard, e v e n tu a lly gradu ate, b e c o m e g a in fu lly e m ­ p lo y e d an d m ake m o re m o n e y th a n yo u c o u ld ever p o ssibly spend o n ra m e n no odles. (5) You a ct like th e g ro w n u p yo u n o w are, an d you start p a ying back th e loans. That's it.

If yo u fin is h h ig h schoo l in th e States an d yo u agree to b u y in to th e n e x t ro u n d o f e d u c a tio n , yo u k n o w th is is w h a t yo u are g o in g to ge t. It's an im p e rfe c t a rra n g e m e n t: th e price is p a in fu l fo r m ost p e o p le (m y loans are still there, 9 years ou t), a n d b u y in g in is n o t a g u a ra n te e o f success in th e lo n g run. But Tau argues th a t it b rin g s o u t in stu d e n ts a g re a te r c o m m itm e n t and th e n , several years later as u n iv e rs ity graduates, g re a te r a ch ie ve m e n t. That m akes sense to m e.

I im a g in e so m e fre e -tu itio n e rs are su spicious o f this deal be cause itT e efs fit/e p a y-fo r-a d va n ce m e n t, a d e fin ite n o -g o to m any Q ue beckers th e se days. That's to o bad: it w o u ld b e m o re accurate to call it a lo a n -fo r-a n -u p g ra d e in a c h ie v e m e n t p o te n tia l. A t any rate, no m a tte r w h a t free tu itio n has g o in g fo r it ph ilo so p h ica lly, Tau m akes a c o n v in c in g case th a t it hasn't played o u t as w e ll as Q u e b e c o r France w o u ld w a n t to a d m it. I'll be fo rw a rd in g th is b it o f clear th in k in g to p e o p le o n b o th sides o f th e border.

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A lison W ithers There is a demand for McGill grads from companies in financial market hotspots overseas, and the McGill Financial Ambassadors have answered the call, Clovis Couasnon, U3 finance and mathematics, and Amine Larhrib, U3 fi­ nance and accounting, co-founded the club as a way for students to make contacts and ensure future job opportunities. Students are recognizing the importance of such a forum—the club is new this year and already boasts 65 paying members. Non-management students take note: the club member­ ship is open to students in all faculties.

After traveling internationally, both founders discovered an abundance of overseas postings and alumni eager to open doors for students. Unfortu­ nately, while overseas postings may seem alluring, the challenges of working in a foreign country can be overwhelming, resulting in a high turn-over rate in international job posts. However, the MFA believes if students prepare them­ selves adequately, they'll have a much better chance at success.

“McGill students should take full advantage of the network of their alum­ ni,"explains Larhib.

The MFA aims to increase student knowledge of topics related to finan­ cial markets and the workplace. Through a variety of events, members have the opportunity to meet with working professionals. They are also the first student club to offer week-long international company tours. With 13 students traveling to Hong Kong this January and another group heading for Dubai in March, the value of these tours is about to be proven.

"We want to allow students to opt for an international career without any economic barriers by building a base abroad and by encouraging teamwork to fundraise for trips," says Couasnon. "Travelling itself is an advantage for stu­ dents, and a great thing for anyone. Professionally, careers go faster when you enter into emerging markets. It's not as limited as it would be if you were in a mature market, like New York. As long as you take advantage of it, you can evolve rapidly."

The MFA is also committed to environmental initiatives. This November, they're holding "Green Finance Day" to discuss carbon trading and socially re­ sponsible investments, while trying to show that people in the finance sector aren't a ll sharks after the bottom line.

Despite overseas support and financial savvy, operating costs at home have been almost too much for them to handle. For example, their on-cam­ pus events cost nearly as much as it would to rent a hotel.

Not surprisingly, these high costs hinder the club's ability to run career development services for McGill students on campus. However, it is not an en­ tirely lost cause among McGill's higher order. Management Dean Peter Todd and the Management Undergraduate Society are giving a guarantee of full support to the MFA. "We have to do the work and prove we're relevant, and then we'll get financial help," says Couasnon. Both recognize the value of the Association, both in expanding student horizons and in augmenting McGill's global identity in the professional world.

"The value of our degree never drops,” asserts Larhib. Especially not with the MFA presenting students with a large scope of possibilities to pursue a post-undergrad degree.

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P e t p a m p e r in g c o n tin u e d fr o m COVER Laura B en nett, CEO an d c o -fo u n d e r o f E m brace Pet Insurance, d ivid e s these g ro u p s in to "p e t o w n e rs "a n d "p e t parents."

"I th in k th a t m o re a n d m o re p e t p a r­ e n ts — a n d I call th e m p e t pa ren ts sp e cifi­ ca lly because o u t o f all p e t o w n e rs in th e US, th e re is a su bse t o f 'p e t p a re n ts' w h o tre a t th e ir pets like c h ild re n — are lo o k in g fo r th e h ig h e r e n d p ro d u c ts an d services," she explains.

Pet pa re n ts are a p ro d u c t o f w h a t Ben­ n e tt refers to as "th e h u m a n iz a tio n o f pets," w h ic h she claim s is also a re sult o f c h a n g ­ in g d e m o g ra p h ic s.

"As p e o p le age, o f co u rse th e ir c h il­ d re n leave h o m e [and ] th e y have m o re d isp o sa b le in c o m e ...T h e b a b y b o o m e rs are b e g in n in g th is year, I believe, to retire.

T h a t m eans a w h o le b u n c h have g o tte n in to th a t ag e g ro u p w h e re th e ir c h ild re n have le ft h o m e , ba sically th e p e ts b e c o m e th e children."

B e n n e tt also m a in ta in s th a t it has b e ­ c o m e m o re socially a c c e p ta b le to d ro p th e b ig bu cks o n pets. The m o ra l o f th e story?

You s h o u ld n 't be su rprised w h e n yo u re tu rn h o m e a n d fin d y o u r ro o m has b e e n tu rn e d in to a ha ven fo r y o u r m om 's n e w Pekinese d o g , Princess M aria.

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There's n o q u e s tio n a b o u t it; e n tre p re ­ ne urs w h o have b ro ke n in to th e p e t sec­ to r w ith lu x u ry p e t g o o d s a n d services are

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making money. According to Bennett, pet hotels, like the Barkley Pet Hotel and Spa in Cleveland, are booked solid. Even Wal-Mart has started filling its shelves with products that pets will love.

"If you look at Wal-Mart stores, they have way more space for pets. The low end is expanding, but the high end is there, too.

People want an experience. They want to feel like they're buying something exclu­ sive for their pets," Bennet explains.

Luxury pet retail is no longer only as­ sociated with little boutiques in L.A. where Paris Hilton buys tutus and the like for her personal bundle of joy— a Chihuahua, Tinkerbell. There are stores in Montreal where you, too, can dote upon on your pooch: Bark and Fitz , for example, is located at 4868 Sherbrooke West. Pat Egger, one of the store owners, explains his reasons for opening the store. "It's a franchise from Ontario. It seemed like a good opportunity, there was nothing exactly like this in Mon­ treal at the time. It is a market that needs to be exploited."

Contrary to popular belief, pet bou­ tiques are not just for heiress dogs. "We have a range of [people] just buying a ten dollar collar to people buying a $500 bag," Egger explains. Bark and Fitz specializes in dog products and carries "human grade foods"as well as chew toys made of organic unbleached fabrics. The boutique has be­ come a high traffic store, serving 100 to 150 customers a day, and there are ten other locations of the Ontario-born franchise

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Online pet boutiques are also becom­ ing a big part of the market. For example, the Silver Spoon Luxury Pet Boutique is now advertising "must have" fall clothing and carriers, including a $125 striped cashmere sweater and hat set. Clothes, acces­ sories and jewelry aren't the only places where the market is growing. Doggy delis have become a popular place to get dog food as many pet parents have become just as worried about their dog's diets as their own.

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Gourmet food is another pocket of the pet market that is expanding at an aston­ ishing rate. High end pet food has always been an option disregarded by the average consumer. However, this spring the FDA re­ ceived upwards of 12,000 complaints dur­ ing the biggest pet food recall in history.

Foods were also recalled in both America and Canada. As a result, high end pet food sales have taken off. "[Pet owners] realize they want to buy pet food that they feel comfortable with... even though it says'Made in America', that doesn't mean the ingredients are made in America," Bennet explains. fgger agrees, suggesting that the pet food recall may have played a part in his store's popularity. “People have realized it's important what you're feeding your dog," he says.

Pet owners aren't just looking for in­ gredients that are toxin-free or made in safe factories, they also seem to be looking for ingredients that will provide optimal nutrition for their pets. Recent studies done

by Purina Pro Plan Selects have found that 90 per cent of those surveyed look for the healthiest foods for themselves and 82 per cent of those surveyed look for the same qualities in foods for their pets. The study also demonstrated the consumer concern for adequate protein, omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and vitamin A in pet foods, all of which are also important components of a healthy human diet.

Not many people have heard of pet insurance. A decade ago, even fewer peo­ ple were willing to spend a chunk of their monthly income on Buddy's shots or Spot's antibiotics. Now, there are some pet own­ ers who want MRI's for their dog. Some are even demanding liposuction and rhinoplas­ ty. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, Americans are spending $9.8 billion dollars on veterinary care and $9.9 billion dollars on over-thecounter medicine and supplies. Many pet owners experience financial turmoil when their cat needs surgery to remove kidney stones and the vet bill can run up to thou­ sands of dollars. Pet insurance, explains Bennett, will not really save you money, but allows owners to avoid financial spikes and drops, which, in turn, allows them to pick the treatment that makes most medical sense, rather than the one that is cheapest.

With pets becoming more humanized, pet insurance may soon become a common purchase.

"In Canada, Purina has just launched Purina pet insurance. It is actually incred­ ibly expensive because they include every­ thing in it, even routine care, which is why it's expensive," says Bennet.

Purina pet insurance for a four year old dog can cost up to $60 a month. However, Bennett feels the presence of bigger brand names in the market will make pet insur­ ance more desirable.

"When you get the big brands com­ ing in to a small niche product like that you know that they're going to spend a lot of money on making people aware of it because that's what their specialty is, using their name to imply credibility about the product. Pet insurance in the past has grown at about 25 per cent per year but I do think it's going to [grow more],"she says.

Bennett's insurance company, Embrace Pet Insurance, insures just fewer than 5000 pets.

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U n fo rtu n a te ly , th e d o g s w e re a lto g e th e r to o ex­ c ite d a b o u t seeing each o th e r a n d s n iffin g o u t th e ro o m to pay a n y a tte n tio n to th e b e ds a t all, w h ic h m akes it clear: d o g s aren't to o c a u g h t up in a p p e a ra n ce o r lu x u ry to tu rn u p th e ir noses at us ju s t yet. ■

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less th a n o n e h a lf p e r c e n t insured. B e n n e tt goes o n to e x p la in th a t re ce n t m e n tio n s o f p e t in su r­ a n ce o n NPR, The T o day S h o w a n d In P ara de M a g ­ a z in e have m a d e th e existe n ce o f p e t insu ran ce b e tte r k n o w n an d have increased th e n u m b e r o f visits to h e r co m p a n y 's w eb site .

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P etsm a rt has re ce n tly in tro d u c e d a bra n d n e w m e a n in g to th e c o n c e p t o f kennels. T he y call it: "T he Pet H otel". T he Pet H o te l features all d a y so cia liza tio n (so y o u r d o g w o n 't even re­ m e m b e r y o u 've left), as w e ll as a triu m ro o m s a n d p e rso nal suites. A triu m ro o m s are sm aller a n d c o n ta in h y p o a lle rg e n ic la m b s kin blankets, w h ile pe rso nal suites fe a tu re a c o zy c o t as w ell as a pe rso nal TV tu n e d to p e t-th e m e d chann els like A n im a l P la ne t. D og s can also ta lk to th e ir o w n e rs a t th e "B one-B ooths," w h ic h are p h o n e b o o th s fo r dogs. Cats, o n th e o th e r hand, are

k e p t fa r aw a y fro m th e d o g s so as n o t to g e t stressed o u t, a n d reside in 'K itty C otta g e s' w ith lots o f fix tu re s to c lim b on . T he y also b o a st 24h o u r v e t care.

S urprisin gly, T he Pet H o te l is n o t th e o n ly lu x u ry p e t h o te l. In fact, th e y seem to b e p o p p in g u p eve ryw h e re . B e n n e tt even sugge sts th a t p e t hotels, spas a n d g ro o m in g salons are th e best places fo r an e n tre p re n e u r to sta rt in th e m a r­ ket, be cause o f th e ir ve rsa tility in lo ca tio n . T he a d v e n t o f T he Pet H o te l by P etsm a rt increased its service re ven ues b y $ 4 5 0 -m illio n since 2007: it to o k u p te n p e r c e n t o f sales th is year. M a yb e th e Ritz sh o u ld p u t its h a n d in th e m ix.

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O f course, th e re is alw ays th e fear th a t th e s e d o g s m a y tu rn in to m in ia tu re h u m a n s w ith fu rry ears, a n d w ill sta rt to b u y in to status sym bols a n d d e m o g ra p h ic co n flicts. R ecently, o n an e p i­

S ilk -s c a rv e d cats dress b e t te r t h a n m o s t s tu d e n ts .

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"H a vin g lo o k e d a t all th e e v id e n c e , [w e have] d e c id e d th e re is n o fu n d a m e n ta l reason to p re v e n t c y to p la s m ic h y ­ b rid research,"said a s ta te m e n t issued b y th e H u m a n F e rtili­ sa tio n a n d E m b ry o lo g y A u th o rity — re g u la to r o f all h u m a n e m b ry o research in th e UK— o n S e p te m b e r 5th. "H o w e ver, p u b lic o p in io n is v e ry fin e ly d iv id e d w ith p e o p le g e n e ra lly o p p o s e d to th is research unless it is tig h tly re g u la te d a n d it is lik e ly to lead to s c ie n tific o r m e d ic a l a d van cem en ts."

T he h y b rid s are cre a te d b y re m o v in g th e nu cle u s fro m an a n im a l e g g a n d in s e rtin g it in to a h u m a n nucleus. The re su lt c o n ta in s ro u g h ly 13 a n im a l g e n e s a n d o v e r 20,000 h u m a n genes, a n d a fte r a sm all e le c tric shock, it d ivid e s an d b e co m e s an ea rly-sta g e e m b ry o .

C u rre n t le g is la tio n p re v e n ts th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e e m b ry o b e y o n d 14-days, a n d p ro h ib its th e im p la n ta tio n o f th e e m b ry o in to a w o m a n o r a n im a l. In an o p in io n p o ll c o n d u c te d b y th e HFEA b e tw e e n A p ril a n d Ju ly o f th is year, th e re w e re c o n c e rn s o v e r issues su ch as m e d d lin g w ith n a ­ tu re a n d w h a t scie n tists m ig h t w a n t to d o ne xt. D e s p ite ille ­ ga litie s, 41 p e r c e n t o f th o s e w h o p a rtic ip a te d in th e surve y w e re c o n c e rn e d th a t th e e m b ry o s m ig h t b e im p la n te d in a w o m a n o r an im al.

In th e s c ie n tific w o rld , researchers are m o ra lly d iv id e d .

"There's a v ie w th a t it's n o t e th ic a l to use h u m a n e g g s — be ca u se o f th e larg e n u m b e rs w e 'd n e ed to p e rfe c t o u r te c h n iq u e s — b e ca u se w e 're n o t fa r e n o u g h d o w n th e lin e y e t to ju s tify u s in g h u m a n eggs," ex p la in s G e m m a W ilkie, a re p re se n ta tiv e o f th e HFEA. "A t th e o th e r e n d o f th e sp ec­

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tru m th e re are scie n tists w h o say w e n e e d a b e tte r s u p p ly o f h u m a n eggs. There's a v a rie ty o f op in io n ."

As fo r th e m o ra lly rig h te o u s m e m b e rs o f th e p u b lic , o p in io n s s h ift d e p e n d in g o n th e sce­ nario. "[W h e n ] th e e m b ry o ha d b e en cre a te d e s p e c ia lly fo r research, m a n y fo u n d it easier to a c c e p t th e e m b ry o as a "v e ss e l"fro m w h ic h to d e riv e stem cells, ra th e r th a n th e b e g in n in g s o f a h u m a n life," says H elen C oa th , a re p ­ re se n ta tive o f th e HFEA, in h e r paper, H y b rid s a n d C h im e ra s : F in d in g s o f th e C o n s u lta tio n .

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M a jlin d a Lako, o f N e w c a stle U niversity. B o th in te n d to use ce lls ta ke n fro m d o m e s tic a te d livestock, such as ra bbits, as a lte rn a tiv e s to ta k in g cells fro m hu m a n s, a n d b o th a p p lic a ­ tio n s have d ise a se -cu rin g ends.

T h e p u b lic has th e a b ility to send c o m m e n ts o n th e a p p lic a tio n s u n til N o v e m b e r 1st.

A lth o u g h th e cells c u rre n tly in q u e s tio n are fro m less ex­ o tic sources, th e fu tu re h o ld s n o b o u n d s a n d u p c o m in g research has n o reason to lim it its e lf to th e realm s o f th e c o n v e n tio n a l. O f course, a m o n g s t th e h e a te d d e ­ b a te s o v e r w h e th e r th e lega liza­ tio n o f m e rg in g h u m a n a n d a n im a l cells is e th ica l, a m oral, o r d o w n ­ rig h t stra n g e a n d ig n o rin g all th e h u g e im p lic a tio n s fo r stem cell re­ search a n d h e a vy re g u la tio n s , w e are le ft w ith o n e v e ry im p o rta n t q u e s tio n : if e m b ry o s w e re a llo w e d to m a tu re , w o u ld th e p la ty p e rs o n e v e r c o m e in to b e in g ? C reatures o f m y th a n d le g e n d m ig h t, o n e day, re ally exist. M e rm a id s, c e n ­ taurs, th e p la ty p e rs o n — th e w o rld is o u r ta lk in g oyster. ■

T he h y b rid e m b ry o s w ill create m o re research o p p o rtu n itie s fo r re­ searchers w h o c u rre n tly lack h u m a n e m b ry o s . T h e ir m a in so u rc e — th e d o ­ n a te d le fto ve rs fro m w o m e n u n d e r­ g o in g fe rtiliz a tio n tre a tm e n t— sim p ly isn 't e n o u g h to p ro v id e fo r s ig n ific a n t research.

"W h a t th e [HFEA] h a d to take in to c o n s id e ra tio n w h e n m a k in g th e ir d e c is io n w as w ith th e c u rre n t situ a ­ tio n — th e d iffic u ltie s th a t researchers h a ve in o b ta in in g h u m a n e g g s a n d th e risk to fe m a le d o n o rs, w h o have to u n d e rg o h o rm o n e stim u la tio n ," ex­ p la in s W ilkie.

S ta tis tic s a re c o u rte s y o f HFEA T he re are c u rre n tly o n ly tw o a p ­ d o c u m e n ts . The a p p lic a tio n s c a n be p lic a tio n s fo r h y b rid research. O n e v ie w e d o n lin e a t w w w .h fe a .g o v .u k . v anttrnu . d i m m n i u c G ra p h ic so u rc e m a te ria l b y S po rts c o m e s fro m Dr. S teven Singer, o f King's C ollege , L o n d o n , a n d o n e co m e s fro m D r.S h e h a s t h e e y e o f a t ig e r : t h e w o rld 's ///USfra fec/ n e x t s u p e r m o d e l?

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It's th a t tim e ag ain— w h e th e r y o u 've re­ solved to c o o k m o re th is year, o r sim p ly ca n 't af­ fo rd to e a t o u t d a ily any longer, here are so m e tip s to stay safe w h ile c o o k in g th is sch o o l year.

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A fte r y o u 've p a in s ta k in g ly ch o se n y o u r g ro ce rie s fo r th e w ee k, ch e c k o u t th e d e ­ liv e ry line. If it's g o in g to ta ke a w h ile , ba g y o u r p e rish a b le g ro ce rie s a n d b rin g th e m h o m e . You d o n 't w a n t to tip th e d e liv e ry g u y fo r c u rd le d m ilk, d o you?

If y o u w a k e u p o n e m o rn in g a n d see a slice o f pizza le ft o v e r fro m last n ig h t is still o n th e co u n te r, it w o u ld b e a g o o d idea to th ro w it o u t a n d have so m e C he erios in-

o w n d is c re tio n .

R e m e m b e r th a t k e ttle y o u r m o m b o u g h t yo u fo r residence? Use it. P u ttin g w a te r in th e m ic ro w a v e causes it to o v e rh e a t, a n d it can e x p lo d e o u t o f th e c u p o n c e ta ke n o u t.

Possibly d ire c tly in to y o u r face.

Ever seen an e p is o d e o f "W ill it B le n d 7 B lenders w o rk w o n d e rs to cre a te d e lic io u s s m o o th ie s a n d m ilkshakes. Leave th e iP od sm a s h in g a n d o th e r s tu n ts to p ro fe ss io n ­ als, n a m e ly T o m D ickson.

R e m e m b e r le a rn in g in h ig h sc h o o l th a t w a te r a n d e le c tric ity d o n 't m ix? T h in g s h a ve n 't ch a n g e d . K eep a p p lia n ce s as fa r aw a y fro m th e sink as p o ssib le to a v o id any u n w a n te d shocks.

stead. O n ce o u t fo r tw o hours, th e pizza b e g in s g ro w in g b a c te ria — gross. A n d be sure to ke ep y o u r re frig e ra to r a t 40°F (4 'C ) o r co ld er.

If yo u 're in th e m id d le o f a b a d d a te , yo u c o u ld try g iv in g y o u rs e lf fo o d p o is o n in g to kill th e m o o d . For all o th e r tim e s , m ake sure yo u c o o k fo o d th o ro u g h ly . Beef, veal, a n d la m b : 145 °F (63"C). Pork a n d g ro u n d be ef: 160 °F (71 *C). P o u ltry: 165 °F (74 °C) Appliances

D o n 't try to h a rd -b o il e g g s in th e m ic ro w a v e — th e y 'll e x p lo d e a n d p o ssib ly cause in ju ry . But, if y o u have a g o o d c e ll-p h o n e plan , u rb a n le g e n d has it th a t y o u can use y o u r p h o n e to c o o k an e g g . Try a t y o u r

The actual "cooking" part:

It d o e s n 't m a tte r h o w h u n g ry yo u are— n e ve r lift th e lid o f a p o t w ith y o u r face in fro n t o f it. T he stea m w ill b u rn you.

FIRE! G et so m e w a te r! R ight? No. C o o k in g fires ca n 't be e x tin g u is h e d w ith w ater. Re­ m o v e th e fire fro m th e head source, an d use a fire b la n k e t o r fo a m fire e x tin g u is h e r.

D o n 't have one? B aking soda w ill d o th e trick.

D u ll kn ives can slip a n d leave yo u w ith a n a sty c u t— in ve st in a sh arp ene r, a n d n e ver try to c a tc h a fa llin g knife.

A lth o u g h C o o k in g W h ile D ru n k is a fu n n y sh ow , lim it y o u r o w n a lc o h o l in ta k e in th e k itc h e n . In e b ria tio n a n d c o o k in g (n o rm a l­ ly) d o n 't m ix. ■

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W h e th e r y o u 're lo o k in g to score p o in ts o n y o u r n e x t b ig jo b in te rv ie w , im pre ss y o u r d a te o r b u lls h it y o u r w a y th ro u g h class, b ru s h in g u p o n y o u r b o d y la n g u a g e w ill h e lp yo u o u t.

G estures are o n e o f th e b e st w a ys to h e lp g e t y o u r p o in t across in a co n ve rsa tio n . Lean­ in g fo rw a rd im p lie s th a t y o u 're in te re s te d an d a tte n tiv e to th e speaker w h ile m o v e m e n ts like h a n d ge stu re s ca n h e lp e m p h a size a p o in t.

S u rp risin g ly, s u b tle ge stu re s are o fte n m o re e ffe c tiv e th a n larg e ones, p o ssib ly be cau se th e y 're less d is tra c tin g .

M o d e ra tio n is im p o rta n t w h e n d e a lin g w ith g e stu re s a n d lo o k in g n a tu ra l is key. A c­ c o rd in g to H e n rik E dberg, a u th o r o fT h e Posi­ tiv ity Blog, a w e b site fo c u s in g in p a rt o n b e t­ te r c o m m u n ic a tio n s , o v e r e x a g g e ra tin g b o d y m o v e m e n ts have se rious n e g a tiv e effects.

"If yo u lean to o m u c h to w a rd s th e pe rso n y o u m a y seem n e e d y a n d d e sp e ra te fo r a p ­ p ro va l ra th e r th a n in te re ste d . If yo u lean b a ck to o fa r y o u m a y seem a rro g a n t ra th e r th a n c o n fid e n t. So it's im p o rta n t to use y o u r ge s­ tu re s a n d b o d y la n g u a g e in m o d e ra tio n an d n o t try to o hard," he explains.

M o s t b o d y la n g u a g e is su b co n scio u s, w h ic h m akes it a useful to o l to m ake y o u r p o in t a n d it's a g re a t w a y to te ll w h e n s o m e ­ o n e is lyin g . N e rvo u s b e h a v io u r like fid g e tin g , ra p id b lin k in g , crossed arm s o r legs o r le a n in g b a ck ca n b e an in d ic a tio n o f d e c e p tio n . S tu d ­ ies have also fo u n d th a t w h e n a n s w e rin g a

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A c c o rd in g to D avid Straker, au th o r, speaker an d fo rm e r C o lu m b ia p s y c h o lo g y fe llo w , th o s e a v o id in g g e ttin g c a u g h t in a lie m a y s h o w signs o f o v e r-c o n tro l. Forced sm iles, je rk y m o v e m e n ts a n d o s c illa tio n b e tw e e n o p e n a n d d e fe n sive b o d y la n g u a g e are ju s t a fe w exam ples.

B ut y o u r b o d y d o e s n 't ju s t c o m m u n ic a te y o u r e m o tio n s d u rin g a co n ve rsa tio n ; it can b e reversed to a c tu a lly ch a n g e y o u r state o f m in d . W h ile a s m ile is usually an in d ic a tio n o f ha ppine ss, if yo u fo rc e y o u rs e lf to s m ile w h e n u p se t a b o u t s o m e th in g , yo u w ill sta rt to feel b e tte r. T he sam e is tru e w h e n try in g to p o rtra y c o n fid e n c e . F orcin g y o u rs e lf to sit u p s tra ig h t w h e n yo u 're tire d w ill m ake yo u feel m o re alert, s lo w in g y o u r m o tio n s w ill m a ke yo u m o re relaxed a n d g o o d p o s tu re w ill m ake yo u m o re c o n fid e n t. "M o tio n is e m o tio n , so use y o u r b o d y to h e lp y o u feel w h a t y o u w a n t to feel,"E db erg says. ■

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Sea Monkeys. Y ou p ro b a b ly h a ve a fe w o f th e s e ly in g a ro u n d s o m e w h e re fro m b a ck in e le m e n ta ry sc h o o l, a n d y o u n e v e r k n o w — a d d w a te r a n d th e y ju s t m ig h t live a g a in . U n fo rtu n a te ly , y o u m ig h t a c tu a lly have to ta k e so m e ca re o f th e s e , b u t th e n o v e lty o f o w n in g a sp ecies o f th e s h rim p fa m ily m ig h t b a la n c e o u t th e e x tra th re e se co n d s o f e ffo rt.

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Sock Puppets. Y ou r s o c k -p u p p e t p e t w ill a lw a y s b e clo s e to h a n d . M a ke o u t o f b o re d o m ; ke e p fo r th e c o n v e rs a tio n s y o u can h a ve w ith yo u rs e lf. W a rn in g : b e w a re o f sm ell.

A Plastic Plant. P e rfe ct fo r th o s e w h o kill o ff liv e p la n ts o n s ig h t; all y o u 'll h a ve to d o is d u st. W h ile n o t a p rim e c a n ­ d id a te fo r c o m p a n io n s h ip o r c o n v e rs a tio n , it'll live if yo u fo rg e t it o v e r th e w in te r break. Just d o n 't leave it in d ire c t s u n lig h t or, s e n tie n t o r n o t, it'll m a ke a m ess o n th e ru g.

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T o r n g a t h its t h e s w e e t s p o t Instrumental trio launches first full-length album E z r a G l in t e r

In A u g u s t o f 2006, French h o rn player P ietro A m a to , d ru m m e r Ju lie n Poissant a n d W u rlitz e r/s y n th p ra c titio n e r M a th ie u C h a rb o n ne au s p e n t a m o n th in th e Eastern T o w n sh ip s d rin k in g w hisky, p la y in g p in g p o n g .a n d m a k in g m u sic in a re n o v a te d ba rn. K n o w n c o lle c tiv e ly as T o rn g a t, th e th re e in d o o r s p o rts m e n used th e p e rio d o f rural is o la tio n to c u ltiv a te th e ir cre a tive en e rg ie s a n d m usica l ve rsa tility, n o t to m e n tio n th e ir h a n d -e y e c o o rd in a tio n .T h e M o n ­ tre a l band's latest release, You C o u ld Be, is th e re­ su lt o f th e id y llic s u m m e r re tre a t a n d d o e s fu ll ju s tic e to th e e x p e c ta tio n s th a t such a classic c o m b in a tio n o f a c tiv itie s n a tu ra lly inspires.

"W e're an in s tru m e n ta l trio a n d w e m ake m agic,” said A m a to re cen tly, cle a rly p ro u d n o t o n ly o f his s e lf-p ro c la im e d p in g -p o n g -c h a m ­ p io n status, b u t also o f th e m u sic th a t fresh air, a ru stic s e ttin g a n d g o o d h o o c h h e lp e d s h e p h e rd in to b e in g . T h o u g h T o rn g a t a lre ady has fo u r re­ c o rd in g s to th e ir na m e , in c lu d in g th e ir s e lf-ti­ tle d d e b u t a n d th e 2005 EP La R ouge, You C o u ld Be is th e g ro u p 's first fu ll-le n g th a lb u m a n d tru ly proves to b e all it c o u ld be.

F e a tu rin g a m b ie n t, in s tru m e n ta l m e lo d ie s, You C o u ld Be p u ts T o rn g a t in th e sam e n e ig h ­ b o rh o o d as o th e r he a vily in s tru m e n ta l p o p /ro c k

b a n d s (such as A rca d e Fire, w ith w h o m A m a to plays fro m tim e to tim e ), b u t n o t ne cessarily o n th e sa m e b lo c k. C a llin g th e ir m u sic "c h a m b e r pop," T o rn g a t is less a b o u t b ro o d in g , g u ita rd riv e n cre sce n d o s a n d m o re a b o u t p la y fu lly w h im s ic a l, fre q u e n tly fa n ta s tica l c o m p o s itio n s .

Thanks to th e ir o p tim is tic a p p ro a c h , as w e ll as th e h a p p y o m is s io n o f th e fre q u e n tly p re a ch y lyrics ty p ic a l o f sim ila rly ca te g o riz e d bands, T o rn g a t avoids th e p itfa lls o f p re te n c e , p o m p a n d se lf-a b so rp tio n .

D e p th a n d d ra m a are n o t n e g le c te d , h o w ­ ever, as th e d riv in g rh y th m s o f "M in u te by M in ­ u te " o r "S uite c) L'Océan, La N u it" d e m o n s tra te .

A n d th o u g h th e c o m b in a tio n o f French ho rn , d ru m s a n d synthesizer w o u ld seem to p re m ­ ise an u n u su a l a n d n o t necessarily a ttra c tiv e so u n d , all th re e m u sicia n s are ta le n te d m u lti-in ­ s tru m e n ta lis ts (P oissant has b e e n k n o w n to play tru m p e t, ke ybo ard , bass d ru m a n d h ig h -h a t si­ m u lta n e o u s ly ) a n d th e ir m u sic is lu sc io u sly fu ll­ s o u n d in g .

"It's a lo t o f tria l a n d e rro r a n d im p ro v is in g a n d fu c k in g a ro u n d w ith all th e in s tru m e n ts w e have," said A m a to o f th e alb u m 's ro b u s t to n e .

"It's k in d o f like w h a te ve r's ly in g a ro u n d a n d ju s t tria l a n d error. You'll pla y a m e lo d y a n d th e n b e like, th a t's a g re a t m e lo d y , let's try p la y in g it c o m p le te ly d is to rte d w ith th is h a rp s ic h o rd , o r

s o m e th in g . A n d th e n it's like, it's aw e so m e , let's p u t a d e la y p e d a l o n that.'

You C o u ld Be also re prese nts a d e p a rtu re fo r T o rn g a t fro m an e m p h a sis o n live m a te ria l to m o re s tu d io -o rie n te d w orks.

"In th e pa st w e used to o n ly w rite m u sic to b e live,"said A m a to ,"a n d g ra d u a lly I th in k h a vin g a b it m o re e x p e rie n c e in th e s tu d io w e 're learn­ in g h o w to m ake re cords as records. It's a c o n ­ s ta n t e v o lu tio n a n d I th in k w e 're in th e process o f th a t e v o lu tio n rig h t n o w ."

D e s p ite th e d iffic u ltie s th is a p p ro a c h is b o u n d to create, A m a to insists th a t th e ba nd's a lre a d y su b sta n tia l live fo llo w in g has n o t b e en n e g le c te d .

"It's a p re tty m e llo w record," he said, "and w e w a n te d th e live s h o w to g ra b y o u a b it m o re so w e d e fin ite ly le ft so m e space fo r im p ro v is a ­ tio n in so m e pieces a n d p la ce to ro ck o u t a b it m ore."

D e s p ite d e c e p tiv e ly easy c a te g o riz a tio n w ith o th e r in s tru m e n ta l M o n tre a l bands, it's cle a r th a t T o rn g a t has th e ir o w n th in g g o in g .

S ince th e ir fo rm a tio n a t C o n co rd ia U n ive rsity in 2001, th e b a n d has m a d e q u ic k strides, b o th in te rm s o f m usical s o p h is tic a tio n a n d p o p u la rity .

W h ile all o f th e ir p re vio u s re c o rd in g s have b e e n self-released, You C o u ld Be is a p ro d u c t o f A lie n s records, h o m e to such b a n d s as Japanese ex­

p e rim e n ta l-p s y c h e d e lic o u tfit A cid M o th e rs T e m p le & th e M e ltin g Paraiso U.F.O. a n d th e n o w d e fu n c t b u t still b e lo v e d U nico rns.

"W e've b e e n p la y in g to g e th e r fo r a really lo n g tim e a n d w e 'v e alw ays k in d o f k e p t to o u r­ selves," A m a to said. "W e've b e e n in d e p e n d e n t u p u n til n o w a n d u p u n til last ye ar w e w e re d o in g al| o f o u r o w n b o o k in g , all o f o u r o w n p ro m o tin g . N o t really rid in g a n y waves."

Even w ith a le n g th y to u r still ahead, T o rn ­ g a t is a lre a d y p la n n in g fo r th e fu tu re .

"W e've ta lk e d a b o u t g o in g a little b it crazy a n d re c o rd in g s o m e th in g k in d o f in s a n e ... a little b it e x p e rim e n ta l,"s a id A m a to . "W e re ce n lty g o t an o ld p u m p -o rg a n . It's h u g e a n d takes u p so m u c h space a n d ju s t k in d o f sits th e re b e ­ cause it's so o u t o f tu n e , b u t w e 'v e all w ritte n pieces o n it a n d d e fin ite ly p la n o n u sin g it fo r re c o rd in g s in th e future."

If th e ba nd's s p o rtin g p ro c liv itie s are any in d ic a tio n , th e s w itc h fro m p in g -p o n g to te n ­ nis m a y b e an o m e n o f th in g s to co m e . W h a t kin d o f m u sic th e b ig rackets, o u td o o r c o u rt an d b o u n c y y e llo w balls w ill inspire, w e ll ju s t have to w a it a n d see. ■ T o rn g a t la u n c h e s You C o u ld Be o n S e p te m ­ b e r 19 a t La S ala Rossa (4 8 4 8 S t-L a u re n t). C a ll (514) 284-0122 fo r tic k e t in fo.

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J ohn S emley Well, whatever. The point is that when the once-disen­ a ybe it's be cau se its arrival c o in c id e s so a v a ila b ly w ith th e e m e rg e n c e o f so -ca lle d "te e n c u ltu re -'th a t £ o m e tangling stench of dope smoke has gone foul like so much o f th e be st ro ck m u sic has b e e n m a rke d in e ra d ’i ca b ly patchouli oil and the mohawk has become effortlessly reified b y th e g e is t o f y o u th fu l e x u b e ra n ce . W h e n th e fre ig h t tra in into the mawkishly fashionable faux-hawk, there remains the o f rh y th m a n d b lu e s c o llid e d w ith th e e v e r-p u ckish s p irit o f hitch o f the music itself. But all is not lost. For while the furry e le c tric ity in o n e sta te ly so n ic b o o m , th e a d o le s c e n t u n ru li­ radicals of Flower Power ilk may have misleadingly warned us ness in v ite d to th e p a rty set th e stag e fo r th e u n q u a lifie d re­ not to listen to anyone over the age o f thirty, there's no short­ be lliousness o f th e 60s a n d 70s: lo n g hair, civil rig h ts, sexual) age of rock musicians who have only fortified their worth as lib e ra tio n e t al. (Bo D id d le y m a y have n o t have ha d a d re a m J they move ever-headlong towards the grave.

W h ile h e alw ays s to o d d is tin c tly o u ts id e o f a re alm o f a b u t he ha d a p o m p a d o u r, a re c ta n g u la r g u ita r a n d lines like "I g o t a g rave yard he ad a n d a to m b s to n e m in d , ju s t tw e n ty - p o p u la r m u sic fo rm w h ic h I'm n o t e v e n sure h e k n e w existed, o n e a n d I d o n 't m in d dyin)" w h ic h is b o u n d to re son ate m o re C a p ta in B e e fh e a rt released s o m e o f his b e st m a te ria l in w h a t e a rn e stly to a n yo n e in fe c te d by th e c o n d itio n o f y o u th th a n can b e ca lle d his "la te period." W h ile it w as e v id e n t e ven o n 1967's M irro r M an re co rd th a t B ee fh eart, w h o o n "T a ro tp la n e " a n y th in g a d o c to r e ve r said).

A n d yeah, th is lin g e rin g sp irit o f co lle c tive in s u b o rd in a ­ g ro w le d 'A s lo n g as y o u can b o o g ie yo u a in 't to o old ,"sa w ag e tio n has in fo rm e d so m e o f th e be st ro ck m usic, fro m S traw ­ as n o m itig a tin g fa c to r in th e cre a tive process, his last th re e be rry A larm C lock to M ission o f Burm a. B ut it has also m u ta te d a lb u m s sta n d as so m e o f his fin e st. S h in y B ea st (B a t C h a in P u ll­ sinisterly fro m th e m an ife stly d e fia n t D ionysian a rtic u la tio n o f er), D o c a t th e R a d a r S ta tio n a n d Ice C re a m fo r C row , e x h ib it a p o o d le -s k irte d h ip -sh a kin g t o “H o u n d D o g "o rth e raucous e le ­ seasoned s e n s ib ility a n d e v o c a tiv e ly B e e fh e a rtia n in g e n u ity g a n ce o f th e S to o g e s 'w h o le a s to n ish in g d e a th trip to th e ta ste ­ th a t o n m a n y d isc re te lis te n in g s surpasses w h a t's c o m m itte d less in co n se q u e n ce o f a b u n c h o f kids s h o u tin g Rage's "FUCK to w a x o n m o re c a n o n ic a l re c o rd in g s su ch as T ro u t M a s k R ep­ YOU I W O N 'T D O W HAT YOU TELL ME!!!" in h a rm o n y at h ig h lica o r Lick M y D ecals O ff, B a b y w h ic h fo r all th e ir a v a n t-b lu e s school dances. M ayb e it w as M o rriso n cro a kin g "You g o t th e e x p e rim e n ta tio n , are usually m o re fu n to ta lk a b o u t th a n th e y guns, b u t w e g o t th e nu m b ers, g o n n a w in, yeah w e're ta kin g are to liste n to.

Lou Reed, th o u g h he c e rta in ly re co rd e d so m e o f his o ver" to a pu lsin g m a rtia l b a ckb e a t th a t sent th e w h o le th in g best m a te ria l w ith th e V elve t U n d e rg ro u n d , is a n o th e r off-kilter. O r m a yb e it w as th e fact th a t Elvis d ie d ta k in g a shit.

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Sure, th e s e tw o g u ys h a p p e n to b e p a rtic u la r fa v o rite s o f; m in e , b u t th e re are p le n ty o f o th e r cases. T o m W aits re le a se s! in re c e n t years (B lo o d M o n e y, M u le V a ria tio n s , R ea l G one), h a v e ) c o n s titu te d s o m e o f his m o s t in s p ire d w o rk ; a n d e v e ry th in g !

D ylan's d o n e sin c e 1993's W o rld G o n e W ro n g — w h ile lack in g th e "C o m e g a th e r'r o u n d c h ild re n ..." b a b y -fa c e d b u o y ­ a n c y — sm acks o f th e w e ll-w o rn assurance o f s o m e o n e w h o ) k n o w s th e y d o n 't have ail th e an sw ers. Even th e o ld e r, ta m e r) S o n ic Y o u th h a ve re le ase d s o m e g re a t m a te ria l sin c e th e y ) s o m e h o w b e c a m e as o ld as m y p a re n ts (see: M u rra y S tn ■ o r T h u rs to n M o o re 's la te s t release). A n d I kn o w , th e re a re ; d o u b tle s s in e x h a u s tib le w e lls p rin g s o f m e rit to b e fo u n d ; s w a d d le d in th e w h o le "H o p e I d ie 'fo r e I g e t o ld " a e s th e tic , ; b u t s o m e tim e s th e e ld e r ro ck in s u rg e n ts have ju s t g o t i t j d o w n a s p o t b e tte r. ■

05.18.07 • The McGill Tribune • 17

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Sailing the Surface

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A pleasant trip but more waves needed

V alerie G o r d o n

Following the precedent set by the more self-re­ specting movies o f the 1960s, Julie Taymore's newest creation, A cro ss the U niverse, is comprised o f some truly psychedelic scenes involving bleeding strawberries, dancing priests, giant puppets and immense stone carvings seen working in a corn field. Taymor is known for her work in directing spectacular movies (2002's Academy Award w inning Frida), Tony Award w inning musicals (The Lio n K in g) and here, an epic work o f art centred both on the music o f the Beatles and the vi­ brant life o f youth in 1960s America. A cro ss th e U n iverse plucks its main characters from tw o very different parts o f the world and ultim ately brings them together in New York City. Jude, played by Jim Sturgess, is from a working class family in Liverpool, England (being the home place o f the Beatles, this is a fairly obvious choice), and Lucy, played by Evan Rachel Wood, hails from a protective upper-class suburban tow n in the United States.

Jude comes to America in search o f his father and ends up form ing a fast friendship w ith Lucy's some­ w hat delinquent brother, who convinces Jude to move to New York and take up w ith a pack o f hippies named Sadie, J0J0 and Prudence. The film moves along with the lyrics o f 30 Beatles songs, sung by the actors. "With a Little Help From My Friends" accompanies a night of mayhem and marijuana on Princeton campus, while "I've Just Seen a Face" provides the setting for the first night that Jude meets Lucy.

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Surface o f Atlantic is yet another Montreal based band that aims to blow its audience away with prettiness, relying on atmosphere and grace to capti­ vate the crowd. But despite a sound that is often too familiar and a plethora o f emotion conveyed more by the scene than by the songs themselves, they are still a good band that definitely has the talent to pull a few tricks.

One thing the band can really pull off well is bringing their songs to a good apex. Starting with a soft air, they increase the tension by having guitar riffs pop up, turning coos into wails and sending string arrangements into full force. At these points the whole package pays o ff and the band is truly impressive and compelling. In the times between these swells, however, you feel like you are just waiting for the next one.

MTV.COM But this isn't always the case. At the band's recent Thomson House per­ T h e B a lla d o f J u d e a n d Lucy. formance they added some good old fashioned rocking out to their formula.

Though the pianist,apologized at one point for being"... too violent for you Taymor enters a fantastic world o f possibilities guys,"the'violence'eliminated a lot o f the downtim e that plagued their other w ith her introduction o f Jude as an angry artist who songs. Energy was added to their verses and the sleepy parts were now em­ creates a m ultitude o f sketches, paintings and instal­ boldened and called actively for attention. lations. The com bination o f these explosive media al­ Surface o f Atlantic could benefit from more songs like this, but their lows the viewer to be com pletely absorbed, not only sound is already largely focused on loveliness, making aggression sound by seat-shaking music, but also by visually exhilarating straining. Bolder instrumentals also make the feathery-soft lead vocals awkard and out of place. This images that play into one's subconscious.

This modern movie musical, chock full o f new and is aggravating, because the exceptionally passionate versions o f Beatles songs, vocals, which are mostly in captivates and entertains to such an extent that one the background and consist of hardly notices the paltry th irty minutes o f spoken dia­ breathy sighs, could have been what the slow parts of the songs logue. Since the direction o f the film is advanced by song lyrics, however, the plot at times comes danger­ needed— something to add ously close to extinction. When this happens, the film a pulse or edge and keep the resists self-destruction and is held together by the songs moving towards their cli­ music and its com pelling imagery, noticeably resem­ maxes. Instead, the vocals mimic bling The Beatles' own trippy cinematic outings, such the rest o f the music: the wails as Y ello w S u b m a rin e and the LSD-drenched, made for during the swells are effective, television cult-classic M a g ic a l M ystery Tour. but the rest o f the time they just hang there, waiting for some life My advice: avoid doing any o f your own halluci­ to be put into them. natory substances before viewing this film, or things may get a little too 'real' when the tall blue stick men As much as their chosen come out o f the circus tent during "The Benefit o f Mr. style seems to be flawed, how­ ever, Suface of Atlantic's last Kite," or when Uncle Sam pops out o f a poster singing, "I Want You." ■ tw o numbers showed that they could still produce compelling Across the Universe is n o w p la y in g d o w n to w n a t the songs. The first, "In A Forest," C in e m a S co tia B an k (form erly P aram o u n t). C h e ck www.cinstarted much like their other pieces, but was punchier and emamontreal.com fo r show tim es. swelled up much more quickly — keeping pace with a profu­ " H e llo g ra d s tu d e n ts ! A re y o u re a d y to sion o f ideas kept the song from ROCK? I S A ID ARE YOU..." staying in one place for too long.

Some well-placed amp feedback then helped the band glide into "High . Enough to Fall," which ended the set on a high note— the lead singer franti­ cally strumming the hell out o f his guitar in an energetic electric explosion that his vocals gave him no credit for.

The three aforementioned songs aside, however, Surface o f Atlantic plays largely to the soft laid-back indie crowd: it's pretty, it's atmospheric and it has a strong air of romanticism behind it. But for everyone else the down­ time will be frustrating, and you may want to skip out, especially if you are into rock bands o f the livelier kind. If you're on the fence about it, however, they are definitely recommended. For the most part they are a tight band and take their songs to compelling grandeur; they just take their time to get there. ■

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DVD. D e ath Proof, Sept. 18. Quentin Tarantino's latest exercise of fan-boy worship and excessively referential cinematic verbosity is sublimated into a tale of a psychotic stuntman (Kurt Russell) who stalks buxom co-eds in his tricked out 1970 Chevy Nova. Sadly, the other and better half of last year's Grindhouse double-feature, Robert Rodriguez's P lan et Terror, will not hit video store shelves until next month.

Film. Three M ig h ty M en aka C a p ta in A m erica & S a n to vs. S p id er M an , Sept. 21 at 9 p.m; Cinema du Parc (3575 . Parc). This outlandish 1973 Turkish film tells the absurd tale of a Mexican wrestler and Cap­ tain America joining forces to battle a sadistic Spider Man with a gaggle of guinea pig minions. My copyright infringement sense is tingling! ONE NIGHT ONLY! Music. Michael Jerome Brown, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.; Club Lambi (4465 St-Laurent).This Juno-nominated folk singer has graced the stage of Carnegie Hall, worked in the studio with Taj Mahal and has appeared at festivals internationally. Playing every­ thing from the fiddle to the banjo, Brown will be yodeling his South Bend brand of Folk music for traditionalists and hipsters alike. For ticket information call (514) 524-9225.

Music. Black Lips, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.; La Sala Rossa (4848 StLaurent). This Atlanta garage rock foursome is swinging through town promoting their fifth album, G o o d Bad, N o t Evil. Produced by Vice Records (they of the fabulously free magazine), the album is inspired by 1960s punk bands such as Los Saicos and 13th Floor Elevators and claims to transcend all genres.

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School Schmool and the art of sedition student neo-lib— S ch o o l S ch m o o l also offers insight into some of the arts and culture outlets in Montreal whose mandate may run contrary to the "hegemonic status If the official SSMU handbook, with its corporatesubsidized tabs for easy browsing and cover chock-full quo."

Apart from pieces covering more radical publica­ o f tacky McGill memorabilia really sticks in your radical craw, then chin up, comrade, for there's another type of tions and media outlets on campus— such as the Praxis Jo u rn a l which "publishes independently written stu­ student handbook on the bloc(k).

Published by the Quebec Public Interest Research dent essays that are invested in, critical of, or relevant Group at McGill, S c h o o l S ch m o o l, the self-lauded "agenda to radical politics" and McGill's CKUT comm unity radio station— S ch o o l S ch m o o l, in keeping with its "outside the w ith an agenda," provides an alternative guide to McGill and its surrounding metropolis, aimed at those with a gates" mandate, promotes other progressive media out­ lets which exist off-campus. little less starch in their collars. "Historically it was an ac­ tivist's guide to McGill," explains Drew Nelles who, along For example, S ia fu M a g a zin e , an independent news rag with a focus on Montreal, offers students and bud­ with fellow McGill undergrad Kate Saunders-Hasting, co­ ding journalists a chance to ordinated the production of the express opinions that may be handbook. It wasn't until last year, ignored in the mainstream press however, that S c h o o l S ch m o o l as­ while CITIZENShift offers blogs, sumed its present form. podcasts and other media op­ While maintaining the im­ portunities— although, as Nelles petus towards social activism is quick to note it "is a stretch to and its noble, if lofty, aim o f "con­ call [CITIZENShift] independent necting our campus struggles media as it's a project o f the to those beyond the Roddick National Film Board." Nelles also Gates" (a goal delineated in the mentions The H ou r, The Lin k (for publication's preamble), S ch o o l students taking classes at Con­ S ch m o o l now comes part and cordia) and the Canada-wide parcel with a daily planner, per­ publication D o m in io n as viable fect for the radical activist on the outlets. go. "Resurrecting S ch o o l S ch m o o l While covering a surfeit of as an agenda,"says Nelles,"makes material, arts-related and other­ it more useful, so that students wise, S ch o o l S ch m o o l serves as can engage with the content a handy guide to issues, outlets throughout the year.” and ideas for radically-minded Indeed, the design o f S ch o o l students. As far as the poten­ S ch m o o l invites an interaction tial for a publication like S ch o o l with various streams o f radical politics. Each date in the plan­ NIKKI HYDE S ch m o o l to widen the already seemingly irreconcilable gap be­ ner, for example, is peppered with Drew Nelles: one o f the many smiling tween well-disposed bleeding daily trivia pertinent to those in­ faces o f McGill student radicalism. hearts and their staunchly con­ vested left-leaning politics, which servative adversaries who, well, run the show both on range from the sincere, Feb. 20 note remembering the campus and elsewhere, Nelles remains optimistic. day when Norwegian teachers held a nonviolent strike "I see McGill as encompassing the whole o f the stu­ against the Nazification o f schools to the more dubious dent community," he said, and certainly S ch o o l S ch m o o l, Dec. 5 note commemorating the day anarchist Daniel if anything, gives a sense of inclusion to students who Stilson invented the first pipe bomb. may feel disenfranchised by the ever financially-minded Besides being essentially an almanac for the tim e­ frivolities of the larger corporate/academic apparatus. less art of sedition— within its pages you'll find guides to squatting, planning direct action and a how-to manual for dismantling those precarious Zoom media bathroom C o p ie s o f School Schmool are a v a ila b le a t Q P IR G -M c ads which bear like a stone on the conscience o f the G ill's b a se o f o p eratio n s, 3 6 4 7 U niversity.

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santly spits whenever she mentions a male name and emphasises that her hardship is the result o f being Written by Governor General a woman in a phallocentric, heteroAward w inning playw right Daniel normative society. Though perhaps Danis (In the Eyes o f S to n e D o g s, e [un this would have been relevant and ro m a n dit]), T h at W om an is a story progressive 20 years ago, when sec­ that explores the tenuous relations ond-wave feminism was at its peak, between a m other (Sarah Stanley), nowadays a more progressive or a son (Marcelo Arroyo) and an old interesting performance w ould be man (Guy Sprung). The complex re­ lations between the three charac­ one that dismantles such notions, ters are unravelled through m ono­ disrupting and exceeding audience expectations. logues, in which each character The son is also quite annoy­ recalls a specific m om ent in tim e ing and often frustrating to watch that takes the audience deeper and because he is a typical 'mama's boy.' deeper into the lives o f each indi­ Even when his m other tries to kill vidual. him, he continues to proclaim his Director Emma Tibaldo opens love for her. Nevertheless, the ac­ the performance w ith the mother tors' performances lying dead on the were highly profes­ floor o f her apart­ sional and convincing. ment. As soon as the Despite a weak body is discovered by story, the play's aes­ the old man and the thetics are excellent, son, they begin to particularly Tibaldo's reminisce about their use o f a projector to relationship w ith her. enhance the m em o­ We soon find out that ries o f shared experi­ the woman had an af­ ences. For example, fair w ith the old man when a character is upstairs and that he is reminiscing, an image the father o f her son, ENT-NTS.QC.CA will be projected on despite being married the wall that matches and having a family o f Director Tibaldo the description of his own. The play cuts deconstructs that memory. The set between monologues feminine character. is minimalist but the given by each charac­ projector adds another dimension ter, including the mother, and we and is quite effective. are given insight into her tragic life While the subject matter of and the reasons for her death.

T h at W o m an may not appeal to all Thematically, this play is highly tastes, the play is nonetheless an en­ problematic. It reinforces pre-congaging theatrical work. ceived notions o f the female sub­ That Woman is p la y in g a t B a in S tject as being the victim o f patri­ M ic h e l (5300 S t-D o m in iq u e ) from S e p ­ archy. In numerous monologues tem ber t3th -27th . Fo r tickets ($to -$2o ), given by the m other there is a lot ch e ck o u t www.infinitheatre.com for o f anger towards her son, the old m ore d etails. man and men in general. She incesD anielle T rabsky

R e v ie w s Wintersleep. W elcom e to the N ig h t Sky. Laced with anxious pacing and dramatic pauses, Wintersleep's attempt to build intensity on W elcom e to the N ig h Sky has a severing effect, destroy­ ing fluidity and cohesion. Wintersleep seem to lack that effortless sound which marks a great band. While "Dead Letter + The Infinite Yes'"and "Drunk on Aluminium" are reminiscent of a pre-trendy honest rock, the repeated coupling o f songs into single tracks is disjointed. Fur­ thermore, songs with such passion as the eight-minute “Miasmal Smoke + The Yellow Bellied Freaks"are limited by self-indulgent instrumentals where the guitarists prove that they can hold their own. They can, but these days, arbitrarily lengthy riffs is uninspiring. In spite o f this, or perhaps, in spite of themselves, there are moments o f pure poetry, such as "Search Party',''where dark lyrics and the mysterious voice of Paul Murphy meld to form an unexpected genre which cannot be classified. W elcom e to the N ig h t Sky is a classic case o f raw talent which has been overly-edited and heavily produced: the catchy melodies and annoying repetitive choruses mean that on occasion, Wintersleep teeter dangerously on the edge of mainstream. To answer their question in "Oblivion,""What will become of us?," it strikes me that this is a band destined to be background music on some tragic sitcom (if only the O.C. was still running) and catapulted to instant stardom.

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The Darling DeMaes. W inter Keeps Us W arm . Montreal has a great music scene: unique venues, up-and-coming bands and young, supportive audiences. Notwithstanding, local 'indie rock' group The Darling DeMaes— despite having toured Montreal venues for a few years— should not be classified as part o f the music scene in anyway, shape or form.Their debut album, W in­ ter Keeps U s W arm , is only slightly better than listening to alley cats fighting. With titles like "A couple o f schizophrenics"and "She took o ff her glasses,"they spend most of their songs trying to harmonize with their acoustic guitars, but nobody in the group could carry a tune if it was in a paper bag; all they really do is whine into the microphone. Not only that, they claim to be an'indie rock'group, but lack drums and any sort o f electric instrument (both of which are necessary, but not sufficient to'rock'). Finally, their CD case shattered into four pieces when it fell o ff my desk. I was not sad.

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McGill's expectations reach fever pitch Redmen side looks to take next step and challenge elite A a r o n S ig a l Although losing is the capital offence and apex of frustra­ tion for any sports team, winning often provides a host of its own difficulties because it bears the fruit of expectations.

Winning, and doing so consistently, is a feat that many upand-coming clubs struggle through after perennially finding themselves lost in the lower echelons o f their league. It would seem that victory and a sense of strength would come easily to teams that have usually lacked confidence, yet sports has always proved that, in order to make the difficult leap into the elite, a squad requires a significant change in mentality. On the heels of a Quebec conference semifinals appearance in 2006, this year's edition of the Redmen soccer team believe a leap to title conten­ tion is well within their grasp.

"We know that the expectations are higher for us this.year," Head Coach Phillipe Eullafroy explained. "But I expect this team to make the jum p from just making the playoffs to competing for the championship and making it to nationals. When I first got here [two years ago], we missed the playoffs and last year we made the semis. It's time for this program to take the next step and we feel we can."

Although McGill's men's soccer program has historically been the most successful varsity sport on campus in terms of national championships, in more recent years the Redmen have suffered a severe drought. They have spent several years underperforming in the QSSF where weakness is punished, especially by the perennial powerhouse University of Montreal Carabins and the similarly strong Laval Rouge et Or. Under Eullafroy's guid­ ance, however, the inexperienced Redmen posted an impressive and surprising 6-3-3 record and came within a 1-0 overtime loss to Laval of the Quebec title match.

Em phasis on scoring The Redmen are undoubtedly powered by the offen­ sive ability of Eullafroy's players, who led the club to a second place finish in Quebec's scoring category last year. A former professional striker in France— with a clear passion for putting the ball in the back of the net— McGill's skipper has crafted an extremely risky tactical attack for this season based around a 4-2-3-1 formation that will stretch opposition defences but may leave the Red 'n' White's own backline overexposed to counterattacks.

"For me, the perfect score would be 4-3," Eullafroy stated, opposing typical coaching doctrine. "I want my team to be as high scoring as possible. But last year was the learning season and now everyone is comfortable in their offensive roles. Now the next stage, and this season's goal, is for us to make sure that, when we lose the ball, everyone knows naturally where their first

step is in order to reach proper defensive position."

Despite a potentially stronger focus on defensive responsi­ bilities, the Redmen pitch will always be slanted towards the strik­ ers and flanking wingers. This year, these positions will be led by dynamic scorers such as MF Alec Milne, MF Shawn Amarasekera, F Gareth Pugh and the squad's centerpiece, the talismanic striker James Scholefield. Scholefield, now in his fourth and final year in the red and whites, finished tops in the Quebec conference and tied for third in the CIS last season in scoring as he tallied seven goals and almost single-handedly powered the Redmen to the playoffs.

As the club prepares to contend for a position in the CIS national championship tournament, no one feels the urgency or sees the potential for success as clearly as the star forward.

"This team definitely has the talent, depth and desire to begin to challenge those upper clubs," Scholefield said. "And for guys like me in our last season, we know that this is as good a chance as we've ever had and I definitely feel the urgency. For me, last year was great but this season, it's completely about the wins."

M ix o f y o u th an d veterans McGill boasts a strong freshman class of five recruits includ­ ing MF Tom Lucas and D Graham Tingey who have already se­ cured starting positions, to supplement a returning core that, after tasting successes in 2006 and coming so close to a berth in the CIS finals, has returned hungrier than ever for respect in a difficult division. Already off to a 1-1 start, after a razor-thin loss to Montreal and a 1-0 win over a pesky Sherbrooke side, Eullafroy and the Redmen exude optimism. They believe that the program can close the gap between them and Laval and the Carabins.

Eullafroy knows that expectations among his team and on cam­ pus are high, and although he sometimes worries about a lack of killer instinct or big-game experience in his room, he stresses that the Redmen are an extremely tight-knit bunch and that the supportive atmosphere will mask whatever shortcomings they might possess.

"I've always tried to have this dressing room seem like a family and it almost is now," he said. "Even the freshmen have in­ tegrated nicely and because o f such a supportive atmosphere, people aren't afraid to take risks and make mistakes.That can only help us going forward." ■

SARAYOUSEFNEJAD After a long off-season o f training, the Redmen w ill try to outmaneuver their com petition for a place at nationals.

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hey are the AFC East champions in five out of the past six NFL seasons and winners of the Vince Lom­ bardi Trophy three times in a span of four years. Allow me to present to you the New England Patriots. To some, they are the new version of "America'sTeam"while, to the more technical-minded, they are the template of how a professional sports organization should be run.

How can anyone forget when this great dynasty emerged after beating "The Greatest Show on Turf'— the 2001 St. Louis Rams— in Super Bowl XXXVI? We were all captivated by the incredible story of Tom Brady, once a sixth round nobody, and whose play warranted compari­ son to the greatest quarterbacks of all time. And o f course, one must not forget to mention the "genius" behind this extraordinary run, Bill Belichick. As the head coach, Belichick has been given the most credit by players, fellow skip­ pers, and journalists as the person who built the NFL's last dynasty out o f largely cast-off or unwanted pieces. In the salary cap era, the New England Patriots have fascinated the media and fans with their ability to continually win in the most competitive of leagues.

What once seemed too good to be true, sure enough, turned ugly last week when it was discovered that the

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Patriots were filming the New York Jets' sidelines during their season opener in order to tape play-calling signals.

Shockingly, in the era of Barry Bonds, the much-maligned Tour de France and Tim Donaghy, many sports ana­ lysts, including P ard o n the Interru p tio n 's Tony Kornheiser, wrongfully dismissed New England's conduct by prepos­ terously reasoning that “if you're not cheating, you're not trying.” Despite many shrugging o ff the incident and in­ sisting they were merely trying to find an extra edge, this is a significant scandal for the NFL and the league must treat it as such with an iron fist. With the luxury o f own­ ing footage which displays the opposing team's defensive play calls, a coach has the ability to find out what signals are being used to call which play. Belichick knew New York's defensive plays and then could simply audible his offensive plays in order to find an open spot for his run­ ning back or receivers to attack. The defence essentially had no chance in stopping the offensive and intelligenceenhanced juggernaut.

New England's success, while employing these shady tactics, impressed both fans and journalists who praised Belichick and his staff for their "incredible football knowl­ edge.” Unfortunately, it doesn't take a million dollar NFL

coach to figure out what play to call after knowing exactly how the opposing team will line up.

NFL commissioner and wanna-be dictator, Roger Goodell, attempted to-make a strong statement by fin­ ing Belichick $500,000, the Patriots organization $250,000 and snatching away some draft picks. Instead, the commish only looks like a lamb when it comes to disciplining one of the cornerstone franchises in the league. Some re­ ports suggest that New England has been taping signals for years and the only reason it was finally detected by the NFL was due to former Patriots defensive coordina­ tor and current Jets head coach Eric Mangini blowing the whistle on his mentor and giving inside information to league sources.

Regardless of the controversial evidence, this debacle should leave any sports fan thinking: Is a genius Belichick and his improbable Super Bowl victories really a product o f a first class sports organization? Or is the Patriots dynas­ ty simply a story that's just too good to be true? The an­ swer will probably remain forever unknown, but the NFL must make sure the rules are respected, regardless. If the laws of the game are merely guidelines and no integrity exists, what's the point o f playing in the first place? ■

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Martlets drop the ball Team suffers a weekend from hell

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T h e g re a te r o f tw o evils? if you were born outside of the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn or Staten Island, you simply can­ not like the Yankees. While one may feel magnetically drawn to the 26 championships, the mythi­ cal figures— nay, legendary A m e rica n s— like Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle and DiMaggio, or the iconic and awe-inspiring Yankee Stadium, the Yankees must remain sports' Satan incarnate.

Firstly, it's just impossible to cheer for the winner; the powerhouse will always be reviled.

Who cheered for the Soviets to break the 1980 US hockey team? Who wanted to see that Swiss team celebrate as the Jamaican bobsledders had to walk their cart to the finish? Did anyone except for the Philistines want Goliath to flick David away like a gnat? The Yankees just win, and I respect them (kind of) for that. No North American professional sports team, excepting the Montreal Canadiens, can boast a historical pedigree and a penchant for clutch performance like the Bronx Bombers. While other ancient MLB dubs such as the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies have wasted away the past century, ranging from horrible laughingstocks to infrequent contenders, the Pinstripers have captured an astounding 26 titles. The next most successful franchise, the St. Louis Cardinals, have a paltry 10 World Series trophtes.The Yanks are the only team seemingly in the world that is never dead until that final out in the final inning o f the final game.

Not only do the Yankees seem to always prove victorious, they also manage to replenish their ranks with outstanding scouting— they've recently produced Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada from within their own system— and, of course, with sheer Bomber luck. In the past few seasons, despite an atrocious pitching staff composed o f "stud” starters such as Shawn Chacon, Aaron Small and Jon Lieber, the Yankees always manage to spin gold from other teams' garbage. They somehow find their way to the playoffs on the backs o f pitching junk and then too often haul home the gold trophy that seems so elusive for everyone else.

Lastly, and most importantly, everyone must despise the Evil Empire because it destroys the fabric of baseball and sports with its monstrosity of a payroll. The Yankees, with cheques signed by George Steinbrenner, have a 2007 salary sheet just shy o f S200-million; the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, at the bottom of the same AL East division, pay their players just under $2S-million.The Yankees have mangled the MLB competitive balance as their unlimited spending has both resigned poorer teams to perpetual irrelevance and ignited an arms race with Boston that has spiraled completely out o f control. Free agents always go to New York— remember Giambi, Damon, Sheffield, Johnson, Pavano, Brown, Mussina, Matsui etc.— and then aging players are somehow parlayed into young, star prospects. As the richest American sports du b in the richest city in the world, the arrogant Yankee fans in the always self-absorbed New York metropolis have worked hard for the enmity and vitriolic hatred o f all other sports fans. It's our duty to give it to them. God, don't we all just hate them Damn Yankees?

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The McGill Martlets experienced some of the ugly side-effects o f growing pains over the weekend, salvaging only a single point from tw o contests against teams that they have dominated in the past decade.

On Friday, the Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or upset the Martlets by a score of 3-1. The win was Sherbrooke's first against McGill in twelve years, snapping a 27 game winless streak that dated back to Sept. 15,1995. Then, on Sunday afternoon, McGill could only manage a 0-0 tie with the visiting Bishop's Gaiters, who entered the game with a lifetime 0-29-1 record against the Red 'n'White.

Clearly it was an unimpressive stretch for the fifth-ranked team in the country.

"We had a very bad weekend," said a furi­ ous Head Coach Marc Mounicot. "Probably the A ,th o u g h strong a t s h ie |d in g th e b a ll... worse weeKena 1ve ever naa as a coacn at ivicGill." never the case. And really, after this weekend, The Martlets controlled the bulk of the play they've realized that even finishing in the top in both games, out-shooting their opponents by three is going to be very difficult if we keep play­ a combined margin o f 21-5, but finding the back ing this way." o f the net only once. After losing eight of last The loss to Sherbrooke was particularly bit­ year's starters to graduation, McGill knew that a ter as the Martlets had three goals called back by lack of experience would be a problem, but their the officials in the heated Friday night contest.

0-1-2 start to the season has to be considered a Striker Geneviève Thibault opened the scoring major disappointment. for the Vert-et-Or in the 11th minute, notching "I don't think they realize how much work her first goal of the young season. Defender they have to do," Mounicot said. "They think that Dominique Falardeau doubled the lead just four just because they wear a McGill jersey they will minutes later, beating rookie goalkeeper'Annecrush the opponent, that because this team has Catherine Huot on a penalty kick, before McGill had so much success in the past they just have answered back with a Magalie Kolker strike in — A a ro n S ig a l to show up and things will come easy. That's the 24th minute. Sherbrooke would add an insur­ ance marker from F Josée Bélanger during injury it's easy to hate the Yankees. Hell, it's fun time at the end o f the first half. to hate the Yankees. They're like the bad-guy "We're pretty disappointed," said McGill's n wrestling or the villain In superhero movies. team captain Vanessa Salasky. "We were unlucky Hatred of the Bronx Bombers is one thing that on Friday, we played well but we couldn't put unites fans from coast-to-coast. But over the the ball in the net. I'm at a loss for words, really, past three years, another team lias emerged for why we've struggled. I can't point to anything from the shadow of Steinbrenner's evil empire specific." and supplanted the Yankees as the most hate The Martlets' inability to convert on scor­ SEVENTH-INNING-STRETCH.COM aolo team in all of sports: the Boston Red Sox. ing chances— they have only tw o goals in three The first strike against the Sox was the media's over-saturation ofi'the curse is broken'angle I games— was readily apparent in their home after their 2004 World Series Championship. For about tw o months you couldn't go anywhere opener against the Gaiters. McGill held a 12-1 | w ithout seeing Curt Schilling's mug on television or newspaper stands, as Boston fans began to edge in shots, and pinned Bishop's back in their seep out o f the woodwork around the country. Boston is one o f the biggest college towns in the own half for almost the entire game, yet they : world, and suddenly scores of fans who once lived in New England hopped on the bandwagon couldn't solve fourth-year goalkeeper Chelseaand declared themselves part of the obnoxious Red Sox Nation. They played up the ridiculous Lyn Aboud. Their best chance came in the 27th “underdog" angle, as if a team with a $i27-million payroll was somehow Rocky to the Yankees' minute, when striker Dylan Saunders rang a shot Apollo Creed. Yes, we were all glad that the Yanks didn't win, but the Sox managed that feat with o ff the post after a beautiful feed frdm Kolker. only one starter who came up through their farm system: the illustrious Trot Nixon. And their "We're going to have to work," Mounicot fans had the gall to suggest New York was the only team that tried to buy championships. said. "[The players] are going to have to realize Their payroll this year tops $i40-million, and that's not including the $51.1 million they bid that they're not at the level they think they are. just for the rights to talk to pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. The East-coast-centric media still thinks They have to realize that this game demands that the Yanks vs. the Sox is the biggest rivalry in baseball, but the majority of fans just don't care energy, intelligence and technical abilities. And anymore. It's tough to watch a game when you want both teams to lose. right now we don't have any of that.”

Oh, and I haven't even touched "Manny being Manny", Schilling's bloody sock, or the abom­ STEVE CAMPBELL The Martlets will look to get their season ination that was Fever Pitch . It's enough to make a guy want to cheer for the Yankees. Well, back on track when they host the UQAM Cita­ ..M cG ill fo r g o t t o score. almost enough. dels on Friday night at Molson Stadium. ■ — M a ttC h e sse r

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O N DECK Martlet Hockey— McGill vs. College St. Jerome; Friday, 5 p .m .

A double-dose o f hockey at McConnell Arena kicks o ff with the Martlets playing a cupcake in College St. Jerome. The CEGEP team will be no match for a Red 'n'White squad that finished second at the CIS National Championships last year, and returns almost their entire squad for a second shot at the title. Even if the game isn't competitive, the Martlets are still worth the price of admission as they ice what is perhaps Me- | Gill's strongest team in any sport.

Redmen Hockey— McGill vs. Wilfred Laurier; Friday, 7 p.m.

For those suffering from hockey-withdrawal after a long offseason, stick around after the Martlets game to watch the Redmen take on Laurier. The Redmen return most o f their starters from last year and should be extremely competitive in the tight Quebec conference. Laurier also ices a good team, so swing by McConnell Arena before going out to get sloshed on Friday night.

R e d m e n F o o tb a ll— M c G ill vs. A c a d ia ; S a tu rd a y , 1 p .m .

Yes, the Redmen have had a rough start to the season but their home opener drew a great crowd and Molson Stadium is one of the best places in Canada to watch a football game. QB Matt Connell and the Red 'n'White will face a tough Axemen defence, and, oh no, Acadia's All-Star RB Cale Inglas. Coach Wolfe will need his defence to rise to the challenge and stop Acadia's running game, if the Redmen have any chance of pulling off an upset.

N FL F o o tb a ll— T en n e s s e e T ita n s a t N e w O rle a n s Saints; M o n d a y , 830 p .m . o n TSN Two clubs going in opposite directions meet during New Orleans' home opener on Monday night. The Titans are 1-1 through two games, but came within tw o points of knocking off the defending Super Bowl champs this past Sunday and have exceeded expectations so far this season. Meanwhile the Saints, a popular pick to represent the NFC in this year's Super Bowl, have struggled mightily in tw o losses. The crowd in the Superdome should be off the charts and will give this match a big-game atmosphere.

M LB B a s e b a ll— T o ro n to B lue Jays a t N e w Y ork Y ankees; F rid a y -M o n d a y Canada's team travels to Yankee Stadium to take on the Bronx Bombers, and if you're not cheering for the Jays, we hate you.

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Friday, September 14,2007 McGill Redmen 1 vs. Sherbrooke Vert et Or o UdeS Stadium

SCORING SUMMARY: FIRST HALF: 1. MCGILL: Sami Obaïd (unassisted), 27:00 SECOND HALF: (no scoring) GOALKEEPERS: MCGILLI: Matt McNevin (W; 0 GA, 3 saves, SHO; 90:00) SHER: Élie St-Laurent (L; 1 GA, 2 saves; 90:00) CARDS: MCGILL: (1 yellow: Nicolas Levesque, 44:00) SHER: (i yellow: Benjamin Gravel, 52:00) SHOTS TOWARDS NET BY: MCGILLI: 15 SHER: 5 SHOTS ON NET BY: MCGILL 3 SHER: 3

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Friday, September 14,2007 Sherbrooke Vert et Or 3 vs. McGill Martlets 1 UdeS Stadium

SCORING SUMMARY: FIRST HALF: 1. SHER: Geneviève Thibault (Josée Bélanger), 11:00 2. SHER: Dominique Falardeau (penalty kick), 15:00 3. MCGILL: Magalia Kolker (unassisted), 24:00 4. SHER: Josée Bélanger (unassisted), 45:00 SECOND HALF: (no scoring)

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GOALKEEPERS: MCGILL: Anne-Catherine Huot (L; 3 GA, 4 saves; 90:00) SHER: Marie-Michelle Coulombe (W; 1GA, 9 saves; 90:00) CARDS: MCGILL: (2 yellows: Anne-Catherine Huot, Sophie Joyal) SHER: (1 yellow: Véronique Rabret-Filion) SHOTS TOWARDS NET BY: MCGILL: 18 SHER: 11

Flynn grabs gold while McGill runs to double bronze Sébastien Flynn was first of 132 runners to win the men's individual title and guide the McGill Redmen to finish third of eight teams at the McGill Open cross-country running meet on the slopes of Mt. Royal, Saturday. It was McGill's largest cross-country meet ever, featuring 17 teams and a combined 243 athletes. Flynn ran the six-kilometre race in 19 minutes, 57 seconds. Adrian Walton (20:13), a red-shirted McGill student who was competing as an independent, finished second. He was followed by Ryan Armstrong (20:24) from the Western Ontario Mustangs, who won the team competition with 29 points. Williams College was second, followed by McGill, Ot­ tawa, College Andre-Laurendeau, Concordia, Dawson College and College St-Laurent.

In the women's competition, Western's Leila Angrand was first of 11 entries to capture gold as her Mustangs placed ahead of all nine teams. Angrand completed the 4k race in 14:48, fol­ lowed by teammate Lynn Mockler (15:43) and Rachel Asher of Williams College (15:44). McGill's five scorers included Debo­ rah Lightman (11th, 15:59) and Patricia Muddiman (12th, 16:04).

Western scored 24 points, Williams College was second with 35 points and McGill, w ithout their top tw o runners, placed third overall.

Laval destroys Redmen on gridiron Laval QB Cesar Sanchez-Hernandez tossed a pair o f touch­ downs and ran for another score as the nationally top-ranked Rouge et Or overwhelmed McGill 41-7 in Quebec university football action before 16,261 at PEPS Stadium, Sunday. McGill committed seven turnovers, which left them in poor field po­ sition most of the game. Laval, the defending national charm pions, scored on six of their first seven first-half possessions and led 20-0 after the opening quarter and 37-0 at halftime, racking up 511 yards of net offence, including 386 in the air.

McGill countered with 129 net yards, including just 25 on the ground. Sanchez-Hernandez, starting for injured number one pivot Benoit Groulx— last season's Quebec MVP— connected on 20 of 26 attempts for 254 yards and twoTDs. For McGill, Matt Connell was 15 of 32 for 123 yards with one touchdown and four picks before relinquishing QB duties to freshman Jonathan Gouin early in the fourth quarter. The scoring major, a 15-yard toss to SB Erik Galas, was the 37th of Connell's career, moving him into a tie for second place with the legendary Tom Skypeck (1960-63) among McGill's all-time passing leaders. Connell's needs tw o passing TDs to break the team record of 38 set by Vic Pywowarczuk (1976-80). Connell's 15 completions gave him 448 in his career, breaking the all-time McGill record of 443 held by Josh Sommerfeldt (1998-2002).

Rugby Redmen extend streak against Sherbrooke Three different players scored as visiting McGill held on for a 10-6 victory over Sherbrooke in Quebec university men's rugby, Sunday.The defending conference champion Redmen, who led 10-0 at halftime, improved to 3-0 in the QSSF confer­ ence and have won four in a row, including a non-conference game at Dartmouth. Alastair Crow scored five points for Mc­ Gill on a penalty goal and a conversion. The flyhalf now leads the league in scoring and has accounted for 32 per cent of all points tallied by the Redmen this season (43 o f 133). He has 15 conversions, tw o tries and a penalty goal.

Scrum-half Jesse Myers had the lone McGill attempt.

Martlets blank Bishop's in rugby Fullback Briana Yerbury scored 16 points and winger Naomi Grenier added 15 as McGill annihilated Bishop's 51-0 in women's university rugby at McKewen Field in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que., Sunday. The Martlets, who dropped their opener at Laval last week, led 39-0 at halftime and evened their record at 1-1. Yerbury scored a pair o f tries and added three converts, while Grenier tallied three tries. Single tries were notched by centre Danielle O'Connor, centre-half Maria Jaworski, Laura Drudi and Miranda Boggild.

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