The McGill Tribune Vol. 27 Issue 9

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Student group asks for lower fees B.C. tuition up

Volume 27 Issue 9 • October 30th, 2007

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T heo Meyer The Canadian Federation o f Students in British Columbia recently announced a new initiative to reduce tuition fees of B.C. universities by io per cent after Statis­ tics Canada released its annual tuition fee data on Oct. 18. Tuition in British Colum ­ bia has increased 2.4 per cent from last year to $4,855.

"It's about provincial priorities; w hether or not [the governm ent wishes] to prioritize post-secondary education,"said CFS-National Chairperson Amanda Aziz.

"In places like Newfoundland and Labrador, the provincial governm ent has done really well."

Though this particular CFS campaign is only focused in the B.C. chapter, tu­ ition is an important issue in the national CFS as well.

"Nationally, one o f our campaign goals is to reduce tuition," Aziz said. "One of the benefits to the w ay we're structured is that individual provinces can pursue their own strategies."

If the CFS campaign in British Columbia is successful, it could have cascading effects on movem ents to reduce or eliminate tuition fees in Quebec.

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Macdonald majors to be consolidated Aims to increase enrollment Meghna M arjadi Macdonald campus is making moves to change major degree requirements in order to attract more students and new faculties in response to low enrollment and in an effort to make the organization of degree majors more practical. The new programs will reduce the number of majors available from 16 to five and include various specializations within the majors, allowing for 95 combinations o f specializa­ tions and majors.

At a meeting held last Tuesday, students were invited to discuss the changes with Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean Chandra Madramoot00 and Dean of Academics William Hendershot.

"We are trying to make it possible for students to specialize in a lot more differ­ ent areas than they can now without increasing the number of majors," Flendershot said. "We are trying to reduce the number of majors because the majors are hard to manage. It's a lot of trouble to change a major whereas the specializations are easy to change."

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b y th e e n v iro n m e n ta l c o m m is s io n w it h SS M U . Fo r e x a m ­ p le , fu n d in g fo r th e n e w b ik e c o -o p s e rv ic e in th e S h a tn e r b a s e m e n t w ill b e fro m th is fu n d ,” H u ard sa id . "T h is y e a r w ill

S o c ie ty a fte r it w a s a p p ro v e d a t last sp rin g 's re fe re n d u m ,

b e s o m e w h a t e x p e r im e n ta l b e c a u s e w e d o n 't- k n o w h o w

h a s g o n e in to e ffe c t fo r th e 2007-08 sc h o o l y e ar. S tu d e n ts w ill p a y an a d d e d $ 1.25 p e r s e m e s te r in o rd e r to m a k e S S M U 'g re e n e r.'

G re e n in g M cG ill C o o rd in a to r W a rre n H u a rd , U 2 c la ss ics ,

m a n y a p p lic a tio n s fo r fu n d in g w ill b e re c e iv e d , a m o n g s t

said th a t th e m e c h a n is m b y w h ic h t h e 'g re e n 'fe e is m a d e u se o f is o n ly b e in g e s ta b lis h e d n o w .

“W e , as w e ll as th e o th e rs in v o lv e d in th e S S M U e n v i­ ro n m e n t c o m m is s io n , a re c u rre n tly r e v ie w in g th e p ro p o s e d m e c h a n ism ," h e said .

In o rd e r to a c c e s s g re e n fe e fu n d s , s tu d e n ts m u s t a p p ly th ro u g h SS M U V ic e P re s id e n t F in a n c e Im ad B a ra k e sa id he h o p e s th is a p p lic a tio n p ro c e ss w ill b e s o lid ifie d n e x t tim e th e f in a n c e c o m m itt e e m e e ts . Fo r th e tim e b e in g , c lu b s se e k in g S S M U m o n e y fo r s u s ta in a b le e n d e a v o u r s c a n a p p ly th r o u g h t h e c a m p u s life fu n d a n d s till p o s s ib ly b e a p p r o v e d t o r e c e iv e g r e e n fe e m o n e y . " W e 're .in th e p ro c e s s o f c re a tin g a g re e n fe e a p p lic a ­ tio n fo rm th a t w o u ld e s s e n tia lly d e ta il w h a t c rite ria a c lu b w o u ld n e e d to sa tisfy to b e e lig ib le to re c e iv e fu n d in g fro m th e g re e n fe e ,"h e e x p la in e d . "So if a c lu b , fo r e x a m p le , is p la n ­ n in g a n e n v iro n m e n ta lly - frie n d ly e v e n t o r is try in g to m a ke its o p e ra tio n s m o re s u s ta in a b le , t h e y w o u ld b e e lig ib le .... All fin a l d e c is io n s w ill b e m a d e b y th e f in a n c e c o m m itte e ."

Flu a rd said th a t th e fe e is e x p e c te d to g e n e ra te $ 31,903.63 in to ta l th is y e ar, a n d th a t th is fig u re w ill b e d iv id e d in to th re e s e c tio n s. " T h e firs t o f th e s e [s e c tio n s ] is f o r 'S t u d e n t In itia tiv e s'— th e s e fu n d s total, a b o u t $ 9,394.79," H u a rd e x p la in e d ." A n y s tu ­ d e n t, w h e t h e r as an in d iv id u a l o r o n b e h a lf o f a g ro u p , ca n a p p ly fo r th e s e fu n d s ; a p p ro v a ls are m a d e b y th e E n v iro n ­ m e n t C o m m is s io n a n d th e F in a n c e C o m m itte e . Fo r e x a m p le , C a m p u s C ro p s h o p e s to s e c u re s o m e o f th e s e fu n d s to p u r­ c h a s e m a te ria ls fo r th e ir p la n n e d g a rd en s."

T h e o th e r t w o d iv is io n s re c e iv in g fu n d in g fro m th e fe e are th e a c tu a l e n v iro n m e n ta l c o m m is s io n , w h ic h a llo c a te s a p p ro x im a te ly $ 2,580 fo r th e s tip e n d s o f th e e n v iro n m e n ta l a n d s u s ta in a b ility c o m m is s io n e rs , a n d S S M U in te rn a l in itia ­ tiv e s, w h ic h g e ts $ 19 , 923.01 a c c o rd in g to H u ard . " T h e a llo c a tio n o f th e s e fu n d s is d e te rm in e d d ire c tly

o th e r th in g s."

T h e s u s ta in a b ility c o m m is s io n e r p o s itio n is a n e w SS M U c re a tio n th is y e ar, a n d is p re s e n tly o c c u p ie d b y D a vid G rayD o n a ld , U 3 e n v ir o n m e n t a n d b io lo g y .

"T h e re 's a v e r y p re lim in a ry , tria l-a n d -e rro r s o rt o f p ro c e ss h a p p e n in g rig h t n o w , w h e re v a rio u s g ro u p s are p u ttin g fo r­ w a rd ideas," h e sa id . "So far, w e 'v e se t u p a c o m p o s t c o lle c ­ tio n p ro g ra m [in S h a tn e r], a n d w e 'v e b e e n re d u c in g th e g e n ­ e ra tio n o f g a rb a g e in th e b u ild in g — like [th ro u g h ] th e P la te C lu b , w h ic h w e in itiated ."

T h e P la te C lu b , ru n b y G re e n in g M cG ill, le n d s s tu d e n ts c u tle ry , c u p s a n d p la te s o v e r th e lu n c h h o u rs . S tu d e n ts c a n e x c h a n g e th e ir s t u d e n t I.D. fo r th e d is h e s , w h ic h is g iv e n b a c k a fte r th e y w a s h - u p a n d re tu rn th e ir p la te s.

"W e 've a c tu a lly g o t a re a lly c o o l p ro je c t th a t w e sta rte d o n F rid a y w it h th e P la te C lu b — w e 're g o in g to b e s e ttin g u p a s e rio u s w a s h in g sta tio n , to re p la c e th e clu b 's p re s e n t m a k e ­ s h ift se t-u p ,” SS M U P re s id e n t J a k e Itz k o w itz sa id . "[W e h o p e to ] m o v e to w a r d s e n tire ly re u s a b le m a te ria ls [in S h a tn e r], th e g o a l b e in g [to h a v e ] ze ro g a rb a g e g e n e ra te d b y th e c a fe te ­ ria in th e n e x t f e w y e a rs. T h a t's th e k in d o f p ro je c t th a t w e 'll h o p e fu lly b e u sin g th e g re e n fe e for."

G ra y -D o n a ld e x p la in e d th a t a tte m p tin g to in s ta te a c o m p re h e n s iv e re c y c lin g p ro g ra m in th e SS M U b u ild in g is d iffic u lt d u e to M cG ill's re c y c lin g p o lic y .

"M cG ill d o e sn 't w a n t to p a y fo r tw o s e p a ra te c o lle c tio n s [g a rb a g e a n d re c y c lin g ]," G ra y -D o n a ld sa id . “Fro m w h a t I u n ­ d e rs ta n d fro m th e p o rte rs , all th e w a s te ju s t g o e s in to o n e [c o lle c tio n ], a n d it's d e fin ite ly a m ix o f re c y c la b le s a n d g a r­ b a g e . T h a t's w h y th e c o m p o s tin g id e a m a k e s s e n s e ; b e c a u s e w e c o lle c t a n d s e p a ra te o u ts id e o f th e re g u la r w a s te stre a m .

T h e re c y c lin g stu ff, if w e p u t a lo t o f w o r k a n d m o n e y in it, it's

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The Plate Club lends out reusable dishes to students hungry for an environmentally sustainable lunch in Shatner.

all g o in g to g o to a la n d fill a n y w a y s , fro m w h a t it se em s."

B a ra k e said th a t th o u g h th e fe e is o p t-o u ta b le , it h ad th e

th a t w e g e t e n o u g h in te rn a l p ro je c ts to a c tu a lly m a k e o u r o p e ra tio n s m o re s u s ta in a b le in th e lo n g ru n . I ju s t th in k it's g o in g to ta k e a lo n g tim e , a n d a lo t o f w o rk — b u t I b e lie v e

lo w e s t o p t- o u t rate d u rin g th e fall 2007 p e rio d . " [T h e lo w o p t- o u t rate] s h o w s th a t m o s t o f o u r c o n s t itu ­ e n ts th in k it's a g o o d id e a a n d m o s t a re h a p p y w it h th e id e a o f m a k in g th e c o m m u n it y m o re su sta in a b le ," h e sa id . "I h o p e

th is is a g o o d start."

"W ith th e g re e n fe e , I ju s t w a n t to se e w a s te m a n a g e ­ m e n t s u p p o r te d — th e re a re a lo t o f o p p o rtu n itie s it c o u ld p ro v id e fo r s tu d e n t p ro je c ts ,"G ra y -D o n a ld s a id .*

SPEAKERS ON CAMPUS

Ex-Green Party candidate gets back to basics Nickerson champions a more sustainable outlook on life S arah X u W ith an o p tim is tic v ie w o f th e fu tu re su sta in a b ility o f th e e n v iro n m e n t, a u th o r an d fo rm e r G re e n P a rty c a n d id a te M ike N ick erso n sp o ke last W e d n e sd a y at T h o m s o n H o u se.

"S u sta in a b ility has su ch a g re a t m o m e n tu m rig h t n o w , n e x t w e e k [th ere w ill be] th e Jo in t Board S e n a te on S u sta in ­ a b ility " said L y n n e C h a m p o u x -W illia m s, p re s id e n t o f th e M cG ill G reen Party an d o rg a n ize r o f th e first M cG ill G reen P a rty e v e n t.

N ick e rso n , a lo n g -tim e e n v iro n m e n ta l a c tiv is t, b a sed his le c tu re o n his m o st re c e n t p u b lic a tio n : Life, Money & Illusion.

N o w fin ish e d , he is sp e n d in g tim e tra v e llin g th ro u g h o u t C a n ­ ad a, g iv in g ta lks on su sta in a b ility to v a rio u s c o m m u n itie s and a im in g to p ro m o te su sta in a b ility o n a p e rso n al level.

N ickerso n b& lieved th a t th e w o rld has c a m e to a p o in t w h e re in d e fin ite g ro w th o f e c o n o m y is n o lo n g e r p o ssib le as re so u rce s are q u ic k ly d e p le tin g , b u t th a t th e situ a tio n is no t h o p e le ss. He c a lle d fo r a fu n d a m e n ta l c h a n g e in o u r so ciety's v a lu e system s.

“W h a t w e n e e d to d o to is c h a n g e fro m th is v e ry firm ly e sta b lish e d g ro w th id e o lo g y to an id e o lo g y o f su stain ab ility," N ick erso n said , referring to s u sta in a b ility as a kind o f religion w h e re "e v e ry b o d y has th e sa m e id e as, [the] sa m e b a sic u n d e r­ sta n d in g o f w h a t life is a b o u t a n d th e n th e y fo llo w th o se v a lu e s and p rin c ip le s and a p p ly th e m to th e ir c o rn e r o f th e world."

D u rin g th e d iscu ssio n p e rio d , it ap p e a re d th a t th e m a jo r­ ity o f stu d e n ts ag re e d w ith N ickerson's p h ilo so p h y .

"W e c a n ’t k eep c o n s u m in g — it's a m a tte r o f a c h a n g e o f lifestyle," said T re v o r C h o w -Fra se r, fo rm e r S tu d e n ts' S o c ie ty e n ­ v iro n m e n t c o m m issio n e r.

N ickerso n said th a t stu d e n ts are th e o n e s w h o are g o in g

to lead th e w o rld in a "great tran sfo rm atio n ."

“T h is is th e g e n e ra tio n th at's g o in g to ta k e th e h u m a n fa m ily fro m its v e ry long c h ild h o o d and a d o le sc e n c e , an d e s­ ta b lish its m a tu re p re se n c e on th e planet," he said. "Th e re is a lo t o f e x c ite m e n t and p o ssib ility. Yes, w e are in a p ro b le m a tic situ a tio n , b u t w e ca n so lv e it; w e are tre m e n d o u s ly clever."

H o w e ve r, n o t e v e ry o n e w a s as o p tim is tic as N ickerso n .

"I w o u ld like to se e so m e th in g h a p p e n if w e m ake it h a p ­ p e n c o lle c tiv e ly , b u t I'm n o t su re it's as e a sy as w e w ish," said

H e rvé Jo d o in , G re e n Party Q u e b e c o rg an izer. "T h e se are th in g s yo u w a n t to c h a n g e in th e lo ng te rm , b u t th e p ro b le m is p e o ­ ple w a n t to se e sh o rt-te rm re su lts— th e y w a n t ta x c u ts now."

N ick erso n stated th a t p e o p le o u g h t to b e satisfied w ith less m aterial g o o d s and m o re fo o d fo r th e soul.

"It's n o t a b o u t g iv in g th in g s up ; it's a b o u t re cla im in g w h a t w a s ta k e n fro m us w h e n w e b e c a m e c o n su m e rs: frie n d ­ sh ip , a p p re c ia tio n , sin g in g , dancin g ," h e said. "After all, w e are h u m a n -b e in g s, no t hu m an -h avin g s." ■

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SPEAKERS ON CAMPUS

Tying environmental awareness into education Tackling climate change is this generation's 'great work' K ristin M aich Environm entalist David Orr spoke last Thursday evening in Moyse Hall, explaining the role o f post-secondary institutions in elim ­ inating w idespread ignorance about global w arm ing and energy pollution.

"We th in k o f education as som ething 'that happens in classrooms," he said."I w a n t to define education in broader term s than that.

We're supposed to be about the business of education but often it seem s like there's quite a bit more, or quite a bit less happening."

Orr, a professor at Oberlin College, spoke as part o f the McGill School o f Environm ent's free public lecture series. O berlin College is a 'green'school in Ohio, and hom e to th e Adam Joseph Lewis C enter for Environm ental Stud­ ies, a building alm ost entirely solar-powered (that releases no greenhouse gases. T h e Cen­ t e r uses w etland processes to treat and recyicle the building's w a stew ater to be reused in T h e building's toilets and landscape.

Orr also raised ethical co ncerns over the influence o f corporations that fund post-secjondary education institutions— a tim ely su b­ je c t given th e recent launch o f the Cam paign McGill fundraiser in w h ich McGill w ill accep t corporate donations.

Q uoting Derek Bok, president em eri­ tus o f Harvard University, Orr said that universities need to open up a dialogue across disciplines.

"Universities m ay not yet be w illing to trade all o f th eir acad em ic values for money, but th ey've proceeded m uch fu rth er dow n

that road than th ey are generally w illing to acknowledge," he said.

Pointing out that m any o f the p h eno m ­ ena o f clim ate ch an g e have already begun, Orr said that even if w e stop em itting heat­ trapping gasses im m ediately, "the oceans w ill continue to rise for about ano ther th o u ­ sand years. So w e've set in m otion here som e hings that have co n sequ en ces far into the

future," he said. "This is planetary destabiliza­ tion. We're already com m itted to a substantial w arm in g ; there is a lag betw een cause and ef­ fect. It's too late to avoid trauma."

Orr said th at w e m ust act now to cure the Earth's ailm ents, because as a generation, we're incurring an "awesome" ecological debt for future generations.

"One thing w e can do as a university is

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David Orr speaks on teaching environmental intelligence in universities.

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raise the I.Q. about energy," he said. "No one should graduate from four years o f college, from 16 years o f education, ignorant about energy consum ption."

Victor Perichon, an environm ental im ­ pact assessm ent graduate student at C oncor­ dia, heard about Orr's lecture through a friend from Sustainable Concordia.

"I th in k it w as interesting how he could bring m ost o f the main ideas about environ­ m en t into persp ective— his own and also th e audience's, but I did find it to be very North A m erican-centric, and not challenging enough," he said.

Laura Pfeifer, a first year m asters stu­ dent in natural resource sciences at McGill, found Orr inspiring.

"The m ost im portant thing th at I took from [the lecture] is the need to talk about [environm ental degradation] realistically," she said. "We'd all like to pretend that [clim ate change] is ju st one o f m any possible out­ com es, but it's th e only possibility, and w e need to do som ething about it."

“It will take a lot o f leadership, and a lot of vision, to escape [global w arm ing] as a trap," Orr co ncluded . "Ecological intelligence is one o f the things w e o u gh t to be about in higher education... Part o f w h a t a good teach er does, and a good education program does, is have people fall in love w ith the world."

"Thom as Berry said, 'No generation ever asked for its great work; th ey had it thrust upon them .'[Finding a solution to global w arm ing] is the great w o rk o f this g eneration— you have no ch o ice but to take it on." ■

CAMPUS BUZZ

Centraide seeks to expand support base on campus Participation rates remain exceptionally low L ena G ayraud Ever walked along Sherbrooke St. and wondered w hat that giant therm om eter was for? No, Montreal doesn't have a fever; the therm om eter records h ow m uch m oney Centraide has raised in its 2007 cam paign.

Centraide is a non-profit Montreal organization dedicated to raising funds in an annual cam paign through direct dona­ tions, payroll deductions and fundraising events like those held on cam pus by various student groups. Money raised during the event is redistributed to charities in the area.

Last year's Centraide Cam paign w as an enorm ous suc­ cess, surpassing its goal o f $285,000 by alm ost $20,000.

2006 Cam paign Chair Catherine Stace explained that they believed last year's fundraiser to be exceptional, but are aiming for $290,000 in this year's cam paign as a result.

One big change from last year's cam paign is the addition o f a n ew co-chair, Dean o f Music Donald McLean. n "As dean of music, I'm speak­ ing to my fellow deans [about contributing] and it has already happened that som e o f our stu­ dents are providing pro-bono music for certain Centraide events," he said. "[McLean] is very m uch aware o f the Centraide issue and the organization in general," Stace said. "He is creating his own strategic plan for peer to peer canvassing, creating an initiative at the professor level."

McLean suggested that the real issue is to spread con­ sciousness about supporting an event that isn't directly related to McGill's self-interest.

"There are a lot o f people in the [Montreal] com m unity that contribute to our research interests— and that's very im portant too, but this is one event w h ere w e can participate in something that will leverage a great deal of support across the city that is som ew hat independent o f our own self-interest."

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Stace w en t on to explain that despite the m onetary success o f the McGill Centraide Campaign last year, the participation rate goal was not met.

"Our [participation] rate is very low com pared to other insti­ tutions,” she said.

McLean said that his main goal with the cam paign this year is to increase McGill's overall involvem ent in the cam paign.

"I'd like to see [the participation rate] doubled. It's slightly below 10 per cent— that's support staff and academ ic staff," he said. "I'm really trying to increase the proportion o f support for Centraide that the McGill staff gives. The general participation rate o f academ ic staff and indeed McGill people overall is quite w eak compared to w here I think it should be."

With McLean's effort on the professor level and through other initiatives, Stace expressed a hope to increase McGill's level of involvem ent. In addition to low participation, fundraising suc­

The general participation rate of academic staff and indeed overall is quite weak compared to what I think MeG I people < it should be."

— Donald McLean, Dean of Music cess has been less than average so far this year.

"Right now, we're at about $120,000— so com pared to other years it's going m uch slower,"Stace said. "I think our biggest prob­ lem is that people don't think a small donation is w orthw hile, w hen really it's the small donations that m ade the difference. If everyone gave $2 it would am ass to be a huge amount."

Stace enequraged the McGill com m unity to get involved in the Centraide initiative.

"In the McGill bubble our reality is on cam pus, but w e are in such a place of privilege com pared to others,"she said."We could easily lose that place o f privilege, and people forget that." ■

—Additional reporting by Kristin Maich j * t t,i,»

What do you think about corporate funding on campus?

I basically think that the fear is that you don't know w hat the payoff is, you don't know w hether the money's going to be encouraged to go to certain programs, and we're not sure w hat corporate motives are. And w e don't know if the money's going to go to things students support, and that the institution supports, if they're forced to put the m oney in certain areas.

—Rebecca Davidson, Ih political science If w e can get funding from corporations, w e should.

—Usa Kirsch, U3psychology The money has to com e from som ewhere, and if the students largely oppose a tuition hike, and they do, it seems like seems like this is our alternative. I mean, on paper, get­ ting more money does not exactly seem like a bad thing for McGill. W hether or not there was the corporate funding, there would still be a hierarchy in w here the administration spends money.

—Frances Shapiro Munn, U3 political science I think it's a good idea, to get more money for students like us to use, that help move the university forward, and we don't have to pay that m uch tuition. And I think we're smart enough not to be influenced by anything particularly nega­ tive about corporations contributing to the campaign.

—Kalvin Lun, Ui biomedical science and IDS I guess if McGill needs money, maybe they could look at the student fees we're paying, and figure out where all that money is going. Maybe they should look at those funds first before they go and seek funds from outside sources.

—Jillian Gora, U3psychology I think there's nothing wrong with it, and I think McGill's doing the right thing.

—Andrei Leveaner, Med 1 I would rather them go try to get money from corporate sponsors than try to raise our tuition or do things that would negatively effect us. If there's more like, corporate logos in our area, then w e can deal with that if it means that w e still get such a good education.

—Arjun Kumar, Ui anatomy Compiled by Kristin Maich

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News Briefs SSMU tells the truth about tuitio n To accom pany the numerous ads on televi­ sion produced by the Students'Society, tuitiontruth.ca is a new W eb site that will play a role in publicizing the on-going debate against tuition defreeze. Though initially a project by the Cana­ dian Federation of Students-Quebec, the lawsuit over control over CFS-Q back in Septem ber tied down the organization and prevented Quebec universities from taking on a unified project.

"The idea for a specific cam paign Web site cam e out o f our discussions at CFS-Q last summer," said SSMU Vice-President External Max Silverman. "With CFS-Q paralyzed in court, w e decided that w e ll ju st launch the Web site ourselves."

The site, set to launch today, attem pts to underm ine the com m on argum ents for the tuition defreeze presented by the public, the governm ent and the media, a "counter-Web site to all the anti-education institutes that are out there,"according to Silverman.

W hile the Web site has not been officially launched before today, as it was intended to support the com m ercials betw een late-night television shows on CTV, including the Daily Show and the Colbert Report, som e content was posted: namely, a list o f "myths" and "truths" aimed at debunking w hat were asserted to be flawed argum ents surrounding the tuition fees debate.

"We wanted to get a very prelim inary Web site because the ads on TV were going on [which displayed the Web site address before the Web site was ready," Silverman said. "Most o f the con­ tent isn't our own; it's a com pilation o f studies done by outside institutions. [The Web site] is

about fighting the lies that are used to justify tuition increases.”

According to former SSMU VP Clubs and Services Floh Flerra-Vega, w ho designed tuitiontruth.ca, the Web site has had 14,022 hits and 470 unique visitors.

H abitat for H u m an ity cam ps out Students gathered on Lower Field last Thursday night to build shelters out o f cardboard boxes and duct tape. The event, organized by the McGill chapter o f Habitat for Humanity, an internationally-acclaim ed not-for-profit orga­ nization that builds affordable housing for the needy, aimed to raise awareness about housing issues in Montreal.

"We're having an inter-residence cam p-out com petition,"said Sabrina Mawani, the chapter's vice-president com m unications. "The goal is to raise awareness about hom elessness and the growing housing shortage in Montreal."

Three team s o f students cam e to the com ­ petition from the upper residences and cam e together to build the houses; as part o f the co m ­ petition, partakers would then spend the night in the cardboard boxes. Despite som e anxiety from students, turnout to the event reached into the thirties.

"I think it's a really good activity for us to do as a group," said Kate Wardell, U2 anatom y and cell biology and Gardner residence hall floor fel­ low. "There was a little bit o f apprehension about sleeping on the field, but w hen [the group] got here and found out how exciting it was, every­ one got more into it."

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Tuition hikes across Canada spark protest CFS-BC lobbies government to prioritize post-secondary education Continued from COVER “One of the biggest arguments we hear to raise tuition fees [in Quebec] is that they are so much higher in the rest of Canada," said Students' Society Vice-President External Max Silverman, who added that campaigns in other provinces demonstrate that students in other provinces are also unhappy with tuition levels.

Average'tuition levels in Quebec have in­ creased by 4.8 per cent this year; Quebec fees,

however, remain the lowest in the country at $2,025. Silverman expressed little hope that CFSQuebec could lower tuition fees in the province.

He blamed "cynical members of CFS-Q” for tying the organization up in court back in September, rather than fighting for lowered tuition.

Amy Fox, External Relations Officer for the Simon Fraser Student Society at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., was equally ambiva­ lent about the CFS campaign to reduce tuition in

Miss having the w hole bed to yourself? The world's first divorce fair opened in Vienna last Saturday. Am ongst the attendees was a 63-year-old man w ho is trying to separate from his second wife. "My lawyer told me I am the biggest idiot ever because I got married the second tim e round," he said. • Last week, protesters turned out in Amsterdam's Dam Square to protest the governm ent ban on magic mushrooms after numerous fatal incidents involving the hallucinogenic fungis. Am ongst the protesters was author Arno Adelaars, w ho asserted, "Amster­ dam is like a pilgrimage for youngsters in Euro pe"w hog o to "g et high in all kind o f ways.” * A Connecticut wom an really took Internet-stalking to a new level last week. 34-year-old Pilar Stofega was charged with second-degree harassment and breach o f peace after she created fake profiles with phone numbers and addresses on adult Web sites o f her former boyfriend's wife. After strange men started calling the house, the husband reported the situation to the police. • Go-karts are a real hot ride, at least for teens in Germany. Police were unable to chase down an 18-year-old go-kart racer in M ônchengladbach, who managed to evade-seven squad cars on his tail. If only OJ had had one o f these! • King Kong wants to carry the O lym pic torch at the 2008 Beijing Olym pic Game.

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ences offered 342 courses, many of which had extremely low enrollment.

Hendershot pointed out that many of these classes were too specialized for the undergraduate level and that pro­ fessors could be far more effective in a larger classroom setting.

"You're not doing very much good if you're only teaching six stu­ dents,” he said. "An undergraduate de­ gree is supposed to be preparing you to go on and do things. I don't think w e can afford to teach all of these small courses."

The administration of the fac­ ulty has also proposed that courses be consolidated in order to appeal to a broader audience. This however raised concerns among students that the quality and specialization o f the courses would be lost.

"If [the faculty plans] on eliminat­ ing the classes with low enrollment right now ho w d oyo u plan on keeping the quality o f the programs the same?" said Natalie James, U2 environment.

"If [the faculty makes] them into more generalized classes w e won’t have as much specialized information."

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always possible to do so," Madramootoo said. "But it's not just against our faculty; there are all kinds of barriers between arts and science and all the other faculties."

Hendershot also asserted that these barriers between the faculties are found especially in the Faculty of Sci­ ence, where the most potential student interest in Macdonald campus courses would be found.

Madramootoo, however, aimed to bridge the gap between the two campuses and hoped to have more faculties downtown with branches on Macdonald campus.

“If things continue with the life sciences the way we see them going at the moment, maybe there are other developments that could happen here in conjunction with the Faculty of Sci­ ence [and] the Faculty of Medicine,"she said. “We've talked about having the Faculty of Management involved [on Macdonald campus]. I think what that does now once w e get to that 12-1,300 [student enrollment] number is force the university to think,'if we want to re­ ally go to Macdonald campus, then we need to start to put some other things out here than just agricultural and en­ vironmental sciences'. There should be more than just this faculty [on this campus]."

According to Hendershot, most majors have an enrollment of only 30 students over three years. This is be­ cause many majors differ by only one or two course requirements. Hender­ shot also speculated that the overlap between courses may be a reason for low recruitment in the faculty.

Students were concerned that the changes may prove detrimental to the quality of those programs that attract­ ed them to the campus, citing their satisfaction with their courses as their reason for choosing Macdonald cam­ pus. Others, however, expect that with these changes, more opportunities to enroll in electives can be gained.

“I came here because I was inter­ ested in the classes and in the programs so if they change them all, it might not be as attractive as before," said Chantal Gagnon-Peron, U3 animal science.

Tammy Gregge, U3 animal science, agreed that she enjoyed her program but felt that the course requirements were too restrictive.

"In certain majors there are prob­ lems with flexibility. I find that there are less complementary courses and a whole lot of required courses, so maybe with the changing of the majors, that might change and there will be more [course] selection," she said. ■

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One of the major arguments for the pres­ ervation of the status quo is that alcohol is not a typical consumer product.The argument goes that alcohol can lead to a variety of illnesses and that the risk for abuse is great. Beyond personal consequences, the distribution and consump­ tion of alcohol has negative impacts on society in the form of those such as drunk drivers. But surely the fact that a product can potentially be dangerous is not reason enough to have the government control it. Screwdrivers and ham­ mers are dangerous in the hands of the irre­ sponsible, but few would agree that this justifies a state-run monopoly on tools. Moreover, the idea that walking into a government-run outlet like the SAQ will somehow create more respon­ sible users of alcohol is ridiculous. Reckless indi­ viduals will get their alcohol whether it's sold to them by the state or by a private business.

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stores to distinguish themselves through lower prices. A privatized liquor industry would reduce prices, increase accessibility, create jobs and lead to greater product choice. Alberta is an excel­ lent example of what happens when the import and distribution of alcohol is put into the hands of the market. Alberta had a liquor control board that dated back to the 1920s but extensively lib­ eralized its liquor laws in 1994. Since then it has seen a 250 per cent increase in the number of liquor stores. This would have obvious benefits, like reducing the time, effort and transportation costs necessary to purchase alcoholic beverag­ es. But privatization would result in more than just a spatially-random increase in the number of stores. Due to the market, the locations of these stores would more appropriately match the demands of consumers.

Further, an increase in the number of liquor stores would create new jobs. Alberta has seen the number of full-time equivalent positions more than triple since 1994. Finally, the privatiza­ tion of alcohol sales would lead to greater prod­ uct choice. Entrepreneurs would have a profit incentive to more effectively provide for con­ sumer product niches, and the market would di­ versify as a result. This doesn't mean that stores would necessarily be bigger, but products that you were once unable to find would now be available due to the lack of a centrally-planned government inventory list. In fact, in 2004, Al­ berta offered nearly 4,500 more alcoholic bever­ age choices than Quebec.

The idea that Quebeckers needs a pater­ nalistic agency to control alcohol.consumption is archaic and it hampers consumer choice. So the next time you have a drink, think about how you could have walked a shorter distance to get to a liquor store, had a better selection when you arrived and paid less at the register. It's time to privatize the sale o f alcohol— I think we can all drink to that. ■

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Fan fiction is pretty much exactly Some would see fan fiction as a lazy what it sounds like— fiction, written by form o f writing. With characters already the fans o f a particular show, movie, book fully formed, authors just have to take or celebrity. Fan fiction is a world wherein them to places that they would not be the author is free to explore any possible taken in canon verse. It can be seen as situation or romantic pairing they can very self-indulgent, taking someone else's think of. As a result, the world of fan fiction characters and having them bend to your can be quite disturbing to those without will. But then again, what writing is not a strong constitution for the absurd and self-indulgent? Did Arthur Miller really occasionally perverse. Research for this write Death of a Salesman to give theat­ article alone has scarred me far more than rical discourse on the American dream? watching Showgirls at the age often.

No, he probably just had a particularly Fan fiction seems like a pretty inter­ annoying vacuum salesman com e to his esting concept to me and I won't lie, I've door, and dealt with it in the only w ay he dabbled in it in the past. I'm not talking knew how: by killing a similar character Ron/Harry anal non-consensual sex, just off in an award-winning play riddled with a casual exploration of what-ifs in my symbolism. favourite retired series. My question is: Fan fiction seems like a healthy out­ what makes a show, book or movie fan let for creativity, fantasy and desire. And, fic-worthy? Is it unfinished or untouched though I could have lived without read­ plotlines? Lord knows I'd give a kidney to ing "Ass Pi rates of the Cari bbean" (cha pters find out w ho lived and who died after the Angel series finale. Perhaps it's the depth one through seven), I say if this is what burns you up, get your fic on. I'd rather and com plexity of the characters within a have someone writing about being taken story, which would explain w hy there are from behind by a Cylon in a dark alley on millions of Web sites devoted to Buffy fan the Internet, where it's avoidable, than at­ fic, yet only a handful to The Secret World tempting to act it out as I pass by on my of Alex Mac. walk home. ■ Then again, perhaps the am ount of

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across as a little un-sexy) has gone with the nam e "identity ust over a w eek ago, as things seemed to be sim m ering in act" instead. the wake of Hérouxville headlines, Parti Québécois leader But I'm not here to talk about neo-fascism. I've chosen Pauline Marois dropped Bill 195 into the National Assem­ bly— a bill proposing that Q uebec issue its ow n citizenship.to speak instead on the content of Bill 195. Clearly, this bill Not to supersede Canadian citizenship, ju st to com plem ent itis geared towards assimilating foreign nationals into Quebec in order to unify Francophones and Anglophones. To estab­culture, but setting these kinds o f standards and imposing consequences for failure to adhere to them does indeed beg lish a clearly defined "we". the question: Would many Q uebeckers even qualify for Q ue­ That and it would require all new Quebeckers to bec citizenship? learn French w ithin three years o f immigration or suffer Foremost, citizenship would require Quebeckers to have the consequences. solid working knowledge o f French. Already the alarm bells Quebec citizenship as described in Bill 195 would by its are ringing. Though it's unclear how many Q uebec adults very nature create tw o tiers o f Quebec im migrants. There are functionally illiterate, most surveys and studies place the would be the loyal patriotes, those w h o fell in line w ith Q ue­ figure betw een 20 and 25 per cent. This means that one of bec language, culture and broader identity, and then there every four or five Quebeckers cannot read or write beyond would be those w ho failed to assimilate. The former group an eighth grade level. Even for the lucky three-quarters, the would be entitled to full social benefits and respect, w hile the language being spoken here is a distant, bastardized c'ousin latter would be barred from holding public office at any level, o f its European ancestor. Would Marois insist that immigrants raising funds for political parties or petitioning the National learn local idioms such as"icitte"or"m'ah-te dire,"use personal Assem bly for redress o f a grievance. PQ language critic Pierre pronouns such as "moé" and “twoié," or refer to automobiles Curzi stated recently in a radio interview with shock-jockey as "chars" or "minounes"? There are a few mentions in Bill 195 Gilles Proulx that a sovereign Q uebec could and would strip of revitalizing the promotion of strong spoken and written unilingual Anglophones (specifically West Islanders) o f their French in the Quebec curriculum , w hich would be com ­ voting rights, but has since retracted his com m ents. In other m endable if it weren't for the fact that Pierre Elliott Trudeau countries, similar policies have also been known as "apart­ has been touting the necessity of "re-learning French" since heid,"but Marois (doubtless concerned with the term coming

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There's also this stretch o f Bill 195 (one o f my personal favourites), about how Quebec citizens m ust pledge allegiance to the Q uebec constitution, w hich doesn't exist yet, but will soon in order to free us from the shackles o f the imperialistic Canadian Charter that has been keeping us down for a quar­ ter-century. Interesting indeed, given that Quebec's provin­ cial governm ent has never recognized Canada's 1982 Constitution Act but still blissfully enjoys all the rights and freedoms it provides. So much for practicing what you preach.

Regarding Bill 195's provisions for the teaching o f Quebec history and culture, I doubt the m ajority o f native Quebeckers know in w hat year the Battle o f the Plains o f Abraham took place, w here the first French settlem ent was located or w ho the first provincial premier was. As for Q uebec culture, just read up on Céline Dion, Les Boys and Le Bonhom m e Carnaval and you'll have all your bases covered.

Bill 101 has inadvertently cheated a generation of Francophone kids from a place in an increasingly globalized job market that values bilingualism and has little to no use for folks w ho can't speak their mother tongue properly. The sad truth, and w hat Marois fails to realize, is that Quebeckers need to fulfill the requirements of Bill 195 more than im m i­ grants do. ■

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haven't warped the basic spirit o f the occasion alloween at McGill is a holiday second to after all. College Halloween festivities still have the none for most o f the college-aged popula­ stamp o f the old childhood custom s. Only for col­ tion in possession o f a healthy libido. Dur­ lege students, sex has becom e the n ew candy. ing the w eek leading up to the holiday, excessive displays o f the human body in all its glory are more Halloween, at its core, is about indulging in ta­ boos and satisfying forbidden pleasures. Children openly sanctioned than any other tim e o f year are fiscally dependent on their parents, and lack (though Frosh w eek ranks a close second). Picture the econom ic purchasing pow er to buy the sug­ the typical Halloween fête: three kegs, one guy ary treats they so desperately crave, thus Hallow­ dressed as a keg— and 100 per cent of the female een ranks right below Christm as in a child's eyes. population in various, m aybe even creatively-titled, However, as children mature into teenagers with costum es that som ehow still all look the same. All part-time jo bs and independent incom e, candy because no m atter w hat the costum e is supposed looses its lustre. W hy w alk around the entire neigh­ to be, the final product will undoubtedly involve bourhood for four hours, w hen you can purchase fishnet stockings and consist o f three or four strips ju st as m uch candy at Jean Coutu for three dollars? o f torn fabric that barely cover "those lovely lady However, w hat has remained desirable and diffi­ lumps." A similar principle usually holds true for cult for the typical adult to obtain is sex. the males. Once a year, every nerd can m orph into Halloween was the one day a year w hen candy m uscular Batman or sm ooth Dr. Love, com plete was not only plentiful but, children felt they had a with-spandex and some strategically-placed socks. right to dem and it from the adults around them . O There has been an outcry am ong fem inist joyous em powerm ent! O ne night a year, you could critics and social conservatives alike against the let your inner glutton out w ithout shame. Is it not sexualization of the holiday spirit. W hat happened in keeping with the holiday spirit then that w e let to the carefree fun of childhood? The candy-sweet out our inner slut on Halloween? Arm ed w ith their drinks, oversexed costum es and frat house par­ costum e, both child and college-aged hooligan ties seem to bear little resem blance to the holiday can liberate their repressed desire. All the other based on candy, cute trick-or-treating costum es days o f the year, you have to pretend you're not and haunted houses o f yore. Does Halloween sim­ outright dressing up or smooth-talking to attract ply have an expiration date once you hit a certain even w hen you are. Yet on Halloween, you can de­ age? mand to be noticed sexually.

The answer is a resounding no. The m echan­ But w h y dress up at all w hen our goals have ics o f the holiday certainly change w ith the age of changed to exposing ourselves rather than being the participant, but perhaps university students

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ghoulishly cute? W hy don't w e ju st go naked to these parties? Because, contrary to popular belief, most people do not look sexiest naked. Children w ear inventive and cute costum es to ingratiate them selves to the adults w h o answer the door, knowing that the louder the coos o f "oh w hat a darling little Tin Man and Dorothy!" the more tim e they will have to rum m age through the candy sack. Likewise, w e dress to gain any advantage, in­ gratiating ourselves to those w e hope to attract.

W omen (and men too) may seem like they're dem eaning and degrading them selves, but really, they're ju st looking for a treat o f a different kind than the candy and sugar o f yore. Halloween is the one day they can dem and it, just like younger mas­ queraders can once a year dem and the candy their hearts desire.

Post-Halloween is always a sad tim e. Children suffer from the candy hangover and then slowly burn o ff those candy calories o ff as parents put them back onto a boring regime so far a cry from the glorious w eek or so based on 20 chocolate bars per m eal.Th e sam e w ithdraw al will com e for older participants so you had better indulge w hile you can. Although w e curse the drunken sexy nurses and skanky w itches swarm ing dow n the street today, soon we're going to wish it w as Halloween again. With the Montreal w inter com ing, it's not only going to be a long tim e before you ever see a Tarzan thong or a bunny bustier again. Soon even those muscle tee's and miniskirts that brighten up your 8:30 classes will disappear. ■

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e seem to be on a first nam e basis with our fem ale politicians, these days. Condi!

Hillary! Belinda!

A nam e can be a powerful thing in politics, especially w hen attached to the growing num ber o f w om en w ho dare to enter such a historically testosterone-saturated field.

W hat is the significance o f the fact that media sources are far more likely to refer to fem ale politi­ cians using only their first nam es, and male politi­ cians by their last or full names?

To state the obvious, last names are gender­ less. Referring to som eone using his or her first nam e is an indirect w ay o f calling attention to his or her gender and also im plies a certain degree o f informality. In the case o f fem ale politicians, perhaps labelling them w ith their first nam es is an attem pt, conscious or not, to make these fig­ ures appear less serious, respectable, powerful or, more bluntly, less like a 'real'm a le politician. But, w h at is a politician? Is the term im plicitly male? It is telling that w e rarely use the term "male politi­ cians”— they are referred to as sim ply "politicians."

The cam paign of the current American presidential candidate "Hillary" Rodham Clin­ ton exem plifies the first nam e politics o f fem ale politicians, though, adm ittedly, she remains a com plicated figure.

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In a 2007 Seattle Post-Intelligencer article, University o f W ashington political science Profes­ sor Christine Di Stefano asserted, "Words are im ­ portant because they don't ju st describe reality, th ey constitute re a lity ... If you keep calling [Sena­ tor Clinton] Hillary, you're setting the stage for how she w ould be thought o f as president."

It's not hard to see how it w ould be more dif­ ficult to im agine electing a "President H illary"over "President Clinton" or "President George W. Bush" for the average person.

President Carter, w ho was adam ant about being called "Jimmy" w h ile he w as in office, is now perceived as one of the w eakest presidents in Am erican history. Moreover, despite his insistence on being called this, it should be noted that no one actually did. If anything, he remains a doublenam er: Jim m y Carter.

Why, then, do w e find it so easy to call Sena­ tor Clinton,"Hillary," w hen she asks us to?

Yes, her first nam e could be used as a way through w hich the media attem pts to distinguish her from her husband— despite the fact that Bill Clinton was never a senator— and it is also true Senator Clinton's cam paign W eb site currently reads "Vote Hillary!" in large, bright letters.

Senator Clinton's cam paign team m ight be­ lieve that the first nam e phenom enon will help

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her, and they m ight be right. After all, approachability is not necessarily a negative thing and nei­ ther is an attem pt to detach yourself from your husband's coattails. However, in doing so, Senator Clinton perpetuates and, in m any ways, reinforces the universal disrespect towards fem ale politi­ cians. Her "Hillary" tag, though likely helping her in polls at the m om ent, is hurting the im age of fem ale politicians everyw here in the long run w ho struggle to persist as serious candidates against the sexually charged labels th ey receive from the media.

W hen the media is dem eaning the current president, or perhaps attem pting to distinguish him from his father, he is never referred to using his first name.

His m iddle nam e is focussed on instead.

Would a "Vote George!" slogan hâve brought Dubya the sam e results in 2004? Probably not.

Can "Hillary" pull it off, despite her photographed w rinkles, fashion choices and "cackle"? It's hard to say. She is a w om an, and, unfortunately, this makes her situation necessarily different. While her male counterparts are being judged through the gam e of policy making, Senator Clinton, along w ith other major fem ale political players, remains stuck on the losing side o f a m uch more treacher­ ous political sport: the nam e game. ■

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What SSMU bigwigs don't GRASP[é]

G rassroots A ssociation for Student E mpowerment (G R A SP é) GRASPE-MCGILL@RISEUP.NET

ollowing the walkout scandal at the last General Assembly, there was talk about the possibility of impeaching the Stu­ dents'Society executives implicated in coordinating the walk­ out. Though it's refreshing to see discussion among students about holding our executives to account for their actions, what happened at the GA was just an exceptionally blatant example of the nor­ mal political culture at SSMU. Removing executives from office isn't going to change that culture. An im peachment campaign is sort of like an electoral campaign in reverse— it only replaces the in­ dividuals who claim to represent us, not the institutional context in which they do it. To democratize the political culture of SSMU, or any other institution, there must be more direct, grassroots par­ ticipation by students who aren't full time politicians. Rather than perpetually trying to find the right person to represent us, we have to start representing ourselves.

There are a lot of problems with the way SSMU works. Some of them, such as a lack of student awareness or involvement, are perennially identified by wannabe student politicians during their election campaigns. Of course, once they've gotten themselves waist-deep in the insular, bureaucratic morass of the Society, their ability and inclination to actually work on changing the degree of student participation becomes very limited. Another important, though less frequently discussed, problem with the political cul­

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that a walkout could break quorum.This was also clear at the SSMU Council meeting last Thursday, where there was a referendum ques­ tion approved that would change the way GAs work. O f course, all students will get to vote for or against the proposed changes, but we didn't get much input on what changes are being proposed.

The most significant change is that if less than 400 people show up at the GA, the decisions made will be put to an online vote, just like a referendum question. The problem with this proposal is that if every motion that gets voted on in the GA gets put to online vote, the GA will not have decision making power in and of itself, and there will be less reason for students to show up. However, if SSMU can do its job and mobilize sufficient student participation to meet the ratification quorum, GAs won't slowly become a poorly attended consultation process for referendum questions.

SSMU is soon going to get a chance to prove whether it can fulfill its obligations to mobilize for GAs. There has been a Special General Assembly called for Nov. 13 to pick up where the regular GA left off. In order to help SSMU with preparation for this GA, GRASPé has provided them with a comprehensive mobilization plan. We hope that effective mobilization for the GA can make it a more powerful, democratic process that can actually start to open up the political culture of our student union through more grassroots participation. ■

ture at SSMU is the close affinity of interests that can easily develop between executives and the McGill administration. Clearly, becom­ ing a SSMU executive isn't the top rung on anyone's career ladder, and many student politicians have plans to continue their ascent. A good relationship with the admin, and the recommendation letters and informal connections that go along with it, can bean important consideration for those who trying to make their way to the top.

We reject this hierarchical world of bureaucracy and corrup­ tion in which we're supposedly being "represented" by these stu­ dent politicians. So how can it be changed? We definitely don't have all the answers, but we do believe that greater participation through General Assemblies is a step in the right direction. As for­ mer SSMU councillor Lazar Konforti pointed out before he gradu­ ated, the main difference between Council and a GA is that the "vain ambition to pad one's CV, the single most defining feature of the bullshit that is campus politics, doesn't rear its ugly head at GAs." The GA circumvents all the CV-padding, admin schmoozing, back­ room dealing, "bullshit" of student politics, and allows for students to directly represent ourselves in discussion and decision-making on issues that we feel are important.

Unfortunately, the success of GAs depends on support from the rest of SSMU. This was made clear at the last GA, when the lack­ lustre mobilization effort by SSMU led to attendance low enough

Letter to the editor Max-ed out!

Dear Byron, Speaking of lies ("Exposing I I I the lies at TuitionTruth.ca"23.10.07), 1ÎJ did you ever even go to tutiontruth. jl c a l If you had before the publica*; tion of this letter, you would have noticed a front-page message that learly stated, "This site is currently 1J J being built, so please check back '/ for updates."

Given that you critiqued a Web site you couldn't possibly ■ ' have read in full, I'm not going to even bother to explain to you § ï that— in fact— the Canadian y Charter of Rights and Freedoms is not only a binding piece of law, but arguably the single most bind­ ing piece o f law in Canada. Nor am A: I going to bother to explain that ./ you are right that the "infantile argument" that education can be built on a beer a w eek is indeed ludicrous and infantile, but that it's the most used argum ent w e have B heard from supporters of the tuS ition fee hike to date.

Instead, I will invite readers to p visit tuitiontruth.ca as of this after• noon, w hen the fully developed Web site will be available for your full enjoym ent. I will also invite you Jill all to com e to the official launch I of tuitiontruth.ca and the accomÿ panying video cam paign today at g- 6 p.m. in Gerts!

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There are monsters under the bed. there ARE WOLVES IN THE WALLS. THERE ARE GHOSTS IN THE FLOORBOARDS. THEY KNOWWHERE YOULIVE. AND WHENTHE SUN GOES DOWN, THE GHOULS, GHOSTS AND MONSTERS WILL CRAWL OUT OF THEIR HOLES AND BITE YOUR FACE off. Perhaps they will use stir-fry sauce, although they usually prefer their meat raw. And running. These are the most mythic HAUNTS, THE CHILL DOWN YOUR SPINE, THE BREATH ON YOUR NECK FROMSOMEONE WHO ISN'T BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU TURN AROUND, THE LITTLE HANDS PUSHING YOU IN FRONT OF THE SUBWAY CARS. WHETHER THESE ARE FACT, FIC­ TION ORSOMETHINGELSE ENTIRELY... IS UP TOYOU.

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PHOTOS BY NIKI HYDE

Who you gonna call?

(Don' t say it ) M eghn a M arjadi T h e w in d ho w ls. T h e full m oon shines b righ t in th e n ig ht sky. All o f a su d d en , th e door to yo u r room begins to slo w ly creak o p e n . W h ile logic tells you th at this co uld be b e cau se o f th e w in d or the house's old age, a v o ice in th e back o f yo u r m ind tells you th at it co u ld be so m eth in g else. It co u ld be that you are not alone.

T h e first person to claim p h o to ­ g rap h ic ev id e n ce o f th e e x iste n c e o f g h o sts w a s a Boston p h o to g rap h er by the n am e o f W illiam H . M um ler, w h o used a n o w w e ll-k n o w n te c h n iq u e to create the illu sio n th a t spirits loom ed in th e back­ gro und o f his pictures. M um ler used d o u ­ ble exp o su re to print o n e im age on top o f th e o th er an d co n v in ce p e o p le in Bos­ ton in th e late 1800s th at he co u ld take 'spirit photographs.' This w as b e lie vab le until th e re w ere sig h tin g s o f th e 'ghosts' fam o u sly pictured in M um ler's art alive an d w o rkin g in th e city. M uch like M um ­ ler's p h o to g rap h ic tricks o f old, ghost p h o to g rap h ers to day seem to im p lem en t sim ilar m aneu vers, alth o u g h th e y create im ages o f g lo w in g o rb s or n o n d escrip t blurs rather than faint o u tlin es. C h an ce s are th e se orbs co m e from th e sam e place as M um ler's spirits.

W hile p h o to g rap h s don't n ecessar­ ily prove their e xiste n ce, o thers claim the lo catio n o f a ghost can be d e term in ed using certain tools. The A m erican G ho st S o ciety su ggests g h o st hun ters p u rchase vario u s tools in th eir q u est fo r th e super--: n atural. T h e se e xp e n siv e and te c h n o lo g ie . catty ad va n ced tools in clu d e e le c tro m a g ­ n e tic field sensors, th erm o m eters, infrared sensors, ion d e tecto rs and th erm al scan ­ ners. Sm all ch an g es in th e m easurem en ts m ade by th ese in stru m en ts seem to be gro unds for su sp e ctin g th e p re se n ce of a gh o st. G ho st researchers claim th a t sci­ en tific research su p p o rts th e n otion th at the supernatural can have an effect on ch an g in g electro m ag n e tic readings.

A cco rd in g to Professor Ariel Penster o f the M cGill C h em istry d e p a rt­ m ent, no such research exists in the scie n tific co m m u n ity, or at least no research to co rtvin ce those ever-d o u b tfu l scientists.

" T h e re are c e rta in ty p e s o f p e o p le [w h o ] w ill b e m o re lik e ly to b e lie v e in gh o sts," sa ys F e n ste r. H e a ls o c o m m e n t s th a t th o u g h th e re are n o s tu d ie s th a t

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c is iv e ly p ro v e th e e x is te n c e o f g h o sts, th e re a re s tu d ie s s h o w in g th a t p e o p le w h o b e lie v e m o re s tro n g ly in g h o s ts w ill c la im m o re g h o s t s ig h tin g s th a n s k e p ­ tic s , a s th e y u s e p a ra n o rm a l id e a s in a t­ te m p t to e x p la in s e e m in g ly in e x p lic a b le c irc u m s ta n c e s . " T h e b u ild in g s w h e r e y o u a re g o in g to g e t g h o s ts a re o ld o n e s w h e re th e d o o rs c ra c k a n d th e w in d w ill m a k e n o is ­ e s a n d th e lik e . Yes, th e re are e x p la n a ­ tio n s fo r th e s e n o is e s, b u t s o m e p e o p le a re se t to b e lie v e in g h o s ts a n d th e y w ill th in k th a t it is g h o sts," sa ys F e n ste r. He

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D e s p ite th is f a c t , F e n s te r s tre ss e s th a t th e c o u n t le s s a c c o u n ts o f p a ra n o rm a l a c tiv ­ ity a c ro s s th e g lo b e re m a in u n p ro v e n in a s c ie n t ific m a n n e r. “T h e re h a s n e v e r b e e n a s in g le v e rifia b le a c c o u n t," h e sa ys.

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W h ile th e te n s io n b e tw e e n p a ra n o r­ m al b e lie f a n d s c ie n c e h a s n o fo re se e a b le e n d , v ie w s o f th e p a ra n o rm a l c h a n g e o ve r tim e . T h e so la r e c lip s e u se d to b e s o m e ­ th in g th a t p e o p le th o u g h t w a s m a g ic a l a n d s u p e rn a tu ra l, b u t o n c e th e re w a s s c ie n tific re se a rc h d o n e o n th e s u b ­ je c t it b e c a m e a n u n d e rs ta n d ­ a b le o c c u rr e r th e fa te o f w ill fo llo w th e sa m e

KATHLEEN M urphy Behind eve ry great city there lies at least o ne chilling ghost story and M ontreal is no exceptio n .

The Old Port is believed to be th e m ost h aunted part o f th e city. Before it w as co nverted to a restaurant, Le Saint Gabriel w as th e oldest inn in M ontreal and w as said to be haunted by the ghost o f a young girl w h o died th ere in a fire during the 19th century. T h e Old Port is also the hom e o f M arie-Reine Besnard, the w itch o f Hotel Dieu, and the infam ous lovers C laud e Thib au lt and M arie-Josèphe A ngélique, w h o w ere allegedly responsible for th e fire th at destroyed m ost o f th e Old Port in 1734. M arieJo sèphe-A ngélique w as found g u ilty and g rueso m ely execu ted , but C laud e Thibau lt disappeared and w as n ever seen again.

London m ay be fam ous for Jack th e Ripper, but at least all o f Jack the Ripper's victim s rem ained dead, This w as not the case for victim and prostitute M ary Gallagher. In 1879 she w as beheaded by her best friend and fello w prostitute Susan Kennedy. Rum our has it that a dow nstairs .neighbour heard G allagher's body fall, follow ed by th e ' sound o f an axe cho pping for ten w h o le min<

G riffintow n w h ere she died.

G hosts are still being sighted in M ontreal to this day. Le Spectre Montreal is a team o f ghost hunters w h o w ill help anyone "troubled by paranorm al phenom enon" free of charge. If th ey can't resolve the problem, th ey recom m end people, such as m edium s, w h o can. In Novem ber 2001, Le Spectre investigated an old Bed and Breakfast th at w as haunted by the spirits o f previous ow ners w h o com m itted suicide in the building, Im ages o f these spirits can be seen in pictures taken inside the house.

A nother Le Spectre project took place in Ju n e 2002, w h e n a fam ily w ith tw o young children m oved into a house in the south shore. W hile playing in the ruins o f an old house, the children cam e across the battered corpse o f an old m an. The victim had lost a lot o f blood an d one o f his legs had been pulled from his body. The children ran scream ing to their parents but w h e n th ey returned to the house, th e body w a s gone, In Ju n e 2001, in St. Joseph (on the north shore), a man took a wedding picture in a gazebo outside the house w here he w as having his teceptio n,,,Behind his head in the picture is the im age o f a sm all baby's face, Upon asking the ow ners, the man

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Mostly underground and difficult to locate, these bars are havens for those w ho self-identify as the living dead. The locations are often romanticized in the works o f authors like Anne Rice, but the hangouts are less glamorous in reality.

Montreal itself used to be home to the Vampire Lounge located on St-Laurent and Berger, a bar which is now closed but supposedly served vampire customers late into the night.

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notion o f blood bars is based on fiction, or more precisely, televi­ sion," says author o f M ortal Touch and various vampire themed articles inanna Arthen. "I know of no open, public 'blood bars' in reality, even in large cities."

However, there are other events at private fetish clubs and some vampire-themed Goth clubs occasionally have "dean do­ nors' who give blood for events like blood play or blood sports and vampiric people have been known to participate in such ac­ tivités. These scenes are occasion­ ally held in public venues, but they

lace and velvet and shit com e in and out of the door,” accord­ ing to Guillaume Jean, a Con­ cordia graduate student who lives near the establishment.

However, many bars ru­ moured to be “vampire bars" or "bloodbars" are nothing more than tourist traps or gothic them ed night spots. Le Cercueil in Brussels claims to be a vam ­ pire bar, but with its skull shaped m ugs and tables made o f cof­ fins, it has been denounced as nothing more than a cheesy gim ­ mick, by more than one reviewer.

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are in general very selective and private.

The real life vampire com m unity is rather secretive, and not forthcom ­ ing with the locations o f their favourite hangouts, mostly due to fears o f ridicule.

"I've only been to a few bars," says a self-identified vampire who goes by the alias of Deathly Nightshade. "I've been very disappointed with the atm o­ sphere and the authenticity o f the plac­ es that call them selves 'vampire bars" According to Arthen, a "blood­ craving would certainly be the founda­ tion for the em ergence o f blood bars, if more public ones were to be created."

Nightshade refused to divulge any locations, saying only that Paris has the most authentic vam pire bars, one of which can be found by asking som e­ one called Martine at a bar nam ed Amnesia for* its location. Most vam ­ pire bars can only be found through word o f mouth, in order to keep "im­ postors" from invading the espace.

"I found that a lot of people were just idiots pretending that they w ant­ ed to 'suck my blood,” she said. "Once you find a com m unity that really ac­ cepts you, you want to protect it." ■I

I nes B eatrix ■T';'; Identical to you in all physical aspects, your doppleganger, or evil tw in, is a supernatural, often m alignant duplicate of yourself. Doppiegangers, a Germ an term m eaning "walking shadows," have often made appearances in history as"grim s,"or portents of death, to som e o f our m ost famous historical personalities. Abraham Lincoln allegedly saw him self doubled w hile staring in the mirror before he was assas­ sinated. Percy Bysshe Shelley saw his doppleganger pointing towards the sea in w hich he later drowned. Even Queen Elizabeth I supposedly died shortly after seeing her doppleganger spread out on her bed.

The existence o f dopplegangers m ight also help explain the eerie feeling o f déjà vu, that overw helm ing sensation of familiarity that can occur in a place that should seem foreign. If your doppleganger has been there before, it w ould follow that you would share their experi­ ences on som e paranormal level. Beyond the idea o f the doppleganger as a death-om en, such phenom ena are also often interpreted as a type o f malicious alter-ego.

"When my personality changes suddenly and this evil me takes over and I don't know w here it's com ing from. [...] I think it's my evil twin com ing out o f the dark," says Shamron Spence, U3 international developm ent studies.

Spence’s account mirrors that o f Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, in w hich

Many o f us get a little flustered w hen a black cat scam pers in front o f them and even m ore worried w hen an exam falls on Friday the 13th.

Most o f us roll our eyes at som e people w h o put a lot o f stock in su­ perstition. However, before you curse the next person w ho resolves them selves to seven years of bad luck or throws salt in your eyes, co n­ sider that all superstition, no m atter h ow crazy, has som e basis in history or logic.

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If a black cat crosses your path, it M ill bring you b ad luck. This adage com es from the Middle Ages, w h en Christian priests dem onized black cats because they w ere sym bols of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bast. The felines supposedly created a barrier o f evil w h ich would stop those w hose paths crossed it from passing over to the afterlife. Even today, animal shelters see more black cats than any other type. If one o f these felines does happen to get in the way, draw an X in the air to ward off the evil spirits, though you may attract the attention o f som e other pedestrians.

Don't walk under open ladders. When a ladder is rested against a wall it forms a pyra­ mid, w hich was a sa­ cred symbol in ancient tim es.Therefo re.to w alk under the ladder is to violate the pyramid and associate o neself with the devil. If you w ant to escape this fate cross your fingers as you walk under the ladder or just NIKI HYDE don't walk under it at all.

Chances are, a ladder propped up against a wall may just fall on you.

Friday the 13th. Friday the 13th only pops up about o nce a year and there are many different explanations for w h y it brings bad luck, Fri­ day is supposedly the day that Adam and Eve w ere expelled from the Garden o f Eden, Noah's flood started and Christ was crucified. As for 13, Babylonians deem ed it unlucky because it w as a prime number, w hile Christians associated it with Judas, the 13th disciple. There's really not any way to avoid this one, unless you follow the trend of m any highrises and start calling the day Friday t h e 'rja ’th.

Don't spill the salt. Everyone has felt that fateful silence w hen som e­ one knocks over the salt shaker. The reason for this one is actually practi­ c a l- s a lt used to be a very expensive and precious com m odity and any spillage w as considered a terrible waste. If you do com m it this crim e, toss salt over your left shoulder to block the evil spirits that are headed your way. But it's best to avoid spilling in the first place. Ever tried clean­ ing up all those little salt grains?

This all might seem a bit foreboding, but don't w orry if bad luck is getting you down. You can always break a bad luck spell by turning seven tim es in a clockw ise circle (do not attem pt w hen drunk) or by actually studying for your midterm on the 13th the next time. ■

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the personality of the savage, Mr. Hyde eventually overpowers his unsuspecting double, Dr. Jekyll.

"I don't think there have been any studies in osychology on the subject [of doppelgangers]," says Don Donderi, McGill Professor of psychology. "Evil twins' is more o f a literary term than a psychological o n e ." „ - , T ’n'T Literary exam ples of the doppleganger are num erous: there is the Green Goblin character from the Spider-man com ic and Edgar Allen P o e's"W illiam W ilso n;'am o n gm anyo th ers.D o pplegan g ersarealso depicted in pop culture w here they often take the form of angel and devil icons, stitched onto urban w ear or m aking appearances in cartoons and com m ercials.

The com m on signifier o f an evil twin, particularly in old movies, is the "good" character wearing a dark mustache, although this usage usually doesn't signify a harbringer of doom.

Evil tw in them es can be found in m ovies such as The M an in the Iron Mask, in w hich the infamous Louis the XIV exploits his identical appearance to his brother Philippe in order to usurp his rightful place on the thrown. Halloween is the tim e for trickery and masquerade, so beware: if there is ever a tim e for your doppleganger to show u p this will be it. ■

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S * However, in recent decades scientists have investigated alternative theories. In 1976, a Science magazine article appeared with the theory that rye bread comm on to the diet of 17th century New Englanders cpuld have been made from mouldy grain which has been known to cause hallucinations.

Other authors have similarly made biological claims.

Laurie Winn Carlson suggested in her book, A Fever in Salem, that those w ho made the witchcraft accu­ sations were suffering from a form of encephalitis.

Salem has even crept into the modern popu­ lar imagination. In 1953, in response to the growing fears of Communist influence within the United States, playwright Arthur Miller debuted his own theatrical version o f the witch trials on Broadway, in the form of his classic play, The Crucible. The play is a tightly constructed allegory for the hysteria over Communist operatives and the hearings held by the U.S. House of Representatives on the issue.

Miller was hauled before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, and it was not until his mar­ riage to Marilyn Monroe that he was removed from the blacklist of suspected communists Today, Salem is a bustling bedroom com m u­ nity of Boston and has parried its unfortunate brush with history into a full-fledged tourist operation. In addition to the Salem Witch Museum, the city boasts the Salem Wax Museum of Witches and Seafarers, the Witch Dungeon Museum, the Witch History Museum and the restored 'Witch House,'where the first three women accused to sorcery were ques­ tioned. Further, the original docum ents pertaining to the trials are still displayed at the nearby Peabody Essex Museum. ■

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The Salem Witch Inals of 1692 are a dark period in early American history, and still remain the Tûb/.-ct of much inquiry, debate and intrigue. .^According to the Salem City Guide, the events took- place ‘in what is now the town o f Danvers, then a parish of Salem Town, known [then] as Salem Village’ Th ree.vQunq girls— Betty Parris, Abigail Wil­ liams and Ann Pîifhâm-—made th e initiât accusa­ tions against three elder women, launching a w itch­ craft hysteria that engulfed the town and claimed 24 lives. Hundreds more would be rounded up and jaile d before the panic died down.

To fully understand the events of 1692, Alison D'Amario of the Salem Witch Museum cautions jfv an essay,‘ it is necessary to examine the times in w hich accusations of witchcraft occurred." The religiosity of the region's Puritan inhabitants, com ­ bined with the smallpox epidemics and the ever­ present danger of attack'by Native Americans cre­ ated ‘ fertile ground for fear and suspicion." Further, the trials were set against the political backdrop of the upheavals of England's Glorious Révolu dion, which left Massachusetts without a charter or a governor.

More important than the actual events, how ­ ever, are the interpretations and ongoing controver­ sies surrounding Salem.

In recent years, scholars have debated the meaning o f the witch trials, with many focusing on the rivalries and jealousies within Salem Village itself, and with the nearby Town of Salem. Others have posited that repressed sexuality and overbearing Puritan morality may have been responsible for the

SARA MARJADI Which witch was tortured horribly in this house?

ÏHAT LIES BENEATH C arolyn Y ates There have been lots of stories about creatures lurking beneath city streets, in the walls o f old hous­ es and walking am ongst the living. W hether familiar or unfamiliar, the truth o f them is up to you.

Alligators in the sewers of New York (since the 1930s) Flushed down the toilet by dissatisfied pet o w n ­ ers, the alligators grow into im mense, pale creatures, forming colonies and terrorizing anyone w h o ven­ tures beneath the city.

From as early as 1927, the New YorkTim es has re­ ported sightings of alligators around New York, how­ ever most sightings involve a logical explanation, such as escape from backyard aquariums, and none m ention the likelihood of the alligators as disposedof pets. Many critics also cite the climate of Florida, w here the 'pets’ supposedly originate from and the clim ate of New York, w hich would be too cold for al­ ligators to live in for any length o f time.

The story likely originated from Robert Daley's 'T h e World Beneath the City,” w h ich claim s that Teddy May, the superintendent of the sewer sys­ tem in the late 30s, saw alligators beneath the city and orchestrated a hunt for them. However, if such a hunt happened, it was never reported in a major news source.

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MAH PARK Are there alligators and hogs eating dead babies underneath these tracks?

This legend, similar to alligators of New York, says that a fem ale pig wandered into a sewer, gave birth and raised her litter on garbage. The pigs be­ cam e increasingly feral, however they were unable to escape the sewer system because o f the force and direction of the current, w hich would allow entrance but not escape. No residents or sewer workers ever reported seeing or hearing the hogs.

The London Underground (since 1863) The world's oldest underground system carries over three m illion people a day, and there is no guat entee that all o f them are alive.

A faceless w om an, dressed in white, w ho walks the tracks w here a horrific collision in 1958 killed to people and injured 89; a disused tunnel, called Page’s Walk, runs under the Tham es and is filled w ith strange noises, flickering lights, unexplained foot­ steps and inter-tube doors open and close w hen the trains are empty.

T h e re have been thousands of acciden­ tal deaths and suicides," explains Paul M cGann, in Ghosts o f the Underground ." Add these to the graves, cemeteries, plague pits and crypts that the Tube s construction has disrupted over the years, and the num ber o f potentially disturbed souls begins to add u p .[...] It never crosses most people's minds that the network that gets [Londoners] to work and home again is possibly one o f the most haunted places in the world."

Baby in the walls (Toronto, July 24,2007) Som etim es the grossest tales are true. While renovating a house dating from 1919, renovator Bob Kinghorn discovered a package w rapped in new spa­ per from Sept. 12,1925 and walled up in the hous< plaster. After trying to figure out what was in it, he opened it to discover the remains o f a four-month old infant.

Records list the property owners at the tim e at Wesley and Della Russell. Two years after her hus band's death, Della was admitted to Toronto's O n­ tario Hospital under the Mental Hospitals Act. The current owners are not suspects.

A post-mortem w as preformed on the body but results have yet to be released. ■

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FOOD FORTHOUGHT

Eat bugs!

UNICEF takes on a new strategy J an et M c M ullen M a n y p e o p le h a v e p le a s a n t— or tr a u m a t iz in g — c h ild h o o d m e m o rie s o f tric k -o r-tre a tin g w ith a b la c k -a n d -o ra n g e c o lo u re d c a rd b o a rd b o x d a n g lin g a ro u n d th e ir n e c k s, s lo w ly fillin g to th e b rim w ith c o in s , all to b e d o n a te d to a m o s t w o r th y c a u s e : U N IC EF.

T h e U nited N ations C hildren's Fund is an in tern atio n al o rganizatio n w ith a focus to "ensure th at ch ildren have access to health care, w h ich in clu d es th in g s like im ­ m u n izatio n , th a t th e y have eq uality, pro­ te ctio n and education," exp lain s UNICEF M cGill President, A yan th i A riyaratne, U3 political scie n ce and in tern atio n al d e v e l­ o p m e n t stud ies. T h e o rganizatio n w o rks in 191 co u n trie s and relies so lely on v o lu n ­ tary co n trib utio n s.

UN ICEF ab an d o n ed th eir fam iliar box pro ject last year in 'favo u r o f a fresh ca m ­ paign. A lth o u g h ch ildren are fin ish ed w ith th e ir ch an g e boxes, UN ICEF M cGill is run­ ning th e "O range Box C am paign" o n e final tim e th is year, alo n g sid e its n e w cam p aig n , Dare-To-Wear, in w h ich professors agree to teach in co stu m e on H allo w een provided th e class m eets a fu n d raisin g targ et b e­ fo rehand. A cco rd in g to A riyaratne, orga­ n izations th at su cce ssfu lly im p lem en ted th e Dare-To-W ear C am p aig n w itn e sse d a 75 per ce n t in crease in fu n d s co llecte d at H allo w een last year, an extrao rd in ary ac­ co m p lish m e n t for th e organizatio n.

Last year, ab o u t 15 M cGill professors w e re w illin g to take on th e ch alle n g e.

UN ICEF M cGill ho pes to raise th is n u m ­ ber eve ry year and g e t m ore stu d en ts and professors invo lved. C u rren tly in year 11

and w ith o ver 320 stu d en t m em b ers, th e y are w o rkin g clo se ly w ith UN ICEF Q u eb ec on vario us pro jects such as th e Spread the Net ca m p aig n , w h ic h w ill fo llo w Dare-ToWear. Also on th e ag en da are th e u p co m ­ ing C h ristm as ca m p aig n and in vo lve m en t w ith UNICEF Q u eb ec's Speaker's Bureau.

Even if you are not a m e m b e r o f UN ICEF M cGill, as a stu d en t you can still co n trib ute . Keep an eye o u t for m e m ­ bers w e arin g th e o ran g e boxes around ca m p u s or pick up a box yo u rse lf on the steps o f th e Arts Building on O cto b e r 30 or 31. Stud en ts can v o lu n te e r for as long as th e y w ish . "[This can be] an y w h e re from 20 m inutes in -b etw een classes or until th eir o ran g e box is filled to th e b rim — possibly m any tim es over," says A yaratne.

ing th e ir w a y th e p ro c e e d s w ill g o to th e w h ic h h e lp s s u p p lie s a n d

"Children are seco nd to fe w others in term s o f g lobal priorities and it is m ore u rg en t n o w than ever. W ith m alaria kill­ ing m ore than 3,000 ch ildren a day and HIV/AIDS leaving a w h o le g en eratio n or­ ph an ed , it is tim e to act," says m e m b er Kalvin Lung, U1 biom ed ical scie n ces and IDS. "UNICEF is a po w e rfu l global leader in th e fig h t for children's rights, and UNICEF M cGill is here to su p p o rt th e m . M aking a better future for th o se taking our places is th e real b e n e fit."»

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Stir in flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Beat on m edium speed until ingredients are th o ro u gh ly blended. Batter should appear fairly sticky. Stir in cho co late chips.

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Bake for 9-12 m inutes.

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A rts & Entertainment TRUCKIN'

Canada's best bad drivers Monster trucks set to rally at Olympic Stadium L aura T indal The Monster Spectacular, Canada's biggest monster truck event, is bringing the most celebrated names on the big wheel circuit to Montreal's Olympic Stadium, including Bigfoot, the original monster truck, recent Monster Spectacular w inner Samson and the souped-up Black Stallion. The outsized event will also include tractor pulls, a demolition derby and— new this year— Megasaurus, a fire-breathing, car-eating transformer.

What better balance to midterms than a dinosaur devouring an automobile?

Many McGill students have probably never been to a mon­ ster truck rally but the enjoym ent o f watching trucks smash into each other and drive over smaller cars is undeniable, especial­ ly with stadium beer and a good group o f friends to go along with it.

“M onster S p e c ta c u la r is im p re ssive e ve ry year,” said M yriam Vallée o f G illet E n te rta in m e n t G roup. "There's actio n e v e ry w h e re on th e field: it's a ve ry fun experience."

Although long associated (rather unfairly) w ith rednecks and white-trash, a monster truck rally is the only place w here you can watch 12 foot by 12 foot, 10,000 pound trucks,com pete in long jum ps, races and freestyles w hile they destroy unlucky cars, vans and buses.

"With our suspension and state of the art trucks we've built now, it's ju st incredible w hat w e can do in these trucks, you almost feel invincible in them,"explained Mike Vaters, the legendary driv­ er o f Black Stallion. That sense o f invincibility is understandable: Vaters has been com peting on the monster truck circuit for 25 years and the only real injuries that he's suffered w hile smashing into things and rolling his truck are back problems from the early days w hen suspension systems were less advanced.

COURTESY MIA-KIMOUIMET The drunken revelers aboard the Coors Light bus find themselves in a sticky situation. Look out John O'Hurley!

Since then, Vaters and other monster truck drivers have up­ dated their vehicles. Vaters, for instance, was the first to invent 36-inch bypass tube shocks, w hich allow Black Stallion to ju m p higher and farther than the competition.

Monster Spectacular provides an arena for these truck-en­ thusiasts to show off their creativity and engineering skills and they need the best they can com e up with for Montreal. The Olym pic Stadium already has the longest indoor track for these events w hich will stretch out even farther this year, letting the trucks go faster than ever.

But the real gem o f Monster Spectacular is the freestyle event, w here monster trucks perform tricks and stunts on a course littered with obstacles.

"The obstacles for freestyle are huge, I mean there's whole bus stacks. Whatever obstacle you could ever imagine you'll find in there,"Vaters said. "You get a lot of air under the trucks, and the kids leave there and they pretty much remember the freestyle and sometimes don't even remember w ho won the race."

Now in its fourth year, Monster Spectacular is a necessary stop for all the best trucks and drivers, including an updated model o f Bigfoot, the first monster truck ever built. While the monster trucks that will be com peting on Saturday are similar in design to those that cam e on the scene in the 1970s, their tech­ nology is substantially different.

As in the past, today's monster trucks are mostly pickup trucks outfitted with suspension and 66-inch high tires usually used for fertilizer spreaders. Recent changes in engine, suspen­ sion and safety technology are huge, however. Now these trucks can ju m p over a 727 jetliner w ithout endangering the driver.

"Safety is Chris's num ber one concern in Monster Spectacu­ lar," Vaters said o f Chris Arel, w ho produces the event. In case a driver is knocked unconscious with his foot on the throttle, each truck has a built in ignition interrupter. This allows the engine to be shut off by remote control w hich is good news, because a truck like that would just keep on going through almost any­ thing— not m uch is going to stop a.10,000 pound truck designed to destroy w hatever it collides with.

Just because it's safe though, doesn't mean that the Mon­ ster Spectacular will be boring, so em brace your inner hick and have som e real fun watching cars get demolished.

"The demolition is very attractive to all the kids and guys," Vallée said. "If you need a boyfriend, go there, there are lots of boys. But even for girls, [if] this isn't your type of show, you go there and there's no w ay you can be bored." ■

The Monster Spectacular rolls in to Montreal on Nov. 3 at 7:00 p m ; Olympic Stadium (4549 Pierre de Coubertin). For tickets visit w w w .adm ission.com .

POP RHETORIC

Coming out of the corpse closet A ndrew D athan F rankel thing about the car crash is that you still act like no one aul McCartney, it's tim e to stop living the lie and else has caught on yet. It's not like you can just wipe adm it that you're dead. That shadow hanging your hands and w a lk aw a y from the grave. Those clues over you isn't going to quietly slip aw ay on its riddling the Beatles albums, like the holes in the wall own. I know you think you’ve never needed anybody's o f Abbey Road Studios, aren't hard to see by anyone help, but keeping a secret for over 40 years just isn't w ho is the least bit good-looking. A black carnation healthy. More than a few celebrities of your stature in the otherwise "white" album? A grave on the cover have their share o f skeletons in the closet; stepping of Sgt. Peppers? Walking barefoot in your own funeral over a body— or three— is all part o f the rise to fame. procession? Bloody 'ell, "Revolution 9" made more But those morbid metaphors are meant to be taken sense played backwards than forwards. People aren't figuratively; actually concealing a death is a bit more laughing, now the only sad news is that you insist on ethically questionable. The mere fact that you were the perpetuating this silly charade. poor sap to bow off the stage of life doesn't give you Just com e together and face the music.There's no any moral high ground, so you can stop playing the longer any need to hide the truth for the sake of your fool on the hill. Dead is dead, and you're not a clever band-mates; news of your death w on't'yoko'the most enough Brit to convince me that an ex-parrot is merely successful musical act in history. And it's not as though pining for the fjords. you're still the dapper young lad o f 64. The clock's tick­ Your death is hardly a secret at this point. John ing and you're starting to look pretty tired on stage. told me all about you and the walrus,, so there's no You'll feel better after finally revealing the truth: Those point in trying to keep a stiff upper lip, especially w hen sunken eyes will perk up a bit, and your mind just that scar is so conspicuous. The only mind-blowing

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What's more, you'll be able to lay an incontest­ able claim to holding music history's most successful posthum ous career. Even 2Pac hasn't released as many albums post-death as you over the last four decades.

Other contenders to the title only look like death. Keith Richards rightfully should have retired decades ago, and I don't mean just from music. As an added bonus, you'll finally get the chance to upstage John once and for all, w h o released more flops dead than Ringo did alive.

But most of all, you should tell your fans the truth.

The fans w ho poured over album covers hunting for obscure Indian death symbols, w ho spent hours with turntables reversing records to listen for brief backmasked sound clips, w ho broke your music videos down frame by frame to catch even the smallest flash o f an opened palm. Paul's death, your death, is part of music history. The legend shouldn't have to die w hen you do (again). ■

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Art for the zombie When The Pillowman calls Players' Theatre disturbs and delights apocalypse Dead Dolls can dance!

T ash K assam Technically, the term burlesque refers to "an upside dow n style." To you, me and everyo ne else, burlesque is the Pussycat Dolls in various states o f undress. But for the Dead Dolls, Montreal's self-proclaim ed "raunchiest group o f dancing zom bie girls," burlesque— in its m odern and traditional form s— is a w ay o f life. As Velma, one o f the Dead Dolls dancer claim s, "You don't m ake any m o ney doing burlesque, that's th e reality o f it. You gotta do it for the love o f it, ju st like being an actor or a dancer o f an entertainer in general, but w e do it w ith a lot o f passion."

Although the very nature o f burlesque pushes boundaries, the Dead Dolls shock beyond w h atever can be expected at a typical show . That, in fact, is the point o f these girls: nothing can be expected. A lthough their sh ow is inspired by traditional burlesque, w ith vaudeville and classic cabaret integrated into the choreography, th ey also use contem porary m usic to inject "a little m ore rock and roll.”

Typicality is anathem a to the Dead Dolls. They aim to parody typical sexiness as boring and conventional. Instead, arm ed w ith onstage orgy show s and dildos, th ey distinguish them selves w ith a new found, contem porary sensuality and a raw, hypersexual ed g e.Th ese are not pretty girls in underw ear; that im age, co m m on ly associated w ith the burlesque m ovem ent into the m ainstream , is not w h at the burlesque co m m un ity considers authentic.

"People do not necessarily realise th e Pussycat Dolls are not, by definition, w ithin the burlesque c o m m u n i t y , burlesque," Velma said.

COURTESY DEAD DOLL DANCERS The popularity of _ . . . . „ . celebrities such as the

Burlesque is no longer some ass-mine affair.

Russycat Do||s and

Dita von Teese is, however, often view ed by the Dead Dolls as beneficial in developing aw areness of burlesque as an alternative entertainm ent. "[It] is fun to w atch, fun to participate w ith, it's unique, it's interesting, it's different, it's challenging, and for some, it's perform ance art," she said. Nevertheless, Velma describes the perform ance o f these m ore m ainstream performers as "stripper lite."

The Dead Dolls' Hallow een perform ances promises an eclectic mix o f traditional song and dance, burlesque routines, a punk interpretation o f the Can-Can and som e com edic theatre. Despite acclaim and a serious follow ing in the sw inger and fetish com m unities, Velma stressed that the perform ance has expanded its appeal to "students and grandfathers, rock and roll folks, the BDSM co m m unity; the fetish c o m m u n ity ... and in betw een!" The Dead Dolls tend to shock, but on another level, find them selves universally appealing. After all, the zom bie look, the m akeup and the effects are all one thing, but as Velma claim s,"at the sam e tim e, w e are still th e sam e sexy girls. Or at least w e try to be."

T h e paradox o f the Dead Dolls places th em in an odd chasm betw een the old and th e n ew — th ey pair m acabre and sexy; th ey seduce w h ile scandalising.

"It's veryto n g u e [in] cheek w h at w e do." Velma said. "To us, w e don't find it particularly shocking, but other people really, really, really do."

For an alternative experience on Hallow een, the Dead Dolls are waiting.

Velma and Co. m ark the daw n o f a n ew era, w here the alternative is acceptable, and, she hopes, "people w ill realise that for $io or $15 people can go out and enjoy a show, and not spend $200 to see Justin Timberlake." ■

COURTESY DEAD DOLL DANCERS

All dolled up and no place to go.

The D ead D olls perform on Oct. 30 at 9:00 p.m .; M ain H a ll (5390 St-Laurent), Oct. 31 at 9:00 p.m .; Café Chaos (2031 St-Denis) and Nov. to -at 9:00 p.m .; Café Cleopatra (1230 StLaurent). Visit w w w .m ysp a ce. com /deaddoll dancers for

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While it is tempting to relate the qualities of The Pillowm an to the general horror of the Halloween season, the play is actually intricately layered, com ­ plex and deserves a lot more credit than just a con­ nection to the clichéd creepiness surrounding the spooky holiday.

Written by Martin M cDonagh, The Pillowm an is an eccentrically dark glance into the power o f sto­ rytelling, the com plexity of familial relationships and the complete, almost irrational attachm ent to one's creation and legacy, all in the fram ework of a totalitarian environment.

The play begins with the interrogation of Katurian, an author of short stories living in a totalitarian state w ho is suspected o f being involved in a num ber o f local child mur­ ders. The gory resemblance o f these murders to Katurian's stories makes him and his mentally challenged brother the tw o most obvious suspects. What follows are explosive revelations regarding the details o f the murders as well as deeply disturbing insights into Katurian, his brother and their tw o interrogators.

The Players' Theatre version o f the play, like the original, reveals horribly descriptive details o f the abuse and murders of children, a topic that tends to draw a powerfully negative response. Nonetheless, directors Adam Goldhamer and Katie McMillan were drawn to the play immediately. "[It] has everything in it,"said Goldhamer.'lt's a tragedy, it's hilarious, it's terrifying... It’s a thriller, a puzzle, a mystery.

At the same tim e it'very philosphical. There is a message to be had from the play that you don't get right away."

In telling the story, the directors draw on som e out­ side help, such as short films played at key points in the narrative. While the film segm ents could have potentially detracted from the action on stage, instead they fluidly provide background and context to the characters. The di­ rectors were also aided by Daniel Reese, a student of direc­ tion at York University, w ho contributed some shockingly graphic film pieces.

The characters, w ho are all flawed in varying degrees, are played skillfully by cast members experienced in McGill theatre. In fact, the only freshman member of the cast is, appropriately, first-year student Max Meighen, w ho plays the lead character Katurian.

"He absolutely blew us away in his audition,"said Goldhamer of his lead. Katurian's parentally protective relation­ ship with his brother (David Windrim) is juxtaposed with his consuming love for his stories and is played, nervous ticks and all, to perfection by Meighen. Steve Nagy and Nicolae Rusan play the interrogators with intriguing pasts of their own, giving a whole new spin to the 'good cop,

bad cop' routine.

As it has contributed to many previous productions, the intimate setting o f the Players'Theatre venue greatly amplifies the intensity o f the story and places the audience in the proverbeal thick of things, effectively taking view­ ers into the intimidation of the interrogation room and prison cell.

While The Pillowman has played on Broadway starring big names like Jeff Goldblum and Billy Crudup, this produc­ tion combines a dedicated and talented cast with incred­ ibly creative storytelling to accomplish an equal, if not more meaningful result. People with weak hearts and stomachs are warned at the door not to enter. But, if you would like to spend two hours of your time delving into a touching yet philosophically disturbing story, pay Player's Theatre a visit.■ The Pillowman plays from Nov. 1-4. For show times and tickets contact Players' Theatre at (574) 398- 6813.

MATT PARK

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MUSIC

Manchester's new rock Orchestra

Indie band makes music for the hip, the happy, and those inbetween. m o nd rejects th e idea th a t th e y have a political ag end a.

"W e don't believe o u r m u sic g ive s us a right to tell p eo p le

T a s h «ASSAM

w h a t th e ir beliefs sho uld b e ... th in g s can a lw a ys c h a n g e as w e grow, and y o u r o p in io n s and beliefs, b u t at th is stag e it's not so m eth in g w e're co n ce rn e d with," he said.

T h e ir m u sic is a d e licate b alance o f soulful w ritin g and ex­ plo sive guitars, and so n g w rite r and vo calist A d am Hull's lyrical

O ber-trendy ind ie band s have long in d u lg ed in dissing th e In tern et and all o f its in terco n n ectivity, so it's refreshing to stu m ­ ble up o n M anchester O rchestra, a q u in te t th a t takes full ad va n ­ tage o f Podcasting, M ySpace, blog ging and e ve ry th in g else on th e w o rld w id e w eb .

"W e all are v e ry into th e te ch n ica l asp ects in stuff, tryin g to

vo ice em erg es th ro u g h ch aracters rather th an fro m him .

stay ahe ad o f th e c u rve and keep up w ith th e latest th in g s in

"I th in k th at a lot o f th e tim e, m u sic sho uld be like movies,"

te ch n o lo g y and th e w ay s w e can use it for o u r band and fo r our career,"ad m itted d ru m m e r Jerem iah Edm ond .

said Hull, an o p inio n e v id e n t in several no d s to W o o d y A llen on th e alb u m .

If M an ch ester O rchestra co n tin u e s p o w erin g on at th is d ra­ m atic pace, it is d ifficu lt to fo resee anything but fu rth e r success.

Formed in 2005, M anchester Orchestra has already been ac­ claimed as one of Rolling Stone's "Ten Artists to Watch" and have opened for indie heavyweights Brand New and Kings of Leon.

"At least w e aren't killing o urselves for so m eth in g w e don't

COURTESY AUTUMN DEWILDE T u n in g u p is a re al fie ld d a y fo r M a n c h e ste r O rc h e stra .

“W e've sp en t a lot o f tim e m aking sure w e're hold ing th e reigns, and no t letting th in g s g et cra zy and b lo w up to o quickly," Ed m o nd said."W e try and m ake it a real, co n scio u s e ffo rt to be vis­ ible to o u r fans and c o n n e c te d to o u r fans, and o u t th ere w h e re p eo p le can d isco v er us bu t no t to be w h o rin g o urselves out."

O ddly e n o u g h , it's c o m p le te ly b e lievab le. M an ch ester Or­ chestra is a y o u n g band, bu t th e y reco g nise h o w lu cky th e breaks

alb u m , I'm Like a Virgin, Losing a Child, reflects th e idea o f "losing so m eth in g you n ever should have had, or didn't d e serve in th e first place."

Not o n ly is it refreshing th at M an ch ester O rchestra is a •proud m e m b e r o f th e In tern et revolution , but th e y have ye t to

th e y 'v e go tten have b e en . A cco rd in g to E d m o nd , th e ir n e w

be tain ted by th e g ro w in g asso ciatio n o f m u sic and politics. Ed­

enjoy," E d m o n d said. "O ne o f th e th in g s th at keeps m e go in g w h e n i'm kind o f w ea rin g o u t on th e road is being able to go o ut e v e ry n ig h t and w atch Kings o f Leon p la y ... its ju s t inspiring, g e t­ tin g o u t and hearing b and s do in g w h a t th e y do so well." ■

M anchester Orchestra plays with Annuals on Nov. 2 at 8:30 p.m.; Le Gym nase (4177 St-Denis). Tickets are available for $12 at the door or from w w w .a d m iss io n .c o m .

FILM

Reviews

Sex, drugs and petro politics Even

M o tio n C ity S o u n d ra c k

if It Kills Me.

I d id n't k n o w th a t to rtu re by th e g e n e ric w a s p o s­ sib le, until I listen ed to M otion C ity S o u n d tra ck's latest a lb u m , Even if it Kills Me. M ixing lyrics rem in is­ c e n t o f Fall O u t Boy, PANIC! A t th e D isco and S im p le Plan, M otion C ity S o u n d tra ck

p ro vid e s th e

u b iq u i­

to u s tre n d y -a w k w a rd m e ta p h o rs and th e c o n sta n t re feren ces to love lost. T h is c a n n e d te e n a g e a n g st m ark eted to a n g st rid d e n te e n ­ ag ers m ay on so m e level se em in tere stin g to th e m . If yo u are in th a t bo at, th e n m ay b e th is is a n o th e r p a d d le fo r yo u to g rab o nto . A lth o u g h I p ro m ise th a t w h e n Ju stin Pierre isn't d ro n in g o n, th e g u itars are. It is e n o u g h fo r o n e to q u ick ly tu rn th e so u n d s in to w h ite n o ise and g o on w ith one's day. T h a t is until one's head b e g in s to h u rt p rofusely. "C all­ ing all C o ps" is th e o n ly u p sid e to th e a lb u m . A n y o n e w h o referen ces Tran sfo rm e rs w h ile rh y m in g A u to b o ts w ith co p s has to be c u ltu ra lly c o n sc io u s (a lth o u g h b lin d to th e fa c t th a t th e y d o n 't a c tu a lly rh ym e). By an d large th e a lb u m d o e s sh o w an in c re d ib le a p titu d e to w a rd s m akin g m u sic fo r m y ex-g irlfrien d , b u t I w o u ld h ave to say th at's a bad th in g (she w a s into H edley).

— W illiam Robinson

Rotman

UNIVERSITYo/TORONTO

Teenage rom ance and bloody oil in The District! to p ro te ct petrol interests is c e rta in ly sharp, it is by n o w

J ohn S em ley Realized in a style of cariçaturist com puter anim a­ tion reminiscent o f the rotoscoping techniques of Richard Linklater-'s Waking Life or A Scanner Darkly, Hungarian film ­ maker Aron Gauder's The District! (Nyôcker) lays its scene in a Budapest slum, w here tensions between rival Roma and Ukrainian gangs run high. After learning som e light Shakespeare in school, a Gypsy boy by the name o f Richie is swept into a Romeo and Juliet-style romance with a Ukranian girl. W hen his hip-hop crooning proves ineffec­ tual, Richie concocts an elaborate plan to travel back in tim e with his friends, kill a bunch o f prehistoric animals, return to the present to tap into the fossil fuel w hich ac­ cum ulated over millennia of decom position and use the black gold to buy his sweetheart diamonds and furs and all the other trappings o f a teenage romance.

It sounds preposterous, hilarious and a little dumb, and it is. Set against squalid tenem ent houses and seedy bars, The District! is populated not only by a bunch of foulmouth preteen romantics, but also by a sprawling cast of crooked cops, coked-up gangsters, perpetually-dancing hookers and stoned tech-nerds. As the run-down neigh­ bourhood is flooded with Texas tea, greed runs rampant betw een the rival gangs and some o f the more oil-thirsty world leaders (Vladimir Putin, Tony som eone and George W. something-or-other) descend on the district with wallets waving.

Released in Hungary in 2004— at the peak o f the pet­ rol-politics frenzy— the film's perhaps once-im pacting oil com m entary, is bound to resonate feebly with the consid­ erably more jaded audience of 2007. Though some of the com m ent on global oil shortage and the general clamour

a to p ic to w h ic h w e have b een o verexp o sed and se em s like te rrito ry w h ic h has b een to w ell-tro d d en . In th e age o f C o lberts, S tew arts and So uth Parks, w h e re political sat­ ire is less.su b ve rsiv e th an it is p ro fitab le co m m o d ity, the p erhap s o n ce-p ro sp ero u s reserve o f "die for oil, sucker!" jo k e s has been ta p p ed dry. And seeing Bush as a carto o n c h a ra cte r ju st se em s o u tm o d ed w h e n th e 'real' Bush re­ veals h im se lf as red u n d an tly m o re carto o nish e v e ry tim e he o p e n s his m o uth.

N everth eless, The District! rem ains an interesting film .

Not o n ly is th e stellar, vib ran t a n im atio n co n siste n tly stu n ­ ning, bu t th e general clim ate o f filth, sleaze and sk etch i­ ness ag ainst w h ic h th e actio n takes place is usually good fo r a lau g h — assu m in g you can in d u lg e yo u r ju v e n ility long en o u g h to fin d carto o n nipp les, Slavs w ith g o atees co vered in spilled b lo w o r old m en talking a b o u t "m o ney and pussy" hilarious.

Even th o u g h , th e over-riding po liticizatio n se em s bland and entirely fatig ued by today's stand ards, th e strained relations o f H u ngarian G yp sie s and th e ir U kraini­ an adversaries, played o u t along racial lines, is fascinating , if o n ly b e cau se it is e xa ctly th e sort o f vitally fascinating national narrative w h ic h is o ften o cclu d e d in a m edia c li­ m ate w h ic h , like The District! itself, is o bsessed w ith talk­ ing a b o u t oil and A m erican w ars in w he rev er. Still, it is th e streng th o f th e an im atio n itse lf w h ic h m akes The

District! w o rth seeing, and w h a t u ltim ately holds it ab o ve th e tired pile o f largely insipid 'Oil W ar' co m m e n tarie s o u t th ere. ■ T h e District! plays at Cinem a du Parc (3575 Parc). Check www.cinem aduparc.com for showtimes.

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W h e re a s at the m o s t recen t G e n e ra l A ssem b ly, students ca lled o n the S S M U to p r io r itiz e space fo r students;

before the date o f the Regular General Assembly, either by no fewer than

W h e re a s th e S S M U d oes n o t cu rren tly have th e fin an cial a b ility to fu n d this stu d en t-in itia ted m andate,

least four (4 ) different Faculties or Schools w ithout more than fifty percent

D o y o u a g re e t o raise th e S S M U base fe e b y $ 1 p e r s tu d e n t p e r ea ch fa ll a n d w in t e r sem ester, f o r th e p u rp o s e s o f im p r o v in g s tu d e n t space ?

four (4 ) councillors or one hundred (1 0 0 ) members o f the Society from at

(5 0 % ) being from any one Faculty o f School.

D o y o u a g re e th a t th e a b o v e s e c tio n o f th e S S M U C o n s t it u t io n b e r e m o v e d a n d re p la c e d w it h th e fo llo w in g ?

Yes/N o

4 .Q u o ru m fo r a R e g u la r o r a Sp ecial G e n e ra l A s s e m b ly shall be

29.2 The Speaker o f C ou ncil shall call a Regular General Assem bly to

o n e h u n d red (1 0 0 ) m em b ers o f th e S o c ie ty fr o m at least fo u r (4 )

be held before the end o f the seventh (7 th) w eek o f the fall and winter

d iffe re n t Faculties o r Sch ools. A m a x im u m o f fifty (5 0 ) m em bers fr o m a p a rticu la r F a cu lty o r S c h o o l are c o u n te d fo r purposes o f

semesters: Items on the agenda shall be submitted in w ritin g to the Speaker o f C ou n cil tw o weeks before the date o f the Regular General Assembly, either by no few er than four (4 ) councillors or one hundred (1 0 0 )

q u o ru m .

members o f the Society from at least four (4 ) different Faculties or Schools w ithout m ore than fifty percent (5 0 % ) being from any one Faculty o f

D o y o u a g re e th a t th e a b o v e s e c tio n o f th e S S M U C o n s t it u t io n b e

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S tu d en t S o c ie ty ( S A C O M S S ) since 1994;

fr o m a p a rticu la r F a cu lty o r S c h o o l are c o u n te d fo r purposes o f q u o ru m . Q u a lifie d q u o ru m fo r a R e g u la r o r a S p ecial G e n e ra l

W h e re a s th e fe e is su bject to ren ew a l e v e ry th ree years;

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fu ll- t im e a n d p a r t- tim e s tu d e n ts ) t o fu n d th e S exu al A s s a u lt C e n tr e o f

fo llo w in g th e close o f th e G e n e ra l Assem bly. It shall b e o p e n fo r

M c G i l l S tu d e n t S o c ie t y ( W i n t e r 2 0 0 8 u p t o a n d in c lu d in g F a ll 2 0 1 0 )?

a p e r io d o f fo r ty -e ig h t (4 8 ) hours, and n o c a m p a ig n in g shall be a llo w e d o n the m o tio n s in qu estion . Q u o r u m fo r this o n lin e

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v o te shall be fifte e n p ercen t ( 15% ).

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M o tio n s w h ic h fa il to m ake q u o ru m shall b e in scrib ed o n the

W h e re a s A r t ic le 19.4 d oes n o t exist in th e cu rren t S S M U C o n s titu tio n ,

agen d a fo r th e n ex t regu lar G e n e ra l Assem bly.

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reco rd ed , and this re c o rd in g shall be m ade available, a lo n g w ith a w ritte n transcript, as w e ll as an o n lin e fo ru m fo r discussion.

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Sports SOCCER— REDMEN 6, CONCORDIA 1

McGill offence explodes against Concordia Combined with Laval win, Redmen bulldoze way into playoffs V ladimir Z ivkovic In sp orts, th e best w a y to d isco ver th e ch aracter o f a team is to w atch h o w its players react w h e n th eir backs are up ag ain st th e w all. T h e exp erien ce-lad e n Redm en proved th at th e y ap p arently have no pro b lem s playing und er p ressure as th e team sh o w cased a brilliant offensive disp lay in a m ust-w in g a m e ag ainst th e C o n ­

"Overall it was a good game,"said McGill Head Coach Philippe Eullaffroy.'The only problem was that w e should have been lead­ ing 2-0 or 3-0 after the first half. If w e had been, w e could've rest­ ed some of our key players for the big gam e on Sunday [against UQAM], but it is hard to make those substitutions with the score ju st i-o."

A tough first half

cordia Stingers on Friday night.

Dominating from the outset but only finding their scor­ ing touch in the second half, McGill, spearheaded by All-Canadian striker Jam es Scholefield, manhandled the Stingers 6-1 at Molson Stadium. In addition to Scholefield's opening tally,forward Gareth Pugh and midfielder Sami Obaid both added a pair o f second half aoals to orovide much needed secondary scorina.

In only the fourth minute o f play, Scholefield, on a set piece, slotted home a powerful shot from 25 feet out that caught the Concordia goalkeeper Kyle Prillo-Guaiani off-guard and found the back o f the net, giving the Redmen the ealy lead. While McGill dominated possession and held the run of play in the first half, the Red 'n'White were unable to convert another chance— their struggles typified w hen forward Samuel Lindauer received a beautiful cross from the right flank but rang his close-range shot off the post.

"It w as d e fin itely a g a m e w e needed to w in but in th e first h alf w e ju s t co uld n 't find th e back o f th e net,” S cho lefield said. "We played w ell, b u t w e w e re lacking th at killer instinct. W e alm o st n ee d ed th e m to score to w a k e us up."

A few tactical substitutions at half-time from Eullaffroy seemed to briefly energize the Redmen, however the home team was left in shock after a harmless looking Stinger rush resulted in the equalizer in the 60th minute. M iscommunication between the Redmen defence and goalkeeper Olivier Boulva allowed Concor­ dia striker J. Alexandre Fillion Lord to walk in and slip the ball into the yawning net.

Five goals in second

HUGE GALDONES

With play mostly at the other end, McGill keeper Olivier Boulva had to stay sharp for shots like this one.

Realizing the urgency o f their situation, the goal seemed to awaken the Redmen, w ho were finally rewarded for their con­ stant pressure three minutes later. Scholefield, in his usual spark­ ing role, made a beautiful run down the right w ing and provided a great pass into the 18-yard box to half-time substitute Gareth Pugh, w hose shot found the top right corner to give McGill a 2-1 lead.

And less than 10 minutes later, the Redmen again found them selves in a goal scoring position as the referee awarded a penalty kick to McGill. Scholefield had beat the defence and poked the ball ju st past Prillo-Guaiani, w ho was forced to blatant­ ly take down the McGill striker and was im mediately shown a red card for the reckless challenge. Captain and defender Alejandro Julian stepped up and made no mistake from the penalty spot, putting the Redmen ahead 3-1. The Stingers, then forced to play with 10 men for the remainder o f the match, found it hard to re­ lieve the pressure from their own end and only a minute later, Pugh capitalized again on a Concordia breakdown and calmly placed the ball into the net for his second goal. The Redmen con­ tinued their assault for the rest of the game and connected on tw o more markers before the final whistle, on tw o superb efforts

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F Alec Milne connects on a header while his hair cushions the impact from Obaid, in the 84th and 90th minutes respectively.

"It was kind o f a tough gam e for a while," Obaid said. "When they tied in the second half, w e knew w e had to score again. The coach told us w e needed to make some adjustments in term s of positioning, and w e were able to capitalize after."

McGill took a slight step backwards on Sunday afternoon, dropping their final regular season game to the UQAM Citadins by a score o f 4-1. Scholefield had the lone tally for the Red'n'White, who needed the help of a Laval victory over UQTR to qualify for the fourth, and final, playoff berth. With the Rouge et Or's 3-2 win at Trois-Rivières, the Redmen qualified for postseason play and will start the playoffs on the road, travelling to the University of Montreal to take on the Carabins in the QSSF semifinal. ■

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n re ce n t years, th e N HL has e xp e rie n c e d so m e to u g h tim es. C lu tch and g rab h o c k e y slo w e d d o w n th e best

ta le n t th e leag u e had to offer, sco rin g w a s d o w n and g re e d — w ith a to u ch o f stu p id ity — led to an en tire sea­ son b ein g lost in a lo cko ut. W ith so m e m in o r c h a n g e s and sim p le rule alteratio ns, h o w e ver, th e N HL n o w se em s to be head ing in th e right d ire c tio n .T h e e xc ite m e n t level s u r - . ro und ing th e g a m e is sky hig h as ta le n te d players have be en given m ore room to w o rk . T h e leag u e is q u ick to cre d it o n e in d ivid u al for its increased p o p ularity, th e face o f th e "n ew NHL": Sid n e y C rosby. But by h ea p in g all th e praise on Sid th e Kid, th e N HL is failing to g ive p ro p er c re d ­ it to a w a v e o f rookie ta le n t th a t is, as a g roup , arg u ab ly am o n g th e b est th e N HL has e v e r seen.

One team that has reaped the benefits o f the ubiq­ uitous talent pool is the Chicago Blackhawks, and one Hawk in particular has not been given his well-deserved kudos. Chosen third overall in the 2006 Entry Draft, Jo n ­ athan Toews is quickly making a name for himself. He is averaging more than a point per gam e and racking up highlight-reel goals seem ingly every w eek— if you haven't seen it yet, search YouTube for his masterful goal against

Colorado. At last year's IIHF World C ham pionship,Toew s, a yet unproven NHL star, was chosen to the squad ahead of other NHL notables like Patrice Bergeron, Marc Savard and Simon Gagne. W hy is Toews not getting the respect that he deserves from around the league? As good as he is, I'm tired o f hearing about "Sid the Kid"— I w ant to hear more about Jonathan Toews.

Isn't the NHL a better product w hen the Chicago Blackhawks, an Original Six team , are performing well?

Hovering around .500, the Blackhawks are finally crawl­ ing out of the basem ent o f the Western Conference, and Toews is one o f the main reasons for this. His perform ance is already receiving Selke and Calder raves, and dem and­ ing the attention o f the opposition's best checking line.

His leadership has caught his coach's attention, enough to already consider him for captaincy. Chicago is one of the biggest U.S. markets and it is critical for the NHL that the Hawks perform well, so w here are the accolades for the player w h o is suddenly making hockey relevant again in the W indy City?

C o m in g into C h ica g o hasn't b een e asy fo r To e w s. He has h e lp e d th e c ity m o ve fo rw a rd fro m th e loss o f "D ol­

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lar" Bill W irtz, th e city's hated h o c k e y gran d father. To e w s c a m e into a to w n th a t had d e stro yed its fan base by re­ fu sin g to air an y h o m e g a m e s on te le v isio n — fallacio u sly reaso ning th a t th is w o u ld lead to be tte r a tte n d a n c e . After th e de ath o f W irtz, C h ica g o fin ally fo und th e m se lv e s in a relatio n sh ip w ith a te le v isio n n e tw o rk, alb e it fo r o n ly nine g a m e s .T o e w s has b een p u ttin g b u m s in seats o n c e again, a refreshing sig h t for th e Black h aw k s fro nt o ffice.

It is im p o rta n t to no te, ho w e ver, th a t T o e w s has a v e ry ta le n te d su p p o rtin g cast in C h ica g o . Patrick Kane, Kyle W isn iew ski and B rent Se ab ro o k are all m akin g cases for th e m se lv e s as p ro m in e n t players in to d ay's NHL. T h e y o u n g ta le n t d o esn't sto p in C h ica g o ; it is seen th ro u g h o u t th e leag ue. A n d re w C o g lian o , Sam G ag n e r and C are y Price are am o n g several yo u n g stars th a t are g e ttin g both ice tim e and praise fro m th e ir resp e ctiv e te am s. T h is is a n e w N HL. T h is is an excitin g NHL. T h e so o n er w e m o ve aw a y fro m o u r fascin atio n w ith C ro sb y vs. O v e ch k in , th e so o n er w e can g ive th e w e ll-d e se rv e d re sp e ct to th e yo u n g ta le n t aro u n d th e leag ue. T h e so o n er w e sto p d rin kin g Crosby's g ato rad e, th e so o n e r w e ca n se e T o e w s for w h a t he truly is— a player d o in g a "fucking g rea t jo b ." *

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HOCKEY— MARTLETS 4, CONCORDIA 0

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Labonté blanks opposition yet again A aron S igal Chalk it up to home opening jitters, but for the first period and a half of Friday night's gam e against the Con­ cordia Stingers the McGill Martlets did not display their cham pionship credentials against an inferior opponent.

That is, until Catherine Ward touched the puck.

With the team nursing a 1-0 lead despite a lackluster first fra me, Ward— McGill's prized blueliner— displayed the talent that makes her a top-flight CIS player and Canadian national prospect, propelling the Martlets to a 4-0 victory over Concordia on the strength her first career hat trick.

"It seems like w e often start slow,'Ward said. "I didn't really have a great first either so I started rushing the puck to try and get back into my game. I felt personally that I needed to wake up and [the first goal] definitely gave the team some m om entum . I really don't remember the last tim e I got a hat trick though but it's definitely nice."

Sluggish start, strong finish After the gam e opened with the McGill fight band's rendition o f the fam ous Hockey Night in Canada them e song, lineup announcem ents and a rare live performance of the national anthem , both the Martlets and the Stingers seemed a bit taken aback by the pomp, producing a lessthan inspiring first period for the lively, 200-strong McCo­ nnell Arena crowd. Despite a 14-1 shot advantage, a 4-2 power-play edge and clear dom inance in puck possession tim e in the first frame, McGill found it difficult to generate high-quality scoring chances, instead using their superior speed to maintain a strong cycle and settling for ineffec­ tive shots from the perimeter that w ere easily stopped by Concordia goaltender Meggy Hatin-Lèveillée. The only Martlet tally of the frame cam e nine minutes in as a strong forecheck from McGill's Vanessa Davidson produced a Concordia turnover w hich the third-year forward then centred to linemate Ann-Sophie Bettez w ho one-timed a goal in the bottom right hand corner from the slot.

"We looked a bit sluggish and flat in the first," Head Coach Peter Smith said. "It was our home opener and for seven of our players it w as the first tim e that they've ever played in front o f a crowd like that. It wasn't a terrible peri­ od but after the intermission w e showed way more speed and puck support."

And no player shifted gears more than Ward, the Martlets' standout rearguard and m em ber of the Team Canada's under-22 side, as she outclassed her opponents and teammates with her m obility and puck-handling skills. With eight minutes gone in the second and both sides reduced to four skaters, Davidson hit Ward perfectly in stride with a gorgeous stretch pass and the speedy de­ fencem an blew past the Stinger backline, calm ly froze the goalie with a head fake and lifted a snap-shot into the top right corner of the cage, giving the Martlet fans and bench a noticeable spark.

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"What more can w e say about Ward?"captain Shauna Denis said. "She had one of the best games offensively that I've seen from her. Players like her just elevate our program generally and w hen som eone makes moves like her, it provides so m uch m om entum for us."

It was Ward's second marker only tw o minutes later, however, that stole the show as well as the crowd's breath.

Snapping up the puck at the red line, and then circling back behind her own net, Ward, putting on her best Bobby Orr impression, weaved her w ay through the entire Con­ cordia team and after slipping the puck through the last defender's legs, she deked out Hatin-Lèveillée and tucked the puck through the open five-hole to give the Red 'n' W hite a 3-0 lead.

"She's just so gifted," Smith said. "Catherine is so cre­ ative w ith the puck either carrying it or passing it. We have a great team but we're lucky to have her. She's a special player."

Shutouts continue Unfortunately for McGill's goalie Charline Labonté, Ward finished off her trifecta with another speedy move through the Concordia crease and a patient flip over a sprawled keeper, overshadowing the McGill stopper even as she posted her sixth straight shutout over a CIS oppo­ nent. Although she faced a paltry six shots in the game, Labonté was forced to maintain her focus during long stretches of the gam e in which she faced no shots and made some stellar saves late in the match to preserve the streak.

The second-ranked Martlets posted another 4-0 win in Ottawa on Saturday night against the Carleton Ra­ vens, w ith Labonté notching her seventh straight regu­ lar season clean sheet turning aside 10 shots. Her team ­ mates blistered the Raven net with 43 shots and Bettez scored another tw o goals in the win. The team, now 4o, will visit Concordia on Saturday in a rematch of their lopsided victory. ■

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hen co m p ared to the other three m ajor North A m eri­ can sports leagues, the National Football League is generally regarded as the m ost successful, stable and lucrative. The revenue from television co ntracts, its m assive fan base and its strong franchise valu e s— as w ell as every other barom eter o f league h e a lth — are second to none. But in the 21st ce n tu ry w orld o f professional sports, the NFL has o ne notew o rth y pitfall. T h e leagu e has no international m arket.

Expanding beyond North A m erica is the final frontier. It's not th e league's pro blem , really. It's the gam e itself. In m ost o f th e sports cu ltu res th e NFL w o u ld w a n t to infiltrate, football is played on a pitch, th e clock co u n ts u pw ards to 90 m inutes and folks get excited by scores o f nil-nil. By co n trast, baseball has a presence in Asia and Latin A m erica, ho ckey has Europe and Russia and basketball appears to be em erg ing in all four. NFL football rem ains th e ap p le pie o f the sporting w orld.

These hard facts are ju st m ere details to NFL C o m m is­ sioner Roger G oodell, w h o w as the vital cog in sched uling last Sunday's co n test in London, England b etw een th e New York G iants and M iam i D olphins. T h e gam e didn't sell out, and alth o u gh th e an n o u n ced atten d an ce w as still north o f 80 ,0 0 0 , an yo n e w a tch in g the gam e saw sizable patches o f grey seatbacks w ith o u t any o f th o se fam ed hooligans or even cru sty aristocrats.

T h e m ild en th u siasm w ith w h ich the gam e w as m et is hardly surprising. Can so m eb o d y please tell m e w h a t exactly th e NFL is doing in Europe?

This a ctu ally isn't th e first tim e som eone's asked that q u e s­ tion. Raise y o u r hand if you had ever heard about the NFL's d e ­ velo p m en tal league on the other side o f th e A tlantic, NFL Europa. As a pet project o f form er C o m m issio n er Pau lTag liabu e, th e league's m isad ven tu res in Europe ca m e to a close as the league folded in 2007 after a 13-year run o f paltry atten d an ce figures and w e ak talen t d evelo p m en t. O th er than G erm any's strange fetish for A m erican football (the G erm an franchises w ere m oderately popular), th e NFL's foray into Europe w as an ab ject failure.

And the latest attem pt to upgrade the sport's profile in Europe is ano ther do o m ed initiative.

First, foreign fans are ap ath etic. The G iants-D olphins gam e, desp ite being a o n e-tim e-o nly novelty event, failed to g enerate the dem an d for tickets to sell out. Jaw s shouldn't be dro p ping; the British have never really exh ibited a passion for A m erican football. W hile w rite-ups of the m atch indicated that th e cro w d w as"en th u siastic,” one report m en tio ned that it contained a "sizeable co n tin g e n t o f ex-pat Am ericans." If the NFL is looking for A m ericans to buy tickets and be rowdy, th ey can stick to the insatiable ap petite for football on this co n tin ent.

It seem s likely th at this A m erican attem p t to 'w in hearts and m in d s'w ill end poorly, too.

And th e co ach es don't seem to be e n am o red w ith Europe.

M aybe th ey are being provincial or closed-m ind ed, but com plaints o f th e flight's length and th e jetlag are legitim ate. Imagine w o rkin g all w e ek on a g am e plan, o n ly to have your players unable to get m ore than tw o hours o f sleep before th e gam e.

M ost im p o rtan tly th o ug h , w h a t is th e NFL hoping to a c ­ co m p lish ? Unlike Jap an e se baseball, for exam ple, Europe has proven that form ing a league o f its o w n is not viable. If Am erican football hopes to tap into a n ew pool o f potentials talents, like hockey, this, too, seem unlikely. T h e realization o f such a goal is far off, and th e possibility o f a fringe sport like football pulling the large, physical and talented young m en aw ay from the allure o f rugb y seem s preposterous. The idea o f a global m arket for football, alth o u gh attractive-so und ing eno ugh on a Pow erPoint presentation, does not really exist. Television co n tracts, the lifeblood o f the NFL, w o uld be difficult to sw ing w ith o u t any hom e team s or m uch dem and . If the lack of m ajor A m erican stations is en o u g h to scu ttle any bid for a team in Toronto, certain ly any m o n ey from a European TV co n tract w o u ld be insignificant. Sim ilarly, no NFL franchise w o uld ever be located in Europe full-tim e, so w h y tease the good people o f London by offering a regular season gam e at W em bley Sta­ diu m ? Is th at really h o w an international A m erican football culture takes root?

In spite o f th e craze expan din g internationally, the NFL should realize w h e re its fans are and co n tin u e to be the p re­ m ier league (and not th e Prem ier League) in professional sports. In fact, the NFL should take a cu e from its legions o f North A m erican fans, and do w h a t th ey do on Sund ay after­ no o n s— stay hom e. ■

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SOCCER— MARTLETS 4, CONCORDIA 0

McGill hits top form Road to Vancouver now through Montreal KEGS ! KEGS ! KEGS !

M att C hesser W ith th e playoffs ju s t around th e corner, th e M cGill M artlets seem to be peaking at e xa ctly th e rig ht tim e .

A fter so m e early-season goal-scoring w o es, th e M artlets have poured in 18 m arkers in five g a m e s— th e latest sco ring o n slau g h t co m in g in Friday night's 4-0 v icto ry o ver th e C o n co rd ia Stingers at M olson Stadi­ um . In th a t sam e five -g am e span, M cGill has allo w ed o n ly tw o goals against.

"I to ld you guys at th e b eg in n in g o f th e year [w h en th e team w a s having tro u b le sco ring ] th a t you should co m e back in O cto b e r and see h o w w e w ere doing then," M cGill Head C o ach M arc M o un ico t said.

"And rig ht n o w w e're d o ing m u ch better. W e tried to fo cu s on d e fe n ce at th e start o f th e year, and w h e n w e felt w e had h an dled that, w e shifted o u r em p h asis to th e o ffen sive side o f th e ball."

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Kolker powers attack T h e M artlets attack w a s p o w ered by striker Magalie Kolker, w h o scored tw ic e to im p ro ve her te a m ­ leading total to nine goals, and by m id fie ld e r Caro lyne Pelletier w h o ad ded a tally o f her o w n as w ell as tw o assists. O n th e back-end, g o alke ep e r A n n e-C ath erin e Huot m ade fo u r saves before being replaced in th e 65th m inu te by Evelyn e Boulay, w ith w h o m sh e shared th e clean sheet.

"This w a s a really im p o rtan t g a m e for us," Kolker said. "W e've found o u r scoring to u ch , after going th ro u g h so m e hard tim e s earlier in th e year, and I th in k w e're o n-track now , at th e right time."

Pelletier, o p e n e d th e sco ring for M cGill in th e 20th m inu te, fin ish in g o ff a great play by d efen d er Ali M ooers. M ooers, w h o is kn o w n for h er long throw -ins, m ixed-u p th e C o n co rdia d e fe n ce by sen d in g in a short th ro w to m idfielder Em an eu la Narcisi. Narcisi to u ch ed th e baJI back to M ooers, w h o lau n ch ed a beautiful cross o nto th e far side o f th e field w h e re Pelletier picked it up and beat S tin g e rs'g o alke ep e r Je n n ife r Duff.

T h e M a rtle ts w o u ld d o u b le th e ir le ad less th a n a m in u te later, w h e n K o lk e r to o k a fe e d fro m P e lle tie r a n d h a m m e re d h o m e h e r e ig h th g o a l o f th e se a so n

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HUGEGALDONES D Emanuela Narcisi can do it all: Here she attacks... from ab o u t 20 yards out. “[Coach M ounicot] started this year fo cussed on defence," Pelletier said. "And it w asn 't until recen tly th at w e 've started to co m e to g e th e r as an offence. A nd h o p efu lly th a t w ill be en o u g h to g e t us to Nationals."

Dominance continues in second It to o k o n ly fiv e m in u te s o f p la y in th e s e c o n d h a lf fo r K o lk e r to n o tc h h e r s e c o n d g o a l o f th e g a m e , a fte r a n ic e p a ss b y m id fie ld e r V a n e ssa S a la sk y s e n t h e r in a lo n e o n a b re a k -a w a y. T h e th ird -y e a r strik e r m a d e a n ic e d e k e to s te p a ro u n d a n o n ru s h in g D a v is a n d th e n ta p p e d th e b a ll in to th e v a c a n t n e t.

S trik e r D y la n S a u n d e rs w o u ld a d d a n in s u ra n c e m a rk e r six m in u te s later, fin ish in g o f f a P e lle tie r ru sh th a t d r e w th e last tw o d e fe n d e rs a n d th e g o a lie o u t o f p la c e , a n d le ft S a u n d e rs a lo n e in fro n t fo r a n e a s y e m p t y - n e t ta p -in .

T h e M artlets fin ish ed th eir regular season on S u nd ay after­ no o n, battling to a 0-0 d raw w ith th e UQAM C ita d in s .T h e tie resulted in a th ird -p lace finish in th e Q SSF for M cGill (8-1-5), w h o w ill o pen th e playoffs on th e road. T h e y travel to th e U n iversity o f M ontreal on Friday n ig ht to take on th e C arabins (9-14) in th e sin g le-g a m e elim in atio n Q SSF sem ifinals. ■

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BOX SCORE compiled by M att C hesser and A aron S igal

Friday, Oct. 26,2007 McGill Redmen 6 vs. Concordia Stingers 1 Molson Stadium

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Soccer (W)

Football

Bishop's

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5

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176

Carleton

Montreal

Concordia

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Montreal

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Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke

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233

189

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Concordia

McGill

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144

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ON DECK McGill Soccer— Martlets vs. TBA, Redmen vs.

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NHL Hockey—Toronto Maple Leafs at Mon­ treal Canadiens; Saturday, 7 p.m., CBC The ancient rivals renew pleasantries for the sec­ ond tim e this season, but the first clash in Mon­ treal. While the Canadiens have started out at a strong pace with a 6-2-2 record and a white-hot power-play, one o f their tw o losses came earlier in the cam paign against the Buds at the ACC, falling 4-3 in o vertim e.Thesetw o clubs have been evenly matched for the last few seasons and it seems as if every m eeting ends up in OT or a shootout. Try to get tickets if you can as there's nothing like the energy in the cavernous Bell Centre for a LeafsHabs gam e with a heavily divided crowd.

NFL Football—New England Patriots at In­ dianapolis Colts; Sunday, 4:1s p.m., CBS We're not even going to w rite a blurb for this one.

Just w atch the fucking game. If you don't under­ stand the implications o f this clash, you're reading the wrong section. Clear your schedule, grab a beer and enjoy the best rivalry in sports.

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Lauren Whyte finished first o f 39 runners as McGill cap­ tured the Quebec u n iversity women's cross-cou ntry cham pi­ onship in m uddy conditions at Papineauville, Que, Saturday.

It was the 20th straight conference title for the Martlets, w ho also placed runners in the third, fifth, seventh and eighth spots to score 24 total points. Sherbrooke was second with 43 points, followed by Laval (49) and Concordia (92 pts).

On the men's side, the Redmen were led by freshman Sebastien Flynn w ho placed fifth at the meet. Flynn, a 19year-old w ho was McGill's top scorer in five meets overall, w as voted as the conference's rookie of the year. The Red­ men finished third in the meet, behind Sherbrooke and Laval.

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Redmen Rugby— McGill vs. Concordia; Sun­ day, 1 p.m. at Molson Stadium

The best team on cam pus returns after a brief road trip as McGill faces a Ravens squad whom they beat 4-0 in their last meeting. The secondranked Martlets will look to continue their dom i­ nance as the side has been unbeatable in the CIS so far and G Charline La bonté will try to notch an­ other shutout in w hat has already been a blister­ ing start to the season. Even if you've never been a women's hockey fan, just go watch this team already— they won't disappoint.

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Martlets Hockey— McGill vs. Carleton; Sun­ day, 7 p.m. at McConnell Arena

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Sports Briefs

We don't mean to get too far ahead of ourselves but there just aren't a lot o f games on cam pus this week. Both the men's and women's sides quali­ fied for the Quebec conference semifinals this season and both teams will be heading "on the road" to the University o f Montreal for their first playoff game. The Martlets finished third in their division, posting an 8-1-5 record and face the sec­ ond-place Carabins.Their male counterparts back into the playoffs after a 4-1 loss to UQAM and face the QSSF cham pion Montreal squad in their sem i­ final matchup. We don't mean to jinx the McGill sides, since these games m ight never exist, but if things go well, Molson Stadium could be hosting deciding games for tw o trips to the CIS National Championships.

Although the tim e has yet to be determined, this match will definitely take place as the Redmen powerhouse takes on a fourth-place, but always feisty, Concordia team . McGill posted a 9-1 record to finish first in the Quebec conference and gain the right to host a playoff gam e on their own turf.

While Concordia finished well below the Redmen, this has always been a premier rugby rivalry in the province so don't expect McGill to just roll over the Stingers.

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2. CONCORDIA: J. Alexandre Filion-Lord (unassisted), 60:00 3. M cG ILL Gareth Pugh (James Scholefield), 63:00 4. M cG ILL: Alejandro Julian (unassisted), 74:00 5. McGILL: Gareth Pugh (Olivier Boulva), 75:00 6 . McGILL: Sami Obaid (unassisted), 84:00 7. McGILL: Sami Obaid (Sam Lindauer), 90:00

WR Samuel Giguere caught eight passes for 138 yards and a pair o f touchdowns as visiting Sherbrooke defeated McGill 28-10 in Q uebec University Football League action before 1,391 fans at Molson Stadium, Saturday. The Redmen finish the season with an 0-8 record, their first winless-sea­ son since 1966. QB.M att Connell scored the lone McGill TD on a four-yard run but had a difficult day, clicking on i 5-of-29 passes for only 137 yards and tossing five interceptions. His favourite target was Charles-Antoine Sinotte, w ho snared six balls for 32 yards. Sinotte ended up leading the nation with a CIS record 72 receptions. He finished third in yardage with 839 and scored four touchdowns in eight games.

CONCORDIA: Daniel De Palma (L; 6 GA, 10 saves, 90:00) McGILL: Olivier Boulva (W; 1GA, 0 saves, 90:00) GAME MVPs: CON: Alexandre Filion Lord McG: Jam ie Scholefield ATTENDANCE: 275

L eadership T raining P rogram

Leadership Skills Development Workshops If you’re a student involved In campus activities as an executive, organizer or event planner, you qualify for the Leadership Training Program’s FREE Skills Development Workshops.

Develop and build your leadership skills. Attend a minimum of five (out of 1 2) workshops throughout the y ea r and receive a certificate of completion.

In N o v e m b e r , d o n ’t m is s t h is s e m e s t e r ’s la s t

FANTASY T h e hardest part of any fantasy coach's job is deciding whether to cheer for your hom etown team or your fantasy players. If you're really torn then there's an easy solution: bench any players on your fantasy team that play against your boys. So this week, w hen you're at the bar watching the Leafs vs. Canadians game, forget about playing Koivu and enjoy Toskala's shutout. Now on to the picks— this w eek with the focus on wingers.

Take it to the bank: LW Vaclav Prospal— Tampa Bay: In Yahoo.com leagues, Prospal is given both LW and centre eligibility— an espe­ cially valuable designation w hen building a good fantasy team. Look for the Tampa sniper to continue his hot streak, w hich is already at nine points in his last six games. He should be golden this week, especially with Tampa Bay playing four games, tw o of w hich are against the worst defenses in the league— Atlanta and the N ew York Island­ ers.

tw o w o rk s h o p s . . .

A to Z ’s of Running a Student

Organization Tuesday, November 6, 5:30-7:30pm Brown Building, Room 5001 Are you new to a position of leadership in a club or service? Learn the basics from the pros and make your McGill organizing ride a lot smoother.

Registration: Starting N O W , In-person, in the First-Year Office, Brown Building, Room 2 1 0 0 .

Using Your Leadership Skills to Add UUMPH! to Your C.V. Thursday, November 15, 5:30-7:30pm

Sit him: LW Marco Sturm — Boston Bruins: The after effects of Randy Jones'vicious hit on Boston centre Patrice Bergeron will be felt by Sturm and the rest o f Boston's second line for a w hile. Just w hen things were starting to look good for Sturm, with four points in his last five games, he loses Bergeron and gets Glen Metropolit as a replacement (don't be ashamed if you have no idea w ho Metropolit is). This wilt obviously hurt Sturm’s value in any fantasy league, so bench him until Bergeron com es bade

As a student involved in campus activities, you've got leadership skills that employers love. But does your C V reflect them? Put your best leadership foot forward to get the job you wantl

Where the money's made:

Registration for all workshops Is first-come, first-served and must be done in person.

RW Brad Boyes— St Louis: He won't be a sleeper for long so pick him up w hile you still can. With eight goals already this season, he’s due for a huge year on the resurgent Blues. And with St Louis playing four games this week, ex­ pect solid results from the young winger.

Brown Building, Room 5001

Registration: Starts on Monday, November 5.

For more info, drop by the First-Year O ffice in the Brown Building, Suite 2 1 0 0 ; OF C O ll

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