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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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McGill cleared by CNT; Profs support end to strike Developments in MUNACA strike as union, administration enter sixth week of negotiations

By Anand Bery and Elisa Muyl

in v e stig ato r to M c G ill in late S e p ­

News Editors

tem ber to re v ie w scab use a lle g a ­ tions file d b y M U N A C A . A t the sid e w a lk s

end o f a 12-day in v e s tig a tio n , the

b y M c G i l l ’s entrances n o w dem ar­

lab o u r bo ard released a n o n -le g ally -

cates

M UNACA

b in d in g report w h ic h fo und 26 in ­

m em b ers on strik e are a llo w e d to

stances o f ille g a l scab lab o u r. In the

m a rc h . T h o se a re n ’t the o n ly lin e s

d a ys that fo llo w e d , M U N A C A filed

D uct

tape

e x a c tly

on

the

w h e re

on cam p u s as a re su lt o f the labo u r

a c o m p la in t based on the in v e s tig a ­

c o n flic t; these are d iv id e s w h ic h no

tio n and M c G ill presented its p o si­

one exp ects w ill be cro ssed an ytim e

tio n b efo re the board.

soon. N e w d evelo pm ents th is w e e k

Y e ste rd a y ’s

ru lin g

represents

in c lu d e a ru lin g on M c G i l l ’s alleg ed

a leg al v e rd ic t on the C N T ’s in itia l

use o f scab la b o u r b y the Q uebec

fin d in g and c le a rs M c G ill o f any

L a b o u r B o a rd , a p ress co nference

w ro n g d o in g .

held b y M U N A C A , and a letter sent

“ W e ’ ve said a ll alo ng that the

to H e ath er M o n ro e -B lu m fro m 13

Q uebec lab o u r code a llo w s fo r c e r­

b io lo g y p ro fesso rs.

tain typ es o f w o rk e rs , m anagem ent e m p lo y e e s, to

Scab labour ruling

perfo rm

the w o rk

o f em p lo yees w h o are on s trik e ,” B o a rd

M ic h a e l D i G ra p p a , M c G i l l ’s V P

( C N T ) ru le d yesterd ay in fa v o u r o f

A d m in is tra tio n and F in a n c e , sa id .

M c G ill on the issu e o f the u n iv e r­

“ T h is ru lin g supports [w h at w e ’ ve

s it y ’s use o f rep lacem en t w o rk e rs .

a lw a y s been d o in g ].”

The

Q uebec

Lab o u r

T h e p ro v in c ia l lab o u r b o ard ,

A c c o rd in g to D i G ra p p a , the

w h ic h issu ed the ru lin g late T u e s ­

o rig in a l repo rt co ntained som e in ­

d a y m o rn in g , fo und that M c G ill has

a c c u ra cie s w h ic h lik e ly led to the

been f u lly co m p lia n t w ith the la w

o rig in a l 2 6 alleg atio n s o f scab la ­

and has not used ille g a l replacem ent

bour.

(s c a b ) w o rk e rs to f ill gaps due to ab­

g u ity around an em p lo yee w h o w as

sent strik e rs.

c a lle d to w o rk at a d iffe re n t c am p u s,

The

CNT

o r ig in a lly

sent an

T h e re w a s also som e am b i­

See “MUNACA” on page 2

Members of PSAC and MUNACA speak at a rally held last week. (Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune)

McGill alumnus never learned he won Nobel prize Ralph Steinman recognized for his work on the human immune system

By Anna Ross

m en t, the co m m ittee w as u n a w are o f

ing h is im m u n e c e lls to attack the

ate degree h ere. A lth o u g h it is u nre­

co nd o lences

Contributor

S te in m a n 's u n tim e ly death.

tu m ou r i iv o k e d a p o w e rfu l im m un e

a lis t ic , w e w i l l take som e cre d it fo r

frie n d s on the p assing o f one o f o ur em in en t a lu m n i, D r . R a lp h S te in ­

to

the

fa m ily

and

S te in m a n , lik e h is co -aw ard e e s,

resp o n se, and it is b e lie ve d that th is

h is a c h ie ve m e n ts,” Jo e S c h w a rc z ,

M c G ill alu m n u s R a lp h S te in ­

had dedicated h is life to rese arch in g

a llo w e d D r. S tein m an to liv e longer

d ire c to r o f M c G i l l ’s O ffic e fo r S c i­

m an , w h o se share o f the 2011 N o b el

m an passed a w a y on F r id a y , Se p t.

the im m u n e sy ste m . W h e n he w as

than w as exp ected . U n fo rtu n a te ly ,

ence and S o c ie ty , sa id . “ M a y b e w e

P riz e in M e d ic in e w as announced

3 0 , afte r a lo n g strugg le w ith p ancre­

diagnosed w ith p a n crea tic can ce r,

h is e xp e rim e n t w a s u ltim a te ly u n ­

w e re ab le to in tere st h im enough to

ju s t d a ys afte r h is death,” read the

atic can ce r. H e w as 6 8 . T h e fo llo w ­

he used h is o w n b od y to exp erim en t

su cc e ssfu l and he lo st h is battle w ith

p ro vid e stim u la tio n to w ard s a re ­

statem ent. “ D r . S te in m a n ’s outstand­

ing M o n d a y, the N o b el P riz e co m ­

and rese arch p o ssib le cu re s.

the d isease.

search career. B u t I suspect he w o u ld

ing w o rk in im m u n o lo g y and h is d is­

have done w e ll no m atter w h e re he

c o v e ry o f the k e y ro le d e n d ritic c e lls

d id h is und ergrad ,” S c h w a rc z sa id .

p la y in im m un e p ro cesses has led

S te in m a n ,

H e rem o ved a p iece o f the ca n ­

W h le it has been y e a rs sin ce

w h o had conducted rese arch at N e w

cero us tu m o u r, and trained h is im ­

S te in m an stud ied at M c G i l l , h is a f­

Y o r k ’s R o c k e fe lle r U n iv e rs ity u n til

m une c e lls to hunt d o w n a n y rem ain s

filia tio n w ith the in stitu tio n co n tin ­

H e ath er M u n ro e - B lu m , p rin c i­

to a num b er o f sig n ifica n t po tential

h is death, w as aw ard ed the 2011

o f it that m ay have been m isse d dur­

ues to b î cited ro u tin e ly in reports

pal and v ic e -c h a n c e llo r o f M c G ill,

th erap ies fo r a v a rie ty o f d ise a se s,

N o b e l P riz e in M e d ic in e along sid e

ing the su rg ica l pro ced u re.

o f h is death.

issued a p u b lic statem ent on Stein-

in c lu d in g c a n c e r.”

m ittee

announced

that

m a n ’s death.

who

“ M i G i l l U n iv e rs ity gets a m en­

and Lu xe m b o u rg -b o rn Ju le s H o ff­

co llab o rated w ith S te in m an on the

tion in reports around the w o rld be­

“ O n b e h a lf o f M c G ill U n iv e r ­

m an n . A t the tim e o f the ann ounce­

e xp e rim e n t, told the B B C that tra in ­

cause S t tin m an got h is undergradu­

s ity , I w is h to extend o u r profound

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MUNACA developments: week six continued from COVER

tie s , and it w a s the u n a v a ila b ility o f

“ T h e bad n ew s is , w e ’ re s till

but the ru lin g stated that M c G ill w a s

h is rep rese n tatives that lim ite d the

on s trik e ,” the neg otiator sa id , add­

operating und er the la w .

n um b er o f dates that w e ’ ve had so

ing that the union w o u ld not budge

fa r.”

w ith o u t a m ean in g fu l resp onse fro m

“ In m o st o f the other c a s e s , I ’ d sa y that it w a s d iffe re n c e s in in ter­

K e v in W h itta k e r, presid ent o f

pretation o f the la w ,” D i G rap p a

M U N A C A , sp oke at the co nference

sa id . “ W e ’ re v e ry pleased that the

about chang es

p icke tin g

“ In the m ean tim e: stand togeth­

co m m issio n sided w ith the u n iv e r­

strategy in resp onse to the extensio n

er in so lid a rity , because th at’s h o w

sity .”

o f the in ju n c tio n , w h ic h lim its th eir

w e ’ re g oin g to w in th is th in g .”

to

th e ir

the u n iv e rs ity on k e y iss u e s , su ch as p ensions.

a b ility to p ic k e t on c am p u s. H e also

Press conference

Faculty support letter

d iscu sse d a request fo r a lu m n i to

L a s t F r id a y , M U N A C A held a press co n feren ce in c o n ju n ctio n w ith

“ W h ile w e w e re pleased e a rlie r

w ith h o ld donations u n til after re co n ­ c ilia tio n has o ccu rre d .

th is m onth to see M c G ill ran k e d first

rep rese n ta tives fro m S S M U , P S A C

“ A s th is .in ju n c tio n has been

am ong u n iv e rs itie s in C a n a d a , w e

( M U N A C A ’s a ffilia te u n io n ), and 13

re n e w e d , w e w ill n o w be exp an d ­

fe e l w e sh o u ld not tu rn o u r b a cks

b io lo g y p ro fesso rs w h o h ave spoken

in g o u r h o rizo n s into m ore c re a tive

on a k e y p art o f o u r c o m m u n ity that

out on the strik e .

m eth o d s,” W h itta k e r sa id . “ W e are

has a llo w e d us to reach that p o s i­

Jo h n G o rd o n , n atio nal p resident

also askin g a ll a lu m n i fro m M c G ill

tio n ,” reads part o f the open letter

o f P S A C , alleg ed that the u n iv e rs ity

to not donate an y m oney to M c G ill

addressed to P rin c ip a l H e ath er M on-

had been attem pting to sile n c e stu­

d u rin g the co u rse o f the s trik e . I f

ro e -B lu m fro m 13 b io lo g y p ro fes­

dents w h o support the s trik e rs.

th ey w is h to do so a fte rw a rd s, w e

so rs, urging both p a rties to re so lv e

w o u ld encourage them to w a it u n til

the dispute q u ic k ly .

“ T h e u n iv e rs ity has been doing e v e ry th in g in its p o w er to th ro w

that tim e .”

P ro fe s so r D r . L o u is L e fe b v re ,

ro ad b lo cks at [u s] e v e ry step along

H e is also pleased w ith the re­

present at the press co n fe re n c e , e m ­

the w a y w hen it co m es to address­

actio n h e ’s gotten fro m a fe w m em ­

p h asize d that M c G ill s ta ff and stu­

ing the iss u e s ,” G o rd o n sa id . “ T h e y

bers o f M c G i l l ’s B o a rd o f D ire c to rs

dents m ust not ig n o re the strik in g

refu se to address the issu e s but at the

in resp onse to letters.

w o rk e rs , and that it is not ju s t “ b u si­ ness as u su a l” at the u n iv e rs ity .

sam e tim e th e y ’ re try in g to gag th e ir

“ W e h ave had som e reactio n s

o w n students fro m doing a n y pro­

fro m [som e m em b ers o f the B o a rd ]

tests in support o f the s trik e rs .”

and th ey h av e in d icated that they

the e ffe c ts o f the s t r ik e ], i t ’s be­

w i l l be ta lk in g to the u n iv e rs ity ,” he

cau se som eone is w o rk in g behind

sa id .

the sc e n e s,” he sa id . “ I a lre a d y k n o w

M ic h a e l D i G ra p p a , M c G i l l ’s VP

a d m in istra tio n

and

fin a n c e ,

c a lle d the statem ent fa lse and un ­

A ft e r the press co n fe re n c e , at­

“ If

[students h a v e n ’t noticed

one m anag er w h o ’s had to take tim e

tendees then m oved to a ra lly h eld on

o ff because o f illn e s s she attributes

a b lo c k e d -o ff sectio n o f M c G ill C o l­

to o v e rw o rk ... th at’s not the w a y

o f w h ic h he sp eaks ... the fact that

lege d ire c tly acro ss fro m the R o d ­

th ings sh ould be in the c o m m u n ity .”

there have been num erous dem on­

d ic k G a te s. A neg otiator fro m P S A C

A t the sam e tim e , he c la rifie d

stratio ns on c a m p u s, I th in k , puts

updated the u n io n ’s m em bers on the

that the le tte r w a s not n e c e s sa rily in

the lie v e ry e ffe c tiv e ly to that state­

pro cess o f n eg o tiatio n s. A lth o u g h no

support o f eith e r sid e , but rath er in

m e n t,” D i G ra p p a sa id .

progress has been m ade on conten­

reco g n itio n o f the p ro fe sso rs’ absent

founded in resp o nse. “ M r. G o rd o n d o e sn ’t k n o w that

(Holly Stewart / McGill Tribune)

the

tiou s issu e s lik e pensions and w age

co lleag u es and in fa v o u r o f a speedy

lie v e s it is im p o rtant fo r students

u n io n ’s c la im s that M c G ill has been

in c re a se s, M U N A C A had m ade c o n ­

and a m ica b le reso lu tio n to the strik e .

to understand the issu es behind the

pect o f th e ir d e g ree], but also to be

sta llin g neg o tiatio ns.

sid erab le h e a d w a y, the negotiator

“ I ’ m not sa yin g [to] support the

M U N A C A strik e and to deal w ith

c itiz e n s and th in ke rs ... w ell-m ad e h e a d s, les têtes bien fa ites .”

Di

G ra p p a

also

refuted

“ M r. G o rd o n sho uld k n o w that

sa id , on other issu es in c lu d in g the

strik e ... [but] le t’s ackn o w le d g e the

th e ir e th ica l and m o ral im p lic a tio n s .

the c o n c ilia to r o ffered m an y m ore

language in M U N A C A ’s agreem ents

fa ct that it ’s not b u sin ess as u s u a l,”

“ W e ’re not a vo ca tio n a l tra in ­

dates than w e re accepted b y the p ar­

su rro und ing jo b se cu rity .

he sa id . N o n e th e le ss, L e fe b v re be­

ing sc h o o l,” L e fe b v re sa id . “ W e ’ re

teaching [students the te ch n ica l as­

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

NATIONAL

Ontario votes and Liberals win minority government McGuinty gets third term as Ontario’s Premier, Conservatives and NDP make significant gains

By Sean Lamb

cam p aig n as lead er o f the O n tario

g o vern m en t, the L ib e r a ls w ill need

see the G re a te r To ro nto A re a go

“ O u r health care is s t ill co vered

Contributor

P C s , entered the cam p aig n as the

to re ly on the support o f one o f the

c o m p le te ly b lu e at the c lo se o f th is

b y o u r hom e p ro v in c e s, o u r yo ung er

o ffic ia l

sib lin g s are s t ill affected b y g o v e rn ­

tw o op p o sitio n parties to pass leg ­

e le c tio n and h is dream s h av e been

w as p o llin g neck-to -n e ck w ith M c ­

is la tio n ,

augm enting

troun ced . . . M ik e H a r r is ’ so -called

m ent-m andated c u rric u lu m [s ic ] in

e ral P a rty o f O n ta rio w o n th e ir th ird

G u in ty . T h e

the in flu e n ce o f those p a rties in the

com m on-sense re v o lu tio n is s till too

th e ir c la ss ro o m s, m an y parents are

c o n se cu tiv e

le g isla tu re .

fre sh in the m in d s o f m ost O n tarian s

paid b y the p ro v in c ia l go vernm ent

D a lto n M c G u in ty and the L i b ­

o p p o sitio n ,

an d ,

at

firs t,

p a rty ’s p la tfo rm

fo ­

co n sid e ra b ly

electio n

cused on w h a t he sa w as L ib e r a l tax

last T h u rs d a y n ig h t, c lin c h in g v ic ­

h ik e s o v e r the past eig ht y e a rs . A P C

M c G u in t y ’s re-electio n co m es

to ry despite O n ta ria n s’ preference

press release quotes H u d a k sa yin g :

sh o rtly afte r a m a jo r c o n se rv a tiv e

fo r C o n se rv a tiv e P a rty cand id ates

“ D a lto n a lw a y s h ik e s ta x e s . A n d he

v ic to ry in la st M a y ’s n atio n al e le c ­

D e sp ite a larg e co ntin g ent o f

hope to retu rn hom e to jo b s upon

in recent fed e ra l and To ro n to m ay-

n e v e r takes re sp o n sib ility .” C lo s e r

tion in O n ta rio rid in g s , as w e ll as the

O n ta ria n s at M c G ill, m an y w e re un ­

co m p le tio n o f o u r stu d ie s,” K le in

o ral e le c tio n s. T h e re su lt m a rk s M c-

to ele ctio n d a y , h is fo c u s becam e the

recent ele ctio n o f fis c a lly c o n se rv a ­

a w a re o f the resu lts o f the e le c tio n ,

s a id , in resp onse to the la c k o f stu­

G u in t y ’s th ird term as P re m ie r but

spectre o f a N D P - L ib e ra l c o a litio n :

tiv e m a y o r o f T o ro n to , R o b F o rd .

o r eve n that it too k p la c e .

dent

o n ly the first in a m in o rity g o v e rn ­

“ H e w ill c la im he has to h ik e taxes

D e sp ite the apparent in c lin a tio n o f

“ I sh ould care sin ce I ’ m fro m

p a rtic u la r, the L ib e r a l p latfo rm has

m en t, a fte r h a n d ily w in n in g m a jo ri­

as the cost o f doin g a deal w ith the

O n tario vo ters to w ard T o r y g o ver­

th e re , but I ju s t d o n ’t p a y as m uch

se v e ra l p ro p o sals aim ed at red u c­

n a n ce , Io p s is R e e d p o lls d u rin g the

attention as I sho uld . . . I voted in the

in g student d ebt, su ch as 30 per cent

e le c tio n suggested that F o r d ’s p res­

m u n ic ip a l ele ctio n here [in M o n tre ­

p o st-seco n dary

P r o v in c ia l

N D P .” T h e party em p h a sized w h at

tie s in 20 0 3 and 2 0 0 7 .

W h e n the p o lls c lo se d , the in ­ cum b ent p a rty w a s h o ld in g at 53 se ats, ju s t one seat sho rt o f a th ird

they p e rce ive d as go vern m en t w a ste , and e xtran eo u s ta xatio n on h y d ro .

T h e N D P m ade co n sid erab le

and are affected b y chang es in the

ris 2 .0 ,” K le in sa id .

e co n o m y , and m an y o f u s students

tor.

vo ters co ncern ed w ith th e ir bottom

a m essage

C o n s e rv a tiv e s ,

T h e trend o f lo w vo te r in tere st is not

N e w D e m o c ra tic P a rty (N D P ) m ade

lin e . L e a d e r A n d re a H o rw a th vo w ed

and w e re s t ill re e lin g fro m p re vio u s

u niq ue to M c G ill; v o te r tu rn o ut w a s

g a in s, earn in g 37 and 17 se ats, re­

to e lim in a te the h arm o n ized sales

P re m ie r M ik e H a r r is ’ p u b lic se rv ic e

at its lo w e st in 36 y e a rs . L e s s than

ta x on h y d ro and cap the sa la rie s o f

c u tb a c k s.

h a lf o f e lig ib le vo ters in O n ta rio c ast

H u d a k , ru n n in g h is first

tu­

ates w h o enter the n o t-fo r-p ro fit sec­

g re ssiv e C o n se rv a tiv e s ( P C ) and the

T im

undergraduate

perio d on lo an rep aym ent fo r g rad u­

L ib e r a l M c G i l l , said that vo ters sent

“ Steph en

in

g oin g on b a ck h o m e,” A m y B o e k -

g ains b y reach in g out to m id d le -cla ss

h o sp ital C E O s . A s a n ea r-m ajo rity

students

a l] , but I d o n ’t r e a lly n o tice w h a t’s

m a jo rity p a rlia m e n t. B o th the P ro ­

sp e c tiv e ly .

For

K l e i n , presid ent o f

h o u d , a U 3 A r t H is to ry stud ent, sa id .

to

a w a re n e ss.

itio n g ra n ts, and a s ix m onth grace

ence h u rt H u d a k ’s ch an ces.

K a th le e n

to m ake the m ista ke o f e le ctin g H a r­

the

H a rp e r

w an ted

to

b a llo ts on T h u rs d a y .

CAMPUS SPEAKER

Microsoft chief research officer comes to McGill Craig Mundie talks to students about new Microsoft developments and Xbox Kinect

By Nathaniel Finestone

fied b y G u in n e ss W o rld R e c o rd s.

M u n d ie

Contributor

spent

co n sid erab le

tim e sh o w c a sin g K in e c t ’s c a p a b ili­ C ra ig

M u n d ie ,

tie s , w h ic h in clu d e ad vanced fu n c ­

M ic ro s o ft’s

c h ie f rese arch and strategy o ffic e r,

tio n a lity

spoke at M c G ill last F rid a y about

m odel m a kin g and te leco n fere n cin g

lik e

th ree-d im ensio n al

the fu tu re o f h um an -co m puter in ter­

w ith up to eig ht p a rticip a n ts. O ne

actio n and M ic ro s o ft’s co n trib u tio n s

goal o f K in e c t is to a llo w co n v e rsin g

to the fie ld .

in a natural w a y , as i f p a rticip a n ts w ere in the sam e ro o m . A l l o f these

M a n y students a n x io u s ly a w a it­ ed the ta lk , in c lu d in g Jo e l C h e v e rie ,

ad vances are supposed to enhance

a U 0 m athem atics student.

the co m p uter-using e xp e rie n ce and

“ I use M ic ro s o ft [p ro d ucts] e v ­

b rin g it c lo s e r to re a lity . A lth o u g h

e ry d a y and so I w an t to see e v e ry

the a va tars ca n re p lic a te fa c ia l and

de velo p m en t. M y c la s s w as ca n ­

hand g e stu re s, th ey s t ill req u ire a

c e lle d because m y p ro fesso r w a s in

su sp ensio n o f d is b e lie f sin ce they

a round tab le w ith [M r. M u n d ie ], so I

are co m p uter e xp re ssio n c h aracte rs.

M u n d ie ,

figured it sho uld be goo d,” C h e v e rie

h o w e v e r,

rem ained

not v e ry

fa r

h o p efu l.

sa id .

“We

T h e ta lk w a s one in a se rie s o f

are

fro m

presentatio ns g iv e n b y the M ic ro so ft

b len d in g the v irtu a l and re a l w o rld s

e x e c u tiv e

in stitu tio n s.

together,” he sa id . “ It w ill o n e day

W h ile at M c G i l l , M u n d ie also m et

be p o ssib le fo r the co m p uter to be

w ith

M unro e-

able to w rite the p ro g ram fo r yo u

B lu m and h eld a ro und tab le With

and le a rn fro m y o u w h a t is needed

m an y o f M c G i l l ’s p ro fesso rs and

to a n a ly z e the d a ta.”

at

v a rio u s

p rin c ip a l

H e ath e r

T h e ta lk w a s v e ry w e ll re ce ive d

students fro m d iffe re n t fa c u ltie s .

b y student attendees.

“ I t ’s good to hav e som e cro ssfe rtiliz a tio n betw een lib e ra l arts and

Craig Mundie spoke to students about Microsoft’s latest research projects. (Ryan Resiert / McGill Tribune)

“ It w a s r e a lly had r e a lly

sc ie n c e s , because there is a lo t o f

eng ag ing

in n o v a tiv e

and

p ro p o sals,”

Ju lie tta J a k u b o w ic z , a U 3 so ftw are

ta l U n ite d State s a n d , afte r p ro cess­

“ C a n w e teach a m ach in e to

turns

in g and o v e rla y in g huge data sets,

id e n tify organs based on a read-out

en g ineering stud ent, sa id . “ I

c o m p le x data sets into u se fu l in fo r­

W W T rendered a th re e-d im en sio n al

lik e a ra d io lo g ist k n o w s h o w to do?

sh o cked because the s tu ff he sho w ed

the last fe w y e a rs , not o n ly in co m ­

m atio n . U s in g m a ssiv e com p uting

p re cip ita tio n m ap.

Y e s . A l l those p ro cesses that had to

w as d a rin g and e xp e rim e n ta l; m u ch

pu tatio nal p o w er but also in a n a ly tic

p o w e r, the p ro ject blen ds terabytes

c a p a b ilitie s ,

w o rth o f im ages and in fo rm a tio n

room fo r each to co ntribute to each

W o rld w id e

oth er,” M u n d ie sa id .

a co m p uter program

C o m p u ters h av e chang ed o ve r

and

our

interactio ns

Te le sco p e

(W W T ),

w h ic h

M u n d ie also presented M ic r o ­ so ft R e s e a rc h ’s O rg an

N a v ig a to r,

be guided b y a hum an is ju s t not true

m ore than the p u b lic fa c e o f M i­

a n ym o re [ s ic ] ,” M u n d ie sa id .

cro so ft w ith c o n su m er p ro d u cts. It

fro m v a rio u s so u rces lik e ground-

w h ic h can d is p la y c ro ss se ctio n s o f

H e also d iscu sse d the re a l w o rld

T o illu stra te e x a c tly w h e re he

and sky-b ased telescopes to m ap the

the hum an body w ith the a b ility to

c a p a b ilitie s o f the K in e c t , w h ic h has

sees co m p uters going in the fu tu re ,

k n o w n u n iv e rs e . In h is presentation

zo n e in on an y sp e c ific organ at any

so ld eig h t m illio n u n its fa ste r than

M u n d ie

he d isp la y e d a m ap o f the co n tin en ­

ang le o r c ro ss se ctio n .

an y oth er co m p uting d e v ice as c e rti­

w ith them hav e chang ed as a re su lt.

dem onstrated

M ic ro s o ft’s

w as

sh o w ed som e h ig h im p act e xa m p le s o f cu ttin g edge re se a rc h .”

Curiosity Delivers, www.mcgilltribune.com

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McGill reaches out to students in refugee camps Program offers former refugees chance at education and Canadian citizenship By jonny Newburgh

refug ees are selected b y the C a n a ­

refug ees in m ost co u n trie s are c o n ­

cent fee p e r student fo r e v e ry sem es­

Contributor

dian g o vern m en t to liv e in C a n a d a .

fined to a cam p .

ter. T h is w a s intended to in cre ase

“ T h e path to c itiz e n sh ip ... is

G re e n w a ld

said

that

siftin g

w ith in fla tio n , but rem a in s at the

T h is A u g u s t, the W o rld U n i­

the u n d e rlyin g p rin c ip le o f the p ro ­

through

p ic k in g

sam e le v e l to d ay. T h o se ad m itted to

v e rs ity S e rv ic e o f C a n a d a ( W U S C )

g ra m ,” Z o e G re e n w a ld , a U 3 stu­

students to attend M c G ill w a s the

the pro g ram re c e iv e fin a n c ia l aid fo r

w e lco m e d 7 4 refug ees fro m M a la w i

d e nt, M c G i l l ’s c o -c h a ir fo r the S R P ,

hard est part o f the jo b .

tu itio n as w e ll as liv in g c o sts. A fte r

and K e n y a w h o w ill attend one o f

sa id .

ap p lica tio n s

“ It fe e ls lik e

and

y o u ’ re p la y in g

th e ir first y e a r, h o w e v e r, they need

61 p a rticip a tin g u n iv e rs itie s acro ss

A llis o n C o o p e r, another M c G ill

C an ad a th is y e a r. T w o p a rticip a n ts

c o -c h a ir fo r the S R P , e xp la in e d that

It is d iffic u lt to o rg an ize ed uca­

C o o p e r e xp re sse d co n cern that

in the pro gram hav e e n ro lle d at M c ­

w h ile a ll o f th is y e a r ’s p a rticip a n ts

tio n a l program s in refu g e e c a m p s,

the M c G ill ad m in istratio n is seekin g

G i l l , both in the fa c u lty o f en g in eer­

sought a s y lu m in K e n y a , m an y o rig ­

and prog ram s su ch as the S R P m ay

to d im in ish the p ro g ram ’s c a p a c ity

in g .

inate fro m d iffe re n t c o u n tries in A f ­

seem out o f reach fo r m ost refu g e es.

b y m eans o f “ a referendu m question

r ic a and A s ia , and o f the 1200-plus

S e v e ra l students a p p ly fo r each spot

to use [ W U S C ’ s] fu n d in g fo r other

a

a lu m n i o f the p ro g ra m , m an y have

that a C a n a d ia n u n iv e rs ity has a v a il­

p u rp o ses.” A c c o rd in g to the S S M U

able through S R P .

w e b site , th is referendu m

W U S C ’s Student R e fu g e e P ro ­ gram

(S R P )

p ro vid e s

refug ees

po st-seco n dary ed u catio n , a chance

m oved to C an ad a fro m the M id d le

to g ain p erm anent re sid e n c y in C a n ­

E a s t , A f r ic a , S r i L a n k a , and E a ste rn

ad a, and a fo o t in the doo r on the

E u ro p e .

w a y to b eco m ing C a n a d ia n c itiz e n s.

M ic h e lle

M a n k s , se n io r pro­

G o d ,” she sa id .

to fin d jo b s to support th e m se lv e s.

M c G ill had the firs t c h o ic e o f

question

seeks to “ support in tern atio n al stu­

students. H o w e v e r, not being p icke d

dents fro m d evelo p in g co u n trie s i f

b y M c G ill does not im p ly rejectio n

there are no e lig ib le W U S C refugee

fro m the p ro g ram .

students in an y y e a r.”

T h e S R P began at C a rle to n U n iv e r ­

g ram o ffic e r fo r the S R P at W U S C ’s

s ity in 1 9 7 8 , the sam e y e a r that the

head o ffice in O tta w a , sa id that in the

L a s t y e a r, M a n k s e xp la in e d that

C a n a d ia n g o vern m en t chang ed the

p a st, student e n ro llm e n t in the p ro ­

ap p lica n ts s im p ly d id not m eet M c ­

h ig h ly o f h er perso nal exp erien ce

im m ig ra tio n p o lic y to p e rm it p rivate

g ram “ depends [on] w h e re c o n flicts

G i l l ’s acad em ic re q u ire m e n ts, an d ,

w ith W U S C .

sp o nso rsh ip o f refu g e es.

N e v e rth e le ss,

Cooper

are o v e r tim e .” W U S C p ro vid e s a

th erefore the u n iv e rs ity d id not host

“ It r e a lly is an aw e so m e and

m eans o f p riva te sp o nso rsh ip “ to

a n y student refu g e es. In ste a d , the or­

u niq ue w a y to get in v o lv e d , v e ry

c ie s reg a rd in g im m ig ra tio n o f re fu ­

get people out o f refugee situatio ns

g a n izatio n used the m o ney intended

m u ch firsth a n d , w ith h e lp in g stu­

gees. T h e firs t is b y in la n d c la im s , in

...a n d in to perm anent re sid e n c y in

fo r la st y e a r to ad m it an ad d itio n al

dents ad ju st to lif e in C a n a d a , le a rn ­

w h ic h a refugee seeks protection at

C a n a d a .”

student th is year.

in g fro m them and w ith them as w e

through refugee rese ttle m en t, w hen

“ M o st

other

co u n trie s

don’t

S in c e its fo u n d in g in 1 9 8 7 , M c ­

o ffe r rese ttle m en t,” M a n k s s a id , as

G i l l ’s chap ter o f S R P has le v ie d a 50

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C a n a d a has tw o o ffic ia l p o li­

the C a n a d ia n border. T h e second is

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editor@ mcgilltribune. com

by Oct. 3 1 .

go through the [student] exp erien ce together,” she sa id .

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McGill jumps in world rankings

Leadership Skills Development Workshops

Moves up seven places in Times university rankings

Leadership McGill

By Eric Mauser News Editor M c G ill ro se in the Times H ig h ­

Leadership Training Program First-Year Office

e r E d u c a tio n W o rld R a n k in g s fo r 2 0 1 1 . M c G ill ju m p e d fro m 35th last C a n a d ia n

sch o o ls

w ere

ranked h ig h e r than M c G ill in the

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y e a r to 28th in the cu rren t ra n k in g s .

Tw o

P R O G R A M

m oved

fro m 30 th la st y e a r to 22 nd th is y e a r, and the U n iv e rs ity o f T o ro n to , w h ic h fe ll fro m 17 th in the w o rld to 19th.

T h is O c t o b e r , c o m e a n d c h e c k o u t ...

C a n a d a had the fifth hig hest A

num b er o f u n iv e rs itie s in the top 200

Studying to move up in the rankings. (Holly Stewart / McGill Tribune)

sch o o ls o f a n y co u n try.

A c c o rd in g to the Times ra n k ­ in g ’s w e b site , there are fiv e o ve r­

h ig h ly and w e co n tin u e to striv e fo r

ran ked

arch in g

categ o ries that determ ine

the e x c e lle n c e in o u r acad em ic and

Q u a c q u a re lli S y m o n d s (Q S ) ran k in g

17th in the w o rld b y the

h o w a sch o o l ra n k s. T h e s e are teach­

rese arch m issio n s that w ill m ain ta in

sy ste m .

in g , w o rth 3 0 per cent o f the o v e ra ll

these h ig h stan d in g s.”

“ W e are better ab le to prepare o u r students to liv e and w o rk in an

ra n k in g ; rese arch and c ita tio n s, both

M o n ro e -B lu m a lso stressed that

w o rth 30 per cen t; in d u stry in c o m e ,

ra n k in g s are im p ortant because they

in c re a s in g ly

w o rth 2 .5 per ce n t; and the in tern a­

help to determ in e w h e re p ro sp ective

w h e re rese arch and in tera ctio n w ill

g lo b a lize d

so cie ty,

tio n al o u tlo o k o f s ta ff and stud ents,

students and fa c u lty u ltim a te ly de­

in c re a sin g ly take p lace acro ss bor­

w h ic h is w o rth 7 .5 per cen t.

c id e to go.

d e rs, w h e re d iffe re n t c u ltu re s and

“ T h e s e strong re su lts sh o w that

O n e e xp la n a tio n fo r M c G i l l ’s

b ackg ro u n d s w ill co m e together to

M c G ill co n tin u es to be regarded as

larg e ju m p in the ra n k in g s w a s the

e xch a n g e ideas and e xp e rie n ce s in

one o f the best u n iv e rs itie s in the

in cre ase d em p h asis on in tern atio n al

sh aping to m o rro w ’s w o rld ,” M o n ­

w o rld ,”

v ic e -c h a n ­

student and fa c u lty co m p o sitio n this

ro e -B lu m said .

c e llo r H e ath er M u n ro e -B lu m said

y e a r, w h ic h fa v o rs M c G i l l ’s d ive rse

in a statem ent released b y M c G ill.

student and fa c u lty bod y.

p rin c ip a l

and

“ W e are g ratifie d to be thought o f so

• E a r lie r in the y e a r, M c G ill w as

to

Z ’s o f

R u n n in g

A

S tu d e n t O r g a n iz a t io n

W ednesday, October 19, 5:30-7:30 p m (downtown campus) Are you new to a position of leadership or involved in a club or service?!

Learn the basics from the Pros and make your McGill organizing ride a lot smoother.

E v e n t P la n n in g

a n d

P r o m o t io n

Tuesday, October 25, 5:30-7:30pm (downtown campus) Red tape got you down? Learn the ins and outs of event planning at McGill. If you’re in a club or service planning on holding a fundraiser make sure you’re there!

R e g is t r a t io n n o w a v a ila b le v ia M in e r v a !

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 5

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Food expert David Morley discusses famine in Somalia Kicks off Global Food Security Conference

By Holly Stewart

food produ ced in those areas is lo st.

the H o rn o f A f r ic a .”

Managing Editor

N o n e th e le ss, U N I C E F resp o nd­

M o rle y sa id .

T h e fourth ann ual G lo b a l Fo o d

“ W e see poor in fra stru ctu re in

S o m a lia su ffered lo w r a in fa ll

ed w ith a m a ss iv e aid e ffo rt o v e r the

S e c u rity C o n fe re n c e on O c t. 4 host­

the d evelo p in g w o rld . . . that m eans

th is y e a r and its w o rst cro p pro d u c­

su m m er, despite the d iffic u ltie s o f

M o rle y , presid ent and

ed a v a rie ty o f round tables on sub­

poor ru ra l ro a d s, inadequate storage

tio n in 17 y e a rs . O v e r the su m m er,

d e liv e rin g aid to a p o litic a lly u n ­

C E O o f U N I C E F , opened the M c ­

je c ts su ch as food p ric e v o la tility ,

fa c ilitie s ... m eans that so m u ch food

it e xp e rie n ce d a food shortage w h ic h

stable re g io n . T h e y succeeded in im ­

G ill

Con­

a n d — a n ew ad dition th is y e a r— a

is lo st d u rin g tran sp o rtatio n,” M o r­

g re w to fa m in e le v e ls , a g r is ly term

porting 3 1 ,0 0 0 m etric tonnes o f su p­

ference w ith a m om ent o f sile n ce

student-led p anel on g rassroots a c ­

le y sa id . “ H e re in C a n a d a , w e d o n ’ t

based on the p ric e o f food and h o w

p lie s , in c lu d in g b a sic health k its fo r

co m m em o ratin g those k ille d in a

tion and ch allen g es to a id . M o rle y ,

k n o w h o w m u ch food w e lo se , but

m an y ad ults and c h ild re n d ie o f m a l­

6 0 0 ,0 0 0

bo m bing in M o g a d ish u , S o m a lia , on

no stranger to g lo b al food c ris e s ,

o u r lo ss is at the other e n d — i t ’s the

n u tritio n per d ay. M o rle y responded

su p p lies fo r alm o st 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 people

O c t. 4 ; a stark re m in d e r o f the e v ­

shared som e o f h is e xp e rie n ce s w ith

food that w e th ro w o u t, and w h at w e

to c ritic is m s that the U N

fo r tw o w e e k s .

e ry d a y dangers o f lif e in the reg io n .

the aud ience on T u e sd a y , d raw in g

co n sig n to the com p ost h e a p .”

have d eclared a fa m in e state e a rlie r

T h e death to ll fro m the bo m bing has

h e a v ily on U N I C E F ’s e ffo rts in S o ­

rise n to clo se to 100. T h e area is also

m a lia th is past su m m er. A c c o rd in g

“ T h e re ’s a te ch n ica l d e fin itio n

sa id . “ It ta kes an in c re d ib le am ount

e xp e rie n c in g a fa m in e w h ic h threat­

to M o rle y , glob al foo d p ro d u ctio n ,

M o rle y ’s ta lk em p h a sized the

and th ere’s a reason that w e w a it

o f d ip lo m a tic s k ill because there are

ens the liv e s o f 12 m illio n people.

co nstant n eg o tiatio n s. W e w o n ’t pay

D a v id G lo b a l

Fo o d

S e c u rity

T h e so lu tio n s to these problem s are not im m e d ia te ly o b v io u s.

sho uld

than it d id w ith a p re cise d e fin itio n .

people and em erg en cy food

“ W e w an t to do u ble o u r cap ac­ ity . . . o v e r the n e x t y e a r,” M o rle y

w h ic h co ntin ues to r is e , has been

re a litie s o f fa m in e and food shortag­

u n til ce rta in th re sh o ld s are m et. T h e

A

m ore than able to keep up w ith g lo b ­

es w h ic h are often blunted in m edia

d e fin itio n is th is : i t ’s w h e n m ore

b ribes to get th ro u g h , but w e w ill

bom b exp lo d ed outside the M in is ­

al de m an d , but d istrib u tio n is s t ill a

reports b y “ an tisep tic” w o rd s and

than 30

per cent o f the c h ild re n

ta lk about n eg o tiatio n s. W e ’ l l sa y ,

try o f E d u c a tio n in M o g a d ish u , in

b ig p ro b lem .

“ L e t us a ll

rem e m b er

...

sta tistic s. T o cope w ith food shortag­

und er fiv e are a cu te ly m a ln o u rish e d ,

th is is w h a t i t ’s going fo r, th is is w h y

S o m a lia , to d ay,” M o rle y sa id . “ P a r­

H e also illu stra te d som e o f the

es o r h ig h food p ric e s , people often

and w h e n people are re c e iv in g less

it has to g o , and yo u h av e to neg o ti­

ents and c h ild re n had been lin e d u p ,

le sse r-kn o w n threats to food se cu ­

eat le s s , s e ll as m an y b e lo n g in g s as

than the 2 ,1 0 0 k ilo - c a lo rie s per day

ate c la n to c la n in m a kin g sure that

w a itin g to get th e ir test resu lts fro m

r it y , su ch as in fra stru ctu re in the

they can sp a re , and go into debt.

needed to s u rv iv e , and w hen the

y o u r food [and su p p lie s go] as fa r as

sc h o o l. T h is illu stra te s som e o f w h at

d e velo p in g w o rld , w h ic h is in su ch

tw o

death rate is h ig h e r than tw o ad ults

[th e y ] c a n .”

w e ’ re h av in g to deal w ith today in

d isre p a ir that up to 4 0 per cent o f

m eals a d a y , n o w y o u ’ re eating o ne,”

o r fo u r ch ild re n per 1 0 ,0 0 0 p e o p le.”

“If

y o u ’ re

o n ly

eating

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Tribute to Kenyan Nobel prize winner Wangari Maathai Flora Terah speaks about her mentor and experiences

By Carolina Millàn Ronchetti Contributor

A ft e r re fle ctin g on M a a th a i’s

K e n y a but not h o ld in g the lead ers

lif e and the in sp ira tio n d e rive d fro m

acco u n ta b le , so the m o ney is going

h er lif e , Te rah in v ite d those p res­

in to the w ro n g han d s.”

a c tiv ­

ent at the even t to take the pod ium

T h e even t w a s org an ized b y a

ist and p o litic a l lead er F lo r a Te rah

and “ share th is sto ry o f lo v e fro m a

group o f w o m en interested in yo uth

sp o ke at A tw a te r L ib r a r y in ce le b ra­

m a n ’s p e rsp e c tive .” O n e su ch per­

apathy and p o litic a l a c tiv is m . O ne o f

tio n o f the life o f the late W an g ari

son w a s E s m a e l N ju g u n a , c u rre n tly

the o rg a n ize rs, C h lo e L a n d ry , a U 2

M a a th a i. M a a th a i, w h o passed a w a y

sru d yin g in M o n trea l as a S a u vé

hono urs p o litic a l scie n ce m a jo r, e x ­

S e p t. 25 at the age o f 7 1 , b ecam e the

S c h o la r w o rk in g on p ro jects to m it i­

p lain ed that the group had o rig in a lly

firs t A fr ic a n w o m an to w in a N o b el

gate H I V / A I D S im p act and address

intended to host an even t sh o w c a s­

P e ace P r iz e in 2 0 0 4 . Sh e w a s re c ­

questions o f s e x u a lity in h is n ative

ing T e ra h ’s w o rk to end gender-

o g n ized fo r h er w o rk p ro tecting the

K e n y a . N ju g u n a m et M a a th a i se v ­

based v io le n c e and h er courage in

e n v iro n m e n t, p ro m o ting su stainab le

e ra l tim es at youth lead ersh ip co n ­

su rm o unting the ch allen g es she has

d e velo p m en t, and enco urag ing gen­

fe re n ce s.

fa c e d . H o w e v e r, M a a th a i’s passing

Last

F r id a y ,

Kenyan

“ S h e w a s a h u m b le w o m a n , fu ll

der em p o w e rm ent in K e n y a . “ W an g ari

d id

not ju s t

p lan t

o f o p tim is m ,” N ju g u n a sa id . “ T h is

led T e ra h to p re fe r h o no urin g her frie n d and m entor.

trees fo r the e n v iro n m e n t. Y e s , en ­

w o m an is m y in s p ira tio n . Sh e has

T h e even t w a s an o cca sio n fo r

viro n m e n t w a s k e y , but p lease re ­

r e a lly done a lo t fo r no t o n ly the K e ­

those present to re fle ct on issu e s o f

m em b er w e corné fro m a p a tria rch a l

n yan p e o p le, but fo r e v e ry c itiz e n o f

gender d is c rim in a tio n . A m y T a n g ,

so c ie ty ,” T e ra h sa id . “ W an g ari did

the w o rld .”

a U 1 p sy c h o lo g y stud ent, spent the

the tree p lan tin g stra te g ic a lly : to get

N ju g u n a noted

that e n v iro n ­

su m m er vo lu n te e rin g in K e n y a and

to ta lk to w o m e n . T o get the w o m en

m ental a c tiv is m

can p la y an im ­

said the even t in sp ire d h e r to re th in k

to understand that th ey are hum an

portant ro le in p e a ce b u ild in g . “ [A

som e o f the situatio ns she w itn e sse d .

b e in g s, that th ey h a v e a ro le in the

sc h o la r in K e n y a ] w a s o nce asked ,

“ I m et a m an w h o w a s te ll­

so c ie ty , that it is th e ir rig h t to ask

h o w is [the] en v iro n m e n t related to

in g m e h is b e lie f that i t ’s the m a n ’ s

fo r b a sic hum an rig h ts. T h is is how

peace? A n d he said that i f w e d o n ’t

p lace to d is c ip lin e the w o m a n , to

m an y o f us in K e n y a h av e fo llo w e d

h ave eq u ity in the d istrib u tio n o f

co ntro l h is ho u seh o ld , alm o st as i f

h er p ath.

natural re so u rc e s, w e w i l l a lw a y s

the w o m an w a s another c h ild ,” Tang

h ave w a r.”

sa id . “ A t the tim e , I d id n ’t th in k too

H e r path w as so th o rn y.

Sh e w a s beaten, ja ile d , put in house

A s k e d about her m essage to

m uch about it. I got a little tick e d

T e ra h , an ad vo cate fo r w o m e n ’s

students, Te rah encourag ed young

o f f , but thought ‘ I ’ m a v is it o r, I ’ m

rig h ts w h o w a s abducted w h e n she

people to co n tin u e M a a th a i’s v is io n .

not going to com e into th is m a n ’s

ran fo r K e n y a n P a rlia m e n t in the

“ [S tud ents] w i l l m ake a d iffe r­

hom e and argue w ith h im .’ B u t as

20 0 7 e le c tio n s, c o n sid ers M a a th i a

ence b y doing w h a t W a n g a ri lo ved

I ’ ve com e b a ck and I hear m ore

so u rce o f in sp ira ctio n and co u rag e.

arre st. B u t she n e v e r g a ve u p .”

Terah speaks at Atwater Library. (Simon Poitrimoit / McGill Tribune)

m o st: h e r p assio n w a s the e n v iro n ­

about [these abuses] I re a liz e that

le g a cy o f M a a th a i’s life resonated

iss u e s . Y o u d o n ’t h a v e to co nqu er

“ I w as tortured to o , th at’s the

m e n t, so c ia l ch an g e , and hum an

som etim es the issue is c u ltu re but

w ith m an y o f the people in the e ven t.

a ll the isse s because som e th ings can

sam e th ing W a n g a ri fe lt. I k n e w , i f

rig h ts, e s p e c ia lly rig h ts fo r w o m e n ,”

o fte n tim es i t ’s ju s t hum an rig h ts.

she n e v e r gave u p , I w a s n ’ t going to

T e ra h sa id . “ T h e y can a lso lo b b y the

P e rio d .

g iv e u p ,” T e ra h sa id . “ W a n g a ri has

tree plan ting

r e a lly m ake a d iffe re n c e on a w id e

So m e tim e s y o u ’ ve got to

as a w a y to redu ce p o v e rty , as a

ran g e. I fin d that is a v e ry p o w e rfu l

C a n a d ia n g o vern m en t to h o ld the

sa y , ‘ H e y , th is is w ro n g .’ Y o u have

w a y to help w o m en and as a w a y to

m essag e.”

been m y ro le m o d e l, and I feel her

Kenyan

to sp eak o u t.”

help [the] c o m m u n ity ,” L a n d ry sa id .

p resence w h e re v e r I g o .”

T h e y are g iv in g so m u ch m o n ey to

g o vern m en t

acco u n ta b le.

T e ra h ’s p oig nant speech and the

“ [M a a th a i]

sa w

“ T h e re ’s an interco nn ected ness o f

O

Defining a right

p in io n

sp elled o u t, the idea behind su ch a

e xc ite m e n t m an y a tim e b e fo re . It is

rig h t ju s t d o e sn ’ t m ake sense.

not m undane to m e , but i t ’s c e rta in ly

T h e re is a c le a r d iv id e betw een

co m m o n p la ce . B u t w h a t happens so

p rim a ry and se co n d ary ed u catio n ,

often in ‘ toba that sounds lik e the

on the one h a n d , and post-secon dary

A rc a d e F ir e escapade is som ething

on the other. M o st o f us agree that

that tru ly happens ‘ out th e re ,’ in re c ­

p rim a ry

re a tio n a l cen tres and h o c k e y rin k s

and secon dary ed ucation

Sounds o f the

sh o u ld be fre e . B u t e very o n e has the

O ne o f the m o st co m m o n as­

sc h o o l, and up to a p o in t it ’s c o m p u l­

The

p ro v in c e ’s

sm a ll

to w n s

sertio ns m ade b y student o rg an iza­

so ry . T h e re is no m erit q u a lific a tio n

A s Septem ber began sa y in g its

em o tio n al fe rv o u r, and eve n s ty liz e d

needed to attend eith er. H o w e v e r,

g o o d b yes, M o n tre a l in d ie -ro c k sen­

e c c e n tric ity o f M o n tre a l’s d a rlin g s.

e lim in a tio n o f tu itio n fees is that

not eve ry o n e has the rig h t to go to

sation A rc a d e F ir e took the c ity fo r

A n d lik e A rc a d e F ir e , th ey p refer

there is a u n iv e rs a l rig h t to ed uca­

u n iv e rs ity — e ve ry o n e w h o q u a lifie s

a fre e rid e that is s t ill the su b ject o f

to p la y at h o m e. A n apt e xa m p le is

tio n , and th e re fo re , that charg ing

on m e rit d oes. In ste a d , e v e ry q u a li­

m an y a F a ce b o o k status. T h e d o w n ­

M a n ito b a ’s D u s t P o e ts. T h is group

o r ra isin g tu itio n fees is im m o ra l,

fied cand id ate has the rig h t not to be

to w n streets sw e lle d w ith a larg er

blen ds six tie s s o u l, b lu e g ra ss, and

o r even a v io la tio n o f a fu nd am en­

denied a p lace fo r fin a n c ia l reaso n s.

cro w d than u su al that T h u rs d a y , and

g ritty c o u n try w ith irre v e re n t fo lk

ta l hum an rig h t. B y th is lo g ic , the

W e can ensure that acce ss to h ig h er

so I paused in m y w e e k ly g ro cery

ly r ic s that has c u ltiv a te d a charm ed

debate o v e r tu itio n is no lo n g e r a

ed ucatio n is m e rito c ra tic — w ith o u t

run to w atch the m asses a ll stream

aud ience acro ss the co n tin en t. A l ­

bu dgetary q u estio n , but an abstract

u n iv e rs ity b ein g fre e fo r eve ry o n e

in the sam e d ire c tio n . I stared at the

though th ey co m b in e genres acro ss

m o ral issu e c a st in term s o f rig h t

— b y su b sid izin g those w h o cannot

sp ectacle o f a c ity strutting d o w n

the sp ectru m , the Poets create the

and w ro n g , and not in term s o f real-

p a y , w h ile m a kin g those w h o c a n ,

its streets to w e lc o m e th e ir w o rld

sam e pre-sho w am b iance in th e ir ad­

w o rld co n stra in ts.

sh are in the co st o f th e ir ed ucatio n.

fam o u s sons n ‘ daughters h o m e,

m itte d ly o ld e r c ro w d as A rc a d e F ir e

W h ile alm o st no one disputes

I f th ere’s no need to f u lly sub­

a n d — u n lik e m ost o f those in the

does in th e irs . T h e re is a d iffe re n ce

the first p art o f that arg u m en t— that

sid iz e e v e ry u n iv e rs ity stud ent, then

c ro w d — I w a s n ’t fa z e d . A s n e w s o f

in d e c ib e ls, but th e ir aud iences both

a rig h t to ed ucatio n e x is t s — the idea

w h y sh o uld w e ? T a x p a y e r su b sid i­

the e v e n in g ’s uniq ue v ib e and en ­

a w a it sh o w s w ith the sam e c ra c k ­

that th is exten d s to fre e post-sec­

za tio n o f p o st-secon dary ed ucation

th ra llin g atm osphere ig n ited d is c u s­

lin g sense o f a n ticip a tio n . S o m u ch

o nd ary ed ucatio n i s q u estio nab le.

is re g re s siv e , as lo w e r-in c o m e in d i­

sio n s throughout the n e x t w e e k , I

so , that a h o m e sic k M an ito b an can

T h e rig h t to elem en tary ed ucation

v id u a ls

ju s t sm ile d and nodded p o lite ly .

w atch a M o n tre a l c ro w d stream h u s­

is grounded in in tern atio n al la w , but

w e ll- o ff

a rig h t to fre e h ig h e r ed ucation has

h ig h -in co m e e arn e rs.

students

and

M o n tre a l n ative s w e re proud

tlin g and b u stlin g to see a reno w n ed

that the m u lti-a w a rd -w in n in g c re w

ro c k band and th in k , “ th at’s b ig g er

w a s p e rfo rm in g w h e re th ey refined

in s c a le , but v e ry fa m ilia r.”

soon-to-be

no c le a r b a sis. T h e U N ’s U n iv e rs a l

T h e u su al argum ent fo r w h y

D e c la ra tio n o f H u m an R ig h ts c la im s

w e sh ould is that h ig h er ed ucation

th e ir

in

I can hear the c u ltu ra l elite s

that e v e ry o n e has a rig h t to ed uca­

is a p u b lic goo d. A lth o u g h th at’s not

the c ro w d w e re , fo r the m ost p art,

fro m ja z z c lu b s in M o n tre a l and

tio n , y et beyo n d that it is m ore c a re ­

stric tly true in the eco n o m ic sense

sh ocked to fin d out that s tu ff hap­

co ffe e houses in To ro nto scre a m ­

f u l, stating that ed ucatio n sh o uld be

— w e can e a s ily e xc lu d e those w h o

pens outsid e the G T A . B u t m y re ­

in g a lre a d y, and thus I propose a

fre e , but not n e c e s sa rily at the post­

d o n ’t pay fro m the f u ll b e n e fits—

sponse w a s o ff the beaten path be­

h yp o th etical situ atio n in w h ic h m y

seco n dary le v e l. T h e In tern atio n al

th ere’s no doubt that post-secondary

cause I h a il fro m a p ra irie p ro vin c e

A rc a d e

C o v e n a n t on E c o n o m ic , S o c ia l and

ed ucation co ntributes to the p u b lic

that e x is ts fa r o f f o f it. M y M a n i­

th e irs:

C u ltu ra l R ig h ts suggests that states

good. A better ed ucated pop ulation

toban p e rsp ective o ften transcends

Su ppo se an urban E a ste rn e r

m o ve

free

has w e ll- k n o w n , q u an tifiab le so c ia l

stereotypes in M o n tre a l, not because

m ade the m ista ke o f ven tu rin g into

h ig h e r e d u c a tio n , but reco g n ize s

b e n e fits, but e q u a lly sig n ifica n t are

its nature is in v u ln e ra b le to th em ,

the p ra irie s . T h e ir co n fu sio n causes

that its im p lem en ta tio n is su b ject

the private benefits to g rad uates, in

but becau se to p ain t in broad strokes

them to m ake a w ro n g turn (w h ic h is

to m ate rial co n stra in ts. C o u n trie s

the fo rm o f h ig h e r averag e earn in g s.

one has to k n o w at least som ething

a catastroph e b e cau se, w he n d riv in g

around the w o rld hav e been m o vin g

A n d w h ile it ’s alm o st im p o ssib le to

about a p la c e . A n d becau se M a n i­

on the fla tla n d s, there is u s u a lly o n ly

in the o pposite d ire c tio n , suggest­

q u a n tify w h at p o rtio n o f the overall

toba is ju s t ‘ out there so m e w h e re ’ to

one tu rn to m a k e , no m atter w h e re

in g that the p o litic a l and budgetary

benefit th is a tco u n ts fo r, i t ’s o b v i­

m o st, it ra re ly gets stroked b y out­

y o u ’ re g o in g ), and they end up in a

c o n stra in ts are c o n sid e ra b le . M o re

o u s ly m ore than z e ro , and is c le a rly

sid e rs, b ro a d ly o r o th erw ise..

to w n o f fo u r hundred people w here

im p o rta n tly, it e n v is io n s fre e h ig h er

sig n ific a n t— suggesting

ed ucatio n not as a rig h t its e lf, but as

sh o u ld p a y part o f the co st.

to w ard s

in tro d u cin g

c ra ft ,

and

To ro n to n ian s

F ir e

e xp e rie n c e

becom es

e v e n in g ,

the h ard w are store doubles as the

su rm isin g the c o n tro lle d fre n z y in

liq u o r ven d o r. I f at th is po int they

a m eans to a c h ie v in g e q u a lly a c c e s­

M a k in g h ig h er ed ucation e q u i­

a w a y that fe w else p resent w e re

m uster up the co urage to fo llo w the

sib le ed u catio n , w h ic h can be done

ta b ly a c c e ssib le is a nob le goal and

d o in g ; lik e an age-old su rfe r w a tc h ­

sw eet sounds co m in g fro m a b u ild ­

in o th er, m o re e ffic ie n t w a y s .

ca n be a ch ie ve d through a fa ire r,

in g a w a v e ap proach . It v a rie d in

in g that w a s once a b a m , I guarantee that they w ill stop short at the doo r,

students

I

stood

there

that

stru ctu re.

shape and s iz e , b u t— a ll in a l l — it

to fre e h ig h e r ed ucatio n is co d ified

Instead o f arguing that u n iv e rs ity

w a s som ething fa m ilia r. M y re a c ­

sense the atm o sp here, and th in k ,

in in tern atio n al la w . T h e C a n a d ia n

sh ould be fre e acro ss the b o a rd , and

tio n bordered on the u n im p ressed ,

“ th is is so m ething v e ry fa m ilia r.”

C h a rte r o f R ig h ts and Freed o m s

sh ro u d ing it in a vag u e d isco u rse o f

not because o f som e b a ckw o o d s

co n ta in s no thing on the su b je c t. Y e t

rig h ts , w e sh o uld lo o k fo r so lu tio n s

sn obbery, but rath er because I ’ d fe lt

reg a rd less o f w h e th er i t ’s a c tu a lly

that are both ju s t and re a lis tic .

th is sort o f palp ab le m u sic -in fu së d

the y e a r The Lion King w a s released .

Each

C le a r ly th en , no d e fin itiv e rig h t

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p ro g re ssive

co st

in d iv id u a l

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c o lle g e , and h is fad in g ch ild h o o d in

p u rists s a y . “ T h e y ’ l l n e v e r k n o w

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Walking through history and nature on Mount Royal Montreal’s mountain offers something for everyone fo r O lm ste d ’s grad ual ascent.

By Noah Caldwell-Rafferty Contributor

I sk irte d the K o n d ia c ro n k ch a ­ teau w ith its to u rists m illin g about

O n the co ld est day o f the sea­

and ta kin g in the b reathtaking v ie w

son so fa r, w ith the first fro st sure

o f d o w n to w n . H e ad in g d o w n the

to co m e that n ig h t, I m ade m y w a y

opposite slo p e, to w ard s the M a i­

alo ng C h e m in O lm sted up the w est

son S m ith , the m an-m ade B e a v e r

side o f M o u n t R o y a l. I thought I

L a k e cam e into sig h t. H e re too the

w o u ld fin d m y s e lf a lo n e , tre k k in g

c it y ’s c re a tiv e hand m ade its m a rk .

u n n e c e ssa rily up a m o untain (o r ju s t

B e tw e e n thinned-out trees stands a

a sm a ll h ill) in a c h illin g autum n

scu lp tu re g a rd en , a set o f d ynam ited

w in d , but I w a s p le a san tly su rp rised .

gran ite stones fo rm ed into poised

M o n tre a le rs w e re e v e ry w h e re , en­

sy m m e tric a l stances.

jo y in g the n ip p y a ir. R u n n e rs panted

I ended m y so jo u rn on the banks

alo n g , e ld e rly co u p les stro lle d w ith

o f B e a v e r L a k e . A lth o u g h s c e n ic a lly

ro lled -up u m b re lla s, and shoppers

b e au tifu l and f u ll o f w ild e rn e ss , the

trudged b y , c a rry in g th e ir w e e k ’s

v ie w w o u ld have p u zzle d O lm ste d .

g ro ceries alo ng the d arken in g fo rest

Jo g g ers paced the p ath, an u nco m ­ m on pastim e in the 18 70 s. R o lle r ­

road to th e ir ho m es.

b lad in g yo ung sters straye d fro m

T h e m o untain is integral to the

a

c ity -d w e lle rs

p ro te ctive fa th e r’s g a ze . A n d , the

g o in g . M o u n t R o y a l has becom e

m o st co n fo u n d in g to the V ic to ria n

som ething o f a p layg ro u n d w here

e y e ? A s I set o ff to le a v e , a ro v in g

yo u can escape the c ity to jo g . b ik e ,

y o g a c la s s o f m id dle-aged w o m en

m ach in e

that

keeps

m arche d b y , fo llo w in g an in stru cto r,

h ik e , sig h tsee, b ird w a tc h , o r take p ictu res o f the behem oth L E D c ro s s.

A lovely couple enjoying Mount Royal’s trails. (Ryan Reisert / McGill Tribune)

neon L u lu le m o n b o d y su its sta rk ly co n trastin g w ith the autum n le a v e s.

H o w e v e r, the m o untain c o u ld e a s ily lo o k and fe e l d ra s tic a lly d iffe re n t, i f

w o u ld b rin g c a rria g e s s lo w ly up the

to h is p s y c h o lo g ic a l e xp e rim e n t o f

m ountain w e re a lw a y s destined to

the b rillia n t F re d e ric k L a w O lm sted

slo p e , a c c lim a tiz in g the v is ito r to the

an “ urban w ild e rn e ss .” N o n e o f the

be shaped b y the c itiz e n s , c re a tiv e ly ,

w an d er the C h e m in

had h is w a y .

su rro u n d in g s, and a llo w in g the c ity

veg etation alteratio n had o ccu rre d ,

and as n ecessary.

hom age to the d isca rd ed a rc h ite c t’s

I f yo u head up the m o u n tain , O lm ste d , an

p la n s. C o n tin u e on to B e a v e r L a k e .

W ith C e n tra l P a rk a lre a d y on

to fade fro m o n e’s m in d ; tra n q u il­

a prom enade at the su m m it w a s no­

A s I co ntin ued up the m o un­

h is resu m é, O lm sted w a s co n tract­

ity in nature, as seen fro m a horse-

w h e re in sig h t, and the c a rria g e w a y

ta in , I sa w sig ns o f im p ro v ise d alter­

In

ed to design P a rk M o u n t R o y a l in

d raw n c a rria g e .

w a s fin ish e d h a s tily . In tim e , a fu ­

ation e v e ry w h e re . Steep b ik in g tra ils

cheap to rent fro m the p a v illio n .

su m m e r,

the

paddleboats

are

18 74 . H is g enius sh o w ed in the in i­

' A s m u ch as th is seem s suited

n ic u la r ra ilw a y w as added, bring in g

b ise ct the und ergro w th b etw een the

A n e xp a n siv e h ill above the la k e is

tia l p la n s. T h e m o untain w a s to be a

to V ic to ria n s e n s ib ilitie s , v e ry little

passengers straig ht fro m top to bot­

ro a d ’s sw itc h b a c k s. N a rro w

fo o t­

a sle d d in g h ill in the w in te r; bundle

haven fro m the th e n -in d u stria lizin g

o f the design w a s im p lem ented . O n

to m , som ething O lm ste d had veh e­

paths c ris sc ro s s through the trees

u p , grab a c a fe te ria tra y , and h it the

c ity proper. It w a s plan nefl that the

M a y . 2 4 , 18 76 , O lm ste d and c ity

m e n tly opposed.

and ric k e ty w ooden b rid g es are hap­

slo p es.

dense vegetation at the m o u n tain ’s

o ffic ia ls inaugurated the p a rk fro m

base w o u ld thin out to w ard the su m ­ m it, g iv in g a sense o f im ag ined e l­ e v a tio n . O n e w in d in g , grad ual road

A

depression hit the c ity o f

h a z a rd ly b u ilt w h e re stream s im pede

the m o u n tain ’s su m m it, no doubt

M o n trea l in the 18 70 s, and m u n ic i­

on the p aths. S p y in g a steep tra il that

w h ile the arch itect lo o ked around

p a l p ro jects had to be patched up

p ro m ised a q u ic k h ik e , I turned o ff

and w ond ered w h a t had happened

c h e a p ly. B u t perhaps the p a rk and

and headed fo r the su m m it. S o m uch

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th ings hot (su c h as tu rk e y , potatoes,

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and g ra v y ) and others co ld (lik e the

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has left the ho use, the hosts c a rry

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ite m s , lik e c a rro ts, s tu ffin g , y a m s , * and tu rk e y u n til yo u h ave m ade a

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Meetings Mondays @ 5:30 Shatner Room n o

sizeab le sa n d w ic h . T o p w ith another s lic e o f bread and e n jo y .

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Basilica on the Place d'Armes (go during services so you don’t have to pay admission); Mary, Queen of the

his first time visiting a city where you couldn’t throw a brick without breaking a church window. He reported hearing of plans to build one more: “I said the scheme is good, but where are you going to find room? They said, ‘we will build it on top of another church and use an elevator.’"

Many churches have gone up since Twain's day, and many more have been tom down. Still, the

World Cathedral near Place du Canada downtown (a scale model of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome); and NotreDame-des-Bonsecours in the Old Port (the oldest of Montreal’s large churches, built in 1771).

cityscape is dotted with spires and belfries, and a selfguided walking tour is a great way to spend the day.

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UThis is my habitat," boasted my friend Sébastien as we entered the Laurentian Maple Forest room of the Montreal Biodome last May. Séb, like many of us, gen­ erally eschews the typical constructs of his inherited national identity. However, this doesn’t mean he’s not proud to be Canadian— he’s just not going to be proud

he Lachine Canal was opened in 1825 as a way for ships to climb the St. Lawrence; they had trouble getting through the Lachine Rapids (originally called the Saint-Louis rapids by Samuel de Champlain, the founder of Quebec, after a crewmate who drowned there). When it was built, the canal was heralded as a modern industrial marvel, and made possible the devel­

for the reasons he’s told to be proud.

But Séb’s giddiness upon entering the Lauren­ tian room was spontaneous and infectious. He led us Americans around the room, talking up the fascinating aspects of the beaver, the river otter, and the various

opment of the Canadian interior.

But after the St. Lawrence Seaway was opened in 1959, allowing even bigger ships to bypass the rapids through a different route, the canal was rendered use­ less, and the neighbourhoods adjacent to it, PointeSaint-Charles and Saint-Henri, fell into rapid decay.

reptiles he's known and loved. In some small, artificially reproduced way, he was giving us a tour of his world.

Séb's attachment to his natural habitat, so to speak, isn’t “constructed,” it’s innate. His excitement at the Bio­ dome that day was pure pride, and it was awesome.

Much more than an ordinary zoo, the Biodome fea­

However, recent efforts to clean up the area have been

tures five whole ecosystems existing approximately as

met with universally acclaimed success. The canal is now home to one of the most interesting and beautiful parks in the city, with long, winding bike paths and wellmaintained green spaces.

Just 15 kilometres from its downtown entrance in the

they do in the wild. The vegetation, the climate, the ani­ mals, all the way down to the underlying cycles of life and death through which those elements interact - it’s all reproduced at the Biodome.

Surely you've heard of it, and maybe even thought

Old Port, the canal empties out into the vast expanse of Lac Saint-Louis (also named after Champlain’s dead friend), and the bike path ends in Parc René-Lévesque, which juts into the river on a thin peninsula across from the church spires Of the historic town of Lachine.

There’s a little café in which you can buy hot choc­

about going. It’s one of those things that tourists who come to Montreal almost necessarily go see, but resi­ dents— especially university students watching their

olate and snacks, and a sculpture garden to explore.

There’s also a sense of accomplishment: the rush of exercise, the excitement of adventure, the beauty of autumn, and the sense of distance from your life of habit back in Montreal.

wallets— just never think about.

I highly recommend putting those long dormant plans into action. A ticket is only $12.50, which, let's face it, is the same or less than the amount you blow on booze on Saturday night even after you’re already too far gone to care. Save up, go with a friend. The Bio­ dome is right next to Olympic Stadium, out by the Pie IX metro station. It's also a very easy ride straight down the Rachel Street bike path.

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hould you ever find your regular place in the li­ brary taken by that one person you, for no good reason, absolutely despise, don't be consumed with anger. Don’t curse his or her first born child and don’t mumble your frustrations to your boots as you circle round and round without finding an open seat.

It’ll take 15 minutes, tops: take the path that be­ gins at the top of Peel Street. Breathlessly climb the 200 or so steps from the Olmsted Path. Walk briskly past the chalet, barely glancing at the view you’ve seen a thousand times. Keep walking up the path, bear left towards the sculpture garden and enter the

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old stone house on your right.

Smell the coffee and the fresh pastries. Find an open table. Relax. You’ve come up here to study— and you will— but for now, just relax. Let the classi­ cal music soothe your cold ears; let the endorphins massage your brain; let your muscles whisper that they love you.

Café des Amis (opeh daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.) is inside Maison Smith, one of the last reminders that, before the city started buying out property to make a public park, Mount Royal was private land, owned by people who lived there year-round.

H.B. Smith, an industrialist, built this house in 1858. Edgar Collard, author of Montreal: The Days That Are No More, cites what he calls “a dubious tradition” that attributes the notable thickness of the house's walls to “a belief, held at the time, that this massive construction would fortify its inhabitants against infection from epidemics.” These precautions were unnecessary: the house was secluded enough to render any bacterial journey up the mountain and into the Smiths' bodies ineffective.

An afternoon of quiet study and relaxation in the café provides a similar seclusion, and a level of con­ centration one simply can't attain on campus.

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ODDS AND ENDS

Where to study during midterms this semester A closer look at the different study locations you can use

By Kyla Mandel

O th e r lib r a r ie s to t r y :

Features Editor

T h e L if e Scien ces L ib ra ry and the O sie r L ib ra ry in the M ed ical

M idterm

season

is

o ffic ia lly

M cIn ty re B u ild in g are worth the

upon u s. E v e ry o n e has a different

h ik e up the h ill, and th eir inconve­

study sty le , but som etim es getting

nient location keeps them em pty and

into the groove is d iffic u lt, espe­

quiet. Th e Educatio n L ib ra ry is rath­

c ia lly i f the weather is as nice as it

er unconventional when it com es

w as o ver Th an k sg ivin g

weekend.

to norm al lib rary etiquette. A ll the

To help get you started (o r i f it ’s

faux-pas are perm itted: ta lkin g , eat­

the night before yo u r m idterm or 10

in g , and even p layin g w ith puppets.

-page paper), here’s an evaluation o f the study spaces at yo u r disposal.

Y o u r bed: T h is

study

lo cation

is

v ery

T h e co ffee sh o p :

ris k y .

A rg u ab ly better fo r w riting pa­

enough, o r w ho liv e too far from

pers than fo r stud ying , yo u r lo cal

cam p us, it is an excellen t place to

For

those

self-d isciplined

coffee shop’s valu e is in its end­

stay w arm and co zy w h ile reading

less supply o f caffeinated bever­

o ver notes. W ith a ll yo u r food and

ages. Starbucks and Second C up are exp en sive, so spend your m oney

d rin ks at home you don’t need to pay

Students working hard all over campus. (Ryan Reisert / McGill Tribune)

to sustain yo ur energy. W h a t’s m ore,

w ise ly i f y o u ’re studying here. Som e

you can sn iffle all you want and lis ­

people study better w ith the back­

W ith s ix floors to choose fro m , use

fro m n o isy room m ates. B e w arned,

able to find what y o u ’re looking for.

ten to w hatever m usic you lik e . B u t

ground noise o f ja z z m usic and c h it­

the stairs instead o f the tempting e l­

though; some carrels are reserved

T h a t sa id , bring a sweater as it can

to m ake this as efficient as possible,

chat, but fo r those o f you w ho need

evator to get that m uch needed m in i­

fo r grad students, who m ay not be

get c h illy , and be prepared fo r a sore

you should disconnect fro m the In ­

absolute sile n ce , this is n ’t the place

burst o f exe rcise during the study

too excited about chatty undergrads.

tushy i f you sit on the flo o r fo r too

ternet and shut o ff yo ur smartphone

fo r yo u . A ls o , be w arned — study­

season. T h e fifth floor is m ore m od­

long. I f you have the sn iffle s, avoid

unless absolutely necessary to avoid

ing w ith friends here is not the m ost

ern than the fourth, but the desks are

C y b e rth è q u e :

those annoyed sighs and e v il glares

m any form s o f procrastination. A n d

pro ductive, so m ake sure you have a

slig h tly m ore com m unal, so i f y o u ’ re

O n the bottom floor o f R edpath,

by other studiers and take Tylen o l

w hatever you do , don’t take a cat­

second study session planned.

e a sily distracted by som eone’s Face-

the C yberthèque is located next to a

C o ld before you go (it w o rks w o n­

nap. Y o u w ill sleep fo r ten hours, not

book procrastination, stick to the

T im H orton’s , great fo r a cheap c a f­

d e rs), since the Cyberthèque echos

ten m inutes.

M cLe n n a n L ib r a r y :

fourth or sixth floor, w h ich have car­

feine f ix . W ith a variety o f com put­

m ore than a canyo n. E x c u se yo u rse lf

I f in d iv id u al study carrels are

re ls. W ith 24-hour access, you can

e rs, desks w ith p lug s, and co lo urfu l

to go b lo w yo u r nose.

yo ur th ing, this is the place fo r yo u .

p u ll grueling all-nighters or escape

cushioned b lo c k s, you should be

ODDS AND ENDS

A user-friendly guide to surviving IKEA-mania Nine essentials every IKEA shopper should know that they don’t mention in the commercials

By Shannon Kimball

furniture section, then d ow nstairs,

Editor-in-Chief

then through the décor section, and finish this o ff w ith some strength

L a s t w eekend, I went to h e ll fo r

training at the furniture picku p sec­

the first tim e in tw o years. In need

tion . O ut o f la zin e ss, I headed b a ck ­

o f some lam ps to combat the com ­

w ards through the store and straight

plete la c k o f sunlight during a M o n ­

towards the lighting section, and a l­

treal w in ter, I decided to m ake the

most lost m y life to some carts car­

haul out to I K E A . W h y buy a lam p

ryin g L A C K S and E F F E K T I V s .

fro m T h e B a y when you can as­ semble one yo u rself? A s expected, m y blood pressure skyrocketed'the

3 . G o w ith a lis t. I K E A

is

not fo r w in d o w shoppers. B rin g a

m inute I w alked through the bright

spreadsheet and diagram s o f your

y e llo w and blue doors. I f I had only

room , or y o u 'll never leave.

remembered the rules o f I K E A , it m ight have been a m ore pleasant exp erience.

4 . N o canoodling on the beds.

Passers-by m ay think y o u ’ re part o f the assem bly k it.

1. D o n ’t forget to p r e - IK E A carbo-load. It ’s im possible to spend

5 . N o playing house. You are

less than fo ur hours at I K E A , so hit

not part o f the 5 0 0 Days o f Summer

up the S w ed ish m eatball stand or

cast, so get out o f the d isp lay kitchen

p ick up some (w orld-renow ned ?)

and keep on w a lk in g .

7.

Sw edish chocolate.

register.

C lo se y o u r eyes at checkout.

Y o u ’ l l be pleasantly surprised that

land includes video gam es, fo o sb all,

6. Le a rn S w ed ish before you

you refurnished your entire apart­

8. W h ite furniture a lw a y s looks

go. S u rp risin g ly , the funn y furniture

ment fo r less than a hundred d ollars.

w orse after a w eek at hom e. Need

o f tra ffic . I now know w hy S w e d ­

nam es

som ething,

Th a t is , i f you resist buying the un­

proof? C o m e to the Tribun e o ffice.

ish people are so fit—it is because

and kn o w in g the Sw ed ish w ord fo r

necessary garden accessories (when

every w eekend they enter I K E A ,

m ushroom w ill m ake yo u r exp eri­

you have no garden, rem em b er?),

9. Take advantage o f M anlan d,

take the stairs up, w a lk through the

ence m uch m ore enjoyab le.

and item s piled up in front o f the

a day-care fo r significant others who

2 . N ever go against the flow

actu ally

mean

have been forced to go to Ik e a . M anand hotdogs.

I f you fo llo w these ru le s, you w ill su rv iv e , and one day, you m ay even become fluent in I K E A assem ­ b ly language.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

FASHION

Canadian classics to keep you warm and chic Five items to complete your winter wardrobe w o u ld ap prove.

By Bea Santos Contributor

T h e R o o ts B a c k p a c k : Fo rg et the trad itio n a l p e arl ear­

W h e th e r y o u ’ re

fin ish in g

up

rin g s and c la s s ic tren ch coat ensem ­

y o u r E a s t A s ia n studies degree or

b le . N o t o n ly hav e those b a sics been

b a ck p a c k in g around E a s t A s ia in

exh au ste d , but they can o n ly re a lly

the fle sh , y o u ’ l l need a du rable and

be w o rn in p lace s w h e re tem p era­

s ty lis h b a ck p ack to c a rry a ll o f y o u r

tures d o n ’t go b e lo w ze ro . C a n a d i­

u n n ecessary go o d ies. T h is tim eless

ans m ust fo rg e th e ir o w n set o f ru les

piece is o ld -sch o o l sp orty. It w o u ld

fo r the lo o m in g w in te r season . Ju st

fit in at a m id -cen tu ry hunting lodge

because w e dread w in te r d o e sn ’ t

o r am ong the luggage o f a Bo n na-

m ean w e hav e to dread w a rm c lo th ­

roo-bound ca ra v a n . I t ’s lo n g -lastin g ,

in g . H e re are fiv e w in te r item s w o rth

v e rs a tile , and eleg ant.

in v e stin g in to keep yo u fu ll o f true p atrio t lo v e fo r the rest o f y o u r adult

T h e L e a t h e r B o o t: A lth o u g h

life .

yo u

can’t

trek

through fo u r feet o f sn o w in these, P a tte rn e d

yo u can lo o k eleg ant and sp orty fo r

“ F a ir Is le ” is a term ra re ly used

leath er knee-hig h bo o ts. N o b e lls .

The

F a ir

Is le

fa ll and late sp ring in a b a sic p a ir o f

S w e a te r : but

N o w h is tle s . Ju s t som e c o w h id e (o r

it has becom e in c re a sin g ly m a in ­

p le th e r), m ayb e a d iscre e t zip p e r,

stream

and a s lig h tly pointed toe.

in

a

C a n a d ia n ’s

v o c a b u la ry ,

sin ce its adoption b y

the

T N A b ran d , and no w y o u ’ l l find them in m ost d resser d ra w e rs. B u t

T h e F u r H a t:

Fair isle patterned sweater, (stylebop.com), Leather boot, (modcloth.com)

those re p lic a tio n s are fo r am ateurs.

A lth o u g h the stereotype sa ys

A n authentic F a ir Is le sw e ate r, the

o th e rw ise , toques ju s t a re n ’t that

k in d yo u can pass on to y o u r grand­

pop ular. T h is co m in g w in te r, save up

an y o u tfit, eve n i f it ’s ju s t spandex

daughter, m u st be o f a h e a v y w o o l,

fo r a fu r hat o r w ra p that sh o w s o ff

and a sw eate r. F o r a n im a l-lo v e rs,

fit fo r an Ir is h fa rm e r ye t stitched

y o u r so p h istica tio n . S u c h a refin ed

d e lic a te ly enough that even A rm a n i

item can lend an a ir o f eleg ance to

C o a t:

fro m T h e B a y . N o t o n ly is it super

P ro b a b ly the num b er one c la im to

c o z y , but it ’s an em b lem o f C an ad ian

there are p len ty o f fa u x -fu r options

a fa sh io n id e n tity fo r m o st C a n a ­

p rid e .

a v a ila b le that are ju s t as c h ic .

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A&E PHOTOGRAPHY

Burtynsky peels back the layers of oil use McCord Museum exhibits Canadian photographer’s 56 images of man-made landscapes

By Holly Stewart

la n d sca p e ,” B u r t y n s k y said o f h is

M anaging Editor

ra ilw a y photograp hs. T h e d iffe re n ce

m ost contentious reso u rce o f our

betw een e a rly photographs o f C a n a ­

tim e: o il. C o n c e p tu a lly and v is u ­

s k y face to face w ith the larg est and

Ju s t h o w m u ch h ave hum ans

d ian land scap e s w ith r a il lin e s in ter­

a lly , the photographs in Oil sh o w

changed the p lan et? E d w a rd B u r ­

secting th em , and B u r t y n s k y ’s w o r k ,

the decades that B u r t y n s k y

spent

ty n s k y ’s se ries o f 5 6 photographs,

is that he has n e v e r presented altered

co nte m p lating

la n d ­

that question

land scap es as a feat o f hum an in g e ­

scap es. T h e p ictu res are so detailed

fa r better than an y acad em ic o r re­

n u ity . “ T h e lin e w as to be a m edita­

th at, stand ing up c lo s e , it is hard to

se arche r e v e r c o u ld . Oil sh o w s ju s t

tio n : neither a g lo rific a tio n , n o r an

b e lie v e they w e re not painted w ith

h o w m uch w e r e ly on the p recio u s

in d ic tm e n t.”

titled

Oil, an sw e rs

m an-m ade

a v e ry fin e b ru sh , and ir o n ic a lly , it

re so u rc e , w ith p ictu res grouped into

T h e p ro g ressio n o f B u r t y n k s y ’s

is the m in u tia e o f the p ictu re s that

three chap ters: e xtra ctio n sites and

care e r can be d e scrib ed in h is co n ­

creates a p o w e rfu l sense o f sc a le . A

re fin e rie s, c a r and transport c u ltu re ,

tin u al search fo r a p lace big g er and

10-tonne tru c k , tire s and doors fu lly

and the end o f o i l — the w aste p rod­

m ore a w e -in sp irin g than the la st: the

v is ib le , is m e re ly a sp e ck on an open

u c ts , w h ic h in clu d e abandoned o il

roots o f Oil go b a ck to h is e x p e ri­

m in e k ilo m e tre s acro ss.

rig s and o ld c a rs.

m ents w ith open-pit m in e s, and it

M a k e no m is ta k e , the photo­

B u t w h at the e x h ib it d o e sn ’ t

w a s d u rin g th is ph ase in A u s tra lia

graphs are b e a u tifu l, but th ey are

sh o w is the p ro g ressio n o f B u rty n -

that he began to photograph fro m

a lie n . In o n e , red riv e rs o f ta ilin g s

s k y ’s care e r that led h im to these

h e lic o p te rs, len d in g n ew p e rsp ective

flo w

photographs. W h e n he firs t started

to h is w o rk .

la v a , cre atin g an im age that lo o ks

as

a

land scape

through b anks o f earth lik e

photographer, he

A f t e r m in e s , B u r t y n s k y spent

p re h is to ric . R o w s and ro w s o f old

w o u ld spend ho urs at a tim e star­

17 y e a rs photograp hing q u arrie s in

tires in a northern C a lifo rn ia dum p

ing at c o m p le x , d e ta ile d , and c h a ­

eig h t d iffe re n t c o u n trie s, d e velo p ­

lo o k lik e a p o st-ap o ca lyp tic n ig h t­

o tic lan d scap e s, u n til the fra m e and

ing h is arrang in g s k ills w ith th eir

m are . B y fin d in g p lace s that lo o k

lig h t w ere ju s t rig h t. S in c e th e n , h is

in trig u in g and c o m p le x geom etry.

lik e th ey c o u ld n ’t p o s sib ly e x is t on

photos h av e held the sam e lu m in o u s

E v e n t u a lly

th is p lan et, B u r ty n s k y is qu estioning

and p e rfe c tly exp o sed q u a lity , and

C h in a , w h e re he photographed the

the ro m a n tic , su b lim e

he co n tin u es to use a large depth o f

T h re e G o rg es D a m , ro w s and ro w s

that w e are so accustom ed to see­

fie ld to capture e xtra o rd in a ry d e ta il.

For

B u rtyn sk y,

the

he

m ade h is

w ay

to

land scapes

o f S h a n g h a i’s s k y sc ra p e rs, and the

in g in photographs. T h e lif e c y c le

p ristin e ,

m o u n tain s o f c o a l w h ic h p o w er the

o f o il is a lso exp osed in d e ta il. P h o ­

untouched land scape is too sim p le .

co u n try. C h in a also introd uced B u r ­

tographs o f c a r and tran sport c u l­

R a ise d in S a in t C a th e rin e ’s , O n ta rio ,

ty n s k y to re c y c lin g on a sc a le he had

ture are e e r ily d e vo id o f em pathetic

b y a fath er w h o w o rke d at the lo c a l

n e v e r b efo re seen. D e s c rib in g im ­

hum an su b je c ts, and the people in

G e n e ra l

p la n t, B u rty n s k y

ages he took in a v illa g e o f w o rk e rs

the

w as as fa m ilia r w ith the in sid e o f an

strip p in g com p uters ap art, B u r t y n ­

co n n ectio n to the photographer, i f

au to m o tive p lan t as he w as w ith the

sk y is both re v e re n tia l and alarm ed

they are eve n a w a re o f h is presence.

C a n a d ia n

w ild e rn e ss . Ph o to g rap h­

b y the d isa sse m b ly and re asse m b ly

B u r ty n s k y re fe rs to N A S C A R races

in g su ch untouched spaces began to

o f a ll these ra w m a te ria ls , m an y o f

as the “ m odem R o m a n am p hithe­

fe e l “ out o f s y n c ” fo r B u rty n s k y .

them r is k y and to x ic . C h in a w as

atre ,” and he uses lig h t and m o ve ­

M o to rs

photographs

c le a r ly

h ave

no

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1999. Chromogenic color print.

H is fa sc in a tio n w ith m an-m ade

also w h e re B u r ty n s k y photographed

m ent in som e o f the photos to m ake

in d u stria l la n d sc a p e s, has resulted

land scap es d e velo p ed , at firs t, w ith

fa c to rie s on a sc a le u n im ag in ab le to

a c a r co n ve n tio n h ave a ll the chaos

in a se ries o f photographs that e x ­

p ictu re s o f train s and ra ilro a d cu ts.

m ost C a n a d ia n s.

o f a c h ild re n ’s c a r n iv a l.

th is an e x h ib it not to be m isse d .

pose h o w hum an s h av e irre v e rs ib ly

O il runs until January 8 at the

“ T o be m ore true to m y tim e

A fa sc in a tio n w ith the e x tra c ­

B u r t y n s k y ’s m astery o f scale

altered the land scap e around them .

M cC ord M useum . F o r more infor­

is to begin to sh o w o u r in te rv e n ­

tio n o f ra w m a te ria ls , th e ir u se , and

and p e rsp e c tiv e , co m b in ed w ith h is

T h a t , and the fa c t that they are s im ­

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tio n s

e ven tu a l d is p o sa l, brought B u r t y n ­

a b ility to fin d u n im a g in a b ly m a ssiv e

p ly

qc.ca

and

in tersectio n s

into

that

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o

p

I f f ie

t o

b e au tifu l p h o to grap hs, m ake s

r ic

sh o w ’s h isto ry m ore o r less d eclared

p rodu ction started , no d istrib u tio n

o w n ep isode does not sound p ro m ­

g ard less o f the q u a lity o f a pro sp ec­

the p ro d u ce r’s w is h to m ake one.

m ethod se lected . In sh o rt, i t ’s pure

is in g . W e ’ re not c a llin g Friends the

tiv e f ilm , it c a n ’t re tro a c tiv e ly affe ct

A n d sin ce th en , a w id e v a rie ty o f

sp ecu latio n . O ffic ia l sp e c u la tio n , but

w o r ld ’s greatest ensem ble co m ed y

the greatness o f its o rig in a l ru n .

“ We’re gonna make the movie.

people in v o lv e d w ith the sh o w h ave

sp ecu latio n n o netheless.

( i t ’s n o t), but lo o k at w h a t happened

P a rt o f us w o n d ers w h ÿ H u rw itz

Mitch Hurwitz is just starting to

d e cla re d , w ith v a ry in g degrees o f

T h e o n ly th ing that d is tin g u ish ­

w h e n Jo e y w e n t out on h is o w n . I t ’s

and c o . c o u ld n ’ t ju s t le a v e it alo ne.

write it. It’ll be out in a y ea r and a

c e rta in ty , that a m o v ie w o u ld happen

es th is m ost recent statem ent fro m

d iffic u lt to im a g in e G o b o r L u c ille

A rrested Development has alread y

h a l f —Jason Bateman

so o n , y et it has c o n tin u o u sly fa ile d

p re vio u s ones is the p o s s ib ility o f a

b ein g ju s t as fu n n y in a v a c u u m .

cem ented its le g a cy as an under-ap­

to m a te ria liz e .

n in e o r 10 ep isode m in i-se rie s pre­

A n d w h a t about the q u a lity o f

p reciated g e m , and its three seasons

In sh o w b u sin e s s, fe w th ings are guaranteed. G iv e n ever-present

A t a N e w Y o r k e r F e s tiv a l panel

ced in g the m o v ie . H u rw itz sp ecu­

the m o v ie its e lf? It sh o uld co m e as

h a v e been cast in b ro n ze . Y e s , it w as

u n certa in ties o v e r fin a n c ia l b a c k ­

a fe w w e e k s ag o, the c a st and c re ­

lated that each ep isode o f the m in i­

a sh o ck to no one that m o v ie adapta­

c a n c e lle d , and perhaps too so o n , but

in g , a v a ila b ility o f a c to rs, sc h e d u l­

ators reunited to ann ounce that a re­

se ries w o u ld fo c u s on a sin g le ch ar­

tio n s are often le ss than s u c c e s sfu l,

the 53 ep iso des that w e re produced

ing

an y

un io n w a s in the w o r k s . So m e fan s

acter and re v e a l w h a t th ey had been

la rg e ly because the p lo tting and p ac­

ev id e n ce

and e v e ry other th in g , c la im in g that

m ig h t be hop ing that because M itc h

up to in the ye ars sin ce the end o f

in g req u ired fo r a sto ry o f 9 0 m in ­

m an y sh o w s, and p le n ty enough to g iv e a sense o f c lo su re . D o n ’t get us

c o n flic ts , a c c id e n ts, and

a

lo n g e r life -sp a n

than

so m ething in sh o w b iz is dead set

H u rw it z d e liv e re d the statem ent, this

the se rie s. G iv e n that ab ove a ll e ls e ,

utes is v e ry d iffe re n t than fo r 2 2 .

on happening is a great w a y to be

time, it w o u ld a ll be tru e . O f c o u rse ,

Arrested Development w a s a se ries

T h a t ’s w h y fo r e v e ry South Park:

w ro n g , w e ’ d lo v e to see the B lu th s

pro ven w ro n g .

the cre ato r o f a sh o w e xp re ssin g h is

that th riv e d on its en sem b le c a s t, th is

Bigger, Longer, and Uncut w e get

retu rn to the sc re e n , b ig , s m a ll, o r bo th. Ju s t d o n ’t h o ld y o u r breath.

T h a t quote fro m Jaso n B a te ­

w is h e s , o r even h is c e rta in ty , that a

seem s lik e a b iza rre p ro p o sal. W h ile

film s lik e Reno 9 1 1 : Miami and the

m an is fro m 2 0 0 9 . T h e re has been

m o v ie w ill be m ade is no guarantee

each ch a ra cte r is und oubted ly h ila r i­

Sex and the City m o v ie . It w o u ld be

ta lk about an A rrested Development

that it w ill be. Ju s t a sk fan s o f Dead-

ous in th e ir o w n w a y , the w h o le is

p a in fu l to see an Arrested D evelop­

—G raem e Davidson

m o v ie sin ce the sh o w w a s c a n c e lle d .

wood o r Veronica M ars. T h e re have

d e fin ite ly greater than the su m o f its

ment m o v ie o f su ch poor c a lib e r. A t

and Ryan Taylor

The

been no co n tracts sig n ed , no pre-

p a rts, and g iv in g each ch a ra cte r th e ir

the v e ry le a s t, it is reassu rin g that re­

last lin e o f d ialo g u e in

the

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BOOK REVIEW

Arguably hits

Concert Review

hard

Suuns / PS I Love You Thursday October 6, II Motore

Collection of essays shows Hitchens at his best one c a n ’t help, but han d le Arguably

the fo u r decades h e ’s been w ritin g .

M o n tre a l’s S u u n s (p ro no unced “ so o ns” ) m ade a h o m eto w n stop on

as i f it w e re a h is to ric a l do cum ent,

Fo rg ettin g about h is endorsem ents

th e ir tou r last T h u rs d a y nig ht at I I M o to re. P la y in g to a packed v e n u e , the

sh o w in g the trad itio n o f the antholo­

o f the Ira q W a r — w h ic h he argues

band p u m m elled its w a y through a d a rk , in te n se , and above a ll im p re ssiv e

y e a r,

g ized book o f e s s a y s , a trad ition

ca n be ju s tifie d on c la s s ic a lly le ftist

set o f d a n cey, m in im a lis t, electro -tin ged po st-pu nk.

pushed stro n g ly to w ard m y in tro ­

reach in g b a c k to M o n ta ig n e , settling

g ro u n d s— and o f G eo rg e W . B u s h

E x t e n s iv e to u rin g has turned the group into a w e ll- o ile d m a ch in e . T h e ir

verted sid e b y the so litu d e , I fo und a

its a ffa irs and d ra w in g up its fin al

in the 2 0 0 4 e le c tio n , one need o n ly

p e rfo rm a n ce w as te c h n ic a lly p re cise w ith o u t s a c rific in g an y o f the v isc e ra l

strange k in d o f co m fo rt w a tc h in g the

w ill.

By Ricky Kreitner _______________ Contributor L iv in g

alo ne

in

first

read h is e ssa y on le ft-w in g te rro rism

im p act found on th e ir debut Zeroes QC. T h e tra c k s on the reco rd gro o ve in

Y o u T u b e vid e o s o f e s sa y ist C h ris to ­

I t ’s also p a rtia lly becau se the

in late 1960s W est G e rm a n y and its

th e ir o w n rig h t, but v ie w e rs get a greater ap p recia tio n o f h o w tig h t the band

pher H itc h e n s le c tu rin g and debat­

b o o k , though a feast (an d I ’ d lik e to

“ n eu ro tic en e rg y” to get the p o in t.

a c tu a lly is b y seeing them p e rfo rm liv e . E v e r y sin g le so n g , fro m “ P V C ” to

in g the o p p o sitio n . A n o v e rw e ig h t,

th ank jih a d , o ral s e x , V ie tn a m e , H it­

O n e w o n d e rs, o f c o u rse , w h a t the

“ P ie I X ” to “ A r e n a ,” ju s t fe lt good. G o to a S u u n s sh o w , see the lig h t.

p o te n tia lly

d ru n k ,

w h ite -su ite d ,

le r, A b ra h a m L in c o ln ’s d e p re ssio n ,

p o st-T ro tsk y ists w o u ld h a v e thought

o c c a sio n a lly

b eard ed , sm a rt-a le ck

H a rry P o tte r, and jih a d fo r th e ir d in ­

o f th at.

O p en e rs P S I L o v e Y o u had the c ro w d in a fre n z y fro m th e ir firs t no te, but w ith the exce p tio n o f a n e w , b e a u tifu l in stru m e n ta l o pening so n g , the

rab b is

n er co m p an y these past fe w n ig h ts ),

H itc h e n s ’ c la im that it w a s not

band has been p la y in g alm o st the e x a c t sam e set sin ce the release o f th e ir

and th eo lo g ian s, dropp ing o p in io n s

is a strange k in d o f fe a st, lik e going

he w h o abandoned the le f t, but the

debut M eet M e At the M uster Station a y e a r ago. P a u l S a u ln ie r ’s n e w d o u ble­

on the situ atio n s in C y p ru s and B a n ­

to a p o tlu c k w h e re e v e ry o n e b rin g s a

le ft that abandoned h im , g iv e s too

n eck ed g u itar lo o ked and sounded g reat, but besides that the pro ceed ings

g la d e sh , sh arin g the sm artest d irty

d iffe re n t k in d o f p asta. F o r in sta n ce ,

little cre d it to the f le x ib ilit y o f m in d

w e re p red ictab le to an yo n e w h o ’s seen them b e fo re.

jo k e s and v e rb a lly “ H itch -sla p p in g ”

once yo u k n o w w h a t he th in k s about

and co m m itm en t to in te lle ctu a l ho n­

h is o w n G o d -fe a rin g b ro th er, Peter.

G erm an -O tto m an c o llu sio n on the

e s ty , as opposed to m ere u n chang ­

B r it is h

ex-p at e v isce ra tin g

d u ring

ing d o g m a, that re a lly in fo rm e d h is

than an yth in g e ls e , captured m y at­

W o rld W a r I , y o u can p re d ict h is re ­

m ig ratio n fro m cen tre-le ft to centre-

te n tio n . H e w a s w itty , a lw a y s the

sponse to the au d acio u s w a ite r w h o ,

rig h t.

sm artest g u y in the ro o m , and u n ­

w ith o u t a s k in g , tries to r e fill H itc h ­

H itch e n s does not p ra y fo r an

riv a le d in h is w o rld lin e s s — e v e ry ­

e n s’ g la ss o f w in e . (H e ob jects to

o m nipotent p o w er to save h im fro m

th in g ; m in d y o u , that the b o o k ish

b o th.)

esophageal c a n c e r and co n tin u es to

H itc h e n s ’ sin g u la r s ty le , m ore

B e rlin -to -B a g h d a d

ra ilro a d

p u g n acity

w rite fre q u e n tly and elo q u e n tly on

does not w e a r th in — it is not su b ject

to p ics as d iv e rs e as U .S . fo re ig n p o l­

F o r anyo ne w h o fo llo w s H it c h ­

to “ d im in ish in g re tu rn s,” to use one

ic y and the im p act o f h is treatm ents

ens as c lo s e ly as I d o , h is n ew book

o f H itc h e n s ’ touchstone p h ra s e s—

on “ the ch est h a ir that w a s o nce the

o f e s sa y s, A rguably , co n ta in s noth­

and is m ore stim u la tin g in its ad m i­

toast o f tw o co n tin e n ts.” H is re je c ­

in g n ew . T h is is p a rtia lly because

rab le u n ity o f m essage than n arco tic

tio n o f the “ c a n c e r as b attle” m eta­

you

the

in its rep e titio n . H itch e n s has a lw a y s

ph o r is su re ly one o f the fe w tim es

no w -d efu n ct w e b site , h itch e n sw e b .

attributed h is o m n ivo ro u s grasp o f

H itch e n s has refu se d a fig h t in h is

c o m , w h ic h catalo gued and stored

a ll aspects o f p o lit ic s , r e lig io n , and

lif e . T h e title and content o f th is

e v e ry n e w e ssa y o r b o o k re v ie w by

cu ltu re to h is deep in v o lv e m e n t in a

m am m oth book seem intended to

H itc h e n s ap pearing in an y p u b lic a ­

p o st-T ro tsk y ist group at O x fo rd d u r­

co unteract the im age o f that fin a l de­

tio n — as c lo se as y o u co u ld get to a

in g the late 1 9 6 0 s. H is w o rld v ie w is

c lin in g ge stu re , a re m in d e r o f w h at

H itch e n s b lo g . T h is n e w v o lu m e is

sy s te m ic .

the p a ssin g phenom enon k n o w n as

But

and lo n e ly snob in first-y e a r desper­ ately w an ts to som ed ay be.

too

w ill

have

accessed

that

am azin g

an aggregation o f the content on the

I t ’ s fu tile to p ro te st, as he o n ly

w e b site . W h ile e v e ry th in g he w rite s

h alf-h e arte d ly e v e r d o e s, that H it c h ­

m erits and re w a rd s a second read ,

e n s ’s p o litic s have not chang ed in

“ the H itc h ”

—Ryan Taylor

w a s a ll ab out. It su c­

Ben Shemie of Suuns (left) and Paul Saulnier of PS I Love You (right)

ceed s.

(Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune)

LITERATURE

Hardboiled

1 0 1

: An introduction to Dashiell Hammett

Remembering the heyday of the detective novel through one of its greatest practitioners B e fo re d e lv in g in to that qu es­

each o f h is stories m ake fo r an in ­

v a s t num b er o f ch aracters and th eir

d irty boo tlegg ing o f A1 C ap o n e . T h e

tio n , i t ’s im p ortant to learn a little

terestin g read . R ed Harvest, perhaps

u niq ue p e rso n a litie s, w e n e v e r catch

o n ly c h o ic e w a s to becom e a c y n ic .

about the author. S a m u e l

D a s h i­

h is m ost fam o u s n o ve l asid e fro m

eve n a g lim p se o f the p ro tag o n ist’s

A s I said e a rlie r, H a m m ett bro ke

e ll H a m m e tt, afte r d ropp ing out o f

The M altese Falco n , has a trem en­

th ough ts. C o n se q u e n tly , o u r lo y a l­

a w a y fro m P in k e rto n b ecau se o f its

w an t a bo o k th at’s e asy on the m in d ,

sch o o l at age 13 and w o rk in g se v ­

dous w eb o f c h a ra c te rs, fro m the u n ­

tie s s h ift e v e ry page fro m one gang

in v o lv e m e n t in u n io n b re a k in g . H e

y e t e m o tio n a lly g rip p in g . I t ’s rare

e ra l jo b s , jo in e d the P in k e rto n N a ­

p red ictab le y e t greedy D in a h B ra n d

lead er to the n e x t, su sp e cting one

got in v o lv e d in d irty and co rru p t

that m y e yes w ill d rift to the d ry ,

tio n a l D e te c tiv e A g e n c y in 1915 at

to the m yste rio u s M a x “ W h is p e r”

and then another. W e ’ re fo rced to sift

case s and w o u ld see no m ore o f it.

unem o tio nal s tu ff. T h a t ’s w h y I w as

age 21 as an o p e rative and w o rke d

T h a le r . The Dain C urse co n ta in s

through the parties in v o lv e d to get to

It is perhaps because o f th is that his

su rp rised to fin d m y s e lf d ra w n to

fo r them u n til 1 9 2 2 , ta kin g a ‘ b re a k ’

three

the co re o f the sto ry : the c rim e s and

last n o v e l, The Thin M an, fo llo w s a

the w o rk o f one o f the greatest hard-

fo r a fe w ye ars to se rve in W W I . H e

about the sam e ch aracters that can

c o rru p tio n .

The Glass K ey fo llo w s

retired de tective as h e ’s re lu c ta n tly

b o ile d de tective w rite rs o f a ll tim e:

le ft

o n ly be so lve d b y su b tly lin k in g a ll

the g a m b le r N ed B e a u m o n t an d ,

d raw n into so lv in g a c rim e in the

D a s h ie ll H am m ett.

its in v o lv e m e n t in u n io n b re a k in g .

three together.

despite h is apparent lo y a lty to the

streets o f N e w Y o r k C it y .

By Akiva Toren Contributor W h e n read in g re c re a tio n a lly , I

P in k e rto n , d is illu s io n e d

w ith

ap p arently

d iffe re n t

stories

I hope b y th is p o in t I h av e

W h e n firs t co nfro n ted b y hard-

H e turned to w ritin g a n d , later, be­

S e co n d , as th ey are a ll, at the

p o litic ia n P a u l M a d v ig , w e are co n ­

b o ile d fictio n su ch as H a m m e tt’s ,

cam e a p o litic a l a c tiv is t b efo re being

v e ry le a st, m y s te ry n o v e ls , h is sty le

fro nted tim e and again w ith B e a u ­

k in d le d

one no tices the uniq ue ton e. T h e

b la c k liste d b y Joseph M c C a rth y and

a llo w s us to e a s ily a vo id the em o ­

m o n t’s detachm ent and ra tio n a lity .

H a m m e tt. W ith read in g s p ile d hig h

w ritin g

sent to se rve tim e in p riso n in V ir ­

tio n a l ja rg o n and ju d g e the c a se s,

H is lo y a lty seem s q u e stio n ab le , but

on m y d e sk , and the o ptio ns o f Fa ce -

g in ia . N o t a norm al lif e .

c rim e s , and ch aracters th e m se lve s.

that is not im p o rtant. W h a t is im p o r­

b o o k and Y o u T u b e a lw a y s at m y fin ­

W e are fo rced to take a d e te c tiv e ’s

tant is the c rim e he sets out to so lv e .

g e rs, re cre a tio n a l read in g becom es

u n e m o tio n al point o f v ie w . H a m ­

T h ir d , and perhaps m o st im ­

m a rg in a lize d . H o w e v e r, w h e n I p ic k

p o rta n tly, H a m m e tt’ s sty le a llo w s

up a H a m m e tt n o v e l, I ’ m gripped

is u n e m o tio n al. T h e pro­

tagonist is d etached . T h e c h a ra c te rs’

S o , b a ck to the qu estio n : w hat

thoughts are o b scu red b y u n p re d ict­ able p e rso n a litie s. V io le n c e is c o m ­

m ake s H a m m e tt’s sty le so riv e tin g ?

y o u r in tere st in

D a s h ie ll

m o np lace and treated w ith little or

F ir s t , to put it s im p ly , the co n ­

m e tt’s e xp e rie n ce as a d e tective is

no em o tio n a l w e ig h t. B e c a u se o f the

tent o f h is n o ve ls is b rillia n t . T h e

c ru c ia l; he k n o w s being a detec­

m e to ca tch a p o w e rfu l g lim p se o f

w h e th er I ’ m read in g it fo r the first

c a llo u sn e ss o f h is w ritin g , it ’s m i­

d iv e rs ity and c o m p le x ity o f c h a ra c ­

tiv e req u ires fo rced detachm ent. In

the p o litic a l c lim a te o f the 1920s

tim e o r re-reading it fo r the th ird .

ra c u lo u s that anyo ne can be d raw n

te rs , su sp e cts, p e rso n al and p o litic a l

R ed Harvest, the d e tective is faced

and 1 9 3 0 s. T h e “ ro arin g tw e n tie s”

in . W h a t, th en, m ake s h is sty le so

m o tiv e s , and plots c le a r ly im p orted

w ith a c o m p le x w eb o f r iv a l gangs

roared w ith c o rru p tio n , fro m P re s i­

g rip p in g ?

fro m

and co rru p t p o litic ia n s. D e sp ite the

dent H a rd in g ’s ad m in istratio n to the

h is p ersonal' e xp e rie n c e s

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Album Reviews

FILM REVIEW

The Ides of March Betrayal and disillusionment abound in political thriller

By Chris Liu

tw o p la y the gam e o f rh eto ric and

Contributor

b a ckro o m

d e als ag ain st the r iv a l

can d id ate ’s W h e n a film

T h e K o o k s : J u n k o f th e H e a r t B r it a in ’s

q u in tessen tial

L a d y A n t e b e llu m : O w n th e N ig h t

ind ie

G ra m m y A w a rd -w in n in g g ro u p

F e is t : M e ta ls

cam p aig n

m anag er,

title referen ces

T o m D u ffy (P a u l G ia m a tt i), w ho se

the assassin atio n o f C a e s a r, v ie w ­

o w n m o ra ls are q u estio nable at best.

ers c a n ’t e xp e c t lo llip o p s and u n i­

“ T h is isn 't about the d e m o cratic p ro ­

c o rn s. The Ides o f M arch, directed

c e s s ,” he c la im s . “ It's about getting

b y G eo rg e C lo o n e y , is a film that

o u r g u y e le c te d !”

It w a s “ 12 34” that m ade L e s lie

strangles hope w ith its bare han d s,

and G ia m a tti are on th e ir gam e, e s p e c ia lly the latte r; G ia m a tti is so

B o th H o ffm a n

h ip ste rs, T h e K o o k s , are b a ck w ith

L a d y A n te b e llu m is b a ck w ith th e ir

F e is t a household n a m e , but it took

th ro w s it in the tru n k , then dum ps

th e ir th ird albu m Junk o f the Heart

th ird studio a lb u m , Own the Night.

h er an a w fu lly lo ng tim e to get to

the b o d y in the w ild e rn e ss o f po­

in c re d ib ly e x p re s s iv e , it's as i f e v e ry

afte r a th ree-year h ia tu s. K n o w n fo r

T h e band has taken the co u n try

that last num b er in term s o f a lb u m s,

litic a l c y n ic is m . N o t to sa y the film

fu rro w e d b ro w and fo rehead w r in ­ k le is sc re a m in g , “ I'm a s lim e b a ll!”

th e ir ro u sin g ch o ru ses and tongue-

m u sic in d u stry b y storm sin ce th e ir

and Metals m a rk s h er return a fte r a

isn 't e x p e rtly c ra fte d ; v ie w e rs fa m il­

in -ch e e k ly r ic s , T h e K o o k s are a ll

fo rm atio n in 2 0 0 6 , and th e ir sopho­

fiv e -y e a r h iatu s.

ia r w ith Good Night and Good Luck

A c c o rd in g ly , D u f f y is the one

about strin g s, fe d o ra s, and b la c k

m ore alb u m N eed You Now pro ved

A t firs t lis te n , the d isc sounds

k n o w that C lo o n e y understands the

w h o tip s the firs t d o m in o . A stroke

and w h ite v id e o s. T h is alb u m at­

th ey w e re m ore than cap ab le o f

s u sp ic io u sly s im ila r to a n um b er o f

c a m e ra . Y e t, fo r a ll the talent both

o f the eg o, an u n scru p u lo u s o ffe r,

tem pts to change th at, and the resu lt

s u c c e s s fu lly c ro ssin g o v e r into pop

oth er m a jo r su m m er re le a se s, but

in fro n t o f and b ehind the le n s , it's

and M y e rs ' b rig h t and ad m irab le

is an u n fu lfillin g , hap hazard c o lle c ­

m u s ic .

th is is n ’ t re a lly a p ro b le m . F e is t

d iffic u lt to grapple w ith the film 's

w o rld v ie w topples lik e a p re c a ri­

T h e tone o f the alb u m is upbeat

is c e rta in ly not g u ilty o f la z y rep­

argu m en t. I le ft the theatre fe e l­

ous house o f c a rd s. E x c e p t hard er,

tio n o f so n gs.

T h e alb u m is a ll o v e r the p la c e ,

and o p tim is tic , b e g in n in g w ith the

etitio n and the shared elem ents are

in g as ja d e d as the ch aracters d id ;

and m ore v e h e m e n tly ; i t ’s a reso lute

and w h ile th ere’s no m u sic a l co h er­

firs t tra c k , “ W e O w n e d the N ig h t,”

g e n e ra lly p o sitiv e in c h aracte r: in ­

truth m ay be hard to s w a llo w , but it

cascad e o f m is e ry and co nsequen ce.

ence to it , there are a fe w decent

and other songs lik e “ F rid a y N ig h t”

terestin g arrangem en ts and m e llo w

sh o u ld n ’ t le a v e su ch an a w fu l after­

M y e rs is le ft a m ere h u sk o f a m an .

songs w h ic h sound m ore lik e th eir

and “ S in g in g M e H o m e ” p e rfe c tly

atm o sp h erics.

taste.

T h e v ie w e r ca n see it c o m in g - in

e a rlie r

fo llo w

m a te ria l,

in c lu d in g

“ M r.

U n fo rtu n a te ly , w h ile

F e is t ’s u s u a lly p ro m in en t v o ­

T h e tu m ultuo us p lo t, based on

th is d a y and age it is absurd to not

N ic e G u y ,” “ E s k im o K i s s ,” and title

the group has o b v io u sly attem pted

c a ls are b alanced out w ith the use

the B e a u W illim o n p la y Farragut

e xp ect a little c y n ic is m in p o lit ic s —

tra c k “ J u n k O f T h e H e art (H a p p y ).”

to sh o w th e ir v e rs a tility w ith som e

of

North, centres on Steph en M y e rs

but th is scre e n p lay steam ro lls o v e r

T h e K o o k s hav e tried to sw itc h

s lo w e r, m e la n c h o lic tu n es, m ost o f

m e n ts, in d ica tin g m ore o f a fo cu s

(R y a n

se n io r-le v e l

o p tim ism and sp its on its c o rp se . A

it up on Junk o f the H eart b y in tro ­

them fa ll fla t, fa ilin g to m ake a c o n ­

on so n g w ritin g than b e fo re. Metals

sta ffe r w o rk in g on the D e m o c ra tic

sh am e , sin ce the f ilm ’s dialo g ue is

d u cin g a little e le c tro n ic pop to th e ir

n ectio n w ith the liste n e r. T o be f a ir ,

d o e sn ’t have a n y b e ltin g num bers

P rim a ry cam p aig n o f M ik e M o rris

sm a rt, org an ic and im m in e n tly quot­

so u n d — songs lik e “ R u n a w a y ” at­

a fe w o f the heartb reak songs are

lik e “ I F e e l It A l l ” o r “ S e a lio n ,” but

(C lo o n e y ). M y e rs , at firs t g la n ce ,

a b le , a feature that's so re ly m issin g

tem pt to co m b in e th e ir sig nature

p a ired w ith an in tere stin g enough

its songs s t ill p a ck a p u n ch , ju s t in

appears e a sy to und erstand . H e 's

fro m m o st co n te m p o rary fare .

aco u stic

ho o k that they

the d o w n ­

a m ore understated w a y . T r a c k s lik e

y o u n g , id e a lis tic , and in it to w in

T h e co up de g râce is the slo w -

rig h t d u lln e ss o f som e o f th e ir other

“ B itte rsw e e t M e lo d y ” and “ G r a v e ­

it. H e sp in s the num bers and baits

zo o m lo ng shot to w ard s the end ,

tw an g

w ith

a rcad e -lik e

b lee p s, and they eve n ven tured as

su it.

a vo id

c a re fu l

in stru m e n ta l

arrange­

G o s lin g ),

a

fa r as adding v io lin -b a c k e d in ter­

so n g s, but as fa r as the band should

y a rd ” c u lm in a te in p o w e rfu l ch o ­

the m e d ia , but a v o id s d irtie r ta ctics.

w h e n M y e rs d e liv e rs h is d e c is iv e act

lud es to “ T im e A b o v e E a r th ” — but

be co n cern ed , the m ore en e rg etic,

ru se s, but there is a m e la n c h o ly in

W h e n he ta lk s about M o rr is , he slip s

o f re trib u tio n . It's a stark co ntrast to

these attem pts at sound evo lu tio n

the better.

them m ore appropriate to a cam p fire

into

d ra w l;

the in tim a te , tig ht clo se-u p s that c in ­

than the dance flo o r.

the b ro -cru sh w o u ld be em b arrass­

em ato grapher Phedon P a p am ich ae l

and g ro w th fa ll short o f anything

T ru e to fo rm , the p o w e r b a lla d

an

e m o tio n a l, h u s k y

that w ill b rin g in n e w lis te n e rs , and

“ Ju s t a K i s s ” is the first sin g le o ff

is m ore c re a tive

in g i f h a lf the U n ite d States hadn't

c o n siste n tly em p lo yed throughout.

w o n ’ t appeal to o rig in a l K o o k s fa n s.

o f the a lb u m , f u lly c a p ita liz in g on

than its p red ecesso rs. F e is t uses her

done the sam e th ing in the lead-up

Gone

I f Junk o f the H eart te lls us

th e ir trad em ark h arm o n ies and the

v o c a ls in a w id e r v a rie ty o f w a y s ,

to 2 0 0 8 .

lig h tin g

a n y th in g , i t ’s that the K o o k s need to

und eniab le c h e m istry

that o ccu rs

ju x ta p o s in g her v o ic e w ith a m as­

H e 's so fo c u se d — “ m a rrie d to

fa c e s . In ste a d , the b ru tal re a lity o f

stop s triv in g fo r som ething that w ill

w h e n H illa r y S c o tt’s sm ooth tone

c u lin e ch o ru s in “ A C o m m o tio n ” to

the ca m p a ig n ” , as he c la im s — that

p o litic s is d e liv e re d in a b la c k S U V

a lw a y s be ju s t out o f th e ir reach :

and C h a rle s K e l l e y ’s s lig h tly m ore

great e ffe c t, and tran sitio n in g fro m

d u rin g se x h is e yes are on M o rris'

parked in a g rim e -fille d a lle y w a y .

m atu rity. T h e y need to em b race the

ro ck -a n d -ro ll sty le m esh .

w h is p e ry to exu b eran t w ith c o n fi­

te le v ise d address rath er than on in ­

T h is film co u ld be a sobering

dent ease.

tern M o lly Steam s (in a h yp n o tic

lesso n on the sch e m in g d arkn ess

The

alb u m

are the flo w s

scenes w h e re

soft

acro ss e n th u siastic

yo uth o f th e ir fan base and go b a ck

L a d y A n te b e llu m is best w he n

to d o in g w h a t they w e re d o in g . T h e ir

th ey le a v e the m is e ry at the doo r,

Metals re v e a ls a m ore open

turn b y E v a n R a c h e l W o o d ). N o w ,

behind the m ag nanim o u s rh eto ric

alb u m s m a y not d efine a g e n re, but

and s tic k to w h a t th e y ’ re best at:

F e is t than b e fo re , one w illin g to e x ­

C lo o n e y is a handsom e m a n , but

fo r so m e. F o r m o st, it sh o uld cause

at least th ey w ere e n jo y a b le .

w ritin g c a tc h y , p o s itiv e songs about

p e rim en t and d isc lo s e parts o f her­

c o u ld M y e rs re a lly not h av e turned

a breath o f r e lie f that C a n a d ia n p o li­

liv in g lif e , lo v in g y o u r sw eeth eart,

s e lf that w e h ave y e t to see.

up the ja z z and turned o f f the T V ?

t ic s , at th e ir w o rst, are m e re ly bo r­

—Lauren Pires

and h a v in g a good tim e.

H e 's

—A lexander Hamilton —Ja cqueline Gailbraith

also jo in e d

at the

hip

w ith cam p aig n m anag er P a u l Z a ra (P h ilip S e y m o u r H o ffm a n ), and the

in g . A s fo r the re st— b race y o u rs e lf.

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M a r t le t s s u r v iv e s c a r e , k e e p s t r e a k M cGill pushes streak to io 6 straight in high-scoring affair

a liv e

in

o p e n e r

By Sam Hunter Managing Editor

One hundred and six consecu­ tive wins against Quebec conference opponents. Thirty-eight straight wins over rival Concordia. Three hundred and one career victories for Head Coach Peter Smith. But who’s counting?

The defending national cham­ pions kicked off yet another prom­ ising season in front of a sparse McConnell Arena crowd this past Friday. McGill withstood a surpris­ ingly resilient effort from the visit­ ing Concordia Stingers, holding onto an early lead they never fully relinquished in a tense 7-5 win.

“I’ll give Concordia credit,” Smith said. “I thought they were much improved and they did a good job.”

Concordia’s scoring output and the fact that the game’s outcome was ever in doubt raise the inevi­ table question: is there a crack in the Martlets’ patina of invincibility?

Five goals is the highest total Mc­ Gill has allowed in a regular season game over the past two years.

Smith didn’t appear ready to sound the alarm.

“I thought that we did lots of good things, I thought we moved the puck well,” Smith said. “I just thought we had some inconsisten­ cies and I thought that we kind of complicated the game as [it] went on ... We got away from some of the simple things that we do well.”

Despite rough patches of play—failed attempts to clear the puck and undisciplined penalties— every time the Stingers closed the

McGill had an answer to everything Concordia threw at them. (Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune) gap the Martlets raised their game.

Three times in the third period Concordia cut the McGill lead to two goals, but each time the line of Leslie Oies, Ann-Sophie Bettez, and Katia Clément-Heydra responded quickly. The line scored 12 and 50 seconds, respectively, after each of the first two Concordia goals, twice restoring the three-goal cushion.

The three skaters combined for three goals and three assists. Leading the charge was Oles, who picked up two helpers to go with a pair of goals.

“I think we got goals at the

right time,” Oles said. “Every time you go out on the ice you want to bring a lot of energy and make sure that you win your battles ... so that the next line out kind of follows the same pattern as our line did.”

Backup goalie Taylor Salisbury took that sentiment to heart. Coming on with under 1 0 minutes to go in relief of starter, Charline Labonté, Salisbury didn’t miss a beat. Stop­ ping the only shot she faced, a pointblank snap shot with 1:50 to go, she preserved the win for McGill.

“I just tried to focus myself as

best as I could,” she said of the sur­ prise substitution. “And the team did really well in front of me so I didn’t have to do a whole lot.”

McGill led 3-1 after the first pe­ riod and 5-2 after the second. Mart­ let captain Cathy Chartrand scored one goal, Chelsea Saunders chipped in two, and freshman Ioanna Cagionas notched the first goal of her Mc­

failure, and with a 106-game win­ ning streak hanging over their heads, there is always plenty of pressure.

“We try not to think about [the winning streak] in the room,” Oles said. “Obviously, everyone outside tries to put a lot of pressure on us but, like I said, we just take it prac­ tice by practice, game by game, and shift by shift.”

Gill career.

With the win, a fresh season has officially begun. But for a team where anything short of a national championship seems to represent

TH IR D MAN F o r g e t F ie ld o f D r e a m s , I’ ll s ta y in t h e d u g o u t

Sitting at his desk, in the base­ ment of an empty building, the man­ ager looks over a list of nine names.

These nine names represent his best and most talented people. Though he earns a seven-figure salary, the man­ ager’s office does not have any win­ dows, is not particularly large, and is not in some modem high-rise. Base­ ball managers sit in the basement of the stadium, just down the corridor from the locker room. It’s an area more fit for a janitor’s office than for the head of a professional sports franchise. But he is not a coach; he’s a manager. There’s a difference.

A coach’s work is done mostly at practice, teaching his players the strategies he would like them to apply. Having coached hockey, I found myself frustrated by my in­ ability to impact the outcome of various events in the game. The fact that my players were seven years old may have had something to do with their inability to execute. I was both­ ered by my lack of influence; I was limited to substitutions, speeches, and the occasional play-call.

In baseball, however, the man­ ager can affect multiple aspects of any given play throughout the game.

He can decide what pitch is thrown and where it’s aimed, whether the batter goes to the plate hacking away or taking the first pitch for a strike.

It’s this ability to control so many

aspects of the game that makes the position so appealing to me.

I’d love be in the manager’s chair, admiring my lineup card and listening to the sweet sound of bat­ ting practice. Crack. Crack. Crack. I could tell just by the sound whether he’d hit it on the screws or off the end of the barrel. I’d walk slowly through the clubhouse and up on the top step of the dugout, examining the field. Come game time, the dugout becomes the manager’s real office.

But rather than sitting at a desk, I’d be up against the railing, analyzing and studying the game with intense concentration and admiration for all of its subtleties.

They say that sports are 90 per cent mental and 1 0 per cent physi­ cal, but no game is more cerebral

than baseball. The manager must

Undoubtedly there are pres­

decipher what everyone on the field intends to do on a given pitch before it is thrown, and then decide what pitch to call. Every decision is influ­

sures that come with the position.

But as an extremely competitive in­ dividual, I wouldn’t want these de­ cisions to be in anyone’s hands but mine. I want to be able to say that we won or lost because of my deci­ sions as a manager. After all, there’s another game tomorrow. Though

enced by statistics, psychology, in­ tuition, experience, and wisdom. If the runner on first is about to attempt a stolen base, a curveball in the dirt could allow him to reach third, but a fastball on the outside comer would allow my catcher to gun him out at second. What separates baseball from other sports is the number of decisions that are made throughout a game. In a 10-pitch at-bat, the man­ ager must decide 1 0 times whether to steal or hit and run, sacrifice bunt or suicide squeeze. The analysis in­ volved in every decision is astound­ ing.

some question the significance of a single game in a 162-game season, that’s what I love most about base­ ball: being at the ballpark day in and day out. When you’re truly passion­ ate about something, that fire never dwindles. Not for a game. Not for an inning. Not for a pitch.

—Trevor D rum m ond

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SC O R EB O A R D

B is h o p ’ s k e e p s R e d m e n in c h e c k M cGill fails to clinch C U FLA East title in loss to rivals

(Scores since Oct. 4)

REDM EN BASEBALL

By Christopher Nardi____________ Contributor

Lost 4 -2 vs. John Abbott Won 10-0 vs. John Abbott Won 9-3 @ Concordia Lost 5-2 vs. Concordia

There is an old adage that says “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Although this can be said about many sports teams, it applied particularly well to the Bish­ op’s Gaiters on Thursday as they roared back from a 9-5 deficit at the end of the third quarter to an 1 1 - 1 0 overtime win over the previously undefeated Redmen.

The large crowd that had braved the cold to attend “Fill the Hill” seemed confident that McGill would prevail, as they ended the first half leading their rivals 7-3. Yet an unruly fourth quarter cost the Red­ men enormously and their 9-4 lead had evaporated by the time the final buzzer rang.

Lost 9-0 vs. Concordia

REDMEN CROSS-COUNTRY Finished 7th of 7 @ Laval

MARTLET CRO SSCO U N TRY Finished 1st of 7 @ Laval

REDM EN FOOTBALL Lost 39 -1 6 @ Concordia

REDM EN HOCKEY Won 4-3 @ Lakehead Won 3-2 @ Lakehead

McGill was hurt by penalties in fourth quarter. (Robert Smith / McGill Tribune)

MARTLET HOCKEY

“We made some mental mis­ takes, and we took some stupid pen­ alties, and unfortunately we lost our composure a little bit in the second half, which really affected our con­ centration offensively,” Head Coach Timothy Murdoch said. “We had to stay on the defensive for way too long, and we allowed them to creep back into the game, tie it up and then actually get ahead.”

Despite the late game collapse, the team can focus on the many pos­

then one late in the frame. McGill’s Alex Rohrbach and Ryan Besse pot­ ted two apiece in the first quarter, with Besse completing his hat trick in the second. This feat didn’t go un­ noticed by his coach.

“I’d say Ryan Besse was prob­ ably the outstanding player of the

der Ward Waesche who made three incredible saves on point blank shots, including a gliding foot save.

The fourth quarter was a dif­ ferent story, as Bishop’s players got under the Redmen’s skin, leading to 13 penalties against the home team.

pointment over the loss, Murdoch remained positive about his team’s performance. “I was proud of the team, even though we lost, I thought we played extremely well ... in an emotional game. We fought back hard, and just ran out of gas in the overtime,” Murdoch said.

game [for McGill], he had a hat trick ...[and] he played extremely well offensively,” Murdoch said. Jishan Sharpies and Nolan Prinzen scored the other McGill goals.

The Gaiters scored five unanswered goals to take a one-goal lead before McGill’s J.J. Miller was able to tie the game in the last minute of play.

However, Miller’s last-minute he­

Despite the loss, McGill re­ mains in first place in the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Associa­ tion East standings with two games remaining in the regular season. The

Finished 2nd of 4 @ Quebec

itives. McGill dominated Bishop’s during most of the first half, only allowing them to score two quick goals 13 minutes into the game, and

McGill was also strong in the third quarter, as both sides scored twice, making it 9-5 Redmen. The score might have been much closer

roics weren’t enough, as Bishop’s

Redmen will attempt to get back

Cup III

scored once more in overtime to end McGill’s winning streak at seven.

Despite his apparent disap­

on track as they close out the year with a pair of games against winless Queen’s.

Why the Long Island?

Veterans Memorial Coliseum is not that bad. The Coliseum itself looks exactly like what you would expect from an arena. It was built long enough ago that my father saw Led Zeppelin there in the flesh; it’s a bit past its prime, but still has more structural integrity than any bridge in Montreal. Sure, the seats are prob­ ably not as wide as they should be for the modem fan, but that’s com­ mon in old arenas. While some of the nose-bleed seats (our favourite section) have limited sightlines,

Fans in New York are exactly as we are rumoured to be. When Rick DiPietro’s name was announced for the first time this season, he was greeted with a chorus of boos. Say what you will about us, but at least we’re honest, and we hope DiPietro and the upper levels of management get the message that hiring a sack of potatoes to play goaltender would probably be cheaper and more ef­ fective.

The game itself was great. Even though the Islanders were shut down

that’s more than compensated for by the fact that tickets are under $40 and you can still see everything that happens on the ice.

in the first period and looked as though they didn’t know the regu­ lar season had started, the crowd remained energized and engaged

For a team that my Canadian friends tell me no one goes to see, the Coliseum was packed. I counted about seven open seats during the first period. Fans were energized and excited for the start of a new season, despite the fact that the game was against a weak Florida Panthers team.

for most of the game. Occasion­ ally I heard quips from the people around me about how in three years the team would move away and how the drive up to Quebec City would be difficult. Most likely as a result of years of suffering, Islanders fans have realized that we don’t have a

is each other and our wisecracks.

Some fans took comfort in the fact that the Islanders do have the most over-paid, most scantily clad snow shovelers in the league in the “Ice Girls.” These girls, who some­ one once described as “the girls who didn’t quite make the Olympic iceskating team,” were surely there to draw attention away from the team on the ice. They did so with little success.

front office or a team - all we have

As the game wound down and

As an American, the concept of Thanksgiving in October has always seemed a bit odd. Instead of coming home to Long Island for nearly a week at the end of November to see all of my family and friends at once, I return for only three days when ev­ eryone is busy making preparations for fall and when turkeys aren’t even on sale (or readily available) at most grocery stores.

The worst part about not being home for American Thanksgiving, however, is missing football. Per­ haps this is why it made sense to my father that if I couldn’t be home on American Thanksgiving and watch American football, we would instead go to the Islanders’ home opener every year on Canadian Thanksgiv­ ing and watch a Canadian sport.

Despite what you may think, going to see a game at the Nassau

had it not been for McGill goalten-

Won 7-5 vs. Concordia

REDM EN LACROSSE Lost 11-10 vs. Bishop’s (OT)

MARTLET R U E B Y Won 15-7 @ Ottawa

MARTLET SOCCER Tied 1-1 vs. UQAM

REDM EN SWIMMING

MARTLET SWIMMING Finished 3rd of 4 @ Quebec Cup III

The aging Coliseum welcomes passionate fans, (nytimes.com) people decided that their time would be better spent fighting to get out of the parking lot early than watching the game, I was sad. The Islanders probably need a better roster and a better arena, but for a team that has had relatively little success over the past 30 years, they have a tremen­ dously loyal and devoted fan base.

That is something to be valued by any team.

—Eric Mauser

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negotiation sessions, which means a lot of travelling back and forth to

they would just go up there and go nuts and come back Monday morn­

After his appearance at the POP versus Jock Charity Basket­ ball Game, held at McGill’s Love Competition Hall on Saturday Sept.

New York City, so I’ve been busy with that, obviously, spending a lot of time with my family. [I’m] enjoy­ ing that aspect of the lockout. Nor­ mally right now I’d be in training

ing and tell me all about it. And I obviously never went, I was at the YMCA working on my jumpshot.

So the only stories I ever heard about Montreal coming up were

camp but I can put in more time with my family and just work out and try to be healthy and in shape for when­ ever the lockout ends.

these stories of just how...I don’t even know what I was picturing in my head, I was picturing the crazi­ est party place, like Las Vegas times 1 0 , like young 18-year-old kids just passed out on the street from going

By Sam Hunter

24, the Tribune had the privilege of speaking to current NBA player and former Toronto Raptor Matt Bonner.

Bonner has been with the San Antonio Spurs organization

How did you maintain such a high GPA while playing so much ball?

since 2006, and won a champion­ ship with them in 2007. However, lately, instead of fighting for the Larry O'Brien Trophy on the hardcourt, Bonner, as Vice President of the NBA Players Association, has been battling the NBA owners in the boardroom for a new Collective Bar­ gaining Agreement (CBA).

The Tribune contacted Bonner at his home in Toronto, and we dis­ cussed rookie tribulations, the ori­ gins of his “Red Rocket” nickname, his thoughts on the city of Montreal, and, nearest and dearest to all our hearts, academics.

After you were drafted by the Raptors you were asked to spend a year in Italy. Can you describe that experience?

Matt chats with the Butlers. (Elisha Lerner / McGill Tribune) awesome that all the fans would take to me, you know?.. . 1 don’t consider myself a flashy or exciting player to watch, I just try to go out and do whatever I can to help the team win, you know, through hustle and hard work....

It was funny, in Toronto, I got the nickname “The Red Rocket”

While I was in Italy I had a great year on the court, but off the court it was an absolute nightmare.

I only got paid half of my money, I had my electricity cut out: I had two eviction notices because the team wasn’t paying my rent. My water heater broke the first week I was there and never got fixed. I’d do the

because I never had a car and I just would either walk to the games or practice, or if it was raining I would take the streetcar or the subway.

[Editor ’.v n ote: The red colour of To­ ronto’s TTC transit system and Bon­ ner’s red hair both contributed to the nickname.] A lot of times, going to the game and coming home. I’m on the streetcar with fans who are also going or coming from the game.

And they’re just like, “What are you doing here?” And I’m like, “I ’m

old freezing cold shower, like when you jump in, get wet, jump out, soap up, jump in, rinse off, jump out. And also I think because of that, because 1 couldn’t disinfect anything with hot water, I ended up getting salmonella poisoning at one point. I was sick for six days and I lost 22 pounds. I hit 105-temperature fevers. I was hal­ lucinating and stuff. And.. .uh.. .that was a lot of fun.

But that taught me two things:

going home, just like you!” And I re­ member, every time I’d do a basket­ ball camp we’d open it up for ques­ tions and one of the questions would be, “What kind of car do you drive?”

You know, a big NBA player must have an awesome car. And they just could not understand when I’d tell them that I don’t have a car.

Another funny one...I don’t even know why I’m telling you this, it’s so embarrassing...because

One, it made me want to make it in the NBA that much more, and two, once I got to the NBA, I never took anything for granted. I’m so happy just to be in the NBA. That was al­

I didn’t really make much money in Italy—then I came back and played for the Raptors and I never really had time to secure living arrangements,

ways my dream.

[A]t the end of all that I got my one-year rookie minimum, un­ guaranteed contract. The worst con­ tract you can get, hut I took it, even though I was getting much bigger offers in Europe because, like I said, playing in the NBA was my dream.

How do you feel about being such afan favourite in Toronto?

I don’t even know what to say, it’s just incredibly flattering and

so, when I came home that follow­ ing summer, I remember I lived in my parent’s tiny basement with my brother for the whole summer. A year after playing in the NBA. And I remember, same thing at camps, [fans would ask] “How big is your house?” and I’d have to explain to them that I lived in my parents’ base­ ment.

One thing I learned about the NBA is that in college I might av­ erage 20 points a game, in Italy I might average 2 0 points a game, but

in the NBA I’m not going to score 20 points a game, ever. I’m not an AllStar. I’m not even a full-time starter.

I’m fine with that, I understand that.

It’s about finding your niche and your role that is part of the whole and that will win.

You said you’re not an AllStar but a lot of people felt like you should’ve been at the All-Star game in the three-point competition.

Don’t get me started on that. I feel like I’ve gotten the shaft a few times in that department but they al­ ways come back with some reason or excuse why I didn’t go. I’m just going to keep shooting the ball and hopefully one of these times I can catch a break. I just hope when I fi­ nally catch it I don’t go up there and shoot a two.

Just busy. Hard work and being busy. I remember I’d go stretches where I’d wake up at 8 and go to bed at midnight for weeks at a time

nuts. And so I never really had a chance to take a proper visit to Mon­ treal because I went to the Universi­ ty of Florida, then my career and ev­ erything. It just never happened for whatever the reason, even though

where every spare second was either something academic— studying, class, lab, whatever—or basket­ ball-lifting weights, individual in­ struction, practice, games. So I just

it’s so close. So to be able to go to Montreal and have Win and Will and everybody from Arcade Fire be our hosts and be passionate about shar­

buckled down, put my head down and said I’m going to get the most out of college I can. I’m a student athlete and that means I’m going to get the most I can out of academics and on the court, and that’s what I

we had an absolute blast. We went to so many amazing restaurants and concerts and the whole Pop Montre­ al festival and everything that entails was amazing. We got to do the Old

tried to do.

We just got a really good crosssection of what Montreal’s about over those four days and it really blew my mind. I loved it, loved the

How didyou like our city when you came here for Pop Montreal?

It was amazing. Growing up in New Hampshire, which is about a three hour drive to Montreal, I re­ member in high school all my bud­ dies would drive up to Montreal to party. You know, the drinking age is lower, they had the casino, and the US dollar was worth twice as much as the Canadian dollar back then and

ing their city with me and my wife,

Port.

city and it definitely shattered my preconceived notion of what it was.

I look forward to next year when I come back and hopefully participate again and get some of those same experiences.

How great has it been playing with Tim Duncan in San Antonio?

It’s been awesome, he’s an incredible player. I mean, not just about his physical skills on the court, but his mentality; he’s about all the right things and will do what­ ever it takes to win. Some nights he won’t shoot the ball if he’s getting double-teamed because he knows if he kicks it out we can swing it and get a better shot off the rotation but if he needs to score he will. He’s not selfish. He doesn’t have an ego. He just goes out and wants to win.

He’s a really funny guy. I get along great with him because I’m from New England and people in New England have a very dry, sar­ castic sense of humour and he shares that same attribute. He has a very sarcastic sense of humour and is definitely a funny guy.

What are your plans for the lockout?

I’m vice president on the exec­ utive board of the Players Associa­ tion so I’ve been sitting in on all the

Sports in brief Championship hangover lasts until Monday afternoon; Redmen eliminated by Concordia The defending champions saw their reign come to a crash­ ing halt Monday, as the Redmen baseball team dropped the deciding third game of their CIBA Northern Conference semi-final against the Concordia Stingers. With the win, Concordia qualifies for the National Championship tournament while McGill will be left at home won­ dering what could have been. After taking home the title last year, the Redmen sputtered to an 0-4 start.

They closed the season in much bet­ ter form and even took the first game of the series against the Stingers 9-3 on Sunday afternoon. That lead was squandered, however, as Concordia took the last two games by scores of

5-2 and 9-0. “There could have been [a championship hangover]. You know, guys were still on a high after winning, there’s still a lot of talk about the rings and all the garments we got that had ‘national champions’ on it. The minute that championship was done, for me it’s done,” Head Coach Ernie D’Alessandro said.

“We were a little disappointed with how everything turned out. Short season, things get off to a slow start, and sometimes it’s tough to right the ship. We lost a couple of guys that we didn’t expect to lose, we had a bunch of injuries, and things just never seemed to turn around for us.”

— Adam Sadinsky

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