1 10 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/d08f2b4134912053d00fbad9b70975c2.pdf?Expires=1787788800&Signature=Jo9y-mDy-DYs4E-0lHPircJQn73el%7ErbmV%7EFkpALGdXkoThIXmfxZkAI786wR2uX4WWNNBLiz1sXPaubReuWEab4mucyHLvTySjqy72aXBzTcoa5zabIptVbS3TQk4cGmpidz%7EMDix6D5G%7ErkzBmC8WiGFYdx891ed5Z7RsTEDPUwTBaDrQ6nxCFkzvANE1ljhycJ-I1n%7EmDzgzmvX5CzmGoBvdiAq-U2t-5lVzSih1k9lalRS8nnmqInGuKgxps-uAOmvLx%7E%7EGyTPUFMcCCEy0LZEtXA91bT77nmFEsoat7yZrNAm1v%7Ei1HCHM7wQdkIi8fXYZG13nEpH3yV1WsrA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM d4c01686c26fbb637acbb88f1a9d2bd0 PDF Text Text • Thursda cili oail , Janua 26, 2006 Blooddrive shut down after protest take onstrators Héma-Québec organærs said that they would not close down the drive %éma-Québec's as long as demonstrators did not lie during the screening proces.s. pdscreening excludes which plicy have sex However when SSMU President Adam Conter and VP and Events Roz Freeman tried to who explain that demonstrators would only lie to make a statement?not to become pithmen eligible, Julien threatened to block dernonstratorsfrom giving blood. The executives said that they convinced Julien not to shut out the demonstrators. But at 3:30 p.m., he shut down the entire blood drive, saying itwould open awin in the morning. Freeman said that SSMU would 4 COLGROVE SARAH DAILY THEMCGILL shut down its drive yes. blood on.campus students lined after terday "Tainted and blasted n drag the collection agento protestexcludes men who that polW from # withmen (MSM) Ml sex . blood. at be increasingits prosure on HémaQuébec to revisit its policy in the com- ing weeks, beginningwith a rnæting with the blood orynizntion's chair. 1st 'O semster, SSMUCouncilsent a letter requsting a reevaluation,but Hérna. donors, half of 30would-be tots, had registered Québec has taken no action so hr. Marcel Beaudere, who has vol- to see a nurse werewaiting was closed, blood drive the an hour Shatner Ballroom. up ar the director BerrJulien Québec Hérna people receiveda tip that sexual aparand lie about their appeared across ltESday students to [their) d) drag,and lie about Ä, with MSM. sührity in hÄMY,' annot accept people who - we can't take that risk," beforehe closed the drive. rdusedto comment further. Boer. unteered for eight yenrs with Hérna- after demonstrators demonstrators said werenotencouraging ineligible eopleto lie and donate blood, but peoplewho were eligible to unusualcircurnstancß that pre,entthem from donating. Holly Fugler, U3 Linguistics, got gussied up in solidaritywith men Québec, reiterated Héma-Québec's who have sa with men. "People are going to lie...in Some demonstrators were planStudies student, order to expose the sexual preju- ning to say that they were women Development Some other demonstrators targeted dices underlying the exclusion policies," Adrian Bondy, U3 Linguistics. "We're not trying to include anyone who couldn't donate under the current restrictions." Bondy said that the current policy is left over from early conceptions of AIDS that equated homosexuality who had had sec with a MSM,and to policiß that prevent people who have ask why they were eligible, while their • spelt more than three days in jail or partner would not be. have performed acts in echange Héma-Québec's current policy for money from donating blood. permanently bans any man who has "I'm going to ask explidt questions had sex with a man since 1977from about what counts as having and donating blood, whereas a woman give descriptions and earnplß," said who has had sec with a MSM is Josh Pavan, U2 Science and excluded for only one yer. Women's Studies. "If that falls through; "Why can an MSMwho has always I'll tell them I was in prison for 24 worn protection not give blood hours and got raped, but I'm not sure and deviance with the virus. "Thi-sis part ofa larger homophobic and sex-phobic AIDSresponse in Canada for the past 20 yurs," Bondy whereas a woman who has always if it was by a woman or a man." said. "This is overt discrimination had unprotected sex can?" asked In an impromptu meeting at the that limits the blood supply." Jamie Cudmore, a U2 International beginning of the demonstration, stance that MSMare the highst-rÉk group for HIV infection, and that ecluding thern from donating bbod protecß blood redpients. He if they that nursß nuy mark a think that a recipient is lying. aryl that it might be thrown away. One Héma-Québec employee. who spoke under the condition of anonymity because employees are not allowedto speak to the pros, speculated that the blood drive was closed to save money. "If people blood, their samplß are going to be questiorubk, and if we have to throw awaya bag of 300 and blooch (that's) dollars,"said employee ;ustainable McGill reports on campus ecosystem Adela Macieiewski,one of the coordi- ANDRE LIVEANU THEMcGu DALY lady outdoors, across campus. He nators of the project and the SSMU also brought up a personal addition to She Slid McGill's and worked on the project, placed the report in the context of nation-wide proximityto puNic uarsponabon but that could be campus sustainability assosments. an a new tiativein the environment reproentative, said that the ng named Solid research is necessary to be credbequsc Jamu Mrninistraifon hard to encourage ible, she said, and action planning is it has rK)tyet been 'i to the "One up, two dowo" for implementation. ompr&rsive environ- this figure rrmal studyof McGill cun- alb m the Univasity to corsumptbn, arxl to rkletmiß irwted of rrany ot}rr proposals TheSustainableMcGill Project, a and student-driven ini• free, released its ecosystem assess• energy use of (Aher schools. by promoting travel by train. The assessment also recom• 1Bdayandofficiallypresented it mends rhat McGill implement a Senatesub-committeeon the SustainabilityOffice responsible for ecological audits and pilot projects. Opage resxrt, the result Of Such an office is already in place at ar.and.&half of research by stu- some other universities, including Itvolunteers,outlines the present at the Universityof BritishColumbia standingof the campus and the Universityof 'Ibronto, nt of McGill's downtown campus I&ntifles means by which it can However, the rer»rt mentalpracticenot in use at the attended the IUesday meeting, and pointed out that McGillhas made considerable progress. Rosa Kouri, the National Director of the Sierra Youth Coalition who also n€Mall critic improvedto make the McGill cal, Macieiewski commended McGill for trnunitymore sustainable. using chemical-free ck•aningproducts addition to metering and and usingany inck»r rrstjckEa g waterconsumption, the Morty Yalovsky, Vice.prjncipal ssment proposed that McGill (Administration and Pinancc), uatethe feasibility of using storm er for its septic system, an envi- staff to use the elevator to go up and The assessment proposed setting use the stairs to go down ne assessment, however, has not efficiency standards when purchase ing new equipment, adopting a fuel yet been made part of the University efficiency policy for Universityvehi. Master Plan, McGill's long-term phys• des, and decreasing facultyair travel iCal development strategy. SSMC) BRIEFS SSMU off BOG again Kalanga Joffres. the interim SSMUrepresentative to the Board of report found that McGill's tainability' wtsn't common and the Governors (BOG),will be asked to because he is spend' gag ernLssiorrqfrom environmental polJ• resign his build- tJnivemitylud heat and ing this semester working for the electricity amount to W," he *lid. ut957tonne of Malaysia. ofcarbon dicdde per hlovsky said the school will be ge»ernmenr •petQmpus University Affairs Max VP SSMU particu• community member. åci)ities. updating recycling P "Five years ago, the term sus• necessary "If changing the world is a little intimidating, we can start. by Chang. Ing our campus," said Kouri, who was excited to see McGilljoin many other schools across the countT, including Concordia and Queen's, impmved, that achpting to the load conununity æntÄL "What willpeople be comfortable with?" asked Koun. "Not is comfortablewith using compost toilets because they think it stinks." sustainable. who have completed such reports, Reed said that Joffres informed setNing as an SSMU that he Economic Development Omcer for the Malaysian governments He will therefore miss the sole meet, ing of McGill'shighest government body (hut occurs between now and the election period, when students could elect a replacement, i lowevcr, because the SSMU such a constitutional amendment and appoint another interim BOG representative. whcxse term would expire in the spring of 2007. Constitution (loei "What I can say is that obvimksly we wouldn't have ch(xsenhim had definitelygoing to we known he include (he lion of BOGReptesentative,Elections M€Gillbelieves that no such election cun take placv this year, inqead. stu• dents will have to approve a CO(Btitu• tioml amendment cleating the pcxsitlon in A referendum, later thLqsemester, unla Jenkins, Chief Returning Officer of Elections McGill, will sub. mit a report to Council tonight tx•c. ommending that Council propose Reed said (hat JofTteshad alerted SSMUto the pcxssibilityof his being alxsentthis semester before he svtus appointed on (k•tober 20, but Reed would not elaborate, saying the Intec• view process Is confidential. be in Malaysia,"said Reed, to be repres SSMC' witl sente€lon by Adam Conter, who hiWbeen muned to IhG a %Student Rßouttv abJe to NOIce opinion. but umhle (0 'Ote. —Liamaputvbill � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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