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                    <text>• Thursda

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, 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&amp;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.&amp;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&amp;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.

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                    <text>-he McGill Daily • September 22, 2005

News

Football players accused of humiliation, abuse
Jniversity launches investigation into the allegations, recommends tighter restrictions on initiations
JOSH GINSBERG

anti-hanng policiesbe strengthened.
and that measures be implement.

AND ERIKA MEERE
THE MCGILL DAILY

ed to ensure that team-buildingat
McGill IS based on posttjvc activjrjcs

Imost a month after he
allegedly sexually assaulted

that do not involveany inappropriate or disrespectful bchavoour."
Drummond said that the
Department of Athletics
also

merubers of the McGill

Redmen football team, a first-year
ituclcnt is telling his story
The student, who we will refer

make a greater effort to enforce cur.

rent rules. and ro Increase rhe level

o as Nathan, sent a statement to

rhe I)aily Viaemail, declining a telc•

of commurucatjon with coaches and
athletes

him to withdraw from McGill.

ball team will be able to regroup and
have a strong season

phone Intetview. In the email, he
detailed scenes of abuse that drove

Drummond hopes that (he foot-

The alleged incident began in
Bishop Mountain Hall on August
27, during "rookie initiation night"
for the football team and ended in
a dark squash court in the Athletics
complex where most of the abuse
was alleged to have taken place,

"I hope they can concentrate on
football again. We need a win,"
he said.

Other athletes speak out
Although initiation rituals are

"l Team mernbers James] Poston
and IMattl Godfrey made two rook.
ies strip clown to their boxers and
pretend to perform fellatio on each
other... It went on for a couple

a comrnon occurrence on teams
across the country, hazing activities
on McGill's varsity football tearn
appear to have escalated in recent
years.

of minutes. All the veterans were
cheering and laughing at them," said
Nathan.

When contacted by The Daily,
Poston declined to comment, saying

he needed to speak with his lawyer. Starting quarterback Malt Connell (left) at last night's practice. Connell allegedly participated in the hazing.
Godfreydid not return a phone call
requesting an interview.
According to Nathan, other team

members taunted the rookies with
a broomstick, which they held aloft
as they chanted, "broom, broom,
broom."

"Allthe rookies were gathered outside Bishop Mountain Hall. Ihey told

at us. One of the balls chipped my to allegationsthat he was involved, of my buttocks as the audience
tooth. I said I chipped my tooth. saying that he was told not to. He counted down and then poked the
Poston said, 'all my teeth are fake, would not say who gave him the stick between my cheeks and hit my
get used to it'. "
At this point, Nathan said the

harassment took a turn for the
worse.
us to take off our shirts and partner
"We were told to take our pants
up and hold hands. They told us to off. I replied no.
skip and sing while we traveled to the
" !Linebacker)
Jean-Nicolas
stadium- Ihey were adling us 'pansies,
Carriere then took me to the back of
queers, and fairies,' " said Nathan.
the squash court and held a penny
Then the rookies were told to against the wall and [told me to]
stand in front of the team and cover hold it with my nose.... I felt Pilates
their faces, Nathan recounted.
balls hit the wall on either side of
"The veterans in the stands threw
Pilates balls and other sports balls

me."
Carriere also declined to respond

esced to the demand to drop his
pants, and was then placed in a The fallout

on the football team, may be cross-

kneeling position by an unidentified
team member.
"(Quarterback) Matt Connell said,

'I forgot about this,' and shoved a
rope chew-toy in my mouth and told
me to bite it."
Connell did not respond to
repeated requests for an interview.

"Then they poked each cheek

According to a press release from

the University,one of the implicated
players has been suspended from
the team indefinitely,and five others
received a one-game suspension.

social housing.
Mukeni said that 500 units rep•
resented a good starting number

"They all say they support us, but no

—withJilesPomJervtnyDebnan

recent initiation activities,like those
ing the line.
According to a veteran member

of the ski team, new members are
put through a day-long initiation that
includes swallowinggoldfish, eating
ketchup-and-relish-covered chocolate bars out of the toilet, and drink-

But the team is dealing with ing as many as 25 bottles of beer

significant emotional consequences
as well. Director of Athletics Derek
Drummond, who started in that

frustratecl," he said.

Drummond said that although he

was shocked by the severity of the
for those who believe more social abuse. the department is aware that
housing units should be built, and initiation activities do happen on
Mont-Royal(CLPMR)and Action on the Plateau,sayingthat the con- that a smaller number would not be manyof the teams.
Solidaritédu Grand Plateau, moved struction of condos in their neighbour. a sufficient starting point.
Asked where the department
fromthe metro station and through hood Ins had the effectof ra[sing rents
Although thetv were fesvstudents draws the line on the harshness of
the streets of the Plateau to Parc Sir- and decreasing diversity.
in the crowd. the demonstrators were initiation, Drummond said that they
Wilfrid•laurier.
"There are a lot of condos going happy that some students live in the have have a zero-tolerance policy
Thegroups are hoping to make up, and the rent is getting very Plateau,and expressed hope that stu- for anything that degrades someone
social housing on the Plateau a expensive," said Jeannine Bourget, clent.swould join in their fight for mote else.
campaign issue in thc approaching a demonstrator who has been a social housing.
"We also insist that we know what
municipalelection, although no party Plateau resident for 20 years.
"If students carne en masse. I is going to happen and that there be
he-us
yet responded to the demands
that his group plans to think that social housing would a coach present," he said.
l)urnaLs
of the demonstrators, according to increasethe pressure on the political interest them well," said Mukeni
The University, for its part, has
Simon Dumais, co-ordinator of the parties as the November 6 election Bourget said students add to the launched an investigation into
Cl.PMR.
already livelycharacter of the neigh- Nathan's allegations. Accotxling to
date nears.
As they w-alked, the (lernormstrators
"What's missing is concrete initia• bourhood.
a McGill press release, an interim
were greeted by curious onlookers, rives from thc governrncnt," he said,
report on the investigationtr•cotn.
rnanyof whom greeted the marchers

"There was nothing really degrading about it," he said.

Meanwhile. athletes on other
McGillvarsity teams said their own

anus," continued Nathan.
"I got up, spat on the floor, threw
After that, Nathan said, he acqui- the chew toy at the crowd, and left."

position only three weeks ago,
spent much of Tuesday evening
meeting with the team as a group
LIAM CHURCHILL
with smiles or thumbs up,
one has done anything."
and with members individuallyto
THE McGiLL DAILY
"The people we passed agreed
According to Dumais, the city is help them manage the fallout from
with our demands," said Simon planning to allow the construction the allegations.
n Saturday afternoon, about Dumais, co-ordinator of CLPMR.
of 70,000 new housing units over
"If I can describe the mood on
150 residents and activists
As they marched, leaders of the the next ten years. The CLPMRwants the team right now in one word,
braved the rain and Eithered demonstration pointed to underused half of those to be designated for it would be that they'æ extremely

or unused municipal lots that they
said were suitable locations for the
new social housing units.
ne demonstration,organized by
One concem for many demonstrale Comitédu logement du Plateau tors vas the spread of condominiums

a racket.

direction, and later insisted it was is
own choice not to speak

Citizens demand more social housing

in front of Mont-Royalmetro station to
call for the construction of 500 social
housing units in the Plateau.

Ben Lowry,who was on the var.
Sity team three years ago, said his
initiation consisted of making up
skits and jokes that mocked veteran
players. If the players determined
that a joke was not funny, the player
who made it up would be hit gen.
tly,said Inwry —on his buttocks with

mends that "the Univetsity•s existing

over the course of the day.
The most humiliating ritual, said
the veteran, who did not want to be
named, involves inserting one end of

a strip of toilet paper into the male
rookie skiers' buttocks and setting
the other end on fire as the they

beet
"If I hadn't been as drunk as I
vas, I never would hase done some
of those things," said the skier, adding that. overall, his biggest criticism
of the event is that the rookie players

are left to
home, verydrunk,
at the end of the night.
But according to Emily Kagan,
a lacrosse player in her first season
and a UI Geographystudent, initiations on women's teams tend to be
tamer. She described her team's initiation rituals, which imolved tying
rookie
together and having
them play beer-pong.

"There was no intimidation,
nothing at all demeaning," she said.
"Generally, we don't have a mentality

that's brutal or masochistic.'
Kagan said her team was shocked

by Nathan's allegations,

"l think it's completely ridicuIous," she said. "It has to be completely embarrassing for
involu•d."

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                    <text>he McGill Dail

ember 22, 2005

Remembering a
-life hero
Ayde
ark

well. Simon Wiesenthal refused to
step foot in Canada, whenever he
needed to have a meeting with a
Canadian member of the Simon
Wiesenthal Center, or other group
from Canada. the meetings would
alwaystake place on the American

side of the 49th parallel. Why?

COREY SHEFMAN

ile he may not have
found the Ark of the
Covenant, or jumped
out of any Zeppelins, Simon
Wiesenthalwas a way better Nazi
Hunter than Indiana Jones ever
could be. These days. a lot of
people are proponents of "forgive
and forget" when it comes to the
Holocaust. but you know, if 89
of my relatives were slaughtered.

Because, according to Wjesenthal,
Canada was a safe haven for Nazi
war criminals, something we now
know to be true.

People often make the argue
ment about celebrities in general;
"Well. sure he was a good guy. but
him dying really doesn't affect me
very much." In this case, however,
things are different. The death of
Simon Wjesenthal does affect us all,

Jew and non-Jew alike. For the last
60 years. Wiesenthal has brought
to justice over 1.100 former Nazis,
,whiJe I was passed through the including Adolph Eichmann
(the
gates of 12 different concentra- architect of the Holocaust) and Karl
tion camps, not to mention the Silberbauer. the man who arrested
murder of six million of my fellow Anne Frank.
ews, I'm not so sure Yd be willing
Eleven million innocent men.
to forgive and forget. And Simon women and children were killed jn
Wiesenthal sure wasn't. Although the Holocaust. Aftervcards,the rnanhe trained as an architect, after tra "Never ABin" has been thrown
e SKoah.Wiesenthal began what around quite often, yet since then,
would become a lifelong hunt for
people were
in Rwanda
the perpetratorsof what was quite and 180,000people have died so far
possibly the most heinous crime in the ongoing criss tn Sudan. Vtth

Commenta
7

Assault is a crime
vetenns called them "queers

Ayde

is too sensitive to women as the
As burre and offensiveas that victims of sexual assault- What I'm

is, the veterans apparentlysaved the saying is that for all McGill's "open.
"best" for last. The rookies were mindedness"and gender awarecrowded into tennts courts and ness, the adrrunistrauon
not
told to rerncwe ther pants. After prepared to deal With what in ther
repeatedly refusrng to co-operate eyes is an anomaly.Accordingto
in what is apparentlya traditional McGill (Jnjversjry spokesperson
hazing ritual, my friend was forced Jennifer Robinson, an associate
ALEANA YOUNG
to rernove his pants, he was then dean is tnvestigaungthe situauon
CGi11
is now facing a lugh- restrarned,
and sodomued and, "they will be abie to recomprofile sexual assault with a broom
mend whether any further action
scandal which ts garmng
After complairung to the coach should be taken
local and national media attention the
morrung. three days passed
How dcrs It take thre weeks
Though I've never been the victim before any actr.»nwas taken Several to acknowlaige the situanon, and
of sexual assault. thLSincident has players were suspended for the first then three more to decide whether
struck a chord mth me, as the victim prne and, an afterthought, anoth- students responsible for degrading.
es an extremely dose friend ThL.sarti- er player was suspended for the humiliating,and sauaiiy zsaulting
Clenukes no attempt at bemg a non- enure season.
partisan evaluation of the roponse
This rßponse LSoffensive and ished? students, are we supposed
taken by McGillAthletics and the completely reprehensible.In ase to have
In a unwersirythat
administration I'm also not going to there's some confusion. sexual refiJses to properly address a crtnu.
try and
you With a beautiful,
assault Én•t Just disgusting. it's ille- rul offense?
flowery aruculauon of my
gal If tned in court. the perpetrators
Is the McGillcornmunityexp«t-

ark

rm Plssed off, and ashamed of my
school which seems bent on protecting the institution, as oppcsed to the
individual.

could serve several yeaß l.npnsoru

Why did it take three days for
McGill Athletics to take action?

Furthermore, why hasn't further
My fnend came to this school acuon been taken? is thus case not
excited, antiapaung the four years senous enough to be turned over to
ahad of him, and lookingforward the Dtsaplnnary Committee?
to football trainrng emp, However.
This s one of the few situations in
after rookie rnitiauon night. when the life where bang female mean.sbang
assault took place. thus excrement taken more seriotßiy, rather than
replaced with revulsion. There Ignored and degraded. If a ferrule
were several qu&lt;tionable initiation student were
assaulted on
ntes including, but not limited to, McGill property. odds are that tmrneveterans forcing rookies to simulate diate action would be taken, and the
fellatioon each other and makmg
would be
swiftly
the deth of Mr.Vtesenthal, It truly them skip from Bishop Mountarn and severely.
When asked why he did it, up to us, all of us, to rnake that differ- Hall to
Stadium while the
I'm not implyrng that soctety
Wiesenthal had the following ence As he proved.one
an
response: "When we come to the make a difference, with the combined
other world and meet the millions voices of thousands speaking out
of Jews who died In the camps aærrst indifference,aæarst mytßtice,
and they ask us, •What have you and aætrst intolerance,the world
done?' there will be rnany answers. will not be able to sit Idly by
You will say, •I became a jeweler'
In the words of Holocaust
Another Will say, 'I smuæled cof- Survivor and Nobel laureate Elie
he has seen only through thÉk
fee and Americancivettes.• Still Mesel; There rnay times when
glass. Second. he urgently
a
another wilJ say, built houses.' we are powerless to prevent injusliver biopsy for Hepatitis C and treatbut J will say, 'J didn•tforget you.' tice, but there must never be a urne
ment for a knee injury,both develSurvjval a privilege which entails when we
to protest."
oped while tn jail.Thrrd. he needs
obltætions.Let us give new meaning to
to filla long-overdueprocnption
This was a man who proved the saying; rrver forget. n •ozåliez
COMMENT
glasses
to us that one person, one per- Jamais
The issue is not whether
n who believed in something.
Mohammad Mahjoub Is a terrortstMARTIN LUKACS
*truly can make a difference. He
CoreyØefman is a CI student
æcause Canadahas decided to
•fought his whole life

ed to go cher on a tam whÉh

includes players who, if
would be considered sex offenders? The adrnmjstration should

ashamed for the lack of attentÜ1
they've paid to ths incident and
the apparent lack of concern for the
well-trmg of this first-year

Furthermore,the staf at athletics
should be repnmanded for turnmg
a blind eye

gudent

burg is a UI Higo"'

theMcGill

Far

is a gxxl friend of

during

plarr all"y

rituals this

Starving on Canada's doorstep

for those who He is an Arts Councillorto SSMC
8.ould no longer fight. This fight and a member Of Hlllel McGill's

has an impacton us in Canada as Board Directors

n medieval Ireland, recourse to

a ntual fast called a ouvcada
was open to all members of Insh

use unmjgration proceedings Instead

to rtghß of a cruzznin dealing Withthruts to naticmal

security.real or illwsocy,Cana&amp; an
the nghts of Its people
only if rt
not deny the acctsed
fundamental human nghts
day that Mahpub
in hß hunger stnke and ccn•n«

Of cnnunal ones for suspected ter- to
intoa cxyrnatcse
state,he
rorists. the secunty certificate pro- «pcxes more dearly the
enous-

I society. It allowed people who had cess allows a judge to hear details of
suffered Injustices to plant them. the case behind clcxseddoors. and
selves at the doorstep of the Insti- lawyers receive only scant summaIn the same issue, an error tutoonor individual accused of the nes or the allegations
appeared in the article "CEGEP crime and starve themselves until
Because he is not charged urxier
union fights independence The the wrongs were redressed Ar a time thc federal Cnminal Code, Mahtoub
Daily reported that "Thc adminis- when there was widespread corn• has been held in short-term provintratjon would not share
mtrmcnt to uphold human dignity. cial detention centrß not designed
control over the student unm and someone who ler another die on for long-term prisoners This
has
its finances."
their doorstep became a pariah. and resulted in the denial of such nghts
In the article titled "CBC lockIn fact, the Dawson College there was no greater disgrace
as touching his children —rights that
out spills onto McGill campus- in administration and Dawson
Tomorrow will be Egyptian refu- even cuwicted murders receive.
(he September 15,
issue of Students Union already share con- gee Mohammad Mahjoub's 78th day
The government has defendThe McGill Dally, a quotation was trol of the student union's financ• without food After more five years
ed the use of secret evidence by
e incorrectly attributed to James o. The administrationwould like of detention mthout charge
under claiming they need to protect wit.
Cudmore. It was CBC President to continue that state of affairs, Canada's security certificate
; Robert Rabinovitch. not Cudmore, while the DSU would like to be while facing deportation process, nesses and intelligence sources. But
to torture Canada's cnmtnal justice s»tem
•who said that, The problem
completely autonomous.
in Egypt. Mahjoub has been reduced a history of dealing with
organized
that the government has not given
The Dady apologize for the to a bolding a hunger strike for a few crime and poliucal
corruption.
simple demands
cf which ratse the same concern
First, he would IDE to have a There is no reason why
Canaciaancontact visit onc.e a mcrnh wüh his not treat a
www.mcgilldaily.com
'zen terrorist qschikiren, who over the
fiR
pect an
criminal.

Errata

So the issue is whether the

governnrr% will
Mah'oub as a human Eking. subject

ness of the Canadian

Ch TJßdav. Monte Kwxnter.Mirustet

of Public Safeo and Correctional
tn Ontaru».brushed as•ck
Mahloub's wife's &amp;mand fcva m«t.
ing RN its
a
strOr
the de•cux-y

a

individuals within the institutional
rxwers. When that falls,citiærs

shoulder the

of holding

gcwernment acvountabie
A country that
civil

tie with such indifference ts one

that needs to be reminckd of the
shame in )eving a man statvtng on
the doorstep

MartinLukacsisa t2 Philaopty
and Hi-oorv
He is
a

Daily gaff teriterTö

burver strike emml

Prime Minister Rzul Marin at

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Discriminatory Professors Do Not Belong on Campus
McGill must prioritize LGBTQ2 student safety over “academic freedom”
by Editorial Board / February 1, 2021
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cGill’s Religious Studies Undergraduate Society (RSUS) recently published an
open letter addressed to the School of Religious Studies condemning Dr.
Douglas Farrow, a professor of theology, for his blatantly homophobic and
transphobic rhetoric. Farrow has published “a number of works condemning

same-sex marriage and has allegedly taught and promoted anti-LGBTQ+ ideas in his classes.”
The RSUS states that Farrow’s syllabi disregard McGill’s Preferred First Name Policy; instead, he
explains that “[no] one is required to adopt views, claims, or linguistic forms with which they
disagree,” that is, he will not respect students’ chosen names, although he requests that his
students maintain “traditional standards of civility.” 

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That the only limit to discourse in an academic setting is classified as maintaining “civility” – a
term that carries connotations that are deeply racialized and classed – is extremely harmful.
McGill’s continued neglect of this situation despite years of criticism from students is further
proof of the University’s consistent disregard for student well-being in the name of vague
notions of “academic freedom.”
Academia is already an unsafe space for LGBTQ2 students. As the RSUS writes in their letter,
“Just as Dr. Farrow has the right to freedom of speech, students have the right to a safe and
inclusive learning environment.” According to a study conducted by the Canadian Centre for
Justice and Community Safety Statistics, 47 per cent of students report witnessing or
experiencing discrimination based on gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation in a
postsecondary setting. In 2019, the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity submitted
a LGBTQ2 Postsecondary Health Policy to the Canadian House of Commons Standing
Committee on Health, calling on postsecondary institutions to prioritize LGBTQ2 students’
well-being. This includes using students’ pronouns, uplifting trans voices on campus,
supporting and affirming LGBTQ2 students’ experiences, and providing culturally competent
wellness services for all students. Research cited in the policy also noted the importance of
“LGBTQ2 inclusive anti-discrimination policies” in reducing incidents of discrimination –
something McGill fails to effectively uphold.
Rather than addressing systemic discrimination within academia, McGill is choosing to
disregard and minimize it. Farrow’s work does not exist in an academic vacuum; it upholds a
structure that is already hostile to people who are LGBTQ2. By valorizing Farrow’s work, the
University is expressing that homophobia and transphobia are not only academically valuable,
but noteworthy. This is only exacerbated by the fact that many of the courses taught by Farrow
are compulsory for the Bachelor of Theology program, and thus LGBTQ2 students are forced to
participate in an environment that is actively hostile towards them in order to complete their
degrees. 
The Daily supports the RSUS’ open letter and those affected by Farrow’s actions. “Academic
freedom” is not an excuse for harmful behaviour by professors. The University continues to
weaponize “academic freedom” to excuse discriminatory and exclusionary behaviour from
teaching staff, as recently evidenced by Principal Fortier’s letter on Academic Freedom and
Inclusiveness. By not only failing to condemn, but also displaying Farrow’s violent rhetoric in
the Birks Building, McGill is putting its students at risk. The University must hold professors
accountable for their use of violent and harmful language – it is McGill’s duty to
protect marginalized students, not those in positions of power. 
To show your support and pressure the School of Religious Studies to meet the RSUS’
demands, share their open letter on social media. If you’ve been affected by Dr. Farrow’s
actions (or other discriminatory actions at McGill), you can access this resource list compiled by
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RSUS students. Although student-run services provide vital support to marginalized students,
it is ultimately up to McGill to create a safe environment for all students.

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RSUS Denounces Professor Douglas Farrow in Open Letter
Farrow’s views make students feel “unsafe and marginalized,” letter says
by Saylor Catlin / February 1, 2021
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On January 19, students from McGill’s Religious Studies Undergraduate Society (RSUS)
published an open letter addressed to the School of Religious Studies condemning Professor
Douglas Farrow. Dr. Farrow, a professor in the School of Religious Studies, has published a
number of works condemning same-sex marriage and according to RS students has taught
and promoted anti-LGBTQ+ ideas in his classes. 

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According to the letter, Dr. Farrow has published a number of articles espousing “bigoted
views” on gender and sexuality. Notably, in his book Nation of Bastards: Essays on the End of

Marriage, Farrow refers to same-sex marriage as a “casualty” that has reduced the institutions
of marriage and family. Additionally, in 2017, students at McGill protested on behalf of the trans
community an event called “Gender Mainstreaming and Transgender” at which he was a
panelist. At this event, Farrow discussed a webpage facilitated by himself called “Gender
Mainstreaming.” RSUS commented that this website presented transphobic views and
“discussed gender transition with outrageous comments” that are unfounded.
According to the RSUS, McGill not only allows but promotes Dr. Farrow’s work – several of his
publications are currently on display in the Birks Building lobby. “It makes members of the
LGBTQ+ community feel unsafe in and marginalized by the SRS and severely undermines the
inclusivity of both the SRS and McGill at large,” writes the RSUS, in regards to Farrow’s
publications. 
In all four of his syllabi for the 2019-2020 academic year, the letter continues, Dr. Farrow
addresses McGill’s Preferred First Name Policy (PFNP) and states that “[no] one is required to
adopt views, claims, or linguistic forms with which they disagree.” Although Farrow has the
right to disagree with PFNP, as the RSUS explained, he cannot blatantly disregard a student’s
rights to freely express gender identity nor can he circumvent McGill policy. “Names and
pronouns are not preferred, they are required,”  the letter reads. 
Students from the RSUS are particularly concerned with the role that Farrow plays in the
School of Religious Studies; three out of the four courses taught by him are required for the
Bachelor of Theology (B. Th.) program. These mandatory classes are exclusively taught by
Farrow. The RSUS raises concern regarding this in the letter: “The fact that Dr. Farrow teaches
three mandatory classes is of great concern to the student body, as we would hope that both
McGill and the SRS prioritize the wellbeing of their marginalized students.”
RSUS representatives also raised concerns about the course material in Dr. Farrow’s classes:
“Dr. Farrow provides his students with a very particular perspective both on Christian theology
and Christian understanding of gender and sexuality, which not only prevents a diverse
learning environment, but also makes numerous students feel victimized by many of the views
expressed by Dr. Farrow.”
“We want to stress that the letter does not attempt to encroach on Professor Farrow’s
academic freedom, as he is fully allowed to express these opinions in his literature and in his
free time,” comments Mateya Burney, VP Finance of the RSUS. In an interview with the Daily,
she explained that “this becomes problematic when: 1. Students have attempted to
debate/critique these opinions, and have received no room for discussion or critical analysis
from the professor 2. A professor chooses to make these views part of his classroom discourse
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and does not engage in debate or conversation. Then students should not be forced to take
this class to graduate.”
In the letter, RSUS representatives assert that in forcing Bachelor of Theology students to take
classes taught by Farrow, LGBTQ+ students are forced into an environment that “denies the
dignity of their identity and personhood.” For both those who identify as LGBTQ+ and for those
exploring their own sexual and/or gender identity, Farrow’s “discriminatory language can be
traumatic.” 
“We do not argue that Professor Farrow is entitled to his own opinions,” says Burney, “It is a
problem, however, when these opinions are taught as fact and there is no room for criticism.”
RSUS students are calling on the School of Religious Studies to provide students greater
flexibility in their course choice by assigning additional professors to the mandatory classes
that are currently taught exclusively by Dr. Farrow, and remove his homophobic and
transphobic publications from the Birks building lobby. 
The University has given no formal response to the letter, according to Burney. “Just as Dr.
Farrow has the right to freedom of speech,” wrote the RSUS, “students have the right to a safe
and inclusive learning environment.”

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