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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987/01/20 Title A name given to the resource Infiltrating The Boys' Club: Women Profs At McGill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Henderson Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available McGill Tribune academics hiring sexism https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/71cf2abf88edaf9a2398c4f10091d69c.pdf?Expires=1781740800&Signature=XidH1Q14zMN-8o0ErJb1GssJTd66FswgoGeS91djvZkLqTDGIfCOPas8wF%7EkObXNYLdckEBvJyp6xGLoHiowYXh481BQmFPB9qFgHWJdfWKAsAf0E5itKIm0Yf4mRm61XDLIx3RkPexE1b7Ov9aHR6kqHTOD0HgJ%7E9BdH%7ExBngsLLAcVceymkTZu2bob37W9QSkojhnvCA0oXRCnGKlZ7RqoKg6xea%7EhMMVKUagmVzq69xf9QkFyqqGmEPEgJhdspMUzfs-oigqoSYdcQUHdNFdN5YfMi32SSJzGmx09LQ1a2tZrGvkh9JfnvfXuhYjcb2TOuEyleBFhfBviZjZsyw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 27d4f221259fde6865cccb5932cb8e72 PDF Text Text Joint Special Issue Wednesday, December 1~. 1989 McGIIl University Montreal, Quebec I n the wake oflast Wednesday's massacre, some members of Montreal's student press agreed it would be fitting to collaborate on a joint issue. Students from UQAM, McGill and Concordia have come together to put their thoughts and feelings on paper. 1l1c staff of Continuum, the student newspaper at Univcrsitc de Montreal, refused to participate. 1l1ey felt we were capitalizing on tJ1c tragedy. Their reaction is understandable, given the barrage of · media attention tJ1e students at the Universi!C de Montreal have had to endure along with their loss. But asilent memorial is not tJ1c only way to respond to this horrifying event. We defy the assumption that the mainstream media has said it all, that there is nothing left to add. The student press, especially insofar as it expresses the feminist viewpoint, must not be denied a voice in the discussion of what took place a week ago today. Our perspective is directly rclev-,mtto the incident. The·prescnce of women at universities is a direct result of an on-going revolution that is freeing women from their traditional confines. The fact that we arc on these campusesstudying, working and simultaneously redefining the given power structure and "social fabric" -is a manifestation of the shift in the status of women that has left so many men violently maladjusted. In the following pages there will be no reference to "daughters" or "fathers", the archaic adull/child analogy that pervades media coverage. This is a discussion about and amongst equals. If "professionals" and "experts" cannot free themselves of paternalistic attitudes, we at least can avoid that · pitfall. Nor will this paper express any doubt as to whether or not this event was an expression of the misogyny in our society. It was. The roots of psychosis may be mysterious, but the fact that LCpinc aimed his gun at women, at "feminists" is neither inexplicable, surprising nor unique. And the answer to the question "Why?", which so many seem to be asking so innocently at this stage, is unspeakably obvious. The focus for his hatred and violence was provided for him by the sexist institutions that educate, employ and entertain us. Finally, we question the nature of the pu~lic's outrage. If the people slaughtered had been fourteen prostitutes, or fourteen lesbians, or any other "marginalizcd" sector, the shock we have witnessed would have been muted. Their deaths would have been seen as an unfortunate but unsurprising end to their 'unsavory' lifestyles. When at least ten Native women in B.C. were killed by one man in 1988, no prime minister attended their funerals. Fortyeight prostitutes have ,been methodically butchered in the Green River killings in Seat\lc over the past several years, but no press conferences have been convened- certainly there were no shots of the mayor with tears in his eyes. How many times have the 14 women killed last week been referred to as the elite ofthe country? These women have been eulogized as the country's future, a national treasure. But the true value of their lives has nothing to do with their potential as producers. These deaths arc equal to but not more important than the violence directed at women of all races and classes, at all times. We are giving them special attention because they happened here, to our peers. But until our rage is directed equally at all such events, we cannot be said to have understood the problem, nor to hav~ begun to solve iL photo by Kat• Kung �Wednesday. December 13. 1989 Page 2 • Joint Special Issue I• As the Concordia University Students' Association, we wish to extend our sympathies to t~e victims, the friends, and the families of those involved in the massacre at the Ecole Polytechnique last week. No students should be intimidated or afraid to study the subject that they wish to study, especially now. We owe it to the slain women to pursue our dreams and fight any attitude, individual or institution that tries to tell us that our goals are impossible, unconventional or against nature. o~ l }6) 11 I' I• Melodie Sullivan Shawn O'Hara CUSA Go-Presidents SALVE REGINA TO THEE ADTE WE CRY CLAMAMUS EXILDE EXULES THE CHILD FILII OF EVE EVAE TO THEE ADTE SUSPIRAMUS WESIGHE WEPING GEMENTES UPON LOSING MEMBERS OFUOFM ' I• From the members of CASE (Concordia Association of English Students) .----·· Our deep~st condolences to the relatives and friends of the fourteen women who died in pursuit of their dreams. · Our sympathies to the·family of Ann~-Marie Edward in particular, wl1ose brother Jimmy is a student in our department. Communication Studies, Concordia University. . _:-:=_ - On 6elialf of a{{ Mc(ji{{ students rJiie Students' Society of %c(ji{{ CUniversity wislies to el(tenrf its deepest sympathy to tlie fami{y & friends of J. (jenevieve :Bergeron 9-{i[ene Co{gan 9\{p.tliafie Croteau r.Barbara 1Jaigneau[t J.l.nne-Marie f£award :Jvfaua 9-faviemicl( 'Bar6ara Maria 1({uc.znil( \ .. .... Maryse Laganiere Maryse Lec[air Ylnne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pe[[etier Micliele 1\jc/iard Ylnnie St-Ylrneau[t Ylnnie rrurcotte I• �Joint Special Issue • Page • Wednesday. December 13. 1989 Media coverage: • Stranger lhan fict IOn by Danielle Comeau Dressed in a lumberjack coat and baseball cap, the dark figure stalks up the hill to the main campus building. Driven by forces beyond his control (a bad childhood, rejection by women, failure in life ... you get the picture) he goes on a deliberate and calculated killing rampage, hunting down young women in a celebrated technical college. After killing 14 women, he turns the gun on himself and blows his head off. Anyone near a radio, television or newspaper in the past week knows this is not the latest plot to another slasher B movie. The murders arc real. But their meaningsshiftsignificantly when re-told by the media. We try to make sense of events in our cv~ryday lives through what Raymond Williams calls "structures of feeling". Everything, from media reporting to everyday conversations, is structured by narrative and imagery. Events have a beginning, middle, and end, and this sense of closure, the feeling that things have been neatly tied up and explained, gives form to chaos. The media. s response to the bruiaf miiriler of 14 young women at L'Ecole Polytechnique falls into this trap. Continually re-telling the story, point by painstaking point, structures it in a way people can easily identify with. We arc all quite familiar with the Horror genre of narrative. The murders threaten established pauerns of thinking about the place of women in our culture, the dominant view of a liberal society which believes in fairness and equality. It is unthinkable to many that Marc Upine's murderous rampage is the logical, albeit extreme, manifestation of deeply ingrained sexist discourses in our culture. This is why Upinc must become a monstrous creature in order for us to make meaning of the situation. As a Freddie Krugertypc, he becomes simple and understandable. "BASTARD", as the Daily News cover headline screamed out. Rather then systemic sexism, which our culture as a whole is responsible for maintaining, the murders become the product of a single deranged mind. "The construction of the monstrous is a way of explaining all ills, rather as a child will say Mr. Nobody spilt the milk," writes cultural critic Judith Williamson. "It mitigates against the systemic nature of problems, focusing blame instead on a particular scapegoat" . • On Wednesday evening, the night of the murders, the media was already busy framing the tragedy in the terms of a Horror film. The unresolved enigma, "Who did it?", was answered the next day at a highly-charged televised press conference. Television, radio, and print news media moved at a frenzied pace to find biographical material about Upine. The question soon became, "Why?" as journalists and commentators searched for the "key" to why Upine murdered the women. Last Sunday's Gazette feature was simply entitled, "WHY?" in huge three-inch high type. As in Horror films, where expert opinion/ knowledge is sought to find out how to kill the monster (i.e. wooden stakes, silver bullets, daylight, etc.), so to tJ1e media dragged in "experts" to offer their opinions. Upine was a battered child. He changed his name from Gamil Gharbi when he was 18. He could not relate to women. He was rejected from the Armed Forces. His CEGEP psychologist remembers his sudden withdraw] from school as "strange". All this worked towards Upine "snapping" and committing his crime. This explanation fits easily into dominant discourses around women, gender, and sexuality. Upine becomes an incarnation of 'evil', an absolute beyond the control of human beings.J udith Williamson differentiates good and evil from moral values such as right and wrong which arc framed witJtin human activity. Thus, once again, it is possible for men to abdicate any responsibility for the murders because they stemmed from 'evil', something beyond their control, rather than from systemic sexism. • The debate which emerged in Montr~al media, and around the city, surrounded whether or not the murders arc symptomatic of the escalation of violence against women in Canada. It seemed obvious to many that Upinc's shouts of, "You are all feminists," as he methodically shot down women pointed to a deeply premeditated savagery against women. And yet, this point was hotly contested. Barbara Frum, moderating a panel discussion on CBC's The Journalthc night following the massacre, was almost obnoxious in her insistence that the murders hurt and offended both men and women. Toronto-based writer and broadcaster Junc Call wood pointed out repeatedly L~pine's actions stem from a culture whose tolerance of jokes about rape and wife-battering reflect a deeply engrained acceptance oftJ1c rights of men to control and hurt women. In Montr~al, at the vigil tlmt same night, feminists were called down for speaking. Nobody wanted to hear that these murders did not simply happen at the whim of a deranged mind, but were the logical manifestation of deeply held sexist attitudes. "Calm down," one man said to a woman who wanted to speak out, in an exchange captured by CBC television. As always, women were being told to be silent when anger and rage at the murders were more fitting. • Another aspect of the Horror genre is its sexual subtcxL Whether it's Frcddie Kruger assaulting a nubile young co-cd, or vampires biting helpless maidens, or even the vulnerable baby-sitter being stalked in an empty house. In every case, the very passivity and helplessness of the victims creates what Williamson calls a "frisson" in the audience. Fear is sexualized, as is the innocence of the victims. The media accounts of the massacre played. up all these elements, to the horrified yet insatiable curiosity of the audience. The premier, the mayor, even the prime minister all inv~ated the youth and innocence of the victims. The gory telling of details about the massacre, complete with elaborate diagrams of the killer's progress through three floors, all played into this desire. These arc all codes of representation which we often unconsciously respond to, so used arc we to seeing them re-created on the screen as fictions. One photograph, taken by Gazelle photographer Alien Mclnnis, depicted one of the murdered women sprawled in a chair. CBC television also had a short piece of video footage of this same scene. The photographer had to climb on the backs of two students and shot through a crack in the curtain. Never mind the clear lack of judgement in running this shot, if only tosparcfurtllerpain in family members and friends. The truly disturbing thing about this shot is the way it is coded almost like a porn photo. The young woman is seated in a chair, with her head and one should thrown over the back of the chair. Her long hair hangs down, while her throat is exposed and vulnerable. For anyone familiar with pornography, this shot is strangely familiar. The erotic undercurrents of this shot could not have been lost on either the photographer or the editors/ producers at the Gazelle and the CBC. Anoilier strong element of pomgraphy's coding is the playing upon the voyeuristic fantasies of the spectator. Part of the pleasure of being a voyeur comes from the knowledge that the image you arc viewing is both authentic, yet unable to return your gaze. The Gazette photo was taken unawares, with the curtain still visible in the frame. This only heightens, a tan unconscious level, the desire of the viewer. • What I've tried to map out, in an admittedly fragmentary manner, is a way to better understand how events become meaningful to us through the media. Despite the media's assertions of objectivity, there is nonetheless a very narrow terrain upon which meaning is created. In this case, a feminist 'reading' of thecventsofDccember6 is not even possible within the limits mapped out by the media. Instead, the goverment and the church took over and controlled the ideological determinants of the potential for meaning of the massacre. The funeral became a state-run affair, presided over by no less than 80 male clergy. The radical potential of mourning these women was effectively silenced as we were told by Cardinal Gregoirc that the murders were "an act of God", thus beyond the control and responsibility of men. CFCF and Tele-Metropole win the prize forobnoxiouscolourcommentary during the funeral broadcast. One almost got the feeling we were watching a sporting event, with non-stop play by play. Another problem with the coverage was the constant cuts to close ups of grieving family. This incredible invasion of private grief makes for great television. The only really moving parts of the funeral were the moments of complete silence, and the two brief readings by women students. It is amazing that in the more than two hour long service, in honour of 14 students murdered because they were women, only two women spoke. When one looks at the context which framed the funeral- 80 male clergy presiding, mostly men speaking, male dignitaries in the front pews - it is obvious what is happening on the terrain of meaning making. Close up of Cardinal Gregoire. Cut to a close up of Brian Mulroney. Cut to a slow zoom into one of the caskets. In a very real way, through the manipulation of representation, the massacre of these women has been colonized by patriarchal institutions. �Page 4 • Joint Special Issue Wednesday, December 73, 1989 Taking power to the streets by Joyce Lombardi Journalist Katc Dunn complained in Saturday's Gazette about a "foreign-looking" man harassing her mercilessly on the bus to work. She ignored him. With the massacre fresh in her mind, she felt only fear. As 1read this with the massacre fresh in my mind, I felt only anger. What stopped Dunn from turning around and unleashing her fury on the aggressor? What stops so many women from defending themselves on the streets? Fear. We have always been told to · ignore t11c stares, remarks, threats, gropes that arc thrust upon us in public. We obediently fall silent, believing either that it's not wortl1 the effort to challenge the bastards, or that the consequences will be worse if we do. Wrong. Silence is not a form of passive resistance in the daily gender war, it is passive acceptance. It is complicity. The concept of silence is enshrined in North American culture as public and private decorum. Loudness is rudeness. Talking back is disobedience. Women were silenced at Thursay's candlelight vigil for the victims. "Have some respect for the dead,"thcy shouted at us, cleverly twisting our breach of sacred silence into an act of blasphemy against our own sisters. We do have respect for the dead, only we chose to express it verbally. I wanted to scream, wail, singanything but conform to the op-· prcssive silence that has always muffled our rage. Yet I shut up, feeling suffocated. It is this very silence that allows the media, legislators, and our incredulous male (and even female) friends to deny the global war against women. Violence against women is the most pervasive and hidden form of violence in the world, yet very few people seem to know about it. And it is tllis very silence that convinces tlle Man in tllc street he has unlimited authority over me. TI1ereforc Imust explain calmly to the leering gent I do not find his attentions nattering. If he persists, even after repeated warnings, I simply punch him. The reactions I get range from "you little bitch!" to men actually fl!!cing from me, screaming "Help! She's crazy!" Not once have they hit me back. I realize I've been. lucky- it is quite likely that some asshole will pull a knife or gun on me one day. But I'm under this risk anyway, whether I "provoke" him or nol The fact that I am female is provocation enough. But no man ever expects a woman to fight back. Many arc surprised and even apolqgetic when I do. Others react with sheer hatred. Some women argue attention on the street can be nattering and non-aggressive. While a rare man may sincerely find a woman beautiful, and feel compelled to tell her so, he knows he has the power to comment on the physical appcar;ancc of a perfect stranger, rendering her body public property. The act of objcctifieation represents power abuse despite the best intentions. And the rapidity with which men's compliments turn to curses when we suggest his attentions are unwelcome proves his compliments were curses in the first place. No, boy-bashing isn't the most effective strategy for sensitizing and challenging male power, but any act offighting back is empowering. When I sec the look of fear on those men's faces, I realize I have power. He realizes I have power. I like to think that my actions will make him think twice before he harasses the next woman. I also like to think that she'll react with as much firm anger as I do. But it frustrates me that she usually doesn't. While I realize that violence bcgets violence, passivity also bcgets violence. Yes, I detest the Rambo mentality that rules the world, but I also detest the flower childmentalitythatallowsil Many women arc reluctant to fight back because they don't want to perpetuate a malc-<:reated violent society. Men arc violent, women arc pacific. As long as this mentality prevents women from dcfendinr themselves, we will be vie- tims. Women don't have to attack unsuspecting men on the streetsthat's violence. But just saying No to harrassment, that's self-defense. As Malcolm X said, sel-defensc is not violence, it is intelligence. The war against women is launched on numerous fronts, public and private, domestic and institutional. We must defend ourselves on every front. The easiest place to begin is on the street, a sort of self-empowerment training ground for larger political battles. Women, take your power. Don't wait for men to develop a conciousness and stop violence. It is our ultimate responsibility to stop violence against ourselves. Quand les femmes seron~ sans peur ... C'est avcc consternation que tourle Qu~bec a pris connaissance de la sinistrc nouvellc. Pas une femme n'a pu rester indiffcrente devant un acte d'une telle sauvagerie. En tant qu'~tudiantes, eel ~vcnement nous bouleversc particulicremenl On a assassin~ nos consreurs, peut-ctre des parentes ou des amies. Aussi, le Comi~ femmes ticnt-il aex primer scs plus profondes sympatllies aceux Cl cclles d'entre nous qui aujourd'hui sont en dcuil. • Jusqu'ou • Quatorz.c femmes sont executees a l'Ecole Polytechnique, plusieurs autres sont bles~es. Leurcrimc,ctre des femmes? Leur raison d 'ctreexecu~ : ~wdier dans un domaine traditionnellcmcnt reserv~ aux hommes? No us croyions (no us voulons croire, no us voulons dcsespercmentlc croire) qu' i1 s'agit d'un geste isol~. que l'assassin n'appanenait a aucun groupc, qu'il ne repr~sentaitaucuneopinion gcncrali~. Mais unechoscestcertaine : un hommc a tu~ des femmes. Vraisemblement, it avail po~ 1·~quation suivante : ctudiante en genie = vocation non-traditionnellc = fcministe en puissance = danger. No us avons plcur~ devantle tclcviseur. Ala fois d 'horreur et de compassion. Puis, en tant que militantes, no us avons sanglot6 de rage. Jusqu 'ou faudra+il all er pour Icur faire comprcndrc ... 7 •Combattons la violence faite aux femmes De l'humour sexiste au genocide, i1 n'y a qu'un pas. Toutc mysoginic, a petite comme agrande echelle, est une pone ouvene sur la violence. S'inscrirc contrc cette violence, qu'on soil un horn me ou une femme, est une question de dignit6 humaine. Le Comite Femmes de I'UQAM The Link Concordia University Montreal, Quebec Joint Special Issue, Wednesday, December 13, 1989 SpeclallsS\.Je Co-ordinators: Susano Bejar.lta Kendall. Heidl Modro Staff Editorial and Advertising Offices 1455 de Maisonneuve W. Montreal, QC H3G 1M8 Telephone Editorial: 848-7405 Advertising: 848-7406 Danielle Comeau. Eric LE3onard. Suzanne Diamond, Mlchael Orsinl, Minty Fownes. Kate Kung. Barbara Davidson, Heldi Hollinger. Karen Herland. Doug Simms, Andy Riga, Undo Gyulal, May a Bashour, Max Woii<:Jce, cart wllson. Alice O'Brien. Marielle Lelantier. Brigitte Elle. Morlon Schrler. Don Schuetze. The Varsity, Joyce Lombardi.Zeb Brown,Josette Cote, Le Comlte Femmes de I"UQAM, Sophle Couslneau, Sand re Hewton. Alison Loader. Robin Le Baron. The Plant · Special Thanks Jo Dovld Stelnlauf - The McGill Daily McGill University Montreal, Quebec Editorial Office 3480 McTavish, room B-03 Montreal, QC H3A 1X9 Telephone: 398-6784 Business and Advertising Office 3480 McTavish, room B-17 Montreal, QC H3A IX9 Telephone: 398-6790 �Wednesday, December 13. 1989 Joint Special Issue • Page 5 Woman suffers anti-feminist backlash by Mike Orsini The fear many women are experiencing in the wake of the U de M massacre is especially real for activist Charlcnc Ncro, who was sexually harassed last weekend for her feminist beliefs. Ncro was approached by an angry womanhateron a train returning from a visit with her family in Welland Ontario last Sunday. Recognizing her face from a television news report, the man launched into an antifeminist tirade, calling Nero and the other vocal members of the collective "a bunch of fuckin' lesbians." Nero, a member of Lie Concordia Women's Collective, was interviewed last week in response to the massacre. "He said he had the prescription for what ailed feminism," said Ncro, referring to what the man on the train wanted to do to her. Nero said a conductor later threw the man out of the coach because he did not have a first class ticket But before leaving, the man wished death on vocal feminists. "He said 'you're the ones who deserved it,"'Ncrosaid. "It's too bad those 14 girls got killed and not you." Ncro said LCpine and the man who harassed her arc not alone in their sentiments. Radio phone-in shows since last week's tragedy have been inundated with calls from angry men blaming women for the problems in their life. "MarcL~pinedidn'tkill those 14 women," she said, "A society that tacitly approves sexism and systematically attacks women did." . "He (L~pine) was just saying what everybody else was saying all along, except he bought a gun." Nero said this incident has left her and many other women in a vulnerable position. "We're feeling a real sense of paralysis," said Nero, a Concordia journalism student "A lot of us have been made to feel like we're not allowed to grieve." Last month, Nero received a death threat from an anonymous male caller. She claims this was a response to the boycott of Upstairs launched by eight members of the collective the previous week against the popular student hang-out. Members o(the collective were tossed out of the bar for "persisting in showing affection in an offensive way," according to Upstairs owner Chris Gore. The women insist Gore's reaction was provoked by homophobia. "The caller said 'keep this up and you're dead,"' she said. "At first I thought it was somebody pulling some kind of a prank." In light of the recent massacre, that "once harmless" threat has become a "concrete warning" to vocal women's groups, she said. "If someone is going to kill feminists, I don't think there has been anybody in the community who has been more visible than us," she said. "We look like a very radical political group." Apart from the Upstairs incident, the col- lectivc has also been actively involved in the reinstatement of the Coors boycott at Concordia. · It also has pushed forthe Crown to reopen the case of the alleged gang-rape of a female McGill student by members of the Zeta Psi fraternity last year. Ncroadmittedshc'safmidbutsaidwomen must not abandon the struggle. Attacks like this arc an attempt to silence women," she said. "But if we retreat into our shells because we arc terrified, things are only going to get worse." At last Thursday's Univcrsit~ de Man- treat vigil, feminist speakers were met with loud jeers from many of the men. "Shut the ruck up," shouted one man as Nero began what was to be a very short speech decrying crimes against women. Carolyn Gammon, a member of Concordia's Lesbian Studies Coalition, said her group has also been targeted by misogynists. She said the coalition recently received hate mail from men "calling us foul-mouthed idiots." "Many people see lesbianism as the quintessential way of being anti-Man," Gammon said. Get out of your ivory tower! by Mux Wallacc At roughly the same time Wednesday as Marc L~pine was committing his murders, El Salvadoran government airplanes carried out a bombing mid, killing many innocent civilians. The U of M massacre received sevcml thousand column inches of newspaper coverage. The El Salvador attack received a little less than two inches in lhe Gazelle The Link and I he Daily are putting out a special issue on the massacre. No special issue has ever been devoted to the memories of tlle 50,000 Salvadoran civilians murdered by their government in the last ten years. "This tragedy is closer to home," say the media. Is it? The engines in the Salvadoran bombers were manufactured by Pratt and Whitney, a company which holds military contracts with some of the most repressive regimes . in the world. This is a tradition which goes back many years, including the years between 1939-1945, when the company did considerable business with Nazi Germany. But Pratt and Whitncy doesn't limit its dealings to right wing dictatorships. It is no less cosy with McGill and Concordia universities, which have courted and accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from the company in the last five years. While t11c heads of both universities fall all over themselves "trying to make sense of this tragedy", they should look no further than their own research offices. According to federal government statistics, McGill is currently engaged in about a half million dollars wortll of military research while Concordia 's figure is just under $250,000. Several years ago, Concordia students voted in a referendum to declare their university a military free zone and forbid military research and recruiting on campus. The administration ignored their vote. Campaigning for the freeze, students charged that the militarization of society is linked with violence in all forms including violence against women and violence against minorities. Now we learn that Marc LCpine's greatest passion was war movies. But instead of exploring the roots, we rush to attack the symptoms. · The media and the politicians have quickly jumped on the gun control bandwagon. Keep the guns out of the hands of fanatics and this kind of thing can't happen, they say. Should we instead strive to send guns to highly trained armies who daily commit massacres far more grisly than last Wednesday's? At the memorial service Sunday, Mayor Jcan Do re offered these words: "Wc should look at the kinds of values we arc giving our kids." This from the man who recently lobbied for the expansion of a military production facility into one ofthccity's few protected green zones to fulfill a contract for a foreign army. This from the man who for years has actively courted military industry to Montreal, which already houses nearly half of all Canadian weapons plants. "It will create jobs and a strong economy," Dare explains, defending his decision to disregard a 1986 MCM policy opposing the establishment of new military industry in Montreal. How many jobs are created at the plant which manufactured Marc Upine' s semi-automatic rifle? The failure of the media, the sociologists, the criminologists, the politicians and even this special edition of the Link/ Daily, in analyzing last week's tra_gcdy, is a failure to come clown from their ivory tower and account for the views of the majority of society, the ones who aren't politically aware, university-educated or "enlightened". Mourir d'etre femme . Quatorze ctudiantes ont perdu la ~ic la sc~ainc dcrnicrc, as.s~sintes par un homme passion ne de la gucrrc et cpns de hame. envers.lcs fcmtms~es. Quatorze femmes ant payc de lcur vie leur d~sir de se r~ahscr plememcnt.Smte a une tell~ tmgCdic, des ~motions s' entrcmclent dans mon esprit; profonde trtstessc, dcsarrm, pcur et ... colcrc! . Colcrc parcc qu'il aum fallu unc tragcdic sans precedent pourq.u~ ~c vmlc sur la violence faite aux femmes soit lev~. Colcre parcc que nos poltttctcns refusent encore de rcgardcr la reali~ en face. Un gestc malheurcux et isole .. :·et ~urq.uoi pas une catastrophe naturellc tant qu'a y ctre? On chcrchc a~touffcr 1 aff~trc, ~ est tristectc'est tout. Et que dcvons nous fairc? Pcut-ctre attcndre une autre tucr~e du genre? A. combicn de « gestes isoles » chiffre-t-on un problc~c de soc1ete? Quoi, M. Bourassa, it n'y aurait pas encore assez de femmes assassm~cs, battues, violtes, harccltes? Bof, c'est la vie ... semble-t-on nous r~pondre. , Non, la violence faitc aux femmes n'cst pas « la vte », ce n ~t pas. un phCnomcne « normal >>qui fait partie des hauts et des bas de notresoct~t~. C est une rea lit~ sur laquclle socialemcnt it est trcs possible d'agir etc' est en cc sens que les r~ministes agissentetrcvendiqucnt Des femmes se regroupent pour gagner une cgalitc totalc, sans pcur et sans m~pris. Jc fais p~ie de ces « ~matures »que la societ~ considcrc ~tranges, marginales et mcna~antes qu on .nommc plus simplcmcnt fcministes. Je fais panic de ccllcs qui sont en deuil parcc ~u 'clles sont des femmes. Je fais partiC de cclles qui SC demandent a quand le JOUr OU les femmes Joscttc Cote scront sans peur... } J 1; ~ i. L-.....:...._ _ _ _..;;.....;.._ __..;.;.;..;.;.;.;.;~------ouo..:. �Wednesday, December 13, 1989 Page 6 • Joint Special Issue Media scars children by Suzanne Diamond The tragic massacre of December 6th is symbolic of the turbulent state of the collective unconscious of our society. The flood of perverse messages reaching the millions today through mass media have their subtle and not so subtle influences on the world. It's not so surprising to hear that a mock massacre of women had appeared on French TV a few days before the tragedy. The whole fabric of our society, as brought to us by television, is based on violence and corruption. "Boys are brought up to think that it'sOK touscanothcrman'sdaughter for his bodily urges" as one male cn_c Radio Noon phone-in caller pomted out the day after. "Women arc blatently presented to the younger generations as sex objects," another caller added. "11tese extreme acts arc mere indicators of the sickness of our society, but the underlying reality is the even scarier fact". Anyone who doubts a connection just has to look at the stark reality thatoneoutofthree women will be raped during their lifetime ... This says nothing of the violence and discrimination to be endured. Unfortunately, the subconscious mindislargelyignoredby ourculturc, so that all impressions received by people throughout life remain lurking, unconfrontcd, in the dark corners of the mind. A society which has turned away from any real moral and spiritual training is quick to leave its children open to the sexist, violent and inhumane media. The insidious messages being received by the majority of kids today point to a future which we can all fear. I Children arc not being brought up to value love, honor, integrity and understanding. Instead they arc being led to believe by our mass media that to get love you need sex. They arc being taught that all women should be looked upon as sex objects while people should achieve happiness through wealth and empires of greed. The media tells us thatsporL'i arc not for fun. 11tey arc for the purpose of winning so that makes it OK to cheat with hormones. The media also brainwashes us into thinking that for things to be acceptable they must look perfect It consequcnlly becomes acceptable to use damaging beauty products and make-up, and dangerous pesticides on our lawns and foods even though in thc·long term they do more harm than good. A holistic education is what is needed to avoid the pain and results of something like Wednesday's nightmare. Childhood scars, left by real life trauma, or subtly by TV, instead of being dealt with by our society, arc ignored and left to fester- with unpredictable and usually disastrous results. With barely any government funding for the needed recovery programs, the future looks bleak. These programs, such as eo-counselling, primal therapy and other internalized distress recovery techniques, do exist and can help prevent such hellish occurrences as took place last week, and the more pervasive root problems. Co-counselling, for instance, is based on thcsimpleprincipalsofcaring and support through interaction with a counsellor; like this it is possible to comes to terms with a trauma of the past, but not by forgetting them. Our times have imposed great pressures on the individual- for many, fear, hopelessness and vulnerability are pressing realities. As human numbers arc reaching their breaking point on the globe, so too is our ability to handle the responsibilities lltrust on us by a deteriorating world. With the faults of today's methods of raising children, the point of no return is creeping up on us. The important issues of the day, by Sandra Hewton I once knew a woman who dreamed of owning a farm by the , sea; green pastures, livestock, organic gardens of wildflowers and · vegetables. She once thought that she could choose how to attain that dream. To have a career of her choosing, retire when she was ready, get thaat bank loan, invest in her future, the future of the land which she owned and the welfare of the animals that shared that land with her. To work the acres with her hands, to pJow the crops,to have a small house always filled with fresh flowers from her garden and to enjoy each season as it came and went. And part of this dream was to share it with someone whom she loved. Those shattered dreams once belonged to me. I never asked to be born a woman, but I never wanted to be .. I (.~.J Different cultures have different ways of appeasing the subconscious forces - like dancing around a campfire, singing and praying. But in our day, liulc of this is widely encouraged. Children arc left with few accessible means of venting the more mystical aspects of their being, or of healing the deep wounds wrought on them by this world ... Shattered dreams anything else. I grew up through the post war fifties, the drugged out sixties, thcsexistsevcntiesand now, I and every other woman who had a dream wonders when · the pain ofDccembcr6th will ever go away. Fourteen women were murdered because they say we have dreams. I have a twin brother. He married his high school sweetheart. They have a son, a house in the suburbs ofToronto and a seemingly secure future of their choosing. He and his wife freely choose their lifestyle and along with it a set of values, aspirations and hopes. Because I am a woman, I will never have that same free choice to choose the way I wish to live my life. I will never have the same hour as he. We shared the same parcnts,atethesamefood,attended the same schools, watched the s;tmc television and shared many of the same dreams. My dreams arc different now. It is not because they have changed but because I realize the battle to attain those dreams will never end, and to hold onto my aspirations will take even a bigger fighL They say that I should blame society, yet who runs this so-called civilized world of ours? I have no one to blame except myseu· if I doru)t succeed, for the battle Is truly only beginning. As a wise old Native Indian woman once said, "Man cannot live without animals but, animals can live without mim." Man cannot live without women but I have managed to live the vast majority of my life without men. Women arc the life givers and nurturers. The gender of man is destroying this planet. Perhaps it is the gender of women that will save it. RALLY FOR WOMEN ONLY f. . which the children of tomorrow will have to face can only be overcome with co-operation, between people and between organizations. Tragically, our society does not value meditation for finding the peace willtin and puts no attention on Lite vast potential of the uncharted regions of the mind. Instead, educators focusonlyonthe external world. As we let this mistake continue, we leave the future with unstable foundations. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13TH at 7 PM Concordia · Union Francaise, 429 Viger Est (Metro Champ de Mars) \.UNIVERSITY McGIII Student Services The tragic avanllat tcole Polytachnlque have profoundly uddaned and horrlned the enUre Concord la community. On behalf of our faculty, students and staff, wa wish to extend our sincere condolences to all of those affected by the tragedy, and moat especially to the family, friends and colleagues of the victims. We offer our full support and encouragement to all of you In this moment of sorrow. 11 Dr. Patrick KennHf Rector aid V'ICe-Chancellor Dr. M.N.S. Swamy DBan. Fa:vly of EngineetirY; and Cm~paet Scknce JfiJ Bennett Ansar Mohammad Presided, CIXICMJia /.klivefsity Facvlty .A.slociation Presidmt, Concordia Graduate Sltxlents' Association Wailer Wheatley Ritva Seppanen ' Dawn Wise man Presider( Engineetilg and Carrpl.tet ScknceS!udentl' As3ociit1Dfl Melodie Sullivan & Shawn O'Hara Co-Presiderts. Concadia UrivetSly Studentl' Associalion 1: President, Cr««dia /.klivefsity NM-Academi: Slaff.A.slociition Presirknl, Concorcfa Univetsity Part-time Facv/ly Association I• e are all deeply distressed by the horrific incident experienced at Ecole Polytechnique on December 6. This senseless act against these young women specifically, and feminism generally, is a poignant reminder·of just how much remains to be done for women in our society. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to all those who were touched personally by this tragedy. �Wednesday, December 13, 1989 Joint Special Issue • Page 7 Violence against women has many precedents at universities Women targetted .on campuses by earl wilson other occasions last summer when attacks were narrowly averted. Sarah Asmussen ut Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo embarked on her own information campaign last year after administrators refused to publicize her attack in a WLU parking lot. campaign against date rape. where the student paper, The Cord Weekly, The CFS slogan was "No Means No." It persisted in runn.ing a violently sexist weekly Marc LCpine was an outsider at I'Ecole inspired some residents at the Kingston, column called "Bill Needle's Biorhythm." Pol ytcchnique. Ontario school to reply with banners an~ Needle's aggressive style includes such fine Butanyone familiar with recent incidences posters bearing messages like, "No means nourishes as referring to women as "clitori". of sexism on Canadian campuses might not kick her in the teeth," "No means harder," The Cord is a member of Canadian have been terribly surprised had LCpine been and "No means dyke." . University Press, .whose constitution forbids a student, or a faculty member. 1lte humourless joke mushroomed until the propagation of sexist, racist and Many have expressed surprise that the three to four hum! ·cd such signs appeared on heteroscxist material. The editors have VIOLENCE CONTINUES killings should havcoccured in a "sheltered" 1l1is fall, while women in Antigonish, residence windows and walls. The pledged to attempt to follow their Statement environment like a university, but violence Nova Scotia participated in a Take Back the administmtion at Queen's ordered their of Principles ~ore closely, but have also against women has a long tradition in Niglrt .march to protest violence against removal, but refused to take disciplinary promised Needle's return next term. Canadian universities. women, a student was sexually assaulted action. Carolyn Gammon ofConcordia's Lesbian outside the nearby St. Frant:is Xavicr "The explicit violence in those slogans is INSTITUTIONALIZED Studies Coalition cautioned against smugness University residences. very upseuing to me," residence director HARASSMENT in the ivory towers. Elizabeth Baugh said. "They say they're Campus media has also become the "Universities arc meant as jokes. It's classist and fairly hard as a woman to background for Concordia students Bcverly conservative," she read them and find Wrayand Minty Fownes to fight the school's Engineering Students Council and its said. "I've met inany humour." credible prejudice Residence coun- 'humour' organ,thc Rcbogge. Last fall, Fowncs an~ Wray wrote a teller and bigotry at cil spokesperson Concordia." David Leech af- to Concordia's Link newspaper to object to Gammon poinfirmed that council an offensive image in a poster for an ted out that the "disapproved of the engineering party. TheRcboggcretorted with Universit~dcMon­ signs that were up," a"Special Bcv and Minty Issue" in November tr~al slayings canbut felt . punitive 1988, a broadside making allegations about not be isolated from action would be .a the two women's private lives, creating "smaller" events. negative approach fantasized sequences involving them and "ll's a war of mito the problem. A including brutal insults. The two women brought eleven Rebogge sogyny," she said, special gender ·contributors before a commiuee that found "and it'sconnccted issues awareness to all other inweek will be held in them guilty of "discrimination based on cidents." the residences in gender and sexual orientation," in violation of the university's non-academic Code of Montr~alers will January. Conduct. recall the events of The engineers appealed the de-cision. So last year, when a INNOCENT. did Wray and Fowncs, who were upset woman alleged she FUN? because the commiuee had dismissed the was gang-mpcd at Jocelyn Collier, charge of sexual harassment. But the second a party hosted by .eo-director of the ruling ac-tually lessened the original sanctions McGill fraternity Concordia Wo- levied against the offenders, and re-fused to Zcta Psi. men's Centre, re· label the incident as ha-rassment. A publication grelled that such "Anyone who read the paper would know ban on details oft he The woman escaped without serious injury, case was recently renewed, and no criminal butas.Kathcrinc Reed, executive director of ins lances arc not often taken seriously. "for that it was sexual harassment," Fownes said. "You don't need a wriucn definition to un· charges have been laid. This forced the victim the Antigonish Women's Resource Centre, some it's a cause for humour," she said. · "They're all contributing factors and all derstand what it is." to launch a civil suit against her alleged said "that docsn 't mean the crime has been partofthcsamethingas the Ude Mmurders," The meaning of sexual harassment also aggressors as a last resort to a justice system lc.c;scnccl." 1 she added. posed a problem for University of Toronto that failed her. In early October, other attacks took place A University ofToronto men's residence part-time student Bevcrly Torfason. The One can only imagine how many women at the University of Victoria, in British were raped, assaulted or threatened qn Columbia. Two women were assaulted within was marred by sexist sign-posting this term, university sexual harassment board was Canadian campuses this year and said nothing. five days of each other. But the university as well. Burwash residence at U of T's divided in a recent decision on her complaint Ninety per cent of rapes and, likely, almost admiriistmtion took no action to improve Victoria College held an "Ugly chicks arc againstche.mistryprofcssor Richard Hum mcl people too," party on September 29, -divided neatly along gender Iincs. all sexual harassment cases in society still go campus security. advertised around the college. The committee was composed of three unreported, according to the National Shannon McAiceseofthe UVic Women's Student DianeZom tried to get the posters women and two men, so Torfason 's grievance Organization of Women. . . .· . . Centre said mectingspetwcen .thc.Centreand . School .administrations often dtscouragc the administmtion resulted only in "hot air taken down and encouraged people to boycott. was upheld. Hummcl was accused of harassing the dissemination of information, afraid of and no action." Lighting levels, night patrol the festivities. "It is not a joke. It's really derogatory," she said. Torfason at a school swimming pool. "He copycat crime- and bad publicity. staff and com-munication bet-ween students But Burwash South House president Len would swim beside me for four lengths," Even the McGill administration's Senate and campus security remain poor, she said. Gambin refused to back down, and the party Torfason said. "He'd stare at me for two Committee on Women, which has an official Also this fall, first-year student Heather went ahead as scheduled. · minutes. That's a long time." sub-committee on safety, is unable to get Reid was beaten up at a University of ToResidence hijinx insulting to women also Torfason is 32, and a professional engineer access to information on campus sexual ronto residence party when she tried to protect caused trouble at Wilfred Lauricr University who takes one course per session at U ofT. assault. a male friend. As many as five men took part When the encounters with Hummel began to "We've been trying to get those statistics in punching and kicking her, anu one threw (WLU) in Waterloo: A traditional 'panty raid' led to a ban on occur on a regular basis, she changed her fortwoycars.Sccuritymusthavcthcirrcasons her against a window. the practice by university president John swim time and, with hesitation, registered a for witholding them, but I don't know what Weir in late October, after a month of media complaint. they arc," Rhonda Am set, chair of the sub"NO MEANS KICK HER IN coverage and a committee's decision that the After a series of appeals, the board moved committee said. university could no longer condone activities last week to rcafftrm the original decision to THE TEETH" "I strongly agree that information on safety "demeaning to either gender." ban Hummel from the pool for the next five Sexual violence on campuses does not should be widely available to students," But the season of sexist frolic was not yet years. always take a physical form. Much more shcsaid. Torfason later proposed some changes ·to After two women we~ sexually assaulted com-mon is harassment, and 'pranks' whose over. The next month, a foyer was draped at knifepoint in a Vani er College washroom intentions, according to the men, may or may withabanncradvertising"WomenforRent," the university's sexual harassment policies last January, employees received a memo not be malevolent but whose effects terrorize in reference to a fund-raising 'serf-for-a- and procedures. As at Concordia, the process day' event inoneofthc women's residences. was plagued by the geneml tendency to take telling them to keep it quiet, according to female students. Dean of Students Fred Nichols removed women'sfcarsofassaultandunwantcdsexual The most chilling of these events this year Vanier security head Jcan-Pierrc Barbcau. Similarly, warning signs in the University occurred in early November, when hundreds the banner after "members of the WLU aucntion lightly. ofToronto 's women's lockerrooms mention of residence rooms at Queen's University community" registered their disgust, and local with files from Canadian University Press the danger of theft but not assault, despite an were adorned with signs mocking the newspapers ran photos of the offending sign. These events took place at a university assault last Victoria Day weekend and two Canadian Federation of Students' (CFS) ,, �Wednesday, December 73, 7989 Page 8 • Joint Special Issue ~- The members of the office of the status of women received the news of the massacre of the fourteen young women at the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal with horror. We are joining our voices with the thousands of other women's voices, at Concordia and within all universities, who are crying and in mourning. Our sympathies go to the families and friends, and also to all women and men who are under the shock of the tragedy. ifhe women of the Concordia Women's Centre ... The entire McGill University community extends its most profound sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of the students who aied at l'Ecole Polytechnique. ,. Toute la communaute de l'Universite McGill tient a exprimer ses plus profondes condoleances aux families, amis.et colle~es des·victimes de la tragedie al'Ecole Polytechnique � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coverage from The McGill Daily Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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"A majority of the EUS Executive would like to state that we beliC\'C the Faucet editors ebate was heated at an emergency did display sexism and racism in their publi· meeting of the Engineering cation,'' read the final statement. "11Je vi!.WS Undergraduate Society last Monday, displared in their paper clearly do not reprc· when councillors met to discuss how to sent the viC\\'S of the EUS or its members." respond to the messy fallout from some controversial articles in a recent edition of the Plumber's Faucet. ccl'm laappy tire Contention over the Faucet began on Dec. 6 when the EUS-funded paper pub- BUS execs laave fittallished an article deriding women alongside ly realized tlaat takittg a piece commemorating the 14 female engineering who were killed at the a stattce against racism Ecole Polytechnique in 1989. The same attd sexism is tlae ottly issue also contained a letter which referred viable option." to feces as "little Huxtables." Engineering President Anjali Mishra responded to the issue in a letter to The Daily in which she criticized tl1e Faucet 'seditors for But debate raged during the meeting racism and se$m. Her letter angered EUS over EUS' handling of the Faucet controexecutil'es who s.'lid that Mishra fail to get versy to date. their approval writing the letter even Executives were criticized by represenled to rumours of Mishra's im(:e<lclunent. tatives of QPIRG, the Women's Union, At Monday's meeting, EUS councilors Anti-Racist Action, and the Black set out to plan an official statement and Students' Network, who were invited to strategy for dealing the the meeting b)' EUS. And although the council failed to The coalition of student groups present· approl'e :Ul official statement, EUS executil'es ed a list of dem;mds for dealing with the BY jOSLYN 0oSENBERG Netts Reporter D Faucet controversy.The demands included a public apology froi)J the EUS and the editors of The Plumber's Faucet, mandatory cultural sensitivity and anti-oppression training for Faucct staff and EUS executil'es, and a promise that racist and sexist material will no longer be published in EUS-affiliated publications. Most of the demands were met. But after tensions ran high at the meet· ing, some of the students said that they felt that many at the EUS and the Faucct had failed to understand just how deeply offended they had been by Dec. 6 Faucct and the executives' criticism of Mishra for speaking out against the Faucet. The Black Students' Network's Peter Flegcl said that he does not feel that the .statement released by the EUS execuiives represents a sincere apology. "lt's a success in the sense that they've agreed to our demands, but the impression that I \l,'aS getting from the meeting W'JS that it was just for damage control, as opposed to a real understanding of the problems," he said. Flegel also said that he was deeply disappointed with the atmosphere during Monday's meeting. "We felt lots of hostility eitl1er on tl1e part of some members of tl1e Executive or some the editors, who just didn't to undcrstmd tl1e extent to which the article had hanned :md hurt black stu· dents :u1d women," s.'lid Flegel. "They seem to have been dis· missing our concerns as either extreme or oversensitive." EUS executive" Wcsam Khoury disagrees. He said that while EUS invited the students to hear what they had to sa)', many were too aggressive in their approach. "They came in big numbers, which might have seemed very intimidating to some," said Khoury. "Some people took advantage of the situation and started bashing EUS Pn:sidml Mishm: at the CL'Illre of the controwrsy the EUS," he added. Mishm, hoot'\'Cr, said that She also said that despite debate during she w.ts glad that tl1e nming :m the meeting, she was happy that the release opportunity to clear the air and for EUS exec- issued b)' the executives following the meet· utives and Faucet editors to hear students' ing finally took a stance against the offen· concerns. "I tl1ink tl1:Uorer all tl1e meeting sivc views expressed in the Dec. 6 w.ts entire council got a Faucet."l'm happy the cxccs hal'c finall)• picture of the problems surrounding tl1c realized that taking a stance against and how member.; outside tlJC EUS racism and sexism is the only viable option had reacted to tl1c article,"said Mishra. for the EUS," said Mishra. McGill Billed aPrivate School in Princeton Review Despite confusion, McGi/1 scores high in annual university ran kings However, some of the harshest criti· McGill to forge a host of new private sector partnerships and the plan to establish cisms were saved for the governing bodies Nt:II'S Reportu McGill College International, a US-style, here at McGill. Comments such as, "the cGill's billing its a"private" institu· for-profit, private college for students pre- student government is unpopular" and the lion in the pages of a recent edition pared to pay upwards of $30,000 a year. presence of "a sometimes chaotic and dis· "Principal Shapiro's dre;un of a private agreeable administmtion," revealed some of The Princeton Review, h:ts many liberal arts college may be on the shelf for of McGill's shortcomings. on campus questioning how it happened. now, but I don't doubt that he, along with At the URO, Williiuns sought to provide '11JC Rr.ie.v, ;m :mnual publication other university presidents, arc readyto pri· a positive spin on those remarks, saying, rJICi :md C:madi:m ill!d US "Sometimes chaotic can mean creatil'e." ond;uy for would·be :q1pli<:mts, hit vatize," Conlon said. Aside from the confusion Ol'er McGill's She also said that universities like st:mds liuc bst )mr.Since then,anwnbcr of stu· have lx.>.\ildcnnent at McGill's public status, McGill fan.>d well in this year's McGill should not put too much weight on Princcton Review, the culmination of hun· what's s.1id about them in publications like l&ing :ts Canad:t's forprofit When contacted, Princeton ReviC\Y offl· drcds of student sun'C)'S and statistics pro- The Princcton Review and Maclean's annual university ran kings. cials said the mistake was not theirs. vided by universities across the continent. "You've got to take what they 5.1)' in conOn a lOO-point scale, McGill scored :m88 Instead, they say McGill Wits listed as pri· vate based on infonnation provided by in a category measuring students' quality of text of the institution as a whole before you life, compared to a score of 79 for the make any final dtl:isions," said Willimns. McGill's own University Relations Office. She pointed to the criticism of McGill's But URO Director K:ue Willimlts insisted Unil'cr.;ity of Toronto and a93 for llarvard In tl1e academic category, McGill scored a 90, student services budget in this )'Car's editon last v.t'Ck tl1at, while she was sorry for the confusion, Canadian universities are 16:hni· compared with Uof Ts 75 and Harvard's93. of the Mac lean's ran kings, as an exrunple of The Princeton Review's article also how uni\rersity rankings can be misleading. cally publicly-funded private institutions and In the past, Maclean's has also come that's why her office submitted the fonns to spoke \'ef)' highly of McGill, specifically concerning Montreal'scity life, off-campus under fire for not including student surveys Princeton with McGilllistcd as private. in their evaluation and looking only at raw ''Sometimes, is (tlrl of a corn· food, and ethnic diversity. plcxsocict);" Willi:mtstold11JC (}Jilylitst\l,t'Ck. . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' Michael Conlon isn't so sure that McGill'sdecision to bill itself as primte was ATTENTION UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS an accident, however. Instead, Conlon, the We are seeking undergraduates up to 25 years of age for a study . on the activities people participate in and how happy the activities National ChaillJCrson for the make them. Federation of Students, suspects that McGill may be billing itself as private to You will be asked to complete several questionnaires, which take one hour to complete; remuneration is $10. In addition, you will attract students who think a private educa- have the option of completing a brief {15 minute) second questiontion is better than a public one and who naire two months later; if you chose to complete the second ques· can afford the big price tag usually <L'iSOCi· tionnaire, you will be compensated an additional $5. ated with private education. Contact: Dr. Zuroff's lab, Psychology Department, McGill Conlon pointed to recent efforts at University, 398·7425. Please leave a message and our research BY AlE.'\ Slt>GER M staff will contact you. statistics which are easily manipulated. that students put a lot of \!,'fight in what the According to Princeton Review writer Review h:ts to say. Robert Franek, however, the Princcton "We think the best way to evaluate a Review's use of student evaluations is one school is based on the people who go there. _ _..__ __o_f_its_sc_o_res_.'_' MORGENTALER CLINIC Abortions (6 to 20 weeks) Medical Abortions (5 to i weeks) Monday to Saturday: Evening Clinics Available 30 Sl Joseph Blvd. E., Suite 71 0 Montreal, QC H2T 1G9 Tel: (514) 844-4844 Um{er_/ (le Student up to Discounts % This tiffn· t'alid for nil Tl'f.,"'tlnrl)· srlmluli'tl sm1ices ofJrrntnl by Conch ()mm/a For Fare & Schedule Information Call 842-2281 1-800-461-7661 Q CoaciJ Canada OIK'IoiJt•lll) trentwav·wagar tna, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joslyn Oosenberg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Daily Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001/02/12 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF anti-Black racism Black Students Network (BSN) Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) QPIRG racism sexism student media The McGill Women's Union Union for Gender Empowerment (UGE) https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/bc2d2c8137aaa810106d118721438116.pdf?Expires=1781740800&Signature=bqwjwdowm5E0-ukTYt5XBXpkdxi4%7EzmPbOUvhPCmdsTdx-1%7ErCLQsytWuJK2ZGyMXK3f3TGZtL3WWOtpfmTkYqZ3OM6oUpTagfWHGPmc68hR-T%7E3PZcN51kvvu1IyrKo0E65bAWG3W3TXFIveiRRztv2AV19%7ELDq1li57wEnOA3zXOZ92Lql73E%7EA5Tp8EFiLfn29QYVA8FlNZ-%7EdeqNwNZ2S3HRR-gsKrHCZi1h0ZtiFHcczwP5MOBIR7SxBRm3072Sor76EtdsIs62itERF1NXskFpSe3EQb7ptB2g7JJKnIxfEXXIdMbrh3NMwykgdVvEWZS-zl5qhfe53ZQ7ng__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 5c8bf47b0fbfa509b4258f5e07717ddd PDF Text Text 10 THE McGILL DAILY • Hit Us Wojtek, One More Time 2001 1911 editorial offices: 3480 McTavish St., Rm. B-03, Montreal QC, H3A IX9 phone: 514.398.6784, f<L'C 514.398.8318 v.ww.mcgilldaily.com cditors@mcgilldaily.com business & advertising office: 3480 McTa\ish St., Rm. B-07, Montreal QC, 113A IX9 phone: 514.398.6790, fax: 514.398.8318 ads@mcgilldaily.com co-ordinating tditor: BEN EKKm tdltor: co-ordinating jAl\lf. KIKZNEK· Rilllf.lmi news editors: RAJu No\'ITOI juN llKICK£K, culture editors: S.IIW I !N,\KIIVIC, jOti\lll\11 MIINTl'l':TIT reatures editor: PAIII.RIH'f. production and design editors: SAu.r WAIINEK, jA.IIF$ \'o11' photo editors: O' KW·l:, l'l f.K Kf.·Al.o\1 PAHAINII mind&bod)' editor: SAKI UISli cop)' editor: he news broke last weekend. Rumours were circulating that the QueOO: government was about to reneg on a promise for S400-million. The on-campus powers-that-be wasted no lime. Student lobby groups prepared press releases and protests to chastize the province. University administrators accused the education minister of outand-out lying. And SSMU? Thl')' wasted no lime either. If the province had plans to continue to dcpri\'e its unircrsities, SSMU cxecuti\·es were not about to stand idly by. Thursday afternoon, just days after the rumoured cuts hit the papers SSMUexecu- T lives revealed their plan of action: hit students up for a fee hike, one more time. In all fairness, SSMU executives V.'Cre heard right alongside student lobby groups and university administrators criticizing the province. But just how mighty was that message to the province when the SSMU executives turned right around and showed they had no reservations about simply going to students for more money? Our execs were talking out of both sides of their mouth every time they said student life would suffer without public rein\'esl· men!, on the one hand, but that students can afford another fee hike on the other. With lobbyists like that speaking for us, it's hardly surprising that the provincial and federal governments feel that students can withstand the continued retrenchment of public funding. One can only hope that students will bear that in mind next Mar. 6-8 when a referendum question asks them if they are willing to cough it up for yet another fee hike. pqr.f<-,, contributors: Allll. Gill . I'IIIIJI' Tllllll, All:'iiL\ WIL\KTI • NAil· "·') 0 ' Oo:iF 'III'Hii , VEKh. 11,1111: CIIELIN, KC r\11,\11Sllii'IKII, ) NEII'IliN,jor r\'illll'l, RICI.\ c. GllHIMIN, r\IIIT RFJWJ, 111:1111 • 111111, Rom:Kn R1KJLI, AIFX S1 tiEK. I.\N CiniiN, Mlllm' YollJII:il.'l', T01wx:1 S.wnl:i, G.\lm FwRr$,IJ1tc\'i Rn:I'I'EL, jnt.t 13i ll lll'IIS, cm·er design: SIII IM;II, S.IIJ.\' WAKM:K dclit franr.tis: Fltt\CIII:i l'itiiiFIM business manager: SCIIKi t.K :tssistant business manager: l'l t.K HI; BIIIIIIJJIN advertising manager: lloKIS Sllt.IKJ\' ad\·ertising layout and design: CA.IIf.KIIS UIII'IU:IJ. 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Among the programs listed was llit & Run, which one can only assume was a variation on llome Run, the station'sdri\'e home show....Well, it's that tiresome time of year when Slibcl is forced to say who's running for what in the elections which v.ill detcnninc who gets to bungle renovations next year. Current VI' Community and Government Affairs jercmy Farrell is running for president along v.ith unkcpt enigma DJ. Waltezky, KneeDipper Raoul Gebcrt is running for VP OjX!ralions, and Kcvin McPhcc is Clearing Up Confusion about the Faucet Fiasco and the EUS hyd Ellll.\' jOIIN.'iON FEBRUARY 12, 2001 .. · BY ADIL park u ANil JFl>NIFER W final:year engineering students and ouncillors on the Engineering ndergraduatc Society, we feel the nCL>d to clarifya ituation that inl'oh·es the society. We feel that gcncraltiublicopinion has been unfairly turned again t the EUS council. There h:t\'e been disagreements amongst the EUS executive 01-cr certain issues during the past year. The cxecutil'e ·finallybrought the matter to council in an attempt to rectify the situation, although \I'C are told that they did so onlv <tS a last resort, after havinganemptcd repeatedlyto l'l!ml>dy this problem intcrnall)'. For this reason, theE Scouncil onJan. 30 decided to conduct its meeting behind closed doors, since it invoh·cd an internal EUS matter. The situation brought to us that on numerous occ:tSions in the past the EUS President had used her llOSi· lion as a platfonn to voice her (X!rsonal opinions and feelings on certain issues. Whether or not her opinions were justified, they were on sel'eral occ:Lsions not representatil'e of those of the EUSexecutil'e. The final and most infamous case of this concerned articles published in the December issue of the Plumber's Faucct. 1t certainly is the opinion of both the EUS council and the EUS executive, that the content of these articles were both offensil·e and insensitive. Following the publication of the paper, the E S executil'es approached the Plumber's Faucet editors and demanded that they publi h an apolo· gy for the articles. The Faucct editors consulted immediately with POWE (Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering), as well as theAssociate Dean of Engineering. lt was agreed by the EUS executive and all parties concerned that the apology hy the Faucct editors would be published in their next i ue.Since this \'iC\\cd ItS a faculty issue and the Faucet i an engineering paper, it did not occur to theeditors toconsult external special interest groups. Gil'en this, at an E Sexecutil'e meet· ing it determined that cxtcmalmedia would not be used; an apology would be issued b)' the Faucet editors in their own paper.The President of theE S\\its unable and w;ts therefore to make this infonned afterwards of the abo\·c decision. \l; hen a majority of the executil'e reaches an agn.'Cment on a matter, it is constitutionally binding that all members of the executi\'e stick to that decision. of the decision made, the E S President proceeded to \'Oice her opinion in the McGill Dail)'.M an outright defiance of continued disre· EUSprocedure gard for EUS executi\'e decisions, it \V<tS felt by the remaining members of the executil'e that the matter must be brought before council. deliberation, a motion was After p:tSsed that the following would occur (summarized): The E S President will write an apology to the EUS council for defying procc- dure, and for hal'ing misrepr nted their viC\\'s in the past. All statements representing the E S madebythe president mu t be approl'ed by thecouncil or theexecuti\'e. An emergency councilmecting will be d ribing called to prepare a pr the e\'e nt up to that date, to di pel rumours of presidential impca hm nt. H As membc•·s of tile BUS council, we do uot tole..ate iusulti11g J'emarks towm·ds ou•· colleagues." running your finances into ground....l11is v.t>ek's scary quote of the weak: SSMU President "The Void" Baraniak on the Quebec government's bailing on perfonnance contracts: "lt's like tl1ey ha\'e SSMU execs running the province of QueOO:." As they say in these parts, je me souviens le bungle .... Enjoy your reading week, kids and remember: forward all embarassing Cuban lx!ach pies directly to this column at slibel@mcgilldaily.com. ON TRACK: The Market Watch Column In the Financial Post. Where did they dig up the stellar economic mind to v.rite this? Sec page 2 of FP ln\'csling. Os CRAf.li: Mother Nature. \lie\ said it before and we'll be sa)ing again: Drop the'tude babe. it ain'tworkin' foq . Seeing that thediscussion was degenerating and theoriginal purpose of the m ling being O\'e rlooked, an E S councillor prepared to lca,'C, 1 ibly breaking quorum and dissolving the meeting. •tlOnhearingthi , members of cial inter t group accused him of "ha\'(ing) no class", and that hi opinion w:tS "not worth two cents." After more di . cussion, the hc:td of th ARA pronounrL'd , ''Sure, gang up on the brown guy". Thi conun nt enraged SC\·eral coun illors, who then prl1larcd to w::tlk out. Aco-author of thi articl \'Oiccd that he was offended by as a reply "\\'ell, these comments, rec that you're ndcd." I'm As mcml rs of the E Scouncil,"' ' do our not tolerate in ulting remark! one is a gu t at a councolle:tgul'S. cil meeting, one mu t he r pectful of all those present, and ob n·c the rules of that council. lt i al l'itll that one al'oid insulting and derogatory remarks. For fruitful di u ion to el'oh·e, tat m nt hould remain im1 rsonal and pectful. We \\Ould like to reiterate that theorig· m ting inal intention of the held on Monday had little to do with th Plumber' Faun:t articles. 1t was aimed at fonnulating the press release chronicling the scqu nee of events leading up to the closed council onJan. 30, with the intentionofdi pcllingrumours. We do not condone what written in the lk'Cember issue of the F:mcct. We also recognize theeffort on the part of the interest groups to attend theE S meetingbecause o.f their genuine concem. llowcl'c r, it is advisable that these parti infonn themseh·es as much ;15 (lOSSible about all facts (X!rtaining to the topics of which they arc concemed, and that they conduct themsell'es in a pro1X!r manner if they wish to be invoh·cd. An E S emergency council w:ts called for February 5. The meeling was also attended b · mcmlx>rs of QPIHG Quebec Public lntere t Research Group , ARA (Anti·Raci t Action group), the Wom•n' nion, and the BlackStudents 1'\ctwork. In anattempt toinfunn oursclv · ofthe point of \'icw of these gr9ups, our council passed a motion granting them special speaking rights. They were allo\1 d fifteen minutes of peaking time, to be used prior to themain portionof the meeting. At the onset of their S(lC'Jking rights,the head of the ARA imtlOSl'tl a li t of deman(ls on the E S. The demands were presented inappropriately; there was anundertone of insult, implying racism and sexi m in all EUS members present. Although somemembers of these interto say, it est groups had con.tructi\'e Alii/ jmmid mu/ jennifer tf11 an: of behaviour C offcnsi\' outdone bythe engineering students and/:' \' cbemiml others.!Jcspite inter\'ention byE S cxecucouncillors til'es, what followed was simpl)' hamcful. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coverage from The McGill Daily Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Volume 90 Issue 31 Page Number(s) 10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clearing Up Confusion about the Faucet Fiasco and the EUS Description An account of the resource Two members for EUS council describe their understanding of the events surrounding the December 2000 issue of "The Plumber's Faucet" and its racist and sexist material. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Adil Jawaid, Jennifer Wu Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Daily Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001/02/12 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF anti-Black racism Black Students Network (BSN) Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) QPIRG racism sexism student media The McGill Women's Union Union for Gender Empowerment (UGE) https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/a0d912df5817ece107368aba08e68c53.pdf?Expires=1781740800&Signature=lpMKYMqDUze8w9jtq30CkpXwA7e%7EYQsZzY4Ers7UABDeIeKG2UR5dYf4oNwqmnIGZ1tNBBSMlMj-fGl1C6Y9xk67eK4na229xiwRwHMI80et7hGV9xphYlSvyzYumVuNjA76%7EBrtG0%7E0ER5H1B5t2QccfcPH5390AP8Dzivhbkx6HIidEdScluJm-by-xb%7EOYaAlEsJHamANh7X-CDw9vb%7EgW-3edToGcyqfAj8fYlhkltcnPnRcB0jxN43oiyNY9N81a0%7EzaSgOU2vaGRNbqy0Id9SINKKVKJe5ifV59PX58tqwNAF0f604OsnNHE9e5X4aIKQnxk2b46GfZJa9cw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 328a07e3d5eaf1a72cc7c44e149fa490 PDF Text Text 0.\/ERLOOKED OFFENSES Sexism in the Classroom Reveals its Many Forms by Jesslca Llm .. ' ,. trror stories of sexual harassment t:tmfrontu lions UI'C fur f1·om over, und t:ouplcd with a constant sexist utmoKphcrc in many fut:cts of the university t:ommunity, sexism can seem lwpclcssly unhcutuhlc. As tlcfinctl in the Student Rigl1ts nntl Uesponsibilities llnndbook, st:xuul hurussmcnt is "a clisplay, hy worclor tlt:ctl, or sexuul atltmtinns tttwul'tls urwther inclivicluul or b'l'OUp of intlivitluuls nf una tun: which may rcusunahly In: t:unsiclcn·tl tu he vcxutioi1s m· ulmsivc." Scxuul Assault Ct:nler of MeGill Stuclcnt's Sudt!ly (SACOMSS) extcr·nulc:ounlinatm· llarlmra Timmins clet:n:utetl sc:riltt:s the dussl'lttlm l1y sexism as a poisunetl t•nvimnmcnl. "(A] poisorll'cl cnvimmncnt is [unt: in whit:h] then: is scxuul hamssmcnt guing on mul it's nut [ltlatuntly] slt:cp with me anti yuu'll gt:t an A," t:xplains Tirnmins. "It's lll'haviour thut crcult•s a hostile· t•m•irmunenl in the duss." Furthcnnorc, clussroom sexism oflt:n oc:cu1·s in settings wlu:re the eluss Kurcn Spcctor, Tiffany Townscncl, ami Charlcnc Wiscmun, cl(plains that although "classroom dynamics arc nei- similar to the one in the Introtluction to Film us A Mass Metlium arc common, and should he atlclresst:d us proh- ther the sole nor the original caust: of the prohlcm ... [it clocs] JH:rpctualc the prohlc:m in concrete ways." The paper contends that "tl1e prolt- lcmutic. However, 'Iimmins emphasizes that she is not promoting censorship of class material. "I'm certainly lt:m lies with the structure of the classromn tlynumit:s, uncl not in incJivicluul women who arc rductunt to speak, or in men who interrupt [womt:n]". Therefore, the paper propnscs suggestiuns fur lmth sttulents unci pmfcssors on huw to t:reutc a comfortuhle unci not atlvocuting censorship," says 'Iimmins. "I just think that showing mutcriul that is porrwbrruphic requires sensitivity. Professm·s slumlcl warn student s prior In slwwing ( I h c umluniVI:rsitics can't afford tu he just skills," asserts Kuilo. "You have to have vision." Unfortunately, tl1e futun: of tl1c distinb•uishccl Institute is uncertain. As n:sult of the huclgct cuts at Ccmcordiu Univt:rsity the Simonc De Beuuvoir Institute was rccommcmlt:d for clnsun:. lt is situutiuns such us the se, "Sexual Harassment policies at McGill are currently up for revision, and are for the most part viewed as outdated and ineffective, even compared to other universities. rcspectuhlt: utmnsphcrc within whieh lmth female unci male students will feel at cast: In participate. o f 11 The Cmnmitlt:t: consists of pmfcssm·s, gratluutc, and unclcrg1·acluatc students. The Suh-Cnmmittcc is in the lion. "We hcl11 women huilcl all tliffercnt aspects of surviving in the worlcl, tigution tu take place. Support and information is also uvuiluhlc through SACOMSS. "An uccompaniment team was formed lust year," explains 'Iimmins. "The team consists of women who are traint:cl in t:risis intervention ant! [who] also have extra training in McGill policit:s in sexual assault unci sexual hurussmcnt." Howcvt:r, the ut:compunimcnt lt:um is non-tlircc:tionul. "The team is tlwrc In assist tlu: student whn is going forward with a complaint," explains Timmins. "They will explain nptinns, t•xplain rights, help write letters, gu tu meetings with the professors with them, unci help them assess the situaticm." the closUI'C of u purnugruphie mutel'iul] prncess nf crca ling a set nf suggcstinns on hnw In cncnuragc wnmen's partici- so stuclcnts whu fine! it clebrrucling cion ' t wcllrcpulctl women-cent reel uc:uclemic: NEW POLICIES IN SIGHT? huvc tu stuy." urganizutiun, that is reflexive of tlu: patinn in the elussmnm which they aim In present in April. Nun-gcnclcr ncutr.1l lunb'llllge is alsu an example of univcrsity-wicle ant! cla ss l'llorn sexism which m:cur·s frc- continuity of sexism in university cummunitics , within the classroom anti in S: c1ucntly, yet is often tlismissctlus un- Despite minor measures taken In recognize: unci cnntcncl with the lung ignorctl prnhlcrnutics nf sexism in the SEXIST SUBTLETIES the curl'iculurn. :xual Hara ssment policies MeGill arc t:urrcntly up for revision, unci arc for the 11 rnostpurt vicwctl us outtlatt:tl unci incffce tivc, even cornpurctl tu nth •r univcrsiti1:s. "There's a wiclesprcucl ltclicf thut prctlominuntly c:on sists of num. not her recent exa mple of u profess or's in sensitivity rcgurtling sexi sm in the important. As a result, the Amcric:un Philosophical Assodution ercutctl a report outlining why "the generic use 'lirnmins givt:s tlu: following t:xumplc, "The 11rofessor will sometinu:s make: jokt:s uhuut worm:n us a way of ltoml- cluss rnnm nct:urrctl in the t:oursc: lntrmluction to Film As A Mass Mctlium. During ont: particular class, of'mun' anti 'lu:' ••• commonly consiclcretl gemlcr-neutrul" is prohlemutic ancl exclusive, anti suggests how tu McGill's pulicy is inatlettuatc," says university environment, there arc still multiple impasses tu . Timrnins. "Revisions have clraggctl on he overcumc. These inclucle deeply fur years ( uml] there's no consensus." Following criteria unknown to the entrcnchccl pcrsunuVcultural hiuscs ing with the men in the duss." MeGill stmlcnts huvt: sought alter- the professor shuwctl the film Mata- uvoitl the use of non-gentler neutral ant! the willingness uf int!ivit!uuls to dor without previously informing the clismiss the validity of sexist offcnses stuclent hotly, the principal appoints professors us assessors who arc not sttulen ts of the language. The report, entitled Guideline! For ami exclusions. necessarily «tualifiell, unci who receive mUVICS The Nonsexist U!e OfLanguage, stales tl1at using "the generic 'man 'leaves out more than women, it often !cutis us to The onus lies not only on the prttfcssors to hecomc more sensitive to tltis issue, hut also on the stuclcnt hotly tu no training. As a result ofthis attitmlc, Hssessors of sexual harassment com- omit the clistinctivc elements of female CXJH!rience ant! hchuvior". The report rccub'llize sexist incitlcnccs including the enntinuctl use of exclusive !an- stutlenl!. offers various nonsexist alternatives guugc, antltotukc recourse. .. native ways to atltl r t: s 11 the "The onus lies not only on the professors to become more sensitive to this issue, but also on the student body to recognize sexist incidences, and to take recourse. 11 p ,. 11 h I I! Ill t•onlcnt. Th e opening scent: wus of a man musturhut- anti sights pragmatic exum1tlcs of hnw In incorporate nnnst:xistlunb'llage into u lecture. RECOURSE "Sexual harassment is an issue that rcctuircs sensitivity," s11ys Timmins. "In some cases it's clear that there arc [ usM:ssors] who arc not suited for their yontlmnrt: suhtlc furms uf pusition, ami mar culls rcflt:et that ." tlwre lli'C nut yt:t luws cunpunish suhtlc:, hut c:vcrytlay typt·s uf sexism. Mt:Gill's philusuphy tlt•purlnll'nl has t:n·alt•cl a Suh- ing whilt: wutching women hcing clct:upitutccl. Tlu: iruliviclual who rt:pnrlt:clthc indclent wus ufft:lllle•cl hy Curnmitlt•e: 1111 the: l'urtit:ipatiun uf Wunwn in the: Classmurn in tu a n·port writ lt·n last ye·ar· hy fc•malt: the material shown , unci slalctl that many stlltlt:nls rt•ut:lt:tl with hurrur. This t:nultlham lwt:n a\'uicletl if stu- philosnphy unclt·rgnuluah' stuclt:nls. The: n·pm·t uutliau:s \'ariuus a·c•us nns why wnrnem partic-ipalt: le•ss in elass tlt:nts hat! hee·n gh•t:n tlu: nppnrtunity tu refuse viewing the mu,•ic in uel- c·uunlcr the unclcr l'e•p1·c scntatiun uf \\'11111 ·n in the :urr·iculum, urguniza tiunM mully ur furmully resnlw:tlut McGill. such us the Simune De Bcauvuir In- In an infurmally rcs nlvetl case tlw stitute have !teen furmctl. The lnsti- c·nmplainanl spt:aks tu an ussessur vunc:t: ur if the prufcssur luulnpt•nt•tl up priur tlisc:nssinn t:mu:crning the is "tu prumutc a !tetter untlcl·stuntling uf the histuricul ami cun- sexist ant! viulcnt rumificutiuns nf u sc·cm: such us this fur viewc:r·s, t•spc- ciety". cially wumcn vit:wcrs. Timmins hdit:vt•s that situutiuns Din'l!tur uf the Simnnc Dt: Beauvuir Institute Kuurinu Kuilu tlcscrihcs the than nu:n , urul uffers sugge•stions un how tu rectify this situation, whit:h st•t•ms tu t:Vitlcrwc the 1wrvasivt: tievaluation uf wnmt:n's \'nil't•s. Tlu: unulysis, writlt·n hy Churlnttc Sari ' 7: SEXISM IN THE CURRICULUM tult: tcmpurury situutiun uf women in so- plaints often seem unapproachahle to cxism ut McGill, a vuicl re nuins with rt•spcct In stritlent sexual hurussnu:nl pnlieics anti prutcctiuns. Currently, scxuul hurussmcnl cumplaints art: citlu:r infur- wlw then clecitlt:s un pmpt:r rccnurse. At:corcling to the fnnnulpruecclurcs , a stlltlcnt cu n appruuch tlu: professor hy hcrsclf/him sd f or in u group, ur wurk thruugh un assessor. In the latter case, the complainant must Kan yu-Furslnt:r, lnstitutt:'" pusiticm pruvitling u hul- ugrcc tu lt • iclcntifictl fur the usscssur e Kisilt:vsky, Hmnonu Huhr rts, unce tu the rcb'lllur university rtlucu- tuuhtuinuuthurizutiun fur an inves- · lnfornwtion on tl1e 'Regulnti01u Concerning Complaints of Sex awl llarassment' is fouml in the Stuelcnt Hights untl Responsihilitics llantiiHHtk. Se:cunl Asmult Centre of l'tlcGill Society (SACOMSS): 398-2700 Se:cualllnrassment Asseuors: f•rofcssor Robert Lccker: 398-6562 Professor Katrina Stewnrt: 3987872 Profeuor Shnron Be:eau: 3983384 Profeuor Pat Well!: 3984508 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coverage from The McGill Daily Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Volume 86 Issue 59 Page Number(s) 12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Overlooked Offenses: Sexism in the Classroom Reveals its Many Forms Description An account of the resource An article discussing sexism in the classroom and options for recourse, including SACOMSS' accompaniment team which is trained in navigating McGill's Sexual Harassment Policy. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jessica Lim Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Daily Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997/03/10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF academics policy sexism Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students' Society (SACOMSS) sexual harassment Sexual Violence Policy https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/692c0efa050745bbbdc1b0e900ba72ba.pdf?Expires=1781740800&Signature=McZ91so7d1q8CTZTrD5p8l1IOJ8l5WQUccJ3RRnmM8XzZDwxZMhybVZ2T%7EaoT6Zn-GFTHOcFhMghBZKdMiB4N09tov75mFJg2L4NwGddTuIJzfDQsfgDMl4P4GXkrHD7%7E-BdtgRkg7BZ1hIJk2rrZXfmEI6zEKZTa6mm-VfccbHagC8b6tl%7EbAwv7ae2IlefhQHDMMyAvjhlr2X-ocoG9vz7xhMSij4xyGothKF2MKwqpP6cFlYbhgzGatlSWZfbUH0w-C3XOVC5xG92HzhLKgTCVSa9T1LJSLVi-GFxXkYsQ87bwJtHtPxkQvdYFXOcDDEO6e8%7EOM9GLy8eO9fZvg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM a22c9a021818e22538eb8bf216141b88 PDF Text Text 10 Years After the Montreal Massacre But December 6, 1989 is a day few Canadians will ever forget 1\Y CHISTI N;\ CA.\IPISI ' 'y;u·rc all a hunch of feminists, and I hate feminists," Marc l.epinc yelled on Det:emher G, he entered a at the 1\ ole Pol)1echnique uf the Unircrsitc de a in the air. After the male ami female students into two sqwate l.cpine opened fire, \.) and 111. All of the dead were wolllcn. lle finally tuml11 the on himself. only a suicide note women for the troll· hies in his life and in the world. This year the lOth annircrsary of this erent, certainly one of the most in modern Canadian his· tory. lt is the hrutal misogyny of the act that it remains so striking and in our ntinds tntlay. The of these wunttn turned a spotlight on the issue of l'iolt•nn· against women. women and men across th ·country tu get inrolml and 1111rk for social dtange. On · such II'! Jillan is 11 •itli ltllh jen. who :11 the the night of the shoot and lll:lll:lgLxl tu stu,·ire. One year after the ·rent, she founded the Coalition fur <iun Control, which lohhiL11 the gmwnntent to tighten its gun-controll:t11:. In I'JJ). hcq ·titionswcr • :uul the of llill C· l Ill •ant stricter controls onth •IKJS: all(ltraiTicking of guns. All:m l;nck. who :11 the ti1ne w:L> ft\l ·r· :llln lnister of w:L' instrtllll ·ntal in the gun cont rol legislation adopted following the llt:L,sarre. 1\oll', the mini:ter of he:1lth. h · I ·n actirc in th · men·s nuJre1nenttoend riolenrc against 110111en. "The s:1cre w:L'i a crucialnllllllent when Can:ul:i lust ib innocence, wh •n 11c could lltl long·r s:1y that riolence else· 11 hl'rc:· s:1ill lhx:k :11 :1 recent fund r:li!oer "11 O!lt'llt'd up our t•yes :md and 11c ht\':lll ll' conscious of th · l'iolent world 111 11!Ud l Ill: hre and of the inll llt:ll!oe prohlem - of l'iulence women. IJt:cemlx:r Gth a political, rather than random, crcnt. is now a symbol of hope Gazette columnist !lain h:Ls Canada. This crisis marked a pusitire expressed similar frustration with the change in our outlook, in our courageand manner in which this has been determination to address the problem. \Vc rememlx:red. According to 1\ain, a "mad· of 14 been transformed into a symbol of / ·' much and Canadians / dose to transforming into a sort of ual all-men·:lrc·l'ilc bti· ." !lain contended that the of l'iolcncc applil'S to as a whole, and thus effort to stop l'iolencc women specifically HnnL'CL'S.sary. Socioi01\)' Professor Pcta ami fon11er Director of the Centre for l{cscarch ami on ' disagrL\'S. think.'i that a fail11re to recognize the significance of this "individualiZL'S and minimizes what is a real· lya social problem," ami is itsclf :111 example of the and systemic IIYJ/Jil'/1 . n:1111re of riolence hare created laws that more cffectil'l?ly wo1nen. "Ercn if ll.rpi nel was not in com· addr the prollem ind11di ng plete cont rol of all facult ies. there ar • !:111." , amlla11. protecting theco11fident ial· many · he could h:11·e exprc:sctl ti ns ity or 1\'lJillCII who report of sexual rescntmcnt," said Tancred. "The fact th:ll Self-intluml intoxication is n he d1usc tu kill these women was not b)· longer :111 exc11se fu r l'iolencc agaimt chance. b111 tu himthe must appropri· women anti female )ienitalnHitilatiun is :1 ate way tu do so in :t wlture where men criminal act." ha1·c power. 1\udt 11110 Despite the concerted eflitrt to :1tldress the male psyche is an clement of the prohll'lll of l'iulenre against wolm'n, lion which that II'OIIIl'll are an awpt· . 111 • h:11·c IJIIC.tion•d the approach heiHg :1hle ·t of1·iolent acts." taken. Furml'r ()uehc · pr 'lnier Hohert Sar:1h Cl:trke. a U2 PolitiCal Science lloura:s:1spoke openlyabout his irritation at i. one of th •organi z•rs th:ll th · m;L,sacre wa · being interpret ·d :L' uf the lk'tcn1lx:r th ,\lcnwrial Cennonies that will take place on c:unpus, and also works at the Scx11al Assa111t Centre at McGill. She considers IJecemlx·r Gth not only an example of how far women hare come - they now ha1·e the opport11nity to st11tly in fiehls such cnginLwing from which they were deniedaccess in the rlwnt p:LSI · hut also :LSa reminder or the great prcl'alencc of riolencc against women that still exists. "The onlyway things will change is hy teaching women they arc not lesser llCings l)(:causc once theyIJelierc this, men will he forced to anti a greater hal:mce of power willllC reached," she said. In pileof an OI'CI'whelming existence of riolcncc against women, Clarkc thinks that many women do not identify with the efforts of feminisLs to address the prohlem. "The feminist mm·ement i still in a backh h ph:L'iC,.. she said. "Feminists arc as troublemakers who work to alter power structures and make ch:u1ges in socie· ty. lt's hard to get 11hcn yo11're Sl.\'11 as a tro11hlemaker - lli.'C ially for women who arc still largelydis:ulrantagctl in the workpl:lcc - · it·: e:L" ·r for yo11ng women today 1 th ·1ate them: ·he· with the mOI'l'lll •nt. "In order to he a part of the: lu11un lliCil miiSI ace pt th'Y hai'C 111heritetl greater power inl'lrlll ' of th •ir 11 is tr11e that in.titlltion· of women were not created hy th · m·n :dire today, hut th at dOL'S not llll'an it is enough for men to hewail thci r existence," he added. (Jtlt is th ' Day of Hememhrance ami Acllon Again 1\'10len·' \\'omen. it :ltl:ty to re11und our· elres of the tho11 ami: of Canad1an women who h:m.: lx\'n, and contin11e to he the targets of ahu: • and rinl•nc•. lt Ill liSt :ll ·o be a tim•for 11on1en to recogn1z· ami n:lehr:lle the tr ·ngtlt ofwomen11lul •con· •ring ho1· we r:m ea ·h take action to White Ribbon Campaign a growing voice in the campaign against violence UJ z T"" I 1\\' CIW\TI\ACA\ II 'ISI \\ hilt' 1;1bhon C:1n1p:ugn. :111 org:llll/.:lllllll of lllt'll COIIlllliiiL\I to t.:lldlllg I lllkll(l' :l"allbl 1'11111 '11 .. 'Ill tll ll :1 on :1.> 11 E klt:ht'd oil a 'll'flt':l of t'l't'lliS to COillll lt'tllo· QJ u 11) , ' 1) li i:L\\;I(rt· of QJ I': lit' thl' 11!111' Ill 0 lnllrtt·t'll .\lttlllrt•,ll lotnen hy \l:ll'l LL'JllllL'. .J :Ick :1 'liJI'I llliOcity C lllllletllor <t: :111d I'nirersity of 'l(mmto professor, is one ': of the ftHIIHicrs. ton spoke at :1hout the D·cent her 6 n1:1ssane and '" tlle:llli ng 10 w:u: !:iter. "I1C:bl :1Iong . Ilatoll' I on ('.:lllatItans,.. UJ ht• "l',·uple l•:g:111 to of the itnp:lct it had on \\'oml'n CO :1cross the country rre:ll ,,·onlen's shl'l· lt'l. :1nd thl'ir JX'I>Oil:ii L'XJlt'l'h'IICt'S "l'nlll tlwn:· s:ttd. "I llt'lt'r thought I kn · l' th •llllllll'll hdund tht• The .\lontre:ll h:ippt•ns N' ..._ .= • A vigil will take place on Monday, December 6th at Moysey Hall in the McGill Arts Building from 2:30 until 5 pm. This commemorative event is presented by the Women's Union, SACOMSS, the McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women and the SSMU. Speakers will include, Judy Rebbeck, ·former chair of the National Action Committee on the Status. of Women, Lauraine LeBlanc, OPiRG co-ordinator and author of "Pretty and Punk," as well as Barbara Gedard, a visiting professor from York University. • Show ·and Speak-out at The Jailhouse or, Mount-Royal presented by t.he Women's Union and SACOI·\SS o.n Saturday, December 4th. Performances from predominantly women bands including Women with Kitchen Appliances, and Evelyn· Perry. Audience members are invited to speak between acts. Show starts at 9 pm. • An event called, "10 Years Later: An Evening of Commemoration, Action and Celebration" will be held Sunday December 5th at Salle X, 182 St. Catherine's St. East. From 4 pm onwards, there will be workshops as well as · performances by the likes of Rhythm Mercenaries, Slow Parker 5, Bad News Brown, Ellementale 5, Alex Boutros and Kaarla Sundstrom. Tickets are $5. • There will also be a vigil at the Universite de at Memorial Par k from noon until 2 pm, on Monday December 6th. Men Against Violence Against Women Vl 0'1 0'1 EVENTS COMMEMORATING THE MONTREAL MASSACRE erl'r_' four tl:ly 111 C:mad.1 11hl'll a lotn:m kil led hy a 111an .. The C:unp:ll)illlll:trk.' a call for. l..:ll'l.' to 1:1ke rt•,pnluhil ny Ior 1utlt•nce ltHnen. h · t•xpl.lined. llllllll)i tht.' 1111por· t:lnl'l' ol nttl onl: a11:1c he hut :1bo th · of l'l nlcncc. "\\'t.: mmt Sl:ttl hy 1\lll'king IOII': IrliS s:tid.ll · ll:triou. \'ice President of 1:1 Fond:IIIOil tb ricttntes d11 h tk'c 'llthre contre la rinlence :11111 for the Co: llit H>nlor <i11n Control, ltl't hl'r tl:iugh· tt·r 111 the 11 1:1. !la \'l oll :11 the f11 nd r:nscr, and prod:u111ed that, "\'iolcnce IS not cultural. 11 is cn11unal .\len haI' • a not a wlpahil ny.to ft ghtt h' pr11hiL•nl .. .'h • 1lrt'S· ·d that t'l 11k·nn· of l'lol,·nc :1g:11m1 liilllell b l'l el'. lilL"re. llOi jlbl l'llh thox• who arc heaten. hut :llso 1\'lt h !ll!XI 1 111kt . and other o d ·grad:II HIIl llcr l101· b that more men rdl con in11e to 101n tit ' \\ lute 1\ihiHlll Campaign. .\lohan Am:111d, \\'1\C's :\:nional and lnternatit nal Ed11C:IIIOII Coordi nator tbrnhcd :1goalt11 hare a male repre!ol!n· t:ll ir ' o tit · \\'HC in 'IWY college and unircrsityin Canad:1, :1 goal which he . ays, h:L' met :1lot of .ucce:s and contt ll· lieSIll ):fO I' And th' Campaign' efforts ltaren't at Canada. ll 's linked it: •If to men's 111 C<JIIIll rie:. wit h ne 1· chapter.' poppi ng 11p :ll'ro Sc:1nd1nari:1, the llnllcd States. So111h Amenca. :1ntl a nutuhcr of Afncan nation.. On ,\ l:1rclt i\, \\'1\C :tbo took part 111 an lnlt'rll:lllon:ll cunferencl' .!aged hy 1'. IFE. I, the l'n11etl :\at llllh' I'Onten·: lxtly. Strong 111 contlllllcd WOrk l'llh th' \\ 1\C Cll ll'rgL11, rith O date · :.t'l for tlm rear' \\ hit• H1hhon ::: ' ..8 \\ l ·k. -:: () The conen:nrc abo lent . uppurt to th • of men·· group · cumhalling riolence agai nst women, in a mandate that read, par· ticip:llion in endi ng riolence agaimt \'Omen ah: lhllely ll WSS:Iry. llut. of course, nercr :11 the or women's And Amand calb l till' scnt o111 at th •conference and :1gain :11 this week'· c1·ems, rery posit ire. "\'iulcnn: agaimt wo1ncn is not a women's 11 is a societal issue :md is made 11p of both men and ,,·omen," ,\nand said. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coverage from The McGill Daily Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Volume 89 Issue 35 Page Number(s) 8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 10 Years After the Montreal Massacre Description An account of the resource Students and faculty reflect on the 10th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cristina Campisi Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Daily Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999/12/02 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF École Polytechnique massacre feminism non-McGill sexism https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/0b7a5b3034476bec4660f47a8ed93571.pdf?Expires=1781740800&Signature=EGW3VMpPmc8RGeDccsFD75YHupMm6HI0IqA%7EJNYnZiFw0BP5gZkMhxlwq2Vcsr6SeV5xnGJfSHd9uMTKwZwdLGeAm2f%7EUqrkZvy-lAYLrgXcFtHQwzy6M2L1XeJZaNomtqNPf3X5E22LXe2-rbxSIedTGr1Sf%7E6yHtJ47JjzxxcX2-2gL%7EX20MvGZSBKm1nhRGUyr9UXGSM3WOsJTeEJd3Zi5eTTl7aMNWEkho1LdrpJcKtidx3In62lCQ%7ETcFzMixmUl3By0UsGouMcW9kHO69Ax2BrS2PPFWntP3b14HG3YwHkCF4nO4PyxN7IAsQ7HW5QJnMWBPX8AQ-Qt2QdMg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 296c834a8844db6e293fef09d8caaa39 PDF Text Text McGill Tribune Accused of Racism SSMU publication distributes cartoon using racial slurs, sexist imagery BY recent poster c:unpaign launched b)' 1e McGill Tribune is racist, sexist and ffensive, charge angered students. The poster, meant to solicit Valentine's ci:Lo;sifieds, features a cartoon depicting a group of white male animals trying to impress a gang of females. When the males rcaliw that they arc being upstaged by a sharply dressed black crow in the cartoon's final still, the)' look on, muttering comments like, "dum (sic) chicks'' and "easily impressed by spades." A "spade" is a derogatory word for a black person. "The poster is disturbing,'' said Akin Alaga, political coordinator of McGill's definite Black Students' Network. "11 GMO PHOTOCOL SJG:\1:0 At last weekend's talks in Montreal, more than 130 countries agr<.'(.'li to an international protocol regulating trade in gcneticall)' modified seeds and crops. , :uned th ' Cartagena Protocol, after the Columbian city where negotiations broke off a rear ago, the newagreement requir countri · to infonn others when they appror •a n bio- •nginecrcd d or crop for dumc ·tic tr . The prot ·ol also allow r'luntne. to re trict import of g•neticallyutodifi !d organi ·m eren if the : ·ientific c1·id •nee cone rning their danger i uncertain. The principal ticki ng point of th • negotiation. was whether exporter COllll tries would b' required to lal •I foods product . Th • L'S and containing Canada argued against this, aying it would be impractical for large. hipment of mixed origins. - 1."rler UI:SII:S SI:I!ISii TOIWNTO C P) - Afanner college professor has testified in court that he did not offer tosell A+ grades to his students. Omar Kefeli, a fonner part-time math teacher at Centennial College in Toronto, told a courtroomrecently that he wm only setting up private tutoring lessons for stu- racial implications, as well as sexist ones." "Clearly there is nobody with any racial sensitivity working at the Tribune," Alaga said. "As far as I know, the Tribune has done nothing traditionally to honour black history month, and this whole issue questions how they stand on black issues." Particularly disturbing to angered students was the fact that nobody involved in the poster ccunpaign, from the cartoonist, to the layout designers, to the SSMUthat put its stamp of approval on the posters, to those who posted the posters campuswide and throughout the McGill ghetto tried to stop the posters from being distributed. By the time students began complain- ing about the posters, SSMU executives were in damage-control mode. They were quick to apologize for the actions of the front desk staff in approving the nycrs. Although the staff have been trained in racial scnsilil'il)' issues, executives called their actions a SSMU Vice-President Wojtek llaraniak was quick to point out that the Tribune, of the which is the officical SSMU, is completely autonomous from the Society, and that''in no way were the council, employees or executives ilwolved in the said. "If there w:IS any misunderstanding, printing of these posters." extremely irresponsible to dis- itw:IS certainly not intendl'll." "lt ··we just thought that the character tribute these posters," said Baraniak. "But Tribune [the don'tthink physically like a spade,'' I truth looked the to tell staff! knew what they were putting up. This explained Conner. "We did not look at it something potentially racist. If this is poster must have been a slip up in their something which concerns students, we screening process." Paul Canner, editor-in-chief of the would be happy to take down the Tribune, denied claims that the Tribune posters." to its The SSMU will fonually staff had any racist intentions in clubs for its error this week and Canner up the posters. "Neither I nor anyone else putting up will explain himself before the Ulack an)1hing of them," he Students' Network today. the posters dent Scbastiano Caschetto. Caschetto is one of two students who have accused Kefeli of trying to sell high grades in exchange for acamera and cash. The Crown's case is centred around the testimon)' of the two students and a tape recording Caschetto made in the summer of 1998 while driving Kefeli to the ScartJOrough Town Centre. The tape starts off with Caschetto talking with his friends in class. Ilis voice is the .· \ first one heard. "There's always a way to beat the syslanguage, offend students. McGill Tribune atls use tem," Caschetto is heard sa}ing on the tape. Later in the tape, Kefeli is heard saying, 1--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -· - - -- - - - - "So, have you thought about our deal?" "The deal," however, is never discussed in detail. There is some discussion about the price of "the deal" but no mention of moneybeing gil·en in exchange for grades. After Caschetto and Kefcli agree on a price, it i· Caschetto who , ··But I ha1·c me a a better idea, why don't you blank copy of the exam, I'll fill it out and bring it to the exam:· ,\lo t of the tape i inaudible. C: hetto, however, te tified that Kefeli promi xl an A+ grade in exchange for SI ,OOO.jose Costello,the second student in the rase, told the court that the math professor wanted a Polaroi1! camera. The fanner math teacher was eventuwith two counts of offering a ally secret commission, which carries a fiveyear maximum sentence if convicted. Kefcli was called in to teach an abbreviated version of a compulsor}' math course in the Tool-and-Die-Maker proafter students complained about the previous professor. Court rt'Cesscd until February 23 when the CrO\m and defcnse will give their closing - Malbieu B. l ilill 0 ....> N 0 0 0 I z m :E rne)j VI (J1 HAm CAR[ 4059 (cumc•· nf Du lull,) 8't2-G9S!J $20 CUT f\ND AVEDA. IS HAPPY TO INVITE OUR READERS TO THE PREMIERE ON FEB 9TH: COME TO SHATNER B-07 AND PICKUP YOUR VERY FEW TICKETS SO HURRY! STUDENT ID REQUIRED - 1ST COME, 1ST SERVED! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coverage from The McGill Tribune Description An account of the resource This collection holds articles from the McGill Tribune. 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Title A name given to the resource McGill Tribune Accused of Racism Description An account of the resource The McGill Tribune includes a racist and sexist cartoon in their poster campaign, leading students to lodge complaints with SSMU. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jaime Kirzner-Roberts Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Daily Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000/02/03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF anti-Black racism Black Students Network (BSN) racism sexism SSMU student media