Volume 126 ~umberll Dalhousie University, Halifax, ~ova Scotia ~overnber18,1993 CRTC license renewal pending CKDU offers an alternative voice
by Ryan Stanley part of the station. In the meanwhile, others at CKDU Anyone who's listened to CKDU are preoccupied with preparing for the FM knows the station sounds different. licensing hearings. Public hearings are No T op-40, no indistinguishable DJs re not uncommon when stations seek to cycling cheesy quips, no advertising that renew their broacast licenses. They threatens to overpower news and music. can be sparked by complaints, how If many of their staff and volunteers ever, and CKDU has always received had their way, the station would sound its share of critical reaction from Hali more different still. They call them fax listeners. The problem is the sta selvesDalhousie's'campus-community' tion's commitment to providing alterna radio station, and they take the second tives to the programming available on part of that label seriously. commercial stations, and the fact that this What they also take seriously, how programming - whether discussion of ever, is the task of ensuring that their conttoversialorcuning-edge issuesorsim license to broadcast is safely renewed ply non-mainstream music-sometimes this December. The Canadian Radio rubs people the wrong way. television and Telecommunications According to the notice from the Commission (CRTC), the federal body CRTC informingCKDU of the public which regulates the broadcast airwaves, hearing, the commission wants to dis may ask CKDU to appear before a cuss"the implementation ofguidelines public hearing in Fredericton, New for broadcast of potentially objection Brunswick on December 7. The renewal able material". process is one through which all broad Chris Trowbridge, Program Direc casters must pass periodically, and if suc tor at CKDU, thinks shocking mate cessful, could permit the station to go rial on the radio sometimes serves a • about its businessforas long as seven years useful purpose. "I think that there are f before the next renewal is required. times when it's important that people's Once that hurdle is past, Sara perceptions are challenged," he says. Shields would like to see the station "We've done some really good work branch out into different areas of the that way, with gay and lesbian pro communiry. Shields is CKDU's Com gramming, and we've introduced con munity Affiars Liaison, and is working temporary black music to the airwaves to open the station to people who in Halifax, with rap and hip-hop pro aren't often heard on the radio. She has gramming that no one else will touch. spoken with seniors and First Nations That's really important cultural ex people, for example. She said the Black pression that doesn't get a voice some United Front is preparing to air a weekly where else." current affairs show, and pointed to a Jo-Ann Citrigno, CKDU's Station show called "Telling it like it is", organ Manager, doesn't downplay the ized by the anti-poverty group Humans CRTC's seriousness, but doesn't ex Against Resource Deprivation (HARD), pect the hearing to censure CKDU's as a small step towards giving a voice to approach. "The commercial station marginalized groups. does what everyone expects, they play "Radio is intimate and public," she by all the rules, because they want to says. "It works for a communiry that's make money, and that's their bottom underrepresented. It can serve to allow line," she says. "We're pushing the other people within that communiry to talk way, and I think the CRTC likes that, to each other... and to move that com they like the creativity." She also says the muniry forward." CRTC favours campus-mmmunity sta Still, Shields sets her goals high. tions for the support they typically give to She says she has come up against the local Canadian music talent. very obstacles she's trying to help over According to Trowbridge, the sta come. "The irony," she says, "is that tion is currently revising its program the people who are underrepresented mers' guide, and hopes to clarify the • in the mainstream media are the peo- procedures for responding to com l.... pie who are the most stretched", and plaints, in accordance with the CRTC's lack the time and resources to produce guidelines. He said the station had also received numerous letters of support f / a radio program. She said this realiry L------...... JI'-' hasrequiredaflexibleapproachon the from listeners. Student aid 1993: more loans, more frustration by Cheryl Way Shelly McCulley, a first-year pharmacy stu- when they are going to school. They shouldn't partment of Education's point of view." dent, thinks that the new all-loan system will have to worry about money." Lee added that mistakes made on students' The jury is still out on whether changes to the keep people from misusing government funds. But Thompson did have to worry in Septem- applications often cause problems. The four most student aid program in Nova Scotia are benefit- "People who are really in need won't abuse the ber when clerical errors made by the Student common errors students make are failing to submit ing students who apply for financial help to system," she says. "They know it will mean more Assistance Office meant his loan was late arriv- supporting documents like income tax returns, fail- attend colleges and universities. loans to pay back." ing. "They wrote back and said I would have to ing to declare investments, and not verifying work "It's tough because everyone has to make the In previous years, students could get up to send more information about the Veteran's Pen- term earnings or a work term's job search. decision if they're going to come back to univer- $1 OS per week of study from Canada Student sion I was receiving," he says. "They made a big In September, the Student Assistance Office siry. Theymightgetthernoneytodosoviaaloan," Loans and $71 a week from the Nova Scotia mistake. I don't know how they could figure a answered an average of 228 calls a day. There says Jefferson Rappell, C6U President. 'They have bursary program. The new NSSL program means student is on a pension-a veteran's pension for were 412,44 7 attempts to reach the office, but to keep in mind that each year they are building up that students can now receive up to $150 a week. that matter." 406,862 of those callers received a busy signal. A a student loan debt." For some students this change has meant going to Yet according to Fay Lee, from the Student new toll-free number and touch-tone response The new system ofstudent aid in Nova Scotia school is financially easier. Assistance Office, such glitches are uncommon. system is in place, allowing students to check on allows for students to borrow more money from "If they're going to give it [money] to you, they "The system is working smoothly," she says. "We the status of their application 24 hours a day. thegovemment.However,bursariesarenolonger mayaswellgiveyoualot,"saysAndyThompson, haven't yet reached the end of the first year of Oespitethistechnologicaleffort,theofficephones available. The NovaScotiaStudentLoan (NSSL) a journalism student at King's College. 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Adele Crowell, 494-2054 Ministers David MacDonald, Director of Music 11ews the Gazette • November 18, 1993 • 5 The November 25 issue of the Dalhousie Gazette will have a special supplement to Women surgeons excel honour the Week of Reflection .. We are by Carolyn Smith approach to understanding her obser they want to go with relative comfort encouraging both women and men to vations. This allowed her to see how and ease." submit poetry, creative writing, opinions, "We see ourselves as heroes too, we the surroundings in the masculine world Class and race are also important just don't talk about it," one woman of surgery might cause women to be factors in the lives of women surgeons. personal reflections, all materials relating to surgeon explained to Joan Cassell dur have differently from men. Cassell said she has met only two black women's issues to the Gazette office, mom ingCassell's fieldwork with surgeons in Cassell believes that feminine ex women surgeons, and no women sur American hospitals. pectations for women do not disappear geons from a working-class background. 312 of the SUB. Dr. Cassell spoke on "Doing Gen when women acquire professional sta It appears that for women to become der/Doing Fieldwork: Women Sur tus - if anything, she says, they be surgeons, they must already be privi The deadline is Friday, November 19, for geons in a Man's Profession" as part of come more pronounced. For example, leged in society. Men have more mobil the Distinguished Guest Lecture Se nurses will tolerate and even improve ity and can move more easily from a all submissions. Please contribute and help ries sponsored by the School of Re their performance when a male sur working-class background to the up intensify the voices demanding a society source and Environmental Studies. geon throws a 'fit'. However, they will per-middle class world of surgery. About thirty people attended the lec slow down and even report a female Audience reaction to Joan Cassell's where all women are respected. ture on November 12, in which Cassell surgeon for the same behaviour. This talk was favourable. "I thought it was described her research into the dif forces women surgeons to be polite, or exciting, especially her shift from gen ferences between men and women to become responsible for jeopardizing der difference to doing gender," said surgeons. the qualiry of patient care. Brenda Beagan, a lecturer in the De In her ten yearsoffieldwork, Cassell Male surgeons will confide in partment of Sociology and Social An Class of'94 observed that male surgeons take the women surgeons about their personal thropology. "I'm particularly interested idea of the 'war on disease' very seri lives, but would never confide personal in what she said about eliciting, en ously. They use terms like 'search and details to male colleagues. Similarly, couraging and enforcing gender-appro Official* destroy mission' unselfconsciously women nurses expect women surgeons priate behaviour. It makes sense in terms when describing their work. In the to ask about their personal lives in a of my life and my research." eighties, she said, the atmosphere of way that is not expected of male sur The work presented in this discus Graduation operating theatres was very male and geons. Both situations are examples of sion was preliminary, and has not yet macho, with male surgeons comparing attempts by colleagues to elicit the been published. Joan Cassell's priorwork Portraits themselves to heroic test pilots. feminine quality of sympathy. includes Expected Miracles: Surgeons at Women must be extraordinary to be "Women surgeons cannot afford not Work, Children in the Field: Anthropo come surgeons, but what happens to be different," says Cassell. "Women logical Experiences, and A Group Called by award winning when they gain entrance into 'the surgeons learn to use feminine behav Women: Sisterhood and Symbolism in the Nova Scotia Master of men's house'? iours to achieve results, to get where Feminist Movement. Photographic Arts Cassell found th·at women surgeons L______J H. Bruce Berry. appear to confirm several theorists' expectations in that they are often more sensitive, compassionate and empathic, and more likely to hold a patient's hand than are male surgeons. However, in some cases they are not 'I significantly different from male sur geons, or they are only different from • male surgeons some of the time. These observations led Cassell to '• abandon her 'gender difference' ap DSU's Official Portrait Studio* proach in favour of a 'doing gender' I On campus Nov. IS- 19,room 218,SUB $15.00 sitting fee includes taxes UptQwn Marke..t Book at SUB Enquiry Desk near display Halifax ~hopping l.entre *Choice of DSU based on quality, . Looney Tunes service, price, and dependability. Mickey & Co. NEW sales office- Park Lane Mall (4th Floor) Flintstones Peanuts All faculties welcome! 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No Exceptions. 6 • November 18, 1993 • the Gazette I ------41111e~a~~i---=-t::w:::.~<>~r~i~a~~------ Universities forced to compete in corporate arena Sexual confusion Liberal arts under fire In the season premiere of"Seinfeld", Elaine revealed to Jerry that she'd faked her orgasms during their relationship years ago. That night, George, There used to be a myth that uni The big problem with this kind of liberal arts at universities, but it cer who himself was in a perfectly good relationship (for once), finds himself versities are insulated from politics and competition is that it does not produce tainly would help matters if university unable to, urn, stand at attention for his girlfriend. We see the couple in bed: business. This bit of academic fiction a better education, and in fact it jeop administrators challenged these de she, looking very bored, and George, looking down at himself, distraught. has been discredited by revisionists who ardizes a lot of valuable academic pro structive trends instead of toeing the "It's all Elaine and Jerry's fault! All I ever hear is 'orgasm this' and 'orgasm took a closer look at who holds power grams, most of them in the liberal arts, corporate education line. Some are, that', all day long, orgasm orgasm orgasm!" in educational institutions and how that do not attract money from busi but the majority aren't, and the balance A few weeks ago I heard about Antioch College's guidelines for sexual groups outside the status quo are si ness. Federal government policy has is unlikely to shift while a good number contact - the male must have verbal consent for every action including lenced in the classroom and adminis actively encouraged the gradual de of the governors of universities are cor holding hands, kissing, any use of the tongue anywhere, removal of each tration. But, like other myths, the be struction of liberal arts programs by porate leaders themselves. It is left up to article of clothing and so on. Then Newsweek ran a cover story on "sexual lief in the sanctity of the university did the faculty and students who are di correctness". Then the UNB professor's controversial date rape article contain at least a grain of truth, and it rectly threatened to raise the issues. broke. did serve a purpose. When it worked, it is The proposed elimination of the De Over and over George's anguish has been replayed in my mind, para gave faculty and students some latitude The lx1lance unlikely partments of Theatre and Costume phrased thus: "All I ever hear is 'sexual this' and 'sexual that', all day long, to pursue fields of study that did not to shift while governors Studies, Public Administration, and sex sex sex!" This is not to say that sexual attitudes, practices and abuses simply stick to the few areas of research Library Sciences is simply one step in a should not be debated. I'm just realizing how central a role sex occupies in that are defined as useful by govern are corporate leaders process that is affecting the whole uni our lives. My conversations with female friends invariably lead to discussions ment and business. versity body. President Clark has ar relating to sexual politics. Men no longer think about having sex, they worry To the current generation of stu themselves. gued that these academic programs must about what they're allowed to do over the course of a relationship, from the dents, this image of the university as be sacrificed in order to save funds to ininal meeting to the first date to the first kiss and beyond. If they eventually the 'ivory tower' seems to belong to an diverting funds from general university preserve the liberal arts core of the have sex, when, how, how often, who undresses who, who does what and older, more idealistic era. Universities financing to strategic scientific and university. His statement rings rather what does it mean? are now caught up in the most funda technical fields. While less and less hollow when it is quite evident that the It's not a bad thing for men to be much less sure of their sexual mental political changes in Canada. money is going to universities through liberal arts are clearly not a priority. attractiveness and prowess, but overestimating sexual licence has never Cutbacks to government assistance pro Established Programs Financing-the The budgets of arts departments will been a problem for all men. Like I said in mixed company the other day, "If grams for students has meant that few funding mechanism that is supposed to continue to be eroded, and more aca the man is on top, it's only because the woman lets him." If true, what does people can now afford a post-second help the provinces cover the costs of demic programs will likely be sacri that mean? If not, what does that mean? Do the man and the woman define ary education. Universities are cutting public institutions - more govern ficed. their individual roles, or is one partner influencing the other, or asserting staff and services, and of course aca ment money is being channelled to We are going through some of the themselves too forcefully, or (say it ain't so!) imposing their wiU on their demic programs are next on the chop faculty to carry out commercially rel most drastic changes to hit universities partner? Could good sex still result from the latter without a loss of respect ping block. Like other institutions that evant research and to megaprojects such m a long time, and everyone on campus or self-respect? As one male friend said to me, "Maybe the man should just are supposed to serve the public good, as the Centres for Excellence Program should be able to put the decisions that lay there and if she wants to have sex, she can decide when and how and such as hospitals and public schools, that is linking high-tech university de are being made by the administration why." (Sexual this,) universities are being told by the gov partments to large corporations that into the big picture. More students and A friend of mine was talking to a colleague about The Article, and he ernment that they must compete with can buy their research. In effect, the faculty need to speak out strongly against speculated that perhaps the prof's views on a field unrelated tohisown would each other in a kind of institutional money that used to keep liberal arts the proposed cuts if we hope to stop the not affect his ability to teach. SLAM. My friend turneJ to find that a f Wild Orchids in Bloom this week fabulous dance music from USA by Geoffrey Ineson Frank, Michael Berube, Susan Fraiman, universities, I'll have to admit, has Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick and Richard entered a phase where I am totally out OIN,MA When I first read Wild Orchids and Poirier, and friends. of sympathy with 95 per cent of what Trotsky: Messages from American Uni All of the essays are autobiographi goes on. It's Stalinism without Stalin." next week versities, I'd spent some time deciding cal. Usually, theorists in general are Bloom is considered to be America's whether or not there would be a Cana either beyond their srudents' concern best known critic. His most famous fATS IN TH~ f~LfRY dian audience. I still don't really know. or far too erudite for the average under work, The Anxiety of Influence (1973 ), What I do know is that literary study, graduate. Wild Orchids and Trotsky is had earned him such prestigious teach in Canada and elsewhere, is constantly unique in this regard because the writ ing positions as the Charles Eliot fvery Wednesday chance to win ticket to Bon exploding with vogue scholastic move ers are not overtly deconstructing them- Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard, Jovi concert! Be there to win. ments (i.e. New Historicism and and Sterling Professor of the Humani Lacanian Psychoanalysis). 'Get your ties at Yale. But what is he out of Open Man Sun, 9 pm - 3:30 am programs at the gate, folks!' symrethy with, and what does it matter? In the quoted passage Bloom is air BOOKS ing his gripes on that which has been passing for literary theory, as opposed Wild Orchids and Trotsky: ., Dalhousie inter-reacts with the world by Colin MacDonald id you ever have a burning desire to know what the trace constituents are in road paint? Maybe discovering what D is contained in sediments from the bottom ofMinas Basin is more your thing? Perhaps the amount of iodine in seaweed has r--; .-· ...... always piqued your curiosity? If you ever needed these questions I...... J• D• .~ :'. = (•• answered, you could have your solution by using Dalhousie's very ...... -...... _..... own Slowpoke,2 nuclear reactor. Now do not panic! As Doctor projects that have made Dalhousie's Amares Chatt, the director of the reactor highly sought after throughout Slowpoke-2 reactor, pointed out many the nuclear research community rather times during our discussions, the reac than for his own personal accomplish tor is a research reactor, not a power ments. reactor. The largest difference between Dr. Chatt admits that there were the two: Dal's research reactor pro some small protests when the reactor duces about 16 kilowatts per hour (kWI was first proposed and installed. "Peo hr) of energy whereas a typical power ple didn't realize that it was a research, reactor produces 500 to 1200 mega not a power reactor." The Canadian PHoro: CouN MAcDoNAlD watts per hour-at least 30,000 times built Slowpoke-2 was bought for The Sl.owpoke-2 control console. as much as the Slowpoke! The 16 k WI $165,000 with a grant from the Na the reactor does. The original mandate the sample is then transferred from the amount of todine contained in the hr that the Slowpoke reactor produces tional Research Council (NRC). The of Slowpoke-2 was to train analytical reactor core to a detector in 100 milli seaweed was of great importance, and is the equivalent of turning on 4 burn yearly cost ofrunning the reactor ranges :hemists and to contribute to the field seconds (one of the fastest times in helped determine whether the com ers of your stove. from$120,000to$150,000.Since 1976, of analytical chemistry, but since 1976 North America). The sample is then pany received large US contracts. There The reactor, which became opera funding has risen and fallen {last year it the uses of our reactor have greatly analysed and certain elements counted were other methods available, but us tional in July 197 6, is part of Dalhou increased). The money comes from a increased. In 1976-77, 1,054 samples according to the needs ofthe researcher. ing the reactor to determine the iodine sie's world renowned Trace Analysis variety of sources, including the NRC, were tested. This past year, 6,597 sam Clients of the Slowpoke-2 reactor content was by far the fastest. Research Centre (TARC). Scientists, the university, and commercial busi ples were run through the reactor. have ranged from the Food Research Not only does our world recogni students and businesses from Halifax nesses who pay for research. The manner in which items are Division ofHealth and Welfare Canada tionand extensive research please those to Poland to China have journeyed to The T ARC labs are located in both analysed is as follows: the reactor is fed to Imperial Oil to Acadian Seaplants who work with the reactor, its perfect Dalhousie to irradiate samples and the Life Science Centre (LSC) and the a sample in a small vial. It then be Limited who needed to know how safety record is also a great source of check for numerous elements in a wide Chemistry building with the reactor comes a mildly radioactive isotope due much iodine was contained in sea pride. According to Dr. Chart, besides range of fields. Recently Dr. Chatt was and its two full-time employees located to neutrons produced in the reactor. weed. There are various species of sea the Dal reactor's never experiencing a elected a Fellow of the American Nu in the basement of the LSC. Anyone This radioactivity makes an element weed and much is grown for specific problem, every Slowpoke-2 reactor clear Society, becoming only the third can apply to use the reactor, but final usually difficult to detect quite easy to purposes. In the Acadian Seaplants throughout the world has enjoyed prob- Canadian to obtain this honour. He approval rests with the Slowpoke Op find and count. Since some elements case, they sold seaweed to the United credits his election to the people and erations Group who oversee the work lose their radioactivity very quickly, States to be used in cattle feed. The CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 Wednesday, Nov.24, 1993 All Dal Students Can Participate & 12:30 pm 2:00 pm. Green Room -~~~~)1 fD~~ ~lf®fD~OOlf can \'f®lr~E Tentative Items for discussion: • The definition of discrimination to be changed to include age and physical ability. • The definition of enrolment for the purposes of determining membership to be set on the first of October of every year. • When the Executive Committee of the University meets, the DSU President will represent students on said committee. • An item can be referred to the Judicial Board (The "Supreme Court" of the Students) through a bona fide petition signed by 1% of the students presented to Council. • Direct elections (every student votes) of the following offices: 'lice President Adademic, '/ice President External, Vice President Community Affairs, and Communications Coordinator. A complete agenda & OSU Constitution available for viewing in council offices Room 222 in the Student Union Building. For more information call 494 - 1106. 10 • November 18, 1993 • the Gazette se1e11ee- Virtual reality offers new worlc;Js Almost better than the real thing by Garth Sweet creation and put it through its paces like you to tlunk so - they plan to the office using VR, you visit friends ing in their own little computer-gener before it's ever constructed. se II a bill ion dollars worth of this using VR, and you vacation using VR. a ted dream world. Ah, but fearnot, the Virtual Realtty (VR). Is it the be All these things are existing uses for stuff in the next year. You never leave your home and you choice to follow such a road won't even ginning of a new era of technology or existing VR platforms. They don't try never leave your VR, and why should be given. A VR system that could JUSt some marketing gimmick? The to replacerealitybuttheydotrytooffer t C'\VT ld ' . b . you? Anything puny old mother na- promise that kind of realistic experi- answer? A little bit of both with per you a view of it you couldn't normally w ou n t lt e nzce ture can create, like a beautiful beach ence is far from being created, so far in haps a dash of media hype for taste. get. VR as a research tool is really just zf ... L _ beach Was or a windswept mountaintop, can be fact that it may prove to be so much In rea !tty (that's 'real reality' not a method of bridging the gap between U I.e created in your own VR system, and wishful thinking. 'virtual reality') VR sy terns do have a computers and humans. It takes the • . ad with VR that cold cloudy day can Should we fear VR? No, not until great deal of immediate and practical mountains of data generated and con- mznt green znste easily be changed into a warm sunny it's being toted as a reality replace- uses. Moreover they can offer up ben verts it to a something more tangible, f nd br " one- and while we're at it, wouldn't ment. Should we embrace VR?Yes- efits Without many drawbacks something more suited for our senses. 0 sa QIU.!Yl? it be mce if the beach was a nice mint it may prove to be the link to com- What VR can deliver at its present It takes input in a natural form, it greencolourinsteadofboringoldsand puters that finally allows us to use stage 1s a wonderfully dynamic tool allows us to grab the data and physi- To me, though, it doesn't sound brown? Follow their road to the VR them to their full potential. It's like that can be adapted for uses across cally manipulate it. Display screens, niceataii.Infactitsoundsquitefright- future and we're on the fast track to finally getting a steering wheel for industry. Unlike robotics, which also keyboard, mice, printers. They are all ening. Imagine a world where you go to being technological shut-ins, each liv- your car. made a s1milar claim, this tool doesn't other forms of bridging the gap be replace workers, it assists them. With tween computers and ourselves. VR is existing VR systems doctors operate on just a better bridge. tiny blood vessels in somcone's hand If you listen to the marketers, VR and have it seem as if they are almost promises us a lot for our future. With It's a dirty job, but • • • standing m the vessels themselves. VR systems we can travel to new and Chemists research molecular bonds, unimaginable places in the comfort of by Steve Tonner You see, the job of being an editor well, that's it. I assign their idea to not by tedious calculation and experi our living rooms, we can visit with can at times be pretty hard, and it someone else, whom I know I can ment, but by actually carrying mol friends and family even if they're thou Well, it's another week, and an doesn't get better when stories that you count on to get the job done. Maybe ecules around in a VR simulation and sands of miles away, we can go to work other science section. were promised end up not showing. The Globe and Mail offered them fifty test-fitung them together by hand. Pi without ever leaving our homes and If you'll notice, this has been one of When that happens, you're left with a thousand dollars for my 1deas? Naw. lots earn their wings on the ground we can socialize and meet new peo the largest sections yet. Why is this, science section somewhere between After the story gets written and before ever setting foot in a real plane. ple all from within a VR system. you may ask? Well, actually, it's just War and Peace and a pamphlet, but it's polished by the writer, he or she will Engineers climb inside of their newest Sound nice? The marketers would because of luck. usually closer to the latter. give it to the science editor, who looks This week, we all got lucky, because it over to make sure that it's all right a couple of good stories came in from and that it covers all the areas of the ~IL«::-'S some good writers that I know I can topic that should be covered and all count on to get the job done, and done that. Then, it goes to the paper's editor, HA...I R C:A...RE well. Usually, the way things work the big guy whose job it is to make sure around here is something like this, but that all the section editors co-operate remember, actual mile(!ge may vary: and who makes sure all the stories are First, the editor (that's me) gets an the right length (if not, the story is Quality idea for a story, or one comes in. This either shortened or lengthened in a Location story then goes on the science board, number of ways). Of course, it helps if X X with a suggested title to give an idea of the stories all come in at the proper what the story is about, and maybe a time. Yeah right, I'm writing th is 24 person to contact if you want to actu hours after deadline myself, so I can't ally write the story. talk about that too much and expect to 492 -0117 This is where things get a little be taken seriously. 1472 Tower Rd. Halifax hairy, because next to the story title, Basically, what it boils down to is there is a space for the name of the that there is a shortage of writers who person who will be writing it. Of course, seem to want to write science stories. not many of those spaces ge t filled in Or maybe I'm just not looking hard your average work week. enough. In light of the fact that I can't Of course, if a story is taken, that's qu it a volunteer job, I'll have to start great. It means that either the person looking for more writers, and hope for HARVARD who is wri ting it either calls me to find the best. In the future, maybe the sci out more, which is wonderful, or I ence section wi ll stay this size, maybe it never hear from them agai n and they won't. But one thing can be counted fall off the face of the Earth. When that on, and that's the fact that the science BUSINESS SCHOOL happens, I try to get in touch with section will be here. them, but if they won't return my calls, looking ahead Inter-reacting the reactor's fuel has burned in the last towards an: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 ten years. !em-free operation. There are numer According to T ARC's last trien ous safety measures in place ranging nial report (July 1990 - June 1993), M.B.A. from the 30 tonnes of concrete sitting President Clark "has emphasized the on top of the reactor to the dosimeters' importance of undergraduate teaching visitors are given that measure any at Dalhousie." Hopefully the Slowpoke- (M.B.A. information only) change in radiation levels between the 2 reactor and T ARC labs will be able to time when someone arrives at the lab expand to include a larger number of to when they leave. As Dr. Chatt states, undergraduate students in the future Harvard Business School seeks top graduates from all "Safety before science." No waste is and not have their funding slashed as academic disciplines with a career interest in General generated either as only one percent of so many unfortunate programs have. Management. A Harvard representative will speak with students about work and leadership experience and the POI1T1J=s5 PCX"'JEFVBFS. M.B.A. program. To com Thursday November 25, 1993 This brain teaser should pro¥e to be either a new challenge or at least a sound experience in trying all the 3:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. combinations. You m given a chain with 21 links. You are asked to make as few wts in it as possible so that any number of links from I to 21 an be collected together. For instance if you made 21 ruts in the chai.n Harvard is committed to the principle of equal education opportunity and someone asked for any number of links between I and 21 , you could count off that many and g1ve rt to them. This of course isn't the answer, but what is? How many cuts mlllt be made and where m they to be made at! B the wa • there is more then one answer to this roblem. ; di•• _, \:.<;q'1 the Gazette • November 18, 1993 • 11 ----,-----J..\:" ~· sp<>r"t:s ~ ;- \r-: '. ~: -~------.....,~?------\\' ft;·'-·.... __ -:/ ' . . ·~· ./! I ~~~I ~""·-,-,_~ ', £'~:_..."· / So close'• '\ " ·: (_ ... ' ~ ·' \ ··· · > -. )N?t:!iEJ.! / Women:S soccer team just miss getting '?;;_;/·.~,;; national gold medal ( by Frank MacEachern who had to shoot on one another. i Kathy Sutton for UBC stopped 1 It couldn't get any closer for the Leahanne Turner's shot and then Dalhousie Tigers women's soccer team. scored on Turner. It was a crushing loss They had to settle for silver at the but when reached Tuesday, Dal'scoach CIAU championships as they lost in a Neil Turnbull put the loss in perspec shootout to the University of British tive. Columbia. "In the scope of the season you'd It was a strange shootout. After · have to say we had a great run to the tying at one during regulation time, national title." the two teams played a pair of 15- What a run it was! minute overtime periods. In the Outside of the shootout the team shoo tout Dal and UBC each scored six allowed only two goals all season - out of their 10 times. It was then down to the goalkkeepers CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 Tigers move to third by Sam McCaig tion, in which case they would carry the puck into the offensive zone and For the Tigers, it was a case of two look to set up an open shot, they basi games in less than twenty-four hours. cally relied on the tried-and-true dump The Saturday night bout featured the and chase. On the other hand, St. FX top-ranked St. Francis Xavier X-men depended upon its swift forwards to with their 6-0 record, while Sunday's create scoring opportunities. matinee saw the Cape Breton Capers St. FX tied the game in the second visit our favorite hockey barn. and took a 4-3 lead midway through St. FX, the surprising pre-season the third. pick to replace Acadia as CIAU cham Meisner moved in from the point pions, faced a determined Tiger team and slapped one home at 13:24 to even who saw this early season game as an things up, but X-man LeBlanc notched opportunity to send a message to the his second of the game just forty sec rest of the league. In all probability, a onds latertosetthestagefor MacAuley's tie was not the message they were timely goal at 19:38. hoping to send, but as the 5-5 saw-off On S\Jilday, the Tigers decided not came courtesy of a last-minute goal by to wait for the dying seconds. Perhaps Anthony MacAulay, a tie was going to a little disappointed that their game have to do for now. the night before did not result in vic With goaltender Greg Dreveny on tory, Dalhousie rebounded by smothering A few of the Dallwusie cheerleaders show one of their routines. At frum are: Mirartda the bench and the clock mercilessly the Cape Breton 'attack' while mounting Lisa Sicard. Bottumfrum left are: CoUn Myers, Francis Bailey, Carmen Tam, Ron Samson and Ke,in Burgher. ticking away, MacAuley found himself a fine fall offensive of their own. alone at the crease and he delighted Leading the way was Joe Suk, who the 2,000 fans present by depositing his popped his first two of the season and New cheerleading team for Dal second goal of the match. added three assists. Suk's linemate Ken The play began with a heroic effort MacDermid also had two goals, as did by Frank MacEachern McClair didn't coach last year but "If it wasn't for Bev's (men's basket by Kevin Meisner to keep the puck first-yearwinger Marc Robillard. Chip liked the challenge of working with a ball coach Bev Greenlaw) enthusiasm onside. He fought off one X-man and ping in with singles were Scott Milroy, The next time you go to a Dalhou co-ed university team. She believed and support of the idea I don't think I knocked ahead the clearing attempt to who deftly de ked the Caper goaltender sie Tigers game, you won't have to the university needed it. would have been as optimistic. Not George Wilcox, who then centered to to open up the game's scoring, and worry about being the first to start the "It's a very powerful sport and I only did he give me contacts but will the awaiting MacAulay. Tyler Naugler, who banged home his cheering. That's because there is a think more universities need it." always inquire about how we are doing." cheerleading club at the university. The team has seven men and ten Tam says university cheerleading It began last year when team mem women on the team. The female co differs from the brand that she did ber and co-ordinator Carmen Tam captain is Teena Paynter. The male co when she was in high school in that started talking with a friend about the captain says he didn't know there were there is more emphasis on stunts, gym need for a cheerleading squad. co-ed cheerleading teams. nastics, dance and pyramids. "It first started out when my friend "I didn't know it existed until six She says they want to act as ambas Lisa Sicard and I were talking about the months ago," says Colin Myers. sadors for Dalhousie and create a closer idea of a cheerleading team at Dallast What Myers also didn't realize was knit university community. February. Since then we recruited at the tremendous athleticism that's re "We hope to create a link between various high schools to generate inter quired. Since he's started he's gone the student body and Dal athletics. We est and called ex-teammates." from 150 pounds to 175 pounds. The want to raise school spirit and to get The most recent event the team muscle he put on came from two people involved." participated in was the women's bas workouts a week that total five hours. Next year the team plans to attend ketball game last Friday during the This strength is needed since the rou the Nativnal Cheerleading Champi Subway Invitational tournament. tines are very demanding as Myers onships at Skydome in Toronto. The team's coach is Michelle points out. The team has a good mix of experi McClair who, along with Melanie "We're throwing a female in the air enced high school cheerleaders and Steele, coached Prince Andrew high 30 feet and two guys are responsible for eager rookies. - -.. ~ school in Dartmouth to provincial ti catching her." One of those newcomers is now tles in 1990-91 and 1991-92. Steele is Tam mentions that one varsiry hooked. Joe Suk is down but not out. Suk scored his first t.oo goals of the season against now the coach of the Saint Mary's coach in particular was very enthusias ''Now I'm addicted to it," Myers VCCB S1aulay. Here he's shown during the 5-5 tie against St. FX on Saturday. tic about the team. says. "I breathe it, I eat it." cheerleading team. DALPHoro: MICHAEL DEvoNPORT The final goal was indicative of the first career goal as a Tiger. Kevin play for the night. The Tigers generally Meisner joined in on the fun with four o Dalhousie Athletes of the Week out-muscled, out-shot and out-played assists. the X-men, but their superior team Scott MacDonald got the start for * LEAHANNE TURNER * * effort was nullified by exemplary indi Dalhousie, and he turned aside twenty vidual efforts on the part of a handful of of the twenry-one shots he faced. His St. FX players. shutout bid was lost at 8:33 of the third Nov. 8- 15 After one period, the Tigers held a when Gary Hickey scored a power play marker. CIAU Tournament 3-2 edge on goals from Corey Macintyre, Marc Robillard and MacAuley. Dan The final result was an 8-1 victory All-Star LeBlanc and Dale MeTavish replied for the Tigers and the conclusion of a * allowed only two for the X-men. relatively successful weekend. goals all year 2 wins: 1 tie for Tigers Hockey The distinct playing styles of the The St. Mary's Huskies are the next team that will venture into Studley CIAU Women's Soccer-Silver Medallist * scored 2 goals and had 7 assists two teams became quite apparent after just twenty minutes. Unless the Tigers Arena, that game taking place on Follow the Tigers were attacking in an outmanned situa- Wednesday, November 24 at 7:00pm. 12 • November 18, 1993 • the Gazette sp<>r~s Dalhousie has its own Sister Act by Jennifer Beck Gail's 25 , she just joined so she's the rookie this ally want to win." her knee so far. She had to take two years off from time. I got to initiate her and everything." "When it comes right down to it, Toni is basketball, and she says she couldn't imagine not It's unusual enough when there is one pair of For Toni it was travel that made her play probably better than I am," saysJulee. "Toni won playing for any longer. She says being injured siblings on a sports team. The Dalhousie women's basketball. a foul-shootingcontestandsays it was because of helps her understand her sisters frustration with basketball team goes one better- they've got two. "I was into volleyball in junior high," says all the foul-shooting games of 21 we played at her back. There's the MacKenzie sisters, Gail and Renee; Toni, 19. "The reason I got into basketball was the net in our yard at home. She's the toughest "I can understand the constant kind of pain and the MacAfee sisters, Toni and J ulee. that]ulee was on the team and I saw she went on player out there." Toni's in. I also understand how she's going nuts, They range in height from 5'4" (Gail) to 6'2" the greatest trips." Toni and Julee also know what it's like to be not playing," says Julee. (J ulee) and in age Thesisterssay unable to play. The sisters say from 19 to 25. playing different Toni has been that when they're The younger positions than playing basket playing or practising sisters say they their siblings ball for four years they don't feel any started thinking keeps the com- straight and is different from any about basketball petition level plagued by back one else on the team. because of their down. problems. She's Juleesays this has a older sisters. "She'sbigger, missed a lot of lot to do with cooch "The only rea I'm faster," says practices this fall Carolyn Savoy. son I played was Toni of Julee. because of her "I can't pinpoint because of my sis "She's post, I'm backandwasun her technique," says ter," says Renee, wing. It's sort of abletoplayinthe Julee, "but coach Sa 19. "The best part my job to give the exhibition game voy's teams are the is I've been on the ball to my sister. the team won closest I've ever team at Dal for But I'm more against Acadia. been on." two years, and t ·: F~~ - •(i- ) competitive Julee has had Maybe it's who Renee even though than she is, Ire- sixoperationson she recruits. PRESENTS RUSSIAN PRINCE~tG. VODKA Russian Prince Vodka and bJ:u·f!~ Magazine would like to expose you to some great new music. Be one of the first 125 people to respond to this offer and receive a NEW STUFF Jennifer Offman leads a Tiger attack in action Friday night at the Dalhous~ Subway Centennial tournament last weekend. Offman and her teammates CD--FREE! There's a new CD eve~her month, available only through your subscription to.ti~, Canada's new settled for third place with an 80-56 win over Guelph. The University of music magazine. 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For complete contest rules write to: Impact POSTAL CODE: Campus Offer, Roll Magazine Inc., 219 Dufferin St., Suite PHONE NUMBER: 100, Toronto, Ontario M6K 3JI. Contest closes December 17, 1993. Winners will be drawn on January 10, 1993. the Gazette • November 18, 1993 • 13 sp<>r-t:s Dalhousie tidal wave swamps Acadia by]ohn Yip The Dalhousie swimming team defeated Acadia in a meet at The Dalhousie swimming Tigers Dalplex last weekend. This continued their winning streak against weekend they trooel to Mount Acadia in a meet hosted by Dalhousie Allison and the University of New last weekend. Brunswick. Both men'sandwomen's teams won DALPHoro: MICHAEL DEveNPORT their respective categories. The Dal men's 134points nearly tripled Acadia's 3 7 points while the women had match ing scores as the Tigers scored 123 points to Acadia's 34. The Tigers flexed their muscles and won an outstanding 19 outof21 events. Of the nineteen wins, three meet records fell. CIAU academic All-Ca nadian Jason Shannon clocked a 1:01.48 in the 100 metre backstroke to beat an unknown bearded, short-clad Acadia upstart. Shannon's time shaved nearly three seconds off the previous record. Breaststroker Ian Jackson went under the lOOm breast meet record time with a 1:09.62. Second-year swim mer Sarah Woodworth posted a win Dalhousie's only and a meet record in the 400 individual medley with a time of 5:20.46. independent Woodworth also won the 400m free. Coffee House Other event winners include Alicia On the men's side, Sean Andrews Purdy had another perspective on practices over a two-week period had Daley who powered her way through sprinted to a win in the SOm free. the weekend. to buy the loser lunch after the Acadia the final metres of the SOm free to out Quebecer Francois Anctil won the 400 "The purpose of this meet was to get meet. With eleven practices offered a touch Acadia by six tenths of a second. individual medley and the 400m free. out there and try to perform as best you week, each swimmer had to attend at Cheryl Woodman, a double winner Clean-shaven Brent Purdy took the could under the circumstances and least five practices. in the lOOm and 200m free, was satis lOOm fly while Dr. Ian MacDougall come back with a positive outlook." "The Practice Challenge was a good fied with her swims. won the 1OOm free. The Dal men's "A" Head coach Nigel Kemp was pleased way to motivate both team's to go to The "I'm ahead in my training pro team narrowly edged out Dal's "D' team with the weekend's victories. practice," said fourth-year swimmer Grad gramme right now due to the heavy to take the 4X200m free relay. The "D" "All athletes demonstrated the ca Jason Jardine. training I did in thesummerforCanada team nearly had victory in sight with a pacity to race this weekend," he said. The Tigers are on the road again ~~House Games. I felt really good in both races near-comebackswimfor Adam Widdis "Most times were on par or faster than this weekend against Mount Allison OPEN WEEKDAYS and I'm pleased that my times were but the "A" team anchor John Yip this time last year. The men's team on Saturday and UNB on Sunday. 10 a.m. 'til midnight faster than I expected." sandbagged the win. showed a great deal of depth while the Antigonish native Maura Strapps For some swimmers such as rookie women's team came up strong in the took the lOOm breast while Bridget Margaret Banbury and Brent Purdy, absence. This year's conference is very Byrne paced herself to victory in the the swim meet was an opportunity to competitive, therefore our goal right 800mfree. test the waters and learn from the now is to strive to improve our tech l Donna Phelan counted her way weekend. nique and fitness, so that we can per successfully through the lOOm back "This was my first varsity meet. I form at our maximum potential." and Carla MacDougall flew to the po was a bit nervous but the veterans on The weekend will also include the - ~ dium with a win in the lOOm butterfly. the team supported me and the other Practice Challenge between the men's The women Tigers won both the rookies. As a result of the team's cohe and women's teams. Each male swim 4Xl00m medley relay and the 4X200 siveness, we all came through in the mer was paired with a female swimmer. free relay. end," said Banbury. Between the two, whoever made more Soccer CONTINUED FROM PAGE II one in the AUAA regular season and the second in the CIAU champion ship game. Katie Gillespie scored the goal for Dal against UBC. Turner and Stephanie SARAH Johnson, a Dal defender, were named to the tournament all-star team. Carla FoRmMmmor Perry was named the Tigers' most valu TilE GRIPES or WRATH able player of the championship game. MCLACHLAN After a successful and dramatic sea son Turnbull, who is in the Masters of Science program for Kinesiology, is We~ &Thurs Dec I &l· Re~ecca Cohn Theatre turning his attention to other matters. If you'd like a booklet about Jack Oamel 's Wh>skey, wnte us here >n Lynchburg, Tennessee 37352. US A Tickets available at Rebecca Cohn a~~ . ~... ~ "For me, like the rest of the players, C1aJ box office or call 484-3820 to charge -[IIIII I'll hit the books and catch up." NO ONE IN LYNCHBURG knew why Jack Daniel missed work that spring day in 1904. No one except his nephew Lem Motlow, who was sworn to silence. You see, Mr. jack was bound for St. Louis and the In I •' 1 -. World s Fair, where his whiskey could fiTi .· be judged against the world's finest. As it happened, jack Daniel returned to Lynchburg with a lot less secrecy - and a gold medal in his hand. A sip, we believe, will confirm the Fair1S judges knew their whiskey. JACK DANIEL'S TENNESSEE WHISKEY REQUEST 'Story' jeans 1. Relaxed fit, cotton stonewash denim with button fly. Sizes 28 to 34, $649936 and 38. (168) 2. 'Sub-dtiltufe• cotton fi~nlw T-shirt, Heather grey•. btack, white, d~J'lfm, wine or forest green inS., M., L XL (175) $19~ ... how do the reels turn why do the disks Bluenose Chess Club meets every Women in Spirituality Brown Bag Need some extra $$$$$ over the turn where does the music come from ... Monday night in the SUB, 6:30- 11 :30 Lunch Lecture Series presents Sister Christmas season? The Dal Student B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay & Lesbian As Find out HOW and WHY at CKDU pm. Players of all levels welcome. Rebecca McKenna, a member of the Employment Centre, 4th fl, SUB has sociation at Dal) meets every Thurs FM's OPEN HOUSE today. Tours of Active{f ornado tournaments Sundays. Order of the Sisters of Notre Dame, employment opportunities off-campus day, 7 pm, rm. 307, SUB. Call Denise the station, coffee, instruction in the who will discuss "Feminists as Nuns" at with local business requinng part·time at 492-8244 for more info. gentle art of filling out a volunteer form DSU Community Affairs Meeting. 12 Noon, Seminar Rm, Comparative employees over the Christmas season . and more. Call494-6479 for more info! Help organize a children's Christmas Religion Bldg, 6209 University Ave . Postings change daily so check the The African Studies Seminar party and the 4th annual Charity Ball! 5 not1ce boards regularly. Series presents Philomina Okeke, Dalhousie Christian Fellowship will pm, rm 220, SUB. For more info, call The King's College Theatrical Soci School of Education, "Patricarchal Con meets every Friday at 7:30 pm, rm. Tori at 494-1275. ety (KTS) presents William Shake Gay & Bisexual Young Men's Group tinuities and Contradictions: the 224, SUB. Everyone welcome! speare's "Cymbeline" at 8 pm in The Pit meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of Nigerian Case", Multidisciplinary Stud (under the Chapel) . $5 for students, $7 each month at Planned Parenthood ies Ctr, 1444 Seymour St, , 4:30pm. Interested in International Development 1111111, IIVIUIA ii for non-students. For reservations, call Nova Scotia, 6156 Quinpoot Rd, Hali Issues? Join the International Devel SODALES, the Dal debating club, 422-7726. Play runs until Sat, Nov 27. fax. Drop-in and social time, 6-7 pm ; The Maritime School of Social Work opment Network (ION) today at 1:30 meets every Tuesday at6 pm, Council meeting at 7 pm. Come for discussion, in cooperation with Metropolitan Immi pm, the Lester Pearson Institute, 1321 Chambers, 2nd fl., SUB. support, and to meet other young gay grant Settlement Assoc will hold a work Edward St. All welcome. For info, call AUiiiWIIJUi and bisexual men. For more info, call shop "Working with Refugees and New Karen Marchand at 494-1735. The Lester Pearson Institute Tues· The Canadian Union of Educational Maura at 492-0444. Immigrants: Issues and Challenges• at day Brown Bag Lunch Series presents Workers (CUEW) Local12, represent Hancock Hall, corner of Coburg and "South Africa: Prospects for a desper ing part-time lecturers and teaching Attention Senior Students!! Gradu Oxford, 1:30-4:30 pm. For info, contact WVUA¥, IIVIRIII\ II ate speedy settlement" by Sidney assistants at Dal, will hold a General ate recruitment by local and national Roberto Gray at 423-3607 or Susan Uh-oh! Exams are just around the Ramphere. 12-1 pm, Seminar Am, Membership Meeting on Thurs. Nov companies in progress! Visit thel Stu Weagle at 453-4055. corner!!! Lester Pearson lnst, 1321 Edward St. 25, 6 pm, Council Chambers, 2nd fl, dent Employment Centre, 4th fl, SUB, SUB. Workers from all departments on at least once a week to pick up info on The Amnesty International Group 15 Considering Graduate Studies at Le Grand Chemin, with actor Richard campus are encouraged to attend. Call deadlines/employer briefing sessions. will hold its monthly meeting in rm 316, Dalhousie? Then plan to attend the Borhinger, will be shown by the French 492-0262 for more info. SUB at 8 pm. Everyone welcome. For Graduate Studies Open Day, TODAY, Video Club at 7 pm, Henson College. info, call421-1390. rm 224-226, 10:30 am-3:30pm. Admission is free. Volunteer to gain experience in your 'WiiiUIIH field of study or to give something back FREE Spring Break trips and cash bo The Maritime School of Social Work Nissan in conjunction wtth Marble Moun The Metro United Way wlll hold a to the community! Current volunteer nuses. We need only the BEST DAL is holding a reception at 5-7 pm, in tain present Warren Miller's "Black seminar on "Anti-Racism: Awareness, opportunities: **Involve yourself in Stu HOUSI~ reps to promote Cancun, Hancock Hall, corner of Coburg and Diamond Rush" - Warren Miller's lat Analysis, Action re: Racism· at the dents for Ltteracy; **Help an elderly Cuba, Daytona, Montreal & Quebec Oxford, in celebration of the life and est ski adventure movie release. 7:30 Canadian NationallnstitutefortheBiind, woman in her home; **BIG BROTHER sun/ski party trips. Incredible givea work of Raoul Leger, a MSW graduate pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dal Arts 6136 Almon St, 9 am-4 pm. For more needed urgently! For more info, call the ways from Kodak and Koala Springs murdered in Guatemala in 1981. For Centre. $6.50. For ticket info, call Oat info, call Jean Clayton at 422-1501. Dalhousie Student Volunteer Bureau and a Jeep YJ draw. 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