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Easing the Parting

PHOTO: Nicolas Morin

Leiselle Pilgrim and her parents, Victor and Janet, were among the more than 2,500 family members who visited the McGill Parents' Tent during the last week of August. The giant tent was put up just inside the Roddick Gates, and for four days, student volunteers and staff from Development and Alumni Relations greeted anxious parents of new students, handed out tote bags filled with goodies, answered last-minute questions (How do I get to Ikea? Where's the metro? Will I need boots in the winter?) or just provided a place to sit down and rest tired feet. Leiselle, who hails from Trinidad and Tobago, is entering the Faculty of Science.

Feeding more than the Mind

	PHOTOS: Andrew Mullins

"Hello, I'd like 855 large pizzas delivered to McGill University." Not a fraternity prank, but part of Discover McGill, the day-long orientation program organized by McGill Student Services. Nearly 4,000 new students swarmed back on campus for orientation a couple of weeks ago and after being welcomed by the Principal, taken on campus tours and given the preliminary ins and outs of their respective faculties, some might be forgiven for feeling a bit peckish. Not a problem. Student volunteers distributed leaning towers of pizza to students spread out across the fields of the lower campus.

The Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) followed up the next week with "McGill Madness 2001," which included more orientation, plus whitewater rafting, a trip to the La Ronde amusement park, a visit to Montreal's Old Port, and a rock concert at Molson Stadium.

Sports Hall of Fame 2001

It's time once again to honour some of the many athletes who have thrilled with their prowess over the years. The following graduates are to be inducted into the McGill Sports Hall of Fame during Homecoming in October.

Nels Crutchfield, DDS'38, all-star hockey player

Enikö Kiefer, BA'83, DipEd'87, three-time CIAU diving champion

Ron Perowne, BCom'39 (pictured), outstanding hockey player and quarterback of Yates Cup football champions in 1938

Tom Skypeck, DDS'63, champion quarterback of two Yates Cup teams (posthumous)

Dickens Saint-Vil, MDCM'84, former All-Canadian soccer player

1981 Redmen soccer team, CIAU champions

1936-37 Men's hockey team, International Intercollegiate champions, undefeated in intercollegiate play