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BY GREG FRETZ scripts in the past 15 years, and I felt at last that I could bring something to this Chris Hinton: Jean-Franr,:ois Pouliot, a 1980 graduate of one:• Oscar Nibbles Concordia's Communication Studies pro­ Pouliot said what he liked was that the gram, hit a film jackpot last week when his humour came out of the dramatic situa­ popular feature La Grande seduction won a tion. "I felt very excited about that. I read For the second time, ani­ major award at the Sundance film festival. the script only once, very rapidly, and told • mator Christopher Hinton Sundance is a kingmaker among filmfests. Roger that I wouldn't read it again unless has been nominated for an It has grown from a glint in the famous blue he gave it to me:• Academy Award. eyes of actor Robert Redford to the entree to During production, there was great The nomination is for Hollywood gold for independent filmmakers chemistry among the actors and between Nibbles: A Fishing Trip, like Stephen Sonderberg and Quentin him and Scott, he said. "It wasn't the described as a hilarious two Tarantino. usual conflict of the director or the writer minutes plus in pen and ink. Non-U.S. features are not eligible for jury trying to protect his work. The only boss It has also been nominated prizes, but La Grande seduction won the was the film itself' for a British BAFTA award, an World Cinema Dramatic Audience award. When he remembers his Concordia Annie for the International Sundance audiences who loved the movie days, what stands out are scriptwriting Animated Film Society, and were just catching up to Quebecers, who took classes with John Buell and classes in the was shown at Sundance. it to their hearts when it opened locally last dynamics of visual representation with The film's inspiration was a summer. the late Denis Diniacopoulos. "Those fishing trip Hinton took with La Grande seduction ~ells the story of a lit­ were very important classes for me;' · his sons, . the animator told tle Quebec town whose residents are so des- Jean-Fran~ois Pouliot on the set ofla Grande seduction Pouliot said. The Gazette's John Griffin. perate for a doctor that they resort to extreme La Grande seduction was shown last "When we got home I measures to persuade a young doctor to resettle there. Equal parts social spring at Cannes, where it was chosen to close the Directors Fortnight. thought it was a really weird commentary and lighthearted comedy, it's delightful, and it has gone That helped make it a hit in Quebec over the summer. trip. It occurred to me· it was over well with U.S. audiences under the title Seducing Doctor Lewis. ''At Cannes, I was surprised to see the room was full. People didn't all about eating:· In his Concordia days, Pouliot was a student of Dennis Murphy, who even know about the film; they went to see it because there's a positive Hinton was previously remembers him as "a genuine person, a humble guy:' When we caught up bias for Quebec films. [I think European filmgoers find] om: subject nominated in 1991 for to him by phone this week, he explained that his career has been largely matter more appealing:' Blackfly, which has become in the advertising business. As for the award at Sundance, Pouliot said it was successful despite an animated classic. He ''An ad is something that will take a month of your life, but a feature the fact that "it was shown in French with subtitles. The fact that the teaches in Concordia's Mel film will take a year;' he explained. "I had been involved in a few TV American audience can appreciate [a film in] a foreign language shows Hoppenheim School of series, but never in a project that would take so much time. that a good story is a good story. Cinema. "The screenplay was written by Ken Scott, and the script was proposed "I think the American studios are encouraging the belief that audi­ to me by Roger Frappier, the producer at Max Film. I had read many ences don't like subtitles. Sundance proved them wrong:'

25 per cent of their operating Jack ~i ghtstone's fruitful decade budgets. To this was added anoth­ er 12.5 per cent loss when the gov- ernment dropped indexation of BY BARBARA BLAC K "They weren't introduced in a structured the operating budget. way - and this was true of other universi­ The crisis came at a time when Concordia Jack Lightstone has seen a lot of change ties - because change occurred on a case­ was carrying an accumulated debt that at Concordia over his two five-year terms by-case basis, through individual initia­ peaked at about $40 million in 1997. To as senior academic officer, and it's a trans­ tives;' Lightstone recalled. _"They were make matters worse, enrolment had been formation in which he played a leading financed out of one big pot, and the dropping at the rate of about 0.5 per cent a role. strongest plea got the financing. year for a decade. . Nine years ago, when he assumed the "However, no one was questioning the rel­ Tough as it was at the time, Lightstone post of Vice-Rector, Academic, as it was ative importance of these projects, and most feels that the financial crisis was a golden then called, programs usually started as of the existing programs of the university opportunity. Concordia's response was cru­ the gleam in someone's eye. They were went unexamined:' cial in making it what it is now: the fastest­ turned into a proposal, circulated among growing university in Quebec, if not in colleagues to gain support, and then made Finandal aunch Canada, ~nd one of the healthiest financial­ their way through the chair, the dean and Then came the big financial crunch of the ly. Senate to get approval. mid-'90s. It saw all Quebec universities lose continued on page 4

• in this 2 Con U audit: 3 Cityscape: 7 Discordia: Suc ompute: Sustainability Class makes NFB doc on CSU Cheap texts no issue report launched planning real political turmoil longer on tap Research on · Feathers will fly in concre~e toboggan buildings gets showcase here

From Research to Reality: What Environmental Research in the Building Domain is Doing for You - that's the title of an afternoon on Feb. 11 to discuss making the buildings we live and work in healthier.and more energy-efficient. Catherine Mulligan and Azita Hajizadeh will talk about how building materials affect the environment, notably through the landfill of waste materials. They say that exten­ sive work must be done to quantify the pollutants from · such materials as treated wood. Maria Elektorowicz and Mansour Hakimpour will make a presentation on site contamination in urban residential areas, and the electro-remediation of these brownfields, as they are called. Nine researchers, including a representative from Goodyear, are scheduled to talk about the fate and impact of plasticizers in the environment. Most plastics contain a variety of low-molecular-weight additives called plasticiz­ ers. When they degrade within buildings, they create unde­ sirable volatile organic compounds, to which we are exposed. Dorel Feldman will also make a presentation on plastics. He is proposing to replace the common composition of vinyl flooring with formulations using a byproduct natural Enginerering students exercise their expertise and energy every year at the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, taking place this year on Feb. 7 at Ottawa's Carleton University. Seen polymer called lignin, and plasticizers more resistant to • above are Concordia's finest, who call themselves the Flaming Fowl. Left to right are: Andrew Kwiatkowski, Alicia Gallagher, Jacelyn Daigle and Jason Edelstein. fungi and microorganisms. Fariborz Haghighat and a group of researchers will make a presentation about ventilation to reduce volatile organic Sustainability assessment published compounds in buildings. Paul Fazio and Dominique Derome will talk about the Members of the Sustainable co-operation they got from university Concordia QPIRG (Quebec Public building envelope, and how it may be designed to eliminate Concordia Project, whose objective is staff in terms of information and Interest Research Group). mold growth and the movement of spores into the living to make Concordia University more financial aid. Sue Magor, director of The most common definition of space. -ecologically, economically and socially Environmental Health and Safety, has sustainability can be found in the Finally, Radu Zmeureanu and his colleague from ETS, sustainable, will launch their report been their prime mentor over the past Brundtland Report, "Our Common Hugues Rivard, will discuss a decision-support software for Feb. 3 with a presentation in the J.W. year and a half. Future;• with its reference to sustain­ architects and engineers called the EEE (Energy and McConnell atrium. They were given $25,000 by Vice­ able development as "meeting the Emissions Estimator). The project started in the summer Rector Services Michael Di Grappa to needs of the present generation with­ The conference takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from of 2002 under the leadership of pfor the first year of the projec!. Since out compromising the ability of future 1 - 5 p.m. in Room 763 of the Henry F. Hall Building. Geneva Guerin, an award-winning then, more contributio~s have been generations to meet their own needs." student activist who graduated last promised, and the group has more This broad definition recognizes a spring and left the project in good than half its $15,000 budget. link among ecological, economic and Oill for nominations hands. This launch will celebrate the stu­ social spheres. Faculty of Engineering & Computer Science It was a key part of Guerin's strate­ dents' short-term goal, which was to The Sustainable Concordia Project gy to assemble an advisory commit­ produce a campus sustainability is a pilot for the Campus Sustainabi­ 'fthAnnual tee of campus stakeholders, including assessment, i.e. "a detailed and holis­ lity Assessment Frame-work (CSAF), faculty members from a variety of tic picture of the university communi­ formulated by Lindsay Cole of Royal Teaching Excellence Awar~ disciplines with an interest in the ty, and its ecological, economic, and Roads University in Victoria, B.C., as environment. social impacts:• part of her master's thesis. Recognizing excellence in teaching, sustained commit­ The committee brought together a The assessment, which has been The framework comprises more ment to the improvement of teaching, and number of teachers who hadn't previ­ published _as a book, includes recom­ than 170 indicators used to gauge a creativity in the development of teaching ously worked together, from depart­ mendations .on how to improve the university's sustainability in various materials and approach ments as diverse as Geography and campus's sustainability. areas. Obtaining information for the Design Art. With enthusiasm, they The long-term goals of the project indicators ranges from being relative­ Full-time and part-time faculty members teaching in the Faculty for at brought some of their students into include development of implementa­ ly straightforward to challenging. least five years are eligible for nomination. Students and faculty members the audit project through fieldwork, tion strategies to carry out the recom­ Another student in the U.S. wrote a may pick up a nomination form from any of the academic units of the assignments and a new geography mendations, and follow-up assess­ master's thesis on the growing num­ Faculty or from the Dean's Office, (LB 1001). course, called Geog 398, University ments every two years. More than 100 ber of university audit projects, and Sustainability. students across academic disciplines named Concordia's second among Deadline for nominations: Feb. 27. The students who conducted the and levels of study were involved in 1,200 across the continent. audit were especially pleased by the the audit, through the Sustainable

Call for nominations Sample recommendations: members in consultations for the selection process. There should be set qualification standards and nomination Senate is calling for nominations for a Deputy Speaker of • More attention needs to be paid to students in transition procedures for new members of the Board. from a non-Western academic tradition-to a Western Senate. The current Speakei;, Dr. John O'Brien, is not step- · • The Recycling Committee should be fully reactivated. ping down, but Senate Steering Committee is looking to academic environment. • The university should undertake to work with student ensure a smooth transition. • Revised distribution of the Recreation and Athletics groups to co-ordinate a provincial lobby to eliminate the This is an elected position, unpaid, for a one-year renew­ Department budget, with more funds allocated to Campus "with parental contribution'' loan category in the Quebec able term. The vote is expected to take place at the March Recreation. 19 meeting. loans and bursarie& program. • Formulate a building policy to ensure universal barrier­ Students, faculty and staff, are eligible to nominate any­ • Install a geothermal energy system at the Loyola free design for all new Concordia buildings. one who is serving or has served on Senate. Athletics Complex. For nomination details and a list of current Senate mem­ • The Board of Governors should better publicize open • Have shuttle buses run on biodiesel fuel. bers, please go to news.Concordia.ca. community-at-large seats and engage campus community 2 Concordia 's Thursday R,port I Janua r y 29 , 2004 Pierre Gauthier is molding the future of Montreal

Roland Perron . ~e Y,,,The zette when the final film in the Lord of the R s t!jls;igy...opefied in December, because his life was changed by J.R.R. Tolkein's popular novels and his scholarship. At 40, Perron came to Concordia to do a BA in English,and has gone on to do a PhD at McGill. English Professor Eyvind Ronquist told CTR that "Perron studied Old English, Middle English, and Chaucer for his BA, and he had transfer credits from the Universite de Montreal for Old French and Old Irish. Tolkien thus pushed him to discover his own powers." Jordan Le Bel (Marketing) has been interviewed widely about his work on defining the physical and mental sensations when experienc­ ing pleasure, including an interview on CJMF-FM (Quebec). He has invited the public to fill out his on line survey at pleasure.concordia.ca. Michael Carney (Management) has done many interviews about the struggle for Air Canada. On Nov. 20, an interview appeared in the Washington Post under the headline "Cerberus sparks dogfight for Air Canada."Hewas quoted in La Presse,and qn the same day in the Hong Kong newspapers Singtao Dail and the Oriental. In the Victoria Times­ Colonist and the Ottawa Citizen he said that unions, creditors and sup­ pliers are in no mood to cut Air Canada a better deal."Wherever you look, you don't see much room for more cost reduction other than in the employee side-and I don't see it there either." Henry Habib (Political Science, retired) was interviewed by CTV about the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. Edith Katz, who does marketing and communications for the Diploma in Administration/Diploma in Sports Administration pro­ grams, told The Gazette on Dec. 17 how fundraising has evolved into Pierre Gauthier an economic activity in its own right. David Howes (Anthropology/Sociology) got front-page treatment on BY FRANK KUIN In recent years, however, the long-term social and Jan. 12 in The Gazette for his latest book, Sensual Relations, which he environmental effects of such megaprojects have co-authored with Constance Classen and Anthony Synnott. He was Pierre Gauthier is training the next generation of been taken increasingly into account. also mentioned in a December article in the New York nmes under the urban planners to build a better city - starting "Now, we try to have better informed planning headline "History You Can See, Hear, Smell, Touch and Taste." He was with Montreal. practice, to try to foresee the impact of planning also interviewed by CBMT amd CBME-F. Gauthier, a professor in Concordia's Department policies on the urban form and its evolution over On Canada Now (CBMT), Lawrence Kryzanowskl (Finance) discussed time:• of Geography, Planning and Environment, teaches the Quebec Energy Board's decision to allow Hydro-Quebec to raise its Advanced Urban Laboratory, where students learn The shift in thinking about urban planning price by 3 per cent. to apply contemporary concepts of urban planning reflects the recent name change of the department, in existing situations. from Geography to Geography, Planning, and The work of Michel Despland (Religion) was the focus of an article in Quebec's Le Soleil about the thinning line separating church and state, In the past two years, students have come up Environment. as seen in the United States under the Bush administration. "Lyndon B. with planning solutions around the Decarie Still, new projects pose new challenges, Gauthier Johnson said that advancing the cause of blacks was to advance the Expressway and the Glen Yards site, a former rail said. cause of God. But he never invoked God to justify the war in Vietnam." yard where McGill University's hospital centre is to In the case of the Glen Yards site, he was disap­ be built. pointed to find that plans were originally being On CKMI-TV (Sainte-Foy), Harold Simpkins (Marketing), discussed a new phonebook called The Pink Pages, now being distributed and tar­ This year, they're looking at Griffintown, the for­ made for one giant complex that would not open geting Montreal's gay community. mer industrial area around the Lachine Canal that the area up to traffic from the areas around it - or is now being converted into residential and leisure make it "permeable;• in the jargon. Jeri Brown (Professor) garnered much attention from the media space. After studying the location, Gauthier's students when she brought together Canadian Idol finalists Gary Beals and In some cases, like that of the Glen Yards site, concluded that it would be better to build a cam­ Audrey de Montigny to perform alongside her and the Jeri Brown Con students have come up with ideas that were later, pus-style complex, a solution that would allow the Chord Singers at a benefit concert for Centraide. See page 10 independently, adopted in the official plans. street grid to be uninterrupted. Eventually, the offi­ Andrew McAusland (IITS) was named IT Executive of the year (2003) "It generates very interesting ideas by students;' cial planners came around to that view as well. by Computing Canada magazine. The Gazette and Les Affaires, Gauthier said. In the case of Griffintown, Gauthier fears that Montreal, both mentioned him for having introduced and developed The practical focus of the course reflects a shift modern lessons of urban planning have not been a number of new technologies at the Concordia. in views about the importance of urban physical sufficiently heeded. Though multimillion dollar In the Windsor Star, Steven Applebaum (Management) described the planning, explained Gauthier, who has a PhD in investments have been made to turn the shores of open concept office design as a mistake in many big companies such urban morphology, or the study of urban forms. the Lachine Canal into a public park with bicycle as Bell Canada."Too many companies mistake the open-plan concept For decades, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, paths, newly built residential complexes have their for openness." city planning took a back seat to infrastructural backs toward the canal. Fine Arts alumnus Michael Thompson was given a warm greeting by and construction needs. All construction, from As a result, "you don't know if you're in a public his hometown of Oakville, Ontario, where he returned to show 20 of buildings to highways, tended to be seen exclusive­ space or a private space because it's fenced and his best paintings, done in high-realist style. The show was comple­ ly in technical terms. you're looking at the backs of condominium build­ mented by lectures on art collecting for the new collector. "Physical planning was something that was left ings:• On Jan. 5, Vancouver's Fraser Institute published a study by Stephen aside for many years, as people concentrated on Gauthier's class will study the problem of "how to Gallagher (Political Science) on Canada's refugee policy. The study social and economic issues;• Gauthier said. "It was properly give access to the area, so that it becomes was summarized in the National Post, along with most of Canada's the weak link in the planning practice:• a fac;:ade for the neighbourhood instead of its back­ regional newspapers, including The Gazette. The National Post also For instance, highway construction was seen as a yard;' he said. supported the findings of the study in a lead editorial. In support of technical transportation problem. "It was not "I try to bring my students to look at the relations the publication, Gallagher has given numerous television and radio looked at in terms of the impact such infrastruc­ between the site with the surrounding fabrics;• he interviews, including an appearance on a panel discussion in Ottawa, ture would cre~te on existing fabrics:• said. "Our generation is producing a piece of the inspired by the recent CBC drama on refugees titled Human Cargo. The Decarie Expressway is a case in point. "It cut city, and we have the responsibility as planners to neighborhoods in two without consideration of the intervene in the city while respecting its history:• consequences:• 3 January 29, 2004 I Concordia's Thursday Report been rolling on ever since:• Conference here on Jack Lightstone: One result was that enrolment started to grow' significantly. "This was not the result of demographics; Lightstone said. "The Diniacopoulos' Experienced in administration academic planning process removed bottlenecks at the entry level by eliminating a number of overly specialized 400-level courses ancient artifacts and freeing up faculty members to teach at the 200 and 300 level:' continued from page 1 Nearly 300 new professors have been hired. "Everyone has been Classics professor Jane Francis is the given a clear message about what we expect: activity in research, chief organizer of a scholarly conference to Instead of cutting salaries across the board or borrowing more supervision of graduate students, and active pursuit of pedagogy, be held Feb. 4 and 5 at the university. money to stay afloat, Concordia offered early retirement packages including the use of information technology:' The 75 Greek and Roman antiquities that to faculty and staff. As a result, he said, "we have the chance to mold the careers of a will be explored in the conference represent These programs, called ERIP and FALRIP, were enormously pop­ critical mass of young people - and we will try desperately to hang only a portion in the original Diniacopoulos ular. From Lightstone's point of view, the university not only saved on to them by paying them fair and decent salaries, and giving collection, but they nonetheless show wide what it had been spending on salaries of longtime faculty mem­ them a stimulating, collegial and supportive working environ­ geographical and chronological spans, bers, but had a chance to replace them in a reasoned way. ment:' according to Professor Francis. "We needed elbow room, room to manoeuvre. That gave us 150 The recent contract signed with full-time professors (CUFA) has "Material from ancient cultures of the freed-up positions that could moved around according to the aca­ drawn some comment because it creates an "old" and a "new" central and western Mediterranean - demi_c planning process. We could use our most important salary model, but Lightstone said it would have been impossible at Egypt and Syria to Greece, Italy, and Cyprus resource, our faculty, to attain our academic goals:• this time to adopt a single model for all. With turnover, the new - date from the Late Bronze Age through Lightstone was well versed in academic administration. When salary model will become universal in time. the Late Roman period of the third to he was appointed Vice-Rector Academic in June 1995, he already Lightstone feels the shortage of faculty members remains a chal­ fourth centuries CE. had experience as Associate Vice-Rector, Academic (Research), lenge, and may even have been underestimated. "We made a deci­ "The artifact types include Greek vases and had chaired the Religion Department. sion to get into the hiring stream earlier than many others. We and iconography, Greek, Roman, and "The challenge was to design an academic planning process with hired massively ahead of the retirement curve of baby boomers. We Egyptian sculpture, Greek epigraphy, and the potential to look at everything, and to have a budget system can't slow down now:• the minor arts, such as terracotta figurines, and a services sector that were driven by our academic goals:• A scholar of early Judaism, Lightstone is looking toward his small-scale bronzes and glass. A selection The internal budget allocation system was completely return to the relative peace of the classroom when he steps down of the artifacts will be exhibited, in con­ revamped. "We needed a budget formula that was transparent. You in June, and has already begun applying for, research grants. junction with the conference, alongside the can't engage in an academic planning process unless you can That doesn't mean he hasn't kept his hand in. He has supervised permanent holdings of the Montreal. model its effects on revenue and expenses:• an average of two graduate students a year, and has just published Museum of Fine Arts, beginning Feb. 4. A non-profit enterprise like a university measures its success not another ~ook, Mishnah and the Social Formation of the Early For more information on the conference, in dividends for shareholders, but in accomplishing its goals, and Rabbinic Guild: A Socio-Rhetorical Approach (ESCJ, Wilfrid Laurier consult: http://mccml.concordia.ca/dinia­ in providing motivation. "We had to start thinking about what we UP, 2002. copoulos/index.html. For more on the were doing in a bigger context:' "Being an administrator is hard on one;• he admitted with a Diniacopoulos collection, see the Jan. 15 There was a painful transition period, because old habits die smile. "I used to be able to switch it on and off, but as the years issue of CTR. Go to ctr.concordia.ca, and hard, but the recommendations of the first round of the process pass, it's always with you. Switching it off altogether is going to be look for the link to Archives. that started in 1995 were fully implemented by 1998, and "it has hard:'

essays and exhibition catalogues on such of his crew who perished when his Welling­ In memoriam contemporary artists as Landon Mackenzie, ton bomber ditched off the Shetlands on Bill Vazan, Susan Scott, and Liliana Nov. 8, 1942. Berezowsky. His son Steven Fraser writes in an e-mail, R. Bella Rabinovitch She insisted upon the centrality of the "Don always had a twinkle in his deep blue work of art and the importance of viewers eyes and an exceptional sense of humoUL" R. Bella Rabinovitch, Concordia graduate, engaging actively with it. The last time she Our sympathies are extended to him and part-time art history instructor and PhD left the house, a week before she died, it was the rest of the family, including Erika student, died at home on Jan. 8 of cancer at to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to say Gaertner-Fraser, Dr. Fraser's wife and col­ Concordia's Thursday Report is published 17 times during the academic year on the age of 51. goodbye to paintings she loved so well. league of more than 50 years. a bi-weekly basis by the Internal Relations and Bella taught at Concordia and Mariano­ A memorial scholarship in creative arts is Contributions in his memory may be Communications Depanment of Concordia polis College from 1984 to 2003, specializing being established at Marianopolis College. made to the PRVHC Foundation, 1750 University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., _ in contemporary art, and philosophical and Donations may be made to the Bella Russell Road, Ottawa, KlG 5Z6. Friends are Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 theoretical approaches to the art object. Rabinovitch Fund, Marianopolis Millennium invited to share their memories of him at Phone: (514) 848-2424 ext. 4882 She designed the foundation course Foundation (3880 Cote des Neiges Rd, [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected] Principles and Practices of Art History, the Montreal H3H lWl, 931-8792). Fax: (514) 848-2814 interdisciplinary Visual and Performing Arts This tribute to Bella was written by Nancy Raymond Malerial~ilthe~ in Canada in Professor Brian Foss and Bella's husband, maynotbereimmtVtfl!Dlpermimt the 80s, and the photographer Aurele Parisien, to whom we Those of you who remember Nancy ISSN 1185-3689 cross-cultural extend our sympathies. Raymond when she was an employee will be Publications Mail Agreement No.: 40042804 Western sad to hear of her death in New York City on Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to Perspectives on Donald A. Fraser December 21. Gmdation Department Non-Western Nancy thought she had beaten breast can­ 330-123 Main Street Art. She was Professor Emeritus Donald Fraser, a for­ cer successfully two years ago but was hos­ Toronto,Ontario M5W 1A1 developing an mer chair of the Geography Department, pitalized on Dec. 7 and died peacefully with email: [email protected] internet-based died in his 86th year on Nov. 29 at the Perley her children at her side. Editor course at the Rideau Veterans' Health Centre in Ottawa. She was employed at Concordia for a Barbara Black time of her A graduate of the University of Toronto, short period in 1977, then returned to work Assistant Editor/ layout death. his education was interrupted by war serv­ from 1980 to1985 in Counselling and Greg Fretz Bella's love of ice with the RCAF. He started his career Development. From 1988 to 1996 she art transformed the lives of thousands of with the federal civil service, where he pio­ worked in the Political Science Department Concept students, drawing many into careers in art neered the use of radioisotopes in forestry on the Loyola Campus, after which she Elana Trager Marketing Communications and art history. research. moved to New York to be closer to her Her all-embracing outlook, unprejudiced He became professor and chair of the daughter, Deirdre. by convention or fad, took in high art and Department of Geography at Sir George Those of us who have kept in contact with popular culture with equal seriousness. She Williams University in 1970, and continued her either by visits or through e-mails will ~.. · Concordia excelled in making complex art and theories his research on spruce with fieldwork at miss her amusing stories of her escapades in ~ UNIVERSITY comprehensible and relevant to all audi­ James Bay. He published more than 100 the Big Apple. ences. Lecturing to community groups who scholarly papers, and retired from Our sympathies are extended to her fami­ knew little about art was as important to· Concordia in 1983. ly. A memorial service will be held at the Future issues her as delivering conference papers. He also wrote a book, Live to Look Again Loyola Chapel sometime this spring, when February 12, 26 Bella also contributed significantly to the (1982), on the deployment of the Leigh­ will March11,25 her family come to Montreal. Aprll 8, 22 Canadian art scene as a critic - notably with Light Wellington bomber, and established a - Connie Shibley and Gail Trottier May6, 20 Vanguard magazine - and as an author of scholarship in the memory of two members June3 4 (oncordia •1 i hursday Report j January 29, 2004 Artists keen to move out of JMSB i.s positioning VA into their new facilities itself for fund raising

The new Integrated Complex going up on Ste. er and fine arts together, I don't know any schools in Catherine St. can't be finished a moment too soon, Canada that are doing this, and now, with the proximi­ according to Dean of Fine Arts Chris Jackson. ty in terms of space, the timing couldn't be better:' "My expectation is that we'll have classes there in CFI grants have driven the construction of this new September 2005, and facilities will have been installed building, including several to the two Faculties and a during the preceding months;' he said in an interview grant that gave rise to Hexagram, the inter-university with the faculty's point man on the project, Professor digital arts research group. John Locke. Hexagram will have space in the building in the form "We don't have close to the amount of space we need, of a below-ground two-storey black box for multimedia but every unit that moves there will find it has more experi~entation, and the two top floors. Many space - and it will be good to get out of this building:' Concordia faculty members and students are involved The current VA Building on Rene Levesque Blvd has in Hexagram projects, and we'll tell you more in a future issue of CTR. A lot of work went into the allocation of space. On the ground floor, the build­ ing will have two 100-seat amphitheatres, to be used primarily. by the Art History Department. The dean's office and student affairs will be on the sec­ ond floor, and offices will be distributed throughout the building. Information technology will be organized as disci­ pline-specific satellites MICHEL MAGNON centralized on the fourth floor under the supervi­ BY BARBARA BLA CK sion of Judith Cezar. Locke is especially The John Molson School of Business's advancement and alum­ pleased with the facilities ni relations strategy is a work in progress, according to Associate for students and staff, Dean Michel Magnan. including atrium spaces, "At this stage, we are pursuing two key goals. Fu:st, we want to outdoor terraces and offer potential donors an opportunity to become partners in our lounges. "We will have success by funding activities and actions that enhance our stu­ some small spaces that dents' educational experience. To that end, we are developing a solve longstanding prob­ portfolio of projects, initiatives or events. lems, such as two offices The advancement officers are Cornelia Molson and Simone for graduate students Gabbay. associated with the ''.Among other duties, Cornelia is responsible for our major Faculty whose programs fundraising or profile-raising events such as the Awards of are administered by the Distinction and the Best of the Best. School of Graduate "The next Best of Best event is planned for April, and its goal is Studies:' to raise $100,000 net for doctoral fellowships ($93,000 net was At street level, there will raised in last year's event). We are currently identifying the venue be commercial tenants, and recruiting the event's co-chairs:• but there will also be Gabbay, a 1998 management graduate of the JMSB, recently gallery space and a small came to Concordia from a similar position in McGill's Faculty of sculpture court. Law. She will take charge of the planning and management of While some leased School's first annual campaign. What promises to be a sunny atrium in the visual arts part of the new Integrated Complex, ass een from the GM building,. space can at last be vacat­ She will work with faculty, staff and the Faculty Advisory Board ed, including the old to identify alumni and other prospects capable of donating $2,000 Bourget building on to $25,000 a year to the School. She will start by setting up a net­ notoriously poor ventilation for working artists. Mountain St. and the studio space on Overdale Ave., work of volunteer canvassers, a~d training and supporting them. The new facility will be on the Mackay St. side of the this construction will not end the Faculty's space con­ The chair of the campaign for 2003-04 will be Patrick Phelan, massive structure now going up, and will have 11 cerns by any means, Jackson said. Vice-President, BMO, Nesbitt, Burns. Magnan said, "The cam­ storeys to the engineering and computer science side's Problematic as it is, the VA Building will continue to paign will officially start on June 1 and the goal is to raise at least 17. It will house teaching space as well as offices, and house many activities, at least for the time being. This $200,000 for student support:' some of the most advanced research facilities any­ includes painting and drawing, ceramics, art therapy, A second goal is to enhance links with alumni through the cre­ where on the continent. art education,. part of the sculpture unit and some ation of the JMSB Alumni Network. This task will fall to Uzma One thing that pleases Jackson and Locke is that screening space for the School of Cinema. The perform­ Mustapha, who will support the activities of the new John Molson there are no interior walls between the two sections of ing arts, based on the Loyola Campus, are eagerly School of Business Alumni Chapter. JMSB shares Mustapha with the structure. At first glance strangely matched, the awaiting a new facility. the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. engineers and the artists are just beginning to explore However, the construction project represents a Other members of the School's Office of External Affairs, espe­ synergies, and finding that they have a lot in common, quantum leap in facilities for the university, Jackson cially Marjorie Davis and Natasha Motard, are also involved in especially in this digital age. said. From that monolith of the 1960s, the Henry F. Hall advancement and alumni relations activities. "The physical closeness means a lot;' Jackson said. Building, to the J.W. McConnell library complex, "In addition, we are currently assessing which JMSB activities "There is more and more interaction, including a num­ opened in 1992, Concordia's new buildings have been could be sponsored;' Magnan said. ber of student projects, and the work is very interest- primarily conventional classroom space. "We are planning to organize a naming opportunities contest ing, 1 "Engineering and the visual arts have both grown internally to raise the excitement about the forthcoming build­ "There's all 'kinds of potential, such as mechanical immensely in their size and the complexity of their ing, and create some interest in JMSB initiatives among students. engineering working with design art. As· for the joint needs;' Jackson said. "The new building will be excit­ The idea is to be ready to enter any eventual fund-raising cam­ digital image and sound program that brings comput- ing, and it's moving right along:• paign for the building with innovative ideas:• 5 January 29, 2004 I Concordia's Thursday Report Show on Indian art travels the U.S. Hired on a one-year limited-term appointment, she began teaching at Concordia in September after huge funding BY ESME TERRY more than architec­ cuts at the CCA meant the end of her posi­ tural drawings. That tion, and many others. If you have any connection with the . made it a very accessi­ "I am still contracted to follow the show Art History Department, you may have ble show." as it tours;' she said. She has already been run into her in the slide library. Maria Accessibility is one to reorganize the show to fit the space at Antonella Pelizzari is a passionate spir­ of Pelizzari's recur­ Yale, and she will be at the hanging of the it with a melodic Italian accent who rent themes. Still, Fowler Museum show, too. teaches at Concordia. with one foot deep in "What's interesting is that the three Pelizzari is an engaging communica­ the academic world, museums will have brought such different tor, with an openness that one might she values the need audiences to the show. The CCA is an archi­ attach to a student starting out. You for the concrete. tectural museum, Yale is a museum of would never know, in fact, that she was "There is a great need British art, and the Fowler museum is . - and is - the curator of the Canadian here at Concordia for anthropology-based:' Centre for Architecture's show and reality," she said. "I Pelizzari came to North America from book Traces of India, which went on to think, actually, all stu­ Genoa in 1992 to immerse herself in the the Yale Center for British Art in dents have that need:' world of photography scholarship, archives Connecticut, and to the Fowler One class she and conservation practices. Later, she Museum in Los Angeles, where it opens taught last term enrolled in a PhD program at the University on March 7. explored the repre­ of New Mexico. Now, her specialty is colo­ "This was a very particular show for sentation of different nialist and post-colonialist contemporary the CCA;' Pelizzari said in an interview. geographies through art. "They had never done a show on any photography. "It It was in 1999, when she took on the part of the developing world before:• raised questions associate curator role at the CCA, that she It was also the first CCA show to aq,out how Canada is made her first foray into the world of teach­ weave newspaper cuttings, postcards Maria Antonella Pelizzari visualized. Students ing. Five years later, she much prefers and movie clips amongst the exhibit's used this theme to teaching to working in a museum. more than 200 photographs. "These gave a This fresh approach drew new audiences talk about all aspects of Canada, from "I felt more comfortable in the classroom social context to the show, exploring to the museum: not only historians of pho­ tourism to the construction of the CPR:' than in the archives. It uses a completely notions of how we _look at architecture and tography but.also members of the Indian Her teaching reaches beyond the depart­ different side of you. I think my personality not just what we see:• community, travellers, and many people ment. Students of journalism, history and is more conducive to working with stu­ Perhaps for that reason, the show was who simply had their own personal con­ anthropology last fall had the opportunity dents:• Still, she might be open to the odd described by the New York Times as a "visu­ nection with India. to take an elective· class she gave on freelance curatorial gig from time to time. al essay, a think piece:• "I think people understand photographs Photography and Visual Culture. Canadian Irish Studies Journal on the stands

The latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Kenneally and Jennifer de Frietas are design with images and reader-friendly design. Irish Studies is out, and it's a double issue, advisors. Michael Kenneally is stepping down as packed with scholarship and general inter­ Four Concordia faculty members serve on editor due to the pressure of his duties as est, ranging from poetry and vintage photos the editorial board. Matthew Barlow is one director of the Concordia-based Centre to an article about Irish-Canadian and Irish­ of the two book review editors, and seven of for Canadian Irish Studies. American policemen. those who have contributed book reviews Future issues of the Journal will be edit­ Concordia PhD in Humanities student are associated with Concordia. ed by guest editors at other universities, Brad Kent has contributed an essay called Included is a photographic essay on the and the publication will likely revert to the canadienne ditudes "McDrama: The Sentimental in Martin public statuary of Dublin and its symbolic conventional scholarly format of text only. McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane significance by Yvonne Whelan, from the Kenneally said that because scholars in irlandaises and Conor McPherson's The Weir." Kent also University of Ulster. She will be the O'Brien the field are early in their careers, they serves as the assistant editor. Visiting Professor in Irish Studies at lack the influence to raise the funds need­ The associate editors include Kathleen Concordia next fall. ed to maintain the Journal in its present O'Brien and Sylvie Gauthier, both from Sadly, it may be the last time the Journal format. "Concordia has been very gener­ Concordia, and O'Brien, Rhona Richman appears in such a refreshing format, replete ous;' he added. Art by one woman and a million bees

BY GREG FRETZ ings are reproductions of hive-scanning use of sound, sight, scent, vibration, and photography of her son, Richard Dyck. dance. She's studying th·e bee's use of the Listening to Aganetha Dyck speak of She describes the experience as "all­ earth's magnetic fields, as well as their her art as a collaborative effort with encompassing and warm, surrounded use of the pheromones they produce to honeybees, it's easy to see what the buzz by wonderful smells." communicate with one another. In fact, is about. Not limited to the artistic side of the she is now using pheromone extracts This multimedia artist, who comes process, Dyck also goes to great pains to from the bees themselves to draw from a rural Mennonite community in ensure the safety of the bees in her api­ guides for her buzzing friends to create Manitoba, places inspired objects - a ary. In fact, she told her audience that along. pair of skates, a glass-blown dress, and the world's bee population has been Dyck has done residencies in the even short units, or cells, of ·poetry in reduced to five per cent of what it once Netherlands, Britain, and France. The l3raille - into beehives, to let the bees was; it has only been preserved from work can take years due to a short sum­ add their.own cells. extinction by beekeepers around the mer beekeeping season of seven to nine The result is wax and honeycomb world. weeks. projects that are the products of mil­ Dyck, whose career as an artist start­ "I spend the rest of the year research­ lions of collaborators. As the bees only ed as a weaver's apprentice, has been ing, travelling, and preparing work for produce during July and August, much working with honeybees for 14 years. the next beekeeping season," she said. of the work takes years to accomplish. She is preoccupied with the ways that Dyck spoke at the Bourget Gallery on During this time, Dyck removes the knowledge is exchanged between Jan. 21 as a part of the Artists Speakers items to shape and sculpt, often adding humans and other species. Series sponsored by the Faculty of Fine artwork to the surfaces. Her ink draw- Her research has included the bee's Arts. Above:Bees at WOik on glass dress. Below, beeswax-

_j_ ' Discordia doc shown here Author Alistair Macleod on the ties that bind us He's not prolific, but he's thinking

BY SCOTT McRAE

Atlantic Canada is suddenly sexy for writers from elsewhere - Anne-Marie MacDonald and E. Annie Proulx have used eastern Canada as the setting for recent bestsellers - but Alistair MacLeod has been writing about Cape Breton for decades. MacLeod is author of two short story collections and the 2001 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner, No Great Mischief, from which he read excerpts last Tuesday in the English Department's Writers Read series. He was raised in Cape Breton in a Scottish environment, an upbringing that percolates through his writing. "I am very strongly influenced by tradition;• he said. "That's who I am:• However, his is a tradition that is highly regional. "In a country like Canada;• he said, "it's hard to say there is a Canadian tradition. The people are not homogenous." One of the defining aspects of his upbringing was the vibrant oral tradition in which he was raised. MacLeod still defines himself largely as a storyteller, Aaron Mate on Sept. 9, 2001 , from Oicordia. and several of the audience members later commented on what a pleasure it was to hear MacLeod's words read aloud. A documentary about last year's political turbulence at Concordia by a pair of first-time filmmak­ However, his is a highly refined form of storytelling. Often dubbed the ers will be given a Concordia premiere on Feb. 2 and shown on national television two days later. "writer's writer;• MacLeod is widely acknowledged as one of Canada's greatest Discordia was made by Ben Addelman and Sarnir Mallat, two recent graduates of Concordia's living authors, a title that has been earned by decades of plodding, but exact­ Communication Studies program. ing, work. It was picked up by the National Film Board and produced by veteran documentary filmmaker "I always begin with an idea;• he explained, "then invent certain characters to Adam Symansky, who described the 71-minute Qlm as a considerable achievement for neophyte act out the various takes on this idea:• Before writing he will work through all cineastes. the nuances of the concept he wishes to explore, decide the exact course of the "Samir was doing an internship here on something completely different, but a week after the plot and quirks of the characters and, only then, will begin composing, writing Netanyahu event on Sept. 9, 2002, he said he'd been doing some shooting at the university, and asked from start to finish with little deviation from his original scheme. if we'd be interested in the project;• Symansky said by phone from his NFB office. No Great Mischief, for example, is an exploration 'of belief and loyalty. The Mallat kept shooting as the Concordia Student Union grappled with the issues surrounding the narrator, Alexander MacDonald, a Cape Breton emigre living in southern Palestine-Israel controversy that dominated student politics that term, and he kept in touch with his Ontario, explores the "invisible lines" of allegiance that tie him to his family and friend Addelman, who was working in Toronto. clan. The extended family suffers through tragedies and successes, occasional­ "Ben had a bit more experience, and when he came back to Montreal they worked together;• ly split apart but always "look after their own blood;' leading MacDonald to Symansky explained. "They were also very lucky:' That's a reference to richness of the material the conclude, ''All of us are better when we're loved:' young filmmakers had to work with. Though elements of the story seem to correspond with aspects of MacLeod's Discordia focuses on three student politicians at the centre of the storm, and follows them from own life, he is emphatic that he is not an autobiographical writer: "I think it's the mini-riot that cancelled a speech by former Israeli prime minister Benjamin .Netanyahu in kind of limiting;' he said. September to the CSU election in March. Since the success of his novel, MacLeod's writing is reaching and touching a The three featured students are Samer Elatrash, Aaron Mate and Noah Sarna. Their personalities wider audience, a fact that pleases him. The lucrative IMPAC award - 100,000 are a study in contrasts, and Mate's struggle to define and assert his principles is especially striking. British pounds - was a catalyst for widespread recognition. Since the members The film is replete with irony, including Elatrash's love for a Jewish girl he met in Dennis Murphy's of the judging committee were drawn from all countries where English is spo­ course on propaganda. Also ironic is the fact that the campus that seems so dramatic in the film has ken, it was also a validation of the universality of his writing. been peaceful so far this academic year. A notoriously slow and careful writer, the recently retired University of Discordia will be shown Monday, Feb. 2, in H-110 at 7 p.m., no charge. You can also see it on CBC Windsor professor was cautious when asked ifhe had any projects in the works. Newsworld's Roughcuts on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 10 p.m. 'Tm thinking;• he said with a smile. "First I think, and then I write:• Three strikes, and U Compute decides to stop copying texts

B Y TRISTAN BAURICK

A small copy shop near Concordia was hit with one of the nation's largest copyright piracy busts last month. Bailiffs seized over 2,200 illegally copied textbooks and study guides during the Jan. 7 raid on U Compute, a copy and computer supply store on Mackay St. Many Concordia students rely on copy shops around the downtown campus to save money on expensive textbooks. Shops that deal in illegally copied books typically work on a print-on-demand basis, producing bmw.d textbook copies when students order them. . Pavan Ojha, an engineering student from India, said U Compute is one of many downtown shops that deal inpirated textbooks. He said many Concordia science students.turn to these shops to avoid the high cost of science texts, which can add up to $500 for a semester's worth of books. "The cheapest new book I ever bought for class was $65;' Ojha said. "The average price is around $12Q for a new engineering book. U Compute was really popular with Concordia students. You go there and pay 20 per cent of what you'd pay for a new science book:' Physics professor Mariana Frank said she sympathizes with students trying to find cheaper alter­ natives. "I understand it's hard to cope with this, and I wish it were easier to use second-hand books;' she said. Large book publishers make it difficult for students to use older editions by updating texts often. Many of the updates are insignificant and are only done to force students to buy new editions, she said. continued on page 8 Alistair Macleod signs No GIPl1t Mischief for CTR editor Barbara Black. 7 . January 29 , 2004 I Concordia's Thursday hport Stephen Bronfman talks about doing _well and doing good

BY JASON GONDZIOLA all to the experience of commerce students:• Maria Perugini, VP External for CASA, said, "One of Concordia students were treated to a candid talk by CASA's aims is to help students bridge the gap between Montreal businessman Stephen Bronfman on Jan. 19, on theory and practice, to go beyond what's in the classroom:• his business, family and the importance of good people - Bronfman is chairman of Claridge SRB Investments Inc., so candid that he wanted to keep most of his remarks with­ which has interests in music, entertainment, and most in the room. recently, food. Its activities range from Rolling Stones con­ His talk, which drew in 60 students, was co-sponsored certs to rolled oats. by the Commerce and Administration Students' When looking at companies to invest in or purchase, he Association and Concordia Hillel, whose co-president Dan explained that the most important factor is strength of Hadad said afterwards, "I think it was a big success. He character in the company's management. Strong manage­ was a very funny, interesting speaker:• ment will almost alway equate to more profit. The event was co-ordinated through Hillel's Student He also said that the second crucial factor in his deci­ Business Resource Program, which gives members an sions is the potential for fun - an observation that took opportunity to make use of Hillel's connections through­ some listeners by surprise. He said that today's business­ out the business community. people should look beyond financial soundness alone, and Alexis Robin, president of CASA, felt that the event seek self-fulfilment. helped to put a face to the legend and legacy of the In addition to his corporate activities, Bronfman is very Bronfman family. much involved in philanthropy, as the president of the "This was a real man, not just a name you heard in the Stephen R. Bronfman Foundation and as a member of the newspapers:• Such events are crucial to realizing the goals board of directors for the David Suzuki Foundation. of CASA. "Political representation is great, but our main CASA and Hillel 'will bring more speakers to Concordia, objective is to create the_value of a JMSB degree. I really separately and perhaps together. For more information on think that events like this can help add a lot of value over- CASA or upcoming ev~nts, go to www.casa-jmsb.ca. Montreal businessman Stephen Bronfman Cine Gael is back with more Irish films U Compute

BY BARBARA BLAC K Brosnan and others. Continued from page 7 "However, there are many smaller films that never have an Cine Gael launched its 12th season with a wine reception on international commercial release, and for the most part these ''.All they do is reorder lesson problems so they Jan. 23 following a screening of The Boys From County Clare are the films we screen at Cine Gael:' don't coincide with the last edition:• she said. "I (director , John Irving) and a talk by John Griffin of The Gazette. When the series began 12 years ago, Doyle explained, "we really wish that practice was abolished:' We asked co-ordinator Lynn Lonergan Doyle to reflect on were able to pluck films from the Concordia film archive, or However, this practice doesn't make it right for Cine Gael's staying power. She said that both Cine Gael and the present a great variety of older films with some newer ones. students to use pirated books, she said. "Even Canadian Irish Studies program have been supported by the Now we tend to try and get recent releases, and not infre­ though the publishers are a bit greedy, illegal copy­ St. Patrick's Society. quently we screen films that have not yet opened commercial­ ing is not the answer:' "We also collaborated with Marc Gervais, S.J., on a film ly. Lina Lipscombe, director of the Concordia course called Irish Films: War and Peace;• she went on. "We are fortunate to have Kevin Tierney on our Cine Gael Bookstore, said surveys suggest students are more ''.Another year, we intersected with Father Gervais' John Ford committee. He is a local film producer, pre!>ident of Park Ex likely to buy legal books at full price if the book is course:• films, board member of Alliance Atlantis and newly appointed actually used in class. · Cine Gael has a small, dedicated committee who brainstorm chairman of Cinematheque Quebecoise. His contacts are very Illegal copying costs the Bookstore money, she to get the season together. helpful. added. "Unsold books have to be returned to the "In 1998, in conjunction with Concordia's now defunct "We are also in touch with the Irish Film Institute in Dublin publishers for credit. The Bookstore has to pay for Conservatoire d'art cinematographique Art, we presented A and the Irish Film Board in Galway, but ultimately, finding a transportation each way at the time of ordering and Celebration of Irish Film: Voices of the Nation. We showed 55 film comes down to research and reading and tracking, one returns:• films in 25 days:• film at a time. Access Copyright, an industry group protecting Cine Gael usually presents an annual evening of award-win­ Dana Hearne has written an article about Cine Gael that will copyright laws, estimated the seizure represents ning short Irish films, which provides an opportunity to show­ appear in a future issue of the Canadian Journal of Irish $250,000 in lost revenue to bookstores, authors and case new Irish filmmakers. Studies. publishers. They have also had weekend events - A Weekend of Irish Doyle added that she is one of the first woman graduates "Copy shop owners must honour the rights of our Women Film Makers, A Weekend with [actor] Stephen Rea, A from Loyola College (1966 or 67). Lonergan University College, affiliates:• said Roanie Levy, Access Copyright's Weekend with Rod Stoneman (former CEO of the Irish Film which just closed on the Loyola Campus, was named after her director of legal affairs. "No one has the right to Board and now director of the new Huston Film School in uncle, Bernard Lonergan, S.J. copy another's work without permission. We make Galway). The next film shown by Cine Gael will be Night Train, direct­ it easy for licensees to operate within the law. If they "The Irish film industry is growing;' Doyle said. "Some of ed by John Lynch and featuring John Hurt and Brenda Blethyn, fail to do so, we take action:• their films receive wide comm1;rcial distribution, notably on Friday, Feb. 6. For the full schedule, go to www.cinegael­ This was the third such raid against the shop, those of directors Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan, and those montreal.com/. Screenings are at the DeSeve Cinema, 1400 whose spokesperson said they will discontinue the starring Daniel Day Lewis, Richard Harris, Stephen Rea, Pierce Maisonneuve Blvd. W., at 7 p.m., and cost $5 for non-members. copy aspect of their operations.

Lodging and seminar enrolment fees are free, but stu­ ments and the dramatic cost increases resulting from the dents are responsible for their air fare. events of Sept. 11, 2001. In brief ICAMER is under the direction of JMSB Professor Dale Air Currents in Ottawa Doreen. The John Molson School of Business, and the Greek Media Seminar International Centre for Aviation Management and Industrial engineers meet Education (ICAMER) hosted a conference called Air The Hellenic Studies Unit, in collaboration with Currents: Building the Future of Canada's Air Transport The students of the Concordia branch of the CSIE Washburn University and the Greek Ministry of Press Policy at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa on Jan. 27 and 28. (Canadian Society for Industrial Engineers) are hosts of a and Mass Media, are sponsoring a Greek Media Seminar The conference brought together academics and avia­ conference this weekend at the Montreal Marriott in Athens, March 21 to 27. • tion industry professionals to discuss issues facing the Chateau Champlain. The seminar w!TI examine, among other topics, the turbulent aviation industry. The event, which includes competitions,.is expected to Greek communication media and their preparation for These included Canada's international air transport draw more than 400 students and 100 professionals from the Olympic Games in Greece this summer. operations, the structure of Canada's domestic air servic­ across Canada. All university students registered in Mass Media, es, regulations governing the competitive structure of the The CSIE has held a conference every year for the past Communication Studies, Journalism, Pol!tical Science industry, and the role of key service providers. 23 years. and Hellenic Studies are eligible. They also looked at the impact of new security require- 8 Concordia•, Thunday Report I January 29 , 2004 ,-

Careers From Here-event Women hone their skills gives mentoring a boost at debating tournament

B Y S HA NN O N DE VIN E

If 50 female debaters from across North America got together, what would they talk about? Just about anything, said Concordia Debating Society president, Penny Ortega. During the first-ever North American Women's Debating Open, hosted by Concordia, Jan. 16 to 18, women deliberated on topics from linking foreign aid to women's equality to religious paraphernalia in public schools. The reason for the all-women tournament was twofold. "We see a lot of good women debaters and we really wanted to give them the opportunity to showcase their skills by debating together and to network;' said tournament organizer Michele Bury, a second-year political science student. Although there are often many novice female debaters, participation by women tends to dwindle at the higher levels, she added. Both Bury and Ortega believe that upper-year female debaters can provide important encouragement and mentor the younger women. The tournament attracted clubs from central Canada, Vermont, Maine and California. During the weekend, the women participated in five rounds of debate, two with set-topics and the other three with loosely linked resolutions, in which one pair prepared a previously unannounced case and the other pair had to argue against it. Students also participated in public speaking competitions where topics like Martian invasions and botched elections were thrown their way. While some may question the need for women-only debates, those who attend­ ed felt it was a worthwhile project. "The tournament allowed more women into the break, to get experience and get their voices out there;• said Joanna Nairn, a Some of the organizers of Careers From Here: Sanam Hajilou, Ed Testa, Patlicia Tramani, Cristelle Basmaji, Elizabeth Lewis and Lauren Gould. student from the University of Toronto. Also included in the weekend was a forum on women in debating, hosted by the Bv GREG FRETZ ating class would liked to have had. Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate on Saturday afternoon. Another alumni volunteer, Marc Chabot, an Despite the glowing reviews, the idea for the tournament wasn't immediately The Concordia University Alumni MBA graduate from Sir George Williams popular. Among CUSID members, there was discussion as to whether or not the Association is once again working to give stu­ University, who is now semi-retired, explained tournament would be appropriate in this day and age. dents a leg up in their fledgling careers, with why he chose to be a mentor to students. "We decided there was no way to know whether it would be productive or the recent launch of the Careers From Here "I owe a lot to Concordia - they put me on counter-productive until we actually went and did it," Ortega said. "It was like an Speakers Series. my life path;' he said. "They saw I was a mar­ experiment, to see if it actually does help retaining female debaters:• An initiative of the Alumni Relations keting person." In her spare time Ortega coaches two high school debating teams. She sees a Mentor Program, Careers From Here got Chabot contributes his time as a judge of direct link between women developing debating skills and entering politics. underway with a panel of speakers and a cock­ Concordia's International MBA Case "Women are still grossly underrepresented in politics:• said Ortega, a third-year tail reception at Concordia on Jan. 22. The Competition and works with the alumni asso­ student in political science. "I think if you do have women involved and they inaugural event drew more than 100 students ciation. He has two sons now at Concordia, one remain involved, you will actually see some results with regards to their running and alumni, and focused on opportunities in in the JMSB and the other in psychology. for office and winning because of their public speaking and critical thinking the business world. Ana Maria Restrepo and Ana Rodrigo, both skills:• "Getting a job is your first real marketing international business students who attended The women's open also caught the attention of local politicians, such as city test. There's a big gap between what we expect the seminar, agreed that at an event like councillor Dida Berku, who stopped by for the public speaking finals held at City in school and the realities; Rabih Sebaaly , told Careers From Here, "we learn the kind of Hall. While the judges deliberated, Berku took the opportunity to address the students. A 1999 graduate, he is now market­ things wea never learn in class." audience. ing manager for Ombrelle. She said, "The challenges that face women in politics at a local, provincial or Other speakers were Guy Hebert, an execu­ federal level are the same." She encouraged the women to develop their public tive search consultant who graduated ti::om the Websites to watch: speaking skills and take up leadership positions in the community. executive MBA program in 1998, and Ashkan The debating society meets every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7pm on the 7th Karbasfrooshan of the online magazine FactCheck.org floor of the Hall building. For more information, visit: http://www.concordiadebat­ Ask.Men.com, who graduated with a finance ing.com. degree in 2000. While they represented differ­ This is an American website, and you ent career paths, the panelists shared a com­ won't find a scrap of Canadian content mon message: persistence pays, but it's finding anywhere. However, it will please those JMSB team wins gold a good fit that's most important. who follow U.S. politics, and in any case, Careers From Here is the brainchild of it's the idea of this website we want to Lauren Gould, Concordia's award-winning salute. Marketing students Melanie Gale and Alexis Robin brought gold back from the young advancement professional, who has FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan, non­ Inter-Collegiate Business Competition for the first time since 1984. brought together a team of 15 alumni that profit news-consumer watchdog paid for The competition, held at Queen's University also netted a silver medal for man­ aims to present two events a term. by the Annenberg Foundation of the agement information systems students Tala Almeddine and Fenando Estigoy, Jr., The speakers series will draw from more University of Pennsylvania. Nine students from the John Molson School of Business took part, one in busi­ than 160 mentors registered in the Alumni It's presided over by Brooks Jackson, a ness policy, and the other in a debating tournament. Relations Mentor Program, most of them 30-year veteran of the Washington press Icing on the cake was that the team won out over 25 other schools for the spir­ Concordia alumni. These mentors provide corps and a demon for truth. He and his it award, proving that JMSB students know how to party. JMSB students also close to 600 students with advice and support staff had a field day with the recent Iowa competed in the Commerce Games at the Universite de Sherbrooke, and won online. The speakers series is intended to get caucus, where the Democratic Party can­ "academic gold." students and alumni together in face-to-face didates told big fat lies about each other. The students spent months preparing for the competition, which tested partic­ interaction. Somebody has to call politicians to ipants in social, athletic, and academic events. JMSB achieved nine podium posi­ Cristelle Basmaji, president of the account when they carried away, and tions, including gold in international business, marketing and MIS, silver in Commerce and Administration Students FactCheck.org is doing it with the U.S. finance, human resources and stock simulation, and bronze in strategy, tax, and Association {CASA) in 2001-02, chair of the election campaign. Canadian truthseek­ - wait for it - volleyball. CUAA Student & Campus Relations commit­ ers, could do likewise. It's the fourth time in six years that the School has won academic gold at tee, and a 2003 graduate, said she was keen to Commerce Games, making them a consistent performer. The students expressed work with Alumni Relations to organize activ­ - Barbara Black gratitude to their coaches, led by Professor Mark Haber. ities and services for students that her gradu- 9 January 29, 2004 I Conco rd ia's Thursday Report Corporate credit card saves university money

The program was introduced to simplify the Under this system, the employee uses the Concordia acquisition, receipt and payment of low-dollar­ Visa credit card, and when the bill comes in, he or she value purchases and travel expenses. sends it to Accounts Payable with an itemized, approved "To date, Royal Bank Canada has issued 287 expense report and all the original receipts. Visa cards under the program for Concordia If any of the items on the corporate credit card bill were University, and we had done $4.5 million in trans­ personal, the employee adds a personal cheque payable to actions by the end of December;' Parsons said in US Bank Canada Inc, the administrator of the program for an interview. Royal Bank Canada. "The service departments of the university are The holder of the card signs a form acknowledging his or pretty much saturated, but I am still selling this her responsibilities. The cardholder is responsible for financial tool to our faculties:· securing reasonable prices on behalf of Concordia The value of the program to the university is University, reporting a lost or stolen card. real. It costs $40 to $60 to cut a cheque and $10 to As well, the cardholder must abide by all the policies and process a direct deposit transaction. Neither is procedures governing the use of the card. This includes necessary when the card is used to purchase items keeping the card safe. Obviously, the card must be used for of less than $1,000 Canadian as well as travel and work-related expenses. Parsons said he has not encoun­ entertainment. tered any problems on that score in the two years the pro­ Also, since it takes the university about 30 days gram has been operating. to complete the approval and payment process for As for the future of the program, as of January 2004, all transactions incurred via the card, the money is holders of corporate credit card can view their transac­ available to the university until the bill is paid. tions on the Web. For more information, please contact "No employee should be out of pocket for a parsons at [email protected]. work-related-expense;'. Parsons said firmly. He is looking at bringing frequent vendors into the pro­ For years, employees have used their own credit gram, such as Canada Post, and he wants to find an effi­ cards or requested cash advances to pay for hotel cient way to communicate with cardholders so that they rooms or airline tickets for conferences; or they can be reminded, for example, when they are approaching have usep. travel vouchers to buy airline tickets their credit limit. He can see the potential for a website for from one of the university's designated travel the program. Rod Parsons with the corporate card agencies. "We're moving toward a cashless environment. It's new "Now all they have to do is have the trip thinking versus old thinking.Plastic is the way of the future BY BARBARA BLACK approved, call and book their travel arrangements when it comes to financial payments:' from one of the travel agencies, and pay using their corpo­ For now, our credit card looks just like an ordinary Visa The Royal Bank Visa corporate credit card program rate Visa credit card. One-stop shopping:' credit card, but Parsons said that one of these days a introduced two years ago has been successful beyond When they used their personal credit cards, they had to snazzy picture of a Concordia building could appear on it:' expectations, according to Rod Parsons, manager of pay their credit card bill, and then initiate and wait for More information about the program is available at Accounts Payable, but it still has room to grow. reimbursement by the university. http://web2.concordia.ca/Treasury/new/index.html.

IITS blocks computers for Centraide reaches goal Canadian Idols sing for Centraide exceeding bandwidth limits $120,000 raised in campaign

BY ANNE-MARIE CURAT0LLO, IITS Concordia Centraide co-chairs Kathleen Perry and Miriam Posner are delighted to report that Over the past few months, IITS has made significant the 2003 campaign more than achieved its finan­ progress in reducing the number of computers infected cial goal. with viruses and worms in the university. A total of 330 donors pledged $102,644, and As the number of services offered over the university events, which ranged from bake sales to loony computer network continues to escalate, it is becoming lines, raised $18,629. Centraide Montreal raises increasingly important to ensure the integrity of the net­ money from individuals, businesses and institu­ work infrastructure. tions to support non-profit agencies in the region. In order to guarantee reliability of the campus network "The number of donors has remained constant, for the Concordia community, all computers placing signif­ but we are seeing more money raised each year;• icant, sustained net traffic from desktops and/or depart­ Perry said. mental servers onto the campus network will be closely She and Posner want to thank everyone who monitored and may be blocked from the university net­ gave, everyone who organized and took part in all Singer/teacher/choir director Jeri Brown (in glasses) brought her Con Chord Singers and Canadian Idol work. the fun activities, the sponsors who were so gen­ TV stars Gary Beals and Audrey de Montigny to the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall on Saturday, Jan. 24, for Any machine with a data rate greater than 100 kilobytes erous, and the Centraide committee, who pitched a concert to warm up a cold night. The proceeds went to the university's 2004 Centraide campaign. per second, sustained over multiple monitoring intervals, in for this marvellous volunteer effort. Seen with the performers are this year's Centraide co-chairs, Kathleen Perry and Miriam Posner, and will be blocked (exempt from this policy are those host Professor Catherine Mulligan, a member of the committee. computers that, due to the nature of the services provided, have valid high bandwidth requirements). Open House on Saturday General information sessions will be given throughout Excessive bandwidth is often caused by the presence of a the day on academic programs, the admission process and worm, or may be the result of a variety of activities (i.e., There will be a lot going on Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., housing options for out-of-town students. They will take video streaming, hard-disk backups). as prospective students and interested citizens are wel­ place at 11:20 a.m., 12:20, 1:20, 2:20 and 3:20 p.m. If a system exceeding the above-mentioned bandwidth comed to both campuses to see what Concordia has to Tours will be given of both campuses on the hour from limits is blocked, the owner of the system may request, via offer. lla.m. to 4 p.m. Ifyou're interested in the sciences, you can a special application, to have these limits waived. The form, On the Sir George Williams Campus, activities are based go directly to the Richard J. Renaud Building and join a which must be approved by the applicant's department in the J.W. McConnell Building atrium. They include repre­ tour there. head, can be accessed at iits.concordia.ca. All requests will sentatives from the four Faculties and the School of On the Loyola Campus, the Richard J. Renaud Building be reviewed by the IITS Resource Allocation team. Graduate Studies, admissions counsellors and representa­ (also known as the Science Pavilion) will be where prospec­ These measures will help protect the network from loss tives from Student Services, including counsellors from tive students can talk with representatives of the of bandwidth and performance, as well as protect other Financial Aid and Awards. Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, computers from infection. For the first time, professors from the Faculty of Fine Communication Studies, Exercise Science, Loyola If your computer has been disconnected from the net­ Arts will be on hand to give Portfolio Clinics as a means of International College, Psychology, and the Science College. work, please contact the Helpline at ext. 7613 or send an e­ critiquing the work of young artists. Clinics will be held for Live webcast: If you can't make it to the Open House mail to [email protected]. Studio Arts, Design Art, Digital Image/Sound and the Fine and would like to enjoy it or extract information, please go Arts, Art Education, Design for the Theatre and Film to Concordia's home page, at www.concordia.ca, and follow Animation. the links to the webcast. 10 Co nc ordia's Thursda y Report I Janu ary 29 , 20 04 Injury-riddled Stingers hope Stingers roundup 'I ·to h·ave their horses back ' Laval, Stingers locked in bitter basketball rivalry Hockey squad battles McGill Redmen for final spot In a game that featured more elbows in -60 minutes than Gordie Howe probably dished out in a lifetime, the Concordia Stingers lost an important two points in the standings when they were manhandled 74-64 on Jan. 23 six games remaining. by the Laval Rouge et Or. "When we have our key players back, which we're A win over Laval would have vaulted the Stingers over hoping will be for this weekend, we'll be fine;• Figsby their rivals and into first place in the University standings. said Sunday, a day after his team suffered a tough 6- Instead, the Stingers are in second with an impressive 9-2 record after 4 loss to the first-place Gee-Gees in Ottawa. beating McGill 105-82 last Saturday. Realistically, the Stingers would have "You go as far as your veteran players take you to win their remaining five games to finish in top spot.This includes a and both our fourth-year players (Philippe Ozga and Feb. 6 rematch with Laval in Quebec City. • David Comeau) have been out of the line-up. That's More than 450 fans packed the Concordia Gym for last Friday's tilt, which our starting goaltender and one of our top penalty featured heated words before, during and after the game. The game's killers. Let's face it - we need them and everyone officials often looked the other way as players frqm both sides were else healthy to succeed:' elbowed, knocked down and bloodied. Ozga underwent knee surgery Dec. 22 and started "I'm stoked - this is the most fun I've ever had at a basketball game," said skating last week. He was the backup against Ryan Letourneau, 15, of Greenfield Park."! was kind of hoping the teams Ottawa last Saturday, and is expected to make the would fight at the end. Laval is so dirty." start Fridar, when the Stingers face the always tough These teams don't like each other and are likely on a collision course to Patriotes in Trois Rivieres. Comeau and Derek ·meet in the playoffs. The main culprft for Laval seemed to be Charles Legault, who has also been injured, should also be Fortier who had his elbows flying all night. He also drew blood as Concordia's Daniel Lacasse had to leave the game briefly for repairs after back in the line-up. suffering a gash above his left eye. Figsby, who has been at the helm of the Stingers since Jan. 5, 2000, says the fact they are battling their To add insult to injury, Fortier led all scorers with 26 points on the night. Patrick Perrotte led the Stingers in scoring with 15 points. Jon Dresner cross-town rivals from McGill should make hockey scored 13 points, while Philippe Langlois added 11. fans in this city take notice. "University hockey is among the best you'll see Next game for the Stingers is Friday, Jan. 30, when they travel cross-town to UQAM . Meanwhile the women's team, which lost 56-47 to Laval last anywhere and our rivalry with McGill is always Coach Figsby at practice Friday, will also play UQAM on Friday. stro_ng;' he said. "More than 1,000 fans showed up the last time we played at McGill and now we need BY JOHN AUSTEN our own students to step up and show support for Wrestlers grab. Pole positions the team when we play at home. If we can pack the Kevin Figsby says two things have to happen for arena for our last three home games it could really his Concordia men's hockey team to make the play­ motivate our players:' Two members of the Concordia University wrestling team will represent Canada at the 6th World University Wrestling Championship in Poland Figsby said the team played before 10,000 fans at offs. They have to get all their injured players back, from June 3-6. and they need the school student body to show up in the University of North Dakota in a pre-season game droves for their remaining three league games. and the atmosphere was "just electric:' David Zilberman, a first-year student from Montreal, won the men's 96 kg. class. He pinned Jeremy Rudack from University of Calgary to win his "I realize our arena can't hold that many people, The Stingers started fast out of the gate this sea­ division. Rudack was his only opponent. son posting a 6-win, 4-loss, 2-tie record in the first but there is no reason why we can't get a thousand half of the season. During the Christmas break they people out there;' said Figsby. The previous day, Zilberman won the 96 kg. weight class at the Guelph (Ont.) open tournament. He won both his matches 10-0. After his per­ also won the inaugural Montreal University Cup The last three home games are against Ryerson formance, no one wanted to challenge him for the FISU title. Only Rudack Hockey Tournament which they hosted at' the (Feb. 6), Toronto (Feb. 7) and UQTR (Feb. ·20). The stepped up. Sportsplexe in Pierrefonds. playoff picture may still be in doubt when Concordia Martine Dugrenier, a graduate student from Laval, dominated in the visits McGill in the last regular season game on Feb. The year 2004 has not been kind to them, howev­ women's 67 kg. weigh! class. She defeated Heidi Kulak from the er, with four key players falling to the injury bug. As 21. University of Alberta to finish first in the FISU Canadian trials held at a result, Concordia has but one tie and four losses Ice Chips: Figsby is currently working on · his Guelph University on Sunday. In all, five women competed for the divi­ this month, meaning they are fighting for their play­ Canadian Hockey Association Level 4 coaching cer­ sion title. off lives with the McGill Redmen. Only the top three tification. It is the highest level of certification teams in the division qualify for post-season play. offered ~ the CHA and is designed to prepare -John Austen The Stingers currently stand fourth, one point coaches for leadership roles in national and interna­ behind McGill. Concordia has seven games remain­ tional hockey. Less than 30 Canadian coaches have ing on th~ league schedule, while the Redmen have reached this level. Anderson tries for National squad

Cecilia Anderson, the Concordia women's hockey "There's a lot more opportunity for women to team's standout goaltender and surprise of the sea­ play quality hockey in Canada," she said. ''I've son, will attend the Swedish national team's train­ improved a lot since I've been here. I have more ing camp Feb. 2-7. The camp will determine which confidence from playing a lot of games. I think I've players will represent Sweden at the IIHF World stepped up every aspect of my game:• Women's Hockey Championship March 30-April 6 In addition to daily ice time and a lot of game in Halifax. time, Anderson works with coach Dominic Ro~ssel, Anderson is determined to prove she can play at who played 10 years in the NHL, including five sea­ the international level. 'Tm going to camp because sons with the Philadelphia Flyers. I want a spot on the national team for the world The 21-year-old Leisure Sciences major will leave championship;' she said. "I am going to show the Montreal after the Stingers home game versus the coach what I can do:• Ottawa Gee-Gees on Feb. 1. She will work out with Anderson, a native ofViiddo, Sweden, joined the the national team Feb. 2-7 and return in time for Stingers in January 2003. She practised with the Concordia's game in Ottawa on Feb. 8. team last winter and then stepped into the starting Meanwhile, after an upset 3-2 loss to McGill earli­ job last October. To date, she has played in 19 er in the month the women's team has started a games, posting a 15-3-1 record with seven shutouts modest two-game winning streak against Ontario­ and a goals-against average of 1.36. Her save per­ .based competition, beating Guelph 2-1 and centage is .923. Carleton 7-1. 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