Conc_ordia University For Your Information Volume I, Number9- March 13, 1975. he warned. Humanity is the price Much of Suzuki's talk was airred at the abuses of conformity - Suzu,ki of genetics and science in general. "No amount of selection will ever eliminate, totally, bad Dr. David Suzuki,-noted geneticist and host of genes from existence," he said, pointing out the·C. B.C.'s weekly "Science Magazine," told a that, in sooie matters genetic tampering could standing-room-only audience in the F.C. Smith have disasterous effects. He cited the case of Auditorium Monday evening, that sc ientists are sickle cell anemia, which only afflicts black the new priesthood and warned against the evils people of some tribes. It seems that the always­ that priesthood may bring us. fatal disease manifests itself in North American Deliver in~ a l.ecture sponsored by the Loyola blacks when two recessive genes are present in Senate Committee on Visiting Lecturers entitled the body of the afflicted. In Africa, on the other "Genetics and the Destiny of Man," Suzuki hand, the presence of one recessive sickle cell explored the history and potential - both r:iegative · anemia gene renders the body immune from and positive - of genetic engineering techniques malaria. In cases like this, he warned, genetic and theory. alteration would serve as a curse rather than a . Society's stress on conformity is a " dangerous blessing by removing the bendicial side-effects Women in Christianity situation" which could lead to the return of a of the gene along with the more-obvious Nazi philosophy with development of a supreme abnormalities. "Christian Women - A Feminine Voice of race as its ideal, Suzuki warned. "It bothers me Suzuki also examined'the more sensational and God'-' will be the topic of a lecture delivered by that our society is characterized by a very high frightening aspects of abuse of science, using Dr. Maureen C. Durley, as part of the Founder's degree of intolerance and unwillingness to accept examples from the ancient Greeks to Hitler. Week <::elebrations, Monday, March 17th, at differences. I'm afraid we've confused the "The idea that men could be b"red, like horses " I :00 p.m. in room 206 of·the Bryan Building. magnificent concept of equality before the law and dogs, is as old as civilization," he said. He Sponsored by the Department of Theological 1 with the mistaken ideal o~biological similarity". traced the concept that Nietzsche called Studies and the Visiting Lecturers Committee, He said th at the most successful and resilient 'Superman' back to Sparta and the practice of the talk will examine the theological and species in the animal kingdom are {hose with leaving deformed children out to die of exposure historical role of women in Christianity and high degree of genetic adversity. If we adopted the and brought it through its various phases in the challenges faced by Christian-women today. world history to current North America. Images of women in the old and new testaments, attitude that cripples and deformed peo'ple should I be eliminated we would lose sight of some of the / ' canon law, medieval theology, the reformation qualities that make u_s human - the ability to feel and mode n theology will be examined, along with sy mppthy for and care for the weak·and disabled, the roles of prominent women such as Cather'ine / Developer donates of Sienna, St. Therese of Avilla, Simone Weil, Marguerite Bourgeoys and Jeanne Manc·e. fellowship m~ney In discussing equality of the sexes in early ROADBLOCKS TO LEARNING - Lacolle Centre David J. Azrieli, the Montreal developer has Christiantty, Dr. Durley says: "The impact of auhe Learning Development Committee's contributed $100,000 to Concordia, it was Christ was so great in those times, that it "FORUM FOR ACTION" Thursday, March 20 announced at a press conference in the Hall brought about agreat many Gultural changes, will explore roadblocks to learning on th e Loyola Building, Monday afternoon. among them an equality of the sexes that she Campus and the developing ofst rategies to deal says lasted until the tenth century." with them . The conference was held to unyeil the university's She attributes this maif!_ly to the impact Mary pl ans for celebrating the tenth year of graduate c had on the early Christians as she was regarded 0 0 studies here. Concordia currently has 2,260 students as the best of all humans and as representing c:: in 41 PhD, MA andaiploma programs. wisdom and civilization. This, she says, led to ~ The donation will be.used to establish the Dav id -0 FORUM FOR ACTION: "'0 the matriarchal qualities of early Christianity ::, ROADBLOCKS TO LEARNING J. Azrieli"Fellowships - two, annual, continuing, which, to a certain extent, still exist in Roman f­ graduate studies fellowships valued at $4,000, >, Catholicism today. And it was Luther who .D M . plus tuition, ea.ch. Azrieli has also made a similar M partially dethroned Mary, during the Reformation, . N contribution which will make it possible for the instituting a more patriarchal philosophy of 6 university to acquire an historical film collection. religion. Mary is a " metaphysical anchor," she < o'" " I've been connected with Sir George for years," says. "Women receive their sense of dignity (.) .. through her." E he said. "I helped to build the sculpture garden." 0 Azrieli contributed $10,000 towards the sculpture garden and, in the past year, $50,000 to the Faculty of Fine Arts. Black Weekend for Loyola He added he admires co·ncordia's spirit and its by Steve Konchalski efforts to be a "people's university." Loyola's Quebec-Champion teai;ns in hockey ::c ::, The contribution launched a "quiet-fund-raising and men's and women's basketball went down Q. 0 campaign for much needed permanent endowrilent in defeat in National Competition last weekend. -5 funds to support the financial needs of postgraduate The hockey Warriors, ranked number two £ students." The initial goal of the appeal is nationally, travelled to Edmonton to take on the c:: 0 $250,000; this will allow Concordia to establish five, number one ranked University of Alberta ·"= full , continuing fellowships for graduate studies. Golden Bears in a best two-out-of0 three series. "' "'C. Decennial celebrations will begin this month Playing before 3,000 partisan fans the Warriors -0 c:: and_run until August. Some of the events pl anned went down to defeat by scores of 2-0 and 4-3 "' in tightly contested games. 1l are: an Educational Technology Symposium (March ·c. 13-18); History Week (March 17-21); an Economics The basketball Warriors took on the' always­ ~ powerful Acadia Axemen in the first round of Symposium (March 26); a Communication A~ts 0 Week called "Media Man and the Creative Process' the nationals in Waterloo. With the score tied > ..c:"' (April 1-4); and an Engineering Symposiul!I in and five minutes to go, the Loyola squad·hit a August. dry spell and lost 83-69. In the consolation round they lost another heartbreaker, 72-71 to Ottawa ... Concordia traces its graduate studies program ·University. .E back to 19Q5 , when Sir George launched Masters 0 On the women's side, the basketball Tommies ~ degree programs in English and Art Education. "' (. ... AND THEIR SOLUTIONS lost their opening game to th,e University of 0"' The-program's first graduating class ( 1967) Winnipeg Wesmenettes 63-56 in Fredericton, E thursday- march 20 2:~0p.m. campus centre consisted of two students. before losing a cliff-hanger 89-88 in overtime "'0 Last Fall, 102 graduate degrees were conferred. [; .to the home team University of New Brunswick ..c: Red Bloomers. ::, 0 >, :::: • .I To have a Loyola event listed on this page phone Robin Palmer at 482-0320, ext. 438 by 4 p.m . Tuesday. To have a Sir George event listed phone M aryse at's appen1ng Perraud at 879-2823 by 4 p.m . Tuesday. , I PICTURES LIE-A re illusion and reality so intermingled in our conditions that it is difficult to distinguish them, and can one find oneself in trouble by mistaking one for the other? Prickly_ problems examined in " Blow-Up" Tuesday at Sir George, Wednesday at Loyola. VOCAL LOCAL Y OKELS · Charlebois anti his lady . circa , 1968 , in "Jusqu'au coeur" (Saturday at th e Conservatory · ~f Cinematographic Art }, and go-getter Richard Dreyfuss in "The'Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravit z" (twice free Monday at S ir George ). At Sir George Campus discussion with a representative fr om Challenge DAY STUDENTS ASSOC IATION: Mordecai Friday 14 for Change/ Societe nbuvelle at 2 p.m. in H-620. Richler on " On Being a Canad,ian Writer" at I L.E.S.A. BEER & PIZZA NIGHT: music, dancing 2:30 p.m. in H- 110 ;free,. Thursday 13 and light show at 8 p.m . in th e Guadagni Lounge, Sunday 16 . I EDUCATION : " Where is Education go ing?" - adm: $2. , EDUCATION : See Saturday. .I Educational Technology exposition of new BELMORE HOUSE: " St. Ignatius and the Spirit": CONSERV AtOR_Y OF C INEMATOGRA PHIC A RT: Wednesday 19 teaching techniques, hardware and materials short homilies by Marc Gervais, S.J . at noon "Cha mbre blanche" (J.P. Lefebvre, 1969) with TH EAT-R E A RTS: See Tuesday. poon to 10 p.m. on the mezzanine, Hall Bldg. in the Loyola Chapel. Michelle Magny and Marcel Sabourin at 3 p.m.; NOON HOUR C ONCERT : Baroque chamber SCI ENCE & HUMAN AFFAIRS: Roger Voyer on TANTRIC YOGA/ MEDITATION: Lecture & " Q Bee my Love" ( Lefebvre, 1970) with Anne musi 12 - I p.m.