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Concordia- to ·host Shrine Bowl Game, Stadium grand opening this Saturday Springate, SGW '65, Chair of the Stadium they'll block out the sun." the line features Appeal. 1988 first-team all-Canadians Paul Vajda · (6'2", 262 lbs.) and Jacques Moreau (6'3", by Trent Tilbury touches completed this summer. Concordia The Shrine Bowl will now be able to accommodate more than 265 lbs. ). Joined by veteran captain Brian he Concordia Stingers football team · 6,000 fans at home games. This year's encounter will feature two Vajda (6 '1'', 260 lbs.) it is easy to see how will make history this Saturday. The Plans are now underway to build chang of the O-QIFC's best teams as Bishop's these powerhouses give quarterback Aboud Third Annual Shrine Bowl Game ing rooms, a weight room, showers and University makes its first appearance. Con excellent pass protection. T cordia is preparing for-its third consecutive featuring Bishop's vs. Concordia will be public washrooms under the stands. A state All riet proceeds from ticket sales will broadcast live on TSN in the cable of-the-art scoreboard and press box are al pageant. The McGill Redmen won the first go to the Montreal Shriners Hospital for newtork's first foray into free broadcasting. ready in place for the 1989 O-QIFC football two Shrine Bowls as Mike Soles, now with Crippled Children. Game day festivities in Game time is 12:00 noon; tickets, priced at season. The grandstands were obtained from the Edmonton Eskimos, was very dominant clude the annual Shriners breakfast in the $6, can be. purchased at the gate . The the City of Verdun for the nominal sum of for the Redmen. The Stingers' most valu Loyola Arena and a post-game. bash for proceeds will go to the Shriners Hospital for $1 so that condominiums could be built on able player in both games was quarterback players and fan s to be hosted by the popular Crippled Children. Shriners from Quebec the Verdun Stadium site. Besides the crip Ron Aboud, who will direct the Concordia Montreal singing group Bowser and Blue, and the New England states will also stage pled children and the Shriners, dignitaries at offence in 1989. also in the Arena. The Shrine Bowl will be the first league a colourful half-time show. the official kick-off ceremony will include Passings Saturday will mark the official opening Concordia Chancellor Alan B. Gold, Board game for both teams and should feature of Concordia's brand new football stadium. of Governors Chairman P. Andre Gervais; · tough defence by both adversaries. The Stinger basketball coach Doug Daig The270-foot-long, 16-row-highfacility was Rector and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Ken Stingers have a fine mixture of veterans and neault resigned as of May 1. He is being erected last November, with finishing niff; Verdun city officials, and George newcomers slated for starting positions on replaced by new head coach John Dore, who defence this season. Linebacker Martin was a three-time all-star guard. Dore played Fedais and cornerback Stephane Chapados, for Concordia in ·1975, and before that at both 1988 conference all-stars, will anchor Loyola. the defence. Key newcomers include defen sive lineman Paul Maines (6'3", 255 lbs.), Eric Burrows (6'2", 292 lbs.), and Roger Mayer (6'2", 280 lbs). The defensive back field will be better with the additions of Ian Playart (North Shore Broncos) and ,·.· .. _. i. 'memorial ... ___ ~i'ce will be held . Stephane Leclerc (CEGEP de Trois 4'l<iday at 12:30p.m: in th¢D. B.'Clarke ·. Rivieres), both all-stars in their respective ,'J'heatr~ for,· Nofllla Springfm:d, the leagues. 4,roun4'ei o:t; ~coitc'ordia"'s Theatre The Bishop's Gaiters will be without , }?epartment,.and tile driying force be All-World linebacker Leroy Bl ugh, who has \g1tind the c:teatioriP'(ifthe D.R Clarke" joined the Edmonton Eskimos. However, ,0~eatre. Nonna died August 30, I 989: All-Canadian defensive backs Al Matheson >laffer ,a lengthy illness;" All \of her and Derek Schumann will provide the team } friends, colleagues and 'admirers are-' with solid play on the defence: · -I;wetst?me.1tt<> , attend. €for further' Concordia may have one of the most ;details; see-page 2.) v imposing offensive lines in the country. Nicknamed "Sunscreen No. 12 - so- good INSIDE · Dean's List .page 7 Concordia's F acuity Personnel Administrator, Pat Freed, has long been involved in help Job Evaluation Update .page4 ing young people. In the aftermath of the events in Beijing's Tiananmen Squ·are on June 3 and 4, she found. herself in Montreal's Sun Yat Sen Square, sharing the anguish of the Lots of Moves Afoot .page3 Chinese students here. She didn't just grieve, however. The students urgently needed transportation to Ottawa Butt Out... Now: to demonstrate at the Chinese embassy, which she contributed to generously with her own Concordia credit card. The Concordia cgmmunity generously helped her out with her bill, so much so that there & Smoke ......... .page 2 was more than $2,600 left in the kitty which she was able to pass on to Chinese Students' Association President Giruy Chen , at right. See more about our China involvement on page 5. Photo: Charles a.1anger Page 2 THE THURSDAY REPORT September 7, 1989 Coricordia legend die'i Norma Springfordfounded SGW Theatre Department memorial service will be held this president of the Canadian Theatre_Centre afternoon for Canadian theatre and was a co-founder of the Piggery Theatre A pioneerNormaSpringford, 73, who in North Hatley, Que., and Playwrights' died in Montreal on August 30 after a Workshop in Montreal. lengthy illness. Springford retired as Concordia's The tribute from friends, colleagues theatre manager after a stroke in 1983. The and former students will take place at 12:30 University awarded her an honorary doc p.m. in the D. B. Clarke Theatre, the facility torate the following year in recognition of that Springford left as one of her lasting con her long stage and teaching career. tributions to Concordia. She also founded Concordia's Theatre Department in the late Formidable spirit '50s and early '60s while a faculty member In a tribute to Springford in last Friday's at Sir George Williams University. Montreal Gazette, theatre critic Pat Donnel Often described as the "godmother" of ly quoted Centaur Theatre artistic director Montreal theatre, Springford combined her Maurice Podbrey as saying that Springford teaching dµties with a series of posts in the "really was the godmother of Montreal local and national theatre communities. Theatre." She was producer and artistic director "She nurtured the original generation of of the Mountain Playhouse (the birthplace talent. Her interest in theatre was unflag .'i of professional anglophone theatre in ging. She had a formidable spirit." Norma Springford Montreal; director of the Canadian Art Born in New Brunswick in 1916, Theatre; director of the McGill University Springford moved to Montreal with her hus nician with the Montreal Repertory Theatre 1962 she was also the producer and artistic Players' Club; and production manager of band, William, in 1942. the following year. She became the director of the Mountain Playhouse, a legen the Open Air Playhouse. She also served as She began working as a stage tech- company's manager in 1961. From 1951 to dary theatre that was a training ground, whose graduates include Christopher Plum mer, William Shatner and Norman Jewison. Toronto actor Barry Morse first worked Update on Smoking Regulations with Springford at the Mountain Playhouse in the early 1950s. "At that time she had al by Zonia Keywan shortage of space, it has not been possible to munity that smoking be restricted. ready become a pillar of the Montreal provide smoking areas in every building "And there is a genuine concern on the theatre establishment. She was an intensely his fall, 'no smoking' signs are in used by the University. The Office of the part of the University for the health and wel devoted and single-minded woman." evidence everywhere around the Vice-Rector, Services is looking into creat fare of the people who work and study here." Springford's energy was remarkable, . Tcampus. The start of this month saw ing such spaces wherever possible. MacKenzie points out that many On he said. the implementation of the second phase of However, the ban on smoking applies even tario universities have gone as far or further Concordia's smoking policy. in buildings with no designated area for with their restrictions, in some cases not A tour de force Phase II of the policy makes the Univer smokers. providing any areas at all for smoking. "She always reminded me of an ener sity an almost totally smoke-free environ In implementing this phase of its smok Smokers who would like to use the new getic moth. She was petite and frail, physi ment. Smoking is now restricted to ing policy, the University is going well regulations as an incentive to quit the weed cally, but indefatigable, spiritually. She had separately-ventilated, designated areas. The beyond the requirements of Bill 84, the are encouraged to join the smoking cessa large eyes which always seemed to be present ban includes not only public areas, provincial law which prohibits smoking in tion programs offered by the Staff Training focused on some distant target which she but also private offices and all cafeterias, ex some public places. Concordia is the first and Development Unit of Human Resour was working toward. cept for sections designated for smokers. post-secondary institution in Montreal to ces.