0 N C 0 R D I A•s SDAY ...--PORT VOL. 22 OCTOBER 9, I997 Shovvers fail to dampen Shuffle spirit "Every year, one group shines. They BY ALISON McARTHUR certainly took the cake this year." he grey clouds and drizzling rain Manuel Da Silva jingled with every Tdidn't dampen spirits at step because of the cowbells tied to Concordia's Eighth Annual Shuffle his ankles. His Shuflling efforts paid on September 26. Instead, 407 Shuf­ off for him because he won the grand flers walked, ran and roller-bladed prize of return airfare for two to any­ from the downtown campus to Loy­ where in the continental U.S. ola Campus, laughing and joking all Most of the participants were staff the way. members, but there were also many Motorists and passersby stopped faculty, some students, and a number to gawk at the unlikely parade. of Board members and alumni/ae. The most animated bunch were So far, the event has raise·d $73,869 about 20 men from Loyola Physical in pledges for student scholarships, Resources. They wore gold and and Mota said more money may still maroon felt "Dr. Seuss" hats, made come in. Although it is not as much their boss, Vice-Rector Services as last year's record of $78,000, she Charles Emond, carry a ladder said she is still very pleased. adorned with tools of the trade, and "There were a lot of people who blew on horns and kawos. would have turned out, but stayed Cutting the ribbon to launch the Shuffle are Board of Governors member Hazel Mah, Rector and Mrs. Lowy, "It adds a real spirit to the event," away because of the threat of rain," and Mix 96 radio personalities Ted Bird and Terry Di Monte. Thirty-five undergraduate students will receive said Shuffle organizer Chris Mota, she said. "What is important now is scholarships or bursaries on October 15, thanks to last year's walkathon between the two campuses. who had about 20 volunteers help in for people to honour their pledges." the smooth organization of the event. See Shuffle, p. 11

Man with a vision he $1,000 Susan Carson Award, Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. Twhich memorializes a Gazette When he returns to Bangladesh, reporter with a strong social con­ Shailo wants to become a catalyst for science, was presented last week to change. "Eighty per cent of the peo­ Public launch of Iqbal Shailo, a working journalist ple in my country are rural, poor, from Bangladesh. illiterate," he explained. "They have The Campaign for Shailo came here last year on the problems, and they also have solu­ recommendation of a teacher who tions. I want to be the medium a New Millennium told him that Concordia had the through which they communicate best journalism school in Canada. In with each other." the process of making contact with The journalist, who speaks seven October 29, 11 a.m. Montrealers from his own part of languages, is also a poet and anthol­ Concordia Concert Hall the world, he decided that they ogist. He wrote a reference book Loyola Campus needed a voice. called R omanticism and the Seven Now, as well as his studies in the Odes of Islam, and recently was Journalism Diploma program, he is named a semi-finalist in a poetry the editor (and reporter, designer and competition. IN THIS ISSUE Satirical artist speaks at Homecoming publisher) of a community newsletter Shailo is also looking at a number called East-West Dialogue. It is writ­ of North American universities with Toronto artist/historian Charles Pachter, whose provocative works often tease the fragile Canadian identity, is the headliner of this ten in English for people from a view to doing a PhD on the subject From away year's Homecoming festivities. Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Sri of rural communication. - BB Pachter loves to take popular icons - a moose, the Queen, the Students from all over the globe maple-leaf flag - and then transmute them in an arresting, find a welcome. lighthearted way. Page 5 Margaret Atwood writes in her foreword to a new book about the artist: "He is capable of constructing a mysterious and beautiful image... and then undercutting it [with a title that is] a play on Author, author words. In many countries, you would not be taken seriously if you did this sort of thing. In Canada, paradoxically, it is difficult to be >­ a: We've got writers of fiction, ::, taken seriously, in the long run, unless you do this kind of thing." ~ guidebooks, history, math. z Pachter originals have been acquired by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Page 6, 7 and 8 ""t;; the Canadian Embassy in Washington, the Musee d'art ~ Students in the graduate Journalism Diploma program were given contemporain, Charles Bronfman, Peter C. Newman and Pierre ~ awards last week by journalists from The Gazette. Above, left to right, Trudeau, among many others. ~ are Michael Dobie, who won a S1,000 Philip Fisher bursary; Nancy 0 Next issue: 0 Charles Pachter's speech, A Romance with Canada," will take place ~ Durnford of The Gazette; Ray Brassard, Gazette managing editor; Iqbal October 23 Thursday, October 16, in the Henry F. Hall Building's Alumni ~ Shailo, who won both a $1,000 Philip Fisher bursary and the S1,000-plus Auditorium, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., starting at 7:15 p.m. :,i Susan Carson Award; John Kalbfleisch, editorial writer; and Dominique Admission is free for students, $8 for others. @ Ritter, who won a $2,000 Philip Fisher bursary. I 0.. Opening coincides with Homeqoming weekend Gritty domestic satire is first play of the season life in the urban world, with the when he started writing plays for the BY MICHA EL DOBI E struggle of the family to survive, " Factory Theatre Lab. This initiated "f:"'amily life in all its comic horror said director Ralph Allison at a a long association with it and its r is the subject of E scape From recent rehearsal with his 10 young artistic director, Ken G ass, whose Happiness, the first production of the actors. "It's the struggle to keep the play, Claudius, is being presented by >- season from Concordia's Theatre family together despite the dark Concordia's Theatre Department in !§ forces around us and within us." ":l Department, which debuts on December. ~ Walker handles these heavy <( Homecoming weekend. Claudius is an adaptation of Ham- ~ The play, by Toronto playwright themes with a satirical touch deft cc let from the point of view of his ~ George F. Walker, recounts the enough to have won him the Gover­ usurper, uncle Claudius. It will run § comic misadventures of a family as nor-General's Award and the a at the D.B. Clarke Theatre from ~ they struggle with one another, their Chalmer's Award for Best New Play a. December 5 to 14. c,i gang-ridden neighbourhood and the of 1992. Those familiar with Walk­ "' corrupt police detectives sent to er's work will recognize some of the This semester, all three produc- ~ investigate a beating. The action all characters from his other "East End" tions will be Canadian plays; the il: takes place in the kitchen, a room plays, such as Criminals in Love and other is Moo, by Sally Clark, in the where people take sustenance from Beautiful City. Cazalet Studio, behind the F. C . what they eat as well as from the love Born in 1947 in Toronto's tough Smith Auditorium at Loyola from they feed (or deny) one another. east end, Walker dropped out of November 7 to 16. Admission to "The play is about dealing with high school and was a cab driver Moo is free, provided seats are reserved. Two modern class ics will be mounted in the spring: The_Play boy of the Western World, by J. M . Synge, OFFICE OF RESEARCH SERVICES and The Persecution and A ssassination ofJ ean-Paul M arat, by Peter Weiss. Research Involving Human Subjects Escape From Happiness will be pre­ sented at the D.B. Clarke Theatre in All research projects involving the use of human subjects, whether the Henry F H all Building on October funded or non-fu nded, to be conducted by faculty, post-doctorates, administrators and staff, must be reviewed by the Human Research 17, 18, 19 (H omeco ming weekend), Ethics Committee (HREC) prior to the commencement of the and tickets bought through the Alumni research. Affairs office cost $6. Other perfor­ A Summary Protocol Form, available from the Office of Research mances are October 23, 24, 25 at 8 p.m Services (ORS), should be completed and submitted to the Human and October 26 at 2 p.m. Students, $2; Research Ethics Committee for approval. regular admission, $10; and seniors, Two HREC meetings will be scheduled to accelerate the review $8. Groups of 10 or more pay only $5 process. Researchers who intend to submit Summary Protocol each, as do members of the Quebec Forms are kindly asked to do so by one of the following deadlines: D rama Fed_eration. Monday, November 3, 1997 (for CQRS, Health & Welfare, and any research which will begin prior to February 1, 1998) When faculty go on an exchange, many people reap the benefits Monday, January 5, 1998 (for FCAR, SSHRC, NSERC, and other agencies) Human subjects are involved in a variety of research situations British Council opens a door including, but not limited to, the fo llowing: (a) posing questions to individuals by telephone, letter, survey, questionnaire, or inter­ University of London, and together 'We can't and won't support peo­ BY ALI SO N R AMSE Y view; (b) use of non-public records, which contain identifying they arranged a trans-Atlantic ple coming to conferences who information about anyone; (c) reporting the observance of individ­ he price of a return ticket to exchange of student artworks. spend two days here, have little con­ uals' response or behaviour, either directly or non-directly; and TLondon can become a major Visits taking place this year will tact with people in the city, then fly (d) testing or performing any procedure, clinical, therapeutic or lecture, ·a n international art exhibit, prepare for academic links between off," Dawbarn said. 'We're interest­ otherwise on someone else for research rather than fo r treatment. or a full-blown academic exchange Concordia's Centre for Building ed in joint research, and developing All research involving the use of human subjects conducted by involving dozens of professors. Studies with the University of faculty exchanges." students is to be reviewed by the appropriate departmental ethics Four hundred British pounds rep­ Northumbria; Concordia's Depart­ Professor Balbir Sahni, director of committee . Please refer students to their respective department, resents the average grant by the ment of Design Art with the or in the case of Commerce and Administration, Faculty Ethics the CIAC, agreed. 'We're promot­ Committee. British Council; the cultural arm of University of Hertfordshire; and ing exchanges in both directions. between the University and the Uni­ the British government, to profes­ Other universities are going out to Research Involving Animals versity of Exeter's School of sors. The grant usually finances a recruit students, but our objective is single trip to the U.K., and most Education. All research and teaching projects involving the use of animals to enrich the educational process, often, visitors are housed by the host The Council is also pursuing a must be reviewed by the University's Animal Care Committee and that can only be done if faculty, (UACC) prior to the commencement of the research. university or with faculty members. relationship between Concordia's as well as students, take part in About 12 Concordia professors a emerging Irish Studies program and All Applications to Use Animals for Research or Teaching must exchanges." year receive British Council grants universities in Ireland. therefore be submitted to the Office of Research Services before Visiting academics pass on what fo r projects aimed at establishing 'We get dozens more applications Monday, November 3, 1997, in order for the UACC to review them at its November meeting. This deadline applies to both than we're able to fund," said Sarah they learn to their students, whose long-term links with universities in renewal and new applications. the U.K. Applications are made Dawbarn, director of the British global economic associations will be through Concordia's Centre for Council in Montreal, "and our crite­ far greater than that of their parents' It is very important to note that the applic_ation has been International Academic Cooperation ria are strict. But I like to think that generation. In addition, Sahni said, revised and only the 1997 version will be accepted for (CIAC), which works in tandem if an extremely interesting project visiting pr?fe ss ors from abroad review by the Animal Cai:e Committee. For application with the Council. comes along, we'll find a way to enrich our institutions as a whole. packages (also available on diskette for the Macintosh environ­ From these visits, astonishing pro­ help." "Interesting" is not defined by "By shar~ng what !ittle we have," ment only), or more information, please contact the Office of jects have grown. For example, topic alone. It refers to how success­ Dawbarn said, "something can hap­ Research Services at 848-4888 or by e-mail at Textiles Professor Kathryn Lipke fully the single overseas visit can pen. You can only do so much by [email protected] connected with a colleague at the spawn larger projects. e-mail."

2 OCTOBER 9, 1997 CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT Where there is oppression, there is resistance, says anthropologist Homa Hoodfar vvrites

the lives of Cairo's vvomen COMPILED BY BARBARA BLA CK

BY EUGEN I A XENOS This column welcomes the submissions of all Concordia faculty and oor people, even when they are staff to promote and encourage individual and group activities in Pshut out of formal power, still teaching and research, and to encourage work-related achievements. manage to create material and non­ material satisfaction, and reshape the Judith Patterson (Geology), colleague Anthony Perl (Uni versity of society that has marginalized them. Calgary, Politi cal Science) and the ir post-doctora l student, Marc · That is the major th eme in Perez, publ ished a paper cal led "Pri cing Aircraft Emissions at Lyon­ A nthropology Profe ssor H oma Satolas Airport " in Transportation Research, Part 0 . In June, H oodfar's work, and it is reflected in Patterson presented "The Effect of Fleet Mix Change on Annual her recent book, Between Marriage Emission Inventories: A Case Study from Toronto City Centre Air­ and the M arket: Intimate Politics and port " at t he 90t h annual meeti ng of the Air and Waste Survival in Cairo (University of Cali­ Management Association. fornia, 1997). Ted Stathopoulos (School for Build ing/Associate Dean, Engineer­ "When people are poor, they are ing and Computer Science) received the 1997 Engineering Award incredibly imaginative," Hoodfar of the National Hurricane Conference for his "exh austive studies said. "But the resourcefulness oflow­ leading to the adoption of the new ASCE-7 Min imum Design Loa ds income people is often ignored, in for Buildings and Other Structures which is already leading to safer, part because anthropologists often more hurricane-resistant construction in many areas." He was also focus on their poverty, and not their honoured in June by the American Association for Wind Engineer­ Hoodfar was invited to two female 'Women are very aware that they resources." ing in appreciation for his many contributions to the development of circumcision events, which she don't have power to change the Hoodfar set out to find out how the ASCE-7/95 Wind Load Standard. declined to attend on the grounds social system. This way, by using poor people, especially women, go that they were anti-Islamic. "It whatever resources they have (in this Pierre L'Herault (Etudes fran i;aises) was invited by the University about fulfilling their needs and aspi­ allowed Egyptian women to think case, the veil and Islamic ideology), of Torino and the Centre Culture! Frani;ais de Turin to give a paper, rations, and how rural migrants about cultural and religious prac­ they make men leave a space for "L'interference italo-quebecoise dans la reconfiguration de I' es pace adjust to the city. She started her tices that they had engaged in for them. Change will be more effective identitaire quebecois" at the April conference Regards francopho­ fieldwork in 1983 in the Cairo shan­ nes sur f'ltalie. Together with Marcel Olscamp (Queen's University), generations. Suddenly, they were and more long-lasting if people use tytowns, intending to make he also gave a lecture on "Etudier Jacques Ferron: problematiques confronted by someone who was local resources." comparisons between this bustling et projets" at the Universite Laval, in March. similar, but different." Hoodfar found that the people she metropolis and the two other major In other words, Hoodfar's differ­ lived among in Cairo not only gave Lois Baron (Education) presented a paper, "Efficacy of Movement urban areas in the Middle East, ent interpretation of Islam her fodder for her work, but became Training to Enhance the Well-Being of Children with Learning Diffi­ Tehran and Istanbul. encouraged them to distinguish her friends. She said it is not possible culties: A Case Study Approach," at the International Society of However, by 1994, she still had between traditional culture and reli­ Sport Psychology IX World Congress of Sport Psychology, Netanya, for anthropologists to keep a dis­ more to write about the urban poor gion because they could no longer Israel, held July 5 to 9. She also participated in the 15th Maccabiah tance from their subjects if they in Cairo. She never did make it to use religion to justify circumcision. Games while in Israel , as part of Canada's women's golf team. interact with them in any intensive Istanbul as a researcher, but she has Hoodfar discovered that the rea­ way. "But not being able to keep a David Paris (Exercise Science) was also at the 15th Maccabiah worked in Tehran. son poor Egyptian women do not distance doesn't mean you can't ana­ Games, as head therapist for the Canadian team. The Canadian She visited Cairo several times, heed western feminists' arguments contingent was 400 members strong - 320 athletes and 13 thera­ studying, among other things, how lyze," she said. against the removal of the clitoris is pists. More than 6,000 athletes from 59 countries participated. partners and their families negoti­ After living with the same people that their own experiences do not Paris also gave a half-day workshop to Israeli physiotherapists on for two-and-a-half years, Hoodfar ate marriages, how neighbours set support the criticisms. For instance, the topic of foot biomechanics and the relationship to various up "saving clubs" to help one they say they experience orgasm "and said she was unprepared to say good­ pathologies. another make major purchases, why they were certainly always willing to bye to them. "The first time I left women are more reluctant to do talk about sex." Cairo, I thought, 'Next time I will Rosey Edeh, a recent graduate in Art History and longtime interna­ away with female circumcision than Hoodfar also discovered that tak­ study objects.' But it wouldn't work tional competitor in track and field , is now a regular contributor to CBC's Daybreak, on the subject of amateur sports. their husbands, and why women ing up the veil has been one means because of who I am. I don't want to take up the veil. women have used as a way to "mod­ relate to objects so that I can be Karin Doerr (CMLL) gave a presentation, "Christian Anti-Judaism in As a Muslim from Iran, she found spared the pain of saying goodbye. l ernize" - that is, gain mobility, German Literature: A Case Study, " at the 27th annual Scholars interactions about religion especially freedom and the right to work - like to relate to people." Conference. It was held at the University of South Florida, in interesting, since Islam is often used without renouncing their traditional This year, Hoodfar is on sabbati­ Tampa, in March, under the title, Hearing the Voices: Teaching the as the justification for practices that and religious rights, such as holding cal, and will be studying Muslim Holocaust to Future Generations. Elie Wiesel was the keynote are not necessarily Islamic. their husbands economically respon­ family codes and women's issues. speaker, and received an honorary degree. For instance, while in Egypt, sible for the family. She joined Concordia in 1991. Congratulations to Cristian Emanuel Savin, a doctoral student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, who won the Best Paper Award at the 40th IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Sys­ tems, held in Sacramento, California, in early August. His paper was co-authored with his supervisors, M. Omair Ahmad and M.N.S. Swamy, and was selected from 50 papers submitted.

Kudos to a Concordia team of Finance students for their first-pla ce showing in last spring's cross-Canada Green Line Investment Chal­ lenge. Individual honours were won by Maria Vlasseros ($500 prize) and Robert Soiferman ($150).

Theodora Welch, a PhD student in Management, ha s been award­ ed the Bombardier Chair Re s earch Grant to s upport the development of her thesis paper, tentatively titled "The Importance of Knowledge Embeddedness in Economic Organization." It is supervised by Professor Rick Molz.

David Howes (Sociology and Anthropology) presented a paper, "Sensory Healing," at Aroma 97, an international aromatherapy conference, at Warwick University, U.K., in July. He al so gave a talk about the conference in the Department of Geography at University College London, called "Ephemeral Culture. "

0 C T O B E R ·9 , 1 9 9 7 3 Ca111paign for a Nevv Millenniu111 is gaining 1110111entu111 s Capital Campaign Chair launched in early to of the Campaign Office Concordia's Thursday Report is interested in your letters, opinions and A nR.onald Corey reported to the mid-November. are working with student comments. Letters to the Editor must be signed, include a phone number, and Board of Governors on September In Montreal, two leaders to make sure that be delivered to the CTR office (BC-117/1463 Bishop St.) in person, by fax 17, solicitation of the Leadership well-attended and all students are aware of (514-848-2814), by e-mail ([email protected]) or mail by 9 a.m. on Gifts Division ($500,000 and more) enthusiastic breakfast the importance of the the Friday prior to publication. at all possible, please submit the text on If is past the half-way point, and a meetings were hosted Campaign and their par­ computer diskette. Limit your letter to 500 words. The Editor reserves the number of significant pledges have by Humberto Santos, ticipation in its success. right to edit far space considerations, although the utmost care will be taken to been received. Details will be chair of the Major Gifts The Campaign Office announced at the public launch of Division, at the down­ preserve the core of the writer's argument. Letters disparaging the behaviour or is planning the second the Capital Campaign, to be held at town offices of decisions taken by an individual which are not of a public nature, letters phase of the Faculty and 11 a.m. on October 29 in the Desjardins Laurentian quoting exchanges between two or more parties in private conversation or Staff Appeal. This will Concordia Concert Hall. Financial Corporation. personal correspondence, and letters venting an opinion about the integrity of involve explaining the A luncheon was hosted by Rector Frederick Lowy colleagues will not be published. Toronto Campaign Vice-Chair delivered a well­ campaign and soliciting Brian Steck. As a result, Executive received message about the participation of new Vice-Chair Donat Taddeo has met Concordia's history and members of the internal munity for many years. Sir George Bonin will not seek individually with 23 prospective the challenges ahead. community and those served another community. The two who have returned to re-appointment founding institutions no longer exist. volunteers in that city, and received Concordia's students It is time to forget that aspect of our a strong commitment to work on are to be congratulated work following leave and As I noted in my letter to the past and worry about the future. Concordia's behalf. The Toronto for the leadership they sabbaticals. Provost in this regard, it has been a The percentage of Concordia stu­ solicitation process will be have shown. Members - SamiAntaki real privilege to serve Concordia fac­ dents - not faculty, nor technicians, ulty and students over the past five nor secretaries, nor upper and lower years. - Choosing the time for renewal administrators, nor service person­ promised by the administrative nel and non-students - who come Coop customers get their computers leave at the end of my current term from the West Island is small. The [December 31, 1997] before seeking percentage who come from the ome of the students caught in of about 80 students whose comput­ including Bookstores Manager Lina new experiences and opportunities other points of the compass is large. Slast year's bankruptcy of the ers from Coop didn't materialize. Lipscombe, were sympathetic to the elsewhere does not in any way Students in the north, centre, east Coop Concordia computer store The University was not liable for student customers. and south are hard pressed to get to diminish my great appreciation for The Computer Store, as it is now Loyola. If the intention of vitalizing is have been helped by the University. the Coop's debts because the Coop the challenges and sense of accom­ called, has taken over the students' p Ii sh me nt which rewarded my to construct a pretty place with no Concordia Bookstores, which took was a separate venture run by a stu­ efforts here; nor does it permit me students, it is sure to be a success. over the store, have assumed the loans dent co-operative, but administrators, loans from the Ministry of Educa­ to forget the contributions of the If the intention is to provide a good tion, amounting to about $100,000, many members of the university place for students to learn, then it and is supplying the goods. community who facilitated the suc­ will be necessary to provide them With only one month to prepare, cess of the projects with which I with access to Loyola. Task Force for the Lipscombe said, the Computer Store was associated. The Concordia buses are not the has set up a new location on the All those responsible for these answer. They ferry a few and do not mezzanine of the Henry F. Hall lasting positive impressions deserve do it very well. The only real solution Revitalization of the my best wishes for continued suc­ is rapid transit: an extension of the Building to supplement its opera­ cess, and my thanks. Metro. It could be built for a pit­ tions in the downtown library Roy Bonin tance, perhaps $10 billion . It could Loyola Campus complex. - BB Director, Libraries take its place along w ith the Olympic Stadium and other Montre­ Call for submissions Worry about al landmarks. The w estern campus will never Loyola Campus, a community within a community, is steeped the future serve the bul k of our students. They in a long educational tradition. Among its many features are do not come from the locale nor the I w ish to comment of the recent substantial green spaces, a student residence, a comprehensive culture. The signs on the Metro say, article in the Thursday Report " Loy­ " Education for the real w orld." It is library, state of the art concert hall, and solid athletic programs. ola Campus will be revitalized " not too late for planners to educate In order to restore and prepare this valuable, comprehensive (September 25). themselves. We should provide educational site for the future, while keeping in mind The Loyola Campus has beautiful facilities for our students. They can green spaces and many buildings Concordia's academic mission, a task force has been selected easily get to the downtown cam­ that are beyond repair. The commit­ with the following mandate: tee chaired by Lillian Vineberg has pus. They cannot easily get been set up to oversee the vitaliza­ anywhere else. 1. Examine what is required and what is feasible to revitalize tion of the campus. Jack Kornblatt the Loyola campus; Loyola served a West Island com- Biology, retired 2. Make recommendations to the Rector that arise from this examination.

Further to the above, the Rector's Advisory Task Force will aim to provide to the Rector recommendations that will effectively outline a global vision for the future of the Loyola Campus. The RI Task Force therefore invites submissions and welcomes presen­ tations from any member or group of the University CUP on track on mathematics, computer science, community (students, faculty, staff and alumni), who are able physics and engineering. to provide in a written brief, ideas, which will help lead to the The government-initiated task force revitalization of the Loyola Campus. The task force began its work last on rationalizing Quebec's university pro­ grams has issued its fourth newsletter. February, and hopes to deliver its rec ­ Written briefs and requests to appear before the Task Force The Commission des universites sur ommendations to the government by must be received by: Friday, November 7, 1997. les programmes, or CUP, is looking at December 1998. CUP's Web site, includ­ For further information and/or to schedule a presentation, each academic discipline at each uni­ ing a schedule of disciplines yet to be please contact Ann M. Bennett at 848-4851, versity, with a view to reducing addressed, is at http://www.cup.qc.ca/ fax: 848-8766, e-mail: [email protected] duplication and bringing complemen­ Mail to: Room AD-224, Loyola Campus. tary programs together. Discussions on music studies have Appointment already produced a preliminary James E. Jans has been named report, and reports on communica­ tions, theology and religious studies Associate Dean, Student Affairs and are expected later this month. Sub­ Curriculum, in the School of Graduate www.concordia.ca committees have also been working Studies.

4 OCTOBER 9, 1997 CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT Concordia, Montreal open their arms to international students Cold winters, warm friendships Frederick Francis, deputy director of cations to be processed, whereas it BY SYLVAIN-JACQUES the Centre for International Acade­ could take considerably less time in DESJARDINS mic Co-operation said that the U.S. and U.K.," Francis said. oncordia's latest group of inter­ "Canadian universities are about 10 Still, coming to Canada to study Cnational students were formally years behind the United States when can be enriching for student.s like welcomed September 19 at a festive it comes to recruiting international Lin Yi, 25, who is pursuing a Mas­ cocktail party in Hingston Hall. students. Concordia, like all other ter's in Building Science and About half of Concordia's 400 new Canadian universities, will have to venturing away from China's Hainan 1j: Islands for the first time in his life. ~ foreign students showed up at the increase these students if they are to ~ event to mingle with faculty mem­ mcrease. revenue. " "I really like the green space in ~ ~ bers, sip wine and savour the sounds They are a natural resource for M~ntreal, especially on the Loyola a: ru Concordia, he said, since we've Campus," Lin Yi said. He likes to of a live band. ""z Provost and Vice-Rector Academ­ always been known for diversity. But play soccer during breaks from class. § "It's nice for me, because in Beijing, ill ic Jack Lightstone had warm words there are challenges. McGill Univer­ a_ where I studied before, there was

Doing business lNith Latin A111erica

companies in the exhibits. BY NADINE ISHAK Faruk Patel is the president of AIESEC Concordia held a week­ Concordia's chapter, and headed the end symposium aimed at increasing organizing committee. He was business, student exchanges and happy with the event, but called it long-term partnerships between just a beginning. "Now we have tq Canada and Latin America. talk about our other programs and The student-organized event con­ projects," he said. sisted of two days of keynote These include a student exchange speeches, panel discussions and program that took Monica Vegh to workshops. Topics included cultural Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador. traditions and acceptable business Vegh, who graduated last spring, practices, the impact of the techno­ created her own export mission this logical revolution on Latin American past summer. economies, and entering specific Vegh's goals included finding sup­ markets. pliers and distributors to form AIESEC is an international orga­ business alliances, as well as transfer­ nization of long standing that brings ring technology, forming joint students together on business issues. ventures and establishing show­ More than 100 Concordia and rooms. Latin American students registered She said she found the AIESEC for the symposium. Commercial par­ symposium "a good first step to ticipants from Mexico, Columbia, understanding the lifestyle and cul­ Uruguay, Costa Rica and Honduras tural aspects - but you have to go spoke on panels, or represented their there yourself"

CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT OCTOBER 9, 1997 5 B 0 0 K E N D s Journalism professor Linda Kay has written a guide to Montreal Getaways for lovers jumped out at me the first time I saw BY BARBARA BLACK >- Montreal - physical, spiritual, his- ; torical and emotional." z ne-time sportswriter Linda Kay <( Odidn't think she was the So there are chapters called "Heart ~ romantic type, but when the pub­ and Soul" (the Plateau and Old ~ lisher of a line of travel books for Montreal), "Get Phys ical" (bike § lffi Loire1n L.er1ner 0 lovers made her an offer, she ii' paths and hockey games), "Day ~ a. couldn't resist. mrr Tripping" (sugaring off and out-of- 9 ::i The result is R omantic Days and :i the way corners of the Island of ~ ~ Nights in Montreal· Intimate Escapes ~ Montreal) and "Make a Date" (the ii' ,______in the Paris of North America, a ~ z jazz, comedy and film fes tivals). charming guidebook aimed at cou- ~ Each itinerary has suggested menus Book was supposed to be a limited project ples, es pecially from the U.S. -~ and a wide choice of restaurants and Released during the summer, it has Y ::i hotels, many of them tiny and undis­ been selling briskly, and not just to ~ covered - until Kay found them. Indexing Canadian out-of-towners. ii' Sometimes, she even recommends Kay drew on her own romantic Linda Kay booking a specific hotel room. memories for inspiration. Back in "It was all worth it when I saw how film and video 1984, she visited Montreal for the she had never written a book, and beautifully the book was put together," first time at the invitation of a hand­ saw this offer as an opportunity to do misconceptions are repeated over she said. It's a paperback, but classy, BY PHIL MOSCOVITCH some francophone she had met on a something new. and over "from article to book and with graceful titles and black-and­ Club Med vacation. She was smitten The research was fun - she slept D esearch into Canadian film just from book to book." white drawings that evoke the 1920s. twice over, by him and by the city. in dozens of small hotels, ate scores J.¼ot a whole lot more accessible, Lerner said one of the reasons she The publisher, Globe Pequot Press, They married, settled in Laval, and of meals, and took in hundreds of thanks to the efforts of Art History embarked on the project was "the now have a family. sights - but she found that organiz­ has published Romantic Days and Professor Loren Lerner. profile of the Fine Arts Faculty. Nights in Seattle, San Francisco, Kay teaches in Concordia's Jour­ ing the material, verifying the details Lerner is the editor of Canadian We're very strong on Canadian film Boston, New York and Chicago, and nalism Department and writes for a and writing the text were hard work. Film and Video: A Bibliography and and video - we have worldwide this was the first time the series had variety of publications, including She fashioned what she found into Guide to the Literature, just published recognition in those areas," she said. ventured outside the U.S. Chatelaine. Her career goes back to 31 detailed itineraries, mainly for by University of Toronto Press. The "It was just natural that it should If the book continues to sell and covering sports for the Chicago Tri­ two-day visits, and grouped them by landmark two-volume reference happen here." restaurants keep changing hands, bune and a stint working for Ralph theme. As she told Eve McBride, book contains an astounding 25,000 Despite the size and breadth of Linda Kay can look forward to a new Nader's consumer-rights group. who devoted one of her Gazette entries - over 10,000 of them Canadian Film and Video, Lerner says edition sometime soon. And more Until recently, she had a page two columns to the book on July 31, the abstracted. the book "only touches the surface, I column in The Gazette. However, themes "reflect characteristics that delightful research. Canadian Film and Video, which is think. Hopefully what it will do is bilingual, brings together biblio­ encourage research in areas that peo­ graphic entries and abstracts on ple might not otherwise consider." Canadian cinema and video art from Lerner is no stranger to mammoth Politics to profit with the daily press the first decade of this century to bibliographies. She co-edited the 1989. inko Sotiron, who teaches in ~ 20th, building great personal fortunes 1991 publication Art and Architecture Concordia's Journalism ~ and driving the twin industries of The book draws on all kinds of M materials, including reviews, periodi­ in Canada, with over 10,000 entries. Department, has filled a neglected ~ news-gathering and mass advertising. cals, books, catalogues, government Each book was supported by a grant corner of written Canadian history ~ The author teaches history at John reports, theses and small newsletters. of approximately $200,000 from the with his book, From Politics to Pro.fit: ~ 5 Abbott College, as well as several It also offers a listing of 6,000 titles Social Sciences and Humanities The· Commercialization of Canadian § courses in Concordia's Journalism of Canadian film and video titles , Research Council. Daily Newspapers, 1890-1920 1e y Department. He was educated at and a comprehensive listing of film­ Although she has been at (McGill-Q_ieen's University Press). ::i Concordia, including a doctorate in makers. Concordia for over 20 years, Lerner A century ago, Sotiron writes, the ~ Canadian history, acquired in 1982, Originally, Lerner said, she just joined the Faculty of Fine Arts Canadian newspaper world was a. full-time last year, as she was com­ competitive and diverse. Toronto, acy, an economic boom, and a grow- under the supervision of Professor thought the book "would be a more limited project." But once she and for example, had seven newspapers ing consumer market made the Mary Vipond. pleting her doctorate. From 1975 to of every political stripe for only newspaper business hugely profitable. And that's not all. Intermittently, her team of more than 50 students 1996 she served as Fine Arts librarian. from three Montreal universities 182,000 residents. Soon, the politically oriented news- from the mid-1970s to the mid- With Canadian Film and Video started looking, she realized what a However, starting around 1890, paper of the 19th century had given 1980s, Sotiron was editor of the published, Lerner has already huge undertaking the book was rapidly growing cities, increased liter- way to the corporate entity of the Thursday Report. - BB plunged into a number of innovative going to be. projects. "We knew that we had to make One of them, funded with a grant IN BRIEF .•. sure that we included the books and from the Department of Canadian the journals that were not accessible; Heritage, is the creation of a data­ da). They have signed up for lectures Cinema Canada had never been base - to be housed on a Web site, Asian recruitment Elderhostel visitors indexed, for instance. Once we'd on local history, multiculturalism and along with visuals - of 100 artists done that, and some of the other stepped up from Japan "cottage living." who have come to Canada from magazines, we realized that in the Judy and Randy Swedburg are tak­ Judy Swedburg organizes a highly Eastern and Central Europe since Two Concordia administrators will study of film you really have to be ing 23 Japanese people to their successful program at Concordia every the Second World War. She is col­ travel to Hong Kong this month to rep­ cognizant of the film reviews." summer cottage for a few days. summer for energetic seniors, mainly laborating on the project with Art resent the University at the Canadian Searching out those reviews led to an They are all Elderhostelers, seniors jazz a~d history buffs from the U.S. and Education professor Lorrie Blair and Education Fair. elsewhere in Canada, but a group from enormous amount of work. who want to combine travel with edu­ artist Vita Plume. University Registrar Lynne Prender­ so far away is quite unusual. The only And Lerner realized that she cation. Judy is the regional director of Other projects on the go include a Elderhostel, and Randy is chair of the other precedent was a group from Aus­ could not limit the research to peri­ gast and Associate Vice-Rector Web site on research methodology Department of Leisure Studies. tralia several years ago who were "a odicals specifically on film. "You Institutional Relations Chris Hyde, who for art history students, which she is The Japanese tourists will spend five lot of fun." might pick up a political science is also the director of University working on with a number of other days in Quebec, including leaf-viewing Elderhostel began in the United journal and find articles on the Advancement, will give two seminars in the Laurentians, one day in Ottawa, States in 1975. Now it has programs in National Film Board," she said. faculty members, and research into at the event, which draws thousands and two in Prince Edward Island (home more than 50 countries, and about She also offered a caveat for the work of four Jewish women of students, teachers and parents of Anne of Green Gables, and a must 300,000 participants every year. researchers: "Don't believe every­ artists with Eastern European back­ every year. for any Japanese visit to eastern Cana- -BB thing you read." Over time, grounds.

6 OCTOBER 9, 1997 CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT B 0 0 K E N D s Fragoulis publishes Bride," evidence of a secret life sur­ faces when the bride shows up to her Lessons in time and space her first book church wedding in a torn wedding dress, revealing a surprising tattoo to Stories to the congregation. from novelist Catherine Bush Stories was written with the help of a Canada Council grant. Several BY DIANA TEGENKAMP keep from pieces from the collection have pre­ n Catherine Bush's first novel, viously appeared in literary journals. Minus Time, the narrator gets Both "Fragments of the Acropolis" I Mum involved with a group of animal­ and "Some Distinguishing Mark" rights activists - while her mother, earned Fragoulis a place in the finals an astronaut, circles the planet in a of the 1995 and 1996 Tilden Cana­ space station. >- dian Literary Awards. Bush, the most recent addition to !:!5 The stories have autobiographical the faculty of Creative Writing, z~ components and draw upon the « brings a wealth of experience to ~ mythology and language of Concordia as a writer and a teacher. ~ Fragoulis' Greek heritage. "Autobi­ Minus Time, published by Harper- i ography and fiction are so mixed, I Collins, was shortlisted for the 1994 § couldn't separate them. Basically, I'm Smithbooks/Books in Canada First ~ going to bum my diaries and hope y Novel Award and the 1994 City of :i that my work stands for itself." BY DIANA TEGENKAMP @ Toronto Book Award. :,: Fragoulis is now working on "I'm interested in different kinds a. Painting Circles, a novel which will .M. Thomas, author of the of space, physical and psychological," lished programs at Ryerson Univer­ Two adult experiences also had a also be her MA thesis. The novel, Dinternational bestseller The Bush explained, "and I'm attracted to sity and Humber College, and enjoys major impact on her writing. Bush like the short story collection, White Hotel, describes Tess ideas that hover on the brink of the combination of teaching and lived in New York for five years, explores the themes of love and Fragoulis' Stories to Hide from your impossibility." writing. She is also enthusiastic where she worked as a journalist. desire. Fragoulis also observes the Mother as "pulsing with a vitality and Now she is working on her second about being part of Concordia's pro­ "Journalism was useful training for imagination that introduce a striking novel's differences from the short novel, Radar Angels. Again, the plot gram, where her colleagues include me as a writer because of the disci­ new voice in Canadian literature." stories. "I honour the earlier stories is innovative. The central character is such accomplished writers as Mary pline. There's an art to shaping a It's a strong endorsement for for their exuberance and enthusiasm, Arcadia Hearne, a war researcher, di Michele, Gary Geddes, Gail Scott journalistic piece which I think also Fragoulis' first book, and it appears and how they rush along excitedly, over whom two men fight a duel. and Erin Moure. applies to fiction." on the back cover. tripping over their own words. As "There's a sequence of internal dares "It's a thrill for me. It's great to be Then, two years ago, Bush suf­ Fragoulis is now in her second you mature, though, you get more I set myself," Bush said. "It's like part of ~ch a writing community. fered a severe muscle injury that also year at Concordia as an MA student control over what you're writing, and saying, 'Why not? Why shouldn't a While no one can give a writer inter­ affected her writing. She couldn't sit in Creative Writing and as a teacher are able to slow down." duel be fought in late-20th-century nal discipline and passion, technique down at the computer for more than in the English Department. She Fragoulis completed a BA in Cre­ Toronto?"' can be taught. And after these first 10 minutes at a time. spent the past summer putting the ative Writing at Concordia, and She anticipates finishing Radar three weeks of classes, I can say I'm "A traumatic physical experience finishing touches to her book before credits the program for helping her Angels by the summer of 1998, and really impressed with the students' like that teaches you about time. You its publication by Arsenal Pulp Press, develop as a writer. "Some people isn't seeking out a publisher until its work." don't waste it, and you go into the a Vancouver-based publisher. question whether 'real' writers need completion. "Having a first book do Bush has written since she was a work quickly. To have any endurance "I was interested in a coming-out to be in a writing program. I see this well is tremendously exciting. But child, and remembers seriously com­ as a writer, you have to train, keep - secret lives brought out into the MA as complementing the writing then there's a lot of pressure on the pleting her first "novel" at the age of your mind and body in physical open. The title is, of course, a joke, I'm doing, and I'm also getting second book. I really wanted to do it 10. In fact, she humourously points shape. Writing is a physical act." but it's also the truth. Secret lives teaching experience." Fragoulis is in my own time, let myself get back out similarities between Minus Time Bush is looking forward to sharing often characterize women, and exceptionally pleased with the sup­ completely to the private place I and her childhood novel, which told these practical aspects of writing, as define us more than our public lives." port and input received from her write from." the story of a little girl who stole a well as her creative insights, with her For example, in "Tatterdemalion thesis supervisor, Terry Byrnes. Bush has taught in the well-estab- space ship. students.

Robert Majzels writes Matrix is better than ever n one form or another, the literary from turn-of-the-century newspa­ of memorable Montreal Ijournal Matrix has survived 22 pers. years, and judging from Number 50, Rob Allen shares the editorial Maisonneuve, Rudolph Valentino BY DIAN A TEGENKAMP now at better newsstands and book­ process with fellow Creative Writing and Clytemnestra, to name just a ~ w stores, it's healthier than ever. professor Terry Byrnes; Allen choos­ reative Writing Professor few. In "Mouth Music," there's a ii ~ The latest Matrix boasts 80 pages es most of the fiction and poetry, and vivid description of Lady Macbeth, a ~ CRobert Majzels is about to go of high-quality paper with a wide Byrnes most of the non-fiction. on a book tour across Canada to street person who plays the harmoni- ~ variety of material. There are the sta­ They solicit their material; the unso­ publicize the fall release of his sec­ ca on the comer of Prince Arthur St. ~ 5 ples of the genre: prose fiction (an licited work that comes in is vetted ond novel, City ofForgetting. It tells Majzels has always taken an § excellent story set in the Townships by a small editorial board of graduate the stories of seven homeless people experimental approach to his writ- ~ by Peter Behrens, who now writes students. (and one dog), moving about Mon­ ing. His first play, This Night, the :i scripts in Hollywood), poetry (a While many literary journals are treal's streets over the course of a Kapo (1990), won a prize in the U.S., § challenging sample of the new Van­ put together on love and a shoe­ day. the Dorothy Silver Award. His first o._ couver poets), theory (an interview string, Matrix has a sleek, Robert Majzels "It's a very physical book, because novel, Hellman's Scrapbook (1992), with University of Sherbrooke poet well-heeled look, thanks to Marc it focuses on the body within the was published by Cormorant, and is D.G. Jones), and essays about liter­ Elias, who has been the magazine's Lemire T ostevin. city; the movement of the characters now on CEGEP and university ary subjects by Patrick Friesen, Nino designer since it came to Concordia's Majzels is an active member of the as their paths cross and double­ courses. Ricci and Carmine Starnino. English Department five years ago. Montreal writing community, work­ cross," Majzels explained. To help "There are still people interested But there's also material that Financing comes from three levels ing as a literary translator, giving the reader visualize these journeys, a in work that is less mainstream," he comes close to mainstream magazine of government. The University pro­ map is provided at the beginning of said. The publisher of City ofForget­ public readings, and speaking at lan­ fare, including a first-person piece by vided $1,000 in seed money, and the book. ting, Mercury Press, is an guage conferences. Along with poet-with-a-real-job Lesley Battler now supplies office space and use of In City of Forgetting, contempo­ independent Canadian publishing writers Gail Scott, Lazer Leder­ about being transferred by CP to facilities. Allen reports that about rary Montreal is set against a house known for its interest in con­ hendler and Erin Moure, he recently Calgary, a splendid photo essay on 1,000 copies of each issue are sold, background of history, mythology temporary writing, and has helped establish No Fixed AdDress, the Innu by Peter Sibbald, and, for slightly more than half through sub­ and fiction. In fact, the homeless published a number of established an experimental writing group which diversion, some illustrated ads for scriptions. The cost per issue is $6. characters include the Sieur de writers, including Toronto poet Lola offers workshops and readings. personal hygiene products culled -BB

CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT OCTOBER 9, 1997 7 From weather forecasting to the stock market, complexity rules Talking about God Professors find order in chaos rofessor Michael Oppenheim One important postmodern trend Phas published another book is feminism, which Oppenheim says about postmodern Jewish thought, cuts right through religious c~te­ BY ROBERT J. SWICK Speaking/Writing of God: Jewish gories. 'There are Jewish Orthodox Philosophical Reflections on the Life feminists - my colleague, Religion f the only real constant in life is with Others (SUNY Press). Professor Norma Joseph, is a distin­ change, perhaps the only real I "I look at the nature of Jewish guished one of those - and Jewish order in life is chaos. religious language," explained Conservative feminists, and so on." That statement gets full agree­ Oppenheim, who is the chair of the His book has five chapters: two on ment from Mathematics Professor Religion Department. "What does what he calls "the philosophy of dia­ Abraham Boyarsky. He believes that it tell us about relationships with logue," two on Jewish feminism, and chaos theory holds the key to every­ people?" one on religious pluralism. thing, from the stock market to the Oppenheim feels that such lan­ "These questions [ on the part of condition of his office. guage teaches us about the integrity Jewish feminists] are often not taken Though Boyarsky is also an - the unique personhood, if you seriously," Oppenheim said. "My award-winning novelist, don't be will - of other persons. Each of us book offers a chance to respond to fooled by the provocative title of his has a natural tendency to see our­ the challenge, to see what they say, new book. Written with Associate selves as the central point of the and consider possible responses. The Professor Pawel Gora, The Laws of ~ a. universe, but religious language tells great thing is to learn from people Chaos is definitely for mathemati- ~ a: us otherwise. who are different." - BB cians only. Boyarsky and Gora say that chaos least 100 years, since the famous that chaos really was there." theory is often misunderstood as mathematician Poincare showed that Boyarsky and Gora feel that Poin­ rampant randomness . "Random­ the motion of the stars and planets care' s appreciation for the vast looking data can stem from very was vastly more complicated than complexity of the simplest systems simple, completely deterministic sys­ astronomers thought. will lead to a deeper understanding Forme r Vice -Dean Judith Lucie Lequin (Etudes fran~aises) tems. These systems, however, must But Poincare's equations were so of nature. Woodsworth, who left Concordia to is a judge of the Grand Prix du Livre be non-linear. " complicated that even he didn't fully But will we be able to trust the become Vice-President (Academic) of de Montreal 1997, which is For mathematicians, who have announced just before the Salon du understand them. Consequently, like weather forecast most of the time? Mount St. Vincent Un iversity, believed for centuries that with the the drunken man who lost his keys Livre in mid-November. Perhaps eventually, Boyarsky said, will serve on the jury for the next proper understanding they could in the alley but was found looking but not soon. "We just don't have Governor-General's Award for French­ express all sorts of natural events in for them under the street lamp Marie-Anne Turcotte, a new good enough models to describe the English Translation . terms of simple linear models - "because the light was better," math­ professor in Management, will have weather yet." from the shifting of heavenly bodies ematicians ignored his conclusions of her PhD thesis published by L'Harmat­ Don't blame the mathematicians, Renewing Our Days: Montreal Jews to the population size of an elk herd chaotic behaviour in simple dynami­ tan. It's called La prise de decision par in the Twentieth Century was recently - it is a radical change of belie£ cal systems. though. Instead, stay in touch with consensus: un cas en environnement. published by Vehicule Press . Its Instead of trying to simplify events Not until the advent of personal your chaotic friends, some of whom to fit a simple linear model to perfec­ computers and screens capable of are already using the theory to pre­ authors are Ira Robinson (Religion) Mark Flood (Finance) and tion, mathematicians are now displaying intricate graphics "did sci­ dict the stock market. and Mervin Butovsky (English), Charles Draimin (Accountancy) focusing their efforts on non-linear entists begin to discover chaotic Is it working? "Who knows?" who also co-edited, with Pierre Anctil, have just published Financial Markets models in order to predict the rela­ behaviour in almost every aspect of Boyarsky chuckled. "If it was work­ An Everyday Miracle: Yiddish Culture and the Economy: The Canadian Expe­ tive probability of events. the sciences," Boyarsky said. "Not ing, they wouldn't tell. But I'm in Montreal (Vehicule). rience (Prentice Hall Canada). Despite its recent rise in status, that initially they were able to make watching to see who is driving a chaos theory has been around for at sense of it, but at least they observed new car. "

Goyal's people shiver in Montreal's cold Suresh Goyal escapes into romance rofessor Suresh Goyal has a hid­ Pden life. Concordia colleagues and students know him as a senior teacher and former chair of the Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Sys­ tems, but to the readers of Sarita, a popular Hindi magazine, he spins tales of pathos and romantic love. The freelance writer Anand, in a recent article for The Gazette, wrote the following: "[Sarita readers J have developed an affinity with Goyal's people, who shiver in Montreal's c~ld and plod through its snow, shop (and are caught shoplifting) in the downtown stores, and often study or work at McGill or Concordia. A typical Goyal story is full of coinci­ dences, ch ance . meetings and dramatic encounters that segue into a moral at the end." · Goyal has written more than 100 might recognize themselves in his over 250 technical papers in English, stories over the past decade. He pub­ work. But writing is an escape, he but when it comes to expressing my lished a novel in 1994 and a story collection in 1995. He draws his told Anand. feelings and my reactions to the characters from life, and he is sensi­ "It's a way to keep my sanity. I events around me, words come to me tive to the possibility that his friends work in English and I have written automatically in Hindi." - BB

8 OCTOBER 9, 1997 CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT NOP would establish national standards on access to university Jill Bolte Taylor gives John Hans Low-Beer Alexa McDonough says Memorial Lecture Stroke helped researcher NDP unity stance isn't naive understand schizophrenia

centred on the brain's limbic system, BY SYLVAIN COMEAU BY SYLVAIN COMEAU she said, which places an affect or a overnment cutbacks on social ost people can point to per­ feeling on the sensory information Gspending in recent years repre­ M sonal reasons for their career coming in. All the environmental sent one of the greatest threats to choices, but for Harvard brain stimuli ·coming in are processed by national unity, NDP leader Alexa researcher Jill Bolte Taylor, fresh the limbic system before they reach a McDonough told a Concordia audi­ inspiration came in the form of a higher level of cognitive function. ence last week. recent, life-threatening episode. Last With schizophrenics and people "There is some tendency to char­ December, she suffered a stroke that with many other mental illnesses, acterize the NDP's position on wiped out most of her memory and there is less coordination between national unity as naive," McDo­ left her incapacitated for months. the limbic system and those higher nough told about 200 people, "but "After an hour and a half of hav­ functions. we believe that social democracy is a :;: ing a pounding headache behind my "In order to make a rational deci­ key element if [the rest of Canada] is ~ left eye, my right arm went totally sion, you need an understanding going to offer Qyebecers a real ~ between that which you think and ~ dead. As a neuroscientist, I instantly option within Canada. ~ knew I was having a stroke. My very that which you feel. One of the key "In many parts of Qyebec, people ~ elements in severe mental illness is a z next thought was, Wow, this is so have told me that they genuinely § cool."' lack of cohesiveness between the want to see a social democratic -w two, which increases the amount of a_ For Taylor, who delivered the stress that the body has to endure. option available at the federal level. ~ fourth annual John Hans Low-Beer Ultimately, that leads to some type Now that the NDP has reestablished @ Memorial Lecture on September 25, of breakdown." itself as the social democratic politi- iE her stroke was more than a personal cal influence in Parliament, we won't She believes that the emotional crisis. It was an opportunity for level of the brain takes precedence be shy about fighting for that option, greater understanding of her life's and reaching out to Qyebecers." over the higher cognitive functions. work. Or, as she puts it, "human beings are McDonough contends that many "How many neuroscientists have of the same concerns are shared by feeling creatures that think, instead an opportunity like that?" she said. "I Canadians across the country. "Many of thinking creatures that feel." told myself, 'Remember what this of the same things are eroding their McDonough was elected to a fed­ "It's not about greater efficiency. Taylor, very much a feeling crea­ feels like.' It felt like I was in a room confidence in the future of Canada," eral seat for the first time last June, It's about corporate and financial ture herself, says that the emotional full of filing cabinets which represent she said. People in all provinces feel and had made her first speech in the interests getting in on anything weight assigned to sensory input the storage capacity of the brain, but there has been no progress in reduc­ Commons just days before speaking capable of making a profit, and leav­ (what could be called the power of it seemed like all the files were ing the gap between the super-rich at Concordia. She called on the gov­ ing behind, for the taxpayers, association) lends meaning to what closed." and everyone else. In fact, "federal ernment to restore services cut to anything that's not. There's no ques­ would otherwise be mere data or Taylor survived that harrowing Liberal policies have been taking us address the deficit, and rejected pri­ information. tion that we've gone too far down experience, which only added to her in the opposite direction." vatization as a solution. that road." "Association brings meaning into original motivation for choosing our lives," she said. "That was the McDonough promised that the brain research: her brother suffers most important insight I got from NDP will press the Liberal govern­ from schizophrenia. But long before my stroke. After my stroke, no two ment on that and other issues her brother was diagnosed with the thoughts were connected. I had to relating to social spending, including Director, Centre for disorder, Taylor knew he was differ­ wait and wait for anything to make the one most directly of concern to ent. any sense. I was completely Mature Students students, cutbacks to post-secondary "Ever since I was a child, I had detached, and everything was its own education. known that my brother was very dif­ separate thing, with no connections "The Liberal government has been ferent in the way he perceived the between them." boasting about eliminating the debt world around him, and in the way he The Director, Centre for Mature Students, is a permanent, The connections she formed with chose to interact with it. I became full-time faculty member who reports directly to the and deficit while they heap increas­ her caregivers helped pull her fascinated with the human brain." Provost/Vice-Rector, Research. ing amounts of debt on the shoulders through. of students. The cuts have gone too Taylor explained that schizo­ "It was so painful and so hard to The Director is concerned about the needs and structures far, too fast. phrenics have a neurological defect re-engage [with reality] that if there which support Concordia's mature-entry-plan students, "We need to establish access to in the way that their nervous systems was no one out there who cared, process information coming in from and is a spokesperson for mature students at CREPUQ and post-secondary education as a there was no reason to come back. in the media. the senses. national standard to be achieved But I had a doctor who didn't mind "In order for any two individuals touching my shoulder, and getting in The Director participates actively at Centre for Mature across the country. The increasing to communicate with one another, my face and talking to me. I couldn't Students orientation and recruitment events, such as Sep­ patchwork of unequal access across we have to share a certain amount of understand anything he said, but I temb~rfest and Information Nights. the country is just not acceptable." . common reality. We have to bring in understood that he cared about my McDonough fears that if these The Director chairs meetings of fellows. virtually the same information from recovery. And that made me care and other issues are not addressed, the external environment; But there about coming back." The Centre's professional staff of three, on two campuses, the future of the country will be put are individuals who do not process The lecture was sponsored by attend to the day-to-day running of the office; that is, daily at risk. information the same way." AMI-Quebec and Concordia's advising, problem-solving, referrals and advocacy. "In order to capture the hearts and Most research on mental illness is Department of Psychology. minds of the people of Qyebec, we The Director troubleshoots with staff and fellows, oversees the budget and personnel, and is a non-voting member of must prove that Canada can work Senate, with speaking privileges. well once again, and once again be a RI country where economic security, The appointment is from January 1, 1998, to May 31, 2001. vibrant community, exciting oppor­ Health and Safety Week Art show for Homecoming Send applications by November 10 to Dr. R.B. Swedburg, tunity and human compassion Centre for Mature Students, AD-422, Loyola. prevail. Parliament must focus on begins soon There will be an exhibition of art in the VA Gallery, under the title Sir rebuilding that kind of country, so Members of the Environmenta l George Williams University Remem­ that it won't be left to represent a Health and Safety Office would love to bered: A Selection of Works by Faculty much smaller, sadder Canada." meet you. and Alumni from the University's Pw­ McDonough's lecture was pre­ Drop by for information and prizes on manent Collection of Art, 1963-1974. sented by the School of Community Wednesday, October 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 The vernissage is on Thursday, Octo­ and Public Affairs. p.m., in H-110 of the Henry F. Hall Building. ber 16, at 5 p.m.

CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT OCTOBER 9, 1997 9 EAP helps people solve their own problems E . ..

the problem but are uncertain about wise, the caller can arrange an BY SUSAN HIRSHORN how to deal with it. The role of the appointment at one of our private, COMPILED BY PHILIP FINE n the past five years, Concordia's EAP counsellor is to provide caring, off-campus locations." IEmployee Assistance Program objective guidance that helps clients Nina Peritz, EAP's internal coor­ This column highlights newsworthy events at universities identify and clarify their concerns, dinator, · said great care is taken to (EAP) has helped more than 100 across Canada and abroad Ifyou have any interesting bits faculty and staff members deal with develop options toward resolving ensure confidentiality. Counsellors of information to pass on, please send them to troublesome issues and crises. them, and implement those options. and other EAP staff will not discuss Concordia's Thursday Report, BC-117. "It's there for the benefit of the Depending on the EAP assess­ a client's situation with anyone entire Concor:dia community," said ment, clients may receive as many as (unless outside intervention is neces­ Miriam Posner, chair of the sary in order to protect Harvard University says same-sex couples can now use its cam­ employee-managed EAP physical health and safety). pus chapels for marriage ceremonies. The decision comes on the heels of a finding by Harvard's board that said forbidding same-sex Committee. Full-time faculty, Two people from Concordia rites would violate the university's non-discrimination policy. While will not have back-to-back staff and their immediate fami­ about 100 straight marriages are performed annually at Harvard, no ly members can get counselling appointments with the same gay or lesbian couples have yet come forward to tie the knot. But at by calling a 24-hour hotline. counsellor, ensuring that they Stanford University, in California, five same-sex ceremonies have The service is provided through the eight counselling sessions, or they will not accidentally run into each been held since its policy came into effect two years ago. University, with no direct cost to the may be referred to an appropriate other, and identifying phone mes­ outside resource. "However, most sages are never left at home or at employee. Students at the University of Waterloo who are hired to work in The EAP movement began in the people don't need months or years of work. residence will have a new set of skills added to their job training: 1940s in response to increasing professional counselling," Posner User satisfaction with the service is drug detection. A new drug-training course will be offered not awareness of the relationship explained. "The short-term measured by anonymous because illicit drugs pose a growing problem on campus, but between alcohol consumption and approach has proved very reports, voluntarily filled because fewer students recognize marijuana when they smell it. absenteeism, health care costs, acci­ effective at unleashing peo­ out and mailed back to the dents and productivity problems. ples' innate problem-solving EAP committee. "People Simon Fraser University may finally have put the Liam Donnelly During the 1980s and '90s, EAP was abilities and at nipping are happy with the profes­ case to rest. The swimming coach was fired in May after an inter­ redefined and expanded to address a problems in the bud." sionalism and rapid nal hearing found him guilty of sexually harassing former student Rachel Marsden. Donnelly denied the charges and refused to par­ wide variety of issues related to per­ Concordia's EAP is response of the service," ticipate in the hearing on the advice of his lawyer. He shot back delivered by psychology and E A P said Posner, who is a tech­ sonal and job stress. with his own charges, complete with explicit photographs and e­ social service professionals '.; /, '; /,",,: '.': :: Today, the cornerstone of EAP is nical supervisor in the ma iI messages, saying that Marsden was the one doing the short-term, confidential psychologi­ associated with the firm " """ " '' M " " Chemistry and Biochem- harassing. An independent arbitration board found irregularities in cal and social counselling covering Warren Shepell Consul- istry Department. the hearing, and Donnelly was reinstated in July. family, self and the broad spectrum tants. Their qualifications include, Information about the range of EAP at minimum, a Master's degree, as of human relationships: career, legal services (which include monthly The drink-related death of a Louisiana student in orientation-week and financial matters, as well as con­ well as several years of experience lunchtime seminars) can be obtained revelry has put pressure on 'animal house' fraternities to clean up cerns over alcohol/ drug use and related to their areas of expertise. from Nina Peritz, the program's inter­ their act. Benjamin Wynne, 20, a student at Louisiana State Uni­ other potentially addictive behaviour. Marie-Louise Robichaud is the nal coordinator. Call 848-3667, or versity and a frat member, died in hospital with a blood alcohol Sometimes people who enter firm's regional clinical director. "If e-mail Nina at peritz@alcor. level of nearly 0.6 per cent, six times the legal limit. Two national organizations, Sigma Nu and Phi Delta Theta, have pledged to ban counselling are experiencing persis­ the caller is experiencing some sort concordia.ca. For private counselling, alcohol at all their chapter houses by the year 2000. tent anxiety, sadness or other of crisis, she or he can talk to a pro­ call 1-800-361-5676 (English-lan­ distressing emotions without know­ fessional counsellor immediately, guage service) or 1-800-387-4765 ing the source. Others can pinpoint over the phone," she said. "Other- (French-language service). Ron Stewart, a professor of medicine at Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia's former health minister, wants to organize a biennial conference for physicians and organizations dealing with the effects of land mines. A group at McMaster University, research­ Recycling coordinator did revealing survey for his Honours degree ing the effects of land mines, hopes to establish a victims' fund in the name of Princess Diana. Only two weeks before her death, the group had invited the princess to help with their international Recycling has to be easy network's fundraising efforts.

week to reduce environmental prob­ product of much larger political and The First Nations Technical Institute has set up Canada's first BY DAVID GAMBRILL lems, and 70 per cent would be economic issues," he said. "It's clear native journalism program. Classes began this summer at the Insti­ tute, located on the Tyendinaga Reserve, near Belleville, Ont. The "p eople will recycle if there is a willing to do without many non­ that the people who are doing the essential consumer products. two-year program will be rooted in aboriginal learning styles and blue box nearby," said David best in the world today are the peo­ culture, and will provide experience in reporting, photo-journalism, But this awareness and concern do Smaller. "If there isn't, then they're ple who are polluting the most." media relations, and radio and video production. not going to do it. not automatically translate into John Purkis, this year's recycling Smaller conducted a survey of stu­ recycling, composting food waste, coordinator, said Smaller's report has The University of Freiburg in Germany has been forced by the dents last March, when he was buying organic food items, or print­ already been useful in identifying courts to re-enrol a student who has been studying at the school ing or copying on both sides of a Recycling Committee Coordinator, why people are not recycling as for more than 40 years. The 61-year-old unnamed man has been page. "People who are as part of his Honours much as they could be, particularly enrolled since 1957 but has never attained a degree. The university aware of recycling are a degree in Sociology. ~ in the larger buildings. "For example, said the man was using his status as a student to earn preferential little bit more pro-envi­ welfare benefits. The court ruled, however, that university regula­ "That general attitude there are not enough bins, poor sig­ ronmen tal in their tions did not stipulate that people could only study with a view to appears throughout all ~ n age, bad location of bins, obtaining a degree. With shrinking education budgets, the state environmental issues, behaviour, but really overflowing bins, and so on." government is planning to enact rules that penalize the approxi­ in the sense that the not a lot," Smaller said. In August, the City of Montreal mately 30,000 students who overstay their welcome at university. vast majority are will- Respondents were distributed green recycling bins in ing to do anything - given a list of 12 envi­ the downtown core for businesses The University of Victoria sparked debate when it voted to offer just as long as it's ronmentally-friendly tasks and were asked to and residents, and Purkis encourages an honorary degree to Chinese president Jiang Zemin. The universi­ easy." ty's president, David Strong, said the honour would encourage indicate which they had done. The Concordians in the annex buildings The survey, co-sponsored by reform in China, but protesters called the decision to honour a man QPIRG Concordia and Concordia's top five answers, in order, were recy­ along Mackay and Bishop Sts. to use notorious for controversial human-rights stances an insult. A week natural-food store, Le Frigo Vert, cling, talking with friends, refusing them for bottles and cans. after news of the honorary degree was leaked, Jiang's office said measured the attitudes and behav­ to buy an item, being a "good citi­ John Purkis can supply a list of what that he would be unable to accept the honour. iour of 800 people at Concordia, zen," and shopping at an can and cannot go into the city's green including 715 students and 81 environmentally friendly store. recycling bins. Please contact him Sources: Times Higher Education Supplement, University of Water­ employees. Smaller said these results show at [email protected], or call 848- loo Gazette, University of Calgary Gauntlet, Canadian Association of Sixty-one percent of respondents that governments, corporations and 7351. There is also a Web site at University Teachers' Bulletin, Canadian Press, Maclean's Magazine, said they would be willing to spend academic institutions will have to http:llalcor.concordia.cal-recycle, and a McMaster Courier, CBC Radio 1. at least one hour of their time each take the lead. ''The environment is a list-serve address: [email protected]

10 OCTOBER 9, 1997 CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT Lucky winners at the Shuffle

hanks to the generosity of spon­ Weekend car rental, donated by Tsors, these people won donated Budget: Sheila Ettinger articles and treats: Gold watch, donated by IBM: Return airfare for two to any Delta PerryCalce destination in the continental Montreal Canadiens hockey tickets, U.S., donated by Carlson donated by Livingston Wagonlit Travel and Delta Air Pharmaceutical: Sharon Rose Lines: Manuel Da Silva Tickets to a Montreal Expos game, Return airfare to Florida, donated by donated by Reseau Admission: Norko Travel: Barbara Barclay Frank Chalk, Susan Brown Apple eMate 300 computer, donated $50 gift certificates to Le Piment by Concordia Computer Store: Rouge: Mary Silas, Ann M. RonRehel Bennett, Maria-Teresa Zenteno, Weider treadmill, donated by ICON Chris Cummins of Canada: Steven Winikoff Season passes to Stingers games: Home gym, donated by ICON of Cynthia George, Canada: Wendy Hedrich Levonnie Branch 20-inch colour TV, donated by One-hour massage at Concordia Toshiba: Helen Adornato Sports Medicine and Multi­ One-year Internet access Therapy: Valerie Berry, Kathy subscription, donated by Usas, Donna Varrica, Christina TotalNet: Shoshana Kaefa, Vroom Daniel Szpiro, Diane Adkins, Marie Berryman and Marie­ $50 gift certificate to Gordon's Cave Christine Laperriere a Vin: Diana Caponi Weekend for two at Le Centre $25 gift certificates for Sherlock's: Sheraton with Vogue Limousine Irene Fernandez, Nancy Lulic, service: France Viger Mylene Grant, Patricia Chau Private loge for a performance of the Weider exercise mats, donated by Montreal Symphony Orchestra, ICON of Canada: Angela donated by Place des Arts: Ghadban, Pauline Khoderian, Hilary Scuffell Kathryn MacKenzie, Melissa Karaoke machine, donated by Bahula, Bipin Desai, Jocelyne Central Auilio Video: Cote, Kathy Carey, Laurenza Chunyan Wang Cacciatore Fax machine, donated by CUPFA Stingers sweatshirt: Jill Abcarius (Concordia University Part-time Oliartz desk clock, donated by Faculty Association): Tenex Data: Christine Sidhom Lorraine Crossley Golf shirt, donated by Tenex Data: Weekend for two at the Olieen Pat Burnside Elizabeth Hotel: Nina McEwen-Dunn Blank VHS cassettes, donated by Audio Visual: Sharon McLean, Audiovox 401 cellular phone, Vince Callender, Kalan Gardiner, donated by Eric Goldner: Mary Genova Jang Kwon, Stephanie Basire' Weekend for two at the Chateau Stingers T-shirt: Cathy Daigle Royal Hotel and Suites: Manicure, donated by Centre de Colin Abbott Beaute Sante Lyne Giroux: Weekend for two at Le Chateau Fred Sauer Versailles: Huguette Albert Movie passes from Cineplex Bauer in-line skates: Francine Odeon/Faubourg Ste. Catherine: Kolodychuk, Francie Beresford Helen Medeiros, and Nancy Sardella Fabiola Cacciatore Reebok running shoes: Hehnut Regel Stingers cap: Palmer Acheson

Mah, Humberto Santos, Lillian Vineberg, Alain Benedetti, Richard Renaud, and Jonathan Wener collec­ She said tax receipts will be issued tively raised about $44,000 in Shuffle early in 1998. pledges. Renaud, a celebrated Mon­ Dick McDonald, a retired treal fundraiser, raised $15,500 of that Applied Social Science professor, in a single week. celebrated his 81st birthday by walk­ Having completed the 6.5-km ing in the Shuffle. His goal was to walk, Shufflers were greeted at Loy­ get 81 pledges. In the end, he had 94 ola by cold drinks, paper-bag pledges, totalling $1,033. lunches, live music by The Life of "You meet old friends that you Riley, and lots of prizes. John Moore haven't seen for quite a few years," he of Mix 96, a former School of Com­ said, and then quickly amended that. munity and Public Affairs student, "They aren't old. You just haven't announced the prize winners. Then seen them in a long time." it was on to the Rector's Reception Board of Governor members Hazel in Hingston Hall.

CONCORDIA'S THURSDAY REPORT OCTOBER 9, 1997 1 1 4:30 p.m., SGW; Wedne sday, October Maisonneuve W. Sponso red by the and worship God. Info: 2020 Mackay, For sale 15, 1 - 4 p.m., SGW. Political Science Department. P-303, 848-7492. Tw in bed, $75; area rug , $15; Electro lux 90, $150. Call 932-6367. Successful Resumes Monday, October 20 Obtain more interviews by presenting Werner Holzer, one of Germany's top Om For sale emp loyers a clea r, concise picture of journalists, on "Med ia in Germany: New Mi crosoft Office '97 (standard) for sa le. Bo x opened, but disks still you and your accomplishments. The Inform ation Age and the The Ombuds Office is available to al l sealed. Price is $150. Call 848-2930, Thursday, October 16, 2 - 4 p.m. Disappearance of the News." 8 p.m., members of the University for informa­ or [email protected] Register at CAPS, 2070 Mackay. H-762, 1455 de Maisonneuve W. tion, confidential advice and ass is­ tance with university-related prob­ Videos and Brown Bag Seasoned professional Thursday, October 23 lems. Cal l 848-4964, or drop by 2100 Sharpen your job-search ski ll s by Will process your pap er and check ...... """"'""' a..sm,d Martin J. Corbin, English, Dawson Public Relations Department""m•••"'? (BC-115) in writing no l ater Mackay,- room 100. grammar and spe lling in English or age viewing and chatting about career and College, on "Kipling and his Critics." than Thursday, 5 p.m. the week prior to the Thursday publication. placement videos. Wednesday , French. Laser printer. Located at 235 3:30 - 5 p.m., Lonergan College, 7141 Sherbrooke W. , #703, code 099. Anne­ For more information, please contact Eugenia Xenos at 848-4881, October 15, LOY (The Interview Marie: 847-9082. by fax: 848-2814 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Process). Regi ster at 848-3555. Sherbrooke W. Info: 848-2280. U.S. work permits Smart Choices: Career Planning for We can help Ca nad ian citizens the 21st Century ($15) OCTOBER 9 • OCTOBER 23 Academic fellowship for India increase their chances of receiving U.S. Three sessions will help you identify Professors Reeta Tremblay and Bal bar wo rk permits. Also, U.S. immigration your career interests using a Concord ia's Legal Information Sahni will hold an information session and related business matters. B. Toberi and evaluation of group members, the Vocational Interest Inventory and Services offers free and confidential for the following Shastri Fe ll owship Associates (U .S lawyers) 288-3896. evaluation of projects, etc. Personality Type Indicator. Thursday, legal inform ation and assistance to Competition (Faculty and Sessions): Wednesday, October 15, noon- 2 p.m., October 16, 23, 30, 9:30 - 11 :30 a.m., the Concordia community. By appoint­ Women and Development; Summer Until October 11 GM-600-4. SGW. Register at 848-3545. ment only. Call 848-4960. Ian Wallace: Masculin/Feminin at the Program; Undergraduate Awards; Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, 4, Managing Discussions, Life and Career Planning ($20) Language Trainin g; and Canadian Library Workshops 1400 de Maisonneuve W. Free. Discussions ene rgize classes, excite Six sessions. Come and identify your Studies Visiting Lectureship. Sessions at the Vanier Librqry are Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., students and add more value to their dreams, interests, personal qualities, Meetings Wednesday, October 22, noon - 1:3 0 hands-on and sign-ups are required (in Saturday, 1 - 5 p.m . Info: 848-4750. education. Learn activities and guide­ skills and what matters to you. p.m .; 0-205, 2140 Bishop. Senate person at the Reference Desk or by lines designed to stimulate students' Wednesday, October 8 - November 12, Friday, October 17, 2 p.m. Russell phoning 848-7766) No sign-ups are 9:30 a.m . - 12:30 p.m., LOY. Register Faculty/staff hockey re ason ing (not their anger) when dis­ required for sessions at Webster. Breen Senate Chamber, DL-7, Loyola. Monday - Thursday, 8:45 - 10 a.m. Campus Ministry cussing controversial issues . at 848-3555. 1. Get Connected to Lexis-Nexis: Thursday, October 23, 2 - 4:30 p.m., H- Contact R. Swedburg at 848-3331 for Men of the '90s Learn how to use this powerful online Mother Hubbard's Cupboard Stress Without Tears: 771. information. search service that provides access to Healthy and hearty vegetarian suppers Understanding and Controlling Train ed Peer Helpers will facilitate the U.S. and international news sources, each Monday night at Annex Z (2090 Stress exploration of issues such as inter­ 5. Finding and Using Search Tools: broadcast transcripts, business Mackay), 5 - 7 p.m. Suggested dona­ Two sessions will demonstrate tech­ gender relation sh ips, emotional isola­ The World Wide Web and Beyond, Unclassified sources, financial and marketing infor­ tion : $1. Open to Concordia students niques that provide an antidote to tion/dependency, mistrust of other Th is hands-on workshop will guide mation and key research databases and their families or roommates. stress and lead to a healthier lifestyle. men, and the father-son relationsh ip. participants through some use·ful For rent like Medline and ABI/INFORM . 90 min­ Vo lu nteers are needed to help with search tools. Friday, October 24, 10 Wear loose, comfortable clothing. For male Concordia students. Call 848- Charming, fully equipped house near utes. At Webster (LB-212): Thursday, meals. Contact Daryl Lyn n Ross at a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LB-812. Maximum of 12 participants. Tuesday, 2859, or drop by 2090 Mackay, Z-02, Lake Memphremagog for the ski sea­ October 9, 5 p.m.; Wednesday, October 848-3585. October 21, 28, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. son (January-April). 4 bedrooms, 2 15, 10 a.m. At Va nier (VL-122): SGW. Register at 848-3545. Tue sday, October 14, 2:45 p.m.; Mindfulness meditation baths, 10 minutes from Mount Orford. Concordia Women's Centre 933-4756, 848-4645. Thursday, October 23, 5 p.m. Relaxing , centering and concentrating. Are you lesbian, bisexual, quee r, or Beginners are welcome. Wednesdays, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W. 8 p.m. Info: questioning your orientation? 2. Get Connected to CD-ROMs, 12 - 1 p.m., Annex Z (2090 Mackay), s For rent 848-7928. Meetings are held in a safe, support­ Databases and Indexes: Learn tech­ room 105; Thursday s, 1 - 2 p.m., Bright, 6 1/2 lower NDG duplex with Tuesday to Saturday, October 7 - 11 Thursday, October 9 niques for finding references to news­ Belmore Hous e, Loyola . Call Daryl ive space where you can explore you r fini shed, carpeted full basement with EuCuE Concordia Electroacoustics Stress bustersl Health Services pro­ paper, magazine and journal articles Lynn Ross at 848-3585. sexual id entity and its implications . bath, laundry, storage. $850 plus heat. vides information on techniques to using print and electronic sources. 90 Series XVI: Works selected by more Thu rsdays, 6:30 p.m., 2020 Mackay. Stove, fridge , w/d ava il able. Ca ll identify and dea l with stress. Hingston minutes. At Webste r (LB-2 12): Outreach experience than 20 practitioners from around the Info: 848-7431. Maggie at 848-4735 (day), 481-5654 Make a difference, discover new skil ls world . Free. Info: kaustin@vax2. Hall, Loyola. 11 a.m . - 2 p.m . Tuesday, October 14 , 5 p.m.; Friday, (evening). October 17, noon. At Vanier (VL-122): and tajents by working with children, concordia.ca Reclaiming Your Life Thursday, October 16 Wednesday, October 15, 5 p.m. teens, the elderly, the poor or the sick. This is a safe place for the sharing of Health Services provides an informa­ For rent Call Michelina Bertone, S.S .A., at 848° childhood pain, and the cu rrent strug ­ tion table during Alcohol Awareness Huge 4 1/2 ne ar Loyola. Beautiful 3. Get Connected to Internet 3591, or Daryl Lynn Ross at 848-3585. week. Mezzanine, Hall Building . 10 gles arising from unresolved issues. light, hardwood floors. Two ba lconies, Search Tools: Thi s workshop focuses Info: 848-7431 (Concordia Women's 2 bathrooms. $660/mth. Oct. 1. Cal l on strategi es for finding information Healing Journey Through the Eight a.m. - 3 p.m. - Centre, 2020 Mackay). Martin, 481 -23 08, 580-2870. avai lable on the World Wide Web. 90 Stages of Life 848-3545/848-3555. Career and Multi-Faith Dialogue Tuesday, October 21 minutes . At Web ster (LB- 23 5) : Placement Service (CAPS): It's the Miraculous Pizza and Poutine Concordia Christian Fellowship For sale Thursday, October 16, 5 p.m.; Tuesday, A brown bag lunch meeting designed 848-7345. Diet! Visit the Health Serv ices This is a fellowship of believers who Nordic Track cross-country sk i October 21, 10 a.m. At Van ier (VL- to answe r que st ions, share experi­ Thinking of Grad School? Nutrition table. Lobby, Hall Building. meet regularly to pray, study the Bible machine. $250. 848-4645, 933-4756 . 122): Monday, October 20, 10 a.m. ences and fo ster dialogue between Module 1 wil l help you choose a grad 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. the many faiths on campus. Thursdays school, and learn the ins and outs of at noon in the T Annex (2030 Mackay). making a strong app lication. Friday, Info: Matti Terho at 848-3590. October 10, 9:30 - 11 :30 a.m , SGW. Module 2 wi ll exa mine Concordia 's Study the Bible graduate prog rams. Friday, October Thursday, October 9 Join David Eley, S.J., to study, dis­ 17, 9:30 - 11 :30 a.m., SGW. Module 3 Harold Chorney, Politi ca l Science, on cuss, share and enjoy the wonder, wil l help explore options such as tak­ "Po stmodernism and Economic mystery and beauty of the Word of ing a year off to travel or work. Friday, Despair." 3:30 - 5 p.m., Lonergan God. Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m., Annex Z, October 24, 9:30 - 11 :30 a.m ., SGW. College, 7141 Sherbrooke W. Info: Concordia------2090 Mackay, room 03 . Info : 848- Register at 848-3545. 848-2280. @ 1 "\. 1 , I [\ " I l l 3588. Oral Presentations Thursday, October 16 Each student will be given an opportu­ Ron Wareham, English, on "The Myth Centre for Teaching nity to make a brief, videotaped oral of Innocence." 3:30 - 5 p.m., Lonergan October 16, 17 and 18 presentation. Feedback will be College, 7141 Sherbrooke W. Info: offered. Wednesday, October 15, 9:30 848-2280. a.m . - 12:30 p.m ., SGW. Register at Concordia celebrates its 8th annual • Get Wired Faculty Development Workshops. 848-3545. • Internet Works hop: (Register at 848-2495 prior to Friday, October 17 Homecoming weekend with a little workshop,) Rob ert Stainton, Carleton University, something for everyone! Navigating the World Wide Web Strategies for Academic Writing 1. Reducing Conflicts in Grading. on "Interrogatives and Sets of Organizing Id eas: Writing • The Roots of Rock & Roll Focus will be on strategies for pre­ Answers: A Case Study in Meaning as Thursday, October 16: Introductions and Conclusions wil l be Meet & Greet/Pre-Game BBQ venting, and dealing with, student Reference and Use." 3 p.m., LB-553-2, Abitibi-Consolidated Lecture held Friday, October 10, 11 :30 a.m. - comp laints over grades. Friday , 1400 de Maisonneuve W. Info: 848- Charles Pachter: Homecoming Cup Football Game October 10, 9:30 a.m. - noon. H-771. 1:30 p.m., SGW. Revising and Editing: 2500 or -2510. Integrating Quotes; APA/M LA A Romance with Canada SOW 60th Anniversary Dinner/Dance 2. Presenting Content in Class: Documentation will be held Friday, Friday, October 17 7:15 p.m., Hall Building, Room H-110 Special Reunions: Introduction to Powerpoint. Learn the October 17, 11 :3 0 a.m. - 1:3 0 p.m., Kri shnam urti video presentation, "A basics of Powerpoi nt, including "wiz­ SGW. Ca ll 848-3545. Different Way of Living ," 8 p.m., H- Friday, October 17: English '77, Exercise Science '87, ards," "templates" and "s lide layout" 435 , 1455 de Maisonneuve W. Info: Concordia Varsity-Alumni Georgiantics '39 - '47, Psychology '77, Successful Job Interviews 937-8869. helpers. Tu esday, October 14, 1 - 4 Pep Rally & Pub Night Hingston & Langley Residents, The­ p.m ., H-521. Through videotaped role-playing, you will discover how you come across, Monday, October 20 Play: Escape from Happiness Arts Loyola 25th Anniversary. 3. Group Projects and Class how to answer difficult questions, and Jacques Roy, Canada's ambassador to Presentations. We will consider what you can im prove. Maximum 12 France, on "Ca nadia n Unity and the Saturday, October 18: For more infonnation, call group size and formation, how to han­ people. Reg ister at CAPS, 2070 European Un ion," 1: 15 p.m., J.A. Wark.shops: Cindy Hedrich at 848-3815. dle group problems, th e motivation Mackay. Thursday, October 9, 1: 30 - DeSeve Cinema, 1400 de