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This week, a nod to the folks who work outside, like Diane White and Lynnette White kept the grounds neat and tidy at 8 a.m. even Marek Walkowiak shovelled parking attendant Jeremy Jeremiah. during the recent cold spell. / Photos by Ken Bendiktsen the walks.

TO THE POINT YOUR ALUMNI Haskayne the final round, the Randall students triumph teams were given five reappointed Dean at international hours to analyse a new of the Faculty of Home-schooling business business case and Social Sciences competition make a 15-minute Power Point presenta- Dr. Stephen Randall Seventeen Haskayne tion on its solution. has been reappointed away from home BComm students as Dean of the Faculty upheld a 27-year of Social Sciences for a Diane winning streak, collect- Alumnus to Run final two-year term, ing five medals in the in Ward 10 beginning on July 1, Swiatek eight-event Inter- 2005. Collegiate Business Calgary’s Ward 10 has ”I believe that Dr. created Competition (ICBC) at been marred in contro- Randall will continue to Queen’s University in versy over the last be a highly effective a school Ontario last weekend. several months, but leader for the Faculty of This year’s team won that hasn’t put alumnus Social Sciences, and I where three gold medals (in Barry Lindemann, hope that you will join children finance, debate, and BComm’94, off local with me in extending ethics), a silver medal politics. In fact, congratulations, thrive (in labour arbitration), Lindemann — who wishing him continuing and a bronze medal (in grew up in the area — success, and offering By Leslie Strudwick management informa- has decided to run as him your support, said tion systems). an independent candi- University of Calgary alking into the Diane Swiatek wants children to make decisions about “Every team had date in the upcoming president Harvey brick office their own education. / Photo provided by D. Swiatek their best performance byelection. Weingarten in making building on 14th of the year — we are “For the past eight the announcement. W Street N.W., you’d never school.” She learned how around the classroom. very proud of our years, I’ve worked at Randall is a special- guess you were entering the public school system “We want the kids to students,” says Dr. Bob the Canadian Paraple- ist in United States the “hallowed halls” of grew from industrializa- move around, investi- Schulz, who has been gic Association on foreign policy and education. And that is tion and the desire to teach gate, and take an active coaching Haskayne projects that have international relations exactly what Diane children as preparation role in their own educa- ICBC teams since the improved our city for and has served with the Swiatek, BA’69, BEd’71 is for work in the factory. tion.” The teachers are competition started in people with physical United Nations in going for. “We provide a “One teacher/many more like mentors. If 1978. “Our solutions disabilities, and I’m Nicaragua and in home education away students mirrored the one problems arise, the were by far the most proud of what I’ve Cambodia. He was from home,” says the boss/many workers students are encouraged pragmatic; our stu- helped to accomplish. elected to the Royal founder of the small, concept in factories,” to solve them on their dents clearly have the Now I’m prepared to Society of Canada in independent Banbury explains Swiatek. “For me, own, something that creativity, insight and start working on 1996. He holds the Crossroads School. the concept of Banbury is Swiatek says instills strategic skills to excel improving the commu- Grand Cross, Order of Swiatek spent a few to provide education on confidence and a sensitiv- in the business world.” nity at large,” says Merit, from the Minis- years teaching in the the basis of the family ity to others’ needs. ICBC is the world’s Lindemann, who has try of Foreign Rela- public system and quickly instead of the factory. The The school is celebrat- oldest and largest been a quadriplegic tions, Colombia. He is realized it wasn’t for her. adults who teach here not ing its 25th anniversary. In undergraduate business since a diving accident the former holder of She believed in a more only care about what the 1979, Swiatek opened the case competition. This 10 years ago. the Imperial Oil-Lincoln open approach to educa- students learn, but they doors with two students. year, 31 universities Building more McKay Chair in Ameri- tion and wanted to move care about the students Today, there are about 75 from Canada, Asia, and barrier-free, affordable can Studies. Before away from the uniformity themselves,” she adds, students who attend the U.S. participated in housing for people with joining U of C in 1989, and conformity she saw “This takes time, and that daily. Some of these the competition. Since physical disabilities is he taught at the Na- promoted to students in time is much more students come from the first ICBC competi- one of Lindemann’s tional University in public schools. “As I see available in a small around the world to learn tion 27 years ago, goals, but he admits Bogota, the University it, schooling shouldn’t be environment.” at Banbury. With a strong Haskayne business his first plan of action of Toronto and McGill static. Plus, I wanted to Banbury is an open- ESL program, they’ve students have won a would be to implement University, where he give children more school concept. Students had students from as far record 58 gold medals. a community advisory was also the head of opportunity to make are in small groups of away as China, Germany, Team members committee made up of the history department. decisions about their own varied ages. The main Colombia, and Taiwan. began training for the Ward 10 citizens to help education.” reason parents choose to They also teach children competition last April. him set his priorities When she started send their children to from the neighbourhood. Haskayne ranked for the term and ensure — Nicole Wheatley, Leslie reading about the history Banbury is that they Either way, each student first overall in the he works on the Strudwick and Colleen Turner of education and found want more nurturing receives as much atten- preliminary round and projects they deemed some books offering attention for their kids. tion, teaching, counsel- was the only school to most important. different philosophies, she Each class is limited to 10 ling, and care he or she qualify all eight case The byelection will To the Point features news realized she wasn’t alone students. The children needs to thrive. And that teams for the finals. In be held February 28. in brief. in desire for her an “ideal are encouraged to move sounds like home.

Volume 2, Number 14 Associate editor Events Next edition : JAN. 28, OnCampus welcomes letters, comments OnCampus is published Leslie Strudwick Vicki Brown 2005 and suggestions for stories. 31 times a year for the Communications Officer 220-5726, Contents may be Send them to: University of Calgary by the 220-7109 [email protected] reprinted with acknowl- OnCampus office of the Vice President [email protected] edgement to the U of C. Administration 113 (External Relations.) Circulation 2500 University Drive N.W. Design/Production/ Latha Attawar Publication Mail Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4 Editorial Advertising 220-3500, Agreement No: 40064590 Telephone: (403) 220-3500 Fax: (403) 282-8413 Editor Ken Bendiktsen [email protected] Return undeliverable Email: [email protected] Colleen Turner 220-3502, Canadian addresses to: Web: www.ucalgary.ca/oncampus/weekly Associate Director of [email protected] Printer OnCampus, A 113, Communications Calgary Colorpress University of Calgary, 220-2920, 2500 University Drive NW [email protected] Calgary AB T2N 1N4

2 JANUARY 21, 2005 on CAMPUS LEARNING AND U

Dr. Warren Piers (aback row, right) is taking his group to the top of the research mountain. / Photo courtesy Warren Piers Drs. Alexander Lvovsky, Sergey Babichev and Barry Sanders are at the forefront of information security and Why good chemistry developing a new paradigm in computing using their new laser assembly. / Photo by Ken Bendiktsen makes the difference By Alex Venter junior chemistry re- Institute links U of C to searcher at the Univer- Once a year, Dr. Warren sity of British Columbia Piers’ research group and the California hikes up a mountain. Institute of Technology. This team-building Trial and error have QUANTUM activity helps keep his also shaped his approach. lab productive and a fun “Finding out what place to work, says the U motivates people and information of C chemistry professor. what really doesn’t is Last semester, Piers something that you pick won the Outstanding up over time,” he says. Achievement in Supervi- “I’ve learned how to coax sion Award from the what I expect out of Faculty of Graduate them.” revolution Studies. His “ability to As a classroom teacher, By Greg Harris anywhere from 10 to 20 already recognized the inspire” was only one of Piers admits he has high years away. great potential in the the reasons his grad expectations. But some of he University of “A quantum compu- field. Quantum-based students felt Piers the students appreciate Calgary joined a ter would be a nuclear computer security deserved the award. this, he says. Piers teaches small, elite group bomb to the Internet,” systems are being Korey Conroy, a PhD graduate level and fourth- T of universities world- Sanders says. “Right commercialized by candidate in Piers’ lab, year undergraduate wide this week when it A quantum now our whole system of companies such as BBN adds that Piers’ “uninter- chemistry. He has also launched the Institute e-commerce is based on Technologies, D-Wave rupted concern for the coordinated the under- for Quantum Informa- computer encryption methods that Systems, id Quantique, success of his students is graduate research projects tion Science, a research are too difficult for and MagiQ Technologies clearly his motivation.” course in chemistry for unit dedicated to would be a existing computing Inc. Piers is reluctant to four years. exploring the mind- ‘ technology to attack. But Quantum information talk about himself as an In the lab, Piers tries to bending nexus between nuclear bomb a quantum computer and cryptography is an outstanding supervisor. foster an environment computer science and could solve many of institutional priority at “I care about the science where people are comfort- quantum physics. to the Internet these mathematical the U of C, and there is and I care about (the able and can share their There are currently problems that are already a talented group research team),” he says. ideas, results and prob- fewer than 10 such ... A quantum currently impossible to of researchers working He notes that he makes lems. Team players are the institutes around the crack, making the in the area. The talent an effort to keep on top of kind of graduates industry world dedicated to this computer could Internet insecure.” base is growing, thanks what his post doctoral, wants, he says. With 18 new and growing On the other hand, to various federal, grad and undergrad people currently working interdisciplinary field, solve many scientists have also provincial, private sector students are doing, and amid the bubbling flasks which is providing already demonstrated and U of C initiatives. makes himself available on the rows of benches in breakthroughs in of these that quantum cryptogra- Current faculty to give advice. He also his basement lab, Piers information security and phy guarantees that data members who will be likes to give his students says bringing the research contributing to a whole mathematical can be transmitted part of the Institute for the chance to get in- team together outside of new paradigm in publicly with 100 per Quantum Information volved in the wider the lab environment is computing. problems that cent unbreakable Science include Dr. community by attending important. “Quantum informa- encryption – forever. Richard Cleve (computer conferences and talking Their excitement is tion science deals with are currently “Even if there is an alien science), Dr. David Feder about their research infectious, he says. “It information processing, invasion by some species (physics and astronomy), results. keeps me getting out of information transmission impossible that has incredibly Dr. Peter Høyer (compu- Piers says that his bed . . . . ” and information secu- advanced technology, ter science), Dr. Alex handle on supervision is our information can be Lvovsky (physics and Learning and U is a regular rity,” explains Dr. Barry to crack. partly a product of Sanders, physicist and secure – at least as long astronomy), Dr. Karl- feature profiling excellent having “really good role director of the new as the quantum laws of Peter Marzlin (physics models” when he was a teaching. institute. “Although the universe hold up,” and astronomy), and Dr. most of the develop- Sanders says. John Watrous (computer ments to date relate to Quantum information science). Affiliated Team gets good reaction cryptography, the fact is researchers investigate faculty members include the mysterious nano- Dr. David Hobill (phys- Patricio Romero, a learn of the Calgary that we don’t yet know team’s results. University the full potential of – Dr. Barry Sanders world where particles ics and astronomy), Dr. member of Warren Piers’ can behave in very non- Renate Scheidler (math- research team, has Technologies Interna- quantum information tional Inc., or UTI, is science. The important Newtonian ways. For ematics and statistics), found a way to make example, current com- Dr. Robert Thompson certain chemical reac- facilitating Piers’ connec- thing is that it promises tion with Materia in to be revolutionary – and Cambridge’ University in puting is based on (physics and astronomy), tions happen faster than information being and Dr. Hugh Williams ever before. The discov- order to produce and Calgary will be there the UK, and Canada’s market the new and from the beginning.” University of Waterloo, digitized and exchanged (mathematics and ery could help industries in a linear stream of 1s statistics). Sanders, the turn junk plastic into improved catalyst. The Institute for which is currently the A large amount of Quantum Information only other Canadian and 0s. “Any of the director, is also iCORE useful products or more technological improve- Professor of Quantum easily make pharmaceu- polyethylene plastic is Science brings together U university with an made in Alberta, and of C researchers from institute of this type. ments in computing that Information Science. ticals. we see today are all Last spring, Sanders Piers’ group was Piers says the new computer science, “Quantum informa- version of the catalyst mathematics and physics tion science could designed to allow us to and his colleagues at the working with a catalyst, a send more ones and Australian National substance that speeds up could be used to effi- who will conduct eventually lead to the ciently turn a by-product theoretical and experi- development of new zeroes down a particular University captured the rate of chemical channel, to send them international headlines reactions, when they of polyethylene plastics mental research. The materials, devices or production into tough, institute is expected to other breakthroughs that faster, or to be able to when they demonstrated “stumbled by accident” encrypt them so they’re how to teleport data into a way to improve it. long-lasting materials. attract top students, no one has yet foreseen,” Such materials could be significant research Sanders says. Most secure,” Sanders says. using quantum physics. By modifying the cata- But with quantum This experiment em- lyst, the U of C research- used in bulletproof vests, funding and industrial researchers agree, sporting goods or even partners. It will also however, that the computing, the 1s and 0s ployed crystals, lenses ers found they had made – the inputs – can be and mirrors to produce a it much more active. road signs. Currently, provide an administra- development of a petrochemical compa- tive framework enabling ‘Quantum computer,’ created and processed pair of entangled laser Materia Inc., the U.S. simultaneously, meaning beams that were then company that produces nies are stockpiling the it to link with other which would be capable byproduct because they quantum institutes, such of massive parallel an exponential increase used to carry fragile the original form of the in processing speed. information in the form catalyst, was excited to have no use for it. as those at California processing on a single Institute of Technology, chip, is inevitable and Investors have of quantum states.

JANUARY 21, 2005 3 on CAMPUS Thank you donors IN MEMORIAM U of C mourns longtime supporter John Robert (Bud) education in many McCaig was many ways, not just financial, things to many people. but very giving of his He was an entrepre- time as well. We will neur who built Trimac miss his presence at Corp. from a small the University.” trucking company into McCaig donated a major North Ameri- millions of dollars to can conglomerate. Last various initiatives at fall, he was inducted the U of C, including into the Calgary Busi- the McCaig Chair in ness Hall of Fame for Management in the his inspiring leadership Haskayne School of Student Emily Stevenson, donors and alumni Darryl & Peggy Proudfoot and student and community serv- Business, the M. Ann ice. McCaig Chancellor’s Nathan Cronin attended a Leadership Donor Recognition event this week to celebrate He was a volunteer Bud McCaig Club Scholarship and and thank donors for their generosity and commitment. / Photo by Sade Nasser extraordinaire, serving the Sport Medicine on many boards and Centre in 1991. community organiza- and the thoughts and In 1999, the McCaigs MAKING NEWS tions such as the prayers of all of us on established a fund to Calgary Health Trust, campus go out to Ann support research at the Political science profes- need to keep up their Gordon Dixon, where he was chairman and the kids,” says U of U of C’s Faculty of sor Barry Cooper physical activity. emeritus, professor of emeritus. He oversaw a C President Harvey Medicine through the offered his comments “Physical activity can medical biochemistry major restructuring of Weingarten. “Bud was McCaig Centre for Joint on the Canadian not only help prevent at the University of the Calgary Regional more than just a Injury and Arthritis government’s deploy- those kinds of illness, Calgary, weighed into Health Authority while supporter of the U of C, Research. The couple ment of the Disaster but it can also play an the debate surrounding chairman from 1994 to he was a member of also launched the Assistance Relief Team important role in the discovery of an- 1998, accepting only $1 our family. He was McCaig Professorship (DART) to Sri Lanka managing one’s health other case of bovine a year for his work and unstinting in his Fund and Award in recently in the Calgary if one has those types spongiform encepha- donating his $10,000 commitment of time, support of joint injury Herald, saying “The of chronic illnesses. lopathy (BSE) in a annual honorarium to wisdom and leader- and arthritis research. chief lesson of the “Even with some of the Canadian cow in a the Health Trust. ship.” Last March, McCaig DART fiasco is an old debilitating chronic letter to the Globe and He was one of the McCaig, 75, died kickstarted the Alberta one: just as you need illnesses, some exer- Mail. “A crucial ques- city’s most ardent suddenly on January Bone and Joint Institute real soldiers to do the cise can almost always tion is whether these philanthropists, who 11, while at his family’s with a stunning $10- peacekeeping, so, too, be helpful.” cases may be due to provided leadership for, vacation home in million donation. The you need real military spontaneous mutation among many other Barbados. Institute will be located capabilities to do University of Calgary rather than infection ventures, the Project His connections to at U of C and operate in disaster relief. An political analyst David from contaminated Motion campaign for the University of partnership with the equipped military Taras said there’s feed, as is usually the development of the Calgary are long and health regions, Alberta would have its own nothing abnormal assumed.” Dixon added Research Centre for deep. In 1998, he Health and Wellness, heavy airlift (big C-17s about Premier Ralph that if BSE can result Joint Injury and Arthri- received an honorary the Alberta Medical that can fly to Sri Lanka Klein touring eastern from spontaneous tis and The Partners in doctor of laws degree Association and Alberta or Indonesia, not Canada and talking to mutation, as can be the Health Campaign, from the U of C and universities. antique C-130s that Toronto business case with Creutzfeldt- which raised $54 later that year a Distin- “Bud believed can’t) and helicopters leaders. In contrast to Jakob disease, then million for health care guished Business passionately about that can lift more than Liberal criticism that scientists should and medical research. Leader Award from the giving back to the half a dozen soldiers. Klein has begun his expect continued He was awarded the Haskayne School of community and he led Ships from which to fly farewell tour, Tara told occurrences of BSE at a Order of Canada in 1999. Business and the by example,” says Gary helicopters might also the Calgary Sun that frequency of about one McCaig was also a Calgary Chamber of Durbeniuk, chief devel- prove useful.” Klein is just doing his per million cattle, or six great friend to the Commerce. He was a opment officer at the U job. “I think this is just to 10 cases a year for University of Calgary. member of the Chancel- of C. “He gave willingly Kinesiology professor part of the job of the the Canadian herd. With his wife Ann, lor’s Club since 1992 of his time, talent Claudia Emes, an premier to go and talk the eighth chancellor of and on the Faculty of and treasure to support expert on aging, told to business executives The University of Medicine Dean’s Advi- numerous projects and the Calgary Herald that and show the Alberta Compiled by Colleen Turner Calgary and a member sory Council since 1999. people on campus. His seniors with chronic flag and to remind of the U of C’s Board of He was known for spirit and example illnesses such as them of what a good Making News highlights staff Governors for 10 years, being extraordinarily touched many of us and arthritis, Type II diabe- place Alberta is to and faculty featured in the McCaig provided down-to-earth and for that, we are a better tes and heart disease invest.” media. advice and support to friendly, a man who community.” numerous presidents, never let his success set McCaig was born in deans and faculty him apart from others. Moose Jaw on June members on how the ”Bud was a fine 14, 1929, and moved community and the gentleman in every to Calgary in 1960. He University could work respect,” says U of C has three children, Faculty get voicemail together to build a Board of Governors Jeffery, Melanie and strong, vibrant and Chairman and friend JoAnn. Ann McCaig While the rest of us were voicemail out of their own also be able to view their compassionate city. Brian MacNeill. “He also has three children, nibbling shortbread and budgets, at a cost of $8 per message inbox via a web “We are terribly was a firm believer and Roxanne, John and drinking egg nog over the month per mailbox. As part interface, accessed at saddened by this loss, supporter of secondary Jane. Christmas holidays, the of bargaining with the Fac- vvm.ucalgary.ca. The sys- staff in Information Tech- ulty Association, an agree- tem will give them a view nologies were putting the ment was made last sum- of all their messages, and final touches on a project mer for the university to will allow them to play that gives all academic provide one voicemail for back messages over the staff members access to all interested academic staff computer speakers or personal voicemail. members. through a telephone. Voicemail will be pro- Sandy Repic, director Faxes can also be accessed vided for academic staff of Information Manage- through this web inter- who hold a Continuing, ment and Administration, face. Contingent Term or Lim- said the voicemail project Wagner said IT has ited Term appointment at is designed to strengthen been working with 10 uni- no cost to the department communication between versity departments over or faculty. The voicemail faculty, students and staff. the past month determin- system, which was up- “We are interested in im- ing who wants the free graded in December, also proving student access to voicemail service. Any enables users to check for academic staff and also academic staff members voice messages and receive help academic staff mem- who want the service are faxes through the web. bers stay connected to the asked to contact their de- “Now we’re at the point campus community from partmental Telecom rep- of asking academic staff wherever they are,” she resentative. (A list of each members who want the said. department’s Telecom voicemail to contact us,” Wagner estimated that contact is available at said Glenn Wagner, Infor- about 800 academic staff www.ucalgary.ca/it/ mation Technologies’ su- members currently don’t computing/netserv/ pervisor of voice systems. have voicemail. “Now we voice.html.) In the past, departments, are trying to find out if “Then, once we know faculties and individual they want it.” who wants the service, the professors paid for aca- Along with the real work of installing will demic staff members’ voicemail, all users will begin,” said Wagner.

4 JANUARY 21, 2005 on CAMPUS Prof researches minor hockey INJURIES By Derek Sankey

The roaring cheers of fans in the stands, the stare between opponents as the puck is dropped – hockey is Canada’s game, and youths across the country are playing it with everything they have. But with the thrill of the game comes the risk of injury, and debate is growing in the com- munity about what can be done to help reduce the injury rates for children playing minor hockey. “The whole bottom line is to get respect back on the ice,” says Ken Moore, president of the Calgary Minor Hockey Association. The organi- zation has felt growing Dr. Carolyn Emery concern among parents, players, coaches and is tracking injury rates fans as to what age and sport participation. hitting should be / Photo by Ken Bendiktsen allowed. The problem is there’s no solid baseline data on youth hockey concussions in all the Dr. Samuel Wiebe, the Kinsmen Chair in Pediatric Neurosciences, cuddles Emilie Puffer, whose seizures have injuries – until now. sports are becoming stopped since Dr. Walter Hader, a U of C/CHR pediatric neurosurgeon operated on her when she was four months Dr. Carolyn Emery, an pretty obvious and assistant professor in the hockey is a big one,” old. She’s now 19 months old and seizure-free. Wiebe’s ground-breaking research demonstrated that surgery can be Faculty of Kinesiology at says Johnson. The more effective than drugs in treating some forms of epilepsy. the U of C, is leading the immature brain is 60 Injury Surveillance times more sensitive System in Minor Hockey than an adult’s brain. A to track injury rates and second or third hit to the sport participation. She head or jaw could more hopes her team’s data easily result in “cata- Calgary welcomes will yield valuable strophic second impact” insight into how many syndrome where players kids are being injured could potentially sustain and what injuries they permanent brain damage. sustain. The data first pediatric chair Emery’s team will ultimately will give also look into the decision-makers the effectiveness of mouth brings together a knowledge required to guards, which were Dr. Samuel Wiebe will help collaborative team implement improved mandated this year in including molecular safety measures. Calgary Minor Hockey. biologists, pediatric and The injury reporting The study was children with injury adult neurologists, system involves 80 prompted by a number neurosurgeons, imaging teams in Calgary from of people in the commu- and illness of the brain scientists, psychologists, Atom level (ages 9/10) nity who brought their psychiatrists and up to Midget (ages 15/ concerns about injuries Calgary Health Region. radiologists. The team 16) in all skill divisions. and on-ice violence to milie Puffer was just four months old “We are thrilled to meets weekly to review Hitting typically begins the attention of the when surgeons operated in an effort have recruited such an videos, EEG’s, MRI at age 11. Calgary Health Region. to end her epileptic seizures. Now 19 outstanding clinical scans, nuclear medicine “A lot of initiatives The CHR formed the E scientist to join our scans and brain function have come forward from Youth Ice Hockey months old, she is seizure-free. neurosciences group,” results of children parents and coaches in Injuries Committee and Dr. Samuel Wiebe, in adulthood. A child’s says Dr. Brent Scott, suffering from brain and minor hockey in terms of is working with the U of Canada’s first Chair in brain has an amazing head of pediatrics at the spinal conditions – with mandating things with C, minor hockey associa- Pediatric Neurosciences, capacity to repair itself Calgary Health Region a focus on developing respect to hitting, but we tions and other paved the way for her after surgery and and the University of new leading-edge don’t really have any stakeholders to evaluate recovery by proving continue growing.” Calgary Faculty of treatments. baseline data where we what, if any, action needs that surgery is more The new research Medicine. “His leader- “We have high hopes go from the non-hitting to be taken, says Ruth effective than drug chair, called the Kins- ship of the research team that the creation of this to hitting situations to Kohut, of the Injury therapy in treating some men Chair in Pediatric will enable children and chair will mean better back up those move- Prevention Department epilepsy patients. Neurosciences, was families in our commu- care for children in our ments,” says Emery. of the CHR. Wiebe’s ground- announced last week at nity to be the first to community,” says Robin What researchers “It will help deter- breaking research, a joint event held by the benefit from new Stanton, president of the already know is that mine what interventions published in the New Alberta Children’s discoveries and treat- Kinsmen Club of there are 29,000 hockey we can implement and England Journal of Hospital Foundation, ments.” Stampede City. “It is injuries requiring measure the impact of Medicine, has meant the Kinsmen Club of The new research extremely rewarding to medical attention those interventions,” that neurosurgeons are Stampede City, the chair was created as know that this team is province wide each year. says Kohut. operating on children Kinsmen Care Founda- part of the All For One. now setting the Cana- The Alberta Children’s Emery says a medical with epilepsy to help tion, the University of All For Kids. campaign dian standard of col- Hospital alone, which form for pre-season cure them of their Calgary Faculty of for the new Alberta laborative neurosciences has a separate system for assessment of risk seizures at an increas- Medicine and the Children’s Hospital. It care and innovation.” keeping track of such factors, a weekly expo- ingly young age. injuries, recorded 411 sure sheet to document “The brain is the seed hockey-related injuries participation and of emotions, personality, in 2002. individual injury report vocations and creativ- Hockey injuries have forms are being used in ity,” said Wiebe. “Brain become a familiar sight the collection process. disorders not only for Dr. Kevin Johnson, “We’re trying to produce physical an emergency room establish that we can disability but also doctor at the Alberta collect valid data on hinder human potential. Children’s Hospital. He injury and participation Our goal is to restore the plays hockey himself, in community hockey brain to its maximum just like his son, who and then we can look at potential at as early an was recently drafted by the risk factors for age as possible. the National Hockey injury,” says Emery. The “It is better to League. study will conclude operate on the brain “The concerns about sometime later this year. before it is ‘hard-wired’

JANUARY 21, 2005 5 on CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS choose U of C

Story and photos by Natalie St-Denis

Scholars from around the world have word of mouth, others had previously established connections and a few relied on U of C’s strong chosen the University of Calgary as their reputation within their academic circle. The nature of place of choice for expanding their re- their time at U of C is very much about learning, teaching search and sharing their knowledge with and collaborating. It is an opportunity for researchers from various cultures to get to know each other, to a new community. share their knowledge and perspectives – and for Their initial reasons for choosing U of C vary. Some visiting scholars to take a little piece of Canadian heard about a certain program or researcher through culture back to their home university when they return.

Bang-Ook Jun wants to communicate about science and technology in Korea

Li Liang Xiao loves to teach Biologist Bang-Ook Jun ment of science and from South Korea is a technology policies in Li Liang Xiao, president of the Teaching visiting scholar with the his home country. When College at Laodong University in the Faculty of Communica- Bang-Ook returns to his Laoning Province of China, is pres- tion and Culture. As a home university this ently working on her PhD in plant biologist for the February, he will also econometrics. Xiao’s background is in last 18 years at the continue working with a mathematics but her heart is defi- Kangnung National civic group with which nitely in teaching. “I love the teaching University, he has he has been an active styles here; students can ask questions become increasingly member for the last 10 whenever they want. In China, disturbed by the lack of years and whose man- students must stand from their seat ethics used by colleagues date is to bring forward and wait to be addressed by the teacher researching cloning the concepts of demo- before speaking,” explains Xiao. She is techniques. “In South cratic and responsible here for one year on an exchange Korea, none of the science to the greater program, going to eight classes a scientists have looked at public. “I’ve really week and feverishly learning the potential dangers, enjoyed being here and English at the same time. social impact or the I’m a bit sad to be “I’m learning so much bioethics in developing heading back to Korea; and the professors here cloning technologies,” life is much more are so kind and says Bang-Ook. Bang- competitive and difficult patient, and the Ook came to the U of C back home,” admits research is hot,” to hone his skills in Bang-Ook, who will says Xiao. communications. He maintain his link with Xiao is investi- wants to clearly articu- Calgary by returning gating the late scientific ideas to during South Korea’s relationship help with the develop- long summer vacations. between energy consumption and economic development. After returning to China in October 2005, she hopes to introduce some new teaching techniques at the teaching college where she works. “It will be hard to get stu- dents used to a new teaching model; they aren’t used to that kind of freedom in the classroom. But as a teacher, I hope to help shift the teach- ing style; it’s good to encourage students to ask lots of questions, they’ll learn more this way,” says Xiao.

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MJ Thompson finishes off PhD

MJ Thompson, assistant professor of dance history at Marymount Manhattan, College of the Liberal Arts in New York is a native of Ottawa. She went to New York in 1997 to pursue a PhD in per- formance studies and ended up studying and teaching simultane- ously. She expects to finish her PhD this spring. Thompson came to the U of C for a short but intensive sprint, from January 1 to 7, giving a crash course in performance studies for undergraduate students. “Although I’m not in Calgary for the rest of the term, students Laurent Imbert came to U of C for cryptic reasons have a month to write up their research paper “I was at U of C during His main area of study cryptography,” explains and critique, which I my post-doc and had is cryptography. While at Imbert. Imbert is inter- will be marking there- started so many interest- the U of C, Imbert has ested in developing faster after,” says Thompson. ing projects, that I had to developed research and more secure systems Thompson became come back and finish projects with the ATIPS needed in these times interested in dance and what I had started three (Advanced Technology when security has its impact on society at years ago,” says Laurent Information Processing become a big issue a time when dance in Imbert, who has just Systems) and the CISaC worldwide. At the end of Canada was increas- extended his visiting (Centre for Information December 2005, Imbert ingly becoming experi- scholar status for one Security and Cryptogra- will return to his lab in mental and evolving more year. When in phy) laboratories. “I’ve Montpellier, the into new genres. She France, Imbert is a become a bit of a middle Laboratoire Informatique started as a writer for a researcher with the man, trying to connect Robotique et Micro- dance magazine, which role in society. “I’m dance has implications Centre National de theoretical and applied électronique, but will fed her passion for the really interested in in the culture of Recherche Scientifique concepts from both areas, continue to collaborate performing arts and understanding how politics, such as the and affiliated with the the mathematical side with colleagues at the U which eventually led to dance percolates into politics of racism and Université Montpellier. and the hardware side of of C. her curiosity about its everyday life. And how of criticism.”

Michal Moore shares knowledge on renewable energy become a national or between environmental write out my ideas on even international concerns and emerging the blackboard as I’m Michal Moore has left ideas, he comes to the U as his creative approach model,” says Moore. technologies. Energy working through his post as chief econo- of C with a trail of to problem solving. With boundless energy efficiency is part of that thoughts,” says Moore. mist at the National success in the public “There are great himself, Moore holds a puzzle, it’s all about And as the chalk hits the Renewable Energy in and private sectors in opportunities here to current private pilot’s supply and demand,” blackboard it will Golden Colorado to economic analysis and create something new, a licence, is an active says Moore. He’ll be resonate next door. He explore uncharted research. He is excited new paradigm to solve mountaineer and writes doing a lot of thinking could have had a territory at U of C’s to be here for at least energy problems, a new and illustrates children’s while at U of C, and modern whiteboard and Institute for Sustainable one year, to share his way of looking at stories. neighbouring colleagues markers, but the black- Energy, Environment knowledge on renew- energy supply and Moore’s mission to his office will know board has been a con- and Economy. A man of able and alternative consumption, which while at the institute is when he’s doing just that stant throughout his life, proven vision and great energy markets as well could eventually to help bridge the gap – thinking. “I have to and he likes it that way.

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the House of Hannover thy to Nazi views HOT TOPIC and that of Saxe- expressed among a Prof rebuilds Coburg-Gotha that only few of the Prince’s Prince Harry’s decision to wear a changed its name to ancestors. The memory Windsor in 1917, and of his mother’s work wartorn cities swastika at a private costume father a straight cross with eliminating land party has stirred up controversy. between Oldenburg and mines won’t shield him By Colleen Turner Battenberg, likewise either. This prank has In your opinion, was this incident changed to Mounbatten blown up in his face. A University of Calgary a lapse in judgement, a lapse in only in World War I – What can he do? professor with a passion some care is called for. He can apologise to for international devel- accountability or just blown out of Last time I looked Hitler Jewish people every- opment has turned her and his Holocaust had where. He can apolo- attention to Serbia and proportion? been discredited not to gize to us, his loyal Montenegro. mention defeated. subjects. And he can Dr. Sasha Tsenkova, Douglas Peers only profited from but apologise, in public, associate professor in the Professor, Department even contributed to her Bert Deyell to the memory of his Faculty of Environmen- of History death, led to an unoffi- Professor, Faculty mother – her record of tal Design, is leading a cial truce between the of Communications tolerance, peace and team of eight interna- There can be no press and the Royal & Culture understanding, exhib- tional experts who this denying the fact that Family. The truce did ited in stopping land spring will present a Prince Harry’s wearing not last, nor could it Prince Harry has lived mines. He also needs series of recommenda- of the swastika (dubbed have, for in the end in a gold fishbowl from to go beyond words tions aimed at creating a “When Harry Met Harry’s capacity for birth. The perhaps alone, though; he Nazis” by one column- blundering about in new housing policy Dr. Sasha Tsenkova Faustian bargain for all might consider work on framework for Serbia ist) was a serious lapse public stoked public British royalty is a kibbutz, if they’ll have and Montenegro. The of judgement, an action fascination with royalty incredible privilege in him. I’m sure Israelis project is carried under 40 per cent of the GDP. that has been justly and fed the media’s exchange for loss of would be among the the auspices of the Despite widespread condemned by many. insatiable appetite for privacy. There is no first to forgive him; United Nations Eco- economic difficulties and At the same time, we salacious stories of the private space, no they’ve had too much nomic Commission for poverty, the housing should take note of the young princes. private party, for a son practice. Europe in Geneva. tradition is to build role played by the of Prince Charles, That thought raises ?British media in all this. Holger Herwig an interesting question: “It’s a privilege, but concrete and brick homes grandson of the richest also a challenge,” said – housing construction The British press has Professor, Centre for woman in the world, to Why not time on a Tsenkova, who has a long that is more expensive long exhibited a Military & Strategic inhabit. His life – and I kibbutz for all young history of helping coun- than wood frames and fascination with the Studies mean all of it – is public royalty rather than tries in transition develop also takes much longer to lesser royals, and, in property, unless as an customary boot camp? new housing policy. She build. The movement to particular, they have Youth must have its adult, like the Duke of Then this incident has worked in more than big cities for employment obsessed over the fling. Youth will have its Windsor, he chooses to could serve as a step 15 countries in central and and opportunities has left lifestyles of the male fling. I shudder to look give up his title. Even towards positive eastern Europe, including a lot of good quality heirs to the throne. One back five decades on then it wouldn’t work; change rather than just post-Soviet Latvia and homes vacant, while in only has to look at the my own – mostly he’d still be a celebrity another reason for Lithuania, and is also the Belgrade the housing newspaper coverage of foolish. BUT, when you for life. So, when Prince Canada to become a principal researcher of a shortage is significant. the sons of George III are being feted in grand Harry decides to “go republic. Council of Europe- Apartments sell for 80- or Victoria to see that style by the taxpayers Aryan,” his disgrace is commissioned study 100,000 Euro, 12-15 times there is a familiar of the Commonwealth, public. A lapse in Compiled by Latha Attawar looking at housing reforms the average annual salary. pattern. The death of including Canada, some judgment excuse might in eight southeastern Tsenkova said Diana, and the subse- standards do apply. And suit the tastes of some Hot Topic asks U of C experts European countries. internally displaced quent public outcry when your family is Royal Family watchers their views on news of the The housing sector persons – estimated at against the paparazzi almost purely German – but many others might week. and its infrastructure in about 500,000 – add to who many felt had not mother a cross between remember the sympa- Serbia and Montenegro the challenge. “There has to respond to the has been hope that traditional pressures conflict in Kosovo associated with a would be resolved, but transition from a cen- everyone knows now trally planned to a that the Serbs and market economy aggra- Croats from different vated by years of parts of Bosnia, conflict, civil war and Herzegovina and UN sanctions. Bombs Kosovo are not going have destroyed many back. Now they need to communities, a situation be housed and inte- worsened by poverty grated among the rest of and the fledgling the society.” democratic process. In some parts of “Politically, it is a very Serbia, people are taking challenging situation. It is matters in their own a fragile democracy,” said hands, and have con- Tsenkova. Last Novem- structed large peri-urban ber, Tsenkova and the areas outside of major other international centres such as Belgrade. housing experts travelled Refugees have built their to Serbia and own two- and three- Montenegro, visiting storey homes that have housing developments been illegally connected and speaking with high- to infrastructure serv- ranking government ices. officials and NGOs “It is a bottom-up already working in the approach to the problem. area. The group is now People are very resource- finalizing its assessment ful when the state is not of housing market very helpful,” said performance and policy Tsenkova. recommendations that Tsenkova’s task is to will be presented in May provide a housing to local and international assessment for both institutions. Ultimately Serbia and Montenegro the study maps out a that includes a compre- reform trajectory that will hensive profile of the create the building blocks housing sector, including of a new housing system. the major challenges for “The country has been reforms of the institu- torn by political and ethnic tional, legal and finan- conflict,” said Tsenkova. cial framework. “It has been under UN The team is also sanctions and poverty is a working on recommen- very big problem.” dations to improve the Unemployment in the environment so the country of about 7.5 housing market is more million people is offi- effective and sustainable. cially estimated at 30 per “It’s a tough reality,” cent, however unoffi- she said. “Access to cially, the rate is about 60 affordable and adequate per cent. Many Serbians housing is so important. remain on state govern- It’s essential to the social ment payrolls, but aren’t and economic wellbeing working and aren’t being of any society. And yet paid. The grey economy it’s so expensive to is estimated to be up to provide.”

8 JANUARY 21, 2005 on CAMPUS Teams make a run at SOMETHING SPECIAL By Kris Kotarski sion about needing to have also won the last recognize that we’re in four Conference Cham- n May 4, 2004 the middle of something pionships between us so Dan Vanhooren special,” says Boyles. it’s always been a battle O and Kevin “There has never been a at the highest level.” Boyles raised a toast to a back-to-back women’s For coach Vanhooren, successful 2003/04 volleyball national every week has been a season. champion at the U of C. battle to prove that Vanhooren had just We know that we’re defending his Confer- finished his fourth year already among the best; ence Championship is as head coach of the U now we’re making a run not a pipe dream despite of C Dinos men’s at doing something losing his starting basketball team and was really special.” backcourt. After the celebrating his first “We didn’t go into it graduation of perennial Canada West Confer- thinking that we’re all star John Riad and ence Championship and going to have an unde- Hornsberger’s season- a third-place finish at feated season,” chuckles long injury, Vanhooren’s the National Champion- star setter Natalie men have played with a ships in Halifax. Schwartz. “But our lot of pride. Boyles, hired a year coach talked to us – “A lot of problems – before Vanhooren, after the UBC games – injury problems among quipped that he was one about having a chance them – are solved by year ahead. His U of C of being one of those winning,” says women’s volleyball great dynasty teams. It’s Vanhooren. “And we team had won their first certainly worth working have had a lot of success national title under his toward.” thus far. We have some watch and his star With home court great leadership on the player, Joanna advantage at the team – guys stepping in Niemczewska, had just conference champion- and leading by example. been named top female ships almost in the bag, Three important players Canadian university Boyles’ team has been – Jon Salgado, Surinder athlete at the season- untouchable thus far. Grewal and Chris Wright ending BLG Awards in But one more regular – have all stepped in, in Calgary. season challenge looms their own ways.” Nearly eight months on the horizon – a trip For Vanhooren, the later, both coaches still to Edmonton to battle ultimate goal is still to have a lot to smile the #4 University of make the National about. Vanhooren’s Alberta Pandas lays Championship Final team sits atop their sandwiched between Eight in Halifax at the division at 8-4, no small two sets of home games end of March and to feat considering star the Dinos expect to make another run at the guard Whit Hornsberger win. U of C’s first men’s has played in only one “It has been many basketball national game this season due to years since we have championship. injury. Boyles’ grin is taken a double header “We think about it, even wider. His volley- up in Edmonton,” says but we don’t want to ball team has yet to lose Boyles. “Their gym is be caught daydream- this season, and at 14-0 very hard to play in – ing. For the rest of the they are ranked first in it’s hostile and it’s loud. season, we want to the country. But our rivalry with win games, and we “After we beat UBC Alberta is pretty easy to want to host the (ranked #2 by Canadian get motivated for. Not playoffs. After that, Dinos guard Surinder Grewal leaps for the basket during a game against University of Interuniversity Sport) only have the players we can start thinking two straight last week- played against each about bigger things Alberta. His team leads their division with an 8-4 season. / Photo by Pablo Galvez, end, we had a discus- other so many times, we again.” capturedmemories.ca

this summer when earned a master’s degree Mason appeared along- in electrical engineering I’ll have High Achievers side the longest running at Stanford University. Jeopardy champion in As if he weren’t busy the show’s history, Ken enough with his own Jennings. achievements, Mason for $8,400 please, Alex “Playing Jeopardy goes out of his way to against Ken was like help others achieve their By Kirk Thurbide playing golf against own academic goals. In Tiger Woods,” said 2001, he co-founded Chris Mason, BSc’00 Mason of his Jeopardy Merit Academic Serv- (Eng), doesn’t fit the experience. “Ken ices, where he tutors stereotype of the intro- commented to me at students in math and verted, pocket-protector- the break that I was science. “I continue to wearing engineer shown really sharp on the tutor because I enjoy the on TV and movies. But buzzer. Unfortunately, thrill of helping students from a young age, he has he was sharper in the overcome roadblocks in dreamed of the day he last half of the game and their studies. Tutoring is would make his televi- easily won our match.” an incredibly rewarding sion debut. Mason answered 16 experience. For me, this “I remember a time right and three wrong is one of the greatest where a category on for a second-place finish feelings. I love to help Russian history came with $8,400. students improve and up. I was in Grade 9 at His appearance on gain confidence in the time, and I had Jeopardy wasn’t the first courses that they strug- learned about Russian time that Mason showed gle in.” history in social studies a his competitive side. He Mason is a living couple of weeks prior to has competed nationally example of the company this particular show. I in bowling, won a philosophy that students ended up running the Chemistry World learn by attempting and category and I remember Olympiad medal, making mistakes. Of the my Mom being amazed. received honourable 19 questions he at- I decided at that moment mention for cancer tempted on Jeopardy, Alex Trebek poses with U of C alumnus Chris Mason after his appearance on that I was going to be on research in high school, you can bet he’ll never graduated at the top of forget the answers to the Jeopardy. / Photo courtesy of Chris Mason Jeopardy.” His dream came true his university class and three he got wrong.

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One week might see OFF CAMPUS Corker putting the final touches on a speed- Harvard hires Harvard hires together a website to dating event; the next, “fun czar” “fun czar” protect students’ “right he’ll be working with to party.” students to organize a Following complaints Described by the dodgeball tournament. that it does little to student government Harvard administra- promote campus social chief as “a creative tion defended blame life, Harvard University schemer,” Corker has for the students’ drive. has hired its first “fun gone from student to “It’s not us,” said czar” — Zac Corker, a administrator in a few Judith Kidd, associate recent Harvard gradu- short months. In dean at Harvard Univer- ate whose job is to exchange for room, sity. “They arrived build community spirit board and a modest needing help having and help stressed-out stipend, he now serves fun.” students unwind. as the go-to guy for Corker knows a few students who have — Reuters things about kicking ideas about social back. As an under- events but can’t navi- graduate, he helped gate the school bu- Off Campus offers news in organize numerous reaucracy and bring brief from universities around social events and put them to fruition. the world.

Trudy Pudsey didn’t want to sit around playing cards, so she dealt herself a new hand and signed up for the Avid Learners program at U of C. / Photo by Ken Bendiktsen Senior becomes avid learner By Colleen Turner who want to learn for Trudy Pudsey is the sake of learning. ance lessons and Pudsey’s interest in bridge with enrolled in the archaeology linked to D fellow seniors Avid Learners her own roots. Her weren’t what Trudy mother died when she Pudsey had in mind for was four years old and her retirement. Academy that she was raised by her And so, after years of father and aunts in working as an account- targets adults Maymount, a town of ant with jean giant GWG about 250 in rural and later volunteering who want Saskatchewan. with a local community “I thought I might be centre, she enrolled in to learn for able to fill in some the University of blanks about my own Calgary’s Avid Learner’s the sake of heritage,” said Pudsey, Academy. “I decided to whose family is a blend start with archaeology learning of Nordic and Germanic and see what happens,” influences. said Pudsey, who has That first course led since studied anthropol- “I don’t remember all to anthropology, and she ogy and political science. that much about the recently completed a Pudsey’s return to classes, except that we political science course. university came several were all jammed in “Anthropology was decades after she studied there. And I had to write great because it gives commerce and account- exams. Here I don’t have you an idea of what is ing at the University of to. I like that. There’s a going on in the world, Saskatchewan immedi- lot of stress in writing and it was interesting to ately following the end exams.” see how my people fit in of the Second World War. Pudsey is one of with the rest of the After spending several about 100 students world.” years with the air force, enrolled annually in the Pudsey’s contemplat- where she’d been trained Avid Learners Academy. ing other courses at the in payroll, Pudsey joined The program allows university and also other veterans and took adults over the age of 21 considering a move to advantage of a federal to access regular univer- Edmonton, where one of government program sity credit courses on a her three children live. that offered free tuition. non-credit basis through “I’m not sure what I “That was a long time University of Calgary want to study next,” said ago,” said Pudsey, who Continuing Education. Pudsey. “There’s a lot will turn 80 in February. The courses target adults out there to learn.”

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Each He has received several Triangle Gallery: Rent and/ (outdoors, open mid May 1); word costs 15 cents. awards for his contribu- or purchase artwork by very sandy beach; fully tions to the study of artists from Calgary and disabilities, including the Order of the Univer- sity of Calgary. Quality of Life Dr. Ivan Brown, an narratives that note the and Disability: internationally recog- centrality of female An Approach nized expert in quality characters in male- for Community of life and disability, has authored modern plays Practitioners published widely on the but that do not address By Ivan Brown and topic. Brown is associ- the efforts of female Roy I. Brown ate professor in the artists to develop Publisher, London: Faculty of Social Work, alternatives both to Jessica Kingsley, 2003 University of Toronto, mainstream theatre and manager of the practice and to the Quality of life – physi- Centre of Excellence for patriarchal avant-garde. cal, psychological and Child Welfare, a national Focusing on Henrik environmental well- Canadian centre for Ibsen, Elizabeth Robins, being – is a crucial policy development Ellen Terry, Virginia consideration for and research. Woolf, Djuna Barnes, professionals working Edith Craig, Radclyffe with people with a Women, Hall and Isadora disability. The authors Modernism, Duncan, Farfan identi- apply ideas about and Performance fies different objectives, quality of life to the field By Penny Farfan strategies, possibilities, of disability to assist Publisher, Cambridge and limitations of front-line professionals, University Press, 2004 feminist-modernist managers and policy- performance practice makers in effective Women, Modernism, and suggests how the OnCampus features books service provision. The and Performance is an artists in question authored and edited by U of C authors examine the interdisciplinary study transformed the repre- faculty and staff. Let historical context of the that looks at a variety of sentation of gender in OnCampus know about your concept of quality of life texts and modes of art and life. latest work; e-mail and discuss its applica- performance in order to Associate professor [email protected] tion in the daily lives of clarify the position of Dr. Penny Farfan holds people who are disa- women within – and in a joint appointment in bled. The authors use relation to – modern Drama and English in recent studies to show theatre history. Consid- the Faculties of Fine how the development ering drama, fiction and Arts and Humanities. of quality of life models dance, as well as a Her research focuses have led to changes in range of performance on women and per- rehabilitation and how events such as suffrage formance in the late an understanding of the demonstrations, 19th and early 20th issue can inform lectures and legal trials, centuries and on practice in assessment, Penny Farfan expands contemporary feminist intervention, manage- on theatre historical drama. Tsunami’s seismic waves felt in Alberta By Dennis Urquhart and was caused when the sound waves of energy Earth’s Eurasian and Aus- travelling through the in- Seismic waves from the tralian tectonic plates sud- terior of the Earth. They massive December 26 denly shifted against each are caused by explosions Asian earthquake were other in the Indian Ocean or the sudden breaking of felt in southern Alberta. north of Sumatra. rock within the Earth. “We first started to re- Krebes has analyzed Krebes says that he ceive the seismic waves in about 30 minutes of seis- will use the historic De- Alberta about 16 minutes mic waves recorded by a cember 26 seismogram in after the earthquake,” says seismograph at Waterton his undergrad course on Dr. Edward Krebes, a pro- Lakes, which is part of the global geophysics. fessor in the Department of Canadian National Seis- Geology and Geophysics. mograph Network. The “These were relatively data were obtained with weak waves, but they were the assistance of technical followed by much stronger staff Malcolm Bertram waves a few minutes later.” and Henry Bland in Geol- The earthquake was the ogy and Geophysics. largest in nearly 40 years Seismic waves are

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Fri., Jan. 21 8 pm JAZZ MUSIC: Hugh Fraser Quintet. 9 am - 5 pm Quantum Tix: adults $15; Information Science students/seniors $10 at Festival and Launch Campus Ticket Centre. of the Institute for University Theatre. Quantum Infor- mation Science. Wed., Jan. 26 Registration: www.iqis.org/registration. 12 noon LECTURE: Rozsa Centre. Health and Variation in Prehistoric 6 pm VBALL: Dinos Siberians. Andrea Volleyball. Women Waters-Rist. play at 6; Men play at 8. Archaeology & the Jack Simpson Gym. Chacmool Association. Earth Sciences 920. 7:30 pm FILM: The Best of Banff Festival of 2 - 4:30 pm FORUM: Mountain Films. Graduate Student Presented by National Forum. Grad students Geographic; Dunham & present their research The Hostel Shop. Tix: on aspects of second & general $17, call 283- foreign languages. Info: 8311. Runs until 210-8550. Language Saturday. Eckhardt- Research Centre, CHD Gramatte Hall, 420. The Hugh Fraser Quintet has been called “the hottest band in the country.” Rozsa Centre. 3 - 5 pm RETIREMENT: Sat., Jan. 22 Retirement phonist Campbell Reception for Louise Ryga, in this concert. 6 pm SPORTS: Dinos Hamilton, Research Quintet bops into Thought by many to Volleyball. Women Services. RSVP 220- be one of the best play at 6; Men play at 8. 5925 or 220-6354. saxophonists on the Jack Simpson Gym. Atrium, Administration University Theatre planet, the duo and Building. rhythm section will 7:30 pm CONCERT: By Tokie Onoda and pianist Hugh dedications to the inspire and entertain in Sum 41 w/ guests. Thur., Jan. 27 Fraser. A vivacious members of the Quintet this second concert of Sponsored by Students' The inaugural year of hard-bop-based group, (all compositions and the series. His virtuos- Union & Clear Channel CONFERENCE: John Jazz at the Theatre, the U the Hugh Fraser Quintet arrangements are by ity is breath-taking and Entertainment. Tix: Cage Conference. of C Monday Night Jazz tours Europe, North and Fraser). This unique his humour undeni- $29.50 at Ticketmaster. Guest speakers include series, continues with South America annually. concert was recently able. All ages. Doors open Gordon Mumma, Dr. Juno Award- winner It has travelled widely broadcast on CBC Radio The performance is at 6:30. The Sun Centre. David Nicholls & Dr. Hugh Fraser with his in Canada, and in 1990 Two’s OnStage, which 8 pm in the University Theatre. Tickets are $15 Mitchel Morris. Runs Quintet on January 24. undertook its first U.S. features performances Described as “the (adults) and $10 (seniors until Saturday. Info: tour. by Canada’s leading Sun., Jan. 23 hottest band in the On Monday, Hugh artists, often in collabo- and students) and http:// country” BY The Globe Fraser Quintet will ration with internation- available through 2 pm & 7:30 pm FILM: cage.ffa.ucalgary.ca. and Mail, this excitingly present an evening of ally acclaimed musi- Campus Ticket Centre at The Best of Banff original Canadian jazz “Musical Portraits,” cians. 220-7202 or at the door. Festival of Mountain 12 noon TALK: What's ensemble was formed in which consists of a Fraser will showcase For more information Films. See Sat., Jan. 21 Hot, and Getting 1987 by the dynamic tribute to Fraser’s another award-winning call 220-4999 or visit for details. Hotter in Computer composer, trombonist musical heroes and musician, alto saxo- www.ffa.ucalgary.ca Security? Dr. Tom 7:30 pm MUSIC: Las Keenan. Centre for Musas de Andalucia. Information Security & 7:30 pm LECTURE: The Mountain View Cryptography and Falling Apple, the Connection. Tix: adults Centre for Military and Circling Moon and Panel debates the politics $20; students/seniors/ Strategic Studies. the Fixed Stars: the members $15 at Bio Sciences 587. Creative Imagination of Shakespeare’s Macbeth Campus Ticket Centre. of Jane Harrison. Info: 240-4174. Fri., Jan. 28 Can Shakespeare’s “This promises to be a Macbeth opens Annabel Robinson, blood-soaked Scottish very lively and informal February 1 and runs Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, University of Regina. king and his doomed discussion about the until the 26th. Theatre Rozsa Centre. 12 noon TALK: Calgary Society for Lady wife still speak to dangers of political Calgary’s production Violence and Order Mediterranean Studies. contemporary audi- ambition,” says Kathleen promises to be innovative, Mon., Jan. 24 in the Midst of State Info: 220-7068. Tix: ences? Four well-known Scherf, dean of the as the design concept will Collapse. Dr. William members free; general personalities with Faculty of Communica- set the play in a pre-World Reno, Northwestern 1 - 4 pm Westgrid $4; students $2, at door. unique perspectives on tion and Culture and the War II, 1930s era. University. Social Research Exchange - Murray Fraser Hall 160. the subject will consider moderator for the event. Shakespeare’s trag- Collaborating with Sciences 729. the question January 31 “We have some very edy, set in the 11th Colleagues Using Sat., Jan. 29 at a joint University of bright and opinionated century, chronicles Advanced 1 pm INFORMATION Calgary-Theatre Calgary people who can speak Macbeth’s Machiavellian Technology. Speakers: SESSION: Work presentation. entertainingly on the rise to the Scottish 6 pm SPORTS: Dinos Andrew Patrick, Smart. Work Safe. Pat Nelson, the recently subject and from very throne. Many scholars Basketball. Women National Research Workers retired finance minister for different perspectives. view it as Shakespeare’s play at 6; Men play at 8. Council; Maria Lantin, Compensation the Province of Alberta, It’s an enjoyable way to darkest work. Jack Simpson Gym. Banff Centre; and Claims at the U of C. Catherine Ford, former spend a lunch hour.” The panel discussion Daniela Sirbu, U of Dave Porcu, Health & Calgary Herald columnist, This is the third such takes place January 31 7 pm DANCE: Spread Lethbridge. Social Wellness adviser. David Taras, U of C event put on by the U of C from noon to about 1:15 Your Wings! Dance political scientist and and Theatre Calgary in p.m. at McNally Sciences 202. Register at 220-3156. Staff Wellness Centre. With France frequent media commen- conjunction with a Theatre Robinson Booksellers, Productions. Tix: $20- tator, and Christopher Calgary opening. Scherf Stephen Avenue Mall. 3 pm EVENT: The Kula Murray Fraser Hall $17, call 243-2111. Newton, director of says the panels are a great The event is free Ring (Undergraduate 3360. University Theatre. Theatre Calgary’s way for the university to and open to the public, Anthropology Club) will upcoming production of share some of its intellec- but please RSVP be hosting Victor Reece, 3 pm SEMINAR: TBA. Sun., Jan. 30 Macbeth, will participate tual capital with the Sandra Gomez by who uses mask, Annabel Robinson, in a free noon-hour panel community while provid- phoning 294-7440 or e- puppetry, story-telling University of Regina. at McNally Robinson ing theatre-goers with new mailing (oral history) & songs to Greek and Roman 2 pm THEATRE: Booksellers. insights into the play. [email protected]. recount the history & Studies. Social Sciences Maurice Sendak's tradition of the 1339. Little Bear Live On Tsimphsian People. Tix: Stage. All ages $10 at door or at the 6 pm SPORTS: Dinos welcome. Doors open 1 Kula Ring office (across Basketball. Women pm. Tix: $14.95 at Compiled by Vicki Brown. hall from SS 854). play at 6; Men play at 8. Ticketmaster. MacEwan Social Sciences 816. Jack Simpson Gym. Hall. The listed events are of general interest. Events of a specialized nature may not be listed here but can be found on the Web at www.ucalgary.ca/events. Email your events information to [email protected]

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