October 22, 2009 Vol. 45 No. 27 The University of Western Ontario’s newspaper of record www.westernnews.ca PM 41195534 MAKE A DIFFERENCE DOUBLE-HEADER IN PROFILE Not all gifts come as cash, stocks or insurance October 16 was a rare day in campus history when Not all communities are built the same when it policies. One longstanding contributor has two major buildings opened within hours of each comes to citizens having access to the internet shown his affection with a special saxophone, other. An advanced biofuels facility and striking and other telecommunications services. But 18th century literature and the restoration of Student Services building will push the envelope in governments and private industry often fail to important cultural places. exciting new ways. see this ‘digital divide’. Page 2 Page 8 & 9 Page 12 Chews local! Chakma to be installed as president For only the tenth time in the university’s history, the official installation of a new president will be a highlight of convoca- tion ceremonies – this one the 294th convocation – running Oct. 22-23. Amit Chakma, following eight years as Vice-President (Aca- demic) and Provost at the Uni- versity of Waterloo, took over the top spot at Western July 1. An engineer by trade, Chakma also served as Dean of Engi- neering and then Vice-President (Research) and International Liaison Officer at the University of Regina, as well as a profes- sor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Calgary. Chakma’s installation takes place Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Over the two-day event, close to 2,000 graduates are expected to cross the Alumni Hall stage to receive their degrees. Western will also be honour- ing two of Heather Travis, Western News Canada’s top professionals An EnviroWeek farmer’s market features fresh fruits and vegetables supplied from Doris Family Produce at the Covent Garden Market in downtown with honorary London. The nutritious bounty was grown within 200 kilometres of Western. EnviroWeek continues until Oct. 23. See additional photo page 6. degrees - Uri Mayer, one of Canada’s most respected conductors, More meteorite chunks discovered and Cecil Mayer Rorabeck, a B Y JEFF RENAUD allowed our research teams to leading expert have access to their property for on hip and ith the national media searching.” Watch the video knee replace- focused on Grimsby, The meteor was captured The bright flare of a falling meteor was captured Sept. 25 on Western ‘all sky’ cam- ment surgery. WOntario, a scientifically- on video by Western’s South- eras set up to record and track such events. They will fuelled scavenger hunt – led by ern Ontario Meteor Network aquarid.physics.uwo.ca/research/fireball/events/25sept2009/ receive hon- a team of Western researchers (SOMN) on seven of its ‘all-sky’ orary degrees – has now produced three golf cameras on Friday, Sept. 25. The Thursday ball-sized fragments of meteor- astronomical event made head- (3:30 p.m.) ite from the small town nestled lines itself due to its brightness, mom’s truck with a huge crack real culprit was in the case of and Friday between Lake Ontario and the estimated to be approximately in it. Making note of the ‘unusual’ the broken windshield -- or more (10 a.m.), Niagara Escarpment. 100 times brighter than a full rocks he later found on the car’s specifically, what. Rorabeck respectively. “The response from the media moon. hood, Garchinski chalked the The ‘what’ was a 46-gram Mayer, who and the people of Grimsby has The first meteorite fragment incident up to vandalism and (approximately the size of a golf will receive a really driven this hunt,” says recovered was found with a sig- filed a police report. ball) completely fusion-crusted Doctor of Music, honoris causa Peter Brown, an associate pro- nificant loss – the windshield of a It wasn’t until two weeks (melted exterior) fragment of (D.Mus.), has served in a leader- fessor in Western’s Department Nissan Pathfinder. later that his mother, Yvonne an ‘ordinary chondrite’ meteor- ship role with three major Cana- of Physics and Astronomy who When Tony Garchinski heard Garchinski, heard media reports ite. Chondrites are arguably the dian orchestras. While principal specializes in the study of mete- a loud crash just after 9 p.m. that researchers from Western most important type of meteorite conductor of Orchestra London, ors and meteorite falls. the night of the meteor flyby he were searching West Grimsby, because they are the least pro- his musical vision enhanced the “We are particularly apprecia- didn’t think much of it. That is, Ont. for possible fragments of cessed of meteorites and provide tive of the cooperation of many until he awoke the next morn- a freshly fallen meteorite. The Continued on page 6 landowners in the area who have ing to find the windshield of his Garchinskis realized who the Continued on page 5 INSIDE: Academe 16 | Careers 16 | Classified 16 | Coming Events 15 | Conference Calendar 15 | Student Services Bulletin 16 2 OCTOBER 22, 2009 WESTERN NEWS ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND - NEW RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY INITIATIVES AWARD MAKE A DIFFERENCE MAJOR GRANT COMPETITION - APPLICATION DEADLINE A monthly column about campus fundraising The deadline for applications to the 2010-2011 Academic Development Fund - New Research and Scholarly Initiatives Award (Major Grant Competition) is 4:30 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2009. This deadline will be strictly enforced. Applications are available in electronic format only and may be obtained from the University Secretariat web site (www.uwo.ca/univsec/senate), or by contacting the SUPAD Secretary at 519-661-2055 ([email protected]). Completed electronic applications are to be submitted (in PDF format) to the SUPAD Secretary (email: [email protected]) by the designated deadline. Applications to the ADF New Research and Scholarly Initiatives Award will no longer be accepted in print format. Karmen Dowling, for Western News John Lutman, Western Libraries, sits with alumnus and professor emeritus James Good at the Archives and Research Collections Centre (ARCC) where Good has donated several 19th century English literature books he collected over the years, including the ones they are holding. Tangible gifts enrich student experience B Y KARMEN DOWLING 1798 and generally considered to have marked the beginning of the English Romantic move- ames M. Good (BA’64, MA’65) has long ment in literature. Good says each edition is loved the arts, and Western, and this is why different and will allow graduate students and Jhe has given his alma mater some of his scholars a rare opportunity to study the differ- most prized possessions. ences. Good is not only a Western alumnus, but also a Good and his wife Eva (BScN’65) have made professor emeritus and former dean of the Fac- numerous personal gifts to Western, as well as ulty of Arts and Humanities. During almost 40 donations through his family’s foundation, Good years on campus he was an avid collector of 19th Foundation Inc. century English literature, most notably Wil- For instance, last year Good donated his Sel- liam Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge mer bass saxophone to the Don Wright Faculty first and early editions. of Music. His family’s foundation provided Since his retirement in 2000, Good has donated funds to help renovate Conron Hall and the Tal- these texts to the Archives and Research Col- bot (Paul Davenport) Theatre, and to purchase lections Centre (ARCC) at Western Libraries. a new projector for the Faculty of Arts and However, while he was able to provide them Humanities. with the first three editions of Wordsworth & “Often little things can affect the quality of Coleridge’s Lyrical Ballads, the 4th edition had the student experience,” says Good. “In my been elusive. Until now. case, I would hope that for certain music stu- The 16th Annual Murray Barr Lecture When John Lutman, The James Alexander and dents to have tried a peripheral instrument like Ellen Rea Benson Special Collections Librarian, a bass sax is one plus in their Western education. The Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology recently told Good that he had tracked down The same would be true of a student of 19th Presents the 4th edition in England, Good wasted no century literature who might actually get to time in giving Lutman the money to purchase hold and look at Wordsworth’s work in the form the two volumes to complete the set. The books that he saw it when it was published--something will arrive at the ARCC in the next couple of quite different from reading two-column text in weeks. a clumsy anthology. It is also possible to trace Lyrical Ballads is a collection of poems by first-hand changes he made in his published Wordsworth and Coleridge, first published in texts over his lifetime.” Faculties: GIFTS AND PLEDGES TO DATE GOAL (2009/10) Arts and Humanities $44,192 4.4% $1,000,000 Don Wright Faculty of Music $236,645 47.3% $500,000 Education $149,885 30.0% $500,000 Engineering $985,738 39.4% $2,500,000 Health Sciences $164,717 16.5% $1,000,000 Dr. Scott Emr Information & Media Studies $4,938 1.0% $500,000 Director, Cornell Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology Law $433,899 25.5% $1,700,000 Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of ’56 Professor Libraries $196,565 19.7% $1,000,000 Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Richard Ivey School of Business $8,449,233 49.7% $17,000,000 Cornell University Robarts Research Institute $133,773 5.4% $2,500,000 Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry $1,737,755 17.4% $10,000,000 Ithaca, New York Science $671,991 13.4% $5,000,000 Social Science $292,257 19.5% $1,500,000 “Cell Signaling: ESCRTing Receptor Sports & Recreation Services $268,873 26.9% $1,000,000 Down-Regulation” Special Projects Student Awards - University Wide $210,248 10.5% $2,000,000 Western Fund $587,295 25.5% $2,300,000 Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.