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 Je f f Re n a u d 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 Ka r m e n Do w l i n g 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. Campus Wide Programs $275,587 1.8% $15,000,000 As of September 30, 2009 TOTAL $14,843,592 22.8% $65,000,000 Auditorium A, 3rd Floor LHSC, University Campus ** Coffee and Continental Breakfast Available 8:30-9:00 Gift Planning Progress Expectancies $7,074,986 51% $14,000,000

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry **Expectancies - future commitments such as bequests or life insurance, realizations counted in the current/prior campaign activity by faculty. The year 2009/10 runs May 1, 2009 - April 30, 2010

Sub Total by Special Projects TOTAL $3,080,897 $6,200,000 WESTERN NEWS October 22, 2009 3

Paul Mayne, Western News Showing off Western’s United Way goal of $550,000 are President Amit Chakma, campus United Way co-chairs Julie McMullin (faculty) and Malcolm Ruddock (staff), USC president Emily Rowe and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry employee campaign coordinator Joan Estabrooks. Western sets ambitious United Way target

B y Pa u l Ma y n e year than in any in its 40-year donation, last year bringing in a zational contributors in the city. chair of Western’s United Way history. record-breaking $534,008. West- “Members of Western’s campus campaign with Malcolm Rud- his year, United Way of “The community, right now, ern President Amit Chakma says community and their family and dock, Director of Employee and London & Middlesex mem- requires support in a way that it Western has a strong tradition of friends have endured their own Advancement Communications. Tber agencies, numbering hasn’t required in a long time,” supporting the local United Way challenges over the past year, “You can make a real change in close to 40 and offering more than says United Way CEO Andrew campaign, and it is important which is all the more reason why your community.” 80 programs, will count on the Lockie. “I have had the opportu- to continue to play a leadership it is so important for those of us United Way’s history with West- generosity of the local commu- nity to be in the community and role. able to contribute, to do so,” adds ern is long, proud and significant, nity. it’s striking to see the need that “I’m proud to be part of such Chakma. says Lockie. One of the important With this past year’s economic has been created because of our a caring organization, and I plan “No gift is too small, every little messages he feels the university downturn having hit the region economic circumstances.” to continue my own tradition of bit helps. Your participation is is carrying right now is that West- hard, United Way agencies Hoping to help the United Way giving to the United Way, which is what makes a difference.” ern and the community of London find themselves asked to assist attain their 2009 goal of $7.4 mil- something I have done for many Julie McMullin, Associate Dean is one and the same – sharing the a greater number of area resi- lion, Western unveiled a campaign years,” says Chakma, noting over in the Faculty of Social Science, need to assist the community. dents. goal of $550,000 to a full house at the last 15 years, faculty, staff, called on the campus to have an “The United Way, I believe, is The London and District Dis- The Spoke Oct. 16. retirees and students have raised impact in the community. having a very real, measurable tress Centre has been swamped, For seven years in a row West- a total of $5.7 million, making “Now more than ever we need and important impact on the com- receiving more calls this past ern has increased its United Way Western one of the largest organi- your help,” says McMullin, co- munity.” Digital outsourcing becomes new labour model

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s anywhere. “This doesn’t mean necessarily ost people are aware of Lecture today that they will be done anywhere.” the call centres in India, Topic: The Making of a Cybertariat: The threat of jobs being out- Mbut few know just how Labour Restructuring in a Digital sourced has changed the balance far-reaching some services they Global Economy of power between workers and access everyday have become, as Presenter: Ursula Huws, honorary employers, she explains. Particu- information whips across coun- professor, International Labour Stud- larly during times of economic tries, continents and time zones. ies, London Metropolitan University, crisis, workers are forced to Women in Africa are monitor- U.K. make concessions on hours and ing security cameras stationed in Details: Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m., 3M Centre, wages to keep their jobs local. California parking lots and U.S. Room 3250. Public reception follows Outsourcing began before doctors are sending MRI scans in Michael’s Garden. the internet boom, with one of to India to be read by specialists. the first cases being American This is just the tip of the iceberg Airlines shipping ticket stubs to of the daily labour outsourcing of including the American Fed- Barbados in the 1970s for data many companies. eration of Television and Radio processing, she says. Any job involving the process- Artists, Association of Canadian But it was expansion of the Heather Travis, Western News ing of information that can be dig- Television and Radio Artists, the internet, a scare about the Mil- Labour expert Ursula Huws has watched labour markets shift towards an itized can be carried out anyplace, Screen Actors Guild and the Writ- lennial bug shutting down com- increase in outsourcing in the last 25 years. She is offering a public lec- says labour expert Ursula Huws. ers Guild of Canada. puters worldwide in 2000, and ture today to discuss some of the trends and challenges of a digital global The ability to outsource work at For 25 years Huws has con- the switchover of European coun- economy. a cheaper rate has changed the ducted research on the economic tries to the Euro currency that way companies do business and and social impacts of technologi- contributed to India’s position in because these global companies With an increasingly digital has led to new challenges in a cal change, the telemediated relo- the late 1990s as a mecca for data have such market power.” world, few jobs escape the reality globalized economy. cation of employment and the processing companies. Now that jobs can be broken of these challenges, notes Jona- Ursula Huws is the director of changing international division of “That was a massive amount up into parts like pieces of Lego, than Burston, associate professor Analytica Social and Economic labour in services. of quite routine programming which Huws calls modulariza- and Rogers Chair in the Faculty Research Ltd. and honorary pro- With the digitization of labour, work and so these Indian compa- tion, multiple people can perform of Media and Information Stud- fessor of International Labour workers are becoming more nies really did well out of that,” the work required by a company ies, and conference organizer. Studies at London Metropolitan interchangeable. Playing on Karl she says. Countries later began from different locations. “All of us are digital workers University in England. She was Marx’s term ‘proletariat,’ used to outsourcing more difficult work Meanwhile, Huws believes and some of us are at the front a keynote speaker at the confer- describe the working class, Huws to India. creativity will eventually lead to lines of the changes of work life,” ence on “Digital Labour: Workers, has coined a term for the new Now, India, China and Brazil a change in these labour models. he says. “We are studying our- Authors, Citizens” Oct. 16-18. kind of worker, a ‘cybertariat.’ are major world players. Those Although companies try to “man- selves and each other.” The three-day conference “There is a seamless switching who once were recipients of out- age” employees, which in turn The conference is the first step- hosted by the Faculty of Infor- of work around the world,” she sourced work are now outsourc- hinders creativity, Huws says ping-stone towards the creation mation and Media Studies invited says. “We now have a situation ing to other countries. creative workers are needed to of a new research centre related panelists of 50 leading Canadian where a very high proportion of “A lot of companies cannot generate new ideas and shape the to digital labour issues. scholars and union activists, jobs can, in principle, be done afford not to outsource anymore future of labour markets. 4 october 22, 2009 WESTERN NEWS

Letters to the editor The Way We Were: 1947

Police shouldn’t review police

I just read on your website that with regard to the Wednesday evening arrest of a student, that the London Police would be used in investigating the event. Well, I’m not sure what option Western has, but we have seen time and time again across this country that police investigating police never seems to be effec- tive. Kingsclear Youth Training Centre, the shooting death of Ian Bush, the shooting death of Kevin St. Arnaud, the in-custody death of Robert Dziekanski -- all show the gaming of the system that exists. Yet another sad day and blight on London. Fred Meikle London

Restraint shown

I personally would like to applaud the restraint shown by campus police. I’m sure the com- plaints of brutality are becoming a nightmare for you but after hav- ing watched the video, I see a few well-trained officers using proper Pressure Point Control tactics in trying to subdue an accused Compiled by Alan Noon ([email protected]) Ron Nelson/Western Archives criminal. It seems there are far too many people jumping on the “brutal- The last surviving structure from the time when the campus was the Kingsmill Farm was a small cottage used by farm laborers. From 1924-48 this ity” bandwagon saying they cottage was the home of Mr. Dobbs, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds for the university. Upon his death in 1948 most of the cottage was should have used tasers or pep- demolished except for a basement area and root cellar. Until completion of the Biological and Geological Building in 1957 it provided a convenient perspray. I fully understand any cool space to store and maintain a collection of frogs, turtles and crayfish used in the teaching laboratories. officer’s reluctance to use a taser because of the media nightmare that will follow and people just many of us at Western and other don’t seem to realize there is a spectators feel that the issue of Verbatim huge liability risk in using pepper “whether the amount of force Looking Back spray in any public area. applied was reasonable or not?” From the Western News archives Oct. 22, 1998 An occasional look at reports Again, I wanted to show my is contentious. on higher education support to the officers involved The following statement in n Western joins the $14.5-million Canadian Arthritis and congratulate them on a job particular “Our officers did what Network. Research will include the faculties of Medicine & Over the last 20 years demand well done. they needed to do to ensure that Dentistry and Engineering Science. for postsecondary graduates has James Goyetche he and others around him were n Both the Off-Campus Dons and the International/ driven all of Canada’s employ- Lockeport Fire Department, safe” given by Gitta Kulczy- Exchange Programs will now be housed under The Centre ment growth. Indeed the num- N.S. cki seeks to establish a bias in the for New Students. ber of jobs filled by university minds of the readers by subtly n The Grad Club celebrates its 30th anniversary by offer- graduates more than doubled determining the force used was ing a needs-based bursary to four graduate students valued at between 1990 and 2008. Over Official version appropriate. $500 per year. A lot has changed since the Society of Graduate the last year, in the midst of at odds with I think the reason students are Students began serving a Happy Hour on Fridays in 1968. this deep recession, there were spectator’s appalled by this incident is not n Henna tattoos are part of the United Way’s appeal. Visit 40,000 additional jobs for uni- because there was a disoriented the UCC this Thursday to attend the “Body Art Session.” versity graduates as compared I am concerned the press student on campus indulging in n 2,474 parking spaces are assigned to students on campus, to 370,000 fewer jobs in the rest release from the university on inappropriate behaviour, but was just one of many facts available from Western Facts 1998 of the labour force. the recent arrest seeks to justify because of the way the situation which is available online. the actions of the police. I, being was dealt with by the police. I n “Finally you can... Drink a cold beer or sip a glass of wine Presentation by AUCC a spectator at the scene of the strongly feel the university while you munch on goodies at the complimentary Nacho Bar. President Paul Davidson to the arrest, disagree with this por- should be more aware of their Lucy’s. Somerville House. Tuesday-Friday 4-6pm” reads the Canadian Senate committee trayal of the incident. statements and the underlying advertisement. on Social Affairs, Science and By focusing exclusively on the implications these statements Technology – Oct. 7, 2009. context of the situation, the uni- may have in controversial situa- – Compiled by Joshua Safer versity if seeking to establish the tions, such as in this case. www.aucc.ca/_pdf/english/ student as a culprit who deserved Revika Datta reports/2009/senate_cttee_ the force applied on him. I think Political Science, 4th year presentation_10_07_e.pdf

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Continued from page 1 We don’t have to spend huge sums a window into the material which of money to send a spacecraft to formed the early solar system. get the sample. The meteorite is estimated to be “We’ve worked out the orbit, 4.6 billion years old. where it came from, so it becomes Phil McCausland, a postdoc- a material within context. It’s like toral fellow at Western’s Centre a geologist who can pick up a for Planetary Science & Explora- rock which may be interesting, tion, and Brown presented the but if you know where it came found meteorite to national media from, that context, it means so Oct. 16 at the Garchinski home much more. Most meteorites, we in Grimsby with the family on don’t have the context. This one hand to tell their remarkable we do.” story. Global Television, CTV, Yvonne Garchinski has loaned CBC Television, The Globe and the ‘pristine’ meteorite sample Mail, CHCH, City TV, A News to Western but it remains her and a half-a-dozen other local property as meteorites found in media outlets attended the media Canada belong to the owner of conference on the Garchinski’s the land upon which they are dis- front lawn. covered. “Having both the video and the The Garchinski property is sample is golden because we get a mere 200 metres off the fall the dynamic information and the line of the meteorite the Western orbital direction from the video, Meteor Physics Group calculated and by having recovered material using data from its video, radar on the ground, we can complete and sound detection systems the picture. We can take a rock and thanks in large part to this that we now have in hand and research – along with a lot of luck we can study it in the best labo- – two more meteorite fragments ratories in the world and we can have been found. put it back into its solar system The second meteorite was context. We can put it back into found by the Western team not where it came from,” explains far from the Garchinski home but McCausland. the land owner wishes to remain “In all of history, only about a anonymous. The third fragment dozen meteorite falls have that was found Oct. 18 by professional kind of record.” meteorite hunter Mike Farmer Brown says, “Scientifically, it’s (meteoriteguy.com) on the side of equivalent to a sample return a road in West Grimsby. mission, which is sending a The Western-led search contin- spacecraft out to a known loca- ues and both Brown and McCaus- Jeff Renaud, Western News tion in the solar system and bring- land believe more fragments will Grimsby homeowner Yvonne Garchinski and Western Physics and Astronomy associate professor Peter Brown speak ing back a sample. In this case be found. to national media where a 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite smashed the window of Garchinski’s truck Sept. 25. The though, the sample comes to us. pair are wearing gloves to protect the meteorite. Burton, Stiller inducted into Hall of Fame

A. C. Burton, founder of the School of Medicine & Dentistry sity Hospital, the first of its kind Department of Medical Biophy- named their CFI-funded biophy- in Canada and one of the first sics and Calvin Stiller, transplan- sics laboratory the Alan C. Burton in the world. During this time, tation pioneer, have been named Laboratory for Vascular Rese- Stiller had a remarkable run as as 2010 inductees for the Cana- arch in his honour. a crusader for organ donation dian Medical Hall of Fame. Stiller’s magic touch as a buil- and the organ donor card, and They are among six individuals der pervades every phase of his popularized, if not coined, the named to the Hall for 2010 and career. A physician, scientist, term “Gift of Life.” will join 76 laureates who have administrator, policy innovator Convinced there was a seri- previously been inducted for pus- and entrepreneur, Stiller deve- ous lack of capital available to hing the boundaries of knowledge loped one of the most dynamic Canadian bioscientists, he honed to improve human health. organ transplant programs in his idea of involving the private Burton began his career as the nation and championed coun- sector in stimulating a real Cana- a high school physics teacher tless other initiatives that have dian-grown life sciences indus- before immigrating to Canada enriched research enterprise in try. Accordingly, he built four at the age of 23 and becoming a Canada. He is called a visionary venture funds – the largest being graduate student in physics at the with organizational genius. Canadian Medical Discovery University of Toronto. Conside- Stiller was Canada’s major voice Fund – that served as the cata- red a founding father of modern in organ transplantation during lyst for biotechnology in Canada biophysics and a pioneer in inter- Burton the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s Stiller and developed early-seed inves- disciplinary health research, when the field transformed from tments in discoveries coming out Burton was a brilliant scientist a risky experimental undertaking of universities. and superb raconteur who had Ontario where he founded the to a reliably successful venture. It could halt the progression of Type A recipient of numerous presti- a profound effect on those he first Department ofB iophysics in was Stiller who, in the late 1970s, 1 Diabetes – demonstrating it was gious awards and honours, Stil- encountered. a Canadian medical school and led obtained the promising new drug an immune disorder. ler is a Member of the Order of Burton’s PhD work, including the department from 1948-1970. Cyclosporine and organized its In a lifetime, an individual Canada and the Order of Ontario, the heating of electrolytes by Awarded the Member of the first multi-centre clinical trial in might be successful in creating and has received the Queen’s microwaves (then of great medi- Order of the British Empire for kidney transplantation in North one institution or program. Stiller Jubilee Award. Recognized for cal interest), marked his entry contributions during the war, America, creating the foundation has been the architect of many, Life Time Achievement by the into the world of biology. He Burton served as president of the for subsequent studies that put including The Canadian Medical Canadian Society of Transplan- pursued postdoctoral studies at American Physiological Society, Canada on the world stage. Hall of Fame, Robarts Research tation, he also holds three honou- the University of Rochester, NY Biophysical Society and the Cana- Cyclosporine remains today Institute, Ontario Institute for rary doctorate degrees, including (1932-1934) and the University dian Physiological Society. He as the drug of choice to combat Cancer Research, MaRs, and the one from Western. of Pennsylvania (1934-1939), and was honoured with the Gairdner tissue rejection after transplan- Stiller Centre. Other 2010 inductees include: returned to Canada after the Foundation International Award tation. He was responsible for From 1984 to 1996, he establis- William A. Cochrane; Phil Gold; outbreak of World War II. for Cardiovascular Research the controversial but groundbrea- hed and led the Multi-Organ Trans- James C. Hogg; and Vera Peters. In 1945, Burton was recruited and has received two honourary king research that showed cyclo- plant Service (MOTS) at London The ceremony will be held in to The University of Western degrees. In 2008, the Schulich sporine, an immunosuppressant, Health Sciences Centre’s Univer- Calgary on April 13. 6 october 22, 2009 WESTERN NEWS

Mayer, Rorabeck Hola Cuba! to receive degrees

Continued from page 1 and former chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at Western and London reputation of the orchestra within Health Sciences Centre. the city and across the country. He has served as president Mayer has conducted in the of the Canadian Orthopaedic past several years the philhar- Research Society, the Canadian monic orchestras of Hungary, Orthopaedic Foundation and Israel, Slovakia, Belgrade, Bra- the Canadian Orthopaedic Asso- bants, Sofia and the Northern ciation. He currently serves as German Radio in Hannover, the Council Chair for the Robarts Budapest, Maastricht, Odense, Research Institute, where his Montreal, Utah, Honolulu, SABC commitment to advancing Johannesburg, NHK Tokyo and research and improving human Osaka Symphonies, the London health continues to benefit the Mozart Players and English Sym- London community. phony Orchestra. Friends and family of Univer- A resident of Toronto, Mayer sity of Western Ontario students appeared regularly from 1996 to unable to attend this year’s 2003 as guest conductor for the autumn convocation will be able National Ballet of Canada and led to experience it from the comfort many productions including Tales of their homes. of Arabian Nights, Swan Lake and Western is offering a live video The Nutcracker. feed of each ceremony in its Paul Mayne, Western News Rorabeck, who will receive a entirety. The video will be linked The University of Western Ontario welcomed government officials from the Caribbean island Oct. 19 as part Doctor of Science, honoris causa from the main home page at uwo. of Cuba Day celebrations on campus. Following a roundtable discussion with Cuban researchers at Western, (D.Sc.), is a professor emeritus ca. University of New Mexico professor Nelson Valdes gave a presentation on political developments in contem- porary Cuba. Valdes spoke again on Tuesday on ‘What Fidel Castro can teach Max Weber about Charisma.’

Magazine Art Senate

stage, but I am pleased that we wing scholarships and awards: Senate rejects are not painting this institution n The Bill Teng Hong Kong representation for with a broad brush. Things hap- Scholarship will be awarded to UWOSA pen – good and bad – and this was an international student who is The president of Western’s staff an unfortunate incident.” a permanent resident of Hong association will not have a seat at Gitta Kulczycki, Vice-President Kong and is entering the first year Senate, even as an observer. (Resources & Operations) says it of any full-time undergraduate A motion to provide represen- is standard procedure at London degree program with the excep- tation was defeated 33 to 18, with Police that when force is involved tion of Ivey. This scholarship, val- five abstentions. in restraining an individual, an ued at $2,500, is made possible by Senate’s Operations/Agenda automatic review is conducted Bill Teng (BA Economics ‘79) who committee recommended against and adds Western will certainly is affiliated with the Alumni Asso- representation, saying those who cooperate fully. ciation’s Hong Kong Branch. have observer status represent The student has been charged n The Chorley & Bisset Ltd. groups whose primary role is with mischief, resisting arrest, Consulting Engineers Engineer- with academic policies, regula- assault, and escaping custody. ing Award will be awarded annu- tions and programs. While some ally to a full-time student in sec- UWOSA members work directly Remembrance Day ond or third year of engineering, in academics, many work in areas Following the September Sen- alternating between the Mechani- that are not academic. ate meeting, a notice of motion cal and Materials Engineering Undergraduate Program Assis- requesting the suspension of program and the Electrical and tant in Kinesiology Arzie Chant classes, exams and evaluations Computer Engineering program. says staff members play a vari- on Nov. 11 (Remembrance Day) The award, valued at $1,000, was ety of roles on campus. While each year from 10:30 – 11:20 was established by Chorley & Bisset Chant is one of two staff mem- forwarded to the Senate Com- Ltd. Consulting Engineers. bers currently on Senate, he feels mittee on Academic Policy and n The Richard C. Seewald it wouldn’t be proper for either Awards (SCAPA). Entrance Scholarship in Audiol- to speak on behalf of the entire Feeling there wasn’t sufficient ogy will be awarded annually to a association. time to consult the university full-time student entering the first “Staff have a unique role and community on the issue, SCAPA year of the audiology program interaction with students and deferred consideration until fur- in the School of Communication faculty,” he says, noting issues ther input could be received. Sciences and Disorders. This have come before Senate where However, the campus commu- scholarship, valued at $1,000, staff would have liked to present nity is reminded of the current was established by an anony- their views. Senate policy with respect to two mous donor and by friends and “We want to be actively involved minutes of silence between 11 colleagues of Richard Seewald, and share our knowledge. We feel a.m. and noon. a leading international expert in our role is equally integral to the pediatric audiology, particularly success of the university.” New Scholarships children’s hearing amplification and Awards fitting. Police incident Senate has approved the follio- President Amit Chakma expressed his gratitude to Senate members for taking a “balanced view” of what happened during Heather Travis, Western News an arrest by campus and London Correction This is no ugly duckling. Intricately folded pieces of recycled magazine police of a Western student Oct. paper create a beautiful swan on display in the University Community 14. In an Oct. 15 article, the opinion of anti-nuclear activist Helen Centre atrium during EnviroWeek at Western Oct. 19-23. The swan, made “I am not one to rush into judg- Caldicott on the use of nuclear isotopes in medicine was incor- by the Paper Art Club, shows how ordinary materials can be recycled ment over a video,” says Chakma, rectly presented. Caldicott says the isotopes can be made using into detailed pieces of art. who was out of town the day of a cyclotron, rather than by fissioning uranium. the occurrence. “I am not satis- Western News apologizes for the error. fied I know everything at this WESTERN NEWS October 22, 2009 7 Program ReConnects women with workforce

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s The current economic climate “The goal of the has created challenges for job- aurie Lockington hit the seekers, including many of the pause button on her career program is to improve women involved in the ReCon- Las a project manager for women’s confidence nect program. Smart Technologies in 2002 to “After six years of full-time take on a full-time job at home in going back into the parenting, I started investigating with her children. workforce.” career options in London, and Then after six years of full-time decided that I would need to ‘kick- – Mary Heisz, Ivey, parenting, Lockington decided faculty director of ReConnect start’ my job search,” says Lock- to shift gears and start working ington. “The ReConnect program outside the home again. But after seemed to offer exactly what I having been out of the game for was looking for. so long, she needed a boost to get for women to feel they have to “I learned that I am not alone,” started. prove themselves. she adds. “Many women have “Women in a leadership role “They really want to go back left the workforce for a period who have left the workforce may into a managerial position and and find it challenging to return. I feel that they are losing ground have less confidence when they learned that I still have the confi- by stepping away,” she says. “In stepped out because the work dence I need to re-establish my reality, women often mature in world has moved on,” says career.” their time away, develop other Heisz. After completing the 2008 valuable skills, and with confi- The program is not designed to program, Lockington feels she dence can return at the same teach women new skills, but rather has confidence, and a better level or higher.” help them brush up on skills they understanding of what she needs Lockington is one of many have already acquired. to be successful, as well as the women who have been helped by ReConnect updates women on knowledge to position her skills the ReConnect program at the changes in the field and refreshes for taking on a new role in the Richard Ivey School of Business, networking and job search skills. future. which is offered in partnership Heisz says research has shown Financial assistance is avail- with CIBC. Now in its second Submitted Photo women often don’t return to the able for participants through a year, the program will be held same type of job and are differen- scholarship established by CIBC. from Oct. 26-30, followed by an Laurie Lockington, who completed Ivey’s ReConnect program last year, now tiating between getting a job and The program costs $3,500 and a intensive two-day extension and has a better understanding of what she needs to be successful. starting a career. certificate is awarded at the end graduation in Toronto Nov. 16-17. The program also helps women of the seven-day program. ReConnect is a program decide whether they are ready to Participants should have a post- designed for women with mana- position. improve women’s confidence in return to the workforce and for secondary education and have gerial experience who have been Like others who are going back going back into the workforce,” some, the answer is no. professional experience at a man- out of the workforce for two to to work after a parenting break, says Mary Heisz, faculty director “This program is the perfect agerial or executive level. For seven years. Women, now looking or who changed careers to pursue of ReConnect. With many women thing to remind you that you are more information and to apply to re-enter the workforce, want to other interests, it can be a dif- deciding to focus on family and very capable of being in a mana- online visit reconnectyourcareer. return at a level similar to where ficult transition. defer their careers for various gerial position,” says Heisz. “This ca or call 1-800-948-8548. they left, namely in a leadership “The goal of the program is to reasons, Heisz says it is common is a pretty big untapped market.”

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Nicolina Ficca and Sandy Paiva - 2008 Recipients 8 october 22, 2009 WESTERN NEWS Western ushers in new era of biofuels research

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he University of West- ern Ontario opened a new T$5-million biofuel facility Oct. 16 and unveiled the first sale of a university-developed farm harvester that turns agricultural byproducts into a material for creating fuels, chemicals and fer- tilizers. John Milloy, Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation, led the official opening of the Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources (ICFAR), located at Western’s Experimen- tal Research Farm on Wonderland Road, north of London. “There’s enormous global demand for sustainable biofuels and Ontario is in a strong position to seize this opportunity,” says Milloy. Nearly 100 members of the farming community, industry, government, academics and politicians were on hand to open the facility designed to test the next generation biofuel technolo- gies being developed by Western researchers. WORLDiscoveries Executive Director Paul Paolatto announced the sale of the first Agri-therm mobile pyrolisis unit to the gov- ernment of Mexico, though the Douglas Keddy, Western News University of Vera Cruz, for $1 Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation John Milloy says a facility such as ICFAR puts the province in a strong position with regards to sustainable million. WORLDiscoveries is the biofuels. business development office for the university, Robarts Research Institute and Lawson Health This material then becomes an chairs and provide workspace for “I thank the Government of southwestern Ontario.” Research Institute. eco-friendly ingredient in fertil- visiting scientists and students Ontario for its vision and commit- The facility has generated huge Paolatto says more deals may izers, fuels and chemicals, includ- from Canada and abroad. ment to world-leading research in interest in the local agricultural be in the pipeline. ing environmentally friendly The new research facility, led facilities like ICFAR,” says West- community. “We have more than 250 quali- insecticides and pesticides. by Engineering professors Franco ern President Amit Chakma. “More sustainable biofuels is fied leads around the world,” says The patented mobile pyrolysis Berruti and Cedric Briens, will “Investments in researchers good news for Ontario farmers Paolatto, adding “there is nothing unit has been undergoing testing help place Ontario at the fore- and knowledge creation, technol- and good news for our families,” more important to the team at and revisions for the past sev- front of global biofuel research. ogy transfer and commercializa- says Maria Van Bommel, MPP Agri-therm than to add a decal eral years. Pyrolysis uses heat The institute received $5 mil- tion are taking place at universi- for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex. “It that says ‘Made in London, ON’.” to break down complex chemi- lion from the province last July, ties through institutes like ICFAR means a cleaner, healthier envi- The portable unit can be hauled cal substances into simpler sub- and has already created eight new and will result in new industrial ronment, and sustainable innova- from one farm field to the next to stances. jobs while allowing 20 graduate collaborations, the creation of tion-based jobs for rural Ontario.” process waste such as corn husks ICFAR is also expected to house students to pursue research lead- new long-term jobs and a more into a solid bio-char and bio-oil. two new energy-related research ing to Masters and PhD degrees. diversified green economy in Student depression rises in December

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s “I was interested in the rela- recruited in their first year at throughout the study women researchers from universities tionships between depressive Western through their first three scored about two points higher, or throughout Canada and the s stress levels from exams symptoms, drinking and aggres- years of study. The students sub- reported more severe symptoms United States. and mid-terms increase in sion in university student popula- mitted 26 weekly diary entries, of depression. In a last-minute change to the ADecember, so does the rate tions,” he says, adding the study followed by 24 monthly entries He notes there were females lineup, Sylvain Segard, Director of university students experienc- examined the potential physi- over a three-year period. These who showed an overall increase in General of Canada’s Centre for ing symptoms of depression, says ological influence of drinking on entries reported the students’ depression over the three years. Health Promotion, offered the scientist Paul Tremblay. depression. depressive symptoms and other Although the study did not keynote address. Tremblay, an adjunct research With many students leaving measures of drinking and con- show major affects attributed to Segard spoke about the role professor in the Department of home for the first time, facing an flict situations during that time particular times of year, there are of public health in understand- Psychology at The University of intensive academic environment period. small effects, such as in Decem- ing the impacts of physical, Western Ontario and scientist and the challenges of finding a The study was completed ber with exams. social environments on health, at the Centre for Addiction and balanced life outside of univer- earlier this year. The strongest “We are concerned about that to provide leadership on healthy Mental Health, says as academic sity life can be overwhelming trend was an initial decrease in and why does that happen,” he aging and building better lives pressures ramp up in December, and wreak havoc on one’s mental reported depression symptoms in says, noting future research will and better workplaces. He dis- stress levels affect the mental health. the first part of the semester, but explore what influences these cussed the challenges ahead for health of university students, par- Each year, 9.5 per cent of U.S. a different picture was painted at depression trajectories, including public health with a large aging ticularly women. adults experience a mood disor- the end of the semester. drinking and conflict situations. population and major risk factors Tremblay is among several der, including major depression, “One of the major trends was The study’s results could be affecting the health of children, researchers involved in a Three- says Tremblay, noting the statis- an increase in December with used for planning interventions including socio-economic status Year Diary-Longitudinal Study tics are similar in Canada. Sev- mid-term exams,” says Tremblay. when students are most in need. and development opportunities; of University Students’ Depres- enteen of every 100 people will “We are thinking maybe stress- In addition to those who are abuse and neglect; prenatal risks; sive Symptoms. Results were experience depression in their ful time periods would increase university-aged, the conference mental health and disorders; obe- presented during the Canadian lifetime and research has shown depression scores (measuring touched on all stages of life, sity; and unintentional injuries. Research Data Centres Network women are twice as likely as men severity) and there is a bit of an from childhood and adolescence, More information on the con- Conference on Health over the to experience depression. increase. through young adulthood and ference is available at rdc.uwo.ca/ Life Course, held at Western Oct. The study began in 2006 and “Females are much higher later life stages, to the aging conference2009/. 15-16. followed a group of students than males,” he says, adding population. Participants included WESTERN NEWS October 22, 2009 9

Heather Travis, Western News Left: Members of Nimitaa Children’s Dance Troupe, featuring students from Antler River Elementary School of Chippewa of the Thames First Nation, join dancers of all nations in the procession into the Student Services Building during the opening ceremonies on Friday, Oct. 16. Right: Richard Assiniwe, an elder from Anishinawbek Ojibwe Nation, led the sunrise ceremony to open the $21-million Student Services Building. As part of the ceremony, Western President Amit Chakma was presented with a gift of a leather beaded jacket. Sunrise ceremony opens Student Services

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s building and dancers from all a leather and beaded jacket, by the Indigenous Services office Students) [Registrar]. nations, including the Nimitaa Assiniwe during the ceremony. A incorporate indigenous culture “As a student here at Western, it oma Harris, former Vice- Children’s Dance Troupe, featur- gift of cloth is symbolic of a new into the building. is so phenomenal to see a building Provost (Academic Pro- ing students from Antler River beginning. “I think we are working like this. To have all the student Rgrams and Students) [Reg- Elementary School of Chippewa An indigenous architect was together in a different kind of resources in a centralized loca- istrar], held back tears as she of the Thames First Nation, led involved in the design process way, we have a closer proximity tion, easy for students to access in looked around the Student Ser- Western President Amit Chakma, and many key elements of the to one another and I think it’s an unintimidating environment, it vices Building during the opening other university administrators, building, including the amount of bringing about different types of truly is a huge asset here to West- ceremonies on Oct. 16. students, faculty and staff into natural light, the swirling black ideas, especially on how we can ern,” adds University Students’ The University of Western the building. waves in the concrete outside the better serve our students,” says Council President Emily Rowe. Ontario opened its new $21-mil- In the tradition of gift-giving, building which mimics water and John Doerksen, current Vice- lion four-storey building, located Chakma was ‘wrapped in cloth,’ a compass design on the floor of Provost (Academic Programs and on the south flank of the Univer- sity Community Centre, which provides one-stop convenience for all students. The home for numerous stu- dent services, including the Chu centre welcomes all Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid, International Student Services, B y Pa u l Ma y n e The centre offers much-need from around the world, at the Services for Students with Dis- space not only for international Western campus.” abilities, and Indigenous Services, eorgette Stubbs’ first students, but the entire campus A matching $1-million dona- brings many essential services week at Western defi- community, says Western Presi- tion from the family has also under one roof for the first time Gnitely stands out – it was dent Amit Chakma. led to the creation of a series in many years. also her first week in Canada. “The Chu family gift is of graduate awards and the Dr. “I feel completely choked up to The Nassau, Bahamas native another great example of the David S. H. Chu Public Admin- see this active today,” says Har- is now a third-year Bachelor transformative power of philan- istration program in China. ris. of Management and Organiza- thropy, and one that will make For students at selected uni- In her previous role, Harris tional Studies student and has a difference for generations to versities in China, the non-credit advocated for a facility that nothing but praise for the new come in helping Western edu- program will enrich their stud- would improve service access for Dr. David S. H. Chu Interna- cate the world’s future leaders,” ies through a series of lectures, students, promote co-ordination tional Student Centre, located in says Chakma. workshops and visits to Canada between staff within different the $21-million Student Services David Chu is co-founder, developed by Western’s Depart- units and improve working condi- Building that opened officially with his son Ken, of the Mission ment of Political Science. tions. “This building is a culmina- last week. Hills Group - the largest golf As well, there is the creation tion of that goal,” she says. “This new place is absolutely complex in the world - based in of new scholarships and faculty Seeing a lineup of students stunning and it will allow us to Hong Kong. fellowships for Chinese students waiting outside Room 190 in the grow and expand,” says Stubbs, Ken is a Western alumnus and scholars who choose to pur- Stevenson-Lawson Building, an international student peer who graduated with a BA in sue studies in Public Admin- which used to house student guide. Administrative and Commer- Paul Mayne, Western News istration at Western, along services, was anything but the “I’ve always enjoyed going to cial Studies in 1996, fast-track- with supporting new research Third-year student Georgette picture of an efficient work envi- student services and meeting ing his studies and completing focused on local government Stubbs (BMOS) says the new Dr. ronment, she notes. people from all over the world his degree in just two years, involving partnerships between David S. H. Chu International Stu- “There was a very obvious and experiencing their culture,” before returning to China to Western and academics at Chi- dent Centre will allow all at West- lack of co-ordination that often she says. “This has given me get involved with his family’s nese universities. ern to gain more international resulted in extreme frustration a different perspective on my business. In recognition of his John Doerksen, Vice-Provost perspective on ideas, cultures and for our students and for the own culture.” reputation as a business leader, opinions. (Academic Programs and Stu- members of our support staff,” The glass-enclosed centre, Western presented Ken with an dents) [Registrar], says the cen- she says, adding the office spaces located on the second floor, was honorary degree in 2007. tre will help the university to were small, cramped and didn’t created through a $1-million Although unable to make the share a common international internationalize its curriculum offer adequate privacy. donation from the Chu family trip to Western for the opening perspective,” says Ken. “West- and classrooms. She is “delighted” the new facil- to support Western’s goal of of the international centre, Ken ern gave me the skills and “When I think about this place ity is supported by the aboriginal increasing international student shared his family’s appreciation knowledge I needed to succeed (the Chu centre) I think about community. enrolment, consolidating inter- to the university. in business globally, and with the all the international students The opening ceremonies national student services and “It is an honour for me and establishment of the Dr. David that will visit us from countries included a sunrise ceremony led providing a premier location my family to establish a plat- S. H. Chu International Centre, from around the world,” says by Richard Assiniwe, an elder for hosting cultural events and form where students at Western this is my opportunity to help Doerksen. from Anishinawbek Ojibwe visiting dignitaries. can gather, exchange ideas, and make a difference for students, Nation. A tipi was erected in front of the entrance to the new 10 october 22, 2009 WESTERN NEWS

IN PROFILE: Graduate Students Not getting lost in translation

B y Pa u l Ma y n e scholarship of $35,000 per year. It has allowed her to focus heav- ulia Bickford’s advice for ily on her research and not need incoming graduate students to teach for extra money, which Jis to take time for non-ac- in turn has benefited her family ademic activities. With all the life. unexpected glitches that will crop While still honing in on a spe- up in academic life, it just helps to cific research question Bickford keep things in perspective. anticipates some interesting Bickford is the perfect example findings using the actor network of someone focused on priorities. theory. Her initial research had been in “It’s the process I’m interested science and technology studies, in, and not necessarily a value with a focus on the study of pre- judgment as to one’s better than implantation genetic diagnosis, the other, it’s more the process of her fieldwork would have taken how the translation actually takes her to Montreal. place between the clinic and the With a young daughter, she lab,” she says. realized that was not going to “It’s not prescriptive but rather be feasible for her. So without descriptive; the process of how it pause, Bickford re-focused and takes place. I’m hoping to describe will now hone in on doing a com- the process of translation,” adds parative ethnography for her PhD Bickford. “In knowledge transla- research, exploring the construc- tion it is really a humanist per- tion of autism spectrum disorder spective of looking at the human (ASD) in a genetics laboratory processes of translation, whether and among individuals living with it’s translating a piece of evidence ASD. into a clinic, but also taking into “It’s the idea of translation that perspective the social context of I’m interested in,” says Bickford. that clinic, so maybe the routines “So if you think of a scientist in a or the interests or the values or lab, they have a whole bunch of the culture.” different actors: a gene, a par- Bickford notes what the actor ticular technology, the scientists network theory adds is instead themselves, and they’re all influ- of just looking at the human pro- encing this thing called autism.” cesses, it also takes into consider- Following ASD as it travels ation the non-human things such from the laboratory out onto the as genes themselves or technol- street and into the lives of people ogy. who live with it, she will trace the “The real interest I have is look- networks of people, technologies, ing at that process of translation, and ideas that shape it – with her so how is autism translated from fieldwork taking place over 6-12 Paul Mayne, Western News the lab, where someone is looking months. While focused on her PhD, Julia Bickford says its important to make time for family and friends, along with your at a gene – really at the micro- “By describing the networks schooling. level - to the clinic where you within which ASD exists, I hope have this person that is sitting in to offer a slightly different way front of you and you have a whole of understanding and conceptual- with autism or clinicians instead a process works,” says Bickford. for Calgary to work on her mas- different slew of factors that are izing the process of translation of scientists. “Autism itself is constructed dif- ter’s degree in Medical Anthro- entangled in that matrix.” between basic science and lay “So the notion of translation is ferently depending where you pology. Upon completion in 2004, “The value of descriptive stud- people,” she says She adds you looking at which actors are the are, whether you’re in a lab, or in she applied her skills as a full- ies - and its probably undervalued also have the clinic, which has dif- same, which actors are different a clinic.” time research co-ordinator for more in an age where we want ferent actors. You may have dif- and looking at how that whole Following her undergraduate three years before re-starting a right or wrong answer – is it ferent tests for testing children process works; how translation as degree at Western, Bickford left her schooling to earn her PhD in raises questions or consciousness Health and Professional Educa- about the process of translation tion in the Health and Rehabilita- which people may not be aware tion Sciences program. of in their day-to-day life.” Taking time off after the birth While interested, Bickford of her daughter, Bickford is now doesn’t want to limit herself in her second year of studies and to simply a post-PhD teaching thrilled to be back. career. She very much enjoys “I absolutely love it,” she pursuing her research, which says. “I’m really interested in could possibly be an area of OSSTF/FEESO uniting education workers since 1919. the chance to read and write. 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COMMENTARY How I rediscovered my love of learning

B y Vi r g i n i a Bu r n s parents cut me off at the knees. GED and started my college against it. Unfortunately life got Never saw that coming! … at the wise old age program I was totally hooked on in the way right about then but it’s hey say confession is good The next two years saw me of 16 I calmly informed education. My native curiosity still in the back of my mind. for the soul. Now I’m really take on a series of jobs that about the world and everything in Remember that kudzu? It’s Tmore of a private kind of sounded good at the time: Avon my parents that I it had been revived. Once again I totally rampant now. I’ve pursued person, but what the heck. My soul representative – not a lot of wouldn’t be going back was asking, “Why?” Even better, studies in all manner of different could probably use some help, so money there for a painfully shy every question had an answer, courses and programs, taught maybe I’ll try a little confession teenager; Waitress – no amount to school anymore. and every answer led to another myself a few things through self- to see if it works. Just to make of money was worth putting up Coming from a long question. I was energized! study and research, and have it a fair test I’ll make sure it’s a with the guy who arrived falling Fast forward a few years. My an ever-growing list of things I good one too. Here goes – I was a down drunk and bit my finger like line of high school manager here at Western was would like to learn more about. (gasp!) high school dropout. a rabid dog; “Minority partner” dropouts I was quite encouraging me to take the CIM In fact, the longer I live the more Oh yes, at the wise old age of in a new start-up with one of the program at Ivey so I enrolled, questions I have that I want to 16 I calmly informed my parents parents (bet you know how that smug about it too… and rediscovered my inquisitive find answers to. that I wouldn’t be going back to goes) – learned a lot, especially nature and love of learning yet Oh – about confession being school anymore. Coming from a about revenue versus expenses again. good for the soul? I think it really long line of high school dropouts and what “minority” really means and saw the posters advertis- Entering Western a couple of works. I feel like I could take I was quite smug about it too, in that context. ing training initiatives to place years later as a transfer student on anything right now, maybe knowing that they really didn’t Then came the icing on the pro- women in non-traditional careers (part-time) in the Faculty of Sci- even something like criminal psy- have a leg to stand on in trying to verbial cake – seven plus years of it burst into the sunlight and took ence, I intended to study physics chology/psychopathology. Now convince me to stay. mindless drudgery as a factory off running. Sort of like kudzu. and computer science. Funny there’s something with a lot of They were smarter than I machine operator. I was begin- You know – that vine that took thing happened on the way to the questions! thought. All they said was, “Fine.” ning to wonder if I’d ever be able over the south? forum, though. I took Dr. Mike’s And that was it. Now I was think- to actually think again when the Anyway, I met with the coun- introductory psychology course The writer is a technical spe- ing “How weird is that!” and a relocation of mill operations to sellor, took their battery of tests, – Super Psych – and was totally cialist for Institutional Planning small seed of doubt crept in – another town brought this to a and discovered that I was highly hooked, even while I had to laugh and Budgeting, Western Informa- because as any teenager can tell merciful close. I was still young suited to two specific career at my younger self for the precon- tion Systems Group. you, parents are always wrong. enough to be totally unconcerned areas: psychology and computer ceptions that had set me so solidly For now though I wasn’t going to about declining their kind invita- science. Hello? What the heck do worry about it. I was free! Well, tion to move with them, so off I those two things have in common? sort of. trundled to the local unemploy- And why on earth would I want to Much to my surprise I found the ment office. spend the rest of my life listen- wages from my part time job at Remember that little seed of ing to other peoples’ problems? I the corner variety didn’t go very doubt I mentioned? Well, unbe- had enough of my own thank you far now that I was responsible knownst to me it had started to very much! Besides, computers for buying my own clothes and germinate way down deep inside. sounded way cool. such. Yep – in a surprise move the When I stepped into the building By the time I completed my

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IN PROFILE: New Faculty Haves, have nots and digital divides

B y Co n a l Pi e r s e said Hill. “I started looking into it directed to Hill, who was walking those who can’t. Heather Hill and thought it ... fit my personal- the hotel hallways barefoot, car- “I’ve lived in rural areas where ith the volume up and a ity and was what I wanted to do so rying her high heel shoes after a there isn’t good (internet access), blank tape poised in the n Hill enjoys home renovations and I jumped into it.” long day. and there’s an assumption that VCR, Heather Hill would owns a number of power tools. Her Hill received her master’s of “She was very warm, helpful, you should have access,” said Hill. W favourite is an 18V cordless drill. watch MTV at her father’s house library science from the Uni- and engaged,” said Kosciejew. She finds that policy based around n in Kansas City, Missouri, her fin- She’s an animal lover, and all of her versity of Missouri in 2004, and such false beliefs are alienating pets have been rescued. One of her ger hovering over the record but- cats, Diego, used to belong to one of after some coaxing from faculty “I’ve lived in rural areas rural communities, and affecting ton, waiting for the right song. Hill’s neighbours who had abandoned it. members, went on to pursue a the ability of the poor to access When the song ended, the tape n Her favourite book is Invisible Man doctorate at the same institution, where there isn’t good government programs, some of would pop out and Hill would go by Ralph Ellison. She also loves any- graduating in 2009. (internet access), and which are only available online. to work labelling it, drawing up an thing by Terry Pratchett. Hill loved how librarians got Hill witnessed many of these index card to catalogue the video to learn “a little bit about every- there’s an assumption problems first-hand in her home by band and song. thing,” and enjoyed finding infor- state of Missouri, where she met Though her days of sitting 1999 with one semester left to mation for people, whether it was that you should have her husband of 11 years, Travis cross-legged on the floor watch- complete. Unsure of what she a professor doing research or access.” Hrabak. Hill credits her husband ing Mötley Crüe are behind her, wanted to do with her academic a child carrying a bag of dead – Heather Hill, professor, Faculty of with helping her cope with the Hill’s penchant for organization career, Hill put down the Can- bugs. Information and Media Studies stresses of her graduate and doc- led her to a career in library sci- terbury Tales and picked up a Marc Kosciejew, a library sci- toral programs. It was also with ences. pitchfork, cleaning stalls and ences doctoral candidate at West- his support that Hill loaded their “It was pretty much meant to washing horses in a barn in her ern, says Hill is always willing to Hill’s passion for facilitating two dogs and two cats into a car be, I just never realized it,” says hometown. give him advice on teaching and learning in the general public has and drove a cramped and sweaty Hill, 33, who is now an associate After a few years off, Hill future prospects. led her to research how public 14 hours to London, Ont. professor in the Faculty of Infor- returned to school in the fall of “She’s been most illuminating, policy and internet access affect Living far from home has been mation and Media Studies at the 2001 and spoke with an under- insofar as career decisions are an individual’s ability to access difficult, but Hill has done her University of Western Ontario. graduate advisor about future concerned,” said Kosciejew, who libraries and information. best to keep her surroundings Hill’s path to academia was prospects. met Hill at a conference in Janu- In particular, Hill is focused friendly. Her office is decorated indirect. She left her undergradu- “She told me if she hadn’t gone ary 2009. He was nervous about on the digital divide—the gap with paintings and cloth wall ate degree in English literature into being a professor she would a presentation he was about to between those who are able to hangings – all gifts from her at the University of Missouri in have gone into library science,” give. The flustered Kosciejew was access information online and mother-in-law that add a comfort- ing, homey atmosphere. “Offices can be very utilitarian, so I want to give it something that makes me want to be here and enjoy being here,” said Hill. k The writer is a graduate student studying journalism.

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October 22 and 3:30 p.m. in two works for piano quartet and selected solo chiatric wards for decades and finally released Faculty of Education – Rachel Heydon, Western. works. John Hess, Leslie Kinton, Stéphan Sylves- to their communities after the Mental Health “Death, young children, and intergenerational Workshop: Ensuring Open Access to Your Don Wright Faculty of Music – Music from tre and Allison Wiebe. Call Orchestra London box Reform signed in Brazil in 2001. Opening 4–7 learning programs: An illustrative case of criti- Research - Learn how to ensure your published Spain and Argentina: John Paul Bracey, piano office for tickets at 519-679-8778. pm. Elborn College. For info: Lilian Magalhães, cal, curricular approaches for understanding research will be openly available online. Discuss and Jennifer Moir, soprano. von Kuster Hall. 519-661-2111 ext. 80476. Runs Oct. 29–30. Elborn educational phenomena” Faculty of Education issues related to open access publishing. Kel- 12:30 p.m. Men’s Volleyball – Toronto at Western. 3 p.m. College. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Bldg. Rm. 1010. 2 – 4 p.m. logg Room, Taylor Library. 9 – 9:50 a.m. Please register in advance at: lib.uwo.ca/scholarship/ Geography Speaker Series - George Lovelle, Men’s Soccer – York at Western. 3:15 p.m. Toastmaster’s Campus Communicators – Modern Languages and Literatures presents openaccessregistration.html Queens University. “Telling Maya Tales: A Book, a Improve your public speaking. Meets every “La Tertulia” Spanish Conversation Group. Any- Body, and Indigenous Viewpoints in Guatemala.” October 26 Wednesday. Alumni Hall 101. 12 p.m. Visit: cctm. one wishing to speak Spanish and meet people Modern Languages and Literatures - Com- SSC Room 2333. 3 p.m. geography.ssc.uwo.ca/ freetoasthost.info/index.html. from different Spanish-speaking countries is Faculty of Education Comparative and Interna- parative Literature Research Forum Keynote speakerseries/abstracts/Lovell2009. welcome. Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. UC 117. Email tional Education Speaker Series. Andrew Leask, lecture “The Difficulty of Being Human” Angela – UWO Singers [email protected] Western. “Managing productive international Don Wright Faculty of Music Cozea, University of Toronto, Department of – Dennis Proffitt, Psy- present Dances of Life. von Kuster Hall. 12:30 Psychology Colloquium collaborations: Experiences in industrial, clinical French. UC 224a. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. chology, U. of Virginia. “Perception Viewed as a p.m. Please send submissions to comingevents@ and academic settings”. Faculty of Education, Phenotypic Expression” Somerville House, Room uwo.ca Room 1010. 1 – 3 p.m. Department of Classical Studies – Kendall 3345. 3 – 4 p.m. For more information: psychol- Sharp, Western. “The Civil Status of a Contradic- ogy.uwo.ca/speakers-abstracts/proffitt-abstract. Mechanical and Materials Engineering Grad- tion in Plato’s Protagoras” Talbot College 403. htm. Reception follows. Conference Calendar 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. uate Student Seminar - Khaled El-Bannan, “Compact piezoworm actuator for MR-guided – Old and New: A regular feature on academic conferences in the coming term Don Wright Faculty of Music surgical needle procedures” Spencer Engineer- Department of Physics and Astronomy – MSc The Wind Ensemble featuring guest conductor ing Building, Room 2100. 2:30 p.m. Public Lecture. Ildiko Beres, “Active and passive Mallory Thompson from Northwestern Universi- October 31 mercialization and intellectual property (IP) radio wave observations of lightning” Physics & ty. Paul Davenport Theatre. 8 p.m. Call Orchestra Mechanical and Materials Engineering Grad- issues. Visit www.uwo.ca/ogirc for agenda and Astronomy 123. 1 p.m. London box office for tickets at 519-679-8778. 6th Annual Labour Law Conference uate Student Seminar -Yu Zhong, “Synthesis registration. Email [email protected] or phone 519- 8 am–5 pm. Hosted by Heenan Blaikie LLP and 850-2996 (x 82996). Autumn Convocation – Alumni Hall, 3:30 p.m. and characterization of 1-D and 2-D nanoma- Western Law. Modern Languages and Literatures – Spanish terials” Spencer Engineering Building, Room Film Series “La Vida es silbar” (Life is a Whistle) 2100. 2:55 p.m. Centre for Research on Migration and Ethnic UC 30. 7 p.m. November 3-4 November 13-15 Relations Colloquium – Audrey Kobayashi, Queen’s University. “Doing Collaborative October 27 Digital Interactive Gaming London Confer- States of Emergency: Crisis, Panic and the October 24 ence Community-Based Research: On the ground Senior Alumni Program – Gregor Reid, Program Nation in Kingston” Room 5220, Social Science Bldg. Don Wright Faculty of Music – UWO/OBA This conference is held at the London Conven- This conference is sponsored by the Canadian Leader, Advanced Surgical Technologies, Lawson tion Centre and gives the public a chance to con- 4 – 5:30 p.m. Conducting Symposium with Mallory Thompson, Health Research Institutes, Professor, Depart- Association of American Studies and Western’s clinician. Music Building. 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. nect with Canada’s leading video game develop- Centre for American Studies. Sessions will be ment of Microbiology and Immunology, Western. ers, publishers, technology companies, service Faculty of Information and Media Studies – held at the Hilton Hotel in London. For infor- “Yogurt: The Friendly Microorganism? Probiotics providers and emerging talent. There are a total Public Lecture: Ursula Huws, Analytica Social Football – Toronto at Western. 1 p.m. and health.” McKellar Room, UCC. 9:30 – 11 a.m. mation contact Conference Program Director and Economic Research (UK). “The Making of of nine key speakers, including Michael Katcha- Professor Bryce Traister at [email protected]. a Cybertariat: Labour Restructuring in a Digital Women’s Soccer – Guelph at Western. 1 p.m. baw from Western. Reception and dinner are an Oncology Grand Rounds – Department of option. To register, visit http://conf.diglondon. Global Economy” 3M Centre, Room 3250. 4:30 Oncology and London Regional Cancer Program. November 20 p.m. Men’s Soccer – Guelph at Western. 3:15 p.m. ca/index.php/dig/menu_link/home Michael Lock, Radiation Oncologist, Western. Infection and Immunity Research Forum “The New Face of Palliative Radiation Oncology” 9 am-5:30 pm. This conference, hosted by the Women’s Hockey – Toronto at Western. 4 p.m. November 6-7 Student Seminar Series – Afghanistan and Room A3-924A/B. 12 – 1 p.m. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, is Pakistan, continuing from previous discussions OGIRC Annual Conference a one-day symposium on undergraduate, gradu- Exploring The Stars - Public Nights at The of nationalism, western imperialism and capital- Don Wright Faculty of Music – UWO Chamber The Ontario Ginseng Innovation & Research ate and post-doctoral research pertaining to Hume Cronyn Observatory. An Open House is ism. Somerville House, Room 3355. 7 – 9 p.m. Orchestra performs Octet for Winds by Strav- Consortium (OGIRC) 2009 Conference will infection and immunity. Student oral and poster run the last Saturday evening of the month. No Contact [email protected] insky and Serenade for Strings by Dvorak. von feature plenary lecturer Wei Jia from the presentations, with a career development ses- reservations needed. View the skies through the Kuster Hall. 12:30 p.m. Center for Research Excellence in Bioactive sion. Keynote Victor Nizet, University of Califor- telescope and pose your favourite questions to Men’s Hockey – Windsor at Western. 7:30 p.m. Food Components at the University of North nia, San Diego on “Exploring the Pathogen-Host the astronomer hosting the evening. Contact: Sisters of St. Joseph - Beyond Tinkering: Carolina (Greensboro) on “Metabolomics: Tool Interface for Novel Therapeutic Strategies”. UH Ryan Marciniak at 519-661-2111 x86556, e-mail: King’s University College – Religious Life Lec- Growing an Inclusive Economy. Paul Hawken, for Chinese Medicinal Research.” Sessions will Aud. A. Deadline for registration and abstracts [email protected]. For further information ture Series - Sister Anne Kathleen McLaughlin, Environmentalist, Entrepreneur, Journalist and cover ginseng plant biotechnology and phy- Oct. 16. www.uwo.ca/mni/IIRF/index.html. GSIC. “Julian of Norwich: Soul Friend for Our regarding the Exploring the Stars, visit astro. Author. “Blessed Unrest: What’s going right in tochemistry; pre-clinical studies using ginseng uwo.ca/exploringthestars. Time” Elizabeth A. “Bessie” Labatt Hall. Free the world?” Brescia University College Audi- extracts for cardiovascular health, metabolic Send submissions to [email protected]. admission, parking. kings.uwo.ca/campus_min- syndrome/diabetes, pulmonary and intestinal October 25 torium. 7:30 – 9 p.m. Free admission. Visit: This column features conferences at Western istry/lecture_series/ inclusiveeconomy.ca/ function; and advanced processing for new or in London for a student, staff or academic Women’s Soccer – York at Western. 1 p.m. products. There will also be discussions of audience. October 23 Modern Languages and Literatures - Cineclub Natural Health Product (NHP) regulation, com- Brescia University College - Annual Breakfast Women’s Volleyball – Toronto at Western. 1 Italiano “Mio Fratello e’ Figlio Unico”(My Brother for Bursaries. Featuring Executive Director of p.m. is an Only Child) UC 84. 8 p.m. War Child Canada, Samantha Nutt. London Con- vention Centre. 7 – 9 a.m. $75 per ticket (buffet Women’s Hockey – York at Western. 2 p.m. October 28 breakfast included) Visit: brescia.uwo.ca/giving/ School of Occupational Therapy – “The Going – Paul Davenport Bill Anderson breakfast2009.html Don Wright Faculty of Music Back Home Exhibition” Brazilian photographer, Theatre Concert Series: Hommage à Chopin. A 519 657 0231 ext 222 Radilson Carlos Gomes brings to light the concert featuring members of our piano faculty [email protected] Autumn Convocation – Alumni Hall, 10 a.m. experiences of survivors living in confined psy-

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