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Canada Post Publications Return undeliverable Canadian Mail PM41901013 addresses to: Alumni Office Dalhousie University PO Box 15000 Halifax NS B3H 4R2 “I will always be a Dalhousian.

Dalhousie is in my DNA.”W. Andrew MacKay, BA’50, LLB’53, LLM’54, LLD’03 President and Vice-Chancellor, 1981-86

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A passion for the arts created the Dalhousie Arts Centre four decades 10You’re not alone ago. Ever since, the centre has catalyzed artistic A provincial task force is and musical expression seeking practical answers on campus and in to an insidious problem. the community. Peter Chairing the task force is law Herrndorf, visionary professor and human rights CEO of the National Arts authority Wayne MacKay Centre, shares his passion On our cover (LLB’78), who believes 16A grim and for Canadian culture. Peter Herrndorf was photographed this cyberbulling initiative cruel business by Elaine McCluskey in Ottawa’s National Arts Centre by is the fi rst in Canada. by Marie Weeren Researchers at the marine Trevor Lush. affairs program are DEPARTMENTS investigating modern day 20A one-stop life piracy, with their sights set sciences shop FROM THE EDITOR 2 on alternatives to protect UPFRONT ON CAMPUS 4 communities and seafarers. The Life Sciences 14An extended family Meanwhile, marine affairs Research Institute is DALUMNI 28 program alumni are unique for Halifax. CLASS NOTES 31 About 1,000 people working in every direction Through collaboration have graduated from the shown on the compass rose. and discussion, scientists, THE BACK STORY 40 Transition Year Program, by Dan Conlin and students and entrepreneurs becoming leaders in the Skana Gee will be able to move research African-Canadian and First seamlessly from the lab to Nations communities. the commercial sphere. by Patricia Brooks Arenburg by Marilyn Smulders and Lisa Roberts

MOre thAN 17,000 chOOse dAL Welcome to the largest student body in our history Fromtheeditor dMAg alhousieAZi N e

EDITOR Amanda Pelham

ASSISTANT EDITOR/ADVERTISING MANAGER :p Love u Dal! Keri Irwin

ART DIRECTOR Fran Ornstein ‘First year student from Trinidad and Tobago. Getting accustomed to the weather. DESIGNER Brian Harrison The teachers are friendly and helpful. This is the final day of orientation. Thank you PRODUCTION ASSISTANT for making the start of classes so welcoming.’ Jane Lombard CLASS NOTES/ DALUMNI/ IN MEMORIAM Lisa Rambadhan, of Fyzabad, Trinidad, Dalhousie Facebook Comment, Sept. 9, 2011 For submissions, contact: Joanne Ward-Jerrett [email protected]

ADDRESS CHANGES ‘Beyond excited to go to Dalhousie again! :) First day back!’ Tel: (902) 494-6855 1 (800) 565-9969 Natasha LaPierre, of Brookside, N.S., Facebook status update on Sept. 6, 2011 Email: [email protected]

Alumni Records, Macdonald Building, Dalhousie University, PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 he largest student body in the university’s history arrives this fall – 17,350 PRODUCED BY students – so more voices than ever before will liven up the campus. No Dalhousie University Communications and Marketing matter if they come from next door in Brookside, or have travelled thousands T CONTRIBUTORS of kilometres from Port of Spain, each student will shape the Dalhousie experience to Dan Conlin is the author of the 2009 book make it their own. Pirates of the Atlantic: Robbery, murder and mayhem off the Canadian East Coast. Preliminary enrollment figures are showing a total of 17,350 students registered for 2011-12. International students, particularly from Asia and the Middle East, are up 2 significantly and total 2,115.

Student orientation activities brought a large audience out for visiting reggae band Elaine McCluskey is a former journalist and Bedouin Soundclash from Toronto. The band earned the greatest reaction by singing the author of a short story collection and a AZ i N e novel. She is a graduate of Dalhousie University “When the night feels my song, I’ll be home.” and the University of Western Ontario.

MA g The proudly Canadian band would have been a hit with cultural visionary Peter | Herrndorf. The long-time champion of Canadian culture returns to his alma mater as the speaker for the Dalhousie Alumni Dinner and we’re happy to share his perspective usie Lisa Roberts (BA’95, MDE’03) first wrote for Dalhousie in with all our readers. the early 1990s as a student. Following a career with CBC Radio, she joins the legion of working-from-home mothers. AL h O

d Skana Gee is a Halifax-based writer, editor and The last word goes to student Aimee Al-Mumen, borrowed from her comment communications consultant, working in the film and television, non-profit, business and government realms. on the university’s Facebook page on Sept. 8. ‘The first day is always on my Birthday :p Love u Dal!’ In preparing her story, the ramifications of bullying and the need for change came into sharp focus for Marie Weeren, who owns 10th Floor Solutions.

Have a great year, Aimee. Katie McDonald joins the team after earning her NSCC diploma in public relations. She’s enjoying diverse projects, including writing for this issue.

Patricia Brooks Arenburg is an award-winning reporter for The Chronicle Herald covering crime, courts and general news. Earlier this year, she edited and produced the multimedia series Nova Scotia Burning about the 2010 cross-burning at the home of an interracial couple in Hants County, NS.

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Photo: Danny Abriel appears three times a year. Editorial deadline for the next issue is November 28, 2011. dalhousie Pearce Nick Photo: guestview

Who are you today?

stand here today as a cautionary tale. In September 1979, I sat at the University of Guelph, filled with feelings of excitement, anticipation and a little bit of fear. I carolan McLarney was the keynote Iwanted to be an oceanographer ever since I was 11. speaker for the Class of 2015 Our keynote speaker said, “Look to the person on your right and look to the person at the Induction Ceremony. on your left ... this time next year, one of you will not be here.” I said to myself, “I feel sorry for them.” But it was me who was academically dismissed – I had partied, slept in, skipped classes, did not take it seriously enough. Four years of hard work and growing up brought me back to university in 1983. I was given a second chance and I was scared to death that I would squander it again. I had a lot to catch up on and a lot to prove. I have been fortunate enough to stand before you today. In 45 months we will all hopefully be here during Spring Convocation in 2015. Before we fast-forward too far into the future, let’s talk about today. Who are you today? You are the generation that was born as the Internet You are the creator exploded; when the Amazon 3 FALL stopped being a river and

of a world we cannot turned into a relentless flow of | information into our homes. 2011 even imagine. You belong to the largest enrolment at Dalhousie in its 193-year history. You come from every corner of Canada and from over 100 countries, including Albania, Denmark and Malaysia. You are our future. You are the creator of a world we cannot even imagine. The choices you make in your time here will form the person you will be for your remaining six or more decades. You must use your time growing the person you want to be beyond your degree. I would like to suggest that your responsibility as a member of this university community is to move thought forward. It is as simple as that. No matter what your discipline, your program, your major, you are here to move thought forward. Remember that the cost of your education is equivalent to what an average family lives on in Chile, Hungary and Turkey. So do not waste what has been saved or borrowed to get you here. See you in class – we are probably covering Chapter 1. upfrontoncampus Even when he’s not catching a wave, Mr. Lighten spends a lot of time on the water: from the south of Labrador all the way to North Carolina on the Atlantic; on the Beaufort Making census Sea in the Canadian Arctic; of life on Earth and as far as Monterey Bay, California on the Pacific. Scientists have been He’s collected more Photo: Enrique MacPherson pondering how many than 10,000 samples from species live on earth for diverse species such as centuries. Now there’s a From surf board haddock, halibut, herring, more precise answer than An overwhelming sharks, smelt and skates. ever before, due to a group number of species have yet to starboard: Memorable catches include of Dalhousie researchers. to be discovered, described, Fish geneticist a 226-kilogram roughtail A system of formally and catalogued – 86 per cent at home on stingray and a three-metre naming and describing of all land species and 91 the ocean long sandtiger shark. After species began with Carl per cent in the ocean. a small tissue sample is Linnæus in 1758. Since “With the clock of The opportunity to study collected, all are returned then, roughly 1.25 million extinction now ticking faster with Paul Bentzen, an overboard. Back in the lab, have been described and for many species, I believe expert in population and he examines DNA to build catalogued into databases. speeding the inventory evolutionary genetics of a database. Experts estimated the of Earth’s species merits fish, first drew PhD student The research explores number of species could high scientific and societal Jackie Lighten from East the role of Arctic climate range between three and 100 priority,” says Dr. Mora. London to Dalhousie. change in driving marine 4 million. “Renewed interest in further Adding in the chance to diversification in fishes. A recent article in PLoS exploration and taxonomy surf Atlantic swells along Marilyn Smulders Biology estimates 8.7 million could allow us to fully Nova Scotia’s rugged

AZ i N e species on Earth: 6.5 million answer this most basic coastline made the choice on land and 2.2 million in question: What lives just about perfect.

MA g the ocean. Census of Marine on Earth?” “The coastline is the |

Life scientists affiliated The article has stirred best,” says the Brit, who’s with Dalhousie include lead global interest with reports surfed off Australia and

usie author Camilo Mora and from CBC News, The Central America. “You can colleagues Derek Tittensor, Globe and Mail, NPR, The find spots where no one else is

AL h O Sina Adl, Alastair Simpson Washington Post, BBC News, surfing and have the waves all d and Boris Worm. The Guardian, NewScientist, to yourself. It’s world class surf The number is The Indian Express, The for sure and thankfully pretty based on groundbreaking Tehran Times, The Jakarta unknown in the surfing world.” analytical methods that Globe, Forbes.com and The significantly narrow earlier Australian.com. estimates. The scientists Katie McDonald identified numerical patterns in the taxonomic classification system. By using numbers from the higher taxonomic groups (domain and kingdom) they were able to predict the numbers appearing in lower groups (species and genus). Photos: Nick Pearce Nick Photos: Photos: Nick Pearce Nick Photos:

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benefits; family and financial health, atmosphere; work communications; employee time and off; vacation skills development; and training management; performance involvement. community and More of as March. 1,071 part-time and employees, employees Dalhousie also are of full-time our a third than employees President says very proud,” feel to all deserve “We alumni. a high-five.” colleagues your give “Please Traves. And Academia.” in Work to Places “Best of the one as in 200 universities top in the been ranked has Dalhousie the make to schools Canadian nine of only one world, the World Education’s Higher Times the to according grade, Rankings. University Top 100 Employers in Canada 100 Employers Top to be university Canadian Atlantic first the is Dalhousie 100 of Top the assessment Mail’s and included in Globe The in Canada. Employers President says job,” a great doing terrificemployees for place every truly earned by was award “Dalhousie’s Traves. Tom member of our community.” Photo: Nick Pearce 6 dALhOusie | MAgAZiNe upfront oncampus Katelynn Northam Katelynn justride2011.com. trip, visit his blog at www. To read more about the Codger” on blog. his trip “The himself nicknamed let alone for asenior who Biking about a 96km day is no easy undertaking, total $350,000. of Just Aid has since raised a decade ago by Mr. Germaine, cease-fi re zones. Founded a paramedics confl in and ict and also trains Burmese internally displaced people provides medical care to Team Burma. in Just Aid Back Pack Health Worker the Mao Tao Clinic and the Just Aid is anon-profi t organization that supports and professors. to various classmates he explained his motivation From the steps of the Weldon Law Building, his law school reunion. precisebe –just for time in to the Dalhousie campus, to from Vancouver to Halifax – (LLB’71) to bike 6,049km long it took Rod Germaine Sixty-three days –that’s how for Burma cycles Codger’‘The he says. how Iwas supposedto sound,” to fitrying gure out a longtimeand a voice for quite struggling to fi nd artist. an and as broadcaster a as developmenthis huge infl uence on us CKDU had a Mr. Terfry told his speech, Before at Dalhousie. hosted Conference, Radio Community Campus and year’s National speech to this he gave akeynote famous alumnus, As CKDU’s most at the station. volunteering spent 12years he moved to Halifax, he CKDU’s radio signal. When Mountin Uniacke to fi nd a tree outside his house Back the in day as a teenager, he had to climb listening to Dalhousie radio. and an addiction to hip hop 65, fi rstcaught the radio bug famous hip hop Buck artist program and internationally- Radio Two’s national Drive Rich Terfry, host CBC of on CKDU Late nights trying to fitrying gure out a longtimeand a voice for quite struggling to fi nd artist. an and as broadcaster a as developmenthis huge infl uence on us CKDU had a Mr. Terfry told his speech, Before at Dalhousie. Conference, Community Campus and year’s National speech to this he gave akeynote famous alumnus, As CKDU’s most at the station. volunteering spent 12years he moved to Halifax, he CKDU’s radio signal. When “I remember “I remember “I remember “I remember very similar.”very audience for the both is it’s the same thing. The inform each other because “Those two really strongly it,” he says his CKDU days. of “One onto was carrying the other, no two ways about onstage. performs or show the way he hosts aradio on mark indelible an left stories telling radio DJing and long Those hours on the Andy Murdoch Andy Murdoch similar.”very audience for the both is it’s the same thing. The inform each other because “Those two really strongly it,” he says his CKDU days. of “One onto was carrying the other, no two ways about onstage. performs or show the way he hosts aradio on mark indelible an left stories telling radio DJing and long Those hours on the Photo: Bruce Bottomley Bruce Photo:

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FALL | 2011 Who will be taking care? will be taking Who tough answering to used is Murphy Gail Tomblin of a prestigious courtesy But a professor. as questions asking one the now she’s grant, resources human health questions. tough the This (CHHRN). Network Resources Human Health Canadian of Pan the co-lead is Murphy Tomblin Dr. recent most the $600,000 under been for funded has (CIHR) Network Research of Health Institutes Canadian Ivy include leads team Other competition. Grant Catalyst Barer Morris and of Ottawa of University the Bourgeault Columbia. of British of University the with services the workforce the ofneeds patients the matching involves resources human Health can provide. of people number the to workers of care health number the comparing by been done has planning past, the “In are, people sick how consider this doesn’t But have. we we’re ciently effi how or needs, care health individual their not “Sometimes it’s Murphy. Tomblin Dr. says care,” delivering it from trying the illness itself but rather prevent to about treating properly.” resources our by allocating rst place happening in the fi in the involved universities three the between collaboration the optimistic is Murphy Tomblin Dr. ahead, Looking will provide Network Resources Human Health Canadian Pan current in the improvements encourage to research enough system. care health “By says. she other,” each learn from and country the across information share can this we like a network “Through health on focus the practices, best share to together working families.” and will of needs patients the the planning be on McDonald Katie “We “We are poised are are poised are now to actually to now now to actually to now says Dr. Dr. says move it into into it move move it into into it move Skana Gee people. Our goal within Our people. people. Our goal within Our people. “I think this is a very the next year and a half and to is year next the through funds cient suffi raise and grants peer-reviewed to be able to capital venture says studies,” these do Robertson. Dr. Rupasinghe – the Canada Dr. with began working He in Fruit Chair Research – BioProducts and Bioactives ago. years eight becauseunique collaboration he brings considerable expertisechemistry in food whereas products, and natural having as a pharmacologist in both the academic worked I bringand industrial sectors, expertise in animal disease modeling and therapeutic development,” hand- a nice “It’s Robertson. t.” fi in-glove to a company establish to hope scientists Both of millions AF4 from produce kilograms peelings of unused in Nova annually generated sauce juice, through Scotia and pie production. they apples, from derived AF4 is that Given this that optimistic are will be product natural if proven and, safe clinic, in the effective Nova both to a boon agricultural Scotia’s industry and biotechnology sector. the next year and a half and to is year next the through funds cient suffi raise and grants peer-reviewed to be able to capital venture says studies,” these do Robertson. Dr. with began working He concept their test to way best decided They’ve the patients cancer involves taking cisplatin, are who drug. toxic but a powerful been shown have Flavonoids (which side-effects its ease to failure, kidney include often hearing loss and balance increase to and disorders) tumour-killing cisplatin’s often effects Side effects. of weeks a few just after occur treatment. cisplatin for proof-of-concept establish will to be able “We very quickly,” clinic AF4 in the Robertson. Dr. says adverse the reduces only If the not treatment but of cisplatin, side-effects anti- the enhances also activities ofcancer this this used drug, commonly clinical innovative highly the for way the trial will pave AF4 for of approval rapid of numerous treatment the to cancer – from diseases disorders neurodegenerative Alzheimer’s stroke, as such sclerosis multiple disease, disease. Parkinson’s and concept concept concept their their their test test test to to to way way way best best best decided decided decided They’ve They’ve They’ve the the the

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A partnership with Boeing In addition, advanced will not only address specifi c computer modeling and industrial needs, it will other techniques will develop have implications reaching alloys and coatings to beyond aerospace. improve the durability and Visual and text strength of materials used in analytics research will aircraft parts. mine and display the “It’s a great massive amount of data environment for students,” ‘King of Classifi eds’ boosts collected about each aircraft. says Paul Bishop, of process international impact of health law Mobile graphics research engineering and applied will deliver complicated science. “They get to take John McCall MacBain (LLD’10), best known for having drawings and blueprints to part in an applied program built a worldwide business of buy-and-sell magazines, aircraft manufacturing and with a direct industrial has presented a substantial gift to Dalhousie. maintenance technicians i mp a c t .” The $3 million gift will create the MacBain Chair through smart phones, tablet Funding is in excess in Health Law and Policy at the Schulich School of Law. computers and projections of $7 million and comes The addition of the MacBain Chair is expected to place systems. through Canada’s Industrial Dalhousie at the forefront of health law and policy “We want to work to and Regional Benefi ts research in Canada and around the world. make it clean and accessible program. “The new Chair will join a highly collaborative so it can be used by aircraft “We have a strong and interdisciplinary group,” says Constance MacIntosh, designers and safety engineers history of partnership,” says 8 director of the Health Law Institute. to improve aircraft safety,” says Susan Colegrove, regional Health law and policy is a fast-growing area with researcher Evangelos Milios, director of International far-reaching legal and ethical implications. Research of computer science. Strategic Partnerships for involving humans, end-of-life treatment, patient Boeing. “We’re privileged safety, privacy of health information and public health and honoured to include

MAgAZiNe emergencies are some of the diffi cult challenges for Dalhousie on the list.” |

health law scholars. Ryan McNutt Mr. McCall MacBain gives generously of his time as well as his fortune. Based in Geneva, he currently oversees the McCall MacBain Foundation, with a mission to “improve the welfare of humanity through focused dALhOusie grants in health, education and the environment.” He is proud of his Dalhousie connections – his late father, Arthur Allister MacBain, graduated from law with the Class of 1951 – and a scholarship is supported in his honour. “There are not enough words to say what a difference this has made in my life,” says David Taylor, a MacBain scholar. As a tribute from the students, he welcomed Mr. McCall MacBain into the Domus Legis

Society. MacIvor Dawna Photo: “This money really is well spent,’ says Mr. McCall MacBain.“You should be proud of the Bold Ambitions campaign.” 9 FALL | 2011 says says the Canadian from received is Funding Partnership Against Cancer, agencyan independent federal the by established action foster to government control. cancer on to a champion or volunteer a become to easy It’s family, friends, recruit help colleagues. or neighbours atlanticpath.ca/volunteer. For more information: call 1-877-285-7284 or html Halifax. outside from toll-free Pelham Amanda contribute to important is it all us so and touches “It adds base,” knowledge our to Dr. Parker. information about lifestyle, Volunteers provide Each diet. and health a free receives volunteer them enables that Pack PATH measurements simple take to time a and at samples and and convenient is that place them. for private information that is ensure Researchers in maintained is volunteered dentiality. confi This do. everybody can that “This something is come to going isn’t chance of this scale a study – again won’t – it magnitude and lifetime,” in our again happen Thompson, David says project manager. says Louise Parker, Parker, Louise says “We’ve been listening to the suggestions and ideas from the Dal the suggestions and ideas from community,” to been listening “We’ve “In Atlantic Canada, we Canada, we “In Atlantic Heather Sutherland, of Ancillary of Sutherland, Services.Heather will a Subway Atrium include Killam The express for Horton’s. a Tim and dining options renovation under is campus the Sexton on alumni lounge The see a this as “We Bistro. an enhanced and Cup Second a refurbished restaurant, of Services Food Dalhousie. at Derrick Hines, says space,” gathering campus Recycling” and “Food grade in the Card. Report Sustainability College in the latest category “A” an Services Food awarded was If you’re a regular in the coffee lineup, new on campus, or just dropping by for a for by dropping just or campus, on new lineup, in the coffee a regular If you’re variety than before. nd greater fi you’ll visit, What’s on the What’s

are partare is of a community that when a huge disadvantage at population overall look at you have name it – we’ll You health. chronic many for higher rates diseases,” Canadian the holds who Scotia) SocietyCancer (Nova Cancer Chair in Population Faculty in the Research of Medicine. The chance of a lifetime chance The in a a once is really This opportunity. lifetime research study requires A cross-country willing to are who volunteers understand researchers help the antecedents of cancer. coming the over be followed will health Participants’ better a gain to decades our of how understanding make- genetic environment, to contributes lifestyle and up a risk of cancer. Photo: Danny Abriel Danny Photo: Shane Patelakis (MSc’99)Shane Patelakis the peer into and son Kyle of an abandoned window house on the northern The side of McNabs Island. of Science and Faculties Arts and Social Sciences partnered on an alumni with the island, to excursion the by presented a tour of McNabs Island Friends walk Society and a nature Biology professor led by Bill Freedman. Now that’s chemistry that’s Now of Department the energize to sure is chair research A new Chemistry. with charged Science, in Materials Chair Research Industrial a 3M/NSERC named recently was Obrovac Mark cells ion metal cally specifi – materials low-cost new, creating batteries. renewable – for project with lots of a great in its infancy so it’s stage, It’s now. up until area done in this been very little research “There’s do,” to opportunity work of exciting and lots says. he company. technology ed a diversifi 3M – at years eight after professor associate Dal an as joined Obrovac Dr. seven will include years, ve every fi renewable Science, in Materials Chair Research Industrial 3M/NSERC The by associate a research and post-docs four students, graduate y e a r fi v e . Dr. says research,” into students graduate get to is idea the so position a research is it and honour, an quite is “It Cornell. and Dalhousie Fraser, Simon attended who Obrovac, Skana Gee 10 DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE 11 FALL | 2011 couple of years ago, around the time she came out, out, came time the she around ago, of years couple followed was She bullied. was Fitzgerald Breanna house. in her broken were Windows home. “It was just a pretty stressful thing,” says Ms. Ms. says thing,” stressful a pretty just was “It Power Scotia earned a Nova Fitzgerald Ms. 2010, In professor law Dalhousie is force task the Chairing practical short-term “... identify to is mandate Their report with final the cover, to of ground a lot is There A Fitzgerald, who graduated in June from Breton Education Education Breton from in June graduated who Fitzgerald, good pretty “I’m Scotia. Nova Waterford, in New Centre through go to likes nobody but taking stuffat in stride, right?” that, in her leadership recognizing Award Change of Positive community. Transgendered) Bisexual, Lesbian, (Gay, GLBT youth the as insights and experience her sharing now She’s cyberbullying force. task government’s the on representative who (LLB’78), MacKay Wayne authority rights human and Canada. in first the is this cyberbulling initiative believes Scotian Nova of two suicides the by precipitated was It in part been attributed have deaths girls whose teenage bullying. to cyberbullying address to recommendations long-term and youth.” and of children of end the 2011. at due by marieby weeren not alone Cyberbullying Cyberbullying you’re practical answers task force seeking force task Being bullied as a child can follow someone for the rest of their life. Prof. MacKay found that whether he’s in the grocery store or at the gym, people in their 50s and 60s will come closer to tell him about how they were bullied as children. Prof. MacKay says tasks include That the issue resonates with the defi ning bullying and cyberbullying, community is obvious from these chance holding youth focus groups across encounters, emails and letters to the task the province, seeking statistics on the force, and the number of online survey prevalence of bullying and cyberbullying, responses. That there will be no easy answer reviewing successful programs, identifying is also clear. key players in the issue and their roles, “It’s kind of a microcosm of a lot looking at possible legislation and policy of our social issues. The simple solution changes, compiling human and written is rarely the only correct solution,” Prof. resources, hearing from experts in such MacKay says. “Not to say there shouldn’t areas as restorative justice and Internet be more sanctions, and that’s one of the safety, and raising awareness. things we’re going to look at – policies and The list of tasks is as great as the legislation change – but I think many of the seriousness of the issue. more effective solutions lie in changing the “I suppose the most obvious way people interact.” examples are the suicides, but even short of Dr. LeBlanc is also affi liated with the suicides I think we’ve probably ignored or national Promoting Relationships and 12 “Someone’s underestimated how damaging bullying is,” Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNet) Prof. MacKay says. and he explains that responses to bullying being hurt and The fi ve-member task force is can be approached from an individual, kids feel like assisted by a 20-member working group. group or systems perspective. MAgAZiNe Organizations represented in this group The individual approach might be | they should be include the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, the least effective, because bullying is often Kids Help Phone, Canadian Mental kept hidden from adults and victims may trying to make Health Association, Council on Mi’kmaq deny it because they’re afraid of retribution. Education, and Council on African A group approach can include preventive

dALhOusie the situation Canadian Education. work that brings children together to better, but The task force working group includes interact regularly in shared activities or they don’t John LeBlanc, an associate professor in peer problem solving when bullying occurs. Dalhousie’s Departments of Pediatrics, Examples of these are the “No Blame know how Psychiatry, and Community Health and Approach,” “Circles of Support,” and “The Epidemiology; and a staff pediatrician at Method of Shared Concern.” to do that,” the IWK Health Centre. As a pediatrician, And then there’s a systems approach, says Wendy MacGregor he always checks in with his patients to see from changing a school or organizational (BA’83, LLB’87), co-creator if they may be experiencing bullying or culture to addressing society more broadly. of Do the Right Thing. bullying someone else. “If we’re going to solve the problem, the “I just recently saw a girl with an overall thrust has to be changing what we as eating disorder who had been bullied for a a society believe is appropriate for humans, couple of years until she switched schools,” how to interact with each other, what we says Dr.LeBlanc. “And that’s clearly one want to teach our kids and what we want to factor in her eating disorder.” model for them,” Dr. LeBlanc says. 13 FALL | 2011 experiencing are who of people young words her to hope offers Fitzgerald Ms. bullying. it through going one only the not though Even alone. you’re you like feel “You’re that know “Just says. she not,” really you’re better. get does it and that than better you’re be a absolutely you’ll And up. grow People it.” for person stronger using are people how “It’s says. 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MacGregor be trying should they make to like kids feel how know don’t they but better, situation the that.” do to 14 dALhOusie | MAgAZiNe Unidentified Remains. National Police Support Centre for Missing Persons and Transition Instead Ms. Metallic,Year agraduate Dalhousie’s of Program (TYP), is working Ottawa in at the could’ve one been those girls,” of she says. “I don’tdifferent know what happened path life in –but to me, Iwas at those crossroads. why Itook a I life and the roads not taken. tyP.” “thank you, dawn Metallic for me,”says it wasthere exists. i’mglad the programstill “i’m gratefulthat W by patricia arenburg brooks AN eXteNdedFAMiLy trANsitiON yeArPrOgrAM across Canada, she can’t help but her own of think fi missing les men,of women and childrenfrom hen RCMP Const. Dawn Metallic pores over the to me,” she says. Through TYP, she 1992. studying began of the in fall She is from aMi’kmaq community that bordersshe applied New to Dalhousie Brunswick University and Quebec. classes to In begin but 1992, didn’t get in. That’s when came “TYP “Abefore,” lot these people of I’m working have with never worked she person says. an aboriginal with always voice an aboriginal the in process. to providing support for police forces across the country on their cases, is to ensure there is The 10-year force veterandevelopment is the the national“eyes of database, the and policing” fi ears aboriginal of the in ongoing kindin Canada.rstits of Her role,in addition “I know people who are those in situations,” still table.”the she says. “So, Idefi nitely that bring to The program was designed to help black students and aboriginal gain the skillsthey something blocking First Nations and NovaAfrican Scotians from getting through,” needed to get auniversity education. The students were keenly aware that people says Dr. Jones, who is now aretired lawyer. “We operated from the premise that we’re not stupid... but that there must be looked at them differently basedon the colour their skin. of Her classmates also some time. suffered from alack confi of dence, role models and encouragementfrom teachers had discussing been the systemic racism facing black students and aboriginal for in thein public system. Burnley (Rocky) Jones (LLB’92, LLD’04), an undergrad at the time. The pair Before TYP, “I didn’t know everybodyfelt like that,” she said. “It gave me that independence to have some self-confi dencethat I have the capability of TYP began in 1970, in began TYP the brainchild graduate of student James Walker and it.”doing They found their solution after along during talk aduck hunting 1968. in trip They combined various philosophies on black education and came up with auniversity-levelwith program aimed at black school and aboriginal dropouts.

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“It’s not just enough to have an education,” says Dr. Jones. “They had to have an education and then be committed to coming back to the community to use their education to further educate the community.” Dalhousie students and faculty, along with members of the local African-Canadian community, lobbied the university to offi cially adopt the program. The administration took on the challenge, loaning staff from other programs; paying Mr. Walker and Dr. Jones a stipend to develop a black history course; and hiring Noel Knockwood to develop an aboriginal studies course. Dr. Jones thought TYP would last fi ve or 10 years. TYP recently marked its 40th anniversary. In that time, about 1,000 people have graduated from TYP, becoming leaders in the black and aboriginal communities. “The need is great in the community. You don’t erase in 40 years what has accumulated over centuries in terms of historical disadvantage,” says Isaac Saney, TYP’s acting director. This year, there were 100 applicants for 25 to 30 available spaces. Acceptance is still based Photo: Danny Abriel Burnley (Rocky) Jones 15 FALL mainly on focus and motivation, with a minimum academic requirement and geographical

representation. “Just speaking from the Mi’kmaq community, I know | The intensive program includes courses on black and native history, math, English, many, many colleagues of mine that were in the program 2011 academic writing and an elective to help students prepare for and continue on in university. before and I see them today and they’re in just some They must achieve a B average to be accepted at Dalhousie University as regular students and incredible roles – commerce, health, the environment,” says may receive a tuition waiver if they maintain a 2.0 GPA. Mr. Christmas. “Just watching the work that they’re now “Some would say that TYP was not as rigorous as your sort of mainstream programs,” doing now, it’s amazing. That’s a kind of direct impact that I said Eric Christmas, a TYP graduate from Membertou First Nation in Cape Breton. think is measurable.” “But I found that it actually was. One of the reasons was the courses were actually But he said TYP also offers something that can’t be so fi rst-year courses as well. You were getting a sense of how the university works and what the easily measured. demands were,” says Mr. Christmas. “It gives us hope,” Christmas said. “If you think that The program also taught essential university skills like effective communication, note- your current position in life isn’t going so well, that option taking and critical thinking, he said. (to go to university) is there. And it’s just been so, so critical.” “I was always serious about school when I was there, but it gave me such a great set of Ms. Metallic graduated from TYP in 1993 and studied tools to work with that I think just made it easier for me,” he says. at Dalhousie for three years before she joined the RCMP In TYP, he also found an extended family he could turn to for guidance on the big through a program she learned about on campus. She campus as he fi rst earned an undergraduate degree in economics and then completed two continues to volunteer at friendship centres, First Nations years of graduate studies. In return, he mentored new TYP students and showed them that “it’s events and in recruiting aboriginal people for the RCMP. not impossible.” The foundation for her self-confi dence, she says, is Mr. Christmas is the energy advisor for Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn, also known as KMK rooted in the support she received in TYP. Ms. Metallic Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative. The organization works for Nova Scotia’s 13 bands in consultations returned to Halifax for the 40th anniversary celebration and negotiations with government and industry. His role is to bring business opportunities in where she heard many success stories and refl ected on how the areas of gas, oil and new energy to the chiefs. far she has come. 16 DALHOUSIE | MAGAZINE Background photo: Danny Abriel Danny photo: Background 17 FALL | 2011 K Foundation, set up by Pirates of the Caribbean films. omalia. A long whistle blast sends crew rushing o ends one recent encounter in the escalating war with pirates.o ends one recent encounter in the escalating nternational Maritime Organization, there were 489 pirate attacks innternational Maritime Organization, there were orben Karlshoej, founder of an international tanker firm. ulf of Oman. A nervous captain raises the alarm. Just days before, pirates seized Just days before, pirates seizedulf of Oman. A nervous captain raises the alarm. ugust 29, 2011 – two speedboats approach a chemical tanker steaming along theugust 29, 2011 – two speedboats approach a g join 18 other taking the ship and crew to another tanker anchored nearby, uch attacks occur almost daily, since an explosion in piracy five years ago. since an explosion in piracy five uch attacks occur almost daily, Modern day piracy is the focus of a two-year research project by researchers at theModern day piracy is the focus of a two-year Williamson. “We have says Mr. “dalhousie is ideally set up for this sort of study,” Most studies to date have been narrowly focused on one aspect; considering Most people in North America grew up with images of pirates as romantic rebels A vessels awaiting ransom on the coast of s to a locked refuge aboard the ship, while an onboard security team readies weapons.to a locked refuge aboard the ship, while an onboard warning shots cause them to break offPirates come within 15 metres of the ship before s and speed away. s According to the i the philanthropic t Marine Affairs Program. Funding comes from the late J. t exploring piracy requires scholars who know law as well as those who know business and social injustice – issues that permeate modern and ancient who LLb’84) is a key player buccaneering. hugh Williamson (bsc’70, bed’71, MbA’84, draws on his 42 years with the canadian Naval reserve, including naval intelligence. the connected areas of expertise for this complex problem.” interdisciplinary approach piracy as a naval, legal or political problem. dalhousie’s puts it ahead of the game. research expertise on campus can be drawn together from marine affairs, international development, international trade and transport, foreign policy studies, marine and environmental law plus library and information studies. the research will lead to policy alternatives for dealing with this crime being presented to agencies responsible for protecting both communities and seafarers. from long ago, epitomized in recent years by the 2010, the worst year on record with over 1,000 mariners languishing as hostages. 2010, the worst year on record with over 1,000 a grim & cruel business a grim business & cruel by dan conlin conlin dan by Real piracy is not only a grim and cruel business, it demand reparations. Nationalist seizures evolved into piracy is also something that has never gone away. The current as ransoms grew into the millions. wave of attacks in the Indian Ocean is only the most recent “These attacks are now very well organized and phase of one of the oldest known types of crime. Some of resemble a classic privateering model. Investors put up the the first written accounts of seafaring in Egypt mention money. Pirate war lords get boats and a crew, typically for pirate attacks. Even the mighty Julius Caesar was held for $250,000. Investors get half the ransom, the pirate crew a ransom by pirates. It has flourished at different times and in third and the rest goes to the local community,” says Mr. different regions around the world. Williamson. Finding solutions for the crime of piracy will remain as challenging in the modern era as it was in the past.

Atlantic Canada had its own outburst of piracy in the This piracy at least has a low death rate as ransom early 1700s in a time known as the Golden Age of Piracy. For money depends on the safety of the hostages, although Mr. two decades pirates from the Caribbean such as the flashy Williamson worries that deaths will rise with the introduction Bartholomew Roberts or the psychotic Ned Low arrived every of armed security guards. Armed guards are expensive and summer to plunder the region’s massive fishery, using it can cause their own problems when “shoot first” responses as a recruiting and supply centre. Increased naval patrols kill innocent people. and special courts crushed the Golden Age of Piracy by the He points to the continuing vulnerability of Somalian 1730s. refugees at sea. “No one is paying much attention to them While piracy attacks became such a rarity in the North because they are not part of international shipping,” he says. Atlantic that they passed into romantic myth, they have Finding solutions for the crime of piracy will remain as continued to be all-too-real elsewhere. challenging in the modern era as it was in the past. 18 Among the regions plagued by pirate attacks in recent Part of this challenge is definition. The United Nations times is the Gulf of Thailand. A large wave of attacks began Convention on the Law of the Sea deals with illegal attacks in the late 1970s as refugees fled Vietnam. Families carrying on the high seas, outside 12 mile territorial limits. Individual AZ i N e their lifesavings in small rundown boats attracted ruthless states have their own definitions. Other international

MA g pirates. Mr. Williamson was working in the South Pacific at conventions, such as the Suppression of Unlawful Acts, have | the time and remembers the grim toll. broader definitions. “1982-83 was an especially bloody year. There were And while enforcement by international naval patrols usie about 500 murders and sexual assaults,” he says. have foiled many attacks and caught some pirates, legal

AL h O Then in the early 1990s, pirate attacks soared in the difficulties have made it all but impossible to try and d Indonesian Straits of Malacca, a vital channel connecting imprison pirates, he says. And, faced with naval patrols, Middle Eastern oil, Western markets and powerhouse Asian Somali pirates have recently shifted their attacks far out into ports. The narrow channel proved ideal for pirate gangs. the Indian Ocean and north into the Red Sea. Attacks peaked at over 250 in 2000. In many of these The impact of piracy is global – eventually reaching ruthless and bloody attacks the entire crew was killed. Vessel North American consumers as shippers pass on the costs: and cargo would disappear, renamed through criminal security, higher insurance, ransoms and extra fuel for middlemen and corrupt government officials. Attacks in the detours. And the wealth of consumer goods that flow into straits tapered off after 2004. The tsunami destroyed some North America is dependent on the safety of the unsung pirate hideouts, Indonesia began better enforcement and seafaring labour force. China cracked down on gangs acting as middlemen. In some ways, Mr. Williamson notes, piracy is A recent upheaval of pirate attacks in East Africa fundamentally a cost imposed by a desperate and hungry began when European fishermen aggressively moved into collapsed state. Somali waters following the government’s collapse, says Mr. “For the losses to shipping and the price of patrols, we Williamson. Angry Somalis formed an ad hoc coast guard could have fed and clothed every man, woman and child in based in Puntland to seize foreign fishing vessels and Somalia,” he says. 19 FALL | 2011 the Philippines. the with social and work to able I am a lawyer, I am “Although assistant professor at the University of University the at professor assistant and government scientists, applied that MMM provided,” says Mr. Batongbacal, an Batongbacal, Mr. says provided,” MMM that academic and personnel, non-government unique multi-perspective and inter-disciplinary approach approach inter-disciplinary and multi-perspective unique I see myself needed. as people business and ay Batongbacal recently traveled from the Philippines to New York City as part as City ofa team York New to Philippines the from traveled recently Batongbacal ay shelf. continental extended an to rights sovereign for arguing

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Springboard Atlantic, the Nova Scotia Lung Association and The development has shepherded been Industry Liaison Offi through Dal’s ce (ILI),with supportfrom NSERC, spirometer to better diagnose asthma children. in School Biomedical of Engineering, has developed an oscillation Researchers stand to benefiframework. Maksym, Geoff from t an associatethe professor LSRI’s the with collaborative leadership, hopes and miracles.” at the age2002. 50in of “I thisas see aplace passion, of vision, “I lost aloved one to to herUteck,ALS,” husband Larry acoach alderman andwho city died Councillor began Uteck, referring HRMCouncillor Sue Uteck brought passion to the launch. “LSRI have will asimilar focus for the life sciences sector.” Marine Research Institute, bringing together science and industry. Premier Dexter noted he’sDalhousie lately, spending been at alot time of having recently attended the launch the Halifax of educational and training space.” produce leading-edge research while providing enhanced clinical, promise for the province ... thisinstitute has the capacity to “How can you not inspired be Scotia Premier thisbuilding?” in Darrell Dexter. said Nova “It’s aspace that holds alot of the Tupperwith Building pedway. via LSRI is situated on the corner Summer of Street University and Avenue, close in proximity to hospitals, and connects “We bring scienceone powerful and technology transfer team,” together to form said Dr. Traves at the June 21 launch. research seamlessly from the lab to the commercial sphere. Through collaboration and discussion, able be to they will move where scientists, students and entrepreneurs work will together. Whatever you wantInstitute it, to call is unique for the Life Halifax –abeautiful, Sciences Research light-fi lled facility referred to it as a “potent anchor” and a “district discovery.” of village.” And Martha Crago, vicepresident research for Dalhousie, chair the LSRI of steering committee, dubbed it a “research Dalhousie President Tomincubation centre,” Traves it called a a “business and “one-stop life sciences shop.” Colin Latham, A one-stop life sciences shop much more. just that the Life Sciences Research Institute (LSRI) is so t wasn’t everyone as if was avoiding the word “building,” it’s Innovacorp. Among the more than 100life science researchers The founding LSRI are of partners Dalhousie University,Capital Health and the IWKHealth Centre partnership in with large banner depicts DNA, molecules, amino acids, cells, synapses, The event was capped by banner release asilk byunfurling of balloons Nova and of the Scotia Holly artist Carr. The on by and take alook,” says Dr. Maksym. “Proximity plays agreat “ILI might have an investoryou’re come who in for is perfect what developing. you’re If the in same building, they can come Dr. Maksym says the chance for researchers to with mingle Smulders Marilyn Centre and the Atlantic Mobility Action Project. On the business and research groups relocating to LSRI are the Brain Repair benefactors. private other and Research Foundation Medical Dalhousie Opportunities Agency, Innovation, Canada Atlantic Scotia, Canada Foundation for The was $70-million facility funded by Industry Canada, Province Nova of and Dalhousie’s Industry Liaison Offi ce. incubation side are Innovacorp Centre and the Atlantic Mobility Action Project. On the business and research groups relocating to LSRI are the Brain Repair Innovacorp. Among the more than 100life science researchers The founding LSRI are of partners Dalhousie University,Capital Health and the IWKHealth Centre partnership in with organs and nervous systems. large banner depicts DNA, molecules, amino acids, cells, synapses, The event was capped by release banner asilk byunfurling of balloons Nova and of the Scotia Holly artist Carr. The role.” on by and take alook,” says Dr. Maksym. “Proximity plays agreat “ILI might have an investoryou’re come who in for is perfect what developing. you’re If the in same building, they can come Dr. Maksymbusinesspeople says the chance and entrepreneurs for researchers is crucial. to with mingle 2121 FALL | 2011 Lisa Roberts ... and the Atlantic Mobility Action Project Atlantic Mobility ... and the feet, you can't beat a coffee room,”“For productivity per square says Robert Brownstone. big and small, during c collaborations, Denmark, where he did post-doctoralregular coffee breaks in scientifi He enjoyed training. were expected to show up,” he recalls. “You ourish. collaboration will fl hopes that same culture of coffee and at the LSRI, he Now, Five labs – all working Project (AMAP) has had to work until now. way the Atlantic Mobility Action It's a big change from the and whatto unravel different aspects of how people move the sixth to thecauses mobility problems – are spread out from Tupper Building. They will relocate to large airy oor of the 14th fl labs in the LSRI. think just the day-to-day Brownstone. “We cial,” says Dr. hugely oor will be benefi located on one fl be geographically “To interactions will help the research progress.” Righttherapies for patients who've suffered injury or stroke. hopes that research will result in new Brownstone Dr. Brownstone's In fact, Dr. he helps them as a neurosurgeon. now, graduateprofessional life – working with patients, mentoring research funding, and peering securing students, starting AMAP, of theat nerve cells through a microscope – is like a microcosm LSRI: each activity feeds and informs the others. nd therapeutic applications – to move the research from 'bench to bedside' While the end goal of his research is to fi Brownstone argues that research questions that move from – Dr. 'bedside to bench' are equally important. cally more than seeing the Browstone. patients with the disabilities,” says Dr. “Nothing drives you scientifi research interests. His lab, for example, recently added hand function to its walking and found this abnormality in hand function.” It so were studying “It was almost accidental,” he recalls. “We Brownstone saw a patient who had trouble happened that Dr. grasping at around the same time – and suddenly the accidental discovery was of greater interest. Brownstone, “But it means patient right now? No,” admits Dr. “Does that mean I have a treatment for that particular that we can start to explore possibilities that were unthought-of before.”

... at the brain repair centre ... at the to came of age with Generation X may offer hope that Technology aging baby boomers. company to develop a videolooking for a software development Centre is Gail Eskes of the Brain Repair Neuropsychologist Kit.game for her Cognitive Repair Eskes. “It needs a lot of exercise.” says Dr. body,” brain is just like the rest of your “Your attention –Parkinson's disease. Their ability to focus and pay with victims of stroke and She's working primarily brain – is oftenwhich involves a number of different areas of the impaired. Eskes envisions an therapists identify problem areas. Now Dr. assessment tools to help Her team has already developed c specifi addictive video game where the game play targets cits. cognitive defi Eskes. those experiences sculpt the brain,” says Dr. experiences to the brain and “The idea is that you provide new neuronsof forming new neural connections or even growing remains plastic – that is, capable Evidence that the brain – throughout life is quite new. lot of avenues of Eskes. “But it's really opened up a Dr. limits of that are,” says don't know yet what the “We investigation.” enhanced with drugs. Pharmacologist George Robertson will be One possibility is that the aging brain's plasticity can be labs to test drugs already on the market – such using the LSRI’s as Fasudil, for vascular disease. for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases,” says Dr. “There are drugs out there... that can be repositioned immediately reduce 99 per cent of the risk.” Robertson. “You with Fasudil had better memory. Researchers in the United States found that rats treated Robertson will moveDr. fi nding, rm that quickly to testing in humans – without having to spend years in If he can confi rming the drugs safety. confi and tonnes of people that have cognitive Eskes. “Tonnes Dr. “Gail has the patients,” he says of his collaboration with problems.” of the LSRI is yet another source of hope for those aging boomers. The combination of expertise and equipment under the roof Photo: Nick Pearce Nick Photo: exercisingexercising imagination ... imagination ... A one-stop life sciences shop sciences life one-stop A 22 d ALh O usie | MAg AZi N e www.boldambitions.ca

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nature going to be naturegoingtobe bigdreamsisby thO i teNAciO “Anybody who dreams “Anybody whodreams in thein world small category.” editor’s ex-wife, who along-time became mentor. “I put that says, he ended up, afew years later, working closely the with rejected rewrite after rewrite? Curiously, Mr. Herrndorf up editor the city with from Brandon, the taskmaster who since: broadcasting, journalism and the arts.” my experience moot in court. This has my been ever calling law.” Then, he got asummer relief job at CBCin Winnipeg. exhilarating that he had “almost decided Iwould practice he says. He did amoot court and found the experience so graduated from Two Dal? things happened law in school, by now legendary, did he join the CBCone day after he M N P Did Mr. Herrndorf, his success, of after all ever meet “I got hooked. Ifound it soexciting that it trumped Dalhousie and Halifax. But why, amove in that is r. h errndorf has only good things to say about errndorf hasonlygoodthingstosayabout se dreAMs...” ursuiNg us us Purdy Crawford, Crawford, Purdy LLB’56, LLD’91 A chorus of suPPOrt for expansion

ithin the walls of the dalhousie Arts centre, Wcommunity audiences have experienced riveting theatre performances, elaborate costumes and harmonious music created by talented Dalhousie students. The theatre and music departments were new and fairly small when the arts centre was built in 1971. Since then, the programs have grown exponentially, but the space has not. “The academic programs that live in the building have outgrown the building itself,” says Roberta Barker, chair of Architectural renderings courtesy : WHW Architects WHW : courtesy renderings Architectural the Department of Theatre. To address these space issues, Dalhousie hopes to make much needed renovations to the centre, including the Join us in rising to the challenge! addition of a new wing to the Seymour Street side of the facility. The Dalhousie Arts Centre Revitalization Fund, part 25 FALL of Dalhousie’s $250-million Bold Ambitions campaign, is a

$10-million, community-based project to create a 200- | seat concert hall; a new multi-purpose seminar room; a 2011 dedicated space for the costume studies program; three labs for film studies, theatre and music classes; and a student lounge. These new spaces would have state-of-the-art sound recording, music technology, video and computer equipment. “This is the single largest priority for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences within the Bold Ambitions campaign,” says Robert Summerby-Murray, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. “Building a $10-million modern arts facility will not only satisfy our space challenges and accommodate our program growth, but will enhance Dalhousie’s position as a post-secondary leader in the performing arts across Canada. Supporters and learners alike will see the revitalized Dalhousie Arts Centre as a special place that invites collaboration among peers; a place that inspires others; and a place that encourages creativity across the arts,” says Dr. Summerby-Murray. Michelle Hampson and Joanne Ward-Jerrett www.boldambitions.ca www.boldambitions.ca 26 dALhOusie | MAgAZiNe SETTING Symphony Nova Scotia and the Kiwanis Music Festival. and 80s. For many years, the center has provided ahome for Halifax audiences at the Dalhousie CentreArts during the 1970s Christopher Plummer, Gordon Pinsent and Bill Cosby delighted all Ray Charles, Belafonte, Harry Tony Bennett, k.d. lang, Jim Cuddy, Lightfoot, Anne Murray, Joan Baez, Don MacLean, Oscar Peterson, The centre’sAtlantic inaugural Symphony public performance featured Orchestra The 1971. in Stan Rogers, Gordon that alegacy began reverberates today. downtown properties. In 1942, her estate supporting gift the arts bybegan selling goodsfrom ahandcart and later invested in centre’s The arts Rebecca Cohn, main performance auditorium who immigrated to Halifax recognizesfrom Poland. She Building. infl uential campus,on most recentlywiththe Mona Campbell Japanesewith architectural infl uences.vision Their been has The Halifax-based architectural fiMitchell designed the Dalhousie rm Centre, Arts Fowler, complete Bauld& musical expression on campus and the in community. Apassion for created the arts the Dalhousiefour Centre decadesArts ago. Ever since, the centre has catalyzed and artistic A alive and strong. since it is thought to express an inner passion that remains ruby isoftenusedtorecognizea40thanniversary– www.boldambitions.ca

THE Katelynn Northam and Amanda Pelham to come. It’sanniversary fi to anticipate enhancing opportunities arts years in while tting celebratingthe the Dalhousie Centre’s Arts thein Dalhousie Gallery.Art thein Sir James Dunn Auditorium and checking out exhibitions 2010,120,000 in many with more visitors attending performances The Dalhousie CentreArts remains and culturalarts activity. a hub for the province’s Attendance at the Cohn Auditorium was Dalhousie Theatre Department Productions thisyear. Free noon hour recitals continuemusic students. to offered be by talented The Marriage True of Minds is the theme for the Alumni Exhibition. diverse subjects and hosts the popular Student, Staff, Faculty and same year. arranges an annual The gallery curated fi lm series on silkscreen The Dalhousie moved Gallery Art into its current 1971.in home Group Seven of painter Lawren Harris donated his memories for thousands alumni. of convocation ceremonies, the auditorium features graduation in audiences. With the Cohn becoming the home for the university’s onstage, aworld kicking off tour and enchanting Maritime 1971.in In 2008, the iconic songwriter and musician was back Leonard Cohen was one the fi of thein Cohn. The Canadian picked poet uprst an honoraryto degree receiveparchment a

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he Dalhousie Alumni directors of CAA Atlantic and the world’s most dangerous Association is pleased she is also the former chair of postings, speaking out against Outstanding Tto acknowledge the the Nova Scotia Institute of the corruption of the Karzai dedication, largesse and Chartered Accountants. family and advocating for Alumni passion that characterize Over the years, effective electoral reforms. the 2011 award winners. Dalhousie has been the His steadfast fortunate recipient of Nancy’s commitment to the highest Congratulations to the A. Gordon Archibald time, talent and treasure, standards of his profession Alumnus of the Year as she has continued to has informed his long career Award 2011 DAA award winners create vital awareness in the in public service during Named in honour of business community about which he has served as policy A. Gordon Archibald, recipient our excellent programs, advisor, executive assistant of the very first Alumni of including the new Corporate and chief of staff to ministers the Year Award, this award Residency MBA. Always eager of Transport, International was established in 1989 Dalumnito support student initiatives, Trade and Fisheries and to recognize alumni for she is a valued partner for the Oceans, as well as the Atlantic outstanding personal service, Management Career Services Canada Opportunities commitment and contribution (MCS) team in the Faculty of Agency. Over the years, he to Dalhousie University. Call for nominations Management and has been has also held a number of integral in facilitating student senior management positions 28 Help us celebrate by nominating a corporate tours at Emera, including assistant deputy fellow grad for one of our 2012 Alumni Awards. championing corporate minister of Foreign Affairs For further information, phone funding for the Jeux du and International Trade Allison Skelding at 902.494.2808 Commerce case competition Canada. or 1.800.565.9969 team and even offered her Bill’s principled and

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| Email: [email protected] Deadline for nominations is March 9, 2012 with an Executive.” public service on behalf of Alumni Achievement Nancy Tower (BComm’81) Award Having achieved life’s This award recognizes ultimate trifecta – a powerful alumni for outstanding DALHOUSIE career, a dedication to accomplishments in career community service, and a and community service. fulfilling family life – Nancy Recipients demonstrate Tower is the picture of the true spirit of Dalhousie success. University and set an A Fellow Chartered inspiring example. Canadians here and around Accountant, Nancy is Willam R. Crosbie (LLB’82) the world make him a worthy executive vice-president, Bill Crosbie has used his legal candidate for the Alumni business development for education at Dalhousie as Achievement Award. Emera Inc. A true community a foundation for a long and leader, she currently serves distinguished career of public on the board of directors of service as a distinctive and Nova Scotia Business Inc., as articulate Canadian voice in a well as the advisory council troubled world. of the Dalhousie Corporate Currently Canada’s Residency MBA Program. Ambassador to Afghanistan, She is a past member of the he has earned a reputation board of trustees of the QEII for being one of Canada’s Foundation, and the board of finest ambassadors in one of Alumni Events Spring and Summer 2011

Christopher J. Coulter Dalhousie alumni and friends around the globe reconnected Young Alumnus of the over the spring and early summer months with lobster dinners, Year Award receptions and pub nights in Toronto, Halifax, Truro, Chester, This award recognizes recent Bermuda, London, UK and beyond. Special thanks to our graduates for innovative volunteers who helped make these events possible. accomplishments and notable Watch for events this fall in New Brunswick, Charlottetown, contributions to society, St. John’s, Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. For more information the community-at-large about alumni events, visit dal.ca/alumni/events or contact us at or to Dalhousie. [email protected] or 1.800.565.9969. You can also keep updated by joining us on Facebook (facebook.com/dalumni) and Linkedin (join the Dalhousie University Alumni group). Dr. Simon Gadbois Don’t forget: for many of our events, we send electronic invitations and we don’t want you to miss out. Visit she came back to Canada instructor of psychology and dal.ca/alumni/update or drop an email to Dalumniin 2008, but the Afghan neuroscience Dalhousie’s top [email protected] to update your contact information. community still benefi ts from prize for teaching. the skills she taught them While he’s pleased with and the advanced care they the award, he admits to being received under her service. a bit baffl ed, too. Because Today, Carolyn is along with teaching the Dr. Carolyn Watts (BSc’94, dedicated to furthering her second-year class, Animal 29 MD’98) education and challenging Behavior, he also teaches a FALL With her winning combina- others to look beyond the research methods course, a

tion of skill, determination, simple tasks of the day as she required class for psychology | compassion, intelligence writes on work-life balance and neuroscience majors. 2011 and courage, Carolyn Watts and other complex topics. “You don’t win a popularity contest with this one,” he has devoted much of her Award for Excellence says, describing himself as a life to improving the lives in Teaching straight-ahead lecturer, not of the most disadvantaged The Alumni Association a showman. “It’s one of those among us. Award for Excellence in classes no one wants to take.” Known as a dedicated Teaching recognizes professors And that makes it all and caring student during her who take the art of teaching the more challenging to med school days, Carolyn was to an exceptional level. The teach. “Everything is in the respected by both her fellow award honours instructors examples and anecdotes,” he students and instructors, who, in the eyes of students explains, “including telling demonstrating, as she did, her and teaching colleagues, them about the mistakes I’ve leadership and support while display superior teaching skills, made. When you’re designing challenging her peers to live innovation and enthusiasm a research study, there’s for a higher calling. for the subject taught, and who always that one variable you After her studies, Carolyn demonstrate an exemplary haven’t thought of. Because, in served in a remote rural attitude toward the needs and neuroscience and psychology, village in Afghanistan, concerns of students. serving a population of over we’re not studying something 100,000. With single-minded Dr. Simon Gadbois (PhD’02), that’s static, that’s just determination, she spent Department of Pyschology sitting there; we’re studying almost fi ve years working Simon Gadbois’ passion for something dynamic.” exhausting hours in adverse wild animals is matched only “The mistakes are where conditions in the care of by his passion to teach about we learn,” he says with a obstetrical patients and them. And it is that passion laugh. “Plus, you’ll always get Photos: Law Alumni Dinner 2011, Chester Alumni Reception, newborns. For health reasons, that has earned the senior a good story.” Engineering Golf Tournament Dalumni

DAA 2011-2012 Board of DalumniDirectors The Dalhousie Alumni Association: new year, Jim Wilson (MBA’87), N.S., new initiatives president and Board of Governors representative With another Dalhousie electronic and social media participation in this exciting great strides to implement Barrie Black (BA’71, LLB’71), school year underway and to engage and connect annual event. our visions and plans for the N.S., executive vice-president fall upon us, the Dalhousie alumni. Regional engagement: upcoming year.” and Board of Governors Alumni Association is New alumni: We will strive We are seeking to foster To lead these initiatives, representative gearing up for an exciting to promote involvement engagement of alumni both DAA board committees Maurice Chiasson (BA’84, and busy year. Earlier and engagement among inside and outside Halifax. To have been struck and we are LLB’88, MBA’88), N.S. Steven Cote (BScK’00), Ont. this year, the DAA Board recent graduates, through link alumni living outside of actively seeking volunteers Leslie Crowell (BComm’90), articulated its vision for its expansion of the DAA Halifax, a Toronto Dalhousie for these committees. If you N.S. ongoing work, which will board’s successful mentoring Alumni chapter has recently are interested in getting Alexandra (Alix) Dostal (BA’98), drive its upcoming projects. program pilot and other been launched and the DAA involved in any of the work of 30 Ont., chair, communications “We are really excited to events for new alumni and board plans to expand this the DAA board, please email Jamie Fraser (BSc’82, MD’86, build the most engaged, soon-to-be alumni. initiative to other cities. us at [email protected] PGM’93), N.S. passionate and loyal alumni Homecoming: The DAA “We are really excited or visit alumniandfriends.dal. Bonita Hansra (MBA’05), Ont. of any Canadian university,” board will continue to be about our bold and ca/alumni_association.html. Courtney Larkin (BMgmt’10), says Jim Wilson, incoming actively engaged in Dal’s ambitious agenda,” says N.S., chair, new alumni DAA board president. homecoming event planning Wilson. “I am thrilled that Alix Dostal, communications MAGAZINE Donalda MacBeath (LLB’79), | “We hope to achieve this and execution, including we have such an active and and outreach chair, DAA Alta., chair, governance Nancy MacCready-Williams by continuing to foster a encouraging alumni engaged board that is making (LLB’89), Board of Governors culture at Dal of involvement, representative and lifelong friendships Foster MacKenzie (BArch’79), among students, faculty,

DALHOUSIE N.S. administration, retirees and Gayle Murdoch (BComm’04, alumni that begins with a MBA’06), Ont., chair, mentoring student’s fi rst contact with Aubrey Palmeter (BEng’80, Dalhousie and extends MBA’86), N.S., Board of throughout their lives.” Governors representative To achieve this vision, the Douglas Ruck (LLB’77), N.S. DAA board will be focusing James Stuewe (BMgmt’05, MPA’09), Ont., chair, chapters on several priorities over the Shaunda Wood (BScHE’91), next year: N.B., chair, scholarships and Communications and awards outreach: We will work on To contact the DAA board, enhancing the use of existing please email [email protected] communications tools and exploring other forms of

A DAA welcome to Dal’s newest students: Jim Wilson and other members of the DAA hosted an ice cream sandwich social, as part of Orientation Week 2011. 1970s Classnotes 1971 Judith Boss, MA (Philosophy), has published Deception Island, a suspense novel set in Antarctica, now available 1965 through Amazon.com. Judith also has fi ve college 1950s David MacNeil, BEng (NSTC), MEng’67 (NSTC), textbooks with McGraw-Hill, two of which are among 1950 received the honorary designation professor the top sellers in their fi eld. Judith currently lives with E. David Morgan, BSc, was awarded the honorary emeritus in computer science, recognizing his her family in the woods of southern Rhode Island. degree of doctor of science by Memorial University, outstanding contributions during his career at When not writing or traveling to exotic places such as in recognition of his scientifi c achievements, at the University of New Brunswick. During David’s Antarctica to research her books, she enjoys spending Spring convocation in St. John’s, N.L. He is emeritus 21-year tenure as director of computing services, time with her children, grandchildren, and corgi. professor, Chemical Ecology Group, Lennard-Jones he became internationally recognized for building 1972 Laboratory, School of Physical and Geographical something that almost all of us use daily – the Daniel MacLean Campbell QC, LLB, is the new president Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, U.K. Internet. David served for seven years (two as of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. A partner in chair) on the NATO Science Committee Panel on the Halifax offi ce of Cox & Palmer, Daniel has been a Computer Networks. He was a founding member member of the Bar since 1972 and Queens Council since 1960s of the board of directors of CANARIE, a federal 1988. His practice is primarily in litigation relating to 1960 government initiative to construct a world-class professional liability, but includes administrative law Don Gilkie, BSc, BEng’62 (NSTC), MEng’64 research network infrastructure throughout (regulated industries and competition law) as well as (NSTC), was inducted by the University of King’s Canada and he was one of the original inductees intellectual property and technology law. A founding College Alumni Association into The Order of the to the Canadian Internet Hall of Fame. director and former chairman of the Canadian Lawyers’ Ancient Commoner. The designation recognizes 1968 Insurance Association, Daniel was also a director of the his volunteer service to the university as a member David G. Jones, BA, MA’73, following a province- Lawyers Insurance Association of Nova Scotia (LIANS). of the Property, Grounds and Safety Committee wide election, was elected Ontario representative He is chairman of the Trustees of St. Matthew’s United since 2003. Presently, Dr. Gilkie is also chair of the to the board of directors of the 175,000-member Church, chairman of the Trustees of Victoria Hall, an President’s Advisory Committee for the Restoration National Association of Federal Retirees (FSNA). honorary trustee of the Halifax YMCA, and chair of of the Lodge. He is currently based in Nepean, Ont. trustees for the Halifax YMCA Legacy Foundation. 31 FALL

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dalmba.ca 1973 Curtis Nordman, MA (History), has been busy since he left Dal in ’72. He did his PhD at Oxford, taught Joey Smallwood in the college system in B.C. for a number of years, spent 15 years with the Province of Manitoba in Frank McKenna various capacities (most recently heading up the Alexa McDonough College Expansion Initiative), and spent 10 years as dean of Continuing Education and director of the Centre for Learning Technologies at the University They each deserved one. of Winnipeg. And while all this is ancient history, he says, Curtis was most recently appointed chair of the Council on Post-Secondary Education, the government body that oversees colleges and universities in Manitoba. Who says retirement is dull? John Devlin, BA, BEDS’77, launched an art book of some of his architectural sketches in Cambridge, London and Nova Scotia in the summer of 2011. The website for the book is Act. novacantabrigiensis.ca Some of his sketches were also exhibited at King’s College, Cambridge in June 2010. For more information, contact John or the editor, Lizzie Robinson, at [email protected] 1976 Ingrid Dandanell, MLS, was the recipient of the Canadian Library Association’s 2011 Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (CASLIS) Award for Special Librarianship in Canada. The award was granted in recognition of Ingrid’s unique contributions to special 33 librarianship with a focus on leadership in the area FALL of government documents in academia at Queen’s

University and the University of Alberta, as well as | the Alberta Legislative Library. 2011 1978 What will it take to John Desserud, BA, MA’81, has left the University of New Brunswick after 22 years to take up the protect our oceans for position of dean of Arts at the University of Prince Edward Island. His appointment was effective July future generations? 1, 2011. 1990s 1991 Tim Daley QC, LLB, was appointed fi rst vice- president of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. A member of the Bar since 1992, Tim practices with the fi rm GMPD Law in New Glasgow, N.S. He specializes in family law, criminal defence and Tomorrow’s leaders need the education, experience and global reach to tackle issues like bringing endangered species back from the brink of extinction and civil litigation, with a particular focus on personal rebuilding healthy and sustainable Atlantic fi sheries. injury matters. Tim is heavily involved with the A unique gift is bringing Dalhousie University’s Marine Affairs Program and work of the society and serves on a number of its WWF together to make it happen. committees. His extensive volunteer experience also includes work with the Pictou County Bar Society, Your vision, innovation and commitment are bringing tomorrow’s leaders to today’s solutions. Big Brothers and Big Sisters, New Leaf and the Continuing Legal Education Society. He is a past president of the Pictou County YM/YWCA, and a founding member and current volunteer facilitator for a living planet dal.ca in the Parent Education Program for the Nova Scotia © 1986 Panda symbol WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature (also known as World Wildlife Fund) ®“WWF” and “living planet” are WWF Registered Trademarks. Family Court. 1994 Sandra Simpson Nowlan, BEd, recently published Ernest Buckler her second cookbook, Low-salt DASH Dinners, based on the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Alden Nowlan Hypertension) diet that has been proven to lower Rita Joe high blood pressure as effectively as medication. In this book, Sandra provides a collection of 100 illustrated recipes for simple, quick-to- They each deserved one, too. prepare and tasty low-salt dinner dishes. This is a follow-up to her previous cookbook, Delicious DASH Flavours. Sandra and husband, John, continue to travel the world and write articles for major North American newspapers and magazines as members of the Travel Media Association of Canada. Rene Gallant, LLB, was appointed second vice-president of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Association. Called to the Bar in 1995, Rene is general manager, Regulatory Affairs, with Nova Scotia Power Inc. Prior to joining NSPI in 2005, he was general counsel for the Halifax Regional School Board and an associate at Patterson Palmer. Currently on the board of directors for the Canadian Partnerships Against Cancer, Rene is past chair of the Canadian Cancer Society National Board of Directors and also served as a board member for the National Cancer Institute of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society, Nova Scotia division. 34 1995 Kate Moran, PhD (TUNS), is the new director of the NEPTUNE Canada Ocean Network, the world’s largest and most advanced cabled ocean network. A world-renowned ocean engineer, who is completing a two-year term as assistant MAGAZINE

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and Technology Policy in Washington, D.C., Kate started her fi ve-year term with NEPTUNE Canada in September. She succeeds founding director Dr. Chris Barnes, who retired on June 30.

DALHOUSIE 1996 Kristen Eckland, BA, has published two new books. The Thoracic Surgeons: Bogata, Colombia is an in-depth look at the thoracic surgeons, their history and practices. The second book, Bogota! A hidden gem guide to surgical tourism, is a guide for medical students. Both books are available at Amazon.com 2000s 2007 Robert Richler, LLB/MBA, and Betsy (Miller) Richler are thrilled to announce the birth of their fi rst child, Natalie Erin, born June 26, 2011 in Toronto. Spotlight AS YOU LIKE IT

f you had to choose one Each chapter tells a person to study in the story that demonstrates the Iwhole English canon, playwright’s cultural impact, William Shakespeare is from how he created the your man, says Stephen fi rst teen-agers; to inspiring Marche (BA’97). In his new Abraham Lincoln’s murder; book, How Shakespeare to improving our sex lives, Changed Everything, he all the while managing declares Shakespeare to to remain unknowable as be the most infl uential a man. person who ever lived. Dr. Marche studied He’s not short of English and contemporary evidence, but incredibly, studies and recalls a great Dr. Marche may be the fi rst Shakespeare class with to claim this title for the Ron Huebert. bard of Avon. When he immersed In the book, Dr. Marche himself in Shakespeare’s turns a mountain of history world during his PhD, into a breezy, thoughtful what a strange world he I used to teach Shakespeare in Harlem, read, spinning a far-reaching discovered it to be. web of infl uence over the “You don’t have to at the City College of New York. I loved 35 FALL last 400 years. go far for these crazy both the job and the neighborhood. Proof ranges from Shakespeare stories,” he

the fanciful – who knew says. “Actually, it turns out I ADORED THE STUDENTS I WAS TEACHING, TOO. | 2011 Grenadine islanders Shakespeare produced a lot It’s not every university where recited passages from of very eccentric people who Julius Caesar every Shrove have been very obsessed THEY ATTEND CLASS EVEN WHEN Tuesday – to the linguistic with Shakespeare.” – Shakespeare’s invention The plays are “very THEY’RE LIVING OUT OF THEIR CARS. of over 1,700 words and easy to get obsessed with,” Currently, he writes countless quotable phrases. he admits. “When I left a wide-ranging monthly being a professor, the one column called “A Thousand thing that was a little sad Words About Our Culture” was leaving Shakespeare for Esquire magazine; and b eh i n d .” in 2012, he will have a new Dr. Marche left novel out with Gaspereau teaching at the City College Press. of New York for Toronto “Every writer’s fantasy, when his wife, Sarah right? It’s one of these Fulford, became editor accidental tourist things,” he of Toronto Life. Having says, almost bashful about already written two novels, his success. Raymond and Hannah To abuse another (2005) and Shining at the phrase from the Bard, right Bottom of the Sea (2007), he now the world appears to be decided to pursue writing Stephen Marche’s oyster. full-time. Andy Murdoch www.LASIK.com

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Spotlight BRINGING OCEANS COMMUNITIES TOGETHER

t the helm of the the 141 member-states technology and industry with solutions. We’ll need to “How can someone not United Nation’s together and try to reach makes it easier for us to persevere and we can.” be passionate to be working Aefforts to provide consensus on how to move access that community.” She advises students on the ocean? You feel like 38 guidance in the management forward together on the She is well positioned in ocean-related studies: maybe you’re making a of the planet’s oceans you’ll many issues facing the to put such global ocean- “There are many issues and difference.” fi nd Dalhousie graduate ocean and ocean science.” related efforts into aspects you can look at, With her work at IOC- Wendy Watson-Wright. In Halifax this past perspective and also judge from natural science, coastal UNESCO, it’s safe to say, Dr. Watson-Wright June for the launch of the the state of the oceans. She issues, social science to law she is. (BPE’76, MSc’80, PhD’86) is Halifax Marine Research says there are very real and policy.” Billy Comeau MAGAZINE

| the assistant director general Institute, Dr. Watson-Wright issues facing its health. and executive secretary was very impressed with the One problem, of the Intergovernmental new venture. according to Dr. Watson- Oceanographic Commission “I don’t know many Wright, is that many people of the United Nations places in the world that don’t realize the damage

DALHOUSIE Educational, Scientifi c and have a centre that brings being done to the ocean, Cultural Organization (IOC- the ocean scientifi c especially those living far UNESCO). communities together,” she from it. Headquartered explains. “For (the IOC) as “We need to protect in Paris, IOC-UNESCO global conveners, having a it – there are good news promotes international point of contact bringing stories and we need to cooperation and together the various look for best-practices and coordinates programs in elements of ocean science, adopt them to come up marine research, services, observation systems, hazard mitigation and capacity development. The goal is to better manage the nature and resources of the oceans and coastal areas. “Every country, whether on the ocean or not, is affected by the ocean,” says Dr. Watson-Wright. “The IOC’s role is to bring Kenneth Robert Bruce Simpson, BA’81, BAHC’82, MPA’84, Halifax, N.S., on April 17, 2011 Kathleen Margaret Heller, BA’79, MA’86, Halifax, Marq de Villiers N.S., on June 20, 2011 The Hon. Justice Murray Sinclair David Gordon Connolly McCann, BSc’83, MD’88, Dundas, Ont., on August 8, 2011 Timothy Bliss Alan Henry McCluskey, BSc’81, DDS’88, Truro, N.S., on July 26, 2011 Des Cousens, BEng’68, DMET’88, St. John’s, N.L., on July 10, 2011 Know someone else Robyn Deidre (Dittler) Martin, BScN’92, Shelburne Co, N.S., on July 19, 2011 who deserves an Melanie A. O’Neill, BSc’96, PhD’01, Burnaby, B.C., on July 26, 2011 honorary degree? Shera L Falke, MES’02, Stony Plain, Alta., on April 22, 2011 Kutobe Mbi Tshabang, BEDS’03, MARFP’05, Let us know. Halifax, N.S., on May 16, 2011

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