December 4, 2008 Vol. 44 No. 34 The University of Western Ontario’s newspaper of record www.westernnews.ca PM 41195534

Happy Birthday Your Food Final Frontier

John Milton may no longer be around – the poet’s Consumer demand for locally grown and organic The Elginfield Observatory just north of London 400th birthday is next week – but an extraordinary food is being felt everywhere – including the has been quietly unlocking the secrets of space for collection of rare books of his work is on display Western campus. almost four decades. and provides the next best thing. Page 5 Page 6 Page 11

Beauty Of Math

Heather Travis, Western News In her downtime, Robarts Research Institute software developer Lori Gardi creates intricate designs of a simple mathematical equation called the Mandelbrot Set. Besides creating works of beauty on display across campus, the process can help visualize blood flow, map heart beat or even detect tumours. See story on Page 10.

RESEARCH Waste-to-fuel machine near market-ready

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s At a public lecture last week, the Ltd., Berruti will begin to com- food products ... and look at the farm waste) using heat, but in professor of Chemical Engineer- mercialize the technology in opportunities.” the absence of oxygen. This unit y early December, most ing described a process which 2009. Unlike other biofuel initiatives can be taken to farms during farmers are stowing he, along with colleague Cedric This means that farming doesn’t such as corn to ethanol for mixing harvesting season to convert the Baway their equipment and Briens, developed to break down have to stop once crops are taken with gasoline, Western’s system so-called ‘waste’ of stalks and left- watching the market prices for organic material, such as corn off the fields; there is money to be does not convert food products over organic materials into gases, the return on a fruitful season. stalks or wood, into useful fuels found in what is left behind. into fuel - only waste. liquids and a solid residue. With a little engineering – make in a matter of seconds – a process “For thousands of years we Berruti has been instrumen- Once broken down, biomass that a lot of creative engineering which would take nature millions have used biomass for foods, but tal in developing the mobile produces bio oil, bio gas, bio-char – University of Western Ontario of years. even when you use biomass, there pyrolysis unit, a machine that (which includes many minerals professor Franco Berruti hopes And with the help of university is waste,” he says. “Our inter- chemically breaks down biomass to extend the harvest season. spin-off company Agri-Therm est is to take the waste from the (the non-edible constituents of Continued on page 16

INSIDE: Academe 20 | Careers 20 | Classified 20 | Coming Events 19 | Student Services Bulletin 19 2 december 4, 2008 WESTERN NEWS Just how free is your speech? Science goes boldly

B y Pa u l Ma y n e into ‘inner’ space inding the right line between freedom of speech and the A Western-led sored by Western and will return Fprotection of rights and to the campus for the second equality in Canada is an ongoing annual conference in 2010. exercise, according to Western conference in “Our university is one of the Law professor Grant Huscroft. leading institutions in the world “Protection of rights and free India explores on nano-science and nanotechnol- speech… you can’t have both, ogy,” says Singh, who will travel unfortunately,” says Huscroft. nanotechnology to India with seven to eight fel- “We have the Charter of Rights low Western professors. and Freedoms, which looks very B y Pa u l Ma y n e “It is a great achievement official, but the problem only for our university to organize comes when you have to put it he notion of injecting nano- this conference on the very hot to work. structured materials into research topic of this century.” “We’ve always had human rights Tthe human body to attack The conference is expected laws in Canada. The moment the a tumour or performing surgery to bring together more than 250 Charter came along to protect on individual cells sounds like scientists and engineers from speech we set up a conflict.” futuristic fiction. around the world to discuss Speaking recently to senior However, these technological various aspects of nanomaterial alumni, Huscroft says Canada breakthroughs, and others, are synthesis and characterization, Submitted Photo takes seriously the violations closer than many would imagine along with photonics and the most against human rights, yet set lim- Western Law professor Grant Huscroft says balancing freedom speech and and will be part of the discussions recent developments in the areas its to those rights. the protection of human rights is a difficult task. Jan. 5-8 at the first International of growth and characterization of The Charter states rights are Conference on Transport and nano-structured materials. protected ‘subject only to such Optical Properties of Nanomate- reasonable limits prescribed by in Europe. It also says some Mus- that may be controversial.” rials at Allahabad University in law as can be demonstrably jus- lims are violent radicals. While a majority of human India, about 350 miles southeast tified in a free and democratic The case was brought to the rights complaints filed are legiti- of Delhi. “When it comes to society.’ HRC in Ontario and British mate, Huscroft says it has become The four-day conference is nanotechnology, the That’s where someone has to Columbia, as well as at the fed- too easy to file a claim - for exam- being led by Western Physics possibilities are infinite.” make a decision which rights eral level. In two of the cases, the ple an article that may subject a and Astronomy professor Mahi should win out. complaint was immediately dis- group to hate or contempt - under Singh, whose personal research – Mahi Sing, “Someone has to interpret this missed without a hearing. In one, commission rules. focuses on the study of transport, Physics and Astronomy and put it to work, but there is where there was a hearing, the In essence that is a type of magnetic, chemical and optical no obvious answer to that,” says complaint was also dismissed. harassment, since there is not a properties of biological, elec- Huscroft. “You need to weigh the Each ruling stated there was cost to file a complaint and the tronic, and photonic materials. two. On one hand you’re fighting no breach of human rights and no defendant is responsible for all The challenge with his work is “On the nanoscale, size itself discrimination and on the other legal jurisdiction to proceed. costs, win or lose. to bridge the gap between theory produces novel physical, chemi- hand you have the loss of free “Reasonable people, in good “I think it’s a real problem,” and experiments, with the ulti- cal and engineering properties speech. The gain must outweigh faith, are going to disagree about says Huscroft. mate objective of his research that can be exploited to fabricate the loss. It’s about cause and human rights. It’s what we should While he feels the HRC is not being to fabricate a new genera- devices with entirely new char- effect.” expect in our society,” says up to the task of dealing with tion of bio-molecular and elec- acteristics,” says Singh. “The A prime example of this was Huscroft, adding the case galva- freedom of speech issues – better tronic devices, computers, ultra associated challenges, both intel- the recent Human Rights Com- nized the academic and journal- dealt with under criminal law – it fast optical switches and micro- lectually, scientifically and even- mission (HRC) case against istic community around the issue is important to have discussions lasers. Such devices may work tually industrially, are enormous Maclean’s magazine for publish- of freedom of speech. around these issues and not leave faster, fit into smaller spaces, and fascinating.” ing an article considered by four “Had this complaint succeeded, it to the courts to sort out. require less power, and give off Countries to be represented Muslim students at the Univer- you would have had a lot of fear “The choices we have to make less heat. include India, Canada, UK, USA, sity of Toronto to expose Muslims over anyone publishing any- in society are difficult,” says While Singh has travelled to France, Germany, Israel, Brazil, to hatred and contempt. thing. Huscroft. “Disagreements about and spoken at numerous confer- Japan, Norway, China, Turkey, The article discussed the high “If causing offense will land rights and how they’re to be ences, there has never been one Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sin- birth rate among Muslims and you in a (human rights) tribunal, applied are inevitable. That’s a specifically focusing on his work, gapore, Sweden and more. speculated Islamic people could we are in trouble. It forces people good thing.” so he figured “do it myself.” “When it comes to nanotechnol- become the majority population to justify what they’re writing The conference is mainly spon- ogy, the possibilities are infinite,” says Singh, noting applications in medical, communications and military are just some of the areas that would benefit. “I knew I could find He adds the conference will Christ the King University Parish it if I came in here.”* also be a great opportunity to showcase Western. and e Office of Campus Ministry “The interactions between Western scientists and academ- at King’s University College MARKET ics from other parts of the world during this conference can serve welcome you to join us for the as a fertile ground for nurturing CRAFTS future connections and collabo- rations,” says Singh. Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Gifts that say For more information about the conference, visit ictopon2009. 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Ê- -ÊfÓ°£xʳÊÌ>Ý WESTERN NEWS december 4, 2008 3 Violence still an issue, Western holds tight on 19 years after massacre undergrad enrolment B y Pa u l Ma y n e the graduate student enrolment is where Western looks to show B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s gering statistics, she adds, noting about 22 per cent of the engi- espite losing millions of steady improvement. on average, two women in Canada neering student population at dollars in endowments There is strong demand from ineteen years after a gun- die at the hands of their partners Western, adding the ratio varies Ddue to the economic a growing number of university man stalked the halls of each week. “It’s not just a problem by department. Although the uni- downturn, The University of graduates in Canada for further NMontreal’s l’École Poly- for one sector of the community; versity environment is support- Western Ontario will not make study, as well as strong demand technique and opened fire on a it affects all walks of life.” ive of female engineers, Lediges up the difference by boosting from international students, and classroom of female engineer- Baxter says it is important says changes need to be made undergraduate enrolment. Western wants to take part in ing students, YMCA of Western to mark the anniversary of the to address stereotypes in North Western President Paul Dav- that growth. Ontario director of marketing Montreal Massacre “so that we American society preventing enport says the university’s com- Leadership in doctoral stud- and communications Anne Bax- don’t forget women were killed women from entering the field. mitment may be tested during ies is a key element in research ter says violence against women for no reason other than the fact Women in Engineering and the the difficult economy, but first- performance and reputation and remains prevalent in Canada. they were women.” Undergraduate Engineering Soci- year enrolment will stay locked will aid in recruiting outstanding “As much as we would like to Through continued education of ety are also collaborating with at 4,350. faculty who excel in scholarship believe we are safe out in the men and women and anti-violence the University Students’ Council “Admitting more undergradu- and research, says Davenport. streets, this is not the case,” she awareness campaigns, Baxter (USC) to hold additional events ates for budgetary reasons is a Projected to have 2,779 mas- says. “It’s still happening and it’s hopes the day will come when marking the anniversary of the poor, ultimately self-defeating, ter’s-level students and 1,656 still very prevalent in Canada and violence against women stops. Montreal Massacre in the Univer- strategy for meeting fiscal con- doctoral-level students this year, elsewhere.” Although she was only two sity Community Centre. Similarly, straints,” says Davenport, dur- both are increases over last year. Baxter is the keynote speaker years old when the incident at the USC began its White Ribbon ing a Nov. 27 Board of Governors Looking ahead, the university at the Montreal Massacre Memo- l’École Polytechnique occurred, Campaign Dec. 1 to support men meeting. plans to again increase graduate rial Service hosted by the Women Julie Lediges, vice-president working together to end violence “To go bigger starts to under- student numbers. in Engineering Group and the communications for the Women against women. mine many of the attributes we “Our numbers are low relative Undergraduate Engineering Soci- in Engineering Group, says the “Violence against women does associate with the best student to research and the scholarship ety at The University of Western impact resonates with her now as exist and needs to be stopped,” experience, and to have that of our faculty,” says Davenport, Ontario on Dec. 5. an engineering student. says Lediges. experience means our core adding Western is a bit behind On the cusp of the 20th anni- “It had a big impact on engi- On Dec. 6, Brescia University undergraduate commitment is other universities when it comes versary, the university is holding neering, both with scaring women College will be hosting its Ritual to quality, not quantity.” to attracting graduate students. a ceremony to remember the 14 away and having them worry of Re-Membering to honour Current full-time undergradu- “If we grow our graduate pro- women who died on Dec. 6, 1989, about discrimination, but it’s also the lives lost to gender-based ate enrolment at Western of grams, we will become stronger as well as Lynda Shaw, a 21-year- had a positive impact. After the violence, including the female 19,800 (24,930 with the affiliated all around.” old Engineering student mur- event happened there were a lot students from l’École Polytech- university colleges) is large Western’s forecast of growth dered in 1990 along Highway 401 of programs put into place to nique. The event, which marks enough to ensure a wide diver- (in percentage terms) is less than while returning to the university encourage and support women in the National Day of Remem- sity of academic programs and the Ontario average for under- after a holiday weekend with her engineering and there were huge brance and Action on Violence realize economies of scale, says graduate and Master’s degrees, family near Brampton, Ont. increases in enrolment trends in Against Women, will be held at Davenport. but is significantly higher for The public event will be held in the early 90s,” she says. noon in the Brescia Auditorium While the undergraduate PhDs. the Spencer Engineering Build- Lediges says women make up and free parking is available. population will remain constant, ing, Room 3109, at 10:30 a.m. and will include comments from the Women in Engineering Group and a candle lighting ceremony. Baxter has deep roots at West- ern, formerly holding the position NEED CANS? CAN DO! of the director of the President’s Office and she is a Western alumna. She also sat on the board of Women’s Community House in London – a safe, transitional shel- ter for abused women and their children – for 16 years, including acting as board chair. But, throughout her career she has maintained a commitment to the prevention of women’s abuse. “We shouldn’t point fingers to men or women because it is a societal problem and we all need to turn our attention to it,” she says. The tide must turn on the stag-

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Paul Mayne, Western News The city-wide Business Cares Food Drive kicked off this week at London Hall with more than 1,000 pounds of canned goods. Helping out are, from left, Vaughn Martin (Mustangs football), Marsha McCutcheon (Residence Operations Manager), Wayne Dunn (campaign chair), Andy Rady (Mustangs football), JW, Richard Zulys (Mustang football) and Rich Caccamo (VP Student Events, USC). Numerous shopping carts are located around campus where faculty, staff and students can make donations up to Dec. 12. 4 december 4, 2008 WESTERN NEWS

PUBLIC SPACE The Way We Were: 1912-54 News from departments on campus

Submitted photo The Book Store’s recent campaign to raise money for breast cancer research involved (from left) Miranda Kasubeck, who helped develop the campaign; Lorna Larsen, mother of cancer victim Shanna Larsen and Team Shan mem- ber accepting a donation and Pam Kenward, a Book Store staff member with the campaign. Campaign raises $7,000 for cancer research

B y Mi r a n d a Ka s u b e c k is Team Shan’s target audience,” says Lorna Larsen, mother of s a result of a campaign Shanna Larsen. “Our goal is to to raise money for breast increase early detection of breast Acancer research, The Book cancer in young women and The Store at Western will donate over Book Store’s campaign presented $7,000 to the Canadian Breast an opportunity to reach young Cancer Foundation and Team women at Western. It was a spe- Shan, a local organization dedi- cial partnership.” cated to educating young women Lorna also supported The Book Contributed by Alan Noon ([email protected]) Photo credit: Upper, JJ Talman Collection/Western Archives; Lower, London that breast cancer is more than a Store’s campaign by wearing her Free Press Collection/Western Archives disease of older women. “Western Cares” t-shirt to mul- On Dec. 17, 1954, Arthur Little, the last surviving member of that visionary group that had so boldly estab- The Book Store at Western tiple speaking engagements in lished the university on its present campus and saved Western from financial ruin, tendered his resignation. was one of 22 universities across October. An appreciative board awarded him title of ‘chairman emeritus’. Following the death of his father JW Little, Canada that participated in the “The work Team Shan does vice-chairman of the Board of Governors, Arthur Little assumed a board position in 1912. Little became chair- campaign facilitated by Cana- positively affects students,” says man and practically made a career of his position. The top photo depicts a board meeting circa 1926 with dian Campus Retail Associates. Young. “Students recognize Shan’s Little standing. The lower photo is of a 1954 meeting in the same boardroom located above the entrance to Throughout October, The Book face and story, which educates University College. Store sold t-shirts for $10 each them about breast cancer. As a with all proceeds donated to result, employees at The Book breast cancer research. Store donated the $700 raised in “The success of the campaign cash to Team Shan so they can was a direct result of the support continue to make a difference.” Looking Back of students, staff and faculty,” Breast cancer is the most com- The Western News archives from December 3, 1998 says Carolyn Young, communi- mon cancer among Canadian cations manager for The Book women, with about 431 diagnosed Store at Western. “Not only did every week. In 2008, an estimated n A 300-book collection of British author Mal- to incorporate local eateries and be used by The Book Store sell almost 650 22,400 Canadian women will be colm Muggeridge was donated to King’s College students to determine if they need to exercise t-shirts, but also we raised almost diagnosed with breast cancer by Emeritus Professor of Law Ian A. Hunter, who and the health of their diets. This was done in $700 cash.” with about 5,300 dying. In Ontario was a close friend of Muggeridge. The collection response to a study that found that students in The Book Store’s campaign women aged 15 to 39, over 400 are included many signed first editions.M uggeridge residence were eating poorly, not exercising was supported by Team Shan, diagnosed each year and about 60 was described by William F. Buckley as, “per- regularly, and under high levels of stress. a local organization created by will die from breast cancer. haps the most eloquent English-speaking lay n The university objected to city planners four friends of Western gradu- To donate or for more informa- apostle of Christianity”. with regards to the building of a high-density ate Shanna Larsen, who died tion about Team Shan visit www. n David Suzuki was to speak on Dec. 7, 1998 residence just south of Gibbon’s Lodge, the from breast cancer at the age of teamshan.ca. at Althouse College about his book Earth Time: long-term residence of Western’s presidents and 24. Through multiple speaking Essays. Tickets for students were $3.00 and all their families. Western sold this land to Sifton engagements, billboards, bus and The writer is a Western gradu- proceeds were to benefit the Suzuki Foundation. Properties Limited with the expectation that it newspaper ads, Team Shan aims ate completing a post-graduate n Leonard Piche, a professor in the nutri- would be used for medium-density housing. The to raise awareness that breast diploma program in public rela- tion program at Brescia College, developed a allowance of this change was to be decided by cancer is not just a disease of tions while interning at The Book program to give Western students online access city planners in the new year. older women. Store at Western. to the Canadian Food Guide. The program was – compiled by Caterina White “The Book Store’s demographic WESTERN NEWS december 4, 2008 5 Rare book display marks Milton’s 400th birthday

B y Pa u l Ma y n e collection. “I came because I wanted to Who was John Milton? or English professor John learn from Professor Leonard Leonard, there is no place and I knew of the Milton collec- John Milton (Dec. 9, 1608 – Nov. 12, Fmore reassuring than in tion held at the university,” says 1674) was an English poet, polemicist the bowels of the Archives and Landells. “These are the tools I and civil servant who wrote one of Research Collections Centre with want to learn from.” the great epic poems in the English a first-edition of John Milton at “Just the smell of cracking language, Paradise Lost (1667). his ready. open a 17th century novel and Milton’s powerful rhetoric and the He can share his love for the being able to actually hold what eloquence of his poetry had a strong influence on writers in his time and 17th century English poet with thousands of people have read for decades to come. Besides poems, students, who have a rare oppor- over all these centuries. And Milton published pamphlets defending tunity to join him in holding his- who’s to say Milton himself didn’t civil and religious rights, including tory in their hands. touch one of these books.” Areopagitica, an influential and impas- “There is no better place. My Western’s collection has been sioned philosophical defense of free students definitely appreciate the deemed the fifth-best in the world. expression. He was also briefly jailed. fact they can hold and touch these Only the University of Illinois, At his death, Milton was blind and limited editions,” says Leonard. the Lilly Library at the University impoverished, yet unrepentant for “It is a completely different of Indiana, the British Museum in political choices. Milton had by then experience than they could ever England and the Bodleian Library attained Europe-wide fame, and noto- receive in the classroom.” at Oxford University lay claim to riety, for radical political and religious beliefs, as well as his writings in The university has more than larger collections. English and Latin. 800 of Milton’s works, part of the John Lutman, the James Alex- holdings of the G. William Stuart ander and Ellen Rea Benson Spe- Jr. Collection of Milton and Mil- cial Collections Librarian, says toniana. while he hasn’t had the collec- While the books are not readily tion appraised he doubts it would of a Milton work from former available to the general public change the academic value of the British Prime Minister Benjamin and student population, part of works. Disraeli (1868, 1874-80). the collection is on display for “This is one of the more sig- “Imagine an original copy of the first time at the John A. Sch- nificant collections for us and it’s a Milton work hot off the press weitzer Gallery in the Archives scholarly value is invaluable,” being sold in a market store near and Research Collections Centre says Lutman, noting a majority St. Paul’s Cathedral before the -- part of Milton’s 400th birthday of the collection (450 works) was great fire,” says Leonard, who is celebration. purchased from a California book in California today (Dec. 4) taking Western’s collection includes collector and dealer in 1969. part in an all-day reading of Para- Paul Mayne, Western News some first published editions from “We could get a dollar value, dise Lost, which takes 12 hours. Graduate student Karla Landells, James Alexander and Ellen Rea Benson the 17th century right through to but that’s just a number. The This will be the seventh time he Special Collections Librarian (Western Archives) John Lutman and English the 20th century collection is more valuable than has done this. professor John Leonard look over some of Western’s extensive John Milton One student who got to read a that.” “Just imagine the people that collection, ranked fifth-best in the world. first-edition Milton is graduate The collection continues to have read it over the centuries. student Karla Landells. The Nova grow, with Lutman acquiring These books are older than the Scotian chose to do her gradu- three 19th century Milton works Civil War, the founding of Canada work with such history. I learn The Milton collection is on dis- ate work at Western because of just last month. The collection as a sovereign nation, the Ameri- something new every time I read play through Jan. 16, 2009. Leonard and the renowned Milton even includes a personal copy can Revolution… it’s a thrill to Milton. It’s different every time. $35M recreation centre opening in January

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s communications on the Western are concentrating on the rest of tions). new building, Campus Recreation home page and in emails to stu- the building.” “Now there is very much a is closing these units on Dec. 15. he $35-million Western Stu- dents about what activities and Although an exact date has yet concerted effort on behalf of the “We have a lot of work ahead dent Recreation Centre at facilities will be available in the to be determined, the pool is slated contractor to have it all done by of us,” says Cunningham. “Our TThe University of Western first weeks of January. to be completed in January. Christmas-time,” she says. “It’s move schedule is jam-packed Ontario is on schedule to open The new recreation centre is As for construction, Pertout going to be an incredible facility… hour to hour. when students return from the expected to be fully operational says the building is about 90 per one of the best in the country for But in spite of the cleaning, holiday break. by the week of Jan. 12, with the cent complete, however the finish- our student recreation.” packing and unpacking and last Campus Recreation manager exception of the 50-metre swim- ing touches are needed to make With most students heading minute details that need to be Gareth Cunningham says con- ming pool, on which construc- the centre ready for students and home for the holidays, Kulczycki completed in the next four weeks, struction workers and Campus tion was delayed to complete the the public. says there should be only minor “you can really see the light at the Recreation staff will be work- remainder of the building. Among the many challenges of disruptions from the shutdown end of the tunnel,” he says. ing around the clock to get the Until the new pool is ready, constructing one of Canada’s larg- caused by the move. With an end in sight for the 160,000-square foot facility open Cunningham says Campus Recre- est university recreation centres Over the next few weeks, as recreation centre, Kulczycki says for the week of Jan. 5. ation will move some aquatic pro- were the size and diversity of the each area gets completed, furni- renovations are expected to start “We are working really hard to gramming (lane swims, campus structure, he adds. ture, equipment and supplies will in January on the space in the make sure our doors are open for recreation aquatic sport clubs) “Every area of this building is be brought in. University Community Centre the week of Jan. 5,” he says, noting into time at the Thames Hall pool. different and unique to this com- On Monday, 120 new pieces of formally occupied by the Campus access and programming could be The UCC pool will no longer be plex,” he says. “Overall, it is going cardio equipment were delivered Recreation and allocated to the limited in the first week or so as available, as the next project in to be a good facility to use.” and equipment for the weight university. staff become trained in the new the UCC will be getting underway The university had hoped to room will arrive next week. More than 1,500 seats of class- facility, systems are installed, and in January. open the facility in September, In order to move the remaining room space in multiple rooms will programming schedules are put “It just didn’t fit into the con- but various delays pushed it back usable equipment and supplies be added. into place. struction stream, says project to the January deadline, says from the Cardio Annex, cardio The target completion date for Cunningham said as the open- manager Boris Pertout. “Ideally Gitta Kulczycki, Western Vice- and weight rooms in the Univer- this project is January 2010. ing date approaches, there will be we wanted it for January, but we President (Resources & Opera- sity Community Centre to the

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CONFERENCE ‘Local’ and ‘organic’ growing part of diets

local farm producers together started. Now it’s easy using the and grasses, as well as produce provided by Ontario suppliers. Campbell Soup with members of the agricul- words ‘local’ and ‘organic,’” she scraps grown on the farm are “We are on our way ... we want tural industry and researchers says, adding the market value for used for feed and the livestock to support our local communities, was dropped as to discuss opportunities and organic products often surpasses manure is spread as fertilizer. but we have to find a way to get it challenges of buying and selling the price for non-organics. Frank Miller, director of Hospi- to campus,” he says. a provider after locally-grown and raised produce “We used to have to deliver tality Services at The University Miller says there needs to be and livestock. The conference (products), now they come to of Western Ontario, feels the a movement among area farm closing its local room swelled with more than 200 us.” pressure to buy locally grown producers to bring local products participants from across the agri- and produced products. to large institutions such as West- plant cultural sector. When Campbell Soup Company ern. It can be difficult to find local After nearly 25 years as closed a local plant north of Lon- food that is ‘in season’ during the farmers and farm marketers, “We are on our way ... don and moved production to the school year, he adds. B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s McGregor-Smith knows it takes we want to support our United States, Western switched “We have to have a whole dif- a lot of ingenuity and resilience to the soup served across campus ferent approach,” he says. t a time when many people be profitable in the fleeting busi- local communities, but to a product produced by a local Donnafaye Milton, Community feel it is difficult to make ness of non-corporate farming. we have to find a way to company. Outreach Co-ordinator at Brescia, Afarming a full-time job, “Over the years we had to find “We have to be very careful calls the inaugural conference a Cathy McGregor-Smith cannot a way to keep our farm produc- get it to campus.” in what we do and how we buy success, as it brought together keep up with the demand for tive,” she says. – Frank Miller, Hospitality Services products,” he says. participants from across the food products from her organic farm. Now that the couple had decided Although Western is trying to spectrum. McGregor-Smith and her hus- to be full-time farmers, they had provide as much local food as “We are starting a dialogue, we band Gary took a risk when they to find a way to make money after possible, Miller says it is diffi- are starting a process,” she says. left well-paying government jobs the harvesting season was over. The McSmith’s have also cult to find a producer that can “We are all on pins and needles on for a romantic ideal of getting To sustain the farm year-round, capitalized on the growing agri- keep up to the university’s sup- where do we take it next.” back to nature and providing their “we just keep adding more prod- tourism industry. Their farm has ply demands. Also, he finds chal- True to the nature of the con- children with a rural upbringing. ucts,” she adds. Canned items, turned into a destination spot, lenges in accessing local farm ference, even the hearty food The couple operates the hoop houses and greenhouses, with opportunities for families producers. served during the lunch break McSmith’s Organic Farm on and crop diversification helped to to see animals, walk the grounds With much of the food provided was composed of locally grown 250 acres of land between St. sustain the family income. and be educated about where food by external suppliers, Miller says and raised products. Thomas and London. Last week, Luckily, the market demand comes from. suppliers also need to change the “Our goal was to produce the McGregor-Smith shared her suc- for organic produce and livestock Although it took years to way they do business and make conference,” says Milton. “It cess story at the Local Food For has also increased in recent years develop, the farm has become a commitment to buying locally depends on the willingness of Local Tables Conference held at and the McSmith farm grew with self-sustaining. whenever possible. community groups to grow it.” Brescia University College. it. “We basically have a closed Fifty per cent of the products The event was designed to bring “It’s way easier than when we system,” she says, noting wheat served by Hospitality Services is

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IN PROFILE: New Faculty Gothic literature finds respectability

B y Jo h n Pa u l Ho g a n Steven Bruhm “I didn’t read as a kid,” says Ste- Honours BA: Mount St. Vincent Uni- ven Bruhm, a new addition to the versity, 1985 University of Western Ontario’s MA: Dalhousie University, 1986 Department of English. PhD: McGill University, 1992 Bruhm, 47, a native of Bridge- Favorite Novel: The Haunting of Hill water, Nova Scotia, took his first House by Shirley Jackson Favorite Serious Movie: Mulholland English literature class only after Drive completing a BA at Mount Saint Favorite Funny Movie: Young Fran- Vincent University in Halifax. kenstein After making friends with some English students he met through involvement in a play, Bruhm signed up for his first lit course mostly to be social. He soon found himself fascinated by “Everything I do the material. ultimately comes down In the years since, his decision to pursue a career in English lit- to thinking about erature has paid off. human bodies: bodies He arrives at Western having recently been awarded a number in space, bodies in of prestigious teaching awards. movement, bodies in At his former post at Halifax’s Mount St. Vincent University, pleasure, bodies in Bruhm was awarded that school’s pain.” Paul Mayne, Western News Alumnae Award for Teaching Western English professor Steven Bruhm continues to study romantic and gothic literature, as well as queer theory, Excellence in 2005. And in 2006 – Steven Bruhm, English and how the three intertwine. he was voted Best Professor in the Best of Halifax Awards from The Coast, a popular alternative weekly newspaper. “He left a huge void in Halifax. from near the turn of the 19th nating parallels to queer theory. That is, unless he’s not working. Lynne Evans was first a student He’s a very special person,” she century with romantic texts from “So many of the panics that his In the rare time he has at home, of Bruhm’s when she returned says. authors like Shelley and Byron. men are in are same-sex sexual Bruhm unwinds by knitting. “It’s to school for an undergraduate While he speaks positively of That way he could advertise him- panics,” he says of King. a winter sport,” he says. degree in peace and conflict stud- his 14 years at Mount St. Vincent, self as a romanticist. Bruhm’s current project is Bruhm describes Peter Sch- ies. She found herself so excited Bruhm was excited by the chal- Bruhm continues to study both rooted in the function of the gothic wenger, his partner of 20 years, by his class that she switched her lenges of moving to Western. romantic and gothic literature as in contemporary dance. Citing as “a rabid tango dancer.” Sch- major. “I was ready for a larger well as queer theory, and reflects Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” wenger, himself a retired English Now pursuing her PhD in early- pond.” on how the three intertwine. album from 1984, Bruhm laughs, academic, is helping to organiz- modern English at Dalhousie Uni- While pursuing his PhD at His dissertation was possible, “You don’t think about Michael ing a tango community in Lon- versity in Halifax, Evans, 44, took McGill University, Bruhm he says, because many of the Jackson very long before you don. The city doesn’t have one as many more of Bruhm’s courses focused on romantic studies. He most prominent and respected start thinking about questions yet and Schwenger has to look as she could. was more interested in gothic lit- romantic authors were them- sexual.” for his dance partners elsewhere And she says she’s not alone. erature but says at the time “the selves interested in the gothic. For Bruhm, dance is a way of because, as Bruhm puts it, “I don’t “He had a cult of people. Once gothic was considered a second Romanic works like Franken- thinking about the body. do pairs dance.” they took a class with him they’d rate, sensational, cheap litera- stein are also fertile ground for “Everything I do, ultimately try to take more.” ture that didn’t have any artistic queer theory. And while most of comes down to thinking about The writer is a graduate student Evans now counts Bruhm not merit.” Bruhm’s work on the gothic has human bodies: bodies in space, studying Journalism. just as a mentor, but also as a good For his dissertation, he chose to been on more recent authors like bodies in movement, bodies in friend. incorporate the gothic literature Stephen King, this too has fasci- pleasure, bodies in pain.”

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IN PROFILE: New Faculty Harnessing technology for business success

B y Je s s i c a Ir e l a n d Joe Compeau n his first day of teaching Education: Fanshawe College – weld- at The University of West- ing; University of Western Ontario – BA Oern Ontario, Joe Compeau and MBA didn’t just use a chart or diagram Previous experience: 1998 - Compeau to help students think about how and wife Debbie taught at the Uni- technology can help their future versity of Calgary in the faculty of business – he used a rap song. management. 2000 - Compeau and his wife relocate to London, and he began “Low” by Flo Rida, to be exact. teaching systems analysis and design Besides gaining student atten- at Queen’s University. tion, Compeau’s encouraging Favourite food: Makes a good chili, them to manage technology and using ingredients such as dates. apply it to a business model – Least favourite food: Green peppers – a strategy he believes in and he says they “shed flavour,” if they’re in learned. food; everything tastes like them. “When the record company is Favourite TV show: Mad Men thinking about the music – I defi- Favourite colour: Blue Favourite hobbies: Camping, canoeing, nitely wasn’t part of their demo- home renovation, most recently his graphic, but technology changes kitchen. that,” he said, explaining how he Volunteers: Madame Vanier Children’s bought, downloaded and played Services, a non-profit group helping the song on his iPhone. children at risk. Compeau sits on the “Without all the technology and board of directors. “My wife and I have marketing in place, I would have a very good life here. We’re successful, Heather Travis, Western News never been able to play that song nice home… I think it’s important to Whether your technology is old or new, Richard Ivey School of Business professor Joe Compeau helps students and give back to the community.” in class.” business see how it can be better used to solve problems. Compeau, 48, teaches students about information systems, such as the Enterprise Resource Plan- using computers to help make it ers of tomorrow. He began teach- “It doesn’t seem to be a conflict, ning System. These types of pro- efficient, he realized his hobby ing at various business schools the work-to-home spillover,” she grams help organizations manage “I’m pushing students could be better as a career. People across Canada. Once he returned said. “It gives us fun things to everything within their company, to think about started offering to pay for his to London to teach, he decided talk about.” from creating the look of invoices, [technology] in a computer services. He realized he might finally get a busi- Compeau hopes he can bring to larger matters such as deter- he had a useful skill set and that ness degree. In 2007, Compeau fun to his students too, whether mining how much money is spent different way, not just he was good at helping people received his master’s in business it’s by using a rap song or not. on developing new products. This to accept it. To ask the understand their technological administration from the Richard But he’s serious about dispelling type of tool can be incredibly problems, especially those in the Ivey School of Business. the myth that technology con- useful to managers. About $1.6 question: ‘How can business sector. He hopes he can rise to the trols businesses, and wants his trillion is used for information I use technology to “I was able to talk to busi- challenge of teaching such a students to know they can take technology worldwide, he said, ness owners about solving their broad, undefined topic but his control of the latest programs and referencing the National Science solve problems in my business problems not just their colleagues seem to believe in his use them to their advantage. Foundation in the United States. business?” technology problems, which they capabilities. “We almost all have personal “Information systems allow really appreciated,” said Com- “Joe has an in-depth knowledge experience with technology,” he you to see everything that’s going – Joe Compeau , Ivey Business peau. He started going into busi- of the difficulties managers face,” said. “But I’m pushing students on in the organization. It allows nesses to see where they needed said Chris Higgins, a professor of to think about [technology] in a you to plan for things,” he said. improvement. business at Ivey. He also reiter- different way, not just to accept “It encompasses everything from after graduating from Fanshawe “I would do everything from ated Compeau’s valuable ability it. To ask the question: ‘How can I hardware, technology, business, College in 1980. He dabbled in very simply bringing computers to bring complex technologies use technology to solve problems how we manage it, how we think computers as a hobby, becom- into their office, to finding the down to a business level. in my business?’” about it, [and] how we use it. It’s a ing the go-to guy for fixing his technologies to address whatever His wife of 20 years, Debbie, broad topic.” frustrated friends’ computers. specific problem they had.” who is also a professor at Ivey, The writer is a graduate student A London native, Compeau But when he volunteered for After helping businesses, he is just excited they’ll be working studying Journalism. started his career as a welder a friend’s political campaign, decided to help the company own- alongside each other.

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The University of Western group in the world, and one of the involved in these processes, so the number one health care mittee includes Doug Crawford Ontario is joining with York and world’s top neuroscience groups. this amounts to understanding cost in developed countries, (York), Jody Culham (Western), Queen’s universities to establish a CAPnet’s research goal is to how the brain works as a system so the potential social and eco- Randy Flanagan (Queen’s), Mel major new neuroscience research understand how the brain uses to guide behaviour. Conversely, nomic impact of this research Goodale (Western), Laurence project, the Canadian Action and sensory information to construct nearly every disease, disorder, for Canadians and people Harris (York), Ravi Menon Perception Network (CAPnet). an internal perceptual represen- and injury of the central nervous around the world is enormous. (Robarts Research Institute Researchers at the three tation of the world, and guide system – Parkinson’s, Alzheim- Canada is well known in the inter- at Western), Douglas Munoz schools hope to better understand purposeful movements, both in er’s, stroke and cerebral palsy to national neuroscience research (Queen’s), Stephen Scott (Queen’s), how the brain works, especially health and sickness. name a few – has an impact on community for its unusually and Hugh Wilson (York). in human movement control and Most of the central nervous these systems. concentrated, even dominant The CAPnet website is at www. perception, and how disease and system – including the cerebral Such diseases affect approxi- strength in this particular area of cap-net.ca injury disrupt these functions. cortex, subcortical brain struc- mately one billion people in the systems neuroscience. CAPnet is being spearheaded tures, and the spinal cord – is world and collectively represent The CAPnet steering com- by three research groups: the York Centre for Vision Research (CVR), the Western-based Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Group for Action and Perception (GAP), and the Queen’s-based CIHR Group for Sensorimotor Integration. The groups represent the top vision research centre, the top cognitive neuroscience group, and the top sensorimotor group in Canada. Over the past five years, they have trained 664 graduate students and post-doctoral fel- lows, and published 805 refereed journal articles. They have discovered how the brain analyzes vision in different neural streams for perception and action, how it maps our sur- roundings as we move through 3-D space, and how it starts and stops eye movements. Treats Books By combining their resources, Wed. Dec 3 Buy one –get one with a focus on perception and 25 % o action, CAPnet aims to be the 11-2 leading perception and action Ipod Nano LADIES - Don’t Leave Yourself Selected 8g , black only Last This Xmas… Hoodies $139. Relax Me $29.99 50 min Organic Facial FREE Relaxing Back & Neck Massage FREE Express Mini-Manicure Just $89 SAVE $71 Wax Me Sexy Legs 1/2 Leg Wax Ethos Bikini Wax FREE Eyebrow Shape FREE Eyelash Tint FREE Underarm Wax All UWO Green Just $69 SAVE $67 Free Gift Supplies Wrapping 10% o Mugs Indulge Me $5.00 Ethos Custom Facial Spa Manicure Dec 1-5 FREE Body Polish 11-4 FREE Brow Shape & Tint FREE Eyelash Tin Just $119 SAVE $141

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Submitted image Robarts Research Institute software developer Lori Gardi combines a love of math and art to create designs such as this one. She has even created a mesmerizing video in which both images and music are a product of her work in fractal imaging. Chaos (theory) rules for software developer

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s equation because it is not well commonly called the Buddhabrot me, I was hooked,” she says. behaved,” she says. “These are technique, developed by Melinda She also believes fractals have or years, Robarts Research Image gallery the ones they didn’t like to teach Green. medical applications. Institute software devel- you in calculus. When Gardi started working The heartbeat is a chaotic algo- Foper Lori Gardi has been For examples of Lori Gardi’s work or “Even when the next point is with fractals in the 1980s, it would rithm and by mapping the fractal focused on finding the order – and more information about fractals, visit determined, you don’t know where take a week for her Commodore dimension of a heartbeat, a physi- beauty – in chaos. her website at www.butterflyeffect.ca. the point will be,” she adds. 64 computer to plot the image. cian could detect whether the Gardi is a Senior Software When the equation is plotted on Now that computers are faster person is having a heart attack Developer for Aaron Fenster’s a plane, the patterns are infinitely and the technology has improved, if the heartbeat becomes regular Imaging Research Group at Using computer software she repeated, meaning every time a Gardi is able to create her psy- or non-chaotic. Also, the fractal Robarts and her day job is to has designed, Gardi is able to cre- spot of the image is magnified, it chedelic images in minutes. dimension can be used to detect write the software programs for ate multi-layered fractal images only reveals another layer of the Over the years, Gardi has tumors in the body because medical devices. that map what she describes as intricate design. produced thousands of fractal tumors create irregularity. But, in an unlikely hobby, she “the simplest equation,” other- “Everything in nature is based images, some of which have And just for fun, Gardi has also has managed to combine her two wise known as the Mandelbrot on a feedback loop, that’s why you been featured in local art shows, experimented with making frac- loves: math and art. Set (z= z2 + c) onto her computer. get images that look like things in including at the London Regional tal music and videos. As intricate designs of reds, Simply put, this complicated nature,” she adds, noting the frac- Art Gallery, the Michael Gibson “It’s the simplest equation that yellows and blues come to life on equation creates a feedback loop tal images have been described as Gallery, The Grad Club at The you could write down and it makes her computer screen, one cannot because the ‘z’ is used on both looking like veins, rivers or the University of Western Ontario the most complicated image,” she help but think of a tie-dye T-shirt. sides of the equation. Mathemati- universe. “Just like in nature, we and at a gallery in the Galleria says. “I just love them and it’s But as you look closer, you see the cally, this equation falls under don’t know why they create these Mall. never ending. There is always artistic design is more than just a Chaos Theory because the infinite shapes.” One of her images resembling more.” patchwork of colors on a screen results appear disordered, but in Gardi has also used a special a snowflake will be printed on that can only be described by the fact are not. rendering of the Mandelbrot Set Robarts’s holiday cards this year. equation z= z2 + c. “Mathematicians don’t like this to create a Buddha-like image, “Once it (fractals) discovered ‘Spend, spend, spend,’ says former PM

B y Pa u l Ma y n e “Governments should expect market system is going to work. be a major mistake and led to the the unexpected. They should You need to have a sound banking Great Depression. f there’s one person with an understand that financial crises system.” Martin says one of the best insider’s knowledge about are the norm and be prepared for While Martin joked spending tools available, and for which Ifinance and current economic them.” our way out of the financial crisis Canada needs to become a strong woes, it’s Paul Martin. While Martin says the cause would have been the “total oppo- vocal advocate, is the G-20 group The former Canadian finance of most financial crisis is the flip site of what economists and your of finance ministers and central minister and prime minister side of the strength of the demo- professors would have thought bank governors whose economies spoke to hundreds of students, cratic system, the current free last year”, he says it needs to be compromise 90 per cent of the staff and faculty Nov. 26 as part market system is “by far the best done. global gross national product and of an Economic Students’ Asso- economic system we’ve been able “For years we’ve been told to 80 per cent of world trade. ciation speaker series. to come up with.” save, save, save,” he says. “Now “If I was asked what is the Martin says all the issues the The worst financial crises are we’re being asked to spend, single most important thing that financial world is currently deal- those that occur in the banking spend, spend.” could be done to get us out of this ing with ultimately has an impact system, which has become evi- Martin says this spending mess, it would be to recognize on Canada’s economy, adding no dent in the United States. Without should also include bailing out that we are one common human- one should be surprised many credit to build homes or expand the Canadian auto industry and ity,” says Martin. countries find themselves re- businesses, the wheels tend to ensuring that Canada needs to “While we may be divided by balancing their budgets. grind to a halt. think globally when working on economic entities called coun- Paul Mayne, Western News “Financial crisis are not the “Credit is the oil that makes solutions. tries, the time has come for us to Former Canadian prime minister exception, they are the rule,” says the economic machine work,” “The worst thing we could do work together.” Paul Martin spoke to Western’s Eco- Martin, adding in his nine years says Martin. “And credit is based at this time is to propose pro- nomic Students’ Association about as finance minister he oversaw on trust and confidence. If that tectionism in any way, shape or the state of Canada and the world’s five of them. doesn’t exist, there is no way the form,” he says, noting it would economic crisis. WESTERN NEWS DECEMBER 4, 2008 11

B Y PAUL MAYNE

avid Gray likely wouldn’t mind being referred to Das having his head in the stars. Tracking the The professor emeritus (Phys- ics & Astronomy) has been doing exactly that since coming to West- ern more than 40 years ago and has been one of the main tenants at universe for the university’s Elginfi eld Obser- vatory, where he is director. Located a 15-minute drive north of London in rolling hills and sur- rounded by farm fi elds, the obser- 40 years vatory is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary next year. It was located in an area where light from the city was unlikely to inter- fere with observations. Quietly, the observatory contin- ues to offer professors and gradu- ate students an opportunity to look to the heavens in the pursuit of knowledge. “We have a strong planetary and meteorite group here,” says Gray, noting the observatory is in use almost every night, with more opportune viewing coming in the summer months. “Over the years, a rather large number of students have used the facility and learned how to do telescope work. Most grads are working on their thesis data acquisition.”

“I want to know what’s going on with the physics of the stars.” – David Gray, Physics & Astronomy professor emeritus

Although the 1.2 metre aperture of the telescope is modest, Gray says the facility has one of the best high-resolution spectrographs around in order to study the phys- ics of bright stars – his main area of interest. “There are so many different kinds of stars,” says Gray, who can measure the movement of the stars down to a few metres per second. “I want to know what’s going on with the physics of the stars. Why are some cooler and some hotter? How is the light that comes to us different with every star.” Originally costing $480,000 London Free Press Collection/Western Archives when installed in 1969, Gray says it would easily cost close to $5 million today. While 40 years may make it seem like out-of-date tech- nology, Gray says there is “easily another 50 years” of life left in the telescope. While a few adjustments and repairs have been made from time to time – such as $100,000 for a new primary mirror in 1988 – Gray says the biggest change in the almost 40 years he has been part of the observatory is the amount of data he can now create. Top, Elginfi eld Observatory director David Gray has been one of the main “I’m swamped with data,” he tenants of the facility, about to celebrate 40 years. laughs. “It’s got to be 1,000 fold Middle, The Elginfi eld telescope was capped on Jan. 27, 1969 when the 17-ton more than when I fi rst began here. dome was installed. The three-hour operation involved, left, Marcel Beauvair, It does makes my research a lot Bill Greenwell and Ed Tucker maneuvering the dome while a crane lowered more fun.” it into position. The site in Biddulph Township was chosen for the California- There are also several associ- built telescope because of lack of industrial development and subsequent ated programs at the site that do light pollution. not use the telescope, such as opti- Above left, The Elginfi eld Observatory is located, not surprisingly, on Obser- cal intensified-camera observa- vatory Drive. tions of meteor trajectories, a kilo- Right, The telescope used at the Elginfi eld Observatory has one of the best metre acoustic ‘big ear’ for meteor spectrographs in order to study the physics of stars. work, a modern seismograph and some bird and ecological studies. All photos, except middle, by Paul Mayne, Western News 12 december 4, 2008 WESTERN NEWS Mumbai violence shatters research

B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s “I was initially most worried by the explosion of a taxi near the hen University of West- Domestic Airport, which is much ern Ontario professor closer to us than the Taj and the WJames Miller and part- Trident (hotel). However, the hos- ner John window-shopped at the tage drama at the hotels and then Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India at Nariman House soon captured on Nov. 25, they couldn’t know our attention…. (We) tried to keep the types of horrors that would our spirits up, though it was hard follow the next day in that very to do so with all the confusion location. reigning in the media, not to men- Miller, a professor of Modern tion on the streets in Colaba.” Languages and Literatures and The ordinarily bustling metrop- founding director of The Pride olis was deserted, says Miller; Library, is conducting research even the infamous traffic conges- in India on the queering of Hindu tion became “eerily light.” sacred narrative, specifically the “People even this far north myths relating to Shiva. He is were not taking any chances. The also interviewing gay Indian nov- local media kept stressing that elists, playwrights, poets, film- the police force did not know pre- makers, and dancers about their cisely how many gunmen were work and its reception history, as loose in the city, even though well as collecting works for the several of them had already been South Asia collection at The Pride shot dead at the Victoria Termi- Library. nus.” It was this research that Reports say nearly 200 people brought him to Mumbai on Nov. died and hundreds more were 23, three days before suspected injured in the attacks. Islamic militants waged attacks In light of the tragic events, on 10 sites in the financial capital, Miller says the city has begun to including the historic Taj Mahal rebuild itself. Hotel. “Mumbai prides itself on its “My partner actually took some resilience in the recent wake of photos of the entrance, the lobby, horrendous violence,” he says, and the courtyard in the histori- citing the 1993 riots and the 2006 cal heritage wing, little realizing train explosions as examples. that these would become ‘before’ “However, this attack on its most pictures of the setting for the famous landmark, the Taj Hotel, violence of the following day,” he has shaken ordinary Mumbaikers says in an e-mail. “Our glimpse very deeply. of five-star serenity now seems “Though John and I have cer- deeply, tragically ironic.” tainly been weirded out by the Like many other tourists vis- thought that we were in the Taj iting the area, Miller and John only the day before the gunmen walked to the Gateway of India struck- a ‘there but for the grace and strolled through the lobby of God’ feeling – we have felt of the Taj Mahal hotel. One day fairly safe up here in Andheri.” later, the couple watched the news Although he was admittedly unfold with disbelief from the shaken by the events, Miller plans safety of their friend’s apartment to stay in India to complete his in a suburb of Andheri, in North research. Mumbai, about 20 km northwest “Modern India is a very of where the attacks took place. dynamic place with great creative “The live coverage was very energy, but this week we experi- repetitive, as if we were caught enced with our Indian friends the up in a loop of terrorist scenes destructive side of Shiva’s dance,” from which we could not escape. he says. “We have no doubt that Panic was in the air. On Thursday the creative energy of the dance (Nov. 27) we did not venture out of will prevail despite this terrible the apartment,” he says. episode in India’s history.” Christmas services set A number of Christmas week Christmas Eve service will be services have been scheduled. held in Huron University Col- They include: lege’s Chapel of St. John the Evan- gelist beginning at 11 p.m . December 24 n Brescia University College - December 25 Christmas Eve Mass will be held n Brescia University College in the Chapel, Ursuline Hall at - Christmas Mass will be held in 7:30 p.m. the Chapel, Ursuline Hall at 12 n Christ the King University noon. Parish and The Office of Cam- n Christ the King University pus Ministry - Join us for the Parish and The Office of Campus Solemnity of the Nativity of the Ministry welcome you to join us Lord at 11 p.m. “The Chapel” at for the Solemnity of the Nativity Windermere on The Mount,1486 of the Lord at 10:30 p.m. “The Richmond Street North. For Chapel” at Windermere on The more info: 519-963-1477 or visit: Mount,1486 Richmond Street kings.uwo.ca/campus_ministry/ North. For more info: 519-963- liturgy_schedule/. 1477 or visit: kings.uwo.ca/cam- n Huron University College pus_ministry/liturgy_schedule/. WESTERN NEWS december 4, 2008 13

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Paul Mayne, Western News Robarts Research Institute’s bi-annual Moustache Olympics saw everything from pirates and rock stars to hockey players and Robin Hood strut their growing skills Monday, part of a fundraiser for the United Way. When all was said and done, medical biophysics graduate student Jamie Near took ‘Best in Show’ for this gentlemanly portrayal. The fundraiser brought in $1,000 towards Western’s United Way campaign, which sits at $421,265 or 76 per cent of the $550,000 goal.

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Continued from page 1 second and can be used for fertilizer) and HIV water. Of the most value is the bio oil, which Berruti describes as “a big soup of interesting chemicals” that can be used for fuels, food testing additives and pharmaceuticals. The unit has been used to process tobacco, wood, corn and program a distillers grains byproducts in Canada. It can also be used to convert the processing residues success from apples, flax, grapes and coffee grounds, as well as sugarcane, rice straw and coffee B y He a t h e r Tr a v i s husks. The unit is self-sustaining and early 30 University of does not require non-renewable Western Ontario stu- resources to operate, he adds. Heather Travis, Western News Ndents were administered One key advantage of using the Rapid HIV Test last week farm waste as a raw material is Chemical Engineering professor as part of a three-day pilot pro- that the process doesn’t pose any Franco Berruti speaks about poten- gram offered by the University competition for food resources. tial uses for farm waste. Using a Students’ Council (USC) during Also, ethanol requires the use mobile pyrolysis unit developed with AIDS Awareness Week. colleague Cedric Briens, Berruti can non-renewable energy from the Submitted photo The Options Clinic, which fuel for the farm machinery used convert leftovers from crops into offers Rapid HIV Testing sites in The portable device cooks farm waste in the absence of oxygen to create a to plant, maintain and harvest fuels, food additives and pharma- the London area, set up a satellite ceuticals. rich chemical soup good for creating fuel, chemicals and fertilizers. the crop, transportation and to location at the University Com- process corn into ethanol. munity Centre on Nov. 24-25 and “Ethanol from corn is not very ‘leftovers’ of organic materials in pay to get rid of the waste, he uses of the biomass byproducts. 28. The Rapid HIV test involves a renewable because of all the areas they are located, such as on says. But if the material is added “We are just at the beginning small blood sample taken from a energies that go into growing it,” the farm or in the forest, rather to a landfill, it will turn into meth- of these new technologies and we pinprick, which is used to test for he says. than have materials shipped to a ane and add to the greenhouse are just scratching the surface.” antibodies to HIV. Unlike tradi- Because of the seasonal nature stationary processing plant. gas effect. tional testing methods which can of each crops’ growing season, For Berruti, this is an untapped Overall, the unit could trans- take several weeks, these results Berruti hopes to distribute mobile market for an entrepreneurial form the agricultural industry are available within a minute. pyrolysis units to agricultural farmer. and Berruti is only on the cusp Participants Cara Eng, USC Vice-President communities to harvest the so-call In some cases, people have to of uncovering the many potential Campus Issues, was impressed by the turnout. sought “We basically filled up the whole week which was a huge success Study participants are being and we didn’t anticipate that kind sought for research on exercise of response, but it’s very, very and colon cancer. positive,” she says, adding six Kinesiology PhD student Erin people had to be deferred to the McGowan, who is studying Exer- downtown location because the cise and Health Psychology, has clinic was over capacity. planned a one-year long study The USC planned to bring The designed to increase exercise and Options Clinic back in second physical activity behaviour in rel- semester to offer another Rapid atives of colon cancer patients. 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Last day to drop a course give notice of this fact in writing to his/her Dean as early as possible, but not later than Nov. 14. February 15 - Last day to drop a second term half course [on campus day and evening and Validation Cards Distance Studies] without academic penalty. Extended to: Feb. 23, 2009. Validation Cards are no longer issued. If you If the deadlines occur on a Saturday, Sunday or require a document to show your current registra- a Statutory holiday, they will be extended to the tion, print off a copy of your Statement of Account next working day. or visit Student Central, Stevenson-Lawson Build- ing, Room 190 to order a Statement Letter. Mid-Year Examination Timetable, December 2008 Hours of Operation - Room 190 The final mid-year examination schedule is Student Central now posted on the Registrar’s website, www. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays – 9 am to registrar.uwo.ca. Students booking flights for 4 pm, Wednesdays – 10 am to 5 pm the holidays are advised to book a flight date Telephone Helpline: 519-661-2100 of Dec. 18 or later. Regular hours – 9 am to 4 pm A student who, for religious reasons, is unable to write exams on a Sabbath or Holy Day, must Visit us at studentservices.uwo.ca. 20 december 4, 2008 WESTERN NEWS

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