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The Yes Man Forty Years of Volunteering and George Fierheller Still Can’T Say No trinityTRINITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 the yes man Forty years of volunteering and George Fierheller still can’t say no Plus: Students who embody the spirit of service provost’smessage Strong Connections Trinity has much to exchange with the wider world It took a volcano from Iceland to remind us all how intercon- combined and confederated crowns of Trinity, the U of T and nected and thus how easily prone to disruption-through-erup- Canada in the years ahead. tion our ever-shrinking world has become. This year we also had our first Roy McMurtry Community As it happens, the site of the eruption is not far from a place close Outreach Don, among whose activities was a highly successful to my own heart, where I spent nine consecutive summers as a fundraising Coffee House in the Lodge in aid of Haiti, co-spon- tour guide in the mountains. So every time a reporter butchered sored by the Trinity College Volunteer Society, and the third the name Eyjafjallajökull (literally “glacier of the mountains of year of the highly successful Humanities for Humanity program, the isles”), I recalled that long ago, the wider area was named which has involved countless past and present students as men- Landeyjrar (“land-isles”) because in that massive floodplain, tors, lecturers and assistants. H4H (as we call it) is the brainchild caused by earlier eruptions, every single dwelling stands out like of Kelley Castle and John Duncan, and as Kelley heads off to be an island in an ocean. It’s a stubborn reminder of how human- the Dean of Students at Victoria College, we look forward to a ity rightly refuses to be swept away. By the time you read this, it fruitful collaboration with Vic. may be that the neighbouring and much more vicious volcano Like Iceland, Trinity is a small island, a lush, sometimes Katla (named for a vengeful troll-wife) has done her worst: one louche, and occasionally lascivious island of learning in a wider day soon it seems she will. What then? world, but one that punches well above its weight. Like Iceland, We all stand and fall by the connections we make, and while we need to know that we have our own hidden fires and can others were stuck around the globe having an unexpected sometimes cause the world to pause. volcan-ation, I was reminded of how much the world brings to When, in a book published exactly a century ago, E. M. Trinity, and how much Trinity has to offer to the wider world. Forster wrote: “Only connect,” we can be sure that no one was Our strengths are international, as I was shown recently at the trying to friend him on Facebook, and that he knew few tweet- Provost’s Lodge at the third and wonderfully multicultural gath- ing twits. These days it is perhaps too tempting and easy only ering of the Faculty of Divinity’s Advanced Degree Students, to disconnect. But he was right, and should be quoted more and again in hosting a lunch for graduands of our own fabulous fully: “Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be International Relations program (three IR students in the past exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in frag- 10 years have won Rhodes Scholarships). ments no longer.” Fine words, and if I can fast forward a decade Add to that the exciting news of a further fantastic benefac- or so from Howard’s End, I find myself agreeing with Molly tion from Peter and Melanie Munk, two of Trinity’s greatest Bloom when it comes to connections; only a positive approach friends, which will not only expand the current Munk Centre to is likely to be fruitful: “Yes I said yes I will Yes.” That’s the kind the Munk School of Global Affairs, with a second site on Bloor of affirmative action I am happy to endorse. And that is the Street, but will also include a Trinity chair in IR. The motto of strength and joy of Trinity and the whole of U of T: the connec- the new school is “Join the global conversation,” and I am deeply tions continue. grateful to the President of the University of Toronto, David Naylor, for including Trinity in the local conversation that was ANDY ORCHARD a necessary precursor. The new school will be a jewel in the Provost and Vice-Chancellor 2 TRINITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE trinity SUMMER 2010 VOLUME 47 NUMBER 2 Features 12 View from the top For George Fierheller, true success comes from giving back BY ANIta LI 18 Reaching out Trinity extends its spirit of public service BY PHILIP LEE-SHANOK 20 Stepping up Students are volunteering to make a difference BY RANDI CHAPNIK MYERS 22 Freedom fighter Cheryl Perera mobilizes youth for youth BY DIANA CINA Departments 4 Your letters Praise, grumbles and other remarks 6 Nota bene Dispatches from campus BY STEfaN HartmaNN 25 Casual conversations Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo 26 Alumni at large 22 An education BY ANDREW COMRIE-PICARD 28 Class notes Published three times a year by Trinity College, Editor: Lisa Paul News from classmates University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Avenue, Editorial Co-ordinator: Jill Rooksby near and far Toronto, M5S 1H8 Art Direction and Design: Fresh Art & Design Inc. 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If you do not wish to receive the magazine or wish Do you recognize these people? only to receive it electronically, please contact us. yourletters PRAISE, GRUMBLES AND OTHER REMARKS Editor’s note The decision to initiate a redesign of trinity magazine for the As an undergraduate College, we don’t have the luxury of fall 2009 issue was inspired by a few things: a desire to have the being able to draw on the original research of PhD students for best-looking alumni magazine around; a general consensus that news stories. But we do have a wide-ranging network of profs, it was time for the mag to be refreshed; and my having been fellows and associates who are leaders in their respective fields, in the editor’s chair for almost one year exactly. Though Karen and showcasing that was the reason behind adding the Casual Hanley, my predecessor, did an amazing job for years, turning Conversations department. Just as including more of your out an award-winning publication, it seemed only appropriate stories, told by you, was the impetus for adding the Alumni that a new editor usher in a new era. at Large department. And luckily for us, at Trinity there is no I think Fresh Art and Design did an incredible job in carrying shortage of grads with fascinating stories to profile. out our vision for a modern, cutting-edge and highly stylized We hope that through this new Your Letters section, we will new layout. But of course, looks are only one facet of a great learn more about what you enjoy reading in each issue of the alumni magazine. Even more important is the content, which magazine, and what you would like to see more of. Let’s work you will notice we are slowly shifting, adding new departments together to ensure that trinity continues to reflect the high calibre and reviving old ones. This shift will continue throughout the of its audience, and does its job in keeping you informed, next few issues as we try to perfect what we feel is the best bal- entertained and engaged with the wider College community. ance of editorial material – features, fiction, profiles, columns, op-eds and departments – to accomplish our goals. Look for an LISA PAUL increasing variety of each of these styles in future issues. Editor, trinity Show and tell I just wanted to let you know of the magazine looks great. a sophisticated and contem- In the spirit of “show, don’t that I think the new design The crisp, clear style projects porary image of the College. tell,” it would be an effective It’s always fascinating to read way of demonstrating the intel- about current students and lectual bench strength what alumni are up to. and accomplishments of the It would be intriguing, Trinity community. t h e e l e p h a n t who stepped on however, to see the magazine Perhaps this is outside a land mine go beyond profiles and updates the intended scope of an Journeying back to Sri Lanka, Randy Boyagoda questions the way we respond to victims of civil war to feature more original articles alumni publication, though ILLUSTRAT ION BY SOPHIE CASSON highlighting research findings I can’t see Trinity alumni The driver took no notice of the young sol- Sri Lanka’s ongoing civil war, “to write diers patrolling the road outside the airport. about the elephants, and how they’ve been They were lolling about on push bikes, ma- affected by the country’s situation.” Ten- chine guns teetering on their laps. They tatively, he said he knew of a good place of Trinity professors and fel- objecting to this type of looked like bored children killing time.
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