G.oncordia 's urs ort VOL. 24, N ° 3 OCTOBER 7, 1999 http://pr.concordia.ca/ctr/ An enthusiastic crowd raises dollars for scholars The Houses of Loyola and Williams celebrate their union page 6 page 7 Capital Campaign exceeds $77 million oncordia's Campaign for a $76,825,599 - and then, dramati­ 16-piece band led by Music Profes­ University's 25th anniversary year. nications. CNew Millennium aimed high cally, it was revealed that an sor Andrew Homzy. It included Our current preoccupation with One of the highlights of Home­ but reached even higher, · far anonymous $250,000 gift had sent the premiere of a piece written by space spilled over into Homecom­ coming was the awarding of the excee9-ing the goal of $55 million. pledges soaring past the $77-mil­ Homzy for Concordia's 25th birth­ ing. Visitors on Saturday were Loyola Medal, one of the Universi­ The campaign wound up last lion mark. (To see some of the day and the centenary of Duke given a tour of both campuses by ty's highest honours, to l. Jacques Friday in a flourish of jazzy brass at more recent gifts and what they Ellington's birth. well-informed student guides, and Menard, known to some Montreal­ the Concordia Concert Hall, soon will go toward, please see page 5). It has been a busy week for Con­ they were given a historical map of ers these days as Mr. Baseball, but to be officially named after Oscar The closing ceremonies on Fri­ cordians past and present, as they the University, hot off the presses, to most Concordians as a tireless Peterson. day featured a video about the attended Homecoming 99, the Shuf­ thanks to the combined efforts of fundraiser and member of the The total was announced - campaign, and a live concert by a fle walkathon, and the launch of the Archives and Marketing Commu- Board of Governors. (See page 6) Space plan to be submitted to the City of Montreal BY BAR BARA BLACK area bounded by Sherbooke, and de Maisonneuve Blvd. says that "the sites will be devel­ student residence. The buildings Guy, Ste. Catherine and Bishop You will soon see newspaper oped in a manner such that the on the north side of the Loyola ·c oncordia's downtown cam­ Sts. to define the University's advertisements soliciting interest University's academic needs can Campus will be connected by pus could have its own downtown grounds without from architectural firms. A be combined with complemen­ above-ground walkways, and gateways if current plans come to impeding public access. shortlist of three to five suitable tary revenue-genera ting south of Sherbrooke St. , the Ath­ fruition. These boundaries would firms will be created, and these activities." letics Complex will under­ The University's master space include the new buildings will be asked to submit compet­ The Guy Metro Building, cur­ go major renovation and plan soon being submitted to the planned for the current site of the ing designs. rently the home of Commerce enhancement. City of Montreal suggests signage York Theatre and the empty lot at The plans call for new facilities and Administration, will proba­ This phase of the space plan and design elements around the the southwest corner of Guy St. for three Faculties - Fine Arts, bly house the University's was drawn up over the summer Engineering and Computer Sci­ administrative offices. Concordia by Garry Milton, Executive Direc­ ence, and Commerce and may sell or lease the annexes tor of the Rector's Cabinet, after Administration, although much along Mackay and Bishop Sts., close consultation with the remains to be decided about and relocate their activities in the Deans, Department Directors and Where is it? where each will settle. The down­ Henry F. Hall Building. many other stakeholders. The town construction is described as At Loyola, as we have previ­ City will likely take about six an "integrated complex" rather ously reported in CTR, new months to rule on the master than a single building. science facilities will be built, plan, but approaches to potential Alliances with external partners and Hingston Hall, now housing designers will continue to move will likely take place. The plan some offices, will once again be a forward, as will fundraising. Letter to Legault: We've got big plans Concordia's se·nior adm inistration tions to Quebec society. new buildings, and an increase of has told the Quebec government Lowy said that enrolment is expect­ tso million for the operating that about $142 million will be ed to double in a very short time in the budget. needed to realize our plans for the sciences, computer engineering and The document, which was pre­ near future. information technology, but this can't pared by the Rector's Cabinet in That was the gist of a 20-page let­ be done without a massive increase in co-ordination with the University's ter to Education Minister Fran~ois the operating budget, the launching of Government Relations Office, out· Legault, who had asked the universi· new programs and major capital lines the decisive measures that have ties to explain their plans, priorities, investment in buildings and sophisti· been taken to deal with the drastic problems and needs. cated equipment. cuts to Concordia's operating grants, Birds and plant life in red sandstone decorate the pillars of this In the covering letter that begins The University is asking for $40 including a major renewal of the pro­ annex. See page 10. the document, Rector Frederick Lowy million to deal with urgent mainte­ fessoriate and a full-scale overhaul stresses Concordia's strong contribu- nance requirements, $52 million for of curriculum. Students' theatre design shown to the world Theatre practitioners, educators and students mingled in the grand city of Prague BY DEBBIE HUM Raymond-Marius Boucher (BFA to make the trip. the exhibit. You could see the 98) was one of 16 designers who The Canadian student exhibit agony of the people displayed oncordia theatre artists represented Canada in the profes­ . consisted primarily of flatwork - there." Crecently represented Canada sional category. renderings, pictures, production It's an exciting time to be in the at the Prague Quadrennial, the "lt was a wonderful time for photographs and paintings of cos­ Czech Republic, Bright said. "Its world's pre-eminent exhibition for Canadian theatre practitioners, tume and set designs. Concordia's culture has fl ourished under sup­ scenic and costume designers and educa tors and students to be entries were culled from course pression for many, many years. theatre architects. together and enjoy this amazing work as well as university produc­ Both the German and Soviet con­ Led by Assistant Professor Kairi­ city," Bright said. She recalled tions such as l 998's The Winds of querors believed that they could in Bright, who was how the Canadians would meet Oz, Teeth and Playboy of the West­ eliminate the Czech language, vice-commissioner of the Canadi­ every evening near the clock em World, and 1999's Romeo and tum it into a street patois at most. an exhibit, 10 Design for Theatre tower in the old square for cheap Juliet and Bernardo Bluebeard. The Czech language was virtually students had their work shown in beer followed by an opera, the The professional exhibit also fea­ illegal from the beginning of the the student category, along with theatre or a nice dinner. tured models, maquettes and Nazi regime through the Soviet work from other universities and The Prague Quadrennial took costumes by designers, including regime; now it is the only national colleges. place over three weeks last June, . Susan Benson, Linda Brunelle, language in the Czech Repubiic." Concordia's student finalists drawing participation from 48 Robert Gardiner·and Cameron The national theatre movement were Carolyn Oord, Elise Dube, countries and thousands of Porteous. has been very strong and extreme­ Zara Faux, Michel Ostezawski, tourists from around the world. "We tried to show the range of ly political, she added. "In this Natalie Nadeau, Angela Larotta, Over 50 Canadian designers work in theatre in Canada. There repressive atmosphere, their play­ Maggie Greyson, Sophie Brunet, attended the exhibition ; Xenia were big names like the Shaw and wrights became very clever at Xenia Buchmann and Lisa Con- Buchmann was the only Stratford Festivals , but there were writing on two levels, writing fair­ roy. Concordia alumnus Concordia student who was able also quite a number of smaller ly inane story lines that hopefully venues represented," Bright said. were enough to satisfy the author­ "Our work was quite disparate, ities, but with all these political which reflects our inclusiveness, undertones, meanings and atti­ whereas many of the other coun­ tudes," Bright said. "As a matter of tries presented a united statement, fact , the theatre has struggled to or displayed only one artist's find a voice in a free society where work." you can say anything you want." Bright was appointed vice-com­ Following the Quadrennial, the missioner by Phillip Silver, Dean Canadian student exhibit went on of Fine Arts at York University to Winnipeg, where it was shown and commissioner-general of the at the Canadian Institute for The­ KAIRIIN BRIGHT Canadian Exhibit. atre Technology conference in While the Prague Quadrennial September. Oscar Peterson Concert Hall on is an exhibition whose goal is to Professor Bright joined October 16 and the Concordia bring together the best worl< in Concordia in 1995. She has had a production of A Midsummer theatre design from around the wide-ranging career as a freelance Night's Dream, at the D. B. Clarke world, Bright conceded that such designer in theatre, film, television Theatre in December.