Vol. 16 No. 18 February 20, 1992

Building better bridges Civil Engineers to face the 'crusher'

design we u sed last year. This year, determined by the pressure withstood, we're using an IBM-compatible PC to d ivided by the weight of the bridge /vain Comeau build the bridge to scale, and to calcu­ squared. Contestants must aim for a late the shape of the arch." lightweight yet sturdy structure. All this work and ingenuity is to see "The challenge is in forcing them to how their meticulously planned and use so few materials," said Rocco Lom­ constructed scale model bridges will bardo, a technician in the Department Two weeks to go, and the six teams survive being squeezed by a hydraulic of Civil Engineering, who serves as a from Concordia have already put long press known as "the crusher." resource person for students working hours into preparing for the eighth an­ Points are given for strength and aes­ on a number of department projects. nual Civil Engineering Bridge Building thetics; the models should look as much "They have to ask themselves, What Competition. as possible like real bridges. Strength is "We've been working on our design See BRIDGES page CTR-2 for about eight hours a week since January," said Building Engineering student Brian Monk. He and his five teammates have been analyzing data on the materials used last year. World-class guitarist Contestants are restricted to three materials: popsicle sticks, Elmer's Glue and dental floss. The idea is to test their Peter Leitch joins Jeri Brown ability to create sturdy structures. Forty-two teams, from as far away as on stage and in the studio Newfoundland, will take part in this year's contest, to be held at Concordia on March 6. That's more than twice as many participants as last year.

Three days work

"We've worked the equivalent of about three solid days," Angelo Tasillo said of his three-member team, "mostly just on planning and building a prelimi­ nary model." Building Engineering student Joey Bonofiglio and his teammate have been working on their design for two hours a day since January. "We're refining the

PHOTO: Diane Moon

World-class Canadian jazz guitarist Peter Leitch came to Concordia for a Valentine's Day concert at the Concert Hall last week. He was joined by Music Professor Jeri Brown on voice. This weekend, the two will team up with musicians Kirk Lightsey, Rufus Reid and Wali Muhammed in New York for the recording of Brown's second disc on the Justin Time label. CTR-2 - February 20, 1992

• BRIDGES continued from page CTR-1 can I do with what I've got?' rather than learned there," Monk said. scathed from this year's competition. the crusher with a new cylinder to bring 'What do I need to make this?' Anybody "It was started in 1984 by the Concor­ "Last year, the capacity of the crusher it up to 1,500 pounds. We can guarantee can order 2,000 tons of steel, but a con­ dia chapter of the Canadian Society of was 800 pounds, and one of the bridges that no bridge will be left standing." test like this really taxes their creative Civil Engineers (CSCE), as entertain­ withstood 750 pounds. We were wor­ The Competition will be held throughout imagination. That's what creates a ment for Concordia students," said or­ ried that with the improvements in the the day, Friday, March 6 in the lobby, mez­ skilled engineer. ganizer and CSCE president Sandro designs, there might be a bridge this zanine and Alumni Auditorium (H-110) of "They're not using popsicle sticks as Dominicano. "It expanded to other year that is too strong. So we're fitting the Henry F. Hall Building. sticks per se, but converting them into Montreal universities, and now it's a building materials. They try to find the national competition. Eventually, we most effective state for the sticks, might have to limit the competition to crisscrossing, laminating, combining one team per university." them." Teams bring their bridges unas­ sembled in no more than three Glad Concordia tradition kitchen bags. Then they have two hours to put together the sturdiest popsicle­ The annual competition has become a stick structure they can. Concordia tradition, and an increasing­ "Craftsmanship - the quality of the ly competitive event between students construction - is as important as in engineering, who see it as a test of design in making a strong bridge," said what they've learned. Lombardo. "People take the competition very Civil Engineering student Gary Con­ seriously because of the pride they take nor, who is a competition organizer, in their school and what they've warned that no bridge will emerge un-

PHOTO; Morrtz Gaede

Last year's nail-biting preparation paid off for the team from Memorial University in New­ foundland. They won the competition, edging slightly ahead of the Concordia team. Hearings puts harassment back in media spotlight Off the Cuff is a weekly column of opinion and insight into major issues in the Registration underway news. If you are a Concordia faculty member and have something to say "off the cuff," call CTR at 848-4882. for Observation Nursery

Sexual harassment and sexual assault cases have become popular grist for the media Registration is now open for the Fall session of the Observation Nursery programme mill of late. The Anita Hi/I/Clarence Thomas case was the first sexual harassment in the Education Department. hearing widely covered by the media, and was closely followed by the two widely This innovative preschool programme for 3- and 4-year-olds operates Tuesdays, publicized celebrity date rape trials of William Kennedy Smith and boxer Mike Tyson. Wednesday and Thursdays from 9:15 to 11 :15 a.m. Debate over publicizing victims ' names, preventive education, and what constitutes The child must have turned 3 by Nov. 30, 1992. Parents may observe their children as harassment, has been rekindled. Concordia Sexual Harassment Officer Sally Spil­ they participate in stimulating activities with two qualified teachers. On Thursday haus comments on these issues. mornings, parents attend guided discussions on child rearing . The nursery is affiliated "One act or offensive gesture doesn't constitute sexual harassment, but repeated acts with the Spoecialization in Early Childhood Education, Major in Child Studies and the or gestures do. If a man makes a remark about a woman's clothing on one occasion, MAs in Child Studies and Child Study programmes. it is not sexual harassment, but if he repeatedly makes offensive remarks about her Contact Carol Ryan, E.C.E. Secretary, at 848-2031. appearance and a pattern is established, that could be considered sexual harass­ ment.

"There are two main kinds of sexual harassment, one involving a person of authority who is able to coerce a response to his or her demands. The second is environmental harassment where someone's behaviour over a period of time leads to a hostile working environment. Concordia is hearing a labour arbitration case on environmental harassment now.

"There is some confusion among men about what constitutes sexual harassment. But rarely does someone innocently cause offense to others. The publicity surrounding recent cases may be helping people talk openly about harassment with each other. Concordia's Thursday Report is the community newspaper of the University, serving faculty, Remaining silent and hiding the problem is not going to help. staff, students and administration on the Loyola Campus and the Sir George Williams Campus. It is published 28 times during the academic year on a weekly basis by the Public Relations Department of Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec H3G "I think it's dangerous to draw conclusions from celebrity date rape cases that we have 1M8 (514) 848-4882. Material published in the newspaper may not be reproduced without seen in the media because they get blown out of proportion and sensationalized. They permission. The Back Page listings are published free of charge. Classified ads are $5 for the are only useful for highlighting controversial issues like bringing a victim's past into first 10 words and 10 cents for each additional word. Display ad rates are available upon request. question. Events, notices and ads must reach the Public Relations Department (Bishop Court, 1463 Bishop St. , Room 115) in writing no later than Monday noon prior to Thursday publication. "The only thing a woman has to gain by filing a complaint against a harasser, and ISSN 1185-3689 potentially having her name made public, is getting the offensive behaviour stopped. There is a good chance a woman won't be believed and an equal chance of being Editor Donna Varrica labelled a trouble maker. Faculty Reporters Barbara Black Silvia Cademartori "People in positions of authority must be alerted to the existence of harassment so This Issue: they can nip any problems in the bud. They are just as responsible for creating a harassment free environment as a complainant is. Don't wait until problems are Contributors Sylvain Comeau, Johanne De Cubellis and Marc Elias critical. It's extremely difficult to mend the work environment. Photographers Moritz Gaede and Diane Moon Typesetting Richard Nantel, Productions PICA 761-6221 "If someone is not sure just what can be construed as sexual harassment, they can Printing Inter-Hauf Developments Inc. contact the Office anonymously and find out. If the community sees that a complaint has been dealt with effectively, it may deter future offensive behaviour and encourage people to come forward."

THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME New town library interior is startling, dramatic and fu · l

PHOTOS: Jock Markow & Company/Char1es Belarger Concordia then and now: On Jan. 24, 1989, when the photo on the left was taken, the construction equipment of the Phase One contractors was in pla::e and all systems were go to begin dismantling the Royal George Apartments while preserving its fac;:ade, and preparing the property for laying the foundations. On the right, the new downtown library complex is pictured as it looked on Feb. 17, 1992 from the same comer.

BY KEN WHITtlGHAM might stop off in the street-level bookstore is on Mackay. (on Mackay St.); cast a critical eye over an The atrium (or galleria) - called Place The date is seven months hence - exhibition that just opened in Concordia's Concordia - is, in effect, an indoor street, September 1992. It's mid-morning in the relocated art gallery (on Bishop); or peruse a modem-day quadrangle with benches Henry F. Hall Building and a student is the movie schedule for that week's Con­ where students, faculty and staff can get dashing down the escalator towards the servatory of Cinematographic Art screen­ SeeSHAPEOFTHINGSpage 12 lobby. ings in the 200-seat cinema (also on She veers left, descends a flight of stairs, Mackay). then zips through the underground pas­ sage under de Maisonneuve Blvd. and up Protected walkways into Con cordia's n ew $65 m illion downtown library complex. Along with a computer store, a After gulping down a coffee in the .ph otocopy centre and the student services small restaurant on the ground floor, our a rea (composed of Admissions, breathless student stops momentarily to Registrar's Services, Financial Aid and a exchange pleasantries with her best friend p ortion of Student Accoun ts) these and soak in the sun in the six-storey ground-floor facilities will be run as store­ atrium that runs the length of the new front operations to provide easy access to complex. students, faculty, staff, alumm and the Then it's over to a bank of elevators and public. · up toa sixth floor seminar room where her People can access the building from impatient classmates are waiting to begin entrances on all four sides - including today's discussion. both street- and lower-lobby levels ''Too farfetched?" you say. "Surely no (through the underground passage)-on Concordia library could ever have more de Maisonneuve. than one elevator - let alone a sunlit There are also entrances via the atrium!" ground~floor restaurant on Bishop St. (lo­ Well, you're wrong on both counts. cated to the leftofwhatwasoncetheRoyal This Concordia library has all these fea­ George Apartments, and through two tures - and much, much more. doors at the south end of the atrium. The On the way to class our harried student entrance to the garage and loading dock

2-February 20, 1992 Look where we are now! THE NEW CONCORDIA LIBRARY COMPLEX

' WE TRIED TO ADDRESS EACH FACADE IN RELATION TO WHAT FACES IT' Architect Jacques Plante explains the n@J building's design both inside and out

BY BARBARA Bl.ACK

JACQUES PLANTE, 37, grew up in Quebec City, graduated from Universite Laval with a BA and worked for four years. He then went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a Master's degree in Architecture. He . worked for Blouin et associes for two years in Montreal before becoming a full partner. Plante teaches design at the Universite ... de Montreal, and is a guest critic at several other universities. He was a member of a design team which recently won a Montreal competition, the Atelier municipaux. The Concordia library com­ plex is his largest project to date. Q: Tell me a bit about the design process for the new dawntawn library complex. What part of it were you responsible for, and haw long did it take? A: I'm responsible for design develop­ ment, and carrying the basic ideas through to completion. I've been involved since March 1986 as design architect, and now I'm doing supervision with my partners, making sure that the colours and textures are followed through. Q: Let's talk first about the conditions you worked under. As you alluded when describ­ PHOTO: Jonas Papaurelis ing the colour scheme, you said that you had to Architect Jacques Plante explains the new building's design ooncepts during a tour which was given to the Board of Governors late last year. fit the complex in with the surrounding build­ ings, and you had to be mindful of the function of the building as a library. On the other hand, assignment? We had to try to reconcile a very · building, but to do something different you had almost a whole city block to play with. A: It's probably one of the toughest chaotic environment. On the one hand, that would carry a new image. Despite its Haw do these balance out? Was this a tough assignments in downtown Montreal. you have the very delicate Bishop Street roots, Concordia is a young university, constructions, including Bishop Court, and wants to be perceived as dynamic, which is protected by the Ministere des See PLANTE page B affaires culturelles; everything built within 500 feet of it has to be officially approved by the government. Then we have three-storey Scottish brownstone houses, which are on a very small scale, next to which we have five­ storey yellow brick buildings, all on Bishop Street. Across from those buildings we have the Royal George Apartments, a glazed terracotta building from the tum of the century-1908,actually. Under pressure from citizens, the fa<;ade of this building cipal architect/ in alph . . < ( +: )t z was protected, again by the Ministere des orJ l order, are Andre Blouin, Jea:~- . affaires culturelles, and the University >::i/::J: had to pay for preserving it. So those are e.Sr Guy, Jacques Plante aitil the constraints on Bishop St. On de Maisonneuve Blvd., we had to face the Henry F. Hall Building, which does not have a very good reputation, PHOTO: Charles Belarger design-wise. Some people think it is one On the stairs in the new downtown library oomplex are principal architects from the consortium of Werleman & Guy, Blouin of the ugliest buildings in Montreal! The & Associes. From left to right: Andre Blouin, Jacques Plante (in background), Michael G. Wer1eman and Jean-Eudes Guy. University didn't want to blend into this

February 20, 1992-3 A SENSE OF PRIDE FOR ALL TO SHARE The new ·libraries are dia' s heart and soul

BY KEN WHITTINGHAM

"The libraries on Concordia's two campuses are the most visible gains of the University's five-year Capital Campaign; but they will do far more than change our physical landscape. They will, in a very real sense, change the fabric of this institu­ tion - both in its perceptions of itself and its image in the outside community." · The words above are those of Rector Patrick Kenniff, who says he believes that the $65-million downtown library com­ plex will give Concordia's Sir George Wil­ liams Campus the sense of physical identity it has always longed for. Because a library is the heart of any campus, Concordia's disappointing library surroundings have often seemed to cast a pall over the institution. No matter how hard the library staff worked, nor how good was the material made available, Concordia's library sys­ tem never seemed quite as good as libraries elsewhere. Often that feeling of inferiority spilled over into other areas. But that sense of negativism, of being something less than we should be,isabout to become a thing of the past. Without exaggerating too much, the architects and planners behind the downtown and Georges P. Vanier build­ PHOTO: Joras Papaurelis ing projects hope that the sense of pride Rector Patrick Kenniff (left), Board of Governor student representative Guy Vezina and Assistant to the Recior, Hugh Brodie (background), look down into the atrium from the Bishop St and excitement that the structures side of the new complex. generate will carry over into all aspects of University life. "From a basic concept and a sterile plot - all the while respecting the existing Faced with the certainty of major Kenniff said it has been a fascinating of land, they have created a stunning urban fabric-they devised the idea of an design changes for the overall site, the experience to watch the architects at work, structure that will truly serve as the heart indoor street (called Place Concordia) that University's planners - aided by its ar­ particularly on the downtown library and soul of the Sir George Williams Cam­ would serve as a central communications chitects and engineers - developed the plans. pus." artery from the middle of the Henry F. idea of a "people place" running through In addition to the architectural consor­ Hall Building all the way through to the the heart of the new University building. tium of Werleman & Guy Blouin & laneway that divides Concordia from St. "Considering the constraints they Associes, the University sought advice James the Apostle Church on Ste­ faced (i.e. reconciling the physical con­ from an informal committee of respected Catherine St." figuration of the lot and surrounding Canadian architects: Phyllis Lambert, The indoor street (which forms the structures with the functional require­ Peter Rose and the late Ray Affleck (all of base of the six-storey atrium) actually fol­ ments of a library building);' Kenniff said Montreal), and Jean-Marie Roy (of lows the path of the laneway that used to he thinks that "the final product is tremen­ Quebec City). divide the lots between Mackay and dous. It is tr,ue marriage of architectural Bishop St. The lane disappeared long ago and functional requirements." Functional and exciting to make way for a parking lot that used to On the question of the design and occupy the site. operation of the library interior, Kenniff "Their mandate, in a nutshell, was to The idea of a street, or galleria, took advantage of the Thursday Report in­ ensure that we devised a form of urban protected from the elements gained terview to reassure the Concordia com­ development that was exciting as well as strength when it became clear that the munity that the architectural changes that functional," Kenniff said. "And I think original library building design would have occurred took into account the plan­ everyone concerned has succeeded in have to be modified, firstly because the ning done by library staff through the doing just that. · library's surface area had been spread years. "Because the Sir George Williams over too many floors, and secondly, be­ The Rector said that the library Campus doesn't have a central quad­ cause the Royal George Apartments programme prepared earlier (the detailed rangle or meeting place, the way more could not be demolished in its entirety. listing of what goes where in the 120,000 traditional campuses do, the architects set (Quebec's Ministry of Cultural Affairs square-feet of downtown library space) about to design a facility where people had only ordered Concordia· to conserve was instrumental in allocating services could congregate for any kind of activity, the building's decorative, terra cotta and space in the final design. at any time of year. fac;ade, but the engineers concluded that The preceding is an updated version of an "To accomplish that goal within the the only way to do so was to keep a good article that first appeared in CTR February 5, constraints imposed by a library building portion of the front of the building intact). 1987.

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MORE THAN 50 SUBMISSIONS Jury to choo& from ma original projects submitted for ce brations

BY HEAlHER PAlENAUDE fair, the street carnival organized by CUSA (Concordia University Students's As­ Concordia's downtown library com­ sociation), the Concordia Shuffle, the plex will officially open its doors this Sep­ Rector's Fall R~eption and the Stone tember, and many activities will take Consolidated Lecture Series. place to commemorate the milestone. The advisory committee is composed Some of the ideas being considered of Dean of Students Brian Counihan, Com­ include book fairs and read-ins, fine arts munications Studies Professor Bill "happenings," archival photo and rare Gilsdorf, Distribution Services Manager book displays, and a major library sym­ Joe Kolodychuk, Concordia University posium. Students's Association Vice-President, The latter event would attract experts Programming, Lana LeFort, Shirley from around the world, and showcase Macleod, Assistant to the Dean of Fine both the downtown complex and Arts, Public Relations Officer Heather Loyola's expanded Georges P. Vanier Patenaude, Planning Services Librarian Library. Lillian Rubinlicht, and alumnus Nick All of the suggestions were made by Vanelli. students, faculty and staff following last Elizabeth Morey, Special Projects Direc­ fall's University-wide call for imaginative tor in the Office of the Rector, chairs the ideas to celebrate the long-awaited com­ cmmmittee, and is responsible for coor­ pletion of Concordia's main downtown dinating the efforts of all University units complex. involved in the opening ceremonies. With only seven months to gq until the Only seven months to go big event, Morey is counting on help and guidance from library staff and many of A nine-member advisory committee the other units that will be housed in the has been hard at work sinc;e January complex. reviewing more than 50 submissions and · "One thing you can be sure of," she helping to develop plans for the opening. says, "the celebrations promise to be Several of the proposals incorporate FUN!" existing fall events into the programme. TheseindudetheannualStudentServices Before getting oown to 'M'.lrk, the Lhary advisory committee takes a tour of the new complex. From left to right: GUSA Vice-President, Planning, Lana LeFort, Committee Chair Elizabeth Morey, Special Projects Director in the Office of the Rector, Shirley Macleod, Assistant to the Dean of Fine Arts, alumnus Nici< Vanelli, Distribution Servres Manager Joe KolodydltJ<, Plblk: Relations Officer Heather Patenaude, Dean of Students Brian Counihan, Communication Studies Professor Bill Gilsoorf. Property Development Manager; Michael Di Grappa (far right) gave the tour. Absent: Planning Services Librarian Lillian Rubinlicht. PHOTO: 0iar1esa Be1arger

Februaiy 20, 1992 - 5 Look where we/are now!

ARCHITECT JEAN-EUDES GUY P l colours huge, innavalive structure

BY BARBARA BLACK graduated from McGill and Columbia and beginning to use some of the graceful Universities in time to work on Moshe detail we cherish in old buildings. Safdie's ground-breaking Habitat apart­ The library complex, with its playful ment complex for Expo 67. colour and its terraces, has some of those Since then, he has designed many of­ softening elements despite its size. fice buildings, hotels, factories, schools The most lasting value of his involve­ and other public and private buildings in ment in the project was the fact that the Quebec, as well as projects of historic res­ building is a library and a centre of activity toration. for students. His connection with the new Concor­ "The potential of affecting a new dia downtown library complex goes as far generation, something that isn't part of back to 1980, when the University first designing a commercial building - for issued an open invitation to Quebec ar­ me, that is a precious thing." chitects. Two middle-sized firms combined for­ ces to form Werleman & Guy Blouin & Associes, and their design won a national prize. However, Concordia's needs were growing beyond that concept, and in 1985, the University asked the consortium to com e up w ith a new design. A project of this size and complexity is never easy, Guy said. An accommodation had to be made regarding the turn-of-the­ Jean-Eudes Guy century Royal George Apartments. The University at first wanted to raze it JEAN-EUDES GUY, 58, brings a wealth all; the government required a study of experience to his long involvement which took several months before it was with Concordia's downtown library com­ convinced that restoring and incorporat­ plex. ing the entire building would not be wise. Perfectly trilingual (French from his A middle ground which saved the front father, Spanish from his m other and section was arrived at. English from h is governess), Guy Good ventilation

A s a project which was largely financed with public money, the complex was subject to stringent government norms in all sorts of areas, from safety to efficiency. "This is a very safe building, with wonderful ventilation features and Andre Blouin Michael G. Werleman tempered glass everywhere," Guy said. "Some aspects of the technical assemb­ ANDRE BLOUIN is the founder and MICHAEL G. WERLEMAN, of Wer­ ly of the building are innovative, and were senior partner of Les Architectes Blouin et leman and Guy Architects, graduated asking a lot of certain materials, such as associes. The 1990 recipient of the Medal from McGill University in 1962. A former glass block and ceramic-faced block. This ofMeritof theQuebecOrderofArchitects, Vice-President of the Order of Architects project demanded the highest skills pos­ Blouin began his distinguished career as of Quebec, he has worked on buildings as sible from the workers. Everything is in an architect, professor and urbanist in diverse as Place des Arts, Montreal's precise relationship. 1944 with the rebuilding of an Egyptian Sheraton Centre Hotel, John Abbott Col­ "There's a lot of consultation involved temple. In addition to the many projects lege, the Universite de Montreal's winter in architecture, much more than people he has worked on during the past48 years, stadium, the Town of Mount Royal, think. Every big project is riddled with Blouin has founded an arts review (Vie des PointeOaireandNorthHatleyMunicipal conflicting requirements which have to be arts), headed juries for architectural com­ Libraries, the Pointe Claire Civic Arena balanced." petitions (such as the Quebec Pavilion at and the Bell Canada Building in Hull, Then there's the gut reaction of the rest Expo '67 and Quebec City's Le Grand Quebec. His other clients include St. of us to the look of any new building, Theatre), and been invited to serve on George's School, Lower Canada College, which is often negative. We value old numerous architectural committees and Gas Naturel, Britain's Leicester Univer­ buildings, and we wish contemporary ar­ commissions, including the design com­ sity, the Hunter's Hom Pub, the Madonna chitects would just give us more of them. mittee of Ottawa's National Capital Com­ Mountain Ski Resort in Vermont, Credit mission, the Commission des biens FoncierinMontreal,Mercedes Benz, Bank Graceful detail culturels du Quebec and the City of Out­ of Montreal, McGill University, Canadian remont Commission d'Urbanisme. National, Loto-Ouebec, the Continental In fact, Guy says, post-modem ar­ Blouin is a member of the Royal Canadian Bank, the United Church, Trafalgar chitects are turning away from the stark, Academy of Arts and the Royal Canadian School and the Montreal Amateur Ath­ utilitarian look of modem architecture, Institute of Architecture. letic Association

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SAFEST BUILDING IN THE CITY Latest buildin techniques m1n1m1ZEq• • • damage

Concordia's new downtown library complex features the latest technology to minimize damage from earthquakes. Although Montreal is not a high-risk earthquake zone, seismic activity is not uncommon. Strong tremors were recorded as recently as 1989. Anti-seismic devices in the Concordia library complex will not only prevent the building's collapse, but should ensure that it remains fully operational in the event of an earthquake. The system functions in the same way as brake pads in a car. Friction joints, lodged between steel plates held in con­ tact by pretensioned steel bolts, are in­ stalled at the intersections of the cross-bracing in more than 150 locations in the complex. When tremors are sufficiently strong, the joints slide, thereby dissipating energy and limiting the sway of the building. The anti-seismic technology was developed during the early 1980s by A vtar Pall, at the time a graduate student working under the guidance of Professor Cedric Marsh of Concordia's Centre for Building Studies (CBS). CBS forms part of Concordia's Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. PHOTO: Jonas Papaurelis Pall is currently an Adjunct Professor One of the many anti-seismic crossbeams featured throughout the new building is shown here bracing tv,o rolumns. The devices function in much the same way as brake pads on a car. at CBS and President of Pall Dynamics Ltd. There are more than 150 of these friction joints which are lodged between steel plates held in rontact by pretensioned steel bolts. He holds patents on anti-seismic technol­ ogy in 10 countries. Research is continuing at Concordia into other ways of using friction to control seismic damage, particularly by isolating buildings from their foundations. Such technology not only increases human safety, Pall says, but saves money because building codes can be met at reduced cost. --KfW

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PLANTE continued from page 2 and to emphasize its presence in It's almost two different buildings, in sawthatthe original window frames were glassed in, so that people in the new downtown Montreal. someways: the Bishop side and the Mack­ green. So we tried to replicate these win­ libraiy and people in the Royal George As for Mackay Street, there isn't much ay side. Inbenyeen, we have a largenorth­ dows. would realize they're in two different to say, because we have these 30- to 35- south atrium which will be known as They were quite big, actually, about buildings; they use a few steps to go from storey concrete apartment buildings Place Concordia. It links the main seven feet (or two metres) square, and one to the other. which have nothing to do with anything; entrance on de Maisonneuve to the back fortunately, we were able to use those The interior decorating- mouldings, they are boring and banal. So that's what entrance of the plaza on the south side. dimensions on the first library floor, and plaster, lighting-will reflect the original I mean by a chaotic environment. The atrium is actually built over an old frame them in green. Green and red are Royal George. It'll be used for reading And finally, on the south side, on the alley which used to be there. complementaiy colours; there's this nice rooms, and with its large windows, it'll be Ste-Catherine side, we have a church and You've probably noticed that the tension between the two. We picked up the nicest part of the new structure. And the building next to it, and a little Bishop side is much lower than the Mack­ the Concordia red as mouldings, and we we're buildingthewindowsinsucha way greenspace. So the variety of styles, scale, ay side. That's because we didn't want to used it for the lighting outside to make that people in the main library will be able materials, textures, colours - you name overbuild the Bishop side and overpower sure people know that it's a Concordia to see right through the Royal George. it, we have it all. our neighbours. building. A lot of light shines through the whole Our attitude was, you can't address Q: There's already been a lot of grumbling Now, we have to conform to energy building. It's not at all what people think. only one street. This was done in the case -you must be aware of this-about the look conservation regulations, which say that It's going to be a real surprise to ex­ of the Maison des Cooperants [at Univer­ of the building from the outside, especially the you are allowed so many metres of glaz­ perience this building. sity St. and de Maisonneuve Blvd.]. They size of the windows and the shrimp-<:oloured, ing per so many metres of floor area. But Q: Let's talk about interaction with the mimicked the fa<;ade of the church [Christ flamingo-coloured tile. How 1W you react to we decided to use up our quota of glass public. With this covered portico, the UX1lkway Church Cathedral], and replicated it on this criticism? Is this an ineuitable reaction to inside, where the users need it, and make around all four sides, how will the building eveiy side, and this doesn't work; there's a contemporary building, or are people missing the windows smalleron the outside, where affed the neighbourhood and the passersby? not a church on eveiy side. So we tried to something? fewer people will benefit. Can there be such a thing as too much aa:es­ address each fa<;ade in relation to what A:. Both, actually. People are not used Q: And of course, the people who are sibility? was facing it. to buildings that have colours, first of all. criticizing the building are looking at it from A:. Since the building is recessed, In terms of the building's function, our If we had built a building like the Henry the outside. people not interested in using the building first task was obviously to provide space F. Hall Building, we would have received A:. Yes, it's totally different from the will simply use the sidewalk. But people and organization for the libraiy. Then, we a lot of complaints: Why are you putting inside. And you see, if you're in a small who want to get inside will be welcomed. have two levels of underground parking, up another grey building? office, a 10-by-10-foot office, there is, in The bookstore and the restaurant, for ex­ the first basementofwhichislinked to the We used colours as a way of reconcil­ fact, a four-by-four-foot window, which is ample, have their own outside access, and Henry F. Hall Building by an under­ ing the new complex with the surround­ not small. The scale of the building is so they can stay open on their own. The ground passage. ingenvw>nment. The Victorianhouseson huge, that you don't realize that these are atrium will be open until 11 p.m., and We have the commercial area on the Bishop St. are a reddish-brown colour, so big windows. Behind the smallest ~­ we'll have security guards and camera ground floor, in which we find the art at the base, we used a darker red. dows, in fact, will be closed offices, not surveillance. galleiy (which sits behind what's left of At the tum of the century, with the public spaces. Q: How about the students going back and the Royal George building), the registrar's development of better plumbing and so Through an agreement with our next­ forth, to and from the Henry F. Hall Building? office, the bookstore, a small restaurant, on, houses were built higher and were door neighbour on the south side, we Are you really ready for thousands of students the cinema, the loading dock and entran­ made of brick, which was yellowish, and were able to put in a huge amount of using that underground link? ces to the garage. that we matched with the. colours on the glass-block surface to bring light into the A:. Yes, we' re quite ready for that. The The building is divided into two parts. second level, the shrimp-like colour you reading areci.s of the library. And we're underpass is very wide, and the staircases refer to. And with concrete structures, going to have reading rooms along the from the underpass are, too. It's the size of buildings were built higher still, and were perimeter of the atrium where the natural a mall, a commercial mall! It's so big that greyish, so that's the third colour. light will be the best. there'll be a veiy good flow of people Q: You're &iying that the colours in the This trade-off, oflight inside for energy using the staircases. · new building mirror the history of architec~ conservation outside, is hard to under­ I must stress, too, that there is easy ture? stand until you get into the building. I've access for wheelchairs, not oniy from the A: I wouldn't say a summary of ar­ been touring the site with people, and Henry F. Hall Building to the libraiy, but chitecture in Montreal, but in a way, an they're amazed. also from the outside of the libraiy to the idea of it. Q: What about the concept of "fagulism?" inside. The· covered walkway helps. In­ Q: Aren't we seeing more colours in con- Is this a nuisance factor, having to incorporate stead of secondary entrances only for the temporary buildings everywhere? an older building like the former Royal George disabled, we can put in veiy gently slop­ A:. Yes, it's part of a trend. Modem A,:xirtments into a new design? Is it afad that's ing ramps to the main entrances that buildings have been quite dry, and I think going to pass, or is something we're going to See PLANTE page 12 people are getting tired of them. They're have to live with~ cold, and abrupt, and rough. People do A: Well, actually, what we've done is like colours. not fa<;adism. Fa<;adism is what was used And we had to accommodate the to build the addition to the Museum of Royal George Apartments, which is made Fine Arts. They kept the outer skin [of a of glazed porcelain, really bright and red-brick apartment building on white. From red, to beige, to eggshell, to Sherbrooke St.], and they rearranged the white - we brought all these colours floor level. together progressively. It doesn't match the level of the win­ We also wanted to express the diverse dows, so you have a very awkward situa­ functions of the building. For instance, the tion, where you have a floor right next to first floor, the dark red, includes the com­ a window, or just above a window, or mercial area and the first floor of the something like that. It's ridiculous. libraiy, the reading rooms, the reception I said we shouldn't do this. Instead, we area. kept enough of the building to include The beige one is where most of the two rows of supporting columns, enough collections are. The eggshell colour is of the building to stand on its own. Instead where we have the offices, and you'll of being five feet deep, which is what the notice that here we pull back from the Ministere des affaires culturelles fa<;ade, to bring some movement into the specified, we kept about 15 feet. building. Q: So it's more than the fai;ade. Q: And the window size? A: It's a building. We kept 20 per cent A: Okay, the window size. First of all, of the building, actually. And we created we looked at the Royal George, and we a small atrium behind it, a slot, which we

8 .- F.ebruary 20, 19.n The new dawntawn library complex from amception to reality

In November 1988, Concordia Rector Patrick Kenniff (seated, right) signed the contracts (1) to begin Phase One of construction on the new downtown library buildling-demolishing the Royal George Apartments while saving the fagade and shoring the foundations. He was joined by contractor Herve Pomerleau (seated, left), President of Herve Pomer­ leau Inc:, then-Vice-Rector, Services, J'. Charles Giguere (standing, right) and Marcel Turcotte, Pomerleau lnc.'s Project Director. A few weeks later, government and University officials gathered for the official sod-turning ceremony (2). From left to right, Giguere, Board of Governors Chairman P. Andre Gervais, then-Minister of Higher Educa­ tion and Science, Claude Ryan, Kenniff, Chancellor Alan B. Gold, city councillors Hubert Simard and Nick Auf der Maur, MNA Jaa:iues Chagnon, and atop the back hoe, William Stinson, who was Chairman of Concordia's first Capital Campaign. By Spring of 1989, most of the Royal George had been demolished, leaving the fagade intact, and the property was prepared for the laying of the foundation (3).

Construction of the underpass linking the new complex to the Henry F. Hall Building was done throughout most of last year (4 ) , closing two lanes of de Maisonneuve Blvd. Motorists and pedestrians were relieved when

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The best films in the histmy of dnema

In SeJxember 1992, the Conservatory of Cinematogra,:xiic M will begin screenings in the reN theatre in the DowntON!l l.brary Complex. We wish to present for this ocrasion a retroopective of THE BEST FILMS IN THE HISTORY OF CINEMA which will be jl.Jt together by you, the v"eNer. In the ~ provided below, please indicate 10 of your favourite films of any period, director or.country of origin. The films most often mentioned will be presented. Drq> off the ballot at the Conservatory of Cinematogra,:xiic M o!f!ces in the Henry F. Hall Building, Room H-100 or send~ by mail to 1455 de Maisonneuve West., Room H-100, Montreal, ()Jebec H3G 1MR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. · 8. 9. 10. ------

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the work was completed recently. Computer-generated graphics (5) lend a view of the atrium and Place Concordia once they will be completed and in use. Below tt is a view of the same space (6) as tt looked in the fall of 1991. Windows on the upper levels of the new downtown library complex offer a spectacular view of the city core (7). Pictured here is a small section of what will be a library floor (8). The windows and glass blocks will afford users a great deal of natural light. An anti-seismic crossbeam is featured, strategi­ cally placed, in one of the windows frames. A computer generated depiction of the exterior of the building as seen from the southeast (9) contrasts wtth a street-level photograph from the same comer, taken last Monday (10).

10 - February 20, 1992 Tuook where we are now! THE NEW CONCORDIA LIB RARY COMPLEX

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everybody will enjoy using. across just for the central part, and then above the first floor, we'll plant trees on there will be a real presence. Inside the library, we have major con­ you add 4.5 metres for each aisle. these terraces, along Mackay and de My dream for this project was to have necting staircases at each end · of the And the vestibules are quite big, 15 feet Maisonneuve. a "passerelle," a bridge over \f e Maison­ atrium that are really huge, well-lit and by 15 feet, so a number of doors can open We have some little terraces in the neuve from the cafeteria on the seventh with such a great view. Even from the and peoplewon;Heel jammed in. Because back, too, and at the south end of the floor of the Hall Building to the new build­ outside, where the fa<;ade may appear to you know, 10,0(X) people will go through atrium there will be trees in containers. ing. It would emphasize the link to look a little solid, the atrium will display the lobby every day -perhaps as many We've developed a good relationship everyone, including the passersby, and it lots of movement and activity, with stu­ as 20,000. And 10,000 will use the build­ with our neighbour there, who's doing a would be even better than having people dents stopping, chatting, even sitting on ing, in its various areas. That's a lot of very good job with his building, and the go underground. the staircases, probably, because the stair­ people. back of his property will be landscaped, The fa<;ade of the Henry F. Hall Build­ --- cases are so wide they will accommodate. Q: · What about people running across de so we'll have the benefit of that. ing is supposed to be repaired, and we're people doing that. Maisonneuve, rather than taking the under­ Q: Yau must have got to know Concordia taking care of this, so we'll try, within our Q: Haw do you see the atrium being used? JXI-SS? Not much you can do about that, is pretty well over the pasf five years. Haw do you budget, to subtly link the two buildings in As a thoroughfare, with people constantly there? · · think the Library Complex will change the someway. mavi.ng, or as a place that has display and, A: Not much. You see, we have the University? I'd just like people to refrain from judg­ performance potential? main entrance to the Henry F. Hall Build- · A: lhopel'mnotbeingunfair, but right ing the new building until it's completed, A: It can be both, because the way the ing directly opposite. It's very tempting. now Concordia's Sir George Williams and try to see that this is something new, atrium is designed, well, it's a .bit like a We'll just have to hope that people are Campus is a "noplace" university, in the · a.yery colourful building, very energetic. church. You have the main area,'the nave, sensible. sense that it has no campus, even less than It won't fade out of fashion . .I think it will and you have the aisles on either side. Q: What about trees and plants and fresh the Universite de Quebec a Montreal. prove to be a classic. The aisles will always be_in circulation, air? Will there be any of those? There's no core, there's no main identifica­ We've also put a covered walkway, or because they connect with doors at each A: · Yes, there will be. This was part of a tion. It's hard to develop a sense of belong­ portico, all around the ground floor to end,and they give access to the bookstore, trade-off with the City of Montreal. We're ing. provide a bit of breathing space between the art gallery, the restaurant, and so on. not supposed to build on more than 70per This new building will bring people the building and the sidewalk for people But the· central part can be used for . cent of the property; the rest should be together in· many ways. There will be going to the University, or waiting for a · exhibits, at the beginning of the year for used for green space. commercial activity, for people who Want shuttle bus, or waiting for anything. It also registration, for a super-sale by the · But the University wanted the full site it; the library, which is the heart of any makes the commercial outlets welcom­ bookstore or for a performance by a band · to be built, so we built on about 95 percent university; and classrooms and ing; the bookstore is open to the public, for - all without interfering with.the traffic of it. But we said we'll give the public a professors' offices. With the combination example, and the covered portico makes in the aisles on either side. ·covered walkway around the building, of the Henry F. Hall Building and the it more attractive for people to stop and The atrium is quite large, six metres and where we've recessed the building Llbrary Complex, which are both so big, see what's available.

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together at any time of the day.­ has numerous skylights and (popular Once inside the library turnstiles, needed expansion space in the.26-year­ Pedestrian bridges linking both sides opinion to the contrary) considerable everyone can make use of another set of old Hall Building. of the building cross the atrium on floors window space to bring as much natural elevators to access floors two and three of "It's not only that we're going to have two, three, four, five and six. light into the inside of the library as pos­ the library. Viewed from the outside, additional space downtown, (Con­ On the outside the building boasts a sible. these are floors three and four of the 10- cordia's total library space will increase by cloister-like protected walkway (or por­ storey building. more than 58,000 square feet as a result of tico) on all four sides - along all of de Faculty offices Floors five and six (from Mackay to the downtown and Georges P. Vanier Maisonneuve .and Mackay, and along Bishop and de Maisonneuve to the south Library expansions) but it's better-or­ portions of Bishop and the laneway that The outer wall facing the atrium on the end of the site), as well as the four half­ ganized, better-quality and University­ divides the building from St. James the west side, for example, is made entirely of storeys on the Mackay side of the building owned space," says Lillian Rubinlicht, Apostle Church on Ste-Catherine St. glass. It stretches 10 storeys high and runs (floors seven, eight, nine and ten), are Concordia's Planning Services Llbrarian. · It also has a terraced roof and a two­ the entire length of the building - from reserved entirely for faculty offices and "For the first time, everything . storey underground garage with space de Maisonneuve all the way to the south seminar rooms. downtown from open access stacks, to for 135 vehicles. end of the property. Access to these non-library portions of periodicals, to government publications The building's planners say that The larger windows are 6 ft. by 6 ft. in the building will be provided by another will be easily accessible," Rublinlicht says. people's first impression on entering the size; the smaller ones (4ft. x 4ft.) that set of elevators (three in number) located "Related areas will be grouped together, complex will be one of "spaciousness and originally elicited so much criticism on outside the library proper. and everything will be more pleasant and light." some of the floors along Bishop, Mackay They can be reached on the west efficient for users and staff alike." In addition to the atrium, the structure and de Maisonneuve, were designed to (Mackay) side of the ground floor (the The preceding article is an updated version minimize damage to books caused by atrium level), alongside the elevator for of one which first appeared in CTR January 29, direct sunlight beaming in on the stacks. the elderly and the disabled that leads to 1987 . The library itself begins one storey the library entrance. above street level, and covers all of floors Besides increased elevator capacity, two, three and four from Mackay to the new library has vastly improved seat­ Bishop and deMaisonneuve to the church ing space, washroom facilities, seminar at the south end - 120,000 square feet in rooms, circulation areas, and just about all. everything else that goes into a modem, The elderly and the disabled can access well-planned university library. the library via a reserved elevator that The new structure will incorporate all operates between the garage, the sub­ of the library facilities now housed in cost­ basement (near the underpass to the Hall ly, rented premises on Mountain, Drum­ Building), the ground, or first floor (where mond and Guy streets., including the the atrium begins) and the first library 300,000 or more books currently in floor, w hich is located on the first storey storage. (Gone are the days when runners above street level (or, if you prefer, floor had to scurry along the downtown two of the IO-storey building - as seen sidewalks shuttling books from one anti­ from the outside). quated building to another). ~ veryone else can reach the library via The Science and Engineering Library the staircase that links the ground floor on the tenth floor of the Henry F. Hall (the atrium) to the main library doors on Building will also be integrated into the the first storey above street level. new structure, thereby opening up badly-

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• AWARD continued from page 1 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL Hall. The designer, Eliot Edwards, was No CONCORDIA 's Thursday Report next week CONFERENCE SE°'RIES 1991-92 working on his first major assignment for the University. There will no CTR on Feb. 27 during ublication resume Democracy, the Environment The citations will read, in part, "The Council and Human Rights for Advancement and Support of Education in the Developing World annually salutes those institutions and ad­ vancement professionals who excel in the presentation of programmes and attain su­ CONCERT HALL The Centre for International Academic perior achievements in fund-raising and Cooperation, Office of the Vice-Rector communications. Such achievements make Academic and the Loyola Peace lnstttute significant contributions to the advancement presents: of education and bring credit to our profes­ sions." El Salvador: is Devel~pment CPR COURSES Another Form c,f War? CONCORDIA CONCERT HALL The following CPR courses will be offered The Concert Hall is located at 7141 Sherbrooke St. W. (Metro Vendome - Autobus 105). DR. MICHAEL CzERNY, S.J. by the Environmental Health & Safety Office Admission is free to all concerts. in the next few weeks. Members of the Con­ (except where indicated.) Information : 848-7928. cordia community or outside community are Dr. Czerny is a founding member of the all welcomed to take these courses. There THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 SATURDA Y, FEBRUARY 29 Jesuit Centre of the Social Faith and Jus­ will be a discount price for the Concordia tice in Toronto, he served as its Director Concordia Chamber Choir community. For all those who are interested, and worked on both Canadian and inter­ Time: 2 p.m . Electroacoustic Concert please contact Donna Fasciano, Training national justice issues,. Coordinator at 848-4355 for more informa­ "Friedrich Nietszche: The Composer" In November 1989, after six Jesuits and tion. Concert & short lecture by Prof. Wolfgang Botten­ SUNDAY, MARCH 1 two women were martyred at the Central berg. Time: 8 p.m. Sponsored by Lonergan Col­ American University in San Salvador, he lege and the Music Department. For info. 848-2280 . was asked to join the new staff there, and SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Violin Students of Eleonora Turovsky for two years he directed the University's Human Rights Institute. Father Czerny CPR Heartsaver SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 has just moved to the Jesuit headquarters Plus Course Concordia Orchestra THURSDAY , MARCH 5 in Rome, to work as Secretary for Social 8-hours for life. This course includes rescuer CPR Sherman Friedland, Conductor Justice. management of the obstructed airway and infant, Tom Van Seters - Jazz Pianist child resuscitation. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Student Recital Thursday, March 5, 1992 6 p.m. (question period and refresh­ SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 29 Forsythe Trio ments to follow) FRIDAY , MARCH 6 Sir George Williams Campus BCLS Instructor's Course THUR SDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Henry F. Hall Building This 16-hours course is for people who would like Electroacoustic Concert Dave Turner and the Montreal Jazz Room H-763 to become instructors. Pre-requisites for candida­ ture are : 1) certification within the previous 6 Heritage Sextet months in Basic Cardia Life Support and 2) an FR IDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Faculty concert, featuri ng Johnny Schott, Vic interest in teaching . Vogel , Nelson Symonds, Charles Biddle, Jim RMATION , Electroacoustic Concert Hillman CONTACT MA RAYMAN AT 848-4989 MEETINGS WOMEN'S AGENDA Counselling & Development Amateur Radio Club Meetings Sexual Harassment Project mation: 848-7474. Meetings will be held every Tuesday night from 7 Have you been a victim of sexism? The student­ run Sexual Harassment Project is compiling ac­ Careers Library to 1o p.m. in H-644-1. Get on the air ana talk to the world "FREE" via personal ham radio. New counts of sexism on campus and we would like to FRIDAYS The Careers Library, recognized as one of the members welcome. For more information call hear your story. We can ensure your anonymity. best of its kind in Canada, helps students take If you have been harassed, threatened, or as­ 848-7421. Lesbian & Gay Friends control of their career development, including saulted, we offer CONFIDENTIAL support and educational-decision making, career planning referral services. For women only. Contact Sarah of Concordia (LGFC) Arts & Science Faculty and job search . Kresh at 848-7 411 ; or drop by room P-103, 2020 Open discussion over coffee for members of the Council Meeting Mackay Street. University and beyond. 5 p.m. at 2020 Mackay, Learning & Writing Centre The next Arts and Science Faculty Council Meet­ 1st floor. 848-7414. The Learning & Writing Centre offers assistance ing will be on Friday, February 21 , 1992 at 2:00 TUESDAYS to all Concordia students who want to improve p.m. in DL-200, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W. Bi-the Way their academic skills and learning potential. Open Stage Coffee House Bisexual Women's discussion group now meets Concordia Accounting Society (cAs) All invited to share their creativity. $2.00 audience, Counselling Services regularly. Time: 8 p.m. Location : McGill Women 's Concordia Accounting Society is organizing a $1.00 performers, includes coffee, tea and Union, 3480 McTavish, Room 423 . Information : Professional counsellors offer Concordia stu­ meeting for Environmental Accounting Con­ snacks. Delicious inexpensive baked goods. 598-8661. dents educational, career, and personal counsell­ ference and Career Days to be held on March 4th. Time : 8 p.m. to Midnight. 87 Bernard (at St-Ur­ bain) Information: 483-1953 or 279-6868. ing, one on one or in groups. Time : 11 :30 a.m. Location: 1550 de Maisonneuve Women's Studies Student Association West, GM/Rm 300-24. Canada Employment Centre THURSDAYS Meets every other Friday, beging Feb. 14. All students enrolled in Women's Studies of taking a The Canada Employment Centre offers employ­ WSDB course are welcome. Simone de Beauvoir ment couselling and placement services to under­ Permanent Review Committee SPECIAL EVENTS lnst.(2170 Bishop) Time: 12:30. For info call 848- graduate and graduate students seeking on the Status of Women 7449 part-time, summer or permanent employment. Meets and organizes to respond to the needs of Location: 2070 Mackay Street. Info: 283-5177. Centre for Building Studies students, staff and faculty. Information: 848-7431 . How do I look? 15th Anniversary Dinner Narcotics Anonymous ''The Me in Media", part of the "How do I look?" WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYS To Commemorate its 15th anniversary, The Women's Group Film and Video Series. 16h30-19h at SGW cam­ Centre for Building Studies cordially invites you to For women recovering or wanting to recover from pus-Bourget Bldg., 1230 Mountain.rm 108. Series Drop in Service participate in an evening of dining and dancing to substance abuse. 7:30 p,m. at the Women's continues Mar 2,6,9 and 10. A Drop in Service is available at Counselling and be held at Le Quatre Saisons Hotel, 1050 Centre, 2020 Mackay, downstairs. Information: Development, Loyola Campus, provides for 15 Sherbrooke West on February 29th, 1992. Cock­ 525-0333. minute periods to help students with brief ques­ tails will be served at 6:30 p.m. at the Salon MONDAY, MARCH 2 tions of an educational nature. Time: 12:00 - 1 Saisons B. Lesbian Studies Coalition of Concordia p.m. Location : 2490 West Broadway. Info: 848- Please contact Donna (BE-341/Local 3205) for The Coalition meets on Monday::; at 7 p.m. at the "Repositioning Ourselves: Story Telling." Time : 3555. reservations and ticket information. Simone de Beauvoir Lounge (2170 Bishop). Infer- 4:30 p.m. Bourget Bldg . FILM

Conservatory of Cinematographic Art THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Admission: $2. 75 (including taxes) per screening. Location: H-110, Alumni Auditorium, Henry F. Hall Yves Montand 'Chante (1957), M. Sloutky, at 7 Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.). Informa­ p.m.; Yojimbo (1961), Akira Kurosawa, at 9:30 tion : 848-3878. p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 LECTURES/SEMINARS Sanjuro, (1962), Akira Kurosawa, at 7 p.m.; The Bad Sleep Well (1960), Akira Kurosawa, at 9 p.m. Rashomon (1950), Akira Kurosawa, at 7 p.m.; THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Workshop. Since an international student may Jean De Florette (1986), Claude Berri , at 9 p.m. obtain employment in a programme related job for Geology Department a 12 month period after graduation, a 3 session SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Guest Speaker; Dr. Steven Cheung, department workshop has been designed for those students High And Low (1 963), Akira Kurosawa, at 7 p.m.; SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 of Civil Engineering on "Disposal of Radioactive who will be eligible to seek and accept employ­ Red Beard (1 965), Akira Kurosawa, at 9:30 p.m. Waste in Canada." Time: 1 p.m. Location: L-DS, ment in Canada after their graduation this year. Manon Des Sources (1986), Claude Berri, at 7 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Rm 229. $10/fee. Time: 9:30 - 12:30 p.m. Location: Rm p.m. ; Dreams (1 990), Akira Kurosawa, at 9 p. m. H-440, 1455 de Maisonneuve W. SUNDA Y, FEB RUARY 23 WED NE SD AY, FEBRUARY 26 Loyola Film Series Dersu Uzala (1975), Akira Kurosawa, at 7 p.m. ; WEDNESDAY , MARCH 11 Kagemusha (1 980), Akira Kurosawa at 9:30 p.m. Free Admission. 7141 Sherbrooke Street West. Learning Development Office Telephone: 848-3878 Workshop For Faculty. The Development of the The School of Community MO NDA Y, FEBRUARY 24 Teaching Dossier: Documenti ng teaching ac­ and Public Affairs comp lishment. Registration Fee: $10, includes L'Oeil du Malin (1 961 ), Claude Chabrol, at 8:30 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 refreshments and a copy of of "Documenting Are Hosting a "Brown Bag" Fellows Forum on p.m. Teaching Accomplishment: A Dalhousie Guide to Pu blic Policy Series. Professor Guy Lachapelle, Reading Week th e Teaching Dossier", written by Alan Wright department of Political Sci ence on "Polli ng , Politi­ cal Parties and Public Policy". Time: 12:30 - 2:00. TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 25 (resource person) Please call before 848-2495 to register before February 21. 2149 MacKay Street, Basement Lounge (SCPA) Touch Of Evil (1958), Orson Welles, at 8:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 February - Black History Month WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 On The Water Front (1 954), Elia Kazan , at 7 p.m.; Presented by The Simone de Beauvoir Institute of The Wrong Man (1 957) , Alfred Hitchcock, at 9 The Classics Department Concordia University, The McGill Centre for Re­ Citizen Kane (1941 ), Orson Welles, at 8:30 p.m. p.m. search and Teaching on Women. Location: The presents a seminar by Keith Adams entitled, "En­ Black Studies Centre, 1968 de Maisonneuve vi ron ment and Roman History. " Keith has recently Blvd. W. Information : 848-2373. successfully defended his M.A. (Concordia Hi s­ CAMPUS MINISTRY tory) th esis of the same title. Th e Classics Stu dents' Association will serve wine and cheese THURSDA Y, FE BRU ARY 20 Loyola Campus: Belmore House is now WE DNE SDA YS afterwards. All are Welcome! located at 2496 West Broadway. Phone JulianaAbbenyi, student, Comparative Literature, Departments of History & Sociology 848-3588. SGW Campus: Annex Z, 2090 McGill University on "Black Feminism: an African Women's Spirituality Circle The Montreal Institute fo r Genocide Studies and Feminist Perspective". Time: 8:30 p.m. Mackay. Phone: 848-3590, 3591 , 3593. Reflecting, celebrati ng, praying, using the book, the Visiting Lectures Com mittee, invite you to hear Professor Rhoda Howard, McMaster University Indigenous Peoples International Dance of the Spirit: Seven Steps for Women 's SU NDAY S spirituality. Meetings are once a week. Time: 2:00 on "Monitoring Human Rights." A semin ar presen­ present, Guest speakers; Marie Anneharte, June tation. Time: 10:15 a. m. Location: 1435 Drum­ to 4 p.m. Location: 2090 Mackay, room 105. For Delisle and Alanis Obamsawin on "Women of the mond Street, Rm N-205-16. Loyola Chapel RC Mass information call Daryl Lynn Ross at 848-3585 or First Nations Speak: an Evening of Poetry, Fiction and Song". A minimum donation of $3 will be Sundays 11 :00 a.m . and 8:00 p.m., Weekdays at 3593. Departments of History & Sociology required at the door. All proceeds will go to The 12:05 p.m. The Montreal Institute for Genocide Studies and Native Wo men's Shelter.Time : 7 p.m. Location : the Visiting Lectures Committee invite you to hear FR I DAY , FEBRUARY 28 H-762, 1455 de Maisonneuve W. MONDAYS Professor Rhoda Howard, McMaster University on "Perverse Perspectives on Human Rights in Africa." Time: 6 p.m. Location : 1435 Drummond FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Bible Study.for Agnostics Community Suppers St. , Rm 408. Rev. Anne Hall, United Church Minister, will be There will be no shared supper on this day. Celebrating Black Herstory available at Belmore House. Anyone interested in a "Bible Study for Agnostics ," or who has ques­ MARCH 5, 12 & 26 A night of Women 's Fi lm. A selection of films by ti ons or concerns is invited to call or drop in. Time: Black women, including Marni Wata by Monik International Student Office 1 to 4 p.m. 2496 West Broadway, 848-3592. TUESDAY, MARCH 3 Dolen , will be present. Starts at 7 p.m. 2170 Attention International Students! Job-Search Bishop (Lounge) For info call 848-7431 . TUES DAYS Gathering of Men Men who are interested in the need to evaluate LACOLLE CENTRE ALUMNI ACTIVITIES Prison Visit Program Continues male identity by reflecting on the various images A dialogue program with inmates at Bordeaux. of maleness in today's culture and its implications Students mu st meet with one of th e Chaplains in with regards to male sexuality. Meetings on alter­ The Art of Verbal Self-Defense advance . Please call Peter Cote for information nate Tuesdays, for information call Robert Nagy, Learn how to combat verbal abuse with co mmon­ TUES DAY, FEBRUARY 25 848-3586. 848-3587. sense techniques to diffuse potentially volati le situations. Identify your language patterns and Loyola Club of Montreal ART GALLERY how they can be altered to reduce tension in interactions . This workshop series is offered in two Dinner-meeting featuring guest speaker Ronald formats: 5 evenings, 3 hours per session, or 2 Corey. St. James' Club, 1445 Union Avenue. The Concordia Art Gallery is located in the Sundays, 7 hours each day. Workshop leader: Time : 6:30 p.m. cocktails, 7:00 p.m. dinner. $50 Henry F. Hall Bldg. (Mezzanine Level), 1455 Evelyn Zahar, R.N. , N.A., E.T.N.S. is Executive members, $60 non-members, payable to Loyola de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Information : 848- Director of Healthquest Consultants. Sundays, Alumni Association Inc. (Yearly membership in the 4750. March 8 and 15. Time: 9:30 - 5:30 p.m. Location Loyola Club $25). Tickets and information: call to be announced, $250. Gabrielle Murphy at 848-3823.

UN TIL FEBR UA RY 29 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 MONDAY, MARC H 2 Faculty of Fine Arts Biennale Thinking Critically About SPORTS Bio-Ethical Issues Art and Humanism in the Renaissance A workshop designed to enhance awareness and Guest Speaker; Art History professor Dr. Warren comprehension of some of the issues considered Sanderson. Location : Faculty Club Dining Room, Stingers Basketball in the area of Bio-ethics, to examine what general 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd.W, 7th Floor. Time: 7 The women's Stingers basketball team host the principles may be relevant to such issues, and to p.m. Price $11. Tickets. Call Gabrielle Korn at INFO-CONCORDIA Laval Rouge et Or on Friday, February 21st at 7 explore pedagogical methods for discussing 848-3817. Reservations are confirmed upon p.m. This will be the last home event prior to these issues critically. Time: 9:30 - 12:30 p.m. receipt of payment. En fran(:ais: 848-7369 playoffs. Location to be announced. $35 See BACK PAGE on page CTR-3