Campagne de souscription Capital Campaign de l'Urnversite Concordia . ~ncordia University ~ Concordia University, Montreal Vol. 9 No. 26 Apr. 17, 1986 · Concordia sweeps Symbolic force behind Drama Festival Institute dies in Paris everal Concordia Home Free, directed by by Barbara Verity Theatre students and Assoc. Prof. Joe Cazalet, won he symbolic force S graduates swept last for technical proficiency, behind Concordia's week's Quebec Drama Festival graduate Elena Caniglia tak­ T -Simone de Beauvoir at the Centaur Theatre, winn­ ing the award. Another Institute died Monday in ing most of the 13 awards. graduate, Simon Berry, won Paris, leaving a legacy of Three major awards went to as most promising young per­ feminist thought and existen­ Danny and the deep Blue Sea, former. Special mentions also tialist writing. directed by Jon Cuthbert, a went to Lori Wainberg, a Simone de Beauvoir, best former Concordia student: graduate, and Lennie Parker, known as author of The Se­ best production; best actor, a second year student, . for cond Sex, was to have received Robert Austern, a student who their acting. Parker is current­ an Honorary Degree from .is also currently playiIJg in the ly performing in the Theatre Concordia University this spr­ La Diligence production, Luv; Department's production of ing. The University had been and best actress, Antoinette The Crucible. considering the possibility of Taddeo, a student. The Concordia students and presenting the award to her in A graduate, Vittorio Rossi, graduates had formed two · Paris because ill health wrote Little Blood Brother, companies, the Ba-ck Alley prevented her from travelling. which was named best new Players and The Men Inc., to Consideration is now being play, and a cast member, enter the festival. Their entries given to a posthumous award Mark Camachio, was named marked the first time the by the University. best supporting actor. University has participated in "She was very happy and Camachio, a graduate, is also the festival with a concerted very proud of being the reci­ · playing in the Theatre Depart- · effort, Assoc: Prof. Philip pienf of the degree," said Arpi ment's current production, Spensley, Theatre, said. Hainalian, Principal of the Tartuffe. (See "A wards" on page 7) Simone de B~auvoir Institute. Founded eight years ago to teach Women's Studies, the Institute had kept in touch with de Beauvoir over the years. Congratulations were sent to her in January on her 78th birthday. Then in February Prof. Mair Verthuy, the founding Principal- of the Institute, met de Beauvoir in Paris at her last public ap­ pearance when she attended a :·:~:;:::-...· ... reception held by the Ministere Simone de Beauvoir des droits des femmes for an exhibition of. paintings by de "She seemed very pleased and Hamalian praised the in­ Beauvoir's ~ister. flattered. It was the first time tellectual achievements of de De Beauvoir had not been that any institute had been Beauvoir, saying they well during: the past six years. named for her. Later one was highlight the uniqueness of the "Sne's always had a soft named in France,'' Verthuy Institute, which is academical­ spot for Quebec," Verthuy recalls. ly based. "Some say women's said. In a rare interview with ~ De Beauvoir was chosen studies have no place in a the Quebec magazine, La Vie because her book, The Second university, but the life of en Rose, after her companion, Sex, was seen as a catalyst of Simone de Beauvoir illustrates philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre the second wave feminist that women's studies is not died, de Beauvoir said that if movement, setting in motion just a fleeting type of move­ she was able to travel, she other books on feminism. Fur­ ment. There is a strong wou~d cho~e Quebec. thermore, her name transcend­ academic base because of the , Ih\ 19781, de Beauvoir had ed linguistic and national intellectual content. I think we 1been lapproached with the idea boundaries, both English and should think of the Institute in · of having the newly created French-speaking Canadians that light," she said. ·De centre of ·women's studies at being able to -identify with her, Beauvoir_ha.s Jlladl! .a. lasting Concordia named after her. Verthuy explained. (See "Institute" on page 7) Page 2 THE THURSDAY REPORT Apr .. 17 Executive-in-residence worked in banking and THE NEW WARRIOR certified management accountanf foreign service By Susan Gray oncordia has become home for Willard C Porterfield, a man who has had extensive ex­ perience in the field of interna­ tional banking and foreign ser­ vice, with a few years of spy­ catching thrown in for good measure. Porterfield, who was a ses­ sional lecturer in the Manage­ ment Department last' year, was invited to be the Executive-in-residence at Con­ cordia for the current Willard Porterfield academic year. The role in­ cludes a full-time teaching international planning and load along with regular office development. His retirement hours. at 60 approaching, Porterfield Porterfield was born in was invited to Ottawa to par­ China and lived there until his ticipate in the Royal Commis­ twelfth year, when his parents, sion ori Conditions of the both Americans, moved back Foreign Service. Subsequent­ to the States. After receiving ly, he spent a 'fascinating, his undergraduate degree in though depressing year work- _ Finance and Commerce from ing my way through 28 coun­ the University of Penn­ tries previously unexplored by sylvania, Porterfield attended me, like the countries in the an American naval intelligence East Block." school. During World War II Consulting and teaching he volunteered to work as an came Porterfield's way after anti-espionage agent for the his retirement. The former American . government and banker calls teaching his served in . North America and "third career". As part-time elsewhere. Reflecting on hi~ lecturer and Executive-in­ activities during that period, residence, Porterfield has Porterfield says, "It was a taught three courses per term very challenging proposition with the focus being Interna­ and we succeeded in our mis­ tional Business and Manage­ sion. No foreign spies ment. Asked how he feels penetrated our net." about his new career, Porter­ Life slowed down slightly field points , out that he haa after the war, long enough for considerable informal the ex-Naval officer to obtain teaching experience while his Master's degree from the working in less developed School for Advanced Interna­ countries. tional Studies, which is now Remarking on the attitude part of John's Hopkins of the graduate students he University. Master's in hand, teaches, Porterfield says that Porterfield approached the "the development of the MBA National City Bank of New program · at Concordia, York (now the City Bank) and especially buttressed by the ad­ was posted almost immediate­ dition of the International ly to China. Porterfield recalls Business major, has attracted that his next 26 years were a dedicated group of students spent "gradually drifting who show a notable degree of westward, while working in interest in what they're there such diverse places as Japan, to do." the Phillipines, India, While he enjoys his contact Lebanon, Afghanistan and with his colleagues. and the Liberia." classroom, Porterfield's one Porterfield's first stop , in regret is that -he would have North America was Montreal. like more time this year to talk Beginning a new career at the to students individually and to Royal Bank, he created and do some research and writing directed the bank's system of of his own. I Aor. 17 THE THURSDAY REPORT Page 3 Students protest cutbacks ·to. ATAGLANCE university funds and student aid lections are being completed today for the presidency of CUNASA, the Concordia University Non­ oncordia University The students asked for on both campuses prior to the E Academic Staff Association. In the running are students continued meetings with their MNAs so meetings with the MNAs. The Liana Howes, Administrative Assistant to the Director of Ad­ C their fight against they can confront the Liberal student protest was followed missions, and Douglas Insleay, Assistant Dean of Students. proposed cuts to university politicians over government up Tuesday with a "day of ac­ Polls close today at 2 p.m. and are located in the lobbies of and student aid budgets by plans to trim $24 million from tion", which included the Hall Building at the downtown campus and the Ad­ organising a mass student student aid and $15.5 million classroom visits and peti­ ministration Building at the west-end campus. The election "visit" Monday to the offices from university budgets. tion/ information tables. As started yesterday. Bill Raso, Manager of Registrar's Services, of St-Louis MNA Jacques The Concordia · University well, the students cleaned has stepped down after two years as CUN ASA 'President and Chagnon and NDG MNA Students' Association CUSA chalkboards in their classes to one year as Treasurer ... Reed Scow~n. has organ~sed student rallies illustrate one of the many The Electrical Engineering Department has come up with ways cutbacks affect the an excellent record in the recent NSERC (Natural Sciences classroom environment (the and Engineering Research Council) funding competitions. boards are infrequently clean- The department will receive over $450,000 per year in CBS Secretary dies ed). operating grants; six students have received postgraduate Leaders of ANEQ, Associa­ scholarships; and 10 students have received NSERC Summer memorial service tion Nationale des Etudiants Undergraduate Research Awards, Chairman J.F. Hayes was held in Quebec · du· Quebec - the province's reports ... A City on Monday largest student group, have Several newcomers are welcomed to Concordia: Denis for Diane Boily, 29, a also been protesting budget Robert is an Electronics Technician in the Audio-Visual Secretary at the Centre for ·cuts to student loans and bur­ ·Department; Paul Taslimi, Biochemistry Technician in the Building Studies, who died saries.