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BY BARBARA BLA CK ly of artistic and cultural subjects, and including a stint on the fifth estate. Spring2004 Spring convocation at Place des From 1982 to 1987, she served as Arts will be even more splendid than the first Agent-General for Ontario in · Convocation usual on June 10, when Governor­ Paris, promoting tJiat province's busi­ General Adrienne Clarkson is given an ness and cultural interests in France, June 10, 9:30 a.m., Faculty honorary doctorate. Italy and Spain. She was also presi­ of Arts and Science: The award will be given to Canada's dent and publisher of McClelland & Governor-General Adrienne head of state at the morning convoca­ Stewart from 1987 to 1988. Clarkson, Claude Ryan tion ceremony of the Faculty of Arts During these years, she contributed (posthumous) and Science, and Clarkson is expected articles to newspapers and magazines June 10, 2:30 p.m., Faculty to address the gathering. in Canada, and wrote three books. She of Arts and Science: Alistair Born in .1939 in Hong Kong, she also continued her television career, Macleod, John O'Brien came to Canada as a three-year-old winning dozens of awards in Canada June 10, 7 p.m., Faculty of with her family, and grew up in and the U.S. Engineering and Computer Ottawa. She attended the University She became Governor-General in Science: Normand Hebert of Toronto's Trinity College, winning 1999, and immediately put her own June 11, 9:30 a.m., John the Governor-General's Gold Medal in stamp on the office, traveling widely Molson School of Business: English, and went on to do postgradu­ across Canada and abroad with a Lui Che Woo, Henri-Paul ate work at the Sorbonne, in Paris. combination of flair, enthusiasm for Rousseau, Andre Chagnon Her curiosity about the world, cou­ her job and concern for others. June 11, 3 p.m., Faculty of pled with her poise, led to a career on The award will be presented at the Fine Arts: Maryvonne CBC television, where she became morning convocation ceremony of Kendergi, Guido Molinari well known as the co-host of Take Arts and Science, beginning at 9:30 (posthumous) Thirty, a sophisticated and engaging a.m., in the Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of daytime talk show. She enjoyed a long Place des Arts. Please see page 5. Governor-General Clarkson's official portrait career as a writer and host, particular- Class project retools marketing of Co-operative Institute

BY JULIE LEPSETZ field, making them attractive candidates for employers. Over 800 students are currently As Monica Golarz and her classmates in the involved in ICE, which offers 26 programs of John Molson School of Business recently dis­ study in the university's four Faculties. covered, real education f or the real world is A recent desire to increase enrolment and more than just a motto. expand its brand recognition in the communi­ That real-world education took the form of a ty led ICE to offer the marketing challenge to semester-long project in Harold Simpkins' Simpkins' class. Students were divided into six Integrated Marketing Communications course competing groups and given a hypothetical to develop a complete marketing campaign for budget of $100,000 to prepare their marketing a bona fide client: Concordia's Institute for Co­ campaign. operative Education (ICE). After 13 weeks of hard work, Golarz and four Golarz, who will graduate next month with a teammates - Nadine Lafond, Nancy Zajdler, degree in marketing, called the project an excel­ Caroline Bumueller and Han Hoang - were lent opportunity. "You accumulate so much declared the winning team. Their appropriate­ theory during your university career; this was a ly titled Integrated Solutions Group proposed great way to actually apply it in a real situation:• several suggestions, including changing ICE's Established in 1980, ICE allows students to moniker to Concordia's Co-op to better combine alternating semesters of academic embrace Concordia's brand name and reP,uta­ . study with outside work experience. In addition tion while maintaining the Co-op's separate to their degree, graduates of the program gain identity. hands-on, practical experience in their chosen Continued on page 8 The winning team of students whose dass project will affect the marketing of the Co-op: left to right, Caroline Bumueller, Nancy Zajdler, Monica Golarz, Ha n Hoang and Nadine Lafond,

• in this 2 Charter stars: 3 Topwomen: 5 Hondocs: 10 Harassment: James Kelly says Conference on Ten recognized New law goes issue we're a model stalled progress at ceremonies into effect + Environmental economists meet here in July

B Y JULIE LEP SETZ Economics, Ecology and Governance. Discussion topics be held July 11-14 at the Palais des Congres. The general are numerous and inchide among others biodiversity, cli­ public is welcome to attend. For more information, visit This summer, Montreal will host the one of the largest mate change policies, ecosystem health and globalization. www.iseemontreal2004.com. academic conferences of ecologically-minded individuals Conference participants will enjoy workshops and sym­ ever assembled. The event is the 8th Biennial Scientific posia, as well as plenary sessions featuring speakers from Conference of the International Society for Ecological various disciplinary backgrounds. India's Vandana Shiva is Economics {ISEE) from July 11-14. one of the many scheduled speakers, and Miiller called her Formed in 1989, the ISEE is a non-profit organization participation a "big coup:' whose goal is to advance understanding of the relation­ The conference focus is deliberately broad and encom­ ships among ecological, social, and economic systems for passing, and although many issues are up for discussion, the mutual wellbeing of nature and people. there will be no clear-cut solutions for how to achieve a Organizing the conference are two economics profes­ sustainable socio-economic society. sors, Frank Miiller of Concordia, and his colleague, Jean­ "Obviously, we will not come up with a blueprint for ulti­ Pierre Reveret from the Universite du Quebec a Montreal. mate change [in July], but hopefully, we can advance the In a recent interview, Dr. Miiller noted with pride that concept;' Miiller said. while regional chapters - namely the Canadian Society for The purpose of the conference, and the work of the ISEE Ecological Economics {CANSEE) - have met in Montreal in general, is not radical change, but rather to "encourage before, this will be the organization's first international awareness about ecological economics and to contribut~ gathering in Canada. to changes in decision-making and in academic institu­ Miiller, who has been teaching at Concordia since 1974, tions. In addition, through publications such as the ISEE was instrumental in bringing the event to Montreal. A journal, Ecological Economics, we hope to change minds founding member and former president of CANSEE, he inside and outside of academia." was a participant in 2002 at the previous international Although the fight seems like an uphill battle, Miiller is conference in Tunisia. "It must have been the Tunisian red a proponent of modifying the current socio-economic ~ys­ wine, because I volunteered to organize the [next] confer­ tem. ence;' he joked. "Change is necessary because we cannot sustain our Miiller and his colleague have been in planning mode current levels of consumption. We must begin to think ever since, and it's no wonder, given that approximately outside of conventional thought" to find solutions. one-third of the organization's 3,000 members worldwide For Muller, the actual term "ecological economics" is too are expected to take part in this event. Participants will limited. "I would prefer 'science of survival;" he said. "We come from over 40 countries, including Austria, Brazil, have to find a way to live within our ecological framework" China, France, Germany, India, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and the if we want to survive. United States. The 8th Biennial Scientific Conference of the The conference title is Challenging Boundaries: International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) will Frank MOiier James Kelly says the Charter has made Canada a leader

who holds a PhD from McGill University, has researched neglecting an aspect political scientists should really be several aspects of the document, which was added to the concerned with: the responses of political actors to the Canadian constitution in 1982 at the initiative of then Charter. Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. While the courts have invalidated numerous statutes, Specifically, he has studied the issue of "judicial most of these were enacted before the Charter, disproving activism;' rejecting charges that the Charter has allowed the charge that judges are routinely challenging the con­ courts in Canada to usurp powers from Parliament. In temporary will of parliamentarians. addition, he's examined ways in which the Charter com­ More importantly from a political scientist's perspective, pares with similar documents in Britain and New Zealand. however, the legislative branch of government has under­ "In many ways, other members of the Commonwealth taken to pre-empt invalidation of its laws by carefully scru­ have been looking at the Canadian experience;' Kelly said. tinizing whether they comply with the Charter. He is heading off to New Zealand, where he is currently 'Tm looking at what I call legislative activism, which is conducting research on that country's 14-year-old Bill of the way public policy has been changed in its development Rights. to incorporate Charter values in the policy process;' Kelly "They are all looking at the Canadian Charter and adopt­ explained. ing many provisions of it, but also trying to prevent some When the government develops legislation now, it takes of the problems:' great care to ensure that it can withstand judicial review. Indeed, Canada has been a leader in reconciling a parlia­ This "rights scrutiny" is done by the Department ofJustice, mentary system based on the British model, in which the meaning that its role in evaluating new laws has arguably legislature is supreme, with the ability of courts to strike eclipsed that of Parliament. down its decisions. The Charter's "notwithstanding "What we have really seen is a shift of power away from clause;' or section 33, was a measure to attain that balance. Parliament, towards the cabinet;' Kelly said. "So I'm not "That was one of the innovations of the Canadian concerned about judicial supremacy, but more about what Charter;' Kelly said. "If Parliament felt judicial decisions I see as growing executive supremacy within the. parlia­ were inappropriate, it could assert its supremacy by invok­ mentary arena:• ing section 33. And that clause has i_n many ways reap­ Indeed, he said, "that's probably the greatest limitation peared in other ~ills of rights in Westminster democra­ of the Charter;' one that other Commonwealth nations cies." have sought to avoid. Trudeau did not like the notwithstanding clause, Britain, for instance, adopted a human rights act in because he felt it undermined the Charter. In practice, 1998, suspending it for two years to give parliamentarians however, it has only been used twice since 1982, speaking a chance to review legislation from a rights perspective. to Kelly's other research interest - judicial activism. Despite this shortcoming, however, Kelly speaks lyrically James Kelly "The limited use of the notwithstanding clause probably about the effect the Charter has had on Canadian society. BY FRAN K K U IN shows that no one actor monopolizes the interpretation of He said it has fundamentally changed the way Canadians the Charter;' he said. "There is a lot of commonality see themselves. Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms has been a between what judges and politicians and citizens say about "Before, what it meant to be Canadian was. probably model for other Commonwealth nations in drawing up rights:• public health care;'he said. "Now, it's the Charter of Rights their' own bills of rights, says James Kelly, a new professor In fact, the debate about "judicial activism" - unelected and Freedoms. I think it's this national unity function, the in Concordia's Political Science Department. judges striking down decisions by parliament - is a "false symbolism, that has been the greatest success of the Kelly, an expert on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms debate;' Kelly said. It has focused too much on the courts, Charter:• 2 Conc ordia 's Thursday Report I Ma y 6, 2004 Women want more room at the top of the academic pile

Bravo to Nadia Vracotas, a psychology student, who has been award­ ed a Medal of Bravery by the Governor-General for saving the lives of four people. She was on holiday in Corfu, Greece, in August 2002 when she noticed a group of adult swimmers in trouble.An expert swimmer and former lifeguard in Ville St. Laurent, she saved four of them, one after another. The Gazette reported on her award last Saturday. Lawrence Kryzanowski (Finance) was interviewed on the CBC regarding the Quebec pension fund as a possible investor in Air Canada. He said they would look at it like any other investor, but they would be cautious. "Unless they thought they would get a high enough return, they would not invest. The airline business, especially Air Canada, is high-risk.* Bouchalb Bahll (Decision Science/MIS) was interviewed April 6 by CFCF-12 abo,ut outsourcing IT jobs. He said that costs are substantial­ ly lower in ln,dia, and there are no transport costs, because the prod­ ucts are sent electronically. However, some Indian companies that have American business are moving to Canada to be closer to their customers, and acting as brokers to connect with Indian suppliers.

/ I Networking magazine's April issue looked at the JMSB's Ned I Goodman Institute, which has installed a video conferencing system to teach MBA students in Toronto from Montreal. Dean of Graduate Studies Elizabeth Sacd with Elizabeth Cobbett, a student in the MA in Public Policy and Public Administration, who was awarded the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Graduate Student Award of Merit. The other two winners of the award are also from Quebec.The awards were presented April 30 During the recent week commemorating the tenth anniversary of the at the McCord Museum at a banquet that was part of a conference called Women on Top. Sacd co-hosted the conference, along with Martha Crago, from McGill.We Rwandan genocide, Frank Chalk (History) appeared on Global News hope to bring you more about Cobbett in the Great Grads feature of the June 3 issue of CTR. (Quebec), CBC's The Current, with Anna Maria Tremonte, and The National, with Joe Schlesinger. Most recent arrivals from countries in conflict want to enjoy Canada's civil peace, he said. However, "the pro­ Bv SARAH B IN DER Palestinian communities are using an in-your-face strategy on cam­ puses all over Canada and in the media, which is, I think, virtually Elizabeth Sacca, Concordia's Dean of Graduate Studies, was proud to learn that Concordia leads Quebec unparalleled in the history of immigration to Canada.* Chalk added universities in the number of women it has as professors, but her pleasure is tempered by the suspicion that that this activism is by a small minority of Palestinian-Canadians. the top showing does not reflect the true distribution of women academics at the university. Michel Magnan (Lawrence Bloomberg Chair in Accountancy) said in Concordia's leading role in hiring women was laid out in one of the studies presented at the annual con­ Finance et /nvestissement on April 4 that if Canadian banks offer ference of Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC}, held at a downtown Montreal hotel salaries to their chairmen comparable to those offered by their April 29 to May 1. American competitors, it's because they fear American banks will hire Sacca would like to have a breakdown by Faculty and department in relation to the pool of available PhDs them. He was quoted in La Pres.se on April 29 about the sudden depar­ so she can get a better sense of how Concordia is doing on gender equity. Sacca thinks the Fine Arts Faculty ture from Nortel of CEO Frank Dunn and his top three financial execu­ {half of whom are women) and other areas with a higher number of women contribute to the overall num­ tives. On the recent move by search engine Google to go public, ber. She suspects that Concordia is no different from other universities when it comes to an uneven distri­ Magnan told The Gazette last Saturday that entrepreneurs may sell bution of women among different fields. shares with inferior voting rights to shift the risk to other shareholders Women continue to lag behind men in academic appointments almost everywhere in Canada. A study by while keeping the benefits of ownership for themselves. Universite Laval professor Helene Lee-Gosselin shows that women made up only 31 per cent of Concordia's Also on Google, a Globe and Mail update cited a study by Martin L professors in 1997 - although that was a big leap from 17 per cent a decade earlier. Martens (Management) and graduate student Jean-Philippe Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT} figures show that at 34 per cent, Canada placed 12th Arcand.They looked at whether a company should replace its founder among OECD countries in the proportion of women university faculty in 2001, compared with first-place with a professional CEO before the IPO (initial public offering) and Ireland at 48 per cent. · how this might affect financial performance. Google, which plans to The 119 participants at the SWAAC conference heard plenty of gloomy s~atistics about women's slow, or sell $2.72-billion (U.S.) worth of shares to the public in an electronic arrested, progress in the academic hierarchy. But far from being depressing, the conference acts as a stimu­ auction, will continue to be run by two Stanford University graduate students who founded it. The Martens study seemed to the Globe to lus for further action on the very important issues it raised, Sacca said. confirm the wisdom of this decision. "A lot of people are going back home to look at their own institution; she said. For example, Sacca wants to take a look at the gender distribution of fellowships at Concordia, as well as who gets various research Triant Flourls (Aviation MBA) spoke on CKMI-TV GLO (Ste. Foy)/ Global monies from federal and provincial agencies. News Sunday about Jetsgo, which will operate out of Quebec City's Several conference speakers denounced the "scandalous" allocation of the plummy Canada Research airport. In The Gazette on April 27, Flouris talked about rumoured changes in airline regulation that include raising limits on foreign Chairs (CRCs) the federal government set up in 2000. Women hold a mere 13 per cent of the Tier 1 CRC ownership, which could save Air Canada if new investors could be chairs, which ensure funding for seven years and are intended to promote "international stars," and only 23 found. per cent of the Tier 2 chairs that offer funding for two to five years and target "rising stars." The program hasn't been able to attract women in proportion to the pool available because it did not have The poetry anthology by Montreal-born Canadian poet, editor and gender equity as one of its goals, noted Suzanne Fortier, Queen's University Vice-Principal (Academic). "If anti-war activist and alumnus Todd Swift, now based in Europe, is it's not an explicit goal, it will not happen naturally;• Fortier said. number one in the U.K. charts in its category, according to The Guardian book review section. Swift published 700 Poets Against The Sacca would like also to examine PhD deadlines at Concordia to see if "there might be way to adjust for War as an on line anthology last year. It was downloaded a quarter of a differences between men and women having children." · million times in a few short weeks, and then was published as a book In fact, family formation plays havoc with women's academic job prospects; a groundbreaking study by the of poems in the UK by Salt, in Cambridge. University of California at Berkeley has shown. The author of that study, Dean of Graduate Studies Mary Ann Mason, told the conference that for women academics "the reproductive train and the tenure train are often The last concert of the season by the Studio de musique ancienne de Montreal, directed by Dean of Fine Arts Christopher Jackson, was on a collision course:· held at St. Leon Church, Westmount. It got a rave review on May 4 from CAUT figures show that among full-time faculty in 2002-2003, women made up 26 per cent of tenured pro­ The Gazette's Arthur Kaptainis, who said they gave Antonio Vivaldi's fessors and only 15 per cent of full professors. choral music "a superb performance." Lee-Gosselin's data indicated that women held only 13 per cent of president positions in 2000-2002, 17 per cent of vice-presidents, 26 per cent of deans, and 23 per cent of department chairs. In the private sector, by comparison, women represented a median 20 per cent of top management. 3 May 6, 2004 I Concordia ' s Thur sda y Report ±

Loyola Medal goes to Dominic letters D'Alessandro

The Loyola Medal was presented in Toronto on May 3 at a dinner for 400 guests at the Four Seasons Hotel. The recipient was business executive and alumnus Dominic D'Alessandro, Trip down memory lane who has earned widespread admiration in a decade as president and CEO of In your issue of April 8, there was an article re the Manulife Financial Corp. He took the Garnet Key. I read this article with great interest, since company through demutualization and in April 1969 I was made an honorary member of the conversion to public company status in Garnet Key. September 1999, and recently merged it At the time I was chairman of the then UCSL of with the U.S. giant John Hancock SGWU (Sir George Williams University). [There were] Financial Services. financial difficulties due to government cutbacks con­ As an old classmate and fellow cerning all activities of the students, [including] the Loyola Medal recipient Richard Key. However, we managed to come up with sufficient Renaud said at the dinner, "The com­ monies. pany earns six times more today than it Richard J. Renaud and Rector Frederick Lowy with Dominic D' Alessandro (centre) at the dinner Monday night in Toronto. The I wear my p"in with pride, and am often asked by did the day he took over. Manulife is a Loyola Medal was presented to D' Alessandro by Ray Huot, president of the Loyola Alumni Association. friends and others what the Key represents. I am proud leading global insurance franchise, val­ to explain that the Key comprises elite, nominated stu­ ued at $34.7 billion and set for more Laurentian Bank of Canada, where he endowment in Mr. D'Alessandro's name dents, whose task is to advance the name of Concordia growth in the corning years:: was president and CEO. that will support master's and doctoral University in all its aspects. D'Alessandro was named Canada's From 1989 to ,,1996 he organized sue- · students at Concordia. Keep up the good work, and congratulations to all outstanding CEO for 2002, and the fol­ cessful annual giving campaigns for We offer Mr. D'Alessandro our hearty new recipients. lowing year was named Officer of the Concordia, and he has served on the congratulations. Order of Canada. He received an hon­ university's Board of Governors. Frederck W. Bedford, Professor Emeritus, Concordia orary doctorate from ·concordia in The Loyola Medal is given every two University Mathematics Department, Avonmore, Ont. 1999. years for outstanding achievement and He earned his first degree from contributions to society. Past recipi­ P.S. You will notice at the top [ofmy letter] the letters Loyola College in 1967, and went on to ents include the late Governor-General A.M.D.G. These were always put in the upper left cor­ qualify as a chartered accountant, Georges P. Vanier, Paul-Emile Cardinal ner of all assignments and exams at Loyola in the early earning the bronze medal from the Leger, former mayor Jean Drapeau, and '30s. It stands for "to the greater glory of God." In Latin, Institute of Chartered Accountants. He musicians Maureen Forrester and it is ''Ad majorem Royal Bank of Canada, The proceeds from the gala dinner might remember. where he was a vice-president, and the on Monday night will establish an Passage to India: agreements signed In memoriam Concordia's Thursday Report is published 17 times during the academic year on a bi­ weekly basis by the Internal Relations and Communications Oepanment of Concordia Univ~ty. James Stewart, 1928-2004 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, Quebec H3G 1MS Phone: (514) 848-2424 ext. 4882 Montreal lost one of its E-mail: [email protected] best journalists and teach­ Fax: (514) 848-2814 ers of journalism when James Stewart died of can­ Miferialpuislledinthe~ l1la'f ~ be ll'JIUW(fd without permislion. cer on April 26. ISSN 1185-3689 Stewart taught editorial Publications Mail Agreement No.:40042804 and opinion writing at Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to Concordia' Concordia for 25 years, but Thursday Report, #121 , 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd.W ., this was a sideline to his Montreal QC, H3G 1MS . long and distinguished email:ctr @alcor.concordia.ca career as a newspaperman. Editor He joined the Montreal Star in 1959, and served in Barbara Black various roles, including the London and Ottawa bureaus, and as associate editor; he also wrote a book Assisant Editor, Layout and Production about the FLQ crisis, Seven Years of Terrorism. Greg Fretz When the Star folded in 1979, he went to The Gazette Concept as a senior political writer. He retired in 1998, but con­ Elana Trager tinued writing the seniors' column. Over the years, he Marketing Communications wrote many book reviews. Stewart started teaching at Concordia the year after the journalism program was founded; that was in 1974, when it consisted of23 students, one class and 18 type­ Above, Rector Frederick Lowy signs a memorandum of understanding with the writers in an annex on Mackay St. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. In an obituary in The Gazette last week, journalism Lowy led a Concordia delegation to India, including Professors Rama Bhat and chair Enn Raudsepp said Stewart was both respected Thiruvengadam Radhakrishnan, from Engineering and Computer Science, and and dedicated. "He came in early to talk to students, Dale Doreen, from the John Molson School of Business. Concordia and stayed late. He wasn't flashy, but had all the skills Agreements were also signed with the Centre for Policy Research, an Indian UNIVERSITY of the solid, thinking man's quintessential journalist:' think tank focused on policy issues, the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and At a reception for his retirement from teaching in the Airports Authority of India. October 1999, Senator Joan Fraser, who was his editor This visit followed a trip sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Future issues: at T~e Gazette, praised his acute powers of observa­ International Trade to develop academic links between Canada and India. May20 tion. In recent years, he was a member of the editorial Concordia participants on that occasion included Dean of Engineering and June3 board of Concordia Magazine, ·published by Alumni Computer Science Nabil Esmail and Amely Jurgenliemk, from the Mel Affairs. Hoppenheim School of Cinema. 4 Concordia 's Thu r sday Report I May 6, 2004

l •, ~ I ' ! • 1 I "' ,, C• I • ' Ten distinguished recipients at Convocation

ARTS&SCIENCE d'Etudes Politiques, and has honorary degrees from McGill His work was exhibited internationally, and he received and from Bishop's University. many awards and distinctions, including the David Bright Prize at the 37th Venice Bienniale, the Prix Paul-Emile Claude Ryan Borduas for his contribution to art in Quebec, and ENGINEERING& appointment to the Order of Canada in 1971. (posthumous) A gifted teacher, he taught at Concordia from 1970 to COMPUTERSCIENCE 1997, and helped a generation of students gain confidence Claude Ryan was hailed as a states­ through self-expression. He died Feb. 22, 2003. man of rare wisdom and integrity when he died on Feb. 9, 2004. He was Normand Hebert the publisher of the influential news- JOHN MOLSON paper Le Devoir, and leader of the Normand D. Hebert has built Quebec Liberal Party. Quebec's largest automobile sales SCHOOLOFBUSINESS From the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, a time of signifi­ company, the Groupe Park Avenue. It cant change in Quebec, he was national secretary of the has more than 400 employees and Action catholique canadienne, and during the same peri­ annual sales of more than $250 mil­ Lui Che Woo od, president of l'Institut canadien d' education des lion. adultes. His passion for cars led him to Lui Che Woo is an entrepreneur In 1962, he joined the daily newspaper Le Devoir as edito­ found the annual Salon Internationale de l'auto de and philanthropist based in Hong rial writer, and served as editor-publisher until 1978, when Montreal in 1969. It is now enjoyed by about 200,000 visi­ Kong. he resigned to pursue a political career. tors. He was born in Guangdong ' He served as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from Mr. Hebert has many family connections to Sir George province of China, and moved to 1978 to 1982, leading the successful "No" forces in the 1980 Williams University, Loyola College and Concordia, and Hong Kong at four, with his family, independence referendum. He subsequently served in var­ has been a generous fundraiser for the university. ahead of the Japanese invasion. ious cabinet posts, notably as Minister of Education, and He established a master's fellowship given annually in He had to leave school at 12 and sell food from a small retired from active politics in 1994. his name to a student in the Department of Mechanical roadside stand to help his family make a living. With hard The long list of Ryan's honours suggests the broad range Engineering for financial need ~nd academic merit. He is a work, ingenuity and perseverance, he moved into business, of his interests, from a National Newspaper Award to the member of the Rector's and Millennium Circles, which rec­ first as a food wholesaler, then selling spare car parts by Human Relations Award of the Canadian Council of ognize significant donors. day and attending school by night. Christians and Jews and the Prix de Carriere of the Conseil Later, he began importing used U.S. army machinery du Patronat du Quebec. Among other things, he was from Okinawa. named La Presse's Person of the Year, a Lifetime Honorary FACULTYOFFINEARTS In 1955, he established the founder of the K Wah compa­ Fellow of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, and a ny, now the K Wah Group of companies, which employs Companion of the Order of Canada. about 10,000 people. Maryvonne Mr. Lui played a major role in the peaceful turnover of Hong Kong to China, and he is a major supporter of med­ Alistair Macleod Kendergi ical and educational facilities in Hong Kong and the U.S. He was made a member of the Order of British Empire in Alistair MacLeod is one of Canada's Mme Kendergi is best known as a 1988, and has even had a star named after him, the Lui finest authors. Although he was b~rn Radio-Canada broadcaster and advo­ Che-Woo Star, asteroid number 5538. in North Battleford, Sask., he was cate for classical music in Quebec. raised among an extended family in Born in Armenia in 1915, she escaped Cape Breton, N.S. He still spends his persecution with her family by fleeing Andre Chagnon summers writing in a cabin in to Syria and subsequently settling in France. .She attended Inverness County, and it is the people the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, where she was Andre Chagnon founded the cable of Cape Breton whom he portrays so memorably in his fic­ influenced by its founder, Alfred Cortot, and by the great company Le Groupe Videotron in tion. He has published two internationally acclaimed col­ piano teacher Nadia Boulanger. 1964, and grew it into one of Canada's lections of short stories: The Lost Salt Gift of Blood (1976) After serving for a time as director of cultural activities foremost telecommunications com­ and As Birds Bring Forth the Sun (1986). In 2000, these two at the University of Paris, she moved in 1952 to panies. books, accompanied by two new stories, were published in Saskatchewan to be with her parents. She came to the He sold it four years ago to focus a single-volume edition entitled Island: The Collected Universite de Montreal, where she taught from 1968 to exclusively on the Lucie and Andre Stories ofAlistair Macleod. 1981 and created the first course in Canadian and Quebec Chagnon Foundation, which fights chronic poverty and In 1999, MacLeod's first novel, No Great Mischief. was music history. She also started a public series of encoun­ promotes preventive health practices. published to great critical praise, and was on national best­ ters with celebrities under the name Musialogues. The son of an electrician, he began his working life lay­ seller lists for more than a year. She continued to communicate that subject with skill ing underground cables. Eventually he started his own con­ The novel won, among many other prizes, the and warmth in her years at Radio-Canada, where she did tracting company, Chagnon Electric. After seven years, he International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the most more than 200 interviews with musicians. She also found­ sold it to his employees; it continues to flourish. lucrative award in English-language writing. ed the Association pour !'Advancement de la recherche en MacLeod recently retired from teaching creative'writing musique, and became an advocate of women's rights. at the University of Windsor. Henri-Paul Guido Molinari Rousseau John O'Brien (posthumous) As president and chief executive John O'Brien is Rector Emeritus of officer of the Caisse de depot et place­ Concordia, and Speaker of University A painter from the age of 13, Guido ment, Mr. Rousseau is in charge of a Senate. Molinari became one of Canada's $125-billion pension fund, one of the Over his long association with the foremost artists, and helped build top 10 such funds in the world and an university, he has been a professor of Concordia's Faculty of Fine Arts as an engine of the Quebec economy. economics, department chair, Dean of art teacher from 1977 to 1997. He taught economics at the Universite du Quebec a Arts (Sir George Williams University, He never finished his formal education. Molinari studied Montreal until 1986, when he joined the National Bank and 1963-68), Vice-Principal Academic (SGW, 1968-69), with formalist painters Marian Scott and Gordon Webber, came under the mentorship of CEO Michel Belanger. Principal and Vice-Chancellor (SGW, 1969-74), and Rector but he found kindred spirits in the American painters In 1992, he left the National to head the general insur­ and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University (1974-84), the Jackson Pollack and Piet Mondrian, who freed painting ance division of the Laurentian Group. first to hold that position. from reference to perspective. He succeeded Dominic D'Alessandro as CEO, and in Dr. O'Brien's probity and dry wit are so prized that he has With his friend Claude Tousignant, Molinari changed eight years increased the bank's profit from $10 billio~ to been unanimously elected and re-elected Speaker of the landscape of Quebec art in the 1960s. He experimented $18 billion during a period of intense competition from the Senate since that post was created in 1996. with painting blindfolded and in the dark, and developed a Toronto-based megabanks. He was educated at McGil University and the Institut style that featured geometric shapes and bright colours. 5 May 6, 200 4 I Concordia's Thu rs day Report

J...__ Drummond Building to get a facelift, atrium

BY BARBARA BLACK

The Loyola Campus has just been trans­ formed by the new Richard Renaud Science Complex, which absorbed the 1960s-vintage Bryan Building. Over the next year, the Drummond Building will undergo a renova­ tion to match. Vice-Dean Bob Roy, who oversees plan­ ning for the Faculty Arts and Science, says internal demolition work begins in mid­ May, and main construction will start right after the annual construction holiday in mid-July, pending approval by the Board of Governors in May. The goal is to be finished the summer of 2005. "It's a 12-month project;' he said. "The schedule will be tight, but we hope to get it done.,on time and on budget:' The Drummond Building, for those who don't know it, is shaped like a compressed barbell, with a central building and two "pods;• or circular extensions, at either end. The work involves demolishing the north­ ern pod, the Senate Chamber, and gutting the interior of the entire building. The fa~ade of the building will be removed, and replaced with brick complementing the new Science Complex. The exterior will include some slit windows in the Drummond Auditorium pod for extra light and solar louvers like the Science Complex. A tunnel Artists' conceptions of the Drummond Building renovations, by Lapointe Magne & Associes architects.The large image is of the planned atrium along the north side of the building. Upper left, the atrium from the inside. Upper right, an aerial view of the Loyola Campus. will connect the two buildings. One of the most striking elements of the renovation will be a three-storey atrium facing north toward the Science Complex. "It will Studies and Journalism, the bookstore and computer store, copy centre and mailrRoom. completely change the look of the quadrangle;• Roy said. In terms of area, this building will be about 9,000 square metres (gross), roughly one­ The upstairs of the southern pod, at the corner of Sherbrooke St. and West Broadway quarter of the area of the 33,000-square-metre Science Complex. Ave., will comprise a high-tech facility for the inter-university research group Hexagram The cost of the project is estimated to be approximately $20 million, of which $13 mil­ that will be used by experts in communications and music. The pod will also include a lion will be actual building construction cost. 100-seat auditorium and four classrooms on the downstairs level. The Drummond renovation is eagerly anticipated by the students, faculty and staff who The central part of the building will include offices, renovated classrooms, computer will use it, but as Roy wryly pointed out, all its space is already accounted for. labs, studios and editing suites, and will be used by the Department of Communication ENCS celebrates outstanding staff

Staff Excellence Awards in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science happen to go this year to two members of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Charlene Wald, and Joseph Hulet. Recipients are nomi­ nated by their peers and chosen by a committee. Charlene joined the D~partment in 1996, and has played a leading role in improving the quality of its graduate programs. In addition to her excellent knowledge-of the rules and regulations of graduate studies, she strives to pro­ vide personalized service to every student, despite an increased workload. She supports everyone she works with, but most of all she supports the stu­ dents, many of whom are from overseas. Her inter~11t in their student life is gen­ uine a~d her extra personal touch makes them feel welcome and confident. Joseph began working at Sir George Williams as a CEGEP student in 1969, and went on to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. By the mid- 1980s, while working on his PhD, he became a full-time lab instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In 1994, he became a systems analyst. Growth in his area has been enormous. The MIE Department is now equipped with three labs holding nearly 200 computers. Hulot has dedicated himself to the smooth operation of the Department's IT activities, while super­ vising two systems analysts. Moving, repairing, installing new computers and software, warning of virus attacks and keeping the server running - he does it all with a smile and with a tremendous sense of pride. His experience and talents have contributed enor­ mously to the strength and growth of the Department. Whenever he is asked to give assistance, he is always extremely positive and responsive. He will gladly help any student, staff or faculty member in a congen­ ial manner. His flexibility and great team spirit make it a pleasure for colleagues to w~rk with him.

0 Marc Bourcier, Communications, ENCS 6 Dean Nabil Esmail presented Staff Excellence Awards to Charlene Wald, winner in the office category, and Joseph Hulet, winner in the technical category. Concordia 's Thursday Report I May 6, 2004 Ray Beauchemin cooks up a storm with.suds

BY JULIE LEPSETZ

Put aside for a moment any perceived culinary ineptitude, and imagine creating from scratch a gourmet dinner for friends. Picture an elegant three­ course meal of mushrooms and Brie in pastry, apri­ cot chicken pilaf with almonds, and (still warm from the oven) apple blueberry crisp. Now picture having produced each dish using a different type of beer. That's right, beer. If Raymond Beauchemin has his way, not only will more people discover the breadth and depth of the Quebec microbrew industry, but Pilsners, stouts, ales and lagers will become more frequent ingredi­ ents in cooking. Beauchemin, aMassachusetts native with French­ Canadian roots, is author of Salut! The Quebec Microbrewery Beer Cookbook. Part cookbook, part history text, it is an excellent introduction to the many varieties of artisan beers on the market. Interestingly enough, Beauchemin, who boasts nearly a three-decade love affair with beer, was less than impressed with his first taste of the liquid. "It was very bitter. I didn't take to it at all;' he said in a recent interview. Fortunately, he changed his mind. The Concordia alumnus and one-time CTR freelancer credits vari­ eties of the Boston craft brew Samuel Adam1;1,_fo! get:-- . _ ' tf ·• . , .• ' ';! ~ ' ting him back on track. ":. . · - Ray 8.eauchemin with his beer cookbook, published by Vehicule Press. A few years after moving permanently to Montreal in 1990, Beauchemin took a job with The Gazette, where he became the paper's resident preservatives; thus, not only are they tasty, they're actually better for you than regular expert on the microbrewery scene. In fact, his first_experience cooking with beer came brands. when he needed to test a recipe for an article. These days, Beauchemin has a lot on his figurative plate. He will take part in the First As his interest increased, Beauchemin began hosting dinners featuring beer cuisine. Annual Brewers' Dinner, a fundraiser for Concordia's Alumni Association, on May 20. Whether he knew it or not at the time, he was laying the foundation for the book's cre­ The featured speaker is Peter McAuslan, of McAuslan Brewing. Participants will enjoy ation. a seven-course meal featuring recipes from Beauchemin's book and served with appropri­ Salut! boasts a surprising assortment of menu options: hors d'oeuvres, salads, soups, ate beers. main dishes, desserts and even breakfast suggestions. The recipes, from sources including Brewing in the back ofp.is mind is the idea for a chapter on chocolate varieties and their brewers, chefs and friends of the author, use varying amounts of alcohol. ideal beers. The sweetness of milk chocolate, for example, melds best with either a dark or "Some of the best dishes are the. ones that only use a small amount, because then you a fruit-accented beer. get to drink the rest of the bottle;' Beauchemin joked. Should you run into Beauchemin supping in a restaurant, don't be surprised if he's sip­ With the current gastronomic obsession with low carbohydrates, how does ping his second-favorite beverage: wine. You won't, however, catch him with a soft drink Beauchemin expect to encourage the general public to embrace beer as a cooking staple? · in hand. With the taste, of course. Beer's caloric heft adds body and unique flavour to food. And "There's nothing worse than a Coke to ruin a good meal. It's too sweet and affects your it is important to note that a 12-ounce bottle oflager actually has fewer calories than the taste;' he said. same quantity of apple juice or two-per-cent milk. For more information on the First Annual Brewers' Dinner, or to register for tickets, Then there are the health benefits. Microbrews are made with organic materials, sans please visit http://alumni.concordia.ca/calendar. Fine Arts alumni invited to the MMFA Artstravaganza auctions art at Centaur

The Fine Arts Alumni Association will hold events at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts This print, Contemplation, from The Song of Songs, is one of four works of art that will to honour two major players in Montreal's art community, Marc !Seguin and Chantal be featured in a silent auction on Pontbriand. May 19 at the Centaur Theatre. On Wednesday, May 12, at 6 p.m., there will be a celebration of the work of Marc Seguin, It was donated by Dr. Sean a Concordia alumnus. His solo exhibition, The Demons, is on view at the MMFA until May Murphy, a member of the adviso­ 23. The honorary patron is Stephane Aquin, ry board of the Faculty of Fine curator of contemporary art at the muse­ Arts and past president of the um. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. On Wednesday, May 19, at 6 p.m., the The artist was Cecil Buller, Dr. guest of honour will be Chantal Pontbriand, Murphy's mother and an inter­ editor of Paraghute magazine, who will nationally known artist and speak about significant trends in contem­ printmaker. porary art and dance. The honorary patrons The auction will also include will be Michele Theriault, director of the artworks by Robert Racine and Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, and artist Concordia alumna Jarmila Genevieve Cadieux, an associate professor Kavena, Susan Coopler and of Studio Arts. Susan Pepler. Both events will be held in the MMFA's ARTstravaganza is the Fac­ Cafe des Beaux-Arts (Le Collectionneur). ulty's annual fundraiser, organ­ The Museum is at 1384 Sherbrooke St., but ized by the advisory board to access is via the lobby of the Jean-Noel support scholarships in Fine Desmarais Pavilion, 1380 Sherbrooke St. W. Arts. Tickets are $5 per event for alumni, $10 The evening will feature the for non-alumni. Concordia Fine Arts alum­ Montreal premiere of Professor ni who attend will be eligible for a draw for Kit Brennan's play Tiger's Heart. artistic production grants of $100 each. Tickets are $100, and are avail­ Also, on May 19, there will be a draw for a able from Stacey Neale, ext. free one-year subscription to Parachute. 4748. Bonhomme (19971, by Marc Seguin 7

. ' Coming-of-age novel took 12 years Co-op: Ideas

"I was depressed. I didn't start out to write a novel - it was the welcomed urge to write this for myself. I wrote through the night:' Four years later, he said, he realized he had a novel on his hands - in fact, two novels. His manuscript was 500 pages long, and he knew Continued from page 1 no publisher would be interested in a book that large, but the story naturally divided in two. As a i:esult, he has a sequel waiting for pub­ As part of their campaign, the lication. Integrated Solutions Group also Did writing the novel help his state of mind? he is asked. "Very developed newspaper and radio much. There were emotions I advertising, a redesigned internet had kept at bay, and I was at a home page, posters and direct mar­ time of my life to sort them Jean-Marie Bourjolly keting pieces, all sending out a con­ out:' DERNIER APPEL sistent, strategic message. The group While he is a mathemati­ Romon targeted employers, alumni and par­ cian, not an experienced writer ents of students, but focused most of of fiction, Bourjolly found that its attention on the students them­ writing a novel was "not very selves. different from writing an aca­ Unlike working with case studies, demic article. which limit a project's scope to spe­ "It's not haphazard. You cific parameters, Golarz and her want the reader to be engaged, classmates received constant feed­ entertained. There's a way of · back from actual client interaction, building up slowly to the effect and gained valuable interpersonal you want:• and public speaking skills through­ He wasn't sure at first if he out the semester. was capable of a full-fledged Christine Webb, ICE's director, was novel, so the chapters were impressed by how seriously students conceived as short stories. took the marketing challenge. "What "Each chapter is almost self­ ICE is and where it belongs is often sufficient, linked by the central character, but based on a single action not clear. As the students suggested, with its own resolution:• [ICE] should and will take advantage Dernier Appel is in some ways a love-letter to Haiti, with its folksi­ of [Concordia's] name and recogni­ ness, its colour, and its sudden, dismaying violence. When Bourjolly is tion. Implementing the name change asked how he feels about the country, he shakes his head ruefully, will strengthen our market position, unable to summarize his complex reactions. and it will give me the greatest pleas­ Like Didier, he was keen to leave. He was raised by a mother who ure putting the students' ideas to must have been something like Didier's mother, poor but almost rigid work," she said. Jean-Marie Bourjolly in her determination that her bright son would be successful. While she may not implement all of There's another character in Dernier Appel with a parallel in real the students' suggestions, having BY BARBARA BLAC K life, a woman of French extraction called Tante Alice, who opens edu­ groups of talented students prepare cational doors for young Didier. Bourjolly has dedicated his novel 'Jl such high-quality marketing cam­ Jean-Marie Bourjolly, a professor in the Department of Decision la memoire de 'Tante' Aline Arbuthnot,.une grande dame comme on paigns "will save us hundreds of Sciences and Management Information Systems, has written a n'en fait plus." hours of work," Webb said. charming novel called Dernier Appel. Bourjolly says now that like a character from a V.S. Naipaul charac­ Golarz credits strong team chem­ As the book opens, 19-year-old Didier is on the eve of leaving his ter he quotes in his novel, he applied for every scholarship going, no istry for the group's success. "Right unnamed homeland for France via New York. Memories come flood­ matter what subject, from medicine in Belgium to agronomy in Israel. from the start, we fed off each other. ing back, from funny scenes of his school days and raucous times at He applied to Ivy League schools in the U.S., but spoke little English Everything was a collaborative the neighborhood cinema to his sexual coming of age and his first at the time. effort." The five teammates worked so love. As the novel draws to a close, Didier is on the plane, anxiously He spent five years studying in France, but couldn't get a teaching effectively that the group is toying waiting for takeoff. job because he.wasn't a French citizen. After a year teaching in a pri­ with the idea of starting a part-time Published by CIDIHCA, the Centre international de documentation vate school, he came to Canada, and did a PhD at the University of consulting company after gradua­ et d'information hai:tienne, caribeenne et afro-canadienne, Dernier Waterloo, where he mastered English. In 1977 he came to Concordia. tion. Appel is based on the author's memories of growing V,P in Haiti. "Quebec was the best thing that could have happened to me. I enjoy "Because we're all graduating, we're Bourjolly remembers exactly when the project started: June 25, my life - Ws very creative, and everything has fallen into place. I proud to be able to leave a lasting 1992. don't want to retire:• mark on the university;• Golarz said. Geneticist MOl_ler-Hill raises spectre of Nazi experiments

B Y S YLVAIN COMEAU century ago, genes have come to be seen as a new form of Millier-Hill raised the spectre of the Nazi eugenics pro­ destiny or fate. He quoted a Time magazine article which grams, in which over 300,000 people were forcibly steril­ Scientists should strongly consider giving up on some perfectly encapsulated this new religion born of science. ized. These included gypsies, schizophrenics and other kinds of genetic research unless they start panning out "The .article said, 'We used to think our fate was in our mental patients, retarded children and adults, the physi­ soon, Dr. Benno Millier-Hill said in a lecture on April 22. stars. Now we know our fate is in our genes: That sounds cally disabled and people with various heriditary diseases. "Research into finding genes that predict behaviour very promising, but attempts to find genes for things like Racial purity through better genetics was the goal, weeding should be dropped if they don't produce results in, I would schizophrenia, manic depression and even general intelli­ out undesirable traits by preventing those who had them to say, the next five years:• gence have all failed:' reproduce. Millier-Hill is a genetics pioneer who worked in the lab­ Millier-Hill suggested that such attempts may well be "Hitler first advanced this idea in (his book) Mein oratory of James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA double futile because they are looking for a genetic determinism Kampf One of the reasons given was that these people helix, and is now with the Genetics Institute of Cologne which is simply not there. exhibited anti-social tendencies, and the idea was that University. "Genes are not destiny; they may give an individual a their behaviour was in their genes. They wanted to elimi­ He has worked all his life in gene research, primarily in pre-disposition toward a disorder, for example, but that nate unpleasant behaviour in the society through forced the area of protein-DNA interaction and gene control, and only means they are more likely than others to have it. It is sterilization:• in 1966 isolated lac repressor, a gene that controls the pro­ not a certainty:• Millier-Hill is the author of a German-language book on duction of proteins involved in the metabolism of lactose. Environment and free will still play their part, and 50_ the history of human genetics in Nazi Germany, whose However, he expressed reservations about the potential for years of genetic research have not changed that; hence, English version is called Murderous Science (Oxford abuse inherent in one of the most explosive research areas Milller~Hill's reservations about research aimed at predict­ University Press, 1988). His lecture, presented by the in modern science. ing behaviour. While they may never bear fruit, they may Science College, was part of the Peace and Conflict Millier-Hill said that since the discovery 'of DNA a half- have dangerous unintended consequences. Resolution series of events. 8 c'o ~co rd ia•s Th.urs da·y Report I Ma y 6, 2o"04 ± Wal-Mart, meet iiberculture - coast to coast

BY SHANNON DEVINE In Stratford, Ont., the group has also been invit­ Armed with handfuls of ed to distribute informa­ flyers and some reels of tion on the east side of videotape, six Concordia town where Wal-Mart is students, two documen­ negotiating a new store. tary filmmakers and one ''A big part of what we journalist are going to take are doing is not just bring­ on a billion-dollar retailing ing people information, empire. but us learning from them As of April 29, the as well;' McSorley said. . activist group iiberculture They will meet with citi­ will visit 22 towns across zen groups in the commu­ the country, both those nities, talk to people out­ already affected by Wal­ side the store, and con­ Mart and those who are duct interviews for a doc­ slated to have a store built. umentary to be made Beginning in Jonquiere, about the trip. Que., the group will follow As part of their presen­ the Trans-Canada High­ tation, the group will also way in minivans all the screen The Corporation, a way to Vancouver, arriving documentary by Mark there almost a month later. Achbar, Jennifer Abbott The group is concerned and Joel Bakan. with the company's labour Raising awareness violations in North Amer­ about Wal-Mart is part of ica and abroad, and the a larger human rights impact they have on small movement, according to communities. McSorley. An executive "Wal-Mart transforms Left to right in Belleville, Ont., where the first effort to unionize Walmart employees failed: Johanne Savoy, Tim M6or1ey, Tom Price, Danielle Dalzell, Ezra Winton and Samara Chadwick. member of the Quebec Danielle is graduating from Concordia this year, and the others are current Concordia students. the town by taking most of branch of the Canadian the life out of the down- Federation of Students, he town area, and it pulls people out of it to the outskirts ing flyers about workers, rights and the importance of sup­ explained that the cheap prices Wal-Mart is famous for are where they have the room to set up these big box stores;' porting home-grown commerce, as well as strategies for a result of deplorable working conditions. said Tim McSorley, a political science and journalism stu­ improving working conditions such as allowing employees "People our age or younger are working in sweatshops dent who is participating in the tour. to unionize, as outlined in the Universal Declaration of making these things;• McSorley said. "Part of the fight The Wal-Mart syndrome causes the virtual death of the Human Rights. against sweatshops is also the fight for young people to downtown core, normally a hub of community activity. In the two towns where citizens are working against the have alternatives to going and working for these compa­ That's the inspiration for the tour's title, Wal-Town, and its construction of a Wal-Mart, the group will distribute infor­ nies, going to school, having better jobs:• slogan, "Your town is our town, eventually." mation about the economic fallout associated with the For more information or regular updates about the Wal­ In towns that already have a Wal-Mart store, the group store and how to lobby local government to prevent the Town tour, visit: http://www.wal-town.com. will set up their folding table in the parking lot, distribut- big-box store from being built. Tools to fight plagiarism Take the kids to Feuille de Chou Robinson Crusoe

B Y BARBARA B L A CK omnibus version was adopted. Many will remember It is a single double-sided page. One Geordie Theatre, which produces excel­ former employee Helene Cossette, The Faculty of Engineering and side is headed "expectations of original­ lent plays for young people in Concordia's whose most recent (;omputer Science will require a stu­ ity and standards of academic integri­ D.B. Clarke Theatre, has another great one post at Concordia was dent to sign a Confirmation of ty;' and sets out clearly lihe require­ coming up. as Protocol Officer. Originality Form every time he or she ments for all submissions. The other Robinson Cru_soe, the classic tale of a man She left this job to student submits work - potentially, side provides the opportunity for stu­ shipwrecked on a desert island, opens complete a journalism over the four-year program, hundreds dents to sign their names and enter the tomorrow. This production is 45 minutes degree at Universite de Montreal. Now of times. date and their student ID number. long, and is recommended for ages seven to Helene has published Professor William Lynch is the desig­ Lynch sees many benefits for the 14. her first children's nated administrator of the Code of practice, the first being pedagogical. The opening night is sold out, but the pro­ book called Feuille de Academic Conduct in the Faculty. "We "We explain what we want to students duction continues May 8 and15 at 2 p.m., chou. It's the story of a could see that some students genuinely who unknowingly wander over the line:• May 9 and 16 at 1 and 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 little gray mouse who didn't understand [that they had to The form also "normalizes expecta­ for adults, $12.50 for children. The theatre is becomes a reporter. Feuille de Chou is illus­ attribute sources for their work]. The tions in the Faculty;' Lynch said. This in the Hall Building, 1455 de Maisonneuve trated by Nathalie Code makes it clear that it's the offense, topic generated much discussion before Blvd. W For tickets, call 845-9810 or e-mail Huybrechts, a not the intent, so we developed this the form was approved. To illustrate, if [email protected]. Concordia graduate. form." the professor gives an example, and Much of the work was done last sum­ then an assignment whose question is mer, Lynch said. "Corinne Jette, who very similar, the student is expected to Hellenic Studies Unit International Brotherhood of the Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis, Montreal Section teach s writing in Engineering, con­ cite the example in the answer. tributed greatly. We had substantial Another benefit of the form is the Cretan Association of Montreal input from various departments, and opportunity it provides to talk about [Legal Counsel] Suzanne Birks academic ethics in class. The professor Dr. Athena Vouyoukas reviewed it. By September, we had a ver­ can explain, for example, that direct sion we were fairly happy with, and dis­ quotations should be only up to five per The Intellectual Relatlonshlp of Nikos Kazantzakis and Pandells Prevelakls tributed it on a course-by-course basis:• cent of a paper. Friday, May 28, 7 p.m., Room H-767 At first, there were four forms, one The form probably won't stop some­ each for a written report, a lab report, one who is determined to cheat, but software and assignments, i.e. short­ Lynch thinks that reading the form and The Works and Contributions of Pandells Prevelakls In the Development of term quizzes. Its use spread, and at the signing one's name is sobering enough the Works of Nikos Kazantzakis Saturday, May 29, 7 p.m., Cretan Association, 5220 Park Ave. faculty council held in April, an to deter many stuaents from trying. • 9 May 6, 2004 I Concord i a's Th urs day Repor t . ' l ( • 1 ( I' I " .. ,,, "• Psychological harassment added to labour code

BY BARBARA BLACK will ensure that every employee has the right to a work says it may take the form of a supervisor bullying a subor­ environment free from psychological harassment. dinate, one employee harassing another, or a client or stu­ Annie (not her real name) used to love her job, but a series Moreover, employers must take reasonable action to pre­ dent abusing an employee. of misunderstandings and disappointments caused a rift vent it, and whenever they become aware of it, put a stop Abuse of authority by a boss may take the form of treat­ with her supervisor. to it ing an employee differently from the others. It may include Others in the department started making fun of her This law is deemed to be part of every collective agree­ yelling, using abusive language, constantly interrupting, behind her back. Annie began having trouble sleeping, and ment, and covers both unionized and non-unionized ignoring the employee, or casting doubt on his or her com­ made mistakes in her work. Her boss's impatience became employees, including senior managers. petence. openly expressed, in front of the others. The victim's perception is taken into account in evaluat­ It may involve withholding information and resources or Annie went on a long sick leave, and found she couldn't ing whether harassment has taken place, but the victim not granting time for discussion. It may consist of exces­ even walk near the building where she had once worked has to start the process by making an allegation. This can sive e-mails, or assigning an inappropriate workload. without trembling, tearing up and feeling the pounding of be a big step, so it is useful to know what psychological Unaddressed personality conflicts can lead to harass­ her heart. She felt like a failure, and even thought about sui­ harassment is and isn't. ment among peers. Employees may gang up on one of their cide. She resigned, and never resumed her c~reer. colleagues, maliciously gossiping and starting rumours, or You may not think much about harassment in the work­ Definition shunning the person. place - until it happens to you. Then you may feel isolat­ However, harassment has its limits. It is not perform­ ed, vulnerable, and confused not only about how to stop it, Harassment can include spoken remarks or a hostile ance evaluation, for example. It's not disciplinary measures but whether it is in fact taking place. However, psycholog­ work climate. It is likely pervasive or repetitive, but it does that have been imposed for good reason. It shouldn't ical harassment is getting increased attention from legisla­ not need to be incessant Even a single act may qualify if it infringe on the employer's right to manage, or to intervene tors. produces repercussions over time for the victim. in regular work relations. As of June 1, Section 81.19 of the Labour Standards Act Human Resources and Employee Relatiqns at Concordia Remedial policy adopted at Concordia, but unions critical

BY BARBARA BLACK agers invited; six are still to be held, and more will be given has the most she's seen anywhere;• Raso said. in the fall. She said that those who attend are encouraged In trying to iron out such disputes, a mutually satisfac­ At Concordia, charges of harassment may be pursued to share what they have learned about psychological tory resolution often depends on the goodwill of the through the relevant union or employees' association, the harassment with their employees. administrator overseeing the supervisor who was accused. Office of Rights and Responsibilities, or relevant legisla­ Bouchard said that the university's procedure is likely to However, Raso said, "It's often complicated by the fact that tion, including the Criminal Code. . be more confidential, timely and less costly than pursuing there are many players. It needs creative solutions, not An alternative has been developed. A procedure on psy­ harassment charges through the arbitration process pro­ defensiveness:' chological harassment was approved by the Rector's vided by a collective agreement. Suzanne Downs, president of CUSSU, the Support Staff Cabinet last December, and is available on the HRER References in the procedure to sanctions are still vague. Union, was critical of the procedure adopted by the univer­ Department's website, at http://hr.concordia.ca/. (Look When asked what disciplinary measures could be taken sity, said, "It doesn't have any teeth. The person investigat­ under Additional Information.) against a someone found guilty of harassment, Bouchard ing [such charges] should be an autonomous person, not This procedure is to be applied by a "facilitator" appoint­ said they could range from a letter to the transfer to anoth­ someone hired and paid by HR. ed by the university, trained by Human Resources and in er department of either party or even to dismissal of the "We have a tendency to stick our heads in the sand and place for a three-year term. The facilitator names "asses­ culprit. hope it will go away, that the person will leave [the univer­ sors" to investigate complaints and make recommenda­ sity]. We blame it on personality conflicts. Worse, people tions. More cases get used to it Andree-Anne Bouchard, of Employee Relations, said this "Many people at Concordia are not permanent, [so] their policy is now in effect, although no facilitator has yet been John Raso has been dealing with individual cases for jobs are precarious, and [dismissals] don't have to be justi­ hired CUPEU, the 300-member professional employees union, for fied." The legislation enjoins employers to "contribute to the four years. He says he has seen an increase in charges of Downs added that workload contributes to stress, and sensitization, education and training of all staff members harassment, all of them psychological rather than physical. that can create conflict "We keep getting told enrolment is to prevent vexatious behaviour and to ensure that all None involve sexual harassment. going up, but the number of staff is roughly the same. employees enjoy a workplace devoid of discrimination and At present, Raso is aware of seven cases, two of them Downs wondered why only managers were given the harassment" against the same supervisor. In fact, only one case of the information sessions, and why no sanctions against abu­ To this end, HRER has instituted a series of two-hour seven is by an employee against a peer; the others are by an sive supervisors were mentioned in the procedure. information sessions for 295 supervisors, and the Rector employee against his or her supervisor. "The abuser could be a key player, somebody that's too has asked them to attend '1 "This [alleged harassment] involves a small minority of valuable to the university. The ultimate loser would be the Bouchard said that 10 such workshops have been held, managers, · but out representative from the CSN whistleblower." and were attended by approximately half of those man- [Confederation des syndicats nationaux] says Concordia

Services Michael Di Grappa. The superb wines were The commitment and energy with which members of donated by Rick Renaud from his personal wine cellar. the Concordia community have addressed these issues In brief Tables were purchased by Aeroports de Montreal, and the development of this series have been impressive. Concordia University, Frasken Martineau, Le Groupe Proposals for 2004/2005 will be announced following Petra, Molson Inc., Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, the fourth due date: May 27. Superlative evening gets results Sajo Inc., Seed Capital, Wynnchurch Capital. The last event of the year will be a public lecture talk by The Best of the Best, a peripatetic dinner that took Martha Nussbaum, of the University of Chicago, on place in three upscale Italian restaurants on April 19, sur­ Peace and Conflict Resolution "Ethical Systems Interfacing with Religion, Law, passed the highest hopes of its organizers in the John Development and Gender;' on Thursday, June 3, from 7 to Molson School of Business. The Peace and Conflict Resolution Academic Series 9 p.m., in Room H-520 of the Hall Building. This event is Last year, the fundraising event raised $94,000 for PhD has established an additional submission date of co-ordinated by Religion Professor Norma Joseph. Fellowships in Business. This year, $115,000 was raised, Thursday, May 27, for proposals for the 2004/2005 sched­ under the chairmanship of Frank Di Tomaso, BComm '68, ule. Deputy Speaker of Senate needed partner of the accounting firm of Raymond, Chabot, Fourteen proposals for 29 activities were selected for Martin, Pare. the current academic year. The many faculty, students Nominations are still open for the new position of The organizing committee comprised Lee Hambleton and staff worked together, with external groups, to create Deputy Speaker of Senate. (honorary chair), Charles Lapointe (past chair), Michael a successful series of challenging and stimulating aca­ The term is for one year, renewable by Senate. This is Di Grappa, Cornelia Molson, Carolyn Renaud, Rick demic events. not a paid position. Renaud and Marianna Simeone. From the Middle East to Rwanda, South Africa to For additional information, please contact Danielle The event was sponsored by the Italian Trade Montreal, Iran to Cambodia, the Series has examined a Tessier, Director, Board and Senate Administration, at Commission, Italvine, Berchicci Importing Ltd, wide range of faculty interests and expertise while con­ [email protected], or ext. 7319. Consorzio Del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano and VR . tributing to public debate. 10 Concordia ' s Thursday Report I May 6, 2004

I .", Stingers roundup . I. Two Stingers selected in CFL draft Canadian Football League teams looked to the Concordia Sti ngers to shore up their defensive lines, choosing defensive ends Rudy Hage and Troy Cunr)ingham in the annual Canadian college draft held April 28. Hage was selected by the Montreal Alouettes in the fourth round, 34th overall. He will join Stinger alumni Sylvain Girard (WR) and Brad Collinson (long snap) at the Als' training camp next month. With Concordia in 2003, Hage recorded 13 solo tackles and 8 assists in six games. He also picked up 2.5 tackles for losses and a forced fum ble. Before joining the Stingers last August, he spent three seasons with the Un iversity of Colorado football program - 2000-'02. The Montreal er, al so played football in the Quebec CEGEP system at Vanier College in 1998 and 1999. In his final year in CEGEP he played eight games, recording 64 tackles. Hage is a six-foot-four, 275-pound Economics student. His younger brother Marwan, a centre who suited up for the Colorado Buffalos in 2003, was also drafted. He was the Hamilton Tiger Cats' pick in the sec­ ond round. However, Marwan has signed a free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. The British Columbia Lions selected Cunningham in the fifth round, 40th overall. It is the first time the Lions have ever selected a football player from Concordia University. Dating back to 1976, 40 Stingers have been drafted by CFL teams and another dozen have signed as free agents - but none have gone to BC. Yannick Morin's inspiration for his multimedia project came from First Nations imagery. At right'is Concordia's Israel Dupuis, who initiated the project. Cunningham from Mallorytown, Ont., was a commanding presence on the Stingers' line. Last season, he recorded 20 solo tackles and 12 assists in seven games. He was menacing in the backfield, picking up 7.5 tack­ Multimedia tools for success les for losses and a sack. He was named to the QIFC all-star team and earned first team all­ Design students worked with street kid~ Canadian honors. Cunningham was also named the Stingers' outstand­ ing defensive lineman at the team's annual banquet in February. A pilot project that brings art students together with street kids has attracted the attention of the media The six-foot-four, 265-pound Exercise Science major was a bargain in and even the head of state. the fifth round. He had attracted a lot of attention from the CF L scouts P.K Langshaw, chair of Design Art and Digital Image/Sound & the Fine Arts, said Governor-General last fall and was invited to the CFL combine last month in Ottawa. Adrienne Clarkson paid a quick visit to her studio recently to look the work being done there, and liked what Several teams had indicated they considered him a first round draft she saw. choice. A vernissage was held at a gallery on Ontario St. E. on April 27 of work that was done this term. Stingers' Donovan draws NFL interest Over the term, Concordia design students passed on some of their own skills in digital art. Judging from Mickey Donovan, a fourth-year linebacker with the Concordia Stingers, the enthusiasm at the vernissage, the Dans la rue students enjoyed exploring their artistic ability, learning has been contacted by several National Football League teams and a new way to express themselves, and acquiring more self-confidence. hoped to be selected in the NFL draft held Saturday, April 24, and In practical terms, they also received credit from the Quebec Ministry of Education towards their high Sunday, April 25, or to sign as a free agent shortly thereafter. school diploma, thanks to the involvement of the CSDM (Commission scolaire de Montreal). The two three-credit courses in the pilot project will now be opened to all interested and appropriately Several teams have been in contact with Donovan and his agent Dr. skilled students in the Faculty of Fine Arts. Ping. The Cleveland Browns sent scout Chuck Jones to Concordia last October. There has been a lot of talk with Detroit Lions head coach The Dans la rue multimedia project began in 2001, when part-time professor Israel Dupuis approached Steve Mariucci, and the Pittsburgh Steelers have shown interest. the organization with the idea of matching his third-year design students with students from the in-house . school program run by Dans la rue. Th~ idea was to show that artists can contribute to their communities Donovan has been a dominant force in the QIFC since transferring from and see a real impact emerge from their efforts. the University of Maine and joining the Stingers in 2002.This season, the Dans la rue was founded in 1988 by Rev. 'Emmett Johns to offer outreach programs to homeless-youth in Laconia, N.H., native was the top tackler on the Stingers with 63 in seven games, including 40 solo tackles. Montreal. For more information about Dans la rue, visit their Web site at http:// www.danslarue.com. He was a CIS first team All-Canadian, the Quebec conference's nominee for the President's Trophy awarded annually to the top defensive player in the country, and he was a QIFC all-star. He has been invited to partic­ Books wanted ipate in the annual CIS East-West Bowl Game, which will be held May 8 in Waterloo, Ont. In brief The Concordia Used Book Fair is the annual Says Concordia head coach Gerry McGrath,"He's got a prototypical li ne­ fundraising event sponsored by the Concordia backer's body - fast and powerful. He has amazing closing speed and a Volunteers (originally started by members of the knack for finding the ball. He's the best linebacker I've ever seen in Librarians Poster Forum Association of Sir George Williams Alumni). Canadian university football." They would like to appeal to members of the What makes Donovan such a hot prospect is his rare combination of The third annual Librarians Poster Forum was Concordia community for donations of books speed and strength. He runs the 40 in 4.60 seconds. He can bench press held yesterday, May 5, at the Georges P. Vanier members no longer need, read, or have space for in 225 pounds 26 times and his vertical leap is 37 inches. Library, Loyola Campus. their homes. _ As an American, Donovan is not eligible for the CFL draft which will be even 15-minute presentations were made by The Book Fair's proceeds during the past five or held Wednesday, April 28. librarians and library students, followed by ques­ six years have been used to supplement the Stingers NFL history tions and discussion. Student Emergency Food Fund, which is adminis­ William Curran, Director of Libraries, said, "We tered by the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy, and to initi­ 1995 - Mark Montreuil - CB - 7th Round - San Diego Chargers invite any and all university librarians in Montreal, ate the Concordia University Used Book Fair 1996 - Denis Montana - WR - Free Agent - Houston Oilers plus the two library schools at the Universite de Scholarship. 1999 - Sylvain Girard - WR - Free Agent - Cleveland Browns Montreal and McGill. The Fair is usually held during the first week of 2002 - Burke Dales - P - Free Agent - Pittsburgh Steelers "The idea is to share their area of interest, or October, but donations will be happily accepted Concordia hosts high school all-star game research, whether it's finished or in progress:• throughout the year. 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