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CNR NEW SOUTH HEAD & GLENMORE RD EDGECLIFF SYDNEY TEL 61 2 9328 6144 www.Á orencerugs.com CAD018_FB_Sam_Ad_FA.indd 1 14/11/08 6:02:42 PM 22 37 contents 20 Editor Diana Simmonds The University of Sydney, Alumni Relations Offi ce Regulars Room K6.06, Quadrangle A14, NSW 2006 Features Phone (61 2) 9036 6372 4 Letters Fax (61 2) 9351 6868 16 Publishing Creationism, Amer-English Email [email protected] Arna rises again and ethics Contributors Robyn Alders, Hazel Baker, Tom Biegler, 18 Architecture 6 Opinion Jason Blake, Gavin Brown, Fiona Campus 2020: considering the new Dr Michael Spence, Vice Chancellor Carruthers, Geoffrey Garrett, Getty buildings and Principal Images, Murray Harris, Lesley Hicks, Peter Lord, Geraldine O’Brien, Maggie 20 Inspiring at 80 8 Nota Bene Renvoize, Bec Santos, Ted Sealey, Dean Sewell, Michael Spence, Oscar Ware More than 40 years on, Dr Grace Spring Back ’38-08; Indonesian Warren is still at work studies; PM at Fabian Society; Editorial Advisory Committee SAM the Sydney Alumni Magazine is Con’s award winners; Mat Med supported by an Editorial Advisory 22 Cover Story ’58; Ag Science ’58; Helsinki Committee. Its members are Kathy calling; Sydney’s justice; Language Bail, editor Australian Financial Review The hullabaloo is over but what does explorers; Calling IT alumni magazine, David Marr (LLB ’71) Sydney the new American presidency mean Morning Herald, Andrew Potter, Media for the world? 20 Crossword Manager, University of Sydney, Susan You requested: former Vice Skelly, Editor, ACP Magazines, Helen 28 Avian Health Trinca, editor, Weekend Australian Chancellor Gavin Brown delivers Everything you ever needed to know magazine. about poultry Published quarterly by the University 37 Books of Sydney. The Baggy Green by Michael Fahey 32 Education Publishing Management and Mike Coward; The Lieutenant by Updating the (good) news on 10 group AIME: the mentoring program for Kate Grenville, Koala by Ann Moyal, Level 1, 30 Wilson St, indigenous kids Ulterior Motives by Lucienne Joy; My (PO Box 767), Newtown NSW 2042. Two Husbands by Kathy Golski www.10group.com.au Publisher Paul Becker 34 Nuclear Medicine 42 Grapevine Design Wendy Neill The molecular biology revolution for beginners What you’re up to and where Printing PMP Limited Cover photo Cementing bilateral relations 44 Diary in July 1941: Arthur Mercer, sailor of the 40 Sport Events to note USS Salt Lake City, with Rata, baby koala The horse in (Australian) history of Brisbane. Australian War Memorial Collection Advertising Enquiries Janet Clark [email protected] mobile 0404 112 641 ph (61 2) 9550 1021 Member of the Circulation Audit Board Audited Circulation 149,988 copies SAM Summer 09 3 letters inch of media space at the 20/20 all the matter of the universe and all world is only 6000 years old”! Summit (just to take one example) of the DNA information necessary for I hope I am not the only one HEG>C<'%%- would be a more worthy subject of the development of every life-form, of your readers that sees the sad SAM Sydney Alumni Magazine 'arts' debate surely? To paraphrase extant and extinct, in six ordinary irony in Ms Simmonds’ words or the an ex PM: when punctuation makes days. oppressive, anti-intellectual and front-page news, those will be good I understand that orthodox conformist attitude behind them. times indeed. paradigms, particularly in powerful Colin Maynard (BAppSc ’87 MPH ’94) academic and professional circles, Karin Vesk Ashfi eld NSW are very hard to publicly question (GradDipMuseumStud ’87) or dispute. I thought though, that Barton ACT A GRAVE TURNER a university should encourage On page 33 of the Spring 08 issue AEDIFICIUM COMPLEX and support those that challenge orthodoxy, requiring only that they appears the phrase "founder and “Medieval” is a combination of two put up a well reasoned argument alumni David Musgrave". The use of Latin words, Medius, in the middle, and supporting evidence. The the word "alumni" is incorrect. That is the plural form of alumnus which architecture smusic s philosophy s frisbee s anorexia >HHC&-()"(.(, and aevum, age. The Latin diphthong sneering, often aggressive and just is the word which should have been “ae” always becomes the letter plain ignorant remarks of some or used. My great grandfather who “e” in English as it did in Medieval your contributors on the creation- served the university so well must be Latin. Thus, “aedifi cium” becomes evolution debate are unworthy of BON TON ROULET turning in his grave at that use of the “edifi ce,” aestimare, estimate, those who profess to be seeking word "alumni". While it's great that there are people aequalis equal. All the precedents some approximation of the truth. out there who care about language, suggest that medieval is the correct This issue usually causes no Barrett (Barry) Badham (LLB '51) its use and abuse, can I please say spelling. It has nothing to do with great reaction in me but the remarks Kincumber NSW to some of your correspondents: Americanisation of the language. of Diana Simmonds in reviewing get a grip! As a lover of books, the book God, Actually (SAM Spring YANKEEZ GO HAEME Des Cahill (MA ’06) culture and ideas I chose to make ’08) requires some remark for its Manly NSW Referring to my letter (SAM, Autumn my career in the deeply underpaid instructiveness. Ms Simmonds ’08) I am still concerned about the and undervalued fi eld of writing ANTI-INTELLECTUAL praises the book for its erudition, possible Americanisation of the and editing. Like the majority of my OPPRESSOR saying that it is “reasoned and University, and Australian culture colleagues - overqualifi ed, highly reasonable”, appealing for “its generally. Consequently, I was professional and (by virtue of the I enjoy receiving SAM, as there are observations and arguments to be gratifi ed to read the letter (Spring job and the egos attached to the generally many interesting articles approached with an open mind.” This ’08) from Dr Lawrence Warner on the reputations we regularly save) to read. It is marred though I feel, is immediately following her snide subject of “mediaeval”, “medieval”, anonymous - when some smug for a university publication, by the throw-away line that the intelligent “-ise” and “-ize”. blow-in triumphantly fi nds an errant constant sniping that appears in its design argument has become Dr Warner, a native of the US, semi-colon say, and leaps to the high pages at those of us who believe that “debased and degraded”, associated points out that St Andrews University ground populated only by those who a divine fi at creation occurred some with “ignorance and stupidity” of still prefers mediaeval, “which comes have never laboured to turn illiterate thousands of years ago that produced those who attempt “to prove that the across as an archaism”. sludge into English I want to shout, as I wave my efforts (folios covered in red from top to bottom, incoherence turned into ideas, untruths erased, plagiarism removed): you call that a mistake? Unfortunately, errors do slip in to print from time to time - but consider the back-story.